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Philippines beefi ng up sea patrol assetsPhilstar.com | MANILA, DSWD failed storm victims, 12/25/2014 - Amid a fester- Wishing you a Blessed and Peaceful 2015! ing dispute in the South China says COA Sea, the Philippine Coast Thoughts on New Year’s Day Guard (PCG) will be getting by Marlon Ramos, Inquir- in Mindanao in 2011 was used new assets in water, air and er.net | MANILA, 12/26/2014 “for other purposes not di- Whatever part of the world New Years Eve is spent, it is all right so long as it is shared and enjoyed with family. land transport for better mo- -- Where’s the roof? rectly related” to helping them bility and capability in search Tens of thousands of storm recover from the disaster. and rescue operations. victims spent the past three The COA also discovered By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. Ten brand new ships, 25 Christmases without perma- that more than P1.8 billion in Publisher & Editor light trucks and more than a nent shelters due to the failure Disbursement San Diego Asian Journal hundred motorcycles are due Acceleration Program (DAP) funds of the Department of Social The Original and First Asian Journal In America to arrive next year. Welfare and Development allocated to the department in 2013 had remained unliquidated. San Diego, California “We are expecting the (DSWD) to build homes for These were among the fi ndings of the January 1, 2005 delivery of the 10 brand new them despite receiving agency’s audit team that conducted a 40-meter multi-role vessels P2.57 billion for such pur- review of the DSWD’s fi nancial transac- appy New Year to All! from the Japan government,” pose, a report of state auditors tions. The 135-page COA report was received by the offi ce of Social Welfare PCG commandant Vice Ad- showed. Secretary Dinky Soliman on Dec. 15. In the Philippines our New Year’s greeting is “Manigong Bagong Taon sa in- miral Rodolfo Isorena said The Commission on Audit “We request a status report on the Hyong lahat!” To the wise guys, it’s “Maligo kayo sa Bagong Taon!” yesterday. (COA) said a portion of the actions taken on the audit recommenda- Every year, we come up with New Year’s resolutions only to break them before the Isorena said that they cash assistance for the victims tions within 60 days from date of receipt week ends. This is why enrollment in fi tness centers usually peaks during the fi rst few thereof,” read the letter to Soliman expect the ships – acquired of Tropical Storm “Sendong” days of January only to taper off at the end of the month. (Continued on page 15) through a loan from Japan – The Filipinos swear that the best New Year’s celebration happens only in the Philip- to start arriving by the third pines. During New Year’s Eve, every Philippine street looks like a war zone. Firecrackers quarter of 2015. How vulnerable is Manila to explode one after another, especially during the last hours of the year. Firecrackers, spar- While there still is no klers and even old burning tires fi ll the streets with smoke. defi nite assignment for the 10 earthquakes? Children hold up sparklers while the adults shoot up mini rockets into the sky. Those new ships, PCG spokesman who dare to drive around attach tin cans to their cars to help greet the New Year with loud Commander Armand Balilo noise and drive away the evil spirits. said he is not ruling out the There are a wide variety of fi recrackers to choose from. You have the basic “Trian- possibility that some of these gulo,” a triangle-shaped version commonly used by everyone. Then there is the “Bawang” would be sent to patrol the so called because it looks like garlic – its English translation. I would say that it is three West Philippine Sea. times as loud as the “Triangulo.” The “Whistle Bomb,” makes a whistling noise before He said the vessels are exploding as loud as a “Bawang,” hence the name. ideal in maintaining a “white- Then we have the “Sinturon ni Hudas,” meaning “the belt of Judas.” It is a series of fi recrackers hanging off one long string. When lit up from one end, the fi recrackers explode in a series of continuous bursts, much like a machine gun. to-white ship” presence in the The least explosive is the “Watusi,” named after an African Tribe. Red in color, these are shaped like matchsticks and disputed area, which means sound like crackling popcorn when stepped on. While not as fi erce as the others, if set off under an unsuspecting victim that coast guard vessels rather the surprise induces a dance a bit like a Watusi warrior. Still, they can be quite dangerous despite the size of its seeming- than military ships are de- Preparedness Drill. Manila is home to around 1.6 million people, the Mal- ly harmless explosions as sparks can sometimes fl y into people’s eyes. Moreover, they are poisonous when swallowed acañang Palace, the Port of Manila and various historical sites; it is highly and are sometimes used by those who wish to commit suicide. ployed to defuse tension. vulnerable to earthquakes and other hazards. Those who want to stand out -- even if they do not have money to spend -- buy the more expensive mini-rockets. “We want to send a dip- When lit up, the rockets shoot up to the sky and explode. Sometimes they are not properly launched and zoom horizon- lomatic message and not to by Gwen de la Cruz strongest recorded earth- tally, chasing people around before they explode like a wayward balloon with escaping air. provoke,” Balilo said. Rappler.com MANILA, quakes that ever hit Luzon. Still others (mostly women, children and the faint of heart) content themselves with lighting up sparklers, which are also available in many different kinds. The more expensive a sparkler is, the more colorful and grandiose it will be. Likewise, since these ships 11/30/2014 – Exactly 369 It was 8 in the evening of are considered multi-role, they years ago, the City of Manila Sparklers pose some danger as well, as some revelers are in the habit of hurling them up before they are fi nally con- (Continued on page 15) (Continued on page 2) can also be utilized to perform was destroyed by one of the the PCG’s other functions, such as search and rescue Biggest Palladium Deposits Why Korean hotel owner continues to invest in Clark missions, vessel safety inspec- tions and marine environment Discovered in Philippines by Jon Carlos Rodriguez, tional $100 million for hotel protection. The Philippine Pride | ABS CBN News | MANILA, and other facilities like restau- Bidding will be held for Nevada, 11/17/2014 -- The 12/17/2014 - Widus Hotel rants, and bigger casino," he the PCG’s procurement of two Philippines could be one of and Casino will be expand- said in a press briefi ng. new helicopters to boost its the richest countries in Asia, ing its facilities inside Clark Han opened the fi rst hotel air capability. The helicopters following the discovery of the Freeport Zone in the next four tower in 2008 under the name are expected to arrive in the world’s biggest Palladium re- to fi ve years, its president and Hotel Vida. second half of 2015. serve off the coasts of Negros, chief executive Daesik Han In 2010, the name was The new helicopters are Panay, Mindoro, and Rom- said on Wednesday. changed to Widus Hotel and essential in search operations blon Islands, south of Luzon. Han, a Korean national, Casino. A second tower was of the Coast Guard because Palladium plays a key role in the tech- said he is planning to invest opened two years later to NASA, together with nology used for fuel cells, which combine they can cover a vast area in USGS, (United States Geo- hydrogen and oxygen to produce electric- an additional $100 million for bring the total room count to a short time, especially when logical Survey), released a ity, heat, and water. -- Wikipedia.com a third hotel and casino tower 233. and stay with us,'" Han ex- searching for survivors of 3-year study report detailing project in Clark, which he "The reason why I named plained. maritime mishaps. the 8,450 square kilometer Sibuyan, and Tablas Strait. described as a "smaller scale my company Widus is from The casino fl oor was then At present, only one of palladium deposits lying Current biggest producer integrated resort." [the phrase] 'with us.' We use expanded in November this the PCG’s two helicopters is below the seas of Visayan, (Continued on page 5) "I plan to invest an addi- it in our promo, like 'Come (Continued on page 14) (Continued on page 7)

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Page 2 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com December 26-January 1, 2014 safety, but they would not hear of it. I jumped over, anyway, and pulled over to those who entered the United States my wife and children one by one till before June 15, 2007 as children under Our Life & Times others followed suit and the policemen Legal Buzz the age of 16 and who must be under could not do anything about it. 31 years old as of June 15, 2012. The A Monthly Forum hosted by and for the Fili- by Atty. Aurora Vega-Buzon Esq. expanded DACA announced by Presi- pino American Community of San Diego The next day we decided that Las Vegas was not a fun place for us and dent Obama adjusts the date-of-entry went to spend the remaining days of our Law Offices of Chua Tinsay & Vega requirement to January 1, 2010 (instead by Simeon G. Silverio Jr. vacation in Lake Havasu in Arizona. www.ctvattys.com of June 15, 2007), removes the age cap Unique experience of 31 years old (there is no more age Read Atty. Aurora Vega’s previous articles by visiting restriction as long as applicant entered Read Sim Silverio’s previous articles by visiting our One of the most unique experiences our website at www.asianjournalusa.com I had was in 2002 when my family and under age 16 before January 1, 2010), website at www.asianjournalusa.com I ended up in Malaga, Spain on New and grants deferred action and employ- Year’s Eve during a tour of the Iberian ment authorization for a period of 3 Peninsula. Early in the evening, we went Who Are Protected Under Obama's years instead of 2. The educational and Thoughts on New Year’s Day around touring the area checking out the public safety criteria remain unchanged. Christmas bazaars. At eleven p.m., we DAPA. DAPA is similar to DACA, (Continued from page 1) ever, sit in front of their television sets DACA and DAPA Executive Actions? and is also an exercise of prosecutorial and watch Dick Clark presiding over walked towards the small town square sumed. Obviously, these can hit their where almost everyone was gathered. by Aurora Vega-Buzon, Esq. discretion granting deferred action to the “dropping” of a ceremonial ball in criminal street gang; aliens with a felony those who, as of November 20, 2014: companions who are standing nearby. Time Square. For most of the country, The Spaniards believe that one has to eat conviction; and (e) aliens convicted of Occasionally, some sparklers explode twelve grapes at the strike of midnight President Obama announced several have a child who is a U.S. citizen or the actual live event took place several an "aggravated felony," as defined in the lawful permanent resident; who are before burning their full length and hours earlier and all they see is the re- for good luck. In fact, special cans con- immigration executive actions on No- Immigration and Nationality Act. Pri- causing injury in the process. taining exactly 12 twelve grapes are sold vember 20, 2014 and the 2 groups who physically present in the United States play. After the ball is lowered, everyone ority 2 Aliens (misdemeanants and new on November 20, 2014 and who have The celebration is a chaotic and joy- greets each other a “Happy New Year” during the day for people to consume on are most impacted in terms of numbers, immigration violators) refer to aliens ous one because of this tradition. And as the occasion. are undocumented people who came continuously resided in the United and shares a champagne toast. convicted of 3 or more misdemeanor of- States since before January 1, 2010; if the combination of these noises is not In 1998, I decided to experience New It was just like spending New Year’s to the United States as children, and fenses, arising out of three separate inci- enough, some people shoot their guns in Eve in Time Square. There was a band undocumented parents of U.S. citizens have no lawful status on November 20, Year’s in Las Vegas. I booked a hotel dents; aliens convicted of a "significant 2014; do not fall under the Priority the air in the midst of the revelry. room for my family at a premium price playing as people milled around, waiting or legal permanent residents. These 2 misdemeanor," like domestic violence; Traditions and Superstitions for the opportune time. When the clock groups will be protected from deporta- Aliens 1, 2 and 3 as discussed above and waited out the change of the year. I sexual abuse or exploitation; burglary; who are subject to immediate apprehen- The superstitious are sure to wear was very much disappointed. I realized was about to strike midnight, everybody tion for 3 years if they qualify under the unlawful possession or use of a firearm; polka dots during New Year’s Eve for started counting down and greeting each expanded Deferred Action for Child- sion and removal; and present that the New Year’s Eve celebration in drug distribution or trafficking; or driv- no other factors that, in the exercise of good luck. Polka dots supposedly sig- the country’s entertainment capital is other a “Happy New Year,” in Spanish, hood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred ing under the influence; or any offense nify coins… and therefore money. Kids of course. Action for Parents of Americans and discretion, makes the grant of deferred for the young folks alone. People just where a sentence of 90 days or more action inappropriate. are told to jump as the year changes in walked back and forth along the Strip. It was an unusual experience, but not Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), is imposed; aliens caught unlawfully the hope that doing so would make them as fun as the Philippine New Year’s also known as Deferred Action for Secretary Johnson's Memoranda em- Whatever celebration they organized in entering or re-entering the United States phasize that the grant of deferred action grow taller. front of Caesar’s Palace could hardly be Eve celebrations of my youth. Despite Parental Accountability. and who cannot prove to an immigration After the explosions have died down, the danger, I miss the rowdiness and However, not all those who arrived as under the DACA and the DAPA will be seen through the massive crowds. Dur- officer that they have been physically done on a case-by-case basis; and such Filipino families gather together to ing the last hour of the year, people were accompanying explosions that I enjoyed children and not all parents who have present in the United States continu- partake of the Media Noche feast, often with all of my relatives, especially my children who are U.S. citizens or legal grants does not confer immigration not allowed to go back inside the casi- ously since January 1, 2014; and aliens status or a pathway to citizenship. featuring hamon de leche and keso de nos even to use the restrooms. Instead, cousins. permanent residents (LPR) will be pro- who have significantly abused the visa bola. I realize however that wherever part tected from deportation or removal. Application Period. The American people just had to contend with the cold, waiver programs, as determined by the Immigration Lawyers Association The Morning After chilly wind blowing outside and the risk of the world one spends his New Year’s Aliens Prioritized for Apprehension Immigration and Customs Enforce- The next morning, New Year’s Day, Eve, it would be all right so long as he and Removal. Secretary Jeh Johnson of (AILA) estimates that the earliest dates of a ruptured bladder. ment (ICE) Field Office Director, U.S. that USCIS can accept applications will photos of firecracker victims with their In a narrow passageway in front of the shares and enjoys it with his family. I the Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services mangled limbs are splashed across the remember my mom who used to tell us (DHS) issued several memoranda also be in 2015: around February 18, 2015 New York, New York Casino, I almost (USCIS) District Director, or the USCIS for DACA applications; and around front pages of the newspapers. Despite panicked when I realized that we could that no matter how far we may be from on November 20, 2014 - directing the Service Center Director. Priority 3 the authorities warnings and threats of her during our Christmas vacations, we implementation of President Obama's May 19, 2015 for DAPA applications. hardly move. It was a disaster about Aliens (other immigration violators) re- Atty. Aurora Vega-Buzon is a partner arrest for those found with firecrackers, to happen since I was trapped with have to make sure that we are at home executive actions but also outlining fer to those who have been issued a final Filipinos never seem to learn. on New Years Eve. Filipinos believe that DHS' enforcement priorities. Secretary in Chua Tinsay & Vega, A Profes- my wife and three kids. The people, order of removal on or after January 1, sional Legal Corporation (CTV) - a During the celebrations, everyone especially the rowdy college kids, could if family members are not together dur- Johnson's Policies for the Apprehension, 2014. The apprehension and removal merrily violates the law, right under ing this time, they will be separated the Detention and Removal of Undocument- full service law firm with offices in San have caused a stampede and crushed the of these aliens will be prioritized un- Francisco, San Diego and Philippines. the very noses of the authorities. Some others to death. rest of the year. ed Immigrants Memorandum identified less they qualify for asylum or another policemen even join in by giddily shoot- Happy New Year to All! Maligo kay- 3 groups of high priority aliens who The information presented in this article I asked the policemen to let me jump form of relief, or there are factors (for is for general information only and is ing loaded guns in the air like rowdy over the rail and into the street for our ong lahat sa Bagong Taon! - AJ are subject to immediate apprehen- Priority 1 aliens, these factors must be cowboys in the Wild West. They know sion, detention and removal. Priority not, nor intended to be, formal legal compelling and exceptional) indicating advice nor the formation of an attorney- for a fact that bullets that go up travel 1 Aliens (threats to national security, the alien is not a threat to national se- with the same velocity as they come border security, and public safety) refer client relationship. 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N4110580A.indd 1 12/15/14 1:16 PM Page 4 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com December 26-January 1, 2014 Health and Wellness 7 Ways Your House Is Making You Sick HHS supports Contemporary Asian Refreshing News Blogspot ments, and attics to ensure all is dry. If Yes, yes, you clean the inside of the refrig- you fi nd any leaky areas, clean and dry erator, but are you remembering to clean the efforts to speed It often starts when someone retires, where the water has accumulated, and coils and the tray below it? Frost-free refrig- American Issues says Jeff May. All of a sudden, the contact a plumber or roofer to fi x the erators (by far the most common) contain an Ebola vaccine by Dr. Ofelia Dirige retiree is spending a lot more time in situation. “It’s the stuff you can’t see electric coil in the freezer that melts frost ev- Founder, President & CEO Kalusugan ery four hours, according to May. The result- his home—the home he has lived in for that can really hurt you,” May explains. ing water drips into a pan, which evaporates delivery Community Services. www.fi lamwellness.org years—but he fi nds he can’t breathe. 3. The Bedroom & Your Furniture with the help of warm air produced by the He’s wheezing and sneezing and uncom- Do you have a favorite chair? Or a refrigerator’s compressor. But if that pan is New projects accelerate de- fortable all the time. favorite pillow? Have you had your fi lled with dust, your refrigerator is blowing How can this be? mattress for a long time? These may be that dust into your home. (Not to mention, velopment, evaluation, and Because now the retiree is spending places where dust mites live and wreak the tray also catches anything that’s spilled manufacturing of promising Cultural Alienist more time in a house where something havoc with your system. Dust mites in your refrigerator, so there may be mold on is triggering an allergic or asthmatic re- are microscopic bugs that thrive on the it if you haven’t cleaned it.) Ebola vaccines GUEST WRITER: JOSEPH MULSON was born and raised in Philippines and action. And while it may sound surpris- humidity and warmth provided by our Newer refrigerators may not have a tray brought to the U.S. by my father who ing, your house can actually be making bodies—and they live in every home, underneath, but their coils on the back of the Contracts to speed further develop- Editors Note: Several weeks of ar- was in the Navy in 1985 when I was machine need to be dusted off regularly. If ment of two promising Ebola vaccines, ticles have been published in the Asian three years old. When I turned fi ve you sick, says Jeffrey May, author of according to the Environmental Protec- you have a built-in refrigerator, you should "My House Is Killing Me." tion Agency. But for someone who has known as rVSV-ZEBOV-GP and ChAd3 Journal regarding this subject on Ac- years old they divorced. From then on be able to lift off the grill and vacuum the EBO-Z, could pave the way for com- Where Indoor Pollution Lurks asthma and allergies, they can set off coils of the condenser from the front. Be culturation. Student writers had written it was just my mom and I. We lived in “The whole concept of indoor pol- a reaction that is uncomfortable and sure to turn off the power to the refrigerator mercial scale production of millions on Darder’s sphere of biculturalism as poverty for the next 10 years of my life lution is pretty new,” says May, an debilitating. before doing this, and according to SubZero, of vaccine doses if clinical trials prove cultural dualist and cultural negotiator. in a family friend’s garage. She told me expert in the dangers of mold and other Solution: Wash your sheets and towels the refrigerator manufacturer, wear gloves to safety and effi cacy, offi cials of the U.S. This article is a sample of a cultural that the American way is what is needed home pollutants. “For a long time, our weekly in hot water and make sure avoid hurting yourself on the sharp edges of Department of Health and Human Ser- alienist. If you want previous copies, to succeed in life, so don’t worry about focus was on what was going on in the they’re thoroughly dried. Vacuum and the coils. vices’ Offi ce of the Assistant Secretary please contact the Asian Journal. Filipino culture. So everything about environment outside our homes. But in dust weekly to rid your environment of Solution: Clean behind your refrigera- for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) me is American. tor regularly. Check your manufacturer’s the last decade or so, we’ve realized that them in carpets, curtains, and furniture. announced today. Acculturation is the process of adjust- I do not know any other instruction manual to determine whether Development of both vaccines is ing to a different culture. Darder’s language than English. I was never the indoor environment can be making May says most important is to encase there is a tray and to learn the best cleaning you sick.” your mattress and pillows in covers being accelerated because of the public sphere of biculturalism states that one taught Tagalog so I don’t have the methods. health emergency of international So what kinds of things happen to designed to keep dust mites from getting 6. The Vacuum Cleaner can respond to acculturation by being F.O.B. (Fresh-Off-the-Boat) accent. I make you feel this way? May says dust through. Visit nationalallergy.com to see This essential household item, which concern in West Africa. The funding a cultural alienist, cultural separatist, can’t even understand Tagalog. I do mites, mold, and other microbial growth their mattress and pillow covers. we are recommending to take care of most was designated in the fi scal year 2015 cultural dualist, and cultural negotia- understand some of the Filipino gestures are usually the culprits. Where do they Note: All people have dust mites in household allergens, could actually be continuing resolution for development tor. A Cultural alienist is one who chose that my mom does, such as pointing in lurk? Read on to fi nd out. their home, but not all people have spewing them all back into the air. “The of Ebola products. to fully adopt American values and be- a direction with her lips. Throughout best vacuum has a HEPA fi lter,” says May. Both contracts are sponsored by the havior norms as their own. They tend to my school years I have only spoken 1. Heating and Cooling Systems symptoms from them. Your need to deal ASPR’s Biomedical Advanced Research HVAC is probably the biggest culprit, with the issue will depend on whether or HEPA stands for "high effi ciency particu- have little ethnic identity and generally English. There wasn’t even a Tagalog late air" and fi lters more than 99 percent and Development Authority (BARDA). One associate with people outside of their language course until I reached high May says. When air-conditioning cools not you or someone in your household is of the particulates in air. “Some brands contract is with GlaxoSmithKline in Phila- your home, for example, it often leaves suffering symptoms. boast a ‘HEPA-like’ fi lter,” May says, “but delphia for 31 months and $12.9 million with own ethnic group. The term for them is school, Sweetwater High School in traces of water in the ducts that become 4. The Bathroom that won’t do the trick because when you options that would provide an additional “white-washed” or “Oreo”, i.e. brown in National City. I did take the course, the perfect breeding ground for mold Quick! When was the last time you vacuum, the machine sucks in air and then $16,000. The other contract is with BioPro- the outside but white in the inside. They however I barely passed with a C and bacteria. That microbial growth is washed the bath mat in front of your tub fi lters the dust and expels air. But if the fi lter tection Systems Corporation of Ames, Iowa, conform to the majority culture in the because I’m just not good at learning often the cause of respiratory issues— or shower? If you remember vaguely isn’t really collecting the dust, you’re just a wholly owned subsidiary of NewLink society for the sake of fi tting in, often at another language. The Tagalog lan- asthma, allergies, coughing, and head- doing it before last Christmas, better go releasing particles into the air.” Genetics Corporation, for approximately 14 the expense of losing part or one’s entire guage was never used in my home, not aches. But it should also be said that throw it in the laundry now. Bath mats Solution: Be sure your vacuum has a months and $30 million. It has options to cultural heritage. even on TV. We didn’t have a TV until extend the agreement 10 months and provide not all air ducts become contaminated, tend to be breeding grounds for dust HEPA fi lter. And if you use a cleaning The cultural separatist or traditional I was about 11 years old, so no TFC (a service, make sure they use a HEPA-fi lter an additional $41 million. and not all people become symptomatic mites, mold, and bacteria, especially person usually represents recent im- Filipino channel). vacuum, as well, so your home isn't being “While we’re encouraged that traditional migrants who hold close to their Asian I also think I am a cultural alien- from those that do. if you step out of the shower and dry contaminated from allergens in previous public health measures and supportive medi- Solution: Have your air ducts profes- yourself on top of them. (Hint: better to houses. cal care are starting to control the outbreak heritage. They are often referred to as ist because I strive to be on-time to sionally cleaned at least every couple dry yourself off before you step out of 7. Cleaning Products in West Africa, the need for vaccines and “FOBs” or fresh off the boat. They are every event that I attend. I didn’t of years. And be sure to service your the tub.) Those products you’ve been buying for therapeutics remains an urgent priority,” said strongly oriented to their heritage cul- learn about the “Filipino time” until I heating system, as well, to make it Furthermore, if you sprinkle with years may cause eye irritation, headaches, BARDA Director Robin Robinson, Ph.D. ture and only weakly oriented to the host had my fi rst Filipina girlfriend. I was operate more effi ciently and cleanly. But yourself with corn starch (some people breathing problems, and at worst, be carci- Under the agreements announced today, culture. The cultural dualist or marginal always upset that she would be late for the Environmental Protection Agency use it because they fear a connection be- nogenic. On top of that, many people clean GlaxoSmithKline will establish and validate person rejects both Asian and American everything. And she always blamed it says scientifi c evidence is scant on tween talcum powder and cancer) when with them, but don’t take precautions against master cell banks and virus seeds, which are cultures and are left isolated, alienated on “Filipino time”. It was not only my whether this cleaning will solve your standing on your bath mat, you may be their harmful effects. When you clean with (Continued on page 7) and alone. They are alienated from ex-girlfriend that brought it to my atten- chemical-laden cleaners, be sure to wear both cultures. The cultural negotiator tion, but her Filipino friends and just the health problems. May disagrees. “Most creating a perfect breeding ground for gloves, open windows, dilute the product, of the time, most people get better after yeast, bacteria and dust mites, May says. and do NOT use more than is recommended or bi-multicultural person is those who Filipino side of our high school. I hate cleaning,” he says. “Most people get a Because corn starch is a food, you’re ac- on the label. The Environmental Working maintain and move freely in both Asian being late. In regards to time, I have lot better.” tually feeding the dust mites. “I had one Group recommends that you avoid products Hugs help pro- and American cultural spheres. This is always lived by this quote by unknown 2. Indoor Leaks client whose bath mat was like ferment- with any of the following seven compounds the most psychologically balanced of all name that I saw when younger, “To be Unseen leaks may be causing mold ing pizza dough,” May says. in them because they are known to be tect against the spheres. early is to be on time. To be on time is growth in your home, which can be Solution: Towel off in the tub to avoid dangerous: I fi nd myself in the cultural alien- to be late…” problematic for people prone to asthma exposing your bath mat to excess water 2Butoxyethanol ist plot in Darder’s sphere. I am half In middle school, I did have some and allergically-induced breathing and moisture. Clean it regularly, and Alylphenol extholytes stress, infection, Filipino and half Caucasian, born in the friends who were part Filipino. They Dye problems. avoid corn starch if possible. United States, yet raised in a Filipino considered me as the whitewash of the Solution: Check pipes, closets, base- 5. The Refrigerator (Continued on page 6) say researchers home. I don’t really know my white group. It was middle school, so we side because my father abandoned me as rarely hung out, and when we did it was Researchers found that greater a young child at fi ve years old, although, just at school or something like bowling social support and more frequent hugs I am quite different from the usual outside of school. The one thing of protected people from the increased sus- person that was raised in a Filipino Filipino culture I learned from them was ceptibility to infection associated with home. My mother, raised in Oriental to take my shoes off when entering their being stressed and resulted in less severe Mindoro, Naujan, had Filipino culture house. I did not think of it as culture at illness symptoms. written all over her, but she was not in- the time, I just thought they didn’t want Led by Sheldon Cohen, the Robert terested in teaching me the culture. She E. Doherty University Professor of (Continued on page 8) Psychology in CMU's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the researchers tested whether hugs act as a form of social support, protecting POSTAL ETC. USA stressed people from getting sick. Pub- lished in Psychological Science, they 9011 Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92126 found that greater social support and (Behind McDonaldÕ s in Seafood City Plaza) more frequent hugs protected people Tel: (858) 530-3005 from the increased susceptibility to infection associated with being stressed and resulted in less severe illness symp- toms. 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There is no age limit for becomes taxable ordinary income to Biggest Paladium whole deposit is 2% bigger palladium is increasing every year and it concern they noted her confused and new pairs of shoes, jewelries, purses or you. The IRS will receive their copy. (Continued from page 1) than that of Russia with a total can double in the next ten years accord- disoriented state, as she was totally un- sunglasses. Give them a good discount When you spent more money while ing to the press release. aware of her surroundings. They became and they will fi ll the shopping cart in no shopping gifts for others, you helped of Palladium is Russia with volume of around 3.8 million NASA used satellite sensors and concerned that she may also be suffering time. Do they really need these items? improve the U.S. economy. More items 44%, followed by Africa with metric tons. detectors to survey the earth’s surface, from other underlying health issues and Maybe not but, it’s the joy of shopping bought and more services paid, will 40%, and the rest are from Current price of processed 99.9 carats and was also credited for the discovery advised that she needed to be further that keep them excited and feel better. create more jobs. The money has to Canada and US. of palladium is $24,570 per kilogram. of Brazil’s biggest oil deposit a couple evaluated. She was transported to a local The total estimated price for the whole of years ago. /Catherine Jones/ Assisted So if they’re not using the items circulate to keep the businesses going. If the Philippine govern- hospital for evaluation. bought, where did it go? The clothing Maybe the women are right after all. deposit is $93B, or 410 trillion PHP. Press Las Vegas CBP offi cers were able to reunite the may still hang in the closet with tags on, They worked so hard or take good care ment allows foreign investors Palladium is one of the most pre- woman with her son, and arranged with boxes of shoes underneath the beds and of their honeys in order to have more to dig and mine the palladium cious and rare metals used in jewelries, him to transport her vehicle from the purses hidden somewhere. Other items spending money and take the joy of deposits, the country can electronics, and automotive mainly in port of entry. catalytic converters. left in the trunk of the car and waiting shopping to the max. Life is too short expect around $9.8B a year in U.S. Customs and Border Protec- for their matching pairs to go on sale. they claimed so, why not shop until you Aside from the discovery of palla- tion is the unifi ed border agency within Although I have a debit card and a drop? net profi t, report said. dium, other mineral related to palladium the Department of Homeland Security suck as nickel, platinum, aluminum, ROOM charged with the management, control silver, and gold are also expected to be and protection of our nation's borders at extracted from the main mineral. FOR RENT and between the offi cial ports of entry. Holiday Season Safety Tips “The Philippines has no capability to Quiet Neighborhood CBP is charged with keeping terrorists Holidays are special times to be dig and mine its own resources and it in National City. No and terrorist weapons out of the country shared with family and friends. Help needs foreign investors to process the smoking. 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island of Sitangkay, we braved the rain and the chasing pirates in the high seas Text2Teach program launched in 12 public Take It From who were driven back by our Muslim soldier escorts possessing sub-machine guns. We eventually reached Tawau, Sa- elementary schools in Samar bah, Malaysia riding without a compass iSumat News Team | CALBAYOG The project, with a total cost of mation technology) program, which My Barber relying on the natural skills of a Badjao CITY, Nov. (PNA) -- Grades 5 and 6 pu- Php1.45 million, is a partnership be- provides public elementary schools with by Benjamin Maynigo (Filipino seaman) who was looking pils from 12 public elementary schools tween Ayala Foundation, which funded educational videos and lesson guides at the stars and the sun for directional in Samar province can now learn and at least Php 888,000 and the provincial in English, Mathematics, Science and navigation. enjoy the latest technology with the re- government of Samar that contributed Values Education subjects. Read previous articles by visiting our website at www.asian- Taken care of initially by the Tawau cent launching of Text2Teach program. Php 568,400. journalusa.com Catholic Church, then by the Malaysian It allows teachers to download and Government, and later on by the Malay- Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan said choose educational videos on the four sian Red Crescent, we lived in Sabah for that education was very important for subject areas, specifi cally created for more than 4 months until paroled into every child and it could be enhanced the project. The videos and lessons are PH Consular through the use of latest technology. aligned with the curriculum set by the the United States under the United Na- (Continued from page 10) Recognizing, Recording, Reporting, tions High Commissioner on Refugees. Department of Education. We were subsequently granted political sandos or slippers. Text2Teach program is the Philippine Repairing, and Righting a Wrong asylum. Appointment Scheduling Steps for Re- version of the Global Bridge IT (infor- port of Marriage (ROM) & Birth (ROB) Recognizing, Recording, Reporting, Wrong! Rearing the children of tomor- I was an active part of the Student 1. Visit the Philippine Consulate website Repairing, and Righting a Wrong row and “Raising Up the Next Genera- Revolution in the ‘70s. The Press at that (www.philippineconsulatela.org) and print MUST be abided by or be prepared to face RA 10368 is known as the Human tion” require ‘Riting about the atrocities time distinguished the student activ- and complete the ROM or ROB form; and, Think twice fi nes and penalties Rights Victims Reparation and Recogni- under dictatorship; Reading about them; ists as Radicals or Extremists and the 2. No later than 09 January 2015 , send (Continued from page 13) Since IT departments cannot self-certify tion Act 2013. This is the law that gives and doing the ‘Rithmetic not just on the Moderates. Lumped as leaders of the an advance copy (one set only) of the com- data destruction, seek an outside vendor the victims of Marcos’ dictatorial regime number of victims but also the amount Moderate wings was Ed Jopson who pleted form and supporting documents to the and Home Depot being in the headlines, whose primary business is proper and secure sanitization of data and proper recycling recognition and compensation for dam- of compensation they deserve as well as was president of the National Union Consulate (Attn: National City Outreach) by the threat of data breaches must be taken email: [email protected] in seriously because the fi nes and jail time of the equipment the data resided on. Have ages that they suffered. the amount of money that Marcos and of the Philippines (NUSP), Chito Sto. them certify the data is 100% unrecoverable. The IRR (Implementing Rules and his cronies plundered. Romana, a student leader of De la Salle PDF format ONLY . is real. Among the many examples pro- INCOMPLETE/INCORRECT FORMS vided by the U.S. Department of Health Check all of a vendors references, visit Regulations) of RA 10368 allows The claims would show offi cial University, and me, who was Secretary- their facility and verify they have the proper OR APPLICATIONS FROM TRAVEL and Human Services (1), in April, 2010 victims until November 10, 2014 to fi le recognition that Marcos’ martial law General of the YCSP, youth arm of AGENTS, NOTARY PUBLIC, AND Certifi cations to assure they meet the specifi c their claims. In a sponsorship speech of really violated the human rights of tens Manglapus’ Christian Social Movement. a California man was sentenced to serve and acceptable standards to perform the OTHER THIRD PARTY FACILITATORS jail time (2) for accessing unauthorized Senator Pimentel, he said, "The Human of thousands of Filipinos. Described in We called the young followers of Mar- WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. services they offer Rights Victims Claims Board (HRVCB) specifi c details in their affi davits, the cos “provocateurs”. PAYMENT OF CONSULAR FEES Personal Health Information. Also, a Make sure to receive proper documenta- has encountered an unprecedented victims’ claims are recorded not just When martial law was declared, Ed The Consulate will only accept payments recent law allows the Attorney Gen- tion that will provide an independent, verifi - number of claims from human rights judicially but also for history and for in cash, postal money order or cashier’s eral (AG) of each state to sue health able, defendable and auditable trail to dem- Jopson decided to join the rebels and onstrate that data was properly destroyed. victims. Due to the sheer number of the posterity. Their stories would be written escaped to the mountains to fi ght the check. care providers if the AG feels personal Payments should be paid PERSON- data was compromised. The AGs of Dont become complacent and think a applications, compounded by the board's in history books and read in schools and Marcos regime. Chito Sto. Romana, data breach cant happen to you, concludes undermanned staff, the Board may not libraries both online and offl ine. went to China. I stayed behind to be- ALLY to the collecting offi cer/cashier of the Connecticut and Massachusetts were Consulate during the outreach program and successful in fi ning state businesses to Chafi tz. Taking a gamble on a year-end tax be able to accomplish its duties within Reports would be written and come a lawyer helping the underground deduction isnt worth the potential fi nes or inside the venue only. the tune of $275,000 and $1,500,000 the period prescribed by law," published about the atrocities and sad until my escape. ePassport : jail time. There are 29,000 victims who have stories befalling the victims, and the Shown at the Bantayog Ng Mga respectively. There's great incentive for Steve Chafi tz is the President of e-End $60 processing fee + $20 for passports the state to sue since the state gets to fi led so far. HRVCB expects to process world would know in ugly details what Bayani, are pictures and articles about to be returned to the applicant by USPS and is an expert on the secure sanitization between 55,000 to 90,000 more ap- happened to many Filipinos in the dark- the three of us during the Student Express mail keep the money! of electronic media. Steve has briefed many Along with the disastrous PR, the total plications. Hence – the joint resolution est hours of martial law under Marcos. Revolution or the First Quarter Storm. Dual Citizenship : federal agencies, including Pentagon offi - $50 processing fee fi nancial loss can be extremely unhealthy for cials, plus corporations, healthcare providers passed by both the Senate and House Reparation is the government’s way The Special Branch of the Malaysian businesses. A study released by the Ponemon and others on secure data destruction and extending the deadline for fi ling to May of compensating and easing the pain en- Home Ministry also showed some of the Civil Registry : $25 processing fee + $6 for documents to Institute in May of 2014 (3) determined Ecycling techniques. To contact him, call 15, 2015. dured by victims and their families. It is pictures during my debriefi ng in Tawau the average cost of a data breach in the US (240) 529-1010 or send an email to steve(at) I understand that PNoy has not signed, a way of quantifying in monetary terms be returned to the applicant by mail when we escaped. Public Relations, COPAO-San Diego in 2014 was $3.5 million, or $201 per fi le eendusa(dot)com. vetoed or in any way acted upon the the damages and injuries for which com- Many of the details relating to our es- Tel # 619-477-4090 breached. References joint resolution. If that’s the case within pensatory justice should be made. cape came out in WikiLeaks. I will most COUNCIL OF PHILIPPINE AMERI- So before making any kind of equipment (1) http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/ 30 days, the resolution automatically be- Most importantly, it is about RIGHT- likely publish them in the near future. CAN ORGANIZATIONS OF SAN DIEGO donation, Chafi tz provides these sugges- enforcement/examples/uclaagreement.html comes a law. “Since PNoy and some of ING a WRONG. Every human being The Nixon-Ford-Kissinger regime was COUNTY, INC. P.O. BOX 1504, National tions for making sure information on old (2) http://journal.ahima.org/2010/04/29 his relatives themselves are victims and is born with inherent and inalienable City, CA 91951-1504 Telephone: 619-477- equipment is protected from leading to a data (3) http://www.ponemon.org/blog/ sympathetic to the Marcos dictatorship. breach: have not fi led, signing it could pose a rights. Every Filipino under any regime 4090 ponemon-institute-releases-2014-cost-of- This explains its rejection to our ap- Establish written policies and procedures data-breach-global-analysis confl ict of interest”, my barber says. So, should enjoy among others the right to plication for political asylum. We had to in place for the handling of end-of-life For the original version on PRWeb visit: he may just allow it to lapse into law. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. wait for Carter to become President. His electronics http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/12/ Take it from my barber! Marcos and his regime deprived many human rights policies got us to eventu- movement were detained for a certain Be familiar with the privacy laws -- such prweb12383865.htm Among others, I am also one of those Filipinos of these inherent rights. It was ally come to the United States. as SOX, GLB, FACTA and HIPAA -- that period of time. qualifi ed victims who have not fi led. WRONG then, it is WRONG now, and Many of the student radicals went to So, I am encouraging all who feel I was initially ignoring it because I it will be WRONG tomorrow! the mountains as soon as the soldiers aggrieved during martial law, especially thought that it was like adding insult to Escaping from the Marcos dictator- were rounding up activists to detain ported us along the way. those who belonged to our movement to an irreparable injury. Then, I refl ected ship, I was disguised as a Muslim barter them. The soldiers were detaining all To our partners, children and the rest fi le their claims. Just by doing it would Ramin of our families and friends, we give our on it for quite a while and drew the trader named Abdul Julkanain and activists - not distinguishing who were (Continued from page 12) make you part of history. thanks to you. You have been there for us following conclusion – everybody who traveled with my wife, Tina Manglapus radicals and who were moderates. Since of loved ones, May 15, 2015 is the deadline. Feel while we were pursuing this dream. You qualifi es to fi le should do it. Maynigo, and then 2-year old daughter the radicals went to the hills, the moder- He refers to the experience as the founda- free to contact me for more info and as- tolerated our shortcomings while we went Reason? Recognizing, Recording, Tanya Maynigo, via kumpit or pump ates stayed behind. Naturally, many of tion for making dreams a reality. He chal- sistance: [email protected] through this very rigorous and life-changing Reporting, Repairing, and Righting a boat. From the southernmost small the latter that actually belonged to our lenged his class to make their dreams happen program. You were there to patiently listen – to give their own families a better future, to us ramble about the new things we were to lead their organizations to greatness, to learning. establish companies in their home countries, 9. New clothes that look nothing like own pilot because who has time to learn I remember how excited I was when I and to make the world a better place for explained the Principle of Charity to my anything your older (or younger) brother to fl y for goodness sake? future generations. or sister already has wife after the Fontainebleau electives. We Ramin shared this message to the readers were driving around France and I kept on At Large... 10. A 10-year supply of Coke 51. Peace on earth of GoodNewsPilipinas: “We, Filipinos, are talking about this new idea that I ended up 11. A 15-year supply of Coke 52. Peace on earth world-class. volunteering to present this to her team in by Miles Beauchamp, PhD 12. A new car 53. Peace on earth We are no less than any other national- Singapore. I’m not sure how effective the 13. An antique car 54. Peace on earth ity in this world and it is up to us to show presentation was without Neil’s beard and 55. Peace on earth this to the world. We just have to believe his piercing stare, but it felt good to share 14. Any kind of car if you just earned 56. Peace on earth in ourselves that we can make our dreams this knowledge to more people. Miles is Assistant to the Dean and Assistant Professor in the your drivers license 57. Peace on earth happen.” So, to our families and friends, thank you Shirley Hufstedler School of Education at Alliant International (Rudi Ramin graduated Magna Cum for giving us space and time to complete 15. New shoes that fi t 58. Peace on earth Laude with a BS Accountancy degree from University where he teaches new media and diverse writing courses. 16. New shoes that you like 59. Peace on earth this degree. We are sharing this achievement the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, with you. He has been with the Asian Journal since the 1990’s. 17. A gift certifi cate to your favorite 60. Peace on earth Philippines. He was awarded Most Outstand- store We also would like to give a big thank you 61. Peace on earth ing Accounting Student of the Philippines.) to our professors and the whole Insead team. 18. A gift certifi cate to your favorite 62. Peace on earth Following is the text of Rudi Ramin’s The classes were challenging, exciting and restaurant 63. Peace on earth valedictory address at the Insead. thought-provoking. We never imagined that 19. A gift certifi cate to your favorite 64. Peace on earth Insead Global Executive MBA 2014 Management Accounting or Finance could Good Holiday Gifts bank (a dream, I know) Valedictory Speech by Rudi Ramin 20. Music that you like to listen to 65. Peace on earth and goodwill December 18, 2014 (Continued on page 7) These are the gifts you 1. A new Rolex watch NUS Cultural Centre, Singapore 21. Books that you like to read toward all people regardless of race, Ladies and Gentlemen, a pleasant after- 22. A 30-year supply of Pepsi skin color, religion, sexual orientation, would love to fi nd beneath 2. A new Mercedes noon to all of you. 23. A new yacht disability, location, history, nationality, It is such a great honor to speak in behalf Showbiz Watcher the tree – or anywhere else 24. A slightly used yacht government or any other reason indi- (Continued from page 11) 3. A holiday bonus of these amazing 156 Insead Executive MBA for that matter 25. Any yacht that still fl oats viduals use to kill one another. graduates today. and Happy New Year na lang sa inyong 26. A weekend getaway Yes, I realize that there is a better 16 months ago, I started by Insead journey lahat. This column has looked at a Christ- 4. A hand-made card from your young 27. A weeklong getaway chance of any of us getting 1-50 before in Singapore. I felt like a kid on his fi rst day CHRISTMAS PARTY CELEBRATION OF RADYO FILIPINO AMERIKA!!! Sa mas wish list for kids to use with Santa. child 28. Any getaway receiving 51-65. But hey, it’s the of school. My mom, my wife and my 9-year old son, Zach, held my hand as we entered wakas nakita rin namin ang ibang mga Well the column today is just the op- 29. A villa on the French Riviera holiday season, the time of Christmas, broadcasters na Radyo Filipino Amerika posite; this is for grownups (you know 5. New clothes that fi t 30. A villa on the Mexican Riviera Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other celebra- the campus. I was feeling a bit shy and out- of-place. I was the only Filipino in the Asia na ginanap sa Viejas Casino.Nakita namin who you are). These are the gifts you 31. A villa anywhere on earth tions around the planet. If we can’t wish 6. New clothes in the right color section and here was a collection of people doon fi rst time sina Dear Kuya Eddie Orci want to get. Good luck on getting them! 32. Jewelry for peace and goodwill now when can from different countries, speaking languages na matagal na naming kafacebook at si Ms 32. More jewelry we wish for it? Cathy Williams na na fi rst time namin nakita 7. New clothes that you like I could not understand and having jobs I Gifts you always love to get (and 33. A really expensive new car with My wish for you this joyous season, didn’t know existed. Actually, my son was in person. Siempre umaten din ang Pres. Atty sometimes even love to give) a 40-year supply of Pepsi and lots of however you celebrate it or whether worried about me. When I came home, the Erwin Bautista at Lu Bautista,kasama ang 8. New clothes that are in style jewelry in it you celebrate anything at all, is one of fi rst thing he asked me was “Daddy, did you staff nila na sina VicToria General at Willie 34. A new house inner peace, happiness, prosperity, and make any friends?” Abalos. The fi rst class we had was Statistics and Ang matatagal na naming kakilala na sina 35. Your own high-rise building serenity. Dr. Aurora Cudal na lagi kaming nababang- 36. A private box in a baseball stadium here was our professor starting off the class ASIAN JOURNAL with a bet… with real money. Of course, it git sa kanyang radio show, si Cari Ramos The fi rst Asian-Filipino weekly in Southern California 37. A baseball team was one of the bankers in our class who took na parang nagtatago pa sa amin at siempre An award-winning newspaper & San Diego’s most 38. A football team the challenge. And as expected, he lost. Men- ang bonggadera na si Ms. Femmie Cupit. widely circulated Asian-Filipino newspaper! 39. A basketball team tal note to self: make sure you don’t ask him May iba pa na hindi kami nabanggit medyo 40. A soccer team to handle your future investments. nakalimutan ko ang mga names nila,patawad Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. 41. The heck with a private box, you The fi rst day of school was tough for me. po …X’mas naman.Sayang at hindi nakarat- Publisher & Editor-in-Chief want your own stadium for your teams I realized that my brain was frozen and it ing ibang broadcasters, na masyadong busy to play in was not taking in the new information our sa kanilang business. Genevieve Tagudin Silverio 42. Your own newspaper professor was trying to squeeze in. I went home feeling very drained, thinking whether METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL Associate Publisher & Managing Editor 43. Your own radio station 2014 PARADE OF STARS !!!Nakaraos 44. Your own television station 7 ways I had made the right decision in going back Miles Beauchamp (Continued from page 4) to school. na pala ng mahusay ang taunang parade 45. Your own magazine I asked myself: What did I get myself of stars ng Metro Manila Film Festival Associate Editor 46. All the above so someone, some- Ethanolamines 2014,nagtataka lang kami at walang entry Fragrance into? What did WE get ourselves into? Was Ashley Silverio where will call you a media baron this just a case of midlife crisis? ngayon ang Superstar na si Nora Aunor,bakit Assistant Editor 47. Your own distillery (not that you Pine or Citrus oil (which can react with kaya ? air—particularly smoggy air—and turn into Who in their right mind would choose drink a lot, but that way people will to juggle their careers, their relationships, Marami raw ang talagang umabang sa na- formaldehyde) sabing parade,pero sabi nga namin tiyak ang In Pursuit of Excellence have to be more creative in the gifts Quaternary ammonium compounds their hobbies and an MBA? 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December 26-January 1, 2014 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com Page 7 Immigration 911

by Atty. Susan V. Perez

Read Atty. Susan Perez’s previous articles by visiting our website at www.asianjournalusa.com Filipino Won Appeal from Denial of his Work Visa (Reprinted from January 29, 2014) cation expressly requires a candidate The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration with a specific degree. USCIS will not Services (USCIS) denied the employ- and should not ignore the term of the ment-based immigrant visa petition labor certification, nor it may impose filed by SRL on behalf of Maritess. The additional requirements. In this case the denial was reversed on appeal and the labor certification expressly requires a petition was approved. SRL is engaged bachelor degree in food science. in food processing business that sells USCIS uses evaluations by credentials frozen whipped topping products to evaluation organization of a person’s foreign wholesalers, retailers, and food service education as an advisory opinion only. In distributors. SRL wanted to employ this case the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) gave less weight to the evaluations Maritess permanently in the United because they were inconsistent. The AAO States as a Quality Assurance Manager/ reviewed the Electronic Database for Global Research and Development Special- Education (EDGE) created by AACRAO ist. The Director of USCIS denied (American Association of Collegiate the petition because Maritess was not Registrars and Admissions Officers. EDGE qualified for the position. The Director is a web-based resource for evaluation of said Maritess does not possess a U.S. foreign educational credentials. Authors bachelor’s or higher degree in food ser- for EDGE are not merely expressing their vice. The specific issue on appeal was personal opinions. Rather, they must work whether Maritess’ Ph.D. in agriculture with publication consultant and a Council Liaison with AACRAO’s National Council and forestry specializing in dairy tech- on Evaluation of Foreign Educational nology qualifies for the position of food Credentials. According to EDGE a bach- technologist. A food technologist is in elor’s degree and a master’s degree from charge of researching and developing the Philippines and a Ph.D. from Australia dairy and non-dairy-based food products represent a comparable amount of education and for which a bachelor’s degree or in the United States. The AAO noted that equivalent in food science is required. the Department of Labor (DOL) categorized In the labor certification filed by SRL, the position offered under Food Technologist it indicated that the qualifications for and Food Scientists, which generally require a graduate or master’s degree. The offered the position are: 1) Four-year bachelor’s position’s duties include research projects degree in food science; and 2) two years on developing non-dairy based foods and experience in the job offered or as a re- formulating and developing new products search scientist. The records show that that may include non-dairy/dairy-based prod- Maritess graduated from University of ucts. Maritess’ specialized graduate work the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) with and Ph.D. thesis involved dairy technology, Bachelor of Science degree in Agricul- specifically, “studies on chemical, enzymatic ture and Master of Science degree in and physical characteristics of reconstituted Animal Science. She also has a Ph.D. in UHT milk: effects of raw milk and powder dairy technology from the University of storage”. The AAO said Maritess Ph.D. rendered her aptly qualified for the position. Melbourne. Maritess credentials were It further said: “The beneficiary's education evaluated by an accredited evaluation correlates to the education required by the agency, which found that her Bachelor position. Thus, the beneficiary does possess of Science degree and Master of Science a degree in the correct field for the position degree in Animal Science from UPLB as her degree in agriculture and forestry with as being the equivalent of a Bachelor specialization in dairy technology has pre- of Science degree in Animal Science pared her to perform the required job duties from a regionally accredited educational of food technologist for the petitioner. DOL's institution in the United States. The standardized occupational standards support the premise set forth by the petitioner that evaluation does not state that Maritess food science is a broad field, encompass- possesses a foreign equivalent Bach- ing numerous specialty degrees, such as the elor’s degree in food science and the beneficiary's credentials. The beneficiary labor certification, as certified, does not does have a United States baccalaureate demonstrate that SRL would accept a degree or a foreign equivalent degree to food degree in a field other than food science. science and meets the requirements of the To determine whether a beneficiary is labor certification, and, thus, does qualify for eligible for a preference immigrant visa, preference visa classification.” USCIS must ascertain whether the alien We welcome your feedback. If you have is, in fact, qualified for the job speci- any immigration questions, please feel welcome to email me at susan@law-usimmi- HHS fied in the labor certification. USCIS (Continued from page 4) gration.com or call 619 819 -8648 to arrange will not accept a degree equivalent or for a telephone consultation. the initial materials to start the manufactur- unrelated degree when a labor certifi- ing process. The company also will scale up the vaccine manufacturing process from the current pilot scale, which produces thou- ters, visit the HHS public health and medical life to the fullest. sands of vaccine doses for early development emergency website, www.phe.gov. Class of 2014, we are all dreamers. And it activities, to commercial scale capable of Within ASPR, BARDA develops and is now time to make our dreams a reality. producing millions of vaccine doses. procures medical countermeasures – vac- The manufacturing scale-up of any vac- cines, medicines, diagnostics and medical cine is a complex process and differs greatly equipment – that address the public health Philippines from producing the small number of doses and medical consequences of chemical, (Continued from page 1) typically used for preclinical research or biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) functioning. early stage clinical trials. Scale-up activities accidents, incidents and attacks, pandemic Isorena added that they would also be usually are undertaken in later phases of influenza, and emerging infectious diseases. working toward the purchase of 25 new light development as new drugs and vaccines For more information about the advanced trucks and more than 100 motorcycles next move through clinical trials and are prepared research and development of medical coun- year. for the commercial market. Normally this termeasures, visit www.medicalcountermea- Since these new land transportation takes two to three years. In the GSK project, sures.gov. Contract opportunities and awards vehicles have yet to undergo the bidding scale-up manufacturing will be compressed are announced at www.fbo.gov. process, Isorena said that they are targeting to nine to 12 months. delivery of the new trucks between July and Under the second contract, BioProtection September next year. Systems will conduct clinical trials to deter- Ramin The light trucks would be used to assist mine the lowest dose at which the vaccine (Continued from page 6) in the conduct of land rescue operations, generates an effective immune response in be interesting. We have learned a lot from particularly in securing the safety of citizens people. Defining the lowest dose at which this experience. For a lot of us, we learned in times of calamities, such as floods. the vaccine works will enable the greatest that we don’t know a lot of things. A wise Meanwhile, the new motorcycles would be number of people to be vaccinated. The man said that knowledge is about knowing distributed to various PCG stations and de- company also will develop a more robust that you know nothing. And that is why we tachments for mobility and for information- and reproducible vaccine manufacturing believe that our Insead experience is not the gathering missions. process. Options under the contract include end of our learning… it is just the beginning. Isorena believed that the procurement scale-up manufacturing from pilot scale used For the past 16 months, I’ve been amazed. process for the motorcycles would be easier in clinical trials to commercial scale. Amazed by the people I have met in this because, unlike new ships that take time to Activities under both contracts will be class. This class of 2014 is composed of be built, there are several sources of ready- critical to ensuring that there are sufficient people from 47 countries. Truly, the business to-use two-wheeled vehicles in the country. doses if a vaccination campaign in West school for the world. And what I realized is Balilo said that “with the tremendous Africa becomes feasible and is determined to that however different we all are, we share responsibility given to the Philippine Coast be an effective strategy. Such an option first one thing in common. We are all dreamers. Guard, (there is) need to beef up our mari- would require that other clinical trials find We dream to give our families a better time capability.” the vaccines work and are safe. future. In addition, BARDA will support de- We dream to lead our organizations and velopment by both companies of vaccine make it great. formulations to improve productivity and We dream to change the course of our Why are millenials stability, including a formulation similar to careers and do what we’re really passionate (Continued from page 8) freeze-drying, so the vaccine does not have about. aspect — the personal stories of men to be kept frozen. This would make the vac- We dream to establish our own companies and women who’ve been harmed by the cine easier to transport, store, and use in the and create jobs in our home countries. aftermath of abortion. hot West African climate. Both companies We dream to create impact in the world “Years ago, it was the case that also will improve assays for their experi- and make it a better place for future genera- advocates for abortion would talk about mental vaccines, which are critical analytical tions. the ‘thing’ growing in a woman’s womb tests for determining such things as vaccine But we will not stop with just dreaming. as a lifeless blob of tissue,” Monahan potency, as required by U.S. Food and Drug The Insead experience is just the first step Administration. of realizing this dream. It is now up to us to explained. “And I think our advances in The BARDA-sponsored projects with make these sonography and ultrasounds, and even both companies complement the Phase 1 dreams happen. We already have shown our understanding of fetal development clinical trials supported by the National that we can persevere and stretch ourselves has dispelled those myths.” Institutes of Health, and mark a transition to to the limits. She continued: “We know that, from the the next phase of vaccine development and We already have been given the founda- moment of conception, a baby has all of its planning for outbreak control in West Africa. tions of knowledge and the self-awareness DNA that it needs for the rest of its life. It Additional clinical trials of both vaccines are to make us better business leaders. We now has everything inherent that it will need for expected to begin with volunteers in West have a support system, 156 very good friends later on. Really, the only difference [between Africa in early 2015 to determine whether and a 50,000 strong alumni network across the preborn and adults] is in size and devel- the vaccine prevents Ebola virus disease. the world, to guide us in crafting our future. opment.” HHS is the principal federal agency for 11 years ago, my father passed away. On Next year’s March for Life will focus on protecting the health of all Americans and his death bed, he told me two words that preserving the lives of babies who receive a providing essential human services, espe- have been shaping my life ever since. He poor prenatal prognosis under the theme of cially for those who are least able to help told me… “no regrets”. From then on, I “every child is a gift.” themselves. have lived my life trying to squeeze all that I “We’re focusing on a group of children ASPR leads HHS in preparing the nation could get out of it. No regrets, no excuses. who are much more likely to be killed in the to respond to and recover from adverse It is now time for us to be bold, to be un- womb than healthy children,” Rose said in a health effects of emergencies, supporting afraid to make mistakes, to learn and to live statement shared with CP. communities’ ability to withstand adversity, strengthening health and response systems, and enhancing national health security. To Read the Asian Journal digital edition on learn more about preparedness, response and recovery from the health impacts of disas- www.asianjournalusa.com/digital Page 8 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com December 26-January 1, 2014 Spiritual Life Why are millennials more pro-life? A Christmas Prayer Lower Your California Catholic Daily “All of these factors are inspiring to younger people who see it as a hu- Not gold, nor myrrh, nor even frankincense The following comes from a Dec. 12 man rights abuse and an attack against Nets story on the Christian Post. women and children, and they want to would I have for you this season, Millennials are increasingly more join the movement,” Rose added. but simple gifts, the ones that are hardest to find, by Msgr. Fernando G. Gutierrez pro-life and supportive of restrictions on Kathryn Brown, a Benedictine Col- the ones that are perfect, Read Monsignor’s previous articles by visit- abortion than their parents’ generation, lege student who was among 400 of her even for those who have everything (if such there be). ing our website at www.asianjournalusa.com according to polling data taken over the classmates who traveled from Kansas last decade, and pro-life leaders credit to Washington in January to lead the medical technology for this growing annual 41st annual March for Life dem- I would (if I could) December 30, 2014: Feast of the Holy Family trend. onstration, told CP that her generation have for you the gift of courage, Lila Rose, president of the pro-life is more pro-life than past generations the strength to face the gauntlets group Live Action, told The Christian because they’ve been greatly impacted There Exists a Child in Every Post in a recent interview that advances by abortion. only you can name, in ultrasound technology is just one of “I think one big reason is because and the firmness in your heart to know Adult the many reasons why teenagers and our generation is the one that’s missing that you (yes, you!) can be a bearer of the quiet dignity Joke of the Week: A woman got on a He is the creator of all things. Second people in their 20s are joining the move- so many people because of abortion,” that is the human glorified. bus holding a baby. reading: Col. 3: 12-21. Jesus took on our ment. Brown commented. “There are many The bus driver said: “That's the ugliest humanity and gave us an image of God, “There’s a window into the womb people, college aged, who have siblings baby I’ve ever seen.” a model of true Christian life. Gospel: with ultrasound. Just having the look who were aborted. There are people I would (if by my intention I could make it happen) In a huff, the woman slammed her fare Luke 2: 22-40. Mary and Joseph ful- into the womb you can see, even in the missing in our lives because they were have for you the gift of connection, into the fare box and took an aisle seat filled what is required by Exodus 13:2 first trimester, the early development of never given the chance to live — sib- the sense of standing on the hinge of time, near the rear of the bus. The man seated that “every firstborn male shall be desig- the child — you can see the humanity lings, friends, maybe even people we touching past and future of the child,” Rose said. “Now that we would have married. We mourn them next to her sensed that she was agitated nated as holy to the Lord,” a command- standing with certainty that you (yes, you!) and asked her what was wrong. “The ment that reveals the Israelites’ new have that imagery and it’s more preva- and we resolve to stand up for their bus driver insulted me,” she fumed. identity, no longer as slaves in Egypt, lent, people are having that personal God-given right to life so that others are the point where it all comes together. The man sympathized and said: “Why, but as God’s Chosen People. Simeon encounter with the child, so it’s easier to will not share that same fate.” he's a public servant and shouldn’t say prophesied about the past deliverance recognize their human rights.” Jeanne Monahan, president of March I would (if wishing could make it so) things to insult passengers.” “You're of the Exiles and the present salvation She continued: “And there are stories for Life, shared Rose’s observation have for you the gift of community, right,” she said. “I think I’ll go back up brought about by The Child. Anna fasted that have emerged about how abortion when she told CP earlier this year that there and give him a piece of my mind.” and mourned for the Israelites’ conver- doesn’t help women, but it actually among the reasons why people, espe- a nucleus of love and challenge, “That's a good idea,” the man said. sion with the coming of Jesus. hurts them. This has been shared in the cially those in millennial generation, to convince you in your soul “Here, let me hold your monkey.” Reflections: A child always catches testimonies of women who’ve spoken are witnessing a cultural shift toward that you (yes, you!) are a source of light Scriptures: First Reading: Sirach 3: everyone’s attention. It is because a out against it afterwards. And there’s the supporting the pro-life movement op- in a world too long believing in the dark. 2-6; 12-14. God is one and there is no child exhibits unpretentiousness, in- emergence of evidence about the abuses posed to advocating for abortion, are the God beside Him. He is a living and nocence, and playfulness that adults and the illegal practices at Planned Par- advances in technology and the human eternal God, and although His greatness seldom possess. Someone said that he enthood that are coming more to light. (Continued on page 7) Not gold, nor myrrh, nor even frankincense, and mercy exceed all human compre- would give every drop of his blood to would I have for you this season, hension, yet He makes Himself known bring back his childhood. impression is lasting. The child’s family Holy Family is not a family out of this but simple gifts, the ones that are hardest to find, to man through His wonderful works. Happy days of childhood remain is the nursery of human character. Good world, but one that is truly human, with the ones that are perfect, embedded in our memory. We long and bad habits are acquired in early God’s love motivating the member’s for those memorable childhood days life. “Childhood is like a mirror, which individuality and connectedness among even for those who have everything (if such there be). Pope Francis: when as adults we swim on the sea of reflects in afterlife the images first themselves and with their relatives and adversities and trials. Dan Simmons presented to it. The first thing continues neighbors. It is a family very much like - M. Maureen Killoran remarked, “When we are old and failing, forever with the child. The first joy, the ours, with its fears, hopes, joys, and Christ Is Knocking it is the memories of childhood which first sorrow, the first success, the first sorrows. Jesus is an obedient son who decided to take this class, Filipino studies. can be summoned most clearly.” A child failure, the first achievement, the first shares in the joys and sorrows of his Cultural alienist Still at age 32, I am learning about my- at Our Door; We're is carefree, worries don’t linger in his self. I am learning about the Filipino culture misadventure, paint the foreground of parents as well as in the daily needs of (Continued from page 4) and having a better understanding of who I mind for so long and troubles don’t his life.” the family. Mary, a model for all moth- am. Slowly but surely my point on Darder’s bother him endlessly. to dirty the carpets. I separated from the Too Busy to Notice In general, children become respon- ers, performs her ordinary household group when I played American football. plot will advance towards being bicul- Sometimes to get an adult’s attention, sible adults when their family relation- chores and cares for Jesus and Joseph. A lot of Filipinos are into basketball, but tural. Maybe not an extreme advancement, Says the Savior Comes This a child can come up with a slight injury ships are both individuated (when Joseph, a hard-working carpenter and I am not interested in basketball. I played but enjoying the journey as my knowledge of or a faint cry. These are all due to the family members are encouraged to just man, provides for his family’s American football and ran track. I am a Filipino culture expands. Christmas Asking Each of child’s playfulness and fantasy. It is the develop their own points of view) and needs. It is not a house but a home that football fan and I root for United States in Us for a 'Yes' Like Mary's child’s concept of what heaven is as connected (when a secure base is devel- is filled with God’s love and sharing. the Olympics. My old Filipino friends were Joseph Mulson is a junior student majoring William Wordsworth said, “Heaven lies oped for family members so that they The Gospel says that Jesus was sub- still cool with me, but there was always that in Mathematics at San Diego State Uni- versity and a student in Asian Studies 460, Vatican City, (Zenit.org) 12/12/2014 about us in our infancy.” can confidently and responsibly venture jected to his parents and he grew in age separation because of my American ways. In his book, The Feast of Fools, When people see me they would never “Contemporary Issues in Filipino American -- Pope Francis today assured that Christ into a wider world of relationships). and wisdom. Though blood is thicker Studies taught by Dr. Ofelia Dirige. is coming into our lives this Christmas Harvey Cox wrote that our society Truly the family is the nursery of human than water, yet Jesus’ true identity is believe that I have Filipino blood. Most needs playfulness and fantasy. Accord- people in America just assume that I am and is asking for a response like Mary's, characters. primarily derived from his relationship Mexican. I’ve also been told that I look KALUSUGAN COMMUNITY SER- but warned that we might be too busy to ing to him, man is both a homo festivus Pope Paul V1 in his address on with God. Above all, God’s presence Arabic, Puerto Rican when I buzz my hair, VICES WISHES EVERYONE A MERRY pay attention. (dancing, praying, and celebrating) and January 5, 1964 wrote that in Nazareth in Jesus’ life clarifies his right relation- and even Italian or what some people would CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW The Pope made this reflection today homo fantasia (visionary dreamer and we could learn everything that Jesus ship with God, with his family, and with say Guido. Guido I guess what people are YEAR!!!! during his address before praying the mythmaker). Pablo Neruda wrote, “A employed to reveal his Father’s love his neighbors. This relationship with referring to is that show Jersey Shore. When midday Angelus with those gathered in child who does not play is not a child, and himself to the world. In Nazareth, God that should permeate the family I tell them I am half Filipino, they are If our greatest need has been infor- St. Peter's Square. but the man who doesn’t play has lost surprised and don’t believe me. They ask mation, God would have sent us an we could learn “the tenor of the times, atmosphere supersedes any blood ties. educator. He suggested two aspects to learn forever the child who lived in him and the culture, the language, religious No one is worthy to follow Christ and to me if I know how to speak Tagalog, where is my mom from, and just so surprised because If our greatest need had been technol- from Mary, as a guide to preparing for who he will miss.” (Winter Garden). By customs,” and the family atmosphere take up the cause of the Gospel, if one’s ogy, God would have sent us a scientist. Christmas. pushing towards hard work (Luther and I just don’t have any Filipino culture. I that promotes not only individuality and blood ties are stronger than his love for always have to ask my mom where she is If our greatest need had been money, The first is her "'here I am' full of Marx’s influence) and rationalization connectedness of its members, but also God! True love of God begins in the from because I always forget. I had to ask God would have sent us an economist. faith." (through Aquinas and Descartes), man their piety and mission in life. family and is carried outside the family! her again for this paper. If our greatest need had been "Mary does not know which paths she loses playfulness, festivity, and fantasy. Although the evangelist has not given Quotation of the Week: “There is no We have never talked about her past so it pleasure, God would have sent us an will have to trod, which sorrows she The garden where childhood used to us many details regarding the family of law which lays it down that you must doesn’t stick in my head about where she entertainer will have to suffer, which risks she will play is gone. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, it is not dif- smile! But you can make a gift of your grew up. I have asked her in the past to tell BUT OUR GREATEST NEED WAS face," the Pontiff said. "But she knows Experts affirm that a child’s mind is a ficult to imagine how the Holy Family smile; you can be the leaven of kindness me about her upbringing, but she just told FORGIVENESS, SO GOD SENT US A that it is the Lord who is asking, and tabula rasa, literally a clean board. First me to focus on now and future. She says SAVIOUR! JESUS CHRIST -- By Roy lived and what they went through. The in your family.” John Paul ІІ. Lessin she trusts totally in Him and abandons to make my own history and success. So I herself to His love. This is Mary's faith." The other aspect to learn from "this was aghast, but realized he was jok- Tidbits from this book your How did Amalia Fuentes get her Now Available: ing. She hit him on the shoulder. He inquiring mind wants to know: last name? simple young woman of Nazareth," the knew the ice was broken. – Chapter Get all the answers in this book, Pope said, is her ability to "recognize 2 : Movie Star How many children does Tessie “Balik Tanaw: the time of God." Books by Asian Journal San Diego Agana have? The Filipino Movie Stars Who are the two movie star cousins She makes the Incarnation possible, (Continued from page 1) of Yesteryears”! Tula ng of Robert Arevalo? "thanks to her humble and courageous Complicated Whose autograph of a famous come- 'yes,'" the Pope said. "Mary teaches Promised dian Perla Bautista sought that led her “Betel Nuts & Other Stories” by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. Entertaining and easy-to-read short stories inspired by a Betel Nuts & Other Stories mga Piling to become a movie star? us to welcome the favorable moment Filipino’s experience in growing up in the Philippines. SIMEON G. SILVERIO, JR. Affairs Excerpts from the book What physical attributes did Bernard in which Jesus comes into our lives One day, however, theLand duckling went inside an opening under the house. Borobot waited for it to come out but it did not. He kept waiting even when Bonnie have that made him a top it got dark, but there was no sign of the duckling. When his father came by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. home that evening, he told him about his missing duckling. His dad took a and asks for a generous and prepared flashlight and pointed it toward the opening. He inserted a long stick inside Katatawanan sprinter in college? and tried toby stir it. SimeonThey could hear some G.squealing Silverio, but no quacking. Finally, Jr. his dad told him the bad news: “The rats have eaten your duckling.” Borobot Who is the other movie star brother response." cried and cried for a very long time. – from Chapter 2 – Childhood Tales The colorful and incredible story If there is a person that can aptly be called “the son of a bitch”, which in By Joe Cabrera of Robert Campos? Pilipino,The is synonymous inspirational to the phrase, “the son of a whore” and (“anak ngdiffi puta”), it cult of a Filipino American’s compli- Jesus is coming this Christmas in would be Tikboy. Tikboy was one of Eric’s playmates on Platerias Street where Who was the Manila couturier that Ericjourney lived with his family ofon the twosecond floor Filipino of his father’s printing cousinsbusiness Excerpts from the book in Manila in 1957. Tikboy’s mother, Purita, worked as a prostitute in a brothel cated affairs. the "today of the liturgy," the Pope ex- marryingacross the street from Eric’s U.S. house. – fromNavy Chapter 6 - Justpersonnel Like Any Mother for Mayrong isang tao, ito’y “impresa- was instrumental in making Charlie From where he sat, he could tell Juanita had just bathed. Her hair was still damp Davao a movie star? plained. "The Word, who dwelled in the and the fragrant scent of her cheap bath soap wafted through the air. She hardly no- migrationticed him as she was minding andher own business. fi nancial While he pretended topurposes. be concen- rio” trating on his reading, he would occasionally take a sneak peak at her, feasting his Who was the top actor Myrna Del- Aseyes aon allpiece of her seductive beauty.of Forthe a hot-blooded Filipino-American fourteen-year-old, she was not Na ang hanap buhay, maglabas ng virginal womb of Mary, in the celebra- just an object of curiosity. – from Chapter 9 – Fragrant Scent of Bath Soap And All “Philippine Homecoming & Other Memories”

Simeon G. Silverio Jr. gado had an affair with that produced An entertaining and easy-to-read account of a Filipino experience,By the time they reached this Platerias Street, story everything alsowas quiet. Thereapplies was to American’s homecoming to the Philippines and the SIMEON G. SILVERIO, JR. floor show hardly a soul in sight; it was ten minutes past midnight. Narding frantically ran a love child? tion of Christmas, comes to call anew interesting memories it triggered. Philippine Homecoming inside the brothel in search of Clarita, but he was told the Chinese took her just ten minutes before.the He ran lives outside towards of P. Paterno all Street. people. Finding no speed- Minsa’y nag-advertise, ng bihirang ing taxi, he ran back towards Carriedo Street, turned right towards Rizal Avenue, Excerpts from the book Who was the legendary actor who the heart of each Christian. He comes Seeing the PhilippinesETEL for the first time after many yearsUTS would give any former hoping the taxi holding Clarita had broken down. Finally, a loud, agonizing cry was B N heard all over in that quiet neighborhood of Quiapo. – from Chapter 11 – True Love resident a “culture shock.” The roads, which looked to be wider before, appeared akto narrow. The buildings and the streets, which were dilapidated and dirty before, gave Dolphy his first break in the by and calls. Each one of us is called to Everyone wasExcerpts looking up at the top offrom an electric post,the where book sparks of looked more dilapidated and dirty now. – Chapter 2 – Balikbayan Culture Shock Na naiba naman, diyan sa ordi- light shone bright against the dark of the night. When the firemen trained the All of a sudden, the small kids& from before were now grown up. Their movies? spotlight to the top of the post, they saw faces had changed, yet somehow looked familiar. Some of his relatives “Youa body of a man must lying on a wood join across the U.S. Navy so we who lived in a compound beside them had already died. Gone forever dur- respond, as Mary did, with a personal the post. It was Fred, the drunkard pimp. ing a span of just ten years were his maternal grandmother, three uncles, nario canWithout live anybody abroad,”noticing, he woke from Isabel often told her two aunties and two cousins. – Chapter 3 – Like A Video Tape Experience deep slumber and this time, success- OTheir vehicleTHER moved towards theS manTORIES and again they asked: “Boss, May isang dumating, nag-prisinta and sincere 'yes,' placing ourselves fully fully climbed the top of the post. He alam mo ba ang bahay ni Maning Bakla (Boss, do you know the resi- boyfriendwas electrocuted while Lando celebrating his as they walked in the dence of Maning, the homosexual?)?” The man looked serious and glumly To order a copy, send $13.95 (mailing cost included) to Asian feat. – from Chapter 15 – A Day In The said: “Yes, I am Maning, what do you want?” They were embarrassed at the disposal of God and his mercy." park,Life Of The weaving People Of Platerias Streetdreams for their future as they were sure that Maning did not appreciate the unsavory nick- name. – Chapter 6 – Maning Bakla And the Duty Free Shops In Manila Journal San Diego. 550 East 8th Street, Suite 6, National City, There was a full moon above, and they could see its reflections on the water as together. He would just shrug his the waves slapped on the sand. They could feel the cool breeze kiss their face, the "How many times Jesus comes in our “the warmson water wetof their a feet. whore” On that cold December (“anak evening in Maryland ng Beach puta”), Re- CA 91950 Tel. (619) 474-0588 shoulders in response. – from Chapter sort in Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines, they wanted to freeze time and enjoy every it wouldmoment of their be stay – ChapterTikboy. 10 – Nasugbu MarketTikboy Place And The was IUD BBQ one lives and how many times he sends us Manila Mayor Antonio Villegas proved to be an innovative mayor; for 1 – Her U.S. Navy Dreamboat example, he introduced the free elementary and high school education in of Eric’sthe city, the playmatesfirst of its kind in the country. on He wasPlaterias also a poet in the ver-Street nacular; at every opportunity, he would recite or talk in the form of a poem Simeon G. Silverio Jr. For more information, e-mail [email protected] an angel. And how many times we don't wherehe himself Eric composed. Inlived answer to his critics,with he once said:his “Marami family ang nagtatanong kung bakit ako tumutula, bakit, ang tula ba ay masama (Many are asking why I am reciting a poem, why, is a poem bad)?” Chapter 17 To order copies through the Internet, go to amazon.com, go to realize it because we are very busy, on the– When “Gatpuno”second Villegas warmedfl oor his “Salumpuwit” of his at Maharnilad father’s “Promised Land” by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. Their playmates from the barrio were cautious and made a sign of PROMISED LAND, the inspirational and difficult journey of two printingthe cross when business passing ant hills, which in they Manila would call “nuno sain punso 1957.”. “books”, go to “advance search” and type name of author, SIMEON submerged in our thoughts,Filipino cousins inmarrying our U.S. Navy activi personnel for- migration They would reverently say, “Makikiraan, po (Please allow us to pass!)!” and financial purposes. As a piece of the Filipino-American SIMEON G. SILVERIO, JR. Chapter 31 - Nuno Sa Punso And Other Weird Provincial Experiences experience, this story also applies to the lives of all people. Promised Land Tikboy’sThe boys, usuallymother, five at a time, would Purita, line up and march worked without their pants as a PHILIPPINE SILVERIO, and follow instructions. towards the rice fields at the back of the house. They would pass by a guava ties, and in these days, in the Excerptspreparation from the book “You must join the U.S. Navy so we can live abroad,” Isabel of- prostitutetree, pull out several in leaves a brothel and wash across the street ten told her boyfriend Lando as they walked in the park, weav- them in the artesian well. Once in the ing dreams for their future together. He would just shrug his shoul- field, the quack doctor would hammer for Christmas, and we don't realize the froma stake Eric’s into the ground house. made of a – from Chapter OMECOMING’S ders in response. – from Chapter 1 – Her U.S. Navy Dreamboat H branch of a guava tree with the other To order by mail, fi ll out The clash of two cultures, Filipino and Mexican, had taken its toll. He 6 - Justend bent towardsLike the boy. Any – Chapter Mother one who is passing bygrew and weary of theknocking enchiladas, tacos, burritos and other Mexican dishes 34 - Circumcision: Why Do Some she prepared repeatedly. He longed for the Filipino dishes from his na- Boys Walk Bow-Legged During CHERISHED MEMORIES Mail Order Form tive land that he would always eat as a child. Teresa would not let him Summertime In The Province? cook his favorite adobo and tuyo (dried fish) due to their stinking up at the door of our heartsthe house. asking When he brought herto to the be Philippines, Teresa refused to stay and sleep in their house in the barrio. “It is hot and there are liz- (Check quantities in space before book title) welcomed, asking for ardsa on'yes' the ceiling,” shelike complained. that – from Chapter of 3 - Trophy Wife “Let me make this clear with you again,” Ditas once told Romy when Philippine he accosted her while tipsy from drinking with friends nearby. “I will never marry you even if you are the last man on earth.” The friends Mary." laughed hard and Romy retreated in shame. The next day he left town Excerpts from the book: ____ Promised Land by Simeon G. Silverio Jr. and she didn’t hear from him until she received a letter from the United States Naval Base in San Diego from her jilted suitor, now a mem- How did you know Richard?” she The Pope said that whenber of the U.S. Navy.we – fromfeel Chapter 5 in - The Last Man On Earth Simeon G. Silverio Jr. Homecoming’s One evening, when Romy and his friends were drinking in the house, Ditas asked. Danny was fast to the draw. “I ____ Betel Nuts and Other Stories by Simeon G. Sil- showed Andy the photo of Isabel. “Check her out, Andy,” she told him. “She’s our hearts a desire to belooking forbetter, a boyfriend here in America.”to “Norepent, way,” Andy replied. “I know what she’s up to. She will just marry and leave me once she gets her green card.” produced his shows there,” he lied. verio, Jr. “But she’s very pretty,” Romy told his friend. “With your looks, you can never that the Lord is the sourcehave a wife as ofbeautiful thatas her.” – from feel- Chapter 8 – Pretty Girl’s Photo Cherished He could see Menchie, the movie baga “Is this your first time riding an PROMISED airplane?” her seatmate, a wom- star, was impressed. “And I can also Ang mga ibon daw, kanyang na- ing. an in her fifties, asked Isabel. ____ Philippine Homecoming’s Cherished Memories “How did you know?” “Because produce your show,” he continued the you’re holding your bag tightly Memories gagaya "If you feel this, stop,"and you lookhe scared. said. And also, "The – by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. that huge envelope in plastic bag charade. She was pleased. “Do you contains the x-ray film carried Kay daling gawin niya, ang sabi sa by first time immigrants.” Isabel AND Lord is there. Go to pray,sheepishly smiled.and – from Chapmaybe- go L think people will pay just to watch ter 12 – Land of Milk and Honey kanya ____ Complicated Affairs by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. to confession to clean up the dwelling a by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. me? “Why, are we going to charge Marami na ko nyan, alis ka na muna them?” he asked instead. Menchie Magre-reklamo pa, itong tao sana bit. This is good. But remember well, if An entertaining and easy-to-read ______Total number of books you feel this desire to improve, it is He Nguni’t itong boss, medyo napika pa Times $13.95 each (mailing cost included) account of a Filipino American’s Kaya’t itong tao, kagyat umalis na homecoming“Complicated to Affairs” the By SimeonPhilippines G. Silverio, Jr. and who is calling. Do not let him pass by." “Betel Nuts The colorful and incredible story of a Filipino American’s complicated affairs. Sa bintana’ng daan, lumipad pag- Excerpts from the book: Complicated Affairs SIMEON G. SILVERIO, JR. the interestingHow did you know Richard?” memoriesshe asked. Danny was fast to itthe draw.trig- “I ______Total Cost Pope Francis concluded by inviting produced his shows there,” he lied. He could see Menchie, the movie star, was impressed. “And I can also produce your show,” he continued the charade. She daka was pleased. “Do you think peoplegered. will pay just to watch me? “Why, are we going to & Other charge them?” he asked instead. Menchie was aghast, but realized he was joking. HEEEEHAAWWWW!!! the faithful to learn from Mary's and Jo- She hit him on the shoulder. He knew the ice was broken. – Chapter 2 : Movie Star “So how are you doing?” Danny was pleased to hear from Juanita. “I am okay, how about you?” “So-so,” he replied. “I’ve missed you,” his playboy persona took Fill out form below and send it together with check pay- seph's example, and to "welcome Jesus over again. “Really?” she asked. “I have something to tell you.” “What? “ Danny was rejuvenated.Excerpts He had not dated from for a while andthe was eager book to do so. He saw an opportunity with Juanita. “I just gave birth to a baby girl.” “Congratulations,” ment payable to: Asian Journal San Diego, 550 East 8th Stories” Danny said. “Are you sexy again?” He was hoping to renew their relationship Balik Tanaw: with an entirely open soul." but was unsure about it since she was with her husband. Juanita did not answer his question; instead, she said, “And it’s yours.” – Chapter 3 :Another Child Street, # 6, National City, CA 91950 Seeing“This is Mindy,”the Diaz introducedPhilippines a pretty twenty-five year old girl tofor him when the he arrived at the dock. “She’s Digna’s sister.” Mindy shyly extended her right hand COMPLICATED Jesus, he said, "comes to bring to by Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. which Danny shook. He noticed that Digna was teasing her sister, as though there fi rst timewas a pre-arranged after plan between many Diaz and the two girlsyears unbeknownst to him.would Later on, during the course of the fishing trip, he discovered the plan: Digna wanted The Filipino Danny to hook up with her sister. “Marry my sister,” Digna told him as they ate the world the gift of peace. [...] The give anylunch aboard former the boat in the middle resident of the bay. “So she can migrate a “culture to America.” AFFAIRS Full Name: ______She knew Danny was a divorced American citizen. – Chapter 5: Gone Fishin’ Entertaining and easy-to-read Danny called up his friend Pepito and asked for ideas on how to best help shock.”Kate. Pepito The was the brother roads, of his comedian friend,which Elvis, one of the toplooked enter-

precious gift of Christmas is peace and Simeon G. Silverio Jr. tainers in the Philippines at that time. “Jackpot ka, pare (You’ve got a jackpot, short stories inspired by a Filipino’s friend),” Pepito told Danny. “She is a gold mine.” “What do you mean?” “We Movie Stars to be canwider set her up with richbefore, Chinese men playing appearedat the casinos and charge them nar- Christ is our true peace. And Christ calls experience in growing up in the at least 50,000 pesos to spend the night with her. I am sure many of them Address: ______row. Thewould be willingbuildings to spend that much just toand be with a beautifulthe white streets, girl like Kate. We will get our commission afterwards.” – Chapter 8 : Leading Lady to our hearts to give us peace. Peace Philippines. After Danny gave him her name, the clerk spent a few minutes in the com- whichputer. were “That’s it,” the clerkdilapidated said afterwards. “She has pension dueand her, and youdirty of Yesteryears are entitled to it!” Danny was surprised. He didn’t expect this bounty. “How much do you think you will get?” the clerk asked him. Danny was hesitant to give him City: ______of the soul. Let us open the gates to before,an amount. looked He was happy to get $100more a dilapidated month. That would go a long way espe- Excerpts from the book cially if one was living in the Philippines. and dirty“One hundred now. dollars,” he answered. – Chapter 2 – Ba- by Dr. Romy Protacio Christ." “That’s way too low, make it higher.” likbayan“Three hundred?” Culture “Way too low.” “Five Shock hundred?” “Still very low.” “How much?” State: ______Zip: ______On ZENIT's Web page: Full translation: he finally asked. “Try fourteen hundred If there is a person that can aptly be dollars.” He could not believe what called “the son of a bitch”, which in he heard. – Chapter 9 : Windfall Lives and Loves of the Filipino http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-s-an- Movie Stars of Yesteryears gelus-address-on-christ-s-call-to-our-hearts Pilipino, is synonymous to the phrase, December 26-January 1, 2014 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com Page 9 Global Filipino Fil-Am from Cavite is California Teacher of the Year As the Bamboos by Nimfa Rueda, Inquirer.net | LOS said. “That was my earlier recollection ANGELES, 12/21/2014 – When of feeling different.” Filipino-American Lovelyn Marquez- “This shows how I have come full cir- Sway Prueher was a young immigrant student cle from being an English learner who struggling to learn English, her teacher was suspected of having a learning dis- by Rudy D. Liporada thought she had a learning disability. ability simply because of my language Read Rudy Liporada’s previous articles by visiting our web- She also got bullied by classmates needs to becoming an educator who can site at www.asianjournalusa.com. Purchase at Amazon.com because of her foreign accent. make a positive difference in the lives of “Those challenges have made me a immigrant students,” she added. strong advocate for immigrant stu- About a quarter of the student popula- dents who are English learners,” said tion in Los Angeles County–including Marquez-Prueher, the first Filipino to 3,695 Filipinos–are English learners, How Bonifacio ‘did not deserve’ become a California Teacher of the Year. statistics show. A 34-year-old English teacher at Dod- Marquez-Prueher has been training to be the National Hero son Middle School in the Los Angeles colleagues on effective approaches in Unified School District, Marquez-Prue- teaching students who–just like her As the Bamboos Sway by Rudy D. could be a representative to the Cortez. her has recently been selected as one of when she was growing up–are not native Liporada He was riding on the miseries of the the top five among the nearly 300,000 English speakers. As her school’s volun- Indios so he could promote his own public school teachers in the state. teer bilingual coordinator, she monitors It is said that history is written by the interest. He acted based on his class per- As a California Teacher of the Year, the progress of English learners. victors and imposed by them upon those spectives – that of being with the landed she serves as a standard-bearer for the A model teacher Lovelyn Marquez-Prueher with Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools they have subjugated. Thus, after subju- elite, with the Ilustrado class. teaching profession statewide. When she was in her early teens, Arturo Delgado. gating the Filipinos in the early 1900’s, Imprisoned in Dapitan for his sup- “This is not just an award but an op- Marquez-Prueher was hired to tutor controlling the educational and cultural posed incendiary Noli and Feli novels, portunity to talk to students, parents and a neighbor, who just arrived from the advocacy for teacher mentorship and a teachers made it to the county’s top 16, systems, the Americans imposed on Rizal was encouraged by Bonifacio to fellow teachers all over California about Philippines. strong school-family link. said Susan Bishop, coordinator of the the Filipinos Philippine historical facts escape so Rizal could lead the uprising what it’s like to be an immigrant…and “After I read with him every day for “Teachers who help each other get countywide competition. based on the victorious Americans’ against the Spaniards. Rizal admonished to be suspected of having a learning weeks, he started to read with more ease better at their craft and become more The top 16 LA County teachers were perspective. Bonifacio saying that the Indios were disability because of language needs,” and confidence,” she said. “At that mo- effective in providing the best education considered for the statewide competi- One of these facts that was inculcated not ready for a revolt and even threat- she said. “This is about overcoming ment, I felt an inexplicable joy…I knew for their students,” she said. “Parental tion, and Marquez-Prueher was selected on the Filipino consciousness is that An- ened to reveal to the guardia civil the obstacles by working really hard and not then I wanted to become a teacher.” support is critical in making sure the as one of the top five who will be hon- dres Bonifacio, whose birthday Filipinos plans of Bonifacio. Given the chance, settling for being average.” Besides advocating for English learn- children are mentally and emotionally ored at a special event in Sacramento in celebrate on November 30, is not the Rizal tried to escape the situation by Cultural gap ers, Marquez-Prueher is also a leader prepared to learn.” February. National Hero. applying as a doctor in Cuba. Marquez-Prueher, whose family is in promoting partnerships with parents Marquez-Prueher said her Filipino The competition is part of the National How did this happen? Unfortunately for Rizal, the revolu- from Cavite, came to the United States and the community, said Dodson Middle upbringing helped shape her teaching Teacher of the Year program, the na- Renowned Filipino historian Renato tion broke out while he was enroute to when she was nine years old. As a School Vice Principal Agnes Pitlik. style. tion’s oldest and most prestigious recog- Constantino says “In the histories of Cuba, he was ordered to turn back and, newcomer, she had a tough time in the “She is an exemplary model for “My parents, who are very religious, nition program that shines a spotlight on many nations, the national revolution blamed for the revolt, was executed. classroom, having to overcome not just other teachers,” said Pitlik, adding that taught me to be honest, so I’m very excellence in teaching. It is designed to represents a peak of achievement to Unfortunately for him, The Spaniards, the language barrier but also the cultural Marquez-Prueher is well-loved by her sincere and open with my students,” she honor educators for “exemplary dedica- which the minds of man return time and no matter how tame the reform requests gap. students and their parents. said. “I tell them heartfelt stories about tion, compelling classroom practices, again in reverence and for a renewal of the Ilustrados, to which Rizal identi- When she was in third grade, her “She genuinely cares about her stu- the challenges I faced as a child, how positive accomplishments and profes- of faith in freedom. For the national fied with, were – not advocating outright teacher asked which in the group didn’t dents and wants the best for them,” said I was bullied because I didn’t speak sional commitment,” Bishop said. revolution is invariably the one period armed revolution - considered the belong in a drawing of a spoon, fork, Dannielle Holloway, mother of one of English well.” Marquez-Prueher, who has been in a nation’s history when the people demands as seditious. After all, the Ilus- knife and drinking glass. She confi- her students. In response, her students become more teaching for 11 years, obtained a bach- were most united, most involved, and trados brought out the ill-treatments of dently answered: “the knife.” Filipino upbringing engaged and they come up with “really elor’s degree in English from Mount St. most decisively active in the fight for the natives by their oppressive Spaniard As the teacher corrected her, explain- Marquez-Prueher’s father worked as a powerful” writing projects, she said. Mary’s College in Los Angeles and a freedom. It is not to be wondered at, lords. ing that the first three were utensils for seaman and was often away from home. Making history master’s in Education from California therefore, that almost always the leader Fast forward when the Americans eating and the last was for drinking, the “My lolo and lola helped my mom take In September this year, Marquez-Prue- State University, Los Angeles. of that revolution becomes the principal have already subjugated the Indios in young Marquez-Prueher nearly broke care of me,” she said. “It took a village her and another Filipino, Maricar Fortu- She is currently in the Philippines hero of his people. There is Washington the Philippine- American war. down in tears. to raise me.” no Catalan, were selected as LA County with her family to celebrate Christmas for the United States, Lenin for the So- Jose Rizal becomes our national “I wanted to explain that in the Philip- This type of Filipino-style partnership Teachers of the Year. It was the first time with relatives in Cavite. viet Union, Bolivar for Latin America, hero when in 1901, Governor William pines, we don’t use a knife to eat,” she in caring for children is the core of her in LA County’s history that two Fil-Am Sun Yat Sen, then Mao Tse-Tung for Howard Taft suggested that the Philip- China and Ho Chi Minh for Vietnam. pine Commission adopt a national hero The unity between the venerated mass saying (as published in the Free Press action and the honored single individual of December 18, 1946): “’And now, Tim Tebow Announces Opening of His New Children's Hospital in the enhances the influence of both.” gentlemen, you must have a national All these mentioned were for total hero.’ In these fateful words, addressed Philippines; Will Provide Service to Poor Children eradication of the regimes that subjugat- by then Civil Governor W. H. Taft to the ed the people of the principal heroes. Filipino members of the civil commis- by Christian Post, 12/18/2014 game in New Orleans, Louisiana Janu- dic surgeries and a 54-member staff that Director of the Tim Tebow Foundation Rizal was not any of these. He, al- sion Pardo de Tavera, Legarda and Lu- ary 2, 2013. is "ready to provide care to the under- Erik Dellenback, said. "The reality is though he exposed the Spanish anoma- zuriaga, lay the genesis of Rizal Day…” Former Florida Gators quarterback Former NFL quarterback and Heis- served children of the Philippines." that we hope to show people in the Phil- lies, was for reforms, for representation Theodore Friend in his book, Tim Tebow waves as he stands on the man Trophy winner Tim Tebow has Although Tebow is best known in ippines that there is faith, hope and love to the Spanish Cortez. His ambition Between Two Empires, says that Taft sidelines before the Gators play against announced the opening of the Tebow America as a former star quarterback out there. We want to show them that was to be equal with the Spaniards who the Louisville Cardinals in the 2013 CURE Hospital in Davao City, Philip- who was always outspoken about his the Western world cares about them and (Continued on page 15) Allstate Sugar Bowl NCAA football pines, which will serve the critical or- Christian faith, he was born in Makati that they're not a deserted nation." thopedic needs of children who are not City, Philippines, where his parents The Tebow CURE Hospital marks the fortunate enough to afford treatments worked as missionaries. Tebow has 12th hospital that CURE International and simple procedures. always maintained a strong affinity has helped open around the world. The Tim Tebow Foundation an- to provide for the needy people of his "We share the same heart for kids nounced in a press release that the hos- country of birth. and sharing the Gospel," Mark Knecht, pital, which has been in the works since "I have always had a great love and CURE International's CFO, said in a 2011, officially received its operating passion for the Filipino people," Tebow, statement. "Even though medical infra- license from the health department last the founder of the foundation, said in a structure is available in many parts of week and is already caring for impover- statement. "It is so exciting to be able the Philippines, these children and their ished children. However, the hospital's to provide healing and care for these families are so poor they can never hope grand opening will not happen until incredibly deserving children halfway to afford the type of care needed. Access spring 2015. around the world." to Tim's high profile platform will allow The hospital was built in partnership The main conditions that hospital will us to heal more kids and impact more with the Christian organization CURE specialize in are clubfoot, bowed legs, lives than ever before." International, which is a non-profit cleft palate and other congenital limb Despite his fame and fortune, Tebow devoted to the medical care of suffer- abnormalities that are commonly treated has not forgotten his religious values ing children. The five-story facility in the Western world. and the importance of sharing them with will consist of 30 beds, three operating "These are simple procedures we the people of the Philippines. In the rooms specializing in pediatric orthope- take for granted in the U.S.," Executive (Continued on page 14) Page 10 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com December 26-January 1, 2014 Destinations Philippine Consular Outreach Have a relax- Codorniz Lifestyle The Landing Resort & Spa Offers in San Diego Jan 17 & 18, 2015 ing getaway And Location Romantic Lake Tahoe New Year’s A team from the Philippine Consulate tional City, CA Consular Outreach General in Los Angeles will conduct a at Crosswinds Draws Snowbirds Eve Celebration for Boutique Luxury Consular Outreach Program in Na- Appointment Scheduling Steps for tional City, California on Saturday and ePassport Applicants La Quinta, CA (PRWEB) 12/23/2014 Sunday, January 17 & 18, 2015, at the 1. 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10 Most Beautiful Faces in Philippine Showbiz By Ogie Cruz man natin na hindi kasi naging endorser si Ate Vi ng kanyang produkto pero Nakausap namin kamakailan ang still,gandang-ganda pa rin siya nasabing America’s Favorite Dermatologist personalidad. sa kanyang branch ng M Beauty sa Wala namang duda na isa si Vilma National City na si Dr. Tess Mauricio. sa pinakamagandang mukha sa Phil. Siempre may X’mas gift kaagad ang Showbiz,kahit kami ay 100% na sang- favorite naming singing doctor,hindi na ayon sa kanya.Im sure magdidiwang ang lang namin sasabihin kung anu ito. mga Vilmanians dahil sa sinabi ni Dr. by Abac Cordero, Philstar.com | Pacquiao on May 2 next year, and the Pero tinanong namin siya kung sino sa Tess Mauricio.Sana makarating MANILA, 12/25/2014 -- The invest- latter dared the undefeated American to palagay niya ang 10 most beautiful ito sa kampo ni Gov. Vi,para ment group from Abu Dhabi, hell-bent quit talking and make it happen. faces in Philippine Showbiz, at least ay pagpunta sa on staging the super fight between “Mr. Mayweather has said he’ll fight una niyang nabanggit ay Amerika ni Gov. Vi Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao next Pacquiao in the spring, so the only mat- walang iba kundi si ay bumisita ito sa year in the Middle East, has sweetened ter that has to be resolved is the money,” Ms Hilda koronel, branch niya sa the pot. said Muhammad. sumunod si Patricia Los Angeles. M. Akbar Muhammad, a boxing “I defy any other offer to come any- Javier na nagbalik Panglima executive who’s making representations where close to what Mr. Mayweather na sa Pilipinas para ay si Anne for the rich Abu Dhabi group, just told and the ‘Money Team’ will net by fight- buhayin ang career. Curtis ng “Its www.boxingscene.com that their offer to ing in Abu Dhabi. It simply can’t and Pangatlo ay walang Mayweather now stands at $120 million. won’t be done,” he added. iba kundi si Darna,Ms It was previously announced that the The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight Anjannette Abayari. Showtime”,pang- group is willing to put up $200 million has been talked about for many years Ang nakakabigla na anim niya ay ang to host the fight in the first half of 2015, now, and the public can’t wait to see it nasabi niya bilang Devine Viva na and that $110 million should go to materialize. pang-apat ay walang si ZsaZsa Padilla Mayweather. If it does, it should break all existing iba kundi ang Star ,pangpito naman ay Pacquiao will get his purse from records in boxing, from the purse to the For All Seasons na wala iba kundi si Chris- what’s left in the pot although it was not pay-per-view sales. si Gov. Vilma tine Hermosa,pangwalo stated how much the Filipino superstar If Mayweather takes the offer, he sets Santos.Alam naman ang would actually get. another record. na- isa sa mga If it’s bigger than $40 million, which “This dwarfs by far any amount an Teleserye Mayweather offered to Pacquiao in individual in the richest sports – base- Queens na 2012, and was eventually turned down, ball, football, basketball, soccer, cricket, walang maybe it’s worth looking at. tennis, golf and Formula 1 racing – has iba kundi Because he fights for the money, May- ever received,” Muhammad told www. si Angel weather wouldn’t say no to a guaranteed boxingscene.com. Locsin na purse $120 million. He’s a firm believer “This is in keeping with my instruc- napapaba- than in boxing, “money talks.” tions: to do whatever it takes to make lita na “The media has been speculating the this fight happen,” he added. babalik 7.Pumasok din sa no. 9 ang walang iba Basta isa si Dr. Tess na may kara- offer has gone up $10 million to a guar- Mayweather holds the key to this ng GMA kundi ang hinahangaan namin din na patan kung sino sa palagay niya ang anteed $120 million, and they’re right,” fight. beautiful face in showbiz na walang may pinakamagandang mukha in Phil. Muhammad said. Show him the money. iba kundi si Alice Dixson.Siempre ang Showbiz, dahil na rin sa kanyang Time- Mayweather said he’s willing to fight pangsampu na kahit sabihin na may less MD.Anung say n’yo sa 10 beautiful edad na rin pero maganda pa rin ay faces in Phil. Showbiz ?Merry X’mas walang iba kundi ang aktres na si Dawn Read the digital edition on Zulieta. (Continued on page 11) www.asianjournalusa.com/digital

1463_1_2014 Pasko_HP_FIL_SanDiego_OL.indd 1 11/18/14 5:35 PM Page 12 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com December 26-January 1, 2014 Lifestyle One Pleasant and 10 Practical Reasons Volvo Cars Ramin is 1st Light & to Have a Last Will and Testament earns top result Pinoy Vale- by David J. Shestokas, 1/30/2014 in 2015 IIHS Top dictorian at Shadows About seventy percent of Americans by Zena Sultana Babao do not have a will. Many procrastinate. Safety Pick+ INSEAD Biz They believe they do not have enough assets or they simply do not want to Four Volvo models tested by consider their own mortality. IIHS – four models awarded School Read Zena Babao’s previous articles by visiting our website at If someone has not written a will, one Top Safety Pick+ www.asianjournalusa.com has been written for them. 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News Pilipinas | 12/26/2014 -- Google resolutions for 2015, keep your eyes and personal and family goals are furthered may wish to leave more to a handi- At Volvo Cars we focus on real-life Executive Rudi Ramin is the fi rst New Year means new beginning – ears open to new opportunities. Have a after death, in accordance with the capped child or other relative rather safety - refl ecting the many and varied Filipino valedictorian at the elite Institut another brand-new year to reinvent positive outlook and an open mind. And testator’s desires and not according to than to a healthy successful child. Such causes and results of car accidents. It is Européen d’Administration des Affaires life, another chance to live life anew. stop the blame game! George Bernard the rules of the state intestacy laws. important distinctions can be made only of course a wonderful thing that we re- (Insead) or the European Institute of Reinvention is nothing new. 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Testator: The person who makes or costs, minimizing estate taxes, waiving have grown tougher in the last twelve als from 47 nations who comprise the digging into your inner self and drawing Those who think they can do it can turns creates a will to distribute the property probate fees and bonds for the executor months, with increased demands around Global Executive MBA Class of 2014. out that hidden strength to help you their dreams into reality. Those who owned during his/her lifetime[3] and streamline the disposition of estate the standard for front crash prevention. In an interview with GoodNews- formulate new plans and strategies for don’t, tend to live a life of confusion and Benefi ciary: A person to whom a assets, allowing a greater portion of the To meet the new criteria cars making Pilipinas Ramin talked about not only a lifestyle change. It does not matter frustration. gift is made or property is given by the estate to pass to the benefi ciaries. the Top Safety Pick+ grade must offer his personal accomplishment but of the if you call them resolutions, lifestyle As you start to open a new chapter in terms of the will 6. Provisions in a will can delay the ability to stop or slow down without achievements of his class, “I also felt change, or transformational guidelines. your life, be imbued and guided by faith, Bequest: A gift passed by a will to a distribution of a minor child’s share of driver intervention before hitting a target proud to have an opportunity to show- What matters is that what you do will hope, and love. Especially love. Each benefi ciary the estate to an age deemed appropriate in IIHS tests at 12 mph, 25 mph or both. case that Filipinos are world-class.” create in you a better persona and a life of the pages in this new chapter of your Estate: All the assets that a decedent by the testator and give the executor Volvo Car’s front crash avoidance When asked if being a Filipino gave which is more meaningful, productive, life is blank, and you yourself are going owned. This includes not just real prop- direction on when the child’s share is to technology, City Safety, which is him an advantage in the Insead, Ramin and truly giving. If you really want a to put the words on them. Let’s bring to erty, but everything, including personal be distributed. standard in all new Volvos, effectively admitted it helped him make friends be- better you, make sure that the change mind these beautiful words by Mother property 7. Allows a testator to be certain helps to detect and brake automatically cause people are curious about why the you make is not temporary but lasting. Teresa: “There is light in this world, a Executor: The person identifi ed to see gifts to specifi c individuals or charitable to mitigate or prevent a car to car rear Filipinos are always happy. He disclosed For change to last, you need to have healing spirit much stronger than any that the wishes of the testator are carried organizations will be given. The testator end collision without driver interven- the common perception of Filipinos, “… better resolve combined with persistent darkness we may encounter. God out is able to leave a legacy refl ecting his/ tion. Volvo’s City Safety technology has that we are hard-working and that we action. If not, it’s futile to plan any speaks in the silence of the heart, the her values. been shown to reduce insurance claim possess a very positive attitude in life transformation, reinvention or lifestyle spirit of love emerges in extraordinary Ten Practical Reasons to Have a 8. Can authorize the executor to frequency by 16 percent*. (aside from being good singers).” change. ways, and people listen and act on it.” Last Will and Testament operate a business owned by the testa- “Volvo Cars has received much rec- In his speech, Ramin presented the For example, one of the top wishes Here are my deepest wishes for you tor until the estate is settled, with no ognition during its long history of safety dilemma faced by students like him who for lifestyle change every New Year is this New Year, my dear readers: (1) Having a will: exposure to personal liability on the driving the industry forward. A perfect had to juggle careers, relationships, hob- to lose weight. You can do this by diet Happiness deep down within, seren- executor’s [4] part. example of this is the three-point safety bies and studies for a Master in Business and exercise. Do both consistently and ity with each sunrise, close and caring 1. Allows property to be transferred 9. Reduces the risk of dissension belt, invented at Volvo in 1959 and now Administration (MBA), taking over- religiously. However, what usually hap- friends; (2) Special memories of according to the testator’s wishes, among the survivors. A clear direction used globally by all car makers. With night fl ights to Singapore, Abu Dhabi pens to most people is that after just a yesterdays, a very bright tomorrow, and avoiding state intestacy laws, selecting from the testator can avoid family argu- the sales start of the All-New XC90 in or Fontainebleau in France to attend 9 week or two, or a month or two, diet and dreams that all come true; (3) Success in the benefi ciaries and details of specifi c ments over an inheritance. 2015 Volvo Cars will offer the world’s hours of fi nancial accounting classes, exercise are forgotten. And they fi nd every facet of your life, a loving family property they are to receive. 10. Lessens the burden on survivors most advanced crash avoidance technol- and missing special events in the lives themselves in a deeper rut than before. beside you, and love that never ends. (4) 2. Permits a parent, instead of the (Continued on page 14) Another lifestyle change many wish And most of all, peace! government, to choose a guardian for (Continued on page 15) (Continued on page 6) for is to make more money and have (Continued on page 14)

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The Power of CES: Unprecedented FCC, FTC Engagement at 2015 Show Every year I attend the International beyond.” CES in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the The 2015 Preview: FCC and FTC Com- world’s largest tech show where over missioner Roundtable on Jan. 7 will focus on 160,000 technology professionals and spectrum allocation, privacy, accessibility, the Internet of Things, regulatory reform and innovation companies from over a hun- how the FCC and FTC can work together dred countries converge. and separately to tackle these key policy In fact, one hundred twenty (120) issues facing the technology community. French companies will exhibit at CES Immediately before the roundtable, FCC 2015. France is the 5th nation on CES, Chairman Tom Wheeler will once again join and the fi rst European one. Sixty-six CEA’s president and CEO for a candid one- (66) French startups will be launched on-one conversation on the latest spectrum at Eureka Park. I plan to meet at least and broadband developments. by Camillle Diola, Philstar.com | indicators such as uneven development, "Pressures on one fragile state can from 2013 with no signifi cant gains. twenty (20) of them. “We are honored to once again have Chair- MANILA, 12/26/2014 — The Fragile brain drain and poverty, as well as of have serious repercussions not only for The Philippines' year-on-year data The Consumer Electronics Associa- man Wheeler join us for a Super Session,” States Index sounded off the Philippines political and military factors such as that state and its people, but also for its and trends. The scores should be inter- added Shapiro. “He is articulate, candid and tion (CEA) owns, runs, and produces at the center of one of the most publicly with a "very high warning" as it ranked public services, human rights, factional- neighbor and other states halfway across preted with the understanding that the the International CES. I am always active and vital commissions we have. Let’s 52nd most fragile country and 5th "most ized elites and security. the globe," it added. lower the score, the better. Therefore, a amazed how effi ciently, effectively, and face it – his fi rst year on the job has been worsened." Rankings of "Most Worsened [States] The Philippines was found to have reduced score indicates an improvement, competently managed the event is, year especially exciting, and I can’t wait to spend The study by the United Nations for 2014." Fragile States Index 2013 "worsened" since the 2013 index even just as a higher score indicates greater after year. time with him discussing communications Foundation released earlier this year as it slightly improved from 2012. instability. But as shown in the participation of policy and the promise of technology.” looked into 178 nations' level of stability Finland ranked last in the index with Among the country's indicators that Human fl ight and brain drain re- the top technology companies as well FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will also and pressures they face based on mil- 18.7 as the most stable state, while posed a downtrend the past year were mained to deteriorate since 2009, while as small and medium-sized fi rms in the participate at CES, delivering the opening lions of documents, data from 2013 and South Sudan fi gured with an 112.9 score those of demographic pressures, internal uneven economic development also electronics industry, we know that CEA remarks for the conference session Privacy "comprehensive social science method- as the most fragile. displacement, group grievance, public showed signs of improvement. and CES could draw the most powerful and the Internet of Things (IoT): Navigating ology." "Weak and failing states pose a chal- services, external intervention. The scores on human rights and rule Policy Issues on Jan 6. The chairwoman will players of the private and public sectors. set the stage for a conversation exploring With 0 as the perfect score, the lenge to the international community," The Philippines' security apparatus of law and state legitimacy similarly I recently received this Press Release steps that manufacturers and policymakers Philippines received an 85.1 score after said the report edited by JJ Messner and continued to worsen since 2008 while improved. from CEA: can take to build consumer trust in devices an assessment of social and economic assessment directed by Nate Haken. the economy somewhat carried over Arlington, VA – The Consumer Elec- and applications while preserving creativity tronics Association (CEA)®announced and fl exibility to innovate. today that, for the fi rst time ever, every The Innovation Policy roundtables will sitting commissioner from the Federal take place Jan. 6 – Jan. 8. While FCC and E-end says "Think Twice Before Donating Any Old Computers" Communications Commission (FCC) FTC Commissioners have made strong Year-end contributions of old devices is removed before donating. equipment sits unused, the greater the ic items also retain data that should not and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) showings at past CES events, this will be the Most corporate offi cers and business risk for equipment theft, along with the be disclosed. Thats why no matter what fi rst year that the full slate of both agencies PCs, laptops and cell phones owners are not aware that there are data. Most likely, this equipment con- the device is, unless there is absolute will participate in the 2015 International will be participating. For more information CES® Innovation Policy conference could cost you thousands -- numerous federal regulations requiring tains large amounts of confi dential and certainty there is no data remaining on the 2015 International CES Innovation them to protect sensitive information Personal Identifi able Information (PII) on a piece of equipment, non-secure track. Owned and produced by CEA, Policy panels, please visit www.cesweb.org. even jail time -- due to these CES is the world’s gathering place for About CEA relating to their customers, employees, data, such as account numbers, credit methods of disposal are extremely risky, all who thrive on the business of con- The Consumer Electronics Association devices being loaded with patients, and business clients. Failure card numbers, social security numbers, he added. sumer technologies, and will run Janu- (CEA) is the technology trade association confi dential information. to do so is subject to large fi nes and/ health records and other information While many people feel that format- ary 6-9, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada. representing the $211 billion U.S. consumer or imprisonment if this information that buinsesses are required to protect. ting a hard drive is good enough for “For four days in January, all eyes are electronics industry. More than 2,000 com- Frederick, MD (PRWEB) December is disclosed, says data security expert As President of e-End, a Maryland- destroying data, the fact is there are on the tech industry – including the eyes of panies enjoy the benefi ts of CEA member- 23, 2014 Steve Chafi tz. These regulations apply based fi rm specializing in secure data plenty of methods easily available to regulators and policy makers,” said Gary ship, including legislative and regulatory to a single person offi ce as well as major destruction and electronics recycling, get the information back. Plus there are Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA. “This advocacy, market research, technical training corporations, which is why every busi- Chafi tz has worked with many compa- also newer storage technologies, such and education, industry promotion, standards Before making the decision to donate level of engagement from FCC and FTC an old PC or laptop to a charity, just ness must protect themselves from the nies who at one time would donate these as SSD drives, that require specialized leadership is unprecedented. Their participa- development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns remember the tax deduction may be consequences of a data breach. data-containing PCs, give them to their equipment and trained personnel to keep tion speaks to the increasing strength of CES Chances are good that there are employees, or even sell them online. In digital secrets from being recoverable. not only as an incomparable showcase for and produces the International CES – The worthless compared to the potentially the latest in technology innovation, but also Global Stage for Innovation. All profi ts from costly fi nes (and even jail time) that stacks of old computers and electronic addition, printers, fax machines, copy With companies such as Target, Sony as a hotbed for the policy discussions that CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry may be handed down -- That is unless equipment that have been sitting around machines, medical equipment, cell will set the agenda for the coming year and services. you are 100% certain the data on these the offi ce for months. The longer the phones, PDAs and many other electron- (Continued on page 6) ‘Liveable Cities’ contest imagines the Device developed at UCLA simultaneously sends and receives disaster-ready metropolis of the future broadcast signals while maintaining quality By BEA MONTENEGRO, GMA existing cultural areas. Areas for redesign A team of researchers from the UCLA demand on the radio spectrum without an additional two lanes in the middle only that, the separation space between News | MANILA, 10/16/2014 -- Recent include Fort San Pedro and Sunburst Park. Henry Samueli School of Engineering compromising quality or speed of com- for protection purposes,” said Yuanxun the incoming and outgoing lanes is no studies have shown that Philippine sea The former City Slaughter House is going and Applied Science has developed a munications. Ethan Wang, associate professor of longer needed. So now, we can send and levels are rising at a rate of 1 cm per to be replaced by the Rivercraft Pavilion. In device that would allow the simulta- “Think of incoming and outgoing electrical engineering at UCLA and the receive the same amount of information year, with the country set to bear the their plans, Iloilo emphasized open areas for neous use of the same frequency for communication like traffi c on a single- principal investigator on the research. using the width of just two lanes, or one- recreation and leisure, along with environ- incoming and outgoing information on level bridge with six lanes — two lanes “What our new circulator does is akin third of the original bandwidth used.” brunt of climate change impacts, includ- ment-friendly design. ing stronger typhoons in the near future. one communications device, reducing coming in, two lanes going out, with to making it a double-deck bridge. Not For these reasons, it has become of para- mount importance for the Philippines and its neighbors to consider cities' long-term disas- ter resilience. This was the focus of the Live- able Cities Design Challenge, the winners of which were announced at a conference on October 15 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. The Liveable Cities Design Challenge is a planning and design competition whose main aim is to promote smarter city planning, helping cities and municipalities prepare for a “climate-defi ned future.” The contest also encouraged contestants to design cities that provide safety and sustainability options for its people. Cagayan de Oro won the government/ evacuation center category and Iloilo won the APEC (Asia-Pacifi c Economic Coopera- tion) meeting venue category. Earlier this year, the Department of Sci- ence and Technology (DOST), the Depart- ment of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Offi ce of Civil Defense held an information campaign to help local gov- ernment offi cials bolster their local disaster preparedness and risk management plans. “Cities represent our country’s growth centers,” said Guillermo Luz, Private Sector Co-Chairman of the National Competitive- ness Council (NCC). “For cities to grow sustainably, they must be able to attract more investments. For investments to come though, our cities need to be better planned and built.” In March 2014, the NCC and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) came up with the idea for the Live- able Cities Design Challenge. Other institutions involved in the devel- opment of the competition are Microsoft Philippines, Asia Society Philippines, APEC 2015 National Organizing Council (APEC 2015 - NOC), Urban Land Institute Philippines (ULI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the Alliance for Safe The site of the future Divine Mercy Shrine in Encinitas, CA. and Sustainable Reconstruction (ASSURE). ASSURE was formed in January this year by concerned professional who wanted to help Yolanda-affected areas rebuild their Be part of the story. homes. CDO’s entry, dubbed “Oro Central,” Visit www.divinemercyhills.org. will serve as a central command hub for coordinating action in times of disaster. Its primary purpose is as a public school ForFor more more information information or or if if you you would would like like to to donate donate time, time, talent talent and and treasure treasure with over 200 classrooms, laboratories, a multimedia library, parks and playgrounds, toto the the project, project, visit visit www.divinemercyhills.org www.divinemercyhills.org or or email email Zarina Zarina Cruz, Cruz, President President and offi ce spaces. In times of need, it will of the DMHFSC at [email protected] or call 619.890.2789. serve as an evacuation center; mobile clinics of the DMHFSC at [email protected] or call 619.890.2789. and showers can be set up in the parking lot, Photo taken on the Feast of Christ the King. 9/23/2014. multi-purpose halls will be assembly areas for agencies and distribution areas, and the sky garden will be used both as a debriefi ng The Divine Mercy Hills Foundation of Southern California is dedicated to the design, development and maintenance of a Divine Mercy Shrine for the purpose area and a wellness area. of spreading to an aching world the Divine Mercy message and devotion. This shrine will draw people of all nations, cultures and beliefs to a vessel with which In its entry, Iloilo City prioritized the rehabilitation and redesigning of the city’s they are to keep coming in prayer for graces to the fountain of mercy — the image of Divine Mercy. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-pro t organization. Page 14 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com December 26-January 1, 2014 such as former spouses or distant relatives One Pleasant with whom one was once close. Persons (Continued from page 12) selected as guardians of children may no lon- Laughing Matter Food for Thought ger be proper. A periodic review of a will’s and loved ones. At the testator’s death, provisions can address these issues. they will have to handle the decedent’s Read previous articles by visiting our website at www.asian- Read previous articles by visiting our website at www.asian- Additional Considerations journalusa.com journalusa.com personal affairs. Without a will, this job is much more diffi cult and may compli- There are additional elements of estate cate probate issues or in the worst case planning beyond simply having a will. A scenario lead to costly civil litigation. “living trust” is often a good second step. A Comic Fishing Tale Nails Creating a will is an act of consideration There are other issues, such as property for those left behind. ownership, titles to property and tax consid- informing his father, this one suggested One day a Catholic an Anglican and a up, climbed out of the boat and walked This is the story of a little boy who erations, but executing a valid will is a good that he should remove a nail each day Methodist decided to go fi shing. They across the water. had very bad character. His father gave The Pleasant Reason for Having a fi rst step. he could control his character. The days got in their boat and rowed their way He came back and the Methodist him a bag of nails and told him that Last Will and Testament _____ passed and the youth could announce his over to the middle of the lake. murmured, 'I've forgotten the beer.' He each time he would lose his patience, father that there were no more nails to [1] A valid will requires specifi c The Catholic remarked, 'I've forgotten got up, jumped out of the boat and was he should nail a nail behind the door. The Joy of Specifi c Bequests remove from the door. formalities. There are requirements of my hat,' so he got up, got out of the boat standing in the water then he sank. The fi rst day the boy nailed 37 nails There is diffi culty in thinking about His father took him by the hand and witnesses, acknowledgement by the testator and walked across the water. The Anglican turned to the Catholic behind the door. The following weeks, one’s own mortality. Planning for led him to the door. He told him, and potentially more. These formalities vary He returned and the Anglican said, and asked, 'Do you think we ought to as he learned to control his temper, each one’s own death is at best unpleasant. time he would nail less nails behind the from state to state. To be certain a will is 'I've forgotten the fi shing bait,' so he got tell him were the stepping stones are?' Distribution of major assets and detailed “valid” one needs to be sure its creation and 'You have worked hard, my son, but door. He discovered that it was easier to consideration of care and guardianship execution complies with the relevant law. look all those holes in the door. Never control his temper than to nail behind for minor children is tedious. One as- For example, here are the requirements for a more it will be the same. Each time the door. pect of creating a will may bring smiles, valid will in Florida. you lose your patience, you leave scars Follow Asian Journal on Twitter @asianjournal A day came when he could control pleasure and joy. [2] “Intestate” describes the situa- his character during all the day. After exactly as the ones you see here.' tion of someone who has died without a valid Most people have items near and dear will. Intestacy can result from not creating a to them. These are as varied as human Korea to the Diosdado Macapagal In- will, or from the creation of a will that is not beings. The items may be work tools, ternational Airport, which Han believes valid under the state law applicable when it Why Korean Tim Tebow golf clubs, a doll collection, or art. was made, or is not recognized as valid in (Continued from page 1) will undergo expansion in the future. Liveable cities (Continued from page 9) "Manila airport is fully saturated, everyone (Continued from page 12) Perhaps there are family heirlooms or the state where the testator resided at death. year, doubling its casino past, Tebow has preached the Gospel to jewelry. While dealing with the major [3] The use of many terms to denote knows this. There is no room for expansion. “The Lord bless you and keep you; Filipino schoolchildren and entire vil- tables to 52 and adding 100 In the end, where do you go?" he said. technical aspects of a will such things gender differences has fallen out of style, but The Lord make his face shine upon lages. He also supports over 40 national are often overlooked. They should not traditionally, a woman who executes a will Han also said he chose to set up his busi- you slot machines. ness in Clark because of the English-speak- evangelists working in the archipelago. be. was referred to as a testatrix. Han said he has already invested ing community. Han is not operating any And be gracious to you; Tebow has also been a strong pro-life Frequently such special personal items [4] The executor does have a special an estimated $70 million for the other business outside the Philippines. The Lord turn his face toward you activist. Along with speaking at pro-life have a meaning to another person close to duty known in law as “fi duciary”. This development, which currently sits He said Clark is the ideal location for him And give you peace.” (Numbers events, Tebow is known to many pro- the testator. A will should have section for requires the executor to carefully follow the on a 4.7-hectare property. to open a casino because since he does not 6:24-26) life advocates as a shining example of specifi c bequests. In this section, for exam- testator’s wishes and do so honestly._____ By January 2015, Han said he have a local partner, he can only operate in a the purpose behind the pro-life move- ple, a granddaughter can be given a special freeport zone. ring, a nephew a set of baseball cards, or a About David J. Shestokas will sign a contract to lease an addi- ment. David Shestokas earned his B.A. in Politi- tional 3 hectares of land from Clark Han also benefi ted from incentives such as When his mother, Pam, was pregnant close friend a special teapot. no value-added tax, no duties and tariffs, and ROOM FOR RENT Considering memories attached to such cal Science from Bradley University in 1975 Development Corp. to accomodate with him, doctors in the Philippines and his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall the third tower. He expects construc- lower income tax. Quiet Neighborhood items and the people to whom they are He added that while security is one of the told her she needed to abort her baby if meaningful can bring smiles and warm Law School, cum laude, in June of 1987. tion to begin in May 2015. concerns of Chinese casino operators setting in National City. No she wanted to live. Doctors described feelings. Such bequests will bring smiles to In 1986-87 he served on The John Marshall The new facility will have an addition- up shop in Entertainment City, this is not the smoking. No drugs. Tebow's fetus as a "fetal tumor" or a remembered benefi ciary. Law Review. He studied law at Trinity Col- al 250-300 rooms, and a bigger casino case in Clark. "mass of cells." Despite being severely It is possible to make such gifts while lege in Dublin, Ireland. and convention center, and is expected "Clark airport is very safe. Outside I 619.746.3416 ill, Tebow's mother refused the abortion someone is alive, and many people do. He is the host of Constitutionally Speak- to create an additional 500 jobs. cannot say, but inside Clark, it is very safe. The impact upon recipients of having been ing, on America’s Talk Radio Network and gave birth to a baby (Tim) and Sunday’s at 5 PM EST. Currently, Widus Hotel and Casino That's why when all these developments survived. Three years after Tebow won remembered in a will sends two messages materialize there, everybody should say that that a gift while alive is not likely to send so Mr. Shestokas has been admitted to prac- employs around 600 workers. the Heisman and after his fi rst season tice law before the Illinois Supreme Court Why Clark? Clark is much safer. I haven't heard of any clearly. First, how near and dear the recipient really serious crime inside Clark," he said. Divine Mercy Daily with the Denver Broncos, Tebow and his was and second the value the testator placed in 1987, the United States District Court for Han shared that he fi rst visited Clark True Greatness mother were featured in a 2010 pro-life the Northern District of Illinois in 1988, the in August 2005, when he was still run- Han said his company is expecting net upon the item. The chance for specifi c profi t growth of 70-80 percent this year com- (Day 158) Super Bowl commercial where they bequests is not to be overlooked. Supreme Court of Florida in 2004, and the ning a construction company with his pared to 2013. He said around 80 percent of shared their abortion story. The com- United States District Court for the Middle best friend in Korea. the profi ts come from gaming. Meditation: mercial was seen by millions of people. Keeping the Will Current District of Florida in 2006. During his short stay, Han said he From December to February next year, Join his over 63,000 followers on Twitter . stayed in a small hotel outside the Clark Han said around 70 to 120 rooms are expect- SAVE ON HOTEL STAY in Metro Ma- Life situations change over time. There On Facebook, join the more than 4,000 In the evening, I just about got into members of Dave Shestokas on the Constitu- Freeport Zone. ed to be occupied by Koreans, 50 percent of bed, and I fell asleep immediately. nila! Rent a fully furnished 8 bed- are births, deaths, marriages, divorces. Close "I was very disappointed with the whom are likely to play in the casino. relationships close grow distant. The testator tion and like David J. Shestokas, Attorney at Though I fell asleep quickly, I was room house surrounded by garden Law. -- Join Dave’s Circles on Google+ facility," he said. Most of the clients in the Widus casino may move. A will compliant with state law are "foreign premium players," which Han awakened even more quickly. A little with 9 Toilet and bath plus maids where it was made may not comply with - See more at: http://www.shestokas.com/ Seeing the potential of the location, child came and woke me up. The child general-law/one-pleasant-and-ten-practical- Han began studying business opportuni- described as the not-so-serious casino play- quarters near Alabang town cen- state law where the testator resided at death. ers, but may spend between P300,000 to P1 seemed about a year old, and I was sur- Laws change as well. An out-of-date will reasons-to-have-a-last-will-and-testament-2 ties in December 2005. ter, hospital and skyway ! At 11 /#sthash.g6WAat3Q.dpuf million during their stay. prised it could speak so well, as children jomalig st. Tierra Nueva strictly may direct assets to inappropriate others, He said the fi rst thing that he consid- Han said that he is considering an initial of that age either do not speak or speak ered is Clark's accessibility. public offering by the end of 2015 or early very indistinctly. The child was beautiful secured Village , Muntjnlupa City There are daily direct fl ights from 2016 to fund further expansion. beyond words and resembled the Child Phil. For only S4000 dollars for 30 Divine Mercy Shrine Jesus, and he said to me, Look at the days inclusive of housekeeping! in Encinitas CA. sky. And when I looked at the sky I saw Call owner Sylvia Pimentel in Ma- the stars and the moon shining. 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How vulnerable lis could affect the city. decades ago, damaged many hotels, build- signed by COA director Cora Lea de la the COA said. For instance, the mayor of Boac town, (Continued from page 1) The last major earthquake that severely ings and houses in Baguio, Cabanatuan, Cruz. Marinduque province, was not inter- affected Manila was in August 1968. With a Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan and killed 2,412 In a text message to the Inquirer on Cash grants ested in implementing the government’s St. Andrew’s Feast Day when 7.3 magnitude and an epicenter in Casiguran, people. But while many buildings were de- Aurora, it caused major damages to the city, stroyed, Solidum pointed out that the Luzon Thursday, the social welfare secretary housing program for typhoon survivors. a strong tremor struck the city resulted in the collapse of the Ruby Tower, quake also left a lot of buildings standing said she would answer the issues regard- Under its Core Shelter Assistance There were also cases of benefi ciaries severely damaging buildings and killed 270 people. right next to those that collapsed. (READ: ing the COA report at a news briefi ng at Project, the DSWD provides P70,000 in failing to build their houses after they and completely destroying The epicenter of the earthquake that Remembering the 1990 Luzon Earthquake) the DSWD headquarters on Friday. cash grants to every family whose house received fi nancial assistance. In some destroyed the Manila Cathedral in 1645 was To a great extent, Solidum told Rap- was destroyed by natural calamities. areas, survivors opted to move in to what was then the third reno- at Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. pler during a briefi ng, the fact that many No construction The houses, however, should be their partially fi nished houses without vation of Manila Cathedral. If that fault line moves again, can it trigger buildings withstood the 1990 Luzon quake environment-friendly and can withstand windows and doors, exposing them to Aftershocks continued for about 5 the same disastrous effect in Manila as it did could be attributed to the enforcement of the The construction of 30,438 housing winds of up to 220 kilometers per hour the elements. days, causing more destruction. Around then? National Building Code, which was initially units with an approved budget of P2.131 and Intensity IV earthquakes. “Some construction materials were 600 Spaniards were reportedly killed “There have been many earthquakes enacted in 1972, years after the Ruby tower The permanent shelters must be built abandoned, destroyed [or] deteriorating. from the said earthquake, according to generated outside Manila but still severely collapsed. billion has yet to be “started and/or affected Manila. Reason would be the soft Unfortunately, people tend to skirt build- [the] funds [remained] unutilized due to in relocation sites identifi ed by the na- [W]ork delays in some areas are due to various historical accounts. sediments foundation of Manila which ing code requirements to save on costs when Second riskiest city in the world varying constraints and problems,” the tional government or local government scarcity of materials,” the COA said. would amplify shaking,” Solidum told Rap- building homes. Home to around 1.6 million people, the COA said. units “using locally available materials pler. Towards this end, Phivolcs and JICA Malacañang Palace, the Port of Manila and The report said the DSWD was sup- to revitalize local economy,” the COA Regular inspection Are Manileños ready? earlier this year launched "How Safe is My various historical sites, the City of Manila is said. “Our study would indicate that (if a major House? Self-check for Earthquake Safety." posed to build a total of 36,399 units highly vulnerable to earthquakes and other earthquake hits Metro Manila) Manila City This is a 12-point questionnaire homeowners worth P2.571 billion in areas ravaged by The DSWD also distributes cash To avoid these problems, the COA hazards. will have the second highest number in terms can use to assess the earthquake readiness of violent weather disturbances since 2011. aid amounting to up to P7,000 to each urged the DSWD to carry out “regular A 2013 study conducted by the Swiss of square meters for complete damage,” their house. (On Dec. 4, 2012, Typhoon “Pablo” resident whose house was partially ocular inspection to determine whether Re, a provider of risk transfer insurance, Solidum said. Complete damage could In areas like Manila where many structures made landfall in Mindanao, leaving damaged by storms and P10,000 each to project funds are utilized according to consider Manila as the second riskiest city either mean buildings are still standing but were built before the building code was en- owners of destroyed houses. the objectives of the program.” in the world, next to Tokyo. This is not only 1,607 dead, 834 missing and P37 billion completely ruined or they are totally leveled acted, structures like old churches will have because of fl oods but also because of its worth of damage to infrastructure and It may also provide P30,000 in cash It asked DSWD offi cials to submit to the ground. to be evaluated to see if they can withstand vulnerability to earthquakes. property. The year before, more than assistance “to augment resources of reports “duly supported with actual ac- Solidum explained that the only reason for earthquakes, the Phivolcs director said. Two major faultlines are located near the 1,400 people died from Sendong.) families in constructing houses in relo- complishments as well as the status of Quezon City being the fi rst is because they Solidum clarifi ed however that not all City of Manila. First is the West Valley Fault, cation sites provided for the purposes unoccupied shelters.” have bigger land and population. buildings built after 1972 followed the State auditors said the failure of the which experts believe could trigger a 7.2 Solidum added that the city of Manila will Building Code. And even those that followed DSWD to promptly start the shelter pro- and using locally available materials.” The audit team asked Soliman to order magnitude earthquake once it moves. Second also be second in terms of the number of may not be updated because the law is con- gram was “denying the disaster victims/ her fi eld offi cers not to release the cash is the fault line in Manila Trench, which may casualties should a 7.2 magnitude earthquake stantly changed and improved. benefi ciaries of the immediate access to Lack of support, feuds assistance until the relocation sites were cause 7.9 magnitude earthquake. strike. “If the buildings conform to the newest decent shelters.” already available. A 2004 study conducted by the Japan The city is preparing for the next big standard, then that’s better. It’s more appro- Problems regarding the titles of relo- “Supervise and monitor the proper International Cooperation Agency (JICA), The auditors said it might also lead one. On July 2, 2014, Manila organized a priate with new information,” Solidum said. the Metropolitan Manila Earthquake Impact to “construction materials/resources to cation sites, bad weather, lack of support implementation of the [housing] city-wide drill as part of the Offi ce of Civil He added, however, that buildings following Reduction Study (MMEIRS), indicated that possible misuse, losses and wastage.” from local government units, feud- program to enable the completion and Defense’s nationwide simultaneous earth- the early versions of the building code are an earthquake hitting Metro Manila could “[The delay in the] completion of the ing local politicians and the failure to proper utilization of core shelter units,” quake drill. still fi ne. destroy 40% of the buildings in the metropo- core shelter units is tantamount to fail- closely monitor the status of the project the COA said. According to city offi cials, 70% of the In 1977, then President Ferdinand Marcos lis and kill about 34,000. “In the case of unfi nished/unconstruct- establishments all over the city participated revised the existing National Building Code According to Philippine Institute of in the drill that simulated 7.2 and 7.9 magni- of the Philippines to make provisions more ed units reported in current/prior years, Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) tude earthquakes. updated and appropriate to the changing Divine Mercy Shrine demand from [local government units] director Renato Solidum, movement in the Drills are critical to test not only the city’s times. in Encinitas CA. concerned [that they] comply with their West Valley Fault will cause the most severe obligations as agreed upon in the MOA response capacity and the readiness of the In 2013, Senator Chiz Escudero fi led Be part of the story. (memorandum of agreement) with the residents but also existing communication Senate Bill 430 that mandates nationwide lines between different government units and inspection of buildings and imposition of 619.890.2789 DSWD,” it added. Volvo other groups that need to respond. stiff penalties to violators of the code. The In its scrutiny of the P449.4 million (Continued from page 12) Not everyone, however, took the Manila bill is still pending at the Senate. www.divinemercyshrine.org in trust funds for Sendong victims, the ogy as standard,” said Thomas Broberg, earthquake drill seriously. Instead of listen- Preparedness matters audit agency found out that P3 million ing to the local responders, many partici- No one can really predict when an earth- was used for the construction of the Senior Safety Advisor at Volvo Cars. pants took selfi es of themselves during the quake will hit the region or even the city, for Disaster Relief Operation building, also Note: IIHS did not test all Volvo Car drill. that matter. But with early preparations, not called the Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) models available in the U.S. market For preparedness, the importance of hav- only by the government, but by the public building. during 2014. The XC70 was not tested ing an evacuation plan, and actually knowing and private sector as well, its effects could “The construction of [the] CIU build- and the All-New XC90 had not been where evacuation centers are located, are be minimized, according to experts. launched in time to participate. also important, stressed by Solidum. The need to spread this critical message is ing was not one of the prioritized items “People should know what to do before, one of the reasons why Rappler put up Proj- identifi ed in the notice of transfer of during and after the earthquake. Part of the ect Agos, its platform for disaster manage- funds,” the COA said. plan should be [knowing] how you respond, ment and climate adaptation. Project Agos It reminded the DSWD that the fi nan- how you evacuate from the building and to is a collaborative platform that combines cial aid for the victims was intended How Bonifacio an open area,” said Solidum. top-down government action with bottom-up “purely and solely for the welfare of the (Continued from page 9) He said that buildings should be examined civic engagement to help communities learn immediate victims.” fi rst before going out and that there should about climate change adaptation and disaster “with other American colonial offi cials “[U]sing such fund for the construc- be a designated evacuation center so that risk reduction. and some conservative Filipinos, chose tion of the CIU building, which gener- help can easily be given. Project Agos aims to foster a community him (Rizal) as a model hero over other ally caters not only to the direct victims “The open area has to be a safer area,” that shares best practices and works together contestants – Aguinaldo too militant, Solidum stressed. “Shaking does not kill, towards achieving the zero casualty goal but to anybody under crisis situation, is Bonifacio too radical, Mabini unregen- collapsing buildings do,” Solidum explained. during disasters. The project harnesses contrary to the purpose of the creation erate.” This decision to sponsor Rizal Take the building code seriously online, mobile phone, and crowdsourcing of trust funds,” it added. was implemented with the passage of Beyond the earthquake drills, making technologies and social media to ensure that While it noted the CIU building’s im- the following Acts of the Philippine sure that buildings and houses are safe is critical information fl ows to those who need portance in providing psychosocial help critical to reducing potential casualties if a it before, during, and after a disaster. Commission: (1) Act No. 137 which to residents in times of crisis, the COA major earthquake hits the city, according to On November 17, 2014, Rappler, through organized the politico-military district said the construction of the building Solidum. Project Agos, organized a capacity building of Morong and named it the province of may be done using other funds. In an earlier interview, Director Solidum workshop for local disaster managers and Rizal “in honor of the most illustrious said that the reason why a number of build- civil society groups in Metro Manila on Filipino and the most illustrious Tagalog ings collapsed during the 1968 Casiguran the use of social media, mobile phone and Unreleased funds the islands had ever known, “ (2) Act quake is because of poor design and con- crowdsourcing technologies for disaster No.243 which authorized a public sub- struction, as no building code existed during management. It is the fi rst of a series of As of Dec. 31, 2013, or more than scription for the erection of a monument that time. workshops on the subject to be held in two years after Sendong ravaged several in honor or Rizal at the Luneta, and (3) “There are more buildings today than in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. provinces in Mindanao, the COA said Act No. 346 which set aside the anniver- 1645,” said Solidum. This could make the The project is supported by the Australian only P346.895 million, or 77 percent of effects of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake today Government. The Philippine Institute for sary of his death as a day of observance. the budget, had been released. all the more damaging. Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is In short, the victorious Americans In its report, the COA called the atten- Experience during the 1990 Luzon earth- also a Project Agos partner. wanted the Filipinos to emulate an Ilus- tion of the DSWD to its failure to prop- quake has shown that buildings built accord- To learn more about Project Agos, email trado who would just advocate reforms, erly report the use of P1.815 billion in ing to standards can withstand groundshak- [email protected]. - Rappler.com one who is against an armed uprising. DAP funds released to the department. It is no wonder that Rizal is depicted in In July, the Supreme Court struck his shrine at Luneta as one who is just down as unconstitutional the savings- standing passive, holding a book, just impounding mechanism introduced by looking scholarly; not fi ery advocating the Aquino administration to bankroll LIVE-IN NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER resistance. several big-ticket projects, such as road Moreover, for bogey’s sake, it should construction in the provinces. in Linda Vista Area also serve as warning that even if one State auditors said P1.315 billion of just merely agitates for reforms, one the DSWD’s DAP funds went to the could still be shot. Technical Education and Skills Devel- Once it was decided that Rizal was the Need a Female nanny/housekeeper to care for opment Authority for its government national hero, more than twelve years internship program, while P500 million after the Philippine Assembly approved 2 mos. old baby and 2-1/2 boy. was transferred to the Commission on Act No. 243, his shrine at Luneta was Higher Education for its cash assistance Boy goes to preschool M-F during the day. fi nally unveiled on December 30, 1913 program for students of state universi- during Rizal’s 17th death anniversary. It ties and colleges. With light housekeeping duties. is at kilometer zero, the starting point of “To date, the amounts remained unliq- all directions in the archipelago. uidated without any recorded liquidation Must have experienced caring for a baby. 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