Asian Journal September 21-27, 2012 edition

US warns Asia-Pacifi c leaders over territorial rows

Many summers past Father George had read the two novels written

by Dr Jose Rizal He struggled through the original 1891 Spanish version but breezed through the 1961 and 1965 English transla-tions by the diplomat and national-ist Leon Ma Guerrero

The fi rst time he picked up the Noli Me Tangere he could not keep the book down anxious to learn what would happen to the star-crossed lovers Crisostomo Ibarra and Maria Clara Rizalrsquos second novel El Filibusterismo he savored slowly like a forbid-den fruit Translated by Guer-rero as ldquoSubversionrdquo the Fili dealt with the problem of colonialism Does evangelization

its spiritual goals notwithstanding exculpate subjugating a nation Does the task of civilizing a race noble as its intentions may be justify the destruction of indigenous culture and national identity For days he lingered on the 7th chapter on the encounter between Simoun and Basilio and the formerrsquos classic plea for nationalism ldquothere are no tyrants where there are no slavesrdquo

Jose Rizal the national hero of the Philippines

September 21-27 2012

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September 21-27 2012

(Continued on page 10)

300 Taiwanese lsquocybercriminalsrsquo to be deported


A Tale And Gift To Share ldquoA Special Tribute To The Virgin Of Pentildeafranciardquo


Balikbayan Box Issues and Discussions

(Part 2) p 14

A Child Defenseless Yet Powerful p 11

Roland PaezMsgr Gutierrez Ben MaynigoFiguring Out the US

Presidential Race p 6


Bam Aquino marries girlfriend in Tagaytay

Defying Marcos Filipino Americans emerged as a force against tyranny


The Dark Nights of Father MadridA Historical Novel by Dr Ed Gamboa

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2012 (Second Round General Fiction)

Chapter 9 Th e National Hero

By McKing ALANIS

The month of Sep-tember is a special month for Bicolanos around the world In every corner of the globe they would pause and offer special tribute a homage which celebrate the feast of Bi-colandia Patroness Virgin of Penafrancia In Ha-waii Austria Australia Ireland United Kingdom Rome Florida Tidewater Virginia Chicago Le-andro Greater Los Angeles

etc and here in San Diego the Bicolanos concluded the

Penafrancia celebration at St Michaels Church last Sunday September 16 sponsored by the Pag-Iribang Bikolnon The Bicolanosrsquo love and respect to their Patroness would never cease They continue sharing the gift of devotion It goes on and on even after Sep-tember

ldquoExpat-Bicolanosrdquo further share a gift from God for oth-

ers spiritual enrichment This great gift is worth spreading

Aurora and Julio Ong

Inquirernet | MANILA Philippines 9162012 -- One of the Ten Outstanding Young

Persons of the World for 2012 and an aspiring public servant Paolo Benigno ldquoBamrdquo Aquino

IV claimed on Saturday September 15 Mary Fatima ldquoTimirdquo Gomez as the fi rst lady

of his life at the Chapel on the Hill in Tagaytay City

ABS CBN News | MANILA Philip-pines 9182012 ndash Around 300 Tai-wanese involved in cybercrime will be deported on Wednes-day September 19 a source told ABS-CBNnewscom on Tuesday

The foreigners who are cur-rently detained at a gymnasium inside Camp General Vicente Lim in Canlubang Laguna will leave for the airport at around 2 am

Their fl ight to Taiwan is sched-uled to depart the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at around 6 am

The Taiwan-ese are wanted by authorities in their home country for their alleged involve-ment in large-scale cybercrimes

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima previously ordered a halt to the deportation supposedly after Presi-dent Aquino rebuked the Bureau of Immigration

De Lima also stopped the de-portation because she wanted to fi le criminal charges against them

However de Lima changed her mind on Friday and approved the deportation

On the 40th Anniversary of the Imposition of Martial Law 921

By Benjamin Pimentel Inquirernet | SAN FRAN-CISCO 9182012 ndash The impact of martial law was felt beyond the Philippines It was felt even here in America

For in the United States the rise of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos also marked the emergence of

Filipino Americans as a force against tyranny

Shortly after the regime unleashed its reign of terror on Sept 21

Martial Law protestors in Mendiola face tear gas (Image from titoguingonajrblogspotcom)

ABS CBN News | VLADI-VOSTOK Russia 9132012 - Increasingly tense territo-rial rows in the Asia-Pacifi c threaten the global economy US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Sunday at the end of a leadersrsquo summit plagued by divisions

The annual gathering of Asia-Pacifi c Economic Co-operation (APEC) heads was meant to build goodwill in long-term efforts to tear down trade barriers within their bloc which accounts for more than half of the worldrsquos eco-nomic output

While progress was made to cut tariffs on environmen-tally-friendly goods and commitments renewed to fi ght protectionism bitter territorial disputes disrupted the two-day event in Russiarsquos port city of Vladivostok

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Chinese President Hu Jintao did not hold customary talks on the summit sidelines because of a row Similarly Noda and South Korearsquos Lee Myung-Bak -- both allies of Washing-ton -- shunned each other

Philippine President Benig-no Aquino also failed to meet with Hu after declaring it his top priority beforehand The Philippines and China have endured months of bruising diplomacy over competing claims to the South China Sea

ldquoNow is the time for every-one to make efforts to reduce the tension and strengthen the diplomatic involvementrdquo Clinton who was fi lling in for US President Barack Obama told reporters as she prepared to leave Vladivostok

ldquoThis region of the world is the economic engine in what is still a fragile global economy

ldquoItrsquos not in the interest of the Asian countries itrsquos certainly not in the interest of the United States or the rest of the world to raise doubts and uncertainties about the stabil-ity and peace in the regionrdquo

Clinton urged Seoul and Tokyo to ldquolower the tempera-turerdquo over sparsely populated

PNoy congratulates MM Bam and Timi Aquino IV

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Los Angeles 13 September 2012 ndash A team from the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles will conduct a Consular Outreach Program in National City California on 6 ndash 7 October 2012

Location Council of the Philippine Ameri-

can Organizations of San Diego County Inc (COPAO) Center 832 ldquoErdquo Avenue National City CA 91950

Service Hours 900 am ndash 500 pm

The consular outreach program is being undertaken in cooperation with the Council of the Philippine American Organizations of San Diego County Inc (COPAO)

The following consular services will be rendered

middot Applications for Electronic Passport (ePassport) to be returned to the applicant by mail

middot Applications for the reten-tion and re-acquisition of Philippine citizenship pursuant to Republic Act 9225 or Dual Citizenship Law Oath-taking will be scheduled on the same day for qualifi ed applicants

middot Applications for Report of Marriage amp Birth will be accepted but these will be processed in Los Angeles and returned to the appli-cant by mail

middot Application for Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV)

STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT

ONLY (by following the applicable scheduling steps below) AND WITH COMPLETED DOCUMENTS ONLY NO WALK-IN APPLI-CANTS WILL BE ENTERTAINED

Appointment Scheduling Steps for ePassport Applicants

Visit the Philippine Consulate website (wwwphilippineconsulatelaorg) and download and accomplish the ePassport application form and no later than 1 October 2012 or until we receive 280 applica-tions whichever comes fi rst send an advance copy of the completed ePassport application form and data page (bearing the name and photo) of the expired or expiring pass-port to the Consulate by fax (213) 639-0990 Thumbprints (if needed) and signature must be affi xed and all pertinent data on the application form must be completed INCOM-PLETE FORMS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED

Note 1 Personal appearance is

required in all cases (including ap-plicants who are 65 years old and above and minors who are below 18 years old)

2 Do not bring passport pic-tures Passport pictures are to be taken by the Consulate

3 The applicant must wear decent attire (no sleeveless andor collarless attire) and without eye-glassescolored contact lenses

4 No facial piercings allowed Appointment Scheduling Steps

for Dual Citizenship Applicants Visit the Philippine Consulate

website (wwwphilippineconsulatelaorg) and print the Dual Citizenship Application form Complete the Dual Citizenship Application form and no later than 1 October 2012 or until we receive 100 applica-tions whichever comes fi rst send an advance copy of the completed Dual Citizenship application form and supporting documents to the Consul-ate by fax (213) 639-0990 Other than the thumbprint and photo which will be done on site all pertinent data on the application form must be completed Otherwise incomplete forms will not be processed

Note1 Oath-Taking will be sched-

uled on the same day for qualifi ed applicants

2 Applicants should take their oath as Dual Citizens in DECENT ATTIRE The Consulate shall refuse oath-taking to applicants wearing inappropriate outfi t such as

middot Sleeveless shirtsmiddot Skimpy clothesmiddot Shortsmiddot Sandosmiddot Slippers Appointment Scheduling Steps

for Report of Marriage (ROM) amp Birth (ROB)

Visit the Philippine Consulate

website (wwwphilippineconsulatelaorg) and print the ROM or ROB form Complete the ROM or ROB form and no later than 1 October 2012 send an advance copy (one set only) of the completed form and supporting documents to the Consul-ate by fax (213) 639-0990 Incom-plete forms will not be processed

Information FOR ALL APPLI-

CANTS

The Consulate regularly updates the appointment schedule posted on the website upon receipt of com-pleted applications

The fi nal list of all applicants with confi rmed appointment schedule will be posted at the Consulatersquos website (wwwphilippineconsulatelaorg) by 2 October 2012

All applicants are required to PERSONALLY APPEAR during their appointment time for data veri-fi cation fi nger printing and photosignature capture and must bring all original documents

All applicants are advised to transact their business directly with Consulate offi cials and not through travel agencies

Fees Fees must be paid in person at the

scheduled appointment The Con-sulate will only accept payments in

cash postal money order or cashierrsquos check Personal checks will not be accepted

Payments should be paid directly to the collecting offi cercashier of the Consulate during the outreach program and inside the venue only Please be informed that the Consul-ate has not authorized other people or entities to collect fees for all consular services rendered

ePassport $60 processing fee + $6 for pass-

ports to be returned to the applicant by mail

Dual Citizenship $50 processing fee Civil Registry $25 processing fee + $6 for docu-

ments to be returned to the applicant by mail

Contact Information For information on consular mat-

ters interested parties may contact the Consulate (Attn Consul Ruel Gunabe) at (213) 639-0980 or (213) 637-3020

Source Information SectionPhilippine Consulate General Trunkline 213 639 0980 Directline 213 637 3028 Website wwwphilippinecon-

sulatelaorg

Consular Outreach In National City CA 6 ndash 7 October 2012

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Election 2012

BY JUDY BARRETT California Catholic Conference | SACRA-MENTO CA 9122012 -- ldquoHuman trafficking exists all over the United States but California is a hot spot for domestic and international hu-man trafficking because of its large population international borders large economy extensive ports and metropolitan regionsrdquo (wwwcase-actorg the website of Californians Against Sexual Exploitation)

Prop 35 the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act is among the eleven ballot initiatives Califor-nia voters will decide this Novem-ber This is an initiative we can all agree onmdashit is well-crafted and has broad support It is endorsed by the Democratic Republican and Green parties A long list of state county and city officials and law enforce-ment agencies faith communities womenrsquos organizations and advoca-cy groups as diverse as Soroptimists and Truckers Against Trafficking have urged a ldquoyesrdquo vote

With all of this broad-based sup-

port why go to the trouble and ex-pense of a ballot initiative Why not simply pass a bill in the state legisla-ture Answer The proponents want to raise our awareness about the sexual exploitation of human beings especially very young human beings and that can be better accomplished through a ballot initiative

ldquoHuman traffickingrdquo is defined as a criminal business that profits from enslaving people into sexual servi-tude or forced labor through fraud force or coercion It is the fastest growing and second largest criminal industry in the world second only to drug trafficking

Here are some of the disturbing facts about human trafficking for sexual exploitation Warning these facts are indeed disturbing

The average age a child is traf-ficked for sex in the US is 12 to 14 years old

Los Angeles San Francisco and San Diego have the dubious distinc-tion of being on the FBIrsquos list of the thirteen highest child sex trafficking

areas in the US100000 children are commercially

exploited in the sex trade every year in the US ldquoSex traderdquo means prosti-tution andor pornography

A child exploited through prostitu-tion is estimated to be raped by some 6000 ldquobuyersrdquo during the course of her victimizationmdashoften as many as 10 to 15 per night

Briefly Proposition 35 will raise criminal penalties for human traf-fickers to up to 12 years in prison instead of the maximum of 5 years under current law and the possibil-ity of increasing the sentence to 15 years to life if the crime involves a minor Additionally Prop 35 would require all convicted sex offenders to disclose their internet accounts require fines from traffickers to pay for services to help victims and mandate law enforcement training on human trafficking

Prop 35 is a step in the right direc-tion to stop the abuse of women and children by the sex trade

Human Trafficking and Prop 35 A Step in the Right Direction

SCAPAL | San Diego9192012mdashThere is much at stake in this upcoming Presidential election not only for the candidates but for the voters as well Civil rights

groups are warning voters particu-larly voters of color and with limited

English speaking skills to be aware of individuals and groups who intend to suppress andor intimidate them from casting their vote on Election Day

Southwest Center For Asian Pa-cific American Law (SCAPAL) has a Voter Language Assistance Pro-gram which focuses on protecting and advocating for the voting rights of Asian American voters Its Poll Monitor Project is recruiting com-munity activists to be nonpartisan Poll Monitors on Election

Day Nov 6th SCAPALrsquos poll monitoring project was developed to assesscounty compliance with

Poll Monitors Needed To Protect Asian American Voters At The Polls In November

Section 203 of the Federal Voting Rights Act which requires jurisdic-tions to provide assistance to voters in Chinese Filipino and Vietnamese languages and with Section 14201 of the California Elections Code which requires the county to post a fac-simile ballot in Japanese in certain precincts Poll monitors are trained as observers monitoring polling places on Election Day for written and oral assistance in the required Asian languages as well as iden-tifying incidents of voter suppres-sion and voter intimidation against voters especially limited English proficient minority voters

Our Poll Monitors will be trained on how to identify all of these issues

at a Poll Monitor Training Ses-sion on Monday Oct 22nd from 600 pmto 800 pm at California Western School of Law Room LH1 Poll monitors who are bilin-gual in Chinese Filipino Japanese

and Vietnamese are encouraged to volunteer SCAPAL will be using both bilingual and English only speaking poll monitors Poll moni-tors must attend the training session on Oct 22nd To reserve a seat for the training please email SCAPAL at infoscapalorg or call Pam Hooper President of SCAPAL at

8587522220On Election Day SCAPAL will

assign each poll monitor to observe and report on two poll sites during the hours of 700 am and 1000 am

ldquoThis is a meaningful way for APIs to participate in the electoral

process Our poll monitors will actually be protecting the rights of

Asian Americans to cast a free and effective ballot in the November

electionrdquo said Pam Hooper Presi-dent of SCAPAL

NAAC | San Bruno CA 9172012 - The National Asian American Coali-tion (NAAC) is a Pan-Asian advocacy organization that offers nonpartisan guidelines and advice on state issues and propositions affecting Califor-niarsquos six million Asian Americans

NAACrsquos 2012 Voter Guide contains an easy-to-understand analysis of all the propositions on the California ballot and how they affect the Asian American community In 2012 one of the most prominent ballot initiatives receiving scrutiny from the minority community is Proposition 33 which affects how much car insurance will cost for every Californian

All Californians are required by law to buy car insurance Proposition 33 allows car insurance companies to offer discounts to new customers who were covered by any car insurance company over the previous five years The good news is that this proposition would treat drivers as continuously covered if they were not insured because of military service or if they lost their jobs (for up to 18 months) The bad news is that this discount would allow insurance companies to increase the cost of insurance to new insurance consumers or people who have not had insurance for ninety days So if you buy car insurance for the first time your insurance prices will probably be higher

Many well-respected consumer

organizations oppose Proposition 33 such as Consumerrsquos Union the Cali-fornia Nurses Association and the Consumer Federation of California On the other hand 99 of Proposi-tions 33rsquos funding has come from just one person George Joseph Joseph is founder of the Mercury Insurance Group of Los Angeles

The President and CEO of the NAAC Faith Bautista stated ldquoTo ensure effective Asian American input over the next month we will invite George Joseph to meet with Asian American leaders to discuss Proposi-tion 33rsquos effect on minority communi-ties We will offer the same invitation to Proposition 33rsquos opponents If these meetings yield any new infor-mation the NAAC will update the Asian American community through the Asian American mediardquo

It is important to note that the cur-rent California insurance system hurts almost all Californians Proposition 33 does not address the fundamental issue that causes car insurance to cost almost twice as much as it should The best solution to these high insur-ance costs is the adoption of a ldquono fault insurancerdquo system No fault insurance excludes costly attorneys lengthy litigation and years of time spent in courts It allows drivers without the need for a lawyer to quickly and efficiently secure the funds for their personal injuries and car repairs

Unfortunately Proposition 33 just makes car insurance more expensive for new immigrants lower middle income families and new drivers

All of the propositions and other issues facing California voters will be the subject of discussion at NAACrsquos Ninth Annual Asian American Em-powerment and Economic Develop-ment Conference on October 15th at the South San Francisco Conference Center Forty Asian American media outlets will be covering the event with approximately one thousand Asian Americans are expected to attend

The one thousand Asian Americans attending will be able to make their voices heard by participating in a sur-vey focusing on Proposition 33 and other controversial ballot measures including Propositions 30 32 and 38

Background

NAAC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that engages in consumer and small business advocacy on be-half of our nationrsquos 18 million Asian Americans NAAC has provided its analysis on propositions and current political issues since 2008

Headquartered in San Bruno CA the NAAC has a full-time regulatory and congressional liaison office locat-ed in Washington DC It has a major consumer office in San Diego and is in the process of setting up offices in Hercules and the Inland Empire

Asian American Advocacy Organization Opposes Prop 33

The 6th Annual TCWFField Health Policy Poll

By Mark DiCamillo and Mervin Field

California voters much more than the national public offer a positive assessment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the nationrsquos health reform law

Statewide 54 of voters here sup-port the law while 37 are opposed This higher level of support is largely due to Californiarsquos greater share of Democrats and ethnic voters who strongly back the legislation In addi-tion there is greater than two-to-one support for the law among the rela-tively large proportion of California voters who are currently uninsured or say that they or a family member have gone without coverage in the past two years

A majority of Californians (53) view the law as an important first step in reforming the nationrsquos health care system but believe that many more changes still need to be made By a 51 to 40 margin voters say that Congress should stop efforts to repeal the law and a nearly two-to-one majority (60 to 32) disapproves of attempting to cut off the lawrsquos funding as a way to stop its implementation

While nearly half (46) do not expect the law to significantly impact their own lives uninsured voters and those who have gone without health coverage recently are more likely to say they will be positively than nega-

tively affected by the law In addition larger proportions of voters within each of the statersquos major ethnic voter populations examined in the survey including Latinos African-Ameri-cans Chinese-Americans Filipino-Americans Korean-Americans and Vietnamese-Americans believe their family will be better off than worse off under the law

ldquoThe survey demonstrates that California voters are engaged in the debate over health care reformrdquo said Diana M Bontaacute president and CEO of The California Wellness Founda-tion ldquoThese findings offer useful information to our statersquos policymak-ers currently working toward full implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014rdquo

The survey also measured voter opinions about the California Health Benefit Exchange which beginning in 2014 will include enabling residents to shop for health insurance through an online website While voter aware-ness of the Exchange is very low (17) nearly three in four (74) believe an online website where they can shop for insurance will be helpful in buying a health plan that best fits their needs

The survey asked the Exchangersquos target market audience ndash individu-als who are currently uninsured are Medi-Cal recipients or receive cover-age through the individual market ndash if they would be interested in shopping for health insurance on the Exchange in 2014 The large majority (75) expressed a personal interest in doing so

The survey also explored voter opinions about actions the California Health Benefit Exchange could take regarding the kinds of health plans that insurance companies could offer on the Exchange

Majorities think it would be ex-tremely important for the Exchange to encourage insurance companies to offer more health plans that give primary care doctors a bigger role in coordinating patient care especially for patients with chronic conditions (59) Another 52 say it is ex-tremely important to change the way health plans are structured by reward-ing doctors and hospitals more for the quality of care they provide than the number of patients they treat

These are the top line findings from the 2012 TCWF-Field Health Policy Survey conducted among 1579 California registered voters in seven languages and dialects from July 12-29 2012 The survey is the sixth in a series of annual studies of voter views about health policy issues in Califor-nia conducted by The Field Poll under a grant from The California Wellness Foundation

Strong support overall for law Big differences among sub-groups

California voters are highly sup-portive of the nationrsquos health reform law Statewide 54 of voters now say they support the legislation while 37 are opposed These overall find-ings are similar to Field Poll surveys conducted in 2010 and 2011 although

Californians Strongly Support Nationrsquos Health Reform Law But Believe More Changes Are Needed To The

Health Care System



Business

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The final phase of converting all MTS passes to Compass Card begins September 17 2012 MTS riders will soon be able to load and reload Day Passes onto their Compass Cards

MTS will provide FREE Com-pass Cards at promotional events through October 31 2012 After these promotional events a new Compass Card will cost $2 in addition to the cost of your pass Once you have a Compass Card there is no fee added to the cost of your new pass To get your free card visit one of our locations listed below

bull The Transit StoreReceive a FREE Compass

Card with purchase of a re-gional 1 2 3 or 4-Day Day Pass through October 31 2012 MondayndashFriday 9 amndash5 pm at 102 Broad-way in Downtown San Diego

bull Trolley StationsStarting September 17 ticket

vending machines at up to 11 Trolley stations per week will be changed to issue Day Passes on Compass Cards During the promotional week (see schedule below) Compass Cards will be free After the promotional week there will be a $2 fee for a Compass Card in addition to the cost of your pass

bull On the BusBeginning September 17 MTS

will have a special Compass Card branded bus or booth at 28 locations where riders can get their free Com-pass Card when purchasing a Day Pass See schedule below

Once you have a Compass Card its easy to load a 1-Day Pass on the bus

bull Look for Compass Card symbol on or near farebox and tap your Compass Card flat on the symbol

bull Wait for the message ndash Fare Due $5

bull Insert exact fare ($1 and $5 dol-lar bills accepted no change given if $10 or $20 bill used)

bull Wait for the message ndash PLEASE TAP CARD TO ADD PASS

bull Tap card again and wait for the

message ndash 1 DAY Pass addedbull Keep Compass Card on the target

until you see the expiration date for your Day Pass

From September 17 through October 31 2012 you will be able

to reload your Compass Card or purchase a paper Regional 1-Day Pass for $5

Begin-

ning November 1 riders without a

Compass Card may purchase a 1-Day Pass on paper but a $2 fee will be added ($7 total)

Important Information for Com-pass Card Customers

Validation

You can now validate your Com-pass Card on the ticket vending machine before starting your Trolley

tripReloading other passes on your

Compass CardCompass Cards issued during

this period can be reloaded with any Adult pass Discounted SeniorDisabledMedicare and Youth passes may only be

loaded on SeniorDisabledMedicare or Youth Compass Cards

Compass Card sales at Albert-sons

Adult Compass Cards are available for $2 at any Albertsons store in San Diego County Riders may also pur-chase a 14-Day 30-Day or Regional Monthly Pass on their Compass

Day Passes Now on Compass CardFREE Compass Cards available September 17ndashOctober 31 2012

Cards at Albertsons

Other places to buy an Adult Compass Card

A Compass Card can be purchased for $2 along with any Adult pass product at any Trolley

ticket vending ma-chine The Transit Store in downtown San Diego online at www511sdcomcompass or by calling 511 and saying ldquoCom-passrdquo

Senior Dis-abled Medicare

and Youth Com-pass Cards

SeniorDisabledMedicare or Youth Compass Cards may only be purchased in person at The Transit Store any Albertsons grocery store or select community outlets by

showing valid ID

SeniorDisabledMedicare Com-pass ID Card applications forms are available at The Transit Store and online

Womenrsquos literacy vocational training program set for

global expansion SAN DIEGO CALIFndash PCI

(Project Concern International) has launched the Women Empowered (WE) Initiative an organizational effort to promote gender equity and empowerment in select develop-ing countries around the world PCI will also launch the WE Initiative in targeted poor communities in San Diego in October 2012 In preparation for the WE Initiativersquos launch PCI partnered with Womenrsquos Empower-ment International a San Diego based organization focused on lifting women out of poverty in San Diego CA Mexico Honduras and Benin Womenrsquos Empowerment International is assisting PCI in raising funds for the WE Initiative and many of its community members will serve as mentors to program participants

PCI provides training to savings group participants in small business management literacy numeracy entrepreneurship financial budgeting and leadership skills This training coupled with savings group activities provides a platform for sustainable businesses economic development and social empowerment As a result of participating in savings groups members

- Discuss social challenges and address them as a group

- Learn entrepreneurship skills and small business development

- Contribute to household income- Provide a financial safety net for

their families- Increase family nutrition and- Reduce reliance on public assis-

tance and related social servicesPCI has developed a measurement

tool to track two components of the program

The success of the group by track-ing financial performance member satisfaction and operating efficiency

Impact at the individual level by tracking social physical behavioral and economic characteristics of par-ticipants

PCI has proven success with the WE Initiative internationally Through private funds of close to $160000 and government grants supporting platform programs PCI has coordi-nated the formation of 418 savings groups in Malawi 125 savings groups in Bolivia 28 savings groups in Guatemala and four savings groups in Botswana involving nearly 10000 women in total

Founded in San Diego PCI has over 50 years of experience imple-menting programs to alleviate poverty in the San Diego and Tijuana border region PCIrsquos Family Health Naviga-tor Resource Center in San Diego is an innovative family-centered patient navigator model that seeks to improve health outcomes for 85330 individu-als with chronic diseases Through this program PCI formed strong rela-tionships with immigrant and refugee populations in San Diego particularly the Latino Filipino and East African communities Women in these com-munities struggle economically due to minimal job opportunities language barriers and limited financial educa-tion As a result PCI will introduce the WE Initiative to the Latino Fili-pino and East African communities to help women integrate into the work-force The WE Initiative is focused on promoting the economic and social empowerment of women through the formation of self-managed and self-sustaining savings groups PCI will form six savings groups (comprised of 60-90 low-income women) with two savings groups within each of the aforementioned communities

PCIrsquos CEO George Guimaraes commented ldquoour Women Empow-ered program will be the cornerstone

PCI Partners with Womenrsquos Empowerment International to Launch the Women Empowered

Initiative in US


Arts amp Culture

Asian Heritage Awards 2012 (Top) One Dream Choir and Francesca Yoshiko Macri at opening cer-emony of the gala awards at the Seaport Village Marriott San Diego (Bottom left) Rear Admiral Peter Gumataotao gives a toast to the men and women in the Armed Forces as emcee Marcela Lee of News 8 and the audience join in (Bottom middle) Times Warner Cablersquos Pam Pantua hands the award to the Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego for community service (Bottom right) California State Controller John Chang receives the 2012 Special Recognition Award Filipino American Audie de Castro is this yearrsquos recipient of the 2012 Asian Heritage Award for Legal Affairs

9th Asian Heritage Awards Gala unites community behind the BOOST-STEM ProgramGenevieve Silverio Asian Journal

San Diego | SAN DIEGO 9152012 -- The Asian Heritage Society (AHS) and its partners among them the US Navy Time Warner Cable Al-liant University CSU San Marcos SDGE Barona Resort amp Casino and leaders from local and state govern-

ment came together on September 15 2012 to celebrate the 9th Annual Asian Heritage Award

Each year the Awards recognize the accomplishments of men and women of Asian and Pacific Island descent in 14 categories from legal affairs to education

Brainstorming

Led by Rosalynn Carmen and Len Novarro AHS founders this brain trust of past and present leaders and partners has provided local students one-on-one access to mentors who seek to push excellence in science

and education at the K-12 level us-ing the BOOST-STEM program

Lagging Behind

The concern is real According to news reports the USA is lagging be-hind in global competitiveness The nationrsquos biggest task is to prepare students for the real world chal-lenges of a global economy

Therefore innovation in science and technology will be critical to the preeminent leadership of the US against emerging economies

ldquoWe are taking a leap forward into the future for this next generationrdquo explained Carmen The program also seeks to turn out budding entrepre-neurs who seek a future in science

ldquoThe vehicle we are driving is BOOST which stands for Busi-ness Opportunity Organized global awareness Science and Technology This initiative is the basis for the BOOST-STEM program launched at Montgomery Middle Schoolrdquo

Mentorship

Like a viral tweet the idea though small at first grew exponentially

The pilot program which was introduced at Montgomery Middle School in June has expanded four-fold And it hasnrsquot stopped there The break-through idea has now grown is scale moving past the middle school campus into high

gear with the support from higher education

The mentorship program will be expanded into four-day workshops at Alliant University and Cal State San Marcos to benefit a segment of our population often bypassed when it comes to science and technology -- young females of Asian and His-panic descent according to Carmen

Fastest Growing Jobs

California State Superintended of Public Instruction Tom Toriakson lauded the efforts

Toriakson explained ldquoOur state has fallen to 45th in the nation in the number of recent bachelor degrees awarded in science and engineering as a proportion of our workforce And keep in mind that 15 of the 20 fastest-growing jobs are in the STEM fieldsrdquo

He continued ldquoWersquore making STEM a key focus of the Depart-ment of Education where I have created a new STEM Curriculum and Coordination Office and formed a new STEM Integrated Action team to coordinate all STEM activities across the departmentrdquo

STEM

STEM stands for Science Technol-ogy Engineering and Mathrdquo

Ironically the acronym was coined to refer to the skills that the country is in most need of and which is in

To the Nation

ldquoAmerica needs to partner to make sure that we stay a free and strong nation We must for the sake of our future create a path of opportunity (for the youth) and then step aside when they say lsquoit is our timersquordquo

To the Youth

ldquoWhatever you do make us proud Donrsquot hang out with people who say you canrsquot Hang out with people who say why not rdquo

-- Rear Admiral Peter Gumataotao in keynote speech paraphrased Asian Heritage Awards 2012

short supply It is the critical skill set that the public education agenda of the US Department of Education is now addressing though the STEM Program

Until it beame a program under the Department of Education STEM was originally a work visa classifica-tion which allowed immigrants who are skilled in these fields entry to the United States under then President Bill Clinton

Eventually it gave rise to an initiative that began to address the perceived lack of qualified candi-dates for high-tech jobs among local graduates

It was also around this time that the Department of Education-led program responded to the concern that science and math subjects are often taught in isolation instead of as an integrated curriculum

As a result according to reporter Michael Morella of USA Today the public education mandate emerged with one goal -- form a citizenry that is well versed in the STEM fields

STEM is now a key portion of the public education agenda of the United States

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Asian Journal San Diego


Figures numbers facts and values When checked and verifi ed they relay strong messages It is next to impossible to argue against them Contra factum non valet ilatio (Ar-guing against facts is an invalid inference)

To those who speak English as a second language phrases like ldquolet us fi gure this outrdquo ldquosorting out the numbersrdquo and ldquonumbers tell better storiesrdquo become even more signifi -cantly meaningfulLooking at the current US Presi-dential race the Republicans have a built-in competitive edge The unemployment rate is still high at 81 Polls show that 62 of the electorate think we are in the wrong trackdirection there is widespread dissatisfaction with the pace of the recovery the suffering of those who have been out of job for more than a year continues there is the continu-ing budget defi cit the tremendous increase of the countryrsquos debt And the overwhelming opposition to the Obama Health Care Law by the Re-publican base should translate into winning numbers for their presiden-tial timber right

Wrong In the latest poll con-ducted by the NBC News and the Wall Street Journal from September 12-16 2012 and published on Sep-tember 18th Obama leads Romney by 50 to 45 among likely voters

In another poll conducted by UPI from September 8-14 2012 49 of likely voters said they will vote for Obama 45 said Romney A Ras-mussen report presents a closer race (Obama ndash 47 Romney ndash 45) but the latterrsquos reading of the Electoral College tells a better story

According to Rasmussen today Obama has 247 electoral votes Romney has 196 and Toss Up States ndash 95 Among the Toss-Up States Obama leads in all except in Missouri Furthermore Obamarsquos lead in the swing States are widen-ing In Wisconsin the home State of Romneyrsquos VP Ryan the CBS-New York Times poll which was conducted from September 11-17 2012 Obama is ahead with 51 to Romneyrsquos 45 In Virginia a Wash-ington Post survey shows 52 for Obama and 44 for Romney

In a close race it is always wise to rely on your home State Gore lost to W Bush because he failed to deliver Tennessee his home State where he was even an elected Senator before becoming Vice President Rom-ney has virtually two home States

Michigan where he was born and raised and Massachusetts where he was even an elected Governor

In Michigan a survey conducted by MRG from September 10-15 2012 shows Obama leading Romney 48 to 42 In Massachusetts the latest survey of Public Polling shows Obama with 57 and Romney with 39

I have two close friends who are very serious sincere committed and persuasive Filipino Republican leaders In fact if they go back to the Philippines I am sure that both could get elected either as Governor or Congressman in their respective provinces

In the United States one lives in California and the other resides in Pennsylvania where they command a following My objective analysis is that in California with 55 electoral votes even if my friend registers and convinces most if not all of the Filipinos to vote for Romney the votes would be rendered useless because of the Electoral College System According to the latest survey conducted Obama leads 57 to 35 In fact Asian Americans are going for Obama overwhelmingly They give him a favorable rating of 73 compared to Romneyrsquos 27

In Pennsylvania where my other Republican friend lives the numbers tell a similar story In the survey conducted by MuhlenbergMorning Call from September 10-16 2012 Obama leads Romney 50 to 41 Again even if most if not all of the Filipinos in the State vote for Rom-ney the Electoral College System renders them useless

Why do the numbers favor Obamarsquos re-election despite the con-tinuing economic woes as refl ected in the unemployment rate budget defi cit debt burden and rising healthcare costs

The fi gures also provide the answer In the NBCWSJ survey Obama is deemed better prepared to lead the country by 47 to Rom-neyrsquos 36 With 42 more people now thinking that things would be better in the next 12 months while just 18 think it will get worse there is more optimism today than in earlier surveys

On ldquolooking out for the middle classrdquo Obama is favored 53 to Romneyrsquos 34 As a Commander-in-Chief Obama is preferred by 45 over Romneyrsquos 38 On deal-ing with issues concerning women Obama is preferred two to one

Resources Organization and Image (ROI) are factors that affect presidential runs I discussed this to some extent in last weekrsquos column

Romney has the Resources not only with his own personal wealth the support of rich friends and the Super PACS He can battle with Obama on this factor

Romney has the Organization but may not be as committed as effec-tive as effi cient and as competent as the machinery of George W Bush who beat Gore and Kerry Other Republicans have in fact criticized his campaign as incompetent

His Image has also become an issue While earlier he was seen as a better Economic Manager than Obama by a wide margin he is now running even with the latter With his gaffes in the foreign policy arena and his image of ldquonot caring about 47 of Americans because they do not pay taxes and would vote for Obama no matter whatrdquo there is a growing demand among some Republican political consul-tants to re-organize and clean up his Image Right now he is no Reagan no Bush 1 and no Bush 2 not even Ryan per some punditsCan Romney still win Numbers should help give the an-swer The amount of time allotted to prepare for the debates the number of points delivered by Romney in all the debates the number of days spent for the remaining campaign season until election time the amount of time and effort spent by a

Figuring Out The US Presidential Race



ASIAN JOURNALThe fi rst Asian-Filipino weekly in Southern California

An award-winning newspaper amp San Diegorsquos most widely circulated Asian-Filipino newspaper

Ashley SilverioAssistant Editor

Regina Galang ReyesBook Editor

In Pursuit of ExcellenceEugenio ldquoEgordquo Osin (1946 - 1994)

Joe Cabrera (1924 - 1996)Soledad Bautista (1917-2009)

Dr Rizalino ldquoRizrdquo Oades (1935-2009)

The Asian Journal is published weekly and distributed in all Filipino amp Asian communties in San Diego County Print publication date is every Friday of the month Advertising deadline is Wednes-day prior to publication date at 5 pm For advertising rates rate cards or information call (619) 474-0588 Subscription by mail is available for $50 per year (56 issues) The Asian Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs but welcomes submissions Entire content is copy 2012 copyrighted ma-terial by Asian Journal Materials in this publication may not be reproduced without specific permission from the publisher

Genevieve SilverioManaging Editor

Simeon G Silverio JrPublisher amp Editor

Miles BeauchampAssociate Editor

Santi SilverioAssociate Publisher

At Large

Miles is Assistant to the Dean and Assistant Professor in the Shirley Hufstedler School of Education at Alliant International University where he teaches new media and diverse writing courses He has been with the Asian Journal since the 1990rsquos

by Miles Beauchamp PhD

Perspectives

by Dr Ofelia Dirige Founder President amp CEO Kalusugan

Community Services wwwfi lamwellnessorg

Contemporary Asian American Issues

Forum Leaders at their Retreat in Aitutaki Cook Islands offer

gender declaration

The Pacifi c Islands indeed all the Pacifi c Rim nations are being spotlighted worldwide due to their importance in so many things from trade to global warming Recently the ldquoPacifi c Islands Forum Refer-ence Group to Address Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) welcomed the adoption by Pacifi c Island Forum Leaders of the Pacifi c

Leadersrsquo Gender Equality Declara-tion at their 2012 meeting in Raro-tonga Cook Islands The Reference Group is an inde-pendent high-level group of experts established by the Forum Regional Security Committee to guide the Fo-rum Secretariat and support Forum Membersrsquo efforts to implement the 2009 Forum Leadersrsquo decision to address SGBV in the region

Reference Group members ex-pressed support for the Declaration saying they were heartened by the

integrated approach to address all forms of sexual and gender based violence articulated in the statement

ldquoThe Declaration recognizes and reaffi rms what womenrsquos rights ad-vocates and practitioners have been saying for a long time and that is addressing SGBV requires sustained and integrated effortsrdquo said Refer-ence Group Chair and civil society representative Ms Shamima Ali

Referencing the Gender Equality Declaration and recalling Forum Leadersrsquo 2009 commitment to ldquoeradicate SGBV and ensure all individuals have equal protection of the law and equal access to justicerdquo the Reference Group also expressed support for an all-encompassing ap-proach to address sexual and gender based violence

ldquoThis approach includes education healthcare support and counsel-ing protection and prevention and the development of comprehensive legislation to increase access to justice for women and survivors of violencerdquo said Reference Group member and CROP representa-tive Mrs Fekita lsquoUtoikamanu The Reference Group also welcomed leaderrsquos commitment to increase the participation of women in decision-making processes and to promote the economic empowerment of women noting that advancements in both these areas could contribute to lower levels of violence

The Reference Group congratulat-ed Pacifi c Leaders on their milestone Declaration and welcomed with ap-preciation the 2012 Forum Leadersrsquo reaffi rmed support for the Reference Group and its work in addressing SGBV in the region Reference Group members acknowledged that the recognition by Pacifi c Leaders of the prevalence of SGBV as a human security risk and their support for efforts to address the risk strength-ens the collective work to prevent and eliminate all forms of sexual and gender based violence ldquoThis high level political recognition and commitment is necessary for sus-tained efforts to address SGBV and the Reference Group recognizes that without our political leaders support our work and that of others in the re-gion would be made more diffi cultrdquo said Reference Group member and Solomon Islands representative Ms Ethel Sigimanu

The Reference Group also noted

the recognition and support by the 2012 Pacifi c Human Rights Con-sultation for Regional Members of Parliament for integrated ap-proaches to address SGBV and the development and implementation of gender responsive policies and programs to eliminate all forms of violence against women children and persons with disabilities

Pacifi c Islands The Ocean is Our Mother

The Pacifi c Islands Forum and leaders from around the world discussed the importance of healthy oceans a particularly pressing issue for the small countries of the Pacifi c In this region whole economies and populations depend on fi sheries for their survival

Made up of 32 atolls and one island spread over 35 million square kilometers of ocean an area about the size of India the remote Pacifi c island nation of Kiribati has the big-gest water to land ratio in the world You are never more than 500 meters away from the sea and it permeates i-Kiribati culture provides nearly all of the countryrsquos food and more than half of its GDP With no refrig-eration fi sh is caught and sold on a daily basis with about 80 percent of the population engaged in fi shing for their livelihoods

Fisheries are a critical source of income Swimming through the vast expanse of Kiribatirsquos exclusive eco-nomic zone is one of the countryrsquos richest and most abundant resources some of the worldrsquos last remaining tuna 60 percent of the global tuna catch is now drawn from the West-ern and Central Pacifi c ocean

ldquoAs you know itrsquos our main natural resource that we have and most of our revenue is derived from fi shing mostly from fi shing licenses and last year it contributed as much as 60 percent of government revenues So itrsquos quite signifi cant in terms of the economyrdquo according to Beero Tioti Kiribatirsquos Director of Fisheries

ldquoBut of course there are also issues in the fi shing world At this stage the Pacifi c has the only healthy tuna stock in the world so there are obligations to sustain that In all respects Kiribati is always trying to maintain that balancerdquo

People living in small island countries rely on healthy oceans for feeding their families and provid-ing their income more than in other

parts of the world It is diffi cult to over-state their importance Every day Toarine Itinnaa markets the fi sh that her husband catches out at sea at a small street-side stall ldquoFishing is everything to us We have no other way of surviving it is our main source of income It is our liferdquo But this resource is under threat from climate change pollution and over-fi shing with more than 786000 tons of fi sh taken illegally from the Pacifi c every year Countries like Kiribati face signifi cant impacts from rising sea level and increasing ocean acidifi cation The Government of Kiribati is tak-ing vital steps towards protecting its marine resources for its wildlife and its people It has created one of the worldrsquos largest marine protected areas containing over 120 variet-ies of coral and 520 fi sh species implemented a number of measures to deal with illegal and unreported fi shing and spearheaded the Pacifi c Oceanscape Initiative a regional framework for marine conservation

The Pacifi c Islands

Ninth of a series on Health Care Reform

Kalusugan Community Services (KCS) conducted a workshop on Health Care Reform (HCR) or Affordable Care Act (ACA) last September 7 2012 at the Clarion Hotel in National City The aim of the workshop was to give participants an overview of the ACA and how it im-pacts the Asian Pacifi c American (APA) community The overall goal is to be informed about the law so they can vote intelligently and advocate for the needs of this needy population

The law is very comprehensive and diffi cult to grasp in just one sitting or a few hours So before we can really pinpoint the most signifi cant provisions of the law to present at the workshop the organizing committee decided to do a survey on what the population think about their health what they do in terms of seeking health care and what they know about ACA This was used as a basis for the topic content of the workshop

The instrument was a self-adminis-tered two-page questionnaire in English and was given at different places such as cultural fairs (Asian Cultural Festival COPAO Philippine Faire and San Diego Asian Pacifi c Islander Culinary Fusion event) various community meetings and events schools and business locations The survey collected demographic information health status access to health care as well knowledge about the ACA Completed surveys were entered into the computer for analysis includ-ing frequencies means and qualitative analysis Mary Grace Sadile Evalua-tion Specialist at the Institute of Public Health developed the questionnaire and conducted the analysis

DEMOGRAPHICS A total of 270 surveys were collected

from May to August 2012 Residence varied all over San Diego County with 17 mostly from Chula Vista Sev-enty percent (187) were females and thirty percent (75) were males The ages ranged from 16 to 94 years with an average age of 48 years Majority of respondents (71) were Filipinos followed by mixed ethnicity Chinese and Chamorro There is a sprinkling of Indian Japanese Laotian Cambodian Vietnamese Native Hawaiian Korean Hmong and Samoan origins

Years lived in the United States ranged from less than a year to 76 years with an average of 27 years Two thirds were foreign born Seventy six percent reported that their highest level of education was some college or higher Seventeen percent had an annual household income between $50000-75000 followed by 14 with less than $10000 Fifty percent were employed and 23 were unemployed

HEALTH STATUS AND INSUR-ANCE

Eighty percent viewed their health as good to excellent with only 17 with poor or fair health Almost half of respondents reported going to a private clinic or doctorrsquos offi ce when sick and only 4 did not have a usual source of care Half of respondents reported that the main source of insurance was hisher or someone elsersquos employer followed by 19 from Medicare Three percent were on Medical 6 did not have health insurance and 3 did not know what their health insurance was

Seventy two percent reported that there was not a time that heshe did not have health insurance in the last 12 months Those who did not have health insurance coverage in the last 12 months reported that the main reason were lost of their job or changed employer part-time or temporary employee and the

high cost of premiumsHEALTH CARE USE AND BARRI-

ERSSeventy three percent of respondents

stated that they visited a doctor or medical clinic in the last 12 months and 76 reported having a routine medical check-up or wellness visit Twenty nine percent stated using some type of tradi-tional healing such as herbal medicine and acupuncture

Overall 87 were satisfi ed with their health care reporting good to excellent quality medical care Half of respon-dents stated they were confi dent in receiving good medical care that they will need in the future

When asked whether they had barriers in seeing a doctor or there was a time when they needed one and could not 12 reported that this was true A few rea-sons included not having insurance or it is too costly or expensive When asked if they had any problems or delay in seeking care 10 responded positively stating that the service costs too much and 3 reported that it was not covered by their insurance Seven percent stated that they had diffi culty getting particular services especially from a dentist and medical doctor

The use of prescription medicine and communication with their health provider are some of the barriers that respondents were concerned about Twelve percent stated that when they needed prescription medicine they were not able to obtain it because of cost Twenty one percent reported also that they do not speak with their doctor in the language they prefer and 3 had diffi culty understanding their doctor or health provider

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARD ACA

Forty nine percent have heard about ACA and only 42 did not Those who heard about ACA know bits and pieces of the law but do not have a thorough knowledge of the law Part of this may be due to the articles published in the media that are also bits and pieces and not comprehensive enough such that it is diffi cult to obtain a complete knowledge of the various provisions

HCR or ACA is such a controversial issue with some people wanting to abolish the whole ldquoObama Carerdquo a few agreeing with some provisions and oth-ers who agree totally that the health care reform will help lower cost improve quality of health care and make it more accessible to all

To improve health care here are some of their recommendations

Make it affordable to all or less costly Help the poor

Make it accessible to allMake it universal- government to move

away from private health care companiesDo more outreach education or access to

preventive careMore effi cient simple or better quality care Train more doctorsAllow ethnic groups to help in language

interpretation Contact more seniorsFollow the Canadian or English systemPut more people to workSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSThe aim of the survey was to deter-

mine the health status health habits barriers to seeking health care and knowledge of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of a certain portion of the APA population This knowledge was used to plan the workshop on Health Care Re-form that was sponsored on September 7 2012 at the Clarion Hotel

Demographics of the respondents showed a highly diverse group com-posed of different ethnicities but mostly Filipino Americans majority females foreign born and well- educated Over-all their health status is perceived to be good to excellent and most frequently visit their health provider for preventive care and when sick Only 6 have no health insurance The main reason for lack of insurance is the high cost of ser-vices Other barriers to care are the lack of communication between the patient and provider who does not speak in the preferred language of the patient

This group is a healthy group perhaps due to their higher education and moder-ate income Results will be different if a group with lower socioeconomic status or education were surveyed such as some seniors students and new immi-grants These are the groups frequently lacking in health insurance and not able to go for preventive care nor visit their doctor when sick This survey shows the need for ACA for those who canrsquot afford health insurance due to the cost

In terms of knowledge regarding ACA 42 have not heard about the health reform law Those who did (50) had partial knowledge of the law or learned bits and pieces of the provi-sions gleaned from the media There should be more education to present a more comprehensive view of the law so people can realize the need for it and support it so that those who cannot afford to have insurance can fi nally have health care

SAVE THE DATEKALUSUGANrsquoS 20TH AND FILAM

Health Care Habits And Knowledge Of The Affordable Care Act (ACA) By Asian

Pacifi c Americans





big number of campaign volunteers and the substantial amount of money spent for ads and infomercials destroying Obama and projecting a better Image for Romney A show of a little more caring toward the ldquovictimsrdquo of an unjust society coupled with prayers might help After all miracles do happen

by Atty Susan V Perez

Immigration 911

Read Atty Susan Perezrsquos previous articles by visiting our website at wwwasianjournalusacom

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Se Habla Espanol

Health Care Habits(Continued from page 6)

US Presidential Race(Continued from page 6)

IMMIGRATION 911 by Atty Susan V Perez

Good moral character issues can be a major obstacle to approval of a naturalization application Good moral character must be established by the applicant for the entire period of five or three years Before filing for naturalization one must ask himself or herself if he or she has done something during the required period that may show lack of good moral character

Deliberate or willful failure to pay child support can constitute lack of good moral character ldquoThe natural instinct to provide for and defend manrsquos progeny is one of the moral values that go to make up the dignity of manrdquo These are the words of the United States District Court of Minnesota Fifth Division in a 1960 case where a native of Yugoslavia failed to pay child support for his dependents living with their mother in Italy The applicant was a refugee from Yugoslavia while in refugee camp in Italy in 1948 married an Italian citizen They had two chil-dren together In February 1952 the applicant immigrated to the United States His wife refused to go with him and refused to permit him to take their children with him in the United States The applicant found a good job and became a regular em-ployee of an ore and steel company In 1954 the applicant divorced his Italian wife and remarried to a US citizen In 1957 the applicant filed for naturalization During the naturalization interview he was asked if he has fulfilled his duty of supporting his minor children in Italy The applicant admitted that his first wife had asked for money for their children but the applicant had not sent them money for more than a year The immigration of-ficers asked the applicant ldquoDo you intend to pay for the support of your children in the future until they are no longer minorsrsquo The applicant replied ldquoNo because my first wife says she can support themrdquo Accord-ing to the applicant his first wife came from a very good family and had a very nice home in Italy The District Court found that the appli-cant evaded his solemn obligation to support and care for his two minor children As a husband the appli-cant had the right to choose his place of domicile and to withhold support from his wife who failed to follow him but his wifersquos deficiency in this respect affords no justification for his failure to support his two infant children whom she retained in Italy The District Court said ldquoThe milk of human kindness flows naturally in the age-old stream of fatherhood to his helpless child The responsibility of parenthood springs from the Can-

ons of the EverlastinghellipPetitioner as the father of two infant children was and is obligated by all appli-cable law ldquonatural human moral and divine to protect support and care for themrdquo The District Court affirmed the governmentrsquos denial of the application for naturalization

Deliberate or willful refusal to pay child support can also be a federal or state crime In California a party subject to a valid court order who with knowledge of the order and ability to comply fails to comply with the terms of the order is subject to a contempt and adjudication and statutory contempt penalties (Cal Civ Pro sections 1218 and 1219) A contempt proceeding is criminal in nature and the possible penalties include jail sentence Family law orders and judgments which include child support are enforceable by the courtrsquos contempt power

The Passport Denial Program which is a part of the Federal Offset Program was created to help states enforce delinquent child support obligations Under the program noncustodial parents certified by a state as having arrearages exceeding $2500 are submitted by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforce-ment (OCSE) to the Department of States (DOS) which denies them US passports upon application or the use of a passport services Noncustodial parents are not auto-matically removed from the Passport Denial Program even if the arrear-ages fall below $2500

Irsquove been receiving inquiries from the Philippines on how to enforce a foreign child support order against a US resident If there is an exist-ing federal bilateral child support arrangement between the United States and the foreign country the foreign country should contact the local child support enforcement agency in the state where the person owing child support resides If the parentrsquos whereabouts are unknown the foreign central authority can contact the US Central Authority Director US Central Authority for International Child Support Office of Child Support Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services If there is no federal ar-rangement with the foreign country it may be necessary for the individu-al seeking enforcement to retain the services of a private attorney in the United States to attempt to enforce the foreign judgment in accordance with the US law

We welcome your feedback If you have any immigration questions please feel welcome to email me at susanlaw-usimmigrationcom or call 619 819 -8648 to arrange for a telephone consultation

Deliberate Failure To Pay Child Support Is a Ground for

Denying Citizenship

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Bam Aquino and Timi Gomez in this 2010 photo from the Facebook page of Bam Aquino

His first cousin President Benigno Aquino III was a special guest at the intimate wedding while the Presidentrsquos sister Aurora Corazon ldquoPinkyrdquo Abellada was one of the principal sponsors

The groom 35 is the son of Ninoy Aquinorsquos youngest brother Paul and his wife Melanie while the bride 27 is the daughter of Dr Vince Gomez and his wife Carrie

The groom is aspiring to be in the Liberal Partyrsquos senatorial slate in the 2013 elections while the bride works for Unilever Philippines

Timi wore a gown by Veluz Reyes while Bam was dapper in a barong made by the tailor of a friend A select group of 250 guests were invited to the wedding Mass celebrated by Father Adolfo Dacanay SJ

The other principal sponsors included Ariel Aguirre Jose Feria Jr Jose Luis Gomez Daniel Lichauco Ricardo Lim Rafael Lopa Arlene Elaine Avelino Ma Cynthia Gomez Elizabeth Mendoza Geraldine Nakpil and Veronica Santos The wedding reception followed at the Splendido Golf Club near Tagaytay

Bam Aquino weds(Continued from page 1)

islands known by Koreans as Dokdo and by Japanese as Takeshima but controlled by South Korea and where Lee made an unprecedented visit last month

Japanrsquos relations have also deterio-rated anew with China over com-peting claims to islands in the East China Sea

APEC spans the Pacific Rim from China to Chile and includes the worldrsquos three biggest national econo-mies -- the United States China and Japan -- with its 21 members accounting for 44 percent of the worldrsquos trade

In their final summit statement the leaders pledged to help boost the sluggish global economy by strengthening demand in their own countries cutting public debt and committing to no new trade barriers

Russian President Vladimir Putin who hosted the two-day event de-scribed the event as a great success

ldquoThe Vladivostok summit has once again reaffirmed the APEC econo-miesrsquo commitment to the underlying principles of free trade and integra-tionrdquo he told reporters

ldquoThe Asia Pacific region is a loco-motive a driving force in the world

(Continued from page 1)

US warns economyrdquoBut the leadersrsquo statement ex-

pressed concerns over global chal-lenges saying the economy was ldquosubject to downside risksrdquo

ldquoThe financial markets remain fragile while high public deficits and debts in some advanced econo-mies are creating strong headwinds to economic recovery globally

ldquoEvents in Europe are adversely affecting growth in the regionrdquo it said although it also welcomed Eu-ropean leadersrsquo commitment to ldquotake all necessary measuresrdquo to prevent a break-up of the eurozone monetary union

The leaders pledged to move ldquomore rapidlyrdquo to market-driven exchange rates and ldquorefrain from competitive devaluation of curren-ciesrdquo the document said

China is often the target of US allegations that it deliberately keeps the value of the yuan low to make Chinese exports cheaper in the global markets although Beijing has denied any currency manipulation

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PASACAT Takes It Beyond the Dance FloorCultural Rituals Bond

Dancers to Art Each Other

San Diego CA - PASACAT the longest standing Philippine dance company in San Diego presents their bi-annual Extravaganza on September 28 and 29 with three performances at the Lyceum Theater Horton Plaza

The volunteer cast of twenty-fi ve dancersingers and nine musicians began 20-hourweek rehearsals in July to perfect the September perfor-mances highlighting rich and diverse

cultures of the 7107 islands of the Republic of the Philippines

The multi-generational cast often rehearsed for as long as 12 hours a day While this would prove chal-lenging to many other dance com-panies PASACAT has seized the opportunity to connect the dancers to their culture art and each other One way this was done was through the tradition of kamayan where the dancers ate without fork and spoon ndash just the use of the hands

Familial and community tradi-tions such as kamayan have infused artistry and camaraderie through PASACATrsquos forty-two year history ndash

and passed cultural values effort-lessly through the generations

ldquoDancing in the Extravaganza is a way to connect with my ancestry Therersquos no other experience that gives such a strong connection with the live music the costumes from the Philippinesrdquo said Marc Mejia who joined PASACAT in 1987 after watching the 1986 Extravaganza

Marvin Calderon Jr a senior at SDSU watched his fi rst Extrava-ganza in 2008 and caught what its members call the lsquoPASACAT bugrsquo

ldquoThis is my second Extravaganza and in spite of 12-hour rehearsal Sat-urdays the satisfaction of a success-ful production makes it all the more worthwhilerdquo shares Calderon ldquoI have a greater respect for PASACAT who has maintained a high level of artistry Irsquom privileged to be a part of this and a cultural Ambassador of our heritage - the Philippinesrdquo

PASACATrsquos leadership in art-istry is evident by the invitations they have received to perform In June 2011 PASACAT was selected to perform at the opening of the Americans for the Arts Conference following the Keynote Address of Robert Shriver The event was attended by 1000 from all over the country and coordinated by the City of San Diegorsquos Commission for Arts and Culture

Extravaganza performances are September 28 Friday 730 pm and September 29Saturday 200 pm amp 730 pm wwwlyceumeventsorg

PASACATrsquos 2012 season is par-tially funded by the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation Alli-ance for California Traditional Arts ATampT Cares Foundation County of San Diego Community Enhance-ment Fund and the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture

Events

Harbor Days Returns to Chula Vista September

22 and 23 Plan to attend Harbor Days -- two

days of free action music art food and fun Located at the Chula Vista Marina the event featurs a variety of activites including free tours of the tall ship Californian and the historic motor yacht Medea Or take a SEAL bay tour Art lovers can visit a juried art show at the Chula Vista Marina Gallery and there is a kids zone fea-turing art music culture and pirates

In addition there will be a BMX demonstration remote control and thunder boat races live music ven-dor booths of unique gifts and more

The event runs from 10 am to 5 pm on Sept 22 and from 11 am to 4 pm on Sept 23 Free shuttle from ldquoErdquo Street trolley station Opportuni-ties available for sponsors vendors non-profi ts and artists to participate

For more information contact infocvharbordayscom or wwwcvharbordayscom or call (619) 333-0825

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Los Angeles 18 September 2012 ndash To bid farewell to Consul General Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors presented her with a plaque in recognition of her dedi-cated leadership in strengthening the ties between the Philippines and the people of Southern California

Southern Nevada Arizona New Mexico and Texas during her tenure as Consul General from March 2007 until September 2012

The plaque was presented during a Board Meeting held on 18 Sep-tember 2012 at the Kenneth Hall of Administration located in downtown Los Angeles

Consul General Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon (2nd from left) with Su-pervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas (3rd from left) Supervisor Don Knabe (left) and Supervisor Michael D Antonovich (right)

Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors Bids Farewell To Consul General Aragon

Ad majorem Dei GloriamBy Al Villamora

ldquoVeni vidi vicirdquo is a famous Lat-in quote from Julius Caesar written sometime in 47 BC as a comment on his short war with a Persian mon-arch ndash ldquoI came I saw I conqueredrdquo Such utterance could easily have been made by a Bicolano devotee who braved the punishing heat along with over a thousand other pilgrims at Lake OrsquoNeill Camp Pendleton California on Friday and Saturday September 14-15 during the Pentildea-francia festivities Lake OrsquoNeill has become the pilgrimage site for many Bicolanos in Southern California every third Saturday of September

The ambient temperature at the fi esta site peaked at 110 degrees Fahrenheit but amazingly as King Jan III of Poland said after the Battle of Vienna ldquoVenimus Vidimus Deus vincitrdquo ndashldquowe come we see God conquersrdquo aptly describes Bicola-nos deep belief in their devotion to INA (Our Lady of Pentildeafrancia the Blessed Mother) that overcomes

Another successful Pentildeafrancia in San Diegoadversity - all for the glory of God

The devotion to Our Lady of Pentildea-francia started over 100 years ago in Naga City and has continued to this day From a humble beginning in a nipa hut built along the Bicol River for non-believers called Cimarrones the fact that the devotion has spread around the world sans the services of modern day conquistadores is perhaps the greatest miracle of this devotion Piety being one of Bicolrsquos best is always on full display in Sep-tember when honoring the Patroness of Bicolandia and serves as a beacon of light for many wherever her son or daughterrsquos feet are planted for this annual pilgrimage

Held under the auspices of Pag-Iribang Bikolnon (United Bicol) the annual fi esta is shared by Bicol organizations in the San Diego and Riverside Counties This yearrsquos steering committee is chaired by the Bicol Club of San Diego County represented by its president Amando Lastrella Each member organiza-tion chairs a planning committee or shares one jointly with a smaller

organization Nabuentildeos of Southern California Inc (Yaga Cerillo Presi-dent) ndash Finance Batoentildeos of CA (Virgil Ramirez President) ndash Logis-tics Naga Ini (Jun Burce Leader)Catanduanes Association of San Diego (Oscar Enriquez President) - Processions Tinambac Associa-tion of CA (Al Villamora Mayor) ndash ParadeEntertainment Iriguentildeos of Southern CA (Jim Desquitado Presi-dent) Camarines Norte Association USA and Libmanan Bikolnon (Rey Cantor President) ndash Traffi c and Se-curity and Sorsoganon Ini USA (Pat Bisco Chairman)Divina Pastora (Rocky Dancalan Barangay Chair-man) ndash MedicalDental Mission and Emergency Preparedness

Pag-iribang Bikolnon turned a new leaf this year with the creation of a permanent Liturgy Committee chaired by Charlotte Fajardo and a Pastoral Leadership Group led by Rev Fr Chito Valenciano PBrsquos Spiritual Adviser Together both

Art buying tips help new art collectors navigate their fi rst art purchase ArtWalk on the

Bay ndash Sept 22 and 23

(SAN DIEGO) ndash August 16 2012 ndash ArtWalk on the Bay is proud to host emerging artists from southern Califor-nia and beyond at its annual outdoor fi ne art festival This yearrsquos event is proving to be exceptional with a line-up of over 100 artists many of whom will be showcasing their latest original pieces for display and sale for the fi rst time With the backing of some of San Di-egorsquos most recognized arts and commu-nity institutions leaders and businesses ArtWalk on the Bay has set the stage for creativity marketplace and entertain-ment to meet at the free festival

ldquoArtWalk on the Bay makes art expe-riences come aliverdquo said Murray Gal-inson a longtime San Diego business leader and philanthropist ldquoArtists come out of their studios You get to talk with them and learn more about what inspires their work Wersquove picked up

some treasured pieces over the yearshellipand our grandchildren love KidsWalk so it makes it a special weekend for our familyrdquo

Joining a roster of emerging artists at ArtWalk on the Bay is the next wave of art collectors For these future connois-seurs ArtWalk on the Bay serves as a welcoming destination To fully engage in the festival experience the following art buying tips aim to encourage smart purchase making decisions

- Visit ArtWalk on the Bayrsquos online gallery before attending the event to review artistsrsquo profi les The extensive database can sort by media type includ-ing metalworking watercolor or pho-tography and by style such as abstract plein air or pop art

- Plan an itinerary using the event map to determine which specifi c artist booths to visit early in the day Some of the best pieces sell quickly during the morning of the fi rst day of the event If your favorite piece is sold talk with the artist to fi nd out if more pieces in the collection are available They typically will bring new pieces for the second day of the festival

- Think about your designated space for displaying artwork Attendees can get inspired with unique hanging and display ideas by visiting ArtWalk San Diegorsquos Pinterest page at wwwpinterestcomArtWalkSD

- Set your budget Original art will almost always be the best investment but there are sophisticated options avail-able by some artists such as an embel-lished gicleacutee which is a fi ne art printing process featuring the artistrsquos fi nal touch or smaller-sized pieces of art

- Build a relationship with an artist you like at ArtWalk on the Bay Share contact information so that you can fol-low their future exhibitions

- Follow your gut Buy art because you love it and the investment will last for generations

ArtWalk on the Bay will be held from 10 am to 5 pm on September 22 and 23 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront park For more information please visit wwwartwalkonthebayorg or call 619-615-1090 For more information on Arts Month San Diego visit wwwartsmonthsdcom

Discover Emerging Artists at ArtWalk on the Bay



In the News

tion of Deputy District Attorneys in Los Angeles (ADDA) Association of Orange County Deputy Sher-iffs California Asian Peace Of-fi cers PAC California Association of Highway Patrolmen California Coalition of Law Enforcement Association (CCLEA) California District Attorney Investigators Association California Fraternal Order of Police California Narcotic Offi cers Association (CNOA) Cali-fornia Peace Offi cers Association (CPOA) California Police Chiefs Association California Statewide Law Enforcement Association Chief

Craig Steckler of the Fremont Police Department Chief Howard A Jordan of the Oakland Police Depart-ment Chief Scott LaChasse of the Burbank Police Department Chula Vista Police Offi cers Associa-tion Deputy Chief Tom Angel of the Burbank Police Department Deputy Sheriffs Association of San Diego County Folsom Police Offi cers As-sociation Former Sacramento Sheriff John McGinness Fresno Deputy Sheriffrsquos Association Kern County District Attorney Lisa S Green Law Enforcement Association of Asian Pacifi cs Long Beach Police Depart-ment Long Beach Police Offi cers Association Los Angeles Airport Peace Offi cers Association Los An-geles County Organization of Police amp Sheriffs (LACOPS) Los Angeles County Professional Peace Offi cers Association (PPOA) Los Angeles Police Protective League Los An-geles County Sheriff Lee Baca Na-tional Latino Peace Offi cers Asso-ciation of San Diego Metro National Latino Peace Offi cers Association State of California Oakland Po-lice Offi cers Association Orange County Coalition of Police and Sheriffs (OC Cops) Peace Offi cers Research Association of California (PORAC) Riverside Sheriffsrsquo Asso-ciation Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffsrsquo Association Sacramento County Law Enforcement Manag-ers Association Sacramento County Probation Association Sacramento County Sheriffrsquos Department Sac-ramento Police Offi cers Associa-tion San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos San Diego Police Offi cers Association San

California Law Enforcement Says Yes to Proposition 35

Francisco Police Offi cers Associa-tion San Jose Police Offi cers As-sociation Santa Ana Police Offi cers Association Solano Probation Peace Offi cer Association Southern Cali-fornia Alliance of Law Enforcement (SCALE) Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager

About Proposition 35 ndash Stop Hu-man Traffi cking in California

In California many vulnerable women and young girls are held against their will and forced to sell their bodies The victims are often girls as young as 12 who are sexu-ally exploited for the fi nancial gain

of human traffi ckers They are afraid for their lives and abused ndash sexually physically and mentally

Human traffi cking is said to be one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the world ndash and it is taking place right here in our own backyard Three cities in California ndash San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego ndash are recognized by the FBI as high intensity child sex traf-fi cking areas In addition a recent national study by a victimsrsquo rights group gave California an ldquoFrdquo grade for its weak laws dealing with child sex traffi cking

Proposition 35 a partnership of California Against Slavery and the Safer California Foundation will protect children in California by

middot Increasing prison terms for human traffi ckers middot Requiring convicted sex traffi ckers to register as sex offenders middot Requiring all registered sex offenders to disclose their internet accounts middot Requiring criminal fi nes from convicted human traffi ckers to pay for services to help victims

Proposition 35 has also been en-dorsed by organizations representing over 90000 rank and fi le California Peace Offi cers advocates for the protection of children including Marc Klaas and the KlaasKids Foun-dation and victims who survived sexual exploitation when they were children Prop 35 has strong biparti-san support and is endorsed by both major political parties in California

For comprehensive informa-tion on Proposition 35 visit wwwVoteYesOn35com

SAN DIEGO September 9 2012 ndash rdquoSmart City San Diego and the San Diego Zoo announced they will install a solar photovoltaic canopy that will charge electric vehicles (EV) in the Zoo parking lot Smart City San Diego is a collaboration that combines the resources ofSan Diego Gas amp Electric (SDGampE) City of San Diego GE UC San Diego and CleanTECH San Diego to drive projects forward that improve the regionrsquos energy independence reduce greenhouse gas emissions and assert San Diego as a clean energy leader

ldquoThe Smart City San Diego Solar-to-EV project is a prime example of what can be achieved by combining the talent resources and commitment of a diverse group of public and private sector organizationsrdquo said Mayor Jerry Sanders City of San Di-ego ldquoHoused at the San Diego Zoo one of our regionrsquos most celebrated landmarks this project will further demonstrate our clean energy leader-ship to the rest of the worldrdquo

The Solar-to-EV project began construction on Sept 4 One of the fi rst of its kind in the region the project will harness energy from the sun to directly charge plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) store solar power for future use and provide renewable energy to the surrounding com-munity Located at the iconic San Diego Zoo in the heart of the cityrsquos world-renowned Balboa Park the Solar-to-EV project will serve as a new energy infrastructure blueprint that can be replicated throughout the region and beyond

ldquoExperts say that by 2020 we could see more than 200000 plug-in EVs in our regionrdquo said Jim Avery senior vice president of power sup-ply for SDGampE ldquoThe Zoo has been forward-thinking about creating a sustainable future for our children to enjoy so collaborating on this

solar project was a natural fi t It will demonstrate new technology and provide guests with a way to charge their EVs with clean energy while they visit the Zoordquo

The project will incorporate 10 so-lar canopies producing 90 kilowatts (kW) of electricity as well as fi ve EV charging stations Using new battery technology a 100-kW energy storage system will be charged by the solar canopies and used to offset power demands on the grid to charge the vehicles When the battery is full the excess solar energy that is generated will be put onto the electric grid to improve reliability and benefi t the surrounding commu-nity The solar canopies also provide shade to approximately 50 cars in the Zoorsquos southeast parking area One of the projectrsquos charging stations is located in a nearby ADA-accessible parking space

At peak production the Solar-to-EV project will produce enough energy to power 59 homes The clean energy produced is equivalent to removing 189216 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year or the same as planting 2788 trees annually For additional com-parison the greenhouse gas emis-sions savings from the electricity produced is equivalent to removing 21 cars from the road each year Furthermore PEVs when driven on electricity offer zero tailpipe emis-sions and no emissions overall when the electricity is directly from solar power

The Solar-to-EV project not only aims to encourage EV drivers to visit the Zoo and Balboa Park but will also provide displays onsite and online to educate visitors about the usefulness of batteries that can store solar energy the benefi ts of driving EVs and the role that the system plays in driving sustainability forward The system will serve as a

Smart City San Diego amp San Diego Zoo Unveil Solar to Electric Vehicle Charging Project

cornerstone in the San Diego Zoorsquos ongoing efforts to encourage the ap-plication of sustainable design driven by science and the natural world

ldquoAs part of our ongoing effort to be a conservation leader San Diego Zoo is delighted to be part of a project that sets the stage for the futurerdquo said John Dunlap Director of the San Diego Zoo ldquoBy providing a sustainable energy mechanism at a well-known destination like the Zoo we are not only raising awareness for this technology but we are making this option available to guests that we host from all over the worldrdquo

The project will be owned and managed by SDGampErsquos Sustain-able Communities Program which promotes local solar installations and green building design and construc-tion throughout the region The charging stations are part of The EV Project and will be owned by the programrsquos administrator In keep-ing with Smart City San Diegorsquos economic development goals the project will use local vendors for design and construction and create 35 jobs during construction

About Smart City San DiegoSmart City San Diego is a collabo-

ration combining the resources of the City of San Diego San Diego Gas amp Electric GE UC San Diego and CleanTECH San Diego Together these leading organizations from government business education and non-profi t are maximizing synergies to drive existing energy programs forward identify new opportunities embrace additional collaborators and move the San Diego region beyond todayrsquos boundaries of sustainability Visit the Smart City San Diego web-site at wwwSmartCitySDorg

About The San Diego Zoo Wild-life Conservancy

Teen victims of human traffi cking

CASEACTorg | California 9112012 ndash Proposition 35 ndash Stop Human Traffi cking in California is quickly gaining widespread support among the California law enforce-ment community Since the YES on Prop 35 campaign launched 51 law enforcement offi cials and organiza-tions have endorsed the measure Slated for the November 2012 bal-lot Prop 35 is an initiative that will fi ght back against human traffi ck-ing and the sexual exploitation of women and children in the state

Ron Cottingham President of the Peace Offi cers Research As-sociation of California (PORAC) explained why supporting Prop 35 has become such a strong point of agreement for those involved with law enforcement saying ldquoProposi-tion 35 will be a monumental step forward for California in preventing sexual exploitation and protecting victims of human traffi cking ndash which is why California Peace Offi cers strongly support this ballot initia-tive As those on the front lines in the fi ght against human traffi cking we see the need to protect women and children on our street and on the internet by increasing penalties against human traffi ckers and online predatorsrdquo

In addition to the 63000 members of PORAC the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) also strongly backs Prop 35 Chief Dave Maggard President of the CPCA announced the endorsement say-ing ldquoThe California Police Chiefs Association is proud to support Prop 35 which will help us protect vulnerable women and children from human traffi ckers and online preda-tors Victims of these crimes rely on us as fi rst responders in communities throughout our state For these local law enforcement offi cers Prop 35 is a critical step forward in the fi ght against human traffi cking and for the protection of children onlinerdquo

In a recent statement Alameda County DA Nancy OrsquoMalley also explained why the initiative is so im-portant for California saying ldquoThe grim reality is that human traffi cking of vulnerable women and children is taking place in communities across California Irsquove worked for over a decade to combat this crime and I can say with fi rsthand experience that our state needs tougher penal-ties against human traffi ckers and services to help victims Californians can fi ght back against these crimes by supporting Proposition 35rdquo

A full list of endorsements from the California law enforcement com-munity is as follows

Alameda County District At-torney Nancy OrsquoMalley Asian Gang Investigatorrsquos Association of California Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs Associa-

Missing Person Ben Rhode 15 of Burbank CAFil Am Teenager is son of St Scholastica alumni Josephine Floresca Rhode

momrsquos appeal on Facebook

latest pictures taken 81812 after Sea Cadet Training in Port Huen-eme Pls call Burbank PD 818-238-

3000 missing person 12-8487 for any leads

Jojo Floresca and son Ben Rhode

To all KULASA-FRIENDS based in the USA esp in California PLEASE help fi nd son of Josephine Floresca Rhode (Batch 85) and nephew of Joan Floresca (Batch 83) BEN (15 yrs old) who is missing for days now GOD BE W BEN

Jojo Florescas recent FB postDay 4 Still no word All police

depts nationwide alerted Still pass-ing out fl yers Left a care package on my porch for Ben but someone took it while we were gone Trusting God amp holding back the tears Please continue to pray re-post and call Burbank PD for any info 818-238-3000 missing person 12-8487

Last seen 4 days ago wearing brown shirt and white karate pants

Sunday at 900pm middot Marney Villanueva UPDATE Day

5 Thank you all for your prayersamp support Still no wordBen is 15yo 56 120 brown hair brown eyes Run away from his dads house in Burbank 92124p This are his

0 September 21-27 2012Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at httpwwwasianjournalusacom

Dr Jose Protacio Rizal loved his native Philippines and mother Spain dearly -- equally some might contend After initial studies in Medi-cine and Philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila he traveled to Spain to continue his studies at the University of Madrid earn-ing a Licentiate in Medicine But he could not tolerate the abuses heaped upon his countrymen and women The systematic subjugation of native Filipinos had become the norm and this despicable colonial structure was per-petuated even by Spanish friars who should have known better Convinced that the way to change the status quo was to educate the populace he wrote two satirical novels -- the Noli Me Tangere and

the El Filibusterismo That got him in trouble with the Spanish authorities When he returned to the Philippines he was promptly charged with rebellion then exiled to Dapitan When the case of subversion against Rizal was solidified with the aid of false witnesses the nationalistic physician was executed by firing squad in Bagumbayan His death triggered the suc-cessful revolution against Spain two years later

Dr Jose Rizalrsquos courage and idealism and the tragic death which snatched him away in his prime inspired generations upon genera-tions of Filipinos Fr George Madrid was no exception As he became intimately aware of the malignant consequences of modern colonial-ism manifested in the day to day sufferings of the people of Santa Lucia and beyond he looked for the Catholic Church for relief He spent hours before the sacred image of the crucified Christ praying for wisdom

and guidance He consulted his fel-low priests and sought meetings with the leadership of the Archdiocese What steps could the Church take to stop the regime from oppressing its people What could the Church do to persuade the government not to use its military and police resources against its citizens How could wealthy landowners be made aware of the ugly consequences of labor exploitation

As hard as he tried he could not find the answers he sought in eccle-siastical circles He did find some answers in the communist move-ment And that was ironic How could the Church under the guid-ance of the Holy Spirit not align itself unreservedly with the poor and powerless while atheistic commu-nism apparently did

+++

One mid-afternoon Father George was in his room composing a letter to his mother when there was a soft knock on the door It was Eddie the sacristan asking shyly if he could take off work early His wife was sick and he had promised to host a gathering at their home that evening There were many things to prepare and his wife could not make it to market nor could she do much in the kitchen

ldquoNo problem Ed Does Sara need to see a doctorrdquo Father George asked

ldquoNo Father The manghihilot is on his way to the house nowrdquo

ldquoA good onerdquo the priest smiledldquoHe is okay Father He is the son

of the famous Gregorio He is young but they say Aurelio is as gifted as his fatherrdquo

ldquoSara does not have something serious does sherdquo Father was a bit concerned

ldquoOh no Father Itrsquos the back pain that keeps coming back She works too much And sometimes the pain goes down to her leg and footrdquo

ldquoTell Sara Irsquoll pray for her health But if you need a doctor let me know Dr Estrada is an excellent physician and he does not charge a lot He will give you a reduced fee if I ask Or there are funds we can userdquo

ldquoThatrsquos very kind of you Father By the way are you busy tonight Sara will be happy to see you And

the kids toordquoldquoSure I donrsquot think I have any

meetings tonightrdquo He checked the calendar on his desk ldquoI just need to meet with a couple for spiritual direction Seven orsquoclock thenrdquo

At Eddiersquos house that evening Father George Madrid had his first meeting with the local communist cell He had no idea how that meet-ing would radically change his life

Note Manghihilot ndash native healer In

most towns and barrios local folks consulted the local healers first mainly because they were not as expensive as doctors In fact most native healers offered their ser-vices gratis While some charlatans did pose as healers most ethical practitioners of indigenous medicine were concerned that charging fees for their skills might result in losing what they consider their God-given gift of healing

To be continued

The author welcomes comments corrections suggestions etc from Asian Journal readers These may be included in the novelrsquos final ver-sion Please send your remarks to edgamboayahoocom Thanks

Copyright E Gamboa

Special Tribute(Continued from page 1)

Read previous articles by visiting our website at wwwasian-journalusacom

by Atty Rogelio Karagdag JrMember State Bar of California amp Integrated Bar of the Philippines

Phil - Am Law 101

Chapter 9 The National Hero

Book The Dark Nights of Father Madrid

Selection

a historical novel byDr Ed Gamboa MD


Authorrsquos note August 21 1983 Exiled Senator Benigno ldquoNinoyrdquo Aquino the charismatic opposition leader arrives at the Manila International Airport to a returning herorsquos welcome Escorted by government soldiers Ninoy is summarily shot to death as he steps on the tarmachellip Kumander Gusi watches the TV coverage of the assassination in a hospital while recovering from wounds sustained during an encounter with commandos of the Philippine Constabulary led by Lt Col Sulog Years earlier Gusi was the newly-ordained and affable Father George Madrid whose social justice work among oppressed farm workers (sacadas) in the parish of Santa Lucia eventually led to his defection to the Communist Party of the Philippines In short order the rebel priest had risen to the rank of commander of the dreaded New Peoplersquos Army Injured in a skirmish and on the run from Su-logrsquos men Gusi is attended to by rebel physician Dr Fred Delima Critically ill he reminisces about his priesthood his work with the sacadas the series of events which led to his defection

PHIL-AM LAW 101 by Atty Rogelio Karagdag Jr Member State Bar of California amp Integrated Bar of the Philippines

A client sought our legal advice about a subpoena she had received from a prosecutor in the Philippines It said that the client was being charged with the crime of perjury for allegedly making false statements under oath and was being asked to submit her counter-affidavit It turns out that during her last vacation to the Philippines the client did her civic duty of submitting an affidavit in a pending criminal investigation The client was inclined to ignore the subpoena after all she is now in the United States and has no im-mediate plans of going back to the Philippines The client thought that if she just ignores the subpoena the case will go away and the complain-ant will get tired and just give up running after her I took a look at the subpoena It was contained in a white ldquoair mailrdquo envelope It was sent only by regular not registered mail Without a return card the prosecutor would have no way of knowing or proving that the client received the subpoena Ordinarily such would be fatal to the complain-antrsquos case as it would violate my clientrsquos due process rights

Still we advised the client not to ignore the subpoena and to submit her counter-affidavit in the case I explained to the client that failure to respond to a subpoena would result to dire consequences This is be-cause the Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure of the Philippines has a provision which says that a crimi-nal case can be filed in Court if the respondent could not be subpoenaed even without actual notice to the respondent Thus Rule 112 Section 3(d) provides ldquoif the respondent can-not be subpoenaed or if subpoenaed does not submit counter-affidavits within the ten (10) day period the investigating office shall resolve the complaint based on the evidence presented by the complainantrdquo We explained to the client that even if it the prosecutor had not sent her subpoena the criminal case could still be filed against her because she could not be served with a subpoena in the Philippines (The Rule on service of summons regarding civil cases is different as it requires sum-mons by extraterritorial service)

Accordingly what we did was to enter our appearance as the attorney for the client Thereupon we filed a very strong counter-affidavit with all the necessary supporting documents The counter-affidavit was notarized in San Diego and authenticated by the Philippine consulate in Los An-geles It was important to authenti-cate the counter-affidavit for it to be admissible as evidence in the Philip-

pines We submitted the counter-af-fidavit through our office in Manila Then after a few weeks our Manila office faxed to us a resolution from the prosecutor The case was being dismissed on the very grounds we cited in the counter-affidavit

Imagine what would have hap-pened had the client chose to ignore the subpoena With the uncontested complaint the prosecutor would be forced to file a criminal case against her in court In turn the court would have no choice but to issue a warrant for her arrest With the warrant outstanding the police would be waiting to pounce on her upon her return Once arrested the client would be forced to post bail for her provisional liberty and defend herself in court The court might even prevent her from leaving the Philippines until the case is over She would practically be spending all her vacation time and beyond attending to her criminal case

So please do not ignore that subpoena It is better to address any problem at its early stage Better yet consult first a lawyer before you sign any legal papers The client should be commended for testifying in the criminal investigation but her sworn statement could have been written in a better way Had she consulted us beforehand we would have made sure that the other side would have a very difficult time dragging her into the case

Atty Rogelio Karagdag Jr is licensed to practice law in both California and the Philippines He practices immigration law in San Diego and has continuously 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 Unit 230 Manila Executive Regency 1200 J Bo-cobo Street Ermita Manila with telephone numbers (02)3537047 amp (02)5221199 Please call (858)348-7475(858)536-4292 or email him at rkaragdagattyimmigrationcom He speaks Tagalog fluently Ar-ticles written in this column are not legal advice but are hypotheticals intended as general non-specific legal information Readers must seek legal consultation before taking any legal steps

Donrsquot Ignore That Subpoena

This devotional initiative is benefi-cial primarily to the physically hand-icapped and others with personal adversities This may also benefit to include those who were pre-occu-pied working in the wee hours We hope it would interest those having a legitimate difficulty that precludes them visit church on a given time

Often others fail to do their reli-gious obligations by virtue of their demanding profession Devotional prayers are extremely important of-ten done in churches However this devotional gift we hope gives wide latitude to those who wish to do it at home with a quality time

First please allow me to share a family story One evening as we prayed prostrate by the altar I noticed we forgot to light the candles So while pray-ing I stood up while my wife led the rosary While participated in response and discreetly lighted the candles After lighting it with my right palm smoothed the wrinkled mantle spread


Sotero Sirios Jr with his wife Flor





copy2012 Virginia H Ferrer All rights reserved

About the Author Virginia H Ferrer is a Retired Filipino Language Teacher at Otay Ranch High School in Chula Vista

Spiritual Life

Read Monsignorrsquos previous articles by visit-ing our website at wwwasianjournalusacom

by Msgr Fernando G Gutierrez

Lower Your Nets

BalintatawRead Virginia Ferrerrsquos previous articles by visiting our website

at wwwasianjournalusacom

by Virginia H Ferrer

Sept 23 25th Sun in Ord Time

ldquoSuccess is not fi nal failure is not fatal it is the courage to continue that countsrdquo -Winston Churchill

Life in Quotes

Standing Under the Cross

Standing erect holding our heads

high is the attitude of spiritually ma-ture people in face of the calamities of our world The facts of everyday life are a rich source for doomsday thinking and feeling But it is pos-sible for us to resist this temptation and to stand with self-confi dence in this world never losing our spiritual ground always aware that sky and earth will pass away but the words of Jesus will never pass away (see Luke 2133)

Let us be like Mary the mother of Jesus who stood under the cross trusting in Gods faithfulness notwithstanding the death of his beloved Child

Daily Meditation September 19 2012 Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey by Henri JM Nouwen copy1997 HarperSanFrancisco All Scrip-ture from The Jerusalem Bible copy1966 1967 and 1968 Darton Longman amp Todd and Doubleday amp Co Inc

Joke of the Week A schoolteacher told her pupils to listen to their parentrsquos conversation and if they heard any new words to look up the meaning in the dictionary and write a sentence using the word properly The next day she asked Johnny what word he had heard He replied that he had heard the word ldquopregnantrdquo and the defi nition was ldquoto carry a

childrdquo The teacher said ldquoHave you written a sentence using itrdquo ldquoYes marsquoamrdquo he replied ldquothe fi reman climbed a ladder into the burning building and came down pregnantrdquo

Scriptures First Reading Wis-dom 2 12 17-20 Apostate Hebrews and hostile Alexandrians mocked and ridiculed the faithful Hebrews living in Alexandria around 50 BC The apostates and the ungodly irked by the holy way of life of the faithful Hebrews conspired to kill them God however would vindicate

his faithful ones Second Reading James 3 16-43 The author asks his readers to discern whether their wisdom is true (from above) or false (from earth) The signs of true wisdom are purity peacefulness and gentleness whereas those of false and earthly wisdom are jealousy and selfi sh ambition

Gospel Mark 9 30-37 Galilee

had been the site of many armed confl icts and guerilla fi ghts Roman control of Galilee was weak To walk through Galilee to Jerusalem is to invite danger But Jesus made it clear to his disciples that the greatest power-holder on earth is one who completely trusts and submits his power to God in life and in death The powerful person is like a little child innocent dependent humble trusting yet vulnerable to abuse and domination

Refl ections In antiquity people

used the same word for ldquoservantrdquo as for ldquochildrdquo In fact in todayrsquos Gospel Jesus said that he who wants to be the servant of all must act like a little child Within the ancient Mediterranean family and com-munity servants and children had no social status During the Middle Ages a theologian believed that in the case of a burning building a husband must fi rst rescue his father then his mother next his wife and fi nally his young child It must have been shocking to Jesusrsquo disciples and to his hearers when he put before them a ldquochildrdquo as one who is truly powerful It was like giving them a servant as model for greatness

Because children are innocent dependent humble and trusting they are very susceptible to abuses and victimizations by superiors and strangers The United Nations Secu-rity Council listed six grave viola-tions against children 1) Killing or maiming of children 2) Recruitment or use of children as soldiers 3) Sexual violence against children 4) Attacks against schools or hospitals

5) Denial of humanitarian ac-cess for children 6) Abduction of children

According to WHO 2001 world-wide surveys there are 40 million children who are victims of child abuse each year The 57th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights reported that 36 of girls and 29 of boys have suffered sexual abuse and that 46 of girls and 20 of boys have experienced sexual coercion Each year approxi-mately one million children around the world are exposed to commercial sexual exploitation UNICEF ap-proximates that two million children died as a result of armed confl ict during a 10-year period and that another six million were injured or disabled Just think of the confl ict in Lebanon and the on-going war in Afghanistan and other parts of the world The ones who suffer most are children

Jesus presents a child as a model for greatness because of his almost complete dependence humble trust and innocent reliance on the power-ful elders Sadly these beautiful traits become the means for many to prey and victimize children How-

ever to emulate and keep these traits of a child in relationship with God and with others and in search for greatness and power is a sign of true wisdom Earthly wisdom aspires for greatness through domination of the weak On the other hand heavenly wisdom teaches that greatness lies in being powerless before God trusting fully in him and humbly submitting oneself to his providence the very same way by which a child relates to his elders and superiors

Shortly after the victory of the Athenians over the Persian fl eet at Salamis in 480 BC a friend who hailed him as the most powerful man in the world met Themistocles the great admiral on the street ldquoYou are wrongrdquo said Themistocles ldquomy little son is the most powerfulrdquo Puzzled the man asked ldquoWhy is thatrdquo ldquoItrsquos like this The Athenians rule the world I rule the Athenians My wife rules me And this little boy rules his motherrdquo

Quotation of the Week ldquoHe who trusts in himself is lost He who trusts in God can do all thingsrdquo St Alphonsus Ligouri

A Child Defenseless Yet Powerful

Ang Mundong Tahimik (1)Kapag yaring mga mata ko ay aking ipinikittunay na kay sarap pakinggan yaring buong paligidni isang patak ng hininga ay walang maririnigito ang tunay na paraiso ang mundong tahimik

Kapag yaring mga mata ko ay aking ipinikitgunitain ko lamang mga pamilyang nagniniigmasaya silang nagsasama sa bahay na maliitat bawarsquot isa sa kanila ay may pusong malinis

Kapag yaring mga mata ko ay aking ipinikitsa isiparsquoy pagmasdan ang mga batang maliliitmarahil sila ngayon nagpapahinga ng tahimikdahil sa nasubuan na ang kanilang mga bibig

Kapag yaring mga mata ko ay aking ipinikitmaipaalala muna sa isipang nawawaglitna ang mundo natin ito ay hindi naman masikipat ang kalikasan sa atin ay hindi nagkakait

Kapag yaring mata ko ay aking ipinikitsana ay wala ni isa mang tatanggap ng paglaititong ating inang mundo na sobrang napakabaitat lahat ng nilalang atin silang mga kapatid



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SHOWBIZ WATCHER By Ogie CruzlsquoBonggasiousrsquo ang grand opening ng

M Beauty Clinic ni Dr Tess Mauricio sa Glendale California last monday isang red carpet ceremony ang entrada palang para sa mga guests

Isa sa mga special guests na inaantay

namin dumating ay ang Asianrsquos Senti-mental Songstress na si Imelda Papin na sabi nga ng mga reporters bakit nandito raw sa Amerika si Ms Papin kesyo ang alam nila tatakbo raw ito sa pulitika

Sagot namin sa kanila may benefit concert sa San Diego Imelda Papin sa Mcdinirsquos this coming Saturday Sept22 kaya siguro nandito pa sa amerika Matagal ding hindi nakadalaw ang nasabing singer dito sa San Diego kaya go na kayo sa naturang venue

Nagkaroon ng duet si Imelda at Dr Tess Mauricio kinanta nila ang hit song ldquoBakitrdquoikinatuwa ng maraming bisita at takenote wala pa raw practice lsquoyun sabi nga ni Dr Tess ldquoDream Come Truerdquo dagdag pa niya sa amin ang pag-duet niya sa Asianrsquos Sentimental Songstress

Nagulat pa sa amin si Ms Imelda nang makita niya kamiisa kasi kami sa showbiz writers na laging nagsusulat about sa nasabing singer sa Pilipinas

Actually isa si Ms Papin na showbiz personalities ang hindi namin makakal-imutan dahil sa mabait ito at hindi plas-tic kaya naman marami siyang kaibigan na mga showbiz reporters sa Pilipinas

Nakita rin namin doon ang Ms Ivy Violan isang napakagaling na singer noon sa Pilipinas pero ngayon hindi na

siya masyadong aktibo sa ating bansa marahil sa Amerika na siya madalas magkaroon ng showAlam namin marami na rin ang nakaka-mis sa kanya na mga pinoy sa Pilipinas lalo na sa kanyang mga awitin Kailan kaya siya babalik sa Pilipinas

Nandun din si Antoinette Taus isang sikat na Tv amp Movie Star sa Pilipinas sa Hollywood pala siya nag-try na maka-pasok bilang isang star Medyo busy pa nga siya nang makita namin siya parang may binabasa siya ng script pero nagpaunlak pa rin siya para makausap namin

Nandursquon din ang boxing champ na si Brian Veloria na nakipagkwentuhan din sa amin kaya lang medyo maraming tao kaya hindi rin naging matagal ang usapan namin

Siempre ang aming kaibigan na si Patricia Javier hindi rin nagpatalo at kumanta rin May duet pa nga sila ni Dr Tess na ikinaindak ng maramiNakita rin

The One amp OnlyhellipMs Imelda Papin

namin doon si Joel Mendoza kaya lang hindi siya kumanta dahil masakit daw ang lalamunan

Of course hindi rin nagpatalo ang one and only ni Dra Mauricio na si Dr James Lee kumanta rin makikita nyo sa facebook ng Asian Journal ang video kung paano hyperactive sa pagkanta ang nasabing doktor

Laking pasasalamat namin sa Americarsquos Favorite Dermatologist Dr Tess Mauricio na invite kami at kahit sobrang layo ang San Diego sa Los Angeles sulit naman ang pagod namin dahil sa mga nakita naming mga sikat ng pinoy personalidad

Goodluck sa M Beauty Clinic by Dr Tess

ABANGAN PINOY RADIO SAN DIEGO Abangan nyo na po ang pinakabagong radio station sa San Diego ang pinakauna sa lahat na madidinig sa

internet computer at cellphoneNagsisimula ang aming test broadcast

na madidinig nyo na ngayon isang 24 hours na purong pinoy musicHanapin nyo lang aming website sa internet ang lsquoPinoy Radio San Diegorsquo tiyak makikita nyo kaagad at kinig kaagad

Kung sa cellphone naman ang gusto nyo kami madinig kailangan Smart or Anroid Phone at Iphone ang gamit nyo i-download nyo lang ang lsquoTunein Radiorsquo saka nyo i-search ang Pinoy Radio San Diego tiyak makikita nyo kaagad

Puro music pa ang madidinig nyo dahil ang launching ng shows namin maybe in 2 weeks from now Hindi lang music ang madidinig nyo pati mga bagong announcers na magsisimula soonActually ldquoShowbiz Watchers at Iba Parsquomadidinig maybe early week of the Month of October na tiyak kagigili-wan nyo

Siempre marami pang programs ang papasok dito hindi lang pang show-bizMayroon ding pulitika health sportspublic service at greetings na hindi maiiwasan dahil nadidinig tayo

hindi lang sa San Diego kundi sa buong mundoIbat ibang announcers ang ma-didinig nyo na magsisimula sa umaga at hanggang gabi

Siempre ang programa nating lsquoShow-biz Watchersrsquo may mga interview tayo ng mga artista na nasa amerika at nasa pilipinas rin na via skype o yahoo voice natin makakausapKaya huwag na huwag kayong pahuhuli sa bagong radio station na nakabase sa San Diegoatin to at para sa lahat ng pinoy around the

world ang ldquoPinoy Radio San Diegordquo na handog ng no 1 FilAm newspaper ang Asian JournalAbangan

KAPUSO SUPPORTERS GOES UNIVERSAL Last Sunday naman nasaksihan din namin kung gaano kara-mi ang supporters ng Kapuso network sa Los Angeles

Mismo sa Gibson Amphitheatre ipinalabas ang show ni Manny Pacquiao

na Manny Many PrizesKaya lang hindi kami nagkaroon ng chance na makausap mismo si Pacman o ang ibang kapuso starspero sa suporta ng mga tagahanga halos mapuno ang naturangg venue Kaya naman successful ang naturang show ng handog ng GMA 7 para sa mga pinoy dito sa Amerika


Trends

Tech ITfrom My Barber

by Benjamin Maynigo


By Claudia Ehrenstein DIE WELTWorldcrunch| BERLIN - Dr Manfred Spitzer knows that people fi nd his arguments provocative In his fi rst book he warned parents of the very real dangers of letting their children spend too much time in front of the TV Now in a second book called Digitale Demenz [Digi-tal Dementia] hersquos telling them that teaching young kids fi nger-counting games is much better for them than letting them explore on a laptop

Spitzer 54 may be a member of the slide-rule generation that learned multiplication tables by heart but his work as a neuropsychiatrist has shown him that when young children spend too much time using a computer their brain development suffers and that the defi cits are ir-reversible and cannot be made up for later in life

South Korean doctors were the fi rst to describe this phenomenon and dubbed it digital dementia ndash whence the title of Spitzerrsquos book Simplistically the message can be summed up this way the Internet makes you dumb And it is of course a message that outrages all those who feel utterly comfortable in the digital world In the aftermath of the publication of Spitzerrsquos book they have lost no time venting their wrath across Germany

And yet Spitzer has accumulated a wealth of scientifi c information that gives his thesis solid underpinnings and the studies and data he draws on offer more than enough room for consternation

Everything leaves traces in the brain

According to his study many young people today use more than one medium at a time they place calls while playing computer games or writing e-mails That means that some of them are packing 85 hours of media use per day into 65 hours Multitasking like this comes at the cost of concentration ndash experi-ments by American researchers have established this And to Spitzer those results mean just one thing Multitasking is not something we should be encouraging in future generations

Because everything a person does leaves traces in the brain When development is optimum memory links are formed and built on during the fi rst months and years of life and the structure adds up to a kind of basic foundation for everything else we learn Scientists call this ability of the brain to adjust to new challenges ldquoneuroplasticityrdquo It is one of the reasons for the evolution-ary success of the human species Spitzer also sees it as a source of present danger

When drivers depend exclusively on their navigation technology they do not develop the ability to orient themselves although of course the brain offers them the possibility of learning how to do so The same ap-plies to children who use electronic styluses on a SMART board instead of learning how to write -- the brain is kept in check And because com-puters take over many classrooms

Does The Internet Make You Dumb Top German Neuroscientist Says Yes - And Forever

and other functions that are actually good practice for kids it inevitably has a negative effect on learning Spitzer argues

Digital media should be banned from classrooms

Stating that there have so far been no independent studies that un-equivocally establish that computers and screens in the classroom makes learning any more effective Spitzer goes so far as to recommend that digital media be banned from the classroom Even more drastically he writes In reality using digital media in kindergarten or primary school is actually a way of getting children addicted Strong stuff for the generations who take computers and the Internet for granted using them as a source of information and a space to communicate via social networks -- and who enjoy doing so The Internet has become the fourth cultural technology alongside read-ing writing and arithmetic

Spitzer quotes Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) who wrote that the process of learning involves the heart along with the brain and the hands He believes it would be better if kids learned fi nger games to help them deal with numbers instead of rely-ing on computers In a country like Germany whose major resource is smart people and innovative ideas maybe we should be taking Spitzerrsquos warnings more seriously

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TECH IT FROM MY BARBER by Benjamin Maynigo --

On September 12 2012 President Benigno Aquino III signed the Cyber-crime Prevention Act of 2012 into law It shall take effect fi fteen days after the completion of its publication in the Offi cial Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general circulation

Looking at it positively the law is enacted to encourage an accelerated and rational development of the ldquoap-plication and exploitation of informa-tion and communications technol-ogy It is also meant ldquoto protect and safeguard the integrity of computers computer and communications sys-tems networks and the confi dential-ity integrity and availability of infor-mation and data stored therein from all forms of misuse abuse and illegal access by making punishable under the law such conduct or conductsrdquo

The punishable acts enumerated under the law are

1 Offenses against the confi den-tiality integrity and availability of computer data and systems such as illegal access illegal interception data interference cyber-squatting and misuse of devices

2 Computer-related offenses such as computer-related Forgery and computer-related Fraud

3 Content-related offenses such as cybersex child pornography unsolic-ited commercial communications

4 Libel and 5 Other offenses such as aiding or

abetting in the commission of cyber-crime and attempt in the commission of cybercrime

Misuse abuse and illegal access are the key words that defi ne the offenses They should be read interpreted and enforced together with the Bill of

Rights that the Constitution provided for its citizens

The Constitution states ldquoNo law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech of expression or of the press or the right of the people peace-ably to assemble and petition the gov-ernment for redress of grievancesrdquo ndash Section 4 Article III

It should be emphasized that this constitutional provision supersedes any statutory law While in some cases Libel is a way to check the abuse of the Freedom of Speech or of the Press the latter is as strong a protection against abusive use of Libel laws to harass and silence citizens in freely expressing their views andor distributing information data and knowledge online or offl ine

ldquoThe privacy of communication and correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the court or when public safety or order requires otherwise as prescribed by lawrdquo ndash Section 3 Article III

The provisions of the Act relating to the offenses should also be read in-terpreted and enforced together with Section 3 Article III of the Constitu-tion because they also touch on the privacy of the citizenrsquos communica-tions and contents or libraries stored in his computers or electronic devices and even online through the cloud

This is especially true when the spe-cifi c provision under Section 2 Article III of the Constitution is taken into consideration This provision states

ldquoThe right of the people to be secure in their persons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable

cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or affi rmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seizedrdquo

The enactment of a Cybercrime law in the Philippines is a good start We can longer be isolated from the virtual world Having been dubbed as the Twitter Facebook Text and Call Center Capital of the World it is now incumbent upon the Philippine Government to monitor regulate and protect the lawful behavior and rights of netizens as well as to prevent and punish the misuse abuse and illegal use of these rights by others

The Offi ce of Cybercrime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be the central authority in all matters related to international mutual assistance and extradition will be created

A National Cyber Security Center within the Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology Offi ce (DOST-ICTO) will also be created to formulate and implement a national cybersecurity plan and extend techni-cal assistance for the suppression of real-time commission of cybercrime offenses through a Computer Emer-gency Response Team (CERT)

The National Cybersecurity Co-ordinating Council (NCCC) under the Offi ce of the President will most importantly be created to formulate and implement the national cybersecu-rity plan

By the creation of the above-men-tioned offi ces the search recruitment and training of the personnel manning such offi ces the training of the judges prosecutors and the staff of the courts that would be trying potential cases and the allocation of more funds (the initial budget of P50-M is small) to fi nance the implementation and enforcement of the law should get the Philippines as a cyber law nation up and going

One signifi cant observation on my part is why the Senators and Congressmen failed to include in the recently enacted law a provision that deals with Intellectual Property Crimes such as those that deal with violating Copyrights (original expres-

Philippine Cybercrime Prevention Act

sion of an idea) Trademarks (Identify Source of goods and services) Trade Secrets and Patent Rights The in-fringement is usually massive in scale and is akin to theft

Section 1 Article III of the Consti-tution touches on this issue

ldquoNo person shall be deprived of life liberty or property without due process of law nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the lawsrdquo

The Copyrights including written

works Trademarks Trade Names Trade Secrets and Patents are proper-ties that are protected by the Constitu-tion and should also be safeguarded against theft or misappropriation either online or offl ine

Violations against Intellectual Property Rights are always included in Cybercrime laws in the United States and other countries In my ComputerCyber Crimes class we had extensive discussions on Intellectual Property Crimes There was none on Libel

This is probably an inadvertent omission on the part of the legislators because of their focus on debating the RH Bill and PlagiarismCopyright Infringement charges led by Senators Sotto (Anti) and Pia Cayetano (Pro)

My barber is also asking me if the Parliamentary Immunity of legislators is limited to the physical boundaries of the walls of Congress If a legisla-tor commits a cybercrime is he still protected by the immunity )

FRANKLY SPEAKING by Roland Paez Part 2 of 2

The US Federal Maritime Commission is counting on the consumers to report any unlicensed company at US FMCrsquos Offi ce of Consumer Affairs at (202) 523-5807 before they victimize your kababayans The formidable segment of the market thinks otherwise and do not mind paying the premium shipping cost

to get protection for their shipment and choosing the right company and buying extra insurance coverage A check with other shipping companies shows that other destinations aside from the Philippines are also getting inspected by the US Homeland Security

Another incident that US Homeland Se-curity Agents at an airport discovered that out-bound passengers who are relocating back to the Philippines committed an

Frankly Speaking Balikbayan Box Issues and Discussioneconomic crime of carrying over $10000 of undeclared cash Established fi nancial institutions are the safest conduit of cash legally

If the balikbayan box gets unchecked money laundering through balikbayan box is not a remote possibility as in some cases of currency traffi cking taking place in South America and Asia


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CDCgov -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the United States Nearly 600000 Americans die of heart disease annually This represents almost 25 of all deaths in the United States To raise aware-ness of this disease February has been recognized as American Heart Month since 1963

Some medical conditions (such as high cholesterol high blood pressure and diabetes) and lifestyle factors (such as an unhealthy diet physical inactivity and alcohol or tobacco use) can increase your risk of developing heart disease Having close biological relatives with heart disease can also increase your risk of developing heart disease and can impact screening recommendations

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recom-mends cholesterol screening for men aged 35 and older For people who have a family history of early heart disease (ie before age 50 in male relatives or age 60 in female relatives) the USPSTF recommends cholesterol screening beginning at age 20 for both women and men Health care providers can help pa-

tients evaluate their family histories to determine a screening approach that is best for them

Some families have a common ge-netic disorder called familial hyper-cholesterolemia (FH) This disorder causes elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (or LDL) cholesterol which can increase a persons risk for premature coronary heart disease and death Approximately 1 of every 500 people in the United States has FH (or an estimated 600000 peo-ple) FH remains under-diagnosed and under-treated However this disorder can be effectively identifi ed using cascade testing (also known as family tracing) Early detection and treatment of FH can help reduce the risk for coronary heart disease and death in persons with the disorder

Listen to a podcast about familial hypercholesterolemia Learn more about family health history

Podcast httpwwwcdcgovge-nomicsresourcesvideoRNedindexhtm

Link httpwwwcdcgovFea-turesHeartDiseases_cid=fb1791

Link US Preventive Services Task Force httpwwwuspreventiveser-vicestaskforceorguspstfuspscholhtm

Having close biological relatives with heart disease can increase your risk of developing this disease Family health history offers important information to help you and your

family members understand health risks and prevent disease

Genomics and Heart Disease

CDCgov -- The RealityEach year one in every three

adults ages 65 or older falls and 2 million are treated in emergency departments for fall-related injuries And the risk of falling increases with each decade of life The long-term consequences of fall injuries such as hip fractures and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can impact the health and independence of older adults Thankfully falls are not an inevita-ble part of aging In fact many falls can be prevented Everyone can take actions to protect the older adults they care about

Prevention Tips

You can play a role in preventing falls Encourage the older adults you care about to

Get some exercise Lack of exercise can lead to weak legs and this increases the chances of falling

We all want to protect our older family members and help them stay safe secure and independent Knowing how to reduce the risk of falling a leading cause of injury is a step

toward this goal

Focus on Preventing Falls

Exercise programs like Tai Chi can increase strength and improve bal-ance making falls much less likely

Be mindful of medica-tions Some medicinesmdashor combi-nations of medicinesmdashcan have side effects like dizziness or drowsiness This can make falling more likely Having a doctor or pharmacist review all medications can help reduce the chance of risky side effects and drug interactions

Keep their vision sharp Poor vi-sion can make it harder to get around safely To help make sure theyre

seeing clearly older adults should have their eyes checked every year and wear glasses or contact lenses with the right prescription strength

Eliminate hazards at home About half of all falls happen at home A home safety check can help identify potential fall hazards that need to be removed or changed like tripping hazards clutter and poor lighting

Steps for Home Safety

The following checklist can help older adults reduce their risk of fall-ing at home

Remove things you can trip over (like papers books clothes and shoes) from stairs and places where you walk

Install handrails and lights on all staircases

Remove small throw rugs or use double-sided tape to keep the rugs from slipping

Keep items you use often in cabi-nets you can reach easily without using a step stool

Put grab bars inside and next to the tub or shower and next to your toilet

Use non-slip mats in the bathtub and on shower fl oors

Improve the lighting in your home As you get older you need brighter lights to see well Hang light-weight curtains or shades to reduce glare

Wear shoes both inside and outside the house Avoid going barefoot or wearing slippers

More Information

CDC offers various materials and resources for all audiences about older adult falls and what can be done to prevent them These resources are for the general public public health offi cials and anyone interested in programs that aim to prevent falls

Brochures and Posters (in English Spanish and Chinese)

Fact SheetsFalls Among Older Adults An

OverviewCost of Falls Among Older AdultsHip Fractures Among Older AdultsFalls in Nursing HomesPreventing Falls What WorksSource httpwwwcdcgovfea-

turesOlderAmericansindexhtml

The foods and nutrients found in your refrigerator can have a far greater effect on your health than the prescription pills sitting in your cupboard In essence your refrigera-tor is the local pharmacy right in your own home

The Diabetes Prevention Program a large-scale clinical research study that pitted diet and lifestyle changes against drugs in preventing Type 2 diabetes made this nutrient power evident The people in the study who received diet and lifestyle counseling experienced nearly twice the reduc-tion in their risk of diabetes than those taking diabetes medication This dif-ference was so great that the research-ers stopped the study early

But in the pantheon of healthy and nutritious fare some options are superstars with potentially powerful and diverse effects on your health -- no prescription required

SalmonSalmon is a potent dietary source of

the heart-healthy omega-3 fats EPA and DHA Despite what you may have heard farmed salmon actually contains more omega-3 fats than wild salmon Salmon is also a smart choice of fi sh because it contains low levels of mercury EPA and DHA have pro-found effects on heart health ranging from decreasing triglyceride levels -- an independent risk factor for cardio-vascular disease -- to reducing the risk of sudden death from heart attacks by almost 50 percent Salmon can be a versatile protein and omega-3 source in your diet Enjoy smoked salmon as a snack or in an omelet You might also choose to broil bake or poach salmon fi lets for lunch or dinner And if youre in a pinch canned or packet salmon is a portable source you can add to salads without needing a refrigerator to keep it fresh

Chia SeedsChia seeds -- yes from the famous

Chia pet -- have emerged as a health-boosting powerhouse One tablespoon of chia seeds contains fi ve grams of fi ber while youd need two table-spoons of fl axseed meal to get the same amount of fi ber One tablespoon of chia seeds has approximately 24 grams of the plant-based omega-3 fat alpha-linolenic acid also found

in fl axseed meal Chia seeds contain chlorogenic acid an antioxidant that may help improve blood sugar control You can fi nd chia seeds in the health food section of your local grocery store usually near the fl ax-seed Adding chia seeds to your diet is simple Mix them into yogurt add 1 tablespoon to a protein shake or stir them into oatmeal for an extra infu-sion of fi ber and antioxidants

BlueberriesBlueberries are one of a limited

number of fruits with its origins in North America A berry with a long history researchers estimate that blue-berries have been around for 13000 years They were a long-time staple of native American foragers used for nutritional and medicinal purposes Blueberries have also been shown to fi ght Americas silent killer high blood pressure Eating the equivalent of 2 cups of blueberries each day for eight weeks can lower blood pressure by 6 percent according to a 2010 study in The Journal of Nutrition

Blueberries like raspberries are just as nutritious fresh as they are frozen Top a bowl of Greek yogurt with blueberries and raw cashews for a simple high protein high antioxidant breakfast or have a bowl of blueber-ries after dinner for a naturally sweet dessert

RaspberriesBlueberries are often touted as the

ultimate healthy food but raspberries contain a nutrient profi le that should not be forgotten One cup of raspber-

ries has more than two times the fi ber of one cup of blueberries Raspber-ries have an antioxidant capacity -- a rating scientists use to determine the amount of antioxidants in foods -- greater than strawberries kiwis broccoli leeks apples and tomatoes Research with black raspberries has shown that raspberries can fi ght DNA damage and the production of infl am-mation producing proteins in your body

Depending on where you live raspberry season usually lasts from the end of May to August But you dont have to be limited to eating rasp-berries only during this time Frozen raspberries are available year round and contain levels of nutrients com-parable to freshly picked raspberries Raspberries are naturally sweet and are perfect for dessert after dinner on top of a spinach salad with sliced al-monds and grilled steak during lunch or in a smoothie for breakfast

KimcheeKimchee is a traditional Korean

dish consisting of fermented vegeta-bles mainly cabbage The fermenta-tion of the cabbage to make kimchee fosters the growth of probiotics such as lactobacilli the same healthy bacteria found in yogurt In addition to the probiotics to support healthy digestion eating kimchee can also aid in weight loss Researchers from Ajou University School of Medicine

The Fit Fridge 10 Foods That Make You Healthier

kimchee fosters growth of probiotics

10 Ways to Be a Good Sport

KidsHealthorg -- Here are some ways that you can show others what good sportsmanship is all about

Be polite to everyone youre playing with and against No trash talk mdash which means saying mean things while youre in the middle of a game

Dont show off Just play your best If youre good people will notice

Tell your opponents good game whether youve won or youve lost

Learn the rules of the game Show up for practices and games on time mdash even if youre the star of the team

Listen to your coaches and follow their directions about playing

Dont argue with an offi cial if you dont agree with his or her call If you dont understand a certain call wait until after the game to ask your coach or the offi cial to explain it to you

Dont make up excuses or blame a teammate when you lose Try to learn from what happened

Be willing to sit out so other team members can get in the game mdash even if you think youre a better player

Play fair and dont cheatCheer for your teammates even if

the score is 1000 to 1 You could inspire a big comeback

Reviewed by Steven Dowshen MD Date reviewed October 2011


Anthologies

Defying Marcos(Continued from page 1)

Stories of US This week Asian Journal San Diego begins a series of essays

penned by various contribu-tors about the tales of the undocumented in America


Tales of the Undocumented

Being a fatherBy Gie Galang

An Asian Journal San Diego original story

A loving father always aspires to pro-vide the best life he can to his children And that was Rudy in a nutshell

Rudy Imperial was a man of dignity He worked as the head of a security agency that manned international cargo shipments eight years ago Before that he was a security commander in a private company He was postured like a soldier average-built calm and collected He became a father-figure be-cause of his good disposition and sound advice He was able to gain respect from many people young and old alike

Rudy married in his late 30s and started a family eventually having four children His wife Yolanda a sweet and charming lady was the accountant in the same office where they became close and intimate He was eight years older but it didnrsquot matter at all He cared for her so much All his attention was so focused on her that sometimes he wouldnlsquot bother to attend to his personal needs

Overwhelming

The couple could hardly make both ends meet because their household ex-penses were overwhelming Rudy would not allow his children to be transferred to a lower standard and cheaper school near their place This predicament pres-sured Rudy to attempt early retirement He bought an FX (minivan) to transport passengers a tax-free lucrative business at that time He would would start work-ing early in the morning because there were only few drivers plying the route at that time enabling him to enjoy less competition and make more money He could take his children to school while

picking up other passengers That was a reasonable savings from the high cost of transportation Rudyrsquos family lived somewhere in Muntinlupa while the childrenrsquos schools are all in Manila

His wife still worked because she was helping her sister and mother financially It was an agreement she had with Rudy before they married Helping onersquos extended family was common in the Philippines

Rudy was a good cook too In-between his tour of duty he would go marketing buying vegetables meat fish and all other ingredients Then at 10am he would stay home cooking Once the rice was set on the rice cooker he would boil the meat fry the fish on another stove prepare the rest of the ingredients and if he found a chance line up small clear plastic bags and utensils

When the food was ready Rudy would partition them equally into the plastic bags tie them tightly and place them in styrofoam lunch boxes Finally they would be arranged in a squared carry-on bag Then he was ready to deliver the ration His customers all waiting for his cheap but delicious meal were always excited to learn what was on the menu that day This was one of the reasons why he enjoyed that mini-catering service the simple joy he saw on these people made him feel important and happy Then he would be back plying the road with his FX again He would return home at 6pm in time to watch the news on television This was his routine

With small capital to invest and huge will power to save he was able to keep his children in school

Oil price hike

Unfortunately there was a tremendous oil price hike As a result the electric bill soared high while phone water and all other bills couldnrsquot be paid on time

Rudy was smart enough to get a US visa when he was employed He never traveled though Now it was time to take a leap forward to ensure a good future for his children With the money he saved for his retirement he went to the United States to find a job He knew a lot of Filipinos who jumped ship who divorced their wives to marry a US citizen who changed religion just to be legalized through the church just to be able to support their families back home The paradigm of ldquoif others could do it so could Irdquo made him confident

He stayed with a friend Ed in the

windy city of Chicago Ed assured him he could find him a job Two days after he was asked to cook for the Ed his wife and four daughters There was no reluctance in him because cooking was his therapy Everybody was happy Then he was asked to do the marketing task for the household since he would know the right ingredients for the dishes he would cook There was a Filipino store in the area and he found it a good exercise to just walk there and back Everyone was always delighted After meals the family would gather in the liv-ing room and talk about how delicious the food was Rudy was the last one to finish eating since he would served food to the others first before he would eat Slowly he sensed he was being treated as a domestic help All the dishes were left for him to wash The daughters became demanding always expecting a good breakfast hence he needed to pre-pare early No job was ever mentioned to him again

Rudy bought an inexpensive cell phone to call the Philippines He bought every week five phone cards with ten minutes usage His pocket money was $1000 He held on to his budget tightly until he was assured of an income

Birthday

One day one of the daughters celebrated her birthday invited some twenty adult friends and schoolmates and asked Rudy to cook and serve food buffet style It was a hard task as he was used to cooking only plain and simple recipes But because he became the ldquogreat chefrdquo as they called him he started preparing the day before He slept only for three hours and was back in the kitchen the next day

It was the most exhausting day in his life

Rudy overheard the youngest girl planning the same event for her gradua-tion Still tired from the previous experi-ence he hastily tried to locate his cousin Gerardo in Pennsylvania Rudy didnrsquot hesitate telling Gerardo his predicament as they were close during childhood He also learned his cousin worked as a bartender in a big restaurant Gerardo agreed to pick him up at the bus station the following day Joyfully he thanked and said farewell to the family who would surely miss him His reason was his cousin had been looking for him and the only time he could be picked up was on his day off

Too far

Pennsylvania didnrsquot offer much for illegal aliens like him His cousinrsquos house was too far from downtown and public transportation was not avail-able Trying to avoid miscellaneous expenses like getting a cab to explore the area and look for a job he would go with his cousin to his place of work and from there either take a bus or just walk around Then he had to be back to his cousinrsquos place of work in time for the ride back home Going around for nine hours with no particular destina-tion was boring and tiring But he didnrsquot have to cook His cousin always brought food from restaurants He enjoyed the American hamburgers hotdogs pizzas buffalo wings and many more He felt rich The food was expensive

Looking for friends in another State was difficult Either they had changed names or identities Finally he met a Filipino guy at the bus en route to New Jersey He then remembered his wifersquos aunt who used to send them goods from Jersey City He traced her and off he went to the Garden State

The aunt helped him find a job He spent $22 for a local train back and forth He didnrsquot have to buy food be-cause he worked in a convenience store and the East Indian owner would give the employees some food that expired the previous day He kept the store clean which pleased the manager who then gave him more hours to work The other Indian employees used to leaving the store dirty had displayed an indiffer-ent attitude and so they were intimidat-ed Expectedly he was ganged up One crew told the manager he was not charg-ing some items if the buyers were his Filipino friends Another crew supported this claim The CCTV on the store was not working The owner believed the report because Rudyrsquos Filipino custom-ers would spend a longer time leisurely talking with him in his local language Soon his hours were cut until his fare was just equal to his earnings

Heavenly

It was winter The immaculate scene of the snow was heavenly A customer who needed help to push his car came inside He volunteered In appreciation of his kind gesture the customer gave him a lift and told him there were jobs in nearby town of Paramus He left his number and that night Rudy inquired for his chance to move He was referred

to a fast food store owned by a Jewish-American The owner had a staff house where his employees could rent a room Rudy grabbed the opportunity and promised himself this job would be for good

When there were no customers he would grab a shovel and clear the walk-way of snow He would help in baking cleaning and in organizing the store He was used to multitasking He knew how to do inventories and scheduling The work of the manager became lighter due to his willingness to help He studied the manuals and documentation of the store implemented the rules and for the first time the store received a perfect score in its annual inspection

In a few months a new franchise opened Rudy was appointed as its manager with a salary increase but no benefits He invited his wife to visit him

It was springtime the road was slip-pery and wet Rudy crossed a road but didnrsquot see an approaching car behind a parked truck Suddenly tires screeched Rudy flipped in the air banged on the windshield and was tossed on the ground Lying flat on his face bleeding he looked dead to the onlookers Two Filipinos and one Mexican crew wit-nessed the mishap Much as they wanted to help they were constrained because they were illegal aliens too and their first impulse was to avoid the police An ambulance took Rudy to the hospital for CT Scanning His severe bruises were treated He had stitches on his head from a deep cut

His colleagues were speculating What if the authorities would find out he was a TNT (illegal alien) Would he be im-prisoned or deported Would they check his residence or job Would he squeal Would the house be raided Where would they go It was a nightmare for his co-tenants

He was advised to rest but on the third day he forced himself to work Al-though a store manager he was also on a no-work no-pay basis Unfortunately store managers werenrsquot paid overtime even if he covered for an absentee

Appreciation

The owner learned of the incident and took pity of him It was his first time to get a persevering responsible and dependable employee the first to win his trust He showed his concern and appreciation on his loyalty by getting the company lawyer to work on his claims against the insurance agency of the driver

After a month Rudy received a $25000 award for the accident in exchange for almost losing his life He planned to work for a few months more then go back home and establish a small business His dream was to consolidate his family

His wife Yolanda returned to the Philippines with a lot of money from Rudy She and the children spent some good times eating shopping and a lot of storytelling

After three weeks of Yolandarsquos departure some very unpleasant news exploded like a bomb Yolanda had breast cancer and had to undergo double mastectomy Rudy was dumbfounded Initial medical treatment used up almost half of their savings Then the chemo-therapy and other concerns entailed huge costs

Balikbayan boxes

Rudy was about to ship three Balik-bayan boxes filled with canned goods towels toiletries rubber shoes and shirts all for his family He might not have a chance to come back to America so he might as well buy imported good-ies But now he had to continue working to cover Yolandarsquos financial needs His friends helped too He cried every night He endured the grueling pain brought about by the car accident but his wifersquos sufferings broke his heart He had no choice but to stay strong He had to work Seven years passed and still he was tied up succumbing to his needs

He was aging his skin wrinkled his jaw sinking his eye bags showing and he could feel he was physically deterio-rating It was almost ten years since he came to America and he still had no job security Social Security benefits and health insurance One more year and all his children would graduate from col-lege He longed for their warm embrace

ldquoJust one more year and Irsquoll go home to my familyrdquo

Thatrsquos what he would say every yearA loving father would do everything

for his children no matter whatThatrsquos Rudy - AJ

(Attention readers If you have stories of undocumented aliens in America please e-mail them to us at asianjo-urnalaolcom for publication in this section Please inform us if you do not want to have your name published It may also be included in the forthcoming book ldquoTales of the Undocumentedrdquo)


1972 a US-based movement began gearing up for the long fight

It was led by expats and by the American-born children of Filipino immigrants many of them farm workers known as the ldquomanongsrdquo It was a time when young people in the US and throughout the world were speaking out against injustice of all forms

Students were protesting the Vietnam War The Civil Rights movement was in full swing Young Americans of Chinese Japanese and Filipino descent were demanding more rights on cam-puses and in society at large

In the wake of these battles young FilAms were drawn to disturbing events in their parentsrsquo homeland

Melinda Paras an anti-Vietnam War protester from Wisconsin traveled to the Philippines in the late lsquo60s to find out more about her fatherrsquos native country When martial law was declared she quickly joined the resistance

She was later captured in Manila and detained As the granddaughter of a former Philippine supreme court chief justice and a US citizen she was spared the harsh forms of torture the military used against dissidents jailed under martial law

ldquoIf I had been arrested in Zambales Irsquom not sure I would have livedrdquo she told me in a 2009 interview ldquoBack then if you are arrested in the province they donrsquot care who you are related to and they donrsquot care if yoursquore an Americanrdquo

Paras was eventually deported Back in the US she rejoined the movement against the dictatorship

By then it was growingWithin the movementrsquos ranks were

young FilAms many of whom could not speak Tagalog or other Philippine languages who had never visited the country but who became full-time activ-ists committed to ending the Marcos tyranny

Expatriates also became part of the movement Edwin Batongbacal moved to the US in 1980 and became a member of the Katipunan ng mga Demokra-tikong Pilipino or KDP one of the best known opposition groups a broad net-work of activists in major US cities from San Francisco Chicago Los Angeles to New York and Washington DC

ldquoMartial Law was significant because it was the first time the community united around a higher aspiration for the

countryrdquo Edwin recalled recentlyOne of the democracy movementrsquos

main goals was to make the US govern-ment stop sending military aid to a regime that was quickly becoming no-torious for brutality and gross violations of human rights

American support for Marcos was underscored in 1981 when then Vice President George HW Bush visited Manila and praised Marcosrsquos ldquoadherence to democratic principlesrdquo The fol-lowing year President Ronald Reagan welcomed Marcos during the dictatorrsquos US state visit declaring at a White House ceremony ldquoYours Mr President is a respected voice for reason and moderationrdquo

Such endorsement apparently made Marcos and his allies feel invincible believing that they could get away with anything

One June 1 1981 assassins gunned down labor leaders and anti-Marcos ac-tivists Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes in Seattle

(After the dictatorshiprsquos downfall a US federal court found the Marcoses li-able for the murders In her decision US District Judge Barbara Rothstein wrote as quoted in the Seattle Times ldquoThe court concludes that the plaintiffs have provided clear cogent and convincing evidence that the Marcoses created and controlled an intelligence operation which plotted the murders of Domingo and Viernesrdquo)

Despite the acts of intimidation and the violence the FilAms kept on fight-ing

In 1986 when the dictatorship was finally defeated FilAms throughout the US joined the celebration In fact in San Francisco activists threw an impromptu party on Union Square playing a popu-lar Kool and the Gang tune The song was called ldquoCelebrationrdquo They played it over and over again

On Friday the 40th anniversary of Martial Law Filipino Americans will gather again in San Francisco to remember the Marcos years The

two-day event called ldquoMake Your Own Revolutionrdquo and sponsored by Kularts will feature dances poetry and dramatic readings to recall the Filipino ldquopeoplersquos strength in resistance to Martial Lawrdquo

Alleluia Panis one of the eventrsquos organizers says the goal is to ldquoremem-ber the strength the valuesrdquo that helped Filipinos ldquocome out of the darkness of martial lawrdquo

Those who did not survive the dark-ness have also been honored in the US and the Philippines

Last year Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes became the first Filipino Ameri-cans to have their names included on the Bantayog ng Mga Bayanirsquos ldquoWall of Remembrancerdquo honoring those who fought the regime

Other former activists of the Filipino

American movement have moved on to other meaningful roles

Many formed and led groups for civil rights and immigration rights Melinda Paras went on to lead the influential National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

In Seattle KDP veteran Velma Veloria was elected to Washington State legisla-

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Chapter 11 - The Gifts

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Every day is a new be-ginning

As America discovered on 911

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The ability to relax completely

is a faculty retained by all other animals except man Cultivated it could provide a power that could be positively super-human created by vigorous discipline and a system of training at least a thousand years old Out of it sprang the intrinsic energy chi the life force which in repose gave man the pliability of a child and in action the power of a tiger

It takes one person or one

event ndash just one ndash to change the course of your life This person or event could either take you up or bring you down

If you short-change somebody

life will most surely short-change you

Success doesnrsquot mean much

if you donrsquot have another heart or another soul to share it with

Hope keeps most people

plugging along even in the face of crushing despair

Life is too short to waste on

someone you canrsquot trust You should be able to depend on the man you love not to lie to you or to cheat on you

You canrsquot reason with some-

one who canrsquot see tomorrow If you want to create opportu-

nity you have to create movement Itrsquos time to be the herohero-

ine of your own story Let yourself glow literally and figuratively Head out and take whatrsquos yours

Itrsquos quite possible to master

your mind but itrsquos nearly impos-sible to master your heart The heart has its own reasons the mind canrsquot fathom or understand When the heart commands the mind obeys

Think big Understand that

perseverance is 90 of the game One of the greatest truth in

life it doesnrsquot matter how much you earn so long as you spend less than what you bring in This is true with

people as well as with countries People show their true colors

in a crisis One must always strive for

efficiency and perfection in order to obtain complete self-realization

You have no more future when

you stop chasing dreams Imagination convinces us

that therersquos more to the world than meets the eye And that is the first principle of faith

The ruling passion of most

politicians is to be re-elected and their maxim is ldquothe end justifies the meansrdquo

There are a lot of sharks and

theyrsquore not all in the ocean Without enthusiasm any plan

will be dead in the water before it starts

People who want to do a lot of

things have an unquenchable thirst Without the hurdles therersquos nothing to reach for or to stretch to

People grow like trees in dif-

ferent shapes ndash crooked or straight according to the climate of their nature

Obstacles are those frightful

things you see when you take your eyes off your goal

Itrsquos not the sword that kills itrsquos

the hand that holds the sword Material riches will never

completely satisfy the hungry human heart

Photography stalls time mak-

ing what is barely visible to the eye available for contemplation

We have such tremendous in-

ner resources that often go untapped until we get ourselves into experi-ences that bring them out

The world is a continuing

surprise a treasure hunt Opportunities play tricks It

has the sly habit of slipping in by the back door and often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize them

Your greatest success come

just one step beyond the point of defeat Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning It takes great delight in tripping you when success is almost within reach ndash zenasultanahotmailcom

Heartfelt Thoughts From A Caring Heart Part II

in the altar where the beautiful Image of the Miraculous Virgin of Penafran-cia is enthroned When we finished the rosary and Novena my 5-year old then grand daughter Kalena held and pressed my right hand She looked at me and subtlety expressed ldquoPapa when you pray you do nothing else but concentrate you look at the Virgin and Jesusrdquo I knelt down to her level looked at her and asked ldquoWho told you that Babyrdquo With a serious looks she replied emphatically ldquoMy CCD teacher And with mentoring gesture ldquoYou see Papa God is important He needs attentionrdquo Within nodding seconds I replied ldquoOh

of us dispersed-expatriates we must take pride of our respective faith and beliefs Where ever we are letrsquos reflect back to our acquired strong faith We are blessed and so grateful keeping our Catholic faith to this day However

letrsquos accept and respect individualrsquos religious bedrock Throughout the world many others visibly celebrate fiestas honoring their own patron saints While in foreign lands we can reach out and instill especially to other children our devotion to Mary And individually we can continue propagate our faith Where ever we are today let us also support our own parishes Our parish is a bridge that we can cross to share our gift and learn from others You do not have to be a Bicolano to be a part of our cluster-devotees Our church encourages us to practice sharing and to live with inclusiveness example Moreover the early nurturing process of our children and grand children about our faith can-not be over-emphasized God embraces everyone He was the initiator who set up ldquothe equal opportunity syllabusrdquo

So let us follow Jesusrsquo teachings The Lord and His Mother belong to all of us What matters we must continue praying and follow Christ footsteps ldquoWhoever wishes to be My follower must deny his very self take up his cross each day and follow in My footstepsrdquo (Luke 923) If you wish further information about our cluster FAMILIA NI INA or a copy of the grouprsquos simple guideline please do not hesitate to e-mail us at mckingala-nisyahoocom And please share this gift with others VIVA LA VIRGEN

810 Oakhurst Drive San Diego Cali-

fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406

Photo 1 Aurora and Julio Ong the initiators of the San Diego Penafrancia Home Visitations and Enthrone-ment shared the devotional initiative to eleven other families The Ongrsquos proprietors of several Retirement amp Seniors Facilities in Escondido California They are also active members of the Batoenos and Iriguenos of Southern California The couple is a yearly benefactor-supporter of the Penafrancia activities sponsored by the Pag-Iribang Bikolnon in San Diego

Photo 2 Sotero Sirios Jr with his wife Flor are sustaining donors and devotees of the Patroness Mr Sirios may be classified as ldquohandicappedrdquo but he feels ldquogreatrdquo as a ldquochronologically giftedrdquo gentleman He feels so grateful to the Patroness for making him ldquostill capablerdquo and appreciative with the many request inter-cessions granted him As you can see the couple both comfortably smiles and always shares material things with others

Photo 3 The Naga City celebrationrsquos fluvial proces-sion of the ldquoINArdquo (Mother) underway along the Bicol river back to Her shrine in Balatas Francia then the place of the socially deprived Cimarrones cloistered at the foot of Mount Isarog Here depicts by the river sur-rounded by devotees chanting ldquoVIVA LA VIRGEN ldquo

God of the Oppressed By Rudy D Liporada (Available at Amazoncom)

(In the last chapter Nanay Conch-ing gets upset over dinner because Noel argues about a Vanishing Yuletide Season because prices of commodities are going higher and higher)

Chapter11 - The Gifts

The roar of Noelrsquos car mingled with the distant crackles of firecrack-ers as Carlo waved goodbye Noel had said that he would drop Julius off before bringing Lina home

The cold breeze bit at Carlorsquos ears and nose as mist curled off his mouth He hurried back inside the house where he welcomed the warmth

ldquoYour mother said to wake her up at 11rdquo Petra said as she pushed one of the sofas sweeping dirt under it

ldquoAre you going to the midnight mass toordquo Carlo said

ldquoI really want tordquoldquoYou really shouldrdquoldquoIrsquoll just grab some sleep too

then Is there anything I could fix you before I dordquo

ldquoSalad pleaserdquoPetra smile ldquoYou really did not

have enough huhrdquo

Carlo did not have enough of the salad because of how the end of the dinner turned out Noel had always argued with anyone and every time he does Carlo just smiles in amuse-ment Tonight however Carlo had become upset because Nanay Con-ching had become upset

I mean Carlo said to himself why didnrsquot he just keep quite That was just so disrespectful of him Carlo felt that Julius also appeared furi-ous but held back because Carlo guessed he did not want the argu-ment to escalate If Julius joined in

the argument Noel would have had no qualms to engage further Lina also appeared really embarrassed

Nanay Conching however would get over it She always does It is not the first time that Noel had upset her with his crazy ideas

Carlo sat at the sofa closest to the Christmas tree as he waited for the dish He grabbed the gifts his friends have given him from underneath the tree

He ripped the gold wrapper of one of the rectangular presents Philip-pine Society and Revolution flashed the title of the red covered book By Amado Guerrero On the flyleaf the dedication read

Carlo

With this book you will truly understand the plight of the Filipino souls I know that you always pray for

I am sure that with this you will really understand and truly serve the people to truly serve God

In the revolution I remain your friend

Noel

Carlo ruffled the pages of the book He skimmed over the table of contents ndash HistoryhellipBasic Problems of the Filipino PeoplehellipImperial-ismhellipRevolutionhellip

Revolution True the poor are getting poorer he said to himself but is revolution truly the answer If Marcosrsquo government is faltering the government has instruments to work things out That is the democratic way Besides a revolution is bloody It will send more men women and children to misery It calls for killing your fellowmen an offense against a fundamental commandment of God

What of it This is just another

passing fancy of Noel He will soon be off it

Carlo set the book aside as Petra

came with the saladThe cream swished in Carlorsquos

mouth as the pineapple with the oth-er fruits crushed in gentle sourness mixed with milky sweetness It is only at home that he could have fruit salad He will miss it again when he goes back to the seminary He will be back to the kind of soggy food they have where only the priests will have the better food

Then he crunched on a dice of an apple

They have become truly expen-sive Every year the price of apples has really gone up And even when the prices have not yet really gone up not everyone could really afford them

Yet he dismissed the thought that there could really be a vanishing Yuletide season as Noel blubbered about He took another spoon of the salad Somehow however it did not taste as sumptuous anymore

Carlo reached out for the other present It came from Julius Carlo ripped the cheap wrapper The giftrsquos brown leather cover made his fingers sink unto it in its softness Gold linings gilded its sides and corners Etched on the cover was the image of Jesus Christ sprawled in prayer at the Garden of Gethsemane

Carlo smiled after reading the dedication on the flyleaf

He said to himself what will I re-ally do with another bible

(to be continued)

my goodness that is right girl I forgot Well next time we pray Baby I will do exactly what you told me Okayrdquo She nodded back with a smile I doted and hugged her patted her in the back Those innocent but responsible gener-ated thoughts gave me a choking experi-ence My wife looked at me demurely with smile And I longed pondered about what my little teacher told me What a cute little angel telling Papa what to do Kalena since 3 years old has known and venerated the Virgin and Infant Jesus She has led us offering prayers to our Mother She attends church and CCD at Mission San Diego del Alcala His brother Jaren 9 serves as an acolyte during Sunday services

For two years my wife had a physical disability and before her hip surgery last year she experienced an excru-ciating chronic pain and truly was troubling in her groin areas In view of this ailment she often missed to attend church services with me Therefore we religiously prayed at home and venerate the Virgin with infant Jesus through home enthronement We were shared by this gift by friends Julio and Aurora Ong of Escondido Along with a close friends who are also mostly physically handicapped we set-up a prayer cluster of 12 families Each month we rotate the Tercentenary replica Image of the Virginrsquos from the Philippines for home visit It stays with membersrsquo home for 30 days We felt the family earned a quality time needed to pray We also encouraged sharing it with neighbors and friends During our turn of host-ing we opened our home to friends and neighbors who walked in canes in our block For two years now they partici-pated with us in our evening prayers They were very appreciative we have asked them to join with the devotional offerings The twelve family clusters represent Jesusrsquo disciples reflected in the Iconrsquos halo of the Virgin adorned with twelve glittering gem-stones Upon Her visit the Image travels accompanied with prayer booklets historic fact sheets and a testimonial-photo album which the cluster-members have been progres-sively posting during Her 30-day home visits

The creation of this cluster is not intended however to excuse us from our own church obligations but maintain its support as parishioners Its aim is to encourage and help others how to please our Lord at an allowable ways to pray without distraction Wersquove been inspired by the still on-going block rosary reci-tations praying with family friends or even with strangers We feel this devo-tion has a lot of blissful meaning And we do not intend to replace other ways now in place Home

Visitations have a personal touch when dealing with God We welcome the Virgin and Infant Jesus We treat them as our special guests We are also guided by very simple written guidelines with a no hustles written reminders Religious freedom is totally respected The objective is to pray with personal touch We are re-living the tra-dition back home of roving penitential faith devotion of saints even after the traditional celebration Most impor-tantly we offer a service to others who needed it most during difficult times allowing the handicapped commune with Jesus and Mother Mary Since they cannot visit Her at homage places the Virgin Mary makes the home visit Some members who work in graveyards shift felt blessed for this devotional ini-tiative They pray when they come home even late And those physically able cluster members still visit the Virgin at St Michaelsrsquo Catholic Church in San Diego where the Image of Penafrancia has been enshrined made possible by the Rev Fr Manny Ediza in association with the Pag-Iribang Bikolnon

We kept that instilled faith and beliefs through the years where ever we are These days many Expatriates and wide-spread-Diasporas that left the country now residing around the world do cherished their own ways of devo-tion to God The Reverend Monsignor Jeremias R Rebanal JCD Phd wrote a historic pastoral context about the Holy Virgin ldquoOne Christian tradition that touches deeply the Filipino soul is the

great devotion to Mary mother of God In response to many prayers answered and many petitions fulfilled and favors received the holy Virgin has been given many endearing titles and sobriquets Nuestra Senora de Caridad to Ilocanos Lady of Piat to Cagayanos Our Lady of Manaog to people of Pangasinan Nuestra Senora del Rosario de la Naval or Nuestra Senora de Antipolo to the Tagalogs Nuestra Senora de Porta Vaga to Cavitenos Lady of Casaysay to Ce-buanos Nuestra Senora de Candelaria to Ilongos or Nuestra Senora del Pilar to Zamboangenos and to the Bicolanos She is Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia more intimately called ldquoINArdquo (moth-er)rdquo In addition the Santo Nino or Infant Jesus and many others traditionally honored

As God perhaps meant for many


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If you have the time and money or if you really need a break from your busy life a good vacation is worth-while You can leave the stressful routine and focus on relaxing and rejuvenating yourself Do not bring work with you and stay detached for a while Yes the world will survive and life will go on without you You may not need your cellphone iPad or laptop You will be just fine with-out checking yoursquore your Facebook and Twitter accounts

A good vacation is something you will remember It doesnrsquot have to be an expensive trip It can be a getaway for a few days where all you have to think is what yoursquore going to eat for lunch or dinner You can be reading a book and having a cold drink under a coconut tree next to the ocean You get up or go to sleep any time you please There is no schedule to follow or routine to perform Itrsquos time to just lay back and relax

For a couple without anybody tagging along this could be a refreshing moment Think of it like a honeymoon again Try not to start any kind of silly arguments Find any activities you both can enjoy Discover new things and have fun together

Some Filipinos like to travel in groups It can be easier if you knew everyone for some time Maybe you feel safer and have more fun in big numbers Always remember that you want a relaxing vacation and not a stressful one Have a travel partner that you feel very comfortable with You deserve a good return for the time and money you spent

Joining a group tour may be cheaper but it is not for some people The schedule can be hectic and may include a lot of walking You might be mixed with a large group and unless you like socializ-

ing with strangers it is not for you If the tour covers many places in a short time most of your travel time will be inside a bus or hotels Being a light sleeper you might be sleep deprived

You can always mix your vaca-tion with a few local tours Pick something that is new or interesting Sometimes a private guided tour is worth paying for You donrsquot have some annoying tourists to ruin your day In some places you can hire a vehicle with a driver for a day and decide where you want to go If you want real adventure act like the locals and use public transportation

There are plenty of local tours even in the Philippines It is recom-mended if yoursquore new to the place you visit You will be surprised how much knowledge some of this guides have You can learn brief history of the place and maybe some local shopping tips

Therersquos a chance of making new friends on your trip Most likely ad-dresses and numbers get exchanged but keeping in touch in the future is slim Just enjoy the camaraderie

You have to bring a still or a video camera to document your travel and take photos of new friends Have a good pocket digital camera with huge memory in a card It should be easy for other people to operate when you request them to have your portrait taken Avoid large and bulky cameras since you want to travel light and easy

Tour or vacation

Pentildeafrancia(Continued from page 8)

THE FIAT OF THE ETERNAL FATHERsay every morning

My Beloved Father Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven Be Thou my Father Be always my Eternal Father Do not leave my soul Do not abandon me Do not leave me out of Your sight my Fatherfor I am Your child whom You have created to please You to adore You to honor You living my days as You have given me the license to live it (I offer up this Fiat through Mary to Jesus to You Eternal Father]

ldquoDay after day my children say that in your mind That will be the way you will say your FIAT to your Father And I your Father will open My arms like this (and He stretched out his arms) and I everyday will gather you in My arms and I will hold you and I will rock you as your BELOVED MOTHER (Blessed Mother) rocks each baby in her arms For yes you are My children Remember the FIAT of each day as you live As you do this from the beginning of the day I promise you My children I guarantee you I will cover you in My arms I will send you My angel s with St Michael to protect you and all the saints of your baptisms and of your devotions to be with you during the day to guide you and assist you I promise you you will feel the power of My great LOVE for you that I will send you day in and day out But you have to offer me - everyday - as you get up in the morning - that FIATrdquo -- Maryrsquos Call 12400 Olive bull Kansas City MO 64146 816-942-9783 bull Fax 816-942-4313 bull raymc777yahoocom

Frankly Speaking(Continued from page 14)


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groups guided the faithful through a smooth transition of the recent changes in the Catholic Church including a revised translation of the Roman Missal A unified Mass songbook was created and contained familiar Mass songs and chants with new translations Community sing-ing was more robust with a unified choir whose members came from various organizations ldquoThe new direction will foster a deeper aware-ness and appreciation of the myster-ies being celebrated in the liturgyrdquo explained Fajardo

The three-day fiesta celebration began on Friday with an evening penitential procession around the oval-shaped park On Saturday the image of the Virgin is offi-cially transferred from St Michaelrsquos Church where she is enshrined to the festival site at Camp Pendleton where a land and fluvial processions are held These processions provide opportunities for devotees to carry the Virginrsquos image and to get closer for a chance to touch her miraculous image The Sunday evening Mass at St Michaelrsquos Church in San Diego caps a month-long celebration of no-vena prayers and Masses and returns the image to her enthronement

The liturgical theme of the celebra-tion ldquoThank God for Ina I am a Catholic now and for alwaysrdquo was reflected in homilies during nightly novenas and on feast day The Most Reverend Cirilo Flores Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego was the hom-ilist and led the clergy with eight other concelebrants and Deacon Jun Santos Reverend Fathers Chito Va-lenciano Pio Yllana Edwin Tutor Reynald Evangelista Jay Bananal Rowan Rebustillo and Silverio Estanilla

One of the highlights of the fiesta celebration is the civic parade and entertainment extravaganza Themed ldquoBicol Festivals of Festivalrdquo the parade contingents showcased their chosen Bicol Festivals with colorful outfits and street dancing perfor-mances The Bicol theme according to Tony Abrazado one of the parade organizers is a deliberate attempt to ldquopromote Bicol Festivals to raise the awareness of the people of San

Diego about Bicol Culture which is very much intertwined with our devotion to our INArdquo

Some of the festivals represented were Voyadores (Naga) Tinagba (iriga) Alinsangan Bowa-Bowaan (Nabua) Himoragat (Tinambac) Butanding (Sorsogon) and Pinyasan (Camarines Norte and Libmanan) Bicol Club presented a snap shot of Bicol Festivals called ldquoKaogmahan sa Kabikolanrdquo and the Bato contin-gent carried a small nipa hut for their ldquoOro Alsardquo Festival

The Bicolano fiesta is the ultimate expression of community together-ness As a people with deep faith and devotion to the Blessed Mother and her son Jesus the fiesta is indeed a unifying force for such a diverse community It is also an occasion for Bicolanos to practice the axiom ldquoagere sequitur credererdquo ndash we act according to what we believe

of our programmatic plans moving forward We believe in this model and have seen extraordinary results in program participantsrsquo household income growth and in their feelings of self-empowerment This is true transformational developmentrdquo

In addition to Womenrsquos Empower-ment International PCI is seeking additional partners to contribute to and support the WE Initiative in San Diego For more information contact Annette Gregg at agreggpciglobalorg or visit wwwpciglobalorgWE

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011 PCI (Project Concern Inter-national) is an international health development and humanitarian assistance organization operating in 16 countries worldwide PCI is dedicated to saving lives and build-ing healthy communities around the globe benefitting over 67 million people annually in Asia Africa and the Americas Funded by federal grants and private support PCIrsquos current annual budget is nearly $50 million and the organization has 600 employees worldwide PCIrsquos head-quarters are located in San Diego CA and also has an office in Washington DC and a Seattle WA representative

ture where she served for 12 yearsIn San Francisco former activist Bill

Tamayo is now a leading attorney of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Many of those who were part of that struggle remember those years a time of collective courage in the Filipino American community

ldquoSuddenly apathy and sense of powerlessness were lifted and Filipinos actively opposed the regimerdquo Edwin Batongbacal told me

ldquoThere was all this positive energy and Filipinos were articulating their higher aspirations for their homeland hellip It was moving to see Filipinos desiring a better Philippines rid of the dictatorrdquo

(For more information on the Kularts event check out the ldquoMaking Your Own Revolutionrdquo Web site)

On Twitter KuwentoPimentel On Facebook at wwwfacebookcombenja-

Low Prices and Consumer ProtectionIt is observed that majority of balik-

bayan box consumers those that belong to lower economic segment take their chances with low-priced balikbayan box companies even after being victimized

These consumers take advantage of various government or philanthropic dole in which they receive free canned goods and other items that the consumer collects to be shared to their loved ones in the Philippines

Since most of the items that they ship are free they can afford to take their chances in case their shipment gets aban-doned

Claims against Loss Due to US Home-land Security Inspections

The Pilipino American Shipperrsquos As-sociation has been extensively careful in representing the complaints of balikbayan box consumers pertaining to the reported loss of items in the balikbayan box

The US Homeland Security has been notified of such problems which in turn notified the inspection facility the Price Transfer

The Price Transfer on the other hand points to the US Homeland Security for answers

The fact is that when a balikbayan box container gets inspected aside from the delays that it would cause may result in some missing items It is reported that Balikbayan Box Companies in the Philip-pines find some items scattered on the floor of the container when they receive it A similar condition to that of a police raid

An independent surveillance conducted by a Balikbayan Box Company outside the Price Transfer Inspection facility showed some of its personnel coming out of their workplace with backpacks or bags Price Transfer claims that their facility is secure and protected by surveil-lance cameras to avoid container theft among its personnel

No one is allowed inside Price Transfer inspection facility except their personnel and US Homeland Security Officers Sei-zures

Confiscated items from balikbayan boxes are seized by US Homeland Secu-rity for processing A letter is usually sent to the shipper or the balikbayan box com-pany to notify whoever it may concern However some seizures require investiga-tion that needs to be done covertly and in these cases the shipper will not be notified until charges have been filed

Consumer RecourseA Majority of balikbayan box com-

panies are owned and operated by hard working kababayans that are trying to help connect families in different countries Some companies however are crooks When you suspect a balikbayan

box company to be operating illegally report them to authorities for them to be investigated before they victimize you or your loved ones

B The market demands the industryrsquos price and bringing it to a level that is dangerously low will be detrimental not only to the balikbayan box industry but significantly to the consumers

Spend a few dollars more and only utilize legally accredited companies Avoid and warn your friends about the dangers of patronizing illegal balikbayan box companies

Please make a checklist for your next Christmas Balikbayan Box

1) Do not ship any restricted or illegal items in your balikbayan box Although marijuana is available legally in CA it does not mean that you can ship it via balikbayan box Another item commonly mistaken for legal shipping is guns its parts and accessories It does not make it legal even if it is going to a law enforce-ment officer or someone with a Weapons Permit to Carry

For a complete list of restricted or illegal items for shipment please visit wwwmanilaforwardercom or call 18002101019

2) Fill up the shipping form completely Provide all the information of the sender and the recipient this includes the com-plete address phone numbers email and government issued identification number Do not assume that the same person who delivered your package in the past will be the same person that will deliver again Aside from helping to facilitate a faster delivery this will also prevent your shipment from being flagged for inspec-tion Itemize the list of the contents of your balikbayan box Include the value of each item Keep copies of all the receipts This will protect you in case of insurance claim An insurance claim without any supporting documents has less chance of being paid compared to a well document-ed claim This is how the law works and there is no loophole This will also prevent you from being charged with the crime of misdeclaration

Do not just declare household goods and personal effects This is a red flag for inspection

3) Only patronize the company that is licensed by the US Federal Maritime Commission and Philippine Shipperrsquos Bureau

4) Use only the company that insures their shipment and avoid companies that claim self-insurance If your shipment needs coverage exceeding the amount of protection of the basic insurance invest in insurance premium If something happens you are protected The correct procedure is insuring the landed cost (Value of con-tents shipping cost insurance cost and other cost up to your door) and not just the value of your shipment Make sure you read the fine print of your contract It is not excusable in court to say that the contract was not explained to you

Some companies may claim that that your shipment is insured You have the right to demand a copy of the insurance certificate If you find someone misrepre-senting themselves you may report them to the Office of Consumer Affairs or the CA Department of Insurance

ConclusionPatronizing a low-priced Balikbayan

Box Company is risking your belonging Invest a few extra dollars and ship to a reputable company

Use Air Cargo With the frequency of US Homeland Security inspections most ocean cargo balikbayan boxes now take more than a month to reach the Philip-pines Shipping via Manila Forwarder air cargo takes only a week and can cost as low $35 for a few clothes and shoes If you need send just a few gifts air cargo is the best recourse

Now the decision is in your side It is up to you to protect yourself and your loved ones You spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars for your shipment(s) A few extra dollars more for your protection is the prudent choice Please make the reasonable decision so that your loved ones in the Philippines will have a Merry Christmas Be a Smart Pinoy

About The AuthorRoland Paez is a college freshman at

Pasadena City College He studied at Downtown Business Magnet and John Marshall in High School He appeared in the first TV commercial for Manila Forwarder as the boy inside the jumbo box Roland is the son of Manny Paez founder of Manila Forwarder USA Corp and Manila Forwarder Philippines Inc

Roland was born at National Naval Medical Center Bethesda Maryland



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An old lady gets pulled over for speeding

Woman Is there a problem Of-fi cer

Offi cer Marsquoam you were speed-ing

Woman Oh I seeOffi cer Can I see your license

pleaseWoman Irsquod give it to you but I

donrsquot have oneOffi cer Donrsquot have oneWoman Lost it 4 years ago for

drunk drivingOffi cer I seeCan I see your ve-

hicle registration papers please Woman I canrsquot do thatOffi cer Why not Woman I stole this carOffi cer Stole itWoman Yes and I killed and

hacked up the ownerOffi cer You what Woman His body parts are in

plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see

The Offi cer looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car A Sergeant slowly approaches the car clasping his half drawn gun

Subject Older Lady Driver Sergeant Marsquoam could you step

out of your vehicle please The woman steps out of her vehicle

Woman Is there a problem sirSergeant One of my offi cers told

me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner

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tion papers

The fi rst offi cer is quite stunnedSergeant One of my offi cers

claims that you do not have a driving license

The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a license and hands it to the offi cer

The fi rst offi cer examines the license He looks quite puzzled

Sergeant Thank you marsquoam one of my offi cers told me you didnrsquot have a license that you stole this car and that you murdered and hacked up the owner

Woman Bet that lying bastard said I was speeding too

found that daily consumption of kimchee improved insulin levels and reduced body fat percentage You can fi nd kimchee in the Asian section of your local grocery store or you can make your own Eat kimchee as a side dish or incorporate it into an Asian-inspired stir fry

BroccoliPerhaps you remember broc-

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Come home sons and daughtersGLIMPSES By Jose Ma Mon-

telibano Philippine Daily Inquirer | MANILA 9132012 -- Does anyone know how much money Filipino-Americans send to their families in the Philippines I am told it is $8 billion annually or about P340 billion I am not sure if Filipino-Canadians are included in this amount Either way the amount is staggering

Does anyone know how many Filipino-Americans remit money home Well the latest available study of Asian-Americans pinpoint Filipinos somewhere at the top with 52 of them sending money to the Philippines

Does anyone know how many balikbayan boxes are sent to the Philippines by Filipino-Americans I donrsquot I simply do not have the data But the Bureau of Customs may and of course the forwarders doing business in the US if they can consolidate their business volumes And then there are more balikbayan boxes sent whenever disaster strikes

Does anyone know how much Fil-ipino-Americans earn in the United States I donrsquot but I have a good idea Using the per capita income of Americans and knowing Filipino-Americans earn just as much if not more then we can safely assume that it is upwards of $160 billion

Does anyone know how much Filipino-Americans spend to live in the US In the year 2000 or 2001 a marketing study mentioned that Filipino-Americans spend $50 bil-lion a year That fi gure is estimated to be between $60-70 billion today

Does anyone know how much the IMF the World Bank the ADB

and the US Exim Bank lend to the Philippines every year on the aver-age I donrsquot but anyone can ask the Central Bank or get the fi gures from government reports I am willing to conclude though that it cannot be more than $2 billion annually

Whatrsquos the point of all these ques-tions

We have our own people Filipino-Americans who left in search of a dream they could not see becoming true in the motherland They strug-gled as strangers in another land as minorities competing against a powerful mainstream and decades later fi nally making it

The cost was steep ndash separation homesickness cold winters and often enduring being regarded as less than equal Beyond the cars and houses and modern way of life we often do not see the pain and loneli-ness

And too often too we do not un-derstand the longing they bear qui-etly for their people their homeland We see the material trappings but not what we take for granted ndash being where we are the natural belonging with one another and the only land Filipinos can call their own

Why donrsquot we make it easy for them to have their reunion Why donrsquot we court them to visit to stay maybe even live out the rest of their lives here Why donrsquot we roll out the red carpet so they can invest here or give outright grants to the poor we do not know how to take care of anyway Why not serve the needy and weak with their time tal-ent and treasures

Why do we bow and curtsy to fi -nancial institutions whom we do not

wish to be submissive to anymore Why donrsquot we reach out to our own people in America and explain how a few billion dollars a year as investment in our own people land and future can change history with them as the heroes they can be

We spend so much effort and re-sources to reach out to other peoples and nations yet give nowhere enough appreciation and impor-tance to sons and daughters of our motherland Ask the Central Bank and our Finance offi cials what $8 billion does to our economy Ask the Secretary of Tourism what mil-lions of Filipino-American tourists can mean not just with their visits and expenses here but more so with their promoting the Philippines Ask the Secretary of Foreign Affairs just how an awakened Fil-Am sector can facilitate a truly friendly relationship with the US

We can go down the line of depart-ments and ask them how 4 million Filipino-Americans who earn more than $160 billion a year and send $8 billion of that to their families in the Philippines can do to make them achieve their goals faster and better These are our fl esh and blood patriots in exile comrades in the war against poverty fellow dreamers for the future generations

While we are at it we can ask the Professional Regulatory Commis-sion and the Department of Health why they are not rolling out the red carpet for Filipino-American doctors nurses and volunteers who spend their own money and time to care for the poor through their medical missions that the PRC and the DOH cannot serve We have to

ask these agencies what they have done and plan to do with maybe twenty million Filipinos begging for medical treatment because they never had it

The most important question that must be answered before the nation ndash why are Commissioners of PRC making it diffi cult for Filipino-Americans to help If they cannot anymore attend to the poorest for lack of funds the DOH should beg Filipino-American doctors to please arrange for more medical missions

I plead to our brothers and sisters in America not to give up on our people especially the poor I plead for them to remember how they too stayed faithful to their dream against all odds They must subordinate their distaste and revulsion for a bureau-cratic attitude and give the welfare of the sick among the needy higher priority They must not allow the poor to suffer by letting the PRC get away with the worst kind of behav-ior in a moment of great change in our country

I ask Filipino-Americans to let their love for the motherland and the common good to be their highest motives and greatest joy to serve If offi cials in the PRC can betray the public trust so casually Filipino-Americans can teach them about generosity humaneness and patrio-tism Please prepare for thousands of medical missions and defy the selfi shness of regulatory offi cials with your determination to care and share If you can fi nd the heart for the poorest among our race and show it many more among us may yet learn to do the same

how you eat your broccoli Just eat itSpinachSpinach is your nutrition utility

player because of its broad spectrum of nutrients Spinach contains 18 dif-ferent vitamins and minerals ranging from iron to vitamin A When looking to get more spinach into your diet purchase triple-washed and bagged baby spinach Baby spinach has a sweeter taste and is more tender than regular spinach Spinach is versatile so dont limit yourself to just salads Stuff an omelet with wilted spinach and feta cheese for a nutrient-packed breakfast You can easily increase the number of servings of vegetables in your day by adding a handful of baby spinach to a smoothie Baby spinach has a mild fl avor that blends in well with the berries found in most smoothies

Cottage Cheese with Live Cul-tures

Cottage cheese is a cheese curd product that is high in casein a dairy protein that is absorbed slowly by your body fueling muscle In addition to its high levels of casein cottage cheese contains live cultures or probiotics that play both functional and nutritional rolesThe live cultures are needed to manufacture cottage cheese Nutritionally probiotics help repopulate your intestinal tract with good bacteria that promotes healthy digestion and may play an important role in the treatment and preven-tion of colon cancer While cottage cheese contains only small amounts of lactose it can still be too much for those with lactose intolerance For those who face this problem lactose-free cottage cheese is readily avail-able You can eat cottage cheese as a stand-alone snack or combined with berries fl axseed meal and cashews for breakfast or a light lunch

WalnutsPeople have been eating walnuts

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Omega-3 EggsOmega-3 eggs are the nutritionally-

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a somewhat larger proportion of voters now strongly supports the law (38 up from 30 and 31 levels respectively in earlier surveys) There are big differences in opinion about the ACA across geographic and demographic subgroups of the statersquos registered voter population

For example support for the law is strong among voters living in coastal counties (59) especially the San Francisco Bay Area (68) and Los Angeles County (60) By contrast voters in the Central Valley oppose the law 52 to 36

Voter views about the legislation are highly partisan and divide sharply along ideological grounds Demo-crats support the law 78 to 15 while Republicans are opposed by a nearly equivalent margin (72 to 18) Voters with no party preference

back the law 54 to 34 Support is nearly unanimous among voters who identify themselves as strongly liberal in politics (91) By contrast 77 of strong conservatives are opposed as are 88 of voters who identify strongly with the Tea Party move-ment

While white non-Hispanic vot-ers are about evenly divided about the law the statersquos large and diverse ethnic voter population shows much more support African-Americans display the strongest level of support

(88) followed by Latinos (67) Korean-Americans (63) and Viet-namese-Americans (62) Pluralities of Chinese-American and Filipino-American voters back the law but by narrower margins (45 to 31 and 39 to 33 respectively with large proportions undecided)

Opinions also are tied to a voterrsquos health insurance status The survey fi nds that more than a third of Califor-nia voters are currently uninsured or report that they or a family member has gone without coverage in the past two years These voters support the law by greater than two to one

Law an important fi rst step More changes to the system are needed

Most Californians (53) say they view the law as an important fi rst step in reforming the nationrsquos health care system but believe that many more changes still need to be made This compares to 33 who think the law is taking the country in the wrong direc-tion and favor reversing the changes it has brought Another 8 think the law takes care of most of the changes needed to our nationrsquos health care system and that no further legislation is needed

Voters are evenly divided over whether it would be better for the fed-eral or the state government to make further changes to the law Four in ten (40) trust the federal government more to do this while 39 think state government can be trusted more

By a 51 to 40 margin Califor-nians believe the Congress should stop its current efforts to try to repeal the law A nearly two-to-one majority (60 to 32) disapproves of attempt-ing to cut off funding of the law as a way to stop its implementation

Impact of the law on this yearrsquos Presidential election

When asked the potential effect a candidatersquos support for repealing the health reform law would have on their vote for president more say they would be negatively (41) than posi-tively affected (34) Another 21 say this wouldnrsquot have much effect

While just 11 say a candidatersquos position on the health reform law will be the deciding factor in their vote for president another 57 say it will be a major factor Three in ten (29) say a presidential candidatersquos position on the health reform law will only be a minor factor or not a factor in their voting preferences

When it comes to which candidate they trust more to deal with future health reform a 53 to 29 majority favors Barack Obama more than Mitt Romney on this

Positive appraisal of the Supreme Courtrsquos ruling of the lawrsquos constitu-tionality

Voters generally agree with the US Supreme Courtrsquos recent ruling of the lawrsquos constitutionality

Californiansrsquo support for the High Courtrsquos ruling is about the same as support for the law itself (52 agree-ing with the ruling vs 36 disagree-ing)

However Californians are divided when asked about the lawrsquos provi-sion requiring all Americans to obtain health coverage or be subject to a tax penalty Statewide 48 favor and 43 are opposed to this approach as a means to increase the number of people participating in the health in-surance market by spreading out costs over a larger number of people

There are big differences in views about this across the statersquos ethnic populations White non-Hispanic vot-ers are more opposed than supportive of the lawrsquos mandatory health cover-age provision while larger pluralities of Latino African-American Korean-Americans Vietnamese-Americans and Filipino-Americans support this requirement Chinese-American vot-ers are about evenly divided

Impact of the law on voters and their families

Californians are divided in their assessments of the perceived impact that the health reform law will have on them and their families Statewide 26 of voters think they will be better off 24 believe they will be worse off while the largest proportion (46) do not foresee any impact

Views about the lawrsquos impact dif-fer signifi cantly across racialethnic and income lines and according to whether a voter and their family have had continuous health insurance cov-erage in the recent past For example uninsured voters those who have gone without coverage in the recent past lower income voters as well as voters in each of the statersquos major eth-nic voter populations are more likely to believe their families will be better off than worse off under the law

On the other hand pluralities of white non-Hispanics voters with annual household incomes of $80000 or more and those who have been continuously insured over the past two years expect to be worse off than better off under the new law

Impact of the law on the country and on California

By a 47 to 31 margin voters think the country overall will benefi t from the law while 17 do not see much impact A 42 plurality also believes the state of California will be better off while 33 feel it will be worse off and 20 foresee little impact Views about both questions are highly partisan with Democrats generally believing the law will be benefi cial to the country and the state while Republicans take a very nega-tive view

The current poll also repeated a question assessing votersrsquo overall satisfaction with the way the statersquos health care system is working that has been asked in previous surveys The results indicate that a larger propor-tion of Californians now say they are satisfi ed with how the health care system is working (52 satisfi ed vs 40 dissatisfi ed) Last year 49 said they were satisfi ed and 44 dissatis-fi ed

Continuing preference for employ-er-provided health insurance coverage

Another trend question asked voters which of three sources they most pre-ferred for receiving their health insur-ance coverage ndash through an employer the government or taking individual responsibility for this

The results are largely unchanged from previous studies with the largest

proportion (39) favoring employer-provided coverage This compares to 24 who would rather receive their health coverage through the govern-ment and another 24 who prefer being personally responsible for it

Employer-provided coverage is popular across a wide spectrum of voters including with large propor-tions of Democrats Republicans and independents as well as both supporters and opponents of the na-tionrsquos health reform law By contrast there are large partisan differences in voter views of government-provided coverage or having individuals take responsibility for this Among Demo-crats about as many prefer govern-ment-provided coverage (34) as employer-provided coverage (40) but very few (14) prefer a person taking personal responsibility Among Republicans about as many back tak-ing personal responsibility for health coverage (39) as employer-provided coverage (42) but very few (9) back government-provided insurance

Views about the California Health Benefi t Exchange

While voter awareness of the California Health Benefi t Exchange is quite low overall (17) nearly three in four (74) believe an online Exchange will be helpful to state residents in buying a health plan that best fi ts their needs The survey asked the Exchangersquos target mar-ket audience ndash individuals who are currently uninsured are Medi-Cal recipients or receive coverage through the individual market ndash if they would be interested in shopping for health insurance on the Exchange in 2014 The large majority (75) expressed a personal interest in doing so

Reactions to different kinds of health plans that could be offered on the Exchange

The survey also explored voter opinions about actions the California Health Benefi t Exchange could take regarding the kinds of health plans that insurance companies could offer on the Exchange

Of the fi ve proposals tested the largest proportion of voters (59) maintains that encouraging insur-ance companies to offer more health plans that give primary care doctors a bigger role in coordinating care for patients ndash especially for those with chronic conditions ndash would be an ex-tremely important Exchange function

A 52 majority also thinks it would be extremely important to encour-age insurance companies to change the way health plans are structured so they reward doctors and hospi-tals more for the qualityof care they provide than the number of patients they treat

Slightly fewer (45) feel it would be extremely important to encourage insurance companies to try to reduce costs by giving physician assistants and nurse practitioners a bigger role in providing patient care

Greater than four in ten (43) say it would be extremely important to require insurance companies to provide consumers a small number of similar health plans to make it easy to compare prices and benefi ts across different companies A somewhat smaller proportion (32) consider it extremely important for the Exchange to encourage insurance companies to offer a variety of health plans that

give customers a wider range of choices even if this makes compari-sons diffi cult

ABC NewsWashington Post Poll of 1003 US adults July 5-8 2012 47 support vs 47 oppose

Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 1227 US adults July 17-23 2012 38 favorable vs 44 unfavorable


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Service Hours 900 am ndash 500 pm

The consular outreach program is being undertaken in cooperation with the Council of the Philippine American Organizations of San Diego County Inc (COPAO)

The following consular services will be rendered

middot Applications for Electronic Passport (ePassport) to be returned to the applicant by mail

middot Applications for the reten-tion and re-acquisition of Philippine citizenship pursuant to Republic Act 9225 or Dual Citizenship Law Oath-taking will be scheduled on the same day for qualifi ed applicants

middot Applications for Report of Marriage amp Birth will be accepted but these will be processed in Los Angeles and returned to the appli-cant by mail

middot Application for Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV)

STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT

ONLY (by following the applicable scheduling steps below) AND WITH COMPLETED DOCUMENTS ONLY NO WALK-IN APPLI-CANTS WILL BE ENTERTAINED

Appointment Scheduling Steps for ePassport Applicants

Visit the Philippine Consulate website (wwwphilippineconsulatelaorg) and download and accomplish the ePassport application form and no later than 1 October 2012 or until we receive 280 applica-tions whichever comes fi rst send an advance copy of the completed ePassport application form and data page (bearing the name and photo) of the expired or expiring pass-port to the Consulate by fax (213) 639-0990 Thumbprints (if needed) and signature must be affi xed and all pertinent data on the application form must be completed INCOM-PLETE FORMS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED

Note 1 Personal appearance is

required in all cases (including ap-plicants who are 65 years old and above and minors who are below 18 years old)

2 Do not bring passport pic-tures Passport pictures are to be taken by the Consulate

3 The applicant must wear decent attire (no sleeveless andor collarless attire) and without eye-glassescolored contact lenses

4 No facial piercings allowed Appointment Scheduling Steps

for Dual Citizenship Applicants Visit the Philippine Consulate

website (wwwphilippineconsulatelaorg) and print the Dual Citizenship Application form Complete the Dual Citizenship Application form and no later than 1 October 2012 or until we receive 100 applica-tions whichever comes fi rst send an advance copy of the completed Dual Citizenship application form and supporting documents to the Consul-ate by fax (213) 639-0990 Other than the thumbprint and photo which will be done on site all pertinent data on the application form must be completed Otherwise incomplete forms will not be processed

Note1 Oath-Taking will be sched-

uled on the same day for qualifi ed applicants

2 Applicants should take their oath as Dual Citizens in DECENT ATTIRE The Consulate shall refuse oath-taking to applicants wearing inappropriate outfi t such as

middot Sleeveless shirtsmiddot Skimpy clothesmiddot Shortsmiddot Sandosmiddot Slippers Appointment Scheduling Steps

for Report of Marriage (ROM) amp Birth (ROB)

Visit the Philippine Consulate

website (wwwphilippineconsulatelaorg) and print the ROM or ROB form Complete the ROM or ROB form and no later than 1 October 2012 send an advance copy (one set only) of the completed form and supporting documents to the Consul-ate by fax (213) 639-0990 Incom-plete forms will not be processed

Information FOR ALL APPLI-

CANTS

The Consulate regularly updates the appointment schedule posted on the website upon receipt of com-pleted applications

The fi nal list of all applicants with confi rmed appointment schedule will be posted at the Consulatersquos website (wwwphilippineconsulatelaorg) by 2 October 2012

All applicants are required to PERSONALLY APPEAR during their appointment time for data veri-fi cation fi nger printing and photosignature capture and must bring all original documents

All applicants are advised to transact their business directly with Consulate offi cials and not through travel agencies

Fees Fees must be paid in person at the

scheduled appointment The Con-sulate will only accept payments in

cash postal money order or cashierrsquos check Personal checks will not be accepted

Payments should be paid directly to the collecting offi cercashier of the Consulate during the outreach program and inside the venue only Please be informed that the Consul-ate has not authorized other people or entities to collect fees for all consular services rendered

ePassport $60 processing fee + $6 for pass-

ports to be returned to the applicant by mail

Dual Citizenship $50 processing fee Civil Registry $25 processing fee + $6 for docu-

ments to be returned to the applicant by mail

Contact Information For information on consular mat-

ters interested parties may contact the Consulate (Attn Consul Ruel Gunabe) at (213) 639-0980 or (213) 637-3020

Source Information SectionPhilippine Consulate General Trunkline 213 639 0980 Directline 213 637 3028 Website wwwphilippinecon-

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Arts amp Culture






Brainstorming



Lagging Behind





Mentorship









STEM



To the Nation


To the Youth














































At Large



Perspectives





gender declaration



















































Pacifi c Americans







Immigration 911










Atty Susan V Perez


Se Habla Espanol












Denying Citizenship



























No drugs 6197463416



Community





in Metro Manila
















Events








asianjournal






























In the News




















































+++















To be continued


Copyright E Gamboa




Phil - Am Law 101



Selection
























Spiritual Life



Lower Your Nets






Life in Quotes
































by Ogie Cruz

IW GROUP90336

L14_Fili_K9712

Newsprint85

DG
































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







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journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


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Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










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TCWFField Poll

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lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



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7x4x10

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At Large



Perspectives





gender declaration



















































Pacifi c Americans







Immigration 911










Atty Susan V Perez


Se Habla Espanol












Denying Citizenship



























No drugs 6197463416



Community





in Metro Manila
















Events








asianjournal






























In the News




















































+++















To be continued


Copyright E Gamboa




Phil - Am Law 101



Selection
























Spiritual Life



Lower Your Nets






Life in Quotes
































by Ogie Cruz

IW GROUP90336

L14_Fili_K9712

Newsprint85

DG
































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280
























































Immigration 911










Atty Susan V Perez


Se Habla Espanol












Denying Citizenship



























No drugs 6197463416



Community





in Metro Manila
















Events








asianjournal






























In the News




















































+++















To be continued


Copyright E Gamboa




Phil - Am Law 101



Selection
























Spiritual Life



Lower Your Nets






Life in Quotes
































by Ogie Cruz

IW GROUP90336

L14_Fili_K9712

Newsprint85

DG
































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280























































Community





in Metro Manila
















Events








asianjournal






























In the News




















































+++















To be continued


Copyright E Gamboa




Phil - Am Law 101



Selection
























Spiritual Life



Lower Your Nets






Life in Quotes
































by Ogie Cruz

IW GROUP90336

L14_Fili_K9712

Newsprint85

DG
































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280























































In the News




















































+++















To be continued


Copyright E Gamboa




Phil - Am Law 101



Selection
























Spiritual Life



Lower Your Nets






Life in Quotes
































by Ogie Cruz

IW GROUP90336

L14_Fili_K9712

Newsprint85

DG
































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280



























































+++















To be continued


Copyright E Gamboa




Phil - Am Law 101



Selection
























Spiritual Life



Lower Your Nets






Life in Quotes
































by Ogie Cruz

IW GROUP90336

L14_Fili_K9712

Newsprint85

DG
































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280
























































Spiritual Life



Lower Your Nets






Life in Quotes
































by Ogie Cruz

IW GROUP90336

L14_Fili_K9712

Newsprint85

DG
































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280


























































by Ogie Cruz

IW GROUP90336

L14_Fili_K9712

Newsprint85

DG
































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280






















































Trends


by Benjamin Maynigo


















CONTRACTS DIVORCE





















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280






















































Health and Wellness























Prevention Tips




toward this goal

















More Information







































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280






















































Anthologies











Overwhelming







Oil price hike






Birthday




Too far




Heavenly








Appreciation





Balikbayan boxes







































951 | 294 | 4013


858 | 776 | 2221







Matthew 633




L

E

A

D

OUR MISSION




by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280
























































by Rudy D Liporada


Light ampShadows

































































fornia 92114 Tel 619-264-4406





















Carlo




Noel














(to be continued)

























Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280






































































Billrsquos Corner













Tour or vacation







LAW OFFICES OF
























journalusacom


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280


























































No drugs 6197463416


journalusacom


Fit Fridge




$



Next Fare$ 888 Up






Per Pax $


Tel 6194754544




















tion papers










EV Charging Project





































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

__________________



AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280






















































Classifi ed Ads


TCWFField Poll

To

From GEN SILVERIO



lines it costs


Fax


(619) 474-0373

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AJ-CA_09072012


7x4x10

280





















































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