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BRIBE TRY ON DUTERTE BARED

MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – Malacañang on Tuesday bared that there was an attempt to bribe President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella confirmed the bribe attempt when pressed on the matter during a Palace briefing. “Actually that’s really a matter of Cabinet conversation. However, since you have brought it out, he simply was saying…he was not berating Mindanao politicians. He was simply saying that in time past, there was a certain attempt to influence him financially,” Abella told reporters. However, the Palace official declined to provide any other information on who made the bribery at-

tempt saying only that “these things were discussed – some things were discussed in the Cabinet and it’s best to leave it there for the moment.” Asked if the President ordered the arrest, prosecution or investigation of anybody involved in the matter, Abella told reporters to “watch DOJ [Department of Justice] go ahead.” In the meantime, Abella said that the President is See BRIDE TRY, page 8

President Rody Duterte before presiding over the 13th Cabinet Meeting at the State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace on March 6, 2017. (MNS photo)

Yasay admits to CA: ‘I was granted US citizenship in 1986’ MANILA, Mar 8 (Mabuhay) – Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. finally admitted before the Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday that he became a US citizen in 1986. Yasay made the admission before the CA’s committee on foreign affairs when Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine

Sato asked him to answer categorically with a yes or no whether he once became a US citizen. Sato noted that when Yasay first appeared before the panel last February 22, he categorically denied that he became an American citizen. But after that hearing, the congresswoman said the

Freddie Roach’s Pinoy protegé to see action in Las Vegas By Abner Galino

A Filipino fighter who recently begun training in the camp of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is poised to see action in Las Vegas on April 1. Our very own Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (29-1-2, 16 KOs) will be fighting Mexican knockout specialist Gilberto “El Flaco” Gonzales (26-3, 22 KOs). See FREDDY, page 8

Filipino boxer Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta, a protegé of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, shows his ﬁghting form in an interview at the Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles. Photo: Abner Galino

nominee handed her an envelope containing a certificate of loss of nationality of the US dated June 28, 2016. The envelope, she said, also contained an affidavit dated February 23, 1993, which states that Yasay was granted US citizenship by the US District Court, disSee YASAY ADMITS, page 8

PHL protests US show depicting ‘inappropriate’ PHL leader MANILA, Mar 7 (Mabuhay) -- The Philippine government has protested a major US TV network’s fictional show reportedly depicting the Filipino President as “exhibiting inappropriate behavior.” It’s the latest potential irritant between the United States and President Rodrigo Duterte, who severely See INAPPROPRIATE, page 8

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CA COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES HEARING: Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao (left), chair of the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, shares a light conversation with CA Vice Chairman and San Juan City Representative Ronaldo Zamora (right) and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez (middle) during a hearing on Wednesday, March 08, 2017.(MNS photo)

Lopez tells CA member Zamora: ‘Your brother totally killed a mountain’ MANILA, Mar 8 (Mabuhay) – Environment Secretary Gina Lopez on Wednesday told San Juan City Rep. Ronaldo Zamora that his brother “totally killed the mountain” which the latter’s company had been mining for the last two decades. Lopez said this during the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) committee on environment and natural resources hearing, where Zamora is an ex-officio mem-

ber. Zamora’s elder brother, Manuel Zamora Jr. is the chairman of Nickel Asia Corp, the country’s largest nickel miner. “Sorry, Mr. Chairman, but that’s your mine,” Lopez said as she made a presentation before the CA panel. She did not identify the said mining site. Zamora corrected Lopez and said: “My brother’s See LOPEZ, page 8

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Illegal crossings down in 1st month of Trump presidency

MOSCOW, March 9 (PNA/Sputnik) – The number of illegal crossings at the southern US border went down 40 percent in the first month of US President Donald Trump being in office, the US Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) revealed. “From January to February, the flow of illegal border crossings as measured by apprehensions and the prevention of inadmissible persons at our southern border dropped by 40 percent,” CBP said on Wednesday. The agency specified that usually it registers a 10-20 percent increase

in illegal border crossings in January-February. “Since the Administration’s implementation of Executive Orders to enforce immigration laws, apprehensions and inadmissible activity is trending toward the lowest monthly total in at least the last five years,” CBP said. The agency pointed out that in the last months leading up to Trump’s inauguration, there was a 35 percent increase in the apprehensions of illegal immigrants, as compared to the previous fiscal year. “However, since President Trump

took office on January 20, we have seen a dramatic drop in numbers,” CBP stressed, adding that, in addition, “we are seeing an increase in the fees charged by human smugglers along the U.S. southwest border.” Trump has issued three executive orders aimed at curbing illegal immigration, including measures to increase deportations and build a wall along the border with Mexico. The executive order on the construction of the wall, a plan that was central to Trump’s presidential campaign, was signed on January 25.

Trump admin seeks 60 days to respond to case on H1B visa issue WASHINGTON, March 8 (PNA/ PTI) – The Trump administration has sought 60 days from a US appeals court to “consider” its response in a case challenging Obama government’s decision to allow spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the US, putting the jobs of thousands of Indians at stake. The H1-B community, which includes a large number of Indians, had welcomed the move by the Barack Obama administration in 2015 to allow H4 visa-holders - mainly spouses of the H-1B visa-holders - to be gainfully employed. But the group ‘Save Jobs USA’ soon took the matter to the Washington DC appeals court after a district court upheld the Obama administration’s decision. Now, the Trump administration has sought a 60-day suspension in

the appeals court proceedings. On February 1, the Department of Justice filed a petition in the court titled ‘Consent motion to hold proceedings in abeyance for 60 days’. The Trump administration sought the freeze to “allow incoming leadership personnel adequate time to consider the issues”. The “abeyance” in court proceedings has led to concern among H4 visa holders, particularly as Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a known critic of the H1B programme. Immigration Voice yesterday announced to intervene in the case for thousands of H4 visa-holders, saying this was the “only option” to protect the rights of its members and their families, including children who are US citizens. The recent statements from the US government present “an unacceptable risk” for Immigration

Voice members that the DoJ might decide after 60 days to against the H4 visa holders. “There is nothing for the Department of Justice attorneys to confer with their leadership about given the District Court’s clear decision stating that this case had no basis for ever being filed,” said Aman Kapoor, co-founder of the group. Sudarshana Sengupta, one of the petitioners, said she has been involved in bio-medical research for the past 13 years in the country, initially as a J2 dependent (work authorization) and later on H-1B visa. “In August 2015, I decided to use H4-EAD work authorization to continue my research...,” Sengupta said, adding that if the H4-EAD is taken away she will not be able to launch her start-up on developing cancer immunotherapy strategies.

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Iran vows countermeasure against US visa ban TEHRAN, March 8 (PNA/Xinhua) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, said that Iran will counter the US visa ban against Iranians, theTehran Times daily reported on Wednesday. “Our earlier countermeasure against Trump’s order (to stop visa issuance for Iranians) is still in place,” Takht-Ravanchi said. “There is no need for a new decision.” On Jan. 27, Trump issued an executive order for a 90-day ban on the entry visa issuance for seven Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa, namely, Somalia, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya and Yemen. However, it was halted later by a federal court. On Jan. 31, Iran said that it had stopped granting visas to US citizens in response to Washington’s travel ban. On Monday, the White House revised the earlier executive order and signed a new order that excludes Iraqi citizens, but keeps the visa applicants from six other countries, still targeting Iranians. The order is to be put into effect on March 16.

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China reiterates support to PHL’s ASEAN chairmanship

BEIJING, March 8 (PNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated on Wednesday China’s commitment to support the Philippines as rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) 2017. “China will support the Philippines in fulfilling his responsibility as the ASEAN chair and we will help ASEAN build its community,” Wang said in a press conference at the side-

lines of the 5th Session of the 12th National People’s Congress here. Wang said China’s support is important considering last year marked the 25th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue relation and 2017 as 50th founding anniversary of the ASEAN. “The silver and the golden anniversary are especially auspicious for regional cooperation and we must seize the opportunities,” Wang said.

UN Security Council slams N. Korea for missile launching NEW YORK, March 8 (PNA/Kyodo) – The UN Security Council on Tuesday slammed North Korea for again defying UN resolutions with its latest ballistic missile test. The 15-member council “strongly condemned” the test, carried out Monday morning local time, as a “grave violation” of Pyongyang’s international obligations, according to a press statement. The council also plans to convene an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss a further response, as requested jointly by the United States, Japan and South Korea. On Monday, Pyongyang fired ballistic missiles that landed in waters as close as 300-350 kilometers off Japan’s northwest coast. Abe said he had talks with Trump over the phone and also agreed that North Korea’s “threat has entered a new phase.” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday that the test was a “clear challenge” to the international community. In the statement, the council members also “deplore all the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ballistic missile activities” and “expressed serious concern” over the country’s “increasingly destabilizing behavior and defiance.” North Korea’s official name is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In a slight change of wording from past statements, the council also “emphasized the vital importance” of North Korea “showing sincere commitment to denuclearization.” In following a past pattern, the statement also said that the council members will closely monitor the situation and “take further significant measures” if necessary. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was quoted by the Korean Central News Agency as saying, “The four ballistic rockets launched simultaneously are so accurate that they look like acrobatic flying corps in formation.”

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He said China will work with ASEAN “to see greater future benefit, intensify cooperation on connectivity and production capacity.” Wang said China will make sure that the nearly two billion people of China and ASEAN countries will benefit in the upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA). Wang said China and ASEAN countries will work hard to meet 30 million travel target by 2020. “We would like to work with ASEAN to strengthen our bound of friendship, make a success of the China-ASEAN tourism year and to make the people to people exchange a new pillow of China-ASEAN relation,” the Chinese Foreign Ministers said. The ASEAN is composed of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,

Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Aside from China, other ASEAN Plus Three dialogue partners include Japan and South Korea. As chair of the ASEAN this year, the Philippines will host the 30th and 31st ASEAN Summits as well as more than 100 meetings and activities to be held throughout the country. The Philippines will also host the 50th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Relating Meetings coinciding with ASEAN’s 50th anniversary celebration, and the ASEAN Plus Three and East Asia Summit meetings. In an effort to promote ASEAN down to the grassroots level, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has been conducted ASEAN caravan in major cities of the country.

PHL committed to beefing up defense ties with New Zealand MANILA, March 8 (PNA) – The Philippines is committed in strengthening and deepening its defense ties with New Zealand. This was emphasized by Department of National Defense (DND) undersecretary Cardozo Luna during the Bilateral Defense Talks (BDT) held in Manila last March 6. Present during the BDT was New Zealand Defense Minister Helen Quilter. Both nations have a bilateral defense cooperation agreement signed in 2012. During the meeting, Luna expressed his appreciation to New Zealand’s contribution in the building up the capacity of Philippine defense forces even as he noted that bilateral relations are pursued

within the ambit of multilateral platforms particularly the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM)-Plus. As this develops, Quilter conveyed that New Zealand looks forward to working with the Philippines once more as co-chair for 2017-2020 of the newly established ADMM-Plus Expert Working Group on Cyber Security. She also recalled how the co-chairmanship of the Philippines and New Zealand in 2011-2014 of the ADMM-Plus EWG on Peacekeeping Operations resulted in productive undertakings that contributed in enhancing the capacity of ADMM-Plus members pursue peacekeeping operations.

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A tribute to Jan Reed, a media colleague

Jannenne Griﬃth Reed, former publisher of the community paper called, “The Sierra Madre News and author taken during one of the Sierra Madre Kiwanis monthly meetings.

Ariana Kyl of Phoenix, Arizona. A celebration of Jan Reed’s life was held at the Sierra Madre Recreation Center on February 11, 2017. She will truly be missed by the community of Sierra Madre and all of us who were her closed friends at the Sierra Madre Kiwanis. To our dearest Jan, may you REST IN PEACE.

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erra Madre Kiwanis; she even became “Sierra Madre’s Citizen of the Year” in 1998 and she also served as one of the Board of Directors at the Methodist Hospital in Arcadia. Eventually, both her and Don moved to a retirement community in Pasadena. On December 1, 2016, the City of Sierra Madre, truly lost an inspiring, dynamic citizen, a great community leader, a devoted, and faithful wife to Don Reed and a loving mother to: Corinne and Barbee and four beloved grandchildren: Wesley Lewis; Jane, Sara and Henry Collander. She is also survived by her two remaining sisters: Emelyn Brady of Big Bear, California and

greener pastures, so Don decided to pursue his law school studies in Vermillion, South Dakota, thus obtaining a JD certificate, while Jan taught in the local school. Armed with a law diploma, Don convinced Jan to move back to Wayne, Nebraska, where Don became a partner at a law firm and within a couple of years, they became parents to Corinne and Barbee. In 1972, the whole family transitioned in moving to Honolulu, Hawaii but eventually settled West in San Marino, California in 1974. where Jan worked for the local newspaper called “The Tribune.” Jan’s experience with “The Tribune,” encouraged her and Don to buy the Sierra Madre News when it became available in 1980. By 1994, Jan and Don decided to sell the newspaper and this author was hired as Managing Editor by its subsequent owner, Michael De Wees, and during its ownership transition, Jan and I briefly worked together at the paper. The Sierra Madre News was such a great community paper and this author worked there for almost four years, until the paper finally folded, to the detriment of the whole Sierra Madre community due to its historical value. Though Jan stayed very active in the little community of Sierrra Madre upon her retirement, both her and I were active members of the Si-

Jannenne Griffith Reed, former publisher of the community paper called, “The Sierra Madre News,” joined her Creator peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2017 at the amiable age of 87. “Jan” as the whole Sierra Madre community called her, was born the youngest of four daughters to Frank James and Pearl Margaret Griffith, on a farm outside of Wayne, Nebraska on February 8, 1929. According to their family lore, it was 23 degrees below zero the day she was born. As a young girl, she loved to play piano, make up songs, write poems and stories. She later started drawing comic strips which she did constantly, illustrating most stories she studied, as well as various classical stories she read. She also worked at the Wayne Herald while attending Wayne Prep High School, where she was the Homecoming Queen and Valedictorian. Her main job at the newspaper was initially collecting subscriptions, then she went into writing, which subsequently lead her to become the paper’s Features Editor. Further, she attended Wayne State College on a scholarship for free, where she then met Don Reed in her junior year and they were married on April 5, 1953. Subsequently, her husband Don enlisted in the Air Force and they were initially stationed in Madison, Wisconsin, then Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and finally, Chicago, Illinois, where Jan had worked as a layout artist for General Telephone Company. After Don left the Air Force, they then moved to Kearny, Nebraska, where Don worked as a News DIrector, while Jan was a copywriter. Eventually, they were both seeking

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ASEAN moves to protect the rights of migrant workers ILOILO CITY, March 8 (PNA) -- The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council will craft an instrument that would set in motion the ASEAN declaration on the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers that was adopted during the 12th ASEAN Summit held in Cebu City in January 2007. “In ASEAN, everyone agrees that workers, whether in our country or abroad, should be provided with protection. How to go about that has to be fleshed out further in the discussions among our ministers,” explained Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo during a press briefing on the sidelines of the 17th ASCC Council Meeting here Wednesday. Under the general principle of the declaration, both the receiving and sending states shall strengthen the political, economic and social pillars of the ASEAN Community by promoting the full potential and dignity of migrant workers in a climate of freedom, equity and stability in accordance with the laws, regulations and policies of respective ASEAN member states. It also declares that for humanitarian reasons, member states should closely cooperate to resolve cases of migrant workers, who, through no fault of their own, have become undocumented and shall take into account the fundamental rights and dignity of migrant workers and family members. ”It is meant to protect documented migrant workers, as well as previously documented migrant workers who have become undocumented because their contract has ended,” Taguiwalo said. The declaration also states the obligations of the receiving and sending states pursuant to the laws, regulations and policies of the respective states. ASEAN member states came up with eight commitments, among them to promote decent, humane, productive, dignified and remunerative employment for migrant workers; and to establish and implement human resource development and reintegration programs for migrant workers in their countries of origin, according to the declaration that was crafted in Cebu City. Taguiwalo expressed hope that the instrument would be done by April and ready for adoption during the 30th ASEAN Leaders Summit.

DOLE to assist 300 OFWs displaced by Qatar fire By Ferdinand G. Patinio

MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – The Department of Labor on Employment on Tuesday said it will provide assistance to more than 300 Filipino workers who were affected by the fire that broke out at a labor camp in Qatar last March 3. With this, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III directed the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Qatar to immediately extend assistance to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the blaze at the UCC Labor Camp of the Elegancia Hospitality Group in Al-Shehaniya, about 33 kilometers north of Doha. He also instructed Labor Attaché David Des Dicang to provide assistance to the OFWs, monitor their conditions, and ensure that they will be able to normally return to their work. In a statement, Dicang also reported that there are no casualties in the incident but a certain Sherwin

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MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday filed the committee report on a measure seeking to extend the validity period of the Philippine passport from five to 10 years. Cayetano, chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, assured that his committee is working to respond to the directive of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to amend Republic Act No. 8239 or the Philippine Passport Act of 1996. “Let me assure all stakeholders and our colleagues that we are doing all we can to ensure that the President’s legislative agenda, which is rooted in his goal to create real change, will be achieved under our watch,” Cayetano said. He said that the committee’s efforts are in line with the President’s promise during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the campaign promise to promote the welfare of our people, particularly our migrant workers.

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The senator also acknowledged the need to make the passport application process more “seamless, convenient, and pro-people.” Cayetano’s committee filed Senate Bill 1365 under Committee Report No. 45 -- with House Bill 4767 as its counterpart bill – that was already approved on the third and final reading last February 13. “Simplifying our passport application system would ease our people’s burden of having to renew their passports every few years. It would also prevent any backlogs in the issuance of passports,” Cayetano said. He added that the application process should be made hassle-free particularly for OFWs, as any delay in the processing of their travel documents could cost them their jobs abroad. Meanwhile, he expressed confidence in the commitment of Pres. Duterte to fulfill his promise of change to the people.

MMDA mulls ‘Windows 2’ implementation to further ease EDSA traffic By Aerol B. Patena

MANILA, March 8 (PNA) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is proposing the implementation of the modified odd even scheme or “Windows 2” for private vehicles to further improve travel along EDSA and ease vehicular congestion in major thoroughfares across the metropolis. “Based on our projections, the average travel speed at EDSA runs at around 19 kilometers per hour (kph). If we will be able to implement the modified odd even scheme, we expect that we will be able to reduce vehicles by 45 percent, thus average speed will increase to 40 kph,” MMDA General Manager Thomas Orbos said in an interview with reporters Wednesday. “Windows 2” would be implemented through a two- hour period for vehicles with digits ending in odd and even from 7a.m. to 9p.m. daily. “The odd even ban would be every two hours which means from 7a.m. to 9a.m. odd; 9a.m. to 11a.m. even; grace period from 11a.m. to 1p.m.; 1p.m.- 3p.m. odd; 3p.m.- 5p.m. even; 5p.m.- 7p.m. odd and 7p.m.- 9p.m. even,” Orbos explained. He further said the scheme would cover private vehicles and those registered with ride sharing services

such as Uber and Grab while public utility vehicles are to be exempted. Orbos related that Metro Manila mayors have been supportive of the proposal. The MMDA would consult with transport groups, commuter organizations, members of the academe and transportation experts to gather inputs. “The implementation of the modified odd even scheme could be a prelude to the establishment of congestion pricing in EDSA which means motorists can use the roads but not at all times. There would be times where you will not be allowed to use the roads if you still need them, you have to pay,” according to Orbos. Congestion pricing or congestion charges is a system of surcharging users of public goods that are subject to congestion through excess demand such as higher peak charges for use of bus services, electricity, metros, railways, telephones, and road pricing to reduce traffic congestion. He also disclosed that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) believes its implementation would not only decongest roads but also reduce carbon emissions in Metro Manila.

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Mighty Corp. owner Alex Wongchuking (right) arrives at the NBI on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, after P2 billion worth of cigarettes were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and later by the Bureau of Internal Revenue during a raid on February 11, 2017, at their warehouses in San Simon Industrial Park in Pampanga. President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the arrest of Wongchuking who allegedy tried to bribe authorities. (MNS photo)

BIR, BOC firming up tax evasion suit vs Mighty Corp By Joann Santiago

MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have teamed-up to strengthen the tax evasion charges against cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corp., Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Tuesday said. Dominguez said evidence were now being collected to firm up the tax evasion case against Mighty Corp. In a statement, the Finance chief said the case against Mighty Corp. was airtight and the BIR and the BOC had teamed-up to further cement the charges. Dominguez said “the government needs to first establish strong evidence to pin down this cigarette manufacturer on such charges.” “We must make sure the charges stick not only to haul the guilty par-

ties, including their possible cohorts in the government, into jail but to send a clear message to big-time tax dodgers that the Duterte administration is dead set on putting an end to their nefarious activities and sending all of them behind bars,” he said. “They (BOC and BIR) should speed up their investigations and also look into the possible involvement of bureaucrats acting as protectors of these large-scale tax evasion attempts,” he added. Earlier, the BOC announced that some Php 2.2 billion worth of smuggled and counterfeit tobacco products, shoes and clothes were seized in series of raids in Pampanga and the cities of General Santos and Zamboanga in Mindanao. Part of the items were Mighty Corp. cigarettes that bore fake tax stamps.

A new Chamber of Commerce is born After months of ‘birth pangs’ the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce Tri-County (Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties) will convene on March 30, 2017, for its first ‘General Assembly and Mixer’ at the RE/MAX Masters Realty office at 475 E. Badillo, Covina, CA 91723. Registration and refreshments start at 6:30 p.m. You’re invited! During the threehour power networking, the SoCal community, particularly the business world, will have the opportunity to meet Merwynn Montenegro, President, along with the Officers, Board of Directors and Advisers. They’ll make business connections and build relationships. Atty. Abraham Lim, the Chamber’s Legal Counsel, will deliver the welcome remarks. Confirmed guest speaker is Noel S. V. Omega, the charter co-founder of the Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles. He and his wife Mary Ann Omega, also an

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FACCGLA officer, serve as FACCTC advisers. Treasurer Ricky Villacisneros, PNB Remittance Center Inc. President and CEO, will close the Assembly. But not before guests have scored winsome door prizes. So, c’mon down! For information, contact Secretary Ed Cansino (909) 263-7297; Asst. Sec. Nanette Grace Ordiales-Vaughn (951) 703-3548; or 1st VP Elen Yuhico (909) 636-6271.

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You want to help your children go to college and if you’re like most parents, you would do anything to help them get a good education. At some point, you may be asked to co-sign your child student’s loans. That may be fine but my question is: Do you really understand what you are getting yourself into? Would you be willing to risk your retirement, your assets or at the very least your good credit standing if the loans are not repaid? Your child can obtain federal student loans in his or her name alone but if the amount given is not enough, a lot of students end up having to borrow from private lenders. But since most young students don’t have an established credit history that would qualify them to obtain the loan in their name alone, lenders will often ask parents to cosign. Unfortunately, however, many parents don’t understand the consequences of cosigning. I know this because I see it a lot in my bankruptcy practice. Keep reading. Here’s what you need to keep in mind before cosigning your child’s student loan: Cosigning makes you 100% responsible for the entire student loan, just as your child is. In other words, you are taking on the legal responsibility as if you borrowed the money yourself. Thus, if your child is not able to pay the loan back for whatever reason, you’re on the hook and the lender will come after you. Unfortunately, a lot of students graduate but end up not getting that dream job they want so oftentimes they find that they don’t have the income they were expecting in order to afford their student loans. Others quit before they even graduate and move on with their lives doing something else. So what happens to the student loans if this happens? That’s right. They don’t get paid. What happens to you then as the person who cosigned the loan? Unlike federal student loans which offer more flexibility with regard to payments, private student loans are more difficult to handle if you default on the agreement. As a co-signor, you can get sued and if the lender obtains a judgment against you, they can garnish your paycheck, put a lien against your home, levy your bank account and do everything that the law allows them to do in order to collect what you owe them. Don’t get me wrong. I understand that most people enter into a cosign-

ing arrangement with the very best of intentions. But as a bankruptcy attorney, I’ve also seen how this can destroy marriages and family relationships especially when the person cosigning didn’t fully understand the legal consequences of what they were doing when they signed on the dotted line. Remember that most of these loans also have long repayment terms of 5-12 years so until the last cent is paid off, you, as the cosignor, will remain liable to the end. Are you willing to assume that risk? According to a recent article I read, about 57% of parents who cosign said that their credit score has been negatively affected. Keep in mind that if your child is ever late on a payment, that late payment will be on your credit report as well. Any negative effect caused by late payments or delinquency can hurt your ability to qualify for home loans, refinancing, purchasing a car or obtaining any type of credit. So make sure that you understand all of this before making that commitment. If your child ends up not being able to pay, make sure that you can afford to make the payments yourself. If you or your child is struggling with student loans, I can help. Currently, there is approximately $1.3 trillion dollars in outstanding student loans and I’m seeing a huge increase in the number of people calling my office for help with student loan debt. If you or someone you know is in this situation- or if you have other types of debts (credit cards, mortgage problems, IRS tax debt, etc.) for that matter, my office specializes in handling these types of cases. Please call my office at Toll-Free (866) 477-7772 to request a free consultation. I have offices in Glendale, Cerritos and Valencia. (None of the information herein is intended to give legal advice for any specific situation. Atty. Ray Bulaon has successfully helped over 5,000 clients in getting out of debt. For a free attorney evaluation of your situation, please call RJB Law Offices at TOLL FREE 1-866-477-7772).

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mine.” “Sir, you better tell him to behave na. They’ve been mining this for 20 years and the mountain was really big, and the mountain got small, small and that’s not legal at all... I could tell your brother that he totally killed the mountain,” Lopez told Zamora. Last month, Lopez ordered to close 23 mining operations and suspend five others following a months-long audit. She also canceled 75 mining

contracts. Lopez said she was merely following the law. “The DENR should adhere to the principles of sustained development, which meets the needs of the citizens without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. I’m just following the law,” she said. Lopez’s appointment has 23 oppositors, while 12 others filed oppositions against the closure order of mining operations.(MNS)

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15 “Break in Diplomacy” shows the character - described in the episode’s synopsis as the “Philippines’ unconventional new president” - exhibiting inappropriate behavior towards the female lead character, US Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord, played by actress Tea Leoni. The episode will air on Sunday, March 12. “While Madam Secretary is a work of fiction, it tracks and mirrors current events. It is, therefore, inevitable that its depiction of world leaders will have an impact on how its audience views the real personages and the countries they represent,” the embassy said. “This highly negative portrayal of our Head of State not only casts doubt on the respectability of the Office of the Philippine President but also denigrates the way our nation navigates foreign affairs.

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criticized the US government during the time of then-President Barack Obama for raising concerns over the Philippines’ bloody campaign against illegal drugs. The Philippine Embassy in Washington wrote to CBS Corporation on March 6 to strongly protest the highly negative depiction of a character purported to be the Philippine President on the TV series “Madam Secretary.” “In view of the injurious effects that this program will have on the interests of the Philippines and the Filipino people, the Philippine Embassy urgently calls on CBS to take the necessary corrective actions,” the embassy said. The trailer of Season 3 Episode

The matchup is a main support bout to the battle between World Boxing Council (WBC) number 1 ranked super lightweight Antonio “Relentless” Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs) and the highly touted boxer KeAndre “The Truth” Gibson (16-0-1, 7 KOs). The battles will happen at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. ESPN Deportes will transmit the fights live. Gesta, in an interview at the Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles on Wednesday (March 8), said training has been going on smoothly for him at the famous gym. “I am always excited to get back again...on the fight...especially after a long lay off. Hopefully, everything’s gonna turn good. And my shoulders feel a lot better,” Gesta said, apparently referring to a recent injury he sustained. Gesta described his opponent, Gonzales, as a “puncher.” In the past, Gonzales lost to another pugilist that Gesta had beaten. But the Filipino boxer said he does not take the said fact as an assurance that he could beat Gonzales. “Ang bawat kalaban iba. Hindi porke natalo ko ‘yung tumalo sa kanya, matatalo ko rin siya,” Gesta said. Asked if Roach has changed anything out of his fighting style, Gesta said the legendary trainer does not

change a boxer’s fighting style. “Yun ang maganda sa kanya (Roach). Hindi niya binabago ang fighting style mo. Dahil style mo na yun eh. Ang ginagawa niya ini-enhance niya ang skill mo sa iyong fighting style,” Gesta added. Gesta, 29, is based in San Diego and fights in the lightweight division. He was trained by Carl Espinosa, a brother of boxing titlist Gerry, in 2006. When Carl had trouble with his working permit in the US, Gesta returned to the tutelage of his father Aniceto who was his original trainer when he was starting in boxing. It was his father, Gesta said, who advised to seek Roach’s services. In an interview some months back, Gesta said aside from Roach’s genius, he also expects to benefit from Wild Card Gym’s core of world-class boxers. “Malaking bagay din po kasi kapag mahuhusay ang mga sparring partners. Talaga pong nasa-simulate ’yung makakalaban mo,” Gesta added. According to the Mandaue native, the quality of sparring is as important as the quality of training. If Gesta beats Gonzales on April 1, his team is looking forward for title shot for the Filipino boxer before this year ends.

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point in time particularly on November 26, 1986, he was granted an American citizen and up to this very moment, he would tell us now that he never was an American citizen,” Sato said. “So I just want to categorically again ask him and for him to answer to categorically yes or no whether at one point in time in your life, were you ever an American citizen. Just a

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strongly against corruption in government and said that those who tried to influence government officials should be scared. “The President puts priority on anti-crime, anti-corruption and an-

ti-illegal drugs. That’s part of his three-point campaign promise. So he is very high on that,” he said. “They should be scared… because the law will come down full force upon them,” Abella said.

trict of New Jersey. But the same affidavit also showed his admission that he was “ineligible and disqualified” to become US citizen as he had no intention to reside in the US. “Mr. chairman, this clearly show that he has admitted that at some

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You have a right to see the Immigration Judge even if you committed a crime? Question: I committed a crime and have my Green Card. With Trump, I fear that I will be thrown out of the U.S. Is this true? Answer: No. There is a great deal of fear going across the U.S. right now that ICE will come to your door, put you in handcuffs and deport you outside the U.S. without a hearing or without due process of any kind. I have heard of officers actually doing this. Some of the officers seem to want to bypass the law and to try to deport as many people as they can. However, you DO NOT have to sign a voluntary deportation paper. ICE officials cannot force you to do this (no matter what they say or how they

might lie to you.) Rather, in most cases, you have a right to fight your case in front of an Immigration Judge in Removal Proceedings. As long as you have been in the U.S. for at least two years, this is unquestionable that you have this right under the law. Otherwise, if foreign nationals did not have this

Duterte leads DA vital agricultural programs MANILA, March 7 (PNA) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, March 7, graced several events of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in MalacaĂąan. The President witnessed the signing of the Philippine Cacao and Coffee Industry Roadmaps, which will serve as guides for all industry stakeholders towards optimal realization of the targets set for 2017 to 2022. The roadmaps are vital instruments to provide direction to the concerned stakeholders towards sustainable and globally competitive Philippine cacao and coffee industries, which are seen to contribute in achieving food security and poverty alleviation. The President also witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippine Rubber Farmers Association (PRFA), Phoenix Petroleum, and DA-Philippine Rubber Research Institute (DA-PRRI) on Cooperation Toward Putting Up Investment for Pilipinas Agila Tyre Factory. The agreement formalizes the cooperation between PRFA, Phoenix Petroleum and DA-PRRI in attracting the necessary investments for putting up a rubber tyre factory that is targetted to produce four million passenger tyres in a year. The Chief Executive then led the awarding ceremony of the first Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan, a nationwide search for outstanding coastal communities in the country, which is implemented by the Department of Agriculture through Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Proclaimed as winners were

Cortes, Surigao del Sur as grand winner; Palompon, Leyte as first runner-up; and Calatagan, Batangas as second runner-up. Meanwhile, during the turnover of the processing and post-harvest facilities for the commercial production of pineapple fibers, the Chief Executive led in the awarding of certificates to farmer beneficiaries of multi-fiber decorticating machine, mechanical dryer, and baling machine. The recipients of the agricultural machineries were Adventurers Multipurpose Cooperative of Polomolok, South Cotabato, Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;boli Farm Growers Multipurpose Cooperative of Tiboli, South Cotabato, Shalom Fiber Growers Association of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; Labo Progressive Multipurpose Cooperative of Labo, Camarines Norte; and Maduvika Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Multipurpose Cooperative of Sta. Ana, Cagayan. During the event, the Chief Executive received token shoes made from PiĂąatex or pineapple fiber. He also led the launching of Farmhelp Mobile Application, which allows users to report all types of concerns to the government. Duterte also witnessed the presentation of Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture and Launching and Testing of Interactive AMIA and National Color Coded Agricultural Guide Map. This will allow farmers to identify what type of crops can be planted in a certain area. During the presentation, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel PiĂąol said the map will â&#x20AC;&#x153;make farming easyâ&#x20AC;?, without the unproductive â&#x20AC;&#x153;guessing gameâ&#x20AC;?.

right, then there would not be any need for Immigration Courts. In fact, there are Immigration Courts all over the U.S. and foreign nationals in every State fighting to stay in the U.S. - even though they committed a crime. The laws being the Immigration and Nationality Act, Code of Federal Regulations, Foreign Affairs Manual, Board of Immigration Appeals Cases, Circuit Court Cases, Department Memos, and Supreme Court Cases all allow fighting your case in Immigration Court when convicted of a crime. If this were not the case, and if ICE could simply round up a bunch of people and throw them out of the U.S., there would be no need for Immigration Courts and for appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals. In the United States, the law gives rights to foreign nationals. Some of these rights include Due Process and Appeals. This is why you can fight your case and this is why ICE cannot simply throw you outside of the U.S. ICE officials do not have legal training. Many are relatively new on the job. Many will lie and not tell you the truth. Be sure to call an immigration attorney who has experience with deportation and removal proceedings. Be sure not to sign any papers that ICE puts in front of you. Question: Assuming that I get to an Immigration Court, what can I fight for under the law? Answer: There are many forms of relief you are able to fight for under the law. Each case is different. Some crimes do not actually make you deportable. Other crimes allow you to fight for Cancellation of Removal for Lawful Permanent Residents or Cancellation of Removal for Non-permanent Residents. Other cases allow you to apply for derivative citizenship. Other cases allow you to apply

for asylum, withholding of removal or convention against torture. Still other cases allow you to apply for Waivers. There are many types of Waivers available under the Immigration and Nationality Act. These are not petitions or applications made up by Immigration Attorneys, but rather, they are codified in the Immigration and Nationality Act. They provide you the ability to essentially ask the Immigration Judge to forget about the crime and to permit you to stay in the U.S. Question: If I lose, will I be immediately deported? Answer: No. Along with your right to fight in Immigration Court, you have the right to appeal. First, you can appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Hopefully that will win. However, if not, you can then do a Petition for Review to the Circuit Court of Appeal. If you do not win there, you can do a Motion for Hearing En Banc and then you can do a Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.There are lots of ways to both fight and appeal your case. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let ICE simply throw you out of the U.S. Brian D. Lerner is a certified specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law as approved by the California Bar, Board of Legal Specialization. He has been a certified specialist for over 15 years and has been practicing law for over 25 years. The Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner will give you a free consultation and has offices in Long Beach and Carson, California and Quezon City, Philippines. You can e-mail Brian Lerner directly at blerner@californiaimmigration. us or make an appointment by calling 562-495-0554 or self-scheduling an appointment at blerner.checkappointments.com. Either way, he will try to help you and your family.

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4 ways ďŹ ling for divorce can beneďŹ t your immigration case Couples get divorced for various reasons. California is a no fault state. The reasons why a couple is getting divorced are often irrelevant to the issues of the family law case. Divorce is often a difficult and negative experience for most families. However, getting divorce may have some unintended benefits in the immigration law arena. Four situations in which filing for divorce can be beneficial to your immigration case are as follows: Married Sons and Daughters of US Citizens If you were petitioned for legal permanent residence by your US Citizen parent as a married son or daughter 21 years old or over, you are classified in immigration law under family sponsored third preference (F3) which usually carries a long wait time. The wait time for Filipinos for example is currently 22 years. The priority date is normally the date the petition was initially filed by your US Citizen parents. If you get divorced, you revert back to single status and your category automatically becomes reclassified to first preference (F1) where the waiting time is substantially shorter. For example, for Filipinos the wait time under F1 category is 10 years shorter than F3 category. This means if your parents filed your immigration petition 12 years ago, then you can adjust to a green card now instead of waiting another 10 years. Married Sons and Daughters of Legal Permanent Residents If your parents are legal permanent residents, getting divorced will convert you back single status making you eligible to be petitioned by your legal permanent resident parents under the family based second preference (F2b) category if you

are 21 years old or older or under the family based second preference A (F2a) if you are under 21 years of age. For those who married after they were petitioned by their LPR parents (F2A and F2B), the petition is automatically revoked under operation of law the moment you get married and cannot be reclaimed by a divorce. In theory, it can be argued that filing a subsequent petition after your divorce under the same category inherits the previous petitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priority date under 9 FAM 42.43 N10 and 8 CFR 204.2(h), Part 205. However, success of such argument is not clear since the old petition was automatically revoked the moment you married. The best thing that can be done in this situation is to have your LPR parent repetition you as an F2A or F2b even if you are unable to reclaim the previous petitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priority date. Conditional Legal Permanent Residents in failed Marriages For those who obtained their legal permanent residence status through marriage based petition by their US Citizen spouse of less than 2 years marriage, the legal permanent residence status conferred is usually a â&#x20AC;&#x153;conditional legal permanent residenceâ&#x20AC;? valid only for 2 years. The couple would need to sign and file a joint petition to remove this condition prior to the expiration of the 2 years or the conditional legal permanent resident spouse would fall out of

status. The problem arises when the marriage is in trouble. Often it becomes difficult to obtain the cooperation of the US Citizen spouse specially when the couple has separated. US Citizen spouse often refuse to sign the I-751 for or appear at the I-751 interview if one is set by the USCIS. Filing for divorce would terminate the marriage and allow you to file a â&#x20AC;&#x153;waiverâ&#x20AC;? of the joint petition to remove the conditional LPR status based on entering into the marriage in good faith. Terminating the marriage by filing a divorce is a requirement in order to file the â&#x20AC;&#x153;waiver.â&#x20AC;? It is important to time this correctly as soon as the marriage starts falling apart because by terminating the marriage early on, you might be able to file the waiver before the expiration of your 2 year conditional LPR thus allowing you to extend your LPR status in 1 year increments until a final decision is made in your case. Married Aliens in Non-Immigrant Visas and those without Status For those who enter the US as a non-immigrant and are separated from their spouse but still married, filing a divorce would open up opportunities in case they meet a new significant other who is a US Citizen and who can petition them as an immediate relative. This is usually the fastest of process in obtaining legal permanent residence. In countries such as the Philippines where there is no divorce, many people come to the US to start a new life after they have been separated from their old spouse (often still married to them). Even if the alien over stays their status as a visitor, the alien can still adjust to that of a legal permanent residence if petitioned by a US Citizen spouse. If the alien was never inspected, the alien can still adjust to legal permanent residence if they are grandfathered under INA 245(i) and there are no special restrictions on their status. To be grandfathered under INA 245(i), the alien must

have been a beneficiary of a legal permanent residence petition filed no later than April 30, 2001. Finally, a common concern of divorcing immigrants is â&#x20AC;&#x153;What happens if my spouse refuses to sign the divorce papers?â&#x20AC;? The truth is you do not need your spouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature to obtain a divorce in California. You only need to provide your spouse notice that you filed a divorce by personally serving your spouse the divorce petition and summons. In countries that are members of the Hague Convention, special procedures need to be followed to effect service. So yes it is possible to divorce your spouse even if your spouse is in a country that does not recognize divorce among its citizens such as the Philippines. For some immigrants, filing for divorce opens up opportunities in this land of milk and honey. Please note that this article is not legal advice and is not intended as legal advice. The article is intended to provide only general, non-specific legal information. This article is not intended to cover all the issues related to the topic discussed. The specific facts that apply to your matter may make the outcome different than would be anticipated by you. This article does create any attorney client relationship between you and the Law Offices of Kenneth U. Reyes, APLC. This article is not a solicitation. Attorney Kenneth Reyes is a graduate of Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. He was President of the Philippine American Bar Association. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association (AILA) and the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration and Family Law Sections. You may contact Atty. Reyes at (213) 388-1611 or via e-mail at kureyeslaw@gmail.com. LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH REYES, APLC. is located at 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 747, Los Angeles, CA. Visit us at Kenreyeslaw.com to learn about our firm.

Notorious Zamboanga Del Sur KFR leader killed in encounter MANILA, March 8 (PNA) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Police and military units shot and killed a notorious kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) syndicate head during operations in Zamboanga Del Sur on Monday morning. Belated reports by Western Mindanao Command (WMC) spokesperson Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay said the incident took place 10:50 a.m. in Barangay Pampang, Lapuyan, of the said province. She identified the slain kidnapping syndicate leader Fahad Andi, head of the Andi KFR Group, which is also notorious for drug pushing, trafficking, and kidnap-for-ransom activities in Dinas, Lapuyan, Margosatubig and other neighboring municipalities in Zamboanga Del Sur. Andi is also listed as the Top 2 â&#x20AC;&#x153;High Value Targetâ&#x20AC;? and Number 1 most wanted person in the regional

level. His group is also involved in the series of kidnappings, gun for hire, and extortion activities in Baganian Peninsula. Andi was killed in a 30-minute shootout with Task Force ZAMPELAN (Zamboanga Peninsula) and local police. Witnesses reported seeing the suspect hit by gunfire and afterwards falling into the wharf area of Barangay Pampang. Government forces recovered a .45 caliber pistol; a magazine with two live ammunition; a PRB 423 fragmentation grenade; a scooper; a black bandolier back pack and lighter; a PNP camouflage green uniform with the PRO-ARMM logo; and a camouflage sling bag. Troops are still searching for the body of the slain suspect, Petinglay said.

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Eligible debtors should seek BK relief Sometimes debtors cannot decide whether they should seek debt relief through Chapter 7 wipe out of all dischargeable debts or a consolidation and reorganization through a Chapter 13. They usually ask me what they should do in their financial situation. I know after handling thousands of bankruptcy cases in the last 30 years, debtors are often depressed about their lives because of the heavy burden of accumulated debt. The worst case scenario was my client many years ago who killed himself a week before we filed his case. It was unfortunate that he took his own life because he left behind a wife and two minor children and a successful professional career. He was enjoying gross income of $500K annual income from his profession but had borrowed money to set up a business that initially did well. Since the business was doing well, he borrowed more money to expand the business, including putting up his house for collateral for the business loans. When the economy slowed down, his business started losing money. He then resorted to borrowing more money to cover the business loss for 18 months. His business was losing $10K a month. After financing losses for 18 months, he came to see me for bankruptcy relief. He looked pretty calm when I interviewed him. How many times must I say it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;YOU OWE YOUR CREDITORS MONEY, YOU DO NOT OWE THEM YOUR LIFE!â&#x20AC;? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even dare think of killing yourself to get out of debt. Death does not extinguish debt. When a person dies, there is an estate of the deceased that is created in a probate case. Creditors of the deceased can file in their claims in the probate case. So, if you owe too much debt now, you should look at your financial problems objectively. You should choose the solution that best serves your needs. You should seek to protect your own interest and future. You should not succumb to the pressure of differing opinions from friends or relatives. For instance, I had one client who decided to withdraw

her Chapter 7 petition because her sister did not approve of it. Client had a mountain of debt, which she absolutely had no way of paying unless she could work four jobs, and she was three months behind in her mortgage payments. Objectively speaking, the right solution for her was a Chapter 7 to wipe out $80K of credit card debt and use the money saved from not having to pay $80K of credit cards to update her house payments. Without credit card payments, she would save $2400 a month. She would have paid off her mortgage arrears in 3 months. She would have obtained a fresh start without the burden of accumulated debt. Instead, she wanted to make her sister happy and chose not to protect her own interest, her own future. She was not thinking clearly. After 6 months she returned to me saying that she wanted to go through with her Chapter 7 case because her house was already foreclosed and she still owed the 2nd trust deed holder was still calling her to collect $50K of the 2nd mortgage even though she no longer owned the house, and the $80K of credit cards are calling her night and day. Eligible debtors should consider the following objective reason to seek bankruptcy relief: 1. Based on debtorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s net income and expense analysis, debtor has no ability to pay off his or her unsecured debts. In other words, even if debtorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention is to pay off debt, realistically speaking, debtor cannot pay of debts over a reasonable period of time. This means that debtor will be locked in permanent indebtedness, a slave of debt! Therefore, correctly, debtor should find a legal way of getting out of debt as soon as possible.

Here in America, bankruptcy is the legal way of getting out of debt and becoming productive again while you keep most if not all of your assets including your house, cars, retirement accounts etc. The right to bankruptcy is guaranteed by the constitution and even Walt Disney filed for Chapter 7 twice before Mickey Mouse and Disneyland became successful. If Mr. Disney did not obtain a fresh start twice before, we would have no Disneyland to enjoy today. 2. Too much debt destroys the householdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to save and invest money to secure the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future. If debtor makes $5,000 a month but has to pay out all of the $5,000 for monthly overhead and to make minimum payments on credit card debt of say, $30K, debtor is living a hand to mouth existence. Debtor saves nothing and invests nothing year in and year out. With accumulated debt you condemn yourself to Sisyphean existence. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean you become a sissy. You become like SISYPHUS. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the king of Corinth who was punished for his deceitfulness by the Greek gods (who are of course false gods), to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it come back to hit him, repeating this action for eternity. So your â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sisyphean existenceâ&#x20AC;? means a laborious and futile existence. By the time that debtor realizes that he has worked for 20 years without nothing saved and invested, it will be too late because by that time, debtor will be pushing sixty. Most people save and invest money whilst I their twenties to fifties. Debtors who have too much debt unfortunately are robbed of the ability to save and invest for decades. Thus, a smart person who has too much debt but wants to save and invest must immediately correct the debt situation or else he or she will get old poor. The last thing a senior wants to have at retirement is debt. If you service $30K of credit card debt for 20 years, you would have paid your credit card masters $240K and still owe the same $30K when you retire at 66. If you got rid of these cards with Chapter 7 at the age of 46, you

would have invested $240K starting at $12K a year and growing at $12K a year. Properly invested, you could have $400K saved when you retire at 66 and zero debt. Even if you made the mistake of carrying these cards into retirement, you must get rid of them now because now you depend on social security, which is just enough to cover basic monthly necessities. Whether you are 40 or 60 or 70, you must get rid of credit cards now and become productive again! 3. Re-establishment of credit can start immediately. Debtors are able to begin reestablishing credit by paying their car and housing loans timely. Debtors will be able to get new credit cards soon after they obtain discharge. There are banks that give new credit cards to debtors who have completely their bankruptcy because these debtors are actually very good credit risks. They still have good income, have no more debt, and are now more careful in their financial affairs. BK filers qualify to buy houses again on the second or third year after BK filing if they have been paying their new loans on time. Buying a new car is no problem. On the day of the discharge, you can bring your discharge order to the car dealer. You can get a car loan at higher interest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;WHOEVER GOES TO THEH LORD FOR SAFETY, WHOVER REMAINS UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE ALMIGHTY, CAN SAY TO HIM â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;YOU ARE MY DEFENDER AND PROTECTOR. YOU ARE MY GOD; IN YOU I TRUST.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; PSALM 91 Lawrence Bautista Yang is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and has been in Law practice for thirty years. He specializes in Bankruptcy, Business and Civil Litigation and has handled more than five thousand successful bankruptcy cases in California. He speaks Tagalog and looks forward to discussing your case with you personally. Please call Angie, Barbara or Jess at (626) 284-1142 for an appointment at 1000 S Fremont Ave, MAILSTOP 58, BUILDING A-1 SUITE 1125, Alhambra, CA 91803 OR at 20274 Carrey Road, Walnut, CA 91789.

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LA City Mayor Eric Garcetti wins easy reelection By Abner Galino

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti breezed through his reelection on Tuesday (March 7), garnering around 80 percent of the votes cast by Angelenos. Garcetti’s lopsided win happened despite a large slate of challengers that included artists, activists, writ-

ers and educators. A total of 10 candidates ran to unseat Garcetti. But apparently, the abundance of choices failed to motivate more voters to go to the polling precincts. Those who ran against the LA mayor were Mitchell Schwartz, Paul E. Amori, David Hernandez, Yuval

Palace hits US show’s negative portrayal of PHL president MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – Malacañang on Tuesday twitted an American television series that negatively depicted a Philippine president and said that the show should have instead used a fictional US president. “I think they are confusing their images. I think they are projecting something that they really would like to say about their own situation. Really, I think they should use a fictional US president,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said during a Palace briefing. The Palace official was referring to a CBS network’s TV series titled Madam Secretary. Based on the show’s trailer posted on Youtube, fictional new Filipino President Datu Andrada was punched after making inappropriate advances towards lead character US Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord. In the US, President Donald Trump has been criticized for his remarks and inappropriate advances against women. However, Abella did not make a categorical comment when pressed if the Palace found the show’s trailer insulting. “Well, they engage in something that they would like to... It’s their business. It’s their craft. You cannot deny them their craft. Their taste, perhaps,” Abella said. The Philippine Embassy in Washington has already written to CBS Corporation to strongly protest the negative depiction. “While Madam Secretary is a work of fiction, it tracks and mirrors current events. It is, therefore, inevitable that its depiction of world leaders will have an impact on how its audience views the real personages and the countries they represent,” the embassy wrote. Network officials and producers of the show have yet to comment on the issue.

Dean Logan, reported that Tuesday’s election “is likely to break another record for low voter turnout in an L.A. mayor’s race.” “Logan expects the final turnout will fall 1 or 2 percentage points below the record low of 17.9% of registered voters in 2009, when Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa won reelection,” the LA Times reported. The City Council incumbents also posted lopsided leads over their respective opponents. Among those expected to retain their posts were Gil Cedillo, Paul Koretz, Curren Price, Mike Bonnin, Mitch O’farrel and Joe Buscaino. According to the LA Times, “the city’s elected officials normally serve four-year terms. But because of a shift in the election calendar, winners of this year’s elections will serve 5½ years. Starting in 2020, city elections will coincide with state and federal elections.” City Attorney Mike Feuer and Controller Ron Galperin both ran unopposed.

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CBCP saddened by passage of death penalty bill at lower house By Ferdinand G. Patinio

MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is standing firm on its opposition to the death penalty. In a statement, CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas said they were saddened by the decision of the House of Representatives to approve on third and final reading the bill reviving the death penalty. “The House of Representatives has given its consent for the State to kill. We, your bishops, are overcome with grief but we are not defeated, nor shall we be silenced,” he said. “In the midst of Lent, we prepare to celebrate the triumph of Life over Death, and while we grieve that the Lower House has voted for death, our faith assures us that Life will triumph.” At the same time, Villegas urged Filipinos to continue to express their opposition to the proposed measure. “We call on all Catholic faithful and all Filipinos who stand for life to continue the spirited opposition to the death penalty,” he said. He likewise called on the judiciary to support the Gospel of Life. “We urge Catholic lawyers, judges and jurists to allow the gentleness of the Gospel of Life to illumine their reading and application of the law, so that their service to society as teachers and agents of the law and of justice may bring life,” the CBCP chief said. On Tuesday, 216 members of the House said ‘yes’ to the reimposition of the capital punishment, while 54 lawmakers said ‘no’ and one abstained.

3rd reading approval of death penalty bill violates Constitution – lawmaker

MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – The scheduled third reading approval of the death penalty bill on Tuesday violates the three-day notice rule prescribed in the 1987 Constitution, an opposition lawmaker at the House of Representatives said. In a press conference on Tuesday, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said the third and final reading on House Bill No. 4727, seeking to restore death penalty, is “premature” since it violates Section 26 (2) of Article VI of the Constitution. “No bill passed by either House shall become a law unless it has passed three readings on separate days and printed copies thereof in its final form had been distributed to its Members three days before its passage, except when the President certifies to the necessity of its immediate enactment,” the Constitution read. Lagman likewise said that the schedule of the bill’s approval is unlawful under the House rules, which provides that: “no bill or joint resolution shall become law unless it passes three readings on separate days and printed copies thereof in its final form are distributed to the Members three days before its passage”. Lagman said that the printed copies were reportedly distributed to the congressmen’s offices last Thursday and Friday, noting that such distribution was “unavailing and not compliant” with the constitutional provision.

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Hi-tech education critical for women’s economic empowerment: UN UNITED NATIONS, March 8 (PNA/ Xinhua) – Hi-tech education for women and girls is a critical means to ensuring women’s participation in current digital economy, said UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Puri said women need to be educated with ICT (information and communications technology)-related skills to have access to decent jobs and stay competitive in the labor market. Education in science, technology, engineering and math can equip females to meet the demands from labor market and thus to be economically empowered, she added. To advocate women’s economic empowerment is the major focus of the upcoming International Women’s Day which falls on Wednesday. The UN will celebrate the Day with a theme “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030” to call for changes across the world. Puri said economic empowerment means that women can have equal access to land, property, productive assets and resources, essential services and infrastructures. It also means women can be given the same opportunities for decent jobs, occupational training, as well as full and productive employment, she added. “If we don’t have women’s economic empowerment, we can’t enable them to enjoy their equal rights in other areas,” said Puri. She noted that women worldwide are faced with multiple challenges at workplace, including gender pay gap, gender stereotypes, occupational segregation as well as obstacles

in promotion. World Bank statistics show that globally, women are paid less than men. Women in most countries earn on average only 60 to 75 percent of men’s wages. In addition, women bear disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work: women devote 1 to 3 hours more a day to housework than men; 2 to 10 times the amount of time a day to care for children or the elderly. Puri mentioned that flexible working for women such as Uber-type working can help them find work-life balance. But she also noted new forms of working may yield conditions that deepen gender disparity which need to be avoided through well-designed policies. In this regard, she said the private sector needs to bear the major responsibility to integrate gender equality into practices, and the public sector shall provide with corresponding support. Puri said women entrepreneurship is what the UN agency has been advocating to overcome gender gap in labor market. “We hope that women entrepreneurship becomes a key driver of employing other women and creating jobs for women,” she said. To achieve this, countries need to create an enabling environment with better financial and technical support to help females to start their own businesses in all sectors, said Puri. By doing this, “we hope the current economy can be transformed in a way that is more favorable for women, more adaptive to women’s needs and talents, thus creating equality worldwide,” she added.

Duterte to study EO On Smoking Ban MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he needs more time to study the proposed executive order banning smoking nationwide as he eyes to reach a compromise on the designated smoking areas. The President said that he was still weighing expected resistance to the initiative and possible areas for compromise, citing as an example designated smoking areas inside a building. In a media interview on Tuesday, March 7, at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace, the President explained that, “there are a lot of dynamics there. So just give me enough time to study.” The Chief Executive said he was supposed to sign this week the draft executive order submitted by Health Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial, who was pushing for the approval of the order. “I have to be very careful in trying to navigate the way how I can present it to the public,” the President said, noting that the smoking ban in Davao is a different case. “For example, I’d need the pronouncements, not really the opinion, the pronouncements of our medical sector and they should be also in the forefront of this because they know the benefits of totally banning smoking inside..,” he said. In the same interview, the President said he had ordered the arrest of the owner of Mighty Corporation who used fake cigarette stamps. He also confirmed the appointment of former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Ricardo Visaya as the new head of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Meanwhile, Duterte said he wants to “strike a happy compromise” between the

government and mining industry with a view to “protecting the public interest.” He also appealed to lawmakers to allow Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, whose confirmation is pending at the Commission on Appointments, to present her case. “If you’d listen to Gina present her case… but you have to concede something to (her). Talagang nagtatrabaho, and she has pointed out the so many factors that would eventually affect the environment of Mindanao,” he said. “We cannot be allowing diggings forever in the every nook and corner of the mountain ranges. It would spell disaster,” he warned. The President also announced that he had met with Zhong Shan, the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, “who brought with him a windfall.” “He just brought in… one billion dollars, agri products, they’re coming next month and they have scheduled something like 10 billion for the present --- o ‘yung ano, 10 billion dollars all-in-all, hopefully coming our way,” he said. The Chinese government, the President said, has also allotted one million dollars for the rehabilitation of Surigao, which was hit by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake last month. On another note, the President asked local government officials to timely and effectively use the powers of the local government to restore order in their respective areas. “In some areas in Mindanao, there’s a near-anarchy in the sense that they just throw grenades there at houses and whatever... So may I just plead to you, for those local officials who are in governance, kindly make use of the powers of government to restore order,” he said.

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The much-ballyhooed testimony of retired Davao city police officer Arthur Lascañas linking former Davao City Mayor and now President Rody Duterte to a clandestine hit squad turned out to be a dud. Senator Panfilo Lacson, chairman of the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs, branded Lascañas testimony as having no “probative value.” Senator Lacson was right in saying that Lascañas would no longer return to the Senate to continue his “fairytale” stories. Lascañas is the second person to testify before lawmakers in an effort to link President Duterte in numerous summary executions. The first was Edgar Matobato, the so called “star witness” of jailed Senator Leila de Lima. Both Lascañas’ and Matobato’s testimonies were found by most senators to be dubious and hard to believe since they cannot find any other witnesses to back up their stories. The recent testimony of Lascañas was just a waste of time. It never accomplished anything to ferret out the truth about the existence of a death squad in Davao city. Is there really a Davao death squad or it is only a myth created by the media to sensationalize crime stories in the news. This is what the public wants to find out. Too bad, the people were left hanging in the air. I guess we will never know for sure if the Davao Death Squad (DDS) really existed during the reign of Duterte as city executive for 22 years. PNP Chief Brig. Gen. Ronald De la Rosa, on the other hand, dispelled rumors about the existence of the DDS. General De La Rosa, a former Davao City police chief, denied that there is such DDS existing in the premier city of Mindanao. He claimed that numerous investigations have found no proof of President Duterte to those “salvaged” killings, nor the existence of the DDS. General De la Rosa attributed the unsolved killings of criminals and drug addicts to vigilante groups or drug gang members out to “silence” informants. *** I hope that in future investigations or inquiries on matters of public interest, Senators will be more

prudent and careful in screening their witnesses who will testify in the Senate. If they persist to allow anyone to walk in and testify and spread lies just to get publicity mileage, no one will ever take Senate testimonies seriously anymore. Senators should not allow anybody to just walk in, commit perjury and get away with it. As a result of the apparent sham testimonies of both Lascañas and Matobato, the Senate’s credibility and integrity have been tarnished. I do not know how long will the other hardworking Senators allow this stupid and power-tripper Senator Antonio Trillanes in making them look like fools and converting the Senate as his own personal playground. *** With both Edgar Matobato and Arthur Lascañas discredited by most lawmakers as credible witnesses, Liberal Party (LP) Senators are now looking for other witnesses they could ‘coax’ to tell more lies about President Duterte’s links to death squad. Due to unlimited supply of financial resources at their disposal, the LP and the yellow army will have no trouble finding a willing liar witness to testify, even under oath, but for the right price, to peddle more lies to help undermine the government’s success on its drive against illegal drugs and corruption. I hope Senator Trillanes will allow Senator Franklin Drilon to prep the witness to make him more credible in the eyes of the public as well as to their fellow lawmakers. Trillanes and the sex-starved Senator Leila De Lima (now in jail) did a poor job of coaching Matobato and Lascañas on what to say in their testimonies. No wonder, both of them were discredited as reliable witnesses. As least Drilon, as a lawyer, will be able to polish and coach the witness as to what he will say in his testimony based on what Drilon and his allies want their witness to say on the Senate floor.

Speaker on replacing anti-death House leaders: ‘A policy is a policy’ MANILA, March 8 (PNA) – Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez remains resolute in his decision to replace dissident House leaders who voted against the revival of the death penalty, saying that ‘a policy is a policy’. In an ambush interview on Wednesday, Alvarez said he will discuss with Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas the move to declare the deputy speaker and committee chair posts vacant as he pursues his earlier vow to strip anti-death penalty lawmakers of their leadership titles. With 217 votes on the affirmative, 54 negative and one abstention, majority of the congressmen on Tuesday passed House Bill No. 4727, or an act imposing the death penalty on drug-related crimes. Former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was the only deputy speaker who thumbed down the measure restoring capital punishment. It was during her term as president when the death penalty was abolished back in 2006. When asked if Arroyo will be replaced as deputy speaker, Alvarez replied that “it is as good as day follows night”. Other House leaders who voted against the death penalty bill include: Batangas Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto chairing the committee on civil service and professional regulation; Quezon City Rep. Kit Belmonte chairing the committee on land use; Dinagat Islands Rep. Arlene Bag-ao chairing the committee on people participation; Sorsogon Rep. Evelina Escudero chairing the committee on basic education and culture; Buhay Partylist Rep. Michael Velarde Jr. chairing the committee on overseas workers affairs; Amin Partylist Rep. Sitti-Djalia-Hataman chairing the committee on Muslim affairs; and Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine

Ramirez Sato as member of the Commission on Appointments (CA). Three leaders belonging to the Makabayan bloc are also endangered of losing their committee positions, including: Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate chairing the committee on natural resources; ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio chairing the committee on public information; and Gabriela Partylist Rep. Emmi De Jesus chairing the committee on poverty alleviation. Committee on government reorganization chair Batanes Rep. Henedina Abad was absent during the third reading vote on the death penalty bill and is also at risk of being replaced. Asked if these leaders could appeal to retain their posts, Alvarez said his policy is non-negotiable. For his part, Fariñas said the purge of House leaders against the admin will not happen yet. “I made a plea to the Speaker that he will allow me to handle the matter, which he has kindly granted, while saying ‘only because I trust your judgment’,” Fariñas said. “I’m the Majority Leader and I handle affairs pertaining to the Majority, in the same manner that the Minority Leader does with his group. The Speaker is the Head of the House of Representatives and wants to run the House through his Majority and Minority leaders. I serve at the pleasure of the Speaker, and I am responsible and accountable to him with respect to the members of the majority,” he added.

Aguirre unfazed by Trillanes motion to probe ‘fake news’ from gov’t oﬃcials MANILA, March 8 (PNA) – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Wednesday that he will appear on any probe once he is summoned by the Senate. Aguirre made the statement in response to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s filing of a resolution seeking to investigate “misleading” information peddled by government officials, as he cited the supposed “fake news” of Aguirre and Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. ”If called to appear before any probe on this issue, (I) will be there the truth as always,” Aguirre said in a statement sent to reporters covering DoJ. But Aguirre asked that the probe

must include government officials who present fake and lying witnesses before Senate investigations. Aguirre has earlier named former Senator Jamby Madrigal and Laguna Rep. Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat as the ones who offered PHP100 million to high profile inmates at the New Bilibid Prison in exchange for their retraction of their testimonies against detained Senator Leila De Lima. Prior to this, the DOJ chief has also tagged Trillanes, along with Liberal Party Senators Leila De Lima and Francis Pangilinan, as those who are plotting to implicate him in the PHP50-million bribery scandal at the Bureau of Immigration.

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House OKs anti-hospital deposit bill on second reading By Filane Mikee Cervantes

MANILA, March 8 (PNA) -The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill seeking to impose stiffer penalties upon hospitals with policies of refusing to provide basic emergency services to patients who cannot make advanced payments. Through voice voting, the lower chamber passed House Bill No. 5159 or the Anti-Hospital Deposit Bill. Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin, one of the authors of HB 5159, said the bill aimed to ensure that all private and public hospitals would admit patients in emergency situations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including women in active labor and at risk of miscarriage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; without requiring a deposit fee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to save more lives. Buhay ang nakasalalay dito. Ang pera, kayang tawaran. Ang buhay, hindi,â&#x20AC;?

Villarin said Upon conviction in court, hospital owners can face from four to six years of imprisonment, and/or fines ranging from Php 500,000 to Php 1,000,000, aside from damages that may be awarded to the patient-complainant. Violating the proposed law for three times may lead to suspension or revocation of erring hospitalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; license to operate. In addition, the president, chairman, board of directors or trustees, and other officers of the health facility will be held solidarily liable for the damages that may be awarded by the court to the patient-complainant. Under the bill, the Department of Health is directed to create a mediation board to initially settle complaints before formal and legal charges are filed against hospitals.

844 new HIV cases reported in January 2017 By Leilani S. Junio

MANILA, March 8 (PNA) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Some 844 new HIV-positive cases were reported to the HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) last January, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is 5 percent higher compared to (the figure in) the same period last year, which is 804,â&#x20AC;? the HARP said in its report. It is also the highest so far since 1984, when the first case of HIV was reported. According to HARP, 96 percent of the cases were male and that the patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ages ranged from 3 years to 66 years, with a median age of 27 years. More than half belong to the 25 to 34 age group and 31 percent to

the 15 to 24 age bracket. The National Capital Region (NCR) registered the most number of cases with 307 (36 percent), followed by Calabarzon with 151 (18 percent); Central Luzon with 91 (11 percent); Central Visayas with 62 (7 percent); and Davao with 50 (6 percent). Some 826 of the patients contracted the virus through sexual contact, while 16 caught it through needle-sharing with injecting drug users (IDU). There were two cases of mother-to-child transmission. A total of nine pregnant women were among those who tested positive for HIV, seven of whom were from the NCR, one from the Ilocos region, and one from Central Visayas.

Public urged to lead healthy lifestyle to prevent obesity, kidney disease MANILA, March 7 (PNA) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A kidney that fails does not regenerate. The warning came from Dr. Victor Doctor, president of the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN), as he and PSN board member, Dr. Ronald Perez, encouraged the public to help raise public awareness on the link between obesity and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), during a health forum held at Annabelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant in Tomas Morato Ave. Tuesday. The forum marks the celebration of World Kidney Day on March 9, which is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and International Federation of Kidney Foundations, in cooperation with PSN, under the Philippine College of Physicians. According to the two doctors, obesity, which often starts during early childhood, leads to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hyperfiltrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or the overworking of the kidneys. Obesity is the result of taking more food or calories that are more than needed for physical activities and growth. With obese bodies, kidneys tend to overwork in an effort to meet the metabolic demands of the increased body weight, resulting in premature kidney aging. Dr. Doctor pointed out that diabetes and hypertension are also risk factors of Chronic Kidney Disease. He explained that these non-communicable diseases start during early childhood but go undocumented until adulthood because the child doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show symptoms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early on in the life of an individual, the kidneys are already subjected to stress, and wear and tear. This does not show until you are at early adulthood. More so, chronic kidney disease occurs, manifests during adulthood,â&#x20AC;? he said. Increased food intake, too much sugar, salt, fat or proteins in food, as well as an inactive lifestyle are the primary culprits of obesity, which increases the risk of developing major risk factors of CKD, Doctor said. The proliferation of different fast-food chains in the country, which leads to poor diet, as well as the advent of technology and gadgets resulting in inactive lifestyle among children nowadays are also to blame, said Dr. Perez. Some 22.3 percent of Filipino adults are overweight and 6.1 percent are obese, according to a 2011 survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Institute (FNRI).

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to deliver to President Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s table a document (bill)that he will sign into law probably by the end of March. And, based on the principles laid down by President Trump himself in his recent address to Congress, the following will be found in the new law: State governors will have the â&#x20AC;&#x153;resources and flexibilityâ&#x20AC;? with MedicAid (MediCal in CA) to make sure no one is left behind. Those with pre-existing conditions will continue to have access to coverage and will experience smooth transition to a new plan. Americans may choose their coverage plan and make use of tax credits and expanded Health Savings Accounts (HSA). Americans will have the freedom to purchase health insurance across state lines. There will be provisions that will make child care accessible and affordable. There will be a mention of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health, too. Overall, the new plan will address reforms that expand choice, lower costs, increase access and provide better health care. About the author: LEO MONSALUD is a health insurance broker with license # 0G55218 in the state of California as well as a Non-Resident license in Nevada. He may be reached at: 323-535-7373 or e-mail at: leo.balita@gmail.com.

41 Antipolo kids receive free surgery for cleft palates, lip deformity ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, March 9 (PNA) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Antipolo City government reported on Thursday that 41 children with cleft palate and lip deformity have undergone successful surgical operations for free. The city government said in a news release that it conducted the free Joint Cleft Care Surgical Program in partnership with physicians of the Antipolo City Hospital System â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Annex I and volunteer doctors of the Philippine Band of Mercy. Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro Ynares thanked the doctors and the Philippine Band of Mercy for the free

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Yoga may help combat depression: study BOSTON, March 8 (PNA/PTI) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Participating in yoga and deep breathing classes twice a week along with home practice may effectively reduce the symptoms of depression, a new study claims. The findings provide support for the use of yoga-based interventions as an alternative or supplement to pharmacologic treatments for depression, researchers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This study supports the use of a yoga and coherent breathing intervention in major depressive disorder in people who are not on antidepressants and in those who have been on a stable dose of antidepressants and have not achieved a resolution of their symptoms,â&#x20AC;? said Chris Streeter, associate professor at the Boston University School of Medicine in the US.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is common, recurrent, chronic and disabling. Due in part to its prevalence, depression is globally responsible for more years lost to disability than any other disease, researchers said. Up to 40 percent of individuals treated with antidepressant medications for MDD do not achieve full remission. The study, published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, used lyengar yoga that has an emphasis on detail, precision and alignment in the performance of posture and breath control. Individuals with MDD were randomized to the high-dose group, three 90-minute classes a week along with home practice, or the low-dose group, two 90-minute classes a week, plus home practice.

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New mortgage guidelines might be coming soon The regulatory regime constructed under the Dodd-Frank Act is in the process to be wiped out, it will mean chaos in the financial sector. Lenders have spent untold millions working to comply with new regulations and guidelines, and that can’t be reversed quite so easily. However, an administration (including a Department of Justice) that takes a more moderate position on enforcement and litigation may have the effect of loosening up lending a bit. Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac: New Rules For 2017 Mortgages During late 2016 and early 2017, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made some changes to their processes. Since these two organizations back about half of all mortgages in the US, it’s a big deal. Here are some important things to know about conforming 2017 mortgages. You May Not Need An Appraisal For some refinances, you may not need a property appraisal. Your lender may give you a PIW, or Property Inspection Waiver. To qualify, the loan must be underwritten electronically through Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter (DU) system. DO/DU is a common online approving tool that most lenders use to comply with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines. Fannie Mae possesses appraisal information for millions of properties. It uses this data to check your home value. If the software decides your home value is acceptable, you’re good to go. No appraisal needed. DU issues decisions within minutes, so you know right away if you qualify for a waiver. Freddie Mac has a similar program called Home Value Explorer. It’s available for refinance loans underwritten by its Loan Prospector (LP) program. Loan Limits Are Higher

More homebuyers can get 2017 mortgages without paying higher jumbo interest rates. Because of rising property values, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) raised standard conforming loan limits from $417,000 to $424,199. This is the first increase in a decade. The standard loan limit applies to most of the US. However, in designated “high cost” areas, the FHFA set limits at 115 percent of the local median home value. That maxes out at 150 percent of the standard limit, or $636,150. Solar Panels Get Special Treatment Starting in March 2017, Freddie Mac mortgage guidelines will be kinder to homes with solar panels, whether owned by the borrower or leased from a third party. Its guidelines are being updated to allow underwriters to exclude solar panel lease payments from applicants’ debt-to-income ratios. New updates will indicate how the lease must be structured to qualify. HARP Extended And Replaced In 2017 The HARP program was created to allow eligible borrowers with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans to refinance, even if their loan balance exceeds their property value. Those eligible for the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) have until September 2017 to complete it before the program terminates. However, in October 2017, HARP

DICT urged to present approved nat’l broadband plan to stakeholders MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV on Tuesday urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to present the newly-approved National Broadband plan to stakeholders, experts and other concerned groups for suggestion and scrutiny. Aquino, chair of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, made this call after Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on Monday approved the National Broadband Program which seeks to improve Internet connectivity and speed particularly to remote areas of the country during the 13th cabinet meeting. “We are glad that the government approved the national broadband plan which can help improve the quality of internet in our country,” Aquino said. “Now that the plan is approved, we call on DICT to present it to stakeholders, experts and other concerned organizations for scrutiny and suggestion to ensure that it will be an effective one,” he added. Aquino said that his committee will conduct a hearing where the DICT can provide details of the plan. The DICT previously presented three options to implement the PHP75-billion plan during last year’s committee hearing including its preferred way of investing in Internet infrastructure, like fiber optic

cables, especially in underserved and hard-to-reach areas. Under this option, the government will also use the existing infrastructure of current players and encourage new players to develop new internet infrastructure. The senator previously sponsored Senate Bill No. 1277 or the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act, which is being currently tackled in the plenary. If enacted into law, free internet access will be provided in all national and local government offices, public schools, public transport terminals, public hospitals and public libraries. DICT is expected to rollout the groundwork for the national broadband network within the first half of the year and could be accomplished within the term of the President. The department is opting for a hybrid system wherein the infrastructure could be rented out and services of the telcos including their physical components could be tapped as part of the network if it would be more cost-efficient to the government. This would enable the government to save costs and would not duplicate infrastructure in areas already covered by telcos. DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima said the cost of the national broadband plan is estimated to be at around PHP77 billion to P200 billion.

will be replaced by a high loan-tovalue refinance program. This option has fewer restrictions than HARP. For example, the old cut off date (June 1, 2009) won’t apply. This combination of HARP ineligibility and negative equity might be the reason that nearly one-fourth of mortgage borrowers are still paying five percent or higher, according to CoreLogic. 2017 mortgages could offer sweet relief to these homeowners. DU 10.0 May Cut Processing Time And Costs Fannie Mae’s latest edition of its Desktop Underwriter software features a validation service for assets, employment and income. Lenders can opt into DU Validation Service and automatically verify your application information. This will cut manual time for sending verifications of employments and deposits thru alternative documentations accepted.

This may allow them to close your purchase or refinance mortgage faster. And hopefully, at a lower cost to you. Current mortgage rates are slightly higher following the end of the holiday season. However, mortgage interest rates are constantly updating. The offers you receive depend on your risk profile. You can also pay less by getting more quotes from lenders and shopping aggressively. The changes might not be what most of you want but there should be more easing guidelines coming. There are plenty of stated programs now but carries a steep interest rate and cost to obtain. Thanks for your inquiries, please call Ken Go of 1st Innovative Finance Group at 562-508-7048 or write to kennethgo@verizon.net. BRE 01021223 NMLS 238636. 30 years strong in the Real Estate and Mortgage service industry.

Inflation rises but within PHL target in February 2017 MANILA, March 7 (PNA) – Inflation in February 2017 rose to 3.3 percent from 2.7 percent in the previous month due to upward price adjustments in both food and nonfood items, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “The inflation outlook for 2017 remains within the government’s target of 2.0 to 4.0 percent However, risks to the inflation outlook appear to be tilted to the upside. This could drive inflation towards the higher end of the target,” said Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia. Faster price increases in rice, meat, fish, and vegetables pushed up the food subgroup inflation to 4.3 percent in February 2017 from last

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Aga, Charlene’s twins need to finish college first before joining showbiz Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzales’ twins, Atasha and Andres, turned 15 recently. “Come to think of it, next year, they will be dalaga at binata,” said Aga. Would he and Charlene allow Atasha to entertain suitors by then? “Ewan ko kay Charlene, but with me, I don’t even want to think about it,” Aga admitted, “Si Andres shares with me kung sino-sino ang mga babaing hinahangaan niya. “You should see Andres in person. Ang guwapo niya!” he remarked. “In the case of Atasha, she’s almost as tall as Charlene.

And, like her mom, pardon me for saying so, pang beauty queen din ang dating niya.” Are the two joining showbiz? “Napag-u-usapan namin ‘yan,” the actor answered. “But our advice to them is to finish college muna, at bahala na kung anong plano nila next.”(MNS)

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Vina approves of Piolo for sister Shaina

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Even Vina Morales is in the dark about the real score between Piolo Pascual and her youngest sister Shaina Magdayao. In a press conference on Monday for her newest album “VINA XXX” under Star Music, he actress-singer admitted that she is clueless about the status of her sister’s relationship with Pascual. “Alam mo naman ang kapatid ko napakatahimik din, ‘di masyadong nagkukuwento. Pero sa nakikita ko and in my heart, they really have big respect for each other. They really get along well. I don’t know what they have but I know that they care for each other. They are always there for each other when they need someone to talk to,” Morales told reporters.

She also described Pascual as “a very good person” with “a very good heart.” “Wala po akong masabing hindi maganda sa kanya and to his family. Napakabait nila kay Shaina and Piolo, he’s so nice to Shaina,” Morales said. “Kung maging brother-in-law ko siya, he is very welcome. Sino ba naman ako para i-stop ang kanilang pagmamamahalan, yung respeto nila sa isa’t isa at pagsasama? I always have big respect for Piolo at kung saan masaya ang kapatid ko na sa nakikita ko ay happy naman siya sa sitwasyon, so I respect that,” she added. As a sister, Morales said she will just be there to guide and support Magdayao.

Last month, Pascual announced that he and Magdayao have been “exclusively dating” for five years now. He even described his relationship with the actress as “something that we value, something that we treasure and we appreciate.” Magdayao, however, downplayed the news by saying that she doesn’t want to label their relationship. “Just for the record, he is free to date anyone he wants, the same way I’m free to date anyone I want,” she said. Pascual and Magdayao were first romantically linked to each other back in 2012 after reportedly getting cozy during the concert tour of “ASAP” in Singapore that year. (MNS)

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Michelle van Eimeren’s daughter back in PHL with dad Ogie

Ogie Alcasid’s (right) daughter Leila

Michelle van Eimeren and Ogie Alcasid’s daughter Leila has returned to the country to spend more time

with her father, and to know more about the country. The 19-year-old said she decided to go back to the Philippines after her last vacation. “When I came last July for a holiday, I was really drawn to the idea of coming here, and my mom was kind of the one who planted the idea in my head. She saw how much I was enjoying myself and how much I felt at home, so she said, you can come here if you want, nobody’s stopping you,” Leila said.

The move was difficult for the two, especially since Leila considers her mother as her best friend. “It was difficult for her because she was going to miss me, and I was going to miss her. We’re not used to not seeing each other everyday. It was difficult in that way but in terms of letting me go and encouraging me to go, she had no difficulty because she was being supportive,” Leila said. Leila is currently studying Filipino and having voice lessons to improve her singing voice. (MNS)

Meet Jomari and Aiko’s teenage son There’s a new Yllana making a name in the world of showbiz. Aiko Melendez and Jomari Yllana’s 18-year-old son Andre has recently joined the Kapamilya teleserye “The Greatest Love.” According to Andre, being the son of celebrity parents is both a blessing and a challenge. “Natutuwa nga ako na parang, ay nakikilala na nila ako na anak ni Aiko pati ni Jomari. Napa-proud ako sa parents ko,” he said. “Kailangan bantay-sarado ako sa

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‘yung career ni Mommy, career ni Daddy,” he added. Andre also said he looks up to his mother more than his father, especially when it comes to playing drama roles. Growing up, Andre wanted to join showbiz but he chose to finish his studies first. It was only after he graduated from high school that he formally joined show business. Aside from acting and studying, Andre also likes playing basketball and is interested in cars. (MNS)

Kathryn advised to rest after being hospitalized Kathryn Bernardo is now doing fine after being hospitalized, according to her mother Min Bernardo. The actress’ mom posted on Twitter on Sunday saying her daughter was rushed to the hospital without providing any other details. Mrs. Bernardo followed it up with another tweet expressing relief that the actress was cleared in her labo-

ratory tests. Bernardo has already been discharged from the hospital and is now back home. She was just advised by the doctors to rest. Despite this, the young actress is planning to resume shooting her movie with Daniel Padilla on Tuesday. (MNS)

Will Angel Locsin be part of ‘La Luna Sangre’?

Angel Locsin

Will Angel Locsin be returning to primetime soon? On Tuesday, the Kapamilya actress had the rumor mills churning

after she posted on Instagram a photo of her in between promotional posters for “Lobo” and “Imortal.” She wrote as the caption: “Pa-picture sa posters ng ABS while waiting.” This has sparked speculations from fans that she will be joining the cast of “La Luna Sangre,” the upcoming third installment of the hit fantasy franchise which will star Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo. Locsin played the lead female role in both “Lobo” and “Imortal.” A release date for “La Luna Sangre” has yet to be released, but Padilla and Bernardo said that they have already begun working on the series. (MNS)

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Patrick Garcia, wife lose baby

Patrick Garcia assured his wife Nikka Martinez that everything is going to be okay after she had a miscarriage. On Instagram, Martinez revealed that she was three months pregnant when she lost the baby. Without saying much, the couple posted pictures of themselves in a tight embrace in their respective Instagram pages. Their followers were also quick to send them comforting messages. Garcia married Martinez two years ago. A former child actor who successfully transitioned to mature roles, Garcia already has two daughters with Martinez – Chelsea and Patrice. The actor also has a son with actress Jennylyn Mercado, Alex Jazz. (MNS)

Roxanne Guinoo not raring to return to showbiz “Star Circle Quest” alumnus Roxanne Guinoo didn’t think twice when she decided to leave show business for her family, she said in an interview. Guinoo was at the peak of her career when she decided to marry her boyfriend Angelo Elton Yap in 2011. “Mas higit na hindi ko tatalikuran ang pamilya at mga anak ko,” Guinoo said. According to Guinoo, after giving birth to daughter Rain Elianna, she decided to be a hands-on mother. “Tinalikuran ko talaga ‘yon, decidRoxanne Guinoo ed akong tutukan ‘yung unang anak ko. Supported ako ni Elton, mas happy siya,” she shared. “Ang puyat (sa anak) mas masarap, walang kapantay.” Last year, Guinoo returned to acting in the television series “Walang Iwanan.” But she stressed that right now, her priority is her husband and their three children. “Sabi ko kay Elton, ‘Kaya mo pa naman, hindi ba? Maliit pa naman sila. Saka na tayo magtulungan kapag hirap na hirap na tayo,’” Guinoo said.(MNS)

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“The two professions that people don’t like are attorneys and car salesmen, because offthe-bat, people think that they are going to be cheated by them. But not all of us are like that.” Fleet Sales Manager Raymond Orosa of Mercedes-Benz, Encino, opens up. “It’s about selling (yes), but it’s not about selling to them today – if they’re not ready. You don’t push them. You may close a sale by doing that but it’s not a ‘buyer for life,’ (that sale) ends there. I don’t go for Filipino-American Raymond Orosa of MB Encino. one-hit wonders. Photo: Angel Tahimik I go for you, your brother, your sister, your friends. Eventually, You help as many people as you can I don’t have to call people anymore re- and the rest keep on. There’s one rule lationship and his bedrock principle I follow: you don’t think about the is the rightest: he is not your typical money you make. It will come. If you “car salesman.” Orosa has been with genuinely help people by giving them Mercedes-Benz for 10 years. Having sufficient information, they see that sold roughly 2,500 cars in his lifetime and they come back to you.” Car Salesmen are stereotyped – and only with Mercedes-Benz – the man clearly has car-selling down to negatively for this reason: the typical a fine art. He won “Salesman of the “car salesman”will try to win you over Year” numerous times and is known at all cost in the shortest amount of for going above and beyond the norm time possible. However, a few of of client service. “I deliver cars...pick them would try to earn your trust, up their cars for service...I’d lease a take time and work along your pace – car so that when I pick up their car not theirs. They are not your typical they’d have a loaner car – I do things car salesman, and one of them goes by the name of Raymond Orosa. You differently,” Orosa adds. Orosa’s face lit up when he spoke can reach him at 818.536.2413 or go about his favorite thing about the job. to Mercedes-Benz of Encino at 16721 “(It’s) the people,” Orosa uttered Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91436. in a heartbeat. “I love helping people. (Angel Tahimik)

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$189 per month/ 36 months/ $2,888 due at lease signing. Includes required refundable security deposit. Exclusive tax, license, title, registration, documentation fees, insurance and the like. Lease example for 2017 Outlander Sport 2.0 ES 2WD CVT, MSRP $20,995 PLUS $895 destination handling.Due at signing is if customer applies $500.00 lease reabate. Available through Ally Financial, subject to approved credit and insurance. Net capitalized cost is $19,086 and includes $595 acquisition fee. Option to purchase at lease end at price determined at lease signing. Lessee is responsible for maintenance, repairs, excess wear, and $0.20 per mile over 12,000 miles/year. Not all customer will qualify. Price, terms and vehicle availability may vary. Other lease terms/ details apply. This offer may not combine with factory cash rebates. See dealer for details. Illustration shown may not be the same as actual vehicle sold.

$219 per month/ 48 months/ $2,693 due at lease signing. Includes required refundable security deposit. Exclusive tax, license, title, registration, documentation fees, insurance and the like. Lease example for 2017 Outlander 2.4 ES 2WD CVT, MSRP $23,495 PLUS $895 destination handling.Due at signing is if customer applies $750.00 lease reabate. Available through Ally Financial, subject to approved credit and insurance. Net capitalized cost is $21,503 and includes $595 acquisition fee. Option to purchase at lease end at price determined at lease signing. Lessee is responsible for maintenance, repairs, excess wear, and $0.20 per mile over 12,000 miles/year. Not all customer will qualify. Price, terms and vehicle availability may vary. Other lease terms/details apply. This offer may not combine with factory cash rebates. See dealer for details. Illustration shown may not be the same as actual vehicle sold.

PRICE LISTED AFTER ALL APPLICABLE REBATES. SUCH AS LOYALTY, MILITARY AND MANUFACTURER’S REBATE. NOT ALL CUSTOMERS QUALIFY FOR LOYALTY RABATE. TO QUALIFY CUSTOMER MUST BE A CURRENT MITSUBISHI VEHICLE REGISTERED OWNER. ALL VEHICLES SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE PRICES PLUS GOVERMENT FEES AND ANY DEALER DOCUMENT PREPARATION CHARGE AND EMISSION TESTING CHARGE. ALL FACTORY REBATES IN LIEU OF SPECIAL RATES OFFERED BY MITSUBISHI CREDIT AND SPECIAL RATES ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITH ANY ADVERTISED VEHICLES. SEE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

PRE-OWNED SUPER CENTER ‘11 NISSAN VERSA

1.8LL I-4 CYL, HATCHBACK

Stk: S71325A | 407502

7,995

NOW

‘15 HYUNDAI VELOSTER

1.6LL I-4 CYL, HATCHBACK

Stk: P2459R | 245109

NOW

13,995

‘15 NISSAN VERSA S 1.6LL I-4 CYL, SEDAN

Stk: P2322 | 882698

8,695

NOW

‘14 KIA OPTIMA LX 2.4LL I-4 CYL, SEDAN

Stk: P2519 | 264912

NOW

13,995

‘15 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE RF 1.2LL I-3 CYL, HATCHBACK

Stk: P2529 | 038838

8,890

NOW

‘13 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT ES 2.0LL I-4 CYL, SUV

Stk: 70205A | 010783

NOW

10,995

‘16 HYUNDAI ACCENT SE 1.6LL I-4 CYL, SEDAN

Stk: P2501RS | 967571

NOW

11,495

‘15 MITSUBISHI LANCER GT ‘13 HONDA ACCORD SPORT ‘14 MAZDA MAZDA6 I TOURING 2.4LL I-4 CYL, SEDAN

Stk: P2518 | 003068

NOW

14,495

2.4LL I-4 CYL, SEDAN

Stk: S70795DB | 003008

NOW

14,795

2.5LL I-4 CYL, SEDAN

Stk: S71048A | 130459

NOW

15,995

‘15 KIA FORTE LX FWD 1.8LL I-4 CYL, SEDAN

Stk: S71522A | 416403

11,890

NOW

‘16 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER ES 2.4LL I-4 CYL, SUV

Stk: P2442 | 005486

NOW

16,775

TEST DRIVE TODAY! MENTION THIS AD -AND-

GET 3 DAY/2 NIGHTS LAS VEGAS VOUCHER

‘14 KIA SOUL BASE

1.6LL I-4 CYL, HATCHBACK

Stk: P2406S | 044798

NOW

12,985

‘15 KIA SEDONA 3.3LL V-6 CYL, VAN

Stk: P2380S | 045267

NOW

17,495

‘14 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.8LL I-4 CYL, SEDAN

Stk: P2394R | 072640

NOW

12,995

‘13 MAZDA MAZDA MX-5 MIATA GRAND TOURING 2.0LL I-4 CYL, CONVERTIBLE

Stk: P2358S | 231034

NOW

18,995

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Diamond Honda of Glendale Spring Shopping SALE

*)5(( /,)(7,0( 32:(575$,1 :$55$17< *Included with the purchase of any new or selected used vehicle. We will extend your Powertrain Warranty for as long as you own your vehicle. Peace of mind you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get anywhere else.

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Lease for only

NEW 2017 Honda Civic LX 4 Dr, Automatic

2 AT THIS OFFER 6WN 9,1

0RGHO )& ) +(: Starting at $20,375. $4,055 due at lease signing plus destination, tax, title & tags. 36 month lease, 12k miles/yr. 36 miles with $0.15 per excess mile. No security deposit required. On approved above average credit through American Honda Financial Services.

per month plus tax at 36 months nth thss

Lease for only

NEW 2017 Honda Accord LX 4 Dr, Automatic

2 AT THIS OFFER 6WN 9,1

0RGHO &5 ) *(: Starting at $23,990. $4,499 due at lease signing plus destination, tax, title & tags. 36 month lease, 12k miles/yr. 36 miles with $0.15 per excess mile. No security deposit required. On approved above average credit through American Honda Financial Services.

per month plus tax at 36 months

Lease for only

NEW 2016 Honda CR-V EX 2WD, Automatic

1 AT THIS OFFER 67. 9,1 0RGHO 50 + *-: Starting at $30,300. $5,598 due at lease signing plus destination, tax, title & tags. 36 month lease, 12k miles/yr. 36 miles with $0.20 per excess mile. No security deposit required. On approved above average credit through American Honda Financial Services.

per month plus tax at 36 months

Lease for only

NEW 2016 Honda ODYSSEY LX

2 AT THIS OFFER 6WN 9,1 0RGHO &5 ) *(: Starting at $30,300. $5,598 due at lease signing plus destination, tax, title & tags. 36 month lease, 12k miles/yr. 36 miles with $0.15 per excess mile. No security deposit required. On approved above average credit through American Honda Financial Services.

per month plus tax at 36 monthss

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$6,591

2013 Honda Civic LX

2014 Honda Accord

2016 Toyota Corolla S

WAS $12,491

WAS $15,491

WAS $16,998

WAS $17,491

NOW

27495A/EG701146

WAS $18,088

T261727A/CH532338

NOW

$16,591

$10,991

2014 Honda CR-V 92526/EH521358

WAS $18,091

NOW

Diamond Honda

of Glendale

$10,991

2014 Honda CR-V EX

92423A/EA033633

$16,588

ON APPROVED CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS

2012 Honda Civic

92530/FL443811

2014 Honda Accord Sport

NOW

1.9% APR

On Select Honda Models

2015 Nissan Versa Note SV

WAS 8,091

NOW

RATE AS LOW AS

92479/DE293085

NOW

2016 Honda CR-V 261852A/GH518058

WAS $19,291

NOW

$17,791

$13,991

92432/EA082184

NOW

2014 Honda Pilot EX-L 92478A/EB021627

WAS $21,498

NOW

$19,998

$15,498

27310A/GP387860

NOW

2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 92419/FB055057

WAS $28,091

NOW

$26,591

www.diamondhondaofglendale.com

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WAS $28,498

NOW

$26,988

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SUBARU OF GLENDALE

Subaru of Glendale is the #1 Volume Subaru Dealer in Southern California!!! #1 claim based on SOA MTD Sales Report for new car sales in Southern Californian for January 2017**

Visit Subaru of Glendale to ﬁnd your dream car at a great price with the help of our friendly, no pressure sales staff. Whether it’s love at ﬁrst sight or after your test drive, you’ll have a great experience and leave with a grin on your face.

2017 SUBARU

Forester 2.5i

2017 SUBARU

WRX

CVT with Alloy y Wheel Package g LEASE OFFER

LEASE OFFER

169

199

PLUS TAX PER MONTH ONTH LEASE// 36 MONTHS/10,000 00 MILES PER YEAR

$2,999 Down Payment $0 Security Deposit $0 First Months Lease Payment

$1,999 Down Payment $0 Security Deposit $0 First Months Lease Payment

$2,999 Total Due Lease Signing (tax, title, license & doc fees extra)

$1,999 Total Due Lease Signing (tax, title, license & doc fees extra) Model Co Code HFB-02 2 Offer Expires 03/31/17

FINANCE OFFER 0% Limited Term Financing on ALL New Foresters in Stock

2017 SUBARU

219

PLUS TAX PER MONTH ONTH LEASE/ 39 MONTHS/10,000 0 MILES PER YEAR

PLUS TAX PER MONTH ONTH LE LEASE/ 42 MONTHS/10,000 0 MILES PER YEAR

$0 Down Payment $0 Security Deposit $0 First Months Lease Payment

$1,999 Total Due Lease Signing (tax, title, license & doc fees extra)

$0 Total Due Lease Signing (tax, title, license & doc fees extra) Model Code HRC-12 Offer Expires 03/31/17

FINANCE OFFER 1.90 % Limited Term Financing on ALL New Crosstreks in Stock

2017 SUBARU

FINANCE OFFER As low as 0% APR Financing up to 63 months on ALL New Legacys in Stock

Outback 2.5i

Limited CVT with Eyesight & Navigation

2017 SUBARU

Model Code HAD-11 Offer Expires 03/31/17

Legacy 2.5i

Limited CVT with Navigation & Eyesight

Sign & Drive

LEASE OFFER

2 LEASE OFFERS

269

Legacy 2.5i Premium CVT

Sign & Drive

$1,999 Down Payment $0 Security Deposit $0 First Months Lease Payment

Model Code HUN-01 Offer Expires 03/31/17

LEASE OFFER

199

FINANCE OFFER As low as 2.90 % Limited Term Financing on ALL New WRX & STIs in Stock AND No payments for 90 days on approved credit

Crosstrek 2.0i Premium CVT

PLUS TAX PER MONTH LEASE/ 36 MONTHS/10,000 MILES PER YEAR

299

PLUS TAX PER MONTH ONTH LEASE// 36 MONTHS/10,000 0 MILES PER YEAR

PLUS TAX PER MONTH LEASE/ 36 MONTHS/10,000 MILES PER YEAR

$1,999 Down Payment $0 Security Deposit $0 First Months Lease Payment

$0 Down Payment $0 Security Deposit $0 First Months Lease Payment

$1,999 Total Due Lease Signing (tax, title, license & doc fees extra)

$0 Total Due Lease Signing (tax, title, license & doc fees extra)

FINANCE OFFER 0% Limited Term Financing on ALL New Outbacks in Stock

Model Code HDF-24 Offer Expires 03/31/17

FINANCE OFFER As low as 0% APR Financing up to 63 months on ALL New Legacys in Stock

Model Code HAF-24 Offer Expires 03/31/17

Driving People Happy “Para sa bagong Subaru, tawagan nyo lang po kami !”

SUBARU OF GLENDALE 1308 S Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91204 www.SubaruofGlendale.net

855-230-1547 Andrew Marilla Sales & Leasing

Christian Marilla Finance Manager

Subaru, Forester, Outback, Tribeca, Legacy, Impreza, WRX, STI, and SUBARU BOXER are registered trademarks. Purchase or lease any new (previously untitled) Subaru and receive a complimentary factory scheduled maintainance plan for 2 years or 24,000 miles (whichever comes ﬁrst). See Subaru Added Security Maintenance Plan for intervals, coverage and limitations. Customer must take delivery before 12-31-17 and reside within the promotional area. At participating dealers only. See dealer for program details and eligibility.

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Nissan of Mission Hills

Out to be the #1 Nissan Dealer in the Nation*

Serving the Filipino Community for more than 20 years.

“Kayang-kaya nyo ang down at mababa lang ang monthly payment!” Ikaw ba ay problematic dahil sa Bad Credit/No Credit?. No Driver’s License? No SS? Ok na ang TIN!. Bankruptcy? WALANG PROBLEMA!!!

NEW CAR SPECIALS

“Tawagan or hanapin nyo lang ako”

Manuel Lava

Internet | Fleet Manager

Cell: (661)-644-0944

2017 NISSAN

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36 MONTHS

199 /MO

189 /MO

$2,799 INITIAL PAYMENT

$2,899 INITIAL PAYMENT

VIN: 1N4Al3AP6HN321182 VIN: 1N4Al3AP7HN314922

expires 3/31/17

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expires 3/31/17

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PRE-OWNED CARS AVAILABLE

‘13 NISSAN VERSA 1.6

7,995

‘16 NISSAN VERSA MANUAL 1.6 S

10,989

Stock#: H24361 | Vin: 854172

Stock#: H24211 | Vin: 869355

‘14 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN CVT LX ‘16 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT FWD 2.4

14,995

16,595

Stock#: H26471 | Vin: 248961

Stock#: U4788 | Vin: 330929

‘13 TOYOTA PRIUS C HB ONE ‘15 NISSAN VERSA NOTE HB CVT 1.6 SV ‘15 TOYOTA YARIS LIFTBACK AUTO LE

11,995

12,995

14,995

Stock#: H24771 | Vin: 057200

Stock#: U4955 | Vin: 414239

Stock#: U5034 | Vin: 027199

‘15 TOYOTA COROLLA

‘13 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN HB

‘14 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID SE LIMITED EDITION

16,995

Stock#: H24111 | Vin: 331323

17,995

Stock#: H23641 | Vin: 038850

18,995

Stock#: G30021 | Vin: 131264

www.nissanofmissionhills.com | 11000 Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills, CA 91345

888-588-7635

WE SERVE ALL AAA, COSTCO, AARP, CREDIT UNION, SAM’S CLUB MEMBERS

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CERRITOS MITSUBISHI GIANT Mitsubishi store with HUGE inventory!!!

EARLY SPRING DEALS SAVE BIG ON NEW

“Tawag na mu!” EUGENE C. Senior Sales Consultant

& PRE-OWNED CARS!!!

2017 MITSUBISHI

MIRAGE ES

0 $ 10,199*

MSRP................$13,830 Customer Rebate.....................$1,500 Military Rebate .......................$500

BUY FOR

48 MONTHS

0 $ 14,299*

Customer Rebate.....................$1,500 Loyalty Rebate ........................$500 Military Rebate .......................$500

OF REBATES

BUY FOR

122

SEDAN

72 MONTHS

% FINANCING AVAILABLE IN LIEU

MSRP................$19,630

OF REBATES

in stock

Stock # : S17009

Stock # : C17074

2017 MITSUBISHI

OUTLANDER SPORT ES

2017 MITSUBISHI

72 MONTHS

0 $ 15,599*

MSRP...................$20,690

OUTLANDER ES 7 SEATER

0 $ 18,699*

MSRP..............$24,390

% FINANCING AVAILABLE IN LIEU

Customer Rebate.......................$1.500 Loyalty Rebate ..........................$500 Military Rebate ........................$500

BUY FOR

LANCER ES

2017 MITSUBISHI

% FINANCING AVAILABLE IN LIEU

SONNY C. Filipino Sales

OF REBATES

BUY FOR

108

72 MONTHS

% FINANCING AVAILABLE IN LIEU

Customer Rebate.......................$2,000 Loyalty Rebate ...........................$500 Military Rebate ...........................$500

OF REBATES

122

in stock

Stock # : C17107

Stock # : C17192 *Evolution *Evolu *Ev olutio tionn and and i-MiEV i-MiEV are are excluded exclude excl ude ded from ded fro the 10 year 100 thousand mile Warranty fro

FRIENDLY PRICED PRE-OWNED CARS! TEST-DRIVE NOW! ‘09 NISSAN SENTRA SEDAN

WAS 10,988 $

Stk: C3040P

6,999

‘11 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT

WAS $11,988 Stk: C17228A

8,999

‘05 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L VAN

‘14 MTISUBISHI MIRAGE ES HB

WAS 11,900 $

Stk: C3026P

7,800

WAS 10,988

WAS 10,999

7,988

Stk: C3041P

‘07 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS COUPE

‘12 MAZDA MAZDA6 i SEDAN

Stk: C16320A

7,988

WAS $10,900

Stk: C2894P

7,999

‘14 HYUNDAI ACCENT GLS SEDAN

‘10 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 SEDAN ‘13 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER TRUCK ‘13 HONDA PILOT EX-L FWD SUV

WAS $14,800

WAS $14,988 $

Stk: C2987P

9,988

NURSES/HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM AVAILABLE!

5 YR/60,000 MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY

YES

ONLY 3/36

10100

YES

ONLY 3/36

ONLY 5/60

*All special lease are based on Tier 1 Credit through Mitsubishi Motors Credit of America. All payments are plus tax, ﬁrst payments, license and acquisition fees included in lease.

5YR

10 YR/100,000 MILES LTD POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY 5 YR/UNLIMITED MILES ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE

YES

NONE

22,900

5 Year Unlimited

PowerTrain Repair Cost

Until August 2027

100,000-mile 10 year Powertrain Limited Warranty

Stk: C2936P

23,800

ARTESIA FWY

Mile Road Assistance See Dealer for Details

WAS $28,999 $

SOUTH ST.

CERRITOS MITSUBISHI DEL AMO BLVD.

STUDEBAKER RD.

560

Mitsubishi Honda Toyota Nissan

Stk: C3027P

PALO VERDE AVE.

ANY CREDIT SITUATION, WE CAN HELP YOU. BEST IN CLASS PAYMENT

PRICE LISTED AFTER ALL APPLICABLE REBATES. ALL VEHICLES SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE PRICES PLUS GOVERMENT FEES AND ANY DEALER DOCUMENT PREPARATION CHARGE AND EMISSION TESTING CHARGE PLUS DESTINATION CHARGE ALL FACTORY REBATES IN LIEU OF SPECIAL RATES OFFERED BY MITSUBISHI CREDIT AND SPECIAL RATES ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITH ANY ADVERTISED VEHICLES. SEE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. PRICE LISTED AFTER ALL APPLICABLE REBATES SUCH AS CUSTOMER & LOYALTY REBATE. NOT ALL CUSTOMERS QUALIFY FOR LOYALTY RABATE. TO QUALIFY CUSTOMER MUST BE A CURRENT MITSUBISHI VEHICLE REGISTERED OWNER. ALL VEHICLES SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE PRICES PLUS GOVERMENT FEES AND ANY DEALER DOCUMENT PREPARATION CHARGE AND EMISSION TESTING CHARGE. ALL FACTORY REBATES IN LIEU OF SPECIAL RATES OFFERED BY MITSUBISHI CREDIT AND SPECIAL RATES ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITH ANY ADVERTISED VEHICLES. SEE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

NO ONE OFFERS MORE!

WAS $26,988 $

12,800

Stk: C3029P

562-494-0187 10944 South St. Cerritos CA 90703

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USED CARS E

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll help you get a car!

L to SA 500 cars Over ! choose from

SALES EVENT

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marami kayong pagpipilian! Tawag na kina kababayang Joel at Jose!â&#x20AC;?

May Filipino Department na tutulong sa inyo :

Jose Villanueva 500-1260 at0-1 Joel (323) 547-5394 Jos Jo ose o se V Vi(213) iilll lla lan anu ue ev eva va (2 va (21 213) 3) 500-1260 50 500 00-1 126 1 260 260 6Paguio at Jo at Joel J oel oe e lP Pag Paguio agu ag agu uio uio io (32 (323) (3 323) 323 3) 547 3) 54 477-53 53 39 94

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 BMW 325CI 2DR COUPE

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;04 AUDI A4 4DR SDN 3.0L QUATTRO AUTO

5,495

5,995

VIN: WBABV13435JT23391 STOCK: X70151A

VIN: WAULT68E54A110613 STOCK: X60327

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14 TOYOTA YARIS 5DR LIFTBACK AUTO L

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 BMW X3 3.0SI AWD 4DR SUV

10,995

VIN: JTDKTUD36ED581581 STOCK: X61824

VIN: WBXPC93427WJ01026 STOCK: X61006

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;15 HYUNDAI VELOSTER 3DR CPE AUTO RE:FLEX W/RED INT

12,589

VIN: KMHTC6ADXFU223779 STOCK: X61153

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;16 SCION IA 4DR SDN AUTO

14,695

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