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MARCH 20 - April 5, 2020 | VOL 34 NO 06 THE PULSE OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY SINCE 1987 CHAMPIONING FilipinoJournal.com MODERN FILIPINO COMMUNITY Before Kultivation Festival’s launch was cut short last March 13 due to COVID -19 pandemic, a VIP night and a series of events at My Garden City, in partnership with CBC Manitoba’s pop-up bureau, successfully kicked off this grassroots project that everybody is now looking forward to witnessing as the newest summer event in the community. Last March 5th, Kultivation Festival, co-chaired by Elizabeth Cron, AllanPineda and Joseph Orobia formally introduced the project to the community through a VIP Night which was graced by community leaders, influencers, media and event partners. Four more events namely Kultivation Makers Market, The Pogi Project Podcast Live, Wellness Expo and Skratcher Winnipeg DJ Workshop featuring kababayan who excel in their business or endeavours, were held, championing the modern pinoy community. 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FilipinoJournal.com THE PULSE OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY SINCE 1987 March 20 - April 5, 2020 3 Let’s get social FilipinoJournal.com 4 March 20 - April 5, 2020 THE PULSE OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY SINCE 1987 KULTIVATION FESTIVAL OFFERS A SNEAK PEEK INTO NEW COMMUNITY INITIATIVES ultivation Festival organizers, headed by Elizabeth Cron, Allan KPineda and Joseph Orobia, in collaboration with CBC Manitoba led by community engagement producer, Lindsay Mackenzie, successfully kicked off the launch through events featuring Filipino community through FAMD (food, arts, music and dance). Out of the 8 main events that are slated for different dates between March 6 -21, four were held at My Garden City, through CBC Manitoba’s pop-up bureau. However, in lieu of the COVID -19 concerns, where social distancing is encouraged and where safety and well- being of the general public are of utmost importance, KF and CBC Manitoba have decided to postpone the rest of the events until further notice. Kultivation Festival is thankful to the community and its partners who have been part of the launch and who have supported their first held events. Photos by Ron Cantiveros All photos & articles available online! FilipinoJournal.com THE PULSE OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY SINCE 1987 March 20 - April 5, 2020 5 Makers Market was the first event at the pop-up Makers Market bureau held last March 6 and 7, featuring around 20 local and trendy Filipino Winnipeggers who are making their trademark in Winnipeg maker- market scene. “The Kultivation Makers Market was a great opportunity for exposure within the community. I received a lot of positive reactions and feedback from attendees,” shared Richard Venzon, one of the participants and owner of Venzon Concepts. “Even more valuable was getting to meet and network with other fellow Filipino makers and vendors. Some great potential for business to businesses work or collaboration has come from it.” Photos by Ron Cantiveros Crown Honda wins CSI Award for three consecutive years: 2017-2018-2019 Headed by Marc Tolentino and Ryan Cipriano, Sales Managers of Crown Honda at 2610 Mcphillips, Crown Honda has won this prestigious award for three consecutive years now: 2017-23018 and 2019.This photo opp of the Sales Staff and other employees celebrated the continuous success in serving the public. (See their ad on page 23) Let’s get social FilipinoJournal.com 6 March 20 - April 5, 2020 THE PULSE OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY SINCE 1987 PLA spies infiltrate the Philippines? have to do is don their PLA uniforms and retrieve their weapons from n February 27, a Philippine said: “According to a reliable source storage. And since most of them Offshore Gaming Operator in Manila, most of the Chinoys (short are living in hubs, they don’t have O(Pogo) Chinese worker was for Chinese-Filipinos) are patriotic to get very far in time to regroup murdered, and his companion wounded, and loyal to the Philippine flag. or mobilize. in an apparent money exchange deal PEREZCOPE However, some of them are believed With the US-Philippines Visiting that went wrong. Two suspects were to be pro-China “sleepers” ready to Forces Agreement (VFA) in its six-month arrested and have been charged with by Perry Diaz act when called upon by their PLA terminal phase, the Mutual Defense murder. A third suspect got away. [email protected] handlers. Some of them are sons Treaty (MDT) and Enhanced Defense Three firearms – one 9mm and two of rich taipans who sent them to Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) are .45-caliber – were recovered from China to study. Allegedly, some of virtually non-implementable, simply the suspects. that can accommodate up to 20,000 offer a safe haven for spies, which is them took PLA officer’s training. It because the 1987 Constitution bans Identification found on the two Chinese workers. The site is just three not good for the Philippine authorities. is also alleged that units of the PLA foreign troops from being deployed suspects showed that they were People’s kilometers from a facility being used They operate freely unimpeded by have already infiltrated the country to the Philippines. Liberation Army (PLA) members. by the Philippine Air Force’s 15th Philippine intelligence personnel posing as foreign workers. e nobody knows what impact But further investigations turned out Strike Wing and Philippine naval who would stick like sore thumbs “It is interesting to note that the VFA abrogation has on the the IDs were fake. According to the base Heracleo Alano in Sangley in the midst of an all-Chinese self- prior to the outbreak of World War Philippines’ security, it changes Makati Police chief, the suspects are Point. The fact that Chinese workers contained development community. II, thousands of Japanese nationals the defense calculus of the country. not PLA members. “We retrieved are living in hubs close to military Currently, the Pogos employ were working in the Philippines. Many But surmise it to say, the presence PLA IDs, but the names and photos bases is of great concern to Philippine about 130,000 Chinese workers. By of them were sleepers and once war of Chinese spies acting as Pogo did not match.” However, that did defense officials. comparison, the estimated number of broke out, they put on their military workers poses the greatest risk to the not prove they are not PLA members But China is concerned that Chinese nationals who are already uniforms and joined the invading country’s sovereignty and security. either. the “self-contained hubs” might in the Philippines is 250,000, which Japanese forces.” It behooves the government to do This led Sen. Richard Gordon violate the Chinese nationals’ rights. is nearly the same as the number of According to my source, the something to vigilantly monitor the to speculate that members of China’s However, Philippine Amusement and Philippine military personnel. The Chinese have smuggled arms and Pogo workers’ movements. The PLA have infiltrated Pogos for Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) and question is: How many of the Pogo ammunition to the Philippines and proposal to build Pogo hubs seems intelligence gathering in the country. CEO Andrea Domingo disagreed, Chinese workers are spies or members were stored in secret warehouses. like it is the best way to prevent He said that there might be as many saying, “The hubs are, in fact, being of the PLA? While it may sound With the large number of Chinese Pogo workers from moving freely as 200,000 Chinese nationals working established for the protection of preposterous, it would be prudent Pogo workers, what does it take around and keeping them away from in Pogos, many of whom might be the foreign workers.” She said the to be on the lookout for the sake of to mobilize them in the event the military bases. They’re boxed in an spying for China. concern that the Chinese workers national security. decision is made in Beijing to invade area known to authorities. He warned that more than $160 would be herded into the Pogo hubs Sen. Panfilo Lacson, a former the Philippines? Not much. All they million brought into the country by and exploited there were baseless. national police chief, said the presence Chinese visitors from December Indeed, the Pogo hubs are like “little of PLA members in the country through February may not only be Chinatowns” complete with office “should be a cause for concern.” laundered but also used to fund a and residential spaces, restaurants, “That may confirm a yet-to-be “fifth column,” a term used to refer health and recreational centers, validated report that a good number to a group of people working secretly service shops and other amenities. of PLA members are on immersion for the enemy. “They will be regulated by mission in several parts of the country Gordon said that the Chinese authorities and checked for compliance although the reason for it is still by aLfie vera mella PLA IDs found with the suspects with welfare standards.