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Opposition kingpin Enrile labelled President Benigno Aquino III as “the worst president this country ever had”.
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Duterte campaign cash-strapped DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Monday his group lacks the funds to sustain his campaign for the presidency in the remaining 80 days before the elections. “You would be proud to go in defeat just because it is a question of money. There
are certain things in life that you cannot exchange. I have my values… that’s it,” Duterte said. Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, president of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), also said the party does not have the money to fund Duterte’s
campaign. Despite the problem, Duterte, PDP-Laban standardbearer and chairman, stressed that he could not bring himself to accept money from those who have offered to fund his campaign. The offers, he added, were duterte, 2
theirs is not to reason why, theirs is just to do and die... Who can defy a president? In this country, a president is the precipatory power. He is the head of state, head of government, chief executive, commander in chief, and the top policeman,” Enrile said in a media forum. “Sabi ni (Justice Secretary Leila) de Lima, walang command chain ang police. Paano aandar yung
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pposition Senate minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile made the statement in a media forum where he gave his assessment of Oplan Exodus or the police mission that resulted in the infamous Mamasapano encounter in January 2015. He said the mission’s failure could be laid entirely at the feet of President Aquino. “Yung mga sundalo,
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kapulisan kung walang command chain? The command chain is from the chief executive,” he added. Enrile was defense secretary in the Marcos and the first Aquino administration. The 91-year-old opposition lawmaker said he did not expect Aquino to turn out to be a “lousy” leader. “I measure him, he’s the worst president this country ever had,” he said. “He is the one guilty,” Enrile later remarked. He said while then Special Action Force commander Getulio Napeñas made his share of mistakes during the police operation, he couldn’t have defied orders from the president even with the knowledge that
LOLO KIKO. Photo from Vatican Radio shows Pope Francis delighted with the ‘Lolo Kiko’ doll given to him by Filipino priest Robert Young.
MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino priest studying in Rome gifted Pope Francis with a doll that resembles the pontiff in Rome’s cathedral last Thursday. Fr. Robert Young presented the “Lolo Kiko” doll to Pope Francis at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, according to CBCPNews, the official news service provider of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. A photo posted on the Facebook page of Vatican Radio
shows Pope Francis delighted while holding the doll given by Young. Lolo Kiko was the nickname given by Filipinos to Pope Francis when he visited the Philippines in January last year. Young, who is taking up his Doctorate in Canon Law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, said he took the opportunity to give the doll to the 79-year-old pontiff. Young said he had to cross security lines to be able to get
near the pope. The pontiff visited the cathedral for the annual meeting with the Roman clergy. After his speech, Pope Francis excused himself as he had to prepare for his apostolic visit to Mexico. When the pontiff was walking down from the platform, Young ran and shouted “Santo Padre.” The priest approached Pope Francis and said in Italian, “Here’s a gift for you, made in the Philippines by a friend of mine.” -Evelyn Macairan
Roxas on Duterte’s ‘tuli’ challenge: Wala akong panahon dyan LIGAO CITY, Albay - Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II on Saturday shrugged off the challenge of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to prove that he’s circumcised. “Wala akong panahon para sa mga walang kwentang bagay na ‘yan,” Roxas told reporters in an ambush interview here. On Friday, Duterte said he was willing to disclose his medical records in response to Roxas’ statement that presidential candidates should make public their state of health. But Duterte said he will only do this on one condition, “Dapat ipakita muna ni Roxas na tuli na siya (Roxas should prove that he’s cut).” Both Roxas and Duterte are
gunning for the presidency in the May elections. NOT FOR LAUGHS LP spokesperson and Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo said Duterte offers nothing more but “great entertainment.” “He offers great entertainment value and people will re-
alize, you know what he offers is just that. We’re not here for laughs,” Quimbo said. “We’re here for the welfare of the 104 million people. He makes good fantastic entertainment. We’re not here to elect a comedian,” he added. - APG, GMA News
these instructions were inadequate. “Sinasabi ninyo tanga si Napeñas. Ipagpalagay nating tanga, pero sino ang mas tanga? Yung inutusan na tanga or yung nag-utos ng tanga?” Enrile said. He then cited, despite his misgivings about the US, President Barack Obama’s famous order to get US forces to safety after taking down Al Qaeda head Osama Bin Laden as an action Aquino should emulate. - APG, GMA News “The president can use the power of being the king, the head of state... he is the only one who can save anybody in this country. He can pardon you... he can use the powers of the police or the military to save your life if necessary,” Enrile remarked. - APG, GMA News
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made long before he decided to run for president on Nov. 27 by substituting for then PDP-Laban presidential bet Martin Diño. He also ordered a stop to the scratch card initiative that some of his supporters launched in an effort to fund his campaign, saying he did not approve of it. Although it was deemed legal, Duterte said he would rather remain cash-strapped and risk losing the election than approving of the scheme that would have allowed his supporters to donate funds ranging from P25 to P500,000. He is also determined to refuse contributions with strings attached. “Not from them because they will ask something in return,” Duterte said. In Tagum City where he addressed about 20,000 supporters yesterday, Duterte reiterated his proposition that “there is no
other way for the country to go but to shift to federalism.” He explained that federalism is a form of government that would pave the way for more autonomous regions, allow distribution of power and equal sharing of funds, and facilitate better delivery of services – attributes that could not be seen in the present presidential unitary form of government that gives Manila the bulk of the funds. Vice presidential candidate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said the autonomy that federalism brings would likely result in the improvement of Mindanao, which he described as having been neglected by the government. As of yesterday, Duterte and the PDP-Laban were still discussing the composition of the party’s senatorial slate. -Edith Regalado/Philstar
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threaten millions of jobs Advances in artificial intelligence will soon lead to robots that are capable of nearly everything humans do, threatening tens of millions of jobs in the coming 30 years, experts warned Saturday. “We are approaching a time when machines will be able to outperform humans at almost any task,” said Moshe Vardi, director of the Institute for Information Technology at Rice University in Texas. “I believe that society needs to confront this question before it is upon us: If machines are capable of doing almost any work humans can do, what will humans do?” he asked at a panel discussion on artificial intelligence at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Vardi said there will always be some need for human work in the future, but robot replacements could drastically change the landscape, with no profession safe, and men and women equally affected. “Can the global economy adapt to greater than 50 percent
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Men face higher risk of cancers linked to oral sex Washington — Men are twice as likely as women to get cancer of the mouth and throat linked to the human papillomavirus, or HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, researchers say. For men, the risk of HPVdriven cancers of the head and neck rise along with the number of oral sex partners, researchers
said Friday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in the US capital. Nearly two out of three of these oral cancers in the United States and most western nations are caused by infection with the HPV 16 strain of the virus, and incidence of cancer is on the rise in recent years, said Gypsyamber D’Souza, who teaches epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Middle aged white men are at particularly high risk compared to other races. She said her research shows that youths are engaging in oral sex at increasingly young ages, compared to past generations. “Our research shows that
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for men, the number of oral sex partners -- as that number increases, the risk of an oral HPV infection increases,” she told reporters. But with women, the number of sexual partners does not appear to raise the risk. “Comparing men and women with the same number of sexual partners, a man is much more likely to become infected with oral HPV than a woman.” Furthermore, women who have a greater number of vaginal sex partners appear to face a lower risk of oral HPV infection, she said. The reason may be that when women are first exposed to HPV vaginally, they mount an immune response that prevents them from getting an oral HPV infection, she said. — Agence France-Presse
Charges dropped against woman who nursed baby squirrels
HOWELL, N.J. (AP) — Charges against a New Jersey woman who nursed two abandoned baby squirrels back to health have been dropped on a technicality. Maria Vaccarella, of Howell, had faced up to $500 in fines after she took in a pair of baby squirrels abandoned by their mother. Vaccarella used social media to document the rehab, which caught the attention of state Fish and Wildlife officials. She was charged with illegally being in possession of wildlife in July. NJ.com reports (http://bit.ly/ 1RqelBP) a judge dismissed the charges after finding that the summons she was issued didn’t charge her with the correct offense. Vaccarella says she had no idea what she was doing was against the law. She says she “would definitely save a life again.”-Associated Press
unemployment?” he asked. Transform manufacturing Automation and robotization have already revolutionized the industrial sector over the last 40 years, raising productivity but cutting down on employment. Job creation in manufacturing reached its peak in the United States in 1980 and has been on the decline ever since, accompanied by stagnating wages in the middle class, said Vardi.Today there are more than 200,000 industrial robots in the country and their number continues to rise. Today, research is focused on the reasoning abilities of machines, and progress in this realm over the past 20 years has been spectacular, said Vardi. “And there is every reason to believe the progress in the next 25 years will be equally dramatic,” he said. By his calculation, 10 percent of jobs related to driving in the United States could disappear due to the rise of driverless cars in the coming 25 years. -JEAN-LOUIS SANTINI, Agence France-Presse
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MANILA, Philippines – London-based Capital Economics Ltd. believes the country’s strong manufacturing and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors will more than make up for the slackening growth in remittances from overseas Filipinos. Gareth Leather, senior Asia economist at Capital Economics, said the recent slowdown in remittances is not a major cause of concern as other sectors of the economy are growing strongly. The investment bank has penciled a four percent growth in cash remittances from Filipinos abroad both in peso and US dollar terms. “But even if remittances do remain weak, this shouldn’t be a disaster. Other sectors of the economy, notably manufacturing and business outsourcing, are growing strongly and should more than make up for the weakness in remittances,” he said. He pointed out the Philippines could finally be reaching
a stage where it no longer needs to send people abroad in order to grow quickly. Remittances are equivalent to around 10 percent of the country’s domestic output as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) and plays a key role in supporting private consumption and keeping the current account in surplus. Although remittance growth has slowed in US dollar terms, the economist explained currency depreciation has meant that they are holding up much better in peso terms, which is what matters for domestic purchasing power. He added the broader economy hardly seems to have been affected as the country’s GDP grew 5.8 percent last year. He noted the key factor behind the slowdown in remittances has been a recent sharp drop in money being transferred over from the US that account for 40 percent of the total as well as weaker growth from the Middle East that has a 20 percent share. -Lawrence Agcaoili
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‘Avoid Valentine’s Day,’ Pakistan president tells youth Islamabad — Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain has urged the nation to refrain from celebrating Valentine’s Day, while other officials blasted it as “vulgar and indecent” as they moved to outlaw festivities. The president made the remarks to a crowd of students on Friday, saying the day - traditionally celebrated in
the West by lovers -- had no place in the Muslim-majority nation. “Valentine’s Day has no connection with our culture and it should be avoided,” the president told students at a gathering held to honour one of the country’s heroes of independence. Hussain urged the young people to focus on their studies instead. In Peshawar, the capital of KhyberPakhtunkhwa province, members of the district assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution to ban Valentine’s Day celebrations. — Agence France-Presse
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EXCLUSIVE - Dawn Chang on her FHM cover: ‘It’s challenging’ In an exclusive interview with Push,com.ph, Pinoy Big Brother 737 4th Big Placer Dawn Chang shared that she felt flattered about gracing in the February cover of FHM Magazine. “Siyempre flattering it’s my very first cover this FHM so I feel blessed and flattered. To be honest I wasn’t nervous pero medyo nahirapan ako kasi siyempre ballet concept siya, dance c o n -
cept so siyempre as a dancer as a ballerina medyo conscious ako when it comes to the form na gusto ko perfect but at the same time sa sobrang pag-iisip ko na dapat perfect ‘yung pose ‘yung mukha ko masyado nang nag-iisip. I forgot na ‘Oh my goodness I’m posing for FHM cover so my face has to look pretty pa din siyempre’. Medyo challenging.” Aside from posing for the magazine, Dawn has also done a lot after getting out of the Big Brother house. She has been part of the series Ang
Probinsyano and also acted in Ipaglaban Mo. Did she think she was going to be an actress before she joined PBB? “Right now I’m trying my best to pursue acting I’m enjoying it so far ‘yung mga nagawa ko na [Ang] Probinsyano, Ipaglaban Mo. I’m really enjoying it. No [I didn’t expect I would be acting], no talaga. As a host yes kasi ‘yun ‘yung work ko sa Australia eh pero I never tried acting before pero ngayon gusto ko siya in fairness.”-Joan Leary
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on her singing: ‘Gumaling talaga ako’ Anne Curtis had some words of advice for the contestants of the new Kapamilya show I Love OPM which she will be hosting. “I can’t do too much about the singing. I have to leave that with the judges. I think that’s why I’m a host here and not a judge. I think wala pa akong karapatan na mang-judge ng voice so I guess the advice that I can give is really be yourself and enjoy because that’s what the judges see eh,” she relayed in an interview with Push.com.ph. She added that the contestants need to know the songs
by heart. “[They need to] really be sincere in learning the songs because if you are just memorizing the songs and without actually knowing what you’re singing about, the judges will see that,” she said. Anne has been earning praises recently for her singing. Even Lani Misalucha called her as a “good singer.” When asked about her reaction to it, Anne responded, “I think that’s probably pag-hindi kami nagta-take kumakanta ako lagi.” She also remarked that she believes she has become better at singing. “Gumaling talaga
ako, I really believe in that kaya may bago akong album that’s coming out on the 20th already. I just shot my music video on Sunday so I’m really excited and I let everyone else judge kasi feeling ko ang laki talaga ng ginaling ko.” She shared that she collaborated with various artists for her new record. “What’s great about the album there are a lot of original songs made by Filipino artists so i really love OPM. There’s Christian Bautista, Billy Crawford, DJ MOD, Marcus Davis and Teddy (Corpuz) so yeah,” she said.-Kristhoff Cagape
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Advocating Immigration Policy Changes Editorial
Straight up (www.mpkevin.ca) Out of all the changes to the citizenship system in the past couple of years, it is the new language requirement that offends me most. A couple of years ago, permanent residents between the ages of 18-54 had to write a multiple choice test based on knowledge of Canada, in either English, or French. The Government also changed that by increasing the age from 54 to 65. Again, I ask -- what was the purpose and who was calling for lamoureux, 18
Marriage wardrobe
e have just celebrated Family Day (Louis Riel Day in Manitoba). For a family to thrive, we need to have couples who are committed to their marriage. What are you going to wear to ensure that yours will be enduring and satisfying marriage? The apostle Paul in Colossians 3:12-17, has some suggestions for a marriage wardrobe. First, put on compassion. Literally, compassion means “a heart of pity.” Compassion is an inner attitude you each have toward the other — a fullness of tender caring for and about the other’s vulnerability and strengths which will overflow into how you treat each other privately and in public. On top of compassion, put on kindness. Now there’s an article of clothing that gets to be in short supply in a marriage sometimes! When you are clothed with kindness you will be seeking the other’s good as you deal with each other’s weaknesses and sore spots. Kindness is a garment with healing in its wings. Then there’s another item of clothing that does a marriage
that time and it included some free sandwiches. In the last few years the costs have gone up by several hundreds of dollars. It would be nice to see a decrease in the cost, I believe it could be justified. Eliminating the language proficiency test in the application process of becoming a Canadian citizen would be a tremendous benefit for a wide variety of reasons. I question why the former Government felt it was even necessary. This change in policy came out of nowhere and I suspect it has caused indirect problems such as one of two parents not being able to qualify. This results in families unable to celebrate citizenship as a family. This also adds to the costs of applying for a membership.
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When you marry, you signal, in a real way, the end to your life as you knew it. Now marriage does not mean that you lose your individualism or your freedom or your responsibility to control your life. The other will now always be a factor that conditions your decision making. good: humility. If ever there is an arena where pride and the need to be right and the struggle for power occur, it’s in a marriage. Lack of humility leads to every kind of struggle. Humility recognizes the other’s equal status, recognizes that each has needs and plans which are equally valid. Gentleness is another worthy garment for a marriage. Gentleness is the garment of the God-controlled person. When you put on gentleness, the other
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Living Hope can take off self-defensive armor, wariness, fearfulness, and can put on trust. Every marriage could use several garments of gentleness. Now, here’s an absolutely necessary article of clothing for a marriage: patience. Each of you will discover, if you haven’t already, that the other has the capacity to drive you crazy! It doesn’t matter what the issue is: marriage takes patience. And these are just the surface things. Patience requires humor, a spirit of live and let live. But mostly patience takes love. Another essential garment for a marriage is a spirit of
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or over 10 years, I have sat in the opposition benches and often talked about changes that I believed did not improve public policy. Today, I want to try to fix some of the problems from the past. The following is an account of what I am spending time on. It was in the spring of 2014 when the Harper Government in Ottawa rolled out serious changes to the costs and criteria of people interested in getting their Canadian citizenship. I can recall four changes at that time that were upsetting. 1) dramatically increasing the costs of applying for citizenship; 2) requiring hundreds of thousands of people who have been living in Canada for many years to get an English exam; 3) extending the age of permanent residents who were required to do testing; and, finally 4) establishing a two- tier citizenship which allowed the minister to take away a citizenship from someone with a dual membership. I talked to my friend Henry a while ago about how much he paid to get his citizenship and he told me it cost him $5.00 at
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he phenomenon has been observed in every electoral exercise in the past decades, and it is happening again: crime watchdogs have noted an increase in ransom kidnapping with the onset of the campaign season. In 2015, some 30 cases of kidnapping for ransom were investigated by the police. Crime watchdog Movement for the Restoration of Peace and Order recorded three cases last month. The movement counts members from the Chinese-Filipino community, who have been favorite targets of kidnapping. Movement founding chair Teresita Ang-See said the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group responded best to the cases in which the victims’ families cooperated with the PNP. Lack of cooperation obviously hinders police from solving any case and tends to encourage more kidnappings. Ang-See also urged the PNP to intensify its campaign against carjackers because stolen vehicles are used for kidnapping and other crimes. She said election duties such as enforcing the gun ban and protecting candidates stretch the PNP thin – something that criminal rings exploit. She also drew police attention to the problem of kidnapping reportedly being
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run by inmates at the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa. Anti-narcotics agencies have also reported that the national penitentiary is turning into a command center of sorts for large-scale drug trafficking in this country. In previous years, anti-crime watchdogs warned that ransom kidnapping, carjacking, bank robbery and other crimes meant to raise money tended to spike during election periods. A politician in Mindanao was linked to a notorious group from Ozamiz City engaged in various crimes. Recently, concerns were raised that certain politicians were raising campaign funds through drug trafficking. In fact, even when it’s not election season, there are politicians who engage in criminal activities including illegal gambling, smuggling and drug dealing. Certain politicians in Mindanao have long been suspected of being in cahoots with the Abu Sayyaf in its ransom kidnapping activities. But the temptation to resort to crime for fund-raising can be more tempting during an election campaign. Kidnapping has been one of the most lucrative criminal activities in this country. The election campaign has just started. Unless nipped in the bud, kidnapping can quickly get out of hand.Philstar
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Why Liza has yet to say ‘yes’ to Enrique MANILA - Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil, the stars of the upcoming teleserye “Dolce Amore,” were the guests in the Friday episode of “Tonight with Boy Abunda.” the two were asked to clarify the status of the their relationship. Boy Abunda asked Soberano: “Dolce Amore means matamis na pag-ibig. Liza, ibinigay mo na ba ang matamis na oo kay Enrique?” Soberano replied: “Basta ang sinabi ko po sa kanya ay bigyan niya ako ng time na paghandaan ‘yung sarili ko. I just really need to be sure.” The two young stars also talked about their role in “Dolce Amore,” which will make its debut on Monday replacing “Pangako Sa ‘Yo.” “These two characters po kasi --si Tenten at si Serena, in someway they are kind of the same, parehong hinahanap nila ang sarili,” explained Gil. “They are trying to find their true identity. Si Tenten po, he grew up in an orphanage. Sakitin bata po kasi siya. Inampon siya and that’s the only time Tenten felt na ito pala iyong pagmamahal,” he added. For her part, Soberano said of her character Serena: “Lumaki ako sa Italian parents. All my life there was something missing habang lumalaki so when she finally reached the age of 18, she decided to find who she really is, who her real parents are.” Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar, “Dolce Amore” also stars Matteo Guidicelli, Cherie Gil, and Edgar Mortiz. -ABS-CBN News
Angel Locsin
defends Luis Manzano from bashers despite their rift
In one of Angel Locsin’s Instagram posts, one of her followers commented about her boyfriend Luis Manzano. Instagram user guillermaperalta wrote, “Hindi bading si Luis, silahis ang tawag dun. Ayaw ko si Luis kay Angel.” Even though Angel admitted that their relationship is rocky now, she didn’t hesitate to defend Luis. “Paki-turo po sakin kung sino nagsabi ng masapok ko ho ng todo,” Angel replied. “Sorry Angel nababasa ko rin yun basta ang opinion ko ayaw ko siya sayo kasi napaka bait mo, idol na idol kita pag nasasaktan ka nayayamot din ako,” Instagram user guillermoperalta told Angel. Angel then accepted the apology and said that even though she and Luis aren’t okay at the moment she won’t tolerate bashing Luis on her page. Luis and Angel are currently working together on the fifth season of Pilipinas Got Talent.-Joan Leary
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Miss Aviation Philippines 2016 Kristine Malicsi (center).
Miss Aviation Philippines 2016 MANILA, Philippines - Kristine Micah Malicsi was crowned Miss Aviation Philippines 2016, the title that was given to actress Lotis Key in the ’70s. The coronation night was held at the Rigodon Ballroom of Manila Peninsula in Makati City. Kristine, an 18-year-old student of International Travel and Tourism at the Lyceum of the Philippines, wowed the crowd and the judges with her wit and charm. She took home P70,000 in cash plus one round-trip ticket to any destination in Southeast Asia. She will also grace the 20th PIHABF at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga. The runners-up were Reichelieu Emory Santos (first) and Trizia Abaya (second). Reichelieu and Trizia received P20,000 and P10,000, respectively. Present during the event were PIHABF event director Capt. Joy Roa, pageant director Morena Carla CabreraQuimpo, Miss Aviation Philippines 2015 Cleo Margaret Brown, Mrs. Philippines Globe 2015 Sherry Lou Villaseñor and Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1985 Joyce Ann Burton-Titular.-Ver Paulino/Philstar
MANILA, Philippines — Toni Gonzaga and Paul Soriano will welcome a new addition to their family soon. Citing a source close to Toni and Paul, a report by showbiz news site Philippine Entertainment Portal on Thursday said the couple is expecting their first child. Toni and Paul got married on June 12, 2015. In previous interviews, the 32-year-old artist said she and Paul are planning to have a baby in 2017. Toni said she wants to finish her commitment with “Written in Our Stars,” the ABS-CBN soap opera she’s slated to do with Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby. “Hindi naman porke’t kasal na ako, ‘yung commitment ko sa trabaho I will set it aisde,” she said in a press conference for “Written in our Stars” last year. Toni added, “I want to fulfill my commitment with the soap. And, of course with God’s grace, (sana) matapos ko siya so I can fulfill yung binigay kong word dito sa soap, na ma-fulfill ko and matapos ko.” However, according to reports, the show will temporarily be shelved.-Philstar
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Serving the public through the years A long-time resident of The Maples and a committed community activist, Mohinder Saran was first elected as the MLA in 2007. He was born in Punjab, India, and moved to Manitoba in 1971. He married Kuldip in 1974, and they have raised their three children here. Saran is the first Indo-Canadian person to be appointed to cabinet in Manitoba. Mohinder was an engineer before getting into public service. He worked as the former Chief Power Engineer for Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation at Red River College, and is also the former president of the Sikh Society of Manitoba. In fact, he helped establish the first gurdwara in the province. He is also a former director and vice-president of the India Association, where he was active with the Folklorama festival. Mohinder was appointed Minister of Housing and Community Development in April 2015, where he is responsible for overseeing our government’s development of 500 more social housing and 500 more affordable housing units for families. In this role he also oversees the Homeworks Program, which helps develop housing for newcomers, in the inner city, and in remote northern communities. Before being appointed as Minister he served as Legislative Assistant to the Premier, Vice Chair of the Committee of Whole House and Whip for the NDP caucus. Living in The Maples for the last 30 years, Saran is very
familiar with what matters most in the community. He advocated for the creation of the Manitoba fitness tax credit for young people, for the redevelopment of the Seven Oaks Hospital and worked with his government colleagues to secure funding for the new Amber Trails Community School, which includes a 64-space child care centre. He’s also mindful of making life better for seniors in our province. On top of visiting as many seniors as he can to make sure everyone knows about our new Seniors’ School Tax Rebate, he is a big supporter of our government’s loan program to help families build secondary or “granny” suites in their home. This helps older parents or grandparents stay close to home as they age. Last but not least, Saran is deeply committed to immigration and has worked with the Manitoba government to make the program application more accessible. Over the years his office has helped hundreds of people and their families through the process of applying to the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. In 2008, Mohinder Saran also worked with the Manitoba government to give foreign graduate engineers the right to challenge the 4th Class Power Engineer Certificate. He is an advocate for improvements to settlement services and will continue to work hard to help skilled professionals find rewarding careers in Manitoba in their chosen professions.
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any of us are prone to poor posture from things we do every day – for example, desk/office work, sitting on the couch watching television, texting, etc! The postures we are in during these activities tend to cause muscle imbalances around our spine and upper body, which can eventually lead to a stiff back or sore upper shoulders. The most common “poor posture” includes a rounded upper back, forward head poke, and rolled in shoulders.
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Poor Posture The first exercise is a stretch for your pec muscles. Lean forward until you feel a gentle stretch in the front of your chest. Hold for 60 seconds. Repeat this 2-3 times daily.
When our posture is corrected and more upright, it reduces the stress and strain on the surrounding muscles and joints. There are many things we can do to help correct our posture. Most exercises focus on stretching the tight muscles on the chest, and strengthening the muscles in the back to help restore a more upright, balanced posture.
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The second exercise is a strengthening exercise for your back muscles. Squeeze your shoulder blades together and down. Hold for 5 seconds and relax. Repeat this 10 times. Do this 2-3 times every other day.
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Another simple way to help correct posture is to add a lumbar support cushion to your lower back. When your lower spine is properly aligned, the rest of the spine tends to correct itself as well. Lastly, don’t forget to be active! Most of the activities that cause poor posture are sedentary activities – keeping active and being mindful of your posture will help decrease the incidence of associated muscle and joint pain.
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Almost half of PH TV households follow the journey of Cardo in “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” Primetime series “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” continues to make new records in the national TV ratings as more viewers nationwide get hooked on the journey of the policemen Cardo (Coco Martin). Almost half of the households in the country tuned in to the Kapamilya primetime series last Tuesday (Feb 2) when it hit yet another alltime high national TV rating of 46.7%, a solid 30 point-lead versus GMA 7’s “Little Nanay” with only 16.9% national TV rating, according to data from Kantar Media. The episode, which set the highest national TV rating for 2016, broke the record held by another “Probinsyano” epi-
sode last Monday (Feb 1) that registered a rating of 45.9%. It also marked the end of Cardo’s mission, which forced him to transform into Paloma, a seductive lady who used her beauty to lure the members of the syndicate. The appeal of Paloma did not only entice her enemies, but also the show’s viewers. Paloma broke the internet as photos of her circulated online, and her character easily became a household name. With the success of his action-series, Coco Martin continues to live up to his title as the Philippine’s Primetime King. But Coco does not only reign on television, because his movie “Beauty and the Bestie”
is now the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time with a total earnings of P528M in box-office, according to Star Cinema. Now that his mission as Paloma ends, Cardo is set for another mission as a new character joins the series. Who will this new character be? Will he or she be an ally or an enemy? Don’t miss the actionpacked scenes in “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” weeknights in ABS-CBN. For more information about the program, visit the official social networking site of Dreamscape Entertainment Television at Facebook. com/DreamscapePH, Twitter. com/DreamscapePH, and Instagram.com/DreamscapePH.
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A few months after it happened, Ara Mina can now just laugh about her breakup with Bulacan Mayor Patrick Meneses. In an interview for her comeback show Tasya Fantasya, Ara shared that she is over everything. “Kaya nga sabi ko kanina nangyayari pala ‘yun na pwede kayong maghiwalay na wala kayong pinagaawayan.” In fact, Ara can now gamely talk about how they parted ways. “Siya ‘yung nag-initiate, three months old ang baby ko. Siyempre crylaloo ako eh nasa dinner pa kami nu’n. Eh ‘di ba na-blind item nga?” she said. Ara added, “Sabi niya ayaw daw niya mag-pretend na gusto niya pa. Parang ayaw niya pa, ganon lang ka-simple.” Even though, as Ara said, Patrick explained that “ayaw daw niya mag-pretend na gusto niya pa,” she admitted that she still felt clueless at that time as to what led him to such realization. “Siguro parang ganon, clueless ako sa dahilan o baka dahil sa three months na ‘yun na-focus ako kay Amanda. Eh kasi siyempre normal lang naman ‘yun,” she
explained. How did she react to what he said? “Sabi ko, ‘Bakit may problema ba sa akin? Mahigpit ba ako?’ ‘Yung mga ganon. Sabi niya ‘Hindi ang bait mo nga eh, wala akong masabi sayo.’ Eh di lalo akong nawindang. Bakit?! Kita mo pinagtatawanan ko na lang ngayon,” she said. Despite everything that she went through, including her “cinematic crying scene” Ara remained positive about the concept of love saying that “Sana ngayong 2016 maging happy naman. Ang love life ko. Pinag-pe-pray ko.” But Ara admitted that she too had assumed a number of reasons why Patrick left her. “Maybe hindi pa siya ready siguro na magka-family. Pero actually siya ‘yung may gusto na magka-baby kami eh. Ako gusto ko kasal mung bago baby eh. Eh nung sinabi niya na gusto niya ng magka-baby, sabi ko ‘Ah seryoso ‘to!’ Eh di sabi ko, eh di to follow na lang ‘yung kasal,” she shared. -Maureen Marie Belmonte
Iya ready to be a mom
MANILA, Philippines – Iya Villania and husband Drew Arellano are heading to New Zealand this month for a triathlon event to be participated in by Drew, revealed the 24 Oras segment host for Chika Minute during the recently-held Watsons’ Switcher Surprise at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA). “It’s a competition (and at the same time), Valentine’s and anniversary trip. So, it is three in one,” said Iya, who married Drew two years ago. This sojourn from their showbiz daily grind — Iya is also seen weeknights in the GMA primetime soap Because of You, while Drew hosts AHA! and Biyahe ni Drew weekends — could be the perfect rendezvous for the young couple to start their family. “I’m entertaining (the thought of having) three (children) but I don’t want to have a middle child. So having two is just fine with me,” shared Iya, who originally wanted to have five bundles of joy. It’s clear that the Arellanos are considering this year as “baby-making season” and Iya is embracing motherhood. You can sense it from her Instagram posts last year after finishing first in a triathlon tilt that Drew also took part of: “It really is amazing what your body can do when the mind wills it. Lord, thank you for the ability to use it. Couldn’t have asked for a better way to end the season! 1st place, baby!!! Congratulations once again to all the finishers! (Especially) my love Drew Arellano for being the ‘first loser’ (2nd place). I love you and can’t wait to start babymaking season.” That’s why Iya has been taking folic acid since last year. “Looking back, I think all those training for triathlons and me getting in the best shape of my life (were) a way of preparing, strengthening and conditioning my body for what’s to come and getting pregnant.” Speaking of getting in shape, Iya, aside from the triathlon events she has graced before like the Olympic distance triathlons of Tri United 1 and 2 and Tri United 3, felt that she has become more health-conscious since becoming Mrs. Drew Arellano. The TV hostactress has a specific fitness regimen she follows every day. -Jerry Donato
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Malou Santos named Star Creatives COO
PREMIER GREG SELINGER Interview for Ang Peryodiko By Gemma Dalayoan | videograph by jeff camungao Tuesday, February 2, 2016 At the Legislative Building GEMMA DALAYOAN: Honourable Greg Selinger, by the way I’m Gemma Dalayoan, a correspondent of AngPeryodiko and I was sent here to interview you. and I have four questions and my first question is: you had called for a very unpopular decision by raising the PST to 8% that has displeased a lot of Manitobans and even until now that seems to be the only thing that people remember about you despite all the accomplishments that the NDP has done. Now, my question is, what are your plans to enlighten Manitobans about voting the NDP again despite the PST increase and how were the revenues gained from this PST spent? I know there were lots you have done for that revenues that were collected. PREMIER SELINGER: Well, first of all I acknowledge, and we as a government acknowledge that we caught people off guard when we raised the PST but we saw a report that recommended over a billion dollars of investments for flood protection in communities in the Assiniboine Valley, Brandon all the way through to Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin and we knew that if we don’t protect those communities from flooding, there’s no economy for a community if it’s under water. So, we know haven’t always got it right but, you know, we didn’t make this decision necessarily because we thought it would increase our popularity. We made the decision because we know Manitobans deserve to live in safe communities without the risk of being flooded and Manitobans also told us that if we’re going to raise any revenue put it to things that will make a difference like infrastructure, like better steward and water, like better streets, like better highways so we can have good jobs now for young people and have stronger economy for the future with stronger infrastructure. So, we’ve done that and we’ve been accountable for that and you could see that all over, not Winnipeg, where every 50% of every residential street is paid for with money from the provincial government and all of our
highways are being improved. Highway No. 1 going east and west, and Highway No. 75 going to the United States. So, we’ve listened to Manitobans and put the money to something that will make a real difference creating 60,000 jobs over five years and for every dollar we invest in infrastructure, we get a dollar and six cents back in terms of economic growth. So, we’re growing the economy at the time when the economy is slowing down all across Canada and all across the world. GEMMA DALAYOAN: Oh, that’s very good then. So, well, here’s another question. Dan Lett from the Winnipeg Free Press,on January 25,2016 compared you to the Honourable Mr. Tom Mulcair, the NDP Federal leader. Dan Lett said that Tom Mulcair is more of a leader than you because you only think of yourself as a leader. But I’ve known you for several years since 1977 and that you are honest, principled, and service-oriented. I know there were five MLAs who were resentful of some of your policies that they wanted to take over but you were able to fend them off and you and became still a leader,so would you please disprove the allegation that you’re only thinking of yourself? PREMIER SELINGER: Oh for sure. GEMMA DALAYOAN: Would you please elaborate on your plans and vision for all Manitobans if re-elected. PREMIER SELINGER: Yes. Thank you for the question. It’s very important when you’re a leader of a democratic government and a democratic political party that the decision about the future of the leader is in the hands of the members, the people that belong to the political party who represents all of our communities in Manitoba and so, my commitment was to put my future in the hands of our delegates at a convention for leadership and that PREMIER, 17
ABS-CBN Corporation announced the appointment of Malou Santos as the chief operating officer (COO) of Star Creatives, effective February 15, 2016. As COO, Malou will continue to provide leadership, management, and vision to ensure that Star Creatives continues to dominate the entertainment industry through its production of high-caliber films, primetime drama, and multi-platform Filipino music. She will also continue to strengthen Star Music, the music arm of ABS-CBN, through live events production, radio programming, and artist development and management. Under Malou’s leadership, Star Cinema cemented its reputation as the leading film studio in the country that has produced quality films catered to Filipino preferences. Its market leadership has been proven through its dominance of the local box office. The top 10 highest-grossing Filipino movies of all time were all produced by Star Cinema, including “Beauty and the Bestie,” the highest-grossing Filipino film in history and “A Second Chance,” the highest grossing non-Metro Manila Film Festival local film of all time. Star Cinema has also expanded its distribution system to reach not only local audiences but also Filipinos all over the world. Malou is a principal player behind the success of Asia’s longest-running and award-winning drama anthology “Maalaala Mo Kaya” and other world-class primetime dramas such as “Pangako Sa ’Yo,” “Forevermore,” “The Legal Wife,” “Princess and I,” “Lobo,” “Magkaribal,” “Maging Sino Ka Man,” and “Imortal,” among others. She is a recipient of the Communication Excellence in Organizations (CEO Excel) Award from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines in 2013 for her masterful use of communication in the course of her remarkable work to fulfill Star Cinema’s mission, to share stories of inspiration and hope to all Filipinos.
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Former UFC Champion Kevin Randleman dead at 44 Former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin “The Monster” Randleman has passed away at the age of 44. After rumors began to spread on social media late Thursday, MMAWeekly.com verified with Randleman’s close friend Wes Sims that The Monster had indeed passed away. Randleman, Sims, and Mark Coleman were the core of the old school Hammer House fight team, but were much more than teammates, they were brothers. Randleman’s family informed C o l e man and Sims on Thursday of their brother’s passing. Sims told
MMAWeekly.com that an apparent heart attack claimed Randleman. “It’s true,” Sims told MMAWeekly.com, barely able to speak as his voice was wracked with emotion. “He had a heart attack. I’m floored.” Randleman’s family later issued a statement to MMAWeekly.com, saying, “With saddened hearts, the Randleman family confirms the passing of Kevin ‘The Monster’ Randleman. While traveling on business, Kevin became ill un-exectedly and passed due to complications from pneumonia.” Randleman’s death came as a shock, as he had just been out and about on the Red Carpet of the World MMA Awards in Las Vegas this past week, where MMAWeekly.com executive editor Scott Petersen interviewed him. “I can’t believe it. He looked the best I’ve seen him in years,” said Petersen. “He said he was working on a book, like a memoire, but he really lit up talking about how happy he was about his family, particularly his young son.” Randleman was one of the pioneers of of mixed martial arts, having begun his professional career in 1996. He became the UFC heavyweight champion with a win over Pete Williams at UFC 23. He then spent many years as a staple of the Pride Fighting Championships. Randleman last fought in 2011, but competed with many of the biggest names in the sport during his decade-and-a-half career. He faced the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Randy Couture, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Chuck Liddell, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Bas Rutten, and more. His death was immediately felt by his fellow fighters, including brother in arms Frank Trigg, who, like Randleman, Coleman, and Sims, transitioned from the world of elite wrestling to mixed martial arts when the sport was in a pivotal transition period. “I’m not even sure what to say… or do,” Trigg told MMAWeekly.com, clearly rocked by the news. “Such a great competitive spirit inside of an amazing athlete.-MMAWeekly
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is the rule that exist and has been used in the past to challenge leaders. The members decide that they wanted me to stay on – and they wanted us to stay on because they saw that we have one of the best economies of the country – one of the lowest unemployment rates. One of the best job-creation rates – and that is our plan for the future. We think it’s very important right now with the global economy and the Canadian economy being so fragile and starting to slow down that we have a priority on making sure we have good jobs for young people so they can have a future and put down roots and have families and live in Manitoba. So that’s number one – and our opponents are saying that their priority is tax cuts. Mostly that would benefit the wealthy in the case of the Conservatives, and in the case of the provincial Liberal party, they’re talking about getting rid of the health and education levy which would take $471 million out of the budget and means we wouldn’t have money for health and education. So, our plan for the future is to invest in healthcare to look after our seniors, to invest in education to make sure our young people have good jobs, to grow the economy with infrastructure investments and innovation for the new jobs of the future, for the new green jobs of the future not just hydro but how to fix up our housing, how to fix up our buildings, how to have jobs in the new media so that people can create goods and services that will allow them to export them and have good revenues back here in Manitoba. So, we have a very strong plan for the future – and that future includes more people living in Manitoba. We want to be a welcoming place for newcomers. People who want to come and live here and raise their families here because when you have a growing population the economy is stronger. When you have a younger population that means more people working and that means we can look after people that are living longer as well. GEMMA DALAYOAN: Hon. Selinger, you mentioned about the economic growth of Manitobans – of the Manitoba, we are the second in unemployment and economic growth… PREMIER SELINGER: Best in job creation… GEMMA DALAYOAN: …best in job creation… PREMIER SELINGER: …second in unemployment rate… GEMMA DALAYOAN: …second… okay. This was supposed to be my optional question but it seems that, it’s my personal observation that your government is not very good with marketing, advertising, publicizing all the accomplishments that the government has done and people only remembered the PST, whatever is that so I wonder if you are going to be doing some more publication, reaching out, the social media, the youth, they could know what your plans are. PREMIER SELINGER:
It’s a really good point. People – we have done a lot for Manitobans. For example, many young persons finishing university in Manitoba could get 60% of their tuition back when they live and work in this province – and that’s a very important program that allows young people to have money in their pocket when they’re starting to their career and want to buy a house and put down roots here. So, we have to tell the story much more effectively and I agree with you social media is a very important medium. Many young people now don’t even watch the main stream television any more they get all of their news off social media. So we have to tell our story and we are doing more of that but we have to continue to do that, I agree with you – but really it’s important and that’s one of the reasons I’m talking with you because we need our local media to tell the stories as well and to be accurate by them not – to tell the truth but, you know we’ve been very supportive of immigration, for example in Manitoba. We’re getting about 15,000 people a year now. We’d love to get over 20,000 people a year in Manitoba. GEMMA DALAYOAN: That’s very good. That’s actually my next question, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program has been very successful since 1999 and your government has been very supportive of all immigrants from all over the world coming but in our community there’s a little bit of fear and some are anxious the fact that this immigration through MPNP is overshadowed now by the refugee issues. What’s the status of applicants under the MPNP, are we going to get more families? I know Philippines is the number one source of immigrants. So what are your plans? PREMIER SELINGER: Our Philippine immigration has been very strong and we want to keep it stronger. The Philippine community is one of our most dynamic and vital communities in Manitoba and we see the positive contribution that Filipinos are making everywhere in Manitoba, in the healthcare sector, in the business sector, in the cultural sector. I can remember when I coached basketball they are always better basketball players of the team I was coaching, so I mean they’ve made a tremendous contributions. So, we do want more. I visited the Philippines with Flor Marcelino a few years ago, we saw just a huge number of people living in big cities like Manila, over 10 million people some I think or maybe is it 10 or 20 million? GEMMA DALAYOAN: …30 million? PREMIER SELINGER: … 30 million. So we saw millions of people living there and many of them looking for the opportunity to come to Manitoba and that includes family members too. So, one of the things we want to do is to make sure our provincial nominee program continues to grow. The federal government has had a cap on it for many years. We’d like this new government to lift the cap, allow us to bring more people in including bringing people in from families. If you’re here and
you’ve got a job and you want to bring the rest of your family over here, that only strengthens your ability and desire to stay here. So, we’re very interested in doing that with this new federal government. Yes, we’re taking refugees but that’s not going to stop us from wanting to take new comers from places like the Philippines as well. We want both. GEMMA DALAYOAN: How many refugees are we going to take in? PREMIER SELINGER: We said we can take up to 3,000 but we’re taking 15,000 immigration in total and if we could raise that to 20,000, there’s going to be room for everybody in Manitoba. GEMMA DALAYOAN: Oh, that’s very good then. Okay, so I know that the party that is in government could make promises, right? PREMIER SELINGER: Yeah. GEMMA DALAYOAN: I wish you could explain that further because not so many people know about that. They think, some of my friends are saying “Oh, there’s lots of promises and promises” but I said “Oh, I just read a few days ago that the governing party can do some promises”. PREMIER SELINGER: Yeah, we, in our throne speech which is our document showing the vision for the future laid out a five-year plan in Manitoba and our five-year plan includes having more new comers come here. It includes growing the economy to have good jobs. It includes improving our healthcare system to look after people. It has a big emphasis on education and
trainings so young people when they’re in high school now, we want a young person to be able to not only get their academic education but to be able to start a trade or a college program or a university course so that they can see in high school that they go on to the next level. We call that the First Year Now program. So, we’re looking at adding value every way and I know you as a former teacher, you will know that we’ve got the smaller class sizes from Kindergarten to Grade 3. We’d like to have about 20 children in every class because that way we can give more attention to the children and make sure they’re off to a better start. So, at every level of our education system, we’re looking at things to strengthen the ability for families and young people to do well – and that includes daycare. We know a lot of families need more daycare because both parents are working. So we’ve got a big commitment to expand the number of daycare spots over the next seven years by 12,000 and we will do those things. Yes, we’re making promises, but you’ve got to stick your neck out to make progress and when you do that, people can be watching you and make sure you’re accountable and we will work together with all our communities and partnership to move forward on these things – and, you know, if we have to make some adjustments, we will do that by consulting the people but our commitment is make life better for families in Manitoba.
if there’s a stronger economy that means people are working. If people are working they can afford to pay taxes and that allows us to have money to pay down the deficit. What we’re trying to avoid is slashing healthcare. When the Conservatives were in power, they cut healthcare, they laid off/ fired a thousand nurses. They laid off 700 teachers. That is not a way forward if you’re not providing healthcare and education that means people are not living as long or they’re sicker, they’re not able to work. That means young people aren’t getting the education they need. So we have to make sure that we do these in a balanced way and in an appropriate way. If the Liberal provincial government is saying it’s going to get rid of the health and education levy, that means less money, $471 million less for health and education. That would not help young people get a good career, a good education. That would not look after our seniors. So, we’re taking a balanced approach, the deficit is shrinking as a portion of the overall economy so we won’t end our debt-servicing cost. When we came in to office, we were spending .13 cents of every dollar to pay the debt, we’re now only spending 5.6 cents on the dollar to pay the debt. So, we’ve been able, through lower interest rates and prudent management, lower our debt-servicing cost while we keep creating good jobs for young people.
GEMMA DALAYOAN: That’s very good. My last question, how are you going to address deficit?
GEMMA DALAYOAN: Very well stated, articulated. Thank you, Premier Greg Selinger and thank you for all the nice answers and may everything enlighten our community.
PREMIER SELINGER: Well, our objective is to have a stronger economy because
PREMIER SELINGER: Thank you Thanks for coming in.
PHCM Inc. launches Youth Forum on Building Success The Philippine Heritage Council of Manitoba (PHCM), in cooperation with the Manitoba Filipino Business Council (MFBC), Inc., Aksyon ng AtingKabataan (ANAK), Inc. and the University of Manitoba Filipino Students Group (UMPinoy), is launching the “Youth Forum on Building Success” to be held on March 17, 2016. This is the second year that PHCM is holding this event as part of its year-round activities to promote the Filipino culture and heritage among Manitobans being part of the vibrant and dynamic Canadian multicultural community. PHCM is a non-profit, cultural group composed of representatives from the numerous organizations within the Philippine community in Winnipeg. This event aims to inspire the young to become successful in their endeavors, instill the importance of education and hard work, and promote their active involvement in the Filipino community. A panel of Filipino-Canadian speakers comprising the professional, business and trades sectors will share their real-life experiences, successes and challenges. The panelists will be selected from among prominent Filipino-Canadians in Manitoba who have made a mark in their respective fields and serve as potential role models for the youth. Selection criteria include: • Professional/business/trades achieve-
ments • Value of contribution to chosen field (profession/business/trades) • Potential as a role model for youth • Value of contribution to community • Ability to communicate and inspire the youth This event will be done through a panel presentation followed by an interactive question and answer forum and break-out group discussions that will provide more opportunity for the youth, their parents and other participants to exchange ideas and insights with the panelists on overcoming challenges, preparing for post-secondary education, making career choices in the future and getting involved in the community. Youth Forum - Building Success will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2016 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM, at the Daniel McIntyre Collegiate (DMCI) Multipurpose Hall, 720 Alverstone St., Winnipeg. RSVP and questions, please contact us at phcm.inc@gmail.com on or before Thursday, March 3rd, 2016. You may also leave a message on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook. com/PHCM.Inc). Announcement brought to you by Paul Macaraeg and Tes Aiello (PR Officers of PHCM).
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US-based Pinay singer-actress in the cast of Ed Palmos movie
MANILA, Philippines – Lourdes Duque Baron was expected to grace the recent premiere of Butanding, directed by Ed Palmos. Direk Ed said that Baron, 68, is a “mistress of many trades” — singer/songwriter (with an album to her credit), wife, mother, mentor, beauty queen (2011 Mrs. Asia USA representing the Philippines) and author (of Scripted In Heaven which she’s planning to turn into a movie).
Baron graduated with an AB Psychology degree from FEU (she’s a lifetime member of the FEU Medical Alumni Foundation) and obtained a dual masters degree from the University of La Verne in California where she lives (in the San Gabriel Valley) with her husband, Dr. Robinson Baron, and their family. In Butanding, Baron co-stars with Rey Abellana, Precious Lara Quigaman, Tessie Lagman, Nash Marcos and Emma Cordero.
LOS ANGELES, United States - Superhero movie “Deadpool” dominated the North American box office on its debut weekend, taking in a record breaking $135 million and leaving its competitors in the dust, industry estimates showed Sunday. Starring Ryan Reynolds as a Marvel Comics character, the film’s blow out reception in theaters propelled it to
the biggest-ever February and R-rated debut, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore. With Monday being a public holiday in the United States, Dergarabedian predicted the Fox production’s initial haul could climb to a “mind-boggling $150 million.” Far behind in second place was “Kung Fu Panda 3” --
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forbearance and forgiveness. There’s a lot that needs to be endured in a marriage, a lot that requires forbearance. It is a spirit of forgiveness that makes difficult things endurable, maybe even erases them. Nowhere more than in marriage, love is repeatedly having to say “I’m sorry.” Don’t say it to get out of a tight spot. Say it because you know that in no other relationship is the other so vulnerable, so easily hurt. And when the other has asked forgiveness, grant it. Speak not only your pain, but speak the word of peace as well. If compassion is marriage’s inner, garment, and if kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forbearance and forgiveness are its active-wear shirts and pants and skirts and socks, then love is the overcoat. “On top of all these things,” Paul says, “put on love.” Love keeps a marriage warm. Love is not merely an emotion. Love as an emotion can wear thin and faded when feelings deteriorate. Love, as the overcoat that keeps a marriage warm, is made up of two things, both of which must be there for marriage to endure: commitment and caring. It’s the solid ground on which your marriage rests. “I will be there for you.” That’s the commitment you make with your vows. But what good is commitment without caring? Caring says, “I
commit myself to you. I will be there for you.” When you marry, you signal, in a real way, the end to your life as you knew it. Now marriage does not mean that you lose your individualism or your freedom or your responsibility to control your life. The other will now always be a factor that conditions your decision making. When you marry, you commit yourself to the other, you promise to caringly bring your whole self to your relationship. These clothes Apostle Paul invites us to put on are not made of natural fibers. They are woven of spiritual stuff. Try as you might in your own power to create them, you need God to create them. For instance, human nature says, “I’ll do my fair share but no more.” Or, “She deserved it.” Or “It’s his turn to give in.” Compassion, humility, kindness, gentleness, forgiveness, love - these don’t come naturally. They are gifts God gives us when we pray for them. (Pastor Fred Sebastian serves the Church of the Living Hope meeting at 235 Enniskillen Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pastor Fred invites you to their services on Sundays, beginning at 10:30 AM. We also have strong ministries for children, Youth and Young Adults. For more information: 204.633.2230/20 4.952.4460)
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Dreamworks’ computer-animated comedy that follows the adventures of Po as he evolves from martial arts student to teacher -- which took in $19.7 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said. Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie, it has garnered $93 million since its release. Also making its debut -- in third place -- was “How to be single,” a comedy about solo life set in New York City starring Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson and Leslie Mann. It saw $18.8 million in ticket sales over Valentine’s Day weekend. Fourth place went to fellow new release “Zoolander 2,” which snagged $15.7 million. Starring, directed and cowritten by Ben Stiller, the comedy that dips into the fashion world also features Penelope Cruz and Owen Wilson. Coming in fifth was “The Revenant,” a grisly survival and revenge thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The critically acclaimed film, which has been showered with Oscar nominations, took in $6.9 million. Rounding out the top 10 were: “Hail, Caesar!,” $6.6 million “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” $6.2 million “The Choice,” $5.3 million “Ride Along 2,” $4.1 million “The Boy,” $2.9 million
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it? In reality, the change made it more difficult for many to get their citizenship. Finally, under Bill C-24, the government made it possible to revoke citizenship from dual citizens who are convicted of terrorism, high treason, and many other offences. The legislation allowed for the majority of revocation cases to be decided not by a Federal Court Judge, but rather, by the citizenship and immigration minister – an inherently peculiar idea considering the minister at the time, Chris Alexander, had no formal education or training in the field of law. Bill C-24 is seemingly riddled with controversial provisions; Amnesty International certainly thinks so. On June 9, 2014, the well-respected human rights advocacy group released a document outlining its concerns
regarding the changes to the Canadian Citizenship Act under the Conservative leadership. A good portion of this document outlined the issues the group has identified in terms of C-24 fueling discrimination between fellow Canadian citizens. The human rights group stated that it is deeply concerned with the revocation of citizenship in Canada. The document reads: “these provisions risk fueling stereotypes that view Canadians of certain national origins and who maintain citizenship of other countries, as being less loyal to Canada; stereotypes that equate their particular foreignness to terrorism”. I am very much interested in supporting changes in Immigration policy and one of the ways I can do that is by talking about it. (www.mpkevin.ca)
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Would your financial plan survive a serious illness? TESS AVISO-NEWTON
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Chances are pretty good that you or someone you know has been affected by a serious illness or cancer. The 2014 Sun Life Canadian health Index ™ revealed that 45% of the study’s respondents personally suffered at least one serious health event or accident. Almost half of all Canadians – 41% of females and 46% of males – will develop cancer in their lifetime.¹And it’s estimated someone dies from heart disease or stroke every seven minutes in Canada.² The good news is that more people are surviving serious illnesses. Are you prepared for the cost of getting better? Recovering takes time and may also require a substantial amount of money. While the healthcare system takes care of basic hospital and medical costs, there can be other incidental expenses which aren’t covered – everything from transportation and parking, to alternative medical treatments and drugs. The 2014 Sun Life Canadian Index report also shows that many Canadians are unprepared for a major health event.
• 42% of those who suffered a serious health event experienced financial hardship • Only 12% of Canadians surveyed own critical illness insurance. Only 27% have a written financial plan. Among those Canadians, 33% report that their plan includes health insurance. Planning for the possibility of a serious health even can make it easier for you to manage health care expenses so you don’t have to worry about depleting your savings or adding debt. Focus on recovery Could you manage your expenses for one to two years while you focus on getting better? In addition to your everyday living expenses, you may also have mortgage payments, house and car insurance, a vacation fund, retirement savings plan, education plans, and children activities. If you’re unable to work and trying to focus on getting better, what would you be willing to give up? At first glance, it might seem easy to say you’d give up one or more items to
relieve financial pressure. But it could be a difficult decision to make, because they’re all important and giving up any of them can have negative impact on your family. Dealing with a critical illness at any age brings enough challenges and stress without adding financial difficulties to the mix. Being prepared for a serious health event can make it easier for you to focus on getting better instead of worrying about money. If there was a way to protect your financial plans, would you consider it? What does critical illness insurance do? Critical illness insurance is designed to help meet the immediate financial needs associated with a serious illness. If you become sick with an illness covered by your policy and survive the waiting period, you receive a lump sum cash payment – you decide how to spend the money. Having courage can make it easier for you to manage and
maintain your everyday expenses. Your spouse could also take time off work more easily to help provide care. Being prepared to cover these expenses can help keep your family’s life as normal as possible. A review of your overall financial plan should include a discussion about critical illness insurance. There are options available that include a return of premiums paid if the insurance isn’t needed. Call me to discuss the choices available to help ensure your family and financial future are secure. ¹Canadian Cancer Society’s Advisory, Committee on Cancer Statistics. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2013. Toronto, ON: Canadian Cancer Society; 2013. ²Statistics Canada.(2011c, October). Mortality, summary list of causes 2008. (This information is provided by Tess Newton Financial Services Inc., representing Sun Life Financial. As a Financial Advisor Tess is self-employed and operates her own business. She is also a Commissioner of Oath for the Province of Manitoba).
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