The Filipino Solidarity March Coop Pinoy Coooperative 4711 Van Horne new product arrival Ilocos longanisa limited quantities - so SpecialSunday, Gen. MeetingMay 3 Volume XXVII, No. 4 April 2009 www.filipinostar.org hurry and visit soon ! FAMAS2:00 Centre PM Somali pirates free Philippine tanker, 23 crew members Manila April 21, 2009 - Somali pirates have freed a Japanese tanker and its crew of 23 Filipinos after holding them for five months. The owner of the ship said securing the release was "difficult and protracted". It is not known if a ransom was paid. The Philippines is the world's largest supplier of maritime labour, and about 100 of the 300 sailors currently held hostage by Somali pirates are Filipino. The Manila government has now decided to ban its sailors working on ships travelling through the Gulf of Aden. Somalia has had no stable government since 1991, fuelling the lawlessness that has allowed piracy to thrive. Nato warships are patrolling the seas in the area, and over the past weeks have stepped up their action against the pirates, freeing a number of The wives of Filipino sailors, Doris Deseo, left, and Catherine Boretta, right, showing pictures of their husbands Carlo, second ships. from left, and Rodell, second from right, to the Associated Press as they visit the office of a shipping agency in Manila, Philippines to get updates on negotiations to free their hostage husbands in Somalia in this April 13 file photo. See Page 4 Freed Tanker Minister Kenney Meets Leaders of Quebec’s Cultural Communities

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Cooperative News ...... p. 3

Tourism ...... p. 6

Philippine Cuisine . . . . . p. 11

Filstar Photo Gallery . . . p. 12

Home Business ...... p. 14

Jerry Estrada Column . . . p. 16

Ask The Video Guy . . . . . p. 17

Showbiz Gossip ...... p. 18

Classified Ads ...... p. 21 Minister Jason Kenney delivering his speech before an audience of 80 invited guests. Mr. Marcel Tremblay and Mrs. Tremblay can be seen listening intently.

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On day by a family of 4, 2.5 million plastic this day, projects are started and bottles and 43 000 tons of food are continued all year round. Initiatives like thrown everyday. People seem to “One Million Acts of Green” is an throw away a lot of stuff. Consumerism example of a movement that may have or buying more than what is needed begun because of Earth Day. Who can be the cause of too much garbage. knows if Al Gore’s documentary “ An But what is worst is throwing away Inconvenient Truth” which shows the objects that are not biodegradable like disastrous effects of global warming plastics and metal. They can stay in may have been one of the spin offs of the landfill practically forever. celebrating Earth Day. Galunggong Consequently, we are also running out Considering all the good of landfill sites. Thus, the ocean has things that result from celebrating now become a dumping ground. Earth Day, it wil be even more Celebrating Earth Day wonderful if we all decide to observe it annually on April 22 underscores all everyday of our life. these environmental concerns but it Happy Earth Day. also makes us wonder how many people really change their behaviour ZenaidaFerry Kharroubi a 4950 Queen Mary Road Penthouse The North American Filipino Star Tel.: 514-485-7861 (5th Floor) near Snowdon Metro E-Mail: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTION Montreal, QC H3W 1X3 Name ______Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi Hilda T. Veloso Jean Janete Aguilar Chief Editor & Publisher Address:______Jerry Estrada Community News Telephone: (Home) ______Business: ______Lina V. Fernandez Sam Ferry Mary Joy Lizarondo E-Mail: ______Dr. Victor Gavino Assistant Editor Sports News News & Tourism Prof. Isaac Goodine Nida Verginom Butaran Alvin D. Veloso 1 year (12 issues) $24 Bert Abiera Sales Representative Contributors Gift subscription Founder 2 years (24 issues) $40 Less 10% on the list price Opinions, comments of writers and columnists do not necessarily reflect that of the management of Filcan Publications, Inc. www.filipinostar.org April 2009 The North American Filipino Star 3 0671-08 Balansi, Rey movement. Quebec, with a population 0672-08 Rosario, Joyce del of about 7.4 million, boasts over 3500 COOPERATIVE NEWS 0673-08 Nool, MarissaHosana cooperatives, compared to about 5000 0674-08 Nunez, Marly Vega cooperatives in all the rest of Canada, All members are urged to attend a 0675-08 Aquino, Jerico Octavo population 28 million. The Quebec 2009 Members cooperatives have 5.4 million members special meeting, May 3, 2009 0676-09 Melendrez, Armando and 70,000 employees, do $12.2 billion It has been a year since the been clearly identified as a group. 0677-09 Suarez, Svetlana Canadian in sales and have $78 billion last general assembly meeting last Therefore, we are including all their 0678-09 Geronino, Jovito Ramos in assets. (The Canadian dollar, which March 2008 when we elected or names below: 0679-09 Miranda, Nelvy Alcayde is used throughout this article, is worth proclaimed a new board of directors. 0611-08 Manon-og, Amy 0680-09 Danda, Gloria Dango about 65 cents US.) Although it Since that time, we have not had any 0612-08 Reyes, Raquel 0681-09 Natividad, Rosita continues to struggle with an general meeting to discuss the 0613-08 Balmes, Remedios We are appealing to members unemployment rate of 8.4% in 1999, in ongoing challenges that the Filipino 0614-08 Ladyong, Luzviminda who are retired and who are willing to that same year, Quebec topped the Solidarity Cooperative has been facing 0615-08 Cacal, Josie Rivera volunteer at the Coop to help in some other Canadian provinces in economic ever since the founder and first 0616-08 Roldan, Esmeralda of the routine tasks such as checking growth. president Jose Gaviola left in August 0617-08 Molino, Helen Rose prices, making an inventory of Cooperatives in Quebec have 2006. No one can probably imagine 0618-08 Lusdoc, Christie merchandise, purchasing fresh deep roots. This is particularly true of how tough it has been to keep the 0619-08 Bariguez, Hesil vegetables, displaying and arranging the caisses populaires credit union Cooperative from closing down. It was 0620-08 Solidarios, Mary Ann stock, etc. For now, we have only one system, founded a century ago by left in such dire straits that it was 0621-08 Cortez, Catherine paid employee and she is kept busy visionary Alphonse Desjardins to unbelievable how we had sustained 0622-08 De Guzman, Mae for she has to do everything. After one provide credit and savings for those the Coop over a period of almost three 0623-08 Mamuad, Maricel year, she is entitled to take a two-week excluded from the banking system. In years with deficit financing, and all of 0624-08 Abenoja, Imelda holiday. Since she is going to the fact, Desjardins is credited with this deficit is borne by one person - 0625-08 Bermudez, Claro Philippines, she will be away for a inspiring the development of financial your current president. In hindsight, it 0626-08 Locquiao, Felipe Letecia month. We will therefore require a cooperatives and credit unions would have been better for the Coop 0627-08 Riendeau, Marivel replacement who can be relied upon throughout Canada and the U.S. Today, to have been left to close at the very 0628-08 Riendeau, Martin to operate the cash register and do the almost five and a half million citizens of beginning but after investing heavily in 0629-08 Cloutier, Nida other things she has been doing. Quebec are members of the it, it would be a big waste of money, 0630-08 Dulot, Edenia It would be much appreciated Mouvement Desjardins. About 13,000 time and effort. 0631-08 Cousineau, Evangeline if we can establish a volunteer system persons serve as volunteers within the Now there is an important 0632-08 El Hachem, Sly among all our committed members so Desjardins movement in Quebec. With decision to be made. As a cooperative 0633-08 Jaramillo, Greline that we can keep the store open longer roughly 1200 member caisses, the is only as good as its membership, it is 0634-08 Torrecampo, Teena everyday. Desjardins system is Quebec's largest important to have as many members 0635-08 Aguilar, Jean Janete If there are positive financial institution with more than $70 as we can gather to be more 0636-08 Agresor, Susana suggestions to make the Cooperative billion in assets. It is also the largest committed to the survival of the first 0637-08 Atayde, Alicia (Lee) function well, we welcome your ideas. private employer in Quebec, with more Filipino Solidarity Cooperative in 0638-08 Valiente, Merle You can e-mail them to: than 40,000 employees. Besides Quebec, if not in Canada. It has been 0639-08 Olanuza, Joy [email protected] providing consumer financial services, suggested by one of the members 0640-08 Lozano, Antonio I am looking forward to the caisses have become a significant who has a lot of cooperative 0641-08 Gao-ay, Gemma meeting with all Coop members on source of commercial lending for small experience to consult the whole 0642-08 Biaton, Amaliza Dagohoy Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at the and medium-sized businesses. They membership. This is the reason for 0643-08 Cordova, Susana FAMAS Building, 4708 Van Horne seem poised to play an increasingly the special meeting that we would like 0644-08 Liwaliw, Joyce Avenue. Please call 514-733-8915, or important role in the future under their to invite everyone concerned to 0645-08 Adriano, Lorellie Javier 514-485-7861 to indicate your intention new president Alban D'Amour. attend. The agenda cannot be 0646-08 Caranza, Rita Panti to attend this meeting. Thank you for In addition to the credit union published yet as the Board of 0647-08 Marcelo, Ricardo Leonardo your attention to this appeal. system, agricultural cooperatives, Directors will still be meeting before 0648-08 Esperon, Michele consumer cooperatives, forestry the general assembly scheduled on 0649-08 Suni, May Gene Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi, President cooperatives, housing cooperatives, Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 2 p.m. at 0650-08 Santander, Gene (Dr.) Filipino Solidarity Cooperative funeral cooperatives, cooperatives in 0651-08 Macatao, Lorena schools (which demonstrate the FAMAS Building. It is hoped that Development of many members will attend this 0652-08 Alcantara, Nancy principles of cooperative enterprises to Cooperatives and Employee meeting, A good attendance will be a 0653-08 Estrada, Jerry students through cooperative sign of better times ahead for the 0654-08 Dupali, Concepcion Ownership, Quebec style bookstores and other activities), as well cooperative movement. On the other 0655-08 Antolin, Minda Gatmen (Editor’s Note: In our attempt to be better as other types of cooperatives, have hand, if few members answer this call, 0656-08 Gano, Heideliza Dumulag informed about the cooperative movement, long played an important role in the it will be difficult if not impossible to 0657-08 Batolina, Roselyn Sapa we are constantly looking for materials to economic and social life of Quebec. succeed in our effort to make the 0658-08 Mejia, Narciso print in this newspaper. I found this The non-financial cooperatives particular article that seems very Cooperative become a viable 0659-08 Reyes, Ella together have 1.4 million members, 0660-08 Foja, Emelie Fortes informative, although some information 28,000 employees, and more than $8 enterprise. have already been cited by Jerry Estrada 0661-08 Basilan, Rosa billion in assets. In recent years they Upon reviewing the names of who writes about cooperatives in the members already published, it was 0662-08 Flores, Lina Filipino Star.) have been joined by a rapidly growing discovered that those who became 0663-08 Garlando, Corazon By Luc Labelle worker cooperative sector. members in the new administration 0664-08 Rotrand, Marvin In Canada, the province of Successful examples of new co- were not yet published. All members 0665-08 Villarosa, Sherebel Quebec is notable for the number and ops include the J.M. Asbestos miners' who signed up during 2005, 2006, and 0666-08 Sideco, Edgar (Dr.) diversity of its cooperatives. This is a cooperative, the Wolfe forest management 2007 have already been published in 0667-08 Miranda, Leo Carlo result of a supportive provincial cooperative, the Saint-Cesaire School labor cooperative, the Charlevoix forestry partial listing since October 2008 until 0668-08 Sabadao, Danius Angco government and a well-developed March 2009 but those who signed up 0669-08 Tacio, Nena strategy of cooperative development See Page 15 Quebec Coops in 2008 up to this year have not yet 0670-08 Perez, Rhoda undertaken by a unified cooperative The North American Filipino Star April 2009 4 Continued from page 1 Freed Tanker whether any ransom was paid for Minister Kenney Meets Tuesday morning's release. One of the suspected pirates Doris Deseo, wife of Carlo is due to face trial in New York shortly - Deseo, the ship's 31-year-old third with the Leadership of the first person to face piracy charges mate, told AP news agency: "They in the US for more than a century. have been released, thank God! I am Cultural Communities super happy." Haggling Andrew Mwangura, of the East African Seafarers Assistance The Stolt Strength was seized Programme, told AFP news agency: in November 2008 while it was carrying "We think that something was paid but a cargo of phosphoric acid from we don't know what." Senegal to India. Relatives of the crew have said the pirates' ransom demand was haggled down to just over $2m (£1.4m) by last week. Just before receiving news of the hostages' release, the Philippine government decided to stop its sailors working on vessels that might pass through the Gulf of Aden. Several government departments are working on the precise wording of the measure, and its scope and efficacy remain unclear. But Arthur Bowring, managing director of the Hong Kong Ship- Owners' Association, told the BBC: Part of the 80 multicultural communities invited to the dinner meeting with Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister Jason Kenney at the Hellenic Community Center, April 4, 2009 "We do have concerns about how such a measure would work in practice." Montreal, April 4 2009 – immigrants becomes more efficient. He Citizenship, Immigration and reiterated that under the previous federal Philippine sailors are part of Multiculturalism Minister, Jason Kenney and Liberal governments, the back-log of cases the country's huge remittance his Chief-of-Staff, Agop Evereklian, got a of immigrants seeking citizenship went from economy, in which billions of dollars warm and boisterous welcome from 80 40,000 to over 800,000 and that the Catherine Boretta smiles as she talks to the are earned by the country's citizens Associated Press in Manila, Philippines, on leaders representing 34 cultural and ethnic Conservative Government’s policies are working abroad as maids, sailors or Canadian communities across Quebec, at now correcting this tremendous disparity. Tuesday, April 21,2009. Boretta said she received a text message from the shipping construction workers. Montreal’s Hellenic Community Center. Minister Kenney reminded the audience that Families back in the The forum was sponsored by the the Conservative Government increased company about her husband's release from Philippines depend on the money they Hellenic Community of Montreal, and co- Canada’s immigration quota at a time when Somali pirates who freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members after send back. holding them hostage for more than five Philippine seamen's groups months. have attacked the idea of a ban as ridiculous, saying it is empty rhetoric The owner of the vessel, from a government unable to provide Sagana Shipping Inc, declined to say livelihoods at home. a Economic crisis begins to hurt tourism The global financial crisis has 2009, respectively, after having grown affected the tourism business in the by 7.2 percent in the second quarter of Philippines, according to the National 2008 and 7.7 percent in the third Statistical Coordination Board. quarter. Romulo Virola, secretary- general The growth of the gross value- Miniser Jason Kenney speaks to the leaders of the multicultural communities of Quebec of the agency, said that during the added for hotels and restaurants and second half of 2008, the growth of recreational services also slowed hosted with the National Canadian-Hellenic other governments around the world are tourism-related services sectors was down to 0.78 percent in the third Congress and the Hellenic Congress of seeking to curtail the influx of new slower than that of GDP, failing to quarter of 2008 and 4.01 percent in the Quebec. The event marked the first time immigrants. continue the growth momentum that fourth quarter. that a federal Conservative Minister was Minister Kenney answered began in the third quarter of 2006. Despite the negative impact of the able to meet with the leaders of so many questions from many cultural community ethnic Canadian communities in Quebec. leaders and he called the forum a frank and The tourism industry, which crisis on tourism, Virola said domestic “I would like to thank Mr. Bill honest dialogue between Canadians and accounted for about 6.2 percent of tourism held much promise in Balabanos, President of the Hellenic the Government on the future of Canada. gross domestic product in the stimulating economic activities. Community of Montreal, for his outstanding He also stated that this forum was only the Philippines, expanded by just 1 He noted that tourism was the initiative and for sponsoring this event,” said beginning of what he hopes will be a new percent in the third quarter of 2008 and most stable industry in Baguio City Minister Kenney. “I welcome the opportunity and lasting relationship between this 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter, below over the past 20 years. to speak with the leadership of Quebec’s Government and the cultural communities the 4.6 percent growth of the GDP last The tourism industry covers cultural and ethnic communities.” of Quebec. year. accommodation services, food and Minister Kenney reiterated that the During the question period, some policies of the federal Conservative people posed questions that are of special Before the crisis, the tourism beverage serving services, Government will ensure that Canada interest to their own communities. On industry was growing by 8 percent to transportation, travel agencies and continues to be both a beacon and a haven behalf of the Filipino community, Riza 12 percent per quarter, data from the other reservation services, for immigrants from around the world Esmeralda asked about the consultations board showed. entertainment and recreation. seeking a better life and a better economic promised by the government to resolve “Employment in tourism industries future. issues regarding the Live-in Caregiver decelerated to 1.5 percent in 2008 The sun, the moon and “This Government has invested an program. In response, Minister Kenney from 3.7 percent in 2007, slower than additional $1.4 billion in immigrant promised that consultations will be done the 2.6 percent growth of the total the stars would have settlement programs and this includes soon. The Filipino Star learned later that disappeared long ago, funding for free English and French indeed the consultations are scheduled Philippine employment last year,” language training programs for new around the end of May. Hopefully, it will not Virola said. had they happened to be immigrants,” said Minister Kenney. be in conflict with other meetings or Employment in hotels and within the reach of The Minister also spoke about how activities in the community but if invitations restaurants slowed down to 2.6 predatory human hands. this Government is investing heavily to to this consultative meeting are given with percent and 1.7 percent in the fourth make certain that the process for sufficient notice, it will make things easier quarter of 2008 and first quarter of Havelock Ellis professional accreditation for new for everyone concerned. a

www.filipinostar.org April 2009 The North American Filipino Star 5 Furor over 4th Charter change mode Speaker Prospero Nograles may required to amend the Constitution Miguel Zubiri, Panfilo Lacson and Senate president said. just be dreaming. under the constituent assembly (Con- Joker Arroyo, does not believe that Enrile said it would be difficult to A bipartisan uproar Tuesday ass) mode. House Bill 737 could be passed in both obtain three-fourth votes in the Senate greeted Nograles’ proposal Monday to chambers just like any ordinary piece on such measure given that minority short-circuit usual norms and amend of legislation. bloc senators were unlikely to support the economic provisions of the The bill authored by Nograles calls the bill and majority oppose it. Constitution just like any other bill for amendments to the Constitution to Santiago said the Nograles requiring a simple majority to pass. allow aliens to own land to attract proposal suffered from “doctrinal National Security Adviser Norberto foreign investments and spur confusion.” Gonzales proposed another mode to economic growth. The feisty administration senator amend the Constitution: a “Cory-style” Critics said the Nograles bill is but said amending the Constitution is not constitutional commission. one of the Charter change (Cha-cha) part of the legislative power of Gonzales argued that the ploys to adopt the parliamentary Congress but “inherently” belongs to constitutional commission created by system using the Con-ass mode and the people who take part in a plebiscite President Corazon C. Aquino in the extend the term ending next year of to give this authority to Congress. early months of her “revolutionary President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo “The power to pass an ordinary bill government” following the ouster of and other elected officials. is not the same. You can’t translate it the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 with the power to change the took only a year to revise the Charter. Court rejection likely Constitution. It’s like comparing a dilis “It was cheap, uncomplicated and House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles’ (small fish) to a whale,” said Santiago. very quick,” said Gonzales. proposal was greeted with a bipartisan It can’t be just a majority vote “I don’t think at this time the Press Secretary Cerge Remonde uproar on Monday April 19, 2009 because this will be thrown out by the Senate will entertain this,” Senator and Cabinet Secretary Silvestre Bello Supreme Court,” Enrile said of the Arroyo told reporters. He also found III laughed aloud when asked for “Institutionally, we are bound to Nograles proposal. the House measure “hypocritical,” comment. “With all due respect, that consider any measure that is sent to us Enrile also said that he did not pointing out that foreign investments statement of Secretary Gonzales on here by the House,” Senate President think that Congress would have time to will come even with the Constitutional political matters is entirely his own,” Juan Ponce Enrile told reporters. approve such measure before the limitation. a Remonde said. But Enrile, along with Senators June 2010 elections. A three-fourths vote of Congress is Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Juan “But there is always a dream,” the Sison seeks removal from EU Four police accused of Red Cross list of terrorists kidnapping Exiled Philippine communist leader He has been living in exile in the Philippines police on Monday April but the government has rejected their Jose Maria Sison yesterday demanded Netherlands since 1987, and in 2007 was 6 asked for criminal charges to be filed demand. the EU remove him from its terrorist list arrested and accused by the Dutch against three policemen accused of They released a third International after Dutch prosecutors dropped a authorities of ordering the killings of two helping Islamic militants holding two Committee of the Red Cross hostage, murder investigation against him. former NPA commanders over ideological European Red Cross aid workers Mary Jean Lacaba of the Philippines, differences. Sison said the decision on Tuesday hostage. last week after making similar threats by Dutch prosecutors to abandon a probe Peace talks between the Philippines earlier that the authorities said they implicating him in political killings in the and the CPP-NPA have been suspended Philippines was “long overdue” and said since 2003, shortly after the EU placed the failed to carry out. the investigation was based on group as well as Sison’s name on its list of Jolo police asked state allegations by the Philippine military. foreign terrorists. prosecutors to file kidnapping charges in court against Senior Police Officers Muhilmi Ismula and Sattal Jadjuli and Police Officer Marcial Ahajan, all detailed with the Jolo police. The police complaint also included two village chiefs and two suspected Abu Sayyaf members. Sixteen other Seven suspects including the people earlier detained were released three police officers have been for insufficient evidence, said regional arrested in connection with a wide- police spokesman Superintendent ranging official enquiry into the Jose Bayani Gucela. January 15 abductions on the "They (the seven) were identified southern island of Jolo, said provincial by witnesses as people behind or police chief Julasirim Kasim. (who) supported the kidnapping," he All seven are related to the Abu added. Sayyaf group, blamed for the worst "They allegedly provided financial terrorist attacks in the Philippines, he and logistical support to kidnappers." Exiled Philippine communist leader Jose Maria Sison talks to reporters after Dutch said. Gucela said Ismula is a nephew of prosecutors abandon a probe implicating him in political killings in the Philippines The gunmen are threatening to Albader Parad, the self-declared behead Andreas Notter of Switzerland spokesman for the Abu Sayyaf “I have always been confident that Sison’s assets have been frozen and and Eugenio Vagni of Italy unless the kidnappers. a the Dutch authorities have also frozen his the case would eventually be dismissed government give them control of Jolo, because in the first place, I am innocent of pension. Philippine authorities said the the allegation,” Sison said in a statement move had also resulted in a freeze on from the Dutch city of Utrecht. foreign funding to the rebel movement. He was speaking after prosecutors While the Dutch government has ART CORTEZ said they would abandon the probe rejected his bid for asylum, it has not B.Sc, Civil Engr. because of a lack of evidence. returned Sison to the Philippines because Professional Home & Property Inspector Sison called on the Dutch of threats to his life. Don’t buy/sell house without consulting professional government to “have my name removed Meanwhile, NPA guerrillas continue inspector. Save thousands of dollars and enjoy our from the terrorist list of the Council of the to engage troops in deadly clashes and prompt and professional inspection services. Written European Union” to compensate for what have also turned to extortion activities to report with pictures provided. Serving Filipinos since he called unspecified “injustices” he said keep the insurgency alive. 2001. For inspection booking and free orientation he had suffered while seeking asylum. On Tuesday, NPA rebels attacked a seminar, please call 514-862-9912 Sison, 70, is the founder of the police station in the southern city of Home Inspection & Consulting OUR SERVICES Malaybalay, triggering a gun battle that underground Communist Party of the Pre-Purchase and Pre-Sale Inspections left eight rebels, three pro-government Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the Expertise and/or Single Component Inspections New People’s Army (NPA), which have militiamen and two civilians dead, the RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Project Management and Monitoring been waging a Maoist rebellion since military said. a REAL ESTATE Seminar and Consultation 1969. www.filipinostar.org April 2009 6 The North American Filipino Star TOURISM SOUTH COT ABATO MINDANAO

Helobung Festival, Lake Sebu, held annually on the 2nd week of November At a 7,600 ft. elevetion, Mount Matutum with its looming height and eye-catching South Cotabato is endowed with This fruitful province is located in form dominates the neighboring ranges to the delight of nature lovers. numerous natural sceneries that have the southern part island of Mindanao. a great potential as tourist attractions, South Cotabato has many distinct and is blessed with creative people physiographic features which include a who maintain and develop the beauty series of relatively high mountains, of these places. upland lakes and inactive volcanoes

Lake Sebu is home to the T'bolis, a highland tribe that has its roots in South Cotabato. The local tribesmen consider the lake not only a God-given food basket but also a miraculous body of water that never dries up.

T’boli woman participating in the Helobong Festival which showcases the different arts, culture, sports, and other tribal activities of the T'boli

www.filipinostar.org April 2009 The North American Filipino Star 7 that form the Daguma Range. and springs abound the land. The South Cotabato is Southern municipalities of Lake Sebu and T'boli Mindanao's melting pot of religions are well known for their cultural and cultures. Panay inhabitants mainly heritage and crafts of its autochthonal populate the land. Its native tongue is T'boli and B'laan communities. The composed of both Hiligaynon and scenic Mt. Matutum, El Gawel Resort Cebuano. and Wildlife Sanctuary, Lake Sebu, One of the most colorful people of Lake Maughan and Mt. Parker and the Mindanao live in the localization Seven Falls offers unrivalled vistas for around Lake Sebu. T'boli natives are all tourists and explorers. known for their beaded personal The famous and unique T'boli ornaments, embroidered dresses, Tribal Festival held every third week of bangles, bracelets, chokers and brass September is a thanksgiving festivity mail belts. The popular T’nalak is a which branched out from the belief of beautifully woven fabric made by the the T'boli in the golden age which they T'boli. To weave one T'nalak by hand call Lem-Lunay. Each festival is an takes several months to accomplish. opportunity to re-energize the people Geometric patterns are typical of the and renew their vow to work for this T'nalak design. The rich black and red coveted side of life. Other important colors of the fabric are derived from not-to-miss festivals include: natural vegetable dyes. - Tinalak Festival (July 16-19) The province is cant as an An annual celebration in South Trappistine Monastery, Polomolok agricultural eden. The rich and fertile Cotabato which demonstrates the lands of Koronadal and Allah contain importance and significance of the fields that produce rice and corn. An T'nalak cloth as part of the cultural immense plantation of pineapples and image of South Cotabato. bananas located at the town of - Helobong Festival (Lake Sebu; 2nd Polomolok, near General Santos City, week of November) are one of their main sources of There are two ways for you to arrive on income. South Cotabato. One is a direct flight South Cotabato is blessed with a to Davao City and travel by land to majestic and exotic wilderness which Lake Sebu for a 6-hour ride. Second, added to its one of a kind cultural also a direct flight to Gen. Santos City heritage that boosts the local tourism and the traveling time to the city is industry. Several mountain ranges, much shorter, only 2-hour ride. a natural caves, mountain lakes, forests

Seafood Platter, General Santos City

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Police arrested yesterday the released. available for statements. He’s not a already called her (Acosta) and I’m driver and three househelpers of news Senior Inspector Roberto Razon fugitive. His wife needs him right now,” issuing a formal memo,” said anchor Ted Failon for obstruction of said Failon’s arrival at the QCPD-CIDU Acosta explained. Gonzalez. justice after Failon’s wife, who died last at past midnight yesterday came after Acosta added that Failon’s In an earlier telephone night, was shot last Wednesday eight hours of negotiation. househelpers cleaned the bathroom conversation, Acosta explained to morning in the couple’s home. Failon’s lawyers, ABS-CBN where the bloodied victim was found. Gonzalez that she believes it was Failon’s wife Trinidad Arteche broadcaster Korina Sanchez and three “We cannot blame the maids for within her authority to serve as lawyer Etong, 45, was declared dead by bodyguards accompanied him to cleaning the crime scene. They are not of Failon. doctors of the New Era General Camp Karingal. aware of the rules on the preservation The PAO chief served as Failon’s Hospital at 8:50 last night. She had QCPD director Senior of evidence,” the PAO chief said. lawyer after dzMM officials contacted been in a coma and declared brain- Superintendent Elmo San Diego said Acosta repeatedly said Trinidad’s her last Wednesday afternoon to dead after she sustained a bullet Failon was already considered a shooting was a case of suicide. notarize the sworn statement of the wound in her left temple after the suspect along with the other members She said that Failon left his gun at broadcaster. shooting incident at 10:30 a.m. inside of the household and all were being their house since he does not have a “She should not do that when their house on 27 General Aquino investigated. permit to carry firearms. there is no court order or mandate from street, Tierra Pura Subdivision in “It is a suicide as far as our forensic us. She’s crazy. That’s none of her Tandang Sora, Quezon City. consultant is concerned,” Acosta told business,” Gonzalez said. Failon, Mario Teodoro Failon Etong reporters during a press briefing at the Lawyer Filomeno Arteche III, a in real life, a news anchor of ABS-CBN hospital. cousin of Trinidad, denied earlier TV Patrol, claimed that his wife The police, however, insisted that reports that the victim is already committed suicide. the findings of PAO are immaterial to clinically dead. Police picked up from the Failon the investigation, since the Scene of “Her vital signs are significantly residence driver Glenn Ponan, Crime Operatives (SOCO) report improving and her blood pressure is housemaids Carlota Morbos and would prevail in resolving whether the normal but she’s not yet out of Wilfreda Bollicer, and houseboy incident was a suicide or homicide. danger,” Arteche said. Pacifico Apacible and brought them to Trying times - Broadcaster Ted Failon Acosta said at the time of the He reiterated that no one in their the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) while being questioned by the police for incident Failon was hosting his daily family is blaming Ted Failon right now. headquarters at Camp Karingal in the shooting of his wife, Trinidad, right morning radio program on dzMM and “We’re all sad (about the incident). Quezon City. photo, shown with daughter Kaye, right. they have tapes to prove it. We’re just praying for Trina’s speedy Superintendent Franklin Mabanag, She added that based on the recovery,” Arteche said. chief of the QCPD’s Criminal Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) affidavits of Failon, his driver and other He said five of Trinidad’s siblings, Investigation and Detection Unit chief Persida Rueda-Acosta later witnesses, “this is generally a case of together with Failon’s sister, are waiting (CIDU), said the four househelpers and fetched Failon from the police suicide.” at her hospital room. Failon would face inquest for headquarters and accompanied him to Acosta said if the case were not a He refused to comment if Trinidad obstruction of justice or violation of the hospital to visit his wife. suicide the relatives of Failon’s wife, had indeed attempted suicide. Presidential Decree 1829, the law Acosta also insisted that the police especially her sisters and brothers, “I haven’t seen any evidence and I penalizing the obstruction of could no longer place Failon under would have complained. have no basis to conclude.” apprehension and prosecution of arrest because the nine-hour period for “As it is, they are one praying for criminals. his detention had already expired and her and for Ted Failon’s family,” she Escape from Karingal? Mabanag said the househelpers the police have to secure an arrest said. had cleaned the bathroom where the warrant to hold Failon. She also revealed that the Police officials said Failon victim was found as well as the blue She said their entry into the case is broadcaster’s wife made a financial apparently “escaped” from the QCPD Mitsubishi Pajero with license plate an offshoot of the memorandum of investment that failed. “That’s what I when he left after giving his statement XPE-293 that was used to bring the agreement with the National Press heard from the family,” she said. to investigators. victim to the nearby New Era General Club (NPC), which provides that the Failon has admitted that he and his “Technically he (Failon) slipped out Hospital. PAO can provide legal assistance to wife quarreled on Tuesday night about of this office,” said lawyer Vimar Members of the household also newsmen who are facing criminal some problems having to do with Barcellano, chief of QCPD. claimed the caliber .380 Walther PPK charges. money but refused to elaborate. Investigator Police Officer 3 Joy pistol used in the shooting was found Failon must be accorded his He reportedly told his wife that they Marcelo told reporters that Failon’s on the right side of the victim when she constitutional right and must be treated could cope with financial loss since camp had asked permission from was discovered slumped inside the as innocent until proven guilty, she they were poor before. QCPD-CIDU deputy chief bathroom of the couple’s child on the said. Meanwhile, Justice Secretary Superintendent Gerardo Ratuita to second floor of the house. She also denied reports that Failon Gonzalez said he ordered PAO chief leave the office after giving his He said Failon had immediately escaped from Camp Karingal, saying Acosta to stop acting as Failon’s statement to visit his wife at the committed a violation when he that she requested investigators to lawyer. hospital. touched the gun that was used in the allow the broadcaster to visit his wife at “That is not their mandate (in PAO). shooting. New Era Hospital. I’ll charge them for administrative CONTINUED on Page 9 Acosta, Failon’s temporary lawyer, violations (if they continue). I have FROM Page 8 FAILON PAO fetches Failon from QCPD noted that there is no direct evidence headquarters yet linking Failon to the incident. She said that as of now, no complainant Police investigators brought Failon against Failon has been filed. Need Money? to the Quezon City Police District “We fetched Mr. Failon this headquarters in Camp Karingal last morning to bring him to the hospital. 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www.filipinostar.org April 2009 The North American Filipino Star 9 Ratuita did not give Failon Trinidad’s sisters Pamela and Nancy to be just drops leading to the stairs. Police investigators and SOCO permission, but when the police official Arteche “because they refused to Ratuita added that the slug went back to the house of the couple temporarily left his office, Failon and speak up.” recovered was deformed, indicating before noon yesterday for a secondary his companions left the QCPD-CIDU at Mabanag said there were traces of that it had hit a blunt object after search. past 7 a.m. passing through Trinidad’s head. The family had initially barred the Barcellano said Failon’s camp was He noted that there was no bullet police from entering the house, but insisting the broadcaster should be marks on the wall of the bathroom investigators insisted that the house is released upon giving his sworn where the victim was found. a crime scene and police have the statement. Investigators said the bullet’s right to enter. “But until the prescriptive period of trajectory was downward. Upon the arrival of the barangay 72 hours has not lapsed, our Mabanag said investigators have chair and a lawyer from Failon’s camp, investigation is still not finished,” he located the point of ricochet of the the police were finally allowed to enter said, noting a lot of verification still had bullet behind the toilet bowl near the the house. to be done. area where the victim was shot. Justice Secretary Gonzalez also Mabanag said charges of He said the point of ricochet was ordered the Bureau of Immigration to obstruction of justice should have near the floor and investigators were include Failon in the bureau’s watch been filed as early as yesterday puzzled why the point of ricochet was list to prevent the broadcaster from morning against Failon if he had not level with the supposed point of slipping out of the country. stayed in the police headquarters. entry of the bullet. Under immigration rules, a person “He (Failon) was abiding with the Mabanag also clarified that Failon placed in the watch list would be cleaning (of the bathroom where had no scratches on his face or a allowed to leave the country only after Etong was found and the Mitsubishi bruised nose as earlier reported by securing some requirements such as a Pajero used to bring the wife to the Failon was taken to police headquarters investigators. police clearance. The National Bureau New Era General Hospital). He also in connection to the shooting of his wife of Investigation (NBI) will be assisting secluded himself from the (top right) - His driver (bottom left) and Failon not yet off the hook the QCPD in the investigation of the investigation,” Mabanag said. housekhelpers were also arrested. case. The househelpers cleaned the Metro Manila police director Chief NBI Director Nestor Mantaring said crime scene and they claimed that blood in the master’s bedroom based Superintendent Roberto Rosales said Gonzalez ordered him to conduct a they did it on their own. on forensic examination done by the Failon and other members of the joint investigation with the Quezon City “There was a direct order from Ted team of Dr. Filemon Porciuncula. household were not yet off the hook, police. for them (househelpers and drivers) He said Failon had initially asked despite testing negative for Mantaring said the NBI’s Special not to talk to us,” Mabanag said. them not to go the master’s bedroom gunpowder burns. Task Force (STF) led by head agent Marcelo said investigators are also to respect the family’s privacy. Dr. Porciuncula said that this was Arnel Dalumpines would coordinate considering the filing of charges of The police official also noted there still inconclusive to determine if with the QCPD.a obstruction of justice against were blood traces that did not appear anyone among them fired a gun. Roach sure of KO win, bets house on Pacman

Freddie Roach is betting his On the first day, he knocked down also suffered a cut over his left eye. toughest phase in my training and I will house that Manny Pacquiao will knock an undefeated Armenian boxer who Two more sparring partners have have to start dropping down in out Ricky Hatton on May 2 in Las suffered the same fate, being knocked weight,” said Pacquiao who still moves Vegas. down with head and body shots. around just a little under 150 lbs. “Ricky’s a tough guy, but we’ll Pacquiao has been sparring lately On Tuesday, Pacquiao will spar knock him out. I’ll bet my house on it,” with Urbano Antillon, Raymund earlier than usual because he has to Roach told Lance Pugmire of the LA Serrano, David Rodela and Mike board a private plane that will take him Times Wednesday. Alvarado, the undefeated junior to San Francisco where he will throw Pacquiao staged a media workout welterweight who has knocked out 18 the ceremonial pitch in the Giants at the Wild Card Gym that day, a non- of his 25 opponents. game against the San Diego Padres at sparring day, and did his normal three- But he has no luck against the AT&T Park. hour routine. Pacquiao, and one week left in Bob Arum of Top Rank said it’s just Pacquiao is in his last few days of sparring it seems that Roach will keep another way of drumming up the sparring, and Roach has added some his $1,000 in his pocket. coming fight. He said fight teasers will spice by offering $1,000 to anyone “This will be a quick fight,” Roach be all over the ballpark, in the who can knock Pacquiao down. added of the 140-lb fight where scoreboards and the giant screens. Since sparring began exactly a Hatton’s IBO junior welterweight crown Pacquiao bobble-head dolls will month ago, Pacquiao has thrown his will be staked. be given away to fans. a weight around his sparring partners. “Next week we will enter the Pacquiao pays tribute to De La Hoya Manny Pacquiao wished victory, telling De La Hoya that he Oscar De La Hoya all the best in is still his idol shortly after their Tuesday, April 28, 2009 life shortly after the Golden Boy fight. announced his retirement from The General Santos City-based boxing Tuesday. southpaw also acknowledged De “I am very happy for Oscar and La Hoya’s contribution to the sport. his family,” Pacquiao said in a “Fighters of my generation owe statement. “I think he made the him a great debt. I wish him correct decision.” nothing but the best,” he said. Pacquiao, currently the De La Hoya retired with a consensus No.1 pound-for-pound record of 39-6, including 30 boxer in the planet, turned out to stoppages. Contact: Grace Yip 514-683-3111 or Michel 514-277-1832 be De La Hoya’s final opponent. Pacquiao, meanwhile, is still far Pacquiao thoroughly beat De La from hanging up his gloves. He is Admission: Free Hoya last December, handing the slated to face British star Ricky Golden Boy his fourth loss in his Hatton on May 2 (May 3 in Manila) last seven outings. in what could be boxing’s richest

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www.filipinostar.org April 2009 The North American Filipino Star 15 broadening employee participation of Quebec are brought together at the WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH and they want to go further in worker sectoral level in federations and participation. It is also used when alliances and at the regional level in the There could be situations in Christ epitomizes how we should live in companies are seeking capital for Regional Development Cooperatives. our life that seem hopeless to get out this world, by His grace, we give as He expansion, restructuring the The whole cooperative sector is of. Maybe a family divorce? Laid-off enables us, we willingly serve just as enterprise, striving to retain personnel, gathered together by the 60-year old from a job? Sickness? Addiction? Or how He served, we love the way God and consolidating enterprises in CCQ. It is the nucleus of cooperation simply tired of life? Different people, love us that He gave His only begotten response to economic difficulties. among all the cooperative different situations but we can still have Son to die for you and for me. We just Here's how the CES works. In organizations, and serves as an the same denominator: Jesus Christ – need to believe that an everlasting life this example, the Cooperative of umbrella organization for 40 the answer to all our difficulties. is in store for us. Employee Shareholders of Company X cooperative federations and alliances, We believe that as children of Should you want to experience owns 35% of the company stock and including the federation of 11 Regional God, He does have great plans for us all these, you may come to one of our other shareholders – in this case XYZ, Development Cooperatives. to be prosperous, not to be harmed, to Sunday services at Jesus Is Lord Inc. owns The CCQ concerns itself with have hope in life and to have a better Church in Decarie Square from 10am- 65%. Cooperative members creating the context and conditions future. 12noon and 3-5pm or at JIL NDG from vote their shares of the cooperative on that favor the emergence and Our God is a glorious God. His 10-12noon. For more information you a one member, one vote basis. But development of cooperatives. In this glory is incomparable. By His grace may reach us at 514-373-5178 or at cooperatives are born one by one, and role, it works closely with the provincial and through His grace, this is what ww.jilcanada.com the presence of support organizations government, especially the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church stands for. Jesus Is Lord Church is facilitates their growth. Department of Industry and Commerce We are dedicated to spread inviting everyone to the following Quebec's Model of which oversees cooperative the love of God to all people regardless activities: Cooperative Development In a global legislation, as well as with its member of circumstances and affiliations Mother's Day Celebration - May 10th, economy where individualism appears cooperatives. knowing that Jesus Christ is there to 2pm at 6900 Decarie Square # 217 triumphant and in a North American heal, to save and to deliver. JIL Montreal's 10th Year Anniversary context where cooperatives are not Regional Development Cooperatives With this belief, JIL Church is Celebration - June 7th, 6pm at 6767 part of the privileged economic model, Quebec's Regional Develop- passionate to sing worship to God and Cote-des-Neiges spreading the cooperative model takes ment Cooperatives (RDC) are second- invite His presence to dwell. This Area 10 Camp - July 25-26 at JIL work. Quebec's new model for order cooperatives -- they are causes our souls to be nourished, Praise Valley Camp, Oaklake Ontario cooperative development represents a associations of cooperatives. The first encouraged and eventually prepares Children's Camp - August 1-2 at JIL partnership between the existing RDCs were set up in 1985 to provide us to heed the Word of God. And the Praise Valley Camp, Oaklake Ontario cooperatives organized at the assistance for startup cooperatives. Word of God is what we ought to hold Youth Camp - August 22-23 at JIL provincial and regional levels and the Today there are eleven Regional on to as we walk in this life. Praise Valley Camp, Oaklake Ontario government of Quebec. This Development Cooperatives with about We do testify! We declare how JIL12 Encounter - August 29-30 at partnership has significantly increased 75 professional staff throughout God heals, restores and blesses every Trenton Ontario the rate of co-op formation and growth. Quebec's seventeen regions. aspect of our lives all for His glory! We JIL12 Re-Encounter - September 12- The RDCs' mission is to boldly believe in the power of prayer 13 at Trenton Ontario a Conseil de la Coopération du Québec promote cooperative enterprises and and we humbly walk with our visions. Learn French the fast and – CCQ (Cooperative Council of We do not see them as ‘might’ or easy way at Gilmore College Quebec) See Page 16 Quebec Cioops ‘maybe’. By faith, we walk because Call 514-485-7861 The cooperative organizations their fulfillment is a certainty. As Jesus

www.filipinostar.org April 2009 16 The North American Filipino Star of their action items. government funds for job creation -- if Sharing ideas If the board of directors they create jobs through startups. In neglects any one of these meeting recent years, the provincial government for a better life management opportunities, their has reimbursed the RDCs $2000 per meetings will not bear the fruit and they job created in new cooperatives, up to could not achieve the expected, a cap that was regularly hit. In practice, positive, and constructive outcomes. the CCQ has a contract with the Disagreements and arguments during government for job creation, with mirror Meetings meetings could not be avoided contracts with each RDC. The CCQ By because opponents and coop facilitates and co-administers the supporters all carry a picture in their program with the government. Jerry Estrada heads of how things should work. Gouvernement du Québec Either you were raised barefoot and (The Government of Quebec) poor or middle class; highly educated Working with the cooperative sector, or unschooled, let’s always remember Direction des Coopératives (Office of Jerry Estrada that during meetings, we are there to Cooperatives), within the Quebec Meting is a priority for every members prior to implementation. learn from one another. A counter- Ministry of Industry and Commerce, successful organization to get results. Collaboration is necessary because productive person who attends a encourages new cooperatives and the To make meetings become successful, coop members are the owners and at meeting is not our enemy. Our real growth of existing cooperative it requires careful management - the same time the customers who enemy is poverty. We attend coop enterprises in the province. It issues before, during, and after the meeting. patronize the coop’s services. Without meetings so that we could share our regulations, compiles statistics, and Meeting can be very productive and the members’ participation and ideas and work together to help offers programs to sustain the they can also be a waste of time. To cooperation, the coop will not function. ourselves and other people for a better development of cooperation. This schedule and hold a meeting is Usually, coop officers use life. a includes the System Cooperative expensive when we account for the “Parliamentary Procedures” during Investment Tax Incentive (Régime d'investissement Coopératif), explained time of the people attending especially meetings so that every member of the From Page 15 Quebec Coops here in Canada where almost every board could have their time to share below. It sometimes assists in providing one of us is busy. their views and ideas. provide an association for existing experts from different cooperative Just like any business A meeting has to have: a cooperatives. Their purpose can be sectors and offering legal organization, cooperatives also purpose, an agenda, and a timeframe. summarized in five mandates. (1) Plan interpretation. It may provide or support conduct its meeting schedules both Coop officers should be able to define and carry out activities like Cooperation training, and it publishes practical monthly and annually. Normally, the the purpose of the meeting (e.g. "This Week to promote the formation of more guides for cooperative leaders. The Board of Directors (BOD) of the coop meeting is to plan the new marketing cooperatives. (2) Supply technical government's services and partnership holds their meeting once a month and strategy"). That way everyone knows assistance to cooperative are really helpful to develop the all coop owner-members gather once a why they are there, what needs to be entrepreneurs for the start up or cooperative movement. year - and it’s called the general done, and how to evaluate if they are expansion of a cooperative enterprise. Investissement Québec assembly (GA). Sometimes, a coop successful. (3) Promote familiarity with successful (Investment Quebec) This calls up for an emergency meeting for In normal conditions, the cooperatives in various social and governmental corporation has the some urgent agenda or to solve a Chairman of the Board presides the economic organizational settings and mission of encouraging the growth of problem. meeting and the person responsible to among the general public. (4) Organize investment in Quebec. Generally it Brainstorming is very speak or moderate the discussion. The mini-conferences, seminars and focuses on financing smaller and important for cooperatives to combine Chairman lists the items the board is training adapted to the needs of medium-sized businesses. Investment ideas from one another as the saying going to review and discuss; sets a particular cooperatives. (5) Get Quebec has developed a number of goes “Two heads are better than one.” time limit to each agenda item. At the involved beyond the cooperative world different funds, including a $140 million Officers of the coop should meet every very least, set a start and end time. in other regional economic fund specifically for the cooperative month or whenever the need arises to Setting duration for each item in the development projects with both sector. Interestingly, the cooperative plan or to work on a problem and find agenda could also save time. These governmental and private partners. fund is the most successful of these solutions together. should total to the overall meeting In providing technical sectoral funds in having the lowest The general meeting or timeframe. assistance, the RDCs generally work losses. Further, Investment Quebec has general assembly is a good venue Meetings need to start on time. with start-ups, but they also do some a vice-president for Development of where the officers could present the Don't wait for stragglers to show up. ownership transition work in assisting Cooperatives and the Social Economy. coop’s performance and their future When someone arrives late, don't go employees to form Cooperatives of The Vice-President and staff are plans. Major decisions that affect the back and review what has already Employee Shareholders, which may dedicated to the financing of coop need members’ approval to been covered. That just wastes the include buying from retiring owners. cooperatives and similar enterprises. become successful. Also, the general time of the people who showed up on For funding these startups and Investment Quebec primarily assembly or GA is the chance of the time for the meeting. The needed buyouts, they turn to the Desjardins provides loan guarantees and loans. coop owner-members to air grievances attendees must be available to attend credit unions for loans and to the The Coop Guarantee is a universal and suggestions. As owners, it is their the meeting. Postpone the meeting cooperative development funds of financial product that provides a time to talk and listen. rather than holding a meeting without a Investment Quebec for loan guarantee to repay a financial Effective meetings that quorum. If necessary, consult the guarantees. institution a percentage of any net loss produce results, begin with meeting coop’s by-laws or the Coop Act (Law) The RDCs bring together resulting from a financial commitment planning. Then, decide what we hope what constitutes a quorum. These two cooperative organizations to form a to a cooperative. This flexible product to accomplish by holding the meeting. documents should be present every cooperative network in each region, makes loans to cooperatives more Establish doable goals for a coop meeting as a guide. and they encourage coordinated action attractive to financial institutions by meeting. The goals we set will Someone should keep at a regional level. On specific projects, reducing their risk. (Editor's Note: establish the framework for an effective minutes of the meeting. How detailed they can include employers, Curiously, the labor-sponsored Quebec meeting plan. Once we’ve developed they should be depends on the nature governments, labor unions and Solidarity Fund [see Owners at Work, our meeting plan, ensure that a of what is being discussed and the skill educational institutions as partners. Summer 1995, pp.14-15], which now meeting is the appropriate vehicle for of the available minutes-taker. The Each institution can share a role in has about $4 billion in assets, does not accomplishing the set goals. The BOD minutes-taker can use the agenda as concrete projects of economic participate in financing the cooperative makes the effort to determine that a an outline. The minutes should record development. sector. On the other hand, the newer meeting is the best opportunity to who attended, what was discussed, The RDC's mission is to labor-sponsored Fondaction, with solve problems, improve the process, any agreements that were reached, promote cooperative enterprises and about $200 million in assets, which is or make an ongoing plan. and any action items that were help existing cooperatives to form sponsored by the Catholic unions, Some coop leaders use assigned. organizations. In 1999, the RDCs helps to finance cooperative meetings to get results following the The minutes of the meeting created more than 175 new development.) simple “Three I” format- “Inform, should be distributed to all who cooperative enterprises, representing Investment Quebec's co-op Involve, and Implement.” A Coop will attended, any invitees who did not more than 1500 jobs created or lending is increasingly active. During not get good output if coop officers attend, and anyone else effected by retained in Quebec, compared to 15 1999-2000, more than 128 new loans don’t inform and involve the members. the discussion. Distributing the per year a decade ago. and loan guarantees were authorized, And it’s important that before the minutes informs those not at the The Regional Development an increase of 36% over the year officers jumpstart major projects, they meeting with regards to the progress Cooperatives are supported by should inform and involve the that was made and reminds everyone cooperatives in the region and receive See Page 17 Quebec Coops

www.filipinostar.org April 2009 The North American Filipino Star 17 Fighting for Our Local From Page 16 Quebec Coops Ask the Voices before. These represented $36 million The Hon. Jack Layton, M.P. P.C. of financing. As of March 31, 2000, the Leader of the New Democratic Party of Video Guy co-op portfolio totaled $140 million in Canada financing. The loan loss rate on co-op There’s something reassuring loans compares favorably to that of about a familiar face, a face from your non-cooperative private enterprises. Al Abdon own community, on the television or their One explanation lies in a recent study voice on the radio. You turn on the news conducted by the Ministry of Industry and you know you’re hearing the stories Global Positioning is the fault of the users. For example, I and Commerce and presented by the that matter. National and international wanted to go to 778 42nd Est Montreal Minister, Mr. Guy Julien, in August 1999 coverage is always there, but so too are System (GPS) in Pointe-au-Trembles. We all know at the congress of the International the events of our daily lives, that give It is a wonderful feeling to that it is in the East end and part of Cooperative Alliance in Quebec. The shape to your community. come out from a long sabbatical from Montreal. I typed in the city which is study demonstrated that cooperatives Whether its news about the the Filipino Star “Ask the Video Guy”. Montreal and the street 42nd East and have a higher survival rate than local hockey teams, the weather in your Since my last column with the Star, the house number. The GPS rapidly comparable, non-cooperative region, or important developments in the there were plenty of new calculates and directs you to 42nd enterprises. Co-op startups are twice regional economy, local news keeps you in the loop. I know how important those developments and discoveries in the East in St. Michel district. I realize later as likely to celebrate their 10th birthday voices can be. In my travels to meet with realm of consumer technology which that the city is suppose to be Pointe- as conventionally owned private Canadians, I often turn to local news for businesses. is available for domestic and business au-Trembles. insight into the what’s happening in your use. Still, co-ops do get into part of Canada. From Victoria to The most commonly used is financial difficulties. When its investee Sudbury to Charlottetown to Whitehorse, the GPS. Three years ago, I bought my cooperatives get into trouble, local voices matter. first GPS because I needed a guide to Investment Quebec can take board But those voices are navigate through the maze of dirt road seats and appoint experts to advise the disappearing and the Harper in the Eastern town of Ontario named enterprise. government is content to let them Osgoode. I had a wedding video of a The Cooperative Investment Tax vanish. We saw that this week with its rustic, outdoor scene where the bride Incentives treatment of the CBC, our public came from a 50 ft yacht to meet her The purpose of the System broadcaster. groom waiting in the dock. It is one of You should know your Cooperative Investment Tax Incentive On Wednesday, after the Harper those unique weddings which I could geography or at least oriented to your (SCI) (Régime d'investissement government refused to provide $100m in not resist filming. destination. You should have a mental Coopératif) is to encourage the bridging finance, the CBC announced The GPS made by Garwin was picture of the distance of your car in capitalization of cooperative 800 lay-offs. Regional stations will see fewer resources and scaling back of on sale for $199 from Bureau En Gros. relation to your next turn. For example. enterprises through investment by coverage. For many, those CBC The GPS will tell you that you have 800 members and workers. Cooperative The operating manual was easy to broadcasts are the only ones giving you understand and in 15 minutes of meters before you turn right worker/members can deduct from news and weather from your community. setting it up, I was up and ready to go. In general, 800 meters is taxable income up to 150% of any For years now, the CBC has The GPS has many features that can almost a kilometer or every lamp post investment in cooperatives. This relied on advertising dollars to stay make your driving easy and is 100 meters apart provincial tax incentive was put in afloat. Starved of funding by informative. One of my favorites is the This means you should be place in 1985; from 1985-1999, Conservatives and Liberals, “Point of Interest” or POI features. You ready to turn by slowing down, by members have invested more than broadcasting American shows alongside can check on banks, hotels, parks, counting the lamp post or looking at $170 million in producer and worker Canadian content was a necessity. restaurants and many more places. It your position in your GPS. If you miss cooperatives. In 1997, the SCI had its Now that the recession is will indicate these places as you drive the turn, don’t worry. It will re-calculate best performance ever, with record cutting ad spending and competition is along to your intended route. It also and guide you to the nearest route to investment of $25.5 million for the year, heating up, the CBC finds itself strapped has voice instructions which you can your destination. an increase of 33% over 1996. Of for cash. It needed $100 million dollars in choose among the many voices of a I should also warn you not to deposits from 10,301 bridging finance to see it through difficult female and male. It also indicates the leave your GPS on your windshield. members/workers of eligible times, but Stephen Harper and his team refused to provide it. approximate time of arrival, the My first GPS was stolen by breaking cooperatives, averaging $2,480, sixty- I believe – New Democrats duration of your trip and your average the side window and taking the device three percent of the investments were believe – that CBC should receive those made in worker cooperatives. The 160 speed. without the power supply. bridging funds, and that the organisation The GPS came a long way There are many models to participating cooperatives had total needs longer term reform to make it from its conception. It was first used by choose from. I have purchased 4 GPS deposits averaging $160,000. Deposits serve your needs better. Stephen the United State Navy using a and each has its pros and cons. My from the forestry cooperatives, which Harper’s refusal to deliver those funds is constellation of five satellites to provide favorite GPS is made by Garmin. Very were having an especially good year, a slap in the face not just to the workers a navigational fix once per hour. After reliable and plenty of features and more than doubled from 1996 to 1997. who will be thrown out of their jobs, but the Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was affordable. My 2nd choice is TomTom. A Quebec Style of Development to every community in Canada that relies shot down in 1983 after straying into Packaging and manuals remind me of The new Quebec model for on the CBC. the USSR’s prohibited airspace, Apple products. It’s just a class! Very cooperative development has Instead of assisting the CBC, President Ronald Reagan issued a affordable. I have trouble with developed over the past fifteen years. It the government is talking about bailing directive making GPS freely available Magellan. The model I got is expensive has been driven by the cooperative out private networks. The same for civilian use as a common good. because of the large screen but they movement itself in partnership with the networks that expanded too fast, bought The GPS works by a series of lack vital information during the time I provincial government. The CCQ has and then closed local stations, declaring calculation between the GPS receiver bought it two years ago. I was looking been responsible not just for strategic them unprofitable. You know, I’d rather see those and the GPS satellites high above the for Peel street in Montreal and I could planning but also for implementation private networks live up to the rules of not believe that I did not locate it. I through its coordination of efforts and earth. Normally four satellites are their broadcasting licenses and deliver required for operations but three is downloaded their new software and encouragement of the establishment of for local communities. Any assistance for enough to solve for positions. The even called their support staff. They Regional Development Cooperatives. those broadcasters should come with fourth one is used to solve positional themselves cannot locate Peel Street. I The RDCs do the work of cooperative the requirement for revitalising regional error caused by signal propagation of returned it for another Garmin. development in the field, with about stations. these satellites. In my next article, I shall 55% of their costs covered by To date, Stephen Harper and The measurements can be present to you the latest video camera provincial job creation contracts. The Heritage Minister James Moore have derived by calculation of the distance and techniques. provincial government also supports turned a deaf ear to the crisis in local from your receiver to these satellites Please feel free to suggest any through tax incentives and its loan and broadcasting. They’ve turned their including the speed and displacement topic in regards to technology in media loan guarantee programs. Together backs on the small communities that of the device. It is called trilateration. and consumer products. this partnership has created thousands make this country so rich and strong. It’s a method of determining the Have a Spring Day in April, of permanent jobs and dramatically You can change that. Make intersections of three sphere surfaces Al Abdon increased the number of cooperatives. your voice heard by this government – given the centers and the radii of the www.hollywoodjunkies.ca It is recognized as the cheapest job and keep your voices on the air in your community. a three spheres. [email protected] creation model in Quebec. Like any device it also has (514) 264-8706 a some imperfections. Most of the time it www.filipinostar.org April 2009 18 The North American Filipino Star saved from death by 30 dolphins. affirmation that you’re doing the right Other awards she received in the past thing. But you can only bask in the FILIPINO STAR year include the Broadcaster of the glory of every award for a very short Year for Television from the Manila time. You’re only good as your last Rotary Club Journalism Awards; Best report. People will remember your S H O W B I Z G O S S I P Anchorwoman and Best AM Radio mistake, not your NYF,” she said. Announcer from the UPLB Gandingan Catch Korina Sanchez on TFC in Awards; Best Magazine Show Host "Bandila" and “Rated K.” She also goes from the KBP Golden Dove Awards; on board DZMM with Ted Failon in Korina Sanchez, Grand Slam and the No 1. Preferred/Children- “Tambalang Failon at Sanchez,” to talk Friendly TV Personality from the Anak about the latest issues affecting the Queen in Philippine broadcasting TV Seal Awards. Philippines “These awards validate everything a a journalist sacrificed for. It’s an Willie is Yes! magazine most powerful entertainer with his popularity among Filipino workers abroad. “What’s even more amazing is his audience’s continued adulation despite the negative issues that hound him to this day, foremost of which is the deadly 2006 stampede at the Ultra stadium that marked his show’s anniversary,” the magazine said. Willie denied reports that he earns P1 million a day from his home studio. “Hindi ako kumikita ng ganung kalaki....Babayaran ba ako ng ABS- CBN ng ganun? Kumita man ako ng piso o isang milyon, sinisikap ko na pareho pa rin ang aking performance dahil maraming sumasaya sa pera na Willie Revillane yan,” he said. The 48-year-old TV host Entertainment magazine Yes! downplays his status. “Wala naman listed Wowowee host Willie Revillame akong power, e. Ang power lang na as the most powerful entertainer in ibinibigay ko siguro dito is yung local show business. happiness to the people, not just in the “As many people adore Willie as Philippines, but also abroad.” disapprove of him – but nobody can be Willie is followed in the entertainers indifferent to him,” the magazine said. category by Kris Aquino, John Lloyd Yes! said the comedian’s noontime Cruz, Robin Padilla, Marian Rivera, show Wowowee as the “persistent Richard Gutierrez and Dingdong thorn in Eat Bulaga!’s side.” Eat Dantes. a Bulaga! is the longest noontime show in the country. It also cited Willie’s “global” status Celebrities in 2010 Elections will run as independent candidate or under a political party. Korina Sanchez The husband of Sharon Cuneta ABS-CBN anchor Korina Sanchez Korina remained grounded and still belongs to the Liberal Party but is not is on a roll and continues to hit the puts best foot forward in every story in good terms with the party winning streak as she won accolades she makes. leadership. He ran as an independent from various award-giving bodies “I’m a firm believer that nobody is in the 2007 senatorial elections. recently including the prestigious New indispensable in this industry. You Heading the list of senatorial York Festivals. have to stay focused, keep learning, aspirants are three actors seeking a Korina's daring investigative report on and work very, very hard. This is not a second six-year term: Senators Ramon the substandard food supplements glamorous job, but I must say this is "Bong" Revilla Jr., Jinggoy Estrada and bagged the coveted Silver Medal the best job in the world,” said Korina, Lito Lapid. Award at the NYF. the 2008 Ka Doroy Brodkaster of the Bong, who had earlier indicated he “You really have to look and write your Year given by the Golden Dove would seek the vice presidency, stories from the eyes of the world Awards. recently announced that upon the nowadays. I have always thought that Aside from bagging the Silver Award, advice of his father, former Senator the story on food supplement would her expose on a wiretapping tapping Ramon Revilla Sr., he was shelving his catch the attention of the western incident also gave her a Best News VP ambitions and will instead seek media because it’s something unheard Reporter finalist nod. Her magazine reelection next year. of,” explained Korina. program “Rated K” was also finalist for Meanwhile, a survey showed that Not only did Korina proved her the Best Magazine Format category at Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. television personalities Edu Manzano, Willie Revillame and Korina Sanchez fearlessness in exposing the story, but the NYF. As in past elections, it will be are potential strong contenders in the she also proved to have the nose for On the next episode of "Rated K," another star-studded affair come 2010. senatorial race on account of their news and the heart to serve the public Korina shares various human interest Celebrities, banking on their popularity. and champion consumer issues, stories that happened in the beautiful popularity, are expected to join the TV host-actor and now Dangerous which make her unprecedented in this island of Puerto Princesa. Find out biggest show in town. Drugs Board chief Vicente “Tito” Sotto industry for 25 years now. more about the mysterious and For the vice presidential post, III, a former two-term senator, is “I can smell a story from mile away. I miraculous well in Brgy. Inagawan, the Senator Francis Pangilinan has expected to run again in 2010 after a can see what the best angle is. It just P50 million worth mansion of Nick indicated he is eyeing the No. 2 post. miserable showing in the 2007 comes with the experience,” she said. Hernandez, and interesting story of But he is still undecided on whether he But despite her excellence in the field, Ronnie Dabal, a fisherman who was senatorial election. a www.filipinostar.org April 2009 The North American Filipino Star 19 Kris Aquino hosts the newest Jake and Gerald supported Rotaract game show on TFC Manila’s SALUDO SA SUNDALO AT KAPAMILYA project

Kris Aquino hosts Pinoy Bingo Night The Queen of Game Shows Kris the way Filipinos normally do in malls, Aquino hosts the newest and literally, carnivals, and in homes. He aims to the biggest ABS-CBN game show - infuse more of the Filipino flavor to "Pinoy Bingo Night". “Pinoy Bingo Night,” which is the The latest offering from the game Philippine version of America’s show capital of Philippine TV brings “National Bingo Night.” together an interesting cast. Kris There will be 402 studio players vying Aquino leads the pack with her for over P2 million every weeknight expertise and charming candidness. inside the most hi-tech set ever in the To provide additional excitement and history of game shows in the country, fun, she will be joined by Mel Feliciano while home viewers in the Philippines and Brod Pete, who play the roles of also get a chance to win an instant “commissioner” and “bingo caller,” prize daily. respectively. Mel is the former choreographer The lead actors of ABS-CBN's top- a continuation of Rotaract Manila's of ‘90s dance group “Solid Gold rating TV series Tayong Dalawa, Jake program for cancer patients of the AFP Dancers” who is now a floor director Cuenca and Gerald Anderson, gave a Medical Center. The project supports for ABS-CBN game shows like part of their total winnings in Kapamilya selected soldiers and children of Deal or No Deal to the Cancer patients soldiers who are undergoing treatment “Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal,” and of the AFP Medical Center. for cancer. “The Singing Bee.” He is tasked to Gerald and Jake donated 400,000 “Masarap ang pakiramdam pag look over the studio audience pesos for the project spearheaded by nakakatulong. Sure kami (ni Jake) na participants and verify their “Bingo” the Rotaract Club of Manila, dubbed as malaki rin ang maitutulong ng halagang claims. Saludo sa Sundalo at Kapamilya. ito sa mga cancer patients,” Gerald Brod Pete, meanwhile, is one of Filipinos from all over the world Saludo sa Sundalo at Kapamilya is expressed. the country’s most recognized and can expect a grand time as they join in ”Kahit papano ay na-feel narin respected comedians. The witty funny the fun of “Pinoy Bingo Night,” only on namin kung papaano maging sundalo. man is expected to call the numbers TFC. a Mahirap talaga, papaano pa kaya yung mga sundalong dumaranas ng cancer. King John Lloyd & Queen Sarah Kaya naman, nararapat lang silang tulungan,” Jake shared. Female Recording Artist of the Year for Continue to watch the high-rating her double-platinum album, The Next series of ABS-CBN, Tayong Dalawa, One. weeknights after I Love Betty La Fea. KC Concepcion is the recipient of For more updates, log on to three awards: Princess of Philippine www.abs-cbn.com or Movies & TV, Most Promising Female http://tayongdalawatv.multiply.com. a Star of Movies & TV, and New Female Recording Artist of the Year (Most Promising Singer). Cuisine de Manille Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera were given the special awards Valentine Box Office-King and Queen, Sarah Geronimo & John Lloyd Cruz respectively, for their 2008 Valentine Restaurant movie, My Best Friend's Girlfriend. It’s official: John Lloyd Cruz and REGULAR BUFFET Sarah Geronimo are Box-Office King & Other awardees were: MOTHER’S DAY Saturday & Sunday Queen for 2008. Film Actor of the Year - Christopher BUFFET SPECIAL 11:30 am-2:00, 5:00-8:00 pm The Guillermo Mendoza Memorial de Leon (Magkaibigan) Scholarship Awards, which has been MAY 10, 2009 Film Actress of the Year - Sharon 8 dishes giving out the Box-Office Entertainment Cuneta (Caregiver) 11:30 am-2:30 pm, 5:30-8 pm Awards for 40 years, has released its $10.00 tax included Prince & Princess of Philippine 12 dishes with lechon 2008 list in 26 categories. Movies & TV - Richard Gutierrez & KC Heading the awardees are John Concepcion (For The First Time) $10.00 tax included. Available - Special Halo-Halo Lloyd and Sarah, who were cited for Male Concert Performer of the Year the phenomenal box-office success of - Gary Valenciano (Gary Live@25) 5710 Victoria Avenue corner Cote St. Catherine their first movie team-up last year, A Most Popular Love Team of Movies Montreal, Quebec H3W 3H2 Very Special Love, under Star Cinema. & TV - Gerald Anderson & Kim Chiu a Sarah was also declared Female Telephone: 514-344-3670 Concert Performer of the Year for her SRO: The Next One concert and Mon-Friday 12:00-9:00 pm Saturday-Sunday 11:30-9:00 pm www.filipinostar.org April 2009 20 The North American Filipino Star Showbiz Gossip Continued from p.19 Dieter-Kristine affair is a Have Gabby & Sharon closed Chapter girlfriend Rema Ostwani, said his past Reconciled? with Kristine is over. “Bakit, kailangan pa ba? Tapos na yun. Dumaan na kami sa stage na kahit wala na kami, there's still communication, and at this point, dapat wala na. Puwera na lang siguro pag nagkikita kami sa mga events or sa Star Magic, pero ganun na lang,” he said. He said he tried to work things out between him and Kristine but to no Diether Ocampo & Kristine Hermosa avail. “Like I've said, tapos na ako diyan, I gave myself an opportunity to Two years after going their do something about it, and didn't work separate ways and a month after their out, so I moved on.” civil marriage was annulled by the For her part, Kristine is being court, Diether Ocampo and Kristine linked to Oyo Sotto. The two are very Hermosa are now moving on with their close and are often seen together but own lives and have no more contact they maintain that they are just very with each other. good friends. Oyo, however, admits Diet, who is very open about his that Kristine is a good wife material. a relationship with non-showbiz

Sharon Cuneta & Gabby Concepcion Kristine Hermosa admits Oyo This is the $64-million question in country last year to resume his Boy is special showbiz circles after Gabby showbiz career after a 13-year During “The Buzz’ Tough 10 Concepcion disclosed to reporters that absence, is in the cast of the teleserye Questions,” Hermosa was asked by he and estranged wife Sharon Cuneta May Bukas Pa. He is slated to do a TV host Boy Abunda if she and Sotto were finally had a face-to-face meeting after project with Lorna Tolentino and John already an item. Hermosa replied: their separation. It happened last Estrada. “No, Tito Boy. Baka gusto mong i- March 16 at Sharon’s dressing room at “I'm ecstatic, siyempre lahat ng rephrase, kasi no talaga.” ABS-CBN, he said.. nangayayari sa akin ng 2009, happy When Abunda prodded how she “Just like I said before, nag-uusap ako dahil yung mga projects na yun, would rephrase the question, the na naman kami ni Sharon. Nagkita napag-aralan nang husto,” he said. actress said while laughing: “Baka kami for the first time dahil nga sa “I'm so thankful nga na may mga gusto mong itanong sa akin kung station ID ng ABS-CBN. Inalam ko project ako na ganun kagaganda na nasaan siya sa puso ko?” kung nandun siya, nagpunta ako sa hindi ko naman ine-expect.” The “Maruja” star’s answer to the dressing room niya, kinumusta ko siya. Last Jan. 6 during the birthday rephrased question was: “Iisa lang ang Sandali lang, but it's a very happy concert of Sharon at the Araneta puso ko at definitely nasa puso ko feeling. Ang daming words to put that Coliseum, Gabby sent a special video siya.” feeling, but overall it was really, really message to his ex-wife upon the “Mag-isa lang ba siya sa puso good feeling to see her again. Nag- instigation of their daughter, KC Kristine Reyes mo?” Abunda said. usap kami uli after all those storms that Concepcion, who has been wishing for “Nag-iisa,” the actress replied, Despite denying for the nth time passed,” Gabby told PEP (Philippine their reconciliation. a eliciting cheers from the studio Entertainment Portal). that she and Oyo Boy Sotto are in a audience. Gabby, who returned to the serious relationship, actress Kristine The actress also confessed that Hermosa still admitted on Sunday that Sotto is among those who are making the actor is “definitely in my heart.” Charice in Chipmunks Movie her happy right now. a

name and plays herself in the movie, which is due for release in January. Aubrey Miles admits having an “It’s a dream come true for me,” she told Philippine Star entertainment 8 Year old son columnist Ricky Lo. “My mom is a big was Aubrey Miles’ admission of having fan of the Chipmunks and that’s how an 8 year old son with her former I got to know the group.” boyfriend. In an interview with Boy “It’s not a big role but the fact that Abunda, a crying Aubrey Miles finally it’s a Hollywood movie is already a told the world that she had an 8 yr old big deal for me,” she added. son. One scene in the movie shows Kris Aquino knew this secret for a Charice representing her school at a few years now and told that she singing contest in which she sings understood why the need to keep this the Alicia Keys song No One, a secret. competing with other contestants In the showbiz industry specially if that include The Chipmunks. you are categorized as a “sexy star”, it Charice said she auditioned for is a must that one is single, unmarried, the role, “kasi nga fan ako ng available, and no kinds at all. The Chipmunks.” The Chipmunks “likeability” and the “expectancy” of Charice director saw her on Oprah Winfrey’s any sexy star fans dictate this. Bachelor guys wouldn’t want Singing sensation Charice marks show and he liked her performance. “That’s why he said he wanted some mom being packaged as such a her Hollywood debut in 20th Century star so as a struggling mom, Aubrey me to be in his movie,” she said. a Fox movie Alvin and the Chipmunks had no choice but to keep her son a 2. Aubrey Miles secret just to put food on the table. a Charice has finished shooting her This week’s highlight over at SNN scenes in Los Angeles. She uses her

www.filipinostar.org April 2009 The North American Filipino Star 21 Valerie, Roxanne leaving Robin: I’m immoral, I can’t Banana Split be a politician television series Precious been approached by numerous Hearts Romance. individuals and groups urging Nakikipag-negotiate sila sa him to run in 2010. “Marami po. manager ko about my budget Pero okay na po na ako ay si tapos hindi sila nagkasundo. Totoy Bato,” he said, referring to Dinecide na huwag na lang his new television series. [ituloy], Concepcion said. According to Robin, who is a Guinoo, on the other hand, Muslim, the offers to enter admitted that it was the decision politics must have been of ABS-CBN management to prompted by his deep remove her from the show. involvement in various projects Wala talaga akong in Mindanao. maipapaliwanag tungkol issue. “Pero alam n'yo, napakalapit Ganon talaga, may ma-re- ng Mindanao...buong Luzon, retain, may kailangang ilipat Visayas, at Mindanao, ay sa[ibang] shows, she said. malapit sa puso ko. Kaya lang Their co-stars, Angelica ang Mindanao kasi laging Panganiban and Cristine Reyes, Valerie Concepcion nagiging sentro ng kaguluhan, meanwhile, said they were kaya lagi akong nandodoon. At Valerie Concepcion and saddened by this new hangga't makakaya ay Roxanne Guinoo confirmed that development. Robin Padilla tumutulong. Kailangan nila, e, they are leaving all-female Nakakalungkot dahil hindi kailangan nila ng tulong. Pero Action star Robin Padilla has comedy show Banana Split. biro yong ginagawa naming hindi po ibig sabihin nun na ako dispelled rumors that he is The show announced that a trabaho pero nasa ABSCBN [pa ay magpupulitika. Hindi po running for an elective position new set of cast will be din naman] kaming lahat, talaga. Masaya po ako sa in Mindanao next year with a introduced for the second Panganiban said. pagiging artista.” straight-forward explanation. season of Banana Split but For Reyes, she would miss One of his projects is a “Naku sir, imoral ako. Hindi reports said the contracts of their bonding moments. school for young children in a po ako pwedeng politician. I'm Concepcion and Guinoo were Tumatakas pa kami, Muslim community in Quezon City. an immoral man,” Robin told not renewed. Both Concepcion nagpupunta kami ng spa a PEP (Philippine Entertainment and Guinoo confirmed the kumakain kami. Nagkakaroon Portal). report during the press kami ng bonding, Reyes said. a conference of upcoming He admitted that he has The North American Filipino Star Classified Ads ADVERTISING DRIVING LANGUAGE TECHNICIAN Licensed driving instructor COURSES Cheapest way to advertise! with many-years Having computer problems? Heading + 1 line of text =$10 experience and tips on how to English, French, Spanish, Call (514) 770-4066, 342-3066 Additional line - $2 per line pass the road test. Save your Mandarin, Filipino (Tagalog) An experienced Filipino computer technician can come to your place Please send text by e-mail to: time. Exam car available. Small groups or semi-private, at a very reasonable rate [email protected] Jason 514-691-1816. flexible schedules, call for appt. and we will let you know cost of to register, 514-485-7861 Quebec certified driving instructor TRAVEL TOURS your ad. Please prepay your with 11 years experience in giving ads in person or by mail. driving lessons. Exam car available NURSING AIDE Toton 514-969-9622 P.A.B.Sunday Class available CLEANERS 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting May 2, 2009 Office cleaners for West Island, car HELP WANTED needed, work Mon-Fri after 6 pm To register, please call www.ptncanada.com/ferrytraveltours Looking for full time Live-in caregiver Michael call 514-624-3437 514-485-7861 Committed to your for 2 children 40 hrs.a wk. $8.50 per traveling pleasure COMMERCIAL CLEANERS hr. Will have to do cooking, cleaning, and taking care of children. Location: SEMINARS Call 514-485-7861 Cleaning company seeking Broussard private accomodation will for any of your travel needs, be provided.Contact: 514-885-2942 cleaners, pref. w/experience Anyone who can read can Melissa. airfare, cruises, car rental, Call 514-731-9682 learn how to write - but you vacation & honeymoon have to learn the secret of packages, hotels, Looking for full time Live-in caregiver CDN APTS. FOR RENT overcoming the so-called anywhere around the world for 2 children 40 hrs.a wk. $8.50 per “writers’ block” BOURRET-VICTORIA hr. Will have to do cooking, cleaning, Daily specials to popular Multi-cultural, interactive 3½, 4½ $550+ Heat, h/w and taking care of children. destinations & seminar to start soon Reno. Appl. Elev. Metro Location: Westmount private Business travel on (514) 735-2985 (514) 575-4691 accomodation will be provided. Register by appointment economy price WE SPEAK TAGALOG CONTACT : Nathalie-514-938-1377, Call 514-485-7861

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