Msgr. Gutierrez Dr. Ofelia Dirige Balik Tanaw Got Food and Drink? Weight Control: Eat Right Armando Goyena: A Rare .. p 11 and Be Active .. p 5 Breed of Movie Talent.. p 13 March 25 - 31, 2011 Chinese automaker to invest $8M in Phl assembly plant Great Wall Motor, one of China’s leading car makers will Filipinos are # 1 charity givers The Philippine-Mexican Connection: invest $8 million for the assem- bly of Chinese vehicles in the in Asia, Mastercard says country. (From Good News Philip- Priests, Soldiers and Seamen pines) Filipinos are the top by Riz A. Oades, PhD charity givers in Asia and Africa. This is the result of The late Dr. Riz Oades was Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and Center for the latest MasterCard Survey Asian Studies, San Diego State University. He pioneered courses such as AS 460, “Contem- on Ethical Spending con- porary Issues in Filipino American Communities.” He was also Co-Founder, President and ducted from September 13 to CEO of Kalusugan Community Services; columnist in the Asian Journal; and Vice Chair- November 11, 2010, involv- man of the Council of Philippine American Organizations (COPAO). ing 10,502 consumers in 24 The Haval 5 SUV by Great Wall countries in Asia and Africa. Geographically and In the survey, the Philip- A typhoon victim gets aid The Board of Investments pines topped the most chari- old and above (57%) and ethnically speaking, the (BOI) announced that GWM’s table category at 68% fol- married (51%). Philippines is an Asian assembly facility will be done in partnership with Allen Roxas of lowed by Hong Kong, 66%, Women (50%) tend to do- country. But the Filipi- The so-called Manila Galleon (“Nao de China” or “Nao de Aca- Malaysia, 63% and Indone- nate more than men (48%). State Motor Corp. nos’ religious and politi- pulco”) brought porcelain, silk, ivory, spices, and myriad other ex- GWM is China’s fi rst private sia, 62%. Also, 61% of consumers in cal beliefs are based on otic goods from China to Mexico in exchange for New World silver. Among respondents from the Asia-Pacifi c bought items automobile enterprise listed (It is estimated that as much as one-third of the silver mined in New in the Hong Kong Stock Ex- Asia-Pacifi c, the most chari- specifi cally because theywere Western culture. The Spain and Peru went to the Far East.) On the return leg, the precious table consumers are 55 years Filipinos of today are a Asian wares traveled across the Pacifi c, via the Philippines (colo- change. The company has 30 (Continued on page 19) blend of four infl uences nized by Spain in the late sixteenth century), to Acapulco on Mexico’s subsidiaries. There are already three Chi- -- Malayan, Chinese, west coast. -- Source: The Manila Galleon Trade (1565–1815) | The- matic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan nese auto manufacturers that are Spanish, and American. Museum of Art part of the Motor Vehicle De- Ilocos Norte is featured Christianity has been velopment Program (MVDP). the strongest infl uence and maintained a period maintained J.L. PheIan. The three fi rms who registered as participants of the MVDP for on TIME’s Global Adviser in the Philippines , and of two-and-a-half centu- The Hispanization of the 2010 are Jianghuai Automobile this was brought to the (From Good News Philip- ries of political and com- Philippines, “but local Co. Ltd., GWM and Chonging pines) -- Ilocos Norte takes islands by Spanish mis- mercial contacts - inevita- conditions often stub- Astronautic Motorcycle Manu- centerstage in TIME maga- sionaries and conquista- bly bringing the far-fl ung bornly resisted Mex- facturing Co. Ltd. (BASHAN). zine’s Global Adviser section dores. ican-oriented legisla- JAC entered into a techni- in a feature article written tion.” This proposition cal licensing agreement with by Hans Villarica entitled JAC Automobile International “Five Reasons to Visit Ilocos With Mexico as a is true in many cases but Philippines Inc. for the supply Norte.” base of operation, Spain not in all. There are two of KD kits, KD parts and com- The article reads as fol- gradually unifi ed the sides of the coin. Span- ponents for the assemble and lows: islands administratively, ish activity in Mexico manufacture of one ton to three Bound to the west by the Paoay’s Church of San Agustin ton light trucks. JAC said it will introduced Catholicism provided some experi- start full production by January South China Sea and to the in a massive scale with ence that was profi tably east by the imposing Gran Boracay. Daily, hour-long next year. Cordillera Central moun- fl ights connect Manila to adaptions to local scene, applied in the coloniza- Likewise, JAC said they tain range, the Philippine Ilocos Norte’s capital Laoag, tion of the Philippines. will manufacture and assemble provinces of Ilocos Norte but the area still manages to trucks and buses with Jianhuai “The relatively peaceful Automobile. BOI said that if and neighboring Ilocos Sur feel far from the tourist trail. character of the military combine the cultural allure Here are fi ve of the top JAC will be successful in this of old Manila and the natural attractions. conquest itself is an out- venture and sell 1,000 units of beauty of holiday hot spot Jar (Tibor), probably 18th standing case in point.” buses and trucks annually then (Continued on page 19) century Puebla, Tin-enameled wrote Phelan. Mexican they will again partner with earthenware Jainghuai Automobile for the precedents also proved assembly and manufacture of Radiation Monitors Continue to Con- colony into the orbit helpful in the organiza- passenger cars. fi rm That No Radiation Levels of Con- of Western civilization tion of Filipino labor as JAC is a company listed in (eduction, arts. sciences. some of the worst ex- the Shanghai stock exchange cern Have Reached the United States languages and customs) cesses of the encomien- and has been a comprehen- WASHINGTON, from which they have not da and repartimiento sive automaker with full line 3/22/2011 – During a de- independent brand vehicles in tailed analysis of four west departed since the 16th (draft labor) were avoid- China. It has an annual pro- coast RadNet air monitor century. ed when these institu- duction capacity of more than fi lters, the U.S. Environ- tions were transplanted 500,000 units. mental Protection Agency Bureaucrats in Spain to the Philippines. BASHAN on the other hand (EPA) identifi ed trace had a habit of treating the has Racal Motor Assembly amounts of radioactive Corp. as its local partner for mo- iodine, cesium, and tel- Philippine colony as if it The Mexican experi- torcycles parts and components. lurium consistent with the were another province of ence also provided the BASHAN has an annual capacity of 500,000 units with Japanese nuclear incident. Virgin of the Immaculate Mexico. “Administrative- missionaries with perti- These levels are consistent ly the islands did form an nent models. The sacra- a market oriented to Argentina, Conception, 18th century. 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