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China ‘ropes’ off Scarborough Shoal The Dark Nights of Father Madrid A Historical Novel by Dr. Ed Gamboa Wesley So Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2012 (Second Round, General Fiction) Chapter 2 - Santa Lucia S eventeen years ear- lier .... Cathedral by Hugo Yonzon (Source: Northern Illinois University) I was barely a teenager, a sophomore in high school, when Father George Ma- drid received the Sacrament of Holy Orders and became our town’s assistant parish priest. That was the sum- mer of ’66, when, having served for more than seven years, I was promoted to most senior acolyte. I regularly served the 6 AM Mass and Father George, after the liturgy, would invite me and Eddie, the sacristan, for breakfast in the rectory, while Msgr. Juan Lunas, our parish priest, celebrated the next Mass. It was a special treat. ‘Nang Pina, the cook, usually prepared sikwate (hot chocolate) and puto (rice cake) for breakfast. Sometimes, when fancy struck her, she would cook her patented chorizo or butiparas (sau- sage) and scrambled eggs, served with either steamed white rice or hot pan de sal (Filipino bread) and butter. Before bread, pancakes, and even cereal invaded the Cebu and Visayan breakfast tables, there was puto and sikwate. Puto in Cebu is steamed sticky rice which is gradually mixed with coconut milk while being cooked. To taste, sugar, small amounts of salt, and ginger are added. Sikwate, on the other hand, is hot choco drink from chocolate tablets called tabliya made of dried and pulverized cacao seeds. Sometimes, the puto was occasionally paired with ripe mango which is also a very abundant fruit in Cebu (one of the popular local delicacies are dried mangoes). Source: http://totallycebu.com/puto-and-sikwate-traditional-bisaya- breakfast. Photo courtesy of bisayabulletin.com The original and first Asian Journal in America 550 E. 8th St., Ste. 6, National City, San Diego County CA USA 91950 | Ph: 619.474.0588 | Fx: 619.474.0373 | Email: [email protected] | www.asianjournalusa.com PRST STD U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 203 Chula Vista CA 91910 San Diego’s first and only Asian Filipino weekly publication and a multi-award winning newspaper! Online+Digital+Print Editions to best serve you! August 3-9, 2012 China sees PH as U.S. ‘proxy,’ says expert (Continued on page 2) Boycott Chinese goods - US Pinoys (Continued on page 18) (Continued on page 8) (Continued on page 10) Beauty is Everywhere .. p 6 Why Pray? .. p 11 Miles Beauchamp Msgr. Gutierrez Ben Maynigo Waging a Winning War vs. Water Worries and Waste .. p 14 (Continued on page 18) (Continued on page 16) SKorean cell- phone hackers nabbed in PH GM Wesley So tops Toronto Int’l Chess Championship in Canada Phil Star | MANILA (AP), 8/1/2012 — Philippine police have arrested eight South Ko- reans who allegedly hacked into one of the country’s biggest telecommunications companies to lower the cost of international cellphone calls for other Koreans in the Philippines. Police Cyber Crime Divi- sion chief Gilbert Sosa said the hackers were rounded up Monday in four raids around by Carlos Santamaria, Rappler.com | MANILA, Philippines, 7/29/2012 - In the dispute over Scarborough Shoal, China is “overreacting” because Beijing still sees the Philippines as a US proxy, a foreign policy expert told Rap- pler. “The Philip- pines, in the overall scheme of things, is not important enough for China to worry about. China is overreacting to everything because they see us as a US ally,” said Aileen Baviera, professor of Asian Studies at the University of the Philippines. “We have a problem with China, but China’s problem is with the United States,” Baviera added. “ Whatever we say, China looks at us as a US proxy.” US defense as- sistance but no more troops So, what should the Philippines do to man- Rappler.com | MANILA, Philip- pines, 7/16/2012 - The Philippines may not be a threat to China’s military might, but Filipinos can do more than wait for both govern- ments to settle their dispute over Scarborough Shoal to protect their country. US Pinoys for Good Governance (USP4GG), a group of US-based Filipi- nos known for their advocacy initiatives, is now calling for a continuous boycott of Chi- FIL-AMS SPEAK OUT Over 200 concerned Filipino Americans in the East Coast joined Nicolas Lewis (center) in the simultaneous protests against China’s intrusions in the West Philippine Sea earlier this year. (©2012 PDI) Good News Pilipinas | 7/30/2012 -- Grandmaster Wes- ley So scored 2.5 points in the last three rounds to capture the crown in the Crown Sec- tion of the To- ronto International Chess Champion- ship in Canada. So, 17, beat GMs Preotu Raz- van and Sambuev Bator in the fifth and sixth rounds, respectively, then went for a draw with IM Arthur Calugar in the final round to fin- ish with six points in the seven-round Struggling to Hold On to Your Home? .. p 3 Call 888.954.KEEP (5337) by Abec Cordero, Philippine Star | MANILA, Philippines, 8/02/2012 - Manny Pacquiao sounded so pleased that Mark Anthony Barriga hurdled his initial assignment in the London Olympics that he instantly guaranteed a bonus for the lone Filipino boxing bet if he gets into the medal round. “May bonus siya sa akin pag nag- medal siya (He gets a bonus from me if he wins a medal),” the 33-year-old Pacquiao told The STAR late Tuesday. The 19-year-old Barriga, whose fighting style in a way resembles that of Pacquiao’s, overcame a four-inch disadvantage in height and handily beat Italy’s Manuel Cappai, 17-7. It was one of the most lopsided wins on opening day of the boxing competitions in the London Olympics, Pacman sweetens Olympic pot for Barriga Mark Anthony Barriga ABS CBN News | MA- NILA, Philippines, 8/3/2012 - China is preventing Philip- pine ships from entering the Scarborough Shoal lagoon by blocking its entrance with a buoy and rope, Defense Sec- retary Voltaire Gazmin said Thursday. He said the Coast Guard has yet to decide whether to remove the buoy and rope in the atoll located just 124 nau- tical miles off Zambales. "We still don't know what to do. Number one, there is an inclement weather and we cannot go there. We will let you know as soon as we get that decision," he said. Gazmin, in a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo, said the Coast Guard had been sending aircraft to the area to moni- tor the movement of Chinese ships "The last report I received from the Coast Guard is that they (Chinese) placed a rope at the entrance of the shoal but as of yesterday and today, there is no (updated) report because you know the prevail- ing inclement weather. Our Islander cannot fly," he said. Two Chinese government ships -- a surveillance ship and a fisheries law enforce- ment command vessel -- were last seen at the shoal. "There is a need for us to talk to reach a solution to this problem," he said.
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