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As a Filipino living abroad, I feel extremely proud of our kababayans who do so well in what they do wherever they are in the world.

ILIPINOS, w h er ever t h ey m ay be, alw ays st r ive t o be ah ead of t h e cu r ve. In t h is issu e, w e h ave f eat u r ed Pin oy pr ides Dan n y Favor an d Cyn t h ia Bar ker , w h o ar e t r ailblazer s in Br it ish Polit ics.

Favor, is the first ever Filipino Councillor winning his 3rd term for East Grinstead town while Barker is the first ever Filipina Councillor and is re-elected for a 2nd term in Hertsmere. Both Favor and Barker, went through a hard-fought campaign, and despite their party being unpopular lately because of the Brexit issue, the two managed to win the elections. It?s a well-deserved win as both have proven a good track record as public servants. Talking about winning, another Filipino pride, Apollo Exconde, wins Incredible Customer Service Award in the Croydon Stars Staff Awards for this year. He is a Filipino Radiographer at Croydon Health Services NHS whose cheerfulness, patience, and kindness would ease the patients?anxieties as they go through the daunting MRI scans.

We also have a Filipino Ice Cream Parlour winning in the Top Asian Cuisines Awards. Mamason?s Dirty Ice Cream competed in one of the 22 awards categories. The ice cream parlour received the Best Sweet Treats Awards during the Golden Chopstick Awards at the London Marriott Hotel Last April 29.

Pu blish er M ARY SOL PIM ENTEL Associat e Pu blish er SARAH M AE LARAGAN Execu t ive Edit or NICOLE WEBER

As a Filipino living abroad, I feel extremely proud of our kababayans who do so well in what they do wherever they are in the world. In our special feature on the first Filipinos to arrive in the UK, we have the story of Alfonso Pimentil, a Filipino sailor. who arrived in Liverpool in from the Philippines in the early 20th century. He had married a Yorkshire woman and built a family in Liverpool. His grandson Steve, a retired accountant originally from Liverpool but now resides in Scotland, has been researching his Filipino roots. Lastly, I would like to say that Filipinos here and around the globe are lovely and talented people. In this issue, you will read about the ingenuity of our kababayans in Banaue showcasing their wooden scooters and the beautiful men and women from the Filipino community who joined and celebrated Flores de Mayo.

Feat u r es Edit or JILL ANGELES Ar t Dir ect or JOHN KNUCKLES Wr it er s/ Con t r ibu t or s TEP M AYO KACEY COLEEN LIM VANDA M ARIE BRADY TRIXIE BAUTISTA CHRISTA BORJA M IZPAH LEE RAYM UND RODRIGUEZ PEPS VILLANUEVA Adver t isin g KARLA DUCAY Cir cu lat ion FERNAN DOM INGO BIEN EVANGELISTA BELINDA WOOD

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Her t sm er e Bor ou gh r e-el ect s i t s Fi r st Ev er Fi l i pi n a Cou n ci l l or

CYNTHI A BA RK ER Con gr at u l at i on s on bei n g r e-el ect ed f or a secon d t er m , h ow d oes i t f eel ? I am extr em el y h on ou r ed an d pr ou d to be r e-el ected as bor ou gh cou n cil l or for H er tsm er e an d so h appy k n owin g th at I am abl e to con tin u e ser vin g ou r l ocal r esiden ts.

H ow w ou l d y ou com p ar e t h e el ect i on s t h i s y ear t o t h e f i r st t i m e t h at y ou 'v e w on ? W h en I cam paign ed in 2015, it was an en joyabl e tim e to cam paign wh en ou r par ty was popu l ar at th e tim e. It was an easier an d m or e pl easan t cam paign .Th is year ?s l ocal el ection cam paign was m u ch tou gh er. Th e gen er al m ood of th e el ector s was an u n h appy on e br ou gh t abou t by th e u n cer tain ty of Br exit.

You r p ar t y - t h e Con ser v at i v e Par t y - w as t h e bi ggest l oser i n t h i s l ast el ect i on s by act u al l y l osi n g ov er 1,300 cou n ci l seat s, w h y d o y ou t h i n k y ou su r v i v ed an d m ad e i t t o t h e w i n n er s' cl u b?

Cyn t h ia w in s an ot h er t er m as Cou n cillor r epr esen t in g t h is t im e t h e w ar d of Bor eh am w ood Ken ilw or t h

even ts I am r equ ir ed to atten d an d en su r in g th at I m an age m y casewor k efficien tl y. H avin g th at cou n cil diar y in advan ce h el ps m e en su r e th at m y tim e with fam il y an d fr ien ds do n ot get too com pr om ised. Th er e wil l be th e occasion al sacr ifices. Bu t gen er al l y,I am abl e to do th in gs I en joy l ik e doin g sch ool r u n s for m y gr an dch il dr en or pl ayin g with th em or ju st r u n n in g ar ou n d l ocal par k s with th em .

It was a tou gh el ection seein g so m an y h ar d wor k in g con ser vative cou n cil l or s l ose th eir seats. W in n in g m y seat is pu r el y du e to th e h ar d wor k m e an d m y su ppor ter s pu t in . As soon as I was sel ected to stan d as can didate, we star ted k n ock in g on door s to speak to as m an y r esiden ts as possibl e. Fir stl y, to in tr odu ce m ysel f in Cllr Cyn t h ia Bar ker on t h e cam paign t r ail w it h f r ien ds an d f am ily an d h elp f r om th is n ew war d I?ve been sel ected to stan d an d secon dl y, to fin d ou t th eir specific con cer n s an d issu es. Even on th e actu al day of th e el ection , I was ou t with m y su ppor ter s al l day til l 8pm k n ock in g on as m an y door s to r em in d th e el ector s to vote.

Becom i n g a cou n ci l l or i s bot h a r ew ar d i n g an d p r i v i l eged f or m of p u bl i c ser v i ce, w h at d o y ou en joy m ost w i t h t h e job?

I n y ou r job as a cou n ci l l or , i s t h er e an y p ar t i cu l ar ex p er i en ce t h at y ou can 't f or get ? Th er e ar e so m an y exper ien ces to r em em ber bu t th e fir st ph on e cal l I r eceived in 2015 wh en i fir st got el ected h as stayed with m e. Th e qu er y was fr om a ver y distr essed r esiden t abou t h er passpor t bein g stu ck with th e h om e office Filipin o su ppor t er s/ volu n t eer s. for 6 m on th s with n o cer tain ty of gettin g it back in tim e for h er h on eym oon . I cou l d h ave easil y tol d h er th at it was n ot a cou n cil r el ated qu er y bu t feel in g h er pr essu r e, I h el ped h er fol l ow th at u p. W ith in 24 h ou r s, h er passpor t was issu ed. I r em em ber h er ph on in g m e ou t of br eath to th an k m e. Exper ien ces l ik e th is is wh at m ak es m y com m u n ity r ol e wor th wh il e an d fu l fil l in g.

Ar e t h er e an y p l an s or p r oject s y ou en d eav ou r t o i n i t i at e f or t h e ben ef i t of y ou r con st i t u en t s?

I en joy m eetin g an d en gagin g with r esiden ts especial l y bein g abl e to advocate for th eir con cer n s an d r epr esen t th em . Now is th e r igh t tim e for m e to ser ve for pu bl ic office becau se I feel th at I n ow h ave th e sk il l s, m atu r ity an d con fiden ce to h an dl e issu es an d tak e action .

I?m al ways l ook in g at oppor tu n ities to im pr ove th e l ives of ou r l ocal r esiden ts. I wil l be wor k in g with officer s an d fel l ow cou n cil l or s to en su r e th at th e cou n cil ?s vision is del iver ed. Cyn t h ia w h ile aw ait in g r esu lt s of t h e can vassin g of vot es.

H ow d o y ou bal an ce y ou r l i f e as a cou n ci l l or on t op of t h e d em an d s an d n eed s of y ou r p er son al an d p r of essi on al l i v es? I h ave th e abil ity to com par tm en tal ise th e differ en t aspects of m y l ife bu t pl an n in g an d m an agin g m y tim e is k ey to bal an cin g m y per son al an d pr ofession al l ife. Ou r cou n cil diar y for 2019-2020 is al r eady agr eed an d pu bl ish ed so th er e ar e n o su r pr ises. I k n ow wh ich com m ittees I am in vol ved with , wh ich m eetin gs an d

Di d y ou h av e su p p or t f r om t h e Fi l i p i n o Br i t s i n t h e UK i n y ou r r ecen t cam p ai gn ?

Yes I did. I am gr atefu l to th e Fil ipin o-Br itish com m u n ities of vol u n teer s wh o wer e abl e to h el p in m y cam paign in cl u din g m y fam il y & fr ien ds. Som e cam e an d join ed m e. Som e offer ed pr ayer s fr om a distan ce. A big th an k you fr om th e bottom of m y h ear t. It tak es a com m u n ity or sever al com m u n ities to r u n a cam paign . I wou l dn ?t h ave su cceeded in th is cam paign with ou t th e vol u n teer s an d su ppor ter s wh o h el ped m e del iver m y m essage to th e el ector s.

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w i ns I ncredi bl e Customer Serv i ce A w ard i n th e CROYDON STA RS Staf f A w ards 2019 By ANGELA STEWART

Apollo Excon de r eceivin g h is aw ar d f r om Cr oydon Healt h Ser vices NHS Tr u st Ch ief Execu t ive M at t h ew Ker sh aw (r igh t ) an d f or m er f oot baller & TV spor t s pu n dit M ar k Br igh t . Photo credits: Croydon Health Services / John Goodman

I N CREDI BL E CUSTOM ER SERVI CE Ap ol l o Ex con d e Ap ol l o w as n om i n at ed f or h i s p r of essi on al i sm an d car i n g m an n er d u r i n g h i s r ol e as a r ad i ogr ap h er f or I n H eal t h at Cr oy d on H eal t h Ser v i ces. Faci n g essen t i al M RI scan s can be d au n t i n g f or m an y , d u e t o t h e si ze an d n oi se of t h e m ach i n e. H ow ev er , Ap ol l o qu i ck l y bu i l d s cl ose r el at i on sh i p s w i t h h i s p at i en t s, of t en bei n g t h e cal m i n g v oi ce w h en p eop l e ar e an x i ou s an d of t en t er r i f i ed abou t t h e cl au st r op h obi c n at u r e of t h e scan p r oced u r e. H e cl ear l y d i scu sses t h e ben ef i t s of M RI an d i s ch eer f u l , k i n d an d p at i en t . H e i s al so gat h er i n g su p p or t f or h i s L ego I d eas p r oject ? f or an M RI scan L ego m od el , w h i ch h as secu r ed t h e su p p or t of m or e t h an 1300 p eop l e, t o f u r t h er ease p at i en t s' an x i et i es.

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DA NNY FA V OR Th e UK's Fi r st Ev er Fi l i pi n o Cou n ci l l or

Wins a 3rd Term for East Grinst ead t own Con gr at u l at i on s on bei n g r e-el ect ed f or a t h i r d t er m , h ow d oes i t f eel ? Feel in g so bl essed an d th an k fu l to Al m igh ty God an d to ever yon e wh o su ppor ted an d sen t m e th eir k in dest th ou gh ts, best wish es an d pr ayer s. H appy an d feel in g so h on ou r ed an d pr ivil eged to be given th is r ar e oppor tu n ity.

H ow w ou l d y ou com p ar e t h e el ect i on s t h i s y ear t o t h e f i r st t i m e t h at y ou 'v e w on ? It's u n bel ievabl e! In 2011, on e m on th befor e th e el ection , I r el u ctan tl y sign ed th e n om in ation to stan d as Town Cou n cil l or can didate after on e of th e Con ser vative Cou n cil l or s per sisten tl y ask ed m e to join to com pl ete th eir l in e-u p. M y wife, M ar ibel , h ad agr eed an d ask ed m e to sign th e paper wor k . Sh e r eason ed th at I didn 't n eed to wor r y as I on l y h ad a sl im ch an ce of win n in g an yway. I u n expectedl y won for th e fir st tim e gar n er in g th e 2n d h igh est n u m ber of votes in ou r war d. Th e r esu l ts of th at el ection tu r n ed ou r town fr om yel l ow (Lib Dem ), wh o r eign ed for m or e th an 16 year s, to bl u e (Con ). Th e 2n d tim e in 2015, I was m or e con fiden t & won for th e 2n d ter m with ou t an y obstacl e so ou r town r em ain ed bl u e. Th is year was a h u gel y differ en t exper ien ce. I was feel in g u n su r e on top of al l th e u su al an xieties at ever y el ection . W e h ave h ad to cope with a per fect stor m of n egativity,cr iticism an d u n cer tain ty du e to th e n ation al issu e ...BREXIT. Th an k God Al m igh ty! After a wel l -fou gh t cam paign , we m ade it again , an d I was r e-el ected as Town Cou n cil l or of East Gr in stead for th e 3r d Ter m (an oth er 4 year s after 8 year s of ser vice). W e ar e pr obabl y on e of th e few fu l l Con ser vative Town Cou n cil s in th e U. K.

Dan n y celebr at in g w in n in g h is t h ir d t er m w it h f ellow t ow n cou n cillor Joh n Dabell

It was a h ar d-fou gh t cam paign th is tim e. It was ver y difficu l t an d ch al l en gin g with l ots of n egativity,cr iticism an d u n cer tain ty th at gen er al l y affected th e statu s an d stabil ity of ou r Con ser vative Par ty du e to th e Br exit issu e. W e su r vived

Dan n y (on t h e r igh t ) w it h f or m er East Gr in st ead Tow n M ayor Rex Wh it t ak er , a f ellow Con ser vat ive.

u n expectedl y an d won k eepin g th e town al l bl u e. Th is is du e to ou r tr ack r ecor ds of gr eat positive ch an ges an d ach ievem en ts for th e town focu sin g on l ocal m atter s. It is al so by bein g tr an spar en t an d tr u th fu l , dem on str atin g ou r gen u in e in n er m ost passion of bein g Pu bl ic Ser van ts wh o r eal l y car e for wh at is best for th e town , th e com m u n ity an d ou r con stitu en ts.

Becom i n g a cou n ci l l or i s bot h a r ew ar d i n g an d p r i v i l eged f or m of p u bl i c ser v i ce, w h at d o y ou en joy m ost w i t h t h e job? I en joy r each in g ou t, bein g with th e com m u n ity,l isten in g to th eir views & opin ion s, atten din g to th e n eeds of m y con stitu en ts, givin g th em advice, dir ectin g th em to th e r igh t path s an d r epr esen tin g th em to th e best of m y abil ity. Spear h eadin g an d or gan isin g ch ar ity fu n dr aisin g even ts to su ppor t var iou s ch ar ities l ocal l y an d in th e Ph il ippin es wh ich ar e sch ool s, ch u r ch es an d l ivel ih oods r el ated pr ojects an d r el ief oper ation s to th e n eediest.

H ow d o y ou bal an ce y ou r l i f e as a cou n ci l l or on t op of t h e d em an d s an d n eed s of y ou r p er son al an d p r of essi on al l i v es? Tim e m an agem en t, h on esty, good com m u n ication an d tr an spar en cy. Th is is ver y ch al l en gin g at tim es bu t God al ways gu ides th e way an d th in gs ar e don e accor din gl y. I am for tu n ate en ou gh to be wor k in g with a gr eat an d ver y su ppor tive team an d fr ien ds. Ver y l u ck y to h ave a wife wh o is m or e th an on e h u n dr ed per cen t su ppor tive an d com m itted. Th e secr et, beh in d th ese ach ievem en ts an d su ccess th at seem im possibl e to r eal ise, is th e con tin u ed su ppor t of ever yon e an d God?s abu n dan t bl essin gs an d gu idan ce.

I n y ou r job as a cou n ci l l or , i s t h er e an y p ar t i cu l ar ex p er i en ce t h at y ou can 't f or get ? I h ave m an y. Th e m ost r ewar din g an d fu l fil l in g exper ien ces th at I wil l al ways tr easu r e in m y l ife ar e th e su ccessfu l com m u n ity an d fu n dr aisin g even ts th at I spear h eaded an d or gan ised th at br ou gh t r eal isation to var iou s ch ar ity pr ojects Cont i nued on t o next pa ge

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an d even tu al l y gave m e u n expected h on ou r s an d special r ecogn ition s for ou tstan din g ch ar ity wor k s an d com m u n ity ser vice. I was n om in ated for Bagon g Bayan i (New H er o) Awar ds in 2013 of th e Bagon g Bayan i Fou n dation , In c. in th e Ph il ippin es, Com m u n ity Ser vice Awar d in 2014 fr om M id Su ssex Distr ict Cou n cil for ou tstan din g ser vice to th e com m u n ity an d Su ssex Spor ts (W or k pl ace H eal th ) Awar ds in 2014. On 5 Decem ber 2014, I r eceived th e pr estigiou s Ban aag Gol d M edal Awar d fr om th e Pr esiden t of th e Repu bl ic of th e Ph il ippin es. It was an awar d for sign ifican t con tr ibu tion to advan ce th e cau se or pr om ote th e in ter ests of over seas Fil ipin o com m u n ities an d in dividu al s wor k in g over seas wh o h ave displ ayed to th e wor l d th e in n ate tal en ts an d dr ive of th e Fil ipin o peopl e. Am on gst th e 157 n om in ees fr om 29 cou n tr ies (th r ou gh 40 Ph il ippin e Em bassies an d Con su l ates) th at wen t th r ou gh a r igid sel ection pr ocess, I was on e of th e 33 r ecipien ts of th e awar ds. I was on e (1) of th e eigh t (8) Ban aag Awar dees cr edited for bein g th e fir st Fil ipin o town cou n cil l or in th e Un ited Kin gdom for ou tstan din g com m u n ity ser vice an d oth er ach ievem en ts. I r eceived th e H on or ar y Awar d 2017 for Ou tstan din g Over seas Fil ipin o W or k er s fr om th e Feder ation of th e Fil ipin o Com m u n ities an d Association s in Ital y an d Eu r ope an d was n om in ated for th e Qu een 's H on ou r Rol l Awar ds in 2016. As a Register ed Nu r se, I r eceived two Ser vice Im pr ovem en t Awar ds an d Edu cation al & Loyal ty Awar ds. I was pr eviou sl y n om in ated for Patien t?s Ch oice Awar d, RCN In n ovation Awar d in 2016 an d Official NH S 70 Par l iam en tar y (Car e & Com passion ) Awar ds 2018.

Ar e t h er e an y p l an s or p r oject s y ou en d eav ou r t o i n i t i at e f or t h e ben ef i t of y ou r con st i t u en t s? Aside fr om m y r egu l ar year l y fu n dr aisin g even ts to su ppor t ch ar ities l ocal l y an d in th e Ph il ippin es, as Town M ayor ,I am so pr ivil eged to be abl e to su ppor t th r ee M ayor al Ch ar ities th is year with th e aim of pr om otin g awar en ess, r aisin g th e pr ofil e an d gen er atin g fu n ds for th e fol l owin g: Dan n y 's w if e M ar ibel (in dar k glasses) w it h a f r ien d on elect ion day. M ar ibel h as been in st r u m en t al in con vin cin g Dan n y t o r u n as t ow n cou n cillor w h o r esist ed t h e idea at f ir st .

1. Th e Qu een Victor ia H ospital Ch ar ity. Th e fu n ds pr ovide for even better ser vice, an d a better qu al ity of car e. It h el ps im pr ove th e h ospital en vir on m en t & facil ities, bu y n ew equ ipm en t, fu n d r esear ch an d edu cation al wor k s, an d con tin u e to devel op n ew an d in n ovative tr eatm en ts for patien ts.

befor e an am bu l an ce an d can star t givin g fir st aid an d em er gen cy l ife savin g tr eatm en t.

2. East Gr in stead Com m u n ity Fir st Respon der s - Th ey ar e a team of l ocal r esiden ts wh o ar e vol u n teer s r espon din g to sel ected 999 cal l s with in th eir l ocal ar ea. Th ey wor k al on gside th e Sou th East Coast Am bu l an ce Ser vice aim ed at r espon din g to categor y A 999 cal l s with in 8 m in u tes. Th ey often wil l ar r ive

3. East Gr in stead Str eet Pastor s You th Com m u n ity Su ppor t Pr oject - Th ey ar e a gr ou p of vol u n teer s wor k in g al on gside th e pol ice to patr ol th e str eets of East Gr in stead in r espon se to u r ban pr obl em s, an ti social beh avior ,en gagin g with peopl e to car e, l isten , dial ogu e, befr ien d an d to h el p.

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Team M am ason s t oget h er w it h t h e br an d?s f ou n der s Om ar Sh ah (h oldin g t h e aw ar d) an d M ae M aglan oc (3r d f r om lef t ) beam w it h pr ide as t h ey r eceive t h e Best Sw eet Tr eat aw ar d f r om Golden Ch opst ick s Aw ar ds co-f ou n der Gok Wan . Ph ot o cou r t esy of GCA

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ILIPINO ice cr eam par lou r M am ason s Dir t y Ice Cr eam r eceived t h e Best Sw eet Tr eat aw ar d du r in g Th e Golden Ch opst ick s Aw ar ds (GCA) at Th e Lon don M ar r iot t Hot el on 29 Apr il.

The GCA is a prestigious award aimed at recognising the significant contribution of Asian cuisine in the United Kingdom?s culinary scene.

Mamasons competed in one of the 22 award categories and was one of around nine Filipino restaurants and pop-ups that were shortlisted in the different GCA categories. Winners in categories such as the Best Sweet Treat award were voted for by members of the public over a six-week period. ?A massive thank you to everyone who voted for us and to the whole team at the Golden Chopsticks Awards for putting on such a special night

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celebrating the brilliant array of Asian cuisine in the UK. We are truly honoured and we could not have done it without all your relentless support,? said Mamasons in an Instagram post immediately after the award was conferred. ?We had a goal, and that goal was to spread the love and flavours the islands of the Philippines have to offer.? Mamasons opened its first branch in London two years ago at Kentish Town in Camden and has since garnered a steady following. Mamasons opened its second branch in China Town in 2018 following an invitation from Shaftesbury, one of the UK?s culinary king makers. ?We are truly proud of Mamasons? achievement,? said Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo. ?Since it first opened its doors to the public, Mamasons has been one of the biggest success stories in sharing the story of Philippine culture one scoop at a time.?

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ISSUE 12

REFLECTI ON

Si mpl e f arm tool turned touri st attracti on: Th e Banaue Wooden Scooters

FAST AND THE FURIOUS. Gr avit y r evved w it h f ir m legs speeds u p each w ooden scoot er as r acer s m an eu ver t h r ou gh t h e u n even loops of Bar an gay View poin t t o t h e f in ish lin e at t h e Pu blic M ar k et .

H O say s on l y For m u l a On e car s an d m ot or bi k es r ev v ed w i t h p ow er f u l en gi n es can

Ar ou n d 20 r acer s star t u p th eir wooden scooter s with pu r e m u scl e str en gth as th e pol ice car sir en ser ves as th e r ace sou n d sign al .

as th e r acer s m an eu ver th r ou gh th e u n even l oops of Bar an gay Viewpoin t to th e fin ish l in e at th e Pu bl ic M ar k et.

Th e cr owd ch eer s as th e wooden scooter s star t to dash down catch in g u p with each oth er.

"Tal t al l ak "

Gr avity r evved with fir m l egs speeds u p each scooter

Ju st as it is a vital par t of th e an n u al cel ebr ation of th e Im bayah Festival , wooden scooter s ar e n ot r el ativel y n ew for th e peopl e of Ban au e. Th e wooden scooter s displ ayed in th e r aces per for m ed ar e patter n ed fr om th e tr adition al "tal tal l ak ."

r ace?

Up in th e m ou n tain s of Ban au e, Ifu gao, th e th ick cr owd of peopl e in Bar an gay Viewpoin t is n ot an u n u su al sigh t.

"Th ese tal tal l ak h ave been u sed by ou r par en ts ever sin ce befor e it was con ver ted in to scooter s," Ol iver Tu n dagu i, Pr esiden t of th e Ban au e W ooden Scooter Racer s, sh ar ed.

Bu t on ce ever y year ,for eign er s an d l ocal s fl ock n ot to tak e a sn ap of th e scen ic Ban au e Rice Ter r aces bu t to witn ess in tr icatel y design ed wooden scooter s bol t down win din g r oads.

"Tal tal l ak " is a sim pl e two-wh eel ed car t wh ich is u sed to tr an spor t fir ewood an d r oot cr ops fr om th e gar den s.

As th e after n oon h eat sets in , spectator s with r eady ph on es an d cam er as al so star t to swel l .

"Tal t al l ak " 2.0 Fr om a sim pl e far m tool , th e "tal tal l ak " h as becom e on e of th e fam ou s attr action s in th e m u n icipal ity.

Racer s begin to h au l u p th eir ar ved wooden scooter s to th e star tin g l in e. Th ey begin to gear u p n ot with th e u su al h el m ets an d k n ee pads bu t with th eir br igh t r ed "wan o" (G-str in g) an d tr adition al cl oth es com pl em en tin g th eir "m om m a" (beetl e n u t)-r edden ed sm il es. After a few safety ch eck s an d speed tests, th e pol ice m obil e ar r ives to l ead an d cl ear th e r oad for th e r ace.

Differ en t an im al figu r es an d tr adition al sym bol s ar e n ow in cor por ated in th e wooden scooter s. Aside fr om bein g a tou r ist attr action , th e design ed scooter s h ave al so CRAFTM ANSHIP. Fr om a sim ple f ar m t ool, dif f er en t an im al f igu r es an d t r adit ion al sym bols ar e n ow in cor por at ed in t h e w ooden scoot er s.

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APRIL 2019

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SPECIAL FEATURE

SERIESONTHEFIRSTFILIPINOSINTHEUNITEDKINGDOM

A Vi e w o f t h e Se a

Th e Story of

A l f onso Pi menti l

(1889-1941) By STEVE PIM ENTIL

L I VE on t h e Fi r t h of For t h . Fr om ou r f r on t gar d en , t h er e i s a f i n e v i ew of t h e sea. W h en t h e w eat h er i s f ai r , I l i k e t o w al k al on g t h e beach t o t h e Fest i v al Gar d en s i n L ev en .

H er e stan ds a ston e m on u m en t, m ar k in g th e fr ien dsh ip of th e Scottish an d Pol ish peopl es, as for ged du r in g th e year s 1940-1944, wh en m an y Pol es wer e station ed in Fife, far fr om th e l an d of th eir bir th . Th e ston e says, ?Za W ol n osc ? For Fr eedom .? It r em in ds m e of m y gr an dfath er ?s gr ave. At th e begin n in g of th e l ast cen tu r y,Al fon so Pim en tel fel l ou t with h is fath er ,an d r an away to sea. M y Fil ipin o gr an dfath er : l ook in g for fr eedom . W h at, I won der ,was h is view of th e sea? Did it ju st r epr esen t a m ean s of escape

fr om an u n bear abl e fam il y situ ation , or was it som eth in g h e sou gh t for its own sak e? Did h e th in k it was beau tifu l ? Did h e feel it was excitin g? Did h e k n ow it was dan ger ou s? Th er e is pl en ty of sea in th e Ph il ippin es, wh ich I visited in 1989, cu r iou s abou t th e or igin s of th is u n k n own gr an dfath er ,wh o h ad been bor n th er e, a h u n dr ed year s befor e. I visited th r ee or fou r ou t of th e seven th ou san d isl an ds wh ich m ak e u p th e ar ch ipel ago, in cl u din g Cebu , wh er e Al fon so cam e fr om . Th er e wer e h u n dr eds of Pim en tel s in th e ?ph on e book th er e, bu t a tem por ar y eye in fection dam aged m y sel f-con fiden ce, an d disen ch an ted m e with th e pl ace. I was too sh y to r in g u p total str an ger s an d su ggest th at per h aps we wer e r el ated. After al l , it was eigh ty year s sin ce Al fon so h ad sail ed away,n ever to r etu r n . H e was th e el dest son , an d h is fath er h ad expected h im to pr epar e for a position of r espon sibil ity in th eir vil l age.

Bu t Al fon so was deaf to h is fath er ?s wish es. H e on l y h ear d th e cal l of th e sea. Ar m ed with paper s issu ed by a gover n m en t car el ess of Span ish spel l in gs, Al fon so, wh o n ow h ad to cal l h im sel f "Pim en til " r ath er th an "Pim en tel ," spen t h is wh ol e adu l t l ife as a m er ch an t seam an . M ostl y h e pl ied th e Atl an tic, between Am er ica an d Liver pool . Du r in g th e Fir st W or l d W ar ,h is sh ips su ccessfu l l y evaded th e U-boats, at l east wh il e h e was aboar d th em . On e of th ese sh ips, th e "M igu el de Lar r in aga" on wh ich Al fon so spen t th e wh ol e of 1915, su r vivin g th r ee l on g per il ou s r etu r n tr ips between Liver pool an d Gal veston (in Texas, USA), wen t down in 1917. Bu t for tu n atel y Al fon so h ad tr an sfer r ed to an oth er sh ip by th en . As h ad Gr egor io Var cas, h is fr ien d an d sh ipm ate fr om th e "M igu el de Lar r in aga." Befor e th e war ,in 1913, Gr egor io h ad m ar r ied a Liver pool gir l cal l ed El vir a, an d at th e Liver pool en d, h e u sed to stay at a boar din g h ou se r u n by Cont i nued on t o next pa ge

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Ph ot o of Alf on so?s 4 gr ow n ch ildr en t aken in 1942, sh or t ly af t er h is deat h . Th e h eadsh ot s of Alf on so an d h is w if e Ger t ie w er e in ser t ed t o cr eat e a w h ole f am ily in on e pict u r e w h ich n ever h appen ed w h en t h ey w er e alive. Th e ch ildr en ar e: (st an din g) Am y an d Tom ; (seat ed) Ph il an d Jack (t h e au t h or 's f at h er in Navy u n if or m , on t h e r igh t ).

El vir a's au n t, Kate Cl ar k son . Kate was a Yor k sh ir e wom an wh o h ad m ar r ied a Fil ipin o sail or of an ol der gen er ation cal l ed M ar ian o An ees, an d th ey open ed th eir h ou seh ol d to h is com patr iots. Th is ar ea ar ou n d Liver Str eet was som etim es k n own as "Littl e M an il a" back th en , so popu l ar was it with Fil ipin o sail or s.

Ger tie Cl ar k son , an oth er n iece of Kate's, cam e over fr om Pon tefr act (W est Yor k sh ir e) to h el p r u n th e h ou se. Ger tie was n ot qu ite twen ty wh en sh e m ar r ied Al fon so in 1916. Sh e was th e fifth of th e Cl ar k son wom en fol k to fin d h er sel f a Fil ipin o h u sban d in Littl e M an il a. It m u st h ave been a fr ien dl y pl ace.

Ger tie an d Al fon so h ad two ch il dr en in qu ick su ccession , an d th en th er e was a gap of th r ee year s. For par t of th is tim e, Al fon so was str an ded in New Yor k by a seam en ?s str ik e, an d Ger tie h ad to su r vive back in Liver pool with ou t an y m on ey com in g in to th e h ou se, in th e days befor e state ben efits. Sh e was r edu ced to sel l in g th e fu r n itu r e to get food for l ittl e Tom an d Am y. Th in gs l ook ed u p again wh en Al fon so cam e h om e. M y fath er ,Jack , was bor n in 1922, an d h is br oth er , Ph il , 18 m on th s l ater. Even wh en Al fon so was h om e, th e fam il y was stil l poor ,bu t th ey m an aged. W h en m on ey r an dan ger ou sl y l ow, Al fon so wou l d h ead down to th e gam bl in g den s on th e dock s. H e al ways cam e h om e m yster iou sl y en r ich ed. It seem s th at both of m y gr an dfath er s cou l d do car d tr ick s. Al fon so was n ot a tal l m an , bu t h e was power fu l . A bar r el of a m an , wh o took a n in eteen in ch col l ar. H e r ose th r ou gh th e r an k s to becom e bosu n , em pl oyin g ol d-fash ion ed m eth ods. H is ways of r u n n in g a cr ew, or discipl in in g a fam il y,m igh t n ot fin d favou r in today?s gen tl er cl im ate. A h ar d m an at tim es, h e cou l d al so be fu n . H e del igh ted in sh ar in g th e ?Ju st W il l iam ? book s of Rich m al Cr om pton with h is ch il dr en , al th ou gh wh en th e boys m oved on to gr am m ar sch ool , th eir l iter ar y tastes began to l eave h is beh in d.

Ph ot o t ak en in 1918 of Alf on so an d Ger t ie w it h t h eir f ir st bor n , Tom .

Com e W or l d W ar Two, Al fon so was on l y fifty,an d was stil l on th e Nor th Atl an tic r u n . Th is tim e r ou n d, th e U-boats wer e m or e su ccessfu l . H is sh ip, th e "S.S. Cor tes," was su n k in m id-Atl an tic, n or th of th e Azor es. Lu ck ier th an m ost of h is cr ew, Al fon so was pick ed u p by th e "Lapwin g," on e of th e oth er sh ips in th e con voy. Bu t th e U-boats h ad n ot fin ish ed yet. Th ey str u ck again l ater

th at sam e n igh t, th e Lapwin g wen t down too, an d Al fon so scr am bl ed for th e l ifeboat. Th er e was n o secon d r escu e. On l y th r ee ou t of th e for ty-fou r m en aboar d th e "Cor tes" h ad su r vived th is far ,bu t th ey wer e al r eady in a bad way. After a Alf on so's gr avest on e in Con n em ar a, Ir elan d. for tn igh t on He w as t h e last su r vivor of h is sh ip S.S. th e open sea, Cor t es t h at w as su n k by Ger m an U-boat s bu t w as f adin g f ast . He died in a local con ven t by th e tim e w h er e h e w as given t h e last r it es. th e "Lapwin g's" l ifeboat fin al l y dr ifted on to th e coast of Con n em ar a, th e wester n m ost tip of Ir el an d, Al fon so's, l ast two sh ipm ates h ad al r eady been bu r ied at sea. Fir st to die was an Ar ab stok er cal l ed Abdu l Aziz. An d th e ver y day befor e th e l ifeboat m ade l an dfal l , Al fon so's fin al fr ien d was com m itted to th e waves. It was th e 52-year -ol d Gr egor io Var cas, wh o h ad fir st cr ewed with Al fon so back in 1915, an d h ad in tr odu ced h im in to th e Cl ar k son h ou seh ol d wh er e h e m et m y gr an dm oth er. Al fon so, th e l ast su r vivor fr om th e "Cor tes," was stil l al ive, bu t h e was fadin g fast.Th ey took h im to a l ocal con ven t, wh er e h e was given th e l ast r ites. It is com for tin g to th in k th at per h aps h e h ad tim e to m ak e h is peace with God befor e h e died. Th ir ty year s l ater ,in 1970, m y fath er took u s over to Ir el an d on a fam il y h ol iday. W e m ade ou r way r igh t acr oss to th e far west, to th e vil l age of Cl ifden , in sear ch of a gr ave wh ich n obody h ad ever visited. W e fou n d th e con ven t, wh er e m y fath er spok e with on e of th e ol der sister s th er e, wh o actu al l y r em em ber ed th e sh ip-wr eck ed Fil ipin o, bu t h ad n ever expected to see h is son . Sh e dir ected u s to th e gr aveyar d, wh er e we soon fou n d Al fon so?s ston e. A l on g way fr om Liver pool , an d h al fway ar ou n d th e wor l d fr om Cebu , n ever th el ess it is a fittin g pl ace for a sail or to com e to r est. H e h as a fin e view of th e sea. St eve Pim en t il is a r et ir ed accou n t an t or igin ally f r om Liver pool. Af t er a law degr ee at Cam br idge an d a decade in t h e Cit y of Lon don , h e spen t som e year s t r avellin g abr oad bef or e set t lin g in Scot lan d in 1992. He an d h is w if e r aised t w o Scot t ish ch ildr en w h o ar e n ow pr oper ly gr ow n u p, leavin g St eve m or e t im e t o in du lge h is h obbies, w h ich in clu de f am ily h ist or y r esear ch , sin gin g in am at eu r m u sicals, an d w r it in g m em oir pieces.

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Charlotte Ni coelle Ocampo 15 years old Lei cester Student - St Paul's Catholi c School (Evi ngton, Lei cester) The fami ly hai ls from Bagui o Ci ty.

FEBRUARY 2019

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Z ambrano ? th e EU pri mary carer By LIRA SIM ON CABATBAT

COM M ON scen ar i o w e en cou n t er i s w h er e a Br i t i sh el d er l y an d i l l p ar en t i s i n t h e UK , i s car ed f or by h i s/ h er ad u l t ch i l d an d t h e ad u l t ch i l d ei t h er h as l i m i t ed l eav e w h i ch i s abou t t o ex p i r e or d oes n ot h av e l eav e t o r em ai n .

On e possibl e option to con sider is an appl ication as a Zam br an o car er bu t be war n ed th at is n ot for th e fain t h ear ted. To pu t th is in to con text, between Jan u ar y 2012 an d 30 Ju n e 2018, so a per iod of 6.5 year s, on l y 1740 peopl e wer e deem ed to h ave der ived r igh ts as Non -EU car er s (Sou r ce: H om e Office, FOI 50286). Al th ou gh th e figu r e is excl u sive of cases gr an ted after a ch al l en ge, th e n u m ber is stil l ver y sm al l . Par t of th e pr obl em is appl ican ts? fail u r e to pr oper l y pr epar e th eir case. M edical r epor ts, detail ed statem en ts settin g ou t th e depen den cy between th e par ties, in m y exper ien ce, is often l ack in g. Appl ican ts m u st r em em ber th at it is for th em to m ak e ou t th eir case. H owever ,if we ar e to pl ay th e bl am e gam e, th en m y vote goes to th e H om e Office?s r ecal citr an t attitu de towar ds su ch appl ication s. Th e l eadin g au th or ity - Zam br an o (2011) was a Eu r opean Un ion l aw case; it decided th at it was wr on g u n der EU l aw to r efu se a n on -EU appl ican t (in th is case th e Col om bian fath er - Ru iz Zam br an o) a r igh t of r esiden ce in Bel giu m (par t of th e Eu r opean Un ion ? as we ar e ? for n ow) as th is wou l d r esu l t to depr ivin g th e EU n ation al (in th is case h is two Bel gian ch il dr en ) fr om ?th e gen u in e en joym en t of th e su bstan ce of th e r igh ts? th ey h ave as citizen s of th e

Un ion . Pu t sim pl y,M r Zam br an o l eavin g Bel giu m wou l d m ean th at h is ch il dr en wil l be for ced to l eave an EU cou n tr y as th ey ar e depen den t on th e car e pr ovided by th eir n on -EU fath er. Th e depen den cy h er e is du e to th e ch il dr en ?s you n g age r ath er th an il l n ess. Sin ce th e Zam br an o r u l in g th er e h ave been a tr ick l e of ?Zam br an o il k ?cases. Th e m ost r ecen t bein g M S (M al aysia) an d it is wor th n otin g th e im por tan ce of th is ver y r ecen t Cou r t of Appeal case.

Lord Justice Underhill examined the Home Office?s usual tactic of justifying a refusal by reference to the existence and option of social care i.e. that the state will provide. This contention is particularly frustrating as anyone living in the real world knows that what the state can provide often falls short of the care an elderly parent requires simply because it fails to account for the emotional need of someone vulnerable and possibly at the end of their life.

Th e case of M S (M al aysia) v Secr etar y of State for th e H om e Depar tm en t [2019] EW CA Civ 580 again exam in ed th e issu e of depen den cy bu t th is tim e th e par en t is th e depen dan t. Th e case in vol ved a 58-year -ol d M al aysian citizen wh o car es for h er 87-year -ol d Br itish m oth er. Th e l atter su ffer s fr om a wh ol e r aft of ail m en ts in cl u din g h ear t an d k idn ey disease. Both par ties ar e in th e UK wh er e th e dau gh ter appl ied to r em ain to con tin u e car in g for h er m oth er. Th e appl ication was con sider ed again st th e Zam br an o pr in cipl e. Th e appl ication was r efu sed, th e appl ican t dau gh ter appeal ed an d won th e appeal . Th e H om e Office ch al l en ged th e su ccessfu l appeal an d l ost. Ir on ical l y,th e H om e Office?s action m ay n ow assist appel l an ts in sim il ar position as th e case pr ovides m u ch n eeded cl ar ity in wh at can often be a r estr ictive appl ication of Zam br an o. Th e cou r t in Par agr aph s 25-26 stated: W h eth er th e bou n dar y (wh ich h as im pedim en t on th e r igh t to r eside on on e side an d com pu l sion to l eave on th e oth er ) is cr ossed is cl ear l y a m atter of fact an d degr ee. W h at is n ecessar y in each case is to exam in e th e ch ar acter an d qu al ity of th e r el ation sh ip of depen den cy? becau se it is th at depen den cy wh ich wou l d l ead to th e Un ion Cont i nued t o Pa ge 33 citizen bein g obl iged, in fact,

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Farm Street Ch urch Fi l i pi no Communi ty REFLECTI ON h ol ds Fl ores de M ayo By PEPS VILLANUEVA

HE Far m St r eet Ch u r ch Filipin o Com m u n it y, in co-or din at ion w it h t h e Bat an gas Associat ion UK, Filipin o Com m u n it y of West m in st er Cat h edr al, an d Sh ar e Hope Ou t r each , h eld it s an n u al Flor es de M ayo celebr at ion s on Sat u r day, t h e 4t h of M ay, at t h e Ch u r ch of t h e Im m acu lat e Con cept ion Far m St r eet . Yes Philippines was there to witness the children and grandchildren of the members of the different associations joining the procession along with the adults led by the Mass presider, Fr Arnel Tadeo. The St Dominic?s Priory Choir provided the music during the procession and the Mass which followed. Upon reaching the Church, the children then made a floral offering to the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception with 3-year-old, Bethany-Rose, tasked with placing the crown on our Lady. The reading and responsorial psalms were delivered by 11-year-old, Joel, while Sienna, 10 years old, did the bidding prayers. After the Mass, the group transferred to the Church Hall for refreshments where all the children who participated were given gifts of appreciation.

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ENFi D UK h ol ds A GM and el ecti ons By PEPS VILLANUEVA

N t h e 28t h of Ap r i l , t h e Eu r op ean N et w or k of Fi l i p i n o Di asp or a UK h el d i t s an n u al gen er al m eet i n g an d el ect i on s at t h e Bad en Pow el l H ou se an d Yes Ph i l i p p i n es w as t h er e.

After a h ear ty l u n ch , th e m aster of cer em on ies, Vice Ch air Ron al d Sipat, open ed th e m eetin g an d in tr odu ced th e ch air , Ch r istian Estr ada, wh o wel com ed th e atten dees. Th e gu est of h on ou r ,Am bassador An ton io Lagdam eo, th en gave h is wel l -r eceived k eyn ote addr ess. Th is was fol l owed by Ch air Ch r istian , Tr easu r er Jan ette Vicer a, an d You th Ch air M ar r u Oan es givin g th eir an n u al r epor ts. After wh ich , with 6 posts to be fil l ed in th e Boar d of Tr u stees, th e el ection s wer e h el d with Gen e Al can tar a an d Peps Vil l an u eva over seein g th e pr ocess. Re-el ected wer e Ron al d Sipat, M adel yn Rich ar dson , an d Len y Cor der o al on g with Ren ato Lu cer o, M oises EspaĂą ol a, an d Gieo Gal vez. Con su l Gen er al Sen en M an gal il e th en in du cted th e n ewl y el ected tr u stees wh o th en join ed th e r est of th e boar d ? Ch r istian , Jan ette, M ath ie Sm ith , Dan n y Can ter o, & M ar ia Basfor d for th eir 1st boar d m eetin g. Absen t du e to wor k wer e Regin Raqu edan an d M er vic M on ocil l o. Th e gr ou ps pr esen t wer e Cam Su r UK, Gr een wich Fil ipin o Association , Sam ah an g Fil ipin o n g W al es, PINAS Nor wich , Sam ar en yos UK, Fin ch l ey Raider s, E-Lear n in g Gr ou p, Life Fou n dation UK, Ph il ippin e Th eatr e UK, Pan iqu en ian s UK, Lipi, Gol den Ladies UK, Bicol Un ited UK, PESO, PLOV, FEUNA, Br yl ee Car e, H ar aya, Ph il Sam ar Leyte Assn , Caviten os UK, East Gr in stead Fil com , an d Fil ipin o M ovem en t Again st Pover ty.

M an ilan d f ou n der Lydia " Baby " Su m an g w it h t h e w in n er s of M s M an ilan d Glam ou r 2019 led by M s Dian e Sn ar y f r om Negr os Or ien t al. Ru n n er s-u p w er e: M ar y An n Plat e (1st r u n n er -u p), Gr ace Cam it (2n d r u n n er -u p) an d Fe Casao (3r d r u n n er -u p). Host s f or t h e even in g w er e Elija Villan u eva, Kelly M an zan o an d Ju n ar t Kim Nieva.

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becom e an addition al sou r ce of in com e for th e fam il y. "Th e wooden scooter is h el pfu l for ou r l ivel ih ood sin ce we get to sel l th e scooter s an d r eceive or der s," said Rober t Du yyu gen wh o is a th r ee-tim e ch am pion of th e W ooden Scooter Race. Ban au e W ood en Scoot er s Associ at i on In 2001, fol l owin g th e in cr easin g in ter est for th e wooden scooter r acin g, th e Ban au e W ooden Scooter Racer s Association was for m ed. Th e association , with 35 active m em ber s, is n ow in ch ar ge of th e W ooden Scooter Racin g exh ibition for th e year l y Im bayah Festival . "Th e Local Gover n m en t Un it of Ban au e gives u s in cen tives ever y tim e we per for m ," Tu n dagu i said. Each r acer is given Ph p 500.00 fr om wh ich ten per cen t is given to th e association fu n d. In 2013, th e association star ted to bu il d a wooden scooter sh owr oom to h ou se th eir cr afts. Th e facil ity wil l m ak e it easier for th e m em ber s to access th e scooter s wh en ever th er e ar e r equ ests fr om visitor s. ?Th e sh owr oom can al so be a good pl ace to displ ay an d m ar k et ou r pr odu cts,? Tu n dagu i expl ain ed. Passi n g on t h e n eed f or sp eed Ju st as it is passed on to th em fr om th eir par en ts, th e Ban au e W ooden Scooter Racer s en su r e th at th e cr aft wil l see a n ew br eed of speedster s. ?I m ade sm al l er wooden scooter s for th e ch il dr en to pr actice so th at th ey can tak e over th e cr aft in th e fu tu r e,? Du yyu gen said. (By Jam i e Joi e P. M al i n gan / PI A)

DAREDEVILS. M em ber s of t h e Ban au e Wooden Scoot er Racer s Associat ion sh ow case t h eir cr af t s af t er t h e r ace exh ibit ion du r in g t h e Im bayah Fest ival 2019. Th e est ablish m en t of t h e associat ion also led t o m or e developm en t s.

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COM M UNITY NEWS

Burgers & Bubble Tea Social By VEE SISON

Photos: Emmanuel Espiritu & Jun Sabiano

NC m em ber s in Heat h r ow , Un it ed Kin gdom , h ost ed an even t t o sh ar e f ait h an d f ood, last 21st Apr il 2019, a Su n day, in Su n bu r y u pon Th am es.

Many guests of all ages were introduced to the INC in a Bible presentation. After, guests were treated to a social event themed Burgers & Bubble Tea. Different types of booths competed for the best burger, best bubble tea, best side dish, and best booth. Each booth was run voluntarily by INC members as they prepared different types of inventive burgers and bubble teas? fresh and free! During the social, youth performers sang INC original music numbers. Visitors commented that they enjoyed the tasty, ?gourmet? burgers and refreshing bubble teas which were all nicely presented. The INC members were so excited and happy to prepare the food for the guests but moreso to share their faith. More events like this to come. Watch out for your invite.

M ak i ng a di f f erence i n our env i ronment: Tree pl anti ng proj ect i n M anch ester By GRACE RIVERA

Photo Credits: Gioelle River (EBC UK)

M ANCH ESTER (Eagl e News) ? A com m u n ity pr oject in itiated by th e m em ber s of th e Igl esia Ni Cr isto (Ch u r ch of Ch r ist) was h el d at Tu r n M oss par k in M an ch ester. In par tn er sh ip with th e l ocal en vir on m en t gr ou p ?Fr ien ds of Tu r n M oss?, th e Igl esia n i Cr isto wh ose UK m em ber s span n ot on l y in m ain l an d Br itain , W al es an d Scotl an d bu t al so in Bel fast, Nor th er n Ir el an d, h ave fl own to th e n or th west to u n ite in th e cau se to su ppor t th e l ocal com m u n ity in Str etfor d M an ch ester in th eir bid to r aise awar en ess of th e l ocal con ser vation pr oject. Victor ia Joh n son , a r epr esen tative of Fr ien ds of Tu r n M oss was ver y gr atefu l to th e Igl esia n i Cr isto for th eir displ ay of com m itm en t an d l abou r an d expr essed h ow sh e wou l d l ove to wor k with th e Igl esia Ni Cr isto again in fu tu r e pr ojects. Th e ch u r ch gr ou p in spir ed a positive effect in th e ou tl ook of th e par k to wh ich a m em ber of th e en vir on m en tal cou n cil , An n e Ru ssel l , said th e fol l owin g on th eir social m edia page, ?ever ywh er e is l ook in g l oved again . It m ak es th e h ear t feel good.? It was a del igh tfu l l y fu n day spen t in th e com pan y of fam il y an d fr ien ds wh o gath er ed to su ppor t a good cau se. Cer tain l y on e th at m ade a positive differ en ce n ot on l y in th e com m u n ity bu t al so in th e pr otection an d pr eser vation of ou r n atu r al en vir on m en t.

Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo and Labor AttachĂŠ Amuerfina Reyes lead the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially launch the Migrant Workers and Other Overseas Filipino Workers Resource Center (MWOFRC) in London.

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Joh n Segism u n do of Cr oydon t ook t h is pict u r e of West Wit t er in g Beach (Ch ich est er ) w h ile en joyin g h is day ou t du r in g t h e Holy Week Ban k Holiday w eeken d in Apr il.

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FOOD CORNER

Handaang Pi noy:

A Taste Of Home w i th Just a Ph one Cal l A w ay By CHELLE REYES

Han daan g Pin oy t eam led by Ch ef Am i San t os of Yu m en ok i Rest au r an t an d Am iBen t o Japan ese Takeaw ay. Th e or der s ar e pick ed u p at t h eir k it ch en s in Fu lh am Road in Ch elsea an d West En d Lan e in West Ham pst ead. Also in pict u r e ar e Ron n ie del Bar r io (lef t ) an d Ch ef Jh u m Balm or es (r igh t ).

RIENTAL cu isin e is popu l ar am on g th e str eets of Lon don an d UK. Th e l ik es of Th ai, Ch in ese, Vietn am ese, an d Japan ese eater ies ar e n o dou bt h ittin g th e city l an dscape an d con tin u e to pr ove th at th e r ich fl avou r s of Asia ar e tr u l y tak in g off in Eu r ope.

Fil ipin o tak eaway food wil l be th e best Pin oy food in Lon don , so th e food in H an daan g Pin oy is pr epar ed by h er ver y exper ien ced an d sk il l ed Ch ef, Jh u n Bal m or es.

Ch ef Jh u n al so own ed a tr adition al Fil ipin o r estau r an t in M ak ati, Ph il ippin es. Accor din g to Ch ef Jh u n , th eir best sel l er in H an daan g Pin oy is th e Seafood Rice with a r ecipe twist wh ich in cl u ded Bagoon g Al am an g m ixed with th e fin est seafood var iety.

If you ar e a Fil ipin o an d is m issin g h om e, you wou l d su r el y sk ip a bowl of Japan ese r am en or Vietn am ese Ph ? over th e sweet-sal ty sau ce m ixtu r e of you r favou r ite Adobo.

Cu r r en tl y,H an daan g Pin oy does n ot h ave an actu al l ocation wh er e you can din e in . Cu stom er s, m ostl y Fil ipin os, m ay or der on l in e at l east th r ee days in advan ce, th r ou gh th eir Facebook page. You r or der s ar e pr epar ed by Ch ef Ju n in eith er on e of th e Japan ese r estau r an ts own ed by Am i San tos. Cu stom er s can al so or der H an daan g Pin oy food th r ou gh Am iBen to an d Yu m en ok i.

YES! You k n ow you m iss th e taste of h om e. H er e?s a piece of good n ews for you , Am i San tos, wh o was al so featu r ed l ast Apr il for h er Am iBen to Japan ese food sh op/ tak eaway l ocated at th e h ear t of W est H am pstead h as al so open ed door s for th e Fil ipin o?s Pin oy cr avin gs. H an daan g Pin oy,a Fil ipin o tak eaway food ser vice al so m an aged by Am i San tos, is m ak in g th e n ews. Am i, wh o al so h as a Japan ese r estau r an t cal l ed Yu m en ok i, h ol ds even ts in h er Japan ese food pl ace. Du r in g even ts, Fil ipin o gu ests wou l d al ways r equ est for Fil ipin o dish es fr om th eir k ababayan , an d th e Fil ipin os l oved th e idea of h avin g a tak eaway food ser vice th at wil l br in g th em th e com for t of h om e. Th is was a th r il l for Am i, so sh e star ted pon der in g on th e con cept of a Fil ipin o cu isin e tak eaway food ser vice, an d th e r est was h istor y. Ch r istm as an d New Year s ar e ver y bu sy days for th e Fil ipin o wor k er s abr oad, an d sin ce it is m or e

Seaf ood Rice, t h e best seller in t h e m en u of Han daan g Pin oy. It is Ch ef Jh u n Balm or es' spin of Paella Ar r oz Valen cian a.

con ven ien t to or der tak eaway food, H an daan g Pin oy h ad m or e r equ ests com in g in du r in g th e season . Fil ipin o fr ien ds an d fam il ies wou l d or der th eir favou r ite Pin oy del icacies fr om H an daan g Pin oy on l in e. M ost r equ ested dish es ar e Pan cit M al abon , Pin oy Pan cit Can ton , Lu m pian g Sh an gh ai, an d Seafood. On th e m en u , you can al so expect th e fam ou s Lech on Kawal i, Cr ispy Pata, Kar e-Kar e, an d even a var iety of popu l ar Pin oy str eet foods. Am i San tos, wh o is a Ch ef h er sel f, m ade su r e th at h er

H an daan g Pin oy cu isin e is su r el y goin g to be in ever yon e?s l ips (l iter al l y), even th e n on -Fil ipin os. Th e bl en d of M al ay,Ch in ese, Span ish , an d Am er ican cu isin e, wh ich ar e th e Fil ipin o food in fl u en ces m ay be in tim idatin g to a fir st tim er ,bu t on e taste wil l su r el y k eep cu stom er s com in g back for m or e. So if you h appen to h ave th at Pin oy cr avin g, an d you ar e ar ou n d W est H am pstead ar ea, m ak e su r e you cal l H an daan g Pin oy. You can pre-order your fave Pinoy dishes on facebook.com/ HandaangPinoy or by phone on 020 7351 2777 (Yumenoki Restaurant) or 020 7433 1110 (AmiBento Japanese Take-away)

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EMCOM BASSY M UNITY NEWS/NEWS UPDATE

UK , I RELA ND REGI STER 25%V OTER TURNOUT I N 2019 PH ELECTI ONS By STACY ALCANTARA-GARCIA

H E Ph i l i p p i n e Em bassy i n L on d on r egi st er ed a 25% v ot er t u r n -ou t f or t h e 2019 N at i on al El ect i on s Ov er seas Absen t ee Vot i n g i n t h e Un i t ed K i n gd om an d I r el an d or 8,175 act u al v ot es ou t of 32,442 r egi st er ed v ot er s.

Th is is a sh ar p in cr ease in voter tu r n ou t for m idter m el ection s with on l y ar ou n d 1,300 r egister ed voter s ou t of ar ou n d 13,000 in th e UK an d Ir el an d wh o exer cised th eir r igh t to vote in th e 2013 Nation al El ection s. Th e votin g per iod in Lon don an d Ir el an d en ded at exactl y 11:00 a.m . BST or 6:00 p.m . Ph il ippin e tim e, pu r su an t to COM ELEC r u l es. Al l bal l ots r eceived by th e Special Bal l ot Reception an d Cu stody Gr ou p (SBRCG) beyon d 11:00 a.m . wer e deem ed in val id. Th e Special Boar d of El ection In spector s (SBEI) con du cted th e fin al batch bal l ot feedin g in to th e vote cou n tin g m ach in es (VCM s) fr om 13 M ay,3:30 p.m . to 14 M ay 4:30 p.m . with ou t an y br eak s of in ter r u ption s for al l bal l ots r eceived fr om 12 to 13 M ay. Th e batch bal l ot feedin g was im m ediatel y fol l owed by th e can vassin g of votes to be l ed by th e Special Boar d of Can vasser s (SBOC). Th e fin al u n official r esu l ts for th e 2019 Ph il ippin e Nation al El ection s ar e posted in al l of th e Em bassy?s pu bl ic in for m ation pl atfor m s. A copy can al so be viewed h er e. Th is year ,in accor dan ce to COM ELEC Resol u tion 18-1124, th e UK an d Ir el an d adopted a pu r el y postal m ode of votin g. Bal l ots wer e eith er posted to or per son al l y col l ected by th e r egister ed voter s with in th e Em bassy?s ar ea of ju r isdiction . Th is u n der scor ed th e im por tan ce of r egister ed voter s u pdatin g th eir r ecor ds with in th e COM ELEC?s r egistr ation per iod wh ich took pl ace fr om 01 Decem ber 2016 to 31 Septem ber 2018.

Special Boar d of Can vasser s Ch air per son Sen en T. M an galile af f ixes t h is t h u m b pr in t s on a copy of t h e f in al u n of f icial r esu lt s f or t h e 2019 Ph ilippin e Nat ion al Elect ion s Over seas Vot in g in t h e UK an d Ir elan d.

PH EM BA SSY STOPS BY M A Y 14 THE I SSUA NCE OF A UTHENTI CA TI ON CERTI FI CA TES

H E Ph i l i p p i n e Em bassy n o l on ger n eed s t o au t h en t i cat e (r ed r i bbon ) d ocu m en t s f r om t h e UK For ei gn an d Com m on w eal t h Of f i ce an d ot h er Ap ost i l l e-con t r act i n g cou n t r i es bear i n g an ap ost i l l ed cer t i f i cat e st ar t i n g 14 M ay as t h e Ap ost i l l e Con v en t i on t ak es ef f ect i n t h e Ph i l i p p i n es on t h at d ay.

An Apostil l e is an official gover n m en t-issu ed cer tificate added to docu m en ts so th ey wil l be r ecogn ised in wh en pr esen ted in an oth er cou n tr y. Ju st l ik e th e Au th en tication Cer tificate, an Apostil l e cer tifies th e or igin of th e pu bl ic docu m en t con cer n ed bu t with l esser steps. ?Th is is a m u ch -awaited devel opm en t as it m ak es th e pr ocess faster ,easier ,an d m or e con ven ien t for Fil ipin os wh o wil l n ow on l y u n der go two steps in stead of th r ee in au th en ticatin g th eir docu m en t for u se over seas,? said Am bassador An ton io M . Lagdam eo. Oth er for m s of l egal isation or con su l ar isation of docu m en ts su ch as Special Power of Attor n ey affidavits, h owever ,r etain th e sam e r equ ir em en ts an d pr ocedu r es.

Above ar e sam ples of apost illed cer t if icat es issu ed by t h e UK?s For eign an d Com m on w ealt h Of f ice an d t h e Ir ish Depar t m en t of For eign Af f air s, r espect ively. Docu m en t s bear in g an y of t h e above cer t if icat es n o lon ger n eed t o u n der go au t h en t icat ion f r om t h e Ph ilippin e Em bassy st ar t in g 14 M ay as t h e Apost ille Con ven t ion t akes ef f ect in t h e Ph ilippin es.

APRIL 2019

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EM BASSY NEWS/ UPDATE

PH Embassy i n London Launch es Sentro Ri zal on 131st A nni v ersary of Ri zal ?s V i si t i n th e UK By STACY ALCANTARA-GARCIA

HE Ph i l i p p i n e Em bassy i n L on d on an d t h e N at i on al

Com m i ssi on f or Cu l t u r e an d t h e Ar t s (N CCA) w i l l i n au gu r at e Sen t r o Ri zal L on d on on 25 M ay 2019 at t h e ch an cer y. Th e establ ish m en t of Sen tr o Rizal Lon don coin cides with th e 131st year sin ce Jose Rizal visited Gr eat Br itain in M ay 1888 an d is th e h igh l igh t of th e Em bassy?s cel ebr ation of Nation al H er itage M on th . ?Th r ou gh Sen tr o Rizal Lon don , we h ope to ach ieve two th in gs: Fir st, to in spir e gen er ation s of Fil ipin o-Br iton s an d Fil ipin o-Ir ish to r econ n ect with th eir r oots an d to r ediscover th e Ph il ippin es?r ich cu l tu r al h er itage; an d secon d, to tel l th e stor y of Fil ipin o iden tity an d cu l tu r e to th e peopl e of th e Un ited Kin gdom an d Ir el an d,? said Am bassador An ton io M . Lagdam eo. ?Th e Cen ter is cr eated for an yon e wh o is in ter ested in l ear n in g m or e abou t Ph il ippin e cu l tu r e,? said NCCA Ch air m an Vir gil io S. Al m ar io. ?Th is is wh y we in vite ou r k ababayan s to own th is Cen ter ,to sh ar e it with th eir fr ien ds an d fam il ies, an d to u se it as a ven u e wh er e th ey can cel ebr ate th eir Fil ipin o h er itage.?

The Sent ro Rizal seal will be m ount ed at 10 Suffolk St reet , London SW1Y 4HG t o m ark t he est ablishm ent of Sent ro Rizal London. The Em bassy has designat ed t wo floors of t he chancery for t he cent re.

Sen tr o Rizal Lon don wil l be l ocated at 10 Su ffol k Str eet an d wil l occu py th e fir st two fl oor s of th e said ar ea in th e ch an cer y. Th e gr ou n d fl oor wil l be a Fil ipin ian a Libr ar y wh il e th e fir st fl oor wil l ser ve as th e Exh ibition H al l . ?Som e of Sen tr o Rizal Lon don ?s in itiatives wil l be co-cr eated with ou r cu l tu r al par tn er s h er e in Lon don ,? said th e Em bassy?s Cu l tu r al Officer ,Vice Con su l Stacy Dan ik a Al can tar a-Gar cia, wh o wil l al so ser ve as Sen tr o Rizal Lon don ?s pr ogr am m e dir ector. ?Sen tr o Rizal Lon don wil l be a col l ective effor t to sh ar e Ph il ippin e ar ts an d cu l tu r e to ever yon e.? As a l ead-u p towar ds th e open in g cer em on y,accl aim ed Ph il ippin e h istor ian an d m u l ti-awar ded wr iter an d pl aywr igh t Jose Victor Tor r es of De La Sal l e Un iver sity M an il a wil l del iver a tal k on ?An n otatin g Col on ial H istor ies: JosĂŠ Rizal an d Th e Reth in k in g of Fil ipin o Iden tity in 19th Cen tu r y En gl an d? at SOAS Un iver sity of Lon don on 24 M ay 2019. Th is activity is join tl y or gan ized by th e Em bassy,NCCA, an d SOAS?Ph il ippin e Stu dies Cen tr e. Th e Em bassy wil l al so l au n ch on 25 M ay,an exh ibition on Rizal ?s ten -m on th stay in Lon don wh er e th e Fil ipin o r efor m ist an n otated An ton io de M or ga?s Su cesos de l as Isl as Fil ipin as. Th e exh ibit, ?To Retr ieve W h at H as Been Lost: Rizal as a H istor ian ,? is an effor t by th e Em bassy an d Pr oject Saysay,wh ich expl or es Rizal ?s r ol e in th e Fil ipin ization of Ph il ippin e h istor y an d th e for m ation of Fil ipin o iden tity. Sen tr o Rizal Lon don is th e 32n d Sen tr o Rizal wor l dwide an d is establ ish ed in l in e with Repu bl ic Act No. 10066 or th e Nation al Cu l tu r al H er itage Act of 2009, wh ich aim s to pr om ote Ph il ippin e cu l tu r e, ar ts, an d l an gu age ar ou n d th e wor l d.

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to l eave th e ter r itor y of th e Un ion . Th e test in th e case of adu l t depen den ts is a ver y dem an din g on e, wh ich wil l be m et on l y exception al l y,bu t r em ain s on e of pr actical com pu l sion su ch th at th e EU citizen is l eft with n o pr actical ch oice bu t to l eave th e ter r itor y of th e Un ion . M S (M al aysia) m ak es cl ear th at on l y exception al cases wil l qu al ify as par ties m u st sh ow th at th e EU n ation al ?is l eft with n o pr actical ch oice bu t to l eave th e ter r itor y of th e Un ion ?. Su ch fin din g is n oth in g n ew in th e wor l d of Zam br an o bu t th e passage fr om Lor d Ju stice Un der h il l bel ow m u st cau se th e H om e Office to l am en t th eir decision to ch al l en ge th e case. Lor d Ju stice Un der h il l exam in ed th e H om e Office?s u su al tactic of ju stifyin g a r efu sal by r efer en ce to th e existen ce an d option of social car e i.e. th at th e state wil l pr ovide. Th is con ten tion is par ticu l ar l y fr u str atin g as an yon e l ivin g in th e r eal wor l d k n ows th at wh at th e state can pr ovide often fal l s sh or t of th e car e an el der l y par en t r equ ir es sim pl y becau se it fail s to accou n t for th e em otion al n eed of som eon e vu l n er abl e an d possibl y at th e en d of th eir l ife. In M S (M al aysia), th e cou r t m ade cl ear th at th e existen ce of al ter n ative car e, su ch as a car e h om e or th e social ser vices, sh ou l d n ot be th e on l y over r idin g or pr edom in an t factor. Th e avail abil ity of state-fu n ded m edical an d social car e wil l , in m an y cases, m ak e it h ar d for th ose wh o pr ovide car e for th eir el der l y r el atives to br in g th em sel ves with in th e Regu l ation . Th e avail abil ity of state car e is n ot, h owever ,to be tr eated

as a tr u m p car d in ever y case, ir r espective of th e n atu r e an d qu al ity of th e depen den cy on th e car er wh ich is r el ied on . Ju st as th e avail abil ity of an EU citizen par en t to be a car er of a m in or ch il d does n ot r en der u n n ecessar y an en qu ir y in to th e n atu r e of th e depen den cy of th e ch il d on h er n on -EU par en t (see Ch avez-Vil ch ez), th e avail abil ity of state car e does n ot avoid th e n eed to en qu ir e in to th e actu al depen den cy of th e EU citizen on h er adu l t car er. Th e avail abil ity of al ter n ative car e is a r el evan t, bu t n ot al ways decisive factor. M an y wil l h ave exper ien ced r efu sal s th at h ave been based l ar gel y on th e fact th at social car e is avail abl e for th eir vu l n er abl e fam il y m em ber. It is n ow so com m on th at I often r efer to it as th e con ten tion th at ?RULE TH EM ALL?(cou r tesy of th e Lor d of th e Rin gs). M S (M al aysia) r esou n din gl y said it is n ot a ?tr u m p car d?. It r em ain s to be seen wh eth er th e H om e Office wil l pay h eed to th e fin din g. W e can on l y h ope th at th ey do an d fin al l y h ave du e r egar d to th e r eal ity of m an y wh ich is th at social car e, m or e often th an n ot, can n ot disch ar ge th e n eeds of som eon e vu l n er abl e du e to you n g age, m en tal an d/ or ph ysical il l n ess as it wh ol l y fail s to con sider th e em otion al bon d th at com es ou t of fam il ial con n ection . For m or e in for m ation on th e statu s of a Zam br an o car er an d th e l atest n ews on h ow Br exit affects su ch appl ican ts l ook at ou r website at www.dou gl ass-sim on .com .

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BA RK I NG, HA V ERI NG & REDBRI DGE Fi l i pi no Communi ty (BHRFC) 20 th Bask etbal l League By CHOY CAM POSANO

FTER t h e 5t h w eek of t h e BH RFC Bask et bal l Season 20 (as of 4 M ay 2019), t h e DL W i l d car d s t ak e t h e l ead f or t h e 17 y ear ol d s an d bel ow l eagu e, r ol l i n g w i t h 4 st r ai gh t w i n s t h i s season ! St ar p l ay er Jer em i ah Bu t aw an w i t h ou t a d ou bt , becam e t h e h er o of t h e gam e.

For th e 40 year ol ds an d above l eagu e, th e Pok er Boys ar e sm ash in g th e scor eboar ds, pavin g th e way to tr iu m ph , k eepin g a str eak of 4 con secu tive win s! Joey Capistr an o effor tl essl y l ead th e Pok er Boys to victor y. Join u s to watch th e gam es on Satu r days, at Dagen h am Par k Leisu r e Cen tr e Sch ool Road, Dagen h am , Essex, UK RM 10 9QH . Togeth er ,we wil l witn ess wh ich team h as th e poten tial to br in g th e tr oph y h om e th is season ! Keep u pdated by ch eck in g ou r Facebook page: Bh r Fil com .

MVP - Carla ALLIED CAGERS vs LONDON FUSION BEST PLAYER: ED ESCALA (ALLIED CAGERS) 04 M AY 2019

DL WILDCARDS vs OM EGA ENFIELD BESTN PLAYER: JEREM IAH BUTAWAN (DL WILDCARDS) 04 M AY 2019

If you an d you r team ar e in ter ested in join in g th e gam es for n ext season , sim pl y con tact Ch oy Cam posan o (+447782634967) for fu r th er detail s!

04 MAY2019 GAMESSCOREBOARD (17 YO & BELOW) YOUNG KNIGHTS 45 - 43 BARAKO DL WILDCARDS 70 - 48 OM EGA ENFIELD

(40 YO & ABOVE) POKER BOYS 69 - 50 LONDON BISONS OM EGA ENFIELD 57 - 51 GOD IS GOOD ALLIED CAGERS 68 - 54 LONDON FUSION

BARAKO vs OM EGA ENFIELD BESTN PLAYER: JAYSE LUARCAN (BARAKO) 27 APRIL 2019

POKER BOYS vsn OM EGA ENFIELD BEST PLAYER: RICKY DELA CRUZN (POKER BOYS) 06 APRIL 2019

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LONDON BISONS vs LONDON FUSION BESTN PLAYER: RANDIE PERNEZ (LONDON BISONS) 13 APRIL 2019

YOUNG KNIGHTSM VS OM EGA ENFIELD BESTN PLAYER: RAM IL M INO (YOUNG KNIGHTS) 13 APRIL 2019

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DL WILDCARDS VS YOUNG KNIGHTS

POKER BOYS VS LONDON BISONS

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