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“It was really heartwarming that we finally had an in-person Pistahan this year. As a big comeback, this year’s 29th Pistahan Parade is historic as we had around 55 contingents. That is the most number of parade contingents we’ve ever had when we had only around 40 in the previWASHINGTON D.C. - He may as well be addressing Asian hate when he hosts a summit this month.US President Joe Biden will be hosting a summit in September which specifically targets hate-filled violence. The summit will be held at the White House and

While the funds were placed in a high-yield saving account which therefore appears to be beneﬁcial to the national treasury, such placements are not within the authority of the Budget Also,department.because of the large sum involved, most if not all of the country’s commercial banks are eager to grab such a placement, and brokers commissions can be involved. In the absence of a bidding, it is possible that the DBM did not receive the highest interest earnings for the P3 billion.

Official bewails negligence VIEWS & COMMENTS SPORTSSHOWBIZ PESO-DOLLARRATEHow applicantsmarriageinvestigatesUSCISfraud KC Ap.d.ap,romancedenieswithstars in Hollywood film $1.00=P56.17 Page 14By A�y. Lozano Page 16 September 1, 2022 2:30am CA confirms PHL envoys to US, UN Loss of 1.7-M migrants fuels US labor shortage P3 P24 Clarkson,Jordan Kai power Gilas over Saudi cagers Page 21 By ALFRED GABOT, Editor-in-Chief COA unearths another budget department messFilipinos shine anew at SanFo Pistahan 2022 Biden to Septemberviolencehate-filledaddressinsummitFilAmisAssistantDirectorofSanMateoCountyHSAMANILA – Shortage of salt has surfaced in the country after the alleged shortages of sugar, white onions and other agricultural products and surprised many that the country, once one of the world’s top producers of salt, now produces only 10 percent of the 600,000 metric tons salt needs for cooking and other needs. P100-M AID FUND FOR SALT INDUSTRY MISSING? D.A. ACTS Page 8 THE PREMIER FILIPINO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. SINCE 1961Vol. 62 No. 4 September 1-7, 2022 NEWS AND VIEWS YOU TRUST www.pnewstoday.com NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EDITION By Cherie M. Querol Moreno By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor By Jun Nucum By Gilda Balan, Correspondent Page 8Page 10 Page 9 DR. JEI AFRICAUpside PISTAHAN 2022. Officials and guests cut the ribbon opening the Pistahan 2022 in San Francisco. See story below. Page 11

1 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Dr. Jei Africa, 52, a licensed clinical psychologist with a masters in psychopharmacology, is the new Assistant Director of the County of San Mateo Human Services Agency. He is among the highest ranking FilAms employed in the county and the ﬁrst FilAm in the position with the San Mateo County HSA.

MANILA – It looks like the Commission on Audit (COA) has opened a Pandora’s box of scams and scandals at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Speciﬁcally, the Procurement Service (PS) of the DBM has been caught in yet another case of a wholesale and unauthorized misuse of funds. This time, the COA ordered the PS-DBM to return to the government’s coﬀers more than P3 billion (about $54.54 million) it had placed in an unauthorized bank account.

SAN FRANCISCO - The Filipino community again made their presence felt in a much admired Bayanihan way of showing solidarity in identity much to the delight of Filipinos all over the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. This was the impression made by the just concluded Pistahan 2022 spearheaded by the Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE) led by its president Al Perez.Perez, who has been instrumental in keeping the spirit Pistahan alive even during the pandemic, described this year’s celebration as a huge success keenly noting that Filipinos and supporters are back to see the smiles, laughter and to have fun that is something really needed at these still challenging times. .

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PASAY CITY - Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez will officially continue as the country’s envoy to the S. This as the Commission on Appointments confirmed omualde ’ appointment together with Permanent epresentative o the Philippines to the United Nations Antonio anuel agdameo. Romualdez and Lagdameo earlier aced the A which is headed by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and ep. amon uico r. as vice chairman along with Foreign Affairs Secretary nri ue analo, but the body de erred the deliberations on the the FA chie ’s appointment or lac o time. During the CA deliberation, omualde declared as A ews reported that the relationship of the Philippines and the US is “at its best. thin our relationship with the United States is at its best right now, omualdez said during the hearing o the A’s committee on oreign affairs on his nomination.

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Paa also argued the penalties or anila’s AP are much higher than those imposed by the and the A.

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oth petitions claimed AP prevented alleged tra c violators rom contesting the violation and penali es the registered vehicle owners, not the drivers o the vehicles. he policy also allegedly shi ts the burden to the registered owner to prove that there was no violation and creates a presumption o liability o the registered owner.

Paa said a violation o the right to privacy because it supposedly appears that anyone who enters the plate number o a vehicle on anila ity’s website would be able to see the number o tra c violations committed including personal details such as the name o the vehicle owner, address and details o thePriorvehicle.tothe issuance o , the A and the etro anila mayors were ﬁrm on their implementation o the AP. he A said its version o AP has been proven to be an eﬀective orce multiplier to its tra c en orcers.

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eﬀective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion o the general wel are.anila started implementing AP in ecember and ue on ity in uly thisAbanteyear. noted that based on data, tra c violations as well as road crashes in anila were reduced by hal .

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A A President Ferdinand arcos r. has appointed in ormation and communications technology e pert elson elis as commissioner o the ommission on lections omelec . elis is the second omelec o cial to be appointed by arcos, the first being omelec hairman eorge arcia, ormer election lawyer o the president. he appointment leaves two more vacancies in the omelec. omelec spo esperson ohn e audiangco said elis, who would serve the poll body until Feb. , , replaces ommissioner Aimee orre ranca- eri who was bypassed by the ommission on Appointments in the last ongress. e sincerely believe that his e pertise and long e perience in n ormation echnology will immensely benefit the and urther enhance the automation o our electoral processes, audiangcoomelecsaid. added that elis’ appointment would help chart the poll body’s direction, particularly in the uture o automated elections. elis is the ounding director o the ational Association o ata Protection cers o the Philippines, a position he has held since . A A he anila and ue on ity governments said they will comply with the Supreme ourt temporary restraining order on their no-contact apprehension policy AP on tra c violations.At the same time, the two cities said the AP is legal and has brought them benefits. he will ta e effect at least until ne t year as oral arguments are scheduled or an. , . ayor oy elmonte said ue on ity ully respects the S ruling. he ue on ity AP program has significantly reduced the tra c violations in the affected areas by percent. t has shown that it instills a culture o tra c discipline among motorists and we believe that its implementation is legal and proper, elmonte said in a statement. awyer Princess Abante, ity o anila communications head, said in another statement that the correct use o modern technology can greatly help in ast and e cient service.Abante said the AP, also implemented in alen uela and Para a ue cities, is based on Section o the ocal overnment ode and anila ordinances.

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Another petition was ﬁled on Aug. against anila ayor oney acuna or the city’s AP by lawyer uman Paa who was ﬁned P , or alleged tra c violations.

n a statement, the city o anila said implementation o new technology provides ast and e cient service to constituents. t said that since the implementation o the AP, anila saw a more than hal decline in tra c violations and accidents in the capital city. he local government o ue on ity, in a separate statement, said AP has signiﬁcantly reduced tra c violations. t added that the implementation o AP is legal and proper. cials rom the two local governments said they are complying with the rom the high court, nonetheless.

n une , she said the recorded daily violations dropped signiﬁcantly by percent or ust our violations rom the average daily violations per camera in February . awala ang otongan sa mga AP area, bumilis ang daloy ng trapi o, naging ligtas ang mga alsada, hindi lamang sa mga sasa yan ungdi sa mga naglala ad at nagbibisi leta tortion has disappeared in AP areas, tra c sped up, and roads have become sa er, not only or cars but or pedestrians and cyclists as well , Abante said.

A oint statement o etro anila mayors said the policy is eﬀective in instilling discipline among drivers and is in line with President Ferdinand ongbong arcos, r.’s emphasis on digiti ing and ma ing accessible the government’s services.

According to the A’s etropolitan anila evelopment Authority road sa ety A AS etro anila eporting and Analysis System Annual eport, there were , atal and non- atal in uries recorded in the ity o anila in . hese in uries were reduced in to , -- lower by in uries or by percent, Abante said. he anila Police istrict also recorded , road crashes in , which she said drastically dropped in to , , or a percent decline.

The “no contact apprehension program” for tra c violations in some etro anila cities is on hold. his as opposition to AP mounted and the Supreme ourt issued a temporary restraining order which stopped the implementation o the no-contact apprehension program AP in anila, ue on ity, alen uela ity, Parana ue ity, untinlupa ity and that o the etro anila evelopment Authority A . he high court set the case or oral arguments on the petitions against the AP an. , . According to the igh ourt order, the halt o AP will ta e eﬀect immediately and until urther orders by the court. he high court also ordered that any apprehensions through the AP programs and ordinances are prohibited until urther orders rom the ourt. he also prevents the and ransportation ce and all parties acting on its behal rom giving out motorist in ormation to all local government units, cities, and municipalities en orcing AP programs and ordinances. he was issued in response to two pending petitions see ing to nulli y the AP on due process concerns. ransport groups challenged the seven ordinances o anila, ue on ity, alen uela, Para a ue ity and untinlupa ity issued between and , which they said would allow tra c en orcers to apprehend motorists without citing which speciﬁc provision o the and ransportation and ra c ode A they allegedly violated.

under a low-ris category in terms o in ections. ealth Services ce records showed the city’s positivity rate or the past two wee s at . percent while the wee ly in ection rate is at . .

Baguio Covid-19 cases down, residents urged to stay vigilant

CEBU CITY Cebu City is studying a proposal to ease face mask restrictions. his was conﬁrmed by the ebu ity Public n ormation ce P which said the issue was tac led during a multi-sectoral meeting led by ayor ichael Rama.“Wearing of face masks in public open spaces may become a thing o the past, the ebu ity P stated in a post. owever, it noted that local o cials and concerned stakeholders are still ironing out the proposal so that it can be implemented with “enough safeguards to prevent a surge. arlier this year, the ebu provincial government issued an order removing the ace mas mandate in wellventilated and open spaces. The controversial policy which was critici ed by national tas orce o cials was adopted as an ordinance in June. A Active cases o the coronavirus disease have gone down in the city but the city government urged the public to remain vigilant as the cases could go bac up again due to ace-to- ace school classes. e are an educational center, we have already received most of our previous students and the new ones back but we encourage the public, especially the students, to ta e care o themselves by ollowing the sa ety pro-

tocols, chie Public in ormation o cer Aileen e uer o said. he city’s ovid- case monitoring showed that while new cases have been recorded, patients have recovered, bringing down the number of active cases to . The number was lower than a week ago, on August , when active cases were logged, including new cases at the time. A wee be ore that, on August , the city had active cases with the addition o new cases that day. A total o reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction -P and antigen tests were done on onday. he healthcare utili ation rate is at . percent with o the ovid- beds in use. the number, seven o the intensive care unit beds and o the nonICU beds are occupied. uring the close-door management con erence meeting, ayor en amin agalong said while ace-to- ace classes pose a ris o in ection among students, ovidshould not disrupt in-person schooling. According to the aguio ity ealth ce, the city is

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3 Filipino cardinals attend Pope’s consistory in Vatican; Tagle gets new assignment CHED lifts vaccination requirement for students, teachers for F2F classes Shortage of salt reported, DA eyes P100-M aid for salt makers Hontiveros, Cayetano clash over Senate, CA rules

VATICAN/MANILA – Three Filipino cardinals attended a two-day extraordinary consistory called by Pope Francis at the TheVatican.consistory started on August 29 and ended on August 30. In a Facebook post, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News showed the Aug. 29 picture of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization; Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, the Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato; and Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula outside the Paul VI Hall inside the Vatican.The Pope appointed new cardinals during a meeting. With the appointment, the Pope has appointed a majority or 63 percent of the College of Cardinals, the group which consists o the pontiff’s closest assistants and advisers and composed of all Catholic hurch’s cardinals rom different parts of theCardinalworld.Tagle, meanwhile, has been appointed as Pope Francis’ special envoy for the upcoming and biggest gathering of Asian bishops in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok.Thepro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization will preside over the closing Mass of the 50th general conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences on Oct. 30 at the Assumption Cathedral.TheAsian bishops’ meeting will begin on Oct. 12, and will be held at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Bangkok. This year’s conference theme is “FABC 50: Journeying together as peoples o Asia and they went a different way.” (Mt 2:12).

Panganiban, meanwhile, insisted that there is hoarding in the supply of sugar, as it discovered supplies in its ongoing investigation.Tonsofsugar have been found in warehouses in Quezon City, San Jose del Monte, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon. “This shows that it’s not artiﬁcial, but there’s hoarding o sugar stock, bought by traders),” he said. Once proven, Panganiban said the A shall conﬁ scate the hoarded supply and make it available to supermarkets and small sellers to sell it at a lower price.Besides the supply of salt and sugar, the DA is currently consolidating inventories of white onions nationwide, to determine if there’s truly a supply shortage. he said.

Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, an independent, and Risa Hontiveros of the minority bloc are fi ghting or the recognition as minority leader of the Upper Chamber of Congress. Their contest reached the Commission on Appointments (CA) during its fi rst regular session. The two senators argued again during the CA Committee on Foreign Afairs hearing or the confi rmation o Ambassador Antonio Manuel Lagdameo as permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations in NewCayetanoYork. and Hontiveros last week argued over rules during the election of the members and o cers o the A. Hontiveros questioned Cayetano’s election as CA Minority Leader and pointed out that the latter belongs to the independent bloc Cayetano and Hontiveros argued over rules during the election of the members and o cers o the ommission on Appointments (CA). Hontiveros questioned Cayetano’s election as CA Minority Leader and pointed out that the latter belongs to the independent bloc.

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Orlando Quevedo and Jose Advincula

QUEZON CITY Due to lower risks in the country and high vaccination rate in higher education institutions, COVID-19 vaccination is no longer a requirement for students, teachers and non-teaching personnel attending in-person classes in colleges and universities, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced. At the same time, CHED urged colleges and universities to continue following minimum health protocols and hold another round of school-based COVID-19 vaccination.

Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Hontiveros are the only members of the minority.“There has been a change of term here on the A oor. ut ust or the record, the history is clear kasi sa kasaysayan naman po tayo nagbabatay ng mga usapin ng tradisyon (because it is history where we base our discussions on tradition),” she said. Cayetano said Hontiveros’ interpretation that there has been a change of nomenclature is inaccurate. “The nomenclature or the labeling is based on the Rules of the Senate. Based on the Rules of the Senate, if I’m not mistaken, in the House (of Representatives), it’s the same. If you vote for the Senate President, you are in the majority. If you do not, you are in the minority,” Cayetano said, emphasizing the diﬀ erence between the rules o the Senate and HontiverosCA. said it concerns her that Cayetano, an independent senator, is voted as CA Minority Leader. “It is important for bodies such as these to have clarity as to the positions of each member. This is important for lines of accountability and important to ensure that we have a genuine minority voice,” Hontiveros added.

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QUEZON CITY – Now, after the alleged shortage of sugar and white onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is grappling with the reported lack of supply of salt. To ease the shortage, Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said he has instructed the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to speed up the release of P100 million to boost salt production in the country, particularly in Pangasinan, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Central Luzon, Visayas and“MedyoMindanao.aabutin ng dalawa hanggang tatlong taon bago natin ma-stabilize, kung makukuha ‘yung P100 million ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, masisimulan agad natin ngayong second half ng 2022 ang pagdi-distribute ng pera sa ating mga ﬁsher ol na nagpo-produce ng ating asin,” he said.

It was gathered that the country has been relying on 93 percent imported salt.

This as the Department of Education (DepEd) said it would no longer allow distance and blended learning in elementary and secondary schools starting November in a bid to bring back in-person classes at full capacity. In-person classes were banned in early 2020 due to COVID-19, forcing Philippine schools to shift to remote learning. Colleges and universities have gradually resumed the traditional classroom setup since last CHEDyear.Chairman Prospero de Vera said the commission decided to lift the vaccine requirement following consultations with health experts and assessments of the COVID-19 situation in the country.“Students and HEI (higher education institution) personnel regardless of vaccination status can now participate in face-to-face classes,” De Vera said. “Looking at November 2021 and today, so much has changed. Vaccination rates have gone up... In many other countries, health and education authorities have started to take back the requirement for vaccination ... because the risk is now easier to control,” he added. Last year, CHED ordered that only fully vaccinated students and personnel can join in-person classes. The commission reported that over 3.1 million or percent of college students have been either partially or fully vaccinated against Meanwhile,COVID-19.260,661 or 90% of HEI personnel received partial or full COVID vaccine.

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MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has made it clear that visitors of detained former senator and justice secretary Leila de Lima need to secure a court permit to be allowed rights to see her.“Since the matter is with the courts, there must be a court order to visit,” said DOJ spokesperson Atty. Mico Clavano. Clavano said some US senators and congressmen who had sought an audience with De Lima had also sought court“Similarpermission.toUS Senator (Edward) ar ey, they were denied at first but were granted visitation rights the day after they filed the motion, lavano said. he courts are e cient. he P P Philippine ational Police is merely following protocol.” De Lima turned 63 on Aug. 27 and spent her birthday behind bars at the P P custodial center in amp rame. A group of well-wishers, including former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, Senator Risa Hontiveros, and Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, was not allowed to visit and was informed that a court request was necessary. Earlier, two Muntinlupa City courts trying the drug-related charges against de Lima granted permission to allow an American congressional delegation to visit de Lima. In separate orders dated Aug. 19, Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 256 Judge Romeo Buenaventura and Branch 204 Judge Abraham Joseph Alcantara gave permission to the US delegation subject to rules. Markey was accompanied by Representatives Alan Lowenthal, John Garamendi, Don Beyer, and Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen. No video or audio recording was allowed during the visitation, which was “conducted pursuant to visitation guidelines under P P that the accused must refrain from making comments or speeches that directly or indirectly have reference to any matter pending before the court in this case, and to submit its report on the action ta en within five days.”The courts likewise said the visitors must strictly observe the safety and health protocols implemented and no media or any form of online or social platform coverage shall be allowed during the visit.

rus infections, which is 19 percent lower compared to the previous week’s, the DOH said. Of those, 110 were severe and critical. A total of 807 or 10.5 percent of COVID-19 patients in hospitals were in severe and critical condition as of Sunday, said the Meanwhile,DOH. the seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) has decreased to 862, OCTA Research Group said.

De Lima was still a senator when she was detained on illegal drug-related charges in February 2017

The region’s current average daily attack rate is 5.98 per 100,000 population and is considered low. Its seven-day positivity rate, the number of people who test positive for Covid-19, also decreased from 14.6 percent on August 18 to 12.7 percent as of August 25.

MANILA - In a bid to strengthen the country’s protection against the resurgence of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the government is urging anew eligible individuals to get inoculated against the virus that killed hundreds of people across the Theworld.Department of Health (DOH) as the number of people who have vaccinated rose to 92.8 percent of the total target population or 72,476,610 individuals, of whom 17.8 million have received their booster shots.. At press time, the DOH recorded 1,672 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily tally in over a month, raising the country’s total to 3,878,734. Fifty-three new deaths were also reported - over 50 for the fourth day in a row - raising the total number of people in the country who succumbed to Covid-19 to 61,773.Active cases stood at 26,168, while those who recovered from the illness have now reached 3,790,793, the DOH said. Of the new infections, 563 are from MetroFromManila.Aug. 22 to 28, the country recorded a daily average of 2,752 coronavi-

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OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. uido avid said the ﬁgure is a percent decrease from last week’s average of 1,062Hecases.said NCR’s reproduction number, or the number of persons a case can infect, decreased from 0.99 (August 19) to 0.95 (August 26). “A reproduction number less than one indicates decreasing infections,” he added.

A he Philippine onsulate eneral in oronto conﬁrmed the death o a Filipino- anadian and her daughter in a tragic stabbing in oronto last wee . lvie Sig- d and her -year-old daughter Angelica Sig- d were inside a vehicle when her ormer husband, od rey, stabbed them to death. n alle o, ali ornia, a -year-old Filipina was in ured and hospitali ed a ter being attac ed and robbed outside a ast- ood restaurant in the city on Sunday. eports rom alle o showed the Filipina, nelia Pere , was leaving the restaurant when a man grabbed her purse. Pere tried to resist the robber who persisted and allegedly hit her with a blunt obect. he robber reportedly escaped with the victim’s purse which had her money and cards.

September 1-7, 2022 8 is intended to counter the eﬀects o hate-ﬁlled violence on S democracy.

As we want to ma imi e this opportunity or growth and development o our human resource, we ma e sure to capitali e on the sub ect matter e change with a ocus on search and rescue operations, ances said.

he incident involving Pere added to the list o recent attac s on Filipino-Americans in the S. ust a day be ore Pere was attac ed, a -year-old Filipina was assaulted unprovo ed in idtown anhattan, ew or . ast wee , a -year-old Fil-Am man who served in the Philippine avy died rom in uries in an unarmed robbery attac in altimore, aryland, while a Fil-Am photographer was illed in a home invasion that led to a shooting in verett, ashington. od rey, according to reports, is now in the custody o the oronto Police and had been charged with two counts o seconddegreehemurder.onsulate will coordinate the repatriation o remains o the mother and daughter who were both anadian citi ens at the time o their deaths, said Philippine onsul eneral in oronto rontes astro.

As allies, strengthening our ability to wor together in critical areas, such as search and rescue and maritime law enorcement, contributes to advancing our shared goals o a more connected, open, and secure ndo-Pacific, she said. She highlighted that the activities during the e ercise would provide immediate benefits or all participants and help shape cooperative efforts between the two countries.

n the past year, such violent incidents have been aimed at Asian Americans, FilAms included. ali ornia is the first S state to address the issue when it recently launched its Stop Asian ate campaign. he iden address will highlight his administration’s actions to reduce violence, the hite ouse said last wee he. Sept. summit tagged nited e Stand, will bring together various groups that have a sta e in sa eguarding S democracy. his includes civil rights groups, aith leaders, and government o cials. he eynote address will be delivered by the President, who is e pected to share his vision o a more united America, said hite ouse Press Secretary arine ean-Pierre.hesurge in attac s against Asians and Asian Americans, including FilAms, was noted as ar bac as a year ago, and has been blamed on misplaced reactions to the - pandemic, which had its beginnings in Asia, specifically hina. Said ean-Pierre ven as our nation has endured a disturbing series o hate- ueled attac s, rom a ree to Pittsburg, rom l Paso to Poway, rom Atlanta to uffalo, Americans remain overwhelmingly united in their opposition to such violence. iden recently scored ma or legislative victories, including a gun sa ety law which he signed in une. he September summit is seen to recogni e the wrong direction being ta en by a small portion o the S population who appear to re ect the melting pot culture that made America great. he attac s against Asian Americans is reminiscent o the a i ermany-sanctioned violence against ews in the years leading to orld ar ll, and the open but uno cial policy to e terminate ative Americans by the uropean settlers during the ormative years o the nited States o America. A rican Americans were also the victims o lynchings, cross burnings on their properties, and state laws that deprived them o their basic civil rights as recently as the s and s. he was ordered by A to return P . billion to the ureau o reasury, a ter an audit conducted in ound that the unds had been deposited at the evelopment an o the Philippines.According to A, t is not in PS’s mandate to ma e investments and it has no authority to invest in a high-yield savings account. he practice o investing cash in a igh ield Savings account, there ore, deviates rom its mandate o procurement o S common use supplies and e uipment which re uires the utili ation o unds. State auditors ound that the ban account was opened more than five years ago. cials at PS- could not speci y the source o the unds. his was not the first time that the A had agged the PS- or maintaining a high-yield savings account. n , the Procurement o ce was warned a ter it was ound that such an account had been opened at the and an o the Philippines. he placements in the ban s were in violation o ecutive rder o. dated ay , . Failure to return the P billion is contrary to epartment o Finance-A oint ircular o, - dated Sept. , , which says that all dormant accounts along with unnecessary special and trust unds shall be reverted to the general und. he PS- is currently being investigated by ongress or its role in purchasing pricey and outdated laptops or the epartment o ducation valued at P . billion. ast year, the PS- was also implicated in the purchase o overpriced and substandard medical supplies rom Pharmally Pharmaceutical orp amounting to P billion.o cials said this wee that the P billion ban placements would be returned to the national treasury. udget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, however, pleaded with congressmen not to abolish the PS- , as ing that they be given another chance. She added that she would de er to the wisdom o the ongress i they really wish to abolish PS- . page 1) page 1)

A A he Philippine oast uard P welcomed its American counterparts aboard the nited States S oast uard S utter idgett Sbe ore their oint search and rescue SA e ercise this wee . S Ambassador to the Philippines ary ay oss arlson and P Fleet ommander, ear Admiral harlie ances, led the ceremony at the P headuarters in Port Area, anila.

uring the event, ances said the maritime drill will allow P and S personnel to simulate communication e ercises, maneuvering, technical demonstrations, ight operations, small boat operations, medical assistance, and resolution.

he P will deploy its -meter oﬀshore patrol vessel, P abriela Silang P - , P alabrigo, P oracay FP - , and a oast uard Aviation Force helicopter during the e arlson,ercise.meanwhile, hoped that the eercise will intensi y cooperation between the Philippines and S, speciﬁcally on upholding maritime sa ety and law en orcement.

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Apparently, the budget has not been released, unused and maybe “missing” prompting Panganiban to order DA-BFAR to locate the funds and appropriate it to support the country’s salt maker. uring a televised aging anda brieﬁng, Panganiban said BFAR failed to utilize the P100 million budget to help the dying salt industry.

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Panganiban, who had served as agriculture secretary be ore, however, immediately cleared FA o cials of any liability for their failure to develop the country’s local salt production. his is not negligence, but rather o cials overlooked the program for the salt industry due to the bigger projects of the agency,” he said. But Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food President Danilo Fausto said BFAR failed to utilize the P100 million funding because of the incompetence of the o cials and corruption at the agency.

At least 93 percent of the salt supply in the country is being outsourced as only percent of the commodity is locally produced, it was reported.

This prompted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is also the Agriculture Secretary, to order an investigation and directed epartment o Agriculture o cials to come up with a plan to revive the edging salt industry. Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban disclosed that there may have been some negligence on the part o past o cials to support the salt industry following the discovery that the DA, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has an allocation last year of P100 million for assistance to salt makers in Pangasinan, Central Luzon, Mindoro and other provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao.

“For the last two or three years, I did not see any activity being done by BFAR. It has the money but still neglected the salt production. The bureau has at least P100 million in 2021 but has yet to [tap it]. I already tasked BFAR to follow up the P100 million so that it can be used to increase the salt production,” Panganiban said during the brieﬁng.

Panganiban said that the funding can be used to provide financial assistance to small fisher ol to return to salt production, but admitted it will take at least two to three years to revitalize the salt industry. e need to provide assistance to our fisher ol involved in the salt production, particularly in Occidental Mindoro, here in Central Luzon, in Pangasinan, and even in the Visayas and Mindanao,” he added.

The plan includes the following: DA to implement programs and initiatives for boosting salt production and supply; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to lead various research and development initiatives on salt production and assist marginal and artisanal salt makers;Realization of the Development of the Salt Industry Project (DSIP) for salt makers in Regions 1, and 9; DA to expand salt production areas and push for the development of technologies to accelerate salt production;DAandto work with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to fully develop the local salt industry under Republic Act 8172, or the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN)

This as several salt brands increased prices in January and May based on Department of Trade and Industry’s suggested retail price. The agency said manufacturers last increased prices half a decade ago, DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. president Danilo Fausto earlier urged lawmakers to amend Republic Act 8172 or An Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide to reinvigorate the country’s salt production industry.TheMarcos administration immediately set in motion its plan to enhance the salt production in the country. n a statement, the ce o the Press Secretary PS said the Department of Agriculture, which is headed by President arcos r., will lead the eﬀorts together with other government agencies.

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A o cials said among the programs o the FA to enhance the salt industry is the distribution of modern equipment, as well as knowledge-enhancing programs to ensure food safety among salt makers. The Department of Trade and Industry, meanwhile,m increased the price of salt after years of it remaining unchanged. It approved an increase in prices of iodized rock salt to P21.75 for 500 grams and P23.00 for one kilogram.Thesuggested retail price for a 100-gram pack of iodized salt is set at P4.50. The price for a 250-gram pack ranges from P9.00 to P11.75. It is P16.00 to P21.25 for a 500-gram pack. One kilogram of salt is priced at P29.00. arlier, the A o cials said that the country has been importing 93% of its salt supply, “an unfortunate circumstance to a country with 36,000 kilometers of shoreline.”TheDA said that the BFAR has a P100-million Development of the Salt Industry Project (DSIP) under the Special Budget Request (SBR) of the Congressional-Introduced Initiative Project but was apparently not implemented fully well. Covering Regions 1, 6, and 9, the project aims to increase salt production and produce excellent quality salt through enhancement and improvement of the diﬀerent methods and practices on salt production and product compliance to food safety standards.

“If our area of local salt production increases, the importation will deﬁnitely decrease, he added.

“During the pandemic, we were seen in more diﬀerent countries outside o the .S. ecause we had to use pre-recorded videos during the pandemic Pistahan, we were able to invite Filipinos rom other countries li e Spain, Australia and Dubai to show case their talents and s ills li e a ubai-based che who conducted a cooking demo through pre-recorded videos,” Perez said. his year’s theme o omecoming econnect with Our Roots and Community.” clearly resonated with everybody as everyone was happy to reconnect with riends, culture, community. “We thank the community, the sponsors and, o course, the volunteers or their unwavering support,” he said.

Founded by the FAA in a ter more than , Filipino amilies were displaced to accommodate the redevelopment o the Moscone Convention Center and the Yerba Buena Gardens Complex, the Pistahan was borne out o the community’s activism to honor and preserve the enduring legacy o the Filipino American community’s struggles, triumphs and deep roots in S A Pilipinas Filipino cultural heritage district. Pistahan is in line with the mission o the FAAE to broaden awareness and deepen the understanding o Filipino heritage and traditions, to spar cultural pride and oster community empowerment.

September 1-7, 2022 10 NATIONAL NEWS ous years. Pinoy Pride was really strongly elt, Pere said.

ne o my goals as San Francisco Police Commissioner is to fight Asian hate and violence and part o that is promoting love and peace. Events like Pistahan show our pro-Asian and proFilipino culture and pride. think this event is important as a community,” said Benedicto on his participation or the first time in the Pistahan. am here to represent the community, be the cheerleader or the parade and to get everyone excited,” he Benedictosaid.reminded that since this is the first in-person Pistahan since and that the pandemic has made many eel very isolated and sometimes alone, it is important to have an event like this “to remind us that we are together, a community and should celebrate oy. he ree annual two-day Pistahan Festival is the largest outdoor event that celebrates Filipino community and culture in the U.S. held at the Yerba Buena Gardens and usually is expected to draw over , individuals rom the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. t eatured hands-on and authentic cultural e periences in pavilions Art, ulinary, ance, ealth, eritage, nnovation, Sports and avern and is a showcase o ol dance groups, variety entertainers, emerging talents and headline artists.

“To be able to gather again with a big group and celebrate is a big achievement. ven i we come with diﬀerent bac grounds, dialects, provinces, and even political orientation and belie s, when it comes to Pistahan, we come together because we are celebrating Filipino identity, heritage and culture. We set aside our diﬀerences and we ocus on things that unite us, Ferrer said. et us continue with our tradition o helping each other in celebrate our being Filipinos while here in the United States.” Parade Grand Marshal Kevin Benedicto said he was honored and e cited to be part o the Pistahan.

A parade o cars, truc s and even oats along ar et Street rom ivic enter to the erba uena ardens ic ed oﬀ the Pistahan weekend.Among those who were in the main contingents in the Parade were Pistahan guests o honor Hermana Mayor Cheryll Cuasay Catuar, Parade Grand Marshals San Francisco Police Commissioner Kevin Benedicto, Raymond ownsend, the ﬁrst Filipino American bas etball player who played in the NBA, and Consul General Neil Francis Ferrer who came with the PCG-SF delegation.

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Folk dance group with old NBA Warriors FilAm player Raymond Townsend. The United Filipino American Founda�on was represented by its (L-R) Vice President Maryjo Nuñez, four dashing Mendoza grandsons and Antoine�e Lim.

ocal government o cials li e South San Francisco (SSF) Mayor Mark Nagales, SSF Vice Mayor Flor Nicolas, Daly City Council Member Juslyn Manalo, San Francisco County Supervisor Matt Dorsey, San Mateo County Supervisor avid anepa, ali ornia State Senator Scott Weiner, and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, among others, were also at the grand parade in their own vehicles. he o cials were ollowed by delegations o Filipinos representing different groups, organi ations and a liations rom a variety o fields o endeavor coming rom cities in the Bay Area and beyond, Perez admitted though that there were things they could have done better but he was very than ul ust the same the spirit o ayanihan through tremendous response o volunteers was again elt and seen stronger than even be ore the pandemic. t also urther showcased the Filipino community’s resilience, unity and solidarity.“Asusual, all volunteers can only be there during their ree time and no one was paid And or us to be able to pull off an event is a big accomplishment. This is a testimony that our Bayanihan tradition, something we instill with our group, is alive and well again this year. Everybody helps out and pitches in working together without any drama o sorts, Pere said.

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Philippine Consul General to San Francisco Neil Francis Ferrer, who came with his delegation o seventy personnel and amily members rom the onsulate. said he was glad that Pistahan is bringing Filipinos back together conﬁdently showing the ayanihan spirit o helping each other through cultural, music, dance and other artistic talents.

The Pistahan 2022 celebration was beamed more widely in live streaming ust li e in the last two years o virtual celebration. ith live streaming, Pistahan was able to bring together talented people not ust within the area but also rom other countries virtually.

i e most top e ecutives, arcos r. e pects to be given at least days in o ce where he gets full support from everyone, non-believers in his executive skills – or lack thereof –included.

ong be ore he completes his ﬁrst days, however, it has become clear that arcos has some very clear shortcomings. Some o his choices to oin his board were good ones, notably those in the economic cluster. Some, however, were questionable, at best, and clearly awful ones, at worst.

Right now, his scorecard says he is barely passing.

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This is what all good CEOs of Top 1,000 corporations do.

The current CEO of Philippines, Inc. is, of course, one Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. For better or for worse, the stockholders opted to give him a six-year-term despite another possible CEO having far superior credentials. arcos r. did what other s do upon assuming the top post. e invited people to oin him in his board. See, the Philippines’ CEO is also concurrently the chairman of its board of directors, which is also not unusual in a private corporate setting.

Most of all, why is he planning to spend money that the company does not have to stay operational for the next 365 days? He seems unaware of the smart policy of spending only what one earns, and saving aside some savings for a rainy day.

Not everyone succeeds, of course. Very recently, a CEO of a top food company was let go a ter he une pectedly led his company to red in in his ﬁrst and only year as the boss. he stockholders demanded his head and got it. Such was the case after FVR. His successor made a mess of things, and he was let go. Then came a series of CEOs who had their share of successes and failures, but who managed to serve the six-year term that the stockholders granted them.

Why, they ask, are there shortages of various products where there should be none? Why is there an insu cient supply o sugar, and other commodities And why are oil and gas prices shooting through the roof? Why is there a seeming breakdown of law and order in some areas?

Most of all, borrowing money to pay for past loans is one of the worst things a chief executive can do, especially when those loans bear high interest rates.

e will allow him a little more time, at least enough to complete his ﬁrst days. hen we will give a fair assessment of his executive skills, and determine if he is worthy of a full si -year term, or is better oﬀ orced to retire.

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Most importantly, the country should operate on a realistic budget, with the end in view of showing a proﬁt every year, i possible. As president, F was also chie e ecutive o cer, and he did a good ob o recruiting the best people to help him attain the goals that he presented to the stockholders.

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Still, the buck stops at the top, and unfortunately CEO Marcos has shown signs of faltering. e may have his staﬀ deliver ﬁne messages, but his actions have been ound wanting.

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHAMPION he ob is a promotion that seems tailored or A rica, erstwhile director o ehavioral Health and Recovery Services for the County of Marin. His nearly 5-year stint north of San Francisco tested his mettle for expanding reach to underserved communities and broadening the continuum o care. e led eﬀorts to ac uire critical residential acility pro ects or people dealing with mental health and substance use in an area with divergent populations. His new post marks a homecoming in his consistently vertical career. Africa began his public service as director o the ce o iversity and uity with the ehavioral ealth and Recovery Services of the San Mateo County Health System. For 10 years, he led the creation, implementation and sustenance of programs addressing racial, ethnic and cultural barriers in the delivery of services for mental health and substance use. On his watch BHRS forged multicultural initiatives including the Filipino Mental Health Initiative in

At this early stage, the stockholders are grumbling. They are wondering why his executive committee is not facing the most serious problems of Philippines, Inc. head on, and why some of his priorities are skewed.

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It was the recently departed President Fidel V. Ramos who popularized the concept of Philippines, Inc. The idea wasn’t original, but FVR hammered home the message that the Philippines should be treated like a private corporation, which has multiple department heads, all expected to deliver the goods for the company and its stockholders.

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Walking with God from youth to old age (Part-II )

July 1981. My wife Mira and I were vacationing in the United States and we spent a few days with her medical school classmate and best friend forever FF , r. rie ira or ague. Erie whom I also grew up with at the New Bilibid Prison reservation, was married to r. Fer ague, a ellow UST medical school graduate.Since they migrated to Boston, Massachusetts in the late 60s, Erie and Fer Bague had hosted over the years quite a number of Filipinos who were either just passing through, or attending courses in Harvard. They also met regularly with members of the Filipino community in and around Boston. Fer Bague became more than friends with Ninoy Aquino. Ninoy was also Fer’s physical rehab patient.

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I recounted to Fer that Doña Aurora used to visit the Bureau of Prisons and during those frequent visits, she managed to ‘convert’ my father. My father was baptized a Catholic but he never went to church except when he got married to my mother and when his children were baptized. Doña Aurora convinced my father of his errors. Soon my father was again regularly attending church. o celebrate my ather’s return to the fold, Doña Aurora gifted him with an autographed bible and a rosary. The following morning, while we were having breakfast, the phone rang. “It’s for you,” Fer said. It was Ninoy at the other end. He greeted me profusely as if he had personally known me all his life. And then he invited us for dinner which I gladly accepted. At the Bisuteki, Ninoy, Fer and I were huddled while the wives ory, rie and ira - had their own woman talk. I could overhear the wives discussing where to go for bargain dresses. inoy was practically non-stop. e tal ed about what was happening here, there, everywhere. But most of all, he talked about the Philippines. At one point, he apologi ed or his propensity to tal . e said Pasensiya ka na. For years and months, I had nobody to talk to.” course, that was an understatement. Articles written about inoy’s long solitary confinement in aur, Nueva Ecija describe how the moments of solitude brought him in closer communion with God and steeled him spiritually for the struggle that lay ahead. After dinner, Ninoy asked if we would like us to oin him or coffee at his home. readily accepted. At ewton, we pic ed our discussion where we le t off. Before parting, Ninoy autographed a copy of book which he was giving away to friends. It was entitled “When Two Dictators Meet.” hat was the first time would meet inoy up close. The second and last time I would see him again was two years later. I was among thousands who lined up for hours to pay our last respect as Ninoy, his face badly bruised, lay in his co n still wearing his bloodstained clothes.

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Ninoy tore a tendon in one leg and he regularly visited Fer at his clinic. Erie also became close to Cory Aquino and the elder Aquino children. During our visit to the Bague lakeside vacation house, I mentioned to Fer that my father, former prisons director Alfredo M. Bunye, knew Doña Aurora Aquino.

A F F V. RAMOS on July 31, 2022, at the age of 94 brought sad news to Filipinos who remembered him for his heroism, patriotism, and leadership. He died at the Makati Medical Center in Makati, Philippines as a result of an unsuccess ul battle with-amos. began his military career in 1950 when he graduated rom the .S. ilitary Academy at West Point. When he went back to the Philippines, the newly appointed Secretary o ational e ense amon agsaysay was so impressed with nd ieutenant amos that he offered him to be his aide-de-camp. ut amos respect ully declined and told Magsaysay that he’d rather be sent to war. Magsaysay sent him to serve in the Korean War under the Philippines’ 20th Battalion Combat Team of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK). Ramos was assigned to lead a company of 44 men into the highly contested Eerie Hill, which was overran by Chinese forces. He led his company to sabotage the enemy in Eerie ill. Prior to his ta ing command o the company, his company attempted nine times at capturing Eerie Hill and failed. He was then picked to lead the assault on the position. he . . orces needed to pass through erie ill before they could push forward into the north. Capturing it was there ore essential, and they primarily relied on the -man team Ramos assembled for this objective. Ramos, who was untested, proved his mettle when his team was tas ed to attac and capture erie ill. According to historical account, Ramos divided his men into four separate groups the sniper group, the ri e group, scouts, and forward observer group. Each group had a radio operator, a medic, and a runner who would act as a messenger between the Whatgroups.happened was a brilliant execution of warfare. For two hours, they crawled through mud, barbed wires, and rice paddies. hen they arrived at erie ill, the orward observers and scouts reported that it was heavily ortified by the Chinese communist forces that were armed in bunkers with howitzers, mortars, rockets, and .50 caliber guns. Then, Ramos called for air and artillery support, which were promptly delivered by the U.S. Air Force. Positions on Eerie Hill were bombarded with napalm but were not enough to drive out the majority of the Chinese inside the bunkers. Ramos and his men then charged forward and resorted to close- uarter fighting in order to capture the ront trenches. Surprisingly, they were able to drive back the Chinese forces. amos then ordered the ri e team to assault the an while the sniper team provided support. Two hours after their initial attack, Ramos and his men successfully captured the strategic hill. A ter the battle, the Filipinos only suffered one in ury, while the Chinese forces lost 1,100 men and 2,540 wounded. nce again, en. ouglas acArthur’s amous declaration was proven: “Give me ten thousand Filipinos and I will conquer the world.” amos also served during the ietnam ar as a non-combat member of the Philippine Civil Action Group to Vietnam P A . is team was assigned to a tiny province at the ambodian border the so-called Alligator aw. e was belittled by the press at home or his role as a noncombatant civil military engineer. He responded by saying: course, we were physically there as non-combat troops. ut you try to be a non-combat troop in a combat area that is the toughest kind of assignment.” uring the presidency o ory A uino, amos personally handled the military operations that crushed nine coup attempts against the Aquino government. In December 1991, Ramos declared his candidacy for president. n ay , , he won in a seven-way race, narrowly de eating iriam e ensor Santiago. he first three years of his administration were characterized by an economic boom, technological development, political stability, and e cient delivery o basic needs to the people. e advocated party plat orms as an outline and agenda or governance.Contrary to expectations as a (Continue on page 27)

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ast Monday, August 29,2022, I received calls from my two close riends namely ollie avarias, President General Manager of Statewide Realty located at the estla e Shopping enter in aly ity, alifornia; and Ray Santos, Owner and Consultant of Gateway Tax Financial Services located at 550 Washington Street, Suite 114, Daly City, California USA. Both of my two close riends missed to hear my message and or sermon entitled “Waking with God from Youth to Old Age” because they just read my invitation last Monday due to the act that they don’t normally go to their o ces on Saturdays. oth o my close riends re uested copy o my message or sermon during the orship Services at the A F CHRIST in San Francisco last Sunday morning, August 28,2022. ere’s Part- o my message or sermon or our readers and the general public. . P F A or A - ames reads, ut be doers o the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. he verse in ames emphasi ed that we must beERS and not just hearers. It has been said that there are three types of persons or Christians: 1. Those who make things happened; 2. Those who watch things happened; 3. Those who do nothing. The reason why many congregations are not growing and eventually dying is because ma ority o members are in the second and third categories. They just watch things happened and /or do nothing.

I am inspired by the perseverance and the vision of brother Ed acani who started A A in aguio ity, Philippines 14 years ago .We are blessed that he was able to bring My Angel Radio San Francisco to the Golden Gate congregation. Now, members are active and fully involved. We have sister Rose de la ru , sister ebs arcos, hristine ee participating regularly in the Sister Acts at Golden Gate segment, with Rose and Christine sharing lessons in nglish Spanish and nglish hinese respectively. e have brother ohn eﬀery handling the A F THE MASTER segment with excellent interviews with brothers and sisters in hrist. e also have the SP arriors segment handled by brother James Quitoriano with invited guest speakers;We have our young brother Kenneth Wilson as speaker in the Voice of the Millenials segment; Sister Rose de la Cruz, my wife and I as singers in the A AP segment, acapella singing o avorite gospel songs and heavenly hymns in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Ilocano Pangasinan and Cebuano. We also have the participation of brethren from sister congregations like brother Steven Prine from F S in urloc , ali ornia, as guest spea er in the ospel arriors segment Francisco Aguilar, inister, F S , a land, ali ornia sister aura iester and Mercyllena Talon Madlaing from the SEVENTH AND MISSION STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST in San Jose, California, as guest acapela singers. ndividually and collectively, these brethren are using their talents and skills in sharing the gospel for Gods glory. These are CIA (Christians In Action!) I repeat, these are CIA (Christians In Action!) . P P S or A in i e -- evelation b reads, “Be faithful until death, and I will giveyou the crown of life.” The verse in Revelation 2:10b reminds us that we must remain active and faithful until death. Our purpose or goal in life is to worship and glori y od and aim or eternal li e in A . et me share with you the contrasting lives of George Pepperdine and Howard Hughes. While both became very rich and died at the old age of 76 and 70 respectively, George Pepperdine has the RIGHT P P S or oal in i e. e was a aith ul hristian who was not afraid to die and knew where he is going after physical death. He used his wealth for endowment to establish Pepperdine College in os Angeles now Pepperdine niversity in alibu, ali ornia to serve the cause of Christian education for the youth. He supported missionaries like George Benson (who went on mission work in China and the Philippines and then became President of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas) for the preaching of the gospel to the many lost souls atthew - , ar - ith the right purpose or goal in life, George Pepperdine walked with God from youth to old age. In contrast, Howard Hughes has the wrong purpose or goal in li e. e was not a hristian and had no hope or eternal li e. e ocused on accumulating wealth for himself and for fame and personal glory. In his dying days, he was afraid to die. His last days were miserable living in seclusion at the Penthouse of the Princess Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico. With wrong purpose or goal in life, he failed to walk with God from youth to old age. We encourage you to know more the details on the contrasting lives of George Pepperdine and Howard Hughes, by ordering the updated copy o S F S S ardcover, Paperbac or -boo rom Ama on and read the ull article ale o wo Rich Men.” n addition to .S. President ames arﬁeld and eorge Pepperdine as our role models, we have By Manzel Delacruz

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t’s easy enough to blame the pandemic, but li e has ust about gone bac to normal in etro anila nowadays, One of the gents engaged in our conversation was not a media guy, and he gave another take that saddened us even more. here’s nothing to read he said.

FF S. Form - F, Petition or Alien Fiance e , is used or a fiancee visa petition, while Form - , Petition or Alien elative, is used or a spousal visa petition, together with a Form - A to be filed by the alien spouse. A fiancee visa petition is or a nonimmigrant visa, while a spousal visa petition is or an immigrant visa. ac ground chec s are less stringent or a nonimmigrant visa than or an immigrant visa. nly a .S. citi en can file a fiancee visa petition, while a .S. citi en or law ul permanent resident can file an immigrant visa petition. nly the petitioner can file an a davit o support or a fiancee, hence his income must be su cient to support himsel and his fiancee, while the petitioner and a co-sponsor i the petitioner’s income is insu cient can file an a davit o support or a spouse. he fianc visa petitioner and the fiancee must have seen each other in person within the last two years be ore filing the Form - F. here is no such re uirement or filing Form - he. fianc visa petitioner and the fiancee must establish that they have a bona fide fianc -fiancee relationship but they are not re uired to submit proo o se ual relations, cohabitation, and possession o oint documents. n the other hand, the spouses must establish that they have a bona fide marriage which entails more proof including consummation of marriage, cohabitation, the submission o documents in their oint names such as ban accounts, rental agreements, insurance policies with the other as beneficiary, etc. he fiancee beneficiary must write a declaration stating that such fiancee will marry the petitioner within days ater her admission to the nited States. o such declaration is re uired o a spouse. he fianc visa petitioner has days to live with and observe the fiancee and determine visa vs. spousal visa –which is better? R.SAMONTE TIPON Attorney

t’s all press releases and uﬀ stories, with very little serious analytical pieces or investigative reports coming out anywhere. e said it loo ed li e today’s generation o reporters have gotten la y. he truth here is that most reporters in ey beats li e alacanang, or the other departments like Defense, Education, rade and ndustry, ocal overnments, etc. have gotten too chummy with each other to the point that they cartelize the news. o one is supposed to come up with enterprise stories e clusive to their newspapers or radio stations.

Is the a davit o onica Lewinsky saying that there is absolutely no se of any kind in any manner, shape or form, with President Clinton’ true or false?,” President ill linton was as ed during a grand jury investigation o his alleged se ual misconduct in o ce. “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is”, replied linton. li ed linton. Spea er ancy Pelosi introduced me to him during a und raiser in San Francisco when he first ran or President. his is Al ipon, you both went to ale. had contributed to his Paula ones de ense und because did not believe that he dropped his pants when Paula ones entered the hotel room where he was waiting or her. o ale man drops his pants at the mere sight of a woman – and she was not evenlintonpretty.was reputed to be a womani er. here is nothing wrong with that if the women like it and you do not force yoursel upon them. hat made me unli e him was his denying it - in a philosophical way. a woman has given you se ual pleasure whether via the conventional way or unconventional way, it is an insult to the woman to deny that you had no se ual relationship. do not li e lying. ying down yes. ut not lying. n the field o immigration, the uestion has been as ed so many times hich is better to file a fiancee visa petition or your sweetheart who is living abroad or go abroad, marry your sweetheart there, and then come bac to the .S. and file a spousal visa petition. ur answer is t depends on what the meaning o the word better is. o, no, no. e are not trying to ape linton. hat do you really mean by better o you mean cheaper, or aster, or something else? Every one has his or her own concept of better . S A S. he filing ee or a fiancee visa petition and a spousal visa petition is the same - . . A number o lawyers charge the same ee or either ind o petition around , . he ultimate ob ective is the same to bring your sweetheart to the .S. with the hope that you will live happily ever a ter.

Most recently, I had a long if sad conversation with some industry friends regarding the state of Philippine journalism, speciﬁcally the respectable broadsheets.tallbegan when one made the observation that newspapers had disappeared rom the airlines, hotel lobbies, and even ast ood oints. One of the guys had taken a local ight recently, and asked the stewardess – ok, ok, they’re ight attendants i he could have a newspaper to read during the two-hour ight. he young ight attendant giggled at the re uest. eing new to the airline, she was not yet working in the industry when newspapers were given to passengers. he broadsheets, however, had to be returned at the end o the ight, where they would be re olded to loo li e new or the ne t set o passengers.aving wor ed with one o the top broadsheets not too long ago, new there was some bidding on supplying copies to the ma or airlines, which actually paid or them. We also engaged in mostly friendly competition against the other two top broadsheets in supplying copies to the big hotels, which then made the papers available to their guests, both in the lobby and in their rooms. his, too, is no longer in vogue. o be honest, the last time went on a local business trip was be ore the pandemic, and still saw ree local newspapers in the lobby o the hotels where stayed. he big national dailies, however, were no longer to be ound, but could purchase a copy at their gi t shops i so desired. Then there are the giant fastfood chains, which used to lend copies o the broadsheets, but only i their customers as ed or one. A lot o oldies were the top clients, especially when they had their brea ast at the li es o ollibee and conald’s.’vebeen having brea ast at one o these big burger oints lately, and noticed that nobody reads newspapers anymore. r at least no ree copies are made available to patrons. So what happened?

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e t wee , we will be celebrating a national holiday which is dear to our hearts abor ay t is a national holiday that always alls on the first onday in September. abor ay means a lot to all Americans because it gives workers a three-day weekend off rom wor , which is why it’s o ten re erred to as abor ay ee end . his year, abor ay is on onday, September . Actually, it is a day, not only or wor ers, but also or their amilies. t is a day o rest, a day of entertainment, a day of hope, a day of enjoyment, a day of shopping, a day o re ection, a day with the amily, a bonding opportunity with relatives actually a day or Americans who have been wor ing so hard on a day-to-day basis, or their amilies hey deserve the much-needed brea , the much-needed pause rom wor and spend uality time with their amilies According to Stephanie smans i in her article in Parade i e, throughout the years, abor ay becomes synonymous with amily barbecues, soa ing up those final moments o summer, and o course, abor ay sales. ut there is more to abor ay than ust snagging a discounted mattress or grilling burgers Also, usiness ews aily ound that as one o the most common paid holidays in the .S., percent o employers provide time off to their employees in observance o abor ay. ypically, however, police and correctional o cers, certain utilities wor ers and operators, air tra c controllers, registered nurses, firefighters, those in retail, and those in ma or transportation services don’t get the day off. abor- ay. .com reported that abor ay , also nown as abour ay, is a ederal holiday observed annually on the first onday o September. riginally it was a day organi ed to celebrate various labor associations’ strengths and their contributions to the nited States economy and presently it is a day that gives workers a day of rest and celebrates their contribution to the American economy. t is the onday o the long wee end nown as abor ay ee end and it is considered the uno cial end o summer. ell, in the nited States and anada, the history o abor ay dates bac to late th century when the trade union and labor movements grew enormously and resultantly a variety of days were chosen by trade unionists as a day to celebrate labor. he holiday was first proposed in the s by atthew aguire, a machinist, while serving as secretary o the entral abor nion o ew or in . n ay , Peter . c uire o the American Federation o abor proposed abor ay a ter witnessing the annual labour estival held in oronto, anada. regon was the first state o the nited States to ma e it an o cial public holiday in . n une , during the Pullman Strike, which resulted in the deaths of workers at the hands o nited States Army and nited States arshals Service, United States Congress unanimously voted to approve legislation to ma e abor ay a national holiday and President rover leveland signed it into law si days a ter the end o the stri e. raditionally, abor ay was mar ed with a street parade to demonstrate to the public the strength and hardwor ing spirit o trade and labor organi ations. his parade was ollowed by a estival or the wor ers and their amilies. his became the pattern or abor ay celebrations plus speeches by prominent men and women which were introducedPresently,later.abor ay is a day o rest or the last chance or many wor ers to go on trips be ore the summer ends. For many students, it mar s one o the last ew days be ore school starts again. n some neighbourhoods, people organi e firewor s displays, barbecues and public arts or sports events with the ootball season starting on or around abor ay and many teams playing their first game o the year during abor ay wee end . ay, or most people, abor ay means two things a day off and a chance to say goodbye to the summer. ut why is it called abor ay ell, it is a day set aside to pay tribute to wor ing men and women. t has been celebrated as a national holiday in the nited States and anada since . owever, li e most cultural events, there is still some doubt over its origination although records show that Peter . c uire, general secretary o the rotherhood o arpenters and oiners and a coounder o the American Federation o abor, was first in suggesting a day to honor wor ing men and women. ut many believe that atthew aguire, a machinist, not Peter c uire, ounded the holiday.

Also, a good number o public relations practitioners not all, mind you have made it a habit to give out envelopes to everyone just to guarantee that their one-sided stories come out, ignoring the other side, o course. am most saddened at the ate that has be allen the once top broadsheet. t has completely lost its mo o. ts stories ront and bac are no different rom the stories that appear in other newspapers.helast straw was when that paper une pectedly terminated the column o their best and arguably most popular columnist. i e a lot o us who li e to read her incisive pieces, miss areng innie. ts main competitor has ta en the reins o still fighting the good fight, at least occasionally. ut the so-called ig hree broadsheets are all showing signs o being part o a dying industry. heir best days are behind them, and it’s only a matter o time be ore they disappear completely rom the scene. As or the other broadsheets, orget it. ust. Forget. t. agree that there will always be a need or the news, but most everybody now gets his or her news online. hey read it in their cellphones, their tab-

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Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew aguire proposed the holiday in while serving as secretary o the entral abor nion in ew or . hat is clear however is that the entral abor nion adopted the abor ay proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic. ecords show that the ﬁrst abor ay holiday was celebrated on uesday, September , , in ew or ity, based on the plans o the entral abor nion. n the ﬁrst onday in September was selected as the holiday, and the entral abor nion urged similar organi ations in other cities to ollow the e ample o ew or and celebrate a wor ingmen’s holiday on

How USCIS investigates marriage fraud applicants

The USCIS is now giving priorities to application for naturalization . 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 or naturali ation. his is a rare opportunity that all ualified should ta e advantage o . How USCIS investigates marriage fraud

How do the USCIS investigate marriage fraud?

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Consul General Neil Fran R. Ferrer highlights the posi� e economic growth rates and opportuni�es in the Philippines in the 2022 Interna�onal Trade and Business De elopment Bi-Annual Con erence, Con ergence - Technology, Con enience, Sustainability, organized by the Federa�on o Philippine American Chambers o Commerce on 1 -20 August 2022 in Sea�le, Washington.

The priority date for “Other workers” for Final Action date is May 8, 2019, which is about 3 years waiting for the visa. The priority date for Date of Filing of Adjustment of Status for those in the U.S. is now current. This means that when the petition is approved an adjustment of status can be ﬁled. his process is good or those who need caregivers.

Arrest and removal of undocumented is now up to the discretion o o cer US Supreme Court did not allow Pres. Biden to overturn the immigration policy of Trump with regards to priority in arrest and removal. With increasing migrants at the border White House is now requiring ICE to deport more migrants under political pressure. t is now a decision to be made by the o cer which could include arrest of anyone who is undocumented. It is time to work on your green card now.

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L-R Mr. Armilito Pangilinan, Ms. Alma ern, Dr. Agnes Na arro, and Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer

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Marriage fraud is a major part of USCIS investigations because they believe that marriage is a fast way to get a green card. In some cases containing weak documentary relationship evidence, the adjudicator may refer the case for an investigation. This additional scrutiny may include deep public record searches, an early morning visit at their home, and interviews with neighbors, family and co¬ workers.

The “normal” married couple has a fair amount in common. They share a language and religion. They live together and do things together, like take vacations, celebrate important events, birthdays, and holidays, join clubs or gyms, and have sex and children. Typical couples also combine ﬁnancial and other aspects o their lives a ter marriage. hey demonstrate their trust in one another by sharing bank and credit card accounts and ownership of property, such as cars and houses. They celebrate each others’ birthdays and meet each others’ families. Based on this information, it is advisable to seek the advice of an immigration attorney to inform you of the chances of your immigration petition or application.

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L-R Mr. Armilito Pangilinan and Ms. Alma ern show Consul General Neil Fran R. Ferrer the mural Ibig Naming Matanghal sa Lupain ng America, at ern-Veloria Plaza, at the Filipino Community Center o Sea�le. Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer Meets Fil-Am Chamber o Commerce o Utah president Mary Cha an, startup ounder o search-ser ice app in PH Pra e pro h�ps www.pra e pro.com . She led a Demos or Dollars pitch session or startups in the FPACC Con erence.

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To detect frauds, the immigration authorities require a lot of proof that a marriage is real, including more documentation than for other family-based immigration applicants. They subject marriage-based immigrants to a longer and more detailed personal interview than other applicants go through, as well as a two-year testing period for couples who have been married less than two years when their green card is approved or when they enter the U.S. on their immigrant visa. The U.S. government will not normally follow a couple around or investigate their life beyond the required paperwork and the interviews it always conducts. But it has the power to do so if it sees grounds for suspicion. Inspectors of the Department of Homeland Security can visit your home, talk to your friends, and interview your employers, and so on. By requiring more of married couples than of others, the U.S. government has set up a system that gives it a lot of information about whether a marriage is the real thing or not. What is the information that the USCIS is looking for a married couple?

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SEATTLE, Washington - Philippine Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer participated in the 2022 International Trade and Business Development Bi-Annual Conference titled, “Convergence - Technology, Convenience, Sustainability,” organized by the Federation of Philippine American Chambers of Commerce.Inhis remarks, Consul General Ferrer presented promising developments in the Philippines and opportunities for Philippine-U.S. bilateral trade and economic cooperation. “It is an opportune time to invest and do business in the Philippines…The Philippine economy is on a steady path to recovery from the pandemic and further expansion.” said Ferrer, as he noted the second quarter GDP growth of the Philippines for 2022 reaching 7.4 percent.Ferrer noted that the Philippine Government over the years has been undertaking the necessary structural reforms to make the economy more competitive and resilient, citing new economic liberalization measures relating to foreign investments, retail trade, public services andFerrertaxation.echoed the message of Philippines Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez and thanked all the Philippine American chambers of commerce for their “contributions to the economic prosperity of our peoples and for fostering resiliency amid the challenges that lie ahead of us.”

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Actress-TV host KC Concepcion finally bro e her silence on her rumoured romantic relationship with Filipino American singer apl.de.ap.Atthesidelines o artin ievera’s th anniversary concert at the alt isney oncert all in os Angeles, the daughter o mega star Sharon uneta and actor abby oncepcion clarified that reports were all rumors, pointing out that they have had no romantic ties at all. nterviewed by A S- ’s Felipe, , , who is aria ristina assanda oncepion in real li e, said indi, hindi naging ami . She admitted though that she is close to the FilAm member o the lac yed Peas. ery close ami, love the guy. respect him, admire him, she Pinapatawasaid niya a o nang sobra, mabait siya sa a in. indi naman, he’s very busy with wor as well. hatever will be, will be. o, hindi ami, she stressed. As A S- reported, clarified also her love li e. ito sa States, ang hirap magdate. insan a ala mo serious, yun pala casual lang pala. ’m in my s. ’m not going to lie, definitely ta e relationships more seriously now, she told Felipe. apos dream na one day a o naman ang i a asal, asi inasal na yung sister o sa Sweden. y gosh, naunahan pa a o , she added. , according to Felipe, even o ed that hope ully she’ll get married in months.

Concepcion stars in Hollywood film, breaks silence on ties with apl.de.ap

She was warned that gossipers might thin she’s pregnant as a reerence to the months e perience. stars in a ollywood movie she filmed with Filipino-American actor ante asco and director-producer hett olentino. n -edit na siya now. a a anuary ipalabas . a a atawa yung peli ula, it’s about two people na nagdivorce and ayaw magbayad nung lala e. So naghahanap siya ng way na ta asan yung babayaran niyang alemony. A o yung asawa niya, she told A S- . said the producer has plans to submit the movie in estivals in the S and will be available or streaming or cinema showcase by anuary o ne t year.A ter staying in ew or ity or five months while filming the movie, moved bac to os Angeles and bonded with her mother, Sharon uneta, or about two to three wee s. disclosed it was really a di cult time or her mom when herie il passed away. e love ita herie, we love her and her amily, she loved my mom very much. a-trauma siya asi one o her good riends nawala, eh mommy o ull o li e, masaya lagi she was really very sad, she said.hiswee , will y bac to anila to attend her sister iel’s th birthday. She admitted she also got surprised when iel came out as ueer two monthsdidntago. now about it, ound out li e everyone else. A ter that, ust tal ed to mom and to dad and sabi o lang ung saan siya happy, ung saan siya masaya, we’ll support her.

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“Hindi Kita Iiwan (I Will Not Leave You),” and “Patuloy ang Pangarap (The Dream Goes On).”

All the songs featured in the series are a part of award-winning Filipino composer Jonathan Manalo’s 20-year discography. Manalo, currently ABS-CBN Music’s creative director, is known in the Philippine music industry as “Mr. Music”, having recorded and published almost 500 compositions in his two-decade career.

The impressive showing of the hit primetime series “Lolong” over GMA-7 continues as this year’s biggest adventure-serye on Philippine primetime remains as the most watched on its timeslot, beating its new rival program. Based on Nielsen Philippines’ National Urban TV Audience Measurement overnight ratings for August 15, “Lolong,” which aired on both GMA and GTV, posted a combined people rating of 17.3 percent – beating its new rival show Darna, which only managed to get a combined people rating of 10.5 percent (TV5, A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, and Cinemo).Dubbed dambuhalang adventure-serye bannered by Ruru Madrid continues to earn praises for its well-crafted storyline, powerhouse cast, and impressive“Lolong”visuals.also stars Shaira Diaz, Arra San Agustin, Christopher de Leon, Jean Garcia, Bembol Roco, Malou de Guzman, Rochelle Pangilinan, Paul Salas, Marco Alcaraz, Mikoy Morales, and MauiMoreTaylor.revelations and action-packed scenes await viewers as “Lolong” enters a new chapter. Set to add more color to Ruru’s character in the series are Vin Abrenica, Thea Tolentino, Alma Concepcion, Rafael Rosell, and Lucho Ayala. “Lolong” has also begun its series of nationwide road tours with the show’s cast and its popular crocodile character, Dakila, visiting key cities in Mega Manila and select provinces in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.Thehashtag #DakSpotted has already been making rounds on social media everytime the ‘Lolong’ crocodile mascot is seen in various areas in the country.Meanwhile, fresh from his Korean trip for another show, Madrid is also making sure he gets to visit his fans and bond with his friend Dakila, the ﬁctional crocodile character in the series. Just this Monday, Madrid and the mascot dressed as Dakila went conquering the skies as they boarded an ultralight plane. Afterwards, the two enjoyed a samgyupsal food trip.

iWantTFC, the leading global Filipino streaming platform, unveiled a most welcome response with the launch this month o its ﬁrst original music series called, “Lyric and Beat”.

GMA’s ‘Lolong’ made impressive primetime ratings

Starring a new generation of young talent from Star Magic, the talent management arm of ABS-CBN that has produced in the last 30 years many of the biggest Filipino superstars, “Lyric and eat oﬀers the viewers a ront seat to the most electrifying vocal and dance numbers ever seen in a Philippine on-screen musical.

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“Lyric and Beat” showcases the artistry and charm of a new generation of Filipino talent

HOLLYWOOD, California - Following more than a two-year hiatus triggered by a nagging global pandemic that caused a near hibernation for a lot of artists in the entertainment world, millions of fans around the world have grown very curious about what and who’s new in the industry. For millions of Filipino entertainment fans overseas, there is a hunger to experience both fresh and familiar artists and the current body o wor that they are oﬀering.

The new series is generating vibe comparisons to modern on-screen (big or small) musical classics like “Glee”, “High School Musical”, and “Pitch Perfect” -- all with school settings and a compelling array of unique characters involved in a challenging song and dance competition, and family and romance drama.

Viewers are already raving about the ﬁrst three episodes and have gotten “LSS” (last song syndrome) over songs that have been given a fresh twist such as “Tara Tena (Let’s Go),” “Kabataang Pinoy (Filipino Youth),”

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Sunshine Cruz and ex-husband Cesar Montano has reunited. At least at the 18th birthday of their daughter Sam Cruz. The event came nearly ten years after the couple ended their marriage.OnAugust 27, the actress shared a couple of photos from Sam’s birthday bash, in which both she and Cesar, who just starred in the movie “Maid in Malacanang,” could be seen together in one photo, surrounded by their three daughters with Sam right in the middle. “In God’s perfect time always. Happiest 18th birthday [Sam],” she wrote. In another post, she expressed, “It was a funfi lled and memorable night or the amily. Sam herself shared with Star Magic that it was the fi rst time her parents have seen each other again after so long, and that she was elated to see everybody getting along fi ne again.

Sunshine Cruz, Cesar Montano reunite at daughter’s party

Sunshine and Cesar ended their marriage back in 2013 after 13 years together following allegations of cheating and emotional abuse, with the marriage ﬁ nally annulled in .

Sam revealed that it was only early this year that she and her sisters were able to patch things up with Cesar. It is noted that Cesar also reunited with his son and Sam’s half-brother, Diego Loyzaga in the same period.

Vogue debut in PHL with FilAm model Chloe Magno on cover abbi arcia is off on her first long adventure, and her mom helped her in every way possible. he apuso actress etted off to os Angeles, California with her boyfriend Khalil Ramos, and her mom was their ight attendant In an Instagram post, Gabbi shared photos of her ight and wrote a message o appreciation or her parents.“Appreciation post for my [mom and dad], it’ll be my first long vacation without them, abbi said. “Thank you for allowing me to do this. I really really appreciate it. I’m blessed to have parents who are allowing me to grow on my own. Thank you for trusting me,” she added. Gabbi said that her mother made special arrangements with her schedule to be able to personally assist her and Khalil. Based on Gabbi’s Instagram Stories, the “Love You Stranger” stars and real-life couple have already arrived in L.A. —Nika Roque/JCB, GMA News Vogue, a global fashion magazine, has now a Philippine edition with its maiden issue making its debut on newsstands on August 29. The historic 422-page maiden issue has Filipino-American model Chloe Magno on the cover, photographed by British-Filipino-Egyptian photographer Sharif Hamza. Reports indicated that readers of the maiden issue are taken to a “voyage” through the islands of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao a representation of an adventure to discover the Philippine fashion identity, editor-inchief Bea Valdes disclosed.

“We wanted to introduce Vogue to the Philippines, and the Philippines to the world. It’s a reciprocal relationship. That’s what guided us to choosing the stories, choosing the photographers, choosing how we tell the stories,” Valdes told CNN Philippines in anVogueinterview.Philippines is the 28th international edition of the fashion magazine, with Valdes, Mega Globel Licensing Inc. CEO Archie Carrasco, president Suki Salvador, and COO and publisher Rhoda Campos-Aldanese at the helm. The magazine’s editorial team is composed of seasoned talents and personalities in the creative industry: fashion director Pam Quiñones, art director Jann Pascua, fashion editor Daryl Chang, beauty editor Joyce Oreña, managing editor Jacs Sampayan, features editor Audrey Carpio, and digital editor Trina Epilepsia Boutain. Salvador said it took 30 years to turn what seemed like an impossible dream to “Magically,reality.two and a half years ago, we were able to seal the deal and here we are today,” he said. “Last night, we just celebrated our launch and we are so happy it’s finally in our hands.”Valdes and Campos-Aldanese shared that Vogue Philippines revolves around the core values of inclusivity, diversity, sustainability, celebrating craft and creativity, with Filipino values of bayanihan (community spirit), malasakit (empathy), and optimism layered“Whenin. you think of what Vogue Philippines’ character would be, it will be something that is led through these,” Valdes said. “We are a 360-degree platform and we hope to become one of the most dynamic ones to speak about the world of fashion,” she added. “We are on different social media plat orms. We will grow the video aspect and definitely digital so that it is a whole ecosystem that we have to reach the readers and the wider public.”

Ai Ai said that as an activity director, she takes care of how to improve the lives of the elderly in the facility.

“Praise God ako po ay isang Kapuso pa rin. Ako po ay nirenew ng GMA as artista,” the actress said.

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Vogue Philippines is the 29th edition in the world, and was made possible through a partnership with Conde Nast Traveler and Mega Global Licensing Inc., a sister company of One Mega Group which publishes Mega Magazine and Lifestyle Asia.

Campos-Aldanese said they are happy to have created a “happy medium” through the help of international and local brands, and they hope to continue bringing everybody together for the rest of the journey.

AiAi delas Alas now works in San Francisco, excited for California show with GMA stars

Did you know that actress, comedienne and singer AiAi delas Alas has moved to San Francisco? In fact, she now works as activity director for a facility for elderly.AiAimade the disclosure while in Manila where renewed her contract with GMA Network. She said she lives in SanFo with husband, Gerald Sibayan. Her home studio, GMA Network, reported on the development through the Chika Minute report pf Lhar Santiago for GMA News “24 Oras.” She thanked the GMA Network for the renewal of her talent contract, saying she is an actress still by profession.

“Yung kanilang way of life, yung mga activities na ibibigay mo sa kanila will make them happy,” added AiAi.

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AiAi said she is excited for the upcoming GMA Pinoy TV’s show in California on September 24 and 25, of which she is a part of the cast. AiAi said she will joining Dingdong Dantes, Bea Alonzo, Lani Misalucha, Julie Anne San Jose, and Rayver Cruz in the shows.

Gabbi Garcia jets off for LA with mom as her flight attendant

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Demand for retail space returning to pre-Covid level

If you are struggling every wee to wait or the ne t paycheck to come so you can pay your bills, you should know that now is the time to make some changes to your finances . you re uently have to borrow money rom friends or relatives, take out payday loans or cash advances, or use your credit cards to cover your e penses until your ne t payday, then you’re living paycheck to paycheck. From my survey and due to the recent “Great Recession” we all just went thru 60-65% of workers say they live paycheck to paychec . he number is significantly higher than last year when 49% of workers reported living paycheck to paycheck. he problem with living paychec to paychec is that you’re susceptible to financial damage. t’s too easy to rac up your cards and debts but very di cult to pay down your loans. . e ore you now it, you won’t be able to afford your minimum payments and you won’t be able to borrow more money to make ends meet. ow to Stop iving Paychec to Paychec ostly everyone will tell you to start to budget and eep your spending records in order for you to know where all your money is going, that is easier said than done, if fact I have even told people to do budgets but now reali ed that it’s not enough.

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An average amily o needs to have an income o aboutto live com ortably a month, a retired couple with no ids needs at least . to live com ortably a month, usually without the perks of private schools and lavish yearly vacations, an average person e penses will be at a minimum o . a month net. believe most o you will agree with me on this.

So, believe you have to first change your attitude about money. Set goals or material things that will be resalable in the future in case you need money. Enough furniture and clothes that you already have too much of. Be frugal in shopping for your food and daily activities. ut your e penses. nce you see where money is lea ing, you can start plugging the cracks. This process might require some li estyle changes. For e ample, i you’re used to buying a latte every morning be ore wor a month , you may have to start ma ing coffee at home - a month , or going without coffee completely. ou might have to get rid o the e pensive cable pac age, because i you’re living paychec to paychec , you really can’t afford it. Most importantly Increase your income. Increasing your income isn’t always a possibility, but there are options outside getting a raise. you typically get a ta re und, you may be able to change your ta withholding and get more money in your paychec each month. course, that will mean you get a lower re und i you get one at all , but you’ll have more money to use during the month. ou might also consider wor ing part-time or ma ing money on the side with a hobby. eware making more money won’t always solve your paycheck to paychec haveproblem.spo en to a lot o my readers ma ing si figures a year but still can’t save money, so does that mean they are also living paycheck to paycheck. Sort of, if you don’t have savings, that means you’re not secured in case of an emergency. What I am trying to preach here is that you have to be able to save or opportunities, this past year when home prices were at its lows. Where you able to ta e advantage and maybe invest in a home or a rental property. When stock prices where at its all time high, where you able to invest in a retirement account or your uture.

Are you living paycheck to paycheck and finding it hard to save money?

MANILA – Demand for commercial space is supporting the growth of the country’s property market with the easing of travel restrictions and recovery from the pandemic. Real estate services company Santos Knight Frank reported that vacancy rate in the commercial sector for the second quarter of 2022 was at 4.6 percent, which was close to pre-pandemic level.Before the Covid-19 pandemic, vacancy rate for commercial space was at 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. “The easing of travel restrictions, pent-up demand for consumption, high vaccination rates, and the return to o ce are all being cited or the recovery in bric -and-mortar retail, a sector that saw many businesses closing shop during the height of pandemic lockdowns,” Santos Knight Frank said in a statement. For the upcoming stores in Metro Manila alone, 32.7 percent of commercial space takers are or the ood and beverage sector and . percent are for clothing apparel stores. he Philippines’ property sector is li ely to see significant recovery in the ne t two to three years into the administration o President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr., as demand returns on both commercial and residential property, it added.With the government’s directive to register business process outsourcing P firms to the last April, Santos night Fran has also seen an increase in activity in the o ce mar et. Second uarter was the first uarter or many employees to return to the o ce. ith that, we also saw an increase in leasing activity or the first time in a while,” Santos Knight Frank senior director for occupier strategy and solutions Morgan McGilvray said in a press conference. However, vacancy rate in April to June 2022 period has remained high at 23 percent as 228,500 s uare meters o o ce spaces were added in etro Manila in the second quarter of the year. astly, the Philippines, as with ndia, South Korea, Singapore, and most of Asia, is likely to see a greater rate o or employees than the rate in developed estern economies. in the Philippines is a result o both the o ce culture and the needs o its P occupiers, the consultancy firm said.

I strongly suggest that you change your attitude towards money and start to see it as a vehicle or your ﬁnancial reedom in the uture. sure do believe that we cannot rely on the government or our retirement let alone our ﬁnancial reedom.

In July, he clinched a bronze at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA, also yielding to Duplantis and Nilsen, and climbed to No. 3 in the world rankings.House Resolution No. 317 was a consolidation of HR Nos. 103, 105, 123, 131, 138, 147, 207, and 246. From his historic bron e ﬁnish in the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the US, Obiena rose from number to number 3 in the men’s pole vault ranking. He also is still number in Asia.

They lauded Obiena, the world’s No. 3 pole vaulter, for his remarkable contributions in bringing honor to the country.

PASAY CITY – Gilas Pilipinas, powered by Filipino American NBA player Jordan Clarkson, routed Saudi Arabia, 84-46, in the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup ualifiers on August at the all o Asia Arena.With the win, the national basketball team split its two games in the fourth window o the F A orld up Asian ualifiers. Earlier, the team lost to Lebanon. After a slow start, Gilas showed its might against the Saudi Arabians in the second uarter onwards in ront o crowd o , people, including President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The Arabians somehow silenced the sold-out crowd early on after forcing Gilas to a sluggish first uarter. Despite a hot three-point shooting from Jordan Clarkson, which included a long tom from almost the halfcourt to beat the buzzer, Gilas found themselves trailing, 11-14, against Saudi Arabia. owever, ilas ound their offensive rhythm in the second quarter, outscoring the Arabians, 26-14, to take a 37-28 halftime lead.Gilas then held Saudi to just eight thirdquarter points to put the outcome beyond doubt.Clarkson, in his debut in the Philippines, led Gilas, now 3-3 in Group E play, with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting including 5-forrom three-point range, five rebounds, and six assists.KaiSotto of Australia’s Adelaide 36ers also starred in the game adding 16 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks. wight amos finished with nine points, six rebounds and two assists, and energized the crowd with a thunderous dunk in the secondAfterquarter.the game, Sotto, an NBA hopeful, said believes he still has so much more to work on after putting up a double-double in the Philippines’ romp over Saudi Arabia. The young Filipino center recovered from a shaky start to put up 16 points and 13 rebounds in their 84-46 victory, which gave them a 3-3 record in the FIBA World Cup Asian ualifiers. Sotto also tallied four blocks in the game and thrilled the crowd with a couple of alleyoop dunks. In particular, he showed that he already had chemistry with Filipino-American guard Jordan Clarkson. “Para sa akin, ‘yung experience all in all was really fun, and marami akong natutunan.

The PHILIPPINESScores: 84 -- Clarkson 23, Sotto , amos , Aguilar , . avena , Par s 6, Oftana 6, T. Ravena 4, Thompson 2, Malonzo 2, Newsome 0, Adams 0. SA A A A -- Abdel abar , adi , a. Almarwani , o. Almarwani 8, Almuwallad 4, Belal 3, Mohammed 2, Abo Jalas 2, Alsager 0, Albargawi 0.Quarters: 14-11, 37-28, 61-36, 84-46.

I consider this a success for us,” he added “It’s a good win.

QUEZON CITY - The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution commending Olympian pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena for bringing pride and glory to the country. House Resolution (HR) No. 317 commended Obiena for winning the gold medals in the 26th Internationales Stabhochsprung-Meeting in Jockgrim and True Athletes Classic 2022 in Leverkusen, both in Germany. Obiena also took home the bronze medal in the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland.SpeakerMartin Romualdez, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre are among the authors of the resolution.

The 26-year-old Obiena then placed third with a 5.80-m leap at the Athletissima in Laussane, Switzerland on Thursday (Friday, Philippine time) behind Armand Duplantis of Sweden (6.10m) and Nilsen, who also had a 5.80 but placed second after a Duringcountback.the True Athletes Classics 2022, Obiena won through countback after clearing the bar at . meters to ﬁnish ahead of Rutger Koppelaar of the Netherlands and Kurtis Marschall of Australia.

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“He is set to compete again in various events, and with his hard work and determination to be the best male pole vaulter, success is within his reach,” they added.

Jordan Clarkson-powered Gilas routs Saudi Arabia in FIBA qualifiers game

Obiena in 3 successive wins, commended by House NO. 1 FAN. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. joins nearly 20,000 ans who watched the FIBA World Cup Quali ers fourth window game between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia at the MOA Arena in Pasay City.

MANILA – The country’s top sports agency, Philippine Sports Commission, has a new Malacananghead. announced that former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala has been named chairman of PSC. “Blessed. Honored. Grateful. Excited. Time to serve. Let’s get to work,” Eala said following the Malacanang announcement of his appointment. e confirm the appointment o r. Noli Eala as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission,” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a press statement. he ce o the President also released an Aug. letter confirming ala’s appointment. It was signed by Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez. A lawyer, Eala, who will be the PSC’s 11th chair, will replace Chairman WilliamPriorRamirez.tohis appointment, Eala was PBA commissioner from 2003 to 2007. He is most known for allowing the PBA to send pro league players to international tournaments such as the FIBA. Eala was also founding executive director of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and play-by-play commentator.He also became sports director at San Miguel Corporation (SMC). Eala is currently vice-president for corporate affairs o oy ide ride-hailing service.The PSC is the top government sports body by virtue of Republic Act 6847 or The Philippine Sports Commission Act.

The golden performance allowed Obiena to reach the qualifying standard for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

In the 26th Internationales Stabhochsprung-Meeting, Obiena beat 10 other competitors, including Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Chris Nilsen of the United States, after clearing 5.81 meters.

“Resolved by the House of Representatives, to congratulate Ernest John ‘EJ’ Uy Obiena for winning the gold medals in the 26th Internationales Stabhochsprung-Meeting held in Jockgrim, Germany and in the True Athletes Classics in Leverkusen, Germany. Resolved, further, that a copy of this Resolution be given to Ernest John “EJ” Uy Obiena,” the resolution“Thestated.exemplary performance of Ernest John ‘EJ’ Uy Obiena in pole vaulting deserves utmost commendation and distinction for the honor and glory he brought to the country,” the resolution said.“With his string of accomplishments, EJ’s feat is one of the greatest in Philippine athletics’ history, and underscored the kind of dizzying heights the country has achieved in pole vaulting,” they lawmakers said in the resolution.

Ex-PBA Commissioner Eala is new PSC chairman

I’m glad na we ended it strong,” said Sotto, who made just four of 10 shots rom the field but connected on eight of 11 free throws while dealing with the physical play of the Saudi Arabian big men. “The one thing that we wanted to focus on before the game was to just get better. To play better than our previous game against Lebanon. That meant having better effort, and specifically, cutting down on our turnovers,” Gilas coach Chot Reyes said after the game. “I think today, we had 15 turnovers, and that’s pretty acceptable. So very happy for the result, and even happier or the effort that the players put forth in this ball game,” he added.Khalid Abdel-Gabar, Mathna Almarwani, and Musab Kadi each had nine points for Saudi Arabia, which fell to 1-5.

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“In the past six or seven years we have seen tremendous delays in the immigration processes across the country, both in the courts and also through the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),” said Gregory Z. Chen, Senior Director of Government Relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Chen noted that when President Barack Obama left ofﬁce, there were about , immigration cases in the backlog compared to 1.4 million cases during the Trump administration.

U.S. labor shortages and inflation AB 2169 advances in CA Legislature, adding protections for undocumented human trafficking survivors

- Close to 15% of job openings that employ immigrant or foreign-born workers in the U.S. are still vacant, while the legal immigration system is in dire straits. From meat packing to home building to STEM professionals to nurses, the post-pandemic economy is reeling from a labor force decimated by restrictive immigration policies, which worsened under Donald Trump’s administration. The Halting of Immigration “From the middle of 2019 until the end of 2021, there has been essentially zero net immigration to the U.S,” said Giovanni Peri, Ph.D. Professor of Economics and Founder and Director of the UC Davis Global Migration Center, citing US Bureau census data. “Although in late 2021 and early 2022 these numbers started growing again, the act that the in ow o immigrants stopped made the country lose more than 1.7 million (immigrants),” added Peri, noting that 900,000 of them would have been college educated who work in the STEM sector – doctors, computer scientists, biomedical engineers, bio experts and 800,000 would have been non-college educated concentrated in sectors such as food, hospitality, elderly and child care. “We are talking about the 1.1% of the US labor force,” Peri added.

Loss of 1.7 million

Peri spo e during a media briefing on hosted by Ethnic Media Services that sounded the alarm over how the lack of immigrants is hurting the economy. Meanwhile, public discussion focuses on an estimated 2 million border crossings or the fiscal year. The halting of immigration coincides with more and more US citizens opting to work from home in online obs, and people in their s and s opting or early retirement. When companies are struggling to hire people, wages go up and the rising cost of labor translates into in ation, Peri e plained. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in July , there were million unfilled obs in the S. eore , in a similar period, that figure was million.Experts agree that there should be a government effort to make the H1B visa program (sponsored by employers) stronger and more inclusive for all sectors, while addressing the monstrous backlog in green cards and asylum Backlogsclaims.andDelays in the Immigration Processes

“We encourage Governor Newsom to sign this law so ali ornia can e tend the benefits o these recent reforms to all of its residents, regardless of where they were“Asborn.”an organization committed to legal aid for survivors o human tra c ing, Free to hrive celebrates passage o A , said Allison ill San ord, ual Justice Works fellow at Free to Thrive. “Our clients rest easier knowing that when their criminal history is cleared, it will not come back to haunt them in immigration proceedings. We thank Asm. Mike Gipson, as well as the whole coalition that worked hard to pass this bill.” e celebrate approval o A and we believe it will help empower survivors of sexual violence and human tra c ing, said ichelle arey, directing attorney at the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice. “We urge Governor Newsom to sign this bill ensure immigrant survivors will suffer no harm rom legally invalid arrests and convictions that should never be on their records in the first place. immigrants fuels

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Although oors have been essentially shut down, hospitals are short staﬀed and one-on-one patient care is over, she said. “Oftentimes nurses are caring for multiple patients, which is increasing their chances of creating errors and causing emotional distress,”

There are close to 194,000 open positions for nurses, and not enough S nurses to fill them. Since the s, when hospitals were understaffed, nurses rom other countries have filled these roles. ut today, annually, H1B visas are limited to 140,000 and family-sponsored visas are limited to , .

“I am seeing how tired and exhausted the nurses are and how frustrated they feel like their voices aren’t being heard,” Collins said.” If hospitals come up with a system so that they could keep bringing in (immigrant) nurses, they wouldn’t have problems ﬁlling their open positions,” she concluded.

A lets survivors o se ual violence and human tra c ing move orward in their healing ourney, said Anabel Martinez, policy associate at Loyola Law School. “We applaud approval of this bill to eliminate ambiguous language that made it unclear whether nonciti en victims o human tra c ing ualiﬁ ed or this protection. We urge Gov. Newsom to sign this bill so ALL California survivors of this violence, regardless of immigration status, can be protected from further harm in the criminal justice system.”

LOS ANGELES – The Sunita Jain initiative, Loyola Law School’s project to protect survivors of human tra c ing, reported that the Senate has passed A , which clariﬁes language to let undocumented and non-citi en human tra c ing survivors ta e advantage of existing protections when they are arrested.

“We are so grateful for Asm. Gipson’s leadership to ensure immigrants are included in criminal justice reform and that no one faces deportation on the basis of an old illegal conviction,” said Rose Cahn, senior staﬀ attorney at mmigration egal esource enter.

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Sunita ain and its partners pushed or a ﬁ that clariﬁes the law to more ully protect these tra cing survivors. “We welcome the measure’s advance to Governor Newsom’s desk and thank Asm. Mike Gipson for his steadfast leadership and uncompromising support,” they said.

As o today we have about . million cases that are waiting to be heard, (each one) typically takes four to six years now,” Chen said. “Many businesses can’t wait to be operational.”Meanwhile, the Automated Export System (AES), the agency in charge of processing work permits, has increased its processing times from 180 days to up to seven months. hese bac logs can be ﬁ ed through a comprehensive immigration reform. Although almost 70% of Americans are in favor of it, there has been no appetite in a polarized Congress to ease restrictions for even legal immigrants. hen highlighted how President iden’s n ation Reduction Act -recently signed into law- originally included provisions to legalize unauthorized immigrants, a provision that had to be abandoned to gain bipartisan support.

“The concern about the benefits immigration provides to the country and the economy has been subsumed by the idea that it’s related to border national security issues,” said Chen, who doesn’t see a major immigration reform bill happening even in 2023.Shortage of Nursing ProfessionalsForJulie Collins, perfusionist and Program Director Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at ush niversity, one field where the absence o immigrants is acutely felt is medical care. or ing on the oor o her hospital or two years, ollins saw firsthand the impact o the critical shortage of nursing professionals. “I was helping to cover shifts and I saw how burnt out nurses were becoming taking care of patients in COVID units,” she said. “As COVID began slowing down, nurses sought early retirement, some of them changed professions, and some even died of COVID. This left us with ewer nurses to fill the open positions in our units.

“It’s wonderful to see the Legislature support people victimized not only by those they trust, but also by the legal system, said Adrianna ri th, who hersel survived this trauma. “As a former incarcerated survivor, it feels great to have California leaders recognize our e periences and understand that, or tra c ing survivors, the path to a jail is not black-and-white.” It is well established that undocumented immigrants and other non-citizens face a systemic pipeline that rushes them to deportation if they have any criminal history. ut people who have been tra c ed do not have the reedom to re use i their tra c ers orce them to commit illegal acts, and they end up with a criminal history through no fault of their own. ali ornia law allows tra c ing victims to as a judge to erase their criminal histories, but until now, it was not clear that those who are undocumented nonciti en and tra c ed could avoid deportation i they got that relief, even after a court cleared their record.

arlier this year, the arson ity ouncil unanimously voted to re uest air monitors be placed in various locations o the city to monitor air uality.

Elected officials and dignitaries pose or a sou enir picture Mayor Lisa Gillmore o the city o Santa Clara and Mayor Lily Mei o Fremont P AS - n their effort to help those that are in need, the glesia i risto hurch o hrist through their Feli analo Foundation, nc., has launched the second leg o its worldwide are For umanity this time in the nited States again. A ter several stops in anada, the are For umanity was held at the ndia ommunity enter in ilpitas, bringing aid to the residents in the ay Area and particularly the city o ilpitas. he group gave away over bags o non-perishable items and canned goods to needy individuals and amilies.Financial aid was also given to the organi ations in the city o ilpitas dedicated to assisting amilies. rant recipients were the ope or the nhoused led by their President obert ung ilpitas igh School represented by on ien and the ndia ommunity enter represented by abu Prasad. overnment and State o cials were present to help in the distribution o the care pac ages. he o cials included ay Area ongressman o hanna, Assemblymember Ale ee, Senator ave ortese represented by ara Sree rishnan, Santa lara ounty Supervisor indy have represented by athy Sutherland, Fremont ity ayor ily ei with Fremont Planning ommissioner en amin ee ormer aly ity ayor and now ouncilor uslyn analo ormer urlingame ayor and now ouncilor mily each ormer ilpitas ayor ose steves ilpitas ouncilors Anthony Phan, velyn hua, arry arbadillo and arcia rielli San ose ity ouncilor ohnny hamis and Pastor duardo Advincula. Philippine onsulate eneral in San Francisco headed by onsul eneral eil Fran Ferrer sent his video greetings.Assemblymember Ale ee, Fremont ayor ily ei, ouncilor uslyn analo, ouncilor Anthony Phan presented a pla ue o recognition or rother duardo analo, ecutive inister o the glesia i risto who they said serves as a beacon o hrist’s love in communities and to rother licerio P Santos , eneral Auditor o and o the F FormerFoundation.ilpitas ayor ose steves, a long time riend o , gave tribute to the late rother un Santos or all his humanitarian eort. e said a un has been very instrumental in the success ul implementation and reali ation o the multitude o pro ects o ecutive inister rother duardo . analo such as the worldwide are or umanity. e also served as a prominent leader in the hurch Administration and in the propagation o od’s ords. e t wee , the are or umanity event o the moves to Southern ali ornia with the istricts o range ounty and os Angeles combining their effort to provide care to residents o the south. his time it will be held at Santiago anyon ollege at hapman Ave, range, ali ornia.

t is important to ensure the sa ety o our residents and continue to wor with South oast A to not only identi y the sources o potential air pollutants in our community, but also to ta e preventative measures to reduce monitor emissions, said ayor o arson ula avis- olmes. he ity o ason was advised by South oast A that an air pollutant discharge by Parter may constitute a health ha ard late in uly in the nearby industrial area. South oast A has conducted multiple on-site inspections at the acility and conducted ﬁeld operations in the surrounding area. n uly , , a otice o iolation was issued to Parter or Public uisance in violation o agency ule and ali ornia ealth Sa ety ode . his violation was based on elevated t emissions detected through air monitoring eﬀorts outside o the acility at an ad acent business. South oast A is urther investigating t emissions in the nearby residential communities and the agency is wor ing with the ity o arson to identi y additional locations to collecthour samples in the nearest community and school. So ar, data rom residential monitors show t levels to be within typical bac ground levels.

Parter has indicated their t e uipment will remain shut down until additional air pollution controls can be implemented including the modiﬁcations and upgrades to air pollution control e uipment and temporary enclosures. he acility has initiated the permitting process or the upgrades and South oast A will review and approve those applications as uic ly as possible.

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A S , A n August , , Parter edical Products, nc. Parter voluntarily shut down its ethylene o ide t operations until the acility can upgrade its air pollution controls. Parter is located at ingsview Avenue in arson. t is a ammable, colorless gas that is used by the acility to sterili e medical devices.

Parter Medical Products Inc. voluntarily shuts down operation in Carson

Iglesia ni Cristo Care for Humanity event held in Bay Area

Oﬃcers and members o the Filipino Community Center in San Jose welcome Santa Clara County Super isor Cindy Cha ez with their Ha ana Nights celebra�on

Simple Ways to Reduce Energy Use During Hours When Grid Demand Peaks

Energy Savings Tips Here are easy ways to lower AC costs and still stay cool indoors during the prolonged heat.Adjust thermostat to degrees or higher, after cooling the home to below-normal levels in the morning. urn it oﬀ when away rom the home.

BAÑEZMARISSAwasborninBaguioCity, Philippines in 1958. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1968. Following her graduation from Belmont High School in Los Angeles, in 1976, she attended and graduated from Princeton University, Class of 1980. She subsequently attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, graduating in 1983. Marissa is licensed to practice law in the states of New York, California and New Jersey. She is currently Of Counsel in the New York o ce o the international law ﬁrm o reenberg raurig, P. A litigator with almost 40 years of experience involving pharmaceutical products, medical devices, asbestos- and tobacco-related exposure, coal-related black lung cases and premises liability in defense of Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies, Marissa has appeared before state, federal and administrative courts throughout the country. She also serves as Appellate Counsel in residential mortgage foreclosure litigation, with a winning track record. Marissa has published articles in the prestigious New York Law ournal and the American ar Association’s lass Action and erivatives Suits Section of Litigation, focusing on the ever-changing landscape of the standing of unnamed class action members. She has also presented a Continuing Legal Education program on the subject.Astrong diversity advocate, she has served as a mentor for minority students with the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity. She was previously Special Counsel and Vice-Chair of the Board of irectors or the ew or Asian omen’s enter, an organi ation that helps battered Asian women and children. Now in her mid-60s, Marissa has embarked on a new venture –writing children’s illustrated boo s er ﬁrst boo , ope and Fortune, is being published by lac Rose Writing, with an expected release date of February 2, 2023. Preorders will be available sometime in January 2023. The book will be available on Ama on, as well as lac ose riting’s website and other outlets yet to be announced.Beloware images of the mock-up of the front and back covers of the book. The back cover provides excellent reviews as well as a synopsis of the book. (Please note that the price listed at $99.99 is simply a place-holder necessary for the layout of the mock-up; the actual price is yet to be determined.) Marissa has several other book projects awaiting review and publication.

September 1-7, 2022 26 COMMUNITY NEWS Youth facilities and features unveiled at Presidio Tunnel Tops Youth facilities and features unveiled at Presidio Tunnel Tops

SIMPLE WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY:

OAKLAND, Calif.— It looks like tomorrow hursday September will ic oﬀ a week of above normal temperatures throughout Northern and Central California.

Take Steps Now to Prepare for Incoming Excessive Heat Wave

As part of our ongoing series, Simple ays to Save nergy, Paciﬁc as and lectric ompany P is helping customers prepare for the incoming excessive heat wave by sharing ways to reduce energy bills and stayDuringsafe. the summer especially during times of prolonged extreme heat, the air conditioner can account for as much as half of residential energy usage. This is the time to ta e simple steps to improve e ciency, every small action can add up when it comes to reducing energy and helping ease the strain on the grid during crucial hours.

irty air filters ma e the air conditioner work harder to circulate the air. Clean and/or replace air filters monthly to improve energy e ciency and reduce costs. Sunlight passing through windows heats the home and makes the air conditioner work harder. Customers can block this heat by keeping blinds or drapes closed on sunny days. Avoid using the oven. Instead, cook on the stove, use a microwave or grill outside. nroll in P ’s new program, Power Saver Rewards. The free, voluntary program rewards participants for temporarily reducing energy use when demand is high. By conserving energy during Power Saver Rewards events coinciding with Flex Alerts customers earn $2 for each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of energy saved. t’s easy to enroll and get rewarded for reducing energy use. P unds the operation o e isting county- or city-run cooling centers throughout the state. hese centers help fill a critical need or those who might not have the financial means to cool and shelter themselves from very hot and prolonged temperatures. o find a ooling enter near you, call your local city or county government, or call P ’s toll- ree ooling enter locator line at 1-877-474-3266 or visit pge.com/coolingcenters.Customers can also enroll in free programs including Bill Forecast Alerts, and Budget Billing to spread energy costs evenly throughout the Additionally,year.eligible customers may be able to sign up or income- ualified programs offering a monthly discount including the California Alternative Rates for Energy (CARE) and the Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) Programs. Some customers may also qualify for the Energy Saving Assistance Program offering ree improvements to ma e the home more e cient, sa e and comfortable. If the elevated heat leads to outages, P has a plan to address any issues that come from the high temperatures and crews monitoring the situation are ready to respond. P ’s plan includes closely monitoring grid conditions and having restoration and repair crews ready to immediately respond to potential heat-related outages. We encourage customers to be prepared, stay cool and hydrated and practice safety by developing an emergency plan and checking in on neighbors.And here are ways for customers to stay safe if outages occur: ave ashlights, radios, and resh batteries ready. se battery-operated ashlights, not candles, which pose a fire ha ard. nplug or turn off all electric and heatproducing appliances (e.g., air conditioners, washers and dryers, ovens, stoves, irons) to avoid overloading circuits. Overloaded circuits can be a fire ha ard once power is restored.

The Filipino-American Chamber o Commerce o San Mateo County FACCSMC Oﬃcers, Board Members, Friends, and Family at the August 21, 2022 Summer Picnic in South San Francisco s beau� ul Orange Par .

I have the honor of hosting Ramos in Sacramento several times beginning on May 14, 2005. I remember that day because my eldest daughter ara gave birth to her ﬁrst-born child. amos arrived in a limousine at the restaurant where we held the dinner reception. I invited the Filipino-American community leaders that included then-Judge Tani Cantil-Gorre – now California Chief Justice -- Davis Mayor Ruth Asmundson, West Sacramento City Council Member Christopher Cabaldon and a retinue of the leaders of various community organizations.

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His high visibility shines the light on transgender and non-gender conforming individuals and inspires appropriate responses to their needs.

hen A rica ﬁrst disclosed his transition, or instance, San ateo ealth Systems leadership worked with him to develop supports for transgender staﬀ and policies. he ounty also ended binary assignments o restrooms, replacing male-female symbols with gender-neutral signs. Africa calls the period a “pivotal moment in my life.” He admits harboring trepidation, “but I knew that Health System leadership would ensure” he would receive what he needed, noting “not many are as fortunate as I was.”

if they are compatible and they can live together as husband and wife. As one wit remarked, “you do not buy a car without a test drive, not even a olls oyce. the petitioner does not li e the fiancee, he can buy her a one way ticket and send her back home without marrying her. In the case of a spousal visa petitioner, he does not have that 90-day test drive period. If he cannot get along with his spouse, he has to divorce her, thereby incurring more expenses. The unfortunate alien spouse, if a Filipino and goes back to the Philippines will still be considered married to the petitioner because there is no divorce in the Philippines. She cannot remarry in the Philippines. She would have to file a petition or recognition o the oreign divorce another e pense. r she could loo or a .S. citi en fianc who could petition or her. he fiancee beneficiary, a ter marrying the petitioner in the .S., should file a Form - , Application to egister Permanent esidence or Adjust Status, in order to convert her nonimmigrant status to permanent resident status and get a green card. The spouse does not need to do that. She is arriving as an immigrant and is given a green card shortly after arrival.

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It is quite possible that news and entertainment will be delivered some time in the future in a format that does not even exist yet. We just have to wait and Whatsee.Ifail to see is the local newspapers surviving in their present format for the next decade. Can this depressing trend be reversed?

Columnist’s mother Elena G. Madlaing dies at 103

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partnership with those speciﬁc communities’ leaders to instill a sense o their ownership and accountability. “Jei guided us to reach out to the Filipino community through local community events to increase awareness about the importance of mental health, and to decrease the stigma associated with accessing mental health services,” said FMHI founding member and former co-chair Jimenez Wong, a clinical supervisor at Fred Finch Youth Family Services. Africa helped educate mental health providers on how to “best serve the Filipino community through education of Filipino culture and values, understanding the barriers to accessing mental health services and sharing Filipino-speciﬁc resource guides, she said. As a BHRS program lead, Africa introduced the innovative Mental Health First Aid workshops to teach practitioners and private individuals how to recognize signs for mental health issues and prevent suicide.

(ELPIDIO R. ESTIOKO was a veteran journalist in the Philippines and a multi-awarded journalist here in the US. For feedbacks, comments… please email the author at estiokoelpidio@gmail.com.)

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In 2007, Africa joined ALLICE Alliance for Community Empowerment Kumares Kumpares, the name adapted by the newly independent former FilAm Task Force of CORA. As clinical director, he sets guidelines for cultural competence and chairs the training committee or the nonprofit organization that aims to prevent intimate partner and family abuse through free education events and tools. ast year he acilitated the first-ever ntimate Partner and Family Abuse training o Philippine oreign service personnel in five states by a FilAm organization, a collaboration of ALLICE and the Philippine Consulate General in SanAfricaFrancisco.saton the San Mateo County Commission on Status of Women till his term ended; he joined the LGBTQ+ Commission as a founding member. e ore he le t San ateo or arin in , A rica’s staff threw a rare community sendoff that pac ed oom on th Avenue in the ealth Systems o ces, site o A rica’s eye-opening cultural competence training on serving Filipinos. Co-workers and associates took turns thanking and saying goodbye to the then-departing executive, little knowing he would be back in a handful years.

According to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, an international entity based in Paris with 38-member countries, the US is not No. in terms of hours worked. The US ranks No. 12 in the world in terms of yearly hours worked by the average worker at 1,791 hours. No. is Mexico at 2,128 hours; followed by Costa Rica at 2.073 hours. The rest of the top are olumbia , , hile . orea , alta , ussia , , reece , omania , , and roatia , . The reality is that the average American work so hard to be able to put food on the table and pay their bills… so, they deserve a much-needed break!

“Jei Africa brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and intelligence to his new position. He is a proven leader who cares deeply about equity, the mission of our agency, and the general welfare of those in need, HSA Director Ken Cole welcomed his new co-worker, reiterating what many County workers already know. – Adapted from original reprinted with permission from INQUIRER.NET

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As I See It (From Page 12) that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country. n our country, governmental recognition first came through municipal ordinances passed during and . he first state bill was introduced into the ew or legislature, but the first to become law was passed by regon on February 21, 1887. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, according to reports. Still, it wasn’t until the ay stri e by employees o the Pullman Palace Car Company and the subsequent deadly violence related to it that President Grover Cleveland suggested making Labor Day a national holiday. On June 28th 1894, as a way of maintaining good relations with workers, President rover signed an act ma ing the first onday in September a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. Most of the time, we refer to average Americans as workaholics because they work 2 to 3 jobs most of the time to put food on the table and keep both ends meet. They also are reported to take advantage of working overtime, and according to KSAT.com, Tuesday marks National Workaholics Day. So, does this mean America have more workaholics than any other nation? And… is it true that America is home to more “workaholics” than any other country?

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Joseph in the Old Testament as our role model especially for the young people I would like to share excerpts on the spiritual journey of Joseph from the article rusting od hen t oesn’t a e Sense in the paragraph subtitled “JOSEPH AS ROLE MODEL FOR US TODAY SPECIALLY TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE MILLENIALS” ( Source: HISTORICITY F S S, hirteenth Printing, August , , pagesHere are series of events in the spiritual journey of Joseph: 1. Joseph, -year-old, was a avorite son o acob who became srael who helped his brothers in shepherding the oc enesis - . oseph, the reamer, was plotted to be killed by his brothers due to jealousy and hatred (Genesis - . oseph was sold to the traders and brought down to gypt enesis . oseph was seduced by Potiphar’s wi e but didn’t give in he was wrongly accused by Potiphar’s wi e and put to prison enesis - . oseph interpreted dreams utler’s ream, a er’s ream enesis - . oseph interpreted Pharaoh’s ream enesis - . Pharaoh designated Joseph as the ruler or Prime Minister of Egypt at the age o enesis - . oseph continued his wal with od until old age and died at the age o enesisThere was a span of 13 years between the time when 17-year-old Joseph was helping his brothers in shepherding the oc until he was designated as the ruler or Prime Minister of Egypt by Pharaoh. For more than long years, oseph’s li e was all downward . e was put in the pit by his brothers; 2. He was sold to the traders and brought to gypt . e was seduced by Potiphar’s wi e . . e was wrongly accused . He was condemned and put to prison. During the 10 long years of hardships and tribulations, he could have easily blamed and abandoned God. He could have easily said, t doesn’t ma e sense to trust od. ut oseph remained aith ul and relied on od’s providence. e wal ed with od stead astly from youth to old age. In the New Testament, we have Titus as our role model. Apostle Paul described him as a true son o our common aith itus . e was a young and active Evangelist Of course, our best and perfect role model is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In His 33 years on earth before He ascended to eaven, esus ocused on doing is Father’s business.

III- SUMMARY CONCLUSION – Like in the days of Noah before the Flood which was full of wickedness, the world and society we are living today is full of violence, wickedness and corruption. Same sex marriage and homosexuality are now legalized and covered up as EQUAL RIGHTS and HUMAN RIGHTS. Before the overturn of Roe v.Wade, abortion and the murder or killing of unborn babies was legalized and covered up as WOMEN”S RIGHTS. S, the violence, wic edness and corruption in society today affect, in uence and sway everybody both hristians and non- hristians. he only way we can overcome and be victorious in our spiritual journey to eternal home in heaven is to consistently walk with God not only on Sunday but everyday onday, uesday, ednesday, hursday , Friday and Saturday. We can only overcome temptations and be victorious by having the RIGHT PRIORITY, RIGHT PERFORMANCE or ACTION and RIGHT PURPOSE or GOAL all the days of our lives. . . . .I repeat, we can only overcome temptations and be victorious if we walk with God worthily, by having the RIGHT PRIORITY, RIGHT PERFORMANCE or ACTION and RIGHT PURPOSE or GOAL all the days of our IV-INVITATIONlives. – If you have not obeyed the gospel in baptism for the forgiveness of your sins and be added to the ord’s church, you can do it today. You can follow the example of our new sister Gesena Gordon who obeyed the gospel in baptism last Sunday afternoon. May I request our new sister Gesena Gordon to please stand.. . . . . Sister Gesena was active member of the Church of ngland Anglican be ore she immigrated to America from Scotland. She erroneously thought that she was already saved when she was “christened” or sprinkled as a baby ( like many believers from the various religious denominations . As our new neighbor, she had been attending Bible Classes and Worship Services with us. She even visited the live broadcast studio of My Angel Radio San Francisco. My beloved wife Virginia Jimenez Madlaing and I were blessed to have WE CARE Gospel presentation with esena be ore my wi e’s vacation to awaii together with our grandson John Micheal.Madlaing Gamble. When sister Rose de la Cruz patiently made one-on-one follow up with Gesena, she realized and fully understood that she needs to obey the gospel in baptism for the remission o her sins and be added to the ord’s church Acts , , , . Last Sunday afternoon about 2:30 pm, brother James Quitoriano baptized Gesena in the baptistery for the forgiveness and washing of her sins (Acts , . he angels in heaven were re oicing with us es, the angels in heaven were rejoicing with us! If you are not yet a Christian, you can start your walk with God today, by repenting of your sins; obeying the gospel in baptism for the forgiveness of your sins, receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and be added to the Lords church Acts , , , , . he baptistery is ready with warm water. If you are a Christian but became lukewarm in your spiritual journey, we encourage you have the RIGHT PRIORITY, RIGHT PERFORMANCE or ACTION and RIGHT PURPOSE or GOAL in life and resume walking steadfastly with God. Whatever your needs, we invite you to come frorward as we sing the Invitation Song. Invitation Hymn: TRUST and OBEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE FINANCIALLY THIS YEAR! Why rent when you can BUY a home now? If YOU are a homeowner, REFINANCE your existing mortgage and BUILD your reserves (cash in your bank account and get A - FF rom your income ta returns. A S A S ust callor - or email artmadlaing gmail.com (ART GABOT MADLAING is accredited and commissioned Notary Public and licensed Real Estate Broker (DRE #00635976) in California since 1981. He is founder of MOBILE SIGNING SERVICES, FITNESS FOR HUMANITY (aka FITNESS FOR CHRIST) and ACAPINOY. Art is active Evangelist with the GOLDEN GATE CHURCH OF CHRIST in San Francisco, California USA. ) PerryScope (From Page 12) ormer military general, amos made peace with the country’s various armed rebel groups, ic starting the process by creating a ational nification ommission . Upon the recommendation of the NUC, Ramos eventually decided to grant amnesty to the rebel military o cers o the e orm the Armed Forces ovement A led by ol. regorio ringo onasan. amos was instrumental in the signing o the final peace agreement between the government and the oro ational iberation Front F led by ur isuari in . Under his administration, the Philippines enjoyed economic growth and stability. The Philippine Stock Exchange in the mid-1990s was one of the best in the world and his visions o Philippine ,’ which led the country into a newly industrialized country in the world and the “Tiger Cub Economy in AlthoughAsia.”he battled Communist rebels as a young lieutenant in the s, amos signed into law the epublic Act o. that repealed the Anti-Subversion Law. With its repeal, membership in the once-outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines became legal.

LIFELONG ADVOCACY nder A rica’s leadership, San ateo ounty established the first Pride enter outside San Francisco, one o the first county- unded multidisciplinary centers in the state that provide welcoming and safe spaces for individuals who identify as LGBTQ+. The 5-year-old establishment on El Camino Real in the city of San Mateo provides case management, crisis intervention, peer counseling, and mental health services for youths and older adults and their families. he Pride enter enshrines a li elong advocacy or A rica, the first known openly transgender director of BHRS in the United States when he transitioned in his forties.

And spea ing o high water, the recent oods happening all over the planet are an indication that climate change is real. Now if only more journalists – print, broadcast, or electronic – would report on this crisis consistently, maybe it would justify our reason for being. lets, and their laptops. PCs even. So it seems that broadcast and online news will still be around in the foreseeable future. This discourse of me and my friends only applies to the Philippines, of course. S-based newspapers, including this one that you’re now reading, friends, have made the proper adjustments to guarantee its existence for the foreseeable future.

t’s hard to say. specially in a Philippine setting where independent news organizations are getting rarer and rarer, to the point that their extinction is pretty much imminent. he current administration isn’t helping, either. The likes of ABS-CBN and Rappler have been muzzled by the previous administration, and the current one is not doing anything to reverse the situation.Forthe record, I am currently working for a broadcast news organization, and it’s doing pretty well, than you. anagement is aware o the need to ad ust with the times, and ’m conﬁdent it will be around or many years to come.Prior to getting this gig, I had seriously considered going back to teaching. Journalism, of course. But knowing what I know now, maybe it might be nothing but a useless exercise, a waste of time. Also or the record, love this industry. t’s been good to me, and saw my four kids to full adulthood because I was a journalist for the past three plus Idecades.donotwant to think of the situation as hopeless because, silly me, I still believe in miracles. Or at least the ability of a necessary industry to survive, come hell or high water.

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SAN FRANCISCO - Mrs. Elena Gabot Madlaing, mother of Philippine News Today columnist Art Gabot Madlaing, and aunt of Philippine News Today editor in chief Alfredo Gabot, died in San Francisco Bay Area in her sleep the other day. She was Madlaing103. was a native of Binalonan, Pangasinan, hometown of famous writer-labor activist Carlos Bulosan and former First Lady Evangelina Macaraeg Macapagal, where she celebrated her 100th birthday. She migrated to California many years ago and has been naturalized US citizen. She left behind her children and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Though the University of the Philippines alum sought higher education in the United States, he is always mindful of Filipinos. He reaches out to people who identify as Filipino who, like him, have embraced the responsibility to safeguard Filipino inclusion and advance the Filipino agenda of parity and empowerment for potential collaboration. At the 2005 Pistahan Parade in San Francisco, Africa stood on the back with the umares umpares and Filipina omen’s etwor rallying support for domestic violence prevention.

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Since we started our ovid- response, we have emphasized and highlighted) this should be a one nation approach, this is the whole Philippines implementing sa eguards or our population, she added. masks Covid

New studies revealed that, even after two years, people who had - , were at a high ris or several neurological and psychiatric late complications like cognitive deficits, dementia, and sei ures. thers about percent o patients develop ong our or more wee s ollowing the in ection. hese are the reasons why “refusing the vaccines, wanting to acquire natural immunity by getting in ected withis unwise and dangerous. here were people who died rom - and never achieved their goal. he vaccines and other mitigating measures (masking, distancing, hygiene, avoiding crowds) are still the best strategies to minimi e or even prevent - in ection and rein ections. he newly tailored vaccines and booster or micron are even better. Tomato Flu ases o what is termed omato Flu a misnomer were first reported in erala, ndia, in early ay, mostly involving children under . As o uly , there were cases diagnosed. t is a very contagious disease, but said to be non-fatal, presenting with rashes li e tiny at tomatoes in the mouth, hand, oot. t is not a new virus. t is suspected to be the well- nown illness, hand, oot, and mouth disease, caused by co sac ie virus A . hey tested negative or mon eypo . Jobs and COVID ust li e in the Philippines and other countries, the pandemic negatively impacted businesses. he S has about . million unfilled obs, about million accounting for the labor shortage, because of the pandemic. cases in the nited States still average about , new cases and about deaths a day as o the past several months. he correct figures are not known because countless people who had tested positive with their home test kits never reported themselves to the health authorities, in view o milder symptoms. Monkeypox here were about , cases per day o onkeypox in the United States the past several weeks, but the past two weeks the increase was only about 3 percent, a welcome sign. ali ornia and ew or have the lowest number now. on eypo is transmitted through male-to-male sexual contact or from touching the infected bodily uid. n spite o the seeming plateau, the is not abandoning its guard.

Fortunately, there are now vaccines ardasil , , which could prevent - percent o P uman Papilloma irus in ection types and , which cause cervical cancer . hildren boys and girls agesand - are recommended to get ardasil vaccines to prevent developing cancer later in li e. he sad reality, though, is some parents, either ignorant, misinformed, or simply against vaccines, refuse Gardasil for their children, who are then helpless sitting ducks for HPV inection and cancer. oday, this cancer is totally preventable, with the vaccines. t is indeed most un ortunate. A devastating reminder o the millions o people who died rom - because they re used the vaccines. reat lessons to remember.

Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS, a Cardiac Surgeon Emeritus based in Northwest Indiana and Las Vegas, Nevada, is an international medical lecturer/author, Health Advocate, newspaper columnist, and Chairman of the Filipino United Network-USA, a 501(c)3 humanitarian foundation in the United States. Websites: FUN8888.com, Today.SPSAtoday.com, and philipSchua.com Email: scalpelpen@gmail.com

CPAP and Ozone PAP ontinuous Positive Airway Pressure is the clinically proven state-o -the-art eﬀective treatment or bstructive Sleep Apnea SA , a condition where the person, during sleep, holds the breath for a prolonged period o time, even times during the night, causing low blood oxygen level, impaired sleep, tiredness during the day, lack of concentration, and sleepiness while driving or at wor . SA also increases the ris or diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and even cancer. here are some o one totes or bo es or cleaning PAP mas s and tubing sold in stores. one is very harm ul to the lungs. he sa er way to saniti e the mas s and tubing, after washing them well with soap and water no detergents , is the use o light totes steriletote hotmail.com . lights, discovered in , have been used since , or sterili ing operating rooms, s, patient rooms, ood items at warehouses or at home, ewelries, cellphones, watches, toothbrushes, combs, etc. Anything that will ﬁt in the tote is sa ely sanitized by the UVC light, which also destroys bacteria

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A A he epartment o ealth said the wearing of face masks decreases the possibility o in ection by to percent, reminding Filipinos not to be complacent with the dropping number o coronavirus disease ovidcases. “Hanggang sa hindi pa natin naaabot ang gusto nating rate para sa bakunahan para maipataas ang immunity ng ating populasyon, sana lahat tayo na Pilipino nagkakaisa na ipatupad muna natin ang mas mandates natin hope all Filipinos will cooperate about the implementation of our mask mandates until we haven’t reached the vaccination rate we want to increase our population’s immunity , o cer-in-charge ndersecretary aria osario ergeire said in media brieﬁng. his came a ter ebu ity issued an e ecutive order (EO) making use of face masks non-obligatory in open spaces and most places. he stated wearing ace mas s will still be required in hospitals and business establishments have the discretion whether to implement or not the ace mas mandate. pon the intercession o nterior and ocal overnment en amin enhur Abalos r., ebu ity ayor ichael ama agreed to de er the implementation o his e ecutive order. e were never consulted on this matter regarding the removal of this face mask outdoors and this e ecutive order they’re going to issue, ergeire said.She noted that the matter is now under the urisdiction o the epartment o the nterior and ocal government which has the authority to implement policies across all local government units without e emptions.Asalways said, a city in a country cannot act on its own, cannot be an island across all islands, she said.hile noting that prevention o ovid- in ection is the responsibility o every Filipino, ebu ity ayor ichael ama said must have the reedom to choose between wearing a face mask or not on the basis o sel -preservation.

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Earlier, health experts have said the risk of infection would be higher in areas not implementing the sa eguards or ovid- prevention. e now that people all over the country travel to and from these areas of the country, and we know that ovid- crosses borders, ergeire said. ula nang nag-umpisa tayo ng ovid- response] atin pong in-emphasize at na-highlight

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Stem Cell embryo Neuroscience news revealed that researchers, headed by amouseatedofogymentofZernicka-Goetz,MagdalenaProfessorMammalianDevelop-andStemCellBiol-fromtheUniversityCambridge,“havecre-modelembryosfromstemcellsthatformbrain,abeatingheart,and the foundations of all other organs of the body – anew avenue or creating the first stages o li e. his was accomplished ase ually, without semen or ova eggs . A potential obel Pri e winner, and deservedly so. his sacred discovery is not only mind-boggling but marvelous for the future of human organ (heart, lungs, liver, idney, etc. transplantation, which today has minimal donors, or none at all. any patients dye while waiting or donors. this new technology is fully developed and successfully tried with human stem cells in producing human organs, countless lives could be saved or made healthier, com ortable, and productive. Obviously, this will take years or decades to come to fruition, but this first step proves this technology wor s. his would certainly be a boom to our universal goal o con uering diseases. he ethical, moral, religious, legal, and other ramifications will surely ollow suit later.

About million people have been in ected with the human papilloma virus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, around , in the Philippines. Annually, there are about , cases o cervical mouth o the womb and it ills about , women each year in the SA and about , a year in the world. he -year survival rate o those treated is about percent. hile ispanic women are the more prone to get it, black women have higher mortality rate compared to others.

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IT IS IN SHARING THAT WE RECEIVE ARTICLEINSPIRATIONALFORTHEWEEK

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very word rom this chapter infinitely debun s all words o lament, complain, or any idea against God’s seemingly rigid or tyrannical dominion over us humanity. Thanks be to The Divine Clemency in judging. Thanks be to God’s leniency in governing. Thanks be to His patience that gives hope to the sinful being given time to repent. All praise to Your Boundless Merciful Love, O Lord! Have we asked ourselves sometimes, dear reader, if God is not merciful, not patient, not lenient, not clement what could happen to us or to the whole of creation? If God would be as we think of Him to be rigid or strict or unfair, would we even be avorable to im given the act o our countless offenses against im Precisely, God is abounding in love for He is Love Himself, He is mercy Himself, that is why He treats us more than we deserve, and punishes us for our wrong doings less than we deserved. n this re ection, dear reader, find in your li e’s e periences the times you doubted on God’s mercy and kindness, and ask sorry. Find moments in your life when God lavished you with His merciful love; then, sincerely express your utmost praise and gratitude. God cannot be what He is not. He is not rigid but lenient. He is not a tyrant but tolerant. He is not unfair but rather more than fair and just towards us. Waking up in the morning is od’s first proo to us in our conscious moment that He loves us; in spite of, the many ways that we can be unlovable. Let every moment of our day, as we are conscious and awake, be moments of gratitude and praise to Him through all the good things that we make and actions that we do. Amen. God’s

There are many people, if not all of us, lament that God is rigid, giving Rules and Commandments, telling always do this or do not do that, always wanting everything from ourselves that nothing should be spared for Him and nothing to be kept for ourselves. He wants total dominion to our life. These words of lament, complain, or whining especially happens when our lifestyle is the one being attacked, our forms of indulgencies like vices are being required to be abandoned, and or in whose lives take for granted God and whatever that matter to Him. What are your usual complaints toward God, dear reader? Is God rigid or a tyrant for you? But the Lord God is merciful. Precisely of His merciful love, He treats us with patience, He judges us with clemency, He governs us with leniency. The chapter 12 of the book of Wisdom eloquently and beautifully proclaims this theme we are to re ect now. wish to bring here the entire 12th chapter but we do not have the space, kindly read for yourself, dear reader. cite or us here only the verses - ou rebu e oﬀenders little by little, warn them, and remind them of the sins they are committing, that they may abandon their wickedness and believe in you, Lord! …the ancient inhabitants of your holy land, whom you hated for deeds most odious, wor s o sorcery and impious sacriﬁces parents who took with their own hands defenseless lives… But even these you spared, since they were but mortals and sent wasps as forerunners of your army that they might exterminate them by degrees. Not that you were without power to have the wicked vanquished in battle by the righteous, or wiped out at once by terrible beasts or by one decisive word; But condemning them by degrees, you gave them space for repentance. …For neither is there any god besides you who have the care of all... But as you are righteous, you govern all things righteously; you regard it as unworthy of your power to punish one who has incurred no blame. For your might is the source of righteousness; your mastery over all things makes you lenient to all. …But though you are master of might, you judge with clemency, and with much lenience you govern us; for power, whenever you will, attends you. You taught your people, by these deeds, that those who are righteous must be kind; And you gave your children reason to hope that you would allow them to repent for their sins. …you punish our enemies with measured deliberation so that we may think earnestly of your goodness when we judge, and, when being judged, we may look for mercy.”

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We should never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts. When we scatter seeds of kindness everywhere we go; when we scatter bits of courtesy and watch them grow and grow; when we gather buds o riendship and eep them till ull-blown we will find more happiness in our lives than we have ever known. I have learned that aside from generously sharing our possessions, one of the greatest gifts of kindness we can share is the gift of inspiration, encouragement and motivation. By inspiring others, we learn and we grow; they learn and they grow; everyone learns and grows for the better. owever, it’s sad to say that we tend to share or selfish reason s due to our innate desire for self-importance, search for control and self-centeredness. We share for instance, to attract attention, to gain recognition and for other egotistical intentions. It is very easy to notice these trends in our daily interactions with others. We seem to forget that it is when we give ourselves; when we share without expecting something in return that we truly give. The kindness we do for others always come back exceedingly more in many olds. As the story goes, a man stopped to help two women whose car had a at tire on a remote Wisconsin highway. Just minutes after this Good Samaritan got back into his car and continued driving, he started to have a heart attack. Almost immediately, the women whom he had just helped were able to pull over, perform CPR, and save his life. Had this man not stopped to assist with their tire, it is unlikely that there would have been anyone on the road to help him. Basically, because he went out of his way to help two strangers, his life was saved. This incredible story clearly shows us the value of acts o indness and the spiritual power o sharing. e never now the ramifications o even the smallest actions we take. If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently with more love, patience tolerance and care – Marvin J. Ashton. When we are a part of something bigger than ourselves or when we inject sharing into our daily actions, we can actually rise above the things that hold us down: heaviness, depression, procrastination, anger, and even, as in the case of our modern-day Good Samaritan, death. Act of kindness is our umbilical cord to life. The unity we create with others is what activates the universe and produces the “fruit” and blessings in our lives. I’ve learned that others will forget what we said, others will forget what we did, but they will never forget how we made them feel. Let’s all find ways to in ect acts of kindness into even our smallest actions. We must never forget that the Light will provide the opportunities if we are open to them. Sometimes, even if we never know it, each and every kind act affects someone, our small act of kindness might be the one small thing that keeps another holding on. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes and kindness in your smile Mother Teresa.

Ingredients: 1/2 kilo pork, cut in large cube 1/2 fresh pineapple, skin/shell on 1/4 cup vinegar 1/2 cup pineapple juice 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/2 head garlic, crushed, chopped thumb size ginger, sliced 2 small size onion, quartered medium size bell pepper, cut into large squares tsp. sugar tsp. peppercorns 2-3 pieces bay leaf

The watching site, which is around 45 minutes away from the city proper, opens at p.m. and ends at p.m. as the ﬁreies usually come out in the evening. Fire ies live in the mangroves and trees situated along the banks and Sicsican and Iwahig Rivers. They usually thrive in pollution and noise-free areas. he boat tour at wahig Fire y atching Area will cost you P600 for three people aside from the English-speaking tourTourguide.operators said children aged below two years old may join the tour for free. If you are traveling solo, you may also join other groups but the motorized boat can only accommodate a maximum of three people. The tour fee also covers the boat transfer as well as the life vest for tourist’s safety.

For first-timers, the ride could be scary at the start because the boat will steer you into a completely dark river. Flashlights won’t be lit since you’re trying to spot the light-emitting insects. But when you do, you’ll be spellbound. he fire ies only oc to certain mangroves that look like Christmas lights decking a sea-soaked tree when you see them. you get luc y they’ll even utter above your head as they y rom one tree to another.Overall, from the steady sound of the boat’s paddle to the clearest view of the sky and stars as a bonus backdrop, the calming e perience the tour offers is in itself worthy of a repeat should you visit Puerto Princesa again.

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cational ﬁrey watching activity is one of basedcommunity-thesustainable tourism initiatives of Puerto Princesa. It started in 2007 and now being managed by the locals of Barangay wahig, according to o cials.

Tour operations said there are usually queue in the waiting area for the boat transfers but there are souvenir shops to visit and they also have a big sparking space on site. here is also a buffet restaurant for those who want to indulge in feast before touring. Before the tour starts, tourists will be photographed for souvenir purposes. Using ash photography during the tour is, however, discouraged as this may disturb the fire ies which inhabit the area. During the tour, your boat guide takes you to the ten-meter wide stretch of the mangroves perimeter by paddle boats where you can get a glimpse of the glowing fire ies as well as the enchanting view of the starry sky. Operators said sometimes there are bioluminescent phytoplanktons or starlike planktons in the pitch-black water of the rivers that you can witness during the tour.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan - Although Palawan is most famous for its paradise beaches, it’s also home to a diverse ecological scenes. One such scene foreign and domestic tourists, particularly nature lovers, could have during an evening escape of the city is a boat ride to admire in close encounter with the thousands o ﬁre ies illuminating the mangroves of the Iwahig River. Our group of Kiwanis International delegates to a recent annual conference in the city once enjoyed the glowing ﬁre ies and our oreigner counterparts departed enjoying what they said as an unforgettable nature trip. Tours are being organized for the night tours which include pick up from hotels for er.Iwahigtravel45-minutethetotheRiv-Theedu-

Pork Adobo with Pineapple. Pineapple is one of the popular fruits here in Australia regularly see them at oolworths supermar et resh produce section, they are even sold in halves. I though I could make an adobo with fresh pineapple served in pineapple shell/bowl. I grab one halve piece of fresh pineapple, bell pepper, pork, vinegar and soy sauce.

Cooking procedure: Using a small knife and a spoon curve and scoop out the meat from the pineapple, discard the core and cut meat into large cubes, eep aside. ut chop at the bottom of the pineapple shell/bowl to keep it from rolling, keep aside. I a sauce pan place the pork, garlic, ginger, peppercorns, bay leaf, vinegar, soy sauce, pineapple juice and 1/2 cup of water bring to a boil and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Now stir in the sugar, onions, pineapple and bell pepper, cook for another 5-10 minutes or until almost dry. Remove from pan and pour the adobo in the pineapple shell/bowl. Serve with a lot of rice.

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