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APRIL 2012
MONEY GURU SUZE ORMAN:
Helping those
who can take
care of themselves is not
helping the
Philippines
JOHN
LLOYD
CRUZ
When best-selling author
Suze Orman said yes to
the invitation of Bank of
the Philippines Islands to
visit the country and speak
about “financial wellness,”
an advocacy of the bank and,
incidentally, also Orman’s, the
money guru waived her usual
fees.
The Man for
Romantic Comedies
Should we complain again?
Book “My Hollywood” features a Filipino Nanny
HONG KONG—Not long ago
a Hong Kong magazine columnist
infuriated the Filipino community
in the territory, and some other
expatriate Pinoys elsewhere, when
he called the Philippines a Nation
of Servants. His weekly satirical
essays don’t always hit the mark, but
that one about national servitude
hit a nerve among Pinoys—even
though some 80 percent of the
migrant workers do indeed work as
AnEvening
of Love &
Music
Chanteuse Josie de
Leon wow the crowd
with her rendition of love
songs at her concert.
The Gateway Centre,
Studio Six Productions in
cooperation with ABS-CBN
TFC combined to bring
this night of magic to the
Filipinos.
APRIL 2012
menials in the region. Nowadays of
course the word “servant” has been
replaced by the more politically
correct “helper,” but it still carries
LABELS
continued on page 19
Orman has never been to the country until now, but she
has a soft spot for Filipinos. Back home in the United States,
four Filipinos are trusted household staff. “There are no greater
workers than Filipinos,” she says. Believing in the Filipino skill,
she specifically chose a call center in the Philippines to handle
communications for her newly launched prepaid cash card in the
US.
Her visit was facilitated by philanthropist Doris Magsaysay
Ho, a longtime friend of Orman’s spouse and manager, Kathy
Travis, who lived in Hong Kong from 1980 to 2000, and was a
frequent visitor of the country.
A youthful-looking 61, Orman was born in Chicago, Illinois.
She studied social work and worked as a waitress before landing
a job as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch. She started her own
SUZE ORMAN
continued on page 5
Advice to PMA Graduates
Resist Corruption
BAGUIO CITY -President Benigno Aquino III
challenged members of the
Philippine Military Academy
(PMA) Bagwis (Bagong Kawal
na may Iisang Lahi) class of
2012 to avoid temptation and
corruption in their fields.
The President, in his address
during the commencement
exercises of the PMA class
at the Fort Gregorio H. del
Pilar here, also urged the
graduates to find strength in
the knowledge that the people
will depend on them in times of
need.
Aquino
told the
new officers
to resist
temptation
Valedictorian is Tom
by looking
Puertollano, who
back
at
hails from Lipa City
the reason
why they wanted to serve the
country.
“Magbalik tanaw kayo sa
araw na ito, kung bakit nyo
PMA GRADUATION
.
.
continued
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ANNA REJANTE
Anna Rejante is a welcome
addition to the roster of
singers in the Filipino
community. PHOTO BY
RAYMOND SANTOS
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Filipino saTORONTO
Block Rosary firmed their plans for
their 30th Anniversary Celebration
Photo above shows Event Chairman Sir George R. Poblete, BR Over-all Chairman Madeleine Ong, Tessie de la Cruz, Angela
Field, Lady Bing Marasigan, Sir Jozef Widjaya, Lita Leano, Lady Lynn Widjaya and Lady Dolly Poblete, during their Steering
Committee meeting in Scarborough.
Event Chairman Sir George R.
Poblete announced the Committee
Chairpersons for the Block Rosary
30th Anniversary celebration, to be
held on September 30, 2012.
Chairpersons appointed were :
• Sir Jaime Marasigan - Vice
Chairman, Communication &
Souvenir Program
• Madeleine Ong - Chairperson on
Solicitation
• Lita Leano - Manager, Secretariat
• Angela Field - Secretary,
Coordinator of Secretariat
• Lady Bing Marasigan - Ticket
distribution & Control Chairperson
• Lady Dolly Poblete - Finance
Chairperson
• Linda Henderin - Souvenirs
Chairperson
• Lady Lynn Widjaya - Program
Chairperson
• Mila Vindua - Thanksgiving
Mass Coordinator
• Tessie de la Cruz - Souvenir
Distribution Coordinator
The Block Rosary Crusade of
Toronto, was founded by a small
group Filipino devotees of the
Virgin Mary on Oct. 2, 1982 in
Scarborough. They have grown and is
reported to be the largest and oldest
organized Block Rosary devotees
in Canada, with over 600 families,
mainly of Filipino descent, who
brings the statues of the Virgin Mary
and Infant Jesus to the homes of the
member family and pray the Rosary
daily.
The steering committee finalized
the budget and plans for this
celebration. Dinner and main
program will be at St. Peter & Paul
Banquet Hall in Scarborough. The
Committee ensured that the venue
is immaculate, a delicious dinner is
served and the evening Program will
be the best, complete with Philippine
and Goan music and dances (20%
of the Block Rosary members are of
Goan descent).
Distribution of the well design
tickets started. Memorabilia shall be
distributed to the guests. Motif of the
site is “Filipiniana.”, and the venue
will be converted to a typical “PISTA
SA NAYON “in the Philippines.
VIP & guests include members
of the clergy, government officials,
representatives from major
associations and local business groups,
who will join the Block Rosary
member families and friends.
A Thanksgiving Mass will be
celebrated on Saturday, Sep, 29,
2012 at the Prince of Peace Church
in Alton Towers in Scarborough
A Toronto Bishop has been invited
and Mass will be concelebrated by
the Pastors of the churches covered
by the areas where the Block Rosary
families are located.
Kuya Germs
dismayed by Iza’s
network transfer
MANILA, Philippines – Although Iza Calzado has
already embraced ABS-CBN as her new home, a
dear former colleague in GMA-7 seems to be not
too happy with her move, particularly veteran host
and talent manager, German Moreno.
The Master Showman is apparently upset at Iza,
who signed a three-year contract with ABS-CBN
last January.
“Nabigla na lamang ako sa kanyang desisyon.
Siyempre tinuring mo rin na isa sa mga anak-anakan
mo si Iza. Siyempre iba rin naman ‘yung maalala
ka man lamang na sabihin sa’yo kung ano ‘yung
pinoproblema niya. Hindi naman ‘yan ang hiwalayan
na komo kung meron kang tinatanim na sama ng
loob.
“Pwede mong matiis ‘yan in a manner na
nandodoon pa rin sa isipan mo na ‘malaki ang utang
na loob mo rito. Kahit papa’no kung walang GMA,
sa’n ba ‘ko unang susulpot?’” he lamented.
Kuya Germs maintained that though their
separation might’ve been unpleasant, they remain to
be in good terms.
Marian Rivera reiterates promise to announce
plans to get hitched
MANILA, Philippines - While Kapuso actress Marian Rivera isn’t about to make a plunge into
marriage, she’s more than ready to make it public once she has decided on it. The question if
she’s ready to tie the knot with beau Dingdong Dantes popped up when Marian was caught
wearing a wedding gown in a scene in “Beloved,” where her character is set to marry Mikael
Daez’ character. In real life, however, marriage is far from her mind.
“Darating tayo diyan,” she said, adding, “sabi ko nga sa inyo kapag dumating sa punto
na ganyan ay ipapatawag ko kayong lahat. Pero sa ngayon ay wala pa naman.”
Marian continues to cherish her relationship with Dingdong.
PTAC President Reveals 2012 Programs and Projects
By : Jennifer S. J. MacLean
The Philippine Teachers Association of Canada (PTAC), a socio-professional organization
of Filipino Canadian certified teachers in Ontario and former educators in the Philippines,
has recently approved meaningful community-wide & volunteer-based projects and activities
for 2012. PTAC president Tony A. San Juan announced the decision of the Executive Board
during its general meeting on February 26th, 2012 at the Aristokrat BBQ Restaurant.
Among PTAC’s desirable upcoming and on-going initiatives and activities are :
1) Professional Development Seminar on Ontario Teaching Practices( March 10, 2012)
2) Career Building and Reconnection Networking Workshop ( May 8, 2012)
3) 6th Annual Teacher Certification and Upgrading Conference (June 2, 2012)
4) 7th Annual Family Picnic and Get-together ( June 16,2012)
5) Learning Resources and Book Donation -to- Philippine Schools Project( Jul.-Aug., 2012)
6) 3rd Education Career Consultation Forum ( October 20,2012)
7) 7th Annual Christmas Party and Recognition Night ( November 26,2012)
Organized in May, 2006, the 105-member samahan ng mga guro is purposefully engaged
in promoting the status, licensing and professional development of its member-teachers
in Ontario. PTAC is likewise actively participating with various organizations in the FilCan
community, either as a proponent,partner or sponsor of initiatives relating especially to matters
on education,teaching and learning within the Canadian milieu.
Tony A.San Juan,OCT
[email protected]
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L. M. Confidential
APRIL 2012
BI issues new Guidelines
for Au Pairs to Europe
Rukles streamlines Procedures
MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau
of Immigration (BI) ordered its
immigration officers in the airports and
seaports to facilitate the unhampered
exit of au pairs bound for Europe after
the government lifted the ban on their
departure.
Commissioner Ricardo David Jr.,
issued the memorandum to all its
officers nationwide to implement the
new guidelines.
David said an au pair is an unmarried
person between 18 and 30 years of
age who, under a cultural exchange
arrangement, was picked to stay with a
European host family to enable them
to learn the culture and language of the
European community.
Au pairs shall live with the host
AU PAIR
continued on page 23
Digital Literacy in Today’s Media
THE once “tri-media” is now
reportedly a thing of the past as
there are now online journalists
who can compete with the
traditional forms.
Veteran journalist Uriel C.
Quilinguing said online journalism
is now the “fourth type” as more
journalists are now venturing into
collaborative publishing.
Quilinguing said with the
advent of technology today, the
young generation are much more
digitally literate compared with
their teachers.
“Everything is becoming digital.
APRIL 2012
The world has transformed
because of technology. Data
and information can be sourced
through email. It is not surprising
that young kids aged between
four to six years are regularly seen
facing their computers,” he said.
He claimed that the younger
ones have more manipulative
skills and more familiar with the
functions of today’s technology.
When he joined the media,
Quilinguing said there was neither
DIGITAL LITERACY
continued on page 27
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NEWS - 10 More holidays to be added to
the 18 already in the Philippines.
Why don’t they just declare the whole year a holiday?
More Holidays in the PHL
editor’snote
It always takes a
foreigner to point
out what is wrong
with us Filipinos.
Money Guru and
Best-selling Author
Suze Orman talks
about the burden
of OFW’s and other
Filipinos abroad
whose shoulder rest
the responsibility of
supporting loved
ones back home.
Actually, the
situation is not
limited to Filipinos.
A friend of mine
said Russians are
the same. Another
friend who has family
in India said that
it also happens to
them.
But I guess our
is more noticebale
because the
Philippines is the
only country who
has a government
agency whose
mandate is to send
Fiulipinos abroad
to work and earn
money for the family,
making the country
- Philippines - sort
like a suburb where
people go home to
rest.
Jose Baking
There is a proposal to add 10 national
holidays to the 18 we currently have.
Here in Canada, we only have 11
and Easter Monday is only limited
to Government and bank employees.
It’s no wonder nobody wants to do
business in the Philippines. And they
wonder why Shoemart only employs
temp for 6 months. And we wonder
why our Asian neighbours have posted
double digit growth in 25 years since
EDSA 1 while we are happy that we
grew by 3% last year.
Mutual Admiration Society
Only in the Philippines will one
singer feel bad if a certain star does
not watch his or her concert. Does it
really matter. Apparently Vice Ganda
is mad that Sarah geronimo did not
watch his concert. Uh, WHY? Is
she obligated to watch other singer’s
concerts? I have yet to hear Justin
Bieber complain that Rihanna did
not watch his concert or whatever.
Susmaryosep. They should be worried
if nobody watched their concert
instead of getting mad if one star did
not watch it.
Ways to Live Longer
Eat vegetables. Exercise regularly. Get
a good night’s sleep. Do not smoke.
Do not drink. OK, now who wants
to do it?
Britney wants $20M
Britney Spears is being offered $10M
to be a judge of Simon Cowell’s ‘XFactor’ TV show. They say she wants
$20M. Sources say that she is also
planning a Las Vegas show like Celine
Dion. People are already begging
NBC to give her $20M so she will not
sing. That’s too much. They can pay
me $1M not to sing. They can also pay
me $1M to be a judge. Whichever, I
will be happy with $1M.
DO YOU REMEMBER THEM?
He acted in more
than 100 movies, most
of which were under
Sampaguita Pictures
and costarred with his
favorite leading lady,
Gloria Romero, in the
1950s.
He played Marcos in
the political propaganda movie “Iginuhit
ng Tadhana” in 1965
and in the drama
film “Pinagbuklod ng
Langit” in 1969.
The actor, best remembered for portraying the late President
Ferdinand Marcos in
two biopics released
in the 1960s, passed
away March 15, 2012
due to complications
arising from pneumonia.
He was 81.
Luis Gonzales
Naku ha!
Faces from the Past
Made in Canada
When I brought polvoron that is made
in the Philippines, the cellophane
Hazardous to Men
Men are exposed to as many as 80
chemicals daily from personal care
items such as soap, shampoo, shaving
cream and perfume after shave,
according to Ann Blake, a Californiabased molecular genetics expert. Some
of these items contain substances that
may affect the quality of the sperm,
said the expert.
This is shocking. From now on, I
will not wash with soap, shampoo,
apply shaving cream, and put
perfume to that part of my body. Ehe,
susmaryosep. But let’s put it this way.
How can it affect the sperm when
that part of the body is down there? I
can understand soap because you use
it to wash all parts of your body. Don’t
get me talking about perfume down
there.
wrapper rips easily. So, I decided
to buy FV pulboron. Masarap din
naman. Pareho lang ang lasa. Mura
pa kesa doon sa galing sa Pilipinas.
Hindi pa napupunit ang wrapper
kapag tinatanggal mo na. Kahit
naman nang umuwi ako at nagdala
ako ng mga pulboron na pabalik dito,
napupunit din ang wrapper. Pero OK
pa naman. Iyong sa FV, alam mo na
mas bago pa.
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20 for the May 2012 issue.
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APRIL 2012
LAUGH
RESORT
Honey
shot
Her favorite Filipino
dishes are lumpia,
halo-halo and
dinuguan. She was
born in Laguna,
Philippines and came
to Canada when she
was five years old.
She wants to be a
HR Administrator,
currently taking
Business Admin in
Humber College.
She wants to travel
all parts of Asia and
Europe in the future.
PHOTO BY NOLI
GUMAPAC
May bata na nasa bubong,
binobosohan ang mag-syota
GIRL: Paano kapag nabuntis
mo ako?
BOY: bahala na ang nasa
taas
BOSERO: Hala!! bakit ako? eh
nanunood lang ako ah.
Wife calls her husband at
the office: “Darling, we are
having guests this evening. I’m
thinking of Peking Duck for the
dinner – is it allright?”
“Of course, dear,” the husband
says. “That’s an excellent idea.”
Five minutes later the wife
calls again. There’s panic in
her voice: “The recipe in the
cookbook is meant for four but
there is going to be eight of us
tonight… What am I going to
do now?”
“Just double all the ingredients
and it should be fine,” the
husband suggests.
Five minutes late there comes
another call from the wife – this
time she is crying:
“I cannot do it! It says – take
a duck. I took two. It says – 1 kg
of apples. I took two. But then
it says – the temperature in
the oven should be 300 C. But
maximum temperature of our
oven is only 500 C…!!!”
Erika Urriza
Sin Taxes Need to be Raised
Philippine Cigarette and
Alcohol prices are among
the lowest in Asia
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) The government needs to increase “sin
taxes” if it wants to achieve its growth
target of 7 to 8 percent within the next
six years.
World Bank Economist Karl
Kendrick T. Chua said that increasing
taxes on cigarettes and alcohol will give
an additional 0.6 to 0.9 percent of GDP
to economic growth. This will also help
in plugging leaks in taxation.
The Philippines has one of the
cheapest cigarettes and alcohol in Asia
owing to low taxes imposed on these
products.
Earlier estimates made by the World
Bank revealed that Philippine sin taxes
are low compared to Thailand, Laos,
India and Pakistan.
Health advocates claim such policy
has increase incidence of lung and
heart diseases and puts a burden on the
country’s public health.
The finance department said that by
raising sin taxes, the government may
be able to raise much needed revenues
to narrow the budget gap and support
development projects.
President Benigno Aquino III
supports a bill sponsored by Cavite
Representative Joseph Emilio Abaya.
Abaya’s bill proposes a unitary tax
system, higher excise tax on cigarettes
and adjustment of cigarette taxes based
on future increases in inflation. The bill
is now being discussed in the Ways and
Means Committee in the House of
Representatives.
Tobacco manufacturers opposed
the proposed bill and warned that this
will penalize the industry and the 2.7
million tobacco farmers.
In a separate briefing Chris Nelson,
president of Philip Morris Fortune
Tobacco Corp., the biggest tobacco
manufacturer in the country, said
increased taxes will erode the local
cigarette market.
Nelson said he and his partners are
“extremely worried over the impact of
higher excise tax for cigarettes.”
Meanwhile, apart from increasing
sin taxes, Chua said the government
also needs to improve its tax
administration.
Comelec forms committee for 2013 poll automation
MANILA -- The Commission
on Elections (Comelec) has
created the new set of officials
of the Special Bids and Awards
Committee for the 2013
Automation Project.
Director Helen Aguila-Flores
of deputy executive director for
administration of Comelec will
chair the committee while lawyer
Jubil Surmieda, director of
APRIL 2012
Comelec-NCR, will be the vicechairman.
The committee members are
Eden Bolo of the Information
Technology Department, Norma
Galutera of the Finance Services
Department and lawyer John
Rex Laudianco of the Law
Department.
The SBAC will be tasked
to conduct the bidding for the
automated election technology
and other related peripherals
and services in the elections next
year.
The Comelec, through its
February 9 approved Minute
Resolution, has scheduled the
bidding process for the May 13,
2013 Automated National and
Local Elections on March 7 to
June 4 this year.
L. M. Confidential
American Idol Jessica
Sanchez still in AI
LOS ANGELES—MANILA, Philippines —
She may not have impressed the judges
during the latest performance night but
Jessica Sanchez remains in contention,
advancing to the Top 10 of the ongoing
“American Idol.”
The 16-year-old Filipino-Mexican
contestant chose
the 1995 Gloria
Estefan hit “Turn The
Beat Around” as her
piece.
Although
her
performance was
well-applauded,
‘PRIDE OF BATAAN’
the San Diego The mom of Jessica
native didn’t earn Sanchez, a hot favorite
“AI,” hails from
a standing ovation in
Orani, Bataan.
from the judges
Steven
Tyler,
Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson this
time. It was Joshua Ledet’s rendition of
Michael Bolton’s “When A Man Loves A
Woman” that stood out.
Sanchez, who wowed “American Idol”
since her inclusion in the Top 13, faced
constructive criticisms from the judges
regarding her song choice.
Tyler said, “Jessica… I love your
voice… I love your voice, but you can’t
stray too far from what I think you sing the
best which is ballad and I don’t think you
should stray too far on that.”
“And the rhythm that you sang with the
song was just a little shady but again I
love your voice, obviously they do, too,”
he added.
Lopez agreed to Tyler and also took
note of Sanchez’s strong vibrato, which
didn’t fit her song choice.
FIL-CAN GROUP
RECEIVED “KEY” TO THE CITY
OF MANILA
There was no Wang-Wang allowed in the Philippines,
however the 2 motorcycle police escorts were able to
weave us out of the heavy traffic to Manila City Hall. It was
a grand reception indeed . . . a 24 piece band welcomed
us upon arrival at the City Hall . As we stepped down our
coaster, a lei of shells were carefully placed on each one of
us by beautiful ladies in Maria Clara outfits and gentlemen
in Barong. Everyone was escorted to a red carpet, fit for
Dignitaries.
The delegation was headed by Consul General Pedro
Chan, Miss Philippines-Canada Rachel Pantaleon, Mrs.
Philippines-Canada Noemi Milanes, Angel ng Tahanan Imee
Solomon, WCOPA (World Championship of the Performing
Arts) Champion Gian Carlo Bobila and the rest of the
delegation from PCCF (Philippine Canadian Charitable
Foundation) headed by Jun & Rosemer Enverga. The group
was led to a group tour of City Hall by no other than Miss
International Gemma Cruz-Araneta and finally into the
Grand Villegas Hall were Congen Pedro Chan and the
PCCF delegation was given the Symbolic Key to the City
of Manila, a tribute to the hard work and dedication in
advocating for charity and community by everyone.
It was the beginning of the Chinese New Year, hence,
the group were treated to a sumptuous lunch in a grand
Chinese restaurant in Ongpin, Chinatown Manila. Before
we parted ways with Mayor Lim and a number of Manila
Councillors, we were treated to a tour of Manila, in our own
horse drawn carriages through Fort Santiago and ending
with a grand salute in Luneta. It was a memorable day
indeed and an experience of a lifetime for the delegation.
Our greatest appreciation to Mayor Lim and Consul
General Pedro Chan for making the trip truly memorable.
Next stop, ANCOP Village Inauguration, the GMA Pinoy TV
shows: Party Filipinas, Eat Bulaga, and one of the wonders
of the world, the Underground River of Palawan. Last stop
Malacanang Palace visit.
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Philippines
New department created
• New holidays planned opposed by Labor Secretary
MANILA, Philippines – Hope
lingered anew for the Philippines
to finally have its Department of
Information and Communications
Technology (DICT) as the Senate
passed in second reading the decadeold proposal for its creation.
Senator Edgardo Angara lauded
the Senate’s passage on Second
Reading of the DICT bill.
“That much of our lives is already
influenced heavily by ICT should
only motivate us all the more to
focus on developing the necessary
infrastructure and implementing the
appropriate policies,” Angara said,
noting that around 45 percent of the
population has access to the Internet.
As chairman of the Senate
Committee
on
Science
and
Technology (COMSTE), Angara
is the main author and sponsor
of Senate Bill No. 50 (under
Committee Report No. 53), calling
primarily for the reorganization
of
the
communications-related
agencies under the Department of
Transportation and Communications
(DOTC) into a separate agency.
The Senator stressed that ICTenabled industries such as the
Information Technology and Business
Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO)
industry will benefit greatly with a
DICT in place.
“This new department will not only
provide meaningful policy support to
these information-driven industries,
but also ensure that other government
agencies get to utilize ICT for
improved governance,” Angara said.
On the Senate floor, amendments to
Section 2 of the bill (“Declaration of
Policy”) were proposed to reflect the
role of ICT in disaster risk reduction
and management initiatives, which
Angara agreed to.
“I think that’s a very appropriate
and timely addition to the objectives
of this bill,” he said. “In fact, ICT is the
enabling instrument in forewarning
people of disasters.”
Angara cited the Hyogo Disaster
Management Center in the Hyogo
Prefecture in Japan which he described
as “fully wired and connected to all
the disaster centers throughout the
world.”
Neil Huab & Bayani Llagas
Jesse not dating
anyone at all
MANILA, Philippines – Kapamilya actress Jessie
Mendiola clarified she’s not dating “Budoy” co-star
Enrique Gil.
Jessie revealed that she and Enrique
are good friends even before they
started working in showbiz. “Close na
talaga kami bago pa kami ma-launch
(sa Star Magic).” Enrique was part of
Star Magic Batch 16 while Jessie was
launched ahead of the actor as she
was part of th ABS-CBN’s talent arm’s batch 15. Jessie
also confirmed that Enrique once courted her, but they
were too young during that time. She said though the
romance didn’t flourish between them, they remained
close friends in and out of the showbiz world. “Before
nanligaw siya nung mga bata pa kami. I guess puppy
love lang yun, panliligaw lang yun na pa-sweet. Right
now naging close na lang kami ni enrique kasi para ko
siyang brother.” Meanwhile, Jessie also denied reports
that she dated Gerald Anderson before the latter
started seeing Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo.
Jessie said she only met Gerald when “Budoy”
started taping and that was the time she got close with
the actor. “Before Budoy hindi talaga kami close. Then
we had workshops together. May alam ako sa kanya,
may alam din siya sa akin. I know his secrets, he knows
my secrets,” she said.
Neil Huab and Bayani Llagas entetain the crowd as a front act at the
Anna Rejante Live concert at Maja Prentice Theatre.
PHOTO BY RAYMOND SANTOS
According to the veteran lawmaker,
the DICT bill has been in the making
for a long time, having been first filed
three Congresses ago.
“The measure will still have to
undergo bicameral review before it
becomes law, but I am confident that
our counterparts in the House see the
clear need for a separate government
agency dedicated to the development
of ICT in the country,” Angara said.
Proposed since 2001, critics of
DICT’s creation described it as
“redundant” and a “bloat to the
bureaucracy.”
Philippine official opposes more
public holidays
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A
labor official says that increasing
number of holidays in the Philippines
would make the country less
competitive than its Southeast Asian
neighbors and may turn away muchneeded foreign investment.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz
said Thursday she opposes legislative
proposals to add up to 10 national
holidays to the 18 non-working
holidays already observed in the
country.
She says
local nonworking
holidays
and work
stoppages
caused by
natural
c alamities
already
hamper productivity and increase
costs.
The
foreign
Chambers
of
Commerce complained in 2010
that the many paid holidays plus
the country’s high labor costs have
“adversely affected” the Philippines’
business competitiveness.
Key to the City
Officers and members of PCCF pose with Manila Mayor Lim after receiving the key to the city.
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L. M. Confidential
APRIL 2012
Palawan:
BB GANDANGHARI
It is more Fun in the Philippines !
Every time we go to Manila, we
go for a side trip; we ask our kids
“Where do you want to go?
Boracay or Bangkok; Singapore or
Sinulog, Kalibo or Kuala Lumpur?”
The out of the country (Philippines)
always wins. Until we met
Consul General Pedro Chan who
professes that “It is more fun in the
Philippines!”
Those words from Congen,
just stuck in the minds of the
PCCF Officers… thanks to
the world for voting the Puerto
PrincesaUnderground River as
one of the wonders of the world.
The decision was made very easy.
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The whole idea of the trip was to
send the Miss Philippines-Canada
and Mrs. Philippines-Canada to
the Philippines to become the
Ambassadors of Goodwill. As soon
as everyone heard about the planned
PCCF trip, the delegation easily rose
to 30 individuals and the numbers
do not even include the balikbayans
who will go ahead of the delegation
in the Philippines.
Miss Philippines Canada,
Rachel Pantaleon and Mrs.
PhilippinesCanada, Noemi Milanes,
had an experience of a lifetime in
their visit to the Philippines.
Rachel and her entourage from
Philippine Canadian Charitable
Foundation were treated royally in
the heart of Palawan with a special
visit from Governor Abraham
Mitra and Miss Palawan herself.
The white sand beaches of Pandan
Island are world class, the Tamilok
was real fresh, the underground
river was breathtaking and most of
all, no one can beat the hospitality
of the islands… Next stop for
PCCF: Visit an AncopVillage
to build houses for the poor and
the much awaited Malacanang
palace tour. See videos at www.
philippinecanadianfoundation.com
L. M. Confidential
Androgynous Model
MANILA, Philippines - BB recalled flying to New York in
2010 to try his luck in modeling. The journey, however, was
not only long but a challenging one. He had to “work on”
himself in order to fulfill his aspirations.
“I walked six miles in the morning and six miles at night.
I do yoga, everything. Tapos there was a time na nagahensya ako. Tapos sabi lang
sa’kin, ‘You can’t just fit in the dress.
So if you think you can fit in the
dress, come back to us.’ Ang lola,
‘day, kailangan na ‘yung cleansing,
for 24 days. I did that. I was 140
when they said that to me. I went
down to 115. Konting disiplina lang
po!” he proudly related.
BB leads a normal life in the
States, walking on the subway,
doing his laundry, going to the market, and cooking
his meals. This kind of life made him realize, “’Pag hindi
ka gagalaw, walang gagalaw for you. “At bawal
magkasakit… I was with my dogs... I’m taking care of [them].
So kahit blizzard siya, ‘day, every morning, nandyan ako sa
kalye’t nilalakad ko ang aso ko,” he added.
Although he had to fend for himself, BB realized that,
indeed, no man is an island. “Noon akala ko I can do
it myself, I can be independent. So ‘yun ‘yung mga
pagbabago na, I tried to relate to people more, and then
pagdating sa trabaho, kailangan mo talagang seryosohin.
And you can’t be too conscious of yourself,” he said.
Another aspect of his life in New York that he has to
grapple with is the discrimination against androgynous
models, whom he said are considered “the new Black in the
fashion industry.”
“I was considered an androgynous model. Basically it
is gearing towards genderless fashion. Ang dami ngayong
modelo sa New York na lalake pero kinukuha sila to model
female clothes… Kung ang ordinaryong babae will prove
herself 100 percent, we have to prove ourselves 200
percent or even more,” shared BB.
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LMC Life
Sleeping more can
make you slimmer
You might have the best exercise and eating plans, but if you
lack sleep, weight management strategies will not work
‘Dr. Andy Umoquit attending to patients in the town of Solana’
CAGAYAN NORTH
ASSOCIATION (C N A)
MEDICAL MISSION
JAN. 23- 30, 2012
The Cagayan North Association has just completed its first medical
mission in the Province of Cagayan with great success. The mission
started in January 23- 30, 2012 serving the biggest and most populous
towns of Cagayan. As expected a big crowd wanting free medical care
eagerly awaited at the site early in the morning even before the start of
SOUND sleep is key to weight management.
A typical office worker spends a third of his
day at work, seated while doing mental work and
incidental physical activities such as walking and
moving from one place to another.
The next third of his day is spent relaxing,
running errands, or doing fitness activities such
as running or gym workouts.
Lack of sleep definitely results in lack of
energy, preventing you from burning extra
calories. Studies have also shown that a sleepdeprived athlete will experience problems after
90 minutes, like hypoglycemia and “hitting the
wall” in marathons.
Another human hormone important in weight
control is the human growth hormone (HGH),
responsible for controlling the body’s fat and
muscle proportion. Lack of sleep will result in
decreased HGH secretion and increased ability
to store more fat in the stomach.
Lack of sleep will affect your immune system
and your health because, according to a 2010
study, people who get less than six hours of
sleep a night are more likely to develop Type 2
diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Those who engaged in at least 150 minutes of
physical activity a week experienced 65-percent
improved sleep quality, and reported falling
asleep faster and experiencing less sleepiness
during the day. So try to get even 30 minutes
of exercise on the days when you find it hard to
sleep.
The time of eating and the quality and
quantity of food affect sleep, because you have
a harder time sleeping if you do not follow a
regular eating schedule. For example, if you eat
six hours before bedtime, you will get hungry
again right before you sleep, so you will eat and
disrupt sleeping time.
Weight is a contributing factor to the quality
of your sleep. If you are overweight or obese,
you are susceptible to developing breathing
problems like sleep apnea that disrupt your sleep
and cause snoring.
Lastly, lifestyle skills play a big role in getting
a good sleep.
Learning to manage your time, to eliminate
your stressors, to plan your day and to fix your
sleep environment can help ensure the right
amount and quality of sleep.
More young Filipinos smoking
MANILA, Philippines - It is not just
“noynoying” that young Filipinos are
adopting from President Benigno
Aquino III’s known habit.
More and more of the country’s
youth are lighting up, according
to the National Youth Commission
(NYC). The NYC has raised the
alarm about the increasing trend among the
country’s youth to take up smoking and urged the
government to impose stricter controls and higher
taxes on tobacco and liquor.
“Certainly, based on these [the survey’s]
estimates, the health of teenage Filipinos are
now direly at risk from tobacco exposure and
future smoking-related diseases. The Global Youth
survey said it expected the uptake in tobacco
use to rise even higher in 2011 because of the
decrease in the price of cigarettes and the high
demand for tobacco products. The survey said
around 50.8 percent, or half of all Filipinos aged
13 to 15, would have tried a tobacco product
8
by 2011. The survey said young
people who are not smoking would
be exposed to second-hand smoke.
NYC chair Leon Flores called
for raising the price of cigarettes
to discourage young people from
taking up the habit. “If the cost of
cigarettes is high, fewer people will
buy it. This is just one of the steps we see to curb
this vice among the youth,” Flores said. He cited a
recent survey conducted by the University of the
Philippines Communication Research Society with
Health Justice Philippines that found 60 percent
of the sample population would quit smoking if
cigarettes were to be priced at P5 per stick.
Battle over sin taxes
The NYC is sounding the alarm over the
dangers of smoking as the battle for higher excise
taxes on tobacco and alcohol rages between
and among health experts, government, and
cigarette makers and breweries.
L. M. Confidential
ABOVE, ‘The medical mission team in front of Aparri Hospital, mission site’
L-R: Dr. Joan Del Rosario, Cynthia Umoquit, Mena Uy, Precy Dizon, Evelyn
Cusi, Dr. Andy Umoquit, Dr. Romero (medical director-Aparri Hospital),
Glenn Uy
BELOW, ‘The medical mission team in the town of Gonzaga’
L-R: Art & Hayda Villacete, Councilor VIcky Collado, Precy Dizon, Evelyn
Cusi, Cynthia Umoquit, Mena & Glenn Uy
Kneeling: Dr. Danny Del Rosario & Dr. Andy Umoquit
the mission and the line
of people never seemed
to end. Many had waited
hours after travelling
long distances on foot
or by other means of
transportation and some
came from neighbouring
towns. Tents were installed
and streets were closed.
Young and old, mothers
with children, patiently
waited for their turn either
to find relief for an illness
or for the much needed surgery and then lined up at the pharmacy for
their free medicines.
The project started as a dream early in 2011 by the Cagayan North
Association Officers and Executives as a way of giving back to the
people of Cagayan. Supported by various fund-raising activities, this
dream became a reality in the fall of 2011 when enough funds were
generated to purchase medicines worth several thousands of dollars. The
group personally accompanied the six balikbayan boxes full of branded
prescription and OTC medicine and medical supplies for distribution to
the poor.
The group coordinated the medical mission with Archbishop Serge
Utleg, Archdiocese of Tuguegarao and some local government officials
in the towns of Solana, Aparri & Gonzaga to ensure maximum
efficiency. Likewise, Archbishop Utleg graciously hosted the group at
the Archbishop’s palace. In appreciation for his kind gesture, the group
provided monetary contribution to support his humanitarian projects.
President Glenn Uy headed the medical team with Dr. Andy Umoquit
(originally from Buguey-Adviser), Dr. Joan Utleg Del Rosario (from
Solana- Adviser) Dr. Danny Del Rosario (Adviser) and Mena Uy
(Pharmacist). Other officers who joined and gave their time in this
endeavour to help the less fortunate were: Cynthia Umoquit (PRO),
Hayda (PRO) and Art Villacete (from Piat-Adviser), Victor & Precy
Dizon (from Buguey-Advisers) and Evelyn Cusi (from Gonzaga-PRO).
APRIL 2012
Suze Orman is familiar with Filipino culture, having 4
Filipinos working for her as housekeepers
SUZE ORMAN
continued from page 1
firm in 1987.
Her lively and spunky manner of giving
straight, no-nonsense financial advice has
made Orman’s eponymous show on CNBC
one of the channel’s highest rated for the
last 10 years. A two-time Emmy winner,
she also has a new program on Oprah
Winfrey’s network. Orman is the author
nine books, all of which are bestsellers.
Having Filipinos in her employ,
Orman is only too familiar with Filipinos’
idiosyncrasies.
“What’s unique to the Philippines is this
built-in culture that one person could take
care of a lot of people, a built-in culture
that if you leave the Philippines and you
go abroad to make money, it’s absolutely
your obligation to send home that money
whether you can afford to or not,” she says.
Orman points out what she thinks
Filipinos need to work on, especially
those who depend on family members
working abroad, in order to achieve what
she foresees to be a “dramatic growth and
greatness” in the country’s economy.
She explains why it’s vital for Filipino
parents to teach their children early about
financial responsibility, and why sometimes
withholding money from a loved one is
actually helping them.
Orman also reveals plans to help
Filipinos, beginning in small villages, just as
she and Travis did in South Africa where
they married.
Orman says financial issues are universal
and that people are afraid that they do
not know how to make money and that
they trust others more than they trust
thmeselves. It is the biggest mistake people
have.
Credit cards are regarded as eveil by a lot
of people. If you cannot pay in full at the
end of the month, you’re already in trouble.
“The Philippines needs to start looking
into why it’s allowed to push credit cards
to people. Credit card dealers are equally as
bad as drug dealers. But it’s legal for them
to come out in public and say, ‘Here, little
boy, little girl, here’s a credit card for you.
Go and buy things you can’t afford.’ I think
if the Philippines could just learn from
the mistakes of the United States, and the
second somebody is late on a payment, and
the second somebody goes over their credit
limit, their credit card should be frozen.
It’s not so easy to give up plastics
Pinay OFW in
HK provides
for her family
in PHL
Susan Famadula (left)
of Pangasinan chats
with her family via
the Internet in Hong
Kong on Sunday.
Susan has worked as a
domestic helper in HK
for 15 years in order
to send remittances
to her family and give
her children a good
education.
altogether as there are establishments that
require credit cards. Say, buying online or
checking into a hotel.
SO: If you have debit cards here, why not
open an account, get a card attached to that
account? It’s a far better way to do things.
You just introduced a debit
card in the US…
SO: It’s a prepaid card, very different
from a debit card. In the US, if you have
bounced, two or three checks, you’re in
what’s called the check system. If you’re
in the check system and you have been
irresponsible, you can’t open a bank
account. You can’t open an account at
a credit union. But people need plastic
in order to operate, whether ordering
online, to do this or that. They can’t walk
around with cash because nobody’s really
taking cash that much. A prepaid card is
a card that you’re automatically approved
for regardless of your credit history. It’s
really for the poor people, those who don’t
have money, who don’t qualify for a bank
account… It’s for a specific group of people
called the un-banked and under-banked in
the US.
Filipino parents have a tendency to
coddle their children. Children live with
their parents even after college, and it’s
unusual for Filipino parents to demand rent
or living expenses from their child even
when s/he already has a job. What would
you tell these parents?
SO: Parents need to understand that
even if they ask the children for living
expenses, it doesn’t mean that they have to
take that money and do something with
it. They could take that money and save
it for their children, so that when their
children move out, the parents could give
that money to the children to help them
make a downpayment for a home. But I
do think it’s important that children learn
the responsibility of what it takes to pay for
something, what it takes to eat. You start to
train them so that when they do leave the
house, they understand that, “Oh it’s gonna
cost me money to buy food, it’s gonna
cost me to have water and electricity,” the
realities in life. You’re helping them rather
than making the situation as just taking
care of them. If you charge them and show
them that this is their part of the bill…
They graduated school, they’re making
money, and they should pay for that. If you
want to and you can afford to, why not save
it for them and when they move out, you
now have a lump sum of money that you
can give them that they themselves created,
so that they can see how that works.
Parents are quick to bail out
their children when they get
into money troubles.
SO: It’s not unique to the Philippines.
Most parents will do anything to bail
out their children. What’s unique to the
Philippines is this built-in culture that one
person could take care of a lot of people,
a built-in culture that if you leave the
Philippines and you go abroad to make
money, it’s absolutely your obligation
to send home that money whether you
can afford to or not. And there’s nothing
wrong with that. But sometimes when
you send things to people… You know I
have a saying, “When is helping hurting,
and when is hurting helping?” Sometimes
when you give and you give, people never
have the ability to rise up and see what
they can do on their own. In a very strange
way it keeps people down. It keeps them
thinking that they can’t do something
unless someone sends them money. If
something happens to that person, say,
they lose their job, that one person has now
affected the lives of four, five people that
they’ve been sending money home to. And
they don’t even have money saved because
they sent all that money home. Now they’re
all suffering. They don’t have to send all the
money home! Over time, there’s nothing
wrong with that. I think there’s a better
way to do it than how it is being done. But
I understand that it’s a cultural event, that
it’s an obligatory event. I’m just not sure
that helping people who can take care of
themselves is really helping the country, the
family, and the people.
While most Filipinos don’t get their first
job until after they finish college, unlike in
the US when you’re practically on your own
by the time they turn 18, orman believes
that in the next few years, the Philippines
is about to go through a dramatic change.
“I think the stock market will grow,
real estate will grow, and more and more
people will own condos. It will start to be
a thriving economy in a whole different
way than you’ve experienced in the past. It’s
gonna be interesting, says Orman.
Orman believes there’s nothing wrong
with saving if you’re not investing. There’s
nothing wrong with not having a car or
having a 10 year old car.
She also advises people to pay off debt
than save.
“Debt here is very expensive. Debt could
be 25, 35 percent [interest] or even higher
on credit cards. If interest is savings is 2%,
ti does not make sense to save. Pay your
debt first.”
As for entrepreneurship, she advises
taking it in small steps.
“Sometimes you have a dream besides
just working for somebody. You can try it
little by little, but don’t go borrowing all
that money if you’ve never done it before.
Do it very small, start small and if you’re
making money then grow into it. Don’t go
full blown if you don’t know what you’re
SUZE ORMAN
continued on page 17
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APRIL 2012
L. M. Confidential
9
Philippines
New GMA Life TV shows
ARCHBISHOP ADVISE ON WEDDINGS & OTHER RITES
Remove frivolities
MANILA, Philippines—Manila
Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle
urged the faithful to avoid frivolous
practices, such as having dogs for
ring bearers or having planners tell
bishops what to do at weddings, that
dilute faith and the solemnity of
Catholic religious celebrations.
Tagle said that sometimes
Catholics treat liturgical celebrations
and even the sacraments as if they
were mere “social gatherings or
cultural traditions” without realizing
the depth of spiritual meaning or
significance of these events and
rituals.
“This is one great challenge for us
during this year of faith because our
liturgy and sacraments, it is sad to say,
sometimes are no longer considered
as celebrations of our faith,” Tagle
told the Manila Archdiocesan
General Pastoral Assembly at the
Paco Catholic School in Manila.
“Sometimes, faith is the last thing
we focus on in the sacraments. The
sacraments sometimes become mere
social events or just cultural traditions
with the faith being the last thing we
consider,” he added.
But the reminder did not come
across to his audience as a stern
admonition from a high churchman.
Tagle, acting more like a stand-up
comedian, had his standing-roomonly audience at the Paco school
auditorium in stitches much of
the time as he recalled some of the
weird practices he encountered in his
ministry.
“Once, I received a letter from
someone who was getting married
and who was asking permission if
they could have their dog as their ring
bearer,” Tagle said. “The dog had been
with them for a long time, but what
had the dog got to do with our faith?
What has become of marriage?”
Tgale said he once reminded a
bride about the dress code inside the
church but the bride retorted: “Why
does the Church still interfere with
that. You are not the one who’s going
to pay for my marriage gown.”
“But what you are wearing should
speak of your faith. The symbols that
you use should speak of your faith,”
Tagle said.
He also noted that the popular
practice today of closing church
doors before the bride walks down
the aisle to the altar.
“The groom and the escorts had
NEW SINGER
Arlene Paculan performed at the Anna Rejante Live concert at the Maja Prentice
Theatre. PHOTO BY RAYMOND SANTOS
entered but when the bride is about
to go in, the door is closed. There are
many weddings like that today. Why
close the door? You’ll spend the rest
of your married life closing doors,”
Tagle said, jokingly alluding to what
happens in the bedroom.
“That is no longer faith. That’s a
gimmick, paborloloy, ka-ek-ekan na
lang yan (that’s frivolity, foolishness).
Imagine, closing the door on your
bride,” he added, sighing, “Hay
naku.”
But Tagle gave his best ribbing
to that most modern addition to
marriage: the wedding planner.
“There was a wedding I attended
that was already 45 minutes late.
But I had already agreed to another
appointment after it,” Tagle recalled.
“I approached the groom and
asked: `Why haven’t you started. Is
the bride already here?’ Yes. `Are the
godparents already here? Yes. `So
why haven’t you started?”
The archbishop was referred to
the wedding planner, who explained
to him the reason for the delay: the
butterflies had yet to arrive.
“What butterflies?” an incredulouslooking Tagle said, eliciting loud
laughter from his audience.
“Because as the bride walks
down the aisle, we will let fly those
butterflies,” he quoted the wedding
coordinator as saying.
“What had those butterflies got
to do with our faith? The union is
just starting, and you already have all
these flying away and separations. Do
you know their meaning?” he added.
But the wedding planner made it
known who was the boss.
“I am the coordinator. You will
start when I say so,” Tagle recalled
the wedding planner as saying.
“So, I stood up and said, `I am the
official witness of the Church here
and I am now going to start this
wedding.’ But the choir wasn’t ready
so I started (singing)`Tan-tan-tanan.
Tan-tan-tanan,” he added in jest,
singing the popular Richard Wagner
piece used in weddings.
“March! Run! Grabe…. Probably
when the (couple) watches the video
of their wedding, they’ll see again
what I did,” he said.
Tagle also noted that he had even
encountered funerals where there
were too many lights.
“I didn’t know if it were a Christmas
party instead because there were so
many Christmas lights,” he said.
The archbishop reminded the
liturgists in the audience that church
celebrations should at least “make the
faith palpable” to the people.
“Faith should be known and
professed but it also has to be
celebrated because faith is not just
received through words but also
though its symbols,” Tagle said.
Boosting Philippine Tourism
PCCF Officers at the
Underground River of
Palawan.
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L. M. Confidential
There’s so much more to love about life this month of March
as GMA Life TV – GMA Network’s international channel which
celebrates the best in Pinoy lifestyle – offers a new and fresh
lineup of programs that will bring to every Pinoy’s household
shows they all have been waiting for!
GMA Life TV is the only international Filipino lifestyle channel
which features the Pinoys’ colorful culture through a dynamic
mix of television genres. These genres include some of the
most watched entertainment and public affairs programs from
the Number 1 broadcasting company in the Philippines, GMA
Network.
This year, GMA Life TV continues to spice up its programming
by delivering new programs that are never-before-seen by its
subscribers, plus movies which they have always asked for!
Beginning
this month,
Life TV
subscribers
will have a
serving of
not one, but
a total of
three movies
every
weekday,
from
Monday
to Friday!
Reel Life
Weekdays
will feature
two of
today’s
favorite
Filipino
movies while
Pinoy Cine Klasika will bring the viewers back to memory lane as
it airs black and white, classic Pinoy films.
Leading Reel Life Weekdays are movies starred by Kapuso
artists Regine Velasquez (“Till I Met You”), Dingdong Dantes
(“Eternity”), Raymart Santiago (“Leon Cordero”), Dennis Trillo,
Jolina Magdangal, Rhian Ramos, Mark Herras, and Rufa Mae
Quinto (I.T.A.L.Y.), Katrina Halili (“Dalaw”), and Janno Gibbs and
Anjo Yllana (“Ober da Bakod 1”).
Pinoy Cine Klasika, meanwhile, will feature Philippine cinema
icons like Gloria Romero (in “Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang”),
Nida Blanca (“Bulung-bulungan”), Ric Rodrigo (“Gigolo”),
Susan Roces (“Dance O’ Rama”), Rosemarie Sonora (“Mga
Batang Iskwater”), Bella Flores (“Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr.
Mendez”), Jose Mari Gonzales, Eddie Gutierrez, and Lito
Legazpi (“Joey, Eddie & Lito”).
The list also extends until Saturday with Reel Life Weekends
featuring indie movies, documentaries, musicals, and other
special features that will surely satisfy the viewers’ craving for
Pinoy entertainment.
Besides the unlimited supply of Pinoy films, GMA Life TV also
continues its offer of English-dubbed Pinoy dramas. After “The
Impostor” and “When You Were Mine” comes another two hit
dramas from GMA Network’s pool of top-rating Sine Novelas
– “Morning Awaits” and “Through It All.”
“Morning Awaits” is a contemporary drama which tells the
story of how a family becomes complete and then eventually
encounters a loss when a
little boy enters their life.
Directed by Maryo J. delos
Reyes, it stars Yasmien
Kurdi, Lani Mercado, Joel
Torres, and Jacob Montes.
“Through It All,” meanwhile,
has Dennis Trillo, Nadine
Samonte, and Iwa Moto in
the lead. Under the direction
of Mac Alejandre, the drama
revolves around the themes
of love, family, and betrayal,
and finding happiness amidst
them all.
Both of these newly Englished-dubbed dramas are seen on
Life TV not only on weekdays but also during Saturdays and
Sundays through Catch-up Weekends!
The much-awaited international airing and fresh episodes of
hit programs from the Philippines will also premiere this month on
GMA Life TV.
On top of the list is the reality show “The Smiths” which
features the day-to-day life of Pinoy Rock Legend Pepe Smith
with his children Queenie, Sanya, and Beebop. Know the other
side of this Pinoy Rock icon as he lives with his kids – each from
a different mother – under the same roof!
Another reality program which will give viewers a peek to
the lives of some of the most sought-after celebrities in the
Philippines is “Follow That Star.” Through this show, Life TV
subscribers will have the chance to witness a day in the life
of their favorite Kapuso artists! Marvin Agustin, Rachelle Ann
Go, Kris Bernal, and Aljur Abrenica are just some of the known
personalities that viewers should watch out for.
Meanwhile, the roster of all original Filipino cooking shows on
the channel is added more spice with the inclusion of “Kusina
Master” – the highest rating cooking show in the Philippines
– and “Idol Sa Kusina.” Both hosted by the talented and
GMA LIFE TV
continued on page 19
APRIL 2012
Josie de Leon
The only Voice for a Valentine Concert
Josie de Leon is one of the singers
in the community that does not do
birit songs. Hers is a voice you want to
hear singing, when you are with your
loved one, in a classy club, whether it’s
Valentine’s day or not.
Indeed Love was felt in the air that
night of February 25th at the Gateway
Center Mississauga in the “Evening of
Love and Music” concert which featured
Toronto’s Diva , Miss Josie de Leon and
her students, Minay Aleron, Glenn
Sevillo, Chadwick Sabado, Maria Salac,
Joy Vale, Haze Joy Tulod and Ashley
Suva.
The audience enjoyed a sumptuous
sit down dinner that matched the classy
ambiance provided by caterer Café
One.
Miss de Leon opened up with a bang
as she proved her singing prowess when
she opened up the concert with her own
rendition of Barbara Streisand’s, “The
Main Event.” Love songs followed one
after the other, expressing her different
vision of love through the years. Songs
like “The Way you Look Tonight”,
“Someone to Watch Over Me”, “La Vie
En Rose” and the “Carpenters Medley”
were some of the beautiful songs she
sang to the audience that night.
“Josie has an amazing voice, a witty
sense of humour, a warm charisma and a
classy personality,” says Irish Quiambao,
who was with her whole family that
evening.
The students of Josie de Leon School
of Performing Arts were also a delight
to watch and listen to. All of them
expressed their gratitude to their teacher
and mentor as they sang their hearts
and souls out with every song they
delivered.
Adding to the line-up of guest
performers that night was 2011 World
Performing Arts Champion, Mr. Gian
Carlo Bobila who sang a sweet duet
with Josie plus some solo numbers that
gave everyone the chills because of his
suave voice.
“I think we fell in love all over again!”
as most of the couples that night
commented.
It was a night to remember, truly
an evening of Love and Music. Kudos
to Studio Six production for another
successful endeavor!
Josie de Leon wowed the crowd with her renditions
of love songs. She was ably supported by singers
in the Filipino community including her students
from the Josie de Leon School of Performing Arts.
ATTENTION: Date on May 5
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63 Jutland Road, Etobicoke
6:00 pm to 1:00 am
Saturday May 5, 2012
Tickets are : Adults $25.00 • 6-12 years old $ 10.00 • 5 and under Free
ATTIRE: Semi-Formal
For Tickets please call
Tessie Primero (President) at (416) 751-2335 or
Harold Guarin at (V.P) (416) 578-7351
APRIL 2012
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Joey Baking’s (www.Filipinogoodlife.com)
Filipino Good Life
The days are getting warm and
the nights are getting warmer
Night and Night
Last February, I was
treated to a concert by
Josie de leon. The review
of her concert is on page
11. Last month, it was
Anna Rejante’s turn.
Musical
directed
by
Sonny Azurin, the show
had that assured hand
of confidence. The show
was great from the very
beginning. The duo of
Neil Huab and Bayani
Llagas provided a great
warm-up to the show.
Anna Rejante impressed
the crowd with her
repertoire of songs from
pop, to jazz, to broadway
songs.
Arlene Paculan sang two
original songs and a cover
when she performed
when Anna went for
a
break.
Thankfully,
they never went into
intermission. It was nonstop enetertainment from
beginning to the end.
“I will not direct this if
I did not believe in the
talent,” said Rey Tamayo,
who directed the show.
The capacity crowd at the
Maja Prentice Theatre
really enjoyed the show.
CEBU CITY – An alarm saved a pawnshop in Cebu City from
burglars who, according to the police, probably spent nearly two
weeks digging a tunnel into the establishment.
“They hid and dug below the ground undetected, acting like
rats,” said Inspector Bonifacio Garciano, head of the Investigation
and Detective Management Branch (IDMB) of the Cebu City Police
Office.
It was the first time thieves dug an underground canal to reach
their target in Cebu City, he said. But the method has been
previously reported in Metro Manila and blamed on a gang known
to use acetylene torches during their heists.
The modus operandi is known in police circles as “daga-daga”,
after the Tagalog word for “rat”.
An alarm system connected to the police foiled the burglary
attempt on the Gemmary Pawnshop and Jewellery, and the culprits
ran away without any loot, even leaving their equipment behind.
Garciano said the police are looking for three to five suspects
behind the attempt.
The aborted burglary was discovered at 9 a.m. when a device
connected to the police hotline 166 was set off.
Police discovered a one-meter-deep hole inside a two-storey
commercial building, which a man had leased for three months.
The 15-meter underground tunnel led to Angel’s Sportswear, a
tailoring shop situated right beside the pawnshop.
The burglars dug upward to go inside the boutique, then bored
a hole in the wall to get inside the pawnshop.
Abandoned
Fortunately for its customers, the pawnshop’s vault was equipped
with dual locks, making it hard for the burglars to break in.
When the police reached the scene, they found bolt cutters, an
acetylene mini-tank with complete accessories, bars, a wrench,
galvanized scissors, a manual drill, and other equipment.
Police are trying to track down a certain Johnny Lo of Toledo City,
who reportedly rented the building owned by Aurora Gotingco last
January 6. He spoke with an Ilonggo accent. He told her he planned
to convert it into a massage spa.
Gotingco described the man as chubby, dark and in his 40’s. She
said Lo looked suspicious from the start.
“He didn’t even know how to spell Toledo correctly,” Gotingco
said. But after he presented an identification card and community
tax certificate, they agreed through a contract that Lo would use
the building for three months.
Lo paid P30,000, with two months’ advance.
RIGHT, Anna Rejante is a welcome addition to
our roster of singers in the community. PHOTO BY
RAYMOND SANTOS
BELOW, Anna Rejante poses with the band and
backup singers. Anna Rejante Live was directed by
Rey Tamayo (FAR LEFT). Musical director was Sonny
Azurin
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Police saw no sign of him on Sunday, but found inside the building
many sacks of sand and soil in its storage area—apparently the
material the burglars dug up as they prepared their tunnel.
Several plastic bottles of distilled water were also recovered in
the hole.
Violeta Logronio, a cousin of the tailoring shop’s owner, said
they closed the shop at 11 p.m. last Saturday. Logronio, who lives
above the boutique, said they didn’t hear any sound, even until 1
a.m.
The pawnshop’s owner, who requested not to be named, for
security reasons, said they designed their vault to be acetyleneproof.
“I assure my clients that their belongings and money are intact.
They don’t have anything to worry about,” he said.
He said he will give rewards to those who could locate the
would-be burglars, and also urged Mayor Michael Rama to crack
the problem of burglaries.
The pawnshop, one of 60 branches nationwide, started operating
two years ago.
Well-planned
Garciano of the IDMB theorized the burglars spent two weeks
digging the tunnel. He said the attempt was well-planned.
Garciano said they will coordinate with the establishment where
the recovered tools were bought, in case they can help identify the
culprits. He had long reminded the 11 police station commanders in
the city to be observant, especially if they notice new faces in their
neighborhood. But while the tunnel-digging burglars failed, another
burglar or group of burglars scored elsewhere in the city.
Unidentified persons walked away with valuables in Maria
Theresa Village, Barangay Guadalupe.
The initial estimate said P300,000 worth of valuables were stolen
while the family of Alex Gavida, 71, slept.
Kennedy / Ellesmere
Behind Highland Farms
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Thieves dig tunnel
under a pawnshop
L. M. Confidential
The burglary was discovered at 4:15 p.m.
Police Officer 2 Jovito Labra of the Theft and Robbery Section
said the thief or thieves ran off with, among others, two iPhone
handsets worth P80,000, a gold necklace worth P80,000, and a
wristwatch worth P3,000.
The suspect gained entry through a glass sliding door and took
the items placed on a table in the second floor, among other
items.
APRIL 2012
FR. FERNANDO SUAREZ , THE HEALING PRIEST, TO SPEAK
AT PINOY FIESTA ON JUNE 9, 2012!
PCCF (Philippine-Canadian Charitable Foundation)
& PCCT (Philippine Chamber of Commerce-Toronto)
are once again breaking new grounds in Toronto.
Pinoy Fiesta & Trade Show sa Toronto will have
the Philippine Heritage Band, Culture Philippines of
Ontario, Gian Bobila WCOPA champion, the most
prestigious and the biggest pageants, Miss, Mrs and
Little Miss Philippines Canada, your Kapuso Artists
from the number one TV Network in the Philippines,
GMA Pinoy TV. Now, Pinoy Fiesta has added another
exciting addition to the Fiesta celebration by inviting
Father Fernando Suarez.
Father Fernando Suarez, the healing priest, who
has travelled the world to minister for the sick is finally
going back to his roots in Toronto. Let us all welcome
him back to Toronto! … Let us see and hear him speak
about “Healing and Miracles” on June 9th at the Metro
Toronto Convention during the Pinoy Fiesta and Trade
APRIL 2012
Show.
From the words of Father Jeff Shannon, “I can
truly say, with complete certainty and assurance,
that Fr Fernando is a deep man of prayer, and the
most balanced and wholesome person I have ever
met. He exhibits, on the day to day level, the fruitful
lifestyle and way of life that befits a man who has been
called by God to minister as a priest with a healing
ministry. He radiates the joy of the Lord to everyone
he meets, and people flock to him as they sense his
genuineness, holiness, and his personal love for them”
Please always remember, when you support
Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation (PCCF),
you support the many charitable programs of PCCF to
help the poor in the Philippines! For ticket information,
please email [email protected] or visit
www.philippinecanadianfoundation.com.
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Piolo has no reason to leave ABS
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WE saw Piolo Pascual at the press preview
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OFW Teachers thrive in Thailand
Husband of murdered Pinay gets life in prison
OVERSEAS TEACHER Leah Doysabas with her
students at Chalermkwansatree School
PHITSANULOK, Thailand—It is not
surprising to hear some Filipinos speak Thai
words. This is because quite a number of
Filipinos are coming to Thailand to teach.
In the ‘70s a few Filipinos came to work
with Bangkok-based international agencies
or multinational firms, or as missionaries or
entertainers. But starting around 2001, former
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra opened
the country for teaching employment and a
new kind of migration began. A number of
those early migrant teachers were Filipino.
Some universities in Phitsanulok are going
to offer Filipino as a subject starting this year.
Many of the early migrants came as tourists
then stumbled on teaching jobs.
Michelle Santos, Stephen Luri Mercado,
Leah Doysabas and Nancy Guigue Catane,
Orly dela Cruz, Genalyn Tolentino and
Paulo Masangcay came as tourists and are
now teachers.
It wasn’t all easy going. Some Filipino
teachers felt some Thai employers favored
Caucasians over other Asians.
Leah recounts that when she first applied
she received several “Sorry-we-don’t-hireFilipinos” rejections. But she was eventually
hired in 2004 at Chalermkwansatree School,
the first Filipino to teach in one of the best
government schools in Phitsanulok City.
Some also complained that salaries of
Caucasians were much higher than those for
Filipinos.
Consul Edgar Badajos says he has heard
such complaints but “this issue cannot be fully
addressed by the embassy since this is between
the employer and the employee.” But Badajos
assured that the embassy is pushing a Bilateral
Labor Agreement between the Philippine
government and the Kingdom of Thailand to
protect Filipino migrant teachers.
For most Filipinos, it is just a matter of
patience and perseverance to look for better
paying schools.
Orly said he had problems with his
first school employer. But he, and seven
Filipinos were eventually hired by PTT (a
Thai government-owned oil company) for
deployment in school areas where oil fields
and refineries are operating.
“We do not feel discriminated here. All
of us in PTT-Rajhabhat are Filipinos,” he
states.
Husband of murdered Pinay gets
life in prison
LAS VEGAS- In April last year, a
decomposing body was found in a
backyard of a central Las Vegas home.
The body was identified as that of
45-year-old Gloria Lopez Cave.
Las Vegas Police said the decaying
body, which was in a plastic bag and
tied with a rope, was found in a shallow
grave underneath a heavy flower pot.
“It’s hard to tell what motivates a
person to commit this type of crime.
It could have been domestic violence
related or it could have been some
other motive,” said Lt. Lew Roberts,
former LVMPD spokesman.
The international manhunt for the
primary suspect Hugh Elvin Cave,
Gloria’s husband, began soon after her
body was found.
“Based on those interviews, we can
determine that he most likely have fled
to the Philippines several months prior
to the discovery of the body,” Roberts
said.
Hugh was then staying with the
family of his wife in Bataan. He had
told Gloria’s family that she died in a car
accident in Las Vegas and presented an urn
to her family.
Philippine authorities arrested Hugh
turned him over to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Cave was extradited to the US.
In December last year, Hugh pleaded
guilty to first-degree murder with the use of
a deadly weapon.
“In this case, the deadly weapon was a stun
gun which we alleged he used on her while
she was in a bathtub. So he incapacitated her
with the stun gun and held her under the
water and that’s how we alleged the deadly
weapon,” said Pamela Weckerly, Deputy
District Attorney.
Weckerly added that Cave was remorseful
to the family of Gloria, but did not show any
remorse in killing his wife.
The 53-year-old Cave was sentenced
to life imprisonment in the Nevada
Department of Corrections with a minimum
of 20 years before he is eligible for parole.
“It was a brutal thing that he did and he
should have had a death penalty instead
of life,” said a Las Vegas resident, Wally
Ladboro.
It’s more fun in the Philippines
Toni, Paul still Ok
MULTI media star Toni
Gonzaga said she does not want
to dwell on negative stuff linked
to her four-year relationship with
director Paul Soriano.
Soriano was identified to
be the one on the photo with
another girl on a bar. Gonzaga
said she and Soriano have
already discussed the issue and
both of them have decided
not to entertain such negative
thoughts.
“Nag-usap kami ni Paul and we
said na we don’t want to dwell on
things that are really not matter as
long as we know naman the truth,”
Gonzaga said told CinemaNews.
The television host added that
people could create lies all they
want, but the bond between her
and Paul is very strong.
“People could fabricate stories
all they want. As long as we are
happy and going strong, hindi
na namin pagtutuunan ng pansin
yun,” she said.
Gonzaga added that Soriano
has been a very good boyfriend
for the past four years and he
never gave her any reason to
feel jealous or threatened by
negative news. They both enjoy
the understanding, support and
trust with each other, she said.
Jericho ok ‘bidakontrabida’ role
PRIMETIME actor Jericho
Rosales said his role in “Dahil sa
Pag-ibig” is very challenging and
viewers will love and hate his
character at the same time.
Jericho, who is very careful in
choosing his parts
in either television
or movie projects,
said there’s a
good reason why
he accepted this
“bida-kontrabida”
role.
Aside from working with Piolo
Pascual, Maricar Reyes, Cristine
Reyes, Ronaldo Valdez and
Christopher de Leon, the actor
said his character as Oliver
Falcon has depth story to tell.
“Maganda yung reason bakit
siya bida-kontrabida. Yung
character ko may mga bagay
siya sa buhay na hindi niya alam
paano ihahandle. Dumedepende
siya sa emotion, hindi siya
boring.”
He added that one
consideration in accepting the
role is that he will not only be
a villain in everyone’s eye, but
he will also make sound choices
in circumstances thrown at his
character.
PCCF officers pose with Congen Pedro Chan (SECOND FROM LEFT).
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L. M. Confidential
APRIL 2012
Pacquiao in
tax probe
MANILA -- Malacañang clarified
that
Sarangani
Representative
Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is not
being singled out by the Bureau of
Internal Revenue (BIR) on its move
to file contempt charges against him.
Presidential spokesperson Edwin
Lacierda said BIR Commissioner
Kim Henares is “politically neutral.”
“I don’t see any reason why
Congressman Pacquiao will be
singled out,” he said, adding it was
not Henares who filed the contempt
charges but the BIR regional
director.
Pacquiao is now the subject of
a tax probe. Senator Ralph Recto
defended Pacquiao against the tax
bureau’s portrayal of the boxing
pound-for-pound king as tax
evader.
Recto said Pacquiao’s earnings
from his fights in the United States
should no longer be taxable since
he has already paid for it with the
Internal Revenue Service. “OFWs
(overseas Filipino workers) earnings
which are derived from working
abroad are not subject to tax.
Lacierda clarified, “we have an
RP-US tax treaty. And so there’s a
reciprocity provision that if you pay
taxes in the States they can be used,
credited here in the Philippines,” he
said.
“What the taxes that we’re looking
at are the taxes on incomes earned
in the Philippines, for instance,
endorsements -- the various
endorsements,” Lacierda said.
‘The Road’ Not The First Pinoy Film
To Be Shown Commercially In US
By NESTOR CUARTERO
MANILA,
Philippines
— RHIAN’S ROAD TO
HOLLYWOOD: While she
may be missed during press
conferences for her new movie,
“My Kontrabida Girl,” Rhian
Ramos has graced the mall tours
and other promotional activities
related to the film, a romantic
comedy opposite Aljur Abrenica
which opened on March 14.
The young drama actress,
who plays a screen villainess in
“Kontrabida,” is also bracing for
a Hollywood outing on May
9 when her most recent film,
“The Road,” holds a red-carpet
premiere at the Mann Chinese
Theater in Los Angeles. Rhian
is naturally most excited at the
prospect of walking down the
red carpet under beautiful spring
weather. Set to traipse the same
Hollywood walk are co-stars
Marvin Agustin, TJ Trinidad,
and Alden Richards, together
with their director, Yam Laranas.
“The Road” has been picked up
by an L.A.-based international
releasing company, Freestyle
Releasing,
for
worldwide
distribution. Its first targets
are the theatrical markets – as
opposed to art houses – in North
America and Canada.
GMA Films president Annette
Gozon-Abrogar said that the
film will be shown in 50 theaters
“Genghis Khan” was also
shown in commercial theaters in
France in 1954.
•••
Rhian Ramos stars in The Road
across the US starting on May
11.
•••
NOT THE FIRST FILIPINO
FILM: While “The Road” is
not the first time that a Filipino
film has achieved a similar feat.
Entertainment reporter Edd
de Leon clears that as early as
1953, a Philippine-made film,
“Genghis Khan,” made its debut
in US commercial theaters.
The award-winning “Genghis
Khan,” starring Manuel Conde
and Elvira Reyes, gained good
notices at the Venice International
Film Festival that year. It was
released
internationally
by
United Artists.
This was followed by the
showing in US theaters in 1954
of “Siete Infantes de Lara,” retitled as “Sons of the Seven
Devils.” Both films were directed
by Manuel Conde, who sold
them to Howard Hughes, then
head of United Artists, according
to de Leon.
FPJ FILMS: De Leon recalls
that in 1965, the Fernando Poe,
Jr. starrer, “Ang Salarin,” similarly
enjoyed a commercial run in
US theaters under the heading,
“The Man With A Gun.” FPJ’s
international career landed him
a starring role opposite Chuck
Mahone in “Walls of Hell,”
an American war film shot in
Intramuros, Manila. FPJ also costarred with John Saxon in an
internationally released movie,
“The Ravagers.”
A good number of Filipinomade films produced in
collaboration with Hollywood
production
companies
and
directed by Cirio Santiago were
also shown in American movies
houses in the 1960s and ’70s.
National
Artist
Eddie
Romero has his own share of
internationally screened movies.
De Leon notes that even the
Celso Ad. Castillo film, “Ang
Pinakamagandang Hayop sa
Balat ng Lupa” (retitled “Island
in the Sun”) starring Gloria
Diaz, was shown in commercial
theaters in Hawaii and Guam in
the mid-1970s.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Celebrity
News & Gossip
John Lloyd
Is he now an expert in matters of the heart?
not him,” he laughs.
He notes, “Parang he revolutionalized ‘yung
dating mga shows ni Joe D’ Mango, ‘di ba? Kasi
siguro, ‘yung mga tao, tatawag kay Joe D’ Mango
dati, iiyak, magre-request ng song. And then,
babalikan na ‘yung boyfriend. Ito si Papa Jack,
he makes them realize na, ganito eh... Sabi niya,
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pagitan ng bobo at ng tanga.’ Sobrang funny…”
When asked if he could relate to anything Papa
Jack has to say, he quips, laughing, “Na kung bobo
o tanga ako?”
We clarify the question, asking him if he relates
to how the DJ tackles issues raised by his lovelorn
callers. He responds, “I don’t think kaya kong
maging [katulad niya]…”
Nina Jose clears the air on issues betweenher and Vic Sotto. Her lovelife and career
is going steady at the moment and she is enjoying it.
J
ohn Lloyd Cruz’ box-office strength is undeniable, what with
the success of his latest movie, “Unofficially Yours,” with Angel
Locsin. It reportedly raked in P165 million in the one month
that it ran in local theaters.
With that, John Lloyd scores his seventh film to be included
in the list of the top 15 highest grossing Filipino films of all
time, at least in the last five years, not counting the Metro
Manila Film Festival entries. Notably, his popular movies—among them
2008’s “A Very Special Love,” 2009’s “You Changed My Life,” 2011’s “My
Amnesia Girl,” to name a few—are in the romance and rom-com genre. In
that sense, could John Lloyd then be the best man to ask about matters of the
heart?
Lloydy, the next Papa Jack?
It is easy to think that John Lloyd could easily let fame and fortune get
into his head. But he does have his own means for a reality check. In an
exclusive Bulletin Entertainment one-on-one during his re-launch as the
brand endorser for Jack n’ Jill Magic, he reveals, “You know what keeps me
grounded? AM radio.”
He explains, “Kasi [nagiging] mas in touch ka sa reality ng araw-araw na
buhay ng mas maraming Pinoy… dun sa kung ano ba talaga ‘yung nangyayari
around you, kung ano ba talaga ‘yung pinag-uusapan, ‘yung dapat pag-usapan
at ‘yung hindi dapat pag-usapan.”
Another radio favorite also appears to be teaching him a thing or two
about keeping it real. “Alam mo si Papa Jack [from Love Radio]? Seryoso!
Ang tagal ko nang naiisip, ‘Bakit ko kaya gustong-gusto ‘to?’ Hindi lang siya
entertainment for me eh. Kasi they tackle mga, sometimes absurd pero most
of the time, totoong problema ng mga totoong tao. You may laugh about it,
you might find it stupid, pero ‘yun talaga ang problema niya eh.”
Apparently enjoying listening to the DJ bluntly dishing out love advice,
John Lloyd enjoins, “Pero may sense [siya], ‘di ba? Tama siya eh, gusto niyang
ma-realize nung tao na, ‘My God, wake up!’”
Hearing him speak about love problems brings to mind John Lloyd’s
own girl troubles, which have, unfortunately, become very public. With his
relationships turned into public spectacles, the actor has repeatedly had to
explain himself when issues surface. Perhaps in a sense, listening to other
people’s problems and how the DJ puts them in their place gives John Lloyd a
wider perspective.
Then comes a revelation: “Eto, walang exaggeration ha. Nagkaroon ng
concept dati, sa ABS[-CBN], parang they wanted to give me, like, that
show—like Papa Jack’s show.”
He says it would have been on Studio 23. True story or not, one thing is
sure—John Lloyd knows his own limits. “Sabi ko, ‘Well, thank you for the
offer pero I don’t think kaya kong gawin ‘yung ginagawa niya.’ Because I’m
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Loving thyself, even without abs!
Back in December, a few months after he and
girlfriend Shaina Magdayao reportedly decided to
put their relationship on hold, John Lloyd noted
he was only looking forward to improving himself
this year. “Siguro ‘yung pinakamagandang regalo
ko [sa sarili ko] is I’m getting a new place… my
own place. Dun ako nae-excite eh.”
Although he said then that this wasn’t where
he planned to settle down for good, even
saying during the media huddle that he wasn’t
think about marriage yet, he did say it was in
preparation “dun sa gusto kong matutunan. To be
on my own… how to take care of domestic stuff,
like ‘yung bills.”
He is also putting a high premium on health.
“Strengthening my core—both body and soul,”
he points out. “May problema na ako sa back. So
dapat ang su-support sayo talaga ‘yung core mo.
So kailangan ko ma-strengthen ‘yun.”
And although he plans to hit the gym, he is not
envisioning muscling up like a good number of
men who become gym habitués. “Siyempre ako pa
rin ‘yung representative ng karamihan ng lalaki,”
he says good-naturely, joking, “Ang tunay na lalaki
ay walang abs.”
Lucky in love and life
John Lloyd says it’s not always easy to deal
with media “attacks.” He admits, “When you’re
in that moment parang you wanna fight back.
Nanggigigil ka. Pero, hindi kasi eh, it’s not gonna
be a wise decision. What comes around goes
around… andiyan din ang karma.”
While their relationship took a hit, it
nevertheless didn’t take long for John Lloyd and
Shaina to reconcile, apparently after settling
things individually, as he told Korina Sanchez in a
February interview. Saying they are much happier
now and are paying more attention to each other’s
needs, he also expressed, “Sana talaga, sana I’m
doing a good job being Shaina’s boyfriend.”
John Lloyd’s appeal does make him the perfect
endorser for Jack n’ Jill Magic. And clearly, his
magic isn’t waning anytime soon. Aside from
his love life being on the upswing, his career
is still enjoying a pretty good run. In fact, fans
can expect to see more of him in an upcoming
teleserye with former screen partner Bea Alonzo
and the planned third installment to his and Sarah
Geronimo’s successful box office pairing.
During the thanksgiving/victory party for
“Unofficially Yours,” John Lloyd expressed
gratefulness to their fans, telling the media that
their constant support and expectations “keep us
inspired and on our toes.”
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APRIL 2012
Nations and their Labels
LABELS
from page 1
vestiges of the stigma associated with
belonging to the lower classes. That Hong
Kong writer’s words were seen as insulting
to the dignity of the migrant workers who
often chafe at being treated like slaves by
some Chinese—an irony since many of
the Hong Kongers’ forebears were refugees
from the mainland where they were once
themselves enslaved.
In the late 1770s Napoleon is said to
have denigrated the British by saying they
belonged to a Nation of Shopkeepers, a
people whom he considered unfit to fight
the French. But he was proved wrong
because Britain begun to industrialize and
quickly developed into a prosperous world
power.
During a crime wave in the 20s, the
US gained a reputation as a Nation of
Gangsters, but its steady rise to booming
prosperity after World War II soon
expunged that label as the country became
famous for being the land of plenty and
opportunity.
When the communists eradicated the
feudal system that had kept China poor for
centuries, the hard labor imposed by Mao
Tse Tung on all citizens meant that both
sexes toiled incessantly, dressed in drab blue
uniforms. As the world looked on, some
dubbed China a Nation of Blue Ants.
Now that writer Mona Simpson, the sister
of the late Steve Jobs, has written a book
in which a main protagonist is a Filipino
nanny, one wonders if Pinoys would again
feel belittled, just like when the Hong
Kong columnist hung the servant label on
our citizenry. But in this case Simpson has
created a strong and admirable character in
the person of the nanny, giving a different
slant to the old mistress and maid theme.
Simpson’s book “My Hollywood” deals
with the life of an American woman, a
professional composer, with her television
writer husband. Living on the fringes of
Hollywood society, they hire a nanny for
their young son. The chapters alternate
between the voices of the American woman,
whose life seems to be unraveling, and the
Filipina, whose existence is the typical
domestic-supporting-family-back-home.
The writing is sociologically perceptive
and skillfully catches the cadences of Pinoy
English, though one wonders why Simpson
chose the Tagalog word for grandmother
for her protagonist, “Lola,” and why she
made Tagaytay Lola’s hometown when
it’s nothing like the barrios of Ilocos and
Davao from where many of the migrants
hail.
Well-off Americans have traditionally
imported Irish au pairs (nannies) for their
children. Today Latinas and Filipinas have
taken on that role. A multitude of Hong
Kong’s Pinay workers have migrated to
Canada as well.
When the late President Cory Aquino
went on her first state visit abroad, to Italy,
she held a press conference on her return.
This was when the term “national heroes”
had patronizingly been given to the hordes
of our migrant workers. Cory related with
pride that the mayor of Rome told her he
had a Pinoy cook. She seemed to show
no compunction that the country was
exporting human beings like commodities
and encouraged the trade, as would her
successors—and did Ferdinand Marcos
before her.
Perceived insults to our nation produced
an embarrassing episode during Cory’s
regime. The embassy in London one day
claimed that aspersions had been cast on
Filipina womanhood in the new Oxford
Dictionary, where an entry defined the
word “Filipina” as housemaid. Incensed, our
foreign secretary sent a letter of protest to
London. A reply soon arrived, pointing to
the French term “fille de chamber” defined
as chambermaid. There was no mention of
Filipinas, leaving our officials with egg on
their faces.
Misplaced sensitivities over migrant
workers strike a chord nowadays when
depressed economies worldwide drive
many to work in the service sectors.
The “Upstairs Downstairs” syndrome is
everywhere, indeed the hit British TV
series “Downton Abbey” chronicles the
lives of an aristocratic family and the events
that impinge on them as well as on their
platoon of servants.
There is no room for superiority or
inferiority complexes in today’s world.
And although the Philippines seems
to be “falling off the Asian map,” as an
Australian analyst has written recently, it
survives and thrives. The perennial bad
governance and corruption may persist,
with migrants still seeking survival abroad.
Such a reality means that other novels like
Mona Simpson’s “My Hollywood” may
go on being written, and not just by nonFilipinos.
APRIL 2012
Geoff & Carla
May ilang taon ding naging MYX
VJ si Geoff Eigenmann kaya kahit nasa
pangangalaga na ng Kapuso network
ang young actor, hindi niya matanggihan
ang imbitasyon ng music channel
ng Kapamilya network para maging
presenter sa MYX Music Awards 2012.
HEART AND LOVI. Masaya
rin si Geoff na ang gaganda raw
ng natatanggap niyang feedback sa
primetime series nila na Legacy sa
GMA-7.
Bukod sa mataas na rating nito
ay magagandang feedback din ang
nakakarating sa kanya pagdating sa
kanilang performances.
Ayon kay Geoff, “I’m very happy, very
happy.
CARLA ABELLANA. Masaya ba siya
na muling pumirma ang girlfriend niyang
si Carla Abellana sa GMA-7 bilang isang
Kapuso? Napabalita kasi noon na baka
lumipat ang dalaga sa ibang network.
Sabi ni Geoff, “I’m very happy for her
kasi natapos na yung problemang yun.
“For few months, for a while, medyo
ano talaga siya... hindi niya alam.
“Hindi siya decided. Hindi niya alam
kung ano ang mangyayari.
“Hindi niya alam kung gusto siyang
i-keep ng GMA o kung lilipat siya.
“At least ngayon, settled na yun. She’s
at peace now.
“I’m happy that she’s with GMA kasi
may chance na magkasama pa rin kami.
“And yes, I’m very happy for her.”
GMA LIFE TV
continued from page 10
flamboyant Master Chef Pablo “Boy” Lagro,
these cooking shows will share culinary
secrets and kitchen skills from the master chef
himself, making every dish more scrumptious.
Joining Chef Boy in each episode is a guest
celebrity who will help the chef show the
viewers that creating a delectable meal can
be equally fun.
Infotainment also becomes more interesting
on GMA Life TV with “AHA” and “Pop Talk.”
Hosted by Drew Arellano, “AHA” features
some of the most interesting trivia, unknown
facts, and a lot more! Tonipet Gaba on the
other hand gives the viewers a guide to the
latest and hottest trends – be it gadgets,
restaurants, movies, music, or gimmicks – in
and around the metro.
GMA Life TV is as well in when it comes
to fashion with the launch of “Generation
M: Search for the Philippines’ Top Fashion
Crew 2011” – a backstage pass to the world
of beauty and fashion – also this month of
March.
More fresh episodes are also in store for
the viewers from the talk show “Personalan”
(hosted by Ali Sotto), long-running reality
program “Day Off” (Carmina Villarroel and
Mike “Pekto” Nacua), makeover reality
show “Fashbook” (Solenn Heussaff), weekly
countdown program “Ang Pinaka” (Rovilson
Fernandez), and informative medical
program “Pinoy MD” (Connie Sison).
News from around the country and Pinoy
showbiz scoops are also up-to-date on
Life TV as it comes from Philippine’s Number
1 midday news program, “Balitanghali,”
and entertainment news source, “Showbiz
Exclusives.”
Cherish life more with the new and exciting
features GMA Life TV has to offer beginning
this month. With more movies and a complete
program lineup that covers a wide array of
lifestyle genres – from drama to reality, talk,
food, fashion, travel, and health – viewers will
certainly learn to embrace life all the more as
they live each day with GMA Life TV!
Call your preferred pay TV operator now
to subscribe to GMA Life TV. Channel and
program updates are available at www.gmanetwork.com/international.
RELATIONSHIPS
DECIDED TO STAY A KAPUSO?
Si kaso naman ni Geoff, ngayong buwan
na ito mag-e-expire ang kontrata niya sa
GMA-7.
Sa ngayon, wala pa raw final na napaguusapan, pero malamang naman daw na
Kapuso pa rin siya.
May plano na ba kung muli silang
pagtatambalin ni Carla?
“Well, kakasimula pa lang ng Legacy.
Hanggang May pa kami, and there’s a
possibility na mag-extend.
“Ngayon pa lang pinag-uusapan kung
mag-e-extend.”
Sila naman daw ni Carla ay masasabi
niyang mas matatag ang relasyon nila
habang tumatagal.
Ayon pa kay Geoff, “Marami kaming
pinagdaanan these past months na
nakatulong talaga sa amin and really
made us stronger.
“Hindi naman yung relationship namin
per se. But we’re tested as individuals
and as a couple dahil nga sa mga
pinagdadaanan namin.
“Little things lang but everything’s
good.
“We’re happy and the relationship is
pretty much going strong.”
L. M. Confidential
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Entertainment
• Piolo not dating right now
Luis Manzano learning hosting tricks
For years now, Luis Manzano has been
cohosting all sorts of TV shows. But in the
minds of some televiewers the key question
remains: Does he have
it in him to become as
good a game and talk
show host as his dad,
Edu?
Well, last month
at least, the first part
of that question was
answered in the positive
when Luis hosted the game show “Deal or
No Deal.” He turned out to be a fair enough
game show host, so there’s hope that, in due
time, he could do even better at his latest
“sideline.”
Hosting a game show well is both a
craft and an art, which is why so few TV
personalities emerge as masters of the genre.
Thus far in his TV hosting career, Luis has
relied on his sardonic sense of humor to get
by with passing marks, if not actually flying
colors, but a game show requires handling
that is more meticulous and psychologically
savvy.
Of course, when he’s finally ready, Luis
could get as his ultimate celebrity contestants
(separately, of course) his own parents, the
source of his lively set of performing genes—
Vilma Santos and Edu Manzano.
Borgy and Gerogina Wilson
Borgy Manotoc was just as charming as
his mom, Imee. He spoke highly of Ilocos,
but regretted that he couldn’t speak Ilocano.
“There’s something for everyone in
Paoay,” he said. “Sand dunes, historical sites,
beaches, waterfalls, museums and, most of
all, yummy food.”
He has taken girlfriend Georgina to
Ilocos
many
times.
Are they settling down
soon? “That’s not in the
immediate agenda,” he
quipped. “We need more
time to accomplish our
individual goals.” If ever,
would there be a prenuptial
agreement? “No need,” he replied, “George
makes more money than I do.”
Don’t they have unspoken professional
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to wait for their chance to watch.
“Ngayon na may Cebu and everything, I
want to do it kasi may mga hindi nakarating,
sa iba-ibang mga probinsya,” she said. “So
I’m going to do it for them also.”
Once the “Annebisyosa: The World Tour”
closes with Curtis’ final number, so will her
singing career.
“If they were to ask me, parang hindi
ko na kaya, nakaka-pagod siya. Sabi nila, o
isang album, [sabi ko] ‘ayoko na po.’”
Vic Sotto, a classic debonair
Jun Enverga of PCCF receives the key to the city from Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim.
rivalry, since they work in the same field?
“None at all,” he stressed. “We are supportive
of each other. Her success is mine as well,
and vice versa.”
Does his Lola Imelda like Georgina? “She
always tells me that as long as my girlfriends
are tall and beautiful, then that’s fine with
her.”
TV5 Trending ‘teleserye’
The TV5 teleserye “Nandito Ako” has been
consistently figuring on Twitter trending
topics, not only in the Philippines but
worldwide. It has also landed on the pages
of international newspapers, magazines and
on show-biz websites.
With the Kapatid network’s international
expansion through Pilipinas Global Network
(PGN), the drama series, top-billed by
“American Idol” runnerup David Archuleta,
has proven to be an effective vehicle in
attracting more foreign viewers. It has
also paved the way for homegrown talents
Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Eula Caballero
to be recognized in the international scene.
Catch Archie fever on “Nandito Ako” week
nights after “Wil Time Bigtime.”
Anne Curtis to retire from singing?
Despite the smash success of her debut
album and first solo concert at the Big
Dome, actress-host Anne
Curtis is firm with her
decision not to record a
sophomore “Annebisyosa”
release.
Anne Curtis belts
out “Alone” during her
“Annebisyosa” concert
Curtis has yet to finish the “world tour”
of her “Annebisyosa” concert series, but the
“It’s Showtime” host candidly said this is
the last she will do a number from an album
under her name.
“Alam mo, sabi ko, ‘Boss Vic [del Rosario],
after ha, ayoko na.’ Masaya na ko na nangyari
siya once, sa Araneta, that was the pinakabongga for me.”
Despite getting tired from the singerperformer lifestyle, the “Kailangan Ko’y
Ikaw” star said she will see her concert series
through, especially for the fans who continue
Vic Sotto is a rarity in the eyeblindingly
glitzy world of show business
It’s amazing how veteran comedian
and preferred product endorser Sotto
still matches up to the
magnetism of much younger
male stars. He’s as dashing
as ever and has kept his
charm inescapably effective.
No wonder issues linking
him to young female stars
never die out.
Because of his credibility and immense
following, he receives offers left and right
for product endorsements ranging from
detergents to cough medicines. His latest
endorsement is for pharmaceutical company
Unilab’s popular cough medicine, Solmux.
“Sa showbiz kasi, ang katawan ang
puhunan mo. It’s important for me that I
entrust my health only to those medicines
that are reliable. “
Apart from medicines, Vic surely needs
the soothing relief of a woman’s touch from
time to time. So from whom does he receive
a dose of it?
“Ahem! Ahem!,” he coughs.
Martin remakes his old TV show
An important lesson Martin Nievera has
learned in his 30 years in showbiz is to read
contracts thoroughly before signing them.
This is also a serious advice he would like to
impart to upcoming singers and recording
artists.
Why so? Just when he wanted to re-record
some of his biggest hits, including “Be My
DESPEDIDA
FOR CONGEN PEDRO CHAN!
It is not even a year when he was introduced to us, as
the Toronto Consul General, Ambassador Pedro Chan
will have his mandatory retirement this coming April 15,
2012.
In his short stint as the Consul General, the community
has known him to be so tireless and a very passionate
advocate of the Philippines. He hardly misses any event
in the community from one end of Toronto to the far
end of Winnipeg, from one organization to another he
never misses a beat to promote Dual Citizenship and the
Philippines as a country of choice for travel. On this note, we would like to thank him
for his friendship, leadership and dedication to our community.
We are inviting everyone to a “Congen Despedida” on Sunday, April 1st at the
Prestige Banquet Hall 4544 Dufferin St. (South of Finch), festivities will start at 5:00
p.m. Tickets are only $20. Net proceeds will go towards the building of a house for
a poor family in the Philippines. The Congen Despedida committee also wants your
favourite pictures with congen that will be posted on the website and in different
presentations. Please email your pictures and questions to PinoyFiestaToronto@
gmail.com by March 16.
To reserve your tickets please contact Rosemer 416 887 2167
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APRIL 2012
PCCF officers and members pose
in front of the monument of national hero jose rizal
technologies and a new arrangement.
Time will tell if Martin will be able to
cut a greatest hits album. In the meantime,
his latest offering is comprised of 12 cuts
that comprise an original, “Ikaw Lamang,”
which is the theme song of the ABS-CBN
soap opera Nasaan Ka Eliza, as well as 11
remakes.
But while he can’t remake his old songs
for now, there is something else to watch out
for from The Concert King: A remake of his
late-night talk show, coming very soon in
August.
Angelika dela Cruz enjoys popularity
and high rating of Biritera
PCCF entourage pose at Luneta Park after receiving the key to the city from Mayor Lim.
Lady,” he was stunned to find out he couldn’t
do so, because of a clause in his first recording
contract with Vicor Music
in the 80s. It stipulates he
cannot remake the songs
he originally recorded—
even the songs he wrote
himself—for life.
Baby Gil, who works with
Viva Records, elaborated
that that clause applies if Martin would be
remaking his songs for another recording
label. Martin is now with PolyEast Records
and has just released his latest album entitled
Mga Awit at Damdamin.
Martin on the other hand is not losing
hope since his manager is “Boss” Vic del
Rosario co-owns Vicor Music. He hopes
that someday he will be allowed to remake
“Be My Lady.” He wants to do so using new
Nag-e-enjoy at masaya si Angelika dela
Cruz ngayon sa primetime series niya sa
GMA-7 na Biritera.
Para kay Angelika, positive ang lahat ng
vibes na dumarating sa naturang serye.
Ano nga ba ang meron sa Biritera?
“Well, aside sa masarap kasama ang mga
kasama ko do’n, walang may arte. Walang
may kahit ano.
“Nag-e-enjoy ako ro’n sa role ko.”
Ang character ni Angelika ay bilang
nagpalaki sa batang bida na si Roseanne
Magan.
Natutuwa rin si Angelika sa magagandang
feedback na natatanggap niya sa ipinapakita
niyang pag-arte rito.
“Masaya siyempre,lalo na kapag napapansin
ang pinaghihirapan mo.
“Minsan,
nakakaflatter yun at mas lalo
mo pang pagbubutihan,”
nakangiting sabi niya.
Marami na siyang
ginawang serye in the
past, pero sa Biritera raw
mas maraming nakakapansin sa kanya. Bakit
nga ba?
“Siguro kasi iniba ko ang atake do’n sa
role. Hindi yung usual na ginagawa ko noon
na mabait.
“Meron siyang ibang attack, ibang
mannerism, ibang boses na ginamit.
“May iba... may iba.
“At saka, siguro kasi in the long time,
ngayon lang ulit ako nakagawa ng ganyang
role kaya mas napapansin, di ba?” saad niya.
GMA Records strengthens its roster
with four new artists
Geneva Cruz, Kris Lawrence, Sheila
Valderrama and the Phenomenal Diva Jessa
Zaragoza formally became Kapuso artists
when they signed exclusive contracts with
GMA Records.
GMA Records formally presented to the
press four new Kapuso recording artists at
the 17th floor of GMA Network Center last
month.
Orman’s Advice to Filipinos is applicable to all who has someone working abroad
SUZE ORMAN
continued from page 9
doing.”
Do you find that women are
better at handling money?
SO: It’s not that they’re better at
handling money. Men are really good at
things that they do, they’re very capable.
It’s just that women take over. Women like
to do it all. Women are very creative and
capable. They raise children, they can do
anything. But I wouldn’t say they’re better
at [handling money].
Tell me more about your
advocacy of financial wellness.
You spoke to over a thousand
clients of the Bank of the
Philippine Islands today. You
they want is money. And I’m getting older,
Suze, and I don’t know how much longer
I’ll be able to work.” Because it’s hard
work, they go up and down on the stairs,
they go on their knees… And there was
something very sad to me about that.
She wanted to start saving the money
for herself when she got older. And that
had a profound effect on me. I can’t quite
explain it. This is a woman who didn’t see
her child from the age of 5 until the age
of 15, because she couldn’t go home until
she got her green card, and it took 10
years. She cared enough for her family to
not see her child for 10 years! And now
she voluntarily doesn’t wanna go home.
Seeing this on the people who work for
me—because these people are the closest
people to you—they see you as you
really are, when you get out of bed in the
morning, when you’re fighting, they see
everything about you. So on some level,
they’ve had my heart. That [prepaid] card
that I made, the call center is here. And I
SO: I don’t know. (Turns to Travis)
What are we gonna do with our money?
(Laughter)
KT: Help the Philippines! (Applause
and cheers) Maybe start a Suze Orman
SUZE ORMAN
continued on page 26
Last year one of them didn’t wanna go home
anymore. So I asked why. And she said, “Because
when I go home, all they want is money. And I’m
getting older, Suze, and I don’t know how much
longer I’ll be able to work.”
did it for free.
SO: I did that because I have people who
work in my home, who drive me, who cook
for me, and they’re all from the Philippines.
Every single one of them. For years now
I’ve watched them work hard, send their
money home, I’ve watched them not know
what to do and live for others, Now they’re
getting older. They started when they were
in their 20s, 30s, now they’re in their 50s
and 60s. What’s sad is that they used to
wanna come home all the time, they used
to wanna go home to Cebu… They would
come home every May, they would take
a month off each year, for 10-15 years, to
come home. Last year one of them didn’t
wanna go home anymore. So I asked why.
And she said, “Because when I go home, all
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wanted it in the Philippines not because
it’s cheaper. I wanted it to be here
because I know that I could train those
people to be stronger. I’m personally
training so they’ll answer questions even
if they don’t know the answer. I’m trying
to teach them to say, “I don’t know. I’ll
get back to you.” I’m trying to teach
them that it’s all right to be strong and
to be firm, to be assertive. You bring
that with a heart and the desire to serve,
which is in your nature. There are no
greater workers than Filipinos. There’s
something about them. So when KT
goes to hire, she specifically says, “I want
to hire Filipinos.”
So what are you gonna do with
all your money?
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Gloria Romero
Reuniting with Old Friends
Pirated
Goods
Philippines is still in
the list of countries
with pirated Goods
Muling
mapapanood ang movie queen na si Ms. Gloria Romero
sa dalawang proyekto ng Kapuso Network. Una ay ang
primetime series na Rancho Paradiso sa GMA-7 at pangalawa ang pelikulang
Just One Summer para naman sa GMA Films. Masaya si Tita Glo dahil muli na
naman siyang nabigyan ng bagong drama series pagkatapos ng matagumpay
na Munting Heredera, na siyam na buwan umere sa Kapuso network.
Ayon sa beterenang aktres,
tama ang naging desisyon niya
na subukang makipagtrabaho
sa GMA-7 dahil hindi siya
pinababayaan at alagang-alaga
siya parati.
“Paano ka naman
magrereklamo sa kanila?
Sobra ang respeto at alaga na
ginagawa nila sa akin.
“Kaya I love working with
the people of GMA-7.
“Ngayon nga, after Munting
Heredera, binigyan nila ako
ng bagong TV show plus may
pelikula pa.
“Kaya I am very thankful sa
kanilang pagbibigay-halaga sa
akin.
“At my age, I am just lucky to
still be working and be part of
these big projects,” nakangiting
sabi ng 78-year-old actress.
RANCHO PARADISO.
All-star cast ang Rancho
Paradiso na pinagbibidahan
ni Richard Gutierrez. Kasama
rin dito sina Mark Anthony
Fernandez, Carla Abellana,
Sarah Lahbati, Rio Locsin,
Mark Gil, TJ Trinidad, John
“Sweet” Lapus, Robert Arevalo,
at Phillip Salvador.
Si Ricky Davao ang
magdidirek nito.
Natuwa nga si Tita Glo
nang malaman niya ang cast
ng Rancho Paradiso dahil
makakatrabaho niya muli ang
ibang mga artista na matagal na
niyang hindi nakakasama.
“Ang ganda ng cast at
talagang nagulat ako because
I will be working with actors
na matagal ko nang hindi
nakasama.
“Unlike sina Mark Anthony
and Robert, nakasama ko lang
sila sa Munting Heredera.
“Si Richard kasi, sa movie
ko lang siya nakatrabaho, yung
Let The Love Begin. Ngayon,
makakatrabaho ko na siya sa
TV.
“Then there’s Phillip
na matagal ko nang hindi
nakatrabaho. ‘Tapos si Ricky,
siya na ang magdidirek sa amin.
“So it’s just like working with
old friends.
“Nakakatuwa dahil nagkitakita pa kami and we’re all
working together again.
“Parang reunion lang ang
nangyayari sa aming lahat,” saad
ni Tita Glo.
JUST ONE SUMMER.
Special request naman daw
ni Direk Mac Alejandre si
Tita Glo para makasama sa
pelikulang Just One Summer,
na launching
movie ng
loveteam nina
Julie Anne San
Jose at Elmo
Magalona.
Paliwanag
nga ni Direk
Mac sa story
conference
ng Just One
Summer,
number one
fan siya ni Tita
Glo at lucky
charm din
daw niya ang
beteranang
aktres.
Si Tita
Glo kasi ang
gumanap na
lola ni Richard Gutierrez sa
Let The Love Begin, kunsaan
kasama rin si Angel Locsin.
Certified box-office hit ang
naturang pelikula.
Sabi pa ng dating
Sampaguita Pictures contract
star, “I am happy to work with
new stars.
“Dumaan din kasi ako sa
pagiging baguhan ‘tulad nila.
“Noon, sinuportahan tayo ng
mga malalaking artista. Now, I
am doing the same thing.
“Parang you are just paying it
forward. Kung ano ang nakuha
mong tulong noon, ibabahagi
mo siya sa iba ngayon.
“Tulad nga noon, sina
Richard and Angel ang
nakasama ko. I have fun
working with them.
“Ngayon, sina Elmo at Julie
Anne naman. Mababait at very
talented ang mga batang ito.”
Dagdag pa ni Tita Glo,
“This is a special movie for
me because I will be working
again with Direk Mac. Matagal
kaming hindi nagkatrabaho
niyan.
“It’s nice to know na nirerequest kang makatrabaho ng
isang director.
“Marami naman silang
puwedeng pagpilian, pero
nakakataba ng puso na nirerequest ka.
“Kaya it’s a big honor for me
to be working with Direk Mac
again.”
PANCHO & TITA’S
GRANDSON. Pagkakataon
din daw ito ni Tita Glo na
makatrabaho ang apo ng mga
kasabayan niya noon na sina
Pancho Magalona at Tita
Duran—si Elmo.
Nakatrabaho raw ni Tita Glo
sina Pancho at Tita, na pareho
nang namayapa, sa Sampaguita
Pictures noon.
Pagbabalik-tanaw nga ng
movie queen, “One of my
earliest movies na ginawa, titled
Kasintahan Sa Pangarap (1951),
sina Tita at Pancho ang mga
bida. Baguhan pa lang ako that
time.
“Ngayon, ang apo na nila ang
makakatrabaho ko.
“Parang hindi ako
makapaniwala na naabutan
ko pa at makakasama sa isang
project ang apo nina Tita at
Pancho.
“Kung buhay pa sana sila,
they will be proud of their
apo na sikat na sikat tulad nila
noon,” saad ni Tita Glo.
MANILA, Philippines - The
Philippines remains on the United
States Trade Representative’s (USTR)
“watch list” of nations where pirated
and counterfeit goods are readily
available, according to the US
Department of State.
In a report posted on the website of
the US Embassy in Manila, the state
department said the USTR “retained
the Philippines on its Special 301
Watch List for 2011.” Manila was also
on the list in 2010.
The USTR “lauded recently passed
legislation aimed at illegal video
recording in movie theaters and
Philippine efforts to enforce bans on
pirated and counterfeit goods.”
The
Washington,
DC-based
agency, however, “lamented inherent
weaknesses within the judiciary system
that lead to limited enforcement of
Intellectual Property Rights laws,”
noted the state department.
The USTR—which is responsible
for developing and coordinating
American
international
trade,
commodities and direct investment
policies—expressed concern over the
ineffective enforcement of intellectual
property rights in the Philippines.
Aside from the Philippines, other
countries on the USTR watch list of
havens of fake clothing, shoes, watches
and handbags include Malaysia,
Vietnam, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Finland, Greece, Guatemala,
Romania, Spain and Ukraine.
On the other hand, 11 nations are
on the USTR’s “priority watch list”—
China, Russia, Algeria, Argentina,
Canada, Chile, India, Indonesia,
Pakistan, Thailand and Venezuela.
Induction of PIDC
Philippine Independence Day Council (PIDC) officers and members pose after their induction. PHOTO BY ARIEL RAMOS
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APRIL 2012
FILIPINO CANADIAN TEACHERS RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN
WITH AWARDS By: Tony A. San Juan, OCT
Subscribing to the belief that appropriating
due recognition as a solemn gesture of
expressing gratitude and appreciation both
as an incentive and encouragement , any
social organization for that matter is dutybound to honour , at some point in time, its
deserving members for “a job well done”.
Cognizant of this long-held tradition
and practice, the Philippine Teachers
Association of Canada ( PTAC) hold
recently its First Annual Recognition
Night at St. John Parish Church in
downtown Toronto. In a fitting ceremony
witnessed by its members, friends, guests
and family members, the six - year old
socio-professional organization of Ontariocertified and practicing teachers ,presented
specific awards to 21 of their officers and
members.
Among those who received plaques
of distinction and certificates of
commendation in 3 categories are :
1) Plaques of Recognition : for having
contributed and provided leadership in
the formal organization of PTAC: Leone
Manzanares, Rose Cruz, Pet Collantes,
Rose Apilado, Brigida Lorenzo-Cohen and
Bernadette Gapuz.
2) Outstanding Members of the Year- for exemplary service and outstanding
performance on the personal & professional
Enrique Gil also
wooing Kim Chiu?
MANILA, Philippines –- Actor Xian Lim
(PHOTO) said he is not aware that actor
Enrique Gil is also courting actress Kim Chiu.
Lim said he and Gil are friends so there is
Photo shows the PTAC Awardees for 2011: L-R--Rose & Arthur Apilado,Venus Geraneo,Lindsay Sharpe,Redentor Andres, Cielito Drapeza, Elena
Aguilar, Pet Collantes, Maricon Bernasor and Grace Avila. PTAC president Tony A. San Juan is on the right end.
levels as an officer or member: Joan Ang,
Rose Cruz, Bonifacio Curutan and Dr.
Ramon Morales
3) Presidential Citation of Merit -- for
extraordinary contribution, devotion to
duty, and admirable completion of special
tasks :Elena Aguilar, Redentor Andres,
Arthur & Rose Apilado, Grace Avila,
Maria Bernasor, Pet Collantes, Cielito
Drapeza, Bernadette Gapuz , Venus
Geraneo & Lindsay Sharpe.
PTAC president Tony A. San Juan ,in
his message to the awardees expressed
his special thanks and admiration to the
honourees and exhorted them to continue
doing what is right and expected of
really no conflict between them.
“Hindi ko po alam na may issue na
ganyan. Me and Enrique are good friends
so wala, walang ganun. There’s no problem,”
he said. Lim has been very vocal about her
feelings for Chiu since their team-up in the
series “My Binondo Girl.”
Both Lim and Chiu said they have a
constant communication even after the
series ended.
Chiu, however, admitted that Gil sends her
text messages.
“Teka lang. Nahihiya na ako. Friends
naman kami. Minsan nagkaka-text lang.
Nakikipagkaibigan naman siya sa akin kasi
nagkikita naman kami sa ASAP,” she said.
Gil is currently in Bhutan taping for the
show “Princess and I.”
them. San Juan likewise challenged other
members to do the same engagements, if
not excel, for their continued success and
of the 105- member teachers association, as
well.( JSM/tsj)
Tony A.San Juan,OCT
[email protected]
AU PAIR
from page 3
Calling all alumni of
Class ’66
Binalonan High School.
We are planning to have a
50th reunion.
If interested please contact
Ricky Valdez –
Email: [email protected]
or
Hermie EsguerraEmail: [email protected]
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family on par (au pair) or on an equal basis with
members of the host family and shall be given pocket
money and share in child care, light household
chores and responsibilities as stipulated in the
placement contract between the au pair and the host
family.
In his memorandum, David said the
implementation of the new guidelines was deferred
to make allowances for those who are still unaware of
the lifting of the policy.
He said that starting last March 19, departing au
pairs need only to present simplified documentary
requirements to the immigration counter.
Such documents include a contract of engagement
or letter of undertaking executed by the au pair and
host family duly-authenticated by the Philippine
embassy or consulate in the European country.
The au pair shall also present a valid passport
with valid au pair visa to the country of destination
and a certificate from the Commission on Filipinos
Overseas, indicating that they have attended a
familiarization seminar about the European country
conducted by the commission.
David stressed that au pairs are no longer required
to get exit permits from the Philippine Overseas
Employment Administration as they are not
considered overseas Filipino workers.
Earlier, Vice-President Jejomar Binay announced
the lifting of the ban on au pairs to Europe. A ban
had been imposed due to isolated cases of abuse of
the “adoption” scheme by unscrupulous elements.
Binay said the new guidelines were drafted by a
technical working group composed of representatives
from the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Labor and
Employment, and Education; Philippine Overseas
Employment Administration; Commission on
Filipino Overseas; and the BI.
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Entertainment
Annabelle Rama’s Past
Coco - Angeline duo not getting an exciting reception
pero, nahirapan pa rin ako. Nu’ng kami na, aba’t kapag
pumapasok ako sa kuwarto, panty na lang ang suot ko,
nakabuyangyang na ang boobs ko, pero, wala pa rin.
Walang epekto. Kaya, kumilos na ako. Magaling yata
akong magtrabaho, mag-serbis.”
Tuluyang nabuwal si Vice Ganda sa kanyang mga
narinig. Buti na lang at past her bed time na si MTRCB
chair Grace Poe-Llamanzares, kung kaya’t malamang
hindi niya napanood.
Philippine
News
Bishop tells Palace to grin and
bear ‘Noynoying’
Sarah Geronimo’s New Show
MAY Coco Martin-Marian Rivera movie palang
niluluto ni Mother Lily Monteverde para sa Regal
Entertainment.
Kayo na ang maging Wonder Mother who can
move heaven and earth just to make an impossible
project possible. Kaya na na-shelve pansamantala ang
pelikulang ginawa nina Coco at Angeline Quinto
dahil according to Angeline ay bisibisihan si Coco sa
“Walang Hanggan” teleserye. Incidentally, kaya rin ba
nagpapaligaw na rin ngayon si Angeline kay Bryan
Termulo, ang kumanta ng theme song ng “Walang
Hanggan” dahil hindi kinakagat ang balita tungkol kay
Angeline na nililigawan ni Coco?
Annabelle Rama wants to forget her past
Kinabog ni Annabelle Rama ang unkabogable host
ng “Gandang Gabi, Vice” na si Vice Ganda and he
didn’t mind it at all.
“Hindi ako nagagandahan sa ‘yo, Vice,” unang banat
ni Annabelle. “Magaling ka lang mag-joke!”
Sabi pa ni Annabelle. “Hindi rin kita tatanggaping
talent kahit magprisinta ka sa akin na i-manage. Marami
kasi akong rules na dapat sundin ng mga nag-a-apply sa
akin at hindi mo ako susundin. Isa pa, hindi mo ako
kailangan dahil sikat ka na.
Ikinagulat din ni Vice ang pag-amin ni Annabelle
na mas sexy siya kaysa anak niyang si Ruffa Gutierrez.
“Magaling siyang model, matalino at marunong siyang
umarte. Model lang, wala namang ipinapakita. Ako,
hubad kung hubad. Sino ba ang titilian sa amin, kung
ako’y maraming ipinapakita. Di ba ako?,” sabi niya
habang tawa ng tawa.
Proud na proud kasi si Annabelle sa kanyang katawan
noon. “Totoo naman kasi na katawan ko ang ginamit ko
nu’ng mag-decide akong mag-artista dahil gusto kong
mapansin ako ni Eddie Gutierrez. Nag-rebelde din ako
noon sa parents ko. Hindi rin ako marunong umarte
at mag-dialogue dahil Bisayang-bisaya ako. Pero,
sumikat naman ako agad sa pelikulang ‘Eba at Adan’.
‘Pag naalaala ko ang mga ginawa kong kalokohan noon,
nagsisisi din ako. Nahihiya din ako sa sarili. Kahit sa
pakikipag-away, hindi ko rin gusto iyon. Napipilitan lang
ako at hindi nakakapag-pigil kapag kinakalaban ako at
tinatraydor. Mas marami akong kaibigan na close ko na
noon at hanggang ngayon, tulad nina Ethel (Ramos),
Ricky (Lo), Ronald (Constantino), Mother Lily, Boss
Vic. Marami sila. Magaling akong makisama.”
Inulit din ni Annabelle na gumamit siya ng gayuma
para mapansin siya ni Eddie. “ May kulam pa nga,
Now that Sarah Geronimo has a new TV show
to promote, she’s agreed to a number of “in-depth”
interviews that have given fans a number of insights
into her “heart of hearts.” —It really is about time
because, at 23, she should be more cognizant of the
defining prospects and baggage she bears as a youngadult star and person.
here was a time when she was singing so often and so
loudly that her singing voice suffered. As for her acting,
she’s become pretty much a pushbutton talent.
Even in her comportment and
behavior, she continues to hide
behind the “pa-cute” and “pa-giggly”
front that has been her psychological
crutch for years. The blame should
involve her relatives, mentors and
handlers. They should have given
her the time to grow, study, be herself and have a good
time, as young people must. The fact that they often
didn’t helps account for Sarah’s limitations now.
As a performer, perhaps her new Sunday-night
musical show will give her the platform and opportunity
to be the star and woman she is—no longer just pa-cute,
pa-ditzy or even pa-sexy—but, really, truly, believably
herself.
So, we hope that Sarah will be able to “graduate” to
another, higher and deeper level of performance.
Can she do it? It had better happen, or else her new
showcase may end up betraying her limitations, rather
than celebrating the genuine show biz star she has
become.
Cristine won’t guest on ‘Sarah G Live!’
MANILA, Philippines – Cristine Reyes won’t risk
being ridiculed by Popsters, fans of
Sarah Geronimo.
Though she claims to be in good
terms with the Popstar Princess,
Reyes said she won’t push her luck too
much by guesting in the upcoming
musical variety of Geronimo who
was linked to her current boyfriend
in the past.
“’Eh bakit pa ako mag-ge-guest kung marami akong
maririnig [na batikos mula sa mga tao]?” But, she quickly
clarified that: “Kami naman si Sarah, okay kami.”
Interestingly, though, the 23-year-old actress gave her
green light for Cruz to guest on “Sarah G Live!”
PCCF in Palawan
PCCF officers pose with Consul General Pedro Chan (MIDDLE WITH CAMERA).
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Youth protesters—looking bored and lazy—lie on the ground
in a latest protest gimmick called ‘noynoying.’
“MANILA, Philippines - NOYNOYING,” the term coined
by student protesters to describe laziness and to spite
President Benigno Aquino 3rd, went viral on the Internet
as photos of an apparently ill Chief Executive doing
some paperwork and students striking “idle” poses
clogged the social media.
Stating that the truth hurts, retired Archbishop Oscar
Cruz said Saturday Malacañang should not complain but
should simply absorb the message of the latest protest
gimmick of militants: “noynoying.”
Cruz, a known Aquino critic, said “noynoying”—a newly
coined word that plays on the President’s nickname
and is used to describe a passive protest act of just
lying down and doing nothing— was a jab at President
Benigno Aquino’s supposedly “do nothing” leadership
style which, he said, was “not altogether false.”
“The truth is painful. The new word could be annoying
but it is not altogether false,” Cruz said in an interview.
“The reality in the word is what makes it rather
interesting and relevant. Otherwise, it is not worth the ire
or disgust of Malacañang,” he added.
Cruz said “noynoying” was “another novel expression
in line with KKK” or the protest term for “kaibigan,
kaklase, at kabarilan (friends, classmates, and fellow gun
enthusiasts)” coined by the President’s critics to describe
close associates he appointed and retained in power
despite controversies surrounding them.
“Instead of becoming angry, Malacañang should
instead get the message behind the word and the gesture
that goes with it,” Cruz said.
Aquino denies negotiation on
communist leader’s return
President Benigno Aquino III denied that a negotiation
has been ongoing for the return of Jose Ma. Sison, the
founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), in
the country.
“There is no negotiation on his (Sison’s) return,” he said,
adding that Sison would only go back in the country if there
would be a clear discussion on the peace process.
Aquino urged the rebels to just bring the issue on a
debate and not through using guns.
Recent reports claimed that the exiled communist leader
returned to the country under the name Renato Malaya
on January 20 on board an airplane that landed at the
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Pampanga.
The military dismissed the report saying the
“disinformation” was based only on circulating text
messages.
The government has been trying to forge a final peace
accord with the CPP and its armed-wing New People’s Army,
which has been waging war for over four decades.
But because of the reforms that his administration has
been implementing, Aquino said he was informed that these
groups who used to contradict him now decrease.
“I was told that they (contrarians) even declined,” he
said.
“So, the vast majority of our people, I think, are with me in
the direction that we want to track,” he said.
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SUZE ORMAN
from page 21
Angel Aquino on her lovelife
• Bianca King willing to direct ads
IL Divo of Asia to sing at Pinoy Fiesta & Trade Show on June
9th at Metro Convention Center
MANILA, Philippines – Angel Aquino
has happily admitted being in a relationship
for a little over two months now.
“We’ve been together… Kasi sabi ko, ‘Oh,
sige. Officially, January 1 tayo.’ Para, ‘di ba,
new year, new life, new relationship,” Angel
shared in an interview on “Kris TV.”
Without actually giving the identity of
her new love, she shared, “He’s younger by
two years. He’s also in business.
“He’s single, never been married. I’m a
lucky girl to have met this person.”
More, Angel said that her two teenage
daughters from a previous marriage
approve of him “very much,” and that the
four of them spend time together through
sleepovers at his place and out-of-towntrips.
“He’s just so sweet to the girls, sobra,”
she gushed.
The actress-model admitted, “I’ve never
felt this strongly for anyone, or this deeply.
And this sure. The certainty that I feel now
for this person is different.”
It was February last year when Angel
confirmed the breakup of her four-year
relationship with actor Lui Villaruz, who’s
five years her junior. She then focused on
her family and daughters, who are “the
most important people in my life.”
“And I think it was the perfect time kasi
ngayon alam mo na okay ka na… this is the
first time na matagal akong single, a year.
Sabi ko sa sarili ko I will give myself at
least one year. And it happened. Dumating
siya at the perfect time and when he did,
alam mo ‘yon, wala kang hang-ups,” Angel
related.
Candid
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Il Divo, is composed of young, vibrant and goodlooking artists: George Sison-Tagle, its founder, Rei
Paolo Libiran and John Louie Abaigar. The Angelos
won the Aliw Awards’ Best Group in Concert category
in 2009. “The Angelos possess a unique blend of
musical artistry rarely seen in a musical group. The
colourful and vibrant diversity of three individual
voices combine to bring about the expressive import
of music with poetic and yet highly artistic finesse”,
as relayed by a Texas music professor. The group had
successful performances overseas in the past three
years including the 80th birthday concert for former
U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Atlanta, Georgia, concert with world-renowned pianist David Osborne.
They continue their international musical and cultural missions by promoting Filipino talent and
sharing the Filipino culture with various foreign communities in Asia and almost all the major cities in
the United States.
The group will be a great addition to the programming in the Biggest Fiesta in Town, the Pinoy
Fiesta and Trade Show organized by PCCF and PCCT. The Fiesta will feature Superstars from the
number one network in the Philippines, GMA Pinoy TV. For more information call Rosemer
416 284 9299, Jimmy 905 472 3194 or visit www.philippinecanadianfoundation.com
Bianca King to direct ads
MANILA, Philippines
– Actress Bianca King had
just finished her degree in
Digital Filmmaking yet
she’s already being tapped
by a local production
house to be one of their
in-house directors.
Bianca has yet to make her decision on
the offer, which came this month, as they
are still undergoing “initial talks.”
“Sinabi nila na interested sila sa akin.
Sinabi ko rin sa kanila ang gusto ko. Pero
inaantay pa nilang matapos ang [TV series]
‘Broken Vow’ para makapag-work ako sa
kanila,” the actress said.
Bianca said that she was asked by said
outfit to direct TV ads. It seems Bianca
is leaning towards accepting the directorial
offer, especially since she has no show lined
up yet after “Broken Vow.”
Meanwhile, Bianca answered in the
affirmative when asked if she would be
willing to direct her rumored boyfriend and
actor Dennis Trillo, whom she described as
“very witty,” a “hands-on dad” to his and
beauty queen Carlene Aguilar’s son Calix,
“malalim mag-isip,” and has “a good sense
SPOOF
of humor.”
Rochelle Pangilinan grabs her chance
Rochelle Pangilinan is happy that she
was the one chosen to be Rocco Nacino’s
leading lady, Saridandan, in “Lam-ang,”
the indie movie about the Ilocano epic
hero to be directed by Anna Agabin and
to be shot on location in Ilocos this month.
They want a morena actress who can dance
and she certainly fits the bill.
Some folks accuse her of snatching the
role away from Isabelle
Daza. “Hindi ko po
siya sinulot,” she says.
“Nag-audition
po
ako at suwerte lang
na akong napili. It’s
really a blessing dahil
na-offer din daw ito
kay Karylle. Eh, ako
naman, I don’t mind
kahit sabihing second
or third choice ako,
basta I’ll do my best
para magampanan
ng tama ang role
ko.”
(Pop-ups are not supposed to be taken seriously - EDITOR)
school. Maybe a scholarship. For Doris
(Ho’s) birthday she built a village here
and Suze and I helped in financing the
school in the village. So we said, when
the school is finished we’ll start a Suze
Orman scholarship.
SO: I wanna work closely with
Doris to see… I have this vision for the
Philippines. Rather than all these people
sending money home to their families,
what if we can have each village have
a fund and all the people send money
home to the fund, and have all these Alisters adopt a village? For every dollar
that’s in the fund, they give two.
So they match it dollar for
dollar?
SO: Yes. The money goes into a fund
to help the entire village versus just a
few who have family working overseas.
Then the people in the village aren’t just
dependent on their family overseas, so
that the family overseas can keep some
money for themselves. It’s supplemented
by all these people who have wealth. So
each village has this system, and they
have advisers who can invest the money,
and who could tell them how to grow
it for the village. The village gets to
prosper and everybody gets picked up
because everyone is a part of it versus
just a few. I’d like to see if that idea
could work here. That’s my new thing.
I think that can happen, rather than
these rich people just giving money and
it’s charity. They’re matching one to
one, even two or three to one! I think it
could work! And I think the rich people
would like to do that. They want to see
their names on things.
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DIGITAL LITERACY
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a computer nor digital cameras as
they only make use of typewriters.
He said typewriters were used as
means to write stories.
“We have difficulty erasing
misspelled words using a typewriter,
unlike now,” he said, citing how
difficult it was to be in the media
before.
Quilinguing added that sourcing
out information and data was also
difficult while contacting people
without landline took several days.
“Data gathering was very
difficult,” he said. He claimed he
is very fortunate to have seen the
transformation in communications
technology.
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piniling maging kawal (Look back to
this day, and find out why you choose
to become soldiers),” he said.
Aquino said the vacation and
practice rounds were for the young
officers and it is now time to face the
true problems of the Filipino people.
“Tapos na ang apat na taong bakasyon
sa PMA (Your four-year vacation at
PMA is over).”
Aquino arrived at 10:30 a.m., half
an hour delayed for the traditional
military graduation rites at the
Borromeo field where parents and
PMA officials waited patiently.
This year’s class valedictorian is Tom
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hunk shot
Sixteen-year
old Paolo plays
basketball
and practices
jujitsu. His taste
in food is a
contradiction.
He likes burgers
and vegetables.
He plays tetris
for relaxation.
Someday, he
would want to
be a pilot. He
is the son of
Marianne and
Jhun.
Paolo
Ocera
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Puertollano, who hails from Lipa City.
Class salutatorian Jose Mari
Cabrerra, got the loudest claps after
receiving several awards from Aquino
and Vice President Jeojomar Binay.
Hoots and claps resounded in the
hallowed field for 22-year-old Cabrrera
as Binay gave the Vice Presidential
Saber and likewise when Aquino gave
the Air Force Professional Course
plaque and the Jusmag and Philippine
Air Force Saber.
Class 2012 Bagwis is presented as a
perfect example of what the PMA as an
institution is doing to erase a culture of
maltreatment describing the class as the
strongest in physical training and core
values.
The class was required to have new
training, requiring the new officers to
swim a mile in open sea and completed
a 42.2-kilomter run. They were also
brought to Tirad Pass to strengthen
their patriotism.
The PMA training camp was named
after Gregorio del Pilar, the hero of
Tirad Pass, who died at the age of 24.
Bagwis is composed of 187 cadets,
168 are male and 19 are female.
In his speech, Aquino highlighted
efforts to set up 21,800 housing units
for soldiers and police in Luzon by
the National Housing Authority and
another 30,000 units for the Bureaus
of Jail Management and Penology, Fire
and Corrections now expanding to
Luzon and Mindanao.
Aquino also announced the lighting
of 1,520 sitios completed in 18 months
to better secure far-flung areas.
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