JUNE 2018 Filipino Heritage Month www.filipinosmakingwaves.com April 2018 VOL. 7, NO. 04 TORONTO, CANADA R. Estaris Wins; Many Farm Jobs in Canada Enverga Loses; Are Unfilled, Says Official Villarin Cut Out • The community wit- of Mississauga Centre. nessed how Filipino The painful part of the election aspirants fared news of her loss was during the initial phase that most Filipino voters of the run-up to the June went for her opponent, 7 election in Ontario. On Tanya Granic Allen, who Sunday, April 8, Ramon won the contest on Sat- Estaris clinched the Lib- urday, on April 21. eral Party nomination • Filipino lawyer Antonio for York Centre, becom- Villarin was among the Lily M. Hammer, president and CEO of A&L Hammer Workforce ing its official standard aspirants swept out of Management (back to camera) meets with would-be job applicants bearer for MPP the race by Doug Ford, at her company's training center in Toronto on Sunday, April 15. (member of provincial PHOTOS BY ROMY MARQUEZ the leader of Ontario parliament) in the riding Progressive Conserva- The problem is worsened "The labor shortage in agri- • Rosemer Enverga was tives, even before he By Teresa M. Torralba by illegal job recruiters culture in Canada is so not as lucky. The widow could join the nomina- Workers in many farms in who lure applicants - their huge," says Lily M. Ham- finished fourth among tion contest. Instead of Canada are so much in de- potential victims - through mer, president and CEO of four nominees of the popular voting, the PC mand that employment postings in social media A&L Hammer Workforce Ontario Progressive leadership appointed an agencies have a hard time such as Facebook. Management Conservatives for MPP (Continued on page 4) coping with the need. (Continued on page 4) Filipino Marathoner Makes . But While Jobs Are On Hand, It to the Top of the World A&L Hammer Turns to Asian A Filipino cancer survivor managed to chalk up some record by completing in record time a marathon Countries for Farm Workers 42.195 kilometers long in sub-zero temperature, thus becoming the first Filipino to finish the FWD North TORONTO - What had been scrapped by its chief pro- decided to shift sourcing intended to help reduce ponent in Canada. trainees and laborers from Pole Marathon. All the while, Louie Sangalang was joblessness in the Philip- On Saturday, April 21, Ms. China and Southeast Asian waving the Philippine flag even as he reached the top pines through the employ- Lily M. Hammer, president countries such as Cambo- of the world - the Geographic North Pole. ment of Filipino farm work- and CEO of A&L Hammer dia, Malaysia, Thailand, and (Full story on page 13) ers in Ontario has been Workforce Management, (Continued on page 5) THE PHILIPPINES' NO. 1 FAST-FOOD CHAIN Hurray, Jollibee's in Town! By Riley Mendoza Jollibee Gets a Visit Recent non-political events from Premier Wynne in the community have raised the profile of Filipi- Earlier this month on April and pie! nos in Ontario province, 5, Ontario Premier Kath- particularly in Greater To- leen Wynne joined hun- “This is delicious. I can see ronto Area where a large dreds of people as they why everybody is lining Filipino population lives waited in line for a deli- up!” the Premier remarked and works. cious meal at Ontario’s to local media. I'm referring to the opening first location of Jollibee. of Jollibee, the popular fast- When asked what this food chain in the Philip- Premier Wynne was joined opening means for the pines that took Toronto by by local MPP Soo Wong community, Premier storm early this month. and MPP Mitzie Hunter as Wynne said “I think this generated an awareness of how Filipinos are per- they toured Jollibee, met must be a really strong re- Coverage by both main- about the homeland and its ceived. with the infamous mascot minder of home because stream and local media has people - an awareness that and most importantly, this is about food and the might break the stereotype (Continued on page 5) tried some fried chicken (Continued on page 5) Page 2 APRIL 2018 Filipinos Making WAV ES Factory and Thousand Islands Playhouse present PRAIRIE NURSE Written by Marie Beath Badian Directed by Sue Miner April 21 – May 13, 2018 Factory Theatre concludes another Belinda Corpuz (Anak, Kaldero / successful season under the leader- Carlos Bulosan Theatre, Through ship of Artistic Director Nina Lee the Bamboo / Soulpepper) as the Aquino and Managing Director Jon- fresh-faced Filipino nurse, Purifica- athan Heppner with Marie Beath cion “Puring” Saberon; Bob Curry Badian’s PRAIRIE NURSE, a farci- Fellowship Award-winning actor cal account of real-life events, di- and comedian Isabel Kanaan rected by Sue Miner in the Main- (Anak / Carlos Bulosan Theatre,Hey space April 21 – May 13, 2018. This ‘90s Kids, You’re Old / North Ameri- co-production with Thousand Is- can tour) as Indepencia “Penny” lands Playhouse will run in Ga- Uy, a 25 year-old Filipino nurse nanoque this summer. who arrives in Saskatchewan via California; and, making his profes- It’s winter in the prairies, late sional stage debut, Matt Shaw (The 1960s. Two young nurses, just off Diddlin’ Bibbles / Toronto Fringe, the plane from the Philippines, ar- Comedy Bar, Toronto Sketch Come- rive at a rural hospital in Arbor- dy Festival, King John / Shake- field, Saskatchewan – population speare Bash’d) as Wilfred “Wilf” 300. No one can tell the two nurses Klassen, hospital tech by day, hock- apart; including the dim-witted lab ey goalie by night. technician at the hospital who falls in love with one of them but acci- The cast also includes multi award- dentally courts both. Homesick- winning actor and director Layne ness, unfamiliar customs, and amo- Coleman (Peace River Country / rous advances complicate the Tarragon Theatre, Freud / Harold women’s lives. Green Jewish Theatre Company, Hooked / Theatre Pass Muraille) as A culture-clashing comedy of er- the hospital caretaker Charlie Gov- rors with heart, PRAIRIE NURSE enlock; actor and playwright Mark was inspired by the playwright’s Crawford(The Winter’s Tale, Meas- mother and the legacy she and oth- ure for Measure / Groundling Thea- ers with similar experiences have tre Company, Bed and Breakfast / contributed to the fabric of Canada. Centaur Theatre, Belfry Theatre) as The seven-person cast of PRAIRIE Dr. Miles MacGreggor, a Scottish ex NURSE features Toronto-based actor, musician, and composer (Continued on page 8) APRIL 2018 Filipinos Making WAV ES Page 3 PHILIPPINE NEWS WAVES Albayalde is the new Brocka's 'Maynila sa mga PNP Chief, Bato to head Kuko ng Liwanag' among Bureau of Corrections Dharel Placido world's greatest films Totel V. de Jesus MANILA -- “Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag (Manila in the Claws of Light)” by Na- tional Artist for Cinema Li- no Brocka was recently chosen as among the great- est films from around the world by The Criterion Col- lection. The 1975 film tells the sto- ry of Julio Madiaga, a young President Duterte turns over a rifle to incoming Philippine Nation- fisherman from the prov- Bembol Roco in a scene from Lino Brocka’s ‘Maynila sa mga al Police Chief Oscar Albayalde (right) as he graces the change ince who goes to the big Kuko ng Liwanag. Photo from Video 48 blog of command ceremonies for the next police chief at the PNP city to look for his long-lost Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Thursday. Look- more than 1,000 titles. Film Foundation-World ing on is outgoing PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa beloved, Ligaya Paraiso. While searching for her, Cinema Project and the Julio is exposed to the ills The New York-based home- Film Development Council MANILA - President Rodri- the helm at the Bureau of of the Philippines, the res- go Duterte on Thursday Corrections, following a 21- and violence in the city. video distribution compa- Filmed during the middle ny, founded in 1984, is toration was carried out in issued a new warning to so month stint as the coun- 2013 before it was shown -called scalawags in the try’s top cop who oversaw part of Martial Law period, known for “gathering the it has become Brocka’s greatest films from around in the Cannes Film Festival Philippine National Police the controversial phase of the same year under its (PNP), as the 195,000- the war on drugs of the searing, indirect exposition the world and publishing Classics Section. strong force welcomed a President. of a society in the claws of them in editions of the new chief who vowed to the Marcos dictatorship. highest technical quality, impose a “low-key but Under Dela Rosa's leader- with supplemental features The Criterion disc will in- ship, the PNP faced several stern kind of leadership.” “Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng that enhance the apprecia- clude two documentaries: crises related to police Liwanag” is the only film tion of the art of film.” one about the late director “I’d like to just issue a abuse and human rights directed by a Filipino in titled “Signed: Lino Brocka” warning, that kayong mga arising from the admin- Criterion's masters collec- Through its website, Crite- by Christian Blackwood; pulis na nasa droga, nasa istration's anti-narcotics tion, sharing the shelves rion said the Filipino film's and another on the making kidnap for ransom, kung campaign. with the works of Akira Ku- digitally restored format of the film titled ano-anong krimen na pina- rosawa, Bob Fosse, will have an introduction “‘Maynila’…A Filipino Film,” pasok niyo, pagdating niyo Among the major crises Michaelangelo Antonioni, by Scorsese and will be which has Brocka, and lead sa Bilibid [national prison], Dela Rosa faced as PNP Martin Scorsese, Federico made available on June 12, actors Hilda Koronel and ang sasalubong sa inyo ay chief were the killings of Fellini, Andrei Tarkovsky, in time for the celebration Bembol Roco.