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Vol. XXVIII, No 11 November 2010 http://www.filipinostar.org Pacquiao wins 8th championship (AP) Manny Pacquiao more than Pacquiao would land a four- or five-punch made up with speed what he lacked in size. combination that snapped his head back Giving away both pounds and and stopped him in his tracks. inches, boxing's little superstar turned The beating was so thorough that Antonio Margarito into a bloody and nearly the congressman from the Philippines blind fighter with a dizzying array of turned to referee Laurence Cole several punches Saturday night in a lopsided times in the 11th round, imploring him to decision victory that wasn't close from the stop the fight. It went on, though, even opening rounds on. though Margarito had no chance to win. In a spectacular performance "I can't believe that I beat before a delighted crowd of 41,734 at someone this big and this strong," Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao cemented his Pacquiao said. "It's hard. I really do my best claim to being the best fighter in the world to win the fight." by dominating the bigger but slower Pacquiao moved up in weight yet Margarito almost from the opening bell. again to take on Margarito, a natural Pacquiao won round after round, opening a welterweight with a reputation for cut on Margarito's cheek, closing his right ruggedness in the ring. And rugged he eye, and turning his face into a bloody was, though he took a beating all night mess. long at the hands of a faster and seemingly The punches came quickly, and more powerful opponent. they came often. Margarito was plenty game as he tried to stalk Pacquiao around See Page 4 Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao, right, lands a punch against Antonio Margarito during the third round of their WBC light middleweight the ring, but every time he got close title boxing match, Nov. 13, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) FAMAS denies proposing ban on adulterers

By Budz Sarmiento MONTREAL, Quebec - In an article that has infuriated the Filipino Association of Montreal and Suburbs (FAMAS) Executive Board and the FAMAS Constitution and Bylaws Contents Committee (FCBL), F. C. Magallanes, the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Guest Editorial ...... 2 Filipino Forum, erroneously and maliciously reported that FAMAS would Cooperative News ...... 3 ban adulterers from its membership. According to Ms. Aurora Osdon, Any Which Way (Op.Ed.) . . . . . 5 president of FAMAS, and Mr. Leandro Tolentino, chairman of FCBL Tagalog Corner. . . . , . . . . . 9 Committee, the article, which appeared in the September 16-October 15, 2010 Ask the Video Guy ...... 10 edition of said newspaper and titled “FAMAS PROPOSES BAN ON ADULTERERS”, is rife with the kind of Philippine Cuisine ...... 15 falsehood and misinformation that its The FCBL committee from left: Au Osdon, president of FAMAS; Melle Lugod; Paz Guloy; Denie Guloy; Shinette Khoury, FAMAS vice-president; Felix Salazar; Alicia Showbiz Gossip ...... 18 See Page 4 FAMAS denies Bustamante; Maggie Calcetas and Marlene Birao Schachter. Not in this photo are Leandro Tolentino, FCBL chairman, Erlinda Baltazar and Bernardo Sarmiento. Classified Ads...... 21 Inyo ng mabibili ang pangarap ninyong bahay sa madaling panahon sa pamamagitan ng tamang mortgage.

www.filipinostar.org 2 The North American Filipino Star nOVEMBER 2010 F. C. Magallanes: a serial character assassin Shinette Salcedo-Khoury is one of his latest victims Guest Editorial By Bernardo “Budz” Sarmiento Shinette Salcedo-Khoury was When Salcedo-Khoury , who And he calls himself editor-in-chief once hailed by Fred Magallanes “the was once valued future honorary As the leader of any journalistic he asked, “Whatever happened to next valued honorary consul.” She did consul, became an ineligible vice organization, the editor-in-chief is responsibility in journalism?” We not pay attention to the warning of president of FAMAS, she found out depended upon for guidance. A wonder why he has directed that friends who said: “The very people Magallanes’ real character. Magallanes person in this position is expected to question to Mrs. Kharroubi and not to who want you there will be the very has a pattern of building up people he set a good example for the rest of the himself who should know all the people who will bring you down.” It wants, then destroying them if they group. He is depended upon to guide answers to that question already since was only when Magallanes began refused to be manipulated or his staff with integrity and impart them he is the one devoid of any sense of calling her ineligible FAMAS director controlled by him and his toadies. with high journalistic standards. responsibility in journalism. Not only that she had a grasp of what her Magallanes is a serial character That is where F. C. Magallanes, that, he even lectures us on a particular friends were getting at. assassin. the editor-in-chief of the Filipino Forum, rule of journalism. He wrote, “First rule In June 2007, a letter of In 2001, Magallanes endorsed has failed quite miserably. He has been of journalism: get your facts straight.” recommendation with a petition of over and promoted Benny Parial who he found guilty by the Quebec Press That is the height of hypocrisy since he 2,000 signatures recommending wrote was the most qualified among Council for irresponsibility in has always been the one who does not Salcedo-Khoury as honorary consul the FAMAS presidential candidates journalism and for breach of the get his facts straight. One was submitted to Ambassador Jose that included Jay Jay Villanueva, Ding journalistic code of ethics. For many incontrovertible evidence that he does Brillantes, then Philippine Ambassador Castillo and Mel Domingo. But when other editors-in-chief who went though not follow what he preaches is right to Canada. For months, she graced the Parial refused to be manipulated by similar regrettable lapse in judgment, there in his article titled “FAMAS pages of the Filipino Forum, Magallanes, troubles began for Parial. that experience should be enough proposes ban on adulterers” sometimes in the headline – “Shinette Magallanes wrote that FAMAS was wake-up call for them to change their appearing on the front page of the to be named consul”, other times impoverished because Parial used the ways for the better. Unfortunately, it aforementioned edition of the Filipino hailed as an active community leader. money of FAMAS to hire a lawyer when does not have that kind of positive Forum. The Filipino Association of The favored honorary-consul-to-be a case was filed against San Tino. effect on Magallanes. He refuses to Montreal and Suburbs (FAMAS) has was put on a pedestal, and lavished Magallanes' next victim was Tino who learn from the lessons the Press never considered such a preposterous with praise and impressive credentials. ran for presidency in 2005. In the Council has tried to impress on his proposal. Call her naive, call her stupid beginning, Tino was Magallanes' mind on several occasions. If anything, He has failed to ensure that the and call her idealistic, Salcedo-Khoury “Flavor of the Month.” He even he has gotten worse and more content of his article is accurate, fair simply went about her ways according dismissed the propaganda that Tino irresponsible than ever. In our opinion, and complete. He has also failed to to what her mind, her heart, her better was just an orderly. But when Tino only a person with troubled mind edit a Page 1 story that his article on judgment and what the answer to her refused to be controlled by would allow that to happen without FAMAS alleged proposal is before prayers would guide her to regardless Magallanes, Tino was in trouble. even a tittle of remorse. publication and other stories as of what others would suggest or expect Magallanes mercilessly attacked Tino. As an editor-in-chief, Magallanes needed. He has failed to review of her. She has not changed. She will In the wake of his attack against Tino, is supposed to be the vanguard and feedback or evaluations of that be the same person once valued to be Magallanes was banned from the herald of truth, not the first one to tell particular article and other content and the next honorary consul. Center. Magallanes then called Tino outright lies and malign innocent take steps to avoid future mistakes, Unfortunately, Salcedo- bigot and fascist. He even wrote a story people or entities in the process. With and holds stories that are not ready for Khoury's appointment did not on the front page of the Filipino Forum Magallanes, it is the other way around publication. materialize. Her failed appointment that Tino was handcuffed by the police as editions upon editions of his own And he calls himself editor-in- was due to misfortune of being backed for slapping his girlfriend. publication will bear witness to that chief. If someone else outside of his up by Magallanes who eventually In 2007, Magallanes wrote that assumption. We do not just make this family or small circle of friends owned brought her down. Unknown to her, Albert Floresca, who won the FAMAS up to make him look bad. He does not the Filipino Forum, F. C. Magallanes Magallanes’ endorsement was a kiss of election for presidency, got off to a need us to do that; he has been doing would never have been its editor-in- death. And when it became obvious good start and was on his way to it to himself, and all by himself. chief, not even a delivery boy. that Ambassador Brillantes would not achieve something great. But after a In his latest editorial (September appoint an honorary consul in year, he started writing negative stories 16-October 15, 2010, Filipino Forum) Bernardo “Budz” Sarmiento Montreal, Julita Parado asked her to about Floresca. He said that the July devoted to Mrs. Zenaida F. Kharroubi, run for the directorship of FAMAS to 2005 Pista sa Nayon was the least serve the community. It took about six attended in its five-year history. In the Do you want to consider months for her to accept the offer. After January-February issue of the Filipino a career change? need winning the election, Magallanes Forum, he wrote that Flor Rillo would began calling her ineligible vice run for FAMAS president. It was more training to advance president of FAMAS. The truth was that obvious he was favoring Rillo. Glowing in your career? she met all the requirements to run. rave reviews kept coming from Come to our open house Magallanes made an issue of Salcedo- Magallanes’ pen. He even wrote "Chris and find out what Khoury’s failure to pay her Bautista is a possible candidate but he courses can give you the membership fee in 2007 because all lacks the support of Samahang the candidates he supported lost the competitive edge. election. See Page 4 - Character Assassin Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010 Gilmore College International 2:00 - 4:00 P.M. 5450 Cote des Neiges #511 Tel.: 514-485-7861 (corner Edouard Montpetit) Montreal, QC H3T 1Y6 5450 chemin de la Cote des Neiges Tel.: 514-485-7861 Fax: 514-485-3076 The North American Filipino Star Suite 511 E-Mail: [email protected] Montreal, Quebec H3T 1Y6 Published by Filcan Publications, Inc. 5450, chemin de la Cote-des-Neiges Suite 511 Montreal, QC H3T 1Y6 Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi SUBSCRIPTION ORDER Chief Editor & Publisher Name______Al Abdon Hilda T. 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From Page 1 FAMAS denies From Page 2 Character assassin Makabayan.” But when Rillo refused to author has gained notoriety from. comply with Magallanes' unsolicited Osdon, in a tearful reflection during the suggestions, he was attacked by FCBL meeting on October 23, 2010, Magallanes who wrote about Rillos' vigorously denied that her organization marital affair. had proposed banning adulterers from The bottom line is that its membership. Tolentino, for his part, Magallanes is a cancer of society. not only concurred with Osdon but also According to the Webster dictionary, emphatically repudiated that banning cancer is something evil and malignant adultery was ever discussed in any that spreads destructively. On the other committee meeting, and vehemently hand, Family Binders (Readers' Digest) denounced all the outright lies that defines cancer as malignancy, plague, Magallanes wrote in his article. rot. For example, in the 1920s, the Tolentino, a graduate of the University cancer of Hitlerism was widespread in of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon Germany. In Montreal, the cancer of City and known in the Filipino Magallanesism has been wreaking community for his composure, could havoc in the community, like tsunami, not hide his indignation over for many years. The cancer of Magallanes’ unfounded and unfair Magallanesism has to be “surgically” characterization of the former and the removed before it can metastasize. former’s committee. Tolentino declared, “I cannot take Magallanes’ transgression lying down. I will tell From Page 1 Pacquiao him in the strongest terms possible "There was no way I was gong to that he does not have the right to quit. I'm a Mexican, we fight until the end," malign me and my committee, Margarito said. particularly by telling lies.” Pacquiao won every round on one Ms. Alicia Loyola-Bustamante, scorecard, 120-108, and was ahead 119- commenting on Magallanes’ assertion 109 and 118-110 on the other two. The that she was appointed by Tolentino as Associated Press had it a 120-108 shutout. chairperson of the committee to "We didn't lose a round," said Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach. "I wish exclude adulterers from the they would have stopped the fight." association, said, “Nothing can be That almost happened, but Cole farther from the truth. No such allowed it to go on even as Margarito kept appointment was made since no such taking a beating. There wasn't any way committee was created, let alone Margarito was going to win the fight, but he discussion on banning adultery ever could still see out of one eye and wanted to took place.” Visibly trembling with continue. "I told the referee, `Look at his emotion and tears starting to well down Proof that it's so easy to doctor a photo that even a computer illiterate can do it. her eyes, she added, “My hunch was eyes, look at his cuts,"' Pacquiao said. "I did right that he would give us problem; he not want to damage him permanently. minds. Instead, you and your wife stayed That's not what boxing is about." OPEN LETTER TO MAGALLANES should not have been allowed to be in there for a short time and did not raise Ringside punch stats reflected our meeting in the first place. I warned any interest in clarifying or verifying Pacquiao's dominance, showing him these concerns or issues that could you that he was shameless and evil, November 1, 2010 landing 474 punches to 229 for Margarito. generate interest to the FAMAS but you would not listen.” In hindsight, But it wasn't just the sheer volume of membership; but shockingly after that, the entire FCBL Committee agreed with Mr. F. C. Magallanes punches, but the power in which they came you have vilified and/or negatively at almost every angle. Publisher Bustamante and rued the day they commented through your publication Roach predicted before the fight The Filipino Forum allowed him to take photos during that the goings-on in the discussion --- that that Pacquiao would carve Margarito apart 1165 Saint-Aubin particular meeting. which the bases had not happened on because he was simply much too quick for Ville Saint Laurent, Quebec H4R 1T3 Even Ms. Marlene Birao- the FCBL table. Thus, the following Schachter and Mr. Denie Guloy, known his opponent. He did just that, starting from the first round when he landed an early never happened: friends and close associates of Dear Mr. Magallanes: flurry up the middle that seemed to set the a. “FCBL has approved a proposal Magallanes, would not conceal their banning adulterers from the association tone for the fight. The FAMAS Constitution and Bylaws displeasure with Magallanes’ action membership.” (paragraph 1) It wasn't entirely easy, though. Committee 2009-2011 (FCBL) agreed and the lies he had published in his Pacquiao said Margarito hurt him in the b. “An overwhelming majority of unanimously to address your newspaper. When asked if they would middle rounds with shots to the head and FCBL members said removing irresponsible and malicious actions sign the open letter of protest Tolentino the body, though he was unable to land adulterers from the rolls of FAMAS was regarding the following concerns: a) the would write to Magallanes, they said, more than one of two punches at a time. constitutional.” (paragraph 2) article you wrote in The Filipino Forum When he did manage to land, more often c. “Shinette Salcedo- “Yes, we will, definitely! What stating on “FAMAS PROPOSES BAN ON than not Pacquiao was there to fire right Khoury…said ‘I think it is not against the Magallanes did is wrong.” ADULTERERS”; and b) the distasteful back with volleys of his own that found their Constitution.’. She did not specify Mr. Felix Salazar, an FCBL placing of said edition at the back page mark almost every time. whether she was talking about the Committee member and the source of the souvenir program of the "Manny is the best fighter in the constitution of FAMAS…” (Paragraph 3). who, Magallanes claimed, supplied all Federation of the Filipino-Canadian world," said Margarito's trainer, Robert d. “Bernardo Sarmiento concurred the information through a phone Garcia. "He is just too fast - very, very Associations of Quebec (FFCAQ). with Mrs. Salcedo-Khoury.” (Paragraph interview, denied that he ever quick." A. The irresponsible content of 4). discussed adultery and adulterers with While there was no controversy in “FAMAS PROPOSES BAN ON 3. You have expressed biases or Magallanes. Salazar promised that he, the ring, there was a dispute in the dressing ADULTERERS” (The Filipino Forum, misinterpreted the following issues or too, would sign the protest letter being room before the fight when a member of September-October 2010, page 4). concerns based on your side interviews drafted by Tolentino. The FAMAS Pacquiao's camp saw a weight-loss 1. There was no discussion on the with the following persons: Executive Board, through its president, supplement in Margarito's gear and table regarding the issues on adultery or a. Mr. Felix Salazar denied that intends to write similar letter to demanded his blood be tested immediately adulterers. We abide by the principle of for possible banned substances. Texas your telephone interview with him was Magallanes. respect and privacy among individuals, boxing officials ruled that would not be discussion on adultery. He has even more so with the FAMAS It will be remembered that necessary, and the fight went on. specifically told us on the table that he is membership; Magallanes was found guilty of Roach also made sure he was in not a dissenter on the processes, but he 2. You requested to take pictures breaching the journalistic code of the dressing room to watch the hands of is the person who is concerned on of FCBL Committee meeting on August ethics. He was also reprimanded by the Margarito, who is still banned in California human rights issues and right to privacy. 28, 2010. Mrs. Pat Magallanes and you Quebec Press Council on several for a hand wrapping scandal, get wrapped. In this regard, either you misinterpreted were graciously welcomed by all the But it was Margarito's corner who Mr. Salazar’s “expressed fears” occasions for irresponsible and Committee members present. However, demanded Roach also rewrap his fighter's (paragraph 8) or you would like to malicious reporting. in your and your wife’s presence, neither hands in a display of gamemanship. highlight that Mr. Salazar broke the code Once the fight started it didn't did you signify the intention to observe in Advertise in the Filipino Star the discussion nor did you comment or Call 514-485-7861 See Page 14 Pacquiao put on the table lingering issues in your See Page 14 Open Letter www.filipinostar.org nOVEMBER 2010 The North American Filipino Star 5 And it was he, not she, who was found September 16-October 15, 2010, guilty of breach of journalistic code of Filipino Forum), Frauderico ethics. It reminds me of dumping that gratuitously found “it offensive when Any Which Way Fraud, an NPD-afflicted person, always he (referring to me) wants to appear to resorts to when criticized. be a man who is above sexual Magallanes asking Mrs. shenanigans while attacking a certain Kharroubi whatever happened to JT – which could stand for Jerry Tugas Bernardo “Budz” Sarmiento responsibility in journalism is like – as a Lothario, a man who makes love Judas Iscariot asking St. Peter to many women.” Obviously, Fraud Magallanes makes his name more apt by whatever happened to loyalty to Jesus was referring to that particular portion Christ. of the September 2010 Edition of my changing it from Fred to Fraud The outright lies and half-truths Any Which Way column titled “Illicit While many Filipinos’ blood your facts straight.” He added, “He contained in the two articles that he Affairs: Sign of the Times.” simmered when they read the doesn’t even know that you can’t bring wasted time for just to spite me are In that piece, I only mentioned malicious articles shameless your own camera to take pictures very typical of someone afflicted with that there were inappropriate Frauderico C. Magallanes published in inside Malacañang Palace. Only NPD. However, I must admit that he got relationships going on in our the September 16-October 15, 2010 palace photographers are allowed to my blood pressure rise when he lied community. I didn’t mention any name, Edition of his Filipino Forum, I simply do that.” Maybe, but he didn’t say that that my daughter flung rocks onto my just that particular initial. Still, I didn’t shrugged it off as yet another offshoot one could buy any photo he liked from car during my romantic adventurism attack or denigrate JT who could be of his patented inanity and any of those photographers at the right years ago. She never – in fact, none of anyone in our community. That “JT” is impertinence. His front-page article, price, and then doctor it with a my children – did such a thing to me also Jerry Tugas’ initial is purely bearing a screaming and uppercased computer. I believe one could. Sa despite their resentment towards me coincidental. I didn’t mention anyone’s headline “FAMAS PROPOSES BAN Manila pa! for my peccadillo. Yes, they were name in my article, but Frauderico did ON ADULTERERS,” contains nothing Apparently, he is too dumb to understandably angry with me for what mention Jerry Tugas’ name in his. It but utter lies, something that he says realize that I only expressed an opinion I did to their mother like most children could also be for Juan Tamad. And and writes quite instinctively. regarding the photo purportedly taken would in similar circumstances, but yes, Justin Timberlake! It cannot be Frauderico is probative that the at Malacanang Palace during the they were too disciplined, too well- Jun Timbol or my fellow Mapua saying “Nobody is perfect” is not inauguration of President Noynoy brought up and too decent to damage alumnus Joji Tapia. I personally know always true as he is a perfect liar. He is Aquino last July, and printed on the their father’s properties or belongings. Joji to be a decent and religious guy someone who can lie with front page of the August 16-September Patria Magallanes’ family is not and faithful husband. In any case, I consummate ease. Propensity for lying 15, 2010 issue of the Filipino Forum. without sin. She has a brother, let’s call simply stated the facts about the is what Fraud, a Narcissistic Since it was merely an expression of him Mr. T, who was similarly situated as original JT’s philandering ways. No Personality Disorder (NPD) sufferer, personal opinion and not a news item, I was. Mr. T. was seeing another more, no less. Nowhere in that spiel always has. Obviously, his NPD has there was no need to gather facts since woman, who was also a caregiver, did I make myself appear that I was gotten worse, and his family might a mere ocular inspection of said photo while still married to DR, a registered morally superior to JT or the others. have to take him to the Douglas Mental was enough to opine on it. nurse. Mr. T. and the same caregiver But we all know Fraud; he always Hospital in Verdun for lobotomy much One unassailable proof of his are still together. He’s now divorced wants to put his perceived enemies in sooner than many people he has hypocrisy is the article he wrote about like I am with three children by his the worst light possible. sadistically maligned have been Ms. Shinette Salcedo Khoury – former wife DR. I won’t mention their WHAT IF PATRIA’S WORSE praying for. “Shinette to be named Consul” in the full names, even though I can, out of HALF’S NAME WERE NOT FRED As an FCBL Committee July 2007 issue of the Filipino Forum. respect to their children and concern – Hey, Fraud, I have a question: Which member with a perfect record of Frauderico wrote in that article that for those children’s welfare. do you think is more embarrassing, attendance in said committee’s Khoury was appointed Honorary I also considered writing about denigrating and painful – husband meetings prior to the publication of Consul despite the fact that no such Patria’s own alleged affair, particularly cheating on his wife or wife cheating said article, I can categorically say that appointment was made yet at the time. while Fraud was still languishing in the on her husband? How about making it the Committee never considered, let He jumped the gun – as he is wont to Philippines and his wife was alone your next editorial? If you have any alone proposed, banning adulterers – do - and reported an event that had not here, but I decided to save it for later in clue what’s going on around you, you or anyone else with morality problem, materialized yet. And then he has the case Fraud invented and publishes can write a limpid editorial on that for that matter – from membership in gall to tell me to get my facts straight. another salacious story about me. If he subject. If you don’t, then you are a the Filipino Association of Montreal Tsk, Fraud, you are dreadfully doesn’t, I don’t. It’s his call. bigger dolt than I thought. and Suburbs (FAMAS). We, as a irredeemable! MAGALLANES, WEASELS AND Just for curiosity, do you think group, will never uphold such a WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OTHER VERMIN – Admittedly, I your wife Patria would stick with you if ludicrous idea no matter how much RESPONSIBILITY IN never really gave it serious thought that your name weren’t Fred? She seems to we, either individually or collectively, JOURNALISM? – That’s the Frauderico would actually stoop that love that name very much, doesn’t disapprove of adultery. question Frauderico had the temerity low to bring both my daughter and my she? By the way, I took the liberty of FIRST RULE OF JOURNALISM: to ask Mrs. Zeny Kharroubi, the ex-wife into the mix. I guess I have tweaking your name a little bit. I GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT – publisher and chief editor of this forgotten that he is an NDP sufferer honestly thought that “Fraud” fits you Is it not peculiar and hypocritical of newspaper, in his most recent editorial and therefore quite capable to do more than “Fred” does. The problem someone who does not always get his (Page 6, September 16-October 15, things without shame, without guilt and with this alteration is, Pat might not like facts straight to lecture me to get my 2010 Edition, Filipino Forum) without empathy. But now that he has it and might start to find another Fred, facts straight? And guess who is suggesting that Mrs. Kharroubi was an involved them, nobody can blame me if she hasn’t already found one, and audacious enough to do that? irresponsible journalist. He if I even the score. I will even follow him then she would ask you for divorce. Frauderico C. Magallanes! Who else? conveniently forgot, as he often does, under the rocks – the natural habitat of And should it happen, you would He wrote, in reference to my that it was he, and never she, whom Magallanes, the weasels and other surely blame me, or worse still, dump unfavorable comment about the photo the Quebec Press Council vermin – to shove it to him. that appeared on the front page of his reprimanded several times for, what In his article titled “BS: not an See Page 7 Any Which Way tabloid, “First rule of journalism: get else but, irresponsibility in journalism. abbreviation for Boy Scout” (Page 26,

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The Air Force is also SmartWool, better known for its water,” reports Project Censored, “it’s building the nation’s largest biomass Merino socks, also makes highly regarded poisoning the land of nearby communities, energy plants in Florida and Georgia, and Merino undergarments, such as the mens’ resulting in increased rates of cancer, the Navy is building three large geothermal Microweight Boxer Brief and three long kidney disease, increasing birth defects, energy plants and funding research into johns for men and women of varying low birth weight and miscarriage.” The extracting energy from ocean waves. weights. Patagonia also sells a full line of non-profit Military Toxics Project is working Some of the military’s R&D into renewables Merino under- and outerwear. Additionally, with the U.S. government to identify is for battlefield applications. Outfitting many more companies have jumped on the problem sites and educate neighbors troops with the capability to produce their Merino bandwagon, so consumers about the risks. own on-site power from solar and wind interested in trying it out now have more sources not only makes sourcing oil less of styles and varieties than ever to choose Meanwhile, the U.S. military manages 25 a necessity but also should serve to reduce from. These products are available directly million acres of land that provides habitat casualties from fuel transport operations. from the manufacturers’ websites or for some 300 threatened or endangered Over 1,000 American troops have lost their through outdoor retailers including REI. species. The military has harmed lives delivering fuel in the past few years While Merino undergarments have endangered animal populations by bomb alone (in part because enemy combatants a lot going for them, they are still expensive tests (and been sued for it), reports Project often use fuel trucks as attack targets), compared to the alternatives. But Merino Censored, and military testing of low- says Sonnad. converts insist that the rugged material frequency underwater sonar technology Elisabeth Rosenthal reports in lasts much longer than synthetic or cotton www.filipinostar.org nOVEMBER 2010 The North American Filipino Star 7 yourself. But in spite of all that, you RARE (www.RareConservation.org). their work. They include The Nature substantially cheapened the Maharlika called me gaffe-prone. What Jenks goes on to explain, “With less Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, Award by giving it to Julita des Parado, Narcissistic Personally Disorder can do than 1 percent of the world’s oceans Birdlife International, National Audubon a person with a checkered past and to a guy! I beg you, Fraud, go see a protected, marine conservationists are Society, the United Nations who lost whatever little nobility she had psychiatrist. It’s for your, and for your going to have to work quickly and Environment Programme, the national for having been found guilty of unfair family’s, own good. creatively to catch up.” governments of China, Mexico, Peru, business practices by a consumers’ In point of fact, Frauderico C. Rare –the Arlington, Va. non- Indonesia, and many others. protection agency. Has anyone ever Magallanes is the true and ultimate profit with a successful track record in Rare has been cited as one of wondered why she hasn’t been actively Filipino crab. Here’s a partial list of over 50 richly bio-diverse countries, to Fast Company magazine’s Top Social and openly selling airline tickets people he tried – or still desperately date—has now announced its most Entrepreneurs four years in a row. anymore lately? Well, wonder no more. trying – to pull down, but to no avail: ambitious project yet: A $7 million, Learn more at Her license to sell was revoked for James de la Paz, Salvador Cabugao, multi-year marine conservation www.rareconservation.org and illegal practices. If I were a previous Zenaida F. Kharroubi, Aurora Osdon, program to reduce overfishing at 22 www.rareplanet.org. recipient of the Maharlika Award, I Shinette Salcedo-Khoury, Alice Loyola- sites across the Coral Triangle – a vast would immediately return the honor in Bustamante, Myrna Maranan- region in Southeast Asia that is From Page 5 Any Which Way protest, similar to what several pro-life Francisco, Reuben T. Santos, Alberto on me, wouldn’t you? You know, Fraud, members of the Order of Canada did considered to be the global epicenter Baens Santos, Alberto Floresca, Benny you’re becoming too predictable several years ago when the Order of marine biodiversity (with additional Parial, Flor Rillo, Santiago Tino, this already. honored Dr. Morgentaler, an abortionist, projects launching in Mexico and writer and, lately, Leandro Tolentino. ANOTHER RED HERRING FROM with a membership to the said Central America). Jenks says, “We THERE’S NOTHING LIKE IT – FRAUD — Fraud had no comments prestigious organization. believe our winning formula will create That’s how Fraud conceitedly about my story that the Ogerio sisters In anticipation of readers jobs, ensure food supplies and make described his Filipino Forum on the had committed fraud, and des Parado asking what “bulisik” is, here’s a coastal communities more resilient to back cover of the souvenir program for had no transparency. Instead, he concise explanation: In the ancient climate change, because it protects the 30th Anniversary and Debutants’ retaliated by publicizing my personal class system in the Tagalog Society, reefs and reproduction areas.” Ball of Ogerio’s Federation held last life. That’s what journalists call a “red people were ranked as follows: As part of this initiative, twelve October 16. Come to think of it, he’s herring,” something that draws maginoo, timawa, maharlika, and alipin. distinguished, charismatic community right. There’s really nothing like the attention away from the central issue. There are two kinds of alipin, namely leaders in the Philippines have been Filipino Forum. Tell me, what other Although Fraud’s spiteful revelation of aliping namamahay and alipin sa chosen to inspire and enable Filipino newspaper in the province not my infidelity came like a dark cloud gigilid. A sa gigilid of an aliping sustainable local solutions in their only was reprimanded by the Quebec hanging over me at the outset, I was still namamahay was called bulisik, which country. Work in the Philippines Press Council several times for able to see a silver lining behind it. In meant vile and contemptible. There is officially launched in September with irresponsibility in journalism but was fact, I now consider it a blessing in only one class lower than bulisik, and the arrival of these community leaders also found guilty of breaching the disguise. So instead of fuming, I am that was called bulislis, which meant to Washington, DC for nine weeks of journalistic code of ethics? What other now thanking him for it because he has “lifted skirt.” intensive training from leading experts Filipino newspaper in the province has put me – inadvertently (or stupidly?), I Now that you know, isn’t Bulisik on MPA management, social a pathological liar for its editor-in-chief? am sure – in a better position to expose Award much more fitting for Julita des marketing, and community What other Filipino newspaper in the his hypocrisy and to disclose without Parado than the Maharlika Award? If mobilization. Over the next two years, province whose editor-in-chief is so any qualm that members of his family there isn’t any such award yet, the these individuals will embark upon a asinine to have the latest issue of his are not what he makes them out to be. Ogerio Federation should create one. journey to raise awareness of publication carrying the blaring TRUE FILIPINO CRAB – That’s the new And I respectfully nominate des Parado overfishing in their country and build headline in uppercase “FAMAS title Fraud has given me in addition to to be its first ever recipient. support for effective Marine Protected PROPOSES BAN ON ADULTERERS” “King of Comedy.” He wrote: “He’s a Speaking of the Maharlika Area management. Their campaigns printed on the back cover of a souvenir true Filipino crab who’s out to pull the Award 2010, if you would take into are aimed to empower local program that was supposed to be a Magallaneses down, denigrating them account the president of the communities to better manage their classy lifetime memento which those rather than letting them get ahead. organization that sponsored it, and who fisheries and participate in guarding the pretty young women would remember That’s ill will at another’s good fortune.” composed the panel of judges, you nation’s Marine Protected Areas (which their formal introduction to society by? [Page 28, September 16-October15, would readily say that it was a big farce. are some of the world’s most important Frauderico Crass Magallanes 2010 Edition, Filipino Forum] In Tagalog, “lutong macaw.” and numerous). heartlessly robbed those lasses and Good fortune? What good The president of the Federation Rare’s goal is to take the most their respective families of their fortune? No matter how much I cudgel of Filipino Canadian Associations of effective no-take zone models (the otherwise joyful and unforgettable my brains, I cannot think of any good Quebec, Inc. (FFCAQ) is Angelita “bright spots” Rare has identified evening by placing his inappropriate fortune that Fraud has ever had except, Ogerio, the rumored “wife” of des across the globe) and replicate these and vulgar advertisement on the back perhaps, being married to a woman Parado. And reportedly, among the community-managed zones at dozens cover of the souvenir program. And who is willing to support a lazy bum and judges were Frauderico C. Magallanes, of sites in the Philippines, Indonesia, worse yet, the Ogerio Federation freeloader. Hoping that they knew, I Riza Esmeralda and Svetlana Suarez, Malaysia, Mexico, and the Meso-American condoned such poorly thought of idea. asked many Filipinos in Montreal what all known to be close to des Parado. Reef. Brett Jenks concludes, “The world’s I guess birds of the same feather crass good fortune Magallanes had. You do the math. leading marine scientists and agencies are together. Unfortunately, they couldn’t cite any in agreement that the best proven marine The Filipino Forum is indeed a ONE-LINER FROM REUBEN T. SANTOS - " Take either. At any rate, is it good fortune to conservation strategy is no-take zones. It’s league of its own. The Filipino Forum: your pick, people, who would you rather exciting to consider what might actually be booted out of the College of Law of there’s nothing like it! believe: F. C. Magallanes, a well-known happen if all these NGOs, scientists, and the University of the Philippines after PARADO SHOULD HAVE BEEN community liar and favorite butt of jokes private sector folks mobilized around a big just one semester for not meeting the since the 70's or Mrs. Zeny Kharroubi and Mr. GIVEN THE BULISIK AWARD hairy audacious goal – like preserving 20 minimum grade requirement? Is it good Budz Sarmiento who pull no punches and INSTEAD – Ogerio Federation has percent of the world’s oceans through no- fortune to be evicted from his apartment always tell the truth? Let us know.” take zones – and developed a business several times for his inability to pay his plan to get us there. For now, I’m proud to rent? Is it good fortune to resort to say Rare is doing its part to support such a plan.” outright lying if only to pass himself up About Rare: RARE is the leader in as a person of many impressive social and behavioral change for achievements? Is it good fortune not conservation -- with a successful track only to be reprimanded several times record in more than 50 countries to date. by the Quebec Press Council for The non-profit, based in Arlington, Virginia, irresponsibility in journalism but also trains and supports leaders from the found guilty of breach of journalistic world’s top environmental organizations, code of ethics? Is it good fortune to MEN AND WOMEN local grassroots groups, and have a son, Paul Magallanes, who was governments. reportedly fired from his job for HOMMES ET FEMMES Rare’s campaigns have influenced allegedly stealing the money and other more than 6.8 million people living in belongings of the patients under his Hair Cut / Wash & Dry / ColorRoots / Permanent / Highlighs / Streaks over 2,400 remote communities. care? Many of the world’s largest Listen, Fraud, you don’t need 4661 Van Horne Suite 5, Montreal, QC conservation groups, as well as nations me to pull the Magallanes down. You in the developing world, have have been doing that all along all by Tel.: 514-884-2925 requested Rare’s services to help build stronger local community support for www.filipinostar.org 8 The North American Filipino Star nOVEMBER 2010 MAHARLIKA and the ancient class system Philippines plans to lift rice Compiled by Budz Sarmiento (with maginoo, though they would, from time to permission from the author Paul Morrow, time, be obliged to work on a datu’s land www.pilipino-express.com) and help in community projects and import restrictions We don’t hear the word events. They were free to change their MAHARLIKA very much anymore. Its origin allegiance to another datu if they married The government is considering The high tariff on the commodity goes all the way back to the ancient into another community or if they decided reducing the tariff and removing the and the restrictions on how much of language of India called Sanskrit, from the to move. volume restrictions on imported rice it may be imported are the reasons word, maharddhika, meaning, "a man of MAHARLIKA – Members of the as it moves away from granting private importers are not buying wealth, knowledge or ability." Today it is Tagalog warrior class known as maharlika generally accepted to mean "nobility or had the same rights and responsibilities as subsidies to the grain through the much of it. aristocracy." The venerable Tagalog the timawa, but in times of war they were National Food Authority, Budget But a source from the National dictionary of Leo James English gives us bound to serve their datu in battle. They Secretary Florencio Abad said Economic and Development this example: Ang mga harì at prinsipe ay had to arm themselves at their own Tuesday. Authority says the administration is kabilang sa mga maharlikâ. [Kings and expense, but they did get to keep the loot “There is a recommendation to considering lowering the rice tariff to princes belong to the nobility.] they won – or stole, depending on which remove the quota system and 30 percent from 40 to 50, since the That’s the modern definition, but side of the transaction you want to look at. replace this with just the usual tariff, government would still gain from it. back in the days when there really was a Although they were partly related to the maharlika class in the Philippines, it was nobility, the maharlikas were technically but I don’t know what level [the tariff Another reason for dropping the actually a lower class of nobility that served less free than the timawas because they will be],” he told reporters. quotas on rice imports is the the datus, or chiefs, in times of war. The could not leave a datu’s service without first The Philippines has increasingly government’s commitment to the maharlikas belonged to the “kings and hosting a large public feast and paying the been importing rice from neighbors World Trade Organization to remove princes” and not the other way around. datu between 6 and 18 pesos in gold – a such as Thailand and Vietnam over the barriers to trade in farm goods. MARCOS’ MAHARLIKA large sum in those days. the years to plug its production Under a deal it negotiated with We can thank former dictator ALIPIN – Today, the word alipin (or Ferdinand Marcos, mainly, for our oripun in the Visayas) means slave and shortfalls. nine WTO countries, the Philippines misunderstanding of this word today. that’s how the Spaniards translated it, too, The NFA imports the bulk of the granted other trade concessions to “Maharlika culture” was his propaganda but the alipins were not really slaves in the rice that it sells at lower prices to extend its quotas on rice, considered tool for promoting nationalism during the Western sense of the word. They were not make it affordable to Filipinos, but a political commodity, to 2012. days of the “New Society.” The word bought and sold in markets with chains the Aquino administration has said it The Philippines, the world’s became very fashionable and was used in around their necks. A better description wants to stop subsidizing those biggest rice importer, bought a naming streets, buildings, banquet halls, would be to call them debtors. They could imports. record 2.45 million metric tons this villages and cult0ural groups. Marcos be born alipins, inheriting their parents’ named a highway, a broadcast company debt, and their obligations could be The administration’s first move year following a decline in its first- and the reception area of Malacañang transferred from one master to another. away from subsidies came when it quarter production on drier-than- Palace, Maharlika. He even toyed with the However, it was also possible for them to cut the NFA’s budget for buying rice. normal weather. idea of renaming the whole country as buy their own freedom. A person in It then sent the money to the Social The country usually imports Maharlika. extreme poverty might even want to Welfare Department for a straight about a 10th of its annual rice Marcos’ fascination with the term become an alipin voluntarily – preferably to dole to the poor. requirements. It starts buying the apparently began in World War II when he relatives who saw this as a form of Abad said lowering the tariff on grain during the last quarter of the claimed to have commanded a guerrilla assistance rather than punishment. force of over 8000 men that he called the There were two kinds of alipins: rice would encourage private year to fill its needs for the following Maharlika unit. His claims were proved ALIPING NAMAMAHAY – or a companies to import the grain and year. a false in 1985. house-holding alipin, could hardly be then sell it at lower prices. It’s ironic that Marcos’ first use of called a slave at all. He was more like what the word maharlika was quite appropriate we call a serf in English. A namamahay was because he only used it to name a group of usually an alipin who had received a piece soldiers (albeit fictitious soldiers) rather of land from his maginoo master. In return, than an entire aristocracy or country. he was required to hand over a portion of The maharlikas were just one rank what the land produced as a tribute and to in the ancient class system of the Tagalogs, occasionally work on his master’s land. which was a little more convoluted than our ALIPIN SA GIGILID – The people Western idea of aristocrats and near the bottom of society were known by commoners. This class system was the the scornful term, alipin sa gigilid. In pre- norm in other parts of the Philippines, too, colonial times the gilid was the area behind though the names of the classes varied and below the house where the toilet was slightly. located. These alipins were single men and MAGINOO – During the pre- women who worked in their master’s 5257 Queen Mary Road Suite 1 colonial era, the maginoo class was the top homes, tending the gilid, among other of Tagalog society. Men and women of this chores. They were completely dependent Montreal, QC H3W 1Y3 class were generally referred to with the for food and shelter, but if they could make respectful title of Ginoo. Individually, the some money on the side, they were Government terms, Gat, meaning Lord, or Dayang, allowed to keep some of it, and if they meaning Lady, preceded names as in, Gat managed to save enough, they could buy approved Buka (now a town in Bulakan) and Dayang their way up to namamahay or even timawa Instructor Angkatan who was mentioned in the status. If a man wanted to get married, his with 22 years Laguna Copperplate Inscription. master would usually set him up as an Snowdon Metro A PANGINOON was an especially aliping namamahay with his own home and of experience. wealthy maginoo who owned much a patch of land, though this was rarely property and valuable land. A panginoon done for women. was addressed with the shortened The people who bore the greatest honorific, poon, which could be translated stigma in society were the alipins who were into English as milord or milady. Aba poon indebted to other alipins. A sa gigilid of an Guaranteed Result in 1st meant, “Greetings, milord/milady” and Oo, aliping namamahay was called a BULISIK, poon meant, “Yes, sir/ma’am.” Poon which meant vile and contemptible. Even Road Test or 20% money back survives to this day as the term of respect, lower was the bulislis who was a sa gigilid po. indebted to another sa gigilid. The vulgar A DATU, or CHIEF, was a maginoo name meant that these alipins were so who had followers and who ruled beyond vulnerable that it was like their genitals New RSE Program his immediate household, over whole were exposed. In modern terms we might communities. This term was used in the say they “had their pants down,” though Visayas as well as Luzon. A datu with bulislis really means, “lifted skirt.” power over a large area held the title The only people lower than the Available - $649 LAKAN or RAJAH, a Hindu word brought bulislis were slaves who were brought from from Malaysia. When the Spaniards arrived other communities or who were captured in Pick up Service in the Manila area in 1570, there was a war. They were considered non-persons Banaw Lakan Dula in Tondo and an Ache until they were accepted into the Call Islam - 438-877-6284 Rajah (Ladyang) Matanda in Manila. community. Once accepted, they had the TIMAWA – The timawa class were same rights as other alipins. Bureau - 514-564-5512 free commoners of Luzon and the Visayas who could own their own land and who did not have to pay a regular tribute to a www.filipinostar.org nOVEMBER 2010 The North American Filipino Star 9 4, b, c, D, 3, f, 6, h, 1, j, k, 7, m, N, O, p, gustong magdawit sa Banal na Ngalan Q, r, 5, t, u, v. w, x, Y at z ng Diyos ay basahin natin ang sinabi ni Ipagpapatuloy ko ito sa Hesus tungkol dito, "Ang hindi panig sa susunod na labas, Disyembre, 2010. akin ay laban sa akin, ang hindi Abangan ninyo ang pagpapalitan tumutulong sa aking mag-ipon ay namin ng kuru-kuro ni G. Aris nagkakalat." Mateo 12:30, Bagong Bonifacio, tituladong Jejemaster at Tipan. taga-pagsalin ng mga salita sa Wikang Kanino ba tayo papanig: sa Wikang Pambansa: Nanganganib na Sari Jejemon buhat sa Wikang Pambansa, kasamaan o sa kabutihan? ang nanganganib na sari. Naliligalig marahil ang c, f, j, ñ (enye), q, v, x, at z. Sa dami ng Common mistakes kaluluwa ng mga ninuno nating mga letra ay binansagan itong Manuel L. Quezon, Lope K. Santos, "pinagyamang alpabeto." Ang Sinungaling at and confusing Nieves Baens del Rosario at marami Muling binago ang alpabeto Kasinungalingan pang iba dahil sa takbo ng panahon noong 1987 nang ilathala ang Alfabeto words in English Tulirung-tuliro na ang ngayon. at Patnubay sa Ispeling ng Wikang By Budz Sarmiento mambabasa ng mga nangungunang Nagulat ako sa naging resulta Pilipino. Inalis ang mga digrapo o pahayagan ng mga Filipino rito sa tract vs. track ng survey na ginanap namin ni Bb. kambal-katinig na ch, ll at rr sa Montreal at karatig-lungsod, tract is an unmeasured expanse of Melle Lugod, isa sa masipag na katuwirang ang mga letrang c, h, l, at r ang The North American Filipino Star ni land or water, or a measured area, kagawad ng FAMAS. Nagtanong siya ay bahagi na ng alpabeto at maaari Gng. Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi at The especially of land nang minsang magpulong ang namang pagtambalin kung kailangan. Filipino Forum ni Federico C. track is a path or road, especially one kanilang samahan, at ako naman ay sa Tinawag ang pagbabagong ito na Magallanes. made by the continual passing of mga dumalo sa isang pagdiriwang. Sa "pinasimpleng alpabeto." Naubusan na tila ng putik na people or animals or one specially loob ng limampung sumali ay tatlo Hanggang sa kasalukuyan ipupukol ang isang katunggali at ang created for some purpose lamang ang nakasagot ng wasto. Ang ang opisyal na mga titik ay ang dating inilathala na ay pati pribadong buhay dalawa ay mag-asawa pa na dalampu (20) na inaawit nating ng may buhay tulad ng pagdidiborsyo In the October 2010 edition of my Any magkatabi ng upuan kaya maaaring 'Abakada...' at ginawang popular ng at pag-aasawang muli. Which Way column, I wrote “… some kindatan na nangopya ang isa. Ang nasirang Yoyoy Villamel. Niyapos na Hindi pa nasiyahan at ginawan community leaders had bought big pangatlo ay kararating lang buhat pa natin ang mga titik ng c,f, j, q, v, x at z pa ng malaking usapin ang FAMAS, houses and vast track of land in the sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan at kaya at ang ñ na kung isulat ay may tila kiti- katangi-tangi at isa sa nalalabing Philippines ….” The “track” there was raw tiyak ang sagot niya tinuturo na kiti sa ibabaw at ang bigkas ay en-ye. samahan ng mga Filipino na supposed to be “tract.” ngayon sa mga paaralan doon. Ilagay Kaya ang tumpak na sagot ay nakakakitaan ng pinakamaraming natin sa 5% lamang ang nakakaalam dalawampu't walo (28) silang lahat. kapulungan at pagkakaisa ng convince vs. persuade ng tamang sagot sa mga kababayan Tinanong ko ngayon sa mag- komunidad. Contrary to common belief and use, natin dito. asawang tama ang sagot, Ilang titik Ang nakakahiyang there is a subtle and important Ang tanong? Ilan ngayon ang naman mayroon ang bagong Wikang kasinungalingan: 'FAMAS PROPOSES distinction between the two. ginagamit na titik sa ating Wikang Jejemon? Kapwa sila nagulat at BAN ON ADULTERERS.' We are convinced by evidence or Pambansa? ngayon lang nila narinig ang Nagmungkahi diumano ang FAMAS arguments made to the intellect Nakakatuwang nakakalungkot lengguwaheng ito na may pitong taon naipagbabawal ang mangangalunya We are persuaded by appeals made ang mga sagot: 15, 18, karamihan ay nang umiiral sa Pilipinas at ang mga sa pagsapi. to the will, moral sense or emotions. ang dating 20, at ang iba ay 25 at 26. kabataan dito ay ginagamit na ito sa Hindi ko na tatalakayin ito dahil 'Convince' suggests intellectual May isang sumagot ng 31 at pakikipag-usap sa kompyuter sa sa magkakaulit-ulit lang ang mga reasoning while 'persuade' suggests tama siya sa isang banda. Dahil sa naiwan nilang kaibigan sa Pilipinas. katuwiran na ito ay walang emotional reasoning. pagbabago sa alpabetong Filipino Hindi na kami magaaksaya ng katotohanan. I’d also add a further subtle distinction noong 1976 sa pamamagitan ng Mga panahon ni Bb. Lugod sa isa pang Ang mahalaga ay ang that we are convinced to think Tuntunin sa Ortograpiyang Filipino ng survey. Natitiyak ko na pagkabasa magiging dulo ng usaping ito sa something; persuaded to think and do Surian ng Wikang Pambansa ay ninyo nito ay mag-uunahan ang may dalawang pahayagan. Kung alin ang something. labing-isang (11) bagong letra ang mga kompyuter sa pag-Google kung paniniwalaan ng madla. idinagdag sa dating dalawampung ano ang Wikang Jejemon na may The implication of this for marketing is (20). Kasali na ngayon ang ch, ll at rr sa dalampu't anim na titik: Kanino Ka Panig? significant. I couldn’t care less if you were convinced that my idea is better May mga taong mahilig magpari-parian than the other guy’s idea if I haven’t also persuaded you to do something B.A., B.C.L. o magpastor-pastoran sa labas ng simbahan. Hindi ko minamasama ito about it – buy it, support it, donate to kung makakatulong sa isyu sa halip na it, tell your friends about it. makagulo. Ang puti ay puti at ang itim Usage Note: According to a traditional Civil Law - Commercial Law - Mediation ay itim. Walang kalahati sa kasinungalingan.Kabulaanan kung rule, one persuades someone to act kabulaanan. Totoo kung totoo. Tama o but convinces someone of the truth of a Tél.: 514-664-5404 mali. Masama o mabuti. At kung may Fax: 514-849-3101 See Page 10 Common Mistakes

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There are those The awarding ceremony for the earlier interview. who are generous, giving people who don't winner and two runners-up of the BBC While the hydraulic ram pump have much money to pass around, but are World Challenge 2010 will be held in already existed in the 1700’s, Idzenga willing to assist in whatever way they can Amsterdam on November 29. explains their model was cheaper by afford. Then there are people who may or The awards ceremony will be P300 to P500 compared to may not have money, but these people are broadcast on December 4 on BBC commercial brands which cost about cold hearted and self absorbed. The thought of taking away from themselves to World News and announced on the 25,000 euros, but still works as give to others is simply more than they can website on the same day and profiled efficient. bear. in Newsweek magazine in the “Our models are much sexier The former are frugal, the latter stingy. 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Asked why he chose to help the as one of the top three projects among communication can be libelous as long as The pump, according to Idzenga, local provincial communities and it's transmitted to a third party. 12 finalists worldwide. has already supplied water to about represent the Philippines, Idezenga Auke Idzenga, the founder and 170 villages, giving relief to some cited the determination and passion of Now, most courts consider defamation of executive director of the Negros- 50,000 beneficiaries all over the Filipinos which he admired. character made during a radio or television based Alternative Indigenous country. “Puti ang panit pero corazon ang broadcast to also be libel, even though the Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI), defamation was spoken. 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Hamas terrorism accountable. membership when he stated: “They hands early, cutting Margarito beneath the Third, since its 2006 creation, 80 per always make me feel I’m breaking a 7. Mrs. Pat Magallanes’ right eye and causing it to swell. By the cent of the council's resolutions have singled out wedding promise to stick together for statements on paragraphs 15, 16, 17, middle of the fight he couldn't see out of one member state -- Israel -- for differential and better or worse, for richer or poorer. But and 20 were solely her opinions, based that eye and his left eye began closing, too. discriminatory treatment, thereby breaching the on erroneous facts. She seemingly The fight was for the WBC 154- UN charter's foundational principle of "equality for I can’t see how an association in a free all nations, large and small". Moreover, while the country can possibly outlaw them.” lacked the objectivity in providing her pound title even though the contract weight council has selectively singled out one member (Paragraph 9). statements to you, which you readily was 150 pounds. Margarito weighed 150 at state, it continues to grant the major violators Friday's weigh-in, but was 165 on the b. Ms. Marlene Birao-Schachter printed as opposed to consulting any exculpatory immunity. FCBL Committee member regarding the unofficial HBO scale before the fight while Fourth, in an appalling breach of its own “asked whether the proposal was meant principles and procedures, the UN Human Rights matter. She also didn’t bother to consult Pacquiao, who had been 144.6, was 148 only for FAMAS Officers” (Paragraph 11). pounds. Council has institutionalised a permanent agenda “The chair said it applied to all FAMAS any of the FCBL Committee, but she item indicting one member state -- agenda item No gave an outright subjective conclusion. Pacquiao also gave away 4½ 7, which speaks of "Israeli human rights violations members” (lone Paragraph 12 -sic). inches in height and was at a six-inch reach This is risky to your newspaper, because in the occupied Palestinian territories" -- while Either Ms. Birao-Schachter or you disadvantage, but that didn't matter either. agenda item No 8 speaks of "human rights she is one of your publishers; and this misinterpreted it as adultery issue, when Pacquiao earned a guaranteed violations in the rest of the world". Here is an Alice in fact we were talking at another time may reflect on how your publishers may $15 million, though he is likely to make in Wonderland situation where the conviction is secured before the hearing begins. the integrity of FAMAS members in filing rush to irresponsible conclusions millions more on his cut of the television without regard to clarifying issues. We This not only galvanises the ongoing candidacy to the FAMAS Nominating revenues. He planned to give a concert at delegitimisation, if not the demonisation, of a Committee/Committee on Elections. stand in the FCBL Committee that we do Lake Tahoe on Tuesday and then return to member state of the UN, but it provides aid and On this instance, we have to clarify that not propose anything that “control his political duties in the Philippines. comfort to those, such as Iranian President the issue is on filing of candidacy (where personal relations, and is discriminatory” "I have another job after this," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who envisage "a world as she claimed in your article. Pacquiao said. "I'm going back to the without Israel", as well as those who seek to target some personal information are divulged, and criminalise Israel alone as "the Jew among the like marital status. Philippines to do my other job and be a nations". 4. Policies, procedures and glossary of B. The malicious placing of The public servant." What, then, can be done in light of FCBL terms, as an offshoot of the review Filipino Forum’s advertisement on the these assaults on the UN charter and the mandate outside back cover of FFCAQ Souvenir UN poisons its human of the Human Rights Council? of the FCBL, were to be recommended rights mission Australia, not unlike my country, by the FCBL Committee members to the program Canada, has made important contributions to the Executive Board. In light of this, it was 1. There seemed to be a malicious Irwin Cotler UN for more than 60 years, including in the areas intent to put the said edition of The From: The Australian of international peace and security, human rights, delegated not only to Mrs. Alice October 04, 2010 Filipino Forum in back page of the development assistance and social, economic and Bustamante, solely, but to the team of THE UN Human Rights Council is the environmental affairs. In particular, Australia has Ms. Bustamante that included Mrs. souvenir program under the pretext of mandated UN body responsible for the promotion been a strong advocate of the human rights Maggie Calcetas and Mr. Bernardo advertising your newspaper. The and protection of international human rights. mandate of the council, and while not at prersent a members of the FCBL Committee have It was intended to improve on its member of the council, participates actively in its Sarmiento. Thus, your statement on discredited predecessor, the UN Human Rights unanimously agreed that it is discussions. paragraphs 6 and 14 are erroneous and Commission, which former UN secretary-general Accordingly, Australia, in conjunction insulting to Mrs. Bustamante. In inappropriate and distasteful, and think Kofi Annan critiqued for its "politicised" and with Canada, the US and others of the community addition, the Chairperson did not that your action was deliberate to malign "biased" decision-making, but it appears to have of democracies, should seek to promote and FAMAS. inherited and compounded the flaws of its implement an eight-point action plan outlined by appoint Mrs. Bustamante “as chairman predecessor. 2. It also appeared that there was UN Watch as follows: of the committee to exclude adulterers The election of Libya -- one of the -Hold the worst violators to account: from the association.” Again we collusion between FFCAQ and The world's worst human rights violators -- to the UN seek accountability from the world's most serious reiterate, neither committee ever existed Filipino Forum on the printing of this Human Rights Council as it commences its new violators by introducing country-specific session is an affront to the case and cause of nor an appointment had ever happened. edition where FAMAS was obviously resolutions, and convene special sessions to maligned. It couldn’t possibly be an address urgent situations of gross human rights 5. You claimed that “overwhelming violations. majority of FCBL members said oversight on your part, for you always -Vigorously protect freedom of speech: removing adulterers from rolls of FAMAS prided yourself on competence and defend freedom of speech and oppose the is constitutional.” Then in paragraph 13, efficiency. Your vulgar poorly-thought of campaign of the Organisation of the Islamic idea may have an adverse influence on Conference to silence any discussion of terrorism you have stated that “other FCBL or women's rights by characterising it as a form of members---Birao-Schachter, Maggie any future collaboration between FAMAS "defamation" and "racism". Calcetas, Denie Guloy, and Paz Guloy— and FFCAQ. Thus, we perceive this as a -End discriminatory and unequal offered no opinion on the adultery ban.“ malicious action that creates disunity treatment of Israel: combat the council's obsessive among the Filipino community, and adoption of one-sided and biased resolutions These are two contradicting statements, against a member state, and seek to remove the which have both fallacies, if we abide by specifically, bannered under a federation permanent agenda item No 7 that institutionalises the traditional concise reporting (in that claims unity among organizations. such discriminatory treatment. journalism). If the four (4) you had We, the members of the FCBL -Defend the rights of NGOs: vigorously Committee, strongly advise you to defend human rights NGOs at the council, and mentioned offered no opinions; and then preserve their historic role as independent voices you claimed Mr. Salazar is a dissenter, review your newspaper’s policies human rights. Libya's Gaddafi regime is notorious that can hold governments to account. then that makes five (5) people already thoroughly regarding its contents. We for its systematic and widespread violations of -Oppose the election of violators to the council: further suggest that you validate or verify human rights, including its patterns of arbitrary encourage countries with the strongest human having no action on issues of adultery. arrest and detention, torture and persecution of your sources of information, refrain from rights record to stand for election to the council in The FAMAS representative (Shinette minorities, let alone the 1998 bombing of Pan-Am their respective regional groups. Khoury, replacing Ms. Aurora Osdon at biases, and abide by the rules of flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. -Encourage positive work of the UN High that time) has no vote and the responsible journalism. You have Indeed, what is most disturbing is that Commissioner for Human Rights: defend the sensationalized issues that were not an overwhelming majority of UN member states positive and independent work of the Chairperson (Leandro Tolentino) votes elected Libya to the council notwithstanding its even put on the agenda of the FCBL commissioner against escalating attempts to only in cases of tie. Ms. Erlinda Baltazar international criminality, such that a global control her activities and agenda. was on leave at that time. That left, in meetings. Your editorial page stated: coalition of 27 non-governmental human rights -Protect special rapporteurs: defend the council's your mind, Ms. Melle Lugod, Ms. Alice “Whatever happened to responsibility in groups -- joined by victims of Libyan human rights independent rights monitors from efforts to journalism?” On this premise of yours, violations -- has now launched a campaign to intimidate them or influence their work. Bustamante and Mr. Bernardo Sarmiento remove Muammar Gaddafi's Libya from the we ask for your immediate action to -Strengthen the universal periodic review through to support this issue. Therefore, there council. fair and informed questioning of every country were only three as opposed to five that rectify or retract the contents of your This is but the latest in a series of reviewed. could overwhelmingly sway a majority in article; and act accordingly based on breaches by the UN Human Rights Council of its The tragedy in all this is that a UN body, mandate to protect the victims of human rights the committee. We would then request standard ethical views. established for the protection of human rights, has violations and hold the violators to account. become a human rights violator. In particular, your reflection on this: where is the Indeed, the council has turned its mandate on its these violations now take place under the overwhelming majority if this has really We remain. head. protective cover of the UN, invoking the imprimatur happened? Or were you just trying to First, the council has turned a blind eye of international law and marching human rights. It to the world's most serious human rights violators, pin down particularly two of these three The FCBL Committee 2009-2011 is not only one state that is under assault, or the failing to adopt any resolution or investigative leading human rights violators who enjoy people because you begrudged them? mandate for such human rights violator countries exculpatory immunity. The bell is tolling for the 6. On paragraph 5, regarding Leandro Tolentino, Chairman as China, Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Russia or Iran, council and the cause of human rights. The time observer Mr. Willie Quiambao’s views: it to name but a few -- all being listed on Freedom has come to sound the alarm and return the Aurora Osdon, FAMAS President House's list of the 20 worst human rights abusers. council to its founding principles and ideals. was clearly a misinterpretation on your While the UN General Assembly calls for countries Erlinda Baltazar, Member Irwin Cotler is a member of parliament part, as Mr. Quiambao emphatically said to be elected to the council based on their human and a former minister of justice and attorney- that the legitimacy issues discussed Alice Loyola-Bustamante, Member rights records, 24 out of 47 present members (51 general of Canada. An emeritus professor of law at were regarding the right to privacy of the Magdalena Belleza-Calcetas, Member per cent) fail to meet fundamental standards of McGill University and board member of UN Watch, Carmelita Lugod, Member democracy and human rights. he delivered the Gandel Oration in Australia in individuals. His examples mentioned on Second, according to the recent 2010 Bernardo Sarmiento, Member July. his proposed revision (submitted prior to UN Watch Report and Scorecard, 18 out of the 30 Yours truly, this said meeting) were not pertaining to key council resolutions that were adopted were FAMAS but rather to another prejudicial and counterproductive. These included Howard Liebman resolutions praising Sudan for its "progress"; organization. This resolution of Chief of Staff to the Hon. Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, MP www.filipinostar.org Mount Royal/Mont-Royal nOVEMBER 2010 The North American Filipino Star 15 Beef Tapa Estimated preparation & cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 kilo lean beef, thinly sliced */2 cup fish sauce (patis) *1/4 cup refined sugar Philippine Cuisine *3 teaspoons salt *1 head garlic, crushed and minced *1 teaspoon ground pepper *1/2 cup cooking oil Cooking Instructions: Pesang dalag (mudfish in light *Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl Serving Tip: *Marinate for at least an hour or keep in the Beef tapa goes great with any of the soup) with miso sauce refrigerator overnight. following: *Atchara (pickled green papaya). Add the miso and stir. The mixture will *In a large wok, heat cooking oil. *Fry the marinated beef for 15 minutes or *White vinegar with hot chili peppers appear much too dry at this point. until golden brown. *Sliced red tomatoes. *Serve hot with steamed rice or fried rice. *With fried egg and fried rice (Tapsilog) Take some of the broth from the pesa and pour into the miso mixture little by little, no more than a few tablespoonfuls BUSINESS HOURS at a time, until the mixture is of the Mon. Tue. Wed. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. desired consistency. Some people like Thu. Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. the sauce to be almost soupy; others Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. prefer it thick. When the consistency of Sunday Closed the miso sauce is just right, add patis to Ingredients: taste. Beef 1 whole dalag (mudfish), about 1 kg., Serve the pesang dalag with the miso Pork loin Blade steak Picnic ham scaled, gutted and scrubbed well to sauce on the side. 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Season with patis to taste. kinchay or cilantro is also good to use here), a little bit of garlic, salt and pepper Continue boiling for a minute then cover to taste - like making an omelet. Mixture the pot and turn off the heat. Both the has to have a consistency that the fish and greens will continue cooking in ingredients don't fall apart or run. the residual heat. I find this the best way not to overcook them. Stuff crab shell with the crab/egg/vegetable mixture. While the fish finishes cooking in the residual heat, prepare the miso sauce. Heat oil in pan (a wok works best here), add garlic. Once the garlic is brown, fry Finely slice an onion, chop a tomato and crab. You probably need to deep fry so three cloves of garlic. heat a lot of oil. This is very quick actually. Heat about two tablespoonfuls of When the crab meat mixture turns brown, vegetable oil and saute the garlic, onion take the crab out of oil and drain (paper and tomato until they start to soften. towel works best).

www.filipinostar.org 16 The North American Filipino Star nOVEMBER 2010 Verdict on Philippines' 'trial of the Aquino grumbles against media’s century' seen within Aquino's term negative reporting

A verdict on the massacre in of the trial. Marubeni Corp. for the expansion Maguindanao, in the southern She said it had been agreed that of the Sual, Calaca and Pagbilao Philippines, should be reached within there would now be two trial days power plants; $133 million from President Benigno Aquino III's term weekly, with at least two witnesses Toshiba Corp. to expand its because delay will ultimately lead to a presented per trial day. electronics factory; and $122 denial of justice, Justice Secretary "These were among the million from Itochu Corp. to Leila de Lima said. agreements reached during that case develop 11,000 hectares of "I think saying that the trial might management meeting ... We are just drag for 10 years is too much. That is waiting for the confirmatory order from sugarcane in Isabela to produce not acceptable ... That would be a case the judge," De Lima said. bio-ethanol, Mr. Aquino said. of justice delayed, justice denied. We The trial opened in September with The remaining $2.6 billion in should finish (the trial) within this nearly 200 accused and more than 500 pledges were in the final stages of current administration. That's why we witnesses. negotiation, and those included an (in the prosecution) are giving our best De Lima also said she had a For the second time in as many unsolicited bid for the Metro Rail effort and zeal," De Lima told reporters. "heart-to-heart" talk with the public foreign trips, President Benigno Transit Line-7; Light Rail Transit 2’s Families of the 57 massacre prosecutors after their colleague, Aquino III lashed out at the East and West expansion project; a victims, as well as media organizations Senior State Prosecutor Leo Dacera III, Philippine press, telling Filipinos digital TV system and equipment; and human rights groups, have died suddenly of cardiac arrest early working in Japan they probably lamented the snail-paced progress of this month. and a liquefied natural gas project. the so-called "trial of the century." More focused, aggressive “do not get all the news” because Mr. Aquino shrugged off a Sigfrid Fortun, legal counsel of the She expressed confidence in the of the Philippine media’s heavy recent Pulse Asia survey showing a primary suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr., capabilities of the state lawyers led by emphasis on negative reporting. 9-percent drop in his approval was quoted to have said that the trial Senior Deputy State Prosecutor “What happens is that to get rating and a 5-percent decline in might drag for over 10 years "if (it is) Richard Anthony Fadullon and Senior the attention of more people, they his trust rating. The Aug. 23 not properly managed." State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera, tend to keep on scratching tiny hostage fiasco that left eight De Lima acknowledged that the but said she had ordered them to be scrapes,” the President said in a Chinese tourists dead might have "perceived delays" were among the "more focused and more aggressive" speech to the Filipino community problems in the trial given "the gravity during the trial. contributed to it, he said. of the offense" as well as the purported "They should always object and in Yokohama Sunday night. Pulse Asia’s October survey "capacity, resources and status of the block dilatory moves on the part of the “It is natural for anybody to lose showed 79 percent of Filipinos still accused." defense," she said. his drive to work if [the] only stories approved of his performance, while She also admitted that there were Priority of our failure are reported.” 80 percent still trusted him. "loopholes, gaps (and) weaknesses" in De Lima said she had begun But Mr. Aquino assured the In July 2010, although Mr. how the trial was being prosecuted, limiting the Ampatuan prosecutors' Yokohama-based Filipinos that Aquino had already been but issued an assurance that these caseloads but could not guarantee their families in the Philippines proclaimed, the survey were being addressed. that they would be working exclusively were “in good hands.” 2 trial days a week on the massacre trial. respondents were asked to rate his “What we want to convey is In fact, De Lima said, a case "They said they can handle other performance during his last three management conference was held on cases although they are prioritizing the simple,” he said. “Good things are months in the Senate. Tuesday among Judge Jocelyn Solis Ampatuan trial. This is a very important happening to our country left and “Rated as a senator, President Reyes, the prosecution and the trial. This is the trial of the century," she right. We are not failing the Aquino scored an overall approval defense to address the sluggish pace said.a Filipinos. You are still my boss.” rating of 88 percent and an overall The President kept up his trust rating of 85 percent,” Pulse Remittances increase 7.8% attacks on the Philippine press Asia said. Monday afternoon on his return, During his official visit to in 9 months saying he was expecting more bad Vietnam in October, the President Remittances sent home by “There’s still room for growth in news even though he had reported criticized “a Manila-based Filipinos abroad rose at the fastest remittances” going into the fourth drumming up $5.45 billion in new newspaper of minor circulation” for pace in nine months as the global quarter when spending peaked, investment commitments from quoting a Catholic bishop as recovery supported demand for Jonathan Ravelas, a strategist at Japan. saying he might fail to complete his Filipino sailors, engineers and Banco de Oro Unibank Inc., said “Here I am today reporting on carpenters, spurring gains in the before the report. six-year term as a result of his poor what we have achieved from our nation’s currency. The peso’s decline this month “is a management skills and his reliance The funds increased 10.6 percent long- overdue correction” and the trip to Japan, and I believe on unsound legal advice from his from a year earlier to $1.6 billion in currency would continue its advance tomorrow we will read again more trusted lieutenants. a September, the central bank said until next year as the dollar remained criticisms against us, but that’s Monday. weak, he said. okay,” he said. Remittances grew 7.8 percent to The Philippines’ foreign exchange Of the $5.45 billion in new $13.8 billion in the January-to- reserves rose to a record $56.8 billion investment commitments, $2.85 September period, nearing the central in October. The peso reached 42.47 to billion were in the pipeline, bank’s 8-percent target for the whole the dollar on Nov. 4, the strongest level including $2.6 billion from year—to $18.6 billion from $17.3 billion since May 2008. last year. “The double-digit growth The World Bank expects this registered for [September] was the Music Lessons year’s remittances to be even higher at highest during the year,” Bangko $21 billion. Sentral Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. Rising remittances, exports and said. investment in the $160-billion Remittances from both sea-based Piano, Theory, Notation, Rhythm economy have boosted the peso, and land-based workers increased by prompting policy makers to implement 11.4 percent and 6.9 percent, measures to slow the currency’s respectively. Beginners - Intermediate - Advanced advance. Tetangco said the continued The Bangko Sentral last month preference for the skills of Filipino eased the rules on foreign-exchange workers combined with the expanding Individual - Groups outflows, and Finance Secretary Cesar international remittance transfer Purisima said last week the networks of bank and non-bank government might pay some of its channels explained the steady flow of foreign debt ahead of schedule and remittances into the country. a Tel.: 514-731-5479, 514-737-2743 increase local borrowing next year. www.filipinostar.org nOVEMBER 2010 The North American Filipino Star 17 said. tourism secretary. No ‘wow’ factor in tourism’s Romano, who is in charge of In a phone interview tourism planning and promotions, Wednesday with the Inquirer, new slogan said the search was continuing for Gordon said the new brand would an appropriate name to connect create a problem in terms of selling One of the snide remarks on wrong,” she noted. Internet users to the “Pilipinas Kay the idea to foreign tourists. the Department of Tourism’s new Said Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri in Ganda” campaign. “You have to sell the language campaign slogan came from Sen. a privilege speech: “Change is “The problem is many of the first, but it takes time and the Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who good. No problem. But if we’re tourism-related names are already budget is limited,” he said. told reporters Wednesday that she going to change the slogan, let’s taken,” he said. Gordon lamented “the lack of thought the new brand “is just come up with a more He also said the short-lived sense of continuity” in the country. ignorant, and ignorance is boring.” understandable slogan throughout website was not yet the “full- “We have little money and we Santiago had misgivings about the world. I have nothing against featured website” that the tourism don’t let our branding grow,” he the brand not being in English, our Filipino language if the target considering that the target was market is the local market.” foreign tourists. She also saw very little More snags creativity in the phrase. “Let’s think of something else. Let’s start some “Pilipinas Kay Ganda” has hit a neurons in our brains working. few more snags. [The tourism officials’] neurons are A day after the “so beautiful” not working. They’re not on full brand was launched, the DoT was eight cylinders ... [just] two forced to ditch its freshly cylinders,” she said, adding: overhauled website after receiving “We have to find our niche urgent notices from concerned because we have many citizens on Twitter that a porn site competitors in Southeast Asia. We had been using a “very similar” cannot just have ‘a beautiful name. country’ because everyone says “We’re very thankful with the department was planning as part of said. “I am not saying that ‘WOW that.” vigilance of our citizenry, especially its digital strategy to promote the Philippines’ is the best because I Sen. Loren Legarda also online,” Tourism Undersecretary new brand, which has drawn made it ... but simply because it expressed disagreement with the Vicente Romano III told the Inquirer widespread flak. gained attraction in spite of limited replacement of the 8-year-old Wednesday in an e-mail. resources.” brand “WOW Philippines.” “Their pointing out of some Typos, etc. Gordon said that while “We fix what doesn’t need important issues keeps us on our packaging something with a long fixing. We always think that what toes and helps us to respond Apart from the slogan and the name like the Philippines was a the past administration did was quickly and correct errors,” he website’s name, the contents of the challenge, “WOW” provided a AD FOR A FREE GIFT site were also not spared criticism, nickname for the country that BRING THISF mostly because of the typos and helped to communicate the GIANT 3-week grammatical errors in some pages. message quickly. Agence France-Presse quoted “WOW” officially stood for Evelyn Macayayong of the tourism “Wealth of Wonders,” but it also department as saying that “the meant “Warm over Winter” to write-ups were not thoroughly endorse the Philippines’ sparkling edited.” beaches, “Walk our Walls” to “There were errors, and there promote Intramuros in Manila, or are even allegations of plagiarism, “Watch our Whales” to market that we copied from other Donsol in Sorsogon, which is websites,” Macayayong said. known for the butanding (whale The West Island’s Largest Still, she defended the new sharks). slogan. “It raises awareness. It Perfect Holiday Gift Shopping inculcates pride in our identity,” she Revitalizing interest said. Mens, Ladies & Childrens Wear, Coats, Jeans, Hats, Romano said the tourism Gordon said that instead of Shoes, Fabrics, Furniture, Housewares, Tools, Toys, department would “just review dropping the “WOW” brand, the Office and School Supplies, and much, much more. every page and correct errors new tourism administration should before we republish, hopefully in have focused on how to revitalize All At Well Below Wholesale Prices three to four weeks.” interest in Philippine destinations He said that the short-lived following the typhoons that ravaged From 9:00 am to 5:00 pm website was “just a facelift of the parts of the country and the August st Sunday, November 21 current website” and “really just an hostage crisis. th Sunday, November 28 interim site,” and that the He also said using the Sunday, December 5th development of a permanent one vernacular in the slogan was a Sat. Evening Presale from 7 pm to 9 pm had yet to be bid out. good way of enticing Filipinos The free gift offer is only available on Sundays. Romano promised that the new abroad to explore and rediscover site, when launched early next year, the country, but not foreigners. CONGREGATION BETH TIKVAH would have a fresh “look and feel.” Senator Santiago agreed that 136 WESTPARK • DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX “[It will be] with polished copies “WOW Philippines” was better. and write-ups, with full features, and “It wasn’t exactly exceptional as PIERREFONDS BLVD. N all the bells and whistles,” he said. an advertising tagline, but it was

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WESTPARK S If there’s someone truly thought of a foreign tourist saying ST-JEAN ROGER-PILON SOURCES RD. unhappy with “Pilipinas Kay ‘wow’ when he came to the TRANS-CANADA (40) EXIT 55 Ganda,” it’s former Sen. Richard Philippines.” a PRESENTED BY CONGREGATION BETH TIKVAH AND HEBREW FOUNDATION SCHOOL Gordon who conceived of “WOW Philippines” during his stint as

www.filipinostar.org 18 The North American Filipino Star nOVEMBER 2010 of “recovering from a recent “And there’s too many things…” engagement,” perhaps referring to P-Noy added. FILIPINO STAR his supposed break-up with The president is currently in Valenzuela councilor and now Japan for the Asia-Pacific Economic S H O W B I Z G O S S I P “Willing Willie” co-host Shalani Cooperation forum. He is set to return Soledad. The two went steady for two to the country on Nov. 15. a years. Nonoy admits 'spending some Sam calls off courtship with time'’ with Liz Uy Marié, talks about 'cheating' exes PNoy, the country’s first bachelor president, and Liz, who also happens he and Marié met was when she to be the stylist and close pal of his watched his concert in Japan recently. youngest sister Kris Aquino, have The actor stressed they did not go on been spotted several times together a date after the show, and that it was for a few weeks now, sparking rumors only the fifth time they've seen each that they are sharing more than a other personally. client-stylist relationship. Sam said he likes the singer's Liz, 28, has maintained her “no trustworthiness. Asked if he had ex- comment” stance on the controversy, girlfriends who were unfaithful to him, as she continues to evade questions he said that he had his suspicions but Putting a stop to all speculations these were never confirmed. about his love life, President Benigno pertaining to rumors linking her to the president. She did, however, laughed Sam Milby “Parang I can’t say that I’m sure “Noynoy” Aquino III admitted that he is about it pero may duda ako. May gut dating his stylist Liz Uy. off talks that she is already engaged to While he and international singer PNoy, 50, through a few posts on her feeling na may something. Never ko “We have been spending some Marié Digby still communicate with Twitter account. naman nalaman kung totoo o hindi. time together as our schedules will each other, Sam Milby said they have Rumor has it that the ex-girlfriend But very strong feeling,” Sam said. permit, but at this point in time that is decided to remain just friends and will of actor John Lloyd Cruz will soon be The actor said that though he the extent…” the chief executive said no longer bring their relationship to PNoy’s first lady. And should a enjoys being single, he is ready for a in an interview aired on “Saksi,” Nov. the next level. marriage ensue, it is said that their commitment anytime. 12. “Ang hirap lang talaga kasi unang-una wedding might take place next year, “Hindi ‘yun ‘yung isang bagay na A day before his admission, his ‘yung schedules namin. At pangalawa on the same date that his parents — pipilitin. It just happens. Wala akong eldest sister Ballsy Aquino-Cruz for me it’s different pag magkakilala former senator Ninoy Aquino and dine-date. I’m just waiting, I guess. confirmed that P-Noy and Liz have kayo in person tapos na-in love. Tapos former president Cory Aquino — tied Kung mangyayari siya, mangyayari been going out though they are not nagkahiwalay. Parang naging long the knot: Oct. 11. siya. Hindi ako ‘yung type na exclusively dating. Host Boy Abunda, distance. Pero ito, nagsimula kami sa Albeit the president already made kailangan ng relasyon, ‘yung one of the Aquino family’s closest malayo. Nagsimula kami sa Twitter. his admission, he refused to give more dependent sa relasyon. Okay naman friends, also affirmed on “SNN” that Nagtu-tweet kami,” the singer-actor details about him and Liz. He ako kahit single ako,” said he. a “they [Pres. Aquino and Liz] are said in a recent interview. intimated that he is still in the process getting to know each other.” Sam shared that the most recent Les victimes comptent. Victims Matter.

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www.filipinostar.org 20 The North American Filipino Star nOVEMBER 2010 Nominations now open for top 25 FNAQ’s Educational Day a huge success By Sophie Toledo Canadian Immigrants of 2011 The Filipino Nurses Association were very inspiring. National award celebrates achievements of Canadian newcomers of Quebec (FNAQ) held their 33rd A big applause to Dindo Miras TORONTO, November 9, 2010 – readers each month, Canadian Immigrant General Assembly and Educational Day and Fruan Tabamo as well as the Canadian Immigrant magazine and RBC is distributed in Toronto and Vancouver on Oct.ober 24, 2010. at the CRC Educational Committee and the today announced the open call and helps new Canadians build a Bulding on 6767 Cote des Neiges in Executive Board for their hard work. nominations for the “Top 25 Canadian successful life and home during their first Montreal. The theme of the event was: FNAQ wishes to thank the Immigrants of 2011.” The third annual years in Canada. Its mandate to inform, “Building Bridges: Empowering Nurses sponsors and the people who attended awards program seeks to celebrate the educate and motivate provides easy-to- in Achieving Personal and Professional the event. Gilmore College International stories and achievements of outstanding access content for newcomers looking for Success. Both guest speakers, Amy students were among the active Canadian immigrants from coast to coast. information, from careers, education and Manon-og and Mme. Lucie Tremblay, participants. "It's exciting to embark on our third annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrants awards program,” said Margaret Jetelina, editor of Canadian Immigrant. “The winners from last year's awards were nothing short of inspirational, and we know there are so many more immigrants in Canada who deserve recognition for giving back to their adopted country.” This national people’s choice award is unique in that it allows Canadians to vote directly for individuals from all walks settling in to culture, money and business. of life who have made a difference since Our website, www.canadianimmigrant.ca, their arrival in Canada. More than 20,000 offers tools and resources to help votes from across Canada were cast in the newcomers across Canada. Canadian 2010 awards program. Immigrant is a division of Star Media “Voting for the top Canadian Group, which is broadly based with immigrants presents an opportunity to interests in print, digital and broadcast recognize role models who have media, led by its flagship property, the encouraged and motivated others and Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper, applaud those who have made significant which is read in print and online by 2.8 contributions to this country,” said Camon million readers every week. Mak, director of RBC Multicultural Markets. About RBC “We hope the winners’ stories inspire other Royal Bank of Canada (RY on immigrants to make their dreams a reality.” TSX and NYSE) and its subsidiaries A nominee can be someone who operate under the master brand name has moved to Canada and, since RBC. We are Canada’s largest bank as from left: Myrna Francisco, Vice-Pres.ident, Mme. 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We employ approximately of finalists that will be profiled online in 78,000 full- and part-time employees who February, when all Canadians can vote for serve close to 18 million personal, their favourite nominees. business, public sector and institutional The winners will be announced in clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. May 2011 and will be recognized in and 51 other countries. For more Canadian Immigrant magazine. They will information, please visit rbc.com. also receive a commemorative plaque and a $500 donation from RBC toward a For more information, contact: registered Canadian charity of their choice. Canadian Immigrant About Canadian Immigrant and Sanjay Agnihotri, 416-933-3411, canadianimmigrant.ca [email protected] Attracting more than 275,000 Montreal rolls out new car tax The city of Montreal is introducing a like that and we don't know what happens, but we have bad roads, always traffic, always jam," new tax on all vehicles which mayor Gérald he said. Tremblay says will go towards improving public Demerged cities want in transit. Bill 22, adopted last year in the "It's a lot of money. Where do we get national assembly, gives the city the power to the funds to do that? Property taxes? As a impose the vehicle tax and Montreal's 15 result... we need to diversify sources of demerged cities want in on the action. They've revenue," said Tremblay written to the province asking for the right to Starting next year, every time impose the same increase as Montreal. Montrealers go to renew their vehicle "We feel it's logical for the entire registration they'll pay more, but Tremblay still agglomeration to have this power, we also feel hasn't decided how much more. That amount it's only fair," said Peter Trent, speaking on will be disclosed when the city releases its 2011 behalf of the demerged cities on the island. budget in December. "We all have to contribute and New tax on vehicles will help to especially car owners and drivers....because reduce congestion, says Montreal mayor they have the most to gain from improving Gérald Tremblay. (CBC) Although it may public transit," said Trent. Demerged cities appear contradictory to have drivers pay for should have the same taxation powers as better bus, metro and train service, Tremblay Montreal, says Westmount mayor Peter Trent. insists car owners will also benefit from (CBC) "If we wish to get rid of gridlock, if we improved public transit. wish to not keep on adding concrete highways "It's going to be a win-win situation, everywhere. The only way to do it is by public not only for the people that use public transit, transit." but also for the motorists; less idling, less waste But CAA Quebec wants to remind of time," he said. officials surcharge on their license, which goes "It's not fair. It's abuse," said car toward funding public transit as well as an owner Julien Perron who is skeptical the new additional tax of three cents per litre of gas. tax will improve driving conditions in the city. "That never happens....Money goes www.filipinostar.org nOVEMBER 2010 The North American Filipino Star 21 be perfect, but as far as I am naman ako at pamilya ko ng bagong Claudine Barretto wants concerned, okay kami. Walang intriga. problema with my family.” "Sobra na!ang sakit na ng separation rumors to cease Without giving away names or ginagawa nila.may pamilya rin peeved about the rumors, details, Claudine also posted a ako,tao rin ako.hindi ako ganung especially since “alam naman string of tweets on Nov. 11, crying klaseng babae. Lahat ng galaw ko namin kung saan galing [ang foul on what seems to be another nilalagyan ng malisya,pati makipag tsismis] and hindi pa rin tumitigil…” intrigue being thrown at her. kaibigan bawal na rin b,” she “Soon siguro masasagot ko “It's so hard jus (sic) when I'm posted. a lahat-lahat, isa-isa,” Claudine tryng to start again, bubugbugin na added. Since July of this year, rumors Nora Aunor waiting for best have been hounding the couple, the biggest of which was last network offer September, when Claudine was For one, “Kuya Germs” said, alleged to have had an affair with “Saan nga naman siya titira dito [if actor Derek Ramsay’s best friend, and when she returns?] Natural lang businessman Martin Castro. na may mga hinihingi si Guy.” Meanwhile, Claudine reportedly Rest-assured, Moreno says, does not want to shoot back at Nora is poised for a big comeback. elder sister Gretchen, who recently “Alam kong maraming made intriguing statements---“no Noranians ang malulungkot, pero comment” and “ayaw ko kasing hindi natin alam, baka bigla na lang Claudine Barretto magsinungaling”---when asked for dumating si Guy next month or sa Apparently distressed with the comment on the Claudine-Raymart mga susunod pang buwan. Pero never-ending rumors alleging that alleged separation. siguradong hindi ngayong buwan,” she and husband Raymart According to a tab article, a he told Pep.ph Nov. 11. Santiago have ended up in source who is said to be close to Sometime back, reports had it Splitsville, Claudine Barretto pleads Claudine, related that the actress that Nora was to arrive in Manila in with gossips to stop the chinwag. respects Gretchen — in spite of two weeks. The push-pull plan of the “Makikiusap ako, kapag wala their supposed falling out — and Superstar remains in the balance, pa ho kayong nakikitang annulment does not see the need to meet her according to Moreno. papers na nakasulat ‘yung mga sister head-on because she and Nora Aunor “Nora will not be able to come to Raymart are “okay.” the country within the month,” he pangalan namin ni Raymart, ‘wag It will take the best TV offer to Claudine, however, made this said in Filipino. “She would have po tayong mag-speculate. Kasi convince Nora Aunor for that much- remark in an earlier interview with wanted to be here by third week of may mga anak rin ho kami,” said awaited comeback, her friend and PEP: November but sadly it was not the actress in an interview aired on confidante German Moreno told the possible.” “24 Oras,” Nov. 12. "Siguro, what's best is that she press and related through his DZBB Nora has yet to secure certain Claudine, as she has said in (Gretchen) just talks about her own talk show. documents, he explained. “Kung previous interviews, maintained that life, her own love life, kaysa sa pag- The “Walang Tulugan with the ano mang papeles yung inaayos her marriage with Raymart remains usapan niya ang tungkol sa Master Showman” TV host said he niya, hayaan na lang nating sa strong in spite of the intrigues, with samahan namin ng mister ko. I “understands why Nora has a kanya na lang yun. Ayoko nang the help of prayers, as well as have respect for my family. 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This latest victory of Manny Pacquiao of watching a beloved son risk his life desire of seeing Pacquiao retire for immediately brought to hospital for probably had the most drama of all and limb inside the ring. good. precautions. But many believe Pacquiao fights. Present for the first time in his Bad news for Arum, good news for Margarito’s corner put the Mexican’s Excitement and curiosity went a iconic son’s bout, Dionisia eventually Floyd Mayweather Jr.? health and even life in danger when no notch higher when Pacquiao, fainted and had an anxiety attack ***** one among them, specifically lead considered by many as being despite Pacquiao’s seemingly easy win Arum has admitted he may now trainer Robert Garcia, did anything to dangerously too small for a junior against Margarito. look at other non-Top Rank fighters in prevent the carnage that was middleweight fighter, came in at 144.6 trying to chart Pacquiao’s next ring happening. pounds during the official weigh-in. plan. Several times in the 11th round, Come fight night, HBO came up “I ran out of my guys. [Manny] beat Pacquiao looked at referee Laurence with its unofficial weigh-in that saw all my guys,” said Arum. Cole as if to say there had to be an act Pacquiao tallying 148 pounds Pacquiao has beaten the best of compassion around the time. compared with the Mexican Antonio fighters that Top Rank could offer under “I didn’t want to hurt him because Margarito’s 165 pounds. its stable, from Erik Morales to Miguel boxing is not all about killing each The disparity created concerns for Cotto and now, Margarito. other,” Pacquiao told broadcaster Mario those who had followed boxing for the Arum and his rival promoter and Lopez during the post-fight interview. longest time as memories of the late former fighter Oscar De La Hoya have Famed trainer Freddie Roach Arturo Gatti’s tragic bout opposite Joey been at odds over Pacquiao and the agreed. Gamache were relived. promotions that they both sell to cable “I wish they would have stopped In their 2000 battle at the Madison giant HBO. Arum is Pacquiao’s main the fight,” he said. Square Garden, Gatti, at 160 during promoter, with De La Hoya having a ***** fight night, outweighed Gamache for minor share in Pacquiao’s fights owing Once again, Pacquiao has proven over 12 pounds. Gatti made use of the to their bitter contractual dispute. his worth as a true global superstar huge discrepancy in weight in Despite their bitterness towards following the huge media coverage that pummeling and knocking out Gamache each other, Arum and De La Hoya may was given the Filipino’s latest in two short but brutal rounds. soon find themselves dealing with each accomplishment. Gamache ended up brain- other as Pacquiao’s deserving foes are The Americans were well damaged, and that led him to file under De La Hoya’s Golden Boy represented with the Los Angeles several lawsuits and financial claims. Pacquiao waves the national flag after Promotions. Times tandem of Lance Pugmire and As it turned out, that incident all the the fight. Among those being considered by Bill Dwyre, the Associated Press’ Tim more made Pacquiao truly a special Arum—assuming, of course, that Dahlberg, The New York Times’ Greg little big man, who beat all his physically Promoter Bob Arum said it was a Mayweather insists on his ridiculous Bishop, and ESPN’s Dan Rafael. much bigger and physically stronger typical fainting, but it would be demands—are Shane Mosley and The win also created a huge buzz champions. interesting to see how that experience Pacquiao’s bitter Mexican rival Juan from mediamen in Australia, Canada, ***** would affect Dionisia’s decision about Manuel Marquez. China and Japan, which alloted major Pacquiao’s genes came from her, seeing the future of his son as a prized ***** space for the pre- and post-fight but not even that biological fact could fighter. Mommy D, as she is fondly Margarito failed to attend the post- stories.a help Mommy Dionisia stand the rigors called, has been very vocal about her fight press conference as he was

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