Msgr. Gutierrez Zena Babao Ben Maynigo The Anatomy of An Unfathomable Internet Governance: Healing: Jesus and Destiny .. p 10 A Leadership Fr. F. Suarez .. p 8 Challenge* .. p 6 MarchMarch 28-April 28-April 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 AFP: 43 New Peoples Army rebels surrender in Bukidnon GMA News | MARAMAG, UN food execs alarmed by Bukidnon, 3/25/2014 -- Forty- Holy Week Memories three members of the New dumped relief aid People’s Army voluntarily by Danny Petilla, Inquirer. (United Nations jargon for surrendered to the Armed net | PALO, Leyte, 3/21/2014 hunger) here, that was abso- Holy Week observance in America is Forces of the Philippines —Offi cials of the world’s lutely not appropriate,” said a (AFP) in Maramag, Bukidnon largest food humanitarian top offi cial of the World Food not as solemn as it is in the Philippines last Saturday, a news release assistance agency expressed Programme (WFP) in Eastern By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. from the military said Tues- alarm on Thursday over the Visayas, who spoke on condi- Publisher & Editor day. According to the AFP, the admission last week of this tion of anonymity because of San Diego Asian Journal town’s mayor that she autho- the UN mandate of neutrality 43 are former members of the rized the throwing away of when they engage in humani- The Original and fi rst Asian Journal in America NPA’s Guerilla Front 6, North food items intended for vic- tarian relief operations in the Central Mindanao Regional tims of Super Typhoon “Yo- aftermath of disasters affect- San Diego, California Committee. They turned over landa” (international name: ing their host nations. March 27, 2004 high-caliber fi rearms includ- Haiyan). The offi cial was referring to Mayor ing M14 rifl es, M16 rifl es, “In a time when there are Remedios Petilla’s statement last week (First in a series of three articles) Garand rifl es, .45-caliber pis- still pockets of food insecurity (Continued on page 10) tols and homemade shotguns. hree weeks from now, we The surrender came not will be celebrating Holy long after the arrest of Benito Philippine American Celebration Week. Here in the United and Wilma Tiamzon, top offi - T cials of the Communist Party- States, it is more popularly known Committee Prepares for the Balboa New People's Army-National as Easter, which, technical refers to Democratic Front. Park 2015 Celebration in San Diego the Sunday of Holy Week or Easter They were arrested in Ba- Sunday. rangay Zaragoza in Aloguin- San Diego, California, American Celebration The week is not considered as “holy” by the san, Cebu by combined forces March 24, 2014 — In Committee to share of the army and police last 2015, the City of with the commu- general population as even Good Friday, the day Jesus Christ was supposed to have been Saturday. San Diego will nity its efforts crucifi ed, is observed as a regular working Wilma Tiamzon is the sec- celebrate the to develop a day by many. In the Philippines, it is almost a week-long holiday as people troop to their retary general of the CPP/NPA centennial of the worldclass arts while her husband, Benito, is Panama-Califor- and cultural hometowns as early as Good Wednesday and go back to work the next Monday. the chairman of the CPP/NPA. nia International celebration for Schools in the U.S., however, including some Another fi ve NPA rebels Exposition and the the global com- universities consider the week as the time for Sto Domingo Chruch stained glass window surrendered to the AFP on creation of its pre- munity. Spring Break, hence, students do not go to The Philippine-American school at this time and are able to observe Holy Week depending on their religious orientation. Pretty soon, with the debate Monday and are currently mier cultural attraction, detained in army headquarters Balboa Park. As the organizer Celebration Committee (PACC) is an on the separation of the Church and State, particularly the legality of the use of the words “under God” in the Pledge of unprecedented collaboration of ten orga- Allegiance, this practice might also be questioned. in South Poblacion, Maramag, of one of the centennial’s nizations serving the Filipino-American In the Philippines however, this is far from happening since the mostly Catholic Filipinos observe Holy Week seri- Bukidnon. — Andrei Medina/ major cultural festivals, it is ously, if not piously. On Fridays of lent, the more pious Filipinos observe the practice of not eating meat and of fasting. BM, GMA News the pleasure of the Philippine- (Continued on page 15) Here in the United States, it is seldom observed as even Filipino restaurants, which are mostly owned and patronized by Catholic Filipinos, serve meat dishes, ignoring the much-valued tradition and Church doctrine. I remember one time when I reminded an offi cemate of mine, who brought a meat dish to work, that it was Good Friday and she’s not supposed to eat meat. “Di bale, nasa Amerika na naman tayo (I don’t care, we are already in the United States),” she replied as though Workshop tackles Newer, sleeker, cuter: Provincial (Continued on page 2) tricycles evolving to suit needs of SMEs to modern times, needs Father and Son, USN Retired compete in one- The Life Stories of Quintin Ramil, Sr. & Jr. ASEAN market By Quintin R. Ramil, Jr demonstrated to us how they GMA News | MANILA conduct their meetings. Some 3/21/2014 -- Small and me- Chapter 22; Toastmasters, Cur- dium enterprises desiring sillo and Engaged Encounter of us where invited to take part in the demonstration to prep up for the ASEAN integration in 2015 are urged I was attending a middle which I enjoyed very much. I signed up that evening and be- to attend the National Sympo- school open house when my sium Workshop on Empower- son’s principal, Mr. Merle came a chartered member of Black Mountain Toastmasters visited and also one in Cebu ing People & Organizations in Fowler, asked me if I could that I particularly remember the Workplace for Excellent attend a meeting at his offi ce Club. Today Black Mountain Toastmasters Club is one of because one of its members Results (E-Power). by Rie Takumi, GMA or yellow tin sidecars, their the following Tuesday. It was became the International Pres- Organized by the UP News | 3/22/2014 -- Even provincial counterparts are al- an organizational meeting as the most successful clubs in the region and is now located ident. When he visited the Institute for Small-Scale tricycles have to keep up with ready taking on newer, sleek- he was trying to start a Toast- national headquarters in Santa Industries (UP ISSI), with the the changing times. er—and even cuter—looks. masters club in the area. I had in Poway, California. When- ever I visit the Philippines I Margarita, California, which Small Enterprises Research Though many tricycles in Some are even more cost- never heard of Toastmasters is just north of San Diego, we and Development Foundation Manila are still the traditional effi cient and environment- before but I agreed to attend. always make it a point to at- At the meeting there was tend the local clubs. There are motorcycles with orange (Continued on page 14) (Continued on page 8) (Continued on page 7) a group of Toastmasters who several in Manila that I have Page 2 Asian Journal - (619) 474-0588 Visit our website at http://www.asianjournalusa.com March 28-April 3, 2014 (regardless of the extent to which the sentence was ultimately executed); and Two Chula Vista (3) the offense must have a maximum Our Life & Times Legal Buzz possible sentence of one year. If Roger A Monthly Forum hosted by and for the Fili- Parks eyed for cannot avail of this exception, then pino American Community of San Diego by Atty. Aurora Vega-Buzon Esq. he can file for a waiver under Section Macy’s “Heart Your Law Offices of Chua Tinsay & Vega 212(h) of the INA. Editha has 2 hurdles : the fraudu- by Simeon G. Silverio Jr. www.ctvattys.com lent H-1B petition and overstay of her Park” Program Read Atty. Aurora Vega’s previous articles by visiting tourist visa for more than 6 months. A Read Sim Silverio’s previous articles by visiting our our website at www.asianjournalusa.com good immigration attorney should first website at www.asianjournalusa.com challenge any findings by the United States Embassy that she had a knowing, active and deliberate role in the making Inadmissibility : Waivers and Relief of false statements, and in the filing of Holy week observance .. the bogus H-1B petition. If the Embassy By: Aurora Vega-Buzon and within 3 months, paid a manpower finds fraud, she can file a ‚Äúfraud mercialize the death of Jesus Christ the agency in Los Angeles who matched waiver‚Äù under Section 212 (i) of the (Continued from page 1) same way they commercialize his birth In 1992, Roger was petitioned as a her with a company in LA‚Äôs garment INA. Should there be no finding of during the Christmas season.