February 2013 1 JULY 13, 2013 YONGE-DUNDAS February 2013 SQUARE Vol. 2 No.2 FREE ADMISSION TO TALENT, TRADE, TOURISM AT ITS BEST QUI EST PROXIMUS PAPA? http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/ex.html The frescoed Sistine chapel contains priceless works of arts including Michaelangelo’s. Inset, the chimney where the white smoke comes out once the new Pope is chosen. Filipino Making Waves Who will be the next Pope? By A.F. Soriano Obama praises Filipina As stipulated in his an- sons for his decision. of Pope Benedict XVI rule, nurse in State of the Union nounced resignation, Pope the secret process of select- It now paves the way for the Benedict XVI will end his ing a new Pope gets under- election of a new Pope un- address reign as leader of 1.2 billion way. der the Vatican’s so-called MANILA, Philippines - US nurse at New York Universi- Catholics worldwide on Apostolic Constitution (or However, Pope Benedict’s President Barack Obama ty’s Langone Medical Cen- February 28, 2013. the Universi Dominici Gre- resignation is considered praised a Filipina nurse, ter, as an example to all The Pontiff, who assumed gis)under which defines the unusual because while the who is considered one of Americans. the papacy in 2005 after the “very formal, detailed pro- Apostolic Constitution has a the heroes of the Hurricane death of Pope John Paul II cess of electing a new way of dealing with a vacan- Sandy disaster, in his State "We were sent here to look stunned the world by what Pope”. cy in the Vatican, it never- was termed as an “unusual theless failed to define how Thus, after March 15,2013 “move by citing health rea- or15-20 days after the end (Continued on page 5) Hello Kitty! Hello Pinky! It’s now a catfight between name calling and become whom the lady senator has Pinky and Brenda. downright personal. been feuding. Santiago, the firebrand known for her acidic tongue, has threatened to expose Lacson’s many sins including his “sexuality “. “Sasagutin ko si Pinky (Ping) Lacson at hindi lang First lady Michelle Obama is applauded by Menchu Sanchez (second from right) along with Dr. Jill Biden prior to U.S. President Barack yan,kakalkalin ko isa-isa ang Obama's State of the Union Speech on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb- mga kasalanan niya” (I will ruary 12, 2013. Photo by Jonathan Ernst, Reuters respond to his allegations The soap opera now show- There has been rumors cir- and many sins ), said Santia- out for our fellow Ameri- ing at the senate of the Phil- culating about Ping Lacson’s of the Union address before go as she also described cans in the same way they ippines between senators being a “Bading “ (gay). The the joint session of Congress Lacson as one of the attack look out for one another Panfilo “Ping “Lacson and senator is now on his last in Washington D.C.. dogs of senate president every single day, usually Miriam Santiago has esca- Juan Ponce Enrile, with without fanfare all across lated into an animated (Continued on page 5) In his speech, Obama men- tioned Menchu Sanchez, a (Continued on page 8) February 2013 2 February 2013 3 MANILA FEEDBACK DOJ takes over cops’ complaint vs Fire hits Manila Film Center Manila vice mayor MANILA – Fire hit the back of the Manila Film Center in Pa- say City on Tuesday. ‘Volatile’ case too hot to handle for Manila prosecutors Authorities said the fire started at the administration office By Christine O. Avendaño, Tetch Torres-Tupas in the building’s second floor at around 7 p.m. The fire immediately spread and reached 5th alarm at 7:22 Too hot to handle. Manila, last Saturday. They to “Jong” Isip Jr., Ma. Asun- p.m. were ordered released for cion “Re” Fugoso, John The illegal gambling case further investigation several Marvin “Yul Servo” Nieto filed against Manila Vice hours after their arrest after and former Councilor Manu- Mayor Francisco “Isko the city prosecutor said al “Letlet” Zarcal—the per- Moreno” Domagoso will be sons who were arrested turned over to a state prose- along with him on Saturday. cutor from the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the The group charged Blumen- Manila City Prosecutor’s tritt police precinct com- Office decided to inhibit it- mander Chief Insp. Ed Mora- self due to “the volatility of ta and 30 John Does with the controversies involved.” grave misconduct and grave abuse of authority and said “Upon recommendation of they would file another City Prosecutor Edward Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. complaint against the same Togonon and concurred in INQUIRER FILE PHOTO set of policemen in the Of- by Prosecutor General Claro fice of the Ombudsman later Arellano, I have directed the there was not enough evi- Photo by Ricky Pineda in the day. transfer of the Isko Moreno dence against them. Fire out was declared past 9 p.m. cases and other related cas- The incident, however, led In a phone interview, Chua es, if any, from the Manila to a word war between Do- said the second complaint Around P200,000 in properties were lost in the fire. No cas- City Prosecutor’s office to magoso and Mayor Alfredo would be for robbery, un- ualties were reported. the main office to be han- lawful arrest, arbitrary de- Lim after the former ac- The building was built in 1981 and met controversy after dled henceforth by a state tention, perjury under oath, cused his former political one of its floors allegedly collapsed during construction, prosecutor,” Justice Secre- ally of political harassment. incrimination of innocent tary Leila de Lima said in a Lim, in return, denied Do- persons and grave coercion. text message to reporters magoso’s allegation and Moreno is the running mate Metro Manila crime rate Tuesday. claimed he was resorting to of former president Joseph “We want our local prosecu- dramatics to court publicity. Estrada, who is running for down 60%, police say tors to be shielded from ex- Domagoso, meanwhile, mayor of Manila under the treme pressures and parti- went to the National Police United Nationalist Alliance "Last week, nagkaroon ng san influences,” she added. Commission office in Makati (UNA). The two are running insidente sa Megamall, Para- against Lim and councilor n aque, May mga insidente na Domagoso was arrested City on Tuesday to file ad- Lou Veloso of the Liberal tumaas dito sa Metro Manila. along with four Manila ministrative and criminal Party.—With Cathy Yamsuan, Inacknowledge namin ang councilors and a former complaints against the po- Jaymee T. Gamil and Erika Saul- mga insidente na ito, but councilor over a bingo game licemen who arrested them. er, PDI; and Tetch Torres, IN- then gusto namin i-assure they sponsored on Tam- He was accompanied by QUIRER.net namin ang publik na walang bunting Street in Sta. Cruz, Councilors Joel Chua, Ernes- crime wave," Cerbo said. "Walang upsurge ng mga PH, Canada hold first JCBC meeting criminal incidents sa bansa lalo na sa National Capital MANILA - In a move seen to In a joint statement, the two nical cooperation, regional Region." strengthen ties on im- nations said they discussed and bilateral issues. He did not mention specific portant fronts, representa- three key pillars of mutual figures on what police call as tives from the Philippines interest: trade and econom- “The outcome of these dis- non-index crimes such as MANILA, Philippines - The and Canada recently held ic cooperation; political re- cussions will serve as a illegal possession of firearms rate of index crimes in Metro the first meeting of the Joint lations, governance and hu- blueprint for constructive as well other criminal of- Manila fell 60% last month Commission for Bilateral man rights; and, security engagement over the next fenses such as kidnapping, compared to January 2012, Cooperation (JCBC) . cooperation, labor and tech- two years leading to the estafa, illegal possession of police claimed on Wednes- next JCBC meeting in Cana- firearms, smuggling, and use day. da in 2015,” the two nations of illegal drugs. said in a statement released Philippine National Police "Illegal possession, naka- by the Department of For spokesperson Supt. Gener- pagtala tayo ng marami ni- eign Affairs. oso Cerbo said serious yan," he said. "Last year crimes such as murder, hom- 6,600 more or less ang mga The JCBC was established icide, armed robbery, rape, nahuli natin. Pero di namin during the June 2012 visit of and car theft reported to ito nire-reflect. Di kasi ito Foreign Affairs Secretary Metro Manila police only ang tunay na salamin," he Albert del Rosario to Otta- reached 1,218 last month, said. wa. compared to 3,021 in the A month later, Minister John same month last year. "Pagka kami ang nagdeter- Baird visited Manila. Prime mine ng peace and order "Bumaba ito ng 59.68%," he Minister Stephen Harper condition, normally tinutu- said. followed suit in November tukan namin ang index 2012. He allayed fears of a crime crime. Pero di namin sinasa- wave in the metropolis fol- bi di mahalaga ang non- “These visits emphasized lowing recent armed rob- index crime. Hinagamit rin the strengthening relations bery incidents that made the namin itong basis," he add- between Canada and the headlines. ed. Philippines and the first JCBC meeting marks a new APPLICATION FOR SPONSORS, BOOTH Secretary Albert F. del Rosario and Foreign Minister John Baird exchange cop- stage in cooperation be- VENDORS, TRADE EXHIBITORS AND ies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Establishment of the tween the Philippines and PERFORMERS ARE AVAILABLE NOW @ Philippines-Canada Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) at a Canada,” the statement www.filipinosmakingwaves.com signing ceremony held at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International read.