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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. capital. ning of the end” for the United Nations nifi cant” military aid, but warned that The Philippine Department of Foreign Convention on the Law of the Sea. nobody is stopping China from asserting Affairs endorsed this Foreign Policy ‘Rule of law vs rule of jungle’ “The rule of the naval cannon will its claim over the West Philippine Sea interview by e-mailing it to reporters prevail in the oceans and seas of our (South China Sea). Wednesday, October 7. Referring to China’s “expansionist planet, no longer the rule of law. There In this interview, Del Rosario added agenda,” Del Rosario said: “They want will be a naval arms race among coastal Referring to China, Del Rosario said, that the Philippines’ previous efforts to be a maritime power, but to be that, countries,” Carpio said, according to a “It is disconcerting that nobody is stop- “went well” but ended up as insuffi cient. you need your own lake. We think they news release by the Philippine embassy ping them.” “As a last resort, we had to go to interna- have selected the South China Sea as in Washington DC. “Just A Misdemeanor” and the “That is why we are doing our best to tional arbitration, which is where we are their lake.” The justice added, “Will the world address these challenges, specifi cally now.” He said that now, at stake is “the rule of community allow a single country to Threat of Deportation through political efforts in the Associa- When asked if US response to China’s the law versus the rule of the jungle.” rewrite the law of the sea?” – Rappler. tion of Southeast Asian Nations and claims has been weak, Del Rosario When asked if the Philippines is in a com By: Lilli Berbano Baculi, Esq., is pleading guilty to, Gilbert confesses bilateral consultations with China. We said: “I think the US has endeavored position to challenge China militarily, 10/09/2015 that he did not. He simply thought that to strengthen its allies in the region to Del Rosario said: “Maybe in a boxing because it was only a misdemeanor and address these common challenges. The match with Manny Pacquiao! At the end It was a crisp October evening and the public defender advised him to plead Philippines has received signifi cant US of the day, we really think international Gilbert went out with his friends for a guilty to get the case dismissed quickly, China’s assistance in terms of training in equip- law is a great equalizer.” Halloween pub crawl. They drank, ate he agreed. Similarly, when asked why he ( Continued from page 1 ) ment.” While Foreign Policy published this candy and cookies, and had an amazing pled guilty, Diego reveals that he did so Del Rosario’s interview with Foreign interview with Del Rosario, Senior territory. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philip- Policy, published on Monday, October Associate Justice Antonio Carpio of the time. The following morning, Gilbert because it was only a misdemeanor and pines, Taiwan and Vietnam have been woke up in holding cell. He fi nds out he didn’t want to miss any more time 5, comes as the Philippines awaits an Philippine Supreme Court also spoke contesting China’s massive claim. initial ruling on the historic case it fi led on a global platform to criticize China’s that he is being charged with “trespass- at work to deal with his case. He just Nine dashes in the new Chinese map ing” and being “under the infl uence of wanted to get it over with. against China. claim over the West Philippine Sea. published by Sinomap Press, are in the At the same time, China is conducting In a lecture at the Center for Strategic a controlled substance.” Gilbert has no Lesson number one: If you are a South China Sea, while a tenth dash has recollection of what happened, but when non-citizen, do not plead guilty unless been placed near Taiwan apparently to he was prompted to “plead guilty” by you have a fi rm grasp of the possible im- signify that territory’s status as a Chi- the public defender, he did so “because migration consequences. An individual nese province. it was just a misdemeanor anyway.” should act quickly and before pleading “Will the world community allow a Diego, was also out partying on Hal- to anything in criminal court consult single state to rewrite the Law of the loween night. In what must have been a both with a criminal attorney and with Sea, so this single state can exercise drunken stupor, he grabbed a handful of an experienced criminal immigration at- indisputable sovereignty to almost an Snickers bars from a convenience store torney who handles deportation defense, entire sea, subject the high seas to its Seaside Buet without paying. At his court hearing for to mitigate the negative consequences Seaside Buet sovereign jurisdiction, and seize large 8998 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA 92126 petty theft, he pled guilty to “get it over of a criminal conviction to his/her im- areas of other coastal states’ EEZs, with” because it “was just a misde- migration status. which are their legal maritime entitle- Tel. 858-566-1888 or 858-566-6188 meanor.” Not every criminal conviction will ments under both customary interna- 10% OFF FOR MILITARY MEMBERS AND SENIOR CITIZENS (65 +) Both Gilbert and Diego are lawful per- result in deportation and not every tional law?” asked Carpio. Catering, Party Trays, Carry-Out, Gift Certi cates, Bar and manent residents. They have each just deportation proceeding will lead to an Carpio noted that activities by China to Banquet Rooms Available been served with a Notice to Appear by order of deportation. Nevertheless, enforce its claim violate the 1982 United the Department of Homeland Security, certain commission of crimes and/or Nations Convention on the Law of the and would like to know why they are convictions will render a non-citizen Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2002 ASEAN-   being deported. inadmissible and/or deportable, and will China Declaration on the Conduct of BrazilianBrazilian BBQ BBQ BeefBeef The Notice to Appear. The run the risk of being placed in deporta- Parties in the South China Sea. Such   Notice to Appear (NTA) is the charging tion proceedings. TeppanyakiTeppanyaki ChickenChicken activities threaten peace, security, and   document issued by an authorized agent It is important to be informed and stability in the region. China is a signa- NoodleNoodle Soup Soup PorkPork of the U.S. Department of Homeland know your options. 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( Continued from page 1 ) tion, banking, food and property,” Forbes “Nearly half of the richest families in Asia “Sy’s children are all involved in man- said. are of Chinese descent, but none of them is agement and meet weekly over lunch “AEV was founded by Paulino Aboitiz, the based in mainland China, where conglomer- son of a Spanish farmer, in the late 1800s ates are young and run by fi rst generations,” to discuss the business; their mother after he migrated to the Philippines. It began Forbes said. sometimes joins. Grandchildren are tak- as an abaca-trading and general-merchandise Families from India hold 14 of the 50 spots, ing active roles,” Forbes said. business and later moved into inter-island easily the most from any jurisdiction, it also The Zobel family placed 35th in the list shipping, transporting goods across the said. with a net worth of $4.2 billion from its main Visayas,” it said. Tim Ferguson, editor of Forbes Asia, said: Dinner Bu et Items: source of wealth, Ayala Corp. The Lee family’s wealth meanwhile dates “Just as a family business brings its useful “Seventh generation runs conglomerate back to 1938, according to Forbes. product to market and evolves from there, Hot and Cold Crab Legs, Ayala Corp., one of the Philippines’ oldest Its founder Lee Byung-Chull, son of a this inaugural ranking opens the door to new businesses. It started off as a small distillery wealthy landowner, founded a small trading discoveries in future years.” Raw and Cooked Oysters, in Manila 181 years ago, and is now one company in Daegu. Forbes said the minimum combined net Sea Snails, Sea Cucumber, Crab, of country’s largest conglomerates and a His son Lee Kun-Hee then succeeded him wealth to qualify for the list was $2.9 billion. holding company for publicly traded Ayala as chairman in 1987 before Samsung spun It reviewed families of 550 members of Frog Legs, Clams, Crawsh, Land, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe off into four entities in the 1990s. Forbes’ 11 Asian Rich Lists (excluding Telecom and Manila Water,” Forbes said. “Today, Samsung Group, CJ Group, Australia) and additional families behind Sashimi, Shrimp, Beijing Duck, Roast Beef The third and the last among the Filipino Shinsegae Group and Hansol Group are all the region’s biggest private companies and Ribs, Fish Maw Soup, Shark Fin Soup, clans on the Forbes list is the Cebu-based run by second and third-generation Lees,” dynasties that had fallen out of the rich lists Aboitiz family with a net worth of $3.6 Forbes noted. because the fortunes were too dispersed. and much more. billion. Other families in the list include the Queks October 9-15, 2015 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com Page 3

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N5090151A.indd 1 9/30/15 3:51 PM Page 4 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com October 9-15, 2015 HealthHealth && WellnessWellness 17 Simple ways to prevent air Are you eligible New studies confi rm: exercise not Breastfeeding pollution in your home for lung cancer only prevents Alzheimer’s, it works support im- by The Cleveland Clinic • Wood-burning fi replaces or stoves screening covered as a treatment too • Improper ventilation in homes (can proves in many When you think of air pollution, you increase levels of radon and carbon most likely don’t conjure up images of monoxide gas by Medicare? U.S. hospitals the inside of your home or offi ce. But • Gas stoves that are not not well by The Cleveland Clinic Hospital support for breastfeeding has because we spend so much time indoors ventilated with hoods to outside (can improved since 2007, according to the — especially in colder weather — keep- increase exposure to nitrogen dioxide The cost of your annual lung cancer latest CDC Vital Signs report released ing the air quality as clean as possible (NO2), carbon monoxide and formal- screening may now be covered by Medi- today. The percentage of U.S. hospitals in your home, car and workplace is dehyde) care, according to guidelines released using a majority of the Ten Steps to important for your health. • Materials used in older buildings recently by the Centers for Medicare & Successful Breastfeeding, the global And, unfortunately, we bring most of such as asbestos, formaldehyde and lead Medicaid Services (CMS). standard for hospital care to support those pollutants indoors ourselves. Illnesses caused by indoor air pol- Patients at greatest risk (those who breastfeeding, increased from approxi- Cigarette smoke lution meet specifi c risk criteria) can now re- mately 29 percent in 2007 to 54 percent Experts say that one of the most com- Indoor air pollution can increase a ceive coverage for counseling to discuss in 2013, a nearly two-fold increase mon indoor air pollutants is cigarette person’s chances of having fl ares of lung cancer risk and annual low-dose CT over six years. Improved hospital care smoke. chronic lung problems, such as asthma screening for lung cancer. could increase rates of breastfeeding “The residual gas and particles from or chronic obstructive pulmonary dis- The guidelines were released recently nationwide and contribute to healthier cigarette smoke that settle … [do] pose ease (COPD). by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid children. health hazards, particularly in rooms There are also likely longer-term ef- by Liivi Hess, The Alternative Daily weekly sessions of either cardio exercise Services (CMS). “Breastfeeding has immense health with a lot of fabric or carpeting,” says fects from ongoing exposure that are or stretching. Results were evaluated “This is a great decision by CMS,” says benefi ts for babies and their mothers,” pulmonologist Sumita Khatri, MD. more diffi cult to measure, such as the There is new hope for those suffer- after a six-month period. Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, Director of said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., She says the risks are disproportion- likelihood of lung cancer from radon ing with Alzheimer’s disease. Previous The study authors reported that the the Lung Cancer Program in Cleveland M.P.H. “More hospitals are better sup- ately high in children, who are more exposure, as well as secondhand and reports have indicated that physical group engaged in more vigorous exer- Clinic’s Respiratory Institute. porting new moms to breastfeed -- every likely to be playing on the ground, and thirdhand smoke. activity helps prevent the likelihood of cise showed greater blood circulation in “Lung cancer is far and away the lead- newborn should have the best possible in people with chronic heart and lung “In addition to worsening the symp- developing dementia later in life. How- key areas of the brain and also reduced ing cause of cancer deaths. If caught start in life.” problems. toms of asthma and other chronic respi- ever a number of new studies confi rm levels of tau proteins. They stated that early, upwards of 60 to 90 percent of This Vital Signs report examined data “We all have heard of second-hand ratory problems, indoor air pollution can that exercise can also help alleviate the the effects of this exercise-based life- early-stage lung cancer tumors are cur- from CDC’s national survey, Maternity smoke; this is called third-hand smoke.” also cause irritation of the nose, throat, symptoms for those who already have style intervention exceed the ability of able.” Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care Household cleaners eyes and lungs,” Dr. Khatri says. the disease. any drug currently on the market. Stemming an epidemic (mPINC), which measures the percent- Household cleaning supplies are Role of ventilation, air fi lters Physical activity reduces neuropsychi- Previous scientifi c research has Lung cancer cases have doubled over age of U.S. hospitals with practices another common cause of indoor pollu- Although opening windows helps atric symptoms revealed that people with a high risk of the last 30 years, causing nearly 160,000 that are consistent with the Ten Steps to tion. Harsh chemicals that give off fumes ventilate your home, car or offi ce, that’s A study done at the Danish Demen- Alzheimer’s, specifi cally those with a deaths each year — more than breast, Successful Breastfeeding. The Ten Steps can irritate your nose, mouth and lungs, not always possible due to allergies or tia Research Centre in Copenhagen gene called APOE e4, tend to exhibit colorectal, prostate and pancreatic can- are measures of a hospital’s breastfeed- as well as your skin. extreme temperatures. involved 200 patients with mild to decline when they are sedentary. This is cers combined. ing support before, during, and after a “Those with sensitive lungs and upper Consider using air fi lters and get- moderate Alzheimer’s symptoms. The observed via the level of a toxic protein CT scans are currently the only ap- mother’s hospital stay. airways, like people with asthma and ting your HVAC (heating, ventilation study, which took place over a period called beta-amyloid in the brain, which proved way to screen for lung cancer. For more information about CDC’s chronic sinusitis, may notice their symp- and air conditioning systems) checked of 16 weeks, divided patients between accumulates when a person does not They detect lung cancer in its early work to improve hospital practices to toms getting worse,” Dr. Khatri says. regularly. a control group performing no exercise engage in suffi cient physical activity. stages — when there often are few, if support breastfeeding, visit www.cdc. The fumes can cause infl ammation that Also, air purifi ers and aromatherapy and a group completing a supervised Other studies from 2011 and 2012 any, symptoms and when the disease is gov/breastfeeding. For more information can make it more diffi cult for people can often make air quality worse unless exercise program. reported similar information, indicat- most treatable. about breastfeeding rates, state programs with chronic lung conditions to heal they are the the right kind, Dr. Khatri After the study time was complete, the ing that those who exercise more have Yearly low-dose CT scans can make and other activities to support breast- from infections. It can also worsen says. They need to be HEPA (high-effi - researchers evaluated both groups for greater activity and glucose uptake in a difference. They have reduced lung feeding, please visit www.cdc.gov/ infl ammation due to other triggers, such ciency particulate arresting) air fi lters. psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety, the brain. cancer deaths among high-risk patients irritability and depression. They found What type of exercise is best to protect breastfeeding/promotion. as allergies. How to cut down your risk by 20 percent, according to the National Dr. Khatri recommends using natural Fortunately, there are ways you can that the control group’s condition had against Alzheimer’s disease? Cancer Institute’s National Lung Screen- Vital Signs is a CDC report that ap- cleaning supplies and elbow grease to minimize air pollution in your home, car deteriorated, while the exercising group A research paper published in the ing Trial in 2011. pears on the fi rst Tuesday of the month minimize risks. or at work, Dr. Khatri says. experienced some improvement in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2013 Criteria for coverage as part of the CDC journal Morbid- Other indoor pollutants that exacerbate Here are some simple steps you symptoms. recommends 150 minutes of activ- Under Medicare guidelines, patients ity and Mortality Weekly Report, or asthma or other chronic lung conditions can take: It was observed that the patients attend- ity each week. The participants in that are eligible for annual low-dose CT MMWR. The report provides the latest include: 1 Avoid smoking indoors (quitting ing the most exercise sessions and ex- particular study simply walked on a screening for lung cancer if they: data and information on key health • Particulates from candles and incense smoking is the best answer for overall ercising energetically saw more marked treadmill at a moderate pace for 30 • Are 55 to 77 years old indicators. These are cancer preven- •Irritating perfumes health) improvement, and also exhibited better minutes per day, fi ve days a week over a • Are smokers, or past smokers who tion, obesity, tobacco use, motor • Odors from harsh household cleaners 2 Use craft supplies in well-ventilated mental speed and attention. period of 12 weeks. This was shown to quit within the past 15 years vehicle passenger safety, prescription • Craft and offi ce supplies, such areas Exercise reduces two key brain mark- increase activity in 11 different regions • Have a smoking history equivalent to drug overdose, HIV/AIDS, alcohol as paints, glues and toner ink 3 Make sure your gas stove is well- ers of the brain that are tied to identifi cation a pack a day for 30 years use, healthcare-associated infections, • Fumes from dry cleaned garments ventilated Another recent study investigated and recall. • Show no signs or symptoms of lung cardiovascular health, teen pregnancy, (many solvents used are carcinogenic) 4 Minimize clutter the effect of exercise on the develop- To prevent the onset of cognitive de- cancer and food safety. • Allergens, such as mold, pollen, pet ment of brain lesions associated with cline, movement which increases heart ( Continued on page 7 ) dander and dust mites ( Continued on page 7 ) Alzheimer’s disease. Patients are often rate and blood circulation is best. This observed to have “tau tangles” which includes dancing, swimming, cycling or destroy a critical transport pathway any other full-body exercise. within the brain. Higher incidence of For those who are already showing these collapsed proteins is observed in symptoms, experts recommend safe, those with more advanced illness, so this low-impact activity such as water aero- is considered a key physiological marker bics. It’s benefi cial if a person can main- of Alzheimer’s. tain an enjoyable hobby, for example This study involved 65 people with walking, gardening or tai chi. no regular exercise practice and mild It’s best to start and maintain a regular cognitive impairment. The patients were exercise regime as early as possible, divided into groups performing four ( Continued on page 7 ) October 9-15, 2015 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com Page 5 CaliforniaCalifornia CommunitiesCommunities Regional water Gov. Jerry Brown signs dangerous bill to Communities City of San Diego to conservation still become 4th State to legalize assisted suicide United For Syr- receive $2.75M in by LifeNews.com to these citizens that their lives are less help the patients kill themselves,” Tobias critical despite worthy to be lived. The so-called ‘right- noted. ian Refugee Aid new grant funding California Governor Jerry Brown to-die’ movement promotes these laws Tim Rosales of Californians Against Walk-a-thon and Fundraising potential for in- signed a dangerous bill today to make as simply ‘another medical option’ at the Assisted Suicide also responded to the for Syrian Refugee Emergency Projects to help create and the state the 4th to legalize assisted end of life, but their real goal is euthana- bill signing. He told LifeNews: sustain a resilient and eco- suicide, following Oregon, Washington sia on demand for any reason.” This is a dark day for California and for Assistance creased rainfall and Vermont. “There are no real safeguards. It is a the Brown legacy. Governor Brown was nomically prosperous city In his signing message, Brown said he well-established fact that nearly every clear in his statement that this was based ORANGE COUNTY, CA, 10/1/2015 State water-use mandates remain signed the bill because he wouldn’t want terminally ill patient who desires death on his personal background. As someone – The Asian Pacifi c Cultural Foundation San Diego, CA – The City of San Di- in place; focus shifts to winter to be in pain in his fi nal days — regard- is suffering from treatable depression. In of wealth and access to the world’s best (APCF), Arab American Chamber of ego in partnership with Civic San Diego snowfall in the Sierra Nevada less of the fact that pain relief is readily Oregon, fewer than 6% of patients have medical care and doctors the Governor’s California (AACC) and Orange Coun- will receive a combined $2.75 million available without killing patients. been referred for psychiatric evalua- background is very different than that ty’s Youth (OC’sY) will join together TransNet Smart Growth Incentive and Leading pro-life advocates like Carol tion before obtaining life-ending drugs. of millions of Californians living in with thousands of community members, Active Transportation Grant. The San October 1, 2015 -Despite strong El business owners, activists, leaders and Diego Association of Governments Niño conditions that could generate Tobias of National Right to Life said Rather than treat clinically depressed healthcare poverty without that same ac- the new law “shows a blatant disregard patients, the Oregon system, and the cess – these are the people and families public offi cials on October 18th, 2015 at (SANDAG) selected seven capital im- above-average rainfall in Southern Miles Square Regional Park for a fund- provement or planning projects that will California, the San Diego County Water for the lives of California’s medically system that would be established by the potentially hurt by giving doctors the ( Continued on page 14 ) vulnerable citizens and sends a message California bill, indicates that you instead power to prescribe lethal overdoses to raising effort, Walk4Refugees. receive full or partial funding. patients. At this time the coalition of Walk4Refugees is an Orange County “This funding will further assist the organizations opposing assisted suicide campaign to fundraise toward relief City of San Diego in delivering innova- is reviewing at all of its options moving abroad for Syrian refugees and migrants tive and engaging programs to help forward. fl eeing from their war torn country by shape the future of our neighborhoods,” Ironically, the bill was passed during boat to neighboring countries. The com- said David Graham, Deputy Chief Oper- a special session of the California State munity is invited to join this meaningful ating Offi cer of Neighborhood Services. Legislature, which was originally called effort by walking, donating or volunteer- These grants are in addition to the 29 to address cost savings for the state’s ing. Registration will begin at 7:30am grants (portfolio valued at $19.3 mil- MediCal program. Indeed, there are and the walk will be from 8am-11am lion) actively managed by the City of many who would see doctor-prescribed at 16400 Brookhurst Street, Fountain San Diego Planning Department. suicide as a “cost-savings” measure. Valley, CA 92708 (corner of Brookhurst/ The seven projects to receive funding Writing about the bill’s passage in The Heil). include: New York Times, Ian Lovett included The Syrian refugee crisis is described · San YsidroSigns -$350,000. an observation by Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, by the United Nations as “the worst This project will design directional director of the medical ethics program humanitarian disaster since the end of signs at the new San Ysidro Port of at the University of California, Irvine, the Cold War”. Similar to this mass Entry, helping visitors easily locate School of Medicine: exodus, at the end of the Vietnam War public services, popular destinations and …[Kheriaty] said that low-income and in 1975, thousands of Vietnamese boat transportation options. underinsured patients would inevitably people became refugees and lost their · Grantville Trolley Station/Alvarado feel pressure to end their own lives in lives escaping Vietnam from Communist Creek Enhancement Project -$400,000. some cases, when the cost of continued rule. On the 2nd of September 2015 the This project will restore Alvarado treatment would be astronomical com- world was hit with a stark reminder of Creek, including the enhancement of pared with the cost of a few lethal pills. the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the the pedestrian and bicycle experience The California bill is modeled after Middle East. The images of the 3-year between future transit-oriented develop- Oregon, which, in 1994, became the old boy, Aylan Kurdi, and his 5-year ments and the Grantville Trolley Station. fi rst state in the nation to legalize older brother, Galip, both drowned and · Pacifi c Beach Greenways, Parks doctor-prescribed suicide. Proponents washed up on a beach after trying to and Transit - $400,000. argue that such laws are necessary to escape with their mother and at least This project will expand open space provide “compassionate aid in dying eleven others, became the symbol of the and mobility opportunities in Pacifi c for terminally ill patients,” and point to outcry for the Syrian refugee crisis. Beach through safety enhancements, safeguards similar to Oregon, but the Communities of Vietnamese Ameri- expanded beach access, improvements rhetoric obfuscates the real truth. cans, Syrian Americans and Arab to the boardwalk and integration of arts There are no real safeguards. It is a Americans are uniting in solidarity with in urban design. well-established fact that nearly every the Syrian refugees trying to survive · Kearny Mesa Smart Growth Em- terminally ill patient who desires death a similar journey that the Vietnamese ployment Area Plan $105,000. is suffering from treatable depression. In refugees experienced by boat in search This project will develop an update the Oregon, fewer than 6% of patients have for hope, safety and freedom. land-use and zoning strategy to expand been referred for psychiatric evalua- All proceeds from the October 18th, area employment potential and identify tion before obtaining life-ending drugs. 2015 Walk4Refugees campaign will suitable areas for transit-oriented devel- Rather than treat clinically depressed go to the Migrant Offshore Aid Station opment. (MOAS) and Syrian American Medical · Euclid and Market Complete Streets ( Continued on page 15 ) ( Continued on page 7 ) ( Continued on page 7 )

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AARP_15_Lacuesta Testimonial_HP_FIL_SD_AJ.indd 1 10/2/15 7:26 PM Page 6 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com October 9-15, 2015 PerspectivesPerspectives However, in 1872, nationalist senti- tion of the bigger part of his ambition. ment grew strongest, when three Filipino His vision broadened while he was in Balik Bayani priests, José Burgos, Mariano Gómez Spain to the point of awakening in him and Jacinto Zamora, who had been an understanding of human nature, by Ruel Borgonia charged with leading a military mutiny sparking in him the realization that his at an arsenal in Cavite, near Manila, people needed him. It must have been were executed by the Spanish authorities this sentiment that prompted him to pur- The Propaganda Movement sue, during the re-organizational meet- Between 1872 and 1892, a national ing of the Circulo-Hispano-Filipino, to Read previous articles by Ruel Borgonia consciousness was growing among be one of its activities, the publication of at ww.asianjournalusa.com the Filipino émigrés who had settled a book to which all the members would in Europe. In the freer atmosphere of contribute papers on the various aspects Europe, these émigrés--liberals exiled in and conditions of Philippines life. 1872 and students attending European Consequently, realizing how much the universities--formed the Propaganda Noli had awakened his countrymen, to Dr.Jose P. Rizal : The Greatest Balik Movement. the point of defending his novel, Rizal Organized for literary and cultural pur- said: "Now I die content." DAANG MATUWID, ROXAS and ROBREDO Bayani(Part 1) poses more than for political ends, the Fittingly, Rizal found it a timely and Asia,and he mastered 22 languages. Propagandists, who included upper-class effective gesture to dedicate his novel to Filipinos from all the lowland Christian the country of his people whose experi- My last week’s column/blog entitled, In the Vice Presidential race, it looks These include Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, “In Aid of Leni Robredo’s Discern- like it will be a competition among: Leni English, French, German, Greek, He- areas, strove to "awaken the sleeping ences and sufferings he wrote about, suf- intellect of the Spaniard to the needs of ferings which he brought to light in an ment”, tackled each of the concerns of Robredo, Chiz Escudero, Gringo Hona- brew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Malayan, the Congresswoman. san, Antonio Trillanes, Alan Cayetano, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, our country" and to create a closer, more effort to awaken his countrymen to the equal association of the islands and the truths that had long remained unspoken, To my surprise, the article generated and Bongbong Marcos. Tagalog, and other native dialects. the second largest readership in the his- Mar Roxas is from the Visayas region A Genius motherland. although not totally unheard of. The most outstanding Propagandist tory of my blog per Google BlogSpot’s (Capiz and Negros Occidental). Grace Rizal was a versatile genius and a counter. Poe is also from the Visayas and USA pride of the Malayan race. He was an was José Rizal.He went to Spain in 1882 First Balik Bayani to fi nish his studies at the Univer- In 1887, Rizal returned briefl y to the One major concern discussed was her (Iloilo and Fairfax, Va.). Jojo Binay is architect, artists, businessman, cartoon- low poll ratings or her winnability as from Metro Manila (Makati), and Rody ist, educator, economist, ethnologist, sity of Madrid. During the decade that Philippines, but because of the furor followed, Rizal's career spanned two surrounding the appearance of Noli indicated in the Pulse Asia and SWS Duterte is from Mindanao (Davao) but scientifi c farmer, historian, inventor, surveys which seem to be accepted as a his roots are from the Visayas (Southern journalist, linguist, musician, mytholo- worlds: Among small communities of Me Tangere the previous year, he was Filipino students in Madrid and other advised by the governor to leave. He good indicator of one candidate’s favor- Leyte and Cebu). gist, nationalist, naturalist, novelist, ability or approval by the voters. This is The above-mentioned analysis says opthalmic surgeon, poet, propagandist, European cities, he became a leader returned to Europe by way of Japan and eloquent spokesman, and in the and North America to complete his despite the fact that the numerical data that the next President should come from psychologist, scientist, sculptor, sociolo- relied upon is not that many (a sampling the Visayas. Well, the probability of that gist, and theologian. wider world of European science and second novel and an edition of Antonio scholarship--particularly in Germany- de Morga's seventeenth-century work, less than 2000) but scientifi cally chosen. happening is very high considering that -he formed close relationships with Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (History of I discussed my analysis using the 2013 Roxas, Poe, and even Rody could claim Ilustrados Offi cial election returns published by their roots from the Visayas. Rizal was the greatest Illustrado of his prominent natural and social scientists. the Philippine Islands). Other important Propagandists includ- The latter project stemmed from an the COMELEC. At least in this case, The same analysis says that the next BALIK BAYANI By Ruel M. Borgonia time. the numerical data used is composed Vice President should come from Bicol. Who are the Illustrados of the Philip- ed Graciano Lopez Jaena, a noted orator ethnological interest in the cultural and pamphleteer who had left the islands connections between the peoples of the of real number of voters who actually Guess what? Robredo, Escudero, Hona- Filipinos, especially us, overseas Pi- pines during the Spanish Colonial period voted and counted as well as amounting san, and Trillanes all come from Bicol. in the late 19th century?They were the for Spain in 1880 after the publication pre-Spanish Philippines and those of the noys need role models that we can relate of his satirical short novel, Fray Botod larger Malay region (including modern to millions. Again, the probability that the next Vice to. There is no better role model than Dr. middle class who were educated in Based on the analysis, I concluded: President would come from Bicol is also Spanish and exposed to Spanish liberal (Brother Fatso), an unfl attering portrait Malaysia and Indonesia) and the closely Jose P. Rizal. He was extraordinary, the of a provincial friar. related political objective of encouraging “What this meant was that the Visayans very high. greatest among the Malay race, in his and European nationalist ideals. led by Roxas and Drilon delivered to de- The most important part of the analysis The Ilustrado class was composed of In 1889 Jaena established a biweekly national pride. De Morga provided posi- time. And an ordinary man, at the same newspaper in Barcelona, La Solidaridad tive information about the islands' early serve the 2016 Presidential endorsement is that there is a desire by the Filipino time, he won and lost , and have dreams native-born intellectuals and cut across and the Senate Presidency, respectively. voters to continue the Daang Matuwid ethnolinguistic and racial lines—Indios, (Solidarity), which became the principal inhabitants, and reliable accounts of pre- of developing our beloved Philippines, organ of the Propaganda Movement, Christian religion and social customs. It also meant that the Bicolanos led by principles and programs as espoused by just like most of us. Insulares, and mestizos, among oth- Robredo and LP followers delivered to the PNoy Administration. ers—and sought reform through “a more having audiences both in Spain and in Rizal left a huge volume of writings the islands. Its contributors included Next on Balik Bayani: Part 2 of Dr. deserve and reserve the Vice Presidential How would this continuance be guar- that Filipinos can benefi t, and can still equitable arrangement of both political seat for their region in 2016.” anteed? That the Presidential and Vice and economic power” under Spanish Rizal; Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt, an Jose P. Rizal : The Greatest Balik form the ways we perceive ourselves. Austrian geographer and ethnologist Bayani I further opined, “Based on this Presidential candidates should be those Philippines would have been a better tutelage. analysis, there is a desire by the Filipino who, according to PNoy, would be in the Other prominent Ilustrados were Gra- whom Rizal had met in Germany; and • A Balik Bayani (returning hero)is nation if, we have paid more attention Marcelo del Pilar, a reform minded a Filipino abroad who is giving back voters for Daang Matuwid to continue.” best position to do it. And they are Mar to what he had to say and how he lived ciano López Jaena, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Leni Robredo eventually decided to Roxas for President, and Leni Robredo Mariano Ponce and Antonio Luna. lawyer. to the Philippines and the Filipinos, at his life. Del Pilar was active in the anti friar home. A hero in his own little or big way, accept the offer to be Mar Roxas’ VP for Vice President. Rizal’s devotion to country is un- In the beginning, Rizal and his fellow candidate. I witnessed her proclamation Mar Roxas is from the Visayas and Ilustrados preferred not to win indepen- movement in the country, until obliged for the Philippines and the Filipinos ; precedented, and his peaceful means, to fl ee to Spain in 1888, where he whether you are helping families and at the Club Filipino via Live Stream. I anointed by PNoy as Daang Matuwid’s unequaled, believing that the pen is dence from Spain, instead they yearned am uncertain whether my column/blog and LP’s standard bearer. Leni Robredo legal equality for both Peninsulares and became editor of La Solidaridad and relatives, sending children to school, mightier than the sword, choosing not to assumed leadership of the Filipino com- own a business in the Philippines or contributed to her positive response but is from Bicol and is also chosen and join the revolution. natives—Indios, Insulares, and mestizos, I am certain that my prayers and those committed to pursue and implement the among others—in the economic reforms munity in Spain. abroad, that is providing employment One of the fi rst Overseas Pinoys to Filipinos, or thinking of retiring or of the readers’ did. Daang Matuwid programs. Rizal was an overseas Filipino for a demanded by the Ilustrados were that In the Presidential race, it is now shap- For Daang Matuwid to continue as “the Philippines be represented in the Noli Me Tangere travelling regularly in the Philippines. long time, just like the more than 10 Spain, to Rizal, was a venue for realiz- (If you are a Balik Bayani, share your ing up to be a battle between and among desired by the Filipino voters, Roxas and million Filipinos all over the world, at Cortes and be considered as a province Mar Roxas, Grace Poe, Jojo Binay, and Robredo must be elected President and of Spain” and “the secularization of the ing his dreams. He fi nished his studies in story, please email me at ruelborgonia@ present. He studied, worked and traveled Madrid and this to him was the realiza- gmail.com) probably, Rody Duterte. Vice President, respectively. extensively in Europe, America and parishes.”

killing each other, in horrifi c ways and 24. Henry Foss High School - Tacoma, vania, January 20, 2014 96. Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Mil- numbers. Washington, January 3, 2007 60. Purdue University, West Lafayette, waukee, Wisconsin, January 15, 2015 We have to change the thinking, 25. University of Washington- Seattle, Indiana, January 21, 2014 97. Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Mil- change the laws, and change the selfi sh Washington, April 2, 2007 61. South Carolina State University, Or- waukee, Wisconsin, January 15, 2015 lawmakers and ignore the selfi sh special 26. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State angeburg, South Carolina, January 24, 2014 98. Frederick High School, Frederick, University in Blacksburg, Virginia, April 62. Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, Maryland February 4, 2015 interest groups who fi ght to pass laws 16, 2007 California, January 25, 2014 99. University of South Carolina, Colum- that can assist in halting the carnage. 27. Delaware State University, Dover, 63. Rebound High School, Carbondale, bia, South Carolina, February 7, 2015 Sometimes politicians have to fi nally Delaware September 21, 2007 Illinois, January 27, 2014 100. Bethune-Cookman University, Day- step in (or we elect new ones who will). 28. Success tech Academy, Cleveland, 64. President Theodore Roosevelt High tona Beach, Florida, February 23, 2015 We must fi nd the ways, the means, and Ohio, October 10, 2007 School, Honolulu, Hawai’i, January 28, 2014 101. Pershing Elementary School, Univer- the backbone to stop people from killing 29. Notre Dame Elementary, Portsmouth, 65. Tennessee State University, Nashville, sity City, Missouri, March 30, 2015 each other and killing the most innocent OH, February 7, 2008 Tennessee, January 28, 2014 102. Wayne Community College, Golds- among us in our schools. If politicians 30. Louisiana Tech, Baton Rouge, LA 66. Eastern Florida State College, Palm boro, North Carolina April 13, April 16, are too selfi sh, too ignorant, or too afraid February 8, 2008 Bay, Florida, January 30, 2014 2015 to grasp that concept, it’s time to vote 31. Mitchell High School, Memphis TN, 67. North High School, Des Moines, Iowa, 103. J.B. Martin Middle School, Paradis, February 11, 2008 January 31, 2014 Louisiana, April 16, 2015 them out. Period. 32. E.O. Green Junior High School, Ox- 68. Bend High School, Bend, Oregon, 104. Deskin Elementary School, Las Vegas, And here we go again The list…updated nard, CA February 12, 2008 February 8, 2014 Nevada, April 24, 2015 Wikipedia has a list of school shoot- 33. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 69. Salisbury High School Salisbury, North 105. North Thurston High School, Lacey, The tragic, the horrifi c, the rather perverted way of national living ings. The list changes often, being con- perverse, the unthinkable but that does seem to be our mode of February 14, 2008 Carolina, February 10, 2014 Washington, April 27, 2015 stantly updated. Here are a few of the 34. Kelly Elementary School, Carlsbad, CA 70. Charles F. Brush High School, Lynd- 106. Conyers Middle School, Conyers, operation. school shootings in the US since 1966: October 8th, 2010 hurst, Ohio, February 10, 2014 Georgia, May 5, 2015 This column is an update of earlier Perhaps we do it as a form of mental 1. University of Texas at Austin Tower 35. Louisiana Schnell Elementary School, 107. Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, ones and will continue to be updated health preservation or perhaps we do it Massacre - August 1, 1966 Placerville, California, February 2, 2011 71. University of Southern California Los Arizona, May 12, 2015 whenever a school shooting occurs. As because to do anything else would mean 2. Kent State shootings - May 4, 1970 36. Sandy Hook Elementary School, New- Angeles, California, February 12, 2014 108. School bus, Jacksonville, Florida, May George Santayana noted, “Those who we would have to face ourselves. 3. Jackson State killings - Jackson, Missis- town, Connecticut, December 14, 2012 72. San Jose State University, San Jose, 12, 2015 cannot remember the past are con- Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not sippi, May 15, 1970 37. Taft Union High School, Taft, Califor- California, February 21, 2014 109. Southwestern Classical Academy, demned to repeat it.” denigrating the US, I’m simply saying 4. California State University, Fullerton nia, January 10, 2013 73. Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Flint, Michigan, May 24, 2015 The United States population as a that we need to yank our heads out of Library Massacre - Fullerton, California, 38. Osborn High School, Detroit, Michigan, Georgia, February 22, 2014 110. Savannah State University, Savannah, whole continues to suffer from some the sand and realize that in the case of July 12, 1976 January 12, 2013 74. The Academy of Knowledge Preschool, Georgia, August 27, 2015 39. Stevens Institute of Business and Arts, Miami, Florida, March 12, 2014 sort of societal forgetfulness. Something gun violence we are not the hope, we 5."Parkway South Junior High School 111. Sacramento City College, Sacramento, shooting" Parkway South Junior High School St. Louis, Missouri, January 15, 2013 75. Benjamin Banneker High School, Col- California, September 3, 2015 happens, good or bad, we cheer or are are the problem. We are our own worst shooting - Saint Louis, Missouri, 1983. 40. Hazard Community and Technical Col- lege Park, Georgia, March 25, 2014 112. Delta State University, Cleveland, saddened and then life goes on. It’s a enemy. We are killing ourselves; we are 6.Stockton Massacre - "Stockton, Califor- lege, Hazard, Kentucky, January 15, 2013 76. D. H. Conley High School, Greenville, Mississippi, September 14, 2015 nia" Stockton, California, 1989 41. Chicago State University, Chicago, North Carolina, April 9, 2014 113. Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg, 7. "Gang Lu" University of Iowa shooting Illinois, January 16, 2013 77. East English Village Preparatory Acad- South Dakota, September 30, 2015 - 1991 42. Price Middle School, Atlanta, Georgia, emy, Detroit, Michigan, April 11, 2014 114. Umpqua Community College, Rose- 8. "Wayne Lo" Simon’s Rock College of January 31, 2013 78. Saint Mary School, Griffi th, Indiana, burg, Oregon, October 1, 2015 Bard shooting - Great Barrington, Massachu- 43. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 21, 2014 That’s a partial list of US school shootings. setts, December 14" December 14, 1992 Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 19, 2013 79. Paine College, Augusta, Georgia, May School shootings. 114 and the list keeps 9. Richland High School shooting - Lyn- 44. La Salle High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, 4, 2014 growing. We continue to have shootings – nville, Tennessee, November 15, 1995 April 29, 2013 80. Paine College, Augusta, Georgia, May killings – in places that should be - must be 10. "Barry Loukaitis" Frontier Junior High 45. Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning 5, 2014 – free from violence and murder. There shooting - Moses Lake, Washington, Febru- Academy, Decatur, Georgia, August 20, 2013 81. Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrencev- should be only one enemy in a school, col- ary 2,1996 46. Carver High School, Winston-Salem, ille, Georgia, May 8, 2014 lege, or university and that is ignorance. A 11. "Pearl High School shooting" Pearl North Carolina, August 30, 2013 82. John F. Kennedy High School, Rich- school must be a neutral zone as far as hate, High School shooting, Pearl, Mississippi, 47. Sparks Middle School, Washoe County mond, California, May 14, 2014 fear, jealousy, and violence are concerned. October 1, 1997 Nevada, October 21, 2013 83. University of California, Santa Barbara, Certainly, and more than anything else, 12. Heath High School shooting, Paducah, 48. North Carolina A&T State University, Isla Vista, California, May 23, 2014 students are not the enemy. Regardless of Kentucky - West Paducah, Kentucky, De- Greensboro, North Carolina, November 2, 84. Seattle Pacifi c University, Seattle, hair, clothes, race, ethnicity, disability, music, cember 1, 1997 2013 Washington, June 5, 2014 85. Reynolds High piercing, cars, political leanings or anything 13. Jonesboro massacre - Jonesboro, 49. Stephenson High School, Lithonia, School, Troutdale, Oregon, June 10, 2014 else that someone will use to set themselves Arkansas, March 24, 1998 Georgia, November 3, 2013 86. Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake apart (or use to fi t in), a student is not the 14. Thurston High School shooting - 50. Brashear High School, Pittsburgh, Mary, Florida, September 10, 2014 enemy. And neither are the teachers, the staff, Springfi eld, Oregon, May 21, 1998 Pennsylvania, November 13, 2013 87. Pewaukee High School, Pewaukee, or the administrators. 15. Columbine High School massacre - 51. South Dakota School of Mines & Tech- Wisconsin, September 18, 2014 Here’s an interesting question: what will Littleton, Colorado, April 20, 1999 nology Rapid City, South Dakota, November 88. Indiana State University, Terre Haute, teachers think when going to work this morn- 16. Heritage High School shooting - 26, 2013 Indiana, September 27, 2014 ing? Will they wonder, “Who has a gun?” Conyers, Georgia, May 20, 1999 52. West Orange High School, Winter 89. Albemarle High School, Albemarle, Each of those women and men will have a 17. Santana High School - Santee, San Garden, Florida, December 4, 2013 North Carolina, September 30, 2014 number of thoughts and feelings known only Diego, California 53. Arapahoe High School, Centennial, 90. Fern Creek Traditional High School, to them. But do you want to know the great 18. Appalachian School of Law shooting Colorado, December 13, 2013 Louisville, Kentucky, September 30, 2014 thing? Today they’re in that classroom still - Grundy, Virginia, January 16, 2002 54. Edison High School, Fresno, California, 91. Langston Hughes High School, Fair- optimistic about the future. In classrooms 19. Rocori High School shootings Cold December 19, 2013 burn, Georgia, October 3, 2014 around the world, they are still teaching. Spring, Minnesota, 2003 55. Liberty Technology Magnet High 92. Marysville Pilchuck High School, And they will be again tomorrow. And we 20. Southwood Middle School tragedy, School, Jackson, Tennessee, January 9, 2014 Marysville, Washington, October 24, 2014 will be there with them. Our job is to make Florida February 3, 2004 56. Hillhouse High School, New Haven, 93. Florida State University, Tallahassee, it safer for all of them. And we have to do 21. Red Lake High School massacre - Red Connecticut, January 13, 2014 Florida November 20, 2014 it now. Lake, Minnesota, 2005 57. Berrendo Middle School, Roswell, New 94. Rogers State University, Claremore, The entire list from 1764 to now is at: 22. Amish school shooting - Nickel Mines, Mexico, January 14, 2014 Oklahoma, December 5, 2014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 2006 58. Delaware Valley Charter School, Phila- 95. Rosemary Anderson High School, school_shootings_in_the_United_States — 23. Platte Canyon High School shooting - delphia, Pennsylvania, January 17, 2014 Portland, Oregon, December 12, 2014 Source: Wikipedia Bailey, Colorado,2006 59. Widener University, Chester, Pennsyl- October 9-15, 2015 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com Page 7

New Beginning After a long wait, the new immigrants aware of their young children. The fi nally arrived in the US of A with hopes kids may suffer from anxiety and fear of a much brighter future. Some came with their new environment and new with their young kids and others just by schools. They may have communication themselves. Most elderly parents have problems too or get bullied at school and long retired from their island jobs. tagged “FOB’s” (Fresh Off the Boat) by The petitioners welcomed the new other children. arrivals and assist them to settle down Not many foreign college degrees or in the new country. The house could job skills can easily be transferable or get crowded but, for the sake of family, useful for immediate employment in adjustments and some sacrifi ces were the U.S. Other Asian immigrants had no made. Lucky were those with petitioners choice but start small business with min- owning bigger homes and also stable imal English communication needed. fi nancially. Transitions to the American The Filipino business community could way of life were easier and they were unite and help the new arrivals during shown around the city and the beauti- the transition periods by providing jobs. ful sights. The earlier days were for It is common for some new arrivals to entertainment. feel downgraded in the job market. The When the anxiety and the excitement earned job titles in the islands are mostly subsided, the reality of life settled in. useless here. Years ago, I had that same The new arrivals have to fi gure out how feeling too but, I swallowed my ego to get employed and be independent. and kept moving forward. In the USA, After some time the crowded house you can have a chance to shine as long could be a source of awkwardness. The as you work harder and smarter. Forget in-laws may feel uneasiness as being about the titles and focused on how to huge burdens. This is not the Philippines improve marketable skills. anymore where multi-generation family Once employed and doing fi ne, don’t members co-existing under one roof is compete with the Jones. Get real and try very common. There is no need to test to live within your means. It may not the hospitality of your petitioners. be quick and easy to become fi nancially The younger immigrants could easily stable. It may take years of disciplined transition and fi nd jobs. Some older ones savings and investments to build a nice may have harder times because they can retirement fund. Many new immigrants barely communicate in English. They got buried in debt early and went bank- could end up working low paying jobs rupt. under the table or taken advantage by Are you trying to impress others with their employers. Some of the elderlies your latest gadgets bought with credit may be forced to work part-time to earn cards? Why drive an expensive car when extra money for some dependents left in you work so many hours just to pay for the Philippines. it? Who really owns your house, the The new immigrants should also be bank or you?

Avenue. The preliminary concept includes an enhanced pedestrian pathway or promenade Are you eligible with widened sidewalks, landscaping, ( Continued from page 4 ) benches and trellises. • Are healthy enough to tolerate treatment for early-stage lung cancer if needed Don’t be a victim Experts say that for patients with ( Continued from page 9 ) severe lung or heart disease or other of clothes and shoes are lying around the complex conditions, the risks of lung apartment. If he sees men’s clothes and cancer screening outweigh the ben- shoes, he would skip that apartment and efi ts. However, if you have new or go on to the next. unexplained cough, shortness of breath If you are living by yourself, ladies, it’s or other unexplained symptoms, you not a bad idea to have some men’s clothes should be evaluated rather than undergo and shoes lying around your place. Get Exercise the extra-large shirts and size 12 shoes or ( Continued from page 4 ) screening. For lung cancer screening, an order bigger. Don’t just fold them neatly in one since researchers have discovered that place. Toss it around, like any normal men from your doctor is required. would do. Remove the price tag, so it won’t Alzheimer’s disease begins its onset Benefi ts outweigh risks today decades before any noticeable signs ap- look brand new. Or launder them so it would “The research has come far enough to look used. Be sure to tell your children or pear. Those with the APOE e4 gene are know that the benefi ts of lung cancer relatives why you are doing this. They might particularly vulnerable to decline if they screening when used properly — out- think there’s a new man in your life! don’t exercise — one study found that weigh the harms,” says Dr. Mazzone. Now, how could you prevent your car from hippocampal shrinkage (a hallmark of The risks of screening include radia- being easily stolen? Simple! Avoid buying Alzheimer’s) can occur at a rate as fast tion exposure, false positive results and or leasing a vehicle that thieves love to as three percent in just 18 months. complications from follow-up diagnos- steal. The latest Hot Wheels report on the 10 It doesn’t take an expensive gym most commonly stolen vehicles are: Honda tic procedures. Accord, Honda Civic, Chevrolet full-size membership, a fancy spandex outfi t, or When patients are referred to a high- the latest equipment — just get up and pickup, Ford full-size pickup, Toyota Camry, quality, multidisciplinary program, it Dodge full-size pickup, Dodge Caravan, move! Put on a great song and move out lessens the potential for unnecessary di- Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Corolla, and of the sheer joy of living. Go outside, agnostic procedures and overtreatment. Nissan Altima. Why do crooks prefer them? feel the sunshine and breathe the fresh “Outcomes improve when special- Because the mechanical parts of these cars air. It will do more than make you feel ists with experience in evaluating and are interchangeable and it is easy for crooks great, it will keep your brain healthy and managing lung nodules and early lung to dispose of them at the chop shops. active for years to come! -Liivi Hess cancers are involved,” says Dr. Maz- Popular targets for car thieves aren’t Liivi is an Integrative Nutrition Health zone. high-end luxury vehicles, like Mercedes Coach and is training to become a and Porsches. Rather, they tend to be make For example, patients referred to and models that sell a high-number of units doula. She inspires women to fi nd peace Cleveland Clinic’s lung cancer screen- and personal power by taking control and tend to have less in the way of security ing program are counseled on risks features. Car thieves also seem to prefer the of health and fertility naturally. Liivi‘s and benefi ts by a pulmonologist or by West Coast. California has nine of the top 10 passion is ancestral nutrition and primal a trained physician extender under the metropolitan areas with the highest car-theft lifestyle design. She and her partner supervision of a pulmonologist. rate in the country. Will live between Toronto, Canada and If patients meet the criteria for and Don’t leave any valuables in plain sight Queenstown, New Zealand. consent to screening, low-dose chest CT when you leave your car in the parking lot. is performed and interpreted by a chest This would be an invitation to the crooks to radiologist. smash your car windows so they could grab 17 simple ways Should a nodule or early-stage cancer be your cell phone, computer, briefcase, purse, detected, patients are referred to the Lung wallet and whatever else you have left in ( Continued from page 4 ) Nodule Clinic, where pulmonologists, tho- plain view inside your car. 5 Remove carpeting if possible racic surgeons and other specialists discuss Always lock your car and put the key in 6 Use a dehumidifi er and/or air condi- further treatment options. your pocket. Don’t leave your car with your If surgery is required, minimally invasive key in the ignition. People will give you tioner to reduce moisture techniques are used to improve surgical strange looks when you try to open your own 7 Keep trash covered to avoid attract- outcomes and ease recovery. car with a coat hanger. Can something be ing pests Ensuring best screening tools for future worse than that? Yes, if you leave your car 8 Remove shoes at the door patients unlocked and the engine’s still running. The 9 Have car emissions tested regularly Every lung screening center submits data crooks won’t even think it’s a crime when 10 Minimize air freshener use on each patient’s smoking history, CT they drive your car away. And never put an 11 Test your home for radon dosage and screening results to a CMS- identifi cation tag on your key ring. If your 12 Use carbon monoxide detectors approved national registry. keys are lost or stolen, it would be so easy 13 Fix water leaks The registry makes sure that centers for the crooks to locate your car and burglar- ize your home. 14 Dust surfaces and vacuum fre- produce high-quality results and may further the research and development of new lung That’s it for today! If I can save even just quently cancer screening and treatment tools. one of you, readers, from becoming a victim, 15 Wash bedding weekly in hot water then I consider this article of mine worth- 16 Make sure exhaust fans are func- while! tioning in your bathrooms and kitchen 17 Keep a lid on scented candles City of San Diego Taking some simple precautions can ( Continued from page 5 ) Communities help boost air quality in your home and Master Plan - $300,000. ( Continued from page 5 ) improve your health. The project will help fi nalize the Streets Society (SAMS). Master Plan for the Euclid and Market Com- munity Center, helping to attract businesses, Checks and Donations can be made out improve safety, boost economic development to “Walk4Refugees” and sent to: Art for the Silent and fulfi ll the smart growth vision for the APCF 9555 Warner Ave. Suite A neighborhood. Fountain Valley, CA 92708. APCF is a ( Continued from page 9 ) · 14th Street Pedestrian Promenade 501(c)3 Tax ID: 46-5072309 port a good cause, I get to keep doing Demonstration Block - $1,000,000. my work, and the homeless population This project will design and construct the benefi ts in a big way.” fi rst block of the 14th Street Promenade Get the best results for that will link City College to Barrio Logan your classified ad with through East Village, while connecting sev- The exhibit runs through October 31. eral existing and future park sites. our 3-in-1 price offer The Bread & Salt Gallery is located · 6th Avenue Bridge Promenade Feasi- via online+digital+print 1955 Julian Avenue and is open Monday bility and Conceptual Design - $200,000. through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 The project will design an enhanced editions. Only from p.m., or Saturday and Sunday by ap- pedestrian connection between downtown the Asian Jurnal pointment only. and Bankers Hill/Balboa Park via 6th 619.474.0588 Page 8 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com October 9-15, 2015 HousingHousing && RealReal EstateEstate our staff members in an offi ce situation. On the top corner, we featured Riz Oades typing his article with a laurel crown on his head Homeowners caught in affordability squeeze, just like a poet laureate. He is shown typing an article with a very long paper extending are staying put, REALTOR® survey fi nds up to the lower corner of the page where I was cutting the middle part of paper. We LOS ANGELES (August 26) – Even would like to imply that he writes very long with rising home prices over the past articles. In reality, however, we condoned few years, many homeowners who have this practice since it was diffi cult to cut his considered selling are deciding not to articles without sacrifi cing quality. because they are caught in an affordabil- In that caricature, we showed Riz Oades ity squeeze that is compounded by a lack wearing a jacket and a T-Shirt with the words: “If you are as handsome as I am, it is of inventory, according to fi ndings from hard to be humble!” the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF Although it was also a joke, I later realized REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2015 Survey of it aptly describes Riz Oades. He likes to California Homeowners.” The paradox that is Riz Oades say controversial things during a meeting More than one-third (35 percent) of over theirs. or lecture, whether he believes them or not, homeowners have considered selling ( Continued from page 1 ) simply to provoke discussion just like any For years, Riz wrote with gusto, gathering their home in the past year, and of that good professor who expresses a unique but an eager following of readers who relished share, about two-thirds (64 percent) are For almost fi fteen years, Riz carried not necessarily correct idea to make his his regular column in the Asian Journal every reluctant to sell because they are fi nding students think and form an opinion. on his love affair with the commu- week. This included an offshoot student es- they can’t afford the home they really But sometimes, because of the sensitive nity with his column “Asian American say section: “Growing Up in America!” nature of his fellow Filipinos, his remarks want, the survey found. Experience” in the Asian Journal. In Whenever I promoted the Asian Journal to offend a few. Riz, however, does not mind. C.A.R.’s inaugural Survey of California words meant for his countrymen, his advertisers, I always pointed out that section. He exudes so much confi dence that often, he Homeowners also found that more than half writings have infl uenced more Filipino I told them: “You know, many second gen- seems to relish turning off people. (59 percent) of homeowners have not seri- eration Filipino Americans often suffer from Americans outside the four walls of the “Yoong ‘auntie’ mo, napikon! (Your ously considered selling their home in the past an identity crisis. Upon reaching their teen classroom. ‘auntie’ got pissed off),” he would tell me year, with more than half (60 percent) saying years, they realize their family is different The great responsibility of constantly with delight. their current home will be their retirement from the mainstream American family. A pro- being in the public eye has never been Self appointed critics residence. For those who have been in their fessor from the San Diego State University, a cause of concern. Riz has managed to As self-appointed critics of the community, home 15 years or more, that fi gure rises to 70 Riz Oades required his students to write their Riz and I enjoy pointing out several Filipino percent who indicated they have not consid- stir controversy for speaking his mind experiences about growing up in America. idiosyncrasies in our community. In one of ered selling because their current residence among his countrymen whose sensitive By publishing the stories, we were hoping his articles entitled “Kill the Light” he told will be their retirement home. nature makes them unlikely to enjoy to give second generation Filipino Ameri- the story of a Filipino who often translates But for others (44 percent), the affordabil- positive criticism. Still, he remains cans the insight that they are not alone. The Pilipino phrases into English literally. ity crunch, higher property taxes, and home experience of growing up Filipino in America greatly respected, and his contribution to Hence, when the translation of the phrase prices are keeping them in their current home. is the recurrent theme of each story; it gives the community is much appreciated. “turn off the light” in Pilipino is “patayin mo In fi rst-quarter 2012, when housing in Cali- the teens the confi dence they need to reclaim Union article ang ilaw,” “patayin” meaning “kill,” he told fornia was at its most affordable, a median their history and come to peace with their I fi rst came to know Riz Oades when somebody: “Will you kill the light, please?” income of $56,324 was needed to purchase a identity. Aside from providing information I read his by-line in one of his articles And then there was this woman who did not median-priced home. In second-quarter 2015, and entertainment, we were helping to save want to be identifi ed as a Filipino. When a that fi gure jumped to $96,160, with 99 percent published in 1982 in the San Diego many from counseling!” fellow Filipino asked her during a gathering, of that required income increase attributable Union, the county’s only major daily Impact “Are you Filipino?” she replied in Tagalog, to home price increases. newspaper. “Rizalino,” the name he One cannot overestimate Riz Oades’ impact “Hinde (No)!” Sixty-one percent of all homeowners could used, is typical and exclusive to Fili- on the Filipino-American community. He has For years, Riz often criticized his fellow be prompted to sell if they got the price they pinos, thus leading me to believe the written some seven hundred articles related Filipinos who have a penchant for delivering want for their home; 56 percent would sell if to the lives of Filipino-Americans. He is one writer was Filipino like me. long-winded speeches while saying nothing they had a gain in their home value; and 53 of the very few persons in San Diego, if not He was named after the Philippines’ of value. He always likes to talk about his percent would sell if a better or equivalent in California, the United States, or even in National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, known as old country countrymen who would all con- house was available. the world, who has extensively done so. • Forty-fi ve percent of homeowners have • Nearly one-third of homeowners (32 per- “The Great Malayan,” who hailed from verse in the same language of English during Fifty-six percent of homeowners who have What about the hundreds, if not thousands, considered moving out of state, with Texas cent) indicated a Craftsman-styled bungalow the same province where Riz Oades meetings, yet not understand each other. considered selling said they desire a larger of Filipino-American students whose minds (15 percent), Oregon (11 percent), New is their dream home, beating those preferring “Tagalugin na lang ninyo (Just speak in home; and 48 percent would sell because came from: Laguna, Philippines. he helped mold? Since most Filipino parents York (9 percent), and Arizona and Nevada mansions by more than double (14 percent) Pilipino language!),” Riz would, with mock they desire a smaller home. Those who have Riz and I initially met during a com- came here through the Navy with barely tied (8 percent) as the top fi ve states where and Neo-Colonial (19 percent). California annoyance, tease them. owned their home less than 15 years were munity meeting. When I fi rst published a high school education, they cannot be homeowners have considered moving. is considered the center of the architectural This penchant for not taking some people nearly twice as likely (66 percent) to consider my newspaper, the Asian Journal, he expected to be a role model for the second- • Sixty percent of homeowners bought arts and crafts movement and is home to the seriously has led a few friends to believe he selling due to their desire for a larger home generation Filipino Americans when it comes their home within the past 15 years. majority of Craftsman-styled housing. approached me and declared, “Sim, I am was merely a kibitzer, just out there to have than those who have owned their home over to discussing history, literature, or academ- • The median purchase price for all home- • Nearly half of homeowners (45 percent) going to write for your newspaper!” fun. But Riz proved them wrong. He proved 15 years (34 percent). ics. Even with his average height, Riz Oades owners was $265,000, with the purchase have children residing with them, with 83 He simply decided he would do so himself up to the task when he tackled a Additional fi ndings from C.A.R.’s “2015 remains one of the “tallest” Filipinos around price being more than twice as high for percent of children being minors. and told me so, and not because I was project seriously and succeeded. In just three Survey of California Homeowners” include: since he is one of the few role models these those who bought less than 15 years ago Survey of California Homeowner: asking him to write for the paper. I was years, KCS has helped hundreds of people second generation Filipino Americans can ($350,000) than those who purchased their • Homeowners who considered selling but and is one of the very few community honored and pleased with his demand. fi nd inspiration. home 15 or more years ago ($162,000). haven’t. entities to have built its own facility in the I would like to think the Asian Journal Christmas ad the way early basketball players’ style. The • All homeowners surveyed have a median • Why homeowners aren’t selling. shortest possible time! had passed his high standards so much On December 16, 1989, we published a full style was so funny that it threw me off guard. home equity amount of $200,000, and • Median home equity amount. Basketball that he wished to be associated with it. page Asian Journal Christmas ad to greet our Thinking there was no point to guarding him, those who have owned their home more • Top 10 states homeowners are consider- When I fi rst played basketball with Riz The publishers of other newspapers, readers and advertisers. I asked my talented I turned my attention elsewhere. But the joke than 15 years have 60 percent more equity ing. Oades, I found out he has an awkward way who are also our mutual friends, were cartoonist Eugene “Ego” Osin, who has since was on me, however, because more often than ($300,000) than those who bought within • Homeowners who have tapped into home of shooting the ball. He would shoot it from the past 15 years ($179,000). equity. slighted when Riz chose my newspaper passed away, to draw cartoon images of all not, he would make the shot. Eventually, our below the waist with two hands much like instructions were not only to stop him from • Twenty-four percent of homeowners The 2015 Survey of California Home- shooting but also to not let him touch the ball! don’t have a mortgage, and those who owners was conducted online in May to We later found out he was a varsity basketball bought their home 15 or more years ago more than 1,000 homeowners statewide to player at the University of Hong Kong as a were more than twice as likely not to have determine why homeowners are not selling. graduate student. If only he were a British a mortgage as those who bought within the Access the full report on the survey fi ndings subject, Riz would have made it to the national past 15 years. The majority of homeowners here: http://www.car.org/marketdata/surveys/ team and would have played in international with a mortgage (77 percent) have an inter- other/ and view the webinar presentation tournaments. He won several championships est rate below 5 percent. here: http://www.car.org/marketdata/videos. for the Asian Journal Basketball Team, not • Twenty-seven percent of homeowners Leading the way...® in California real estate only as a player but also as its coach! He was have tapped into their equity. Those who for 110 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIA- also, would you believe, at one time a concert bought 15 or more years ago or were more TION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is pianist! likely to have tapped into their equity (32 one of the largest state trade organizations With all the awards, recognitions and ac- percent) than those who bought within the in the United States with 175,000 members past 15 years (24 percent), indicating a dedicated to the advancement of profession- ( Continued on page 14 ) healthy market where homeowners are not alism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered overleveraged on their home. in Los Angeles.

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We Speak Tagalog, TAWAG NA PO! Call or text Apple with any questions! 619-228-4446 October 9-15, 2015 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com Page 9 LifestyleLifestyle Some online lending, travel packages among Art for the Silent new scams –PNP cybercrime unit GMA News | MANILA 10/2/2015 — group was an online scam a few days af- so she decided to call them up. The Philippine National Police Anti- ter she deposited her second investment. “Iba iba na ‘yung names na ginagamit Cybercrime Group said some online “Hindi na siya ma-contact. Cannot nila kasi nga pinagpapasa pasahan na lending and travel packages are among be reached na ‘yung phone niya tapos ako. Tapos sinabi din nila na ‘yung name the emerging scams, a report from ‘yung Facebook niya dineactivate niya ko daw pati ng friends ko gagamitin nila GMA’s “24 Oras” said Thursday. tapos ‘yung group page dinelete niya,” pang scam,” she said. In the report, two victims shared how she said. P/Supt. Jay Guillermo from the PNP- they were swindled with the new types Another online scam victim said she ACG said online scams which recorded of online scams. encountered the modus in a classifi ed 366 cases from 2013 to 2015 had the “Na engganyo ako sumali kasi in three ads website through a cheap travel most number of complaints related to New artworks raise awareness Don’t Be a Victim days ‘yung P1500 ko magiging P2500. package. incidents of cyber crime in the country. Ininvite ko ‘yung kumare ko, ‘yung “Lahat ng mga tanong ko may sagot “Katulad sa pagbili mo ng gamit sa internet, of San Diego’s homeless popu- By Zena Sultana Babao door. See if you could pry the bottom pinsan ko,” the victim said. din sila like saan ‘yung physical loca- mura. Sa investment naman magbigay ka lation, focusing attention on a part of the windows. If you could, the She said she was easily persuaded to tion nila, email address, ‘yung personal ng isang libo after one week kikita siya ng group of people often hidden A burglar broke into a house late one burglars could too. They are expert join the online lending scam since the phone number tapos ‘yung landline ng dalawang libo. Nakaka enganyo doon sa mga nakakakita sa internet,” he said. and forgotten. night. As he walked into the house and in doing so. But make it harder for group’s head was her friend on Face- offi ce nila,” the victim said. “If it’s too good to be true well it’s not saw the expensive television set, home them to do so. So install the necessary book. But her booking confi rmation never true kasi nga lahat naman po yan may scam By Jack Haworth, SDSU News Center computer and other electronic devices, he gadgets and locks to prevent easy entry But she found out the hard way that the came after paying via remittance center lalong lalo na pag nanghihingi ng pera,” he thought how lucky he was to be getting into your home. If you have a shed in added. — Andrei Medina/ELR, GMA News San Diego State University School of a big haul. Suddenly he heard a voice your backyard, keep it under lock and Art + Design professor Neil Shigley is say, “Jesus is watching you.” The burglar key. Don’t invite the crooks by giving using his art to help a challenged popula- stopped in his tracks and looked around them easy access to your tools and tion within the San Diego community. for the source of the voice. Seeing ladder. And never put your extra house Why more FilAms Kidnapping El Nino forces Shigley’s new exhibit, Neil Shigley: In- nobody, he continued towards the TV set. key under the door mat. ( Continued from page 1 ) ( Continued from page 1 ) ( Continued from page 1 ) visible Drawings and Prints at the Bread Again the voice said, “Jesus is watching If you fi nd a broken window or a For those missing any Philippine docu- Abu Sayyaf ransomed off dozens of water quality of brackish water to ensure & Salt Gallery, documents San Diego’s you.” door that has been pried open, and you ments, they can be ordered online thru foreigners from raids as far off as enough oxygen supply. homeless population. His pieces bring The burglar went around the living room suspect that your house is being bur- ecensus.com.ph. Malaysia’s Sipadan island, until its key Though the country’s aquaculture is to life the character of these individu- and he saw in one corner of the house glarized, don’t just go charging in. The The process must be done in person. leaders died in military assaults aided by also expected to suffer due to El Niño, als through large-scale block prints and a birdcage with a parrot inside. Since crooks might still be inside. Go back to After 2 pages of paperwork, a few trips the United States. Perez is confi dent that they have learned graphite drawings. he did not see anybody else around, he your car and use your cell phone to call to the window in a 30-minute span, the Mendoza noted how in the most recent from the 2009 drought. “Often, people ignore the homeless and assumed the parrot was the one talking. the police. Or go to your neighbor’s oath comes after. kidnappings, the Abu Sayyaf struck LEARNING FROM A DISASTER actively make them invisible,” Shigley So he asked the parrot, “Are you the one house and ask your neighbor to do so. Despite the perks, dual citizenship can on opposite ends of the main southern Perez said fi sh loss may be better ar- said. “By presenting these pieces big, who said Jesus is watching me?” “Yes,” Take a video of your entire house: the cause some issues involving taxes if you island of Mindanao, an unusually wide rested this year, noting that aquaculture it forces people in the room to confront said the parrot. living room, the family room, dining work in and outside the Philippines. It arc for their raids for recent years. is now done in the sea and not in brack- them and make homeless people visible The burglar said, “You’re a smart bird. room, kitchen, all the bedrooms, the ga- would also limit any military service in On Wednesday night, six suspects ish water. again.” What’s your name?” The parrot said, rage and even the shed. That way you either country and seeking public offi ce seized Del Torchio from a pizza shop he “If you move this to the sea, then you These portraits are from Shigley’s “Darth Vader.” The burglar laughed and will know what you have. Write down in either the US or Philippines. ran in the sleepy port city of Dipolog, actually solve the problem of loss of ongoing series, Invisible People, and said, “What idiot would name a harmless the serial numbers of all your electronic But one of the most immediate perks then fl ed by speedboat towards Jolo, the water,” Perez added. show the nobility and vulnerability these parrot Darth Vader?” And the parrot an- equipment and have a complete list of that has drawn more to become Philip- Abu Sayyaf’s island stronghold on the Perez said the government will also homeless people possess. Shigley hopes swered,” The same idiot who named that all your stuff. That way, in case the pine citizens is the right to vote. country’s southwestern tip. support fi shermen, through targeted that his art will inspire others to notice silent rottweiler over there “Jesus.” police recover stolen property, it would The registration, which has to be done Dipolog is about 400 kilometers (240 intervention. and give respect to those who are less *** be easy to identify who it belongs to. after the oath, requires a one-page form, miles) from Jolo, a small island where Additional livelihood opportunities fortunate. Burglary, home invasion, theft and Share this information with people you a picture, thumb print, and a signature. the militants enjoy support of local for affected fi shermen such as includes “You have this opportunity with art vandalism are so common nowadays. Be know. Only fi rst- time oversees voters need to communities and have the upper hand mangrove planting will also be imple- to focus attention and by doing that aware and don’t be a victim! Sometime ago, a hot prowl suspect undergo the biometrics process. against the military in remote jungle and mented. you can raise awareness,” Shigley said. As you go home today, take a good look was caught by police offi cers. This guy The number of registered overseas ab- mountainous terrain. “Then change can happen on a grand around your house. From the street, can was suspected of committing a series of sentee voters is closing in on a million. Three weeks ago, gunmen seized two scale in society, all the way down to an you see your front windows and front burglary and an attempted rape in one “A lot of people look up to overseas Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipina Download the individual scale.” door? Or are they covered by trees and of the La Jolla apartment complex. All voters in terms of judging who’s more from the resort island of Samal, about Asian Journal However, Shigley is doing more than tall shrubs? Make sure that nothing of the victims were women who live capable of running the country,” said 500 kilometers from Jolo. just inspiring others to acknowledge and obstructs the view of your doors and win- by themselves. During the interroga- Herrera. Mendoza said the group was brought to digital edition at respect the homeless. During his open- dows so if somebody lurking around is up tion, the suspect revealed his modus Dual citizenship is available year-round Jolo, although the military has not veri- www.scribd.com/asianjournal ing reception for the gallery, Shigley to no good, your neighbors could alert the operandi. He said he would look but the fi nal day to register to vote is on fi ed this. – Rappler.com sold two large pieces and was able to police in your absence. through the windows and see what kind October 31. donate $1,500 to PATH, an organization After you park your car, go around your Read more on Balitang America. 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Known for several had invaded and occupied the Byzantine centuries by the alternate title of “Our empire by 1453, bringing a large portion Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes of the increasingly divided Christian place in honor of a 16th century naval world under a version of Islamic law. victory which secured Europe against For the next hundred years, the Turks Turkish invasion. Pope St. Pius V at- expanded their empire westward on tributed the victory to the intercession land, and asserted their naval power of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was in the Mediterranean. In 1565 they at- October 11th, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time invoked on the day of the battle through tacked Malta, envisioning an eventual a campaign to pray the Rosary through- invasion of Rome. Though repelled at out Europe. Malta, the Turks captured Cyprus in the Reklamo God and the golf balls The feast always occurs one week after fall of 1570. Joke of the Week: A very successful his refusal to renounce them, but more the similar Byzantine celebration of the The next year, three Catholic powers Panay na lamang reklamo itong aking naririnig lawyer parked his brand-new Lexus in importantly because he was greedy. He Protection of the Mother of God, which on the continent – Genoa, Spain, and araw-araw sa maraming tao saan mang paligid most Eastern Orthodox Christians and the Papal States - formed an alliance front of the offi ce, ready to show it off wanted to benefi t from both worlds: to bakit hindi tayo maghinay-hinay mga kapatid to his colleagues. As he opened the door, follow Christ without detachment from Eastern Catholics celebrate on October called the Holy League, to defend their a truck came along, and completely his cherished ties or to remain attached 1 in memory of a 10th-century military Christian civilization against Turkish napakahirap ng buhay ngayon iya’y inyong batid. tore off the driver's door! The attorney to his possession while following Christ. victory which protected Constantinople invasion. Its fl eets sailed to confront the against invasion after a reported Marian Turks near the west coast of Greece on immediately grabbed his cell phone, hit Discipleship is a question of either/or, Di ba dapat ang ating isipin ay ang kalutasan speed dial for 911, and had a policeman not of both. Either one is detached from apparition. October 7, 1571. there in 3 minutes. Before the cop had a what prevent him from following Christ Pope Leo XIII was particularly devoted Crew members on more than 200 ships para itong mga problema ay ating malunasan chance to ask any questions, the lawyer or he remains attached to them and does to Our Lady of the Rosary, producing 11 prayed the Rosary in preparation for sama-sama tayong mag-isip ng mabuting paraan encyclicals on the subject of this feast the battle - as did Christians throughout started screaming hysterically. He had not follow Christ. huwag sayangin ang oras sa maling pagsusumbatan. just picked up the Lexus the day before, Refl ections: A professor came to his and its importance in the course of his Europe, encouraged by the Pope to and now it would never be the same, no class with an empty pickle jar. He fi lled long pontifi cate. gather in their churches to invoke the matter how good a job the body shop the jar with golf balls and asked his class In the fi rst of them, 1883's “Supremi Virgin Mary against the daunting Turk- Tunay na mahirap sa ngayon itong ating sitwasyon Apostolatus Offi cio,” he echoed the ish forces. does. After the lawyer fi nally wound if the jar is full. The class said, “Yes.” subalit tiyak na ang lahat ay mayroong solusyon down from his rant, the cop shook his Then he fi lled it with pebbles and asked words of the oldest known Marian Some accounts say that Pope Pius V head in disgust and disbelief. “I can't be- the same question. The class again said, prayer (known in the Latin tradition as was granted a miraculous vision of the pakinggan natin ang mga kapatid na may suhestyon lieve how materialistic you lawyers are. “Yes.” He did the same with the sand, the “Sub Tuum Praesidium”), when he Holy League's stunning victory. Without at magtulungang lahat para tayo ay makabangon. You are so focused on your possessions and lastly with the chocolate milk, ef- wrote, “It has always been the habit of a doubt, the Pope understood the signifi - that you don't notice anything else.” fectively fi lling the empty space. The Catholics in danger and in troublous cance of the day's events, when he was “How can you say such a thing?” he professor explained that the golf balls times to fl y for refuge to Mary.” eventually informed that all but 13 of the Sino ba sa atin ang masasabing walang reklamo responded indignantly. The cop replied, represent the family, children friends, “This devotion, so great and so confi - nearly 300 Turkish ships had been cap- sige nga, pumagitna ka at itaas ang kamay mo dent, to the august Queen of Heaven,” tured or sunk. He was moved to institute “You didn’t even notice that your left and health. The pebbles are other things pero ano ba ang ginawa mo, iyan ang tanong ko arm is missing from the elbow down! It that matter: job, home, car. The sand is Pope Leo continued, “has never shone the feast now celebrated universally as must have been torn off when the truck everything else, the small stuff. If one forth with such brilliancy as when the Our Lady of the Rosary. marami ang tulad mo, pati na nga siguro ako. hit you.” “OH, NO!” screamed the law- puts sand fi rst, there is no room for golf militant Church of God has seemed to “Turkish victory at Lepanto would be endangered by the violence of heresy have been a catastrophe of the fi rst mag- yer in shock. “Where is my Rolex?” balls or pebbles. If one spends his time Kaya, halika na at magsama-sama tayong lahat Scriptures: First Reading: Wisdom 7: and energy on small stuff, there will … or by an intolerable moral corruption, nitude for Christendom,” wrote military 7-11. The author, infl uenced by Platonic never have room for important things or by the attacks of powerful enemies.” historian John F. Guilmartin, Jr., “and upuan natin ito at pag-usapan ng maluwat philosophy, wrote about two kinds of that make one happy. We need to take Foremost among such “attacks” was Europe would have followed a historical subukan nating lahat na mga problema’y malutas the battle of Lepanto, a perilous and trajectory strikingly different from that wisdom: one is within the human realm care of the golf balls fi rst, the things that ng maayos, matiwasay, kalooba’y ‘di mabigat. of experience and power, and the other matter. Set your priorities in life, the rest decisive moment in European and world which obtained.” lies beyond man’s limits, pertains to is sand. What about the chocolate milk? God alone and falls within the world No matter how full your life may seem, © 2015 Copyright by Virginia Ferrer. All rights reserved. of mystery. To accept one’s inability to there’s always room for “chocolate,” Full text: Homily of Pope Francis grasp what lies beyond his nature is to Today’s Gospel points out the harm submit to God’s plan. It is foolishness that attachment to things or persons during the Mass for the opening of on the part of man to explain what is other than God could do to one’s faith. incomprehensible. It is wisdom to accept By today’s standard, the young man in the 14th Ordinary General Assem- what is unexplainable - a mystery. Sec- today’s Marcan passage is fi nancially those who feel alone, misunderstood and those who are caught up in selfi shness, ond Reading: Hebrews 4: 12-13. God’s doing well. He probably owns a con- bly of the Synod of Bishops unheard; migrants and refugees fl eeing gloominess, destructive violence and word is powerful for it is “more incisive dominium in an affl uent neighborhood, from war and persecution; and those slavery to pleasure and money. than any two-edged sword” and exposes drives a sports car, and has a high paying Vatican Basilica, 27th Sunday in Ordi- and the family. many young people who are victims of Our experience today is, in some way, also the evil of man’s hearts. For this job. However, his priority in life is sand. nary Time, 4 October 2015: Homily of Solitude the culture of consumerism, the culture like that of Adam: so much power and reason, mankind tries within all its That’s why there’s no room for God, the Pope Francis Adam, as we heard in the fi rst reading, of waste, the throwaway culture. at the same time so much loneliness power to ignore God’s word. Mankind most important One. was living in the Garden of Eden. He Today we experience the paradox of and vulnerability. The image of this is can do everything vis-à-vis God’s word Though he has the good desire to “If we love one another, God abides in named all the other creatures as a sign of a globalized world fi lled with luxuri- the family. People are less and less seri- - deny it, ridicule it, disregard it -, but follow Christ, yet his faith is not strong us and his love is perfected in us” (1 Jn his dominion, his clear and undisputed ous mansions and skyscrapers, but a ous about building a solid and fruitful in the end, his word is going to triumph. enough to renounce all those worldly 4:12). power, over all of them. Nonetheless, he lessening of the warmth of homes and relationship of love: in sickness and in Gospel: Mark 10: 17-30. Attachment, goods, the small stuffs. In a certain This Sunday’s Scripture readings seem felt alone, because “there was not found families; many ambitious plans and proj- health, for better and for worse, in good believing an ideology or following a sense, he feels more secured with those to have been chosen precisely for this a helper fi t for him” (Gen 2:20). He was ects, but little time to enjoy them; many times and in bad. Love which is lasting, charismatic fi gure in the Mediterranean things than following Christ. But if his moment of grace which the Church is lonely. sophisticated means of entertainment, faithful, conscientious, stable and fruit- world means detaching oneself from faith in Christ is strong and truly vibrant, experiencing: the Ordinary Assembly The drama of solitude is experienced but a deep and growing interior empti- ful is increasingly looked down upon, what he importantly cherishes in life: he could take the bold step and face the of the Synod of Bishops on the family, by countless men and women in our own ness; many pleasures, but few loves; viewed as a quaint relic of the past. It his family, community, and possessions. uncertain challenges of the future. which begins with this Eucharistic day. I think of the elderly, abandoned many liberties, but little freedom… would seem that the most advanced so- The trouble with the rich young man Quotation of the Week: “If a man be- celebration. even by their loved ones and children; The number of people who feel lonely cieties are the very ones which have the in today’s Gospel is not simply his at- ( Continued on page 15 ) The readings centre on three themes: widows and widowers; the many men keeps growing, as does the number of lowest birth-rates and the highest per- tachment to what he greatly values and solitude, love between man and woman, and women left by their spouses; all centages of abortion, divorce, suicide, and social and environmental pollution. Love between man and woman In the fi rst reading we also hear that God was pained by Adam’s loneli- C e with us to pray the Ros y in the Public Squ e ness. He said: “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fi t for him” (Gen 2:18). These at Balboa P k  Octob 10, 2015, Sat day at n n words show that nothing makes man’s heart as happy as another heart like his own, a heart which loves him and takes away his sense of being alone. These words also show that God did not create us to live in sorrow or to be alone. He made men and women for happiness, to share their journey with someone who complements them, to live the wondrous 10 Reas s to Pray a Public Squ e Ros y experience of love: to love and to be 1. The Miracle of the Sun was the Rosary in front of abortion clinics Rally will be a public act of reparation 7. Public Rosaries in history: At the 9. Preparing for Our Lady’s loved, and to see their love bear fruit in public: On October 13, 1917, Our for decades. The power of their prayer for these sins hurled against the Im- end of World War II, Communist Soviet triumph: The Immaculate Heart of children, as the Psalm proclaimed today Lady performed a miracle witnessed has blunted the advance of abortion. maculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred troops occupied Vienna, Austria. They Mary will triumph over evil. It is a says (cf. Ps 128). by 70,000 people, including atheists, Their public prayers save lives. In fact, Heart of Jesus. Your public Rosary will refused to leave. Yet, after massive great privilege to be among those who This is God’s dream for his beloved communists and anti-Catholics. Some recent studies show that abortion clinics console God. At Fatima, Our Lady said public Rosary processions led by Fr. trust in her triumph and honor her in creation: to see it fulfi lled in the loving of them converted. The 2015 Public are closing at a rate of one per month. to the children: “You saw hell, where the Petrus Pavlicek, the Communist invaders the public square. Imagine 14,000 union between a man and a woman, Square Rosary Rallies will remind the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, packed up and left. Large-scale public Public Square Rosary Rallies. This rejoicing in their shared journey, fruit- person on the street that conversion is 4. Be a Fatima apostle: Our Lord sent God wishes to establish devotion to my Rosaries were likewise credited for historic campaign will hasten God’s ful in their mutual gift of self. It is possible. the apostles forth to teach all nations. I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t i n t h e w o r l d . ” foiling a Communist takeover in Brazil victory, attract blessings on America, the same plan which Jesus presents in Praying the Rosary in public is an 6. Will the media promote Fatima? in 1964. If the Rosary saved these coun- and surely strengthen every Rosary today’s Gospel: “From the beginning of 2. Reach fallen away Catholics: excellent way to introduce others to the Never! It’s up to us to promote devotion tries, it can save America. Captain and every rally participant. creation, ‘God made them male and fe- According to research, only 28% of Catholic Faith and the Fatima message. to Mary “outside the choir.” To pray the 8. Duty to honor God publicly: Secu- male’. For this reason a man shall leave Catholics attend Mass in America. “Now no man lighting a candle covereth Rosary in the public square is a powerful larists have been attempting to drive 10. Public prayer is powerful: In his his father and mother and be joined to The Public Square Rosary is a great it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; way to promote its recitation. Catholics religion and morality out of the public monumental work, The Secret of the his wife, and the two shall become one way to reach the 72% of non-prac- but setteth it upon a candlestick, that must not be ashamed of their Faith. square. Children in public schools have Rosary, Saint Louis Marie de Mont- fl esh. So they are no longer two but one ticing Catholics, a total of 46 million they who come in may see the light” (St. “Every one therefore that shall confess been suspended, for example, when they fort states: “Public prayer is far more fl esh” (Mk 10:6-8; cf. Gen 1:27; 2:24). people. If they see you praying in a Luke 8:16). me before men, I will also confess him pray grace before meals. That cannot powerful than private prayer to ap- To a rhetorical question – probably public place, they may be moved to 5. Public sins require public repara- before my Father Who is in heaven” (St. continue! Catholics have the duty to pease the anger of God and call down asked as a trap to make him unpopular become better Catholics. tion: Our culture openly fl aunts sin. You Matthew 10:32). During public Rosary oppose the secularist agenda. We openly His mercy, and Holy Mother Church, with the crowd, which practiced divorce hear it on public airwaves, on primetime rallies already held, non-Catholics have honor God and respect His rights. The guided by the Holy Ghost, has always as an established and inviolable fact – 3. Public prayer gets results: Pro- TV, on the Internet. Laws favor abortion stopped and asked for Rosaries, wanting 2014 Public Square Rosary Crusade will advocated public prayer in times of Jesus responds in a straightforward and life Catholics have peacefully prayed and same-sex “marriage.” Your Rosary to learn how to pray. make the point. public tragedy and suffering.” unexpected way. He brings everything back to the beginning, to the beginning of creation, to teach us that God blesses human love, that it is he who joins the The Rally will be held in the Palisades Lawn adjacent to the Pacific Relati s Co ages. hearts of two people who love one another, he who joins them in unity and indissolubility. This shows us that the Call 858.335.1700  email ros yinthepublicsqu [email protected] goal of conjugal life is not simply to live together for life, but to love one another for life! In this way Jesus re-establishes the order which was present from the beginning. Family “What therefore God has joined togeth- er, let not man put asunder” (Mk 10:9). This is an exhortation to believers to overcome every form of individualism and legalism which conceals a narrow self-centredness and a fear of accepting the true meaning of the couple and of human sexuality in God’s plan. J n  e of 14,000+ rallies in the US. 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Seoul Searching premiers November 7, 2015 at the UltraStar Cinema. Seoul summer camp for overseas youth and young love. SAN DIEGO- October 2015- To celebrate its sweet 16th, the San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is proud to welcome and pay tribute to entertain- ment and film legends and pioneers during its 10-day film festival, Novem- ber 5-14, 2015. Presented by Pacific Arts Movement, the SDAFF is the largest showcase of Asian cinema on the West Coast with more than 130 films and programs from 20 countries. This year, the SDAFF presents the West Coast premiere of documentary TYRUS, paying tribute and welcom- ing entertainment legend Tyrus Wong, a 105-year-old Chinese American artist who is best known for inspiring the artwork in Disney’s original classic Bambi. The SDAFF also welcomes con- Tomi Tujiyama stars in MADE IN JAPAN temporary pioneers Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken, AMERICA cover their roots. And by roots, we mean The Hangover) and Eugene Lee Yang San Diego Premiere- Nov. 5, 7:00 PM, soju, laughs, and that weird science of (BuzzFeed) to San Diego, highlighting MCASD young love. -- Director Benson Lee, cast their contributions to the ever-changing Lily is a college-bound valedictorian and crew scheduled to attend entertainment industry. with a gilded future, so beauty pageants Closing Night Film: MADE IN The SDAFF will be at six venues are way below her. But when a case of JAPAN across San Diego County including sass strikes, she finds out what she's not San Diego Premiere- Nov. 13, 7:00 the film festival’s home base of the above: some good ol' fashioned competi- PM, MCASD UltraStar Mission Valley at Hazard tion. Thanks to a wily script and Tiya Howdy neighbors! So says Tomi Center, opening and closing night films Sircar’s knockout comedic performance, Fujiyama to her friends in the U.S. who at the Museum of Contemporary Art nobody is safe from Lily's schemes. are about to discover just what kind of (MCASD) in La Jolla, special programs --- Director Ravi Kapoor, cast and crew neighbor she is. With cowboy hat and at UCSD’s Calit2 and the Museum of scheduled to attend guitar, she’s determined to re-take the Photographic Arts, its gala and awards Centerpiece Film: SEOUL SEARCH- Grand Ole Opry stage, where in 1964, ceremony at San Diego Marriott, and ING she became the country music institu- its final day at the historic La Paloma San Diego Premiere- Nov. 7, 6:00 PM, tion’s first Japanese star. --- Film subject Theatre in Encinitas. UltraStar Tomi Tujiyama schedule to attend Don’t you forget about 1986, when the DIGITAL PIONEER- BUZZFEED PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Latin Lover collided with the punk and Nov. 6, 5:00 PM, UCSD Atkinson Hall the pastor’s daughter on a Seoul summer Opening Night Film: MISS INDIA camp for overseas Korean youth to dis- ( Continued on page 14 ) October 9-15, 2015 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com Page 13

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Don Kevin Hapal, Rappler.com | MANILA, 10/11/2015 – AlDub Nation, celebrate! The viral tandem of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, popularly known as AlDub, was once again recognized abroad, this time by Twitter Asia Pacifi c and Middle East Vice President Rishi Jaitly who called it a "global phenome- non." (READ: '#AlDub: The fun tandem of Alden Richards and 'Yaya Dub'') “Aldub is a global phenomenon on Twitter and shows how our platform as the social soundtrack to TV has really connected Filipinos who love a good love story,” said Jaitly in a joint press statement from Twitter and Talk 'N Text. “We can’t wait to see if the live, public Aldub conversation can set global records by uniting their passionate fans, the nation, and the world on Twitter,” he added. On Saturday, September 26, 2015, the Kalyeserye’s offi cial hashtag #AL- DubEBforLOVE pulled in record 26 million tweets – just a couple of million short of the Twitter record of 28.4 mil- lion global Tweets for Super Bowl XLIX in February 2015. The most shared Tweet for #ALDu- bEBForLove came from Maine Men- doza a.k.a. Yaya Dub which was viewed almost 4.8 million times on Twitter and re-tweeted over 64,000 times. Other top tweets came from his on- screen partner Alden Richards, Eat Bu- laga host Joey de Leon, and the offi cial Eat Bulaga Twitter account. Hugh Jackman accepts Filipino kid's art piece to honor his death

By Alixandra Caole Vila, Philstar.com | MANILA, 10/1/2015 - Despite his manly and brawny physique, Hugh Jack- man undeniably has a soft heart. On September 29, the Australian actor took to Instagram to share his recent heartwarming meeting with a Pinay who gave him a painting of Wolverine made by her brother, who passed away two years ago. According to the caption, the boy named Jeffrey loved painting the most as a hobby and did not stop from doing it despite losing the ability to paint with his hands. Touched by the unfortunate event, Jackman accepted the painting in Jef- frey's honor. "Today I had the great pleasure of meeting this lovely lady, Marie Lozano from the Philippines. Her brother, Jef- frey, had Down Syndrome. He passed away 2 years ago. Marie shared with me that one of Jeffrey's joys in life was painting. When he lost the use of his hands he continued to paint with the brush in his mouth. I accept this gift in Jeffrey's honor. May his spirit live on," the caption reads. Jackman is popular for his role as Wol- verine in fi lms and for taking part in Les Miserable movie. He is also a part of the upcoming movie, Pan. Page 14 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com October 9-15, 2015

discounts are available at the door. Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night tickets are Entertainment $15 for General, $12 for Members. Limited ( Continued from page 12 ) All-Fest Passes are available for $250. Auditorium For ticketing info, full fi lm details, and The website BuzzFeed has become schedule, please visit festival.sdaff.org or not only one of the most formidable contact 619.400.5911 | [email protected] presences on the internet, but also one Major sponsors of the San Diego Asian Film Festival include Barona, AARP, Sharp of the most signifi cant platforms for Health Plan, McGregor & Associates, Wells Asian American artists. We welcome Fargo, PROVEN Staffi ng, Qualcomm, Stubbornness can stifl e mercy NBA fi nals BuzzFeed producer and performer Eu- The San Diego Union-Tribune, KPBS, and gene Lee Yang and other members of the Popw says hardened hearts does them? It is a heart with that hardness It's game 7 of the NBA fi nals and a and not use it?" The neighbor responds, NBC7. that does not allow the mercy of God to BuzzFeed team to talk about BuzzFeed Pacifi c Arts Movement (Pac-Arts) is one of not allow god’s mercy to enter man makes his way to his seat at center "Well the seat is mine, but my wife Motion Pictures, changing demograph- the largest media arts organizations in North enter. My preaching is more important, court. He sits down and notices that passed away and this is the fi rst NBA fi - during mass at Casa Santa Marta my thoughts are more important, that ics, and new opportunities for fi lmmak- America that focuses on Pan Asian cinema. the seat next to him is empty. He leans nals we haven't been together." The fi rst ers. ---Eugene Lee Yang of BuzzFeed Pac-Arts programs include the annual San whole list of commandments that I must over and asks his neighbor if someone man responds," I'm sorry to hear that. by Junno Arocho Esteves, Zenit.org scheduled to appear Diego Asian Film Festival, Spring Showcase, observe are more important,” the Pope is sitting there. He responds, "No, the Wasn't there anyone else, a friend or and Reel Voices, a documentary fi lmmaker | ROME, 10/6/2015 -- “Where there GETTING INTIMATE WITH DR. KEN said. seat's empty." "The fi rst man exclaims, relative, that could've taken that seat?" Nov. 7, 3:10 PM, UltraStar program for local high school students. is God, there is mercy.” This was the The Holy Father also noted that Jesus "What?!? Who in their right mind would The neighbor responds, "No, they're all For more information about Pacifi c Arts central theme of Pope Francis’ homily Join us for a probing, awkwardly intimate also faced the same criticism from the have a seat like this for the NBA fi nals at the funeral." conversation with everyone’s favorite doctor- Movement, visit www.pacarts.org. Follow during morning Mass in the chapel of Pharisees. turned-comedian Ken Jeong, star of Commu- online via social media at #SDAFF2015 @ Casa Santa Marta. “Jesus as well lived this drama with nity, the Hangover fi lms, and the new ABC pacartsmovement The Pope drew his homily from the Doctors of the Law, who did not un- sitcom --- Dr. Ken. Ken Jeong and co-star today’s fi rst reading which recalled the derstand why He did not let them stone Suzy Nakamura scheduled to appear conversion of the city of Nineveh after the adulterous woman, why He went to ROOM FOR RENT TYRUS The paradox listening to the preaching of the prophet dine with publicans and sinners: they did Quiet Neighborhood in National City. Close to all. West Coast Premiere- Nov. 7, 3:40 PM, Jonah. not understand. They did not understand UltraStar ( Continued from page 8 ) No smoking. No drugs. Call 619. 746.3416 This enchanting documentary follows Noting Jonah’s initial hesitance to colades Riz Oades has received, I believe his mercy. the Chinese American pioneer from his art preaching in God’s name, the Pope said greatest achievement is winning the heart of The 78 year old Pontiff also noted that school beginnings during the Depression his beloved and beautiful wife Zeny. She is that it was a miracle that he set aside his today’s Psalm is an invitation to wait for to his years as a production illustrator leav- not only pretty but also intelligent. She is ac- stubbornness and obeyed God’s will. the Lord because there, one fi nds mercy. ing indelible brushstrokes on Hollywood complished in her own right, being a scientist However, following their conversion, “Where the Lord is, there is mercy,” history.---Director Pamela Tom and Tyrus and a chemistry graduate at the prestigious Jonah is angered that God forgives the Wong scheduled to attend he said. “And St. Ambrose would add: University of the Philippines. She also people of Nineveh. The prophet, the GALA AWARDS NIGHT and AFTER ‘And where there is rigidity there are belongs to a very respected and rich family PARTY Pope said, is “a man who is not docile to his ministers’. The stubbornness that in the Philippines. Among friends, I used to Nov. 7, 7:00 PM, San Diego Marriott Mis- the spirit of God.” If one’s heart is hard, challenges the mission, that challenges joke that Zeny must have resolved that she sion Valley he said, “there is resistance to the mercy would marry the very fi rst Filipino she saw. mercy.” More than 600 celebrities, community and of God.” This happened to be Riz Oades after being Concluding his homily, Pope Francis business leaders will attend as the communi- “Those words: “Isn’t this what I said, alone and buried in books during her years of reminded the faithful of the coming Ju- ty leaders and celebrity presenters announce study in the U.S. This, of course, in not true. Lord, when I was still at home? Because bilee Year of Mercy, as well as inviting fi lm award winners. Proceeds will benefi t As many have found out, Riz has exceptional You are a merciful and gracious God’, them to pray in order to understand what Pac-Arts’ REEL VOICES, a documentary charms of his own, thus sealing Zeny’s fate and I did all the work to preach, I have fi lmmaking program for high school students mercy is and to refl ect on God’s words: in the stars. done my job well, and you forgive in the San Diego area and other year-round “I desire mercy, not sacrifi ce!” Their love story, I found out, was typical programs. Scheduled to emcee: comedian Riz Oades. He once attended a gathering Jenny Yang (stand-up comedian known for of Filipino students as a Fullbright Scholar manager for the Water Authority. “Even if Authority has stored 42,000 acre-feet of agencies meet the state’s water-use reduction Key and Peele and BuzzFeed videos) and at the Cornell University, the Ivy League we get substantial precipitation statewide, it water in San Vicente Reservoir. An acre-foot targets. It included immediately boosting actor Leonardo Nam (Fast and the Furious, university in Ithaca, New York. It was in Regional water almost certainly will take more than one wet is approximately 325,900 gallons, enough to regional conservation and outreach efforts Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) ( Continued from page 5 ) winter for California to emerge from the cur- serve two typical families of four for a year. and restricting irrigation of ornamental land- the 60s, and the very few Filipino students at Cornell were either the scions of rich Authority today urged residents and rent drought, which is among the most severe Climatologists say there is a strong likeli- scapes with potable water to no more than WORLD, US, AND WEST COAST PRE- families in the Philippines who could afford businesses to maintain extraordinary water in recorded history.” hood – 95 percent – that El Niño conditions two days a week across the region. Member MIERES OF MAJOR NEW TITLES a U.S. education or the very bright who won conservation efforts in light of on-going state Because of its diversifi ed water supply will continue through the winter, and El agencies have the fl exibility to set their own LOVE & PEACE (Sion Sono, Japan) (US scholarships like Riz. Zeny stood out because mandates and continued uncertainty about portfolio, the Water Authority currently has Niños often – but not always – deliver above- watering days and times. premiere) she was the only assistant professor (of whether El Niño will deliver signifi cant pre- enough water to meet 99 percent of normal average rainfall to Southern California. For more information about drought condi- THE WHISPERING STAR (Sion Sono, Chemistry) while the rest were all students. cipitation to critical watersheds in the Sierra year demands. Regardless, due to statewide Local rainfall can signifi cantly dimin- tions, along links to with water conservation Japan) (US premiere) Riz approached her and boldly declared: Nevada and Rocky Mountains. drought conditions the State Water Resources ish water demand when residents turn off resources such as San Diego County Garden MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART (Jia Zhang- “Just ignore all of these other men because Oct. 1 begins the “water year” for resource Control Board’s aggregate water-use reduc- their irrigation systems. State rules prohibit Friendly Plant Fairs and WaterSmart land- ke, China) (west coast premiere) I decided you will be the mother of my managers, the start of the season when tion target for the region is 20 percent landscape irrigation during, and for 48 hours scaping classes, go to whenindrought.org. CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR (Apichat- children.” snow and rain collects for use the following compared to 2013 levels starting June 1. after, measurable rain. However, runoff only - See more at: http://www.sdcwa.org/ pong Weerasethakul, Thailand) (west coast Zeny was taken aback and could hardly calendar year. After four years of drought in Over the fi rst three months of state-mandated accounts for a small fraction of the region’s regional-water-conservation-still-critical- premiere) speak. California, precipitation over the next several savings, the San Diego region reduced urban water supplies. During the last strong El despite-potential-increased-rainfall#sthash. REUNIFICATION (Alvin Tsang, USA) “I will just be busy in the next two months, months is pivotal for determining water stor- potable water use by 27 percent compared to Niño event in 1998, local rainfall was 180 HiuIKLgM.dpuf (world premiere) but I will attend to you afterwards,” Riz age levels for key reservoirs around the state the state’s baseline period of June, July and percent of average, but even then local THE ROYAL TAILOR (Lee Wonsuk, added. and along the Colorado River. August 2013. surface water only met about 20 percent of South Korea) (west coast premiere) Whenever they met in the corridors or in Water year 2015 was the warmest ever for Regional water conservation is mainly region’s water demands. ZINNIA FLOWER (Tom Lin Shu-yu, You Alone, Lord the library, Riz would teasingly remind her: California, according to the state Department being achieved by reducing discretionary As a wholesale water agency, the Water Taiwan) (US premiere) of Water Resources. Current projections are irrigation as residents and business comply Authority coordinates drought response MEDITATION: “Just a few more days, be patient!” When Riz graduated and decided to teach for temperatures to remain above average with local water-use rules. State-mandated actions for the region. The regional strategy 16th San Diego Asian Film Festival Once, I suddenly saw Jesus in great in Hawaii, he told Zeny, who was already her statewide during the fall and winter – condi- water-use reductions are scheduled to remain centers on decreasing ornamental landscape #SDAFF2015 majesty, and He spoke these words to girlfriend by then, “I will understand if you tions that would make it harder to conserve in effect through February 2016. irrigation fi rst to minimize the economic November 5-14, 2015 me: My daughter, if you wish, I will decide not to go with me.” water and could reduce snow levels. Conserved water in San Diego County is disruption caused by cuts to water used by Ultrastar Mission Valley at Hazard Center this instant create a new world, more Even to this day, Riz would proudly boast, “There’s no guarantee that El Niño will being stored locally for future use, a valuable industrial, commercial and farming opera- (Main Theater & Box Offi ce) beautiful than this one, and you will “My wife gave up Cornell for me!” deliver water when and where we need it asset should drought conditions continue tions. In May, the Water Authority’s Board 7510 Hazard Center Drive | San Diego, CA When I confronted Zeny about this, she just most,” said Dana Friehauf, a water resources into 2016 or beyond. Since May, the Water adopted a set of measures to help local water live there for the rest of your life. I 92108 answered, “I don’t want any worlds. smiled. “It did not happened that fast,” she merely said. The fact that she did not deny it I want You, Jesus. I want to love You, Tickets are available online for all shows. gave more traction to Riz’s version. with the same love that You have Tickets can also be purchased on-site at spe- Another career for me. I beg You for only one thing: cifi c screenings one hour before show time. There is no doubt that if Riz Oades did not For all screenings at Ultrastar, tickets can be to make my heart capable of loving leave the Philippines as a scholar, he would purchased at the Ultrastar Mission Valley box You. I am very much surprised at have been one of the foremost historians in Your offer, my Jesus; what are those offi ce (Member $9| General $12) starting Oc- ( Continued on page 15 ) worlds to me? Even if You gave me tober 30. Student/Military/Senior and Group a thousand of them, what are they to me? You know very well, Jesus, that my heart is dying of longing for You. Everything that is not You is nothing to me.” ... Then I heard these words: With no other soul do I unite Myself as closely and in such a way as I do with you, and this because of the deep humility and ardent love which you have for Me (Diary, 587).

MY PRAYER RESPONSE: Dearest Jesus, like St. Faustina, I want to desire only You. I want to live now and in eternity with humble obedience to Your will out of a love that is on fi re for You alone.

Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul © 1987 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. Excerpted from Divine Mercy Minutes with Jesus: Praying Daily on Jesus’ Words from the Diary of St. Faustina by Rev. George W. Kosicki, CSB © 2010 Marian Press October 9-15, 2015 Asian Journal San Diego | 619.474.0588 | www.asianjournalusa.com Page 15 Classi edClassi ed AdsAds pipeline to the Water Authority’s aqueduct this means ‘dying,’” Dore said. “However, cannon will prevail in the oceans and seas of in San Marcos. The $1 billion project, which in Oregon, which uses a nearly-identical our planet, no longer the rule of law. There Water authority Full text: Homily Gov. Brown defi nition of terminal disease, an 18-year-old will be a naval arms race among coastal includes upgrades to the Water Author- ( Continued from page 5 ) ( Continued from page 16 ) ity’s infrastructure, is nearly complete and ( Continued from page 10 ) with insulin-dependent diabetes is ‘eligible’ countries,” said Justice Carpio. patients, the Oregon system, and the for assisted suicide. Doctors are often wrong Washington, D.C. is the fi rst stop of Justice studies contract is with Michael Baker expected to start commercial production in Indeed, only in the light of the folly of the late fall 2015. It will be the largest seawater system that would be established by the at predicting life expectancy. Sadly, this bill Carpio’s US tour to conduct lectures on International, an engineering and con- gratuitousness of Jesus’ paschal love will the encourages people with years, even decades, the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea desalination project in the nation, meeting 7 folly of the gratuitousness of an exclusive California bill, indicates that you instead sulting fi rm with extensive experience to 10 percent of the region’s demand. to live to throw away their lives.” dispute. He will bring the lecture to New and life-long conjugal love make sense. help the patients kill themselves. “In my law practice, I started out working at other seawater desalination projects Unlike the Carlsbad project, which will A pro-life legal group in California York City and San Francisco in the next few under development in California. For God, marriage is not some adoles- in guardianships, wills and probate, and saw days. ### use existing seawater intake and discharge cent utopia, but a dream without which his suggests that the manner in which the Today’s Board actions are consistent with facilities for the adjacent Encina Power Sta- abuse of all kinds, especially where there was the Water Authority’s Regional Water Facili- creatures will be doomed to solitude! Indeed, law was passed invites a lawsuit to money involved (where there’s a will, there tion, a seawater desalination plant on Camp being afraid to accept this plan paralyzes the ties Optimization and Master Plan Update Pendleton would require all-new intake and overturn the law. are heirs),” Dore explained. “The California completed in 2014. While that plan identifi ed human heart. A the Life Legal Foundation notes, the bill sets up the perfect crime: your heir can The paradox discharge facilities. Those facilities pres- Paradoxically, people today – who often local potable reuse projects as the next likely ent key permitting issues for desalination bill, ABX2-15, was introduced during an ex- actively participate in signing you up for the ( Continued from page 14 ) source of supply, it recommended an “adap- ridicule this plan – continue to be attracted traordinary procedure by which the Governor lethal dose and once the lethal dose is in the projects, and the Water Authority’s upcoming and fascinated by every authentic love, by the country. tive management” approach to a potential study will evaluate different confi gurations can call the Legislature into session to enact home, there’s no oversight –not even a wit- every steadfast love, by every fruitful love, ness is required. If you resisted or struggled, After he retired, he managed to make him- Camp Pendleton desalination project. That that are preferred by state regulators. The legislation that cannot wait until the next self useful and carve another distinguished means major decisions regarding the project by every faithful and enduring love. We regularly scheduled term. Governor Brown who would know?” testing program will include the construction see people chase after fl eeting loves while career for himself by co-founding the Kalu- will take into account progress with the of pilot-scale facilities at Camp Pendleton to convened an extraordinary legislative session “The Assembly got caught up in the dreaming of true love; they chase after carnal concept of the bill, when the devil was in the sugan Community Services with Dr. Ofelia implementation of other local water supplies allow for side-by-side comparison of open- on June 19, 2015 to secure funding for Medi- Dirige, a public health professor at San currently under development, progress on pleasures but desire total self-giving. Cal to provide for millions of new Medi-Cal details of the bill text,” Dore said. “Hope- ocean and subsurface intake systems. The “Now that we have fully tasted the Diego State University. This organization upgrades to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Water Authority study will focus on minimiz- benefi ciaries under the Affordable Care Act. fully, when it goes to the Senate, there will promises of unlimited freedom, we begin to be a closer examination of the text and the would promote good health among Filipino Bay-Delta, and changes in imported water ing environmental impacts from operations, Supporters of physician-assisted suicide, Americans in San Diego. supply reliability. appreciate once again the old phrase: “world- which were not successful in passing legisla- raft of problems in the bill. Governor Brown determining the variability in water quality weariness”. Forbidden pleasures lost their at- Today, November 12, 2005, the KCS will A 2009 feasibility study by the Water Au- from intake locations, addressing seasonal tion during the regular session, exploited the should ready his veto pen for this deceptive traction at the very moment they stopped be- legislation.” be celebrating its third anniversary with a thority found that Camp Pendleton’s location water quality changes such as algae blooms, special Medi-Cal session to advance their gala night at the Marriott Hotel Mission Val- at the northern end of the Water Authority’s ing forbidden. Even if they are pushed to the agenda behind closed doors. Legislation The Assembly debate was quite intense. and fi nding the best pre-treatment systems extreme and endlessly renewed, they prove ley from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. service area is ideal for effi ciently integrating to improve performance of the reverse-os- allowing doctors to prescribe lethal drugs Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown (D-Rialto) dull, for they are fi nite realities, whereas told lawmakers about her son, who was near “The gala will offer an exciting look at the a potential new water supply into the region- mosis membranes used to remove salt from is highly controversial and opposed by dis- Center’s accomplishments and its trajectory al water distribution system for countywide we thirst for the infi nite” (Joseph Ratzinger, ability rights groups, hospitals, physicians’ death. Doctors urged her to let him go. Nine- seawater. Auf Christus schauen. Einübung in Glaube, into the future,” claims Riz Oades during an use. In close coordination with Camp Pendle- Seawater desalination is part of the Water groups, as well as by Life Legal Defense teen days later, he came off life support. He Hoffnung, Liebe, Freiburg, 1989, p. 73). survived, and is now a husband and father. interview with the Asian Journal. ton offi cials, the Water Authority identifi ed Authority’s multi-decade water supply di- Foundation. He said that awards would be given to two possible sites for a desalination plant In this extremely diffi cult social and marital “We expect our state legislators to uphold “Doctors don’t know everything,” Brown versifi cation strategy. That strategy includes context, the Church is called to carry out her key KCS collaborative and civic leaders. A near Interstate 5 and the mouth of the Santa water reuse and recycling, groundwater the State Constitution and not bend the law said. mission in fi delity, truth and love. Assemblywoman Marie Waldron (R- short PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Ofelia Margarita River. Both sites could support an development, and the acquisition of inde- to further their own ends,” said Life Legal V. Dirige and Ms. Wai-ling O. Rubic will initial 50 million gallon per day desalination To carry out her mission in fi delity to her Executive Director Alexandra Snyder, “Cali- Escondido) during the debate told members pendent and highly reliable water transfers Master as a voice crying out in the desert, highlight the celebration. plant, and both have the capacity for expan- from the Colorado River. Local investments fornians have a right to an open, deliberative, that “suicide should not be the fi rst option in defending faithful love and encouraging where hospice and palliative care have not The formal program will be followed by sion to 150 million gallons per day. A new in those resources, along with regional and transparent legislative process when it festive activities including entertainment by system of pumps, pipelines and storage tanks the many families which live married life as comes to law and policy changes that are been tried.” conservation efforts, are helping the San an experience which reveals of God’s love; the famous Filipino singer, Ric Manrique, Jr., would be needed to integrate a new plant Diego region weather one of the most severe literally a matter of life and death.” as well as fi ne music by the Harana Band and into the Water Authority’s water delivery in defending the sacredness of life, of every Snyder said that, while the California droughts in modern California history. For life; in defending the unity and indissolubil- dance performances by local groups. infrastructure. more information about drought and desali- Constitution permits the Governor to issue A nonprofi t, multi-service organization, In 2012, the Water Authority’s Board ap- ity of the conjugal bond as a sign of God’s proclamations to convene extraordinary leg- nation, go to sdcwa.org. grace and of the human person’s ability to ( ContinuedSC from Justice page 16 ) KCS provides high quality, professional proved a Water Purchase Agreement with - See more at: http://www.sdcwa.org/water- islative sessions, the Legislature is prohibited services to Filipino communities and other Poseidon Water for the company to build a love seriously. from enacting bills that are not the specifi c 12th century, excludes disputed islands in the authority-test-seawater-intake-technologies- The Church is called to carry out her mis- underserved groups through projects and 50 million gallon per day seawater desalina- possible-camp-pendleton-desalination- subject of the proclamation. In this case, South China Sea from China’s territory. The programs. tion plant in Carlsbad, along with a 10-mile sion in truth, which is not changed by pass- Governor Brown’s proclamation expressly 1986 Huang Chan Zhi Sheng Yu Di Quan plant#sthash.n5RWRNbu.dpuf ing fads or popular opinions. The truth which Big debate states that the purpose of the extraordinary Tu or The Qing Empire’s Complete Map of When all his accomplishments are summed protects individuals and humanity as a whole session on Medi-Cal is to “stabilize the Gen- All Provinces shows that Hainan Island was from the temptation of self-centredness and up, there will surely be a big debate on how Divine Mercy Shrine eral Fund’s costs for Medi-Cal” and to “pro- a part of Guangdong Province and became a Riz Oades should be remembered. Would he from turning fruitful love into sterile selfi sh- vide rate increases for providers of Medi-Cal separate province only in 1988. in Encinitas, California ness, faithful union into temporary bonds. be remembered as a chronicler of Filipino and developmental disability services.” The Offi cial and unoffi cial maps of the Philip- idiosyncrasies in San Diego, historian of the “Without truth, charity degenerates into Legislature was specifi cally tasked with pines from 1636 until 1933 show that sentimentality. Love becomes an empty shell, Filipino Americans, community leader who www.divinemercyhills.org enacting legislation to expand access to Scarborough Shoal has always been part of wanted to shake things up, or co-founder of to be fi lled in an arbitrary way. In a culture services, increase oversight, and “reduce the the Philippines. without truth, this is the fatal risk facing Kalusugan Community Services and pro- cost of providing health care services.” The 1734 Murillo Velarde Map shows moter of the Filipino-Americans’ health? Be part of the story. love” (Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate, 3). Snyder added that Brown himself has stated Scarborough Shoal and some features in And the Church is called to carry out her While the title of “historian” and “univer- that the extraordinary session was not the the Spratly Group of Islands as part of sity professor” might elicit more prestige, I mission in charity, not pointing a fi nger in proper vehicle for AB2X-15 and has recom- the Philippines. The Islas Filipinas, Mapa judgment of others, but – faithful to her guess he would rather be remembered as the mended that the bill be taken up during the General Observatorio de Manila published father of his three-year old pet project, the nature as a mother – conscious of her duty to next session. in Washington, DC in 1899 by the US Coast Work for the San Diego’s seek out and care for hurting couples with the Kalusugan Community Services. whose an- “The Legislature acted outside the permissi- and Geodetic Survey shows Bajo Masinloc, niversary is being celebrated tonight. balm of acceptance and mercy; to be a “fi eld ble scope of its authority under the California which also refers to Scarborough Shoal, as Top Home Care Agency! hospital” with doors wide open to whoever But then, just to provoke his audience Constitution, article IV, section 3. in passing Philippine territory. again, he might mimic the favorite expres- knocks in search of help and support; even AB2X-15. Physician-assisted suicide was not According to Justice Carpio, the Philippines more, to reach out to others with true love, to sion of Don Mariano Batekabesa, AKA the subject of the extraordinary session and has not only historical basis for its claim to “Pugo,” in the legendary Filipino television walk with our fellow men and women who should never be considered a means to stabi- Scarborough Shoal, but also legal basis. suffer, to include them and guide them to the show, “Tang Tarang Tang” and blurt out: Now Hiring lize funding for Medi-Cal and reduce the cost “The 1898 Treaty of Paris between Spain “Das a las a nansens!” - AJ wellspring of salvation. of health care,” she concluded. and the United States drew a rectangular line Exerienced Caregivers A Church which teaches and defends Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia wherein Spain ceded to the United States fundamental values, while not forgetting that Prevention Coalition tells LifeNews.com that all of Spain’s territories found within treaty “the Sabbath was made for man, not man for people need to know of the dangers associ- lines. Scarborough Shoal lies outside of the for Live-In & Hourly Shifts the Sabbath” (Mk 2:27); and that Jesus also God and the golf ated with assisted suicide. treaty lines. However, two years later, in the ( Continued from page 10 ) said: “Those who are well have no need of a “Does legalizing assisted suicide show care 1900 Treaty of Washington, Spain clarifi ed Top Pay • Flexible Hours • Great Benefits physician, but those who are sick; I came not and concern to someone who is living with that it had also relinquished to the United lieves and knows God, he can no longer to call the righteous, but sinners” (Mk 2:17). psychological pain? Recently, Dr Will John- States all title and claim which Spain may ask, ‘What is the meaning of my life?’ A Church which teaches authentic love, ston wrote about a young adult patient who have had at the time of the conclusion of the But by believing he actually lives the Requirements which is capable of taking loneliness away, became suicidal after watching a video about Treaty of Paris, to any and all islands belong- meaning of his life.” Karl Barth. • 3 professional references without neglecting her mission to be a good Brittany Maynard, the California woman ing to the Philippine Archipelago, lying Samaritan to wounded humanity. who moved to Oregon to die by assisted outside the lines of the Treaty of Paris. Thus, • Proof of eligibility to work in the US I remember when Saint John Paul II said: suicide<‘ he said. “A primary risk associated Spain ceded Scarborough Shoal to the United “Error and evil must always be condemned with depression is suicidal ideation. The data States under the 1900 Treaty of Washington,” Call for an appointment and opposed; but the man who falls or who indicates that legalizing assisted suicide does said Justice Carpio. errs must be understood and loved… we not reduce suicide, rather it appears to have a The Justice ended his lecture by reiterating Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. must love our time and help the man of our suicide contagion effect.” that the Philippines will stand by UNCLOS time” (John Paul II, Address to the Members Other experts on assisted suicide and eutha- and the ruling of the Arbitral Tribunal with of Italian Catholic Action, 30 December nasia say lawmakers are ignoring problems regard to the maritime dispute. Get the best results for La Jolla Apply Online! 1978). The Church must search out these per- in other states that have passed it. “If UNCLOS does not apply to the South sons, welcome and accompany them, for a “The assemblymembers didn’t focus on China Sea dispute, as when China’s nine- your classified ad with Church with closed doors betrays herself and 858-842-1346 HCAmatch.com the bill’s language,” said Margaret Dore, dashed lines are allowed to gobble up the our 3-in-1 price offer her mission, and, instead of being a bridge, president of Choice is an Illusion, regarding EEZs of coastal states as well as the high becomes a roadblock: “For he who sanctifi es ABX2-15, which is modeled on similar laws seas, then UNCLOS, the constitution for the via online+digital+print and those who are sanctifi ed have all one in Oregon and Washington State. “The bill oceans and seas, cannot also apply to any editions. Only from origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call is sold as giving people choice and control maritime dispute in the rest of the oceans and them brethren” (Heb 2:11). at the end of life. Yet the bill’s language is seas of our planet. It will be the beginning of the Asian Jurnal In this spirit we ask the Lord to accompany stacked against the patient and applies to the end for UNCLOS. The rule of the naval us during the Synod and to guide his Church, people with years, even decades, to live.” 619.474.0588 through the intercession of the Blessed Vir- “The bill applies to people with a ‘terminal gin Mary and Saint Joseph, her most chaste disease,’ which is defi ned as having less spouse. than six months to live. Most people thinks NATIONAL CITY SMOG CHECK 1532 National City Blvd., National City CA 91950 POSTAL ETC. USA 9011 Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92126 (Behind McDonaldÕ s in Seafood City Plaza) Tel: (858) 530-3005

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If the Board and the base decide September 24, 2015 -The San Diego to move ahead with a full-scale project SC Justice Antonio Carpio: Lecture County Water Authority’s Board of Di- in the future, it would take a decade or rectors today approved a new agreement more to complete. with U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp “Given the long lead time for develop- Series on “Law of the Sea” ing seawater desalination projects in WASHINGTON, DC—“Will the oil fi elds in the same area. Vietnam Pendleton to study seawater intake op- tions for a potential desalination project California, incremental development world community allow a single state to loses about 50 percent of its total EEZ. activities such as these intake studies rewrite the Law of the Sea, so this single Brunei loses about 90 percent of its total on the base. The Board also authorized a $4.05 million contract for building, will maintain a potential Camp Pendle- state can exercise indisputable sover- EEZ. Indonesia loses about 30 percent ton project as a viable alternative,” said eignty to almost an entire sea, subject of its EEZ facing the South China Sea operating and reporting on a pilot-scale seawater intake testing program that’s Mark Weston, chair of the Water Author- the high seas to its sovereign jurisdic- in Natuna Islands, whose surrounding ity’s Board. “This research will help us tion, and seize large areas of other waters comprise the largest gas fi eld in expected to take about two years. A potential Camp Pendleton desali- understand the most environmentally coastal states’ EEZs (exclusive econom- Southeast Asia,” said Justice Carpio. friendly and economically feasible alter- ic zone), which are their legal maritime Through the nine-dash line, China nation project is viewed by the Water We’re disappointed that big news in regularities, seizures, fatigue, and other natives for water intakes as we consider entitlements under both customary claims the high seas which, under Authority as a long-term water supply France hasn’t made its way to the top health problems. Another scientifi c all the other complex factors involved international law and UNCLOS?” international law, are considered global option for the region that could come of U.S. headlines: the French National report published recently shows that with securing a reliable long-term water This was the question posed by Justice commons. According to Justice Carpio, online after 2030. In the near-term, the Assembly recently passed a law that will kids’ brains may absorb twice as much supply for our homes and economy. Antonio T. Carpio, Senior Associ- because any country in the world, next increment of local water supply for help to limit young children’s expo- cellphone radiation as adults’ brains. “While we perform these studies, we ate Justice of the Supreme Court of including those that are landlocked, can the region is expected to be purifi ed wa- sure to electromagnetic fi elds (EMFs) will maintain our focus on regional the Philippines, during his lecture on exploit national resources in high seas, ter projects under development by Water generated by wireless technologies. Two Last, but certainly not least, screen water conservation and supporting the China’s nine-dash line claim and the the entire world is affected by China’s Authority member agencies. The Board years in the works, the law encompasses addiction has become a very real health development of other local supplies such South China Sea dispute at the Center expansive claim. will have several opportunities over the various rules, including: and well-being issue. Unfortunately, and as recycled water and purifi ed water for Strategic and International Studies The Justice reiterated that activities by next decade to make decisions about - Banning WiFi in any childcare facili- contrary to the initial proponents of the projects.” (CSIS) on 5 October 2015. China to enforce the nine-dash claim violate advancing a potential Camp Pendleton ties catering to children under the age new law, WiFi will still be permitted in The Memorandum of Understanding “Maritime security and the South the 1982 United Nations Convention on the project in light of future regional water of 3. primary schools. That said, we’re still supplies and demands. with Camp Pendleton does not com- China Sea will continue to impact US- Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2002 mit either party to advance the project ASEAN-China Declaration on the Conduct - Requiring cell phone manufacturers very happy to hear that France is taking China relations and China’s relations The Water Authority has been working of Parties in the South China Sea. Such ac- to recommend the use of hands-free kits small steps to alleviate some of the beyond the testing activities, which are with its neighbors. We are pleased with base offi cials since 2007 on feasi- tivities threaten peace, security, and stability to everyone. problems caused by screens and WiFi, designed to address project planning and Justice Carpio’s speaking tour in the US bility and technical studies for a seawa- in the region. - Banning any advertising that specifi - and hope to see similar actions in the future permitting issues related to the vi- kicks off today at CSIS. His thoughts ter desalination project at the southwest In 2002, China, along with member cally targets youth under the age of 14. United States and other places around ability of subsurface and screened ocean will certainly enrich the discourse on corner of the base that would produce countries of the Association of Southeast The law, passed by a majority vote the world. --http://www.inhabitots.com/ 50 million gallons to 150 million gallons intake systems and related pre-treatment what has been characterized by Profes- Asian Nations agreed that the South China and adopted into place on January 29, france-bans-wifi -in-childcare-facilities- facilities. The newly authorized intake sor Michael Tkacik of Stephen Austin Sea dispute shall be resolved “in accordance a day. Such a facility could provide a 2015, is the fi rst in France to suggest and that-cater-to-children-under-age-3/ State University as possibly the single with universally recognized principles of unique and strategic opportunity to help ( Continued on page 15 ) establish that WiFi over-exposure may most important dispute in the world international law, including the 1982 UN indeed be hazardous to young children today,” Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. Convention on the Law of the Sea.” Eleven years later, China has begun — a controversial topic, not just in said in his remarks. insisting that historical facts be accepted as France, but around the world. During his talk, Justice Carpio dis- additional basis of its claim. cussed China’s nine-dash line claim as “After the Philippines fi led in January The law, entitled, “An Act on Sobriety, the root cause of the South China Sea 2013 its arbitration case against China under Transparency, Information and Con- disputes and as having no historical UNCLOS, China’s Foreign Minister Wang sultation for Exposure to Electromag- basis. Yi declared that the South China Sea dispute netic Waves,” while comprised of many According to Justice Carpio, China’s should be resolved in accordance with sections, most importantly, is setting a national boundaries under the nine-dash historical facts and international law,” said good example about how it may be best line have effects not only on the Philip- Justice Carpio. However, according to Justice Carpio, the to take a precautionary approach when pines but also on other countries in the nine-dash line has no historical basis. addressing the potential health risks of region and the world. Offi cial and unoffi cial maps of China from WiFi exposure. Various research, from “The Philippines loses about 80 percent 1136 during the Song Dynasty until the end informal to formal, shows that chronic of its EEZs facing the West Philippine of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 show that the exposure to WiFi, may be harmful to Sea, including the entire Reed Bank and southernmost territory of China has always youth. Some current literature on the part of the Malampaya gas fi eld. Ma- been Hainan Island. This coupon is good toward any regular or sale priced single item of jewelry priced at $99 or more. 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