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BI Commissioner Ricardo – Senatorial bets and local David Jr. said the BI visa exten- offi cials alike were warned sion offi ce approved 172,055 by Sinulog organizers against applications for extension of stay campaigning during the 3-day Chapter 26. Th e Raid at Sante Fe by foreign tourists in 2012. religious festival that will be other campaign materials “Our country remains a favor- attended by at least 4 million that will be dished out to the ite tourist destination that many devotees of the Sto. Niño, ac- public during the Sinulog foreign visitors are opting to stay cording to the Sinulog Foun- Festival. here longer not only for vacation dation Incorporated (SFI). "They must behave also, or to visit our tourist attractions The foundation's executive it’s a simple rule to follow," but also to explore business and director, Ricky Ballesteros, he said. investment opportunities,” he said their security personnel said in a news release. will confi scate any leafl ets, (Continued on page 10) he meeting with members of the revolutionary Barrio Organizing Committee at San- He added that the number of banners, tarpaulins or any ta Fe had been properly pre-arranged. George did not have to do much except show approved visa extensions in 2012 Tup for the event. His job was to see to it that the committee was 13 percent higher than the Initial NBI fi ndings bolster went about putting up the “Samahang Nayon” the right way. This 151,913 applications for exten- new organization, mandated by the government, was to become sion of stay the bureau approved rubout angle the offi cial union representing the local farmers. in 2011. 10 killed in Atimonan nega- Atimonan, Quezon. Fighting the government up front was not prudent strategy. Meanwhile, BI visa extension tive for paraffi n: source He is one of two victims Know the enemy; recognize who their agents are, their support- offi ce acting chief Julius Cortez said to have been brought to ers, and their resources. Bide your time, gain strength. By now, he said non-visa required foreign the hospital after the incident. knew Mao’s words by heart. tourists are admitted for 21 days Quiohilag was shot at least (Continued on page 8) upon their arrival in a Philippine seven times, with one of the port of entry while visa-required bullets hitting his left temple. nationals are granted an initial But a National Bureau of stay of 59 days. Investigation (NBI) source Cortez said they may then revealed that there was tat- apply to extend their stay for two tooing or powder burns on months and every two months Quiohilag's face. thereafter until they reached the maximum stay of 16 months. ANC News | MANILA, This means he could have “All of them may extend their 1/15/2013 – Investigators are been shot at close range. sojourn in the Philippines before now focusing on the re-autop- Quiohilag's left chest also the lapse of their authorized stay sy on Paul Arsedillo Quio- bore a nozzle mark, which so long as they do not violate the hilag, one of the 13 fatalities conditions of their stay and pay in the alleged shootout in (Continued on page 18) the required fees to the bureau,” he added. More people surf Web, read May 2013 Elections Peak extension months by Edwin D. Bael on Party-list Groups, and the will, neither clouded by undue Cortez said tourist visa exten- horoscopes than Bible Monday, 1/14/2013 -- Yes- elective regional, provincial, and improper pressure or sions were highest in January, July, Church leaders are looking the challenge of the Internet, terday, January 13, 2013, was city, and municipal offi cials. infl uence, nor subjected to August, and December when more at cyberspace as an offi cial of the than 15,000 applications were pro- the start of the ban against the It is called mid-term elec- the treason and betrayal of cessed. the main arena to Philippine Bible bearing, carrying, or trans- tions as it occurs in-between "dagdag-bawas" operations, Society (PBS) The lowest was registered April keep the faithful. porting of fi rearms or other the election for President and nor prevented by voters list when only more than 12,000 were said Tuesday. deadly other offi cials every six years. manipulations, nor distorted approved. Inquirer. Romance pock- weapons, Campaign period for senators by fl ying and substitute vot- The BI noted the Department of net | MANILA, etbooks are popu- in prepa- and party-list groups start on ers, nor rendered into a total Tourism had expected to lure as 1/17/2013 -- In lar among women ration for February 12, while the period farce appearing real by the many as 4.5 million foreign tourists this predominantly while the young our May for candidates for the House surreptitious insertion of elec- in 2012. patronize more In January to June 2012, the DOT Catholic country, the 13, 2013 of Representatives and local tronic programs that automati- recorded 2.1 million tourist arrivals, Bible is not only fac- Internet shops Elec- offi cials start on March 29. cally "adjust" the votes of one instead of read- mostly from South Korea, United ing stiff competition tions for The code for what is de- or two or more candidates in States, Japan, China and Taiwan. from romance pock- Nora Lucero, an ac-ing and refl ecting Senators, sired of this election is SAFE: the tallies, whether at the local There has also been a steady infl ux etbooks, horoscopes, countant, left SGV toon the Bible, said Con- Secure and Free Elections. In level or at the fi nal counting of nationals from neighboring coun- feng shui (Chinese spread God’s word PBS general sec- gress- other words, we hope for the tries belonging to the Association of geomancy), it also is facing men, unfettered and true expres- Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). (Continued on page 16) Edwin Bael (c2002) (Continued on page 19) sion of the voting citizens' - VVP, GMA News

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That's right versity of the Philippines Diliman and 3 other colleagues. best debater in the UP College of ted Wednesday she did not top the because I fell in love. I never denied but her father, district trial judge "That's personal. Ano reklamo niya Law," she added. Filipino Role in 1969 Bar Exams but resents Senate it. I never passed myself off as top- Benjamin A. Defensor, said no. that I did not top the bar? He's mak- Santiago refused to file a case President Juan Ponce Enrile's raising ping the Bar. What I am saying is I "That was my form of rebellion ing a personal accusation against against Enrile because she wanted to of the issue to deflect attention from passed the Bar," she said. to my father. Well, I studied but I me. Ano relasyon niyan dito sa exhaust other remedies first, includ- Farm Worker the Senate's excess budget. A report on the University of the also found the questions completely pera?" Santiago asked. ing a COA probe of Senate funds. Movement Speaking to ANC's Headstart, the Philippines Vanguards website said unintelligible. Anong pinagtatanong She noted that Enrile was shift- She again challenged Enrile to lawmaker said she was in love when Santiago got a 78% average grade in nito? What is this guy thinking of?" ing attention away from the Senate debate on the issue. she took the Bar. She also said she the Bar. Santiago is a sponsor of the she said. funds by resorting to argumentum "Harap-harapan tayo para marinig AB 123 Recognizes Important was rebelling against her father for UP ROTC Unit. She also recalled the story of ad hominem or attacks of a person's ng taumbayan ang rason mo at rason Contributions of Filipinos not allowing her to go on a scholar- Santiago said she had wanted to go her roommate who said: "Itong si character or circumstances. ko at bahala sila kung anong hatol Miriam, Bar exam time nagde-date." "What about you? What if I say nila. Hindi yung nagsisiraan tayong (SACRAMENTO, CA) 1/15/2013 The senator said she resented En- you have body odor? Wala nang dalawa. Sino natutuwa dun? Ikaw?" – Assemblymember Rob Bonta All signs point to an ambush, rile's bringing up of the issue amid katapusan yan," she said. (D-Oakland) was proud to introduce her call for a Commission on Audit "Kung di ba malisyoso yung tao na AB 123 this week, a bill to require not shootout probe on the Senate's savings. This yun pati yun isasama niya sa debate? school districts to include within is after Enrile gave out P1.6 million Ang debate tungkol sa P2 million na Follow Asian Journal on their social study instruction the by Karen Davila, ABS shootout. additional maintenance and other rinegalo niya sa mga senador. Bakit contributions of Filipino Ameri- Twitter @asianjournal CBN News | MANILA - The fact-finding committee is cans to the farm labor movement in recommending criminal charges California. ABS-CBN News has obtained some of the pictures of the against all PNP and Armed Forces Assemblymember Bonta explained of the Philippines (AFP) personnel that the goal of AB 123 is to supple- aftermath of the alleged shoo- involved in the incident. ment California’s rich farm worker tout in Atimonan, Quezon that history with the contributions of the tell conflicting stories. NBI official doubts Quezon inci- Filipinos and the Filipino American In the first picture, a victim is not dent was a shootout community. “The Filipino American yet that bloody, his shirt is raised, population composes the second and his gun holstered. Meantime, Purisima has given the largest Asian population in Califor- In the second, there is noticeably fact-finding team until today (Jan. nia and continues to grow; yet the more blood, the victim's shirt is 14) to re-submit its report, which story of Filipinos and their crucial down, and he has a gun in front of he returned for lack of form and efforts to the farm labor movement him. substance. is an untold part of California his- Another victim in a white shirt fell Congress also wants its own probe tory. in a street gutter and there is no gun. into the Atimonan, Quezon shootout “The names and historical signifi- But when scene of the crime that left 13 people dead. cance of vastly influential leaders operatives arrived, a gun suddenly Senator Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla, Jr. in the farm labor movement - such materialized in front of him. filed a resolution on Monday say- as Larry Itliong and Philip Vera The body's position has also ing the incident might have been a Cruz - are unknown to the general changed and is now deeper in the rubout. public. California residents need to gutter. It follows a similar call from learn about the pioneering efforts of ABS-CBN's source also raises Quezon Representative and minority Filipino farm laborers and leaders questions about a man in a check- leader Danilo Suarez. in instigating the 1965-1970 Delano ered shirt. The National Bureau of Inves- Grape Strike, which helped launch Like the first two, he has no gun in tigation (NBI) is the lead agency the American farm labor movement. the first picture, and already has one handling the investigation. Its deputy AB 123 would give students a more in the second. director, Virgilio Mendez, doubts complete account of California’s The source asks how the man was there was an encounter. farm labor movement and ensure able to hold a gun when both of his "Depende kung anong understand- that these important leaders are fists were closed. ing n'yo ng shootout. Ibig sabihin remembered by future generations of The pictures are part of the report [ba nun] nagbarilan?” he says. Californians.” of the PNP's fact-finding commit- Mendez says, while there is no Bonta concluded, “It is time tee submitted to PNP chief Alan deadline to finish the investigation, to recognize the contributions of Purisima. the final report will most likely be on Filipinos to the history of our state The report concludes there were President Aquino's desk by Friday. and country by including them in violations in the conduct of the The NBI is also still waiting for the social sciences curriculum taught checkpoint as well as the crime the report of the PNP's fact-finding in California schools. AB 123 is a scene inquest, and excessive force team. strong step toward this goal.” was used against the victims. Purisima won't confirm or deny re- Elected in 2012, Assemblymem- The report also says the injuries ports that what happened in Quezon ber Rob Bonta represents the 18th of Police Superintendent Hansel wasn't a shootout but an ambush. Assembly District, which includes Marantan, who led the operation, But, he says, there were lapses Oakland, Alameda, and San Le- could not be determined because committed by the policemen in- andro. Bonta is the Chair of the he declined to submit to a physical volved. Public Employees, Retirement and examination. "Just by looking at the crime Social Security Committee. He There are also doubts about the scene, makikita mo there are already serves on the following Assembly position of the two fatalities found violations sa police opeartion and Committees: Health, Transportation, outside the vehicles, who may have procedure and more or less, doon Banking and Finance, and Elections been moved and the firearms found. tayo magcoconcentrate,” he says. and Redistricting. Investigators also say, not all the In Malacanang, Presidential Contact: Amy Alley (916) 319- guns found near the victims were spokesman Edwin Lacierda refuses 2018 discharged. to comment until the NBI's official Although the probe has yet to findings are out. -- with a report be concluded, the report says all from Atom Araullo, ABS-CBN signs point to an ambush and not a News January 18-24, 2013 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com Page 5

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the infl uence it could have on people seem to translate into their willingness new to the cuisine. To illustrate the to succeed in the American food market. Contemporary Asian point further I have included an image In fact, the reasons for this transcend of a dish from each of the nationalities I food, and go into the general desire of had mentioned above: the Filipinos to just blend in. It has American Issues All fi ve of these dishes are staples of been my experience that Filipinos, by Dr. Ofelia Dirige the culture they originated from, but a especially newer immigrants, tend to Founder, President & CEO Kalusugan disparity is highly evident when com- be non-confrontational in dealing with paring Filipino food against the other people around them. In Tagalog it is Community Services. www.fi lamwellness.org more popular native dishes of other called being mahinhin, or shy, bashful, nationalities. From personal experi- in English. Factors that could contrib- ence, I can testify that all these dishes ute to Filipino invisibility could be just are exceptional, but looking at the visual plain fear of the unknown and the fear representation of the Filipino foods, it of being unfavorably classifi ed by peers. How Filipino Food Can is easy to see how one could be put off. There is also the language barrier--even The “soupiness” is quite evident, and though Filipinos tend to be leaps ahead Managing a Monumental Meeting of Go Mainstream also the oily nature of the dishes is un- of other Asian cultures in initial English GUEST WRITER: ALBERT TAN fl atteringly displayed. As Owen rightly ability, their accents tend to be a point of states, the ingredients are hidden away Miraculous, Magical, and/or Mind- TIU contention. Furthermore, the restaurant from view by the sabaw, which creates business is an extremely unforgiving ood is a necessity for a “mystery meat” connotation to the industry that leaves little room for error, Boggling Technology Enterprises life and one cannot dish. It is no secret that we eat with our indecisiveness, and being mahinhin. After a few days rest, I write this than 3,250 exhibitors unveiled some live without it in some eyes as well as with our mouths and that All of these things can be attributed to column/blog with the International CES 20,000 new products at the 2013 CES F visually unappealing foods could have the lack of growth in the popularity of 2013 Conference that I attended still drawing more than 150,000 attendees, form or another. However, detrimental effects on the actual tasting. Filipino food in America. fresh in my mind. including more than 35,000 from more beyond its pragmatic implica- A common tale that I tend to hear Filipino foods are a delicious and I went to Las Vegas, Nevada known as than 170 countries outside the United tions, food has the potential from people who tried a Filipino dish savory cuisine with a rich history and the “Sin City” with one specifi c purpose. States.” (CEA) for the fi rst time is that “It was great dedicated people who are striving to It was the same as in previous years I always took the excellent manage- to be much more than just be once I tried it!” As pleasing as it is to keep the tradition alive. Despite not as- – to check out the new products and ment for granted. It was like the “Digital the essentials of life. In fact, hear, they enjoyed Filipino food and that similating to American culture, Filipino technologies that were being launched, Natives” instinctively knowing how to practically every culture in line itself brings a sense that they may dishes will continue to exist through the unveiled, demonstrated, displayed, and use the digital gadgets. They just take have been put off by the initial presenta- means of family tradition. However exhibited at the International CES. it for granted without recognizing the the world has created its own tion. In a world increasingly dependent its advancement into the American I was particularly interested in prod- creativity, the design, the effort, the time on fi rst impressions and appearances, mainstream will be a long and arduous interpretation of this crucial Albert Tan Tiu ucts and/or technologies that would fi t and the value of producing the devices. yet very basic need. Filipinos Filipino dishes do not always get the road. There are many obstacles that will the description, “Miracles, Magic, and/ As I lay down on my bed at my Las benefi t of the doubt, especially when deter the advancement of Filipino food or Mind-Boggling Technologies” in the Vegas hotel reviewing the recently are no exception and in fact, itself. no one is around to encourage a fi rst into the mainstream, but seeing as how Living in America has luckily made Sin City. It was also my intention to unveiled products and technologies, the are extremely passionate and timer into trying the dish. I fell prey Filipinos have overcome hardships in gather some sample products for review. press and social events, exhibits, the me privy to almost every major style of to this personally when I was asked to the past, it is not impossible for them vested in the foods that they cuisine. However, my experience with The products could be as amazing in the awarding ceremonies, the transportation try palabok, binagoongan, and balut, all to overcome this. However, it is still un- way they were created and designed; issues and many more details, I realized create and consume. How- Filipino cuisine such as longanisa, tuyo, of which I love now. Appearance and clear whether Filipinos have the desire corned beef, pancit, adobo, sinigang, and in their utility features as they try to how CES Management “miraculously or ever, even though that is the presentation are an important aspect of to become a signifi cant contributor to satisfy the consumers’ appetite based on magically” put this gargantuan gather- lechon and even the infamous balut, is making a type of cuisine popular despite the American culinary diversity. case, Filipino food is not more largely confi ned to my household and necessity, benefi ciality, and practicabil- ing together with absolute competence, how superfi cial it sounds, and unfortu- ity. effi ciency, and effectiveness. readily appreciated in Amer- predominantly Filipino communities. nately, Filipino food is lagging behind Albert is a senior student majoring in Stepping outside of my home, all of that I accomplished my main objective and When Moses (in the Bible) gathered ica, a country that Filipinos the other country’s dishes in this respect. Economics at San Diego State Univer- defi nitely realized my other intention, at several thousand Hebrews and led them Filipino infl uence is drowned out by the Another factor affecting the prolifera- sity. He is mestizo, born to a Chinese have fl ocked to for decades diversity of other types of cuisines. For least partially. to freedom, he needed Divine Inter- tion of Filipino food in America is the father and Filipina mother. He is a I will write about them in a series of vention to part the Red Sea in order to and have come to call their instance, Chinese food can be found in lack of interest of the Filipino com- student of Dr. Dirige in Asian Studies every center of commerce, regardless articles subsequently. escape the charging Pharaoh of Egypt home. munity to break out of the communities 460, “Contemporary Issues in Filipino This week’s column focuses on how and his soldiers. The parting event was a of the demographic majority. Japanese they are in. Filipino food is American Communities” last Fall 2012. and Mexican food can also be found the monumental meeting of mind-bog- “miraculous” one. There are many contributing factors to something that has to be sought out if gling IT multi-nationals was managed CEA President Gary Shapiro was as readily outside of its spheres of infl u- you happen to live outside of Filipino *** the underrepresentation in not only the ence, which generates an interest and in virtually miraculous or magical amazing in planning, leading, organiz- food of the Philippines, but also of the communities, and this is a problem that manner. I have been attending the ing, and controlling the entire Interna- appreciation among people not normally some of the other nationalities do not people in general. Through explora- seeking it out. KALUSUGAN NEED VOLUNTEERS event since the time when Bill Gates tional CES Show, which was subdivided tion of Filipino cuisine, parallels can be seem to suffer from. Filipinos seem to delivered the Pre-Convention Keynote into several smaller events. A reason as to why Filipino food is have a “for us, by us” mentality when it STARTING JANUARY 2013. KCS drawn with the political status of Filipi- not on par in recognition is due to the Speech. I was an Industry Affi liate being CES as a show involves production, nos in general. This dichotomy between comes to food and Owen’s comments of IS ONCE AGAIN RECRUITING a Chairman and CEO of an IT company. marketing, fi nance, personnel and hu- nature in which the food is prepared. how Filipinos tend to have a “colonial the status of Filipino food and political Clint Owen illustrates this in his paper, VOLUNTEERS FOR THE YEAR I decided to register and apply as a man resource, technical, legal and socio- recognition is an important issue to ad- mentality which... [keeps their] cuisines credentialed member of the Press during political issues. In fact, every event “How Filipino Food Can Be Accepted hidden from mainstream America,” is 2013. FOR INFORMATION CALL dress in Filipino culture. Filipinos are in Mainstream America” by saying that the last few years. involves similar issues as well. proud of their culture and the food they evidently true. This unwillingness to Dr. Ofelia Dirige at (619) 477-3392 I saw it grow every year until it be- Gary Shapiro dealt with them ef- the “soupiness” of the food creates an branch out into American culture has produce, but somehow that pride has not “undesirable” effect for the Americans, or send email to [email protected] came “the largest in the show’s 45+ year fi ciently and effectively. However, projected onto the American landscape hurt the potential of Filipino food to history, with 1.92 million net square feet unlike Moses, he did not require Divine who otherwise look for “freshness” and become more widely accepted in Ameri- like the Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and “quality” in their foods”. Owen’s analy- or visit our websites: www.fi lamwell- of exhibit space. The previous record Intervention but proceeded instead Vietnamese cuisines have. One reason can culture. Filipinos love to cook and was 1.86 million net square feet of space with substantial human intervention as sis of the situation points to a defi ciency love food with a passion, but it does not ness.org or www.webkalusugan.org proposed is due to an issue with the food in the appearance of Filipino cuisine and at the 2012 International CES. More extremely effi cient and experienced staff assisted him. A Board of Advisors and CEA offi cers were on hand to help in the The spectacled, silver haired woman support two exceptional programs to management. still smiles with pride from candy improve conditions for farmers and International CES and every event oc- boxes shipped throughout the world, youth in cocoa producing regions of curring is a production. As a production, At Large... and her original recipes are savored Africa. First, the ECHOES program management has to check the Manpow- by millions. of the World Cocoa Foundation is er, Material, Machinery and Monetary When Charles See arrived dedicated to improving the educa- requirements in each event. by Miles Beauchamp, PhD in Los Angeles from Canada in 1921 tion of youth in the Ghana and As a marketing issue, management has to try his hand at the confection Ivory Coast regions of Africa. With to worry about its target market and its business, he decided that no image additional grants from the US Gov- marketing mix – product, price, promo- ernment, contributions from See’s tions, and places of distribution. Product Miles is Assistant to the Dean and Assistant Professor in the would better refl ect the personality revenue centers such as major corpo- Shirley Hufstedler School of Education at Alliant International of his fl edgling venture than that of and other program contributors, rate sponsors and partners, exhibitors, University where he teaches new media and diverse writing courses. his mother. Apart from using her rec- See’s living motto, “Quality Without the program works to improve the concessionaires, registration, and special He has been with the Asian Journal since the 1990’s. ipes as a foundation, See knew that Compromise” continues to guide the education provided to children, with events must be reasonably priced, keeping things in the family was the company. life skills training, teacher training, promoted and positioned in strategic only way to bring about the kind of Since 1921, See’s Candies has and functional literacy. locations. This year, CES attracted the lovingly crafted product he desired. been actively engaged with com- participation of more than 170 countries. See’s Candy munities, striving to support those In addition to ECHOES, See’s As an investment or fi nancial issue, See, along with his mother and in need, as well as to target specifi c directly supports the Cocoa Liveli- management worries about return on in- his wife, Florence, opened the fi rst causes for support that reach beyond hoods Program in conjunction with vestment, revenue increase, reduction in As sweet as it gets customer still gets a free sample). the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- cost, resale value, or replacement costs. See’s Candies shop and kitchen on the local communities with which I am sure that, like in previous years, Western Avenue in Los Angeles in they are involved. From schools to tion to provide cocoa farmers with CES tackled them with fl ying colors as Ah, chocolate. There are many Founded and headquartered in November of 1921. The sparkling non-profi t support groups and chari- better skills and training to operate California, See’s Candies has ex- it grew bigger. great chocolates, handmade ones, clean, black and white shop was de- ties, they aspire to make a difference cocoa farms in a sustainable fash- I am convinced that the CES success those from Godiva, and of course panded from one candy shop to over signed to resemble Mary See’s home through involvement with various ion, signifi cantly improve farmer story could be attributed substantially See’s. For over 90 years See’s 200 shops across America, and a kitchen. community groups. incomes, and diversify farming into to the behavioral approach in manage- Candies has been dedicated to fl ourishing online store. Benefi ting from the wide accep- alternative crops based on market ment. Dealing with more than 150,000 making candy Mary See’s way. No tance of an unusually high qual- Examples of current community information. For more information attendees, 35,000 of whom are foreign- preservatives are added to the candy Mary would be proud ity candy, See’s was able to grow support activities on these programs, visit worldcocoa- ers, 3250 exhibitors, and thousands and you can choose from over 100 steadily from that fi rst shop in Los foundation.org. more of the international press, it would different candies and chocolates, Throughout the history of See’s Angeles to twelve shops by the mid- Children’s Health Council, Palo really take charismatic leadership and whether you are shopping online or Candies, Mary See has symbolized About cocoa management to get them to absorb and 1920’s and thirty shops during the Alto, California: The Children’s follow the CES’ own equivalent of “Ten visiting one of the iconic black-and- the old-fashioned virtues of home- depression. By 1936, See’s was able Health Council specializes in as- made quality and friendly service. Commandments”. white checkered shops (where every to expand to San Francisco. sisting children and their families Worldwide chocolate production is I could easily see that the technical, to overcome specifi c health and roughly 8.1 billion pounds of choco- legal and socio-political aspects of the Mary See died in 1939 at the age late, with U.S. production approxi- monumental meeting were not real ASIAN JOURNAL mately 10% of the world total. See’s issues. This is because on the technical The fi rst Asian-Filipino weekly in Southern California of 85, but the company’s ability to adjust to changing times - without Candies (ultimately See’s customers) side, you are managing a technology- An award-winning newspaper & San Diego’s most purchases approximately 1-2% of oriented group. On the legal and socio- widely circulated Asian-Filipino newspaper! abandoning the passion for quality and service that Mary See represent- the US chocolate production on an political side, you are dealing with a host city like Las Vegas who stands to Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. Genevieve Silverio ed - kept it going strong throughout annual basis, mostly incorporated into See’s famous boxed chocolates. benefi t economically, politically, and Publisher & Editor Managing Editor the decades to come. socially as in previous CES conferences. Miles Beauchamp The chocolate that goes into their Santi Silverio candy represents 1-2% of the total Associate Publisher Associate Editor Continued growth The products and/or technologies US chocolate market. 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by Atty. Susan V. Perez

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Winning Your Stateside Provisional I-601 Waiver IMMIGRATION 911 by Atty. was provided for support. She also Susan V. Perez pointed out the substandard quality of living in that country, using the This article is very timely because example that her child fell ill while of the newly published rule on I-601 visiting Venezuela in the past due to waiver, which will take effect on the lack of drinking water, un- March 4, 2013. This article talks sanitary conditions and lack of basic about an actual case of I-601 waiver supplies, like milk and rice. She had application that was denied by the to make 3 separate visits to a clinic U.S. Citizenship and Immigration in one month, due to her child’s Services (USCIS), but the denial acute diarrhea, vomiting and inflam- was reversed on appeal. Antonio, mation of the lymph nodes. A Medi- a native and citizen of Venezuela, cal report and the corresponding entered the United States without translation was provided to prove inspection in April 2003 and did this. Antonio’s spouse claimed that not depart the United States until moving to Venezuela would be det- February 2007. Antonio was thus rimental to her life, since she would inadmissible to the United States be moving to a Country that is not under our immigration laws for familiar to her, she would have to having been unlawfully present in leave her support network of family the United States for more than one and friends, her long time job, her year. Antonio is married to a U.S. community and church. She also has citizen and they have a child togeth- concerns for her child’s safety and er, born in 2005. Antonio wants to welfare. come back and reside in the United The Administrative Appeals Of- States so he could be with his U.S. fice (AAO) found that the situation citizen spouse and child. Antonio presented in this application rises then filed the Application for Waiver to the level of extreme hardship. of Grounds of Excludability (Form However, granting a denial of the I-601). The USCIS denied said ap- waiver also hinges not only on the plication on the ground that Antonio issue of extreme hardship, but also failed to establish that his wife and on the discretion of the secretary child would suffer extreme hardship and conditions and procedures as he if Antonio were to live in Venezuela. may by regulations prescribed. The In general, a foreign national (oth- alien bears the burden of proving er than an alien lawfully admitted for eligibility in terms of equities in permanent residency) who has been the U.S. which are not outweighed unlawfully present in the United by adverse factors. In this case, the States for one year or more, and who favorable factors considered were: again seeks admission within 10 the extreme hardship that Antonio’s years of the date of such alien’s de- U.S. spouse and child would face if parture or removal from the United the applicant were to remain in Ven- States, is inadmissible. The Depart- ezuela, regardless of whether they ment of Homeland Security (DHS) accompanied Antonio or remained has the sole discretion to waive this in the United States, community ties, inadmissibility in the case of an ap- support letters, active involvement plicant who is the spouse or son or with the church, gainful employ- daughter of a United States citizen ment, the apparent lack of a criminal or of a legal permanent resident, if record, and the passage of more than it is established to the satisfaction of six years since Antonio’s unlaw- DHS that the refusal of admission to ful entry to the United States. The such foreign national would result unfavorable factors in this matter in extreme hardship to the citizen or are Antonio’s unlawful entry to the HUD, Census Bureau legal permanent resident spouse or United States and unlawful presence IMMIGRATION (619) 819-8648 parent of such alien. and employment while in the United expand access to To be successful in I-601 waiver, States. Speak directly with an Attorney Antonio must first establish that his The AAO found that Antonio has information on U.S. citizen spouse would suffer established that the favorable fac- extreme hardship were she to remain tors in this application outweigh the in the United States while Antonio unfavorable factors. It was estab- The Law Offi ces of SUSAN V. PEREZ nation’s housing resides abroad due to inadmissibil- lished that Antonio has sustained the offer the following services: Nearly 20 percent of recent mov- ity. Antonio’s wife claimed that she burden of establishing that the ap- ers identified “convenience to job” will suffer emotional and financial plication merits approval. The AAO • Work Visas/Green Cards thru Employment as the most important factor in their hardship. In a declaration, she stated sustained the appeal and approved choice of neighborhood in 2011, ac- that she is suffering depression due the I-601 waiver application. Family Visas cording to the 2011 American Hous- to Antonio’s absence. In addition, A successful I-601 waiver case re- • ing Survey (AHS), the definitive she noted that prior to Antonio’s quires not only good arguments but source of information on the quality departure, he would work nights and also credible, well organized, and • Student, Trainee, Tourist, Investors, Visas of housing in the United States. For care for their child during the day, presented evidence. The adjudicator the first time in its history, the U.S. but since his departure, she is the may only have minutes to make a • Reinstatement of Petition Census Bureau and the U.S. Dept. sole caregiver for her child and such decision in each case. A well-orga- of Housing and Urban Development a situation is causing her hardship. nized and presented evidence can • Deportation Defense (HUD) have made survey results Finally, Antonio’s wife asserted that make the adjudicator’s job easier. I available on the Census Bureau’s prior to Antonio’s departure, he was always submit I-601 waiver with a International Adoption American FactFinder data access financially assisting the household brief, which is separate from a cover • tool. but since he left the United States, letter. A well-written brief can assist she has been forced to move out of the adjudicator in making a decision. • Appeals, Motions to Reopen/Reconsider A wide range of specific topics her apartment, as she is unable to is covered in the survey, including afford the monthly payments on her We welcome your feedback. If you • Battered/Abused Spouse plumbing and source of water and own. She was forced to reside with have any immigration questions, sewage disposal; housing problems; her parents. However, her parents please feel welcome to email me at • I-601 Waivers (Hardship) householder’s satisfaction with are facing the risk of foreclosure [email protected] or Atty. Susan V. Perez home and neighborhood; value, due to interest rate modification and call 619 819 -8648 to arrange for a Consular Support in Manila purchase price and type of mortgage; economic crisis. 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No drugs. 619.746.3416 Page 8 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com January 18-24, 2013 The felony charges filed against him enterprising people to produce a “docu- include a massive series of fraudulent mentary” film) who was born of modest transactions that made several banks means, driven by blind ambition, rose The Metamorphosis suffered over $200 million losses, esti- to phenomenal “success” but became Book mated over $40 million from individual oblivious of the unwritten law of ethics investors, many of whom are Filipino and morality, can be a great lesson to all by Ernie Delfin Selection Americans and their friends, estimated of us, especially for immigrant com- Read Ernie Delfin’s previous articles by to be over 1,000 investors who were munities. People especially the hard The Dark Nights of visiting our website at www.asianjournalusa. conned by him. It is believed that there working breadwinners must be more com were much more transactions that were discriminating and sophisticated enough not unearthed to the day of filing those to pause and question any promises Father Madrid felony charges against him. or guarantees of the highest returns for * * * * * their money by anyone, especially when a historical novel by Since that banner story came out in they are promised over expensive din- Dr. Ed Gamboa, MD Reodica: His Grand Rise And Fall & Los Angeles, I received over a dozen ners and man-made colorful props held phone calls from friends who knew that by cheerleaders and written in a glossy Arrest By The FBI After a Quarter of once upon a time I worked for him till paper and signed by a soft spoken angel, about a year before the collapse of his who could have been just another Luci- a Century as a Fugitive business empire that were built upon fer in disguise. Chapter 26. The Raid shaky foundation of made-up finan- As a retired CPA and as a former THE METAMORPHOSIS less of Filipinos and their friends in the cial stability and shaky materials. The Registered Principal, Series 26, 6 & 63 at Sante Fe By Ernie D. Delfin Southland especially those who have comments range from “Crime does not licensee, I will offer an hour or two Author’s note: August 21, 1983. Exiled Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, been in California since the mid 1980’s really pay”, “I hope there will still be FREE consulting and advice from our the charismatic opposition leader, arrives at the Manila International Air- “ For what doth it profit a man, who knew the man and/or his infamous some kind of restitution, even just pen- Filipino American community who re- port to a returning hero’s welcome. Escorted by government soldiers, Ninoy Grand Chevrolet and his Grand Wilshire nies for every dollar scammed”, “Let ceives any “commercial paper” promis- if he gains the whole world empire that was supposedly the biggest his millions free him from years of sory note or investment proposal from is summarily shot to death as he steps on the tarmac… Kumander Gusi and most “successful” Filipino or Asian watches the TV coverage of the assassination while recovering from wounds but suffers the loss of his own incarceration” “Let him suffer and rot anyone, especially those that are NOT American minority owned business at in prison” to “Kaawaawa naman siya” that duly registered with the SEC nor sustained during an encounter with commandos of the Philippine Constabu- soul?”-- Matthew 16:25 that period of time. (it’s really pitiful for him to suffer that). accompanied by investment prospectus lary. Years earlier, Gusi was the newly-ordained and affable Father George As a CPA and a first degree im- From my perspectives, as a Christian, (like the commercial paper or promis- Madrid whose social justice work among oppressed farm workers (sacadas) For many Christians that include this migrant myself who worked for him especially now that I am a certified sory notes that Jun Reodical peddled, in the parish of Santa Lucia eventually led to his defection to the Communist columnist, we believe that everything for less than 3 years, ( I resigned a minister in the Orange Diocese Prison and marketed thru unlicensed “market- Party of the Philippines. In short order, the rebel priest had risen to the rank that happens in this world happens at year before his downfall as I already Detention Ministry that conducts com- ers.” To any experienced securities of commander of the dreaded New People’s Army. In this chapter, the rebel the time God chooses, as God sets the saw the handwriting on the wall then, munion services and bible studies to dealer, what Jun did in creating and commander meets with some of his aides in a “safe” barrio. Tipped by an time for birth and the time for death…. as I was already very uncomfortable at prisoners and inmates in Orange County marketing those “commercial papers” informant, the military raids the barrio... (Ecclesiastes 3:18) The above thoughts that time as he did not listen to oppos- jails, I sincerely wish that Jun Reodica, by unlicensed people were all SEC struck me like a bolt of lightning and ing views from anyone) I knew him like many sinners in human history prohibited transactions, hence illegal, house, they were lined up in the reverberated in my bones, upon hear- (Continued from page 8) enough to know the character, demeanor since biblical times, who were saved due from from DAY ONE! Fortunately or yard, then hauled away to be ing and reading of the unexpected and business philosophy of the man to their repentance and acceptance of the unfortunately, his intended market was separately interrogated. Hidden in and shocking news, before the New (as I have tried to capsulize his modus great yet unfathomable mercy of Jesus not Wall Street but the Main Street of the kitchen, Kumander Gusi heard Year, that a former friend and former operandi and his business “philosophy” Christ (some even became saints, like hardworking and unsophisticated bread- everything, but could not see a thing. employer who successfully enticed me in my METAMORPHOSIS column in Saul who became St. Paul, the apostle, winners of California, most of them The strategy was to out- Several minutes later, Gregorio’s over 25 years ago, to give up very the (now) defunct Los Angeles based was a persecutors of Christians before were immigrants like himself. wardly help the government wife tapped on the stove and whis- lucrative and stable job as an auditor Philippine American News ( August his conversion, and St. Dismas ---one of My disappointment and disgust put up this local organization. for the County of Los Angeles Health 16-31, 1988 issue) as well as an “Open the two thieves who was hanged beside resurfaced anew because I personally pered, “Are you okay, commander?” Services Department in the early 1980’s Once bureaucrats were lulled Gusi heard her sobbing. Letter to Jun Reodica” that I wrote Jesus in Calvary) will find in his heart knew dozens of victims of Jun Reodica, to join his Glendora management team for my friend, the late Ben Bejar of a sincere contrition, ask forgiveness especially a close friend who entrusted into thinking that the govern- at Grand Chevrolet and Grand Wilshire Carson, California (see the reprinted “Yes, I‘m okay.” from his own God (Who knew where the entire equity $100,000 (in 1986) of ment had accomplished its Group of Companies, was arrested by “column” and “open letter” in this is- he was, even when he was hiding from his apartment in Long Beach as well as objectives -- and, more im- the FBI after almost 25 years as a fugi- sue. I got mixed emotions, like a dozen the law and even before he was born!), small breadwinners who entrusted their “I will get more sacks. I will cover tive. I am referring to the soft-speaking portantly, once you’ve flushed of my friends who knew him, (some He should also, if still feasible, make entire savings to him. I was told by a you some more.” business owner Eminiano “Jun” Reo- lost money too) felt too: relief and restitution and ask forgiveness from all reliable doctor friend that his fellow out their agents, couriers and dica, a Filipino immigrant who rose ephemeral joy to know and realize that his investors, who are still alive, that doctor’s widow invested the life insur- underlings -- you gradually “No, manang.” Gusi started push- from ‘rags to riches’ in his business em- in the USA that “the powerful arm of he has caused financial ruin. I also ance proceeds amounting to half a mil- turn the organization around ing the barrier and eased himself pire whose meteoric rise to “success” American justice system has finally pray that he can garner the strength and lion dollars, after the death of her doctor out of the hole. “It is better that I was a subject of many publications and caught him, and sadness and pity for humility to ask forgiveness to all, in- husband, upon the guarantee of Jun that and make it work for the party newspapers for about half a decade up leave right now, “she explained to him and his family especially during the cluding himself so that his last quarter she would earned much more interests instead, while eliminating to the day of his complete disappearance Christmas Holidays. of his life (he is now 68 years old) can than what the bank was giving her. The government operatives co- her. “The soldiers will return any in California in 1988. According to the L.A. Asian Journal minute.” be more at peace, especially now that he widow went into depression when she vertly. The Los Angeles Asian Journal story, he was arrested on November has ceased to be a fugitive from the arm lost her nest egg completely! Very very (Dec. 29,2012 - Jan 1, 2013 issue) ban- 27th and has been in custody ever of American justice. sad indeed. The trembling woman nodded. ner headline “PINOY CAR DEALER since, as his plea for bail has been Kumander Gusi liked bar- It is my ardent wish and prayer that When all is said and done, She was holding a baby in her arms. ARRESTED BY THE FBI” caused a denied by the court due to the gravity the story of this fallen man who once however, life must go on. I am ear- rio Sante Fe. It wasn’t very That was probably why the soldiers tsunami conversations, recollections and of the charges against him in addition stood very tall who received and nestly praying that there will be some large. There were only a few allowed her back into the house, to speculations (on why, how and what has to being considered a high flight risk to enjoyed undeserved accolades from his lasting LESSON to be learned from this transients, so you got to know feed the baby or something. transpired prior to his arrest) by count- avoid prosecution. fellow mortals, (that is a subject of some sad shameful story of Reodica whose everyone pretty well. Though fall was driven by blind ambition to be number one and fueled by greed to not fully radicalized, folks “Where are the soldiers?” Gusi whispered. The woman pointed possess more at all costs. In my book, were very sympathetic to the towards the door so Gusi hurriedly he did not possess the moral fiber and communists. It was one of exited through a back window. This true compassion for the welfare of Gusi’s “safe” barrios. So, con- thousands of hard working people in was not his first narrow escape from writing his short-lived “$ucce$$” story. trary to custom, he decided to military pursuers. Nor would it be The millions of money that remain linger for a few days, after the his last, he thought, as he scurried unaccounted for, which may have been Samahang Nayon meeting. through the cornfields. stashed away for future use will prob- ably NOT save him from federal prison that is, of course, IF ever the That early Sunday morning, the After several minutes of interroga- court will find him guilty as charged. communist party members were tion and threats, the soldiers got one Watch for more the sequel of this excit- ing drama.. (His trial is scheduled to sitting around the dining table, of the men to admit that Kumander Gusi had been in the area. The start January 28, 2013) enjoying breakfast and a bit of ca- Lastly, dear readers, let us maraderie while going over specific soldiers rushed back to the suspected ALWAYS remember and be guided by strategies and comparing notes on house and searched it again. They that old fashion maxim: “WHEN IT IS suspected government undercover overturned the rickety dining table, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, THERE agents, when word came that a broke some plates and glasses, and IS GREAT LIKELIHOOD THAT IT IS column of government soldiers was threw pots and pans all over the NOT TRUE!” Never cheat anybody approaching the barrio from the kitchen. They probed every nook nor allow yourself to be cheated by west end, or the main roadway. A and cranny. Finally, under the stove, anyone, either! few minutes later, another watcher lodged in between bulging sacks, Good luck, and Happy Prosper- barged into the house to warn the they found a single ball pen. Gusi ous Peaceful New Year to all! had dropped the pen as he squirmed Email writer : ernie.delfin@gmail. group that soldiers had been spotted com or [email protected] advancing from the south side, from out of his hideaway. the river. Since most of the town folks were The meeting was immediately illiterate, the soldiers correctly adjourned and the group dispersed concluded that the pen belonged to ROOM to the northeast. The locals quickly the rebel commander or his aides. returned to their homes, pretending The information they had received earlier had been correct. They FOR RENT to be busy with their usual tasks. But Quiet Neighborhood it was too late. The third column, searched the rest of the house one coming from the east, had arrived more time. Not finding the elusive in National City. No undetected. fugitive, they ransacked the kitchen smoking. No drugs. again and thrashed the house, leav- “Don’t move!” screamed the ing the poor woman sobbing in a 619.746.3416 military commander. The soldiers corner, clutching her crying baby had their semiautomatics aimed and and groveling in fear. “Dear Lord,” ready. she silently prayed. “Let them kill me...but, please, not my husband or Some of the insurgents jumped out my baby!” of windows only to be accosted by soldiers who had by then surrounded #### the house. Gregorio, the host and owner of the house, hurriedly To be continued... instructed Gusi, actually shoving the rebel commander. to hide in the The author welcomes comments, cramped space behind the wooden corrections, suggestions, etc. from frame support of the kitchen stove. Asian Journal readers. These may be Gregorio’s wife deftly filled the included in the novel’s final ver- space up with sacks of flour, and re- sion. Please send your remarks to inforced the fragile barrier with large [email protected]. cans containing rice and corn.

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theatrical productions, directed by water into wine, the very best they the bride’s mother. I will be retiring and their guests had ever tasted. If soon, and what I will miss the least only married couples would keep Lower Your are weddings.” From Arkansas “I Christ to be always present in their am an organist at a Baptist church. lives, then he is there to change their Balintataw I don’t understand why people who “water” into “wine” one more time. Nets have little interest in their spiritual Married couples don’t have to look by Virginia H. Ferrer by Msgr. Fernando G. Gutierrez life want to be married in a church. elsewhere for “new wine,” because The music they request was blas- Christ could once again miracu- Read Virginia Ferrer’s previous articles by visiting our website Read Monsignor’s previous articles by visit- at www.asianjournalusa.com ing our website at www.asianjournalusa.com phemous.” From Houston: “Maybe lously use their marital problems or some priests are wealthy, but I’m “water” for another “best wine.” 2nd Sun. in Ord. Time still paying off my seminary loan. I’ve been at weddings where there Quotation of the week: “The main are stretch limos in front of the business of a Christian soul is to go Inay church and the reception is in a through the world turning its water When Marital “Wine”Runs Out/ crystal ballroom, yet the family gave into wine.” Andrew Long. Inay this priest nothing because ‘that’s para sa iyo ang araw na ito Sto. Niño their job’.” Feast of Sto. Niño Joke of the week: A middle-aged Christ’s public mission which would More important than the physi- gunita sa amin sa kadakilaan mo man was sitting on his porch as fall- reach its fi nal “hour” on the Cross, cal fanfares of a wedding, there is Joke of the week: A boss dialed ing snow swirling all around him. A the evangelist tries to convince the the spiritual element. Christian wed- an employee's home phone num- bale wala ang laht kung wala ka sa mundo passing neighbor called out: “Why Jewish Christians that Christ is truly ding is a time when two individuals ber and was greeted with a child's ikaw na inspirasyon ko maging sa trabaho. in the world are you sitting out there the Messiah. commit themselves to each other whispered, “Hello?” Feeling put out in the snow and cold?” The porch- Refl ection: A wedding is an for better and for worse, in sickness at the inconvenience of having to sitter called back: “I have to.” “What important milestone in the life of and in health, with just “water” and talk to a youngster, the boss asked, do you mean ... I have to?” “Well,” two individuals: the bride and the a little bit of “wine,” until death. “Is your Daddy home?” “Yes,” Inay declared the man on the porch, “my groom. It is a memorable event that A Christian marriage is the sol- whispered the small voice. “May I wala nang tutulad pa wife is taking singing lessons, and is full of mirth, dancing, eating, emn moment when God who is the talk with him?” the man asked. The I don’t want the neighbors to think and drinking. Yet there were times origin and end of marriage seals the small voice whispered, “No.” “Is init ng pagmamahal sa ami'y ipinadama I’m beating her.” when weddings went out of control. consent by which the spouses mutu- your Mommy there?” “Yes,” was Scriptures: First Reading: Ann Landers shares the follow- ally give and receive one another. In the answer. “May I talk with her?” lahat ng sandali ng iyong pag-aaruga Isaiah 62: 1-5. It is believed that the ing unfortunate experiences of her this act of giving and receiving, the Again the small voice whispered, ngayong wala ka na, buhay ka pa rin sa aming gunita. author is a pupil of Second Isaiah readers. From a minister in Florida: Christian couples confer upon each “No.” “Is there anyone else there and prophesied the end of the exile. “Weddings are a pain. Allow me to other the sacrament of Matrimony. in your house?” the boss asked the The return of the exiles to their land list my grievances: Bossy, overbear- Just as God had established an eter- child. “Yes,” whispered the child, “a is anything but happy, because there ing mothers of the bride; grooms- nal love with Israel through a nuptial policeman.” “May I speak with the Inay is an urgent need for a spiritual men who don’t know their left foot covenant, and in this way prepared policeman?” “No, he's busy talking wala ka man sa tabi ko ngayon renewal. Yet the prophet continues from their right, arriving late and for the nuptial union of Christ, the to Daddy and Mommy and the fi re- to put his high hopes on the fulfi ll- drunk; caterwauling sopranos, who Son of God, with our humanity, man,” whispered the child. Growing nais ko pa ring sa iyo ay ibulong ment of the promise that God will see themselves as operatic divas, so Christ encounters the married concerned and even worried as he rejoice over his bride, the restored wanting to sing the theme song from couples and grants them the sacra- na walang makakadaig sa iyong mga tulong city of Jerusalem. Second Reading: ‘Titanic’; and pushy photographers, mental grace to perfect their love (Continued on page 10) dahil 'di mo alintana kahit anong hirap ang sinuong. 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11. St Paul is who think the wedding is a show and to strengthen their indissoluble specifi cally writing to the Christian staged for their benefi t.” From Los unity. Vatican Council 11 document, Gnostics in this community who Angeles: “There should be a dress Gaudium et Spes, states, “Authentic think that their gifts, such as speak- code for brides-gowns with sleeves married love is caught up into divine Inay ing in tongues, are by far superior Mother Rejects and shoulder straps. I attended a love.” What happens when the pasensya na lamang sa mga pagkukulang n to any of the other gifts of the Holy wedding ceremony recently, and the honeymoon is over, lovers no longer Spirit. The Apostle likewise reminds bride wore a strapless gown show- walk on cloud nine and marital Abortion After See- na naidulot ko sa iyo dala nang kabataan all that whatever gifts they have ing her cleavage. When the groom problems and diffi culties challenge received are primarily for the good grabbed her for the ‘wedding kiss,’ married partners? Some married ing Baby’s Smile in matagal ko na ring ito ay napagsisihan of the community, and not for their her breast fell out. From New York: couples persist on remaining com- ang mahalaga sa lahat ikaw pa rin ang mahal. own selfi sh vested interests. Gos- “Another bride asked if her dog mitted to each other through thick Ultrasound pel: John 2: 1-11. The evangelist could walk her down the aisle. I and thin, even though nothing is left John writes to the Jewish Christians asked, ‘Are you blind?’ She replied, and “wine” is no more, but what who had feared expulsion from the ‘Oh, no, but Buster is a member of remains is pure “water”. Other mar- synagogue and had refrained from the family, and he would be hurt if riages become traumatic for those ©2013 Virginia H. Ferrer. All rights reserved. practicing publicly their Christian he weren’t included’.” From Illinois: involved, because either one partner faith. He wants them to make a “Too many couples have never been or both spouses looked for another About the Author: Virginia H. Ferrer is a Retired Filipino Language decision whether they are commit- inside a place of worship, and do not relationship where there is “new Teacher at Otay Ranch High School in Chula Vista. ted to following Christ or not. With know how to conduct themselves wine.” At the wedding in Cana, the help of the miraculous changing in a church. Their weddings did not Jesus’ presence saved the day for of water into wine, the fi rst sign of a have spiritual content. They are the newlywed couple: he changed by Steven Ertelt | LifeNews.com Follow Asian Journal on Twitter @asianjournal | 1/14/13 5:54 PM -- For decades, ultrasound has had the power to convey the beauty and reality of human life before birth. Conveying that power, the London Daily Mail newspaper today reports on the story of a mother who rejected abortion and chose life for her baby after see- ing him smile in an ultrasound. Katyia Rowe was told her baby would never be able to walk or talk, but a real-time ultrasound scan showed him blowing bubbles and waving his arms, so she decided to go through with the birth. he died just 9 hours later, but she is very glad she chose life instead of abor- tion. Despite the ordeal, Ms Rowe said she had no regrets going through with the birth as she was able to cuddle her baby son. Katyia, 26, a training administra- tor, said: ‘We were devastated to be told our son’s brain abnormalities were so severe they were life limit- ing we should consider a termina- tion. ‘Further scans were arranged to asses the extent of his disabilities but when I saw him smiling and playing inside me I knew I couldn’t end his life. ‘If he could smile and play and feel then despite his disabilities he deserved to enjoy whatever life he had left, no matter how short. Just because his life would be shorter or different, didn’t mean he didn’t deserve to experience it. ‘As long as he was pain free I vowed to let him enjoy his life both while inside me and outside, no mat- ter how long that be.’ Miss Rowe, from Telford, Shrop- shire was thrilled to discover she was expecting a baby with partner of four years security offi cer Shane Johnson, 26, in March last year. She added: ‘It was a shock but we were thrilled. Shane and I were so excited and looking forward to the birth. We had so many plans for the future and could not wait to meet our baby. While doctors often counsel moth- ers with disabled babies to have an abortion, Rowe said she focused on preparing for the potential birth of a baby with special needs. Page 10 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com January 18-24, 2013 ence one of the largest, if not the in Lost and Found (June 6, 2005) third Sunday of every January. At Sinulog biggest, festival in the country. OFW's death When Marital wrote, “Too often the ‘fi nders’ are four in the afternoon of the visperas the powerful and ‘losers’ are the (meaning the Saturday before) the (Continued from page 1) Events prompts DOT Wine Runs Out powerless. Like a ‘lost and found,’ Santo Niño of Tondo is borne to the the church can be a body that col- sea by a dancing crowd among the At least 10,000 individuals Highlights of the 33-year-old Sinu- travel advisory (Continued from page 10) lects things that might be important groups of women in pastora hats or will be deployed as security log Festival will start Friday after- to the lost: dignity, respect, honor, in Katipunera attire: white camisa, personnel during the 3-day noon with the Sinulog Dance Crew on Mount heard what sounded like a helicopter integrity, wholeness and a sense of red saya. The dancing is through event, which comprises forces Finals and Sinulog Festival Queen at through the earpiece on the phone, self-worth.” sunny streets hung with bunting; and from the Philippine National the Cebu City Sports Center. the boss asked, “What is going on Jesus got “lost” so that his here and there will be a giant heart On Saturday morning, the annual Pinatubo there?” In an awed hushed voice parents could fi nd him. This became or bell that opens up, as the Santo Police, Armed Forces of the event will kick off with a Fluvial Philippines, Reserve Offi cers' the child answered, “The search an occasion for his parents to realize Niño passes, to unloose a shower of Procession of the Miraculous image The death of an overseas Filipino that he must fulfi ll his Father’s will. petals. Everyone dances, even the Training Corps, and barangay team just landed the hello-copper.” of the Sto. Niño in the waters of worker (OFW) who jumped into a Alarmed, concerned and more than Whether we are losers or fi nders, we boys bearing standard or farol. marshals. Cebu. In the afternoon, the historic deep section of Mount Pinatubo's just a little frustrated, the boss asked, all have to fi nd or to lose ourselves At North Harbor waits the great "’Pag hindi nila ma-follow, bahala Sinulog Procession of the image will crater has prompted the Department “What are they searching for?” Still in God’s in loving embrace. It is one pagoda, with turreted altar. The na ang electorate sa kanila," Balles- begin at 2 p.m. starting from the Ba- of Tourism (DOT) to issue a travel whispering, the young voice replied, of the ironies of the ministry that the Santo Niño embarks, along with teros said. silica and back after at least 5 hours advisory to people planning to hike along with a muffl ed giggle: “Me.” very man who works in God's name everybody who can squeeze aboard, He added that handshaking among of procession on a 6.1 kilometer at the mountain. is often hardest put to fi nd time for and the pagoda moves through the the devotees should also be avoided route around the city. Department of Tourism Central Scriptures: First Reading: God. According to Vance Havner, fl aming hues of the sunset, escorted by politicians as it seemingly depicts The organizers estimate that Luzon Director Ronaldo Tiotuico Isaiah 9:1-6. Majority of Biblical “The parents of Jesus lost Him at by fi shing fl eets bedecked with ban- campaigning by itself. around 4 million people will join the also said the Philippine Institute of exegesis agree that this passage is church, and they were not the last ners, the smaller boats racing each The organizers have agreed that process in veneration of the histori- Volcanology and Seismology (Phiv- about a descendant of David and fu- ones to lose Him there.” other round and round the pagoda. politicians will not be acknowledged cal image that Ferdinand Magellan olcs) has found hazardous substanc- ture king. Still others could not agree Finding our lost selves in God will Dusk falls as the fl otilla sails north- during the programs except for the gave to Queen Juana in the 1500's. es in Pinatubo's crater lake water. whether this poem narrated the birth help us clearly see our mission in ward along the bay. On the pagoda mayor of Cebu City, who is the host In the evening of the same day, a "We remind foreign and local hik- of a future king or his ascension to life. This is what the Blessed Virgin the dancing continues, but the trip of the event, and President Aquino, fi reworks competition will be held in ers who intend to mount an uphill the throne, or this was a traditional did; after fi nding her “lost” Son, she has also become a picnic as the good who is expected to grace the event SM Cebu and a Kasadya Nite Mardi climb to Pinatubo via the jump-off formulation about a particular king, pondered all things in her heart. old custom of caridad showers forth on Sunday. Gras at Ayala Center. point in Sta. Juliana in Capas, Tarlac such as the son of Hezekiah. It is We have lost so many things bags of biscuit and baskets of native "Only one person can deliver a On Sunday, Cebu Archbishop Jose that the serene crystal blue lake is also unclear whether the names and people in life. Sometimes, our oranges. The Santo Niño moves in speech, it’s the mayor of Cebu City" Palma will hold a pontifi cal mass at only meant to be a majestic vista refer to the child himself or to God. attitude seems to better leave them in a blaze of light on the waters of his Ballesteros said. the Basilica at 6 a.m. to be followed that is to be charmed by its natural What is important though is the fact oblivion, especially those that have city. by another Holy Mass at the Cebu beauty and never to be treated like the people will be delivered from hurt us so traumatically, such as loss The voyage ends at the land- Preparing for Sinulog Sports Center at 8 a.m. a resort playground for swimming, darkness of slavery not through their of a happy marriage in divorce, loss ing just off the new slaughter-house The Sinulog Grand Parade Carou- kayaking or aqua cycling," Tiotuico power but by God, just as he had of loved ones in death, loss of old in the Velasquez area. The Santo The streets of Cebu City are now sel will kick off at 9 a.m. and will said, according to a Jan. 7 report of promised their deliverance from the friends and home. “Remember that Niño disembarks and is returned fi lled with colorful fl aglets or “ban- last until 7 p.m. It will be followed the Philippine Information Agency. Assyrians. The end of this oppres- lost time does not return.” (Thomas to the carroza for the trip back to deritas”, depicting a massive fi esta by a Grand Finale and Grand Fire- The DOT said the OFW, 44 years sion is symbolized by the burning à Kempis) Yet, we have to resurrect the church. This trip back through atmosphere that is about to unfold in works to cap the event. old, jumped into a deep section of its of all garments associated with war. those painful memories to reconcile Velasquez and Pritil, densest tene- the next few days. Awarding of the winning contin- crater lake. Most importantly the people should ourselves with those losses. Aristo- ments of Tondo, is even livelier Competitors for the Sinulog Dance gents who participated in the carou- Tiotuico reminded tourists not to rejoice because a child is to be born phanes once remarked, “Your lost because the young folk back from have started to arrive, while some sel will be on Monday afternoon. stay close to the lakeshore due to upon whose “shoulders” (shikmo) friends are not dead, but gone be- school or work join in the merriment have been practicing at the Cebu Ballesteros said all hotels, pension frequent rock falls and landslides, will rest the divine authority. Second fore, advanced a stage or two upon and, besides, it's always more fun to Sports Complex, complete with houses, and even motels are fully especially during heavy downpour. Reading: Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-18. that road which you must travel dance under the stars than under the colorful costumes and props. booked until Monday. Airline tickets “(Phivolcs) has found the Pinatubo Paul had boldly preached the true in the steps they trod.” There are sun! Parents not only from Tondo or With this year’s theme of "One are all sold out. crater lake water to contain hazard- doctrine at Ephesus to the worship- so many emotions in fi nding those Manila but also from the provinces Beat, One Dance, One Vision", at Heavy vehicular traffi c is also ous substances, specifi cally arsenic, pers of the false god “Diana”. He losses again. Regrets and remorse come to dance before the Santo least 45 dance groups from all over expected all throughout the city be- aluminum, boron, chloride, iron, knew it was not easy to keep one’s would not bring back what we have Niño to pray for a sick child or give the country will vie for the title of cause some major thoroughfares will manganese, sulphate and total solids Christian faith amidst such idola- lost. There is healing after ignoring thanks for a child's recovery. The the best Sinulog Performance with a be closed down due to the activities. which may affect human health in trous practitioners. So Paul reminds so long the wounds we suffered, Santo Niño is of course the patron of grand prize of P1 million. It will be car-less days in Cebu, various ways and may become fatal them that the true God had elected there is also joy in fi nding new and childhood and January is the month Both local and international tour- said Ballesteros. over an extended period of time,” he (predestined) them to eternal life better ways in coping with trials and of the Santo Niño.” ists have also started fl ocking to the With the erratic weather being added. - VVP, GMA News through Jesus Christ. Gospel: Luke problems, if we face with courage Quotation of the week: “For- Basilica. experienced in the province, the 2:41-52. Luke’s Gospel is the only and resignation those that we have giveness is the remission of sins. For One tourist, Joy Aligno, is from organizers are advising tourists to one that mentions about losing and lost. As St. Francis of Assisi once re- it is by this that what has been lost, Manila and fl ew to Cebu for the carry with them an all weather gear, fi nding. For instance, there is today’s marked, “It is in dying (losing) that and was found, is saved from being Sinulog to fulfi ll her yearly devotion anticipating sunny but also rainy passage on Mary and Joseph losing we are born to eternal life.” Indeed, lost again.” Saint Augustine to the Sto. Niño. weather all throughout the festivi- ROOM the Child Jesus and fi nding him losing and fi nding are not so bad Prentice Postanes also fl ew to ties. listening to learned men. There is after all. Henry David Thoreau said, Cebu from Bohol, and said it has Twenty-fi ve medical teams of the FOR RENT also the story of the two disciples “Not until we are lost do we begin to been their family’s tradition to join Department of Health will also be on the way to Emmaus who were understand ourselves.” the parades for the Holy Child. stationed at the route of the proces- Quiet Neighborhood in National City. No lost in their doubt, but were found Anna Marie Arcenas and Christian sion which will provide fi rst aid and enlightened by Jesus. There is Historical Tidbits: Nick Rojas, meanwhile, said aside from treatments and medicines while smoking. No drugs. the parable of the lost coin, the lost Joaquin, in his book, Almanac for the Sto. 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However, opment of provinces such as Vigan, With help from the Department the 200-year-old ancestral home is where tourists are drawn to the well- of Tourism, the house was repaired now falling apart, with part of its preserved 19th century ancestral in 1989. Today, there are two more roof collapsing last October. Only houses. "Identity natin ito bilang Pilipino. Kung mayroon silang Eiffel Tower sa Paris, then they care about it. We also have to care for our own," a Vigan resident said in the report. According to the report, local ordi- nances play a big role in maintaining the historic structures in the Spanish colonial town, as well as its overall look. "'Pag nagpatayo ka ng bahay dito sa malapit ng mga lumang ba- hay, ganyan din ang hitsura. Bagong bahay pero ang design niya lumang bahay rin," a resident said. For those who have a hard time maintaining ancestral homes, own- ers are able to maintain the homes through tourism. 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Named after a tree that were locally abundant, the city nilagay mo, madali lang masira. has a collection of 31 ancestral houses, three of which are now museums open Aanayin lang siya. Kasi 'yung mga to the public. Hence, Silay City is called the Paris of Negros. At the height of lumang kahoy matitigas sila," Pan- trade and commerce, the barons would bring in performers and artists not only doro said. from Manila but also from Europe to make the city even livelier. Silay has an Vigan has kept its reputation as a important place in the annals of Philippine history. At Farmacia Locsin, Ne- living museum, and its Old World grense secretly planned the successful revolution against Spanish government charm makes it a popular travel on November 5, 1898. Hence, the street was named Cinco de Noviembre.The destination in the country. city is now the site of the Bacolod-Silay Airport, an international in standards "Our own heritage, it comes from but principal 1 in classifi cation. 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Under Sec. 7 of the National The Philippines has fi ve UNESCO Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, the World Cultural Heritage Sites, and government must prioritize funding 190 historical sites recognized by the for the preservation and protection NHCP, the report said. of historical sites. In case the owner ROOM The Alberto house in Biñan, cannot afford to maintain the house, Laguna is where Teodora Alonso, NHCP is responsible. However, FOR RENT national hero Jose Rizal's mother, NHCP's budget of P8,818,000 is Quiet Neighborhood grew up. Jenny Carpena Chiucinco- hardly enough. in National City. No Temprosa "Ang pondo ng gobyerno ay Among these is the Bahay Alberto kulang na kulang. Marami pa silang smoking. No drugs. in Biñan, Laguna, where Teodora ibang problema na dapat bigyan ng 619.746.3416 Alonso, the mother of national hero allocation ng pera ng pamahalaan," Page 12 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com January 18-24, 2013

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December 2012 by households gangster sa Manila para huwag pama- According to Kantar Media, ABS- Meanwhile, in the morning block, risan tulad ng pagsasapelikula noon REO BARBERSHOP NI MR. LEO CBN gained an average national ABS-CBN strengthened its perfor- Nagseselos Ba ? ng “Asiong Salonga”. NAGKAROON NG AKSIDENTE audience share of 42% against rival mance with an average audience Sagot naman ni Erap, bakit anu ba !!!Isa na sa pinakamatagal na Bar- GMA-7’s 31%. The No. 3 network share of 40% compared to GMA’s Sarah Geronimo Pinasaringan ang “Dirty Harry” di ba dirty ito at bershop ang aming kliente sa Asian TV5 garnered a scant 12% audience 31% and TV5’s 14%. grabe ito pumatay ng tao dahil gina- Journal ang “Reo Barbershop” na share. Leading in urban, rural gawang batas ang kanyang sarili. nasa Rio Drive San Diego na kaharap ABS-CBN led its competitors in ABS-CBN further bolstered its Si Gerald Anderson !!! Dinagdag pa ng Dating Presi- ng “Clear Skin”. dente na pangatlo raw sa kulelat Kamakailan nagkaroon pala ng the primetime and morning slots, leadership in rural homes from June By Ogie Cruz ang Manila sa lahat ng Municipali- aksidente rito, pumasok ang isang and also had a higher audience share to December when it garnered an au- ties dahil napakalaki raw ng utang kotse sa nasabing barbershop na mi- for the month of December. dience share of 49% versus GMA’s Aminado si Sarah Geronimo na siya nito.Ayon raw sa survey out of 18 namaneho ng isang matandang babae The new ratings data showed ABS- 31% in total day viewing and 56% ang pumili ng mga songs na kinanta municipalities,panglabing lima raw na parang nawalan ng break,buti na CBN pulling away from its competi- vs 26% in primetime. niya sa kanyang Tv show “Sarah G ang Manila at napag-iwanan na raw lang at walang nasaktan sa loob ng tors in the primetime slot with 48% The Lopez-owned network also Live” sa channel 2, na isang patama ito ng Makati,Pasig at Mandaluyong barbershop. of Philippine households watching ruled urban homes for the whole of sa dati niyang boyfriend na si Gerald to think na capital pa naman daw ito Naging balita nga ito sa mga local its programs, posting a 20-point lead 2012 with an average audience share Anderson. ng Philippines. tv stations dito sa San Diego,kaya over GMA’s 28%. The network’s Before the show ni Sarah Last Hamon naman ni Mayor Lim, may- minabuti namin na puntahan ito. primetime line-up also posted an (Continued on page 19) Sunday,nagsalita na rin si Gerald roon raw silang 6 ng public hospitals Sarado ngayon ang Barbershop,hindi sa “D Buzz “na balak talaga niya , 3 public Universities, 71 public El- namin alam kung kailan ito ulit mag- audience share of 44% for the month ligawan si Maja Salvador kung ementary,32 public High School, 480 bubukas. bibigyan siya ng chance nito.Siempre Day Care at 59 na Health Care.Anung Ang alam namin,yung may-ari na ang Sarah G,halatang in-love pa rin city raw sa Pilipinas ang puedeng si Mr Leo at asawa niya ngayon ay sa binata kaya naman idinaan na lang mag-beat doon ? kaya imposible na nagbabakasyon sa Pilipinas, siguro nito ang kanyang saloobin sa pa- sabi niya na kulelat ang manila sabi nakarating na rin sa kanila ang nang- mamagitan ng song ni Britney Spears Sarah Geronimo pa ni Mayor Lim. yari sa “Rio Barbershop”. “Womanizer”. Pati sa Vice Mayor nila mahigpit Ang disgrasya talaga,hindi mo alam Sinabi rin ni Ms. Geronimo sa kan- daw ang labanan sa pagitan ni Lou kung kailan mangyayari kahit nasa yang live audience na huwag papatol Tulad ni Sarah, si Kim Chiu rin Veloso sa side ni Lim at si Isko loob ka lang ng isang gusali buti na sa mga womanizer, dapat maging mukhang nagseselos rin sa Gerald Moreno sa side naman ni Erap.Sobra lang at wala namang nasaktan. faithful daw ang isang lalaki sa kan- & Maja love affair. 2 years ago, din ang batuhan ng dalawa,kesyo yang nililigawan.Sinabihan rin niya mag-boyfriend sina Kim at Gerald ang co-host niya na maging faithful hanggang sa magkahiwalay na sila ng ito at huwag gagaya sa iba na maging landas pero alam nyo ba na bestfriend womanizer. din sina Kim at Maja noon? Kesyo Inawit rin ni Sarah sa bandang huli si Maja pa raw ang nag-a-advise kay ng show niya ang song na “Take A Kim about love affair nito kay Gerald Bow”, goodbye to boyfriend ang kaya nga nabigla siya nang malaman tema ng song na halatang kay Gerald niya na sina Maja at Gerald na. Anderson pa rin patama. Pati nga ang Queen of All Media Close friend sina Sarah at kris Aquino,nag-advice rin kay Kim Maja,pero nanahimik na lang siya na mag-move on na at pabayaan na kung anu mayroon ngayon relasyon ang Gerald-Maja romance. ang dalawa.Basta raw, wish daw niya Basta isa lang ang masasabi namin, kay Maja na lumigaya ito sa bago mahaba ang hair ni Maja dahil pinag- nitong pag-ibig. seselosan o kinaiingigitan siya sa Humingi rin siya ng sorry kung ngayon nina Sarah at Kim. anuman ang naging behavior niya At sabi nga ni Tita Swarding si Ger- last Sunday sa kanyang show,dahil ald Anderson raw ang dapat bansagan niya napigilan ang kanyang sarili. na “TUHOG KING” sa ngayon. Isang katotohanan na mahal pa rin Magkakaibigan kasi raw ang tinuhog niya si Gerald, hindi kaya sisihin ng binata.Say n’yo ? ni Sarah ang kanyang Nanay sa pakikialam tungkol sa kanyang love PATUTSADAHAN NINA MAYOR affair?Nagtatanong lang po kami. LIM AT ERAP LALONG UMIINIT Reo Barbershop Top: Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu. Bottom: Erap and Mayor Lim

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Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. recognized quote was actually budgeted. Under the technology’s importance and im- the self-reliance program of the mili- Tech Trend: Made in the Philippines mediately utilized, distributed, and tary, we even agreed to eventually Tech IT promoted it. The biggest cable com- assemble a Philippine-made UAV pany, SKY Cable and many other working with the Mapua Institute of Pinoy-made game application from My Barber provincial cable operators followed Technology (MIT). suit and the rest is history. by Benjamin Maynigo What happened? Being familiar While the eBook Reader technol- with the Anti-Corrupt Practices Act ‘Streetfood Tycoon’ a big hit ogy, which I discussed in last week’s of the United States and the Anti- Good News Pilipinas | MANILA, of the game as the idea seemed very column only merged text, sound/ Graft Laws of the Philippines, I 1/4/2013 -- Continuing to earn high “Filipino.” He was right. Among audio/music, and systems/organizer decided and correspondingly advised approval rating from gamers is Streetfood Tycoons’ fi rst few patron technologies. The indispensable but my client, not to proceed. Streetfood Tycoon, a game applica- months after its release were Pinoys. Bringing Home The Bacon limiting element was storage. The UAV actually did have non- tion created by Filipino computer Today, over a million Filipinos have In my article, “The Digital Storage Distance Telephone) and its cellular In all of the technologies discussed military uses. In fact, accompanied programmer/game developer Erick- already downloaded the game. Revolution”, which was published company in the 1990’s when Verizon above, the more limited the storage by Gerry Zorilla, an Advertising and son Garayblas, which has already “Nakakatuwa na tinangkilik ng last week, I wrote about my personal and Sprint were just negotiating capacity, the more limited your con- PR Executive and a cousin of my reached four million downloads. mga kababayan natin ang game,” he experience in witnessing the expo- to utilize it. Since PLDT was still tent would be – be they documents, wife, arranged and joined me in a Although hardly said. nential growth of digital storage. a virtual monopoly at the time, it music, audio and applications. meeting with then GMA 7 President original – it obvi- Garayblas took Answering a question from my rejected the new technology at the I will be writing more on the digi- Meynardo Jimenez to use the tech- ously borrowed its the idea further barber, I told him that the IT com- expense of the consumers who had tal storage revolution in subsequent nology for broadcasting. It would format from several by adding seem- pany that I used to transact business to absorb high telephone charges and columns as I review my notes on the have been dubbed, “Eye in the Sky”. other popular tycoon ing caricatures re electronic products and/ or tech- of potential customers who had to exhibitors and presentations in the The TV station was not ready. type of games (Lem- of several celeb- nologies was First Convergent Com- wait several years just to become a Storage Visions Conference. It could have also been used in sur- onade Tycoon, Fish rities that could munications Worldwide, Inc. (FCC subscriber. In this week’s column, I thought veillance and in package deliveries. Tycoon to name a or could not be Worldwide). The latter was incorpo- I also remember bringing the that it should be all about “bringing In fact, we were in serious discus- few) – Streetfood Manny Pacqui- rated in the early ‘90s already pre- TDMA technology of International home the bacon” in answer to my sions through Tony Zorilla with the Tycoon fi rst gained ao, Lady Gaga dicting the convergence of emerging Mobile. I also offered it to PLDT’s barber’s queries. foundation of then former Senator notice early last or Justin Bieber technologies in Text, Voice/Audio cellular company but, as expected, Home, of course, is the Philip- Saturnina Rasul precisely for use year, earning over as featured cus- and Video or now known as Multi- they rejected it. The communications pines. Bacon, in this case, is the of the system for monitoring and a thousand users by tomers. media. You can recognize this by the fi rms of Japan, South Korea and digital technologies. surveillance of the boundaries and May 2012. “Nagustuhan company’s name. China adapted the TDMA and/ or Also in the ‘90s I represented shorelines of selected provinces in The game is nila [players] Together with my friend and a company that manufac- Mindanao. The death of Tony Zorilla available in iOS and itong mga spe- classmate, Francis Rueca who tured and supplied the U.S. and the loss of Rasul’s Senatorial Android formats. cial characters sa now lives in San Francisco, military with unmanned aerial bid prevented us from pursuing it The main objective game,” Garay- California, we introduced the fi rst vehicles (UAV). The UAVs further. is to earn enough coins by selling blas shared. “So ginawan ko…pero electronic mailing in the Philip- were used during the fi rst “Bring Home The Bacon”. Filipi- food to customers who place their parang spoof lang naman nila.” pines. We brought the technology Persian Gulf War. I offered a nos who leave the country always order through a picture bubble. 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(Medicare pays a detox program, your health will pound that helps the liver produce than 20 anti-cancer compounds and fi rst if the company has fewer than benefi t from adding more detox adequate amounts of enzymes for helps balance the body’s pH levels. Dermatitis 100 employees.) superfoods to your daily diet. There detoxifi cation. Seaweed—could be the most If you have Medicare because of National Institute of Health | are many great superfoods with Cranberries—have powerful underrated vegetable in the Western Washington DC, 1/14/2013 -- A end-stage renal disease (permanent detoxifying properties, but here are antibiotic and antiviral substances world. Studies at McGill University kidney failure), your group plan study in mice suggests that lack of my top 12 picks. And, they’re deli- to help the body cleanse harmful in Montreal showed that seaweeds a certain protein may trigger atopic pays fi rst for the fi rst 30 months cious too. bacteria and viruses from the urinary bind to radioactive waste in the after you become eligible for Medi- dermatitis, the most common type of Almonds—are high in fi ber, tract. body so it can be removed. Radioac- eczema. The fi nding may lead to im- care. Medicare pays fi rst after this calcium, magnesium, and useable Flaxseeds and Flaxseed Oil— are tive waste can fi nd its way into the 30-month period. proved treatment options for people. protein that helps stabilize blood loaded with essential fatty acids, body through some medical tests or Atopic dermatitis is a chronic Medicare may pay second if sugar and remove impurities from particularly the omega-3s. They through food that has been grown you’re in an accident or have a disease in which the skin becomes the bowels. are essential for many cleansing where water or soil is contaminated. itchy and infl amed. The disease workers’ compensation case in Avocados—lower cholesterol and functions and maintaining a healthy Seaweed also binds to heavy metals which other insurance covers your can be diffi cult to treat. It affects an dilate blood vessels while blocking immune system. They are also criti- to help eliminate them from the estimated 10-20% of children and injury or you’re suing another entity artery-destroying toxicity. Avocados cal to maintaining a healthy brain. body. In addition, it is a powerhouse for medical expenses. 1-3% of adults nationwide. Most contain a nutrient called glutathione, The health of every cell in your body of minerals and trace minerals. people outgrow atopic dermatitis In these situations you or your which blocks at least 30 differ- is dependent on getting adequate lawyer should tell Medicare as soon by early adulthood, but for some, By David Sayen ent carcinogens while helping the amounts of essential fatty acids. the disease persists. Both genes and as possible. These types of insurance liver detoxify synthetic chemicals. Garlic—helps cleanse harmful Therapy Shows usually pay fi rst for services related environmental factors play a role in You may have wondered how Researchers at the University of bacteria, intestinal parasites, and atopic dermatitis, but its root causes Medicare works with other insur- to each type: Michigan found that elderly people viruses from the body, especially Promise for · No-fault insurance (including aren’t known. ance coverage, such as a group who had high levels of glutathione from the blood and intestines. It Scientists believe that atopic health plan from a former employer automobile insurance); were healthier and less likely to suf- also helps cleanse buildup from the · Liability (including automo- Peanut Allergy dermatitis involves a defective skin or union. fer from arthritis. arteries and lowers blood pressure. barrier that allows allergens to enter It’s an important issue because it bile and self-insurance); Beets—contain a unique mixture Garlic has anti-cancer and antioxi- Nationla Insititute of Health | · Black lung benefi ts; Washington DC, 1/14/2013 -- A the skin and interact with immune determines whether your medical of natural plant chemicals (phy- dant properties that help detoxify the cells to cause infl ammation. Several bills are paid correctly and on time. · Workers’ compensation. tochemicals) and minerals that make body of harmful substances. It also liquid therapy placed underneath the tongues of people with peanut proteins have been identifi ed that If you have Medicare and other them superb fi ghters of infection, helps cleanse the respiratory tract may be involved in this response. insurance, always be sure to tell your Medicaid and TRICARE (the blood purifi ers, and liver cleansers. by expelling mucous buildup in the allergy can reduce their sensitivity healthcare program for U.S. armed to peanuts, a new study found. With One is thymic stromal lymphopoi- doctor, hospital, and pharmacy. They also help boost the body’s cel- lungs and sinuses. etin (TSLP), which has also been When there's more than one insur- service members, retirees, and their lular intake of oxygen, making beets Kale—contains powerful anti-can- further development, the experimen- families) never pay fi rst for services tal technique could make life easier linked to asthma and to a food ance payer, certain rules determine excellent overall body cleansers. cer and antioxidant compounds that allergy-related disorder called eo- which one pays fi rst. that are covered by Medicare. They Aphrodite, according to legend, ate help cleanse the body of harmful for people whose only current option only pay after Medicare, employer is to avoid everything that contains sinophilic esophagitis. TSLP expres- This is what’s called "coordination beets to retain her beauty. She was substances. It is also high in fi ber, sion is elevated in mice with atopic of benefi ts." plans, and/or Medicare Supplement defi nitely on to a good thing since which helps cleanse the intestinal peanuts. Insurance (Medigap) have paid. Food allergy comes about when dermatitis. The factors involved in The "primary payer" pays what it beets, in addition to all the benefi ts tract. Like cabbage, kale helps neu- this regulation, however, aren’t well owes on your bills fi rst -- and then For more information, visit www. listed above, also help stabilize the tralize compounds found in cigarette the immune system responds to a medicare.gov/publications and read harmless food as if it were a threat. understood. sends the balance to the "secondary blood’s acid-alkaline balance (pH), smoke and contains a substance that Past work led by Dr. Arup Indra payer" to pay. the booklet “Medicare and Other which in turn supports healthy de- jump-starts the liver’s production of Symptoms can range from hives and Health Benefi ts: Your Guide to Who itching to a life-threatening condi- at Oregon State University showed In some cases, there may also be a toxifi cation. cleansing enzymes. that COUP-TF interacting protein third payer. Pays First.” Blueberries—contain natural Legumes—are loaded with fi ber tion called anaphylaxis, which can You can also call 1-800-MEDI- involve throat swelling, a sudden 2 (Ctip2) is crucial for forming and The primary payer pays up to the aspirin that helps lessen the tissue- that helps lower cholesterol, cleanse maintaining the skin barrier in devel- limits of its coverage. The secondary CARE (1-800-633-4227) and ask damaging effects of chronic in- the intestines, and regulate blood drop in blood pressure, trouble for a copy to be mailed to you. TTY breathing, fainting and dizziness. oping mouse embryos. Ctip2 was payer only pays if there are costs the fl ammation, while lessening pain. sugar levels. Legumes also help also found to be important for skin primary insurer didn’t cover. users should call 1-877-486-2048. Blueberries also act as antibiotics by protect the body against cancer. In both children and adults, pea- If you have questions about who nuts are one of the most common lipid metabolism, which keeps the But keep in mind that the second- blocking bacteria in the urinary tract, Lemons— are superb liver detoxi- skin healthy and hydrated. ary payer (which may be Medicare) pays fi rst, or you need to update your thereby helping to prevent infec- fi ers. In addition, they contain high foods to cause allergic reactions. other insurance information, call About 3 out of every 500 people In the new study, Indra's team set may not pay all of the uncovered tions. They have antiviral properties amounts of vitamin C, a vitamin out to explore the role of Ctip2 in costs. Medicare’s Coordination of Benefi ts and are loaded with super-detoxify- needed by the body to make a sub- in the United States are allergic to Contractor at 1-800-999-1118. TTY peanuts. The only way to prevent the the skin of adult mice. The team If your employer insurance is the ing phytonutrients called proantho- stance called glutathione. Glutathi- genetically altered mice to remove secondary payer, you may need to users should call 1-800-318-8782. cyanidins. one helps ensure that phase 2 liver symptoms of food allergy is to avoid You can also contact your employ- the food altogether. But it’s diffi cult Ctip2 from epidermal (outer layer) enroll in Medicare Part B before that Cabbage—contains numerous detoxifi cation keeps pace with phase skin cells. The study was partly insurance will pay. (The Part B pre- er or union benefi ts administrator. anti-cancer and antioxidant com- 1, thereby reducing the likelihood of to completely avoid exposure to You may need to give your Medicare peanuts and all the products made funded by NIH's National Institute mium for most Americans in 2013 is pounds and helps the liver break negative effects from environmen- of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and $104.90 per month.) number to your other insurers so down excess hormones. Cabbage tal chemicals. Vitamin C and other with them. your bills are paid correctly and on Here’s who pays fi rst in various also cleanses the digestive tract and antioxidants found in lemons are (Continued on page 16) situations: time. soothes the stomach, which could integral to ward off cancer, fi ght the (Continued on page 16) If you have retiree insurance (cov- David Sayen is Medicare’s re- in part be due to its antibacterial erage from a former job), Medicare gional administrator for California, and antiviral properties. Cruciferous pays fi rst. Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the vegetables like cabbage (kale is an- If you’re 65 or older, have group Pacifi c Trust Territories. You can al- other excellent choice—see below) coverage based on your or your ways get answers to your Medicare demonstrate powerful detoxifi cation spouse’s current employment, and questions by calling 1-800-MEDI- activity, including neutralizing some the employer has 20 or more work- CARE (1-800-633-4227). of the damaging compounds found ers, your group plan pays fi rst. (If the company has fewer than 20 employees, Medicare pays fi rst.) ROOM FOR RENT Your group plan also pays fi rst Quiet Neighborhood KIFM / 98.1 Smooth when you’re under 65 and disabled, in National City. No have group coverage based on your smoking. No drugs. FM Morning Show or a family member’s current em- 619.746.3416 ployment, and the employer has 100 Host, Lenny B, Is Making “Flu Kit Housecalls”

San Diego – January 14, 2013 – KIFM / 98.1 Smooth FM Morning Show host, Lenny B, and the 98.1 “Flu Crew” are making “Flu Kit Housecalls” to listeners who are at home sick with the fl u. With the infl uenza epidemic now having reached all fi fty states, 98.1 Smooth FM wants to do something to help locals who are at home suf- fering with the fl u and have nobody to take care of them. A masked Lenny B. and the “Flu Crew” are going to listeners’ houses with cans of chicken soup, Therafl u, tea, Ga- torade, cough drops, hand sanitizer, boxes of Kleenex, and more. It all began this past Friday when a listener with the fl u called in. Lenny B. was joking around with her and she said that she was new to San Diego and had nobody to help take care of her or pick anything up for her at the store. Lenny decided to make a “Flu Kit Housecall” since most doctors no longer make house- calls. He assembled some of the 98.1 Smooth FM promotions team as the “Flu Crew.” Television coverage is welcome at any of the housecalls and the times can be arranged to fi t your fi lming schedule and we’ll provide the medi- cal masks! They typically make the housecalls late morning but we can accommodate your schedule. ###

For more information, please contact John D’Angelo at 619-728- 7174 or by email at jdangelo@kifm. net. Information is also available at www.981SmoothFM.com Page 16 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com January 18-24, 2013 More people Peanut Allergy Baja California Celebrates First Urban Compost- Food for Thought (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 15) ing Center, Will Produce Almost 150 Tons in its Read previous articles by visiting our website at www.asian- retary Nora Lucero. Recent studies have found that oral immunotherapy may hold promise First Year for Urban Greenscaping in Tijuana journalusa.com She added that a PBS study for treating food allergy. A research EPA Provides $93,000 in Fund- "For BECC the inauguration of the in 2011 also showed that 55 team led by Dr. David M. Fleischer of first compost center in the city of Ti- percent of Filipinos did not National Jewish Health in Denver and ing Under Border Program juana, Baja California is very important. have their own copy of the Dr. A. Wesley Burks at the University This is a demonstrative project that will 35 States so far .. of North Carolina set out to test whether LOS ANGELES—The U.S. Environ- be used in the parks and gardens of the Bible. an approach called sublingual immuno- mental Protection Agency, the Border city with sustainable practices because Please consider this email as one those laws. The latest is to exempt therapy could be used to treat peanut al- Environment Cooperation Commission of the use of organic materials. It will important enough to forward! themselves from the Healthcare Many distractions lergy. The medically supervised therapy and the Municipality of Tijuana today also serve as an educational center for Reform that passed ... in all of its involves placing a small amount of the celebrated the opening of the Urban public awareness regarding the benefits overnors of 35 states forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem “There are many [distractions]. It’s allergy-causing substance (allergen) Composting Center in Tijuana, Mexico. of composting and it's funded by the have filed suit against logical. We do not have an elite that not just [horoscopes and feng shui under the tongue to decrease the body’s This is the first center of its kind on the Border 2020 Environment Program", is above the law. I truly don't care books] because there are pock- sensitivity to the allergen. Mexican side of the border region. The said Maria Elena Giner, General the Federal Govern- compost center will produce about 150 G if they are Democrat, Republican, The scientists enrolled 40 people, Manager of the Border Environment etbooks that are like telenovelas tons of compost in its first year which ment for imposing unlawful Independent or whatever . The self- while the young spend more time ages 12 to 37 years, with peanut allergy. Cooperation Commission. All were on a peanut-free diet. After will be used to plant trees and nurseries burdens upon them. It only serving must stop. in the Internet cafes,” Lucero said Some of the grant money will go an initial food challenge to measure throughout Tijuana. towards the development of a com- takes 38 (of the 50) States If each person that receives this at a Church forum in Intramuros, how much peanut powder they could The center was funded through a post practice manual for distribution to convene a Constitutional will forward it on to 15 people, Manila. eat without having an allergic reaction, $73,000 Border 2012 grant to Tijuana throughout the border region, a website in three days, most people in The The Internet is becoming the main participants were randomly assigned to Calidad de Vida, a non-governmental with composting information resources, Convention. United States of America will have competitor of the Bible as Filipinos receive sublingual immunotherapy or organization, creating a partnership with and workshops for the city, community, the message. This is one proposal spend more and more time on online placebo. The therapy group received Tijuana’s Municipality to develop land- and other institutions to learn about This will take less than thirty that really should be passed around. games and social networking sites, she escalating doses of peanut powder scape grade compost from landscape composting practices. Many of the seconds to read. If you agree, please Proposed 28th Amendment to said. every 2 weeks until a maintenance dose cuttings supplied by the municipality. educational tools and resources were pass it on.This is an idea that we Pampanga Auxiliary Bishop Pablo An additional $20,000 under the new the United States Constitution: was reached. The trial was funded by developed in collaboration with the City should/must address. "Congress shall make no law that David has maintained that “all the ac- NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Border 2020 Program will be used to of San Diego, through the shared U.S.- tivities in the life of the Church should For too long we have been too applies to the citizens of the United Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National increase municipal capacity and raise Mexico Border partnership. The Mira- complacent about the workings of be animated by the Bible,” Lucero said. Center for Research Resources (NCRR) community awareness on the benefits mar Greenery composting facility in States that does not apply equally “Sometimes, the Church has many of composting and a path to zero waste. Congress. Many citizens had no idea to the Senators and/or Representa- and National Center for Advancing San Diego, Calif., for example, hosted that members of Congress could re- programs that are not linked to the Bible Translational Sciences (NCATS). Re- Using less materials, reducing toxics, several Mexican officials and advised tives; and, Congress shall make so it is really a great help if the Church sults appeared in the January 2013 issue and recovering more of the materials the new center on institutional compost- tire with the same pay after only one no law that applies to the Senators itself should push for Bible reading,” of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical used, creates a more sustainable com- ing practices. The Urban Composting term, that they specifically exempted and/or Representatives that does she added. Immunology. munity. Center has already trained more than170 themselves from many of the laws not apply equally to the citizens of To increase Bible literacy among The researchers found that 14 of the “We are thrilled to celebrate the open- individuals from various institutions to they have passed (such as being the United States..." Filipinos, the PBS, which includes 20 participants (70%) given peanut ing of this center, a model for com- educate the public on how composting exempt from any fear of prosecu- the Catholic Church and Protestant You are one of my 15. immunotherapy were able to consume munities throughout Baja California as is used to redirect food, landscape and tion for sexual harassment) while --- Ed Gamboa, MD. FACS churches, launched a program in 2009 to at least 10 times more peanut powder they incorporate composting into their other organics from dumps and landfills. ordinary citizens must live under distribute 5 million Bibles in five years. after 44 weeks of daily therapy than everyday practices,” said Jared Blumen- Today’s opening celebration is part So far, they have been able to distribute they could at the beginning of the study. feld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for of EPA Regional Administrator Jared 800,000 Bibles. In contrast, only 3 of the 20 participants the Pacific Southwest. “The composting Blumenfeld’s two day visit to San Diego Funding needed by emphasizing regional and locally (15%) given placebo could safely con- center will help protect the environment and Mexico. Blumenfeld will also meet driven approaches for decision making, “We are now trying to do more and sume such an increase. After 68 weeks, on both sides of the border by reduc- with tribes in San Diego, tour a solar are not looking at a five-year schedule priority setting, and project implementa- those on immunotherapy could consume ing waste within our shared San Diego/ panel plant in Tijuana and visit the tion to address the environmental and ROOM because we also face other challenges significantly more peanut powder Tijuana watershed that would have gone Toyota Manufacturing plant in Tecate, like values formation and funding (Bible public health challenges in the border without having an allergic reaction than to landfills.” Mexico. region. FOR RENT production),” Lucero said. those given placebo. The therapy caused The Urban Composing Center will The Border 2020 U.S.-Mexico The printing cost for one Bible is For more information on the Urban Quiet Neighborhood only minor side effects, such as itching be used to build municipal expertise on Environmental program is a bi-national Composting Center, please visit: http:// P150, but the PBS sells its copies for in the mouth. compost practices, as well as an educa- border environment program (formerly in National City. No only P50 each. calidad-de-vida.org/wordpress/ With more work, the scientists hope tional venue to increase public aware- Border 2012) that enhances the ability For more information on the Border smoking. No drugs. “So we have to raise funds for the that sublingual immunotherapy could ness about composting as a practice to of cities on both sides of the border to P100 difference. We do that locally and 2020 program, please visit: http://www. protect people from unintentional divert reusable, organic material from build capacity to improve the environ- epa.gov/border2020/index.html 619.746.3416 internationally because there are also exposure to peanuts. “These results are landfills. ment. Border 2020 builds on past efforts other Bible societies like us,” Lucero encouraging,” Burks says. “The immune said. response was stronger than we thought it might be, and the side effects of this Audio, e-Bible treatment were relatively small. How- ever, the magnitude of the therapeutic To neutralize the challenge posed by effect was somewhat less than we had the Internet, the PBS has also produced anticipated. That's an issue we plan to an audio Bible and an e-Bible that can address in future studies.” be downloaded online. This is one of several federally “We made the e-Bible available two funded trials currently testing immune- or three years ago, while the audio Bible based approaches to food allergy. The can be downloaded from the Internet,” researchers caution that people should Lucero said. not try any of these techniques on their Despite the challenges, Lucero said own because they carry a significant risk their project was successful as the per- for allergic reactions. These therapies centage of Filipinos with no Bibles had should be administered only under the gone down from 60 percent in 2005 to guidance of trained clinicians. 55 percent in 2011. —by Harrison Wein, Ph.D. “We have touched several millions because, from 60 percent, it’s now down to 55 percent. Hopefully, this is a dent and there would be a continuing interest Prayer for in the word of God,” she added. Inner Healing 1 Dear Lord Jesus, please come and heal Protein linked my wounded and troubled heart. I beg you to heal the torments that are causing anxiety in my life. I beg you, in a par- (Continued from page 15) ticular way, to heal the underlying source of my sinfulness. I beg you to come into Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and National my life and heal the psychological harms Institute of Environmental Health Sci- that struck me in my childhood and from ences (NIEHS). Results appeared in the the injuries they have caused throughout December 20, 2012, issue of the online my life. journal PLoS One. Lord Jesus, you know my burdens. I The researchers found that around 8 lay them on your Good Shepherd’s Heart. to 10 weeks after birth, 67% of the mice I beseech you—by the merits of the great lacking Ctip2 had dry and scaly skin and open wound in your heart—to heal the 17% also developed skin lesions. By 4 small wounds that are in mine. Heal my months, 89% of the altered mice dis- memories, so that nothing that has hap- played symptoms. Normal mice didn’t pened to me will cause me to remain in have skin issues at any age. pain and anguish, filled with anxiety. The team identified an age-dependent Heal, O Lord, all those wounds that increase in certain inflammatory cells in have been the cause of evil that is rooted the skin of the mice lacking Ctip2. Ctip2 in my life. I want to forgive all those who deficiency also caused systemic inflam- have offended me. Look to those inner matory responses. The altered mice had sores that make me unable to forgive. enlarged lymph nodes and spleens, as You who came to forgive the afflicted well as high levels of circulating inflam- of heart, please, heal my wounded and matory proteins. troubled heart. Expression of genes known to be Heal, O Lord Jesus, all those intimate involved in mouse and human atopic wounds that are the root cause of my dermatitis, including TSLP, increased physical illness. I offer you my heart. in mouse skin when Ctip2 was absent. Accept it, Lord, purify it and give me the TSLP levels were up to 1,000-fold high- sentiments of your Divine Heart. er. The team found evidence that Ctip2 Heal me, O Lord, from the pain caused directly regulates TSLP. Future research by the death of my loved ones. Grant me will be needed to determine precisely to regain peace and joy in the knowl- how repression of TSLP by Ctip2 might edge that you are the Resurrection and protect against disease. the Life. Make me an authentic witness “With a better understanding of just to your resurrection, your victory over what is causing eczema on a genetic sin and death, and your loving presence basis, we should be able to personalize among all men. Amen. -- Link: http:// treatments, determine exactly what each www.catholicwarriors.com/pages/war- person needs, and develop new thera- fare_prayers.htm pies,” Indra says. “This might be with 1. Gabriele Amorth, An Exorcist Tells His Story, topical compounds that increase Ctip2 pp. 201-202. Reprinted with permission of Ignatius expression in skin cells, or custom- Press, San Francisco, CA. ized treatments to restore an individual person’s lipid profile.” —by Miranda Hanson, Ph.D. Follow Asian Journal on Twitter @asianjournal

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Tagudin by Romeo Nicolas Read Romeo Nicolas’s previous poems by vis- iting our website at www.asianjournalusa.com Subject: Should I Really Join Read about Michael’s upcoming book of poems “Crushed Facebook? (Priceless) Violets” by visiting our website at www.asianjournalusa.com Read it all the way through! It's a minutes, she would sarcastically good laugh! AND really quite true!! say, "Re-calc-u-lating." You would Pagmasdan Mo Ngayon A good laugh for people in the think that she could be nicer. It was (Huling yugto sa Teleserye ng katandaan) over 50 group !!! like she could barely tolerate me. Dreams When I bought my Blackberry, I She would let go with a deep sigh thought about the 30-year business I and then tell me to make a U-turn at Poem No. 20 Ako'y nagtatakang inibig ko'y ikaw, ran with1800 employees, all without the next light. Then if I made a right Hindi ka maganda at pangit naman daw. a cell phone that plays music, takes turn instead. Well, it was not a good Ngunit nadama kong kaiba ka mahal, videos, pictures and communicates relationship. with Facebook and Twitter. I signed When I get really lost now, I call When I'm asleep Nang puso'y tumibok, ikaw ang hiniyaw. up under duress for Twitter and my wife and tell her the name of the I'm truly awake Facebook, so my seven kids, their cross streets and while she is starting spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great to develop the same tone as Gypsy, I pretend to be asleep Ganon daw ang pusong labis na magmahal, grand kids could communicate with the GPS lady, at least she loves me. But I am awake in my dreams Walang tinitignan na kadahilanan. me in the modern way. I fi gured I To be perfectly frank, I am still Ang iba'y may sabing bulag kadalasan, could handle something as simple as trying to learn how to use the cord- My dreams of contrasting Twitter with only 140 characters of less phones in our house. We have Ngunit ang totoo 'to'y TAPAT at TUNAY. space. had them for 4 years, but I still Stark bright lights That was before one of my grand- haven't fi gured out how I can lose And deep dark shadows kids hooked me up for Tweeter, three phones all at once and have Masdan ang paligid na magsising irog, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, to run around digging under chair Of memories of undecoded past Hawak kamay pa rin na uugod-ugod. Tweetie and Twittererifi c Tweetdeck, cushions and checking bathrooms Rumbling senselessly on the cinema of my mind Kahit matanda na't paglakad, hilahod, Twitpix and something that sends and the dirty laundry baskets when every message to my cell phone the phone rings. No thought May tamis ang ngiting pasalamat sa Diyos. and every other program within the The world is just getting too com- No sense texting world. plex for me. They even mess me up My phone was beeping every three every time I go to the grocery store. Just an awareness ofmy dreams Sa isa at isa sila'y naging tapat, minutes with the details of every- You would think they could settle on Walang pagbabago pati ang paglingap. thing except the bowel movements something themselves but this sud- Nothing to make sense of Kahit nanghihina't kulubot na ang balat, of the entire next generation. I am den "Paper or Plastic?" every time I Other than an emptiness not ready to live like this. I keep my check out just knocks me for a loop. Damdaming simula ay tanggap na tanggap. cell phone in the garage in my golf I bought some of those cloth reus- That needs to be fi lled bag. able bags to avoid looking confused, The kids bought me a GPS for my but I never remember to take them Itong iba naman ay may lahing TSUPER, last birthday because they say I get in with me. Ang SASAKYANG nais, BAGO sa paningin. lost every now and then going over Now I toss it back to them. When ©2013 Michael R. Tagudin. All rights reserved. to the grocery store or library. I keep they ask me, "Paper or Plastic?" I Hiwalay kay Misis, sa BATA kumapit, About the Author: Michael R. Tagudin Educated as an that in a box under my tool bench just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am engineer in the Philippines, the City of Los Angeles employee Hindi nakatagal, naku! Bumagsak din. with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone bi-sacksual." Then it's their turn to hopes his legacy of poems will provoke a dialogue about I am supposed to use when I drive. stare at me with a blank look. I was the human condition. He is donating the proceeds from the I wore it once and was standing in recently asked if I tweet. I answered, book “Crushed Violets” to the “Coalition to Abolish Slavery Mayrong kanya-kanya tayong mga buhay, & Traffi cking (CAST)”, a non-profi t that provides public line at Barnes and Noble talking to No, but I do toot a lot.." awareness and advocacy efforts against human traffi cking in Mula sa PAG-IBIG at paghihiwalay. my wife and everyone in the nearest the City of Angels. To learn more, visit www.castla.org. To 'Di dapat isisi sating KATANDAAN, 50 yards was glaring at me. I had to P.S. I know some of you are not help, call the CAST 24 hour hotline 888.KEY.2.FRE(EDOM) take my hearing aid out to use it, and over 50. I sent it to you to allow you or 888.539.2373. Contact [email protected] for more 'Yung pasimulang TAMIS NG MAGMAHAL. I got a little loud. to forward it to those who are. information about ordering the book “Crushed Violets.” I mean the GPS looked pretty Us senior citizens don't need any- it right to gamble the present concrete back. She sprawled on the tarmac. She Dapat na tandaan ang kahiwagaan, smart on my dash board, but the more gadgets. The tv remote and the benefi ts derived from the lands of the saw more of the truncheon banging on lady inside that gadget was the garage door remote are about all we Igorots to dream projections that merely her. Ng pusong nagmahal ng tunay na tunay. most annoying, rudest person I had can handle. - END exist in dam benefi t analysis sheets and Blood oozed between her loins. Tayo ay umibig, hinatid sa ALTAR, run into in a long time. Every 10 that would merely serve the interests of 'Di dapat tapusin dahil TUMANDA lang. a few and their foreign masters?” (Next chapter – Igorots appeal to mous, incomparable, a big leap for us vineyards since Rome into a virtual “No! No! No!” shouted the aktibistas President Marcos to stop the dam all… desert… in unison. project) Kathang tula ni: “…for us all? “…contained water exert pressure on Noel pushed his spectacles up the Romeo Nicolas “Does all here include at least 100,000 the earth’s crust…India’s Koyna Dam ridge of his nose. “But Marcos supports Bocaue, Bulacan Igorots who would be displaced when touched off an earthquake that killed the construction of the dams,” he said. the dams submerge their villages in bil- 200 people and left thousands home- “Marcos is a puppet of the imperial- 8/25/2012 lions of tons of water? Does all here in- less… ists who stand to gain from the dam Initial NBI fi ndings clude those who would irrevocably lose “…contained water engenders disease projects.” their entire economic livelihood, would bearing organisms, noxious plants and “Down with Marcos!” yelled one of have their cultural and ancestral roots other harmful substances…caused epi- the aktibistas. (Continued from page 1) eradicated from the face of the earth? demics in Pakistan, Ghana and Brazil… “Ibagsak!” shouted the aktibistas. “Fertile lands would be deluged, land “…So, what would happen to our Down with him. means a gun could have been As the Bamboos which yield, without exhaustion, bounti- brother and sister Igorots in the Cordil- “You tell him,” Noel said. “He is here pressed before it was fi red. ful harvests to feed, perpetually, the leras, to their future generations? in Baguio, vacationing. He is at his The NBI source added Igorots and their infi nite future genera- “They have mastered the only eco- Mansion House.” that based on the trajectory of “To Mansion House, to Mansion tions will be gone… nomic survival that they know, that of the bullet that hit Quiohilag Sway “…and the animals…the birds...when being where they are now…uprooting House, to Mansion House,” chanted the the forests will be gone, they will be them would be to throw them subservi- aktibistas. on the head, the shooter was by Rudy D. Liporada gone… ent into a rigid, cut-throat and ill-pre- Lina needed an aktibista to help her either on a higher position hoist herself up from her sitting on the Read Rudy Liporada’s previous articles by visiting our website “…And for what? pared cash economy where they are not or Quiohilag was crouching “Projected life spans of dams extend tarmac. She heaved a sigh as she rubbed at www.asianjournalusa.com reared to survive… when he was shot. only around fi fty years…fi fty years “…uproot them from their cultural her belly when she fi nally balanced only…they would sacrifi ce…they would past…water would inundate their cultur- herself standing up. The source also revealed that 10 gamble the perpetual economic liveli- al grounds, sacred places of worship… Good, she said to herself. I could use of the 13 fatalities tested negative in hood of the Igorots for a mere fi fty years disengage them from their tangible links part of the walk. paraffi n tests. Chapter 27 - Development for of prosperity… “…prosperity for with their glorious heritage…to where In her second trimester of being Quiohilag and two others, police whom? their identity as a people is hinged… pregnant, she started to march with offi cer Gruet Montuano and Gerry Whom? “They say that we, here in the city, their only bridge to the future… the aktibistas poised to go to Marcos’s Ancero Siman, tested positive. will have more electrical power…that “…Ghanaians, Boules, Nuoians, and Mansion House. She waved her placard GOD OF THE OPPRESSED By Rudy love him. After all, isn’t she one of the But the source said it's possible we will have more lights and power for other peoples displaced by dams are ‘Damn the Dam’. D. Liporada poor, one of the oppressed, one of the they were positive for gunpowder our electrical gadgets. It would also save now aggrieved, dispirited and lacking in The fl urry was swift. There were Available at Amazon.com exploited? residue because they may have been us money as the cost of energy will be initiative…reduced to mere data marks explosions. Aktibistas around Lina (In the last chapters, government “I come to you today, brothers and shot at close range. -- ANC cheaper… on unemployment and delinquency scampered in all directions. She saw a soldiers look for the NPAs in the village; sisters in the struggle, with a grim mes- “Well, maybe, but who will profi t statistic tabulation sheets…sore spots in policeman with his truncheon and shield news of a dam project disturbs the vil- sage regarding our Igorot brothers and most primarily? The harnessed energy society where they never wanted to be charging directly at her. She turned to lagers) sister in the hinterlands of the Cordille- will be used to propel the industries run with her pregnant belly. But she ras,” Noel said atop the jeepney. He held in the fi rst place. owned by the foreigners…their mines… “Now, tell me, brothers and sisters, is was too slow. She felt the smack on her Baguio City the microphone so as the piece almost their assembly plants…all for them to March 1972 touched his kernel sized nose. He ap- rake in profi ts… Lina spread the cardboard on the peared like a barrel with his belly button “…they will profi t while we in the tarmac. An aktibista held her arm as she almost popping out of his black t-shirt. city will suffer the consequences of eased herself to sit on the cardboard. He pushed his spectacles that slid dams’ construction. Water will dimin- The sea of aktibistas around her buzzed, down the ridge of his nose as he contin- ish, depriving plants of water that fl ow waiting for the next speaker to climb ued, veering down at the multitude of their way. More industries will pollute on top of the jeepney that served as aktibistas, “This issue affects us all but the remaining water of the rivers, too. the stage for the rally that afternoon it affects the Igorots more. And, well, This would mean less produce and more at the Plaza. A phalanx of police in you may say it is just about the Igorots. expensive goods as supply become less. riot gear stood by the side of Session Who cares about them anyway? True, we will have the energy but what Road. Among the undulating placards “If you did not care about them be- good is it if we won’t have anything to and banners, Lina held a placard which fore, my brothers and sisters, I beg you, eat because goods would have become screamed in red paint, ‘Damn the Dam’. care for them now for your own sake. more expensive? Lina joined the students who have What would happen to them refl ects “And are they really sure about he come to the rally although she could how our gobierno could be inconsider- longevity of dams projections? have just stayed at home. She joined ate to our needs as a nation to serve their “The Ambuclao Dam in Benguet had because there would be nothing to be selfi sh inhuman interests and that of been predicted to have a life span of done at home except to absorb again the their foreign masters at our expense.” fi fty years. After only twenty years, its naggings of the Altamontes, especially He paused and repositioned his spec- output had diminished considerably. In Rosa, on why she could not talk Noel tacles. fact, this is one of the reasons why they out of being a komunista. “Recently, under the guise of develop- now need more power. And they want it “For goodness sake,” Rosa had been ment, the gobierno started to construct from the Arak-O River. saying. “You are pregnant, you should a series of hydroelectric dams along the “In the United States…the dam at stop joining those teach-ins and rallies. Arak-O River in the hinterlands… Lake Austin, Texas can now only store If you are not careful, you could lose “…we are not against development… fi ve percent of its projected capacity af- that baby. Why couldn’t both of you just we should strive for development ter only a decade’s operation…siltation concentrate on your studies?” but fundamental questions must be had not been projected correctly… Lina had a year more to fi nish her answered before development should “…dams have proved to be more of nursing course. She had intermittently ensue. economic dislocations than develop- stopped due to interruptions wrought “The basic question is for whom ment…Egypt’s Aswan High Dam had by students who found issues to stop should development be for? And if made the Nile Delta infertile as minerals classes. Moreover, Noel had always sacrifi ces have to be made, are they from upstream no longer fl ow to the been dragging her, organizing aktibistas necessary? Delta…Aswan had eliminated an annual in different schools even in other cities “Benefi ts from the dam projects are 18,000 tons of sardine supply…dams and towns in Northern Luzon. Although, not clearly defi ned…benefi ts forwarded had turned the Alexandrian and Libyan often reluctant to come, she had come are in their feasibility studies which borders from a stretch of prosperous along. 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Read the digital edition on www.asianjournalusa.com/digital Page 20 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com January 18-24, 2013 Community Light & Shadows by Zena Sultana Babao Read Zena Babao’s previous articles by visiting our website at www.asianjournalusa.com Babao Arnis: Passing of the Torch By Zena Sultana Babao Eskrima and George was promoted to 1st grade black belt in Eskrido Among the Filipino Martial Arts Eskrima. Three years ago he went systems, the Babao Arnis System to Cebu City where he received his has one of the most extensive cur- CDP Hall of Fame award as “Out- riculum and stringent test for guro or standing Student of the Year.” instructor promotion. For over fi ve Like George, Marc Fox started years now nobody has been promot- training in Arnis in 2003. Marc is ed – not that there were no students medically-retired campus police Taken during the Babao Arnis Guro (Instructor) Exam, January 6, 2013, at the Aishinkan Aikido Dojo in Alpine, California, owned by Marc Fox. Two vying for the title. offi cer with the San Diego State students were promoted to guro: George Alfonso and Marc Fox. Three guros were promoted to masters: Mike Gomez, Joe Abueg and Narrison Babao. Kris Grandmaster Narrie Babao does University. He was shot one eve- Babao was promoted to maestro. Shown here from L- R, front row: Guro Romeo Delos Reyes, Master Narrison Babao, Master Joe Abueg, Co-owner of Babao not believe in teaching hundreds of ning by an unknown assailant during Arnis: Zena Sultana Babao, GM Narrie Babao, Master Mike Gomez, and Guro Rudy Delos Reyes. L-R, back row: Maestro Kris Babao, Dawn Rosemier, Guro students, and awarding diplomas a regular traffi c stop and lost his Marc Fox, Maestro Brian Mitchell, Guro George Alfonso, Maestro Bill Mincey, Maestro Andrew celestial, Guro Eric Punsalan, Maestro Justin Delgado, and every year. Nor does he believe in right forefi nger during that incident. Maestro Lou Orlina. handing out Black Belt certifi cates to He met my husband at the Regional those who attend weekend seminars. Police Academy. by Grandmaster Momoy Canete dur- which were imported from Japan. Mike Gomez and Joe Abueg The Babao Arnis curriculum, Marc is a 2nd grade black ing the 1930’s. The rest of the Arnis were both promoted to Guro on the Asian Journal San Diego which has to be completed by a belt in Eskrido Eskrima. Whenever sayaws were created by GM Babao Other Promotions same date in 1982 in a ceremony at- guro candidate, is composed of Marc is present at SGM Cacoy’s during the early 1970’s. tended by both Grandmaster Cacoy Four Quarters, and each quarter is training seminars, he is a favorite The physical exam also Three Guros were promoted to Canete and Guro Dan Inosanto. Digital Edition composed of six units. Our system partner of the supreme grandmaster. included: defenses against the Masters: Mike Gomez, Joe Abueg, The third person promoted to 1,021,101 reads is comprised of three main systems: Marc “enjoys being thrown” and Japanese shinai and katana, coun- and Narrison Babao. Master was Narrison Babao, our on scribd.com/ the original Batangas Baston Arnis SGM Cacoy even nicknamed him tering and disarming a tabak-tuyok Mike Gomez started when he eldest son. He started playing around asianjournal which Narrie learned from his father, “Eskridonaut” because Marc could (nunchako), disarming a gun from was around 15 years old, and had with the rattan sticks even when the late Buenaventura Babao; the make it appear that he is fl oating on different positions, disarming a to be driven to the practice session he was only a year old and started Follow @asianjournal Villabrille-Largusa Kali which he air (like an astronaut) when thrown. really sharp knife, different throw- by his father, David Gomez. He formal training when he was in his on Twitter. learned from the late Grandmaster Last year Marc was a recipient of ing and countermoves, and releases momentarily stopped training and teens. Nar is employed with the Ben Largusa; and the Doce Pares the CDP Hall of Fame award for from random locks and holds. Also enrolled back when he was 18. Dur- County of San Diego. He was pro- Like us on Facebook Eskrido Eskrima which he learned “Outstanding Law Enforcement included were various drills such ing the Iraq War, known as “Desert moted by SGM Cacoy Canete to 6th www.facebook.com/ from Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Instructor.” as sinawali, tapi-tapi, sumbrada, Storm” in 1991, Mike was a U.S. grade Master Black Belt in Eskrido asianjournal or Canete. kadena de mano, buhanginan, Navy Corpsman attached to a U.S. Eskrima, and was two-time recipi- asianjournal.sandiego Before a student takes the ac- The Physical Exam hubad-lubad, alimango, and espada Marine Corps company. At pres- ent of the Cacoy Doce Pares Hall of tual physical exam, the student must y daga techniques. ent, Mike is an expert hilot who also Fame Award, which he received in Email fi rst pass a 100-item written test, It took around three hours to The fi nale was a free-for- practices the Chinese healing arts. Cebu City. [email protected] with 80 points as the passing score. complete the exam. Assisting GM all sparring and defense against On the same day that Mike One student was promoted The physical exam is composed of Babao were some of the Guros of multiple attackers and a minute of Gomez reenrolled in 1979, another to Maestro: Kris Babao, our young- 619.474.0588 36 items: 12 from Batangas Arnis, Babao Arnis: Mike Gomez, Joe balisong free-style techniques which 16 year old kid, Joe Abueg, was est son, the godson of martial arts 12 from Kali, and 12 from Doce Abueg, Narrison Babao, Romeo included opening and closing the enrolled by his father, the late Nick legend Dan Inosanto, the man who Get the best results for Pares Eskrido Eskrima. Delos Reyes, Rudy Delos Reyes and razor-sharp butterfl y knife. One of Abueg. We earlier met the senior taught Bruce Lee the use of the your CLASSIFIED AD with Last Sunday (January 6, 20123) Eric Punsalan. Also assisting were GM Babao’s students who recently Abueg when he was the Chair of nunchucks. two students tested for the Babao some of the Maestros under Guro passed the EMT certifi cation was as- COPAO and I was the Public Rela- our 3-in-1 PRICE offer via Arnis Guro title. The event was held Abueg: Brian Mitchell, Bill Mincey, signed to do fi rst aid. Surprisingly, tion Offi cer. Joe Abueg is now a XXX online+digital+print editions. at the Aishinkan Aikido Dojo owned Andrew Celestial, Justin Delgado, there were no injuries, nor one drop grandfather himself, and the CEO of Only from the Asian Journal by Marc Fox in Alpine, Califor- and Lou Orlina. of blood spilled on the dojo’s tatami, his own Engineering Corporation. 619.474.0588 nia. Marc is a 6th dan black belt in Assisting with the throwing, Aikido. grappling and falling techniques Originally, nine students belonged were some of Marc Fox’ Aikido to the same class as the two students Black Belts: 4th dan Russel Dehnel, to be tested. Five of the nine fell by 4th dan Todd Eckel, 2nd dan Mike the wayside, with four continuing Elgo, and 1st dan Doug Yates. Also and reaching the Fourth Quarter of assisting as partner dummies were the curriculum. Of the remaining our Babao Arnis senior students: four, one dropped out after he and Don Dizon, Chris Montano, Ross his wife converted to another reli- Makoske, and Darrell Yamane. gion (that supposedly forbids fi ght- Of the 36 items in the Guro ing), while another was transferred Exam, one item – the “De Cuerdas” to an investigative job that requires – was done the previous month at more time and constant attention. our school because the Aishinkan That left only two who qualifi ed for dojo’s ceiling is too high to hang the the guro exam and went on to the de cuerdas stick. The De Cuerdas is fi nish line. a 40” rattan stick with metal spikes attacked to both ends and tied at the The Candidates: George Alfonso center with a rope, which is hanged and Marc Fox overhead. The candidate is required to continually strike and block the George Alfonso was born in Pan- spinning stick while remaining gasinan, Philippines, in 1955. He within striking distance. The test is currently employed as a biologist is for one minute with the use of a with the City of San Diego’s Water baston, and another minute using Department. George met with my only bare hands and feet. husband and me at the 2002 Christ- Of the 35 other items per- mas Party of the Filipino-American formed during the exam, 12 are Employees Association. With no required forms (sayaws and sinu- prior martial arts training like most logs). Two of the sayaws – “Estoka of our students, George started Arnis Parada” and “Lakaw Manok” – were in our school in March 2003. created by the late Kali Grandmaster Our school is affi liated with the Floro Villabrille. Six of the Doce Cacoy Doce Pares (CDP)Eskrido Pares Sinulog forms were developed ROOM FOR RENT Quiet Neighborhood in National City. No smoking. No drugs. 619.746.3416

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