Msgr. Gutierrez God and the golf balls— p. 10 Lifestyle Zena Babao: Don’t be a victim — p. 9 Arts & Culture 16th San Diego Asian Film Festival to honor legends — p. 12 Trends SC Justice Antonio Carpio: Lecture Series on “Law of the Sea” — p. 16 October 9-15, 2015 China’s massive claim eats up 80% of PHL territory in West PH Sea By Michaela del Callar, PNA | MANILA, 10/8/2015 — The El Nino forces shift to ‘blue The Filipino Americans of San Diego, California Philippines stand to lose 80 percent of its territory facing the economy’ South China Sea if China will ABS CBN News | MANILA, ing those that has something to do with The paradox that is Riz Oades 10/8/2015 — If the land is dry, it may be food,” Perez added. continue to expand its sprawling time to set sights on the sea. The severe drought is expected to claim in the contested waters, Now, food security authorities plan to adversely affect the fi sh catch in the Senior Associate Justice Antonio maximize aquaculture, amid crises in country. Perez said fi sh like tuna migrate Carpio warned. agriculture brought about by the El Nino to colder water, which explains the phenomenon. decline of tuna harvest during the mild Carpio, in his lecture at the Cen- Called the “blue economy,” this strat- El Niño in January and February. ter for Strategic and International egy entails looking at the ocean to help Perez added they are expecting lower Studies (CSIS) last October 5 in every APEC economy to come up with tuna catch as drought persists. Fish sup- Washington, said China’s nation- sustainable food supply. ply may dwindle in 41 provinces, said Department of Agriculture Undersec- Perez. al boundaries under its so-called retary Asis Perez said this was discussed Freshwater fi sh aren’t spared either, nine-dash line impacts not only in the recent Asia-Pacifi c Economic as El Nino may signifi cantly decrease on the Philippines but also other Cooperation (APEC) Agriculture Sum- water for fi sh ponds and brackish water. countries in the region and the mit in Iloilo. He added that low supply of fresh wa- world. “We used to have the green economy ter leads to a decreased oxygen supply in but now is the blue economy. This is brackish water, which eventually leads “The Philippines loses about 80 just to emphasize that the oceans and to fi sh kills. percent of its Exclusive Eco- the coastal area can actually provide us Perez said they regularly monitor the nomic Zones (EEZ) facing the with a lot of economic benefi ts includ- ( Continued on page 9 ) West Philippine Sea, including the entire Reed Bank and part of Why more Fil-Ams are seeking By taking on the Filipino psyche, he has managed to stir debate by the Malampaya gas fi eld,” Carpio speaking his mind and ruffl ing the very sensitive nature of his countrymen said. dual citizenship Manila calls areas in the South unaccustomed of the power of positive criticism. China Sea that fall within its EEZ How to become a dual citizen panded property ownership, and as West Philippine Sea. of the US and Philippines opens the door for professional, From the book, “The Filipino Americans of San Diego, California” Malaysia, he added, loses about 80 business, and voting privileges. percent of its EEZ in Sabah and Sarawak Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN | “The Filipino has become a by Simeon G. Silverio, Publisher and Editor, San Diego Asian Journal facing the South China Sea, as well as MANILA, 10/2/2015 - More possessor of two cultures: Philip- most of its active oil fi elds in the same area, while Vietnam loses about 50 Filipino-Americans are applying pine and American. It’s good to San Diego, California percent of its total EEZ. for dual citizenship which will formalize it by having both docu- November 12, 2005 Brunei loses about 90 percent of its give them the right to vote. ments. He becomes an active total EEZ, while Indonesia loses about The path to regaining a Philip- political, economic and cultural 30 percent of its EEZ facing the South pine citizenship is as quick as a ne of the most prominent and perhaps provocative Filipino American intellec- China Sea in Natuna Islands, whose sur- participant in the Philippines,” rounding waters comprise the largest gas 2-hour journey taking place at the said Consul General Leo Herrera. tuals in San Diego is Riz Oades, a retired professor of history at the San Diego fi eld in Southeast Asia, Carpio said. local Philippine consulate. The process starts with a hand- State University and co-founder of Kalusugan Community Services (KCS). China claims “indisputable sover- Under the dual citizenship pro- ful of documents like birth cer- OHundreds of second-generation Filipino American students have passed through his hands and eignty” over 90 percent of the waters, gram, naturalized US citizens can where undersea gas deposits have been tifi cate, US citizenship certifi cate, have imbibed his interpretation of Asian American history. To these young Filipino Americans, Riz discovered in several areas. once again claim their Philippine passport, and a passport-size presents their fi rst encounter with a Filipino in the academe, one distinctly different from their fi rst- Defying protests from other countries citizenship which strikes down photo along with a $50 fee. generation immigrant parents who are unschooled and struggle with English. like the United States and Japan, China time limits on travels, allows ex- ( Continued on page 9 ) ( Continued on page 8 ) has taken a more aggressive stance in the tense waters, beefi ng up its reclamation activities over the last several months in disputed areas and transformed previ- Forbes: Sy, Zobel, Aboitiz families among Asia’s richest ously submerged features into artifi cial Kidnapping of Italian priest islands with buildings several stories By Iris Gonzales and Richmond generated revenues in 2014 store. He later started a small high with at least one runway. raises Philippine militant alarm Mercurio, Philstar.com | MA- equivalent to 22 percent of South shoe store in Manila and built Manila said it has been taking steps Rappler.com | MANILA, Philip- Muslim minority, after a US- NILA, 10/9/2015 - Three Filipino Korea’s gross domestic product. it into SM Prime, the country’s to mend its relations with China, but families – Sy, Zobel and Aboitiz None of the three Filipino fami- largest mall developer. The fam- emphasized that it will not withdraw its pines – Rolando del Torchio, backed military campaign was arbitration case against Beijing before 56, was the fourth foreigner scaled down this year, analysts – are in Forbes’ inaugural list of lies made it to the top 10 but the ily’s interests now range from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in kidnapped in the region in three said. Asia’s 50 richest families that Sy family leads the Filipino clans banking to retail, and growth The Hague, Netherlands. weeks, and brings to eight the “This shows that the Abu have grown their respective busi- in the list, occupying the 13th plans involve building ‘micro In a bid to reinforce its territorial number believed to be held by Sayyaf is not only regaining its ness empires over at least three spot with an estimated net worth cities’ around some of its existing claims amid Manila’s legal challenge and confrontations in the resource- the Abu Sayyaf group, listed by old shape and form, it is also generations. of $12.3 billion mainly from its mall properties,” Forbes said in rich waters, China, in January 2013, the United States as a terrorist or- reaching a new level of sophis- The three families are also be- conglomerate SM Investments the 2015 Asia’s Richest Families. published a new 10-dash line map that ganization. (READ: Kidnappers tication,” Rodolfo Mendoza, a hind the biggest conglomerates in Corp. The family also has a stake in placed nearly the entire South China Sea take owner of Dipolog Italian senior analyst at the Philippine the Philippines. Forbes recognized Sy’s hard privately owned electricity fi rm within its “national boundaries.” It was protested by Manila. restaurant) Institute for Peace Violence and Topping the list is the Lee fam- work in growing the business National Grid Corp. The map features 10-dash lines instead The kidnappings show the Abu Terrorism Research, told Agence ily of South Korea, the clan be- founded in 1958 into the empire Forbes noted the involvement of of the popularly known “nine” dashes Sayyaf is regaining strength in France-Presse. hind the Samsung Group, with a that it is today. Sy’s children in different busi- to mark a huge area of the waters in a the south, a desperately poor re- During its heyday in the 2000s, the combined wealth of $26.6 billion “Henry Sy worked at a young nesses. tongue-shaped encirclement as Chinese gion home to most of the nation’s ( Continued on page 9 ) and which, according to Forbes, age for his family’s convenience ( Continued on page 2 ) ( Continued on page 2 ) Page 2 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com October 9-15, 2015 PH: ‘Disconcerting that nobody is stopping China’ by Paterno Esmaquel, Rappler.com tried to enlist the support of countries reclamation activities that have built ar- and International Studies in Washington | MANILA, 10/7/2015 – Philippine who are sympathetic to us,” he said in an tifi cial islands that now add up to around DC, Carpio on Monday warned that if Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario interview with the international maga- a third of Manila City, the Philippines’ China prevails, it “will be the begin- said the US gives the Philippines “sig- zine Foreign Policy.