Filipino Journal Manitoba Edition May 05 - 20, 2021

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SPRING E-WASTE RECYCLING DRIVE Spring is in the air and now is the time to clean up your e-waste. Aira Villanueva hosted an e-waste recycling drive at Maple Community Centre last May 1, where over two truckloads of e-waste was dropped off. Her initiative made e-waste recycling incredibly easy. It was simple to drive-thru, drop off all your old electronic. Missed the drop-off event, Villanueva can also coordinate pickup of e-waste anywhere in Winnipeg, or anywhere in Canada.

Villanueva's e-waste recycling efforts help save the environment by diverting old electronics that may end up in landfills.

Instead, e-waste is refurbished or safely disposed of.

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Drive-thru E-Waste Collection Draws Large Turnout

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he drive-thru drop-off of old or busted electronics held on May 1st drew a large turnout.

Held at the parking lot of the Maples Community Centre from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the event was organized by E-Waste Manitoba which was founded

by Aira Villanueva. A community youth leader and student at the University of Winnipeg, Villanueva explains that she set up E-Waste Manitoba to encourage people to dispose of their electronic waste for proper recycling or refurbishing.

Villanueva shares that another key factor for organizing the event is to win a national competition being run by the Electronic Recycling Association or ERA. According to its website, the amount of the scholarship is $10,000.

The winner will be decided on the quantity and quality of equipment collected and how much awareness was done for the event through online and offline marketing platforms.

A container van of the ERA was on-site as storage for the collected items. Two ERA field staff and a couple of local volunteers were on hand to assist motorists with their electronics that were being dropped off. This columnist drove from Steinbach to bring a bunch of cables, busted smartphones and tablets.

Aside from partnering with the ERA, E-Waste Manitoba created awareness about its eco-friendly initiative by teaming up with several community organizations. Among

them are Barangay Canada, the Filipino Music & Arts Association of Canada, Inc. (FMAACI), and CEM - Caring for our Environment for Sustainable Prosperity.

In a statement on social media, CEM President Ramon ‘Jun’ Sales explained the importance of the collection drive. “E-waste is the world’s fastest growing waste stream and the amount is estimated to increase to 52.2 million metric tonnes by 2021 unless this trend is reversed,” he said.

Sales went on to say that, “Fifty million metric tonnes of e-waste are generated every year, equaling the weight of nearly 4,500 Eiffel Towers.” He also pointed out that much of electronic waste is incinerated or placed in landfills -- causing pollution, human health hazards and the loss of valuable finite resources.

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For those who missed out on the first event, Villanueva assured that she is planning to organize another one on May 16 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. outside of the Ralph Brown Community Centre.

Kris Ontong is an award-winning community advocate and a finalist in the 12th RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards. He is the co-founder of Barangay Canada, and hosts its weekly video podcast.

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The first annual fascinasian film festival prepares to launch virtually, in May As Manitoba reflects on its 150th anniversary, it is a time to come together in spirit, to share stories, and While it has been a difficult year for to build even stronger connections to each other. festivals and the arts in general, the stars have aligned for the founders of the FascinAsian Film Festival, who are preparing to launch their inaugural program scheduled for the weekend of May 28-30, 2021. It We invite you to submit stories, memories, and photos showing what you love best about Manitoba. will be a virtual event, with a small From May 7 through August 31, 2021, each submission is a chance to win weekly prizes or the grand but potent selection of feature films, prize of $2,000 airfare courtesy of Calm Air. shorts, and livestreamed filmmaker talks and a webinar, all with the intention of showcasing North American stories from the Asian from Brandon Sun, Steinbach diaspora, rather than Asian cinema Carillon, and La Liberté), submit (movies from Asia) to try and shed stories, memories, and photos light on some of the perspectives showing what you love best about of our Asian communities and help Manitoba. From May 7 through give local Asian filmmakers some August 31, 2021, each submission much needed exposure. is a chance to win weekly prizes or In the first blog posted on their the grand prize of $2,000 airfare website, Festival Chair, Alan Wong, courtesy of Calm Air. writes about how in mainstream And stay tuned during May media, the Asian-Canadian & Asianfor the announcement of the seven American voice is still undercommunities that will receive represented. “However, there are outdoor, accessible art through marked improvements in how Mural 150 presented by CWB Asian characters and Asian stories National Leasing and in partnership are told. The true diversity and with Synonym Art Consultation. range of how people with Asian Later in May, we will announce a backgrounds live is becoming With Manitoba Day just around the what you love best about Manitoba! complete listing of more than 240 more and more recognized, and corner, we are grateful. After more First, visit our website for a projects funded across the province normalized. Watching stories about than a year navigating COVID, we Manitoba 150 Inspiration Guide. thanks to Build 150 through the Asians that are authentic, nuanced, appreciate the ongoing opportunity With suggestions ranging from support of James Richardson & and relatable, helps people discover to shine a light on all that makes creating a Manitoba garden to Sons and Manitoba’s community what bonds us all as humans, rather Manitoba amazing and unique – our hosting a Manitoba Book Club, foundations. than separates us as a specific race beauty, people, culture, and history. there’s a safe idea for everyone!

Manitoba Day, May 12th, or ethnicity.”

As we reflect on 150 years Second, through Love Letters and every day, is a new chance With the rise of Asian stories as a province, we offer two new to Manitoba, in partnership with The to fall in love with Manitoba all as critical darlings (The Farewell, opportunities for you to celebrate Winnipeg Free Press, (with support over again.

Minari), mainstream successes (Kim’s Convenience, Parasite), and filmmakers with Asian backgrounds establishing themselves in the global cinematic landscape (Deepa Mehta, Bong Jun Ho, Chloe Zhao), what

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would be Canada’s third Asian specific film festival (after Toronto’s Reel Asian and the Vancouver Asian Film Festival), FascinAsian is building upon a wave of support for the development of organizations dedicated to uplifting these voices.

“There is so much support for under-represented communities right now across the industry, it is wonderfully encouraging.” Wong says. “It is an indication that people everywhere are open to these kinds of stories, and that they do have an audience. Gone are the days when industry gatekeepers would dictate what audiences wanted to see. With the rise of Internet platforms and streaming services, accessibility is better than ever before and even the most niche content can be found. It has changed the game completely.”

With some high-level sponsors attached, such as the Canada Media Fund, ACTRA, the Director’s Guild of Canada, and the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba just to name a few, FascinAsian is poised for a successful first outing, despite the pandemic. In many ways, a virtual festival is a much simpler affair, with films being available on-demand during the weekend of the event.

And if all goes well, the organizers plan on an in-person festival in May 2022, coinciding with Asian Heritage Month. FascinAsian’s list of programs goes live on Saturday, May 1st.

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A pop-up clinic is being held at 1680 Notre Dame Ave. in Winnipeg from May 9 to 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

During the week of May 17, pop-up clinics have been scheduled to provide access to vaccine in additional locations throughout the province. All clinics run from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

To book an appointment at a pop-up clinic, call (toll-free) 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC).

The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, held a special live stream event earlier this week on YouTube to discuss the recently announced pathway for permanent residence for essential workers and international graduates from a Canadian institution already hard at work in Canada. Visit FilipinoJournal.com to watch the recording on YouTube.

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Manitoba Youth Jobs Program in full swing $15M program to provide 50% wage subsidy to Manitoba employers The Manitoba government will provide more than $25 million that will support more than 8,000 youth employment opportunities this summer through the new Manitoba Youth Jobs Program and existing Green Team grants, Premier Brian Pallister and Municipal Relations Minister Derek Johnson announced today.

“Our government is working to protect Manitoba’s youth from the health and economic impacts of the pandemic, as they have been hit particularly hard and face unemployment rates of nearly double the rest of the population,” said Pallister. “Our new wage subsidy program will directly contribute to our government’s growth and jobs agenda outlined in Budget 2021 by supporting our businesses and organizations that will be the drivers of Manitoba’s economic recovery.”

The new $15-million Manitoba Youth Jobs Program will provide employers a 50 per cent subsidy on wages paid to eligible employees during the program period of May to September 2021, with a maximum of up to $25,000 per employer. The premier said he anticipates the program will support more than 2,000 Manitoba employers recover from the pandemic and create sustainable long-term, seasonal and short-term employment opportunities for more than 6,000 Manitoba youth.

The Manitoba Youth Jobs Program builds upon and streamlines the Manitoba Summer Student Recovery Jobs and

Back to Work This Summer programs, which helped create and sustain more than 6,000 jobs for young Manitobans in 2020. The new program: • gets money to businesses faster, as employers will be eligible to apply for an advance payment of up to $750 per eligible employee, up to $7,500; • broadens eligibility criteria to include all Manitoba youth under the age of 30; • allows employers to claim employees hired as early as April 1, 2021; • aligns the program’s eligible wage subsidy period to the employer’s own pay schedule to cover full pay periods between May 1 and Sept. 5; and • provides a 50 per cent wage subsidy on all regular, overtime and statutory wages earned during the 18-week period as opposed to a flat per-hour wage subsidy.

The province is also investing more than $10 million in Green Team grant programs to help an estimated 2,000 young Manitobans find summer employment and gain valuable work experience. This includes nearly $9 million for the Urban and Hometown Green Team Program and more than $1 million for the Manitoba Parks Green Team.

“These have been challenging times and now more than ever, we need to support local projects and give our youth the work experience they need to take advantage of future career opportunities,” said Johnson.

“We also recognize the critical role of Manitoba’s communitybased organizations as they help shape sustainable and thriving neighbourhoods and communities.”

Urban and Hometown Green Team grants allow communities to hire youth aged 15 to 29 to work on community projects between May 1 and Sept. 30. Non-profit organizations in Winnipeg and rural Manitoba are eligible to receive 100 per cent of wage costs and $250 per position for support costs, while eligible municipal governments in rural Manitoba receive 50 per cent of wage costs and $125 per position for support costs, on a cost-shared basis.

Johnson noted priorities for the 2021 summer season are focused on community-based organizations and municipal governments that can offer full-time employment opportunities for youth, and projects that support COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.

The province is maintaining its 2020 funding level for Green Teams, which had doubled from 2019 to stimulate youth job creation during the pandemic, to meet significant program demand. At the Feb. 15 application intake deadline for the Urban and Hometown Green Team Program, the province had received record funding requests.

The province has completed its review of project applications and will begin to notify applicants of funding decisions today.

More information is available online for the Green Team program at www.manitobago.ca and Manitoba Youth Jobs Program at https:// manitoba.ca/covid19/programs/ youth-jobs.html.

ANAK Liwayway Scholarship Applications Open for its 15th Year Winnipeg, MB - ANAK Inc. is pleased to announce its 15th annual “Liwayway Scholarship for Leadership Excellence” to Filipino-Canadian students in Grade 12, who demonstrate a commitment to preserving and promoting Philippine heritage. Two (2) scholarships of $500 will be awarded in June 2021.

To apply, students must complete a scholarship application and submit official school transcripts demonstrating a B (70% or 3.0) grade point average or better in three 40s courses (including English). Using resources provided by ANAK, applicants must write a 500 word (2 pages double-spaced) typed essay in response to the following question: How do racial biases in the Filipino

community manifest in your daily life and in what ways are you complicit?

“The global pandemic has given light to and further magnified the social inequalities and racial injustices not only in Canada, but around the world,” says Andrew Aviso, ANAK’s Director of Operations. “We want to use this scholarship program as an opportunity to encourage Filipino-Canadian youth to critically reflect on their identities as both minorities and benefactors of existing social structures.” ANAK believes that education and dialogue are key to resolving prejudice and inequality.

The final date to submit applications is on May 31, 2021. Successful applicants are subject to participate in an interview

process through Google Meets on June 3, 2021 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

About ANAK Inc. Aksyon Ng Ating Kabataan (ANAK) Inc. is an incorporated non-profit organization comprised of concerned young Filipino-Canadian professionals and students.

The word “anak” itself is Tagalog for “my child”. We are the children of Winnipeg’s early wave of Filipino immigrants (as well as immigrants ourselves). We envision a future where all FilipinoCanadians have the opportunity to share, learn, preserve, and promote our culture and heritage through education.

Wellness Together Canada portal continues to support Canadians online through pandemic

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he COVID-19 pandemic and its associated public health measures continue to affect individuals and families across the country. Isolation, financial and employment uncertainty, and disruptions to daily life are challenging Canadians in a number of ways.

Many people are concerned about their physical and mental well-being.

During these difficult times, it is critical that Canadians have access to both credible information about mental health and substance use, and evidence-based resources and tools to support their mental health and well-being.

Wellness Together Canada (WTC) launched in April 2020 to help address the unprecedented rise in feelings of stress, anxiety and depression in Canada due to COVID-19. This portal offers access to free and confidential online mental health and substance use supports, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in both official languages. For those without internet access, services are still available over the phone.

Through WTC, individuals of all ages in Canada or Canadians abroad can access supports ranging from self-assessment and peer support, to free and confidential sessions with social workers, psychologists and other professionals. Specialized supports for priority populations such as youth and frontline workers are available, with instantaneous translation available over the phone in over 200 languages and dialects.

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More than a year later, with variants and various states of public health measures still in place across the country, the Government of Canada recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create stress and anxiety for many Canadians, particularly those who do not have ready access to their regular support networks. With this in mind, Budget 2021 proposes to provide $62 million in 2021-22, to Health Canada for the WTC portal so that it can continue to provide everyone in Canada with the tools and services to support their mental health and well-being.

Given the ongoing needs for mental health and substance use supports across Canada, as well as the upcoming Mental Health Week (week of May 3-9), we are hoping you would join us in promoting and encouraging individuals in Canada to visit and use the WTC portal through your digital channels/ media coverage.

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Million Tree Challenge Winnipeg Kicks Off WINNIPEG May 5, 2021 – Winnipeggers now have a million more reasons to plant trees with the official start of the public awareness and education campaign for the Million Tree Challenge Winnipeg (MTC). After Mayor Brian Bowman introduced the MTC program in 2019, Trees Winnipeg was approached to develop a marketing and communications strategy and to execute and oversee the program. Today, Trees Winnipeg launched the first of many initiatives, including education and outreach programs and an interactive website with a tree counter.

“Winnipeg is known for its tree canopy and Winnipeggers are some of the most passionate tree champions in Canada,” said Mayor Bowman. “I’m

looking forward to seeing the City of Winnipeg, Trees Winnipeg and residents meet the Million Tree Challenge to replace trees lost to insects, disease, age, major storms and environmental stress so our tree canopy can be enjoyed for generations to come.”

The program encourages residents, not-for-profit agencies and private businesses to plant trees on private and public properties, and is in addition to the City’s existing tree planting numbers.

In the absence of an active campaign, nearly 10,000 trees have been already planted and counted towards MTC. “Congratulations Mayor Brian Bowman, the City of Winnipeg and Trees Winnipeg on your launch today,” said Danielle St-Aubin, Chief Executive

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The month of May, declared Asian Heritage Month by the Government of Canada, is a time to highlight the contributions of Asian Canadians to Canadian society. This is the 19th year that Asian Heritage Month activities will be carried out in Manitoba.

Since the inaugural Asian Heritage Month in 1993, cities across Canada have held annual festivities. In Manitoba, the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba consisting of representatives from the Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Sri Lankan, Vietnamese, Indo-Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Syrian, Singapore and Malaysian organizations, have planned a variety of activities to share the Asian cultures with other Canadians.

In May 2017, the Government of Manitoba formally recognized May as Asian Heritage Month.

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Vancouver, one of the top ten most beautiful cities in the world (part 2) Attracting both local residents and tourists, the market also includes independent food purveyors from local to Mexican and Asian to

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isiting Gastown gives us an essential part of Vancouver’s colourful history – the old buildings, the cobblestone, the Steam Clock, the Art Deco Masterpiece at Telegraph Travel, Vancouver’s Marine Building, once the tallest skyscraper in the British Empire, and the vintage lampposts.

Another must-see site in this world-class beautiful metropolis is the Granville Island located across False Creek , a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver that separates downtown from the rest

of the city. Actually, Granville Island is a tiny peninsula that was originally used by the First Nations as a fishing area and since 1979 has been a busy lively district with a large indoor two-storey public market having a wide variety of activities the whole family will enjoy and where local farmers and other food vendors could sell their products to consumers year-round.

Customers come here to buy fresh produce, meat, fish and seafood, cheeses and other products that are locally raised and produced.

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Greek . A wide range of items are sold here by retail vendors from deli food to candies and delicious snacks.

Managed by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and considered as “the most inspiring public place in the world”, Granville Island provides other ameneties such as a marina, a hotel, fine arts galleries in the Net Loft Shops and Railspur District, and various

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7 cultural venues for the various performing arts theatres including Vancouver’s only professional Improvisational Company.

The Granville Island market includes a “kids market” designed for children where you can shop, play and eat . Shop for the best selections of toys, games, kids clothings, or party supplies. Play continued on page 15

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Light-handed Brushstrokes across the Surface of Spring Light-handed Brushstrokes across the Surface of Spring Blossoming in the summer like the sakura Craving for sashimi maki and tempura The gentle breeze is a flying kiss on the face Longing for love from a distance of time and space Minister of Health, Heather Stephanson and MLA Jon Reyes along with Marianne Ferrer touring the newest COVID19 Vaccine Super Site at the Winnipeg Soccer Federation Complex at 770 Leila Ave. The super site opens on Friday, May 7 and has the potential to vaccinate up to 6000 patients daily.

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Rabbits and partridges frolic in the meadow On placid lakes the reflection of the sunglow Chortle chirps and clicks of mammals birds and insects The yearning heart with the restless mind intersects Rolling haybales are dancing with the nethergales Like the cursive in love letters and postal mails Shadows and silhouettes standing out on the ground Fallen leaves and flowers at the park one has found A solitary man with paintbrush and canvas Welcoming the new season by letting hours pass Creating memories of tire-swings bikes and kites Of childhood holidays and festivals of lights

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Bernadette Sembrano Sam Pinto pregnant drops new song, “Yakap” with first child Sam Pinto and husband, Anthony Semerad are expecting their first child.

In her Instagram account, Sam posted a photo of them together holding a printed out picture of a sonogram.

Sam shared the happy news expressing her excitement, calling this milestone their “greatest adventure yet!”

For his part, Semerad posted the same photo on his Instagram page announcing that he is going to be a dad in his caption.

The couple has been together for almost three years with their engagement announced last November 2019. They tied the knot just last March of this year.

Famous anchor of TV Patrol, Bernadette Sembrano, has written a new song which she released on May 05, exactly a year after the ABS-CBN shutdown was declared.

Carrying the title, “Yakap,” Bernadette explained that this song came to be after she thought of what difference a hug would have made especially in this time of the pandemic.

With this in mind, ABS-CBN music creative director Jonathan Manalo encouraged her to pen the lyrics of the song.

And not long after, “Yakap” was produced.

Sembrano shared her sentiment of how much she missed hugging people and being hugged back.

It is her hope that her song could “embrace” listeners especially during these trying times.

Moreover, the tune has taken a personal significance for the news anchor as she just recently recovered from COVID-19 herself.

“Yakap” is Sembrano’s second collaboration with Manalo after teaming up on the theme song of the ABS-CBN teleserye, “Ang sa Iyo ay Akin.” She also sang the Christmas-themed track, “Yakapin ang Pasko” last 2020.

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Veteran entertainment journalist, Ricky Lo, passes away at 75 Veteran news editor and columnist Ricardo F. Lo, better known as Ricky Lo, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 75.

This was posted at Philippine Star’s Facebook page though at present, there are no details of what caused his death or upcoming interment.

Lo was best known for being the person behind the Funfare column of Philippine Star which ran for many decades and was among the highly respected journalists in the entertainment industry.

Apart from this, Lo also hosted a number of showbiz programs namely “Startalk” from GMA, “The Buzz” from ABS-CBN and his own talk show, “The Ricky Lo Exclusives” which aired on QTV11.

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Panganiban further shared that upon seeing the three cash symbols, she just couldn’t quite believe it while Ebreo revealed that he started dancing after his wife showed him their scratched card.

When asked what they were going to do with their prize money, the couple readily answered that they will pay off their mortgage and go on a family trip to Hawaii.

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The action plan is for DILG to meet with PNP, followed by a coordination with LGUs to discuss their varying penalties. Revealing that the President was serious with this directive, Malaya said they will all meet at the soonest possible time to determine the parameters of the directive that he gave.

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To Tolerate or Not To Tolerate?

(The Anatomy of Tolerance) Ano'ng Masasabi Mo? (Readers' Column)

by Kathryn Valladolíd Ebrahim

"Tolerance is the one essential ingredient in any happy marriage. It may not be quite so important when things are going well, but it is absolutely vital when things get difficult."--HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on his 50 years of marriage to Queen Elizabeth II Tolerance within the precepts of two people in a relationship is a skill that involves kindness and understanding extended to each other with which habits, manners, opinion, ways of thinking, as well as emotions that may or may not be acceptable to one or the other and which either or both might not be accustomed to, are allowed. They will simply acquiesce because they believe that there is love between them and that their relationship is important to them.

On a larger scheme of things, tolerance is not only about relationships between two people in love. It pertains also to the kindness and understanding that we give to the people around us every day; our response to comments, criticisms, and occasional rudeness thrown at us are enough to elicit an amount of tolerance that would seal our fate with those people for the day or even for a lifetime. The validation of the tolerance that we extend will

fuel and fortify the good rapport we have already established among certain persons in our respective circles.

On the contrary, others who are not accepting of the same and who will not give up their stand and somehow wage war against us, need a greater amount of tolerance.

H u m a n relations (friendships and friendly relationships) could be a bit complex because every person is naturally and uniquely equipped with a certain set of behavioral patterns and was brought up differently with culture and tradition intrinsic to his own.

This alone, in my opinion, is chaos.

Around others, we set aside prejudice, discrimination, beliefs, and/or morality as we put forward kindness, acceptance, and understanding.

Depending on whatever circumstance we find ourselves in along the way, among a handful of friends, there

Horoscope This week brings the gift of gab when Mercury enters Gemini on Monday.

The planet of communication enters your communication zone, making it easy to express your thoughts and ideas. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to share your opinions with your signature passion and pioneering spirit.

Those great ideas start paying off when Venus in Taurus trines Pluto in Capricorn on Thursday, perhaps bringing some good news at work.

Keep a close eye on your money for the next few weeks, starting on Monday when Mercury enters Gemini. The planet of communication moves into your sector of value, encouraging you to come up with new ways to make some quick cash. Getting a side hustle could relieve your financial anxiety, but try looking for more permanent solutions too.

Love helps you explore new horizons when Venus in your sign trines Pluto in Capricorn on Thursday.

This is your month to shine, Gemini! Your season begins on Monday when Mercury, your ruling planet, enters your sign, making you extra clever and curious. The next couple weeks are a great time to meet new people because you’ll make a great first impression with your rapid-fire wit. Your words can help you create new opportunities for yourself during this time.

revile him for how he made you feel because "he hurt or angered you."

However, you can turn your focus and emotions away from the person, and instead towards what he has done that made you feel that way.

*Practice Empathy / Shift Your Point of View* Consider where the other person is coming from to fully understand why he feels a certain way. In an argument, we often take the familiar point of view forward on how we were *Keep an Open Mind* hurt or how the other person was rude Realize that people have not been enough to make us feel hurt. Know brought up the same way (cultural the circumstances the other person practices, traditions, beliefs, etc.). They is facing at the moment. Empathize. are also wired differently--evolutionarily continued on page 13 ►

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The Dynamics of Tolerance I believe tolerance should work both ways. Everyone should give it to others, as well as receives it in return. A relationship of any form-work/business, marriage, friendship, family, and/or even pets/animals--requires an amount of tolerance between each other for it to prosper. Consequently, before we turn to others for acceptance, it is but proper that we give our very selves kindness and understanding, accepting and eventually being tolerant to the very core of our humanity.

According to my readings, achieving peace and harmony within the four corners of the society we live in could be summarized in four simple tips: *Know Your Feelings and Manage them Well* You alone can change your emotions.

When a certain person has caused you undue hurt and anger, initially, you

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While everyone seems to be extra chatty this week, you’ll be better off keeping quiet when Mercury enters Gemini on Monday. Mercury enters your privacy zone, encouraging you to keep a low profile as you learn a lot of secret gossip that could be useful to you later. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open, Cancer.

Nurture your curiosity this week when Mercury enters Gemini on Monday. The planet of communication enters your philosophy zone, encouraging your love of learning.

This is a great time to follow your quest for knowledge.

But be careful, Libra. Remember what curiosity did to the cat.

Spring has officially sprung, Leo, and you’re ready to get out there and have fun! Mercury enters Gemini and your friendship zone on Monday. Use your charm and charisma to network and make lasting attachments. This is a great time to boost your social life even if it’s just getting everyone together for a video call. Focus on manifesting now. Your words are extra powerful.

Words and thoughts turn more intimate this week when Mercury enters Gemini and your intimacy zone on Monday. During the next few weeks it will be easy to transform your personal relationships and solidify your bond with them. Talk out your feelings in order to change the relationship for the better. Use your words, Scorpio!

If you want to get ahead in your career, this is the month to do so as Mercury enters Gemini on Monday. Your ruling planet enters your career zone, encouraging you to start networking to make a name for yourself. Your public image gets a major boost as your excellent communication skills and wit make you even more memorable. Climb that cooperate ladder!

Spring fever hits you hard this week when Mercury enters Gemini on Monday. Mercury moves into your sector of partnership, making it a great time for flirting, witty banter, and sealing the deal in relationships. Business alliances can also improve as you negotiate and reach agreements with ease.

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are those who are around when it is convenient for them--the "fairweather" types. Some, on the other hand, maybe practicing magic since they would be "here today, but gone tomorrow."

What should be the extent of tolerance, and how much should we give others, especially to those whom we have fostered friendships with for a fairly long time? These people may have subjective views and opinions for or against us that may or may not be tainted with contempt. How can we manage tolerance among them?

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Monday brings productive energy when Mercury enters Gemini and your routine zone. The planet of communication has you tackling anything that comes your way. While you’re going to have to be flexible because your routines will be shaken up a bit, you’ll also be stimulated by ideas for selfimprovement as you revamp your work and habits. Work on innovation, Capricorn!

The beginning of May brings spring fling fever when Mercury enters Gemini on Monday. Mercury enters your pleasure zone, making the next couple weeks extremely flirtatious. It’s a creative time for you as you learn to express yourself in new and exciting ways. Allow yourself to have fun and let the good times roll.

Mercury enters Gemini and your family zone on Monday, so this week could have you staying pretty close to home. You might be communicating with family members or thinking about your childhood for the next couple weeks. Journal what you remember to help get some clarity, Pisces.

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*Practice Respect* Recognize the fact that other people, in general, are wired differently; and that their opinions may or may not be the same as yours. Disagreeing should

not mean hatred (of the person); it is more about standing by your own views without imposing these on him and, at the same time, respecting his own opinion. After all, everyone has the right to think and decide for oneself and to stand by what he chooses to adhere to or abide by.

Overall, tolerance is not merely "putting up with" or "accepting" others.

It should be about recognizing and respecting other people's beliefs, so long as these beliefs (i.e., cultures, traditions, practices, religions) do not impede on or gravely affect others.

*Currently working at the Philippine International Convention Center, where she began services 22 years ago, Kathryn Valladolid Ebrahim is an alumna of St. Scholastica's College–Manila; she finished a degree in Bachelor of Arts, major in Sociology, at the University of Santó Tomás; drawing and writing are her primary avocations.

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Bayanihan in the Maginhawa Community Pantry PEREZCOPE

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ittle did 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non realize that by organizing a bamboo makeshift food bank on a street would make her a celebrity and, ironically, at the same time put her in hot water. All she did was bring to life the timetested Filipino “bayanihan spirit” of helping people in need.

It all began on April 14, 2021 when Ana Patricia Non installed the pantry on Maginhawa St. in Teachers’ Village, Diliman, Quezon City, just a block away from where I lived before coming to the US in 1970. She stocked it with 800 pesos (US$16.50) worth of groceries.

She chose to install the community pantry on Maginhawa St. because of what the street name means. It means “comfortable, convenient, full of ease, and full of relief” in Tagalog.

Word of mouth spread quickly, which caused donations such as rice, vegetables, eggs, canned goods, biscuits, drinks, medicines, and other essential items to arrive.

Eventually, the organizers were given the free use of a warehouse to be used as the distribution hub for the donated products.

It’s interesting to note that she placed a sign on the tree behind her makeshift pantry, which said, “Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay sa pangangailangan” “Give what you can, get what you need.” It encouraged others to do the same and the ripple effect reached other parts of the country.

Who is Ana Patricia Non? Patreng as she is called by her friends works as a furniture designer. She graduated from the University of the Philippines’ College of Fine Arts with a major in Visual Communication.

She is a member of the UP Artists’ Circle Fraternity and Sorority. She has a gregarious personality with a contagious smile. A natural leader, service to others is her second nature.

The Maginhawa Community Pantry is not the first time Patreng organized a project to help out people affected by the pandemic.

Last July, she organized a ”bigas (rice) drive” with her fraternity and sorority. She is charismatic and one of her best qualities is her passion to unite people. She inspires people.

When asked why she founded the community pantry, she said that all she ever wanted was to give the people who have nothing to have at least something to eat to surpass their hunger. It’s natural for her to do so.

(QCPD) posted on social media that community pantries were communist propaganda. On the same day, the National Task Force Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) posted that community pantries are being linked to communist groups. It also accused the community pantries of being used to recruit soldiers for the communist New People’s Army. President Duterte formed NTF-ELCAC in his fight against communists.

Although communism is not illegal in the Philippines, a new antiterrorism law allows authorities to brand communists as terrorists. Now, you can see the metamorphosis from community pantry to communist party to terrorists.

On April 20, Non was asked during a virtual media meeting

by GMA news broadcaster Tina Panganiban-Perez, “Just to set the record straight, so what there would be no doubts about you, do you really have links to a communist group until now, or have you ever had [in the past]? What is the basis for your red-tagging?”

Red-tagging is the malicious blacklisting of individuals or organizations critical or not fully supportive of the actions of a sitting government administration. They are “tagged” as either a communist or terrorist or both. Many progressive civil group leaders are implicated to heinous crimes. Suspects are shot dead by soldiers and the police.

“I don’t have links to the Communist party, and I’m sorry, but that is such a dirty question.

Because the last thing I have to explain to people is who I am because my intentions are clear. I want to set up the community pantry so that people can eat,” Non said. But an NTF-ELCAC official declared that there were “no hungry people in the Philippines.” Can anyone believe that? Gee, people are dying from hunger every single day!

Closure Patreng, fearing for her life and her volunteers’ lives, closed the community pantry after three policemen showed up armed with assault rifles. They demanded Patreng’s personal details and asked which organization she belonged to. The harassment had begun.

The shutdown set off a wave of public outrage. The National Police Chief General Debold Sinas lauded the community pantry as “an expression of Bayanihan spirit” while Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said no matter what Bad news Non's political beliefs were, "If A week after Non started the community she is helping with her heart, we pantry, the bad news came. The will support it (because) kindness Quezon City Police Department is everyone's color.”

When Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte found out about the QCPD’s interference, she assured Non that community organizers in her locality would be in safe hands. The QCPD also apologized and has been subjected to a formal investigation. She announced that community pantries did not need permits and offered to send workers to enforce social distancing. She also revealed that in less than a week, 70 community pantries had sprung up in her city.

The show of support encouraged Non to reopen the community pantry after a day. She realized that hungry people needed her pantry and she reopened it in spite of the dangerous situation. But the harassment continued.

Communist front On April 22, Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, chief of the military’s Southern Luzon Command and who also serves as spokesman of the NTF-ELCAC, said that Non was “deceiving people the way Satan would.”

"Why are these community pantries sprouting all over all of a sudden? Why do they have a single theme?" Parlade said. He then compared Ana Patricia Non to Satan. "Patricia is one person, right?

Same with Satan. Satan gave Eve an apple. That's how it all started."

The truth is: It started because of the hunger that the Filipino people have experienced. And it took one person to mobilize people to help fight hunger. Is it Satan’s work

or is it manna from Heaven? I believe it’s manna from Heaven.

It reminds me of the biblical story of Jesus miraculously feeding the multitude with a boy’s offering of five loaves and two fish, which fed hundreds of people.

This started the speculation that Non is linked and connected with communist groups. Thus began the red-tagging of Non and volunteers of the Maginhawa Community Pantry, which is being spread as a “communist party” front.

But the bad publicity has made Patreng and the Maginhawa Community Pantry organizers heroes whose selfless and humanitarian endeavors have attracted thousands of volunteers across the country to help their fellow kababayans fight hunger and poverty. It also encouraged those who have means to donate to the community pantries. As a matter of fact, Patreng’s bamboo makeshift stand on a sidewalk has grown so much that it moved indoors to the barangay hall a block away.

One day at a time However, Non is pragmatic about the future of community pantries.

"Eventually donations will die down.

Donors will get tired. And that's okay; community pantries are not meant to solve poverty and hunger; it's just meant to get us through one day at a time." But she has started something where government relief agencies could step in to take over the task of feeding the hungry. It’s now a movement and it’s expanding from community to community,

from town to town, from city to city, and from province to province.

And all has the hallmark of Ana Patricia Non, an unpretentious young woman whose only goal was to feed her neighbors around Maginhawa Street. But words spread like lightning and pretty soon it had taken a life of its own.

It’s amazing how a good deed could inspire others to do the same.

Patreng, whose simple act of kindness sparked a nationwide movement, has unwittingly become a legend. And now we have community pantries as far as Cagayan de Oro City in Mindanao, and Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte in the north. Donations came from other countries as well.

The German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel went to the Maginhawa Community Pantry to contribute. Also, Gerald Anderson, a Filipino-American actor, was recently seen leading a “floating community pantry” organized by the Philippine Coast Guard.

But like all good deeds, there are those who are evil-minded and would try to discredit the dogooders. But as someone once said, “Evil prevails when good men do nothing.” Patreng has brought out the good – nay the best -- in the Filipino people. I salute Ana Patricia Non for starting the Maginhawa Community Pantry that has ignited the Filipinos’ desire to work together in the spirit of Bayanihan. Now, if we can get her to open a vaccination center, which would be another good service project for Patreng.

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Quiet Parenting Stopping the Cycle of Yelling

arenting can be one of the most rewarding responsibilities we ever take on. With that, however, comes the ups and downs of getting children to comply with what we say while being pulled in a thousand different directions.

It’s no wonder why parents often resort to yelling when begging and threats are no longer effective.

And while yelling is generally the result of needing things done urgently or when the parent feels disrespected, it is unproductive.

This approach scares children and makes the parent feel guilty.

To more effectively get children to comply, parents should first know their triggers and then plan to parent more calmly.

It’s often difficult for parents to stop and think about the long-term damage yelling may be causing in the heat of the moment. Not only does it model an ineffective conflict resolution strategy to the child, but it also makes everyone feel bad and rarely reduces the

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behavior. Because children have sensitive nervous systems, yelling can create more anxiety and lead to more difficulty developing healthy coping skills. And yes, yelling may work initially, but gradually children begin to tune it out, and it may even cause the unwanted behavior to continue or even worsen. What parents must remember is that yelling isn’t a form of communication. In a parenting book, author L.R. Knost stated, “Yelling silences your message.

Speak quietly so your children can hear your words instead of just your voice.”

For parents to take a calm parenting approach all the time, it’s essential to have specific knowledge about themselves and their children and then implement a plan.

1) Understand Normal Behavior: As children go through different stages of development, some behaviors are more typical at certain ages. Knowing these can help parents feel that the behavior is less personal and just part of the age.

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2) Know Your Triggers: Parents go through a lot each day and can get overwhelmed. Being mindful of your “triggers,” such as being tired, can help you mindfully prepare.

As you monitor how often you raise your voice, you will become more aware of stopping it.

3) Implement a Plan: The best approach is to plan for days that may be more challenging. But the days that are still a struggle show yourself some compassion while also alerting your children and even taking a timeout for yourself.

The calm approach to parenting requires a lot of practice, and the awareness of our triggers can be painful at first, especially when they come from unresolved issues from our past. However, the ability to exhibit self-control during tense parenting moments can model more appropriate coping mechanisms, send a more effective message to the child, and create healthier communication between parent and child.

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for hours of fun at the play area or enjoy the bumper car rides and then quench your thirst with coffee and a bite by the pond.

Located at the eastern tip of False Creek is the Science World, Vancouver’s giant mirrored ball -shaped science centre where you can update yourself to discover the wonders of science and technology.

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Our sightseeing for the day is capped by enjoying the quarry gardens and sculptures in beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver’s horticultural jewel, located at the highest point in the city at 125 meters above sea level. Created from a former stone quarry in 1961 to celebrate Vancouver’s 75th anniversary, the garden features arboretums and the Bloedel Floral Conservatory, a triodetic dome lush paradise of free-flying exotic birds and plants.

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