Consulate Sponsors Forum on Philippine Territorial Waters Dispute Dolphy: a Legacy by Serafin Colmenares Jr., Ph.D
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MAINLAND NEWS GLOBAL NEWS Pinoy Nurses Settle 14 U.S., China 15 Discrimination Case vs. Square Off Over Baltimore Hospital South China Sea JULY 14, 2012 H a w a i i ’ s O n l y w e e k l y F i l i p i n O - a m e r i c a n n e w s p a p e r Consulate sponsors Forum on philippine territorial Waters Dispute Dolphy: A legAcy By Serafin Colmenares Jr., Ph.D. of lAughter by Ricky Lo ANILA, Philippines - The Comedy King is M dead. Long live the Comedy King! It was curtain call for Dol- phy who died at 8:34 last night at the ICU of the Makati Medical Center (MCC), where he was confined for more than three weeks for pneu- Dolphy monia. brought about by severe He would have turned 84 pneumonia, chronic ob- on July 25. structive pulmonary dis- Dr. Jake Marte, assistant ease and acute renal The four panelists (seated) at the Philippine Consulate's forum "Issues on Philippine Maritime Jurisdiction" prepare to address the audience patient relations officer of failure.” MMC, said, “Mr. Rodolfo ‘Dol- He died surrounded o address recent news headlines about confrontations between phy’ Quizon passed away by members of his family, the People’s Republic of China and the Philippines regarding due to multiple organ failure (continued on page 6) Scarborough Shoal, an area off the west coast of Luzon that has T been claimed by both nations, the Philippine Consulate General 400 Fil-Ams respond to and several Filipino community organizations recently hosted a com- munity forum at the Consulate. 'more Fun' tourism Entitled “Issues on volve the Association of South- ongson, professor of Philippine cAmpAign Philippine Maritime Jurisdic- east Asian Nations (ASEAN) studies at Leeward Community by Mayen Jaymalin tion,” the purpose of the and the U.S. with whom the College, served as moderator. Xxxx forum was to discuss and Philippines has a mutual de- ANILA, Philippines - educate the public about the fense treaty. The exTenT of PhiliPPine Over 400 Filipino- issues at hand. The waters Attendees included those MariTiMe TerriTory M Americans arrived in surrounding Scarborough from academe, working profes- Dr. Colmenares, executive the country yesterday to take Shoal is claimed by the sionals and community resi- director of the State Office of part in an organized tour. Philippines as an integral dents. Deputy Consul General Language Access, provided an Among them are the 10 Fil- The program is a joint part of its territory, while Paul Cortes welcomed the par- overview of the Philippines’ mar- ipino Young Professionals in undertaking of the Depart- China considers the area as ticipants and introduced panel itime territory which includes America, who were selected by ment of Tourism (DOT) an historical part of its na- members which included Dr. areas set by international the Philippine consulates in the and the Department of For- tional domain. The issue Serafin Colmenares Jr., Dr. Fed- treaties, its inland or archipelagic US to participate in the two- eign Affairs (DFA). It has could take on regional and erico Magdalena, Dr. Belinda waters, territorial sea, claim to week 7th Ambassador/Con- been effective in luring Fil- international proportions Aquino and Consul General the Kalayaan Islands, exclusive sulate Generals/Tourism ipino-Americans to visit the since it could potentially in- Julius Torres. Dr. Raymund Li- (continued on page 4) Directors program. (continued on page 5) HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLE OPINION LEGAL MATTERS 94-356 WAIPAHU DEPOT RD., 2ND FLR. The 6-Year 3 Supreme Court 7 WAIPAHU, HI 96797 Curse Upholds Obamacare As A Tax 2 News Edition JUly 14, 2012 editorialS With 10 of its neighbors thinking otherwise, however, Beijing may want Code of Conduct to review its stand, especially in the light of its treatment of some of the inally, a united stand. Meeting this week in the other claimants. China, a member of the nuclear Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, foreign min- club and now the world’s second largest economy, F isters of the Association of Southeast Asian has not hesitated to flex its military muscle in en- Nations approved a Code of Conduct to prevent forcing its claim on disputed areas in its surround- armed clashes in the South China Sea. The ing waters. Its worst encounters in the past years ASEAN ministers also agreed to call for the set- have been with its closest neighbor Vietnam, tlement of maritime territorial disputes through in- whose coastline facing the South China Sea is ternational agreements, including the United much longer than that of China, but Hanoi is not Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. laying claim to nearly the entire body of water. China, which is claiming nearly all of the South Last week the incoming leader of China an- China Sea, still has to come on board. Beijing has nounced that there is nothing to fear about the opposed the discussion of the dispute at the country’s growing economic and military power. ASEAN Regional Forum, which opens today also Chinese officials have emphasized that their coun- in Phnom Penh. The forum includes, among oth- try has prospered in the past three decades in an ers, China and the United States, whose emerg- environment of regional peace and in the absence ing rivalry in the region is being closely watched. of a world war. Maintaining that environment and Beijing also opposes multilateral discussions of earning respect in the community of nations are overlapping territorial claims in the South China better achieved through peaceful, friendly ges- Sea, insisting instead on bilateral talks with the five other claimants in- tures, starting with neighbors. (www.philstar.com) cluding the Philippines. drug rings and neutralized their coddlers in law enforcement agencies. Manufacturing Center The illegal drug industry is big business, and drug dealers operate ver half a century ago, Japan was Asia’s manufacturing center for where they smell inefficiency and corruption in law enforcement. These amphetamine-type stimulants, according to the United Nations Of- are problems that the Philippines has in common with China and Myan- O fice on Drugs and Crime. Around the 1960s the operations moved mar. All three countries have some of the world’s toughest drug laws. to South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, the UNODC reported. China has shown that it applies the death penalty on drug traffickers in- Today, in its World Drug Report 2012, the UNODC has identified three cluding foreign couriers, in accordance with its laws. Yet huge profits from Asian countries that have become the manufacturing centers for stimu- illegal drugs, particularly those that can be synthesized in small laborato- lants including “ecstasy” and shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride. ries, push drug traffickers to take risks, especially when they enjoy the These are China, Myanmar and the Philippines. protection of crooked law enforcers. What happened to the former manufacturing centers? They have not Only a sustained and coordinated effort among several agencies can completely eradicated the drug problem, and they continue to grapple with make a dent in the operations of drug dealers. The effort must include a crime families or organizations. But Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have continuing purge in law enforcement agencies. Police internal affairs units invested in modernizing their law enforcement agencies, and have a con- must be revitalized, with more powers and resources. This should be given tinuing effort to rid the agencies of scalawags. They have also invested in priority by an administration that rose to power on an anti-corruption plat- improving the technological and human capability of other offices such as form. (www.philstar.com) those handling customs and immigration to foil drug trafficking. Thailand under Thaksin Shinawatra launched a brutal crackdown on drug traffickers. The problem – a serious one in a country that is one of the world’s top tourist destinations – has not been completely eradicated. But the bloody crackdown, criticized by human rights groups, broke up several NEWS EDITION www.thefilipinochronicle.com www.efilipinochronicle.com Contributing Writers Advertising/Marketing Director Belinda Aquino, Ph.D., Clement Bautista, Teresita Chona A. Montesines-Sonido Charlie Y. SONIDO, M.D. Columnists Bernales, Ed.D., Serafin Colmenares, Jr., Ph.D., Gov. 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