Volume XXXVI No. 8 August 2018 Montreal, QC www.filipinostar.org Quebec starts election campaign for October 1st Manon Massé (Quebec Solidaire), François Lissée (Parti Quebecois), Philippe Couillard (Quebec Liberal Party), François Légault (CAQ - Coalition d’Avenir du Québec). See story on page 4 (Photo: CTV news) Dragon Fireworks, Philippines’ entry wins Jupiter gold prize The Philippines’ Dragon claimed a spot for the country in the Fireworks Team just made history after map of the greatest pyrotechnic artists being adjudged the first Southeast in the world after winning the hearts of Asian winner of the Gold Jupiter, and spectators and the 19-member jury. Best Soundtrack award at the 2018 The Filipino firm bested other five L’International des Feux Loto-Québec. fireworks companies from Austria, Dragon Fireworks was the first China, Canada, United States and Italy Southeast Asian entrant in the 34-year in the finals, emerging as the winner history of the Montreal Fireworks from among hundreds of applicants Competition and the first Asian Gold who competed in what is known Jupiter awardee after 26 years of the worldwide as the “Olympics of prestigious international event. The Philippines’ fireworks display See Page 4 Dragon Fireworks Dragon Fireworks team headed by Joven Ong, managing director. ROGUEROGUEE ± 2 August 2018 The North American Filipino Star seminar about career orientation and much knowledge are unable to planning. I worked for two weeks on communicate. This is the reason to From the writing letters to the human resources of teach teachers how to teach, and make it the three levels of government and possible to pass on the skills to the young Executive contacting people to invite them to the by knowing how to teach. He and his Publisher’s Desk seminar. I received an immediate wife invited me to visit their home in response from the municipal level Ottawa in order to let me use their home because I know Mr. Marvin Rotrand very library which is full of materials I can use well who is the councillor of Snowdon in planning for the next step of promoting district for the past 36 years. He has the courses at Gilmore and developing Personal many accomplishments and always other ideas that can persuade some wants to work hard for the community. I government agencies to provide financial also began to think of inviting a very support to deserving students like those Perspectives important resource person in education on welfare, unemployment insurance and whom I consider my personal mentor – newly arrived immigrants who need some Mr. Isaac Goodine who wrote a book on courses to integrate them into the new leadership called ‘’Leaders leading cultural environment. ThinAs gedsitor hanad pubplisehernof fthoe rstaatemreent abeisngoonly $1000, and that I North American Filipino Star since April need to submit a security certificate All 1998, I have reached this period of my life these reasons for closing my permit that made me feel that I have not really application sounded unreasonable and done enough for all these years of hard could have been easily explained or work and I begin to have doubts whether fulfilled had the person in charge of my or not I will ever achieve my ultimate goal file bothered to call me first before closing of making this world a better place. But I my file. In particular, I disagreed with the believe that there is time for everything, requirement of 42 square meters of and when it is not the right time, nothing classroom space to teach only six really happens for some reasons no one students at a time and the will ever know. With this goes the saying misinterpretation of the financial that there is always a reason for statement showing educational materials everything that happens. of $1,000 because all fixed assets have Due to the new bureaucratic been depreciated after 29 years of being procedures in immigration, I have found in business. Who could possibly operate myself in a difficult financial situation as a business school with a thousand the private school I founded 29 years ago dollars? I felt very strongly that the Councilor Marvin Rotrand delivering his momentous speech at the will no longer be able to renew nor accept decision was very unfair so I wrote a 3- Career Orientation & Planning Seminar, August 22, 2018 (photo: Tenne) page letter in French explaining away all student visas until I get an education Leaders’’. He responded after a few days As the seminar is about the reasons for closing my file. permit that is needed to be listed as one as he made it a point to underscore ideas informing the community what skills are In their reply, I was told that of the so-called designated learning that I mentioned to him in my message. needed to work for the government, nothing prevents me from applying again. institutions effective June 30, 2017. I After a week, he sent me a very inspiring Councillor Marvin Rotrand’s speech Had I not written the letter to inquire for knew this would happen two years ago, note with some reading materials. He reaffirmed what I have always told my more details of their general statement and I took the steps to apply for an offered to give me support and repeated students – one needs to speak both that I did not have enough financial, education permit in September 2016 to the statement he made many years ago English and French to get a good job. material and human resources, I would be authorized to offer A.E.C. programs that Gilmore College is an untapped He also encouraged everyone to make an not have known that they misinterpreted (Attestation d’Études Collégiales) but resource. He and his wife are involved in application to the City as the first step to the financial statement and the nurses unfortunately it was not approved. I tried seminars designed to promote a holistic get a government job and better pay. But could still be allowed to teach the PAB again last September 2017 to be approach to aging. They stayed overnight the most important part of his speech is course if I submit a document for each authorized to offer a DEP program in Montreal to discuss a blue print of what about his statement that Gilmore College one of the nurses that I am hiring them (Diplome d’Étude Professionel) which is a to do to move forward and transform International is the only Filipino college without the teaching permit under the post secondary level program. I thought Gilmore College International as a multi- outside of the Philippines. I wanted to bureaucratic procedure entitled this would be easier than the college level cultural resource center. He understands prove his statement so I made a google ‘’Tolerance d’engagement’’ which programs although I had a permit in the that there is a lot of potential in the school search for a Filipino college anywhere involves a lot of paper work because past for three A.E. C courses from 1996 I founded 29 years ago. The seminar held around the world. I was surprised to find each nurse will have to provide me with a to 2001. It was a devastating experience on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 was very out that there was none. It would then certified copy of her diploma, transcript of to be told that my application was totally well attended. It showed that the Filipino- appear that there is indeed no one else marks, birth certificate or passport, and closed and not going to be processed for Canadian community can respond who established a private school CAQ. reasons cited such as the lack of teaching positively to my call for support. singlehandedly. I have always believed Faced with another year to wait permits of the nurses who have been the It was not only the good that I was the only one in Quebec, and for a permit that will delay my school in instructors of the personal support worker attendance of this seminar that maybe in Canada to have founded a accepting international students led me course known as PAB in Quebec since contributed to the success of my first college, but I did not give this any to think of ways to survive the crisis of not 2005, the size of the classrooms not attempt to do self-promotion. During our importance. Mr. Marvin Rotrand is the first having enough source of revenue. I then having 42 square meters surface area, breakfast meeting a day after the seminar, politician who made me feel proud that I thought of a woman author who the letter from Chateau Westmount that Mr. Isaac Goodine reviewed the global had accomplished something unique. advocates to ‘self-promote’ to succeed in will accept our students to do their perspectives of education and how urgent He has been traveling to the Philippines business. Such an idea made me think practicum not having details such as their it is to do something about bridging the with the Philippine Embassy’s ‘’Winter of doing a promotion of courses offered names, and tasks to be performed, that knowledge of the so-called retiring Escapade’’ for at least two or three times. at my school by inviting people to a my assets shown on the financial experts with the young people who must It is perhaps no wonder he can make this learn and acquire the skills necessary to statement as he seems to have learned a make the knowledge based economy lot about our country’s history and work for the benefit of everyone.