2023 BUDGET. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangadaman (center) submits to Speaker Mar�n Romualdez (4th from right) the proposed P5.268-trillion na�onal budget for 2023. Looking on are Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe (3rd right), Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (4th le�), House Commi�ee on Appropria�ons chairperson and Ako Bicol party-list Representa�ve Zaldy Co (2nd right) and his senior vice chairperson, Marikina City Rep. Stella Quimbo (3rd le�), Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto (2nd le�), DBM Undersecretary Joselito Basilo (right).
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, House Committee on Appropriations chairperson and Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co received the National Expenditure Program (NEP), which is the first full one-year outlay of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., from Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman at the social hall of the Speaker’s Office.
MANILA – Unless re-scheduled by Congress, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has scheduled the fi ling period of Certifi cate of Candidacy (COC) for those who would like to run in the forthcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Oct. 6 to 13,Based2022.on its Calendar of Activities, the fi ling period will only run for 6 days as Oct. 9, falls on a Sunday, which is not included in the activity. Aspirants in the village and youth polls may fi le their COCs at the Offi ce of the Election Offi cer (OEO) in their city or municipality. The date of fi ling period of COC is stated in Sec. 7 of Republic Act 6679 in relation to Sec. 29 of RA 6646. Sec. 7 states that no person shall be eligible for any barangay position unless he fi les a sworn certifi cate of candidacy with the election registrar of the city or municipality concerned at least 10 days immediately before the day of the election. The form and content of the certificate of candidacy shall be prescribed by the Commission on Elections. The campaign period shall be 10 days immediately before the election. Sec. 29 states that “if it should no longer be reasonably possible to observe the periods and dates prescribed by law for certain pre-election acts, the Commission shall fi x other periods and dates in order to ensure accomplishment of the activities so voters shall not be deprived of their right of suff rage.”
A total of P1.196 trillion has been allocated for the government’s 2023 infrastructure programs. The Department of Public Works and Highways will receive a P718.4 billion budget in 2023, while the Department of Transportation will receive P167.1 billion in 2023-- an increase by 120.4 percent from its P75.8 billion budget in 2022, which covers the augmented funding requirements for various foreign-assisted railway projects.
MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has urged Congress to waste no time in passing the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 which was submitted to the House of Representatives for consideration, citing its importance in helping the nation attain economic transformation, growth and“Thesustainability.formulafor prosperity is simple: Increase productivity with the overriding commitment to leave no Filipino behind, including Filipinos of the next generation. Let us not waste more time in turning this dream into a reality,” he told Congress in his budget message. Marcos said the timely passage of the proposed budget, the highest in government history, will ensure that the country’s agenda for prosperity will be realized.“This is our moment. Let the economic transformation towards inclusive and sustainable growth begin. With your approval of the proposed 2023 national budget, certainly our agenda for prosperity can be achieved,” he added.
Comelec for barangay, SK polls
Marcos submits highest nat’l gov’t budget of P5.2 trillion to Congress
The education sector, which is made up of the Department of Education, State Universities and Colleges, Commission on Higher Education, and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, received the largest chunk as mandated by the Constitution with P852.8 billion. It is followed by the public works sector (P718.4 billion) and the health sector, which includes the Department of Health and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (P296.3 billion).
“Most of all, I have faith in the Filipino people. I know that the strength of the Filipino is beyond resilience. We will emerge from these crises stronger and better. We will see the Philippines as the land of prosperity that it was destined to be,” he added.
Following the formal turnover of Malacañang’s proposed National Expenditure Program to Congress, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe said the House Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Rules have agreed to work out a system to ensure that the proposed budget is passed on time and ensure the budget process will not be “snagged by unnecessary delays.”.
Dalipe said the House leadership led by Speaker Martin Romualdez is committed to passing the spending measure before the end of October and signed by Marcos before year-end.
House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said the House appropriations committee will begin hearings on the NEP on Aug. 26. He said the House is targeting to finish committee and plenary deliberations on the budget proposal before Oct. 1, when Congress is scheduled to go on its first recess that will last up to Nov. 6.
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) submitted on August 22 to Congress the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. The proposed budget for next year is more than P244 billion, or almost 5 percent more, than this year’s P5.024-trillion outlay. It is the highest ever spending proposal of the government.
DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the proposed 2023 national budget is higher than this year’s P5.024 trillion budget by P244 billion or 4.9 percent. It is the highest ever spending proposal of the government.
Leaders of the House of Representatives said the chamber is committed to buckle down to work and ensure the swift passage of the proposed P5.268 trillion national budget for 2023 that is responsive to the needs of the people.
In submitting the proposed budget, Marcos acknowledged continuing uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and unpredictable international conflicts. He, however, said he was undaunted because of his faith in both the government’s economic managers and the Filipino“Ipeople.havefaith in the economic leadership that is at the helm of our ship to navigate us through these storms,” he said.
Pangandaman said the DBM will coordinate closely with the House appropriations committee during the hearings and deliberations to ensure a transparent process of the passage of the General Appropriations Bill. She said the DBM is expecting the spending bill to be forwarded to Malacañang for signing by the first or second week of December.
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The election period for the Dec. 5 polls will start from Oct. 6 up to Dec. 12, The2022.campaign period will begin on Nov. 25, 2022 up to Dec. 3, 2022.
MANILA – After huge volumes of sugar were found hoarded and smuggled into the country, Malacañang reiterated its warning that government would run after all warehouse owners and caretakers taking advantage of the current supply concerns in the country.
At press time, August 23, the Philippines recorded 1,735 new COVID-19 cases bringing the country’s total confirmed coronavirus infections to 3,860,537 e confirm that the number or percentage of the severe and critical infections had been noted to be increasing for these past weeks,” Vergeire said at the launch of the DOH PinasLakas campaign at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. “Ito pong severe and critical infections kapag tiningnan sa kabuan, ‘di naman lumalagpas doon sa 10 percent na threshold or 1,000 na number ng cases na threshold (When we look at these severe and critical infections as a whole, they are not over 10 percent or the 1,000 cases threshold),” she added.She also disclosed that the country is experiencing a rise in the number of COVID19-related deaths in the past weeks
By Jennifer Santos MANILA – The percentage of severe and critical Covid-19 cases in hospitals is increasing but the Department of Health said it still is within the threshold.
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles made the statement after the Office of the President confirmed that the supposed sugar shortage in the country is artificial” and merely caused by hoarding done by unscrupulous traders such as hoarders and smugglers, adding that the surprise warehouse visits will continue in the following days.Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri, meanwhile, said the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) defaulted to importation as its primary solution to sugar problems to the detriment of almost 100,000 small and marginalized sugar farmers, 800,000 workers involved in local sugar production and their four million dependents.Atthestart of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation on August 23, 2022, following his privilege speech titled, “Fiasco Behind Sugar Order (SO) No. 4,” ubiri said that while S officials behind the issuance of SO 4, which authorizes the importation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar, have already stepped down from their positions, the “deed has already been done.
Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, OH officer in charge said during the past four weeks severe and critical infections comprised over 9 percent of hospital admissions.The DOH reported 23,883 additional COVID-19 cases in the past week or an average of 3,412 daily infections from Aug. 15 to 21, 15 percent lower compared to the previous week, Vergerie said citing the DOH’s latest bulletin.
On August 22, the DOH reported 811 severe and critical cases or 9.7 percent of the total Covid-19 admissions in hospitals. This is the highest percentage of severe and critical COVID-19 patients recorded in 8 weeks, or since the week of June 20-26 which had a proportion of 10.7 percent severe and critical COVID-19 cases.Sixty percent of the cases are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, Vergeire said. The DOH, through the “PinasLakas” campaign, aims to lower the number of severe and critical cases in hospitals through vaccination.The PinasLakas campaign at the Rizal High School prioritized students, faculty members and school staff.
Severe, critical Covid-19 cases, deaths rising: DOH
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Expect more warehouse inspections, Palace warns hoarders, smugglers
PASAY CITY – Members of the Philippine National Police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) arrested seven alleged scammers preying on jobseekers searching for opportunities online.
employmentonlinescammerscollaredinPasay NEWS MANILA – The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, popularly known as Quiapo Church, in Manila has a new rector.Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal dvincula has appointed r. ufino un” Sescon Jr. as the new head of the basilica. Sescon will replace Monsignor Hernando Coronel, who is going to Yukon, Canada for missionary work. He served the post since 2015.
In a statement Wednesday, ACG chief Brig. Gen. Joel Doria said the suspects Kimberly Santillan, 43; Rosalie Verceles, 53; Lailani Bregoli, 25; Mary Jane Cuevas, 24; Zenaida Navarro, 47; Mary Jane Reyes, 46; and Simone Louise Austria, 21 were arrested inside a building along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue corner Taft Avenue, Barangay 146, Pasay City on August Investigation23. showed that the suspects created a bogus Facebook page of a legitimate employment agency to defraud jobseekers.Afterthe creation of the fake Facebook page, the suspects shared the page across all other group chats that offer ob opportunities. The modus of these scammers is to make the unsuspecting victims believe that there is indeed a job opportunity waiting for successful applicants through the creation of a fake Facebook Page imitating the accounts of a legitimate hiring agency ” oria said.
BUY-BUST. Members of the QCPD’s Drug Enforcement Unit arrest suspect Rodgene Umali (right) in a buy-bust in Barangay San Antonio, Quezon City . The suspect yielded about 25.5 kg. of suspected shabu ith an es�mated street value of P 3.4 million.
PAMALA A A held a consulta�on ith the affected sherfolks and mussel gro ers in avotas City this weekend OT S C T The fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) slammed the plan to dismantle more than 200 mussel farms (tahungan) and other fishing structures in avotas City affecting around fisherfolks mussel growers and fish workers in the town. The fishing structures will be covered by the 650-hectare Navotas Coastal Bay Reclamation Project, in which the local government unit is the main proponent itself.In a statement, PAMALAKAYA urged the local government of Navotas, through its City Mayor John Rey Tiangco to protect the livelihood of his fisherfolk constituents. alaki ang pananagutan ni ayor Tiangco sa mga mangingisda ng Navotas kung sakaling matuloy ang demolisyon ng kanilang mga tahungan. Napag-alaman naming sa isinagawang konsultasyon sa mga magtatahong kamakailan na pinagkaitan ng Navotas LGU ng panibagong permit ang kanilang mga tahungan sa kabila ng pagtalima nila sa mga rekisitos ” said ernando Hicap PMALAKAYA National Chairperson. Hicap questioned the Navotas LGU on why it refused to renew the permits of fisherfolks for their fishing structures when the latter have complied with the requirements. alinaw na maniobra ito ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Navotas para mas madaling alisin ang tahungan at istruktura ng mga mangingisda sa dagat. Di lamang pagkakait ito ng kabuhayan sa mga mangingisda kundi paglabag sa kautusan ng Korte Suprema na ibalik ang dating sigla ng Manila Bay. Walang nakasaad dito na baklasin ang mga palaisdaan na malaki ang kontribusyon sa produktibidad ng dagat at seguridad sa pagkain ng bansa. Lalong walang nakasaad sa kautusang ito na magsagawa ng mapaminsalang reklamasyon ” Hicap said. Hicap also a fisherman in anila ay was referring to the 2008 Supreme Court mandamus directing various government agencies to clean-up, restore, and rehabilitate the body of water for recreational use and fishery resources development.
Fishers oppose dismantling of mussel farms in Navotas
Quiapo Church gets new rector QC buy-bust nets P173.4-M ‘shabu’ 7
Sescon was the private secretary of the late former Manila archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin. He is currently the chaplain of the Sto. Niño de Paz Chapel or Greenbelt Chapel in Makati City since 2005.
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QUEZON CITY – Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) seized about 25.5 kg. of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P173.4 million during a buy-bust on August 24. ational Capital egion Police Office Chief Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, said 36-year-old suspect Rodgene Umali was arrested during the operation conducted at No. 267, Roosevelt Avenue, Barangay San Antonio, Quezon City at about 6:30Alsoa.m.seized from the suspect were two genuine P1,000 bills, boodle money, a mobile phone, and a Nissan Tierra vehicle. The seized drugs will be turned over to the QCPD Forensic Unit for chemical analysis. The suspect who is now under police custody will face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022
Advincula also named Fr. Jonathan Noel Mojica as Quiapo parochial vicar, while its former rector, Monsignor Jose Clemente Ignacio, was named as attached priest.Another priest, Fr. Antonio Wang Yuhang was appointed as parochial vicar and vice-rector of the National Shrine of Saint Jude Thaddeus, which is located in San Miguel, Manila. The new appointments were included in the circular dated Aug. 20 which was released only on Monday. Earlier gnacio said the reshu ing of clergy assignments is scheduled for November.
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The agency’s bulletin said ground deformation observations from Global Positioning Systems (GPS), precise leveling (PL), electronic tilt, and electronic distance meter (EDM) monitoring “have tracked slight short-term inflation of the volcano edifice particularly on the northwestern and southeastern slopes since April 2022.”
Mayon Volcano alert raised, Mt. Bulusan down
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised Mayon Volcano’s alert status from Level 0 to Level 1. evel means normal” while evel signifies lowlevelPhivolcsunrest”.said daily visual and camera monitoring of the summit crater revealed that the remnant lava dome emplaced toward the end of the 2018 eruption has undergone a change in morphology and slight extrusion by 40,000 cubic meters between June and Aug. 20, this year.
“In contrast, the latest measured Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission on 12 August 2022 averaged 688 t/d, near baseline levels. Short-lived spikes in the number of low-frequency volcanic earthquakes were recorded on 26 May and 20 June 2022, but for most of this year, only baseline seismic activity has been detected. These observation parameters indicate that volcanic gas-induced pressurization at the shallow depths of the edifice may be occurring causing the summit dome of Mayon to be pushed out,” it said as reported by PNA’s Connie Calipay. “The Mayon Volcano is exhibiting abnormal conditions and has entered a period of unrest.” Phivolcs said entry into the 6-km Permanent Danger Zone or PDZ must be strictly avoided due to an increase in the chances of sudden steam-driven or phreatic eruption, as well as the perennial hazards of rockfalls, avalanches, and ash bursts at the summit area that may occur withoutPeoplewarning.living in valleys and active river channels are cautioned to remain vigilant against sediment-laden streamflows and lahars in the event of prolonged and heavy rainfall brought about by the advent of the rainy season.The agency is closely monitoring Mayon Volcano’s activity and said any new development will be immediately communicated to all concerned. Meanwhile, the alert level status of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon province was lowered from Alert Level 1 (Low-Level of Unrest) to 0 (Normal). “Bulusan Volcano has returned to normalcy following a general decline in monitoring parameters,” Phivolcs said.Phivolcs said the lowering of the alert level was supported by different observations. Volcanic earthquake activity, which is the frequency of volcanic earthquakes has declined to baseline levels (0-5 earthquakes/day) since the third week of July. This indicates that rock-fracturing within the volcanic edifice associated with shallow hydrothermal activity has diminished.With regard ground deformation, data from continuous GPS measurements and radial tilt indicated short-term inflation of the southeastern edifice of ulusan olcano since April 2022. However, long-term ground deformation suggests that this is primarily driven by tectonic processes rather than pressurization from subsurface magma.
Photos of Marcos’ meeting with Markey and the US Congressional Delegation were shared on the President’s official acebook page. The delegation also visited detained former Senator Leila de Lima at the PNP detention center.
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The proclamation also states that Black Saturday, which falls on April 8, 2023, has been traditionally declared as a special non-working day in the entire country, in observance of Holy Week which is “one of the most cherished traditions of our predominantly Catholic people.”Itadded that by virtue of Republic Act (RA) 10966, December 8 of every year must be celebrated as a special non-working holiday nationwide to commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. August 21 of every year must also be declared as national non-working holiday to commemorate the death anniversary of former Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr., according to the proclamation. November 2, which was declared special working day in 2022, has been declared as an additional special non-working day in 2023 to “strengthen family ties by providing more time for the traditional All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day activities, as well as promote domestic tourism.”Theproclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of the Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha will be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined, in the accordance with the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. More Covid cases in Senatelockdowntriggers
- Region VII: Siquijor, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City and Mandaue City’
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Senators JV Ejercito and Nancy Binay were the latest additions to the COVID-19 cases in the Senate. Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and Senator race Poe also confirmed their COVID-19 diagnoses. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has recovered, while Senators Imee Marcos and Cynthia Villar have been attending sessions virtually. There are at least 47 active COVID-19 cases in the upper chamber.
Marcos bared his intent to strengthen Manila’s cooperation with Washington after his meeting with the US Congressional Delegation headed by Senator Edward Markey at Malacañan Palace in Manila. In a Facebook post, Marcos said it was a “pleasure” meeting the US lawmakers. Marcos said he and the US Congressional Delegation also sought improved cooperation between the two countries to combat illegal drugs.
- CARAGA: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Butuan City; - Bangsamoro: Cotabato City
The USTDA has provided funding for several projects involving smart grids, renewable power generation, distributed energy, and energy storage systems, according to the data from the US Department of State.
“We look forward to continuing our partnership with the US in the areas of renewable energy use, agricultural development, economic reform, and mitigation of drug problem,” he said.
The grant, which was extended through the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), was given to Aboitiz Renewable Inc. to allow the latter to conduct a feasibility study to develop up to three gigawatts of the offshore wind pro ect.
The US government has been among the Philippine government’s strong partners in terms of aid and support.
regular holidays and special non-working days for 2023 based on Proclamation
Other areas under Alert Leve l are:
- Region IX: Zamboanga City; - Region X: Camiguin, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City;- Region XI: Davao City, Davao Oriental; - Region XII: South Cotabato, General Santos City;
US-PH TIES. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. meets ith the US Congressional Delega�on head Senator Edward Markey at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Aug. 18.
Marcos seeks enhanced PH-US ties on economics, energy, agriculture Metro Manila, others stay under Alert Level 1 until end-August
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 19) The Senate building will go on a “total lockdown” on Aug. 22 after seven lawmakers tested positive for COVID-19 this month, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Friday.Heordered all Senate employees to work from home to give way to a thorough disinfection of the premises. Sessions will resume on Aug. 23, he added.
Palace releases list of holidays for 2023
Also on Aug. 6, the US and the Philippines agreed to continue talks on ensuring food security for the Southeast Asian nations amid global supply disruptions driven by climate crisis, the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, oreign ffairs Secretary Enri ue analo said.
MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. expressed hope for an improved cooperation between the Philippines and the nited States ( S) in the fields of economics, energy and agriculture.
MANILA Metro Manila and several other areas remain under Alert Level No. 1, the lowest of the country’s 5-tier COVID-19 alert level, until the end of August, according to the Department of Health (DOH) . Meanwhile, downgraded to Alert Level 1 for the same period were Occidental Mindoro, Camarines Sur; Poro, Cebu; Talalora, Western Samar; Pualas, Lanao del Sur and Binidayan, Lanao del Sur. Under Alert Level 1, establishments will be allowed to operate at 100 percent capacity, including other mass gatherings but for only those with full vaccination status.
- Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Baguio City; - Region I: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan and Dagupan City; - Region II: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and City of Santiago; - Region III: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City, and Olongapo City; - Region IV-A: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Lucena City; - Region IV-B: Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon and Puerto Princesa City’ - Region V: Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Naga City and Sorsogon; - Region VI: Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo Province, Bacolod City and Iloilo City’
The Philippines’ bid to increase the share of renewable energy among its sources got a boost following the Aug. 6 awarding of the S government’s grant to a local firm to develop up to three-gigawatt wind power capacity.
- Region VIII: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc City and Tacloban City;
The declared regular holidays and special days for 2023 are: Regular Holidays January 1 (Sunday) – New Year’s Day April 9 (Sunday) – Araw ng Kagitingan April 6 – Maundy Thursday April 7 – Good Friday May 1 (Monday) – Labor Day June 12 (Monday) – Independence Day August 28 (last Monday of August) – National HeroesNovemberDay 30 (Thursday) – Bonifacio Day December 25 (Monday) – Christmas Day December 30 (Saturday) – Rizal Day Special Non-Working Days February 1 (Tuesday) – Chinese New Year February 25 (Saturday) – EDSA People Power RevolutionAugustAprilAnniversary8–BlackSaturday21(Monday)–Ninoy Aquino Day November 1 (Wednesday) – All Saints’ Day December 8 (Friday) – Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion of DecemberMary31 (Sunday) - Last Day of the Year Additional Special Non-Working Day
MANILA – Malacañang has released the list of 42 inked by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Jr..
The two countries also acknowledged the importance of human rights and democracy under the watch of Marcos, Manalo Malacañangsaid.on Aug. 11 vowed that the Marcos administration will adhere to the rule of law while sustaining the fight against illegal drugs.
November 2 (Thursday) - All Souls’ Day Proclamation 42 emphasizes the need to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution “which ushered political, social and economic reforms in the country.”
The chief stressed that online sexual exploitation of children is primarily a “mere production for the purpose of online publication of sexual abuse or exploitation of a minor in exchange for compensation.’’ He said his department in coordination with the local government units ( s) together with the epartment of Social elfare and evelopment ( S ) and the technology experts are the major forces out to thwart the syndicates involved in child exploitation.
The United States, meanwhile, is fully behind the Philippine government in combatting the rampant sexual exploitation of children in the country, according to the S Homeland Security nvestigations (HS ). n a press briefing in alacañang HS ttach icardo Navalta said the US will continue to help the Philippines develop best practices and programs to stop predators from having access to Filipino children as well as to educate the population against the act.
“What will deter people para umiwas ang tao sa ganitong gawain iyon ay isang bagay lang certainty of punishment na sila ay mahuhuli at sila ay parurusahan (to avoid this kind of activity is the certainty of punishment to arrest and punish them). e will make sure of that that’s why we’re here together ” emulla said. “We are declaring a war on this. We’ll be there for anybody who still will insist on perpetuating this crime.”
he nter-Agency Against nline Se ual ploita�on of Children press conference in Malaca ang MANILA – Law enforcement agencies will intensify its campaign against cybercriminals, especially those engaged in child exploitation online who are usually foreigners in different parts of the world epartment of the nterior and ocal overnment ( ) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said. These deplorable acts, according to Abalos at an inter-agency briefing in alacanang violates epublic ct ( ) ( nti-Child Pornography ct of ) and ( nti-Trafficking in Persons ct).
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The chief said all masterminds and syndicates involved in child abuse can easily be tracked down through the use of modern technology and can later be brought to court via the prosecuting arm of the epartment of ustice ( O ). uring the briefing ustice Secretary Crispin emulla disclosed that the Philippines has become number one” in online child exploitation, noting that such activities increased during the coronavirus disease (Covid- ) pandemic. In response, he said, the Marcos administration has declared war against online child exploitation and would work with international agencies to ensure that such criminals are brought to justice.
T his is a global problem and think that all countries that can come in and participate in this (serve as) a very big opportunity for us to really make an impact ” he said.
Philippine Special Envoy to the nited ations Children’s und ikki Prieto-Teodoro said cases of online sexual exploitation of children almost tripled since most children were locked at home during the pandemic.
“There are a lot of programs that the United States has that we will provide information on and hopefully be able to educate the community, teachers, parents, everyone that we can,” he said. Since the S has been in close coordination with the Philippine ational Police in combatting transnational crime, trends, sexual misconduct, and child exploitation, among others. The S is also working with counterparts from the United Kingdom and Australia to conduct training and help the country prosecute offenders.
Gov’t steps up crackdown on cyber crimes; US backs PHL war vs. child exploitation
Navalta said concerned agencies are now in the process of including the National Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of mmigration the epartment of Social and elfare evelopment and other Philippine government offices in the collaboration.
Based on the report of the DPWH Bureau of aintenance six roads in the Cordillera dministrative egion (C ) and one in Cagayan alley were closed due to landslides fallen trees and flooding. Among the closed road sections in C are the Claveria-Calanasan- abugao oad amaltugan Calanasan payao due to road cut and soil collapse and the t. Province - locos Sur oad via Tue eto Section Tue Tadian t. Province due to rock and slope collapse. Also not passable to vehicles are the bra alinga oad sections in Subagan aay- icuan sections in uldulao alibcong bra due to soil collapse togonalupirip oad Sitio Twin iver Poblacion togon enguet due to soil collapse and fallen trees and ov. ado angwa National Road in Ampusongan and Gakian ambang in akun enguet due to soil collapse.eanwhile the Cabagan-Sta. aria oad Cabagan Overflow ridge in sabela is closed due to high water elevation. eanwhile the P H advised motorists that around 20 roads in several Northern Luzon areas have limited access due to slope soil collapse and landslide. The roads that are currently one-lane passable are the t. Province - locos Sur via Tue sections in aguilian Calanasan payao due to soil collapse enguetueva i caya oad mbuklao okod enguet due to soil collapse sin - angalisan - San Pascual – La Union Boundary oad Sitio asong arangayTadiangan Tuba enguet due to rock fall with fallen trees payao - locos orte oad adatag abugao payao due to landslide togon - alupirip oad arangay Tinongdan togon enguet due to soil collapse Cong. ndres cop Cosalan oad Sitio atengan arangay daoay abayan enguet due to soil collapse ueva i caya - fugao - t. Province oundary oad several sections in olog iangan Cudog agawe amulditan Hingyon fugao due to rockOthercollapse.roads that have limited access are the iangan - Tinoc - uguias oad several sections in Poblacion and ulongan iangan umhang and p-apid Tinoc fugao due to soil collapse anaue - Hungduan - enguet oundary oad batan Hungduan fugao due to soil collapse t. Province - Calanan - Pinukpuk - bbut oad (Cagaluan - Calanan Section) agumbayan Tabuk City alinga due to clogged drains with mud flow t. Province - Calanan - Pinukpuk - bbut oad (Pinukpuk - bbut Section) atabbogan Pinukuk alinga due to clogged drains with mud flow albalan-Pinukpuk oad alagat Pinukpuk alinga due to rock collapse Tabuk - anawe oad and abaca Tanudan alinga due to soil collapse t. Province oundary - Calanan - Pinukpuk - bbut oad mbato Tinglayan and anangol ubuagan alinga due to soil collapse. n locos egion roads that are not passable to light vehicles are the Lunaangar oad due to flooding Santa ancho oad Calungbuyan ridge in locos Sur due to slight settling down of approaches and damaged embankment slope protection and Tagudin - Cervantes oad intermittent sections due to landslide.
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August 25-31, 2022 8 national road sections in two regions to traffic. No fatalities have been reported but agricultural crops and livestock were destroyed. any areas in Cagayan sabela and locos provinces which were on the path of the storm also had power interruptions due to fallen electric posts and otherovernmentfactors.
Another victim coincidentally named Princess – full name Princess Dianne ayor was reported as missing and her lifeless body was later found in a creek in alolos ulacan. Her suspected killer named Darwin de Jesus was arrested and charged with robbery and homicide.Othercrimes that occurred this week and which remain unsolved include two men and two women who were found lifeless inside a car that had been parked far from the main road in odrigue i al.
disaster officials and workers from different agencies including the military and the police assisted in evacuation and clearing operations.
A supporter of the return of the death penalty s. arcos said parents had been telling her of their concern for the safety of their children now that face-toface classes resumed this week after more than two years of mainly online classes. The Commission on Human ights (CH ) also took cogni ance of the series of heinous crimes and said they were conducting their own independent investigation.CH Executive irector ac ueline nn de uia said Children deserve a safe and empowering environment so they may eventually live productive lives. Sadly crimes such as these further compound the challenges faced by children especially young girls during their formative years.”
A seven-year-old girl was killed and her body placed in a sack. The body was found in Pila aguna and the main suspect is a minor-year-oldteenagerPrincess ari umantay was raped and killed in ustos ulacan and her body was dumped beside a road in ustos ulacan. The apprehended suspect identified as asper ane a r. had an outstanding arrest warrant for child abuse and rape
n the last month alone three gruesome crimes targeting two girls and a woman hogged the headlines namely
Only the identities of the male victims are known to the police. one of the four victims were shot inside the car as there were no traces of blood inside the vehicle. The victims bore gunshot wounds to the head and the body. The biggest unsolved crime is months old and involves the disappearance of more than a dozen sabungeros (cockfighting bettors). The family of one of the missing victims told local media that an unknown person had offered them one million pesos (about ) to remain silent and forget about their missing relative. This leads to suspicion that a gambling syndicate operating the now outlawed online sabong were behind the mass disappearances. Reacting to the call of the president’s older sister P P chief en. odolfo Azurin said the police would double their efforts to insure the safety of the youth. eanwhile observers have noted the growing number of wholesale shabu shipments being apprehended by police. ot a week goes by without the PNP in tandem with the military raiding warehouses and discovering hundreds of millions of pesos worth of the dangerous drug believed to be smuggled in from China. The biggest drug haul this year happened in arch when the P P and the Philippine rug Enforcement gency raided a house in alen uela where they found pounds of shabu metamphetamine hydrochloride worth more than one billion pesos ( .6 million). rrested were a Chinese man believed to be the leader of the gang and a Filipino companion.astweek authorities sei ed pounds of the illegal drug valued at P million ( . million) in arilao ulacan near alen uela. t is worth noting that two of the gruesome crimes and one ma or drug haul took place in ulacan the northern province closest to etro anila.
In less than a week, simultaneous operations were conducted by the BOC, the SRA, and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to inspect sugar warehouses in Deparo, Caloocan City; Balut in Tondo and San Nicolas in Manila; Rosales, Pangasinan; San Fernando, Pampanga; Ibaan, Batangas; and Davao.
A few days after the Chief Executive met with owners of Robinsons Supermarket, SM Supermarket, and Puregold, prices of sugar in their Metro Manila stores dropped to P70 per kilo from a high of P110 per kilo a few weeks back.Over the weekend, four warehouses in Guiguinto, Bulacan jointly inspected by the BOC, SRA and the DA yielded at least 60,000 bags of suspected hoarded sugar.
“The government crackdown against hoarders and profiteers is part of the campaign of the arcos government to bring down the price of sugar ” she said.
The government had warned of continuous warehouse inspections in the coming days, noting that the reported sugar shortage in the country may only be artificial. Meanwhile, an attempt to smuggle out 140,000 bags of sugar worth P45 million at the Port of Subic in Zambales was halted, prompting the Customs Commissioner ogi ilemon ui to remove six Customs officials in the port as an investigation is under way.
Press Secretary Trixie-Cru ngeles confirmed in a Palace briefing the transfer of the OC officials because of their supposed participation in the smuggling of sugar fromTheThailand.transferred Customs personnel were Maritess Martin, district collector; Maita Acevedo, deputy collector for assessment; Giovanni Ferdinand Leynes, deputy collector for operations; Belinda Lim, chief of assessment division; Vincent Mark Malasmas, Enforcement Security Service (ESS) commander; and Justice Roman Geli, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) supervisor.The Samahang Industriya at Agrikultura (SINAG) lauded President Marcos Jr.’s order for the government to continue exercising visitorial powers in sugar warehouses as well as hold talks with supermarkets to lower market prices nationwide.
t the aging Handa public briefing S president Rosendo So said the sector truly appreciates the move of arcos in the aftermath of the sugar importation fiasco. “It’s a very good achievement of the President to speak with supermarket owners to lower their prices. Of course, we are expecting that next month, the price will be even lower because we have seen our local millers only selling for P45 and the import price was at P43 plus a 5-percent tariff. So we are expecting it to be lower than P ” he said.So noted that the President made it clear that the local producers will be prioritized. So also agreed that the shortage was artificial.
Earlier, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced that the BOC and other agencies are continuously inspecting sugar warehouses, in accordance with the intensified campaign of President arcos r. against the illegal importation of agricultural products.
The latest inspection conducted by authorities uncovered over 466,000 sacks of raw sugar in three warehouses in Cagayan de Oro, prompting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is also the Secretary of Agriculture, to order continues visitations of warehouses known to be storing sugar, onions and other goods. The scarcity and high prices of sugar during the past weeks have prompted the Sugar Regulations Administration, an agency of the Department of Agriculture, to approve the importation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar. The importation was questioned by President Marcos himself, saying he did not approve it as chairman of the S . This led to the resignation of three S officials and their replacement by new officials appointed by arcos led by Administrator David John Thaddeus Alba, board members Pablo Azcona and Ma. Mitzi Mangwag. After meeting with sugar industry stakeholders, Marcos later approved the recommendation to import 150,000 metric tons of sugar to meet the needs of industrial users and the Followingpublic.the initial discovery of the hoarded sugar which were suspected to have been smuggled into the country from Thailand sugar suddenly flooded the public markets and supermarkets, and the prices went down to P60 to P70 per kilo from P100 to P150 during the past weeks.Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel found in warehouses of the Crystal Sugar Milling Inc. in Cagayan de Oro City 466,142 sacks of sugar, some 264,000 sacks were said to have been already sold to traders but the stocks have not yet been withdrawn from the warehouse.
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The huge volume of sugar discovered in various inspected warehouses in Luzon and lately in Mindanao has led Palace officials to conclude that the sugar shortage was artificial caused mainly by the hoarding of the commodity by traders who want to profit from the sudden spike in prices.
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S C E TO overnor avin ewsom announced federal grants totaling more than million to assist seven jurisdictions that continue to recover and rebuild after the federally declared disasters when wildfi res burned more than 1.6 million acres and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses particularly in the town of Paradise, in Butte County.
Communities were awarded funding based on their unmet infrastructure needs and have the fl exibility to use the grants to support projects based on their priorities to rebuild in a safe sustainable and resilient way. The Town of Paradise has been awarded nearly $200 million, which will be used to construct critical projects that will accelerate their capacity to rebuild higher density and more aff ordable housing business corridors, and critical evacuation routes in the event they face future disasters. ebuilding together is the foundation of the ongoing recovery eff ort in the Town of Paradise ” said C epartment of Housing and Community evelopment irector ustavo elas ue . This award of nearly million will support critical infrastructure for the Town as it rebuilds with resilience and climate mitigation central to its goals. We remain committed to supporting the residents of Paradise to recover and rebuild.”
In August 2018, the Carr Fire and the Mendocino Complex Fire erupted in northern California followed in ovember 2018 by the Camp and Woolsey Fires. These were the most destructive and deadly fi res to hit California that year. In total, more than 1.6 million acres burned during 2018.
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“These dollars represent a major milestone for communities that withstood unimaginable tragedy because of these devastating wildfi res. e will continue to work closely with our federal partners in the Biden Administration to bring resources to communities faster and more e uitably when disasters hit.”
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“We are inspired by residents coming together and working in partnership with the state to rebuild their lives, restore economic opportunities and create a more resilient future ” said usiness Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary ourdes Castro am re .
Governor unveils historic infrastructure investments for continued recovery in communities impacted by wildfires
Al Tengco named Pagcor chief
The Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds announced are for foundational infrastructure pro ects that must be completed as communities work to build and rebuild needed housing, especially housing for low- and moderateincome Californians and ensure that every household that was displaced in these disasters has the opportunity to return home. California remains committed to uplifting and supporting every community impacted by devastating wildfi res as they work to rebuild,’’ said Governor Newsom in a statement sent to Philippine ews Today. ebuilding after communities are tragically destroyed due to extreme weather is an opportunity to restore economic opportunities and strengthen communities giving them an opportunity to heal.”
“Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has named businessman Alejandro “Al” Tengco as chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine musement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor). Tengco will succeed former Pampanga congresswoman Andrea Domingo who was appointed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016. Tengco owns Nationstar Development Corp. and was former vice mayor of alolos ulacan. Meanwhile, Marcos also named lawyer uanito . Sañosa r. as Pagcor president and chief operating officer. He also picked former Cavite ep. Gilbert Remulla, engineer Francis Democrito Concordia, and Jose Maria Ortega as members of the Pagcor board of emulladirectors.shared a photo of himself wearing a barong on his official Twitter account after supposedly taking his oath at alacañan Palace. emulla is the brother of ustice Secretary Crispin “Boying” Remulla and Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla.
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Destiny, he was counseled, was not his to decide. On the th day was struck by that letter of ather ela Costa to me ” he says in the video produced Unitel and the Benigno S. Aquino Foundation. He said, ‘Do you think by trying to die you are being courageous ou’re not being courageous you’re a coward. t is more courageous to go on living; you’re opting out - you’re escaping. To continue living and continue fighting is more courageous. nd ultimately he said if you believe in ivine ill do not interfere with his will. et His will be done.’” Ninoy was not to languish in the shadows. A cardiac episode revealed blocked arteries that required triple bypass, which he would not entrust to be performed in the Philippines given the political climate.
home in exile before his long flight back to anila through os ngeles Singapore alaysia Hongkong and Taipei that began Aug. 13, 1983. The man who changed the course of Philippine history and his widow who restored democratic processes when she was elected president come alive in The ast ourney of inoy” the tribute by un eyes going viral again these days. The hourlong documentary jogs the memory, brings tears to those who share Ninoy’s his love of freedom and were witnesses to the atrocities of military rule for which he dedicated himself to overturning. Ninoy was eloquent, passionate, articulate, and charismatic, as are many politicians. But his homecoming proved his selflessness that one rare uality that motivated him to the end. hat would it profit him to challenge absolute power He knew its cost was his life. inoy declined a sultan’s offer to slip him into his homeland through the back door perceived as the safer route. No, his plan was to land in Manila, proudly, without fear. ecause ’ve always wanted to die for our country ” rs. uino reiterated her husband’s constant pronouncement. Cynics and there were some had heard the line but not from one so visible so influential and therefore so threatening to those who wanted to rule indefinitely.
“I went on a hunger strike as a protest, to what they did to me in the military commission (that sentenced him to death by firing s uad for his alleged violent efforts ironically to crush democracy.) But more than a symbolic process, I must admit, I had a death wish. I wanted to die. f die it will be the end of my suffering.”
One of the most tragic things now happening in our beloved motherland, the Republic of the Philippines, is the noticeable rise in violent crimes against seemingly ordinary Filipinos. In some cases, they are abducted and later found dead a day or two later, and several miles away from where they were picked up against theirOverwill.the weekend, we learned of an apparent mass shooting that claimed three lives inside the extension of Bonifacio Global City, which is considered one of the safest places in the country and a forerunner of what the Philippines as First World country would look like. The three victims were not connected in any way, only being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then there was the recent case of a 15-year-old lass who was walking home when she was abducted, tortured, raped, and killed. Declared as missing one day, her body was found the day after. Then there is the case of a man who alighted from a bus near a gas station. He was seen on CCTV being forced into a van, and his body was found a day later. We could go on and on about the rise in violent crimes, many of which end up unsolved, but we only wish to point out that something needs to be done by the Marcos administration, lest it end up as nothing more than a continuation of the brutal Duterte regime that it replaced. That something must be done now. We recall a time in the not too distant past when emergency measures produced results. During the Ramos administration, President Fidel Ramos instructed his Vice President Erap Estrada to set up the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission. And when Estrada became chief executive, he created the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task orce. oth were led by eneral Panfilo acson who would go on to become senator.There is no denying that both PACC and PAOCTF committed mistakes, but both bodies also produced dramatic results. Kidnap-for-ransom gangs virtually disappeared, and hardened criminals would think twice before committing crimes that would put them at the crosshairs of the speciali ed crime fighting bodies. Sad to say, the Duterte regime allowed six years of rampant criminality to take place, sometimes with the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines not only turning a blind eye to the serious crimes, but actually being active participants in them. What we ask, nay demand, is for criminal elements to have a healthy fear of being caught by the law, and being punished for their crimes to the hilt. We have no doubt that there are a good number of men and women in the PNP and the AFP, as well as extremely competent operatives in the National Bureau of Investigation who can easily solve the most serious crimes if they were not figuratively handcuffed and blindfolded. But it must begin at the top. The Marcos administration must admit that the rise in violent crime is a problem that must be taken seriously, and any and all steps must be taken ASAP to put an end to the scourge. Otherwise, an angry citizenry might be forced to take the law into their own hands and become vigilantes, thereby worsening an already critical situation. P.
“And I vowed, that because you have elected me to the Senate and I gloried in its pomp, therefore must suffer the conse uences of my act ” he explained his submission to fate. ot only comfort and material things are the demands of the flesh there is an indomitable spirit that is willing to make any sacrifices for our people.” ndomitable” he became. nvincible uncon uerable. eathless “If Ninoy had gone through just a short time in detention, he would not have become the person that he became ” Cory says having seen how solitary confinement gave clarity to Ninoy’s discernment. or nearly years uino was detained ” Philippine authorities’ saniti ed reference to imprisonment during martial law in the Philippines. He had only his thoughts and later his prayers, but he would not give up urging rejection of tyranny with the proclamation of martial law ostensibly to preserve democracy.
“I felt that I’ve already earned my peace. I’ve done my best, I’ve waited 7 years and 7 months. And the Filipino people would not react, and they would even give me the impression that they love their chain and their slaver ” he says. Solitude strengthened his spirit solidified his faith in the highest power.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines. It’s a commemoration of the darkest era in Philippine history where it signified the signing of Proclamation No. 1081, which marked the beginning of the brutal 14year dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.Itwas not the only time martial law was proclaimed in the Philippines but it left an indelible mark that will linger in the memory of Filipinos who lived through the bloody and disastrous dictatorship under ThroughoutMarcos. Philippine history, there were several periods of martial law wherein the head of state placed the country or its regions under the control of the armed forces. Martial law in the Philippines was enacted by Ramon Blanco (from 1896 to 1898), Emilio Aguinaldo (for a month in 1898), Jose P. Laurel (from 1944 to 1945), Ferdinand Marcos (from 1972 to 1981), Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (for about a week in 2009), and Rodrigo Duterte (commenced in May 2017 and not lifted as of September 2018). But these martial law periods were short compared to the reign of Ferdinand Marcos who ruled over a country with an iron fist under severe and bloody conditions where thousands died in the hands of martial law implementers whose brutality and corruption were despised by the Filipino people who were subjected to torture and punishment. This led to the People Power revolution in 1986 that ousted the Marcoses from power.
Kashiwahara delivered a message from Ninoy through a poem the latter wrote while being held as a political prisoner in 1976: “THE CANDLE OF MY LIFE” am burning the candle of my life in the dark with no one to benefit from its light. The candle slowly melts away soon its wick will be burned out, and the light is gone! If someone will only gather the melted wax, reshape it, give it a new wick for another fleeting moment my candle can once again light the dark be of service one more time And Good-bye”then
The Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines was established in order to emphasize that the horrors of Marcos’s regime must never be repeated again. When President Duterte proclaimed martial law in 2017, the opposition marked the day with protests. Never again will the Filipino people fall under the yoke of martial law. Various forms of torture Victims will never forget the various forms of torture used by the Marcos dictatorship between the declaration of martial law in 1972 and the Marcos family’s ouster during the People Power Revolution in 1986. These included a range of methods Philippine forces picked up during its long periods of colonial occupation under Spanish, American, and Japanese forces, but also a number of new methods arising from the modern technologies of the later 20th century. These included sexual assaults including rape and degradation; nonsexual physical tortures including variants of electrocution, waterboarding suffocation burning and beating and various forms of psychological torture. earing the end of his second term of office in arcos used the unrest on the newly formed Communist Party of the Philippines, despite both Philippine and American intelligence services noting that the communist situation in the Philippines was “normal” or at the lowest level of concern. He then staged an ambush on Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, which was the reason Marcos imposed Martial Law. Martial Law’s objectives Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law had to achieve seven objectives: 1. Control the military and police; 2. Control the Supreme Court; 3. Undermine the Philippine public’s faith in democracy; 4. Exploit and abet lawlessness and instability; 5. Exaggerate the Communist threat; 6. Get political backing from the United States; and 7. Hijack the constitutional convention.Theimposition of Martial Law accompanied curfews; the suspension of civil law, civil rights, and habeas corpus; and the application or extension of military law or military justice to civilians. Civilians defying martial law were subjected to military tribunal (or court-martial). During the presidential campaign last year, Bongbong Marcos claimed that the martial era was the “golden age” in Philippine history. Obviously, it was an attempt to revise Philippine history. The fact that Bongbong was elected president, the post-martial law Filipinos were led to believe the “golden age” legacy of Ferdinand Marcos. But the truth of the matter is that the Central Bank of the Philippines was bankrupted by the Marcos dictatorship.
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Commemoration of Declaration of Martial Law
Human rights violations
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The event commenced with a Eucharistic Celebration with Fr. Rey V. Culaba, CSsR presiding over the Mass. Fr. Culaba’s message of the meaning of peace and of sacrificing one’s life for others as the ultimate expression of love directly relate to Ninoy’s fervor that the Filipino is worth dying for –and fighting for freedom for all remains his legacy. The ass ended with a song “Hindi Kita Malilimutan” (You Will Not be Forgotten), an ode to keep Ninoy’s legacy alive. Mallari welcomed everyone and introduced the keynote speaker, retired SF Bay Area broadcast journalist Lloyd a Cuesta. a Cuesta shared special reflections about the 6 E S revolution which brought to light the influence that Ninoy Aquino’s life had in motivating future activists, who would fight for human rights and preservation of democracy. La Cuesta during that time was moved to ask for an assignment to cover the Aquino story which brought him to the Philippines for the first time. He reported on the snap election that made Cory Aquino president and marked the end of martial law in the Philippines after the EDSA People Power Revolution that deposed the former President Ferdinand Marcos.KenKashiwahara, husband of Ninoy’s sister Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara, delivered a message of thanks from the Aquino family and brought to memory the events of August 21, 1983 when he traveled with his brother-in-law to Manila. Although he has recounted that day every year to keep the story and its lessons alive, he would add a special moment, anecdote or thought that provided glimpses inside Ninoy Aquino. One he shared at the recent event was about Ninoy right after he died; in his pocket they found a rosary, a clear indicator of devotion to his faith. In some way, Kashiwahara becomes an instrument of healing and understanding for those who have been deeply affected by the assassination of uino. Perhaps in remembering that day, he brings a new perspective, a consoling or inspiring thought, some humour to help lift the spirit or the timeless relevance and lessons regarding Ninoy’s death. This year, however, he spoke with an unusual sense of urgency as the memory of inoy has been defiled his character vilified and untruths spread in social media across the nation.
San Francisco, CA – Ceremonies to commemorate the 39th death anniversary of the late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. were underway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and memorial parks on Aug. 21, 2022. As the tribute and wreath laying were commencing in the tarmac where Aquino was assassinated 39 years ago, friends and family members in Northern California prepared to hold this yearly remembrance for inoy for the first time in a private home. The event, a Philippine national holiday, has been hosted by the San Francisco Philippine Consulate General until last year. Hosting this event was Mrs. Zeni Mallari, widow of the late Dr. Ruben Mallari, founder of the Ninoy Aquino Movement (NAM) in the US. Through the years, she and Dr. Mallari have been at the forefront of this movement with their family, along with members of the Fil-Am community, political exiles, intellectuals, diplomats, the press and media people community activists freedom fighters” who worked to see the end of martial law in the Philippines – all with the same goal of preserving democracy.
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Human rights violations were (Continue on page 27) ART GABOT MADLAING Health Wealth& (Continue on page 27) Walking with God from youth to old age As columnist and active Evangelist with the GOLDEN GATE CHURCH OF CHRIST, I was blessed and fortunate to celebrate my 75th birthday sharing a message during the Sunday morning worship services at the GGCC Auditorium last August 21, 2022 in San Francisco, California. I would like to share to our readers and the general public the timeless message as follows:I-GREETINGS INTRODUCTION –Good morning and Happy Sunday! I would like to thank brother James Quitoriano for scheduling me to preach today (Sunday closest to my birthday) as a way to commemorate and celebrate my 75th Birthday. I am grateful and humbled by the presence of FRANC (Friends, Relatives, Acquaintances, Neighbors and CoWorkers) who are here today in response to my personal invitation to join our Worship Services this morning Today, I’ll share a message on “Walking with God from Youth to Old Age.” For easier illustration, we’ll consider three stages in our walk with God namely: 1. Teen Age –which is 20 and below; 2. Middle Age –which is 21 up to 55; 3. Old Age- which is 56 and above.For a start, let me ask some questions and raise your hands if applicable to you. 1. How many of you heard, understood and obeyed the gospel (Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus) in baptism at Teen Age years? (please raise your hands)2. How many heard, understood and obeyed the gospel in baptism at Middle Age?; 3. How many heard, understood and obeyed the gospel in baptism at Older Age?Like some of you, I heard, understood and obeyed the gospel in baptism at Middle Age. If I were to start my spiritual journey again, I wish that I’ve heard, understood and obeyed the gospel in baptism during my Teen Age. years. That’s why I commend and salute those who heard, understood and obeyed the gospel in baptism for the remission of sins and added the Lord’s church (Acts 2:38, 41, 47) during Teen Age years. I commend Destiny Scott for obeying the gospel in baptism at age 10. She is a faithful Christian until now. By walking with God during your Teen Age years, you will avoid indulging yourselves with destructive vices like too much alcoholic drinks, addiction to marijuana and other drugs, smoking, gambling, illicit sex, etc. Very few people or sinners start their walk with God at Older Age. I remember the parents of brother John Clayton, who were former atheists like him, who walked with God when they’re already in their late 80s. In fact, his late father was already a retired professor from Indiana University and was enjoying travels with his wife when he became ill with leukemia. During his convalescent years, he observed and watched the tender loving care of Christian nurses and caregivers in the hospital. He saw love and affection from these true and genuine Christian nurses and caregivers in action. Bro James, my wife and I were fortunate to meet brother John Clayton at the Tahoe Family Encampment where he was one of the resource speakers five years ago. Here’s a portion of what brother John Clayton wrote in his testimonial “Why I Left Atheism –Another Chapter “ published in the quarterly magazine DOES GOD E ST pages - ay- une a nonprofit effort to convince mankind that God is real and the Bible is His Word.: “Both of my parents came to faith in God and in Jesus as God’s son at the end of their lives. Their disbelief had came from very different sources but their return to faith came from a common evidence – it is the Christians who are there to help when there is a problem in life that is bigger than you are. It is the Christian who takes care of you when you cannot take care of yourself. When all the things that had meaning to you in life are gone, it is the realization that there is still hope and joy and laughter for those who look beyond this physical world that speaks the most eloquently of the existence of God. .. I have regrets that my parents did not find and obey od in their youth and vitality. I think the productivity of their lives could have been much greater than it was.” So, the big question now for everyone of us today is, HOW CAN I START AND MAINTAIN WALKING WITH GOD WORTHILY FROM YOUTH TO OLD AGE? - ased on the inspired Scriptures we can find the answer to this timeless question, by following the 3 Right Ps namely: 1. RIGHT PRIORITY 2. RIGHT PERFORMANCE or ACTION 3. RIGHT PURPOSE or GOAL in Life .- HT P O T atthew 6 reads ut seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you.” The verse plainly affirmed that we must seek first (that’s priority) the kingdom of od and His righteousness. n our earthly existence, we can choose to have the RIGHT PRIORITY or WRONG PRIORITY on a daily basis. It is important to have the right PRIORITY especially during our Teen Age years. Let me share with you excerpts of the spiritual journey of U.S. President ames arfield from the article President ames arfield The Christian President ames arfield served as elder of the CH CH OF CHRIST before he was inaugu-
n usiness Standard Cheney vows to keep battling onald Trump and his supporters despite her resounding loss at the polls to a diehard supporter of the former President.
The three-term congresswoman lamented Trump’s hold on the epublican Party and bashed fellow epublicans days after losing her primary race in yoming by more than points to challenger Harriet Hageman who had Trump’s backing. Cheney said People continue to believe the lie. They continue to believe what he is saying which is extremely dangerous. arge portion of our party including the leadership of our party both at a state level in yoming as well as on a national level with the ( epublican ational Committee) is very sick ” she added.
This is the biggest indicator that former president Trump has still the influence with his party the OP. lso most of Trump-backed candidates for governor congressmen state assembly and other key positions in various states are winning and showing big command of votes over their opponents.
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f this happens they will have control of Congress which means House speaker ancy Pelosi will have to step down as speaker and will be replaced by a OP-selected speaker. nother effect could be the change of the select sub-committee composition investigating the anuary 6 insurrection. new committee chair and a vice chair will be selected since Cheney will be out already in anuary as a member of Congress. Committee members will have to be changed too ow with the new composition and new chair the anuary 6 committee will have to shift the goal from investigating Trump and other insurrectionists to an investigation of the previous members of the anuary 6 committee. The shift is a strategy to be pursued by the OP not on the merits of the anuary 6 insurrection anymore but on the original composition of the committee who initiated the insurrection investigation centering on their motives. nother effect would be the announcement of Trump for president in . ith the rise of OP-backed candidates in the past and in the ovember elections Trump will now have the confidence to announce his comeback to the white House.
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Rep. i Cheney from yoming the daughter of former ice President ick Cheney lost in the primary election to former president onald Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman and to another non-Trump candidate that eliminated her from the primary going to the November general election. hile many are not expecting this the result must have been due to a lot of incidents and events which Cheney have been doing opposing Trump and the OP in general. So despite Trump’s lies and fabrication of events which were parroted by Hageman the latter was able to edge out Cheney in the race.
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The title of my column this week might seem a bit flippant but don’t tell that to animal lover friends and relatives of whom I have dozens. t one point we had four dogs of mixed breed followed by a purebred apanese Spit named Sushi which had been abandoned by a heartless neighbor after it fell ill. We nursed Sushi back to good health but had to leave her to relatives after we left for the States for a spell. uch later we had a pug named ygathor which made me reali e that yes pets are human too. Sort of. Or close enough. y had a most distinct personality and like most pugs he lived for the treats we gave him regularly. ’m suddenly remembering past pets because now not only miss them but have no pictures of the pets of my past going all the way back to our dachshund ino when was in grade school. was chatting with a friend who was my first editor and was happily surprised that she is now completing her first book. ot on dogs but on various animals which are on the verge of Throughextinction.Mona– married to a high school buddy Ed – I got connected to an animal photographer by the name of Eli abeth Barrett. Her passion is fascinating as she captures for posterity images of animals which may soon disappear from the Earth for good. The -based arrett started taking pictures with the same tools most of us had – a Kodak ‘Brownie’ in our early years followed by basic point-and-shoot cameras using film. emember film There were the usual rolls back in the say along with cartridges. There was also the classic Polaroid cameras and their instant developing. ( t’s nice to note that polaroids have made a comeback of sorts although they never really disappeared from the scene much like Ps refusing to be replaced by C s and P s.) hile based in oscow and her love for photography blooming arrett found herself taking shots of all the animals she would see in the ussian capital. hile traveling in other places in the region she had taken to shooting not only landscapes but also wildlife. Soon enough arrett developed a knack for wildlife photography and the multitude of challenges that came with it. Thus the rule of capturing the moment” the fleeting glimpse of the rare animal” took precedence over technically perfectftershots.retiring from her ob in the energy sector she has been able to devote more time for her former hobby. Barrett admits that it had to take all these years for her to focus on her passion. etirement not only gave her the time but also the finances for the admittedly expensive e uipment necessary for shooting animals in the wild. s she has learned from experience different shooting conditions and different animals re uire different e uipment. or the brand conscious she prefers Canon over the likes of ikon Sony or Panasonic. ut some of my photographer friends will scoff at this insisting that ikon is better. will not be caught up in that debate as camera phones have reached a stage where they can take professional caliber shots nowadays. s an aside have a friend who likes to shoot birds in the wild and he has some of the most expensive lenses around. He showed me one that cost a cool half a million pesos or about k. ut then he’s rich owning a fleet of more than taxis among other businesses. nd this is where ona’s first book comes in. ooks on disappearing wildlife demand visuals specifically photos of the wild animals facing extinction. lso of little known animals which may or may not be endangered. ust last week for example a new species of mouse was discovered in the Philippines where the loss of forest cover has very likely resulted in species coming and going without the general population knowing about it. ecades ago most ilipinos knew little of what was then called the monkey eating eagle which is now known as simply the Philippine eagle. There
ll these effects stemmed from the loss of Cheney in the primary. On the other side of the coin can the Cheney effect in local elections be translated to the national political arena and catapult Trump to the presidency or the OP standard bearer if it will not be Trump come ovember election Cheney said it is not over yet She announced she will continue to fight Trump to make sure he will not be able to go back to the hite House. s to how she will do it since she will no longer be representative of yoming come anuary has yet to be seen.
n an C ews interview on Sunday Cheney touted her new political action committee targeting politicians who backed Trump’s disproven claims that the presidential election was stolen from him (dpa news agency) am going to be extremely focused on working to ensure that we can do everything we can (do) not elect election deniers. am going to work against those people. am going to work to support their opponents ” she said.
It’s always refreshing to encounter visiting half Pinoys in our home country and more refreshing when you’ve met them before. That’s exactly what happened when reunited with Kim Bello Eden who was ust a sweet innocent young girl tagging along with her Mom when I saw her about ten years ago. im who came with her boyfriend Christie and her solicitous Mom Titing Eden was not a trace of her old dangling unperturbed kiddie self when saw her again. e have to give a dignified decay to the ob ects especially in the light of global warming as it may be too late to save them ” she asserted. She was commenting on works of art and other artifacts that may be getting close to extinction in some parts of the world after having suffered from neglect by those in charge of them whose practices of care are wanting.”hadn’t expected her comment as earlier thought an anthropologist would go all out to save and rehabilitate the about to say die cultural pieces whenever one is found. t may be too late to save them ” she asserted. She is also espousing the repatriation of ob ects stolen from other countries. But foreign museums who keep them she said are hesitant to return them on the belief that the claimant- countries couldn’t take care of them and keep them safe. ut these ob ects have a special meaning for the source countries she argued. im is fascinated by what she calls as diasporic experiences” among ilipino expatriates like her mother. oremost among them is the balikbayan box” culture. im is pretty much aware of the regular shipments of assortments of goods and goodies being sent by overseas ilipinos to loved ones they left behind back home. ight in her family’s home she occasionally helps her om fill alikbayan boxes as her cousins in would also do. Titing has three sisters ( orna nnabelle and Evelyn) also sending their share of boxes to the ToPhilippines.imit’s the ilipino way of sharing the happiness. She is swept by the Pinoy popular culture as she is ama ed”to see the extent ilipinos use acebook and nstagram and how they get connected.” She likes pictures of foods as well as memories that are posted.imvows to return after finishing his masteral studies at Oxford niversity the same highly regarded and top notch institution alma mater of President erdinand ongbong” arcos r. where she is on her final year to immerse and speciali e on ilipino culture. Our history is too much estern- centered she sighed as she decried the dearth of ilipino artists represented in UK’s museums. She exhuded interest in learning more about different cultures. efore embarking on nthropology the ilipinoritish pride finished .S. History at the oldsmiths niversity of ondon. rom there she went to the topranking niversity of Oxford where she is mastering isual rt nthropology.
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ll these indicate that Trump is still the man to beat and is now ready to announce his re-election bid for president in ell he may have resistance in the convention from i Cheney herself ormer vice President ike Pence tah senator itt omney or lorida overnor on e Santis but somehow he has the edge and become the nominee of the OP in . ell he is also capitali ing on the raid in his ar-a- ago residence to be politically motivated and trying all means to show it was illegal and unwanted. He is trying to use the raid in his favor. Okay so Cheney’s defeat triggered the OP to having a chance to regaining Congress. They are already pulling seats in their favor to have control of the House which must have been one of the effects of Cheney’s loss.
The daughter of former vice president ick Cheney rose to national prominence with her strong denunciation of Trump’s incitement of the anuary 6 Capitol riot. She has served as top epublican on the special House committee probing the siege drawing the wrath of party bigwigs like House inority eader evin cCarthy. ith epublicans hoping to make control of Congress in the midterm elections i Cheney said cCar-
S C E TO California’s unemployment rate fell to historically low levels in July, while adding the state’s largest ob gain since ebruary and second largest since August 2021, according to Governor Gavin Newsom. “Californians are getting back to work with record low unemployment,” said Governor Newsom in a statement sent to Philippine ews Today. e have historic reserves and we’re putting money back in peoples’ pockets as we continue to lead the nation’s economic recovery.”
8. If you stayed outside the U.S. for more than 180 days in a single year, you may be denied naturali ation.
2. Proving family relationship if you were petitioned by your parents, siblings or as derivative of your parents. ou should be able to show proof of your relationship through marriage certificate birth certificate divorce or death certificate whichever documents applied to your3.case.If you were involved is a crime, no matter how minor you think it is, they will always look for documentation if you have been convicted and if you served your sentence.
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T C T Hawkish statements from Philippine monetary authorities made Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research hike its policy rate increase pro ections for the angko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( SP) by end- to . percent.Citing the 50 basis points increase in the BSP’s key rates last Aug. 18, Fitch Solutions, in a commentary released, said it revised upwards its earlier projection that the central bank’s key rates will end this year at . percent. nflation is likely to remain elevated relative to the BSP’s targeted range of 2.0 percent - . percent and we expect the central bank to tighten policy rate further to rein in inflation ” it said. The rate of price increases accelerated last uly when it rose to 6. percent the highest since October 2018. The average inflation in the first seven months this year stood at . percent. e believe that the Philippines’ economic resilience will also provide more room for the central bank to normali e its monetary policy,” the report said. This as the domestic economy continues to post expansion, albeit a slower pace for the second uarter of at . percent from 8.2 percent in the previous threeEconomicmonths. growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), averaged at . percent in the first half of this year higher than the government’s 6. - . percent target. This made itch Solutions revised upwards its growth forecast for the country this year to 6.6 percent from 6.1 percent previously.“While we expect growth will likely slow in H (second half ) as a result of rising economic headwinds stemming from a softening global economic outlook, tightening monetary conditions, and elevated energy prices, the 2022 economic performance would still be stronger than the 5.6 percent recorded in 2021,” it said. Aside from hiking its key policy rates, the SP also increased its average inflation forecast for from to . percent, as monetary authorities forecast the continued increase of domestic inflation rate until the fourth quarter of this year. itch Solutions forecasts domestic inflation rate to average at .6 percent this year implying our expectations for inflation to remain well above the percent ceiling of the BSP’s target throughout the rest of the “Againstyear.”the backdrop of the ongoing ussia- kraine war and adverse weather conditions in several food-producing countries in the region, energy and food prices will continue to be a significant source of upward price pressure in the Philippines,” it said. The unit of Fitch Group said the key rate hike decisions of central banks around the globe has added depreciation pressures on currencies.
“This will likely prompt the BSP to hike rates further in order to safeguard external stability,” it said. The local currency has been touching the 6-level against the S dollar since last week and eventually close at this level on Monday.
The number of employed Californians rose for the seventh consecutive month, the state added nonfarm obs and the private sector achieved full recovery from the pandemic-induced recession In July, California’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3% to 3.9%, establishing a new record low going back to the official data series that started in 1976. The unemployment rate also dropped below the pre-pandemic level of . in ebruary and the number of unemployed Californians fell to a -year low in uly falling by 6 persons to 759,000 persons – this number has fallen for the 13th consecutive month. California added nonfarm obs in July – the state’s largest job gain since February and second largest since August bringing the total nonfarm employment in the state to 17,618,100 jobs. The state accounted for 16.1% of the nation’s new jobs in July. California has recovered all of the private-sector obs lost during the pandemicinducedNumberrecession.ofemployed Californians rose by persons the state’s seventh consecutive month of employment gain. ear-to-date California has created 6 . of the nation’s 3,296,000 new jobs.
. Proving good faith marriage. ou will be surprised that you are applying for naturali ation and yet the SC S is considering you as a green card applicant although your marriage happened ten years ago. If you obtained your green card through marriage, no matter how many years has passed they always asked uestions and documents about whether your marriage is bona fide and what oint documents support this marriage.
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. There are crimes that will make you deportable when applying for naturali ation. This will include committing two crimes of moral turpitude or an aggravated felony. Theft is a crime involving moral turpitude. There is waiver available and you should talk to an immigration lawyer.
The SC S is now giving priorities to application for naturali ation . The reason is obviously to allow ualified immigrants to vote in the coming midterm and presidential election. There are cases when the waiting time is only six months compared to prior years. Pres. Biden is encouraging all ualified to file for naturali ation. This is a rare opportunity that all ualified should take advantage of. hat to consider when applying for aturali ation hen applying for naturali ation there are problems many applicants encountered during the interview process. This is because they look at how you first get your green card and what actions you have made while a green card holder. Listed below are some of them:
9. If you lack the required period of residency, you may also be denied. So that you will not have a problem when applying for naturali ation you should consult with an immigration attorney to avoid possible problem along the way.
5. Green card holders who obtained their green card through misrepresentation may also be sent to removal proceedings. These include those who committed marriage fraud or declared as single but actually married when they first entered the .S. f you have this kind of problem you need to talk to an immigration attorney to find if you ualify for a waiver of fraud or misrepresentation.
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FilAm Liza Soberano to star in a Hollywood movie
ust wanted to experience performing on camera in merica. ow looking back am so grateful because many people helped me to get me on my way ” Princess said. y husband had always been so supportive when need to go to classes do homework and auditions and when need to prepare for obs. Thank you ay. received a warm welcome encouraging words support and opportunities from so many people. am very thankful.” she added.
n the said drama Princess plays the role of lda de a osa (aka ola) whose character is described as having a deep strength compassion and wisdom and often brings the voice of reason when it matters most.”
n Stafford’s repost she tagged elda illiams i a Soberano and Transparent rts an artist management agency that represents both eid and Soberano.Stafford wrote in her nstagram Story Sending you and your team all the ama ing energy to kill this film ”
Princess Punzalan gets role in US series ‘The Cleaning Lady’
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Starring Elodie ung The Cleaning ady” tells the story of Thony e a osa formerly a Cambodian- ilipino medical doctor who is offered a ob both as a cleaner and a doctor within a criminal organisation that could pay well enough to help her son and her family.
Princess actuall works as a nurse in the nited States. She is the daughter of broadcasters Orly Pun alan and Helen ela. Pun alan was previously married to controversial T host and actor illie evillame. She moved to California in after marrying ason ield an merican marketing professional. The couple has a daughter. t’s confirmed California-born ilipino merican actress i a Soberano will star in her first Hollywood movie. i a Soberano who is Hope Eli abeth Hanley Soberano in real life herself confirmed she will be part of the elda illiams’ Hollywood movie isa eldarankenstein.illiams is the daughter of the late comedian-actor obin illiams and the movie marks her directorial debut. i a shared the good news on social media with a screenshot of a eadline news about her involvement in the movie writing Ecstatic to be part of this film.”ansand friends congratulated the actress including the movie’s lead actress herself athryn ewton who wrote ’m ecstatic you’re a part of this film Speculations” about the actress’ involvement in the pro ect came last week after some fans noticed that she was tagged in an nstagram Story by S Events’ essie Stafford who reposted ewton’s post about the movie. ccording to Collider isa rankenstein” which also stars Cole Sprouse is set in where unpopular high schooler accidentally re-animates a handsome ictorian corpse during a lightning storm and starts to rebuild him into the man of her dreams using the broken tanning bed in her garage.”
HOLLYWOOD – After Bea Alonzo and California-born i a Soberano confirmed their roles in separate Hollywood movies another ilipino will star in a ox television series. This new star is Princess Pun alan who months earlier had thought that it was the end of his showbi Princesscareer. had revealed she did not plan to continue with her acting career in the S but now she nabbed a role in season two of ox’s series The Cleaning ady”.
The movie’s script was written by Oscar winner iablo Cody who’s known for the movie uno. eports from California reaching anila stated that i a rankenstein is a ombie rom-com set in . The synopsis of the movie describes it as being about an unpopular high school girl named isa who accidentally re-animates a handsome ictorian corpse during a lightning storm and starts to rebuild him into the man of her dreams by using the broken tanning bed in her garage. ast week i a was not yet announced as part of the cast but eagle-eyed fans of ames eid who is Soberano’s new manager spotted a post linked to the movie which tagged the actress. essie Stafford who owns os ngeles-based event production company S Events had reshared a post by athryn ewton about the first day of shooting for isa rankenstein. ewton shared photos of the clapperboard and director’s chair for the movie set.
Sharing the good news on social media the actress who is ernadette ela Pun alan ield in real life most known to global fans for her role in ula Sa Puso” wrote hen got married in and settled down in the S thought was leaving and keeping my acting career in the Philippines and focusing on a normal” family life in merica.”would live like any other S resident and then go on extended trips to the Philippines if wanted to use my creative uices and perform as an actor there ” she added. Then remember one time was watching a TS T special of a popular T drama. cried in front of the television because my heart ached to also have an opportunity to perform here... in a different playing field ” she narrated. only prayed for a one-time experience.
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‘Sine Halaga’ calls for more films showcasing Filipino values
BACOLOD CITY – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Negros Cultural Foundation ( C ) are calling for short film entries showcasing Filipino values for the second year of the Sine Halaga Film Festival and Educational Resources. Also known as the NCCA Filipino Values Film Festival, the competition provides a platform for all filmmakers to tell beautiful stories depicting one or more of the 20 Filipino values in contemporary films P ’s anette uadalquiver reported.
Pampanga teacher wins Philippines’ 2nd Miss United Continents crown iss Philippines oanna Camelle Mercado was crowned as Miss United Continents 2022 in glittering rites held in the City of Portovie o Ecuador Saturday night (Sunday morning, August 7). Mercado, 26, a BS in Secondary Education graduate and hospitality ambassador from loridablanca Pampanga bested the field of delegates from five continents to win the coveted title, succeeding Colombia’s nairis Cadavid who won in 2019. The pageant was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic.Asidefrom the top title, Camelle also took first runner-up honors for her national costume created by Francis Lee with a headdress by Naphiel Brandon. Mercado became the second Filipina and Asian to win in the Latin-dominated beauty search, following in the footsteps of Bulaceña Jeslyn Santos, who won in 2016 and now the national director for the pageant in the Philippines. Wearing a fully-beaded golden yellow gown by en eguiab ercado elicited applause and cheers from the predominantly local audience at the open amphitheater at Par ue as egas where the finals was Camelleheld.impressed the udges with her insight about the COVID-19 pandemic, which she delivered alternately in Spanish and English: “Nosotros no solo yo (We are not alone). We must come together despite our differences through love and cultural awareness. Through unity, we have surpassed the nightmare of this pandemic. And it is evident that we can triumph any trials that may come including war. ust like Portovie o una e emplo de resiliencia (an example of resilience). El verdadero poder es la union (The true power is unity). Solo tenemos una raza, es la raza humana (We only have one race, that is the human race)…”
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“We want to continue planting seeds for new harvests for our festival,” national festival director Elvert Bañares said in a virtual press conference. This year, organizers will choose a total of 16 entries or eight each for the adult and student categories.
The films of the first Sine Halaga received good reviews from film critics and reviewers. This year, we at the NCF Sine Halaga team and the NCCA Values Secretariat are very excited and thrilled for the second edition,” she added. The 20 Filipino values are love for the family and community; attaining education; faith; health and wellness; addressing basic needs; self-development or self-improvement; ensuring work and livelihood; peace and development; honesty and integrity; resilience, life and purpose; respecting and upholding human rights; care for the environment; love for country; shared responsibility for the common good; valuing culture, arts, and sciences; good governance; upholding the rule of law; creative excellence; and lifelong learning and adaptability.
ALU S M S. he a�onal Commission for Culture and the Arts and the egros Cultural ounda�on are calling for short lm entries sho casing ilipino values for the second year of the Sine Halaga ilm es�val and duca�onal Resources.
n Category or adult filmmakers the top three winning films will each receive P and a Halagahan trophy while the five finalists will each get P and a Sine Halaga certificate. Films must have a total running time of 5 minutes to 15 minutes, including opening and closing credits. For Category B or students, the top three winning films will each get P while the five finalists will each receive P along with a Sine Halaga certificate. Entries should run from 5 minutes to 10Theminutes.NCCA and the NCF will accept finished films from ilipino filmmakers and students produced from Jan. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022. The deadline for the submission of films is midnight on Sept. via the official Sine Halaga online submissionNCFplatform.director Tanya Lopez said the initial staging of the Sine Halaga Film Festival was a resounding success last year with the reach of the film entries and the quality of the educational campaign.
Theindustry.unprecedented agreement, however, is being questioned by party-list Rep. Dante Marcoleta and other lawmakers who had a hand in the junking of the franchise renewal application of ABS-CBN.
“For those who continue to push the freedom of the press card Congress is not stifling the right of any ournalist host commentator, talent, or employee of ABS-CBN—or any Filipino for that matter—from criticizing the government. We simply put an end to the privilege of one family in using a public resource to protect and promote their private interests,” said“Ultimately,Cayetano. people will come to understand that this was never an issue about press freedom. That despite the best efforts of the owners to use it as a shield for their abusive corporate practices ilipinos will see that this is first and foremost—simply a part of this season’s uprooting of the weeds and reclaiming our patrimony from the oligarchs,” he added.
In a Facebook post, Cayetano said the ABS-CBN owners, whom he described as “oligarchs”, have deprived the country of billions worth of much-needed funds by skirting and bending the law. “It wasn’t the government who shut ABS-CBN down, rather it was their owners’ playing fast and loose with our laws in the past decades, that made the shutdown inevitable,” CayetanoCayetanosaid.particularly cited ABS-CBN’s tax avoidance scheme as he compared the amount of taxes paid by the embattled network and its rival GMA-7. He noted that GMA paid P3.13 billion in taxes from 2017 to 2019, as compared to ABSCBN’s P563 million for the same“Theirperiod.methods for avoiding taxes in the billions of pesos may appear “legal,” but how can you argue that putting that much money in the pockets of one family, instead of having it benefit the millions of ilipinos who desperately need it is in any way right or moral?,” Cayetano said. “This is especially glaring when the same privilege of using public airwaves yields a much more beneficial result for the people when used by another network… This despite ABSCBN being a bigger company that usually has bigger annual income than GMA,” he added.
ABS-CBN, TV 5 sign partnership, deal under scrutiny by House, NTC
The Securities and Exchange Commission meanwhile declared the initiative of the two networks as investment agreement and not merger, contrary to those opposing the agreement.
Following the questions raised on the agreement, ABSCBN and TV 5 announced that they were putting on hold the conclusion of their agreement to be able to address questions by lawmakers and other agencies of the government.
According to a statement, ABS-CBN Corp. and TV5 Network Inc. have agreed to delay the closure of their investment agreement to address the issues raised by legislators and the NTC.“This pause will give the space for both media organizations to respond to the issues, and accommodate any relevant changes to the terms,” the two networks said.
Following the acquisition, MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. -the operator of TV5 -- will have 64.79 percent of voting and capital stock and would still have controlling stock of the network.Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has blamed the owners of media giant ABS-CBN for the network’s “inevitable” shutdown.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for its part said TV5 Network Inc. should submit clearances from various national government agencies and local government units before its investment agreement with ABS-CBN Corp. is approved by the NTC.
During a hearing of the House committees on legislative franchises and trade and industry, NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba said a memorandum order has been issued requiring a franchise holder to have no outstanding obligations to the national and local governments before it could enter into a commercial contract with another entity.
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Meanwhile, Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) officer-in-charge ohannes ernabe said the commission would look into whether the transaction between the two networks would likely or substantially lessen competition in the industry.“The basis for conducting a motu-propio review will have to also include an initial assessment of whether the transaction is likely to cause a lessening of competition based on a very cursory examination of the facts,” Bernabe said.
Last Friday, by a 70-11 vote, with one abstention, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises approved the resolution denying the franchise application of ABS-CBN Corp. to construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain radio and broadcasting stations in the Philippines. Two other lawmakers inhibited from voting.
MANILA – ABS-CBN and TV 5 have signed a collaboration and investment agreement welcomed by the entertainment
“So for purposes of this, bago po namin aprubahan ang isang commercial agreement entered into na may jurisdiction ang National Telecommunications Commission ay hihingi po kami ng clearances doon po sa kontrata ng franchise holder and that includes clearances from the Department of Finance, nandyan po kasi ang Bureau of Internal Revenue, and nandiyan din po ang Bureau of Customs (So for purposes of this, before we approve the commercial agreement that is under the jurisdiction of the National Telecommunications Commission, we would ask for clearances for the deal of the franchise holder and that includes clearances from the Department of Finance, which covers the Bureau of Internal Revenue and also the Bureau of Customs),” Cordoba said. Cordoba said the NTC would also issue clearances if the franchise holder has no outstanding obligations or pending administrative case. The NTC also requires the franchise holder to ask for clearances from the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as the local government units regarding local taxes or real property taxes.
Cordoba said the commission would enforce the collection of taxes to raise more revenues for the government, especially to fund its response and recovery efforts to the coronavirus pandemic.“Sokung ito po ay itutuloy ng TV 5 ang kanilang (So if TV5 would continue its) transaction with ABS-CBN then we would ask for the said clearances to be submitted to the NTC before we can approve the commercial agreement that they entered into,” he said. SEC General Counsel Romuald Padilla, for his part, said ABS-CBN initially “refused to comply” with the commission’s directive to submit copies of the investment agreement by only providing SEC with an executive summary of the deal withPadillaTV5. said the disclosure of material facts was “not full or complete” that would enable the investors to make an informed decision. He said ABS-CBN only submitted redacted copies of the investment agreement after the SEC issued a show-cause letter. He, however, stressed the need for the SEC to further examine the provisions of the agreement to determine whether the shares, notes, and transactions covered therein are exempt from registration under applicable provisions of the Securities Regulation Code (SRC).
He said he stands by the decision of the House committee, stressing that private interests should be “kept at the same armslength distance” as a government from controlling the media.
Earlier, the ABS-CBN Corporation announced its plan to acquire 6.46 million new common shares of the TV5 Network Inc., representing 34.99 percent of its total voting and outstanding capital stock for P2.16 billion.
The previous House hearings have exhaustively discussed the network’s franchise issues, including the citizenship of ABS-CBN chair emeritus Gabby Lopez; the possible violation of the constitutional limits on foreign ownership; reported labor and tax violations; and other violations of the terms of its legislative franchise. Cayetano maintained his position that the denial of the franchise renewal is not an issue of press freedom, but part of the government’s effort to reclaim the country’s patrimony from the oligarchs.
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By Je Prang Los Angeles County Assessor
REAL ESTATE
The 2022 Assessment Roll t’s that time again that my Office undertakes its most important function of the fiscal year that lays the ground work for the very property taxes that pay for our vital public services The ssessment oll. The oll for has been closed on time on budget and it reflects growth for os ngeles County for the th consecutive year. irst off let me say this comprehensive tally values more than . million real estate parcels in os ngeles County and results in the very tax dollars that goes to pay for vital public services such as healthcare police fire schools and even librarians to name ust a few. am constitutionally mandated to close the oll by the end of the iscal ear on une . am pleased to announce that the ssessment oll has a total net value of . trillion indicating the th year of consecutive growth. The oll also grew by more than billion a record over . That value places nearly billion in the hands of the County to be used for those public services ust mentioned. ssessments are based on the value of property as of the lien date of anuary . Some basics The oll as it is known contains the assessed value of all real estate and business personal property in the County’s cities along with the unincorporated areas. t also breaks down the number of single-family residential homes apartments and commercial-industrial parcels. This year’s oll comprises million real estate parcels as well as business assessments countywide. That includes single-family homes apartment complexes commercial and industrial properties and more than 6 business property assessments. Since the oll is the inventory for all taxable property in the County it can provide some insight into the health of the real estate market. The oll is also driven in large measure by real property sales which added 6 .6 billion to the oll as compared with the CP ad ustment mandated by Prop. which this year came in at added an additional . billion and new construction added 6. billion.also want to remind residents that the growth does not mean property owners will be sub ect to a corresponding increase on their annual property tax bills. ost property owners will see only a ad ustment prescribed by Proposition .
The said that mortgage rates across all loan types continued to move higher with the -year fixed rate exceeding the mark to . the highest since ov. . ou will see more listings coming up you will notice more Open House” signs on the week ends. ou will probably start to get more calls for your ealtor about possibility of a deal that they can make for you. ut do you really want to do it now ents are rising for some renters that keep getting these rent increase notices maybe they are thinking this is the time to buy. would suggest to these potential home buyers to evaluate their total cost to buy a house now how much will the down payment take from your savings will you deplete your entire savings ew ortgage payments with these new rates most likely will be an additional to . a month extra compared to what you are paying for rent m right Can you survive with a . mortgage payment ou will now own a house and be responsible for all the utilities and maintenance of the property. f it’s a stretch at this point then wait a little see if rates will come back down or home prices will decline. believe next year either one of the two will happen if not both rates going down and home prices declining.ake our oney ork for ou if you are looking to invest and have money saved up. o your homework as long as the numbers work and after buying you will show a positive rental income. say go for it. ot surprisingly mericans expect the average home price to rise sharply in the coming year with a price increase compared to the . increase expected a year ago. This data represents the highest level of expected price increase since the inception of the survey in . This survey was taken early this year before rates started to climb to its highest level since. mericans who are renters are also very pessimistic about their probability of owning a home in the future with a decline to . this year from .6 in . This figure also represents a series low and is well below for the first time since the survey notes. long those lines mericans also feel that rents will soon be higher expecting a . increase over the next months compared to a 6.6 expected hike in eb. the survey notes. ood luck and thanks for your comments please contact en o of st nnovative inance roup 6- or write to kennethgo veri on.net C E I hold off to buy Real Estate now?
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apidly rising interest rates a -year-high rate of inflation and tight housing supply are making buying a home even more expensive and more complicated for many mericans. new bank survey finds that 66 of mericans who were looking to buy a home in are now holding off as interest rates hit in the mid to high . The findings are also reflected in the number of mortgage applications which decreased for the fourth consecutive week as of pril . ortgage rates fell . from one week earlier according to data from the ortgage ankers ssociation’s ( ) eekly ortgage pplications Survey.
The PSC also believes that the country’s para-athletes will continue their success and even up their game as they see action at the th sean Para ames in Cambodia on une - and the Hang hou sian Para ames set on Oct. - next year. Coo remarked that they are happy and proud that our ilipino athletes have reached this level and are up against the best teams in the world and we support them in any way we can.”
The year is a busy year for the sports community as the world catches up after the lockdowns triggered by the pandemic. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) backs the national team in nine ma or competitions across the globe next year.
EJ Obiena back with national team, wins gold in Germany
H rena randmaster andel ernande once again proved that ilipinos are worldclass athletes after he finished second place in the th bu habi nternational Chess estival - rontline Heroes at the adisson lu Hotel esort bu habi Corniche in bu habi the nited rab Emirates on ugust . ernande scored 6 points on five wins and one loss to finish as first runner-up of the tournament behind champion E’s ide aster mmar Sedrani who scored 6. points.ernande a front-liner at the Saudi erman Hospital in E also helped the Philippines ovelty chess team under the guidance of sportsman Sonsea gonoy bag a runner-up trophy together with elman agutin in the th bu habi nternational Chess estival - Communities Tournament on ugust . ernande a former aynilad top chess player made the biggest upset in the team event after halving the point with nternational aster li Sebbar of Egypt in the fourth round toppling randmaster assem min of Egypt in the sixth round and besting ide aster Hilwani Talal of Syria in the seventh and final round.would like to dedicate my victory to od to my company Saudi erman Hospital my fellow front-liners as well (as) to my countrymen. t’s an honor to represent our country ” he said. ernande a former C SC top player from the Technological niversity of the Philippines - anila is also a certified ational aster in the Philippines.
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The commission proposed a total budget of more than P 6 million to the epartment of udget and anagement ( ) for five of these nine sporting events to provide for the needs of the national athletes and send them to various international multisport tournaments next year.The PSC proposed the highest budget portion of P million for the country’s participation in the nd Southeast sian ames in Phnom Penh Cambodia on ay - 6 . The government sports agency expressed hope that the national athletes would surpass the previous fourth place finish in the biggest biennial multisport event in the region. e are hoping that the proposed budget will be approved by our country’s leaders. s a former athlete the unwavering support of the government along with the full backing of the ilipino people are vital for our success ” PSC Commissioner and office in charge ong Coo said in a news release on Tuesday.
The budget for participation in the sean Para ames and sian Para ames and two world-level competitions of and are still being finali ed as of thisThewriting.th sian ames in Hang hou China slated to be held from September to October next year gets a P million budget. uring the th edition in akarta-Palembang ndonesia in Team Philippines won four gold two silver and bron e medals. The country is also eyeing to send the national athletes to the th orld Combat ames in iyadh Saudi rabia on Oct. - with a proposed budget of P million followed by the 6th sian ndoor and artial rts ames in angkok-Chonburi Thailand on ov. - 6 with a proposed budget of P6 million and the nd orld each ames in ali ndonesia on ug. - with a proposed fund of PHP 6 million.
PSC commissioner ong Coo now acting as the agency’s officer-in-charge is elated with the reinstatement. e are thankful to the P T leadership for taking this step to solidify the strength of our national athletics team ” she said. Obiena was taken out of the national team following a spat with P T then led by Popoy uico. The PSC under the previous leadership of utch amire successfully played as the mediator for P T and Obiena to patch things up eventually letting him defend the gold in the Southeast sian ames last ay in Hanoi. uico has since been replaced as president by Terry Capistrano who uickly made efforts to bring Obiena back to the national team fresh from his historic bron e medal performance in the orld thletics Championships.
GERMANY - Filipino pole vault sensation E Obiena kicked off the second half of his season with a gold medal besting other competitors in the nternationales Stabhochsprung- eeting in ockgrim ermany on ednesday (PhilippineObienatime).who was recently reinstated to the Philippine national team cleared . meters to reign supreme in the competition.ith the gold already in the bag Obiena attempted to reset the sian record and his personal best by clearing the . meters but failed thrice. t was an excellent start to Obiena’s seven-meet stretch as he also reached the standard for next year’s orld Championship in reatHungary.startfor the second part of the season. e got the (gold medal) and then got the standard for next year’s orld Champs in Hungary ” the pri ed athlete wrote on his social media account after his victory.orld o. Christopher ilsen of the United States placed second via countback with . meters while ustralian urtis arschall and hometown bet o anda ita aehre shared the third spot after clearing the same height on their thirdObienaattempts.isscheduled to compete in the thletissima in aussane Swit erland on Thursday ( ug. ). orld o. pole vaulter E Obiena The Philippine thletics Track and ield ssociation (P T ) has formally endorsed world o. pole vaulter E Obiena for reinstatement to the national team.The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed on ednesday that PT made the reinstatement re uest after most of the board members at the athletics body’s special board meeting approved Obiena’s return to the Philippine team. P T executive vice president illie Torres represented the organi ation in a meeting with the PSC endorsing Obiena’s reinstatement along with six undisclosedPSCtracksters.executive director uillermo roy said Obiena’s reinstatement takes effect this month even as it will align with the existing team uota of athletics.
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“It has and continues to be a distinct privilege to serve as an executive leader of the California Legislative Black Caucus,” said Senator Bradford. “In everything I do, my role and responsibility is to pick up the baton where our previous Chairs, founding and former serving members left off by continuing to champion lack issues in the state. It is an honor to pass the leadership torch to Assemblywoman Wilson and serve alongside her as we embark on a new chapter. “ have full confidence in her ability to elevate this Caucus. I want to thank our immediate past executive leadership team for their strength and unwavering commitment to lead during these past two years. Together we have been a powerful force, championing legislative policies and initiatives with the purpose of enriching the lives of Black Californians. I look forward to working with the newly elected officers to further advance an agenda that ensures equity and opportunity for all Californians,” Bradford said. Founded in 1967, the California Legislative Black Caucus is a bipartisan and bicameral body of Black Members joined together to eliminate existing racial and social disparities and inequities for Black Americans.
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A make shift altar was set up with Fr. Rey Culaba officiating. His homily recounted how as a young priest he was deeply moved and inspired by Tito Ninoy’s martyrdom. He’s been a staunch supporter ever since. Veteran Newsperson Lloyd la Cuesta shared his Reflections on the historic events of 6. As a reporter for KTVU channel 2 at that time, he was a well known name and doors opened for him where other newsmen couldn’t get through. He covered the multiple rallies we had in San rancisco and even flew to Manila during the EDSA People power revolution. As always Uncle Ken entertained us with his super well written anecdotes of those memorable precious moments.Uncle Ken has been courageously reliving what must’ve been a most if not THE most horrifying day in his life - Tito Ninoy assassinated at the end of their journeyImaginetogether.allthose photographers and newsmen bearing witness to T TH that now is being continuously villified and insultingly revised Such an affront was not wasted on ncle en who quietly yet emphatically told us we need to act to correct history and uphold Tito Ninoy’s name and martyrdom. Ang Bayan Ko always brings tears to my eyes. This was made more moving with a collage of closeups of Tito Ninoy through the years and scenes from the airport to EDSA as the song was played. Then it was time to mingle and exchange stories as we feasted on donated reshreshments of honey baked ham pandesal sandwich, baked chicken wings and lumpiang shanghai. I missed the suman opting to speak to Jeanette Vives who was photographing the event. Every year we gather in loving memory of Tito inoy’s ultimate sacrifice. t will be next year . ow It doesn’t really matter where - we are all drawn just to meet and each year we introduce new blood to the “ fight.” t’s a calling of remembrance . a gathering of old friends sharing the same likes, sharing with the new generation what is the truth and know that the hidden spark that keeps us aflame and patriotically remembering is Tita Lupita.
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At the Mallari barn in Atherton California where a commemora�ve Mass as held on inoy A uino s 3 th death anniversary,
In addition, Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D. (D-San Diego) and Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan (D-Los Angeles) will hold Secretary and Treasurer positions. The newly elected officers will assume their twoyear terms in December.
SACRAMENTO – The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) elected Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) and Senator Steven Bradford (DGardena) to serve as its Chair and Vice-Chair for 20232024 legislative session.
California Legislative Black Caucus elects new executive leaders
“It is a great honor to have been elected Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus,” said Assemblymember Wilson. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to uplift over two million Black residents living in California. From access to healthcare to housing and homelessness to criminal justice reform and creating economic opportunity, the CLBC has a long history of legislative accomplishments. I am excited to build upon the past successes of the honorable leaders who have come before me as we move forward into the 20232024 Legislative Session.”
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. million support of the SPP continues a five-year collaboration with C . P E and The oundation have provided 6 million in total support for fire safety awareness through the SPP. The charitable contribution is shareholder-funded not paid for by P E customers.TheC a nonprofit (c)( ) organi ation aids firefighters their families and the communities they protect. The C ’s irefighters on our Side program also supported by P E provides multi-lingual culturally relevant fire safety messaging in both digital and print form to assist the public in staying safe. bout P E Pacific as and Electric Company a subsidiary of P E Corporation ( SE PC ) is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 6 million people across s uare miles in orthern and Central California. or more information visit pge.com and pge.com news.
The PG&E Corporation Foundation and California Fire Foundation announce grantees for wildfire safety funding
Youth facilities and features unveiled at Presidio Tunnel Tops
or the last few years California has seen almost no relief in wildfire intensity and destruction ” said ick artine Executive irector of the California ire oundation. These precious grant dollars can make the difference for fire departments and local organi ations in protecting Californians.” Since 6 fire departments and fire agencies statewide have received million in direct funding through the grant program as part of SPP and each year the program receives more applications than the prior year. unding targets specific communities identified as having extreme or elevated fire risk as identified by the California Public tilities Commission High ire-Threat istrict map. Preparing for and responding to California’s growing wildfire risk takes all of us working together. P E is using all of the tools at our disposal to prevent wildfires and we encourage our customers and our hometowns to be prepared as well. e appreciate our ongoing partnership with the C and are grateful for the opportunity to again help fund neighborhood resilience efforts of local fire departments and our hometowns against disasters like wildfires ” said Sumeet Singh P E Executive ice President Chief isk and nterim Chief SafetyTheOfficer.SPP focuses on two key areas to help keep communities safe ildfire Safety Campaign that features fire safety education developed by C in English Spanish Chinese ietnamese and Hmong to promote early evacuation during fires. The SPP has worked hard to overcome language barriers by developing and distributing in-language fire-safety messaging. This campaign includes advertising on radio television and digital ads and outdoor billboards in high fire-threat areas. rant Program administered by the C through an application process. The C awards grants to recipient fire departments agencies and community groups in support of pro ects and programs focusing on wildfire disaster prevention preparedness and or relief and recovery assistance. How the WSPP Helps Communities P E’s and The oundation’s combined
California’s Civil ights epartment is launching the California vs Hate initiative a resource line and network to support victims and to increase awareness around what is a hate crime and how to report them when they occur.
SACRAMENTO, California— The California Fire Foundation (CFF), with support from The PG&E Corporation Foundation (The Foundation), has awarded a total of $730,000 in wildfire safety grants to 66 local fire departments fire agencies and community groups. The grants will help communities bolster their disaster preparedness and response. unding will be used to purchase personal protective and speciali ed e uipment for firefighters complete defensible space and vegetation management work fuels and ha ards reduction and conduct fire safety public education and outreach. To see a full list of grantees click here.The oundation and Pacific as and Electric Company (P E) support C ’s broader ildfire Safety and Preparedness Program ( SPP) with . million in charitable funding. The program’s ob ective is to raise awareness about wildfire safety in more areas in California and bring resources to underserved communities in high fire-threat areas. The grants to local organi ations are one core component of the SPP.
Hate crimes and haterelated incidents have been on the rise in recent years prompting fear and anger across communities. ut according to experts and civil rights advocates more public engagement not increased policing is key to addressing the issue.nd they say raising public awareness is a critical step toward individual and communal healing. Hate doesn’t happen in a vacuum ” says ecky . onroe with the California Civil ights epartment. f we’re truly going to address hate incidents and hate crimes we have to enforce all of our civil rights protections.” onroe among a panel of speakers during a media briefing hosted by Ethnic edia Services referenced her former mentor at the epartment of ustice on akabayashi whose family was among some apanese mericans sent to concentration camps during . He used to say There is a reason for hope and that reason is actually in all the people who are targeted for hate.’ any communities who had every reason to give up on this country refused to give up on the idea of making this a more ust place for all.” n response to the rise in hate crimes and hate incidents
Stop P Hate irector and Co- ounder an usha ulkarni says the drivers behind these incidents vary and so a one-si e fits all solution doesn’t work.” She added Policing is not going to be the answer. e need a comprehensive civil rights infrastructure all across the country.”
Stop P Hate is currently pushing two bills S 6 and in the California State egislature to work with state officials in three core areas civil rights community safety and educational e uity. rian evin with the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State-San ernadino says rhetoric from elected officials and media has helped fuel the uptick in hate crimes and hate incidents across the country. nti- atino hate crimes in were the highest in a decade because of the craven discussion on T ” noted evin adding that hate crimes targeting the T community doubled in os ngeles and rose nationwide in that same year with attacks becoming more vicious and more violent.”
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California state and federal law define a hate crime as a criminal act targeting individuals on the basis of gender race nationality religion or political affiliation. hate incident on the other hand is an action that while motivated by hate may not cross the line into criminality. Common examples include racist name calling or displaying hateful messaging targeting protected groups. onroe says that while hate incidents may not technically be criminal acts they can have a devastating impact on the person and the community” being targeted. nd while there is ample data available on hate crimes experts say the numbers are likely far from accurate. There is no uestion when you look at the data that hate
crimes are on the rise but they are also underreported ” onroe explained. The counts ust over hate crimes per year notes onroe but the real number could be closer to ata. showing reported hate crimes by city in and (Source s awn of a ecade of ising Hate)
The disparity is explained in part by the fact that many victims often do not see law enforcement as a safe or reliable option when it comes to reporting hate crimes. or onroe focusing on community-centered strategies will help us to connect individuals with culturally competent resources and support.”nother factor has to do with state and local law enforcement agencies which are not mandated to provide data on hate crimes to the . n fact of law enforcement agencies serving urisdictions with over people in California routinely report ero hate crimes in their area. ationwide the ma ority of hate crimes continue to be perpetrated by white men while the ma ority of victims are frican merican. ut in recent years there has been a spike in hate crimes targeting sian mericans atinos uslims and ews.ccording to Stop P Hate data there have been incidents of hate targeting the P community since . The ma ority have taken place in public spaces and have targeted largely women and elders. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipinos and Vietnamese mericans are among the groups most targeted with 6 of cases involving verbal harassment 6 physical assault and civil rights violations. nti- sian hate crimes by city. (Source s awn of a ecade of ising Hate)
California to launch new anti-hate initiative
nd while evin agrees that non-carceral solutions are an important tool in addressing the rise in hate he also notes that the ustice epartment currently prosecutes fewer than of referrals.Hatecrimes in ma or .S. cities by bias target. (Source s awn of a ecade of ising Hate) or Sassana ee whose grandmother died after being brutally beaten in San rancisco in healing has meant building cross-cultural connections between communities that often exist side by side. Her death has sparked in me an awareness to reach across cultural lines and develop friendships ” said ee who advocates for what she calls transformational ustice. s part of her work ee led a month-long road trip around the country with high schoolers half frican merican and half Chinese merican. e went to 6 cities to learn about each other’s culture history and contributions to the .S ” she said. e got to understand who we are as individuals and as a collective.” ast ay the legislature approved renaming the playground where Sassana’s grandmother ik Oi Huang was attacked as ik Oi Huang Peace and riendship Park. black elder in the community suggested this name ” noted ee which is a very potent symbolic gesture of solidarity.”
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Offline (From Page 13) was a successful program to save the species, which has now been used in the new P bill. So now we all know what our very own eagle looks like. ut what of other species which few know about On the cover of ona’s book is a Philippine mouse deer also known as a balabac or pilandok. The sad news is that the mouse deer’s known population is so tiny that chances for their surviving are pretty slim at best. ona’s research says there are remaining mouse deer at best so their eventual extinction is a near certainty. There are however similar mouse deer species in our neighboring countries like Thailand the alayan peninsula and Sri anka. So the photos are the next best thing. Unless one counts the stuffed extinct animals favored by some museums. Oddly enough the presence of ewelmer’s pearl farm gives the local mouse deer a slim chance of surviving as the company does not allow any kind of hunting in the island where its pearl farm is located.But other things could go wrong such as natural calamities or illness that can decimate the small population of the small creature that is the smallest hoofed mammal in the world.
“If I leave, I will return,” he promised. And he did return, despite being warned of an assassination plot that did materialize, succeeded galvani ed ilipinos elected his widow and later his son as president. The film may be viewed on outube with a caution that the content may be identified by the outube community as inappropriate or offensive to some audiences.” The warning is not a surprise with the shift in political winds and the current leadership in the Philippines. In this digital age where facts have “alternatives” and truth is “personal,” information requires vetting and corroboration, while sources must be examined indeed. History it’s said is written by the victors. Publications of every medium can be rewritten and revised to satisfy the powerful. The hope is that those who lived through the subject period tell their story to their descendants who may then make the same discernment as the man who gave up his life for them to be free. So they may never forget inoy uino.
Cheney said. ut is she still for the OP considering that the party is veering away from their original principles and beliefs t was no longer the rand Old Party ( OP) that we used to know but the rand TrumpCheneyPartysaid on C’s Today show the day after her primary loss onald Trump continues to pose a very grave threat and risk to our republic. nd think that defeating him is going to re uire a broad and united front of Republicans, Democrats, and independents, and that is what intend to be part of ” she said. Cheney is taking a few steps to try and make that possible. fter her loss she immediately formed a political action committee called The reat Task. Cheney has lots of money left over in her campaign – about $7 million, much of which came from Democrats. That is ironic considering Cheney’s very conversative policy positions. Cheney can transfer all that money to her newly formed P C. It will allow her to travel and even run some advertising opposing Trump and Trump allies running for elective posts. n anity air Cheney said she’ll do whatever it takes to keep Trump from power – including potential presidential bid.” How she will keep the momentum going without a seat on the Capitol remains to be seen. hen she was an incumbent representative Cheney was not able to put Trump down. And now, when she is no longer a Congress representative can she keep her promise to keep Trump from power The anuary 6 committee hearings are expected to kick off midSeptember and this is where Cheney has the biggest chance to damage Trump. This must be their last meeting when the new set of members may have to step in by anuary . ut what if during their last meeting they will already indict Trump and file criminal charges against him and other insurrectionists before the ovember elections ill this change the political scenario and political landscape of the country ill this also affect the ovember elections ill it affect Trump and the OP in general our answer is as good as mine ELPIDIO R. ESTIOKO was a veteran journalist in the Philippines and a multi-awarded journalist here in the US. For feedback, comments… please email the author at estiokoelpidio@gmail.com
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To his surprise melda arcos arrived with an offer to fly to the United States within hours, for the procedure. He obliged, expressed gratitude he says in clips from his speeches before ilipino American communities.
The continued disappearance of all kinds of animal species may be connected to the climate change now taking place. They are losing their habitats at a frenetic pace, and not enough is being done to reverse the trend. Still there are women like ona on ale and Eli abeth arrett who are doing their bit to save the planet we call home. They may not be as well-known as young reta Thunberg but their work is no less important. or a while we even had the late ina ope whom our foolish politicians refused to confirm as Environment secretary. e must all reali e that while some pets may be almost human all animals have rights the same way that all humans have rights. nless we do our part to protect them we may end up as the next species to be endangered. nd if we humans disappear what will be left behind you may ask Cockroaches folks cockroaches will be around after all living things have become extinct. ow isn’t that a horrible thought As I See It (From Page 12)
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ahiwahara stated that as inoy uino has been a beacon of democracy we cannot let his candle get snuffed. nd finally in words spoken often by inoy’s family ashiwahara said Hindi ka nag-iisa.” ( ou are not alone.)
The gathering ended with a video of sites and scenes in the Philippines while the patriotic piece ayan o” ( y Country) was sung in the background. The song ended the attendees spread around to reconnect with both old and new friends still filled with hope and resolve that preserving democracy re uired several layers of work esp. in this period of disinformation. One of the freedom fighters and former member of the ovement for a ree Philippines Susan Po ufino suggested, “We need education in the social sciences, esp. history international relations politics good governance good citizenship from childhood, not just in college. We need social scientists we need people to know what the history is because right now they’re eliminating history and erasing revising – straight out the gate.” Preserving democracy is the legacy of inoy uino. Casting doubts about his legacy by invalidating what has happened in the past and attempts to mischaracterize him are attempts to once again dismantle freedom. s the commemoration event came to a close upita ashiwahara remarked ecause of current attempts to denigrate inoy’s memory and legacy this year’s commemoration of his martyrdom was more important than ever. Therefore was really pleased with the number of our supporters who turned out to remember and honor inoy’s sacrifice. am extremely grateful and inoy would be too.” inoy’s death became a bridge of hope and friendship in the hearts of millions of ilipinos as his sacrifice awakened them to unite for the cause of securing justice, peace and freedom for all. riends meeting friends to remember inoy have kept that candle of his life lit his legacy alive most needed during these times.
hat an inspiring P O T and spiritual life demonstrated and practiced by . S. President ames arfield. or complete detail of his spiritual ourney order your updated copy of H STO C T O ES S (Hardcover Paperback or E-book from ma on) and read the full article ames arfield The Christian President”. Part of the message will be continued next week.
rated as the th President of the nited States. He was bapti ed for the forgiveness of sins and added to the ord’s church on ay 4, 1849 at the age of 17. Instead of joining his friends on a riverboat trip, he was left at home, when he injured his foot while chopping wood. He was blessed to hear an evangelistic preacher came to town to hold revival meeting. The message touched me deeply and as a result surrendered my heart to the ord and was bapti ed into His kingdom ” he testified. ames arfield had ac uired his spiritual mindedness from his mother and when he left home she asked him to remember that each evening at sunset he would be reading the Bible. It became his practice throughout to pause at that time of the day to do likewise. She likewise had taught him to pray so much that while in the army he
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Health & Wealth (From Page 12) was often referred to as the praying colonel.” oreover he was always faithful to meet with the brethren. Even as President of the nited States he attended every service of the small congregation in ashington .C. Truly he practiced his religion. He said There is nothing that can make youth so shapeful, manhood so strong, and old age so beautiful, as the religion of esus Christ.” . . repeat . There is nothing that can make youth so shapeful, manhood so strong, and old age so beautiful, as the religion of esus Christ.” The first week after his inauguration as President of the nited States, a member of his cabinet insisted on an urgent meeting at Sunday morning to handle threatened national crisis. President arfield refused to attend because he had a more important appointment. The cabinet member demanded to know what it was. President arfield replied will be as frank as you are. y engagement is with the ord to meet Him in His house at His table at 10:00 tomorrow, and I shall be there.”
thy does not deserve to become speaker. He’s been completely unfaithful to the Constitution and demonstrated a total lack of understanding of the significance and importance of the role of speaker ” she said. ccording to Cheney President oe iden called her after her primary loss. e had a very good talk a talk about the importance of putting the country ahead of partnership ” she remarked. i Cheney has said she is considering a possible presidential run herself. ny decision that make about doing something that significant and that serious would be with the intention of winning and because think would be the best candidate,” she said on Sunday. Despite her opposition to Trump which endeared her to many emocrats Cheney pointed out that she is very much a Republican at heart. In fact, she voted with Trump of the time their terms overlapped. “I believe in Republican policies. I believe in a strong national defense. I believe in low taxes. I believe in a limited government,”
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PerryScope (From Page 12) rampant during the artial aw era. n a report by mnesty nternational over people were recorded to have been victims of martial law from to were arrested were tortured and were killed by the military and the police. ith ongbong’s presidency entering its third month inflation has hit an all-time high while the peso is losing its value and deficit is rearing its ugly head. nd the people are suffering from hunger and high unemployment. Sugar crisis ately the economy is suffering from the sugar crisis.” How could that happen when not too long ago, the Philippines was exporting sugar ut the arcos administration believes that that the shortage is artificial” and is caused by hoarding. The government is now monitoring the situation and warehouses are being inspected to increase the sugar supply in the market and to lower the price of the commodity. ut sugar shortage whether caused by hoarders or simply supply running out is having a ripple effect in the economy.
The top soft drink makers in the country have put out a rare oint statement confirming they’re all running short of refined sugar which could impact the production of soft drinks and other products that use a lot of sugar. This caused the Sugar egulatory dministration to approve a plan to import hundreds of thousands of metric tons of refined sugar from Thailand and other sugar producing countries. But local sugar producers feared that would drive down prices and they got a temporary restraining order to block the imports. nd this is where politics come into play. The Sugar egulatory oard had authori ed the import of tons of sugar. But the head of that board is President Marcos, who according to a presidential spokesperson he had never agreed to. s a result the two officials involved in the announcement have now resigned, which begs the question: here is arcos going to get the sugar to cover the shortage Hmm… perhaps, Marcos should have his underlings handle the sugar crisis so he can address the planning for the th anniversary of the eclaration of artial aw. However, it seems that he just got himself caught in a bind. Well, he’d better come up with a solution lest it could cause a massive shortage of sugar.
The country has detected its fourth case of monkeypox a -year-old ilipino with no documented travel history to or from countries with confirmed cases of the Thedisease.Department of Health (DOH) said the case had a positive result for monkeypox via real time polymerase chain reaction test on Aug. 19 conducted by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine.
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“The case is being cared for and is admitted in an isolation facility. Intensive case investigation and contact tracing is ongoing,” the DOH said. To date, about 14 close contacts of the fourth case have been identified. Currently, one of the close contacts is taking care of the case in the isolation facility while six other contacts are undergoing quarantine.
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Virus not alive Contrary to what people think, the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV2) is not a living organism like bacteria. Viruses are protein molecules. So, we cannot kill” the viruses; we could damage them to render them avirulent, unable to cause infection. That’s the goal of all the measures and strategies we have in combatting COVID-19 at this pandemic. Masks do help Similar to the analogy above, wearing mask, have been proven to work, albeit it not 100 percent. Masks reduces the amount (dose) of infecting agents flying in the air being inhaled. owering the dose minimizes the change of getting infected. If 10 individuals (5 wearing a mask and the other 5 not), were sprayed with face powder or flour which of the two groups would have more powder on their face and nostrils upon mask removal? Mask is also a sign of compassion; it protects the wearer but even more so other people around. Evident even during flu seasons. n spite of what ignorant or dis-informed people (including politicians and civil rights protestors) are claiming, science has proven masks to be safe and effective in minimi ing infections. o you think those who claim masks are useless would allow (or prefer) nurses and surgeons operating on them or their loved ones NOT to wear masks during the operation? It’s plain common sense. Size of the virus
OSH-approved masks filter out percent of the COVID-19 viruses.
UVC Lamp UVC light has been used around the world to sterilize meats, fruits, and vegetable and other items since it was discovered by Nobel-Prize winner Ryberg Finsen in 1896. Hospitals use it to sterilize operating rooms, ICUs, infectious disease wards and patient rooms as a routine. I got a couple UVC tote bags and lamps from amazon and used them during the pandemic sterilizing masks, caps, grocery items, mail, clothing, shoes, cellphones, jewelries, toothbrushes, combs, bedrooms, kitchen, and toilets, always being careful not to expose my eyes and skin to the UVC light. Columbia University has developed the safer Far UVC light, which does not hurt the eyes and skin, for use at home, hotels, shopping malls, restaurants, other public places, to sterilize the environment. Gold toilet paper I have been using toilet paper all my life and did not realize how valuable it was until the COVID-19 pandemic led to people hoarding this “gem” of a tissue. I found myself getting my share at Costco. Shelves at other stores were empty. Toilet paper was “gold.”
o new contacts of these cases have been identified. Monkeypox is spread through skin to skin contact with the infected individual or handling items that were touched or used by the case.
“One is a healthcare worker who had complete personal protection equipment at [the] time of consultation of [the] case, assessed as low risk, and is now self-monitoring. Details of the other six are being verified ” the OH said.
The SARS-CoV2 virus of COVID-19 is 0.1-0.5 microns. One micron is 1000th of a millimeter. The virus is about is about 6 times to times S E than the a grain of table salt (60 microns). A red blood cell is 7-8 microns and white blood cells, 25 microns. A dust particle is about 10 microns. In order to be inhaled into the respiratory tract, it has to be 10 microns or less in size. The largest SARS-CoV2 virus is about (0.5) micron, the reason why it could easily be inhaled by those without a mask. N95 mask works N95 mask, especially the NIOSH approved, is the face cover recommended by the CDC. Masks made of cloth are too porous and thus allow the viruses to go through them. Even hospital masks are not as good as the OSH-approved . hile the mask filters 0.3 microns or larger, and the coronary virus could be as small as 0.1 microns, it seems this mask would allow the virus to go through, the reason uninformed or misinformed people are saying the mask is ineffective in filtering the virus and therefore useless.
Fake news Fake news, downright lies, mis- and disinformation, in various media, especially social media, have conceivably caused hundreds of million COVID-19 infections and deaths around the world. The falsehood that the vaccines are more dangerous (and killed more) than COVID-19, that it contains fetal tissues, changes our DNA, leads to sterility and serious illnesses, has a chip in them, have confused and misguided countless people who ended up devastated by COVID-19 or dead. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for malice or stupidity. Vaccines are safe accines for CO - for seasonal flu and vaccines mandated as a requirement for children school enrolment, and other available vaccines, are all safe and effective in preventing infectious diseases in spite of misinformed naysayers and fake news on social and other media. Illnesses pose at least 20 times greater risk than the side-effects of the vaccines especially the COVID-19 vaccines, which are truly a life-saver. There are about 5 billion people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 worldwide (about 13 billion doses) proving how safe and effective these vaccines are. The vaccines have protected that many people globally. Lowering viral load Our body, unless immunocompromised, is able to fight off bacteria and viruses etc. as long as the bacterial or viral load is small. It is when the number of invading infectious organisms become high enough to overwhelm the body’s self-defense mechanism that we get clinically infected. Washing hands often, using masks, distancing, and avoiding crowds are all aimed at minimizing viral exposure and viral load in our body. Vaccination is a wonderful advance in science that boosts our body’s immune system to a robust degree which defeats the infectious agent and prevents infection. The protective power of the vaccines is akin to that of bullet-poof vests, not 100 percent but proven to be lifesavers nonetheless since they were invented in 1893 by Casimir Zeglen, a Roman Catholic priest in Chicago. Distancing Avoiding crowd and social distancing are mitigating measures, like vaccination and wearing masks, proven to lower the dose of infecting agents, like COVID-19 viruses, and thus prevent infections. This is the same reason why outdoors is safer than indoors, where the airflow (wind) disperses the viruses and greatly minimizes the viral dose one inhales, if any at all. Any and all measures to lower the dose of any infecting agents, like washing hands and face often, showering, etc., are effective strategies to avoid infection.
The agency noted that the four confirmed monkeypox cases in the country are unrelated to each other.
The first case a -year-old ilipino who tested positive on uly has already recovered and was discharged from isolation on August 6. The second case a -year-old ilipino tested positive for monkeypox on ugust while the third case a -year-old ilipino had positive PC test result on ugustBoth19. second and third cases are still in home isolation and are in stable condition. They had travel histories to countries with confirmed cases of Theirmonkeypox.17closecontacts are isolated in a health facility.
monkeypox case detected in PHL
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Earlier, the DOH told the public it can help prevent the spread of monkeypox by avoiding close and sustained physical contact with suspected cases, keeping hands clean, wearing face masks, covering coughs with your elbow, and choosing areas with good airflow.
However, studies by civil and environmental engineers at irginia Tech for one like insey arr a professor and researcher at VT, an expert who specializes in airborne transmission of viruses, revealed that “the COVID-19 particle is indeed around 0.1 microns in size, but it is always bonded to something larger…There is never a naked virus floating in the air or released by people.” The virus is usually coated by saliva or mucus or moisture, which makes the particles larger. Also, the Brownian movement of the viral particle that zooms and zigzags around, causes it to get trapped by the electrostatic “absorption” magnetizing the particles, causing them to be snarled by the filter and not able to go through.
“If you have fever, swollen lymph nodes, and rashes or skin lesions, immediately consult your healthcare provider ” OH officer-in-charge aria osario ergeire said in the same Monkeypoxstatement.isnot considered a sexually transmitted disease, but it is often transmitted through close and sustained physical contact. Such can include sexual contact with those who have rashes or open lesions.
Those who worry about us. Those who correct us. Those who are there for the good times and the bad times. Those who want to see us do well. Those who tell us the truth.
Walk away when someone tries to put you down, stay firm don’t let someone else’s bad behavior destroy your inner peace. We should stop complaining about our relationship with others once we have done our very best. t might be between couple parents children siblings relatives friends etc. Some people expect the other party to initiate the connection all the time. They feel proud and important. However sometimes the best way to get someone’s attention is to stop giving ours. Sometimes it hurts to ignore to stay away or to say goodbye to people we love who ignore fighting. Sometimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness and everything to do with strength. e walk away not because we want others to reali e our worth and value but because we finally reali e our own. How do we know when it is time to walk away from others dear to us ove can be an incredibly hard thing to recogni e. ut it is an even harder thing to know when it is time to walk away from those dear to us and we may feel lost wondering if it is really the right thing and we are not sure if it is time to put an end to it or if we are supposed ust to push on through. espect is a very important thing in a healthy relationship as is self-respect. f our significant other a member of the family or a friend does not respect us then it is not a healthy relationship to stay in. The biggest tragedy is to hang on long after the respect has gone. e are better off being alone and happy than staying with those who make us unhappy. The only people who deserve to be in our life are the ones who treat us with love kindness and respect. hen our opinion does not matter to someone it is often a sign that the person does not respect us. et us walk away from people who put us down from anyone who does not see our worth. et us walk away from mistakes and fears they don’t determine our fate. The more we walk away from the things that poison our soul the healthier and happier we will be. f we are experiencing any abuse in a relationship, it is a clear sign that we need to walk away and that the relationship should have ended the moment it started happening. et us not get caught up in thinking that the only kind of abuse that warrants separating is physical abuse. Emotional abuse and verbal abuse which can happen even in a long distance relationship are not okay in a relationship and are not something we should stand for. elationship is a game of chance, sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. The key is to know when to hold on and when to move on. e cannot determine who will come into our life but we can choose whom we allow to stay. hen people throw you stones it’s because you are a good tree full of fruits. They see a lot of harvest in you. on’t go down to their level by throwing them back the stones but throw them your fruits so the seeds of yourself may inspire them to change their ways. broken relationship is like a broken glass. t is better to leave it broken when it gets expensive and keeps on hurting us trying to fix it. t is time to let go. Sometimes od gives us the wrong person before giving us the right one, so that when the right one comes, we know how to appreciate the gift. C SSES O PEOP E TO E
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Tall trees dig deep roots to feed itself and to make itself strong against the elements in nature. Miners dig deep into the earth to find gems like gold and precious things, and minerals in nature. A researcher digs deep into the things events ideas in the field that he is studying on for doing so he will find not only the truths he is seeking for but be able to have confidence to tell these truths found and learned. hen we dig deeper into any relevant pursuit we find truths clearer than first known we find more light that can enlighten and solve the confusions or doubts that still linger. nd digging deeper we find more knowledge not only of what we are looking for but also find and know more ourselves. The ourney of faith and love of od must be allowed to make deep roots in our lives. aith hope and love as we know are theological virtues they are gifts from od to us. rom our part we are to let them grow aith by knowing more about od hope by knowing more what lies beyond this life love by knowing more how to live imitating od for od is love we are to love the way He loves us. Christ never calls us to follow Him and be superficial with Him. He wants us to entrust ourselves to Him totally thus to follow Him wholeheartedly. ithout digging deep roots in our faith and love of od we will easily fall away especially with all the many temptations and deceptions that the evil one throws at us daily. n what ways dear reader you are digging deeper in your spiritual life hat are the ways you are destroying superficiality in your relationship with the Lord Jesus? Spiritual life is ourneying into the deep of od’s divine life in our relationship with Him. The theological virtues and all other elements in our relationship with od through our ord esus with the Holy Spirit in us are meant to develop and grow to maturity until they give their expected fruits of righteousness and holiness in our life. e are to never stop learning how we can best believe love serve and follow Christ our ord. e can never stop correcting ourselves for by correction we refine our behavior to be able to pro ect better the image and likeness of od in us. n this ourney of deepening and developing in our relationship with od must be our unwavering cooperation to His graces our perseverance in daily prayer our diligence in reading and meditating His words from the Sacred Scriptures and our devotion and reception of the Sacraments. Of course there are can be many other good things that can be of help but what is important dear reader is the determination to pursue this deeper friendship with od. e must break all the forms of superficiality in our life with od. o you know what are the forms of superficiality in your life dear reader hen we are inclined to do our religious practices for the reason of compliance and not intentionally willing them as acts of sacred service to od then we are superficial. hen we choose to avoid sacrifices in the practice of the faith and love of od it is being superficial. hen we are selective in our believing of the doctrines and principles of our faith then our faith is not being given the full access to our heart and mind. hen we seek to be comfortable instead of standing up to give witness to our faith can we be considered true disciple of the ord esus ove is best expressed with sacrifice and faith shines during the crucible. To be a Christian is to be identified with Christ hence superficiality has no place in our life. et us allow our sense of od dig deeper roots into your conscience and consciousness. The saints are our models in how our lives can be totally invaded by od’s divine life for they have cooperated well to the works of grace. irtues were allowed to have deep roots transforming their lives in the process. et us not be afraid to live out fully our faith for we are to be more than con uerors in Christ who loves us ( om. ) ” et us respond to od’s love unconditionally thereby defeating superficiality and enabling us to dig deeper in our relationship with od. Amen.
31 August 25-31, 2022 Pork Chop with Mushroom and Oyster Sauce Recipe of the Week FOOD & TRAVELS
Ingredients: 4-6 pcs. pork chops
“What we learned from the advent of Covid-19 is that we cannot continue to allow the fear of it to negatively shape our lives and our travel plans. So much has been lost to this pandemic,” Frasco said. “We need to revise our perspective and learn how to live with this virus in a manner that is reasonable, rational, as well as responsible of health protocols so not only lives but livelihoods of people dependent on tourism may be saved in the process.”
Cooking procedure: Dash the pork chops with salt and keep aside. Heat 1 to 2 tbsp. of cooking oil in a medium size frying pan. Fry the pork chops for about 3 to 5 minutes each side do not over fry, keep aside. To make the sauce, heat the same frying pan with all the pork chops residue, add in the garlic and stir fry for about a minute now add in the onion and parsley, stir cook for another minute. Add in the oyster sauce and about to cup of water and sugar bring to a uick boil and let simmer for to minutes correct saltiness if re uired. dd more water if salty. dd in the mushroom and continue to stir cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Thicken sauce with cornstarch diluted in cup of water cook for another minute or until sauce has thicken. Now add in the fried porkchops a let cook for about 1 to 2 minutes to let the sauce infused to the meat. Serve immediately with mashed potato or rice.
MAKATI CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) assured travelers that measures are in place to ensure their safety while visiting destinations across the Philippines.Thestatement came after the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) placed the country under alert level 3 for “high-level of coronavirus disease 2019” (Covid-19).
Seeking to allay fears, the DOT noted that more than half of the roughly 235 places the CDC monitored have also been placed under the said level.
Dubbed as a new world-class gateway, Clark International Airport’s new passenger terminal building will serve both domestic and international fl ights. Two of South Korea’s largest lowcost airlines were among the new air carriers added to the list of airlines that would be operating direct fl ights from Clark. The popular e u ir will launch its Incheon-CRK-Incheon route every Thursday and Sunday while in ir will off er the same route beginning ay 6 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Other foreign fl ights that will be using the new passenger terminal include destinations to and from Singapore via etstar and Scoot oha via atar irways ir sia and ubai via Emirates. ocal air carriers Cebu Pacifi c and Philippine Airlines will also have fl ights operating at the new passenger terminal.Theinterior of the new terminal pays homage to the renowned Mt. Pinatubo and its crater lake, Mt. Arayat, and the Sacobia riverbed—three provinces’ well-loved travel destinations. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the entire province alone off ers a variety of tourism activities—from culinary, culture and heritage, to adventure. She said the opening of the new passenger terminal is a boost to the recovery of the pandemic hit “Clarksector. is one of the destinations included in the recently concluded World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit. More than just a freeport zone, clearly, this place is an emerging tourism hub that has great potential to bring huge gains for the tourism industry,” she said. Operated by the Luzon International Premiere Airport Development Corp., the new CRK Terminal is a joint project of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. This is the fi rst hybrid publicprivate partnership under the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program started and completed during the Duterte administration. The lights of etstar atar irways Scoot T 6 Emirates E Cebu Pacifi c ir 6 6 6 and Philippine irlines P were able to use the new terminal during its soft launch.
Unlike many other countries in the west, the Philippines maintains a strict policy on wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the virus. More than 72 million Filipinos have also been fully vaccinated as of Aug. 15, 2022.In addition, the department said there is a stark difference between the Covidpositivity rate in the Philippines, which averages at 4,001 daily, compared to that of the US, which recorded 13,609 new cases in the last 24 hours as of August 16. Citing the Department of Health, the DOT said the country gives “more weight to the health care utilization rate rather than the number of new cases.” Nationwide, 29.3 percent or 838 out of 2,887 intensive care unit beds and 31.9 percent or about 8,165 out of 26,266 nonICU beds are in use.
“The global pandemic continues to expose the tourism industry to challenges, but our travelers can rest assured that the Philippine government continues to ensure that minimum public health and safety standards are in place, coupled with the precautionary measures observed by our partners from the private and public sectors. Therefore, our guests can safely enjoy any of our 7,641 islands even in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic,” Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said. e are confident of the measures and guidelines that we have instituted to strike a balance between safety and travel in the new normal.”
2 big cans, button mushroom, sliced cup oyster sauce
The Clark International Airport (CRK) offi cially soft-launched its new terminal building with a ceremonial water cannon salute to the fi rst departing and aleving fl ights from etstar sia and Cebu Pacifi c ir. The Department of Tourism (DOT) said it sees a boost in tourist arrivals in the coming months as Clark International irport added more fl ights in its new passenger terminal beginning May 2.
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1 small size onion chopped 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped tbsp. dried parsley flakes 2 tbsp. cornstarch 1 tsp. sugar 1 tbsp. coarsely ground peppercornssaltcooking oil
Clark airport’s new terminal building officially opens, increased tourist arrivals expected
