Step up and join the trade professionals. Advertise in the Become a CITP North American Register now at Filipino Star Gilmore College. Call 514-485-7861 Tel.514-485-7861 Reach out to your Classes start soon prospective clients. Be prepared for the global economy August 2006, Vol. XXIV, No. 8 www.filipinostar.org HEADLINES “Volunteer of the Year” search is on Montreal – August 16, 2006 Gilmore College has launched for the first time its search for “Community Volunteer of the Year” Award which will be presented to the winner during its 17th year of foundation scheduled on October 28, 2006, 6:00 p.m. at the Ruby Rouge Restaurant in Chinatown. Communiity supports Ellumbra Page 8 The Volunteer Awards committee icomposed of Edith Fedalizo as the Chiilldren’’s chairperson and three members - Paul Festiivall iin Imperial, Dr. Emmie Pelausa and Fely Montreall Rosales Carino, held their first meeting Page 9 today, August 16. They decided on the following criteria which will be used in the selection of candidates for the title “Community Volunteer of the Year.” The Gilmore College Volunteer of the Year Selection Committee (seated from right) Edith The nominee must 1) have Filipino Fedalizo, Chairperson, Fely Rosales Carino, and Dr. Emmie Pelausa, members. Paul Imperial, heritage; 2) have done vlunteer work anotehr member of the committee, is shown in the photo below. for the Filipino community in Quebec and 3) must be unelected and unpaid the most outstanding community in doing volunteer work. volunteer is certainly not going to be Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi, the easy as there are many people who founder and director-general of are involved in some type of volunteer Gilmore College, said that the award is work. However, it is hoped that the intended to inspire everyone to have Gilmore College award will start a new the desire to serve others, not because trend of promoting volunteerism not of any political goals but out of a only in Montreal but also in other Mayon vollcano erupts genuine desire to help whole- places wherever there is a need. Page 3 heartedly. This attempt to recognize Paul Imperial, Committee Member See Page 4 Volunteer Contents Danius Sabadao still anxiously waiting for Immigration Minister Monte Solberg to decide on his fate Classified . 10 Since June 18, 2006 when the Over two thousand signatures gathered on case of Danius Sabadao came to the Community News . 8-9 Sabadao’s petition so far and still counting attention of the Filipino-Canadian Global Perspectives . 7 community, there is very little progress made as far as attracting the attention Earth Talk . 11 of the government is concerned. Entertainment . 16-17 Although the story was also covered by CTV News that same day and the Tourism . 14 Montreal Suburban newspaper wrote about it in its June 14th edition, Philippine Cuisine. 10 followed by the Filipino Star which featured the story in its front page for the July 2006 issue, it is still unknown how Minister Monte Solberg will READERS POLL respond to the request of the Filipino Star Editor, Zenaida Kharroubi, to meet Do you support the appeal of him in person and present the Danius Sabadao to stay in thousands of signatures gathered so Canada? far. A letter with the related vote: www.filipinostar.org Honorable Monte Solberg, Minister of Danius Sabadao showing documents Citizenship and Immigration Canada proving his innocence See Page 8 Sabadao 2 The North American Filipino Star August 2006 ill you, as an individual, or as Coordinates of Government an association care to pitch in Offices to receive your messages Wand help in making the government listen to our petition? If 1. Hon. Monte Solberg, P.C., M.P. EDITORIAL you do, please talk to your Minister of Citizenship & Immigration representative, or write a letter and e- 365 Laurier West, 21st Floor Jean Edmonds Tower South ne of the concerns of the multi- to raise the question why this law is not mail message to the Honorable Ottawa, ON K14 1L1 cultural communities is the being enacted? Now that we see how Solberg to review the above cases common perception that the this law could have given protection to Telephone: 613-992-4516 O quickly before it is too late. Fax: 613-957-2688 Conservative Party is known to be people like Sabadao, do we have the In the website of the Filipino E-Mail: [email protected] unsympathetic to immigration interest to work together in letting our Star, you may express your support for problems and issues. This perception political representatives follow up on Sabadao through our readers on-line 2. Honoraable Vic Toews may yet prove to be unfounded if the this issue? poll by giving a positive reply to the Minister of Justice & Attorney General of current case of Danius Sabadao e have not even solved the question: Do you support Danius Canada receives proper attention of the problem of Sabadao, and we Sabadao’s appeal to stay in Canada? Suite 306, Justice Building House of Minister of Citizenship and Ware faced with another case To facilitate your task of Commons Ottawa. Ont. K1A 0A6 Immigration. On July 26, 2006, a which also needs community support. communicating with the government, formal letter of request was sent to his Laila Elumbra, a live-in caregiver is we are providing you with the list of office to present to him in person the reported to be facing deportation for 3.Right Honorable Stephen Harper people who we believe should receive Prime Minister of Canada petition of thousands of people. We not completing the requirements of 24 your correspondence (see next 80 Wellington Street know that it is only through Ministerial months’ employment through no fault column). We have already done our Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 intervention that Sabadao could have of her own because she suddenly fell part. Now, it is the community we are Telephone: the evidence reviewed because there counting on to do the rest. If anyone of Fax: 613-941-6900 are too many cases pending and the Does the Conservative you have other ideas, please send us E-Mail: [email protected] Immigration Department is not even government have any your thoughts, comments, suggest- obliged to give any answer nor to ions and above all, prayers for the review any case once Immigration interest in developing success of our mission to help others. Mayon Volcano spews judges have rendered their decisions. closer ethnic relations? lthough a stay of 2 or 3 months’ Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi deadly gas, debris delay of his deportation has sick with a serious, rare disease. Editor & Publisher Abeen granted, there is no However, Immigration has denied her August 14 2006 guarantee that Sabadao will not be landed immigrant status and she is Explosions of deadly gas and deported and his case may not even now subject to deportation. This is debris shook the Mayon Volcano in the come up for review within this period of again another case illustrating the eastern Philippines as scientists time. Hence, we are anxious to get the inherent injustices in the immigration A journey of a warned that the volcano has entered personal attention of Minister Solberg. laws. Unless they are reviewed and thousand miles start the more dangerous phase of its in order to ensure that his case be amended to reflect the human aspects eruption on Monday. reviewed immediately, or that his in the interpretation of laws, we will with a single step The Philippine Institute of request to be accepted on have many people who will be Volcanology and Seismology said humanitarian grounds be granted. deported needlessly and unjustly. Monday afternoon that the peak in he coming days and weeks are There should have been a more Lao Tzu Albay province, 330km south-east of critical to the resolution of compassionate treatment of cases like TSabadao’s case which is so that of Elumbra and Sabadao. But Divisoria cubao complicated that it will take a legal since the law is implemented by expert to explain why Sabadao is in government bureaucrats whose job is Filipino Solidarity Cooperative this precarious situation for such a to base their decisions to the exact 4711 Van Horne Avenue, Montreal, QCH3W 18 long period of nine years. His lawyers letter of the law, there is a need to appeared to have done everything appeal to the Minister of Citizenship Tel. 514-733-8915 possible to present a well-documented and Immigration to intervene so that More choices, file, but this is useless unless the their cases can be reviewed competitive prices! • Frozen/Refrigerated • Barong Tagalog Immigration Department agrees to accordingly. products • Phone Cards review his case. On the other hand, if ut we are not sure how the • Dry Goods • Health, Beauty and the law called “IRPA” or Immigration Honorable Minister of • Fruits & Vegetables Home Care Refugee Protection Act, is in effect, BCitizenship and Immigration will • Canned Goods, Oil, Products Sabadao’s case could have been respond to our pleas. It is also a Vinegar, Spices • Ladies, Childlren’s resolved properly. For unexplained problem of communicating with • Juice, Soft Drinks, Wear reasons, both the previous Liberal someone who may not have had any Snacks • Souvenirs and the current Conservative contact with the Filipino community at • Rice, Cereals, • Miscellaneous new governments have not proceeded to all. On the other hand, if the whole Noodles items added daily declare the law to be in force. It community will react and show their appears that the law is not a priority at involvement by way of sending written all. Why then did Parliament pass it in messages to the Minister’s office, Tangkilikin ang sariling atin para umunlad the first place and just leave it on the perhaps, he will be curious enough to Help yourself by supporting your own cooperative.