March 2006, Vol. XXIV, No. 3 www.filipinostar.org Mudslide victims to receive more aid Catholic Relief Services (CRS) announces aid to Philippine victims, Panday Tinig spearheads local campaign with musical benefit March 26 News of the tragedy in Guinsagon, McGill, exit Ste. Catherine. Limited Leyte, have touched many people parking is available behind the church. around the world. The United States Donations of light refreshments will be immediately sent soldiers to help dig up appreciated. the mud and look for survivors, while In addition to the musical numbers to Canada sent its first response by be rendered by the Panday Tinig Choral pledging $300 000. Filipino-Canadians Ensemble, the following have from different parts of Canada also volunteered their time and talent: responded by holding many fund raising Romeo Pelareja, Dr.Gene Santander drives. In Montreal, the response is a Jonathan Pantaleon, Cherylyn Toca, little bit slower but now there are many Dr. Gene Santander, Ariel Tan, and different groups and associations who James de la Paz.Mrs. Natalie Pelausa want to collect donations for the will give a short talk about Leyte. victims. Their names and coordinates Voluntary donations will be welcome are included at the end of this article. during the presentation. Donors giving The Panday Tinig Choral Ensemble ten dollars ($10.00) or more can request has initiated a drive to bring together for a charitable receipt for income tax donors to the mudslide tragedy by purposes. inviting the community at large to a Over the years, the Panday Tinig musical benefit featuring local Filipino Choral Ensemble has organized, with artists. the cooperation of the Filipino This “happening” of sharing will be community, fund-raising activities for held at the downtown Dawson Hall, victims of natural disasters including Community Center, St. James United the Zambales Mt. Pinatubo volcanic Church on Sunday, March 26, from eruption (1991), the Lac St. Jean- 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The venue can be Saguenay flood (1996) and the South accessed through the 1440 St- Asia tsunami (2004). In addition, the Alexandre Street entrance between Ste. Ensemble has been donating money, Local residents and rescuers looking for survivors at the Guinsaugon landslide site in Southern Leyte Catherine and Mayor Streets via Métro (Ted Bonpin, CARE Philippines) Place des Arts, exit Bleury or Métro See Page 4 Mudslide

Children gather at the school front waiting for food rations at Liloan Elementary School evacuation center in The Panday Tinigh Choral Ensemble during one of their many popular concerts. At center are Edith Southern Leyte (Cristy Gallano, CRS/Philippines) Fedalizo, pianist, and Paul Imperial, musical director. Page 2 The North American Filipino Star March 2006 sponsor will donate a certain sum to An emerging new profession – the personal some charity. The indirect approach EDITORIAL is to refer you to professional support worker or P.A.B. (nursing aid) fundraisers who assist in raising The health care profession sure that its graduates will be given What is the role of money. Such advertising includes is undergoing tremendous changes. due credit when applying for a job charity in our life? promising solid profits, easy As we already know, our hospitals in any of the health care facilities in programs, proven and trusted and other health care centers have Quebec. It is also part of the Charity, philanthropy, alms, companies with long experience to provide services that are not College’s plans to collaborate not altruism, gifts, donations, (e.g. + 40 years experience), properly funded. There is a crisis only with the government but also volunteers - are all terms that refer excellent service and support. Major not only in the organization and with the professional bodies that to giving, whether in the form of institutions such as banks now administration of hospitals but also oversee the qualifications of money, goods or time. It brings up participate in fundraising by issuing in the development of human workers in order to make its images of the needy, the poor, those debit or credit cards where half the resources. program viable, credible, and who suffer from hunger or disease, normal bank fees go to a cause. In response to this felt need, distinctive from other schools that those who are affected by disaster The government is of course Gilmore College is developing new offer the same program. or war, those who rely on the involved in this billion-dollar programs to prepare future workers There are many terms used in generosity of the more fortunate. It enterprise, directly in the form of in the field. Knowing that there are referring to the nursing aid course. can also apply to a vast range of lotteries and indirectly in the form many caregivers who are nurses, In Quebec, it is known as P.A.B. causes such as curing diseases, of registering and approving teachers, midwives, (French name which means education, and conservation of charities. This includes tax breaks physiotherapists, and other related preposé(e) aux beneficiaries). ideas, places or institutions. Some for charitable trusts, foundations occupations, who are currently Sometimes, it is referred to as of the poorest people in the world in and non profit enterprises. The underemployed and enduring long patient care attendant, or hospital the developing as well as the registration of charities in many hours of domestic work in a very attendant. In Ontario, it is now developed countries benefit from countries – Canada, the UK, the US, demeaning field where they are referred to as PSW or personal charitable donations without which Australia – reduces the possibility of often subjected to some abuses, the support worker. The number of they would not survive. A part of fraud and also allows the administration of Gilmore College hours of theoretical training used to the charity goes to teach people how government to influence the way has embarked on the project of vary – from 45 hours to 80 hours, to become self sufficient – the idea charitable organizations operate – recruiting them to start their and two weekends of practical of furnishing not the fish but the for example the RSPCA (the Royal training in the Personal Support training. Now, the number of hours fishing pole. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Worker program. Since they are required is substantially greater, as Charity is a central part of most to Animals) was asked to put already trained academically and many as 830 hours in a of the world’s religions. In Christian human needs before animal pain. professionally in the Philippines, an government school. But this, of theology, for example, it is one of With the recent natural attempt to recognize their course, is based on training high the three theological virtues - loving disasters that have affected people experience and education will be kindness towards others. It is held in all walks of life, the idea of our one of Gilmore’s objectives to make See Page 6 PSW to be the ultimate of the human compassionate society is evident spirit because it is said to both and allows us to respond to glorify and reflect the nature of God. worldwide events when the need Divisoria cubao In its most extreme form, charity arises. Filipino Solidarity Cooperative can be self sacrificial. In the local Filipino-Canadian Charitable fundraising affects community in Montreal, there is a 4711 Van Horne Avenue, Montreal, QC H3W 18 all of us directly and indirectly, from number of associations which are Tel. 514-733-8915 raising funds through schools – involved in fund raising drives. schoolchildren selling chocolates Some of them use the money to More choices, • Barong Tagalog and personalized supplies or support basketball for the youth, or competitive prices! • Frozen/Refrigerated • Phone Cards washing cars; Churches – from to maintain the community center products • Health, Beauty and asking for direct donations to such as the FAMAS building. • Dry Goods Home Care earning funds from Bingo games; Others may be spending the money • Fruits & Vegetables Products Sports – walking, cycling, hiking for other good causes like • Canned Goods, Oil, • Ladies, Childlren’s marathons; Entertainment – scholarships but there is not Vinegar, Spices Wear everything from musicals to enough publicity done about them, • Juice, Soft Drinks, • Souvenirs circuses; Holiday Events – anything hence, we are not aware of the final Snacks • Miscellaneous new connected to Christmas, Easter, results of their charity efforts. • Rice, Cereals, items added daily birthdays, presentation cere- On the other hand, the Panday Noodles monies, Mother’s Day. You can Tinig is one organization that seems donate your car, your phone, to be more transparent as it is Tangkilikin ang sariling atin para umunlad merchandise – anything of value. always able to demonstrate where We are informed of these charity the money goes. The forthcoming Help yourself by supporting your own cooperative. appeals daily, through TV, charity drive is for the victims of the newspapers, radio, people we know, mud slide in Leyte. We hope that people we don’t, and of course the community will go to the concert lately through the Internet. The on March 26 in large numbers to direct approach on the Internet is if make it a success. you click on to a certain site, the Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi 4950 Queen Mary Road Penthouse (5th Floor) Tel.: 514-485-7861 Montreal, QC H3W 1X3 Fax: 514-485-3076 The N.A. 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How the Japanese were still fighting the The amount collected will be relief and recovery efforts of this many Filipino-Canadians know about Americans. Until now, it is actively announced at the end of the program. tragedy," said Roderick Carreon, the work it does and how it began? Why involved in working with the people Donations will be sent toBishop Chairperson of SIKLAB – Canada does it matter to know about who need its services. It works closely Precioso D. Cantillas of the Diocese of (Advance and Uphold the Rights of organizations that do something good to with other agencies such as NASSA Maasin, Leyte,whose jurisdiction Overseas Filipino Workers). others? (National Secretariat for Social Action), includes that of Guinsaugon. Explicit Filipinos are the fourth largest visible Unless one knows of someone who local government, but most specifically directions to use the money for the minority group in Canada, numbering has been helped by charity with the community churches and local mudslide victims and to send a close to 400,000. organizations, it is often not possible to parishes. financial report at a later date will "This is a case of simple government know much about them. After all, we A recent example of its charitable accompany the cheque to be sent by the neglect," says Diocson. "Even the sometimes take it for granted that work is the help it is set to give to those Panday Tinig group. Donations from Department of Environment and helping others whenever we can is part affected by the mud slide in people who are unable to attend the Natural Resources said yesterday the of our nature. However, the need to Guinsaugon, Leyte. CRS has pledged to concert will also be accepted by calling landslide was a tragedy waiting to publicize the good work of a specific send $280 000 aid of which $148 000 514-485-7281 (Edith Fedalizo) or e- happen," she added. charity may be a good thing as we are has already been raised. Red Cross mail: [email protected]. Diocson criticized Philippine making it possible to help others who statistics listed about 1 800 casualties. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) President Gloria Macapgal-Arroyo's may need its services and inform the There were 2000 families displaced, announced on March 1, 2006 that it anti-people policies that have expects to commit more than $280,000 aggravated and not solved the chronic to help victims of the recent mudslides economic crisis in the Philippines. She in the Philippines. More than one-third said more government spending is of this funding has already been raised. directed towards servicing the foreign Currently CRS and its partner Caritas debt than badly needed social and Philippines are providing rice, sleeping economic programs. An estimated 88% mats, soap and milk for children, of the population lives in poverty. among other essentials, to the countless According to the Philippine Daily families left homeless. Inquirer, the region has been the scene CRS is bringing its shelter expert, of natural disasters since 1749, when a Graham Saunders, to the affected volcano in the area erupted. Since region to develop a strategy for 1991, four deadly landslides and floods relocating more than 300 families to have also struck their region and permanent housing. Relocation of these claimed thousands of lives. families is a top priority for CRS and the "At the same time, we question claims construction of permanent houses will by the Philippine government that the begin in the next few weeks. Currently, mudslide was mainly due to illegal CRS and partner staff are searching for logging," states Carreon. "The real a safe location to begin construction. reason for the tragedy and others like it On Feb.17, entire villages in the are the large-scale logging operations Southern Leyte province in the mostly by foreign-owned companies Philippines were buried under more which have caused massive than a billion cubic meters of mud. The deforestation and environmental Philippine National Red Cross has damage all over the Philippines," he In Niger, CRS staffer Salha Amadou with families receiving food rations (CRS photo) reported 1,000 people confirmed added. missing and expects that number to Carreon pointed to government public that the money they donate is consisting of 10 000 individuals. Of rise, while damages are totaling policies of liberalization that, "give making a difference in alleviating this number, there are about 8 000 between $3 million and $4 million. foreign companies the right to plunder human suffering. This is the reason children. The Catholic community in the region the nation's natural resources at the why the Filipino Star interviewed the How does CRS operate? When a has responded quickly. Four parishes people's expense." executives of this organization to find disaster hits, CRS staff immediately are serving 2,000 families at 14 The group is setting up a trust fund out more about its humanitarian meets with NASSA (National Secretariat evacuation centers. in the Vancouver area to accept endeavours. Mr. Paul Eagle, Senior for Social Action) to plan its response. CRS has been working in the donations to be coursed to the disaster Media Advisor, arranged to have a They make joint visits to the disaster Philippines since 1945 when it area. Donations of $25 or more can telephone interview of the people who area and plan things together. launched relief and reconstruction also be made to SAPED-PCDI c/o 451 are involved with the work being done in Where do the funds come from? Who efforts in the wake of World War II. To Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A the Philippines. Mr. Pat Johns, Director are the people who run the this day, CRS continues to provide relief 1G7 and a tax receipt will be issued. of Emergency Operations, and Mr. Greg organization? CRS receives support to victims of natural and man-made For more information, please contact: Bastian, Regional Representative and from both private donors and emergencies, as well as supporting VANCOUVER: Cecilia Diocson Coordinator of Programs of Southeast governments. It is run by paid staff, ongoing programs in peace, health (NAPWC) or Ted Alcuitas (BC Commitee Asia, answered questions by telephone however, they receive modest salaries. education and job creation. for Human Rights in the and provided information relevant to In fact, Mr. Johns suggested that the Catholic Relief Services is the official Philippines) at: 604-215-1103 or e-mail: the mud slide victims as well as the employees could receive higher salaries international humanitarian agency of [email protected] various projects CRS supports. in the private sector but the people who the Catholic community in the United MONTREAL: Roderick Carreon CRS or Catholic Relief Services was work here have the devotion to serve States. The agency provides assistance (SIKLAB - Quebec) at: 514-344-2709 or founded in January 1943 by the others. to people in 99 countries and territories Joanne Vasquez (Philippine Women Catholic Bishops in the United States in CRS does not only help the poor based on need, regardless of race, Centre of Quebec) at: 514-659-4300 response to the hardships of the second during natural disasters but also work nationality or creed. TORONTO: Joy Sioson, Philippine world war. In the Philippines, it has with them in improving their daily lives To donate call 1-877-help-CRS or Women Centre of Ontario or Yolyn click on www.HelpCRS.org Valenzuela (SIKLAB - Ontario) at: In Canada, some Filipino-Canadian 416-878-8772 or e-mail: organizations sent a press release to the [email protected] Looking for someone Filipino Star but was too late for our MONTREAL: Roderick Carreon February edition. (SIKLAB - Quebec) at: 514-344-2709 or Filipino-Canadians gather Joanne Vasquez (Philippine Women Looking for a girlfriend between ages 40 to 50 donations for victims of Centre of Quebec) at: 514-659-4300 TORONTO: Joy Sioson, Philippine years old who is loyal and sincere, non-smoker, Leyte disaster Women Centre of Ontario or Yolyn health-conscious, slim, single or without young For immediate release: February 19, Valenzuela (SIKLAB - Ontario) at: children, height: 1m 45, for a serious relationship. If 2006 416-878-8772 or e-mail: A network of progressive Filipinos in [email protected] compatible,may be able to help secure work permit Canada is gathering donations for the In view of the scope of the charity for old age home but must have at least 10 years of victims of the recent Leyte disaster that work being done by CRS, the Filipino education, be able to converse in English Promises claimed an estimated 1,800 lives. Star Editor decided to carry on a "As the progressive Filipino Canadian telephone interview of their executives to keep replies confidential community in Canada we extend our to get information which may be useful Write to P.O. Box 75, Cote-St-Luc Station, deepest sympathies to the families of and encourage others to collaborate in those 1,800 people killed in the solving the age-old problem of poverty. Montreal, QC H4V 1H8, Canada mudslide in Guinsaugon, Leyte, www.filipinostar.org The North American Filipino Star March 2006 Page 5 through the following programs: by increasing the productivity of crops this knowledge to partner institutions assesses philanthropic organizations PEACE AND RECONCILIATION and improving domestic marketing and staff within and outside of the for adherence to it's guidelines CRS Philippines works towards strategies. In September 2004, CRS Philippines. promoting ethical practices. achieving sustainable peace, justice started preparations for the In 2004, RLC conducted fifty training #1999 Compass Award: Catholic and reconciliation among Indigenuous implementation of a new initiative workshops and twenty microfinance Relief Services was awarded the 1999 People, Muslims and Christians in called Landcare Project in partnership conferences and assessments. It Compass Award for Global Leadership Mindanao. The Peace and Reconcilia- with the International Center for strategically supports over 20 for exceptional relief work in Kosovo, tion program continued peace building Agriculture Research in Agroforestry microfinance partners collectively Central America, India and East Timor. efforts with the diverse peoples and (ICRAF) and the Southeast Asia serving more than 250 000 clients. A #1999 James J. Norris Medal: the local partner organizations in the Research Center for Agriculture key component of the learning self-sacrificing personnel of Catholic conflict affected areas. The program (SEARCA). CRS became the new organization model used by RLCs that Relief Services were awarded the 1999 benefited from the improved political partner of Australian Center for partners share in the responsibility to James J. Norris Medal for Distinguished environment in Mindanao with the International Agricultural Research identifying priority needs and Service on Behalf of Refugees. redeclaration of ceasefire between the (ACIAR) and the Australian Agen cy for opportunities and designing the #Chesapeake Family News Magazine: Philippine government and the Moro International Development (AUSAID). response to those needs. In its 2002 issue, this magazine Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The The project aims to scale up the 3) The Microfinance Alliance Fund nominated Catholic Relief Services as resumption of the formal peace talks Landcare system and establish a provides poor women in Southeast Asia one of the top 20 family-friendly encouraged the rebuilding of network composed of organizations access to loans through institutions workplaces. In evaluating area communities affected by the all-out war engaged in the project. It utilizes an engaged in microlending. MAF is a joint businesses, the Chesapeake Family in 2003. Moreover, the work in building ongoing participatory action learning project of CRS, Catholic Organization News Magazine considered flexibility in capacities among the partners is being research process that identifies and for Relief and Development (CORDAID), work arrangements and scheduling, sustained with the strong collaboration shares best practices on the Landcare and International Solidarity for childcare and family benefits and of the program with the “Agong Peace approach. Development and Investment (SIDI). whether the atmosphere was genuinely Partners” network, a group of MICROFINANCE As of September 2004 alone, MAF family-friendly. It's good to know that organizations involved in promoting The CRS Philippines Matching Grant provided loans amounting to P20.5 CRS is among the top 20! peace and development in Mindanao. co-funded by the United States Agency million ($375 000) to three microfinance #2001 Smart Money Magazine Smart AGRICULTURE/NATURAL RESOURCE for International Development seeks to institutions. This brought the total Money Magazine ranked Catholic Relief MANAGEMENT alleviate poverty by transforming number of partners to twenty Services as the third most efficient The Agriculture/Natural Resource microfinance programs into viable organizations situated in Cambodia, charity among international relief Management program aims to improve institutions to help poor borrowers gain Indonesia, and the Philippines reaching agencies. Rankings reflect its low livelihoods of resource-poor farm access to loans. This goal is an estimated 30,000 poor, mostly fundraising cost that enables it to direct families through participatory accomplished through the following women, borrowers. over 91% of its budget directly to the community-based planning and institutions: HEALTH programs and to spend over 93% of management of natural resources and 1) RISE - Responsible Investment for CRS Philippines health program aims contributions in the year received. agricultural areas. CRS program also Solidarity and Empowerment. CRS to improve the health status of the poor #November 2001 Chronicle of promotes peacebuilding approaches to along with four other local non- vulnerable and marginalized groups by Philanthropy: CRS was named the 95th reduce conflict over natural resources government organizations (NGO) and increasing access to quality health care. best charity out of 400 total, in and environmental exploitation microfinance institutions (MFI), The four-year Maguindanao Child Chronicle of Philanthropy's Top 400 affecting Indigenous Peoples, Muslims, established the RISE finance company Survival Project (MCSP) co-funded by Philanthropy List. The agency was Christians in lowland and upland in 2000. Since then, it provides the United States Agency for ranked as #10 in the international relief International Development (USAID) and agency category. CRS had four interventions - #November 2001 NonProfit Times: pneumonia case management, diarrhea CRS was ranked 31st out of a possible case management, breastfeeding and 100 best charities reviewed by the nutrition, and expanded program on publication. immunization. The project improved #2000 Non-Profit Organization of the the health status of nearly 14,000 Year - Catholic Relief Services was under-five children and over 24,000 recognized by the Direct Marketing women of reproductive age in five Association for outstanding achieve- municipalities of Maguindanao. The ment as a non-profit organization for project also mobilized the communities the use of direct response marketing to to build three “barangray” (village) advance its mission and raise funds. health stations and thirty health and It is evident that CRS has an nutrition posts that provide more important role to play in the accessible health services in far flung development of the Philippines. In view communities. of the numerous problems hampering How does CRS compare to other the economic growth of the country, charity organizations? A list of awards there is a need for more non-profit it received may give the reader an idea organizations and grassroots movement Vegetable vendors in Meulaboh, Indonesia, are able to sell their wares again, thanks to of its reputation as one of the most to collaborate in making sure that the small loans provided by CRS livelihood rehabilitation programs. (CRS Photo) reliable service organizations: Filipino people are made aware of the farming communities. wholesale loan services to #2005 Caritas Flame of Hope Award - need to participate actively and The FARMER project is an integrated predominantly low income rural Catholic Charities saluted CRS work creatively in finding solutions to the rural development initiative designed to women. RISE released more than P12.2 around the world to bring the very core problems of corruption, poverty, and promote sustainable livelihood in million ($217 0000) in loans benefitting of Christianity to millions suffering from environmental degradation. But how do upland watershed areas. More than close to 17 000 borrowers in 2004. natural disasters as well as human we make many more people aware not 3,000 farmers actively participated in 2) Regional Lerning Centre (RLC) - cruelty and injustice. only of their rights but also of their implementing the project through four Complementing the loan component, #2003 American Institute of responsibilities as a good citizen? For partner organizations. the Regional Learning Center builds the Philanthropy - Catholic Relief Services example, how do we teach simple The United States Department of organizational capacities of was named a Top-Rated Charity by AIP lessons of cleanliness? 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That The democratic system, as referred requires all of us to build a world with to by Dr Vaclav Havel earlier, shared responsibilities, shared benefits “presumes” that “enlightened self- and shared values.” interest” is good for everyone, but there More and more Quebecers may be a different perspective in other “cultures” that see such enlightened are against climatic self-interest as the “tyranny of the change in solidarity with majority” or as in much of world today, organic farms here as the “tyranny of the wealthy.” Often, Isaac T. Goodine the key factor is the quality of Montreal, 14 March 2006- leadership. In certain instances, Équiterre launched today the 11th Why leaders should have a world view professional leadership in the form of season of Agricultural network So, Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan has start? military coups and dictatorships are supported by ASC. This year, 107 been arrested—again, and charged with In the 1930s, the American preferred if society presumes that its organic farms form part of this network; attempting to overthrow the President of president, Theodore Roosevelt, spoke of people are self-destructive and 82 among them will deliver organic the Philippines—again. As a Colonel, he an "Ananias Club" as a unique anarchistic and, left to their own baskets. The 8 600 harvests are was a hero of the Peoples’ Power gathering of liars. It would be a place devices, will eventually ruin society. available to supply around 24 000 Movement when he led the troops that where nobody trusted anybody and One reason that people pursue people with vegetables such as overthrew President Marcos, and when everybody would try to cheat somebody. worldviews is to gain control and radishes, local meat, to mitigate their corruption took hold again under the Ananias was a member of the early orientation. They often think that there impact on climatic changes. When these new administration he was “credited” Christian church at Jerusalem. He and is a fixed way the world is, and if they family farms display their spring with leading a Military Coup to force his wife, Sapphira, brought money to know how it is, they could better control seedlings, citizens who are interested President Aquino to undertake some the church treasury. They said it was the outcomes and know their place in to participate are invited to register and reforms. When she merely reshuffled the whole payment for land they had the entire scheme of things. The idea to buy their part of the harvest which her cabinet, Gringo declared it a “dance sold, but it was only part. God punished that acquiring more knowledge of the goes to the distribution centers each of thieves” and pressed for more them because of the falsehood. Their world allows us more control over our week in one of the 350 drop off points in substantial action. After prison, he story is told in Acts 5 in the Bible. circumstances makes sense, if taken 13 regions of Quebec. became a Senator, and served in the But what is to become of the from a local frame of reference. Many More and more Quebec families opposition. Now, charges have been laid globalization process if the spread of people who seek a greater choose to have a farm, not only to taste that he and others “conspired to systemic corruption continues to understanding of the world try to fresh organic products but also to overthrow the Arroyo government”. This undermine the integrity system? What expand the value of using local demonstrate a concrete gesture for the is a non-bailable capital offence good are alliances and agreements on knowledge. They go far beyond the local benefit of the environment. 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www.filipinostar.org March 2006 The North American Filipino Star Page 9 Winter Weekend Camping at Tamaracouta camping. to make a campfire, to build and igloo We also played some outside games and how hard it is to prepare and cook By Robert Araneta scouts learned how to cook eggs and that I never even heard about. During the food, to share with other people and My name is Robert Kevin Araneta sausages for breakfast. It was fun doing the night we gathered around a hike in the snow. I learned how long (not Robert Peter Araneta which was this plus the food we cooked ourselves campfire and told jokes and stories hiking could take.” printed in error in a newspaper tasted even better. together. Scout Master Akila even Jean-Matthew E. Sarto: “I learned recently) and this is my first time being We set up our stuff to go hiking taught us how to cook eggs on a how to survive in some places were a Scout. The reason why I joined the through the woods. Our Scout Master, Scouts is because I wanted to Akila, has divided our group into two. experience what my father experienced during his younger years. Last week, myself and my fellow Boy Scouts went camping at the Tamaracouta Scout Reserve north of Montreal. The Tamaracouta Scout Reserve was opened as a Scout Camp in 1912. The fund for this opening was provided by a group of generous citizens led by Colonel E.A. Whitehead. The property used to be a farm that belonged to the Dawson family of Mille Isles. The name “Tamara” was created due to the large He gave a scout leader for each group, number of Tamarack trees; and the John-Christopher Pimentel and myself. It was a long and very tiring walk. We climbed steeped hills and we went campfire. there’s no buildings, no electrical through snow. The snow was so deep I learned how to make an igloo and objects… I learned how to tie a knot: that everyone (most especially me) was a hangman’s knot. I had a great time hangman’s knot. I learned new games sinking and falling! I even got my boots inside and outside of the Lodge. Here is and I learned how to cook eggs on a soaking wet and filled with water after I stick. I have experienced falling off a tried to help someone up. But it was all small bridge and being rescued.” worth it. We took a break once in a Christian San Miguel: “I learned while and play around the snow. We how to make a knot and to play Games even saw and experienced a situation of the Generals. I enjoy making an ice word “couta” means body of water in when someone fell off a bridge (it wasn’t cave and a campfire. I like playing dart, Native language. a big fall). The victim was fine when he poker and camping games.” Tamaracouta Scout Reserve is the was rescued. Tommy: “I learned how to survive, oldest Scout Camp in the world. When we reached back to the Lodge to make knots, to make a igloo, to cook, Hosting thousands of Scout members and played board games. I introduced learn how to use my compass, learn from around the world every year. my fellow scouts to a new game called new activities, learn how to cook eggs When I first arrived there I thought Game of the Generals. This was actually what my scouts wrote to me about the on a stick, and more…” an old game that my Dad taught me. My camping in their own words: John-Sylvester: “I learned to make Dad played long time ago when he was Ira: “I learned how to make a snow a hangman’s knot. I had so much fun playing games inside and sliding with a tube outside. I learned how to cut fruits. I enjoy staying up late around the fire and telling stories and jokes. I had fun making friends in the cabin. But I expected that were never gonna be busy. But we had so much fun playing inside and making the igloo. Arthur John Mayo: “I learned how to make knots. I enjoyed the walk on for sure that it’s going to be pretty… the mountains. I enjoyed making an unpleasant. The place we slept was igloo. called the Lodge. It had a fireplace, a Kurt: “I learned to make knots and bare kitchen, several bunk beds lined playing Games of the General. I enjoyed up against the walls, and no making the ice cave and I like playing bathrooms. You’d have to walk 100 outside, sliding down with the tube. I meters to a bathroom. So at night you learned how to make food and to serve would have to plan for your bathroom the food to my friends.” walk before getting to bed. Scouting is about making friends, This camping trip was going to be cave and I learned how to cook discipline, helping others, and learning very interesting, so I thought. But still in high school back in the marshmallow. I learn how to slide in the a thing or two about the wilderness. overall, the weekend turned out to be Philippines. He often mentioned the fact big mountain and I learned how to That’s what I also learned. one of the best times of my life. that the inventor of this was a high make toast. I learned how to hike and I I can’t wait for our next camping My fellow Scouts and I had a lot of school classmate of his who was the learned how to dig. I learned many trip in the summer. It’ll be awesome. fun there. Our adventure would start game’s first grandmaster. The game is things.” somewhere around dawn but first we not too popular these days but we John-Christopher Pimentel: “I needed breakfast to start the day. Some certainly had a lot of fun with it during learned how to do the hangman’s knot, 21 mars Journée internationale pour l’élimination Lise Thériault de la discrimination raciale Ministre de l’Immigration et des Communautés Face au racisme, c’est tolérance zéro! culturelles

www.filipinostar.org Page 10 The North American Filipino Star March 2006 the baptism into the Christian faith of Rajah Humabon and his wife TOURISM Juana with 800 followers, and Fort San Pedro, the oldest and smallest THE ISLAND OF VISAYAS Spanish fort in the country, which The Festival Islands was built on the orders of Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de The Visayas: Legazpi in 1565. The Visayas is a group of islands Carcar: between Luzon and Mindanao. The town, south of Cebu City, has many main islands are Samar, Panay, preserved Castillian houses, Negros, Cebu and Leyte, the latter gardens and churches. The Chapel famous as the island first sighted by of the Last Supper in Mandaue City

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the Spanish explorer Ferdinand features hand-carved life-size Magellan in the 16th century and as statues of Christ and his apostles the landing point for the American dating back to Spanish times. The liberation forces in 1944. Samar Magellan Monument on Mactan and Leyte are linked by the San Island was raised in 1886 to mark Juanico Bridge, the longest in the the spot where Magellan died, felled country. by the fierce chieftain, Datu Lapu- Cebu City: Lapu, who refused to submit to the is the main resort of the Visayas. Spanish conquerors. There is also a Cebu is the most densely populated monument to Datu Lapu-Lapu island, a commercial centre with an honouring him as the first Filipino international harbour, and the patriot. Maribago is the centre of

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A Bohol also offers handsome white cross planted by Magellan himself sites there are popular hotels, survey considered its powdery-fine sand beaches and pretty secluded over 450 years ago to commemorate beach clubs and resorts. www.filipinostar.org Page 11 March 2006 The North American Filipino Star coves, accessible via good roads. Experts Foresaw Tragedy in Philippines disaster, but other conservationists The island is a coconut-growing have discounted that, given the size danger. Last year, officials started a area and its local handicrafts are MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 24, of the landslide and the rain that three-year program to make a more mostly of woven materials: grass 2006 (AP) Experts knew the farming preceded it. detailed map. mats, hats and baskets. Baclayon village of Guinsaugon sat atop a "It's unlikely that any past In January, regional geologists Church merits a visit, as it is major earthquake fault and were deforestation _ legal or illegal _ has decided to include St. Bernard probably the oldest stone church in planning to issue a warning when a really played a significant role in town, which has 30 villages the Philippines, dating back to landslide buried nearly all its causing that landslide," said Patrick including Guinsaugon, among 1595. The island can be reached by residents. Durst, senior forestry officer with areas to be surveyed for the new plane or ferry. The air journey from But it appears that heavy rain _ the U.N. Food and Agriculture map this year because of the high Cebu to Tagbilaran takes 40 not an earthquake _ caused the Organization. possibility of landslides. minutes. Ferries go from Cebu to cascade of mud and boulders from "There really is not much debate "Unfortunately, the landslide Tagbilaran or Tubigon, another port Mount Kan-abag. No survivors have over whether tree cover could have struck before the plan got under north of the capital been found since the first hours held it in place. From what we know way," Tumonong said. Cebu Fort San Pedro after the disaster on Leyte island, about the rainfall, it's quite clear President Gloria Macapagal and more than 1,000 people are what happened," he said. Arroyo ordered the release of $1.5 feared dead. Rather than focusing on logging million this week to speed the Rampant illegal logging, harsh bans or reforestation campaigns, development of new maps. weather, unstable terrain and the government should be looking St. Bernard Mayor Maria Lim bureaucratic shortcomings have at how to better identify hazardous said she had been told of the fault raised concerns that the tragedy areas and consider moving that runs beneath the island, but could be repeated elsewhere. endangered communities, Durst did not think it triggered the The Philippines is on the Pacific said. monstrous landslide. There was a "Ring of Fire," a sprawling region But forcing people to move isn't minor earthquake in the area last where earthquakes and volcanic easy. week, but it occurred after the activity are common. Leyte, an Many poor villagers living on or avalanche. impoverished island 420 miles near mountains say they have "The truth is we did not know southeast of Manila, lies on nowhere to go and would lose their Boracay Beach, Boracay Island that the landslide would hit," Lim unstable ground straddling the livelihood. When geologists warned said. "Nobody knew." Philippine Fault, which zigzags from that villages near Guinsaugon were Disasters are not new to Leyte. north to south along the in danger of landslides, Lim ordered A flash flood swept down from archipelago. them cleared of people; some the hills into Ormoc city on the In 2003, government geologists refused to go. western side of the island in 1991, listed more than 80 percent of Leyte "I had to call in the army," Lim killing about 6,000 people. A 2003 as prone to geological hazards like said. landslide in San Francisco, landslides. Now just a muddy wasteland southern Leyte, killed 133. Seven "Geologically, it is underlain by studded with boulders, Guinsaugon road workers died in a landslide in volcanic rocks characterized by should be turned into a cemetery or Sogod town five days before nearby intense fracturing and weathering, a memorial to remind others of the Guinsaugon's tragedy. which makes it unstable and cost of living in a hazardous zone, Environmentalists, led by susceptible to mass movement," the she said. Department of Environment and Greenpeace, have accused the government of failing to do enough Cebu Sinulog Festival Natural Resources said in a statement issued the day after the to prevent the disaster by refusing “...The greatest need of the future Feb. 17 landslide. to enforce a nationwide logging ban Government geologist Malin and putting measures in place to is for more and better leaders in Tumonong said the landslide "was a protect communities like all fields of human endeavour-- disaster waiting to happen in some Guinsaugon from flash floods or leaders who will have the ways." landslides. knowledge, courage, conviction "Our tectonic setting is ripe for "If the government were serious and human understanding to cope many geological hazards like to begin with, we could have with the problems of a shrinking earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, avoided a repeat of this type of world, freer trade, the population disaster," said Von Hernandez, flooding and landslides," she said. explosion and the need for campaign director for Greenpeace A "geo-hazard map" showing improved living conditions for landslide-prone regions in the Southeast Asia. He suggested that widespread all.” Cebu’s Sinulog Festival Philippines has been around for years, but it is not detailed enough logging _ which can leave soil (Excerpt from the book “Leaders Leading to indicate which towns are in unstable _ contributed to the Leaders by Isaac T. Goodine.) Anton Rupert

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Wowowee is Back! his ex-wife, beauteous actress-TV host Carmina Villaroel, before hand of his Wowowee, the “deadly” noontime intention to come out. When finally he show on ABS-CBN is back!The program made a grand comeback last March 11, exactly five weeks after the stampede at Ultra sports complex in Pasig City on Heart Evangelista have been actually February 4 during the show’s first If America has Oprah Winfrey, the going steady for the past five months. anniversary show where 71 people were Philippines has Kris Aquino. Both are His confession contradicts Heart’s killed and over! 300 others were hugely popular, enormously rich and earlier pronouncement that they are injured. Host Willie Revillame, who was very influential. Both billed as Queen of just dating. Lately there have been last seen on national TV sobbing after Talk, they carved their names on unconfirmed reports that Heart, a the deadly stampede, is back in his television. Kris hosts the daily game sheltered girl from a well-to-do family, is usual bubbly and gregarious ways. show Game Ka Na Ba? and the weekly now living in a condo against the wishes ABS-CBN bigwigs, led by Charo- entertainment talk show The Buzz, both of her parents. During a recent press Santos-Concio, were seen clapping and on ABS-CBN. Kris endorses a wide conference to promote the Manny visibly enjoying the return of one of the string of products, from cellphones and Pacquiao biopic, where he plays the role network’s biggest programs. A few days malls, to drinks and cosmetics. Now of the boxing idol, Echo dismissed the before “Wowowee’s comeback, the there’s even a Kris Aquino Fragrance by rumors that Heart is pregnant. "It’s National Bureau of Investigation had Bench, which was launched on the TV funny and ridiculous. It’s not true." He recommended the filing of criminal superstar’s birthday last February 14. said he and Heart are “careful.” For charges against 12 officers and To complete the packaging of Kris as the him, “it’s kasal muna bago baby." Echo employees of the ABS-CBN Oprah Winfrey of the Philippines, ABS- launched his new career as a singer Broadcasting Corp., including Ms. CBN has launched a magazine named with a concert in Kuala Lumpur last Santos-Concio, executive vice after her, K. But to her multitude of month. He wrote a song for Heart, titled president; Maria Socorro Vidanes, fans, K won’t be another O until she You’re So Beautiful, which was his senior vice president of the television starts giving away cars, diamonds, special gift to her on her birthday on production department; Cipriano designer shoes and bags, as the original Valentine’s Day. "She’s the first girl I "Rene" Luspo, assistant vice president did, all Carmina could say was, “Good Oprah periodically does. Wait till Willie wrote a song for,” says Echo. “She’s very and head of security; and Revillame. for him.” If you will recall, Rustom and Regine and Ogie special to me." The couple is preparing Only time will tell whether the five-week Carmina got married in civil rites on for the second episode of their TV show absence from the boob tube could June 24, 1998. But months later, Mum About 'Affair' Panday on ABS-CBN. exorcise the demons of the Ultra Carmina filed a petition to annul their stampede. marriage, saying that she had been Wedding Bells for Rustom Comes Out undergoing psychological stress because of Rustom’s “over- Juday? of the Closet protectiveness, jealousy, low-sex drive Actor Rustom Padilla has decided to and insecurity.” Rustom belied come out of the closet. In a stunning Carmina’s statements, insisting that revelation on national TV, the older Carmina had failed to bear a child brother of Robin “Bad Boy” Padilla, because they were very busy with their confessed that he is gay. He made the respective movie careers and that she confession on the popular reality TV was taking contraceptives. In June show Pinoy Big Brother, where he is a 2002 the Pasig Regional Trial Court contestant. Tears were shed and annulled the marriage on the ground of emotions were high during his “private psychological incapacity on the part of confession” to housemate K! Carmina. Keanna Reeves. His fellow contestants “Wowowee” Revillame hears about it. admired his courage and the public at THE Valentine concert of Regine large accepted Rustom’s real self. There Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid further were reports that Rustom had informed Showbiz circles are abuzz with fueled speculations that there’s more rumors that real life lovers Ryan than friendship that binds the two close Agoncillo and Judy Ann Santos will be friends. The two had appeared together tying the knot in January next year. in previous concerts. The irrepressible Showbiz wags say the couple consulted Rico J. Puno, who was a guest their managers about their projects so performer in the Valentine show at the they would have an idea if they could Araneta Coliseum, kept on teasing push through with their plans. Juday is Regine and Ogie during the concert. But currently appearing on a soap opera the couple would neither deny nor with Piolo Pascual (Sa Piling Mo) while confirm Rico’s pointed jokes and Ryan is waiting for call slips to start insinuations. They preferred to just work, also on a soap titled Bituing laugh off Rico’s “naughtiness.” One of Walang Ningning with Sarah Geronimo. their favorite duet pieces is Ogie’s Both shows are on ABS-CBN. Juday’s popular composition Bakit Ngayon Ka contract with ABS-CBN will expire Lang? Ogie’s Australian wife and two sometime in July. Ryan is not daughters are living in Sydney, committed exclusively to the network. Australia. Regine has been loveless According to rumors, the lovers plan to since her brief romance with singer live as ordinary couple in the United Ariel Rivera, who is now married to TV States after their marriage and, after a host Gelli de Belen. year, if there are still offers would consider making a comeback. Juday’s Echo Spills the Beans mom was surprised but she won’t even oppose the rumored marriage. She said LAST month Jericho Rosales she’s been telling Juday that at 28 it’s surprised the media when he publicly about time to start thinking about her admitted that he and rumored girlfriend own happiness. She finds Ryann a good

wwww.filipinostar.org March 2006 The North American Filipino Star Page 19 influence to her daughter as Juday now the heels of the box-office success of the goes home early and saves her comedy-horror flick, "D'Anothers," the earnings. comedian-TV host inked a new, three- Susan on a Comeback

she clinched the deal with Manny for the latter's bio-pic. We heard Robin Padilla is being eyed to portray picture deal with Star Cinema. Vhong is Pacquiao on the big screen, but Manny Erstwhile Movie Queen Susan set to start a new project with ABS- reportedly wants Jericho Rosales to star Roces is planning to make a comeback, CBN's film arm which will pair him in the bio-pic, so ABS-CBN can help in according to no less than the manager anew with his "D'Anothers" co-star and the publicity. Joel Lamangan is being of Fernando Poe Jr.’s widow. Susan "Wazzup, Wazzup" co-host Toni tapped to direct the project, while Roy recently agreed to appear in a guest role Gonzaga. The movie will be a remake of coy and tame compared to the revealing Iglesias will be commissioned to write on Quizon Avenue, a sitcom on ABS- "X-44," the local agent a la poses of other more daring celebrities. the script. As for Manny's wife, Jinky, CBN topbilled by Comedy King and James Bond, popularized by action star Angel said that it's very flaterring we heard that Kristine Hermosa or close friend Dolphy. Is this a sign that Toni Ferrer. We were told that Star because she’s not classified as a sexy Angelika de la Cruz is being considered we would be seeing more of Susan on Cinema had gotten the go-signal from actress. “I remember when the first time to play the role. TV and in the movies? "That’s her plan,” Tony Ferrer to produce a remake of "X- they included me in the poll, I was Dolor Guevarra, who acts as Susan’s 44," with Vhong in the lead role. The number 10. then moved up to number Richard shares his talent manager. "She wants to keep movie will again be directed by Joyce 6, and now Im on number one spot." herself busy, bukod pa sa nami-miss na Bernal, who was also at the helm of blessings What makes her sexy? "Honestly, I don't rin niya ang pagharap sa kamera." If "D'Anothers." Vhong, who was know. Kasi if you'd ask me personally, I she’s not busy with showbiz, Susan can accompanied by his manager, Chito don't find myself sexy. Sa akin , when I be seen in street demonstrations and Roño, when he signed his new contract dress up or move, wala lang . It's just protest actions calling for the with Star Cinema early this week, is my normal self. Sabi naman nila, the resignation or ouster (whichever comes excited about his upcoming project. more na nagpipilit kang mag-project na first) of President Gloria Macapagal- Vhong said he is familiar with the sexy, the more na hindi ka nagiging Arroyo. character of Agent X-44, so portraying sexy sa mata ng iba ." But no doubt, the detective on the big screen is Angel's macho fans are all agog over her Angel is FHM's something that he really looks forward figure-hugging Darna costume which to. Sexiest Woman prominently displays her physical assets. After playing second fiddle to FLT secures Pacquiao Richard Gutierrez in Mulawin , another Angel Locsin, who plays the life story GMA-7 production, Angel rose to full high-flying super-heroine in the TV Don't look now, but producer stardom when she was selected to blockbuster fantaserye Darna, is the Rose Flaminiano of FLT Films pulled a reprise the Darna role, which was top choice of FHM readers as the fast one over other producers by previously played by Vilma Santos, country's sexiest woman. She bested securing the life story of boxing champ Anjanette Agbayari, Nanette Medved, FHM favorites like Francine Prieto, Manny Pacquiao, who came home Rio Locsin and Gina Pareno. No matter how busy he is with Diana Zubiri, Aubrey Miles and Cindy triumphant from his boxing rematch his commitments, Richard Gutierrez Kurleto. What makes Angel's feat with Mexican Erik Morales. Mommy surprising is the fact that her pictorials Vhong as Agent X-44 Rose even flew to Las Vegas to watch in the men's magazine were relatively the Pacquiao-Morales fight. While there, See Page Richard Vhong Navarro is on a roll. On RIZ ET NOUILLES RICE & NOODLES 6080 Cote des Neiges (near Linton) Montreal, QC H3S 1Z7 514-731-7788 / 514-731-1343

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A Blow to Press From Page 19 Richard Freedom vowed to do more charity work this year. In fact, he started it on his 22nd Media Release: The Philippines birthday last Jan. 21, when he visited March 14, 2006 the residents of Boys Town at its 23- Acquittal in Filipino journalist’s murder hectare compound in Marikina City. case ‘blow to press freedom’, says IFJ Boys Town houses more than 500 The International Federation of residents that do not only include young Journalists (IFJ) expressed boys, but also senior citizens, girls and disappointment at the acquittal of the kids. Richard gave a special party at the man accused of killing radio journalist Activity Center, complete with food, a Elpidio “Ely” Binoya at a regional trial magician and give-aways. Richard is court in Mindanao, the Philippines. undoubtedly one of the busiest young “Simply put, the Arroyo government actors in showbiz today. Last year, he Burning Video on CD-R is not doing enough to bring journalists’ had two box office hits to his name – "Let killers to justice, and this latest decision Clients are wise to ask for a Encoding the Love Begin" and "Mulawin: The in the courts is another blow to press demo when they want to hire a The raw video you edit is Movie" – plus the top-rating fantasy- freedom in the Philippines,” said videographer for their event. I often send probably in the DV format or, for you action series on GMA 7, "Sugo." He will Christopher Warren, IFJ president. them a 10 minute highlights of a analogs out there, some other format be seen on the big screen anew in the Judge Oscar Noel, of Regional Trial wedding on VHS tape and mail them. that is not suitable for distribution. In romance drama, "I Will Always Love Court Branch 35, who oversaw the case, Mailing a VHS tape is expensive (around order to view the video on another You," the Valentine's Day offering of said the prosecution failed to present $4.50 depending where the location is). computer, it will be necessary to GMA Films where he stars with his strong evidence against the accused, The solution is to burn a CD or DVD recompress it with a software codec. perennial love team, Angel Locsin Ephraim “Toto” Englis and acquitted which drastically reduce the mail MPEG-4 is the latest and greatest and him on March 6, 2006. expense to $1.00! seems to be one of the best options Gov't puts up P5-M Englis, a former policeman of All new computers out of the available. Our only caution is that it is, General Santos City, is the chief of bounty for Honasan box today contain all the equipment and as we mentioned, the latest and Barangay Datal Tampal in Malungan (3RD UPDATE) THE GOVERNMENT power necessary to play video from the greatest. This means you need a fairly town in Saranggani. has offered a five-million-peso bounty built-in CD-ROM or DVD drive.The only speedy (500MHz or better) computer to On June 17, 2004, Binoya, satellite for the capture of former senator problem is the format compatibility. play it back . We'd recommend you try station manager of DZRH Radyo Natin Gregorio Honasan, accused of Format encoding by means of the default (Our Radio) in Malungon, was riding a involvement in a failed mutiny in 2003. Just because we put a video file Windows Media settings using perhaps motorcycle to work when two The reward would be paid for on a universal media format does not the version 7 encoder (version 9 is the unidentified men shot him in Upper information leading to the "surrender, mean that it can be played back by just newest). This way, you'll be as Labay, General Santos City. Before his arrest or capture" of army colonel- any computer. CDs will fit into both compatible as possible, while still death, Binoya criticised local politicians, turned-politician Honasan, Interior Macs and PCs, but the data on the disc getting some fine looking results. Select including Englis in his radio show. Secretary Ronaldo Puno told reporters might not be compatible with one or the a template in your editing application Binoya’s family and colleagues Thursday. other. How can we be sure that that hits about a 1-2 Mbps data rate. claim that some influential people are A total of three million pesos in everybody can play back the video? That would be far too high for the protecting Englis. rewards was also offered for six other What's the most universal format? Internet, but it'll be just right for CD. “We call on the government to prove suspects, whose pictures appeared in The two most obvious formats Burning Your CD-ROM its resolve to defend press freedom by posters to be put up by police in public are Microsoft .avi (or WMV) and Apple's Your CD-ROM creating software seriously going after the killers of places, including markets, barber shops QuickTime .mov. QuickTime (QT) is a probably came with your CD burner. journalists and pursuing the cases filed and bus terminals. free download for anyone (about 11MB) There are a variety of different programs, against suspects who were arrested,” The Department of Justice on and works on both PCs and Macs. The but they all work in similar ways: drag said Jose Torres Jr., chairman of the March 1 filed coup d'etat charges omnipresence of the Windows operating the files you want burned from your Commission for the Protection of against Honasan and his alleged system means that, whether you like it hard drive to a blank CD-R and select Journalists of the National Union of accomplices before the Makati regional or not, the vast majority of computer burn or record. Since we are just Journalists of the Philippines, an court, which issued the arrest warrants. users will already have some form of the burning a data CD, it doesn't have to be affiliate of the IFJ. "We will look for him [Honasan] and Microsoft Windows Media Player in any special format. The Philippines is the second most arrest him," Philippine National Police installed. And although it will make Mac Perhaps you might be dangerous country in the world for (PNP) spokesman Senior Superintendent users cranky, they can also download wondering why I use CD-R instead of journalists, after Iraq. Since 1986, 76 Samuel Pagdilao said, adding police the Windows Media Player (7MB). The DVD which has 4.7 g of storage compare journalists have been killed in the units nationwide have been alerted free Real player is also an option that to 800 meg on a CD. I burn my finish Philippines, of these 76 cases, only one about the arrest order. works on Macs, PCs and Linux boxes. Of product on DVD which will store 2 hours has been successfully prosecuted. He warned the public against course, you can always include the of high quality video to my customers Already this year, two journalists "harboring these wanted offenders." player software on the CD you but if I only needed a 10 minute demo, a have been shot dead. On January 20, Honasan has been at large since the distribute. While this will eliminate half CD-R (+R) is economical to use. 2006, unidentified gunmen riding government named him as a leader of of your problem (the downloading half), motorcycles shot radio-journalist, Rolly the alleged February 24 coup plot, you'll still annoy the heck out of anyone Happy shooting folks! Canete, three times in the back whilst which prompted President Gloria who has to install the new software. It's walking home at Purak Bakaw in Macapagal-Arroyo to declare a week- not a perfect world, so you're just going Al Abdon - Video Hollywood Junkies to have to hold your breath, pick a (514) 264-8706 format and plunge in. See Page 22 Honasan

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www.filipinostar.org March 2006 Page 21 The North American Filipino Star of health management will no longer be new trade rankings show it is now our “one size fits all” as is still currently the 8th largest market overall. case, but instead, where health care Tomorrow, the Prime Minister and would be tailored to the unique New Zealand Trade and Enterprise characteristics of each individual. officials with meet the Philippines' So if you are in your golden years, brewing and beverages company San enjoy that occasional cup of java. If you Miguel. are younger, well then perhaps coffee Helen Clark said she was keen to may be good for you. If only you knew if encourage San Miguel, which already you were a fast or a slow metabolizer. had an investment in New Zealand through its holding in Australian-based Students and trade National Dairy Foods, to invest more in sought from Philippines New Zealand. MANILA - More agreements between The New Zealand delegation is also New Zealand and Philippines seeking to explore areas where there Your Heart and Your Coffee educational institutions could massively could be mutually beneficial The effects of coffee on human metabolizers. In contrast, there is boost the number of Filipino students partnerships with New Zealand health have been discussed, debated another group of people who are born to coming to New Zealand, Prime Minister companies. and studied over many years, and yet we be slow metabolizers because of their Helen Clark says. Helen Clark's visit is the first remain divided on the issue. The different genetic profile. Slow Helen Clark yesterday oversaw the dedicated bilateral visit to the medical literature remains equivocal on metabolizers neutralize caffeine only signing of a memorandum of Philippines by a New Zealand prime the subject, some reports saying that slowly. understanding between the Universal minister in 20 years. The trip coincides coffee is unhealthy overall; while some The results of the study are College of Learning's (UCOL) Wanganui with the 40th anniversary of diplomatic other reports claiming that coffee has intriguing. First, coffee, even at more design school and the Philippines' De La relations between the two countries. important benefits in the fight against than 4 cups a day, had no effect on the Salle College of St Benilde. On Tuesday she addressed the Asia- the big three – cancer, diabetes and risk of heart attacks in fast UCOL is seeking to encourage De La Pacific Interfaith Dialogue, before heart disease. In my last column, I metabolizers. In contrast, 2 or more Salle students to take up full fee-paying holding bilateral meetings with wrote about the protective effects coffee- cups a day for the slow metabolizers post-graduate study in New Zealand. In Philippines president Gloria Macapagal- drinking can have against breast cancer increased their risk by up to 1.6-times. return it will contribute towards Arroyo. in women carrying a specific genetic The difference in risk between the fast teaching staff also completing post- Unemployment up as profile. In this article, the subject once and slow metabolizers remained the graduate study at UCOL. more is coffee, this time on its same regardless of cigarette-smoking. UCOL's director of international industry jobs shrink association with the risk of having a What was interesting was that after the business, Bruce Osborne told NZPA New first-time heart attack. age of 59, coffee no longer had any effect Zealand was an attractive market to A SHRINKING industrial sector To begin, I cite an article published on the slow metabolizers either. In other many Asian students owing to the fact pushed up the Philippines’ in 2005 in the Journal of Cardiovascular words, only in younger individuals who that once they finished their study, they unemployment rate in January from a Nursing written by a group based in are slow metabolizers was coffee a risk were allowed to stay in the country if year ago, National Statistics Office data Zurich, Switzerland. After studying all factor. Astonishingly, when the cut-off they found a job. showed Wednesday. that has been reported in the medical age was lowered to 50, the risk factor for About 8000 Filipinos study overseas About 8.1 percent of the country’s literature concerning possible the younger slow metabolizers climbed each year. Only about 10 per cent go to labor force found no jobs, according to relationships between coffee-drinking to 4-times higher than the reference New Zealand. Helen Clark said she was the latest Labor Force Survey. and heart disease, the authors conclude group. And finally, even more striking keen on New Zealand institutions The jobless rate stood at 7.4 percent last that there is no clear link between coffee was the observation that coffee at just a capturing a bigger chunk of that market October, and at 7.3 percent in January consumption and the risk of heart cup a day cut by half the risk of heart by pursuing agreements similar to last year. attacks or the prevalence of attacks in fast metabolizers 59 years old UCOL's. The latest jobless rate puts the hypertension. They actually make the and below. "In the past the Filipino students number of unemployed Filipinos at 2.8 startling claim that habitual moderate The reasons behind the effects of that came here were the occasional one million. coffee intake may even be good for the coffee remain unexplained. Coffee who was on a New Zealand aid Agricultural employment rose by heart. contains not just caffeine but many scholarship, but these days I think we 475,000 jobs, or 4.2 percent, from a year In a recently published article on other components that may or may not could expect to see a flood of young earlier to 11.8 million. the topic (Journal of the American have biological effects. One such group people through these collaborative But the increase in the number of Medical Association, issue of March 8, of chemicals found naturally in coffee is relationships." jobs created by the agriculture sector 2006), a collaborative group of scientists called diterpenoids. Diterpenoids are She said Filipinos traditionally was owing to the “increase in unpaid from the University of Toronto, Harvard known to increase blood cholesterol. looked to the United States for overseas family workers,” the NSO said. University, and the Universidad de Interestingly, paper coffee filters education, but that was changing. Services jobs also increased 2.4 Costa Rica reported that four cups of effectively trap and remove diterpenoids Helen Clark is hoping her three-day percent to 15.67 million. coffee per day may either increase or from brewed coffee. In this study, 90% trip to the Philippines will give New A total of 95,000 jobs, however, were decrease the risk of a first-time heart of the participants drank paper-filtered Zealand's healthy trade relationship lost in the industrial sector—including attack depending on the individual’s coffee such that the presence of with the country an additional boost. 73,000 in construction—reducing genetic profile. The study was done in diterpenoids was not an issue. The It is already New Zealand's largest employment there to 4.88 million. Costa Rica involving over 4000 patients. authors suggest that caffeine that export market in southeast Asia and Briefly, between 1994 and 2004, men remains in the bloodstream for longer and women who had a first-time heart periods may be responsible for the attack were recruited to join the study. increased risk in slow metabolizers. An equal number of healthy individuals However, this does not explain why older who have never had heart problems people are no longer affected by coffee- were also recruited to serve as the drinking, even if they were slow reference group. Their medical histories metabolizers. This theory also does not as well as their daily life habits were explain why coffee was actually recorded carefully and then analyzed for protective in fast metabolizers below 59 any trends, patterns or associations. years of age. During the analysis of the data, the All these reports on coffee remind scientists isolated the effects of coffee me of the little rhyme that we used to from the usual risk factors for heart recite in the days when I was in grade Under new owners: 4715 Van Horne disease such as smoking, proportion of school: “No more coffee, no more tea; Jocelyn Galaura body fat, physical activity, diabetes, diet, milk and eggs are good for me.” Well, it (near Plamondon Metro) etc. In other words, the results reflect is not so simple anymore. Coffee might Antoun Al-Haddad Tel.: 514-344-9999 only the effects of coffee – nothing else. in fact be protective for the young if they In addition to lifestyle and medical are fast metabolizers. Tea might have histories, the participants in the study virtues that we don’t know about. In were also grouped according to whether contrast, eggs are rich in cholesterol and they were slow or fast metabolizers of might present a problem to those coffee. This requires explanation. When genetically predisposed to have high we drink coffee, the caffeine that enters blood cholesterol. Some people are also our bloodstream is neutralized or allergic to milk; in fact, most adult detoxified by the liver. The Asians are unable to tolerate the form of detoxification products are passed into sugar found in milk. Medical scientists the urine. There is a group of people, are now beginning to tackle the who because of their genetic profile or challenge of genetic diversity among genotype are able to detoxify caffeine people. Some are talking about very rapidly. We call them fast “personalized” programs, where the rule

www.filipinostar.org Page 22 The North American Filipino Star March 2006 testify. He is in a very good frame of college and later entered the movie Ousted Philippine leader takes stand mind," the spokesman said. industry. He often portrayed tough Estrada has repeatedly insisted guys avenging the poor, making him in corruption trial that he is innocent and that he was hugely popular among the masses. Ousted Philippine leader A throng of journalists and illegally toppled by "mob rule" in 2001, He later used his good looks Joseph Estrada took the witness stand cameramen jostled outside the when a military-backed popular revolt and fame to enter politics, first as a for the first time in his corruption trial, courthouse to interview or record the pushed him from office and installed small town mayor in 1967 and later challenging accusations he plundered former movie action star, who remains Arroyo. becoming a senator and a vice 80 million dollars while in office. hugely popular among the majority Estrada was expected to rebut all president in the 1990s. poor in the Philippines. the charges "point by point" and In 1998, he took the Smiling and wearing a traditional expound on an alleged conspiracy by presidency by a landslide, winning Filipino formal shirt, Estrada appeared Arroyo and the elite and the "reasons with the biggest margin in the history relaxed and waved to supporters who why he was removed from office," of the Philippines. packed the courtroom, including high Dilangalen said. Fondly called Erap or "friend", school classmates and fans. "The facts are there, he will just lay Estrada still commands a large Anti-riot police units as well as it down before the Filipino people and following, and his popularity ratings members of the elite Special Action the court," he stressed. are higher than that of Arroyo. Force secured the perimeter of the Estrada lawyer Rufus Rodriguez added: From Page 20 Honasan court as Estrada supporters also began "The people do not believe there is a massing up outside for protest later in case against Erap (Estrada's long state of national emergency. the day. nickname). Defense lawyers believe his The military has also launched a Estrada is the 79th and final witness of testimony will be the coup de grace that nationwide manhunt for Honasan, a the defense panel in his trial, which has will put the prosecution case to death." former Army colonel who led seven dragged on for five years. Special state prosecutor Dennis failed coup attempts in the late 1980s He was ousted in a military-backed Villa Ignacio said they did not expect against former president Corazon popular revolt in 2001 after his Estrada to say anything new, adding Aquino, who also offered a five-million- impeachment trial in Congress broke that the government believes it has an peso bounty for Honasan then. down. He was replaced by his then vice air-tight case against him. He was thrown into prison but president Gloria Arroyo, who finished The only chance for Estrada to later given amnesty in 1995, the last three years of his term. escape the charges he said "would be a whereupon he joined politics and was If convicted of the charges, Estrada change in government that will be more eventually elected to the Senate. could be jailed for life or given the death receptive to his plight." Honasan's six-co accused are penalty. Estrada's camp concedes that the case retired Navy Captain Felix Turingan, a Estrada aides on Tuesday said the was political in nature, with the odds classmate of Honasan in the Philippine Military Academy; Philippine Some 1,000 policemen secured 68-year-old former leader has spurned stacked again him. Guardians Brotherhood Inc. (PGBI) routes leading to the special a fresh reconciliation bid by Arroyo. "We can only hope that the court will members Virgilio Briones, Ernesto Sandiganbayan anti-graft court in "He wants no reconciliation while not be carried by the political Macahiya, and Romeo Lazo; and suburban Quezon city north of Manila the case is pending," Estrada atmosphere (and) not be carried away Honasan aides George Duldulao, and as Estrada's convoy made its way from spokesman Didagen Dilangalen said. by the wishes of Malacanang (the one Lina Reyes. a vacation home outside the capital He is "emotionally, psychologically, presidential palace," Dilangalen said. where he has been under house arrest and physically prepared to testify in his The black sheep of the family, for the past two years. behalf (Wednesday). He is dying to Estrada in his teens dropped out from

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