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APRIL 21, 2018 HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLE 1 APRIL 21, 2018 NEWS FEATURE HAWAII-FILIPINO NEWS LEGAL NOTES AARP WARNS OF TAX RELIEF GIVEN MORE RESTRICTIVE MEDICARE CARD TO KAUAI RESIDENTS IMMIGRATION POLICIES REPLACEMENT SCAM HIT HARD BY STORM PROPOSED 2 HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLEAPRIL 21, 2018 EDITORIALS FROM THE PUBLISHER t’s that special time of the Filipino Fiesta: Great year again, time for the An- nual Filipino Fiesta on May Time for Family Bonding 5. The Filipino Community Center, main organizer of the pring is a time for celebrations and great oppor- I Fiesta, announced that this tunities for family bonding. Mother’s Day is on year the Fiesta has a new venue, the Ka- May 13 and Father’s Day on June 17. Spring is ka’ako Gateway Park. Be sure to spread punctuated with high school and college gradua- the word to family and friends of the Fiesta’s new location. tions, religious holidays, and the popular Spring For our cover story this issue, associate editor Edwin S wedding brides dream of having. Also this sea- Quinabo gives a rundown of the event’s entertainment, son, Hawaii’s Filipino community celebrates its grandest of food vendors, cultural booths, simultaneous Annual Com- events, the annual Filipino Fiesta in May. This year it takes munity Health Fair, and participating businesses. There’s place on May 5; and it is a perfect occasion for good old fash- something for everyone at the Fiesta. The State Office of ion family fun. Elections will be on hand to register people for the upcom- In today’s fast-paced and busy world, family time often ing elections in the Fall. AARP Hawaii will be giving out takes a backseat to other competing interests -- career, edu- valuable information on retirement and caregiving. Inter- cation, and extracurricular activities from soccer to piano les- ested in free health screenings? Visit the healthcare profes- sons. While these pursuits are important to our lifestyle, pri- oritizing quality family time is vital, too. sionals at the Community Health Fair. Most importantly, Family is described as the cradle of life and love where we fiesta-goers can partake in the Filipino cultural and food are born and grow. What unites the family and what enables us extravaganza we’re all accustomed to at this event. Once to grow as a unit is sharing quality experiences together. Stud- again, the FilCom Center says attendees will have a chance ies show that family time promotes social responsibility and to win cash prizes, gift certificates, a TV, and airline tickets solidarity among youths. It is when children learn about cul- to the Philippines. We hope you bring along the entire fam- tural heritage and values. Family time impacts a child’s sense ily to enjoy a full day of fun. Reconnect with old friends, of love and emotional stability. Spending quality family time make new friends, and mingle with beauty queens and your strengthens bonds between parent-child, siblings and spouses. community’s leaders. We’d like to extend a big mahalo to Therapists agree that one of the biggest contributors to the the FilCom Center for all the hard work it does every year breakdown of marriages is not spending enough time togeth- in making the Annual Filipino Fiesta a big success. er. When this occurs, spouses feel second to careers, children, In our HFC column sections, read Atty. Reuben Segu- hobbies, community involvement, personal pursuits, and on ritan’s article on “More Restrictive Immigration Policies and on, then finally trouble in the relationship sets in over Proposed” by the Trump administration. Seguritan updates time. A panoply of other negative feelings and resentment us on the status of DACA, an EOIR new quota on immi- develop and are masked with other problems when all it really gration judges that will expedite deportations, and new takes to avoid relationship conflicts is putting aside quality limits to asylum seekers at the U.S. borders. In addition, time to spend together, experts have found. read Ilocano writer Pacita Saludes’ Dayasadas column; Yes, the annual Filipino Fiesta is about fun, culture, food, this time on “Nasayaat a Rusat ti Mamagballaigi Kadagiti entertainment, camaraderie with friends, community service, Timpuyog. community unity, and ethnic pride -- all the things we com- Also in this issue, catch the latest in Hawaii, Mainland monly think of in ethnic celebrations. But it is also a perfect and Philippines news, including a news feature on ways occasion for families to strengthen ties and enjoy time togeth- to avoid becoming a victim of Medicare card-replacement er. What’s one day worth of family bonding at the Fiesta? It scams; and Hawaii joining multiple states in a motion to could be the memory of a lifetime. It could also spark a mo- defend the Affordable Care Act. mentum to have even more family outings. For many Filipi- Lastly, just a reminder that the Hawaii Filipino Chron- no families, attending the Fiesta has become a tradition. The icle can be accessed online at www.thefilipinochronicle. Fiesta at its core, is really about celebrating the family, and of com. We are pleased that our readership is expanding as course, the community, our extended family. more of our readers conveniently access each issue online. Be sure to include in the family fun, our elderly parents who could use a pleasant day basking in the sun and appreciat- Our newspaper’s increased visibility on the internet also ing their grandchildren. The elderly in our families are perhaps is good news for our valued advertisers whose businesses the most overlooked as children and spouses are given highest have been receiving greater exposure. priorities. Older parents whose children have already grown Thank you to the Filipino community and our advertis- up and have families of their own, commonly talk of loneli- ers for your years of continued support. Until next issue, ness, especially a widow- or widower-parent. Scientists at the warmest Aloha and Mabuhay! See you at the Filipino Fi- University of California have found loneliness is a predictor esta! of early death. The same study found that elderly persons are more likely than young ones to place importance on relation- ships; yet seniors are the group of families most neglected. We encourage families and Hawaii’s Filipino communi- same; or perhaps reflect another phase of where we are as a ty to come out and keep this annual tradition going that also community or what our current needs are. One area in need helps to support the FilCom Center. Organizers, Filipino civ- of bolstering is support for the FilCom Center which has been ic and social groups, businesses and volunteers, all deserve putting together the Fiesta since the very beginning. We en- a pat on their backs for helping to make the Fiesta a success. courage the community to rally to support the FilCom Center This year marks the Fiesta’s 26th anniversary. In a way, it be- all-year-round beyond the annual Fiesta. Make plans to have gins a new chapter, the first year of another set of 25 years your club’s events, business meetings, and family celebrations and more, to follow. The first 25 years of the Fiesta primarily at the FilCom Center. focused on community-building and pride. Our community Mark your calendars and be sure to bring the entire family has matured measuredly since its inception. What the Fiesta to the annual Filipino Fiesta. Make this year the start of a new will come to symbolize going forward could be more of the family-bonding tradition. APRIL 21, 2018 HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLE 3 EDITORIALS Independent Journalism Could be in Jeopardy Under Sinclair inclair Broadcast reaches a whopping 40 per- print media is so left wing with Boris” that is required to from owners to local stations Group, the larg- cent of U.S. households, and as to be meaningless dribble be broadcasted at all 193 Sin- is given, the message in be- est owner of local earns over $2.5 billion in rev- which accounts for why the clair stations. tween the lines is: “read it, TV stations in the enue a year. According to Pew industry is and will fade away. President Trump defend- or face consequences.” This U.S., crossed the Research Center, local TV Just no credibility.” Could it ed Sinclair on its “fake news” shouldn’t be the future of S line of indepen- news (37 percent) is the larg- be this is why Smith is mov- script, tweeting “So funny to journalism. To make matters dent journalism integrity when est source of news for Ameri- ing his empire towards a con- watch Fake News Networks, worse, Sinclair is poised to it demanded that their local cans. That means that should servative slant that is helping among the most dishonest become bigger with its $3.9 anchors read a script warning Sinclair BG run its local news the Republican Party and the groups of people I have ever billion acquisition of Tribune of “fake news” and “fake sto- stations in a top-down, politi- Trump administration. For dealt with, criticize Sinclair Media pending, which would ries.” The content of the script cal branding format, it could now, the tradition of non-bi- Broadcasting for being bi- add 42 TV local stations to its resounds of President Donald be the most powerful source ased reporting in local TV ased. Sinclair is far superior already 193. Trump’s repeated mantra of for news, promoting a parti- news has kept Sinclair stations to CNN and even more Fake Demand that Sinclair “fake news” in his attacks on san tilt to millions of Ameri- more subdued.