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JULY 2015
Vol. 4 No. 7
Malapit na!
August 22 & 23
Masaya ‘to!
CHINA’S WEST PHILIPPINE SEA GRAB
“REPOLYO &
SALAMI” STRATEGY
By WAVES NEWS Staff
before the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal at the Hague in
Netherlands.
The UN Tribunal is now hearing
the Philippine arguments in the
controversial West Philippine
Sea dispute with China.
(AFP Photo / CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative / DigitalGlobe)
“China has pursued its activities in these disputed maritime
areas with overwhelming force.
The Philippines can only coun-
ter by invoking international
law,” says Philippine foreign
affairs secretary Alberto del
Rosario in his opening speech
A Philippine panel, which filed
the case against China’s alleged
incursions and buildup of illegal structures in the contested
West Philippine Sea, is now
awaiting resolution and judgment.
China has repeatedly refused to
participate in the proceedings.
(Continued on page 8)
Toronto preps up for
Taste of Manila 2015
August 22 to 23
STORY ON PAGE 9
CANADIAN
“BASURA”
BURIED...
FINALLY
Tons and tons of garbage, already left rotting and
reeking for two years since it arrived from Vancouver, Canada on 55 shipping containers vans,
were finally buried and disposed at President
Aquino's home province of Tarlac.
EDITORIAL
POE, ESCUDERO, ROXAS
THREE’S A CROWD:
The road to Malacañang
That ends the almost diplomatic fracas between
the Philippines and Canada as environmentalists
and health advocates strongly reacted to their
country being used as a "dumping ground" of
waste materials from developing country.
“Three coins in the fountain”..so
the song by Frank Sinatra
goes..”Which one will the fountain bless?”
TRASH DUMPING HALTED!
Senators Grace Poe, Chiz Escudero and secretary Mar Roxas are all principal figures in the
forthcoming 2016 presidential
polls. One of them could be
president while one will be “a
heartbeat away" from the presidency, meaning as vice president.
The resolution came just before President Aquino
went on a state visit to Ottawa and Toronto, Canada last May 8 as government officials and the
Canadian embassy in Manila forged a way to get
rid of the thrash that consisted of electronic
wastes, diapers and other non-toxic materials but
the long period it was stored made the garbage to
leak fluids and emitting foul door.
But the real burden rests on
President Noy Aquino who has
BREAKING NEWS ON PAGE 3
JUST TWO FOR THE
ROAD NOW!
BREAKING NEWS ON PAGE 4
a Solomonic task of choosing,
among the three, the one de-
serving to succeed him in
Malacanang.
And the task is not easy. Mar
Roxas, it will be recalled, gave
way in 2010, shelving his ambition to be the next president,
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Scholars have noted that globalization has led to an emerging
global culture. This is true, as
indicated by an emerging global
English, or "Globlish," which
seems to be in every culture
that acknowledges English as
an international language.
But just as the emerging global
English takes root in every culture, the Philippines seems to
have developed its own brand
of English, which is distinct
from the mainstream English.
The Filipino English, or
"Pinenglish," is indeed having a
life of its own, as it evolves to
reflect a very different Filipino
culture.
The Philippines is probably the
most different country in East
Asia.
Except East Timor, ours is the
only Christian nation in this
part of the world. Physically, a
Filipino is essentially Malay in
Finally, it ended up in a garbage landfill in Capas,
Tarlac, a hallowed place in World War II historic
where the infamous "death March" took place.⦿
40 Filipino-coined
words added in
Oxford dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has just
included 40 Philippine English terms and expressions in its June 2015 update, the largest single
batch of terms from Tagalog and Filipino usage
of English to be published on the lexicon.
Danica Salazar, a Filipino lexicographer who
works as Consultant Editor on the dictionary,
cited the Philippine-sourced additions as a
“legitimization of Philippine English as a variety
JULY 2015
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JULY 2015
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Manila Feedback
Waste a Minute! Hold it!
Tarlac gov stops dumping of Canadian
trash in Tarlac landfill
Marquez, protector of
Francis, new PNP chief
By Francisco Tuyay
By Tonette Orejas | Inquirer Central Luzon
foot container vans had
been dumped at the landfill
as of July 8. The other containers are in Subic Bay
Freeport, where these had
been transferred to ease
congestion at the Port of
Manila.
TRASH packed in container vans that were shipped from Canada in
2013 are unloaded at the sanitary landfill of the Metro Clark Waste
Management Corp. in Capas, Tarlac. PHOTO COURTESY OF MCWMC
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO,
Pampanga, Philippines —
Tarlac Gov. Victor Yap on
Monday asked the Metro
Clark Waste Management
Corp. (MCWMC) to suspend
the disposal of illegally imported trash from Canada
that the Bureau of Customs
(BoC) seized two years ago
and which the agency contracted to be buried at the
MCWMC’s sanitary landfill
in Capas town.
Yap said he would only allow the resumption of the
disposal if the MCWMC
could present a certification
from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) explaining
the nature of the wastes.
Trash from at least 29 forty-
Yap said his demand to see
the DENR certification was
his response to the complaints that he and other
Tarlac officials had been
receiving from residents of
Bamban and Capas towns.
Residents there complained
of stench, noise, dust and
mud as trucks transported
garbage, he said.
The landfill sits on 100 hectares of rolling hills at Subzone D of the Clark Special
Economic Zone. It can be
reached via Sitio Kalangitan
in Barangay Cutcut II in Capas
or Sitio Pagasa in Barangay
Anupul in Bamban.
Yap wants to see a report on
the waste analysis and characterization study (WSVD)
made on Nov. 10, 2014 by the
DENR’s Environmental Man(Continued on page 10)
New police chief. Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II presents Director Ricardo Marquez, the new head of the Philippine National Police,
to reporters during a press conference in Camp Crame on Tuesday,
as retiring OIC chief Leonardo Espina looks on. Lino Santos
THE government announced
the appointment of Ricardo
Marquez as the new chief of
the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday (July
14), ending seven months of
waiting to have the position
filled.
Marquez, the deputy chief of
operations, will replace officer-in-charge
Leonardo
Espina on Thursday when
he reaches the mandatory
retirement age of 56, said
Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Rox-
as II in a briefing Tuesday.
Marquez said he was surprised to learn of his appointment when he was
summoned to the Palace
Monday, and President Benigno Aquino III ordered
him to lead the 150,000strong police force.
The President emphasized
the need to ensure the
peaceful and successful holding of the 2016 national and
local elections, Marquez added.
JULY 2015
4
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THREE’S A CROWD: The Road to
Malacañang
COUNTERPOINT
for President Aquino. He is therefore the presumptive presidential candidate.
Tenny F. Soriano
DUTERTE: THE NONCANDIDATE
Now it’s payback time. Collect the debt of gratitude. Rightfully, his party mates in the Liberal party (Roxas is the party's president on leave) should pin him instead of an outsider, a guest candidate in the person of Grace Poe.
But Poe is immensely popular and leads the presidential
survey. Roxas is in fourth slot. Not winnable, if pundits
were to have their say.
Poe has the magic name from his legendary dad, the late
Fernando Poe Jr. or FPJ. And up to this day, he is well-loved
and widely believed to have won the presidential elections
in 2004,
Roxas has an aristocratic background lacking in common
touch with the masses.
President Aquino owes Roxas a debt. But Chiz Escudero, his
kumpare (Pnoy was best man at his wedding) and good
friend tilts towards Poe. In the same way, Poe says she's
more comfortable having Chiz as her running mate,that is, if
she will emerge as the chosen one by Pnoy.
In the other scenario, will Poe become Roxas running mate
or the other way around or will Chiz eventually be persuaded to shelve his vice presidential plans and accept an important post in post Aquino government in either a Roxas
or Poe presidency?
Indeed, three's a crowd.
Poe, Escudero: No
more 3 for the road;
Roxas silent
By Chris O. Avendano, Gil C. Cabacungan
Sen. Grace Poe on Sunday
clarified in a phone interview with the Inquirer that
there were no “new proposals” or “concrete plans”
for her to join Interior Secretary Mar Roxas on a tour
of the provinces.
Poe said President Aquino
invited her to join Roxas on
a tour way back in May, but
the idea was not discussed
during their meeting in
Malacanang on Thursday.
“That was discussed the
first time I met with the
President in May to discuss
2016. This was not brought
up in my last meeting with
the President,” Poe said.
“There has been no concrete
agreement and planning
since then. I think it is safe
to say that it will not push
through,” she said.
Poe told the Inquirer on the
phone on Saturday that Mr.
Aquino had asked her to go
around the country with
Roxas and that she had said
yes.
But she said she asked Mr.
Aquino to allow Sen. Chiz
Escudero to join the tour
and the President agreed.
She did not say when Mr.
Aquino asked her to go
around the country with
Roxas, but a source told the
Inquirer it was before the
meeting among the President, Poe and Escudero in
Malacanang on Thursday.
The tough-talking mayor of
Davao city, Rodrigo Duterte
is an enigma.
cause of his achievements in
Davao city, especially in the
area of peace and order.
He keeps people guessing on
what really are his political
plans.
Under his term. Davao city
was transformed from a hotbed of criminality and insurgency to one that is virtually
crime free, where people can
walk nights in complete safety.
A strong contender for the
2016 presidential elections,
he declares he is not interested in running for a higher
elective position much more
as a presidential bet.
But “Digong” as he is popularly known barnstorms the
length and breadth of the
country, meeting with people
in towns and cities and even
far flung areas in the guise of
promoting “Federalism”, a
political system or structure
he says is the ideal set up for
the Philippines, one that
would empower effective
governance even at the
grassroots level and grant
more autonomy and independence to local governments.
But “Rody”, as people close to
him refer to the long-time
mayor of the Philippines’ biggest city, clarifies his sorties
around the country is a
“listening tour” to feel the
pulse of the people towards
his advocacy of this system of
government.
Presently, Duterte ranks
fourth or third in surveys on
“presidentiables”, a popular
Filipino term for those who
can be president.
He is also considered as a
good alternative to the
“trapos” or the traditional
politicians as he is a very
“unorthodox” city executive
or mayor.
According to former North
Cotabato governor Manny
Pinol, if elections were to be
held in the 22 provinces in
Mindanao, Duterte will romp
away with a big majority be-
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Duterte in particular, abhorred drug pushers who
bore the brunt of his drive to
rid the city of bad elements.
TIME magazine labeled him
as the “Punisher”, portraying
him in their story as a guntoting,
motorcycle-riding
mayor. He is also known as
“Dirty Harry”, a spinoff to the
crime buster Hollywood
character of Clint Eastwood.
But he incurred the ire of
Human rights commissioner
Etta Rosales who suspected
the long-time mayor of tolerating the daily murders and
assassinations in the city for
some four decades.
In the 1980s to the early 90s,
Davao city was a hotbed of
insurgency where the feared
urban partisans of the NPA
(New People’s Army), better
known as the “Sparrow
Units”, sowed terror through
assassinations or eliminations of those perceived to be
corrupt and oppressive public officials and military.
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Asked in an interview why he
refused to run as a President
of the Philippines, he said he
feared
many
people
(criminals
and
corrupt
politcians) could get killed
once he is elected.
But he is well loved by Davaoenos for his down to earth
attitude.
He is said to go around the
city driving a taxicab or a
jeepney under disguise but
was caught one time speeding and ticketed by a policeman.
He submitted himself for violating the very same ordinance that he passed as
mayor: the no speeding rule
near a school.
He was also caught not wearing a helmet while at the
wheel of a motorcycle.
Pinol added, he believes that
if Duterte decides to run for
president in 2016, he could
capture the Mindanao votes,
a big factor in any presidential election in the Philippines.
It will be recalled that former
president Gloria M. Arroyo
overtook the late Fernando
Poe Jr. in Mindanao and Cebu
province that led to her victory although it was widely
believed to be spurious and a
result of massive cheating.
“He is an out of the box bet,”
said Piñol.
At the moment, Duterte is
firm on his stand that he will
not be a presidential candidate in 2016.
“Even if I am first or last (in
the surveys), I still don’t
want to run. ⦿
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Upon assuming the mayorship, he issued a warning to
criminals to leave the city or
face his wrath. He is widely
known to have tolerated the
existence of the so-called
“death squad”, a vigilante
type group that was said to
be behind the spate of extrajudicial killings of known
criminals in the city. These
summary killings are better
known in street lingo as
“salvaging”.
But the assumption of Duterte to the mayorship changed
all that as the NPAs made a
strategic retreat.
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JULY 2015
5
Dateline: Manila
When will elections
be held sacred by the
Filipinos??
WAVES FROM HOME
Diego Ojano Franco
The rainy season has finally
descended on our shores.
For almost one week now,
we have been blanketed by
dark skies, pounded and
drenched to the bone by torrential waters from above
and paralyzed by the murky
floods below.
Initial damage to agriculture
and fishery by tropical
storm “Egay” which waltzed
in our archipelago in the
first week of July has been
reported by the Department
of Agriculture at P18 million
before it exited. Close at its
heels, typhoon “Falcon”
swept in and while not hitting land brought heavy
rainfalls that caused dams to
swell alerting authorities to
alert and placed on standby respective emergency
evacuation procedures for
people near the threatened
areas. The second storm left
our country July 10 with
early reports of six deaths in
Zambales, La Union, Pangasinan, Cebu and Quezon
City while several other persons are still missing. Damages are still being account-
ed for as of press time.
As we watched and ponder
on these latest weather developments, we positively
observed that most of our
countrymen are now fully
aware of the real dangers of
climate change and the
threats in our environment
and quick in adapting to the
measures that national and
local governments enforce
in disaster risk management
and preparedness. Super
Typhoon Yolanda left an indelible mark and we have
learned the bitter lessons at
heart in our collective consciousness.
But while our people are
responding immediately to
warnings of imminent calamities and unquestioning
when calls for precautions
and evacuation are sounded,
there is one thing that glares
at us on television news
footages of floods. We still
lack that discipline with regards to our garbage. Our
flooded streets and rivers
are awash in floating trash.
As a coffee shop pundit-
friend
remarked
while
stranded in the midst of a
downpour in our favorite
brew-joint: “We cannot still
trust our people with their
trash.”
* * *
Like the start of the rainy
season that opened with the
twin storms whamming the
islands in precise procession
and brought misery in the
cities and in the farms, the
political season’s tempest
had also began with so much
intensity we can expect tremendous distraction if not
destruction in the political
landscape in the forthcoming months up to the elections in May next year.
The surge of the political
season came too soon. The
early warning signs of political upheavals were already
imminent when despite the
“demolition job” as claimed
by Vice President Binay, he
consistently and confidently
enjoyed the highest rankings on surveys as most likely to be top presidential timber until Senator Grace
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Poe’s poll ratings suddenly
shot up too as the next big
star that happened in political biz, this after her good
show at the Senate Mamasapano Massacre hearings. For
this, she got a beating subsequently from the well-oiled
propaganda machinery that
our murky politics cannot
dispense with in order to
survive.
With DILG Secretary Mar
Roxas stuck down below in
the numbers game while the
likes of Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, Davao City
Mayor Rody Duterte and
even Manila Mayor Joseph
Estrada making good grades
in the survey, something out
of Grace Poe shone brightly
that made her number two
in public choice as presidentiable.
President Aquino met and
talked to her not once, but
twice. First before the president left for his state visit to
Canada last May and second
last July 9 in Malacanang.
The impression was that
they only talked of the
“Daang Matuwid” and not a
job interview.
The political cauldron boiled
and seethed when an exasperated and beleaguered
Binay resigned from his cabinet position and started his
tirades against the administration. This worked well,
it showed the cards of the
JULY 2015
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Manila Feedback
BOC chief explains why trash from Mangudadatu to
Canada is being buried in Clark
ailing Ampatuan
By Tetch Torres-Tupas , The Philippine Inquirer
To avoid worsening port
congestion, the Bureau of
Customs said the issue on
the illegal shipment of trash
from Canada is now considered case closed.
(DENR) which issued the
permit.
The 55 container vans from
Canada were loaded with
garbage including household trash and adult diapers. It was left at the Manila port after it was
shipped to the country in
(Continued from page 5)
WAVES FROM HOME ….
Vice President who wanted to
be President this early.
Coffee shop talks are rife with
conspiracy theories that Senator Grace Poe’s entry and enticement to the Big League of
national politics was a Liberal
Party strategy to carry up Mar
Roxas in the survey ratings or
for any other hidden agenda
we would consider as speculation.
This political season is worth
watching
as
it
unfolds
“telenovela-like” with a cast of
pompously posturing and pretentious politicians in our islands’ stormy wet, windy, wallowing and wild days ahead.
In this season, expect waves of
political dirt and tsunamis of
image-making and imagebreaking tricks disguised as
political operations swelling
up, as well as flood of money
cascading from God knows
where.
* * *
A few weeks ago, Davao City
Mayor Rody Duterte announced in public that he is no
longer running for the presidency. But we have it from a
close and reliable source within the Duterte camp that the
pronouncement was part of a
strategy.
In fact, we have been invited to
attend the blessing and opening of the Mayor Rodrigo Roa
Duterte National Executive
Coordinating Committee Regional Headquarters in Cabanatuan City on July 14.
Duterte is determined. “Tuloy
ang Laban.”
* * *
Thousands are turning up for
voter’s registration in malls in
Metro Manila designated by
By Germelina Lacorte and Edwin Fernandez, Inquirer Mindanao
“Minsan ang nangyayari
lang pagbibigay ng permit,
nahahaluan. Hindi homogenous,” Lina said.
Customs Chief Alberto Lina
said the 55 containers van
loaded with waste from
Canada are now being buried in Clark.
“Binabaon na sa Clark at our
expense para wala ng issue
(They are now being buried
in Clark at our expense so
there will be no more issues),” Lina told reporters.
Sr.: Repent!
Lina added that they will
come up with measures to
prevent a repeat of the incident.
Lina added that they have to
get rid of the trash to avoid
port congestion.
Customs Chief Alberto Lina
2013.
The shipment was declared
as ‘scrap plastic materials.’
Lina explained that it was
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
the Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) for this purpose.
The inclement weather did not
deter the people who lined up
the satellite s registrations
booths set up by COMELEC.
If this is an indication, a lot of
our countrymen are indeed
intent on participating in the
2016 May elections. This is a
good sign of the people’s desire
to choose their national and
local leaders.
Elections are about leadership
and change. Sadly, our experiences in the past are not about
the selection of statesmen and
genuine public servants but
preference for personalities
with mass appeal and money.
As commonly expressed by
many
indifferent
voters:
“Eleksyon? Pera pera lang yan!”
Our elections are for politicians who want to live forever.
For political dynasties where
nothing seems sacred anymore
only their names, acronyms
and initials emblazoned in everything even in give-away rosaries and candies they throw
out to multitudes as if in blessing.
We can only pray that our
2016 electorate have really
matured and now willing to
give change a chance and focus
their political options on social
and economic issues that
should not be forgotten as the
Mamasapano Massacre, extensive greed and dynastic graft
and corruption, poverty, injustice, the system of political patronage and governance that
bred the PDAF scam and other
ills.
May our electorate no longer
be passive and waive their responsibility of citizenship but
vote for the best and highest
interest and the collective good
of our country so that as Filipinos we can no longer be faulted that this is the Philippines
that we have made because at
“We need containers. The
reason why there’s port
congestion is because of issues like this. We have to
resolve those issues. If we’re
not able to remove it from
the pier, we will have congestion again. What do you
want? Port congestion or to
dump it? That’s why we
dumped it,” Lina said. IDL
the voting center, we missed
the point.
Understanding this San Andrean electoral fault of ours still
has got a long way to go unless
Filipinos hold election as sacred and not a mere right but
power in itself for us to transform our sense of nationhood.
* * *
In our earlier column, we have
written about the two-year old
55 container vans with waste
from Canada that was rotting
at the Port of Manila. The good
news is the garbage has been
buried and the case closed.
Bureau of Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina announced
that “the issue of illegal shipment of household waste from
Canada was now over.” The
BOC said the trash was
dumped in a sanitary landfill in
Capas, Tarlac at the expense of
the BOC.
The Ontario-based Chronic Inc.
shipped the containers which
was declared as “scrap plastic
materials for recycling” but
actually loaded with garbage,
including adult diaper and
household waste through its
Valenzuela-based consignee,
Chronic Plastics.
The BOC filed criminal charges
against Chronic Plastics for
violations of the Revised Penal
Code, the Tariff and Customs
Code and the 1990 Toxic
Waste Act.
* * *
We are sorry for missing our
column for June issue of Waves
News. We had trouble with our
little knowledge of the technology and our lap top crashed
due to an unwelcome virus and
a little girl (my nephew)
played with my USB thinking it
was a lucky charm and lost it.
There goes my files.
Mea culpa.
Maguindanao Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu. AP FILE PHOTO
DAVAO CITY – Maguindanao
Governor Esmael Mangudadatu on Tuesday said he
wished that Andal Ampatuan Sr., the patriarch of the
Ampatuan clan accused of
masterminding the 2009
Maguindanao
massacre,
would repent for his crime
now that he is diagnosed
with a “terminal” liver cancer.
“I’m still praying for him to
repent,” Mangudadatu said,
when asked about the report that the former Maguindanao governor, is terminally ill.
Mangudadatu – whose wife
and sister were among the
58 people, 32 of them journalists, waylaid and killed in
2009 – said he knew how
painful it is to be sick of cancer because his mother also
died of one.
Over a hundred members
and followers of the Ampatuan clan are now facing
trial in the Quezon City Regional Trial Court for the
massacre, dubbed as the
worst election-related violence in the country.
“If he’d say sorry at this
time to the victims of the
Maguindanao
massacre,
maybe he can still be forgiven but still, justice has to be
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served,” Mangudadatu told
the Inquirer by phone.
He advised Andal Sr. to seek
forgiveness from the relatives of the massacre victims.
“I am willing to visit him in
the hospital if he seeks forgiveness,” he said in another
interview with reporters.
Reports said Andal Sr. has
only three to six months to
live.
As believer of Islam,
Mangudadatu said he was
ready to forgive.
“I am only human, I can forgive,” Mangudadatu said.
“But it does not follow that I
should rest the case against
Andal Sr., his sons and others.”
He said he is consulting with
his lawyers to find a way to
independently check on the
real health status of Andal
Sr. to erase all the doubts
that the illness is only made
up.
“Once an independent prosecution physician would
corroborate the findings of
Andal’s physician, and he
seeks forgiveness, I will
come and visit him,” said
Mangudadatu. ⦿
JULY 2015
7
COMMUNITY
MARCO: MAASAHAN NG MGA FILIPINO
LP likes the idea
POE, ESCUDERO: No more 3 for …
The report about Poe joining Roxas
on a national tour—even with Escudero as “chaperon”—caused excitement in the ruling Liberal Party
on Sunday.
“PINENGLISH” OR PINOY ENGLISH
Roxas is the party’s presumptive
presidential candidate in next year’s
elections, and it is believed that
President Aquino, titular head of the
party, is trying to convince Poe, the
new front-runner in the presidential
polls, to run as Roxas’ Vice President.
The Filipino English, is different from
the English spoken by the Americans or
the British. It has its own phonetics and
set of idioms. An average American or
Briton may find difficulties understanding some English words, which a Filipino uses in daily social intercourse.
No word from Aquino
Escudero on Sunday said it was possible President Aquino or Roxas was
no longer considering the tour.
In a text message
Escudero said Mr.
mention the tour
their meeting in
Thursday.
to the Inquirer,
Aquino did not
to him during
the Palace on
He said Poe had mentioned it to
him, but she did not ask him to go.
Neither did the President.
Asked whether he would join the
tour, Escudero said: “Given that no
such request was made other than a
mere mention of the conversation
between the President and Senator
Grace, there is nothing really for me
to say yes or no to.”
Escudero said he was not and did
not want to be presumptuous.
“Besides, the President didn’t say
anything about that when we met so
it might not even be a consideration
for him or for Secretary Roxas anymore,” Escudero said.
Repeated calls to Roxas requesting
comment went unanswered.
But Roxas is unpopular with voters,
placing third in the polls, behind
Vice President Jejomar Binay and
Poe, or even fourth—behind Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking mayor
of Davao City.
It could be the thinking in the administration that Roxas’ unacceptability to voters may be eased if he is
seen around with the highly popular
Poe, whose independence and fearless stance in legislative inquiries
involving President Aquino’s allies
have catapulted her to the front line
in the 2016 race for Malacanang.
Poe, however, has not decided
whether to run for higher office.
And she has said that if she will run,
she prefers to team up with Escudero because she is “more comfortable” with him. ⦿
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looks, but his temperament is Latino.
But he speaks English well unlike other
East Asians.
In politics, an American refers to a
presidential candidate as a standard
bearer, but Filipino prefer to call him a
"presidentiable," a term which has yet
to find its place in the Webster's standard dictionary. We have terms like
"vice
presidentiable"
and
"senatoriable" to refer to those running
for other posts.
An American calls it a political party,
and a British, political aggroupement,
to refer to groups of individuals with
the same set of political beliefs and objectives. But a Filipino may call it a
"political aggrupation," which is another term that could not be found in the
dictionary.
In business, anything that is bought on
staggered payment basis will always be
a good or service acquired on installment. While a Filipino may occasionally
use the word, he prefers to call it as a
thing bought on "tears."
Hence, every installment is a "give," a
term which is not easily discernible by
other English-speaking people
Police works could be messy, but Filipinos have specific terms, whose differing usage could hardly be explained.
The dictionary says salvage means to
save or help. But in Filipino parlance,
"salvage" means summary execution,
which is the exact opposite of its actual
meaning. It has evolved from the Spanish word "salvaje," which literally
means bad.
This term has surfaced in the 1970s,
when the dreaded Marcos police and
military operatives kidnapped political
activists, who later surfaced as victims
of rubouts.
The wireless telephony boom of the
early 2000s has led to the emergence of
new words that are essentially Filipino.
A tryst or rendezvous among cellphone
users is an "eyeball," which has a different connotation for the Americans and
British.
Other English words that have Filipino
meanings: a refrigerator is a
"frigidaire"; a pack of toothpaste is
"colgate"; while a traditional camera is
"kodak." Going to SM or Robinson is
"malling," while, in other cultures, it is
shopping. Hotels in other countries
have no equivalent for our "short time."
When going to a restaurant, a food
server will call the bill a "chit," which is
almost identical with the word "check."
Food servers had a hard time pronouncing check; chit is easier.
In other countries, the lavatory is called
toilet, but in the Philippines, they euphemistically call it comfort room or
rest room.
Scholars have no explanation for this
Filipino English, but I always believe in
the Filipino sense of individualism. A
Pinoy always wants to be different
from the rest of the world. ⦿
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PH-China maritime dispute
FULL TEXT: DFA chief Del Rosario’s speech at UN tribunal
WHY THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT THIS CASE TO ARBITRATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE REGION AND
THE WORLD
Republic of the Philippines v. People’s Republic of China
HON. ALBERT F. DEL ROSARIO
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
07 July 2015
1. Mr. President, distinguished
Members of the Tribunal, it is a
great honor to respectfully appear before you on behalf of my
country, the Republic of the
Philippines. It is indeed a special privilege to do so in a case
that has such importance to all
Filipinos and — if I may add —
to the rule of law in international relations.
2. Mr. President, the Philippines has long placed its faith
in the rules and institutions
that the international community has created to regulate
relations among States. We are
proud to have been a founding
member of the United Nations,
and an active participant in
that indispensable institution.
3. Its organs, coupled with the
power of international law,
serve as the great equalizer
among States, allowing countries, such as my own, to stand
on an equal footing with
wealthier,
more
Powerful
States.
4. Nowhere is this more true,
Mr. President, than with re(Continued from page 1)
REPLOYO and SALAMI
STRATEGY
The United States, along with
other members of the powerful G-7 countries (that include Canada, Italy, Japan,
France, Great Britain and
Germany) have time and
again criticized China’s actions.
In the past several years, Chinese military patrols begun
harassing Filipino fishermen
in the Scarborough shoal, a
mere hundred nautical miles
off Zambales province, preventing them to earn their
livelihood from what is their
traditional
rich
fishing
grounds for so many years.
IS IT ALL ABOUT FISH?
According to Senator Ralph
Recto, if we lose entry to
Scarborough shoal and other
areas such as the Spratly islands, a big chunk of the fishing industry will lose billions
in yearly earnings.
Based on estimates, Recto
said we stand to lose some
P200 million (US$4 million)
daily if China prevents entry
to the rich fishing grounds of
the Western Philippine seas.
He suspects China’s aggression in the disputed areas
near the Philippines is not to
invade but rather to secure
the rich fishing grounds to
feed the billions of Chinese
population.
spect to the progressive development of the law of the sea,
which culminated in the adoption of the Law of the Sea Convention in 1982. That instrument, which has rightly been
called a “Constitution for the
Oceans,” counts among its most
important achievements the
establishment of clear rules
regarding the peaceful use of
the seas, freedom of navigation,
protection of the maritime environment and, perhaps most
importantly, clearly defined
limits on the maritime areas in
which States are entitled to
exercise sovereign rights and
jurisdiction.
5. These are all matters of central significance to the Philippines. Indeed, given our
lengthy coastline, our status as
an archipelagic state, and our
seafaring tradition, the rules
codified in the law of the sea
have always had particular importance for the Philippines.
The Philippines is justifiably
proud of the fact that it signed
the Convention on the day it
was opened for signature, on
“It’s a market of 1.360 billion
people, each eating 37 kilos
of fish each year. The West
Philippine sea is part of the
Coral triangle, one of the rich
fishing grounds in the world,
so who would not be attracted to it?”, he said.
China says it owns areas in
the Western Philippine sea
and other parts such as the
Spratlys (Pagasa islands) by
virtue of what they claim as
historic rights under the socalled “nine-dash line”.
These groups of islands or
territories are also claimed
by other Southeast Asian nations including Vietnam, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Secretary Del Rosario describes China’s aggressiveness in grabbing territories
claimed by the Philippines
and others as “cabbage strategy”, referring to Chinese
military officials’ tactic of
peeling one layer off a time.
When these small steps are
taken together, they reflect
China’s efforts to slowly consolidate de facto CONTROL
throughout the South China
sea”.
“Salami strategy”, he said, is
when China “takes little
steps over time none of
which individually is enough
to provoke a crisis”.
For instance, it (China’s grabbing) started with Mischief
Reef in 1995 and Scarborough shoal (Panatag
shoal) in 2012.
10 December 1982, and was
one of the first States to submit
its instrument of ratification,
which it did on 8 May 1984.
6. The Philippines has respected and implemented its rights
and obligations under the Convention in good faith. This can
be seen in the amendment of
our national legislation to bring
the
Philippines’
maritime
claims into compliance with the
Convention, by converting our
prior straight baselines into
archipelagic baselines in conformity with Articles 46 and 47,
and by providing that the maritime zones of the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough
Shoal in the South China Sea
would be consistent with Article 121.
7. The Philippines took these
important steps, Mr. President,
because we understand, and
accept, that compliance with
the rules of the Convention is
required of all States Parties.
8. I mentioned a moment ago
the equalizing power of international law. Perhaps no provi-
This year China has, according to US spy surveillance,
artificial islands sprouted,
including air strips that can
handle aircrafts.
(See complete text of Secretary Del Rosario’s arguments ON THIS PAGE)
In essence, Del Rosario said
the central issue is whether a
country (China in this case)
can claim “historic rights”
over an area or territory that
is far away from its borders
or boundary and located already within the maritime
zone of another country
(which is the Philippines).
Del Rosario said China’s action is a clear “violation of
International law”.
The Philippines has earned
the praises of organizations
and countries worldwide for
standing up to a superpower
with vast resources like China.
Like the proverbial David
and Goliath, The Philippines
resorted to diplomatic and
peaceful means of resolving
the dispute.
Dr. Philip Chang of the Foreign Policy Institute said, “It
is remarkable what the Philippines has achieved diplomatically, given the limited
resources at its disposal and
the disproportionate power
of China.
But diplomacy
alone cannot change the facts
on the ground and China
knows that,” he added.⦿
sions of the Convention are as
vital to achieving this critical
objective than Part XV. It is
these dispute resolution provisions that allow the weak to
challenge the powerful on an
equal footing, confident in the
conviction
that
principles
trump power; that law triumphs over force; and that
right prevails over might.
9. Mr. President, allow me to
respectfully make it clear: in
submitting this case, the Philippines is NOT asking the Tribunal to rule on the territorial
sovereignty aspect of its disputes with China.
10. We are here because we
wish to clarify our maritime
entitlements in the South China
Sea, a question over which the
Tribunal has jurisdiction. This
is a matter that is most important not only to the Philippines, but also to all coastal
States that border the South
China Sea, and even to all the
States Parties to UNCLOS. It is a
dispute that goes to the very
heart of UNCLOS itself. Our
very able counsel will have
much more to say about this
legal dispute over the interpretation of the Convention during
the course of these oral hearings. But in my humble layman’s view, the central legal
dispute in this case can be expressed as follows:
11. For the Philippines, the
maritime
entitlements
of
coastal States – to a territorial
sea, exclusive economic zone
and continental shelf, and the
rights and obligations of the
States Parties within these respective zones – are established, defined and limited by
the express terms of the Convention. Those express terms
do not allow for – in fact they
preclude – claims to broader
entitlements, or sovereign
rights, or jurisdiction, over
maritime areas beyond the limits of the EEZ or continental
shelf. In particular, the Convention does not recognize, or permit the exercise of, so called
“historic rights” in areas beyond the limits of the maritime
zones that are recognized or
established by UNCLOS.
12. Sadly, China disputes this,
Mr. President, in both word and
deed. It claims that it is entitled
to exercise sovereign rights
and jurisdiction, including the
exclusive right to the resources
of the sea and seabed, far beyond the limits established by
the Convention, based on socalled “historic rights” to these
areas. Whether these alleged
“historic rights” extend to the
limits generally established by
China’s so-called “nine dash
line”, as appears to be China’s
claim, or whether they encompass a greater or a narrower
portion of the South China Sea,
the indisputable fact, and the
central element of the legal
dispute between the Parties, is
that China has asserted a claim
of “historic rights” to vast areas
of the sea and seabed that lie
far beyond the limits of its EEZ
and continental shelf entitlements under the Convention.
13. In fact, China has done
much more, Mr. President, than
to simply claim these alleged
“historic rights.” It has acted
forcefully to assert them, by
exploiting the living and nonliving resources in the areas
beyond the UNCLOS limits
while forcibly preventing other
coastal States, including the
Philippines, from exploiting the
resources in the same areas –
even though the areas lie well
within 200 M of the Philippines’ coast and, in many cases,
hundreds of miles beyond any
EEZ or continental shelf that
China could plausibly claim
under the Convention.
14. The legal dispute between
the Philippines and China over
China’s claim to and exercise of
alleged “historic rights” is a
matter falling under the Convention, and particularly Part
XV, regardless of whether China is claiming that “historic
rights” are recognized under
the Convention, or allowable
under the Convention because
they are not precluded by it.
China has made both arguments in its public statements.
But it makes no difference for
purposes of the characterization of this dispute as one calling for the interpretation or
application of the Convention.
The question raised by the conflicting positions of the Philippines and China boils down to
this: Are maritime entitlements
to be governed strictly by UNCLOS, thus precluding claims of
maritime entitlements based
on “historic rights”? Or does
the UNCLOS allow a State to
claim entitlements based on
“historic” or other rights even
beyond those provided for in
the Convention itself?
15. As our counsel will explain,
Mr. President, any recognition
of such “historic rights” conflicts with the very character of
UNCLOS and its express provisions concerning the maritime
entitlements of coastal States.
This calls indisputably for the
proper interpretation of the
fundamental nature of the Convention.
16. China’s assertion and exercise of its alleged rights in areas
beyond its entitlements under
UNCLOS have created significant uncertainty and instability
in our relations with China and
in the broader region. In this
respect, I note the presence
here today of representatives
of Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Japan to observe these critical proceedings.
17. Mr. President, China has
claimed “historic rights” in are(Continued on page 24)
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Patron saint of Tanza, Cavite
Feast of “Tata Usteng” on
Aug 29 at Earl Bales park
The feast of St. Augustine (or better known to Tanza, Cavite residents as “Tata Usteng “) will be
commemorated in a celebration/
picnic at the Earl Bales park
on August 29, 2015.
Edgardo “Egay” Torres, association president, said a “Karakol”
will highlight the festivities after
a simple mass and potluck lunch.
Filipinos prepare for the BIG
Taste of Manila 2015
From August 22 to 23, at
least a kilometer of the
Bathurst-Wilson northward
stretch will host the Taste of
Manila, the biggest free and
open street summer festival
of a growing and resilient
Filipino-Canadian community in Toronto.
Following a spectacular first
edition last year, the Taste
of Manila reasserts itself as
among the city of Toronto’s
biggest street festivals, notably the Taste of Toronto in
Fort York, the Greek’s Taste
of the Danforth and several
others.
This year’s Taste of Manila
will unfold in time with the
City of Toronto’s official
declaration of the BathurstWilson area as Little Manila.
Tanza, Cavite residents from Toronto and other areas are welcome to join in the observance which is actually the town’s fiesta that falls on
every August 24th of each year in that historic town.
Philippine Community Cultural
Center
(Philcomcentre) chair Rolly
Mangante expects the 2015
Taste of Manila to be bigger
and more fun.
It was in Tanza, then known as Santa Cruz De Malabon
where Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and Gen. Mariano Trias took
their oath of office as President and vice president, respectively, of the First Philippine revolutionary government after the declaration of Independence in Kawit, Cavite on June
12, 1898.
(Press Release)
Mangante says the city government has graciously allotted Philcomcentre, the
group that oversees the
Taste of Manila, more street
spaces along with a special
lane for emergency purposes.
tory of their country of
origin.
The Bathurst-Wilson area
will become a giant hub of
Filipino-Canadian
social,
cultural and culinary excellence, a wide area where
Torontonians and their
neighbors may savor Filipino food, buy Filipino products, play Filipino games,
watch entertainment shows
headlined by Filipinos and
enjoy other street festival
surprises.
It holds trainings and seminars on responsible citizenship and on integration
within the Canadian milieu.
Mangante estimates some
50,000 Taste of Manila
street festival goers, some of
them coming from other
parts of Canada and the
USA.
He says Philcomcentre aims
to highlight the diverse yet
equally unique culture of
the Filipino people who
come from more than 7,100
islands comprising the Philippines.
Besides preparing for the
yearly Taste of Manila, Philcomcentre engages itself in
multidisciplinary activities
focused on fostering culture
awareness among the youth,
including heritage and his-
Beyond the shores of Canada, the Philcomcentre has
sent help to Filipino communities beset by natural
calamities in the Philippines.
The Philcomcentre, says
Mangante, is an organization that has a long-term
vision of achieving community unity and togetherness.
Thus, the Taste of Manila
has evolved into a vehicle
for camaraderie and family
togetherness, while at the
same time providing a
wholesome activity, for the
Filipino-Canadians,
the
mainstream
and
other
groups that make up Toronto’s mosaic.
The Taste of Manila provides a glimpse of the Philippines, its people, its rich
history and its important
role in the community of
nations, adds Joseph Franco,
Philcomcentre spokesperson.
JULY 2015
WASTE A MINUTE, HOLD IT!
agement Bureau (EMB) and approved by EMB Director Jonas Leones, a copy given by the MCWMC to
the INQUIRER showed.
The WACS report said EMB analyzed
samples from three container vans
and these consisted of “municipal
solid waste or garbage… which cannot be recycled and destined for disposal.”
Additional documents showed the
WACS was used by EMB to advise
BoC and a regional trial court in Manila in recommending a final disposal.
Judge Paulino Gallegos, in an order
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on April 1, 2015, directed BoC to
“facilitate the processes leading to
the dispersal of the illegal shipment
and/or toxic contraband.” The order
referred to 34 container vans. The
judge also ordered the container
vans to be released to the local shipper, Le Soleil.
A May 7 report by the BoC’s condemnation committee referred to 55
container vans.
Rufo Colayco, MCWMC president
and chief executive officer, said a
copy of the WACS report was
emailed to Yap at 4 p.m. Monday.
“[WCMC continues to do] a job we
were requested to perform in order
to put an end to a long festering issue, in a practical and sensible man-
ner and in full compliance with environmental protection law,” Colayco
said.
cade roads leading to the landfill but
none had been put up on Monday
afternoon.
“The issue that some have raised —
that under international protocols,
the garbage that was imported two
years ago must be repatriated regardless of its being non-toxic — is
evidently not a valid issue,” he said.
Colayco said he advised guards at
the landfill not to use force should
residents try to block the dumping.
The MCWMC, Colayco said, has undertaken this task to help the national government end a problem
“that appears to have unduly disrupted port operations and which
has unduly distracted the government from its proper tasks.”
Diana Figueroa, president of the
Concerned Citizens of Bamban, has
warned that residents would barri-
“We will obtain the identity of all the
troublemakers and avail of all applicable legal measures to redress their
wrongful disruption of services that
we are performing on behalf of the
national government,” he said.
Colayco said the MCWMC would get
the Clark Development Corp. and the
provincial and national governments to intervene should the Bamban government pass a resolution
banning the passage of garbage
trucks in the town.
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Durham Region’s
1st Santacruzan
EVENT PHOTOS BY TONY MEDOZA
Mayor Dave Ryan of the City of Pickering was proud to host the inaugural Philippine Fiesta and Santacruzan in Durham Region on June
27, 2015. The Pickering and Ajax community is a preferred destination for Filipino-Canadians and their families with nearly 7500 Pinoys
calling Durham Region home.
Hon. Chris Alexander, Minister of Canadian Immigration and Citizenship and MP for Ajax-Pickering, with
the Mendoza, Mabilangan, Albano and Honrade families.
A broad and diverse array of dignitaries were on hand for the flag
raising to show their support of Filipino-Canadians. In addition to
Mayor Dave Ryan, other luminaries included: Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship & Immigration; Senator Tobias Enverga Jr., Corneliu Chisu, MP, Pickering-Scarborough East; Pat Perkins, MP, Whitby; Consul General Rosalita Prospero; Joe Dickson, MPP, PickeringAjax; Roger Anderson, Chair, Region of Durham; Pickering Councillor,
David Pickles; Pickering Councillor, Bill McLean; Pickering Councillor,
Ian Cumming, Ajax Councillor, Renrick Ashby; and Whitby Councillor,
Lorne Coe.
This outstanding show of support is a reflection of the growing
prominence of the Filipino-Canadian population in Durham Region
and the East GTA. At the event, Mayor Dave Ryan made a public
commitment to making the Philippine Fiesta and Santacruzan an
annual event in the City of Pickering; and growing it year after year.
(MG) / PHOTO BY TONY MENDOZA
Ontario Filipino Women"s Club (OFWC) held their Induction of new Officers at Palace Restaurant on June
16, 2015. Rebecca Reyes is the new President.
OKOR Celebrates 154th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal,
PH National Hero
The 154th birth anniversary of the
Philippines' national hero, Dr. Jose
P. Rizal, was celebrated by the
officers and members of the Order
of the Canada Region on June 19,
2015.
In Toronto, the highlight of the
event was the wreath laying before the statue of the national
hero at the Earl Bales Park was
graced by Philippine Consul General Rosalita S. Prospero and Sir
Lamberto Mananquil, KGCR, , past
Supreme Commander of the Order
of the Knights of Rizal and Chairman of the Council of Elders.
Other Officers of the different
chapters followed the wreath laying and presidents of the different
ladies Rizal organization.
Sir Nanquil cited Rizal as a wellknown journalist, doctor of medicine, poet, and a reformist/activist.
He said that the Philippines' na-
tional hero was well respected not
only in Asia but throughout the
world.
Among those present during the
event include Sir Jaime T. Marasigan, KGCR, Rizal Canada Regional
Commander, Sir George Poblete,
KGCR; Sir Lapulapu Cana, KGCR,
Dr. Tom Vrrey, and other officers
of the Rizal Canada Regional Council; Ms. Odette Virrey, president of
the Ladies of Rizal;Ms. Araceli
(Rose) Cruz, president, Kabaihang
Rizalista, Inc. (Toronto), Ms. Azon
Ramos and Lynette Ramos, past
president and incumbent president respectively of the Aspiration
of Rizal; Also the historical activity
was participated in by other officers of the Rizal Canada Region and
the different Chapters.
It was hosted by the Order of the
Knights of Rizal Scarborough Chapter which was coordinated by Sir
Manny Yanga, KCR, immediate
Photo by Ariel Ramos
past commander of the OKOR
Scarborough Chapter and presently, deputy area commander for
Eastern Toronto; Incumbent Scar-
borough Chapter Commander
Aristeo Mondragon, KCR; Deputy
Chapter
Commander
Virgilio
Amante, and other officers and
members of the Rizal Scarborough
Chapter. St. Jamestown News
Agency, RAZ/DO
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Community
Conida Marie Halley is Miss PIDC 2015
The Miss Philippines PIDC 2015 Top 3 Winners, PIDC Beauty pageant Entourage with the PIDC Board and Council, Emcees and Pageant Committee. Photo by Karen Liguidliguid
Filipino Lawyer called to the
Ontario Bar
“God’s delays are never God’s denial”,
from Og Mandino’s book, “Gift of Acabar.”
After a long and strenuous path, the
Law Society of Upper Canada called
George M. Garvida to the Bar of Ontario. Finally, after returning to Canada
with his family, becoming a full-pledged
lawyer is sweeter the second time
around.
tty. Garvida finished his legal studies at
the University of the Philippines, College of Law in 1993 and passed the
bar exams the same year. He belongs
to the same class as Senators Francis
(Chiz) Escudero and Francis (Kiko)
Pangilinan. Besides having a BA Degree in Humanities from the University
of the Philippine, College of Arts and
Letters, in Diliman, Quezon City, he
was a UP University Student Council
leader. In Canada, he also graduated
(with Honours) in the Law Clerk Diploma program at Seneca College, Toronto.
Atty. Garvida started his career as a
Counsel and Hearing Officer with the
Videogram Regulatory Board (now the
Optical Media Board) of the Office of
the President of the Philippines and
later as a Government Corporate Attorney of the Office of the Government
Corporate Counsel, Department of
Justice where he gained significant
litigation expertise in the areas of corporate, administrative and criminal law.
In between, he was in private practice
as well, and has conducted numerous
trials, both on behalf of the plaintiff litigants, and as defence counsel.
Atty. Garvida practices law in the areas
of immigration, family law, civil litigation, business law, criminal defence and administrative/regulatory
law. He has also handled a number of
appeals in the immigration and refugee
law areas.
Prior to his call to the Ontario Bar, Atty.
Garvida was a Court Services Officer
of the Superior Court of Justice (SCJ)
and was assigned to various Courthouses, particularly in Ottawa, Milton,
Orangeville, Hamilton and Barrie. Mr.
Garvida has worked with the Immigration Appeals Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
(IRB). He also was with the Toronto
Catholic
Children’s
Aid
Society
(TCCAS) and was also assigned to the
Crown Prosecutor’s Office of the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario.
As a legal professional, Atty. Garvida is
a highly experienced practitioner, with
extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the justice system. He has appeared before the Immigration and
Appeals Division and the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and
Refugee Board, the Alcohol and Gaming commission of Ontario, Ontario
Provincial Court, Small Claims Court,
as well as various courts and quasijudicial tribunals in the Philippines.
As a family lawyer, Atty. Garvida has
drafted numerous prenuptial, separation and divorce agreements. As an
immigration practitioner, he gained
favourable decisions for humanitarian
and refugee applicants.
By: Tony A. San Juan, OCT.
"It is important for me to help promote our unique & enviable heritage, culture and values of what Filipinos are". With this convincing and
confident answer to the question:" If
you win the beauty title what would
you do during your reign?", Contestant No. 9 has clearly proven to the
beauty pageant's board of judges
that she deserves to be adjudged the
complete winner. Unanimously
picked, Conida Marie Halley, a 15year old James Cardinal McGuigan
Catholic Secondary School Grade 9
student from North York was
crowned Miss Philippines PIDC
2015 amongst 8 other beautiful
contenders. Raina Resplandor, Miss
Philippines PIDC 2014, after a curt
video showing of her 2014 reign,
donned the royal headdress to Conida Marie, her highly elated successor.
Being the audience darling, Conida
Marie Halley was awarded a tiara,
sash, cash award and returned airfare by Korean Air to the Philippines
as well as doubly honoured with 3
distinctions, the "Miss Photogenic",
"Miss Maria Clara" and "Miss Intellectual" titles. Other winners recognized with tiara , sash and cash prizes were: Marina Saleeb, 1st Runnerup and Janelle Apresto, 2nd Runnerup. Marina also received the "Miss
Charity" & "Miss Online Sensation"
trophies while Janelle was named
"Miss Popularity".
The strong bevy of winning beauties
with trophies and sashes, includes :1) Maygen Hinchliffe who
was accorded with 4 awards, as
"Best in National Attire", "Poise and
Beauty", "Spirit" and "Casual Wear",
2) Joie Ann Merana, garnered "Miss
Freedom" and "Best in Talent", 3)
Lara Denise Capistrano, won "Miss
Congeniality", 4) Georelle Mendoza,
as "Miss Heritage", 5) Lovely Valentine Valenzuela, the "Miss Pearl of
the Orient " winner; and 6) Leah
Villanueva, named "Miss Tourism".
The popular and prestigious beauty
and talent event, organized and
sponsored by the 16- year old Philippine Independence Day Council
(PIDC), is a major part of the annual
celebration of the 117th Araw ng
In addition to his legal experience, Atty.
Garvida also had his share of other
employment experiences in Canada.
From being a Dunkin Donut server and
storekeeper, DJ and Kitchen Manager
at JOLLIBEE in Manila, he opened
three establishments in Toronto, namely; Kalesa, Kalan Chow, and Katipunan
– all called “Resto-Bars” (a term he
started using since 1995). He also
worked as a cook/server at the IKEA
Restaurant in North York and as a
crew member of Tim Horton’s in Pickering. On weekends and special occasions, he offers sound engineering and
DJ services through KMR Muzik for the
Filipino-Canadian community.
Atty. Garvida is available to assist clients in their legal concerns in the Philippines, through Legalnett Consultants
International. He is committed to helping those from the Filipino community
that have not traditionally been represented. Towards that end, a free initial
thirty minute consultation is offered and
Atty. Garvida is also available to meet
clients in the evenings upon appointment.
Atty. Garvida is happily married to
Sheila Ortega and is father to Ryan,
Reanne and Riley.
From left to right: Raina Resplandor - Miss Philippines 2014, Rory Elefano, Janelle
Apresto - 2nd runner up, Conida Marie Halley - Miss Philippines 2015, Marina Saleeb 1st runner up, Gene Elamparo-Pardo, and Helen Lao
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Community
Taste of Quiapo! Quiapo!
Happy Birthday
Giorden Lagac!
“It was worth the wait!”, the after-dinner
comments from the very satisfied Lagac,
Mendoza, Carlos and Ho families as they
celebrate Giorden’s birthday.
Boodle
fights are becoming popular among the
Filipino restaurants in GTA and Quiapo
Quiapo at 4040 Creditview Road in Mississauga is one of the hot spots for sumptuous dining and trending for its very
tasteful Cebu-style lechon.
MARQUEZ, NEW PNP CHIEF...
“With all humility and full of gratitude
to President Aquino and Secretary
Mar Roxas, I am accepting the challenge to me, the 150,000 strong men
and women of the PNP,” Marquez
said.
Roxas said Marquez had a good track
record of accomplishments on a number of sensitive missions.
QQ owner Bobby Asuncion with a very
satisfied customer, Philip Mendoza.
These included the successful implementation of various PNP programs
in Region 1, his role in ensuring a
peaceful 2013 elections, the safety of
Pope Francis during his visit in January and the security preparations for
dignitaries of the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC).
The new PNP chief bested two other
top contenders for the post—police
directors Marcelo Garbo, the current
deputy chief for administration and
the designated deputy chief for directorial staff, Danilo Constantino.
Giorden Lagac (far right) surround with family and friends anxiously waiting for the big
Quiapo Quiapo boodle fight. PHOTO BY KAITBRY.
Welcome Aliyandra Gail!
A native of Maragondon, Cavite,
Marquez was first deployed as a junior officer of the 634th Philippine
Constabulary in the rebel-infested
Calauag, Quezon and was assigned to
several infantry posts in Laguna and
Palawan.
After a few years as a field commander, Marquez promoted to sensitive
posts in urban centers following the
birth of the Philippine National Police
in 1991.
He has attended seminars in the United States on crisis management in
Washington, DC, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Proud parents Whitney and Cedric Carluen welcome their first-born , a baby girl, Aliyandra Gail Carluen in Credit Valley Hospital on July 7, 2015.
In a brief interview, Marquez empha-
sized the need to vigorously protect
the streets and to keep communities
safe from crime.
“At the point in the history of our organization that we are recovering and
moving on from a difficult situation,
[it is] an opportune time to focus on
renewing the core function of the
PNP,” Marquez said.
“I urge the officers, men and women
of the PNP to rally behind your leadership as I ask each and everyone of
you not to contribute your share in
strengthening
this
institution,”
Marquez said.
The Palace on Tuesday said Marquez
had “the best and highest qualifications for the job.”
“The decision of the President was
based on qualifications and who is
the best candidate for the PNP chief
position,” said Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr.
He also denied the suggestion that
Roxas broke protocol in announcing
the new PNP chief ahead of the President.
Marquez, a member of the Philippine
Military Academy Class of 1982, is
currently the chief of the PNP’s Directorate for Operations.
Marquez was the police task force
commander for the 2015 Papal Visit
in January. He was also the regional
director of the Ilocos regional police
office.
The outgoing acting PNP chief, Espina, also had glowing words for
Marquez.
“If I can only describe [Marquez] in
one word, napakasipag [very industrious]. He’s proven his mettle and
capability, as well as his competence,
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Religious Inspirations
National Shrine of our Mother of Perpetual Help
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
131 McCaul St, Toronto
(416) 598 3269
WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MASS & DEVOTIONS:
Celebrating
the Icon of Love
The Redemptorist
7:30 am * 9:30am * 12 noon, * 2:30pm * 5:05pm * 7:00pm
(Wed) JULY 1: 9am and 12noon mass & devotions only
A time of celebration! A
time of prayer and thanksgiving! A time for Jubilee!
From June 23 – 25, 2015, St.
Patrick’s Shrine Church to
Our Mother of Perpetual
Help welcomed pilgrims
from across the Greater Toronto Area to the annual celebration of the Novena Triduum. Each evening, over
one thousand pilgrims gathered at the Church and in
the adjacent hall where the
celebration was broadcast
simultaneously. Fr. Philip
Dabney C.Ss.R., associate
pastor at the Basilica Church
“Mission Church” of Our
Mother of Perpetual Help in
Boston, was our celebrant
and homilist for each evening. His gentle and simple
messages inspired pilgrims
through 3 themes. “Blessed
is she who believe”, “Do
whatever He tells you”, and
“Behold your Mother”. Each
night, Fr. Phil shared with us
about his relationship with
Mary since his youth, and
how she inspires each one of
us in our call to discipleship,
and how she points us to her
Son to then for us to be inspired to live our vocation
and call to service to our
brothers and sisters. On
Wednesday of the Triduum,
pilgrims and devotees had
the opportunity to celebrate
the grace of God’s healing
love through the Sacrament
of the Anointing of the Sick.
On Thursday, the community gathered in the basement
of the Church for an International Feast, with stations
around the hall with food
from around the world. It
was truly a wonderful way
to bring to completion and
closer a week of prayer and
celebration.
Being the start of our 150th
Anniversary of the Mission
of the Redemptorists to
“Make her known throughout the world”, St. Patrick’s
has been preparing for these
three days and for this year
of Jubilee in many ways.
New in the Church is a pictoral history of the Shrine
and Church from about
1931 to present, highlighting periods of celebration,
prayer cards, promotional
materials from the last hundred years inviting pilgrims
to come pray at the Shrine.
By the shrine, there is a subtitled video playing of Archbishop Gerard Pettipas
C.Ss.R. sharing his story
about coming to know Our
Mother of Perpetual Help
and a bit of the history and
story of the Icon. New Pamphlets and Prayer Leaflets
are available at the shrine as
well to invite pilgrims and
devotees into a new way of
prayer to Our Mother.
This 150th Anniversary also
coincides with the 20th Anniversary of the Television
Devotions to Our Mother of
Perpetual Help. We thank
God for the gift of the TV
Devotions as it has reached
out to so many who have
had a longstanding devotion
to Our Mother of Perpetual
Help, yet have been unable
to attend regular devotions
at St. Patrick’s.
St. Patrick’s and the Redemptorists
will
host
monthly events welcoming
pilgrims to deepen their relationship to Mary, Our
Mother of Perpetual Help
through talks, processions,
and special events. Some of
these talks and presentations include: History of the
Icon (with Fr. Santo Arrigo
C.Ss.R.), the Meaning of the
Icon (with Br. Dan Korn
C.Ss.R), Perpetual Help: A
Soul Magnified (with Anne
Walsh, LMMHR), St. Alphonsus and the beginning of the
Fr. Rey Abella, New Chaplain of
Peterborough General Hospital
After serving and offering apostolic services at Mt. Sinai
Hospital, Fr. Rey Abella (R) is
moving to Peterborough—as
the new associate pastor at St.
Alphonsus Church and chaplain at the Peterborough General Hospital. Congratulations
on your new appointment.
PHOTO BY WAVES.
Redemptorist Congregation
(with the Redemptorist Novitiate Community), Praying
with Icons (with Bishop
John Pazak C.Ss.R.) and
more. A Street Procession
from St. Michael’s Cathedral
to St. Patrick’s Church will
take place April 26, 2016 to
commemorate the transfer
of the Icon from St. Mary
Major to the Church of St.
Alphonsus in Rome on April
26, 1866. There will also be
other celebrations and commemorations planned for
the other historial dates as
well.
Fr. Santo Arrigo, C.Ss.R., Pastor
Novena Triduum of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
St. Patrick’s Church – Toronto
June 23-25, 2015
Pope Francis has declared
this year as a Year of Jubilee,
in that, the faithful are invited to make pilgrimage to
Redemptorist
Churches
throughout the world, including St. Patrick’s Church
in Toronto, to celebrate the
Sacraments, and participate
in the Novena Prayers to
Our Mother of Perpetual
Help. The faithful who take
part in these special devotions will receive a Plenary
Indulgence.
So we invite you on Wednesdays to participate in the
Novena Prayers to Our
Mother of Perpetual Help,
and to celebrate this special
year of prayer and devotion.
Devotions are celebrated
weekly on Wednesdays at
7:30 am, 9:30 am, 12:00 pm,
2:30 pm, 5:05 pm and 7:00
pm. Follow us on our Parish Website
www.stpatrickstoronto.ca
for information about the
Devotion celebrations and
about upcoming celebrations and events for this Anniversary Year.
Plan to join us and share the
good news of this special
devotion which is so rich in
the life of the Filipino community through prayer and
celebration.
A huge gathering of faith at St. Patrick’s. (Inset) Fr. Philip Dabney
from Boston shares his relationship with Mary. PHOTOS BY JEAN KO
DIN from CATHOLIC REGISTER.
International Feast at St. Patrick’s basement hall on the 3rd day of
the Novena Triduum. Lechon (roast pig), the traditional centerpiece
of Filipino feasts, was among the delicious food served. PHOTOS BY
FR. SANTO ARRIGO
The Filipino has two treasures and two wealths – music
and faith.
Our melodies make our spirits soar above the tragedies of
life, our faith makes us stand up again and again after
earthquakes, typhoons, and wars.
Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle
tells Pope Francis
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Subic to be military
base again
Taste of FV Foods
Agence France-Presse | INQUIRER.net
Store manager Odette, shows the ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT dishes at FV
Foods Bathurst and Wilson branch.
SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines (Feb. 20, 2008) The amphibious assault
ship USS Essex (LHD 2) arrives in Subic Bay for Balikatan (BK 08), the annual Republic of the Philippines and the United States bilateral exercise. During BK-08, the
Essex Expeditionary Strike group will conduct humanitarian assistance and training
activities with service members from the Republic of the Philippines to improve
maritime security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez
MANILA, Philippines–The
Philippines said Thursday it
would re-open a former US
naval base that was closed
more than 20 years ago, stationing its own military
hardware at the facility that
faces the flashpoint South
China Sea.
The announcement comes
as the Philippines is embroiled in a bitter dispute
with China over rival claims
to parts of the sea, including
a rich fishing shoal close to
the military base.
Defense
department
spokesman Peter Galvez
said the Philippines would
station aircraft and naval
vessels at Subic Bay, which
was one of the US military’s
biggest overseas bases until
it closed in 1992.
“Its
location
is
very strategic,” Galvez said,
referring to its position facing the South China Sea,
which Manila calls the West
Philippine Sea.
“If we need to deploy to the
West Philippine Sea, it
(Subic) is already there, we
do not deny that. It’s a deepwater port.”
After the Americans left, the
sprawling base about two
hours’ drive north of Manila
was converted into a trading zone and industrial hub
with tax concessions for
businesses who set up shop.
The Philippine military has
recently leased back some
of those facilities from the
Kalayaan anniversary of
the Philippines in Toronto,
Canada. PIDC is an umbrella organization of more
than 15 Filipino Canadian
community associations in
Ontario.
Engagingly led by Norma
Carpio, PIDC president, the
members of the pageant's
organizing committee is
composed of overall pageant chair Gene PardoElamparo, "Miss Philippines" chief Aurora Ticzon
Elefano and "Little Miss
Philippines" head Helen
Pico-Lao, Karen PascualBinaday served as floor
manager, Aris Elefano as
stage manager, Karen Amador- Lopez and Daniela
Pozo acted as choreographers and as well, Click
Frame Creative, photographers.
Other event coordinators &
staff include: Luz Aguila,
Peter Eli-Gonzales, Karen
Liguidliguid,
Melanie
Marasigan, Lester Millado.
Among the PIDC officers
and volunteers who provided assistance and guidance were: Mel Alphonso,
Randy Bucao, Verth Bugtong, Rose Calvo, Pedro
Carpio, Ben & Paulina
Corpuz, Ding Cruz, Rose
Cruz, Aris Elefano, Mercy
Lagumbay, Jess & Susan SJ
Llanera, Cesar Manebo,
Aimee Maravilla, Minda
Neri, Alma & Jesse Pacetes,
Cheryll Samson- Ronquillo,
Roy Start, Vilma Tahsin,
Tom Tan, Roger Tarca,
Nanding & Nene Ticzon, Al
Tupe, Jun Villaruz and Zeny
Zagala.
Tasked to pick this year's
winners were notable GTA
personalities: George Dela
Rosa of Luminus Financial,
Lauren Fernandez of Socialite Beauty Bar, dental
practitioner Dr. Christina L.
Gamo, Sa-Kyeom Kang of
Korean Air, Agnes Miranda
of World Financial Group,
Rafael Nebres of Action
Honda, Rafael Policarpio of
LBC Mundial Cargo Corporation, and Rose Ty of
Coldwell Banker Elite.
Members of the Association of Filipino Canadian
Accountants who tabulated
the results include: Imelda
Bautista, Renz Gonzales, JP
Lunaria, MaryAnn Mallari,
and Estrellita Ortiz.
The lively and wellapplauded 4-hour program
also showcased talented
musical performers such as
former Little Misses Elle
Delizo (2008), Britney
Waito(2013), Hailey Chyrel
Malanum (2012) and Raina
Resplandor ( Miss Philippines PIDC 2014).
The achievements and contributions of the global Filipinos are more than enough reasons to celebrate…
www.filipinosmakingwaves.com
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COMMUNITY
Harper Government
brings in stiff new
penalties for those
who abuse foreign
worker programs
Miss Little Philippines PIDC 2015
“The Harper Government will not tolerate any abuse of the Temporary
Foreign Worker Program or the International Mobility Program. We are
committed to protecting the Canadian labour market and economy as
well as foreign workers. Employers who break the rules will face the full
force of the law, including financial penalties up to $1 million and permanent bans from the programs.”– The Honourable Pierre Poilievre,
Minister of Employment and Social Development
On July 6, the Honourable
Pierre Poilievre, Minister of
Employment and Social Development, announced stiff
new consequences for employers who break the rules
of the Temporary Foreign
Worker Program (TFWP)
and the International Mobility Program (IMP). The Government
initially
announced that penalties
would be enhanced for employers that break the rules
of the programs in June
2014.
Employers who are found
non-compliant with program conditions could be
subject to financial penalties ranging from $500 to
$100,000 per violation, and
up to $1 million in a oneyear period. In addition, the
existing two-year ban from
40 FILIPINO-COINED WORDS...
in its own right.”
The
selections,
chosen
through the observed use of
the words online and in
publications, and through
linguistic studies, include
words borrowed from Tagalog, hybrid expressions, derived terms, compound
words, Filipinized translations, and complete changes
or conversions of word
meanings. KS
Below is a full list of the
40 words with their meanings as seen on the OED:
advanced – of a clock or
watch: indicating a time
ahead of the correct time
bahala na– expressing an
attitude of optimistic acceptance or fatalistic resignation, esp. in acknowledging that the outcome of an
uncertain or difficult situation is beyond one’s control
or is preordained; ‘que sera
sera’. Hence also as noun
(n): an approach to life characterized by this attitude.
balikbayan– a Filipino visiting or returning to the Philippines after a period of living in another country.
balikbayan box– a carton
shipped or brought to the
the programs will be replaced with bans of various
lengths – including one,
two, five and ten years. Employers could face a permanent ban for the most serious violations.
Miss Little Philippines PIDC 2015 top 3 winners are Maya Kristen Cieslar (1st runner-up), Paola Julianne
Panganiban (crowned Miss Little Philippines), and Samantha Rose Pereira (2nd runner-up).
The new consequences will
encourage compliance and
help prevent employers
from misusing the programs or mistreating workers by ensuring that employers who violate program conditions face appropriate consequences. When
compliance is not achieved,
these new consequences
will match the abuse. The
new consequences, announced in June, are part of
program changes made in
June 2014 and will come
into force on December 1,
2015.
Philippines from another
country by a Filipino who
has been living overseas,
typically containing items
such as food, clothing, toys,
and household products.
baon– money, food, or other
provisions taken to school,
work, or on a journey.
barangay– in the Philippines: a village, suburb, or
other demarcated neighborhood; a small territorial and
administrative district forming the most local level of
government.
barkada–
friends.
a
group
of
barong– short for barong
tagalog n.
barong tagalog– a lightweight, embroidered shirt
for men, worn untucked and
traditionally made of pina or
a similar vegetable fiber.
baro’t saya– a traditional
Philippine
costume
for
women, consisting of a collarless blouse and a long
wrap-around skirt.
batchmate– a member of
the same graduation class as
another; a classmate. Also in
extended use.
buko– the gelatinous flesh
of an unripe (green-husked)
coconut.
buko juice– a drink made
from the clear watery liquid
inside unripe coconuts; coconut water.
buko water– buko juice
carnap– to steal (a motor
vehicle).
carnapper– a person who
steals a motor vehicle; a car
thief.
comfort room– a room in a
public building or workplace furnished with amenities such as facilities for
resting, personal hygiene,
and storage of personal
items (now rare); (later) a
public toilet (now chieflyPhilippine English)
despedida– more fully
despedida party; a social
event honoring someone
who is about to depart on a
journey or leave an organization; a going-away party.
dirty kitchen– a kitchen
where every day cooking is
done by household staff, as
distinct from a kitchen that
is purely for show or for
special use by the owner of
the house.
estafa– criminal deception,
fraud; dishonest dealing.
gimmick– a night out with
friends.
go down (to get off a vehi-
cle)- to get off a vehicle
halo-halo– A dessert made
of mixed fruits, sweet beans,
milk, and shaved ice, typically topped with purple yam,
creme caramel, and ice
cream.
high blood (adjectival use)angry, agitated.
kikay– a flirtatious girl or
woman. Also: a girl or woman interested in beauty
products and fashion.
pines, especially for breakfast.
pasalubong– a gift or souvenir given to a friend or
relative by a person who has
returned from a trip or arrived for a visit.
presidentiable– a person
who is a likely or confirmed
candidate for president.
pulutan– food or snacks
provided as an accompaniment to alcoholic drinks.
kikay kit– a soft case in
which a woman’s toiletries
and cosmetics are stored.
salvage– to apprehend and
execute (a suspected criminal) without trial.
KKB– ‘kaniya-kaniyang bayad,’ literally ‘each one pays
their own’, used especially
to indicate that the cost of a
meal is to be shared. Also as
adjective.
sari-sari store–
a small
neighborhood store selling a
variety of goods.
kuya– an elder brother. Also used as a respectful title
or form of address for an
older man.
mabuhay– an exclamation
of salutation or greeting:
long live! good luck (to you)!
hurrah! cheers!
mani-pedi– a beauty treatment comprising both a
manicure and a pedicure.
pan de sal– a yeast-raised
bread roll made of flour,
eggs, sugar and salt, widely
consumed in the Philip-
sinigang– in Filipino cookery: a type of soup made
with meat, shrimp, or fish
and flavored with a sour ingredient such as tamarind
or guava.
suki– a buyer or seller involved in an arrangement
whereby a customer regularly purchases products or
services from the same provider in exchange for favorable treatment. Also: the arrangement itself.
utang na loob– a sense of
obligation to return a favor
owed to someone.
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sovereignty before meaningful
discussion of other issues
could take place.
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23. The Philippines has also
been persistent in seeking a
diplomatic solution under the
auspices of ASEAN. This has
proven no more successful
than our bilateral efforts. In
fact, China has insisted that
ASEAN cannot be used to resolve any territorial or maritime disputes concerning the
South China Sea, and that such
issues can only be dealt with in
bilateral negotiations. ASEAN
and China have yet to conclude
a binding code of conduct in
the South China Sea. The most
that has been achieved was the
issuance, in 2002, of a
“Declaration on the Conduct of
Parties in the South China Sea.”
Although that document recorded the parties’ commitment
to work toward the “eventual”
establishment of a code of conduct in the South China Sea,
China’s intransigence in the 13
years of subsequent multilateral negotiations has made that
goal nearly unattainable.
24. Nonetheless, Mr. President,
the 2002 DOC is significant in
at least one important respect:
the ASEAN Member States and
China undertook therein to
“resolve their territorial and
jurisdictional
disputes
by
peaceful means, without resorting to the threat or use of
force, through friendly consul-
tations and negotiations by
sovereign states directly concerned, in accordance with
universally recognized principles of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.” In
so doing, the Declaration encouraged those States, should
they prove unable to resolve
their disputes through consultations or negotiations, to do
so in accordance with the Convention, which includes, of
course, the dispute resolution
procedures under Part XV.
25. Mr. President, over the
years, China’s positions and
behavior have become progressively more aggressive and
disconcerting. Outside observers have referred to this as
China’s “salami-slicing” strategy: that is, taking little steps
over time, none of which individually is enough to provoke a
crisis. Chinese military officials
themselves have referred to
this as its “cabbage” strategy:
peeling one layer off at a time.
When these small steps are
taken together, however, they
reflect China’s efforts to slowly
consolidate de facto control
throughout the South China
Sea.
26. Two more recent incremental steps caused the Philippines to conclude that it had no
alternative other than to invoke compulsory procedures
entailing a binding decision.
The first was China’s transmittal of its nine-dash line claim to
the United Nations in 2009,
after which, it prevented the
Philippines from carrying out
long-standing oil and gas development projects in areas
that are well inside the Philippines’ 200 M EEZ and continental shelf.
27. Secondly, in 2012, China
forcibly expelled Philippine
fishermen from the maritime
areas around Scarborough
Shoal where the Filipino fishermen have for generations been
fishing without so much as a
protest from China.
28. These and other acts by
China caused the Philippines to
conclude that continued diplomatic efforts, whether bilateral
or multilateral, would be futile,
and that the only way to resolve our maritime disputes
was to commence the present
arbitration.
29. Subsequent events, including China’s acceleration of
massive land reclamation activities, which it has undertaken — and continues to undertake — in blatant disregard of
the Philippines rights’ in its
EEZ and continental shelf, and
at tremendous cost to the marine environment in violation
of UNCLOS — only serve to
reconfirm the need for judicial
intervention.
30. Mr. President, I would like
to conclude by conveying my
country’s deepest appreciation
for the considerable time and
attention you have devoted to
these proceedings. The case
before you is of the utmost
importance to the Philippines,
to the region, and to the world.
In our view, it is also of utmost
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as that are beyond 200 M from its mainland coasts, or any land feature over
which it claims sovereignty, and within
200 M of the coasts of the Philippines’
main islands, and exploited the resources in these areas while preventing
the Philippines from doing so. It has
therefore, in the Philippines’ view,
breached the Convention by violating
Philippine sovereign rights and jurisdiction. China has pursued its activities in
these disputed maritime areas with
overwhelming force. The Philippines
can only counter by invoking international law. That is why it is of fundamental importance to the Philippines,
and we would submit, for the rule of law
in general, for the Tribunal to decide
where and to what limit China has maritime entitlements in the South China
Sea; where and to what limit the Philippines has maritime entitlements; where
and to what extent the Parties’ respective entitlements overlap and where
they do not. None of this requires or
even invites the Tribunal to make any
determinations on questions of land
sovereignty, or delimitation of maritime
boundaries.
18. The Philippines understands that
the jurisdiction of this tribunal convened under UNCLOS is limited to questions that concern the law of the sea.
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With this in mind, we have taken great
care to place before you only claims that
arise directly under the Convention. As
counsel for the Philippines will discuss
at length in the coming days, we have, in
essence, presented five (5) principal
claims. They are:
— First, that China is not entitled to exercise what it refers to as “historic
rights” over the waters, seabed and subsoil beyond the limits of its entitlements
under the Convention;
— Second, that the so-called nine dash
line has no basis whatsoever under international law insofar as it purports to
define the limits of China’s claim to
“historic rights”;
— Third, that the various maritime features relied upon by China as a basis
upon which to assert its claims in the
South China Sea are not islands that
generate entitlement to an exclusive
economic zone or continental shelf. Rather, some are “rocks” within the meaning of Article 121, paragraph 3; others
are low-tide elevations; and still others
are permanently submerged. As a result,
none are capable of generating entitlements beyond 12M, and some generate
no entitlements at all. China’s recent
massive reclamation activities cannot
lawfully change the original nature and
character of these features;
— Fourth, that China has breached the
Convention by interfering with the Phil-
ippines’ exercise of its sovereign rights
and jurisdiction; and
— Fifth, that China has irreversibly
damaged the regional marine environment, in breach of UNCLOS, by its destruction of coral reefs in the South China Sea, including areas within the Philippines’ EEZ, by its destructive and hazardous fishing practices, and by its harvesting of endangered species.
19. Mr. President, the Philippines is
committed to resolving its disputes with
China peacefully and in accordance with
international law. For over two decades,
we diligently pursued that objective
bilaterally, regionally and multilaterally.
I will not here take this Tribunal
through the Philippines’ painstaking
and exhaustive diplomatic efforts,
which are set out in detail in our written
pleadings. I will, however, mention a
few representative examples, if I may.
20. As far back as August 1995, after
China seized and built structures on
Mischief Reef — a low-tide elevation
located 126 nautical miles from the
Philippine island of Palawan and more
than 600 nautical miles from the closest
point on China’s Hainan Island — the
Philippines sought to address China’s
violation of its maritime rights diplomatically. During those exchanges, the
Philippines and China agreed that the
dispute should be resolved in accordance with UNCLOS. As the then Chinese
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr.
SUBIC TO BE A MILITARY BASE
government authority that manages
the business zone, presidential
spokesman Herminio Coloma said.
Last year, Manila signed an agreement giving its defense ally the United States more access to Filipino
military facilities, as part of plans by
the poorly equipped Filipino forces
to attain a deterrent capability.
However, this deal, under which US
forces could potentially have regained use of Subic Bay, has been
postponed amid a legal challenge
now being heard by the Supreme
Court.
China claims most of the South China Sea–home to strategically vital
shipping lanes and believed to be
rich in oil and gas–and is currently
pursuing a rapid program of artificial island construction in the region.
The Philippines is among the most
Tang Jiaxuan, stated two years later
during bilateral negotiations, China and
the Philippines should “approach the
disputes on the basis of international
law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, particularly its provisions on the maritime regimes like the exclusive economic zone.”
21. The mutual acceptance that the Philippines’ disputes with China must be
resolved in accordance with UNCLOS
was also reflected in a Joint Communique issued in July 1998 upon completion of bilateral discussions between my
predecessor, Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon, and China’s Foreign Minister
Tang Jiaxuan. The Communique recorded that, and I quote, “The two sides exchanged views on the question of the
South China Sea and reaffirmed their
commitment that the relevant disputes
shall be settled peacefully in accordance
with the established principles of international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea.” (End of quote)
22. Regrettably, neither the bilateral
exchanges I have mentioned, nor any of
the great many subsequent exchanges,
proved capable of resolving the impasse
caused by China’s intransigent insistence that China alone possesses maritime rights in virtually the entirety of
the South China Sea, and that the Philippines must recognize and accept China’s
vocal critics of China’s claims, and
has asked a United Nations-backed
tribunal to declare China’s claim
over most of the South China Sea as
illegal.
Following a stand-off between Chinese ships and the weak Filipino
Navy in 2012, China took control of
a rich fishing ground called Scarborough Shoal that is within the
Philippines’ exclusive economic
zone.
Subic Bay is 198 kilometers (123
miles) east of Scarborough Shoal.
The Philippines said Wednesday it
was also repairing a crumbling ship
serving as its lonely outpost in the
disputed waters.
The move, which will ensure the
rust-eaten World War II-vintage
BRP Sierra Madre remains livable
for a tiny unit of marines guarding
Second Thomas Shoal, was lambasted by China, which branded the
Philippines a “hypocritical troublemaker and rule breaker.”⦿
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MARQUEZ, NEW PNP CHIEF...
in the major activities we’ve faced
in the past few months.”
Senators said the appointment of
Marquez would bring clarity to the
command structure of the police
organization.
“I personally know Director
Marquez because he once served as
regional director for Region 1. I am
confident that he has the ability and
experience to lead the PNP and that
he will discharge his duty to the
best of his ability,” said Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Marcos added that he has been urging Malacanang to appoint a permanent successor to PNP chief Alan
Purisima since his suspension on
graft charges.
Senator Grace Poe said Marquez’s
appointment will provide the needed direction and leadership in the
PNP. –With Sandy Araneta and
Macon Ramos-Araneta
Earl Francis O. Dacara (1st from L) with his partners during the cutting of the cake
ceremony.
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Coffee May Perk Up More Than Men's Brains:
It Could Stave Off Erectile Dysfunction
dysfunction, is in some ways an extension of cardiovascular health –
and caffeine is known to have certain cardiovascular benefits – the
idea that it could also help ED may
not be so surprising. But for men
who are devout coffee drinkers, the
results may come as good news.
Alice G. Walton
According to a new study out in the
journal PLOS ONE, caffeine intake is
linked to reduced odds of having
erectile dysfunction (ED) in men
who drink the equivalent of two to
three cups of coffee per day. Among
the lifestyle factors that are known
to put a man at risk of ED – poor
diet, physical inactivity, smoking,
and alcohol consumptions – caffeine
has not been of the biggest candidates. But the new study suggests
that like other areas of physical and
mental health, ED may be another
beneficiary of caffeine’s fascinating
benefits. Since erectile function, and
Erectile dysfunction affects about
18 million men over the age of 20,
and among middle-aged men, the
numbers grow: about 44% of men
over 40 suffer from it, and 70% of
men over the age of 70 do.
In the new study, the authors
looked at data from 3,700 men who
filled out questionnaires about their
diets, exercise habits, alcohol consumption, caffeine consumption
(from coffee, tea, soda, and sports
drinks), and other lifestyle factors –
and whether they suffered from ED.
When the team ran correlations,
they found that men who drank 85170 mg of caffeine per day were
42% less likely to have dealt with
ED. Those who drank 171-303 mg
Artist Manny Baldemor and Philippine Artist Group of Toronto (PAG)
donates interaction painting to the
Philippine Consulate
of caffeine were 39% less likely to
have the disorder. These amounts
are roughly the equivalent two to
three cups of coffee per day.
Why would caffeine prevent against
ED? Caffeine is known to affect
blood vessel function, which the
authors suggest is the likely mechanism for its effects on ED. They
write that the “suggested biological
mechanism is that caffeine triggers
a series of pharmacological effects
that lead to the relaxation of the
penile helicine arteries, and the cavernous smooth muscle that lines
cavernosal spaces, thus increasing
penile blood flow.” In other words,
arteries and smooth muscle relax,
blood flow is enhanced, and the
“cavernous” space in the penis that
contributes to erection fills with
blood more easily.
The results were even true even for
men with high blood pressure, or
who were overweight or obese.
Men with diabetes did not experience the same protective effects
from caffeine, possibly because diabetes brings with it its own set of
vascular problems. “Diabetes is one
of the strongest risk factors for ED,
so this was not surprising,” said
study author David S. Lopez in a
statement.
Whether men should start drinking
coffee, if they don’t already, to ward
off ED is unclear. Coffee brings with
it a number of documented
health benefits, for both body and
brain, which research is illustrating
more and more every day. But experts don’t often recommend picking up a new habit (especially with
an addictive substance) if a person
has gone his whole life without it.
It’s probably worth talking with
your doctor if you’re considering
starting a coffee habit. But if you’re
currently a caffeine partaker, it’s
good to know that among its many
health benefits, sexual health may
be yet another./Forbes.com
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Interaction painting by Manny Baldemor and PAG artists Rolly Abarilla, Teody Asuncion, Frank Cruzet, Jhun Diamante, Gene Lopos, Maestro Romi MananQuil, Calixto
Quiatchon, Michelle Ramos, Mark Salinas , Frank Tonido & PAG President Nelia Tonido
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significance to the integrity of the
Convention, and to the very fabric of
the “legal order for the seas and
oceans” that the international community so painstakingly crafted over
many years.
31. If China can defy the limits
placed by the Convention on its
maritime entitlements in the South
China Sea, and disregard the entitlements of the Philippines under the
Convention, then what value is there
in the Convention for small States
Parties as regards their bigger, more
powerful and better armed neighbors? Can the Philippines not invoke
Part XV to challenge China’s activities as violations of its obligations
and the Philippines’ rights, considering that the Philippines’ claims call
for a mere interpretation and application of the Convention and do not
fall within any of the jurisdictional
exclusions of Articles 297 or 298?
32. Mr. President, if the Philippines
cannot invoke Part XV, then what
remains of the obligation regarding
judicial settlement of disputes that
was such a key element of the comprehensive package that made the
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Convention acceptable to all State
Parties?
33. We understand, Mr. President,
that in the exercise of its collective
wisdom and judgment, this body has
decided to bifurcate the proceedings
and to limit these current hearings
to the issue of jurisdiction. In this
respect, we shall explain in full how
our case falls squarely within the
jurisdiction of this Tribunal, to the
end that justice and fair play may
prevail and the Tribunal would recognize its jurisdiction over the case
and allow the Philippines to present
the actual merits of our position.
34. In the Philippines’ view, it is not
just the Philippines’ claims against
China that rest in your capable
hands. Mr. President, it is the spirit
of UNCLOS itself. That is why, we
submit, these proceedings have attracted so much interest and attention. We call on the Tribunal to kindly uphold the Convention and enable
the rule of law to prevail.
35. I humbly thank you, Mr. President, and distinguished Members of
the Tribunal. May I now ask that
Philippines’ counsel, Mr. Paul Reichler, be called to the podium. ⦿
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BUSINESS
LBC celebrates Philippine Independence Day across the globe
Though most celebrations for
the country’s 117th Independence day are held in the Philippines, LBC Express, Inc., the
leading courier service, logistics, and money remittance
provider has brought festivities to Filipinos across the
globe. In celebration and commemoration of Philippine
freedom, LBC Express held a
series of games, raffles and
freebies across the Middle
East, Asia Pacific, North America and Europe.
DUBAI
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
Middle East
“Among the regions, the Middle East is one of the most
popular choice for overseas
Filipinos,” said Barty Espino,
Vice President for Middle East
Operations. “So it only makes
sense that we bring a touch of
home, even if we’re thousands
of miles away.”
BAHRAIN
Over 20,000 Filipinos attended the Independence Day celebrations in malls in United
Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(KSA), Kuwait, and Qatar, with
the support of the Philippine
Embassy and Consulate offices
in the GCC. Our “Ka-LBCs” enjoyed games, raffles and freebies, such as discounts on cargo, and complimentary sea
cargo services and balikbayan
boxes. Some attendees were
also treated to Shopping Suki
deals to maximize their cargo
sending. New members of the
LBC Plus card were also gifted
with premium LBC merchandise and Max’s Restaurant
vouchers.
QATAR
In Bahrain, singer Angeline
Quinto and model Daniel
Matsunaga celebrated with
Filipinos at Lost Paradise of
Dilmun Water Park and visited
the LBC Bahrain branch to
meet and greet our Ka-LBCs.
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Asia-Pacific
In the Asia-Pacific region, LBC
held fun-filled activities in Malaysia and Hong Kong. In Malaysia, LBC set up booths offering exciting games and freebies, and a colorful fiestathemed parade. In Hong Kong,
LBC also had booths loaded
with freebies and a stage
where games were held. The
MALAYSIA
courier service gave free LBC
Plus cards to over 150 Filipino
registrants in both countries.
“Our celebrations are catered
to the global Filipino,” shared
Karen Sanchez, Brand Manager for Asia Pacific and Australia. “And because there is a
large concentration of Filipinos in Malaysia and Hong
Kong, we make it a point that
we join all Philippine Independence Day celebrations
wherever LBC is present.”
North America
In the United States and Canada, the company delivered
personalized cakes to consulate offices in Hawaii, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, New
York, Chicago, British Columbia and Toronto.
“Our role at LBC Express is to
serve as the bridge between
overseas Filipinos and their
loved ones back home,” said
Patricia Garcia, Brand Head
for North America. “So wherever there is a Filipino, you
can always expect LBC to be
there to be their partner in
sending the love back home.”
Europe
Kababayans and Ka-LBCs in
Europe also joined the Independence Day festivities in the
region, where LBC is present:
the United Kingdom (UK), Italy, Spain, Germany, France and
Austria.
A series of Barrio Fiestas were
held in UK cities where there
are large Filipino communities: Manchester, Yorkshire,
Bradford, Bristol, Manchester,
Swansea, Scotland, Birmingham, London, and Hounslow
had games, raffles, and pageants, while Newcastle, Morden, Oxford, and Milton
Keynes held their own celebrations.
The Filipino communities in
Barcelona, Madrid, Milan,
Rome, Napoli, and Paris also
organized events; the German
cities of Recklinghausen, Oberhausen, and Wilhemsfeld had
festivities with a beach party,
a Santacruzan, a gala night,
and a celebration of Dr. Jose
Rizal’s birthday. The Filipinos
in Belfast, Dublin, and Vienna
Filipina named as one of Rouge Valley
Health System’s Board of Directors
C
hristine Honrade, chartered professional accountant and certified
general accountant, brings over 25 years of financial reporting and management accounting experience in the multi-billion-dollar real estate and
construction industries to the RVHS Board of Directors.
She strongly believes that the Rouge Valley Health System is one of our community’s most significant assets, and wants to play an active role in ensuring that it continues to deliver the very best healthcare possible to an ever-evolving populace.
As vice-president and controller of Urbancorp Developments, she managed the full
accounting of over 8,000 residential units with total revenues of over $2.5 billion.
Collectively, these landmark projects helped usher in a new era of revitalization and
intensification in Toronto’s downtown core, and were the catalysts for the dynamic
new energy that has infused both the King West and Queen West neighbourhoods.
Honrade, her husband, and two children have been residents of Ajax for nearly 20 years. She is a member of Autism Ontario – Durham Region; and a regular supporter of both RVHS and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
in Toronto.
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toasted to a new year of independence as well.
“Globally, it has become a tradition among Filipinos abroad
to gather in celebration of
their Filipino roots. We organize local community events
offering different types of entertainment
like
cultural
presentations, performances
from celebrities from the Philippines or local talents and
booths featuring Filipino delicacies and products,” said Miguel Vecin, Vice President of
Europe Operations. “This is
meant to make our new environments feel like home.”
LBC’s partnerships with Filipino communities is part of its
commitment to serve overseas
Filipinos across the globe. In
total, the courier service has
over 4,400 branches, partners,
and agents in over 30 countries, ready to serve as the
bridge between the more than
10 million Filipinos overseas
and their loved ones in the
Philippines. With LBC’s global
presence, any country can feel
like home.
LBC Express, Inc. is the Philippines' market leader in payments, remittance, courier
products, mail, parcels and,
cargo logistics. Through a
global presence in over 30
countries
in
Asia-Pacific,
North America, the Middle
East and Europe, LBC Express'
network of 4,400 locations,
partners, and agents is growing steadily, and commits to
moving lives, businesses, and
communities in the Philippines and across the globe.
Founded in 1945 as a brokerage and air cargo agent, LBC
Express
pioneered
timesensitive cargo delivery and
24-hour door-to-door delivery
in the Philippines. Today, it is
the most admired and trusted
courier, cargo, and remittance
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“Lisensyadong Paralegal
handang maglingkod sa
mga kababayan sa GTA
at Ontario.”
BAGUIO CITY
COMMENDS
“FOREVERMORE”
FOR BOOST IN
TOURISM
Isang lisensyadong Paralegal na may malawak na karanasan sa batas ang handang maglingkod at tulungan ang ating mga kababayan sa kanilang mga suliraning legal.
Benguet,” the resolution
stated, referring to the
show’s fictional town where
its
characters
Xander
(Enrique) and Agnes (Liza)
fell in love with each other.
Kabilang sa Y.S.N. & Associates Professional Corporation (Barristers, Solicitors & Paralegals), isang matatag na law firm sa Ontario, si Earl Francis Orino Dacara ang siyang nagsisilbing kinatawan ng mga Pilipino sa mga idinudulog nilang problemang legal.
Kabilang sa mga kasong nagpagtagumpayan ng YSN and Associates sa huling 15 taon ay
mga accident claims at personal injury, traffic offenses and tickets, small claims and
debt recovery, criminal offenses and civil litigation, family law, immigration, human
rights violations, ODSP and employment issues.
Bilang isang internationally trained legal practitioner, licensed Paralegal, Commissioner of
Oaths, at kasapi ng Law Society of Upper Canada, iniaalay ni Earl Francis ang kanyang serbisyo para sa Filipino community sa GTA upang matulungan silang mabigyan ng tinig sa
ilalim ng batas, ipagtanggol ang kanilang mga karapatan, at mapagtagumpayan ang kanilang mga legal na suliranin.
Ayon kay Earl Francis “our kababayans have the
right to be informed and be protected of their rights
and benefits under the law, deserve an accessible, fast
and honest legal representation before Ontario Courts,
Agencies, Bureaus and Tribunals.”
Si Earl Francis ay isang kababayang tubong Bicolandia, nagtapos ng B.A Pol. Sci. (UST),
LL.B. (UST), M.A. in Pol. Sci. (UP, Dil.). Mayroon siyang mahigit 15 taong legal work experience mula sa Manila, Dubai, Doha, at Ontario.
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“Forevermore”
revolved
around the love story of two
different people—the rebellious and rich kid Xander
and the Strawberry Jam
Queen of Benguet Agnes.
The City of Baguio recently
adopted a resolution commending ABS-CBN’s hit romantic
drama
series
“Forevermore” starring Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano
for the show’s contribution
in the promotion of the tourism in the city.
According to Resolution
Numbered 92, the City of
Baguio acknowledges ABSCBN and the whole production of “Forevermore” for
helping boost the tourism
industry of the summer capital of the Philippines.
“Due to the popularity of the
said teleserye, tourists and
visitors have been flocking
to the City of Baguio to visit
and get a glimpse of ‘La
Presa’ which has become an
instant tourist attraction for
the City of Baguio and Tuba,
After it aired in October
2014, “Forevermore” conquered the national TV ratings game and social media
sites because of the gripping
love story of the Xander and
Agnes. The finale episode
the Enrique and Liza-starrer
even scored the series its all
-time high national TV rating of 39.3%.
Adding to the success of the
series, “Forevermore” has
become one of the latest Filipino series aired internationally, most recently in
Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Vietnam, and other parts of
Africa.
From the production of Star
Creatives, “Forevermore” is
under the direction of Cathy
Garcia Molina.
For more information about
ABS-CBN and its programs,
log on to www.abs-cbn.com,
or visit its official Twitter
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Among the guests of Filipino legal practitioner Earl Francis Oriño
Dacara include Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Morales (2nd-3rd from L), former
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Manager.
Also in the photo are Earl’s better half Francia Madrid Dacara (1st
from L).
CONGRATULATIONS
EARL
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PIDC Slates 2015 Mabuhay Cup
Basketball Invitational Tourney
T's summertime folks! The seasonal
clime is now cruising to fever pitch
for exciting and challenging basketball games. The Philippine Independence Day Council (PIDC) is
sponsoring its 2015 Mabuhay Cup
Basketball Invitational Tournament
on July 31, August 1 & 2 at the
Hoopdome, Downsview Park, 75
Carl Hall Road, North York, Toronto,
Ontario.
Player eligibility requirements are
strictly specified according to age
(birth year), ranging from 1997 &
younger & 2007 & younger to noage- limit for the Open division
players. The number of teams will
be limited though, as in the past
about 45 teams participated. Entrance fees for teams and their acceptance will be on a full "first-topay, first registration" basis.
The 12th Mabuhay Cup basketball
tourney is a continuing project of
PIDC, a 16-year old umbrella organization of fifteen Filipino Canadian
community-based associations. The
annual event is a 3-day weekend
tournament for Filipino-Canadian
students, youth and adults as a solid
part of the PIDC Mabuhay Festival
summer events. It aims to continue
bringing the Filipino community
together through unity in sportsmanship and friendly basketball
competitions.
Led by PIDC President Norma Carpio, the members of the Mabuhay
Cup Tournament Organizing Committee is composed of: Vilma
Tahsin, Roger Tarca, Bob San Juan,
Manny Villamor and Vilma Villamor.
Providing ad hoctasks and rules &
logistics support are: Minda Neri,
Susan Llanera, Rory Elefano, George
Lalata, Arnel Santos and Ed Sotto.
Collectively involved also are all
current PIDC board directors, officers, council leaders, coaches, referees, parents and volunteers.
Amateur basketball clubs from the
Greater Toronto Area, including
teams in Ottawa, Hamilton, Montreal and Chicago (USA) will participate in the 3-day weekend tournament. The playing teams are competing in 8 divisions such as Mosquito, Tykes, Peewee, Bantam,
Midget, Juvenile, Girls and Open categories.
Invited to grace the occasion are
notable government functionaries,
community personalities, tournament sponsors and media partners.
Likewise, the reigning PIDC 2015
beauty pageant winners will be present to inspire and brighten the
sporting event.
Good luck to all
players. May the best teams win!
(BSJ/tsj)
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MUSIC STAND
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Parokya ni Edgar
Teeth
Intro: Bm-E-A-F#m-;
Intro: F--Bb-Eb; (4x)
Bm-E-F#m-E,F#m break
Bm
E
Nasa ulap ba ang 'yong mga mata
A
F#m
Mukhang malayo ang 'yong pagtingala
Bm
E
Pakay ko lamang na ika'y pa-ngitiin
F#m-E,F#m break
Ito'y aking lambing
Bm
E
Subok na ang aking pag-ibig
A
F#m
Ikaw lamang sa buong daigdig
Bm
E
Tumitibok na puso ko'y dinggin
F#m-E,F#m break
Sumama ka na sa akin
Chorus
Bm E
A F#m
(Pagkat) Ako si Mr. Suave, ooh grabe
Bm E
F#m-E,F#m break
Habulin ng babae, araw man o gabi
Bm E
A F#m
Oo, ako si Mr. Suave, ooh grabe
Bm E
Hayup kung dumiskarte
F#m-E,F#m break
Wala silang masabi
Bm
E
Kaya't wag ka nang malungkot
A F#m
Problema'y ibaon sa limot
Bm
E
Pagkat nandito lang ako
F#m-E,F#m break
Umiibig sa 'yo
Bridge
Bm
Hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy
E
(Hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy, hoy)
A
F#m
Bm
E
F#m-E,F#m break
(Repeat Bridge)
Bm
E
At kung kailangan na ika'y paligayahin
A
F#m
Wag mag-alinglangan na ika'y lumapit sa akin
Bm
E
Hatid sa atin ng suave kong bigote
F#m-E,F#m break
Ang smooth na smooth na kiliti
(Repeat Chorus except last line)
F#m-E,F#m break
Grabe sa suave
(Repeat Bridge 3x)
Taste of
Sampaguita
F
Bb-Eb
Nagsimula sa patikim-tikim
F
Bb-Eb
Pinilit kong gustuhin
F
Bb-Eb
Bisyo'y nagsimulang lumalim
F
Bb-Eb
Kaya ngayon ang hirap tanggalin
Chorus
F
C#
Kabilin-bilinan ng lola
Ab
F
Wag nang uminom ng serbesa
C#
Ito'y hindi inuming pang-bata
Ab
F
Mag-softdrinks ka na lang muna
C#
Pero ngayon ako'y matanda na
Ab
F#
"Lola, pahingi ng pangtoma"
Fm
Hayan na nga
F#
Fm
Tumataas na ang amats ko
F#
Fm
Eb break
Kase laklak maghapon, magdamag
Before a sumptuous father’s day treat at Sampaguita
Restaurant. (Clockwise L-R) Tristan, Chantal, Brandon,
Mon,, Sampaguita owner and good friend Sam, Teresa,
Rae and Jazztin. PHOTO BY WAVES.
The Guitar Men
Interlude: F--Bb-Eb (4x)
F
Bb-Eb
Di bale nang hindi kumain
F
Bb-Eb
Basta may tomang nakahain
F
Bb-Eb
Ang sabi ng lasenggo sa amin
F
Bb-Eb
"Pare, syumat ka muna"
(Repeat Chorus)
Fm F#
Fm
O naku, nahihilo na ako
F#
Fm
Eb break
Adlib: F--Bb-Eb (4x)
(Repeat Chorus)
Fm
O Diyos ko
F# Fm
Nasusuka na ako
F#
Fm
Eb break
Hamilton jam. (L-R) Jun Sucgang of Hermose Bataan
Association of Canada, OPM legend Rey Valera, Azel Lazarte and Mon Torralba (holding the guitar custom-built
in Hamilton by Azel. PHOTO BY WAVES.
Are you
ready for...
the BIG
FIESTA
BIG
PARADE
Coda: F--Bb-Eb(3x)
F
Laklak ka nang laklak
Bb-Eb,F--F break
Mukha ka nang parak!
BIG
BOODLE
FIGHT
Coda
F#m
E,F#m
(Repeat Coda 8x, fade)
NON-STOP
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Kaitlin Mendoza and Giorden Lagac is surrounded by family after graduation ceremonies St. Marcellinus Secondary School.
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