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RP Elections Start for Absentee Voters According to the Latest News, Positions Being Contested Current Six-Year Term April 2007, Vol. XXV, No. 4 www.filipinostar.org RP elections start for absentee voters According to the latest news, Positions being contested current six-year term. All the seats in of special minorities. Such the first absentee voter to cast a ballot include half the seats in the Senate. the Philippine House of representatives gain one seat for every has been made by an OFW (overseas The 2007 Elections are known as the Representatives are up for grabs. 2% of the total number of votes in the foreign worker) from the island nation Philippine midterm election as the Representatives are elected for three national electorate, but are limited to of Palu in Micronesia, radio dzBB election date falls half-way through year terms. The duly elected three seats. Local elections for reported on Saturday. Although the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's legislators of the 2007 elections will governor, vice governor, provincial general elections are scheduled for board seats (provinces only) and May 14, the early voting is permitted mayoral, vice mayoral, and for absentee voters for a period of one city/municipal council seats in Metro month, starting on April 14, and ending Manila and the provinces are up for on May 14, 2007. grabs as well. Nicanora Maglinis, 56, wrote Hereunder is a list of senatorial her candidates on the ballot at about 8 candidates: a.m., Saturday at the Philippine Edgardo J. Angara (Laban), Benigno Embassy in Koror, the state comprising “Noynoy” Aquino III (Liberal Party), the main commercial center of Palau, Joker P. Arroyo (Kabalikat ng Malayang the report said. According to the GMA join the elected senators of the 2004 Pilipino),Martin D. Bautista (Ang news excerpt, Maglinias has been an elections and will comprise the 14th Kapatiran), Felix C. Cantal (Philippine OFW for the last 18 years. She had Congress of the Philippines. Green Republic Party), Alan Peter worked in Hongkong and Saudi Arabia Most representatives win seats Cayetano (Nacionalista Party), before she stayed in Palu for the last 10 by being elected directly, the Joselito P. Cayetano (Kilusang Bagong years. DzBB said Maglinis “stay constituency being a geographical Lipunan), Melchor Chavez (Kilusang tuned” on the political and electoral district comprising of about 250,000 Bagong Lipunan), Anna Dominique events in the Philippines through the voters. There are 212 seats in total for Coseteng (Independent), Michael television. all the legislative districts. There are See Page 4 Philippine Elections also seats for organized representation Cavite Province PAGE 10 First gender parity in trimmed cabinet QUEBEC — For the first time in the province's history, half of Quebec's new cabinet is made up of women, a move by Premier Jean Charest to revamp the Liberals' image after last month's bitter election reduced his government to a minority. Mr. Charest appeared humble Contents in conferring the responsibility on the cabinet of 18, including the province's Community News . p. 6, p. 22 first black minister, to manage Quebec's first minority government in more than a Cooperative News . ..p. 19 century. “In their wisdom, the people of Earth Talk . p. 8 Quebec decided to elect a minority government,” Mr. Charest said Classified Ads . p. 9 Wednesday after his ministers were sworn in. “The cabinet I'm swearing in Philippine Cuisine . p. 9 today is one of the smallest of modern times. It's made up of an equal number Tourism . p. 10 of men and women. It includes the first ever woman from a visible minority. Entertainment . p. 14 “The government will work with the opposition parties who will share with us the responsibility of deciding Global Perspectives . p. 21 public policy. The change that Quebeckers have voted for starts now.” Dr. Philippe Couillard, Minister of Health, and Mme Monique Jerome Forget, Finance See Page 4 Cabinet Minister and President of the Treasury Board. Scotiabank Branch 4861 Van Horne Montreal, QC H3W 1J2 Jean-Pierre Sanchez, Mary Samonas, Tel.: 514-731-2203 and Patrick Bedikian 2 The North American Filipino Star april 2007 FILIPINO SOLIDARITY EDITORIAL COOPERATIVE Coopérative de Solidarité Filipino Gender parity is a good CUBAO-DIVISORIA start in making changes Store Hours: Premier Jean Charest made generations to change this age-old Monday to Friday - 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. history with his choice of a new cabinet tradition. However, with the advent of that is not only smaller but has an modern technology and the explosion Saturday-Sunday - 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. equal number of female and male of knowledge, there is a tendency for ministers. He is the first Canadian progressive thinkers to advocate for 514-733-8915 head of government to have given the goal of having social justice, such recognition to women. This towards building a society where we Tangkilin ang sariling atin. should not be taken lightly nor be do not have to consider gender, age, ignored as he has taken a pioneering race, creed, nor religion and that we step to institute changes in our should reward people based on merit, political, social and economic not on political affiliations and other structures. Of course, his political external factors. critics may say that this is just a On the other hand, it is often cosmetic change and does not go far said that there is no absolute equality enough as he allegedly have between men and women. For one appointed the same people in the thing, men are physically stronger than most influential positions. women and that there are certainly Nevertheless, it goes without saying things that men can do better, and vice that Premier Charest must be versa. But when it concerns the commended for his initiative and desire relationships between men and to reach out to the majority of the women, it is probably not a question of population who are women who have equality at all but more of an issue of been historically relegated to minor working together complimentarily. positions in society. Why is it Moreover, mental superiority cannot be important for society to give women ascribed to men alone as there are leaders their place in government? It is other factors involved in the generally believed that a feminine intelligence quotient or IQ. 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The expression “two heads It is still too early to know how see our new array of products for your shopping pleasure! are better than one” is so true but it is the new Cabinet will tackle the big probably truer to say that both men issues currently facing our province and women are needed if we want to such as reasonable accommodation, promote real justice in our society. global warming, tax cuts, recognition As we all know, things are of foreign diplomas, and access to jobs slowly changing for the better but there by the so called “visible minority.” As is still a long way to go when it comes part of an immigrant community, we to the equality of men and women. For are hoping to see more liberal policies one thing, women are not yet paid the in their immigration laws. same way although they do the same We expect a lot from our jobs as men. There are attempts to elected representatives. We hope that change such a practice but it is indeed they will have the courage and the will difficult to implement policies of “equal to follow through with their promises. pay for equal work.” There are still less We wish Premier Charest and his new women who are CEOs and who are in Cabinet more power and Godspeed. positions of power. Human society has always been patriarchal and it would Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi probably take many more centuries or The North American Filipino Star SUBSCRIPTION 4950 Queen Mary Road Penthouse (5th Floor) Name:___________________________________________________ Montreal, QC H3W 1X3 Tel.: 514-485-7861 Enquiries: [email protected] Columnists Advertising: [email protected] Address:_________________________________________________ Riza Esmeralda Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi Lina V. 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