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Msgr. Gutierrez Miles Beauchamp Ofelia Dirige Sacrifi ce - p. 8 Night worries and Filipino Forum: Human laughs - p. 6 Traffi cking in the Ameri- cas, the PHL - p.4 JuneJune 27-July 27-July 3, 2014 3, 2014 The original and first Asian Journal in America PRST STD U.S. Postage Paid Philippine Radio San Diego’s first and only Asian Filipino weekly publication and a multi-award winning newspaper! Online+Digital+Print Editions to best serve you! Permit No. 203 AM 1450 550 E. 8th St., Ste. 6, National City, San Diego County CA USA 91950 | Ph: 619.474.0588 | Fx: 619.474.0373 | Email: [email protected] | www.asianjournalusa.com Chula Vista M-F 7-8 PM CA 91910 Pinoys in US weigh in on PH dispute vs China ABS CBN News | SAN China bares new map covering FRANCISCO, 6/20/2014 – South San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico: Recent reports of develop- Kalayaan Islands ments and reclamation by Camille Diola, Philstar. Going abroad in a matter of minutes both China and the Philip- com | MANILA, 6/23/2014— pines in the disputed areas are only expected to heighten China recently released a new By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. vertical version of the map of tensions in the West Philip- its so-called territory encom- Publisher & Editor pine Sea. passing contentious areas San Diego Asian Journal The Philippines has for- mally fi led complaints against claimed by the Philippines The Original and First Asian Journal In America and other neighboring states. China, saying the latter is China state news agency Last in a series of two articles building facilities, even an air- Xinhua reported that the new San Diego, California strip, in some of the reefs the map printed by the Hunan Philippines claims it owns. Map Publishing House was December 18, 2004 But the Philippines and the recognized by State Bureau US are also reportedly plan- of Surveying and Mapping ning to turn one of the dis- Geographic Information. puted areas into a naval base The map is the fi rst large and proceeding with the US format full vertical version and Philippine naval exercises there this month. (Continued on page 15) As the Philippines asks hile in San Diego, a tourist can go "abroad” in a matter of minutes by simply a U.N. tribunal to speed up crossing the U.S. - Mexico border south of the city. They can go by car or by its appeal for the dispute to Enrile: Too old to jail? Wfoot. Some park their car on the U.S. side of the border for seven to ten dollars be addressed diplomatically, the whole day, and walk across the border to downtown Tijuana just a mile away. some Filipinos in America by Nikko Dizon, Inquirer. weigh in on the seemingly net | TOKYO, 6/25/2014 They hesitate to bring never-ending confl ict. —President Aquino on Tues- their cars because of wild At the San Francisco day said jailers should be con- stories that tell of Mexican Philippine Consulate recently, siderate toward the 90-year- authorities who jail erring the community welcomed the old Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile tourists for mere traffi c new consul general – Henry when he is arrested on plunder violations. Yet the tales are Bensurto, Jr., an expert on charges stemming from his simply not true at all. Oth- West Philippine Sea affairs. alleged misuse of the Priority ers who decide to leave He was part of the team Development Assistance Fund their cars simply would that was instrumental in fi ling (PDAF). want to avoid the hassle of the arbitration case against “It seems there should be said at a press conference. lining up their vehicles for China. consideration to that, that is Aquino recalled that when thirty minutes to an hour "Once the disputes are an established fact … I’m sure he was in the Senate with to get through customs and settled through arbitration it the courts are cognizant of Enrile, the latter was already immigration authorities will not only benefi t us but fulfi lling the obligations but reading with a magnifying when they go back to the it will also benefi t the other at the same time, having as glass and constantly used eye U.S. literal countries in the region," a factor the advanced age of drops. This is only true during peak hours and holidays when the traffi c going back to the said Bensurto. "It will also Senator Enrile,” the President (Continued on page 15) United States is usually heavy. Mexican authorities don’t usually check people coming into provide stability in terms of their country, unless it is very necessary. Those who have "dared” to bring their car can global trade because the South have peace of mind by buying Mexican Insurance at the border for only $7, good for 24 China Sea is where you have Pope in Philippines on Jan.15 (Continued on page 2) 60 percent of global trade CBCPforlife.com | MA- passing through. You would NILA, June 24, 2014— Pope want principals of freedom Francis will set foot on Philip- Social Enterprises Can Stop of navigation guaranteed and pine soil for the fi rst time on ensured.” January 15 next year, accord- the Widening Gap Between Despite China’s resistance ing to a Catholic news report. to arbitration, the Consul Gen- It will be a single trip to the Haves and the Have-Nots eral believes that the Philip- the Philippines and Sri Lanka by Ernie Delfi n pines is moving in the right where he will fi rst arrive on direction in settling its dispute January 13, the coordinator of “Every economic and political theory or action with China. Sri Lankan migrants in Italy must set about providing each inhabitant of the planet "We have always been on confi rmed. with the minimum wherewithal to live in dignity and the right track,” said Ben- In a recent interview with freedom, with the possibility of supporting a family, surto. “Because all of the the Catholic News Agency, (Continued on page 6) methodologies we have done Monsignor Nevin Perera Changing Lives poster used a photo taken by British-Filipino for ourselves are all within revealed that after the 2-day actor Rachel Grant who has become a Human Nature Global Am- the context and parameters of bassador. - See more at: http://www.gk1canada.com (Continued on page 15) (Continued on page 7) San Diego Presentation : June 28, Dinner Presentation (Sat. 4pm-5pm) And June 29 Lunch Presentation (Sun 12pm-1pm), Please Call (619) 254-7057 For Venue Details. Page 2 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com June 27-July 3, 2014 Tijuana, where they would try to cross the border again and again until they become successful. Should public Our Life & Times I would then take my visitors to the Legal Buzz A Monthly Forum hosted by and for the Fili- State Border Park at the corner of the schools teach pino American Community of San Diego Mexican border and the Pacifi c Ocean. by Atty. Dennis Chua When one looks at the border near Chinese, too? the beach from the park, they can see Law Offi ces of Chua Tinsay & Vega by Simeon G. Silverio Jr. groups of illegal aliens milling on the www.ctvattys.com ABS-CBNnews.com | MANILA, side of Mexico. A single border patrol Read Atty. Dennis Chua’s previous articles by visiting 5/5/2014 – Some schools in the country, Read Sim Silverio’s previous articles by visiting our would be standing on the American side, our website at www.asianjournalusa.com such as the Immaculate Conception website at www.asianjournalusa.com and one would just surmise that as soon Academy and Xavier School in San as the border patrol leaves his post to Juan, have been teaching the Chinese take a break, the illegal aliens would language on top of English and Filipino. dash across the border along the beach Hope for Certain Illegal But should public schools follow suit? Going abroad in a matter of minutes as soon as the immigration authorities’ Education Secretary Armin Luistro backs are turned. Immigrants thinks so. (Continued from page 1) California. Because of its proximity to The Department of Education Mexico, San Ysidro looks like a Mexi- (DepEd) has added Chinese to its 2012 Curious sight By Dennis E. Chua, Esq. they would be able to lead normal lives hours. They can go not only can town, with small buildings made of Special Program in Foreign Language without fear of deportation. However, to Tijuana but to the sce- clay and business signs all in Spanish. It (SPFL) summer training courses for One curious sight in this park is the On June 15, 2012, President Obama the grant of a request for deferred action is again a strange land inside the United teachers from selected public schools, nic beaches of Rosarito and group of families having picnics. Their announced that its administration will will not give these individuals perma- States; a Mexican town in an American which is ongoing until May 22. Ensenada. They are located relatives would be on the Tijuana side stop deporting illegal immigrants who nent residency or will it grant them City. The program already includes Span- of the fence while those from San Diego entered the country as children. These US citizenship. It is therefore NOT just a few miles away form While in San Ysidro, I never fail to ish, French, Japanese, and German stay on the San Diego side.