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Class of 2014 Now officially INSide will conclude this month. Entries received after Class of 2014 Reserve brass Overcoming denial Aug. 15 will be of immigrant visa See CLASS, B7 DALY CITY, Calif. – Fol- published inside A3 the issue. lowing a year of technical train- ing and service hours Daly City Councilman Mike Guingona PH dancers bag gold was commissioned as a 2nd at World Hip-Hop tilt Lieutenant in the California B2 State Military Reserve in a ceremony August 9 at Camp Takashi offers Japanese San Luis Obispo. cuisine in Pasig City “I am honored to receive this commission as I am em- A4 bark on a new venture to serve Daly City Council my community and state as Member Mike Guin- Katrina Fadrilan Andrew Jison Gabriella Loren Gil Zachary Aquino Ick an officer in the California gona earns his com- Student Body President Junipero Serra HS Hillsdale HS Junipero Serra HS State Military Reserve,” said mission as Second San Mateo HS San Mateo, Calif. San Mateo, Calif. San Mateo, Calif. Guingona. “My new role will Lieutenant in Cali- fornia State Military See NOW, B1 Reserve. FOR NINOY AQUINO www.philippinenews.com PH Consulate gathering on 31st death anniversary $ NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EDITION August 15 - 21, 2014 • Year 54 • Issue 2 0.50 B4 HAWAII PRIMARIES ‘BERDUGO’ FilAms lose Congress bid BY CHERIE M. QUEROL MORENO EXECUTIVE EDITOR 1 of PH FILIPINO AMERICA’s brightest hope to elect a Filipina to the United States Congress dimmed with the loss of Donna Mercado Kim in Hawaii’s August 9 primaries. BALLOTPEDIA Mercado Kim, the first Filipino American and woman state Senate President in the United States, placed second in most the seven-way contest to represent the Democratic Party in November faceoff for the first congressional district. Hawaii State Rep. Mark Takai topped the race with 52,719 or 42.6 percent of the votes. He will face Republican Charles Dijou and two other candidates in the general elections. Mercado Kim took 33,649 or 27.2 percent of the total. Democrats Donna Mercado Kim, Will Espero and Joey wanted Manahan placed second, fifth and sixth in the November See FILAMS, A10 final race for Hawaii’s first congressional district. BRILLIANT AND SAD nabbed BY BETING LAYGO DOLOR MANILA BUREAU EDITOR GMA NEWS GMA MANILA – He was hiding in STHANLEE MIRADOR plain sight all along. Retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Pal- paran was finally apprehended by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Santa Mesa, Palparan, 64, repeated Manila at the start of the week after his claim that the evi- almost three years on the run. dence pointing to him Often called – and feared – by as the mastermind of the Left as “berdugo” (executioner), the kidnapping ‘was Palparan had an outstanding war- manufactured.’ rant for his arrest for his alleged role Retired Maj. in the kidnapping of two University of the Philippines coeds in 2006. Gen. Jovito The pair, Sherlyn Cadapan and Palparan had Karen Empeno, have not been seen an outstanding since they were abducted by mili- warrant for his tary men identified with Palparan. Palparan repeated his claim arrest for his that the evidence pointing to him as alleged role in the the mastermind of the kidnapping 2006 kidnap of “was manufactured.” still-missing two See 1 OF PH, A10 UP coeds. Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams with then-wife Marsha Garces and their daughter actress Zelda Williams at a 2007 NaFFAA elects Hollywood gala. REMEMBERING ROBIN WILLIAMS national leaders THE NATIONAL Federation of Filipino American As- sociations composed of more than 500 Filipino community Comic battled serious condition organizations in 12 regional chapters throughout the United States elected new national leaders at the conclusion of its Na- BY JANET SUSAN R. NEPALES tional Empowerment Conference August 7 to 10 in San Diego. PHILIPPINE NEWS COLUMNIST Voted national chair was New York lawyer J.T. Mal- LOS ANGELES - “I am not that crazy in Comic candidly the time since he always seemed to be doing a longa, former NaFFAA national vice-chair, who succeeds real life. I am pretty quiet,” Robin Williams, told discussed his one-act show just for us. outgoing national chair Ed Navarra of Bloomfield Hills, us in our last interview with the comic genius. He was witty, sharp and was bigger than Michigan. Elected national vice chair, succeeding Mallonga, Last August 11, the brilliant actor hung him- family, his life with his rapid fire monologues, his hyperki- was Emraida Kiram of Madison, Wisconsin. Also elected were self with his belt in a closet door in his home in cancelled TV netic acts and spontaneous mimicry of people. Mariella Fletcher of Seattle as national secretary succeeding Paradise Cay, near Tiburon, California and died There was no boring moment when you were Jelly Carangdang from Chicago, Illinois; and Brendan Flores of asphyxia due to hanging. He was 63. show…and his with him. of Orlando, Florida who was unanimously elected national Authorities say he battled severe depression own eulogy This Cecile B. DeMille awardee, who has treasurer succeeding Bart Tubalinal of Chicago, Illinois. They for which he had therapy. given us such memorable performances from will serve a term of two years. His death left us numb for a while since we with PNews “Mork and Mindy,” to “Mrs. Doubtfire,” from Flores and Kiram were among those elected to the five loved talking to the man. Our 45-minute to an columnist. “The World According to Garp” to “Good vacancies in the National Board of Governors serving six-year hour-interviews with him seemed too short all Will Hunting,” never failed to make us laugh terms. Also elected were Rozita Lee of Las Vegas, Merit Salud See COMIC, B10 of New York, and Romeo Jurani of Las Vegas. See NAFFAA, A10 FANHS GEARS UP FOR 2015 Focusing on landmark law From left, front SEATTLE - The Filipino Ameri- r o w : P a t r i c i a can National Historical Society’s Halagao, Kevin (FANHS) board of trustees at its Nadal, Bobby national conference held in San Roy, and Judy Patacsil; middle Diego, approved the “50th Anni- row: Lourdes FANHS COURTESY versary of the U.S. Immigration and Markley, Patricia Naturalization Act of 1965” as its Brown, Dawn official theme for Filipino American Mabalon, Pete National History Month in October, Jamero Sr., un- 2015. The historical society is plan- identified, Chris- tine Marasigan, ning a yearlong schedule of activities Nena Calica, P. during 2015. Emraida Kiram, FANHS and its founding presi- and Ed Brotonel; back row: Romel Dela Cruz, Emily Lawsin, Veronica Salceda, Ron dent, Dr. Fred Cordova, have been the Buenaventura, Ray Obispo, Barbara Gaerlan, Pio De Cano, Mel Lagasca, and Bob Luna. Not in picture is Mel Orpilla, FANHS board president. See FOCUSING, A10 1 OF PH from A1 his use of ATMs to withdraw funds. ROBIN WILLIAMS 1951-2014 every day. I would ask those that Two men were also apprehended loved him to remember him by be- He had been such a scourge to and may be charged with coddling a ing as gentle, kind, and generous as the Philippine communist movement fugitive. One of the two, identified as he would be. Seek to bring joy to the that the New People’s Army (NPA) Rey Ladao, denied knowing that the Family mourns world as he sought,” Zak Williams, had openly admitted sending out a hit man caught by the NBI was actually 31, said. squad to assassinate Palparan. Jovito Palparan, one of the 10 most “There are no words strong Visibly thinner and donning long wanted men in the country. ‘gentlest soul’ enough to describe the love and re- hair and a beard, the 64-year-old Pal- An unidentified informant will spect I have for my father. The world paran surrendered meekly when an receive the P2-million bounty for will never be the same without him. I BY RYAN MACASERO and Williams had two kids together: NBI team raided the house where he information leading to Palparan’s will miss him and take him with me RAPPLER Zelda Rae, who was born in 1989; had been staying in the early morning arrest. everywhere I go for the rest of my and Cody, born in 1993. hours of Tuesday, Aug. 12 (Monday, As a high profile detainee, the According to the San Francisco life, and will look forward, forever, MANILA – While children of to the moment when I get to see him U.S. time). Department of Justice said that Pal- the ‘90s may have lost their Genie – a Chronicle, Garces worked as Wil- The retired general said he had paran will be under heavy security liams’ personal assistant before again,” Cody Williams, 22, said. character immortalized by Williams Zelda, 25, added: “My family “no regrets” about what he had done 24/7. But he will not be placed in a in the classic Disney movie Aladdin, becoming a movie producer. when he was active in the military. special detention facility. Garces is listed as producer in has always been private about our and millions of fans around the world time spent together. It was our way After his retirement, he ran for While charged for the disap- of the comedic actor Robin Williams, at least four of Williams’ movies a Senate seat in the 2010 elections pearance of the two UP students, including: Mrs Doubtfire, Patch Ad- of keeping one thing that was ours, have lost an idol – one woman, Mar- with a man we shared with an entire but lost. He ran as an independent Palparan also had a reputation for sha Garces, has lost the father of her ams, Jakob the Liar and Robin Wil- because no party wanted him as part liams Live on Broadway.