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Volume XXXIII No.3 March 2015
Montreal, QC Canada
www.filipinostar.org
First Filipino Star awards to honor
Filipino-Canadian artists
By Willie Quiambao
Awards ceremony at the MMTV fund raising dinner dance party
Carolyn Fe
The North American Filipino Star is
honouring Fil-Can artists in Montreal
and suburbs who have demonstrated
fine excellence in arts.
That’s why for the first time, the NAFS,
a respected newspaper that has been
serving the Filipino community for
many years, is holding this event to
Cherylyn Toca
recognize the Fil-Can artists who have
been recognized by the other
communities except ours.
Here is the list of honourees:
Paul Baluyot — Baluyot is a stand up
comedian who recites a fast-paced
succession of numerous stories called
Paul Baluyot
`bits` and one liners which constitute
what is typically known as monologue,
routine or act. He admitted that there
are no formal schools for comedians
to study. “It takes pure talent for
someone to be a comedian, “ he said.
Baluyot added that working as a
comedian is fun but not easy. “Stand
“Maiara” (Maria Janice Galvez)
up comics are expected to deliver a
steady stream of laughs. They are
always under pressure to deliver. If
they cannot make the audience laugh,
they could be harassed or booed.”
He performs not only in colleges and
universities in Ontario and Ottawa but
also in comedy clubs in Montreal
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First Star Awards
Statement by the Honourable Rona Ambrose,
Minister of Health, on an announcement of a support
package for Canadian survivors of Thalidomide
March 6, 2015
More than fifty years ago, Thalidomide
was approved by Health Canada and
prescribed to treat morning sickness in
expectant
mothers.
Tragically,
Thalidomide caused serious and
permanent physical and emotional
damage to mothers, children and
families.
On behalf of the Government of
Canada, Iwould like to express heartfelt
sympathy and great regret for the
decades of tremendous suffering and
personal struggle that exposure to
Thalidomide has inflicted on survivors
and their loved ones.
Thalidome children wtih deformities in their arms and limbs.
No regret or sympathy and no amount
of financial support can ever undo what
happened.
However, today we are announcing
support that will help ensure that
survivors receive the care they need to
live the rest of their lives with dignity.
I have just spoken with Mercedes
Benegbi, Executive Director of the
Thalidomide Victims Association of
Canada, to thank her for her tireless
work on behalf of TVAC members and
tell her about new assistance the
Government of Canada will be
providing to Thalidomide survivors.
Today, our Government is taking a
historic step and announcing a
package of financial assistance that will
help cover the urgent and ongoing
healthcare needs of Thalidomide
survivors.
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Thalidomide
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E d it o r i a l
Recognizing the talent among our
community is long overdue
Many of our community
associations have been giving service
awards to people who have done
something good to their fellow citizens,
As far as we know, no association yet
has given any recognition to talented
Filipino-Canadians who have achieved
a considerable degree of success in
their art.
The North American Filipino
Star, having served the community for
the past 33 years and considered to be
credible and reliable, is taking the
privilege of establishing the first
awards recognizing Filipino-Canadian
artists. A committee composed of
MMTV (Mabuhay Montreal TV) crew
members, voted upon the nominated
candidates for the awards.
As we
would like to make these first awards
special, we limited our selection to four
this year.
Our first awardees are all
outstanding in their field. We are very
proud to have this opportunity to show
how we appreciate them. moreover, we
want to further their career by letting our
fellow citizens know more about them.
We are holding the awards
ceremony during the Spring Dinner
Dance Party of Mabuhay Montreal TV. It
is an occasion that will raise awareness
about two things - appreciating the
talents of our fellow citizens and
supporting the only Filipino-Canadian
made television show in Quebec.
Moreover, we are also highlighting the
role that the North American Filipino Star
has been fulfilling for many years. Like
the television show, it provides a
valuable service of informing and
educating the public about important
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issues and providing them with timely
news locally and internationally..
Both MMTV and the North
American Filipino Star are empowering
our community. Being in the media, we
try to be fair, objective and truthful in our
reporting and broadcasting. We are
motivated by our desire to create a
positive influence over our readers and
viewers. By doing our job to the best of
our ability, we promote a positive image
of Filipinos in Canada.
MMTV’s Spring Dinner Dance
Party is going to be a very special one
for many reasons. First, it will be the first
time the North American Filipino Star
has initiated this type of award that has
not yet been done by any other group.
Second, it is going to be the night when
Filipinos in Montreal can demonstrate
their support of their own television
show, and third, it will be an opportunity
to know your local artists and start
enjoying their works.
We salute our awardees Carolyn Fe, Cherylyn Toca, Maria Janice
Galvez who is now known as “MIARA” of
the famous show “La Voix” on TVA and
Paul Baluyot who is known as a stand
up comedian. Congratulations for your
fine work in the entertainment field.
We hope that by honoring our
Filipino Canadian artists they will
continue to be successful and be better
known for their talent.
We are looking forward to
enjoying this awards night with as many
people as possible, hoping that you will
all come to give us your support.
Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi
Harper Government helping
internationally educated
health professionals work in
Canada
Improving
access
to Federal funding for internationally
health
professionals
quality health services for educated
reaffirms the Government of Canada's
Canadian families
commitment to strengthening the
March 13, 2015
Toronto, ON
Health Canada
Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose,
Minister of Health and Member of
Parliament for Pickering-Scarborough,
Corneliu Chisu, announced almost
$8.4 million in federal funding for
several initiatives that support bringing
internationally
educated
health
professionals into the Canadian health
workforce so that Canadian families
can have better access to quality
healthcare services.
Across Canada, access to health
professionals continues to be a
challenge. Approximately 4.6 million
Canadians are without a regular family
doctor. At the same time, there are
around 10,000 newcomers to Canada
that are health related professionals.
Many of these individuals face
obstacles in finding jobs that best
match their skills and experience.
This support will help prepare doctors
and other health professionals for the
Canadian workforce. These initiatives
complement the Government of
Canada's wider support for improving
foreign credential recognition.
healthcare system by working with
provinces, territories and healthcare
professionals to improve access to
quality care for Canadians and their
families.
Quick Facts
Since 2006, Canada has welcomed
an annual average of more than
250,000 immigrants, the highest
sustained level of immigration in
Canadian history.
The Government of Canada is
providing $8.2 million under Health
Canada's Internationally Educated
Health Professionals Initiative to the
Government of Ontario for three
initiatives supporting internationally
educated health professionals and
their potential employers. This project
will be implemented in partnership by
HealthForceOntario and the University
of Toronto.
Funding of $150,000 has also been
provided to the Medical Council of
Canada for a project to help prepare
international medical graduates as
they move into the health workforce.
Since 2005/06, the Government of
Canada has invested approximately
$18 million a year in the
Internationally Educated Health
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Dr. G. Santander DDS. is happy to announce her
association with Dr. John Calder BSc. DDS.
She has relocated her patient files to the new
location at 4685 Avenue Van Horne,
Montreal, Quebec, H3W 1H8.
Phone numbers remain the same - 514-484-3110 or
514-737-1612. Vangie is here to serve you!
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Dr. John Calder, BSc., DDS
March 2015
Professionals initiative (IEHPI) to
assist the integration of international
health professionals into the
Canadian workforce.
Quotes
"Our Government recognizes the
importance of having internationally
educated health professionals in the
health workforce. With thousands of
new Canadians arriving to Canada
every year, we want to ensure that we
effectively integrate doctors and
nurses into the Canadian health
workforce. Today's investment makes
better use of the talent that is already
in Canada and showcases the steps
we're taking to provide Canadians with
increased
access
to
health
professionals and quality health care
services wherever they live."
Canada and the United
States sign historic
preclearance agreement
Key Beyond the Border Action Plan
deliverable will further enhance crossborder flow of travellers and goods
March 16, 2015 - Washington - Public
Safety Canada
Today, Canada’s Minister of Public
Safety and Emergency Preparedness,
the Honourable Steven Blaney; and
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security,
Jeh Johnson, signed the Agreement
on Land, Rail, Marine and Air
Transport Preclearance between the
Government of Canada and the
Government of the United States of
America. The Agreement is a major
commitment of the Beyond the
Border Action Plan issued by Prime
Minister Harper and President Obama
in December 2011. The Agreement
was signed in Washington following a
meeting to discuss border security.
Every day, nearly 400,000 people
cross the Canada–U.S. land border,
along with over $2 billion in goods
and services. A highly efficient border
that ensures the efficient flow of
legitimate goods and people is
essential to this trade relationship.
Through
the
comprehensive
approach to preclearance outlined in
the Agreement, Canada and the U.S.
are seeking to strengthen our
relationship and enhance our mutual
security, prosperity and economic
Rona Ambrose
Minister of Health
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competitiveness.
When it takes effect, the new
Agreement will provide a legal
framework that will enable the
establishment of new preclearance
operations in any of the four modes of
transportation. It will allow the market
to propose operations when and
where it makes sense – facilitating
trade and travel, and creating
economic benefits for Canadians.
Quick Facts
Preclearance operations were
implemented in Canada for the first
time in 1952, when U.S. preclearance
officers began screening travellers for
U.S.-bound planes at the Toronto
International Airport. A formal
preclearance agreement with the U.S.
did not exist at that time; Canada and
the U.S. reached their first air
transport preclearance agreement in
1974.
Each year, roughly 11 million
passengers are pre-cleared for flights
to the U.S. at eight Canadian airports
under the current bilateral air
preclearance framework – reducing
wait times for these passengers and
often reducing the number of
connections they required.
This historic new comprehensive
Agreement covers all modes of travel,
including air. When it enters into force,
it would replace the existing air
transport Agreement, which was
signed in 2001. This single
Agreement would ensure
a
preclearance activities, regardless of
the mode of transportation, making it
easier to implement and govern
preclearance activities in both
countries.
In the Beyond the Border Action
Plan, in addition to negotiating a
comprehensive
approach
to
preclearance in the land, rail, marine
and air modes, Canada and the U.S.
committed to implementing a truck
cargo pre-inspection pilot in Canada.
Phase I of the pilot was implemented
at the Pacific Highway crossing
between British Columbia and
Washington, from June to December
2013. Phase II was implemented at the
Peace Bridge, between Ontario and
New York, from February 2014 to
January 2015. An evaluation of the
pilot will be completed by July 31,
2015.
Quotes
“Our Government’s top priority
remains
creating
jobs
and
opportunities for Canadians. This
historic new agreement builds on
decades of successful preclearance
operations in Canadian airports. It will
enhance security at our border and
create jobs and growth in Canada by
improving the flow of legitimate goods
and people between our two
countries.”
– The Honourable Steven Blaney,
Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and
Emergency Preparedness
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“After years of hard work and
negotiations, today we have one of the
most
significant,
visible,
and
anticipated products of the Beyond
the Border initiative – a major
achievement that will produce
significant benefits for the United
States and Canada. This agreement
will help facilitate the legitimate trade
and travel that keeps our economy
thriving as we maintain utmost
vigilance to the security of our borders.
We remain committed to our deep
partnership with Canada, a true ally,
neighbor and friend of the United
States.”
– Mr. Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
Related Products
Backgrounder – Preclearance in
Canada: How it works and why it’s
important
Backgrounder – The new
Agreement: What would change and
why
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Government of the United States of
America (signed in January 2001)
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Comedy Works and Montreal Comedy
Nest. In addition he has travelled to the
Philippines where he performed in
Manila and Quezon City.
A versatile artist, Baluyot is not only a
stand up comic. He used to write
poems and scripts. He did a bit of
acting while in Concordia University .
He is also a making short films
featured in Actra Short Film Festival.
Maria Janice Galvez – Galvez,
whose stage name is MAIARA, was
born and raised in the Philippines. She
has been singing most of her life, but
her first professional band experience
was at the age of 17. Her love and
passion in music took her from Taytay,
Philippines to China. Canada in 2011,
she auditioned in the Quebec`s reality
show, La Voix (The Voice).
She was selected and coached by
renowned singer-songwriter JeanPierre Bertrand. She easily won the
hearts of the coaches, mentors and
the viewers, carrying her through the
Quarter Finals. In the same year, she
was recognized by FAMAS during its
50th anniversary for promoting a
positive image of Filipinos. In 2013,
she began working on album with
original materials with producer
songwriters Jay Lefebre, Jaren Cert,
Wiseman, Sebastian Lefrebre. The
album was produced by Jay Lafebre,
Rock Voisine, Wilfred Lebouthillier and
co-produced by Wiseman.
MAIARA, who sings in Tagalog,
English and French, has an upcoming
album, RISE, to be released this
month.
Carolyn Fe – Her Blues Collective
offers up in all its shades, full band or
acoustic trio/duo setup. It hase unique
ability to serve its audiences with
highly charged emotions. Their
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Thalidomide
The package includes:
An immediate tax-free, lump sum
payment of $125,000 to each survivor
to help cover urgent health care needs;
and
A commitment of up to $168 million
for ongoing medical assistance to
survivors. This financial support will be
delivered by a third party based on
survivors' individual needs throughout
the course of their lifetime.
Included in this financial commitment
will be an extraordinary medical
assistance fund to which survivors can
apply for assistance with extraordinary
original material and cover songs
served up with their special touch
brings the audience to feel the sweet
purity of love’s first kiss to the raunchy
edge of a woman scorned all the way
to the tease of languid sexiness.
Her Blues Collective is not your
everyday Blues Band Collective. It is
raw, real and with captivating energy.
The audience is immediately drawn
into a live show of the unbridled love of
enthusiasm.
Carolyn Fe has the deep soul of an
artist who has lived in the fringe for
most of her life giving her lyrics an
insight and depth that cannot be
imitated and must be heard.
Cherylyn Toca – Twenty-five year old
Toca, who was born and raised in
Montreal, showed interest in music
early in life. Her breakthrough was last
fall when she was selected to sing the
national anthem of the United States
and Canada at the Bell Centre during
the first pre-game between the Boston
Bruins
and Montreal Canadiens won 3-2 .
Before she was selected to sing the
anthems, she had to audition .
About 400 auditioned for the spot but
only 10 passed, including her. Pat
Hickey, a Montreal Gazette reporter,
said, “Cherylyn has set the standard
for the nine other singers of the
national anthems.”
Toca, who sings in Tagalog, English,
French and Italian, is moving to New
York after completing her Bachelor
Degree in Management at the John
Molson School of Business in
September.
The North American Filipino Star will
hold the Fil-Can Artist Award Night on
April 4 at the Hellenic Community,
5757 Wilderton. Tickets cost $40.00 .
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health support costs.
We know that support has been
provided over the years from various
sources, including payments by the
Government of Canada in 1991.
However, our Government understands
that we have a clear moral obligation to
support the survivors of this tragedy. It
is also clear that more support is
needed to assist with survivors' ongoing health needs. The support we are
announcing today is responsible and it
is the right thing to do.
The victims and their loved ones have
exhibited great courage in overcoming
unique, daily challenges they face
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Goverbr-General Johnson reappointed until
September 2017
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is
pleased to announce that Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada,
has welcomed the continuance in
office of His Excellency the Right
Honourable David Johnston as
Governor General until September
2017.
His Excellency has accepted the
Prime Minister’s invitation to remain in
office for this extended term, which will
cover many of the events celebrating
Canada’s 150th anniversary of
Confederation.
During his time as Governor General,
David Johnston has been an energetic
promoter of a smart and caring nation,
with a focus on innovation, education,
volunteerism, philanthropy and active
living, which was part of his call to
service in his installation speech. He
has also been a tremendous
ambassador for Canada both on his
official travels to South America, Africa,
Asia, Europe and the United States, as
well as here at home, including
hosting four Royal Tours.
He and his wife, Sharon Johnston,
have regularly opened their home and
the grounds at Rideau Hall to
Canadians by hosting concerts, movie
nights and skating parties on the rink
located at the official residence.
Governor General David Johnston has
played an important role in his official
functions, teaching Canadians and
others about the vital constitutional
role of the Crown in Canada.
Quick Facts
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is
Queen of Canada and Canada’s Head
of State. The Governor General is the
Queen’s representative at the federal
level in Canada. The Governor General
is also the Commander-in-Chief of
Canada.
His Excellency has served as
Canada’s 28th Governor General
Governor General David Johnston
since October 1, 2010.
The Governor General is appointed
by the Queen on the advice of the
Prime Minister. Tenure is “at pleasure”
and usually lasts five years, but the
term may be extended. Mr. Johnston
was selected as Governor General of
Canada following extensive national
consultations by an expert advisory
committee.
Prior to becoming Governor
General, Mr. Johnston was a
respected lawyer, academic, and
university administrator
“His Excellency David Johnston has
been an exceptional Governor General
and Commander-in-Chief, working
tirelessly to advance the interests of
Canadians and to promote a greater
understanding of our great country,
both at home and abroad. He has
made remarkable contributions to
Canada in his role as the Queen’s
representative in Canada, performing
his duties with dignity, wisdom and
aplomb. I look forward to him
continuing his fine work in this critical
role.” – Prime Minister Stephen Harper
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MARCH 2015
5
TOP FILIPINO BEAUTY PAGEANT EXPERTS AND WRITERS
Joyce Burton Titular
Why do Filipinos love
beauty pageants
I had a taste of the pageant
industry in 2001 when Leticia Bulotano
Wheeler, the CEO ofUniversal Models
Pageant (UMP), hired me to be the
company’s director. UMP was the
founder andproducer of Miss Global
Beauties, and was the owner of 5
beauty pageant franchises responsible
for sending Canadian representatives
to
international
competitions.
However, the job was not easy. From
recruitment of candidates to finding
sponsors, the challenges were
enormous in a country that loathes
beauty pageants.
Many Canadians think of
beauty pageants as shallow and
demeaning to women so that back in
1990, Toronto’s city council voted 10-7
to prohibit beauty contests from being
held at Nathan Phillips Square.
Because of this by-law, Miss Universe
2005 Natalie Glebova, was barred
from attending a "Tastes of Thailand"
festival in her home city over concerns
of
"sexual
stereotyping
and
degradation." She was told by the
Toronto officials that she would be
allowed in only if she removed her
Miss Universe sash
and crown.
If Natalie Glebova was a
Filipina who had won the Miss
Universe crown for the Philippines, her
homecoming experience would be
entirely different. She would have a
throng of well-wishers and press
conference during her arrival, victory
parades, victory dinner parties, TV
guestings, a courtesy call with the
Philippine President at Malacañang,
and commendations from the Senate
and the House of Representatives.
So why do Filipinos love
beauty pageants? Why do we take it
seriously? I asked some of the top
Filipino pageant experts and writers on
their opinion.
Joyce Burton Titular –
“For me it’s tied to the Fiesta culture
that we have. We love to party,we love
to celebrate! And we love beautiful
women and celebrate them. Pageants
are like a marriage of our Fiesta culture
with our love for gorgeous women. At
the same time, I have to admit that we
have high expectations of our beauty
queens. They have to be smart and
good examples. When they are not,
then we love to criticize them. That I
believe is another reason why we love
pageants. We have free reign to 'make
pintas' the contestants and winners.
Pinoys are notorious for being
'pintaseros' and enjoy critiquing a
whole lot. It may be funny to other
cultures but when you start talking
about beauty queens in a roomful of
Filipinos,
the
mood
changes.
Everyone sits forward in their seats,
pulses quicken, and the exchange of
comments never ends. In general,
Pinoys love and respect their beauty
queens and find pride in them.
Just my thoughts.”
Felix Manuel – “The Filipinos high
regard for women dates as far back as
the pre-Spanish Era Explorers have
documented that women were given a
special place in society. I believe that
the first beauty pageant in the country
started in 1908. It became a venue
wherein Filipinos can celebrate the
beauty and charm of its women.
From then up to now, these
pageants serve as venues where
extraordinary women, representing
their regions/ towns/barangays, etc.,
become national celebrities and role
models, thus elevating not only their
status, but their hometowns. If they
make it internationally, the whole
nation takes pride in their victories.”
Norman Tinio – “Filipinos
are a very patriotic lot. Be it in sports,
singing, dancing or pageantry. We
love cheering for the representatives
carrying the name of the country
abroad or even in those hosted in our
own backyard.
In terms of beauty contests,
the level of interest varies depending
on the specific sector of society
watching or following the same. But
where it matters most, the numbers
are large enough to make influential
steps via social media, online voting
and the like.
Successful efforts, like making
a Philippine contestant win in
popularity or fast-track events, further
fuel the drive of faithful fans to exceed
their previous best.
Overall,
beauty
contest
victories are treated like the elusive
Olympic Gold Medal that the
Philippines has never been able to
claim. So the #1 placement in the
majors such as Miss Universe, Miss
World, Miss International and Miss
Earth are tantamount to getting more
than our fair share of the same.”
Noli Berioso – “Pinoy’s
fascination on beauty pageants can be
traceable way back at the time of our
great Grand-parents. It’s part of our
culture and tradition. Beauty contest is
also a way of giving honor and pride to
Norman Tinio
Coco Alinsug
Felix Manuel
Noli Berioso
Raymond Golez
our fellow Pinay. Before, we do this
contest during town fiestas to honor the
most beautiful. But in the recent
decades, we began to conduct our
national search to select our
representative
to
compete
internationally. We are blessed with so
many beautiful Filipinas and we can't
help but to admire, love and respect
them through beauty pageants. That is
probably one of the reasons why we
arebeing tagged as one of the pageant
crazy countries in the world.”
Coco Alinsug – “Beauty
contests are everywhere in the
Philippines, from beauty pageants for
kids, to gay beauty pageants, schools,
offices, to every corner of major islands
in the Philip-pines. Ibeauty pageants
have become a national pastime like
boxing, basketball, zumba and
cockfights. The reason why it's popular
boils down to the economic situation of
the country. Filipinos love anything
beautiful as our way to cover what is
bad in the country. We are a third world
country, we have few things to be proud
of internationally (sad to say), we hardly
have any world class athletes, and we
could not even compete with our
neighboring Southeast Asian countries
as far as sports is concerned.
But we have something that they
don't have - beautiful women and
passionate and supportive populace.
Filipinos found a way to highlight what we
have and we found that formula of looking
at beauty pageants as our way to compete
internationally.”
Raymond Golez – “As the only
country to hold titles in the top 5
international beauty competitions, it is safe
to say the Philippines excel at the game of
pageantry. The country fancies on its
queens and ties pride for the Philippines to
each crown. In online social media, we
witness flare-ups of excitement when Ms.
Philippines wins, and outpourings of ire
when Ms. Philippines leaves empty handed.
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Dear EarthTalk: What is Global
Divestment Day and how does it relate
to protecting the environment?
-- Michel LaPlante, New
Orleans, LA
With crucial international
climate negotiations coming up in
Paris in the Fall of 2015, the first ever
Global Divestment Day took place on
February 13-14, with activists and
everyday people across six continents
and 48 countries joining together in
more than 300 events—including
street theater, elaborate props, sit-ins,
vigils, dancing, bicycle parades and
social media blitzes—all in the name of
calling on corporations, foundations,
endowments and other institutions to
divest from fossil-fuel industries in
order to speed society’s transition to
renewable, non-polluting sources of
energy.
resources need to stay in the ground.
Yet fossil fuel companies not only plan
to extract and sell their existing
reserves but are exploring ever more
sensitive territory to find new ones,
thus ruining any chance of securing a
safe planet.”
Fossil Free and other groups
and individuals participating in Global
Divestment Day are asking portfolio
managers to stop adding new
investments in fossil fuel companies
and to sell off their holdings in the top
200 fossil fuel companies within five
years. To date more than 200
institutions with combined assets
topping $50 billion have signed on
committing to divest in fossil fuels.
Some of the heavy hitters so far
include the Rockefeller Brothers
Foundation, the British Medical
Association, Stanford University and
the World Council of Churches.
Meanwhile, a growing chorus of voices
from the financial and investment
communities agrees that divestment
might be the quickest route to
mitigating climate change. A senior
investment analyst with European
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Dear EarthTalk: I saw a chart that
quantified the negative impacts on our
health of our reliance on coal as an
energy source. It was pretty shocking
as I recall. Can you summarize what
we’re dealing with here?
-- Mitchell Baldwin, Boise, ID
Coal
combustion
plants
account for more than half of
Americans’ electric power generation.
According to Coal's Assault on Human
Health, a report by the non-profit
Physicians for Social Responsibility
(PSR), coal combustion releases
mercury, nitrogen oxides, sulfur
dioxide and other substances known
to be hazardous to human health. The
report evaluates the impacts of coal
pollution
on
our
respiratory,
cardiovascular and nervous systems
and concludes that air pollutants
produced by coal combustion
contribute to asthma, lung cancer,
congestive heart failure and strokes.
“The findings of this report are
clear: While the U.S. relies heavily on
coal for its energy needs, the
consequences of that reliance for our
health are grave,” says Alan
Lockwood, a principal author of the
report and a professor of neurology at
the University at Buffalo.
The PSR report further
illustrates the adverse effects of the
mining of coal on the environment,
water and human health. Coal mining
March 2015
“Coal ash is a silent killer,” says
Barbara
Gottlieb,
director
of
environment and health at PSR.
“Communities
are
drinking
contaminated water laced with toxic
chemicals that poison humans.”
According
to
the
U.S.
Department of Energy, coal plants can
reduce sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide and
greenhouse-gas emissions by using
biomass as a supplemental fuel in
existing coal boilers. A Union of
Concerned Scientists (UCS) report
says that tree limbs and tops normally
left behind after timber harvesting
operations,
and
otherwise
unmarketable materials like dead,
damaged and small-diameter trees,
can be collected for biomass energy
use. Income from selling biomass can
pay for or partially offset the cost of
forest management treatments needed
to remove invasive species or reduce
the threat of fires.
Utilities like New Hampshire’s
Northern Wood Power are taking a
lead in putting biomass energy to work
in their power plants. In 2006, the
company replaced a 50-megawatt
coal-burning boiler in Portsmouth with
one that uses wood chips and other
wood materials for fuel. The result has
been a reduction in coal use by more
than 130,000 tons annually, reduced
air emissions by more than 400,000
tons annually and the development of
a thriving wood chip market for New
Hampshire’s forest industry.
Retrofitting coal-fired power
plants to burn biomass makes sense
for utilities trying to be greener while
Activists ride bikes through the streets of Amsterdam on Global
Divestment Day. Credit: Nichon Glerum www.nichon.nl
The climate movement has
embraced
divestment—that
is,
ditching stocks, bonds or investment
funds deemed unethical or morally
ambiguous—given how effective the
tactic was in helping topple Apartheid
in South Africa by shaming the
companies still willing to do business
there. Other successful divestment
campaigns have targeted tobacco as
well as companies doing business in
the embattled nation of Darfur.
“The fossil fuel industry has
our political process in shackles with
its financial might,” says Fossil Free,
the group that created and organizes
Global Divestment Day. “But we are
matching their financial might with a
different kind of power... Through
divestment,
we
are
directly
challenging the social license of these
corporations who have become rogue
entities seeking profits at the expense
of people and planet.”
Global Divestment Day, the
group argues, highlights a conflict that
most politicians are loath to address:
“If the world is to avoid catastrophic
global warming, most known fossil fuel
investor Axa IM told the Guardian that
“moral issues” are playing a role in
recent low oil prices “with the
divestment movement steadily gaining
traction amongst investors across the
globe.”
Fossil Free points out that
divestment isn’t so much an economic
strategy as a moral and political one.
“Just like in the struggle for Civil Rights
here in America or the fight to end
Apartheid in South Africa,” the group
reports, “the more we can make
climate change a deeply moral issue,
the more we will push society towards
action.” The group adds that
divestment also forces prominent
institutions and individuals to choose
sides, sparking public debate on the
topics at stake and raising awareness
for doing the right thing. “We need to
make it clear that if it’s wrong to wreck
the planet,” Fossil Free concludes, “it’s
also wrong to profit from that
wreckage.”
CONTACT:
Fossil Free, www.gofossilfree.org.
Pollution from coal-fired power plants can be hazardous to the health
of those living nearby, DC. Credit: Senor Codo, FlickrCC.
leads U.S. industries in fatal injuries,
and miners have suffered prolonged
health issues, such as black lung
disease, which causes permanent
scarring of the lung tissues. Surface
mining
destroys
forests
and
groundcover, leading to flooding and
soil erosion. Mountaintop removal
mining—used widely across southern
Appalachia—can bury streams with
rubble and, in turn, harm aquatic
ecosystems. Waterways may also
become contaminated due to the
storage of post-combustion wastes
from coal plants, also known as “coal
ash.” There are 584 coal ash storage
sites in the United States, and toxic
residues have migrated into water
supplies at dozens of them.
keeping their existing facilities
productive, but environmental leaders
stress that the federal government
should provide more incentives for
switching over to even greener energy
sources like solar or wind.
CONTACTS: PSR, www.psr.org; UCS,
www.ucsusa.org.
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ng interest sa FAMAS. Pero ano ang
mangyayari sa asosasyon kung hindi
na tayo ma-involve. Para magkaroon
ng pagbabago, pagdating ng
eleksyon, bumoto tayo nang
mahusay na kandidato. Naniniwala
pa rin ako na may mahuhusay at
mabubuting
kandidato
na
nagpapalakad at magpapalakad
nang mahusay sa FAMAS. Ang
mahalaga sa lahat, sumuporta tayo
sa mga aktibidad ng FAMAS.
Tagalog Seksyon
Opinyon/Komentaryo
ni Willie Quiambao
Karugtong ng artikulong Mga pagbago sa
konstitusyon na nalathala nuong Pebrero.
Article XV111 – Penalties and
Complaints
Section 2 – Standard Penalties
1. First strike: Written formal warning
2. Second strike: Candidate will lose
from 100 to 300 votes, depending on
the severity of the infraction, to be
deducted in a manner of the
COMELEC choosing 3. Third strike:
Disqualification from the election
Mabigat ang 100 to 300 votes.
Ito ang naging isyu nuong 2011.
Nabawasan ng 300 votes ang bawat
kandidato ng Samahang Makabayan.
Bago pa mag-eleksyon, nabasa ko
ang konstitusyon at hindi ako
sangayon sa regulasyong ito. Sana,
nang bigyan ng kopya ng COMELEC
ng mga regulasyon ang mga
kandidato
bago
mag-eleksyon,
nagsabi na sila na hindi sila sangayon dito. Hindi naman sila menor de
edad at hindi pinilit na pumirma sa
candidacy form. Palagay ko, hindi
yata talaga binasa ng mga kandidto
ang Rules and Regulation of Election.
Nang matapos ang eleksyon, duon
sila nagreklamo.
Nang kumandidato ako sa
team ni Carlos Reyes nuon, hindi ko
sinagot ang mga katanungan sa
candidacy form na kahit nag-aaply
ako sa trabaho ay hindi itinatanong
tulad ng Have you been convicted of
any crime, have you filed for
bankruptcy, what is your religion?
Hindi ako na-convict ng crime, hindi
ako nag- file ng bankruptcy at katoliko
ako. Sinabi sa akin ng puno ng
COMELEC na dating president ng
FAMAS na formality lamang ang mga
tanong na iyon. Hindi ko pa rin sinagot
ang mga tanong pero pinabayaan
akong kumandidato.
Ang payo ko sa mga
kandidato, basahin at intindihin ang
konstitusyon. Walang masamang
magtanong kung hindi maintindihan
ang nakasaad sa konstitusyon. Ang
masama, ang magkunwaring alam
ang lahat.
Kung may problema ang mga
kandidato, sabihin kaagad so
COMELEC para mapag-usapan. Sa
COMELEC, sana, lagi nilang iisipin na
ang mga kandidato ay mga volunteer
lamang. Ang sabi ng isang miembro
ng COMELEC, kailangang maging
mahigpit para maging seryoso at
huwag mandaya. Tama. Kaya lamang,
konsensya ng isang kandidato kung
hindi siya seryoso sa mga ginagawa
niya at mandadaya siya. Hindi lamang
ang komunidad ang niloloko niya
kundi ang sarili rin niya. At isa pa,
bakit
siya
makikipagaway
sa
trabahong walang sueldo?
Ano nga ba ang FAMAS?
Kamakailan
ay
may
nagtanong sa akin kung ano nga ba
ang FAMAS. Akala ko ay nagbibiro
lamang siya pero naisip ko na hindi
nga pala lahat ng Pilipino sa
komunidad ay alam kung ano ang
FAMAS. Ang alam lamang nila ay ang
mga kaguluhang nababasa at
naririnig tungkol sa asosasyong ito.
Ang FAMAS ay isa sa
maituturing na pinakamatagal ng
asosasyon sa loob at labas ng
Montreal. At ito rin ang masasabing
pinakamalaki dahil unang-una, sa
numero ng mga taong nagiging
miembro pagdating ng eleksyon para
suportahan lamang ang kanilang mga
kandidato.
Walang sueldo ang mga
opisyal ng FAMAS. Ang iba, gustong
maging opisyal ng FAMAS dahil sa
pangalan lamang. Para sikat.
Mayroon naman na bukal sa kalooban
ang makapaglingkod sa komunidad.
Kung may pansariling layunin naman
ang iba, sila na lamang ang
nakaaalam.
Sa mga opisyal na tulad ng presidente
at direktor na walang masyadong
ginagawa, madali ang trabaho nila.
Subalit sa mga talagang gustong
makapaglingkod sa komunidad,
malaking abala at sakripisyo ang
ginagawa nila. Halimbawa, ang
panahon na dapat ay ilaan nila sa
kanilang
pamilya
at
trabaho,
napupunta sa FAMAS. Sila ang
dahilan kung bakit ang FAMAS ay
may serbisyong ibinibigay sa mga
Pilipino dito sa loob at labas ng
Montreal tulad ng French courses,
Heritage classes at sumasagot sa
mga katanungan ng ating mga
kababayan. Higit sa lahat, sila ang
kumakatawan sa mga Pilipino rito.
Dahil sa FAMAS, malaki ang naitulong
ng pamahalaan ng Canada at mga tao
rito nuong naminsala ang bagyong
Yolanda . At dahil sa FAMAS,
nakikilala tayo ng mga politiko.
Nakalulungkot isiping nuong
mga nakaraang eleksyon,, ang
numero ng bumoto ay umaabot nang
mahigit 2,000 pero nuong 2013, mga
700 lamang. Ano ang mga ilang
dahilan kung bakit nangyari ito?
Nawawalan ng interest ang
mga tao dahil sa gulo o intriga.
Nagkademandahan, nawalan ng
transparency sa mga pera, naalis sa
park ang botohan.
Hindi ko masisisi ang mga miembro
ng ating komunidad kung mawalan
Ang buhay ng manunulat
Minsan, ang pagsusulat ay
mahirap at madaling trabaho. At
kung minsan ay malungkot at
masaya.Tiyaga, sipag at haba ng
pasensya ang kailangan.
Iba- iba ang ang ugali ng manunulat.
May uupo na lamang sa harap ng
komputer
at
magsisimulang
magsulat. Kahit maingay. Sanay sila
sa ganitong paraan ng pagsusulat.
Ako, binabalangkas ko muna sa isip
ko ang mga ito - ang magiging
simula, ang katawan at ang wakas.
Mas madali sa akin iyon dahil may
direksyon. At nakapagsusulat ako
nang mahusay kung tahimik na sa
gabi. Kung minsan naman, dala ko
ang draft ng aking sinusulat dahil
kahit sa bus, metro o restaurant,
upang mag-edit. Isa pa, ugali ko na
hindi ako makaalis ng bahay na
walang dalang ball pen at papel dahil
kapag may naisip o nakita akong
maisusulat, ililista ko ito para hindi
makalimutan. Ang mga ito ang
kakaibang ugali ko. Weird.
Sa kabila ng mga ito, masarap
magsulat. Sa pamamagitan ng
pagsusulat, naipahahayag ko ang
aking emosyon – tuwa, lungkot, galit,
kabiguan, takot. Higit sa lahat,
nakakikilala ako ng mga taong ibaiba ang karakter. Marami akong
natututuhan sa kanila.
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kaniyang
kaibigan
na
mga
kasinungalingan ang sinusulat ko.
Niloloko ko raw ang mga bumabasa.
Kung sinungaling ako, matagal na
akong inireklamo sa Quebec Press
Council at na-idimanda na katulad niya.
Kung may isa o dalawang
bumabatikos sa akin, mayruon ding
pumupuri. Sabi ni Amy Chantengco,
educational ang isinulat ko tungkol sa
pagkakaiba ng balita o opinion. Sana,
lawakan daw ng bumabasa ang pagiisip nila. Si Elvie Maximo naman, sinabi
niya na tama ang isinulat ko na dapat
sa mga kumakandidato sa FAMAS na
basahin at intindihin munang mabuti
ang konstitusyon bago pumirma sa
candidacy form. Nang magkita kami ni
Romy Reyes at ng dating seafarer na si
Rey, sa video store ni Ed Dumandan,
sinabi nila na lagi nilang binabasa ang
mga isinusulat ko.
Kung minsan, tamad at sawa
na rin ako sa pagsusulat pero ang mga
taong tulad ni Amy, Elvie, Romy at Rey
ang nagbibigay ng inspirasyon o sigla
sa akin para magpatuloy sa aking
ginagawa.
From Page 5
Beauty Pageants
I firmly believe that it’s in the
innate characteristics of every Filipinos to
be supportive to fellow Filipinos in whatever
ways possible. The “Bayanihan” spirit
continues to flare every time a certain
kababayan make waves in the international
arena. The “Damayan” system manifests
as many of us would be willing to extend
ourselves to whoever our bet is and will
have the assurance that we’ll do everything
to be of help to him/her in whatever ways
we could.
Filipinos just love pageants!”
o0o
PM HONOURS THE
RECIPIENTS OF THE THIRD
PRIME MINISTER’S
Sa pagsusulat ko sa the North
VOLUNTEER AWARDS AT A
American Filipino Star, marami rin
akong
naranasan
tulad
ng SPECIAL CEREMONY IN
TORONTO
makunsumi.
Dito ko kailangan pahabain ang
aking pasensya. May tatawag sa akin
kung puedeng isulat sa Personality of
the Month ang anak, Walang
problema, sasabihin ko. Maghihintay
ako ng tawag ng ina o anak pero
kung hindi pa ako tatawag uli, hindi
ko malalaman na hindi pala
interesado ang anak. Sa kabilang
dako, kung sino pa ang may
maganda
at
nagbibigay
na
inspirasyong kwento, siya pa ang
madaling kapanayamin. May isang
dating business woman sa Pilipinas.
Nalugi ang negosyo. Nagpunta siya
rito at habang nagtratrabaho bilang
caregiver ay nag-aral siya. Ngayon,
financial adviser ng isang malaking
insurance company. Mayruon ding
cancer survivors na nalagpasan ang
matinding pagsubok sa buhay.
Sa pagsusulat ko sa the
North American Filipino Star,
nakatatanggap ako ng batikos. Isang
lider ng komunidad ang nag-lecture
sa akin na huwag akong magsulat
batay sa hearsay. Natawa na lamang
ko dahil alam ko na wala siyang
nalalaman sa pagsusulat. Lalo na
akong natawa nang isulat ng
Prime Minister giving the Emerging
Leader Award to Matt Cardwell
March 18 - The Prime
Minister’s Volunteer Awards recognize
two national recipients – one for lifelong
achievement and one for an emerging
leader – as well as 15 regional
recipients,
including
individuals,
businesses
and
not-for-profit
organizations. The awards also
highlight best practices in community
leadership and encourage partnerships
across sectors.
National award recipients are:
Lifelong Achievement: Dr. Myron &
Mrs. Elaine Semkuley, Calgary,
Alberta.
Emerging Leader: Matt Cardwell,
Whitby, Ontario.
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Ask the
Video Guy
Technological Tidbits
by
Al Abdon
Microphones a videographer should use
There are many types of microphones out
there: shotguns, lavaliers, hand-held stick
mics, even parabolics. Some are specialty
tools that are only used occasionally,
others travel to every shoot but rarely leave
the camera bag. Some mics, however, are
the go-to, grab-it-every-time, couldn’t-livewithout-it kind of tool that everyone who
makes media ought to own.
On our MMTV Kit bag there are 3
accessories
for
audio:
Pre-Amp,
Microphone, XLR wires and a back-up H6
Recorder.
In order to make great video you need to
record great audio. Audio is an incredibly
powerful part of your productions. It has
the power to make or break a program. No
matter how great your footage looks, it will
be thought of as a poor production if you
have weak, hissy, hollow audio.
The flip side is also true. Imperfect video
will be remembered as better than it really
is if the soundtrack is stellar. I don’t know
why this is true, but it is. Because of this,
one of the best ways to improve the
perceived quality of your edits is to
improve your audio. That means choosing
and using the right microphone. If you can
afford a whole host of them, fill your gear
bag to the brim and use whichever mic
makes the most sense on the set. Here’s a
quick overview of your options along with
my ratings and recommendations:
The Built-In Mic
Pros: The microphone that is built into
your camcorder is always present, it
cannot be lost or left behind, it doesn’t
require extra batteries, and the element
itself is generally of a pretty good
qualityCons: The secret to recording good
audio with any type of microphone is
getting the mic as close to the subject as
possible, usually within a couple inches of
the sound source you want to record.
Because the built-in mic is stuck on your
camera, you can’t get it close enough to
record good sound and still frame a usable
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shot. The on-board mic also has the
terrible tendency to pick up operator noi
microphone mounted on a camera shoe.
Shotgun mics are arguably at their best
when they are mounted on boom poles
that are held over the subject’s head just
outside the frame. This allows all the
benefits of proximity, while still concealing
the microphone from view.
Cons: The highly directional aspect of a
shotgun microphone requires that it be
aimed fairly accurately at the subject you
want to record, so you need to monitor
your audio carefully. An inattentive boom
operator can easily let the mike drift or turn
in a way that causes the talent’s voice to
fall out of the mike’s sweet spot. The mic
needs to move with the subject to maintain
the best possible signal.
Summary: Shotgun mics are outstanding
tools for production, but they are
cumbersome and require an extra set of
qualified hands to operate. While they can
be mounted to a hotshoe to function as
sort of a “super” camera-mounted mic,
they are not an ideal “only” microphone if
you could have just one.
the standard for miking on-screen talent.
Summary: Lavalier mics are excellent multipurpose microphones. They record good
audio, can easily be hidden from the view
of the camera, and are available in both
wired and wireless varieties.
Which mic is the best choice if you could
only have one? The answer is, it depends.
Each mic type has its own strengths and
weaknesses and the value they have is
determined completely by your individual
needs.
The choice is yours. Evaluate these pros
and cons, and choose the mic that’s best
for the type of videos you produce.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
announces support to open new markets
for small and medium-sized businesses
March 18, 2015
Mississauga, Ontario
Prime
Minister’s Office
Introduction
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
today announced a number of measures
to assist small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) seize opportunities
abroad as part of the Government’s projobs and pro-export plan. These
measures will help SMEs expand their
businesses and create jobs by exploring
new export opportunities for their goods
and services, including to new and
emerging markets. He was joined by Brad
Butt, Member of Parliament for
Mississauga-Streetsville.
March 2015
and account for nearly 90 per cent of jobs
in the private sector.
Following the conclusion of negotiations
of the trade agreement with the European
Union and the coming-into-force of the
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement on
January 1st, 2015, Canadian businesses
will soon benefit from preferential access
to more than half of the entire global
marketplace. These measures build on
the Government’s Global Markets Action
Plan’s goal to nearly double the number
of SMEs exporting to emerging markets
to 21,000 and our “Go Global” export
workshops that provide SMEs the tools
and practical information they need to
take advantage of international business
opportunities to export.
The announcements made today were
informed by consultations with SMEs and
would be implemented on an expedited
basis.
Quick Facts
·
One Canadian job in five is directly
dependent on exports.
·
There are more than one million
SMEs across Canada, with 41,000
currently exporting.
·
The Department of Foreign Affairs,
Trade and Development’s new export
market
development
program
announced today could assist between
The Best Choice: The Lavalier
MMTV crew uses them a lot especially with
DSLR cameras.
Pros: Lav microphones record good
quality sound, are inconspicuous, can be
clipped to an actor or hidden on a set,
suppress unwanted ambient noise and
can be cabled or wireless. They are small
enough to tuck into even the smallest of
camera bags, and require no additional Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with workers at Lynch Fluid Controls Inc. after
operator.
announcing support to open new markets for small and medium-sized enterprises. Cons: Because lavs are small, they
make use of a small pickup element. As
500 to 1,000 Canadian exporters per
The
Prime
Minister
first
a result, the overall quality of the audio
year.
captured from a lavalier does not have announced a new export market
·
The Government’s expansion of the
the same richness or dynamic range as development program that would provide
TCS will include additional funding on an
financial
assistance
to
that of a shotgun or handheld mic. Even direct
ongoing basis to add new trade
entrepreneurs seeking to develop new
commissioners in priority markets,
so, lavalieres are more than adequate
export opportunities and markets,
including high-growth emerging markets
for recording the human voice, and are
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especially in high-growth emerging
markets. These initiatives will be
particularly helpful in helping SMEs
finance activities such as participation in
trade fairs and missions, and market
research to create new business
opportunities.
He also announced that the
Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
(TCS) will receive new staffing and
programming resources to further assist
Canadians doing business with the world.
The TCS has more than 160 trade offices
in Canada and around the world to help
provide export advice and guidance to
entrepreneurs.
Today’s announcements build
on the Government’s commitment to
encourage and support entrepreneurship
by connecting them with the tools and
resources they need to succeed. Small
and medium-sized enterprises represent
99 per cent of all businesses in Canada
and new free trade partners such as
Korea and the European Union. It would
also add new programming resources to
expand promotion and outreach efforts.
·
Since 2006, our Government has
concluded
trade
agreements
or
concluded
negotiations
of
trade
agreements with 38 countries, bringing
the total to 43 countries.
Quotes
“Our Government is committed
to creating jobs and opportunities for
Canadians and we understand that the
majority of private sector jobs are created
by small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs). We have made it a priority to
support the men and women who run
SMEs, especially as they explore
opportunities in emerging markets and
look to take advantage of Canada’s new
trade agreements in Europe and Asia,
where they now have preferential access
to half of the world’s consumers.” – Prime
Minister Stephen Harper.
March 2015
Phiippine Cuisine
and
Favorite Food
Compiled by Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi
One-pot Creamy Spinach
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter, oil, or (wait for
it) bacon grease
half a yellow onion, diced
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
½ cup dry white wine
2 cups uncooked lentils, rinsed
2 medium Yukon potatoes, chopped
(about 1 cup total)
4 cups chicken broth (plan to add a
few more cups as needed while
cooking)
1 bay leaf
a few sprigs fresh parsley
a few springs fresh thyme
½ cup half and half
3-4 cups packed fresh baby spinach
salt and pepper to taste (be
generous with the salt!)
olive oil and red wine vinegar for
topping
Instructions
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Heat the bacon grease (that's what I
used) over medium heat. Add the
onions, carrots, and celery. Saute for
10 minutes until the vegetables are nice
and roasty and fragrant. Add the wine
slowly - it should give a little sizzle and
get all the browned bits off the bottom.
Add the lentils, potatoes, and broth.
Tie the bay leaf, parsley, and thyme
together and toss in the pot (the reason
for tying is so you can easily remove
them at the end - I actually wrapped
mine up in a stalk of celery so it would
be contained a bit better). Simmer for
30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally,
adding more broth as necessary so the
lentils are just barely covered in liquid.
When the lentils and potatoes are soft,
gently mash the potatoes against the
side of the pot with the back of the
wooden spoon to make the mixture
creamy.
Remove the tied herbs; add the half
and half and spinach. Stir to
incorporate. Season with salt and
pepper (season, taste, adjust, repeat).
Serve each serving with a drizzle of
good olive oil and a splash of red wine
vinegar, per Jamie Oliver's (and my)
recommendation.
Notes
The cooking length for the lentils (and
the amount of liquid you need) will
partially depend on how old your lentils
are. Mine have been around for a
while... so they took about 6-7 cups of
broth over about 45 minutes of cooking
time. Just play it by ear and do what
feels right if it looks like it needs more
liquid and more time.
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Chicken Afritada
Ingredients:
9
1 kilo chicken thighs and
drumsticks cut into pieces
5 pcs potatoes- peeled and halved
1 red onion, diced
1 head garlic, minced
1 green bell pepper, sliced into
strips
1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
2 cups pork or chicken stock
(broth)
1 cup tomato sauce
2 tbsp of patis (fish sauce) or soy
sauce
3 tbsp of cooking oil
1 small can evaporated milk
salt, sugar, black pepper
Cooking Procedure:
Sauté garlic and onions in hot oil
in a saucepan or pot.
Add chicken and fry a little bit until
light brown.
Pour the tomato sauce and stock.
Bring to a boil and allow to simmer
for 20 minutes or until the chicken is
almost tender.
Add potatoes and continue to cook
for 10 minutes or until the potatoes
are cooked.
Add the green & red bell peppers,
evaporated milk. Simmer for an
additional 2 minutes.
Salt, sugar, pepper to taste
Maja Blanca
Ingredients
4 cups coconut milk
¾ cup cornstarch
14 ounces condensed milk
¾ cup fresh milk
¾ cup granulated sugar
15 ounces whole sweet kernel corn
5 tbsp toasted grated coconut
Instructions
Pour the coconut milk in a cooking
pot and bring to a boil.
Add the sugar, condensed milk, and
whole sweet kernel corn then stir until
all the ingredients are evenly
distributed.
Simmer for 8 minutes
Combine the fresh milk and
cornstarch then whisk until the
cornstarch is diluted
Pour the fresh milk and cornstarch
mixture in the cooking pot and stir
thoroughly.
Allow to cook while stirring until the
mixture reaches your desired thickness
Pour the mixture in a serving tray then
arrange and flatten the top using a flat
tool such as a wooden spatula
Allow to cool down then refrigerate for
at least 1 hour
Garnish with toasted grated coconut (or
latik if available)
Serve cold. Share and enjoy!
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strategy. Some say that Binay would
make an excellent president, but
others say, “He’d be the most corrupt
president in the history of the
media enough to put pressure on P- country!” More corrupt than Gloria?
Noy to resign? Or does it need “boots “Absolutely!”
on the ground,” that is, another EDSAtype people power uprising?
Imagine this: Gloria had only her
Aquino-US-puppet-rallyBut husband Mike doing all the “dirty”
regardless of what the people – or work during her presidency. But Jojo
those behind them — would employ to Binay has a family dynasty – to date,
pursue a regime change, it has all the five members — that’s too deep into
trappings of a coup d’état. The only politics, four of whom have been
difference is that the “players” this time accused or charged of graft and
around have a pinkish taint of anti- corruption; some of which dates back
Americanism, who accuse P-Noy of three decades ago when Cory
being a puppet of the Americans. appointed Jojo as officer-in-charge –
Ironically, the beneficiary of EDSA 1 – and eventually elected mayor — of
Makati City. And with Jojo taking over
the presidency, it makes one wonder
what would the limit be; that is, how
far would his family go in
accumulating ill-gotten wealth? Or,
would it be like a high rollers’ Texas
hold ‘em poker game: no limit? And
to think that Jojo would be in power
for eight and a half years, there is no
limit to what he and his family could
do if they were to engage in
corruption in a scale far greater than
all the allegations of corruption
against them when they held
unrestrained power in Makati City.
What if Pinoy Resigned?
PerryScope
By Perry Diaz
Aquino-Resign-MovementIn
the aftermath of the Mamasapano
Massacre, a groundswell is rising for
the resignation of President Benigno
“P-Noy” Aquino III. This is reminiscent
of the time leading to the uprising in
2001 when a citizens’ movement
snowballed into another people power
revolution, which came to fruition
when the generals of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines withdrew
their support for then President
Joseph “Erap” Estrada.
Known as “EDSA Dos,” it was
a coup d’état disguised as a people
power revolution, which many
believed was orchestrated by an elite
group who wanted Erap’s vice
president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, to
take over the presidency. Indeed, if
EDSA Dos was considered a
“revolution,” then it was a revolution of
the elite – the oligarchs of the land.
And true enough; as soon as Gloria
took over, the oligarchs placed their
people in key government positions.
Indeed, EDSA Dos was all about
power.
Gloria’s usurpation of the
presidency in January 2001 positioned
her to run for president in 2004, which
gave her the “power of the
incumbent.” Elected amidst charges of
election cheating, Gloria was in power
for nine and a half years, which made
her the longest serving president since
1986, when EDSA 1 deposed the
dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. As we
all know now, Gloria’s reign was the
most corrupt since the time of Marcos.
People power
A q u i n o - R e s i g n Movement.2Although the Resign
Movement was gaining momentum, it
didn’t reach a critical mass that could
have ignited another people power
revolution. And after three people
power revolutions – EDSA 3 was a
failed attempt to bring Erap back to
power after Gloria was sworn into
office – the people are now tired of
“people power” revolutions. So what
we’re seeing now is a different tact to
bring down the president: the use of
the media. And this includes social
media, which in essence is another
form of “people power.” But is social
To prevent Binay from ascending to
the presidency if P-Noy resigned, the
Resign Movement proposed the
formation of a “National Transformation
Council” (NTC), which would take over
the rein of government and ignore the
constitutional presidential line of
succession. But this would look like a
coup d’état, which can only succeed
with the full support – and participation
— of the military. And this begs the
Regime change
question: who would constitute the
National Transformation Council?
EDSA Dos: Swearing-in of "President" Right now, it’s anybody’s guess.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
And just like the previous What if Binay won?
EDSA revolutions, the objective of this
attempt to bring down P-Noy is regime Is Binay working or campaigning?
change. And this is where it gets real
fuzzy; the transition could be anything The organizers were saying that the
but orderly.
NTC would consist of persons with the
If the EDSA Dos scenario were following qualities: honesty, integrity,
followed, then the sitting Vice credibility, and efficiency. The question
President, Jejomar “Jojo” Binay, would is: where do you find them? And what
assume the presidency. But unlike is the likelihood that it would be filled
Gloria – who had the commitment of with opportunistic individuals who
the military’s top brass and then belong to the rich and powerful elite?
Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario
Davide Jr. to install her as “president”
instead of “acting president,” which
was what Erap was assured of – Binay
might have difficulty convincing Chief
Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to install
him even as “acting president.”
However, Binay could choose
anybody – even a barangay captain –
to install him as “president” and that
would be it.
P-Noy’s mother, Cory Aquino – was the
Left’s chosen leader. However, the two
heroes of the revolt against Marcos’
totalitarian rule were his own
henchmen, Minister of Defense Juan
Ponce and Enrile and Vice Chief of
Staff Lt. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos — a
cousin of Marcos – who were both
staunchly pro-American.
Déjà vu
Binay Dynasty
But what if P-Noy resigned? The
constitution says that the Vice
President takes over the presidency
when it’s vacated. And this is where
the anti-Aquino forces differ in
March 2015
It’s déjà vu all over again… and it
could be worse.
Then there is the problem of
convincing
the
international
community – particularly the U.S. –
that it was not a military takeover. But
that would be hard to sell. Anything
that comes close to a military coup
d’état could compel the U.S. to
withhold financial and military aid to
the country.
It’s becoming apparent that forcing PNoy to resign and replace him with a
junta wouldn’t dwell too well with the
Filipino people, many of whom have
horrendous memories of the Marcos
dictatorship.
Leaderless
and
rudderless, the Resign Movement is
beginning to show cracks on its
façade.
The challenge facing the nation is to
find an honest and incorruptible
leader. There are a few elected men
and women who have excelled in the
performance of their electoral
mandates. Anyone of them could be a
better president than Binay. But can
they beat Binay who has been
campaigning for president since he
was elected vice president in 2010?
The question to be asked then
shouldn’t be “What if P-Noy resigned?”
but it should be “What if Binay won?”
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March 2015
Social
Tidbits
Hi everyone! I’m with you
when you say this has not been the
easiest of winters. The cold snap
doesn’t want to leave us just yet.
These winter doldrums have so far
prevented us from putting a spring
into our step.
In the deep of winter
though, Mrs. Irma Osano and Ms.
Rechie Diaz, owners of LES
TOURS SUNSHINE, held a dinner
dance disco party on February 28,
2015 at the Holiday Inn Montreal
Airport, Cote des Liesse road to
announce the opening of the
company. Their agency caters to
two to three fun day trips to
casinos, festivals, sightseeing tours
and shopping sprees. If you are in
for short duration excursions, call
Irma at 514-815-5746. By the way,
Fred Baculina’s D.J services did a
number on all hip-hop, chacha,
and line dances. Seen on the
dance floor were guests Pascale
Dery (Conservative candidate for
nomination, Mount Royal), Eric
Castro, Marlene Villanueva, Leah
Baldelovar, Cora Abdon, and some
of the Mabuhay Montreal T.V crew:
Vilma
Kelly,
Tennerose
Dayandante, Michael Davantes,
Remy Monteagudo, and yours truly
who emceed the evening’s party.
The MMTV crew members were led
by the owner/publisher of the North
American Filipino Star, Zenaida
Kharroubi. Also, among the
prominent guests that evening
were U.P.S President William Fabia
and lovely wife, Nene,
Another
winter
social
activity was the Living Waters
International Fellowship’s (LWIF)
Couples Night held Feb 21, 2015 at
Casa Grecque, Gouin Blvd, West
Island.
The party had an
international flavor. The couples
chose the country they wanted to
represent and donned that
country’s native costume. When
they introduced themselves, they
greeted the audience in their
chosen country’s native language.
This part of the program brought so
much laughter as one guest said
he came from the country of
Vaudrouille. Some of the couples
and their countries were:
Ely and Mona Domingo (Egypt)
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Andrea and Jun de Jesus (Spain)
Mar
and
Riza
Erasquin
(Philippines)
Raffy and Ding Ong (China)
Betty and Bill Lewis (Canada)
Jonah and Concon Raphael
(U.S.A)
Yoly Gaton (Egypt)
Johnny and Elvi Balanga (U.S.A)
Lorna and Roger Alano (Pakistan)
Lory and Fidel Gingab (Ghana.
Africa)
Robert and Mariza (India)
Beth and Olong Francisco (Hawaii)
Miriam Obiedo and Edwin Ona
(Korea)
Emy and Jim Ibad (Morocco)
Guests who came with
costumes also were Alona and
Jonathan Calaguin, Lisa and
Dennis Uy, Matthew and Rachel
Domingo, Mary Ann and Dennis
Gerard, Rod and Adel Saquing,
Mar and Violy Campos among
others. Pastor Rene Saquing gave
the opening prayer after which Mr
and Mrs Ely Domingo gave a very
significant testimony. Before the
games and raffles, Pastor Joe Faia,
the guest speaker delivered his
message.
A little bird whispered to me
there was a very well attended
party at St. Malachy Social Hall. In
spite of the short notice by
President Josefa Nicolas, friends
negotiated the switch of venue
easily. Mr. Al Abdon reported that
everyone had a grand time. Way to
go Epang!
The United Pilipino Seniors
held its St. Patricks Day celebration
at St. Kevin Social Hall, March 15,
2015. This also presented the
month
of
March
birthday
celebrants. Dolly Brouillette, who
turned 65. popped a bottle of
champagne to celebrate. She and
Mike entertained us with two dance
exhibitions. Pascale Dery, Mr.
Salvador Cabugao, President of
the Council of Filipino Canadian
Associations of Canada, and
President
Warly
Basbascio
delivered their inspiring messages.
It was also on this occasion that the
U.P.S candidates vying for Miss
U.P.S. 2015 were presented.
Almaleen Mapilisan was the
emcee.
International Trade News
3
Important
questions
answered about protecting your IP in
international markets inShare 24 This
week, I caught up with patent attorneys
Jonathan D’Silva and Bryan Walker of
MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton, LLP to
hear their perspectives on some key
strategic intellectual property (IP) legal
issues. Here’s what they shared:
This week, I caught up with patent
attorneys Jonathan D’Silva and Bryan
Walker of MacDonald Illig Jones &
Britton, LLP to hear their perspectives
on some key strategic intellectual
property (IP) legal issues. Here’s what
they shared::
Q1: In your opinion, what are
some
of
the
top
strategic
considerations when deciding whether
to register intellectual property
internationally?
First and foremost, make sure
you have access to advisors who you
trust and who know the rules and can
make recommendations based on
your specific situation. Acting on
assumptions can foreclose your rights
and options without you even realizing
it. There are no guarantees that
registering intellectual property, (‘IP’
includes patents, trademarks, and
copyrights – it also includes trade
secrets, but you cannot register those)
will be a financially successful
endeavor. Registering IP requires a
short-term investment in hopes of a
long-term payoff.
The costs are usually paid
upfront, whereas the benefits are
typically realized years later, if at all.
This requires making projections and
educated guesses, and a business
plan is crucial. Although there are
international and multi-national treaties
that harmonize certain aspects of IP, it
is
still
highly
country-specific.
Choosing the countries where IP
protection will be sought is a strategic
decision, as it is simply impractical to
file in every country. Consider
registering your IP in those countries
where you market or manufacture your
products. Also consider where your
competitors are located, where you
compete with them, and particularly
where they have their manufacturing
capabilities.
In addition, each country
should be assessed for cost/benefit,
such as the size of the market in that
country, the barriers to entry for you
and your competition, and even the
political stability of the country. Simply
put: is obtaining IP protection in a
particular
country
worth
the
investment? Register Now! Webcast
on protecting your IP!
Q2: What is the financial
commitment of protecting your IP in
international markets?
For
patents,
filing
an
international patent application under
the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
See Page 18
International Trade
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March 2015
What’s next for Rachelle Ann Go
Two months before her oneyear contract with “Miss Saigon”
expires, Rachelle Ann Go is thinking of
extending her stay in London.
However, it might no longer be
for the famed West End musical where
she’s been playing the role of Gigi Van
Tranh since May last year.
“Yes, I am (extending in
London) but not in ‘Miss Saigon’
anymore. I am moving on, trying
another musical,” Rachelle said. “I
have a lot in mind but I still don’t know
what’s going to happen. Abangan na
lang natin kung anong mangyayari.
I’m very excited.”
If her plan to do another musical in
London does not push through,
Rachelle will return to Manila.
“Hopefully, pabalik-balik (sa
Manila). Kapag may mga projects,
balik lang din. Kung wala akong
susunod na musical, I’ll come back
here in Manila and do my job.”
Rachelle’s contract with “Miss Saigon”
expires on May 9.
hopes to have her own “Prince Disney sa akin,” she said.
Charming” someday though right now,
Her close friend Sarah
she’s not actively looking for love.
Geronimo was previously chosen by
“I’m not searching, I’m just Disney Channel Asia to sing the song
waiting. Like Cinderella, dumating lang “The Glow.”
sa buhay niya. It will come. I don’t
“I’m very happy kasi parang
want to search for it,” she said.
kapatid ko na iyon eh,” Rachelle said
Late last year, Rachelle was of her colleague. “We had dinner sa
rumored to be dating her “Miss restaurant
nila,
kaming
mga
Saigon” co-star Dale Evans because Champions. We’re very happy kasi
of their sweet exchanges on social pangarap namin iyon eh, noong bata
media. Dale also called her ‘Mahal’ in pa lang kami na maging Disney
one of his online posts.
princess. Tapos ngayon nagagawa
Asked if she is seeing anyone in namin,” she said.
London, she said, “Puro beki kasi eh.
Being a big dreamer like
Tawag kasi nila sa akin ‘mahal’; Cinderella, Rachelle can relate well to
tinuturuan namin sila mag-Tagalog.”
the song. She rose to fame after
It doesn’t matter to Rachelle if winning the singing competition
a guy comes from showbiz or not as “Search for a Star” in 2004. Amid life’s
long as he is God-fearing.
challenges, Rachelle never gave up on
Engineer), nagpe-perform kami every “I want someone who will lead me, pursuing her dreams.
night, may ma-touch lang kami na God-fearing, family-oriented, ma“’Yung song iyon talaga ang
isang puso, malaking bagay na iyon respeto. Number one, God-fearing, tumama sa akin noong bata pa ako.
as an actor,” she said.
has the same faith,” she said.
Noong narinig ko na iyon ang gusto
With the once-in-a-lifetime
ng Disney na kantahin ko, bumalik
opportunity of performing in a West
’yung childhood memories ko.
Dream come true
End musical at hand, Rachelle now
It is a big honor for Rachelle to Dreamer din kasi ako. Like Cinderella,
considers herself an actress.
have been picked for “A Dream Is A she’s very kind. Naka-relate ako sa
“I never really considered Wish Your Heart Makes.” Disney story niya kasi ang dami kong
myself before as an actress. Singer Channel Asia even flew to London to pangarap sa buhay. Ang daming tao
lang talaga. Ngayon, ini-embrace ko record and produce her song and na nagsasabi na, ‘Hindi mo mararating
na; I’m an actress,” she said.
iyan,’ lahat negative. Sabi ko, hindi
video.
Rachelle takes with her all
“Full production ito sa Disney ako nagpaapekto sa mga negative
lessons she acquired from the “Miss studio. I could not believe it, parang comments of other people. I kept on
Saigon” experience. It has taught her Hollywood. My mom surprised me dreaming.” to be more independent and (visited her in London) pa, regalo ng
disciplined as a person and as an
artist.
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Rachelle has been earning
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Paulo Avelino admits he had
relationship with KC Concepcion
Is Miss Universe Philippines 2015
Pia Wurtzbach dating PNoy?
Paulo Avelino on KC Concepcion: "Well, she's single, she's
beautiful… We have different priorities now."
After months of being coy
about the issue, Paulo Avelino finally
admitted he was in a relationship with
actress KC Concepcion.
The 26-year-old actor revealed
this in an interview with ABS-CBN
showbiz talk show “The Buzz” on
Sunday.
Asked by “The Buzz” co-host
Boy Abunda if he had a relationship
with KC, Paulo said: “KC and I are
friends. And I will always be there for
her whenever she needs me.”
He added, “Well, she's single,
she's beautiful… We have different
priorities now so...”
But Abunda called out Paulo
for not answering the question, adding
he first admitted courting KC in a
episode of “The Buzz” in 2013.
“Nagkaroon ba kayo ng
relationship ni KC Concepcion, yes or
no,” asked “The Buzz” co-host Kris
Aquino.
To
this,
Paulo
simple
answered: “Yes.”
The actor didn’t elaborate
when he and KC broke up.
This comes just days after
Paulo shrugged off reports that he has
already broken up with KC, even
though the two never admitted they
were in a relationship.
“Hindi naman siguro nagbibreak ang magkaibigan,” Paulo said in
an interview with the press last week.
Paulo admitted he was
courting KC in 2013.
Not yet the time for love
"Hindi rin siguro talaga
panahon ng pag-ibig."
Thus said Paulo Avelino when
asked why he's still single during the
press conference of ABS-CBN's
upcoming soap opera "Bridges of
Love" on Tuesday.
The
actor
has
been
romantically linked to fellow ABS-CBN
artist KC Concepcion since 2013, but
the two remain mum on the current
status of their relationship.
Paulo also dismissed talks that
they've broken up, saying, "Parang
wala namang inaamin na naging kami,
tapos break kaagad?"
"Hindi naman siguro nagbebreak ang magkaibigan," he added.
The ABS-CBN star said he and
KC are "trying to be better, better
people."
"Sa ngayon, nagfo-focus kami
sa sarili namin," Paulo also said.
Paulo's last known relationship
was with LJ Reyes.
Paulo said he's happy for LJ,
who is reported to being dating ABSCBN actor JC De Vera.
"Akin,
it's
only
about
happiness. Kung saan masaya si LJ or
kahit si JC--kahit sino pa ang piliin nila,
basta masaya sila," he said.
Paulo talked to members of the
press to promote "Bridges of Love,"
which will also star Maja Salvador and
Jericho Rosales.
Paulo served as the replacement for
John Lloyd Cruz and Xian Lim for the
role. John Lloyd begged off the project
last year. Xian was initially chosen to
replace John Lloyd, but was pulled out
off the project by the network to do a
soap opera with Kim Chiu.
"Lagi naman nangyayari yan,
kahit sa Hollywood, na may
napapalitan... But I'm blessed that I
have work this year and I was
considered for the role," Paulo added.
"Bridges of Love" premieres
this March on ABS-CBN. Pia Wurtzbach: "Matagal kong niligawan itong koronang ito. Ito yung
boyfriend ko ngayon."
Pia Wurtzbach is already
being courted by issues, days after
being crowned the 2015 Miss Universe
Philippines.
According to GMA-7 Arnold
Clavio in his tabloid column published
March 11, the 25-year-old beauty
queen was reportedly seen with
President Benigno Aquino III in a
restaurant in Quezon City on March 7.
This raises the question: Are
Pia and Aquino dating?
Pia denied the rumor in a
taped interview with GMA-7’s “24
Oras” aired Tuesday.
“No, No,” she answered when
asked about reports that she dated
Aquino.
She also said, “It’s very flattering but
this is my first day as Miss Universe
Philippines 2015. And I’m just trying to
savor the moment. I’ve been waiting
for this crown for a long time. Matagal
kong niligawan itong koronang ito. Ito
yung boyfriend ko ngayon.”
Pia joined the Bb. Pilipinas
pageant in 2013 and 2014 before
winning the top crown this year.
But it seems like Pia was
singing a slightly different tune in her
interview with ABS-CBN’s “Aquino and
Abunda Tonight” on Tuesday, aired
hours the "24 Oras" hour interview,
when she faced the show’s co-host
and the president’s sister, Kris Aquino.
When asked by Kris if she is
dating her brother, Pia said, “I know
him. I talk to him. He’s very fun to talk
to.”
“Please make him happy. He
needs it,” Kris told Pia.
“He’s a very busy man. And
I’m also busy preparing for the Miss
Universe,” Pia said.
President Aquino’s love life
has made headlines over the years. In
the past, he was linked to radio disc
jockey Grace Lee, politician-television
host Shalani Soledad and stylist Liz
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Toni Gonzaga addresses
criticisms over her Bb. Pilipinas
hosting stint
Toni Gonzaga
TV host Toni Gonzaga has
acknowledged
the
controversy
spawned
by
her
seemingly
unconventional hosting style at the
recent Bb. Pilipinas beauty pageant.
“This would be the first and
last time I will talk about this kasi
noong Sunday (March 15) pa po ito
nangyari… Tapos na po ang
coronation night and we have
declared the winners so there’s no
point of looking back and talking
about it over and over again,” she
initially said during the press con for
“You’re My Boss,” a Star Cinema
movie starring herself and Coco
Martin.
Extending her apologies to
“to those who were not pleased”
following what she said had become a
“national debate,” she continued,
“Siyempre po doon po muna sa hindi
natuwa at hindi naibigan ang
napanood nila noong Sunday, I am
humbly… (offering) an apology if I
have offended or I have maligned or I
have hurt anyone of you.”
Noting it was “never my
intention (to do any of the above),”
Toni revealed, “Prior the show, I was
instructed po to make the show fun,
light and ease the tension especially
during the Q and A portion.”
Despite criticisms she earned
for what some people deemed as
irreverence,
the
singer-actress
remains grateful for the experience.
“Thank very much to the committee of
the Bb. Pilipinas for the opportunity to
host such a wonderful event kasi first
time ko ma-experience ’yung
ganoong ka-sayang crowd, ganoong
ka-wild na audience,” she said.
She also thanked those who
defended her and extended kind
words. “(I) really appreciate that from
the bottom of my heart.”
She shared that the Bb.
Pilipinas committee commended her
for the job she did, relating,
“Maganda po ’yung sinabi nila sa
akin. Actually, even the Special
Events, they texted me very nice and
encouraging words and I’m very
thankful for that.”
Capping her apology, she
said in jest, “And in the spirit na rin po
of beauty pageants, let’s end this
issue with world peace.”
“You’re my Boss” is written
and directed by Antoinette Jadaone
on the heels of the successful “That
Thing Called Tadhana.” It tells of an
amusing predicament of a top-level
executive and an assistant who will
switch roles in a desperate act to
close a huge deal. It opens April 4. Toni Gonzaga checks Bb. contestant 23′s jawline during the Q&A
portion of Binibining Pilipinas 2015
March 2015
Tom Rodriguez makes a guest
appearance on Bea Alonzo's movie
Another guest appearance of
Tom Rodriguez in another Star Cinema
film!
Tom Rodriguez makes a guest
appearance on Bea Alonzo's movie
Kapuso
heartthrob
Tom
Rodriguez is making another cameo
appearance in new Star Cinema film
entitled Crossroads which stars and
Dawn Zulueta, Richard Gomez, and
Bea Alonzo.
Popoy Caritativo, Tom's talent
manager, posted the photo above on
his Instagram account asking his
followers who the lead actress of the
movie Tom is making a special role in.
Some guessed it's Toni Gonzaga, his
rumored girlfriend Carla Abellana, Maja
Salvador, and Angel Locsin but it's Bea
Alonzo. Solenn Heussaff learns to
‘chillax’
Siyempre naman ako, I take the
opportunity as it comes.”
She is aware that there are
better singers around but she remains
undaunted. “Siyempre naman kung
pwede ako maging superstar na
singer gusto ko ’yan talaga,” she says.
Solenn Heussaff
Multi-faceted celebrity Solenn
Heussaff is raring to record a new
album that she hopes would be a
reflection of her vibrant personality.
On the kind of music she
gravitates to, Solenn says she’s partial
to music that’s appropriate at the
beach. “’Yung maganda (rin) sa road
trips,” she adds. “Siyempre ’pag nasa
club ako, gusto ko ng club music, pero
kung may choice ako, mas gusto ko
makinig ng relaxed songs.”
“It’s a new journey and I think
it will be close to my heart kasi mas
vibe ko ’yung chillax music,” she says.
This time, Solenn eyes an alloriginal album, which will be released
under Universal Records. She has
started writing lyrics but isn’t rushing
her compositions. And with a new
direction in music comes a
relationship with a new label. She
notes, “I’ll be at home here (Universal
Records) and I’ll be able to do what I
want to do.”
After initially making a mark as
model and actress, Solenn maintains
singing is her first love.
“Actually nung pumasok ako
sa show business, gusto ko lang
magkaroon ng album. Gusto ko
magka-album to say to my kids in the
future na may album ako,” she shares.
“Dati hindi ko alam na magiging tuluytuloy (ang singing career ko).
Private person
Solenn may talk openly about
her career but to this day she is
evasive about her love life.
On marriage plans with
Argentinian boyfriend Nico Bolzico
with whom she got engaged in
December last year, Solenn maintains,
“No plans. Matagal pa ’yan. Ayoko
pag-usapan. It can wait.”
That said, Solenn points out
she will definitely wed before her
brother Erwann Heussaff, who is in a
relationship with actress Anne Curtis.
“Siyempre mas matanda
naman ako kay Erwann,” she says.
“Malayo pa sila (ni Anne kasi) sobrang
bata pa ni Erwann.”
Solenn maintains she is not
envious of friends who have already
settled down. “Everyone has a
different time for everything, whether
you’re 21 or 55. You live your own life.
Ako never akong (nainggit),” says she.
Still, she stresses marriage
won’t clip her wings. “I’m not that type
of woman na ’pag kinasal nasa bahay
lang. I want my own life, my own
friends.”
‘Bestie’ tandem
Meanwhile, Solenn is also
busy writing her book, which is coauthored by model Georgina Wilson.
“The book has advice about
everything – from sex, to relationship,
to abuse, to food, to diet; as in lahat
nandun that people don’t want to talk
about on TV,” Solenn shared, noting
how she and Georgina share opinion
based on personal experiences.
“We’re not saying correct kami
sa advice but we’re just sharing, from
living abroad and living here, ’yung
different perception of things. I think it
will have an effect (on the readers),”
Solenn noted.
The book will be launched in
April. March 2015
Alex Gonzaga can sing,
too
Alex Gonzaga
Here’s a secret just let out of the bag:
Alex
Gonzaga’s
friends
have
compilations of her songs. They were
recorded long time ago when she
would sing in class while waiting for
teachers to come.
While people know her more
as comedienne, Alex has a burning
passion for singing.
The public will hear more of
this in her debut album under Star
Music and the company is confident
she won’t let them down.
“She can really sing. Singer
siya who happens to be funny at hindi
comedienne who happens to sing.
Iyon ang gusto naming i-prove sa
album na ’to, na sobrang ganda talaga
ng mga vocal performances niya,”
said the label’s Jonathan Manalo.
He disclosed Star Music
originally intended to release just a
song by Alex. Upon hearing her demo,
however, they realized that here’s a
talent worthy of a full album, hence,
the six-track “I am Alex G.” It consists
of songs Alex describes as “bubbly,
fun, and easy-listening.” Some of the
titles are “Di Ko Akalain,” “Alam Mo Na
’Yan” and the promotional song
“Panaginip Lang.” “Lahat pwede kumanta pero
hindi lahat pang-recording ang boses.
Ako, particularly, bibigyan ko ng
recording contract ang isang singer
kung maganda ang boses niya sa
recording. And si Alex, magandang
pakinggan ’yung boses niya sa
recording,” Jonathan added.
Alex considers the album a
dream come true.
“Pinag-pray ko po ito. Tapos
inasar ko sila (Star Music na bigyan
ako ng album), nagpadala naman po
sila sa emosyon nila. Nagpagamit po
sila kay Lord,” she said in jest.
Taylor Swift inspired Alex in
doing the album. Like the American
superstar, Alex’s songs aim to uplift the
spirit of listeners. Her songs have
strong recall and are quick mood
uppers.
Admittedly, Alex believes her
singing has a long way to go before it
could even match her sister’s, singeractress
Toni
Gonzaga.
With
confidence, however, she hopes to
also go far in the music scene.
“Lahat naman pwede kumanta
basta may confidence ka lang. ’Yun
lang ’yun. Whatever your note is,
dapat i-carry mo ’yun kasi lagi namang
nadadaan ’yan sa performance,” said
she, who is set to have her first major
concert in April at the Araneta
Coliseum.
Meanwhile, Alex disclosed her
“Dear Alex, Break na kami, Paano?!
Love, Catherine” will soon become a
movie under Star Cinema. She said it’s
about giving people lessons she
learned from her past romances.
“Nandito po ’yung lahat ng
klase ng lalaki na nananakit sa mga
babae – mga oportunistang lalaki!”
she said of her book.
The 27-year-old celebrity, who
is also headlining the TV adaptation of
“Inday Bote,” hopes for more good
things in her career.
“Si Lord na po ang bahala
kung ano ang next na ibibigay niya.”
Richard Yap, Diether Ocampo,
and Judy Ann Santos in
‘Someone To Watch Over Me’
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Richard Yap (left), Judy Ann Santos & Diether Ocampo
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cast of ABS-CBN's upcoming series
"Someone To Watch Over Me" which
stars Richard Yap, Diether Ocampo,
and Judy Ann Santos on Wednesday,
March 4 for the soap's storycon.
The series marks the first
teamup of the Teleserye Queen Judy
Ann Santos and the King of Daytime
TV Richard Yap. It also marks the
return of Diether Ocampo into doing a
primetime series after a few years of
hiatus.
Someone To Watch Over Me
also stars, Tirso Cruz III, Michelle Vito,
Paulo Angeles, Loren Burgos, and Mr.
Eddie Garcia under the direction of
Onat Diaz and Trina Dayrit. The series
is slated to premiere second quarter of
2015.
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Fil-Am turns heartache to
breakthrough
Brad Go interviewed couples in countries like Spain, Australia, Italy
and the Philippines for The Hush Project.
It may have been emotionally
draining and costly for Fil-Am Brad Go
to embark on a journey around the
world interviewing couples and writing
tunes. But his ambitious idea paid-off
as he was able to produce an album
that gave him the break towards a
mainstream recording career.
Through MCA Music, the
singer-songwriter recently released his
nine-song pop rock debut album
called The HUSH Project, the HUSH
being an acronym for “Have U Seen
Her” which is the title of the blog he
created chronicling an affair that
inspired him to travel to select cities
and talk to people about love.
He shares, “One rainy New
York night in September 2012, I met a
girl. She didn’t have an umbrella so I
offered to share mine. We eventually
started dating and although it didn’t
work out, I was inspired to travel
around the world in search of credible
stories to use as inspiration for my
album.”
The umbrella moment seems
like an image straight out of The
Hollies’ iconic piece Bus Stop.
The New Yorker went to
Barcelona
(Spain),
Melbourne
(Australia), Singapore, Palermo (Italy),
Berlin (Germany), Paris (France),
Manila (Philippines) and Tokyo
(Japan) where he met an interracial
couple and whose story inspired him
to write I Want You Now — the album’s
carrier single.
For the Manila trip, Brad
visited his family’s hometown and
interviewed the only grandparent he
has left. The latter spoke about her
devotion to his grandfather and how
different romantic relationships were
back in 1950s Philippines.
Also working as a freelance
video editor and director, the
multifaceted act decided to try his luck
here and formally launch his album,
performing along with two former
members of veteran pop band True
Faith (Ferdie Marquez and Bimbo
Yance) during an afternoon press
gathering in Quezon City.
He found his travels life-
changing, with each trip giving birth to
a new song. “On top of the excitement
of being in a new place, there was the
thrill of trying to find a person receptive
to the project and willing to share their
story. Those interviews really offered
me a chance to share some truly
happy moments with people,” he
recalls.
With the addition of bonus
track Carry You Home, the other seven
songs in The HUSH Project are All
Along, It’s You, Follow Through,
Firestarter, Feel This Way, Love Is Love
and Time Machine.
MCA
clearly
recognized
Brad’s talent as it commissioned him
to write a song for rising star Darren
Espanto. For that challenge he came
out with Makin’ Moves which appears
on the latter’s self-titled album.
“I’m excited to promote the
album in the Philippines and abroad.
I’m also excited to start writing my next
album and further develop my catalog
as a songwriter for other artists as
well,” he relates.
Brad just did a series of gigs and radio
guestings in Metro Manila — a
privilege for Manileños who witnessed
an artist who has already played clubs
in downtown New York.
Confidence and emotions
come abound through him on stage,
and his laudable effort at translating
some English lyrics to Tagalog only
added extra flavor to his classy act.
MCA A&R manager Francis
Guevarra, who happens to be an exTrue Faith member, too, offers his
observation as to Brad’s strengths:
“He is a very marketable artist. We are
looking forward to helping him
cultivate and grow his personal brand
as a musician and songwriter. The
HUSH Project is just the first step.”
As for the girl he prefers addressing
simply as “her”, Brad expressed
gratitude, saying, “Without you none
of this would have happened.”
The HUSH Project is available
online via iTunes, Spinner, Spotify, and
Deezer. March 2015
John Lloyd Cruz shaves hair
for latest film
John Lloyd Cruz (left) shaves his hair for the first time for the film
“Honor Thy Father.”
John Lloyd Cruz shaved his
head for an upcoming movie, "Honor
They Father," a crime thriller about a
ponzi scheme. The highly prized actor
of the Kapamilya network, known for
his romantic-comedy roles, is now
working with "On The Job's" Erik Matti
for the film. He was supposed to star
as Francis Colonel for "On The Job,"
but their schedules did not meet
Instead, Piolo Pascual was
tapped to play the role that earned him
rave reviews from movie buffs and his
peers. The role was about an NBI
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and his sworn duty to uphold the law.
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Knorr Tamarind Power - 2/$1.00
Grace Condensed Milk - $1.49 ea
Grace Sausage - 3/$2.00
Panda Oyster Sauce 510 g - $1.79 bottle
PP Hotdog - $4.49 each
Long Beans - $1.99 lb
Sunlee greenjackfruit - $1.00 can
Pork Shoulder - $2.49 lb
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March 2015
Education raises the bar
but lowers the barriers to a
rewarding career.
5320-A Queen Mary Road
Montreal, QC H3X 1T7
(Accessible by Snowdon Metro,
Busses 51, 166, 17)
Tel.: 514-485-7861 / 514-506-8753
E-mail: [email protected]
COURSES
• Second Languages
- English, French
Filipino (Tagalog)
Mandarin, Spanish
• Computer Software
- Microsoft Office
- Sage Accounting
- Keyboarding
• Interest courses
- Fashion Photography
- Video Production
- Practical Writing
• Tutoring
Gilmore College International providesThe knowledge and skills I have
immigrants the tools for a successfulllearned at Gilmore College gave
career change. The training and theme the edge to work in the health
skills that I learned gave me thecare field where one needs to show
confidence to work as a nurses’ aide. willingness to render service to the
sick and the elderly.
Adele Lascano (October 2009)
Ethel Tugna (March 2011 graduate
PROGRAMS
• Nursing Aide (PAB)
• Early Childhood
Education Assistant
• Office Automation
- Secretarial
- Medical
- Legal
- Administrative
- Bookkeeping
Office Systems Technology
International Trade
French Class
Gilmore College gave me the
opportunity to start a new career. I got
a job easily because I learned new
things from the course which focused
on how to care for the elderly and the
sick. I’m proud to be part of Gilmore
College International
Giselle Arellano (October 2011)

FILIPINO STAR - MARCH 2015 ISsuE

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