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EXTREMIST THREAT INCLUDES
GROUPS FROM THE PHILIPPINES
Aussie Spy
warns of
Threat
SYDNEY — Australia’s top spy warned of the “very real
threat” from extremists in the first public address by the head of
the country’s Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) in its 60-year
history.
Nick Warner said the security challenges for agents had
dramatically changed over the past decade, as he provided a rare
glimpse into the agency’s work in a speech designed to raise
public awareness about the intelligence community.
Warner said there was now “a web of links between extremists
from Australia to Indonesia, to the southern Philippines, to the
FATA region (tribal districts) in Pakistan, and to Al-Qaeda in
the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen, and on to Somalia.”
“We know that the intention to conduct mass casualty attacks
against Western countries, including Australia, remains very real,”
he said, speaking at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
“We also know that many of these planned attacks are being
conceived in places remote from Australia.”
Warner said ASIS, working with foreign partners, has been
closely involved with the arrest and detention of dozens of
terrorists in Southeast Asia over the past decade – including in
recent months.
In February, 15 members of the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah
Islamiyah – both known as al-Qaeda affiliates – were killed
in an air strike by the Philippine military in Sulu. Thirty of
the extremists who survived were then pursued by Philippine
soldiers.
In a Reuters report, US Deputy Ambassador to the
Philippines Leslie Basset said the deaths “[mark] a very serious
GLOBAL THREAT
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The Winning
Smile
AUGUST 2012
Maria Panaligan holds the First Prize replica of the cheque she
received for winning the Yorkgate Idol Singing contest.
JENNYLYN Mercado
Returning to afternoon drama in
Hindi ka na Mag-iisa
Multi-talented actress, Jennylyn Mercado, returns to an afternoon drama “Hindi ka na Mag-iisa” where she co-stars with
Sid Lucero amd Frank Magalona. Anticipation is high for Jennylyn, Frank and Sid’s first love triangle onscreen which
promises to enthrall viewers with their stellar performances.
BENDING OVER BACKWARDS FOR CHINA
Aquino de-escalating Dispute
MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino has
rejected claims that he has been belligerent towards
China, saying that his administration has been
bending over backwards to de-escalate the territorial
dispute with Beijing.
In an exclusive interview with ANC’s Coco
Alcuaz, Aquino said that from Day 1 of the conflict
at Scarborough Shoal, his government has been
taking steps to ensure that tensions with China do
not escalate.
“When this whole incident happened, we had
a Navy ship [there]. As soon as a civilian ship was
ready to sail, it replaced the Navy ship. From day 1
practically, or 3 days to be technical about it, when
the Coast Guard ship was ready, we wanted to de-
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escalate,” he said.
Tensions between China and the Philippines
started last April after the Philippine warship BRP
Gregorio del Pilar was involved in a standoff with
2 Chinese surveillance vessels at the Scarborough
Shoal, an area claimed by both nations. The
surveillance boats prevented Philippine authorities
from arresting Chinese fishermen who were fishing
in the area.
The Philippines has filed several diplomatic protests
with Beijing over the Chinese ships’ intrusions into
contested waters.
Last week, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del
BENDING BACKWARDS
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Filipino sa Canada
PCCF joins Pinoy Fiesta 2013
in Montreal
by Jose Baking
TV5-GMA
Merger
Confirmation,
followed by
denials
Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation joins Pista sa Nayon organized by the Montreal-based (Filipino Association of Montreal and
Suburbs (FAMAS) to foster camaraderie with fellow Filipinos and promote the Pinoy Fiesta 2013. Here, they pose with the Philippine Consulate
representatives and other Canadian officials.
Ms. Philippines Canada 2012 Alev Usta and her mom Denilee helps Mrs.
Philippines 2012 June Javier with her crown.
PCCF Little Miss Philippines Canada 2012 Arianna Pantaleon
gets her breakfast before the festival.
Gerald wishes Sarah luck in finding what
she is looking for.
Nag-trending worldwide sa social
networking site na Twitter ang episode ng
Sarah G. Live nitong Linggo dahil special
co-host ni Sarah Geronimo ang nali-link sa
kanyang si Gerald Anderson. Ang nasabing
episode ay bahagi pa rin ng month-long
birthday celebration ng Pop Star Princess.
Nagkaroon ng dance number ang dalawa
sa opening number kung saan napuno ng
hiyawan ang studio mula sa mga nonood
dahil sa sobrang kilig. Nagkaroon din
ng interview with Sarah and Gerald sa
second to the last gap ng show kung saan
ininterview ng regular co-host ng show na
si Luis Manzano ang sikat na love team.
Dito ay nagkaroon ng kulitan ang dalawa
at binalikan ang mahahalagang moments
kung paano nagsimula ang kanilang
pagkakaibigan.
Sa last portion ng show, kung saan
kumanta rin ng kanyang closing song si
Sarah, ultimate kilig ang lahat sa mensahe
ni Gerald kay Sarah, gayundin ang mga
romantic gestures niya, gaya ng mga
birthday gifts, birthday messages at ang
constant holding hands nila.
Mala-pelikula rin ang naging palitan nila
2
ng mensahe sa last part ng episode.
Nagbigay kasi ng birthday message si
Gerald at iniabot din niya kay Sarah
ang kanyang birthday gifts. “Happy
birthday! Wish ko talaga sa ‘yo sana
mahanap mo ‘yung mga sagot sa mga
tanong mo at mahanap ‘yung happiness
na matagal mong hinahanap,” bungad
ni Gerald sa mensahe niya kay Gerald.
Sinagot naman ito ni Sarah ng ,
“Thank you sa joy, sa kilig sa inspiration
na naibahagi mo sa akin, sa aming
lahat. Wish ko ang friendship natin
mag-last forever. Andito ako sa ‘yo
para suportahan at maging mabuting
kaibigan para sa ‘yo.”
Unang ibinigay ni Gerald ang flowers
kay Sarah at sinundan ito ng isang
kahon. Nang binuksan niya ito, ang
unang laman ay isang white T-shirt na may
print na “Babe” na tawagan nilang dalawa.
Ang pangalawang gift naman ni Gerald
ay isang clock. “Time para sa studies mo,
career mo pati sa mga Popsters, Ashralds,
iba-ibang grupo na sinusuportahan ka; time
para sa pamilya mo, nanay mo, tatay mo,
kapatid mo; time para sa ‘yo. Time para sa
mga gusto mong gawin, ma-experience,
lahat ‘yon,” mahabang pahayag ng aktor.
“Kasi ang bilis ng oras di ba? Kaya kung
may gusto kang gawin, may gusto kang
sabihin, sabihin mo na, gawin mo na.
Sinasabi ko lang kasi time lost may never be
found again. Time will decide what’s best for
us.”
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Manila, Philippines – GMA
‘Kapuso’ Network and TV5
‘Kapatid’ Network is now reportedly
in talks of merging, which was said
to be formally announced by
the end of November this year;
allegedly announced by TV big
boss Manny V. Pangilinan (MVP).
According to columnist Ricky
Lo on his Funfare post at PhilStar.
com on Monday, June 4, 2012
at around 12 a.m. (local time)
titled “MVP confirms TV5, GMA
merger“, MVP “virtually confirmed”
the GMA7-TV5 merging during the
press conference last Saturday in
San Francisco.
As noted in the report, a
partnership between TV5 and
Dish Network called “Dish Ko ‘To”
was formally signed, promoting
the combined channels of GMA
Pinoy TV and Kapatid TV5; with Mr.
Pangilinan being present during
the Sanfo launch of TV5 in Northern
California.
Apparently, a full report by
PhilStar‘s California correspondent
Raymond de Asis Lo on the press
conference of the Sanfo launch is
being expected to be released
tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5; as the
rumors of GMA7 and TV5 merger
has been circulating for years now.
Nevertheless, TV5 talent Arnell
Ignacio tweeted a message
about three hours later, which
he said came from MVP himself,
denying the report, while DJ Sta.
Ana later tweeted a message
from TV5 President and CEO Atty.
Ray Espinosa, also confirming that
GMA7-TV5 merging is not true.
Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan
said his group was willing to buy
local broadcasting giant GMA
Network Inc. (GMA 7) at a price
higher than how much the stock
market was currently valuing the
company.
If history is to be the judge of
any mergers or takeovers anywhere
in the world, with so many denials
floating left and right, there is a
belief that this is a done deal and
when the announcement arrives, we
should not be surprised.
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John Prats
Pre-Marital Sex should
be a concern for young
couples
John Prats is open to marrying a woman
who already has child
MANILA, Philippines – Actor John Prats
believes that pre-marital sex should be a
concern for young couples.
“Aminin naman natin na mahirap
talaga...kailangang minsan ay magisip muna pero minsan ay hindi talaga
tayo nakakapag-isip...pero the most
important thing is dapat alam n’yo rin po
talaga kung ano ang consequences ng
gagawin n’yo,” John said on the matter.
The subject was raised at the media
launch of ABS-CBN’s afternoon drama,
“Angelito: Ang Bagong Yugto,” which
is about the struggles of a young
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father played by JM de Guzman. The
dancer-actor plays Raffy, Kaye Abad’s
childhood sweetheart in the soap. Their
characters meet again in Singapore
and love between them was revived.
Trouble came when Kaye’s character got
pregnant and the father was not John
but JM.
John believes that when it comes to
sex before marriage, the guidance of
the family is important. He knows the
hardships of an early marriage through
his sister, Camille Prats.
“Minsan bibili ng rubber shoes ‘yung
asawa niya pero iisipin niya kung
kailangan ba talaga niya o gusto lang
niya kasi iisipin niya ‘yung pag-aaral ng
anak niya, ‘yung future ng anak nila,”
John shared.
Changing subjects a bit, John said that
while he prefers “yung babaeng single”
and “yung talagang walang anak,” he
said that it’s still possible for him to fall for
a woman who already has a child.
“Medyo na-realize ko na puwede
naman, puwede naman pala na ma-in
love ka sa babaeng may anak. Ang
bata kasi parang blessing ‘yan eh.
Pagdating sa babaeng mamahalin mo
package ‘yun, eh. I’m open about this.
Hindi naman mahirap pakisamahan ang
bata so I’m open about it.”
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Naku ha!
editor’s
(LittleManilaConfidential.com)
note
It’s not Easy being a
George Clooney Look-alike.
You get Mistaken for Being Gay.
Not that there’s Anything Wrong with It.
I do a George Clooney and say I
don’t give a shit.
The Company You Keep
Apparently, you are judged by the
company you keep. If you are with
a guy most of the time, you two are
partners, therefore, gay. If you are
with a woman always, like George
Clooney, you are just using that as
a cover and therefore, gay. If you
dump a hot woman like Jennifer
Aniston, you are gay. So Brad Pitt
is gay. But he went with Angelina
Jolie. Isn’t she bisexual?
No Company to keep
What if you do not have a company
- man or woman - to keep like me
and Romy Marquez? Well, this
is the reason we both must have a
camera in our hands all the time.
With no man or woman to keep us
company, you’ll never know where
those hands will lead to. Hmmm....
you dirty minds. I mean, it might
lead to cigarettes, which will lead to
a lighter, which will lead to smoking,
which is unhealthy, and might lead
to cancer. Kayo ha! What were you
thinking?
Accused of being gay by a Balita stringer, I became head of security for
the beauties of PCCF. I assured the parents that their daughters are safe
with me - ALONE. In this photo, I pose with Miss Philippines Canada
2012 runner-up Christal Bautista and titlist Alev Usta. Now, readers, don’t
I look like George Clooney? :D :D :D
Sue Here, Sue there
Apparently, there is alot of suing going
on. Balita is suing Manila Media Monitor
for libel. When Rosemer threatened to
sue, Columnist Tenny Soriano of Balita
asked if Rosemer was just being onionskinned. Ano naman kaya ang reason dito
para idemanda ng Balita and Monitor?
Onion-skin din kaya? Abangan ang
susunod na kabanata.
I am Gay?
Apparently, Balita stringer Romy
Marquez has insinuated that I
am gay. He also points out that I
always
photograph
raunchy pictures in
this newspaper and
warns parents of their
daughters about me
taking the photos. I
have no idea what
raunchy pictures he was talking
about until I figured out that he
was referring to the bikini shots of
Philippine actresses. Sus Ginoo.
Oh, I cannot talk like that also dahil
apparently, saying “ehe, susmaryosep,
and others” is gay-talk. He also warns
parents with daughters about me. If I
am gay, why will parents of daughters
have to worry about me? Since I am
gay, parents, your daughters are safe
with me - ALONE. What do you
think, readers? For the record, I am
not. But according to the Seinfeld
TV show, not that there’s anything
wrong with it.
Admit or Not
If you complain that you are not gay,
you get cornered from all sides by
some asking if you are insulted. If
not, why complain, they will say. If
yes, then, you get into deeper hole
why you find being gay insulting. I’ll
just admit I’m gay kaya. Or should
Faces from the Past
DO YOU REMEMBER THEM?
He was born in 1917 as Leopoldo
Ganal Salcedo. He got several
children,the two of whom are Edgar
and Yvonne Salcedo.
Dubbed “the great profile” by Joe
Quirino (in imitation of John Barrymore’s
monicker), “Pol” Salcedo was the
first of the kayumanggi superstars, the
antithesis of the local audiences’ mad
deification of the meztizo, the anticolonial against the smothering hold
of the West. But more than just good
looks, he was also radical with his
characterizations, preferring to portray
the politicized and the social outcast,
the underdog and enraged sheep
while his meztizo confreres chose the
dusted tuxedos and the rank perfumes
of the music halls.
He was one of our most talented,
handsomest actors, and he was
someone who looked and act like a
true, honest-to-goodness gentleman:
always well-dressed, good-mannered,
confident, stylish, charming, gregarious,
and a very witty conversationalist. A
true image of a debonair that I didn’t
seem to see anymore in the younger
actors of those days.
Maria Panaligan wins
Yorkgate Idol Contest
Irony of Being Straight
For years, women have fantasized
about CNN reporter Anderson
Cooper (ABOVE) even if some
already felt he was gay. Now that
he admitted it, I get the crazy
feeling that some women are still
fantasizing about him. The ironic
thing is, I am straight and nobody is
fantasizing about me. Ehe. Ano ba
itong nasabi ko? Maybe, if I admit
I am gay, there will at least be one
woman who will fantasize about
me. I can only hope.
Maria Panaligan (MIDDLE) wins the first prize at the Yorkgate Idol Singing
Contest. Joining her in this happy occasion is her grandpa Amador, dad
Sherwin, cousin Shaira, mom Genelie.
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Maria Panaligan (RIGHT) poses with mom Genelie and sisters Nadeene,
Aubrey and Ampee holding her special awards on her graduation.
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LAUGH
RESORT
Dalawang bobo nagpunta sa
Amerika para pumunta sa
Disneyland. Nag-rent pa
sila ng kotse para pumunta
duon. habang nasa daanan,
nakita nila ang isang road
sign: “DISNEYLAND LEFT”
agad-agad na umuwi ang
dalawa.
“Sayang pare!” sabi nung
isa. “Oo nga pare, di na
natin na-abutan!
Anak: Pa, Buntis ako.
PaPa: Ok.. Matulog kana.
Anak: Di kaba magagalit
sakin?! Di mo ko
Sasampalin? Anung Klase
kang AMA?? Wala kang
pakialam sa’yung anak?
PaPa: Bweset! tumigil kana
Berto ha? Yang pagka
bading mo mo tinanggap ko!
Pero yang pag Buntis-buntis
mo SOBRA nah.
GF: Hon, iihi muna ako.
BF: Dyan ka nalang sa
damuhan.
Habang umiihi, kinapkap ng
BF ang legs ni GF nang may
mahawakan syang mahaba
sa gitna nito.
BF: Anak ng!! Bading ka ba o
nagpalit na ng kasarian?
GF: TANGA! Nagpalit lang
ako ng desisyon. Tumatae
na ako.
Honey
Fiona plays basketball
with the position of
point guard. This
16-year old goes to
Cardinal Carter school
in Aurora. She likes
sushi. She wants to be
and architectural
engineer someday.
She is the daughter
of Nestor and
Maricar. We wish
her all the luck in
her endeavours.
shot
Fiona Ang
Xian’s wish is for
Kim to be his gf
Ipinagdiwang ni Xian Lim ang
kanyang 23rd birthday noong July
12 kasama
umano ang
kanyang
mga mahal
sa buhay,
pamilya,
m g a
kaibigan at pati na ang fans.
Inamin din niya na nagkita at nagcelebrate sila ni Kim Chiu na nali-link
sa kanya.
Sinabi ni Kim na binigyan niya ng
shoes and travel bag si Xian as gifts
na ikinatuwa naman ni Xian. Para nga
raw sa kanya ay sapat nang regalo
ang pagkakaibigan nila ni Kim.
“Siyempre naman bonus na talaga
‘yon and thankful ako na andyan
siya and happy na she’s there. Thank
you, Kim,” sambit ng aktor.
Tumanggi si Xian na magbigay pa
ng ibang detalye tungkol sa mga
regalo ni Kim. Nang kamustahin ang
estado ng kanilang relasyon, ang
paiwas na tugon lamang ni Xian ay,
“Masaya naman kami.” Tinanong din
siya kung aamin ba siya kung sakaling
sila na. Ani Xian, “Wala naman pong
itinatago ang puso. Basta andyan
‘yan di siya mapipigilan,” sagot niya.
Nang hiritan kung hindi ba niya wish
na sagutin na siya ni Kim, ang sagot
niya, “Siyempre gusto ko (maibigay
ang) happiness ng puso ko.”
Is Chinese fishing fleet in Phl Territory?
Philippines will not go after ships in International waters
MANILA, Philippines - The fishing fleet
of 30 ships sent by China to the Spratlys
is outside Philippine territory in the West
Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the top
military commander in Western Philippines said.
Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban, commanding
general of the military’s Western Command (Wescom), said the Chinese fishing
vessels were in the vicinity of the Chinesecontrolled Kagitingan Reef ( Johnson South
Reef ).
“They are not within our EEZ (Exclusive
Economic Zone). They’re far off,” Sabban
said. “They’re closer to Vietnam,” he added.
Raul Hernandez, spokesperson of the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),
said the Philippines had sovereignty over
Kagitingan Reef.
“We have sovereignty and jurisdiction
over that area because it’s part of the Kalayaan Group of Islands,” Hernandez said.
The DFA, however, seemed not to know
where the Chinese fishing fleet exactly was.
Hernandez said the DFA was still
waiting for reports from other government agencies on the exact location of the
Chinese fishing vessels.
Under the United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea, the Philippines
has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 370
kilometers from its shores.
Sabban said Kagitingan Reef was more
than 555 km (300 nautical miles) from
Puerto Princesa City in Palawan province,
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Spratlys, where it ran aground on July 11.
The frigate limped back to China on the
same day, and the Philippines said it would
not file a diplomatic protest over what
could have been an unintended entry into
Philippine territory.
Sabban said it was hard to prove that the
Chinese warship was intruding in Philippine territory because the area around
Hasa-Hasa Shoal was considered an international sea lane.
“Had they stayed put there and barred
other vessels (from the area), then that’s a
different story since that is our territory,”
Sabban said.
FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS In this photo released by China’s Xinhua news agency, a Chinese fishery administration ship (background) guards a Chinese fishing vessel near Yongshu
Reef in the Spratly Islands, in the West Philippine Sea, last Sunday. A fleet of 30 fishing vessels
arrived at the reef where China has an ocean observatory and will spend 10 days of fishing,
according to Xinhua. AP / XINHUA
and about 185 km (100 nautical miles)
southwest of Philippine-occupied Pag-asa
Island.
China last week sent its biggest fishing
expedition in recent years to the disputed
Spratly islands to assert its economic
dominance of the entire West Philippine
Sea, parts of which are claimed by the
Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and
Taiwan.
No crossing
The Philippines, locked in a territorial
dispute with China over Panatag Shoal
(Scarborough Shoal) north of the Spratlys,
has told China not to send its fishing fleet
beyond the Philippine border.
Sabban said Chinese fishing boats that
would cross into Philippine waters would
be apprehended.
“But if they are at that distance, they are
no longer our concern,” he said. “They are
not within our jurisdiction.”
The Chinese fishing fleet arrived on
Sunday just as a Chinese rescue mission
was extricating a People’s Liberation Army
missile frigate from Hasa-Hasa Shoal (Half
Moon Shoal), in the Philippine part of the
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Don’t go to Panatag
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday
said Filipino fishermen should fish near the
shore and keep off the disputed Panatag
Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) even though
the fishing ban there had expired.
The BFAR said its advice was for the
fishermen’s safety and had nothing to do
with the territorial dispute between China
and the Philippines over Panatag Shoal.
“We’re not encouraging them to go far,”
BFAR Director Asis Perez said in an interview. “This is the time of the year when
storms pass in the area more frequently. So
we’re more concerned about their safety
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Philippines
Road Hog Cop has Connections
+ Crime spikes with Population Rise
MANILA,
Philippines—
The
lawman who hogged a portion of
Commonwealth Avenue and blocked
the presidential convoy, it turns out, had
well-placed connections.
PO2 Ricardo Pascua who was
relieved for refusing to give way
to the presidential convoy along
Commonwealth Avenue on Tuesday
was already dismissed for a string of
misconduct cases according to Interior
Secretary Jesse Robredo.
He added that Pascua was able
to go back into police service with
papers coming from the Office of the
Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.
He added that Pascua was fired on
a case where the police officer was
complained over drinking with his
buddies with his gun tucked on his
waist and other instances of misconduct
but was able to go back into service.
“Siya po ay dapat maging huwaran ng
batas pero naging huwaran ng paglabag
ng batas [He ought to be a model of
the law but has turned into a model
for breaking the law],” Robredo said.
The Interior secretary said he will order
a thorough probe on how Pascua was
able to get back his position.
Meanwhile, Pascua aside from
administrative charges on blocking the
presidential convoy was also discovered
to be driving without license.He is now
facing another case before the Quezon
City Prosecutor’s Office for violation of
Section 19 of
Republic Act 4136 or the Land
Transportation And Traffic Code Act
for driving without license.
Pascua, who was driving a Mitsubishi Adventure (ZJK-679), didn’t
have his driver’s license when the
incident happened.
On Tuesday morning, Pascua was
accosted by the Presidential Secu-rity
Group for not yielding to President
Benigno Aquino 3rd’s convoy along
Commonwealth Avenue.
He was taken to the Batasan Hills
police station after he claimed that he
was a policeman.
He was relieved of his post as a result
of the incident.
Charges against him were filed on
Wednesday afternoon, the same time
when he was brought to the QC Hall
of Justice for an inquest proceeding.
Chief of the QC Prosecutors Office
Inquest Division Rogelio Velasco,
on the other hand, said that Pascua
underwent inquest proceedings before
fiscal Vivienne Manahan.
Velasco said that the case is now
under review by the city prosecutor’s
office.
Once he is found liable for the
offense, he said Pascua will only have to
pay P2,000 to bail out.
Pascua faces charges of grave
misconduct that could lead to
suspension, demotion or dismissal from
the service.
Metro population rises; crime
spurges
THE Philippine National Police
(PNP) leadership partly blames the
increasing population in Metro Manila
for the huge spike in the reported
criminal incidents in the metropolis.
PNP chief, Director General Nicanor
Bartolome said this following reports
of a 36 percent increase in the reported
criminal incidents in Metro Manila
during the first six months of 2012.
“Population is one (factor) . . . if
there’s an increase or whenever there’s
population rise it follows that there
are more crimes,” Bartolome said.
The PNP chief also said that not only
people, but also other criminal groups
or elements are migrating to Metro
Manila spawning a spike in crimes in
the metropolis.
“People are coming here in Metro
Manila plus the fact [that] even groups
from other regions are coming here and
based on records they [crime groups]
come here to perpetuate their crimes,”
Bartolome said.
The PNP chief also acknowledges
that there’s indeed a huge spike in
criminal incidents in the Metro Manila,
but overall he said that the crime
situation in whole country are not
increasing.
“In Metro Manila, yes, but in the
entire country . . . if we get the total
crime volume, there’s a decrease. The
correct picture is that in the Philippines,
peace and order situation is much
better than that of the previous year,”
Bartolome said.
The PNP chief added that the
National Capital Regional Police
Office (Ncrpo) under Director Allan
Purisima, would have to double their
effort in crime prevention in the
metropolis.
“In the crime prevention, which I
think is very important before even the
commission of a crime, the community
and other stake holders should join
together to prevent this… they have a
stake on crime prevention,” Bartolome
said.
Figures released by the NCRPO last
Tuesday showed a huge jump in crime
volume in Metro Manila from January
to end of June this year.
Carmina Villaroel
Gets Closer with
Young ‘Leading Man’
Actress-TV host Carmina Villaroel is delighted
with the countless positive feedback of TV
viewers about her unique ‘love team’ with
Kapamilya child wonder Zaijan Jaranilla in their
top-rating Primetime Bida teleserye on ABSCBN, “Lorenzo’s Time.”
“Our story itself is very endearing. I
personally find it cute because it’s something new.
It’s not a typical love team where in the actors are
of the same age,” said Carmina who is a selfconfessed fan of her leading man’ Zaijan.
“Zaijan is trully a brilliant child star. You
cannot come to the set unprepared and say
‘he’s just a kid’ because Zaijan will leave you
unnoticed and rule the scene,” said Carmina.
“And the kid is very charming. He’s so great.
Actually, I’m Zaijan’s fan since his Santino days
in ‘May Bukas Pa.”
Aside from her ‘love team’ with Zaijan,
Carmina takes pride with the fact that “Lorenzo’s
Time” gives the viewers a different kind of
entertainment every night. “Compared with other
primetime teleseryes, our show has a lighter story
that captures the child in every viewer’s heart. It’s
not just drama because it also has a unique touch
of comedy and it’s great for the whole family
because Enzo’s life is full of values,” Carmina
shared.
JEAN AND BIDS 60TH ANNIVERSARY
Family and friends pose with the celebrants, Jean and Bids Herrera on their 60th Wedding Anniversary.
Camarines Norte Association Canada-Ontario Holds Program - and - Policy Strategy Session
By : Tony A. San Juan, OCT
TORONTO, Ontario - The Executive Board
of community-based Camarines Norte Association
Canada-Ontario ( CNAC-O) conducted a 1-day
program and policy meeting on July 8th, 2012 at
CANNEX Immigration Office in North York,
Ontario, Canada. CNAC-O, a five- year old
quintessential organization , is composed of 65
Filipino Canadian residents who are former natives
of Camarines Norte--- a Tagalog-Bikol speaking
province famous for its gold mines and sweetest
pineapple variety in the Bicol Region, Philippines.
With strong sense of purpose and collegial elan,
13 executive officers and members engaged and
exchanged thoughts and proposals leading to solid
determination of targeted activities and projects for
the rest of the year. Amongst those approved are :
1) review of its constitution and by-laws 2) summer
family picnic & get-together 3) formal induction
of officers 4) vigorous membership drive and 5)
creation of its own social media account. Presently,
CNAC-O has a scholarship program in operation
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and is supporting 12 college scholars from the twelve
towns on various degree programs in Camarines
Norte State College (CNSC).
CNAC-O’s Executive Directorate is comprised of
six Officers : Larry Bercasio, president, Willie Nabus,
1st veep, Merle Canlas, 2nd veep, Lydia Yanto,
secretary, Lida Muguerza, treasurer, Jocelyn San Juan,
auditor, and 10 Directors: Fred Balon, Elizabeth
Cruz, Nestor De Mesa, Susan Llanera, Franco
Muguerza ,Shirley Rosales, Maricris San Juan, Virgie
San Juan, Homer Senson and Rommel Yanto. The
incumbent Town Representatives include : Minda
Alban, Salve Aquino, Sonia Dela Cruz, Randy
Fermo, Eman Gerio, Liwie Nabus, Pong Ostonal,
Minda Sayoc ,Eva San Andres and Faye Silvio.
Current Association advisers are: co-founders Tony
A. San Juan co-founders Joaquin “ Jojo” Taduran,
Camarines Norte Association Canada-Ontario( CNAC-O) executive officers hold policy meeting at
CANNEX Immigration Office, 797 Wilson Ave., North York on July 8th, 2012.
L-R: Rommel Yanto, Fred Balon, Joy San Juan and Tony San Juan.
Standing, L-R: Arlene Martirez( host), Larry Bercasio, Faye Silvio, Lida Muguerza, Lydia Yanto, Merle
Canlas, Nellie Lopriego, Jojo Taduran, Fe Taduran and Franco Muguerza
L. M. Confidential
AUGUST 2012
Miss Philippines Canada Wows Montreal!
Pista Sa Nayon Group of PCCF/PCCT Toronto and FAMAS Montreal Officers pose for a picture.
Pista sa Nayon, the biggest and longest
running Filipino event in the city of
Montreal organized by the Filipino
Association of Montreal and Suburbs
(FAMAS) invited the winners of the PCCF
Beauty Pageants, Miss Philippines Canada,
Alev Usta, Little Miss Philippine Canada,
Arianna Pantaleon and Mrs. Philippines
Canada, June Javier to grace their event
last July 15,2012 . Miss Philippines
Canada Runner- up Crystal Bautista and
Little Miss Phils. Canada Runner- up,
Brittney Waito also joined the festivities.
Thousands of the Pistahan revellers were
not disappointed as each pageant winner
not only displayed their beauties but also
performed their repertoire of talents to the
big applause of everyone! It was Beauty
and Talent indeed! PCCF goes beyond
the confines of Toronto, to advocate for
AUGUST 2012
community and to promote charity! The
PCCF / PCCT contingent of 38 members
and volunteers attended the event.
RIGHT, PCCF 2012 Beauty pageant winners:
Alev Usta, Arianna Pantaleon, June Javier,
Crystal Bautista, Britney Waito and 2011 Miss
Philippines Canada, Rachel Pantaleon grace
the festival.
BELOW, The crowd in Montreal gets in the
groove.
L. M. Confidential
7
LMC Life
How will History judge him?
The Redemption of
Manong Johhny
INQUIRER PHOTO/LYN RILLON
TEN days after Renato Corona earned his place in
Philippine history as the first Chief Justice to be removed
from office, Rex Robles was still gushing over the luminous
performance of the presiding officer at the impeachment
trial, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
“Did you see that, how he handled [Corona’s] walkout?”
Robles fires off. “JPE was imperious, in control. The man
taught us a lesson on [how] impeachment [should be
done]. He showed us the pedestrian manner in which the
Joseph Estrada impeachment trial was handled.”
A retired commodore in the Philippine Navy and a
former chief of strategic studies at the Department of
National Defense (DND), Robles knows whereof he
speaks. He makes no qualms about being an unabashed
admirer and acolyte of JPE, his boss at the DND for more
than a decade. He looks up to the former martial law
administrator as an adoring son to a father.
Robles admits to that, as well. “JPE is my father,” he
says.
Robles just happens to
be one of about a dozen
officers who nurture a
fatal-attraction kind of
attachment to the man
whose breakaway from
the Marcos dictatorship
toppled the martial law
regime and helped install
Cory Aquino into the
presidency in February 1986.
Those officers include Colonel (and now Senator)
Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, the pin-up boy of JPE’s
patriarchal sway; Red Kapunan, Tito Legaspi and Felix
Turingan, who worshipped the path that JPE walked on,
and followed him to the trenches through peaks and pits,
at all cost.
Robles says JPE has a “good, soft side,” but the national
mindset misunderstood him “because he has a powerful
personality.” He explains that much of the misconception
stemmed from JPE’s role as chief implementor of Marcos’
mailed fist policy.
“It was martial law, for heaven’s sake! Did you
expect him to behave like a pussy cat?” Robles argues.
Implementing martial law was difficult “because there
were no real guidelines.” Besides, he asks, “Meron bang [is
there a] benign martial law?”
He adds: “JPE
was given a mission
and he delivered.”
Journalists who
pounded the Camp
Aguinaldo
beat
while JPE was at
the helm recall
an era of fear and
intimidation from
the man widely
regarded as second
most powerful in the
country. “He spoke
words that struck
fear in the heart of
a listener. JPE can
make you piss in
your pants,” recalls
one journalist.
A n o t h e r
incident that may
be
considered
an urban legend
has JPE severely
reprimanding
another
reporter
for a story that questioned the suicide of movie star
Alfie Anido, suggesting instead that JPE’s son Jackie
had something to do with it. Anido was reportedly the
boyfriend of JPE’s daughter Katrina. Jackie and Katrina
are JPE’s children with his elegant wife, Cristina Castañer.
But Ed Pangilinan, in a message via Facebook to this
writer, says he does not remember such an incident.
Pangilinan was then an assistant at the DND press office
and a buddy to many reporters. He was resolute though,
about one thing: the Anido case was never discussed in
DND circles. Robles confirms Pangilinan’s recollection.
“As far as we know, Anido was a suicide,” he says.
Jackie went on to pursue a corporate career in the
family-owned Jaka Corporation and in 1998, was elected
representative of the First District of Cagayan, a position
that JPE once held. JPE has never been coy about his
dream of seeing his son in the Senate by 2013. Already, the
younger Enrile has been included in the list of senatorial
candidates in the UNA party headed by former president
Joseph Estrada and Vice President Jejomar Binay.
Another Enrile in the Senate might just be the apt
crowning glory to the
historied political career
of JPE. “He is one of the
more enigmatic figures
in Philippine history,”
Robles says. “He talks
tough, but he has a
golden heart. He is a
complex personality who
can switch personalities. But it was only at the Corona
impeachment trial that the true quality of JPE was
exposed,” the former military officer continues.
About a month after Enrile granted them a surprise
three-hour interview, Colegio de San Agustin high school
students Riane Manuel, Rem dela Cruz, Jamie Gutierrez
and Kaye Pavino were still reeling from the encounter.
The group had chosen the Senate President for their entry
in the “My Dream Interview” contest launched by the
Philippine Daily Inquirer in cooperation with the World
Association of Newspapers.
The teeners were dumbstruck that the iconic JPE, the
“rock star” of the Corona impeachment trial, would lay
bare his life as a deprived fatherless boy in a seemingly
dead-end town in Gonzaga, Cagayan in a lengthy,
He is a complex
personality who can
switch personalities.
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REDEPMTION
continued from page 19
L. M. Confidential
Known as the “City of
Stars,” Quezon City
now hopes to become
an indie haven, too.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines - The Quezon City
Film Development Commission (QCFDC) recently
launched QCinema: 2012 Quezon City Film
Festival.
A flagship project of the QCFDC, the fest is
consistent with the local government’s goal to turn
the “City of Stars” into “a center of arts and culture
as well,” according to Vice-Mayor Joy Belmonte.
The fest aims to “give ‘emerging’ filmmakers
the chance to create their dream movies,” said
Belmonte. The QCFDC defines “an emerging
filmmaker” as someone with “no more than three
feature-length films to his or her credit.”
Seed grant
Belmonte said that three finalists would be given
a seed production grant of P800,000.
“We want to encourage new directors to join the
industry,” said filmmaker Soxie Topacio, a member of
the QCFDC. “Hopefully, next year we will be able
to increase the grant to P1 million and we will have
10 entries.”
“It is only through the promotion of new ideas
and styles in filmmaking can film literature and
culture improve in our country,” said filmmaker Milo
Sogueco, a QCFDC member. “There are so many
young and talented filmmakers… who can make
films that can matter in our society.”
UP Film Institute’s Ed Lejano, executive director
of the QCFDC, pointed out that its grant-giving
component precisely makes QCinema different
from the annual Metro Manila Film Festival
(MMFF), organized by the Metropolitan Manila
Development Authority (MMDA).
Sogueco noted: “The QCFDC upholds the values
of real independent cinema: Free, liberating and
unbiased.” “Also, the filmmakers will retain their rights
to the films,” Lejano noted.
The QCFDC, however, reserves the right to
screen the films in selected events “primarily for
educational purposes,” said Topacio.
True to its independent spirit, Lejano envisions
the QCinema as the city’s answer to the Sundance
film festival in the United States. “But we’d rather
define it as our own festival within the parameters of
the city.”
Request
Organizers request that the completed film
include “at least one sequence shot in Quezon
City.” “We are just requesting; we are not imposing.
We will monitor the filmmakers’ progress,” Topacio
clarified.
Filmmakers will be allowed to tackle any theme,
for as long as it will not put the city in a bad light,
he added. Organizers are eyeing a red-carpet
premiere of the three films in the first week of
December, in a mall in the city.
“All we ask is that the proceeds of the premiere
go to the QCFDC to cover expenses,” he said.
Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista recalled
that the city mounted a film festival for students in
2008.
Movie capital
This year’s festival, according to Bautista, is in
line with the local government’s program to reinvent
Quezon City to make it “a movie capital—not just
for the local, but for the international market as
well.”
“Aside from being the ‘City of Stars,’ we want
Quezon City to be known as a movie capital like
Bangkok and Hong Kong,” said Bautista. “We want
to attract international productions to shoot in our
city.”
The QCFDC was established in 2006 when
Bautista was still vice mayor. The QCFDC is
considered as “the governing body for all filmrelated projects and activities in the city.”
“Cities all over the world have their own film
commissions,” said Lejano. “Quezon City is the first
to have a film commission.”
AUGUST 2012
AUGUST 2012
L. M. Confidential
9
SNAPSHOTS
Philippines
PNoy thanks China for loan
+ Smuggled Rice from Vietnam Seized
MANILA, Philippines - President
Aquino thanked China for the loan
that it extended to the Philippines to
fund the second phase of the Angat
Water Utilization and Aqueduct
Improvement Project (AWUAIP) of
the Metropolitan Waterworks and
Sewerage System (MWSS).
President Aquino shares the stage
with Chinese Ambassador Ma
Keqing during the inauguration of
the Chinese-funded second phase
of the Angat Water Utilization and
Aqueduct Improvement Project
(AWUAIP) of the MWSS in La
Mesa Dam, Balara, Quezon City.
The President did not mention
the country’s territorial dispute with
China but stressed the importance
of cooperation among neighboring
countries and the importance of
respecting the dignity of every person
and country.
“Nagpapasalamat po tayo sa
pondong ipinagkaloob ng bansang
Tsina upang maisakatuparan ang
mahalagang proyektong ito. Tunay
nga pong sa maigting na ugnayan
ng magkakaratig-bayan, mas mabilis
nating natutugunan ang mga
problema at mas napaglilingkuran
ang ating mga mamamayan. Kaisa
natin ang buong mundo sa ating
adhikain: isang daigdig kung saan ang
bawat indibidwal, bawat komunidad
at bawat bansa ay iginagalang at
kinikilalang may likas na dignidad,”
Aquino said in his speech.
When asked by reporters,
Ambassador Ma declined to
comment on developments in the
West Philippine Sea.
“Sorry, I came here just for
this project. I’m not prepared
to answer your questions. Some
other time maybe… we’ll have
[a] better discussion under better
circumstances,” Ma told reporters,
saying she had to proceed to another
engagement.
The project, which costs P5.2
billion, was financed through
a preferential buyer credit loan
agreement from the Export-Import
Bank of China.
China International Water and
Electric Company served as the
project contractor.
The project was approved during
the administration of former
Sharon Cuneta shakes hands with her fans during her
concert here in Toronto at Massey Hall. PHOTO BY ARIEL
RAMOS
Aquino attended the inauguration of the project at the La Mesa Dam portal in
Lagro, Quezon City, along with Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing.
One lucky person, among others, won an Ipad at the PIDC
Salo salo sa Earl Bales. PHOTO BY ARIEL RAMOS
President Arroyo under an economic
partnership agreement with China.
Under the project, a new 9.9
kilometer aqueduct (Aqueduct No.
6) was constructed. The deteriorated
section of Aqueduct No. 5 was also
rehabilitated.
It aims to allow a more efficient
delivery or flow of raw water from
Angat Dam to the La Mesa and
Balara water treatment plants,
assuring the security of water supply
for the MWSS service area.
The President said it would prevent
the leakage of 394 million liters of
water a day. He noted that the project
was finished eight months ahead of
schedule, crediting the MWSS for
the efficient contract management.
P42-M smuggled rice from
Vietnam seized
affected the livelihood of many of
our local farmers,” he said. “We will
vigorously pursue charges against
those involved in this attempt.”
Out of the 90 container vans, 50
units arrived last June 13 and the
remaining 40 units came in last June
20.
The rice was reportedly misdeclared
as construction materials and gypsum
boards.
The Food and Drug Administration
will check the rice to ensure that they
are not contaminated with chemicals
before they are disposed of.
The shipment were allegedly
consigned to Masagana Import
Export, Inc., with address at 2161 P.
Paterno St., De la Paz, Biñan, Laguna
and Oriental Tradelink Express, Inc.
of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
MANILA, Philippines - A total of
P42.5-million worth of rice believed
to have been smuggled from Vietnam
were seized at the Port of Subic.
Customs Commissioner Rufino
Biazon said the rice was found in 90
units of 40-foot container vans.
“This is a large-scale attempt to
smuggle rice into the country by
misdeclaring the shipment of rice
which, had it not been for our alert
customs operatives, could have
Happenings at
Denilee Usta (MOTHER OF PCCF MS. PHILIPPINES
CANADA 2012 WINNER ALEV USTA) poses with Gie Alvarez
of Frontpage Philippines in Montreal’s Pista sa Nayon
festival.
When PCCF went
to Montreal, these
FAMAS ladies were
my favourite - they
were serving the food.
PIDC
LEFT, Anita Diaz (right) of Ready Honda enjoy the night out with friends. CENTER, PIDC Treasurer Ted Dayno (right) and wife pose for a photo with newsman Jess Cabrias (standing, right).
RIGHT Rosary Escano of ABS-CBN has a friendly chat with PIDC’s Pedro Carpio (back to camera) and Mike Aprieto.
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L. M. Confidential
AUGUST 2012
Dolphy’s early years in showbiz:
From vaudeville to a certified movie star
Born Rodolfo Vera Quizon in Tondo, Manila
on July 25, 1928, Dolphy was a sickly child
who suffered from severe asthma. The second
child in a brood of ten, he recalled how his
illness kept him from socializing with other
kids his age. “Noong araw, kung hindi mo ako
kausapin, hindi rin kita kakausapin. Tahimik na
tahimik akong tao. Masyado ang [inferiority]
complex ko. Kasi may hika ako, kaya lumalayo
ako sa tao pirme. Kasi kapag nadidinig ko
yung tunog ng lalamunan ko, nahihiya ako. At
saka payat na payat ako noon,” said Dolphy in
StarStudio’s special tribute for him in its June
issue.
It was his love for the movies of Hollywood’s
pioneer comedians which provided him an
escape and a constant source of entertainment
throughout his childhood. “Mahilig ako niyan.
Mula pa noong Three Stooges, Chaplin.
Naaaliw ako talaga. Maski iyong sakit ko,
nawawala kapag nakakapanood ako.” Little did
he know that show business would also become
his life-long passion in the years ahead.
During the Japanese Occupation in the
country, Dolphy and the rest of his siblings were
forced to earn a living as their father Melencio
Espino Quizon (a Filipino with Spanish and
French blood) couldn’t work and had to take
refuge in a bolt-hole in their home built by
his mother Salud dela Rosa Vera (a Spanish
mestiza) for fear of being caught given his
seemingly American features. Dolphy found
various odd jobs, from being shoeshine boy
and coachman to garments factory worker and
stevedore at the pier.
His sister Corazon found work as a chorus
girl at the Avenue Theater on Avenida, Rizal.
The then 16-year-old Dolphy was tasked to
bring her food everyday, until such time he
joined the theater group as a chorus boy. “Later
binigyan na ako ng solo number. Noong nasama
na ako sa Avenue, sa chorus line, mayroon
akong kapirasong parte na solo na pamvaudeville.” But it was while he was working
in Alegra Theater, right after the liberation in
1945, that he crossed paths with a group of
comedians Pugo, Tugo, Tugak, and heartthrob
Fernando Poe Sr.
During the late ‘40s, he first became known
as Golay (after the store Golay Hardware in
Raon Street) in comedy skits where he played
a Chinoy with broken Tagalog. In early 1952,
Pancho Magalona, one of the most popular
actors in the 1940s, saw his act at the Manila
Grand Opera House. Pancho then introduced
him to Doc Perez of Sampaguita Pictures, who
in turn, gave him the name Dolphy. His first
movie under Sampaguita Pictures was Isang
Sulyap Mo Tita (1954). He was eventually
catapulted to stardom when he played a gay role
in the movie Jack en Jill (1954) which also topbilled Lolita Rodriguez and Rogelio dela Rosa.
Dolphy established a name for himself in
showbiz during the succeeding years. His
first ever TV show in ABS-CBN was Buhay
Artista (1964) with co-star Panchito, which was
conceptualized by Eugenio “Geny” Lopez and
Ading Fernando. At the same time, Dolphy also
starred in movies under independent production
outfits with films like Captain Barbell and
Daigdig ng Fantasia. In 1965, Dolphy finally put
up his own production outfit, RVQ Productions,
and produced his first film Buhay Artista
starring Panchito, Susan Roces, and Ronaldo
Valdez, whom he discovered.
Throughout the next 60-plus years, he would
be called everything from the local Charlie
Chaplin to his nickname Pidol to the one tag
that stuck in the public consciousness: Comedy
King.
GMA
Pinoy
TV
redefines love and
rivalry in Kasalanan
Bang Ibigin Ka?
GMA Pinoy TV offers an intriguing
but no less heartrending addition to
its
unbeatable
drama block with
“Kasalanan Bang
Ibigin Ka?”
Starring Geoff
Eigenmann,
Jennica
Garcia
(PHOTO)
and
Jackie Rice, Kasalanan Bang Ibigin
Ka? follows a compelling storyline that
explores how bonds between family
members are put to the test in the
face of love. It also features Michael
de Mesa, Angelika dela Cruz, Bobby
Andrews, and Sharmaine Arnaiz
together with Bubbles Paraiso, Diego
Castro, and Pancho Magno.
“Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka?
is deliciously daring and sinfully
addicting,” described its director
Mr. Mark Reyes. “It’s very exciting to
see real life father and son Michael
de Mesa and Geoff Eigenmann face
off as rivals in an edgy love triangle
with Jackie Rice, as we guarantee
everyone an unpredictable show.”
While this new Kapuso afternoon
drama delves on mature topics, it also
looks at a person’s capacity to bear
with life’s challenges, and sacrifice for
the sake of his or her loved ones.
Discover the answers in this drama
created by the GMA Drama Group
Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka?
redefines love, sacrifice and rivalry,
only via GMA Pinoy TV. Call your
preferred pay TV operator now to
subscribe.
To get the latest updates on
the show, log on to the Kasalanan
Bang Ibigin Ka? official facebook
page
(www.facebook.com/
kasalananbangibiginka) and the
GMA International website (www.
gmanetwork.com/international).
AUGUST 2012
L. M. Confidential
11
Joey Baking’s (www.Filipinogoodlife.com)
Filipino Good Life
GAME OF THRONES
The Movers from the Top
PCCF Miss Philippines Canada 2012 Alev Usta and runner-up
Christal Bautista have their breakfast before attending the
Pista sa Nayon festival in Montreal.
PCCF WALF for a
CAUSE of ANCOP
LEFT, Verth Bugtong is the most visible officer of PIDC, here seen introducing the program at the Mabuhay Ball.
RIGHT, Rosemer Enverga Is his counterpart with arch-rival organization PCCF, here convincing the crowds to
subscribe to GMA-7 in Montreal.
In any organization, there is always one officer who
is most visible, by virtue of their energy, the enthusiasm
for the job, rapport with people specially the press that
you would think that they are the president.
It’s not always the case.
In the case of Philippine Independence Day Council
or PIDC, Verth Bugtong is actually the Business
Manager, not the president. The president is Norma
Carpio. Verth was also the familiar face when they
presented their PIDC candidates to the press last
spring.
With Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation
or PCCF, it is Rosemer Enverga.
When I attended the PIDC Mabuhay Ball, it was
like attending the event for the very first time. Gone are
the usual officers we knew closely . Some of them like
Rosemer Enverga has left to start a rival organization,
the PCCF, along with other members, who either left
or “are not with PIDC anymore.” Others are not active
anymore like Suzy Llanera and Karen Pascual, who is
sort of active. Karen, wants to spend more time with
her family. Who can blame her? Spending time with
an organization can sap one’s time and energy.
As I presented myself to Minda Neri, they looked
for my table. Me and another photographer, Ariel
Ramos, do not have a table.
Enter Verth.
Verth is running back and forth fixing things at the
last minute.
“I’ll find you a table,” Verth says, scurrying away
from us. Of course, it was his job being the gala vicechair. But I think it was more than the job.
So, I had no doubt he’ll find us one.
And he did. it was a table with just me and Ariel. By
the way, another photgrapher also did not have a table
but found one somewhere also.
With PCCF, you would be forgiven if you mistake
Rosemer Enverga as the president. She is actually the
Vice-president. The president is Jimmy Marasigan.
At the Pinoy Fiesta VIP Night, she was the one
people approach to ask questions, or for some other
reasons.
When the night is over, she is the one giving orders
as to who will get what, who will pick who and so forth.
I told her she reminds me of my sister who was bossy
when each one of her daughters got married. One
time, she stopped giving orders. Ironically, nobody also
moved and they ended up behind schedule.
Organizations are lucky to have people like them.
It makes the job of running smoother and less
stressful.
PCCF will be giving the donation to ANCOP
as one of the beneficiaries!
All PCCF Officers/ Foundation Leaders/
Pageants, please be present at 12:00
noon August 12, 2012 near the stage.
*JOIN US FOR THE ANCOP WALK *
*and WALK for a CAUSE!
Help build houses for the poor and support poor
families! If you want to contribute more towards the
building of the PCCF Village in Paranaque,
Regular Registration fee: $25.00
Online Registration ends: August 11, 2012 10:00:00 PM Eastern Std. Time
*Early registration ($20.00) ended: July 12,
2012 - 11:59:59 PM Eastern Std. Time*
Otherwise, if you just want to walk with us,
please email : [email protected].
August 12, 2012, Sunday, 12:00 noon - 3:00
p.m., Nathan Philips Square, Toronto City
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BENDING BACKWARDS
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Rosario spoke out against Chinese “duplicity” and
“intimidation” in the South China Sea, noting that
China failed to honor an agreement to pull out all
ships from the shoal.
In the interview, Aquino said his government
has not been engaged in a media war or entered
into international arbitration to settle the issue.
“We have tried to
be as reasonable as
possible. In fact, we’ve
been bending over
backwards, we try to
look at it from their
perspective, and we
try to see, hopefully
that they look at it
from our perspective
and really achieve
some reasonableness
in terms of the actions
of both parties,” he
said.
He added: “I don’t think I have been as
belligerent as some sectors are saying. I should be
tougher. But I think we have given them all of the
necessary means and steps to avoid having the ‘loss
of face’ aspect, trying to come up with something
that is doable immediately. And we’re waiting for
appropriate response from their side.”
Preparing for contingencies
The President conceded that the government
is preparing for contingencies if in case the sea
dispute escalates into a shooting war. He noted,
however, that an escalation into violence is unlikely
at this point.
“Well, we are preparing contingencies for that
but we don’t think that is a likely possibility at
this point, or likely probability at this point. We
will not add to the conditions that will set about
such a situation. We will always endeavor to deescalate and pursue that option of talking about
this dispute and resolving it peacefully,” he said.
A Philippine military official, meanwhile, said at
least 30 Chinese fishing vessels deployed by China
at the Spratly Islands were monitored to be at more
than 300 nautical miles from Puerto Princesa City.
AFP Western Command chief Lt. Gen. Juancho
Sabban said the fishing vessels are being escorted
by a Chinese maritime ship while doing fishing at
the Kagitingan Reef or Fiery Cross Reef, which is
occupied by China.
Sabban said the military will not take action
against the Chinese fishing vessels. He also noted
the Chinese ships are outside the country’s 200mile Exclusive Economic Zone.
“We are not claiming [Kagitingan Reef ]. That’s
theirs. Why would we drive them away? They own
that one,” he said.
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Filipino
World
Iloilo grade 6 student wins competition
+ Loida Lewis is China’s newest Public Enemy no.1
Iloilo Grade 6 student wins gold in
HK math olympics
MANILA, Philippines—Miguel Lorenzo
Ildesa, a Grade 6 student of the PAREFWestbridge School in Iloilo City, got a perfect
score and won the Philippines’ lone gold
medal in the just-concluded 15th Po Leung
Kuk Primary Mathematics World Contest in
Hong Kong.
The country’s math team also bagged four
silver and five bronze medals, as well as two
group merit awards, in the 17-nation contest,
where the Philippines placed sixth overall,
according to Dr. Simon Chua, president of
the non-government Mathematics Trainers’
Guild Philippines (MTG) which headed the
country’s delegation to the annual contest.
Thailand topped this year’s competition,
followed by Taiwan, host Hong Kong,
Bulgaria and Singapore. Malaysia and
Indonesia took the seventh and eighth places.
The contest finals were held on Thursday,
said Chua in an e-mail to the INQUIRER.
The country’s silver medalists were Sedrick
Scott Keh of Xavier School, Raphael Villaluz
of San Beda College-Alabang, Shaquille
Wyan Que of Grace Christian College, and
Terence Brian Tsai of Chiang Kai Shek
College.
The bronze medals came courtesy of Mark
Christopher Uy of Xavier School, Jinger
Chong of St. Jude Catholic School, Luke
Matthew Bernardo of Philadelphia School,
Xavier Jefferson Ray Go of Zamboanga
Chong High School, and Genesis Jacinth
Tan of Quezon City High School.
Philippines-Team A, composed of Chong,
Bernardo, Uy and Go and Philippines-Team
B, composed of Tsai, Miko Johnson Ong of
St. Stephen’s High School, Bon Leif Amalia
of Colegio San Agustin-Biñan and Juan
Pablo Abola of PAREF-Southridge School
each won a merit award in the team contest.
The Philippine team leaders were Rechilda
Villame, Roberto Degolacion and Lowela
Mupas, while the deputies were Edmund
Reyes, Juan Antonio Tuazon, Thelma Cambas
and Jammal Tebeng.
Other countries that took part in the
competition were the United States, Russia,
China, Australia, South Korea, India, Macau,
Mongolia, and South Africa.
Last year, the Philippines bagged one
gold, four silver and four bronze medals in
Loida Lewis is now China’s public enemy
number 1
the contest, sponsored by the 132-year-old
Po Leung Kuk, Hong Kong’s oldest social
service organization.
Loida Lewis is China’s newest
public enemy no. 1
China’s newest Public Enemy No. 1 is no
longer exiled human rights activist Chen
Guancheng but Loida Nicolas-Lewis, the
New York-based national chair of the US
Pinoys for Good Governance (USP4GG).
After Lewis held a press conference in
Manila on July 14 to announce the worldwide
campaign to “Boycott Made in China
Products,” China’s government-controlled
media fired back with a newscast calling on
the Chinese people to boycott a chain of
convenience stores in China believed to be
owned by Lewis.
According to the English language
translation of the nationwide newscast,
“Chinese are not happy with one particular
Filipino. The mastermind behind calling on
Filipinos throughout the world to carry out
large-scale anti-China demonstrations was
revealed to be Filipino-American Loida
Nicolas-Lewis, Chairman and CEO of
TLC Beatrice (China), Limited, a Cayman
company that operates retail convenience
stores in four Chinese cities: Xiamen,
Chengdu, Suzhou and Guangzhou. Chinese
Bella’s Baptism
Snooky finds
Peace
MANILA, Philippines -- Veteran
actress Snooky Serna said she is
a reformed woman, thanks to her
change of faith.
Set to make her film acting
comeback, Serna on Friday
shared another milestone in her
life, which she credits for having
genuine “peace in [her] heart.”
Serna revealed that she
converted to become an adherent
of Iglesia ni Cristo in 2011.
“I don’t want to sound preachy
or nagpapa-bait, pero a lot of it
has to do with my change of faith,
kasi nag-Iglesia ni Cristo po ako,”
Serna told reporters on Friday,
referring to the positive changes
in her life.
“I wouldn’t want to say na, so
as not to offend anyone, na I just
want to personally want to say
that I found the truth, I found my
truth, and I’m in a very good place,
and I’m so happy na nagkaroon
ako siguro ng banal na takot, as
they would say it po sa Iglesia,”
she added.
‘Past is past’
Serna said that because of her
new faith, she has outgrown “bad
habits” and has become more
mindful of her decisions.
Among her recent life decisions
is her “choice” to be single.
Now, with renewed fervor,
Serna returns to a film set after a
prolonged absence from the big
screen.
She is set to star with actor
Coco Martin and actress Marian
Rivera in a Regal Films production.
The film, directed by Maryo J. de
los Reyes, is expected to premiere
later this year.
in Westerville, Ohio
Everybody gets into the picture at Bella Dawina’s bapttism in Westerville, Ohio.
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netizens were shocked by this news and urged
a boycott on her businesses in China.”
Unfortunately for Lewis’ former Chinese
business partners who bought out Lewis’
ownership interest in the “Beatrice” stores – at
a substantial discount – several years ago, the
China authorities are boycotting a whollyowned Chinese business.
In her July 14 press conference in Manila,
Lewis explained that her group’s call for the
global boycott of all kinds of China-made
products was a way of matching China’s
diplomatic and military arrogance in claiming
ownership of the Scarborough Shoal and
the Kalayaan Group of Islands in the West
Philippine Sea.
“The ‘Boycott Made in China Goods’
campaign will not be limited to Filipinos.
This campaign will be carried out globally to
encourage all the people of the world to join,”
Lewis said.
Ted Laguatan, USP4GG spokesman, said
in the same press conference that he expects
the campaign to go viral. “We hope to achieve
the level of response and outrage that was
generated when the Americans found out
that the US Olympic team’s uniforms for
the London 2012 Olympics were made in
China,” Laguatan said.
At the press conference, Lewis also
announced that her US Pinoys group will
initiate the Global Day of Prayer for Peace
in the Scarborough Shoal on August 21, the
29th anniversary of the martyrdom of Ninoy
Aquino.
On August 21, 2011, USP4GG sponsored
a Day of Prayer for Peace in the Spratlys
which was held in 175 cities throughout
North America. “This year the global
target is 300 cities,” said Charito Benipayo,
coordinator of the 2011 Northern California
prayer campaign that was held in 20 cities in
Northern California.
Information about the August 21 Global
Day of Prayer can be obtained from uspgg.
org.
“Faith and prayer are the best ammunition
we Filipinos have against China,” Lewis
declared.
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Buses screening Offensive films,
Beware
MTRCB Chair Grace PoeLlamanzares
Jean & Bids 60th Anniversary with family
MANILA, Philippines
- Aside from monitoring
TV shows and films for
sensitive content, the
Movie and Television
Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)
is also on the lookout for bus operators that
allow exhibition of adult materials in their
vehicles, according to Board chair Mary
Grace Poe-Llamanzares.
“We are pushing for preprogrammed
content in public utility buses,” Llamanzares
told the Inquirer on Tuesday.
Penalties
The MTRCB chief said an agreement
with the Land Transportation Franchising
and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was signed
recently that would penalize bus companies
showing sensitive materials.
“However, we have a little less than 15,000
buses in Metro Manila alone. Realistically,
we are not able to monitor all these so we
ask for the vigilance of the public,” she said.
Llamanzares added that her office has
already sent “show-cause letters” to some
bus operators and received a number of
responses. “Each time they commit a
violation, they have to pay P10,000—that’s
a lot. Plus, there’s the hassle of hiring a
lawyer. I think they’d rather be on the safe
side,” she said.
Llamanzares also said the MTRCB has
been working on a solution alongside Elvira
Medina, president of the National Center
for Commuter Safety and Protection
(NCCSP).
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Bids and Jean Herrera celebrate their 60th Anniversary with close friends and family.
“Her group’s suggestion was for bus
companies to buy preprogrammed materials.
She already brought some materials to
the office for our approval,” explained the
MTRCB chief. “Not only does this help
fight piracy, it’s also income-generating. On
the side of the bus operators, they can sell
advertising spots.”
‘I will not cower,’ Garcia says on
raps
CEBU CITY, Cebu - Cebu Governor
Gwendolyn Garcia, under siege from the
Aquino administration after being declared
one of the senatorial candidates of emerging
opposition coalition United Nationalist
Alliance (UNA), posted a P90,000 bail over
graft charges the Ombudsman Conchita
Carpio-Morales filed against her over an
alleged anomalous purchase in 2008 of a
25-hectare property but the suspension on
her will carry.
Garcia posted the bail ahead of an arrest
warrant and prior to her delivering the State
of the Province Address (Sopa) in Cebu
City.
“I will face this and I will not cower,”
Garcia said in reaction to the filing of the
case against her.
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The Ombudsman is a known ally of
President Aquino, having administered
Aquino’s oath of office when he was elected
President in the 2010 elections.
The UNA felt the timing of the filing of
the case against Garcia was part of a political
assault against UNA from the ruling party
while UNA leader Senate President Juan
Ponce Enrile, who attended Garcia’s Sopa,
said the motive behind the filing of the case
against Garcia was “obviously political.”
Enrile, however, said
the charges against Garcia
would not affect her
inclusion in the UNA
senatorial line up. “She
is innocent until proven
guilty of the charges,”
Enrile said.
An emotional Garcia
said during the her Sopa address the timing
of the filing of the graft charges before
the Sandiganbayan last Thursday and the
immediate raffling of the case yesterday
proves politics was at work behind the case.
Garcia said she was thankful to those
“responsible for all of these machinations
as the people can see through the ugly
hand of political harassment and political
persecution” behind it.
Garcia said the objective of those who
filed the case was to stop her from delivering
the Sopa the other day.
Earlier, UNA described the case against
Garcia as “political harassment.”
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I was Never a Bomba
Star - DIVINA VALENCIA
Philippines for almost five years now, and I am in
the country for almost two years now.”
During weekends, the homebody Divina
visits her grandchildren, goes to church and eats
out with them. At times, she attends to her two
puppies which occupy the sala of their home.
“Mae, the daughter of my eldest daughter
Maricris who lives in San Diego, wants to enter
showbiz; and also Anaia, the eight-year-old
daughter of my daughter Betchay, who loves to
play the violin, sing, dance hip-hop and perform
karate. My grandchild Lana, only two years old,
prays earnestly by closing her eyes and says, ‘Jesus,
thank you. Amen’. While my another grandchild,
Calista, also two years old, never forgets to also
say, ‘Praise, the Lord, Alleluia!’ They’re so cute.”
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ABOVE , Divina Valencia at the height of her popularity. BELOW, Diviina with her
husband Delfin Quesada
MANILA, Philippines - Divina Valencia is back.
After doing the GMA soaps Little Star (with Jennylyn Mercado, Lovi Poe,
Mark Anthony Fernandez and Paolo Contis) and Broken Vow (with Dennis
Trillo and Bianca King), she’s now appearing in the ABS-CBN light drama
Be Careful with My Heart (also starring Jodi Sta. Maria, Richard Yap, Aiza
Seguerra, Gloria Romero and Sylvia Sanchez and directed by Jeffrey Jeturian
and Mervyn Brondial).
“I may sound mayabang but I consider myself an actress,” said Divina who
was one of local movies’ hot sex sirens. “I was never a bomba star. In the first two
years of my career, wearing a bikini
(she did in the 1968 film Bikini
Beach Party) was already taboo. I did
not undress in the movies. Iba ‘yung
sex symbol sa mga bomba noong
1970s.”
She was also the favorite of
action stars like Fernando Poe Jr.,
Jess Lapid, Tony Ferrer and wouldbe husband Bernard Belleza (who
appeared with her in the films The
Karate Champions, Sa Manlulupig
Di Ka Pasisiil, Zoom-Zoom Apollo,
The Incomparable and Pambihirang
Tatlo) who died of bullet wounds in March 1970 and by whom she has five
children, including, former matinee idol Dranreb).
Born to and raised in a humble home by Patrocinia Valencia (of Abucay,
Bataan) and German-American Waldo Fuller, Divina is the youngest among
the brood of five (all four siblings are dead).
... and now with her husband Delfin Quesada
“I was a G.I. baby. We were poor then but we really worked hard until the
time we could sleep on a soft bed and buy a refrigerator. So, I became a dreamer.
I studied. I was, and still is, God-fearing. I often pray to Him for He is the life,
way and light of all.”
In 1989, she migrated to the US where she lived a peaceful life away from
showbiz.
“Quiet. No intrigue. All my children are settled now, except for my youngest
son, Picholo, who lives in the US). One of the best things that happened in my
life was when I had a personal relationship with Our Lord Jesus. He changed
me, and we made Him the center of our life.”
In the course of her activities as a Christian, she met her future husband,
businessman Delfin Quesada who is a Born-again Christian and a pastor.
“One day, Delfin brought singers Mitch Valdez and Leo Valdez and
comedians Ponga and Prospero Luna to the senior citizens hall to entertain
them, and he brought ice cream products to make the old ones happy. I later
invited them to go to my house in San Diego. Delfin and I later became friends.
He told me that the Lord might use him and me as an instrument to spread the
Lord’s good news. The rest is history. We’re now married. He has been in the
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search for his lost son through his lawyer
friends. When word reached JPE that his
father had wanted to see him, he decided
animated conversation far beyond their to leave for Manila.
expectations. “He cried, and we cried with
In August 1945, JPE, with P300 in his
him,” they exclaimed, still in disbelief.
pocket embarked on the most important
JPE’s compelling life begins not on journey of his life. “I was wearing my
his birth date, Feb. 14, 1924, but the khaki uniform and combat boots,” he
year before. It was an election year. said. He boarded a military 6 x 6 truck
During the hustings in Gonzaga town, that left Aparri at 5 a.m. It arrived at a
politician Alfonso Ponce Enrile spotted military depot in Karuhatan, Valenzuela
Petra Furagganan, a comely 20-year-old by midnight.
Ilocano-Ibanag widow with two children.
Early the next morning, JPE sought
“I was the result of their interlude,” his father at a Sta. Mesa address where
JPE told his young interviewees. Born he would meet the half-siblings he had
out of wedlock, JPE was baptized Juanito
met in Cagayan
Fur agganan.
during the war.
But in his second year, But Alfonso did
His
mother,
who bartered he figured in a rumble not live there
fish
for
a
anymore. “He
living, was too with a group of well-to-do had a second
poor to send boys who thought he was family, and his
him to school
were
courting the girl fancied by children
but an aunt, a
angry,”
JPE
teacher, agreed one of them.
said. His halfto support his
“I went to court, but could siblings in Sta.
studies.
“At
Mesa took him
ako ay naging not afford a lawyer,” he in as a houseboy,
alila ng aking recalled. Worse, the school like the other
tiya [I became
alf-brother
ordered
JPE
expelled, hwho
an indentured
had been
of
imposing there ahead of
servant to my instead
aunt]. I cleaned sanctions on the four boys him. “William
the
house,
Balisi, that was
I cooked. I who attacked him.
his name, and
washed clothes.
he told me how
I fetched water.
to get to my
I scrubbed the
father’s office,” JPE recounted.
floor. I was only seven years old.”
He walked from Sta. Mesa all the way
It was a hard life, JPE recounted to his to Escolta, until he found the Soriano
mesmerized young audience. He quit in building. He took the elevator for the very
the middle of second grade and again in first time and found Alfonso’s law office
third grade. But in his fifth grade, JPE
said the town mayor took him in. “Mayor
REDEMPTION
Cesar Peralta was a former soldier, and he
continued on page 22
spoke good English.” With Peralta’s
help, JPE finished seventh grade. He
was 16 years old. He never had a pair
of shoes or slippers.
He applied for scholarship at the
Cagayan Valley Institute in Aparri
and was accepted. For his other needs,
JPE worked as laborer in his uncle’s
transportation business. But in his
second year, he figured in a rumble
with a group of well-to-do boys who
thought he was courting the girl
fancied by one of them.
“There were four students, and they
attacked me with knives. Tinamaan
ako sa leeg, sa kamay, sa braso, sa
sikmura [I got hit in the neck, the
hand, my arms, my stomach],” JPE
said. He parried the attacks with
his training in arnis (Pinoy martial
arts). Outnumbered and cornered,
JPE said he jumped from a window
and ran to the municipal clinic where
he was treated. His wounds were
sutured without anesthesia, without
antibiotics.
The cuts and slashes JPE hurdled in
no time. But the injustice left a wound
that would throb and haunt him for
life. “I went to court, but could not
afford a lawyer,” he recalled. Worse,
the school ordered JPE expelled,
instead of imposing sanctions on the
four boys who attacked him. JPE said
he went home to Gonzaga to rest and
recuperate. “I became restless, I wanted
to go back to school,” he said. An
uncle found him a job as a caminero
[road worker with the Department of
Public Works and Highways.
Then came World War II and the
17-year-old joined the guerillas. In one
of the mountain redoubts, JPE met his
half-siblings who had evacuated from
Manila. After the war, his newfound
relatives returned to Manila and told
their father about his son in Cagayan.
The older Ponce Enrile ordered a
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Abu Sayyaf Part of Threat
GLOBAL THREAT
continued from page 1
blow against transnational terrorism.”
Two suspected Abu Sayyaf members
were also arrested by Zamboanga City
police – one in June, and the other only
last July 12.
“At its heart ASIS has a cadre of
highly trained intelligence officers who
recruit and run agents,” Warner said.
ASIS filed thousands of secret
reports each year covering everything
from “political developments, economic
growth, defense modernization, and
social cohesion in a particular country, to
terrorist and insurgent planning,” he said.
He said the 9/11 attacks and the
Bali bombings a year later in 2002 had
redefined how spies worked.
Those events had seen ASIS –
basically, Australia’s foreign spy agency –
intensify its focus on the “very real threat”
posed by organizations like Al-Qaeda
and its affiliates.
The threats had seen ASIS evolve from
“a small, essentially regional body vitally
focused on the Cold War into a larger,
geographically dispersed organization”
that liaises with foreign intelligence
services in 70 countries.
While terrorism remained a major
worry, cyber security had also become a
“rapidly evolving and potentially serious
threat” to national security, Warner added.
“Government departments and
agencies, together with corporate
Australia, have been subject to concerted
efforts by external actors seeking to
infiltrate sensitive computer networks,”
he said.
Warner gave no examples, but the
computers of Australia’s prime minister,
foreign and defense ministers were
reported last March to have been hacked,
with China under suspicion.
Energy giants Woodside Petroleum
and Shell Australia have both expressed
concern over hacking, with Woodside
chief Don Voelte saying his firm had seen
attempts from regions including Russia,
eastern Europe and China.
Canberra has described government
and private networks as being under
“continuous threat” of cyber espionage.
“Considerable resources are now being
invested by the government to counter
this threat and harden the defenses of
departments and agencies,” said Warner.
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and security. We don’t encourage small bancas to venture far.”
Filipino fishermen are aware that going
out to the shoal around this time of the
year is dangerous, Perez said.
The BFAR banned fishing at Panatag
Shoal and surrounding waters on May 16
following a similar ban imposed by China,
which claimed the prohibition was an annual affair, although it made the declaration
amid a maritime standoff with the Philippines at the shoal.
The Philippine ban was imposed for the
conservation of resources. It ended on July
15.
China’s ban will end in mid-August.
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Entertainment
Be careful with my Heart zoom up
Agot has the Indie Spirit
‘Prime-Tanghali’ King and Queen na
ngayon ang turing sa mga bida ng instant hit
‘kilig-serye’ ng ABS-CBN na “Be Careful
With My Heart” na sina Richard Yap at Jodi
Sta. Maria.
Ayon sa pinakahuling datos ng Kantar
Media noong Huwebes (Hulyo 19),
nananatiling no.1 daytime TV program sa
bansa ang “Be Careful With My Heart”
taglay ang all-time high national TV ratings
nitong 21.7%. Ang bagong katapat naman
nitong programa sa GMA na “The Baker
King: The Big Return” ay nakakuha lamang
ng 7.1%. Gayundin, sa parehong araw, nagno. 5 na ang Prime-Tanghali romanticcomedy series sa overall top TV programs
sa buong bansa.
Ayon kay Richard, na kilala na ngayon sa
mga manonood bilang ang negosyanteng
biyudo na si ‘Mr. Lim,’ laking pasalamat nila
sa Diyos na naging matagumpay agad ang
kanilang programa.
“Sa lahat ng TV viewers at sa mga
nanonood online, thank you so much for all
your support. Laking pasasalamat namin na
tinatangkilik niyo kami sa ‘Prime-Tanghali’
timeslot,” masayang pahayag ni Richard.
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“Masayangmasaya
kami
sa mataas na
ratings ng show
at alay namin
ang success na
ito sa lahat ng
fans na ginawa
kaming no.1.”
Naniniwala
ang
‘PrimeTanghali’ King
ng ABS-CBN
na mabilis na
napalapit
sa
puso ng viewers
ang “Be Careful
With
My
Heart” dahil sa
‘perfect mix’ na
handog
nito.
“Sa palagay ko,
gusto ng tao ma-entertain at mapangiti sa
pagsisimula ng araw nila at maswerte kami
na nahanap nila ‘yun sa aming show na may
perfect mix ng comedy, romance at true-tolife story,’ ani Richard.
Kasama nina Richard at Jodi sa “Be Careful
With My Heart” sina Aiza Seguerra, Mutya
Orquia, Sylvia Sanchez, Divina Valencia,
Gloria Sevilla, Pen Medina, Robert Ortega,
Kalila Aguilos, Paul Jake Castillo, Micah
Munoz, Janella Salvador, Jerome Ponce, JM
Ibanez, Sunshine Garcia, Vivieka Vivieka,
Tart Carlos, Twinkle Dy, Antonette Garcia,
Nick Lizaso, at Sunshine Cruz.
Patuloy na subaybayan ang lalo pang
gumagandang kuwento ng namumuong
espesyal na pagtitinginan nina Yaya Maya
( Jodi) at Mr. Lim (Richard) sa ‘kilig-seryeng’
tiyak mas mamahalin pa ng Pinoy viewers,
ang “Be Careful With My Heart,” arawaraw, 10:45am, bago mag-”It’s Showtime, sa
Prime-Tanghali ng ABS-CBN.
Agot Isidro’s got the indie spirit
Agot Isidro is having the time of her life
as a villainess in the GMA 7 soap, “One
True Love.”
“You can play around more with bad
girls,” she told Inquirer.
She
described
her
character Leila as “smart” but
obsessed with her husband
(played
by
Raymond
Bagatsing).
Fans may want to exact
revenge for her maltreatment
of the soap’s heroines, Louise de los Reyes
and Jean Garcia.
“I’ve slapped Jean and Louise. I wonder
who’s next on my list,” she jested.
Other passion
Agot continues to pursue her other
passion, acting in independent films. This
year, she is in the cast of the womanpowered ensemble of Jose Javier Reyes’
“Mga Mumunting Lihim,” an entry in
the Directors’ Showcase section of the
Cinemalaya, which opens today.
It is Agot’s third time to join the fest;
she did Mike Sandejas’ “Tulad ng Dati” in
2006 and Alvin Yapan and Paul Sta. Ana’s
“Huling Pasada” in 2008.
“Making indie films is refreshing,” she
said. “Some indie filmmakers are afraid to
approach mainstream artists, but I’m always
game. Indie movies would benefit from the
services of trained professional actors. On
the other hand, mainstream actors would
get the chance to play challenging roles.”
It’s a win-win proposition, she noted.
Real women
She recalled that shooting “Tulad ng
Dati” was a blast. “I’m friends with [the rock
band] The Dawn and the movie was about
them.” In “Huling Biyahe,” she consented to
do a love scene shot in a cramped car.
In “Mumunting Lihim,” she unleashes a
number of f_ _ _ words as a “complicated”
and “unsympathetic” woman.
“My character Sandra is very real,” she
said. “Direk Joey told me to think of truelife women as pegs. I can’t reveal who they
are, though.”
Aiza Seguerra, 25 years after
“Eat Bulaga” discovery Aiza Seguerra
was only 4 when she won the hearts of
televiewers with delightfully witty ad-libs
and one-liners. She wasn’t as pretty as
some of the other tots on the show’s “Little
Miss Philippines” tilt but her spontaneously
gamine performance made that “lack”
totally irrelevant.
Nobody remembers who won that year’s
kiddie tilt, but everybody still dotes on
Aiza to this day, some 25 years after the big
first impression she made.
Well, “everybody” could be an
exaggeration, since there are some viewers
and former fans who haven’t
quite forgiven Aiza for
growing up and being true
to herself by admitting
that she’s more than just a
frisky “tomboy”—she really
prefers girls, period.
Coming out
It must have taken real guts for her to
“come out” in so clear and honest fashion,
especially in this country where girls
are supposed to be sugar and spice and
everything nice—no arguments about it!
Yes, local show biz did have its “female
Elvis Presley of the Philippines,” but Aiza
has “come out” much further than that!
Still a star
On the other hand, Aiza’s honesty and
courage made some people admire and love
her more. They know full well the great
risk she was taking of being rejected by her
fans, so they cheer the fact that this hasn’t
happened, and that Aiza remains a star,
even as many of her contemporaries have
faded from view.
Risky move
Another risky move that Aiza took was
to radically adjust her career focus and
concentrate on her musical talent, as a
singer and instrumentalist, and cut down
on her comedic and dramatic portrayals.
She didn’t have a great, big birit voice;
she could have faltered and failed—but,
so great was her belief in herself, her
emotions and her intelligence that her
self-reinvention as an acoustic musical
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Miss Little Philippines
The Winners
Miss Little Philippines - PIDC ; Raelle Robles, 2nd Runner-Up (left); Cheryl Haileyna Flores,
Miss Little Philippines (centre); Krista Signo, 1st Runner-Up (right)
PHOTO BY ARIEL RAMOS
Best news of all
Which proves that, if you’re true to
yourself and objective in your appreciation
of what you have to offer to your audience,
you really can’t go wrong.
These days, the best news of all is that,
even as her musical career continues to
prosper, Aiza has also rediscovered and
strengthened her skills as an actor, with
her new teleserye, “Be Careful With My
Heart,” strongly showcasing her thespic
gift in the attention-calling co-starring role
of female lead Jodi Santamaria’s “tomboy”
sister.
A total performer
Just in the nick of time, as she’s marking
her 25th year in the biz, Aiza is proving
that she’s become a total performer. Indeed,
she’s so good that, come next season, we
hope that a savvy, canny producer will beat
others to the draw by coming up with an
all-singing, all-acting cinematic or theater
showcase for her, to make the “silver”
celebration official.
If you feel the same way, make your own
celebratory voices be heard—and proclaim
to the world why you admire and love the
“new and improved” Aiza Seguerra!
What made Dawn say ‘yes’ to
indie
In case you haven’t noticed, this year’s
Cinemalaya Film
Festival (which
opens at the CCP
this year) features
entries topbilling big
stars recruited from
mainstream cinema.
One of them is Dawn
Zulueta who stars in Ang Nawawala
(What Isn’t There), which is supported by
the National Commission on Culture and
the Arts (NCCA).
“It’s my dream film,” said Cinemalaya
newcomer Marie Jamora (a Film graduate
from Columbia University) who directed
the film from a screenplay she co-wrote
with Ramon De Vera. “I’ve been thinking
about it for years. There’s nothing better
than being able to make it with some of
my best friends who also happen to be very
good at their jobs. I have never been so
happy on the set in my life. It’s also because
of our cast. I got everyone I wanted.”
In Ang Nawawala, Dawn plays a mother
still hurting from a tragic loss, with
Dominic Roco as her son who stopped
speaking when he was a child and, now
20, is back home on his first visit in three
years from his studies abroad. It’s a heartwrenching family drama set against the
vibrant local music scene as mother and
AUGUST 2012
son redefine their relationship with
themselves and the people around them.
“I agreed to do Ang Nawawala because
of the material,” Dawn told Funfare. “It’s
actually my second indie film; the first
was Sigwa by director Joel Lamangan
shown also at the Cinemalaya in 2010.
Just like Sigwa, Ang Nawawala offered
me a challenge I seldom ever get in
mainstream films. The roles offered to me
in indie films are very diverse compared
to what I’m used to doing in TV.”
Asked what the difference is between
doing indie and doing TV, Dawn said,
“I think that there is more artistic and
creative freedom in indie films because
we are not trying to fit into a commercial
mold. Indie films simply focus on telling
a story in a most realistic method in
terms of performance, material and
setting. As an actor, I am liberated
from the norm in what TV offers us as
artists. I am able to dig deeper into a
character’s expressions and nuances without
compromising.”
Meanwhile, the whole country (nay,
the whole world, thanks to TFC!) is
glued night after night on the extended
runaway top-rater ABS-CBN soap Walang
Hanggan which reunites Dawn with exboyfriend Richard Gomez. In the soap,
Dawn not only unwittingly steals scenes
with her natural acting style but also with
her stunning good looks untouched by
cosmetic surgery. Commented a Walang
Hanggan follower, “Dawn could pass
for the daughter of a certain actress who
obviously has had her face lifted over and
over again. She should avoid standing
beside Dawn or else she would end up
looking like Dawn’s mother.”
Has the extension of Walang Hanggan
taken a toll on Dawn’s family?
“I’m fortunate that I have an
understanding husband (Davao
Congressman Anton Lagdameo) who
appreciates the success that Walang
Hanggan is enjoying now. I also schedule
my priorities, and keep my weekends free
and spend with him and the kids. So when
Walang Hanggan finally winds up I’ll be
looking forward to getting my life back so
that I can make bawi with them naman.
Anton is running for reelection and the
campaign period will start next year so the
family will be together again to enjoy the
summer break.”
Told that Richard’s wife, Ormoc Rep.
Lucy Torres, has been an avid fan of the
Dawn/Richard tandem even long before
she met Richard, and is now one of the
religious followers of Walang Hanggan,
Dawn said that she’s grateful to Lucy for
her candor and consummate moral support.
“I think that Lucy is an incredibly
admirable woman and wife to Richard,”
added Dawn. “He is very fortunate because
of her.”
JM de Guzman prefers Career to
Lovelife
JM De Guzman admitted he is still on
cloud nine after the success of the Angelito:
Ang Batang Ama’s first season. The
23-year-old actor said that this is the time
for him to prioritize his
career over everything
else. “Una siyempre
yung career ko ngayon.
Sobrang binigay lang ito
out of the blue. I came
from nothing, I came
from zero. Actor lang
ako nun pero ngayon
meron na akong dumadating na blessings
na hindi ko ito aaksayahin. So gusto ko
na mas ma-improve pa ito, mas umangat
pa hopefully. Sa ngayon talaga wala akong
kinakatakutan, kung ano man yung naging
issues basta ginagawa ko yung trabaho ko,”
he shared.
TIDBITS
• Could it be true that there would be a
major revamp in the news department of a
network and some heads will roll? The sure
sign is the termination of most, if not all, of
that department’s shows.
• Could it be true that the reason why a
controversial actress is keeping a low profile
these days is because she’s included in a
foreign government’s investigation of a
case involving big money and other “solid”
assets?
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• Could it be true that the monthly
visitor of a popular celebrity has started
showing up after she underwent a stem-cell
therapy in Germany? Or is it just a joke to
humor her?
***
Vice Ganda teams up with Kris
Aquino in Sisteraka
Phenomenal Box Office Star Vice Ganda
can’t believe that his dream to be part of
the Metro Manila Film Festival has come
true. He’s slated to do Star Cinema’s entry
Sisteraka opposite the
Queen of All Media
Kris Aquino. “I’m doing
a movie now with Toni
Gonzaga, This Guy’s in
Love With You Mare.
After nun, yung movie
naman namin ni Kris.
Excited ako kasi first
film fest ko ito. Noon pa yun gusto ko
makasakay ng float. Dati dream ko maging
part ng Shake, Rattle, and Roll. Hindi
horror ang pelikula ngayon ni Kris, comedy
naman yung Sisteraka,” said Vice Ganda
who recently won as Yahoo OMG Award
Comedian of The Year.
Vice Ganda said he is confident that
he and Kris would be an effective comic
tandem since they know each other
well by now. “We’re the best of friends.
Actually, asawa nga ang turingan naming
dalawa. Kaya hindi kami nahihiya sa isa’t
isa. Napapayag ko naman siya. Sabi niya,
’Balahurain mo ako ha? Itulak-tulak mo
ko!’ Hindi ako hesitant na lokohin siya kasi
malalim na pinagsamahan namin.”
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Eddie Garcia
REDEMPTION
continued from page 19
Putting the Gay Character in Perspective
”Years
back, Eddie Garcia played a screaming faggot in Paru-Parong
Buking (with George Estregan and Eddie Rodriguez, both
deceased) which you, if you’re insomniac, can catch in later-night TV re-run.
Recalled Ricky Davao (as Eddie’s lover), “Tito Eddie was very playful. When
the director shouted ‘Action!’ during our bed scene, he slipped his hand into
my private part and pressed it.”
In Bwakaw, an entry in the
2012 Cinemalaya, Eddie again
plays a gay character but this
time quiet, reserved and gentle,
reminiscent of Colin Firth’s
gay in A Single Man and that
of Christopher Plummer in
Beginners who won a Best
Supporting Oscar for it.
“I love the role,” Eddie told
Funfare Update in a one-onone. “Pag titingnan mo, lalaki
siya; hindi siya mukhang
bading. It’s as good as the
pasaway old patient I played in
ICU No. 7 in Cinemalaya 2005,
and in the two other indies I
did not for Cinemalaya, Ika-10
and 100 Years.”
All four indies were directed
by the new breed of directors.
Himself an A-list director,
Eddie toes the line, so to speak,
and gives input only when very
necessary, take it or leave it, no
hard feelings.
“If I feel that a scene may
be done better,” said Eddie,
“ibinubulong ko na lang sa
direktor ko. It’s up to him to
follow it or not. I don’t impose.”
The gay Eddie plays in
Bwakaw is an old unmarried
man in his twilight year, living
by his lonesome with only his
pet dog as companion and
preparing for his final farewell
by buying his own casket,
sorting out his personal effects
in boxes tagged with names of
receivers.
Armida ‘Tita Midz’ SiguionReyna as co-star
Starring with Eddie is
Armida “Tita Midz” SiguionReyna as Eddie’s girlfriend
in their younger years, also
unmarried and now confined in
a home for aged afflicted with
Alzheimer’s Disease.
“My character told Armida’s
Eddie Garcia stars in Bwakaw, an entry in the 2012 Cinemalaya.
character that I was gay so
hindi natuloy ang romansa
namin,” added Eddie. “I would
visit her at the home for the
aged until one day, she came
back to her senses and asked me
to stop visiting her. It’s a very
moving story.”
Now into his golden years,
Eddie said that he took the role
to heart, immersing himself in
it.
For the record, according to
Eddie, he’s only into his 80s,
contrary to popular belief that
he’s in his 90s.
“Actually, I turned only
83 last May,” he clarified. “I
am 10 months younger than
Dolphy with whom I started
at Sampaguita Pictures back in
the late ’50s.”
The mistake was committed
by the late Ike Lozada during
an interview years ago.
“I think he misheard me and
added 10 years to my age but I
never bothered to correct it. My
birthday is May 2, 1929. Every
time people asked how old I
was, I would say, ‘Di ba nabasa
n’yo na how old I am.’ One
time, Ramon (Revilla, another
Sampaguita contemporary) and
I were making a movie and he
told me, ‘Eddie Boy, bakit hindi
mo kinorek ito? Nadagdagan
ng 10 years ang edad mo. E,
ako, alam nila na mas matanda
ako sa’yo ng two years, kaya
tumatanda tuloy ako.’ I think
I was 55 at that time, so
kung ilalagay ko sa 65, eh di
magiging 67 siya.”
Having done every role in the
book (a soldier, a rebel, a priest,
a playboy, bida or kontrabida),
does Eddie have any dream
role, one he hasn’t played?
“None. I just wait for what
offer comes along.”
I told Eddie that besides
being gentlemen (hmmm,
ladies’ men), he and Dolphy
PCCF Beauties perform at
have a lot in common. Dolphy
said that he didn’t need Viagra
(“Zsa Zsa is my Viagra,” he said
in jest), what about Eddie?
He laughed. “Okay pa si
Manoy!”
Still taking almost 20
vitamins and sticking to a strict
diet and sleeping routine (at
least eight hours every night),
Eddie said that he continues
to practice “everything in
moderation.” Including having
sex? “Well,” he laughed again,
“yes. I eat only when I’m
hungry and I do ‘it’ only when I
feel like it…in moderation.”
Like Dolphy, too, Eddie has
campaigned for his showbiz
friends (like FPJ) venturing into
politics but he himself has been
turning down invitations to run
(perhaps in his native Irosin,
Sorsogon?).
“I believe in Dolphy’s advice,”
said Eddie.
You know: Madali ang
tumakbo. Eh, paano kung
manalo?
Armida Siguion-Reyna co-stars
with Eddie Garcia in Bwakaw
on the seventh floor.
“I gave my name to the teleponista
[telephone girl] who then led me to
my father’s room. I saw an old man,
fair-skinned, white haired, with
eyeglasses. He wore khaki, like me. I
thought he was a general. He stood
up, walked towards me. Niyakap nya
ako at sabi nya (He embraced me and
said), ‘Sorry, my son.’”
“Umiyak sya at ako, napaiyak na rin.
Nagkatagpo kami ng Tatay ko! Noong
matapos na ang yakapan namin,
medyo naiilang na ako. Twenty-one
years old na ako at niyayakap ko itong
mamang hindi ko kaano-ano [He
wept and that made me cry too. I had
found my father! But afterwards, I felt
awkward. Here I was, 21 years old,
and embracing a man I hardly knew],”
JPE recounted.
Now officially acquainted, Alfonso
asked JPE what he wanted to do
with his life. “I told him I just wanted
to go back to school. He did not
say anything,” JPE said. That day,
Alfonso brought JPE to a big house
in Malabon to meet his father’s other
children and their mother, Purita.
But he did not transform into a
rich man’s son overnight. JPE said
he helped with the household chores.
He became the gardener, electrician,
mechanic. He became his father’s
driver, and later on, the family driver.
He was also enrolled at St. James in
Malabon, a private school run by the
Maryknoll sisters. Alfonso took legal
steps to change his son’s name from
Juanito Furagganan to Juan Ponce
Enrile, the name that he would use
when he enrolled for pre-law at the
Ateneo de Manila.
Enrile finished pre-law in 1949, cum
laude, and moved on to the University
of the Philippines for law proper. He
passed the bar in 1953, eight years
after he, as Juanito Furagganan, the
poor fisherfolk’s son from Gonzaga,
Cagayan, took a nomad’s journey to
find his father in Manila, and pursue
his dreams.
After obtaining a Master of Laws
degree specializing in taxation and
corporate organization at the Harvard
University, JPE returned to Manila
determined “to go deeply in law
practice.” He said he helped organize
mining companies but lawyered as
well for the country’s top businesses
like the Ayala Corporation, Lepanto
and Philex Mines, and Hacienda
Luisita in Central Luzon, somehow
acquiring “notoriety” along the way,
REDEMPTION
continued on page 26
Pista Sa Nayon in Montreal
PCCF Miss Philippines Canada 2012 Alev Usta, runner-up Christal Bautista, Little Miss Philippines Arianna Pantaleon, Mrs. Philippines June Javier, Little Miss Philippines 2nd runner-up Brtiney
Waito performed songs and dances at the Pista sa Nayon festival in Montreal.
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Love, treachery and revenge take centerstage
in FAITHFULLY
GMA Pinoy TV brings to television
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promises to captivate the televiewers’ hearts
with FAITHFULLY.
Faithfully stars seven of the network’s
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actresses - Maxene Magalona as Stella
Quillamor, Isabel Oli as Megan Briones,
Vaness del Moral as Dina Carvajal, and
Michelle Madrigal as Luchie Trajano,
introducing Isabelle Daza as Misha Villar
with Marc Abaya as Kevin Quillamor and
Mike Tan as Perry Escano.
Completing the cast are Miggs Cuaderno
as Miggy Quillamor, Jamaica Olivera
as Shelby Quillamor, Victor Aliwalas as
Dan Belmonte, Will Devaughn as Luke
Gallanosa, Kevin Santos as Edjie Miranda,
Timmy Cruz as Gloria Mariano and Ms
Chanda Romero as Amanda Quillamor.
The series tells the story of Stella, a
poor lady who strives to earn an education
despite the meager earnings of her family.
Through the help of her childhood friend,
Luchie, Stella lands a job as a cashier in her
flower shop. Here, she will meet Misha, an
events organizer and one of Luchie’s closest
friends. The three ladies will get along
together and develop a special friendship.
But Misha’s socialite friend Dina abhors
Stella because of her status.
With original concept by RJ Nuevas,
Faithfully is filled with drama, mystery and
suspense as the families and friendships of
these women are broken by secrets and lies.
The creative team is composed of
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Kapuso stars Jay R, Kris Lawrence
and Krista Kleiner grace this year’s
Philippine-American Friendship
Parade and Festival in New Jersey
GMA Pinoy TV, the flagship
international channel of leading broadcast
station GMA Network, Inc., was one
Afternoon Prime Head, Roy Iglesias;
Creative Consultant, Kit Villanueva Langit; Headwriter, RJ Nuevas; writers,
Tina Samson, Lobert Villela, Abner
Tulagan; and Brainstormers, Vien Ello,
Jules Katanyag, Leilani Chavez.
Faithfully, created by the GMA Drama
Group, is supervised by the Executive
In-charge of Production, Ms. Lilybeth
G. Rasonable; AVP for Drama, Redgie
Acuña Magno, Senior Program Manager,
Redgynn S. Alba and Program Manager,
Helen Rose S. Sese with Executive
Producer, Carol V. Galve. Director Mike
Tuviera sits at the helm of this original
afternoon drama.
FAITHFULLY airs on GMA Pinoy TV.
Kris Lawrence, Krista Kleiner and Jay R
in heart with PAFCOM in making the
Philippine-American Friendship Parade
and Festival held last June 24 at Lincoln
Park, New Jersey a truly successful event.
R&B royalties Jay R and Kris Lawrence,
and beauty titlist Krista Kleiner joined
the parade, and performed before their
kababayans during the GMA Pinoy
Celebrity Hour segment.
PAFCOM President Bong Pena said
the participation of the Kapuso stars
contributed largely to the accomplishment
of their goal of coming together as a team,
and in bridging the gap among different
generations.
“The GMA artists selected for this
event represented what PAFCOM was
trying to accomplish. I was happy to see the
excitement they caused among the younger
audience, [but more so] when I saw many
of the aunties and lolas dancing to the
current tunes. [I can really tell that] the
crowd was really into their performances.”
Mr. Pena added that he was very
pleased with the turnout especially with the
return of some groups who used to join the
parade on a regular basis, as well as with
the increase in the number of participating
ethnic groups.
According to him, around 13,000 to
16,000 people came to witness the parade
and the Kapuso show, where GMA Pinoy
TV gave away prizes and Kapuso items as
souvenirs. This was followed by a meet and
greet, where fans got the chance to take
pictures with Jay R, Kris Lawrence and
Krista, and interact with them up close.
“We’re very happy and proud to have
been part of the Philippine-American
Friendship Parade and Festival this year,”
said GMA International Vice President
and Head of Operations, Mr. Joseph
Francia. “Collaborations such as this allow
us to further our mission of bringing
Filipinos closer to home by providing
world-class entertainment to Filipinos
across all generations. We congratulate
PAFCOM, and are truly honored to have
contributed to the success of this event in
one way or another.”
Moda Elevates Fashion
Quotient at Mabuhay Festival!
Toronto, Canada – PIDC’s Mabuhay Festival
and Trade Show 2012 is proud to present the
largest Filipino Fashion Show in Canada,
entitled “MODA”- a showcase of the best in
modern Filipino style and couture, featuring Top
Filipino Canadian and Philippine Designers on
Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre.
The Filipinos have long been known for their
creativity and stylish flare, and PIDC is putting
all its creative force behind this show, which
is hosted and produced by Filipino Canadian
personality Jeff Rustia (host of Club Fashion
TV), alongside the direction and choreography
by the legendary Rommel (former Creative
Director of Miss Universe), and overall artistic
direction by Lilac Cana, Mabuhay Artistic
Directors.
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MODA is the Tagalog (Filipino) word for
Fashion. And Fashion is exactly what the style
purveyors will get! MODA will feature the
beautiful women’s collections of the House of
Ricci by Ritche Calfoforo, the couturier house
that has been hand crafting unique beautiful
and modern Terno evening gowns for Canada’s
top Filipino elites, society women and beauty
pageant winners. It will also present the one of a
kind, individually tailored evening gowns of Joy
Couture, a Canadian fashion label specializing
in classic couture dresses.
MODA will also showcase the best in
exclusive, ready to wear men’s fashions. From
Canada, MODA presents the House of Lizares
by celebrated Filipino-Canadian designer Brian
Maristela, whose men’s fashion label fuses
classic Filipino materials with forward tailoring.
As seen on Toronto Fashion Week,
his latest Collection features
Barong-inspired, hand stitched
embossed pieces - putting a
whole new twist to modern
Filipino menswear. And
all the way from the
Philippines, is Marked
Out by breakthrough
men’s designer
Mark Mendoza,
whose men’s
collection
is wholly
inspired
by Igorot
culture,
fabrics and
style. And
this year,
Philippine’s
Celebrated
designer,
Leonard Co,
well known for
his beautiful
and well
crafted gowns,
comes to us directly from
Manila, with an innovative
menswear collection of
Hand-painted Barongs.
MODA is also proud to
feature the designs of Ann &
Arayata by Filipina-Canadian Lara
Stephenson. ANN & ARAYATA
creates beautiful accessories
collections with rural Filipino artisans
practicing traditional weaving and
beading techniques. Ann & Arayata
creates distinctive handbags, with a
focus on the clutch style that gives
back to the community in which
they were made and beyond. This
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collection
will be
showcased
alongside the
fierce menswear
of Toronto
designer Kallvis
Gents, who is
most known for
his perfectly
tailored shirts,
capes and
samurai-inspired pants.
MODA is proud to be a part of a
fun-filled, one day Mabuhay festival,
showcasing the best in Philippine
Canadian Entertainment, Visual Arts,
Music, Fashion, Shopping, Food and
Fun – to be held at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre on Sat. July 28
2012. For Early Bird tickets $20,
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Bella Dawinan gets
Baptised
GMA TV airs Hindi Ka Na Mag-Iisa
+ No Marriage Plans Yet - JENNYLYN MERCADO
GMA Pinoy TV offers another heartwarming family
drama that will surely make the viewers laugh, cry and
fall in love with the premiere of HINDI KA NA MAGIISA.
This original drama
series is topbilled by
multitalented actress
Jennylyn
Mercado
as she breathes life
to the character of
Elisa Santos. Jennylyn
returns to afternoon
drama after appearing
in various top-rating
afternoon
soaps
including Paano Bang
Mangarap, Gumapang
Ka Sa Lusak and
Little Star. Playing
her leading men in
the series, sought-after actor Sid Lucero as Andrew
Villagracia and Frank Magalona as Mark. Anticipation
is high for Jennylyn, Frank and Sid’s first love triangle
onscreen which promises to enthrall viewers with their
stellar performances.
Hindi Ka Na Mag-Iisa premiered July 11 on GMA
Pinoy TV. Call your preferred pay TV operator now to
subscribe.
As for Jennylyn Mercado’s lovelife, may kumalat na
tsismis kamakailan na nag-inquire na raw ng tungkol
sa pagpapakasal sa Basilica of St. Martin de Tours sa
Taal, Batangas si Luis. Ikinagulat daw ni Jennylyn ang
tungkol dito.
“Hindi totoo. Unang-una, hindi pa kami handa.
Pangalawa, marami pa kaming kailangang isipin at
marami kaming priorities sa buhay.
Sam Milby Bedazzled By An NYC-based
Model
MANILA, Philippines – Acoustic heartthrob Sam
Milby has returned to the country with a content heart
not only because he has been able to take some time to
pursue his “American dream” but also because he’s able
to fulfill a wish—to find new love in the Big Apple.
“I did meet somebody, nakilala ko siya [within] a
month and a half [of my stay there]…” Milby said.
Although he wasn’t trying to hide that he “likes” her,
Milby was a little careful in dishing out details about the
lucky girl so as not to preempt whatever it is that could
bloom between them.
“Hindi ko pa puwedeng sabihin ang name niya kasi
we’re just friends, pero gusto ko siya... ‘pag may something
na talaga,” he assured, while adding, “Mahirap naman
kasi nandito na ako ulit tapos nasa New York siya.”
According to him, his mystery girl is a model in New
York City. “Hindi pa siya nakakapunta dito sa Pilipinas,
PIDC Independence
pero nag-modelling na siya sa SG [Singapore],” the
singer-actor related.
Milby shared he was attracted to her because of her
values.
“She’s a college graduate but… in modelling, there’s
a lot of things that thay want you to do pero hindi niya
ginagawa ‘cause she doesn’t believe it to be right—and I
just really appreciate that,” he enthused.
Kaye Abad ready to bare skin
Currently playing the role of the headstrong Jenny
in the Kapamilya Gold series Angelito:Ang Bagong
Yugto, Kaye Abad reveals she is ready to be more bold
in her portrayal of Jenny in this new season. “Hindi ko
pa alam pero kung sa book one eh pinag-bathing suit
at pinatakbo nila ako sa buhangin, hindi malabo dito
(laughs). Sa pagiging more daring, actually hindi ko
naman desisyon pero parang kusa na lang siya dumating.
Siguro nakikita nila kasi medyo may edad na ako
(laughs), hindi na bagay sa akin yung mga roles ko dati,
na mas kailangan ko na ng matured although nagugulat
ako kasi yung mga pina-partner sa akin ay bagets so ano
siya, kusang dumadating.
Although she is more open about being daring now,
Kaye says she still wants to set some limits on doing
sensitive scenes. “Kung kailangan talaga sa storya and
depende sa direction, kung paano yung treatment ng
director, yun siguro. At saka walang only wearing this,
kailangan naman kahit papano may damit (laughs),
yun,” she adds.
Genette and Archie Dawinan hold their baby Bella as the
priest pour holy water.
The priest makes a sign of the cross on Bella’s forehead.
Melissa Ricks prefer Kontrabida Roles
Wala na raw mahihiling pa si Melissa Ricks sa
tinatamasang tagumpay ng kinabibilangan niyang
teleserye, ang Walang Hanggan na certified top-rater
sa primetime bida ng ABS-CBN. Bukod pa raw sa
magandang storya ng kanilang show, masaya rin daw
ang mga tao sa kanilang set. “Super chill lang kami.
Everyone is just having fun. And the writers are doing a
very very good job,” natutuwang sabi ng aktres.
Sa nasabing teleserye, may pagka-kontrabida ang
role ni Melissa, kung saan ginagampanan niya ang
role ni Johanna na inilarawan nga niya na may pagka“bratty.” Pahayag ng dalaga, mas gusto raw niya ang
ganitong roles dahil nakaka-challenge. “I actually prefer
doing kontrabida roles kesa sa bida roles. I enjoy ‘yung
nagsusuplada, ‘yung may inaaway,” paliwanag niya.
Dagdag pa niya, noong nakipag-meeting daw siya with
the bosses ay hiniling daw niya sa mga ito na bigyan siya
ng mga roles na kontrabida. “I want to get offbeat roles,
gray roles na kaaway nung bida. For some reason I enjoy
doing that better than inaapi, ako umiiyak ako.”
Day
Nicole, Genette and Archie pose with baby Bella.
Dr. Miriam Bernacer (FAR RIGHT) and husband Ric (3RD
FROM RIGHT) enjoys the reception afterwards.
Gala
LEFT, FCT officers grace the PIDC ball and Dancing to be a Star dinner. MIDDLE, FV Foods Mel Galeon and Flor Vendiola receives the outstanding Filipino award, is flanked MPP Charles Souza,
PIDC President Norma Carpio and Consul-General Junever Mahilum-West. RIGHT, Francis Rementilla receives the outstanding Filipino award, is flanked MPP Charles Souza, PIDC President Norma
Carpio and Consul-General Juniver Mahilum-West.
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REDEMPTION
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Bea Binene and Barbie
Forteza shine in Luna Blanca
+ABS-CBN’s SOCO rules the Airwaves
Maria Panaligan & Friends
After taking viewers into the magical
and colorful world of the mystical twin
sisters Luna and Blanca during their
childhood years, the Kapuso series
now enters its second book with the
introduction of the teen characters in
GMA Pinoy TV’s first multigenerational
drama, Luna Blanca.
As the characters of Jillian Ward and
Mona Louise Rey in the first generation
come to an end, Luna Blanca welcomes
the teen personalities who will play the
covered roles of Luna and Blanca in
the second generation, two of the most
popular Tween stars of the Kapuso
Network, Barbie Forteza and Bea Binene.
Bea as the dark-skinned Luna and
Barbie as the fair-skinned Blanca now
continue the journey of the twin sisters as
they enter their adolescent years. In this
generation, Luna and Blanca will not only
hurdle the distance between their separate
lives but also become more deeply
involved in dealing with love and their
relationship with family and friends.
How will the separate lives of Luna
and Blanca affect their relationship?
When the time comes and their paths
cross again, will the sisters be able to
reconnect with each other? What will
be Rowena’s reaction when she finds out
that Luis already married Divine? Will
Candid
Maria Panaligan (RIGHT) poses with her friends during their graduation.
Joaquin’s admiration for Blanca destroy
the relationship of the twin sisters?
Under the direction of Dominic
Zapata, witness how Barbie Forteza and
Bea Binene begin their journey towards
discovering their identities, family
ties as well as their first loves and first
heartbreaks in Luna Blanca on GMA
Pinoy TV. Call your preferred pay TV
provider now to subscribe.
SOCO OK in new timeslot
MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN’s
premier crime investigation program
SOCO: Scene of the Crime Operatives
anchored by Gus Abelgas debuted
strongly on its new, earlier timeslot as it
succeeded as one of the most-watched TV
programs last month.
SOCO scored a national TV rating
SPOOF
of 13.6 percent against its rival program
Wish Ko Lang with only 9.2 percent last
July 14, based on Kantar Media’s data
that covers urban and rural areas across
the country. It also ranked ninth in the
overall top programs with its episode
that featured a religious sect founded
and headed by a brutal and manipulative
leader who punished and even raped his
followers.
Besides SOCO, programs from ABSCBN’s newly launched news and current
affairs weekend block Failon Ngayon
(13.6 percent) and TV Patrol Weekend
(21.1 percent) also ruled the national TV
ratings game and beat rival programs on
GMA.
SOCO: Scene of the Crime Operatives
airs Saturdays after Showbiz Inside
Report.
(Pop-ups are not supposed to be taken seriously - EDITOR)
and catching the attention of the young
politician, Ferdinand Marcos.
Elected president in 1965, Marcos
then invited JPE to join the government,
giving him the job of streamlining the
Insurance Commission, and later on,
weeding out the scalawags from the
Bureau of Customs. After serving as
Marcos Justice Secretary from 19681970, JPE got the top post at the
National Defense department that has
administrative control over the country’s
armed forces.
With such long association, the
Marcos-JPE alliance had become solid at
this point. No wonder that when Marcos
declared martial law in September 1972,
he cited an attempted ambush on JPE as
proof that the communists were in the
city, and could only be vanquished if the
nation was placed under military rule.
JPE would later confess that the ambush
was faked and was set up precisely to
justify the imposition of martial law.
Asked how he’d like to be addressed,
JPE told his young 14- and 15-year-old
interviewees: “Call me Manong Johnny,
Lolo Johnny, Papa Johnny.” Then he
warned them: “Don’t ask me how many
wives I have, or how many girlfriends.
How many children, grandchildren,
that’s OK. How much ill-gotten wealth?
I might get impeached!”
He has another side, he told his young
captive audience. “I was called all kinds
of names. Martial law administrator,
murderer, plunderer. I am this, I am that—
most distasteful, distrusted, despicable
human being—in this country. But I left
them alone. I don’t harbor any ill-will
against anybody. Sometimes I look stern
and very unforgiving but, you know, I just
can’t tolerate stupid people.”
Perhaps the late President Cory
Aquino was among the “stupid” people
JPE could not put up with, wryly
commented a veteran journalist. In
November 1986, President Cory ordered
the arrest of JPE and several officers for
the alleged “God Save the Queen” coup
plot. The plot was supposed to have
included the synchronized assassination
of at least 12 top government officials and
personalities in the Cory administration
and leaders from leftists groups. The goal
was to create chaos, depose President
Aquino and replace her with a military
junta to be headed by JPE.
The plot was nipped, but not necessarily
in the bud. The killing of popular labor
leader Rolando Olalia and student leader
Lean Alejandro were allegedly part of
the plot and were carried out before
Crossword Answers
Bad news Ace. Nakunan
ka ni Joey nang
natutulog.
Philippine Chamber of Commerce Toronto officers joins the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation in
Montreal. Here, Oswald and Issa Tugadi, Gie and Ace Alvarez take a break at Kum Mon Chinese restaurant. Ace is
car-lagged from a long drive.
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hunk shot
the plot was uncovered. JPE was held
for investigation over the coup plot,
but was released for lack of evidence.
Rumors at that time had it that JPE
was part of the plot, but backed out
upon seeing the names of personalities
listed for liquidation. That reaction,
idle talk went, had the plotters privately
labeling the former defense minister as
“the reluctant tyrant.”
JPE would be linked again to the
August 1987 and December 1989 failed
coups against the Cory administration.
But evidence against him remained
mostly circumstantial.
Despite his running feud with
President Cory, who described him as
a fly (“langaw”) in one of her People
Power anniversary speeches, JPE was
elected senator in 1987 and earned
a seat as Cagayan representative in
1992. In 1995, he won a six-year term
as senator. He will step down next
year, after serving 18 years, his place in
history secure as presiding officer of the
Corona impeachment court.
Twenty-year old Brandon
iis into martial arts. His
favourite Filipino food
is lumpia. Right now, he
works as a Visual Assistant.
ABS loveteams
pour romance in
new Ulan Stn ID
People say the role has become his
redemption, a complete turnaround for
a former defense minister whom human
rights advocates still blame for the death
and disappearance of many activists during
the martial law years. But who, when among
his staff at the DND, was said to have
berated them often enough: “Don’t you
have better things to do than kill people?”
Just who is the real JPE? Is he, in the
famous words of wartime British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill, “A riddle
wrapped in mystery, inside an enigma?”
Enrile is reportedly writing his biography,
a personal account of his defining moments,
his storied life and his place in the country’s
history. It is a much awaited tome, as
admirers and adversaries alike ask: Will
the man be honest enough to include the
fingerprints he has left behind in his climb
to power? •
Brandon Ticzon-Diaz
MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN’s
hottest and upcoming loveteams heat up the
rainy season as they share kilig moments
under the rain in the Kapamilya Network’s
recently launched Ulan Station ID Masarap
ang Feeling, Kapag Ikaw ang Kapiling sa
Tag-Ulan.
With a theme song sung by Toni
Gonzaga, the Ulan Station ID was led by
one of the most successful loveteams of
this generation, John Lloyd Cruz and Bea
Alonzo.
The two sent sparks flying amidst the rain
as they exchanged passionate stares and
even danced the so-called dance of love and
passion — the tango.
Daniel and Katerina of Walang Hanggan
played by Coco Martin and Julia Montes,
also shared some love under the raindrops
together with co-stars Paulo Avelino,
Melissa Ricks and Joem Bascon, while
Kahit Puso’y Masugatan love triangle Iza
Calzado, Andi Eigenmann and Jake Cuenca
showed how the rain can wash the tears
away brought about by love.
Teens and tweens weren’t left behind as
Enrique Gil, Khalil Ramos, Daniel Padilla
and Kathryn Bernardo of Princess and I and
Paul Salas, Dom Roque and Ella Cruz also
had PBB Teens moments.
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