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Philippine tourist arrivals hit all-time high in 2010


Cebu Pacifi c to expand work-force by 2000 in 4 years


Hunt for tyrant’s millions leads to former model’s home

Following the Marcos Money


The following article originally published in 2004 is reprinted in light of the recent news that Analisa Hegyesi was fi red from her reality show in Australia because of her alleged parentage. — PERRY DIAZ EXCLUSIVE | By Frank Walker, July 4, 2004,

The Sun-Herald -- A former Sydney swimwear model is at the centre of renewed attempts to locate millions of dollars sent out of the Philip-

pines by former dictator Ferdi-nand Marcos.

Evelin Hegyesi, who modelled mink bikinis in the 1970s and once graced the pages of Playboy magazine, is now a 57-year-old eastern suburbs multi-millionaire with a waterfront Point Piper man-sion and several investment companies.

She also has a Eurasian daughter, Analisa, now living with Dean Fleming, son of the wealthy racing and fruit markets family worth $270 million.

She called the baby Analisa Josefa. Josefa is the name of Marcos’s mother.

An international investigation over several weeks by The Sun-Herald has uncovered documents that show that some of Ms Hegyesi’s Australian companies have fi nancial links with secret Marcos accounts kept in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

They have come to light after Swiss authori-ties lifted the country’s notoriously strict bank secrecy laws, allowing investigators access to secret bank records of the dictator, who died in 1989.

The Sun-Herald last night revealed the con-tents of a dossier on the Australian link to the Marcos money to the Philippines authority charged with chasing the $10 billion the late dictator stole from his country.

A spokesman for the Presidential Commis-sion on Good Government (PCGG) said they

(From Good News Philip-pines) -- The Center for Pop Music Philippines, renowned widely as the fi rst, the larg-est, and the number one pop training school in the coun-try, was featured in ABC News Nightline recently.

An award-winning news program in the US, ABC News Nightline is the most-watched late-night program for the 2009-2010 seasons, outperforming the Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman in total viewers.

In its episode entitled “The Lounge Singers: Travel to the Lounge Singing Capi-

tal of the World,” Nightline stated that the Philippines

Charice Pempenco, famous graduate of Center for Pop Music

(From Good News Philip-pines) -- Cebu Pacifi c Air plans to increase its work-force in the next four years as the airline seeks to acquire more aircrafts.

In a statement, the Gokon-gwei-led carrier said it will spend $ 1 billion in the next four years on 19 brand-new Airbus aircraft in an interna-tional and domestic expansion that will require the hiring of 2,000 more employees.

The budget airline also spend P300 million this year to pro-mote the Philippines abroad.

“Cebu Pacifi c has already created over 4,300 jobs, 500 of


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Rudy LiporadaMsgr. Gutierrez Ogie CruzMTCRB Says: Punitive

Sanctions Should Be Imposed On Willie’s Show .. P 16

ABC News features Phl’s Center for Pop Music

Cebu Pacifi c fl ight crew

Letter from Fukushima: A Vietnamese-Japanese police

offi cer’s account

Playboy model Evelin Hegyesi started working as a bikini model when she was 19. Inset: Ferdinand Marcos

Sins of the father ... Analisa Josefa Hegyesi, daughter of Ferdinand Marcos / Pic: Robert Rosen Source: The Daily Telegraph

( From Good News Phil-ippines) -- Tourist arrivals in the Philippines reached an all-time high of 3.52 mil-lion last year as increasingly affl uent South Koreans and Chinese fl ocked to its tropi-cal attractions, the govern-

ment said Friday.Visitor numbers in 2010

beat the previous record despite a bus hijacking that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead in August and a series of travel alerts by Western nations in November warn-ing of an imminent terror attack

The number of tourists ar-riving in the Philippines rose 16.68% over the previous year, with East Asians, led by South Koreans, account-ing for nearly half the total, the tourism ministry said in a statement.

“The improved economic condition in these markets boosted their outbound traf-fi c,” the statement said.

The fi nal numbers topped the annual target of 3.3 mil-lion set by President Benigno Aquino’s government, which is seeking to boost tourist arrivals to six million by the time he leaves offi ce in mid-2016.

Traffi c from fellow As-sociation of Southeast Asian Nations members should surge this year after passen-ger air services were liberal-ized within the 10-nation economic bloc in November last year, the ministry said.

The previous record for arrivals was set in 2008 with 3.14 million visitors.

The Philippines is target-ing 3.7 million tourist arriv-als this year, but this is still just a fraction of the tourist numbers enjoyed by South-east Asian neighbors such as Thailand.

Paoay Church in Ilocos

Ferdinand Marcos’ girl is shown the door

Reprinted from The Daily Tele-graph | March 30, 2011 12:00AM -- TAKE one home makeover reality show, add a contestant with serious in-terior designing credibility - and then apparently take it all away at the last minute because her dad was a corrupt Asian dictator.

That’s what Bondi designer Analisa Hegyesi - an Australian-based daughter of former Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos- says she was told when pro-duction company Shine Australia rang her on Monday to say she was no longer part of its planned Renovators show.

The Channel 10 series starts fi lming next week, with a team of profession-als locked down in an apartment block

Editor’s note: This letter, written by a Vietnamese immigrant working in Fukishima as a policeman to a friend in Vietnam, is circulated on facebook among the Vietnamese Diaspora. It is an ex-traordinary testimony to the Japanese spirit and strength and dignity. And it’s an interesting slice of life near the epic center of Japan’s current crisis, the Fukushima’s nuclear power plant.

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your family? These last few days everything was in chaos.

them last year. We have also revived local tourism and have helped generate jobs and op-portunities in the provinces,” Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacifi c’s president and chief executive said.

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LEGAL BUZZ by Dennis E. Chua, Esq., Chua Tinsay Vega Law Offi ces | SAN DIEGO | SAN FRANCISCO | MANILA, 4/8/2011 -- Our factual sce-nario begins with the story of a tourist who enters the United States as a visitor for pleasure. At the port of entry, she was only given an authorized stay of three months. Upon her entry, she wasted no time and started tour-ing the coun-try, visiting her friends and relatives. She liked the country so much such that she decided not to go back to her home country. A few years later, she met someone who was 15 years younger than her. Despite their age, they fell in love with each other and eventually got married.

Since her spouse was a US citizen, he fi led an immigrant petition for her and she con-currently fi led an application for adjustment of status to have her status adjusted to that of a permanent resident. In about four months, they were interviewed by the US Citizen-ship and Immigration Service. During their initial interview, the immigration offi cer noticed

the age gap between them and suspected that their marriage was not a real one. The offi cer then referred them to another offi cer who conducted a fraud interview.

We usually hear a lot of sto-ries as to what happens during a fraud interview. Some stories

give an accu-rate account of what tran-spires during fraud inter-views but some stories are somewhat exaggerated. So what re-ally happens

during a fraud interview? When the spouses are referred

to a fraud interview, they are usually separated from each other. The offi cer will lead the other spouse to a separate room while he waits for his turn to be questioned by the offi cer. The questions propounded are detailed and could be very personal. Some offi cers could ask the spouses questions like: the circumstances on how they met; details of their wedding; physical arrangement of their residence; their day to day activities; food that they had the night before the interview; things they bought as a couple; clothes that they wore the night before the interview and gifts that they give to each other.

Fraud interviews usually take between two to four hours depending on the interviewing offi cer.

It is important to note that the parties must respond as truth-fully as they can to the ques-tions asked. They should not give answers thinking that it is the answer the offi cer would like to hear. The parties usu-ally get into trouble if they do that as their answers would not match if the other spouse is responding truthfully to the offi cer’s questions. The objec-tive of the offi cer in conduct-ing these types of interviews is to ascertain whether or not the spouses have a shared life together.

Thus, the key to passing these types of interviews is just to be honest and truthful about your relationship. If the marriage is a bona fi de one, then you have nothing to fear should the US-CIS conduct a fraud interview in your case.

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Los Angeles, 29 March 2011 – A team from the Philippine Consulate General in Los An-geles will conduct a Consular Outreach Program in National City, California on 30 April – 1 May 2011: Location : Council of the Philippine American Organizations of San Diego County, Inc. (COPAO) Center, 832 “E” Avenue, National City, CA 91950

The consular outreach pro-gram is being undertaken in cooperation with the Council of the Philippine American Orga-nizations of San Diego County, Inc. (COPAO).

The following consular ser-vices will be rendered:

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· Report of Marriage & Birth

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at the scheduled appointment. The Consulate will only ac-cept payments in cash, postal money order or cashier’s check. Personal checks will not be accepted.

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rectly to the collecting offi cer/cashier of the Consulate dur-ing the outreach program and inside the venue only. Please be informed that the Consulate has not authorized other people or entities to collect fees for all consular services rendered.

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Dual Citizenship :$50 processing feeCivil Registry :$25 processing fee + $6 for

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and taken to various properties to make them over.

Hegyesi told us she made it to the fi nal cut after months of auditions and interviews - but was dumped after she mentioned who her father was to producers last week.

“The thing is that I’ve had to juggle my business and clients to make time for the show af-ter I was asked to audition and was then chosen from hundreds of people around Australia,” she told The Daily Telegraph yester-day.

“I was chosen on my own merits but then I was dropped due to aspects of my private life which I will not discuss.

“I was told there was a fear, too, attention would be paid to me and not the show and other contestants.”

A Shine insider told the Tele-

graph that staff thought it was harsh to drop her for “the sins of her father” who ruled the Philip-pines from 1965 to 1986 before he was deposed in a people’s revolution.

“A lot of people think it’s re-ally unfair,” the source said.

Hegyesi was born in Austra-

Ferdinand Marcos’ girl is shown the door

lia to her mother Evelin, a for-mer Sydney swimwear model.

A Ten spokeswoman claimed Hegyesi’s ejection was routine.

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Students from San Di-ego Platt College, Media Arts and Design School recently wrapped up their fund raising project to assist victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Selling green tea and Japanese snacks on campus, students were able to generate $3,100 .

Dean of Education, Mar-keta Hancova, said the students felt compelled to help for several reasons. First, one of the educa-tional goals of Platt Col-lege is to cultivate a sense of global citizenry. “Our students have volunteered to clean beaches in San Diego, raised money for victims of the Haiti earthquake and empow-ered themselves to engage in the electoral process,” said Han-cova. “Platt College also feels special connection with Japan because a group of 25 students visited the country on a cultural and educational visit in 2009.

Local Students Raise Funds for Japan

We returned impressed by the people,culture and lifestyle of Japan.”

“During the visit our students were fascinated to learn about traditional Japanese art like wood prints, but were especially

excited to visit the birthplace of anime,” said Hancova. “Students come to Platt College to study filmmak-ing, video game develop-ment and animation so it was inspiring for them to see firsthand how Japanese technology has evolved and grown over the years.”

While in Japan, students from Platt College vis-ited Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kamakura, Kyoto, Nara and Mount Fuji. “We studied the architecture of shrines, temples, palaces, castles, Japanese history and reli-gion,” said Hancova. Stu-dents also visited Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park, a site which is devoted to promot-ing world peace. The Peace Park permanently displays

origami paper cranes, a Japa-nese tradition that is believed to have a magical effect. Platt students created 1,200 origami cranes which will be sent to the

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Contemporary Asian American Issues

Introduction:

Acculturation is the process of adjusting to a different culture. Foreign immigrants and multicul-tural individuals undergo different ways of adjusting to the Western way of life as they live in the U.S. Their way of adjustment deter-mines their identity and how they eventually identify themselves. Darder’s sphere of biculturalism states that one can respond to acculturation by being a cultural alienist (assimilationist), cultural separatist (traditional), cultural dualist (marginal), and cultural negotiator (bi- or multicultural).

A Cultural alienist is one who chose to fully adopt American values and behavior norms as their own. They tend to have little ethnic identity and generally associate with people outside of their own ethnic group. The term for them is “white-washed” or “Oreo”, i.e. brown in the outside but white in the inside. They con-form to the majority culture in the society for the sake of fitting in,

often at the expense of losing part or one’s entire cultural heritage.

The Cultural dualist or mar-ginal person reject both Asian and American cultures and are left isolated, alienated and alone. They are alienated from both cul-tures. Frequently they have identi-ty conflicts or crisis. The Cultural negotiator or bi- multicultural person is those who maintain and move freely in both Asian and American cultural spheres. They speak their native language and English fluently. Ethnic identity for these individuals is high, yet they also participate well within the broader American cultural milieu. They are the most suc-cessful and psychologically balanced among the personality structures….TF Fong.

Here are two examples of indi-viduals who started as alienated to their own heritage culture and begun to appreciate it as time progresses so they are slowly moving to being a cultural dualist or cultural negotiator.

Christina

I am half Filipino, half Cauca-sian, and I believe that what sets me apart from most mestizas is that my mother, who is full Fili-pino, was born deaf. She is a first generation Filipino, but because of her impairment, she could not speak Tagalog. Also because of her impairment, my Lola was very strict with her, and she picked up very little of the culture. She told me about the short 15 years that she remembered of the Philip-pines when she lived there, such as the extremely hot weather, the poverty, the boys that would try to serenade her and her sisters, and the farm that my Lolo owned. When my parents raised me, it became clear that the Italian/Irish part of my heritage was more dominant in my family. I was a Cultural Alienist. However, I only began to explore my Filipino culture when I moved here to San Diego.

I was always interested in learn-ing Filipino culture, but growing up in a predominantly Caucasian community, and living far from my Filipino relatives, I did not get this opportunity until I was exposed to it here. When I came to San Diego, I had noticed that the people were very diverse, es-pecially compared to where I was raised. What really struck me was that the majority of the people I met seemed to know exactly who they were and where they came from. That feeling sparked my curiosity about my own heritage.

During my sophomore year at San Diego State University, I became good friends with a fel-low music major who was full Filipino, second generation, and I eventually became close friends with his family. Through the past few years, I had participated in a few fiestas for the family. I performed songs like Sylvia La Torre’s “Sa Kabukiran,” “Maa-

laala Mo Kaya,” and “Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal.” I learned the meanings and history of the songs so that I could fully perform them. I was constantly around the Aunties that watched TFC every day, so I would hear phrases like “Gusto kong mamatay,” “Bakit?!” and “Anak!” Whenever I would be visiting the family, like all hospitable Filipinos, they would always be sure to offer food to me, such as sinigang, adobo, tocino, tuyo, and other Filipino dishes. I slowly started to pick up the language, and learning all of this has been moving me towards Bicultural Affirmation.

Although I have a strong sense of who I am and what I stand for, I feel that knowing more about my culture will allow me to be an even stronger person in my values and beliefs. I love being around the people whom I call my “San Diego family.” They have made me very appreciative and thankful for the people of my heritage, and I take pride in knowing that I am half Filipino; part of an intelli-gent, loving, caring, and embrac-ing culture. I plan to become fully fluent in Tagalog, and to immerse myself completely into the Filipino culture. My cousins and I plan to visit the Philippines once we are all graduated, and we have been waiting anxiously for that day since we were teens. I truly enjoy learning everything I can about my Filipino culture, not only for my knowledge and satis-faction, but also to share with my mother, who has expressed to me her desire to know more as well.

Erika Kelsey

In Darder’s Sphere of Biculturalism, I currently fit in the Cultural Dualist quadrant. I now consider myself moving toward Cultural Negotiation because I feel like I went through the other categories throughout my life. I am mestiza—Filipino and Irish.

I grew up in a town in North-ern California called Livermore which is predominantly Cauca-sian. Due to my environment and the people I was influenced by, I began in the category of Cultural Alienation. I was indeed the epit-ome of a whitewashed Filipina. I had unrelenting self-hatred. I grew up with white friends only and embraced everything Ameri-can. I preferred American food over Filipino food. I also believed in the American individualist ideal over the Filipino collectivist ideal. Eventually, however, I grew up and grew out of this phase of being a Cultural Alienist because I faced the harsh reality of racism and prejudice. I was ridiculed for being and looking different from the “norm” of a white kid in my town.

After my first racist experience, I immediately became a Cultural Separatist. I wanted nothing to with the American culture. I felt ashamed that I was once so white-washed. I could not even com-prehend how I possibly hated a culture as beautiful as the Filipino culture. I understood Tagalog, but always spoke back to my parents in English so I began speaking more Tagalog within my house-hold. I even started eating Filipino food over American food. In time I grew out

of this hatred of American cul-ture as well. I knew that I could not possibly “hate” white people since I had to live and work among them.

Then I jumped over to being a Cultural Dualist where I joined the Filipino-American cul-tural organization on San Diego State University’s campus, Andres Bonifacio Samahan. I even be-came the Cultural Coordinator for the organization in order to learn as well as educate other students about the positives, negatives, and conflicting cultures and ideals we face being Filipino-Americans.

Ultimately, I knew being a Cul-tural Dualist was not something good for me either and I moved onto being a Cultural Negotiator.

Here I am today, moving toward Cultural Negotiator so I can balance both my Filipino and American cultures. I feel like I fit in when I am among my Filipino friends and family just like I feel like I can blend in with my white peers. I can take the best of both of my worlds and I can say that I am proud to be a Filipina-American. I am completely satisfied with the category I am in now. I do not intend on ever moving back to the other quad-rants because I know that I am progressing towards Bicultural Affirmation. I went through so many hardships growing up such as self-hatred, hatred of the ma-jority, to becoming proud of being a mix of both the majority and the minority in order to end up loving and accepting myself.

Besides being mestiza, I know that I will always face prejudice and racism in a world where the majority does not look like me, but I can accept that. I know that I look different, but I know that I am still American, too. Overall, it is a good ideal for me being a Cultural Negotiator particularly because I expect to be going into the corporate business world. I plan to learn and speak Tagalog so I can navigate in both cultures more comfortably. In this compet-itive world, I only hope that my ability to be a Cultural Negotia-tor will help me break the glass ceiling for ethnic minorities and women in America, especially Filipinos.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Christina McMamus is a 4th year music major and Erika Kelsey is a 3rd year student

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Perspectives

Moving In Darder’s Sphere: From Cultural Alienation To

Cultural Dualism And Cultural Negotiation

Guest Writers: Christina McManus and Erika Kelsey

7th of a Series on Bi- or Multicultural Children

Most of the in-formation below was sent

to me by a friend and somehow it all makes sense. At least I think it does. Nonetheless, don’t use any of it for medi-cal advice – you know

Getting Healthy

how “truthful” some of the stuff you hear from friends or get over the Internet can be (or espe-cially if you read it here in this column).

Anyway, I hope this helps with all those pesky health is-

sues you might be having.Answering those silly little

health questions:

Q: I’ve heard that cardiovas-cular exercise can prolong life; is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it... don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventu-ally. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that’s like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live lon-ger? Take a nap, or two, or three. Or sleep late AND take a nap – why take chances?

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is noth-ing more than an efficient mechanism of deliver-ing vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alco-hol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, which means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Naturally you may want to go easy on this “concentrated fruit

and grain product” because there can be some, shall we say, side effects, but nothing is perfect.

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc. Sure, you can get one of those caliper thingies, but hey, spend the money on something better – like a hot fudge sundae from 31 Flavors so you can get all the necessary dairy calcium.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A: Can’t think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good! Now if you like looking at slim bodies then sure, join a health club and gawk all you want (although you’ll probably get thrown out

of the place rather quickly if you do it too much). Nope, sorry, I’ll stick with the No Pain Plan.

Q: Aren’t fried foods bad for

you?

A: YOU’RE NOT LISTEN-ING!!! Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they’re permeated in it. How could getting more veg-etables be bad for you? Now pay attention!

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger (remember high school gym class?). You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a big-ger stomach. Who needs that? Personally, I don’t have any use whatsoever for a bigger stom-ach so I quit exercising years

Health Question & Answer Session

ago. My stomach isn’t as small as I’d like just yet so I plan to not exercise even longer, but not exercising is a program I can stick with.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HEL-LO...... Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It’s the best feel-good food around! In fact, it’s one of my very favorite health foods. I eat different kinds of chocolate whenever I get the chance – which is often…very often. As a matter of fact, I’m expecting my Hershey’s Gold Card any day now.

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me. Hmmmm? Didn’t think of that did you?

Q: Is getting in shape impor-tant for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! ‘Round’ is a shape! In fact, round is a great shape – it’s the shape of coins, of suns, moons, planets, cakes, pies, eyes, CDs, and more coins. Like I said, round is a great shape – enjoy it!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets. With magazines, televi-sion, the Internet, and nosy friends, there is so much misin-formation out there it’s pathet-ic. We simply need to do what we have to do to feel good, be “relatively” healthy, and just let it go.

And finally remember: “Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, who needs that? I’d rather skid in sideways - Chardon-nay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming ‘WOO HOO, what a ride!’”

Swimming with whale sharks off the coast of Donsol, Sorsogon in Southern Luzon.



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IMMIGRATION 911 by Atty. Susan V. Perez | SAN DIEGO, 4.8.2011 -- Under our immigra-tion laws, when the petitioner dies, an approved I-130 is auto-matically cancelled. In the 90’s the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (US-CIS) issued a regulation ame-liorating the harsh consequence of death of the petitioner by allowing the I-130 petition to be reinstated for humanitar-ian reasons. In order to seek humanitarian reinstatement of a visa petition, the beneficiary of the petition must submit a written request to USCIS office where the original visa petition was filed and/or adjudicated. The petition must have been approved and there must be a qualifying relative who will execute the affidavit of support to be eligible for humanitarian reinstatement. Whether or not to grant reinstatement is a mat-ter of discretion to USCIS. As such, there is no appeal from the denial of the request to re-instate the I-130 petition based on humanitarian grounds.

The approval or denial of a petition for humanitarian reinstatement should be based on “the facts of each individual case, particularly those cases in which failure to reinstate would lead to a harsh result contrary to the goal of family reunifica-tion.” In evaluating requests for reinstatement of a petition for humanitarian reinstatement, the following factors are taken into consideration: disruption of an established family unit; hardship to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents; if beneficiary is elderly or in poor health; if beneficiary has had lengthy residence in the United States; if beneficiary has no home to go to; undue delay by DHS or consular officer in processing petition and visa; and if beneficiary has strong family ties in the United States. From these enumerated factors, it is evident not all beneficiaries will qualify for humanitarian reinstatement.

The good news is there is an easier alternative to humanitar-ian reinstatement. On October 29, 2009, President Obama signed a new law which allows beneficiaries to continue to be eligible for adjustment of status even when their qualifying rel-ative has died. Under the new law, the petition does not have

Resurrecting Your I-130 Petitions When The

Petitoner Dies to be approved. It is sufficient that a petition has been filed by the petitioner or on behalf of the petitioner before his or her death. The following are the eligibility requirements:

The beneficiary must be residing in the United States at the time of death of the peti-tioner and at the time of appli-cation for adjustment of status under this new law; and

USCIS must adjudicate the application for adjustment of status unless the approval of the adjustment of status would not be in the public interest.

The new law applies to:

Aliens with pending or ap-proved I-130 petitions as im-mediate relatives such spouse, parent or child under 21 of a U.S. citizen;

Aliens with pending or ap-proved I-130 petitions includ-ing their spouses and children under 21 under the following categories: F-1 (single adult son or daughter of U.S. citi-zen), F-2A (spouse and unmar-ried child below 21 of a green card holder), F-2B (single adult son or daughter of green card holder), F-3 (married child of a U.S citizen), and F-4 catego-ries (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizen;

Derivative beneficiaries, which are the spouse and children under 21, of an alien with a pending or approved I-140 petition. An I-140 peti-tion is one filed by an employer as compared to I-130 which is filed by a family member. This means that the derivative beneficiaries can pursue the application for adjustment of status even if the dead primary beneficiary of the petition is no longer working with the petitioner/employer.

Pending or approved petitions for asylees, refugees, crime victims, and victims of human trafficking.

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the United States. For these cases, the alien must have the benefit of 245(i) to be eligible to apply for adjustment of sta-tus under the October 2009 law of President Obama. In order to qualify for the 245(i) benefit, the I-130 or I-140 petition must have been filed before April 30, 2001. If the petition was filed between January 14, 1998 and April 30, 2001, the alien must establish that he or she was physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000. A beneficiary of a petition filed before January 14, 1998 does not have to establish physical presence in the United States on December 21, 2000.

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In the outskirts of Manila, Philippines is a street named PG or Pitong Gatang. A hit song was written about it years ago and it was sung by a Fili-pino cowboy singer named Fred Panopio.

Facebook friend Lady

A. Liza Julao uploaded it most recently. I listened to it again as I remember my barber humming it a few days back.

The lyrics of the song included the following:

“Dito sa Pitong Gatang, sa tabi ng Umbuyan

May mga kasaysayan akong nalalaman

Ito ay hindi Tsismis, napag-uusapan lang

Yo de le hi ho, walang labis, walang kulang”

Translated in English,

“Here in Pitong Gatang, beside Umbuyan

I know of several storiesThis is no rumor mongering,

just talking about itYo de le hi ho, not more, not

less.”

In the suburbs of Washington, D.C. is a county named PG or Prince George’s. A place where many Filipinos gathered and lived for some time so much so that the latter have become a political and cultural influence in the community. Within the area, are several PGs ala Pitong Gatang where Filipinos converge in barbershops, coffee shops, the Philippine National Multi-Cul-tural Center, senior citizens’ hall and karaoke bars where relevant issues are discussed and news heard. It is also the source of the latest Pinoy jokes and funny stories.

No wonder that a lawyer and banker in the Philippines named David Valderrama who came to Prince George’s several years ago, was elected as the first Filipino elected Member of a State (Maryland) Assembly in mainland, U.S.A. In a district where Black Americans are the majority (65%) and the Asians are less than 5%, winning an elective position is indeed a feat. The tribute while credited to Valderrama himself is really as much a tribute to the political acumen and involvement of the Filipino community and the Pi-tong Gatangs where issues were ventilated and political strategies were hatched.

No wonder that when Valder-rama retired, it was not difficult for somebody like her daugh-ter, Kris Valderrama to take his place. Filipinos of the new generation this time joined that of the old to rally not only behind her but her advocacies as well. She is now on her second term. In the last campaign her jingle started with the following lyrics:

“Valderrama, her advocacyBest for children, public safetyEquality, good educationBut most of all, job generation”

The existence of Pitong Ga-tangs in Prince George’s and the deep involvement of Filipinos in Maryland politics are not the only emotional attachments between the Philippines and Maryland. The Tydings-McDuff-ie Law which granted Philippine political independence in 1946 was authored by Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland. The song “Philippines, My Philippines” is sung to the tune of “Maryland, My Maryland” although the lyr-ics were changed. When Philip-

The Philippines’ PG and America’s PG

pine democracy was restored and a new Senate was elected after Marcos’ dictatorial regime, U.S. Congressman Steny Hoyer of Prince George’s, Maryland hosted a luncheon in Congress honoring Senator Raul S. Man-glapus and U.S. Congressman Steve Solarz in recognition of their respective roles in the fight for Philippine freedom and de-mocracy in the United States .

“I love my own native land Philippines, my Philippines To thee I give my heart

and hand Philippines, my Philippines The trees that crown thy

mountains grand,The seas that beat upon

thy strand Awake my heart to thy

command, Philippines, my Philippines”

I used to sing it as a young boy. Never did I realize that it was patterned after the song, “Mary-land, My Maryland”. The lyrics, of course, are different

“I see the blush upon thy cheek, Maryland!For thou wast ever bravely m

eek, Maryland!But lo! There surges forth a

shriek,From hill to hill, from creek to

creek-Potomac calls to Chesapeake, Maryland! My Maryland”

There is another attachment which made us proud during the last few years. During the Ameri-can occupation of the Philippines and since the Kennedy years, we have seen and witnessed how American educators and Peace Corps volunteers went to the Philippines and taught Filipino

children Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. In the last decade, we have seen with pride something in the reverse. Many Filipino Math and Science teachers have come to the United States to teach in middle and high schools. In fact, over a hundred of them came to teach in the Prince George’s County School System.

Then the economic and finan-cial crisis occurred in the United States. The real estate market caused by the mortgage debacle reached crisis level as well. Since

real estate taxes fund the school systems, the latter became a problem. This has resulted in the need to layoff teachers including temporarily hired professionals like the Filipino teachers.

Prince George’s County is populated mostly by Black Americans. The latter are behind compared to other ethnic groups in Math and Science. President Obama who is Black proclaimed in his State of the Union Address that the United States should “out-educate, out-innovate and out-build” the global competi-tion.

You need more good teachers to out-educate. You need students educated in Math and Science to produce greater innovation and inventions. Infrastructure devel-opment requires good engineers who usually emanate from good students in Math and Sciences.

Educating the children is a PG (Parental and Governmental) obligation. Math and Science are necessary tools in every child’s full development. The teachers of these subjects assume the role and the responsibilities of the PG (Parents and Government) as sur-rogates in most hours of the day.

Maryland’s PG (Prince George’s) should not disregard the importance of the Filipino teachers. It should find a way to retain them.

My barber and friends in Pitong Gatang (PG) call me “Sir Ben”; Facebook friend Lady A. Liza Julao calls me “Sir Benjamin”; and here I am discussing issues involving a seemingly royal place like Prince George’s (PG). I feel KNIGHTED!

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(L-R): Kris Valderrama, David Valderrama, and Fred Panopio

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO, OFW Journalism Consortium | MANILA, 54/8/2011 -LABOR executives are banking on tech-nology to curb illegal recruitment and shabby treatment of departing Filipinos at the country’s major airport terminals.

Beginning March 1, departing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should go first to any of three La-bor Assistance Center counters at the country’s three major airports to validate their overseas employ-ment certificates (OECs).

This process replaces the step that allows OFWs to go directly to terminal fee counters. OFWs are exempt from paying a P750 airport terminal fee required of departing passengers.

LAC chief Carlos Cañaberal said the latter allowed OFWs to sidestep the scrutiny of immigra-tion officers and for some to board planes carrying spurious docu-ments.

Just recently, six females dis-guised as nuns were spotted by airport officers of the Bureau of Immigration and were prevented from leaving.

According to Vice-President Je-jomar Binay, who is also presiden-tial adviser for OFW affairs, they were tipped off by the red high-heel shoes some of the “nuns” were wearing.

Recruiter Lito Soriano said that allowing OFWs to go directly to terminal fee counters made illegal recruiters and traffickers bolder, if not easier for their operations.

The requirement for departing OFWs to bypass the LAC began in March 2008 after then POEA Administrator Rosalinda Bal-doz issued a circular removing the validation function from the LACs.

Soriano attributes Baldoz’s move to an incident in January 2, 2008 when the POEA LAC staff allegedly refused to give an exit clearance to Maria Theresa, the vacationing daughter of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Arte-

Gov’t banks on tech vs. illegal recruit-ers, ill treatment of departing Pinoys

mio Panganiban.According to the former Chief

Justice’s newspaper column, her daughter “willingly” applied for an exit clearance to the POEA. But since POEA offices were closed due to non-working holi-days when she returned Decem-ber 28, 2007, she wasn’t able to secure an exit clearance.

The Chief Justice admitted in his column that he brought the matter to then Labor Secretary and current Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion. He also com-plained of the “shabby treatment” his daughter, who is working for a Fortune 500 company in New Jersey, United States, allegedly received from LAC staff.

Baldoz, receiving flak after the publication of the former Chief Justice’s column, prompted her to order the removal of the validation function of POEA’s LACs.

Baldoz was appointed undersec-retary at the Department of Labor and Employment, the POEA’s mother agency, and replaced by Jennifer Manalili, an aide of Chief Justice Panganiban.

After Manalili’s term expired in end-2010, she was replaced by Carlos Cao last January. Cao is-sued a circular ordering the return of the validation function to the LAC.

POEA Planning Branch chief Mia Alvarez said the removal of this function from the LAC saw an increase in illegal recruitment cases –including those victims spotted at airports and those OFWs facing labor-related cases in host countries.

Alvarez said that in the January-to-September 2010, these cases went up by 2.36 percent to 1,648 compared to the 1,610 recorded for the same nine-month period in 2009.

She added that Immigration and LAC personnel complained also of problems dealing with OFWs carrying fabricated documents such as the OEC, the pre-depar-ture orientation seminar certifi-

cate, and visa, among others.Cañaberal blamed Baldoz’s

removal of the LAC’s validation function to the rise of “offload-ing,” a situation wherein immigra-tion officers prevent departing OFWs from leaving until docu-ments are authenticated by the POEA.

“There’s too much hanky-panky going on,” Cañaberal said.

With the return of the valida-tion function to LAC, Canaberal says that an OFW will be given a minute to validate his or her docu-ments using computers linked to the POEA headquarters’ comput-ers containing records. The OFW is then given an exit clearance. The POEA also collects the OEC document, yet OFWs still do not pay any terminal fee.

The real-time capture of depart-ing OFWs will hopefully lead to more accurate statistics of the ones who were eventually de-ployed to overseas jobs, Cañaberal said.

At the moment, there are three LACs to station each of the three terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

Terminal 1’s LAC handles the most number of departing OFWs with 3,500 to 5,000 daily since foreign airports are in the said ter-minal. Terminal 2’s LAC handles 800 to 950 OFWs, while terminal 3’s LAC handles 400-500 OFWs, Cañaberal said.

He, however, notes that long queues would not be solved by the return of the validation function to the LAC.

The ten-person staff comple-ment is not enough to validate the documents of departing OFWs, Cañaberal said. So expect prob-lems associated with managing long lines of OFWs at the LACs, especially in Terminal 1, he added.

Still Cañaberal promised that the POEA will “tighten up” its work at airports to ensure that OFWs departing carry only authenticated documents. -- OFW Journalism Consortium


Chula Vista Police Department | CHULA VISTA, 4/4/2011 -- On April 4, 2011 at about 6:43 AM, Chula Vista Police officers re-sponded to reports of gun shots at the Apple store in the Otay Ranch Town Center on Birch Road. When officers arrived, they spoke to the Apple store manager and a plain clothes armed security guard hired by the Apple store. They were inside the closed Apple store when two male sus-pects forced open the front door and entered the business. One of the suspects produced a handgun and fired at the guard.

The guard returned fire and a gun battle ensued outside of the store. The suspects ran to their vehicle outside the store.

As both suspects entered their vehicle, a silver Acura two-door, witnesses saw it was occupied by a female as well. The sus-pect (driver) drove away from the scene, but collided with a light post and other fixed ob-jects a short distance away from the Apple store. It appears the driver was struck by gunfire and died during his attempt to flee from the scene. He has not been positively identified at this time and an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.

The male passenger, later

Apple Store Robbery in Otay Ranch Mall

identified as Johnny Chenda (25 years), and the female passenger, later identified as Melissa Ortiz (21 years), fled from the Acura on foot after the collision. With the assistance of the San Di-ego County Sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter, a California High-way Patrol K9 and a US Border Protection K9, Chula Vista police officers located Chenda and Ortiz around 8:00 AM. They were hid-ing in the patio area of one of the residences near the intersection of Morning Dew Court and Sand Drive and were both taken into custody without incident.

Chenda was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries pos-sibly suffered during the colli-sion. He is now in the CVPD Jail, preliminary charges include commercial burglary, armed rob-bery and conspiracy. Chenda is a San Diego resident. Ortiz did not claim injury and she is also in the CVPD Jail.

Preliminary charges include commercial burglary and con-spiracy.

The security guard (Jose Jime-nez) is a 58 year old retired law enforcement officer who works for Security Industry Specialists based in Culver City,

California. He did not report any injuries.

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Overstaying out-side the United States will cause

serious problems for im-migrants. As we all know, absence from the United States for one year of more will revoke the im-migrant’s perma-nent resident sta-tus, while absence of more than six months will create the presumption of abandonment. But sometimes, espe-cially in the case of new immigrants, staying abroad lon-ger than the time allowed becomes necessary to take care of personal or business matters.

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But after nearly six months on board, his employer asked Basilio to extend his contract because they could not yet find a replacement for him. Encour-aged by the pay increase, Basilio abandoned all thoughts about his U.S. immigrant status. After all, he told himself, he wouldn’t be earning as much even if he found employment in the United States.

After more than a year, Basilio returned from his maritime de-ployment. He now wants to go to the United States but could not because his green card was al-ready revoked. He is thinking of applying for a returning resident visa but he is reluctant because he actually plans on going on board again to work for another two years or so, at which time he is already ripe for retirement.

The law indeed gives Basilio the option of applying for a returning resident visa. It seems that he is qualified since his rea-son for not returning to the U.S. on time was for reasons which are somewhat beyond his con-trol. However, because Basilio once again wants to travel and work outside of the United States, he will need to do some-thing more upon his readmission to the United States, such as ap-plying for a re-entry permit.

Since Basilio plans to be away for some more time, and since he has not accumulated any residence yet, it would be better to just let his wife file another petition for him. Since his wife is still an immigrant, she can

They Revoked My Green Card!

file an F2A petition for him. Per visa bulletin for April 2011, the waiting time is four years. Too long. But there is another option. His wife will be eligible to ap-ply for naturalization next year. Once she becomes a citizen, she can file an immediate relative petition for him, which takes less than a year. In fact, his wife can file an F2A petition now and

then convert it into an immediate relative petition once she natu-ralizes.

About Atty Rogelio Kara-gdag, Jr.

Atty. Rogelio Karagdag , Jr. is licensed to practice law in both California and the Philippines. He practices immigration law in San Diego and has continu-ously been a trial and appellate attorney in the Philippines since 1989. He travels between San Diego and Manila.

His office address is located at 10717 Camino Ruiz, Suite 131, San Diego, CA 92126. He also has an office in the Philippines at 1240 Apacible Street, Paco, Manila, Philippines 1007, with telephone numbers (632)522-1199 and (632)526-0326. Please call (858)348-7475/(858)536-4292 or email him at [email protected]. He speaks Tagalog fluently. Articles written in this column are not le-gal advice but are hypotheticals intended as general, non-specific legal information. Readers must seek legal consultation before taking any legal steps.

- Senator Vargas’ SB 469 aims to measure impact of superstores on surrounding communities -

SACRAMENTO, CA (April 6, 2011) – State Senator Juan Vargas’ (D-40) Senate Bill 469, the “Small Business and Neigh-borhood Business Protection Act” passed today (6-3) out of the Senate Governance and Finance Committee at the State Capitol.

“Today, we are one step closer to shedding light on the economic abuse imposed on neighborhoods when supercen-ters move in, kill small busi-nesses and reap public servic-es,” stated Senator Juan Vargas (D – San Diego). “SB 469 will give our local leaders the tools they need to protect our com-munities.”

SB 469 will require develop-ers of superstores to submit an economic impact report that examines the effects a proposed superstore will have on the surrounding community’s small and neighborhood businesses, jobs, property values, public services, tax revenues, traf-fic, and Main Street business districts.

The bill will ensure the public has comprehensive informa-tion about the impact of super-

“Small and Neighborhood Business Protection Act” Passes Governance and

Finance Committee (6-3)stores that measure more than 90,000 square feet in size and dedicate more than 10 percent of their floor space to grocery sales, before one can be built in a local jurisdiction. The bill will require the applicant of the superstore to pay for the study, resulting in no additional financial expense to the local government that will review the study.

The bill is modeled after the City of San Diego’s Ordinance to Protect Small and Neigh-borhood Businesses, which was supported by a coalition of small business, labor lead-ers and environmentalists. The policy would allow the public to learn about the potential im-pacts of the Superstore on other retail options in the area, as well effects on housing, parks, traffic and other impacts.

Vargas represents the 40th California State Senate District which includes the southern portion of San Diego County, portions of Riverside County, all of Imperial County and California’s entire US/Mexico border. Vargas represented the 79th California State Assembly District from 2000 – 2006 and served on the San Diego City Council from 1993 – 2000.

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Hunt for tyrant’s millions leads to former model’s home

would examine the mate-rial: “Our mandate is to pursue the money Marcos stole, wherever it may lead us.”

The Sun-Herald has obtained a series of Swiss court judgements which detail the 18-year search for billions of dollars Marcos salted away be-fore he was deposed in 1986.

Buried deep in a maze of documents is a refer-ence to a mysterious Sydney link. The docu-ments show that, in 1971, soon after Ms Hegyesi had a baby daughter, then president Marcos signed papers that made Ms Hegyesi’s company, Austraphil Pty Ltd, the “sole and only benefi-

ciary” of one of his secret accounts.

It was called Azio Foun-dation.

Australian company searches revealed Ms Hegyesi had set up Austraphil just one year earlier on October 14, 1970. She was 23 years old and three months pregnant at the time.

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EGO, 4/8/2011 -- When Angelo Reyes was buried at the Libin-gan ng mga Bayani, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., ag-gressively renewed his question: So why can’t his father, the late Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani? (Like asking: Hey, if a suspected thief could be buried there, why not my father?)

Now, Bongbong is in glee as a resolution had been signed by 193 members of the House of Representatives urging President Benigno Aquino III to have the former president be buried in the heroes’ sacred burial grounds. Bongbong thanked Representa-tive Salvador Escudero III for “going around collecting these signatures…”

Escudero said that the former president satisfies all the require-ments to be buried at the Lib-ingan ng mga Bayani. Marcos, Sr. was a soldier, a hero, and a former president. Those allowed to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) are military personnel who died in line of duty or were honorably discharged, Filipino veterans, former presidents, govern-ment dignitaries, statesmen and national artists. He did not site the other elements of the require-ments that said that as long as the soldier or individual must not have been dishonorably dis-

What will Tita Cory Say?

charged.

Question: Would one not con-sider the fact that EDSA I chased the Marcoses, scampering out of Malacanang, to be a dishon-orable discharge of the former president?

Oh! Boy! And what would Tita Cory say?

President Noynoy Aquino had tasked Vice-President Jejomar Binay to study the proposed buri-al. It should be noted that before Binay entered politics in 1986, Binay gave free legal services to victims of military abuses during the Marcos regime. But what if Binay’s study goes for the green light? Will Noynoy forget that the number one suspect in the assassination of his father, Be-nigno Aquino, Jr., is the former president? Will he allow that the mass of people who participated in the EDSA uprising be insulted by giving honor to the president they have deposed? Will he allow those buried as true heroes at the sacred place to rise from the dead in protest?

OR IS NOYNOY USING BINAY TO WASH HIS HANDS OFF THE UNPOPULAR DECI-SION THAT FAVORABLE TO THE MARCOSES?

Oh! Boy! What would Tita Cory say?

Senator Ponce Enrile and Gregorio Honasan do not oppose the resolution. Does this make

them twice balimbing? First they were loyal to Marcos. Then they revolted against him. Now, are they loyal again?


WOULD CORY CASTIGATE HER SON FOR HAVING AMNESIA ABOUT WHO WAS THE ARCH ENEMY OF HIS FATHER? That Noynoy, of all past presidents after Marcos, it is he who will allow this?

Or will Noynoy be the recon-ciling son who would forgive everything for the sake of…of…what? Will he reconcile with the Marcos clan forgetting that EDSA I ever happened, that during the Marcos rule his father was illegally imprisoned together with a reported 70,000 others where numbers were also tortured or have disappeared?


And what will Imelda Marcos say?

OF COURSE, IMELDA WILL BE HAPPY. The Marcoses are now back, entrenched in the political bulwarks of the govern-ment. Pretty soon, the alleged billions the Marcoses amassed would be legally withdrawn from where ever they are deposited or hidden. If economic power begets politically power, the Marcoses must now be using part of what they have hoarded to be able to exert the influence that they have clearly now have in the Philippine political arena. They are back. No question about it.

Yes, Imelda will be happy in spite of Dovie Beams and the al-

leged Aussie Evelyn Heyse lover of Marcos with who he is alleged to have a daughter, Annalisa Josefa, and he is alleged to have given millions to.


Bongbong says that the burial of his father at the Libingan ng mga Bayani would be a closure on the issue.

Yes, maybe. But other issues will prevail.

This will prove that 25 years after Marcos had been deposed, the Filipinos will again suffer a mass amnesia with the distortion of history where once dubbed as tyrant, Marcos will be hailed as hero by being buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (unless Filipinos also have forgotten the meaning of BAYANI).

This will also give credence to the claim that Filipinos always suffer amnesia like in the case of the barbarity of the Japanese during WWII where they now look up to the Japanese. Not to mention that over a hundred

years ago, Americans also colo-nized the Philippines and have butchered a reported 600,000 Filipinos.

The amnesia of the Filipinos does not include and they are al-ways reminded of the tyranny of Spain but do not understand that to delve into this is to forget what transpired next after the Katipu-nan had been subdued.

IF THE FILIPINOS DO SUF-FER FROM AMNESIA, WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT? Is it in their diet? Or is it in the distortion of historical facts that are injected into the brains of the people with skillful machinations on the mass media? Or is it the simple “don’t care” attitude?

But going back to Tita Cory, what will she really say?

Maybe on the personal level, it will be hard for her to accept that the suspected assassin of her hus-band be forgiven and be buried on the sacred grounds. On a class level, however, Cory might be okay with the resolution to have Marcos buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. After all, the Aqui-nos and Marcoses belong to the same landlord class. History has proven that those in the landed elite can transfer allegiances depending of exigencies of the situation.

But whatever Tita Cory would say, it is academic really.

IT IS ON HER SON’S, NI-NOY AQUINO, SHOULDERS NOW no matter how he tries to eliminate himself from the situ-ation and let his vice-president study the matter. If Ninoy was resolute, he would have just

trashed the resolution of the sen-ate from the get go. He must be forgetting – there is your amnesia again – that he is now the presi-dent of the Republic of the Phil-ippines. Question: is he president of the people who he promised to lead ‘Sa Daang Matuwid’ or is he president of those who would gain from what Marcos wants?

Question: Does Ninoy even have the spine of his father? What will Tita Cory’s answer to that?

And what would the late Be-nigno Aquino, Jr. ask and say? Would he rise from the dead, wondering why his arch nemesis be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani while he was buried only in a lowly Memorial Park? Is Benigno Aquino not considered a hero for he said that “the Fili-pinos are worth dying for” and assassinated? Did he die in vain?

Maybe Filipinos who have am-nesia are not worth dying for?

Vice President Jejomar Binay and Sorsogon First District Represen-tative Salvador Escudero III. Photo by BICOLTODAY.com MANILA, Philippines – The Samahan ng mga Ex-detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), an organization of former political prisoners, many of them victims during Martial Law, today decried a resolution be-ing circulated in the House of Representatives appealing to President Noynoy Aquino for former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

SELDA secretary general Fr. Dionito Cabillas said that the resolu-tion, led by Sorsogon Representative Salvador Escudero and signed by 190 House members on Monday night, was an affront to the Filipino people and the thousands of victims of the Marcoses. - BicolToday.com

The Marcoses are now back, entrenched in the political bulwarks of the government. Pretty soon, the alleged billions the Marcoses amassed would be legally withdrawn from where ever they are depos-ited or hidden.

“Somebody has said there are only two kinds of people in the world.

There are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good morning, Lord, and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good Lord, it’s morning.”

***

People want the front of the bus, the back of the church, and the center of attention.

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Sunday after church, a

Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about.

The daughter answered,

“Don’t be scared, you’ll get your quilt.”

Needless to say, the Mom

was perplexed.. Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him what that morning’s Sunday school lesson was about.

He said “Be not afraid, thy

comforter is coming.”

***

Two Kinds Of People The minister was preoc-

cupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congre-gation to come up with more money than they were expect-ing for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a sub-stitute had been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play.

“Here’s a copy of the

service,” he said impatiently. “But you’ll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances.”

During the service, the

minister paused and said, “Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof re-pairs cost twice as much as we expected and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up.”

At that moment, the substi-

tute organist played “The Star Spangled Banner.”

And that is how the substi-

tute became the regular organ-ist!

***


Dean Fleming and Analisa Hegyesi after a win at the races. Photo: Anthony Johnson


Hunt leads to former...

In February 1971 Austraphil bought a five-bedroom mansion in Sydney’s most expensive area, Wyuna Road, Point Piper, for $210,000 (about $1.8 million in today’s money).

Land title papers and annual reports show Austraphil had a loan of $250,000 (about $2 million in today’s money) from a Swiss firm called Finanz AG of Zurich. Finanz AG was a subsidiary of the Swiss SKA Bank, now called Credit Suisse. This was the main bank used by Marcos as the front for his Swiss secret accounts.

Marcos had many of his secret accounts at SKA, including “foundations” dubbed Azio, Charis, Avertina, Vibur and Valamo.

The court investigation, which was heard at Die Bezirksanwaltschaft, Zurich, found millions of dollars came from illegal sources. It revealed Finanz AG Zurich was frequently used by Marcos to distribute money from his personal accounts so it could not be traced.

Marcos set up Azio on June 21, 1971, with 100,000 Swiss

francs – about $1.8 million in today’s money. Swiss court documents show that, on November 12, 1971, Marcos signed documents making

Austraphil the sole beneficiary of his Azio Foundation.

That lasted a year until December 4, 1972, when Marcos changed the Azio beneficiary to another of his foundations called Charis.

Bank records disappeared after this point.

Court papers show that Marcos siphoned $US23 million ($169 million in today’s

money) from Japan’s war reparations into Charis. There is no suggestion Ms Hegyesi would have been aware of these transactions.

She paid off the loan to buy the Point Piper mansion in 1976, transferring ownership to her own name. She sold the mansion in 1999 for $6.2 million, moving to a waterfront apartment she bought for

$1.48 million.Australian listings show

Ms Hegyesi set up several companies over the following years.

In April 1972 she set up Australasia Trading and

Investment Corporation. In August 1973 she set up Lima Investments, which had Austraphil as a major shareholder. Annual reports show Finanz AG lent Lima $100,000 ($800,000 in today’s money) as an unsecured loan. Lima invested in a West Australian cattle property called Drysdale River Station.

Court documents show that, between 1982 and 1985, Marcos’s Vibur Foundation sent several transfers totalling $US200,000 ($700,000 in today’s money) to Credit Suisse Hong Kong marked “Vienna/Sydney”.

The court documents maintain: “This money was obviously destined for Evelin Hegyesi in Sydney and Anita Langheinz in Vienna.”

The court documents also said that in 1982 there were several payments from Marcos’s Vibur Foundation to an account at the Bank of NSW (now known as Westpac).

“As shown in the ongoing

It is not clear how she came to be connected with Marcos in 1970. But something happened that prompted the president to assign one of his secret Swiss bank accounts to her new company, Austraphil.

While her mother eschewed parties, daughter Analisa is described by social writers as “exotic”, “vivacious” and “flamboyant”, with a super-curvy body.

She and her partner bought a $4.5 million four-bedroom waterfront mansion on the end of Darling Point and last year they had a baby girl, Tahni.

Ms Hegyesi was not at her apartment last week and did not return messages and letters forwarded by friends and colleagues. xxx

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instructions, there were regular transfers of money which obviously went to Evelin Hegyesi,” the court concluded.

“The same Vibur Foundation account paid some administrative costs and payments in Australian dollars to the SKA bank subsidiary Finanz AG,” the court found.

The former model lived for more than 30 years on the ritziest peninsula in Sydney. She made millions from property deals but managed to keep a low profile among the eastern suburbs social set.

She made many trips back to southern Germany, where she was born. She had come to Australia in the late 1940s when she was just two years old with her Hungarian-born parents, Theresa and Anton.


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Gokongwei added that the airline’s main focus in the next few years will be in rapidly growing its international pres-ence, particularly in creating better linkages between the fast-growing North Asian markets of Korea, Japan and Greater China, and the various resorts and tourist destinations in the Philippines.

Gokongwei said the airline expects to carry up to 12 mil-lion passengers this year, of which 10 million would be using the Ninoy Aquino In-ternational Airport (NAIA 3) terminal 3.

At the rate of its growth, Gokongwei said Cebu Pacifi c’s next 50 millionth passenger is due in four years’ time.

The airline took delivery of three Airbus 320s in the past three months, will take delivery of fi ve more this year, and will get 16 more from 2012 to 2014.

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Gokongwei said CEB’s transfer to NAIA Terminal 3 in 2008 provided the space, con-venience, and opportunity for Cebu Pacifi c’s to really grow and serve its passengers.

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of these, it’s no wonder the Center for Pop is so success-ful.”

Other products of the Center for Pop include Sarah Geroni-mo, Nina, Nyoy Volante, King, Rachelle Ann Go, Eric Santos, Jonalyn Viray, Joshua Dionisio, Sandara Park, Rhap Salazar, and many more.

For full details of the ABC News Nightline episode en-titled “The Lounge Singers”, you may look up the video on YouTube.


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Chapter 12

Danny did not recognize the voice at the other end of the line.

“Hello?” he asked again after picking up the phone.

“I know what you did and I know where you live,” the mys-terious voice said again.

“Who’s this?” Danny asked. He was at the brink of panicking. He didn’t know the person and he sounded like he was about to bring him trouble. Right away, he got paranoid. He had done a lot of questionable things in the past and was afraid one of them might have posed a problem. He was not sure whether he had commit-ted illegal deeds or harmed other people.

“Who’s this?”Just when Danny was about

to break down, the person at the other end laughed. Right away, Danny recognized the laughter.

“Put’ng ‘na, Monte (Son of a bitch Monte),” Danny screamed.

The laughter continued. When it ended the man said: “You must have committed a lot of mischief. I could sense you were worried for a while.”

“Walang hiya ka (You shame-less), where are you?” Danny’s worried voice got excited.

MONTE WAS HIS CLOSE FRIEND when they were stu-dents at the San Juan de Letran, an exclusive private school in Manila. They spent the summer of 1969 barnstorming the teenage party scene, called “jam sessions” then, together with their other friends and classmates, Val and Mandy. Two boys from Quiapo, Bobby and Jimbo, joined them

COMPLICATED AFFAIRS

Last Chanceand opened the doors to some wild albeit shady adventures and misadventures. They had become so close but had parted ways a few years later. Danny was still in touch with Mandy and Bobby, who lived in San Diego, Califor-nia where he also migrated. Val had a drug overdose and passed away in his twenties. It was Mon-te who got strayed from them. The last time they met was when Monte was a mayor of his home-town in Batangas. Jimbo the son of a pimp and a prostitute who was their group’s muscle, even worked as Monte’s bodyguard.

“Where are you?” Danny asked again.

Years before, he found out Monte was no longer a mayor. His brother had taken his place and Danny was told Monte had migrated with his family to the United States.

“I’ve been living in New York,” Monte said. “And I’ve just retired as postman.”

“What?” Danny was surprised.Monte explained he was doing

alright as a town mayor. He in-herited the job from his father, the former mayor and a landowner. Since his father knew the tricks of the trade and had built a patron-client relationship with his con-stituents, it was easy for Monte to win the position despite his aver-age educational attainment. His father taught him how to cheat in the elections and collected favors from those he had helped engage in corrupt practices in dealing with the government. Though the town mayor’s salary was just minimal, Monte made a lot of money through the kickbacks he got from government contracts

and bribes from those seeking his favors. He had a lion share of the “tong” (bribe) collection from market vendors and jeepney driv-ers. But their wealth and high sta-tus were not enough to make his wife happy. She longed for a nor-mal and peaceful life. And when she caught Monte with one of his many mistresses, she packed her bags and brought her children to the United States where she worked as a nurse years before. Monte was forced to turn over his post to his brother, using the same techniques their father had perfected. Monte joined his fam-ily in the U.S. and worked as a postman.

“Pare, how could you give up the mayor’s post for that of a mail carrier?” Danny asked.

“A mail carrier’s income in the U.S. is much higher than the money I will make as a public of-fi cial in the Philippines, includ-ing those from illegal sources, “ Monte explained.

“So why are you here?” Danny asked.

“I joined a Filipino golf tour,” Monte replied. “Every year, a group organized a tour of Filipi-nos who would like to play golf in the Philippines. I have been asked to join before but I didn’t have the time. Now that I’ve retired, I de-cided to give it a try.”

“So, how was it?”“It’s been good so far.”“How come you didn’t get hold

of us? Mandy and Bobby were with me in San Diego. They are still there while I’ve lived here for many years now.”

“I didn’t have the opportunity to hook up with you again. Besides, I was worried you might look down at me once you fi nd I was just a mere postman.”

“But you just explained that you are better off than being a town mayor.”

“That’s true, especially now that I have retired and am enjoying a substantial pension.”

“How are your children?”“They’re alright. They’ve fi n-

ished college and have good jobs. They are now on their own with their families. If we stayed here, I doubt if they could avail of the opportunities they had in the U.S., even if they were a mayor’s chil-dren. They might get involved in drugs and fail to fi nish their stud- (Continued on page 17)

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ies. You know, the lack of disci-pline and the prevalence of temp-tations here.”

“Yeah, you made the right choice.”

THE FOLLOWING DAY, MONTE VISITED DANNY AT THE LATTER’S OFF-TRACK BETTING lounge in a hotel in Ermita, Manila.

Monte, who had gained weight and was balding, was impressed with his friend.

“You look the same when we were teenagers,” he told him. “Maybe the girls still go after

you.”Danny just smiled. Despite their closeness before

as young men, the two realized things were different now. They could not rekindle the same fi re in their friendship when they were carefree teenagers and had their whole future ahead of them. Af-ter two bottles of beer, Monte said goodbye.

“Pare, maaga pa (Friend, it’s still early),” Danny told Monte.

“I go to bed early,” Monte smiled. “You know, matanda na


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Sa pagiging karpintero binuhay n’ya ang pamilyaat naitaguyod ng maayos pag-aaral nilamay maayos na tahanan na tama lamang sa kanilakaya’t wala na yata siyang mahihiling pang iba.

Nasabi na rin ni Karyo sa amo ‘tong kanyang balakna magpahinga ng tahimik sa pagdating ng orasnais niyang makasama ang pamilyang nililiyagsa munting tahanan na pinagsikapang maitatag.

Sa tinuran ni Karyo, kontratistang amo’y nalungkotmawawalan daw siya ng trabahador na masinopsubalit wala siyang magawa kundi ang sumunodsa ninanais ng karpinterong tapat na naglingkod.

Subalit bago tuluyang makapagpaalam si Karyoay humiling pa ng isang pabor itong kanyang amona sana daw ay isang bahay pa ang kanyang itayobago siya lumisan at sa kompanya’y magretiro.

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Para Sa Iyo ( 1 ) Joke of the week: A mother-

in-law who was living with her daughter and son-in-law in the US was sent to Israel by the former under the pretext of a “much-needed vacation.” Unfortunately, the grand old lady died suddenly of a mas-sive heart attack while in Israel. The son-in-law asked an Israeli embassy official to have his mother-in-law buried in Jerusalem and that his family would reimburse the Israeli government for everything. However, the official warned the son-in-law about Somebody who centuries ago after having died for three days rose from the dead. The son-law hurriedly requested the official to have her mother-in-law’s remains be sent back to the US.

Scripture: First Reading: Ezekiel 37: 12-14. In this pas-sage the prophet envisions the troubled people of Israel in the Babylonian exile. The exiles are compared to dry bones in the valley but restored back to life through the life-giving Spirit of God. This proves that God has not forgotten his promise that he would bring back Israel to the Promised Land. Second Reading: Ro-mans 8: 8-11. The Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the

Resuscitation and Resurrection

dead is alive in the believers. Through baptism the believ-ers receive the Spirit of God and even though their mortal bodies would perish, the Spirit is eternally alive. Gospel: John 11: 1-45. What makes the resuscitation of Lazarus from other such cases as the raising of Jairus’ daughter and of the

only son of the widow of Naim is the strategic and theological place of this event. St. John situated this event at the final journey of Jesus to Judea and Jerusalem as he prepares for his death and resurrection.

Reflections: One of the phenomenal miraculous events that God had wrought through Fr. Fernando Suarez is the re-suscitation of a dead man. Ac-cording to my reliable source, a friend of Fr. Suarez had died

in Canada and while his remains were being readied for organ dona-tion, the priest asked the coroner to see and pray for the dead man. The priest prayed fervently and touched the dead man. To the surprise of everyone present the dead man was resus-citated back

to life.

A psy-chologist friend of mine

when making an emphatic statement would casually asks, “What is the point?” This ques-tion is very apropos in today’s Gospel. What is the point in believing in Jesus? What is the point in believing that by his resurrection he has conquered death once and for all? What is the point in having Jesus as our

friend when we like Mary and Martha who needed him most when their brother Lazarus was grievously ill could not count on him for help? Martha echoed what every believer in the face of death would cry to God, “Lord, if you had been

Tomb of Lazarus, West Bank. From the Archives of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Photo taken in between 1898 and 1914 by the Pho-tography Department of the American Colony Jerusa-lem.

Healing Service by Fr Fernando “Do” Suarez at the Donau City Black Church in Vienna, Austria.(Photo by Dean Calma)

here my brother would not have died.”

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“Nagulat ako sa ganda ng katawan niya,” she says. “Hindi katakatakang maram-ing babae’t bading ang laging nag-aabang sa show just to see his muscles. Sa bagay, it’s not surprising kasi ever since, disiplinado talaga si Aljur when it comes to what he eats at sa exercise niya. Kina-career niya. Ayan ngayon, pinakikinaban-

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“Machete” has become more exciting now that Aljur’s statue has come alive to look for his one true love, Bela Padilla as Aginaya. Ryza Cenon tells him he doesn’t have to go elsewhere

Aljur, Kris Support Each Other

as she’s Aginaya and Aljur believes her because of a metal clip she got from Rosela, the real reincarnation of Aginaya.

As for Kris, after “Koreana,”

she’ll be doing a hosting job with Mark Herras in the danserye called “Dance with Me”. But she’s not discount-ing the fact that she and Aljur would be paired again. “It all depends on GMA management. Siguro if they feel na panahon para pagtambalin uli kami, they will fi nd the right project for us.”

Kris Bernal

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PNS -- MAJA Salvador and Matteo Guidicelli are often seen together these days. They eat out and work out in the gym together with the same trainor. Is something cooking between them?

Yes, we’re told they’re do-ing a movie together for Star Cinema, entitled “Busted”, the full length directorial debut of Enrico Santos where they’re supported by Ricky Davao and Rosanna Roces as Maja’s parents. So they’re probably preparing for the fi lm’s promo.

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PNS -- Nakausap din namin si Joel tungkol naman sa latest intriga sa kanila ni Lovi Poe.

Nang makapanayam kasi ang tinaguriang Lord of Scents sa

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Ito umano ang dahilan kung bakit hindi na ni-renew pa ng Afi cionado ang kontrata ni Lovi bilang endorser.

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Ayon kay Joel, hindi niya direktang sinasabi na hindi naging mabenta ang pabango ni Lovi. Natanong daw siya kasi na parang something like “you

Joel. says sorry to Lovimean to say, mas mabenta ang pabango ni Ronnie?”

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Hindi naman daw niya direk-tang sinabi na hindi bumebenta ang brand ni Lovi at nagkaroon lang talaga ng comparison be-cause of the question.

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Pinag-aaralan daw ng buong board ang pagre-renew sa kon-trata ng certain endorser pati na rin ang lahat ng product na bumebenta at hindi.

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Lovi Poe

PNS -- PINAGTAWANAN lang ni Dennis Trillo ang hula na mabubuntis niya si Jennylyn Mercado ngayong taon.

Hindi raw kasi siya naniniwala sa hula-hula.

Kaya nga raw tinawag na hula ay walang kasigura-duhan ang lahat. Ang nang-yayari raw sa ating buhay ay nasa ating mga kamay at mga panini-wala.

May dugong Chinese si Dennis at

Dennis laughs off prediction he’ll impregnate Jennylynmay sinusunod silang mga pamahiin at paniniwala lalo na kapag nagpapalit ang taon. Pero lumaki at nagkaisip si Dennis sa modernong mundo. Nasa tao na raw kung maniniwala sa hula o hindi.

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araw-araw. Wala akong pinaplanong sobra-sobra... ‘yong hanggang kaya ko lang,” paha-yag ni Dennis nang makatsikahan namin sa presscon ng Dwarfi na na pinagbibida-han ni Heart Evangelista.

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Sa Lunes na magsisimula ang Dwar-fi na nila ni Heart pagkatapos ng Nama-masko Po ni Jillian Ward sa GMA7.


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(Note: These quotes did not come from any one book or source, but gleaned from a lot of books and sources, compiled through the years.)

“It is in dreaming the greatest dreams and seeking the highest goals that we build the brightest tomor-rows.” – Unknown

* * * “Stand up to your obstacles

and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.” – Norman Vincent Peale

* * * “Every time you smile at some-

one, it is an action of love, a gift to a person, a beautiful thing.” – Mother Teresa

* * * “Be bold and courageous.

When you look back on you life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the things you did.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

* * * “When a mind has only light,

its own radiance shines all around it, and it extends out into the darkness of other minds, transforming them into majesty.” – Unknown

* * * “The privilege of a lifetime

is being who you are.” – Joseph Campbell

* * * “It doesn’t matter where you

have been. It only matters where you are going.” – Brian Tracy

* * *

“Winning isn’t everything, but the will to win is everything.” – Vince Lombardi

* * *

Great Thoughts from Great Minds, Part II

“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct propor-tion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.” – Tom Hopkins

* * * “Too often we underestimate

the power of touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest com-pliment, or the smallest act of caring – all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia

* * * “Anything that is of value

in life only multiplies when it is given.” – Deepak Chopra

* * * “If you go looking for a friend,

you’re going to find few. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.” – Zig Ziglar

* * * “We are not rich by what’s

in our pockets but what’s in our hearts.” – Unknown

* * *

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By Florence F. Hibionada, Philippine News Service (PNS) | ILOILO, PHILIPPINES, 3/6/2011 - The campaign against human trafficking is off to a different playing field here in Iloilo with innovations in strategies employed by the Iloilo Provincial Government (IPG) and Police Regional Of-fice 6 (PRO6).

Subject of a Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA), seekers of business licenses in the “enter-tainment and dining industry” will now be required to attend an orientation-seminar relative to human trafficking.

“Consider yourselves warned,” is the underlying message to all owners of Karaoke or KTV Bars, massage parlors, spas, res-taurants and other similar busi-ness establishments.

As such, “no attendance, no permit” is now the condition with the seminar primarily fo-cused on the provisions of Re-public Act (RA) 7610 or the An-ti-Child Abuse Law, RA 9208 or Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, and other related laws.

“This prerequisite is provid-ed for in the Memorandum of Agreement between Iloilo Pro-vincial Government and Police Regional Office 6 which was signed by Governor Arthur De-fensor, Sr. and the region’s top cop, Police Chief Superintendent Cipriano E. Querol, Jr. It applies both to those who are renewing their business licenses and for the new applicants,” PRO 6 in a news release sent to Philip-pine News Service (PNS) went. “The Agreement will serve as coordinating efforts between the PRO6 and Iloilo Provincial Government in regulating the hiring of women and children to work in Karaoke bars, restau-rants, massage parlors, spas and similar establishments.”

With Iloilo as “take-off” prov-ince of said campaign, Querol said the Agreement will be rep-licated to other provinces in the region.

“Western Visayas is among the target destinations of traf-ficked women and children. With the support of the Local Government, we can effectively combat trafficking in persons through massive information campaigns,” he said.

To note, Police Superintendent Ma. Cecilia Detablan, Chief of Regional Women and Children

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ILOILO, PHILIPPINES - A self-proclaimed member of communist terrorist group New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Western Visayas Regional Office 6 (WEVRO6).

Believed to be behind the series of extortion letters sent out to businessmen in South-ern Iloilo, caught was June Tenerife of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental.

The 35 year-old suspect was led by one of his victims into an NBI-WEVRO 6 entrapment operation in Sitio Sinigidan, Baran-gay Tenyente Benito in Tubungan, Iloilo. Tenerife has set up tem-porary residence in said barangay following his marriage to a local resident.

NBI WEVRO 6 operatives successfully made the arrest early Monday evening without any inci-dent. Among the recoveries were a .45 caliber pistol, five live ammu-nitions and various Identification Cards bearing Tenerife’s various identities.

ABS-CBN Iloilo’s John Fernan-dez in a report gathered that among the suspect’s victim was a rice trader in the area with the demand made in an extortion letter. Same NPA-reasoning of “revolutionary tax” was used by the NPA-wannabe with follow-up demand made via a text message.

The NBI-WEVRO 6 is consoli-dating evidences that has built up against Tenerife and will be used in filing corresponding complaints. Among the charges to be filed are extortion, illegal possession of firearms and grave threats.

NBI WEVRRO 6 Regional Di-rector Elfren Meneses Jr. decided to withhold the identity of the victim for security reasons.

Incidentally, NPA extortion cum demand for “revolutionary tax” is prevalent in Southern Iloilo with known NPA-infiltrated hinterland barangays here. The Municipality of Tubungan for its part has since been subject of NPA attacks partic-ularly cellular site towers of major telecommunication companies.

Tenerite upon his arrest though has reportedly clarified his sup-posed NPA membership denying the extortion charge while admit-ting ownership of the gun recov-ered.

Bureau insiders told Philippine News Service (PNS) that the sus-pect is also believed to be operating alone.

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Protection Desk, disclosed that the Philippines was placed on the Tier 2 Watch List of the US State Department. The report was for Calendar Year 2009 that showed slow progress of the country in convicting traffick-ing offenders.

“The US State Department provides information on traffick-ing in many countries and ranks each country’s performance from Tier 1 (highest) to Tier 3. The ranking is based more on the extent of government action to combat trafficking than on the size of the problem,” the news release continued. “Defensor said his office is willing to sup-port PRO6 in all its campaign in the maintenance of peace and order in the province.”

“In all matters of mutual con-cern, you can always expect the support of my leadership,” Gov-ernor Defensor assured. (With reports from RPIO)


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BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless released the first of many cutting-edge devices to help consumers take advantage of the nation’s fastest, most advanced 4G network. The ThunderboltTM by HTC, Verizon USB551L 4G LTE modem by Novatel Wire-less, and Samsung 4G LTE Mo-bile Hotspot keeps customers connected with unprecedented wireless speed. Verizon Wire-less 4G LTE users can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broad-band coverage areas.

“At Verizon Wireless, we strive to continuously expand our network and new product offerings to give custom-ers choices suitable for their unique lifestyle,” said Elva Lima, executive director of community relations and multicultural communications for Verizon Wireless. “We are fortunate to partner with re-spected and innovative technol-ogy companies such as HTC, Novatel Wireless and Samsung, to bring the best mobile devices to our customers.”

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Verizon Wireless Brings Consumers Up To Speed With New 4G LTE Mobile DevicesThunderBoltTM by HTC, Verizon USB551L Modem and the Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot Offer High Speed 4G LTE Wireless Connection Options

for Google Mobile Services, including Gmail™, YouTube™ and the Android Market™ with thousands of free apps. Additionally, the Thunder-BoltTM by HTC will feature 4G LTE optimized apps such as EA’s Rock Band, Gameloft’s Let’s Golf! 2, Tunewiki and Bitbop.

Key features:4.3” WVGA display8- megapixel rear facing

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Newest generation of the 1GHz Snapdragon processor

Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G connection with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices

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The Verizon USB551L 4G LTE modem is a high-per-forming USB modem with a compact design and industry-leading flexibility, convenience and reliability. The USB551L modem is designed to provide connectivity to check email, download rich multimedia content and stay connected to family, friends and coworkers. Customers who travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area will stay connected on the Verizon Wireless 3G network.

Key features:Compact and lightweight

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Dimensions: 2.32”(H) x 3.54”(W) x 0.45”(D)

Pricing and AvailabilityThe ThunderBolt by HTC is

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HTC customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless

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The Verizon USB551L and Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot are both available for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a 4G Mobile Broadband plan.

4G LTE Mobile Broadband plans begin at $50 monthly ac-cess for 5GB. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

For more information about the mobile devices, their fea-tures, pricing and data plans available through Verizon Wireless, visit www.verizon-wireless.com.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Media can access high-resolution im-ages and videos of the devices through the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multime-dia.)

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Launch Event: April 21st at Mills College, Oakland, CA.

Guest Speaker: Maya Soetoro-Ng, Author and

Sister of President Barack ObamaOpening Address: Marjorie A. Ames, Head of the

Cultural Programs Division in the Bureau of Educational and Cul-tural Affairs (ECA) at the U.S. De-partment of State

April 2011, San Francisco, CA – On April 21, 2011, as part of “A Project of Economica: Women and the Global Economy”, the Interna-tional Museum of Women (IMOW) will launch Young Women Speak-ing the Economy, an online exhibi-tion presenting a global economic outlook based on the perspectives of 44 young women from four dis-tinctly different countries.

Notes IMOW Executive Director Clare Winterton, “The voices, ideas and perspectives of young women are rarely seen or heard in the cur-rent debate about the economy and the global financial crisis. However, women’s voices – especially those of a new generation – are crucial to finding new solutions in a world where women’s economic contribu-tions and rights are still significant-ly under-valued.”

In pairing four countries with diverse economies, cultures and histories, Young Women Speaking the Economy creates an exhibition space that allows visitors and partic-ipants alike to reflect on the diverse economic realities young women are experiencing today. The focus of the exhibition is on four groups of young women, aged 18-25, from the United States, Denmark, the Philippines, and the Sudan. Led by the San Francisco-based Interna-tional Museum of Women, Young Women Speaking the Economy is a collaborative project with the Sudanese Women’s Museum and Ahfad University for Women in the Sudan; the Women’s Museum and Aarhus University in Denmark; the Ayala Museum and Miriam College in the Philippines; and Mills Col-lege in the United States.

Over a period of four months, 44 young women will engage one another, their local communities, and a global audience via an online exhibition that also operates as a virtual forum, and through locally based events in each of the coun-tries. Exploring personal experi-ences and aspirations, as well as the similarities and differences in their individual and national circum-stances, Young Women Speaking the Economy focuses on such is-sues as entering the workforce for

‘Young Women Speaking the Economy’-Introduc-ing a New Perspective on Equality and Economics-

the first time; navigating economic uncertainty; considering an expatri-ate career; generational differences and women’s leadership roles; and personal economic ambitions and challenges.

Through creative production, including visual, musical, and graphic arts mediums, and through dialogue, the participating young women will address global stereo-types, learn about common and distinct economic conditions and challenges, and work together to find their voices on global issues of power and economics. Accessible to audiences in the US and abroad, Young Women Speaking the Econ-omy provides a platform to fore-ground the experiences of a genera-tion and gender too often excluded from public discourse, especially around economic issues.

FACTS & FIGURES:

The continuing global need for women’s economic empowerment and visibility is reinforced by the global statistics that women: (1) constitute an estimated 70 percent of the world’s absolute poor[1], and (2) work two thirds of the world’s working hours, and yet earn only 10 percent of the world’s income[2].

In regards to the four countries represented in Young Women Speaking the Economy, three-quar-ters of Danish women work in the formal economy, and access educa-tion and employment opportunities, along with fair wages, in compara-ble numbers to their male counter-parts.[3] However, as Denmark’s economy is experiencing shifts, opportunities for women are no longer guaranteed. In contrast, the Philippines has dealt with the trials and tribulations of being a newly industrialized, emerging market economy. The country has relied on women to prop up, adjust to and adapt to economic changes[4]. Col-lege-going women preparing to en-ter this heavily segregated economy hope for upward mobility.

In the case of the United States, even educated young women enter-ing the workforce face a daunting task, given recent job losses, ris-ing unemployment, inflation and increases in the cost of living.[5] However, of the four represented countries in the International Mu-seum of Women’s exhibition Young Women Speaking the Economy, the majority of women in the Sudan face the most difficult challenges. Decades of civil war and its ensu-ing poverty have served to entrench cultural and economic oppression, creating myriad challenges for Su-

danese women as they prepare to assume informed leadership roles in their families, communities and nation.

“This initiative of the International Museum of Women embodies what Museum & Community Collabora-tions Abroad (MCCA) is all about. In addition to highlighting the essen-tial role women play in diverse so-cieties,” states AAM president, Ford W. Bell, “this project uses technol-ogy to literally span the globe, forg-ing connections across cultures.” Notes Dennis White, president and CEO, MetLife Foundation, “We are proud to support such an innovative program, which promotes global connections. Young Women Speak-ing the Economy will provide more opportunities for people to experi-ence and understand our world in new ways.”

From April 21, 2011 through July 2011, Young Women Speak-ing the Economy will highlight in-tersections and contrasts between the 44 participating young women in diverse economic communities, enabling a forum for creativity and global dialogue, and introduc-ing new perspectives and voices of young women into the ongoing con-versation about the world’s volatile global economy.


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LAS VEGAS, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Celine Dion is at the microphone. Legendary Grammy Awards Producer Ken Ehrlich is the director at the helm. A stage filled with 31 musicians, con-sisting of a full orchestra and band, is playing. And thousands of fans from around the world are flocking to Las Vegas to be amongst the first to see Celine’s anticipated return to The Colos-seum at Caesars Palace. The first run of shows in March has already sold out; June through August summer performances are going fast. To keep up with ticket demand, an additional 16 shows scheduled between Dec. 28 through Jan. 22, 2012 are on-sale as of Saturday, March 19 at 10 a.m. (PST).

Early last year, Celine an-nounced her three-year resi-dency and return to The Col-osseum, the world-renowned venue where she was the first to grace its stage. When her first show A New Day… opened on March 25, 2003, it went on to not only become one of the most successful shows in Las Vegas but also redefined the entertainment industry; Celine would become the first artist at the height of her career to stop touring and invite fans to come to her. By the time the show closed on December 15, 2007, more than 3 million fans spanning all seven continents and 138 countries had seen the show.

Celine’s brand new show includes her biggest hits mixed with timeless classics and pays tribute to some of the most celebrated songs and artists of all time. The glamorous show features a full orchestra and band and is set to a visually stunning presentation designed exclusively for the 4,300 seat state-of-the-art venue.

Tickets for performances through Aug. 14 are on-sale now with December and Janu-ary performances going on-sale as of Saturday, March 19 at

10 a.m. (PST). For tickets, call 877-4-CELINE (423-5463) or log on to www.ticketmaster.com keyword “Celine Dion.” Prices range from $55 to $250, not including taxes and fees. VIP ticket packages are avail-able on Ticketmaster. Tickets may also be purchased at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Box Office, open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For groups of 20 or more, call (702) 731-7208.

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venues. The current and recent concert tour roster includes artists such as Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Justin Bieber, Leon-ard Cohen, Wisin & Yandel, Kenny Chesney, P!nk and Paul McCartney. The company is also currently producing shows in Las Vegas including Celine Dion at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casinos, and Barry Manilow at Paris. The AEG Live exhibition portfolio boasts the most successful exhibition of all time, Tutankhamun and

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SHOWBIZ WATCHER by Ogie Cruz | SAN DIEGO, 4/8/2011 -- Ayon sa MTRCB (Movie and Television Review and Classifi-cation Board) Chairperson Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares puni-tive sanctions kailangan ibigay ng TV5 sa programang ‘Willing Willie’ ni Willie Revillame.

Itoy tungkol sa March 12 episode ng nasabing show, kung saan si Jan-Jan ang 6 yrs old ay nagpakita ng kanyang talent as macho-dance routine.Kung gusto nyo makita ito,punta lang kayo sa youtube ‘Astig na Bata’ ang title.

Ayon na rin sa third briefer ng

MTRCB, kailangan daw ng TV5 na magkaroon ng regulatory measures.Lalo na sa mga shows na may kinalaman ang mga bata , kailangan daw masala muna ito bago isalang sa Tv.

Ayon na rin kay Mr. Robert Barreiro (Tv5 Executive Vice President & COO) na galing sa preliminary conference hearing.

“ Imposed stricter guidelines of minors,particularly children on all Tv5 programs.Required tha all auditions of Tv5 programs be supervised by the represen-tatives designated by the Tv5 ombudsman.Appointed and inernal ombusdsman to entertain complaints regarding offensive programs.

“Imposed a monatorium on contests and game shows involv-ing minors.Created a standard advisory board to be composed , among others of a psychologist, creative director and children’s communication expert.

“Engaged the services of a team of psychologists to attend to Jan-Jan’s needs, “.

Samantalang nagsalita na rin si Willie Revillame tungkol sa issue na ito at ayon sa kanya nagsumbong daw sa kanya ang Tatay ni Jan-Jan at sinabi na may pumunta raw na director at isang babae sa bahay nila. Pinasusulat sila ng isang affidavit na nag-karoon talaga ng child abuse at hindi nila pinahintulutan si Jan-Jan na sumayaw ng ganon.

Kaya ang ginawa ng tatay ng bata pilit na kinontak ang naturang kontrabersyal na host,

MTRCB Says: Punitive Sanctions Should Be Imposed On Willie’s Show

para isumbong ang lahat .Siem-pre natuwa naman ang host sa ginawa ng tatay ng bata.Kung baga pilit pinasisiraan si Wil-lie para lalo itong malagay sa alanganin.

Anu kaya ang nangyayari ngayon sa show ni Willie, mana-tili pa kaya ito sa ere ng channel 5 lalo pa’t may mga natatanggap na reklamo ang MTRCB doon sa naturang episode, kung saan gusto nila munang ipatigil ang show ni Willie?

BOLITAS KING ANG ISANG AKTOR !!! Matunog na ma-tunog ang isang sikat na aktor daw ay may bulitas sa kanyang ari , at yun daw ang pinagma-malaki ng aktor sa kanyang mga nagiging girlfriend.Ayon ito sa usapan ng dalawa kong kaibigan na movie reporter din.

Sikat na sikat ang aktor at na nasa isang malaking network pero siempre ayaw namain sabihin kung sino ito, but im sure napapanood nyo siya sa isang teleserye everyday lalo na rito sa Amerika.

Nanatiling blind item pa rin ito para sa mga readers ng Asian Journal although sa radio show ng aming mga katoto na sina Alex Datu at Benny Andaya mention nila ang name nito.At takenote pati ang kasalukuyang girlfriend nito ay may IUD rin daw na ginagamit.Kaya daw hin-di malimot limutan ito ng isang aktres na nasa happy network.

Gusto nyo ba malaman kung sino ang bulitas king na aktor, pwes pumunta lang kayo sa Asian Journal office at ibubulong ko sa inyo ?

BUNTIS SI REGINE VE-LASQUEZ ??? Kalat na kalat na sa apat na sulot ng showbiz landia ang chismis na ito pero hanggang ngayon wala pa rin confirmation na nanggagaling sa kampo nina Ogie Alcasid at kanyang asawa na si Regine.

Pero ang tiyak na nangangam-ba ngayon ang producer ng teleserye niya sa PinoyTv, paano kung totoong buntis si Regine? Paano nito matatapos ang show kung magiging buntis siya rito samantalang bakla ang role ni Ms. Velasquez rito.Malaking problema ito kung matutuloy pa ang shooting, sinabihan pa na-

man si Regine noon ng kanyang doctor na kung sakaling mag-dadalang tao ito, kailangan ng full relaxation at huwag masya-dong magpapakapagod dahil maselan ang bagay na ito dahil na rin sa edad ng singer.

Pwes abangan na lang natin ang pag-amin ng dalawa ?Basta kami natutuwa kami kung totoo man na buntis si Regine, at least may pagkakataon pa sila para magkaroon ng anak , sana kam-bal para lalo silang sumaya lalo na sa edad ng babae ,maselan na para manganak.

CAPTAIN BARBELL NI RICHARD IMPRESS ANG MGA AMERKANO !!!Kapag lunchtime na naming, sa isang Filipino restaurant kami ku-makain at habang nakabukas ang kanilang Tv sa PinoyTv .

Maraming mga US Navy ang kumakain roon, mga natural born na amerkano samantalang labas sa Tv ang Captain Barbel nni Richard Gutierrez.Napapatigil ang mga amerkano sa pagkain nila habang impress sila sa mga technical effects ng naturang pro-grama, feeling nila nanonood sila ng Superman.

Tinanong pa nga nila ako kung Filipino si Captain Barbell, kasi mukhang amerkano ito.Enjoy daw sila sa mga fight scene at special effects, siempre pinagma-malaki namin na sabihin sa ka-nila na Filipino made si Richard.

Pati ang costume ni Richard e talaga namang hi-tech na puedeng ikumpara sa mga cos-tume nina Superman,Spiderman at kung sino-sino pa ng super-hero sa amerika.

MOVIE NI SARAH AT GER-ALD, WALA RAW PRESSCON !!! Reklamo ng mga katoto naming showbiz writers, bakit minadali raw ang pagpapalabas ng movie nina Sarah Geronimo at Gerald Anderson ng wala man lang presscon na nangyari bago ang showing nito.

Samantalang join venture raw ito ng Star Cinema at Viva Films, in other word nagtipid daw ang mga producers nito kaya walang presscon o maari raw dahil sa pag-sorry na ginawa ni Sarah sa “D Buzz” sapat na yun para sa publicities ng nasabing movie.

Kaso anu itong nabalitaan namin na mahina raw ang natur-ang movie ni Sarah with Gerald Anderson, as in mahina raw sa takilya? Aba hindi ito maganda sa career ni Sarah, d ba yung last movie niya rin ay mahina rin paano na ang kanyang Superstar status?

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The 8th annual Ladies Day in Old Town San Diego State His-toric Park will celebrate the ev-eryday life skills, creative past times, and daily work chores of women who lived in early San Diego from 1821 to 1872. This year’s event takes place on Saturday, April 9, from noon to 5 p.m. and is named Dar-ing, Delightful & Determined Women: A Day with the Ladies of Old Town.

“Ladies Day in Old Town will showcase exciting activities that are educational as well as amusing for both children and adults,” said Deanna Turton, volunteer co-chair of the event. “People will walk away know-ing what it was like to experi-ence and live in San Diego in the early to mid-1800s and appreciate how they mastered the life skills needed to survive and make a home for their families.”

The plaza will contain vol-unteers and descendants from Old Town’s founding families performing living history dem-onstrations. Booths will feature a variety of 19th century games and crafts, basket weaving, historic letter writing, crochet-ing and lace-making. Historic crafts will also be available for all ages.

At 2 p.m, the event will also feature a historic hat, bonnet and day cap contest accom-

8th Annual Ladies Day In Old Town April 9th

panied by a small entry fee. Winners of the hat contest will be recognized for their creativ-ity, historical accuracy and how well the hat flatters the owner. Anyone with a sweet a tooth, can also try their hand at hand-cranking their own ice cream, sponsored by Coldstone. Sweet toppings of all kinds will be provided. The event will also showcase historic hair demon-strations so women of all ages can relax and get their hair done while experiencing the notable hair styles of the 1800s. There will also be hourly a gar-den tours as well as live enter-tainment from historic dancers and the Los Californios musical group. Free refreshments will also be provided.

In addition, volunteers will display historic clothing from the park’s interpretive period and visitors will see a historic photography exhibit. Demon-strations on doing laundry by hand, soap making, and cook-ing will also be featured. And finally, the Cosmopolitan Res-taurant will be holding a ladies tea during the afternoon, where everyone can enjoy historic delicacies while listening to dramatic readings by perform-ers from Write Out Loud.

Free parking is available in the CalTrans headquarters on Taylor Street, one block from the event site.

walang ningning, im sure matu-tuwa ang mga guro ng PASADO na inisnab niyang tanggapin ang award, bilang Pasadong Hu-warang kabataan?

KRIS AQUINO, HINDI RAW SILA NI DIETHER OCAMPO! Si Diether ngayon ang matunog na matunog na boyfriend daw ni Kris sa ngayon, sapagkata lagi raw na nakikita ang dalawa magkasama sa anumang showbiz gathering o kahit sa Mall.

Pero kambyo pa rin ang kris hindi raw totoo na silang dalawa na sa kasalukuyan, wala pa rin daw siyang boyfriend dahil ayaw raw ng kanyang bunsong anak na si Bimbi.

Parati lang daw sila magkasa-ma ni Diether dahil madali itong matawagan at makumbida sa anumang okasyon, kaya lagi raw silang magkasama.

Basta siya raw ay hindi magli-lihim kung talagang wala silang ralasyon ni Diether.Sige na nga maniwala na tayo sa pali-wanag ni Kris, ang hindi kami makapaniwala yung sa kanilang dalawa ni Lolo Ted Failon nyo.Ang balita namin kaya nawala ang romansa nila ni Ted dahil hindi na natuloy ang show nila na mangyayari.

MTRCB Says: Puni-tive Sanctions


Mga empleyado nitong ating bansa,Nagtagal sa puwesto, agad NANARIWA.Pakaasahan nyong mayroong HIMALA,Kung hindi MAPUNA, si JUAN, kawawa. Katulad ni Pare, kabit sa BIR,Sa tatlong taon lang, walo ang sasakyan.Tao sa LTO na ‘di masilayan,Araw lang ng suweldo kung siya’y lumitaw. Itong si Gutierrez na TIGAS-TIGASAN,Lagi ng may NGITI na ‘di natin alam.Sa daming “cover up” na ‘di na mabilang,Nagka suson-suson itong kasalanan. Ibang may tungkulin sa ating gobyerno,Mula sa Barangay hanggang sa Palasyo.May Kabit at Anak, may bahay at “auto”,Gayong ang totoo, ‘di sapat ang suweldo. Yaong iba namang likas na mayaman,Dahil sa posisyon, hilig pang magkamal.Sa lakas at kabig, dukha’y niyurakan,Kinamkam ang lupa na ari ni JUAN. Mga kasambahay, lahing POLITIKO,Iisa ang sayaw sa pagkandidato.Isang kapalarang kapagka nanalo,Parang “VACCUUM CLEANER” sa perang gobyerno. Ganyan itong utak ng Pinoy sa bayan,Kapagka may lakas at kapangyarihan.Impluensyang gamit ang KAMAY NA BAKAL,Ang siyang sandatang panakot kay JUAN. Isang halimbawa ay ang mga pulis,Kalat na MANGHUTHOT at NAGMAMALABIS.Tindera sa kalyeng may kitang maliit,Kokotongan pa rin may dagdag pang BUWIS. Dagdag ko pa rito ‘tong pulis Bocaue,Aba naku! Lintik! Tila sinusuwerte.Sa drogang nasabat, piniit ang pobre,“Bail Out 300K”, “smart” na KUKOTE. Ang siste po lamang ng ito’y mangyari,Sa dal’wang Barangay, tahimik, tameme.Ni walang ‘record” kung ano ang siste,“One on one” ang laban, si bayaw, responde. Tatlong daang libo na tumataginting,Ang bigay ni bayaw sa pulis, magiting.Pulis na SUGAPA sa KUMAKALANSING,Masayang-masaya, MAMAMATAY KA RIN. Sama ng loob kong hindi matulungan,At ayaw ding ako’y madawit sa away.Bakit ba si Garcia ay 60K lang,Sa milyong kinurap, iyon lang ang bigay. Nababatid ba nyo, kasong Ampatuan?Tila nanlalamig, walang pupuntahan.Ganyan tayong lagi sa KASONG MAYAMAN,Kung hindi MAGLAHO ay biglang GAGAAN. Kasong nagtatagal ay isang “corruption”,Tanggapin nyo’t hindi ay ‘wag ng magtanong.Masdan nyo ang China, humatol sa Pinoy,Kamatayan agad sa PINOY “drug mule”. Tilamsik ng sama nitong ating bayan, May mga bansa rin na natatapunan.Ang paniniwalang, hustisyang mabagal,Mayrong samang bunga, KURAPSYON, kabayan.

Hirit ni:Romeo S. Nicolas3/27/2011

Mga Sinyal Sa “Corruption”Hero

I thought I was a hero.That was a mistake.I recall somebody saying,“Don’t be a hero. Heroes are so sad!”l bleed baby! I bleed f or you!I just wanted help to forgive you.To understand the design why yo u bought me such pain.

To ease down my mind and to be able to say every things okay.But it is not happening that way.

Instead, I am greeted by your wall of silence.It is a beautiful day babe. Every things bright and magnified.So is my conf usion and emptiness.

I heard from some one that, “The ultimate act of forgiveness is the scent of a crushed violetLeft at your heels. “ I wish to forgive. But how can I, if it is noteven asked, like saying to a wall, I forgive you and feel okay!

And I wish to forget. But it’s not that easy. This goes through my head every day.But life goes on. Time heals. By your design I have faded away from you, but the hurt you brought is like a sore wound that never heals.I will always carry this with me forever and ever.

And I am not going to be a hero anymore, nor any ones angel as you have called me.Today a hero died.Long live the HERO!

Chapter 12

Danny did not recognize the voice at the other end of the line.

“Hello?” he asked again after picking up the phone.

“I know what you did and I know where you live,” the mys-terious voice said again.

“Who’s this?” Danny asked. He was at the brink of panicking. He didn’t know the person and he sounded like he was about to bring him trouble. Right away, he got paranoid. He had done a lot of questionable things in the past and was afraid one of them might have posed a problem. He was not sure whether he had commit-ted illegal deeds or harmed other people.

“Who’s this?”Just when Danny was about

to break down, the person at the other end laughed. Right away, Danny recognized the laughter.

“Put’ng ‘na, Monte (Son of a bitch Monte),” Danny screamed.

The laughter continued. When

it ended the man said: “You must have committed a lot of mischief. I could sense you were worried for a while.”

“Walang hiya ka (You shame-less), where are you?” Danny’s worried voice got excited.

MONTE WAS HIS CLOSE FRIEND when they were stu-dents at the San Juan de Letran, an exclusive private school in Manila. They spent the summer of 1969 barnstorming the teenage party scene, called “jam sessions” then, together with their other friends and classmates, Val and Mandy. Two boys from Quiapo, Bobby and Jimbo, joined them and opened the doors to some wild albeit shady adventures and misadventures. They had become so close but had parted ways a few years later. Danny was still in touch with Mandy and Bobby, who lived in San Diego, Califor-nia where he also migrated. Val had a drug overdose and passed away in his twenties. It was Mon-te who got strayed from them.




Health

ScienceDaily (Feb. 22, 2011) — Paid caregivers make it possible for seniors to remain living in their homes. The problem, ac-cording to a new Northwestern Medicine study, is that more than one-third of caregivers had dif-ficulty reading and understanding health-related information and directions. Sixty percent made er-rors when sorting medications into pillboxes.

The study will be published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

In a first-of-its-kind study, nearly 100 paid, non-family caregivers were recruited in the Chicago area and their health literacy levels and the health-related responsibilities were assessed, said Lee Lindquist, M.D., assistant professor of geriatrics at Northwest-ern Univer-sity Feinberg School of Medicine and phy-sician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

“We found that nearly 86 percent of the caregivers per-form health-related tasks,” said Lindquist, lead author of the study. “Most of the caregivers are women, about 50 years old. Many are foreign born or have a limited education. The jobs typically pay just under $9.00 per hour, but nearly one-third of the caregivers earn less than minimum wage.”

Lindquist found that despite pay, country of birth or education level, 60 percent of all the care-givers made errors when doling

Paid Caregivers May Lack the Skills to Take on Health-Relat-

ed Tasks in Senior’s Homes

Struggling to Follow Doctor’s Orders:

medication into a pillbox. This is an alarming statistic, because patients who don’t take certain medications as prescribed could end up in the hospital, Lindquist said.

“Many of these caregivers are good people who don’t want to disappoint and don’t want to lose their jobs,” Lindquist said. “So they take on health-related responsibilities, such as giving out medications and accompanying clients to the doctor for appoint-ments. Most physicians and fam-ily members do not realize that while the caregiver is nodding and saying ‘yes’, she might not really understand what is being said.”

Right now there isn’t a standard test family members or employ-

ment agencies can use to gauge a care-giver’s ability to understand and follow health-related information, Lindquist said.

“Currently we are developing tests consumers can use to evaluate caregiver skills as well as studying the screen-ing processes caregiver agencies use,” Lindquist said. “But, if you really want to know if the care-giver is doing a good job and is taking care of the health needs of your senior, start by going into the home, observing them doing the tasks, and asking more questions.”

The Barney Family Foundation funded this study (Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releas-es/2011/02/110222171238.htm

ScienceDaily (Mar. 12, 2011) — Cheer up. Stop worrying. Don’t work so hard. Good ad-vice for a long life? As it turns out, no. In a groundbreaking

study of personality as a predic-tor of longevity, University of California, Riverside research-ers found just the opposite.

“It’s surprising just how often common assumptions -- by both scientists and the media -- are wrong,” said Howard S. Friedman, distinguished profes-sor of psychology who led the 20-year study.

Friedman and Leslie R. Martin , a 1996 UCR alumna (Ph.D.) and staff researchers, have published those findings in “The Longevity Project: Sur-

Keys to Long Life? Not What You Might Expect

prising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Land-mark Eight-Decade Study” (Hudson Street Press, March 2011).

Friedman and Martin exam-ined, refined and supplemented data gathered by the late Stan-ford University psychologist Louis Terman and subsequent researchers on more than 1,500 bright children who were about 10 years old when they were first studied in 1921. “Probably our most amazing finding was that personality characteristics and social relations from child-hood can predict one’s risk of dying decades later,” Friedman concluded.

The Longevity Project, as the

study became known, followed the children through their lives, collecting information that included family histories and relationships, teacher and parent ratings of personal-ity, hobbies, pet ownership, job success, education levels, military service and numerous other details.

“When we started, we were frustrated with the state of

research about individual dif-ferences, stress, health and longevity,” Friedman recalled. “It was clear that some people were more prone to disease, took longer to recover, or died sooner, while others of the same age were able to thrive. All sorts of explanations were being proposed -- anxiety, lack of exercise, nerve-racking ca-reers, risk-taking, lack of reli-gion, unsociability, disintegrat-ing social groups, pessimism, poor access to medical care, and Type A behavior patterns.” But none were well-studied over the long term. That is, none followed people step-by-step throughout their lives.

When Friedman and Martin began their research in 1991, they planned to spend six months examining predictors of health and longevity among the Terman participants.

But the project continued over the next two decades -- funded in part by the National Institute on Aging -- and the team eventually involved more than 100 graduate and under-graduate students who tracked down death certificates, evalu-ated interviews, and analyzed tens of thousands of pages of information about the Terman participants through the years.

“We came to a new under-standing about happiness and health,” said Martin, now a psychology professor at La Sierra University in Riverside. “One of the findings that really astounds people, including us, is that the Longevity Project participants who were the most cheerful and had the best sense of humor as kids lived shorter lives, on average, than those who were less cheerful and joking. It was the most prudent and persistent individuals who stayed healthiest and lived the longest.”

Part of the explanation lies in health behaviors -- the cheer-ful, happy-go-lucky kids tended to take more risks with their health across the years, Fried-man noted. While an optimistic approach can be helpful in a crisis, “we found that as a gen-eral life-orientation, too much of a sense that ‘everything will be just fine’ can be dangerous because it can lead one to be careless about things that are important to health and long

“Don’t work too hard, don’t stress,” doesn’t work as advice for good health and long life. Subjects who were the most involved and committed to their jobs did the best. Continually productive men and women lived much longer than their more laid-back comrades.

The clearest health ben-efit of social relation-ships comes from being involved with and help-ing others. The groups you associate with often determine the type of person you become -- healthy or unhealthy.


Housing & Real Estate

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Homes with two or more stories should be equipped with a fire escape ladder

(Family Features) In 2008, fire departments responded to 403,000 home fires in the Unit-ed States, yet, a recent survey by the Home Safety Council (HSC) reveals that less than half (37 percent) of respon-dents have taken any actions to prevent home fires. In response, HSC and Werner Ladder are partnering to encourage fami-lies to prepare for a home fire by developing an emergency escape plan and to make sure second- and third- story exits are equipped with fire escape ladders. Families may consider an innovative built-in ladder as

an option.

“If your primary exit is blocked by smoke, heat or flames, you’ll need to use a sec-ond way out, possibly a win-

Fire Escape Planning Starts with Having a Plan

dow” said Chris Filardi, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Werner Ladder. “Making sure everyone knows the exit op-tions and how to use a built-in fire escape ladder if necessary could, ultimately, save a life in an emergency.”

There are more than 70 mil-lion two-to-three-story homes in the United States, according to a 2007 U.S. Census Bureau American Housing Survey, yet surprisingly, research by HSC reveals that only six percent of U.S. homes own a fire escape ladder.

“Many families don’t real-ize that a fire can go from first spark to deadly levels in as few as three minutes, leaving fami-

lies little time to escape,” said Home Safety Council President Meri-K Appy. “In situations when getting out of the home quickly is critical to survival, a fire escape ladder may be one

If I close my eyes, I see dead bodies. If I open my eyes, I also see dead bodies. Each one of us have to work 20 hours a day. Yet I wish we had 48 hours in a day so that we can continue to go help rescue folks.

We are without water and electricity, and food ration is near zero. We barely manage to move refugees and there are new orders to move them elsewhere.

I am currently in Fukushima, about 25 kilometers away from the nuclear power plant. I have so much to tell you that if I could write it all down it would surely turn into a novel about human relationships and behav-ior during time of crisis.

The other day I ran into a Vietnamese American. His name is Toan and he is an engineer working at Fukushima 1 and he was wounded right at the beginning when the earth-quake struck. With the chaos that ensued no one helped him communicate with his family. When I ran into him I contacted the US embassy and I have to admit that I admire the Ameri-cans’ swift action: they sent a helicopter immediately to the hospital and took him to their military base.

But the foreign students from Vietnam are not so lucky. I still have not received any news from them, and if there are exact names and addresses of where they work and so on, it would be easier to find out as to their fate. In Japan the police do not keep such exact data of residency the way they do in Vietnam and privacy law here makes it difficult to find them. I met a Japanese woman who worked with seven Vietnamese women who are here foreign students. Their work place is only 3 km from the ocean and

of the most important home improvement steps a caregiver can take.”

The HSC and Werner Ladder are urging families to work to-gether to develop a fire escape plan. They can start by draw-ing a floor plan of their home, including all rooms, windows, doors, stairways, fire escapes and smoke alarms, and inden-tifying two ways out of every room. In some cases a window may be the only way to escape a fire. In this situation, families

should have a fire escape ladder that is easy to use and is long enough to reach the ground.

Once the plan is in place, it is just as important that families practice fire drills at least twice a year. As part of their fire drill exercises, families should remember to practice deploy-ing the fire escape ladder to the ground. To practice, extend the escape ladder and climb up a few rungs from the bot-tom. This will give each family member a sense of what it feels

like to be on the ladder while preventing an unnecessary fall. Only use the ladder for an exit in an actual emergency.

If you have infants or children too young to escape indepen-dently, keep a front facing baby carrier near the window so an adult can escape with the baby and have both hands free to hold the ladder.

To learn more about devel-oping a fire escape plan and choosing a fire escape ladder

for a home, visit the Home Safety Council at http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/MySafeHome/msh_wernerlad-der_w001.asp to Werner Lad-der Feature Page and Werner Ladder at www.wernerfirees-capeladder.com. By starting to practice fire safety now, families can ensure they will be prepared throughout the year to exit their home safely in the event of a fire.

she said that they don’t’ re-ally understand Japanese and when they fled they followed her. But when she checked back they were gone. Now she didn’t know if they managed to survive. She remembers one woman’s name Nguyen thi Huyen (or Hien).

No representatives from the Vietnamese embassy have shown even though on the Vietnamese news on the inter-net they say that they are very concerned about Vietnamese citizens in Japan, all of it a lie.

Even us policemen are hungry and thirsty so can you imagine what those Vietnamese foreign students are going through? The worst things here right now are the cold, the hunger and thirst, the lack of water and electricity. The people here remain calm, and their sense of dignity and proper behavior are very good so things aren’t as bad as they could be. But given another week I can’t guarantee that things wont’ get to a point where there would no way we can provide proper protection and order. They are humans after all, and when hunger and thirst override dignity, well, they will do what they have to do. The government is trying to provide air supply, bringing in food and medicine but it’s like dropping a little salt into the ocean.

Brother, there are so many stories I want to tell you but there are so many that I don’t know how to write them. But there was a really moving incident. It involves a little Japanese boy and he taught an adult like me a lesson on how to behave as human being.

Last night, I was sent to a little grammar school to help a charity organization distribute food to the refugees. It was a long line the snaked this way and that and I saw a little boy around 9 years old. He was wearing a t-shirt and pair of shorts.

It was getting very cold and the boy was at the very end of the line. I was worried that by the time his turn came there wouldn’t be any food left. So I talked to him.

He said he was in the middle of PE at school when the earth-

quake happened. His father worked nearby and was driving to the school. He was on the third floor balcony and he saw the tsunami sweep his father’s car away. I asked him about his mother and he said his house is right by the beach, and that his mother and little sister probably didn’t make it. He turned his head and wiped his tears when I asked about his relatives.

The boy was shivering so I took off my police jacket and put it on him. That’s when my bag of food ration fell out. I picked it up and gave it to him. “When it comes to your turn, they might run out of food. So here’s my portion. I already ate. Why don’t you eat it.”

The boy took my food and bowed. I thought he would eat it right away but not at all. He took the bag of food and went up where the line end and put it where all the food was waiting to be distributed. I was really shocked. I asked him why he didn’t eat it and instead add it to the food …

He answered: “Because I see a lot more people hungrier than I am. If I put it there then they would distribute the food equally.”

When I head that I turned away so that people didn’t see me cry. It was so moving. Who knew a 9 year old in 3rd grade can teach me a lesson on how to be a human being in a time of great suffering? A powerful lesson on sacrifice and giving. A society that can a produce a nine year old who understands about sacrifice for the greater good has got to be a great soci-ety, a great people.

It reminds me of a phrase that I learned in school on capitalist theories from old man Fuwa [Tetsuzo], Chairman of Japanese Communist Party: “If Marx comes back to life, he will have to add a phrase to his book, Capital, and that’s ‘Communist ideology is only successful in Japan.’”

Well, a few lines to send you and your family my warm wishes. The hours of my shift has begun again.

Ha Minh Thanh

Letter from Fukushima:

A Vietnamese-Japanese police officer’s account

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by Joe Son

From Antique to America:Memoirs of a Filipino American Doctor

Pinnacle: My Early Retirement


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In the last issue of the San Di-ego Asian Journal sometimes in March, I wrote an article about negativity, Be Happy... Think positive!

At least three AJ readers sent an e-mail giving a positive feedback on the article and one even suggested if I can think of something that can give an overview on how to overcome negative feelings.

In bad times like what we have today, economic hardships, inevitable war, corrupt government of-fi cials, high gas prices, pervasive violence, work and food shortage, in-cessant wrath of nature, including wanton injus-tice, I believe countless people are struggling with negative feelings while others maybe are plagued by overwhelming sadness and a sense of worthless-ness.

These kinds of negative feel-ings can be dangerrous. They will undermine people’s con-fi dence, blackened the ability to think and may even curtail people’s reasoning power. This should be the right time where people need power and energy, in order to keep going in this troubled time and it is essential to keep negative feeling under control.

Let us consider three ways to overcome negative feelings:

How do you overcome negative feelings?

Strong faith and prayers to the Almighty, love not hate, and peace not war.

God does not want you to give out under the weight of despair or hopelessness.

Some people think that God is too occupied with other mat-

ters to give attention to their personal feelings. Christian faith teaches us that God is concerned about our feelings which assures us that those who are broken-hearted with strong faith and ardent prayers are heard. It is so comforting to note that constant prayers will bring us closer to God when we are in distress.

A battered wife with an alco-holic husband experienced lots of sufferings and once had a

negative feelings of worthless-ness when advised by relatives and friends to leave her good-for-nothing husband and not be a martyr. But because of their two young siblings, she stood by for their solemn vow, “for better or for worse,” and in the name of love not hate.

With God’s will, her husband got sick to get well, and be-came now an ideal husband and father. She now learned about the sanctity and solemnity of a matrimonial vow and be-lieved that what God has united can be unifi ed everlasting.

A promising young cou-ple was once infl uenced by druggist and got addicted, they lost almost everything they owned and both resorted to begging. The young husband got rehabilitated and was trans-

formed by the guidance of his elder brother, who is a priest. He persuaded his wife to follow his footsteps and leave her addicted live-in partner to save their family and give peace a chance not war. It changed their life com-pletely and came to know the power between good and evil, to live happily their married life.

Actually when I was a child, I used to compare myself with my older brother. I always felt in-ferior to him. and always have a sense of insecurity, doubting my abilities, By the proper guidance of

my dad and mom who were all God-fearing and good catho-lics when they were still alive, I came to realize that to live a good life, is not to compete with anyone else but do the best you can, so you can over-come your feeling of inadequa-cy. It is very heartwarming to know that God is just and treat everybody equally.

Joe C.Son, [email protected] Diego, CA

The Filipino Ameri-can physicians are my primary

interest on how they can prepare to retire early. I have written articles about early retirement that was published in the APPA quarterly maga-zine back in 1988 and 1989. These dates were about ten years before I decided to retire. As the theme of this memoir is about dreams, aspiration and goals, I never stopped reaching my hands to that untouchable star.

With all the pressures in medi-

cine these days, many doctors fi nd themselves thinking about early retirement. While most just dream about it, many actually achieve it, often long before they are sixty-fi ve. Unfortunately, many retirees have not saved or planned enough to fi nance their dream. For many of them, the stock market’s recent decline has made their plans obsolete. It is therefore imperative that early planning is a necessity.

Regardless of when I wrote

my articles, they seem to be still informative and worth consider-ing in your plans for early retire-ment.

For the APPA Today, Vol. 10,

No.6, pp. 19, I wrote the follow-ing:

IS EARLY RETIREMENT

FOR YOU? According to a writer from

Medical Economics, one should start making retirement plans “at the prime of life, the pinnacle of middle age. Middle age occurs at the end of rearing children. It occurs for a workingman before he reaches his level of incompe-tence. It occurs when the worker is still in power-making deci-sions.”

Are you planning for an early

retirement? It may be premature to ask you this question. Nev-ertheless, those who are in their mid fi fties who practiced for almost twenty years, may soon consider giving up and retire early. Retirement prior to the

“Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.”- BENJAMIN DISRAELI

age of sixty-fi ve is considered early retirement. We are not talking here of the middle age “blashs” or “meddlesome”. As the practice of medicine in this country becomes less and less exciting less satisfying and more non-rewarding, we realize that it isn’t fun anymore. Therefore the decision to retire before the age of fi fty-nine is becoming popular and attractive. The malpractice insurance is prohibitive for many of us, Medicare reimbursement is appalling, and encroachment of government bureaucratic rules upon our practice makes everyone unhappy. The practice of medicine just does not offer personal fulfi llment anymore, for it is fraught with tension and pressure. Many have said they will never retire; nonetheless, the stress of work, Medicare and malpractice threat will eventu-ally make them realize that enough is enough. Consequently, you should get ready, whether you like it or not, to plan for retirement. In addition to hav-ing a retirement timetable, you must also know where to spend it enjoyably.

A good number of doctors are

afraid to retire at an earlier age because they think they will have nothing to do. They are worried of boredom; friends have told them that they will go crazy and die early. For as long as the pen-sion pay is adequate, and they do not have to face a lot of adjust-ments, things will go smoothly. The question is when will they enjoy that money?

Now is the time to spend it on

living the life you like. As this next article was writ-

ten back in 1989, it may still be appropriate to Filipino American physicians still practicing in America.

I wrote this article in the Phil-

ippine Physician Offi cial Journal of the Association of the Phil-ippine Physicians in America, Volume 11 No. 3 1989.

RETIREMENT REVISITED Are you ready to retire soon

and be fi nancially stable? Some people say retirement means when not having to say, “I owe.” A fi nancial survey of physicians in 1986 states that “more than one in four are reported to have a net worth of at least $1-mil-lion.” When the retirement funds have reached nearly a million

dollar mark and the debt ser-vice obligations are gone, then you are working from the right blueprint. Physicians who have availed themselves of the tax de-ferred retirement plans, such as the Defi ne Benefi t Plan, as early as twenty years ago, could have easily accumulated a million dol-lars in pension assets before age 59 ½. If that describes you, you have already reached your goal and can retire anytime you want. The typical young doctor in his 30s or 40s will still have ample time to catch on; he will surely have well over 1 million in their pension account before age sixty-fi ve. The Tax Reforms Act of 1986, however, has adversely affected the pension plans, so that those who have recently es-tablished retirement plans might consider asking a tax attorney or fi nancial planner if it is worth keeping it.

Many of you have been blessed

and are content in this great country. You worked hard to earn a living and no doubt achieved success and affl uence in your lives. It is probably correct to say that you and your spouse have worked continuously for the last thirty years, and some may be working towards your second re-tirement. Now, as the job begins to wear you down, it is time to enjoy life and start making plans for your retirement. Although to some this may be a premature question, planning ahead is never wrong.

Have you planned what you

will do when you retire? To some it is a dreadful situation to ponder. However, to others, they cannot wait and are eagerly look-ing forward to it.

In these times of economic

uncertainty, infl ation, reces-sion and energy crisis, planning for tomorrow is an extremely tricky. The shrinking dollar is the number one problem fac-ing anyone trying to guarantee himself a comfortable retirement in this country. There must be an alternative to a “better life”, and it should not be diffi cult for most Filipino Americans to achieve it upon retirement. That alternative is the Philippines. The biggest allure that living in the Philip-pines can offer is money value. For one thing, the cost-of-living in the Philippines is very advan-tageous for someone earning a pension in U.S. dollars.

I have been informed that

Tagaytay City is an ideal retire-ment location. It has a marvelous mild tropical climate. An attrac-tive secured gated community with linkages to adjoining towns and provinces are the blueprint at your disposal, you will have a butler, house help, a gardener, and driver at a cost you can eas-ily afford. There will be extra cash to invest in any of your fa-vorite charitable projects or other business opportunities that may employ your townmates, friends and relatives.

Have you thought of spending

your retirement time in Manila? Do you realize that Manila speaks the merriest version of things that it can offer to individ-uals with reasonable retirement income? Think of the things you


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We have 3 stupid stages of life:

Teen Age: Have Time + Energy …but

No Money Working Age: Have Money + Energy …but

No Time Old Age: Have Time + Money …but no

Energy Perks Of Reaching 50+ Someone had to remind me, so I’m reminding you, too. Don’t laugh.... It is all true!

Perks of reaching 50 or being over 60 ... and heading towards

70!

1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

2. In a hostage situation, you are likely to be released fi rst.

3. No one expects you to run — anywhere.

4. People call at 9 PM and ask, ‘Did I wake you?

5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

Three Stages of Life6. There is nothing left to

learn the hard way...7. Things you buy now won’t

wear out.

8. You can eat supper at 4 PM.

9. You can live without sex but not your glasses

10. You get into heated argu-ments

about pension plans.

11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.

13. You sing along with el-evator music.

14. Your eyes won’t get much worse.

15.Your investment in health insurance is fi nally beginning to pay off.

16. Your joints are more ac-curate meteorologists than the national weather service.

17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them either.

18.Your supply of brain cells is fi nally down to a manageable size.

19. You can’t remember who sent you this list.

And you notice these are all in big print for your conve-

nience.

life. Prudence and persistence, however, led to a lot of impor-tant benefi ts for many years. It turns out that happiness is not a root cause of good health. Instead, happiness and health go together because they have common roots.”

Many of the UCR fi ndings fl y in the face of conventional wisdom. For example:

Marriage may be good for men’s health, but doesn’t really matter for women. Steadily married men -- those who remained in long-term mar-riages -- were likely to live to age 70 and beyond; fewer than one-third of divorced men were likely to live to 70; and men who never married outlived those who remarried and sig-nifi cantly outlived those who divorced -- but they did not live as long as married men.

Being divorced is much less harmful to women’s health. Women who divorced and did not remarry lived nearly as long as those who were steadily married.

“Don’t work too hard, don’t stress,” doesn’t work as advice for good health and long life. Terman subjects who were the most involved and committed to their jobs did the best. Con-tinually productive men and women lived much longer than their more laid-back comrades.

Starting formal schooling too early -- being in fi rst grade before age 6 -- is a risk factor for earlier mortality. Having suffi cient playtime and being able to relate to classmates is very important for children.

Playing with pets is not associated with longer life. Pets may sometimes improve well-being, but they are not a substitute for friends.

Combat veterans are less like-

Keys to Long Life?


ly to live long lives, but surpris-ingly the psychological stress of war itself is not necessarily a major health threat. Rather, it is a cascade of unhealthy patterns that sometimes follows. Those who fi nd meaning in a trau-matic experience and are able to reestablish a sense of secu-rity about the world are usually the ones who return to a healthy pathway.

People who feel loved and cared for report a better sense of well-being, but it doesn’t help them live longer. The clearest health benefi t of social relationships comes from being involved with and helping oth-ers. The groups you associate with often determine the type of person you become -- healthy or unhealthy.

It’s never too late to choose a healthier path, Friedman and Martin said. The fi rst step is to throw away the lists and stop worrying about worrying.

“Some of the minutiae of what people think will help us lead long, healthy lives, such as worrying about the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the foods we eat, actually are red herrings, distracting us from the major pathways,” Friedman said. “When we recognize the long-term healthy and un-healthy patterns in ourselves, we can begin to maximize the healthy patterns.”

“Thinking of making changes as taking ‘steps’ is a great strategy,” Martin advised. “You can’t change major things about yourself overnight. But making small changes, and repeating those steps, can eventually cre-ate that path to longer life.”

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The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from mate-rials provided by University of California - Riverside.

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releas-es/2011/03/110311153541.htm

THE LAW THAT MATTERSBy Atty. A. Erwin Bautista | |

SAN DIEGO, 4/8.2011 -- Ques-tion: My U.S. Citizen spouse died without ever fi ling a petition in my behalf and my minor children, can I still get a greencard for my-self and my children?

Answer: Yes, you can under the October 28, 2009 DHS Appropria-tions Act of 2010. If your spouse died before that date you have until October 28, 2011 to fi le and if on or after October 28, 2009 you have 2 years to fi le.

How does DHS Appropriations Act of 2010 affect widow/er with-out pending cases?

On October 28, 2009 Presi-dent Obama signed into law the Department of Homeland Secu-rity Appropriations Act of 2010 specifi cally section 568(c) which allows for adjustment of status of widows or widowers of U.S. Citizens.

Section 568 (c) reads as follows:“(c) Relief for Surviving

Spouses-

(1) IN GENERAL- The second sentence of section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nation-ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking `for at least 2 years at the time of the citizen’s death’.

(2) APPLICABILITY- (A) IN GENERAL- The amend-

ment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to all applications and peti-

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tions relating to immediate rela-tive status under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(B) TRANSITION CASES- (i) IN GENERAL- Notwith-

standing any other provision of law, an alien described in clause (ii) who seeks immediate relative status pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall fi le a petition under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(ii)) not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(ii) ALIENS DESCRIBED- An alien is described in this clause if—

(I) the alien’s United States citi-zen spouse died before the date of the enactment of this Act;

(II) the alien and the citizen spouse were married for less than 2 years at the time of the citizen spouse’s death; and

(III) the alien has not remar-ried.”

The law allows for the adjust-ment of status to legal permanent resident of widow/er even if their marriage is less than 2 years and even if there was no petition fi led in their behalf prior to the death of their U.S. Citizen spouse. Previously prior to the enactment of this law only widow/er married for 2 years with their U.S. Citizen




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have been putting off for twenty years of working: golf, tennis, travel, fishing, and comfortable living. How about going back home to your hometown you loved? Aside from being home with your friends and rela-tives, you have accomplished that burning desire of returning home. Plan something of estab-lishing a home with all the ame-nities you can afford and enjoy. By staying in Manila, you may contribute to the advancement of medical standards in our country, be it in direct participation with the Post Graduate Medical Train-ing Program in the Philippines or Center for Medical Learning in Asia. In short, the recreational and cultural amenities and outlets for your personal inter-ests are all there. For one thing, you are at the prime of your of your life, as you are active and functioning both mentally and physically. Not only will you ac-complish your wishes and desire to help your countrymen, but also you will have emotionally satisfying and very comfortable living conditions. This is not to say that you will retire for good in the Philippines.

Here is the scenario: The

children are all grown and have graduated from college. You have sold your big house and moved to a smaller one like a condominium. Besides having the pension nest egg, the sale of your practice and other real es-tate assets can be another source of income. The sale of your home will probably produce a large chunk of money, includ-ing a large capital gain. The law allows you to exclude the first $500,000 of capital gains from tax, provided that you are fifty-five and have lived in the house for at least five years. The cash generated can possibly let you buy a home in one of the exclu-

sive places in or around Manila. As an alternative, put the money in the bank and rent a vacation home in Manila with caution: rents are astronomically expen-sive in these fashionable places. You will have a home, fully furnished, a spectacular place of incomparable luxury. It will have all the amenities you can think of at your disposal. All of these at a cost you can easily afford. If you choose your hometown, which I strongly recommend, you will have more than enough money to spend. Even with consider-able adjustments to face, i.e., tax and penalties, you can realize a spendable peso equivalent to more than two to three million pesos annually enjoying this luxurious life style in the Phil-ippines. You couldn’t possibly spend all that money. Yes, you can help other people. Contribute to charity. For doctors, you can work as a consultant in one of the medical centers. You have a lot of spare time. Stay for three to six months in the Philippines and presto! You are back to your condo again in the U.S. At an earlier age you really can retire and enjoy it all. .

To guide you on your early retirement pay-off (retirement before 59 ½), I suggest that you consult your financial consultant. The new laws have changed drastically. The “early retirement rules” as stipulated in the Tax Reforms Act of 1986 have some good news. It states that “wheth-er you are incorporated or not, you can draw out your retirement benefits at any age.” To avoid paying a ten percent penalty, you need only take the money in substantial equal payments over either your lifetime or your spouse’s joint lifetimes.

I retired at age sixty-five in September 1998. I worked part time for two years. My two as-sociates also retired ahead of me at the same age.

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There were three retirement parties, one from the Hospital Medical Staff, the second from San Diego Pathologist Medical Group Inc. and the third from Scripps Mercy Hospital Surgical Tumor Board in separate dates. It was a tribute to honor me as I began my retirement. Indeed, I was extremely happy and felt honored by these displays of friendship and expression of goodwill. To chair and moderate a Surgical Tumor Board Confer-ence weekly in a teaching hos-pital with prominent oncologists in attendance was a memorable experience.

You might ask why I am not in

the Philippines after my retire-ment when in fact I was recom-mending it in my early writings. Well, it is because I followed all the plans I had mentioned above. From 1990-2000, I added two master bedrooms in our house in my hometown and furnished it with full amenities you can imagine. During its construction I have to go home every three months to watch the progress of the architect who designed

it for me. Things went right as planned. My need for security in our house is not necessary. Our home is the nearest house to the municipal building, across the Candari Street, a stone throw away. Police guards are on duty twenty-four hours a day. The Candari compound where my father’s sister and brother also have their house was there ever since my grandfather, the presi-dente municipal, and his family lived.

My wife and I went home for

a short vacation in 2001. On our second trip, my youngest daugh-ter Arleen came with us, which coincided with the town fiesta. It was an enjoyable vacation, and my daughter participated in several water sports events at the pristine Pandan Bay seashore. Unfortunately, for health reason, my vacation to my hometown had been abridged. My sister Loida had taken her vacation annually and stays there for two months and comes back to her condo in Las Vegas. My cousin Tessie and her husband would stay there too.

As of this writing, volumes of articles about early retirement of doctors are now available. In a new IBD/Tipp Poll, four of nine doctors said they “would consid-er leaving their practice or taking an early retirement” if congress passes the plan the democratic majority and White House have in mind. More than 800,000 doctors were practicing in 2006. Projecting the poll’s finding onto that population, 360,000 doctors would consider quitting.

With my recommendation for

a place to enjoy your retirement, consider this one, however. The overwhelming problems in our country the Philippines is a very significant caveat ...forcing doc-tors to think twice of considering retiring in an attractive place like the Philippines.

Pinnacle: My Early Retirement

spouse can adjust their status.The law applies to those widow/

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How, when and where will widow/er file petition?

These widow/er will have to file Form I 360 in order that they can adjust their status together with their minor children. They should send it to the Vermont Service Center.

The Form I-360 should be filed on or before October 28, 2011 if the US Citizen spouse died before October 28, 2009 but the widow/er can file within 2 years of the death of the US Citizen spouse if the death occurred on or after October 28, 2009.

Is Form I-751 Petition to Re-move Conditions on Residence needed to be filed?

There will be no necessity to file Form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence because those widow/ers who will ob-tain permanent residence are not subject to conditional permanent residence, hence Form I-751 need not be submitted.

Will you still be covered if you remarry?

If you remarried after the death of your US Citizen spouse you are not eligible for this benefit. Also if you divorced or are legally separated from your U.S. Citizen spouse at the time of death you will not be eligible for the benefit.

Should you or anyone you know is in a similar situation consult an attorney to find out if you will qualify for this benefit.

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San Diegans were asked to send in designs that best summed up the county as a whole, and the positive im-pact it would produce for San Diego. So far, entries consist of a variety of rough drawings and computer-generated images ranging from Tony the Taco and Pepper Pete, to a surfing horny toad and a robber carrying a bag full of San Diego ‘swag.’ Many designs also incorporate surf boards and several are versions of a sun.

“This competition is unlike any other, not only because it is searching for a city symbol, but because of the concerted effort to include representatives of all ages to take part in this excit-ing event,” said Jerome Foder, vice president of operations at SanDiego.com. “I never imag-ined we would see the range of ideas that have been submitted.”

Angelo Carrasco is the competi-tion’s youngest entrant who sent in an image depicting a stiff-haired baboon saying, “San Diego’s Wild!”

Margie Trout and Ramon Pena, a creative duo in the age 15-18 cat-egory, submitted a surfing squirrel. Art students from Muirlands Middle School in La Jolla are drawing mascots in class and their designs will soon be displayed with the other entries at www.sandiego.com/mascot.

Click on the “View Samples” but-ton to see all entries to date.

Then there is Tony Fantano, repre-senting the 22-and-up category, who resubmitted a photo of the famous San Diego Chicken.

According to Fantano, San Di-ego’s original mascot is alive and well and should never be replaced since it is “the best mascot in the history of mascots.”

The deadline for submissions is April 27 at 11:59 p.m. Between April 29 and May 3, an impartial panel of San Diego business and civic leaders will select the top two entries per age category and visitors to SanDiego.com will vote via an online poll for an additional two fi-nalists. The categories include: best entry under age 15; best entry ages 15-18; best entry ages 19-21; and best entry ages 22 and up.

Category winners will be an-nounced on May 11 and each will win $500.

After these semi-finalists are an-nounced, the judges will pick the grand prize winner and an awards

ceremony will take place for all winners on May 19.

The panel of judges includes An-gela Bass, Area 5 Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School Dis-trict, Phil Blair, CEO of Manpower Inc.; Reo Carr, editor-in-chief of the San Diego Business Journal; George Chamberlin, executive editor of the San Diego Daily Transcript; Donna Frye, former San Diego City District 6 councilmember; Jagger and Kristi of Magic 92.5; Lee Ann Kim, founder and president of the San Diego Asian Film Festival; Scott McMillin, CEO of McMillin Realty; Bob Rauch, chairman of the San Diego Hotel Motel Association; Sam the Cooking Guy, and Robert Sanchez, CEO of Globaltel Media.

For more information on The San Diego Mascot Competition, visit www.sandiego.com/mascot. To view the latest entries, visit www.sandiego.com/mascot and click the button on the right that says, “View Samples.”

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