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Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III greets His Excellency Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, at the Music Room of the Malacañang Palace during the latter’s two-day State visit to the Philippines. During his stay, Obama reiterated U.S. commitment to protect the Philippines from outside aggression though he said that the newly signed security agreement was not meant to “counter” or “contain” China. MALACAÑANG PHOTO

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Luy, iba pang whistleblower dismayado kay De Lima Dahil sa paulit-ulit na pagkansela ni Justice Sec retary Leila De Lima sa pa kikipagtagpo nito sa mga whistleblower sa P10-bi lyon pork barrel scam sa pangununa ni Benhur Luy, isinasa alang-alang na ng mga ito na umalis sa poder ng Witness Protection Pro gram (WPP). Ayon pa sa isang source na malapit sa kampo nila Luy, dismayado na ang mga ito sa pag-iiwas ni De Lima na harapin sila at makipag-usap nang mai kumpara ng mga ito ang mga pinapaloob sa sina sabing signed affidavit o “tell-all” ni pork barrel scam queen na si Janet LimNapoles sa mga nalalaman nila hinggil sa kaso. Matatandaang inamin ni De Lima kamakailan lang na nagsumite si Napoles sa kanya ng pirmadong af fidavit hinggil sa totoong mga pangyayari sa scam at nagpapaloob ng isang listahan na may mahigit isang daang pangalan ng mga sangkot, kabilang ang mga pangalan ng 12 pang kasalukuyan at dating mga senador, maraming mga kongresista at maging mga pangalan ng mga opisyal sa Malacañang. “De Lima keeps on talk ing about having to verify the “tell-all”,” wika pa ng source, “but who can do the verification if not the origi nal whistleblowers, like Luy? They are the logical people who can verify the contents of Napoles’ affida vit and list.” Ayon pa sa source, da hil sa pang-iiwas ng kali him, naghihinala ang mga whistleblower na walang katotohanan na mayroong ngang signed affidavit si Napoles at kung mayroon man ay may posibilad na iwa-whitewash ito ni De Lima sang ayon sa gustong ipalabas ng Malakanyang. “What they only ask for is for De Lima to give them a copy of the affidavit for them to have the opportu nity to verify her statements and for them to counter her claims,” wika pa ng source. Aniya sinabi ni Luy, “The NBI (National Bureau of In

vestigation) cannot verify whatever Ma’am Janet says in her tell-all. Only us whis tleblowers are the ones who can verify this.” Itinanggi naman ng kam po ni Napoles sa pamamagi tan ng spokesman nito na si Bruce Rivera na babaguhin ni Napoles o ni De Lima ang mga nilalaman ng listahan. Samantala, hindi na niniwala si Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV na totoo ang sinasabing listahan da hil wala umanong mga witness ang nagbabang git sa pangalang ng iba pang mga senador, hindi katulad umano sa kaso nina Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada at Ramon “Bong” Revilla na hindi lang isang testigo kundi marami ang nag papahayag sa kanilang pagkakadawit.n SALATIEL C. PESCADERO

Bagong PHL-US defense deal kailangan ng bansa – Trillanes

............................................................................... Ni: Eyesha N. Endar ............................................................................... aniniwala si Senator Antonio Trillanes III, chairman ng Senate Com mittee on National Defense and Securi ty na kailangan ng bansa ang bagong nilagdaan na defense agreement sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at ng Estados Unidos. ...............................................................................

Ilang oras bago dumating sa Pilipinas si U.S. President Barack Obama noong nakara ang Abril 28, nilagdaan nina Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin bilang kinatawan ng bansa at U.S. Ambassa dor Philip Goldberg ang En hanced Defense Cooperation Agreement o EDCA. Ang EDCA ay isang ka sunduan na nagbibigay daan

para sa militar ng Amerika na palakasin ang presensiya nito sa bansa at malayang gamitin ang mga base mili tar, maglagay rito ng mga tauhan, kagamitan at sasaky ang pandigma (hindi kasali ang mga armas nuclear) sa loob ng sampung taon. Ayon pa sa naturang ka sunduan, maari din na mag tayo ang Amerika ng mga

gusali at iba pang mga im prastraktura sa loob ng mga pinagkasunduang mga lugar na walang arkila at malay ang makapagkilos saan mang lugar sa bansa na may pahintulot lamang ng pama halaan. Kapalit nito, matutulu ngan ang hukbong sandata han ng Pilipinas na maiangat ang kakayahan at kapasidad nito sa pamamagitan ng mga pagsasanay at pagbabahagi ng mga kagamitan (resourcesharing). Bagama’t marami ang bumabatikos sa EDCA na la bag umano sa konstitusyon ng Pilipinas at walang paki nabang para sa bansa, nani niwala si Trillanes na isang dating navy officer na kai langan ng Pilipinas ito dahil sa nagbabagong anyo ng se guridad sa rehiyon. Ayon pa sa senador, pinai igting lamang ng EDCA ang Mutual Defense Treaty sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Esta dos Unidos na nilagdaan pa noong taong 1951. Wika pa ng senador, kai langan maging handa ang dalawang militar na mag kaisa at magkaroon ng “co

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in partnership with SM Malls conduct nationwide jobs fair in celebration of Labor Day on May 1. Over 310,000 jobs were offered to qualified applicants. Photo shows applicants line up at Mall Event Center of SM Manila. PNA photos

hesion” sa pagharap ng anu mang banta. “What this is called is the inter-operability of the US Forces and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. You can not put a value to this be cause when the war comes, there is that need for prior exercises to have cohesion,” aniya pa. Naniniwala si Trillanes na napangalagaan ang interes ng bansa sa naturang kasun duan kungsaan ang nego sasyon ukol rito ay nagsim ula pa umano noong Agosto ng nakaraang taon. “Personally, I am satisfied with what was forged but if a senator will feel otherwise and they would file resolu tions to that effect, I will hear it definitely,” anang senador. Sa kabilang banda, hindi naniniwala si Senate Presi dent Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto, isang ex-officio mem ber ng defense committee, na malinaw na ipagtatanggol ng naturang kasunduan ang interes ng Pilipinas. Ana pang senador, “The question remains: Will the US help our fishermen in the West Philippine Sea if and when the Chinese push them out of our fishing grounds?” Naninwala din naman ang mga analyst na sa pamamagitan ng EDCA ipanunumbalik ng Amerika ang balanse ng puwersa sa rehiyon dahil sa agresibong pag-aangkin ng bansang Tsi na sa mga teritoryo sa South China Sea.n

Aquino ibinasura ang wage hike para sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno IBINASURA ng Pangu long Benigno S. Aqui no III ang ipinanukalang dagdag-suweldo para sa 1.6 milyong empleyado ng gobyerno sa kanyang pakikiharap sa mga rep resentante ng mga gru

po ng manggagawa na gi nanap sa Malakanyang kamakailan lang.

Kamakailan lang aniya natapos ang huling ba hagi ng dagdag-suweldo para sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno sa ilalim ng Sal

ary Standardization Law III. Aniya, ang isa pang pagtaas nito ay maaaring makaapekto sa pampinan siyal na katayuan ng gobyerno.

“You might call me a Scrooge but I am not a

Scrooge. Where will we get the funds?” dagdag pa niya na ang tinutukoy ay si Ebenezer Scrooge, isang walang-pusong tao na kinamuhian ang Pasko sa nobela ni Charles Dickens. “It’s not as if I’m not help

ing you,” aniya. “Didn’t you just receive the sal ary increase under SSL III? We completed the payment in mid-2013,” dagdag pa niya.n EYESHA N. ENDAR

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LUMABAS na nangunguna si Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay sa mga kakandidatong presidente para sa eleksiyon sa 2016, ayon sa tala na ipinalabas ng Pulse Asia. Sa isinagawang pagsisiyasat ng Pulse Asia sa national performance rating na isinagawa sa 1,200 bilang ng mga respondent mula Marso 19 hanggang Marso 26, nangunguna si Binay sa sampung pulitiko kabilang sina Senador Grace Poe, Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Francis Escuderoat Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas III. Nakatanggap ang bise presidente ng 40 porsiyento na sinundan naman ni Poe na may 15 porsiyento, Santiago na may 10 porsiyento, Escudero na may 9 na porsiyento at si Roxas na may 6 na porsiyento. Ayon sa panig ng grupo ni Binay, ang United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), ang naturang resulta ng survey ay aakay lamang ng mapanirang pag-atake kay Binay. “Even if we have 40%, the challenge for us is to improve. There is still room for improvement and we can go 50% or 60%,” pahayag ni UNA secretary general Toby Tiangco. “The vice president will work harder in the responsibilities given to him because the only way (to win) is to perform your job well. In the end, its performance,” dagdag pa ni Tiangco. Samantala, hindi naman binigyang-pansin ni Roxas ang naturang survey. Aniya ay mas pinagtutuunan niya ng pansin ang kanyang trabaho. “We are focused on our work and I do not pay attention to these kind of things,”

aniya. Kabilang sa lima pang mga nasa listahan ay sina Senador Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. na may 5 porsiyento, Senador Alan Cayetano na may 4 na porsiyento, kapatid ng presidente na si Kris Aquino na may 4 na porsiyento, Senador Ramon Revilla na may 3 porsiyento at ang presidential assistant for reconstruction na si Panfilo Lacson na may 2 porsiyento. Samantala, hindi nagbi gay ng komento ang palasyo sa resulta ng naturang serbey bagama’t sa kanyang talumpati sa Laguna sa nakaraang Labor Day, sinabi ni Pangulo Benigno S. Aquino III na maging mapanuri sa pagpili ng susunod na magiging presidente ng bansa. Wika pa ng pangulo: “Ang pakiusap ko po kung naniniwala kayo na tama ang ating ginagawa, kung ayaw nyong mabalewala ang maganda nating nasimulan, piliin natin ang mga susunod na pinunong magpapatuloy at higit pang magpapayabong sa ating mga naipunlang reporma.” Pinaniniwalaang ang Interior secretary ang susuportahan ni P-Noy sa dara ting na 2016 polls.n MELODY NUÑEZ

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Mild El Niño to occur this June – DOST

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced recently that a mild El Niño is likely to occur this June. Mario Montejo, DOST Secretary, said that the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is now closely monitoring theoceanic and atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean that could lead to a possible development of an El Niño this year. “We foresee the onset of El Niño in June to peak during the last quarter of 2014,” he said. PAGASA has recorded a significant increase in the sea surface temperature anomaly from 0.2 degrees Centigrade to 0.4 degrees Centigrade, an unusually warm ocean temperature in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. “El Niño is a natural climate variability,” climatologist Annaliza Solis said. The looming El Niño may persist for the next nine months or the first quarter of 2015, Montejo said. “Of course, the El Niño would affect the normal

rainfall pattern resulting in reduced rainfall amount,” he added. Dry spell in different parts of the country may be felt, he noted. Despite an El Niño occurrence, Montejo said the country would still experience the normal number of typhoons, but would cause their behavior to become erratic affecting their tracks and intensity.

Richard Orendain, PAGASA’s hydrologist, said the water elevation of Bulacan’s Angat Dam that supplies 97 percent of Metro Manila’s potable drinking water, would go down at its critical level in August due to the impact of the dry spell to be brought about by the El Niño. “Of all the major dams, only Angat Dam has continued to remain low,” he

added. Orendain said Angat Dam’s elevation could even dip to as low as 176.75 meters and 154.30 meters based on the bureau’s scenario 1 and scenario 2 forecasts, respectively.” Angat Dam’s level dropped to 157.56 meters during an El Niño in July 2010.n Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan/PNA

Watch center ng Pilipinas makukumpleto ngayong 2015

MATATAPOS sa taong 2015 ang konstruksiyon ng National Coast Watch Center, isang inter-agency mechanism na may layuning mapag-ibayo ang seguridad sa tabingkaragatan ng bansa, ayon kay Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Vice Admiral Rodolfo Isorena. “The target date (of completion) is one year from the start (of construction). It started on April. Hopefully, it will be completed by April next year,” paliwanag ni Sorena. Kasalukuyang nagha hanap ang mga ahensiya ng gobyerno ng mga lugar na

mabuting pagtayuan ng mga istasyon ng radar, kung saan ang mga ito ay bahagi ng coast watch center na maka tutulong sa pagpigil sa anumang intrusyon sa teritorya. Kabilang sa posibleng pagtayuan ng mga istasyon ng sistemang radar ay ang El Nido, Rizal at Sabang, lahat ng mga ito ay matatagpuan sa Probinsiya ng Palawan. “We are proposing 96 nautical mile range (from the radar station towards the sea). At least it can cover 200 EEZ (exclusive economic zone),” aniya. Aabot ang naturang proyekto sa halagang $18

milyon o P792 milyon na igugugol sa pagsuporta sa integrasyon ng mga datos sa iba’t ibang ahensiya sa coast watch center, maritime surveillance system at radio communications. Natanggap ng Raytheon, ang kumpanyang nakabase sa Amerika, ang kontrata sa pagpapatayo ng coast watch center. Sinabi ni Isorena, maka tutulong ang coast watch center sa pagmamanman sa mga pumapasok na mga banyagang barkong nagdadala ng mga sandatang nakasisira.n SALATIEL PESCADERO

Duktor ng namatay na Ateneo grad, pinalalagay sa watch list Dudulog sa Department of Justice (DoJ) at sa Bureau of Immigration (BI) ang pamilya ng yumaong dalaga na si Kate Tan upang pabantayan ang kilos ng duktor na nagbigay rito ng stem cell treatment. Ayon sa abugado ng pamilya na si Atty. Eloy Bello IV, nagpapalatag ang pamilya ng look-out bulletin para kay Dra. Antonia

Carandang-Park, ang parehong duktor na tumingin din kay dating Pangulo at ngayon ay Pampanga representative Gloria MacapagalArroyo noong taong 2012. Si Park, kilala rin na Zoharina Antonia Pedrera Carandang, ay nahaharap sa kasong paglabag sa Republic Act 2382 o Illegal Medical Practice Law sa Tagaytay prosecutors.

Sinabi ni Bello na nalaman nila na si Park ay nakatakdang umalis sa hindi pa malamang destinasyon alinsunod sa kalalabasan ng preliminary investigation ng Tagaytay prosecutors. Sinabi ng tatay ng biktima na si Bernard Tan, na ang mga dokumento mula sa Professional Regulation Commission ang nagpapak-

ita na si Park ay hindi lisensyadong doktor sa Pilipinas. Dapat anilang pigilan ng awtoridad si Park sa paglabas ng bansa dahil nakaschedule na ang preliminary hearing sa Mayo 6. Matatandaang si Kate ay nagpagamot kay Park, may ari ng Green & Young Health and Wellness Center, noong nakaraang taon

para sa sakit nito na Hodgkin’s lymphoma, isang uri ng kanser sa dugo. Matapos pangakuan ang pamilya na gagaling ang dalaga sa loob ng tatlong buwan, ‘di naglaon ay namatay ang biktima. Bukod sa illegal medical practice complaint, nakahanda na rin ang pamilya Tan ng iba pang criminal at civil cases laban kay Park.n

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Holdaper naiwan ang pangalan

NAIWAN ng isang ‘palpak’ na holdaper ang ka nyang pangalan sa bank teller nang subuking nakawan ang Chase Bank sa Pompano Beach sa Florida. Ayon sa bank teller, lumapit umano ang isang lalaki sa bintana ng kanyang booth at pinasahan siya nito ng isang note na kung saan ay nakasulat ang mga salitang, “Give me the 100s 50s 20s now. Do not set the alarm! Hurry!” Hindi umano binigyan ng teller ng pera ang holdaper kaya’t ito ay tumakbo papalabas ng bangko. Nang suriin ng pulisya ang mensahe, nakitang ito ay nakasulat sa likuran ng isang job application, kung saan ay nakasulat ang pangalan ng lalaki. Dahil dito, madaling nahuli ng pulisya ang nasabing holdaper.

Nangholdap gamit ang patatas

PINASOK ng isang lalaking taga-Rhode Island ang isang convenience store sa lugar ng Providence at nag tangkang holdapin ito samantalang iwinawasiwas ang isang patatas. Nang habulin ito palabas ng manager ng tindahan gamit ang baseball bat, pinasok naman ng lalaki ang isang laundromat, kung saan ay inulit ang panghoholdap. Binigyan ang lalaki ng empleyado ng laundromat ng $20 at ito’y tumakbo na papalabas. Patuloy pa ring pinaghahanap ng mga pulis ang na turang lalaki.

Inabutan ng mga pulis

PINASOK ng isang lalaking taga-Tsina ang isang tin dahan at sinimulang basagin ang protective fiberglass na nakapalibot sa mga empleyado at kahera gamit ang martilyo subalit dahil inabot pa ng mahabang mga minuto bago mabasag ang naturang fiberglass, nakata kas na ang mga empleyado mula sa tindahan bitbit ang pera, nakatawag na rin ng pulis kaya’t nang makagawa na sa wakas ng butas ang magnanakaw, inabutan na ito ng mga pulis samantalang gumagapang na papasok sa naturang butas.n MGA BALITA NI EYESHA N. ENDAR

Tourism, agri-bussiness isusulong ng Bangsamoro peace deal

............................................................................... NI: MELODY D. NUÑEZ ...............................................................................

AGANDANG oportunidad ang nag hihintay sa buong Kamindanawan, partikular sa mga lalawigang masa sakop ng isasabatas na Bangsamoro Region, makaraang malagdaan ang peace agreement sa pagitan ng gobyerno at ng Moro Islamic Lib eration Front o MILF ayon sa Makati Business Club (MBC). ............................................................................... Kapayapaan at kaunlaran ang ihahatid sa mga mamama yan ng Mindanao ng nasabing kasunduan kapag naisabatas na ang Bangsamoro region kaya naman optimistiko ang mga lokal at mga dahuyang mamumuhunan na maglagak ng kanilang mga puhunan sa itatayong bagong rehiyon ng Bangsamoro, na pararaanin sa isang plebisito makaraang aprubahan ng Kongreso. “We believe that the suc cess of the peace deal hinges largely on genuine economic development, and the im provement in the quality of the lives of the people, both in the Bangsamoro and in Mind

Miracle Festival ng Ilocos Norte hahatak ng atraksiyon

MAS magarbo at magiging kapana-panabik para sa mga mamamayan ng Ilocos Norte, mga kalapit na rehiyon at mga turista ang isasagawa ng Himala’ (Miracle) Festi val ngayong buwan ng Mayo na isasagawa sa malawak na mga sand dune ng Barangay Suba, sa bayan ng Paoay. Ipinagmamalaki ng mga Ilokano ang pinakamalaking pagdiriwangna ito sa lara ngan ng sining at musika sa bahagi ng Hilagang Luzon kaya naman inaasahan na ang pagdagasa roon ng mga da dalong bisita ngayong taon. Ang okasyon ay isasagawa sa ilalim ng La Milagrosa Pro vincial Fiesta na pinanguna han ni Gob. Imee Marcos ng Ilocos Norte upang aakit ng mas maraming atraksiyon sa mga turista at sa mga bisita sa panahon ng tag-init.

Unang inilunsad ang nasa bing pagdiriwang noong ta ong 2012 bilang pagbibigaypugay sa patron ng nasabing probinsiya, ang La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc. Kabilang sa mga mahala gang aktibidad ang sand sports 4x4 racing competition, sand castle making, sand boarding, Zorb ball riding at ibang maka kaaliw na aktibidad tulad ng belly and fire dancing at Arabi an-inspired parties. Inaasahan din ang pagda ting ng mga sikat na banda at mga artista na magbibigayaliw sa buong araw na pag diriwang. Kabilang ang isang hurado ng The Voice of the Philippines na si Bamboo, sikat na artist na si Leeroy New at si Gerry Leonardo, isang sikat na visual artist at guro ng High School for the Arts at iba pa. “Before, the folks in Paoay

anao as a whole. We are hope ful that the effective imple mentation of the agreement will unleash the region’s vast potentials for agriculture and agribusiness investments, tourism, and natural resource development, among others,” ayon sa nasabing grupo. Naniniwala naman si De partment of Tourism Re gional Director for Region

12 Nelly Dillera, na higit na makikinabang sa nasabing kasunduan ang industriya ng turismo sa Gitnang Min danao dahil ang kapayapaan at kaayusan ang mag-aan yaya sa mga turistang lokal at banyaga na bisitahin ang mga magaganda at makasay sayang mga pook ng Lupang Pangako. Aniya, maraming taon nang nakaranas ng pagkalugi ang naturang industriya da hilan sa labanan sa pagitan ng dalawang grupo sa kanilang rehiyon na kilala rin sa pan galan bilang Soccsksargen na ang ibig sabihin ay mga lugar na kinabibilangan ng South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sa rangani, at General Santos. “Foreign governments would issue travel advisories that prohibit their citizens to travel to the region and other parts of Mindanao because

More Islamic Liberation Front rebels clashed with soldiers elsewhere, or a kidnapping involving suspected rebels oc curred somewhere else,” ayon sa isang tagaloob ng naturang industriya na humiling na hindi banggitin ang panga lan dahilan sa kakulangan ng karapatang magsalita. Paliwanag naman ni Dillera,ang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga turista ay makapag pataas ng kita sa mga indus triya. “The establishment of Bangsamoro government will improve the tourism indus try even as it creates more job opportunities and invest ments in the region although we are not part of the new po litical entity,” aniya. “You know peace is the number one requirement that tourists need before jumping in,” ayon pa kay Dillera.n

A single-track 508-meter tramline that can hold up to 350 kilos of agricultural produce in one trip and built at a cost of P1.8 million through the lead effort of the DA-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) is was turned over recently to the local government of Dolores, Quezon. The transport system will benefit 30 farmerbeneficiaries from Barangay Antonino and nearby areas. PNA photo

would cry over these sand dunes because they couldn’t farm there, but movie directors here and abroad love it. Tour ists are fascinated as well that 4x4 rides and sand boarding start to provide income to the people. Indeed, this is the true ‘himala’,” ayon Gob. Marcos.n

MELODY D. NUÑEZ

86 geohazard barangays sa Bohol, minarkahan NILAGYAN ng marka ng De partment of Environment and Natural Resources o DENR-7 bilang geohazard ang 86 ba rangay sa apat na bayan ng probinsya ng Bohol. Kabilang sa apat na bayan ang Pilar na may 21 barangay; Balilihan na may 31 baran gay; Antequera na may 21 na barangay at Sevilla na may 13 barangay.

Ang lahat ng barangay sa bayan ng Pilar ay tinasahan ng may 1:10,000-scale map ping, habang ang tatlong iba pang munisipalidad na tina maan ng husto ng 7.2 magni tude na lindol noong Oktubre 15 nakaraang taon ay tinasa han na rin. “This is a continuing ef fort of the government to make sure that communi

ties are protected against the possibility of landslides and flooding given the unpleasant and extreme weather condi tions,” ayon kay Mines and Geosciences Bureau o MGB-7 Regional Director Loreto Al buro. “There are some houses and schools within the town of Balilihan, Antequera and Sevilla that were gravely af

fected and the assessment is part of the 42,771 house holds and 650 school sites requested by Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto to pursue vari ous shelter development pro grams,” aniya. Kabilang sa geohazard ang pagguho ng lupa at baha da hilan sa ulan, mga sinkhole at mga lindol.n MELODY D. NUÑEZ

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MAY kapangyarihan at karapatang magpasya ang PINAS upang tanggihan ang paglalathala ng anumang advertising at advertorial material na isinumite ng isang kliyente para sa publikasyon. Ang pagsusumite ng anunsiyo o advertorial material ng isang kliyente sa sales representative ng PINAS ay hindi nangangahulugang may responsibilidad na rito ang publikasyon upang ito ay ilathala. May opsiyon ang PINAS na ayusin ang anumang mali sa client’s material at alisin ang mga di-kanais-nais na mga salita o parirala. Dapat tiyakin ng isang kliyente na ang kanyang anunsiyo o client’s material ay hindi naglalaman ng mga salitang hindi kaaya-aya tulad ng paninirang-puri na sasaklaw sa mga karapatang pampribado o pampublisidad. Hindi rin ito dapat naglalaman ng pagpapakita ng kahubaran ng babae man o lalaki (full nudity) o naglalaman ng mga larawan o tekstong nagpapakita ng mga kilos na may kinalaman sa seksuwal, malaswa at mahahalay na paguugali. Gayundin, hindi rin ito dapat maglaman ng mga larawan o tekstong nagpapakita ng kalupitan sa pisikal o sa emosyon ng kahit sino, maging tao man o hayop na siyang madalas na nagiging sentro ng pananakit. Hindi rin dapat naglalaman ng mga larawan o tekstong nagrerekomenda ng mga kultura sa bawal na gamot, pagsusugal, militanteng gawa o anumang iligal na gawain. Hindi rin ito dapat lumabag sa anumang batas na napagkasunduan o maging sanhi ng pagsalungat sa pangkaraniwang mga batas o karapatan (kasama na rito ang walang limitasyon, orihinal na sipi, pagkakakilanlan, marka sa serbisyo o karapatan sa kontrata) ng sinumang tao. Hindi rin dapat labagin ang anupamang naaangkop na batas. Hindi rin dapat mapasailalim sa paglilitis o maging dahilan o pagmulan ng anumang litigasyon. Ang paglalathala sa mga client’s material ay hindi nangangahulugan ng kasunduang tuluytuloy na itong ilalathala. Ang kliyente ay sumasang-ayon at nangangakong magbabayad ng danyos sa PINAS at sa mga opisyales nito laban sa lahat ng pagkalugi, pinsala (loss and damages), gastos, kabilang ang anumang aksiyon at sanhi nito, hatol, parusa, kabilang ang bayad sa mga abogado na maaaring makaapekto sa PINAS dahil sa: (1) Paglabag ng kliyente sa anumang representasyon, garantiya at kasunduan (2) Sa pag-angkin ng ikatlong partidong may kaugnayan sa anumang kapamaraanan ng materyales mula sa kliyente. Walang pananagutan ang PINAS sa hindi pagkakalathala sa anumang advertorial material na mula sa kliyente o sa kaganapan man nang hindi tamang paglalathala sa client’s material. Sa mga pagkakataong may pagkakamali o pagkukulang sa imprenta o paglalathala ng anumang materyales mula sa kliyente, may limitasyon ang PINAS sa pagsasaayos ng mga nalikhang mali sa espasyo ng patalastas. Ang tanging obligasyon lang ng PINAS ay ang pagkansela sa mga gastos sa unang pagkalathala ng maling patalastas o ang muling paglalathala ng tamang patalastas. Walang pananagutan ang PINAS sa anumang hindi magandang resultang idudulot nito.

maibigay ng mga kumpanya ng telekomunikasyon ang inaasam ng mga Internet con sumer na mabilis na serbisyo? Dahil sa maraming rekla mo ng netizens, kumilos si Sen. Bam Aquino para ipasi lip sa Senado ang problemang ito, partikular ang lumabas na ulat na ‘nangungulelat’ ang Pilipinas sa lahat ng kapit bahay sa Asya kung bilis ng serbisyo sa Internet ang paguusapan. Sa isang infographic na ini labas ng ASEAN DNA, ang Pilipinas umano ay naunahan pa ng mga bansa sa Asya na ayon sa paglalarawan: (3.6 megabytes per second) Laos (4.0 Mbps), Indonesia (4.1 Mbps), Myanmar, Brunei (4.9 Mbps), Malaysia (5.5 Mbps) at Cambodia (5.7 Mbps). Kabilang naman sa mga bansa na ang bilis ng Internet ay mataas sa ASEAN average na 12.4 Mbps ay ang Vietnam (13.1), Thailand (17.7) at Sin gapore (61.0). Nais din ng mambabatas na malaman kung bakit mas mabilis at mas mura ang In ternet service ng ilang mga kalapit-bansa samantalang nagtitiis ang Pilipinas sa ma bagal at mahal na koneksiyon ng Internet. Hindi lang naman sa In ternet gaming nakatutok ang mga Pinoy. Ang online busi ness ay nakadepende sa Inter net. May panahon na malakas ang dating ng signal ng Inter

net at may panahon namang mabagal. Kung kailan nga kailangan ng mga Internet user ang In ternet upang makapagpadala ng mensahe, photo o pample to sa kanilang mga contact person ay saka naman maba gal ang takbo nito. Kapag ang Senado ay nagimbestiga sa isyu ng mabagal na serbisyo ng Internet sa bansa, malalaman ng publiko kung ano ang dahilan at kung bakit napag-iiwanan tayo ng mga kalapit nating bansa sa larangan ng Internet. Nananatiling ‘kulelat’ ang Pilipinas pagdating sa pabi lisan ng koneksiyon sa Inter net. Ito rin ang lumabas sa ulat ng Akamai, Internet content delivery network na nagsa sabing ang average internet speed sa Pilipinas ay nasa 1,428 Kbps o 1.4 Mbps da hilan para maitala ang bansa na pang-114 o isa sa pinaka mabagal na may Internet con nection sa buong mundo. Bunsod nito ay naghain ng resolusyon sa Kamara ang Bayan Muna para imbestiga han ang mabagal na konek siyon ng Internet, gayundin ang patas na polisiyang ipi natutupad ng mga pangu nahing telecommunications company at Internet provider sa bansa.n

Kahanga-hangang mga ‘bunduktor’

HINDI biro ang magka sakit sa panahong ito, lalo kung ang magiging karam daman ay nakahanay sa ti natawag na ‘sakit ng maya man.’ Ang kailangan ng may sakit ay duktor at sa tulad natin na naninirahan sa munisipalidad o lunsod na malapit sa health clinic at mga pagamutang pri bado at pampubliko, may matatakbuhan ang mga pa syenteng nangangailangan ng duktor at gamot. Pero sa mga liblib na lugar na hindi nararating ng sasakyang apat ang gulong o lugar sa bundok na mga paa ng tao ang ipinanla lakbay para makarating sa pagamutan, napakahirap ng kalagayan ng mga kaba bayan natin sa mga liblib na lugar.

Mabuti na lamang at may programa ang Department of Health (DOH) na Doctor to the Barrios Program na sini mulan ng dating kali him ng DOH na si Sec. Juan Flavier, noong 1993. Napanood ko ang pro grama ni Malou Mangahas sa isang TV network na kinatampukan ng ilang duktor ng medisina na ba hagi ng programa ng DOH. Dahil pinag-aral sila ng gobyerno, may sinumpaan silang tungkulin na kapag sila ay nakatapos ng pagaaral ng medisina ay ilang taon silang magsisilbi sa mahihirap na mamamayan ng mga liblib na bayan sa kabundukan. Sa kasalukuyan, mahigit 800 duktor na ang naging bahagi ng Doctor to the Barrios Program. Sila ang

nagsisilbi sa mga kapus palad nating kababayan at kung hindi dahil sa kanila, maraming maysakit sa mga dulong nayon ang mama matay nang hindi man la mang nasuri ng manggaga mot. Pero hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay nakukuha sa ga mot na dala ng mga duktor ng baryo ang sakit ng pa syente, lalo na kung may sakit sa puso o karam daman na nangangailangan ng operasyon at laboratory test. Sa puntong ito gagamitin ng mga tagabaryo ang kau galiang ‘bayanihan,’ kung saan ay bubuhatin ng mga taong nayon ang pasyen teng dadalhin sa ospital sa kabayanan gamit ang ku mot at kawayan. Mahirap maging duktor

sa baryo pero pagkatapos ng ka nilang serbisyo ay hitik na hitik sila sa maga gandang karanasan dahil napalapit sila sa mga puso ng mahihirap at sa pun tong iyon, nagampanan nila ang tuntunin ng Mabuting Sa maritano, na handang tumulong nang walang hinihintay na kapalit sa kabutihang ka nyang na gawa.n

Mayo 3–Mayo 9, 2014

What the Senate must do

he Senate is becoming a reality TV show of one dysfunctional family.

tor. There are many bills that can be taken out of the Senate freezer. should realize ............................................................................... thatSenators one reason why their For example, if just one First thing it must do is mul- ratings have plunged like a member comes under attack, titask. A single-issue Senate bungee-jump is because they the rest would immediately that spends every session day have neglected their lawmakcircle their wagons around and every taxpayer’s peso in ing functions. him. probing the pork scam is not For an institution propped But if all of them do, they serving the public well. up by billions of pesos in taxform a circular firing squad, as Yes, the Senate should treat payer’s money, it has an anewhat is happening in the after- the Napoles list as no. 1 in its mic bill-passing record. The math of Napoles’ pre-general agenda but not its only one. cost of one Senate bill enacted The country is beset with into law is atrociously high. anesthesia confession. It is High Noon in the Up- so many problems—from the So next Monday when senper Chamber, and the guns lack of jobs to the epidemic ators come back from their of crimes—which need solu- 45-day vacation, they should are drawn. And almost all of the peo- tions of the policy kind. work vigorously in passing Against this backdrop, laws so that when they adple I’ve talked to in the past few days wish that all those the Senate should reclaim its journ again in the middle of in the circle would pull the other role as a policy innova- June for another 45-day vatrigger, which in this case would be to unleash a barrage of accusations that would deal a mortal blow to their careers. mission, then outgoing Consul This is perhaps the lowGeneral Ma. Hellen Barber De est point of an institution La Vega described her succeswhich not a long time ago sor “as a cool, humorous and was an esteemed bulwark of witty person with strategic independence, one that was vision and leadership of great not a subsidiary of the Palace value and benefiting the Filand one that had the guts to Am community and the overtell truth to power. all excellent ties between the There was a time when 24 U.S. and the Philippines.” The men and women were already cool and wit parts were appara potent deterrent to those ent during that initial encounwho wish the public harm. ter. A career diplomat who Nowadays, when “Senate Before departing from his has served in the Philippine quorum” is mentioned it con- previous post as the Philip- government for more than 25 notes not the minimum num- pine consul general in Chi- years, Herrera-Lim apparently ber of senators present for the cago, the Honorable Leo knows his way around people chamber to do business, but Herrera-Lim remarked: “I and had a pleasurable evening those who’ve been tarred as look forward to the bigger re- with members of the Filipino having done monkey business. sponsibilities that await me in community. However, being From an incubator of great Los Angeles.” On Friday eve- new to this part, it may also be ideas and a forge of liberating ning, 25 April, Consul Gener- necessary to solicit the counsel laws, now it is seen as some- al Herrera-Lim met his new of his staff regarding some Filthing that shovels pork like a constituents at the Rizal Hall Ams who are known to have tocino factory. of the consulate general in preyed on their kababayans So it should not surprise the Los Angeles. His jurisdiction yet maintain good vibes with senators of the realm if those encompasses Southern Cali- consulate and tourism officials who put them in power, the fornia, Southern Nevada, Ari- here. Needless to state, it may people who viewed the Sen- zona, New Mexico and Texas. not look good to his legacy if ate as a foil to executive ex- It is always a pleasant expe- uncorrected. cesses and a tripwire against rience to witness this kind of The new consul general is government overreach, are assumption of so-called pub- bent on building upon the gains feeling betrayed. lic servants because at that achieved by his predecessors. When officials whose tra- time they usually are imbued According to Deputy Consul ditional role is to blow the with a renewed sense of duty General Imelda Panolong, who whistle on scams become and fresh perceptions, the dy- held the fort pending Honorthe targets of scammers who namism and enthusiasm pal- able Herrera-Lim’s arrival, the blow the whistle, you can just pable. Maybe this could be latter will be continuing the imagine how this reversal of among the reasons why high program that is already in the roles has deeply hurt the peo- officials of our government pipeline initiated by the former ple who gifted them with the on foreign postings are rou- Congen De La Vega as well as mandate to lead. tinely given new assignments include some of his own. DCG But all is not lost for the pres- after a few years. I wonder Panolong added that Congen ent Senate. It can do remedial whether the LA tourism de- Herrera-Lim will “engage the acts that can perhaps mitigate partment is exempted from second generation and the its shortcomings. The Senate this policy because its current third generations of Filipinocan bank on these to give the heads had been in their posts Americans so they can be more institution, but not all the per- for as long as I can remember. active in the community and to sonages, another chance. Of the new head of the LA project the best of what the Fil-

cation, they can turn in a respectable report card. If by that time the Senate scoreboard would still show a laughable number of bills passed, then we can’t the blame the people if they start calling for the abolition of the Senate for being the country’s most expensive soapbox. To escape this fate, then senators should talk less and work more. After all the problem is not only their image, but also their work style. This would, however, require less chasing of newspaper headlines and more searching for the fixes to our country’s many ills. It also means resisting the hypnotic seduction of TV cameras and quietly work-

ing on bills without expecting publicity, not even firing a single Tweet that one has contributed a single comma to a bill being polished. The Senate can begin with tackling the legislation needed to prevent a repeat of the great pork barrel robbery because, after all, the declared purpose of all those televised hearings was not the accumulation of a library of film footage but in the introduction of permanent solutions to thievery in high places. If the Senate wants to win back the people’s trust, then it must do courtship the old Filipino way, which was not through songs and serenade but through sweat, when a

boy would do chores in the home of the girl he is courting. But there is one precondition before the above can happen: The Senate must tackle the Napoles list head on. Never mind if it would trigger a she said-they said flurry of accusations. In fact, such an exchange is needed to ferret out the truth, at a time when truth has become an important commodity that it is often surrounded by lies.n

LA’s new consul general, PMA’s Hall of Shame Am community can give to the mainstream American society and by extension to our own country.” Congen Herrera-Lim obliged our request for a remark. He said: “Binabati ko ang mga readers ng PINAS Newspaper. Ako po ay si Leo Herrera-Lim, ang bagong consul general dito sa Los Angeles. Nagagalak akong ma-assign dito sa Los Angeles. Kung may pangailangan ang mga Pilipino rito, tumulak lang kayo papunta sa kunsulado at susubukan naming tugunan ang mga pangangailang nyo. We’ll be here for you.” q q q If there is a pantheon of shame and dishonor at the Philippine’s primary military school, the names of the following armed forces officers deserve to be etched therein together with that of notori-

ously corrupt generals: Mike Anthony Mogol, Arwi Martinez, Renato Carino, Niko Angelo Tarayao, Jeanelyn Cabrido, Kim Adrian Martal, Jairus Fantin, Bryan Sonny Arlegui, Bianchiheimer Edra, Jennifer Cuarteron, Leoncio Nico de Jesus, Salvaciona and Cuadra. Ironically, they were officers and members of the so-called Honor Committee of the Philippine Military Academy who by malicious manipulations, dishonesty and sham proceedings falsely branded CADET JEFF ALDRIN CUDIA a liar and in the process the high achiever was dismissed from the PMA, the family name besmirched and his future destroyed. Chair Loretta Ann Rosales of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) also took to task the PMA leadership especially on the aspect of respect for human rights and

fundamental freedoms. “The PMA leadership, by failing to exercise command responsibility, rendered itself complicit in this mockery of justice,” Rosales was quoted in a news report. The same report stated that the CHR “also recommended the filing of administrative, criminal (for perjury), and civil suits for violations of the Honor Code, dishonesty and violation of the secrecy of the ballot, tampering with the true result of the voting, intentional omission in the Minutes of substantive part of the formal trial proceedings which is prejudicial to the interest of justice, and discrimination, against officers and members of the so-called Honor Committee who are now all second lieutenants.n Please address comments or suggestions, if any, to dcgrava@aol.com

LA’s new Consul General Leo Herrera-Lim (in white barong, fifth from right) poses for a souvenir shot with members of the Fil-Am community.

Mayo 3–Mayo 9, 2014

Lawyers’ group condemns lawsuit seeking removal of ‘comfort women’ monument

Franco Arcebal, a World War II veteran, wrote that the abduction of many beautiful young girls from his high school and their forcible servitude (as sex slaves) by Japanese military officers were among “the compelling reasons for my joining the guerrilla resistance movement and fight-

ing for the defeat of the notorious occupants of our country.” US President Barack Obama, while on a visit to South Korea a few days ago, described the Japanese military’s policy of forced prostitution of Asian women before and during the last world war “as a terrible, egregious violation of human

rights in ways that even in the midst of war were shocking.” Yet despite a mountain of evidence, most Japanese leaders and nationalists refuse to admit and accept responsibility for those heinous acts. Now comes an article in the Forbes web site about the Mayer Brown law office fil-

ing a case on behalf of two Japanese-Americans, Michiko Shiota Gingery and Koichi Mera, and intending to prove that the so-called comfort women “were no more than common prostitutes.” The suit, according to the report, also alleges that the above named Japanese-Americans will suffer

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“irreparable injury” from “feelings of exclusion, discomfort, and anger” if a Korean-funded memorial to the comfort women which was recently established in a park in Glendale, California, is not removed. Washington, D.C. lawyer Beverly Perez forwarded to PINAS on behalf of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA) a statement that NFALA “is deeply troubled by the federal lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles office of Mayer Brown on February 20, 2014. The federal lawsuit seeks the removal of a public monument in Glendale, California, which has been in Glendale Central Park since July 2013, and was built as a tribute to the more than 200,000 women and girls from the Philippines, Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, and many other countries who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II (‘comfort women’).” NFALA said that the complaint shamefully alleges that

comfort women “were recruited, employed, and/or otherwise acted as sexual partners” of Japanese soldiers. “This description of comfort women as prostitutes and/or otherwise willing sexual participants defames the hundreds of women and girls abducted, tortured and raped during World War II by the Japanese Imperial Army, such as Maria Rosa Luna Henson—the first Filipina comfort woman to break her silence about being abducted and raped repeatedly by Japanese soldiers at the age of 14. Maria died in 1997 without receiving the justice that she deserved, but her fight for justice and her story does not die with her,” said NFALA. “In a society governed by the rule of law, it is critical to acknowledge injustices to ensure that similar injustices do not happen again. The Glendale memorial is a reminder to us all that sexual violence should never be tolerated,” said Rudy Figueroa, Esq., NFALA President. According to NFALA, it supports initiatives that ensure the tragic stories of the comfort women of World War II are remembered by our generation, so that the injustice and violence they endured will not be repeated. It notes that House Resolution 121, which was written and sponsored by Japanese-American Congressman Mike Honda of California and unanimously approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, aptly states: “The Government of Japan, during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930’s through the duration of World War II, officially commissioned the acquisition of young women for the sole purpose of sexual servitude to its Imperial Armed Forces.” NFALA said that it commends the passage of said House Resolution, the Glendale City Council’s approval of the comfort women monument in its public park and other acts of remembrance throughout the country. Jhanice V. Domingo, Esq., NFALA NJ (Continued on page 21)

Hindi malayong bumagsak ang ating lipunan

Mayo Nobyembre 3–Mayo26–Disyembre 11, 2014 2, 2011

SA aking palagay, dapat magkaroon ng mga pagbabago sa umiiral na sistema ng bansa upang pigilan ang pagbagsak ng ating lipunan. Pangunahing dahilan kung bakit naisip ko na hindi malayong bumagsak ang lipunan ay ang patuloy na pamamayagpag ng katiwalian at ang pag-atang nang maraming responsibilidad sa pamahalaan. Totoong malinis at tapat na pinuno si Pangulong Noynoy Aquino. Galit siya sa mga tiwali at nakitaan natin ang kanyang admi nistrasyon ng pagsasampa ng kaso laban sa mga tiwali. Subalit ang inaakala nating pagdating nang malawakang pagbabago kapag nakasuhan ang matataas na opisyal ay hindi naganap. Sa halip ay patuloy ang malawakang katiwalian sa mga ahensiya ng pamahalaan at sa mga yunit na pamahalaang lokal sa lalawigan, lunsod, bayan at barangay. Sa halip na matakot ay sinamantala ng mga halal at nakatalagang opisyales ang situwasyon. Sa madaling-salita, samantalang nakatutok ang atensiyon ng sambayanan sa pork barrel scam, sila naman ay abala sa ‘paggahasa’ sa pera ng bayan. Dati ko nang naisulat na kung mapipigilan ang mga simpleng katiwalian, bilyong piso ang matitipid ng pamahalaan sa loob ng ilang araw lamang. Halimbawa ay ang totoong pagpapatupad na hindi puwedeng gamitin ang sa sakyan, gasolina at tauhan ng pamahalaan para sa personal na kapakanan. Madaling isagawa subalit hindi ginagawa. Hindi rin maganda na ang mga nakakasuhan lamang ay ang nasa Oposisyon samantalang ang mga kapartido, kaibigan, kaklase, kabarilan at kamag-anak ay kunwaring imbestigasyon lang at pagkaraan ay pagtatakpan. Ito ay huwad na katarungan. Kung una sa aking listahan ay ang patuloy na pamamayagpag ng katiwalian, ikalawa ay ang malalang pagpapabigat sa respon-

From EDSA to EDCA

wenty-eight years after the EDSA people power revolution and 23 years after the Philippine Senate kicked the U.S. bases out of the Philippines, the Americans are back at the request of the Philippine government. Why? ............................................................................... sibilidad ng pamahalaan. Alam natin na ang mahihirap nating kababayan ay mas marami ang anak kumpara sa mga nakaluluwag sa buhay. Dapat ay magkaroon ng solusyon kung papaano ito maitama. Hindi sa pagmemenos sa mahihirap dahil naniniwala ako na dapat silang tulungan suballit ibang usapan ang tila na nanamantala na. Marami akong kilala na walang takot magbuntis dahil libre naman ang checkup sa center at libre ang panganganak sa district hospital. Sa paglaki ng bata, libre ang pag-aaral sa day care, elementarya at sekondarya. Libre ang mga libro at nakahihingi pa ng gamit pang-eskuwela kay kapitan o mayor. Pagdating sa kolehiyo ay suwerte kung makakukuha ng scholarship kay governor o congressman subalit higit na marami ang hindi na nagpapatuloy sa pag-aaral at magtatrabaho na hanggang sa mag-asawa at magkaanak. Patuloy sa pag-ikot ang ganitong uri ng pamumuhay. May mga sinusuwerte at nakaaahon sa kahirapan ngunit iilan lamang. Kapag may namatay na man, nakahihingi sa mu nisipyo ng libreng ataul at serbisyo pati paglilibi ngan. Sa pagitan ng pagsilang hanggang kamatayan ay may iba pang kaganapan na dagdag-pasanin ng pamahalaan. Kapag nagkakasakit, nagpakasal at nagkakaso ay sa pamahalaan din si yempre aasa. Huwag na ting kalilimutan, ang 4Ps na bilyong piso na inuubos sa pera ng bayan ay tila kinampanya ang pagdami ng mahihirap. Sana mali ako sa aking mga naisulat at patuloy na yumabong ang ating lipunan.n

The toppling of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986 whipped up nationalistic fervor among the new intelligentsia who saw an opportunity to create a society free of foreign influence and interference. It was a period of unbridled nationalism that blamed the malaise of the past on America’s perceived meddling in the Philippines’ national affairs. It did not then come as a surprise that the 1987 Constitution was crafted to prohibit foreign military bases on Philippine soil. Article XVIII, Section 25, of the new constitution states that “foreign military bases, troops, or facilities shall not be allowed in the Philippines except under a treaty duly concurred in by the Senate and, when the Congress so requires, ratified by a majority of the votes cast by the people in a national referendum held for that purpose, and recognized as a treaty by the other contracting State.” In 1991, twelve senators voted 12-11 to reject the extension of the US-Philippines Military Bases Agreement. The vainglorious senators—who called them selves, the Magnificent 12—justified their vote by claiming that the treaty was favorable to the U.S. but not to the Philippines. The following year, the U.S. bases were closed.

Chinese aggression

Two years after the closure of the U.S. bases in 1992, China seized the Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef) in the middle of the night. And the Philippine Armed Forces couldn’t do anything to take it back. In the past three years, China aggressively pursued her territorial claim to about 80% of the South China Sea including the Spratly archipelago. In 2012, she took possession of Panatag Shoal

(Scarborough Shoal). That didn’t bode well with President Benigno Aquino III, who, ultimately would bear a stigma of guilt should he fail to do something to deter Chinese aggression. While the U.S.-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) is still in effect, there is no ironclad guarantee that America would come to the Philippines’ aid in a timely fashion. Recently, China attempted to take possession of Ayungin Shoal, which is only 105 nautical miles from the coast of Palawan and within the Philippines’ 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). But what deterred the Chinese from taking over the uninhabited but strategically located shoal was a small detachment of Philippine marines deployed to a rusty naval ship, the BRP Sierra Madre, which lay aground off Ayungin. Consequently, China made several diplomatic efforts to pressure the Philippine government into removing Sierra Madre from the vicinity, claiming that China has absolute and indisputable sovereignty over Ayungin and the rest of the Spratlys including

the proven oil-and gas-rich Recto Bank. But with a navy with no warships and an air force with no warplanes, the Philippines is defenseless against Chinese attack.

EDCA

The signing of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) last April 28, 2014 came at a time when China was poised to strike at the Spratly islands. Signed hours before U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Manila, EDCA will give American forces temporary access to selected Philippine military bases, and allow them to preposition fighter jets and ships. The question is: How significant is EDCA to the overall rebalancing of U.S. naval and air forces in the Asia-Pacific region? To answer that question, one has to be cognizant of China’s goal of controlling the First Island Chain and Second Island Chain. The First Island Chain runs from Japan all the way to Vietnam by way of Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Malaysia, and Singapore. The Second Island Chain runs from Japan all the way to Australia by way of the U.S. territories of Guam and Saipan, and Papua New Guinea.

China Dream

In an article titled, “China to take Second Island Chain by 2020,” published last year in the Want China Times, it said: “In 1982, Admiral Liu Huaqing, the former commander of the PLA Navy and the mastermind

perrydiaz@gmail.com of China’s modern naval strategy, said that it would be necessary for China to control the First and Second Island Chains by 2010 and 2020. The PLA Navy must be ready to challenge US domination over the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean in 2040. If China is able to dominate the Second Island Chain seven years from now, the East China Sea will become the backyard of the PLA Navy.” Prior to the signing of EDCA, the Philippines was the weakest link in the First Island Chain. Not anymore. EDCA strengthened the chain link; thus, containing China to the confines of East China and South China Seas. Obama’s four-nation Asian tour to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines plays an important part in maintaining the status quo and balance of power in the Asia-Pacific Region. China should realize that she couldn’t—and shouldn’t— bully her neighbors into submission for as long as America remains a Pacific power. It was a long journey from EDSA to EDCA indeed. But it was a journey worth taking.n

DPRK threatens to conduct “new form of nuclear test”

YONGYANG—The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) threatened to carry out “a new form of nuclear test” in response to U.S. President Barack Obama’s Asia tour than ended in Manila on April 29. ...............................................................................

“The DPRK will advance along the road of bolstering up nuclear deterrent, un hindered, now that the U.S. brings the dark clouds of a nuclear war to hang over the DPRK,” an unnamed spokesman of the DPRK’s Foreign Ministry was quot ed by the official KCNA news agency as saying in a statement. “There is no statute of lim itations to the DPRK’s decla ration that it will not rule out

a new form of nuclear test clarified by it in the March 30 statement. This is the exer cise of the inviolable right to self-defense,” the statement said. The statement blasted Obama’s four-nation Asian tour, saying the trip was a dangerous one as “it was aimed to bring dark clouds of more acute confrontation and nuclear arms race to Asia.” “Facts clearly prove that

his tour was designed for un disguised confrontation to re tain a tighter grip on allies of the U.S. and encircle and con tain its rivals in Eurasia, pur suant to the U.S. Asia-Pacific strategy for domination and scenario for aggression from A to Z,” it said. The statement said Oba ma’s unwillingness to open talks with the DPRK is tanta mount to a declaration before the world that “the U.S. hos tile policy toward the DPRK remains unchanged, the U.S. tries to bring down the DPRK by force and it began to carry out such scenario.” “His reckless acts only escalated the danger of con frontation and conflict in the Asia-Pacific region and gave further momentum to the op

position to him,” it warned. Obama will have to pay for his “reckless acts” in the midterm elections in November, it added. “What remains to be done by the Obama group is to watch what kind of seeds of fire sown by him this time would develop into flames that may affect the U.S.,” the statement warned. On March 30, the DPRK vowed not to rule out the possibility of conducting a new form of nuclear test if the United States continues its hostile policy toward Pyong yang. The DPRK conducted nu clear tests in October 2006, May 2009 and February 2013 respectively.n PNA/Xinhua

Diamond embargo lifted over Cote d’Ivoire UNITED NATIONS—The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to lift a ban on importing rough di amonds from Ivory Coast. A resolution adopted by the council on April 29 im mediately terminates sanc tions imposed in 2005 on diamond imports from the west African nation. The council noted that the Kimberley Process, the international initiative that regulates the diamond trade, recognised last No vember that Ivory Coast had fulfilled its diamond certification scheme’s mini mum requirements. The Security Council maintained an arms embar go on Ivory Coast until April 30, 2015, with exceptions for the UN peacekeeping mis sion and disarmament ef forts, and a requirement that the Ivorian government get advance UN approval for any arms shipments. It also maintained financial and travel bans until that date. After an attempted coup sparked a civil war in 2002, Ivory Coast was split into a rebel-controlled north and government-controlled south. A peace deal in March 2007 brought key rebel lead ers into the administration, but deep divisions remained. The council commended

Indonesia Mayoallows 3–Mayo 11, 2014 100% foreign tourism investments

JAKARTA—The Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and Cre ative Economy has allowed foreign investment in tourism sector to reach 100 percent share as long as the investor has a joint venture with a lo cal partner, the director of tourism said recently. “The foreign investment in the tourism sector is allowed to reach 100 percent with a condi tion that it has a joint venture with the locals, since we want share-knowledge and skills through that partnership,” stated General Director of Tourism Destination Develop ment Firmansyah Rahim. Indonesia is rich with un touched tourism destination that needed investors to devel op its potentials, that is why Firmansyah noted that the Ministry of Tourism pushes investments through various programs and incentives. As the region grows with tourism, jobs would be avail able for locals, increasing their welfare. The tourism sector in Indo nesia has also benefited from the trend of traveling and green life-style among the community. “Hence we could develop both biodiversity and indige nous community as Eco-tour ism destination,” Firmansyah clarified. Moreover, Firmansyah not ed that the world’s positive sentiment toward Indonesia is growing continuously that encourages investment in In

donesia. According to the latest Japan Bank International Corpora tions (JBIC) survey, Indonesia is on the highest rank of global business investors perception within the middle term or around the next three years. On the survey, which in volved 488 businessmen as its respondents in 2013, they were asked to choose five countries that were consid ered as prospective invest ment destinations within the next three years period. The result was announced that 219 respondents or 44.9 percent had chosen Indone sia worth to be considered, which made Indonesia’s rank from third to the first, which used to be held by China. The second rank is India (43.6 percent), followed by Thailand (38.5 percent), Chi na (37.5), and Vietnam (30.3 percent). In line with the survey re sult, the president director of Tauzia Hotel Management Indonesia, which operates Harris Hotel and Pop! Hotel, Marc Steinmeyer, stated that Indonesia is the most pro spective investment destina tion in the Asia-Pacific region for budget hotels. “Indonesia is the best place to invest on budget hotel in the Asia-pacific region, we do hope that there is good encour agement and incentive from the government, though,” clarified Steinmeyer.n PNA/Antara

Canadian parks to provide wireless internet in parks’ hot spots

A child worker hauls mud from a mining block in a diamond mine in Africa. Conflict diamonds or blood diamonds—diamonds that are traded illegally to buy arms and fund conflicts in Africa—continue to be a problem in Cote d'Ivoire as stones in rebel held territories in the northern part of the country are smuggled into other African nations and laundered into the legitimate diamond trade. The trade in such diamonds have resulted in millions of deaths, rape, displacement and torture in afflicted African countries. efforts by President Alassane Ouattara and his government to stabilise the security situa tion, accelerate economic de velopment, and strengthen international and regional cooperation, notably with Ghana and Liberia. It called on all major play ers in Ivory Coast to address the underlying causes of ten sion and conflict and urged all illegal Ivorian armed combat ants, including in neighbor

ing countries, “to lay down their arms immediately”. The council said the gov ernment urgently needed to train and equip its security forces, especially the police and gendarmerie, stressing that they must uphold human rights and international law. The council encouraged Ivo ry Coast to host a Kimberley Process review of its diamond industry within nine months. The diamond industry, rights

groups, and 75 countries have worked together as members of the Kimberley Process since 2003 to impose requirements on its members to enable them to certify rough dia monds as “conflict-free”, so that purchasers can be con fident they are not funding violence. The project was born af ter wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia that were fuelled by so-called blood diamonds.n

VANCOUVER—To those who like travelling and jog ging or camping in the na tional parks, they have good news now. Parks Canada, an agency of the Canadian gov ernment, has revealed plans to offer Wi-Fi service at its na tional parks and national his toric sites. Local news media reported recently that the parks admin istrative agency has promised to have Wi-Fi service between 25 and 50 hot spots at key na tional parks and historic sites this year. That will grow to 100 hot spots in even more locations over the next couple of years. About 20 million people a year visit Parks Canada’s 44 national parks, 167 national historic sites and four marine conservation areas. Parks Canada also prom

ised to provide Wi-Fi service without any charge at most sites, but to retain the right to charge a fee in areas where offering Wi-Fi service was particularly costly or where it was “not expected.” In many of those remote parks, 3G and 4G cell coverage is partial or non-existent. That “leaves a significant number of visitors disconnected,” the agency said, adding that there is often “an expectation that connectivity is available.” Nowadays, the tourists, even on vacations, still wish to get access to the Internet to stay in touch with their work or office, friends or fam ily, serf the news, share their travel experiences on social media, and keep afresh with the outside world.n

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Helena Wirth11 Cakes, may sarap na babalik-balikan

Mayo 3–Mayo 11, 2014

............................................................................... Ni: Eyesha n. endar ............................................................................... usto mo bang makatikim ng masarap na “CAKE at CUPCAKES” na hindi mo pagsasawaan at gustong balik-balikan? Subukang bumisita sa “Helena Wirth Cakes ” ibibigay nila sa iyo ang sarap na di mo mali limutan. ...............................................................................

Dumating ako dito 3 months ago at magtratrabaho sa isang hospital dito sa may Los Angeles. Sa hirap ng schedule ko ay talagang kailangan ko na ng sasakyan. Minsan pag punta ko sa Pilipino Store ay kumuha ako ng Balita at nakita ko ang mga ads ng mga kababayan natin na makakatulong daw sa akin para makabili ng car. Subalit lahat ng makausap kong ahente ay iisa ang hinahanap…co-signer…wala akong kamag-anak o kaibigan na makakatulong sa akin dito sa Amerika. Tinawagan ko si Kuya Jun at sinabing puntahan ko siya at matutulungan niya ako. ‘Yung araw na iyon ay hindi nag-aksaya ng panahon si Kuya Jun at inorder ang bagong kotseng napili ko at ngayon ay masaya at nakakapagtrabaho na ako nang husto. Mga kasabay kong dumating dito sa LA ay pinapunta ko rin kay Kuya Jun at natulungan na rin niya…. -Anita Los Angeles “Galing na kami ng asawa ko sa mga ibang dealer ng sasakyan, pero lahat kailangan nila ng Social Security No. May nabasa kaming ad sa dyaryo, sa LA Motors kay Jun Guinto, sinabi namin ang aming problema na wala kaming papel. Dala lang namin ay ang Arizona Driver’s License at TAX ID NO. Diretso magsalita at madaling kausap si Jun. Sa situwasyon naming ito—‘di namin akalain na magkakaroon kami ng bagong sasakyan. Sa araw din na ‘yon ay dala na namin ang aming sasakyan…” -Carding North Hills, CA Nurse ako at hindi maganda ang credit. Halos lahat ng dealership na puntahan ko ay tumanggi at hindi nakatulong sa akin. May kaibigan ako at sinabing tawagan ko si Jun Guintu, at matutulungan daw ako. Nag-isip ako dahil sa layo ko sa lugar niya ay baka masayang lang ang pagod ko. Pero sabi niya matutulungan ako. Hindi ako nagkamali sa pagpunta at nakakuha ako sa kanya ng sasakyan. At ipinaliwanag lahat sa akin ang laman ng aking CREDIT REPORT na noon ko lang nakita. Kasi naman hindi ibinibigay at ipinapakita ito sa ibang dealership. Ako ay nagpapasalamat kay Jun dahil ngayon ay balik normal ang buhay ko dahil sa may sasakyan na akong gamit sa trabaho. -Raquel Riverside, CA

“Totoong totoo ang ads ni Jun…’pag sinabing kaya ka niyang tulungan, KAYA NIYA…’Di tulad ng ibang ads—sa diyaryo lang. Pagpunta mo wala lahat. Walang hassle at medaling kausap si Jun.” -Leloy and Regina Daloyoc Panorama City “Galing kaming mag-asawa sa isang dealership sa Norco at nabentahan ng sasakyan pero hindi namin inaasahan nang tawagan kami para ibalik ang sasakyan. Hindi raw na-approve ng financing company dahil sa hindi sila tumatanggap ng international license. Sa LA Motors kami pumunta at walang problema. Ngayon naghuhulog na ako sa nabili kong sasakyan.” -Marlon and Grace West Covina Napaka-pangit ng credit ko. May repossession, charge offs at sobra ang dami ng collections at halos lahat ng dealer, financing companies ay may inquiry at hindi ako matulungan. May nagrekomenda sa akin na pumunta sa LA Motors at garantisado na matutulungan ako… Ngayon ay nagdrive na ako ng Honda Civic. -Fred Redlands, CA “Walang paikut-ikot na usapan…WALANG HASSLE.” -Bobby & Rosevilla Bayron Panorama City “Thanks a lot for your help and good accommodation. I found no hassle in getting a new car from LA Motors. I compliment Jun Guintu as a man with integrity, a man who is willing to help the customer.” -Pastor Philip “Broker Jun Guintu was very accommodating. I think he is very sincere in helping customers and he seems true to his promise to make car buying simple.” -Anonymous comment Posted on Dec. 28, 2005 CARFAX, VOICE OF THE CONSUMER

Ang Helena Wirth Cakes ay matatagpuan sa 14042 Burbank Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91401. Isa itong family business na unang itinatag sa Germany ng isang German woman at mahigit 3 dekada na sa serbisyo. Noong 2006 opisyal na naging pag-aari ni Mr. Moises Ayunan ang nasabing negosyo. Hindi naging mahirap para sa kanya na palaguin ito dahil sa kanyang expertise sa fast food industry sa loob ng 38-taon. Mula sa pagiging simpleng mangagawa sa Tropical Hut, naging advisor si Ayunan ni Tony Tan Caktiong. Dahil sa kanyang sekretong hamburger recipe, naging bahagi siya ng launching ng Jol-

libee at naging Vice President (Commissary Division) ng Jollibee Food Corporation. Ayon kay Ayunan, wala siyang ibang gusto kundi ang mabigyan ng magandang serbisyo ang kanilang mga kostumer lalung lalo na sa mga mahahalagang okasyon sa buhay ng mga ito tulad ng kasal, kaarawan, anniversary at iba pa. “We’re a custom bakeshop so customer satisfaction is our highest priority. We do our best to meet the needs for all our clients to make their event very special,” paliwanag ni Ayunan. Kaya nilang ibigay anuman ang gusto ng kanilang mga kostumer. Ipinagmalaki (Sundan sa pahina 16)

Mayo 3–Mayo 9, 2014

Spiritual Revolution The

n the spiritual revolution we are commanded to love God with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our strength, with all our soul, and second, to love our neighbor as ourself.” (Matthew 22: 37–39) ....................................................

Last Part

Love is the Greatest Commandment

In the Father’s spiritual governance, you can be sued for not loving your neighbor. This is the rule of our revolutionary leader: “Love one another that the world may know that you are my disciples” (John 13: 35), through divine love, meaning, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down His life for his friends.” (John 15: 13) This revolution will enable you to love even the most unlovable by the power of the Spirit of the Father through His Appointed Son. When you have love in your heart, you are ready to die for your neighbor’s sake. You will do good to him even if it costs your life. There is an abundance of love in the hearts of the Father’s sons and daughters. Nobody forced you to come into the Kingdom. You came and surrendered the serpent seed on your own because that is the meaning of love. You come to Him because you really love Him. A spiritual revolution takes place when one decides, by his freedom of choice to follow the life of absolute obedience to the King through His Son. This is done through repentance and surrender of the serpent seed, which is actually the

serpent’s will camouflaging as your human will. This is a 180-degree turn from doing your own will separated from the will of the Father. Doing your own will is sin. That is the enemy of the Father in you. When you follow the Father, you surrender that through the Son. The Son is here to guide you. When you surrender your human will, you forge a spiritual revolution and accept the Father’s will in your life through the Son. You now become the embodiment of the Father’s will. The Son has completely uncovered the deceptive tactics of Satan. He cannot deceive man anymore. April 13, 2005 the Sonship and the Kingship were entrusted to the Appointed Son. Once that entrustment was given that is the end of sin—the end of Lucifer the devil. When our hearts and spirits are tuned to obedience to His will, we receive not only remedial and temporal blessings but eternal blessings as well. The Spiritual Revolution is calling out to those who want to make a decision of serving the Father through the Son. The Son will continue this Spiritual Revolution of Love campaigned by Jesus Christ.n End

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MRT-LRT common station malamang itayo sa Trinoma

Ipopormalisa na ng Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) ang lugar na pagtatayuan ng common station para sa Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT 3) at Light Rail Transit line 1 (LRT 1) sa lugar ng Trinoma Mall sa Quezon City. Si DOTC Undersecre-

tary Rene Limcaoco umano ang mag-iisyu ng bid bulletin para sa istasyong balak itayo sa popyedad ng Ayala Land, Inc. sa lugar ng Trinoma Mall, kung saan ay balak na itayo ang P1.4 billion common station. “We’re going to announce it in a special bid bulletin,

but it’s most probably in Trinoma,” ayon kay Limcaoco. Napag-alaman kay Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya na makatitipid ang pamahalaan nang higit sa P1 bilyon kung ang MRTLRT common station ay itatayo sa Trinoma Mall sa halip na sa naunang plano sa

San Miguel Corp handang magbuhos ng $10-B sa int’l airport plan

............................................................................... Ni: NOLI C. LIWANAG ............................................................................... NG dating Manila International Airport (MIA) o Terminal 1 na idinise nyo ni Leandro Locsin, National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture, kung saan ay nakapagtala ng 4.5 million annual passenger capacity maraming taon na ang nakalilipas ay patuloy na tumataas ang kapasidad ng mga pasahero taun-taon nang halos 6 milyon. ...............................................................................

Dekada 60 hanggang dekada 80 ay pinakasikat ang MIA o Terminal 1 na ngayon ay kilala sa tawag na Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) dahil sa maraming taon na itong napakinabangan at lumang-luma na. Pinangunahan ng diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) upang muling makilala ang Pilipinas sa may pinakama gandang airport sa Asya sa pamamagitan ng $10 bilyong proposal para sa pagpapagawa ng first class international gateway. Base sa text message, kinumpirma ni SMC president and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang na hangad ng SMC na i-represent kay Pangulong Noynoy Aquino ang proposal para sa international gateway na 800-hectare property sa Maynila. Sa report ng Japanese News Agency na Nikkei, noong nakaraang buwan, ang SMC ay planong itayo ang $10-billion international gateway na may four runways at may higher passenger capacity kumpara sa single-runway ng NAIA na may 400-hectare property sa Pasay City. Iniulat din ng Nikkei, ang

airport project ay iaalok sa pamahalaan sa pamamagitan ng build-operate-transfer scheme, kung saan ay pagkatapos ng 25 taon ay mapupunta sa pamahalaan ang pagmamay-ari ng paliparan. Ang SMC ay may 49 na porsiyentong pag-aari sa National Flag Carrier Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL), kasosyo si Taipan Lucio Tan na nagmamay-ari ng 51 porsiyento. Ilang taon na ang nakalilipas, nagpahayag na ang SMC ng plano na magtayo ng international airport at ipinakita ang proposal kay Pangulong Aquino. Gayunpaman, ipinahayag ni Ang, ilang taon na rin ang nakalilipas, ang pagkakaudlot ng presentasyon ng proposed international gateway dahil sa hindi malinaw na patakaran mula sa Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). Ang pamahalaan ay nag laan ng P1.3 bilyon para sa rehabilitasyon ng NAIA Terminal 1 na pangangasiwaan ng DM Consunji, Inc. at P1.9 bilyon para sa retrofitting ng NAIA Terminal 3 na isasagawa ng Takenaka Corp. ng Japan na kukumpletuhin bago magsimula ang Asia

Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit na gaganapin sa Pilipinas sa 2015. Sa tala ng Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), ang bilang ng domestic at international passengers ng NAIA ay umakyat nang higit three percent (3%) o 32.865 milyon noong 2013 kumpara sa 31.877 milyon noong 2012. Tinitingnan ng DOTC ang Sangley Point sa Cavite at Laguna de Bay na proposal ng Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) na posibleng pagtayuan ng bagong international gateway. Sa pag-aaral ng JICA, ang bilang ng mga pasahero sa Greater Capital Region ay aakyat sa 106.7 milyon sa 2040 mula sa 31.88 milyon noong 2012.n

SM City North Edsa. Inaantabayanan na lang ng DOTC ang pagkukumpleto ng bidding at awarding contract ng nasabing proyekto nitong kalahatian ng taon at kasunod na umano nito ang pagsisimula ng konstru ksiyon ng proyekto sa ikatlong bahagi ng taong kasalukuyan. Umaasa naman ang DOTC na matatapos ang panukalang common station sa third quarter ng taong 2015. Sa lugar na pagtatayuan ng nasabing istasyon magmamaniobra ang mga tren ng MRT at LRT at magsisilbi rin itong platform sa pagdu-

rugtong ng LRT 1 na manggagaling ng Baclaran hanggang Monumento, ang MRT 3 na bumabaybay ng EDSA mula North Avenue sa Quezon City hanggang Taft Avenue sa Pasay City at ang proposed MRT 7 na dadaan naman sa Caloocan City, Lagro at Fairview, Novaliches, Batasan, Diliman, Philcoa, na magtatapos din sa EDSA. Ang nasabing proposed common station ay isa sa pitong major infrastructure projects ng pamahalaan na nagkakahalaga ng P184.2 bilyon na inaprubahan ng National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

Board na pinamumunuan ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III nitong nagdaang taon. Matagal nang hinihintay ng mga mananakay ng MRT at LRT ang istasyong pagtatagpuan ng dalawang mass transit system. Asam din ng mga commuter na magkaroon ng isang tiket na lamang ang MRT at LRT upang maiwasan ang abala sa paglilipat-lipat ng biyahe. Sa ganitong paraan ay higit na mapabibilis ang sistema ng nasabing light railways stations, lalo na kung pawang bagong bagon ang sasakyan ng mga mananakay.n RUBEN RAZON

Mahalagang pangalagaan ang mga tradisyon katulad ng paggawa ng mga katutubong kumot ng Ilocos na tinatawag na “inabel.” Ginagawa ang mga ito sa pamamagitan ng mga tradisyunal na habihan (katulad ng nasa larawan) na nagmula pa sa mga ninuno ng rehiyon. Ang kasanayan sa paghabi ay ipinagpapatuloy pa rin ng maliliit na kooperatiba at mga negosyante sa Hilagang bahagi ng Luzon. KUHA NI EDWIN C. RAMBOYONG

Skilled workers, DHs, English teachers highest paid OFWs sa Japan

SA hirap ng buhay, mara ming Pinoy ang nagbabakasakaling mangibangba yan upang magtrabaho dahil mas malaki ang kikitain kumpara sa pagtatrabaho sa sariling-bayan. Kaya naman kahit saang sulok ng mundo, kinikilala ang mga Pinoy bilang overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Isa ang Japan sa destinasyon ng mga Pinoy, kung saan ay malaki ang kinikitang ‘lapad’ ng mga Pinoy. Maraming trabahong mataas ang suweldo sa Japan na pinapasukan ngayon ng mga OFW. Ayon kay Jeng dela Cruz, administrative officer ng Philippine Labor Office sa

Japan, technical interns, skilled workers at household workers para sa mga diplomat ang karaniwang trabaho ng mga Pinoy. Kumikita ng ¥150,000 o katumbas ng P75,000 ang mga domestic helper, mayroon ding sumusuweldo ng ¥200,000 o P100,000 kadabuwan. Ang skilled workers, tulad ng mga engineer ay nabibi gyan ng starting salary na ¥200,000 hanggang ¥250,000 at may tumatanggap na rin nang hanggang ¥400,000 o P200,000. Kadalasang direct hire o mismong mga Japanese employer ang nagpupunta sa Pilipinas para kumuha ng

mga skilled worker at ang ibang trabaho ay sa pamamagitan ng mga agency na accredited ng Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) tulad ng mga nurse at caregiver. Ang mga English teacher naman ay may average na suweldong ¥150,000 o katumbas ng P75,000, na kailangan lamang ay marunong magsalita ng Niponggo. Sabi pa ni dela Cruz, ang mga technical intern na dumaan sa TESDA ay nagpupunta sa Japan bilang trainee at puwede silang magtrabaho nang hanggang tatlong taon na may allowance na hindi bababa sa ¥90,000 o P45,000 pero kailangan

nilang ipasa ang Japan International Training Cooperation Organization (JITCO) examination matapos ang isang taon para ma-extend ng dalawang taon ang pagtatrabaho. Tumatanggap naman ng ¥200,000 o P100,000 ang mga driver na nagseserbisyo sa mga ambassador. Paborito ng mga ambassador ang mga Pilipinong driver dahil sa masipag at marunong magEnglish. Ipinaliwanag ni dela Cruz, na ngayon ay wala pang mga job opportunity para sa mga Pinoy sa Japan pero kung magkakaroon, puwede itong malaman sa POEA.n NOLI C. LIWANAG

Mayo 3–Mayo 9, 2014

Estela Cottle: The lady behind the success of Estela Skin Care

............................................................................... Ni: SHAN GALICIA ............................................................................... t was a blessing in disguise, as they say.

............................................................................... When Estela Cottle met with an accident in 1997 during the time that she was working as a dietician at the Asian Community Hospital and Surgical Tech at Verdugo Hills Hospital, she did not know that it would lead her to re-evaluate her career plans and make a decision to pursue a long-time interest in the field of health, beauty and wellness. Though the accident was not fatal, the hospital sent her on a few months leave to recuperate after which they planned to send her back to school. This was when she decided to shift her career and pursue what she truly wanted to do with her life. Even as a high school student, Estela was already an entrepreneur, buying electronics in Raon, which she would sell for a profit in the province. This allowed her to indulge her passion for fashion and beauty for which she had a true flare and to support her other daily needs. She attributes her love for business to her grandparents who inculcated entrepreneurial values in her while she

was growing up. She spent many years with them when her parents opted to live in Manila to seek a livelihood there. With these old dreams in mind and fully recovered, she enrolled at the Newberry School of Beauty where she graduated top of her class. She then started on a new project: Remembering how her grandparents had taught her to always work with compassion, Estela wanted to establish a skin care and beauty clinic for women who could not afford the fees of private dermatology clinics. Thus, Estela Skin Care was born in 1998. Combining excellent customer service with sound medical practices for skin care and beauty, the niche soon caught the attention of women in the area and business flourished at the very first Estela Skin Care Clinic in the famed Pasalubong Shop in Woodman Plaza. In fact, Estela Skin Care soon proved to be a game-changer in the beauty industry in California. Beginning with that first 2-bed clinic, Estela expanded

less than a year later in Burbank with a 5-bed clinic. Today, Estela Skin Care is one of the strongest brands in skin care in San Fernando Valley with 3 branches in Encino, Van Nuys and Panorama City. As an ingredient of her success, Estela stresses the importance of good work ethics combined with compassion and paying back to the community. One of the satisfied customers is Ms. Annalee Laguerder of Calabasas, CA who says, “I keep changing skin care clinics for my freckles and Ms. Estela just did it perfectly. I knew it even on my first visit in her clinic. I knew she was the one.” Betty Roche of Glendale adds more: “ I had my last facial way back 1999 but it was so bad that I vowed I would never get a facial again until I met Estela. She has the gentlest hands I’ve ever had on my face. For me, only Estela for my skin care.” Gilbert Briones from Encino shares, “I used to visit plenty of skin care clinics for my acne problem. I’d been to so many clinics around Los Angeles but stopped hopping when I met Estela. She’s very professional and the fees are very affordable. My face is now clear. I am very satisfied.”

Currently, Estela Skin Care is offering the CRAZY WRAP THING by It Works!® It tightens, tones and firms the whole body in as little as 45 minutes, reducing the appearance of cellulite and providing fast and lasting results from a botanically-based formula. Now, Hollywood’s best-kept secret as seen in the Oscars and Emmy Awards in within women’s reach at Estela Skin Care. Estela Skin Care has the best and most modern equipment in the business, offering signature facials and peels, hydra-facials, micro lasers, microdermabrasion, permanent make-up, hair laser removal and a lot more. You can visit Estela Cottle (Medical Skin Specialist) at her clinic at 8250 Ventura Canyon Ave., Panorama City or call 818308-0526 for appointments.n

Ms. Estela Cottle

Helena Wirth Cakes...(Mula sa pahina 11) ni Ayunan na talagang binalik-balikan ang kanilang mga gawang cake at cupcake. Ilan sa mga patok, sikat at pinakamabili na cakes flavor ay ang Sparkling Pink Champagne, Bridal White na pinakapatok na wedding cake, at Chocolate Lover’s Dream na pinakamaganda at pinakamasarap na chocolate

cake. Mayroon ding 24-karat Gold, Marvelous Marble, Lemon Parfait, Mom’s Banana Nut, Homemade Carrot, Red Vevet at marami pang iba. Sa testimonial section ng Helena Wirth Cakes website, mababasa ang ilang pagpapatunay kung gaano kasarap ang kanilang mga produkto. http://helenawirthcakes. com/testimonials.asp •I ordered a special cake for my daughter’s first B-day from the catalogue (Mini Mouse). I would say that HW bakery did a phenomenal job. Everyone who saw the cake just raved about it. The cake was not only visually appealing but delicious as well. I was totally satisfied with the customer service and would love to order my next cake from them. Thank you HW bakery —Deepak Vashishtha •I brought my first cake last year and I was so excited that I had to return for another birthday cake this year. They went beyond my expectations as well as the size of my cake! It was huge!!! It was so pretty that I just had to rush home before my event and just say thank you from the bottom of my heart. This is a 1st class establishment

and they go above and beyond customer service! I did my cake tasting so I can say with confidence that this cake is delicious and I haven’t even cut it! I don’t want to! It’s just too gorgeous but I guess I will share. Thanks again for making such a wonderful cake for my event. See you in August for the next one! —Michelle Nance. Tinangkilik ng End of The World movies ang kanilang gawa, maging ang mga celebrity, at ang sikat na programang “Desperate Housewives”, at marami pang iba. Layunin nilang makapagbigay ng mahusay na serbisyo at mataas na kalidad ng mga ingredients sa kanilang produkto upang hindi sila pagsasawaan ng kanilang mga kostumer. Ito umano ang susi sa pagatatagumpay sa negosyo. Para sa mga nagnanais mag-order ng masarap na cakes at cupcakes tumawag sa (818) 904-9566 upang makakuha ng appointment at makapunta sa kanilang pagawaan para sa cake tasting at cake design consultation. Basta “CAKES, CUPCAKES at LECON NI MANG MOI” Helena Wirth Cakes ang kasagutan!n

Hunyo3–Mayo Mayo 26 - Hulyo 9, 2014 2, 2010

Mayweather gustong subukin ni Hopkins

NBA world basketball game

NOONG nakaraang taon, isa ang Pilipinas na dinayo at nabigyan ng pagkakataon upang mapanood nang live ang mga laro ng National Basketball Association (NBA) sa isinagawang pre-season games na bahagi ng NBA Global Games. Ngayong 2014, ang NBA Global Games ay dadayo sa mga siyudad ng Brazil, China, Germany at Turkey, kung saan ay limang teams ang magla laro sa NBA Global Games, ang Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings at San Antonio Spurs. Bukod sa aksiyon sa court, magkakaroon din ang NBA Global Games ng iba’t ibang off-thecourt activities tulad ng NBA Cares Community Programs at interactive fan events. Unang laro ng NBA Global Games ang San Antonio Spurs sa Europe para sa dalawang games na makalalaban ang Euroleague Basketball. Sa Berlin, Germany sa Oktubre 8, lalaro ang eight-time German champions na Alba Berlin sa O2 World Berlin na susundan ng laro sa Istanbul, Turkey versus five-time Turkish champions na Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul sa Ulker Sports Arena. Maghaharap naman ang Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat para sa NBA’s second game sa South America sa Oktubre 11, sa HSBC Arena sa Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, kung saan ay maglalaro ang Cavaliers center na si Anderson Varejão na sasaksihan ng kanyang mga kababayan sa unang pagkakataon. Samantala, sabik ang mga Pinoy at umaasang babalik at muling makikita si Allen Iverson sa Pilipinas. Ilang buwan na ang nakalilipas, bumisita sa Indonesia si Iverson, kilala sa mundo ng basketball bilang “The Answer,” “King of Crossovers” at “11-time NBA All-Star” ay inaasahang babalik ng bansa sa oras na maayos na ang negosasyon sa pagitan ng mga promoter na sina Gary

............................................................................... NI: EMER ECHALUCE ............................................................................... INAHAMON ng ageless wonder ng boxing na si Bernard Hopkins ang wala pang talong pound-for-pound king na si Floyd Mayweather, Jr. sa isang bakbakan. ...............................................................................

H Moore at Sheryl Reyes. May balitang lumabas na darating sa Maynila si Iverson, kasama ang ilan pang dating NBA superstars para sa isang charity basketball events sa Hulyo. Ngunit ayon sa manager ni Iverson na si Gary Moore, wala silang kinukumpirmang anumang aktibidad kasama ang grupo ng mga dating NBA player. Dagdag pa ni Moore, kasalukuyan pang may negosasyon para sa pagbisita sa Maynila ni Iverson sa pagitan ng kanilang management na Moore Management & Entertainment, LLC at Sports Network Management na pinamumunuan ng kilalang import agent na si Sheryl Reyes. Sabi pa ni Moore, ina aayos na nina Reyes at ng Moore Management ang mga detalye sa pagbisita ng dating NBA scoring champion sa Maynila. Sinabi rin ni Moore na lubhang nalungkot ang 1996 first over-all pick na si Iverson sa sinapit ng mga nasalanta ng Bagyong Yolanda nitong taong nakalipas. Bukod dito, sina Alonzo Mourning at nagretirong commissioner ng NBA na si David Stern ay kikila lanin bilang mga “Hall of Famer.” Si Mourning, isang defensive specialist ay nagbalik mula sa isang kidney transplant at nanalo ng kam peonato noong 2006 sa NBA mula sa koponang Miami Heat ay kinilala sa Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame kamakailan. Seven-time “NBA AllStar” at dalawang beses hinirang bilang “Defensive Player of the Year” ng liga bago tuluyang nagretiro noong 2009, si Mourning ay iginagalang at nirerespeto rin dahil sa kanyang mga charity at community work.n

Matatandaang kamakailan ay nakuha ni Hopkins ang panalo sa pamamagitan ng split decision kontra sa Kazak fighter na si Beibut Shumenov upang makuha ang World Boxing Association (WBA) title at mapanatili ang

kanyang International Boxing Federation (IBF) crown. Naniniwala si Hopkins na malaki ang kita sa boxing subalit mas mahalaga pa rin aniya ang kasaysayan dahil nananatili ito sa isipan ng boxing fans sa loob ng

maraming henerasyon. Ngayon, nais naman ni Hopkins na ipagdiriwang ang ika-50 kaarawan sa susunod na Enero, na makatapat ang Haitian-born Canadian at southpaw na si Adonis Stevenson, na idedepensa ang kanyang World Boxing Council (WBC) belt sa susunod na buwan kontra kay Andrzej Fonfara ng Poland. At nang tanungin kung ang posibleng maging final act ng kanyang career na nagsimula noong 1988, nilinaw ni Hopkins na umaasa siyang tatang-

gapin ni Mayweather, Jr. ang kanyang hamon na umakyat sa timbang at siya naman ay magbabawas upang magkita sila sa middleweight. “I’ll give anybody a run for their money. If they are unbeaten I will take their 0, give them their first loss,” ani Hopkins. “I could make 165, 168 (pounds) real comfortably.” Si Mayweather, Jr., 45-0 ay unti-unti nang nalalapit sa 49-0 rekord ng yumaong heavyweight legend na si Rocky Marciano.n

Vasquez: Handa na sa rematch kay Sonsona UMAATIKABONG bakbakan ang inaasahan ng boxing fans sa buwan ng Hunyo ng taong kasalukuyan dahil lumagda umano si dating WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. ng promotional contract sa kababayang Puerto Rican na si four-time world champion Miguel Angel Cotto para sa rematch kay world rated Marvin Sonsona ng Pilipinas, sa Hunyo 7 na gaganapin sa Madison Square Garden sa New York. Nang kapanayamin ng BoxingScene.com si Vazquez, buo ang pag-asa ng Puerto Ricano na matutulungan siya ni Cotto upang muling maging world champion. Sa petsa ring iyon ay hahamunin naman ni Cotto si WBC middleweight champion Sergio Gabriel Martinez ng Argentina sa main event ng sagupaan nila ni Sonsona. Maraming dahilan umano ang ginawang paglagda sa boxing contract ni Vasquez na kasama ang kababayang si Cotto. Mabuting kaibigan at kasangga aniya si Cotto kaya laking pasalamat niya na makahanay sa laban ng kababayan na siyang main event sa nasabing boxing fight. Sa talaan ng world rankings, nasa 15 si Vasquez samantalang WBA No. 4, WBC No. 5, WBO No. 7 at IBF No. 9 sa featherweight division si Sonsona. Bagama’t tinalo ni Vasquez si Sonsona sa 4th round knockout nang una silang magharap noong 2010 para sa bakanteng WBO super bantamweight title, inamin ng Puerto Rican na mag-iingat siya sa nalalapit nilang rematch.

“I won’t overlook him. The first fight wasn’t easy. I knocked him out but he is a good boxer. I was very dedicated, very motivated in that

fight. I am working hard and I want to win again and do it for my new promoter and my fans,” dagdag ni Vasquez. “I have been training hard al-

ready for this fight. I am almost on weight. In my career I have had ups and downs and now it is time to be up again.”n

JP V. NICOLAS

Mahigpit na depensa ang ginawa ni Ryan Arana ng Rain Or Shine kay Gary David ng Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) samantalang nakaabang sa pagtawag ang reperi sa kanilang laro, kaugnay ng best of three sa Quarter Finals ng Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 2014 Second Conference 39th Season. Nanalo ang Elasto Painters sa score na 102-93 KUHA NI RICK P. NICOLAS

Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, inaabangan ng boxing fans — Marquez

NANINIWALA si four-divi sion world champion Juan Manuel Marquez na mas gusto ng boxing fans sa buong mundo na harapin ng dating pound-for-pound king na si Manny Pacquiao si WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. sa isang superbout na wawasak sa rekord sa pay-per-view sa kasaysayan ng boksing.

Ito ang pahayag ni Marquez nang kapanayamin ng Boxing Scene.com. “I think the fight that the fans want is Manny and Floyd. That’s what they want to see and they should do it. I have already had four fights with Pacquiao and many people would prefer to see these two opponents face each other in the ring,” ani Marquez.

Nakatakdang humarap kay ex-WBO light welterweight titlist Mike Alvarado si Marquez sa Mayo 17 sa The Forum sa Los Angeles, California, kung saan ay iginiit ng Mexican na wala nang dahilan para harapin niya sa ikalimang pagkakataon ang Pambansang Kamao ng Pili pinas.n

JP V. NICOLAS

Mayo 3–Mayo 9, 2014

Spring clean your gadgets

recent Stanford University study found that cell phones are 18 times dirtier than toilet handles…ewwww! So give it a good scrub this spring. ............................................................................... There are four rules that you should remember though when cleaning gadgets: First, make sure they are powered down, unplugged or that the batteries have been removed. Second, make sure to never use products that contain harsh chemicals, like ammonia, as they can ruin the special coatings on many screens. Never use window cleaner or other household cleaners. Finally, never spray any liquid directly onto the device. Instead, spray liquid onto a soft cloth, then wipe the device with the cloth. Start with your mobile phone and remote control as these are number 1 germ magnets. These should be covered with fingerprints—

sticky ones when touched by your children. To clean, dampen a soft cloth with water and wipe it down, or use a disposable wipe or soft cloth dampened with cleaning solution made specifically for cleaning electronic screens. You can find these in office and electronic supply stores. Use a cotton swab to get the dirt and grime out of small nooks in the phone. Do the same for the screens on computer monitors, laptops, tablets, eBook readers, and your TV. For the layer of dust and grime on the non-screen parts of these gadgets, simply wipe down with a soft, dry cloth, such as cotton or microfiber.

Keyboards are a hot spot for dust, food crumbs and hair. A can of compressed air will blow dirt from in between the keys, while a soft brush can loosen stuck-on grime. For the keys themselves, wipe them down

with cotton swabs dipped in isopropyl. Or try those gloopy substances like CyberClean to get tough dirt out of hard to reach places on ketpads, keyboards and speakers. Your mouse is another

germ magnet, so you may want to disinfect this every once in a while with a soft cloth damped with ispropyl diluted in water. Both headphones and ear buds are big collectors of dirt and wax, so be sure to give

your pair a little TLC. For headphones, mix a small amount of dish soap into water, then dampen a towel with the solution and wipe the headphones. For ear buds, apply isopropyl alcohol with a cotton swab.n

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Mayo 3–Mayo 9, 2014

Thicken your eyebrows

Hindi dalawa ang puso Dear Ate Caro, Tawagin na lang po ninyo ako sa pangalang Janet, kasalukuyang nagtatrabaho sa isang kumpanya ng tuna rito sa General Santos City. Nagsumpaan po kami ng aking boyfriend na kasalukuyan pa ring nag-aaral sa kolehiyo na saanman kami makarating at anuman ang maaaring mangyari ay mananatili kaming tapat sa aming relasyon. Ngunit ‘di ko akalaing habang nagtatrabaho ako ay nahumaling ako sa isang biyudo. Siguro, dahil naawa ako sa kuwento niya kung bakit namatay ang kanyang asawa at dahil nakita ko ring responsableng tao siya. Hindi ko po maamin sa aking pamilya, mga kaibigan at higit sa lahat, sa aking boyfriend ang nangyaring pagbabago sa aking damdamin. Mabait at magkaibigan po kami ng aking boyfriend bago pa man nagkaroon ng relasyon at wala pong tutol ang aming mga pamilya kaya hindi ko po alam kung ano ang aking gagawin. Nasa 33 taong gulang na po ang lalaking bago ko lamang nakilala samantalang 19 pa lamang ako. Tama po bang ipagpalit ko ang aking boyfriend sa kanya? Sinagot ko na siya pero ayaw kong masaktan ang una kong boyfriend. Pakiramdam ko, pareho ko silang mahal. Ano po ang gagawin ko? Gumagalang, Janet

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Janet, You cannot serve two people at the same time. Kaila ngan mong mamili kung sino sa kanilang dalawa. Hiwalayan mo ang isa. Pero kailangang maging handa ka rin sa maaaring maging resulta ng iyong pagpili. Sigurado ka bang mahal ka nga ng sinasabi mong biyudo o baka panakip-butas ka lang sa nawala niyang asawa? Totoong mahirap ang long distance relationship pero sa pamamagitan nito ay napatutunayan ang katapatan ng isang magkapareha. Hindi maiiwasan sa isang relasyon na may magaganap na pagbabago, tulad ng pagbabago ng damdamin pero kung talagang totoo kang nagmahal, hindi ito basta-basta mababago ng anumang situwasyon. Sabi mo, mabait ang iyong boyfriend. Kaya mo ba siyang patuloy na lokohin sa kabila ng katapatan at kabaitang ipinakikita niya sa iyo? Hindi natutulog ang Diyos Janet, kailangan mong magpakatotoo upang hindi ka magsisi sa huli. Baka ma gising ka na lang na parehas na silang wala sa iyo. God Bless. Ate Caro Kung may mga problema kayo tungkol sa pamilya, kaibigan, pag-ibig at iba pang aspeto ng buhay, huwag kayong mag-atubiling ikuwento sa akin. Mag-email sa ikuwentomosaakin@gmail.com.

Eyebrows define the lines of one’s face especially your eyes. When you thread or pluck your brows, the shape of your eyebrows can change your facial appearance. Some people are fortunate enough to be born with well-defined and shaped brows, while the rest of us have brows that are too thick or too thin. Scanty eyebrows can be attributed to various causes —stress medication, illness, and even genetic disorder. Or sometimes, you had simply plucked them to thin trying to get them into

the right shape. There are many home remedies you can try to help grow eyebrows using all natural ingredients so these are safe for the skin. Apply some cold milk to eyebrows and leave it on for about 20 minutes. Wash off. Repeat twice everyday for 2 months. Massage eyebrows with olive oil to thicken hair growth. Take care to massage in the same direction as the growth. As a bonus, the existing hair on the brow as well looks darker and softer with this massage. Aloe vera gel is great when used regularly.

Similarly, coconut oil too works magic for hair growth and massages. The same magic works for thickening eyebrows. Soak a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds in water for 4 to 5 hours and make a paste. Apply on brows at bedtime. Wash off in the morning. You can also mix almond oil to this paste. Fresh onion juice may be a bit pungent and smelly but it can help with the growth of eyebrows. Apply egg yolk with finger tip or cotton balls on your eyebrows and keep it for 15 to 20 minutes and then wash off.

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By: Darlene UY If you are not into home remedies, you may fix your eyebrows cosmetically. Brown eyeliner can be used to darken existing brows. Use small feathery strokes so that the eyebrows look well defined without the painted look. Some women resort to having eyebrows surgically implanted, but these can be painful and expensive.n

Tips para sa mas enjoy at ligtas na swimming, outing

............................................................................... NI: MARITES GREGORIO ............................................................................... SA sa paboritong gawin ng mga Pilipino kapag ganitong summer ay maligo sa dagat, ilog o sapa. Isang pagkakataon din ito para makapag-bonding ang mag-anak o magkakaibigan. ...............................................................................

Narito ang ilang tips na makatutulong para magkaroon nang ligtas at masa yang resort o beach outing ang buong pamilya: 1. Kung hindi marunong lumangoy, kumuha ng kahit short swimming lesson. 2. Lumangoy sa lugar na malapit sa lifeguard o taong bihasang lumangoy at iwasang mapag-isa. 3. Huwag uminom ng alak kung nais lumangoy o nagbabantay ng mga batang lumalangoy. 4. Iwasan ang paglangoy sa lugar na may mabilis na agos kung nasa ilog at matataas na alon kung nasa dagat. 5. Tiyaking may matandang nagbabantay sa mga batang nasa tabi ng tubig o

lumalangoy. 6. Iwasan ang pakikipag-usap o pagbabasa ng text messages sa cellphone samantalang nagbabantay ng mga bata. 7. Panatilihing nakasubaybay sa mga bata samantalang lumalangoy kahit sila ay may kaalaman sa paglangoy. 8. Alamin ang tubig at kondisyon ng panahon bago lumangoy. Iwasan ang pag langoy sa ilog, sapa at dagat kung katata-

pos lamang ng malakas na ulan. Kadalasan ay marumi ang tubig na umaagos pagkatapos ng ulan. 9. Tiyaking ligtas sa anumang bakterya ang tubig. Alamin ang mga paalaala kung mayroon man sa lugar na balak languyan. 10. Dagliang umahon kung makaririnig ng kulog at makakita ng kidlat samantalang nasa tubig. Ang malakas na hangin ay

sadyang mapanganib. 11. Protektahan ang inyong sarili at mga kasamahan laban sa dumi ng tubig. Iwasang makainom ng tubig sa nilalanguyan. 12. Siguraduhing malinis ang katawan. Maaa ring magbanlaw muna at magsabon ng katawan bago lumusong sa tubig.n MARITES GREGORIO

Mayo 3–Mayo 11, 2014 KATHA-LITA

NI: rACHELLE ANNE LIWANAG

“Puno ay alagaan dahil tulong ito sa pag-aalaga sa ating Kalikasan!”

22 Anno Domini 23 Indonesian Recipe: SHREDDED BEEF 25 Republic Act 26 KiloOctet 27 Kanta ng Hagibis 29 Also known as 31 Kutob 32 Pagdaan sa makipot na butas 34 Bulate na dumarami sa katawan 35 Asikaso 37 Tawag sa batang babae 38 Bayan sa Cavite 39 Symphony orchestra

Ni: Ni: Bladimer Bladimer Usi Usi

Sagot sa nakara an

PAHALANG: 1 _ _ _O; Gamit ng karpintero 4 Mga katutubo o etniko sa South Cotabato 11 Pangalang babae 12 Halamang pinanggalingan ng opyo 13 Peru capital 15 Sali o sama 16 Alalay o katulong sa India 17 _ _ _ _M; Gamit ng karpintero 18 Nabitag o sumabit 20 Tuberculosis

PABABA: 1 Laos 2 Malakas 3 Humawak ng malaking halaga 4 Simbolo ng Tantalum 5 Ante Meridiem 6 Uri ng sombrero 7 Kuwatro 8 Qatar capital 9 Afghanistan Liberation Organization 10 Baka sa Tibet 14 Norwegian band 17 Kutob 19 Uri ng saging 20 Gawain 21 _ _ _ _ _ _D; Mahinahon 24 Ina ko! 28 Gamit sa paglilinis 29 Bughaw 30 Kuwit 32 Character sa Greek mythology 33 Ipo-ipo ng tubig; Inulit na salita 36 Nanogram at ugali 26 Surface Air Lifted 28 Uka 30 Advanced Micro Instruments 31 Uri ng bulaklak 32 Pangalang panlalaki 34 Arid Lands Information Network 35 Presyo 36 Uri ng sugal 37 Mukha

Sagot sa nakaraan

1. Hanapin ang pang-isprey. 2. Hanapin ang tsaleko. 3. Hanapin ang bandana.

MAKULAY ANG BUHAY

Question: Kung duktor ka, paano mo sas abihin sa pasyente mo na hindi na magtatagal ang buhay niya? Answer: (Singing) Makulay... ang buhay... makulay ang buhay, sa kabilang buhay! Nais n’yo bang mailathala ang inyong mga JOKES? Text na sa 09265969202. Deadline is until Tuesday next week para mailathala sa susunod na issue ng PINAS at samahan n’yo na rin ng pangalan n’yo. NOTE: NO GREEN JOKES PLS.

ETHICS

TEACHER: Class, what is Ethics? PUPIL: Ma’am! Ethics is the cousin of ducks.

4. Hanapin ang sholuder bag. 5. Hanapin ang daga. 6. Hanapin ang mangga. TEACHER: Wow! Ok, that duck will lay an egg and that egg is your grade for that very nice answer!

BIGO SA PAG-IBIG?

Maghanap ka na lang ng... KUBA–Mapagkum baba PILAY–‘Di ka tatak buhan PIPI–‘Di nagbibitiw ng bad words at heto the best... DULING–‘Di ka hahayaang mag-isa!

FOLLOW ME

Sa prusisyon… PARI: Ang boys su nod sa karo ni San Jose, ang girls sa karo ni Mama Mary. BAKLA: Kami father, san kami susunod? PARI: Mga bruha! Follow me!

CHINESE NAME

A Chinese couple hav e their first baby. The eyes where big, the hair is curly, the skin is black. So the father gave the

baby a beautiful name... SAM TING WONG

POSITIVE

DOC: Iho, bakit mo naman sinapak ‘yung lalaki kanina? BOY: Eh Doc, nakita niya na ninenerbiyos ako sa resulta ng AIDS test! Tapos, sasabihin pa niya... THINK POSITIVE pare!

BOBO

In a pet shop... CUSTOMER: (Talking to a parrot) Hoy! can you

PAHALANG: 1 Bugkos ng salapi 6 Pinuno ng monasteryo 11 Estado ng U.S.A 12 Pag-uutos nang pagalit 13 Pera ng Slovenia 14 Dula 15 Capri na artista 16 Dating Ombudsman Disierto 18 Etiketa 19 Misis 21 Tambang 23 Seryoso at pormal sa kilos

speak ha? Can you speak? BOBO! PARROT: Yes, I can! Ikaw? Can you fly, ha? Can you fly? Bobo!

ELISI

BALIW 1: Bakit ang airplane, ‘pag umiikot ang elisi, umaangat sa lupa? Bakit ang bentilador kahit umiikot, nasa mesa pa rin? BALIW 2: Tanga ka pala eh! Kasi ang benti lador, may kurdon, pini pigilan ‘yon!

PABABA: 1 Ginagawang French fries 2 Aktres na Alegre 3 Nadurog 4 Driving Standards Agency 5 Malaway na gulay 7 Kulam 8 Guam capital 9 Ugit ng sasakyang-dagat 10 Estimated Time of Arrival 14 Empasis 17 Nguya 20 _ _ _ _ _ _T; Sindak 21 Banat na mahigpit 22 Pingga ng bahay 24 Kostumbre 25 Amin 26 Lalawigan sa Timog-Silangang Luzon 27 Family of personal computers noong 1980 29 Malaking sasakyan 31 Taxi 33 Alpha-Linolenic Acid

ANO SUNOD?

TEACHER: Jigs, ano ang susunod sa 7? JIGS: 8 po! TEACHER: Sa 2? JIGS: 3 po! TEACHER: Ang ga ling mo! Sinong nagturo sa ‘yo? JIGS: Tatay ko po! TEACHER: O sige, ano susunod sa 10? JIGS: Jack po! Booommm!!!

Mayo 3–Mayo 11, 2014

Tiny Floating SAFE+ Tsunami Shelters in market

apanese company Tajima Motor Corporation just announced the release of their new Floating Tsunami Shelter SAFE+, which was designed for those awaiting rescue in the event of a tsunami. ............................................................................... These tiny modern-day Noah’s Arks have full 180-degree self-righting capability and can fit up to 20 people. In addition to tsunami-related emergencies, the floating pods can be used for a variety of purposes - they can even serve as floating karaoke booths! SAFE+ weights only 1,300 kg (2,866 lbs) and is 6.2 m long, 2.3 m wide and 2.3 m high (20.2 x 7.6 x 7.56 ft). These spacious shelters are roughly the size of a large SUV and come in two models with capacity for 10 and 20 people. Equipped with safety belts, protective seating and a spot for a wheelchair bound person, the pod is meant to stay afloat while waiting for rescue teams. It is accessed either through the main door posi-

tioned above the waterline, or through a roof mounted hatch. The structure is easily transportable and occupies a single car parking space. The basic model can be purchased for $44,000, and the price can go up to $48,000, depending on the amount of additional equipment. It can be outfitted with photovoltaics, child seats, beds and an external generator. Tajima Motor Corporation plans to manufacture 1,000 units by the end of 2014, with more to come next year. According to the company’s press release, the design will soon become open source, which would enable smaller companies to create their own versions.n Source: Inhabitat.com

isa pa! GOD & THE LOTTERY

A blonde woman named Barbara found herself in dire trouble. Her business had gone bust and she was in serious financial trouble. She was so desperate that she decided to ask God for help. She began to pray. “God, please help me. I’ve lost my business and if I don’t get some money, I’m going to lose my house as well. Please let me win the lotto.” Lotto night came and somebody else won. Barbara again prayed. “God, please let me win the lotto! I’ve lost my business, my house and I’m going to lose my car as well.” Lotto night came and Barbara still had no luck. Once again she prayed. “My God, why have you forsaken me? I’ve lost my business, my house and my car. My children are starving. I don’t often ask you for help and I have always been a good servant to you. Please just let me win the lotto this one time so I can get my life back in order.” Suddenly there was a blinding flash of light as the heavens opened and Barbara was confronted by the voice of God himself. “Barbara, you are going to have to meet me halfway on this. Buy a ticket.”

THE FROG PRINCESS

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.” He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week.” The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I’ll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want.” Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, “What is the matter? I’ve told you I’m a beautiful princess, that I’ll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won’t you kiss me?” The engineer said, “Look I’m an engineer. I don’t have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that’s cool.”

Lawyers’ group condemns lawsuit... (From page 8)

affiliate and president-elect of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey, said: “Although none of us can take back what happened to the courageous comfort women survivors—mothers, daughters and sisters who endured so much violence—we can all do our part to make sure that their stories are not erased from history.” The association also cited New Jersey’s two monuments memorializing the plight of the comfort women. Para sa mga mahal naming tagasubaybay ng “Beautiful Love.” Ang Part 15 ng “Beautiful Love” ay lalabas sa susunod na issue ng PINAS The Filipino’s Global Newspaper. Maraming salamat po!

“Comfort women monuments honor the undeniable bravery of survivors of these atrocities and teach future generations that we cannot allow such horrible crimes against women to ever happen again,” said Abigail Rivamonte Mesa, Esq., NFALA CA affiliate and president of

the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California. NFALA also stated that it joins several Asian Pacific American bar associations and civic action groups throughout the country who have issued public statements condemning the federal lawsuit seeking the removal of Glendale Central Park’s comfort women monument and hopes that the judicial system will discern that the federal lawsuit is nothing but a transparent effort to deny the historical fact that hundreds of women and girls from Asia, the Pacific and many other parts of the world, were victims of wartime sex trafficking. NFALA is a national association of Filipino American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students dedicated to promoting the professional development, interests, and success of Filipino American legal professionals nationwide.n

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KC Concepcion at Paulo Avelino, hiwalay na?

NOONG Holy Week ay pumunta si Paulo Avelino sa New York para dalawin ang special girl niya na si KC Concepcion. Sa Instagram post ni KC, mukhang may relasyon na talaga sila. “Safe flight home. It made my heart happy to cook for you that day & to see you enjoying the little things, even just for a while. Thank you. For everything.” Pagbalik sa Pilipinas ni Paulo ay muling nag-post si KC sa kanyang IG account. “But forget all that – it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See. I have already begun! Do you not see it?” May shadow photo rin silang dalawa na may caption: “Somewhere Down The Road: Our roads are gonna cross again. It doesn’t really matter when.” Samantala, may sarili ring IG post si Paulo, isang picture ng alcohol beverage na may caption, “Perfect way to end my last night.” May mga naghihinala na split na raw sina KC at Paulo? Ganu’n? ‘Di pa umaamin, hiwalay na agad?n Beth Gelena

Mayo 3–Mayo 9, 2014

Zanjoe gusto ay espesyal ang marriage proposal kay Bea

MAY bagong movie sina Zanjoe Marudo at Pokwang, ang “Amnezia Z” under Star Cinema. Una silang nagtambal sa isa sa episodes ng pelikulang “Cinco.” Aminado si Zanjoe na ma laki ang utang na loob niya sa “Banana Split” kaya nagka-

Angel Locsin nagpa-concert para sa BF na si Luis Manzano HALOS magkasabay ang birthday ng mag-sweethearts na sina Luis Manzano at Angel Locsin. April 23 ang birthday ni Angel at nag-post ang TV host-actor sa kanyang Instagram ng very romantic birthday greetings para sa aktres. “Happy, happy birthday to my unbelievable young lady, my girlfriend, my Kiti @therealangellocsin :) i became a fan of destiny when you came back into my life :) happy birthday love ko!!!” Nagkabalikan sina Angel at Luis early this year at mara ming detractors ng dalawa ang humuhusga sa kanilang reconciliation. Ang nakatutuwa, hindi pinapansin nina Angel at Luis ang negative issues sa kanila. Bago pa ang actual birthday ni Angel ay nagbigay na ng surprise birthday party si Luis para sa lead actress ng “The Legal Wife.” April 21 naman ay bini

Carmina Villaroel mahilig sa sapatos

AFTER “Got To Believe,” wala pang bagong project si Carmina Villaroel maliban sa “The Buzz ng Bayan.” Paminsan-minsan ay guest cohost din siya sa “Kris TV” ng ninang nila ni Zoren Legaspi sa kasal na si Kris Aquino. Dahil hindi masyadong busy, ang shoe business ang pinagkakaabalahan ngayon ni Carmina. Masaya nga niyang ibinalita na may outlet na siya sa isang bagong mall sa Fairview, Quezon City. Wala na ngang mahihiling pa sa kanyang buhay si Carmina. Maganda ang takbo ng career niya. Wala rin siyang problema sa mister na si Zoren at kanilang kambal na sina Mavey at Casey. Masasabing ideal famil y sina Zoren, Carmina at ka ni lang kambal. Ito ang dahilan kaya paborito sila ng

roon siya ng pagkakataon na malinya rin sa mga comedy. Nahasa siya nang husto sa pagpapatawa dahil sa natu rang gag show. Samantala, three years na ang relasyon nina Zanjoe at Bea Alonzo kaya ang paulitulit na tanong ng showbiz

advertisers, patunay rito ang napakarami nilang product endorsements. Pagdating naman sa dating asawa na si Rustom Padilla, na ngayon ay si BB Gandanghari, hindi na ito isyu kay Carmina. “Nakikita ko naman na masaya na siya bilang si BB kaya hayaan na natin siya,” sabi ng magaling na aktres.n Melchor M. Bautista

Carmina Villaroel

gyan din ng surprise gift ni Angel si Luis. Hindi makapaniwala si Luis nang mag-mini concert ang paborito niyang Side A Band sa mismong garden niya. Marami ang nagsasabing mauuwi sa kasalan ang pagbabalikan ng dalawa. Hindi naman ito itinatanggi ni Luis, na aminadong napag-uusapan na nila ito ng aktres.n BETH GELENA

Carla Abellana

press ay kung kailan sila pa kakasal, kailan siya magpopropose sa aktres? “Hindi ko pa pinagpaplanuhan kung paano ko siya gagawin, kung paano ang diskarte sa mga ganyan kasi hindi ko pa rin nagagawa. Siyempre, gusto ko espesyal,

‘di ba?” sey ni Zanjoe. Nagseselos ba sila sa isa’t isa? “Hindi. Nandoon lang ‘yung tiwala sa isa’t isa,” mabilis niyang sagot. Never daw natukso si Zanjoe sa ibang babae mula nang maging sila ni Bea. Iginiit pa niya na 100 percent siyang

Bea Alonzo at Zanjoe Marudo

Tom Rodriguez at Carla Abellana laging magkasama

.............................................................................. NI: ROMMEL PLACENTE ......................................................................... AGKATAPOS magtambal sa telese ryeng “My Husband’s Lover” ay mu ling nagsama sina Tom Rodriguezat Carla Abellana, but this time ay sa pelikulang “So It’s You” mula sa Regal Entertainment at sa direksiyon ni Jun Lana. .......................................................................

“Ako si Goryo. Isa akong sapatero rito na may isang anak, si Noy na isang deaf mute. Asawa ko si Bangs (Garcia). Iniwan niya ako, sumama siya sa iba,” kuwento ni Tom tungkol sa kanyang role. “Hanggang sa nagkakilala kami ni Lira (Carla), na isang anak-mayaman. Nagkalapit kami, nahulog ‘yung loob namin sa isa’t isa.”

Tom Rodriguez

Ayon pa kay Tom, malaki ang kaibahan ng role niya sa “So It’s You” kumpara sa role niya sa “My Husband’s Lover” bilang si Vincent, isang married gay na nagkaroon ng relasyon sa kapwa niya bading na ginampanan ni Dennis Trillo. “Ang laki ng contrast ni Goryo kay Vincent. Si Vincent kasi ang dami niyang hangups sa buhay, unlike Goryo who’s a happy-go-lucky guy,” dagdag niya. Close na sina Tom at Carla bago pa man nila ginawa ang “So It’s You” dahil nga nagkatrabaho na sila sa “MHL.” May lumabas nga na balita na nang mag-break sina Carla at Geoff Eigenmann ay naglasing sa isang bar si Carla at pagkatapos ay nagpasundo kay Tom. Pero ayon kay Tom, walang katotohanan ang isyung ito sa kanyang leading lady. “Hindi ko nakikita sa pagkatao niya ‘yung ganu’n,” pagtatanggol niya sa aktres. “Kung lumabas man siya kasama naman niya ang friends niya. I’m sure they will really take care of her naman.” Bukod kina Tom, Carla at Bangs ay kasama rin sa pelikula sina Kevin Santos, JC de Vera, Joey Marquez, Arlene Mulach at Paulo Ballesteros.n

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