Pilipino Express • August 1, 2018

Volume 14 • No. 15 • August 1 - 15, 2018 Publication Mailing Account #41721512

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Pearl of the Orient Pavilion moves to new location

12 Magdaragat Philippines Inc. Pearl of the Orient Philippine Pavilion Ambassadors 2018. From l-r: Aileen Madden, Adult Ambassador General; Mirella Aiello, Youth Ambassador; Cecilia Berces, Adult Ambassador; Joseph Orobia, Adult Ambassador General; Ruby Adriosula, Adult Ambassador; Skylar Jeppesen, Youth Ambassador and Vina Dimayuga, Youth Ambassador General. Photo by Del Pelagio

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It’s time again for Folklorama, the largest and longest-running multicultural festival of its kind in the world. This year, 44 volunteerrun pavilions will feature lively entertainment, cultural displays, warm hospitality and authentic ethnic cuisine, from August 5 to 18.

And for the first time in many years, the Pearl of the Orient See PEARL p8

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Land of promise As I write this, the country is waiting for President Rodrigo Duterte to sign the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which he had promised to do within 48 hours of receiving it. He was supposed to sign it on July 23 right before his State of the Nation Address (SONA), and it would have been a major achievement that he could truly brag about. But an internal issue in the House of Representatives prevented him from doing so.

Members of Congress were scheduled to ratify it during their last regular session in the morning of that day, but the session was abruptly adjourned in an apparent bid to keep Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from staging a coup against House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.

The House did manage to ratify it the next day, and as I write this, Duterte has had less than 24 hours to read it before signing it. As a peace worker I am very excited about this development, but I realize that a lot of people outside of Mindanao (and even within the island actually) do not know what the new law is really about. To put it simply, it is the fulfilment of the peace deal – called the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro

(CAB) – signed between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2014. The BOL is seen to address the historical injustices committed against the Moro people, giving them the right to govern themselves based on their own culture and ways.

Following are some of the salient features of the BOL: Bangsamoro Transition Authority The BTA shall be composed of 80 members appointed by the President. The elected officials of the Regional Government shall be part of the BTA. Likewise, the non-Moro indigenous communities, youth, women, settler communities, traditional leaders, and other sectors shall have representatives in the BTA. 75-25 wealth sharing term The panels agreed on the 75-25 wealth-sharing term in favour of the Bangsamoro.

This increases the share of the Bangsamoro in government tax revenues by five per cent compared with the current 70 percent being received by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) from national internal revenue taxes, fees, and charges, as well as taxes imposed on natural resources.

Block Grant The committee has adopted the automatic allocation of the annual block grant for the Bangsamoro region. This is equivalent to five per cent of the net national internal revenue of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

Special Development Fund The National Government will allocate P5 billion to the Bangsamoro annually for a period of 10 years. This is equivalent to P50 billion for the entire implementation. The amount will be used for the rehabilitation of conflict-affected areas within the region.

Shari’ah or Islamic Law Primarily, regular courts within the Bangsamoro will continue to exercise their judicial functions provided by national law.

While adopting a justice system that complies with the Constitution, the Bangsamoro has been allowed to implement Shari’ah exclusively to cases involving Muslims.

Meanwhile, tribal laws will be applicable to disputes of indigenous peoples within the Bangsamoro.

Rehabilitation and development The livelihood and other needs of members of the MILF/ Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Force, the MNLF/Bangsamoro Armed Force, and, their women’s auxiliary forces shall be addressed by rehabilitation, reconstruction

and development packages as part of the normalization process.

A Special Development Fund shall be provided by the National government for conflict-affected communities. The 10-year fund is P50 Billion. P5 Billion shall be released annually, for 10 years, starting upon the ratification of the BOL. More work ahead As Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza keeps saying, the signing of the BOL into law is not a “magic bullet” that solves all the problems of Mindanao. It is, he emphasizes, only a first step, and much work still needs to be done.

The first hurdle is the fact that a plebiscite within the core territory needs to be held within 150 days after the effectivity of the BOL. At present there are still a lot of misconceptions about the law, and there needs to be a massive information campaign to tell the people directly affected how much they can benefit from having a Bangsamoro government.

But at the very least, the first step has been taken, and it gives hope that Mindanao can finally take its place as “The Land of Promise.”

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the original author, and do not necessarily represent those of the Pilipino Express publishers.

Jon Joaquin is the Chief Editor of www.mindanation. com. E-mail Jon at jonjoaquin@ gmail.com.

Grief and loss – a different journey for each person Counselling sessions with my clients is very privileged work.

I learn from the wisdom they have gained through pains and struggles. I walk with them as they endure emotional pain. Some of the most meaningful work that I do is talking to people who have lost a loved one. Sometimes, the person that has died is a spouse, parent, sibling, friend, and even a child.

As they talk about learning to live without their loved one, they feel a wide range of emotions such as despair, anger, fear, regret, and guilt. Along my journey with them, I have learned several things about grief and loss.

First, everyone handles grief differently. The same event will have a different impact and meaning for different people.

Statements such as, “I can’t believe she’s not crying right now,” and, “He’s acting so normal,” do not recognize the fact that there is no right way to grieve. The only thing that is certain is that grief will touch us all sooner or later.

Grief can have psychological, physical, social and spiritual effects. Psychologically, one can experience intense emotions such as sadness, anger, guilt, fear and shame. We can be easily distracted and unable to focus, mentally exhausted, confused, and lack motivation. Common physical symptoms can include body aches, difficulty sleeping, and exhaustion. Our social relationships can be affected as family and friends struggle to understand and try to support us. It is common to cope by withdrawing and wanting to be alone. And spiritually, our beliefs might be shaken or strengthened.

So how do you cope with emotions that can feel so devastating?

1. Tell yourself that this grief journey is yours and yours alone.

Although you might have others to help you along the way, what worked for others in their healing process might not necessarily work for you.

2. Accept the reality of the loss. Know that change and

adjustment must follow.

3. Be open to the pain of grief. Let yourself feel intense emotions. Covering it up will tax your mental health heavily.

Whether you grieve in private or confide in a friend, allow yourself to feel sad or angry for a certain period of time. Bereavement groups can be especially helpful as you can take comfort in the fact that you are not alone and can share your story with others going through similar experiences.

4. Adjust to a new environment after the loss. This includes external adjustments (how you function daily), internal adjustments (for example, developing a new identity as a widow) and spiritual adjustments (addressing changes in beliefs, values and understanding of the world).

5. Honour the bond you have with the deceased person, ended relationship, or lost aspect of your identity. Realize that it will continue to exist, but in a different form. Give yourself permission to remember.

6. Find a creative, meaningful way to remember and say goodbye such as writing a letter, making a scrapbook, singing a special song, or telling a story about your loved one to others. Some people create a memory box where they fill a special container with objects that remind them of their loved one.

7. And finally, understand that you cannot fix or cure grief.

The loss that hurts you now will likely continue to hurt in different forms. Pain will ebb and flow just like the ocean tides, at times feeling overwhelming and almost too much to bear, and at other times be so still and calm, that you forget for a little while.

But perhaps it is not meant to completely go away. Because to stop feeling would be to stop living, to stop journeying, and to stop remembering. At the end of the day, we never want to stop remembering the person that we miss so dearly.

Cheryl Dizon-Reynante is a licensed therapist with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

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Can a Mediterranean diet lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?

You may know that a Mediterranean diet — rich in fruits, vegetables, olive oil, legumes, whole grains and fish — offers many heart-healthy benefits.

But a Mediterranean diet may also benefit your brain.

Studies show people who closely follow a Mediterranean diet are less likely to have Alzheimer’s disease than people who don’t follow the diet.

Research suggests a Mediterranean diet may: • Slow cognitive decline in older adults • Reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) — a transitional stage between the cognitive decline of normal aging and the more-serious memory problems caused by dementia or Alzheimer’s disease • Reduce the risk of MCI progressing into Alzheimer’s disease • It’s unclear which parts of the Mediterranean diet might protect brain function.

Researchers speculate that making healthy food choices may improve cholesterol and

blood sugar levels and overall blood vessel health, which may in turn reduce the risk of MCI or Alzheimer’s disease.

Another theory suggests that following a Mediterranean diet may help prevent brain tissue loss associated with Alzheimer’s.

But for now it’s difficult to say what exactly explains the relationship between following a Mediterranean diet and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Some research shows that individuals with moderate seafood consumption had fewer Alzheimer’s-related changes in their brains among people carrying the apolipoprotein E (APOE e4) gene, which is thought to increase Alzheimer’s risk.

But overall, evidence isn’t strong enough to show that the Mediterranean diet reduces Alzheimer’s disease risk. One issue is that most studies on the effects of diet on dementia are based on dietary questionnaires completed by participants who may have trouble recalling what they ate or have memory problems.

So, one study used a modified

food questionnaire developed for use in older adults to address this issue. The study looked at whether following a Mediterranean diet, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet designed to treat high blood pressure or a hybrid diet that combined aspects of both diets known as the MediterraneanDASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

The results showed that people who strictly followed any of the three diets had a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, even modest adoption of the MIND diet approach, such as eating two vegetable servings a day, two berry servings a week and one fish meal a week, appeared to lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

More research and clinical trials are needed to know to what degree a Mediterranean diet prevents Alzheimer’s or slows the progression of cognitive decline.

Nonetheless, eating a healthy diet is important to stay physically and mentally fit.

– By Mayo Clinic Staff With Dr. Jonathan Graff-Radford, M.D. – Courtesy Mayo Clinic News Network

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Express Entry and MPNP Invitations to Apply Express entry continues to be the focus for economic immigration to Canada. On the July 11, 2018 draw, the federal department reports that 3,750 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued. This is a new record.

The Express Entry is all the rage and the provincial immigration programs are following suit with Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia and Manitoba, to mention only a few, moving to introduce an enhanced application stream or express entry-linked processing stream.

The application activity at the federal level is considerable but so too the PNP, which comprises roughly 30 per cent of economic immigration to Canada.

This province has the Manitoba Express Entry Pathway under the Skilled Worker Overseas Stream. The numbers of applicants selected from the Expressions of Interest (EOI) inventory under this stream falls significantly under the

federal counterpart. But there are invitations and they are continuing over time. EOI draw #48, on July 9, 2018, had 132 invitations issued for persons who have a valid Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code. This number was down significantly from the 202 invitations sent out as part of EOI Draw #47 on July 6, 2018. But the EOI Draw #48 surpassed the EOI Draw #46 of June 21, 2018 where 114 invitees had a valid Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code. It is somewhat premature to make any judgements on the continuing Manitoba Express Entry Pathway.

The Express Entry candidates are a small number of the total number of candidates invited to apply by the MPNP. Unlike Draw #48, which only reported on 132 candidates with Express Entry IDs, previous draws had invitations from other categories of persons.

In addition to those listed above, Draw #47 issued 104 invitations

to Skilled Workers in Manitoba with the lowest-ranked candidate invited assessment number of 564 and 32 Skilled Workers Overseas with a lowest score of 639. Draw #46 reported 213 invitations for Skilled Workers in Manitoba with the lowest score of 522 as well as 115 for Strategic Recruitment Initiative with a lowest score of 702 for the Skilled Worker Overseas Stream, which also included 150 invitations for applicants with close family supporters with the lowest score of 579. EOI Draw #45 on May 31, 2018, reported 187 invitations for Skilled Workers in Manitoba with a lowest ranking score of 485 as well as 53 Skilled Workers Overseas under a Strategic Recruitment Initiative with a lowest score of 698 along with 262 invitations for close relatives abroad etc. with the lowest ranking score of 584.

It is significant to note that MPNP application activity is ongoing under both the Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas, as well

as evidence of some activity for past few draws under the Manitoba Express Entry pathway.

It is important for all potential applicants to be aware of the options that are open to them. If you or your friends and relatives have an existing Express Entry EOI, then you have the choice of waiting for selection by the federal department or you may have more immediate success by also applying to the MPNP. There is sufficient evidence, based on EOI Draws 46, 47 and 48 that the Manitoba Express Entry Pathway may be a viable alternative for you. It is true that the federal government has selected thousands with individual draws, which exceed 3,000 Invitations to Apply.

There may be a number of ways you or your family, friends, and relatives may qualify under the MPNP or the Federal Express system. It is important to be aware not only of the invitation application activity of the provincial program, but also its

federal counterpart. In terms of the federal option, it is important to be aware of the requirements under the Federal Skilled Work Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program or the Canadian Experience Class. You may be invited or you can also consider the option of applying to Manitoba, especially if your EOI was accepted by the federal Express Entry and you were given a valid Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code. If you need help with the application streams, you can always check with a licensed immigration practitioner – either a lawyer or a consultant.

Michael Scott is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC, R525678) who has 30 years of experience with Canada Immigration and the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. He currently works as a licensed consultant with R.B. Global Immigration Consultants Ltd. 204-691-1166 or 204-227-0292. E-mail: mscott. ici@gmail.com.

The subtlety of change: a quiet transformation Growth. It may seem slow, as if it’s taking forever, or it’s not happening – but rest assured, it is. Think of a time when a Tita whom you hadn’t seen in awhile exclaimed, “Ay! Malaki ka na!” To you, it may seem you haven’t grown, you haven’t changed , but to her, and to others, transformation is evident.

ANAK as an organization has been around for 12 years, developing resources like books, videos, music, and mentorship programs. By fostering a love for education, we can tell our own stories in the academe and in mainstream narratives. As volunteers, we are committed to empowering Filipino-Canadian youth through capacity building and providing both a safe space to process our thoughts on identity and a platform from which to amplify our voices.

This past year is a good representation of transformative growth, with our focus on outreach, marketing, and community bridge building.

While regular programming paused for re-evaluation and redesign, we took the opportunity to get creative and accomplish some serious planning and preparation for our upcoming Youth Forum and a new Kapatid Program (stay tuned!). ANAK also continued to be active in the community through initiatives such as “Sewing Roots Kasaysayan Project: Oral

History Archive of Winnipeg’s Filipino Canadian Garment Recruits, 1968-1980” as well as through various collaborations with strengthened connections to schools, local organizations, and other heritage groups. We even got the chance to explore new avenues, including developing a special Mango Float treat with Oh Doughnuts in celebration of Philippine Heritage Week and having ANAK Publishing’s “Where’s Winnipeg?” featured during Read by Queens at the Millennium Library.

In addition, we remained committed to offering the ANAK Liwayway Scholarship for Leadership Excellence to graduating high school students.

This year’s scholarship applicants had the challenge of tackling the question of how values and stereotypes have had an impact on their identity – not an easy task considering the potentially polarizing discussions that could arise from these topics. All the applicants were incredibly articulate, measured, and respectful in expressing their opinions.

Based on academic achievement, an essay, and responses in the group interview, Guezz Lois Quizon (Dakota Collegiate) and Sabrina Paras (Glenlawn Collegiate) each received a $500 scholarship to be used towards their post-

Johsa Manzanilla and Guezz Lois Quizon at the Dakota Collegiate convocation secondary studies. Honourable mentions were also awarded to Adrian Pizarro (Sisler High School) and Bea Mariz Bernardo (St. Mary’s Academy). Congratulations Class of 2018!

ANAK is looking forward to learning how your futures unfold and of the positive impact you will make on the world as we know it.

ANAK recognizes that Philippine society and the Filipino diaspora in Canada are also evolving, particularly the cultural and social values and the perceptions around what is accepted and what is not. While for some the recent changes seem startling and unexpected, many factors have contributed over time to these current outcomes. As young Filipinos living outside the Philippines, we have a particular approach to and reflection on the political world events that are taking place. The

James Andrew Aviso presenting Glenlawn Collegiate graduate Sabrina Paras with her award changing times are part of our contemporary history and it is important that we document and discourse about it in an effort to preserve and promote our Philippine heritage.

Johsa Manzanilla is the Director of ANAK. To learn more about ANAK and how to get involved visit www. anak.ca or email info@anak.ca, and stay tuned for exciting upcoming opportunities!

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North Winnipeg to receive funding of $48,591 Nic Curry, MLA for Kildonan, announced on July 20 that the Manitoba government is investing in important community projects in North Winnipeg.

Through community development programs such as Community Places, Partner 4 Growth, and Hometown Manitoba, the Progressive Conservative government is providing $48,591 for three improvement projects in North Winnipeg. Projects being funded include: • Roof re-shingling at Aleph Bet Child Life Enrichment Program.

• Playground shelter construction and awning replacement at Huron Child Care.

• Yoga studio repairs at The Wellness Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital.

“I am very pleased that our government is making these investments in North Winnipeg,” said MLA Curry. “Projects like these make our communities stronger and improve the quality of life for Manitoba families.”

This funding announcement is part of a major investment in community development programs that support important community projects across Manitoba.

Nic Curry, MLA for Kildonan

Canada Child Benefit increased Two years ago, the Government of Canada introduced the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) – a simpler, taxfree, new child benefit better targeted to those who need it most.

Since then, the CCB has helped lift more than half a million people – including 300,000 children – out of poverty, and nine out of 10 families now have more money in their pockets to help with the high cost of raising their kids.

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced on July 20, 2018, that the CCB has increased to keep up with the cost of living. This change comes two years ahead of schedule and will give hardworking parents more money each month to buy the things their families need.

The indexation of the CCB will provide an additional $5.6 billion in support to Canadians and their families over the next five years. When the cost of everyday essentials like groceries goes up, families will receive more in benefits each month.

For the 2018-19 benefit year, the CCB will have a maximum annual benefit of $6,496 per child under 6 years old and $5,481 per child aged 6 to 17 years. On average, families will receive $6,800 a year, tax-free, to put healthy food on the table, pay for summer camp, and buy new clothes for the upcoming school year.

“Since its introduction, the Canada Child Benefit has given much needed relief to parents across the country who

are working hard to make ends meet. Starting today, Canadian families will receive even more money. We promised Canadians that we would index the CCB to inflation, and I’m proud we’ve delivered, two years earlier than expected,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Across Canada, CCB payments worth over $23 billion benefit nearly 3.7 million Canadian families every year.

In 2017, a single parent earning $35,000 with two children received more than $11,000 tax-free through the CCB. Today, thanks to the accelerated indexation of the CCB, they will see that number go up by nearly $600 for the 2019-20 benefit year.

Source: PMO office

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There’s a saying that success is just the accumulation of good habits. It’s true. The more you do to help yourself to be successful – the more successful and prosperous you’ll become.

Success and the wealth and acclaim that come with it aren’t as much a secret as much as it is a habit.

Having a happy home life, successful career, ability to go and buy what you like when you want it, this brings happiness and true wealth. There are many people who have money, but lack wealth.

Recently, my husband and I are shopping for a new home. The houses are beautiful, but there is little furniture, or what’s there is of poor quality.

It’s as though the owner’s money went into the homes, but there was no money to furnish the beautiful home with beautiful belongings. Is that a wealthy homeowner? No. That’s the paradox of wealth.

Having money (or a big house or a nice car) doesn’t mean you are wealthy any more than breathing makes you healthy. Having real wealth is about having a beautiful home, but also the ability to furnish it beautifully.

Real wealth means you may have a wonderful car and beautiful home – but you also have accumulated wealth. Accumulated wealth brings security, comfort, and is relaxing.

But bringing money into your life requires healthy wealth habits to help maintain it. I see clients often who say they have plenty of money coming in when I ask them how their financial status is, yet their homes are like leaking ships – and I wonder how long they will stay afloat. You may be at the point in this program that

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you are thinking you have too much feng shui to do!

I promise you, though, that if you will work at it and build on it, the feng shui you have built will gain momentum and will increase with time — and accumulate. My goal is to help you to develop true wealth – the kind that helps you to relax, feel confident and secure – and have fun with it, too!

If you’ve read the passage Paradox of Our Age by the Dalai Lama, you’ll understand the wealth energy that I am trying to impart to you. It’s about true wealth, not just money.

Real wealth is the abundant, accumulated resource that’s there for you to use as you wish when you wish, and that keeps your family and security safeguarded.

Money is easy, but simple money can become meaningless when it is only money and not wealth. Creating wealthy habits will have the effect of lifting your personal energy – and that is a powerful attractant to real wealth.

1. Repair broken energy Broken energy comes from, well, broken things. When your door scrapes against the threshold, it imbues your home with negative, irrigating energy.

If your dishes are chipped, you are eating off of broken energy. This drains positive wealth energy and makes your house drained and more yin. Our houses must be energized and broken things bring the energy level down — and that affects our prosperity. Keep your clothes, your home, your car and your doors in good working order.

What’s broken that is draining your energy?

2. Putting wealth in, not just out Too often in our lives, we become accustomed to money

University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association of Manitoba (USTAAMI) is accepting applications for its 2018 USTAAMI scholarship awards Applicants must: • be of Filipino descent; • have a minimum average grade of 85% • be accepted and entering first year in any post secondary schools in Manitoba in September 2018 Deadline: September 14, 2018 For other requirements and application form go to www.facebook.com/groups/ustaami or send e-mail to ustaami@gmail.com.

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The feng shui habits that create wealth and prosperity

flowing in and out of our lives — and not accumulating. The money comes in, the bills get paid, and the money flows right back out again. Energizing your home and life for wealth means putting energy into it.

This includes making deposits into your accounts. Get into the habit of putting money in instead of just paying out. This energy builds over time — and so does your bank account. And you’d be surprised how that will make you feel.

Do you even have a retirement or savings account? If so, set up automatic weekly or monthly withdrawals. Or, join your bank’s program that rounds off purchases to the nearest dollar and puts the extra amount into a savings account.

Do you buy a large soda or fancy coffee every day? Stop and then put that money into a piggy bank. Even a $1.50 drink each day amounts to $547 at the end of a year. Are you drinking $500’s worth of diet sodas? What’s important is that you see yourself as accumulating money, not just being a pass-thru for it.

3. Energize your home Keep your home energized with fresh paint, lush landscaping.

Just like an employer matching your RRSP, match your home with an investment in beautifying and updating your surroundings.

Unlike a car, money put into a home will be an investment that will pay you back in energy — and if you sell it — in dollars.

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This year, the Adult Ambassadors are Cecilia Berces

More importantly, by energizing your home, you magnetize your home for wealth energy.

Landscaping is a very important ingredient because it brings vital dragon energy to the home. Lush flowers, trees and plants are healthy and invigorating and lift the energy of the house.

4. Energize your image Many times when someone doesn’t feel good, they have a stuffed closet. A closet that’s rammed with shoes and clothes that are out-dated will cause you to feel out-dated too! If you are ready to “look the part” of a wealthy, happy and abundantly prosperous person, turn to your closet to get rid of the clothing that no longer suits you or is part of an out-dated image.

If you have weight to lose, this could be even more important for you! Pare down your closet – including those articles of clothing that you used to fit it but haven’t in a long time. Wealth energy means moving energy and when you are stuck in an old look and out-dated image, this can stop the energy flowing to you.

5. Energize your finances.

Get a red wallet and cheque book, put your investment and banking account information and statements in red folders, write checks in red ink. Put bills into blue or black folders so they aren’t energized. Have a small basket to hold bills — and keep it small so your bills stay small.

Clean out and organize your

financial files and your purse or wallet. Streamline your credit cards so that you don’t have too many, limiting them to three or less. Add grains of sea salt to your wallet to “draw” money, just like seawater will draw soreness away from achy muscles!

6. Believe Do you believe you can be wealthy and prosperous? Do you think you deserve it? Do you really feel that way or are you just intellectualizing it? It’s so important that you believe you are worthy of being a prosperous person, someone who doesn’t just make a living, but makes a life with the money you earn.

Observe your thoughts about wealth and money and see if it’s really not you who is standing in the way of money.

Spend time thinking about your thoughts about money and wealth and ask yourself, what could you do today, right now, that could change your financial picture?

Kathryn Weber is the publisher of the Red Lotus Letter Feng Shui E-zine and certified feng shui consultant in authentic Chinese feng shui. She has over 20+ years of feng shui study, practice and professional consultation. Kathryn helps her readers improve their lives and generate more wealth with feng shui. For more visit www. redlotusletter.com and learn the fast and fun way how feng shui can make your life more prosperous and abundant!

and Ruby Adriosula while the Youth Ambassadors are Skylar Jeppesen and Mirella Aiello. Jon Omaga & Emiliano Galera are the Pavilion Coordinators.

The Magdaragat organizers, performers and volunteers of the Pearl of the Orient Philippine Pavilion invite you to “Come and enjoy Filipino hospitality – arrive as a guest and leave as a friend!”

The Pearl of the Orient Philippine Pavilion runs in the second week of the festival between August 12 and August 18. The pavilion is open from

6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. every night with shows at 6:45, 8:15, and 9:15 p.m.

For more details about Folklorama, visit www. folklorama.ca.

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Go for gold!

There are times when I meet new and old friends and I encourage them to try Zumba fitness, but they tell me they have two left feet, they can’t follow the steps, they think it’s hard, etc.

It’s a big misconception, really.

The Zumba fitness program caters to all levels of fitness.

Young or old, slow or fast.

Everybody can do Zumba!

Particularly for the 55-plus

population who need or want to stay in shape and get their regular dose of exercise without feeling like its exercise, there is Zumba® Gold! This is perfect for active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity.

This class features easy-tofollow Zumba choreography

that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination.

After class, participants will feel empowered and strong!

And even if you are 54 and younger, and you want slower, simpler movements, Zumba® Gold is your fitness program.

Recently, I have completed Zumba® Gold training with the wonderful ZES Ricardo Marmitte. You would think that Zumba Gold would be easier and simpler to teach, right? Wrong. It takes a lot of patience and since the movements are slower, they are actually harder on the body, especially if you are used to doing faster and more complex movements such as in a regular Zumba class.

All in all, Zumba® Gold training was enjoyable and rewarding. My fellow ZINs and I are excited to share our new knowledge and skills for better health and fitness.

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ZES Ricardo Marmitte and ZIN™ Lucille Nolasco

TELUS International Philippines leads the way for Corporate Social Responsibility Itinataguyod ng TELUS ang halaga ng pagiging mapagbigay at serbisyo sa kapuwa. Kamakailan lang, pinagkalooban ng Asia CEO Awards 2017 ang TELUS International Philippines ng Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the Year award para sa kontribusyon nito sa Filipino community. The annual ceremony awards the most accomplished leadership teams at individuals operating sa Philippines at sa South East Asian region.

Sa ngayon, higit 10 years nang bahagi ang TELUS ng Philippine Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry, creating jobs, providing digitally-enabled customer experiences and highquality outsourcing solutions.

With five sites in the Philippines at higit sa 13,500 Filipino team members, TELUS is not just making an impact in the industry, it’s uplifting the community as well.

Kamakailan lang, TELUS International Philippines extended its leadership and support to Brigada Eskwela sa pamamagitan ng TELUS Days of Giving noong May 12, 2018. Brigada Eskwela is an annual Department of Education initiative para mabigyan ang

bawat Pilipinong estudyante ng inspiring at inclusive na learning environment.

Sa ngayon, nasa fifth year na na magkasama ang Brigada Eskwela at TELUS International Philippines, inspiring more than 2,800 volunteers while spending 16,800 hours para ma-rehabilitate ang Kamuning Elementary School at Quezon City High School noong one-day volunteer event. This year’s TELUS Days of Giving is one of the biggest to date, with team members renovating and refurbishing 11 school buildings, 66 classrooms, and more than 3,250 chairs.

“During these five years of giving of our team members’ hearts and hands to Brigada Eskwela, we have provided 54,000 volunteer hours to six schools, where we have meaningfully impacted more

than 41,000 students, including the 6,000 students who attend Kamuning Elementary School and Quezon City High School,” sabi ni Jeffrey Puritt, President at CEO ng TELUS International.

Tuloy-tuloy ang pagtulong ng TELUS sa libo-libong mga pamilya, underprivileged children and students sa pamamagitan ng partnerships with nongovernment organizations gaya ng Gawad Kalinga, Bantay Bata, Bantay Kalikasan, Virlanie Foundation, at Hands on Manila – bringing its unique caring culture outside the organization to the communities where its team members live, work, and serve. The company also supports the community when in need, mobilizing thousands para makaabot ang food at relief goods sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng

bansa. As testament to the deeply ingrained culture of caring and giving back, nakapag-donate ang mga TELUS volunteers ng 116,000 hours of volunteerism activities at Php35,600,000 mula

2007 hanggang September 2017.

To learn more about TELUS’ commitment to the community and its Give Where We Live philosophy, please visit telus. com/community.

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• Angelica Panganiban – Nakapag-move-on na mula kay Lloydie • Ai-Ai delas Alas – Asenso pa rin, gusto lang mag-downsize • Joshua Garcia – Hindi dapat ikumpara kay John Lloyd Cruz • Cogie Domingo – Sana’y seryosohin na ang career • Robin Padilla – Hiling ang pagpapakasal nina Kylie at Aljur Abrenica • Manny Pacquiao – Magiging promoter na ng kaniyang mga laban • Jinkee Pacquiao – Walang masama, pera nila ang pang-shopping • Sen. Bong Revilla – Hindi pinayagang makapag-bail ng SC • Willie Revillame – Mahal na mahal si Kuya Josh Bagsak ang katawan ni Angelica Panganiban.

Nagkasakit ang magandang aktres na minsan ding nangarap na siya si Wonder Woman na hindi kayang pabagsakin ng anuman.

Sunud-sunod kasi ang kaniyang trabaho, halos wala na siyang tulog at pahinga, naubos ang kaniyang lakas kaya isang umaga ay nakaramdam na siya ng panghihina ng katawan.

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CRISTY...

From page 12 kaniyang sitwasyon, sa halip na pakisimpatyahan siya ng iba ay bina-bash pa siya. Tantanan na raw kasi niya ang pagpaparinig kay John Lloyd Cruz para hindi siya nagkakasakit.

Nanghina lang, si JLC na agad ang dahilan, hindi ba puwedeng naubos lang ang nakareserba niyang energy kaya kailangan niyang magpagaling?

Matagal na panahon nang nakapag-move-on si Angelica mula sa hiwalayan nila ni Lloydie, tanggap na niya ang relasyon ng aktor at ni Ellen Adarna, alangan namang magmukmok siya sa isang sulok at umasa pa rin sa pagbabalikan nila ni JLC? Ang kailangan ngayon ni Angelica ay sapat na panahon para sa kaniyang sarili. Magtira naman siya para sa kaniyang katawan na batak na batak na sa sobrang pagtatrabaho.

Iisa lang ang ating katawan.

Iyon dapat ang maging prayoridad ng magandang aktres bago ang kahit ano. *** May kumalat na kuwento noon na ibinebenta na raw ni AiAi delas Alas ang kaniyang bahay dahil hindi maganda ang pasok ng suwerte sa kaniyang career.

May mga kinausap na raw ang Comedy Concert Queen para sa bentahan. Pero hanggang ngayon naman ay doon pa rin sila nakatira ng kaniyang mister na si Gerald Sibayan at ng kaniyang mga anak.

Totoong gustong ibenta ng sikat na komedyana ang bahay, pero hindi dahil sa kung anuanong dahilan, kundi gusto na lang niyang tumira sila ni Gerald sa mas maliit na lugar.

Parang mansiyon na nga naman ang kanilang bahay, kakalug-kalog lang sila doon, lalo na kapag bumabalik na sa Amerika ang dalawa niyang anak na doon na nagsisipag-aral.

Walang katotohanan na hindi raw naipa-fengshui ni Ai-Ai ang bahay, hindi siya kumokontra sa mga naniniwala doon, pero mas matindi ang kaniyang paniniwala sa Panginoon.

Maayos ang kanilang relasyon ni Gerald, bukod sa pagtuturo nito ng badminton sa mga kolehiyo ay isinasabay rin ni Gerald ang kaniyang pag-aaral, tapos na ito ng kurso sa De La Salle pero gusto pa rin nitong maging piloto.

Napakasipag ni Gerald, disiplinado ito sa oras dahil atleta nga ang mister ni Ai-Ai, iyon ang isang katangiang sinasaluduhan ng sikat na komedyana sa kaniyang asawa.

“Tulog pa yata ang buong mundo, e, gising na siya, kumikilos na, nagtatrabaho na.

Masarap makakita ng partner na kumikilos, mahahawa ka ng sipag sa kaniya,” papuri pa ni Ai-Ai kay Gerald.

Oo nga naman. *** Kontrang-kontra ang kaibigan naming propesor sa palaging nasusulat na si Joshua Garcia ang junior ni John Llolyd Cruz sa husay umarte. Bakit daw kailangang mabuhay ang young

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actor sa anino ni JLC? Lintanya ni prop, “Napanood ko ang lahat ng mga movies ni Lloydie. Magaling talaga siya.

Sa mga ka-contemporary niya, e, malayo ang comparison ng acting ni JLC sa mga kasabayan niya.

“Simple, pero emotional.

Napakasuwabe lang ng atake ni Lloydie sa mga eksena, pero kuha niya ang viewer. Magaling talaga siya,” papuri ng aming kaibigan sa namamahingang aktor.

Pero mula nang ipanganak si Joshua Garcia as mundo ng telebisyon at pelikula ay may kung anong nagtulak kay prop para sundan ang pag-arte ng bagets.

“Sa PBB ko siya unang napanood.

Sabi ko, may itinatagong galing sa pag-arte ang batang ito, ramdam kasi iyon sa bawat pagsasalita niya. At tama ako! Noong isalang na siya sa isang movie na maigsi lang ang role niya, sabi ko, ito na iyon!

“Hanggang sa bumida na siya sa isang serye, wala akong namiss na episode noon, pati ang mga movies na ginagawa niya, e, sinundan ko na.

“Ayokong tinatawag siyang junior ni Lloydie, pareho silang magaling, pero may sariling atake si Jochua na hindi makikita kay Lloydie! Hindi siya junior, hindi niya ginagaya si John Lloyd, isang aktor si Joshua Garcia na napakasariwa, very raw,” pagtutol ni propesor. Oo nga naman. *** Abalang-abala ngayon si Cogie Domingo sa pagdyi-gym.

Kailangan niyang magbawas ng timbang. Hindi naman siya kalakihan, pero hindi iyon ang hinihinging timbang sa harap ng mga camera, kailangan niya talagang magsakripisyo.

May plano sa kaniya ang isang produksiyon, gagawa siya ng pelikula sa ibang bansa na ang iikutan lang ng kuwento ay ang kaniyang leading lady, kung galing sa pag-arte ang paguusapan ay wala nang kuwestiyon sa kapasidad ng guwapong aktor.

Habang nagsisikap siyang magbawas ng timbang ay kasama siya ngayon sa pelikulang Gulong Ng Palad ng Cineko Productions ng pinagbibidahan nina Jodi Sta. Maria at Gabby Concepcion sa pamamahala ni Direk Laurice Guillen.

Magaling na aktor si Cogie, pero dala ng kabataan niya noon ay naging pabaya siya sa disiplina, ikinambal sa kaniya noon ang salitang “the late Cogie Domingo.” Palagi kasi siyang late na dumarating sa kaniyang mga kompromiso.

Pero nagbabago naman ang tao, pati ang kaniyang mga prayoridad sa buhay, habang lumilipas ang panahon. Ngayon ay seryoso na siyang harapin ang kaniyang pag-aartista, alam na niya ang tama at mali, hindi siya puwedeng pagpasensiyahan ng produksiyon habambuhay.

Kung nakaranas lang ng hirap sa buhay si Cogie Domingo ay mababalanse niya ang lahat. Pero marami namang personalidad na galing din sa buena familia pero mahal nila ang kanilang propesyon.

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Ai Ai Delas Alas Joshua Garcia & Julia Barretto

Robin Padilla

Kylie Padilla & Aljur Abrenica

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by Lucille Nolasco Growing up with an instrumentalist father and a music teacher for a mother, it is no wonder that Yvanne Dandan loved music at a young age.

“I remember it always being part of my life growing up,” shared the young singer. “As a mere toddler, some of my fondest memories was sitting in my car seat at the back of the car while my dad was driving. We would listen to the songs on the radio and I’d be humming along - making up the words along the way. “ Yvanne’s father Ed, played in a marching band back home [in the Philippines]. The clarinet was his instrument. Mom Gloria was a music teacher at an elementary school.

As a child, Yvanne loved participating in many activities especially involving music and dance. In high school, she was involved in the performing arts

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and was considering going into music right after high school graduation. However, that plan did not materialise. She instead took and completed a Business Administration degree. And that time away from her first love made her realize how great her passion was for it.

“After graduating University, I knew that I still felt very passionate about music and was committed to exploring my potential in the industry. With that said, I saved up so that I could explore my passion for music and study in Toronto.”

There in the big city, she learned more about music and honed her skills in song writing.

She gets inspiration from almost everything, not just personal experiences, and from world happenings.

“A lot of the songs I write is born out of a title. A title idea comes to mind that I get excited about, I quickly grab a pen and

Photos by Maui Zamora (MP Studium) paper, and the rest is history! The process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to days depending on the parameters I set for myself.”

Recently, Yvanne released a self-composed song “My Heart is Home”, which she said in part, was derived from personal experience.

“Music is a powerful tool to bring people together. Music has the opportunity to move people and make change happen in a very intimate and real way.

I am on this journey in the music industry not just because I love writing and performing music - but because I am determined to see more representation of Filipino artists in the mainstream [Canadian] music industry.”

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Alden Richards takes on an extraordinary mission in Victor Magtanggol Expect no less than the best from GMA Network with the launch of the highly anticipated and groundbreaking telefantasya, Victor Magtanggol.

Inspired by the Norse mythology, the drama series features the country’s talented artists headlined by Kapuso prime actor Alden Richards who is all set to take on an extraordinary mission of protecting good from evil as Victor Magtanggol.

Making the series even grander are actors: John Estrada as Loki, the god of deception who wants to get hold of the Mjolnir to use its power to create monstrous offsprings; Andrea Torres as Sif, the last wife of Thor and the golden-haired goddess of love and family who trains Victor how to control his powers and use the Mjolnir; Pancho Magno as Modi, Thor’s son and the god of battle who will eventually be one of Victor’s greatest rivals; Miguel Faustman as Magni/Magnus, the other son of Thor who kept the Mjolnir and with the special participation of Conan Stevens as Thor, the god of thunder and owner of the powerful hammer, Mjolnir.

Joining the powerhouse ensemble are the important characters in Victor’s life: The Magtanggol Family of Victor with Al Tantay as Tomas Magtanggol, a loving father to Victor and his siblings; Chynna Ortaleza as Lynette Magtanggol-Domingo, the strict yet caring older sister of Victor; Dion Ignacio as Perci Domingo, the devoted and funny husband of Lynette; Lindsay De Vera as Anne Magtanggol, the kikay cosplayer and younger sister of Victor; Reese Tuazon as Honeylyn, Anne’s best friend;

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From page 15 Harinawang hindi pa huli ang lahat para sa pagseseryoso ngayon ni Cogie Domingo. *** Wala nang mahihiling pa ngayon si Robin Padilla.

Pagkatapos ng birthday ng kaniyang apong si Alas ay tututukan na nina Kylie at Aljur Abrenica ang kanilang pagpapakasal.

Wala pang petsa, pero simpleng kasal lang ang gusto ng magkarelasyon, isang mahalagang pagtitipon kung saan magkakasama-sama ang kanilang mga pamilya.

Sinubok ng panahon ang relasyon nina Aljur at Kylie, minsan na silang nagkahiwalay nang matagal-tagal ding panahon, pero dahil mahal nila ang isa’t isa ay sa pagbabalikan pa rin iyon nauwi.

Walang problema sa pamilya

Yuan Francisco as Meloy Domingo, the sole child of Lynette and Perci and the first one to know the secret identity of his uncle Victor; and playing a very important role is Coney Reyes as Vivienne, the mother of Victor who got separated from him after a long time.

Playing equally vital roles are the members of the Regalado Family: Eric Quizon as Hector Regalado, the ambitious and hungry for power politician; Freddie Webb as Renato Regalado, the father of Hector; Maritoni Fernandez as Alice Regalado, the second wife of Hector; Kristoffer Martin as Lance Espiritu, the brooding and enigmatic stepson of Hector; and Janine Gutierrez as Gwen Regalado, Hector’s daughter who becomes a field reporter covering news about Hammerman.

Eventually, she falls in love with him.

Victor works as an OFW to look for his mother Vivienne (Coney Reyes). He becomes friends with Magnus (Miguel Faustman), the curator of the museum where he works for.

Magnus’ life will be jeopardized because of Loki (John Estrada).

Victor will find out that Magnus is not a mortal being and he is the god Magni and one of Thor’s sons. Before Magnus dies, he will give Victor a magical compass that will lead Victor to a mysterious mountain. Victor will find an iron gauntlet that will allow him to use the Mjolnir, the powerful hammer of Thor (Conan Stevens).

Victor comes home to the Philippines and becomes Hammerman, the courageous superhero of his town. In his

John Estrada

Andrea Torres

Janine Gutierrez

adventures, he battles monsters and form alliances with Norse gods in order to protect the people he loves from the schemes of Loki.

Singing the theme song Superhero Mo is popular rap group Ex Battalion featuring

Alden Richards.

Leading the team are creative director Roy Iglesias, creative consultants Suzette Doctolero, and Dode Cruz.

Dominic Zapata, who has helmed top-rating GMA programs such as Mulawin,

Darna, Captain Barbell, My Husband’s Lover and Alyas Robin Hood, directs Victor Magtanggol.

Witness the action-packed journey of the newest modern day superhero Victor Magtanggol on GMA’s flagship international channel, GMA Pinoy TV.

ng aktor, mahal nila si Kylie, alam nina Daddy Jojo at Mommy Amor pati ng kanilang mga anak na si Kylie ang buhay ni Aljur.

Kasal lang naman ang hinihingi ni Robin, kailangang panindigan ni Aljur ang kanilang relasyon ni Kylie, lalo na’t mayroon nang Alas sa kanilang pagmamahalan.

Iyon lang, wala nang ibang hiling ang action star, kundi ang ihatid sa altar ng manugang nitong hilaw ang kaniyang anak.

Kahit panahon na ng mga milenyal na pasable na ang live-in, para kay Robin ay nakapasagrado pa rin ng kasal, makaluma pa rin ang kaniyang pananaw na tama lang anaman Responsableng ama si Aljur, nagsisikap na mabuti ang aktor para sa kinabukasan ng kaniyang mag-ina, puro para kina Klyie at Alas ang atensiyon at pangarap ni Aljur.

Nakapagpundar na siya ng bahay, suwerte namang hindi siya

nawawalan ng trabaho ngayon, kaya puwedeng-puwede na niyang tugunan ang kaisa-isang hiling ni Robin Padilla. *** Wala pa ring kakupas-kupas ang mga pamatay na suntok ng Pambansang Kamao. Si Manny Pacquiao pa rin! Nagbubunyi ang buong bayan ngayon sa pagpapaluhod niya kay Lucas Matthysse at sa pag-uuwi niya ng gintong sinturon.

Ang sarap-sarap bumiyahe kapag may laban si Pacman.

Malinis ang kalye, wala ring nagaganap na kriminalidad, dahil pati ang mga holdaper at mandurukot ay tumututok sa kaniyang laban.

Sino nga ba ang mag-aakala na sa kaniyang edad na 39 kontra sa mas bata at matikas na si Lucas ay paghaharian niya pa rin ang lona?

Banta ni Matthysse ay pababaksakin nito si Pacman sa See CRISTY p18

Alden as Victor Magtanggol

Alden Richards

Jinkee & Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao

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Isabela Association of Manitoba Annual Picnic, July 21

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From page 17 mga unang round pa lang, luluhod daw si Pacman sa ring dahil sa malalakas nitong ulos, pero ano ang nangyari? Sino ba ang tatlong beses na napaluhod kahit wala naman ito sa simbahan?

Ang tanging nasabi na lang ng interpreter ni Lucas ay ganoon daw talaga sa boksing, may nananalo at natatalo, isang great legend at fighter daw si Pacman.

Ngayon naranasan na ng Pambansang Kamao ang pagiging promoter mismo sa kaniyang laban ay nagpahayag na ang pambato nating boksingero na siya na ang hahawak ngayon ng lahat ng mga susunod pa niyang laban.

Hindi pera ang habol ni Senador Manny Pacquiao kundi ang kaayusan ng lahat ng aspeto,

organisado kasi si Pacman, binabantayan niya ang lahat ng anggulo ng kaniyang propesyon.

Sa December ang pinupuntirya niyang pakikipagsalpukan uli, pero hindi pa niya sinasabi kung sino ang makakasukatan niya ng lakas, siya ang mayhawak ngayon ng pagiging kampeon ng WBA Welterweight belt.

Mga dalawa-tatlong laban pa raw ang kaniyang haharapin, anuman ang maging resulta ng kaniyang mga laban, ayon kay Senador Manny Pacquiao ay panahon na para iligpit at ipakuwadro niya na lang ang mga makasaysayan niyang kagamitan sa pakikipagsalpukan na napakatagumpay. *** Spell I kay Jinkee Pacquiao ang marami. Siguradong shopping kung shopping na naman daw See CRISTY p20

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Saan ka dadaan?

Mahilig ang mga Pinoy sa mga kasabihan o salawikain.

Alam n’yo bang may mga may mga salawakian na nasa biblia. Ito ang isa mula sa aklat ng Kawikaan 14:12, “May daanan na para bang tama sa palagay ng isang taong pero ang dulo nito ay kamatayan.”

Sa kilalang libro ng mga bata na may pamagat na Alice in Wonderland, napunta si Alice sa isang kalye na nagsasangaysangay sa iba’t ibang direksyon.

Humingi ng payo si Alice mula sa isang pusang nagngangalang Cheshire.

Ang sabi ni Alice, “Maaari bang sabihin mo sa akin kung saan ako dapat pumunta mula dito?”

Sumagot si Cheshire, “Depende kung saan mo gustong makarating.”

Nagsalita muli si Alice, “Wala akong pakialam kung saan.”

Sumagot muli ang pusa, “Eh di wala ring halaga kung saan ka man dumaan.”

Minsan kapag nagbabaskayon kaming mag-anak sa isang lugar, gusto lamang namin baybayin ito.

Wala kami talagang destinasyon.

Gusto lang namin mamasyal. At

natutuwa kami dahil tinuturing naming isang adventure ito.

Pero madalas kung kami ay nagbibiyahe para makapunta sa isang partikular na destinasyon, ang kalyeng daraanan natin ay mahalaga. Lalo na sa winter, iiwas kami sa madudulas na kalye.

Kapag gahol na kami sa oras, hahanap ako na short cut.

Sa ating buhay lalo na sa mga malalaking desisyong sa ating buhay, hindi puwedeng basta basta na lamang tayo magdedesisyon dahil kung magkataon, mapapahamak tayo. Napupunta ang tao sa maling landas sa buhay dahil sa iba’t ibang dahilan. May mga taong dahil sa kanilang pagkagahaman ay manloloko ng kanilang kapuwa para yumaman.

Nabulagan sila dahil sa kanilang pagiging makasarili. Wala na silang makitang mali sa kanilang ginagawa sa patuloy na paggawa nila ng mali. Ang nakikita nila ay ang kanilang pagyaman at ang mga luhong nais nilang makamtam.

Kulungan at kahihiyan ang naging destinasyon ng mga taong ito.

Ang iba naman ay naliliko ng landas dahil sa kanilang desperasyon. Napagdaanan na

sila ng mahabang panahon at wala pa rin silang asawa. Dumating sila sa punto na pumatol sa taong may asawa. Ang sinisigaw nila ay may karapatan din silang lumigaya. Pero ang hindi batid ng karamihan sa kanila, lolokohin, pagsasamantalahan, bibiguin at iiwanan lamang sila ng mga taong ito. Maaaring magtagal ang kanilang relasyon pero walang tunay na kapayapaan silang madama dahil hindi nila mapagkakaila na mali ang kanilang ginagawa.

Ang ilan naman ay naliko ang landas dahil sa kanilang pride.

Umasa sila sa kanilang sariling talino at galing. Akala nila sapat na ito para maging magtagumpay.

Sumabak sa isang negosyong alanganin. Naubos ang kabuhayan pati na rin ang mga ipon. Maaaring magtagumpay tayo kahit na alanganin ang mga ginagawa natin pero may kasabihan na kung ano ang ating tinatanim ay siya rin nating aanihin. Pansamantala ang sarap, ginhawa at ligaya na dulot ng maling gawain. Walang natatago sa mata ng Diyos. Kahit ang pinakatatago nating lihim ay nalalaman niya. Ang sabi sa biblia sa Awit 37:1, huwag daw tayo mabahala sa mga gumagawa ng masama o mainggit sa kanila dahil tulad ng damo, sila ay matutuyot, tulad ng luntiang halaman, sila

ay mamamatay. Kapahamakan ang naghihintay sa mga patuloy na gumagawa ng masama hindi man dito sa lupa, may hustisyang naghihintay sa kabilang buhay.

Kung ayaw nating mapahamak sa buhay, pakinggan natin ang mga sinasabi sa biblia. Ayon sa Kawikaan 3:5-7, “Magtiwala sa Diyos nang buong puso at huwag umasa lamang sa inyong sariling pang-unawa. Sa lahat ng inyong ginagawa, kilalanin n’yo ang Diyos at gagabayan niya kayo sa iyong daraanan.

Huwag kayong maging marunong sa sariling ninyong pananaw.

Manampalataya sa Diyos at tumalikod sa kasamaan.”

Hindi ba’t napakadali at nakakarelax ang biyahe lalo na sa malalayong lugar tulad ng States kapag may GPS tayo, yong gadget na madalas ay kinakabit natin sa kotse para ituro sa atin ang daan? Pero maging ang GPS ay may limitasyon. Kapag may ginagawang kalye, hindi nito alam. Ginamit namin ang GPS para pumunta sa isang lugar sa Minneapolis. Laking gulat namin na sa kalagitnaan pa lang kami ng aming biyahe ay may mahabang kalyeng under construction.

Sarado ang daan. Walang binigay na ibang daraanan ang GPS. Nagsubok ako ng ibang mga kalye pero dahil hindi ako pamilyar

sa lugar, naligaw kami. Inabot ako ng kalahating oras bago ko nakahanap ng tamang daan tungo sa aming destinasyon.

Kaibigan, higit ang karunungan ng Diyos kaysa sa GPS. Alam niya ang pangkasalukuyan, ang panghinaharapat, at ang lahat ng bagay Kung ipagkakatiwala natin ang bawat bahagi ng ating buhay sa kaniya, makakaasa tayo na andiyan palagi ang paggabay niya kahit sa oras ng pagsubok.

Makakaasa tayo na hindi tayo mapapahamak at tagumpay ang nag-aabang sa atin.

Pastor Junie Josue is Senior Pastor of International Worship Centre (IWC) at 1077 St. James St. (Worship Services: Sundays - 9 a.m. Tagalog, 10:45 a.m. and 6:15p.m. English services). Other IWC English worship services every Sunday are also held at the following sites: Cineplex Entertainment, Kildonan Place at 1555 Regent Avenue at 10 a.m., Cinema City Northgate at 1399 McPhillips St. at 10:15 a.m., Calvary Chapel at 221 Hamilton St. Neepawa, MB at 1:30 p.m. & West End Community Centre at 247-23rd St., Brandon, MB at 10:30.a.m. Pastor Junie is also host of radio program Higher Life on CKJS 810 AM, Monday to Friday, 8:50 a.m. For more information, call 774-4478.

EH KASI, PINOY

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PILIPINO EXPRESS

KROSWORD

NO. 305

Ni Bro. Gerry Gamurot

PAHALANG 1. Salungatin 8. Asa 11. Umaba 14. Nilayuan 16. Igi 17. Interes 18. Iyak ni baby 19. Nagkamit 20. Saka 21. Pagkalaglag 23. Nasa 25. Diksiyonaryo 28. Itama ang tunog 29. Ikawil 30. Paglabak

9. Sinakmal 10. Bigyan ng abuloy 12. Maghirap 13. Mahinahon 15. Wari 22. Paalam, sa Hawaii 24. Ipasyal 26. Suot ng magtatapos 27. Puno ng sasa

SAGOT SA NO. 304

PABABA 2. Uri ng kahoy 3. Baha 4. Bughaw 5. Itulad 6. Paramdam 7. Pinapanood

CRISTY...

From page 18 siya dahil sa pagtatagumpay ng mister niyang boksingero.

Ganoon ang palaging reaksiyon kapag nananalo ang Pambansang Kamao, hindi lang daw si Pacman ang waging-wagi, kundi pati ang kaniyang misis.

Puro branded bags and shoes ang binibili ni Jinkee, balitangbalita iyon sa Amerika, dahil ang mga sales ladies ng mga branded shops na pinupuntahan niya ay mga Pinoy.

Pero hindi naman daw totoong ipinasasarado ng misis ni Senador Manny Pacquiao ang mga pinapasok niyang branded shops, totoong shopping-to-death ang kaniyang ginagawa, pero bukas para sa publiko ang lugar.

Pero kung iisipin ay bakit naman kailangang panghimasukan ang pagsashopping ni Jinkee? Pera naman nila iyon, salaping pinaghirapang kitain ng kaniyang asawa, kaya ano ang masama doon?

Kahit naman siguro sinong misis ng matagumpay na boksingero ay ganoon din ang gagawin, bilyunan na ang

mayroon sila, kaya hindi naman siguro krimen kung bumili man ng mga panggranatsa si Jinkee.

Huwag na lang sanang ipinagbabanduhan iyon sa publiko, sarilinin na lang sana, binibigyan ng pagkakataon ni Jinkee ang mga inggitera at pakialamera kapag ipinaglalantaran niya sa kaniyang FB account ang mga branded stuff na mayroon siya.

Pero hindi kasalanang mortal ang ginagawang pagsa-shopping ni Jinkee Pacquiao. Sariling salapi nila ng senador ang kaniyang ginagastos at hindi perang nakaw sa kaban ng bayan. *** Ibinasura ng Supreme Court ang matagal nang hiling ni dating Senador Bong Revilla na makapaglagak ng piyansa tulad ng kaniyang kaibigang si dating Senador Jinggoy Estrada na ilang buwan nang pansamantalang nakalalaya.

Pinagtibay ng SC ang unang desisyon ng Sandiganbayan na hindi payagang makapag-bail ang aktor-pulitiko at ang kaniyang abogado.

Pero sa mga pinakahuling pagdinig sa bintang na plunder

AUGUST 1 - 15, 2018

HOROSCOPE AGOSTO 1 - 15, 2018 Aries (March 21 – April 19) Kung akala mo ay tapos na ang mga pagbabagong dumarating sa iyong buhay, mali ka. Patuloy ang mga hindi mo inaasahan.

Maaaring masaya, malungkot o nakakainis. Ang importante ay handa kang dalhin ang anumang dumarating. Ligtas ka pa rin. Best days mo ang ika-1, 2, 3 at 11.

Alalay ka sa ika-8, 9, 14 at 15.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Parang may nararamdaman kang hindi tama. Hindi mo malaman kung saan nagmumula ang kakaibang pakiramdam. Sana nga ay hindi sakit ito. Ayusin mo ang mga kinakain mo dahil baka napaparami ang kinakain mong bawal sa kondisyon mo. Mapalad ka sa ika-1, 2, 3, 10 at 11. Bantay ka sa ika-4 at 5.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Unti-unting kumukulo ang dugo mo sa isang tao na wala yatang pakiramdam at patuloy pa ang pagbabale-wala sa iyo. Ano ang gagawin mo? Kung pamilya, lumayo ka muna. Kung kasama sa trabaho o kaibigan, iwasan mo.

Huwag mo siyang papatulan. OK ang ika-1, 2, 3, 10 at 11. Kuwidaw ka sa ika-6, 7, 12 at 13.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Patuloy ang drama sa iyong buhay. Sanggahin mo lang at malulusutan mo nang maayos ang lahat. Bigyan-pansin ang iyong diet dahil nakakalimutan mong kumain nang maayos dahil sa mga stress ngayon. Mas mabuting lutasin ang problema sa umpisa kaysa huli. Lucky ang ika-4, 5, 12 at 13. Ingat ka sa ika-10 at 11.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) May buhay ka at ikaw ang dapat mong unahin hindi sila.

Nakapagsilbi ka na sa mga dapat mong tanawan ng utang na loob.

Nakabayad ka na. Oras na upang alagaan mo ang sarili mo. Ayusin mo ang kalusugan mo, ang itsura mo ay ayusin mo rin. Ikaw muna.

Suwerte ang ika-4, 5, 12 at 13.

Alalay ka sa ika-6 at 7.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Bantayan mo ang mga gastusin sa pagpasok ng buwan. Magaan naman ang dating ng pera kaya lang, hindi sapat para bilhin mo ang lahat ng makikita mong gusto mo. May pera kang sapat para sa kailangan – pang-bahay, pangpersonal na kalusugan. Good ang ika-4, 5, 12 at 13. Stressful sa ika1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 14 at 15.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Mag-ingat ka sa iyong pagmamaneho o pagsakay sa sasakyan. Kung puwede, huwag ka munang magmaneho papunta sa malalayong lugar. Iwasan mong humawak ng anumang sasakyan o machine kung kulang ka sa tulog. Dapat kang higit na mag-ingat ngayon. OK ang ika-6, 7, 14 at 15. Ingat sa ika-12 at 13.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Walang nakasulat na batas na ang mga kaibigan mo ay permanente sa buhay mo. Kung may kaibigan kang alam mong traydor sa iyo, layuan mo siya. Walang mangyayari kung ipagpapatuloy mo ang pakikipagkaibigan sa kaniya. Marami kang kaibigang tapat. OK ang ika-6, 7, 14 at 15.

Ingat ka sa ika-1, 2, 3, 8 at 9.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Parang dumadaan sa isang “stress test” ang iyong personal na buhay ngayon. Sa iyong karelasyon, may tensyon dahil mas marami siyang gustong ibigay mo sa kaniya na alam mong sobra na. Ang magandang balita, sandali lang ito at buwenas na ang kasunod.

Lucky sa ika-6, 7, 14 at 15. Ingat sa ika-4, 5, 10 at 11.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Mag-focus ka sa paglilinis ng iyong isip sa panahong ito. Iwasan mo rin ang padalusdalos na desisyon na hindi mo kayang bawiin sa huli. Anuman ang iyong gagawin, isipin mong mabuti ang lahat ng posibleng resulta. Magaan ang pasok ng pera ngayon. Maayos ka sa ika-8 at 9. Stressful ka sa ika-1, 2, 3, 14 at 15.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Nagiging masyadong malagkit ang romansa at mahirap panatilihing maganda ang relasyon kung pareho ninyong sinasakal ang isa’t isa. Nagmamahalan kayo pero kailangan ninyo ng space sa pagitan. Magplano kayo ng hiwalay na bakasyon at mas tatamis sa pagbabalik. OK ang ika8 at 9. Ingat sa ika-4, 5, 10 at 11.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Pamilya ang pagkaka-abalahan mo ngayon.

Kailangan ng mga nakakabata sa iyo ng payo at alalay lalo na sa kanilang kabuhayan.

Habaan mo ang iyong pasensya dahil tinitingala ka nila at susundin ka nila – hindi nga lang agad-agad. Payuhan mo sila nang mahinahon. OK ang ika-8 at 9.

Ingat ka sa ika-6, 7, 12 at 13.

sa dating senador ay naging saksi ang buong bayan sa ginawang paglilinis sa kaniyang pangalan ng mga witness.

Lumuluha pa ngang nagpahayag sa korte ang isang saksi na walang dapat panagutan sa kaso si Senador Bong dahil kitang-kita nito na si Benhur Luy lang naman ang tahasang pumipirma sa mga dokumento para sa mga LGU. Dokumentado ang mga rebelasyon ng witness, under oath ang mga naging pahayag nito na pabor sa aktor-pulitiko, kaya ang tanong ng mga tagasuporta ni Senador Bong ay hindi ba bibigyan ng bigat ng Supreme Court ang napakalinaw na paglilinis sa kaniyang pangalan ng naupong witness sa Sandiganbayan?

Laganap ang pag-asa. Hindi dapat malungkot ang mga

nagmamahal at nagmamalasakit na tagasuporta ni Senador Bong. Kailangan pa rin nating pagkatiwalaan ang proseso ng hustisya sa ating bayan.

Maraming kasong hinuhusgahan na pero sa dakong huli ay nababaligtad pa rin dahil sa mga sapat na ebidensiyang naihahain ng pinagbibintangan.

Kung nabigyan ng pagkakataong makapagpiyansa si Senador Jinggoy at pinalaya si Senador Juan Ponce Enrile dahil sa kunsiderasyon sa edad nito ay bakit hindi rin mapagbibigyan ang hiling ni Senador Bong?

Pare-parehong bintang lang naman ang kasong isinampa laban sa kanilang tatlo kaya bakit kailangang mapag-iwanan sa hiling na pansamantalang kalayaan si Senador Bong Revilla?

*** Nasa Jakarta, Indonesia ngayon si Kris Aquino. Isang bagong TVC ang gagawin niya doon, kasama niyang umalis ang production staff ng ahensiyang kumuha sa kaniya, lulan ng isang chartered plane.

Bago siya umalis ay nagbonding muna sila ni Willie Revillame, natupad ang ilang araw nang planong pagdalaw ng aktor-TV host para personal na makita si Joshua, na kalalabas lang sa ospital.

Tuwang-tuwa si Josh nang makita nito si Willie, si Kris mismo ang nagkuwento sa amin na kahit saang network lumipat si Willie ay sinusundan ito ng kaniyang anak, sa kanilang pagbibiyahe ay mga kanta rin ni Willie ang pinatutugtog ni Josh.

See CRISTY p21

EH KASI, PINOY!

AUGUST 1 - 15, 2018

PILIPINO EXPRESS

Napapanahon ang paghahanda ng Canada’s federal government na higpitan ang pagpapatupad ng handgun law, sinabi ng Public Safety Minister, Ralph Goodale.

Gayunman, inamin ng minister na ang amyenda sa batas at pag-uuri ng mga armas ay hindi madaling gawain. Kailangan pa rin ang pagpapalakas sa criminal code. *** Binalita ng MP, Doug Eyolfson na ang panukalang Universal Pharmacare sa Canada ay sisikaping mapagtibay ng Ottawa before the 2019 Federal Elections. Sinabi naman ni Kevin Lamoureux, MP sa Winnipeg North, na ang napagtibay na resolution during the recent LP-MPs meeting sa Halifax ay napapanahon. Nais ng Ottawa that the necessary medicine and services be included to Canada’s Universal Pharmacare programs.

Pilipinas Malaman ang mga binitiwang pangungusap ni President Duterte sa kaniyang ikatlong SONA noong ika-23 ng nakaraang buwan. Sinisikap na maihanap ng sulusyon ang iba’t ibang uri ng problema ng bansa na balakid sa kaniyang hinahangad na pagbabago. Nabanggit ang tungkol sa corruption sa iba’t ibang tanggapan ng gobyerno na ayon sa pangulo ay ninanakaw ang pera ng taumbayan. Nais maging maayos ang mga negosyo sa bansa at madaling paglilingkod sa mamamayan na dumudulog sa tanggapan ng pamahalaan.

Ipagpapatuloy ang independent foreign policies at proteksiyon sa mga OFWs. Hindi kukulangin sa 10 na iba pang makahulugang pagbabago sa kabuhayan at katatagan ng bansa ang binanggit ng pangulong Digong. Katahimikan at kaayusan ng bansa ang nananatiling

pangunahing problema ng Pilipinas na kaniyang tututukan.

Kabilang sa priyoridad ang social and education services.

Patuloy ang puspusang kampanya ng Duterte administration laban sa illegal drug. Sinabi ng Pangulo na ang mahalaga sa kaniya ay “human lives, kumpara sa human rights,” bilang sagot sa Amnesty International. *** Naitalaga nang lahat ang pitong commissioners ng Commission on Elections for the May 13, 2019 mid-term national and local elections. Ang Chairman ay si Sheriff Abas. The newly appointed commissioner ay si Judge Antonio Kho, Jr. Sina Abas at Kho ay manunungkulan hanggang 2022. *** Ang pangunahing political and economic issues ngayon ay tungkol sa federal form of government and the Build, Build, Build project of the administration.

Minamadali ng Duterte administration ang panukalang federal form of government.

Kailangan bang madaliin? Marahil dapat munang maipaliwag nang ganap sa taumbayan ang klase ng gobyernong ipapalit sa kasalukuyang sistema. Hindi kaya higit na mabuting amyendahan na lang muna ang umiiral na 1987 constitution? Minadali rin noon kaya maraming probisyon ang dapat maituwid na lang sa ngayon. Sana ang charter ng federal form of government ay ihanda na lang muna. Ipaliwanag sa taumbayan and then through plebiscite ay tiyak na malalaman kung tatanggapin ng mayoryang bilang ng mamamayan ang uri ng gobyernong nais ipapalit sa kasalukuyan.

HINAGAP Ang Kaibigan Sa ligaya’t dusa, palaging karamay, Ang taglay na kilos balatkayo’t tunay; Tapat makisama, dukha man, mayaman, Sa kahalubilong laman ng lipunan! *** Ang tapat at hindi, mahirap piliin, Hatol ng sarili’y laging alanganin; Sa nakapaligid na tulak-kabigin; Kung mali ang kaba, magsising alipin! *** Malabong anino na larawan ngayon, Tiyak na lilinaw sa takdang panahon; Di dapat mainip sa pagkakataon, Lilinaw na kusa ang malabo noon! *** Karaniwang bati, karamiha’y huwad, Matamis na ngiti, karaniwa’y tapat!

Paquito Rey Pacheco

Ano bang uri ng federalism ang nais ipalit sa current system of government?

Federalpresidential state ba na kaparis ng sa US, o federal-parliamentary na katulad sa Canada? Tungkol sa katatagang pangkabuhayan ng mga mamamayan, halos pareho din ang resulta. Sa US, halos magkakasabay ang lugar na maayos ang kabuhayan.

Kaya naman alalay na lang from the national government ang kinailangan. Sa Canada naman, hindi sabay-sabay ang pagpapaunlad sa mga lugar ng bansa. Inaalam muna ng national government ang kalagayan ng local government. Doon muna binubuhos ang tulong sa pagpapaunlad ng kabuhayan.

Sa kalagayan ngayon ng Pilipinas, alinman sa nabanggit na sistema na ginawa sa US at Canada ay mahirap matularan.

Halimbawa, sa Metro Manila, higit na maraming negosyo na mapagkukunan ng pondo ang gobyerno. Hindi lalampas sa 10 ang mga lugar ng bansa na may gayong kakayahan na mapagkukunan ng national and local taxes. Ang matatag nang lugar ay lalong uunlad samantalang ang developing lamang ay mahihirapang makahabol. *** Ang Build, Build Build project naman ng gobyerno ay magandang pakinggan. May sapat bang pondo ang gobyerno para sa mga panukalang proyektong pangkabuhayan? Walang gaanong problema sa lupa at manggagawa.

Saan naman manggagaling ang salapi na kakailanganin?

Nabalitang ang utang ng Pilipinas ngayon mula sa local and foreign creditors ay mga 1.19 trillion pesos. The high inflation ng bansa ay dulot umano ng global trend na apektado ang mga developing countries. May kinalaman din ang mataas na halaga ng US dollar sa foreign money exchange.

Gayunman, nabalitang ayon sa World Bank, tinatayang ang local output or gross national product

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grew 6.7 per cent at mananatili ngayon sa 2018. Nabalita rin na ang direct foreign investment from July 2016 hanggang March ng current year will be more or less 16 billion dollars. *** Ang Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) ay bagong batas.

Paano kung may komontra at magharap ng petisyon sa Korte Suprema at mahatulang ang nabanggit na batas ay unconstitutional? Kailan ba raw nagkaroon ng pagkakasundo ang ating mga kapatid na muslim sa Mindanao? Nakakalungkot ngang pangyayari. Mula’t sapol kasi sila ay may iba’t ibang tribu tulad ng mga Tausog at Maranao. Noong panahon ng Ramos administration, natatag ang Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ng Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) na si Nur Misuari ang Chairman.

Hindi rin nagkaisa ang ating mga kapatid na Muslim sa Mindanao. Nagkaroon naman ng breakaway group na Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Mula sa MILF ang Moro Islamic Freedom Fighter (MIFF). Pangunahing sanhi kaya maraming nagsilisan at ngayo’y nasa iba’t ibang lugar ng Luzon.

Ngayon ay Bangsamoro Organic Law ang kapalit na ng ARMM. Magkaroon na nga sana ng tunay na pagkakaisa ang ating mga kapatid na Muslim sa Mindanao na ang lugar ay hindi na lang maging promised land kundi tunay na lupang magandang panahanan. *** Nabalitang ang SONA ng pangulong Duterte ay muntik na hindi mangyari na ang dahilan ay tungkol sa speakership kudeta sa kapulungan ng mga kongresista.

Ang former president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo na current representative ng Pampanga ang speaker na ngayon, hindi na si Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez. Ilang senador ang nangangambang baka ang puntirya ni Speaker Arroyo ay

maging prime minister sakaling ang federal form of government ang maging sistema ng gobyerno a Pilipinas. Nagbabala ang ilang kritiko at politiko. Sinabing si GMA ay beteranang mang-aagaw ng kapangyarihan.

Gayunman, nabalitang ang mayoryang bilang ng mga senador ay malabong pumayag. Hindi na rin maiiwasan ang reorganisasyon sa mababa at mataas na kapulungan ng kongreso. Si Gloria na kaunaunahang babae na naging speaker ay nangakong itataguyod ang mga pangakong pagbabago ng pangulo. *** Samantala, pangulong Duterte ay pinapurihan ni Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio. Sa SONA ay binanggit ni Digong na ang Pilipinas ay maninindigan sa karapatan ng bansa sa West Philippine Sea. Pinapurihan din ang Independent Foreign Policy ni Digong at mabuting pakikitungo nito sa China. *** Dalawang tulay na may dalawang lanes ang nakatakdang gagawin sa Pasig River. China ang panggagalingan ng pondo na kabilang sa Build Build Build project ng gobyerno. Ang mga lugar ng panukalang mga tulay ay nagkaroon na ng ground breaking ceremony. *** Ang Amerika at Pilipinas ay magkaibigan, magkahangga at magkakampi. Sinabi naman ng ilang kritiko na kaya naman ang turing ng US sa Pinas ay kanila pa rin na teritoryo. Isang sanhi pa rin kaya ang pinaiiral na patakaran sa kabuhayan ay kapitalismo.

Katas Sa loob ng 2019 malalaman ang inaakalang magiging ending ng Duterte government.

Kasabihan Hindi lahat ng nais mangyari ay nakukuha sa santong-paspasan!

Paunawa: Ang mga paksa at salitang nakasaad sa Pilantik ay sariling opinion ng may-akda at maaaring hindi opinion ng mga taga-lathala ng Pilipino Express.

Cogie Domingo

Senator Bong Revilla Jr.

napakatangkad na ni Josh!

Hanggang balikat na lang niya ako! At ang paa niya, super-laki ng size!”

Nagyayaya na raw si Kris na magkuwentuhan naman sila, pero si Josh pa rin ang kakuwentuhan ni Willie, ayaw bumitiw sa kaniya ni Josh na noong bata pa ay palaging nasa dressing room ni

Willie kapag may taping si Kris.

“Mahal na mahal ko ang batang ‘yun, napakalambing kasi niya. Naninibago lang ako ngayon dahil noong yakapin ko siya, e, halos balikat lang niya ang naaabot ko! Mauulit pa ang joy riding namin,” tuwang-tuwang kuwento ni Willie.

– CSF

CRISTY...

From page 20 Si Kris mismo ang nag-edit ng inilabas niyang video ng pagkikita nina Willie at Kuya Josh. Kapag mga anak niya na ang nasa video ay hindi niya ipinauubaya sa kaniyang staff ang editing.

Ayaw bitiwan ni Josh ang mga CD at jacket na pasalubong sa kaniya ni Willie. Hanggang noong matutulog na ito ay katabi pa rin ni Josh ang jacket at mga CD ni Willie.

Sabi ni Kris, “Just landed in Jakarta. Ang fans – Wil-Kris na raw! Ang cute!!!”

Mahilig sa kotse si Josh, kaya nag-ikot sila ni Willie sa subdivision sakay ng pula at magarang Ferrari ng host ng Wowowin, sa susunod na pagdalaw ni Willie ay ang top down naman nitong Bentley ang sasakyan nila ng panganay ni Kris.

Kuwento ni Willie, “Parang kailan lang iyon, pero

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PILIPINO EXPRESS

AUGUST 1 - 15, 2018

Turon sells 42 million to claim “superstar” snack status MANILA – For 37 years, Helen Castillo has filled one side street in the country’s financial district with the smell of hot caramel, waiting for customers clad in power suits and construction hats to line up for their daily fix of the country’s unofficial snack.

The turon or banana fritter is the “superstar” of Filipino desserts, an enduring presence in hawker stands, office cafeterias and groceries. The country’s largest mall operator, SM, said that in 2016 alone it sold 42 million pieces of turon over two years.

Priced at P15 each and with vendors apprehensive about raising prices, turon has also challenged faster than expected inflation.

“Para siyang si Nora Aunor.

Hindi mawawala ang superstar ng mga merienda,” [It’s like Nora Aunor. The superstar of merienda will never fade,] said Samantha Rivera, who tends to a “Jollijeep” rolling store in Makati.

Castillo, 60, said turon is a staple in her menu because it is exactly what busy workers are looking for in the middle of the afternoon – quick, cheap and satisfying.

“Hindi sila nagsasawa kasi dito sa Makati iyan ang pinakamurang merienda. Kinse pesos ‘tsaka softdrinks ok na,” [They don’t get tired of it here in Makati where it’s the cheapest snack around. For P15 and soft drinks, you’re good to go,] Castillo told ABS-CBN News.

Turon millions The 24 million turon pieces sold in 2016 was 33 per cent higher than 18 million in the previous year, SM Investments said on its website.

The company has set a turon standard at eight inches long, two inches in diameter and aims for a uniform taste across stores, SM said.

“The success of turon is proof that Filipinos tend to look for familiar taste at a price that’s “sulit” (worth the money),” said SM Markets vice chairman Herbert Sy. Marjorie Montalban, a staffer at an apparel store in one SM Mall joined the queue for turon during a break from work.

“Ito lang ang turon dito, eh, pag lumabas kami baka umulan pa. Sana sa susunod banana cue naman,” [This is the only turon available here, if I go out, it might rain. I hope in the future they offer banana cue,] Montalban told ABSCBN News.

Inflation proof?

Inflation has held at its highest levels in five years in recent months as elevated fuel prices in the world market pushed food prices higher. Food inflation alone in June was at 6.1 per cent, higher than the headline number 5.2 per cent.

Turon vendor Emerlita Gallos undercuts the competition by selling her desserts at P10 apiece and she said she would not raise prices soon.

“Pag tinaasan ko, hindi naman lahat ng tao may pera,” [If I raise prices, not everyone might have enough money to buy,] she told ABS-CBN News. She has been selling turon for 28 years.

Gallos said she sells 200 pieces of turon daily, double the competition.

Unlike Gallos, Rivera said she might raise prices due to higher prices of sugar and cooking oil.

With or without a price hike, IT supervisor Kim Crisostomo said he would continue having turon as a snack everyday. Crisosotomo spends P50 every week on banana fritters.

“Parang softdrinks lang ‘yan eh, tumaas pero binibili pa rin,” [It’s like softdrinks. Prices go up, but people still buy it,] Crisostomo told ABS-CBN News.

“Feeling ko hindi siya mawawala sa eksena kahit magtaas ng presyo kasi turon is turon talaga,” [I feel it won’t fade from the scene even is prices go up. Turon is turon,] Rivera said.

SOURCE: Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News

Turon has been the star of Helen Castillo’s Jollijeep for 37 years.

Photo by Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News

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