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International community offers aid to Lando victims Pia Lee Brago, Philstar.com | PLDT launches PH’s fastest The Filipino Americans of San Diego, California MANILA, 10/23/2015 - The international community yester- broadband yet day started efforts to bring relief FIRST GIGABIT. PLDT intro- 100,000 kilometers nationwide.” San Diego’s “Dean of Filipino Journalists” to thousands affected by Typhoon duces the fi rst Gigabit plan in the But PLDT (through its corporate Lando (Koppu) in the Philip- country under its fi xed broadband communications department) Ernie Flores, Jr. writes thirty; Sings pines. service, PLDT Home Fibr. clarifi ed Wednesday, October Australia will provide P33 mil- 21 via SMS that the company is lion in emergency relief supplies Rappler.com | MANILA, offering a 1-Gigabit plan, not a his Hawaiian song in Heaven to assist communities and fami- 10/20/2015 – A unit of Philip- 1-Gigabyte plan as it announced From the book, “The Filipino Americans of San Diego, California” lies affected by Lando. pine Long Distance Telephone Tuesday. France also expressed its soli- Company (PLDT) on Tuesday, PLDT’s new Gigabit service by Simeon G. Silverio, Publisher and Editor, San Diego Asian Journal darity with the Philippines and October 20 launched the fast- will soon be tested once the Na- offered assistance. est advertised fi xed broadband tional Telecommunications Com- San Diego, California “As the Philippines had just service in the Philippines to date mission implements its new rules January 15, 2005 been struck by Typhoon Lando, at 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps). on advertised fi xed broadband which has led to dozens of casu- Although the telecom company did not speed. (READ: New Internet alties, France assures its solidar- disclose how much it invested for the speed minimum throwback to service, PLDT said PLDT Home Fibr ity to the Philippine government has the “widest reach of fi ber-to-the- ‘90s?) and to the Filipino people,” the home (FTTH) facility [that] spans to ( Continued on page 7 ) French Ministry of Foreign Af- fairs and International Develop- ment said in a statement. “We Hillarie Danielle Parungao crowned an Diego’s Filipino community is grieving. Ernie extend our condolences to the families of the victims.” Miss World Philippines 2015 Flores, Jr., publisher and editor of The Filipino Press, The French ministry said France rie will represent the country in Sone of the leading Filipino newspapers here, suc- “stands together with the Philip- the Miss World pageant in Sanya, cumbed to a massive heart attack while putting his beloved pine government as we express China on December 19. newspaper to bed. our readiness to give favorable Aside from winning the crown, News of his death spread like wildfi re in the unsuspecting com- consideration to any request for Hillarie also bagged a number munity. A few minutes after the tragic event, a friend told me about assistance.” of special awards, including best it, who learned of the news from another, who in turn received it from another friend. It contradicted Australian Minister for Foreign in swimsuit, best in long gown, Ernie’s and my beliefs, that our newspapers are the most effective ways of reaching out to the com- Affairs Julie Bishop yesterday best in fashion runway, best in munity. We underestimated the power of word of mouth, especially if the news transmitted is dear to announced the Australian govern- sports challenge, Miss Zen Insti- everyone’s heart. ment’s assistance to the typhoon Rappler.com MANILA, tute, Miss Technomarine, Miss victims. 10/19/2015 – Hillarie Danielle Solaire, Miss Figlia, and Miss Chest pains “Australia, as a close friend of Parungao was crowned Miss Phoenix. the Philippines, is saddened by World Philippines 2015 at the During the question and answer portion Apparently, Ernie felt pains in his chest and abdomen while working on the latest issue of his news- the loss of life and damage to Theater at Solaire on Sunday, of for the Top 5, Hillarie was asked what paper. It was about noontime Friday, January 7th, the day the newspaper’s edition was supposed to homes and property in the wake October 18. her philosophy is in life. She answered that her philosophy “always relies on be brought to the printer at 5 p.m. and distributed the following day. of this tragedy,” Bishop said. Hillarie, who hails from Nueva He was eating lunch at work while beating the proverbial deadline. It was the fourth time this happened to him. He even compassion.” “I believe that compas- Despite the high number of ca- Vizcaya, succeeded last year’s ( Continued on page 14 ) ( Continued on page 6 ) sualties, Bishop commended the winner Valerie Weigmann. Hilla- Philippine government for its di- saster preparedness in mitigating Apl de Ap donates retinal Davao’s Malagos chocolate cited as one of the the damage to lives and property caused by Lando. camera to Davao City hospital world’s ‘best dark drinking chocolates’ “I commend the government of the Philippines for its leadership and Inquirer.net | DAVAO CITY, 48 hours, can cause blindness Davao-made Malagos The award for Malagos Choco- preparedness measures, and for quickly Philippines – “I am Apl de among newborn infants. chocolate wins world late’s single-origin 65 percent mobilizing its domestic resources to sup- Ap and I am blind,” said the “I am legally blind that’s why award in Germany dark chocolate is the second port affected communities and provide Filipino-American rapper of the this campaign is very close to my award after its 100 percent un- timely assistance,” she said. The product is cited as one of sweetened chocolate bagged the “As a good friend and neighbor, the Grammy Award-winning Black- heart,” said Apl de Ap, spelled Philippines can expect that Australia will Eyed Peas, as he turned over a out Allan Pineda Lindo from the ‘best dark drinking choco- bronze medal for Best Unfl a- continue to support its close friend and retinal camera to the Southern Angeles, Pampanga, who in re- lates’ in the world vored Drinking Chocolate during partner during this time. We will work Philippines Medical Center cent years had set up the “Apl de This is the second international the 2015 Academy of Chocolate closely with the Philippine government award received by the product Awards in London last April. and partners to support the typhoon (SPMC) here. Ap Foundation” to embark upon relief efforts as required,” Australian A retinal camera is a medical giving education aid and address- Malagos chocolate, a premium A feature article written by Ambassador Bill Tweddell said. equipment that is seen to boost ing health care needs of Filipino chocolate produced in Davao, Alixandra Caole Vila on Philstar In support of the Philippine govern- the hospital’s capacity to diag- children who could not afford the was recently awarded with silver disclosed that judges picked in nover, Germany from Sept. 11 to ment’s response efforts, Australia will release prepositioned in-country stores nose Retinopathy of Prematurity services. medal at the World Drinking public view the winners of the 13, based on samples prepared Chocolate Competition held in with the United Nations Population (ROP). ROP is an eye condi- Stricken by an eye condition International Chocolate Awards by the award body’s chefs using Fund, World Food Program and the tion which, if untreated within ( Continued on page 8 ) Germany as one of the world’s 2015 during the Schokolade best dark drinking chocolates. Gourmet Festival held in Han- ( Continued on page 14 ) ( Continued on page 8 )

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Page 4 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com October 23-29, 2015 Health & Wellness Eating more of these 5 foods can 12 Foods that increase magnesium West Nile Virus update: Six more help improve your eye health and prevent high blood pressure, County residents test positive Vision is one of mankind's most Fourteen more San Diego County Prevent, Protect, Report valued senses. Unfortunately, for many blood clots and muscle fatigue residents, including two more people it's susceptible to extremely degen- who have died, are suspected West Nile Prevent Mosquito Breeding: Dump out Magnesium is an important mineral virus cases. or remove any item inside or outside of erative conditions. In the United States which is required by our body. It is alone, nearly $7 billion is spent to treat County public health and environ- homes that can hold water, such as plant proven that as many as 300 metabolic mental health again urged people to saucers, rain gutters, buckets, garbage cataracts, affecting about 22 million processes that the body undergoes re- Americans over the age of 40. remember to protect themselves from cans, toys, old tires, and wheelbarrows. quire magnesium. Every organ of the mosquitoes and to keep mosquitoes Mosquito fi sh, available for free by con- Approximately 75 percent of adults body, particularly our heart, muscles require some sort of corrective lenses, dants. from breeding by emptying out standing tacting the Environmental Health Vector In the macula, lutein and zeaxanthin and kidney require magnesium to func- water in and around homes. West Nile Control Program, may be used to control according to the Vision Council of tion. Magnesium defi ciency can lead America, and about 64 percent wear are considered macular pigments. virus is not transmitted from person to mosquito breeding in backyard water Macular pigments have been shown to to fatigue, weakness or abnormal heart person, but can be transmitted to people sources such as unused swimming pools, eyeglasses, with the other 11 percent rhythms. wearing contact lenses. decrease the risk of AMD, and might by mosquitoes that fi rst feed on infected ponds, fountains and horse troughs. also play a role in age-related cata- animals, mainly birds, and then on Protect Yourself from Mosquito Bites: About a third of the population suffers Magnesium from near-sightedness, while about 60 racts, according to the Egg Nutrition humans. Offi cials said the public should Protect yourself from West Nile virus percent are far-sighted, struggling to see Center [PDF]. Among carotenoids, follow its “Prevent, Protect, Report” by staying inside when most mosquitoes lutein and zeaxanthin are the only ones Magnesium is required for activating guidelines. are most active, at dusk and dawn. Wear up close. muscles and nerves and creating energy It's safe to say this country has a vision to be found in the eye's lens. As of Oct. 14, the County reported: long sleeves and pants or use repellent Kale, broccoli, romaine lettuce, peas, in the body. It aids the process of diges- 17 state-confi rmed human cases includ- when outdoors. Use insect repellent problem, and other than consuming a tion and also helps in transportation of Brussels sprouts, zucchini and other col- Fish ing two deaths (11 cases and two deaths that contains DEET, picaridin, oil of healthy diet, no preventive methods have calcium, silica and vitamin D. been developed. We live during an age lard greens also contain high amounts Dark Chocolate in 2014) lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535. Make of lutein. Brown Rice 14 human cases of West Nile virus sure screens on windows and doors are of heart transplants, yet there's no tech- Magnesium was primarily found in the 3. Blueberries Avocados pending confi rmation. in good condition and secured to keep nology that preserves one of our most topsoil and hence found its way into our Blueberries, also referred to as "brain- Bananas 278 dead infected birds recovered insects out. important traits, eyesight. food as well. With the advent of new berries," are considered by some to be Dried Fruits (compared to 41 in 2014) Report Dead Birds and Green Swim- Fortunately, a healthy diet is pretty and modern farming techniques, use of the healthiest food on the planet. Their Okra 40 batches of infected mosquitoes col- ming Pools: Report dead crows, ravens, powerful. 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Egg Yolks improve magnesium intake. retina from unwanted sunlight and and-prevent-high-blood-pressure-blood- County Department of Environmental For more information about West Nile Age-related macular degeneration The best way to know about mag- oxygen damage. clots-and-muscle-fatigue/ Health’s West Nile Virus Activity Web virus, go to San Diego County’s “Fight (AMD) is the leading cause of vision nesium defi ciency is the bowel test. loss for people over 65 years old; how- 4. Carrots page. the Bite” website. While consuming carrots won't neces- The results will determine if you have ever, eating egg yolks can help slow this magnesium defi ciency or not. process. For various reasons, a degenera- sarily reverse bad eyesight, they can help improve overall eye health. Carrots tive process can affect the macula, a tiny Defi ciency area in the back of the eye, subsequently contain lutein and beta-carotene, a substance converted to vitamin A by damaging your vision. Defi ciency of Magnesium can cause Egg yolks contain lutein, a yellow- the body, a benefi cial nutrient for eye health. Vitamin A is a crucial nutrient; in ailments like high blood pressure, dia- pigmented antioxidant belonging to a betes and respiratory issues. Magnesium class of compounds called carotenoids. fact, a lack of it is the leading cause of blindness in the developing world, ac- offers protection against arthritis and Lutein and a similar compound called Alzheimer’s disease. zeaxanthin selectively accumulate in the cording toHowStuffWorks.com. macula of the retina, scavenging free Orange0colored foods like mango, pumpkin, apricots, sweet potatoes and Some of the symptoms of magnesium radicals and acting as a blue-light fi lter. defi ciency are Some experts suggest that we need cantaloupe also contain beta-carotene. about 6 mg of these antioxidants a day. 5. Almonds This vitamin E-rich nut has also been Anxiety and Panic Attacks One egg yolk has about 0.25 mg of Bowel Diseases lutein, and even more if you don't cook proven to slow macular degeneration, and just one handful a day provides you Constipation it. Also, the body absorbs lutein found in Fatigue/Weakness egg yolks more easily than it does that about half of your daily dose, accord- ing to Health.com. Almonds contain Insomnia found in fruits or vegetables. Consuming Poor Memory lutein with olive or coconut oil enhances the anti-cancer nutrient amygdalin, also known as laetrile or vitamin B17. absorption. Increase Magnesium Intake While other foods contribute to eye Almonds promote overall well-being. They contribute to weight loss, help health, egg yolks were found to help the Supplements of magnesium chloride most lower cholesterol, prevent heart disease and improve your complexion, among also known as magnesium oil can be 2. Spinach taken to increase the magnesium level. This delicious, green leafy vegetable many other benefi ts. http://refreshingnews99.blogspot. Below is the list of foods that can help in contains lots of lutein, therefore working alleviating the magnesium level. miracles on the eyes. Consuming it raw in/2014/08/eating-more-of-these- 5-foods-can-help.html is the best method, as heating spinach is Dark Leafy Vegetables known to damage some of its antioxi- Yogurt

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San Marcos Ethnic Studies California. The fi rms were among 25 effi ciently and at competitive prices. using more than 3.1 billion kWh of The program distributed more than 160 The exchange will be held from 8 a m. businesses and organizations across 13 In 2014, Crossroads purchased more green power annually, which is equiva- megawatt-hours (MWh) of green power to 1 p m. Oct. 24 at the San Marcos celebrates 25th states recognized for their achievements than 1.6 million kWh of green power, lent to the annual power needs of nearly to its customers in 2014, its all-time Sheriff’s Station, 182 Santar Place. in advancing the nation’s renewable representing 100 percent of the school’s 295,000 average American homes. record, which was a 5 percent increase The Sheriff’s Department asks that Anniversary energy market and reducing greenhouse electricity use. Green Power Suppliers of the Year from 2013 and a 10 percent increase people bring the unloaded weapons in gas emissions that contribute to climate Kaiser Permanente, located in Oakland, 3DegreesGroup, Inc., Based in San since 2012. the trunks of their vehicles. A uniformed The Department of Ethnic Studies at change. Calif., concluded a renewable energy Francisco, Calif., offers customized EPA defi nes green power as electric- deputy or offi cer will provide further the University of California, San Diego “We commend all our award winners purchase program that will increase its green power options to more than 25 ity that is generated from renewable information at the event and make the is celebrating its 25th anniversary with for expanding the use of the zero carbon on-site solar generation by as much as million retail electricity customers sources, including solar, wind, geother- exchange. 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We would not comple- He worked as a reporter in Phoenix, Ari- ment each other but only duplicate each zona, during the sixties. He was the fi rst and others’ talents and functions. On the only Filipino reporter who ever worked in other hand, Gardy had no knowledge that city. He also worked as the fi rst and only of journalism due to his marketing Filipino reporter of San Diego Union until background. In fact, I later learned Ernie his retirement ten years later. This was quite an accomplishment for a barrio boy in La was the fi rst editor of Gardy’s Asian Union, Philippines, who had lost his father at Journalist Ernie Flores, Jr. writes thirty; American Times. I was also told later an early age and worked his way to educate Ernie had helped put up several Filipino himself and master the King’s English. Philippine Judiciary vs. UN Opinion newspapers before. Accomplishments sings his Hawaiian song in Heaven Regular meetings Whenever a person passes away, we always he so-called discus- standards and to accord Mrs. Arroyo From then on, I met Ernie Flores, Jr. look back to the past and try to recall his ac- with an enforceable right to compensa- handshake and the magnanimous words: regularly in community events and func- complishments. In Ernie Flores, I found a lot. sion on the Opinion ( Continued from page 1 ) tions. I would like to believe I had earned tion,” Amal Clooney also messaged ‘Here comes the great and talented as- He was witness to the history of the Filipino of the UN Working GMA’s lawyer. wrote about the third episode in his sociate editor of the Asian Journal!’ That his respect. He would greet me warmly and community in San Diego. During community share his frank thoughts about his opinion meetings, I would be amazed by the inci- T The email is obviously self-serving. widely-read column, “Bamboo Tower.” evening, I was the one who greeted him Group on Arbitrary Deten- Amal Clooney was the lawyer who took and he barely nodded. The whole time of other people. I do not know if it was a dents he could vividly recall. At one time, I A few minutes after he passed away, disadvantage, but Ernie was sometimes too tion bothers me. the case to the UN Working Group on his grieving assistants asked Joe Nicolas, we were there, he practically ignored wanted to sit down with him and just simply frank for his own good. He would not mince talk about each one of them. I just hope he First, I still have to see the full behalf of GMA (Arroyo). a contributing writer, what to do about me.” words whenever he felt a friend had done was able to write them down in his articles so text of the Opinion. I searched Third, I expected that Amal Clooney Ernie’s unwritten column for the issue. But how could Ernie succumb to a wrong. In fact, he had earned the ire of a few that we could appreciate this history and pass should have at least attached a copy Joe searched for his previous articles fatal heart attack at a young age of 71, former friends when he published negative them on to the next generation of Filipino online, visited the websites of of the Opinion to her email so lawyer and decided to reprint Ernie’s item on especially in this day and age when but true items about them. To him, there were Americans in San Diego County. the Offi ce of the Human Rights Gadon could read it in full and show it his chest pain experience. Ernie had heart bypasses are common and have no sacred cows. If you are charged in court, How did he do it? Well, he had the time and it did not matter if you were his friend: you Council and the UN Working to the Press at the conference. It was not concluded it was a false alarm, and his extended many lives? initiative to attend almost every community done. were news. His journalistic credo prevailed gathering. We would see him taking pictures Group on Arbitrary Detention, doctor assured him that the pain was A friend said that one could talk with Yet, the Philippine Press ate and swal- caused by an infl amed bone in his chest. Ernie about everything under the sun over friendship. and hopping to the next activity during week- and read the Annual Reports Proud of his children ends and even weeknights. When attending lowed the email quotes of Amal Clooney They gave him painkillers to eliminate other than his health. Ernie spoke lovingly and proudly of his and Opinions rendered by the as if they were the actual Opinion of the First meeting gatherings, I would always look for him as the pain that lasted two days. children. I believe he considered them his he would often be the only familiar face in HRC and the Working Group, UN Working Group. If the third time was a charm for him, I fi rst met Ernie Flores, Jr. the fi rst time prime achievements. When he attended my the crowd. Once I saw him, I knew I would respectively. I failed to get a copy Reactions and reporting were com- the fourth was not. I arrived in San Diego in November of housewarming in 1992, he could not help but feel at home because I would have somebody or the full text of the Opinion pletely based on this self-serving email A few blocks away 1982. Bagong salta lamang ako, hindi proudly mention that one of his children had to talk to. of Mrs. Clooney. ABS-CBN, I under- When the pain persisted that after- pa ako dugay sa America (I was a new a big and luxurious house in the Los Angeles In fact, I am amazed by the number of anywhere. area. stand, tried to obtain a copy of the Opin- noon of January 7th, Ernie asked to be arrival, not yet an oldtimer in America). people who have attended his wake. Almost Second, it all started when, in a news ion by calling the Secretariat of the UN brought to the hospital. He even gave I was fumbling my way to a journalistic Several years ago, my production outfi t, everyone was there. Almost all the Filipino conference last week, Lorenzo G. Contempo Performing Arts, which I operated associations, informal, and formal, attended Working Group but was unsuccessful. directions to the driver on how to best career in the United States, having been Gadon, a lawyer of Mrs. Arroyo, shared Let's assume that the Opinion says a journalist for almost 15 years in the with Stephen Nicolas, used Ernie’s son Brian because either he was a member of the reach Paradise Valley Hospital, which as one of our models in a fashion show. As an e-mail by international lawyer Amal it the way Mrs. Clooney emailed to was a few blocks away from his offi ce Philippines. organization or had covered their functions at A. Clooney, who brought Mrs. Arroyo’s expected, Ernie was there taking pictures, one time or another. I would dare to say that GMA’s lawyer. The opinion of the UN and residence. There were three Asian newspapers in behaving like a very proud father. no one knew as many Filipinos in San Diego case to the UN Working Group for Arbi- Working Group on Arbitrary Detention “Mamamatay na ata ako, ah (I might San Diego then: a newsletter typeset in a “Can you believe I used to take him in court as Ernie did. To Ernie Flores, the Filipino trary Detention. is precisely that, an opinion. It does already die)!’ he said. typewriter by a Chinese American lady and babysit him while I did my interpreter’s community was his second family. The email says in part, “The UN opin- not have the force and effect of law. It I do not know when he was already named Virginia Hom, Asian American job?” he proudly beamed as we looked at A great loss ion fi nds that the detention of former is not enforceable and cannot mandate unconscious when he arrived at the Times published by Gardy Avendano, Brian who was tall and handsome. We will miss him taking pictures in our President Arroyo was arbitrary and il- “Padre, habulin iyan ng mga chicks (girls the Philippine Courts to subscribe to its hospital, but several minutes later, he and a newspaper called Asian World community gatherings, expressing his frank legal under international law because the opinion, which admittedly followed in go after him)!” he said to me as he proudly opinions in forums, recalling unknown inci- passed away. published by realtor John Dauz and Sandiganbayan court failed to take into full the opinion of Clooney, who in turn It was a sudden death. “At least he did edited by Ernie Flores, Jr. pointed to his son. dents in the community’s past and, hearing account her individual circumstances.” I kidded him: “Baligtad pala kayo, pare. Si him belt out his Hawaiian lullaby in Karaoke followed in full the opinion of GMA’s not suffer like one who died from a lin- Virginia Hom was quite a character. I Brian hinahabol ng babae, ikaw humahabol “As a result of the Government’s viola- lawyer. In short, its opinion is as strong loved her. She became a friend of mine. gatherings. gering illness like cancer,” a friend said. ng babae (You are opposites. Brian is being Yes, Ernie was an avid Karaoke singer. tions, the Working Group recommended and as persuasive as your opinion and But to all, it was a shock and a great However, she was strange and for some chased by girls while you are chasing girls)!” In many Karaoke places I went, I always reconsideration of Mrs. Arroyo’s mine. At the end of the day, the Philip- loss. Ernie was up and about up to reason had published my application and “Habulin din ako ng mga chicks (Girls also bumped into him, no matter if it were a application for bail in accordance with pine judicial process rules as decisions the very end. He attended community resume in the “Letters to the Editor” sec- chase me)!” he proudly grinned. weekend evening or weeknight. And he was the relevant international human rights are made based on facts, evidence, the functions as though there were nothing tion of her newsletter. I thought I should Dean of Journalists a pretty good singer although I would not Constitution, laws, and jurisprudence. Whenever I mentioned Ernie’s name in wrong with him. He looked old and frail be embarrassed, but then again, no one have advised him to quit his day job. The Working Group was set-up under when I last saw him. knew me from Adam at the time. community meetings, I always referred to In heaven him as “the dean of Filipino journalists in I would like to think that when Ernie goes Human Rights Council resolution Unusual behavior Then Ernie Flores interviewed me in 1991/42. The same Council in resolution his offi ce on Davidson Street near Third San Diego,” which he appreciated. One time, to Heaven, he would look fi rst for our friend raoke music. But knowing how playful Joe Chito Pabalan met Ernie two nights I told him, “You know why I call you as the 1997/50 specifi cally states, “Depriva- before he died at the house of Dr. Ed Avenue in Chula Vista. He was already Joe Cabrera before reporting to St. Peter. Joe was, he would hide at fi rst from Ernie before dean of Filipino journalists?” was a mutual friend, a “toast of the town” in tion of liberty is NOT arbitrary if it Manaig, a long time friend. dapper-looking then. I was impressed they would again play and sing “beautiful “Why, is it because I’m the best?” he asked. San Diego for his profi ciency in playing the music together.” results from a fi nal decision taken by a “His behavior was unusual,” Chito re- by his expensive business suit. He “No, it’s because you are the oldest!” piano. If he had his way, Ernie would prefer domestic judicial instance and which is introduced me to his brother Lito, a new But I hope Ernie would not be a member of called. “Every time I met him before, he We had a good laugh. Joe to accompany him than sing along a Ka- “A.I.M.,” which does not refer to the Asian in accordance with domestic law.” In would greet me with a big smile, a fi rm arrival and protégée of my Journalism Kidding aside, Ernie had the longest jour- Institute of Management, a famous business fact, experts of the UN Working Group school in Makati, the Philippines. “A.I.M.” are advised to consider the indepen- There are some things, however, that would refer to people who insist on singing dence of the judiciary of the State Party our parents fail to teach us - things that 16. The tool is on back order; continuously in Karaoke bars, so named before rendering their opinion. They are are exceptionally important. And that’s because “Ayaw Iwanan ang Mike” (one who required to be discreet and objective. what this list is all about. I started think- 17. The store will never be able to say doesn’t want to give up the mike). God’s patience has its limits too, you know. Sandiganbayan is the same court that ing the other day about all of the things when the tool is due to come in; My only lament is our so-called Filipino detained, tried, and eventually convicted I wish my parents had taught me while I organizations often give awards to people former President Erap Estrada for the was growing up and it seemed that there 18. You will always fi nd that tool at the with dubious accomplishments but not to similar non-bailable offense of plunder. were quite a few. Here are some of the very next store you walk into, even if it’s those with solid contributions to the com- The judicial process happened under the more important ones. a bakery; munity like Ernie Flores, Jr. I expressed this watch of then President Gloria Maca- view when our colleague, Rocky Bungay, pagal Arroyo who could not impose her Things my parents forgot to teach me 19. You can never stop a special order who published and founded another Filipino will to an independent judiciary. (or I forgot to listen while they did) or get a refund; newspaper, the Mabuhay Times, passed away As opined by Sandiganbayan Presid- a few years ago without adequate recognition ing Justice Amparo Cabotaje Tang, "We 1. The worm that the early bird ate 20. They will lose your special order from the Filipino organizations. Filipino publishers like Ernie and Rocky have our own judicial process. That has probably made it sick; anyway; should be recognized for their commu- to be observed and the 1st division of nity contributions. Now that they are gone, the court has precisely observed this pro- 2. Patience is a gift so demand it people will greatly feel their loss and realize cess in place. I don't think the court has If I only knew... wisely; but always demand it; 21. No one can laugh at you behind the tremendous sacrifi ces and efforts Ernie violated any international law." Things my parents probably taught me and I didn’t pay attention your back quicker than a new grandpar- and Rocky had given in making our Filipino "The court has always observed all the 3. The car never needs gas until you’re ent. Unless it’s your child; community in San Diego a better place for processes that are in place in the country. late; future generations. She (GMA) fi led a petition for bail that e have many teachers throughout our lives. Par- 22. There may be teenagers every- In the meantime, make way for Ernie was heard. Evidence was presented. 4. The trash never needs to be taken where, very responsible teenagers, but Flores, Jr. Hand him the mike because it’s ents, school instructors, college professors, aunts karaoke time in heaven! - AJ After due evaluation, the court came up and uncles, ministers and other religious leaders, out until you try to throw something never when you need a babysitter; with its resolution.” W away; Tang said the decision would stay and friends, are just a few of the individuals we learn from 23. The one time you don’t smell the unless there is a radical change that during our time here. But of all the people from whom we 5. Pets know when you are carrying milk is the one time it has soured; can serve as a ground for change in the something very hot; resolution. 35. No one can roll their eyes at you learn, our parents probably teach us the most important 24. 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Chapter 4 - Hawaii - December 7, 1941 (Publisher’s Note: In the last chapter, Sebio pushed the arm of the woman Kudiamat who is from Bontoc in the aside, pulled himself hard out of the bed Cordilleras lives his hometown to study and rushed to the window in his naked- in Trinidad. He eventually joins and is ness. Parting the windows and squinting the fi rst Ifontoc to join the US Navy) at the sudden fl ash of light, he saw palls of smoke from the distance. Pusoy - A Novel “…Sailors to your ships now.” By Rudy D. Liporada He rushed to suit up in his dungarees. Still pulling on his shoes, he fi ddles on ebio is awakened by his wallet and hands crisp dollars to the woman who is barely waking up and sirens blaring outside still in a stupor reeking of liquor. of the motel room. The woman forced her eyes to open S and counted the money. “Thanks. You The sirens was from a jeep are generous. Seek me out again, will screeching on the road. Still you?” she said. in his languorous state, he Sebio does not respond. Having fi n- ished tying his shoes, he rushed out of thought he heard distant the room. explosions. Slowly, in the Outside there were signs of confusion. Sebio clambered up a jeep and zoomed darkened room, he became towards Pearl Harbor from atop the hill. aware of where he was. As he neared the Harbor, he saw planes A megaphone blared in between the dropping bombs on the ships. The explo- sound of sirens. “All military personnel, sions sounded more thunderous. go to your posts now. Sailors, go to your Reaching the shore, he jumped out of ships.” The call sounded urgent. the jeep as a plane started shooting at it. Sebio tried to get up but his throbbing He cowered behind a rock, just watching head pulled him back to lie down. the devastation, unable to do anything. There was a soft moan beside him. After hours like forever, the planes left. Fleeting moments of the night before Sebio rushed to the beach. He cried rushed back to his mind. The drinking as bodies were swimming out of the with his buddies. The dancing at the waters, blackened with soot, bloodied club. The woman… or soaked in oil. They slumped on the The woman. Yes, the woman. beach, trembling, sobbing, seeking help. She placed her arm over his chest. She Sebio dragged many of them to the moaned again. shore. The sirens blared again. “All sailors…”

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For information: 858-534- to support districts in implementing runs on fi ber-optic technology – which 3277 and [email protected]. LCFF for foster youth. is touted as the world standard for UC San Diego News on the web at: broadband. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu Early this year, PLDT Home Fibr also upgraded the speeds of all its plans from Boil water US EPA a minimum speed of 8 megabits per sec- ( Continued from page 5 ) ( Continued from page 5 ) ond (Mbps) to 20 Mbps, all the way up to the 100 Mbps plan which was boosted facility, public restrooms/ showers and include Fortune 500 companies, small to 200 Mbps. offi ce. and medium sized businesses, local, “These massive speed boosts and the The drinking water system has tested pres- state, and federal governments, and col- new symmetrical speeds, combined with ent for total coliform bacteria and absent for leges and universities. our unparalleled offers let our subscribers E. coli. 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Page 8 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com October 23-29, 2015 Spiritual Life Letting bishops conferences decide own way on homosexu- ality and divorce is impossible, says Cardinal Arinze ROME, October 19, 2015 (LifeSite- “So, we don’t have power to modify News) -- While some say a majority [what Scripture teaches us]. For example, of Synod Fathers support allowing St. Paul says that those who receive Holy October 25th, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time different national regions to establish Communion should look into themselves their own ways of dealing with conten- because the person who receives unwor- tious issues such as homosexuality and thily receives judgment against himself. Kung Pwede Lang Sana Light in Blindness divorce, Cardinal Francis Arinze of This is Holy Scripture. This cannot be Joke of the Week: There once was a faith in Jesus that he did not hesitate to Nigeria has stated that the proposal is subject to voting at the level of bishops’ Kung lilingunin ko ang bahagi ng buhay kong nagdaan blind man who decided to visit Texas. ask him for help, even though he knew impossible for the Catholic Church to conferences or even voting across conti- sana ang mga pagkakamali ay aking naiwasan When he arrived on the plane, he felt that following him entails suffering and adopt. nental frontiers.” the seats and said, “Wow, these seats are death. Bartimaeus who is not spiritually “The Ten Commandments are not “You can see, the Church is not actually mga pangaral sa’kin, ni pansin ay hindi ko binigyan big!” The person next to him answered, blind is better off than many of us who subject to national frontiers. A bish- a national Church, it is one body in Christ. winalang bahala ang lahat at ako’y nagpakahangal. “Everything is big in Texas.” When he are not physically blind but lack the kind ops’ conference in a country cannot The Son of God came down from heaven fi nally arrived in Texas, he decided to of faith that he has shown in today’s agree that stealing from a bank is not and gave us this way of salvation and visit a bar. Upon arriving in the bar, he Gospel. sinful in that country, or that divorced prayed that all his followers may be one, Minsan ay narinig ko malakas na paghikbi ni Inay persons who are remarried can receive as he and his Father are one,” he said. ordered a beer and got a mug placed There was a young man who ap- habang nakaluhod siya at taimtim na nagdarasal between his hands. He exclaimed, “Wow proached a hermit with this request: Holy Communion in that country, but Arinze said that while bishops confer- these mugs are big!” The bartender “Show me how I can fi nd God.” “How when you cross the boundary and go to ences “are important” for examining at umiiyak na sinasambit n’ya ang aking pangalan replied, “Everything is big in Texas.” great is this desire of yours?” asked the another country it now becomes a sin,” particular “national situations” facing taimtim na humihingi ng tulong sa Poong Maykapal. After a couple of beers, the blind man saintly man. “More than anything in the he told LifeSiteNews in an exclusive the local church, such as respecting local asked the bartender where the bathroom world,” came the reply. The hermit took interview in Rome on Saturday. culture in liturgy or providing solutions was located. The bartender replied, the young man to the shore of a lake and “You can see you then, if we did that, for the poor and the sick, they do not have Sa nangyaring ito sa ‘kin ako’y puno ng pagsisisi we have made the Ten Commandments the power to change “faith and morals, “Second door to the right.” The blind they waded into the water until it was up nasayang na panahon paano pa kaya mababawi man headed for the bathroom, but ac- to their necks. Then the holy man put his a matter of decision according to sensi- what we are to believe and what we are to cidentally tripped over and skipped the hand on the other’s head and pushed him tivities in each country. It cannot be so,” do or not to do.” nakapanghihinayang ang mga nasayang na sandali he added. “When it comes to practical details that second door. Instead, he entered the third under water. The young man struggled na hindi na maibabalik pagsisisi’y nasa huli. door, which lead to the swimming pool desperately, but the hermit did not Arinze, prefect emeritus of the Con- don’t affect faith and morals, bishops’ and fell into the pool by accident. Scared release him until he was about to drown. gregation for Divine Worship and the conferences can look into that and to death, the blind man started shouting, When they returned to the shore, the Discipline of the Sacraments, said that should,” he said. Nalulungkot ako ngayong wala na sa tabi si Inay “Don’t fl ush, don’t fl ush!” saint, asked, “Son, when you were under the Catholic Church is “one” in her faith Last week during a Synod press brief- Scriptures: First Reading: Jeremiah water, what did you want more than and morals. ing, German Abbot Jeremias Schroder malayo na siya dito sa aking kinaroroonan 31: 7-9. Jeremiah had received from anything in the world?” “Air,” he replied “In matters of faith and morals, the mentioned both “the social acceptance makapal na alambreng bakod ang nasa aming pagitan Catholic Church is known for her unity, of homosexuality” and dealing with YHWH the mandate “to uproot and without hesitation. “Well, then, when sa aking nagawa ito ang ngayon ang kinahinatnan knock down,” as well as to build and you want to fi nd God as much as you just a unity which is not invented by the “divorced and remarried persons” as plant (Jer. 1:1). Earlier the prophet had wanted air, your eyes will be opened to Vatican, is not invented by the theo- examples “where bishops conferences logians. It is Christ himself who said, should be allowed to formulate pastoral uttered words of punishment. Now, the wonder of God.” Ngayon narito ako malayo sa aking mga mahal Jeremiah’s message is that the people’s Quotation of the Week: If it is an ‘Teach them to observe whatever I have responses that are in tune with what can exile is about to end and they will come extraordinary blindness to live without said to you.’” be preached and announced and lived in a ang makapiling sila ay labis kong kinasasabikan home rejoicing. The people will be led investigating what we are, it is a terrible different context.” sa madilim na seldang ito na aking kinasadlakan to brooks of water, guided to level road, one to live an evil life, while believing in The announcement drew strong criti- and assured not to stumble. Second God. -- Blaise Pascal to obtain an in-depth consultation about cism from Church heavyweights such as bibilangin ang mga taon na aking pagbabayaran. Reading: Hebrews 5: 1-6. The author of the law, what the law requires, and how Cardinal Burke who called the proposal “simply contrary to Catholic Faith and this letter writes about his theological to proceed. In addition, people should ©2015 Copyright by Virginia Ferrer. All rights reserved. explanation of the high priesthood of be wary of online scams, online tools life.” Christ. Christ, in assuming our human Provisional that offer immigration help, or notarios “What it actually means is that the nature, was beset by weakness. He ( Continued from page 2 ) who are not licensed to practice law. Church is no longer Catholic [universal]. experienced the pain and suffering of the sible” are terms of art. An experienced Atty. Lilli Berbano Baculi is an as- It means that it’s no longer one in its sinful humanity in such a way that he immigration fi rm or attorney will be able sociate attorney with Chua Tinsay & teaching throughout the whole world. 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Jesus left Jericho available to you under the evolving im- information presented in this article is exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews. and was on his way to Jerusalem where migration laws. for general information only and is not, Be part of the story. he would face so many oppositions No two cases are alike, and with im- nor intended to be, formal legal advice and eventually be condemned to death. migration laws constantly evolving, nor the formation of an attorney-client Jesus addresses the blind man person- individuals must carefully consider relationship. Call or e-mail CTV for ally in the same way that he dealt with their particular situation in relation to an in-person or phone consultation to the two brothers, James and John, in last immigration laws before fi ling for any discuss your particular situation and/ Sunday’s Gospel, “What do you want benefi t or application. 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The rich young man Apl de Ap Other Precious Memories” by Simeon G. newspapers, all of which, to be able to a big air-conditioning factory in the area The Philippine Academy of Ophthal- Silverio, Jr. publish, were government-controlled. and was generous with her fi nancial (according to the Gospel of two Sundays ( Continued from page 1 ) mologists (PAO) has chosen to turn over ago) did not have the courage to give up Marcos claimed that instead of holding contributions. All were married with called nystagmus, Pineda who the equipment to the SPMC because of its unaffordable plebiscites, he would just children, except for Johnny Lim, a his wealth for Jesus, whereas the blind capability to reach out to indigent patients in ric never imagined grew up impoverished under the “consult and seek the approval” of the twenty-year old Chinese student of the beggar immediately threw away his only Mindanao. himself to become a possession, a cloak, and followed Jesus. care of his single mother, recalled “We looked at the data from all the Filipino people through the barangays. Ateneo de Manila. Johnny was also The “Island” is a 2015 Russian fi lm. the hard life of being visually prospective hospital partners, and realized supporter of the ba- And their raised hands were proof that very active in the community, and he The fi lm opens during the Nazis oc- the SPMC has a good residency training E they supported his constitution for caught the eye of the city offi cials who impaired. program for ophthalmology,” said Dr. Pearl rangay system, much more a extending his term as president! appointed him as a barangay council cupation of Russia, during the World “I had diffi culties going to school,” said War II. A German navy captures a small Villalon, chair of the PAO. barangay secretary. It was a blatant lie. A clear deception member. He lived with his widowed Pineda. “The assessment of your program is tops to the Filipino people, an insult to their mother and brothers on the second fl oor barge in the sea, carrying Russian coal. “I couldn’t excel as much as I wanted to and good,” she said, “We also have several The Nazis occupy the ship, forcing the It was like being a collaborator of a cruel intelligence. But as one Marcos oppo- of their family-owned hardware store, a because I couldn’t read the blackboard. I faculty on the ground to help the residents regime, much like the Makapilis during nent said, “The Philippines is com- typical hardworking Chinese--or so Eric shipmate, Anatoli, to give up his captain had to copy the notes from my class- through the process of screening, so, that is and kill him with a gun. Trembling with the Japanese Occupation. posed of so many millions of cowards thought. The news of his arrest caught mates, and I always had to play catch the reason why we chose.” He was aware that the dictator Ferdinand fear, he shoots his captain, who falls into The PAO is also eyeing regional hospitals and one son-of-a-bitch!” everyone off guard. up, “Anong nakasulat sa blackboard Marcos introduced the barangay system “Johnny Lim is now detained as a the sea. (what is being written on the board)?” he in Western Visayas, Pampanga, and one in Remorseful for having killed his in- the Ilocos region for expansion outside of to have a tighter control on the Filipino Not an act of support political prisoner at the Bicutan Jail,” recalled. the National Capital Region. people. By dividing the country into small Atty. Lizaso announced before they nocent captain, in 1976, Anatoli lives in He said he once dreamt of being a nurse, a small Orthodox Christian monastery, According to Dr. Josephine Cadayona, units like the barangays, he would have To Eric, however, becoming a baran- began their next meeting. “It seemed but wondered, “How am I gonna administer head of the SPMC Ophthalmology Depart- on an isolated northern Russian island. eyes and ears in each neighborhood, as gay offi cial was not an act of support that he was one of the top leftist student the shots?” He said he also dreamt of being ment, SPMC and its extension hospital in the barangay offi cials, unlike the town He works as a stoker at the boiler room an architect but had to set that dream aside to the dictatorship of Marcos; rather, it leaders at the Ateneo and a high-ranking Tagum, currently has 13 resident doctors mayor who governs a much bigger area, was more of a request he could not re- offi cial of the Communist Party of the of the monastery, all day carting a because he “can’t see very well.” who will all be training for ROP screening. wheelbarrow with coal, sleeping on a Nystagmus is an eye condition, which would know every person in his barangay. fuse from a friend. Atty. Lizaso did him Philippines.” “It will surely go a long way for our indi- If there were a new face in a community, pile of coal, where he prays and lives. causes involuntary movement of the eye that gent pediatric patients,” Cadayona said. a very big favor, and when the newly They were stunned. Hw could a Chi- His actions are weird, such as cluck- at times result in reduced or limited vision. Physicians say caring for a blind child is the barangay captain would know since appointed barangay captain needed a nese boy like him have so much nation- The Pampanga-born rapper recalled his life emotionally taxing and fi nancially draining. the stranger was not registered in his secretary who could keep the minutes alistic passion for the Philippines. They ing like a cock-, and his strangeness in the Philippines when he had to accom- confuses his fellow monks, who call Indigent families can hardly cope with the barangay; hence, communist agitators, of the barangay council meetings, he thought all along that his eyes were pany his grandfather to harvest sugarcane or requirements and it is advisable to prevent activists or opponents of his regime could was relentless until Eric accepted his focused on their business and his effort him a prankster. But lay people come to plant camote in the farm, before he was to the island from all around the region the onset of ROP> easily be identifi ed. offer. Besides, Eric realized that he devoted to making money. There must sponsored to go to the US at age 14, and later They laud Pineda for helping raise the In fact, Marcos used the barangays in to see him, believing that Anatoli is a gained fame as part of the Black-Eyed Peas. could be an insider and learn more be some mistake, the barangay council awareness of people about ROP. legitimizing his status as president of the about the shenanigans of the Marcos members concluded as they agreed to holy man, able to provide wise counsel “It was already hard enough growing up “It is very important for me to give forward and to cure sickness. He died happy and in the Philippines but imagine being blind, Philippines, even though his term had dictatorship in using the barangays for visit him in jail. in helping out every Filipino,” said Pineda. already expired at the end of 1973. Aware knowing he is forgiven upon seeing in a that’s 10 times harder,” he said. “That’s why, SFM his political purposes. At the Bicutan jail, the sight of their vison a choir of angels. This story shows this is important for me because I want all the that he could not seek a third term under Later, he learned that the newly ap- barangay vehicle, with the barangay’s us that very often Jesus sides with the children in the Philippines to have equal op- the 1936 constitution, he revised the new pointed offi cers of their barangay were name prominently emblazoned on its portunity in life, to pursue their dreams.” constitution after declaring martial law non-Marcos supporters. They were sides, looked incongruous in the deten- misfi ts because he too was considered “a The retinal camera, which is the fi rst of International weirdo” by his fellow Jews. God always ( Continued from page 1 ) to suit his purpose in holding power. But legitimate community leaders who tion facility’s parking lot. Looking like its kind in Mindanao, is the fi rst of the fi ve the Filipino people had to approve the wanted to help their neighborhoods. a boy caught stealing from the cookie writes in crooked lines. cameras that the Apl de Ap Foundation plans Philippine Red Cross to affected com- Blindness in the 21st century is not so new constitution in a plebiscite, so that he They sought and received the permis- jar, Johnny gave them a sheepish smile. to turn over to fi ve regional hospital partners munities. could have a legitimate claim as head of much a problem unlike during the time for the early detection of ROP, noted as one sion of an absentee landowner, who There were no explanations asked, just These include dignity kits through the state. He needed that stamp of approval to had migrated with his family to the legitimate concerns for his safety. Judg- of Christ. Blindness during Christ’s time of the leading causes of blindness among UN Population Fund, containing malong is not only physical, it is also fi nancial, premature children. get offi cial recognition of world leaders United States, to use of his corner lot as ing from his lean appearance and marks cloths, bath towels, slippers, combs, nail and be eligible to enter into treaties with a basketball court for the local youth; on his body, it was obvious he had been relational, and spiritual. Bartimaeus is a Launched two years ago, Apl de Ap’s Cam- clippers, maternity napkins, underwear, misfi t and a nuisance to the community. paign for Filipino Children seeks to generate other nations or receive foreign aid. He they put up a children’s playground in tortured. To his friends’ surprise, how- support not only for medical care but also for bath soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, had to appear as the legitimate leader of another vacant lot; they solicited dona- ever, his spirit remained unbroken his He survives by begging for food; rela- the education needs of children, building at shampoo, laundry bar and toilet paper; tionally, he is considered not a part of the Philippines in the eyes of the world. tions for and supervised the clean-up dedication to his cause remained fi rm. least 30 schools in the different parts of the Family kits through the Philippine But he was aware that the Filipino people drives in the barangay; and they helped He would neither tell on his accomplices the normal crowd and left alone by the country, including ones in Zamboanga City, Red Cross, containing sleeping mats, roadside; spiritually, he could not wor- would not approve his self-serving maintain the security of the area with nor sign any oath of allegiance to the and the Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)-ravaged blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans, constitution in a fair and honest plebiscite. ship because nobody bothers to lead him Tacloban. It has also built music labs in the the nightly neighborhood watch that government. They may have captured hygiene kits and tarpaulins as emer- Besides, cheating would be too messy, al- eventually became the Barangay Tanod him physically, but intellectually he to the temple. Bartimaeus was a non- north. gency shelter; rice supply and high- productive member of society. When he though it was his modus operandi during (Security) Brigades. remained free. energy biscuits through the World Food his entire political career. His solution? One council member, Mr. Zaragoza, Johnny Lim, the student activist and cried out to get Jesus’ attention, many “I was one of those children, I came from Program. – With Rainier Allan Ronda, a humble beginning, and was given enough He asked all the barangays all over the was a chemist with a small factory in the barangay council member, two op- told him to hush up. But Bartimaeus Non Alquitran knew that Jesus came primarily for the opportunity,” Pineda said. country to organize a meeting in which his backyard, which produced varnish posite sides of a coin. Despite Marcos’ “I was sponsored to go to the US and be- the barangay captain asked the people paints sold in small hardware stores tight control of the Filipino people marginalized, the outcasts, and the lost came a Black Eyed Peas, and now I’m paying Download the sheep. Though physically blind, Barti- present: “Who among you wants a sack in the provinces; Mr. Villanueva was through the use of the barangays, it it forward and helping other children like of rice?” a retired government employee who seemed obvious to Eric there was still maeus clearly saw in Jesus the Davidic me,” he said. Asian Journal kingship that will be manifested through As everyone naturally raised his hand, owned a sari-sari store. Mrs. Gochoco, hope for their liberation from his illegiti- At risk for ROP are newborn infants with digital edition at a government photographer took the his death and resurrection in Jerusalem, birth weight of less than 1,500 grams, and a a retired school- teacher, had plenty of mate rule. the city of David. He showed such gestation age of 32 weeks, according to Dr. www.scribd.com/asianjournal picture. The next day, those photographs spare time to devote to public service. (To be continued) October 23-29, 2015 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com Page 9 Lifestyle 10 Relationship lessons I’ve 10 Things to do Gentle dental learned in the last 10 years for a Spooktaku- tips by Jennifer Twardowski lar Halloween About 2 months ago, I attended my 10 year high school reunion. Because of For children, Halloween is all about this reunion, I’ve found myself refl ected spooktakular fun, but adults must take on where I was 10 years ago compared some precautions to make sure it stays to where I am now. that way. One of the areas where there has been “Parents should make sure their chil- signifi cant change is how I approach re- dren are safe when trick-or-treating,” lationships. So here are 10 relationship said Dean Sidelinger, M.D., M.S.Ed., The forces that shape your life lessons I’ve learned in the last 10 years. child health medical offi cer for the County Health and Human Services By Zena Sultana Babao the way you relate to each other. If you #1 – More often than not, people just In order to really get your own needs By. Dr. Elpi Minette Levardo “May the Force be with You!” don’t like your current job, change it. want to be heard — not given advice. met and to honor you, you have to be Agency. Here are some tips and precautions to How well do you remember that saying? You have to enjoy what you do, or you For the longest time I though that if a willing to say no. If not, your life is go- The Toohbrush Very well, you might say. Yes, because won’t have the passion and the joy each person was telling me about a problem it ing to be run completely by other people help ensure children have a great time that came from the very popular “Star day you are at work. If you don’t like meant they wanted advice. This would rather than yourself. on Halloween: Children should wear bright and age- The toothbrush, one of the main Wars” movie series. For sure you are the way you feel, do something about cause all kinds of problems in my rela- #6 – A person doesn’t have to agree components in every oral hygiene regi- now excited to see the newest one called it. Don’t let the opportunity pass you tionships. The reality is that, more often with you in order to be supportive. appropriate costumes Costumes should be made of fl ame- ment, has come a long way and evolved “The Force Awakens” coming this De- by! than not, people just want to be heard A person can listen to you, understand, overtime. Did you know that in ancient cember 18 to theaters near you. The moment you make a commit- and understood. That’s all. and give you the help that you need and retardant materials Swords, knives, and similar costume civilizations, around 3000 BC, would The Star Wars series captured our hearts, ment, destiny moves too. I’m borrow- #2 – That one “special” person doesn’t still not agree with your view or opinion use a 'chew stick' or miswak. This thin attention, and imagination several de- ing that sentence from Tony Robbins, really exist. 100%. And there’s absolutely nothing accessories should be short, soft, and fl exible twig would be used to chew on, until cades ago, and what we have seen are still one of my favorite motivational speak- Contrary to the many love songs out wrong with that. one end was frayed, and they would use fresh in our minds. Where were you back ers. Robbins said that if you possess there, there isn’t that one special person #7 – You can’t force someone to com- Young children should be accompanied by an adult or older sibling it as a tool to clean their teeth. Today, then? What were you doing? If someone the conviction and determination in out there that is going to “save you” and mit — and trying to will, more than some even use this as a natural alterna- asked you then what would you be in the working at the positive changes you be there with you for the rest of your likely, just push them away even farther. Older children trick-or-treating without supervision should walk in groups and tive to the conventional toothbrush. year 2015, what would you have said? want for your life, a chain of events life. Maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll You can force someone to love you, They are also still used in rural parts of What were the forces that have shaped will occur that will empower you. only be married once and you’ll be with commit, or even buy you fl owers on Val- have a set time to return home. Teach children to look both ways when the world. your life? Remember Mahatma Gandhi? The them for 50+ years. But to expect them entine’s Day. Everybody has their own There are a plethora of toothbrushes Today you are probably asking yourself determination and conviction of this to “save you” and give you all the love free will and have to make that choice crossing streets and to use crosswalks Carry a fl ashlight on the market. From wireless electrical the following questions: What will I be simple and unassuming man toppled a you desire is only setting yourself up for for themselves. toothbrushes with LCD screens and cus- fi ve years or so from now? What are vast empire. His decision to rid India disappointment. #8 – A person probably isn’t going to Children should not enter homes of people they do not know tomizable settings, to children's tooth- the forces today that will shape my life? of the British rule was the fuse that #3 – No person is going to provide you respect your boundary after only stating brushes that play music, It's important How am I going to live today to create ignited events than changed the balance with all the love and happiness that you it once. Throw away anything that looks tam- pered with or is unwrapped to get one that suites you and gets you the tomorrow I want? You answer would of world power at that point in time. desire — only you can do that for you. More than likely, you’re going to have excited. Especially in younger children, probably be something like this: I will History tells us that decision was also You yourself have the power within to voice your boundary multiple times. Do not eat homemade treats, unless you know the person who made them where they are still developing good oral do today what others won’t so I can live the force that gave John F. Kennedy you to access all the love and happiness Especially if this person isn’t so great at hygiene habits. tomorrow like others can’t. the power to face off Nikita Khruschev that you desire. 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Arts & Culture OCA Honors AARP’s Grace Calvelo Rustia for Asian Pacifi c AARP Celebrates George Takei’s American Corporate Achievement “Allegiance” on Broadway national membership-driven organiza- tion dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacifi c Americans, the award recognizes individuals who exemplify the accomplishments of the employees within their corporation and a commit- ment to community service. “AARP is very proud that Grace has been selected by OCA as an extraordi- nary corporate citizen,” said Daphne Kwok, AARP Vice President of Mul- ticultural Leadership, Asian American and Pacifi c Islander Audience. “Grace’s leadership in the Asian American com- munity in Philadelphia and the greater Philadelphia area is evident in engage- ments with multicultural communities bringing conversations and resources on caregiving, AARP’s Fraud Watch Net- work, personal fulfi llment and so much more to people age 50 and older. Her work has been a model for us at AARP in reaching out to our multicultural com- munities.” Grace Calvelo Rustia is AARP Penn- sylvania’s Associate State Director and focuses on advocacy and community education for older adults. She increased the awareness and presence of AARP in multicultural communities, spearheaded Left to right: Michael W. Kwan, OCA events like the Multicultural Boomer ‘Yolanda’ docu wins in Portugal National President; Rawle Andrews Jr., Ball which brought together leaders and AARP Regional Vice President; Grace community members from the Greater Calvelo Rustia, AARP Associate State Philadelphia area for four consecutive fi lm festival Director, Multicultural Leadership in years, and brought together a core group Pennsylvania; Linda Ng, OCA Vice of multicultural volunteers who serve President of Economic Development; at community events. Calvelo Rustia and David Lin, OCA Business Advisory also hosts “Grace@50,” a weekly tele- Committee Chair. magazine on The Filipino Channel that chronicles Filipino American success WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, stories and communities. 2015 – Grace Calvelo Rustia, AARP’s “These awards recognize the signifi cant Associate State Director of Multicultural contributions corporate individuals are Leadership in Pennsylvania, received a making in our community,” said OCA National Asian Pacifi c American Cor- National President Michael W. Kwan. porate Achievement Award last Friday “We congratulate Grace and thank her in Arlington, VA. Organized by OCA for her tireless work on the ground to - Asian Pacifi c American Advocates, a Special Talk-Back with George November 11. Tickets are available to Takei after the show on Novem- purchase online at TelechargeOffers. com, by phone when you call (212) ber 11 239-6200 or in-person at the Longacre International artists catch Theater box offi ce at 220 W. 48th Street NEW YORK, October 19, 2015 – in New York (open Monday - Satur- AlDub fever AARP is pleased to announce a special day 10:00am - 8:00pm and Sundays: offer to its members for discounted 12:00pm - 6:00pm) using code ALL- tickets to the new Broadway musical 4NOW. “Allegiance” for three performances There will also be an opportunity to only. Inspired by the true-life experience connect with AARP staff, volunteers, of its star George Takei (“Star Trek,” and members at during the performanc- “Heroes”), “Allegiance” also features es. Before the show, theater-goers are Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga (“Miss invited to come by the AARP table to Saigon,” “Mulan”) and Telly Leung learn more about what AARP is doing to (“Godspell,” “Glee”). improve the lives of people age 50-plus “AARP celebrates diverse storytelling and their families. that refl ect the experiences of people 50- plus,” said Daphne Kwok, AARP Vice About “Allegiance” President of Multicultural Leadership, Asian American and Pacifi c Islander “Allegiance” follows one family’s ex- Audience. “George Takei continues his traordinary journey in this untold Ameri- life’s work of informing and educating can story. A mysterious envelope leads Bryan White, the voice behind the song “God Gave Me You”, which is the theme the public about the injustices of the in- Sam Kimura (Takei) back 60 years to a song for the twitter phenom kalye-serve love team , #AdDub is coming to Manila ternment of Japanese Americans through time when he (played as a young man by a powerful medium—the stage.” Telly Leung — Godspell, “Glee”) and The AlDub phenomenon just keeps be staging a concert in Manila this De- “We are proud to offer this exclusive getting bigger that even international cember, following the current popularity his sister Kei (Tony Award-winner Lea benefi t to our members, who want to Salonga — Miss Saigon, Mulan) strive singers have taken notice of Eat Bulaga, of his 16-year old single. see shows that are relevant to them, but the Philippines’ longest-running noon- “See you soon! @aldenrichards02 to save their family from the wrongful are seldom produced,” said Beth Finkel, imprisonment of Japanese Americans time show where the sensational AlDub @mainedcm @ConcertRepublic @ AARP New York State Director. love team of Alden Richards and Maine EatBulaga #GGMY #ALDUBThisMust- during World War II. Sam enlists in the Advance discounted tickets for Al- army to prove the Kimuras’ loyalty, but Mendoza a k.a. Yaya Dub was borne. BeLove,” he posted on Twitter. legiance are available now exclusively Last September, American country Prior to his announcement, White Kei joins draft resisters fi ghting for the Nash Ang’s “Paraiso” won the Grand as a form of “direct cinema,” which to AARP members for performances singer Bryan White, whose song ‘God uploaded a video message on Facebook rights of their people. Prix at the 21st Cine Eco: International “shows the lives of Filipinos, young and on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00pm; Gave Me You’ has been playing nearly thanking his Filipino supporters, “I can’t Their paths take them from the lush Festival of Environmental Cinema old alike, a month after supertyphoon Wednesday, November 11 at 8:00pm; everyday on Eat Bulaga’s Kalye-serye believe how a song travels and where farmlands of California to the waste- of Serra da Estrela, held in Portugal ‘Yolanda,’ described as one of the and Thursday, November 12 at 7:00pm (an on-going segment in the program it’s gonna end up and what’s gonna hap- lands of Wyoming to the battlefi elds last Oct. 20. The award came with a strongest typhoons in the world, hit the at prices of $55 - $99 per ticket. George featuring the split-screen romance of pen with it…. So, we will defi nitely see of Europe, and their divided loyalties cash prize of 2,000 euros (P105,000). country in 2013.” Bayani San Diego Jr. Takei will speak at a special talk-back Richards and Mendoza) as one of theme threaten to tear them apart forever. But Organizers described the documentary ( Continued on page 10 ) after the performance on Wednesday, songs of AlDub, announced that he will as long-lost memories are unlocked, Sam fi nds that it is never too late to forgive and to recognize the redemptive power of love. Visit AllegianceMusical. com for more information.

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To doubt God are no slaves." is to doubt one's own conscience, and in con- Curious Wallaby Joey leaves mother’s Getting in the spirit for "Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa sequence, it would be to doubt everything; and then what is life for?” pinangalingan ay hindi makakarating sa “Now then, my faith in God, if the result of pouch to explore the outside world Día De Los Muertos paroroonan." a ratiocination may be called faith, is blind, (He who does not know how to look blind in the sense of knowing nothing. I back at where he came from will never neither believe nor disbelieve the quali- A seven-month-old Parma wallaby get to his destination.) ties which many attribute to Him; before joey at the San Diego Zoo is now out “The youth is the hope of the future” theologians' and philosophers' defi nitions and of its mother’s pouch and is checking lucubrations of this ineffable and inscrutable Philippines National Hero and pride being I fi nd myself smiling”. out its habitat for the fi rst time. Animal “ Faced with the conviction of seeing care staff watched the youngster hop of Malayan Race Jose Rizal was a man of incredible myself confronting the supreme Problem, around the enclosure this morning, often which confused voices seek to explain to me, moving away from mother and traveling intellectual power, with amazing artistic I cannot but reply: ‘It could be’; but the God around on its own. The baby -- born in talent as well. He excelled at anything that I foreknow is far more grand, far more March -- spent more than half a year in that he put his mind to - medicine, good: Plus Supra!...I believe in (revelation); the pouch before leaving it just a few poetry, sketching, architecture, sociology but not in revelation or revelations which days ago. and countless talents and skills. each religion or religions claim to possess”. Rizal is the greatest hero of the Philip- “Examining them impartially, compar- This is the fi rst joey born to four-year- This day is typically celebrated the two years of age, $2 for visitors age 4 to 12, feral cats, which are its top predators, pines and pride of the entire Malyan ing them and scrutinizing them, one cannot old Tinka, who was hand-raised by Zoo days following Halloween, Nov. 1 and and $4 for people 13-years-old and over. as well as human development that has race. avoid discerning the human 'fi ngernail' and staff. Keepers say Tinka has been a great 2, but Rancho Guajome Adobe in Vista Parking is free. The park is located at contributed to habitat loss. Thus, Rizal's martyrdom by the Spanish the stamp of the time in which they were mom, always making sure her pouch will celebrate a week early. The park 2210 North Santa Fe Ave. in Vista. Visitors can see the newly emerged colonial authorities while he was still quite written... No, let us not make God in our was clean; and she now stays close to is hosting its fi fth Día De Los Muertos For more information about the fes- image, poor inhabitants that we are of a joey, mother Tinka and their other young was a huge loss to the Philippines, and her baby, in case it gets hungry. It’s un- celebration from 10 a m. to 4 p m. on tivities, call Rancho Guajome Adobe at distant planet lost in infi nite space. However, wallaby friends in the San Diego Zoo’s to the world at large. known yet whether the joey is a boy or a Saturday, Oct. 24 with traditional music (760) 724-4082. brilliant and sublime our intelligence may be, Australian Outback exhibit. Exile in Dapitan girl, but animal care staff says they will and dancing, arts and crafts, and food. If North County is a little far from Rizal was implicated in the activities of it is scarcely more than a small spark which Bringing species back from the brink confi rm the gender when they weigh the The celebration of Día De Los Muertos home, you can get into the Día de los the nascent rebellion and in July 1892, was shines and in an instant is extinguished, and of extinction is the goal of San Diego it alone can give us no idea of that blaze, that joey, around its fi rst birthday. dates back 3,000 years. Celebrants honor Muertos spirit at Stelzer County Park in deported to Dapitan in the province of Zam- Zoo Global. As a leader in conserva- confl agration, that ocean of light “. Parma wallabies are marsupials relatives who have passed away with Lakeside. A special Sugar Skulls Deco- boanga, a peninsula of Mindanao. tion, the work of San Diego Zoo Global “I believe in revelation, but in that living that are native to Australia and New small altars and gifts of their favorite rating Workshop is taking place from 11 There he built a school, a hospital and a includes onsite wildlife conservation water supply system, and taught and engaged revelation which surrounds us on every side, Guinea, found in wet forests with dense foods, beverages, fl owers and more. a m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 24. efforts (representing both plants and in farming and horticulture. Abaca, then the in that voice, mighty, eternal, unceasing, undergrowth, near grassy areas. A close Visitors to the Rancho can enjoy the Sugar skulls are typically made and incorruptible, clear, distinct, universal as is animals) at the San Diego Zoo, the San vital raw material for cordage and which relative to kangaroos, these creatures are festivities and take self-guided tours of decorated for Día de los Muertos and the being from whom it proceeds, in that rev- Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Rizal and his students planted in the thou- often mistaken for a smaller version of the restored 7,000 square-foot adobe placed alongside the other mementos on elation which speaks to us and penetrates us Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, sands, was a memorial. their popular cousins. There are brush, house on the property which dates back the altars. The boys' school, which taught in Spanish, from the moment we are born until we die “. as well as international fi eld programs scrub, swamp, forest and rock wallabies, to 1853. Beyond the period furnishings, All ages can enjoy decorating these and included English as a foreign language “What books can better reveal to us the on six continents. The work of these which gives some clue as to the vastly the National Historic Landmark will also colorful sugar skulls in their own was conceived by Rizal and antedated goodness of God, His love, His providence, entities is inspiring children through the His eternity, His glory, His wisdom? ‘The different habitats these creatures call feature altars and memorials set up in personal style and then take them home. Gordonstoun with its aims of inculcating San Diego Zoo Kids network, reaching heavens declare the glory of God, and the home. The International Union for Con- honor of the holiday. This family-friendly event is free but a resourcefulness and self-suffi ciency in young out through the Internet and in children’s fi rmament showeth his handiwork” servation of Nature (IUCN) has named Children can try their hand at several $1 donation per sugar skull is appreci- men.They would later enjoy successful lives hospitals nationwide. The work of San as farmers and honest government offi cials. Peaceful stand the Parma wallaby a “near threatened” crafts such as making balloon ghosts ated to help cover the cost of supplies. Diego Zoo Global is made possible by One, a Muslim, became a datu, and another, Rizal is known to making the resolution of species, with less than 10,000 mature and coloring their own maracas. They Louis A. Stelzer County Park is located bearing personal sacrifi ce instead of the in- the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Con- José Aseniero, who was with Rizal through- individuals existing worldwide. The can also get their faces painted and take at 11470 Wildcat Canyon Road in Lake- coming revolution, believing that a peaceful servancy and is supported in part by the out the life of the school, became Governor species faces a number of environmental rides on a tractor-drawn wagon. side. Parking is $3. For more informa- stand is the best way to avoid further suffer- Foundation of San Diego Zoo Global. of Zamboanga. threats, including wild dogs, foxes and Admission is free for those under three tion, call Stelzer Park at (619) 561-0580. In Dapitan, the Jesuits mounted a great ing in the country and loss of Filipino lives. In Rizal's own words, “I consider myself happy for being able to suffer a little for a cause which I believe to be sacred [...]. I believe further that in any undertaking, the The memories are yours.. more one suffers for it, the surer its success. If this be fanaticism may God pardon me, but But the moments are on us. my poor judgment does not see it as such.” Arrest and trial By 1896, the rebellion fomented by the Like us on Facebook. Katipunan, a militant secret society, had become a full-blown revolution, proving to be a nationwide uprising. /asianjournal Rizal had earlier volunteered his services as a doctor in Cuba and was given leave by Governor-General Ramón Blanco to serve in /asianjournal.sandiego Cuba to minister to victims of yellow fever. Rizal and Josephine left Dapitan on August 1, 1896, with letter of recommendation from Blanco. Rizal was arrested en route to Cuba via Spain and was imprisoned in Barcelona on October 6, 1896. He was sent back the same day to Manila to stand trial as he was impli- cated in the revolution through his associa- tion with members of the Katipunan. During the entire passage, he was unchained, no The original and first Asian Journal in America Spaniard laid a hand on him, and had many opportunities to escape but refused to do so. While imprisoned in Fort Santiago, he Dive into the Filipino mind with the Asian Journal. Still a San Diego original. issued a manifesto disavowing the current revolution in its present state and declar- ing that the education of Filipinos and their achievement of a national identity were Download the Asian Journal digital edition prerequisites to freedom. Trial Rizal was tried before a court-martial for rebellion, sedition, and conspiracy, was at www.asianjournalusa.com/digital convicted on all three charges, and sentenced to death.Governor General Blanco, who was sympathetic to Rizal, had been forced out of offi ce. The friars, led by then Archbishop of Ma- nila Bernardino Nozaleda, had 'intercalated' Camilo de Polavieja in his stead, as the new Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines after pressuring Queen-Regent Maria Cris- tina of Spain, thus sealing Rizal's fate. Execution Moments before Rizal’s execution on December 30, 1896, by a squad of Filipino soldiers of the Spanish Army, a backup force of regular Spanish Army troops stood ready to shoot the executioners should they fail to obey orders.The Spanish Army Surgeon General requested to take his pulse: it was normal. Aware of this the Sergeant com- manding the backup force hushed his men to silence when they began raising "vivas" with the highly partisan crowd of Peninsular and Mestizo Spaniards. His last words were those of Jesus Christ: "consummatum est",--it is fi nished. Mi Ultimo Adios His undated poem, Mi último adiós believed to be written a few days before his ( Continued on page 15 ) Page 14 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com October 23-29, 2015

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www.nationalcitysmogcheck.com Former CIA Director James Woolsey Three As-Needed Services Contracts for the Public Utilities Department also commented on what Snowden Bid Deadline: 4pm, November 10, 2015 did: “Well, he's done two things. He's decided to ignore President Obama's I Work for the San Diego’s think very clear statement a couple days Subcontracting Opportunities include: Construction Inspection, Scheduling, Document ago that you can't have both 100-percent Tracking, Estimating, Claims Management, Structural Inspection, Mechanical Inspection, Top Home Care Agency! privacy and 100-percent security, you've got to strike some kind of balance. Electrical Inspection, SWPP Monitoring, Welding Inspection, Material Testing, Archeological Snowden decided no, you go for only privacy and don't consider security. and Paleontological, Landscape Architect, and Land Surveying. Now Hiring “The second thing he decided was that even though the president and the Exerienced Caregivers Congress and the courts, working very All interested companies must contact Tara Ada, Carollo Engineers, Inc., 5075 Shoreham for Live-In & Hourly Shifts hard on a new system that they've set up Place, Suite 120 San Diego CA 92122, (858) 505-1020; Fax: (858) 505-1015; tada@carollo. in order to regulate these activities, that they are all three to be ignored and that com as soon as possible to receive SOQ requirements.

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Requirements lot of other people as well as to where the line between security and privacy is RFP is available upon request. Carollo Engineers, will be available to assist interested • 3 professional references drawn. And I think it is an extraordinari- SLBE, ELBE, DBE, MBE, WBE, in obtaining bonds, lines of credit, or required insurance. • Proof of eligibility to work in the US ly terrible thing for him to have done.” WE, THE PEOPLE are the Governed who entrusted representatives in the

Call for an appointment Government to protect us, make laws, interpret the laws, and execute them for department stores and other locations. Girl (Groom) Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. While we enjoy our freedom of speech, we Obtaining the maximum benefi ts of Good us. For these tasks, we compensate Jose Rizal expect listeners or readers not just to absorb Governance; utilizing effectively and ef- them and give them our trust. Of course, them but they may share them with others fi ciently Google, GPS, GoodReader and the ( Continued from page 13 ) La Jolla Apply Online! if they abuse the powers granted them, as well. If we join and /or use Facebook, like; expecting wise advice and counsel from we have processes to stop the abuse – execution, was hidden in an alcohol stove, 858-842-1346 HCAmatch.com Linkedin, Instagram, Twitter, Bing, Yahoo, Grownups such as Grandpas and Godfathers; which was later handed to his family with even to punish the abusers. Google, and other social media outlets, we and hoping to fi nd the right Girl or Groom, his few remaining possessions, including the An employee of Booz Allen, a trusted gov- voluntarily give information. These are you have to give and take data and informa- fi nal letters and his last bequests. ernment contractor, Snowden was given the private entities that we trust to store data tion. The amount of love that you give to an Letter to family necessary security clearances to access con- about our lives, what we say about others, entity is always commensurate to the amount In his letter to his family he wrote: "Treat fi dential information with the corresponding and ourselves and about issues. Verizon and of information that you have on and take our aged parents as you would wish to be oath not to leak them. Booz Allen already other cable and communications network from that entity. treated...Love them greatly in memory of fi red him for violating company policy and have to monitor our use of their facilities to GOD, Golden Rule me...December 30, 1896." He gave his fam- their trust. For legal violations, due process bill us correctly. Stretching it further even to the religious, ily instructions for his burial: "Bury me in will be followed which means extradition (he Of course, we already provide so much you know that, in this material world, there is the ground. Place a stone and a cross over is currently in Hong Kong), investigation, information to the government. We trust it an Infi nite Power monitoring your daily ac- it. My name, the date of my birth and of my and court trial. He will get a fair trial. more because the public offi cials hold posi- tivities. In some cases you feel targeted and death. Nothing more. If later you wish to Privacy is very important to us. But we tions of Public Trust. For benefi ts received, challenged to face obstacles and crosses to surround my grave with a fence, you can do also know that absolute or complete privacy we provide them with tax, social security, carry. By your actions, you will be judged. it. No anniversaries." is impossible to have in a civilized and now credit, and various types of required and/or To be safe and secure, you follow the Final letter digital world. In order to enjoy national voluntary information. Golden Rule: DO GOOD AND AVOID In Rizal’s fi nal letter, to Blumentritt – safety and security, we are expected to give To be able to use effi cient and effective EVIL. Tomorrow at 7, I shall be shot; but I am up some privacy. To obtain a cure for or search capabilities, we use Google, Bing, Ya- This should be true as we suspect and innocent of the crime of rebellion. I am going prevent illness, we have to provide informa- hoo and other engines. In exchange, we give expect some form of monitoring by the Gov- to die with a tranquil conscience. Rizal is tion to our doctor or the hospital. To get the back data about our searchable selves. GPS ernment, Google, GPS and the like, and the believed to be the fi rst Filipino revolutionary best legal defense, the defendant will have helps us provide directions or fi nd locations Grownups. Just “Do Good” by obeying the whose death is attributed entirely to his work to provide his attorney all the information but we have to provide information. As we laws and “Avoid Evil” by not violating them. as a writer; and through dissent and civil he needs. Video cameras are installed in seek to fi nd, we also expect to be found. disobedience enabled him to successfully strategic places to monitor movements in Government, Google, GPS, Grownups, destroy Spain's moral primacy to rule. Jose Rizal's Legacy Jose Rizal is remembered today throughout the Philippines for his brilliance, his courage, his peaceful resistance to tyranny, and his compassion. Filipino school children study his fi nal literary work, a poem called Mi Ultimo Adios ("My Last Goodbye"), as well as his two famous novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Spurred on by Rizal's martyrdom, the Philippine Revolution continued until 1898. With assistance from the United States, the Filipino revolutionaries was able to defeat the Spanish army. The Philippines declared its independence from Spain on June 12, 1898. It was the fi rst democratic republic in Asia. A Balik Bayani (returning hero)is a Filipino abroad who is giving back to the Philippines NOTARY & CONSULAR SERVICES and the Filipinos, at home. 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Eelke Folmer, an associate professor (The Asian Journal published Guardo’s patented maglev technology of computer science and the head of this article on June 14, 2013 via will move vehicles without touching the UNR’s Human Plus Lab, has built a ground. prototype drone system that guides blind this column. I am republishing it The local Maglev will take the form runners around a track, allowing them to because of its relevance in these of an elevated ultra-lightweight, mid to exercise independently without a sighted digital times.) high speed hybrid monorail. The train guide. Equipped with two cameras—a will use dynamic hybrid magnetic array downward-facing one that follows the rotary propulsion wheel system. lines on a track and a separate camera y barber tells me At the bottom of the coach are com- that focuses on a marker on the runner’s that the revelation ponents with a mix of electromagnets shirt—Folmer’s quadcopter fl ies at eye on the Surveillance and neodymium iron boron, a rare earth level, about 10 feet ahead of a runner, M magnetic material. These magnets are guiding them by sound. If the runner In the report, UC San Diego was Programs of the National he University of Cali- designed to create repulsions from the speeds up or slows down, the drone praised for having strong support Security Agency (NSA) also lower part that enables the train to levi- adjusts its own speed. fornia, San Diego has programs and centers such as the Black generated some debates in tate and propel the coach. Folmer says he hasn’t been able to test been named the 11th Resource Center, Cross-Cultural Center The train is also capable of making it outdoors yet because the university is T and Raza Resource Centro. the barbershop. He won- sharp curves of up to 15 meters. It has so close to the Reno airport it is subject most ethnically diverse col- “We thank Best College Reviews for ders what my take is. a track width of about 1.8 meters x 2.5 to FAA regulations on drones. He is lege in the nation, according the distinction and we acknowledge that meters, which may still give the public currently seeking permission from the to a new report. UC San Diego, as a public institution, Should the government gather private organization, or a company. the needed view of the Manila skyline. airport’s radio tower to override this must be vigilant in our efforts to achieve information from social and commu- Are the NSA surveillance programs It can run as fast as 200 kilometers per rule. “We’ve done some very simple Best College Reviews, a ranking ser- a campus that refl ects the population of nications networks for security pur- dishonest or illegal? They appear to be hour and can slow down a bit for shorter trials inside just following a straight line vice for American colleges and universi- California, as it is fundamental to UC poses? Should privacy be sacrifi ced to authorized because they were being im- runs. and it seemed to work,” Folmer says. ties, recently released a list of the top San Diego’s mission for a diverse and secure us from terrorists and criminals? plemented with Congressional oversight Guardo’s presentation at the Depart- “I’m not sure how it’s going to be on 50 ethnically diverse schools. Statistics inclusive university community where The so-called leaks provided by and judicial approval. In short, the three ment of Science and Technology a real oval where you also have to go and defi nitions of race/ethnicity for the learning is accessible to all,” said Becky Edward Snowden to The Guardian and branches of the government are involved Regional Invention Exhibit in Davao through a turn.” list were gathered from the National Petitt, UC San Diego’s vice chancellor the Washington Post should not really in accordance with the Patriot’s Act. pointed out the development of the mag- Researcher Eelke Folmer used this Center for Education Statistics, Diverse for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. surprise anybody especially in this digi- The ACLU (American Civil Liberties lev is cheaper as it will use aluminum as drone with a foam hull for the project Issues in Higher Education and school tal age. The fact that NSA would like Union) is suing so it disagrees to a cer- guideways. It will also use regenerative to prevent damage or injury if someone websites. Best College Reviews also lauded to access data from Google, Facebook, tain extent. But many do not consider energy that returns energy to an inverter were to run into it. According to the report, UC San Diego UC San Diego for its various academic Microsoft, Verizon and the like in order Snowden a whistleblower. In fact, when the motor decelerates. Solar panels Assistive devices for navigation and looks at diversity as an opportunity for programs that focus on ethnic diver- to check any abnormal, extra-ordinary, former U.S. Ambassador to the United shall be installed on the terminal roof- communication abound, but relatively education. sity, such as its majors and minors that illegal, criminal or possibly terroristic Nations John Bolton said, “Edward tops. few technologies aim to help the visu- “UC San Diego is committed to culti- include Ethnic, African, Middle-East, activity is expected. It is allowed for Snowden is a "traitor" who has "com- The maglev technology was a product ally impaired tackle fi tness and obesity, vating a diverse and inclusive university Judaic Studies and Chicano/Latino Arts public safety or national security but mitted an act of war against the United of 15 years of research and develop- the latter of which disproportionately community,” said Chancellor Pradeep and Humanities, to name a few. In ad- subject to due process provided by law. States," in an exclusive interview with ment. According to Guardo, he was so impacts the disabled community. About K. Khosla. “When the collective talents dition, Thurgood Marshall College, one Snowden, for his revelations, has been Newsmax. fascinated with magnets in his younger one in three able-bodied adults in the of our campus members are united in of the six undergraduate colleges within described as a “whistleblower” by some “The self-confessed leaker of top- years which boosted his interest on levi- U.S. are considered obese or extremely an open and collaborative environment, UC San Diego, requires “Dimensions of media or news outlets. This is prob- secret documents detailing the National tating cars as seen in some sci-fi movies obese according to research published creativity and innovation prosper, and Culture-Diversity, Justice and Imagina- ably because they were assuming that Security Agency's phone- and Internet- of his youth. His previous attempt at in the American Journal of Preventive the educational experience is deepened tion,” a writing sequence that examines Snowden exposed some illegal activity surveillance programs is a ‘deceitful magnetic levitation was done through an Medicine, but among disabled adults, and broadened.” American society as part of the general of the government. The documents that and dishonest man’ who violated oaths elevator system which he called Multi that rate rises to one in two. For those Among the criteria for inclusion on education requirements. he leaked are supposed to be classifi ed he undertook to keep secret classifi ed Car Cyclic Magnetic Elevator. In 2005, with mobility, navigation, or vision the Best College Reviews’ list was a For the full list of The 50 Top Ethni- and top secret. information about a program approved he invented the hybrid maglev monorail impairments, doing vigorous activities— requirement that at least three races are cally Diverse Colleges In America by A “whistleblower” refers to an em- by all three branches of the government together with Domingo Peñaloza while the kind that actually burn calories and represented by more than 12 percent at Best College Reviews, go to http://www. ployee reporting about alleged dishon- the two were in Shanghai, China. build muscle—can be tough. the school. It also considered factors bestcollegereviews.org/features/top- est or illegal activities occurring in a ( Continued on page 15 ) Only Germany, Japan, and China cur- Another of Folmer’s projects focuses including the number of scholarships, ethnically-diverse-colleges/. government agency, a public or private rently use the maglev technology. specifi cally on increasing accessibility clubs, organizations and associations UC San Diego News on the web at: to moderate and vigorous exercise. VI available for ethnic groups. http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu Fit is a series of video-less video games created for blind children, though able- bodied users can play along. Developed for the PC platform, each of the three fi tness games in the VI Fit series uses a QuietROOM Neighborhood FORin National RENTCity. Close to all. ( Continued on page 15 ) No smoking. No drugs. Call 619. 746.3416