CHINA IGNORES RULING, REMAINS DEFIANT

Only a few days after the Permanent Court of Arbi-tration (PCA), an interna-tional court based in the Hague Netherlands, reject-ed China’s maritime claim on almost 90 percent of the South China sea and awarded the Philippines an historic and legal victory, the Chi-nese government ignored all calls from the international community to abide with the decision.

Other Southeast Asian na-tions such as Malaysia, Vi-etnam and Taiwan have

overlapping claims in the area too.

It has also continued its harassment of Filipino fish-ermen with its superior naval power, driving away fishing boats from the contested Baja de Masinloc, also known as Scar-borough shoal, a very rich fishing ground that is locat-ed within the territo-

ry of the Philippines or the so-called exclusive

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JUST CALL ME RODY, NOT 'YOUR EXCELLENCY' By Manny Piñol

A funny thing happened Monday night when I made a presentation before the Cab-inet on the planned prepara-tion for the expected on-slaught of La Nin a, the cli-matic phenomenon which brings unusually heavy

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Following protocol, I started my presentation with the usual courtesies for Presi-dent Rody Duterte and the members of the Cabinet.


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Former President Arroyo acquitted on plunder case

The "teflon Queen" is free. Former resident Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, known for dodging or squeezing out of tight situations, has done it again.

The Philippine Supreme Court has cleared her of any wrongdoings in the plunder case against her in connection with the Philippine charity sweepstakes funds estimated at P365 million, setting the way for her freedom from hos-pital detention after four years.

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Philippine National Police Special Action Force troopers de-ployed to National Bilibid Prison have raided prison cells on the first day of their mission. They seized cash, suspected shabu and signal boosters among others which were presented to the Justice Secretary and the PNP Chief, the PNP said.

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Senators have mixed reactions over the Supreme Court’s (SC) junking of the remaining plunder case against former President and now Pampan-ga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as one expressed disbelief while another was supportive, citing humanitarian consideration.

“What’s happening? These are try-ing times and why did they have to wait for the change in administra-tion to issue that ruling?” newly elected Senator Leila De Lima said in an interview at the Senate on Tuesday.

De Lima, former head of the Depart-ment of Justice, said she was disap-pointed with and “disheartened” by the ruling, noting how the Sandi-ganbayan had repeatedly dismissed Arroyo’s plea for bail and demurer to evidence.

But she said she had already fore-seen the favorable decision for Ar-royo after the SC allowed former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to post bail in a plunder case due to health reasons.

“It also crossed my mind (before) when the Supreme Court also grant-ed bail to former Senator Enrile…sabi ko baka isunod nila yung (I thought they would also do the same to the) case of the former President ’cause we’re seeing their situations and the Supreme Court seems to assume the role now of trier of facts,” De Lima said.

“Kasi yung Sandiganbayan several times na yang ni-reject, the plea for bail and then demurrer to evidence etcetera (Sandiganbayan has reject-ed the the plea for bail and then de-murrer to evidence etcetera several times) because Sandiganbayan is the trier of facts ganun din sa case nun ni former Senator Enrile na im-bes na ipaubaya sa Sandiganbayan ang decision (the same as the case of Senator Enrile that instead of letting the Sandiganbayan decide) whether or not to grant the bail for the for-mer senator, the SC assumed that role, citing failing health or old age, for health reasons which is not even a ground because the only ground recognized by the Constitution and the law is the evidence of guilt is not strong.”

“Now here’s the Supreme Court based on the news reports saying that the evidence of guilt is not strong, now supplanting again the assessment of the Sandigabayan as a trier of facts. So it’s disappointing,” the senator added.

De Lima said she was disheartened by the decision pointing out how the previous administration fought hard against corruption.

Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros, one of the petitioners in the plunder cases against Arroyo in connection with the alleged misuse of Philip-pine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) fund, also expressed shock and disappointment with the SC rul-ing.

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economic zone (EEZ). The EEZ covers at least 200- nauti-cal mile of a country under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) of which both the Philip-pines and China are signatories.

The UNCLOS is a binding treaty among the UN member nation signatories recognizing the limits and boundaries of each signatory state. As a signatory, China is duty bound to abide by this UNCLOS agreement but which now refuses after the landmark ruling in favour of the Philip-pines.

The area is a traditional fishing ground for Filipinos as well as Chinese and other nationalities but was seized by the Chinese government in 2012.

Television footage taken days after the July 12 court deci-sion against China, showed huge Chinese Coast guards vessels chasing away a crew of Filipino fishermen from Zambales, a Philippine province that has jurisdiction over the contested shoal.

The bellicose action of the Chinese government has led to continued call for the Chinese government to abide by the tribunal’s ruling.

Meanwhile, the Philippine has acted with “restraint and sobriety” despite the stunning victory against its giant su-perpower neighbor, opting for a diplomatic resolution and negotiation on a bilateral basis.

China, while recently offering to open talks with the Phil-ippines, wanted negotiations to commence but on the con-dition that talks should “disregard” or not include the UN-backed tribunal’s ruling.

The Philippine foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay quickly rejected the offer made by Chinese foreign minis-ter Wang Yi saying, “it is not consistent with our constitu-tion and our national interest”.

The international tribunal said, “Beijing (China) had vio-lated the Philippine sovereign rights to exploit resources in waters up 200 nautical miles beyond its coasts or what is called as the EEZ”.

New Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has offered to send former Philippine president Fidel V. Ramos, a former military man and elder statesman, as a special envoy to China to break the impasse between the two countries.

Ramos is considered as an excellent negotiator and a well respected Asian leader but regarded as a US ally, having been trained in the US West Point.

There is widespread belief that while China has remained stubborn and a tough nut to crack, its reputation as an emerging superpower and potential Asian leader has been tainted.

Hongkong columnist Frank Ching in his column titled, “Behind the bluster, China nurses a wound”, he wrote, “The tribunal’s ruling has also brought legal clarity to the various South China sea claimants. In their future deal-ings with China, countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia will know that China’s claim in fact have little or no legal validity and they have a stronger moral position objecting to Chinese actions in their exclusive economic zones.”


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CHINA IGNORES RULING, REMAINS DEFIANT

INSCRUTABLE CHINA AND INTERNATIONAL MORALITY As a student of internation-al law, I find it confusing if not a mystery why China signed the 1996 United Na-tions Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that defines among others each country’s exclusive economic zones (EEZ) within the 200 nautical miles from its coastal areas.

In agreeing to that treaty, China had in effect given up its historic rights to waters beyond its 200 mile limit under the UNCLOS.

The Philippines, along with China and some 165 other nations comprise the signa-tories.

But then, when it claimed some 90 percent of the South China seas, in dispute with other contending par-ties including the Philip-pines, it was encroaching on the 200 mile EEZ of oth-er nations such as in the case of the Philippines’ Bajo de Masinloc or Scar-borough shoal, clearly a part of the municipality of Masinloc in Zambales prov-ince.

What it was claiming, ac-cording to the decision handed down by the UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was a territory or an EEZ within the Philippines area.

Why in heavens name did Beijing’s military seized Scarborough shoal as its own when it is located re-motely and far from China’s nearest coastline well be-yond its 200 mile limit.

As a result, the so-called nine-dash line covering a wide swath of maritime

areas in Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines that it calls as its territories was rejected by the internation-al court and described as “having no validity”.

It meant a huge victory of the Philippines and also for other claimant nations if they were to pursue a simi-lar case against the Asian giant in the near future.

But it has ignored, rejected, refused to acknowledge or even participate in the in-ternational tribunal, a clear contradiction of it being a signatory to the UNCLOS and as a member of the peace loving community of nations.

It has even harassed Filipi-no fishermen in the South China seas through its su-perior navy, and then made a 360 degree turn after its humiliating defeat in the international court by say-ing it is ready to talk or ne-gotiate with the Philip-pines.

However, it set a condition for talks to become a reali-ty: no talks if the interna-tional court’s ruling would become a basis for such negotiations.

It also warned of a “confrontation” if such rul-ing would be used in pro-posed talks. To many, this is a veiled threat.

The Philippine foreign af-fairs secretary stood pat, he rejected the offer and con-ditions set by the Chinese Minister Wang Yi.

A David stood up to Goliath and it is now licking its wound.

In continuing to isolate it-

self from the rest of the world on this issue, China is edging towards becoming a pariah state, one without a sense of International mo-rality and an adherence to international law.

In using its power through bullying, grabbing territo-ries not in accordance with international law, China has lost its international moral-ity and is therefore mal-functioning in maintaining good relations with other nations.

Even the charter of the United Nations “reflects international morality in many of its provisions” i.e., respect for human rights (China has a poor track rec-ord on human rights), the desire for peace with war being recognized as immor-al.

But pundits predict that the maverick attitude of Beijing won’t last long in the face of international pressure and world opinion.

It wants to save face on its billion citizenry by project-ing an image of strength as an emerging power to in-spire widespread sense of patriotism even among its dissidents and rabid oppo-sitions within and without the communist party appa-ratus.

But Hongkong columnist Frank Ching commented in the Globe and Mail that de-spite China’s brave face and declaration that dozens of countries are on its side in the current South China sea dispute,“so far those that have commented on the ruling, including the United


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WAVES FROM HOME Sudden Impact:

President Rodrigo Duterte’s first 15 days in office Narco-trafficking has suddenly screeched to a screaming slow-down in these shores of ours. In just two weeks after Rodri-go Roa Duterte officially as-sumed the role of President and Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of the Philip-pines, 135 drug-related kill-ings were reported, 60,000 self-confessed and suddenly afraid drug addicts, pushers and drug lieutenants surren-dered to police authorities en masse all across the country, 5 top-ranking generals named and some 23 local government officials were already tagged as big-time drug lord protec-tors. Still unconvinced to his central election campaign promise to stop the unbridled illegal drugs trade and real social cancer that the previous administrations lamely ad-dressed and allowed to fester?

Many spines shivered and co-jones shriveled as the daily reports and accounting of the statistics on the seriousness of Duterte’s war against drugs unravel in the press and social media go higher with each passing day.

The peoples’ reactions mostly varied from “dapat lang”, “so-far-so-good”, “it’s-about-time” to “change-is-really-coming” and the general public gave PRRD an overwhelming +79% rating in the latest SWS survey for what his 15-day old admin-istration is doing not only in the way the nasty narco-business is being dealt with but also in the no-nonsense direction his new appointees in the Cabinet are charting

government programs and policies towards change in their respective turfs.

A very impressive start? The ordinary people we have talked to believe it is the be-ginning of something beyond mere impression. In his first two weeks in office, President Rody (as he prefers to be called) has transmitted his message that he is here to work for the interest of all Filipinos:

He promised to streamline all processes in government agencies to make things easier for all of us; he instructed the Department of Education to improve drug literacy with drug education to start with Grade 4 students and make it more practical so students can understand better; the Depart-ment of Agrarian Reform opened its gates to rallyists after nearly two decades of being padlocked; the Presi-dent gave Vice President Leni Robredo the Cabinet post to head the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council to close the gap be-tween them and killed the “laglag bala” for good at NAIA instructing the Aviation Secu-rity Group not to arrest, detain and file charges against pas-sengers who were found pos-sessing ammunition without the obvious means to fire it.

For many of our countrymen, the impact of Duterte’s first 15 days as our Chief Honcho is sudden and hey, as our favor-ite barber Mang Inar agreed, it is for real. But the waves of

change have not yet reached nor intimidated the “loyalist” of the yellow “Daang Matuwid” regime it seems. The paid hacks in the mainstream press and the con”trolls” in the so-cial media have been unrelent-ing in their rabid dirty-dart-shoot-fest against the “Digong scoreboard”.

Crying out loud in the battle-front of the Duterte Drugs War, Senator Leila De Lima is suddenly grabbing the news for her stand on human rights violation, extrajudicial killings and vigilantism as more and more drug peddlers fall on the alleys and waysides of their trade. She is intent and pre-pared to conduct the Senate investigation on the Philippine National Police (PNP) han-dling of the situation despite the haul of illegal drugs opera-tors and billions of pesos worth of “shabu” confiscations during these past weeks by PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa.

Many of our countrymen have long believed that the illegal drugs trade has corrupted the military, police ranks, the judi-ciary and politicians in Con-gress as well as local govern-ment officials. Even in the far flung islands and coastal towns in our archipelago, peo-ple are aware that the Philip-pines has become a “haven” for drug smugglers. With all those big-time drug lords and syndicates now being exposed and their protectors in high government positions un-masked the reality becomes clear and the long suspecting

public agreed that their new President is really really an-gry.

The pressure of the on-going serious war against drugs may have addled some brains, in-spired conscience and sudden compassion and induced para-noia for those convicted and serving prison terms at Bilibid prisons to start “ratting” and squealing about who’s who in the “drug-protection” scheme. But for the public, the graphic news of lavish parties, the op-ulence, the pampered life and brisk business of drug lords inside Bilibid during the watch of Senator De Lima as Justice Secretary remain vivid and raise unordinary questions from ordinary people here at home invoking memories the Manguindanao media massa-cre, the fallen PNP SAF 44 at Mamasapano and those pro-testing farmers killed by po-lice dispersal team in North Cotabato that have remained pending cases and end of jus-tice still unserved.

As Clint Eastwood in the film “Sudden Impact” said in his character as cop Dirty Harry said: “Suck fish heads.”

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The netizens of the social me-dia are all abuzz by the “victory” of the Philippines in its arbitration case filed dur-ing the BS Aquino presidency against China on the nine-dash-line claim it held on over there in the waters (PAC) in The Hague has released its decision last July 12 invalidat-ing the demarcation line in the

rocks that China has insisted as its own and started “improving” on these as “made-by-China” islands by building an airstrip, wharfs and fortifi-cations thereat.

We are no lawyer and our le-galese are as bare as some of the reefs in question there but we are reacting on the over-reaching and over-euphoric “high” of the minions or, well, “trolls” who have become “belligerent” in their postings because China refused to ac-cept the PAC’s decision.

All of a sudden, many have become immediate experts in foreign policy and maritime sovereignty. From tricycle and jeepney drivers, manicur-ists, balut vendors, meat deal-ers and fish mongers have strongly opinionated on the issue.

Of course we too are happy with the PAC ruling that the China’s “Nine-Dash-Line” is nada and that the Tribunal upheld most of the arguments (15 in all) of our country, no-table of which is that the NDL is not in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and has no basis in law, and it was not right for China to pre-vent Filipino fishermen for engaging in traditional fishing at the Scarborough Shoal which has been a traditional fishing area as well for other fishermen in neighboring countries that are also claim-ant in that marine expanse.


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MANO PO. President Rodrigo R. Duterte gives respect to Luis Anto-nio Cardinal Tagle when the latter visited PRRD at the President’s Study Room in Malacañan Palace on July 19. KIWI BULACLAC/PND

"Your Excellency, members of the Cabinet ...," I said as I began to explain why, in the face of the unpredictability of climate, the country must strive to attain not only rice self-sufficiency but establish a 6-month buffer stock.

Halfway through my presen-tation and as I kept repeating "Your Excellency" to address President Duterte, I noticed that he pulled a piece of pa-per and a ballpen from Fi-nance Secretary Sonny Dominguez.

Sec. Dominguez sits between me and the President.

After scribbling something on the piece of paper, Presi-dent Duterte pushed it to Sec. Dominguez who passed it on to me.

Pausing from my presenta-tion to read the Presidential note, I saw the message:

"Stop addressing me Your Excellency. Just call me Ro-dy," the note from the Presi-

dent said.

I chuckled and told him: "Sorry, Mr. President."

While he simply wanted me and the other members of the Cabinet to call him "Rody," protocol dictates that we address him using his title "Mr. President."

This is how simple this Presi-dent is.

This is the President who told airport authorities not to suspend commercial flights whenever he uses the airport.

This is the President who has instructed his Cabinet mem-bers to travel economy class and to use ordinary vehicles without the No. 6 plate re-served for Department Sec-retaries.

He leads by example in living a simple lifestyle.

President Duterte is Presi-dent Ordinary.

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JUST CALL ME RODY

“I am shocked with the high court’s ruling. But we will not lose hope. Tuloy ang laban para sa katarungan (Let us continue to fight for justice),” Hontiveros said in a statement.

The ruling of the high court, she said, was a “sad day for justice.”

“The case we filed is strong. In fact, it was one of the two PCSO plunder cases admit-ted by the Office of the Om-budsman under Conchita Carpio-Morales, and subse-quently filed before the San-diganbayan,” said the sena-tor.

Hontiveros said the Om-budsman had already con-firmed the alleged diversion of funds from PCSO’s oper-ating budget to the confi-dential or intelligence fund, which could be withdrawn or accessed any time and with few restrictions.

The Ombudsman, she said, had also confirmed that the said funds were “converted, misused and illegally-transferred the funds for their own use in the guise of fictitious expenditures.”

On the other hand, Senator Panfilo Lacson backed the ruling, saying Arroyo has already suffered enough “having spent six years in detention under an ex-tremely difficult physical condition.”

“Even for purely humanitar-ian consideration, I support the SC ruling to free her and accord her some comfort for the remaining years of her life which are not really that many considering her age,” Lacson said in a text mes-sage to reporters,

“As I have repeatedly said, while I will never forget who they are, I have forgiv-en all my tormentors for the past 9 years under her ad-ministration, living or dead,” he added.

Senator Francis “Chiz” Es-

cudero said he respects the SC decision, saying that “respect for the rule of law demands nothing less.”

“I respect the decision of the Court as everyone else should, whether they agree with it or not. Respect for the rule of law demands nothing less,” Escudero said in another text message.

He was quick to dismiss, however, that the court’s decision was influenced by President Rodrigo Duterte’s previous statement that he was willing to pardon the former leader.

“I don’t think the statements of President Duterte have anything to do with it as I believe in the independence of the Court,” Escudero said.

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV believed otherwise, noting that Arroyo’s release was one of Duterte’s campaign promises.

“At least, he (Duterte) did not need to do much to ful-fill this one,” Trillanes said. RAM/rga (INQUIRER.net)


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Images of Respect and Humility from Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines’ most powerful man

ECONOMY FLIGHT. President Rodrigo Duterte travels from Manila to Davao City in an ordinary commercial flight of the Philippine Air Lines on July 7, 2016. KING RODRIGUEZ/ Presidential Photogra-phers Division

Passages: In RemembrancePassages: In RemembrancePassages: In Remembrance Bong Daza: Not just Isabelle's father

MANILA – Fans of Isabelle Daza were shocked on Thurs-day after the actress an-nounced that her father, Bong Daza, has passed away.

Isabelle’s announcement came days after it was report-

ed that the elder Daza was brought to the ICU of Makati Medical Center. According to The Philippine Star, he was suffering from hypertension.

Mr. Daza was not just another celebrity father, as many peo-

ple – especially the younger generation – would think.

For one, he was known as a gourmand and a food entre-preneur, following in the foot-steps of his mother, culinary icon Nora Daza, who passed away in 2013.

His siblings are also part of the country’s culinary scene – Sandy Daza is a TV host, food columnist and restaurateur; Nina is the editor-in-chief of Appetite Magazine; Mariles is a cookbook author; and Stella is a chef.

Aside from food, Bong also dabbled in politics as council-lor of Makati City.

He was formerly married to Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz, who is Isabelle’s mother. They eventually separated.

BONG DAZA. Isabelle Daza's father, Bong Daza, dies on July 14, 2016. Bong is photographed with Belle and his former wife Gloria Diaz. Screengrab from Instagram/isabelledaza

Sen. Helena Benitez returns to Senate for last time

Past and incumbent senators attended on Tuesday the nec-rological services at the Sen-ate for former Senator Helena Benitez, who passed away last Thursday at the age of 102.

Benitez’s remains arrived at the main entrance of the Sen-ate building shortly before 10:00 a.m. After a short cere-mony, her remains were brought to the session hall of the chamber.

Among those who attended

the necrological services for the late senator were Senate President Franklin Drilon, and Senators Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Risa Hontiveros, former Senators Santanina Rasul , Wigberto Tan ada, Le-tecia Ramos-Shahani, family members and friends.

Rasul, Tan ada and Shahani were among those who deliv-ered their eulogies for the late senator. Senator Helena Benitez.

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Sandigan issues hold departure order vs ex-VP Binay, son Carolyn Bonquin

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan 3rd Division on Tuesday is-sued a hold departure order against former vice-president Jejomar Binay and his son,

former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, after the two were charged in connection with the construction of Makati City Hall Building 2.

The Office of the Ombudsman earlier filed four counts of graft, nine counts of falsifica-tion of public documents and one count of malversation charge against Binay for awarding the phases 1, 2 and 3 of the construction of the carpark building without proper public bidding.

Binay's son, former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, faces additional two counts of graft and one count of malversa-tion. Binay Jr. was already charged with two counts of graft and six counts of falsifi-cation for the 4th and 5th phase of the project last Feb-ruary.

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Binay Sr., whose six-year term as vice-president ended last June 30, was the Makati mayor when the first three phases of the project rolled out in 2007.

Binay Jr. continued the re-maining phases of the build-ing construction when took over his father's position in 2010.

The cases against the elder Binay involve P11,011,294.77 paid for the architectural de-sign and engineering services of MANA Architecture and Design Company, and P1.486 billion for the construction services of Hilmarc's Con-struction Company. This in-cludes P386.998 million paid to Hilmarc's for the first

phase, P499.357 million for the second phase, and P599.395 million for the third phase.

Binay's legal counsel, Daniel Subido, said the issuance of the hold departure order is a "necessary consequence of the mere filing of an Infor-mation in the Sandiganbayan. It is applicable to all."

"However, it has no bearing at all on the merits of the case. We are confident that these frivolous cases will be dis-missed," he added.

The former vice-president posted P376,000 bail last week. ABS-CBN News

Former Vice-President Jejomar Binay. ABS–CBN FILE PHOTO

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We must admit that we have to read the full decision and that our under-standing of the whole issue and reper-cussions is still limited to news re-ports and the taunts of the trolls (of all colors and interests) in the social media for careless and unfounded drastic if not war-mongering action they want the Duterte administration to push just because we “won”.

We agree with many of our column-ists here at home that we stopped making exaggerations of “tsunamic” proportions on the “victory” as if the rocks are already ours because of the Tribunal’s decision or to be correct “Award” on our claim because the PAC has “no power to decide on pos-session”.

In our respected Alex Magno’s column (Phil. Star, July 14), he wrote that “the matter of possession has to be tackled in another court: The International Court of Justice”. Because of China’s refusal to abide by the PCA’s ruling and may become springboard for more arbitration, Professor Magno added that it would be “a long and winding process” that “may not be completed in a generation, under the best of circumstances.”

President Duterte rises to his being a lawyer and statesman by saying that diplomacy and peaceful talks should be the road to take and stressed that war is “not an option”. He wants con-sultations with many people on the issue and consider neighbor countries and other Western allies’ views as well. As we write this column, Duterte has requested former President Fidel Valdez Ramos to go to China and start the talks.

No, kabayans. The trolls may start their own version of and personal wars on the Internet against China, but we are not on a battle footing. And we agree with another respected columnist Ted Locsin that President Duterte is right on his position. Di-gong keeps his calm and not “rocking the boat” in the maritime dispute of the moment. Our Tata Joven Custodio, a veteran and seasoned journalist posted on his Facebook account on the Arbitration Tribunal’s decision: “Let us be magnanimous in victory, let us not be a war freak in asserting our

right, let no one become a stranger in his own land.”

We have yet to prove in this life that “No rock is an island.”

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We have been invited to attend and participate in the First Trainors Training of the Peoples’ National Movement for Federalism (PNMF) headed by former Quezon City 2nd District Congressman and also former TESDA Director Dante Liban which was held recently at the NAPOLCOM-Department of the Interior and Local Government’s Jesse M. Robredo Hall.

The movement for the transformation of the Philippines from unitary to fed-eral form of government which is one of the strongest advocacies and part of the Real Change platform during the 2016 National and Local Elections campaign of President Rody Duterte has started and is fast gaining mo-mentum.

The PNMF adhere to the principles of “Shared Rule, Self-Rule and Shared Governance”. Federalism is seen to bring about balanced socio-economic development, inclusive growth, foster competitive spirit between and among local governments, and pro-mote quality leadership in local gov-ernance.

Present at the Trainors Training and also the formal induction of members of the PNMF which included former governors, mayors, barangay officials and civil society stakeholders was newly-designated TESDA Director and Cabinet Secretary Gene Mamon-diong who told us that skills develop-ment in the entire archipelago will

have a new vision and action direc-tion under the Duterte administra-tion. Secretary Mamondiong revealed that TESDA skills training will reach out to every municipality and baran-gays in the whole country through a National Registration for Skills Train-ing and Development that will be con-ducted.

We congratulate Secretary Gene Ma-mondiong as well as newly-appointed Undersecretary Emily Padilla of the DILG whom we missed during the occasion.

Yes, kabayans, Change Is Really Com-ing. ⦿


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He added that “underneath its brave face, China knows that by defying the world it has wounded itself “.

The prestigious Globe and Mail said “Beijing has repeatedly acted as if it considers itself above international law desp being a signatory to the UNCLOS. Beijing has consistently ignored the law’s territorial limits and its neighbors’ territorial claims, in a series of aggressive actions, in-cluding the construction of artificial islands that aim to assert sovereign-ty over the crowded sea lanes of the resource-rich South China sea far from China’s shores”.

Incidentally, the title of the Globe’s editorial: “China’s international problem is as wide as the sea.” ⦿


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FCT UP FOR SALE By a.f. soriano

Amid rising cost of maintenance and debt obligations, the Filipino Center of Toronto (FCT), the cen-terpiece of the Filipino community in the early 2000s has been put up for sale.

Dr.Francisco Portugal, one of the earliest officer of the FCT said an offer has been dangled to the board of officers led by its president Lynda Javier for the amount of some $5.9 million.

The proposal was bared during a meeting last July 20 at its

Cabbagetown headquarters in Par-liament street in downtown Toron-to.

Portugal said he is in favour of the

sale “for as long as nobody will benefit from the sale other than the community.”

The decision to put the center on the “block” was due to what Portu-gal said were rising maintenance costs and mounting debts owed to “some personalities” whom he did not identify.

For instance, the air conditioners and parts have to be replaced to the tune of some $200,000.

He said the FCT will move to anoth-er location that will possibly in-clude a sports facility and other amenities.

The FCT has been at the center of acrimonious and expensive court

battles between the group of Por-tugal and its president Lynda Javier but this has been ironed out and settled only after close to a million dollars was spent in lawyers and other legal fees.

That bitter controversy dragged for a number of years as both sides traded accusations of rigged elec-tions, mismanagement and as well as charges of libel including some from the media sector.

As the first and biggest Filipino community centre ever established here in the greater Toronto area, the facility had hosted a plethora of events, seminars and fora - all geared towards community devel-


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opment.

To sustain the facility, some spaces were put up for lease including a banquet hall type rented out for special occasions like weddings, birthdays, debuts and community organization events.

But these were not enough to sus-tain the expenses such as mortgag-es and other arrears incurred by the center.

In a past interview, Felino Javier,

husband of president Javier said he had volunteered his services to the center in the maintenance of the facility. He had shown this writer the improvements they have made without requiring the services of private commercial handymen and technicians to save up on cost.

He had personally installed a re-mote CCTV camera system that could monitor the premises even from the comfort of his home in far away Oakville. The system, he said is wired directly to the police in the event of any break-ins or other un-toward occurrences within the

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States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and India, have all called on both sides to respect the deci-sion. Not a single leader has joined China in calling the tribunal (PCA) illegitimate. Underneath its brave face, China knows that by defying the world it has wounded itself.

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IRONIC TIMING: Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Gina Lopez has warned at least four Chinese mining operators in Zambales to “get their act together or I’ll tell them to go home.”

The four companies were warned that they will be kicked out if they continue to pollute the environ-ment. She also hit at the destruction of marine cor-als in the West Philippine sea by Chinese fishing activities saying they “reflect what has become of their culture” and which she said used to be spir-itual.

“They’ve become materialistic”, she said, “all they think of is money and they’re bullies” referring to the recently favourable ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) for the Philippines.

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President Rodrigo Duterte expressed surprise why Chinese citizens are exporting and manufacturing shabu in the Philippines.

He was referring to the spate of arrests of Chinese and Taiwanese nationals caught in buy bust opera-tions recently. Hmmmm

The Philippines: a nation high on Chinese-manufactured “Shabu”?

Hmmmm….looks like “Lutong Macao”, as they say.

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THE CASE BETWEEN ENVERGA VS. BALITA/CUSIPAG: I just received news that a Superior Court of Justice, through The Honorable Judge Sid-ney Lederman,has found Balita Media and its pub-lisher Tess Cusipag liable for defamation.

A press release emanating from the office of sen. Tobias Enverga also said the judge awarded En-verga “general and aggravated damages, in addi-tion to punitive damages”. It did not specify the amount that Balita Media Inc. or Cusipag has to pay.

This was in connection with a case filed by senator Tobias Enverga, citing among others, published statements made by the newspaper way back in 2010 on allegations of fraud against the senator on behalf of the Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre in 2000.

With the decision comes a permanent injunction imposed upon Cusipag. It simply means that it is “a final court order that a person or entity take certain actions or refrain from certain activities. “A permanent injunction is typically issued once a lawsuit has been resolved. It may be in the form of a “gag order” meaning a person is to refrain from issuing any statements publicly, such as in the me-dia or writing any pieces or articles about the case or issues related to the case.

Ms.Cusipag is reportedly in consultations with her lawyer in preparations to seeking an appeal on the

court decision.

As a media colleague of plaintiff Cusipag, we re-serve our right to comment on this case by saying the courts has spoken and we abide by such deci-sion.

The decision to cite Cusipag and her newspaper for defamation can only mean that there is indeed a free press and such legal proceedings or actions are only part of the day to day hazards that the media and journalists encounter in their constant pursuit of the truth or what is perceived as the truth.

As journalists, we stand by the rule of law and this particular decision is no exception.

As an editor of this newspaper, I can only urge our colleagues to exercise our profession with dedicat-ed truth and vigilance no matter what the conse-quences would be, whether it be incarceration, public censure or ultimately paying for one’s life, as in the case of our hundreds or thousands of col-leagues who perished in the pursuit of truth and justice.

May I remind our readers that opinions expressed in this column are solely the personal views and beliefs of the writer or author and not that of the publisher or owners of this newspaper.

May we assure our reading public too that your newspaper, Waves News, has always espoused and will continue to espouse fair and objective report-ing of national international and community events as we see it through our honest and impar-tial eye. ⦿


COUNTERPOINT: INSCRUTABLE CHINA...

High cholesterol fare awaits Sona guests Banana fritters (maruya) won’t be on the menu, after all.

Instead, guests for afternoon snacks during President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (Sona) next Monday might want to take their mainte-nance medication before partaking of the cholesterol-packed fare.

On the menu are Filipino-inspired lethal dishes such as penne with aligue sauce or crab fat, balut pate in profiteroles (pastry shells), native chips with salted duck egg dressing, and chicken skin chicharon.

Balancing these off are healthier offerings such as fresh lumpiang ubod (coconut pith spring rolls), monggo (green bean) soup with smoked fish and alugbati, flaked chicken adobo, and pan de sal with native white cheese and beef steak.

An official at the House of Representatives earlier said that Congress had slashed the budget for the post-Sona snacks with simpler dishes, following the example set during the inaugural of President Duter-te where fried bananas were served.

Dietary nightmare

The official said an estimated P200,000 had been set aside for the VIP guests invited to after-Sona snacks.

As of press time, it was not clear who will ca-ter Monday’s afternoon snacks.

During the Aquino administration, The Plaza was the favored caterer for official Malacan ang functions.

The calorific and cholesterol-laden offerings might be a dietary nightmare for Mr. Duterte’s Cabinet mem-bers, most of whom are senior citizens and heirs to age-related malaise such as hypertension and high cholesterol.

According to the website of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, “too much cholesterol in the blood can raise the risk of having a heart attack or stroke.”

It added: “The extra cholesterol in your blood may be stored in your arteries (large blood vessels) and cause them to narrow. Large deposits of cholesterol can completely block an artery. If an artery that sup-plies blood to your heart becomes blocked, a heart attack occurs. If an artery that supplies blood to your brain becomes blocked, a stroke occurs.” INQUIRER.NET

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Welcome to San Miguel Beer, one of the largest-selling beers globally and among the Top 20 Brewers world-wide. With a long history across Asia, it has consistently ranked as the top beer company in Southeast Asia. For over a hundred years, San Miguel Beer has been the beer of choice for people who truly want authentic con-nections. Brewed from a tradition of high product quality that dates back to over a hundred years, San Miguel has captured the hearts, minds and tastes of beer drinkers all over the world.

Established in the Philippines in 1890, La Fabrica de Cerveza San Miguel and later renamed San Miguel Brewery, Inc., Southeast Asia’s first brewery, produced and bottled what would eventually become one of the best-selling beers in Asia. Very early on, the company’s pioneering spirit led the brand to cross oceans and open new markets in Asia and the Pacific by the turn of the century. By 1914, San Miguel Beer was already being exported from its headquarters in Manila to Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guam. By the 1930s, it would eventually become the only brewer outside of Europe to own and operate a brewery and have its product brewed locally in the US Mainland, the world’s largest beer market, well before the Second World War. As one of the pioneers in Asia, San Mi-guel established a brewery in Hong Kong in 1948. In the early 1950s, San Miguel crossed continents, pav-ing the way for the creation of San Miguel Fabricas de Cerveza y Malta, S.A. and helped put up its first brew-ery in Lerida, Spain. By 1957, the first bottle of San Miguel Especial was produced and enjoyed in the Spanish beer market. San Miguel underwent rapid expansion in the 80s and 90s as licensing agreements, sales offices, joint ventures and new breweries were opened in Nepal, Tai-wan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. In doing so, San Miguel has also shared beer manufacturing technology and inno-vation to local people for the past 125 years, helping build a “beer culture” to both traditionally beer and non-beer markets.

Today, San Miguel Brewery Inc. re-mains as the undisputed leader in its home market, with total market share of more than 90%. Outside the coun-try, it continues to build and strength-en its presence globally, making its products available in over 40 coun-tries and territories worldwide in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and the rest of Asia.

From a single brewery churning out a single beer, the San Miguel Beer fam-ily has grown into a formidable array of popular beer products enjoyed in different parts of the world, which in-clude world-renowned San Miguel Pale Pilsen, San Mig Light, San Mi-guel Cerveza Negra and Red Horse Beer.

The company’s unwavering commit-ment to product quality and excel-lence manifested itself in numerous awards and citations that the prestig-ious Monde Selection, and the Aus-tralian International Beer Awards have bestowed on San Miguel Beer products and its breweries over the years.

These citations speak volumes about San Miguel’s continuing commitment to product quality and excellence.

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3-time Aliw awardee for Best Performing Group will headline ‘I-Baile Mo, I-Disco Mo!”, street dancing on Bathurst Street at the Taste of Manila, August 20-21.

As the Toronto City Councillor for Ward 10, York Centre, it is truly a great privilege to work with Toronto's Filipino community on a number of exciting cultural and economic initiatives, highlighted by the Taste of Manila Festival.

We are honoured to host the Taste of Manila festi-val in Ward 10 at Bath-urst Street and Wilson Avenue. Since 2014, the festival has been a re-markable success that has attracted tens of thousands of people to our neighbourhood with visitors coming from across the city, the prov-ince and even as far as the United States. Festi-vals such as this are one of the reasons why To-ronto is such a great place to live and work.

Working closely with the Philippine Cultural Com-munity Centre and all of the festival's organizers, I have seen first-hand the enormous amounts of time and energy that go into making the event possible. This is why I am committed to offer-ing whatever resources are available from the City of Toronto to en-sure that the Taste of Manila festival continues to grow and thrive. I look forward to seeing everyone at the festival this year in August.

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As always, please do not hesitate to contact me anytime for assistance at 416-392-1371 and visit www.jamespasternak.ca for community up-dates and information.

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Toronto Fire Dept Captain Joby Garcia (2nd fr L) speaks about fire safety and emer-gency measures to PCCC board of directors Pete Torralba, Danny Doma and Lino Eroma, as part of the preparations for the Taste of Manila. WAVES FILE PHOTO

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PCUAA’s SummerFest

Friendly rivalry games fought; sense of brotherhood enhanced By Willie Jose

It was awesome and inspiring to see the friendly rivalry shown by the alum-ni of the various colleges and universi-ties during the SummerFest of the Phil-ippine Colleges & Universities Alumni Associations (PCUAA) held recently in the Mississauga Valley Community Park.

These alumni both young and old, to-gether with their friends tried their very best to win in every game they joined in: it was uplifting to witness their grim determination, exerting all

their mental and physical strength to pull some sort of victory.

More than winning these friendly games, these alumni, two-thirds of whom are seniors, the sheer joy of see-ing their friends and having a brief chat with some alumni from other schools, have motivated them to keep on regu-larly attending this gathering and be counted.

These alumni had their own places of operation where they could put up

their banners and set up the park’s wooden tables for their food and drinks.

To put some order in this gathering, some alumni groups had been given their assigned spots, setting up their schools’ banners on tables under the trees, while the others positioning their spots right under the covered roof of the Centennial Park site.

So noticeable were the many people clicking their cameras, cell phones and

tablets to take photos; I saw a guy vol-unteering to take the shots, saying “ Oh, I’ll be the one to take the shots so eve-ryone will be here in the picture “. And as expected the poor fellow was then asked to take the pictures from other people’s smartphones and tablets.

It was heartwarming to see the way a number of alumni crisscrossing the imaginary “boundary” separating schools’ designated spots-- hopping


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from one table to the other to have some taste of the variety of dishes laid on the picnic tables.

There was one guy who went around the picnic areas to share some free scoops of Taho to people sans the sweet syrup and sago.

So, this annual event is not just a sporstfest, it’s also a way of striking friendship and doing some networking to expand their professional and social contacts. While some were simply watching the games, the other seniors’ alumni were

chatting with their friends.

I remember a conversation I had with some alumni from Mapua and UST—their tables were just beside our Paman-tasan alumni group and out of the blue we discussed ways in improving the traffic mess in Metro Manila.

One suggestion was why not construct hanging cable cars to ease the traffic, I broached an idea why not simply im-prove the train system--the PNR-- and it’s more practical since the infrastructures such as these tracks are already in place; so it would be a matter of adding more coaches.

Another guy told us these

manufacturing industries could be relocated elsewhere in the metropolis just like what they had done before, transferring some big manu-facturing companies in Sta Rosa, in Laguna, thereby the workers don’t have to go to Manila to work.

Well, having a sumptuous lunch or dinner is what could define a Filipino gathering; and of course with the ubiqui-tous “Litson” menudo, adobo and laing, what more could we ask for. And the hot weather was not even an issue because sago and gulaman were within one’s reach, always ready to quench everyone’s thirst.

I would dare guess that maybe

about a third of those who attended were seniors, so af-ter the lunch, I saw some of them napping while some light games were going on. And because the picnic park is not near the site’s parking lot, many of these alumni were seen pulling their carts loaded with bags, containers, cases of water, going to their respec-tive places.

I asked some alumni about the Lyceum of the Philippines, the alma mater of President Duterte where he’s said to be a former student of Prof. Jose Maria Sison but nobody could say anything, so I simply as-sumed maybe, these alumni are not organized yet in To-ronto.

In the game tug of war, strong voices of “pull, pull, go, go, go” could be heard among various alumni, their way of showing their support to their teams, and the participants in this games were moving heavens and earth, giving all their strength to pull a victory.

During the start of the pro-gram, the UP alumni sang “O Canada” the national anthem of their adopted country and the country of their birth, Lu-pang Hinirang or “Bayang Magiliw” but even without

saying it, these alumni though they are thousands of miles away from home, the Philip-pines is still very much close to their hearts, because when they sang this anthem, their right hands were on their chests – and almost everyone joined them in singing these patriotic songs.

After a while, an elderly alum-nus approached me and told me: have you not noticed, in singing O Canada, there’s a word God, ‘ God keep our land glorious and free ‘ but why is it our own national anthem does not have God in it.”

Well, I could not utter any-thing because I didn’t know about the absence of God in Bayang Magiliw.

When the program ended at 4:30 p.m. these alumni before they left, they had cleaned the area of all the garbage—so we Filipinos are very disciplined lot, we obey the rules and we are a clean people. With some parting words, everyone was saying: OK, see you again, next year here”.

Well, surely my wife, Lilia and I will be there again next year simply because we enjoyed the camaraderie our PLM alumni friends— the couples,


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Justin Trudeau's 'sensible' Canada is the envy of the world after Brexit It’s been a remarkable year so far for the leader of the Liberal Party

While the world is reeling from terror-ist attacks, the rise of Donald Trump, anti-LGBT discrimination and the UK’s monumental decision to leave the European Union without an exit plan, there is one major developed country that arguably remains a bas-tion of objectivity and rationality.

The person leading the charge is Jus-tin Trudeau, a man who regularly “breaks the internet”, a champion of gender-equality and diversity who cleared his schedule in May to cele-brate his wedding anniversary.

Mr Trudeau has not completely es-caped global turmoil as he faced pressure following Brexit to clarify under what circumstances Quebec could separate from Canada.

Yet political waters remain as calm as a millpond compared to neighboring nations.

His Liberal party has managed to re-tain the new support they captured after the election last year, and he has even featured as a hero in a new Marvel comic - his late father Pierre also made an appearance in 1979.

According to a CBC poll in June, the Liberals have averaged 46.7 per cent support, an increase of 7.2 per cent since the 19 October election.

He has continued to forge friendly and strong international relations, prompting remarks of a “bromance” between him and US president Barack Obama.

At a conference this week with Mr. Obama and Mexican president En-rique Pen a Nieto, he vowed to strengthen relations between the three countries, hinting their unity was ever important in the face of a possible president Donald Trump.

Canada, once viewed as “dull and boring”, is now the enviably sensible nation where gender equality rules, cannabis is semi-legal and politics are pleasingly pragmatic.

In the short time since the leader of the Liberal party was elected prime minister in October 2015, he has in-stated the first ever gender-balanced cabinet, because, as he explained, “it is 2015”.

“As many of you know I’m a feminist and am proud to call myself one,” he said at the annual Catalyst confer-ence in March. “Men need to speak out in support of gender equality. And men, we need to get comfortable with identifying ourselves as femi-nists.”

He has regularly talked about the importance of educating his children about feminism, and has praised his wife for his success.

“Sophie inspires me every day to be better. I wouldn’t be here tonight if it weren’t for her leadership and her example,” he said. “Merci mon amour.”

Mr. Trudeau is not afraid of poking fun at himself, however, doing strip teases for charity, showcasing his

dancing skills and balancing babies on one hand.

In the land where the national an-them has recently become gender-neutral, Mr. Trudeau’s every move has become a photo opportunity, from his yoga plank to his family trips in a canoe.

The 44-year-old has pledged to ac-cept 25,000 Syrian refugees and has gone to the airport to personally greet families. He has shut down sar-castic reporters questioning his knowledge on quantum computing, he has established friendly terms with the British monarchy and he vowed to step up Canada’s commit-

ments to climate change.

His leadership has not completely escaped controversy. He was forced to apologise this year for accidentally elbowing a female MP during a bi-zarre squabble in parliament, and his wife faced criticism when she told a French publication that she “needed help” to look after her family and car-ry out her duties as the prime minis-ter’s wife.

Yet Mr. Trudeau is still enjoying high-er popularity ratings than his rivals, and will not battle another general election until October 2019. Rachael Revesz New York/Independent

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomes the President of the United States, Barack Obama, on Parliament Hill. PMO PHOTO BY ADAM SCOTTI

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Installation of KC #9144 officers at Prince of Peace Installed were Chaplain Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Salandanan, Grank Knight SK Gregory Saldanha, Deputy Grand Knight Rocky Hsiung, Chancellor Bro Rudolf Pinto, Financial Secretary, Bro. Bob Caldwell, Recorder, Bro. Ryan Lee, Advocate, SK Johnny Cabildo, PGK, Treasurer SK Andrew Anyaele, Lecturer SK Jaime Marasigan, PGK, Warden, Bro Ramo Har-richarran; Trustees: SK Ed Prillo, PGK, FDD, SK Keith Coutinho, PGK, SK George R. Poblete, PGK, FDD, PFN; Guards: Bro. Charles Michael, Bro Aguiar Nolasco, Bro. Pedro Chu, Denis Mascarenhas, Bro. Willie Wong, Bro. James Martinez, Bro. Jude Selvanayagam; Other Directors installed: Bro. Steve D'Souza, Bro Rommel Acayan, Bro. Allan Figureido

36th Annual Filipino Pilgrimage – Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ontario “Be Merciful – Like my Father”

On August 6, 2016, the 36th Annual Filipino Pilgrimage to the Canadian Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ontario will be hosted by the Move-ment for Marriage Enrichment (MME). It is spearheaded by the Archdiocesan Filipino Catholic Mission (AFCM) based in Our Lady of the Assumption Church located at 2565 Bath-urst Street, Toronto under the Spiritual Director, Fr. Ben P. Ebcas Jr. . . . The pilgrimage attracts approximately 8,000 Filipino and non-Filipino pil-grims, based on last year’s at-tendance.

This year’s pilgrimage is fo-cused on the Jubilee Year of Mercy which was declared in the Pope’s April 2015 papal bull of indiction, Misericordi-ae Vultus (Latin: “The Face of Mercy”). Like previous jubi-lees, it is seen by the Church as period for universal, spiritual and moral conversion, but this time focusing particularly on God’s forgiveness and mercy.

The Holy Celebration will start from 8:30am with Rosary Prayer, Procession and Concel-ebrated Mass by our own Fili-pino Priests. Benediction and procession to the Filipino Mar-

tyrs, San Lorenzo Ruiz and San Pedro Calungsod, will follow after the Holy Mass.

Family picnic, game shows and concert at the park will begin at 12:30pm. An entertainment taking you back from the 70’s 80’s, 90’s and old-time favour-ite OPM songs to be performed by EZ Rock Band, a very well-known band in the Filipino-Canadian Community.

The MME Family, together with our Spiritual Director, Rev. Fr. Joel Pabilona, would like to invite everyone to join us for this annual Filipino Pil-grimage.

Special Pilgrims T-shirts (designed by Fr. Joel) will be available ($10).

There will be several coordi-nated Bus Transportations at the following pick-up points:

Our Lady of the Assumption Church (OLA) Parking Lot

Bus#1 – call Sheila Dublin #647-894-1718 or Betty #647-714-9424

Bus#2 – call Gergina Lera #647-239-4742 or Leny

Bus#3 – Elise Maesa or Hanna

(focusing on Bicol group)

Bus#4 – Rose Resos #416-454-4733 or Bhel #647-865-6578

Bus#5 - Elvie Macadangdang & Cesar #416-949-9284 -

Bathurst at No Frills parking lot

Bus#6 – Marissa Cabarong #416-398-2557 and Teresita focusing on Devotees of Our Lady of Piat

Bus#7 – Linda Llovit #647-726-4972 (focus on CFCFFL)

Agincourt Area

Bus#8 – Arturo Cotrall – focus-ing on CFCFFL

A big appreciation to our Ma-jor Sponsors: Energetic Feet Care, FV Foods, TFC – The Fili-pino Chanel, Randy Muere-The Mortgage Centre , Maria Luisa Diaz Law Office and Dr. Arla A. Rondilla

Big thanks to our Media Part-ners, Pinoy News, Pinoy World TV and TFC.

Please mark your calendars.

Blessings to all!

Damian Carter Mendoza’s Baptism

Proud parents Cheska and Myles Mendoza presents their prince, Damian Carter, for baptism. PHOTO BY TONY MENDOZA

L-R: Grandparents Tony & Cecil, Tito Ninong Chuck, mom Cheska, dad Myles, baby Damian, Fr. Paul Dobson (officiating priest), Tita Chloe, grandparents Nancy & Tony Mendoza and Tito Cole.

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Pacquiao’s return fight targeted for November 5, says Arum 'The Fighting Senator' has narrowed down his potential opponents, with 3 locations in Las Vegas being eyed for the venue

Nissi Icasiano

MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao’s return to the ring ap-

pears to be inevitable as Top Rank chief Bob Arum has already pen-ciled in the Filipino boxer for a No-vember 5 fight date.

Pacquiao’s long-time boxing pro-moter told the LA TIMES that the aforementioned date was first con-sulted to Pacquiao, who won a sen-ate seat in the recently-concluded general elections.

Arum also revealed that the Octo-ber 29 date has been ruled out after discussions with both location rep-

resentatives and Pacquiao’s camp.

According to Arum, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay or the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas could serve as the venue for Pacquiao’s comeback bout.

Pacquiao announced his retirement this past April after winning a 12-round unanimous decision over

Timothy Bradley Jr in their rubber match.

The 37-year-old southpaw from General Santos City said that he would not be taking a break from politics to compete, but would in-stead discuss with Senate Presi-dent Franklin Drilon how he can find time to train once the budget has been settled in mid-October, Arum told The Guardian.

With Adrien Broner and Danny Gar-cia out of the equation, Arum has

WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas and the winner of the title unification bout between Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol in mind.

Vargas holds a record of 27-1 with 10 knockouts and became a two-

division world champion last March by claiming the available vacant WBO welterweight title at the ex-pense of Sadam Ali.

Arum added that Pacquiao is enter-taining the idea of moving down to junior welterweight, which has a

weight limit of 140 pounds.

Pacquiao only competed once at 140 pounds when he scored a sec-ond-round knockout victory over Ricky Hatton to bag The Ring mag-azine lineal junior welterweight title in May 2009.

Crawford and Postol, who are both undefeated with identical win-loss slates of 28-0, will duke it out for the WBC and WBO junior welterweight titles on Saturday, July 23 (Sunday

Manila time).

“A lot depends on if Manny wants to go down to 140. If he decides to go to 140 and Crawford wins, that could be the fight, but if he says no, says, 'Because of the Senate, I'm not going to be able to get down to 140 comfortably,’ then he'll fight against Vargas," Arum was quoted by LA Times.

Pacaquiao’s longtime trainer Fred-die Roach also trains Postol, but the 7-time BWAA “Trainer of the

Year” awardee has made it clear that he will be in the Pinoy pugilist’s

corner if his two pupils cross paths. –Rappler.com

It's official: Kobe Paras signs with Creighton

OMAHA, Nebraska — Creighton says Kobe Paras has signed an agreement to play basketball for the Bluejays.

Coach Greg McDermott announced the signing on Mon-day (Tuesday in Manila), calling Paras a "versatile, scor-ing wing forward."

Paras had signed a national letter of intent with UCLA last November but later withdrew after the school said he failed to meet academic conditions that were part of his admittance. He will have four years of eligibility with the Bluejays.

The 6-foot-6 Paras spent the last two years in Los Ange-les after growing up in the Philippines. He attended Ca-thedral High School but played last season for Middle-brooks Academy.

Paras helped lead the Philippines to a gold medal in the FIBA Asia Under-18 3x3 championship in May 2013. He won the slam dunk contest at the FIBA 3x3 champion-ships in June 2015 while representing the Philippines.

Paras' father, Benjie, played in the PBA.

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'ANG PROBINSYANO' BEATS PILOT OF NEW RIVAL SHOW

MANILA -- Coco Martin still reigns on primetime after his ABS-CBN series "Ang Probinsyano" defeated the pilot episode of its newest rival program on Monday, according to data from Kantar Media.

Dreamscape took to Instagram to report that "Ang Probinsyano" garnered a na-tionwide rating of 42.4% against 21% of "Encantadia" on GMA-7.

In Monday's (July 18) episode of "Ang Probinsyano," a festive celebration turned tragic after Police Insp. Hector Mercurio (Cesar Montano) gunned down General Delfin S. Borja (Jaime Fa-bregas) as he was celebrating his birth-day with his family. ⦿

Coleen, Arci, Jessy to play masseuses in new film

MANILA – Three of the country’s sexiest stars will join forces in Star Cinema’s upcoming action-comedy film “Extra Service,” which is slated to be released within the year.

In a press conference on Sunday, Coleen Garcia, Arci Munoz and Jessy Mendiola said they are all excited to do something different.

“It’s something new for all of us actually. Lahat kami hindi pa nakakagawa ng action. It’s something na talagang pag-aaralan namin. Nabasa ko na 'yung script. The story is very cute pero ayaw ko masya-do magbigay muna ng de-talye para abangan nila,” Garcia said.

The three actresses shared that they will also undergo martial arts training for their stunts.

“Magte-training kami for fight scenes. Gusto ni direk (Chis Martinez) i-combine 'yung style ng massage and

martial arts,” Munoz said, revealing that they play masseuses in the movie.

Asked if they will also show some skin in the film, Gar-cia said: “Siyempre may sexy factor pa rin pero kampante din naman po kami kasi 'yung director namin, we are very sure it’s going to come out very tasteful and maganda pa rin ang pagkakagawa.”

Without revealing other details, Mendiola said they are scheduled to begin shooting their film soon.

Aside from the film, Mendi-ola is also busy with anoth-er movie with JC de Vera and with the Sunday gag show “Banana Sundae.”

Garcia, on the other hand, has just finished taping an episode for “Maalaala mo Kaya.”

As for Munoz, she is also busy taping her upcoming series with Jericho Rosales. ⦿

Edu Manzano asked about Angel, Jessy

MANILA – Actor Edu Manza-no confessed that he does not know anything about the love life of his son, TV host Luis Manzano.

Speaking exclusively to ABS-CBN News’ MJ Felipe on Wednesday, Manzano said he is not the type of father who meddles with his son’s personal life especially when it concerns his relationships.

“Sa amin kasi ng aking anak, kung may kailangan ka, ta-wagan mo lang ako. Kung wala kang kailangan, okay lang. Basta ang importante,

nagte-text paminsan-misnan,” he said.

Asked if he is aware that Luis is now courting actress Jessy Mendiola, Manzano said: “Pati ako nagugulat eh. Hindi ako nakakapanood ng free TV. Hindi sa ano pa man pero I’m spending a lot of time sa farm sa Batangas. Wala rin kaming diyaryo doon. Kaya nagugulat ako kanina, kung anu-ano ang mga tina-tanong.”

Saying he is not the best per-son to ask about Luis’ love life, Manzano quipped:

“Actually, bagama’t I would like to be able to answer 'yung kanilang mga katanun-gan, wala talaga [akong alam].”

Manzano said Luis gives him a call from time to time but only to invite him for dinner or when he wants to go on a vacation with him.

Does he know Mendiola per-sonally?

“To be honest, I met Jessy batang bata pa, kasisimula pa lang. Na-meet ko siya kasama ang kanyang mother many, many years ago,” he said.

Meanwhile, Manzano also shared his thoughts about his son’s failed relationship with actress Angel Locsin, who has already gotten close to their family.

“Ganyan talaga ang buhay. Lahat naman tayo we wish na lahat ng ating mapasukan na relasyon will be the last. But then, hindi tayo bahagi ng kanilang buhay. So im-portante na huwag muna tayo makialam dahil hindi natin alam ang puno’t dulo,” he said.

For people speculating about his son, Locsin and Mendiola, Manzano only has this to say: “Huwag na.”

Luis and Edu Manzano

Ping and Dani, Gil and Ofy, Evelyn and Rusty, Gani and Linda, Myrna and Ador, Tita and Mira, Shierly and her chil-dren and Recsie.

Congratulations to all alumni of Mapua, UST, San Beda Col-lege, UE.De La Salle University, Adamson University, Ateneo

University, University of San Carlos, PUP, UP, Feati, College of the Holy Spirit, Central Phil-ippine University Centro Esco-lar University Far Eastern Uni-versity and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) for making our get together a big success.

See you all again in the 2017 Summer Fest!


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