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“neck-deep”.

The deluge was expected to subside in Cebu and Bohol later Tuesday, but flooding was possible on Negros island further west, which is in the storm’s path, he said.

On Monday, at least three people were killed after Seniang slammed into the country’s mountainous southeastern region, triggering floods and landslides.

Up to 14,000 people evacuated in Surigao del Sur, where Seniang first hit on Monday, will be sent home on Tuesday as floodwaters recede, Governor Johnny Pimentel told AFP. Ten flights to and from the affected areas on Tuesday were cancelled, the Manila airport authority said in a statement.

Seniang will be out of the central region after midnight Wednesday before brushing the southern tip of Palawan island 

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Seniang, which was forecast to bring up to 15 millimeters (0.6 inches) of rain per hour, barrelled through fishing and tourist areas in the island provinces of Bohol and Cebu on Tuesday, with about 1,700 people being evacuated ahead of its arrival.

An eight-year-old girl drowned after raging floodwaters washed away her family’s shanty home in the coastal town of Ronda in Cebu province, regional civil defense officer Allen Cabaron told AFP, adding that six of the girl’s housemates are missing.

Two teenage boys died from electrocution while wading through floodwaters in Loon in Bohol province, he said.

Rivers burst their banks, covering roads and highways in knee-deep floods that washed out bridges and stalled vehicles, Cabaron said, adding that floods in some areas were

Bangko Sentral to start decommissioning old bills MANILA, Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will start withdrawing old bank notes from circulation – some dating back to 1985 – starting Jan. 1.

BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said in a briefing that the demonetization process for these bank notes would run from Jan. 1 until Dec. 31, 2015.

This means the public may still use the old bank notes for purchase of goods and services during the period, Guinigundo explained.

Consumers have until the end of 2016 to exchange their old bank notes for new generation currency bank notes at authorized banks and at BSP branches or offices nationwide. 

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ANILA -- Six people have been killed in two days of heavy flooding as tropical storm ‘’Seniang’’ (international name: Jangmi) crossed the central Philippines on Tuesday, with water in some areas ‘’neck deep’’, officials said.

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Firecracker injuries increase to 139 MANILA, Philippines - Firecracker injuries continued to mount, with 139 fireworksrelated injuries, most of them caused by piccolo, recorded from Dec. 21 to 29.

The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday reiterated its call to parents to prevent children from playing with any type of fireworks during the New Year’s Eve revelry.

Of the total, 51 cases were children below 10 years old

while 102 victims were active users of firecrackers.

Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin said that the firecracker injures could be treated and would eventually heal, “but not the damage on our children’s future brought about by a few minutes of merrymaking.”

“We can celebrate the holiday season without fireworks.

Let us greet the New Year without injuries,” she added.

Data show that the 139 cases is 39 percent lower than the five-year average and 45 percent lower compared to the same period last year. No death was reported.

Most of the cases came from the National Capital Region (NCR) at 51, followed by Northern Mindanao with 12, Davao region, 11 and Cagayan Valley, 10.

In NCR, Manila has the most number of cases (22), followed

Chief Inspector Cherry Donato examines prohibited fireworks seized in Bocaue, Bulacan yesterday.

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by Pasig (10) while Las Piñas, Mandaluyong and Pasay had three cases each.

The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported 46 firecracker explosion injuries as of Sunday.

Based on data from the PHO’s fireworks-related injury surveillance, injuries include one caused by a stray bullet.

The monitoring is part of the health agency’s Aksyon Paputok Injury Reduction.

Records showed that most of the injuries were caused by piccolo with 27 cases and five caused by boga, an improvised cannon.

A PHO official said most of the victims suffered hand injuries.

The figure is higher compared to the 27 cases recorded last year for the same period.

The injured victims in Pangasinan included a seven-yearold boy and two teenagers hospitalized for injuries in separate firecracker explosions in Tayug.

The Pangasinan Provincial Police Office reported yesterday that Rizaldy Almeron, 7, of Barangay Sto. Domingo, picked up an unexploded firecracker outside his house that exploded and injured his right hand.

Police said Don Don Piddo, 15, of Barangay C picked up a lighted 5-star firecracker in the family compound and it exploded in his left hand.

Ogma Lopez, 14, of Barangay Carriedo lighted a piccolo

that exploded in his left hand.

The three boys were treated at the Eastern Pangasinan District Hospital.

Police stations in Pangasinan have waged the battle against firecrackers for the New Year’s Eve revelry by using the local police’s Facebook page to remind netizens to stop using illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices.

Fireworks stores closed

Police closed two firecracker stores while nine persons, mostly teenagers, were placed under custody for several violations of pyrotechnics rules during an inspection yesterday of fireworks dealers in Bocaue, Bulacan.

Director Melito Mabilin, chief of the Civil Security Group (CSG) of the Philippine National Police, led the inspection on about 20 stalls of firecrackers in Barangay Turo.

Senior Superintendent John Bulalacao, chief of the Explosives Division of the CSG, found several violations of the stalls of Diamond Fireworks and ARF Fireworks, particularly storing a quantity of explosives beyond what was prescribed

by Republic Act 7183 or the pyrotechnics law.

The owners were not around during the inspection.

Bulacan policemen are also monitoring fireworks stalls in the towns of Bocaue and Sta. Maria, both in Bulacan, following reports that illegal items would proliferate in local stores as New Year’s Eve nears.

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Manila Port congestion may end early next year MANILA, Philippines - After nine months of traffic woes, economic slowdown and unending bickering between the national government and business groups versus the local government of Manila, the port congestion problem may soon be resolved.

Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Juan Sta. Ana told The STAR he sees the port congestion problem to end by early next year.

The problem that has caused mayhem on the streets, disrupted business operations and resulted in economic setbacks like increases in the market prices of basic commodities, would be resolved “around February 2015,” he added.

Sta. Ana had constantly appealed that in order to sustain their declogging efforts, the importers and cargo owners should continuously withdraw their cargoes.

Sta. Ana had earlier commented that to his knowledge, the almost seven-month daytime truck ban that started on Feb. 24 and lasted until Sept.

13 was the first time they experienced port congestion “of this magnitude.”

In the past, the PPA had dealt with the congestion but the crisis usually surfaces around the Christmas season, when the volume of importation increases by at least 10 percent daily from the usual 5,000 twenty equivalent units (TEU) intake to around 5,500 TEUs. This year the problem was more complex and urgent, prompting Malacañang to form a Cabinet Cluster on Port Congestion (CCPC) headed by Secretary to the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras.

Concerned government agencies have been called in as members of the CCPC. This includes the PPA, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Bureau of Customs, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Finance, Department of Agriculture, National Economic and Development Authority, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), National

Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and private sector representatives like the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL), Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP), Integrated North Harbor Truckers Association

(INHTA), and Alliance of Concerned Truck Owners and Organizations (ACTOO).

On Feb. 24, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada implemented City Ordinance no. 7570 amending the traffic management code and banned trucks from the streets of Manila from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Trucks covered by the ban were cargo trucks, gravel and sand trucks, cement mixers, 8-

wheelers and any truck with a gross vehicle weight of at least 4,500 kilograms. Violators face a P5,000 fine and impounding of their trucks.

Prior to the implementation of the daytime truck ban, trucks were only barred by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) from the streets of Metro Manila from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. -Philstar

ng malasakit at katuwiran; Pumanig tayo sa tama, at umiwas sa mga mapagsamantala,” he added.

Among the officials who faced corruption allegations this year were Philippine National Police Director General Alan Purisima and Vice President Jejomar Binay.

Both officials are close to Aquino and have denied accusations that they amassed unexplained wealth. Binay, in particular, said his detractors are elitists while claiming that he is one with the poor.

Despite his administration’s achievements in its anti-cor-

ruption drive, Aquino did not escape allegations of abusing power this year when the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional certain acts under his Disbursement Acceleration Program.

PNoy’s New Year message warns vs politicians posing as pro-people

Vice President Jejomar Binay, President Benigno Aquino III and Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II on one stage. Malacañang Photo Bureau/Benhur Arcayan

MANILA, Philippines - As the country welcomes 2015, President Benigno Aquino III is warning Filipinos against corrupt officials and those pretending to be on the side of the people.

In his New Year message, Aquino said there are still people watching the government’s every move and waiting for any chance to drag the country back to a corrupt system.

“Mga Boss, patuloy sana tayong maging mapanuri at mapagmatyag. Sa pagpasok natin sa ikalimang taon ng ating pamahalaan, tiwala akong malinaw na sa inyo kung sino ang mga tunay na kakampi ng taumbayan, at kung sino ang nagpapanggap lang,” Aquino said without mentioning names.

“Sa muling pagharap ng sambayanan sa sangandaan, piliin nating muli ang landas

‘Reforms will be permanent in 2015’

Aquino, in his New Year message, also trumpeted the government’s achievements in 2014 such as the two credit rating upgrades obtained by the country and the implementation of the P12-billion Expanded Conditional Cash Transfer Program last June. -Philstar

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SSS continues to expand operations overseas MANILA – Social Security System (SSS) will continue to expand its operations overseas to provide services to Filipinos abroad.

The state-run SSS currently has 20 offices in Asia, Middle East and Europe, three of which were recently opened in Toronto, Tokyo and Muscat.

“We will continue to expand our foreign operations to provide our members abroad with immediate access to social security. Next year, we will be deploying additional personnel in our offices overseas to assist

our members,” said SSS senior vice president and international operations head Judy Frances See. See added that SSS will continue to conduct outreach activities for the Filipino communities abroad.

The SSS offices abroad, which are located in Philippine Embassies or Consulates, accept applications for membership, benefits and loans; and performs data capture for Unified Multi-purpose ID. The offices in Asia are located in Hong Kong, Macau, Sin-

MANILA, Philippines - Almost two years after sevenyear-old Stephanie Nicole Ella was killed by a stray bullet on New Year’s Eve, police seem to have given up hope and have declared the case unsolved.

During a command conference at Camp Karingal, Quezon City, the Northern Police District (NPD) submitted the case of Ella as unsolved.

After presentation, the case was properly turned over to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and declared it a cold case.

Caloocan chief of police Senior Superintendent Bartolome Bustamante reported the case to Superintendent Edgar Cariaso, NPD chief of investigation division. Cariaso earlier issued a memorandum to the Caloocan police north extension office in the Bukid Area to gather docu-

ments and report any development on Ella’s case.

Bustamante, who assumed office last month, said the CIDG started their own investigation and visited the area where Ella was killed and talked to her family on Sept. 30.

“Arrests were made. But in the absence of evidence that they fired the gun, the suspects were released for further investigation,” he said.

Bustamante said they talked to Ella’s relatives who expressed disappointment “over the seeming lack of justice.”

The family reportedly moved to Las Piñas after the incident and had been trying to avoid their house in Caloocan “because of the trauma.”

They said they are praying that no similar incident happens again to innocent people, Bustamante said. -Philstar

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“For overseas Filipinos who have in their possession (old) bank notes which could not be exchanged within the prescribed period, they may register online starting Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2015 through the BSP website,” Guinigundo said.

Overseas Filipinos will be given a year from their date of registration to exchange their old bank notes at BSP offices and branches.

Government institutions holding on to old bank notes such as those used as evidence in various cases may also write to the BSP Cash Department for a special exchange arrangement.

“Starting Jan. 1, 2017, (these old) bank notes that have not been exchanged shall no longer have any monetary value, and are considered demonetized,” Guinigundo said.

There are currently 729 million pieces of old bank notes amounting to P192 billion in circulation. Guinigundo said they make up about 25 percent of the total volume and about 26 percent of the total value of money in circulation.

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on its way out of the country on Thursday, according to the state-run weather bureau.

The country is battered by about 20 storms every year, many of them deadly.

This month Super Typhoon Hagupit left 18 people dead after it lashed central provinces with 210-kilometer (130 miles) per hour winds.

Last year Super Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest ever to hit land, left 7,350 people dead or missing in the same region as it stirred up tsunami-like waves, wiping out entire towns. abs-cbnnews

The central bank in 2013 stopped printing old bank notes in favor of the new generation currency (NGC) bank notes launched in December 2010.

“Why do we need to demonetize from the perspective of the Bangko Sentral? We want to align with the practice of other central banks around the world which normally change the currency design every 10 years,” Guinigundo said, noting the old bank notes have been in use since 1985. Philstar

gapore, Taipei, Brunei, Kuala Lumpur while SSS offices in Europe are in London, and in Rome and Milan in Italy.

Middle East offices are in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia; Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; and in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.

The monthly contribution to SSS is based on the monthly earnings declared at the time of registration.

Members who are overseas Filipino workers (OFW) pay the full 11 percent of the Monthly Salary Credit (MSC), the minimum of which is pegged at P5,000 or monthly contribution

of P550. Contributions can be paid through accredited collection partners abroad.

SSS advises OFWs to remit contributions based on the maximum MSC of P16,000 since SSS benefits are computed based on the number of contributions paid and the member’s MSC. ABS-CBNnews.com

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What you should know about the

Marian-Dingdong wedding Marian-Dingdong wedding: MANILA (Dec. 30) - Today is the big day. After years of being a relationship, Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes are set to tie the knot today.

The wedding, dubbed as “The Royal Wedding” by their home network GMA-7, is dubbed as the year’s biggest celebrity wedding. And in a year with several celeb weddings, that’s a big title to bestow upon anyone.

Before the couple exchange their I do’s later, here are some things you should know the

1. The wedding will be held at the Immaculate Conception Church in Cubao, Quezon City.

According to previous reports, Dingdong chose the wedding venue due to sentimental reasons. The church, he said, was where he was baptized. “There’s a sense of going back to where you started,” Dingdong said in a previous interview.

2. The wedding ceremony will be held at around 2:30 P.M. Meanwhile, the reception will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena at 6 P.M. According to a

TV reports, roads near the Immaculate Conception Church will be closed to give way to wedding guests.

3. The actor proposed to Marian last August during a live airing of her self-titled dance show on GMA-7. Dingdong first proposed to Marian in 2012 during his 32nd birthday. The first proposal was done in Macau at the Butterfly Pavillion.

4. Dingdong gave Marian a Harry Winston engagement ring during his proposal last August.

5. The star-studded wedding entourage include President Benigno Aquino III, Ogie Alcasid

and Regine Velasquez, directors Mac Alejandre and Joyce Bernal, Sharon Cuneta, former GMA-7 executive Wilma Galvante, Ben Chan, Felipe Gozon and Lily Monteverde, among others, as principal sponsors.

6. Marian had around eight showers during the course of her four-month engagement to Dingdong. Why so many? The actress said she’s not in the position to decline showers given to her by friends. Vicky Belo and her “Eat Bulaga” co-hosts were among those who gave her a bridal shower.

7. Marian will walk down the aisle in an Michael Cinco

wedding gown.

8. Meanwhile, Dingdong will wear a suit by Randy Ortiz for the wedding.

9. Marian had to be baptized again since her baptism in Spain was not honored here in our country.

10. About 5,000 pieces of flowers were used to decorate the Immaculate Conception Church for the wedding.

11. As they gave away the invitations, it was noted there that their guests could opt to donate cash for Dingdong’s Yes Pinoy Foundation, which helps provide for children’s education. Philstar

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Saran responds to Throne of Speech Mr. Mohinder Saran (The Maples) was honoured to rise on behalf of his constituents in The Maples to support his government’s Throne of Speech.

He is thankful for them for their continued trust and confidence.

In his speech, Saran laid out the government’s plan to keep this province moving forward to benefit the people of Manitoba, which meets the needs of the constituency and of people across the province, the new immigrants, elderly, the young and their parents in between.

The people of Maples have elected Saran so he could represent their interests. He has vowed to continue to work with others to improve healthcare, education and newcomer services in the communities, among many other social and community initiatives.

Saran, in his address to the Speaker, said that Manitoba is stronger today because the people are working together to build better roads and flood protection, a plan that boosts the economy and provide jobs for families thus making life better for the people of Manitoba.

One of Saran’s top priorities is to take care of the seniors so they are treated with dignity and respect. This is achieved by providing them with an effective support system and personalized housing options.

Saran understands the im-

portance of having people stay connected in their community and close to family and friends who share the same language, culture or religion.

He is also aware of the importance for seniors to have a positive experience in personal care homes by having access to cultural events with individuals from their community and is happy that the government is now expanding seniors’ school tax breaks.

The government is working to launch new programs to help Manitobans who are battling cancer. The Red River College is at the forefront in training advance-care paramedics to start emergency medical intervention to save more lives.

Saran is pleased to partner with Dr. Harvey Chochinov and a broad community alliance to lay the foundation for a new international centre for dignity and palliative care. A new round of sports opportunity grants was recently launched to help Manitobans stay active and healthy.

Education and training are two other important things that Saran gives utmost priority on.

The government’s new postsecondary education strategy is scheduled for release in the spring of 2015 and one of its goals is to create new opportunities for learning that will cater to the needs of the workforce.

Saran said that the government will fund the development of new hybrid university-college programs which combine academic learning with technical skills. He believes that advanced education and skilled training is the best way to get good jobs to secure an individual’s future.

Saran also underscored two other important goals that will help fund and support the students. These are: - to create a credit transfer portal to help students shift easily between programs and institutions in a consistent way, and double the number of online courses available through eCampus Manitoba from 500 to 1,000; - to build on the significant steps taken during the last 15 years to ensure post-secondary education is accessible and affordable for the students.

Saran said he believes that the government is the best positioned to represent the diversity of all Manitobans, citing a caucus with an assembly that closely reflects the face of its people which includes a large number of women elected in the province.

In his final note, Saran quoted the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib: “We should have such a society that all people feel included. No one should be left out... there is only one race and that is the human race.”

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o not let the Christmas and New Year festivities slow you down from getting back into your normal workout routine.

The holidays are times for great food, sweet treats and weight gain. If you are a person who work-out regularly, it will not be too hard to get back to the daily routine. I’m not saying it’s going to be easy but you will get there.

However, for those who continuously try to add exercises and healthy diet into their daily routine, it will be much challenging to lose the weight you gained during Christmas and New Year.

This is where we can help you get back on track or help you get started to the new you welcoming the New Year. Living healthy is tough especially with our busy life but a small effort will help. Canada food guide suggestsyou have 8-10 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. You can start somewhere and why not start your day with a combination of fruits and vegetable smoothie?

Before we give you the recipes, let’s talk about the health benefits and why it is important to try something new. The goal is to cleanse our body after we have eaten more than we’re supposed to during the festivities. One word we hear everywhere is Detox: (detoxification) the removal of toxic substances from the body.

We also hear antioxidants in relation to fruits and vegetables that contain these chemicals. Antioxidants: chemicals that block the activity of other chemicals known as free radicals. Free radicals: high reactive and have the potential to cause damage to cells and are naturally formed in the body.

Another way to remove these free radicals aside from consuming antioxidants and detoxification of the body is a cardio workout: training our heart aerobically (running, high intense exercise using cardio equipment and playing sports are few examples). Not everyone have a gym membership to work on their cardio so we have simple cardio exercises for you that you can do at home.

Detox Ideas & Simple Exercises:

How to get back on track after the holiday festivities 1.

Fruit smoothie: Spinach, Banana, Blueberries, Cucumber, Avocado, Water or Coconut water

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Cardio Exercises at home: these can be done every day for 20-30 minutes.

Be sure to rest in between exercises and rounds. All you need is a skipping rope, enough room to jump and move around and a timer.

Round 1 Round 1 10 jumping jacks 30 sec skipping rope 10 mountain climbers 10 burpees

Round 2 15 jumping jacks 1 minute skipping rope 15 mountain climbers 15 burpees

Round 3 25 jumping jacks 2 minutes skipping ropes 25 mountain climbers 20 burpees

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Green Smoothie: 1 Cucumber, 1 lettuce, 1 cup Spinach, Ginger, 1 cup of Kale, 1 Apple, Water

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Lemon, Cucumber, Mint and Ginger to add detox to your WATER. The one other easy way to detox your body is to drink lots and lots of water.

But adding these 4 ingredients is a much more effective way to detox. This you can drink daily. It’s a good change if you drink plain water all the time.

mountain climbers Lemon: helps cleanse and alkalize the body.

Cucumber: makes for excellent rehydration, contains antiinflammatory properties.

Mint: touch of sweetness without a sugar added to your water.

Ginger: the spicy root helps cleanse your system, aids indigestion and settles your stomach. Start with thin slices or grate a tiny peace into your water.

Written by: Melanie Talastas-Soriano CAT(C), Athletic Therapist, CFT, Fitness Trainer jumping jacks

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Citizenship fees going up again

t was the day before Christmas when the Minister of Immigration and Citizenship announced that the citizenship application fees were going up again.

On Christmas morning the following was reported on the Toronto Star’s website: “Starting Jan. 1, Ottawa will raise the citizenship application fee -- the second time in less than a year -- to $530 per adult, making Canadian citizenship further out of reach for many of marginalized communities.

In February, Citizenship and Immigration Canada already increased the fee from $100 to $300 in order to recover its administrative costs. The upcoming raise means it will now cost applicants five times the money for their citizenship applications within a year. Successful candidates must also pay another $100 rights of citizenship fee to become citizens.”

Permanent residents’ being able to become citizens of Canada has been a low priority for this Government as they have not only dramatically increased the costs of becoming a

The real surprise was the decision to increase the residency requirement in order to qualify for citizenship.

The quotes I referred to above originate from a discussion about a bill that was focused on reducing from three years to two years for landed residents who served in the military. citizen but they have also made it more difficult to qualify in a few ways and they have drastically increased the processing times.

When I was the critic for citizenship, I challenged the Conservatives to commit to a debate on the issue of citizenship costs because that is when I first heard in committee back on May 23, 2013 where the Conservatives were toying with the idea.

That day, in committee Con-

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Straight up servative MP Roxanne James stated: “I’ll start by asking a couple of questions on user fees, specifically on costs associated with processing citizenship applications. Do you have on hand what it costs someone to apply to have it processed and go from start to finish?”

It was her comments that led me to say: “Mr. Chairperson, if I wanted to move a motion that before the government decides to increase the processing fees for citizenship, they would be required to have a debate inside the immigration committee, can I do that at this time as opposed to having to wait to submit 

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Mag pasabog ng kagandahang loob ngayong bagong taon

Nang mamatay, tinatayang ang kanyang kayaman ay nasa 2 milyong dolyares sa ating panahon. Nilagay niya sa kanyang will na ang kanyang bahay ay maging bahay para tirhan

Malayo ang mararating ng kagandahang loob at maraming tao ang maaabot dahil ang nagawan ng kabutihan ay kadalasan naiimpluwensyahan ding gumawa ng kabutihan sa iba ng mga matatandang lalaking itim, particular ang mga dating alipin. Ang bahay panuluyang ito ay nagpatuloy hanggang 1960s. Ang hindi malinaw sa karamihan ay kung bakit ganon na lang ang interes ni Crawford sa mga lalaking itim na dating alipin. Ang balita ay habang nasa kulungan ay tinulungan sya ng mga aliping nakasalamuha niya. Sa malaunan ay tinulungan siyang tumakas ng kulungan. Hindi niya nakalimutan ang kagandahang loob

PASTOR JUNIE JOSUE

Agent 777 na pinakita sa kanya.

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alayo ang mararating ng kagandahang loob at maraming tao ang maaabot dahil ang nagawan ng kabutihan ay kadalasan naiimpluwensyahan ding gumawa ng kabutihan sa iba. Mula sa puso ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng kanyang anak na si Hesus naghahanap ang Diyos ng taong magiging daluyan ng kanyang kabutihan. May kwentong umiikot sa College Hill, Cincinnati patungkol sa isang lalaking nagngangalang John T. Crawford. Sya ay dating Union soldier noong may civil war sa Amerika noong taong 1860s na nakulong sa kulungan ng kanilang mga kalaban na Confederate. Marami ang nagsasabi na may sira ang ulo niya.

Namuhay siyang walang asawa buong buhay niya at matipid.

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s of yesterday, the Department of Health had recorded 130 injuries caused by firecrackers since Dec. 21, with about 70 recorded on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day alone.

The DOH has released photos showing bloodied fingers mangled by firecracker blasts. It has also displayed to the public the scary surgical instruments used to treat mangled body parts or amputate limbs.

The DOH campaign has been going on for several years, resulting in a gradual reduction in firecracker-related injuries, but also a drop in the earnings of the pyrotechnics industry.

Pyrotechnics makers have warned that their industry can collapse, leading to job losses for thousands. To improve regulation of the industry and enforcement of safety standards, they are seeking amendments to Republic Act 7183. Passed in 1992, the law regulates the manufacture, sale, distribution and use of pyrotechnics.

Local manufacturers say that about 6,000 members of their industry from all over the country have attended seminars on compliance with RA 7183 conducted by the Philippine National Police. The industry players say they are complying with the law but they account for only about 20 percent of the goods sold in the market. They say about 50 percent of the pyrotechnics sold here are imported goods masquerading as local products, while the rest are manufactured illegally.

Their problems can be balanced with the need to promote safe holiday revelry. The industry has been saved by those who can’t let go of the tradition of greeting the New Year with the loudest bang and most spectacular fireworks. Efforts to promote common fireworks areas in community centers, public parks or shopping malls have been resisted by those who don’t relish the idea of spending New Year’s Eve away from home.

Tradition can be reconciled with safe revelry. Safe products, with clear instructions on proper handling, can help the pyrotechnics industry survive. The safest way to welcome the New Year, of course, is by using noisemakers that do not contain explosive materials or tetanus-causing animal manure. There are all types of party horns in the market that can create deafening noise. A Filipino has developed an electric firecracker that can be reused and does not aggravate air pollution.

Firecrackers can cause permanent injuries and have occasionally caused deaths. Even minor injuries from small firecrackers can lead to tetanus, which can also be lethal if not treated early.

There’s no reason to risk injuries if there are safe alternatives to greet the New Year. Philstar

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Pope Francis on just wages and peace

“In what follows I intend to concentrate on two great issues which strike me as fundamental in this time of history. I will treat them more fully because I believe that they will shape the future f humanity. These issues are first, the inclusion of the poor in society, and second, peace and social dialogue.

It is his first message of “inclusion of the poor in society” which is expected to be the core of his messages when he comes to the Philippines. Many priests and bishops have been reminding the public that Pope Francis principal interest is to help the poor.

But I sometimes wonder why the specific messages of Pope Francis on how to help the poor are not being discussed. Instead we hear the usual generalization of loving the poor and

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OOKING forward to the coming year usually inspires us to make lots of wishes for some changes in our way of life consisting in the breaking off from our bad habits, customs and practices. The wishes may also consist of simply the fulfillment of our hopes and dreams that have not yet come true; or on a less personal and self-less note, they may have something to do with the conclusive and salutary endings to some tedious and damaging events happening in our country which are the legitimate hankerings of all Filipinos who have the common good of the people deep in their hearts.

During the past years since we have a change of administration which we expected to make the necessary reforms for the common good as it has promised, our wishes have apparently not changed at all because instead of seeing and feeling the realization of those promised reforms, the bad governance we have in this country since the onset of martial law, has even turned for the worse. Hence as the year comes to an end, we are still looking forward and hoping that: 1. The trial of all the plunder cases now pending in court is expedited and hastened so that all the accused can be either cleared or convicted as charged and the necessary punishment inflicted. This is perhaps the

being charitable. Perhaps it is because the leaders and biggest donors of the Catholic Church are not ready to follow the steps that the Pope has enumerated in his Exhortation on how to really help the poor.

In paragraph 187 of his Exhortation Pope Francis writes: “ Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor, and for enabling them to be fully a part of society. This demands that we be docile and attentive to the cry of the poor and to come to their aid. A mere glance at the Scriptures is enough to make us see how our gracious Father wants to hear the cry of the poor.”

Nowhere in the Apostolic Exhortations do I read that the Pope wants us to give more alms and that charity is the way to help the poor. I have heard priests publicly praise rich persons who give large donations and who treat poor children to free food and drinks on Christmas. But this is not what I hear as praiseworthy from the Pope.

Instead, this is what he said: “The Church has realized that

the need to heed this plea is itself born of the liberating action of grace within each of us, and thus it is not a question of a mission reserved only to a few.”

To the Pope helping the poor is not a matter of charity but an obligation. He writes: “The Church, guided by the Gospel of mercy and by love for mankind, hears the cry for justice and intends to respond to it with all her might.”

Pope Francis is very clear what is the meaning of responding to the pleas of the poor. In paragraph 188 he writes: “It means working to eliminate the structural causes of poverty and to promote the integral development of the poor.”

Just wages It is in paragraph 192 that Pope Francis makes it clear what is the real solution. He writes: “Yet we desire even more than this, our dreams soars higher.

We are not simply talking about ensuring nourishment or a “dignified sustenance” for all people, but also their general temporal welfare and prosperity. This means education, access to health care, and above all employment, for it is through free, creative, participatory and mutually supportive labor that

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Dangers of capitalism

human beings express and enhance the dignity of their lives.

A just wage enables them to have adequate access to all the goods which are destined for our common use.”

In his Apostolic Exhortation, Pope Francis warns the world of the dangers of a free market economy. In paragraph 204, he writes: “We can no longer trust in the unseen forces and the invisible hand of of the market.

Growth in justice requires more than economic growth, while presupposing such growth; it requires decisions, programmes, mechanisms and processes specifically geared to a better distribution of income, the creation of sources of employment and an integral promotion of the poor which goes beyond a simple welfare mentality.”

This is actually not a new call for the Church. In 1991, Pope John Paul II issued the Centessimus Annus ([One Hundred Years) which was a papal encyclical which reaffirmed the major principles of the first papal encyclical – Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor)- issued in 1891 by Pope Leo Xlll.

This is again not a new message of the Church. In 1991, after the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, in his encyclical , Pope John Paul ll warned that the collapse of the communist system risked the rise of a radical capitalist ideology which would entrust everything to the free development of market forces.

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In his encyclical, Pope Leo Xlll affirmed the dignity of work. He also affirmed the rights of labor to form associations or labor unions, limited working hours, legitimate rest, a family wage, and to discharge religious duties.

After 122 years, Pope Francis has seen the need to once again raise the cry for just wages and for the poor to have the opportunity to a life of human dignity.

Peace and Social Dialogue In his focus on “peace and social dialogue”, Pope Francis has so far achieved little successes. In his visit to Turkey and his Christmas message, he has pleaded for an end to the violence in the Middle East especially the vicious executions and enslaving of members of religious minorities like the Christians and Yazidis. Unfortunately, the violence has 

For those, however, who have been truly listening to the different speeches and sermons of Pope Francis, his message to the Filipino people will not be a surprise. All his messages have been closely aligned to the 288-paragraph document he issued in November 2013 which is called the Apostolic Exhortation. In paragraph 185 he writes:

Just wages and peace among all peoples have been an integral part of Catholic Social Teachings since it begun in 1891. It is our hope that Pope Francis will find a way to convince the world, especially the rich and the powerful, to truly embrace these messages

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Wish list JOSE C. SISON

All of us should refrain from over eating, getting drunk at Christmas parties and overspending during these holidays but instead attend activities and programs that are more spiritually nourishing to relinquish his/her post by practicing once more the lost virtue of delicadeza;

A LAW EACH DAY best way of showing to these government officials that stealing the peoples’ money does not pay, thus deterring others from plundering the government coffers; 2. The prosecution of other public officials who have dipped their dirty fingers into the Legislative (PDAF) or Executive (DAP) pork barrels should not be on a selective basis or limited only to the known or perceived enemies of this administration.

So other members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries who are also involved in these illegal transactions should also be prosecuted; 3. Any government official implicated in certain anomalous transactions or in some graft, corrupt or illegal practices, even if not yet proven in court, and even if they believe that their conscience is clear, will deem it more honorable and proper

4. Eventually a government official or politician will be brave and humble enough to own up and admit his involvement in some anomalous transactions or illegal acts in the face of overwhelming direct or circumstantial evidence that are of public knowledge anyway. And instead of making bare denials, he should just make a sincere public apology, offer restitution and atone for his transgressions, short of committing hara kiri; 5. The fatty pork in every government budget is completely lopped off so as to rationalize and legitimize once and for all government spending.

Stated otherwise, our Senators and Congressmen should not hesitate anymore to out-rightly remove or deduct from the appropriations bill any form of pork barrel instead of still trying to disguise such appropriations in the budget; 6. And with respect to our politicians who ran and won in previous elections; a) That they stop spending

directly or indirectly beyond the limits allowed by law in their campaign for election or reelection especially considering that under the present practices, their overspending is already quite obvious particularly in the quantity and quality of their propaganda materials and other election paraphernalia; b) Once elected, they should not immediately resume campaigning through press releases and photo-ops of the field inspection trips and ribbon cutting affairs, or through billboards and other “e-pal” posters at every strategic corners announcing their accomplishments; c) These elected officials should also stop posing for pictures while distributing relief goods during calamities or impersonating Santa Claus giving Christmas gifts to the poor during Christmas time; d) These elected officials should likewise stop putting up posters greeting their constituents “happy fiesta” or “happy birthday” or congratulating them on certain occasions which are clearly a form of premature campaigning for election or re-election; e) Candidates running for

public office should also stop attending religious prayers or rallies and even going up the stage, grabbing the limelight from the religious leaders themselves and trying very hard to project an image of a prayerful and “holy” men or women; 7. Members and officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) or the Armed Forces (AFP), should cease media interviews or conducting press briefings regarding their plans of actions and strategies in catching culprits, rebels and other enemies of the State thereby prematurely revealing to their prey their tactics in carrying out their missions; 8. Media on the other hand should also refrain from catering to the publicity seekers and credit grabbers in the government, or from making celebrities and heroes out of scoundrels and bad guys. They should also stop sensationalizing the bad news or pressuring government officials into revealing sensitive and classified information; 9. And finally, all of us should refrain from over eating, getting drunk at Christmas parties and overspending during these holidays but instead attend activities and programs that are more spiritually nourishing. It would also be more meaningful if Christmas gifts are shared 

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HE Pope is coming and the nation is waiting to hear what message he will bring to the Philippines. I have heard many Filipinos express the hope that the pope’s visit will become a moral turning point for our people.

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KC and Paulo to “Give Love” to

viewers this New Year

ABS-CBN extends the celebration of the Christmas season until 2015 as it continues to share important family values and life lessons through the hit Kapamilya Christmas TV special “Give Love on Christmas.”

Award-winning actors KC Concepcion and Paulo Avelino will star in the third and last featured story titled “Exchange Gift.”

In “Give Love on Christmas Presents Exchange Gift,” which will air on January 5 (Monday), KC and Paulo will give life to the characters of Anna and Christian, a married couple who drifted apart because of misunderstandings and unresolved issues. But despite their problems, Christian and Anna will be forced to pretend that they have a happy family for the sake of their only child.

How will Christian and Anna explain to their son that their once perfect family is now broken? Will the couple still be able to forgive each other, settle their differences, and fulfill the vows they made on their wedding day?

“Give Love on Christmas Presents Exchange Gift” also features Melai Cantiveros, Ja-

son Francisco, Miguel Vergara, Cheska Iñigo, Lauren Burgos, and Jim Paredes. It is directed

by Manny Palo.

“Give Love on Christmas” is composed of three stories that revolve around family, relationships, and love. These include Paulo and KC’s “Exchange Gift,” Eddie Garcia, Aiko Melendez, Dimples Romana, Carlo Aquino, and Louise Abuel’s “The Gift Giver,” and Gerald Anderson and Maja Salvador’s “The Gift of Life,” which premiered on Monday (December 22).

It is a Christmas special produced by Dreamscape Entertainment Television, the group that created top-rating TV masterpieces such as “Walang Hanggan,” “Ina Kapatid Anak,” “Juan dela Cruz,” and “Ikaw Lamang.”

Don’t miss the beginning of “Give Love on Christmas Presents Exchange Gift” on January 5, before “It’s Showtime” in ABSCBN Prime-Tanghali. For more information about “Give Love on Christmas,” visit the show’s official social networking sites Twittter .com/DreamscapePH and Instagram.com/DreamscapePH.

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Maja & Gerald on the joy of giving MANILA (Dec. 30) - “The act of giving feels good if you don’t expect anything in return,” thus says Maja Salvador when asked if she expects to be reciprocated for blessings shared.

“The year 2014 was generally good for me and the act of giving is more meaningful if you give back without thinking of anything in return,” she adds.

“Of course, I just lost someone who took care of me all my life but then I am sure she is happier where she is now. I am giving back what she gave me by sharing my blessings with others. That’s the least I can do to honor her.”

Maja — with her real-life boyfriend Gerald Anderson — had an informal talk with selected media persons to announce the airing of The Gift of Life over Channel 2.

The two avoided being paired together in any project to protect their relationship but she said there is no harm in giving back by saying yes to a TV special that celebrates

the gift of life. “People tend to forget that if they don’t end up in a hospital and enjoying life without illness, they are actually recipients of that gift of life.

How many during this Christ-

mas season are actually in emergency wards, in ICUs and waiting for the final moment as they are diagnosed with life-threatening ailment? I can relate to this teleserye because I am basically family-oriented and I am thankful for anything that keeps them away from harm. Yes, we try to avoid being paired together in a project. But this Christmas, we said yes as our way of saying thank-you to the creative team which gave us highly-challenging projects.

‘Sino ba naman kami to say no?’”

Gerald knows what Maja is talking about as he usually spends his birthdays by treating young cancer patients to a modest but meaningful birthday blow-out. When he last met them, he noted they were very young but their will to survive was very strong. Some succeeded in fighting cancer, others were still fighting it and the rest were waiting for miracles. “Their stories are touching and inspiring. This should make us more grateful that we are alive and indeed enjoying the true gift of life. This made me realize that waking up every day alive and well is a blessing. I can relate fully well as the character of this teleserye because I’ve seen terminally-ill people who kept their positive outlook in life in spite of impending death. That is why even with my fairly good comfortable life, I like leaving my comfort zone to reach out to the less fortunate.”

This first professional teamup in a Christmas TV series allowed the true-to-life love team to discover how they work in front of a camera.

Says Maja: “I like to think we have the same way of dealing with difficult scenes. Yes, we both study our scripts before we face the camera but we don’t want our executions to be too studied. We both go for a natural way of handling sensitive scenes. That is one good discovery that came out of this first partnership on television.”

Maja recalls that what amounts to her first gift from Gerald was a helicopter ride which literally announced to the world the love between the two of them was in the air.

She is aware of the dangers of relationship between showbiz personalities but she has learned how to handle complications arising from such public exposure. Philstar

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something to you?

I do think there would be a great deal of benefit if we had that discussion here. We do not want members of this committee to report back to the government that they want to see citizenship processing fees increased when we know that, in fact, there is distortion in terms of the actual cost versus the number of people applying for citizenship. I think we need to get a better understanding of that issue.”

Well the Conservative members of the committee were not prepared to accept my motion.

I believe these increases will result in less people becoming citizens and that is a bad thing.

But the story does not end there. In 2014, the Minister expanded the ages as to who has to write the citizenship tests and that people will also be required to pass the IELTS exam (at a cost of well over $100.00 per person).

The real surprise was the decision to increase the residency requirement in order to qualify for citizenship. The quotes I referred to above originate from a discussion about a bill that was focused on reducing from three years to two years for landed residents who served in the military. In reference to that particular committee meeting and the quotes above, I stated the following on the floor of the House of Commons on June 12, 2014: “Listening to the comments in this chamber, I did not hear one member—not one Conservative, not one New Democrat, and definitely not one Liberal—make the suggestion that we needed to increase the residency requirement. No one was talking about that, not even the then minister of immigration.”

There is no doubt in my mind that fewer residents in Canada will get their citizenship as a direct result of this Government’s 2014 policy changes to citizenship. Combine those changes to the more than double processing time in acquiring citizenship once a person qualifies to put in an application.

There is a whole lot of room for improvement in 2015 and it will be an area in which I will be talking a lot about in the New Year.

On a positive note, I thank the publisher of Ang Peryodiko for allowing me to be a part of the paper. I extend my special thanks to my friends Alan and Tess, and most importantly, to all of you who read my articles.

I wish each and every one of you the very best in 2015. God bless you all! (www.mpkevin.ca)

Kris on Herbert: I want him to remain part of my life

MANILA, Philippines- Kris Aquino clarified that Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista’s visit at her home in Quezon City doesn’t mean they’re rekindling their romance.

On Monday’s taped episode of “Kris TV,” Herbert was caught on camera when he dropped by Aquino’s house while a mass for her staff was being held. It gained different reactions from the TV host-actress’ fans so she clarified the issue on “Aquino & Abunda Tonight” on Monday.

“I asked for permission, na idetalye ko na lang para wala ng paliguy-ligoy. Tsaka oo para wala ng misinterpretation,” she began, referring to Bautista.

Aquino recalled that Bautista first asked if he could have lunch with her in her place on Christmas day, which she turned down.

She recalled saying to him, “Hoy, HB, babae pa rin ako. May meaning pa rin ang Pasko. ‘Wag na lang na- man sa Pasko, puwede naman tayo magkita sa ibang araw.’

“I just said na even we’re already friends I ’ m sill a girl.

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some point we shared something special, so kung pupunta ka do’n baka kung ano pang interpretation ang ibigay ko. Ibang araw na lang.”

This lead to the a visit of Bautista to her home. On Sunday, the two had an exchange of text messages with Aquino even wishing Bautista good luck for Monday’s last day of work for 2014. Herbert then asked where she was and then she replied about the mass for her staff.

The “Feng Shui 2” star was then surprised to see Bautista at her place.

“Kalagitnaan ng mass, dumating [si Herbert],” she recalled. “Sabi ko, ‘gusto mo ba maki-pray?’ Tapos sabi niya, ‘Nagsimba na ako, dalawang beses lalagpas langit na ko.’”

‘Friends until our dying day’ Aquino believes that Bautista’s visits to her just means that “in his part, it was a genuine effort to say, ‘Kris kung anuman ang nangyari sa atin pasensya na. Pero ito nandito ako kasi gusto kita i-congratulate at gusto kong makita mo na umeffort ako.’”

She added that she really wanted to remain friends with him because “I want him to remain a part of my life, I want us to be friends until our dying day and the reason I’m able to say that is because tanggap siya ni Bimb.” Philstar

Nadine Lustre wants to work with Angel Locsin MANILA – Nadine Lustre admitted that it is her dream to have a project with actress Angel Locsin.

Lustre said she admires actresses who excel both in drama and action shows.

“Si Miss Angel Locsin, I’d love to work with her kasi gusto ko talagang project action,” she said.

Locsin has already done a

number of action TV shows including “Darna,” “Lobo” and “Imortal.”

Saying she finds action shows cool, Lustre shared: “I want to do my own stunts. I know it’s dangerous, pero I want to do that.”

“I’m just really a big fan of mga actresses na pwede sa action like sila Angelina Jolie, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez. I think action is cool,” she said.

However, the teen actress said she first needs to focus on the things that are currently keeping her hands full, including her upcoming projects with on-screen partner James Reid.

“I’m definitely looking forward to more projects. I heard we have a project coming up but hindi pa kami nakukwentuhan. Hindi pa nila nasasabi ang details about it. But I’m really excited kasi maraming hinandang projects para sa amin,” she said.

Lustre said she and Reid are fortunate that they are being given big breaks even if they are just newcomers in showbiz.

“We are really happy kasi bago lang kami ang yet binubuhusan nila kami ng projects,” she said. -abs-cbnnews

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JMCIM opens church in Winnipeg JESUS Miracle Crusade International Ministry’s (JMCIM) first opening of its church in Winnipeg was held on October 12 at Northwood Community Centre on Burrows St. The “Worship with Us” congregation was led by Pastor Wilde C. Almeda.

The following Brothers and Sisters from Biggar of Saskatchewan Outreach attended the service: Bro.& Sis.Rami/ Marilyn Tuico & family; Bro. & Sis. Orlando/Girillie Llemit & family, Bro.& Sis.Dennis/Cecille Ferre & family, Bro.& Sis.Elvie/Ann Tuico.

From Winnipeg, the following families attended: Bro.and Sister Efren and Beatriz Monge and family Bro. and Sis. Carlito/Lannie Palmiri and family Bro.and Sis.Efren/Janetten Casiano and family Jesus and Bethren Lomasang and family Henry Roxas and Nestor Almario For time and services call telephone number: 204-8871020 (Efren Monge)

The Manitoba Association of Filipino Teachers (MAFTI) Christmas Party The Manitoba Association of Filipino Teachers Inc. (MAFTI) held its Christmas party on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba (PCCM ) at 1:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m. It was also a fund-raising event with auctions and 50-50 activities proceeds of which will go to the various programs of MAFTI. Among the more than 100 attendees were the following: Hon. Kevin Lamoureux, MP of the Winnipeg North Hon. Flor Marcelino, MLA for Logan and Minister of Multiculturalism and Literacy Hon. Melanie Wight, MLA for Burrows and Minister of Children, Youth and Opportunity Hon. Mohinder Saran, MLA for the Maples Bryan Mayes, Councillor for St. Vital and his wife, Alison Marshalls Jason Schreyer, Councillor for Elmwood and East Kildonan Cathy Collins, Winnipeg School Board Trustee for Ward 6

Suzanne Hrynyk, former Winnipeg School Board Trustee Chairperson Larry Vickar, President and CEO of Vickar Automotive Group and his wife, Tova Chris Aglugub, former MLA of the Maples Jon Reyes, President of the Manitoba Filipino Business Council Socorro Juan former School Board Trustee of Seven Oaks Division and President of St. Agustin Association Gloria Magpali, president of of FIDWAM Dr. Michael Eze, Adviser of the Umunna Igbo Cultural Association of MB. Dr. Uche Nwanko, president of the Umunna Igo Cultural Association of MB. Dr. Ertrice Eddy Most of the above-mentioned guests were invited by Jean Guiang, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of MAFTI. Opening remarks was delivered by Gemma Dalayoan, past president of MAFTI and the Christmas message was given by Bernadette Agpalza, current president of MAFTI. The occasion was filled

The Filipino Adult Class

The first Filipino Adult Class composed of seven adults from different cultural backgrounds had its Culminating Activity at Jimel’s Bakery on December 16, 2014.

The class was sponsored by the Life-Long Learning Program in cooperation with the Winnipeg School Division with the proposal and endorsement of retired Vice-Principal, Gemma Dalayoan and past president of MAFTI. The program started in September 30- December 16 in the evening from 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m , and sessions

were held at Sargent Park School with the cooperation of Mrs. Luba Krosney, principal of the school where 70-80 percent are Filipinos.

Ernesto Ofiaza Jr., President of FMACCI and MAFTI board member, successfully taught the classes.

The Adult Spring Session classes will start on the first week of April – March.

For more information, please call the Life-Long Learning Program Division at 204- 775-0231 or watch for Spring Life-Long Learning pamphlet to be distributed in spring of 2015. (Gemma Dalayoan)

with fun due to the games, awarding of prizes to the winners of the door tickets, 50-50, and the auctions with gifts donated by MAFTI Board members. Councillor Jason Schreyer thrilled the audience with his vocal renditions that elicited thunderous applause from the audience.

Newly revived MAFTI

Rondalla also rendered some Christmas and Filipino musical pieces. Sumptuous lunch was served by the Salakot Restaurant. The fun-filled and lively event was emceed by vibrant MAFTI Board member, Mary Jane Napolitano, a Grade 6 teacher at Dufferin School. (Gemma Dalayoan)

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Dabawenyos Annual Christmas Party

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New Honda NSX

teaser pictures emerge, set for Detroit auto show

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ONDA has confirmed that the production version of its new NSX (badged Acura NSX in the United States), will make its debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

the Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 GT3, as well as the new BMW i8.

History

The long-awaited successor to the original Honda NSX sports car will appear at the show on January 12, with production and sales due to start during 2015. Its gestation has been long and tortuous, with frequent redesigns and cancellations, but the car’s production debut seems to indicate the project is now on the home stretch.

Acura’s teaser images show the profile of a car that has changed little from the concepts shown at previous motor shows, so the production car’s angular styling and compact proportions will remain.

What is it?

Honda has finally decided to replace its muchmissed NSX sports car, though environmental demands and performance expectations have resulted in a specification sheet conforming to a much more modern template - all-wheel drive and a hybrid powertrain replace the old car’s naturally-aspirated V6.

The latest incarnation of the road-going Honda NSX concept car also made its debut at the Mid-Ohio Raceway ahead of an Indycar race at the circuit. The latest concept previews the return of the NSX via a tech-heavy four-wheel-drive hybrid supercar, tackling

The original Honda NSX made its debut back in 1990. Contemporary reports were lukewarm on the Honda’s styling and its relatively understated interior design, but immediately praised its sonorous 270bhp, 3-litre V6 and a chassis that shocked the supercar industry out of its 1980s complacency.

So well engineered was the NSX that Gordon Murray cites it as a major inspiration for the McLaren F1, and the Honda’s all-aluminium construction later became an industry standard for high-performance sports cars and supercars, before carbonfibre began to pervade. By MATTHEW HAYWARD & ANTONY INGRAM

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Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown faces another roadblock

Report: Mayweather dangles $40M to Cotto for rematch MANILA, Philippines – The camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr. has reportedly offered $40 million to Miguel Cotto for a rematch next year.

According to a report by El Vocero de Puerto Rico, Mayweather made the move in an effort to lure Cotto out of a possible showdown with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 2 next year – the same date Mayweather plans to fight on.

The undefeated American outpointed Cotto in 2012, but the Puerto Rican made a good account of himself.

And Cotto’s adviser, Gaby Penagaricano, recently told thesportpress.com that they’re also open to a rematch with Mayweather.

“The reality is that there is no agreement yet, none, for any fight. We are in talks, but to say that an agreement has been made is not true,” Penagaricano told Rey Colon of thesportpress. com.

While Mayweather defeated Cotto via unanimous decision, Pacquiao stopped the Puerto Rican star in the 12th round of their 2009 tussle. Cotto has since rebounded from those setbacks and now holds the WBC middleweight title.

That championship belt could be appealing to Mayweather, and Cotto’s camp isn’t

discounting another meeting with him.

“A fight with Mayweather has not been totally ruled out.

We must see first what will happen with this fight [Mayweather vs. Pacquiao], but it [rematch with Mayweather] could be a possibility. It’s an interesting fight,” he added.

Incidentally, the $40 million Mayweather reportedly offered to Cotto was the same amount dangled to Manny Pacquiao by the American a few years ago.

Pacquiao rejected it.

If the offer is true and Cotto ends up accepting it, this will

effectively take the highly anticipated duel between Mayweather and Pacquiao out of the picture. The Filipino icon had been calling out Mayweather since destroying Chris Algieri in Macau last month, and talks are reportedly ongoing between the two camps to make the mega bout happen.

Mayweather, for his part, responded by challenging Pacquiao to fight him on May 2, the same date reportedly penciled for Cotto-Alvarez.

Now, it seems the fight the world badly wants to see faces another roadblock. – Dino Maragay

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Fajardo, Slaughter, Castro may lead Gilas pool MANILA, Philippines – June Mar Fajardo, Greg Slaughter and Jayson Castro are among PBA stars who will likely be highly considered as coach Tab Baldwin forms soon the

Gilas Pilipinas pool for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China.

Baldwin is to sit down in a meeting with the SBP nominating and selection com-

mittee to formulate the new national team program.

“He’s flying home in January. It’s better if he can lay down something before he leaves,” said PBA board

chairman Patrick Gregorio, a member of the SBP special committee chaired by SBP vice chairman Ricky Vargas.

Most probably, the group will first form Baldwin’s coaching staff before drawing the training pool.

Baldwin may have practically the same support group that coach Chot Reyes had in his time at the Gilas helm.

Jong Uichico could well still be the chief assistant coach.

Baldwin has said he wants the help of the selection committee in selecting players for the pool.

“We’re working together.

Nobody wants to sacrifice that togetherness,” he said. “This is a very important process. I don’t want to do this alone.”

PBA commissioner Chito Salud, PBA vice chairman Robert Non and SBP executive director Sonny Barrios are the other members of the committee.

Gilas’ road map to the Asian meet will include a stop in Taipei for a return stint in the Jones Cup after a two-year absence.

“ED (executive director)

Sonny Barrios has confirmed Gilas’ participation in the Jones Cup, and the organizers have replied, expressing great joy,” said Gregorio.

The relationship between the Filipinos and the Taiwanese soured a bit following the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters off Batanes in 2012.

Jones Cup organizers withdrew their invitation to Gilas Pilipinas in their 2012 event. The following year, Gilas declined the invite and instead put up a training camp in Miami before flying to Europe for the World Cup. “Gilas Pilipinas is joining the Jones Cup this year upon the instruction of SBP president Manny V. Pangilinan,” said Gregorio.

The Jones Cup is slated Aug. 29 to Sept. 6 followed by the FIBA Asia Championship Sept. 23 to Oct. 3.

In its last Jones Cup stint, Gilas Pilipinas humbled the US team in the final day of the single-round-robin competition to win the championship.

-Philstar

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walang patid o araw araw na paggawa ng mabuti. Ito ay pinatunayan ng kwento ng kakaibang boluntaryo sa Pittsburg Children’s hospital na binalita ng NBC Nightly News. Siya ay si Albert Lexie. Siya ay nagtatrabaho sa hospital dalawang araw kada lingo bilang nagpapakintab ng sapatos. Ngunit may higit pang bagay sa kwento ng kanyang buhay.

Ginagawa niya ito mula pa ng taong 1981. Limang dolyares lamang ang sinisingil niya kada pares ng sapatos ngunit ang sobra dito na binibigay sa kanya ay binibigay niya sa free care fund ng hospital para sa mga taong walang kakayanang magbayad ng kanilang bayarin. Ang naging donasyon niya sa unang taon ay $750. Tumaas ito ng humigit $11,000 noong taong 2012.

Suma total ng kanyang naging donasyon $200,000.00. Naglingkod si Albert ng may mababang kalooban sa simpleng paraan.

Ginamit niya ang kanyang abilidad sa pagshashine ng sapatos na nakatulong sa maraming tao.

Sa raw ng kanyang pagreretire ay may mga kamerang pang balita, palakpakan at luha upang parangalan siya sa pambihira niyang pagkakawang gawa. May mga nagaasam na makagawa ng malaking alon sa pagtulong sa iba. Ngunit hindi magpapasimula sa maliit na bagay. Kaya walang nagagawa at nararating ang kanilang mabuting hangarin.

Si Hesus ay hindi agad nagpagling, gumawa ng himala at namatay sa krus para sa kaligtasan ng buong sankatauhan sa lahat ng darating na henerasyon.

Naging bata, nagpasakop at naging masunurin sya sa kanyang mga magulang. Siguradong isa syang mabuting kapit bahay, kalaro at kabaryo at kababayan.

Sa simple at maliliit na bagay ay nagpahayag siya ng kagandahang loob sa lahat ng kanyang nakakasalamuha. Tatlung pung taon na sya ng magpasimulang gumawa ng mga himala at kamangha manghang bagay na kinasikat niya. Kaya huwag mo kaibigang liliitin ang maliliit na kabutihang nais mong gawin o ginawa. Dahil sa patuloy o araw araw na paggawa nito ay siguradong napakalaki nito at maraming tao ang mapagpapala at magpapasa nito sa iba. Simulan natin ito ngayong bagong taon at siguradong sasabog at magpapakalat ka ng kabutihan sa maraming tao.

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The Pope seems to have also recognized the potential violence of Muslim minorities that are now the subject of debates in Europe and the United States.

In paragraph 252 of his Exhortation, he said: “ Our relationship with the followers of Islam has taken on great importance, since they are now significantly present in many traditional Christian countries, where they can freely worship and become fully a part of society.”

In paragraph 253, the Pope also wrote: “We Christians should embrace with affection and respect Muslim immigrants t our countries in the same way that we hope and ask to be received and respected in countries of Islamic tradition, I ask and I humbly entreat those countries to grant Christians freedom to worship and practice their faith, in light of the freedom which followers of Islam enjoy in Western countries!”

There are those who believe that the appointment of the Bishop of Cotobato City as a Cardinal was a recognition of this country’s achievement in trying to attain permanent peace between Christians and Muslims in the Southern Philippines. I am referring to the Bangsamoro Peace Agreement which is one PNoy’s greatest legacy to future Filipino generations.

Just wages and peace among all peoples have been an integral part of Catholic Social Teachings since it begun in 1891. It is our hope that Pope Francis will find a way to convince the world, especially the rich and the powerful, to truly embrace these messages.

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with the poor and less fortunate instead of giving them to their bosses and to others obviously to gain some favors only.

The foregoing are some of the wishes which are admittedly like dreams that are hard to come true and mere products of wishful thinking. But it is also good to list them down if only to have something to look forward to in the coming year. E-mail: attyjosesison@gmail.com

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What inspires Enrique Gil to work harder MANILA – The success of the television series “Forevermore” has motivated lead actor Enrique Gil to work harder to become a better actor.

Although he initially had apprehensions about the project, Gil said he is grateful that he made the right decision in accepting his first television series with Liza Soberano.

“Siyempre bagong love team pa, first time pa kaming magkasama ni Liza. Nobody was really sure kung maghi-hit ang ‘Forevermore,’” he told entertainment site Push.

Given a popular director and a good time slot, Gil feared that if the viewers do not watch the show, “kami na ‘yung problema.”

The actor said he was relieved when he and Soberano learned that “Forevermore” is doing well in the ratings game.

“Nung malaman naming pumalo ng 30% ang ‘Forevermore,’ I was like ‘Oh my God! Thank you so much!’

Parang ito lang talaga ang hinihingi namin at nabigay namin sa amin,” he said.

“Feeling ko nabuhayan ulit ako. I feel like I want to work more. Feeling ko na I have more drive compared to before. There is a reason that I want to work more now dahil sa success ng ‘Forevermore,’” he said.

With the show’s plot getting more exciting, Gil said the viewers could expect more “kilig” moments between his and Soberano’s characters.

“More kiligan, more heartaches, more sad moments and more funny moments. Siyempre kasama ‘yan sa isang show. ‘Yung details siyempre hindi pa namin masasabi so abangan niyo na lang,” he said. abs-cbnnews

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Big Mouth strikes again in early 2015

First, a trivia: It was the late Bob Castillo (of People’s Journal) who gave Mar tin Nievera the unique “title” Big Mouth. That was in the early ‘80s af ter Bob and I, upon the request of Mar tin’s father Ber t Nievera, interviewed Mar tin whose gif t of gab was already in harness at that time even when he was just about to set foot in showbiz. The “title,” conferred on Mar tin with genuine fondness, stuck and Mar tin has been proudly wearing it like a medal on his sleeve since then.

In fact, he’s using it in the title of his opening salvo for 2015 — The Big Mouth Rocks A New Year! at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura on Saturday, Jan. 3, star ting at 8 p.m. with special guests Allen Sta. Maria, Morisset te Amon and KZ Tandingan. That Big Mouth was unstoppable when Mar tin sat down for lunch with some movie writers a few days befor e Christmas at the Jet 7 Bistro (one of the show ’s sponsors).

By the way, Mar tin lef t for the US early this month for two shows in Las Vegas Dec. 20 and 21, another show (a r epeat) in Michigan on Dec. 26, and is flying back home posthaste for a New Year’s Eve show on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Solaire Resor t & Casino.

Here are “gems” that stumbled out of Big Mouth:

• He did his own shopping for Christmas gif ts (“I enjoy doing it alone”) on a long list.

“I prefer to give personalized gif ts, as opposed to by bulk,” explained Mar tin. “Doon kami nag-aaway ni Pops (Fernandez) noon because she wanted to buy in bulk. I want to choose each gif t myself na bagay doon sa bibigyan ko.”

• While other singers take care of their voice by staying away from cold drinks and refraining from talking several hours before a per formance, Mar tin does the opposite. “I take care of my voice by using it a lot.

It’s like a diesel engine. If you don’t use it, you lose it.”

Asked in jest if that applies to, you know, other par ts of his anatomy, Mar tin was undaunted. “Ask him,” he smiled, pointing the wireless mike between his legs. “I will tell you in five years,” he quipped, adding, “You know my grandmother, Lulu Corrales (Name supplied by Ronald Constantino because Mar tin forgot it. — RFL), she was an opera singer and she was fond of cold food…ice-cream, etc.

Kami ni Regine (Velasquez), we take iced water. I think it’s all in the mind. Ang bawal talaga, dairy products.”

• He doesn’t mind being a replacement as he was for Jed Madela (who got sick) in Lani Misalucha’s recent show, so he had to learn how to do the songs in Jed’s (ver y high) range overnight. “I think we are all equal,” said Mar tin who is devoid of any insecurity.

“We can all replace each other. No one is a bigger star than the other.”

• Embarrassing moment: During a show at the old Ultra, he actually wet his pants in the middle of a song and since the audience wouldn’t let him go backstage to change (yes, his pants), Mar tin did it right there with only a huge towel (held for him by two assistants) covering him from the wildly-applauding crowd. “It was a very quick costume change,” Mar tin recalled with a laugh, adding in jest, mentioning that the show’s title has the word “dream” in i t, “the reviews would have headlined, ‘Wet Dream a big success!’ Hahahaha!” RICKY LO

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