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(415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 December 7 - 13, 2017 Opposition party urges Duterte to stop organized calls for revolutionary PH NEWS | A2 De Lima wants gov’t gov’t., accountability in PHP 6.4B shabu smuggling hotline probed By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent The opposition Liberal Party is a technical examination of election urging President Duterte to immedi- documents in three Mindanao prov- ately put a stop to the groups close to inces the President going around the coun- By denying Marcos’ appeal for try campaigning for the establishment a technical examination of voters’ of a revolutionary government and records in Maguindanao, Lanao del promising that they could get people Sur and Basilan to bolster his electoral into positions of power under this protest against Robredo, LP said this PH NEWS | A3 type of government. narrowed his chances of unseating LP President Sen. Francis Pan- Robredo who has taken potshots Curry out against Hornets gilinan said the organized calls for herself at Duterte’s threat to declare a with ankle injury a revolutionary government make a revolutionary government. mockery of the Constitution and the LP said Duterte should make good principles of accountability as does his words on honoring accountability Duterte’s failure to lift a finger on the by filing charges against Faeldon and acquittal of drugs charges against for- those behind the calls for a revolution- mer Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon. ary government. The LP issued the statement as it The LP said the Duterte adminis- shared Vice-president Leni Robredo’s tration must be fair and thus should joy in seeing the Presidential Electoral not only file cases “against its critics, SPORTS NEWS | A5 Tribunal (PET) refuse to grant former but its allies as well.” (L-R) Senator Franklin Drilon and Senator Francis Pangilinan Sen. Bongbong Marcos’ motion for TO PAGE A7 (Photos: www.philnews.xyz) Barako anyone? Dengue immunization program suspended PDP-Laban president deplores ‘personality-based after manufacturer reveals analysis politics’ in PH; cites Communist Party of China By Lara Climaco | FilAm Star Correspondent school to train party members has now turned out to be potentially harmful to those who had no prior By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent COMMUNITY | B3 infection. Philippines. He noted that there is no “Based on up to six years of clinical consistency in the government policy BB Gandanghari data, the new analysis evaluated long- and institutions are weakened, lead- term safety and efficacy of Dengvaxia ing to many of the problems that the Uber driver in U.S. in people who had been infected with country now faces. dengue prior to vaccination and those “Politics in other countries are who had not. The analysis confirmed based on ideology and policy, as put that Dengvaxia provides persistent forward by political parties. In our DOH Sec. Francisco Duque III protective benefit against dengue fever country, our politics is still personality- (Photo: www.registercitizen.com) in those who had prior infection. For (L-R) Senator Koko Pimentel and based,” said Pimentel. those not previously infected by den- CPC Gen. Sec. Xi Jinping During his trip to China, Pimen- What will happen to our children? gue virus, however, the analysis found (Photo: www.facebook.com) tel also visited the CPC Central Party This is the question plaguing anxious that in the longer term, more cases of Senate President Koko Pimentel School, which trains top government ENTERTAINMENT | B6 parents whose children were inoculat- severe disease could occur following last December 4 cited the need to officials and CPC members in matters ed last year with a dengue vaccine that TO PAGE A7 strengthen the party system in the TO PAGE A7 Duterte orders PNP back to drug war De Lima honored again as among Leading Global Thinkers of 2017 PNP vows to ‘work 24/7’ The Catholic Church sees the By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent to solve murder of Fr. President’s order as a ‘bad move,’ Paez in Nueva Ecija but presidential spokesperson Harry The Philippine National Police Roque says the PDEA remains the lead (PNP) has vowed to “work 24/7” to re- agency in the war on drugs, with the solve the killing of Fr. Marcelito Paez, police only providing active support. who was attacked by still unidentified Saying there was a “notable assailants in Jaen, Nueva Ecija last resurgence in illegal drugs,” President Monday night. Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered “The Philippine National Police is the Philippine National Police to saddened by the recent incident result- actively support the Philippine Drug ing to the death of Rev. Fr. Marcelito Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the A. Paez who was shot to death by war on drugs. armed suspects in Jaen, Nueva Ecija,” Presidential spokesperson Harry PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. Dion- Roque said the PDEA remained the ardo Carlos said in a statement issued lead agency in the war on drugs. on Wednesday. The PNP, the military and other “The SITG will work 24/7 to re- law enforcement agencies would only (L-R) Sen. Leila De Lima, Sen. Kamala Harris, and Human Rights activist and artist Ai Weiwei solve the case by arresting and pros- provide “active support” to the PDEA, (Photos: www.reporter.ph / www.twitter.com / www. news.artnet.com) ecuting the suspects responsible in the Roque told a news briefing. killing of retired priest Fr. Paez,” he Mr. Duterte’s order on Tuesday, he WASHINGTON, D. C. – For the magazine for openly defying President ministration, was honored in a simple added. SITG is the Special Investiga- said, “supersedes the earlier memoran- second consecutive year, detained Duterte and his brutal war on drugs reception gala held at the Mead Center tion Task Group. dum that designated the PDEA as the Sen. Leila de Lima was named one and paying the price with her freedom. for American Theater here under the Carlos said PNP Deputy Director sole agency that will deal with the of the “Leading Global Thinkers for De Lima, the first prominent po- Leading Global reThinkers of 2017. TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 2017” by the influential Foreign Policy litical prisoner under the Duterte ad- TO PAGE A7 A2 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017 ph news Robredo supports Duterte in declaring All airport personnel leaves cancelled to CPP, NPA as terrorist groups Vice President Leni Robre- prep for increase of holiday commuters do on Wednesday said she sup- By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent ports the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte declaring as Sen. Panfilo Lacson last terrorist organizations the Com- NovemThe Civil Aviation munist Party of the Philippines Authority of the Philippines an- (CPP) and its armed wing, the nounced last December 3 it will New People’s Army (NPA). re-activate a program aimed at “Sa atin po, parating ano handling the increased number ba iyong definition ng terorista? of air travelers this Christmas Iyong terorista iyong nagha- season. hasik ng lagim na wala namang Dubbed “CAAP Balik Pasko dahilan. Iyong mga terorista 2017,” the program specifies iyong nampapatay pati ng mga measures to ensure safe, reli- sibilyan, nangingikil. Iyong sa (L-R) President Rodrigo Duterte and VP Leni Robredo able and convenient operations akin po, kung iyong ginagawa (Photo: www.escooped.com) at 35 airports in the country ng New People’s Army ay mga currently engaged in commer- terroristic activities, nararapat and it is just fitting to declare moves ng ating pamahalaan cial operations from December lamang na ideklara na teroris- them as terrorists.) para isikwal iyong kaguluhan, 1, 2017 up to January 5, 2018. ta,” Robredo said in a radio Robredo said it was reason- para isikwal iyong mga illegal To assure the flying public interview in Isabela. able for the Duterte administra- activities, para isikwal iyong the measures will be success- (For us, what is the real tion to send a message that it terroristic activities, sang-ayon fully implemented, CAAP definition of terrorists? Terror- would not tolerate any terroris- po tayo.” said all leaves for operations (L-R) MIAA GM Ed Monreal and CAAP Dir. Gen. Jim Sydiongco ists are those who sow terror tic activities, whether it is com- (All the actions of the personnel are canceled to make (Photo: www.scoopnest.com) without any reason. These ter- mitted by the Communist rebels government to quell violence, themelves available for airport under their supervision are employees and officials to rorists are the ones murdering or any ISIS-related groups. to quell the illegal activities, to service staff. prepared for more passengers, strictly adhere to the govern- civilians, and they are extor- Pressed to clarify her sup- quell the terroristic activities, I Concerned government especially overseas Filipino ment’s “No Gift Policy” by tionists. For me, what the NPA port for Duterte’s move, Robre- agree with that. (Julliane Love agencies operating at the air- workers, eager to return to the refraining from both solicit- is doing are terroristic activities do answered: “Lahat po ng mga De Jesus / inquirer.net) ports — including the Office of provinces to celebrate the holi- ing and accepting, directly or Transportation Security and the days with their families in their indirectly, any gift or favor from Police-Aviation Security Group respective hometowns. individuals, corporate entities Senate, House ends gridlock over 2018 budget for DPWH projects — have also been directed to Sydiongco said the number or third parties. deploy sufficient personnel of air travelers is expected to The policy is clearly The impasse over the resolved ROW issues were the “I think Monday the DBM at their area of responsibility increase 10 percent according provided under Section 7(d) of Senate and House of Repre- “main culprit” for the DPWH’s and DPWH were able to ex- to ensure smooth passenger to records. In 2016, passenger Republic Act 6713, the Code of sentatives’ version of the 2018 “huge unused appropriations.” plain very well that these were service. movement totaled 18,337,772 and Ethical Standards for Pub- national’ budget has been The senator pointed out part of the Build Build Build CAAP Director Gen. Jim passengers. lic Officials and Employees. resolved, with both chambers that there were also “John program of the Duterte admin- Sydiongco said the 35 airports He also reminded all CAAP agreeing that the bulk of the Does” and even “Unknown” istration,” Nograles said. P50.7 billion worth of the claimants in the list of claim- Had the Congress pur- Department of Public Works ants who will be paid for the sued the DPWH budget cut, MMDA to implement HOV lane and Highways Nograles said it (DPWH) proj- would greatly ects would be affect the on Edsa; dry run starts Dec. 11 restored. infrastructure five lanes on EDSA: The two “The good programs of the outer-most lanes are for public news is (the Duterte admin- transportations while the three impasse) has istration. other lanes are for private been broken,” The bicam- vehicles. House Appro- eral committee “Cause ng traffic is really priations Com- also agreed the volume. Napakaraming mittee Chair- to realign the sasakyan, konting infrastruc- man Davao P900 million ture,” Garcia lamented. “Why City Represen- budget of the not encourage them, at least tative Karlo anti-illegal drug dalawa sa sasakyan. May Nograles said (Photo: www.rappler.com) campaign of data tayo sa EDSA, 50 to 60 on Wednesday. the Philippine percent, ang nagmamaneho, “(Last Monday), we came ROW. National Police (PNP) to the (mag-)isa lang.” into an agreement that the “We’re finalizing still but National Housing Authority During the dry run, Garcia budget cuts that were done much of the P50.7-B cut will (NHA) to fund housing proj- said that traffic enforcers are by the Senate particularly on be restored. So we’re looking at ects for the military and police. not yet mandated to catch DPWH will no longer push probably, maybe P4 billion to Also included in the (Photo: www.news.abs-cbn.com) drivers violating the HOV lane through based on our meetings be cut,” Nograles said. amendments to the budget is The Metro Manila Devel- would start on Monday, De- policy. However, once the so that will not carry in the The two chambers are the allocation of P20 billion to opment Authority (MMDA) cember 11, to determine if the policy is fully-implemented, Bicameral Committee version,” aiming to finalize and approve accommodate the increase in has announced that it would measure is effective. Garcia said a fine of P500 shall Nograles said in a television the proposed P3.767-trillion the salaries of soldiers, police- allot the fifth lane on EDSA He noted, however, that be charged against violators. interview. national budget so it could be men, and other members of the for high-occupancy vehicles vehicles with only one driver Garcia said the traffic Lacson, vice chairman of sent to Malacañang on or be- uniformed service. (Julliane (HOV), or vehicles with at least and no passenger are barred reduction measure was ap- the Senate finance committee, fore December 19 for President Love De Jesus / inquirer.net) two passengers including the from using the HOV lane. proved following a meeting proposed the P50 billion cut Rodrigo Duterte’s signature. driver, as a way to ease traffic. The HOV lane would be with the Metro Manila Council, from the DPWH budget due The differences were In a press conference, the innermost lane on EDSA, composed of mayors of cit- to unresolved right-of-way ironed out after the DPWH VISIT MMDA Assistant General just beside the Metro Rail ies and municipalities in the (ROW) issues, which the ple- and Department of Budget and Manager for Planning Jojo Transit (MRT), according to metropolis. (Julius N. Leonen / nary in the Senate approved. Management (DBM) defended www.filamstar.com Garcia said that a week-long Garcia. inquirer.net) According to Lacson, un- the retention of the budget. dry run to test the new scheme Currently, there are December 7 - 13, 2017 FilAm Star A3 ph news De Lima urges Senate probe into ‘undermanned, under-served’ hotline for calling in corruption, under-performing officials & unfinished gov’t projects Lawmakers, academe outraged By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent at college president’s killing Detained Sen. Leila de Lima tutionalize a public complaints Anti-Red Tape Act or to govern- By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent on December 4 called for a Senate hotline involving all agencies of ment frontline services. investigation into the implemen- the government, and build on De Lima, a former justice Senators deplored the tation of the 8888 Complaint existing public feedback mecha- secretary, said, “As reported, killing of Dr. Ricardo Rotoras, Hotline to evaluate its effectiv- nisms for the realization of the aside from the challenges in ac- president of the Philippine As- ity and accessability to ordinary government’s policy to eradicate cessing the citizens’ complaint sociation of State Universities citizens in need. red tape and corruption.” hotline, many concerned citizens and Colleges (PASUC), as they But the Palace quickly Through the 24-hour service have also expressed their dismay called on the police to immedi- responded with a ately arrest the perpetrators. sharply-worded tirade “I strongly condemn this against the Sena- tor, saying that the horrendous act of violence she hasn’t tried the against a member of our system. academic community. This is “Maybe because clearly unacceptable and enrag- she hasn’t tried it ing,” said Sen. Chiz Escudero. because she shouldn’t “While I extend my deep- (L-R) Sen. Chiz Escudero and Dr. Ricardo Rotoras (Photos: www.globalpeaceorg / www. senate.gov.ph) have a telephone in est sympathies to the bereaved her detention facility,” family as well as to the USTP closely with him for the passage reaching JR Borja General Palace Spokesman (University of Science and of the Universal Access to Qual- Hospital. Harry Roque said in a Technology of Southern Philip- ity Tertiary Education Act as The investigators are cur- briefing. pines) community, I join the president of Philippine Associa- rently looking into accounts of Asked about the academe in mourning the death tion of State Universities and witnesses who allegedly saw progress of the com- of Dr. Rotoras, whose efforts Colleges (PASUC).” people loitering within the vi- plaint hotline, Roque to help improve the country’s “We call on authorities cinity of the subdivision before instead highlighted higher education system will the president’s resolve to leave no stone unturned to the incident. Witnesses also not be forgotten. His untimely to remove corrupt ensure that those behind the claimed to have seen two men passing is a great loss not only officials. killing be brought to justice and walking out of the subdivision De Lima, a known to his family, friends and col- punished for their deplorable after the incident and fled on human rights defend- leagues but to the whole higher act,”he added. board a black pick-up truck. er, earlier filed Senate education sector as well,“ he Cagayan de Oro City police, The police also recovered added. Resolution No. (SRN) (Photo: www.cdodev.com) however, said they formed a empty shells believed to be from 550 urging the appro- Escudero, who chairs the special investigation task group a .45 caliber pistol that was priate Senate com- Senate Committee on Educa- to look into all the possible mo- used to kill Rotoras. mittee to look into the tion, Arts and Culture, also tives for the killing and capture Last July, Rotoras was purported failure of the Hotline manned by “live agents,” citizens about the implementation of the asked the Philippine National the suspects. re-elected unopposed for his in accommodating concerns and can call in to report corrupt offi- program, particularly since tele- Police (PNP) to do their best to Rotoras was gunned down fourth term as the head of PA- complaints about corruption in cials, under-performing govern- phone companies charge them a immediately arrest the culprits. by unknown attackers right in SUC. He was president of USTP government offices. ment personnel, and unfinished fee of around PHP 5.00 per min- “I urge the PNP to act swiftly on front of his residence in Golden in Cagayan de Oro since 2006. She said Congress has the government projects. ute if they call the hotline from this case and exhaust all means Glow North Subdivision in responsibility to conduct a probe Based on news reports, their mobile phones,” she said. to bring the perpetrators to Barangay Carmen, Cagayan and study the implementation of however, most of the calls via the “While there is no charge if justice.” de Oro City, around 1 a.m. last 8888 Complaint Hotline “as to its citizens’ complaint hotline were they call via landline, this pro- Sen. Bam Aquino said his effectivity and equal accessibility not about corruption complaints, gram is still not accessible to all, December 2. untimely death is a great loss to to all citizens,” she said. if not “unserved.” especially because not everyone According to police, Roto- the country’s push for quality “Every peso of Filipino The telephone hotline has access to landlines and pre- ras sustained multiple gunshot taxpayers’ money must be spent reportedly served 54,743 calls in paid mobile phone users would education for every Filipino. wounds and was rushed to the on programs and government ser- its first five months of operation not be able to access the hotline Senate President Aquilino nearby medical facility by his vices that actually work and are (from August to December 2016) either by call or SMS if they have Pimentel III said, “We worked driver. He, however, died before responsive to their needs, and not but then failed to accommodate no remaining credits,” she added. on programs launched merely to around 1.4 million calls because De Lima maintained the cosmetically or superficially fulfill the unit was “undermanned.” administration must iron out the campaign promises,” she added. Half of the served 8888 calls, protocols and ways to successfully In 2016, Duterte signed meanwhile, were allegedly not re- manage the hotline, otherwise Executive Order No. 6 “to insti- lated to the implementation of the cease its operation. A4 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017 ph news Alvarez asks LTO chief to resign amid Bribery plots, death threats bug unresolved license plates shortage Sereno impeachment hearings Peeved at the lack of avail- By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent able license plates for registered vehicles, Speaker Pantaleon Talks of death threats and Hindi magtatagumpay ‘yan,” she Alvarez has asked the head of bribery plots riveted the House told reporters. the Land Transportation (LTO) of Representatives committee House Justice Committee to quit his post. hearings on the impeachment Chair Reynaldo Umali also said “Resign now. Have a little complaint against Chief Justice he did not “want to be bothered” shame. You can’t do your job,” Maria Lourdes Sereno. by Gadon’s claims and would he said in a message addressed The death threat scared off rather focus on finding prob- to LTO Assistant Secretary a reporter who earlier testified able cause in the impeachment Edgar Galvante at a House in favor of Sereno while the complaints. hearing. bribery plot was supposedly “Baka kuwentong kutsero Galvante was not present hatched for senators to vote for na naman. Siguro when things at the meeting of the House acquittal once the complaint get clearer as in malinaw, then transportation committee on goes to the Senate. Jomar Canlas that’s the time we look into it. Wednesday, but Alvarez asked The plot to bribe the (Photo: www.rmn.ph) For the meantime, I’d rather the LTO representatives to relay senators to the tune of PHP ka na sa asawa mo at anak mo, focus on the more important his message to their boss. (L-R) Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and LTO Assistant Sec. Edgar Galvante 200 million each was spread by bago ka mamatay. Hdi to pa- matters of establishing charges Speaking to reporters after (Photo: www.interaksyon.com) lawyer Larry Gadon who filed that need to be established,” nanakot, ds time talagang patay the hearing, Alvarez said his According to Alvarez, one a very simple problem to fix,” the impeachment complaint Umali said. ka jomar.” beef with Galvante was nothing of the things President Rodrigo Alvarez said, noting many sup- against Sereno. He said the Sereno is accused of mis- Two senators denied that personal. Duterte had promised during pliers could fill the gap. pile of money will come from a declaring her wealth, having an an “oligarch” was planning “I have nothing against the presidential campaign was He urged the Mr. Duterte “Chinese tycoon” opposed to the extravagant lifestyle and bypass- to bribe the upper house of Asec. Galvante. But you have the availability of license plates to appoint a person “who can do Duterte regime. ing her colleagues in the issu- Congress to acquit Chief Justice been sitting in your post for for registered vehicles. the job.” Manila Times senior Maria Lourdes Sereno in her ance of court orders. The House more than a year, yet there are “Why is it that when you LTO reportedly held a reporter Jomar Canlas ap- impeachment case. Justice panel was set to resume still no plates,” he told a press buy a car, you would wait for a rebidding for plate manufac- proached Manila Police Chief Sen. Panfilo Lacson said,” its hearing December 5 to deter- briefing. year yet there is still no plate?” turers with a nearly P1 billion Superintendent Joel Coronel Don’t believe Gadon too much. mine if there is probable cause “The most logical thing for he fumed. funding in September. (DJ Yap saying the threat to his life was a He testified before the House to pursue the impeachment case you to do is to resign,” Alvarez “I don’t see any reason / inquirer.net) consequence of his testimony at of Representatives based on against the Chief Justice. said. why there are no plates. That’s the House Committee on Justice hearsay. This latest claim is Sereno, who has denied any last November 26. Canlas gossip, worse than hearsay; it’s wrongdoing, seemed adamant planned to also seek protection triple hearsay. I am not aware on refusing to attend the hear- from the National Bureau of of any individual talking with ings. ‘Very strong lobby’ seeks to scrap tax on cosmetic procedures, says Drilon Investigation. senators.” Umali took back his initial There’s a “very strong which affects everybody,” he Until now, he said, the bi- In that testimony, Canlas Lacson believed the ac- position backing the arrest of lobby” to scrap the proposed 10 said. “Yung pangunahing bili- cameral conference committee took exception to a claim by cusation, if true, really meant to Sereno for not facing the com- percent vanity tax contained in hin, tataas dahil dito. Yung mga has not reached an agreement complainant Gadon that Associ- pressure senators into convict- mittee herself to answer the the tax reform measure, Sen- magsasaka, yung mga manging- yet whether or not to retain the ate Justice Teresita de Castro ing Sereno if and when she is allegations against her. ate Minority Franklin Drilon sida – the poorer sector of the 10-percent vanity tax. was the source of his story on impeached by congressmen and “It’s not my stand, it’s just disclosed on Wednesday. society will be affected. So why “The House has taken a po- Sereno’s alteration of a tempo- elevated to the Senate. my thought. When asked hypo- “Certainly, yes, may nagla- can we not impose a tax on an sition that a cosmetic tax should rary restraining order against Sen. Grace Poe echoed thetically whether we can do it, lobby. There’s a very strong activity which is purely luxury?” not be imposed,” Drilon said. the proclamation of a senior Lacson’s denial of the alleged sabi ko nga, it’s really the deci- lobby,” Drilon told reporters at During plenary debates at (Maila Ager / inquirer.net) citizens’ party-list during the bribery plot, saying any bribery sion of the majority. I cannot the Senate. the Senate, the minority leader 2013 elections, which the lawyer decide on it by myself. I cannot attempt will fail because of in- In fact, he said, he was also strongly opposed moves to re- used as part of his evidence. even vote except to break a tie,” tense public scrutiny of the case. approached, but he stood by his move the proposed 20 percent Canlas said he started he said. “Unang-una, hindi totoo. position that tax should be im- vanity tax from the approved receiving text messages from “Sinasabi ko dito we’re per- Sa akin, hindi totoo yun. 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For the fourth quarter, and struggled LOS ANGELES, United quarterback it was his first to march the Raiders down- States — Stephen Curry was time since 2004. field without Michael Crabtree ruled out of Golden State’s The rest of the team, and Amari Cooper. next game against the Char- rattled with franchise-shaking With 3:23 left in the lotte Hornets but it is not alterations, could not shake game, however, Carr found clear when the NBA star will off the feeling of what has Johnny Holton from nine return, the team said Tuesday. become a crumbling season. yards out for his lone passing Curry limped off court They lost to the Raiders at touchdown in the afternoon. after Golden State’s dramatic Oakland Coliseum, 24-17, Carr finished 22-of-36 but win over the New Orleans plummeting their record to threw for 287 yards to his Pelicans on Monday after 2-10. secondary set of receivers. twisting his right ankle. Geno Smith became the The Giants certainly The Warriors ace later first to start at quarterback for helped him out by dropping left the arena on crutches, the Giants other than Man- two easy interceptions, and although an X-ray taken soon ning in 4,748 days, finally Carr took advantage of New after the game came back breaking Manning’s streak of York’s mishaps. All things negative. Warriors’ guard Steph Curry re-injures ankle during their game agains 210 regular-season starts. But considered, Carr could’ve The Warriors said in a the Pelicans. Warriors won 125-115. Smith could have fared a little done much worse without his statement on Tuesday an MRI (Photos: www.sbnation.com) better than Manning who had top two threats. scan confirmed a sprained with with him a thin offensive right ankle and that Curry line and a depleted depth as would miss Wednesday’s wide receiver. The Giants’ 17 game in Charlotte. points seemed a slight conso- “The MRI indicated that lation and was more than they the ankle is stable and struc- scored in their previous two turally intact,” the team said, games. adding that Curry will be “re- For the first time, 37- evaluated in two weeks.” year-old Manning’s future Curry told reporters after also is uncertain since taking the game he was furious at the over as starter from Kurt play that caused his injury, Warner on November 21, when he tangled with New Or- 2004. Manning started every leans guard E’Twaun Moore. game since, including 12 in “It was a dumb play Confrontaion between Warrior’s Kevin Durant and Pelicans’ Demarcus because I tried to go for a Cousins prior to both players ejection from the game the post season and won a (Photos: www.youtube.com) pair of Super Bowl MVPs for steal,” Curry said. “And then, the franchise. Manning holds obviously, it was just a bang- almost all of the franchise’s bang (play). I got caught on major passing records and E’Twaun’s shoe as I went by topped the 50,000 yard pass- him and couldn’t catch myself. ing mark earlier this season. “So obviously it hurt, but The only thing Manning was wanted to kind of get back certain of was the fact his here, get ice on it and get the career is not over. rehab process started as soon “I plan on playing next as possible.” (inquirer.net) season” he said. Whether that’s with the Giants or he moves to another team re- mains to be seen. visit our website Derek Carr was in danger of not throwing a touchdown www.filamstar.com Warrior’s Draymond Green and Jordan Bell battle for the rebound pass for the first time since against the Pelicans’ Tony Allen December last year. He wasn’t (Photos: www.mercurynews.com) A6 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017 opinion Street Talk PerryScope The browning of America Digong’s war against the reds and yellows GREG B. MACABENTA PERRY DIAZ Advertising is one ers in Alabama voted to make the amendments. indicator of changes in In Alabama nearly 526,000 people voted against In a country where adopting a pseudo-federal system under his lifestyle, social mores, the amendment, including a majority of voters groups and organiza- overcentralized despotism and terrorism,” he fashion and language. in some rural counties. tions are identified by added. “As a president in a rush to become a One such development “In 2009, Keith Bardwell, a justice of the colors, two groups – the fascist dictator, he (Duterte) expects to have that has become ap- peace in Robert, Louisiana, refused to officiate a “reds” and the “yellows” limitless opportunities for bureaucratic cor- parent in US television civil wedding for an interracial couple. A nearby – have taken center ruption like his idol Marcos, especially in commercials is the use of justice of the peace, on Bardwell’s referral, stage in the political overpriced infrastructure projects, government mixed race families (i.e., officiated the wedding; the interracial couple arena. On the side of the purchases and cheap sale of raw materials,” the an African-American sued Keith Bardwell and his wife Beth Bardwell reds are the Communist CPP founder also said. [Source: The Philippine husband, a Caucasian wife and mixed race in federal court. After facing wide criticism for Party of the Philippines Star] children). his actions, including from Louisiana Governor (CPP), New People’s Army (NPA), and National In another news report, Duterte vowed This would have been unthinkable only a Bobby Jindal, Bardwell resigned on November Democratic Front (NDF). On the yellow side are to order the arrest of the “dying” Sison if he few decades ago. In 1978, at the Advertising 3, 2009.” the Liberal Party (LP) and the “Yellow Army,” returns to the Philippines. “And if Joma Sison Age workshop that I attended in Chicago, the In truth, racism has never really disap- supporters of former president Benigno Aquino comes here, I will arrest him or if I were him, only non-white commercial endorser was Bill peared in the US, but the civil rights movement III. ‘wag na siyang bumalik dito (never come back Cosby. For years, Hollywood-type white models and the rise of a more enlightened American President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte, a here),” Duterte said in a speech before the San were mandatory for all kinds of mass-marketed society left only the fringe groups like the neo- self-styled socialist, believes that the reds and Beda College of Law annual alumni homecom- products in the US – pretty much the way they Nazis clenching their futile fists, while the closet yellows are conspiring to topple his administra- ing. “Better still, I will not allow him to enter were in TV commercials and print ads in the racists remained in the closet. tion with the backing of the Central Intelligence his native land and that is a very painful experi- Philippines. America was still coming to grips The tumultuous presidential campaign of Agency (CIA). It did not then come as a surprise ence especially if you’re dying and you think na with the concept of civil rights and racial equal- Trump and his equally unsettling presidency when he made a bold move to rein them in, par- you should be buried in your own cemetery, in ity, and we Filipinos were still weighed down may have opened the Pandora’s box of racist ticularly the reds, which he recently tagged as your own town,” he added. by the monkey on our backs called “colonial resentments that, according to one TV politi- “terrorists.” But terrorists or not, the reds pose But it was only last April when Duterte ad- mentality.” cal analyst, had been exacerbated by Obama’s a grave threat to the nation’s security, which has vised Sison to come home because he was “very The election of half black-half white Barack election. been the case for the last four decades. sick.” He promised Sison he won’t be arrested Obama to the presidency may have marked the Adding to the volatile brew has been the Until now, the reds were treated as “rebels,” if he came home. But last November 24, a day most dramatic change in the attitude of Ameri- feeling among those in the American heartland which gave them a semblance of legitimacy. Not after terminating the peace talks, Duterte once can society towards “people of color,” a euphe- that they are retrogressing in a country they are anymore. They’re dangerous terrorists! But again vowed to arrest Sison if he returns home. mism for non-whites. told is their own but which is being dominated aren’t rebels dangerous too? Why the sudden change of heart? Obama epitomized the national leader who by all kinds of foreigners, including illegals It’s strange that Duterte who was once as- Revolutionary government possessed all the positive qualities of the white and potential terrorists. The same TV analyst sociated with the NPA when he was mayor of Surmise it to say, Duterte would most likely man and the black man, as well. Handsome, described the American heartland as “the new Davao City is now against them? He was even proclaim a revolutionary government soon, charismatic, eloquent. He was the “ideal blend,” ghetto.” quoted in a news article back in 2014, as saying which he had wanted to do for sometime now. the poster boy for racial equality. Trump has made no effort to soothe these he would forge a coalition government with left- The only explanation why he hasn’t done it yet To use a phrase I coined in a feature article resentments. In fact, he appears to be encour- ists and Muslim separatists if elected president. is because of the strong resistance from the in 1989, Obama represented the Browning of aging them. His response to the racial riots in While it made the “progressives” happy, it made military. But by pitting the military against its America. Not plain white or plain black but rich Charlottesville, and his subsequent statements, a lot of people nervous. longtime nemesis, the communists, Duterte brown. were widely perceived as pandering to the neo- When Duterte was elected president, he could then convince the military to support a In the 1990s, I used that phrase again, Nazis. had several “reds” appointed to key positions in revolutionary government that excludes the along with the headline for an ad, “Old Glory If racism has ever had a more fertile breed- his administration including four Cabinet posi- ”reds.” was never intended to be plain white.” It was an ing ground in America, it has been during the tions. Duterte’s decision to bring leftists into In my column, “Revolutionizing martial ad for PG&E’s policy of diversity in hiring. brief presidency of Trump. Worse yet, this re- the inner circle of his government was praised law” (October 27, 2017), I wrote: “But President The recent emergence of mixed race super- surgence has been mixed up and confused with by CPP Chairman and Founder Jose Ma. “Joma” Duterte figures that by forming a revolutionary stars, like Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of conservatism, which in turn has run right up Sison, who said: “It’s the first time ‘progressives’ government, he can still avail of the military’s the Golden State Warriors, in spectator sports against the blossoming of lifestyles and attitudes will have a president as ally.” support, which is stacked up with loyalist Du- which have been traditionally dominated by that are in direct conflict with conservative Duterte also earned praise from Luis Ja- tertistas, who would keep him – and themselves blacks, may have reinforced the concept of racial mores and beliefs, such as equal rights for LG- landoni, Chairman of the National Democratic -- in power. And they’ll be part of a power struc- “balance” and “blending.” BTs, the acceptance of sex change as a personal Front (NDF). Jalandoni said that he welcomed ture that will protect their personal and busi- Perceptive advertising practitioners have privilege, and same sex marriage vs. traditional Duterte’s gesture aimed at reviving peace talks ness interests. It’s a philosophy that keeps the been quick to adapt their creative strategies to concepts of matrimony. with the communist rebels. Jalandoni also few elite in power. this development. Unfortunately, not just ad Will this situation get worse? It could. What confirmed that Duterte would grant general am- “Duterte’s idea of a revolutionary govern- men appear to have done this, but politicians, is certain is that the confusion is getting worse, nesty to 543 “political prisoners.” There were ment can be traced to Marcos’ martial law as well – specifically the “Washington outsider” with non sequitor arguments being thrown into even talks of forming a coalition government regime. Indeed, Duterte is taking a page from who became president, Donald Trump. the boiling cauldron. with the NDF-CPP-NPA. That was then. Marcos’ playbook. It is ‘revolutionary’ in name To set things in perspective, there was a Hopefully, in California where my family Last November 23, Duterte terminated the only. It is martial law disguised as revolutionary time in American history when the separation resides, enlightened liberals will triumph over peace talks with the “reds,” citing the “rebels’ government. What Duterte is doing is revolu- of races was seen by mainstream Americans as a the racists and bigots without discounting valid supposed failure to display sincerity to the tionizing martial law. It’s one and the same with divine mandate. For decades anti-miscegenation conservative values. But there are sectors in peace process.” “While we agreed to resume one exception: Congress is left out of the power was the law in most of the states. It was illegal America’s heartland (and even some areas in os- peace talks with the aforementioned group and equation. Indeed, it’s coup d’état against the for “people of color,” particularly blacks (and in- tensibly enlightened California) who are stand- exerted our best efforts to accelerate the signing democratic government he was elected to serve.” cluding Filipinos in some states like Maryland) ing fast on their belief that God has mandated and implementation of the final peace agree- If I remember it right, Marcos used “com- to marry a white person. racial segregation and a violent confrontation is ment, the NDF-CPP-NPA has engaged in acts of munist threat” as the main reason why he Following is an entry in Wikipedia: “In inevitable. violence and hostilities,” he said. declared martial law. He even had his Defense 1967, 17 Southern states (all the former slave Mercifully, Trump’s term is only for four Duterte vs. Sison Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile stage a fake am- states plus Oklahoma) still enforced laws years and, hopefully, he will realize the folly of Sison reacted with a strongly worded bush to justify the declaration of martial law. prohibiting marriage between whites and non- aspiring for a second term. statement, describing Duterte as a “consistent And it worked! whites. Maryland repealed its law in response And, hopefully, the browning of America is political swindler and demagogue who depends Today, Duterte is once again using “com- to the start of the proceedings at the Supreme here to stay. heavily on lying.” “Duterte does not mind being munist threat” to rally the military behind him. Court. After the ruling of the Supreme Court, ([email protected]) proven a big liar on the question of coalition And if he includes the “yellows” he could elimi- the remaining laws were no longer enforceable. government. He thinks that he can move on nate the political opposition just like Marcos did Nonetheless, it took South Carolina until 1998 from success to success at political swindling, in 1972 when he imprisoned Ninoy Aquino and and Alabama until 2000 to amend their states’ Sison said. “Now, he is being carried away by other Liberal Party leaders. And if he plays his constitutions to remove language prohibiting his obsession to establish a fascist dictatorship cards right, it’s déjà vu all over again. miscegenation. In the respective referendums, through charter change under the pretext of ([email protected]) 62% of voters in South Carolina and 59% of vot- As I See It

The Opinions expressed by our writers and A sequel to international teachers’ day, a teacher’s feedback contributors do not in any way reflect the opinion of the management of Fortune News ELPIDIO R. ESTIOKO Media Inc. I would like to ebrated annually since October 5, I 994, ‘til I had over. I felt sad, but temporarily because Vice Fortune News Media Inc. acknowledge teachers, perused your article, October 19-25, 2017, your President Lyndon B. Johnson took his Oath of Publisher current and retired, regular column, “As I See It”, in the FilAm Star. Office as the 36th President of the United States Harvey Barkin who either called me It’s kind of a late response, due to delays of un- and he carried over J.F.K’s P-3 project to benefit Editor-in-Chief or emailed me their avoidable interruptions, and my poor knowledge college-educated youths in the Free World. feedback/comments on of the new tech operations… All my young life, I heard, read, and saw in Edwina Aniag Vice President for Marketing and Operations my column published on I graduated from the Philippine Normal the American movies, wonderful things about October 19 – 25, 2017 College, Manila in March, 1960. Your late beloved this Super Power and Wealthy United States. My Gary De Guzman honoring and remem- two sisters, Manang Auring, and the late Manang good friend, and classmate from college, Cleofe Vice President for Community Relations bering teachers during Aida were in same school with me for a good, glo- P. Castro brought me this good news: the P-3 Anchet Manosca international teachers’ day. rious seven years from May, 1960, through June, US project for young adults all over the world, a Creative and Production Manager Their feedbacks/responses even inspired me 1967… A few months before graduation, recruit- long-awaited opportunity. In college, Cleofe, to- Atty. Crispin Lozano to appreciate more appreciatively the sacrifices ers for teaching positions in Manila schools came gether with the others who share same childhood Dr. Philip Chua / Rodel Rodis our teachers do on a day-to-day basis inside and every day to offer teaching jobs in the city. I chose dreams with us, endlessly talked about our desire Ben Lou / Perry Diaz outside the classroom. They are dedicated public to teach and serve in my hometown. Passing the of crossing the vast Pacific Ocean and setting foot Federico Espiritu / Elpidio Estioko servants tasked of making a difference in stu- Teachers’ Competitive Exams in the summer of on United States soil. Columnists dents’ lives and shaping their destiny to become 1960 put me to a regular temporary teaching po- The P-3 or the Professional Visa was a much Macon Ramos-Araneta contributing members of society. welcomed news to us, so we were no longer Corina Oliquino / Lara Climaco sition in the Urdaneta School District for school Daniel Llanto I would like to share one feedback from a year 1960- 1961. engaged in some senseless, unattainable day- Correspondents former school teacher of Urdaneta City in the When I hurdled the junior and Senior Civil dreaming: we started talking about our desires province of Pangasinan, who immigrated to Service Exams in December 1960 and 1961, the and our future. That was the late 1966. We went Ann Gauna Marketing Associate the US and taught in a school in San Francisco, Manila Superintendent of Public Schools offered to see a travel agent in Manila to get information California and then retired from the San Fran- me a teaching job in Manila. Again, I chose to on papers needed. It was simple, inexpensive and Jho Bule cisco Unified School District. For his passion and stay and teach in Urdaneta. only P150 to pay the travel agent to apply for a Photographer dedication to education, I will consider this as a In 1961, President John Kennedy’s vast U.S. visa at that time. We furnished the U.S. Em- Glenda Bule tribute to Aurora Murillo Langit, a retired teacher wealth, good looks, and promises of great visions bassy pertinent documents for them to process Event Coordinator from San Francisco and Urdaneta city. for the people in the land, won him the 35th our application under the P-3 program. In Aurora’s email to me, I can feel her presidency of the United States of America and I was then around fifty years younger, with FilAm Star is published weekly by Fortune News Media Inc. vibrations and love for teaching, just like my two one of his popular projects was the Professional high optimism for a greener pasture, and courage www.filamstar.com female siblings who were public school teachers: Visa, also known as the P-3. This program is to defy all odds. Money, I had nothing. I had to fly the late Aurora Estioko Figuracion and the late aimed to improve the ailing U.S. economy, as now; pay later. It was late June, 1967. My friend, Headquarters: Retired school supervisor Aida Estioko Juan. well as, upgrade the U.S. popularity to the young and I stayed with Cleofe’s friends and town mates 1028 Mission St., 2/F, Here’s her email to me: “My deep apprecia- people, with college degrees, all over the free in Hawaii for a week, as a side trip. Then we San Francisco, CA 94103; tion to you on your generous and kind tribute to world. In 1993, President Kennedy’s life was cut proceeded to my final destination, San Francisco. Tel. (650) 278-0692 or (415) 593-5955 teachers all over the globe. I had not been aware short by an assassin’s bullet, in Dallas, Texas and Schools just started their almost three month’s Email: [email protected] of the World Teachers’ Day which has been cel- I thought his dream program for teachers was TO PAGE A7 December 7 - 13, 2017 FilAm Star A7 OPPOSITION PARTY URGES kalusot sa kaso ngunit hindi maiwasan dahil PDP-LABAN PRESIDENT Standing Committee of the National People’s ... FROM PAGE A1 napapadalas na ang ganitong mga isyu,” added ... FROM PAGE A1 Congress and a member of the CPC’s policy- Aquino. making Politburo Standing Committee; Wang “If the Duterte government is serious about For his part, Senate Minority Leader Frank- of governance and public administration. Huning, First Secretary of the CPC’s Central accountability, it should also pursue those behind lin Drilon said that, “If the government is really In the said visit, Pimentel expressed hopes Secretariat and a member of the Politburo Stand- the push for a revolutionary government and the serious in making people accountable for their of looking to the school as an example of how to ing Committee, and Song Tao, the head of the entry of PHP 6.4-billion worth of shabu into the actions, it must pursue those pushing for a revo- train party members on issues of governance and International Department of the CPC Central country,” the LP said in a statement. lutionary government, which is an illegal act.” party ideology. Committee. The opposition party made the challenge “Alam nila na ito’y bawal sa ating Saligang Pimentel was in Beijing over the weekend to Pimentel delivered a speech during the Wel- after Duterte said that the country should have a Batas ngunit hinayaan lang nila dahil pawang represent both the Philippines and the Partido come Banquet of the event on Friday. new charter “that would mandate more account- mga kaalyado nila ang nasa likod nila,” added Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP- “Our constituents support us because of ability and responsibility of officials.” Drilon. Laban) in the World Dialogue of Political Par- (our) principles and values. To me, this means we Last month, the Department of Justice On the Robredo-Marcos electoral protest, ties organized by the Communist Party of China are not here to represent our governments. We dismissed the charges against Faeldon and other Robredo’s lawyer Romulo Macalintal said the (CPC). are here to represent the ideals of our peoples,” BoC officials in relation to the smuggling of the refusal of the court to grant Marcos’ motion for It was the first and largest gathering of politi- Pimentel said in his speech. illegal drugs from China that entered the Philip- a technical examination of election documents cal parties around the world, with representatives Discussing the need for political parties to pines via the green or express lane of the BoC last in three Mindanao provinces has diminished his of political parties from 120 countries present. adapt and cooperate with the phenomenon of the May when Faeldon was still the agency’s chief. chances of winning his electoral protest. “This is an excellent forum for international global village, Pimentel said, “We can no longer “Ano’ng nangyari sa kaso ni dating Commis- Macalintal explained that the merits of Mar- cooperation in bringing about a better future be insular and limit our activities to our own sioner Nicanor Faeldon at iba pang mga opisyal cos’ electoral protest “would be initially deter- for all mankind. Political parties are sources of countries. Events in one country will have ripple ng Bureau of Customs ukol sa PHP 6.4 bilyong mined based on the results of the said recount policy. When political parties around the world effects on others. Our nations are in different halaga ng shabu na nakapuslit sa loob ng bansa? of ballots from Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros meet, we can determine the direction/policies of stages of development, yet are facing common May pinapanagot ba ang pamahalaang ito?” Pan- Oriental which, as stated would not have any the world,” said Pimentel. problems.” gilinan asked. material effect on the official count when Robredo The PDP-Laban President met with Chinese PDP Laban as a party advocates Theism, Hu- Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino said the was declared winner.” President and CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping manism, Enlightened Nationalism, Democratic Justice Department allowed two former associ- The PET is scheduled to conduct a ballot re- on December 1, where he relayed the message Socialism, Participatory and Consultative Democ- ate commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration count in three pilot provinces Marcos has chosen of President and PDP Laban Chairman Rodrigo racy, and Federalism, Pimentel said. who allegedly received PHP 50-million bribe in his electoral protest. These are Camarines Sur, Duterte congratulating the former for the suc- “A strong party system begins with the indi- from Chinese tycoon Jack Lam to escape plunder Iloilo and Negros Oriental. cessful hosting of the dialogue, thanking him for vidual members of the party. I will report to the charges by downgrading the case to graft and For Macalintal, the ballot recount will come his support of the Philippines’ ASEAN chairman- Party leaders on my observations in this trip so direct bribery. out in favor of Robredo. “Wala pang nananalo sa ship, and congratulating him for the successful we can determine how to produce more quality “Ayaw nating isipin na dahil appointee ni isang recount sa isang electoral protest,” he said and historic staging of the CPC 19th National members and instill party discipline among our Pangulong Duterte ang dalawang ito kaya na- in an interview. Party Congress members. The change to better Philippine politics Other dignitaries who met with Pimentel will begin with PDP Laban,” he added. DENGUE IMMUNIZATION such as two days of fever, a lower platelet count included Zhang Dejiang, the Chairman of the ... FROM PAGE A1 and bruising, according to local media reports following a Sanofi press briefing on December 4. DE LIMA HONORED AGAIN of Leading Global reThinkers can be accessible at vaccination upon a subsequent dengue infection,” In one of its press releases in 2015, Sanofi de- ... FROM PAGE A1 https://gt.foreignpolicy.com/2017/profile/leila- Sanofi Pasteur, manufacturer of Dengvaxia— scribed dengue as a painful disease “that is also de-lima?326f6e76d9= touted in 2015 as a world first, announced on known as ‘break bone’ fever due to the terrible “From the beginning, De Lima knew how Every year, Foreign Policy said it selects a November 29. bone and joint pain it causes. In addition to this dangerous her unfettered criticism of her coun- distinguished roster of people who have made While the Department of Health (DOH) was human suffering, dengue also has the ability to try’s leader might prove,” Benjamin Soloway, an an important impact on fields such as politics, quick in suspending its dengue immunization break the back of local healthcare systems during associate editor of Foreign Policy, wrote. diplomacy, science and the arts. program, the damage has already been done. outbreaks.” “But de Lima has refused to shut up. The This year, it added, the magazine acknowl- More than 700,000 Filipinos, predominantly The company pitched its success in this light. government is trying to ‘totally silence dissent edges its honorees as Global reThinkers — indi- nine-year-old Grade 4 pupils in public schools, “Dengvaxia has been shown to prevent 93 percent and cultivate a culture of double standard of viduals from around the world whose actions are were injected with Dengvaxia last year when the of severe disease and 80 percent of hospitaliza- justice, where those allied with the president disrupting the status quo and impacting countless Aquino administration launched the mass vac- tions due to dengue over the 25-month phase of and his family are accorded impunity,’” also said lives. cination program. The students were from public the large-scale clinical studies conducted in 10 Soloway. Last year, Foreign Policy magazine also schools located in Central Luzon, the Southern countries in Latin America and Asia where den- “Now, De Lima fears that Duterte could go named De Lima, who was jailed on alleged drug Tagalog mainland or Region 4-A and Metro gue is widespread,” it was noted in the November even further to silence her. Today she refuses charges, to the prestigious list of Leading Global Manila. These regions were selected as pilot areas 29 statement. all prison rations, eating only food brought by Thinkers for her vocal opposition against the because they were highly endemic for dengue, Sanofi is asking regulators to update the drug visitors. While she fears for her safety, she is unabated spate of extra-judicial and summary globally the fastest-growing infectious disease labeling with its recent findings that “vaccination convinced that the international community’s killings in the country. that the World Health Organization wants to curb should only be recommended when the potential scrutiny of Duterte’s rule is helping keep her She was honoured “for standing up to an substantially by 2020. benefits outweigh potential risks (in countries alive,” he added, extremist leader” as one of the 13 Global Thinkers The scope of the medical fiasco is unclear at with high burden of dengue diseases). For indi- Early this year, De Lima was also recognized in the “Challengers” category under the 100 lead- this time, as the vaccination program had been viduals who have not been previously infected by by Time Magazine as one of 100 Most Influential ing global thinkers for 2016. deployed to other regions. There are claims that dengue virus, vaccination should not be recom- People, one of the Icons, by Amnesty Internation- Foreign Policy cited how De Lima bravely re- only a fraction of those inoculated are at risk, mended.” al as one of the notable Women Human Rights fused to be silenced by the blatant and incessant probably only 70,000 or 10 percent of the vac- The Philippine Food and Drug Administra- Defenders in 2017, and more recently by Liberal attacks by President Duterte’s allies as she stood cinated population. Others claim it’s as slim as tion (FDA) has ordered Dengvaxia pulled from International as “Prize for Freedom” Awardee for her ground and vowed for her innocence against 7,000 with a lifetime risk out of an estimated the market, directing Sanofi on December 4 to 2018, among others. trumped-up charges against her. 91,000 children exposed to the vaccine who had conduct an information dissemination campaign This year’s Leading Global reThinkers in- Among the extraordinary ranks of FP’s 100 no prior dengue infection. through advisories, Dear Doctor letters and clude South Korea President Moon Jae-in, United Leading Global Thinkers include former U.S. “Currently, there is no reported case of severe patient fora. The FDA also asked drug establish- Kingdom Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbin, State Department Sec. Hillary Clinton, German dengue infection among those who received the ments, consumers and health practitioners to French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. Sena- Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canada Prime Minis- vaccine,” the DOH said in its statement. “The report any incident of death, serious illness or tor Kamala Haris, artist and human rights activist ter Justin Trudeau, and United Nations Secretary DOH assures the public that it is serious in car- serious injury that might have been caused by the Ai Weiwei, U.S. Ambassador to the United Na- Gen. Ban Ki-Moon. rying out its mandate to always guard the health dengue vaccine. tions Nikki Halley, among others. This year’s list and well-being of its constituents. Thus, it shall Investigations are being lined up at the De- ensure that vaccines are always safe and effective partment of Justice, National Bureau of Investi- DUTERTE ORDERS PNP course of its anti-illegal drug operations,” the to optimize its health benefits,” it added, quoting gation and the Senate to determine accountability ... FROM PAGE A1 President said. incumbent Health Sec. Francisco Duque III. for the fiasco. In his Manila Times column on De- “[However, it] has been seriously hampered Countering perceptions that Filipino children cember 4, Rigoberto Tiglao suggested the culprit entire illegal drug operations.” in performing its huge mandate by the lack of had been used as guinea pigs, regional executives is no less than former President Noynoy Aquino, Roque said that if the PNP wanted to revive resources, specifically agents and operatives, who of Sanofi pointed out that the DOH’s dengue im- who met on two occasions with Sanofi executives “Oplan Tokhang,” it should coordinate first with can penetrate drug-infected areas down to the munization program was not part of its clinical before allegedly ordering his Cabinet to shell the PDEA. municipal and barangay levels,” he said. trials. They also debunked claims by local watch- out PHP3.5 billion for the vaccines. Duque has “Well, it’s very clear the PDEA is the lead so The President noted that the PDEA had only dog Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption announced that the Philippine government was if Tokhang will be implemented by the PNP, I about 2,000 personnel to deal with the drug Dengvaxia-induced deaths have occurred. considering returning unused Dengvaxia vials would suppose there would have to be coordina- problem in the entire country. Additionally, Sanofi’s advisory on “more cas- to Sanofi and asking the French company for a tion with the PDEA,” he said. “There is a clamor from the public to restore es of severe disease” did not mean dengue shock full refund. The DOH is undertaking a contract “If they want to resume Tokhang, they need to the PNP and all other law enforcement agen- that could lead to death, but only to symptoms review and its own investigation. to confer with the PDEA on how to implement it. cies the responsibility of providing active support The PDEA must be consulted and the PDEA must to PDEA in the conduct of anti-illegal drug opera- PNP VOWS TO WORK 10:45 p.m. while undergoing treatment. not be deprived of its role in the implementation tions,” he said. ... FROM PAGE A1 Fr. Oliver Castor, a board member of the of the Dangerous Drugs Act,” Roque added. The President directed the PDEA to submit a Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) Thousands of people have been killed in the monthly report on the progress of the campaign General Ramon Apolinario, the PNP officer-in- of which Paez was also part of, said his killing PNP campaign, drawing expressions of concern while the Dangerous Drugs Board would remain charge while PNP Director General Ronald “Bato” came after he facilitated the release of a political from the United States, European Union, United the policymaking and strategy-formulating body. dela Rosa is abroad, has directed the investiga- detainee, Rommel Tucay. Nations and international groups about human “So now, the President clearly wanted the tion and immediate resolution of the case and Tucay is a peasant organizer of the Alyansa rights violations in the Philippines. PDEA to take the lead but it wants to avail [itself] designated PNP Region 3 Director Chief Supt. ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson-Nueva Ecija Mr. Duterte badmouthed them all, accusing of the manpower resources of all other agencies Amador Corpuz to create the SITG that would (AMGL-NE), who was released from the Nueva them of meddling in Philippine internal affairs. of government, not just the PNP,” Roque said. look into the case. Ecija provincial jail earlier Monday. On Oct. 11, Mr. Duterte designated the PDEA ‘Bad move’ The SITG, Carlos said, would be headed by For Castor and the human rights group as the “sole agency” in the antidrug campaign The Catholic Church warned that Mr. Du- Sr. Supt. Eliseo Tanding, Director of PNP-Nueva Karapatan, the killing of Paez was another attack after a series of killings of teenagers in northern terte’s allowing the police to rejoin the war on Ecija, and assisted by regional investigators and against activists opposing President Rodrigo Metro Manila, which was blamed for the drop in drugs was a “bad move.” available National Support Units (NSU) field of- Duterte’s policies. the President’s public approval ratings. Speaking on Church-run Radio Veritas, Mar- fices in Central Luzon. “We accuse them (Duterte and his govern- It was the second time that the PNP was bel Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez called the faithful A Regional Task Group (RTG) headed by Sr. ment) of complicity in this heinous crime. Sa- stripped of its lead role in the drug war. to pray. Supt. Rolando Llanera, Deputy Director for Op- pagkat kung kaya nila itong gawin sa isang taong In January, the President ordered the PNP Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani erations of PNP Region 3, would also oversee the simbahan, kaya nila itong gawin sa ating lahat,” to suspend its antidrug operations after narcotics said Mr. Duterte’s decision raised questions, progress of the investigation, Carlos said. Castor said during Tuesday’s indignation rally, police allegedly kidnapped South Korean busi- especially after the PDEA had achieved gains and At around 8:00 p.m. last Monday, Paez was condemning the killing of Paez. nessman Jee Ick-joo and killed him inside Camp implemented reforms in the war on drugs. driving his vehicle along Barangay Lambakin in “Ginagawa na nila ito 13,000 na ang napatay Crame, where the PNP headquarters is located. “After all, the President said 40 percent of the town of Jaen when motorcycle-riding gun- sa war on drugs kailan tayo magsasabi na tama The President allowed the PNP to resume the PNP was corrupt and he replaced them twice. men ambushed and wounded the priest. Paez na sobra na itigil na ang pagpaslang?” he asked. the war on drugs after more than a month due There have not been significant reforms. He is was rushed to the Gonzales General Hospital in (Pathricia Ann V. Roxas / inquirer.net) to reports that the country’s drug problem had interested in dead body counts,” Bacani said. nearby San Leonardo town but died at around worsened. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo This time around, Mr. Duterte said the PDEA said the decision only showed Mr. Duterte’s AS I SEE IT me to stay in the Arriba Juntos four-year Scholar- had made significant strides but there was a re- fickle-mindedness. ... FROM PAGE A6 ship program or underestimated my strength and surgent drug problem and crimes related to it. “Didn’t he see that the PNP was already a fail- qualifications to teach U.S. students... I was con- “PDEA has made significant strides in the ure? He did not give the PDEA a chance to prove summer vacation. I tried to look for a job every fident because I thought I did well in Philippine government anti-illegal drug campaign since Oct. itself. He did not even give it time,” Pabillo said. day. It was tough. Back from my native land, I schools as a grade school teacher, a demonstra- 11, 2017, with only one drug suspect killed in the (Philip C. Tubeza / inquirer.net) didn’t have any office experience; I didn’t type. tion pilot school teacher, and as a critic teacher In July, my good fortune smiled at me when for young off-campus student interns from the Adult Education Program, teaching adults as old Teachers like Aurora, whose love for students I qualified and was accepted as a recipient of the Philippine Normal College. I was curious! I was as I was, others, younger than me. Most of them are genuine and are always hoping to make a Arriba Juntos Scholarship Program. This was for daring! Latinos, others were new immigrants from other difference in student lives, need to be appreciated applicants who had college degrees, any college Most of all, I love kids, and I love teaching! countries, like from the Middle East. I love and and remembered not only during international degree, and who are interested in pursuing a mas- Teaching is my passion and my calling… Soon I enjoyed teaching the adults, too. I had to quit, teacher’s day but every day of the week! ter’s degree from their BS degrees. While in the found myself among my young learners. I also because of my new residence which is about an (For feedbacks, comments… please email the training and orientation, we got paid minimum. enjoyed the weekly, monthly, and the school sum- hour drive from my place to my volunteer work, author @ [email protected]). Recipients received stipends of $308 monthly. In mer break workshops, with generous stipend and not to mention the usual parking problem in San addition to the stipends, college tuitions, books pay… The workshops and seminars provided us Francisco… I volunteered with the Homeless and other necessities in pursuing our master’s de- sufficient knowledge to engage and apply to our Connect in San Francisco at the Bill Graham Au- gree, were all paid by the Arriba Juntos Scholar- students with enjoyable activities containing new ditorium, SF. I also volunteered at the SF Mayor’s ship Program. That was in mid-1967. I lived with trends in education needed in our ever changing Neighborhood Office. that and I started sending money to my Fly Now; world. Teaching is challenging and fun! Absolutely, I agree with you! Teaching is a Pay Later obligation and also to my parents. I retired from San Francisco Unified School noble profession, and teachers deserve recogni- Early on, I took the National Teachers District in June, 2002. That was after 34 years tion and appreciation for their contribution. Exams. I passed and qualified for a teaching of teaching. The following year, I went back to Teachers’ role in our community, in our society, position. My uncles’ wife strongly discouraged my same school as a part timer for three more and in the whole wide world is indispensable and me from going into teaching. Either, they wanted years. Later, in 2009-2011, I volunteered with the precious!” A8 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017 business & November inflation eases to 3.3% tech news Inflation slightly eased to above midpoint, but will still chief. 3.3 percent in November on be well within our target of 2-4 On the other hand, infla- slower increases of food prices percent. This already considers tion for nonfood items inched up and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipi- expected price spikes owing to to 3.3 percent last month from nas on Tuesday said it expected holiday season spending this October’s 3.2 percent. 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Ang ating lesson, Taong humihingi ng December 7 - 13, 2017 FilAm Star A9 world news Time names sexual abuse ‘Silence Turkey says Trump move on Jerusalem Breakers’ as Person of the Year ‘irresponsible’, illegal Turkey on Wednesday The Turkish foreign reflections on the peace and Time magazine named as it has actually been simmering nationwide is reflected in a slammed as irresponsible and ministry added in a statement stability in the region” and Person of the Year Wednesday for years, decades, centuries. Quinnipiac University poll illegal the announcement by US “the silence breakers” who trig- “These silence breakers released Tuesday: it said 47 President Donald Trump that gered a national reckoning by have started a revolution of percent of American women Washington was recognising revealing the pervasiveness of refusal, gathering strength by say they have been sexually Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. sexual harassment, assault and the day, and in the past two assaulted. “We condemn the irre- abuse in US life. months alone, their collective On Time’s cover is a sponsible statement of the US President Donald Trump anger has spurred immediate composite group photograph administration... the decision was runner-up in the presti- and shocking results: nearly ev- featuring Judd, along with is against international law and gious ranking, ahead of his Chi- ery day, CEOs have been fired, singer Taylor Swift and ex-Uber relevant UN resolutions,” Turk- nese counterpart Xi Jinping. moguls toppled, icons dis- engineer Susan Fowler. ish Foreign Minister Mevlut Time designated as “si- graced. In some cases, criminal “The galvanizing actions Cavusoglu wrote on Twitter. lence breakers” the individu- charges have been brought.” of the women on our cover... Ahead of Trump’s widely- als, mostly women, who came The Person of the Year along with those of hundreds flagged announcement Turk- forward this year to publicly ex- announcement came as The of others, and of many men as ish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had warned after a pose patterns of sexual harass- New York Times published a well, have unleashed one of the (Photo: www.conservativereview.com) ment, assault and even rape by report detailing a widespread highest-velocity shifts in our meeting with Jordanian King some of society’s most powerful “complicity machine” of power- culture since the 1960s,” Time Abdullah II that the move public figures.Those recognized ful relationships that enabled editor-in-chief Edward Felsen- would “play into the hands” of by Time range from famous ac- Weinstein to silence or intimi- thal said in a statement. terror groups. that the conflict between Israel risks “completely destroying tresses who took on disgraced date his accusers for years. Calling #MeToo a “pow- Erdogan has already and the Palestinians can only the ground for peace”. Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has denied via erful accelerant,” Felsenthal called a summit meeting of be solved through the creation “We call on the US Weinstein to everyday women his lawyers and spokespeople noted that the hashtag has the Organisation of Islamic of a Palestinian state with east administration to reconsider who shared their stories of that he engaged in any non- been used millions of times in Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul Jerusalem as its capital. this faulty decision which may abuse using the hashtag #Me- consensual behavior. He has at least 85 countries. on December 13 to discuss the It warned that the decision result in highly negative out- Too and its foreign language not been charged with any “The idea that influential, issue. by Trump will have “negative comes,” it added. (AFP) equivalents. crimes, though investigations inspirational individuals shape The accusations against have been launched in London, the world could not be more Weinstein, who has denied Los Angeles and New York. apt this year,” Felsenthal said. Tillerson plans Africa trip for early 2018 engaging in non-consensual ‘Open secrets’ “For giving voice to open Secretary of State Rex Til- two departments’ efforts in four soldiers were killed. sex, proved a tipping point for A number of men also have secrets, for moving whisper lerson met US military officers the region,” he told reporters Tillerson stopped off at a flood of sordid revelations revealed they were victims of networks onto social networks, on Wednesday to prepare for a travelling with Tillerson. Ramstein for a little under involving other titans of Hol- sexual abuse, including Antho- for pushing us all to stop ac- trip to better coordinate Ameri- The US military footprint two hours while travelling to lywood, big business, politics ny Rapp, who accused Oscar- cepting the unacceptable, The can security and diplomatic in Africa has grown rapidly Vienna from Brussels, where and the news media. winning actor Kevin Spacey of Silence Breakers are the 2017 strategy in Africa. in recent years, with missions he had attended a meeting of Many once-admired making sexual advances on him Person of the Year.” Tillerson plans to make the training local troops and fight- NATO foreign ministers. leaders in their fields have when he was a teenager. Time has designated an in- trip in the first quarter of 2018, ing Islamist militants in several Before leaving, he angrily been fired or suspended, their More than a dozen men dividual or group who has most the State Department said, countries. dismissed reports that mem- careers left in tatters. have since come forward with influenced the year’s news and after he dismissed reports that But some critics have bers of US President Donald One of the figures singled similar accusations against events as Person of the Year the White House wants him to argued that the American civil- Trump’s White House team out by Time, Ashley Judd, Spacey, some of whom were since 1927. resign within weeks. ian diplomatic effort to support want him to resign and be was the first actress to come teens at the time of the alleged German Chancellor Angela Washington’s top diplomat partner countries has not kept replaced by CIA chief Mike forward on the record to make abuse. Merkel, who won the Time touched down at Ramstein air pace with what has become a Pompeo. accusations against the 65- The wave of allegations has honor in 2015 at the height base in Germany to be briefed Pentagon-led strategy. Media reports citing year-old Weinstein. also hit the US Congress, where of the refugee influx into her by officers of the US European With political and media anonymous White House of- She was followed by more the longest serving member country, paid tribute to the and African commands to pre- attention focused on the fight- ficials suggest Tillerson may be than a hundred others, and a of the House, Democrat John “Silence Breakers.” pare for the journey. ing in Afghanistan, Iraq and gone before he has time to lead watershed moment began. Conyers, announced his retire- “We must thank them for “The secretary will set an Syria, the build-up had not his planned African trip. “When a movie star says ment Tuesday and pressure their courage in breaking the agenda of priorities that the until recently gained a lot of But Tillerson retorted: #MeToo, it becomes easier to is mounting on Democratic silence about sexual assault Department of State and De- attention in Washington. “This is a narrative that keeps believe the cook who’s been Senator Al Franken to resign. and for the global discussion partment of Defense will work But the dangers of the coming up every six weeks, quietly enduring for years,” a Both men have been accused they sparked,” she said, accord- on prior to the trip,” senior campaign were thrown into and I would say you all need to Time article read. by multiple women of sexual ing to her spokesman Steffen Tillerson aide R.C. Hammond sharp relief in October when get some new sources, because “This reckoning appears to misconduct. Seibert on Twitter. (AFP) said. insurgents ambushed a US spe- your story keeps being wrong.” have sprung up overnight. But The scope of the problem “The goal is to align the cial forces patrol in Niger and (AFP) A10 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017 December 7 - 13, 2017 FilAm Star B1 community PG&E Filipino Employee Resource Group grants scholarships to orphan and best friend

By Tony Khing December 2017 Scam Alerts For as long as either one could remember, Owen McGrattan and Alysse Billigmeier were 12/6 SCAM ALERT Report scams to local law enforcement. always close. They’ve known each other since Scam art- Contact the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www. birth as their mothers were very close friends. ists set up fake aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork for more informa- McGrattan considers Billigmeier as one of his websites offer- tion on fraud prevention. best friends. Billigmeier said there wasn’t a ing anything 12/20 SCAM ALERT day they weren’t together while growing up. you could want As you But one day five years ago, McGrattan to buy as gifts head out for became an orphan after he lost both parents around the last-minute in an act of domestic violence. With no place to go, Billigmeier’s family invited McGrattan holidays, at holiday shop- to live with them and made him a part of the prices that are ping, leave the family. McGrattan’s relationship with Billig- too-good-to- debit card at meier changed from being close friends to that be-true. And guess what? They are! You’ll never home. Consum- of brother and sister. receive the gift you thought you bought, and the er protection “It was a jarring time for me,” said scammers could turn around and use your credit experts recom- McGrattan. “I felt disoriented and lost. Having Alysse Billigmeier (left) receives her scholarship from PG&E’s Joyce card information for their own purchases. Stick mend using a friend like Alysse made things feel more Ibardolasa (right) to well-known shopping sites, and always type in credit cards to familiar to me.” community. Ev- the web address, rather than clicking from a link protect against fraud and theft. With credit cards, “Although I’ve always seen him as a brother, it eryone at PG&E to the retailer. you are liable for only up to $50 of fraudulent was still a hard transition,” said Billigmeier. “But I is so kind and so Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, use, and most credit card companies will waive would do it all over again to make him feel part of our willing to help.” you can stop a scam. this fee. In the case of a lost or stolen debit card, family.” These days, McGrattan and Billigmeier could’ve been Report scams to local law enforcement. financial losses to the consumer can be much McGrattan and negatively affected by these life-altering events. But Billigmeier Contact the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www. more significant. Call your bank for details. their positive attitude and competitive spirit helped aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork for more informa- Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, attend school them excel at Stockton’s Linden High School. In fact, nearly 500 miles tion on fraud prevention. you can stop a scam. McGrattan had only one person rank ahead of him in apart from each 12/13 SCAM ALERT Report scams to local law enforcement. their senior class: Billigmeier. Their academic perfor- other. They knew Are you Contact the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www. mance helped each earn a scholarship from PG&E’s they couldn’t stay buying gift aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork for more informa- Samahan (Filipino) Employee Resource Group. together forever. cards this tion on fraud prevention. “We both knew we applied for multiple PG&E “It was a day holiday season? 12/27 SCAM ALERT ERG scholarships,” said McGrattan. “It was an excit- we both knew Consider this. Ameri- ing surprise when we found out we both received a was coming,” Thieves hit cans gave over scholarship from the same ERG.” said McGrattan. store gift card $390 billion to “It was crazy when Owen and I received a PG&E “It has been Samahan ERG scholarship,” said Billigmeier. “We Owen McGrattan is a statistics racks, secretly charity in 2016. a good experi- didn’t think it was possible because we thought the ence for both of major at the University of California write down While govern- scholarship committee knew we were brother and or scan the ment regula- us to meet new sister (they didn’t until the students were notified people and start our new lives in different places,” numbers off tors say that of their honors). It means so much to both of us to said Billigmeier. the cards, then most charities receive our scholarships.” But they’ll always have their close friendship and check online or are legitimate, McGrattan and Billigmeier sincerely understand shared life experiences. And McGrattan and Billig- call the toll- there are fund- the importance behind their PG&E ERG scholarships. meier will have one other thing in common: a PG&E free number to raisers that keep most of the money they raise. As “College isn’t cheap,” said McGrattan, a statistics ERG scholarship. see if someone you consider year-end giving, do your research. major at the University of California at Berkeley. “Stu- Last year, PG&E’s 10 ERGs awarded record has bought the Check out charities at www.give.org or www. dents need all the help they can get. They should be $430,000 to 176 deserving students. Since 1989, cards and acti- charitynavigator.org to make sure your money is aware of the great opportunity PG&E ERG scholar- $4.5 million in scholarships have been awarded to vated them. As going where it should and not into the pockets of ships present. I’m incredibly thankful.” thousands of recipients. Funds come from employee “It’s a simple way to earn money towards your soon as a card is active, the scammers drain the scammers! donations, fund-raising events and Campaign for the tuition,” said Billigmeier, an undeclared freshman at Community, the company’s employee giving program. funds. By the time your gift recipient tries to use Report scams to local law enforcement. the University of San Diego. “You’re also able to meet the card, the money is long gone. Contact the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www. The deadline to apply for ERG scholarship is Febru- the wonderful people who make up the PG&E ERG ary 1. Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork for more informa- you can stop a scam. tion on fraud prevention. Evacuate if necessary, DFA tells more than 100,000 Filipinos along path of raging California wildfires 06 December — The Department of Foreign not hesitate to get in touch with the Philippine Affairs today advised more than 100,000 Filipi- Consulate General in Los Angeles if they need as- nos along the path of three fast-moving wildfires sistance,” the Secretary said as he expressed hope in southern California to take the necessary that the fires would soon be contained. precautions and evacuate their homes if ordered According to the Consulate General, there to by local authorities. are an estimated 25,800 members of the Fili- The DFA said it is closely monitoring the pino Community in Ventura County where the raging fires in Ventura County and another two so-called Thomas Fire, the biggest of the three in Los Angeles County, which according to the wildfires, continues to wreak havoc while there Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, are 89,400 in San Fernando Valley, which is be- could affect as many as 115,000 members of the ing threatened by the so-called Creek Fire. Filipino Community. Consul General Adel Angelito Cruz said more “We join our kababayans in the Philip- than 27,000 people have already been evacuated pines and in the United States in praying for the from affected areas in Ventura County, which members of the Filipino Community and their was placed under a state of emergency after the neighbors in Ventura and Los Angeles counties still raging Thomas Fire gutted more than 45,500 that they will be spared from the raging infernos acres and destroyed around 150 buildings and that are threatening their lives and their homes,” houses. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano Consul General Cruz said the Consulate said in a statement. General is monitoring the Creek Fire and the Rye Secretary Cayetano expressed concern over Fire in Los Angeles County, which have already the outbreak of the latest wildfires in California consumed more than 11,500 acres. The two wild- and urged Filipinos in the affected areas must fires also remain out of control. closely monitor developments, listen to instruc- Consul General Cruz said Filipinos who may tions from authorities and be ready to evacuate if be affected by the fires can contact the Philip- necessary. pine Consulate General at+1.213.268.9990 “Kababayans affected by the fires should or+1.213.587.0758 for assistance. B2 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017

(Above Photo) Wynnstar Talents who participated and received $25 each (L-R) Joyce Dancel and Jessica Lon- toc (performed medley Hiphop Dance prod), Reigne Reario, Mercy Madlaing, Cassy Conde and Nea Guzman (Wynnstar Little Divas performed “Wings”), Rachel Bergado (Grand Winner), Zeyonce Brown (3rd place winner) and Joy Guzman (Wynnstar Owner and Manager)

Picture taken from the recent Binangonan Association of Northern California (BANC) Fund Raising Dinner Dance and Induction of Officers held at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Fremont last November 18. Pictured are the newly installed officers. (L-R) LauroGarrovillas, Russiel Celones, Angie Matawan, Esther Bunce, Joe Pagaduan, May Pagaduan, Lolita Antolin, Bong Aralar, Ayleen Aralar, Beth Arabit, Ellie Goto, Alona Cerrero, LitaDiumano and Roland Goto. Inducting Officer was Consul Andre Estanislao.

Staff and employees of the Nursing Home in Portola Valley, California celebrating Thanksgiving and Larry Lontoc’s (second from right) birthday

“Steve and Nancy Araza of San Jose, California just concluded their European adventure visiting 12 cities in 8 countries, in 14 days this November. Photos show the start of their dream vacation in London, England that concludes in San Mateo County Supervisor David J. Canepa along with Daly City Councilmember Ray Buenaventura, Vice Paris, France.” Mayor Juslyn Manalo, and Keith Okada from Classic Bowling Center start the Bowl-A-Thon & Toy Drive that brought in over 400 toys for children in the community. December 7 - 13, 2017 FilAm Star B3 community plant them on the soil. After 18 Kape de Barako, anyone? months, the plant starts to bear fruits and harvest time comes in awareness By Elpidio Estioko late November or early Decem- ber. The owners harvest once a Have you ever heard of don’t know where to buy them. pitas and San Jose, according to year and the cycle starts again. kape de barako? Of course you David D. Bacho, duly as- Madarang. The barako coffee grows up to 6 were, but do you know where to sisted by his wife Digna, coffee Bacho said his Batangas feet high. buy the almost extinct barako trader and owner of CJB Coffee coffee being distributed here in Bacho, a stroke survivor (liberica)? Trading residing in Colma, CA the US is grown in a 1.2 hectare said, “Coffee rejuvenates dead One matured FilAm lady said, “Now it’s available in San plantation in Amadeo, Batangas cells in the body. I drink barako from Batangas happened to Jose and Milpitas area. I have where they plant 1,200 trees. in the evening and I don’t have pass by a group of coffee aficio- partnered lately with Edgar “We bring in the beans from any problem sleeping after nados at Seafood City last Sun- Madarang of San Jose and Gene Batangas to the US, process drinking it. It puts me to sleep, day and noticed the 16-ounce Granadosin of Milpitas to sell and pack them (handcrafted) and not keep me awake, as pack of coffee lying on the table our 16-ounce kape de barako here in Colma. We bring them alleged. The three qualities of and said: “Ano yan kape ba- and other coffee products in in through airfreight in order barako are, according to Bacho rako? Alamid? You know what, the area. It has been selling in to preserve consistency and are, “Matapang (strong), walang a relative of mine brought some San Francisco for the past two preserve the characteristics of sabit/suwabe (smooth), and barako when she visited us here years and now it needs to reach the coffee, unlike ordering them malasa (tasty)”. in the US but after consuming to as many Fil-Ams in the area,” through sea freight on container Barako coffee or liberica is it, I looked around to buy some, Bacho added, “Coffee is our vans which contaminates the a rare and exotic coffee found but I found nobody selling business and our passion.” coffee and it takes months to only in the Philippines, Viet- them”. Negotiations are going on arrive.” nam, Indonesia, Borneo, and So the demand is there but to put up a Specialty Coffee The seedlings are grown Liberia. Today, there are only in the Philippines and is in farmers switching to planting there are no supplies or they Shop (Kape de Barako) in Mil- for 4 to 5 months and then they a handful of barako growers the brink of extinction due to pineapples and other fruits. San Francisco Bay Area advocates protest repression of human rights activists, drug war killings at PH Consulate SAN FRANCISCO -- Almost of their communities are being have experienced wage theft, traf- NorCal Network, shared with the 100 community members and arrested. They’re being killed! ficking and other abuses; services crowd her memories of several human rights advocates held a Their families and children are that the Philippine government, recently martyred GABRIELA protest at the Philippine Consul- being terrorized!” shouted Lee embassies and consulates should activists. “It is not a just system ate on the evening of November towards the Consulate building. be providing. if it reaps the riches off the backs 30 to condemn the growing She went on to recount stories of Expressing outrage and of the poor! It is not a just system repression of activists and human women being sexually assaulted indignation, protesters com- that leaves families torn apart, rights defenders, and continued by the police, paramilitary forces, memorated the most recent and leaves them to mourn for drug war by the U.S-Duterte and the Philippine military. The victims of the anti-people wars by their sons and daughters, who regime, claiming the lives of over U.S. significantly gives aid to the slamming their hands on the face have gave their lives to bring a 13,000 people to date. Armed Forces of the Philippines of Duterte on a poster with red just peace to the Philippines!” Protesters commemorated through financial support and paint. The handprints symbolized Cuison exclaimed. the lives of at least 15 people who intelligence-gathering. blood spilled from people killed In conclusion, protesters were killed in the last several Bernadette Herrera of by Duterte’s money and power plastered the large windows weeks after President Rodrigo Migrante Northern California hungry government. The names of the Philippine Consulate Duterte deeming all organiza- slammed Duterte’s drug war, of victims were read aloud as with their posters condemning tions opposing his regime as which has killed over 13,000 each handprint was placed. Duterte’s U.S. backed regime of terrorists. In addition to the alleged drug users, with the Reverend Sadie Stone of the destruction, as well as the now continuing drug war, dozens of il- members fighting for change -- Solidarity Mission led by the overwhelming majority from National Ecumenical Forum for “blood-smeared”-face of Duterte legal arrests, abductions, harass- basic needs such as: an increase International Coalition for Hu- poor communities, “It is already Filipino Concerns (NEFFCON) to remind the the U.S.-Duterte ment, displacement, and death in minimum wage, better working man Rights in the Philippines hard for millions of Filipinos to advocated for the resumption of regime of their human rights vio- -- whether it be peasant activists conditions, free education, rights (ICHRP), briefly reported on her be away from our loved ones to the Peace Talks with the Na- lations and killings, and that the on fact-finding missions or in- to ancestral land, rights to land trip and meetings with displaced find work outside the Philippines tional Democratic Front of the people that will continue to fight digenous children asserting their to farm.” Lumad families of Mindanao. but to know that we are going Philippines, and condemned for a just society until victory. right to education -- have been “Duterte’s pronouncements She said, among the displaced home to a cold body because propaganda that labels revolu- On December 9, victims of documented in the last weeks. and actions, whether through Lumad families are over 400,000 our child was wrongly accused tionary leftists as terrorists. “We human rights violations, legal ad- “Unfortunately, ‘stop the extension of martial law or impo- residents of Marawi, who are of being a drug user and with no know the Duterte and the U.S. vocates, and faith and community killings’ is a continuous demand sition of a fake revolutionary gov- fleeing as a result of the conflict due process is more painful. We regime are symptoms of bigger leaders will gather in Portland, of the mass movement in the ernment, points to only one thing and resulting destruction there. are here protesting this outra- institutions and our faith teaches Oregon to announce plans for Philippines,” stated Jessica -- his desire to be a full fledged “Our mission provided food and geous drug war!” She shared that us these forces of evil cannot a national campaign to stop the Antonio of BAYAN USA, “because dictator. We will not stand for medication… and recreation community organizations like and will not win when there are killings in the Philippines and under every presidency there has this!” Antonio exclaimed. for the children living in the Migrante--the very same ones people gathered for resistance.” launch the International Coali- been continuous violent attacks Speaker, Pam Tau Lee, a evacuation camps,” explained that Duterte is now attacking -- The last speaker for the eve- tion for Human Rights in the on activists and community participant in an International Lee. “On a daily basis, leaders assist many Filipino workers who ning, Marienne Cuison of ICHRP Philippines (ICHRP-US). B4 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017 legal & law Weinstein accused of racketeering in class action suit Avoiding marriage fraud issues auditions, or to discuss their role in a project. ATTY. CRISPIN CADAY LOZANO “Harvey Weinstein is a predator. Bob knew it. The board knew it. The lawyers knew it. The In marriage cases, the USCIS will issue Notice to Appear (NTA) private investigators knew it. Hollywood knew where a Statement of Findings substantiates fraud as a part of the record. it. We knew it. Now the world knows it,” the Such an NTA can be issued even if the petition is not substantiated by women said in a statement. fraud. Moreover, criminal cases are top enforcement priorities and per- “Let’s finally do something about it.” sons with criminal history should consult with an immigration attorney. Lawyers said the women were “assaulted, May USCIS Refer A CASE to ICE Before Adjudication? imprisoned in hotel rooms, airplanes and his Yes, USCIS has the ability to refer a case to ICE for guidance before home, and faced career-ending threats if they adjudication of a case. Such an action will suspend the adjudication refused his unwanted advances and requests.” process for 60 days or until ICE provides direction. Where ICE does not For Masse, “Weinstein conducted the issue such an NTA, USCIS may resume the case with the referral grounds interview in his underwear, embraced (her) in in mind. Note that where ICE will issue an NTA, they will state the grounds for the removal. Harvey Weinstein a sexual manner and did not give her the job How can a client with criminal records be able to proceed with his petition or applica- (Photo: www.nytimes.com) when she did not take him up on his sexual tion? propositions,” the lawsuit says. There are crimes that make a person inadmissible and there are crimes that a waiver is available The complaint marked the second class for a person to apply. It is always a good idea to consult with an immigration attorney about your Harvey Weinstein and the eponymous action lawsuit Hagens Berman has filed against case and criminal history before proceeding with the petition or application for adjustment of status. company he co-founded were targeted Wednes- Weinstein, who so far has been accused by more The use of Freedom of Information Act request would more than likely mitigate a person’s recollec- day in a new class action lawsuit accusing them than 100 women of sexual harassment or as- tions of his case. of racketeering to cover up a pattern of sexual sault, including rape. Most of the alleged victims What are the COMMON PITFALLS in marriage cases? assault by the disgraced Hollywood mogul. In navigating a client’s case, there are common pitfalls for the petitioner and/or the beneficiary. Six female plaintiffs are seeking certifica- were actresses or aspiring stars. Common pitfalls such as lack of documentation, limited marital history, documents that do not exist, tion as a class that could represent “hundreds The filing coincided with Time magazine cultural norms, and poor preparation are some of them. An Immigration Attorney can help a client of other women in the entertainment industry” naming Person of the Year those who broke avoid or overcome these common pitfalls. who suffered sexual assault, false imprison- their silence against Weinstein and other alleged How can a client respond if he or she has Limited Documents and Marital History? ment, battery, rape and other sexual abuse by perpetrators of sexual abuse, triggering a mo- Lack of documentation and limited marital history often go hand in hand. For instance, young Weinstein, according to attorneys from Hagens ment of deep national reckoning in the United clients and indigent clients often have very little financial bona fides. In such instances, the attor- Berman and The Armenta Law Firm. States. ney can use testimony from individuals who know both the beneficiary and petitioner in the form The suit says Weinstein’s staff, board mem- Weinstein’s lawyers Ben Brafman and Blair of affidavits. Affidavits should be detailed enough to illustrate to a USCIS adjudicator that there is bers, hired corporate spies and other investiga- Berk issued a statement denying any non- a genuine relationship between the parties. Other ways to overcome lack of bona fides is through tors, attorneys, casting directors and agencies, consensual relations, saying “Mr Weinstein has family memorabilia, and common memberships in gyms, church, financial institutions and retail National Enquirer writers and others allegedly never at any time committed an act of sexual memberships. facilitated the abuse through what it calls the assault, and it is wrong and irresponsible to con- What should a client do if there are issues in Cultural and Social Norms? “Weinstein Sexual Enterprise.” flate claims of impolitic behavior or consensual Cultural and social norms may be issues that appear to be difficult to overcome, but a well-pre- Their work to “facilitate and conceal his sexual contact later regretted, with an untrue pared attorney will have their client prepared to overcome with similarities. For instance, religion, pattern of unwanted sexual conduct” violates claim of criminal conduct.” sexual orientation, age, race can be all red herrings to an adjudicator even in this day and age. Here, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organiza- “There is a wide canyon between mere alle- client should be prepared for lengthy interviews and justify that the cultural and social norms are not tions Act, the filing alleges. gation and truth, and we are confident that any a hindrance to their relationship by focusing on what they have common interest. “Each participant in the Weinstein Sexual sober calculation of the facts will prove no legal Note: This is not a legal advice. You should seek the advice of an experienced immigration Enterprise had a systematic linkage to each wrongdoing occurred,” it added. lawyer about your specific circumstances. If you have committed a crime you may seek an ap- other participant through corporate ties, con- “Nonetheless, to those offended by Mr. pointment in our office to know you options. tractual relationships, financial ties, and the Weinstein’s behavior, he remains deeply apolo- SUCCESS STORIES continuing coordination of their activities.” getic.” 1. On November 16, 2017, we received an approval from Immigration Court for a waiver of mis- Hagens Berman said the six women named The one-time movie heavyweight is now representation for entering as single daughter of U.S. citizen but actually married. in the complaint -- Louisette Geiss, Katherine at the center of criminal investigations in three 2. On October 25, 2017, we received an approval of I-485 adjustment of status for our client who Kendall, Zoe Brock, Sarah Ann Masse (Thomas), cities -- London, Los Angeles and New York -- has a DUI but has proof that he has cleared his record. Melissa Sagemiller and Nannette Klatt -- were though no charges have been brought to date. 3. On October 20, 2017, we received an approval of naturalization for a client who “lured” by Weinstein or his staff for meetings or (AFP) was granted a waiver of misrepresentation in Immigration Court. 4. On October 16, 2017, we received from USCIS an approval for an adjustment of status for same sex marriage, after two scheduled interviews. “REMOVING NAMES FROM DEED” 5. On October 9, 2017, we received an approval from USCIS for adjustment of By: Atty. Robert L. Ferris status for a client who entered as a seaman but has Sec. 245 (i) eligibility. 6. On October 2, 2017, we received an approval of adjustment of status from USCIS for a client who entered without inspection but has Sec. 245(i). If your parents or a spouse has passed away, their name(s) 7. For the week ending September 15, 2017, we received three Immigrant Visa should be removed from the deed! Here are the five common sce- Approvals in U.S. Embassy Manila for three applicants who entered as seaman narios: under the Provisional Waiver Program. 1. If the names of both of your deceased parents are still on the 8. For the week ending September 8, 2017, we received four N-400 Naturalization deed to their home and they did not have a Trust, then a probate approvals. maybe necessary to have their names removed and replaced with the 9. On August 31, 2017 we received an approval of adjustment of status for a client who names of their heirs. problems with birth certificate which we corrected. 2. If the names of both of your deceased parents are still on the 10. On August 25, 2017, we received approval of I-751 removal of condition on same sex mar- deed to their home and they did have a Trust then a notice should riage/ 11. On August 18, 2017, we received two approvals for N-400 applications. be mailed to the beneficiaries and a notarized affidavit of Death of Trustee, Certification of 12. On August 16, 2017, we received an approval of I-601A provisional waiver for a Trust and a new deed should all be recorded at the county recorder’s office. Mexican client. 3. If the names of one or both of your deceased parents are on the deed to their home If you have immigration problems the Law Offices of Crispin C. Lozano can help you find a solu- and your name is also on the deed as a joint tenant, then a notarized Affidavit of Death of tion before your problem gets worse which could lead to deportation and family separation. Joint Tenant(s) should be recorded at the county recorder’s office. Crispin Caday Lozano, Esq. is an active member of the State Bar of California, the American 4. If a spouse has passed away and his or her name is still on the deed to your home, you Immigration Lawyers Association and San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. He specializes in may need to do one of the following: immigration law and personal injury. For free consultation email or call ([email protected] / 1-877- (a) If the deed shows that both you and your deceased spouse hold title as joint ten- 456-9266) ants, then a notarized Affidavit of Death of Joint Tenant should be recorded at the county recorder’s office. (b) If the deed shows that both you and your deceased spouse hold title as Trustee’s Gay marriage around the world of your Trust, then a notarized Affidavit of Death of Trustee should be recorded at the county Gay marriage, authorised on Tuesday by legalise gay marriage. recorder’s office. Austria’s top court by 2019 at the latest, is now About 15 western European countries allow (c) If the deed shows only the name of your deceased spouse on title and your name recognised in more than 20 countries, of which same-sex couples to adopt children, whether is not on title, then you may need to file a Spousal Property Petition with the court for an 16 are in Europe. within marriage or civil partnerships. They order showing that you now own the property. A certified copy of the order should then be Here is a breakdown. include Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, recorded at the county recorder’s office. European pioneers Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. 5. If you are divorced and your ex-spouse’s name is still on the deed, you may need to Finland and Slovenia allow gay people to In April 2001 the Netherlands became the record a Certified copy of your divorce decree showing that the house was awarded to you in first country in the world to allow gay and les- adopt their partner’s children. the divorce. bian couples to marry in a civil ceremony. Progress in the Americas Fifteen European countries have followed: Canada led the way in North America, Tip: If your Trust was prepared more than five years ago, you may want to have it Belgium, Britain (but not Northern Ireland), authorising same-sex marriage and adoptions in reviewed. Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, June 2005. Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, In the United States, a Supreme Court deci- Spain, Sweden, and finally Austria. sion in June 2015 legalised gay marriage nation- Some European countries only allow same- wide, at a time when it was illegal in 14 states. sex couples to enter into civil partnerships Mexico’s federal capital was the pioneer in including Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Latin America, authorising civil unions in 2007 Greece, Hungary, Italy and Switzerland. and marriages in 2009 as well as adoption. In October 2014, Estonia became the first Same-sex marriages and adoptions are former Soviet republic to authorise this type of also legal in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and civil union. Uruguay. Many eastern European countries -- includ- Chile’s socialist President Michelle Bachelet ing Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Roma- in August sent to congress a bill to authorise gay nia and Slovakia -- deny homosexuals the right marriages and adoptions, after having legalised to marry or enter into unions. same-sex civil unions in 2015. In December 2015, Slovenians rejected in In Haiti, the Senate voted that same month a referendum a proposal by their parliament to to ban gay marriage. Rare in Africa, Asia, Middle East On the African continent, where around 30 countries ban homosexuality, gays can only le- gally marry and adopt children in South Africa. In the Middle East, Israel leads in terms of respect for homosexual rights, recognising gay marriages performed elsewhere although such unions are not allowed in the country itself. Gay couples can adopt children. In the Asia-Pacific region, New Zealand passed a law in April 2013 legalising gay mar- riage and adoptions. Australia is set to follow with a same-sex marriage bill expected to comfortably pass through the lower house before the end of the year after the upper house in November over- whelmingly voted in its favour. Taiwan is set to legalise same-sex unions af- ter its highest court in May ordered parliament Answers to LAST WEEK’S Krosword to amend relevant laws within two years. (AFP) December 7 - 13, 2017 FilAm Star B5 health & 4 reasons a great meal is about how you eat – not what you eat Everyone knows it’s important to eat the don’t take the time to savor the aroma, Bernard right foods to live a long and healthy life, but says. Does it smell inviting? Greasy? Fresh? lifestyle many of us fall short of that ideal. Bad? “If the food doesn’t smell right, it isn’t,” We eat on the run, pulling into a drive- Bernard says. “Let your nose protect you and help through and scarfing down a hamburger on the guide choices.” way to the next appointment. We grab a candy Taste food as you chew. You may think you Health@Heart bar at the grocery checkout and munch it on the already do this, but too often people don’t really way to the car. take time to enjoy the taste, Bernard says. They And somewhere along the line we realize that wolf down their food so they can move on to Coffee and longevity just as you can’t judge a book by its cover, you whatever is next on their agenda. Tasting food PHILIP S. CHUA, reduced risk of death.” can’t judge food by its taste, says Jane Bernard, helps your body relax and digest more efficiently, MD, FACS, FPCS “We cannot say drinking coffee will prolong an educator and author of Lucid Living in the she says. Tasting and savoring what you eat also your life, but we see an association,” stated Veron- Virtual Age (www.sensualthinking.com). is good for overall health. Twelve years ago, ica Setiawan, lead researcher and an associate pro- “We know that taste can be misleading, at Be thankful for your meal. Giving thanks we wrote that drink- fessor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of least when it comes to what’s best for us,” she doesn’t have to be limited to Thanksgiving. ing coffee reduced the Medicine of University of Southern California. says. “People love donuts, but they don’t make a “Think about what food is giving you: energy, risk for type II diabetes, Drinking coffee is reported to impart anti-ox- nutritious breakfast. Spinach isn’t popular with strength, health, nourishment and pleasure,” Ber- based on a new study idant benefits and may improve liver function too, many people – especially children – but it’s ben- nard says. “If you take a little time to meditate on then (involving 42,000 but it is not recommended for pregnant women eficial to our health in many ways.” that, your body will relax and you will get more healthy men and 84,000 and children. Also, drinking any very hot bever- But for Bernard, a great meal is less about nourishment from your food.” health women from age in general is suspected to increase the risk for what you eat than how you eat it. She advocates Give your stomach time to inform your brain. 1980 through 1998) by cancer of the esophagus (food pipe). the Harvard School of something she calls “intuitive eating” that’s aimed It takes 15 minutes before your brain gets the A professor at the University of Cambridge, Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital at improving every dining experience – and per- message from your stomach that you’ve eaten. David Spiegelhalter,described the research as published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on “huge in size and carefully done,” but nevertheless January 6, 2004. unable to prove cause and effect. “If these esti- Compared to those who did not drink cof- mated reductions in all-cause mortality really are fee, men who had more than 6 cups of caffeinated causal, then an extra cup of coffee every day would coffee a day lowered the risk of developing Type II on average extend the life of a man by around three diabetes by 50%. Among women, there was a 30% months, and a woman by around a month,” he reduction in the risk. added. Caffeinated coffee was found to be more While drinking coffee appears to help in reduc- beneficial than the decaffeinated or the hyped-up ing the risk for Type II diabetes, heart disease, Al- mocha, cappuccino, or latte, etc., variety. zheimer’s, and cancer, and now claimed to prolong Unclear rationale life, more clinical studies are still needed to make The exact mechanism is still unclear. In an- this an evidence-based medical fact. other research (Nurses Health Study), it shows that Coffee trivia the 2000 women coffee drinkers in its survey had Second to water, coffee is one of the world’s significantly lower (13%-14%) levels of C-peptide most consumed beverages. Over 16 billion pounds hormone, a component of insulin in our body, com- of beans are produced in 70 countries annually. pared to non-coffee drinkers. Higher level of C- More than 2.25 billion cups are consumed each peptide, which indicates the body is unable to use year globally. insulin (called insulin resistance) are linked to the The Netherlands (population: 17,035,938) increased risk of developing adult-onset diabetes. is the highest consumer of coffee in the world The good effect was more apparent among obese at 260.4 liters per capita, compared to 115.2 and overweight women, 22% and 18%, respectively. per capita in the United States (population: So, if coffee reduces C-peptide, then the risk is 325,416,914), where about 400 million cups of cof- reduced. fee are consumed each day. Almost 85 percent of Some hormones Americans drink coffee daily. Ninety-three percent This is still not fully understood. Both regular of households in the Philippines (population: haps making for a healthier diet along the way. That’s no doubt one reason people over eat. They and decaffeinated coffees have a lot of antioxidants 105,589,888) drink coffee, the country consuming “Intuitive eating is deceptively simple,” Ber- don’t give their body time to get the message that in them, like chlorogenic acid (the ingredient that 100,000 metric tons year. Coffee, “first brought to nard says. “Focus on one meal at a time to get the they are getting full before gulping down even gives the “addicting” coffee flavor), phyto-estro- the Philippines by a Franciscan friar in 1749, is the most pleasure and nutrition from your food. No- more food. “Take time to have conversations gens, and magnesium. These chemicals improve most consumed beverage next to water, and second tice what you see, smell and taste. Check in with when you eat and you will eat less – and enjoy the sensitivity to insulin and may play a vital role in most bought item next to sauces and seasonings,” your body to see if you’re really hungry – because meal more,” Bernard says. lowering adult onset diabetes. Caffeine itself is also according to one study. sometimes we keep eating when it’s actually time “Eating is a necessity of life,” Bernard says. known to affect insulin secretion. In the United States, McDonald’s “is the lead- to stop.” “But there’s no need to rush things. Eat just How much coffee? ing coffee seller, with 14.32% of the market…second Although you might find yourself shedding enough to feel good and trust that hunger will The Harvard study stated 6 or more cups per place goes to Dunkin’ Donuts with 13.75% share a few pounds, intuitive eating isn’t necessarily return and another meal will be found.” day. The research on the same subject in Finland and 185.3 million servings, followed by Starbucks about losing weight, she says. It’s about getting About Jane Bernard (which has the highest per capita coffee consump- with 11.80% share and 159.1 million servings.” more pleasure out of your meals – and getting Jane Bernard, author of Lucid Living in the tion in the world), involving 15,000 healthy men How many cups are safe? and women (ages 35-64), as reported in The Jour- more pleasure from the people you have meals Virtual Age (www.sensualthinking.com) and Since the long term effects of coffee (espe- nal of American medical Association, showed that with. other books, is a philosopher and educator who cially caffeinated) on diabetes, cardiovascular women who consumed 10 or more cups a day had Bernard suggests a few exercises that can writes and teaches about intuition and sensual diseases, other illnesses, and longevity are not 79% lower risk, and men, about 55%. totally clear, the so called “safe level” becomes an help turn you into an intuitive eater: thinking. She has appeared on TV and interna- Effect on longevity individual issue. One cup of regular coffee may be Smell food before putting it in your mouth. tional radio, talking from the intuitive perspec- Two recent major international studies (US too much for one person, who might develop heart Nearly everyone has memories tied to the aroma tive. Jane introduced her first book, Fine Tuning, and European) suggested that coffee lovers may beat irregularity, like palpitation, or insomnia, of food. Perhaps it’s your mother baking cookies on The Montel Williams Show, in 2006. Her also live a longer life compared to those who do not when taken before bedtime. Three cups a day may on Christmas Eve. Perhaps it’s hamburgers siz- easy-going combination of common sense and imbibe coffee. not be enough to satisfy another. This should be zling on a backyard grill. With most meals, people originality is a natural eye-opener. The International Agency for Research on tailored to personal tolerance. The final word on Cancer (IARC) and Imperial College of London, this issue is not settled, but the preliminary results which reviewed more than half a million people as presented above are most encouraging. More with variable habits and customs across 10 Euro- long term studies are definitely needed before this HOROSCOPE pean countries, was the first study. This showed becomes a medical dogma. http://www.starlightastrology.com “those who drank about three cups a day tended to In the meantime, let me finish my second cup live longer than non-coffee drinkers; they also had of Columbian espresso. Aries Libra a lower risk of death from any cause, and specifical------(Mar. 21- April 20) (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) ly for circulatory diseases, and digestive diseases.” The main objective of this column is to educate Visitors may drop by unexpectedly, resulting in They will not have the patience to wait for you The second one, done in the United States, and inspire people live a healthier lifestyle to tension with your lover. Plan a day of enjoyment to complete things that they’ve asked you to do. involved 180,000 subjects of different ethnic, so- prevent illnesses and disabilities, and achieve a with them. You don’t want to give anyone fuel for Express your interest if you want the relationship cial, and career backgrounds. The findings revealed happier and more productive life. Any diagnosis, the fire. Don’t let coworkers interfere with your to progress. You need to concentrate on the that drinking coffee “benefits longevity whether the recommendation or treatment in our article are objectives. areas where you can make a difference. Your coffee was caffeinated or decaffeinated…and coffee general medical information and not intended to be Your lucky day this week will be Monday. tendency to vacillate will drive everyone crazy. drinkers had a lower risk of death due to heart Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday. applicable or appropriate for anyone. This column disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and respiratory Taurus is not a substitute for your physician, who knows and kidney disease.” One cup a day drinkers “were (Apr. 21- may 21) Scorpio your condition well and who is your best ally when 12 percent less likely to die compared to those Verbal abuse may lead to walkouts; don’t (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) it comes to your health. make any rash statements you may regret later. Don’t blame others for your own who didn’t drink coffee; those who drank two or Visit philipSchua.com Email: scalpelpen@ Your colorful conversation may attract new stubbornness. Travel will be enjoyable but three cups per day saw an even higher 18 percent gmail.com mates. You may find travel to be most rewarding. could be expensive. Accept the inevitable, and Your competitive nature will enable you to win opportunities for advancement will follow. You any contest you enter. mustn’t give too much to your children. Your lucky day this week will be Sunday. Your lucky day this week will be Thursday. KrosWord (Source: Classic Pilipino Krosword, as edited by Ramon S. Lorenzo) Gemini Sagittarius (May 22-June 21) (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) PAHALANG Maybe it’s time to look into ways you can Do not react too harshly when dealing with improve your health. Your emotional partner partners. Better still, take your mate and let them 1 Isang zodiac sign may make you angry this week. Obstacles may foot the bill. You should make special plans for 2 Isang parmasia na makak- stand in your way where career and success are you and your lover. Spending too much time abili ng murang gamot concerned. Be sure to pay attention to your bank talking to friends or relatives could easily turn 6 Puna account. into a debate that could lead to estrangement. 7 Lalakeng hayop Your lucky day this week will be Thursday. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday. 8 After Christ 9 Balik-tanaw Cancer Capricorn 10 Kasalukuyang moda (June 22-July 22) (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) You will find that you are able to clear up a Hidden matters are likely to surface. Spend 11 Libo number of small but important details. Exercise time with friends and relatives. Travel for 13 Laho your talents and present your ideas to groups pleasure. You can help them with difficult 15 Tuyong sapa you think you can contribute to. This might not projects. You need activity. 17 Pangunahing tauhan be a day for hasty decisions. You can make Your lucky day this week will be Friday. 19 Balat ng ulo progress professionally. 22 Network Address Your lucky day this week will be Thursday. Aquarius Telephony (Jan. 21.- Feb. 19) 23 Apelyidong Tsino Leo Make those phone calls and pay your bills. 24 Dahilan (July 23-Aug 22) You will learn easily if you put forth an effort. Make changes that will enhance your You can make progress if you deal with the right 27 Parental Guidance appearance and entice potential partners. individuals. You may want to try your hand at a 28 Malabong liwanag You may find out that someone is trying to little creative writing. Don’t let your boss get the 29 Pagpunta sa anumang undermine you. You can make wonderful better of you. okasyon contributions to any organization that you join. Your lucky day this week will be Monday. 30 Altar Your need to use emotional blackmail will only 31 Lalo cause more conflict. Pisces Your lucky day this week will be Sunday. (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) PABABA Your emotional partner may make you angry Virgo this week. Home improvement projects will run 1 Lugmok 10 Narinig 25 Reserba (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) smoothly. Take time to listen to the problems 2 Pasuray-suray na 12 Disyerto 26 Balat ng niyog Hold on; your time will come. Don’t let of family members. Be sure to cover all the paglakad 14 Tipo ng dugo emotional upset force you into the poorhouse. necessary groundwork before signing binding 3 At iba pa 16 Notang musikal Make sure you concentrate if operating contracts. 4 Umit 18 Panguhing lungsod machinery or vehicles. Pleasure trips or friendly Your lucky day this week will be Friday 5 Sikat na aktor na Martin ng Gresya get-togethers will be satisfying and intellectually 6 Asin sa Madrid 20 Marka stimulating. 7 Peste sa palayan 21 Di inaasahan Answers to this week’s Krosword Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday. 8 Asarol 23 Pangangalunya on NEXT WEEK’S issue B6 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017 entertainment Feisty fun and games with Sharon and Robin Robin Padilla reveals BB Gandanghari The box-office success now Uber driver in U.S. currently being enjoyed by the film “Unexpectedly Yours” Action star Robin Padilla often got into brawls as he Congratulations to you and is significantly heartening revealed that his older sibling fought off people who teased Sharon. Tama ang lahat ng because “senioring” leads BB Gandanghari now works his brother. naririnig ko because wala “carry” the production. So, its as an Uber driver in the US. “Noong mga bata kami, kayong kupas. Itayo natin strong showing proves that Robin shared the news in kaming dalawa talaga ‘yung ang bandila ng mga ’90s. You “aging” stars can still score a his recent guesting on ABS- magkasama niyan. Kaya sig- are the icon of the ’90s. I’m hit—if they come up with an CBN’s daily morning talk- uro 80% ng away ko, tungkol really very happy for you,” unusual or exceptional film. show “Magandang Buhay”. sa kanya ‘yun kasi lagi siyang BB said. Sharon Cuneta and Robin Despite worrying for her, he tinutukso noong araw. Si- In closing, BB told Robin Padilla do exactly that with however assured that BB is yempre kapatid ka, masakit to invite her should they have Cathy Garcia-Molina’s latest doing well. sa tenga mo ‘yun. Hindi ko any US screening. (L-R) Robin Padilla, Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto, and Sharon Cuneta full-length rom-com. (Photo: www.pelikulamania.com) “Nandoon siya sa America makakalimutan na kaming In the ’90s, Rustom was The hit filmmaker usually nakikipagsapalaran. Uber dalawa talaga ang magkasa- an hunk and heartthrob works her “magic” on young- “just happens” to be his next- predictable—but, this doesn’t driver siya doon. Medyo ki- ma noon. Hanggang ngayon. himself. He has a very suc- adult stars like John Lloyd door neighbor! significantly compromise Cruz, Bea Alonzo and Sarah Naturally, he’s ecstatic their reunion starrer’s cumu- Geronimo, but her signature to learn that the “love from a lative achievement. “touch” still clicks with Sha- distance” of his life is now so We also wish that Sharon ron and Robin. temptingly, yearningly close had lost more excess weight Aside from the movie’s at hand—but, Sharon gives for this project, so their love inherent plus points, what it him absolutely no encourage- scenes could have come off as has working uniquely in its ment! more appropriately “loverly.” favor is the fact that it’s the It’s only when her life (Robin has absolutely no comeback pairing of its senior completely falls apart that she problem in this regard). leads’ popular love team—16 desperately reaches out—and In addition, we wish that long years later. he saves her from her self- the movie’s plotting could Naturally, their fans destructive self. have been less “expedient,” and some younger moviego- Aside from its bracingly with too much gratuitous fuss ers want to see if their feisty upbeat view of the viability being made of the leads’ big team-up hasn’t lost its “wow! of love in middle age, “Unex- “class reunion.” and pow!” sizzle and appeal. pectedly Yours” is a fun and And Sharon is surrounded The good news is that it meaningful viewing treat, by too many distractingly hasn’t, as Sharon and Robin because its director keeps “colorful” amigas, as usual, play a “golden” gal and guy its proceedings eventful and to make some of her scenes who meet after many decades sometimes really funny and more eventful and idiosyn- to inspiringly discover that touching. cratic. BB Gandanghari age—and love—are indeed Yes, the rom-com conven- The movie’s biggest glitch, (Photo: www. yahoo.com) just numbers. tions are in obvious evidence, however, is the weak showing When they meet again, but the film works hard to go of its “junior” stellar couple, Sharon’s troubled marriage beyond them. Julia Barretto and Joshua nakabahan lang ako dahil si- Iba na nga lang ngayon dahil cessful team-up with then (to John Estrada), has ended, Best of all, Sharon and Garcia—who often end up be- yempre America ‘yun. Hindi babae na siya ngayon,” he young star Carmina Villa- and she’s really focusing Robin do their darnedest to ing unintentionally upstaged ko naman kabisado ang mga said. roel. They starred in a few mainly on her 21-year-old make their characters’ “de- by Sharon and Robin. tao doon. Kung saan-saan She may not be here movies and eventually their daughter (Julia Barretto) and layed” romance believable, They may be fresher and siya minsan pumupunta. for the moment but he left on-screen tandem ended up career—both of which are not fun, felt and empathetic. more youthfully photogenic, Nagko-cross country siya a video message for her in marriage. They however going great guns. Yes, the nostalgia factor is but they can’t hold a candle to para sa mga hindi niya kilala. brother congratulating him separated. It was when Rus- For his part, Robin is there and works for them, but the senior stars’ thespic street Okay na okay si BB,” he said. for the success of his reunion tom joined Kapamilya reality a sailor who has remained they don’t depend on it, and smarts and enjoyment of their He also shared that movie with megastar Sharon show “Pinoy Big Brother” single. He’s concentrated on imbue their scenes together scenes together! among his siblings it was BB, Cuneta. that he made the big reveal. making a lot of money to sup- with bracing thespic energy How ironic that, in this formerly known as Rustom “Congratulations sa isang (Clarizel Abanilla / inquirer. port his many “dependent” and creative vitality. flick, it’s the kids who are the Padilla, who was closest to napakalakas na pelikula. I net) relatives and buy his mother On the debit side, some relative fuddy-duddies and him. In fact, it was because feel so nostalgic about the a house and lot in an upscale of the senior leads’ “for the sticks-in-the-mud. (Nestor U. of their tight bonding that he ‘Maging Sino Ka Man’ days. subdivision—where Sharon fans” gambits are cloyingly Torre / inquirer.net) December 7 - 13, 2017 FilAm Star B7 entertainment Over 4 billion YouTube views and counting Dustin Hoffman grilled over sexual misconduct claims NEW YORK (AP) — A starry addition to Oliver and Hoffman been outspoken about his own for ‘Despacito’ in 2017 anniversary discussion of the film were Robert De Niro, producer experience as a victim of sexual “Wag the Dog” turned testy Mon- One video broke all the 1. “Despacito” Luis Fonsi Masked, The Mask Singer 2 day when moderator John Oliver records on YouTube in 2017. (feat. Daddy Yankee) 2. “Ed Sheeran – Shape Of confronted Dustin Hoffman about “Despacito”, the music 2. “Shape of You” Ed You,” Choreography by Kyle allegations of sexual harassment. video for the hit song by Luis Sheeran Hanagami Hoffman seemed blindsided Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, is the 3. “Mi Gente” J Balvin, 3. “Ping Pong Trick Shots 3” and defensive by the line of ques- first video to sail past four bil- Willy William Dude Perfect tioning from the host of HBO’s lion views, finishing top of the 4. “Felices los 4” Maluma 4. “Darci Lynne: 12-Year- “Last Week Tonight.” list of most-viewed music videos 5. “That’s What I Like” Old Singing Ventriloquist Gets Hoffman explained the ac- of 2017 on YouTube and way Bruno Mars Golden Buzzer” America’s Got cusation was 40 years old. ahead of its closest competitors. 6. “Ahora Dice” Chris Jeday Talent 2017 “I don’t love that response In second place, Ed Sheeran (feat. J. Balvin, Ozuna, Arcán- 5. “Carpool Karaoke” Ed either,” Oliver said. notches up an impressive 2.8 gel) Sheeran Hoffman shot back: “What billion views for “Shape of You”. 7. “Nicky Jam” El Amante 6. “Lady Gaga’s Full Pepsi response do you want?” Hoffman In third place, the video for “Mi 8. “Swalla” Jason Derulo Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Half- maintained that he did nothing Gente” by J Balvin and Willy (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla time Show” NFL wrong. William gets 1.3 billion views. $ign) 7. “Inauguration Day, A Bad Actress Anna Graham Hunter has alleged that Hoffman groped Excluding music videos, it 9. “I’m the One” DJ Khaled Lip Reading of Donald Trump’s her and made inappropriate com- is a surprising audition for Thai (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Inauguration” Dustin Hoffman ments when she was a 17-year-old (Photo: www.thewrap.com) TV show “The Mask Singer” Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne) 8. “History of the Entire intern on the set of the 1985 TV (season two) that tops this 10. “Subeme la Radio” World, I Guess” Bill Wurtz movie “Death of a Salesman.” Jane Rosenthal and director Barry harassment and filed a lawsuit year’s list of viral videos, with Enrique Iglesias (feat. Descemer 9. “In a Heartbeat” Animat- Hoffman had said in an earlier Levinson. against his alleged attacker Tues- more than 182 million views. Bueno, Zion & Lennox) ed short film statement that the incident “is “I get no pleasure from having day, tweeted his support to Oliver. It comes ahead of an impres- YouTube top 10 trending 10. “Children Interrupt BBC not reflective of who I am,” which this conversation,” Oliver said. “For things to truly change, sive dance choreography to Ed videos of 2017 (excluding music News Interview” BBC News Oliver seized on and called a “cop- Referring to Hoffman, he men must hold other men ac- Sheeran’s “Shape of You”. videos) (inquirer.net) out,” adding: “It is reflective of added: “But you and I are not the countable,” Crews wrote. “Thank YouTube top 10 music vid- 1. “As Long As We Will who you were.” victims here.” you @iamjohnoliver, for being an eos of 2017 (worldwide) Become The Dust” – Oyster Hoffman complained: “You’ve The exchange was reported example of what true manhood put me on display here.” by The Washington Post, which looks like.” (inquirer.net) The back-and-forth came at a also posted a video of part of the Look: Two Miss Universe queens visit the Philippines 20th-anniversary screening panel conversation. at the 92nd Street Y. Onstage in Actor Terry Crews, who has Two Miss Uni- verse beauty queens are currently visiting Sarah Lahbati laments body-shaming of her pregnancy: the Philippines to ‘What happened to women supporting each other?’ grace events and do some sightseeing. Even while pregnant, The actress also raised that during pregnancy because A candid photo of actress Sarah Lahbati has not she is not the only one who has there is a growing baby inside?! Miss Universe 2016 been spared of criticism being experienced body-shaming, Respect pregnant women and Iris Mittenaere and thrown at her about her body. even from fellow women: “What think before you judge or open Miss Universe 2017 On Instagram, she struck a your mouth,” Lahbati ap- Demi-Leigh Nel-Pe- pose while being aglow in her pealed via her Twitter page. ters had been shared sixth month of pregnancy, as Ending on a light note, the on the Miss Universe she attended Preview’s Best actress encouraged mothers- Instagram Page. Dressed Ball. to-be like her to focus on their The two queens But despite attending a baby by “staying positive, were all smiles as they happy occasion, Lahbati could happy and mind our own busi- posed for the shot. not help but address online ness.” As stated on the post, (L-R) Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and bashers who refuse to give her Netizens were quick to Miss Universe 2016, Iris Mittenaere a break. The actress did not rally behind her, urging her to these ladies would (Photo: www.cbslocal.com) be traveling around hold back and lamented about brush off bashers who body- the country to attend after 20 hours flight !! #itsmore- The official Miss Universe her situation, raising the issue Sarah Lahbati shame her. several functions. At the same funinthephilippines #frontrow” Facebook page confirmed that of how other women would (Photo: www. chisms.net) Lahbati is currently time, they would have the op- Nel-Peters also shared the the two ladies will be attending insult her with words such as expecting her second child, portunity to see various spots in initial photo on her Instagram the Department of Tourism’s “Ang taba mo,” (you are fat) and happened to women supporting another boy, with fiancé actor the Philippines. account. A more recent upload Women of Significance Gala “Ang laki mo” (you are big). each other? Praising each other Richard Gutierrez. The baby Mittenaere shared a similar showed Nel-Peters on the bal- Night on Dec. 9. (Alfred Bayle / “Did you forget that I am as mothers?” will follow their four-year-old photo on her Instagram page. cony of what appears to be one inquirer.net) carrying a child?!” she re- “Why can’t we accept that son Zion. (Katrina Hallare / She wrote, “Look who I just find of the tour stops in Intramuros. marked. our bodies are made to change inquirer.net) B8 FilAm Star December 7 - 13, 2017