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Anti-racism champions honoured Winnipeg – The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) celebrated its 10th biennial Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner at the Delta Marriott Hotel last September 27. The event celebrated the achievements in the struggle against racism in Canada and acknowledged best practices and excellence in the field of anti-racism. It also marked the end of the 2018 Best Practices program, which highlights the different programs, strategies, or initiatives developed to combat racism and promote positive race relations across Canada’s multicultural communities.

To celebrate achievements in the struggle against racism in Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba, the CRRF presented 14 Community Champion Special Awards to Dr. Rey D. Pagtakhan, Larry and Tova Vickar, Jim Bear, Dr. Tina Mai Chen, Thomas Ralston Denton, Diane Dwarka, Jeffrey J. Lieberman, Moses See RACISM p18

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Filipino rom-com on the prairies The early Filipino-Canadian experience here on the prairies is the setting of Prairie Theatre Exchange’s season opener for 2018/19. Winnipeg actors Stephanie Sy and Dutchess Cayetano star in the play Prairie Nurse, a story of welcoming that is part farce, part romantic comedy and part cultural history.

Running from October 3 to 21, Prairie Nurse, is playwright Marie Beath Badian’s love letter to her own mother’s immigration story.

Penny (Stephanie Sy) and Puring (Dutchess Cayetano) arrive in small town Saskatchewan from See ROM-COM p16

Dutchess Cayetano and Stephanie Sy star in the play Prairie Nurse at Prairie Theatre Exchange. Photo by Haanita Seval

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Long train ride home It was kind of fitting that on the last night of my year-long sojourn in Metro Manila I took the LRT (Light Rail Transit) home during rush hour. I had a meeting in Makati that ended at 5:30 p.m., and at that point I knew the fastest way back to our house in Malabon was by train. As I walked down Gil Puyat Avenue – which some of you may know by its old name Buendia – I saw a number of buses going north. Since many of them were half-empty I was tempted to wait for one that would take me straight to Sangandaan in Caloocan, which is only 500 meters away from our house. But as I approached the LRT station it was clear that none were coming, so I instinctively looked for the line that I knew would be forming at the street level. It was a Monday, after all, and rush hour at that.

A year of living in Manila can teach you a lot of things, mostly about patience and strategy. In my first months of living there I had to commute to and from Malacañang, and one of the things I was dreading at first was taking the LRT. I knew it would be packed in the morning and

evening, but it was still the fastest and cheapest way to get to and from work. So I just kept on and quickly developed a way to get on at the least amount of time. I found out on which platform to stand, which car to take, which part of the train to stand on, and so on. But you know what they say about the best-laid plans of mice and men – they often go “aray” (“ouch” in Filipino, which sounds exactly like “awry”). In times when the line is several hundred meters long, you just grit your teeth and wait.

The good thing about the LRT (which I cannot say about its twin sister the Metro Rail Transit which runs the length of EDSA) is that even if there is a long line, you know you will soon get on the train. It’s easy to get discouraged when you have to stand in line right on the street, but it’s generally worth the wait. That’s how I felt when I saw the line at the Buendia station that Monday.

Even though I was expecting it to be long, I was still a little disheartened because I was tired and all I wanted at that point was to get home. But I remembered the

mantra I developed in my months of traveling by train: This too shall pass. Sure enough in about 15 minutes I was already at the platform, and five minutes later I was on the train. All in all it took me less than an hour-and-a-half to get home that day – not bad considering I would have been on the road at least two hours had I taken the bus.

But 1.5 hours is still 1.5 hours, and in my year of living in Manila I never got used to the heavy traffic and all the time that is lost therein.

In the second half of my stay there I worked in the Ortigas business centre area, and I spent about four hours two and from work on a daily basis. I coped by working in the car (thank God for Uber and Grab), but there were days that I could start only by being at the office. I came to the conclusion that the only way to properly work in the capital is to wake up extra early in the morning – and steel yourself to getting home late at night.

But as I wrote earlier, it was only a year-long sojourn in Manila. I went there to work in government, and while I learned a lot from my stint there, it really is

time to come home to Davao City.

And so my stay in the big city ended the way it basically began: on the LRT. That last trip was particularly brutal because of how packed the train was. I had to fight for my space as it got eaten up by more and more people trying to fit into the already filled up space.

Each stop meant more people streaming in, and at one point I felt like I was being crushed. But again the good thing about the LRT is that the train keeps moving – which is more than can be said of the cars and buses below.

I think that’s the life lesson I learned in Manila: things may be slow, difficult, and even harsh, but just soldier on and you’ll eventually get to where you’re going. In my case it was a long train ride back home literally and figuratively, but it was worth the trip.

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 Editor-InChief of the Davao City-based Mindanao Daily Mirror. E-mail Jon at jonjoaquin@gmail.com.

Take a break and rejuvenate Recent research and reports show that depression and anxiety are on the rise among Canadians.

Overall, we live in a culture where people work long hours, do not exercise enough, have unhealthy eating habits, and engage in excessive screen time.

This begs the question: How do you rest and rejuvenate?

Engaging in activities that nurture the mind, body and soul is a must, especially because we are heading into the fall and winter months when time outside will be more restricted.

If you’ve tried various activities and are looking for something new to try, think about what kind of a learner you are. Howard Gardner was a developmental psychologist who is famous for his theory on multiple intelligences. Essentially, this theory supports that there is not just one way of being “smart.”

There are actually at least nine different ways that people learn, understand and perceive the world.

I think that the following not only describes different ways to learn, but different ways that you can de-stress and take care of yourself.

1. Linguistic Intelligence (“word smart”) is the ability to

use spoken or written words.

People with this capability have a large vocabulary and are eloquent when they speak, such as authors and poets. They often think in words and learn best by hearing the explanation. If you fall into this category, the right stress management outlet for you may be reading, writing poetry or stories, or playing word games.

Crossword or word search puzzles will likely be fun and relaxing for you. If you really want to be creative, try learning a new language.

2. Visual-Spatial Intelligence (“picture smart”) refers to the ability to mentally visualize objects and spatial dimensions, such as what architects, designers, photographers, and physicists do. These individuals are very aware of their environments and have a good sense of direction. If you have always had a tendency towards learning better through visual aids like charts and pictures – and think that you would be great on the reality TV show, Amazing Race – you are likely high in this type of intelligence.

Regarding stress management, try drawing or painting, 3D puzzles, or taking photos. Maybe even go and explore your city like a tourist would.

3.Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (“number smart”) refers to reasoning, calculating, using logic, and the use of numbers and abstract pattern recognition. People with this type of intelligence would excel as accountants, computer programmers, scientists and mathematicians. They learn best by experimenting and solving puzzles. They need to understand the concept first before paying attention to details. Stress management activities could include playing suduko, chess, or computer games. Even cooking and baking could work for you because it involves following steps to achieve a goal.

4.Body-Kinesthetic Intelligence (“body smart”) is the ability to control one’s bodily motions and handle objects well.

These people have good hand-eye coordination and a sense of timing such as athletes, dancers, police officers and fire fighters. If you fall into this category, some ways for you to unwind after a stressful day could include going for a walk, run or bike ride, playing a sport, yoga, or taking a dance class.

5.Musical-Rhythmic Intelligence (“music smart”) refers to sensitivity to rhythm, pitch, melody, and tone of music. These people learn best through songs, patterns, rhythms, instruments,

and musical expression, such as musicians, singers, and dancers.

Some strategies that could work for you could be to simply hum or sing when feeling stressed, playing an instrument, watching music videos online, or taking a Zumba class.

6. Interpersonal Intelligence (“people smart”) is the ability to communicate well with others and develop relationships. These people empathize with others’ situations, are sensitive to the moods and feelings of others, and can cooperate well. People with high interpersonal intelligence enjoy discussion and debate and are often counsellors, teachers, politicians, managers and sales people. In order to de-stress, it is important for you to talk to someone when you are troubled, rather than bottling it up inside. An evening out with friends or family, joining a volunteer group or book club could be opportunities to get that social interaction that you look for.

7. Intrapersonal Intelligence (“self smart”) refers to beings highly aware of their own feelings, interests and goals. If you belong to this category, you have wisdom, a strong will, and are confident. You also value your privacy and enjoy time spent alone. Good career choices for you might include See CHERYL p5

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From page 4 being a psychologist, counsellor, clergy member, or entrepreneur.

Some appropriate stress outlets for you might include writing in a journal or diary, reading, or going for walks on your own. You might find massage therapy to be relaxing.

8. Naturalistic Intelligence (“nature smart”) is one of the most recent additions to Gardner’s original theory. People that possess this kind of intelligence are more in tune with nature and are interested in preserving and exploring the environment and the animals and plants within it. If you are high in nature smarts, you might enjoy work as a gardener, biologist, veterinarian or farmer.

Some recreational activities that would reduce stress for you include gardening, hiking, and camping. Even if your job requires that you remain inside most of the time, use your breaks to go outside. A quick walk around the block could do wonders for you.

9. Existential Intelligence (“spirituality smart”) can be defined as the ability to be sensitive to deeper questions about human existence, i.e.: What is the meaning of life? How did we get here? Why is there pain in the world? Such people have a desire to be connected to others and likely to a higher being. If you feel you are one of these individuals, you would do well in employment as a motivational speaker, philosopher, counsellor, clergy member or a researcher.

PILIPINO EXPRESS Ways that you can nurture this part of you would be through prayer, meditation, deep breathing and mindfulness exercises. Since you enjoy theory and making sense of the world, you may benefit from taking a theory, philosophy or science class for fun. Volunteer work could be worthwhile to you, as you would get satisfaction out of helping others.

Whatever outlet you choose, it is crucial that you learn how to

best reduce your stress. Without effective stress management tools, your body will frequently be operating on high alert.

Eventually, high stress will lead to serious health problems. Start by trying a new stress outlet today.

You might be surprised by how you feel tomorrow!

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

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PEI cancels some business immigration streams The recent headlines about the business program in Prince Edward Island has called attention to the potential for abuse by users who often invest for purposes of obtaining permanent status in Canada. PEI announced on September 20, 2018 that they would no longer accept applications from applicants looking to establish a business in the province through two of its current business stream. A series of investigations identified abuse in the 100% Ownership and Partial Ownership streams, which offered a provincial nomination for investors seeking to purchase existing PEI businesses or opening a new one.

Under the 100% Ownership and Partial Ownership streams, candidates were required to have a net worth of $600,000 and post a $200,000 deposit with the province that would be refunded once certain conditions were met.

The problem, however, is that many applicants did not meet the preconditions. A spokesman of the

PEI program said, “concerns were raised over the number of deposits being forfeited once an immigrant arrived on Prince Edward Island and failed to open a business, keep it open, or decided to more to a different province after already receiving permanent residency.”

There was a perception of a quid pro quo where the deposit amount itself was seen as the cost of a permanent resident visa.

The provincial government will continue to offer programs for newcomers, including investors, but changes are required.

“The program wasn’t meeting the expectations of Islanders, and it wasn’t meeting the expectations of government,” said Economic Development Minister Chris Palmer. At this time there are several federal probes, conducted

by CBSA, into potential abuse cases where business immigrants are alleged to have used false addresses. The situation is compounded not by the fact that there are abusers but that the controls were not in place to

prevent it from happening.

PEI will continue to offer other options to entrepreneurs but will no longer grant immediate permanent residency after receiving a deposit. The businesses will now have to demonstrate their success and continue in operations for over one year before any applicant receives his or her permanent residency. This requirement is commonplace in other provinces such as Manitoba.

The PEI Economic Development Minister Palmer tried to give the recent actions of the government a good spin: “We know that people making contributions to the economy that are working, that are creating businesses, are very valuable to the economy of the province, so we know that that is more valuable to us than a deposit.”

Under the cancelled program, immigrants who provided a refundable deposit of $200,000 and did not comply with the preconditions of setting up the business in PEI would lose $50,000 of the deposit or the residency portion. The $150,000 balance was considered part

of the business portion. The PEI government actually acknowledged in 2017 that large numbers of entrepreneurs were not operating businesses.

In November last year the PEI government acknowledged that it had not returned $18,000,000 in deposits from 177 entrepreneur immigrants, most of whom had never opened businesses. They were aware then that a problem existed and have moved to rectify things.

The opposition PC Party was correct in its condemnation of the cancelled program and the leader noted, “People weren’t taking us seriously, they were just seeing us an easy way through.”

Apart from the expected partisan criticism, neutral immigration lawyer Richard Kirkland spoke for us all when he described the entire episode as, “embarrassing to the PEI government and may well shed doubt on the integrity of the Prince Edward Island immigration program.”

Before we are too ready to criticize PEI, we should not forget that the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program for Business

was suspended for a period of time because of abuse from users. It was reopened with a tier approach to permanent residency, which requires investors to set up businesses and operate them in Manitoba. The MPNP has also moved away from the requirement for performance deposits in favour of giving the applicants the responsibility to demonstrate that they have added something tangible to the province in terms of economic growth and job creation. All programs are open to abuse and it is good to see that even PEI has finally moved to correct the abuse. The provinces and Canada itself needs immigration. It’s the corruption we do not need.

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.

Sometimes change is not good Talking about the weather is an easy conversation starter. It works best when you are stuck in an elevator with a stranger, in line at a grocery store, or even on a blind date.

“Hot enough for ya?”

“Cold enough for ya?”

“Windy enough for ya?”

It’s easy. Next thing you know, you’re laughing and bonding like you’ve known each other for years.

For years, there has been talk about global warming. We’ve heard multiple warnings from environmentalists like David Suzuki telling us that we are at the tipping point and if we don’t make a conscious change now, it will be too late.

The topic has even made its way to the Burgos dinner table.

The question came up about how hot it is getting on Vancouver Island. There hasn’t been a need for air conditioning, and quite frankly, I’m not going to be running out to Costco any time soon to buy a portable AC unit.

But if this keeps up, maybe I will.

My response was simple.

If it’s getting too hot, Mother Earth will have to cool down. It’s happened before – it was called the Ice Age. Earth is a living being, if it gets sick, it will have to fight that disease to make it healthy again. Dale Jr., never one

to pass up an opportunity for a sarcastic comment, says, “The Earth has a heart, it has lungs?”

I gave him the obligatory eye-roll (which happens a lot in my house), and said, “Maybe not like you and me, but it is a living thing.” I should point out, I’m not a scientist who has studied climate change for decades. I’m more like a conspiracy theorist with some whacky ideas.

I assume a major event like the Ice Age wouldn’t happen over night, contrary to the Hollywood blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, where a weather anomaly causes flash freezing temperatures destroying cities and their inhabitants in its path.

Before you start to think I am losing my mind, let’s take a look at some of the unusual weather patterns this year.

Folks in the south welcomed 2018 with resolutions to buy warmer clothes. Parts of Florida got blanketed with freezing rain and snow on New Years Day, something they have not seen in January since the 1800s.

Also in January, one of the hottest places on earth known for miles of sand dunes saw some snowfall. The Sahara Desert got a bit of the white stuff. While it often gets cold at night, the addition of precipitation made it a late White Christmas for some

Africans.

Fast forward to May 2018 here on Vancouver Island. It’s a fact that we live in a rainforest.

It rains and there is plenty of vegetation – massive cedars and Douglas firs are a common sight.

Yet, May resulted in one of the driest months on record. Victoria recorded only 3.4 mm of rain, where it would normally receive about 40 mm for the month. This was one record I didn’t mind seeing broken.

Come summer time, it got dry in BC. I mean really dry. It was also hot. I mean really hot.

This led to a record amount of forest fires across the province.

This was one record I wish

we didn’t break. Millions of trees, hundreds of thousands of hectares of land destroyed, as well as homes and communities lost. Millions were affected by smoke, not only here in BC but across the country. There was a point when the air quality in my home town was the worst in the world. Scary.

Then September rolls around.

There is one guaranty for this month. That would be the millions of kids returning to school.

Something not guaranteed, is snow. Mother Nature, never one to be predictable, provided a dumping of the white stuff in northern parts of BC and Alberta.

My cousin shared a picture of

their backyard in Edmonton on September 13.

This last example is more Darwin’s Theory of Evolution than weather patterns. Scientists have witnessed a great white shark in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia. These sharks tend to stay in the warmer waters. Could it be that the shark got lost? Took a left instead of a right? Who knows?

Looking back, I didn’t mind the dry May. The hot summer was pretty good. The snow in September? Sometimes, change is not so good.

Dale manages the communications department for a school district in BC.

My cousin’s backyard in Edmonton on September 13, 2018. Photo by Mary Roberts

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Forged to last

How two metallurgical engineers shaped their future together First meeting University of the Philippines (UP), 2001.

Engineering classroom. He was standing in front and she was sitting at the back.

Angelito (Lito) and Jeraldine (Jhie) Velasco met while both were attending classes at UP. Lito was taking his masters degree in engineering while also teaching classes. Jhie was in her third year of undergraduate engineering and taking one of the Lito’s courses classes.

He thought she was smart and pretty with a bubbly personality.

She thought he was a very determined guy and someone who looked like he knew exactly what he wanted in life, confident and in control of his actions.

While they would see each other in class, they never dated until Jhie finished her degree three years after they first met. The classroom was a silent witness to a union forged to last.

Lito, originally from Davao City, graduated with a metallurgical engineering degree and followed it up with a master’s degree in material science and engineering both at UP, Diliman. Not one to sit on his laurels, he continued his higher learning at Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan, where he successfully completed his doctor’s degree in engineering.

He loves science and math, which drew him to engineering. Though admittedly, he didn’t know much about metallurgical engineering, he eventually found it very interesting.

“Metallurgical engineering is a broad field of engineering that covers mining, extraction, design and processing of metals,” he said.

Jeraldine, a 2004 metallurgical engineering graduate, took up the profession at the prodding of her big sister, Ria. Her sister’s friend was a metallurgical engineer whose job enabled her to travel for business overseas. This appealed so much to Jhie that she held on to that vision of landing a job with good compensation and the opportunity to travel outside the country. As fate would have it, upon graduating, she was hired at Intel Technologies – the same company where her sister’s friend was working!

One of the many things they had in common is that they both regard their parents as their inspiration in life. They remarked, “Our parents

are our role models and they have been very supportive to us, their children, in anything we do.”

First date Jhie made the first move by asking Lito for a dinner meeting, which he accepted, thinking that she was asking him on a date. He was wrong, as it was just a business dinner. Jhie asked him if he could join her and her partners in their multi-level marketing business, which he was known to be good at. Jhie recalled, “My business partners wanted to make sure Lito wouldn’t say “No.” Apparently, he had a crush on me way back when I was a student. True enough, he joined our team and we have worked together since.”

Needless to say, they became business partners and their relationship soon turned into more than just that.

They were separated by distance when Lito left for Japan for his doctorate degree, while she stayed to work in the Philippines.

But despite the distance, their relationship stayed strong.

The proposal On the way home from workrelated training in Arizona, Jhie briefly visited Lito in Toyohashi, Japan.

“I took her to a nature park where I asked her to marry me, ” said Lito. To which, she said “Yes.” They were married on October 19, 2008, after four years of dating.

The union While blissfully married, there are some things about each other that drive them a little crazy. Jhie said, “Back then, when I texted him he would reply more than once right away. Now, I have to read my message to him when I get home.”

Lito on the other hand said, “When she ask me for my opinion, but it doesn’t matter anyway.” But these little things only spice up their married life.

Like their parents – whom they look up to as a couple – and fine wine, their relationship improves with age.

Careers then Jhie was hired at Intel Philippines as a Quality & Reliability Engineer.

“It was a great place to work with a great group of people from top managers to assembly workers, excellent benefits which included travel opportunities, fitness facilities, flexible time.” she said.

Lito’s professional career in the Philippines has always been in the academe, starting as an instructor of Engineering at UP, until he became an associate professor of Metallurgical Engineering and a doctoral researcher.

Though content with her career at Intel, Jhie applied as a permanent resident (PR) through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program as a back-up plan, in case things didn’t work out. She must have seen the future, as when she got her PR visa, Intel announced that it was closing its facility. It was not a hard decision for her to make. Lito, on the other hand, went with the flow. He said, “I promised my wife that I would go with her anywhere she wanted to go.”

A life less ordinary They moved to Canada in October of 2009, a year after getting married. As with most immigrants starting a new life, their first year in Winnipeg had many challenges. However, their situation may be different than most newcomers, in that they were just starting out as a married couple and were expecting their first-born.

Jhie described it as the most depressing period of her life. She was four months pregnant when they arrived. She said, “My first pregnancy coupled with the fear of the unknown turned my life upside down.” Lito added, “We did not have a lot of cash, but we had very supportive relatives.”

They both used to have very successful individual professional careers back in the Philippines and were in full control of their lives. Now faced with no jobs, no house of their own, unfamiliar surroundings, approaching the winter season and being expectant parents, they found themselves with a seemingly bleak future.

Jhie recalled, “I had to wait for him to come home from work just so I could go outside the house.

It was winter and I was pregnant.

It was like that for months, until my son was five months old that I finally was able to get to work, landing a job as a wheel inspector at Griffin Wheels Canada. I was depressed.”

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Lito receiving his P.Eng. certificate

Angelito and Jeraldine at one of the chapter’s events

Lito and Jhie, with sons, Jemuel and Adriel

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Not everyone is a supermodel or looks like Chris Hemsworth in the film, Thor. Yet, we all, in our own ways, can look our very best.

Think about when you dress up to go to a special event or party.

You feel good – and that means attractive. You may even feel wealthier and more confident.

Too often you can slip into a rut of wearing the same thing or style all the time.

Or, maybe you don’t put your best foot or face forward except for special occasions.

It’s easy to slip into the comfort zone to the point that it becomes a trap of not looking our best, or we appear dated.

How you look, dress and care for yourself is part of your personal feng shui.

It’s not just about kua numbers and the direction you look at work or where your head points in bed.

It’s also simply about you.

Your appearance is a big part of that.

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have to have a $400 haircut, expensive clothes or be stick thin.

My own makeup is a mixture of expensive department store brands and drugstore brands. Keeping up your appearances by looking and dressing nicely makes you feel better — and that projects out into the world and returns to you in the form of improved chi.

My husband would always say that when he was wearing a suit and went anywhere he got better service especially at department stores and restaurants.

I’ve noticed that when I wear heels, makeup and my hair looks good and I’m smartly accessorized, I feel good and I get better service and attract more friendly people, positive reactions and things seem easier. That’s a lot of the reason why you want to look and feel good; you want to make opportunities come to you and raise your personal energy so that you’ll attract good fortune to your life.

Here are ways you can look

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Look your best: How to feng shui your appearance to manifest wealth, love and opportunity and feel your best – and attract love, wealth and open doors in your life by lifting your personal chi.

Dress smartly: You don’t have to wear a suit and tie or an evening gown to dress smartly.

Even shorts and a cute top can look great. Avoid the tendency to just throw on whatever you find in the closet. Be sure to accessorize, too.

If you go out in jeans, dress them up with a cute top, jewellery or maybe a pair of heels instead of the usual sneaker. I always feel a bit more dressed up and smarter looking when I wear a dress. Think, what makes you feel dressier or smarter looking?

Wear colour: It’s easy to fall into the dark colour trap. Dark colours hide stains, past bagels and waffles, but they can become a fashion pothole we fall into.

Break out of the funeral colour rut by adding bright colours to your wardrobe. This is especially important if you’re a single woman. Potential admirers are attracted to colour and colour makes you look more bright, radiant, fun and eye-catching! It also raises your energy.

Be as fit at you can be: Again, you don’t have to be a model on the cover of an exercise magazine, just work on keeping your body healthy and as fit as you can.

Wear clothes that show off your best features, too. Avoid clothes that are too tight, too loose, too baggy or that look worn and tired – because it will make you look too loose, too baggy, and worn out and tired!

Put your best face forward: A touch of make-up, good skin care, and regular shaving and facials are one way to keep yourself looking good, fresh and vibrant.

This includes your hair. Get a good haircut that flatters you and keep your hair nicely groomed.

Your hair is your crowning glory, so keep your crown looking good.

Slenderize and lengthen: Let’s face it, we all at some time or another fight the battle of the bulge, but one way to keep yourself looking attractive is by wearing clothing that slenderizes and lengthens you. A terrific way is with a monochromatic outfit.

This is especially helpful for petites.

When you wear a solid colour top and bottom, you appear taller.

And, if you want to slenderize your appearance a bit, the monochrome helps with that as well. So does wearing one size larger if your current size is too snug.

Of course, clothes that are ill fitting will also affect your appearance, so if pants are too baggy in the waist, see the tailor.

Well-fitting clothes can make you look thinner and more slender.

Up-level your appearance: Whether it’s a work or a daily “uniform” you put on, look for ways to put a fresh spin on your daily dress. A bright scarf around your neck looks jaunty and instantly adds more verve to your style.

Maybe you need some smart accessories, such as a chunky or colourful necklace or fun earrings.

You don’t have to have expensive clothing to dress it up a bit and uplevel your look. Even jeans can be spiffed up to look stylish and sophisticated.

Warp speed your personal chi: One of the ways you get into ruts is by wearing your hair the same way, or when your clothes become a rubber stamp style. Maybe your makeup may be the area where you could use some freshening up on your style.

Simply put: you look dated. If so, look for a stylist who can help make the most of your hairstyle, looks and clothing style. An afternoon spent working on a “freshen up” will do wonders for your personal chi!”

Your personal feng shui isn’t just about directions and colours – it’s also simply about you and how you present yourself in the world. Make it the best you can!

FENG SHUI Q&A Question: My weight has bothered me for a long time, but I’ve tried every diet possible.

Could it be my feng shui?

Answer: There’s a lot in feng shui that could contribute to your weight. This can range from holding on to painful mementos that you can’t let go of (like the weight) that literally “weigh” you down. Is it possible you’re hanging onto something out of obligation; guilt or that has painful memories associated with it? Guilty feelings often pack the weight on us. Let go of the guilt in your home by removing things you don’t enjoy and give you pleasure.

Maybe you have too much stuff and not enough clear space.

A lot of weight is accumulation in the home that’s reflected in the body. All I can say is that when I See FENG SHUI p9

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From page 8 From page 7 moved to Mexico with only what fit in my car, I dropped 10 pounds almost instantly. If you have too much stuff and it’s out of balance with the space you keep it in – like a body that’s out of balance and carrying more weight than it’s meant to – you can have weight gain.

From a home standpoint, make sure there is nothing blocking your front door and that your home has movement and clear space for chi to move. If chi gets stuck, so does weight.

Get rid of old “skinny” clothes that only remind you of looking backwards – not forwards. Look too at your diet, making sure there is a balance there. Try to eat more soups, but not ones like broccoli cheddar that are loaded with calories. I’m talking about clear soups that are made with broth, like chicken and rice, borscht, or beef vegetable that are loaded with nutrition. The warm water in soup helps make you feel full and the heat can help with metabolism.

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!

meet. Jhie knew her husband was equally depressed, but she never heard him complain. In fact, even in trying times, Lito was able to build a great relationship and got along well with Jhie’s aunts, who took them in when they were just starting. He was even referred to as a “favourite nephew” by one of the aunts.

“Those memories only confirm that Lito is truly the one for me and I made the right decision choosing him to be with the rest of my life,” Jhie said.

Forming their future Lito started his academic assessment in February 2010 and decided to write the two confirmatory exams assigned to him, as this option would still enable him to continue to work to support his family. It took him less than a year to complete the exams and in September of 2011 he was registered as an engineer-intraining (EIT). Then, less than two years later, he got his professional engineer (P.Eng.) designation.

Jhie started the process in April 2012, taking the same route as her husband. Only instead of taking two exams, she was assigned five.

She would have considered the interview option, if it were made available for her. Unfortunately, Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba would take a long time to gather metallurgical engineers to complete a panel. She took one exam per session (every 6 months) and successfully passed all five exams in two and half years. She See FORGED p10

Lito’s induction as Filipino Members Chapter President

Mr. & Mrs. Velasco, Angelito’s parents

Velasco family’s trip to Toronto

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Environmental lessons from our ancestors Well before colonization made its first mark on the Philippine islands, our ancestors had a deep connection and stewardship to the land, and understood the importance of preserving and caring for the environment in order to sustain the existence of both the land and the water for future generations. Elders built a relationship with nature and different island communities developed specialized knowledge, rituals, and customary practices that often overlapped with spirituality, healing, and cultural preservation.

In current times, extreme weather conditions and global climate disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity and becoming more widespread. Manmade environmental degradation has brought about climate change and, while every living being on the planet is experiencing its effects, those with the least socioeconomic capital are the most vulnerable. In the Philippines, typhoons, floods, landslides, drought, and other ecological decimations hit poor and rural indigenous communities the hardest, particularly individuals who are systemically impacted by the policy legacies of colonization and the global flows of capitalism.

Therein lies the question – is there a way that Philippine indigenous knowledge and practices from our ancestors and our elders can help our current society both mitigate, and adapt to, the effects of climate change?

What can we learn from our ancestors and their relationship to the land on how to care for and preserve the environment?

Dennis Gupa seeks to explore this question through collaborative

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From page 9 got her EIT designation in March 2015.

Careers now Upon getting his professional designation, Lito, who is employed at Custom Castings, was reassigned from a production operator to a design engineering position. Now, he is the Quality and Process Improvement Manager.

The management at Griffin Wheel, Jhie’s employer, recognized her potential and shouldered the expenses for her academic assessment and exams.

In fact, before she completed all her exams, she was promoted twice, as a Quality Engineer and then as a Metallurgist, being the first ever person to hold both positions at the Winnipeg plant.

Filipino Members Chapter (FMC) Lito learned about the FMC through the academic staff of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba (EGM). He wrote an e-mail to Ramon Cairo, then-

multimedia and multilingual applied theatre.

ANAK and Migrante Manitoba will welcome the theatre artist/ director and doctoral scholar to Winnipeg on November 2nd and 3rd, 2018 to present his performance project, an assemblage of video images, movement, and live soundscapes, reflecting on the histories of colonial encounters and the physical and social impact of natural disasters. Based at the University of Victoria and the University of the Philippines, Dennis has done extensive fieldwork immersing in three sea coastal villages in Visayas and learning from local elders. He will be accompanied by a team of collaborators from the Philippines as well as Winnipeg-based artists.

Dennis’ visit will feature two separate performances at Prairie Theatre Exchange followed by dialogue and discussion: • Friday November 2, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Tuminungnung 2018 Philippine Heritage Youth Forum for Filipino-Canadians ages 14 to 19 on the importance of the arts in preserving ancestral knowledge and practices, and in contributing to the ongoing global conversation on climate change.

Visit www.anak.ca to register.

• Saturday November 3, 5:00 p.m.: Murupuro/The Island of Constellation performance and panel discussion with local environmentalists and community members. Visit anak.eventbrite. com for tickets.

Johsa Manzanilla is the Director of ANAK and a member of Migrante Manitoba, and is inviting you to not miss out on these great opportunities!

Contact info@anak.ca for more information. chapter president, which led to an invitation to participate in chapter events.

He said, “I chose to get involved because I believed the chapter can provide encouragement and support to its members towards becoming professional engineers or geoscientists through networking, professional development seminars and social events”.

Lito was elected and served as chapter president from 20122014. He established a bursary award for deserving chapter members to help ease the financial burden of completing the academic qualification to get their professional designation.

When asked about how she got involved in the chapter, Jhie goodhumouredly said, “I was dragged in by Lito!” But on a serious note, she said, “I’m happy I let myself get involved because I got to know amazing and wonderful fellow Filipino Engineers who inspire me to continue going forward on the road to PEng.” Jhie was the only female

speaker at the chapter’s first Roadmap to Peng information session. She said, “I know female engineers who are also mothers can relate to what I’ve been through and get inspired somehow.”

With all that they’ve been through, Angelito and Jeraldine are truly an inspirational couple who triumph through life’s challenges.

“I know the five years spent in the University to graduate with an engineering degree is gruelling.

We all know the effort, time and money that we and our parents spent just to get us through all those years. Don’t let your decision to go to Canada end the rewards that you are supposed to be reaping as an engineer. This process is not as tough as before when you were starting university. Your brains have acquired that knowledge and wisdom throughout the years of experience. You just need to have faith in God and yourself that anything is possible, ” says Jeraldine Velasco, EIT. “Not to give up, but persevere.

To get involved with the Filipino Chapter, where you can meet

Mr. & Mrs. Ocampo, Jeraldine’s parents fellow engineers who can provide guidance, encouragement and support,” says Angelito Velasco, PhD, P.Eng. And indeed, in a true metallurgical engineer’s approach, they have defined and optimized their life chemistries for a very bright and solid future with their two adorable sons, Jemuel (8) and Adriel (2).

Ethel Clemente-Fernandez is a professional engineer registered in the province of Manitoba. She

is an active member of the Filipino Members Chapter - Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (FMCAPEGM). www.fmc-egm.ca.

Correction: Nancy Santoyo, P.Eng., earned her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Batangas State University (formerly Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology), not University of Sto. Tomas, as previously published.

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• Kris at Jinkee – Pinagnakawan ng mga pinagkakatiwalaang staff • Rowell Santiago – Kapala-palakpak ang acting sa Ang Probinsyano • Coco Martin – Nakakalula ang talent fee sa bawat pag-eendorso • Jake Zyrus – Lalabas na ang tell-all book: I Am Jake • Claudine Barretto – Naunsyami ang pagbabalik showbiz • Yam Concepcion – Epektibong umarte sa Halik kaya binabash!

• Elmo Magalona at Janella Salvador – Hiwalay na!

• Erik Santos – Tagumpay ang My Greatest Moments concert sa MOA • Alex Gonzaga – Nilangaw sa takilya ang pelikula Parehong may matinding dinadala ngayon sina Kris Aquino at Jinkee Pacquiao. Pareho silang pinagnakawan ng mga taong pinagkatiwalaan nila nang isandaang porsiyento.

Si Kris ay pinagnakawan nang milyones ng kaniyang staff, si Jinkee naman ay ninakawan ng pera at mga alahas ng kaniyang PA, hindi ang halagang nawala sa kanila ang iniinda ng mayayamang personalidad kundi ang betrayal of trust.

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Mahirap ding maging mayaman. Sa dami ng kanilang pera ay nagiging kampante na sila. Huli na kapag nadiskubre nila na ang pinaghirapan pala nilang halaga ay lumipad na.

Itinuring na ni Jinkee na miyembro ng kanilang pamilya ang kaniyang PA, isinasama nito sa mga lakad at ipinagsa-shopping pa pero ito pa pala ang magnanakaw sa kaniya.

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From page 12 Aquino ang nag-aasikaso sa kaniyang problema, bumagsak ang kaniyang timbang nang dahil doon, si Jinkee naman ay pinauwi na lang sa GenSan ang nagkasala sa kaniya at hindi na ito nagdemanda.

Sa kaso ni Kris ay hindi puwedeng sorry na lang ang kaniyang matatanggap. Kikitain pa niya ang milyones na halaga ng ninakaw sa kaniya pero ang pagkasira ng tiwala niya sa taong iyon ay walang katumbas na kahit magkano.

Kahit sa panaginip ay hindi inisip ni Kris na ang taong nakakaalam ng pasok at labas ng perang pinaghihirapan niya pa pala ang gagawa sa kaniya ng ganoon.

Mabuti na ring sa mas maagang panahon ay natuklasan na ni Kris ang mga nawawala sa kaniya, hindi pa ubos ang kaniyang kaban, pero kumakalog-kalog na dahil sa laki ng nawalang halaga.

Nakakalungkot lang isipin na winasak ng taong iyon ang malaking tiwala sa kaniya ni Kris Aquino. Iyon ang mahirap nang maibalik pa.

Nakapanghihinayang na samahan. Pera lang pala ang wawasak sa napakaganda nilang pinagsamahan. *** Sa matinding exposure at pagtutok na ibinibigay ngayon ng FPJ’s Ang Probinsiyano kay Rowell Santiago na gumaganap na presidente sa matagumpay na serye ay isa lang ang maiisip mo.

Pambulag ang episode ng FPJ’s Ang Probinsiyano noong Huwebes (Sept. 27) nang gabi.

Malaking halaga ang ginastos ng Dreamscape Entertainment sa mga eksenang nakapaloob sa paglilibing sa asawa at dalawang anak ng presidente na ginagampanan ni Rowell Santiago.

Maikukumpara iyon sa libing ng pinaslang na dating Senador Ninoy Aquino, pati ang disenyo ng mga bulaklak ay ginastusan din, kahanga-hanga ang production design.

Ang galing-galing ni Rowell sa kaniyang mga eksena, papalakpakan mo talaga ang ipinakikita nitong husay sa pagganap, lalo na sa mga tagpo kung saan nito ipinahukay sa mga miyembro ng Vendetta ang mga bangkay ng kaniyang mag-iina.

Kaniyang-kaniya ang sunudsunod na eksena, magkakahalo ang kaniyang pawis, luha at sipon dahil sa matinding trahedyang naganap sa kanilang pamilya, nagkasya lang si Coco Martin sa ilang tutok ng camera habang pinagmamasdan ang iniligtas nilang presidente.

Kapala-palakpak ang acting ni Rowell, kung may mga nanonood na namumuno ng mga award-giving bodies para sa mga personalidad na may angat na pagganap ay panalung-panalo na ang aktor-direktor sa kaniyang mga eksena.

Sa kaniya sumentro ang kuwento, ipinaubaya sa kaniya ni Coco Martin ang mga camera, mula sa pagkagitla sa paglilibing sa kaniya kahit buhay pa siya at sa pagpanaw ng kaniyang magiina ay nakopo ng mga camera ang pagganap na kailangang-kailangan

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sa istorya.

Napakagaling ng acting ni Rowell Santiago na hindi niya naipakita noong mga panahong gumagawa sila ng pelikula nina Sharon Cuneta at Pops Fernandez.

At mas nakamamanghang isipin na kinunan pala ang eksenang iyon sa isang panahong wala pa siyang pahinga at tulog dahil sunud-sunod ang kanilang taping.

Ipinanganak talaga ang artista. Nakatutulong ang pagwoworkshop pero kung wala kang talento ay wala ka talagang ilalabas. *** Nakakalula ang talent fee ni Coco Martin sa bawat pageendorso niya ng mga produkto.

Pero hindi iyon iniinda ng mga ahensiya dahil epektibong endorser ang bida ng matagumpay na Ang Probinsiyano.

May lagnat ang bayan ngayon kay Coco Martin, napakaganda ng kaniyang imahe sa publiko, siya ang itinuturing na modern day hero dahil sa mula sa pusong pagtulong niya sa mga artistang walang trabaho at sa mga kababayan din nating kapuspalad.

Ang mga produktong siya ang nagbebenta sa buong bayan bilang modelo ay sumasabay sa kaniyang tagumpay bilang action serye king ng telebisyon. Bumebenta ang mga produktong iniaalok niya sa ating mga kababayan.

Kuwento ng aming source, “Iyong ine-endorse niyang alak?

Hindi iyon tinatawag sa brand ng mga tomador. Pagpunta nila sa tinadahan, e, isa lang ang sinasabi nila, ‘Isang bote nga po ng Coco Martin!’

“Alam na iyon ng tindera, ganoon kasikat si Coco, binibili ng mga Pinoy ang mga products na siya ang endorser,” sabi ng aming source.

Maluwag ang mga palad ng action star. Butas na butas iyon sa pamamahagi ng tulong sa mga nangangailangan. Kaya naman ilampung balik ang tinatanggap niya, lalong napupuno ang kaban ng kaniyang yaman, hindi na matatawaran ang ganda ng kabuhayan showcase ni Deng.

Pagdating sa trabaho ay sobra ang higpit ni Coco Martin.

Nagagalit siya sa mga personalidad na nale-late sa shoot. Palagi niyang ipinaaalala ang pagiging propesyonal sa lahat ng oras.

Tama ang komento ng kaibigan naming propesor na tagasubaybay ng Ang Probinsiyano, “He had it the hard way kasi, hindi naman siya naging Coco Martin nang magdamagan lang, napakatindi ng pinagdaanan niya bago siya naging ganito kasikat.

“Professionalism ang pinairal niya, kaya natural lang na kapag may mga artistang hindi minamahal ang work nila, nagagalit siya,” sabi ni prop. *** Sa October 5 pala ilalabas ni Charice Pempengco na Jake Zyrus na ngayon ang isinulat niyang libro. May mga nakasama siyang magbuo ng nilalaman ng libro pero ang lahat ng ideya ay galing mismo kay Jake Zyrus.

Maraming nagagalit sa magaling na singer, wala raw

siyang utang na loob, dahil tinawag niyang evil queen ang ina niyang si Raquel Pempengco.

Pero ayon naman sa kaniyang manager na si Carl ay hindi puro kanegahan ang nilalaman ng librong – I am Jake, nandoon din ang mga bahaging tumatanaw siya ng utang na loob sa kaniyang pamilya, nakasaad din doon ang pagmamahal ni Jake Zyrus sa kaniyang ina at lola na nakasama niya sa pagbiyahe tungo sa kaniyang mga pangarap.

Pero kailangang magpakatotoo ni Jake sa paglalahad ng kaniyang kuwento, nandoon din siyempre ang mga panahong nagkakabanggaan silang mag-ina, hindi puro kuwento ng glorya ang nakasaad sa libro.

Hindi ito ang unang pagkakataon na kinokontra ni Raquel ang mga ginagawa ni Jake. Nang ipalabas sa MMK ang kuwento ng kaniyang buhay ay galit na galit din ang kaniyang ina dahil pinalabas daw itong kontrabida sa daloy ng istorya.

Blacksheep daw si Jake Zyrus, sabi pa ni Raquel, wala raw utang na loob ang kaniyang anak dahil kinaya silang talikuran ni Jake nang makisama siya sa kaniyang See CRISTY p16

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From page 1 the Philippines in 1967 to answer Canada’s call for nurses, taking on two-year contracts at the local hospital. Small town life is far from simple as cultural clashes, homesickness, and the amorous but dim-witted goalie from the local hockey team complicate the women’s lives.

On the surface, this is a farcical romantic comedy based on the mistaken identity of two Filipina nurses. But it’s also a time capsule that allows us to open up a specific period in Canadian history – “Expo ‘67: Canada Welcomes the World”.

And as we reflect on today’s political and cultural climates, it’s also a perfect time to consider that welcoming newcomers – though often imperfect in its execution – wasn’t always so difficult.

“The play really takes place in this moment,” says director Ardith Boxall. “Even with the colonial associations that the centennial now holds for us as Canadians as we try to work through our history, it is a remarkable time capsule to open up – an era of change and hopefulness, of learning and welcoming people from around

the world. And that story belongs to many Canadian citizens.”

After its premiere at the Blyth Festival, Prairie Nurse has taken the stage at three more Canadian theatres before making its home at PTE. “What accounts for its amazing trajectory so far is its glowing sense of humour and

Dutchess Cayetano & Stephanie Sy

Robb Paterson & Stephanie Sy

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From page 15 karelasyong singer din.

Hating-hati ang opinyon ng buong bayan ngayon sa nagaganap na pampublikong away ng maginang Jake Zyrus at Raquel.

Malayang nagbibigay ng komento ang mga kababayan natin sa social media dahil silang magina naman ang nagbukas ng pintuan para manghimasok ang ibang tao sa kanilang pinagtatalunan.

May patutsada si Raquel na ang mga bibili raw ng librong sinulat ng kaniyang anak ay mga sira-ulo lang dahil sira-ulo rin ang kaniyang anak.

Doon na nagsimulang bumuhos ang pakikisimpatya ng mga netizens kay Jake Zyrus na halos magpakamatay na noon sa kakakanta para lang maiahon sa hirap ang kanilang pamilya.

Sigaw ng mga fans ni Jake, “So, sira-ulo na ngayon ang anak mo, dahil hindi mo na siya pinakikinabangan? Sira-ulo na ang anak mo, kasi, nagtatanong na siya kung saan napunta ang mga

heart alongside its urgency,” says PTE Artistic Director Thomas Morgan Jones. “This play is so many things: it is an immigration story; it is a Filipina story; it is a story of transformation; it is a story about what it means to make a home; and it is an absolutely brilliant comedy.”

Prairie Nurse also stars

pinaghirapan niya?

“At mga sira-ulo na rin ang mga bibili ng libro ni Jake, dahil nandoon ang mga kuwento niya tungkol sa mga pagpapahirap mo sa kaniya? Sino ngayon ang siraulo?” upak kay Aling Raquel ng mga tagahanga ni Jake Zyrus.

Masalimuot ang kuwento ng buhay ni Charice Pempengco na naging Jake Zyrus dahil sa pagsunod sa kaniyang kaligayahan.

Sa kung ano ang kaniyang nararamdaman. Sa kung ano ang tunay niyang kasarian.

Gusto naming mabasa nang buung-buo ang libro ni Jake Zyrus para malaman namin kung ano ba ang totoong nararamdaman niya bilang anak.

Totoo bang ginawa siyang alipin ng kaniyang ina? Totoo bang para siyang kalabaw na isiningkaw sa pagtatrabaho ng kaniyang mommy para sa mga personal nitong interes?

Karapat-dapat bang tawaging mommy dearest ni Jake Zyrus ang kaniyang ina? *** Naunsyami ang pag-asa ng mga

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actors Pamela Halstead as Marie Anne, Kristian Jordan as Wilf, Rayna Masterson as Patsy, Ross McMillan as Miles, and Robb Paterson as Charlie. The creative team features Director Ardith Boxall, Set & Costume Designer Brian Perchaluk, Lighting Designer Hugh Conacher, Sound Designer jaymez, Stage Manager

Leslie Watson and Assistant Stage Manager Ali Fulmyk.

Source: Prairie Theatre Exchange Tickets for Prairie Nurse are on sale now. For ticket information and show times, visit the PTE Box Office on the 3rd Floor of Portage Place, call 204-942-5483, or visit www.pte.mb.ca.

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tagasuporta ni Claudine Barretto na magbabalik na siya sa pag-arte.

Asang-asa ang kaniyang mga fans na konting-konting panahon na lang at magpapakaaktibo na ang kanilang idolo pero bigla namang naudlot iyon.

Ang kuwento noon ay madalas na sa gym ang magandang aktres para sa pagbabawas niya ng timbang, may mga retrato pa nga siyang inilalabas sa kaniyang account na konting-konti na lang at makukuha na niya ang weight na inaasinta niya, pero ano nga ba ang nangyari?

Ayon sa mga nakakaalam tungkol sa plano ay hindi na tuloy ang pelikulang pagtatambalan nila ni Mark Anthony Fernandez.

Tuloy pa rin daw ang paggawa ng proyekto pero hindi na si Claudine ang gaganap bilang bidang babae.

Ang pinakahuling balita ay nagpapa-release na si Claudine Barretto sa produksiyong gagawa ng pelikula, pero mukhang malaking halaga muna ang kailangan niyang ibalik, dahil malaki-laki na rin pala ang nakukuha niyang advance sa

Jenine Desiderio & Janella Salvador produksiyon.

Sayang na oportunidad, iyon na sana ang magiging daan sa pagbabalik ni Claudine Barretto, pero nagkaproblema pa. *** Nakakaawa naman si Yam Concepcion. Dahil sa kaniyang role sa seryeng Halik bilang asawa ni Jericho Rosales na may kalikutan ay nadadamay na pati ang personal niyang buhay at imahe.

Maraming namba-bash sa kaniya, tinatawag siyang malandi, kaliwete, sinungaling at malikot na babae. Ang lahat ng paglalarawang iyon ay hango lang sa ginagampanan niyang role sa serye.

Elmo Magalona & Janella Salvador Kunsabagay ay nakawiwindang naman kasi ang ibinigay na papel sa kaniya. May asawa na siya ay nakikipagsiping pa siya sa ibang lalaki. At ganoong siya na nga ang nangangaliwa ay ang mister pa niya ang pinagbibintangan niyang may ginagawang milagro.

At habang inuupakan si Yam See CRISTY p20

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Mag-ingat sa mga nagaalok ng alahas sa kalye Noong nakaraang summer ay kumalat ang mga bali-balita tungkol sa diumano’y tila budolbudol na istilo ng panloloko sa mga residente ng Winnipeg.

Nakapost din sa social media account ng isang radio program ang tungkol dito.

Habang naglalakad sa lugar ng Garden Grove area, dalawang matanda ang inalok ng alahas ng isang babae na may kasamang dalawang lalake na lulan ng isang grey na SUV. Ayon sa mga matatanda, kahina-hinala ang kilos ng mga taong ito dahil wala sa tamang lugar at pagkakataon ang magbenta ng alahas sa lansangan.

Kaugnay nito ay nanakawan ng kuwintas ang isang babae ng pinaghihinalang parehong grupo.

Katulad ng naunang salaysay, nag-alok din ng alahas ang babae na lulan din ng sasakyan sa isa nating kababayan. Tila, mabilis ang mga pagkakataon at nalaman na lamang ng biktima na natangay na ang kaniyang kuwintas. Narito ang post sa social media na ipinakalat sa maraming groups para magbigay babala: “COMMUNITY: BEWARE: ALLEGED SCAMMERS PRETENDING TO BE JEWELRY SELLERS Two of our listeners sent us messages to share information and give warning to others about recent experiences both of their parents had. We are sharing part of their message to give a friendly reminder to all: ‘My parents encountered a couple of weeks ago who were selling them pieces of jewelry.

They first asked them if they are Filipinos and requested them to come closer to their car. My parents refused. Woman went out of the car when my parents did not come to them. They were then asked to take a look at the jewelry on the woman’s palm. My parents said no.

‘It happened in Burrows near Tyndall and Garden Grove area.

Unfortunately, they were not able to get the plate number of the grey car. Just say no to them and leave and get the plate number if you can. ‘“(name withheld) *** ‘For Public awareness: A man and woman saying they come from a Middle East country, age of early 50s approached my mother last May 24th in the north west side of the city. A woman in a car rolled her window down and called her over. My mom came closer the woman asked her what ethnic background she was. She handed my mom a ring. My mom said “No, no” and the woman said take it because they are giving away these gifts because Jesus tells them to. The woman then put on a necklace on my mom’s neck.

Little did my mom know the lady

took the necklace my mom was wearing. Mom only found out her necklace was stolen when she got home. Too sorry, necklace has a sentimental value because it was a gift from my father. Salamat.’” (name withheld) *** Dahil sa mga posts na ito at sa mga kumalat na balita ay nagbahagi din ng mga kaparehong karanasan ang ilan sa mga Winnipeggers na inalok din sila diumano ng alahas ng kahinahinalang grupo.

Tinukoy ng marami na ang grupo ay tila mula sa lahi ng Middle East batay sa kanilang mga itsura.

May isang video din na naipost sa social media tungkol dito na pinapakita ang mukha ng mga kahina-hinalang grupo at ang kanilang sasakyan. Salamat sa social media na nagbigay ng daan upang magbabala sa mga residente ng Peg. Bagama’t narinig, nabasa at napanood ko ang video tungkol dito ay hindi ko masyado itong nabigyan ng atensyon hanggang sa – buwan ng Hunyo, taong kasalukuyan, nasa backlane ako habang abalang nag-aayos ng aking summer project nang may dumaang SUV at huminto sa aking tapat. Nagbukas ng bintana ang babae at bumati ng good morning at nagtanong sa akin ng: “Filipino?” Hindi ko siya sinagot dahil agad pumasok sa isip ko ang similar na insidenteng nangyari na nabasa ko sa social media.

Nang hindi ako kumibo, nagsalita ang babae ulit at nagsabing: “Buenas dias, habla Español?

You want this necklace?” Agad kong sinabing: “No, no, no,” sa malakas na boses.

Kumaripas palayo sa akin ang SUV na may lulan ng dalawang lalake sa harap at isang babae sa likod. Mabilis ang pangyayari.

Hindi ko natandaan ang plaka ng sasakyan.

Ikinuwento ko sa aking Misis ang pangyayari may kaba akong naramdaman dahil napatunayan ko mismo ang alleged scamming activity na ito.

Lumipas ang ilang linggo, akala ko ay wala na o tumigil na sa operation ang mga taong ito hanggang sa – isang kapitbahay ng aming kaibigan ang naninigarilyo sa harap ng kaniyang bahay nang pumarada sa kaniyang harapan ang isang sasakyan. Katulad ng kaparehong modus operandi, nag-alok ng alahas ang babae.

Ngunit sa pagkakataong ito, hindi malaman ng lalaking biktima kung paano siya pumayag na sumama sa mga taong ito na hindi niya kakilala at nakumbinsi siya na pumunta sa pinaka-malapit na ATM para mag-withdraw ng pera!

Hindi pa rin malinaw sa

biktima kung paano ito nangyari.

Nakapag-withdraw siya ng pera at ibinigay niya ito sa babaeng nag-alok sa kaniya ng kuwintas.

Ang kuwintas ay hindi naibigay sa biktima ngunit nalagasan siya ng pera.

Noong una ay skeptical ako sa mga pangyayaring ganito pero nang mangyari ito sa kakilala mismo ng aming pamilya na nasa Pilipinas ay tila nagpatibay ito na may katotohanan nga marahil ang ganitong uri ng modus operandi.

Tulad ng nangyari sa lalake dito sa Winnipeg, sinamahan ng aming kakilala ang grupo ng tao sa bangko, nag-withdraw siya ng pera at ibinigay ito sa mga bumiktima sa kaniya. Sa kuwento sa amin ng biktima, para daw siyang nawala sa sarili at hindi niya alam kung bakit ginawa niya ang magbigay ng pera sa hindi niya kakilala.

Narito ang ilang mga

impormasyon sa tungkol sa mga ganitong uri ng panloloko at pagnanakaw para sa ating kaalaman. Mula ito sa panulat ni Sandra Ghaz ng PhilNews: A former member of the budol budol gang allegedly shared some of his experience when he was still a part of the group.

Undeniably, lots of people have been victimized by the budol budol gang. When you compare how their money or things were taken, you will get to hear different experiences and that’s because the group has different techniques and strategies based on a recent feature report in Infograpix.

According to the report, the source has interviewed a former gang member kept as alias Rafaeil to protect the identity of the person. He is now a converted Christian and works in a religious group in the Philippines.

The report entailed some portion of the interview that the source has made with Rafaeil.

Here are some of the “Master Secrets” of the budol budol gang based on the report.

1. Mentalist Based on the report, it is not true that the budol budol member speaks some rituals before they get to victimize a person. The source cited National Geographic and Discovery Channel wherein a “Doorway” was tackled. It is a “passage of entrance” to get rid of the present conscious mind of the person.

The expert gang members, based on the report, would touch the left shoulder of the victim and would utter a word to get the consciousness of the person.

Rafaeil claimed that he got some techniques with the help of the technology. He also confirmed See MAG-INGAT p19

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Anti-racism champions hounoured From page 1 (Moe) Levy, David Matas, Lisa Meeches, David G. Newman, Sandy G. Shindleman, Leslie Spillett, and Willard Thiessen.

“All of the individuals and organizations honoured at our Gala Dinner event on September 27th represent excellence in building harmonious race relations and deliver a positive and tangible impact on improving the living, working, educational, social, or economic environments of all peoples across Canada’s multicultural communities,” said Albert Lo, Chair of the Board, CRRF. “They show us that it is possible for anyone committed to upholding human dignity for all individuals is capable of promoting positive race relations in Canada. As such, we are grateful for their inspiring work, and are delighted to present them with Awards of Excellence, Honourable Mentions or Community Champion Special Awards.”

During this event, the CRRF also presented Awards of Excellence in Aboriginal, Community, Education, Government/Public, Youth and Media categories.

The purpose of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is to facilitate the development, sharing and application of knowledge and expertise in order to contribute to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society. The work of the Foundation is premised on the desire to create and nurture an inclusive society based on equity, social harmony, mutual respect, and human dignity. Its underlying principle in addressing racism and racial discrimination emphasizes positive race relations and the promotion of shared Canadian values of human rights and democratic institutions.

SOURCE: Dr. Lilian Ma, Executive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation. www.crrf-fcrr.ca

Dr. Rey Pagtakhan with wife Gloria and family

L-r: Albert Lo, CRRF Chairperson; Lilian Ma, CRRF Executive Director; Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Keynote Speaker; and Hon. Cathy Cox, Minister of Sports, Culture and Heritage

Larry & Tova Vickar with Albert Lo

Dr. Rey Pagtakhan with his family and friends

Albert Lo and Art Miki CRRF Secretary

The awardees – Awards of Excellence, Honourable Mentions and Community Champions

Aboriginal School of Dance Hinode Taiko

India School of Dance

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Panalo ang mahinahon at talo ang magagalitin Ang sabi sa biblia sa Kawikaan 14:17, “ang taong mainitin ang ulo ay nakakagawa ng di dapat.” Minsan sa ating galit, nakakapagbitiw tayo ng mga salitang nakakasakit ng damdamin ng ibang tao at sa malaunan ay pinagsisihan natin ito. Gustong gusto atakihin ng isang abogado ang kaniyang mga kaaway sa pamamagitan ng pagsulat sa mga diyaryo ng mga liham na puno ng pagpipintas sa mga ito. Hindi niya binabanggit ang kaniyang pangalan sa diyaryo. Nagalit nang husto ang isa niyang kaaway na si James Shield. Pinahanap niya kung sino ang nagsulat ng mga liham. Nang malaman niya na

MAG-INGAT...

From page 17 that indeed a powdered yellow bell together with a chemical is used to make the victim fall asleep.

With regards on how to counter it, based on the report, one is advised to prevent staring directly at another person’s eyes when talking to a stranger.

2. Paawa Effect According to the report, this technique uses kids or an old woman. A kid or an old woman would be left in an area and then that person is tasked to ask somebody to help them get to a certain place.

The counter to this is to bring the person to a police station instead of taking the person to another place as it can lead to crimes.

3. Laglag Barya This technique uses coins and involves three gang members based on the report. One is tasked to drop a coin while the other two are tasked to get close to the victim and to steal. This technique goes almost the same with Laslas Modus. However, in the laslas modus, the bag is oftentimes really cut.

4. Abroad Modus In this technique, the member would pawn a stolen item to the victim with reasons such as the money would be used for the placement fee or because they no longer need the stuff.

It is important that we are

ang abogadong iyon ang sumulat, niyaya nito itong makipagduelo.

Hindi marunong makipaglaban ang abogado pero hindi siya makaatras sa duelo. Karangalan niya ang nakataya.

Nagpaturo pa siya sa isang eksperto sa espada para maghanda sa duelo. Nang magtagpo ang abogado at si Mr. Shields, may isang taong namagitan para kumbinsihin silang itigil na ang duelo. Nakahinga ng maluwag ang abogado. Nagbago siya mula noon.

Hindi na siya namimintas tulad ng kaniyang nakagawian. Tinigil na niya ang pagsusulat sa mga diyaryo. Sa katunayan, pagkalipas ng ilang taon, nang magkaroong aware of the different modus operandi that might victimize us anytime. With awareness also comes preparedness on what to do as long as we always gear ourselves with presence of mind.

Isinulat ko ang mga pangyayaring ito upang magbigay ng babala sa ating lahat at hindi para magpakalat ng takot.

Naniniwala man kayo o hindi sa mga modus operandi na katulad ng inyong mga nabasa, ang mahalaga pa rin ay ang ating pag-iingat, lalo na sa pakikipagusap sa hindi natin kakilala at sa kahina-hinalang lugar at sitwasyon.

Hindi normal ang pag-aalok ng alahas sa kalye. Ipagbigay alam kaagad sa Winnipeg Police ang mga kahina-hinalang kilos sa inyong lugar at kung malagay kayo sa ganitong mga sitwasyon.

Ingat, Winnipeg.

Noel Lapuz ay dating OFW sa Middle East (Dubai at Qatar).

Nagtrabaho nang sampung taon sa City Hall ng Taguig bilang Human Resource Management Officer. Naging bahagi ng Bata-Batuta Productions bilang manunulat, entertainment host at stage actor. Nagtatag ng Kulturang Alyansa ng Taguig. Kasapi ng Ecumenical Movement for Justice and Peace (EMJP).

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

ng civil war, nang marinig niyang pinipintasan ng kaniyang misis ang mga taong mula sa South na kumakampi sa mga itim, pinigilan niya itong mamintas. Ang abogadong ito ay walang iba kundi si Abraham Lincoln na nabigyan ng leksyon tungkol pagsasalita laban sa kaaway.

Isang beses, ang kilalang manunulat na si F.W. Boreham ay nawalan ng pasensiya sa isang lalaking nagngangalang Crittingden na patuloy na nagsasalita at nagsusulat laban sa kaniya. Galit na galit at hindi na niya makayanan ang paninira nito kaya’t gumawa si Boreham ng naglalagablab na sulat para gantihan ang mareklamong lalaki. Pagkatapos ay pumunta siya sa mailbox para ihulog ang sulat. Maganda ang panahon nang gabing yaon kaya’t nagpasiya siyang maglakad-lakad.

Nilagpasan na niya ang mailbox nang hindi hinuhulog ang sulat.

Ang sabi niya sa kaniyang sarili, “Ihuhulog ko na lamang ang sulat pabalik ko.”

Hindi pa siya nakakalayo sa kaniyang paglalakad nang may nasalubong siyang isang kaibigan na nagsabing, “Kawawang Crittingden, patay na!”

Laking gulat ni Boreham sa

kaniyang narinig. Nagtanong siya, “Totoo nga ba? Kailan ito nangyari?”

Sumagot ang kaibigan “Biglaan ang kaniyang pagkamatay. Itong hapon lamang nangyari. Mainam na para sa kaniya ang nangyari.

Hirap na hirap na siya sa kaniyang buhay. Sa palagay ko, alam mo naman siguro ang tungkol dito?”

“Wala akong nalalaman,” ang sagot ni Boreham.

Nagsalita muli ang kaibigan “Akala ko alam na ng lahat ng tao. Dalawa lang ang anak ni Crittingden, isang babae at isang lalaki. Napatay ang kaniyang lalaking anak ilang panahon lamang pagkamatay ng kaniyang asawa. Nasiraan ng bait ang kaniyang anak na babae at nasa asylum ngayon. Hindi nakayanan ni Crittingden ang mga pangyayari kaya’t para siyang galit sa mundo kung umasta.”

Nagbalik sa kaniyang bahay si Boreham nang gabing yaon. Hiyang hiya at buong pagpapakumbabang pinunit ang sulat para sana kay Crittingden.

Tinapon niya isa-isa ang bawat piraso sa apoy at habang nakaluhod siya sa harap ng fireplace, nanalangin siya na sa mga darating na araw na bigyan siya ng biyaya ng Diyos na maging

mahinahon at may pag-ibig siyang makipag-ugnayan sa mga taong mahirap pakisamahan.

Gayahin natin ang halimbawang pinakita ni Hesus.

Siya’y binugbog at pinahirapan ngunit hindi niya binuksan ang kaniyang bibig. Para siyang tupang hinatid sa katayan, para siyang tupa na kahit na gupitan ng balahibo ay hindi tumututol ni umiimik kahit bahagya. Kaya kaibigan, talo ang magagalitin at panalo ang mahinahon.

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.

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KROSWORD

NO. 309

Ni Bro. Gerry Gamurot

PAHALANG 1. Nagdadalamhati 5. Ngayon 12. Matibay na hibla 13. Nagkamit 14. Uri ng tela 16. Gulok 17. Pagiging totoo 18. Magalang na tugon 19. Isdang pangmasa 21. Itatagal 25. Tigil 27. Tahol ng bilot 29. Iyari 31. Aloy 32. Hinaharap

11. Sabi 15. Ihambalos 18. Lusak 20. Isakatuparan 21. Tanong sa bilang 22. Pulilan 23. Tulad 24. Talilis 26. Galing 28. Lugod 30. Tipo ng dugo 31. Puwede

SAGOT SA NO. 308

PABABA 1. Inang perlas 2. Biyuleta 3. Bulalas ng nabigla 4. Nakakatusok 6. Gamit pamilang 7. Sabay 8. Halina 9. Kupit 10. Di tiyak

CRISTY...

From page 16 sa social media ay nakikisimpatya naman ang mga netizens kay Yen Santos na misis ni Sam Milby na nakakatalik ni Yam. Ibig sabihin lang noon ay epektibong umarte si Yam Concepcion, kung hindi siya ganoon kagaling umarte ay wala namang papansin sa kaniya, kakambal talaga ng ipinakikita niya sa istorya ang galit ng bayan.

Wala pa ring kakupaskupas ang husay sa pag-arte ni Jericho Rosales. Napakalalim at napakalayo na ng sakop ng kaniyang pagganap.

Komento ni prop, “Masarap sampalin nang paulit-ulit si Yam Concepcion.

Ganoon talaga ang may ginagawang milagro, itinatapon ang kasalanan niya sa ibang tao. Thinkers are doers nga, di ba?

“Pero napakahusay ni Jericho!

Sa kahit anong eksena, lutang na lutang talaga siya! Napakasarap nilang panoorin ng gumaganap niyang nanay na si Amy Austria.

“Nagpapaningningan ang galing nilang umarte kahit sa pinakasimpleng eksena. Pinagiwanan na ni Jericho sa pag-arte ang mga ka-contemporary niya,” papuri ni prop kay Echo.

Na sinasang-ayunan namin nang isandaang porsiyento. *** Nangangamoy-hiwalayan na ang pagmamahalan nina Elmo Magalona at Janella Salvador.

Hindi na siguro puwedeng tagpian ang kanilang problema dahil bumalik na ang dalaga sa poder ng kaniyang ina.

Napakasakit para kay Elmo ang ginawang hakbang ng kaniyang girlfriend. Si Jenine Desiderio na palaging kontrabida sa kanilang relasyon ang piniling makasama ngayon ni Janella.

Iyon na ang pinakaultimo.

Ang mag-inang palaging nagbabangayan ang magkakampi na ngayon sa laban. Nasaan na ngayon si Elmo?

Sobra ang pasasalamat ni Jenine dahil nagbalik-bahay ang kaniyang anak sa mismong kaarawan pa niya. Kinumpleto

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HOROSCOPE OKTUBRE 1 - 15, 2018 Aries (March 21 – April 19) Pag-aalaga sa iyong kalusugan ang pagtuunan mo ng pansin ngayong Oktubre.

Linisin mo ang iyong bituka o mag-detox ka dahil nagpabaya ka sa iyong pagkain nitong nakaraang summer.

Kung pagod ka, magpahinga ka.

Alalahanin, tumatanda ka na. OK ang ika-4, 5, 12, 13 at 14. Alalay sa ika-2, 3, 8, 9 at 15.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Pamilya o negosyo? Walang contest – siyempre, pamilya. Ngayon ang oras upang ipalasap mo sa pamilya mo na kaya ka laging walang oras sa kanila ay dahil sa negosyo – na para rin naman sa ikakabuti ng buhay ninyong lahat.

Magbuhos ka ng oras sa kanila.

OK ka sa ika-4, 5, 12, 13 at 14.

Bantay ka sa ika-10 at 11.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Maging mabait ka at respetohin mo ang mga tao na nakapaligid sa iyo. Iwasan mong lagyan ng malisya ng mga gingawa nila sa iyo. Huwag kang mag-isip ng negatibo – makikita mo at parang uulan sa iyo ang pera at magandang kapalaran. Buwenas din ang pag-ibig. OK ang ika-4, 5, 12, 13 at 14. Ingat sa ika-1, 6 at 7.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Kumplikado ang relasyon ninyo.

Walang nakakasiguro sa inyong dalawa kung ano ang tunay na damdamin ninyo sa isa’t isa. Bakit ka nagpipigil?

Sabihin mo na kung mahal mo siya. Huwag mo siyang gawing manghuhula. Pero, sana ay sabihin din niya sa iyo. Lucky ang ika-6, 7 at 15. Ingat ka sa ika-4, 5, 10 at 11.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Huwag ka sanang laging nakasimangot.

Malas iyan sa buhay.

Bakit ba lagi kang bugnutin? Hindi iyan normal sa iyo. Pag-aralan mo sana ang lahat ng kilos at salita mo ngayon. Baka problema sa kalusugan ang dahilan ng iyong mood swings. Magpunta ka sa doctor. OK ang ika-6, 7 at 15.

Ingat sa ika-1, 12, 13 at 14.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Dahan-dahan ka sa mga gastusin sa buwan na ito. May nakatabi ka kaya hindi ka magigipit pero iba na ang buhay ngayon. Napakahirap kumita at mas mahirap makaipon muli. Maraming nawawalan ng trabaho kaya mag-ingat ka at lakasan mo ang pakiramdam OK ang ika-6, 7 at 15. Stressful ka sa ika-2, 3, 8 at 9.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Huwag mong iwasan ang mga kasama mo dahil ngayon ang panahon na kailangan mo ang tulong nila. Mahina ang dating ng buwenas ngayong Oktubre kaya pilitin mong makisama nang maayos sa iba – hangga’t hindi kontra sa iyong paniniwala. OK ang ika-1, 8 at 9. Kuwidaw ka sa ika-6, 7, 12, 13 at 14.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Bakit ka ba ganiyan? Kailan mo sisiryosohin ang pag-ibig? Para ka lang nagpapalit ng damit kung magpalit ka ng karomansa.

Nakakatakot iyan dahil hindi ka bumabata. Kapag nalaman ng iba na pinaglalaruan mo ang puso ng iba, malamang pag bumalik sa iyo, mas malala. OK ang ika-1, 8 at 9. Ingat ka sa ika-2, 3 at 15.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Makakamit mo ang ilan sa pinapangarap mo noon pa. Isipin mo lang sana na dapat alagaan siya o iyan. Matatagalan pa bago makabalik ulit ang maramihang buwenas kaya huwag mong sayangin. May mga kaibigan ka na totoo ang pagtulong sa iyo.

Magpasalamat ka. OK sa ika-1, 8 at 9. Ingat sa ika-4, 5, 10 at 11.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Masaya ang iyong Oktubre! Ang mga inaasahan mo ay magdadatingan at makakatulong sa iyo nang malaki.

Maaaring tao o oportunidad ang mga dumarating ngayon. Magaan ang dating ng pera. Pero, ingat, huwag kang sasabak agad sa mga inaalok sa iyo. Maayos ka sa ika2, 3, 10 at 11. Stressful ka sa ika8, 9 at 15.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Ang personal na itsura at kalinisan ay importante lalo na sa negosyong gusto mong pasukin.

Pagaralan mo kung ano ang bagay sa iyong kasuotan. Huwag kang haharap sa ibang tao na hindi ka maayos. Iba ang paggalang sa tao na maayos sa sarili at katawan.

Lucky days ang ika-2, 3, 10 at 11.

Bantay ka sa ika-4 at 5.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Pakinggan mo ang sinasabi ng katawan mo.

Huwag mo itong abusuhin. Kapag nanghihina ka ay kumain ka o matulog at magpahinga.

Kadalasan, pakiramdam natin ay kaya natin ang lahat pero ang katawan natin ay surrender na. E ano ngayon kung mabagal ka? OK ang ika-2, 3, 10 at 11. Ingat sa ika-1, 6, 7, 12, 13 at 14.

ni Janella ang kaligayahan ng kaniyang mommy.

At ngayong magkasamamagkasangga na ang mag-ina ay kailangang maghanda si Elmo.

Siguradong kapag ibinuga ni Janella ang saloobin nito sa kaniyang ina ay malaking bomba ang pasasabugin ni Jenine.

At… eto na nga.

Basura mo, babalik sa iyo!

Ganoon ang bira ng mga tagahanga ni Elmo Magalona sa ina ni Janella Salvador na si Jenine Desiderio.

Parang naghuhuramentado kasi ngayon si Jenine dahil sa nalaman niyang kuwento na ihinulog ni Elmo sa van ang kaniyang dalaga.

Inilabas niya iyon sa social media.

Walang sinasabi si Janella, maging si Elmo ay tahimik tungkol sa isyu, si Jenine lang ang naglalabas ng mga detalye sa social media kaya siya ang inuupakan

ngayon ng mga fans ng loveteam.

Ang kanilang punto, “Noong magkaaway kayo ng anak mo, e, ganyan ka rin! Ipinapahiya mo sa publiko ang anak mo, instead na pagtakpan mo ang mga maling nagagawa ni Janella!

“Ikaw pang nanay mismo ang naninira sa anak mo, kaya nga siya humiwalay sa iyo, di ba? Ngayon, si Elmo naman ang winawasak mo! Kung anu-anong kuwento ang inilalabas mo sa socmed!

“Kung totoong sinaktan pala ni Elmo ang anak mo, why not report the incident? Kasuhan mo si Elmo, mag-file ka ng case, hindi iyong ganyan na kuda ka nang kuda!

“Ang dami-dami mong sinasabi, kung anu-anong istorya ang ginagawa mo. File a case against Elmo! Iyon lang iyon!” isang komento lang laban kay Jenine Desiderio ng mga

namamahal kina Janella at Elmo.

Walang pakialam si Jenine sa kahit sino, kahit nga ang kaniyang anak ay nakakatikim mula sa kaniya, siya pa nga ang naglalantad sa social media ng mga ikasisira ni Janella.

Si Elmo Magalona pa kaya ang panilagan ni Jenine, samantalang mula nang maging magkarelasyon ang aktor at ang kaniyang dalaga ay palagi na siyang nakakontra, ngayon pa ba magpipigil si Jenine sa paglalantad ng kung ano ang nangyari sa dalawa?

Kailangang humawak na sa kaniyang pundilyo si Elmo Magalona, sumasabog na ang bomba, lahat-lahat ay siguradong ililitanya na ni Jenine Desiderio dahil bumalik na ang anak niya. *** Umuulan man ay umuwing See CRISTY p21

EH KASI, PINOY!

OCTOBER 1 - 15, 2018

Nagsimula na ang opisyal na araw ng kapanya para sa October 24 Winnipeg civic elections. Hindi kukulangin sa walo ang bilang ng mga kandidates for mayor.

Incumbent si Brian Bowman.

Tim Diack, Umar Hayatt, Jenny Motkaluk, Dough Wilson, Don Woodstock, Venkat Machiraju at Ed Ackerman.

Si Mayor Bowman ay binatikos ng mga tauhan ng kaniyang mga kalaban. Hindi pa raw opisyal na araw ay nagkakampanya na. Ginagamit umano ang social media.

Nagkaroon na ng mayoral forum na ginanap sa Manitoba Hydro Place. May magaganap pa rin daw sa October 4, gaganapin naman sa Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd. Ang candidates for city council ay may kani-kaniyang ridings. Hindi kaparis ng sa mayoralty na the whole city ang kampanya sa kabila ng maikling panahon.

Pilipinas Hindi matatawaran ang naging epekto ng super bagyong Ompong sa kabuhayan ng mga Filipino na nagdaan sa bansa noong mga unang linggo ng September. Sa dakong norte ng bansa, aanihin na lang ang palay ay inabot pa ng sakuna. Nabalitang ang nasira sa mga pananim at livestock ay mga 26.7 billion pesos. Ang binawian ng buhay hindi kukulangin sa 115 ang bilang. Sa infrastructure ay more than 440 million. *** Hindi naiwasan ang mataas na presyo ng mga bilihin. Nagkaroon ng kakapusan sa bigas. Ang buffer stock ng NFA ay imported rice na hindi kaagad nakakarating sa bansa. Sana, ang NFA ay nakapamili ng palay sa panahon ng anihan na kung kailangan ay madaling magawang bigas. Hindi

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pa magkakaroon ng bukbok. *** Ang isa pang pangunahing sanhi ng nangyayari sa mataas na presyo ng mga bilihin ay dahilan sa mataas na presyo ng krudo na sa ngayon ay nabalitang 70 dollars per barrel. Gayon din ang kahinaan ng peso sa foreign exchange na nakataali sa US dollar. Lahat ng developing countries na kaparis ng Pilipinas, apektado. *** Sa gitna ng mga problemang pangkabuhayan ng mga mamamayan, nasingitan pa ngayon ng maruming politika.

Nagsimula na ang political telenovela. Nakatutok na ngayon ang mayorya at minoryang political parties sa nakatakdang May 14, 2019 mid-term elections.

Ang liderato ni President Duterte na sa simula pa lang nang maupo sa katungkulan ay hinahanapan na ng mga isyu na ang motibo ay mapatalsik sa puwesto. Nabuksan ang pahina ng kasaysayan tungkol sa 46 ago na 1972 Martial law.

Inakusahan si Digong na nais daw pamarisan ang diktadoryang Marcos administration. *** Ang amnesty ni Trillanes ay pinawalang-bisa ni DU30.

About 20 days na ang senador ay nasa kaniyang senate office.

Noong ika-25 ng September, ang sobpena na kaniyang hinihintay ay pinalabas ng Makati Trial Court. Nabalitang si Trillanes ay pinatawan ng 200,000 pesos para sa pansamantalang paglaya tungkol sa kasong rebellion. Hindi rin siya maaaring makalabas ng bansa dahil sa pinalabas na no departure order. Hindi na siya makakalabas ng bansa na ang gagamitin ay pera ng gobyerno.

Ang inaasahang tulong ni Trillanes mula sa kaniyang mga kasama sa Philippine Military

HINAGAP

Alumni Association ay parang bula na madaling nabasag. Inalis siya sa listahan.

Waring magkaiba naman ang sinasabi ni Trillanes sa pahayag ni Rep. Magdalo Partylist Gary Alejandro. Ang senador ay nagpapakita sa media ng application form. Sinabi naman ni Partylist Rep Alejandro na lahat silang binigyan ng amnesty ay hindi binigyan ng application form. *** Nabalita na ang CPP-NPA at mainstream opposition party ay nanawagan umano sa mga kagawad ng AFP-PNP na samahan sila sa planong pagpapatalsik sa pangulo ngayong October. Sinabi naman daw ni DU30 na kung

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From page 20 maligayang-maligaya ang mga nanood ng My Greatest Moments, ang 15th anniversary concert ni Erik Santos sa MOA Arena.

Bukod sa napuno na ni Erik Santos ang hinganteng venue ay mahusay niyang tinapos ang lahat ng kaniyang mga kanta mula sa una hanggang sa pinakahuli niyang piyesa.

Ngayon lang namin napanood ang singer na napakaraming kinanta pero ang kaniyang boses ay hindi nagbago ng tono at kinis. Mas lumulutang ang kaniyang boses sa matataas na tono. Palakpakan ng audience ang palaging kapalit ng kaniyang bawat performance.

Binalikan ni Erik ang mga panahon ng pagsali niya sa mga amateur contest. Palagi siyang talo. Ni singkong duling ay wala siyang naiuuwing premyo. Nang umuwi ang kaniyang tatay na OFW ay pinanood pa siya nito sa sinalihan niyang amateur, I’ll Be There ang piyesang ipinanglaban niya, pero sa kalagitnaan ng kanta ay nakalimutan niya ang mga lyrics.

Minsan siyang nanalo, daladala pa niya ang kinakalawang na niyang trophy sa entablado, iyon lang ang natatandaan niyang tagumpay sa larangan ng pagkanta noong bata pa siya.

Nagbukas ang tagumpay para kay Erik Santos nang magkampeon siya sa Star In A

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ayaw na sa kaniya ng mga tauhan ng military at police, sabihin lang nila at magbibitiw na siya sa pagka-pangulo. *** Patuloy na nililihim ng pangulong Duterte kung ano ang tungkol sa one-on-one talk nila ni US Ambassador Sung Kim. Gayonman, sinabi ni Kim sa social media na maayos naman.

Tungkol daw sa depensa at pangkabuhayan. Matibay daw ang relasyon ng Pilipinas at US. Ang Philippine Military Modernization Program daw ay suportado ng US. *** Inatasan ng pangulong Duterte ang pinuno ng Land Bank na pag-ibayuhin ang kanilang paglilingkod sa mga magsasaka

at mangingisda. Sinabing bigyan sila ng prioridad na tulong para maging maganda ang kanilang kabuhayan. Ang mga opisyal n bangko ay pinulong ng pangulo sa MalacaĂąang noong nakaraang ika-19 ng Setyembre.

Ngayon ay waring pansamantalang nawala ang talakayan tungkol sa cha-cha at federalism na hinahangad ng Pangulong Duterte. Ang resulta ng May 14, 2019 mid-term will determine the future of the DU30 administration at ang katayuan ng minoryang political opposition party.

Kasabihan Ano mang mali na nagawa ng tao, pinagbabayaran bago bawiin ang kanilang pahiram na buhay.

Million ng ABS-CBN noong 2003.

Naging emosyonal ang audience habang ipinalalabas sa giant screen ang rendisyon niya ng This Is The Moment.

Payat na payat pa siya, tutsangtutsang pa ang kaniyang buhok, habang ipinalalabas ang video ay nag-split screen. Ipinakita si Erik na pigil na pigil ang pagluha.

Kinakagat-kagat ng magaling na singer ang kaniyang labi para makontra ang kaniyang emosyon.

Sinabayan niya ang video, dalawang Erik Santos na ang kumakanta, ang Erik na kampeon ng Star In A Million at ang Erik Santos na nagdiriwang na ng kaniyang ika-15 taon sa mundo ng musika.

Nakabibingi ang mga palakpakan at sigawan, magkaiba lang ang itsura niya noon at ngayon, pero ang boses ay iisa.

Nakadestino talagang sumikat at magtagumpay ang anak ng Malabon.

Isang mahigpit na yakap at See CRISTY p22

Erik Santos

Coco Martin

Ina sa Anak Ang damdaming bukal na mula sa puso, At binhing sa diwa ay kusang tumubo; Isipang marupok kahit masiphayo, Ang kapangyarihan, hindi mapasuko! *** Katutubong-buklod ng Ina at Anak, ay pinatitibay ng dusa at galak; Anak na nagtamo ng matinding hampas, Ang latay at hapdi, Ina ang tumanggap! *** Anak na alipin ng pagkakamali, Pagsuyong matapat ang palaging sukli; Ang mababang loob na iwi ng budhi, Laging kaalalay ay huwarang mithi! *** Sa nabigong anak, kapus kapalaran, Pag-ibig ng Ina ay walang hangganan!

Paquito Rey Pacheco

Mark Anthony Fernandez & Claudine Barretto

Alex Gonzaga

Jake Zyrus

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OUR COMMUNITY PILIPINO EXPRESS

OCTOBER 1 - 15, 2018

Greenwoods Dental and Surgical Centre – Open House Greenwoods Dental and Surgical Centre opened its third location at 246 Portage Avenue last September 20. Office Manager Derek Faderon invites everyone to drop by and see Dr. D.K. Mittal and his team in their newest state of the art facility in downtown Winnipeg. The clinic is now accepting new patients for dental and cosmetic appointments.

Call 204-779-7779.

L-r: Mia, Office Manager Derek Faderon, owner Dr. D.K. Mittal, and Kala.

Visit them at 246 Portage Avenue between Fort St. and Garry St.

See their state-of-the-art facilities and equipment

Manitoba’s minimum wage is now $11.35 Effective Oct. 1, 2018, the minimum wage in the province increased by 20 cents to $11.35.

“We are improving wages for working Manitobans and as of Oct.1, the minimum wage is increasing to $11.35,” said Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen. “We remain committed to indexing Manitoba’s minimum wage with the rate of inflation in a predictable and sustainable way.”

This adjustment is based on Manitoba’s 2017 inflation rate of 1.6 per cent and rounding up to the nearest five cents.

In 2017, amendments were made to the Employment Standards Code that provide a consistent and predictable way of indexing Manitoba’s minimum wage through a simple, transparent formula, Pedersen noted.

Information on the minimum wage and other employment standards is available at www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards.

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From page 21 pakikipagkamay sa pinagpalang singer na ito na ang kaledad ng boses ay maihahanay sa pandaigdigang labanan. *** Dahil sa malagihay na pagtanggap ng ating mga kababayan sa bagong pelikula ni Alex Gonzaga ay maraming nagkokomento na hindi talaga niya mapaplakado ang naging kapalaran ng kaniyang kapatid na si Toni.

Mukhang hinamig na nga ng pelikulang The Hows Of Us ang pera ng bayan, hanggang ngayon ay pinipilahan pa rin ang KathNiel movie, samantalang papasok na

iyon sa ikaapat na linggo.

Kuwento ng isang anakanakan naming mahilig manood ng sine, “Pasensiya na, wala akong maikukuwento sa iyo tungkol sa pelikula ng feelinggerang si Alex Gonzaga.

“Pagdating ko sa Robinson’sSta. Rosa, hindi na palabas ang movie niya, malinaw ang ibig sabihin noon, tsinugi na sa sinehan ang movie.

“Sayang, hindi ko man lang naramdaman ang malamig na kapaligiran dahil walang body heat, hindi tinao ang pelikula. Kung pinanood ko na sana kahapon ang pelikula, e, di sana, nabilang ko pa kung iilan lang kami sa sinehan.

“Kaso, binaklas na, iba na ang palabas, kaya palitan na lang

nila ang titulo ng movie ni Alex Gonzaga! Gawin na lang nilang ganito ang title – Nakalimutan Ng Manonood Na Panoorin Ka! “Iyon lang!” komento pa ng aming source na naging saksi sa senaryo tungkol sa pelikula ni Alex Gonzaga.

– CSF

OCTOBER 1 - 15, 2018

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If elected, I will work for you to ensure we have: 1. Well-maintained streets and sidewalks that are safe and accessible for everyone 2. Affordable, reliable public transit that is comfortable and sustainable 3. A citywide bike network with protected lanes 4. High-quality city jobs that pay a fair wage 5. Safe communities where every family, regardless of origin or citizenship, can access the city services they need

- Flor Marcelino

ELECT JOSH BRANDON JoshBrandon.ca

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