March 2013 1 JULY 13, 2013 YONGE-DUNDAS March 2013 SQUARE Vol. 2 No.3 FREE ADMISSION TO TALENT, TRADE, TOURISM AT ITS BEST The New Pontiff POPE FRANCIS: HUMBLE & SIMPLE Espouses shoe leather evangelization The ascension of Pope Fran- He is a chemist by training. cis to the papacy is replete Now he is the leader of the with history and many first. world’s 1.2 Billion Catholics and the first non-European Humble and simple, he pontiff ever to be elected in Son of railroad worker cooks his own meal, takes 1,000 years. Chemist by training the bus to his office in his native Buenos Aires, Argen- (Continued on page 10) Takes the bus to work tina. Son of 'tuba' gatherer in Davao tops PMA Class 2013, four women in Top 10 FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio first class cadets include City - Cadet First Class Jesto- four young women: Mary ni Armand Lanaja, the eldest Ann Balais, second placer, child of a poor and landless native of La Trinidad, Ben- family in Davao del Sur will guet who will join the Phil- graduate on March 17 as ippine Navy (PNA); Poland topnotcher of the Philippine Ancheta Banacua, third To the top. Hard work pays off Military Academy (PMA) placer; Jessie Saludo of Cavi- for “tuba” (coconut wine) gath- "Pudang-Kalis" Class 2013. te, fourth placer; Jocelyn erer Antonio Lanaja, father of The Philippine Military Academy’s Top 10: 1. J.A. Lanaja; 2. M.D. PMA Class 2013’s top cadet. Balis; 3. P.A. Bonacua; 4. J.N.B. Saludo; 5. J.D. Advincula; 6. L.J.R. Advincula, fifth placer who The other top 10 graduating Tulang; 7. M.F. Villamin; 8. V.P. Factor; 9. J.T Dumocloy; and 10. M.A. will join the Philippine Air (Continued on page 3) Maniscan. (Mau Victa) BATTLE OF THE AGES (or THE AGED): When Dirty Harry meets Asiong By David Dizon, ABS-CBNnews.com Lim, Erap trade insults in show Umagang Kay Ganda presidential race. became rowdy as support- TV debate However, he said Lim be- ers of the two candidates trayed him when he joined MANILA - A debate between punctuated the debate with the so-called EDSA Dos re- Asiong former President Joseph cheers and catcalls. Estrada and Manila Mayor volt that deposed Estrada in Alfredo Lim turned ugly Estrada, who won the presi- 2001 due to corruption alle- vs dency in 1998, said he pitied gations. Tuesday as the two candi- Dirty Harry Lim and appointed him Sec- dates for Manila mayor trad- "Nung nagkakagulo sa retary of the Department of ed insults on live television. Malacanang, nagpaalam sa the Interior and Local Gov- akin 'Sir, lalabas na ako at The Umagang Harapan face- ernment after the latter off on ABS-CBN's morning placed fourth in the 1998 (Continued on page 3) Alfredo Lim, 84 Joseph Estrada, 76 which an historical Royal Sultanate Army under EXODUS! The Sabah Crisis claim that dates back Raja Mula Agbimuddin, By A.F.Soriano decades ago triggered younger brother of Sulu Sul- Mass evacuation of Filipi- followers of the Sultanate of the bloody impasse that tan Jamalul Kiram III, estab- nos, majority of them Tau- Sulu and Malaysian police so far claimed the lives lished a foothold in the vil- sugs who have called Sabah authorities. of more than 60 people. lage of Tandao,Lahad Datu, their homes, are fleeing the February 9, to press their Thousand have so far land- The violent episode disputed Malaysian state in territorial claim to the oil- ed in the island of Tawi- started when some 200- the wake of the month –old rich state south of Manila. Tawi, situated some 20 kilo- 300 armed men, identi- standoff involving armed (Continued on page 7) meters away from Sabah Sultan Jamalul Kiram III fied as members of the March 2013 2 March 2013 3 MANILA FEEDBACK Noy: New pope brings ‘boundless promise’ By Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines - Pope ise,” Palace spokesman Ed- Francis would bring win Lacierda said. “boundless promise” and “As the first pope from out- unify the people around the side Europe in a millennium, world, President Aquino the first pope from the Soci- said yesterday as he led this ety of Jesus, and the first predominantly Catholic na- from Latin America, the elec- tion in welcoming the new tion of Pope Francis brings pontiff. with it the promise of re- Aquino also expressed hope newal in the Catholic Church the 76-year-old pope, the as it strives to fulfill its mis- former Cardinal Jorge Mario sion here on earth.” The Philippine Flag waves atop the huge crowd at the Vatican. Bergoglio of Argentina, Aquino was hopeful Pope loss of confidence in institu- new Catholic leadership to- would be able to rebuild the Filipino people, joins all Francis would work for tions.” ward shaping a world in confidence in the Catholic the Catholic faithful as they “peace, justice and charity in which each and every hu- Church and other institu- “This is a call for unity receive their new leader and a world threatened by ten- man being is allowed to live tions. across nations, across eth- meet his proclamation with sion and armed conflict, a life of peace, joy, and digni- nicities, to work with the “The President, along with a sense of boundless prom- poverty, uncertainty, and ty,” he said in a statement. US-based Pinoy nurses angered by Cynthia Villar's statement By Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America Bureau pine Senate. itong ating mga nurses, gus- mundo sa atin, naitaas na of superstorm Sandy. to lang nilang maging room natin eh, tapos binababa na- In an electoral forum on Other Filipino nurses in Jer- nurse, sa America or other man niya. Talagang na hurt Philippine TV, former Las sey City said they came to countries, parang mag- talaga ang mga nurses, ang Pinas City representative, America not to become what aalaga. Hindi naman sila sabi ko nga everybody has now Philippine Senatorial Villar calls a "room nurse" kailangan maging ganoon their own mind, masasabi candidate Cynthia Villar an- but to be professional nurs- kagaling," Villar said. niya kahit anong gusto ni- swered a question about es who can move up the lad- yang sabihin pero tayo mer- why she sided with the own- Filipino nurses took to social der of success on tayo may magagawa tayo, ers of shut-down nursing media to show their anger ang dapat nating gawin, "Yes, nagpupunas kami ng schools and not with the on the candidate's state- Social media was abuzz over yung mga ganung tao hindi mga pwet ng mga pasyente, nursing student. ment, including the Filipina a statement perceived to be natin nilalagay sa pwesto," naglilinis kami ng mga sugat nurse recently honored by an attack on Filipino nurses. "Actually hindi naman said Menchu Sanchez, who at lahat ng ganyan pero ang President Obama during his The statement was made by kailangan ng nurse ay mata- was honored by Obama for masasabi ko lang sana hindi State the Union address. a former lawmaker who is pos ng BSN or Bachelor of saving critically ill babies in siya magkasakit ng sobra vying for a seat at the Philip- Science in Nursing. Kasi "Ang taas na ng pagtingin ng neo-natal ICU at the height sobra, dahil alam ko dadaan (Continued from page 1) This year's class valedictori- He said due to stark poverty, asked why he entered the Lanaja's graduation as top an will join the Philippine one of his brothers could academy. cadet of his class was con- Son of “tuba” gatherer... Army (PA)."Pudang-Kalis" only finish high school, while firmed by Lt. Gen. Ireneo He added with his salary, he means "Puso't Dagat ng Lah- no proper medical assis- Espino, PMA superinten- can finally help his family Force (PAF); John Luis Tulag ing Nagkakaisa." tance could be given to his dent. financially. of Agusan del Sur, sixth plac- disabled sister. Lanaja's father is a Espino said that by tradition, er; Ferdinand Villamin of Lanaja described his PMA "tuba" (coconut wine) gath- "I had to enter the academy President Benigno Simeon Villasis, Pangasinan, seventh four-year engineering erer (not a farmer, the cadet because it offers free quality Aquino III, Commander-in- placer; Vanessa Factor, course as rigid and tough explained, because his father education aside from giving chief of the Armed Forces of eighth placer; Jet Cabantura but necessarily extensive to cannot go into farming, hav- benefits. Of course, I became the Philippines (AFP), will Domoclog, of Gattaran, Caga- prepare the cadets for their ing no land to till) while his a cadet to serve my country be the guest of honor and yan, ninth placer; and Myla future military careers as mother is a housewife. and people," he said when speaker. (PNA) Maniscan, tenth placer. professional soldiers. (Continued from page 1) basa na yung panyo niya. paninira niya kay Chiz Es- Hindi jaywalking. Ill-gotten his birth certificate. Sabi ko tapos na yan. Nata- cudero e. Umiyak daw e.E wealth. Hanggang ngayon BATTLE OF THE AGES... “Hahamunin ko si President pos na iyan. E hindi na natin kanina ini-interview si Chiz. pinababayaran sa kanya Estrada, kung maipakita ko aayusin ko yung mga pulis.' maibabalik yan. Tapos Kasinungalingan daw. Iisa yung multa na more than yung birth certificate ko na Baka makapasok dito [ang umiiyak pa rin. Tapos nakiu- lang ang linya niya. Iiyak. P500 million. Ang naibayad pinanganak ako sa Tondo, mga raliyista]. Ang ginawa sap 'Sir, pwede ba ako ma- Bakit ako iiyak sa kanya? lang niya yung P290 million, ha, aatras ka ba? Kung hindi niya dire-derecho siya sa kasama sa lineup ni FPJ?'" Mali yung sinasabi niya," he kulang pa nung P200 mil- ko naipakita yung birth cer- EDSA Dos at ako'y iniwan.