Filipino Journal Alberta Edition July 2014

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Jim Prentice Reaches Out Manitoba Filipino Street Festival to the Filipino Community meets the Calgary Stampede

Page 6 ► L-R Dory Gonzales, MLA Sohail Quadri, Candidate Jim Prentice, Hermo Pagtakhan, Arturo Santos, Wilf Ladores, MLA Gene Zwosdesky, and Jun Angeles. Seated L-R Lulu Bernal, Fely Santos, Baida Pagtakhan, Gemmalyn Daculan, and Purita Carlos

“The Voice Kids” Feast of Santa Marta 2nd placer

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Manitoba Filipino Street Festival meets the Calgary Stampede Aida Champagne along with several board of directors and members of the Manitoba Street Festival represented the Winnipeg Filipino Community at the 2014 Calgary Stampede. They joined the Power In Motion Group from Calgary, Alberta and returned the favour after the Possibilities in Motion Foundation or PiM Foundation presented at last month's Tiangge Ng Bayan. The Possibilities in Motion Foundation or PiM Foundation will be back in Winnipeg next month to participate in the 2014 Manitoba Filipino Street Festival on Saturday, August 23.

Photos by Photos from the Calgary Stampede Parade are courtesy of Frederick Caba単ero (Caba単ero Photography) and Rizeal Remodo (Rizeal Photography).

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Senator Enverga visits Tacloban City

By Eric Parungao

Tacloban City -, Philippines – Senator Enverga recently visited Tacloban City, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

Typhoon Haiyan had displaced over 4 million people, with Tacloban being one of the hardest hit areas.

Joined by Canadian

Ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder, Senator Enverga paid a visit to communities in Tacloban, speaking with families who were living in temporary shelters established by Canadian agencies and partners under the Government of Canada’s Typhoon Haiyan Fund. Senator

Enverga was also given a status benefit those affected by Typhoon update on the progress made thus Rammasun.

“Canada’s immediate far by Canadian agencies and partners such as Action Contre la response will help ensure Faim, Care Canada, Plan Canada, Save the Children Canada, World Vision and the International Organization for Migration.

Shortly after his visit to Tacloban, the Philippines was hit yet again by another major weather disturbance. Typhoon Rammasun was the seventh storm of the season, and the first to make landfall. The death toll has risen to over 100, with over 500,000 individuals displaced by the storm.

On July 21, Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie announced that the Government of Canada would be providing $250,000 in humanitarian assistance to

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emergency relief is provided as soon as possible to the people and families affected,” Minister Paradis said.

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The Feast of Santa Marta

By Jun Angeles

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he Feast of Santa Marta, Patron Saint of Pateros once gain made its way around Emily Murphy Park last Saturday July 26, 2014. Nestled on an improvised wooden bolster, the image of Santa Marta was processioned around the park with the music of "pandanggo" in the background. Devotees who seek the intercession of Santa Marta to have their petitions heard, faithfully followed the image while enduring the heat of the evening. The men endured the sacrifice of carrying the saint on their shoulders while the devotees were unceasingly dancing and swaying to the music. It was a ritual that was carried on from generations to generations. The families from Pateros annually hold this procession followed by traditional "salo-salo" dinner mostly donated by members and friends of the organizers. This year, Arturo and Fely Santos; Edgar and Charet Santos, together with their families organized this religious endeavour.

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First Canadian grand slam finalist

By Erlinda Dolly Tan

She achieved unparalleled success in less than a year. She made history in Canadian sports.

And if you do not know her, today onwards you will not forget the name anymore. She is Eugenie Bouchard, Canada’s tennis icon.

She is the first Canadian ever to have reached three grand slam semi finals – at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, all this year.

She is currently world No. 7, the highest-ranked Canadian in tennis history. Only 20 years old, she is the youngest in the Top 10.

And on top of all these, she is the first Canadian, man and woman, to have reached a tennis grand slam finals – at the Wimbledon this year.

1.8 million viewers watched her final match at TSN, making it the most watched tennis game on record. Twitter exploded right after she won the semi finals, even Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted: “Congratulations to @ geniebouchard for making history.

Canada will continue to cheer you on as you head to #Wimbledon finals.”

At a CBC facebook post, it was the first time I have read a long thread where opposing views and debate were absent. All the comments were congratulatory messages for the Canadian tennis princess.

Bouchard’s career zoomed unexpectedly. From world No. 30 in January this year at the

She lost at the Wimbledon finals, call it “stage fright” or nerves but only because that was Australian Open, she became her first finals. Prior, she didn’t No. 12 in June at the French drop a set from the first round Open, then No. 7 in July after the to the semi finals – eliminating Wimbledon finals. everybody via two sets. Others call her a greedy champion. If greedy means determination and focus, yes she is. She admits

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during interviews that she dreams of winning a grand slam finals and becoming world No. 1 someday.

She will. It’s not a matter of if but when. She already put Canada in the world tennis map, she already proved to the world that tennis is also for a winter country – no doubt that she will win the finals one day.

PC Leadership Candidate Jim Prentice Reaches Out to the Filipino Community

By Jun Angeles

Progressive Conservative )PC) of Alberta's leadership candidates are officially on a campaign trail. Jim Prentice, former MLA; Thomas Lukashuk, MLA Castledown; and MLA Ric McIver, former Minister of Transport, are the candidates vying in for the leadership

position. A first ballot vote will be on September 6, 2014. If no candidate receives more than 50% on the first ballot, the top two candidates will compete in a second ballot on September 20, 2014.

Through the invitation of

MLA Naresh Bhardwaj, the leaders of the Filipino community were invited at the campaign rally for Jim Prentice last Sunday July 27, 2014 at Maharaja Banquet Hall in Millwoods. Jim Prentice and his family have deep roots in Alberta and came from a blue collar family, his father worked as a miner before becoming an accountant. Jim worked his way in college by working as miner eventually graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta.

He continued his studies and received a degree in Law from Dalhouise University. In 2004 Jim was elected as Member of the Parliament for Calgary North

Center. He hold several senior positions in Ottawa including Industry, Environment and Indian Affairs.

Among the MLA present at the rally were MLA Gene

Zwosdesky and MLA Sohail Quadri. Jim spoke about his vision of Alberta and one of this visions is his passion to give the seniors of Alberta the care and assistance they deserved.

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Arum confirms PacquiaoAlgieri bout in November

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op Rank chief executive officer Bob Arum has confirmed Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming fight with undefeated Chris Algieri for his welterweight world title in Macau, China on November 22.

Algieri (20-0, 8 knockouts) a native of Huntington, New York last fought back in June 14 defeating Ruslan Provodnikov via split decision to bag the WBO Light Welterweight title.

The 30-year-old American boxer is an unknown fighter until he upset the Russian. Algieri is reportedly college-educated, having completed a master's

degree and also works as a nutritionist. One of his promoters, Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing, hinted that he will earn a careerhigh payday of at least $1 million for the fight, excluding HBO payper-view proceeds. This is a vast improvement from his $100,000 purse against Provodnikov.

Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs), 35, has won two fights in a row since being knocked out by Marquez in December 2012.

He outpointed in November and avenged his disputed split decision loss to Timothy Bradley Jr. on April 12 to regain his welterweight world title.

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PNoy’s combative SONA turns emotional President Benigno Aquino III on Monday turned emotional in his fifth and penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Aquino's voice broke and he appeared close to tears while recalling the memory of his parents, slain Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and the late President Corazon Aquino towards the last part of his SONA. He said the Filipino is worth living for and added the phrase Filipino is definitely worth fighting for. The President's sisters also became emotional during the speech.

The original phrase - the Filipino is worth dying for, is attributed to the President's father, Ninoy Aquino, who was gunned down shortly after his arrival in 1983. His death fueled widespread protests against the Marcos regime and led to the 1986 EDSA uprising, which installed Mrs. Aquino to the presidency.

Earlier in the speech, Aquino’s tone appeared combative when he denounced his critics for supposedly accelerating the campaign against him. He said his critics are out to deprive Filipinos of government services.

Aquino’s SONA was delivered amid controversies and criticisms about his administration's Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), which has been declared partially unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. A significant drop in his trust and approval ratings occurred based on a survey covering the period when certain acts under the DAP were struck down by

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the high court. The President is also facing three impeachment complaints before the House of Representatives, two of which cited DAP as basis.

A substantial part of the President's speech focused on the achievements of his administration. After his speech, President Aquino received a standing ovation from his allies in Congress.

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Math and Aftermath

by Dr.

Eusebio Koh

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any years ago while taking an electrical engineering class at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, I was thoroughly impressed by my professor, a Prof. Bartolome Blanco, who solved a differential equation with

initial conditions by some sort of a “trick.” He called his trick the Laplace transform.

With thirty some bright-eyed classmates agog at learning new ideas, I was wondering if he was pulling our legs. Ever quick on the uptake, Prof. Blanco said, “If any of you wish to impugn what I taught here, you can check out my solution by plugging it into the equation or you can run to the Math Department to see what was going on.”

Wow! Some of us had brushed elbows with the simplest differential equations, never heard of transforms except in reference to converting high voltage to low voltage. And “impugn”? I had read that word somewhere in a long forgotten book but that was the first time I heard it used. Now you understand why I was impressed

with my prof and I had visions of following in his footsteps.

And so, I jumped on the opportunity to teach engineering at UP upon my graduation when the dean offered me an instructorship.

At the same time I took more math classes on the side: a class on differential equations here, a class on advanced engineering math there. It certainly gave me a step up when I went abroad for graduate studies.

Now fast forward to what I ended up doing. My Ph. D. dissertation at the State University of New York at Stony Brook was on the Hankel transformation of generalized functions.

The University of the Philippines is a great source of inspiration for our youth despite its poverty of material resources.

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rotest: The previous moratorium and current changes to the TFW program have greatly impacted many Filipinos who are in Canada as temporary foreign workers, as well as their families back in the Philippines. It is unfortunate that the changes to the program have the biggest negative impact to the workers themselves, even though it is TFW program that is inherently flawed, and it’s the employers who have been abusing the program. The everchanging TFW program has been creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion and uncertainty among many of our kababayans and other migrant workers.

The UP Alumni Association in Edmonton (UPAAE) is a staunch member of the Temporary Foreign Workers Support Coalition – an organization fighting for the fair treatment of migrant and foreign workers, and calling for the Canadian government to provide permanent residency to the migrant workers already in Canada. We need to continue to influence the media, MPs, MLAs, and the many Canadians who do not clearly understand that this issue is a human rights issue, rather than just an issue limited to foreign workers and immigration.

UPAAE members participated in the many forums, information sessions, as well as the protest

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rally in Calgary in front of Jason Kenney’s office. UPAAE strongly believes in equality and human rights for all, so supporting the migrant and foreign workers remain a priority for us.

There will be another Information Session on Monday, July 21, 6-9PM at the Edmonton District Labour Council office (10425 Princess Elizabeth Avenue) to provide information on the new changes on the TFW Program and impacts to temporary foreign workers. Please spread the word on this session. We should continue to fight for “Immigration!

Not Deportation!”

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site in Edmonton which has a significant number of religious buildings within a 5-block strip, as well as other religious facilities in the surrounding vicinity. This area has recently been endowed with a Heritage Recognition from the City of Edmonton. In line with our community service spirit and focus on education, UPAAE will sell Filipino food to raise money for needy college students in the Philippines, as well as provide free face painting for children during the festival. Please plan to attend this festival which starts at 12noon on Saturday, July 12, and ends with a street dance from 7 to 9PM. If you can sing the UP anthem sans kodigo, you get a free halo-halo on us!

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UPAAE gathered in Kinsmen Park for fun and games, and to build camaraderie between members, both old and new. Despite the smattering of rain, the picnic was well-attended by members and their families. There were lots of games for both adults and children, and even more prizes than games!

Like all Filipino picnics, there was an overabundance of food, but this one was capped by the Halo-halo buffet, with an array of traditional ingredients, complete with leche flan, ube, and ice cream. A good time was had by all attendees, with ages ranging from 1 to 86 years old.

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Darren Espanto: “The Voice Kids” 2nd placer

By Erlinda Dolly Tan

He didn't win but to his millions of fans in the Philippines and in Canada, Darren Espanto is still the champion!

Darren Espanto is the 2nd placer of The Voice Kids, season 1. The 12-year old Calgary kid flew to his parents’ homeland to audition for the international show, franchised in the Philippines by ABS-CBN, the oldest and biggest television network there.

The Voice Kids was launched after the success of the previous show The Voice of the Philippines.

More than 10,000 kids from all over the country auditioned for the first season. Darren made it to the Blind Audition, the first step to get the attention of the coaches composed of Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Manalac.

Darren then made it to the next level The Battles, where 54 kids were left. The 54 then performed in The Sing-offs and 18 were left, one of them was Darren who sang “Listen”

by Beyonce. The 18 was trimmed down to 6 who performed in The Live-shows. Darren was one of the 6.

Then the semi-finals round were 2 out of 6 were eliminated. Darren performed “One Moment In Time”

by Whitney Houston and made it to the Final 4. The final 4 were chosen via public voting or texting.

The finals were held on July 26th and 27th at the Resorts World Manila. The final 4 performed a ballad song, upbeat song and duet with a celebrity. Darren sang “Ngayon” by Basil Valdez, “Somebody to Love”

by Justin Bieber and “You Are My Song” with Martin Nieverra.

The winners were chosen

via public voting, Darren ended up as 2nd placer. The winner was Lyca Gairanod, a 9-year old petite lass from Cavite whose angelic voice and touching life story drew sympathy and admiration from the voters. Lyca’s father is a fisherman, his mother is a scavenger and the little Lyca would sometimes help scavenge for anything they can make money of. Due to poverty, Lyca was deprived of a decent life and proper education.

As The Voice Kids first grand champion, she received P1 million cash prize, house and lot from Camella Homes, singing contract with MCA Universal, a musical instrument package and a home appliance package.

But to Darren’s fans, he is their champion. Brenda Kaminsky, an Edmontonian who followed the show, believes Darren was the technical and deserving winner. She admits too that Lyca needs the prize especially the house and lot. To her, both Darren and Lyca are winners, the former deserved the trophy and the latter, deserved the prizes.

Brenda supported Darren by sending money to her family in the Philippines and asking them to text and vote, on her behalf. She is not related to Darren but she admires the kid for his well-rounded talent.

“He is a total performer, he can sing ballad, upbeat, English and Tagalog songs even if he grew up in Canada!

He is a very good dancer as well!

How can you not love the kid!”

Brenda exclaimed.

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Darren and Martin Nieverra singing "You Are My Song" during the finals.

The very talented kid from Calgary who amazed millions of Filipinos in his performance at The Voice Kids.

social media after Lyca was declared the winner. Many believed Darren should have won but because of Lyca’s life story, sympathy votes poured in. Some said “This is The Voice, not The Mercy.” But others were also happy for Lyca, they felt she needed the win more than Darren.

Others said the Filipino culture of maawain (pity) kicked in.

Darren was born in Calgary to Marinel and Lyndon Espanto, originally from Nueva Vizcaya in the Philippines. He has a younger sister named Lynelle. He started singing at the age of 2. In 2011 when he was 9 years old, he joined a singing contest in Alberta and was declared as the grand champion

Lyca the winner

Brenda Kaminsky of Edmonton, Brenda's relatives in the Philippines. loyal fan and supporter of Darren.

In 2012, he joined a Canadian reality television contest called “The Next Star” and was one of the Top 6. He was the youngest finalist in the history of the show to be included in the Top 6.

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From all of us at Alberta Filipino Journal, congratulations Darren! We are very proud of you! We wish you all the best in your endeavours!

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Gino Padilla, Randy Santiago and Fe delos Reyes visit Edmonton

By Erlinda Dolly Tan

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f you think Gino Padilla and Randy Santiago can no longer sing and dance like before, you are wrong!

If you were at Ramada Hotel at Kingsway Avenue on July 27th, you would have agreed with the audience that both matinee idols of the 1980s are still upbeat and good looking. As far as their fans are concerned, nothing has changed.

Thanks to Pinoy Times Entertainment and MY780 Creative Solutions for bringing to town two of Philippine showbiz’s pride. With them was Fe delos Reyes, a veteran singer and comedian who brought non-stop laughter to the room. The audience had a blast with her jokes, funny songs and some dramatizations.

She sang the famous “Let It Go” from the movie “Frozen” using

face powder as props for snow.

The room exploded in laughter.

Gino and Randy sang ballad and disco music from the 1980s and 90s. The audience, mostly their age, enjoyed and sang along with them. The concert dubbed as “Music Throwback” was like walking down memory lane.

Gino sang his famous song “Closer You and I” while Randy sang “Babaero.” They did not only entertain the audience, they went down and mingled with everyone. It was more of a party than a concert, to the delight of all.

The show started with opening performances from Jimmy Buena and Cheenee Morales, two of Edmonton Filipino community’s local talents.

Randy Santiago serenaded the audience with songs from the '80s and '90s.

Fe delos Reyes, veteran singer and comedian, during her dramatization of the famous song "Let It Go."

Randy Santiago, Fe delos Reyes and Gino Padilla in a concert at the Ramada Hotel last July 27th.

The audience sang and danced with Gino and Randy in a concert called "Music Throwback."

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How Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) can minimize abuse from Employers

Immigration News

by Columbio (Jon) Salvador, BSc.

Certified Canadian Immigration Consultant

(About the writer: Jon Salvador is a licensed immigration consultant and a member in good standing with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC). He has more than 20 years of management and business experience in Canada. Prior to establishing his immigration consulting company, he worked for a U.S. based computer company and then at TELUS, the 2nd largest telecom company in Canada in various management positions.

He is originally from Manila, Philippines and graduated from DLSU (De La Salle University) in Manila with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also studied Business Management at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. If you would like to request articles on other immigration topics for future “Alberta Filipino Journal” publications, you can contact Jon at (403) 241-6276 or at jon@nuerainc.ca or the publisher of this newspaper.

I have received several requests from Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) to re-publish and update the practical tips published last January 2014 on how TFWs can minimize abuse from employers and where to report the abuses. In Alberta, TFWs have exactly the same rights as other workers and their rights are protected under Alberta Employment Standards, Workplace Health and Safety and Worker’s Compensation legislations. While working in Alberta, the best way to protect your rights is to become familiar with the laws regarding the Alberta Employment Standards (visit their website) and learn some practical tips listed below when dealing with your employer.

Here are some practical tips for TFWs to minimize employer abuse: 1. Know the government contact info where to report employer abuses. You can report employer abuse to Service Canada Confidential Tip Line at: 1-866-602-9448 (toll-free) or send an email to integrity@servicecanada. gc.ca Request that the employer be investigated and audited for illegal practices. Provide hard evidence (eg. photo copies of LMOs, work permits, employment contracts, pay slips, cashed cheques, payment receipts, letters, memos, emails, pictures, video tapes, etc.) that would support your claims.

If several TFWs are being abused, then the group should work together and file a group complaint. They should contact a licensed immigration consultant or a labor lawyer.

NOTE: You can also report abuses by making an anonymous tip ( ie. you do not have to give your name) to Service Canada at: 1-800-367-5693 (toll free).

2. Make sure you get a copy of your approved LMO from your employer.

Your LMO contains valuable information with regards to your salary, employee benefits, your NOC code, length of employment contract, etc. Report to EDSC/Service Canada employers or employment agency who refuse to give you a copy of your approved LMO.

3. Make sure you get a copy of your Employment Contract signed by your employer. Ensure that the Employment Contract indicates the same salary, employee benefits, length of contract period, housing rental fees, etc. as your approved LMO. Report to EDSC/Service Canada and Alberta Employment Standards employers who pay you less than the salary indicated on your approved LMO or charges you more than the fees that are stated in your Employment Contract.

4. Keep a copy of all the pay slips you receive from your employer. The pay slips should indicate your hourly rate as indicated on your LMO, no. of regular hours worked, no. of overtime (OT) hours worked, hours worked during official holidays, Tax, CPP, UIC deductions, etc. Report to EDSC/Service Canada and Alberta Employment Standards employers who pay you less than the salary indicated on your approved LMO or deducts any fees that are not listed on your Employment Contract.

5. If an employer ask you to sign a document that you are not comfortable signing or if you do not understand the contents of the document, do not sign the document. Request a copy of the document and tell the employer that you would like additional time to think about it. Then use the additional time given to seek advice from a licensed lawyer or a certified immigration consultant and have them review the document. It is illegal to force an employee to sign a document that the employee does not want to sign.

6. In Canada, documents that are signed under duress, intimidation, threats, etc. are not legally enforceable.

If forced to sign a document, always request a copy of the document and report the incident immediately to EDSC/Service Canada and Alberta Employment Standards.

7. An employer cannot force you to have your overtime (OT) pay … paid as regular days off or banked as daysoff. OT hours are worth 50% more than regular hours. So if your regular hourly rate is $10.00 per hour, then the OT rate is equal $10.00 x 1.5= $15.00/hr. If forced to sign a document to have your OT hours to be paid as regular days-off or banked as daysoff, report the incident immediately to EDSC/Service Canada and Alberta Employment Standards. You do not have to give-up your overtime pay.

8. Employers are required by law to pay for the transportation costs (round trip) of TFWs in the semi-skilled and low skilled categories (NOC: C and D). For example, a semi-skilled or low skilled worker from the Philippines does not have to pay for their airplane tickets coming to Canada and going home from Canada. Employers are not allowed to recoup these expenses by deducting fees from the TFWs salaries. If required to pay or repay transportation expenses, report the incident immediately to EDSC/Service Canada and Alberta Employment Standards.

9. Employers cannot charge more than 30% of salary for TFW rental accommodations. It is illegal for employers to charge more than 30% of salary for rental accommodations.

TFWs should report employers who are charging more than what is allowed by law. Report also situations where you are being charged rental

accommodations at prevailing market When and how must employees be rates but forced to share your room paid?

Employees must be paid at least with other persons. once a month. Employers must have 10. It is against the law for the employer regular pay periods, and pay employees to force a TFW to do work that you within ten days after the end of the think is unsafe. The TFW can refuse pay period. Employees may be paid in to do work that he thinks is unsafe. cash, by cheque or money order, or by The TFW can also refuse to do work direct deposit into their bank account. in case of imminent danger. Imminent Hours worked (regular and overtime) danger means any danger that is not should be recorded. normal for your job. If you think that the work may put you or a co-worker in Deductions from employee earnings The Employment Standards imminent danger, then you can refuse to do it. The employer cannot lay Code allows certain deductions from you off or fire you for refusing to do employee earnings. These include dangerous work or work that is unsafe. legal deductions for income tax, If you are fired or laid-off for refusing Canada Pension Plan and Employment to do unsafe work, report the incident Insurance. If the employer wants immediately to Alberta Employment to make other deductions, written permission must first be obtained Standards. from the employee. There are some 11. TFWs are entitled to remain in deductions that are not allowed, even Canada for the full term of their Work with written authorization from the Permit. An employer or employment employee. Employers cannot take agency cannot force a TFW to return deductions for faulty workmanship. home, if their Employment Contract is Also, employers may not deduct for terminated before the expiry of their cash shortages or loss of property Work Permit or if the TFW decides where more than one person has access to find a job with another employer. to the cash or property.

It is illegal to threaten or force a TFW Employers cannot charge their to return to their home country. If threatened by employer or employment staff more than their cost for buying, agency, report the incident immediately cleaning and maintaining work clothes to ESDC/Service Canada and Alberta and uniforms. There are also limits to the rates employers can charge Employment Standards. employees for providing them a place 12. TFWs are protected by privacy to stay. For the current board and laws. Alberta’s Personal Information lodging rates, visit www.employment.

Protection Act (PIPA) protects alberta.ca/es. information held by private sector organizations in Alberta by setting out Hours of Work rules for how organizations can collect, □ The workday cannot be longer than use, or disclose personal information. 12 hours. Report employer violations, For example, it is illegal for an if forced to work. employer to request a TFW to give □ Employees must have at least 30 them their passport for safe-keeping mins. of rest in each shift that is longer and threaten to send them home, if they than five hours. do not comply. A person’s passport is □ Employees must have at least one private property and employers do rest day for each week they work. not have the legal right to get them from their employees. If an employer Overtime and Overtime pay ( 1.5 forces you to give them your passport, times Regular pay) you should report the incident to Office In most industries, overtime is all hours of the Information and Privacy worked in excess of eight (8) hours a Commissioner of Alberta at 1-888- day or 44 hours a week. Overtime hours are to be calculated both on a 878-4044. daily and on a weekly basis. The higher 13. If a TFW is not being paid the of the two numbers is the correct proper salary as indicated in the number of overtime hours worked in approved LMO and Employment the week.

Contract, they can anonymously (ie.

Overtime must be paid at not reveal your identity) report the employer to HRSDC/Service Canada the rate of at least 1.5 times the and request that their employer’s employee’s regular wage rate. The sole company be audited. If the HRSDC exception applies when the overtime is audit proves that the employer is not accumulated under a written overtime following the terms and conditions of agreement. Some employers and the approved LMO such as: not paying employees agree to replace overtime the employees the proper hourly rate, pay wholly or partly with time off with not paying overtime(OT), charging pay. This overtime agreement must more for rent, etc. his company could be voluntary and not forced upon the be blacklisted by the government and worker. If the agreement was signed not allowed to hire more TFWs for a under duress, intimidation or lack of period of two (2) years. The employer informed consent… then it should be could also be asked to pay back to reported to the Alberta Employment the TFWs all the owed salaries and Standards and HRSDC/ Service Canada. overtime pay.

To serve as reference for TFWs workers rights, I have summarized below information with regards to Alberta Employment Standards based on publicly available documents: Reporting violations It is illegal for an employer to bully or threaten to send a temporary foreign worker home to prevent them from reporting employer abuses or violations. An employer or employment agency that attempts this may be subject to prosecution under the Criminal Code.

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pay. Go to Alberta Employment Standards website for details.

Employees in the construction or brush clearing industries are subject to different rules.

Vacations and Vacation Pay Employees are entitled to a minimum of 2 weeks of vacation with pay after 1 year of employment and 3 weeks of vacation after 5 years of employment with an employer.

Monthly paid employees are entitled vacation pay based on their current salary. Employees paid other than by the month are entitled to a 4% of their regular wages for vacation pay. After 5 years this increases to 6%.

Employees employed less than 1 year receive 4% of their regular wages for vacation pay on termination of employment. Vacation pay may be paid any time, but not later than the next scheduled pay day after the employee starts vacation. On written request of an employee, the employer may grant an employee’s annual vacation I periods of not less than one day. The employer has final say over the time when annual vacation is to be taken. Employees in the construction or brush clearing industries are subject to different rules.

Termination of Employment Employees who want to quit their job must give the employer a written termination notice of at least: □ One week, if employed more than 3 months but less than 2 years □ Two weeks, if employed 2 years or more Employers who want to fire or terminate the employment of a worker must give the employee a written termination notice of at least: □ One week, if employed more than 3 months but less than 2 years □ Two weeks, if employed 2 years but less than 4 years □ Four weeks, if employed 4 years but less than 6 years □ Five weeks, if employed 6 years but less than 8 years □ Six weeks, if employed more than 8 years but less than 10 years □ Eight weeks, if employed more than 10 years OR the wages the employee would have earned for the applicable period of notice OR a combination of written notice and the wages the employee would have earned for the applicable period of notice.

NOTE: Employers and employees are not required to provide written notice, if the employee is employed for 3 months or less.

There you have it! I hope that the above listed information are helpful. Have the courage to stand up for your rights and help other TFWs who may not know General Holidays and General what their rights are in Canada. Happy Holiday pay Philippines Independence Day!! (June In Alberta, the following days are 12, 2014). general holidays: New Year’s day, Alberta family Day, Good Friday, Victoria day, Canada Legal Disclaimer: Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, This news article is designed for Remembrance Day, Victoria Day, general information only. The Christmas Day and any other day information presented in this article designated as a general holiday by the should not be construed to be formal employer. legal advice or the formation of a consultant/client relationship. Each Employees who have worked for an individual situation is different and employer 30 days in the 12 month people should seek proper advice on period before the holiday are entitled their specific cases with a licensed to general holidays and general holiday immigration consultant of their choice.

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addle shifters in an Avalon?

Yes! Maybe that’s one approach by Toyota to make the Avalon more appealing to a younger demographic. In addition to premium and an upscale look, Toyota is adding some sportiness into the Avalon.

The large front grill has an aggressive styling to it coupled with the Toyota’s new Double-eye Projector Ellipsoid System (PES) which combines both high and low beam headlamps in a single unit on the front end. The dual chrome exhausts on the backend also enhance the sportiness styling of the Avalon.

The interior of the Avalon is rich with stitch soft touch black leather, along chrome trim along the edges. The Avalon wouldn’t be your grandfather’s car without wood grain panelling, but still modern enough to make it attractive to be a father’s car.

The dual heated/cooled front seats are welcome features on long road trips to keep you cool in the summer, and nice and toasty in the winter. The centre stack is well equipped with large touch screen controls. Keyless entry and push button start are great features for any age of driver.

Driver and passengers can ride in comfort as the interior cabin is extremely spacious especially for those in the rear seats. Lumbar supports are welcome features for the older generations and make driving on the long road trips more enjoyable.

There’s plenty of power under the hood of the Avalon and makes

playing with the paddle shifters more fun. The 2014 Toyota Avalon is equipped with a 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic engine that offers 268 horsepower at 6,200rpm and 248 lbft of torque at 4,700rpm.

The Avalon Limited offers a great drive in city and on the highway. Our Winnipeg to Banff road trip of approximately 1,500kms, the average fuel consumption was 8.6L/100kms.

The 2014 Toyota Avalon comes in two available trims, XLE and Limited. Base price of the Avalon media test model with the Limited trim was $39,050. Add in the options, freight and taxes, price as tested is $41,030.00

Interior driver’s cabin in the 2014 Toyota Avalon.

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Aaliyah Zion Angeles Turns Three

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Divina Angela Juanillo Celebrates 18th Birthday

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t was a perfect evening to celebrate Divina Angela's 18th Birthday amidst a throng of families, relatives, classmates and friends.

They gathered at Cha for Tea Palace Saturday, July 5, 2014 to enjoy a sumptuous dinner and the company of relatives and guests. Dario and Ludy Juanillo parents of Angela were ecstatic to see their daughter blossoms into a beautiful and lovely lady.

Congratulations Divina Angela.

Sarah Marie Allen Celebrates A Grand Debut

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or her 18th Birthday, Sarah Marie Allen dream of a memorable grand celebration. With the help of her parents Josie Allen & Rey Carrasca, Sarah's dream became a reality. On Saturday of June 28th, 2014 in St. Albert Inn & Suites, St. Albert, Alberta Sarah eventually celebrated her 18th Birthday. It was a memorable night with all her classmates, friends, relatives and family participated on this remarkable evening. Sarah who is a member of the Karilagan Dance Society performed a couple of dances to the delight of her guests. The traditional 18 Roses, 18 Candles and 18 Treasures were part of the program. A thoroughly entertaining evening worth remembering.

Congratulations Sarah.

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Happy Canada Day! A maple-coated Filipino Heart

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t’s July, one of the best months in Canada.

The weather is glorious, pets are running around, front yards and backyards are beautiful to behold and people are enjoying the different summer festivals in town. More importantly, July 1st is Canada Day. A day we should reflect on the blessings we enjoy as residents of this country.

I wouldn’t let this month pass by without expressing deep gratitude to one of the best, if not the best, shelter in the world.

Canada, thank you! Thank you for sharing your country with us and for being a generous host at that.

Canada is home to about 800,000 Filipinos where Tagalog is the fastest growing second language. The Philippines is an active trading partner of Canada being its no. 1 source of foreign workers.

Canada is a country where “dignity of labour” is real. It’s the only country in the world where nannies, restaurant supervisors, welders and machine operators can become citizens and bring their families over.

Grocery cashiers and office clerks are paid the same. A hotel housekeeper and an office employee can both pay for a holiday to Mexico or Las Vegas.

It’s a country where color of skin is not a hindrance to success. I’m on my third job now, all companies I had worked for, have employees of different nationalities, a mixture of naturalborn-citizens, naturalized citizens and permanent residents.

It’s a country that respects cultural differences - where Filipinos can party a lot and enjoy karaoke singing. A country where one can exercise his faith freely and where missionaries are allowed to preach.

Canada invests in people Canada has programs that help immigrants get professional bearing. If you’re an engineer or accountant from another country who wish to upgrade but don’t have money, there’s a “Bridging and Training Program” available for you. Go visit the “Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers.” I know about this as I was once an applicant.

If you are qualified, you can avail of a study grant complete with living allowance.

The program will send you to school as a full time student for about one year and pay for your basic needs.

I once asked my counsellor at the centre – how are you going to get the money back from me, is this a “study now pay later” thing?

She said no. She said – once you become a Canadian professional, you will make good money, then you will dine out with your family and shop at the malls… this is how you will pay Canada back, by being a good citizen, buying local products and patronizing to our tourism industry.

That was one of the best things I have heard in my life!

People. Canada invests in people, those who obey the law, pay their taxes and raise good children. Canada’s most valuable asset is its people. I call this nation building, I call this people empowerment. Empower your people with education and jobs – and they will build a nation.

was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent lumpectomy.

At this time, her work permit had just expired and she was waiting for the restoration of her work status. But the Central Alberta Cancer Centre insisted that she be treated and worry about the documentation later.

They just couldn’t let a cancer patient walk out of the hospital untreated. Halfway through the chemotherapy, the bill amounted to $25,000.

Fe wrote a letter of appeal to immigration to let her stay and continue the treatment while waiting for the restoration of her status. Her request was granted.

And all of her bills were written off.

After the surgery, she was required to undergo different laboratory tests such as mammogram, ECG, ultra sound and some blood works. Today she receives a supply of medicines for breast cancer. All these are free.

And that’s not all, two years after the chemotherapy she was diagnosed with carpal tunnel and needed another surgery. Fe said she can’t imagine what would have happened to her if she didn’t live in Canada.

A peaceful country I was already a resident of Canada when the so called “Arab Spring” erupted in Tunisia in late 2010. Few months after, Egypt was all over the news for political

The best health care program Definitely it is. Regardless of what illness, whether it’s a minor treatment or a major surgery, you walk out of the hospital with zero charges. You are paid even before you get sick. You are paid even before you see a doctor.

Health care fund comes from our pocket, yes. We contribute every month, it’s automatic salary deduction. But do we complain?

No, definitely no. Because the system is efficient, tested and proven. It is working.

Here’s a true story: My friend Fe Deriquito was diagnosed with appendicitis and went through appendectomy just few months after she arrived in Canada in 2009. She was treated for free. Two years later, she

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unrest. Then Libya declared civil war. Followed by Syria. Early this year, a political uprising broke out in Ukraine. It became worse by a territorial dispute when Russia claimed Crimea in Eastern Ukraine belongs to them. As I write this article, an on-going military strike between Israel and Gaza City in Palestine is worsening.

When you watch the news, you can’t help but be grateful and sigh in relief that you live in Canada. (With that gratitude, of course, comes a prayer for peace for other countries.) Canada has never experienced civil war or coup d’etat. This country has no rebels. The borders are all secured: to the west is the Pacific Ocean, to the east is the Atlantic Ocean, to the south is our ally, the United States and to the north is the North Pole. There’s no threat from all corners of the world. Our soldiers must be sleeping well at night.

I’ve heard this several times: to be born in Canada is like to win the lottery. Yes it is. I wasn’t born here, I’ve been here for only five years but I can say I’ve already won the lottery, big time. Given the choice, I don’t want to be anywhere else in the world. This is my home away from home.

Happy Canada Day everyone!

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Horoscope Your confidence in yourself and your abilities will gradually return, making you more willing to take a risk and explore fresh options. There are also plenty of options for friendly gettogethers and parties on the home front.

You may get the financial boost you've been hoping for this week. It will stay here for the next twelve months, bringing many opportunities to increase your earnings and perhaps find a more lucrative job that uses your creative skills.

Your social life explodes into action this period, bringing opportunities for plenty of mingling, dating, and networking.

You may find that you get your best breaks when you're out and about and enjoying life.

This period is great news for your business and finances.

This lively energy is excellent for promoting your goods and services, finding the perfect business partner, and earning big bucks.

Domestic life and relationships take a turn for the better this period. Regarding home and family, over the next twelve months you have an opportunity to expand in this area.

Perhaps you want to buy new property, start a family, or increase the one you have.

Over the coming period you may have more opportunities to expand your options and explore new horizons. Travel may feature, as well as a desire to challenge you to achieve bigger and brighter dreams.

This isn't the time to hide your light but to let it burn more brightly. Showcase your skills and abilities to the world and you can't go far wrong.

There's every chance that a relationship could become more committed, with a desire to get engaged or even tie the knot.

Along with this, someone you meet may have soul-mate potential. Yet there are other changes, too, as your career sector gets a boost.

Finances could take a lucky turn for you. Concentrate on being responsible at home and don't be tweaked by unreasonable demands or other people's fears. It may be time to splurge on one or two luxuries, but keeping on track with your budget is also important.

You're moving into a phase when taking the time to recharge and chill might be very good for you. For the next twelve months your luck can improve when you pay attention to your dreams and focus on listening within for that subtle guidance.

Doing so could save you time and money in the long term.

Some of your more personal goals may take a while to achieve, but the path to solving them is strewn with solutions to questions you'd lost hope in answering.

Your energy may soar, making it easier to adopt a new diet or exercise regimen and lose any excess pounds. On another note, a desire for something different might encourage you out of your comfort zone. Travel may be in the cards!

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PABABA 23 Sardinas 25 Idampot ng lupa 26 Binukod 28 Libang 29 Hulapi 30 Ideretso 32 Pildoras 34 Sentro ng Bataan 37 Singaw sa bibig 39 Palos 40 Mamamahayag 41 Palayaw ng lalake

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LEDs light up Calgary Book Review: "The Light of Liberty: Documents and communities this summer Studies on the Katipunan" he City is illuminating five or spilled light. GE Lighting

by Jim Richardson communities in Calgary was selected as the primary Filed by Jose Pepito Magpayo

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ast year 2013, the Ateneo de Manila University published a book entitled "Light of Liberty" Jim Richardson ,a British scholar .The author searched the Archivo Militar in Spain for Katipunan documents,transcribed them in its Tagalog original and translated them into English.He also provided valuable introduction and notes for every documents. Its publication was a milestone in the historiography of the Philippine Revolution.

Most of our history books rely on the book "Revolt of the Masses" by the late Prof.Teodoro A.Agoncillo written in the 1950s.,W,hen it comes to the history of the Revolution of 1896,it can be said they are but a retelling of Agoncillo's book.

Another book about the Katipunan was Ileto's controversial "Pasyon and Revolution", written in the 1970s.

Come now in 2013,Richardson's unique book , a collection of primary sources on the Katipunan.

Chapter I contains two Foundational Documents,which proved that the katipunan was ploted earlier than July 7, 1892 the date of its foundation according to Agoncillo and history textbooks.

Chapter II -1892-1895,contains Katipunan appointments,speeches of Bonifacio and Jacinto,documents of the Supreme Council and People's Council/Sanguniang Bayan.

Chapter III contains membership documents ,ritual for initiation , initiation rites and oaths of membership.

Chapter IV contains the Minutes of the Meeting of the Supreme Council from January to February 1896.

Chapter V, contains the articles written by Bonifacio,Jacinto and Pio Valenzuela in the " Kalayaan",the official Katipunan newspaper.

Some are drafts of article from its second issues which was seized and destroyed by Spanish authorities.

Chapter VI contains mostly of the minutes of the Supreme Council in the month of August 1896.

Chapter VII contains documents pertaining to the Katipunan in Kamaynilaan and the Province of Morong from August 1896 to September 1897: List of Katipuneros present in Balintawak, documents of the High Council ,Letters of Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto.

Chapter VIII contains documents about the Bonifacio -Aguinaldo rivalry or what Richardson call as "Cavite:Politics in a Time of Revolution . as told by Bonifacio in his letters to Emilio Jacinto, the Acta de Tejeros and Acta de Naic,which was considered as seditious by some historians.

The Appendices l,ast part of the book contains notes on the Katipunan in Manila, revution or religious experience a critique on Ileto's " Pasyon and Revolution " .It also discuss the question of the authenticity of the so called controversial KKK documents ,Bonifacio letters and essay "Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog".

This book is a must for serious researchers and avid students of Philippine history. It can be used as supplement to update Agoncillo's magnum opus ," The Revolt of the Masses".If Agoncillo is still alive he may rejoice to read Richardson's findings. The Filipino academic community as well as the Filipino people felt a deep of gratitude to Jim Richardson ,a foreign independent researcher with a heart of a Filipino.

The book is available at the Ateneo de Manila Press ,Popular Bookstore both located at Quezon City,Philippines. I highly recommend the book. Good reading

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Altadore, Douglasdale, Marlborough, Tuxedo Park, and Brentwood are part of the first phase of an initiative focused on changing the existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) street lights to energy efficient fixtures.

LED light installations started in the community of Altadore, and will be ongoing throughout the summer and early fall. In a twophased project, The City plans to eventually undertake a city-wide retrofit of approximately 80,000 fixtures.

“This is the first step in The City’s larger vision of providing Calgarians with smart, sustainable, and cost-effective infrastructure,” said Barry Poon, Acting Director of Roads. “The LED technology will not only reduce electricity use and lower maintenance costs, but will also provide better quality lighting for our communities and roadways.”

The new LED fixtures are expected to reduce electricity consumption up to 55 per cent, and provide virtually no wasted

City releases 2014 Census results Filed by Jose Pepito Magpayo

The City of Calgary released the 2014 Civic Census results for the period from April 2013 to April 2014. Calgary’s population has reached 1,195,194; this is an increase of 38,508 residents from the previous year when the Civic Census showed the city’s population was 1,156,686. This is an increase of 3.33%, similar to the level of population growth reported in 2010.

In 2014, Census data was again collected using mobile computing devices. With mobile data collection, the need for post collection data entry was eliminated and resulted in more timely and better quality data.

Accurate census information is essential in decision making and planning for The City’s future needs.

Specific results from the 2014 Civic Census Community Growth Saddleridge is this year’s leader in growth at a community level with a population increase of 2,373. There were seven additional communities that experienced growth of more than 1,000 residents, including: Auburn Bay (2,242), Cranston (1,858), Skyview Ranch (1,759), Evanston (1,704), Panorama Hills (1,384), Aspen Woods (1,095) and Beltline (1,091).

Net Migration and Natural Increase

Between April 2013 and April 2014, 28,017 more people moved to Calgary than moved away from the City.

This coupled with natural increase, has once again resulted in record growth for the City. Natural increase (the result of births over deaths) remained similar to the number from last year, at 10,491.

Housing The number of housing units, both existing and under construction continued to rise, increasing by 9,865 to 478,223; an increase of 2.06%.

The number of vacant dwelling units in Calgary continued to decrease, falling by 2,467 to 9,315, compared to 11,782 in 2013. Vacant dwelling units are defined as units that are suitable and available for occupancy, excluding those units under construction or renovation. The overall vacancy rate in the city is 2.01%, down from 2.59% in 2013.

There are currently 453,626 occupied dwellings. Of those, 311,782 or 68.73% are owner-occupied. In 2013, the comparable percentage was 68.50%.

The Civic Census Results Book and data tables in excel and PDF format will be available on calgary. ca/census after 12 noon on July 22, 2014.

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manufacturer for the first phase of the project. GE’s energy efficient Evolve™ LED Roadway Scalable Cobrahead fixtures being installed are part of GE ecomagination, the company’s commitment to developing technology solutions that deliver operational efficiencies and savings while reducing environmental impact.

“We’re very pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with The City of Calgary in its innovative move to increase energy efficiency through the use of LED technology,” said Derek Publicover, General Manager of GE Lighting Canada.

“We’re seeing more and more municipalities making the move to LED. Calgary should be proud to be among the cities leading the movement.”

GE Lighting and LED Roadway Lighting (LRL) were awarded contracts for the manufacturing of the LED lights, with 2,000 fixtures provided by GE Lighting, and 500 fixtures provided by LRL. Enmax is responsible for installations throughout the five communities.

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The Birth of an Old Man

Lesson-Driven Perspective Lito Mendoza Velasco litovelasco65@yahoo.ca Lito Velasco, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy A homoviator, a catalyst of change. He moves in the light of his Philosophical, Political and Theological backgrounds. He loves challenges and believes he learns and improves his critical thinking from those challenges.

someone whose name has given prestige to his clan.

2. Diego Dailo, a native of Paete, Laguna, Philippines, his father who took Fine Arts from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. Known to his independence, determination, and artistic prowess.

He loved challenges and face the lessons with equanimity.

3. Michael Dailo, born in Manila, took Commercial Arts at FEATI University in Sta. Cruz, Manila, Philippines. He is currently working as a layout artist in Los Angeles, California, USA. Leonardo’s eldest brother.

4. Diego Dailo Jr., born in Manila.

Former member of the Philippine Air Force and an Amateur Boxer who turned a twist after his retirement and became an artist. He found the meaning of his life as an all-around artist in Paete, Laguna, Philippines. A current member of the Philippine Artists’ Association.

Their immensurable inclination and proficiency to artistic works have brought a far-reaching effect not only on Leonardo’s life as an artist but also to his siblings. For instance, his artistic proficiency has also been acquired by Ariel Dailo, whose expertise is being portrayed by the use of water color. Given a chance to actually see both the father and the son’s master pieces, then, you will refuse not to take another visit in their homes. Ariel is also settled in Red Deer with his family.

The Descent of the Filipino Artist’s Spirit hile it is true that any artistic image, according to Plato, is innate in the Mind. For him, one has to make use of his potential or draw the idea out to become a vivid reality.

He also emphasized that the World is just a Copy world and whatever has come into being is a mere reflection or shall I say, a replica of the Original--It is also relatively true that not everybody has the same foci or subjects, media, and approaches. Thus, no two human beings can absolutely have exactly similar obra maestro (masterpiece) and claim that either his work of art or the other is solely his ownedoriginal-creation. Everybody must be inspired to copy and be copied. Leonardo’s Old Ways and Means Exciting! A High School Graduate The Bloodline and the lad who assumed the responsibility Counterpart Contributions to his of a real professional. Let’s take a look at his working experiences: Life as an Artist Born on the 16th of December • 2003-October 2012 - Artist/ 1951 in Manila, Philippines. Mr. Illustrator with the Metro Manila Leonardo Idquitao Dailo has been Development Authority (MMDA), Philippines. influenced by the following: 1. Mariano Dailo, a native of Paete, • 1992-2002 – Sign Artist/Painter Laguna, Philippines, one of his with Da’ Best Outdoor Advertising, great grandfathers who gained a Inc. in Quezon City, Philippines. title as one of the National Artists • 1986-1992 – House Painter/ during Spanish era. The name that Internal Decorator at Al Ajlani Leonardo has been very proud to Contracting Inc., Riyadh, Saudi mention of. Basically, it is always Arabia. one’s pride to be identified with • 1973-1986 – Freelance Sign

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Leonardo I. Dailo

Painter and Artist in the Philippines.

Indeed, you can assume that only a professional artist can engage in these above-mentioned work experiences. Especially here in Canada, where papers are given much value than your capabilities.

Among those listed above, his heart still belongs to outdoor advertising.

He considered that as his line of expertise. Can you imagine this small but terrible guy graphing, sketching, and drawing while hanging himself against the wall of the tall buildings or balancing on the scaffolding also being built in order to reach and install the huge images on the billboard structures?

But what can he do? Those were his bread and butter.

Leonardo’s New Ways and Means This unrecognized Filipino Artist is currently residing in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with his son Norman Dailo—who is also an artist-musician. He is presently working with the Bethany Retirement Home as a Full-time Kitchen Staff. This is precisely not his cup of tea, for as long as he is quite affectionate with his charcoal pencil and cotton buds; then, doing anything that is not related to what he loves to do will definitely be tantamount to moving outside his comfort zone. But, what can he do?

He has to work at the Retirement Home in order to live. For now, that is his bread and butter.

Leonardo’s Time: His Birth as a Charcoal Artist Why born in an old age? Well, figuratively speaking, Leonardo is a late-bloomer as a charcoal artist. He just proved to himself that he can draw by the use of the charcoal pencil during the advent of computerization. When almost all of their customers had shifted to the new technology as the means of advertising. Meaning, their traditional ways had been altered with the newer styles and shrouded with modernization.

Which his employers had failed to upgrade. In 2013, he tried the

charcoal drawing and his first obra (masterpiece) was the mother and daughter (not included in this paper). Immediately after he drew that image, he couldn’t still believe that he had accomplished one. In fact, he was still not satisfied with what came out on the canvass.

Well, it’s natural for a person not to see the beauty of his work until it is being appreciated and recognized by the other observers. As a matter of fact, it was so gorgeous and almost perfectly drawn, as I’ve actually seen it. For this reason, I was triggered to encourage him to keep on producing more artworks for future exhibits. Hopefully, and with the support of the FilipinoCanadian Society, this could serve as the initial step.

The Man whose Counsel is his Charcoal Pencil As mentioned, he has a job not sustain a meaningful and a fulfilled life but just to provide his basic needs yet devoid of the genuine self-fulfillment and actualization.

Most of the time, he feels the emptiness until he found out that there is life after the outdoor advertising. Recently, while inside his room, he sat down, took the charcoal pencil, cotton buds, and let his arm, hand, fingers, pencil and charcoal be the handmaids of his mind to draw-out something superbly and amazingly being considered by others as a mark of a genuine artist with a good soul and spirit. That is his counsel.

Re-Enchantment of a Filipino Cultural Arts from Folk Creativity to Modern Consumption The Work of Art differentiated from the work of machine. The principle on the work of art: “No two things are exactly alike.”

Meaning, every work is unique and can always be considered as an authentic expression and reflection of the artist’s soul. That is why, the work of art should be expensive or even priceless. And therefore, must always be cherished appreciated.

Work of art cannot be buried into

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oblivion. For as long as the artistic stuff grows old, it becomes more aesthetically valued. While on the other hand, the work of machine is being patronized for the purpose of mass production to gain more profits. A finished product being manufactured by the machine is usually being seen and utilized, but never given equal treatment and value as of the one being produced by an artist.

The Challenge: The Formation of the Filipino Artists’ Guild in Alberta Can we have Leonardo Dailo as one of the eye-openers in order to bring all other Filipino Artists in the Artistic Arena in Edmonton, Alberta, and in the long run, in Canada? Can a Filipino Artists’ Guild be formed and aim to have one Filipino-Owned Art Gallery?

Interested? Then, please your intention and cooperation be heard through the Alberta Filipino Journal. We will surely entertain whatever you have in mind during the first meeting. You are encouraged to bring some of your masterpieces for initial exhibits.

We will see to it that Mr. Leonardo I. Dailo together with his art works is present during the meeting.

When and where?

Tandaan lang, habang nabubuhay ang isang tao, makakakita at makakakita siya ng mas mahusay kesa sa kanya, kung kaya’t panatilihin lang natin na nakalapat ang paa sa lupa. Si tatay Leonardo po ay larawan ng isang mapagpakumbaba sa kabila ng kanyang kahusayan sa larangan ng Sining. Subalit hindi ko sinabi na siya na ang pinaka-mahusay. Ang tunay na punto ko ay ganito: “Ang pinagsama-sama nating kahusayan ay siyang pinakamalakas na pwersa na kahit sinong bumangga ay tiyak na mahihimasmasan.” Ang Lakas ng Filipino, kapag tunay na pinaisa, tiyak na pati buong mundo ay patuloy na sasaludo! Subukan nating simulan sa pagtangkilik ng Maka-Filipinong Sining na binigyang kulay ni Tatay Leonardo de Dailo!

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Experience

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lpine skiing is a winter sport but not in the Middle Eastern country of the United Arab Emirates where you can ski downhill any season of the year regardless of soaring temperatures and extreme humidity. One would not associate "snow" with the Emirates. However, with the opening of the indoor Ski Dubai Resort in 2005 the urban sport scene has changed! Actually in 2005 it snowed in this desert country for the first time in living memory and blanketed the peak of its Jebel Jais mountain cluster of Ras al-Khaimah.

The country's residents were stunned!

Located at the Mall of the Emirates in the city of Dubai, the Ski Dubai Resort with 22,5000 sq. meters of indoor area served by 5 runs (ski trails) and 2 lift system (1 tow bar and 1 quad chairlift) is currently the world's biggest indoor ski slope resort. Adjoining the slopes of varying steepness and difficulty for skiing and snowboarding is a 3,000 sq. meter-snow park for sledding and tobogganing. For 2 hours the rate is 200 dirhams (CAD$58.39) and for a full day it costs 275 dirhams (CAD$80.28). Included in the admission price are winter clothing (ski jacket and pants, socks, skiis, and poles and snowboard equipment for snowboarders. However, you cannot purchase a ski ticket unless you are an experienced skier or have taken enough lessons to take the chairlift, make turns and be able to stop or break on your own. My 35 years of skiing serves as an asset!

Experience Dubai skiing in January to coincide with the Dubai Shopping Festival, an annual monthlong tax-free retail event that kicksoff in January to revitalize and promote retail trade in the city.

With a population of 2.106 million (450,000 are Filipinos),

Dubai has long attracted visitors from all parts of the globe. Known as the "Venice of the Persian Gulf", modern Dubai fames for its international ambience and exotic cosmopolitan style.Its most famous landmark is the iconic 321-meter high sail-shaped luxury hotel, the "Burj al-Arab".

Started in 1994 and completed in 1999, Burj al-Arab, with 202 rooms in its 27 floors, stands on an artificial island connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. With the royal suite priced at US$24,000.00 per night, the hotel is frequently described as the "world's only 7-star hotel". Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo stayed here in 2008 when she came for a visit to promote Philippine investments. Whether the Philippine government paid for this or someone else is unclear. We have to make a reservation at one of the hotel's restaurants or bars for an afternoon tea to get inside and admire with awe its lobby of enormous

gold pillars, dancing fountains and aquarium walls. It's worth paying so much for the lipton tea and dainties!

We drive onto the trunk of the man-made Island of Palm Jumeirah with its huge residential beach-villas and apartments and then take a boat ("abra") ride across the Dubai Creek ending up at the spice and gold "souqs" (markets).

The world's tallest building is also in Dubai, the "Burj Khalifa" with 163 floors accessible by the world's fastest elevator. At the top of the tower is the observation deck and inside are 900 residences, restaurants, corporate suites, fitness and recreation annex and outside Gem & Lita at Al Badiyah Mosque are 11 hectares of parks with 6 water features and 3000 underground oldest mosque in the Emirates , "Al parking spaces.

Badiyah" believed to be built in 1446 Dubai is one of the 7 emirates solely of mud and bricks. (principalities) headed by a ruler After our UAE tour we fly back called "emir" that form the federation of the UAE (United Arab Emirates) established in 1971. The other 6 emirates are Abu Dhabi, Fujairah, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah, and Umm al-Quwain.

Abu Dhabi is the capital city of UAE and the commercial centre together with Dubai. Abu Dhabi is referred to as the "Manhattan of Arabia" for its profusion of ultramodern glass skyscrapers, gleaming white mosques and elegant high-rise apartment dwellings.

On city arrival our first destination is the Womens' Handicraft Centre where we admire the skill and dexterity of local women making traditional handicrafts and then proceed to the city's oldest building, "Al Husn" Royal Palace built in the 18th century and follow the Corniche Drive to the breakwater to enjoy the magnificent view of the city before reaching the "Al Bateen Dhow" yard where wooden boats are still being built using simple tools.

Our east coast tour of the country brings us to another emirate, the once fishing village and the only mountainous emirate of Fujairah to visit its sand-coloured oldest fort, the Fujairah Fort perched high on a hill. The emirate is also home to the

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from Abu Dhabi to Paris for a oneday and night stay to visit the Louvre Museum and the Eiffel Tower, then back to Winnipeg via New York.

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OPEN MIC Singing Competition

Aristocrat Restaurant 3460 - 17 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta • T2A 0R4

403.452.7776 Monthy Competition Schedule

(Every FOURTH SUNDAY of the month)

Time: 7:00 pm

Feb. 23, 2014

July 27, 2014

Mar. 23, 2014

Aug. 24, 2014

Apr. 27, 2014

Sep. 28, 2014

May 25, 2014

Oct. 26, 2014

June 22, 2014

Nov. 23, 2014

Monthly Winner will receive $100.00 cash

For moreinformation or to register, contact JOY at 403.452.7776

GRAND FINALS December 2014 (date to be announced)

Monthly Competition will be aired Fridays and Saturdays Channel 89 4-5 pm

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