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Dead fish after huge oil spill in Manila Bay By Cecil MORELLA

MANILA, August 9, 2013 (AFP) – A huge oil spill shut down parts of the Philippine capital’s vital fishing industry Friday, jeopardizing the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living along Manila Bay’s diesel-coated coast. Dead fish floated on the water and some residents fell ill from the fumes, as authorities said an estimated 500,000 liters of oil cast a slick across 20-kilometres of the coastline. “Many of our young and elderly residents are getting sick,” Marcos Solis, the captain of a fishing village near the worst of the oil spill, told AFP. “The price of fish and shellfish has also collapsed. Even those who fish far out to sea are affected because the fish smell the oil and swim away.” Authorities said the slick was caused by either a leak at an oil terminal on the bay or a ship that had unloaded diesel there. Coastguard marine environmental protection chief Commodore Joel Garcia told reporters the slick stretched seaward about 15 kilometers from the shore, covering an area of 300 square kilometers (120

The Manila Bay turned into a sea of red after a massive oil spill of still undetermined cause hit the Philippine capital’s seafront. Dead fish have been reported while residents told that they’ve been sickened by the spill. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard

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Sanctions removed after PHL apologizes for fisher’s death

President Benigno S. Aquino III answers questions during the media briefing after the opening program of the 22nd Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon 2013) at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City on Thursday (August 08). With the theme: “One, Global Mindanao: Moving Towards Asean Business Integration,” MinBizCon will discuss a policy agenda and craft recommendations that will prepare the island-region for the anticipated ASEAN integration by 2015. (MNS photo)

TAIPEI, August 8, 2013 (AFP) – Taiwan lifted its sanctions against the Philippines Thursday after Manila apologized for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman, an incident which had severely strained relations. “The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan’s official title) announces that the sanction against the Philippines is removed immediately after the Filipino side has displayed apology and goodwill in written statements and action,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. The move came after Amadeo R. Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office which handles relations in the absence of diplomatic ties, flew to Taiwan and offered an “official apology” on behalf of Filipino President Benigno Aquino. Tensions had risen sharply after the 65-year-old

fisherman was shot dead by Filipino coastguards on May 9 in waters near an island in the Philippines’ extreme north, which Taiwan also claims as part of its economic zone. Perez travelled to the small southern port town of Hsiaoliuchiu to meet the family of the dead man, Hung Shih-cheng. In televised comments, Perez said he wished to convey “the Philippine people’s deep regret and apology to the family of Mr Hung Shih-cheng over this unfortunate loss of life of their beloved one”. “May I respectfully present our official letter of apology to the family of Mr Hung on behalf of our president and our people,” he told Hung’s widow, before giving her the letter and shaking her hands. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said the Hung family See PHL APOLOGIZES, page 12

PHL vows intensified sea patrols ‘Discover Two Cultures’ in Philippines-Malaysia tour packages BY JASON GUTIERREZ

SUBIC BAY, August 6, 2013 (AFP) – The Philippines promised intensified sea patrols Tuesday as it welcomed the arrival of a second warship from the United States to bolster its defenses during a maritime dispute with China. President Benigno Aquino led the navy in welcoming the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, a Hamilton-class cutter that had been decommissioned by the US coast guard and acquired by Manila. The ship berthed at Subic, a former American naval base on the west coast of the main island of Luzon facing the South China Sea where the Philippines has festering territorial disputes with China. “Now that BRP Alcaraz has arrived, we will surely intensify our patrols in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone,” Aquino said in a speech as the US envoy to Manila and other officials cheered. “It will also boost our capability to counter any threat,” he said. Aquino made no direct reference to China, which has claims in the See SEA PATROLS, page 12

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Historic Filipinotown Festival 2013 was a reflection of Filipino spirit and camaraderie LOS ANGELES, CA (August 9, 2013) – For a Filipino, having “good health” means living a balanced life that is blessed with a healthy body, mind and spirit. The organizers of the 11th Annual Historic Filipinotown Festival 2013 were very successful in keeping their program in line with this idea when they held the event at the Silver Lake Medical Center grounds on August 4, 2013. The opening ceremony was headed by Consul General Maria Hellen M. barber-de la Vega, Historic Filipinotown Neighborhood Council President Cecilia Cortez Ramos, Silver Lake Medical Center representatives, the Burlington School Children and other V.I.P.’s and dignitaries. Earlier during the day, a 5-kilometer run kicked-off the event with Councilman Mitch O’Farrell as the Grand Marshal, later on succeeded by Bayanihan Spirit Awards in honor distinguished medical professionals from the medical and dental industries. On the spiritual side, San Pedro Calungsod was adopted as the Patron Saint of Historic Filipinotown during a liturgy service by Reverend Father John Brannigan, followed by a symbolic release of 500 balloons and a joyous performance by the Jesus is Lord Choir. The Knights of Columbus and the El Shaddai Choir served during the holy mass. The entertainment line-up featured the GMA Variety Show with Kapuso actess Glaiza de Castro with other GMA artists, a hit performance by Filipino rock band INTRoVOYS, Ner de Leon, Lianna Gutierrez, Claire Rodriguez, Atty. Romy Mosqueda, the SIPA crew, Folklorico, a children’s fashion show by Filipino designer Lou Razon, and a presentation by the 2013 Miss Philippines USA candidates. Various competitions were held to showcase the budding beauty and talent in the community, starting with the 2013 Search for Youth Ambassadors of Historic Filipinotown, which awarded four ambassadors based on their involvement, mission and goals for the community, namely: Camille Yuson, Erica de los Santos, Alex Leap and Aislinn Sebastian. The awards were given by Cecilia Cortez Ramos and Leo Pandac. The event was concluded with the Battle of the Bands which was hosted by the

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No salary increase for govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t workers in 2014 MANILA, Aug 7 (Mabuhay) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Budget Secretary Butch Abad has ruled out a salary increase for government employees next year. This was his response to a query by ACT teachers party-list rep. Antonio Tinio on whether or not government workers will get another salary increase. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just finished 4 phases of [Salary Standardization Law] SSL3. And right now, as you will note, a provision for increases is not provided in 2014. We need time to assess and get into the effect and study impact and determine if another round is needed because it will entail a huge amount of money and personnel services already constitute huge chunk of budget,â&#x20AC;? he said. Tinio noted a National Economic and Development Authority study showing the benefits of the 3rd phase of the Salary Standardization Law which was concluded this year. Abad, however, said that study refers to the effects of the last SSL, and not a new SSL. (MNS)

CA orders govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to pay Piatco over $371-M MANILA, Aug 8 (Mabuhay) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered government to pay the Philippine International Air Terminals Co., Inc. (Piatco), builder of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, over $371 million for the expropriation of the terminal. In a 31-page decision by its Third Division dated Aug. 7, penned by Associate Justice Apolinario Bruselas, Jr., the appellate court modified the 2011 ruling of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 117 that awarded just compensation to Piatco in the amount of $175.79 million, still less the over P3 billion or $59.44 million already paid to Piatco in compliance with a Supreme Court (SC) ruling in 2004 that it had to be paid first for building the terminal before its actual takeover could proceed. The RTC placed the net just compensation due Piatco at $ 116.35 million, minus any award of interest for governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delay in paying the builder. Before the trial court, government argued that just compensation should be at $149.45 million. Less the amount already paid to Piatco, the actual payout should only cost over $90 million, based on this computation. Piatco, for its part, urged the trial court to award it $846.43 million, inclusive of attendant costs. Both government and Piatco appealed the lower courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling before the CA. In its ruling, the appellate court ordered government to pay Piatco $371,426,688.24, representing replacement cost plus 6-percent annual interest, already less the over P3 billion actually received by the builder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To arrive at just compensation, we (CA) simply put in the figure determined as replacement cost, which is $300,206,693 and factor in law and equity... that interest should be imposed on the amount due Piatco,â&#x20AC;? the decision read. The replacement cost corresponded to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;construction cost valuation (CCV)â&#x20AC;? for the property as of Dec. 2002 when the construction of the terminal ceased. The appellate court said that the RTC â&#x20AC;&#x153;erredâ&#x20AC;? in adopting governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position that deductions should be made from the construction cost because of depreciation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simple economic logic dictates that the replacement cost can never be lower than the construction cost at the time the structures were built,â&#x20AC;? the decision read. The ruling stressed that the replacement cost method used in arriving at just compensation due Piatco covered improvements based on market prices at the time of takeover in 2004, and should not factor in depreciation. The appellate court further ruled that it â&#x20AC;&#x153;cannot agree with the RTCâ&#x20AC;? in also citing deterioration of the property and costs for non-compliance with contract specifications in making deductions from the payment due Piatco. Contrary to governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claims, the appellate court said there was no proof of the terminalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structural defects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no clear evidence of any massive structural defect. What may have been considered as a manifestation of a structural defect was the much publicized collapse of a portion of the ceiling which coincidentally occurred just before the equally publicized occular inspection of the NAIA Terminal 3 premises. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ceiling collapse, however, pertains more to a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;finishingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; issue than a structural one,â&#x20AC;? the decision read. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Finishing,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; in construction lingo, deals with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;aesthetics, convenience and functionality of a built structureâ&#x20AC;? but â&#x20AC;&#x153;does not relate to the stability and integrity of the structure itself,â&#x20AC;? the appellate court stressed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thus, a building might look ugly, worn out or deteriorated and dilapidated, but it does not necessarily mean that it is unsound. Structural defect in construction lingo relates to the very integrity and stability of the completed building itself...â&#x20AC;? the decision read. The appellate court pointed out that the mere fact that government operated the facility for the benefit of the general public â&#x20AC;&#x153;simply means that the defect is more aesthetic than structural.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;To argue [that the defect is structural] would be to indulge the thought that the Republic has chosen to gamble with general safety. The court (CA), certainly, cannot and refuses to indulge in so callous a thought,â&#x20AC;? the decision read.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The activities he engaged in do not fall under those of a regular tourist, which are health, business or pleasureâ&#x20AC;?, she added. The activist was photographed yelling at a weeping Filipino riot policeman at an anti-government protest during President Benigno Aquinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual policy address to parliament on July 22. Photographs of the incident, showing policeman Joselito Sevilla crying as he held back van Beersum and other activists, spread around the world on the Internet, and provoked heated debates on social media sites. The policeman later said he was crying from exhaustion and hunger after a long stint securing the area for

Aquinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech. Van Beersum was detained at Manila airport on Tuesday as he prepared to leave the country. The Dutchman, who said he is 21, alleged in a posting on his Facebook account late Wednesday that his 30-hour detention was a government ploy to distract attention from its shortcomings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This harassment is obviously done to distract the people from the actual problems that the country faces, such as the almost total domination of its economy by foreign capitalists and the complicity of comprador puppets such as Aquino,â&#x20AC;? he added.

UK renews Mindanao travel warning, cites Cotabato blast MANILA, Aug 7 (Mabuhay) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Citing Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cotabato City blast that killed at least eight people, the United Kingdom on Tuesday renewed its travel warning to parts of Mindanao. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Monday, 5 August, a suspected car bomb in Cotabato City killed at least eight people and injured over 30. Cotabato City is located in a part of the Philippines where the FCO advise against

all travel,â&#x20AC;? the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said . The UK FCO maintained its advice against all travel to southwest Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago â&#x20AC;&#x153;because of ongoing terrorist activity and clashes between the military and insurgent groups.â&#x20AC;? The FCO also advised against all but essential travel to the rest of Mindanao as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a high threat from terrorism

Napolesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; daughter withdraws party-list nomination MANILA, Aug 8 (Mabuhay) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jo Christine Napoles has withdrawn her nomination as representative of the OFW Party-list following the pork barrel scandal involving her mother, Janet Napoles. In a statement, Rep. Roy Seneres Sr., the party-listâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first nominee said the younger Napoles only wants to spare them from the controversy linked to her mother. SeĂąeres said, however, that Napoles will remain as president of the Metro Manila chapter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She would be very busy with OFW issues. We know she could contribute a lot to our mission and advocacy,â&#x20AC;? Seneres claimed he does not even know Jo Christineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, having come to know Janet only in news reports when the scandal broke. Napoles was supposed to replace Johnny Revilla as the party-listâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second nominee. Revilla was accused of failing to renounce his American citizenship. In choosing Napoles, the party-list had said she was able to deliver votes last May 13. Seneres also explained that the young Napoles was a low-profile person, who has been a friend of his two children since their college days at the De La Salle University College of St. Benilde. His two children, Roy Jr. and Hazel, later recruited the young Napoles to the partylist (MNS)

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‘Fire & Powder’: A contemporary Bollywood dance fusion The world premiere of “Fire & Powder” a contemporary Bollywood dance fusion adaptaLIGHTHOUSE tion of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet “ and “West Side Story,” was recently presented by the Blue13 Dance Company at the historical Ford Amphitheatre last Saturday, August 3rd. Its a “tale of star-crossed lovers” depicted through various modern Indian dance interpretations such as “hip-hop, Bhangra, break dance and tap,” whose artistic director and lead choreographer was Achinta S. McDaniel, who also happens to be the founder of Blue13 Dance Company. BY MYRNA AQUITANIA Sara VonGillern, whose credits include “So YouThink You Can Dance,” was the guest hiphop choreographer. The theatre fusion ensemble portrayed the “rival houses of hip-hop Capulets” against the “Bollywood Montagues.” Bollywood soundtrack was felt throughout the entire presentation “including live drumming by Dhol Nation, and modern rock, while original music was written by composers from around the globe” such as: DJ Persyst, Plum Feat, Evan Roman, Tej Gill, Benjamin Kelly and Adam Conrad. ‘The fiercely energetic show featured 20 dancers.” The House of Montague dancers were portrayed by: “Arun Matthai as Romeo; Heather McManama as Mercurio; Rieka Toya and Gaby Alcazar as The Sister Montague; Dre Jackson as Lady Montague; and Achinta S. McDaniel as Rosaline. Other Montagues were: Shoshana Mozlin, Jade Sine, Kristoffer King and Michael Sorensen. “ The House of Capulets, on the other hand featured the following dancers: “Bridget Wilson as Juliet; Jon Paul as Paris and Sara Von Gillern as Tybalt. Other Capulets were: Brian Siggers, Jr., Crystal Weaks, Liz Abitua, Jaron Gilchrist, Ingel Catindig, Garvin Tran and Camille Cardinale.” Event sponsors were: The Dance Conservatory of Pasadena; International Dance Academy Hollywood and the Cheng Family Foundation. Additional supporters were: City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs; The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation; The James Irvine Foundation; Tom LaBonge, City of Los Angeles 4th District; The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation; Wells Fargo Bank; Zev Yaroslavsky; The Boeing Employees Community Fund; Macy’s; Angell Foundation; KPFK Radio; LA Weekly and LA Parent Magazine. The theatre presentation is “part of the Ford Amphitheatre’s 2013 Season, a multi-disciplinary arts series produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in cooperation with the community-based arts organizations.” Our thanks to Steve Moyer’s invitation for allowing us to experience this “fiercely energetic” theatrical ensemble.

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What is my liability for debts incurred by my spouse? Couples have different spending habits and differBARRISTER'S ent philosophy in handling marital finances. Some spouses are conservative in managing their finances CORNER and stick with a budget while other spouses do not even set budgets. What is your exposure if your spouse is a shop-a-holic and runs though his/her credit card like there is no tomorrow? What if your spouse has a gambling problem and continues to get in debt to finance his/her gambling habits or what if your spouse has child support arrears from a previous relationship? To add insult to injury, what if you are the primary bread winner in the family working two jobs at the hospital while your spouse philanders around for BY KENNETH REYES other prospects. & DARRICK TAN Generally, the community estate is liable for a debt incurred by either spouse before or during marriage and prior to separation. The liability accrues regardless of which spouse has management and control of the property or whether one or both spouses are parties to the debt or to a judgment for the debt. Fam.C. § 910(a) and (b). The community estate are the property and earnings accumulated during the marriage. In other words, your community property can be liable to creditors of your spouse for debts accumulated even prior to marriage. The community estate liability is not limited to debts incurred for the benefit of the community. Under Family Code § 910, the community may be liable even to debts incurred by one spouse exclusively for his or her personal benefit. However, where community property is used to satisfy child support arrears arising from a previous marriage at a time where the spouse has separate property to satisfy it, the community has a right of reimbursement from the debtor spouse’s separate property up to the amount of community property used to satisfy the support obligation. What then is exempt from your spouse’s premarital debt? A non debtor spouse’s “earnings” during marriage are not liable for debts incurred by the other spouse before marriage under Family Code § 911(a). This does not include income received from passive investments through. The non debtor spouse’s earnings cannot be garnished to satisfy the debtor spouse’s prematrital debt as long as it is deposited in a separate account and not comingled with other community property. In addition, community liability for a debt “incurred during marriage does not include “the period during which the spouses are living separate and apart” before a dissolution or legal separation judgment. Family.Code. § 910 (a) and (b). Debts incurred by either spouse after separation are the debtor spouse’s separate obligation, neither chargeable against nor reimbursable from the community estate. As a result, the community estate is not liable for debts accumulated by your spouse after your date of separation. So if your spouse continues abusing his/her credit card after the date of separation, the community assets such as savings during the marriage or real property are no longer liable for those debts accumulated after separation. Those post separation debts are the debtor spouse’s separate debt. A spouse’s separate property is not liable for the other spouse’s debts, no matter when they were incurred. Family.Code. § 913(b)(1). Therefore, any savings or real estate that you accumulated prior to marriage will not be liable to your spouse’s debt whether your

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spouse incurred the debt prior, during, or after marriage. A spouse’s spending and financial irresponsibility is a common cause of marital break ups. Sometimes, the non debtor spouse have to make the difficult decision of filing for divorce and dissolving the marriage as a means of self preservation and to preserve whatever is left of the community estate from total destruction from the debtor spouse. Making this move is a personal decision that only the non-debtor spouse can make. However, other factors should also be considered such as consequences to minor children. Please note that this article is not legal advice and is not intended as legal advice. The article is intended to provide only general, non-specific legal information. This article is not intended to cover all the issues related to the topic discussed. The specific facts that apply to your matter may make the outcome different than would be anticipated by you. This article does create any attorney client relationship between you and the Law Offices of Kenneth U. Reyes, P.C. This article is not a solicitation. Attorney Kenneth Ursua Reyes is a Certified Family Law Specialist. He was President of the Philippine American Bar Association. He is a member of both the Family law section and Immigration law section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is a graduate of Southwestern University Law School in Los Angeles and California State University, San Bernardino School of Business Administration. He has extensive CPA experience prior to law practice. LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH REYES, P.C. is located at 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA, 90010. Tel. (213) 388-1611 or e-mail kureyeslaw@ gmail.com. Web: kenreyeslaw.com

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Debt problems, think of Noah (Part 2) with Them in paradise, Last week, we disBANKRUPTCY did no such thing. cussed the background It is believed that leading to God’s decifallen angels possessed sion to destroy mankind evil men who then had with a great flood. We relations with ungodly calculated the descenwomen. Or, that these dants of Adam, the first angels assumed human man, before the flood was form and seduced good about 120,000. We also women. This would said that there were illicit mean that angel and hurelations between angels BY ATTY. LAWRENCE YANG man DNA are almost and human women who similar; otherwise, no gave birth to “Nephilims” children can result by the who were giants. It is the fallen angels who were supporters of Lu- illicit relationships. A horse and a donkey cifer and Satan himself who had relations will produce a mule because their DNAs with human women. The good angels, like are almost similar even though their spethe Arch-angel Gabriel, who remained cies are different. The Bible states that the “Sons of God” loyal to God, my God, the one true God, the God of Moses and Israel, who sent his only referring to angels, took the daughters Son, Jesus Christ to the world, who will- of men, and had children by them. Their ingly became incarnate through the Blessed children are called Nephilims. Further, if Virgin Mary, and who died on the cross for human women at that time were monkeys, our sins so that we may have eternal life Satan and his fallen angels would think of

some other way to rebel against God. In other words, these bad angels found human women attractive. Thus, humans were created and did not evolve from monkeys. God placed enmity between Satan and the children of Eve as Satan’s punishment for tempting Eve to convince Adam to eat of the forbidden fruit. God said that Satan would strike at the heel of Eve’s descendant who will crush Satan’s head with His foot. This is a reference to Jesus who will be victorious over Satan. Because of God’s decision to punish Satan in this manner, Satan and his horde of fallen angels decided to rebel against this judgment by having illicit relations with human women, so that their offspring, called Nephilims would pollute mankind with wickedness, to lessen the possibility that a human would eventually be victorious over Satan. This strategy worked so well that the 120,000 descendants of Adam and Eve had become so inclined to perversion and wickedness that God became so

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displeased with mankind that He decided to destroy mankind and particularly to destroy the Nephilims which were abominations created by Satan and his group of bad angels. Fortunately, Noah was a righteous man who loved God and God decided to save Noah and his family from the great flood. Indeed, if there was no Noah, we will not exist today because mankind would have been completely obliterated from the face of the earth. So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long (500 ft), fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit high all around. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life in it. Everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark-you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you…” Lawrence Bautista Yang is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and has been in law practice for thirty years. He specializes in bankruptcy, business and civil litigation and has handled more than five thousand successful bankruptcy cases in California. He speaks Tagalog and looks forward to discussing your case with you personally. Please call Angie, Barbara or Jess at (626) 284-1142 for an appointment at 1000 S Fremont Ave, Mailstop 58, Bldg A-1 Suite 1125, Alhambra, CA 91803.

DAR ordered to comment on claims that land for Luisita farmers cut by over 900 has.

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MANILA, Aug 9 (Mabuhay) – The Supreme Court (SC) asked the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to respond to the allegations of farmer-beneficiaries of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac that the land to be distributed to them has allegedly been slashed by almost 1,000 hectares. In a notice of resolution, the high tribunal, sitting in full court, gave the DAR 10 days to file a comment on a motion filed by the Alyansa ng Manggagawa sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) in June against the DAR. “The court resolved to...require the adverse party [DAR] to comment within 10 days from notice hereof, on the urgent omnibus motion [filed by Ambala],” said the SC. In November 2011, the SC ordered that the 4,335-hectare hacienda be distributed to some 6,000 farmer tenants, with Hacienda Luisita Inc. being paid a “just compensation” of P40,000 per hectare based on the sugar estate’s value in 1989. “However, the valuation made by the Land Bank of the Philippines, which has already been submitted to the DAR...shows that only 3,396 hectares, more or less, are to be distributed to the farm workers. Missing is 938 hectares,” said Ambala in its motion filed Thursday last week. The farmers also claimed that the valuation placed on the landholdings had gone up from the SC-sanctioned P40,000 to P70,000 per hectare, which would translate to a higher just compensation for HLI. The farmers asked the SC not only to expedite the distribution more than a year and a half after the SC ruling, but also to order the DAR to cover not only 3,396 hectares but the entire 4,335 hectares of the sugar plantation.

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For the past year or so to beat out cash buyers MORTGAGE UPDATE and investors, sometimes there has been real signs of the inventory of housthat might not even work es for sale to be really because sellers are aware low, in fact all time lows. that if you are a minimal Usually an average city down pay buyer trying hold about a three month to get a loan, you will inventory of homes for have to go thru a lot of sale, that means, if within obstacles and loan unthat three month period derwriting conditions, all of the existing houses appraisal issues before were to sell and no new you might actually get BY KEN GO inventory will arise, the a loan approval. So, houses for sale will dry up that area. But sometime they are better off with a lower the past six months to a year inventory cash buyer offers that can close in less has been between 1-3 months depending than 30 days. on the areas. So, you have to not only be very qualiWe all know now that every new list- fied to get your offer even looked at but you ing of homes for sale is being over bid by might also have to take an extra step trying investors and cash buyers and most homes to maybe get the attention of the sellers for sale if descent priced are getting mul- when you are viewing the property, show tiple offers. So, what do you do if you are them that you are buying to occupy and you a buyer with a minimum down payment will love and take care of the home. Easier but very qualified? said because most of the time you might Should I overpay for a house because not get a chance to meet the sellers when of the shortage of homes on the market to the agents are there. So, you have to think choose from right now. My answer has outside the box, go on weekends of course been and will always be NO. I cannot jus- with the agents permission, send an letter tify anytime where overpaying for a house of interest to the sellers with your offer. is a viable option. Buyers are panicking Agents will also sometimes request for because they are not use to not having the all contingency to be removed quicker than multiple choices of houses to choose from normal to show that your offer to buy and and sellers are trying to take advantage get financing is really strong. Ask your of it by pricing their homes higher than agent for special tactics, they cannot just market value. write an offer and submit to hope that you Agent will usually advise minimal offer will be accepted. Remember, there down pay buyers to offer higher in order will always be multiple offers for better

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a house in this market and if your Realtor is recommending it because of the limited inventory, tell them you will wait but still be actively looking with them. The agents fear is that you might go to another agent so let them know you will stay loyal but you need to be in the right home at the right price. Do not settle just because you have seen too many houses, a house will be your home once you move in to it and care for it, but if you settled for a house just to live in it will never become your home. Good luck and be wise in your negotiations, please call Ken Go of 1st innovative Finance for your home mortgage and real estate needs, call 562-697-7028 or write to kennethgo@verizon.net.

properties so how can you stand out? My advice, is not to chase after a price, because I have been noticing more properties have been coming out for sale, more inventory to come specially due to mortgage rates climbing over 1% in the recent months. You will notice more open houses on the weekends and more sellers will start to come out thinking that this might be a good time. The problem with that is we might get into a reverse situation now where you will see buyers take a step back and sellers continue to come out to sell. That will now create a little levelness to home prices, its been going up too fast for only one reason which is not suppose to be that way. So, no you should not be overpaying for

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MANILA, Aug 9 (Mabuhay) – Students across the country may soon have to spend less allowance money for transportation after a bill seeking to give them fare discounts even on weekends and holidays was filed in the Senate. Senate Bill 203, filed by Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, proposes the granting of 20-percent fare discounts to students on all transport utilities, including rail transits, all year round. In a statement, Angara said that students should be granted transportation discounts on weekends because they still often work on academic tasks on Saturdays and Sundays. “Students usually conduct their academic researches and group study activities during weekends. On the same note, it is only during semestral breaks and holidays that they are able to go home to their provinces to spend time with their families as well as to perform family-related duties,” the senator said. At present, students receive a 20-percent fare discount on school days by virtue of a memorandum circular issued in 2005 by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). The bill is expected to affect the income of public utility vehicle drivers and operators in the country. Angara said he expects the bill, once passed into law, to encourage students, especially the underprivileged and indigent, to attend school. “We must not only provide our young generation with a better quality of education. We must make sure that they stay in the race and do not drop out of school,” he said. A similar bill was earlier filed by Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas at the House of Representatives.

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MANILA, Aug 8 (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino III has revamped the Inter-Agency Committee on Children in Armed Conflict (IAC-CIAC) under an executive order aimed at further strengthening the government’s program for the protection of children against armed hostilities, abuse and exploitation. Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. said on Thursday that President Aquino signed on August 2 Executive Order No. 138 amending Executive Order No. 56 (S. 2001), and places the IAC-CIAC under the direct supervision of the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), instead of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP). Under EO No. 138, the CWC will be the lead agency in the implementation of the CIAC Program Framework, which addresses the alarming involvement of children in armed conflict, either as combatants, couriers, spies, medics, cooks or their recruitment for sexual purposes, among others. The council will also be in charge of coordinating and monitoring of the program framework at all levels. The Department of Social Welfare and Development had earlier sought the establishment of the Monitoring, Reporting and Response System for Grave Child Rights’ Violations (MRRS-GCRV) in situations of armed conflict to be headed by the CWC in order step up government response to the problem of children being recruited, killed, maimed and abused in areas of armed hostilities. “Given the commonalities between the existing CIAC Program Framework implemented by the OPAPP and the proposed MRRS to be implemented by the CWC, and in line with the policy of streamlining government functions to avoid duplication of efforts, EO No. 56 is hereby amended to incorporate the proposed MRRS and reorganize the IAC-CIAC, thus strengthening the CIAC Program Framework,” Ochoa explained. The MRRS-GCRV will now serve as the monitoring arm of the inter-agency committee. The OPAPP remains a member of the inter-agency committee, along with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR); the Departments of Education (DepEd), Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Health (DOH), National Defense-Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND-AFP), Justice (DOJ), and Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); the Philippine National Police (PNP); the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC); and the Presidential Management Staff (PMS). In line with the enhancement of the CIAC Program Framework and the new set-up, Ochoa said, the CWC and member-agencies are mandated to craft a memorandum of agreement to define and delineate their functions and duties within 60 days after the presidential directive takes effect. EO No. 138 also mandates the IAC-CIAC to observe all international instruments on upholding the rights and welfare of children and other related human rights treaties in all initiatives in the formulation of guidelines and programs for the handling of children involved in armed conflict, among others. It should also conduct training, advocacy and information campaigns and capacity-building of local government units (LGUs). The Philippines is a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict.

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Dream 9 brings attention to needed reforms BY SEN. LELAND YEE California State Senator

Last month, we learned about nine young undocumented students who crossed the United StatesMexico border to demonstrate and bring attention to our nation’s immigration policy and demand a need for reform. The U.S. Senate recently passed landmark legislation that would bring significant changes to the immigration system, the first major reform to immigration since an amnesty bill was signed in 1986 that legalized more than 3 million immigrants. However, there is still much to discuss on this issue, including policies that protect undocumented children in our country, and keep families together. When I first heard about the detention of the Dream 9, as these nine young students are now called after the Dream Act, which provides undocumented immigrants a path to legalization, I was disappointed to hear about their treatment, placing them in solitary confinement by the Department of Homeland Security. Their unfair and psychologically harmful imprisonment was wrong. These young people deserve the dignity they are entitled to. There is ample evidence that putting children in solitary confinement has destructive consequences for their mental health. Responding to an act of protest by engaging in punitive measures that can do serious damage is inappropriate and unacceptable. Lizbeth Mateo-Jimenez, one of the students held in solitary confinement, is a bright young woman who has proven to be a productive member of the community. Through no fault of her own, she has been punished for the actions of her parents, who wanted nothing more than to provide a better life to their child. For two weeks, she was placed in 24-hour locked down, secluded, and stripped of her dignity.

One of the students was also placed on suicide watch. The fear and anxiety she suffered while in solitary confinement led her to that low of a point. Our country can do better than locking up children alone in a box for wanting a better life. On Tuesday, federal officials found that each student had credible fear of persecution in their birth country and therefore not be immediately removed without a hearing before an immigration judge. Pending those hearings, the Dream 9 has been released back into the presence and warmth of their families. This is a major victory for them and all Dreamers in the country. For many, this story brings hope to the many undocumented immigrants in this country. There are currently 1.6 million undocumented youth in the United States. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, about 39% of undocumented immigrants are protected by the Dream Act. I look forward to future discussions on this issue. The debate also continues on the issue of solitary confinement. As a child psychologist, I find the use of this extreme punishment on children shockingly antiquated and barbaric. Six states – Connecticut, Arizona, Maine, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Alaska – have already banned the practice of putting juveniles in solitary for punitive reasons. Separation from other people for extended periods of time can easily result in disorientation and hallucinations, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and self-harm. Why would our state have a policy that inflicts or worsens mental illness? In Sacramento, I have introduced Senate Joint Resolution 13, which calls upon Congress to prioritize family reunification in immigration reform. I also introduced Senate Bill 61, which address the placement of children in solitary confinement and sets strict standards to regulate and restrict its use.

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BY C. JOE SAYAS, JR. whatever wages are due and not in dispute. If an employer willfully fails to pay all wages due to an employee after the termination, the employee’s wages continue as a penalty until paid, for up to 30 calendar days. This is called “waiting time penalties.” Hence, if the employee is regularly paid $120 per day, the employer may be held liable to pay up to $3,600 in penalty for not paying the terminated employee on time. Penalties may be avoided if the employer can show that a goodfaith dispute existed concerning whether any wages were due. An employee who quit or resigned from work without giving notice must be paid all wages due

within 72 hours of the resignation. If more than 72 hours’ notice of the resignation was given, then all compensation due must be paid on the last day of the employee’s work. A terminated employee may have some claims against the employer. The claims may include additional wages, discrimination, or harassment. An employer who recognizes these potential claims may offer the employee additional money in exchange for signing a release. In this instance, the employee is well advised to consult with a knowledgeable employment attorney before signing the release or any document. [C. Joe Sayas, Jr., Esq. is trial attorney who has obtained several million dollar recoveries for his clients against insurance companies and employers. He has been selected as a Super Lawyer by the Los Angeles Magazine, featured in the cover of Los Angeles Daily Journal’s Verdicts and Settlements, and is a member of the Million Dollar-Advocates Forum. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center Washington, D.C. and the University of the Philippines. Visit his website at www.joesayaslaw.com or contact his office at (818) 291-0088 for a no-cost inquiry.]

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Kaye Abad admits breaking down on set An emotional Kaye Abad, at one point, almost gave up her role in the primetime series “Annaliza.” After filming a scene, the 31-year-old actress broke down in tears, saying she could no longer bear hurting child star Andrea Brillantes, who portrays the title role. This was Abad’s candid sharing where she related the difficulties of taking on an antagonist role. Referring to her 10-year-old co-star, Abad said, “May isang eksena kami na sobrang sinaktan ko siya. After, tumalikod ako, nag-break down talaga ako. Umiyak ako, sabi ko talaga, ‘Ayoko na, ayoko na.’” As Stella in “Annaliza,” Abad is seen as the “kontrabida” bent on depriving her step-daughter, Annaliza (Brillantes), of the love of her real parents. Driven by revenge on Lazaro (Patrick Garcia), the man who denied fathering her child, Abad as Stella pours her long-kept rage on his wife, Isabel (Denise Laurel), and Annaliza, his long-lost daughter. Often, the conflict turns physical, with Stella hurting Annaliza without reservations. “Ang hirap talaga. Kasi ‘yung character ko palagi doon sa bata nananakit,

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eh. Kung ka-edad ko, medyo okay pa kasi malakas na ‘yun, eh. ‘Yung bata, inosente talaga. Medyo hindi pa siya sanay mandaya,” Abad said. Brillantes, according to Abad, has nonetheless requested that their physical confrontations be as “real” as possible, “para ‘yung reaction niya para totoo rin.” Even then, Abad is cautious not to be too forceful in hurting Brillantes. The actress related that she “practices” slapping or pulling her co-star’s hair. “Sinasabihan ko lang din ‘yung kaeksena na isunod mo ‘yung ulo mo [pag sinasampal o sinasabunutan ko siya], kasi anything na kinokontra mo, masakit eh,” she said. (MNS)

Ai Ai on moving on: My kids are helping me Comedienne Ai Ai delas Alas said her month-long vacation in United States with her children has greatly helped her cope after she and her husband, businessman Jed Salang, have separated. Delas Alas said she draws strength from her three children, who make her feel so loved that she forgets about her problems. “Ngayon malalaki na ang mga bata so na-realize ko na ang sarap ng pakiramdam na kapag nakita mo sila tapos naisip mo ang problema mo, titigan mo lang sila, talagang ‘yung luha ko bumabalik. Kailangan ko maging strong para sa kanila,” she said. Delas Alas said they agreed not to talk about her failed marriage during their short vacation. “May rule kasi na wag i-stress ang sarili namin sa bakasyon. Kapag pinag-uspaan iyon, [magbabayad ng] $5. Kung hindi kami maggaganun, hindi matatapos eh,” she said. “Parati naman nila ako ina-I love you pero iba pa rin nung sinabi nila na ‘Kakampi mo kami, Ma kahit saan ka makarating.’ Para sabihin sa iyo iyon ng mga anak mo, nakakatuwa naman,” she added. In an earlier interview, the 48-year-old actress referred to her month-long vacation as her “road to redemption.” “Parang road to redemption pag nakikita ko ‘yung mga anak ko, parang lumalakas ako, para ko silang vitamins... [I feel] reborn! Ai Ai reborn, lahat-lahat na! Resurrected! Kung anu-ano na lang,” she said. Delas Alas and Salang made headlines in recent months when the actress broke down in a televised interview claiming she

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COMMUNITY Obama links immigration reform to housing prices WASHINGTON, August 6, 2013 (AFP) – U.S. President Barack Obama will laud economic benefits of immigration reform Tuesday, most notably in increasing housing prices, still recovering after the 2008 economic crisis, the White House said. The Democratic leader is set to spend the day in Arizona, in the US southwest, for a day of housing-related activities, five years after the “subprime” mortgage crisis sparked the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Arizona, along with California and Nevada, was among the worst affected by the crash in home values – which dropped more than 60 percent in some places after years of boom. While prices are back on the rise, values have yet to recover to pre-2008 highs. The state is also on the U.S.-Mexico border, and immigration is a hot topic there. In a statement ahead of the trip, the White House argued that immigration reform –

championed by Obama, but stalled in Congress – would substantially increase home values. “Between 2000 and 2010, immigrants accounted for almost 40 percent of new homeowners nationwide,” the statement said, adding that eight in ten new homeowners in California were immigrants. Obama will unveil a battery of reforms and proposals to help boost the housing sector during his Arizona visit, including aid for troubled borrowers, better access to credit, and an investment program in low-priced homes. The president also wants the government to disengage from its role as a guarantor for home loans via semi-public groups Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, so taxpayers wouldn’t be responsible for future bailouts, the White House statement said. Some of the proposals – framed as part of Obama’s initiative to help the middle class, launched in July – need congressional approval. But the Republican-dominated House of Representatives is opposed to any plan that is similar to a stimulus package. The House has also balked at approving a bipartisan Senate immigration bill that would beef up border security while providing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. Should the bill ever become law, it would be the most far-reaching immigration reform passed in nearly 30 years. Supporters of the bill had hoped to rally Republicans behind it after the increasingly powerful Hispanic vote swung against them in the 2012 elections. But many House Republicans, particularly those from conservative districts with few Hispanic constituents, have rejected the Senate bill as “amnesty” for people they view as law-breakers.

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg backs immigration reform SAN FRANCISCO, August 7, 2013 (AFP) – Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has taken his backing for U.S. immigration reform public. The 29-year-old billionaire spoke publicly on the issue for the first time late Monday at the debut of the autobiographical documentary “Documented” by journalist Jose Antonio Vargas in San Francisco. “This is something that we believe is really important for the future of our country – and for us to do what’s right,” the San Francisco Chronicle quoted him telling the audience. Zuckerberg appeared on stage with former Harvard University roommate Joe Green, who teamed with him to launch advocacy group Fwd.us early this year to lobby for immigration and education reform along with support for scientific research. Zuckerberg and Green sponsored the film debut event with immigrant rights group Define American, which was founded by Vargas. The theater audience was reported to include influential politicians and Silicon Valley figures along with the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and local workers and students brought into the U.S. illegally as children. “No matter where they were born, they are going to be tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and people creating jobs in this country,” Zuckerberg said. “These are issues that don’t just touch our part of the industry, but really touch a whole country.”

Obama says time for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shakeup PHOENIX, August 6, 2013 (AFP) – U.S. President Barack Obama called Tuesday for new efforts to support homeowners but he urged the closing of government-backed mortgage finance companies to limit the risk to public money. Five years after the burst of the subprime housing bubble wreaked havoc on the world economy, Obama made his pitch for reform on a visit to Arizona, one of the worst-hit areas. Obama hailed a recovery in the housing market – including in Arizona’s sprawling capital Phoenix – with home sales again rising and foreclosures slowing down. “Millions of families have been able to come up for air. They’re no longer underwater on their mortgages,” Obama said. But even though the worst US economic crisis since the Great Depression has eased, Obama said the United States had to do more to ensure its citizens can buy homes. “We’ve got to turn the page on this kind of bubble-and-bust mentality that helped to create this mess in the first place,” he said. “We’ve got to build a housing system that is durable and fair and rewards responsibility for generations to come.” Specifically, Obama called for the United States to “wind down” Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants that the government had supported for years and then finally bailed out in 2008 during the crisis. “For too long, these companies were allowed to make huge profits buying mortgages, knowing that if their bets went bad, taxpayers would be left holding the bag,” Obama said. “It was ‘heads we win, tails, you lose.’ And it was wrong,” he said. But, while embracing the role of the private sector, Obama called for a continued guarantee of a fixed rate mortgage over 30 years. “That’s something families should be able to rely on when they’re making the most important purchase of their lives,” he said. The rival Republican Party, which controls the House of Representatives, also supports ending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but has called for a greater market role in determining mortgage rates.

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Aquino is new chair of FASGI The first Fil-American Board Certified Immigration and Nationality Law Specialist in California, elected as the New Chair of the Filipino American Service Group Inc. Los Angeles, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Allison Aquino Silva was elected as the new Chairwoman of the Filipino American Service Group Inc. (FASGI), at its board meeting last Wednesday, July 24. Ms. Aquino Silva will lead the fifteen board members of FASGI, to continue to deliver the mission, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to improve the quality of life of our community through health, housing, advocacy, education and research.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am honored to be given the privilege of serving FASGI as its Chairwoman, stated Atty. Aquino Silva. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look forward to working with FASGIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Executive Director, Susan Dilkes, the Board of Directors, and the dedicated staff at FASGI to advance FASGIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission of serving low-income, underserved families throughout the L.A. community.â&#x20AC;? Ms. Aquino Silva was born in Taal, Batangas, Philippines. She attended Highland Oaks Elementary School and Foothills Junior High School in Arcadia, Calif. She finished her high school education at San Gabriel Mission High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Ecology, specializing in Crime, Law, and Society, and a minor in Business Management, in just three years, from the University of California, Irvine. Immediately after graduating from UC Irvine, Atty. Aquino Silva pursued her law degree at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Upon her admission to the California State Bar in 1996, Atty. Aquino Silva joined forces with her father, Atty. Paul Aquino, as a partner in the Aquino & Aquino law firm. In 2001, Atty. Aquino Silva obtained certification from the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, as an Immigration & Nationality Law Specialist, a prestigious recognition currently held by only approximately 155 attorneys throughout the state of

California. At that time, she was the only board certified specialist in the entire state of California under the age of 30. Allison is believed to be the first Filipino American to become a certified immigration law specialist in California. Atty. Aquino Silva is a former president and current Advisory Board Member for the Philippine American Bar Association. She is also an Advisory Committee Member for the Filipino Migrant Center and actively volunteers at legal clinics sponsored by the Asian Americans Advancing Justice. Atty. Aquino Silva is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and former Commissioner for the City of Pasadena. Allison Aquino Silva â&#x20AC;&#x153;Allisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership will inspire all of us to continue to focus on important issues that will impact the quality of life of the Filipino American community,â&#x20AC;? stated FASGIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Executive Director, Susan E. Dilkes. Founded in 1981, Filipino American Service Group Inc. (FASGI)), is a non-profit, community-based social service agency in the heart of Historic Filipino Town, in Los Angeles, CA. Its mission is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to improve the quality of life in our community through health, housing, advocacy, education, and research.â&#x20AC;?

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this most troubling offense.” Officers with the Anaheim Police Department identified Canady as a trafficking suspect after interviewing victims who were working as prostitutes. Canady was subsequently arrested by members of the Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force during Operation Cross Country, which was conducted to identify sex trafficking rings and underage victims (see: http://tinyurl.com/ lenhjll). According to the federal complaint, Canady drove female prostitutes to Anaheim, including two girls who are 15 and 16. On July 25, task force investigators located one of the victims in a motel room in Los Angeles, and she not only admitted to working as a prostitute for Canady, she also said she accompanied Canady and another minor to Las Vegas, where they worked as prostitutes. During the investigation, investigators also identified one of the victims as the subject of an online advertisement for prostitution services in the Palmdale area.

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PAGLB to hold Dinner-Dance The Pangasinan Association of Greater Long Beach will hold its Annual Dinner-Dance at the Palms Park - 12305 207th St. Lakewood, CA. 90715 on Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 5 to 10 p.m. Music will be provided by The Midnight Motion Duo. For other further details, please call Vicky de Leon, President at (818) 648-3493.

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Delta Phi Sorority was founded in 1933, whose main objective is the pursuit of excellence in all fields of endeavor. Juliet Arnobit - Delos Reyes, or “Jonjie” as we dearly called her, was one of our younger or “junior sis” from the Batch ‘75 group. She portrayed the true spirit of our sorority in her quest for excellence. As a former Vice President of Business Development and International Marketing for the GMA TV Network back home, Jonjie was instrumental in spearheading the launching of GMA TV Network’s marketing reach in North America and Guam in mid 2000. Though Jonjie was seven years younger than me, our bond of sisterhood allowed not only me but all of us, her sorority sisters in extending our helping hand during her marketing outreach here in the United States. She exemplified the Sigma Delta leadership throughout her professional career, from her executive marketing position at

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How many times can you apply for loan modification? According to a recent government no significant change in the terms of MINDING YOUR report, nearly 50% of loan modificathe loan so that the monthly payment is tions approved under HAMP are back either almost the same or even higher. FINANCES in default. With our current economy How can this really help the homeowner still in distress, there are still thousands then? If a financial hardship originally of homeowners who are at risk of losing caused you to default on your mortgage their home. Of course, the declining job payments because they were unaffordmarket is not helping. For example, a lot able, how could you afford the modified of people who used to be employed when payment if you are still experiencing the same financial hardship? they applied for a loan modification have Whether or not you can re-apply will experienced a significant reduction in BY ATTY. RAY BULAON depend on your lender or servicer and income that they can no longer afford to the type of modification you are applymake their modified house payments. So ing for. For example, if you’ve had a what do you do if you were in this situation? More specifically, how many times can one apply prior approval under HAMP, you may need to wait 12 months before you can submit a new application. However, for loan modification? Some homeowners, in their attempt to just put their if your prior approval was for an in-house loan modificamortgage problems behind them, will immediately accept tion, there may be no waiting period as long as you can the first offer received from their lender. I understand establish that a change in your financial circumstances why this happens. Considering the amount of time spent merits a new review of your case and a new application. between sending documents and making repeated phone But be very careful: Rejecting the bank’s current offer to calls to the lender, a lot of people are just glad to get an you, especially when you’re already in foreclosure, may acceptance letter hoping that their nightmare has finally not be a good idea unless you can re-apply. Thus, you need come to an end. However, there are a lot of instances where to contact your lender before doing anything. Again, you need to be aware that if foreclosing proceedthe modification only brings the account current but with

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Man who sells credit services ‘obtained lines of credit illegally’ LOS ANGELES – A Denver man who billed himself as “The Credit Line Millionaire” has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges that accuse him of conspiring to obtain lines of credit worth hundreds of thousands of dollars through a host of misrepresentations and falsified documents. Christopher Robert Wise, 34, was arraigned late yesterday in United States District Court after being arrested by Secret Service agents Wednesday night. Wise, who was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving on a flight from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was arrested pursuant to a four-count indictment that alleges he conspired to fraudulently obtain lines of credit from Wells Fargo Bank, Union Bank and City National Bank. One of these loan applica-

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Rail company seeks bankruptcy after Canada disaster MONTREAL, August 7, 2013 (AFP) – The owners of a train which derailed in Canada last month leaving dozens dead has filed for bankruptcy, the company said in a statement Wednesday. Montreal, Maine & Atlantic said it was seeking bankruptcy as a direct result of the July 6 accident in the Quebec town of LacMegantic which killed 47 people. Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd. has filed for Chapter 11 protection in US Bankrutpcy Court for the District of Maine, a statement said. Its sister company, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Co., meanwhile, filed a petition with the Superior Court of Quebec in Montreal. “It has become apparent that the obligations of both companies now exceed the value of their assets, including prospective insurance recoveries, as a direct result of the tragic derailment at Lac Megantic,” said Edward Burkhardt, chairman of the board of both companies. The train was carrying crude oil from the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota in 72 tanker cars near the Canada-US border to an Irving Oil refinery in New Brunswick. The accident was Canada’s worst in 15 years. Quebec authorities have already addressed two formal notices to MMA to force it to pay for the cleanup and decontamination of the affected area devastated by a blast that lasted almost two days. Burkhardt said. said the disaster appeared to have been caused by an engineer’s failure to properly set hand brakes on the runaway train.

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Lancer sedan sales were up 23.8 percent in July and are up 32.9 percent year-to-date. July’s sales total marked Lancer’s third-best month of sales in the last two years. Lancer Evolution sales were up 24.0 percent in July and are up 4.0 percent for the year. If you want to know why the Mitsubishi is up in its sales and why the Outlander is America’s top Mitsubishi vehicle for the past several months or why Evolution is the choice of many who are looking for speed, call Richard Samaco, the dealership’s Filipino salesperson at Glendale Mitsubishi. Or, you can get in touch with Richard right now by calling (888) 465-7218. Glendale Mitsubishi, a favorite car dealership among Filipino-Americans, is located at 1235 S. Brand Blvd. Glendale, CA, 91204. What’s more, test drive a Mitsubishi and you can get a three day/two night stay in Las Vegas for free.

New government bailout for Australian auto industry SYDNEY, August 5, 2013 (AFP) – The Australian government Monday pledged a fresh Aus$200 million (US$177 million) bailout package for the car manufacturing industry as it looks to shore up struggling sectors to help the economy transition away from a mining boom. Industry Minister Kim Carr said the funds would ensure the “automotive manufacturing sector has a strong future and continues to provide high-skill, high-wage jobs for Australians”. The announcement came on the opening day of a fiveweek election campaign that will culminate in national polls on September 7, with the ruling Labor party facing an uphill battle against the conservative opposition.

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MB sales jump 22.5% in July for 7th record month of 2013 folio, with July’s top sellers comprised of the C-, E- and MClass model lines. The sporty C-Class – the current gateway to the brand for younger and first-time Mercedes-Benz buyers – was the volume leader at 7,604 units for the month, up 34.3% from July 2012. The E-Class was a close second at 5,605, up 10.1%, while sales of MBUSA’s top-selling SUV, the M-Class, soared 72.7% from the 1,790 units sold in July 2012 to 3,092. The Sprinter model line, which receives a comprehensive redesign for the 2014 model year arriving this fall, posted sales of 1,915 for the month, while smart volumes grew 10.3% to 860 vehicles sold. Sales of Mercedes-Benz’s BlueTEC diesel models were 879 for July while the company’s high-performance AMG models finished the month with sales of 464. Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified PreOwned (MBCPO) program, MBUSA sold 7,976 vehicles in July, an increase of 22% when compared to July 2012 (sales of 6,519 vehicles). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 56,980 vehicles, rising 24% over the comparable period (45,938 vehicles) in 2012. As far as any Mercedes-Benz is concerned, you’ll always get the best deals at the Mercedes-Benz of Encino because of our kababayans led by Raymond Orosa, Internet Manager of Mercedes-Benz of Encino. Having been working with Mercedes-Benz cars for over three years, the highly experienced Raymond says MercedesBenz of Encino is one of the best dealerships he’s ever worked with. “We have the best team here,” Raymond says.

Retail volumes gain 10.6% to exceed 180,000 units YTD MONTVALE, N.J., August 1, 2013 – MercedesBenz USA (MBUSA) today reported July sales of 26,423 units, an 18.5% boost over the 22,294 units sold in July 2012. Retail volumes at MercedesBenz reached 23,648 for the month – gaining 22.5% over the previous year – while year-to-date sales hit an all-time high of 165,598 Raymond Orosa of Mercedesunits. Sprinter Van sales Benz of Encino totaled 1,915, combining with 860 units sold at smart to bring MBUSA’s grand total to 182,315 vehicles yearto-date. This makes July the seventh consecutive month of record-breaking sales at MBUSA for 2013. “July delivered double-digit gains for both our passenger cars and light truck offerings, as our sales momentum shows no signs of slowing down,” said Steve Cannon, president and CEO of MBUSA. “We have two major product launches – one at the high-end and one at the entry – around the corner. This will be a banner year for the brand, bringing a whole new level of quality and innovation to Mercedes-Benz and the luxury market.” Mercedes-Benz saw growth across its product port-

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BMW China venture to recall more than 140,000 cars: officials SHANGHAI, August 5, 2013 (AFP) – A Chinese joint venture of German car maker BMW will recall more than 140,000 cars in the world’s largest auto market over power steering defects, China’s quality watchdog said Monday. BMW Brilliance Automotive will next month start recalling 143,215 5-series cars made in the three years from August 2009, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China said in a statement. BMW Brilliance, a 50-50 joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, will replace defective plugs on the vehicles that could cause safety hazards, the quality inspector said. The planned recall comes after BMW in late July failed to get Chinese government approval for a 9.2 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) plant expansion scheme in the northern city of Shenyang. In a statement posted on July 26, China’s environmental protection ministry said it had rejected a BMW Brilliance proposal to expand

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Honda to build new auto plant in Brazil SAO PAULO, August 8, 2013 (AFP) – Japanese automaker Honda plans to build a new assembly plant in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo with an annual capacity of 120,000 units, the company said. The $430 million facility, to be located in the city of Itirapina, 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo, will become operational in 2015 and will double Honda’s annual output capacity in Brazil to 240,000 units. The Japanese auto giant is currently producing 120,000 units a year at its existing plant in the city of Sumare, also in Sao Paulo state. The Itirapina plant, which will employ roughly 2,000 people, is to churn out Fit-class compact vehicles which are in high demand on the world market, the statement late Wednesday said. “As the world’s fourth largest automobile market, Brazil is a very important market for Honda’s operations in South America,” said Masahiro Takedagawa, president of Honda’s Brazilian unit.

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2011 Nissan Rogue

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2012 GMC Terrain

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2009 Nissan Sentra

2008 Honda Fit

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2009 Nissan Versa

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(231229A/303347)

[C231267A/175139]

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[231710A/183218]

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21,888

33,888

OTHER PRE-OWNED SPECIALS

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2010 Honda Fit Sport

2011 Toyota Corolla

2012 Honda Civic

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14,788

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NOW

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17,488

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ROCHESTER, August 7, 2013 (AFP) – U.S. 2014 Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson hinted Wednesday at a “Dream Team” pairing of world number one Tiger Woods and second-ranked Phil Mickelson next year at Gleneagles. But don’t expect the iconic 63-year-old winner of eight major titles – and nearly a ninth in the 2009 British Open at Turnberry – to necessarily pair the U.S. duo together. “You hope you can come up with an intimidation team,” Watson said Wednesday on the eve of the 95th PGA Championship. “I would think that these guys, if they got on a roll, just think what type of intimidating team they could be. That’s kind of the Dream Team.” But it didn’t work out that way at the 2004 Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, when US captain Hal Sutton put Woods and Mickelson together for the first day and watched a nightmare unfold, including Woods glaring at Mickelson after the left-hander left him in the trees off the tee in a

crucial moment. Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington beat Woods and Mickelson 2 and 1 in fourballs and Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood beat Woods and Mickelson 1 up in foursomes. “Nothing is set in stone as far as the players who are going to be on the team,” Watson said. “I know from past experience what teams seem to have worked the best and what teams didn’t work. There’s a history. I’ll use that history.” Watson could be tweaking the European side after being denied pin placements for the Johnne Walker Championship played at Gleneagles when he went for a visit. “We asked for the pin sheets and I looked at them with a smile and said, ‘You’re not going to give them to us?’ They said, ‘No, we’re not,’” Watson said. “They will give us some pin sheets. That’s not a problem. That’s no big deal. Kind of friendly repartee back and forth. “I’ve been assured the golf course will not be set up with any particular bias. It’s going to be set up by the European Tour. That’s the right way to do it.” PGA of America president Ted Bishop selected Watson hoping he might be a FACTORY REBATES difference maker in a close trophy fight, ON APPROVED CREDIT ON SELECT MODELS knowing nine of the past 13 Ryder Cups were decided by two pointsor less. “You look at a guy like Watson with his success and his experience playing in Scotland and you know what, maybe somewhere along the line during the week, he’s going to be worth a point or half a point to somebody and that will be the difference in the outcome,” Bishop said. European 2014 Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley of Ireland, is keeping an open mind ahead of the start of qualifying. “I want to keep my mind very much open,” he said. “I want to give everybody an equal chance in my own head and I don’t want to feel like I have certain favorites.” He also has no worries about the poor form of Rory McIlroy, last year’s PGA Championship winner who has struggled this season, expecting it will be a minor blip in the Northern Irishman’s long career and saying he will not force his opinions upon the former world number one. “Just because I’m Ryder Cup captain, I don’t feel like it’s my right or my duty to get involved in what he’s doing in his life,” McGinley said.

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