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Five Asian cities, includ-ing Manila, obtained “good” clean air assessment in a pilot test of the Clean Air Score-card developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia).

The scorecard gives an overall clean air score from zero, the lowest grade, to a maximum of 100.

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Details of the report have yet to be released.

ADB said it implemented the project with CAI-Asia Center in Manila last July. It added in a separate statement CAI-Asia Center is planning to implement the project in China.

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Other three pilot cities — Colombo (Sri Lanka), Hang-zhou (China), and Kathmandu (Nepal) scored “moderate,” while none of the surveyed cities received “minimal” score.

Likewise, none scored “excellent,” indicating ample room for improvement, CAI-Asia noted.

Countries in Asia and Pacific, including the Philip-pines, must work harder to solve air pollution together with greater efforts to counter climate change, ADB said Tuesday.

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A law which was enacted in 2006 may affect immigrant petitions fi led by US citizens or lawful permanent residents on behalf of their spouses or relatives. This law otherwise known as the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act was enacted to protect children from sexual exploi-tation and violent crimes, to prevent child abuse and child pornography, and to promote internet safety.

Although the law seeks to protect minors, the law con-tains provisions which would even affect spouses of US citizens and lawful permanent residents. This law specifi cal-ly prohibits U.S. Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents who have been convicted of any “specifi ed offense against a minor” from fi ling a family-based visa on behalf of any benefi ciary. The law further enumerates the types of of-fenses which may fall under the term “specifi ed offense against a minor”, and these include the following:

An offense (unless 1. committed by a parent or guardian) involving kidnapping.An offense (unless 2. committed by a parent or guardian) involving false imprisonment.

Conviction of US spouse may affect immigration petition

Solicitation to engage 3. in sexual conduct.Use in a sexual perfor-4. mance.Solicitation to practice 5. prostitution.Video voyeurism as 6. described in section 1801 of title 18, United States Code.Possession, production 7. or distribution of child pornography.Criminal sexual con-8. duct involving a minor or the use of the In-ternet to facilitate or attempt such conduct.Any conduct that by its 9. nature is a sex offense against a minor.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (US-CIS) has made a very broad interpretation as to what constitutes an “offense com-mitted against a minor” such that even a misdemeanor case for indecent exposure may have dire consequences on an immigrant petition fi led by the US citizen or lawful perma-nent resident relative. The USCIS has now been conduct-ing background checks on US citizen and lawful permanent resident petitioners before adjudicating the petitions fi led by these petitioners and if the petition has been approved,

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In order for a petitioner to overcome any Notice of Intent to Deny or Revoke issued by the USCIS, the petitioner must show that the offense committed was not a “speci-fi ed offense against a Minor Under the Adam Walsh Act.” Alternatively, the petitioner can show that the petitioner poses no risk to the safety or well-being of the benefi ciary, which includes the principal benefi ciary and any derivative benefi ciaries.

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The Catholic Church Hierar-chy in the Philippines is strongly opposing the introduction of sex education in the public schools. They say it will encourage youth to engage in premarital and promiscuous sex, learn about contraception and lead immoral lives. Sex education, they say, is the duty and responsibility of the parents not the governments. It would violate the Church¹s solemn teachings on human sexuality.

Many disagree. Defenders and promoters of good moral liv-ing and child protection want the church to direct efforts to pro-mote healthy and values-based sexuality for youth and actively promote children’s rights. They say the church hierarchy should take a positive stand and promote the “Theology of the Body”, as Pope John Paul II taught in his famous book. It teaches the sa-credness of the human body and understanding of genuine human love and sexuality.

The Church leadership must follow the Popes lead and break the circle of silence about the sexual abuse of children in so-ciety by clerics and parents and the failure of church and govern-ment authorities to prosecute the abusers.

This seemingly tolerance and cover up must end and the youth and children have little or no trust in the authorities who fail to protect them. They must see

Philippine elementary and high schools will start teaching basic sex education as a pilot program in the conservative Roman Catholic nation brush-ing aside concerns by church leaders that it may encourage promiscuity among the youth.

The Loss of Credibility

that abusers are held account-able, only then can government and church gain credibility. No school program on the mechan-ics of human sexuality will be effective without active child abuse preventive education for the leaders of society.

They must take action to curb the rampant sexual exploitation of children and the tolerance for sex tourism, the sex industry and pornography especially child pornography. We are the shame of the world for allowing such child and woman abuse and yet the leaders don’t seem to ac-knowledge there is any problem at all.

Children are damaged and led astray by unfaithful parents, celebrities, politicians, clergy, movie and sports stars. The peo-ple, especially youth are taught to admire and imitate. Their idols are leading them astray. This immorality is what needs to be addressed by true teaching in words and action.

Pope Benedict himself has pointed out that sin within the church itself. The cover up of abuse and disregard for vic-tims drive youth away from the church and that has to be reversed. The Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia issued a pastoral letter last 5 July that makes similar challenging com-

ments (see www.preda.org).When young people engage in

unhealthy sexual behavior they are only imitating what they see in the adult world around them, on television and the internet. The fact that pornography is so widely available and that it is al-lowed to proliferate unchallenged by the government or church is what needs to be seriously ad-dressed.

There is a little new that youth will learn in school that they don’t already know from bad experience. They say four in every ten children have experi-enced sexual molestation.

The failure of the government and church leaders to speak out in unison against rampant sex tourism, traffi cking of people into to sex slavery in government licensed sex bars and clubs is a joint failure in moral leadership.

In the Philippines as else-where there are bishops, priests, religious and lay people mis-sionaries all taking a stand for justice and fi ghting for human rights by speaking out and risk-ing their lives. Like Archbishop Oscar Romero, they are the true credible prophets and disciples of Jesus Christ. We can be proud of these thousands of unknown and unsung heroes, but we should learn more, imitate and support them.

The human rights workers at Preda children’s home give protection to the abused children, the youngest is 2-year-old. They help hundreds. They handle 35 legal cases of child abuse against abusers and half of them have not been acted upon by pros-ecutors, the others are stuck in courts. Let’s face the reality. Child abuse in the home and community is rampant where children as young as two years old are raped and abused and there is a stunning silence.

How can the youth believe in a system run by those supposed to protect them allow abuse or ignore their suffering?

A few school lessons or church sermons or letters misses the whole truth of the situation -corruption unrestrained.

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Stations are closed this weekend for the Metropoli-tan Transit System’s Trolley Renewal project.

On Friday at 9:00 p.m. and through the weekend, there will be no Trolley service at the San Ysidro Transit Cen-ter, Beyer Boulevard Trolley Station and and Iris Avenue Trolley stations. Southbound Trolley service will terminate at Palm Avenue Trolley Sta-tion.

Two bus services will be available for riders:

Trolley Shuttles will • serve San Ysidro Transit Center, Beyer Boulevard Trolley Sta-tion, Iris Avenue Trol-ley Station and Palm Avenue Trolley Station. This shuttle will run in both directions.Trolley Express will • operate non-stop be-tween the Palomar and San Ysidro Trolley sta-tions in both directions.

The bus services will run every 8-15 minutes during normal Trolley service hours, and will continue again the next morning. Regular Trolley service will resume in time for the start of service on Mon-day.

The construction schedule calls for Iris Avenue, Beyer Boulevard and San Ysidro Transit Center to be closed to Trolley service on weekends for the remainder of 2010, with the exception of the weekends of Christmas and New Year’s. Please note that this is subject to change.

Dec. 3-5: • Blue Line

San Ysidro, Beyer and Iris Trolley Stations closed on weekends

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closed from San Ysidro to Palm Avenue.Dec. 10-12:• Blue Line closed from San Ysidro to Palm Avenue.Dec. 17-19:• Blue Line closed from San Ysidro to Palm Avenue.Dec. 24-26: • No Trolley Renewal Closures. Dec. 31 – Jan 2• : No Trolley Renewal Clo-sures.

Each weekend, station ambassadors will be at the San Ysidro, Beyer, Iris, and Palm Trolley stations to direct and help riders. Riders can also follow signs at stations directing them to the shuttle

service. Riders should expect de-

lays and give themselves extra time when traveling.

MTS appreciates riders’ patience during construction. The renewal project is fo-cused on improving the Blue and Orange lines. The project will improve station ameni-ties, raise station platforms, replace old rail and overhead wire, and improve switching, signaling, and crossovers.

Riders can fi nd out more information online at www.sdmts.com/TrolleyRenewal.asp or by calling the hotline at 619.557.4533.

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Contemporary Asian American Issues

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by Miles Beauchamp

Good holiday Gifts:Gifts you always love to

get (and sometimes even love to give)

1. A new Rolex watch2. A new Mercedes3. A holiday bonus 4. A hand-made card from

your young child5. New clothes that fit

Holiday GiftsIt’s December and the holidays are coming so

here’s a gift list to help6. New clothes in the right

color7. New clothes that you

like8. New clothes that are in

style9. New clothes that look

nothing like anything your older (or younger) brother or sister already has

10. A 10-year supply of

Pepsi11. A 15-year supply of

Pepsi12. A new car13. An antique car14. Any kind of car if

you just earned your drivers license

15. New shoes that fit16. New shoes that you

like 17. A gift certificate to your

favorite store18. A gift certificate to your

favorite restaurant19. A gift certificate to

your favorite bank (a dream, I know)

20. Music that you like to listen to

21. Books that you like to read

22. A 30-year supply of Pepsi

23. A new yacht24. A slightly used yacht25. Any yacht that still

floats26. A weekend getaway27. A weeklong getaway28. Any getaway29. A villa on the French

Riviera30. A villa on the Mexican

Riviera31. A villa anywhere on

earth32. Jewelry32. More jewelry33. A really expensive new

car with a 40-year supply of Pepsi and lots of jewelry in it

34. A new house35. Your own high-rise

building36. A private box in the

new baseball stadium37. A baseball team38. A football team39. A private jet40. Fuel for the private jet

plus your own pilotOkay, there you have forty

wonderful things that would be great to receive for the hol-idays. It would also be fun to give them, although with the current economic state, well, anyway, happy shopping!

Bad holiday Gifts:There are things that

should never, never, never be given as holiday gifts

We have all received them, the bad holiday gift. You know the kind, heavy sweat-ers when you live in the tropics, bikinis when you live in Alaska, or a new garden-ing tool after you move into a condominium.

This is meant to help you from doing the unthinkable – give a bad holiday gift. Use it wisely and hope that every-one you give to truly enjoys the gifts you offer. And even more, hope that the people who are giving you gifts also read it.

1. Motor oil2. Real tools to toddlers3. A year’s supply of any-

thing4. Notebook paper5. Pencils6. Used steering wheels7. Used tires8. Tires9. Chains for the tires10. Patch kits for leaking

tires11. House paint (even if it

is for your husband who has been ignoring your other hints that the house needs painting)

12. Socks13. Underwear14. Hats15. Bathing suits (sure

you have been saving it since last fall when you got a great deal on summer leftovers, but by now the person has either outgrown it, put on too much weight to get it on, or hates the color and would not be seen dead wearing it at any beach on the planet)

16. First aid products17. Cheap wine18. Cheap candy19. Cheap flowers20. Cheap jewelry21. Cheap clothes22. Last year’s hot toy

23. Last year’s hot shoes24. Last year’s hot music25. Last year’s hot sleep-

wear26. Sleepwear27. Cooking appliances28. Appliances29. Generic games30. Generic software31. Money orders for post-

age stamps32. Postage stamps33. Belts that would have

fit you twenty pounds ago34. Toys for teenagers

35. Okay, anything but cash for teenagers

So there you go. A few items out of thousands, if not millions, of things you prob-ably should not give for gifts. This list is not, of course, per-fect. There are many things on the list that would be perfect for someone depend-ing upon whom that person is and what they do. After all, sometimes it’s just a matter of luck. So good luck.

Calvin Jung

Introduction:

Identity refers to a person’s sense of belonging in society based on his/her social expe-rience. One way to maintain a sense of identity is to define oneself based on ethnic char-acteristics. Ethnic identity impacts thoughts, beliefs, and behavior and serves as a basis of how a person is viewed by others.

Acculturation is the pro-cess of adjusting to a different culture. Foreign immigrants undergo different ways of adjusting to the American or western way of life as they settle in the U.S. Their way of adjustment frequently determines their identity and how they eventually identify themselves.

According to Stanley Sue and Derald Sue , there are four personality structures for interpreting Asian American identity. They are assimila-tionist, traditional, bicultural and marginal.

This corresponds to Dard-er’s sphere of biculturalism as cultural alienation, cultural separatism, cultural dual-ist, and cultural negotiator.

Ethnic identity and acculturation

Guest Writer: Calvin Jung

Cultural alienation or assimi-lationist is one who chose to fully adopt American values and behavior norms as their own. They tend to have little ethnic identity and generally associate with people outside of their own ethnic group. The term for them is “white-washed” or “Oreo”, i.e.,. brown in the outside but white in the inside. They conform to the majority culture in the so-ciety for the sake of fitting in, often at the expense of losing part or one’s entire cultural heritage.

The cultural separatist or traditional person usually rep-

resents recent immigrants who hold close to their Asian heri-tage. They are often referred to as “FOBs” or fresh off the boat. They are strongly ori-ented to the heritage culture and only weakly oriented to the host culture. The cultural dualist or marginal person re-ject both Asian and American cultures and are left isolated, alienated and alone. They are alienated from both cultures. Frequently they have identity conflicts or crisis.

The cultural negotiator or bicultural person is those who maintain and move freely in both Asian and American cul-tural spheres. Ethnic identity for these individuals is high, yet they also participate well within the broader American cultural milieu. They speak their native language, are most successful and psycho-logically balanced among the personality structures. Here’s a sample of a cultural negoti-ator….adapted from TF Fong.

I fall into the “cultural negotiator” quadrant of Darder’s Sphere of Bicultural-ism. Cultural negotiators are individuals who compete with the cultural difference and conflicts of being Asian and American; they acknowledge their heritage as well as the American culture that sur-rounds them. If you ask me what my ethnicity is, I will answer that I am Chinese. If you ask me what my national-ity is, I will answer you that I am American. I believe this quadrant best represents me now because although I was brought up in America with American values and ideals, that does not mean I deny my Chinese heritage. I acknowl-edge and appreciate it very much. It is a part of what makes me stand out in most

crowds.However, I did not al-

ways fall into this quadrant. I believe that in my adoles-cent years I was a “cultural alienator.” That is, I moved away from the tension and conflicts with being a Chi-nese. It was easier for me to blend by dressing like an American, talking like an American, and acting Ameri-can in general – anything I could do to not stand out. As the saying goes, the nail that sticks out the most gets hammered the hardest. This is because I was raised in a predominantly Caucasian neighborhood, which means my schoolmates and peers were, and still are, generally Caucasian. There were only a handful of Asians at my high school. They formed an Asian Club. By the time high school started, I had already found my clique and found most of my friends, most of whom were Caucasian, some Mexican, and others Black. While I didn’t exactly deny my Chinese heritage, I did not embrace it, either. I did not identify with the other Asians, and so I rarely interacted with other Asians.

The only ties I have to my Chinese heritage are my grandparents, of which I only have two left. Because of that, I’ve learned to truly cherish the time I spend with them. They are the only ones that speak to me in Toisan (a Chi-nese dialect), cook me yummy Chinese food, and carry on Chinese traditions. For exam-ple, we celebrate my Chinese birthday and Chinese New Year. Of course, as a child (and even now) I couldn’t deny them these traditions. Why? Because that means I have two birthdays and two

New Year celebrations, which essentially means double the presents! But now that I am older, both events mean more to me than the material gifts. I now enjoy absorbing the culture, the tradition, and the happiness my participation brings to my grandparents. As such, I believe I have moved away from the “cul-tural alienation” quadrant and into the “cultural negotiation” quadrant.

I have very few Asian friends – most are Caucasian. The few that I have are like me, “Twinkies” or “bananas” (yellow on the outside, white on the inside). While I do not mind having Asian friends, I have found that I prefer the company of Caucasians primarily because I identify with them most easily as I was brought up with them. I do not feel an obligation to have Asian friends purely because of my Chinese heri-tage. I think that is absurd. However, do not misconstrue my attitude for Asians. I have no ill feelings towards Asians. It is just that the lifestyle that I was brought up with most easily relates with those of most Caucasians. It is not that I do not want Asian friends, but I do not find many com-mon interests with them. For example, leisure time, or how we favor to spend our free afternoons or weekends. I have noticed that Asians my age typically fancy go-ing clubbing downtown. In contrast, Caucasians, as well as I, seem to favor the Pacific Beach bar hopping scene. Ad-ditionally, I often see Asians band together, almost closing themselves off from interac-tions with others. This, to me, is limiting. As I said before, I do not deny my Chinese heri-tage or culture. I do embrace it with my few Asian friends,

whom I would also place in the “cultural negotiator.” But I do enjoy experiencing other cultures, too. I think it is important.

I would have to say that I am content with where I lie in Darder’s Sphere of Bicultural-ism. At least for now because I am still young, growing up, and have much to learn about myself in the years to come. I would love to stay as a “cultural negotiator” and learn more about my culture but I have too much on my plate to worry about at the moment. I am currently in my last semester at San Diego State University and am ap-plying to graduate schools to obtain a Doctorate of Physi-cal Therapy degree. How-ever, when my life becomes less hectic, I would love to continue learning about my heritage. My only concern is that my grandparents will not be around to teach it to me. Of course there are other ways for me to learn, but it would mean so much more coming from them. However, I must think in practical terms and it would not be sensible for me to explore my heritage and culture at this moment in time. Somehow as I go further along in life, I would like to learn more about my cultural roots so that I can be more successful and balanced and be able to pass it on to my children.

***

Calvin Jung is a senior student at San Diego State University majoring in Kine-siology who will be graduat-ing soon. He is a student of Dr. Dirige in Asian Studies 310, “Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communi-ties.”

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By Dr. Cesar D. Candari34th in a series of articles My involvement and active

participation in the community had undoubtedly something to do with my being invited as guest speaker of the Filipino-American organizations. For no other reason, it was perhaps my civic, social and politi-cal views as published in the Filipino newspapers. I adhered to the process of speaking in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners. I recognized that the purpose of public speaking could range from transmitting information, to motivating people to act, or to simply telling a story. Good orators should be able to change the emotions of their listeners. My public speaking could always be considered as a discourse on community involvement and unity.

Every time that I had the knowledge of any political problems affecting Filipino-Americans, for example the Filipino Veterans of the Second World War, my per-severance to give help was distinctly operative. My good friend Congressman Bob Fil-ner from San Diego, Califor-nia was extremely helpful in this memorable event. I wrote a commentary that was pub-lished in the Filipino Press of San Diego. Here is my com-mentary at that point in time, entitled:

“The Fight is not over yet for the Filipino Veterans”

Filipino-Americans in this country should show an unqualified admiration and a hand salute to Honorable Congressman Bob Filner of the 50th district, San Diego, California when he let himself be arrested and jailed while trying to join the Filipino World War II veterans during a recent chain-in demonstra-tion in front of the gate of the White House in Washington, D.C.

The long story and plight of these unfortunate defenders of democracy in the Philippines during World War II warrants our attention and unqualified support as Filipino Ameri-cans residing in this country,

From Antique to America:Memoirs of a Filipino American Doctor

Guest Speakeras professionals, law abiding and tax paying citizens of this nation. There is a blatant inequity in the treatment of Filipino World WarII Veter-ans, unfair and discriminatory treatment, and an injustice for those whom this nation owes a debt of gratitude.

It is said that all veterans of other foreign countries who fought alongside with Ameri-can soldiers during the Second World War were virtually accorded the military benefits similar to the homegrown U.S. veterans. The Filipino veter-ans did not.

It is discouraging to note the discriminatory treatment of Filipino Americans in this country, subtle as they may be. It is more so disgusting when this government takes this brazen disregard of the rights of our compatriots who fought side by side with the Ameri-can soldiers in defending the Philippines from the Japanese invasion, some survived the Bataan Death March.

The story however, of the 240,000 Filipino veter-ans of World War II came about when in 1941 President Delano D. Roosevelt called for mobilization of Philippine soldiers to fight along with the Americans in defending the Philippines, a country under U.S. territory then. These men fought under the American flag. Congress in 1942 grant-ed U.S. citizenship to those recruited soldiers of Filipino nationality as an expression of gratitude and appreciation.

After the war, however, in 1946, U.S. congress passed the Recession Act, denying full benefits to Filipino vet-erans their pensions, hospital benefits and death benefits, a promise it has reneged. Worst still, they were denied to be-come U.S. citizens.

After years of lobbying by a few spirited Filipino Americans, the Filipino war veterans were finally granted eligibility to apply for U.S. citizenship in 1990. This was one of the most significant overhauls in the immigration laws that eventually allowed Filipino veterans to become U.S. citizens. We succeeded in our long battle for natural-ization of Filipino veterans of World War II, but it was too

late. Many of the 240,000 veterans are already dead and those that are living (70,000) are too old, very poor and sickly, still yearning for the full benefits accorded to war veterans. 28,000 are now U.S. Citizens residing in this coun-try at an average of 75 years old, fending for themselves. They have left their families and love ones in the Philip-pines in order to obtain their U.S. citizenship and whatever little benefits they have while residing in this country.

The policy of the Depart-ment of the Veterans Affairs in opposing the Equity bill is smack of discrimination. Many of us had already writ-ten letters to our congressmen and senators; thousands of phone calls were placed. We will need time, effort and even money to achieve our goals and we should be willing to give that much if this is the price for recognition of our rights. Yes, these chain-in demonstrations and marches and hunger strikes are big moves. But in politics, it’s not the big moves that count.

We must educate the American people to sympa-thize with our cause to tell this government to once and for all grant these veterans their ben-efits denied them for 51 years before they die in vain.

I am positive that Bob Fil-ner read my commentary.

This was the follow-up of what happened to the tireless worked of Congressman Bob Filner.

Filner authored the legisla-tion, which was subsequently approved and which led to the grant of lump-sum payments to eligible WWII Filipino veterans. He represents San Diego, California, home to the largest population of Filipino Americans in the U.S.

In his speech before the veterans, Filner revealed that his interest in the veterans is-sue originated upon learning the history and background of the people he represents. “I felt that the lack of recogni-tion for the Filipinos was also a civil rights struggle,” said Filner. He added that the lack of honor given to the Filipinos for their contribution during WWII was wrong “in human rights and civil rights perspec-

tive.”Filner said that the Phil-

ippines and the U.S. have a “long and important rela-tionship,” adding that the contributions of the Filipino veterans to the U.S. victory in WWII and to the establish-ment of democracy in both countries should never be forgotten.

“And if we don’t remem-ber that cooperation and the bravery of the Filipinos, we will lose sight of why this re-lationship is so important. So I thought it was important that we learn in the U.S. Congress and all of America the his-tory of your contributions. I said yours because you were there,” Filner concluded.

Four eligible WWII Fili-pino veterans received their lump sum payment checks during the occasion. Filner disclosed that 10,000 checks amounting to some P5 billion were already distributed to other qualified veterans.

Filipino veterans of World War II and veterans’ rights advocates honored United States Congressman Bob Filner, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans Affairs, in a luncheon held at the Department of National Defense (DND) Social Hall in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

The Filipino veterans expressed their gratitude to Filner for tirelessly pushing for the long overdue recogni-tion and benefits promised to Filipino servicemen who were drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII.

During the luncheon, Defense Undersecretary and concurrent Philippine Veterans Administration Office (PVAO) Administrator Ernesto G. Carolina recounted how the U.S. lawmaker assisted them in lobbying efforts for the ap-proval of the Filipino Veterans Equity Bill in Washington, D.C.

“Congressman Bob Fil-ner was always there help-ing us, telling us our way… Congressman Bob Filner was there maintaining the fight and keeping it alive,” Carolina said.

Earlier before the lump-sum payments were approved, Bob has fought for several im-portant steps that have taken to restore the dignity of Fili-pino World War II veteran Fil-ipino World War II veterans, their families, and supporters celebrated the passage of two bills by Congress in Decem-ber, 2003 that will benefits many that were taken away from these veterans in the

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It took Romy almost a month to settle his affairs in San Diego before he was able to take his family home to the Philippines for good. Ditas was doubly excited not only to see her mother, but also to show off her daughter, the beautiful Mikaela.

By the time they settled in the Philippines, Mikaela could understand a bit of Tagalog due to her daily conversation with her parents. Romy turned out to be a loving father to Mikaela. She was the apple of his eyes. The father and daughter were inseparable, even when Romy would go to the rice fi elds and select the land he would buy or check out the crops being tended by his workers. They stayed in Ditas old house with her mother, but pretty soon, they built their own four-bedroom house, upgraded with U.S. standard amenities, beside

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The property was inherited by Ditas’ mother and Isabel’s mom from their parents, and the rear of the lot was reserved for Isabel’s parents when her father retired. But there were there were still fi elds beyond the backyard that could be used to plant vegetables and crops.

With his own money and that of Albert, Romy bought more farmlands and jeepneys to increase the profi tability of their enterprises. With proper management and wise use of resources, the business soon prospered. In addition, Ditas put up a big store in front of the house where their neighbors bought their everyday needs. Pretty soon, Romy and Ditas surpassed the dollar income they used to make in the United States, proving to themselves they made the right decision.

Ditas’ sickly mother recov-ered from her illness, what with the company of her daughter and her family. They all doted on Mikaela, who, even at a young age showed her artistic talents. She could sing and dance beautifully to the delight of her parents, their friends and neighbors.

Romy never returned to his old errant ways and continued to become a model husband and father to his family, in ad-dition to being a good provider.

With their late model car, they travelled to different places in the Philippines every now and then and enjoyed much quality family time together, an en-deavor that would be hard for them to do had they remained in America.

“NAKU TEBAN, NAHULI SI DR. GARCIA (Hey, Teban, Dr. Garcia was caught),” Al-ing Munda nervously told her husband one day. They were staying in their daughter’s Myra and her husband Tony’s apartment. Dr. Garcia was the Filipino doctor who prescribed them the wheelchairs they didn’t need which they sold and were transported to the Philippines.

“Ano na kaya ang nangyari kay Berto (What happened to Berto)?” Mang Teban asked as they looked at the news item and photo of Dr. Garcia in the newspaper. Berto was the Filipino guy who acted as a conduit in ille-gally providing them the wheelchairs fraudulently obtained through the welfare assistance funds. “Siguro nagtatago na (Maybe he’s hiding.)”

The couple found the answers to their ques-tion when the police came knocking at their door. It seemed Berto was caught and divulged the names of the members of the syndicate in-cluding the those of the Filipino senior citizens who participated in the scam. The police looked for the wheelchairs given to the couple for their own use, and when the two could not show them, they were listed as among the suspects in illegally bilking the government and committing fraud.

“Diyos ko, Diyos ko, ano ba ang nangyari sa atin? Kung kailan pa tayo tumanda at saka ngayon pa tayo nagkakaso (Oh God, what happened to us? Now that we are already old, we got involved in a criminal case),” Aling Munda blurted

out. She was very nervous and her blood pressure rose. “Ikaw kasi, napakagahaman mo (You are to be blamed, you are very greedy).”

“Tumigil ka na nga, ikaw din nagpasasa (You stop, You also reaped the benefi ts we got),” Mang Teban told his wife. No matter how much he tried to hide it, it was evident he too was nervous.

All the people involved in the illegal activity were round-ed up and brought to court. A public defender advised them to admit guilt since the evi-dence against them was inco-

vertible. Mang Teban and Aling Munda, because it was their fi rst offense, were given proba-tion but were ordered to pay back the amount of the wheel-chairs plus interest.

The experience took a toll on Aling Munda’s health. Her blood pressure remained high because of her worries about their fate. Even after the case was over, she continued to suf-fer from the effects of a ner-vous breakdown and had lost her appetite. She lost weight and had to remain in bed most of the time.

But that was not the end of their troubles. When Lando’s relatives sought remuneration from the accident that caused his death, the investigators dis-covered he had been involved in several accidents before. His illegal activities as well as those of the people in his offi ce were unearthed and cases were brought against all of them. The fi rm’s lawyer was eventu-ally disbarred and imprisoned. While the government could not send Lando to jail since he had died, it succeeded in freezing and eventually forfeit-ing all of his assets. In the end, Lando’s relatives did not get a single cent.

Isabel, on the other hand, got $20,000 settlement for the injuries and other damages she suffered from the accident. At fi rst, she wanted to return the money.

“I did not earn this,” she claimed. “I was even the cause of the accident and I don’t feel it is right that I be rewarded for it.”

“Stop blaming yourself,” Albert advised her. “Get over it and accept it was an accident, It’s nobody’s fault.”

“But if I benefi t from this blood money, I might incur a bad karma.”

“You can no longer return the money to the insurance agency. The insurance policy prescribed that you be awarded

it as it is a no-fault provision. Just set aside the money and use it in a charitable cause when the time comes.”

BUT MANG TEBAN AND ALING MUNDA were not spared from prosecution despite their age. They were brought back to court for par-ticipating in their fake accident. It took a further toll on Aling Munda’s health and before the case was resolved, she had a stroke that left her in a coma.

Mang Teban was forced to face the music alone. Even though he was already old, he

was sentenced to one year in prison because it was his second offense. He used up his probation al-lowance the fi rst time he committed a crime, and in the second case, the judge wanted to teach the Fili-pino senior citizens in the area, who thought they could get away with petty misdemeanors, a lesson. The law does not favor the aged, he reminded them.

“Nakakahiya itong nangyari sa akin. Mala-laman sa bayan namin na nakulong ako (What happened to me is embar-rassing. It will be known in our town I was impris-

oned),” he muttered to himself as he was being led away to jail. His daughter Myra was crying as she bid her father goodbye.

Mang Teban did not fi n-ish his sentence though. He quietly suffered from depres-sion. When he was about to be released, he died with a broken heart.

But not his wife. Aling Munda continued to live a long life, fi ve more years since her

stroke. She was in coma all the time though. She never woke up. The hospital attendants had to turn her over in bed every now and then to relieve the pressure on her back that resulted in bed sores. The government spent thousands of dollars for her confi nement, which the medical practitioners did not mind because for them, the longer their patient lived despite the poor quality of her life, the more money they could earn.

Some argued the money spent to keep her breathing would have been better used in other endeavors consid-ered more worthwhile, like in educating children to build a better future for the country or helping the poor to ameliorate their hardships. Public school teachers were being laid off in San Diego then for lack of funds. But the society had not reached the point when the value of human life, no matter how frail it may seem to be, can be dispensed with.

Although Aling Munda’s children may pity her while she remained in a state of being a living dead, they were con-fused, indecisive and unable to tell the doctors to pull the plug and end her sufferings. – AJ

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Bakit nga ba ang uri nito’y hindi magkatuladGayong isa lamang ang bansa at Saligang Batas?Ang katotohanan ay may batas na pang mahirap Taliwas ang sa mayayamang ipinatutupad.

Tunay na ang aba kapag sa tuntuni’y lumiwasNapipihong sa kulungan siya’y mapapasadlakDi kayang ipagtanggol sarili ay mailigtasPagka’t walang perang sa abogado’y maibayad.

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Ang batas ay may pinipili at kinikilinganGanoon din sa hustisya na may pinapaniganMay sa mahihina’t pangkaraniwang mamamayanAt may natatangi para sa makapangyarihan.

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As Christmas draws near, many Filipinos are visiting the United States to realize their dream of a white Christ-mas. But while thousands of fortunate Filipinos are able to come here under the B-2 visa (also called the visitor or tour-ist visa), a much higher num-ber fail to fulfill their wish for a white Christmas.

The B-2 visa is the most difficult visa to get, although the application process is now more organized. Applying for a tourist visa used to be a very grueling experience. I know, because I had gone through that experience myself. One had to line up as early as the night before outside the US consulate along Roxas Bou-levard. There was a lot of pushing and shoving. When it rained, people got drenched. It was a long wait and you would already be so tired, confused and disheveled by the time you face the consular officer at the window. Nowa-days, interviews are scheduled so there is no need to line up outside the consulate very early in the morning. The US consular officials strictly scrutinize your application so you should be very careful and truthful in filling out your DS-160, which is now the single online application form used for all non-immigrant visa applications. Do not mis-represent facts or try to hide them because the consulate will have a way of finding out the truth.

As the term implies, a B-2 visa holder can stay only in the United States for a short period of time. At the most, this is six months. Your inten-tion must only be to visit the United States and you must leave before your allowed period of stay expires. The problem is, the Immigra-tion and Nationalization Act (INA) presumes that every tourist visa applicant intends to overstay. Section 214(b) of the INA states that “Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he estab-lishes to the satisfaction of the

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consular officer, at the time of application for admission, that he is entitled to a non-immigrant status”. Because of this, the applicant has the burden to prove that he will return to the Philippines on time. As expected, Section 214 (b) is the most common reason why a B-2 visa appli-cation is denied.

To overcome the suspicion, the applicant must show that he has strong reasons to go back, like family relation-ships, stable employment, sufficient properties and social ties in the Philippines. In addition, the consular officer considers certain circum-stances as red flags, such as being unemployed, single and of marrying age, and having family members in the U.S. A pending immigrant peti-tion shows intent to reside in the US and is usually (but not always) a ground to deny the application. Still, it is very difficult to anticipate how the consular officer will treat your application. It is really up to the consular officer to grant or deny it. When you complain that the consular officer did not even look at your docu-ments, you fail to realize that he had already determined your ineligibility based on your DS-156. So, again, be very careful in filling out this form.

We should also understand that, strictly speaking, a tour-ist visa allows you to travel only up to the port-of-entry (POE). A POE is usually the airport, such as the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) within the US where you first land. It is up to the immigration officers at the POE to permit you to enter the US, which they usually grant unless inspection will disclose some reasons to deny, such as criminal history that popped up in their database. You should also avoid hav-ing an open-dated return flight ticket, or carrying your resume or a business card of a US immigration attorney or any other documents that

might be interpreted as a sign that you intend to overstay in the US. It will also save you from a lot of headache if you avoid bringing in prohibited goods like meat, fruits and counterfeit items because if you get caught, you will undergo secondary inspection where a lot more questions will be asked from you.

Once in the US, you should abide by the restrictions of your stay. You are not allowed to work or to study. You should not stay a day longer than allowed; better yet, do not exhaust your stay. Violat-ing these conditions will spell trouble in your next visit, if not outrightly revoke your visa. It is best that you stay on the safe side and avoid risking your hard-earned B-2 visa.

Do not fall prey to persons who promise you a tourist visa. No one can make that promise. The best way to pre-pare for your visa application is to consult a licensed immi-gration attorney who is expe-rienced and knowledgeable in consular processing.

Maligayang Pasko po sa inyong lahat. I join Bing Crosby in wishing “May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white”.

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 of-fice in the Philippines at 1240 Apacible Street, Paco, Ma-nila, Philippines 1007, with telephone numbers (632)522-1199 and (632)526-0326. Please call (858)348-7475/(858)536-4292 or email him at rkaragdag@attyimmigra-tion.com. He speaks Tagalog fluently. Articles 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.

Recession Act, passed by the 1946 Congress, S. 1156(108th session of Congress) contained provisions from H.R. 664, a bill by Congressman Filner, that gave Filipino WWII vet-erans in the United States full access to the Veterans Affairs medical facilities. S. 1156 was signed by the President and is Public Law 108-170.

The second bill, H.R. 2297(108th session of Con-gress) also included provi-sions from Filner’s bill that increased the compensation received by New Philippine Scouts and the widows of Filipino WWII veterans in the U.S. from the peso rate to the full dollar rate they deserve- the same rate as the other vet-erans. Now, all service for dis-abled Filipino veterans in the U.S. is receiving full benefits! The bill also restored burial benefits to Philippine Scouts in the U.S. H.R. 2297 was also signed by the President and is Public Law 108-183. These bills are stepping stones to full and fair benefits for all Filipino veterans of World War II Bob worked with former Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi to provide at least 500,000 worth of medical equipment each for the Veter-ans’ Hospital in Manila.

Filipino World War II veterans who are currently living in the United States and receiving Supplemental Social Security (SSI) and who wish to return to live in the Philip-pines can continue to receive 75% of their SSI benefits in the Philippines.

From Antique to America:

Memoirs of a Filipino American DoctorGuest Speaker

With all these speeches, commentaries and editorials that I wrote with sagacious and effusive salvo, I had been a guest speaker to organiza-tions bringing with me my relentless messages of unity in the Filipino community.

Looking Back I wrote a short New Years

message in the Filipino Press in December 1990 and stated that it was a busy year for me indeed. I got a great deal of pride and satisfaction with what we had accomplished in the Samahan Health Clinic in the past year as we continue to expand and improve our services for the disadvantage people of the community. The Association of Philippine Phy-sicians in America (APPA), a national organization of

Filipino doctors in the U.S. had kept me busy in the House of Delegates.

The Philippine Medical Association of San Diego was active as ever in the Continu-ing Medical Education (CME) programs for its members. My appointment to the Com-mission of the San Diego Stadium authority in March of 1990 had given me new insight in participation in city government. I considered this appointment a signal to each and every Filipino-American in this city to be more cogni-zant of the impact of politics, unity and numbers in order to achieve social and political empowerment.

It was a learning year for me at the governing board of the Jack Murphy Stadium and I have enjoyed working with the staff and eight other board

members who are extremely nice and respectable people of high stature in this commu-nity. Since six months ago, I tried to express my views and opinions which has since then regularly published in this col-umn. All these activities , of course are superimposed upon my busy medical practice.

In the following years, the political pedigree circulat-ing in my veins were evident when I participated in the po-litical system of the Associa-tion of Philippine Physicians in America. Read more in the next chapter.

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A book signing event on the book, “Balik Tanaw: The Filipino Movie Stars of Yesteryears” was held recently at the National Book Store Super Branch in Cubao, Quezon City. After the event, Dr. Romy Protacio, the book’s author, was interviewed at the “Walang Tulugan” television program hosted by the Master Showman, German Moreno about the book.

Some of the movieland’s greatest icons who attended the sign-ing of the books were Perla Bautista, Delia Razon, Liberty Ilagan, Marita Zobel, Boots Anson Roa, Robert Campos, Gloria Sevilla, Caridad Sanchez, Other celebrities in attendance were Suzette Ranillo, Elsa Payumo, Ernie Garcia, Teofi sto Guingona, Minda Morena, Joseph & Minnie Francia, Myrna Obligacion (wife of Oscar Obligacion), Digna Bonnin (wife of Bernard Bonnin)., The book was published by Simeon Silverio Jr., publisher of Asian Journal San Diego. To order a copy of the book at $12.99 plus mailing cost, call (619) 474-0588. More photos on page 24.

Book Signing on “Balik Tanaw: The Filipino Movie Stars of Yesteryears” held in Manila

The movie celebrities with Romy Protacio

Signing of the book with Liberty Ilagan

At the set of the TV. show “Walang Tulugan” with German Moreno, Jackie Lou Blanco & John Nite.

From left to right Romy, Minnie Francia, Joseph Francia of GMA, Angel Alfonso and Suzette Ranillo.

Ernie Garcia autographing the book.

Delia Razon, Robert Campos, Teofi sto Guingona, Caridad Sanchez, Romy, Myrna Obligacion. Perla Bautista, Ernie Garcia, Pempe Rodrigo, Marita Zobel, Minda Morena and other guests.

From left to right: Perla Bautista, Myrna Obligacion, Marita Zobel, Ernie Garcia, Romy, Delia Razon, Caridad Sanchez, Pempe Rodrigo and Minda Morena.

Romy and Marita Zobel with the staff of National Bookstore.

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Business and Finance

Cebu Pacifi c Air is hiring 300 fl ight attendants to fi ll po-sitions once the budget carrier accepts delivery of four new Airbus 320 aircraft between October 2010 and January 2011.

The Gokongwei-owned carrier now has 553 fl ight at-tendants.

“We are scheduled to add more fl ights to Kota Kinabalu, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Seoul in time with our Airbus A320 aircraft deliver-ies, and we need more cabin crew to handle our additional capacity,” said Candice Iyog, the airline’s vice president for marketing and distribution.

The budget carrier said it had scheduled a recruitment campaign from September to October in Cebu and Manila.

“In the past, we have hired fl ight attendants from our recruitment campaigns in Davao, Cebu, Iloilo and Ba-colod among the many desti-nations we fl y to,” Iyog said.

Cebu Pacifi c to hire 300 fl ight attendants

Applicants must have attended college, profi cient in Filipino and English and willing to be assigned outside Metro Manila. The minimum height for females is 5’3 and for males, 5’7.

“We have already success-fully trained 120 fl ight at-tendants this year,” Iyog said, adding the new fl ight atten-dants had undergone rigorous training on safety and service competence.

Cebu Pacifi c now has 10 A319, 11 A320 jets, and eight turbo-prop ATR 72 aircraft, and it expects to take delivery of 24 new Airbus A320s until 2014.

Major British fi rm B/E Aero-space has chosen the Philippines as the site of its galley manufac-turing facility, from which more than 300 new jobs for Filipinos would be created,

British Ambassador to Manila Stephen Lillie announced that out of an initial list of 32 coun-tries, B/E Aerospace, Inc and its Leighton-Buzzard division, B/E Aerospace UK Ltd., chose the Philippines for a multi-billion-dollar contract to manufacture galleys for the Airbus A350X-WB, one of the new generations of wide-bodied aircraft.

Completed galley units will be shipped to Marseilles and

RP chosen by UK fi rm to manufacture Airbus galleys

then onwards to Toulouse, where the Airbus A350 will be as-sembled.

“The fi rst phase of the invest-ment is worth over US$ 30 mil-lion. This is good news for the Philippines, particularly since the investment will create more than 300 new jobs locally,” said Lillie.

B/E Aerospace is the lead-ing provider of aircraft interior products and solutions and the world’s leading distributor of aerospace fasteners and consum-ables for the commercial, busi-ness jet and military markets.

“I welcome this major manu-facturing investment, and I am

delighted that the British Em-bassy Trade & Investment team were able to assist a top-quality UK company like B/E Aerospace in identifying options for locat-ing in the Philippines. I hope this will go to show that the Philip-pines offers opportunities for business success, not only in the service sector but in manufactur-ing also,” said Lillie.”

“We hope the new Philippine Administration will take pro-active measures to create a more attractive investment climate for the Philippines, so that there will be even more projects like this,”

he added.The UK Government has

been looking towards Asia for trade and investment opportuni-ties, recognizing the region’s emerging markets as the driving force of global recovery.

Early this year, Ambassador Lillie went to the UK to pro-mote the Philippines to British companies in London, and, this November, UK Trade and Invest-ment Director Derek Page will be meeting British companies in Bristol, Newcastle and Hinckley.

B/E Aerospace is the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the world’s leading distributor of aerospace fasteners and consum-ables.

It designs, develops and manufactures a broad range of products for both commercial aircraft and business jets. Its manufactured products also include aircraft cabin seating, lighting, oxygen, and food and beverage preparation and storage equipment. The company also provides cabin interior design, reconfi guration and passenger-to-freighter conversion services.

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Entertainment

JOB NO CLIENT DESCRIPTION PROOFER SCREEN PROOF # DATE TIME OPERATOR

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REDWOOD CITY, CA, November 24, 2010 – Amne-sia in the movies is a subject that, believe it or not, has done pretty well in the Holly-wood box office. It has driven

John Lloyd, Toni make beautiful memories in

“My Amnesia Girl” Star Cinema’s holiday romantic comedy to screen in

7 U.S. cities starting December 3

plots in action films like The Bourne Identity, science fic-tion like Total Recall, thrillers like The Forgotten, romance dramas like The Notebook, and romantic comedies like 50

First Dates and Eternal Sun-shine of the Spotless Mind.

Memory loss is at the heart of Star Cinema’s newest ro-mantic comedy for the holiday season, My Amnesia Girl. However, fans are not likely to forget to watch this movie that stars two of the Philip-pines’ most beautiful faces, bankable and in-demand stars – John Lloyd Cruz and Toni Gonzaga - in their first ever team-up on the big screen. Filipino moviegoers are in for a wonderful treat as ABS-

CBN International’s Starry Starry Store brings My Amnesia Girl to seven cities in the U.S. starting December 3: Las Vegas, NV, Seattle, WA, Los Angeles and San Diego, CA, Bergenfield, NJ, San Francisco and Milpitas, CA.

Can human love ever be powerful enough to over-come amnesia? In this heartwarming story about second chances and making things right, how much of one’s past is worth remember-ing? How much is worth forgetting?

When Apollo (John Lloyd) finds himself surrounded by friends who are beginning to settle down, he feels the pressure to do the same thing. But he has a phobia for commitment. He had fallen hard before: with Irene (Toni). Apollo and Irene made a perfect

couple until circumstances led them to fall apart about three years ago. To Apollo, she is the one that got away and he could only blame himself for it.

But many would say that the God of second chances gives man a lifetime of opportunities... yet not without tests. Apollo bumps into Irene one day, only to find out that she literally has no recol-lection of who he is. Irene had a tragic accident not long after she and Apollo broke up and it left her with amnesia.

Undeterred, Apollo sees this as the perfect opportunity to pursue Irene again, and be able to undo all the mistakes he made in the past, by offer-ing Irene the best memories she could ever have. But can love really strike twice or will the pain of the past catch up with the couple and their new lease on ro-

mance? Could forgetting (or forgetfulness) be the true and only comfort to a complicated affair?

Before people think this has become too

serious, do not forget that the film is di-

rect-ed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, a master

of romantic comedies, having helmed mega-block-busters with John Lloyd like A Very Special Love and You Changed My Life and with Toni in You Are the

One, You Got Me and My Only U. Joining John Lloyd and Toni in the cast are Joross Gamboa, Carlos Agassi, Ketchup Eusebio, JM de Guzman, Nico Antonio, Cai Cortez, Beatrice Saw, Dianne

Medina and Atoy Co.“To rise above the

clutter of attention-grabbing stimuli during the holi-day season, we made sure to offer a film with true star power and surefire quality entertainment content,” said Kerwin Du, ABS-CBN International’s

head of theatri-cals. “It’s hard to forget My Am-nesia Girl with all the charm,

talent and chem-istry of John Lloyd

Cruz and Toni Gonzaga. And with Direk Cathy

at the helm, this love story revolving on the complications

of memory loss is guaranteed to strike a memo-rable chord among audi-ences in vari-

ous cities.”

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By RDLiporada

Publisher’s note: The complete novel

serialized here is on Unholy Allied

Mountains by RDLiporada. For

those who would want to procure a copy of

the book online, go to unholyalliedmountains.

com. In the previous series, the NPAs explain

to Pakistani muslim their strategy and tactics

on how to defeat the Philippine Government

and succeed in the revolution.

Chapter 13 (Seventeenth of a series)

“You did good. You still sounded like the Ding I know,” Ronald said.

“Thanks for the trust,” Ding replied.

At one time, Ding never

thought that he would ever gain the confidence of Ronald again. He thought no comrade would ever consider him a comrade again.

“You have to get out and try to make contact,” the NPA commander had said to

Ding who was Alinew then.

“Are you sure?” “We have to know what is

happening. It could be dan-gerous but it is only you who could know what could be happening to our forces in the City.”

It had been a week since they had no contacts from the City. Arms they were waiting for from down south had not also been delivered. There were only statics on transistor radios they had. It was only

after another week when the news filtered from the moun-tains that Martial had been declared by Marcos.

Alinew had to leave his task of holding a class for a newly formed platoon of NPAs recruited from the local tribesmen. They had to make contact in the City

Although adamant, he was just too eager to go back to the City because he had not seen Maria for three months now and have received a chicklet from her saying that she is now four months preg-nant. From the time he got the message, he was worried about her because she had had a miscarriage just a year before.

“Maybe, because of all the stress,” she had said.

Stress from the move-ment’s dangerous activities, they concluded.

Could we lose this baby again? Alinew had been ask-ing himself.

The return to Baguio could ease his mind.

In Baguio, Ding managed to contact the leadership, or what has been left of it, from Manila’s Central Committee. Many underground houses had been raided because a member of the Political Bureau had been captured and tortured. He had squealed and many national leaders, down to the regional levels had also been captured. Some of them have also succumbed to the tortures and nobody really knows if the conflagra-tion trail of captivities have ceased. Ding had to be extra careful.

Managing to disguise him-self where he was known and managing to elude authorities, Ding was able to reorganize whatever was left of comrades in the urban areas scattered all over the northern region. He advised most of them to go to the mountains where it was safer and where they are now needed and leave only skeleton units for coordina-tion purposes in the city and towns.

After fixing what he could, Ding reconnected with the leadership in Manila. Now that he had accomplished what he could, the leadership asked Ding to report back to the mountains where he was needed more. By now, Maria was seven months pregnant. He and she forced themselves to believe that she should be

okay by now and it is alright for him to leave her again.

But before Ding could go back to the mountains, he had to pass by a sympathizer’s house, a clear-ing station for the night be-fore he would continue on his journey the following day into the hinterlands. The sympa-thizer’s son was a com-rade. Ding thought that the sympa-thizer’s house was still safe.

“So, what’s your name?” The man’s voice was gruff.

“Edward Sandico,” Ding had replied. He could not peer behind the blindfold smacked on his eyes from the time the men in plainclothes shackled him at the sympathizer’s home and boarded him into a vehicle. The shackles on his hand and feet were now getting to bear more weight.

“Okay, Edward, what is your real name?”

“Its Edward,” Ding in-sisted.

Ding heard the sliding of what appeared to be a chair. Heavy footsteps passed him and a door creaked open and slammed closed.

Feeling alone within the darkness of his blindfold, Ding tried to make up a personality for the Edward he was claiming to be. He would claim to be a mere activist and not know anything else about the movement. He would not know about members or places.

But who sent him to the sympathizer’s house? Why did he go there? How would he answer those questions? The comrade did not really know him but what could he have told them if he did tell them anything? Is he still a comrade? But if Ding does not tell them who he really was, would he ever see Maria again? She is pregnant. How will she know what could or might happen to him?

Ding heard the door open

slowly. Unhurried footsteps approached him from the back. There was gentle tag-ging behind his back and his blindfold swished off over this eyes. He found himself in a cramped office. Only a pad of yellow paper and a ball-

pen was on top of the table. A military man, in a well pressed camouflaged uniform, proceeded towards a chair opposite the small desk from Ding. By the insignia on his lapel, Ding guessed that the soldier was a lieutenant. He smiled at him as he unhur-riedly sat down, and leaned towards Ding.

In a gentle voice the lieu-tenant said, “Edward, Edward, that’s your real name, right?” He sounded almost friendly.

“Yes,” Ding replied.The lieutenant sighed. “Do

you know of the six students who hijacked a Philippine Air-lines to China back in 1971?”

“That’s all over the news-papers,” Ding replied baffled by what the question has to do with him.

“Could you tell me what happened?”

“Only what I read in the newspapers.”

“Could you write what happened,” the lieutenant said, pushing the pad and ball-pen toward Ding.

That’s easy enough, Ding said to himself, still wonder-ing what the matter has do with him. “Sure.”

Ding proceeded to scribble: Sometime in March of 1971, six long haired students boarded a Philippine Air-lines jetliner and hijacked the plane while in midair. They instructed the pilot to proceed to China. Since the plane was only for domestic flights and in fact bound only for Davao in Mindanao, the plane had to refuel in Hong Kong first before proceeding. Although the students wanted to land in Peking, the plane’s fuel could only make it to Canton.

The hijackers said that they were commandeering the plane for ‘ideological reasons.’ Some of the hos-tages would soon say that the hijackers appeared to be be-tween 17-25 years old. They were courteous and nervous all throughout. Two or three were armed with small pistols. Funny but one brandished a pair of scissors. They kept saying that they had a bomb, though it was not evident, which will blow if the plane does not reach Red China. Philippine authorities sus-pected that they must belong to one of the radical student groups.

After a week or so, the Chinese authorities released the plane back with its hos-tage passengers saying that they did not condone the airplane piracy. The hijackers, however, remained in China.

Ding pushed back the pad towards the lieutenant.

After apparently reading what Ding has written, the lieutenant barked out, “Ser-geant!”

The door barged open and the heavy boots of a dark skinned hefty soldier thundered into the room. His crumpled fatigue’s sleeves were rolled up above his el-bows. “Yes, sir.” The sergeant had the gruff voice.

“Check this out and tell me if you still think that it’s him.”

The Sergeant appeared to read the write-up. After a brief while, he growled, “It’s him sir. I am positive. He de-scribed the scene like of one who could only describe it because he was there.”

“Well, well,” the lieutenant turned to Ding who was now more than baffled. “Welcome back to the Philippines. When did you come back?”

“But, I just wrote…” mut-tered Ding.

“The sergeant here says that you look very much like one of the hijackers. You know that because you have endangered the lives of hostages, the penalty for your crime is death.”

“But, I am not…”The sergeant abruptly ap-

proached and whacked Ding on the face with the back of his hand. Ding felt saltiness on his bloodied lips.

“No, don’t do that,” the lieutenant said. “Leave us,” he ordered.

“Okay, Edward or what-ever you name is,” the lieu-tenant said after the sergeant snarled out of the room, “I believe you know what the situation is. We can either do this the easy way or the hard way. Sooner or later, you will tell us what we want to know anyway. So, why prolong your agony and make it hard on yourself?

“We know that you are one of the hijackers. Based on the bag you have with you, how-

ever, we do not know if you are now a political or a medi-cal officer…”

The pamphlet on the Com-munist Manifesto by Karl Marx, the booklet On Armed Struggle by Mao Tse Tung, acupunctures needles, bottles of Micro-chrome and bandag-es he had with him in his bag when he was captured flashed into Ding’s mind. “I am not one of the hijackers.”

“We know that you are but if you would cooperate with us, we could ask the president to spare you from the death penalty.”

“I am not one of the hijack-ers.”

“If you are not, then what are you?”

“My name is Edward Sandico.”

The lieutenant sighed and left the room.

(To be continued)

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Spiritual Life

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by Msgr. Fernando G. Gutierrez

Lower Your Nets Balintataw

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by Virginia H. Ferrer

Reminder: December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Consecration To The Immaculate Heart Of Mary * O Immaculate Heart of Mary, full of goodness, show us your love. O Mary, may the flame of your Heart descend upon all men! We love you infinitely! Imprint true love on our heart, so that we may incessantly seek you. O Mary, you who have a tender and humble Heart, remember us when we fall into sin. Grant that through your maternal and Immaculate Heart all spiritual sickness may be healed. Make us contemplate always the goodness of your maternal Heart and convert us by the flame burning there. Amen.___

* Prayer dictated by Our Lady to Jelena (Medjugorge, Nov 1983)

Flame of Love Prayer **Mother of God spread the effect of grace of Thy Flame of Love over all of humanity now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

___** Prayer dictated by Our Lady to Elizabeth Kindelmann (1913-1985). The Virgin Mary also requests that the Hail Mary be recited as follows:

Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee, blessed are Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, spread the effect of grace of Thy Flame of Love over all of humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.”

The Virgin Mary said to Elizabeth Kindelmann: “My daughter, I am providing you with so powerful a grace: the burning Flame of Love from My Heart, that has never before been offered as it is now. Ever since the Word became Flesh, I have not undertaken a greater movement than the Flame of Love from My Heart who rushes to you. Till now, nothing could blind Satan as much. And it is up to you not to reject it, for this rejection would simply spell disaster.”

©2010 Virginia H. Ferrer. All rights reserved.

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

Naniniwala Ako (8)Naniniwala akong hindi ka dapat maging sabikat gusto mong malaman kung bakit siya ay tahimikhayaang mo na lang na ang bibig niya’y nakapinidat nang sa anumang gulo ay hindi ka na madawit.

Naniniwala ako na ang iyong tingin sa kanyaat kung ano ang tingin ko, ay tunay na magkaibamagkaibigan tayo at dalawang pares ng mataganuon s’ya sa ‘yo, ganito naman sa akin, siya.

Naniniwala akong ang iniingatan mong buhayay maaaring magbago ng ‘di mo inaasahanng mga tao nandiyan lang sa ‘yong kapaligiranat maaaring ni hindi mo kakilala man lamang.

Joke of the week: Zeke and Clem, two brothers, decided to go into the business of painting houses. On their first job every-thing was going along nicely until they realized that they did not have enough paint to finish the job. They decided to add thinner to the paint to make it stretch over the whole building. Nobody com-plained and nobody noticed. They made their practice: thin the paint and make a few extra dollars for themselves. It worked until they were painting the rectory of the local church. One morning Zeke came to work, pale as a ghost. “What’s wrong?” asked Clem. “Brother, I had a scary dream last night. An angel appeared at the foot of my bed, pointed a long, skinny finger at me, and growled, ‘Repaint, you thinner!’”

Scripture: First Reading: Isa-iah 11: 1-10. The prophet Isaiah calls for change. It was a time when Israel was going through a critical period. The kings in gov-erning the people rely more on human counselors than on divine guidance. God promises a Mes-siah who “shall judge the poor with justice, and decide aright for the land’s afflicted.” The Messiah “shall strike the ruthless with the

Spiritual Reckoningrod of his mouth,” and he shall usher in an era when “the wolf shall be the guest of the lamb.” Second Reading: Romans 15: 4-9. Isaiah’s announcement is both a call and a warning. In his letter to the Romans, Paul exhorts those Christians to heed Isaiah’s proclamation about the Messiah so that by their lives they “may glorify God.” Gospel: Matthew 3: 1-12. During the Baptist’s time, the priestly class was in conniv-ance with the imperial power in Rome. John delivers a politically correct message: the coming Messiah will serve the people justly and will demand an interior conversion from all.

Reflections: We are all aware that many are already in the mood for Christmas. “It looks a lot like Christmas.” Black Friday and Cyber Monday are both geared toward enticing the customers into buying gifts for Christmas at bargain prices . Many of us are starting or have finished decking the hall with holiday decorations and setting up Christmas lights and lanterns.

It seems odd that in the midst of the frenzied preparations for Christmas, we hear the voice

of John the Baptist delivering a shocking and harsh message, “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” To the Pharisees and Sadducees he said, “You brood of vipers! Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.”

The people of the Baptist’s time expected that the Messiah would come to bring in an era of peace, justice, prosperity. It would be a period when wild animals would eat together, when ferocious leopards and cobras would not harm defenseless kids and babies. The coming Messiah would also punish the wicked and the ruthless.

The transformation that the coming Messiah brings will not occur without our cooperation. The message of Isaiah and John the Baptist is both a call and a warning for us to accept Jesus Christ into our hearts where true and internal conversion takes place. The peace, prosperity and justice that the Messiah offers to the world must be accompanied by our own conversion and repen-tance. In this way our Christmas will not be void of its true mean-ing: that God invaded our world through his Son, Jesus Christ, so that we can truly become sons and daughters of his Father.

John’s words are different from the Christmas messages that we hear on radio and see on tele-vision because they are intended to rouse us from our self-compla-cency and self-sufficiency. There are times in our lives when we hear but don’t listen. We hear the message that we prepare our-selves during this Advent season through repentance and internal conversion. Yet, because of the competing noise around us, such as holiday parties, trips to the

malls for gifts, preoccupations with decorations, we don’t listen to the message. So God speaks to us in strong terms through the Baptist. God could be also speak-ing to us through different ways and means. All we have to do is stop for a moment during your busy time, and listen to what he is telling us!

Are you looking for the best gifts that will improve your health and help you also financially? Why not consider buying Nef-ful products, the negative ion healthy clothing? Negative ions are derived from oceans, forests, waterfalls, rains that detoxify our body of positive ions or toxic-ity that we get from computers, exhaust fumes, electric fans, heat-ers, air conditioners, and stress, among other things. So, visit the Nefful store that is owned and managed by Mrs. Shirley Hunter, a Filipina-American. Come and also greet her, because this Saturday, Dec. 4, is her birthday. The address is Bay Plaza, 1430 E. Plaza Blvd., National City, Suite E–17. I will also speak this Sun-day, Dec. 5, 2010 about the Nefful “miracle” that healed my illness in less than a year. The venue is at the residence of Mrs. Ehlee G. Mariano, 21831 Moneta Ave., Carson, CA 90745.

Quotation of the week: “The world is dark, and human agony is excruciating, but the prophet casts a light by which the heart is led, into the thinking of the Lord’s mind.” Abraham Josua Heschel.

There is no waiver for these requirements. Karen did not comply with these require-ments. Instead of marrying

Limitations on ad-justment of status

for K-1 fiances

quality and environmental performance already exist, the scorecard is first to present a comprehensive evaluation of management of pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions by countries and cities.

“We think it’s critical to have a comprehensive air quality measure to allow governments to judge how best to tackle air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,” Director Nessim J. Ahmad of ADB’s Environment and Safeguards Division was quoted as saying in a state-ment.

He added that working to improve air quality is ben-eficial to the people’s health

Manila among top Asian cities with good air quality

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and productivity, particularly that of the poor who are most exposed to pollution.

“Rather than judging and ranking cities based on air pollution alone, it is important to also look at existing capac-ity, policies and measures as these are better indicators for their future levels of air pollu-tion and greenhouse gas emis-sions,” Sophie Punte, execu-tive director of the CAI-Asia Center, was also quoted in the statement as saying.

The air quality project manager for the Philippines, who is in Singapore, was not immediately available for comment.

(Story courtesy of Business World)

(Continued from page 7)

her petitioner fiancé, she married another guy. Karen should have gone back to the Philippines when the marriage with Jeffrey did not occur and had Michael file a fiancée petition for her.

I have another case where the Filipina did not marry her fiancé petitioner, but married another USC. She and the USC husband divorced after one year. She went back to her original fiancé petitioner and they got married. Cur-rently, the case is still with USCIS and waiting for its decision whether to grant or deny her application for adjustment of status based on her marriage to the fiancé pe-titioner. Bear in mind that the marriage did not occur within ninety days from her entry to the U.S.

We welcome your feed-back. If you have any im-migration questions, please feel welcome to email me at susan@law-usimmigration.com or call 619 819 -8648 to arrange for a telephone con-sultation.

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Hindi lahat ng party ay masaya--3RD PARTY

Hindi lahat ng 13 ay malas--13TH MONTH PAY

Hindi lahat ng negative na-kakalungkot- PREGNANCY TEST (whew)

Hindi lahat ng positive ikina-sasaya- -HIV POSITIVE

***

Panibagong sagot sa tanong

na: “’musta lovelife?”“Eto self supporting.”

*** Anak: Tay, totoo po bang

may multo?Tatay: Anak walang multo!

Bakit mo naitanong?Anak: Sabi kasi ni yaya

merong multo!Tatay: Anak... wala tayong

yaya!

Hindi Lahat***

Inday: Ate, kailangan daw

ipa-EXTRAY ulo ni junior?Mother: anong EXTRAY?Inday: Ano pu ba talaga

ati?Mother: CT SKULL!!

*** Bahay ng mag-asawa pina-

sok ng killer....Killer: Bago ko patayin la-

hat ng biktima ko ay kinikilala ko muna.

Ikaw Mrs, ano pangalan mo?

Mrs: Inday po.Killer: Napakagandang

pangalan, kapangalan mo nanay ko.

Hindi na kita papatayin. Ikaw mr, ano pangalan mo?

Mr: Ah Pedro po, pero my friends call me Inday.

Bill’s Corner

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by Bill Labestre, MBA

This year my wife and I decided to revisit China while the cost of joining a tour is still reasonably priced. We used the same travel agency (China Focus) which has 18 years experience in full escorted tours in China. We have a national guide from start to finish and different local guides in every city we visited. They provided us with very interesting information

Slow Boat in Chinaand history of the various sites.

We’re lucky to have clear skies during our four days in Beijing. There were 8 other Asian-Americans in our group of 21 people. The rest were all very nice people exploring China for the first time. Brian, a retired English teacher from New York City became my close buddy on the trip. He’s one quick witted Irishman

who loves the opera.We flew to Yichang to

catch our ship for a 4-day cruise on the Yangtze River. The ship “Century Emerald” is fairly new and the most luxurious in that area. I was a stationed aboard US Navy ships for 11 years but, being a passenger this time was more fun. Of the 250 passengers, only 31 of us came from the U.S. Most came from Malay-sia and Thailand.

It was raining lightly when we toured the dam and the hydro-electric plant sites. It was only last Octo-ber 26, 2010 when the dam finally reached its peak level. So many communities and

archeological sites got buried under water. About 1.24 mil-lion people has been relocated by the Chinese government to new sites and higher areas. Building the dam has been controversial in China and abroad.

Cruising along the three gorges, (Xiling, Wu and Qutang) we saw spectacular sceneries and beautiful green countryside. We stopped along the way for smaller boat excursions to the Lesser Three Gorges and for trips to White Emperor City and Snow Jade cave. I reassured my wife that she’ll never get seasick. How could she, when we traveled on smooth rivers and not

oceans? We disembarked the ship

on Chongqing and visited General Stillwell museum and the Flying Tiger museum before taking a train to city of Chengdu. Next morning we toured the Panda Research In-stitute grounds to be amazed and entertained by the playful young pandas. I had no idea that there are also red pandas in China. My wife wished we stayed longer at the Panda Base to watch the baby pan-das play and eat bamboos.

We flew to Xian and ex-plored the amazing sites of the unearthed life size Terra Cotta warriors. There was so much to see for our allotted time so I bought a DVD which

showed how the warriors were made during the time of the first Chinese Emperor and ruined about 2200 years ago. They were built to guard and protect the burial site of the Emperor.

The last leg of our jour-ney was the city of Shang-hai. We toured the Bund, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and visited a silk factory. The night boat cruise on the Yellow river provided a good view of a nice light show on the skyscrapers along the river bank. There was not enough shopping time for the women.

Overall, we enjoyed the trip and made new friends.

Bill and Wilma at the Terra Cota Warrior Museum

At the Yangtze River Cruise

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Part of FDR’s speech im-mortalized in marble.

Remember Dec. 7th! “... we highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.”

The sinking of the USS Ari-zona, Dec. 7, 1941.

The USS Shaw explodes during the second wave of the Japanese attack on Pearl Har-bor.

The USS Arizona Memorial Museum, a memorial to the events of that tragic day.

The 1941 Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor will never be forgotten.

It’s important to remember the painfully tragic times in our country’s past. So often we are made to believe that America is evil. It is not! Events like Pearl Harbor and 9-11 help us to understand what evil really looks like.

Let’s not forget that the greatest generation in our country’s history is the gener-ation that fought terrible wars against tyrants throughout the world!

The surprise was complete. At 7:53 AM on Sunday,

December 7, 1941, the first wave of Japanese fighter planes attacked the U. S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor,

Pearl Harbor Day: A Day of Infamy

Hawaii. It targeted airfields and battleships. The second wave at 8:55 AM targeted ships and shipyard facilities. An hour later, it was all over. At 1:00 PM, the carriers that launched the planes headed back to Japan.

Behind them they left chaos: 2,403 American ser-vicemen and civilians dead, 1,178 wounded, 188 planes destroyed, 8 battleships sunk, damaged or destroyed, and the American Pacific Fleet in ruins.

It was truly a day of infamy!

The battleships moored along “Battleship Row” were the primary targets of the first wave of attack. Three prime targets, the U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers Lexington, Enterprise and Saratoga, were luckily not in the harbor and thus escaped damage.

Ten minutes after the beginning of the attack, a

1,760-pound aerial bomb pen-etrated the forward magazine of the battleship USS Arizona causing catastrophic explo-sions. Within minutes, she sunk to the bottom of the sea, taking 1,300 lives with her.

Now the USS Arizona is a museum and serves as both a tomb for most of the crew, and a memorial to the events of that day. One of those who raised the most money for the construction of the memorial was the late Elvis Presley. The observa-tion structure spans the ship’s hulk. The first thing that you see inside is the ship’s bell; in the middle are viewing ports; while at the far end is

a marble wall inset with the names of the deceased crew mem-bers in bronze letters.

News of the “sneak attack” was broadcasted to the American public via radio bulletins, and many popular Sunday afternoon entertain-ment programs were interrupted. The news sent shock-waves across the nation, resulting in a tremendous influx of young volunteers into

the U.S. Armed Forces. The Japanese raid on

Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in American history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the U.S. Navy’s capacity to stop the Japanese Empire’s south-ward expansion. America, unprepared and consider-ably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combat-ant.

Imperial Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who

conceived, designed and promoted the Pearl Harbor attack, cautioned against it. But he was overruled by his superiors. Upon completion of the attack, he was quoted as saying, “We have awak-ened a sleeping giant and have instilled in him a terrible resolve.”

Ten hours after the at-tack on Pearl Harbor, another attack of more devastating consequence for America occurred in the Philippines, 4,500 miles to the west of Hawaii. At 12:35 PM, one hundred ninety-six Japanese navy fighter planes crippled the largest force of American B-17 four-engine bombers and decimated their protective P-40 interceptors located in the Clark and Iba (Zambales)

Naval Air Bases. This sudden blow al-

lowed the Japanese to rule the skies over the Philippines, removing the only effective barrier that stood between them and their conquest of Southeast Asia. Aside from the Philippines, the Japanese forces also attacked the U.S. military bases in Malaya, Hongkong, Guam, and the Wake and Midway Islands.

The attack by the Japanese against the United States military installations in 1941 has been called “one of the blackest days in American military history.”

In his speech before the U.S. Congress the day after the attack, President

Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. He said in part:

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was sudden-ly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all mea-sures be taken for our defense, that always will our nation remember the character of the onslaught against us. No mat-ter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American peo-ple, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute

victory. I believe that I inter-

pret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the ut-termost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger.

With confidence in our armed forces, with the deter-mination of our people, we will gain the inevitable tri-umph. So help us God.”

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“Our ‘Cash for the Holi-days’ giveaway will give our guests the opportunity to enjoy the spirit of the season while participating in our

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Five Club Barona members will be drawn at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. for a chance to win the top prize for each hour. Three players will then be selected to play the “Here Comes Santa Claus” game and compete for the grand prize of $5,000 at 4 and 7 p.m. or $10,000 at 10 p.m. In addi-tion, Barona will offer Hot Bank drawings every hour from 4 to 10 p.m. where every guest playing with their Club Barona card on a drawn bank or table game will win $20. And, to make the holidays a little extra special, guests can enjoy complimentary treats including candy canes, fudge, sugar cookies and more.

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Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) as Lead Agency pursuant to the California Environ-mental Quality Act (CEQA) intends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Sabre Springs/Peňasquitos I-15 Transit Center Parking Structure Project located adjacent to Sabre Springs Parkway between Carmel Mountain Express Drive and Ted Williams Parkway (State Route 56) in the Community of Sabre Springs within the City of San Diego.

Based on an Initial Study, SANDAG has concluded that the project described above will not have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA requires this notice to disclose whether any listed toxic sites are present at the project site. The project location does not contain a listed toxic site compiled pursuant to Government Code §65962.5.

The draft MND, Initial Study, and supporting documents may be reviewed or obtained at SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101. The documents can also be viewed on SANDAG’s web site at www.sandag.org/notices.

The public review period starts on November 3, 2010 and ends on December 17, 2010. Written comments on the adequacy of this MND must be received by SANDAG at the address below by December 17, 2010. The SANDAG Transportation Committee is expected to consider adoption of the MND at their January 21, 2011, meeting.

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be opened CCCA Museum at the Jacobs Center.

Celebration Hall will be transformed for the audience to experience a Philippine Christmas. Colorful parols from the PASACAT collection will be paraded in the open-ing of the Festival and placed throughout the hall to provide the festive background while a bahay kubo (nipa hut) and two life size carabao complete the look and feel of a Philip-pine village.

The activities of the after-noon event will include parol making workshops; cultural exhibits from PASACAT’s 40-year collection of costumes, instruments and books; a me-rienda of pancit (noodles with vegetables and meat), lumpia (eggroll), pandesal (sweet bread) and turon (sweet banana fritter); and a pabitin where children, ages 4-12 will jump for toys and candies hung from a bamboo rack.

Philippine Christmas in San DiegoPASACAT’s Philippine Lantern Festival to

be held tomorrow, December 4, 2010This year’s Parol Festival

will expand with the Parol Making Competition where the top three winners will be awarded $200 for the Grand Prize, $150 for the 1st Run-ner-up, $100 for 2nd Runner-up. The best high school and elementary student prize of $50 each will be awarded to the parol receiving the highest amount of ballots which will voted by the attendees during the Festival. Workshops are being given by the community with the House of the Phil-ippines in Balboa Park and Skyline Hills Library.

Fresh off a successful run of their 40th Anniversary Extravaganza, PASACAT is known for their artistry in traditional Philippine dance and music with sweeping choreography, skilled danc-ers and brilliant costuming. PASACAT will present a pro-gram reflecting the diversity of the Philippines with dances from the Cordillera, Mind-

anao, Spanish influence and countryside. The highlight of the festival will be “Sayaw sa Parol,” a dance which depicts the making of the parol with props purchased from Pam-panga, the Philippine province known as the Capital Center of Parols.

Other groups include St. Rita’s Folk Choir who will perform an exhilarating and challenging piece, Simbang Gabi by Lucio San Pedro. Tea Time Ensemble, a group of eight violin and cello students from the San Diego School of the Creative and Perform-ing Arts will make their performance debut in a music program of Philippine and classical music.

The first Parol Festival was held in 1997 at Bethune Elementary School and since 1999, has been held con-secutively at St. Rita’s School Auditorium. With the move to Celebration Hall set in the center of one of the most diverse communities in the County of San Diego, the Parol Festival will be an event for all to experience and cel-ebrate the beauty and richness in true Filipino style.

Tickets are $12.00 for Gen-eral Admission and $20.00 for limited Preferred Seating. Tickets for advance purchase are $10 by November 30 as well as for senior citizens, students 5 – 12, students with ID and active military person-nel with ID.

PASACAT is a non-profit cultural arts organization founded in 1970. The Parol Philippine Lantern Festival is funded in part by the San Diego County Community Enhancement Fund and the Jacobs Center for Neighbor-hood Innovation. For more information, contact PASA-CAT, 102 East 16th Street, National City, CA 91950, 619-477-3383, E-mail: ad-min@pasacat.org, website at www.pasacat.org or Facebook PASACAT Philippine Per-forming Arts Company.

PAROL PHILIPPINE LANTERN FESTIVAL

Saturday, December 4, 2010, 1pm - 5pm

Jo & Vi Jacobs Center - Celebration Hall

Merienda – Preparation 8:00 AM

Vendor Set-up 11:00 AMParol Entries assemble

12:00 PMOpening - Parade and Pre-

sentation of Parols 1:00 PMNational Anthems 1:20 PMWelcome 1:27 PMMerienda Served 1:30 PMTea Time String Ensemble

1:30 PMSinging Performance –

Guest Artists 2:00 PMPASACAT – Cordillera

2:30 PMSpanish InfluenceMindanao TapestrySt. Rita’s Folk Choir 3:15

PMPASACAT Company, Ju-

niors & Rondalla 3:45 PMDances of the Philippine

CountrysidePabitin 4:30 PMAnnouncement of Parol

Contest & Student Winners 4:45 PM

Close 5:00 PM

Boy, was a mess after eight rounds and quit before the ninth. And a bloodied, barely recognizable Miguel Cotto, having gone down in the third and again in the fourth, was waved off by a sympathetic referee with 55 seconds left in the 12th round.

But Margarito was a tough nut to crack. He refused to go down despite getting rocked early, answered the bell though chained to leaden feet, and found no respite from a referee, Laurence Cole, who probably preferred his steak extra rare.

So it was left to Pacquiao to be the judge, jury and executioner to the courageous man reduced to a gory pulp, swaying three-quarters sight-less before him.

He breezed through the first two roles as judge and jury.

For 10 hellish rounds, Margarito was made to un-dergo the harshest trial of his life, and was ultimately found guilty of presumptuousness and gross disrespect (to trainer Freddie Roach).

But when it was time to wield the axe and bring it down, Pacquiao dithered.

At least on three occasions in the eleventh, the Sarangani lawmaker glanced at the di-rection of Cole, coming short of pleading for him to stop the fight.

Or at least for him to check on Margarito’s condition.

And he did. But when Cole saw that the Mexican could still peer through throbbing

Pacquiao shows compassion,

humility

pair of slits, he decreed the massacre to continue.

Pacquiao would have none of it, however. He took his foot off the pedal and his fin-ger off the trigger, wrapping up the fight in a most anti-climatic fashion.

Using mere taps for jabs and circling around his hap-less opponent but never bor-ing in, Pacquiao ignored the huge crowd’s cry for more blood and abandoned his plan to deliver a death blow, a coup de grace.

An athlete to the primal core, Pacquiao demonstrated that he is also, deep in his heart, a sportsman.

A killer instinct in the sport of boxing is a prerequisite for greatness. Muhammad Ali has it (remember that eighth-round barrage against George Foreman?). Sugar Ray Leonard exudes it (especially during his fight with Tommy Hearns). And Pacquiao has exhibited it many times over.

But that evening in Texas, before close to 50,000 people watching live and millions more around the globe, the Filipino boxing icon, the

pride of his fellowmen, did something that a cold-blooded knockout could have never achieved: He put the exclama-tion point to his legacy.

By sparing a man con-demned to a brutal end, allowing him to step off the ring and back to his family, friends and countrymen with his dignity intact, his heart still in place, and his vision, hopefully, not irreparably damaged, Pacquiao became immeasurably bigger than he already was.

Manny Pacquiao has won titles in seven different weight divisions. But it was with his eighth against Antonio Marga-rito that he finally became, to my mind, deserving of the ac-colade once bestowed on the great Joe Louis, the former world heavyweight champion.

Wrote Jimmy Cannon, a sportswriter in the old New York Daily News, of the Brown Bomber: “He is a credit to his race, the human race.”

You are, too, Manny.(Commentary courtesy of

Manila Bulletin)

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FYI........... This informa-tion is very alarming and I think it’s worth sharing to save you from trouble and embarrassment.

A Filipino friend shared this email. His friend who works for Homeland Secu-rity as Immigration Inspec-tor at LAX ( Los Angeles International Airport ) called him yesterday to share the

information that happened last weekend. A FIL-AM citizen who was flying to the Philippines for vacation was apprehended by an Airport Immigration agent while she was checking in her baggage and going through the X-ray machine. For some reason, she was randomly checked and was told to open all the envelopes inside her carry-on Coach bag.

They found 10 envelopes addressed to different people in the Philippines . When all the envelopes were opened, a total of $11,000 cash was dis-covered. They asked the trav-eler if she knew the contents of the envelopes. She said no, because all the envelopes are just “padala”and the senders didn’t tell her whether or not there was money inside.

Immigration agents

A U.S. Immigration, US Dept. of Homeland Security & Travel Advisory

showed her a policy and guid-ance stating that it is illegal to import and export over $10,000 in any Asian coun-tries to prevent the possibility of supporting terrorism. She was fined $500, her name was “red labeled” by Immigration (means every time she enters and exits the airport, she will be searched 100%), and she also missed her scheduled

flight to the Philippines after being held almost 5 hours.

Hard to believe that depart-ing passengers from the U.S. are also subject to the policy but looks like it is being strictly enforced now.

The lessons learned is before you accept any “pada-la”, make sure the envelopes are open and you physically see the contents of it or just plainly say “sorry but I can’t accept any padala” for your own safety.

This email came from a former U.S. Embassy employ-ee and this could be useful to all balikbayans.

Please be informed of the recent travel advisory to the United States.

Not only are pirated VCDs/DVDs are on the hot list. Cus-toms officials are also looking into fake bags like Louis Vuit-

ton, Coach, etc.Please be informed that the

American Association of Pub-lishers (AAP) has also alerted the American customs officers to check out for pirated books. This information; was given to me by Patricia Judd of the AAP.

Please warn all nursing graduates who plan to take the NCLEX and CGF exams in the States not to bring in these pirated books because there will be a penalty of automatic deportation as violation of

intellectual property rights. If you know anyone going from the Philippines and com-ing back to the USA , with “pasalubongs” and “padalas,” please read this important enclosed advisory from the American Embassy in Manila.

Just a friendly reminder: if you have plans of going to the U.S., please take precaution-ary measures on all “padalas,” especially those containing fake/pirated compact discs/DVDs. US Embassy em-ployees have been given an advisory that as US Gov’t employees, we should abide by the U.S. laws, including Intellectual Property Rights (anti-piracy) laws.

As an additional incentive, the Consular Section recently received a report that the De-partment of Homeland Secu-rity (DHS) searched the bag of a Filipino entering the U.S. on NW 72 in Detroit .

During the search, 70-80 compact discs, 30-40 empty DVD jackets and 10-20 DVDs were found. Since the travelers were not American citizens, their visas were canceled and they returned to the Philippines . If they had been Americans, they could have been subject to arrest and criminal prosecution in addi-tion to civil fines and penal-ties.

Please remember even ONE pirated item can jeopar-dize your trip.

Also, the fingerprinting system has successfully been instituted in all port of entries. I suggest you bring extra iden-tification cards in addition to your passport to facilitate your entry in the US Immigration. I hope this is helpful to you.

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(The Mc Buddies, a break-fast club, consisting mostly of military retirees at a local Mc Donald outlet in Palm Avenue in San Diego are extending help and services to fellow member’s problem and their friends especially on military benefits and others within their limited resources.)

Just recently, Mc Buddy Val Palaci casually consulted this writer on any update regarding the alleged new rules of the present Adminis-tration’s loan modification. He quoted an interview partially shown on TV by a guest, Pres-ident and CEO Faith Bautista of National Asian American Coalition (NAAC), formerly known as Mabuhay Alliance, a national HUD-approved homeowner, small business and consumer advocacy orga-nization, through homeowner-ship counseling and technical assistance to low-income and underserved communities.

Mr. Palaci, has availed a service of a local San Diego realtor for loan modification for the last six months, with a sizeable amount of upfront fees. His several follow-up calls were given a run-around, to date still no result.

Seeking a detailed answer for his inquiry, we visited Ms. Bautista in her office at NAAC at Mira Mesa, where he was also promised the much needed assistance.

Hitting two birds in one stone, we learned some new developments on loan modi-fication and other services rendered by this office for Filipino American commu-nities in San Diego and its continuing progress.

Not too many Filipinos and minority groups in San Diego community knew the

New rules on loan modification... will this affect homeowners lifestyle?

existence of NAAC, estab-lished during the advent of the unforeseen real state downfall across the nation. Since 2004, this establishment has worked towards greater representa-tion in bringing minority groups closer to its corporate and government partners in providing good programs, through networking.

President and CEO Faith Bautista thanks the Filipinos and other minority groups in San Diego who supported and availed the services of NAAC, formed seven years ago as a small San Diego based non-profit organization primarily to give assistance to Filipino American organizations. Since then, NAAC has success-fully transformed into a much larger advocacy organization in terms of their focus and constituency.

Today, they are now a national advocacy organiza-tion that represents all Asian Americans including Korean American , Japanese Ameri-can , Vietnamese American, Hmong, Cambodian and Fili-pino Americans. Ms. Bautista stated, “Consistent with the change in our constituency, we have one of the most success-ful Washington, DC regula-tory and legislative advocacy offices. This DC office rep-resents 18.5 million Asian Americans before Congress, the Department of Justice, the SEC, the FTC, the FCC, the Federal Reserve, HUD, Trea-sury Department of Energy and the FDIC.”

She continued, “We also have expanded our services to Milpitas and Daly City so that we can more effectively serve our California constitu-ents by being close to the state legislature, Silicon Valley and

federal and state regulatory bodies located in the Bay area. Based upon all of this, our Board of Directors determined that as of October 16, 2010, our name would be changed from Mabuhay Alliance to the National Asian American Coalition (NAAC).

NAAC is now confident that the present Administra-tion’s new action to make loan modification easier such as the period required 30-day response by lender for a loan modification, plus the addi-tional $3 billion dollars put in to help the ever increasing jobless homeowners should greatly affect homeowners waiting period for an immedi-ate response.

Bautista believes the average loan modification is still 12 percent. The main reason is loss of jobs and loss of sufficient income. The banks would modify based on whatever homeowners told them what their income is, but when actual verification was made on their salary and their income, they were being re-jected. Modification program is not successful.

She also accounted, that just last February this Ad-ministration already allocated about $1.2 billion dollars, where only $700 million went to California and roughly only $300 million went to Nevada, one of the hardest hit state. She added, “Unfortunately, in one of the areas like San Diego, only few homeowners would be helped, not a lot. So, just make sure that you have enough income when verified, so you can be modified.”

NAAC assures its constitu-ents that it will continue to abide to its mission statement and to focus on services ex-tended to minority groups, in particular, Asian Americans. As of January 3, 2010 Nation-al Asian American Coalition will move its headquarters to Daly City so that it could be more actively be involved in the California legislative pro-cess as it affects Asian Ameri-cans and other underserved communities.

For more information, please visit the offices of Na-tional Asian American Coali-tion (NAAC), located at 9580 Black Mountain Road, Suite A-B, San Diego, CA, call tel. no. (858) 537-1500, or log on to www.mabuhayalliance.org.

NAAC (formerly known as Mabuhay Alliance) moves headquarters from San Diego to Daly City

to get closer to action in Sacramento, CA

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Ni Romeo Nicolas

Mga Tulang Tagalog

Tinugon Sa PangarapKay laon kong pinangarap, makadaupang palad ka, At ang sama ng loob ko, sayo’y aking maihinga.Nais ko ring maibisan, sa hirap na dinadala,Sa lumipas na kahapong sa puso ko ay sugat pa.

Noong ako ay dumalaw sa sarili nating bayan,Buong-buo sa isip ko, hahanapin ko’y ikaw.Kahit na ang palad natin, yaong landas, naghiwalay,Ang dahilan, naging sanhi, nais ko rin na malaman.

‘Di na sana nararapat, hanapin ka’t gambalain,‘Pagkat tayo’y kapwa naman, may mahal na ina-angkin.Sa panig ko’y may ligaya, sa piling ng aking giliw,Ang sa iyo’y ‘di ko alam, sana ikaw ay gayon rin.

Isang gabing hindi sadya, laman ka ng panaginip,Pangyayari na naganap, na ‘di kita iniisip.Ang lahat ay parang tunay, na may dalang pahiwatig,Na ikaw ay nagiisa, may lungkot na tinitiis.

Labis akong naaawa, sa palad mong hindi dapat,Nilisan ka ng lalaking, naglihis sa ating landas.At ang iyong pagiisa, hindi sana nagaganap,Kung sa tali ng sumpaan, mahigpit ka na humawak.

Natapos ang panaginip, bilang tugon sa nais ko,Pagkikitang kakaiba, nasisiyahan na rin ako.Kung ito ang katugunan, dalangin ko’y sasa-iyo,Na ikaw ay lumigaya’t ating aklat, ‘sasara ko.

Tulang halaw sa tunay na pangyayari.....Romeo S. NicolasAug. 4 1996 (kaarawan niya)

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KAMAKAILAN NAG-KAROON NG thanksgiving party si Gov. Vilma Santos sa mga showbiz reporters, siempre pa sumalang ang Star For All Seasons sa ibat-ibang katanungan mula sa mga movie reporters.

Isa sa mga katanungan na naging interesado kami na sinagot ni Vi ay tungkol sa pagbabalik bansa ng kan-yang archrival na si Ms. Nora Aunor.Payag ba siya sa isang movie na pagsasamahan nila ni Guy?Wala naman daw problema kay Ate Vi kung pagsasamahin sila ni Nora sa isang movie, basta ok daw yung script at kung may available time siya para gawin yun. Alam nyo naman na nasa public service ang priority niya dahil Gov. siya ng buong Batangas, kaya very hectic ang schedules niya.

Pero baka raw may unahin niya ang movie with Sharon Cuneta para sa Star Cinema, dahil may 3 movies contract sa naturang movie produc-tion kaysa sa isang movie with Nora Aunor.Kaya mas malamang mauna muna yung Vilma-Sharon Movie kaysa Vilma-Nora Movie. Isang indie movie rin ang malamang gawin niya, isang movie with Chito Rono at TV show sa ABS-CBN.

Yes isang TV show na ev-ery week na mapapanood,na parang “Vilma” noon sa GMA 7 pero this time gusto niya may halong public service ang naturang show.Ounce a week yung show kaya may panahon siya habang nagsisilbi siya bilang Governor ng Batangas, dahil miss na rin niya ang magkaroon ng isang TV show.

Mas priority ni Vilma si Sharon kaysa kay Nora!!!

Sharon Cuneta and Vilma Santos

Natutuwa rin siya kung totoong uuwi na si Nora Aunor sa bansa bago mag-pasko, sinigurado pa rin niya ang kanyang promise na siya mismo ang susundo sa Airport kung sakaling dumating ang one and only Superstar.

Sinabi rin niya na nagka-roon din sila ng tampuhan ni Aga Mulach, pero naayos rin daw ang lahat.Kaya nakikita rin niya na ang magkaibigan na sina Sharon Cuneta at Aga maayos din ang gusot.

Sa Thanksgiving party na inalay ni Vi sa mga Press People, may ilang reporters na hindi nagkaroon ng ngiti sa labi at umuwi ng luhaan.Kaya naman hinayang na hinayang ang mga ito, hindi raw sila nabigyan .To think na pina-baba sila para kumain kaya nang tinawag ang mga names nila, wala sila.Anung say mo Jovi Lloza at Cita Sarabia? Ni hindi man lang sila hi-nanap ,pero maganda naman ang pakikitungo sa kanila ng mga Vilmanians na naroroon

sana na lang daw Vilmanians na lang ang namahala sa bigayan.

MARAMI ANG NABIBIGLA NGAYON SA MGA PARINIG NI SHA-RON CUNETA,nagtataka nga ang iba at nagiging palaban ngayon ang Megastar.Una yung issue sa kanila ni Aga Mulach,sumama pa rin ang loob niya dahil sa naisulat ni Mr. Ricky Lo na na-rejected siya ni Aga para gumawa ng isang movie .Instead mas

inuna pa raw nito ang isang movie with Lea Salonga at another movie with Angel Locsin.

Pero hindi pa roon nag-tatapos ang issue, nagparinig naman si Megastar na may ga-gawin silang movie ni Gabby Concepcion na ang dating ok lang kung hindi matuloy ang movie nila ni Aga, tutal balik tambalan naman sila ni Gabby.

Nag-usap na raw sa tele-pono ang magkaibigan, at nagkaliwanagan pero hindi pa namin alam kung anu ang naging resulta sa usapan nina Sharon Cuneta at Aga Mu-lach.

Pangalawang padinig ng Megastar ay tungkol kay Mariel Rodriguez,alam nyo naman na minura ni Mariel ang dalaga ni Sharon na si KC Concepcion siempre hindi nagpatalo ang ina para ipag-tanggol ang anak.

Sabi niya kay Mariel, lagyan niya yung band aid yung dibdib ni Robin Padilla para kapag nagla-loving sila , hindi niya makikita yung tato ni Robin na may nakatatak na Sharon.Kung gusto pa nga raw ni Mariel, siya na mismo ang magpapadala sa kanila ng pantakip sa tato ni Binoy para hindi niya nakikita.Ang taray ngayon ng Megastar,kaya da-pat lang lumayulayu si Mariel kapag masasalubong niya ang Sharon Cuneta sa channel 2 building or else baka tarayan siya nito.

NAGING MASAYA PA RIN ANG KAMPO NI WIL-LIE REVILLAME tungkol sa inihain na dimanda ng channel 2 ang 127 Million

Copyright Infringement case against Willie Revillame,Will Production and TV5, nang magkita ang sila ng kampo ng ABS-CBN sa Makati RTC,last Monday.

Ang resulta kasi ay walang TRO , ibig sabihin tuloy pa rin ang show na “Willing Wil-lie” sa channel 5 para umere although hindi pa tapos ang laban nila dahil may susunod pang hearing sa Thursday at Friday.Habang sinusulat namin ito baka may iba pang resulta, sa mga susunod na hearings.

Siempre sa labang yun ni Willie,maraming tagahanga ni Revillame ang sumoporta sa kanya sa Makati Regional Trial Court, nandun din ang buong staff at dancers ng naturang show at maging ang president ng channel 5 na si Atty. Ray Espinosa.

Nadoon din si Ms. Cristy Fermin para sumoporta, sabi nga niya desperate move daw ito ng channel 2 para pigilan ang show ni Willie.No. 1 na kasi sa rating ang show ni Mr. Revillame, tinatalo ang mga katapat nito na TV Patrol at 24 Oras, kaya ang benebisyo nito nalalasap ngayon sa TV5.

Naniniwala pa rin ang kampo ni Willie na walang panggagaya na naganap,dahil sabi nga ng host na si Willie.Sino raw ang Wowowee, di ba siya naman daw yun at ang nag-iisip tungkol sa program noon.Paniniwala rin ng TV5 Pres. na si Atty. Espinosa, wala naman daw original na TV format na puedeng angkinin ng isang TV net-work, basta habang tuloy ang hearings naniniwala siya na

walang TRO na ihahain sa linggong ito ang RTC.

Samantala,marami namang OFW ang galit na galit ngay-on sa ABS-CBN na nag-aan-tay para sa TV5 International dahil sa dimandang ito ng naturang istasyon kay Willie.Inaantay kasi nila sa January ang pagkakaroon worldwide na mapanood na sa TV ang Willing Willie , kapalit ng TFC nila.

Lumalaban na rin ang mga OFW sa pagbibigay ng com-ments sa videos sa youtube at ilang Filipino Websites sa pagtatanggol kay Mr. Wil-lie Revillame dahil sabik na

sabik na sila na makita ito at mapanood sa kanilang TV ang Mr. Wowowee.

Dati nga sa Youtube na may video si Ms. Charo Santos tungkol sa TRO na inihain nila against Willie na naipalabas din sa TV Patrol, puro favor kay Willie ang mga comments at tinutuligsa ang sinasabi ni Ms. Santos,

hanggang sa tinanggal din ang video dahil puro negative ang dating sa ABS-CBN.

Kung kami ang tatanungin,pabayaan na lang nila si Willie Revillame mag-show sa channel 5, at pagandahin na lang ng husto ng channel 2 ang Win na Win nina Rico J. Puno and

(Continued on page 23)

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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 1, 2010 – With the cold weather and chilly nighttime temperatures, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is reminding customers that safety should be a top priority in cold-weather heating.

“As we continue to see temperatures drop, it’s essential that home furnaces are inspect-ed,” said Caroline Winn, vice president of customer services for SDG&E. “Gas appliance maintenance is very important and should be a priority when thinking about heating your home this winter season.”

As a reminder, gas appli-ance maintenance is always the homeowner’s responsibility. However, SDG&E will per-form appliance safety checks upon request. To schedule an appointment, call SDG&E at 1-800-411-SDGE (7343).

Carbon monoxide safety tips

Carbon monoxide is a color-less, odorless, tasteless gas that is formed when carbon-based fuels, such as kerosene, gaso-line, propane, natural gas, oil, charcoal or wood, are burned with inadequate amounts of oxygen, creating a condition known as incomplete combus-tion. When incomplete combus-tion occurs, carbon monoxide is produced, and this can poten-tially lead to carbon monoxide poisoning to a family.

The early stages of carbon monoxide poisoning produce unexplained flu-like symptoms, such as headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath and mental confusion. Since carbon mon-oxide displaces the oxygen in the blood, prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide can lead to death by asphyxiation.

Signs that may indicate the presence of carbon monoxide:

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Seek medical attention if anyone in the home experiences possible carbon monoxide poi-soning symptoms.

Contact SDG&E or a li-censed, qualified professional immediately to have the appli-ance inspected.

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Never use your outdoor barbeque, range or oven to heat your home because these appli-ances are not designed for this purpose. If used indoors they can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Vacuum and clean regularly around the furnace, particularly around the burner compartment to prevent a build-up of dust and lint.

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Calling A Spade…By Solita Collas-Monsod

Business World

Well, well. Delicadeza is not dead after all. Vicente “Enteng” Romano III has shown his col-leagues (erstwhile, since he has dealt himself out of the gov-ernment game) what that is all about. What Romano has done may be par for the course in other countries, but certainly not here, where Kapal Muks as a survival strategy has had a very long and successful reign.

In fact, I cannot remember anyone, Cabinet or subcabi-net level, in the past 50 or so years, doing an Enteng Romano — that is to say, resigning so quickly and willingly to deflect from his principals the onus of yet another in a series of issues that are steadily eroding confi-dence in the government. What is usually done by those who find themselves in the middle of a financial, political or moral scandal is: a) to accuse the ac-cusers of political motivation, as in “they’re out to get me,”, following the principle that the best offense is a good offense; and if that doesn’t work, b) to dump the responsibility on the lap of their principal, as in “I serve at the pleasure of the President,”,or as in ” I am sub-mitting my courtesy resignation, so he can decide.”

The problem I have with the whole thing, though, is that it is possible that Romano’s delica-deza may have been misplaced. Why? Well, for starters, his integrity or honesty has never been questioned. The plagiarism issue is a tempest in a teapot, to my mind, because he apparently gave specific instructions for a logo along the lines of the Euro-pean logos. Now I don’t know if Polska (the Polish logo) has a copyright, but there doesn’t seem to have been any attempt on his part to claim that the logo he approved was original — he clearly was operating on “imita-tion is the best form of flattery”

Delicadeza isn’t deadmode. And in any case, the logo wasn’t a done deal, because it was still subject to validation, where any violations of intellec-tual property rights would have come to light.

Which brings us to the question of his competence as undersecretary for planning and promotions. To be sure, the staff work was not complete for the Pilipinas Kay Ganda brand/logo. But on the other hand, there never was any claim that it had been done. I googled the reports on the launching — and it certainly was billed as a “pre-view,” a “work in progress,” with the announcement that the Focus Group Discussions were still to be undertaken. So how, on that basis, can anyone ques-tion Romano’s competence?

If Romano can be accused of anything, it has to be of overen-thusiasm, not of dishonesty nor of incompetence. All he wanted to do was serve his country and help his administration achieve its objectives as quickly and as successfully as possible, and he got carried away. By the way, it is the height of stupid-ity for anyone in this country to criticize using a Pilipino slo-gan — on the grounds that the foreigners wouldn’t understand it. Please. That’s what those Fo-cus Group Discussions, held in other countries, would have de-termined. We who immediately criticized the Pilipino must hold ourselves guilty of prejudging.

Contrast Romano’s situation, if you please, with the situation of some of his colleagues who have brought real embarrass-ment to the President. For ex-ample, Bureau of Customs chief Lito Alvarez had been found guilty of cheating in a golf tour-nament, an offense that resulted in his being banned from golf tournaments in his club (to give the reader an idea of how seri-ous that is, businessman Ricky Razon reportedly fired Alvarez’s tournament partner, who was a Razon executive). And if that

weren’t enough, it seems that he has been so far unable to achieve his agency’s collection goals, nor has he been able to put a dent on the oil smuggling that is rampant in this country. Did he even offer his resigna-tion when the news broke out of his alleged cheating, to the great embarrassment of the days-old Aquino administration? No, he just laughed it off. Kapal Muks.

Then there is the case of Undersecretary Rico Puno, who was actually named by Arch-bishop Oscar Cruz as involved in the jueteng payola. This on top of botching up the Hong-kong Hostage Crisis (at least ac-cording to the De Lima report). In other words, both his integ-rity and his competence were being questioned. What did he do? Gave the lamest of excuses, and then announced that he had handed in his “courtesy” (that’s the term he used). And when the President (alas) backed him up, had the extremely poor taste to boast of how close he was to the President. Kapal Muks.

Which is why Romano comes out smelling like a rose, no matter my reservations about his being too thin-skinned, or the polar opposite of Kapal Muks. Romano took every-thing on the chin, claimed all responsibility, apologized to his principals for causing them embarrassment, and submitted his IRREVOCABLE resigna-tion — a letter, by the way, which is worth reading. Wheth-er the example he has set will be followed by the rest of the political (as opposed to career or civil servants) appointees in the Aquino government, one can only guess — but if I were a betting person, I would bet against that possibility. Does that mean that I think Romano’s gesture was quixotic? Of course not. As they say, the journey of a a thousand miles starts with the first step. Romano has taken that first step in the very ardu-ous journey — of bringing back delicadeza into the equation of government service. I salute him.

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It is the policy of the City to provide equal opportunity in its airport engineering / civil engineering professional services contracts. Toward this end, proposals from small local businesses, disadvantaged businesses and disabled veteran, women and minority owned businesses are strongly encouraged. Prime consultants are encouraged to provide subconsultant opportunities or joint venture with these firms. The City endeavors to do business with firms sharing the City’s commitment to equal opportunity and will not do business with any firm that discrimi-nates on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, medical condition or place of birth.

This project has a voluntary Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBE)/ Emerging Local Business Enterprises (ELBE) Participation Level (SLBE/ELBE) goal of 20%. SLBE/ELBE goals are achieved by contracting with SLBE and ELBE firms as defined in the following website, http://www.sandiego.gov/eoc/boc/slbe.shtml. Attain-ment of the SLBE/ELBE goal is strongly encouraged, but strictly voluntary.

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SUmmARY SCOPE OF SERvICESThe objective of this project is to provide a design for the rehabilitation of Brown Field Airport Runway 8L/26R to maintain the safe use of this Runway by Airport users and in compliance with the FAA Airports Capital Improve-ment Plan (ACIP) and the FAA Grant Assurances. The design services will benefit all users and residents of the region by enhancing the safe use of Runway 8L/26R. The remainder of the Scope of Services is contained in the Request for Proposal for Design of Brown Field Airport Runway 8L/26R Pavement Rehabilitation (H115346), as Exhibit A to the Draft Agreement.

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Tama ang sabi ni Pops Fernandez,mag-usap ang da-lawang kampo at mag-meet sa isang kasunduan para maayos na ang lahat.

TUWANG-TUWA NA-MAN KAMI SA JUICY NG TV5, isang showbiz talkshow na pinangungunahan ng mga hosts na sina Cristy Fermin, Mo Twister, IC Mendoza, Alex Gonzaga at Shalala.Lalo na sa mga Blind Items nila, na bigay na bigay kaya medal-ing mahulaan kung sino ang pinahuhulaan nila.

Lalong tumatapang si Ate Cristy sa mga sinasabi pa niya, kagaya na lang na kaya raw hindi nagkatuluyan sina Sarah Geronimo at Mark Bau-tista dahil tinawag na kuya raw ni Sarah si Mark, kaya nawalan ng gana ang binatang singer na lumipat na sa GMA 7.Sagot naman ni Ate Cristy,

Mas priority ni Vilma si Sharon kaysa kay Nora!!!(Continued from page 21) dapat daw Ate ang tawag niya

hindi kuya, hindi makapag-salita sina Mo, Shalala at Alex nana madinig nila yun.

Si Shalala rin gumagal-ing din na host,lalo na kapag nagpapatawa siya sa mga blind items niya, at take note binabataan siya ng driver ni Zoren Legaspi na bubugbugin siya kapag nakita siya sa labas, dahil sa pag-blind item niya sa kina Zoren at Carmian Villaruel.Basta, goodluck sa show ninyo,sana mapanood na kayo sa TV rito sa Amerika at hindi lang sa Internet.

ANNOUNCEMENT :Magkakaroon pala ng X’mas Reunion ang Batch ’79 ng Arellano High School sa Dec 4,3pm Saturday sa San Juan Gymnasium(Ground Floor) San Juan City sa pangunguna nina Noel De Dios , Reynal-do Herrera at Edmundo Solo-mon.GOODLUCK na lang sa mga reunion nyo at hello to all my batchmates.

GUSTO KO RIN batiin ang sarili ko ng Happy Birth-day sa Dec. 6, invited ang lahat sa party pero hindi ko pa alam kung saan gagawin.Basta ang alam ko ,this is my third yr in America,and hello to all Filipino Teachers in Louisiana.

FILMS FROM THE YOUTH, BY THE YOUTH AND FOR THE PEOPLE

Today, various organiza-tions come together in com-memorating the 40th day of the book Lipunan at Re-bolusyong Pilipino (Philip-

LRP 40: Mga Pelikula ng Pakikibakapine Society and Revolution); with a marathon of short films which make up an omnibus collection entitled LRP 40: Mga Pelikula ng Pakikibaka, which premieres at the Cine Adarna, UP Film Institute on November 30.

The book offers an incisive

analysis of the history and society of the Philippines, offering means to achieve social change. For decades, this book served as an inspiration and guiding light for the youth to organize their ranks to call for reforms and later on to embrace higher forms of struggle for a better society.

The condi-tions back then where the coun-try was suffering from all sorts of social ills brought about by neo-colo-nialism, pushed the youth to study about the society.

“It is this same book that inspired the youth of today to come up with an omnibus col-lection of 11 short films from 11 topics lifted from it, under the title: LRP 40: Mga Peli-kula ng Pakikibaka,”says one of the films’ directors Sinag De Jesus.

“As direct and frank about the book LRP, we can expect the films to deliver plain and telling reality through differ-ent forms/genres – experi-mental, narratives, animations and music videos. In line with serving the masses, the propo-nents of the films believe that art must always favor a world-view that would advance the interests of the people. LRP 40 wants to achieve that type of art that is anchored in the struggle of the nation for genuine freedom,” he adds.

The proponents, progres-sive youth organizations such as Kabataang Artista Para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (KARA-TULA), Sine Patriyotiko (SIPAT), Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students (LFS), Student Christian Movement (SCMP), National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), College Editors’ Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) and Institute for Na-tionalist Studies (INS) formed the LRP40 task force: a team composed of students, young professionals, out-of-school youth and activists to make this project possible. They agreed to put up the project in response to the call of the time to explore more means towards a liberating arts and culture.

The choice of material, takes into consideration that the book LRP, is a seminal book of our generation that contains analysis of the Phil society and its growing peo-ple’s movement for genuine freedom and democracy. For 40 years, activists of the Na-tional Democratic Movement served as a guiding light to its take on pertinent issues of the

day, and the correct path to actions taken likewise.

The project is an urgent reply to the need for art and culture that is liberating, and not just confined to ride with what is popular and profitable. LRP 40: Mga Pelikula ng Pakikibaka, is real, and like-wise, can offer to the viewer a clearer view of his social perim-eters – a land-scape of these

basic social problems and issues such as landlessness, and human rights deprivation - and the solution to address these, admonishing the youth and viewers to undertake col-lective action.

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Book Signing on “Balik Tanaw: The Filipino Movie Stars of Yesteryears” held in Manila

Right photo: Romy with Teofisto Guingona.

Above photo: Mariz, Jackie Lou Blanco and Romy.

Left photo: Elsa Payumo, Delia Razon, Minda Morena, (standing) Boots Anson Roa

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