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Msgr. Gutierrez Miles Beauchamp Ben Maynigo May the Divine Social Media’s 5 Converging Force be with you Deadly Sins - p. 6 - p. 8 Technologies - p. 9 JuneJune 6-12, 6-12, 2014 2014 The original and first Asian Journal in America PRST STD U.S. Postage Paid Philippine Radio San Diego’s first and only Asian Filipino weekly publication and a multi-award winning newspaper! Online+Digital+Print Editions to best serve you! Permit No. 203 AM 1450 550 E. 8th St., Ste. 6, National City, San Diego County CA USA 91950 | Ph: 619.474.0588 | Fx: 619.474.0373 | Email: [email protected] | www.asianjournalusa.com Chula Vista M-F 7-8 PM CA 91910 UN court tells Beijing: Prove your sea claims China again rejects legal UCSD Prof. Maria Rosario Araneta, Our Life and Times challenge PhD, to be honored with ADA’s By Tarra Quismundo, Inquirer.net | MANILA, Vivian Fonseca Scholar Award The tomato distributor and the balut vendor 6/5/2014 –The United Nations Araneta to be Nagendran, arbitral tribunal has ordered Presented with promotes and “The Filipino emigrants here in San Diego are fl uent in English. This is because English is the medium China to defend its territorial recognizes of instruction in the schools in the Philippines. We have been under the United States for fi fty years, claims in the South China Sea Award at World’s by submitting evidence within Largest Diabetes diabetes re- that’s why we speak English like Americans except for our accent. When Filipinos apply for a job here, search focused they get easily employed as clerks and offi ce workers in both the government offi ces and private sector.” six months despite Beijing’s Meeting on South Asian refusal to respond to the Philippines’ legal challenge to The American or Asian Ameri- can, Native From the book, “Our Life & Times” by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. those sweeping claims. Diabetes Associa- The UN Permanent Court tion (Association) Hawaiian or San Diego, California Pacifi c Islander January 10, 2004 of Arbitration said in a state- will present the ment issued in The Hague Vivian Fonseca (AANHPI) populations on Tuesday that the arbitral Scholar Award to A friend of mine posted this story in and/or research by a scien- tribunal had directed China to Maria Rosario Araneta, PhD. the Internet, which I would like to share tist from South Asia or the submit by Dec. 15 its response This award, given in memory with our readers. The story goes like AANHPI population. The to the Philippine memoran- of Mr. P. Nagendran and this: dum submitted on March 30, funded by a grant from Suku researcher can be located any- (Continued on page 4) detailing its case that seeks to Nagendran, MD, and Anne An unemployed man goes to ap- nullify the Chinese claims and ply for a job with Microsoft as a jani- clarify maritime entitlements Noy: China ‘reclamation ships’ tor. The manager arranges for him to in the disputed waters. take an aptitude test. After the test, the It was the fi rst international in 2 other reefs manager says, "You will be employed at case fi led against China relat- minimum wage, $5.15 an hour. Let me ed to territorial disputes in the by Aurea Calica, Philstar. the Association of Southeast have your e- mail address, so that I can 3.5-million-square-kilometer com | MANILA, 6/6/14 - The Asian Nations (ASEAN) lead- send you a form to complete and tell sea where islands, islets, reefs Chinese have expanded their ers’ summit in May. you where to report for work on your and shoals are believed to be activities in disputed areas in “We are again bothered fi rst day." sitting atop vast oil and gas the West Philippine Sea and that there seems to be devel- reserves. South China Sea, possibly opments in other areas within Taken aback, the man protests that he China has rejected the including reclaiming land on the disputed seas. Amongst has neither a computer nor an e-mail ad- order, saying it has no plans to Gavin Reef and Cuarteron them there seems to be move- dress. To this the MS manager replies, take part. Reef in the Spratly Islands, ment of ships,” Aquino said in "Well, then, that means that you virtu- Aside from China and the Philip- President Aquino said yester- an ambush interview with re- ally don't exist and can therefore hardly expect to be employed." pines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam claim overlapping parts of the day. porters on the sidelines of the South China Sea, with Beijing saying it Aquino made the revela- Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Stunned, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having only $10 in his wallet, has sovereignty over virtually all of the tion when asked about the on disaster risk reduction and he decides to buy a 25-pound fl at of tomatoes at the supermarket. In less than two hours, he resource-rich waters. China’s disputes status of the ongoing reclama- management in Manila. Some sells all the tomatoes individually at 100 percent profi t. Repeating the process several times with the Philippines and Vietnam have tion work by the Chinese on more that day, he ends up with almost $100 before going to sleep that night. worsened recently, especially after it of the ships, he said, were deployed an oil rig early last month in Mabini Reef, which he fi rst waters also claimed by Hanoi, sparking mentioned in Myanmar at (Continued on page 2) And thus it dawns on him that he could quite easily make a living selling violent anti-China protests in Vietnam. tomatoes. Getting up early every day and going to bed late, he multiplies his Next armed confl ict profi ts quickly. After a short time he acquires a cart to transport several dozen There have been fears the territorial disputes could spark Asia’s next armed (Continued on page 2) Pinoy teen invents electricity- confl ict, although analysts say a major fi ght is unlikely given that major insta- generating shoes A Challenge to the Youth, Especially the Young bility could shatter the region’s bullish GMA News | MANILA, economies. Graduates: Beijing’s aggressive moves in the 6/4/2014 -- This kid would disputed waters, which straddle one of make Inspector Gadget proud. “Never Choose Your Role Models the world’s busiest sea lanes, were “dan- The phrase "power walk" gerous conduct and intimidation” that may soon get a new mean- rachets tension and could undermine the and Heroes Lightly!” economically vibrant region, said US ing, after 15-year-old Filipino Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzky, high school student Angelo by Ernie Delfi n, ementary, high school or uni- who is visiting Manila with American Casimiro invented an in-sole The Metamorphosis versity. Many families have business executives. power generator that can fi t children, nephews and nieces China has warned the United States to stop meddling. into an ordinary sneaker. But Casimiro also The month of June has graduating, and the gradua- It has said all along it will not participate Casimiro said his in-sole asked Filipinos to sup- arrived, the beginning of tion parties that follow are a in the arbitration proceedings initiated by the port the device, his entry good reason to get together Philippines in January last year, preferring a generator, which can charge another summer, and also the bilateral approach to resolve the confl icts. personal devices like smart- to Google's 2014 Science end of another school year and celebrate. Although Beijing informed the tribunal on May 21 phones, can benefi t Filipinos Fair, by giving his YouTube in the United States when education is becoming a very that it “does not accept the arbitration initiated by the Philippines” and that its issuance of a in remote areas where there is thousands of our young expensive commodity, but (Continued on page 7) no electricity. people graduate from el- (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 6) Page 2 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com June 6-12, 2014 duced just as the first waves of DACA recipients are due to renew their initial Noy: China grants of DACA and Employment Legal Buzz Authorization Document (EAD). Since Our Life & Times (Continued from page 1) A Monthly Forum hosted by and for the Fili- DACA was introduced in June 2012, the pino American Community of San Diego capable of undertaking recla- by Atty. Lilli A. Baculi United States Immigration and Citizen- mation functions. Law Offices of Chua Tinsay & Vega ship Services (USCIS) has issued grants by Simeon G. Silverio Jr. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del www.ctvattys.com of deferred action and employment Rosario said Manila would definitely authorizations for a period of two years file a protest if the reports turn out to be Read Atty. Baculi’s previous articles by visiting our to roughly more than 550,000 young Read Sim Silverio’s previous articles by visiting our true. website at www.asianjournalusa.com immigrants. This coming September website at www.asianjournalusa.com “Well, we’re not saying that they are 2014, the initial grants of DACA will exactly the same ships that were used expire under their own terms. Many in Mabini, but there seems to be similar eligible individuals seeking to renew ships at the very least,” Aquino said. DACA Renewal and Pentagon’s their DACA grant are looking to USCIS The tomato distributor and the Cuarteron is called Calderon Reef by the for guidance on their request to receive Philippines.