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PHLs FDA blacklists 71 mercury-laden beauty products

December 7-13 2012

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December 7-13 2012

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Filipinos in US launch essay contest on disputed sea



Gift Giving p 19

The Sound of Silence in a Noisy World p 21

Bill LabestreMsgr Gutierrez Ben MaynigoThe Benghazi Affair p 18



St Lukersquos hospital bags intrsquol accreditation anew


Huffi ngton Post names Phl a great retirement destination

A Historical Novel by Dr Ed Gamboa

Inspired by a True Story

Chapter 20 Reunion

Good News Pilipinas | MANILA 9162012 -- With its cheap food beauti-ful beaches and beer for less than a dollar the Philip-pines is a great spot to settle down according to Huffi ngton Post a news ag-gregation website

ldquoTaxes are minimal so liv-ing is very comfortable on a pension of $3000 per month

Post 50s may have to share the beach with younger folks

since the minimum age for ex-pat retirees is 35rdquo The Huffi ng-ton Post said of the Philip-pines in its feature

on 10 great places to retire overseas

According to a report on

By Dona Z Pazzibugan Philippine Daily Inquirer | MANILA Philippines 1212012 mdashWhat do Filipino stu-dents have to say about the West Philippine Sea row

Amid the growing tension in the region over Chinarsquos insis-tence that it has sovereignty over the entire South China Sea including parts known

as West Philippine Sea a group of US-based Filipinos is encouraging Filipino high

school and college students to speak their minds on the territo-rial dispute between the Philippines and China

in the seaThe New York-based US

Pinoys for Good Governance

By Nintildea Calleja Philippine Daily Inquirer | MANILA Philippines 1212012 mdashSt Lukersquos Medical Center in Quezon City (SLMC-QC) on Friday an-nounced the renewal of its international accredita-tion with the Joint Com-mission International (JCI) the worldrsquos most prestigious accrediting body of healthcare organizations

In a press conference JCI lead surveyor Dr Enrico Baldantoni reported that St Lukersquos-Quezon City had

passed the international standards as-sessment for patient care and safety among others and re-cently received notifi cation of

its accreditationmdashits fourthmdash from the JCI central offi ce in Chicago Illinois

GMA News | MANILA 1252012 At least 71 more cosmetic products were placed on the governments banned list Monday after they were found to contain highly toxic levels of mercury

The Food and Drug Ad-ministration said these prod-ucts were found to contain mercury above the allowable limit of 1 part per million or one milligram per kilo

Local government units and enforcement agencies are deputized to apprehend ven-dors or outlets found selling the said highly toxic cosmetic products to prevent further exposure of consumers and to protect the environment The LGU and enforcement agencies shall coordinate with the FDA upon apprehen-sion acting director Kenneth Hartigan-Go said

Consumers who have the mercury-laden products were also advised to contact the FDA to ensure proper disposal to protect human and animal health and the environment

They can contact the FDA via hotlines 807-8275 and 809-5596

Hartigan-Gos memo was dated Nov 28 but was posted on the FDA website late Mon-day

Also the FDA noted that while mercury salts in cos-metic products inhibit the for-mation of melanin to produce a lighter skin tone there have been adverse health effects

Such effects include kidney damage skin rashes skin discoloration and scarring Chronic use reduces the skins normal resistance against bac-terial and fungal infections

Other effects include anxi-ety depression or psychosis and peripheral neuropathy

The transfer of mercury to fetuses of pregnant women may manifest as neurodevel-opment defi cits later in life Hartigan-Go said

On the other hand he said consumers directly exposed to cosmetic products consuming more than 1 ppm risk toxicity

Absorbing high levels of mercury may lead to severe gastroenteritis burning mouth

Japan Airlines celebrates fi rst-ever nonstop service between San Diego and Tokyo

Japan Airlinesrsquo revolution-ary 787 Dreamliner makes possible this historic trans-

pacifi c route

SAN DIEGO 12022012 ndash The wheels touched down and history was made as Japan Airlinesrsquo fi rst nonstop fl ight from Tokyo to San Diego International Airport landed in the morning of De-cember 2 2012 The inaugural

fl ightmdashthe fi rst nonstop be-tween San Diego and Asiamdashwas welcomed by airline and

airport staff community lead-ers and excited passengers as

It was a reunion of sorts -- if you could call a motley gathering of the wounded and the survivors such an event There

was Tacio and his wife Conchita Rudy and his three little children Lola Naning and her son Bimbo Lolo Paking and Nang Piling -- people he knew from his frequent visitations to the haciendas surrounding his parish But there were many others people he had never met Some viewed him with suspicion Others wondered why a priest would join them Still others asked for his blessing

The refugees were housed in vari-ous shacks in several neighboring barrios But when word fi nally came that it was safe to gather they quickly congregated eager to exchange stories to console each other to gather

The Dark Nights of Father Madrid

Sipatan River in Loboc Bohol Philippines

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Community

Filipino-American BulletinNew America Media News Report Sluggo Rigor | SEATTLE Wash 12032012 mdashIn a potential break-through for thousands of elderly Filipino soldiers who fought under United States command in World War II the Obama administration released a formerly secret wartime-era report that may fi nally loosen the US militaryrsquos bureaucratic grip on $40 million still payable to the aging soldiers

ldquoHundreds of old soldiers like me have died waiting sick and angryrdquo stated Gregorio Duldulao Garcia 89 of Seattle ldquoThose who pass away are not paid Why How about their widows or families Is it their fault that they die waitingrdquo

Like Garcia according to the American Coalition of Filipino Veterans (ACFV) these Filipino veterans are now in the their mid-80s and 90s Only about 50000 of the original 550000 fi ghters are still alive The coalition estimates that an average 300 of them pass away each month

ldquoA Moral Obligationrdquo

After decades of delays since President Harry Truman called it a ldquomoral obligation of the United States to look after the welfare of Philippine Army veteransrdquo the Obama administration provided and Congress $265 million for one-time payments to the surviving soldiers

The Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Act was passed by Congress as part the economic stimulus package Congress enacted in 2009 But thousands of the sol-diers who were denied their claims are awaiting rulings on their appeals to the Department of Veterans Af-fairs (VA)

It is not clear why decades of US presidents shelved the promise of compensation especially since Pres-ident Franklin D Roosevelt ordered them drafted in 1941 as members of the Philippines Commonwealth Army into the US armed forces

Ironically the US Senators who

pushed hardest in Congress for pay-ment program in recent years were WWII veterans Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka of Hawaii both of Japanese descent

Only 43083 of the remaining soldiers and guerrillas fi led claims under the new compensation fund for one-time grants of $15000 for veterans who reside in the US and $9000 for those living in the Philip-pines

The amount which the VA told advocates for the elders was ldquocom-puted based on economicsrdquo is so modest that veteransrsquo organizations in the Philippines regard it as de-rogatory Most of those who applied for compensation were enlisted men guerrillas or foot soldiers Many higher-ranking Filipino offi cers did not apply As one California-based Philippine commodore said in an interview after the US government announced the program they do not wish ldquoto be looked upon as mendi-cantsrdquo

Initially the VA denied more than half of the applications Among those who applied 18 698 were ap-proved and received payments

Of the approximately 24000 elders whose applications were de-nied only 4000 fi led appeals Many of the rejections were based on what advocates say is an unjustly com-plicated standard for the seniors to prove they qualify for the compensa-tion

Bureaucratic Barriers

Advocates trace many of the vet-eransrsquo disqualifi cations to rules that were set by the Department of Vet-erans Affairs in 2011 requiring the National Personnel Records Center located in St Louis Mo to certify that a veteran claimantrsquos name ap-pears in both the Roster of Troops and the Discharge List prepared by the US Army at warrsquos end The names of many appear on only one of the lists

Quite a few of their names may also appear in the US Common-wealth Philippine Army soldiersrsquo

White House Release of Report May Help Filipino WWII Vets Get Their Due

Photo Former WWII soldier Gregorio Duldulao Garcia 89 (Fil-ipino-American BulletinSluggo Rigor)

and guerrillasrsquo records also archived at the Centermdashbut a decade ago the US Army declared that those docu-ments ldquoare not offi cialrdquo

The veteransrsquo advocacy coalition is requesting that the US government consider all sources of war service records and advocates for the se-niors expect the newly released war-time documents to bolster the cases for the remaining 4000 Filipino

veterans who have fi led appealsThe White House Initiative on

Asian Americans and Pacifi c Island-ers announced on November 19 that the National Archives and Records Administration have publicly released the 335-page report previ-ously classifi ed as secret entitled ldquoU S Army Recognition Program of Philippine Guerrillasrdquo

Compiled after the war the report includes such material as US Army policy and administrative memo-randa issued during and after WWII Those championing the elders expect the records to impact the outcome of the pending appeals by the veterans and their surviving wid-ows Especially critical to the eldersrsquo claims are offi cial rosters of what the military deemed to be ldquorecognizedrdquo guerrilla units

The army released the report fol-lowing a concerted appeal over the last year by a nationwide veterans advocacy coalition including Philip-

pine Ambassador Jose Cuisia the Philippinesrsquo Washington DC-based Philippine Veterans Affairs chief General Delfi n Lorenzana offi -cials of the National Federation of Filipino-American Associations and other stakeholders

Obama ldquoIt Is Our Priorityrdquo

Advocates for the seniors pressed

the Obama administration to step up decision-making on the veteransrsquo appeals following the November election Representatives of the coalition were invited to a Veteranrsquos Day reception in the Blue Room of the White House There President Obama received the coalitionrsquos letter of appreciation for the efforts of White House Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu on the Filipino WWII veteransrsquo issue

ldquoIt is our priorityrdquo the president replied

Lu who is President Obamarsquos primary liaison to the cabinet depart-ments and agencies told the veterans and advocates that the Interagency Working Group which included representatives from the VA Depart-ment of Defense National Archives and Record Administration and Offi ce of Management and Budget will analyze the process of eligibility for compensation in order to ensure that all applications are afforded fair

analysis Also at the White Housersquos Veterans Day breakfast Eric Lachi-ca executive director of the Ameri-can Coalition of Filipino Veterans (ACFV) spoke to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki and thanked him for his support of the Interagency Working Group and handed him the grouprsquos letter urging hastened action on the veteransrsquo appeals

Lachica noted the need for a quick resolution on the veteransrsquo appeals in an interview ldquoThe impending fi scal cliff and budget cuts under the Budget Control Act of 2011 could impact the VA budget starting in January 2013 unless Congress and the White House fi nd a legislative solution in the next few weeksrdquo he said

Hearing about the release of the WWII report Garcia the octogenar-ian warrior commented

ldquoIt is good that documents com-piled almost 70 years ago are being opened for review We want to know the basis for which guerilla groups are recognizedrdquo Garcia said

Garcia fought in the decisive battle of Bessang Pass where Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita was captured in June 1944 Attached to the Third Battalion of the 15th Infan-try Regiment under the US Armed Forces in the Philippines ndash North Luzon (USAFIP-NL) he helped secure a radio station

ldquoThe enemy was desperate and they fought fi ercelyrdquo Garcia recalled in an interview ldquoMany of my com-rades died in countless battles Food and water were scarce I suffered from malaria because the front was mosquito-infestedrdquo

He expressed disappointment over the long years of waiting for the promised benefi ts and questioned why so many brave fi ghters are now not recognized

As President Truman stated almost seven decades ago ldquoThey fought with gallantry and courage under most diffi cult conditionsrdquo

Sluggo Rigor wrote this story for the Filipino-American Bul-

letin through the MetLife Founda-tion Journalists in Aging Fellows program a collaboration of New America Media and the Gerontologi-cal Society of America

lsquoPoster boyrsquo for Filipino veteransrsquo equity campaign

dies at 96ABS CBN News | MANILA

Philippines 12052012 -- A Filipino World War II veteran passed away at

the age of 96 just a few days after celebrating his birthday last Novem-ber 28

Alfredo ldquoFredrdquo Diaz was among those who fought with US and Filipino forces against the Japanese in Bataan

Eric Lachica of the American Coalition for Filipino Veterans Inc said the wake will be held on Thurs-day in Jersey City

From 9 am to 11 am family and friends will pay tribute to Diaz by celebrating his life and legacy at the Alverez-Marshello Funeral Home

A mass will also be offered for Diaz at the Holy Name Mausoleum

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San Diego News

(Continued from page 1)


it landed at Lindbergh Field The occasion also marked the beginning of the airportrsquos fi rst route on the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

ldquoFlying directly from San Di-ego International Airport which is conveniently located in the heart of the city offers transpacifi c travelers a long-anticipated effi cient and time-saving optionrdquo said JAL President Yoshiharu Ueki ldquoJAL is delighted to also be a new member of the San Diego community and to be the fi rst

nomic growth and developmentrdquo Japan Airlines is part of the one-

world airline alliance which allows travelers the additional convenience of earning miles that can be used on any of the partner airlines including American Airlines At San Diego International Airport Japan Airlines will operate the fl ight from the inter-national gates in Terminal 2 East

ldquoThis historic new service connect-ing San Diego to Asia nonstop for the fi rst time is being made possible by one of the worldrsquos great carriers Japan Airlinesrdquo said Thella F Bow-ens PresidentCEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Author-ity at the morningrsquos event ldquoWersquore thrilled this service showcases one of the worldrsquos most innovative and exciting new planes Boeingrsquos 787 Dreamlinermdashtruly a dream aircraft for the San Diego marketrdquo

Until this fl ight San Diego was the largest city in the US without nonstop service to Asia Nearly half a million people traveled between Asia

Flight Number Departs Arrives JL065 AA 5907

San Diego (SAN) 1130 am Narita (NRT) 430 pm (+1 day)

JL066 AA 5906

Narita (NRT) 510 pm San Diego (SAN) 945 am

liner a lighter more effi cient aircraft that makes it possible to reach Asia from San Diego nonstop for the fi rst time

Efforts of San Diego business and community organizations were es-sential in obtaining the new service ldquoOver the past few years our bureau has worked closely in partnership with the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and others to expand the international service into our destinationrdquo stated Joe Terzi President amp CEO of the San Diego Convention amp Visitors Bureau ldquoKey

Airlines fl ight allows San Diego to become a stronger player in global tourism and business travelrdquo Terzi added

San Diego Mayor-Elect Bob Filner also attended the inaugural event saying ldquoThe start of this momentous service marks a direct way for the citizens of San Diego to reach the great city of Tokyo and additional Asian points beyond Wersquore grateful for this important global link and the economic benefi ts it will bring to our regionrdquo

The fl ight will operate four times weekly (Monday Wednesday Friday Sunday) until March 2 2013 when it becomes a daily fl ight Japan Airlines will utilize the 787 Dreamliner with 42 business-class seats and 144 economy seats

to provide residents with a bridge to Tokyo-Narita and one-stop connec-tions to more than 15 destinations throughout Asiamdasha region of eco-

and San Diego each year but had to make connections in Los Angeles San Francisco or other cities Japan Airlines is utilizing the 787 Dream-

international markets like Japan rep-resent an incredible opportunity for the continued growth of our regionrsquos tourism industry and this new Japan

Top JAL 787 gets water canon welcome at San Diegorsquos Lindbergh Field to mark historic non-stop service between San Diego and To-kyo Right Mayor Bob Filner with JAL President Yoshiharu Ueki and Thella Bowens of SDCRAA



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LEGAL BUZZ By Lilli A Baculi Chua Tinsay Vega Law Offi ce

Michelle was asked by her High School Principal for a ldquospecial meet-ingrdquo together with her parents At the meeting the Principal announced the good news that Michelle received a scholarship that she can use towards college tuition Michelle is a senior in high school and dreams of going to Medical School and be a doctor

Similarly Jackson just received word that he is being sent over-seas for a three-month project at a prestigious magazine At 22 he is the youngest photojournalist to be hired to date by this magazine and he is excited to show his bosses his photojournalistic prowess

What Michelle and Jackson do not know and which their parents have to explain is that they were each brought to America by their parents when they were young and have lived in America ever since They are ldquoAmericanrdquo by upbringing and values except that they do not have the legal papers to show for it

What are Michelle and Jacksonrsquos options

It has been fi ve months and nineteen days since June 15 2012 when President Obama instituted a new policy to ldquostop the deportation of young illegal immigrants who en-tered the United States as children if they meet certain requirementsrdquo The issue is revisited now that the elec-tions are over and President Obama remains in offi ce

To be clear the exercise of pros-ecutorial discretion has been in place for a while now both by the US Citizenship and Immigration Ser-vices (USCIS) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) More importantly this new policy is not law It confers no substantive right immigration status or pathway to citizenship Only Congress acting through its legislative authority can confer these rights It is simply an exercise of discretion in deferring the institution of deportation pro-ceedings for certain illegal immi-grants and these individuals remain to be deportable even in the event of a favorable exercise of discretion

The future of the DREAM Act and DACA remain uncertain Because of this uncertainty some young illegal immigrants are hesitant to come forward and take advantage of what DACA offers To be sure whether or not to apply for DACA is onersquos own personal decision to make

Sadly Michelle will have to turn down the scholarship and Jackson will have to stay put on American soil But they might be eligible for and be able to take advantage of the policy of Deferred Action

What can DACA do for you Whatever DACArsquos uncertainties

are the greatest positive argument for pursing DACA is that individu-als who are granted deferred action by either ICE or USCIS may apply for work authorization during the

period of deferred action Work authorization is for a period of two (2) years Whatever uncertainties lie after the two year period of deferred action the fact of the matter is that individuals who are granted deferred action now will be able to earn a living support themselves and their families and contribute positively to their community

Unless and until Congress makes a law that would once and for all address the gaps in current immigra-tion law young individuals who are in similar situations as Michelle and Jackson are able to take advantage ndash for whatever it may serve them ndash of the policy of Deferred Action

It is important to be informed and know your options An experienced fi rm or attorney will be able to help you understand and navigate through the legal process of Deferred Action

Atty Lilli A Baculi is an associ-ate attorney in Chua Tinsay amp Vega A Professional Legal Corporation (CTV) - a full service law fi rm with offi ces in San Francisco San Diego Sacramento and Philippines The information presented in this article

Revisiting DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) ndash

Six Months Later

is for general information only and is not nor intended to be formal legal advice nor the formation of an attorney-client relationship Call or e-mail CTV for an in-person or phone consultation to discuss your particular situation andor how their services may be retained at (619) 955-6277 (415) 495-8088 lbacu-lictvattyscom

Legal BuzzLaw Offi ces of Chua Tinsay amp Vega

wwwctvattyscom

by Atty Lilli A Baculi

Read Atty Baculirsquos previous articles by visiting our website at wwwasianjournalusacom

The Federal Reserve the Comp-troller of the Currency and the Obama Administration have agreed to hold a homeowner in distress conference and community resource fair in San Diego on December 15th (Town amp Country Convention Center) The event was developed by newly-elected San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and the National Asian American Coalition (NAAC) with major input from HomeFree-USA

This event is the result of ex-traordinary community pressure In July of 2012 the NAAC met with federal banking regulators to discuss concerns about the Obama Admin-istrationrsquos Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) Through the review families that went through foreclo-sure from January 2009 to December 2010 are eligible for up to $125000 in relief due to unlawful foreclosure processes and improper loan modi-fi cations

The IFR was intended to assist up to 43 million homeowners includ-ing one million in California But as of July the results of the program were disappointing -- not one family had received any relief and public outreach for the program was inad-equate For example as of July only

two percent of Asian American fami-lies had been contacted by the banks and none had received any relief Despite its failure the program was scheduled to end on July 31st

Partly as a result of the NAACrsquos efforts the banking regulators an-nounced an extension of the IFR deadline to December 31st and ordered the fourteen largest banks to expend up to $500 million in com-munity outreach including multilin-gual outreach in Tagalog Vietnam-ese Korean Mandarin and Hmong

In light of these announcements the NAAC met with former Con-gressman and newly-elected San Diego Mayor Bob Filner a long-time champion of the poor and the Asian American community to take

advantage of the IFR extension and provide much-needed relief to hom-eowners in distress across San Diego County Mayor Filner agreed to host what is now likely to be the largest

Independent Foreclosure Review Conference that will be attended by all the federal banking regulators as well as statewide mayors congres-sional leaders and legislators

Most importantly more than twenty nonprofi ts including Opera-tion Hope and HomeFree-USA will be actively participating in the af-ternoon resource fair providing free services to families in attendance

Who Should Attend This EventFamilies that went through

foreclosure from 2009 to 2010 are urged to attend to learn how to apply for possible compensation through the free Independent Foreclosure

Obama Administration Sponsors Pre-Christmas Homeowner in Dis-tress Event NAAC and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to Take the Lead

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by Estrella Torres BusinessMirror | MANILA Philippines 11262012 - Citing the countryrsquos ldquovery robust economic growthrdquo officials from the Japanese tourism office and travel agents are now eyeing to attract high-spending middle-class travelers from the Philippines to visit Japan

Masahide Adachi director of Ja-pan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) in Singapore said there is very limited information about Japanese tourism attractions in the Philippines

ldquoNow is the time to [attract] more tour-ists from the Philippines and let them get to know more about Japan The very robust economic growth [of the Philippines] allows more and more people to travel to foreign countries and we want to attract these people to come to Japanrdquo said Adachi in an interview at the launch on Wednesday of the Japan travel seminar and business meeting held at the Mandarin hotel in Makati

He said there were 80000 Filipino tourists who traveled to Japan in 2010 but the number was reduced drastically last year to only 60000 due to the great earthquake and tsunami that struck a large part of that country

But this year the number is increasing and is expected to reach 90000 by the end of the year The number of Filipino tourists who flocked to Japan increased by 73 percent at 17884 in 2011 to 30994 in 2012 for the period January to

AugustHiroshi Masuda executive director

for Bangkok office of Japan National Tourism Organization said Filipino tourists can enjoy a wide variety of attractions and experience four seasons in Japan

He said Filipinos can enjoy the cherry blossoms season between April to May across Japan and majestic snow season particularly in the island of Hokkaido where win-ter is described by many as perfect for some snow activities

Japa-nese travel agents who met with their Filipino counterparts at the event offer a wide choice of travel experience depending

on the budget of touristsTourism officials said the lowest

rate for a four-day three-night stay in Japan can be as low as $600 for the accommodation exclusive of airfares

Masuda said traveling to Japan is also easy as there are many airlines with direct flights to various areas in Japan

For instance the countryrsquos flag carrier Philippine Airlines flies five times a week to Kyushu which is only three-and-a-half hour from Manila

Among the top four tourists in Japan include China South Korea Singapore and Thailand Tourism officials in Japan said the Philippines is among those at the bottom of the list compared to some neighbors in Southeast Asia

Japan targets high-spending middle-class Filipino tourists

Cranes on a Saporo Hokkaido postcard

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JP Morgan Philippines is one of top global markets in 2013

Barry Marshall Sr Country Operations Officer Philippines - Offshore amp Outsorucing Sector

Good News Pilipinas | MANILA 11302012 -- Global invest-ment bank JP Morgan has picked the Philippines as one of its three most-favored

nator with the PhilippinesAt the beginning of 2012 JP

Morganrsquos emerging market and

Asian equity strate-gist Arian Mowat also cited the Philippines as among its most favored markets along with Thailand and Indonesia This year he said the Philippines was still on Mowatrsquos favored list

Lopez said JP Morgan had an

stock markets for 2013 marking the fourth straight year that the local bourse is expected to outperform most of its regional peers

ldquoWe are still very bullish for 2013rdquo JP Morgan Securities Philippines Inc executive director and head of equity research Gil-bert Lopez said in a press briefing yesterday The two other Asian markets seen by JP Morgan as top market picks for next year are Thailand and India citing favorable demographics as a common denomi-

ldquooverweightrdquo rating on Philippine equities for the last four years An ldquooverweightrdquo rating refers to a rec-ommendation to buy in excess of the prescribed weight in a closely followed index like MSCI Asia ex-Japan which JP Morgan expects to rise by 15 percent next year

JP Morgan does not target local indices like the Philippine Stock Exchange index but Lopez said that based on its price targets on monitored stocks the PSEi might have room to rise by another 20-25

percent from current levels The com-

pany covers 30 Philippine stocks at least 27 of which are part of the PSEi

ldquoThe reason we like the Philippines is that in a global context earnings environment is still goodrdquo Lopez said adding that JP Morgan was expecting average earnings per share in this market to grow at a faster pace of 17 percent next year from about 12 percent this year

The stronger corporate earnings growth for 2013 he said would be on the back of increased investments and improving consumption In terms of sectors he said JP Morgan was overweight on conglomerates consumer banks and real estate But because merger and acquisition ex-citement had boosted banking stocks recently he said JP Morgan might now only be ldquoneutral to slightly over-weightrdquo on Philippine banks

The only sectors that are not likely to perform as well as the others are telecoms and utilities He said 2013

By TJ Burgonio Philippine Daily Inquirer | MANILA 1252012 -- President Aquino Wednesday night expressed concern over reports of the high death toll and heavy dam-age wrought by Typhoon ldquoPablordquo and exhorted successful Filipino professionals abroad to extend help to the hundreds of families grappling with its aftermath

ldquoI really had so much bad news today from the effects of Typhoon Pablordquo Mr Aquino began his speech during the awarding of the Presiden-tial Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas at Rizal Hall in Malacantildeang adding that ldquothe numbers seemed to be alarmingrdquo

ldquoHopefully they were erroneous numbers which will be corrected soonrdquo he added

The President praised awardee Al-lan ldquoApldeAprdquo Pineda of the Black Eyed Peas for performing ldquoBebotrdquo

that ldquolifted us uprdquoWith the typhoon taking its toll

despite the preparations and preemp-tive evacuation the President aired this appeal to the awardees ldquoLend a helping handrdquo

ldquoIrsquom happy to say that we have made progress in how we anticipate and respond to natural disasters Just as the government has become proactive Irsquove seen a greater spirit of coopera-tion among Filipino citizensrdquo he said

Pineda Hollywood fashion de-signer Dianne Monique Lhuillier and Miami Heat coach Fil-American Erik Spoelstra led the 29 recipients of the biennial awards

Of the three only Pineda turned up They were recipients of the Pa-mana ng Pilipino Awards which rec-

Aquino to overseas Filipino achievers Help

President Benigno Aquino with Allan ldquoApldeAprdquo Pineda of the Black Eyed Peas LYN RILLON PHOTO

ognizes Filipinos who have brought honor and recognition to the country through their profession

Their fellow awardees were Mary Jane Al-Mahdi CEO of the biggest testing laboratory in the Middle East Dr Delia Amaya food technol-ogy expert in Brazil Dr Samuel Bernal cancer specialist and lawyer

who pio-neered in stem cell research Dr Anto-nio Fer-nando III an expert in the field of sleep medicine in New Zealand Almira Astudillo Gilles award-

winning writer of childrenrsquos books Dr Ruth Elynia Mabanglo profes-sor of Filipino language and culture in Hawaii Jorge Ortoll executive director of Ma-Yi Theater that show-cases Asian-American talent and Dr

Francisca Tolete-Velcek a pediatric surgeon in New York

Filipinos or associations who contributed to the promotion and advancement of interests of Filipino communities received the Banaag Awards

The awardees included engineer Carlito Alpay lawyer Imelda Argel Tomas Avendantildeo Sr Rafael Casta-ntildeos the Filipiniana-Europa VZW the Filipino Community of Seattle the Filipino Digerati Association Luzviminda Micabalo Al Perez Jr Lt Eric Michael Quema Robert Santos the Stichting Bayanihan and Ma Luzviminda Tsai

Two foreignersmdashIsraeli medi-cal specialist Dr Gonen Haba and German reconstructive surgeon Dr Christian Loehleinmdashreceived the Kaanib ng Bayan Award for their significant contribution to Philip-pine reconstruction progress and development

Neurosurgeon Dr Manuel Cacdac Dr Christopher Guerrero and the Aguman Kapampangan UK received the Lingkod sa Kapwa Filipino Awards for their exceptional contri-bution to the progress and develop-ment in the country


JP Morgan(Continued from page 8)

(Continued on page 22)(Continued on page 22)

Business

GMA News | MANILA 11272012 -- Boosted by remit-tances from overseas Filipinos and strong portfolio investments by foreign fund managers the peso breached the 41$1 mark to end the trading session at 4087 to the dollar ndash a four-and-a-half-year high

Intra-day the Philippine unit reached 4085$1 on the Philip-pine Dealing and Exchange Corp where foreign currencies are traded Tuesdayrsquos turnover totaled $89952 million PDEx records showed

The peso last traded below 41 to a dollar on March 10 2008 when it closed at 4081 according to Cen-tral Bank data

ldquoThe peso has indeed appreciated faster than regional currencies have but the volatility of the peso has been maintained at the middle of the

range [compared with those of key currencies in the region]rdquo Bangko Sentral Gov Amando Tetangco Jr told reporters Tuesday

For his part BDO Unibank chief market strategist Jonathan Ravelas said in a separate text message that he is expecting peso levels to reach P4170 = $1 by the years end ldquomain-ly due to remittances and portfolio flowsrdquo

Remittances reached $173 billion

Investments boost peso to four-year high reaches P4087$1 mark

would continue to be a tough year for telecoms but noted this would be more of a ldquomicrordquo or ldquosectoralrdquo issue while utilities with a few excep-tion were not likely to offer exciting growth prospects like their coun-terparts in other countries -- (Story courtesy of the Cebu Daily News INQUIRER)

as of end-September up 57 per-cent year-on-year according to the Central Bank In September alone remittances totaled $2 billion

Apart from remittances Tetangco noted that investor confidence re-mains buoyant especially on news that debt-riddled Greece is about to get another bailout package from the European Union

Meanwhile hot money or foreign portfolio investments plunged to $40 million in October from $402 million posted in September There was a lot of profit-taking in the stock market the bank noted with the main index reaching its 30th all-time high this year on Tuesday largely on the strength of foreign funds

Tetangco said the Bangko Sentral will closely monitor the forex mar-ket and step in if the exchange rate

movement needs policy action Dealers who asked not to be

named as they were not allowed to talk to the media noted the peso would have been stronger if not for Bangko Sentral intervention

The Bangko Sentral policy largely allows market forces to determine the peso rate of exchange against the dollar but the central bank can also exercise the option to buy or sell currencies in the market to avoid potentially destabilizing movements of the peso

Extreme volatility in the currency exchange rates can have a detrimen-tal impact on the economy accord-ing to the Bangko Sentral

The BSP is continuously interven-ing in the market in a moderate way dealers noted mdash With Rouchelle DinglasanVSYABM GMA News

Dispute Flares Over Energy in Viet-nams East Sea Exclusive Economic

Zone

BetterPhilsblogspotcom | BEIJING 12052012 mdash China and two of its neighbors Vietnam and India were locked in a new dispute on Tuesday over energy exploration in the West Philip-pine Sea (South China Sea) a signal that Beijing plans to continue its hard line in the increasingly contentious waterway

Vietnam accused a Chinese fishing boat of cutting a seismic cable attached to one of its vessels exploring for oil and gas near the Gulf of Tonkin an act apparently intended to inhibit Vietnam from pursuing energy deposits

In retaliation Vietnam said Tuesday that it would send out new patrols which would include the marine police to guard against increasing encroach-ment by Chinese fishing boats in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) India which operates several joint ventures with Vietnams national energy company Petro Vietnam said it would consider sending navy vessels to protect its interests in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)

The latest episode follows an an-nouncement by Hainan Province in southern China last week that Chinese vessels would board and search ships in contested areas of the waterway which includes vital shipping lanes through which more than a third of global trade moves

The new tensions among China Viet-nam and India illustrate in stark terms the competition in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) for what are believed to be sizable deposits of oil and gas

Some energy experts in China see the sea as an important new energy frontier close to home that could make China less dependent on its huge oil imports from the Middle East

On Monday Chinas National Energy Administration named the West Philip-pine Sea (South China Sea) as the main offshore site for natural gas production Within two years China aims to pro-duce 150 billion cubic meters of natural gas fields in the sea a significant in-crease from the 20 billion cubic meters produced so far the agency said

China cuts exploration cable of PetroVietnam anew -- Viet-nam India to send warships

Earlier this year Chinas third-largest energy company the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation began drilling with a rig in deep water in non-disputed waters off the southern coast of China

The escalation in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) comes less than a month after Xi Jinping took office as Chinas leader Mr Xi appears to have taken a particular interest in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and the serious dispute between China and Japan over the islands known as Diaoyu in China and as Senkaku in Japan Whether any of Chinas most recent ac-tions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) were associated with Mr Xi was not clear

But Mr Xi does lead a small group of policy makers clustered in the Maritime Rights Office which serves to coordi-nate agencies within China according to Zhu Feng a professor of international relations at Peking University and other Chinese experts The unit is part of the office of the Foreign Affairs Leading Small Group Mr Zhu said The leading small group now headed by Mr Xi is widely believed to be Chinas central policy-making group

Chinas Foreign Ministry reiterated on Tuesday (December 4 2012) that China opposed oil and gas development by other countries in disputed waters of the sea China maintains that it has undisputed sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and that only China is allowed to develop the energy resources

We hope that concerned countries respect Chinas position and rights said the Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei

Vietnam which has long been wary of China but enjoys a relationship through its governing Communist Party sum-moned the Chinese ambassador on Mon-day to protest the cutting of the seismic cable the Vietnamese press reported

A Web site run by Petro Vietnam the oil company reported that the com-panys exploration vessel Binh Minh 02 had its seismic cable severed by a Chinese fishing vessel last Friday In

In the Philippines some dream of the US military glory days

as nationalist feelings fade

BetterPhilscom | Subic Bay Phil-ippines 11132012 mdash Twenty years almost to the day after the Philippine government kicked out all American military forces from the country one of the many manifestations of US President Barack Obamarsquos cel-ebrated pivot to Asia could be seen over the weekend in the presence of a giant US Navy submarine tender at this former US Navy base about 100 kilometers west of Manila

Now that China is vigorously pur-suing its claim to almost all of the South China Sea the USS Emory Land and other American warships are calling regularly again in the Philippines And the nationalist feelings that triggered the American militaryrsquos departure from this archi-pelago have largely been forgotten

ldquoWe cannot fight China America can Thatrsquos why we need themrdquo was

how 47-year-old Joe Garcia Jr who sells souvenirs to US sailors on the harborfront saw the situation ldquoThe islands China says belong to them are much closer to us That is why we like President Obama so much He has recognized our problem and is trying to help usrdquo

Such sentiments are quite different than the ones expressed in the years before the US pullout Protests some of them ugly were an almost daily feature for years outside the US embassy in Manila I attended one of the last events at Subic Bay in 1992 Security was incredibly tight for a day that had as its centerpiece the spectacular unexpected breach of US Navy nuclear sub in the middle of the bay

Although Filipino and regional fears of China are perhaps premature and somewhat exaggerated there is something to them The Chinese military has been on an unprecedent-

Security and Business More Fil-ipinos want American Airbase to re-Open in the Philippines

2012_P4_Pasko_Family Meal_FIL_SD_125indd 1 12512 1021 AM

at around 1115 am Lachica saidDiaz was formerly an ROTC cadet

from the University of the Philip-pines which was among the reserve units called on to defend the country after the attack of Japanese Imperial Forces in 1941

After being trapped at the Marive-les Peninsula along with 70000 oth-er prisoners for almost four months Diaz convinced his comrades to escape to Hagonoy Bulacan

He then went back to Samar his home province and organized and trained local guerrilla

He and his unit assisted the land-ing of the US armed forces in Leyte in 1944 the same time he earned his Lieutenant rank in the battlefield

Diaz later settled in Jersey City but did not stop fighting for Filipino WWII Veteransrsquo Equity

After joining the Philippine American Veterans Organization he worked closely with Lachica in uplifting the rights of the Filipino WWII veterans

Diaz was even called as the ldquoposter boyrdquo of the Veterans Equity campaign

Poster Boy(Continued from page 4)

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Etong sabado De82012 ang pinaka-eksplosibong laban ng Pambansang kamao na si Manny Pacquiao laban kay Juan Manuel Marquez for the 4th time

Dito malalaman kung sino talaga ang kampion sa kanilang dalawa siempre ang mga pinoy sa San Diego tiyak sama-sama na naman sa panonood lalo na ang ating kababayan sa ating bansang Pilipinas As Alwaysmay Unifying

factor ang laban ni Pacman para sa mga pinoy sa buong mundo

Ayon sa aming source ang mga judges sa laban ay sina Haley Byrd (Nevada) John King ( Great Britain) at Steve Weisfi eld (new Jersey) ang referee naman ay si Kenny Bayless

Pero ayon kay Magic Johnson na manonood din ng laban sa Las Vegas ( isang NBA Star Basketball Hall of Famer) para sa kanya si Manny pa rin ang mananalo

Kasama rin sa laban Pacquiao-Marquez ang pinagma-malaki ng San Diego na si Mercito ldquoNo Mercyrdquo Gesta na kailan lang ay nagkita kami sa Gabo Resto Si Vasquez naman ang kalaban niya na sabi ng ilang Pinoy e magaling din daw ang naturang kalaban ni Mercito

Siempre si Mercito The Undefeated Professional Boxer eto rin ang pinaka-eksplosibong laban niya dahil dito siya lalong makikilala kapag siya ang nanalo over VasquezTiyak lalo siyang makilala ng mga pinoy sa Pilipinas eto na ang pagkakatao para lalong lumaki ang

Eskplosibong Laban Ni Manny Pacquiao

name niya hindi lang sa Boxing ArenaBasta kami kay Pacman kami over

Marquez at handa pa kaming makipag-pustahan Gesta naman kami laban kay Vasquez Goodluck Manny Pacquiao amp Mercito Gesta

MGA COMMERCIAL ENDORSE-MENTS NI PIOLO PASCUALUNTI-UNTI NALILIPAT SA IBANG AKTOR Sa Pilipinas pala isang chicken ang dating commercial ni Piolo Pascual nalipat na pala kay Coco Martin yes si Coco na ang endorserAnu ba ang ibig sabihin nito na laos na ang nasabing aktor at kailangan na niya gumawa ng paraan para muling bumango ang kan-yang nameIsang Bangko commercial din ang naagaw sa aktor at pinalitan na siya ng poging aktor na si Xian Lim

Wala nagawa ang kanyang Star Magic para pabanguhin pa muli ang name ni Papa Piolo sa madlang people tuloy-tu-loy na ito sa pagbagsak ng career Isang salbadida ang kailangan ngayon ng ak-tor or else tuluyan na siyang mawawala sa limelight

Ganon talaga ang buhayhindi sa lahat

ng panahon lagi kang sikatMinsan kasi kailangan mag-care ka rin sa mga fans mohindi yung mga tao lang sa chan-nel 2 ang iniintindi moMalayo kasi sa taohalos hindi mo malapitan dahil sa

mga bodyguards niya na nakali-bot sa kanya

WILLIE REVILLAME TATAPATAN NA ANG EAT BULAGA rsquoYung show pala ni Willie Revillame sa TV5 na panghapon ay ililipat na pala sa tanghali sa Pilipinas Yes tatapatan na raw nito muli ang dati niyang kalaban na ldquo Eat Bulagardquo nina Vic Sotto at

Joey De LeonLilipat na rin daw ito ng another

studio kung saan mas maganda na ang location pero sa channel 5 pa rin ito ilalabasSa may bandang Mandaluyong na raw ang bagong studio na kung saan mas maraming tao ang makakarating dito dahil mas iwas sa traffi c ang natur-ang location

Kaya abangan nyo tiyak magbabang-gaan na naman sina Joey at Willie pag-dating ng araw na mainit ang labanan ng dalawang shows sa rating

RUFFA AND AGA STAR OF NIGHT IN PMPCrsquoS STAR AWARD FOR TV Congratulation to Ruffa Gutierrez and Aga Mulach for having been chosen by Asian Aesthetic Center amp Facial Plastic Surgery as the Male amp Female Star of the Night in PMPCrsquos 26th Star Award for Tv

Mismong si Dr Amy Bautista Tinaza ang nagbigay ng award sa nasabing awards night ng mga reporters sa PMPCrsquos Star Award na ginanap kama-kailanKapatid po siya ni Dr WinahBau-tista ng ldquo Clear Skinrdquo sa Reo Drive

Tinanong nga namin si Dr Amy kung kailan niya papasukin ang maging celebrity rin isang Tv show na siya ang magiging host dahil may ganda siyang parang artista din

Basta ang alam naminmalaki ang tiwala ni Dr Amy sa Asian Journal at sana makita rin namin ang bago niyang clinic na malapit sa Ateneo De Manila

Basta nagpapasalamat kami ulit sa naitulong ni Dr Amy sa aming kapatid na nalalagas ang buhokMaraming



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Book The Dark Nights of Father Madrid

Selection

a historical novel byDr Ed Gamboa MD


Authorrsquos note August 21 1983 Exiled Senator Benigno ldquoNinoyrdquo Aquino the charismatic opposition leader arrives at the Manila International Air-port to a returning herorsquos welcome Escorted by government soldiers Ninoy is summarily shot to death as he steps on the tarmachellip Kumander Gusi watches the TV coverage of the assassination while recovering from wounds sustained during an encounter with commandos of the Philippine Constabu-lary Years earlier Gusi was the newly-ordained and affable Father George Madrid whose social justice work among oppressed farm workers (sacadas) in the parish of Santa Lucia eventually led to his defection to the Communist Party of the Philippines In short order the rebel priest had risen to the rank of commander of the dreaded New Peoplersquos Army Injured in a skirmish and on the run from Sulogrsquos men Gusi is attended to by rebel physician Dr Fred Delima Critically ill he reminisces on the series of events which led to his defection In this chapter Fr Madrid and his sacristan Eddie huddle with survivors of the village massacre

Chapter 20 Reunion


Read previous articles by visiting our website at wwwasian-journalusacom

by Atty Rogelio Karagdag JrMember State Bar of California amp Integrated Bar of the Philippines

Phil - Am Law 101

PHIL-AM LAW 101 by Atty Rogelio Karagdag Jr Member State Bar of California amp Integrated Bar of the Philippines -- We could feel the anxiety in Lanniersquos voice Her husband Eddie abandoned her and their two kids three years ago She is okay with that because she feels that her life now is much better without the constant quarrels Besides she has a good job which provides her and the kids with a comfortable life without any support from Eddie But what worries her now is the news she has just received from a friend in the United States that Eddie went there about a year ago and has apparently overstayed his tourist visa

You see Lanniersquos tourist visa expires at the end of this month Her two kids have their own tourist visas which will expire in 2012 yet She and her kids have been taking yearly vaca-tions to the US and this year they plan to spend White Christmas with her parents in New York That was the reason why she applied for a renewal of her tourist visa last month That was also the reason why she scheduled an appointment in our Manila office last week three hours before her interview appointment in the US Embassy

Lannie was worried that the US Embassy would deny her visa renewal She did not hide the fact that her husband is currently here not only be-cause the tourist visa application form requires her to list her relatives in the United States but moreso because she is an honest person who does not want to tell a lie I learned that Lannie has had her tourist visa for fifteen years now in fact she had renewed it twice She has never overstayed her visits al-ways leaving the US long before her lawful stay would expire If not for Ed-diersquos act of overstaying his own visa Lannie should have no problem having her visa renewed She was afraid that the consular office would start asking her questions about Eddie and suspect that she would do the same thing Some sort of a conjugal fault

But more than the merits of her visa application which we consider are overwhelming in her favor we were more concerned about Lanniersquos pre-paredness to appear for the interview We have learned through experience (including our own) that no matter how meritorious your case is if you appear before the immigration officer nervous defensive and doubtful of

yourself your chances of being ap-proved will be greatly compromised especially in a tourist visa interview where the officer is given a lot of discretion to approve or deny your application

We made Lannie realize that she has strong factors working in her favor She has a nice job She has two kids She has properties bank accounts and other assets She has always returned to the Philippines in time after every trip to the US Her current visa was still good for another two weeks so the officer should be able to realize that she could leave right away (with-out need of renewal) if her intention was to overstay

Then we went through her hus-bandrsquos case They have been separated for three years now She didnrsquot know that her husband went to the US last year It was tempting to claim that she does not know that Eddie was still in the US but we both agreed against doing it We stuck to our basic rule ndash always be honest

Finally we made Lannie understand that many deserving tourist visa ap-plicants get denied In the unfortunate event that she suffers the same fate she could always apply again It helped her psychologically to be assured that being denied would not be the end of the world for her Now or in the near future a judicious immigration officer will surely see that she deserves the visa

So off she went to her visa interview this time much more confident of her-self A few hours later she called our office She was at the Manila Ocean Park with her two kids to celebrate her new visa

Atty Rogelio Karagdag Jr is licensed to practice law in both California and the Philippines He practices immigration law in San Diego and has continuously been a trial and appellate attorney in the Philippines since 1989 He travels between San Diego and Manila His office address is located at 10717 Camino Ruiz Suite 102 San Diego CA 92126 He also has an office in the Philippines at Unit 230 Manila Executive Regency 1200 J Bocobo Street Ermita Ma-nila with telephone numbers (02)3537047 amp (02)5221199 Please call (858)348-7475(858)536-4292 or email him at rkaragdagattyimmigrationcom He speaks Tagalog flu-ently Articles written in this column are not legal advice but are hypotheticals intended as general non-specific legal information Readers must seek legal consultation before taking any legal steps

My Husband Overstayed Can I Renew My Tourist Visa

In 2003 SLMC-QC earned the distinction of being the first hospital in the Philippines and the second in Asia to be awarded JCI accredita-tion It now claims to be the first to receive the award for a fourth time

The JCI survey is conducted every three years to ensure that every hospital organizationrsquos policies procedures and evaluation methods are up-to-date and compliant with worldwide standards

The accreditation means the healthcare that the hospital offers is benchmarked with the highest stan-dards of care and safety practiced by renowned hospitals around the world as set by the JCI

ldquoEarning accreditation from JCI is another step towards excellence in patient carerdquo St Lukersquos president and CEO Dr Edgardo R Cortez said in an e-mailed statement

A team of three JCI surveyorsmdasha physician a nurse and an adminis-tratormdashvisited the SLMC-QC from Nov 19 to 23 The team scrutinized various aspects of the hospital including facility management infection control patient safety documentation of patient records staff qualifications and disaster preparedness and compared these to over 1500 international standards in continuous healthcare improvement

In the global healthcare communi-ty JCI is considered the authority in patient safety and quality improve-ment with a presence in more than 90 countries to date

(USPGG) headed by entrepre-neur Loida Nicolas-Lewis is sponsoring an essay-writing contest on the West Philippine Sea territo-rial dispute

Philippine and Chinese ships faced off with each other at Panatag Shoal (Scar-borough Shoal) a resource-rich reef 220 kilometers west of Zambales from early April to mid-June

The horseshoe-shaped reef lies well within the Philippine 370-km exclusive economic zone recognized under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea but China insists it is part of its territory

To end the standoff Manila and Beijing agreed on June 4 to withdraw their vessels President Aquino ordered home a Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel and a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources research ship China withdrew its fishing boats but not its three maritime vessels

President Aquino said in June that he would order the redeployment of the Philippine ships to the shoal unless China withdrew its patrol vessels

China has not withdrawn its vesselsLewis national chairperson of the

USPGG said her group wanted to encourage ldquogreater awarenessrdquo among young Filipinos of the ldquohuge implica-tions on their futurerdquo of who exploited the resources in the West Philippine Sea

According to Celia Lamkin chairper-son of the contest committee the essay-writing contest is open to all high school and college students here or abroad


Disputed sea who are Filipino or of Filipino descent and aged 10 to 25

The theme of the essay is ldquoWest Phil-ippine Sea and its impact on the future of the Philippinesrdquo

The essay should focus on how the youth can help defend Philippine sov-ereignty over territories in the West Phil-ippine Sea and protect the marine and energy resources in the disputed waters

Entries must be unpublished written in English and not more than 1500 typed words

The contest rules are posted on the USPGG website uspggorg

The group will start accepting entries on Dec 1 Entries can be sent until Feb 1

The winners will be announced on Feb 15

In the college category the prizes are P50000 for first place P25000 second place and P12000 third place

For the high school category the priz-es are P30000 for first place P15000 second place and P7000 third place

There will be 10 consolation prizes of P2000 each The school of the student who tops the contest will get a certifi-cate and P20000

strength Someone suggested a bonfire But he was quickly reminded to come to his senses Even if the military units were no longer in the vi-cinity the government had all sorts of informers lurking in nooks and crannies Some of these snitches would appear ldquomore peasant looking than us farm workersldquo someone said No one seemed particularly surprised at the information

Pressing his point further the young fellow -- his name was Rodrigo -- went on to say that not too long ago his cousin Manuel an active member of the ldquoexpansion teamrdquo (1) had organized a meeting of local residents in the barrio of Sevilla

During the meeting Rodrigo noticed that a man in his 50s did not appear to be as interested in what was being discussed in the ldquoteach-inrdquoas one might expect As the hour passed the man started fidgeting He stole a quick glance at his wristwatch and then scoured the periphery of the gathering Rodrigo was apprehensive and relayed his concern to other members of the expansion team while Manuel was busy explain-ing his diagrams to the crowd After a brief huddle the team decided to cut the meeting short Thanking their hosts and shaking hands with some of the eager attendees the team gathered their stuff and made a quick exit heading for a neighboring barrio where they were scheduled to spend the night

Just as they were about to cross a hanging wooden bridge over the river that separated Sevilla from two neigh-boring towns they spotted a short pa-rade of torches in the distance making its way towards the bridge approaching them Fortunately it was a moonless night and the towering trees and bushes hid the expansion team

The rebel group quickly made a U-turn and scampered up a hill to hide behind rocks They watched silently as the torch parade steadily moved towards the bridge Then the torches halted and formed a semi-circle at the entrance of the bridge as if their bearers were unde-cided whether to proceed or not Two or three proceeded to cross the bridge but the others lingered and then turned back

to where they came from Then thank-fully the entire parade retraced its route and flickered in the distance

The next day Rodrigorsquos cousin pieced together what had transpired The suspi-cious individual who attended the teach-in turned out to be the assistant chief of police of a nearby town He had been tipped by one of the attendees The plan was for members of three police forces to team up encircle the teach-in and ar-rest the expansion team Somehow there was a mix up in the communication or some delay in coordination which made the assistant chief of police anxious and gave the expansion team the extra time a lucky break

They did not proceed to the scheduled rendezvous spot needless to say Further up the hill where they had hidden the team found a safe and protected spot and lay down An agile team member climbed up a coconut tree and harvested a few ripe nuts They happily cracked the nuts drank the juice scraped the white ldquomeatrdquo and enjoyed their impromptu dinner Gathering withered coconut palm leaves in silence so as not to be detected they spread them on the ground and slept

A few thanked Rodrigo for his story Someone offered him a glass of tuba which he kindly turned down Instead he pulled out a small harmonica and played a haunting tune

You could not tell what people felt Most were somber A few wiped away tears Others stared back blankly Two or three were drunk from the tuba And like always there was one clown Despite the recent tragedy he kept tell-ing his jokes until a burly fellow picked him up and persuaded him to reserve the jokes for another day

A few lucky ones had somehow dragged or carried then buried their dead Most left theirs behind in the conflagration -- they had to flee or get killed

ldquoPadrerdquo a sullen voice called out from the back of the crowd ldquoI lost my wifehellipand my two daughters Can you pray for themrdquo

Father George had long discarded his Roman collar and any remnant piece of clothing that would identify him as a cleric But word had gotten around And he certainly did not look like a peasant ldquoYes I will pray for your beloved fam-ily Will you join me in prayerrdquo

The poor fellow inched his way through the crowd and squatted next to the priest ldquoBut I do not know how to pray ldquohe confessed

ldquoJust bow your head and repeat after merdquo the priest whispered back ldquoWhat is your namerdquo

ldquoPatriciordquoldquoHeavenly Father ldquo he began to pray

ldquoplease look with compassion upon your people

Hear their cries alleviate their suffer-ings and listen to their prayers

Show them your goodness your mercy your kindness your justice

They work all day yet cannot gather enough to feed their families

They strive and struggle but cannot improve their conditions

They get sick and cannot afford to buy the necessary medicine

They ask for help but no one hears them Not the government Not the Church

Please console our brother Patricio here dear Father

He has lost the most precious gift of all his family

Give him -- and everyone gathered here tonight -- the strength the hope the grace to survive this horrible tragedy

All these we ask in the name of Your Beloved Son Our Lord Jesus Christ

AmenrdquoHe raised his hand and blessed the

congregation in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

The priest placed his arm around Patricio and they both wept

--------1 ldquoExpansion teamrdquo - as the term im-

plies the section of a communist party cell assigned to conduct ldquoteach-insrdquo to ldquoarouse and educaterdquo the community with the aim of recruiting members and expanding the communist party unit

2 Tuba - popular homemade wine fermented from coconut juice

To be continued

The author welcomes comments cor-rections suggestions etc from Asian Journal readers These may be included in the novelrsquos final version Please send your remarks to edgamboayahoocom Thanks

Copyright E Gamboa


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Holiday shopping may seem a passionless exercise especially with all the accompanying commercial-ization But the important thing to realize is that giving transcends the physical act of exchange and the spending of money What truly matters is the personal sensitivity involved and the underlying act of generosity New studies attest to the health benefi ts of giving both for the recipient as well the giver Here are the ways you can benefi t

A longer life

Giving can be as benefi cial to your health as exercise eating right and having good genes A study from the University of Michigan revealed that generosity boosts mental and physi-cal health An additional study from Michigan examined 2700 men over 10 years and found that those who regularly volunteered had death rates 25 times lower than men who didnrsquot Researchers attribute this benefi t to reduced stress levels increased physical activity and enhanced self-esteem associated with performing charitable acts

Stronger social bonds

Giving promotes cooperation and enhances social bonds Selfl ess exchanges help develop a sense of trust while strengthening our ties with others Studies have shown that fostering positive social interac-tions with others is essential for good mental and physical health Addi-tionally kind and generous acts lead to perceiving others as more positive and charitable - an attitude which boosts morale and promotes a sense of well-being

A boost of self confi dence

Need a natural instant confi dence boost Try giving Sharing volun-teering and gift exchanges are all excellent ways to focus on the happi-ness of others and in turn feel better about your self Research shows that meaningful giving will help you feel like a better person

Shift focus towards others

Naturally we spend a lot of mental energy focusing on ourselves As the saying goes ldquoyou are your own toughest criticrdquo so much of this focus tends to be negative Constant focus on personal fl aws and fretting about potential gains can wreak havoc on our stress levels The act of giving redirects that often self-deprecating mental energy towards the happiness of others In turn you will feel ener-gized happier and yet again ndash more connected to others

Increase self-worth

A study of children found that those who received praise without doing anything to earn it did not experience higher self-esteem as a result of that praise Conversely when children were praised for acts of generos-ity their self-esteem did increase Compliments are nice it turns out we only get a boost from the ones we feel worthy of Seeing the posi-tive effect you can have on others prompts a whole new recognition of self and your ability to infl uence your surroundings

A sense of gratitude

Whether you are the giver or the recipient a gift can prompt feelings of gratitude Research has shown that gratitude is integral to happi-ness health and the establishing of relationships Historically gratitude has been such a powerful feeling that many enduring philosophies and ma-jor world religions are based on it

Giving is contagious

Giving can branch out and cause a ripple effect of generosity As a University of San Diego and Harvard study discovered when a person acts generously it inspires observers to behave similarly towards others Additional studies have found that the love hormone oxytocin also produces a feeling of generosity and empathy which can last up to two hours

7 Benefi ts of GivingHealthyReadercom 7192012

-- Buckwheat is the hearty working-manrsquos crop that thrives in poor soil conditions freezing temperatures droughts and excess rains Buck-wheat is resistant to damage and is therefore relatively inexpensive and easy to grow

Buckwheat is native to Northern Europe and Asia and eventually spread to Europe and Russia in the 14th and 15th centuries and was introduced to the United States by the Dutch during the 17th century

It may surprise some people to learn that buckwheat is actually a fruit even though it is commonly thought to be a grain Buckwheat is a fruit seed that is related to rhubarb and sorrel

Whole buckwheat is a very nutri-tious food The protein in buckwheat contains the eight essential amino acids and is also high in lysine Buck-wheat is also rich in many B vitamins as well as phosphorus magnesium iron zinc copper and manganese Buckwheat is also a good oil source of Alpha-Linolenic Acid which is one of the two essential fatty acids we must have to be healthy

Health Benefi ts of Buckwheat

bull Buckwheat is high in fi ber 1 cup of cooked buckwheat groats contains over 4 grams of dietary fi ber

bull Buckwheat contains the eight essential amino acids

bull Buckwheat contains many minerals

includ-ing phos-phorus magnesium iron zinc copper and man-ganese

bull Buck-wheat contains a rich supply of fl avonoids particularly rutin

bull Buckwheat lowers glucose levels and is benefi cial for managing diabetes

bull Buckwheat has been found

to lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol

bull Buckwheat is a fruit seed and is a gluten-free alternative to grains

Dietary Uses of BuckwheatBuckwheat fl our has a strong dis-

tinctive fl avor and is often mixed with other fl ours to lend its distinctive taste to many baked goods Buckwheat comes in a few different forms for dietary consumption

bull Buckwheat Groats are the hulled grains of buckwheat they are three-sided in shape and

resemble grains of wheat oats or rye Kasha is a traditional por-ridge made from buckwheat groats Buckwheat groats are used whole in hot cereals and soups The triangular seeds from buckwheat can be used to make fl our after being removed from the husk

bull Buckwheat Flour is com-monly used to make buckwheat pancakes hot cereals and soups Buckwheat fl our is mixed with whole

wheat fl our to make breads muffi ns and biscuits

bull Buckwheat Noodles or Soba noodles (soba the Japanese name for

buckwheat) These thin noo-dles are made

from buckwheat fl our and are typi-

cally served chilled with a sauce or in a

hot broth like a soup

The Health Benefi ts of BuckwheatStorage

Buckwheat should be stored in an airtight container which is kept in a cool dry place Buckwheat fl our should be always stored in the refrigerator while other buckwheat

products should be kept refrigerated if you live in a warm climate or during periods of warmer weather Whole buckwheat can last up to 1 year if stored properly Buckwheat fl our will keep fresh for several months


Distressed Homeowners Event NAAC and Filner take lead

Trends

Tech ITfrom My Barber

by Benjamin Maynigo


PHrsquos FDA bans (Continued from page 1)

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pain salivation abdominal pain vomiting colitis neph-rosis anuria or uremia

Exposure to alkyl and phenyl mer-curial compounds may result in skin burns while consumers who may have been exposed to highly toxic mercury in cosmetics should seek professional advice or help

Hartigan-Go also warned mercury in cosmetic products may fi nd its way to the environment including wastewater and bodies of water

He said mercury that enters the en-vironment may become methylated and enter the food chain as highly toxic methyl mercury in fi sh

Included in the list are

1 Aichun Beauty (Aloe Vera) Cream2 Aichun Beauty (with Green Tea

Essence) cream3 Aichun Beauty Anti-Freckle Cream

Suit (VC)4 Aichun Beauty Paw Paw Fade Out

Cream5 Aichun Beauty Paw Paw Whiten-

ing and Freckle Remover Series (Facial Cleanser with Cream)

6 Aichun Beauty Strongly Whitening Freckle Series (3 in 1) - (Facial Cleanser with Day and Night Cream)

7 Aichun Beauty Green Tea Whiten-ing Speckle Removing Series Cream

8 Aichun Beauty Whitening Freckle Day and Night Cream

9 Ailke Perfect Salvation Rosy Whit-ening A and B Cream

10 Bai Li Tou Hong Cream11 Berglotus Spot Removing Series12 Beauty Excellent Lamb Placenta

Whitening and Anti-Aging Cream13 Beautiful Dream Whitening Anti-

Speckle and Anti-Acne Kit14 Beauty Girl Double White Col-

lagen Elastin Whitening Night CreamDouble White SPF17AP++Whitening Day Cream

15 Beauty Girl 6 Days Specifi c Elimi-nating Freckle Whitening Cream Egg White amp Tomato 3in1

16 Beauty Girl Papaya amp Hawthorn Essence (10 Double Whitening Speckles Removed Essence)

17 Beauty Girl Ginseng amp Green Cu-cumber (10 Double Whitening Speckles Removed)

18 Beauty Girl Essence Aloe Pearl (10 Double Whitening Speckles Re-moved Essence)

19 Beauty Girl Olive and Sheep Es-sence (10 Double Whitening Speckles Removed Essence)

20 BIB Day Cream Whitening Cream -921

21 BIB Night Cream Whtening Cream -922

22 Daggett and Ramsdell Underarm Lightening Cream

23 Doctor Bai Skin Revitalizing Skin Brightening (Doctor Bai Intensive White Revitalizing amp Speckle Remov-ing Set)

24 Feique Cream25 Feique Golden Aloe Whitening

(Anti-Scar Anti-Freckle) Cream26 Feique Green Tea Vital Whitening

Freckle-Removing Cream27 Gemli Glutathione Hydrolyzed

Collagen Whitening amp Anti-Aging28 Glutathione Grapeseed Extract

Whitening amp Anti-Aging29 Lanmeirou 12 Days Whiten amp

Speckle Removing Suit30 Liliki Whitening Day Cream - 91131 Liliki Whitening Night Cream -

91232 Long Dian Tu Glutathione and

Pearl Natural Whitening Essence Cream33 Jiaoli Miraculous Cream34 Jiaoli Huichusu Special Cut Genu-

ine Cream35 Jiao Li 10-Days Eliminating

Freckle Day amp Night Set36 Jiao Liang 7 Days Eliminating

Freckle AB Set37 Jiao Liang 10 Days Eliminating

Freckle AB Set38 Jiao Li 7-Days Eliminating

Freckle AB Set39 Jiao 2+17 Days Clearing Facial

Spot Suits40 Jiaoli Huichusu Whitening Speck-

les Removal Cream41 Jiaoli Rejuvenation Essence 10

Days Speckle Removing42 Jiao Liang Miraculous Cream43 Jiao Mei Miraculous Cream44 Jiao Yan Specifi c Miraculous

Cream45 Jonathan Clearing Facial Spots 12

Day Cream46 JJJ (Golden Package) Magic Spots

Removing Cream (Spots Removing Super)

47 Loreial Paris Anti-Freckle Cream Suit

48 Maidaifu Herbal Moisturizing Cream Wrinkles Harmonie Cream

49 Miss Beauty Magic Cream50 Miss Beauty Excellent Therapy

Whitening Cream51 New Miss Beauty Magic Cream52 Oseur O Mei Su Pearl Paste53 Pan Yu 7-Day Whitening Speckle-

Removing Series Whitening Cream54 Pretty Girl 10 Day Special Cream55 Pretty Girl Green Cucumber amp

Ginseng Cream56 Pretty Model Whitening amp Freckle

Removing (Day Cream amp Night Cream Set)

57 Qiang Li Zeng Bai Qu Ban Wang Whitening Cream

58 Sara Glutathione Sheep Placenta Whitening and Anti-Spot Cream

59 Shengli Day amp Night Cream60 Special Cream (labeled in Chinese

characters) 1 jar61 Special Cream (labeled in Chinese

characters) set of 2 jars62 St Dalfour Beauty Whitening

Cream63 SZitang Cream64 The Flower Woman 7-Day Whit-

ening and Spot and Night Set Cream65 Xin Jiao Li 7-Days Specifi c Elimi-

nating Freckle Cream66 Xin Jiao Liang 7-Days Miracle

Package for Spots Refi ning67 Yoko Whitening Cream (Aloe Vera

Extract)68 Yoko Gentleman Cream for Men69 Youngrace Age Defying Essence70 Yudantang Ginseng and Ganoder-

ma Lucidum 6 Days Specifi c Eliminat-ing Freckle Whitening Sun Block Cream

71 Yudantang Green Cucumber and Ginseng 6 Days Specifi c Eliminating Freckle Whitening Cream

Longest banned list

Ecological group EcoWaste Coalition welcomed the list saying this may be a global record in the most number of mercury-tainted skin whitening creams banned

ldquoWe laud the FDA for its latest action to protect consumers against mercury exposure from dangerous contraband cosmetics that continue to penetrate the local marketrdquo said campaigner Aileen Lucero

The group noted that in 2004 the Indonesian Food and Drug Control Agency issued a warning against 51 brands of personal care products for containing mercury and other dangerous chemicals

The group said it will help the FDA by deploying this week its monitoring teams to check vendors compliance with the latest directive

It will also distribute posters and copies of the FDAs advisory to Chinese drug stores cosmetics shops health supplements stalls and other retail outlets to encourage them to voluntarily obey the directive

The group will publish a comics-type material that will promote ldquobrown is beautifulrdquo and encourage consumers to seek out duly tested registered and labeled personal care products with no mercury and other injurious ingredients mdash ELR GMA News

During the last few weeks I had the privilege of attending several confer-ences and expos Almost all of them involved information technologies but many also focused on the utilization of mobile technologies

The latest one is the mHealth Sum-mit which I am currently attending as I write this column It is the largest of its kind and ldquobrings together leaders in government the private sector industry academia providers and not-for-profi t organizations from across the mHealth ecosystem to advance collaboration in the use of wireless technology to improve health outcomes in the United States and abroadrdquoDubbed as one connecting Technology Business Research and Policy the Sum-mit is actually a global meeting by vir-tue of the participation of 54 countries spanning different parts of the worldThe list of the countries as provided to me by the organizers includeWHY GO MOBILE Let the numbers speak for themselves

In 2012 there are over 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions for a world population of 7 billion In fact in the United States 297 million people own cell phones That is 94 of the total

populationChuck Martin a Best-Selling Author

and Moderator of one of the ses-sions now calls the mobile device the 3rd Screen ndash with the TV and the PC Screens being the 1st and 2nd respec-tively There are 2 billion TVs and 1 billion PCs today

In his book ldquoThe Third Screenrdquo

which I received at the Summit he stated that in the United States 23 million people let go of their landlines within a 5-year period Globally there were 57 million fewer landlines within the same period but 19 billion mobile cellular subscriptions were added

In China 9 out of 10 mobile users text on the phones In fact worldwide 7 trillion text messages were sent last year with each Texter sending an average of 3200 texts monthly

In 107 countries cell phones exceed the population In Japan consumers swipe cell phones rather than credit cards for payment In South Korea free mobile television has been around for 5 years Broadcasters there say almost 30 million people watch TV regularly from their phones

After mentioning the mobile data to my barber he said ldquoThere are now more people TYPING with their THUMBS than with the normal way (all fi ngers)rdquo

As of March 2011 over half of US consumers carry a smartphone and 90 of them say they use their device every single day

Juniper Networks also reports the following interesting Smartphone user behavior and expectations 89 of

business users access critical work data from their personal mobile device 41 business users use personal devices for work without company permissionknowledge 30 of IT pros belong to companies that experienced security threat due to a personal mobile device 41 of IT pros are concerned about security breaches due to lost or stolen

mobile devices there will be a 119 bil-lion worldwide mobile worker popula-tion by end of 2013 35 of the worldrsquos workforce are expected to be mobile by the end of 2013 and 32 of IT pros are concerned with personal mobile devices introducing malware

At the Summit separate sessions were conducted dealing with obesity diabetes cancer and heart disease Healthcare for the aging population was also a concern

Again I chose to tell the story by looking at the numbers as I obtained in the sessions

Over 23 of Americans are overweight or obese and 79 million are pre-diabetic

Cancer and heart disease now cause 1 out of every 2 US deaths Spending on these chronic conditions account for a staggering 75 of the $26 trillion an-nual US healthcare budget

At the current growth rates healthcare costs will consume 15 of GDP by 2018 and over 13 by 2030

Starbucks spends more on employee health benefi ts than coffee GM Ford and Chrysler spend more on employee health expenses than on the steel they use to make cars

According to the mHealth Alliance by 2015 there will be more people over the age of 65 than children under 5 By 2050 there will be an estimated 15 bil-lion people age 65 or over

In a survey of older people in 36 coun-tries 61 of older people have access to a mobile phone

GOOD NEWS

Fortunately diabetes obesity hyper-tension and their downstream complica-tions including cancer and heart disease are largely preventable Studies also show that 40 of cancers (prostate breast lung and colon) and 75 of all cardiovascular disease can be prevented by healthy behavior

The Promise of mHealth

More than 4000 participants com-posed of ldquoleaders in government the private sector industry academia providers and not-for-profi t organiza-tions from across the mHealth ecosys-temrdquo precisely gathered in one place to exchange data information knowledge expertise as well as to demonstrate new mobile technologies with the goal of improving health outcomes worldwiderdquo

Indeed the use of mobile information and communication technology and applications for health is the promise of mHealth As described by the mHealth

mHealth Summit 2012

Alliance it ldquois the ability to assist in preventing the onset of debilitating chronic diseases and to assist in the management and treatment of existing conditions toward a society of citizens who are more productive functional and healthierrdquo

I feel proud and lucky to have partici-pated in this large and very informative event

Review Families should attend that wish to learn about free housing services and programs available to them on local statewide and national levels such as loan modi-fi cations homebuyer assistance and foreclosure prevention

How Much Does This Event Cost

This event is free to any homeowner past homeowner or future homeowner that wishes to attend Pre-registration is recom-

mended online at httpmorehelpforhom-eownerseventbritecom Those registered in advance will receive a free lunch and will also be able to win up to $5000 in free raffl e prize giveaways throughout the day

The event will take place on December 15th at the Town amp Country Convention Center (500 Hotel Circle North San Diego CA 92108) from 10am to 3pm Registration opens at 930 am and the program starts at 10am Call NAAC for more information at (858) 537-1500 (Faith Bautista is the President and CEO of the NAAC Rhea Aguinaldo is the Deputy Director of the NAAC)


Holiday Guide

Plan your spending to avoid holiday debt

By Dan Rutherford USAgov

For shoppers seeing ldquoNovemberrdquo on the calendar means Black Friday ndash the unofficial start of the holiday shop-ping season ndash is just around the corner Taking a few minutes now to plan your holiday spending could help you avoid taking on debt that stretches well beyond the New Year

Start by creating a holiday spend-ing plan Decide how much you can afford to spend this season Include gifts travel parties decorations and any other holiday expenses Consider discussing the plan with your family members Look at how much yoursquoll earn between now and the holidays and determine how much yoursquoll need to set aside each paycheck to save the amount you need

LOW-COST WAYS TO GIVEHaving trouble buying gifts for every

one of your friends and family mem-bers Chances are they are too Consid-er different ways to make the holidays fun without breaking your budget

Holiday gift exchangeDraw names and only buy a gift for

the person you chooseMake something specialSometimes the best gifts are the ones

you make yourselfGive your timeOffer to provide a service such as

cleaning or cooking a meal for a day a month or the year

Make a list of the people yoursquore giv-ing gifts Decide how much you can spend on each one If you have specific gifts in mind for each person start com-paring prices online and keep an eye out for discounts and sales

Keep track of what you spend If you find that you donrsquot need to spend as much as you thought in some categories shift the extra funds to others Or save the money and give yourself the gift of a head start in the New Year

Avoid impulse purchases Instead make a note of the product where you saw it and how much it was Consult your spending plan and if therersquos room return for the purchase Using cash like three quarters of Americans say they do for most of their holiday purchases can also help you avoid splurges as well as potentially costly fees or interest from debit cards credit cards layaway or store financing

Leave your credit cards at home un-less you know you need them for a spe-cific purchase and you have a specific plan to repay the debt

Check the details when purchasing a gift card Any fees that may be imposed in connection with the card will be provided on or with the card Dormancy inactivity and service fees (that is fees for using or not using the card) are not allowed unless you donrsquot use the card for a year If the card has an expiration date for the funds it will also be listed on the card The Federal Trade Commis-sion has more information on buying giving and using gift cards

Have other tips to avoid overspend-ing during the holidays Wersquod love to hear them Share them with us in the comments

Dan Rutherford is a Senior Content Specialist in the Office of Financial Education USAgov

TSA is required to screen everyone regardless of age in order to ensure the security of all travelers Many Trans-portation Security Officers are parents themselves and understand travelersrsquo concern for their children Security of-ficers will approach children gently and treat them with respect If a child be-comes uncomfortable or upset security officers will consult parents about the best way to relieve the childrsquos concern

Screening procedures for passengers 12 and under include

Allowing children 12 and under to leave their shoes on Allowing multiple passes through the walk through metal detector and ad-vanced imaging technology to clear any alarms on children Using explosives trace detection technology on a wider basis to resolve alarms on children

The Screening Process

General Screening InformationChildren 12 and under can leave their

shoes on during screening TSA will not ask travelers to do any-thing that will separate them from their child Passengers cannot leave babies in an in-fant carrier and attempt to put it through the X-ray machine Babies should be carried through a walk through metal detector by a parent or guardian All carry-on baggage including childrenrsquos toys bags and items will be screened Please let your child know that their blanket favorite stuffed ani-mal or toy will have to go through the X-ray machine and then will be returned to them All child-related equipment that can fit through the X-ray machine should go through the X-ray machine Examples

include strollers umbrella-strollers baby carriers car and booster seats backpacks and baby slings If possible please collapse or fold stroll-ers and any other child-related equip-ment while in the queue Please put any items in the stroller pockets or baskets in a carry-on bag or in the bin X-ray belt for inspection Plastic bins are provided to deposit such items If any equipment will not fit through the X-ray machine security officers will visually and physically inspect it Ask a security officer for help gathering bags and equipment if needed

The Walk-Through Metal Detector

Children who can walk without as-sistance should walk through the metal detector separately from their parent

Traveling with children

or guardian If they alarm TSA has procedures in place that have reduced but will not eliminate the need for pat downs to resolve the alarm including multiple passes through screening tech-nologies and other procedures

Infants and small children may be carried through the metal detector but if the alarm sounds the officer will have to conduct additional screening on both the passenger and the child If a baby is carried through the metal detector in a sling additional screening may be required even if there isnrsquot an alarm

Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT)

TSA uses advanced imaging technol-ogy (AIT) to safely screen passengers for metallic and non-metallic threats Any passenger capable of assuming and staying in the required position for 5 seconds is eligible for AIT screening If a child 12 and under goes through

AIT and alarms they will have an op-portunity to go through the technology again or the Security Officer may use other procedures to resolve the alarm to reduce the need for a pat down

Parents carrying infants or children cannot be screened by the imaging technology In addition parents accom-panying children may opt out of being screened by imaging technology to prevent them from being separated from their family

AIT screening is optional for all pas-sengers Eligible passengers who opt out of AIT screening with receive alterna-tive screening to include a thorough pat-down

Traveling With Baby Formula

Breast Milk And Other Liquids For Infants And Small Children

In September 2006 TSA enacted rules

for carrying liquids gels and aerosols in carry-on bags All liquids gels and aerosols must be in 34 ounce (100ml) or smaller containers and packed in a one quart zip-top bag Each passenger can take one zip-top bag in their carry-on Larger quantities of liquids may be packed in checked bags

Medically necessary liquids and gels including medications baby formula and food breast milk and juice are exempt from the 3-1-1 rules and are allowed in reasonable quantities exceed-ing 34 ounces (100ml) They are not required to be in a zip-top bag Officers may ask travelers to open these items to conduct additional screening and pas-sengers should declare them for inspec-tion at the checkpoint

Please be advised that passengers going on long trips should only carry on the medically necessary liquids and gels needed for their infanttoddlerrsquos im-mediate comfort during the flight Please pack larger amounts of liquids for the remainder of the trip in a checked bag

Lastly avoid any additional hassles by making sure nothing you plan to pack is on TSArsquos list of prohibited items

Children With Medical Conditions Mobility Aids Or Disabilities

Whether your child has a disability or medical condition or because of injury or disability will be traveling through the checkpoint in a wheelchair please read the following information and share it with children traveling with you

so you are prepared and understand the process The more you and your child are informed about the screening pro-cess the less stressful it can be

Please inform the Transportation Security Officer if the child has a dis-ability medical condition or medical devices and if you think the child may become upset during the screen-ing process as a result You can offer suggestions on how to best accomplish the screening process to minimize any confusion for the child

Please tell the Security Officer what the childrsquos abilities are For example whether the child can walk through the metal detector or can they be carried through the metal detector by the parentguardian At no time should the Security Officer remove your child from hisher mobility aid (wheelchair or scooter) You are re-sponsible for removing your child from hisher equipment at your discretion to accomplish screening If your child is unable to walk or stand the Security Officer will conduct a pat-down search of your child while heshe remains in their mobility aid as well as a visual and physical inspection of their equipment You will remain with your child at all times and you can ask to have your child screened in private If yoursquore traveling alone please ask a Security Officer for assistance in putting your and the childrsquos carry-on items on the X-ray belt-- Latest revision 09 November 2012

Holidays Are About the Memories

Good for you You made it through Thanksgiving and survived another family holiday but next on the horizon is December and we all know what that means - more family gatherings and the added pressure of the ldquoperfectrdquo gift

Holidays are about the memories so how can you make yours merry and bright Here are five sure fire tips to get you started from Deanna Brann PhD Weddings blogger with The Huffington Post and author of the new book Reluc-tantly Related Secrets To Getting Along With Your Mother-in-Law or Daughter-in-Law

Talk with the parents about the gift-giving rules for the grandchildren Know what they want and donrsquot want for their children in the way of gifts money spent number of gifts etc If it isnrsquot clear ask

Explore the holiday plans in advance so you know what is happening when and by whom ndash donrsquot assume anything Get clarity so you know in advance how the holidays will be and where you fit into them

Donrsquot take things personally ndash holi-days are stressful Parents are trying to please everyone plus they want to cre-ate their own holiday traditions

Think of some things you can do with your grandchildren that donrsquot include monetary gifts Create the memories by doing not necessarily by buying The grandkids will remember what you did long after the holidays but they wonrsquot remember what you bought them

Create a family tradition of your own with your grandchildren Create some-thing that your grandchildren will not only remember but also look forward to year after year


ASIAN JOURNALThe fi rst Asian-Filipino weekly in Southern California

An award-winning newspaper amp San Diegorsquos most widely circulated Asian-Filipino newspaper

Ashley SilverioAssistant Editor

Regina Galang ReyesBook Editor

In Pursuit of ExcellenceEugenio ldquoEgordquo Osin (1946 - 1994)

Joe Cabrera (1924 - 1996)Soledad Bautista (1917-2009)

Dr Rizalino ldquoRizrdquo Oades (1935-2009)

The Asian Journal is published weekly and distributed in all Filipino amp Asian communties in San Diego County Print publication date is every Friday of the month Advertising deadline is Wednes-day prior to publication date at 5 pm For advertising rates rate cards or information call (619) 474-0588 Subscription by mail is available for $50 per year (56 issues) The Asian Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs but welcomes submissions Entire content is copy 2012 copyrighted ma-terial by Asian Journal Materials in this publication may not be reproduced without specific permission from the publisher

Genevieve SilverioManaging Editor

Simeon G Silverio JrPublisher amp Editor

Miles BeauchampAssociate Editor

Santi SilverioAssociate Publisher

At Large

Miles is Assistant to the Dean and Assistant Professor in the Shirley Hufstedler School of Education at Alliant International University where he teaches new media and diverse writing courses He has been with the Asian Journal since the 1990rsquos

by Miles Beauchamp PhD

Perspectives

by Dr Ofelia Dirige Founder President amp CEO Kalusugan

Community Services wwwfi lamwellnessorg

Contemporary Asian American Issues


It has been 20 years since Kalusug-an Community Services (KCS) was founded in San Diego (1992) and ten years since the establishment of the Filipino American Wellness Center (FWC) in 2002 We are happy to celebrate KCSs 20th and the FWCs 10th anniversary We would like to review the past years of our accom-plishments and look forward to the RESTORATION OF THE GOLDEN YEARS OF KCS

MILESTONES IN OUR JOUR-NEY

There have been several milestones in our journey From its beginning consisting of a small group of Fili-pino-American community leaders with no home offi ce and a budget of $50000 we have grown in number and quality of programs staff volun-teers and a total budget of more than $45 million in 20 years This was spent in building the Center imple-menting programs empowering and training the community and building the capacity of KCS

FOUNDING AS ldquoPROJECT KALUSUGAN

1992-1993- We started as a coali-tion in 1992 funded by the Califor-nia Department of Health Services (CDHS) to conduct an assessment of the health care needs of the Filipino American (FilAm) community in San Diego This was spearheaded by San Diego State University Gradu-ate School of Public Health and Department of History Council of Philippine American Organizations (COPAO) and Operation Samahan The coalition was successful in conducting assessment and mobiliz-ing the community The major health concerns of the population were cancer heart disease stroke diabetes

and mental health problems of youth such as gangs suicide substance abuse teenage pregnancy and school drop-outs

Grant Project Kalusugan Healthy

Filipinos 2000 California Dept of Health Services

GOLDEN YEARS OF KCS- 1993 to 2009

1994-1995- Start of programs Incorporation into a 501 (c ) 3 orga-nization in 1995 and change in name to KCS Because of its success in mobilizing the community the coali-tion decided to become a nonprofi t community based organization and changed its name to Kalusugan Com-munity Services (KCS)

Grants Gang and Violence Prevention

in FilAm youth of SD County- June Burnett Institute

Tawag sa kabataan (Youth Tal-ent Show) and Filipino American Basketball Clinic-Southern Coast Regional Board

Kabataang Pilipino- Violence Intervention Program- CDHS Emergency Preparedness and Injury Control Branch (EPIC)

1995 to 2002- Growth of NutritionFitness Programs and start of plan-ning for the Filipino American Well-ness Center (FWC) - These years marked the start and building up of nutrition and fi tness programs at the state and county level as well as the assessment of community needs in preparation for the building of the FilAm Wellness Center (FWC)

Grants NUTR-FIT A nutrition and

fi tness project for youth- California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Project (CANFit)

Supermarket Adventure for Kids- Albertsonrsquos Initiative

Food on the Run (Southwest High School)- California Nutrition Network CDHS

Food on the Run (Southwest High School)- Project LEAN (Lead-ers Encouraging Nutrition and Fit-ness) CDHS

Farmerrsquos Market Evaluation Study A Channel for Nutrition Edu-cation- Center for Advanced Stud-ies in Nutrition and Social Market-ing

5-A-Day Power Play Campaign- Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section CDHS

Filipino American Wellness Cen-ter- The California Endowment

Diabetes Prevention Project for Filipino Americans- San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (SD HHSA)

2002- 2009- Building the FWC more and bigger health programs and loss of Founder and President Dr Riz A Oades ndash More health pro-grams were implemented the FWC opened its doors in 2002 and Dr Riz Oades passed away in 2009

Grants Siglang Buhay Project Food Fit-

ness and Cancer Prevention- Cancer Research Program CDHS A million dollar project for three years

Stay Fit Club- (Montgomery Southwest and Sweetwater High School)- SDHHSA

ldquoKababaihan (Womenrsquos) Smart Campaign- Cancer Detection Program Every Woman Counts (CDPEWC) San Diego and Impe-rial Counties

Filipino American Wellness Center- The California Endow-ment- funded to build the Center and establish a comprehensive program for three years

Filipino American Wellness Cen-ter- The California Wellness Founda-tion- established Centerrsquos programs

Kalusugan Community Services Strategic Planning 2007- Center for Civic Partnerships Organizational Development Services

Healthy Eating and Active Living Campaign (HEAL) - The California Endowment

Filipino American Arts and Cultural Festival- SD Commission for Arts and Culture SD County Enhancement Program sponsors

and donorsTRANSITION AND NEW BE-

GINNINGS- 2010 to Present (2012)2010- Present Transition Period

and ldquoNew Beginningsrdquo The year 2010 to 2012 was a transition pe-riod for KCS due to the loss of our Founder who had been our leader mentor and guide It was also the start of the ongoing economic reces-sion that brought many changes not only individually but also organiza-tionally We lost our major source of funding which are grants from state county and private foundations and had to rely on other sources for sustenance

Thus 2010 was also a year of ldquoNEW BEGINNINGSrdquo and 2011-2012 a continuation of plans formulated in 2010 We recruited new staff and board members and elected board offi cers and developed a Strategic Plan for 2010- 2013 that will guide us in the coming years The goals included a fi nancial plan for sustaining the organization enhancing organizational capacity developing and expanding communi-cation strategies providing effective programs and expanding the current facility

We need to blend with the changes happening in our community na-tion and the world KCS is slowly moving in that direction in terms of its mission goals amp objectives structure programs staff funding collaborations and image We know that this change will lead to a better and dynamic KCS Each year we are moving forward until we come to a place of ldquorestoration of our golden yearsrdquo and being a creative organiza-tion that serves the community and refl ects the overall environment in the US Philippines and globally

Physical Activity and Youth Assessment- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Alliance of FilAm Commu-nity Health Workers- NHLBI

Health Care Reform for Asian Pacifi c Americans- The California Endowment

The Asian Pacifi c Islander Com-munity Health Network- Operation Samahan

Healthy Eating Active Living Campaign (HEAL)- The California Endowment

20 Years Of Kalusugan in Review

New Holiday Deacutecor for Cars Land and Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure plus Fireworks the Christmas Parade and

Snowfall in Disneyland

The newly expanded Disney California Adventure Park gets a spectacular seasonal makeover and such holiday traditions as ldquoA Christ-mas Fantasyrdquo parade fi reworks and

snowfall on Main Street USA return to Disneyland Park as the Disneyland Resort just gets merrier through Jan 6 2013 Themed entertainment sparkling decorations and tasty treats add magical warmth to the holiday fun at both parks The Disneyland Resort hotels shimmer with holiday cheer and guests will enjoy a new ice rink for the holidays at Downtown Dis-ney

Holidays at Disney California Adventure Park

Celebrating their fi rst Disneyland Resort holiday season Cars Land and Buena Vista Street the new lands of Disney California Adven-ture will be decked out in unique and festive seasonal deacutecor

A whimsical ldquosnowcarrdquo (the Radi-ator Springs version of a snowman) will stand at the entrance to Cars Land and each address along Route 66 ndash Florsquos V-8 Cafeacute Fillmorersquos Cozy Cone Motel Luigirsquos Casa della Tires and more ndash will feature holiday deacutecor that refl ects the personality of the ldquoCarsrdquo character who lives there

A dazzling 50-foot Christmas tree will adorn Carthay Circle along Buena Vista Street The tree and surrounding buildings inspired by Los Angeles as it appeared when Walt Disney arrived in the 1920s will be decorated with vintage-style ornaments

The classic department store Santa Claus comes to Buena Vista Street Children of all ages may tell Santa what they want for Christmas by visiting him at Elias amp Co the main department store along this thor-oughfare reminiscent of 1920s Los Angeles

New wintertime fun rocks the night at ldquoMad T Partyrdquo as Alice and the Mad Hatter add their own brand of off-kilter holiday spirit to the nighttime celebration in Hollywood Land

The nightly ldquoWorld of Colorrdquo water and effects spectacular on Paradise Bay welcomes special holiday guests Lanny and Wayne elves from the television show ldquoPrep amp Landingrdquo

rdquoa bugrsquos landrdquo transforms as Flik and his bug buddies spread giant Christmas lights and oversized orna-ments throughout their realm

The holiday scene along the Paradise Bay boardwalk includes a beautifully decorated Christmas tree and lampposts decked out with seasonal wreaths

A Holiday edition of the street show ldquoPhineas and Ferbrsquos Rockinrsquo Rollinrsquo Dance Partyrdquo includes festive deacutecor costumes and holiday tunes The show invites guests of all ages to ldquoseize the dayrdquo dancing and singing

on Paradise Pier with the Disney Channelrsquos inventive animated boy geniuses

Holidays at Disneyland Park

At Disneyland holiday guests will fi nd the traditional snowdrifts and icicles adorning Sleeping Beautyrsquos Winter Castle After dark sensa-tional holiday lighting and special-effects show carries the magic of the holidays from the castle all the way to the Christmas tree in Town Square The 60-foot-tall Disneyland Christmas tree is specially designed to present a nightly holiday light show like no other with more than 62000 energy-effi cient LED lights The Sleeping Beautyrsquos Winter Castle presentation unfolds throughout the evening in three acts each of them featuring a touch of winter snow on Main Street USA The fi nale of the show includes the legendary ldquoBelieve hellip in Holiday Magicrdquo fi re-works show which takes guests on a journey of sights and sounds of the season and ends with a touching ren-dition of ldquoWhite Christmasrdquo along with a climactic snowfall swirling down on Main Street USA ldquoitrsquos a small worldrdquo Mall and New Orleans Square

ldquoA Christmas Fantasyrdquo parade has become a holiday tradition in Disneyland Guests enjoy watching as Disney characters celebrate the magic of the season wrapping gifts baking holiday treats and preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus who shouts a jolly greeting to specta-tors along the parade route Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse even take to the ice for some skating fun

More holiday favorites return to Disneyland adding to the merri-ment

ldquoitrsquos a small worldrdquo Holiday becomes a worldwide celebra-tion of the season boasting more than 300000 glittering lights on its facade Along with the children of many nations in their holiday attire the attraction features a sparkling snowman dressed in a gold top hat golden scarf and hundreds of twin-kling lights for its fi nale A frosty snowfl ake mobile twirls over his head and his ldquoHappy Holidaysrdquo sign is sculpted out of ice that changes color

Haunted Mansion Holiday presents a madcap celebration as

Seasonal cheer spreads throughout Disneyland Resort

the traditions of Halloween and Christmas collide The ghoulish but well-meaning Jack Skellington from the fi lm ldquoTim Burtonrsquos The Night-mare Before Christmasrdquo has come to Haunted Mansion to transform it with his skewed vision of the holidays

Santa Claus and Mrs Claus greet Disneyland guests at Jingle Jangle Jamboree in Big Thunder Ranch Frontierland Kids and their families can chat with St Nick meet Disney characters and enjoy games music crafts and seasonal entertainment

Downtown Disney Ice Skating Holiday Shopping Resort Hotel Deacutecor and Themed Menus

For the fi rst time during a Disney-land Resort holiday season guests in the Downtown Disney district will be able to go skating on an outdoor ldquoThe Secret of the Wingsrdquo ice skat-ing rink located near ESPN Zone and AMC Theatres Ice skates will be available for rent The rink pays tribute to ldquoThe Secret of the Wingsrdquo the new Tinker Bell adventure re-leased to DVD and Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertain-ment

Holiday shopping at Disneyland Resort offers an array of merchan-dise available exclusively at Resort theme parks and the Downtown Dis-ney district Along with ornaments holiday-themed Mickey Mouse ears jewelry and tasty holiday sweets guests can discover a new line of Cars Land holiday-inspired mer-chandise that is sure to have you Dashing Through The Snow and Wishing others a Happy New Gear

Disneyland Resort hotels join in

the holiday festivities with twinkling lights and ornaments special enter-tainment and holiday dining with themed menus Expanded hours at both Disneyland Resort theme parks extend the family fun and offer more time for guests to enjoy all there is to see at do at Disneyland Resort

For more information about Dis-neyland Resort visit wwwdisney-landcomholidays For ticket and hotel offers visit wwwdisneylandcomoffers

As we listened to the explanation of Ambassador Susan Rice about her previous comments on the Benghazi Affair my barber called to ask ldquoWhat is your take on the Benghazi Affair Was there a cover-up Should Ambas-sador Rice be crucifi ed for her alleged misleading statementsrdquo

Here is my take

US Ambassador Stevens and 3 other US offi cials were killed by certain elements in Benghazi Libya

Whether spontaneous or coordi-nated attacks the overt acts were ter-rorist acts because they involved the use of violence or force on political personnel assigned abroad

Whether the terrorist acts were done by individuals acting independently or by a group conspiring to perform the violent acts it still took some planning for the individuals or group

The victims were Americans so the US Government through its agencies is called upon to go after the terror-istscriminals in the most effective way they deem fi t

Since the Americans were killed in a foreign land faithfully fulfi lling their duties the expectation was for all Americans to rally behind the fallen heroes and the American authorities in actively pursuing the killers

The American authorities work-ing with the newly installed Libyan authorities were in possession of intelligence and in fact arrested someone who could probably lead to the capture of the terrorists

Meanwhile US President Obama in a Press Conference had rightly indicated a day after the event that terrorist acts were committed

But US Ambassador Rice in a

series of interviews indicated that the violent acts were spontaneously done by virtue of a video attacking Prophet Mohammed and the Islam religion

It is these seemingly misleading statements of Ambassador Rice that irked Republican legislators

According to Ambassador Rice and confi rmed by President Obama she was basing her statements on intelli-gence provided to her by the intelli-gence community at the time

There is no doubt that the acts were terroristic in nature They could have been precipitated by the inherent hatred of the US by the Islamic Extremists andor by the video cited by Ambassador Rice The two causes are not contradictories in which case NOT really misleading to cite either or both

Was there really a misleading of the situation If so who was mislead-ing who and why If the intelligence community did the misleading why would it do it If done by Ambas-sador Rice why Was the American public and the media entitled NOT to be misled

According to Ambassador Rice the source came from the Director of Intelligence

If you have intelligence knowing the perpetrators of the terroristic acts already arrested one and on the trail to capturing and possibly killing the others as justice for the fallen heroes would you forewarn the suspects pub-licly by telling Ambassador Rice to go on TV and proclaim to the world that you are now on the trail of who where when and how

If you provide Ambassador Rice with intelligence that seemingly misleads which audience were you targeting Was it the American public and the press or the group that committed the terrorist acts It was defi nitely NOT the former They are expected to understand and rally behind the fallen heroes as well as the American and Libyan authorities to do whatever is necessary

Misleading criminal andor terrorist elements in the interest of national security and justice is an accepted exception to the Freedom of the Press At times even the American public and the media may NOT be entitled to all the facts to serve public purpose

What about the allegation that Ambassador Stevens had asked for additional 12 security personnel to be assigned in Tripoli Libya but was rejected by the State Department

First the request was for the US Embassy in Tripoli where remnants of Khadafi rsquos loyal forces could still be hiding and operating

Second the terrorist acts were com-mitted in Benghazi Libya which is 40449 miles away The additional 12 could not have saved the four victims

I remember a situation when Philip-pine Foreign Affairs Secretary Raul S Manglapus rejected an offer to be provided with security He said ldquoIf a group wants to kill me they will kill me Any security detail will also be killed thus ndash adding to the total fatalitiesrdquo

Third Benghazi was the site of the roots of rebellion against Khadafyrsquos Libya The protests started there and spread across the country It was where anti-Khadafy forces established a provisional government called the National Transitional Council with the stated goal to overthrow the Khadafy government in Tripoli In short it was the power base of the then opposition

There was a presumption that the new government working with American security could protect Am-bassador Stevens who was beloved by the former

Fourth the Republicans should not be engaged in the blaming game be-cause the Republican House rejected the State Department request for an additional budget of $300 million to augment security in the US Embas-sies abroad

Was there a cover-up There was no valid reason for a cover-up There was no cover-up

Take that from me my barber

The Benghazi Affair


Billrsquos Corner

Read Bill Labestrersquos previous articles by visiting our web-site at wwwasianjournalusacom

by Bill Labestre MBA

by Atty Susan V Perez

Immigration 911

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IMMIGRATION (619) 819-8648Speak directly with an Attorney

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We also handle ALL PHILIPPINE cases and have an offi ce in Manila to service your needs there

Susan Perez is a licensed attorney both in the State of California and the Philippines She has eighteen (18) years of combined experience in both jurisdictions in the areas of Immigration Family Appellate Juvenile Dependency Civil Criminal Labor Contracts Tax and Business Law She is also admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit of the Court of Appeals and the District Courts of Southern California and Central District of California

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IMMIGRATION 911 by Atty Susan V Perez

William Shakespeare once said ldquoThe courses of true love never did run smoothrdquo In marriage adjust-ment cases couples could face difficulties and potential denials despite true love There are numer-ous factors that can make it hard to prove that the marriage was bona fide or true A couple may be forced to live separately due to employment or economic reasons

While separate cohabitation cannot be the sole basis for denial it can be relevant in determining the true nature of the marriage When the parties have a big difference in age they are more likely to be bombard-ed with questions by the adjudicat-ing officer In marriage cases before the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) grants the foreign national a permanent green card the couple is given an interview

When itrsquos time for this interview it is necessary for the lawyers to pre-pare their clients especially in dif-ficult marriage cases such as big age difference couple living separately etc Good documentation is key to a successful interview Documents have to be checked for consistency and authenticity It is a good prac-tice to have a mock interview with the parties separately After com-pleting the separate interview the lawyer should go over the discrepan-cies with the parties and try to find out why their answers are inconsis-tent Inconsistencies on answers made by the parties are often the basis for denial It is the attorneyrsquos duty to make sure that the parties are able to communicate well in English and understand the language If they donrsquot the lawyer should arrange for an interpreter While lawyers are allowed to be present during the interview they should not be utilized as the interpreter

The role of the lawyer is to ensure that the clientsrsquo legal rights are protected

In cases involving suspected sham marriage the parties are interviewed

separately and usually videotaped The questions are very personal such as health of the other spouse hobbies friends scars birth marks sleeping habits banking habits eating habits and other day-to-day activities The adjudicator will test how well the parties know each other and why they got married in the first place The adjudicator should not be concerned about the viability of the marriage

The adjudicator is not supposed to ask inappropriate questions and the attorney can object to these ques-tions

What happens when the interview goes wrong Several things can happen First the adjudicator can declare the interview as concluded and send the parties notice of intent to deny the adjustment application Parties will be given the chance to respond to the notice and explain inconsistencies in their answers

The case can also be referred to the Fraud Detection and National Security Unit who will conduct an extensive investigation A finding of marriage fraud bars the approval of subsequent immigrant visa petition For example if after the adjustment application is denied based on mar-riage fraud the foreign national gets divorced and remarried another US citizen

Even if the second marriage is bona fide or true the foreign na-tional would generally be ineligible to get a green card based on that sec-ond marriage The foreign national will also be ineligible to get an im-migrant visa based on employment Worse he or she can be deported Because of the harsh consequence of a marriage fraud finding it is imperative that the foreign national contest the finding and win the case on appeal

We welcome your feedback If you have any immigration questions please feel welcome to email me at

susanlaw-usimmigrationcom or call 619 819 -8648 to arrange for a telephone consultation

Adjustment of Status Based on Marriage

Charity comes in different forms like money services food and other material things The bottom line is that it should come from the heart and given voluntarily The giver should not expect anything in return but a good feeling of satisfaction Charity giving can be both beneficial to the giver and the recipient

For your donations to be tax deductible in 2012 please do it by December 31 It should not be given directly to a person but through qualified charity groups Sending your donation directly to a church or non-profit group in the Philippines may not be deemed deductible Con-sult your tax person for additional information

If you have been watching The Filipino Channel you may have seen the plight of the poor people in the Philippines There are various charity groups trying to reach your heart and your wallet Yes it is true that your few dollars could save or change the life of someone but how can we keep up The fact is that they tend to multiply so fast without any regards to the future of their own children They just keep hoping that the government other people or a powerful being would eventually save most of them from poverty

If you have visited the native land lately maybe like me you had mixed feeling of sorrow and disgust Yes it is easy for us to criticize what we have seen and observed since we were only visiting Letrsquos be realistic and analyze the hard facts What good changes have you seen in the environment and the people Where is the country headed to with its current population of more than

100 million Instead of moving up the country seemed to be moving backwards For the majority itrsquos a matter of daily survival Itrsquos amazing how the people adjust or even create jobs and business to make money or earn a living

Charity giving is admirable but handing out food and other material things are temporary solutions Itrsquos like giving them the fish instead of teaching them how to catch a fish Even with the billions of dollars sent by many OFWrsquos the economy is still in big trouble Foreign inves-tors are hard to come by and foreign tourists are not so excited to visit the country It is ridiculous that we donrsquot feel safe in our old neighborhood

Some of us are lucky to see and compare the native land from the outside Our hearts bleed for the poor and the needy especially the children We can only do so much but the real and needed change should come from every citizen of that country The very fast growing population should be controlled Ma-jority of the poor families have so many children and they quit school at young age The government need-ed to do something quick How can the country compete in the global economy when most of the children are malnourished and less educated The OFWrsquos of the future will mostly be those doing manual labor

Anyway if you belong to a group giving something back to the native land think about lasting gifts Help educate the people young or old Money or food will cure hunger for a day or two but better knowl-edge may wipe out ignorance and could last them a lifetime

Gift Giving

PH Retirement (Continued from page 1)

Yahoo the Philippines is one of the most tax-friendly places to retire with income tax from five to 32 percent on worldwide income sales tax at 12 percent property tax at one to two percent capital gains tax at 6 percent and no tax on foreign retire-ment income

Citing a report from Global Post they said 25000 foreign retirees have settled in the Philippines since 1985 Of this number 1200 are in the nightlife hub of Angeles City around two hours from Manila

ldquoThey can live here like kings For-eigners adapt pretty well here mainly because the Filipinos are pretty flex-iblerdquo the Global Post quoted Christine Nuntildeag head of the Angeles City Tour-ism Office

According to the Philippine Retire-ment Authority there were 2234 enrollees in 2011 in the retirement program with the top nationalities from the Peoplersquos Republic of China Korea Republic of China (Taiwan) Japan and the United States

ldquoRetirement migrants have expressed their ease in adopting the Filipino culture in which the Western culture is merged with the traditional And definitely they find excitement and fun in most places they have visited all over the countryrdquo the PRA said

Early this year the PRA incorporated the Department of Tourismrsquos campaign ldquoItrsquos More Fun in the Philippinesrdquo in its marketing materials

ldquoWith the countryrsquos appealing natural wonders its low cost of living attrac-tive investment opportunities exciting leisure facilities including excellent medical facilities and educational insti-tutions retirees may find the ideal retire-ment destination in the Philippines If we add the caring and resilient nature of Filipinos retirement migrants will find it more ldquofunrdquo to retire in the countryrdquo the PRA said (Story courtesy of Carmela Lapena GMA News)


Laughing MatterRead previous articles by visiting our website at wwwasian-

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ldquoThe souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by My mercy during their lifetime and especially at the hour of their death (754)rdquo -- Words of Jesus in the Diary of St Faustinaespecially at the hour of their death (754)rdquo -- Words of Jesus in the Diary of St Faustina

CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCYUsing the rosary beads recite one Our Father one Hail Mary and one I Believe in God

On the Our Father beads say this prayer which was given by Our Lord to St Faustina (1905-1938)

Eternal Father I oer You the Body and Blood Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son Our Lord Jesus Christ in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world

On the Hail Mary beads say

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world

In conclusion say three times

Holy God Holy Mighty One Holy Immortal One have mercy on us and on the whole world

The Hour of Great Mercy

At three orsquoclock implore My mercy especially for sinners and if only for a brief moment immerse yourself in My Passion

particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony This is the hour of great

mercy In this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in

virtue of My Passion (Diary 1320) -- Divine Mercy in My Soul Diary of Saint Faustina

Kowalska

You expired O Jesus but the source of life gushed forth for souls and an ocean of mercy

opened up for the whole world O Fount of Life unfathomable

Divine Mercy envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon

us O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of

Jesus as a fount of mercy for us I trust in You Amen

Free Divine Mercy Posters for Families (9rdquox15rdquo) while supplies last Call 6198519547

Two little boys ages 8 and 9 are excessively mischievous

They are always getting into trouble and their parents know if any mischief occurs in their neighbour-hood the two boys are probably involved

The boys mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children so she asked if he would speak with her boys

The preacher agreed but he asked to see them individu-ally

The mother sent the 8 year old in the morning with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon

The preacher a huge man with a deep booming voice sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly

Do you know where God is son

The boys mouth dropped open but he made no response sitting

there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open

So the preacher repeated the ques-tion in an even sterner tone

Where is God Again the boy made no attempt to

answer The preacher raised his voice even

more and shook his fi nger in the boys face and bellowed WHERE IS GOD

The boy screamed amp bolted from the room ran directly home amp dove into his ward-

robe slamming the door behind him

When his older brother found him in the wardrobe he asked

What happened The younger brother gasping for

breath replied We are in BIG trouble this time GOD is missing and they think

WE did it

Two Boys

THE FIAT OF THE ETERNAL FATHER

say every morningMy Beloved Father Thy will be

done on earth as it is in Heaven Be Thou my Father Be always my Eternal Father Do not leave my soul Do not abandon me Do not leave me out of Your sight my Fatherfor I am Your child whom You have created to please You to adore You to honor You living my days as You have given me the license to live it (I offer up this Fiat through Mary to Jesus to You Eternal Father]

ldquoDay after day my children say that in your mind That will be the way you will say your FIAT to your Father And I your Father will open My arms like this (and He stretched out his arms) and I everyday will gather you in My arms and I will hold you and I will rock you as your BELOVED MOTHER (Blessed Mother) rocks each baby in her arms For yes you are My children Remember the FIAT of each day as you live As you do this from the beginning of the day I promise you My children I guar-antee you I will cover you in My arms I will send you My angel s with St Michael to protect you and all the saints of your baptisms and of your devotions to be with you during the day to guide you and assist you I promise you you will feel the power of My great LOVE for you that I will send you day in and day out But you have to offer me - everyday - as you get up in the morning - that FIATrdquo -- Maryrsquos Call 12400 Olive bull Kansas City MO 64146 816-942-9783 bull Fax 816-942-4313 bull raymc777yahoocom

Light ampShadows

Read Zena Babaorsquos previous articles by visiting our website at wwwasianjournalusacom

by Zena Sultana Babao

By Zena Sultana Babao

The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defi n-ing moments in American history A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the US Navyrsquos capacity to stop the Japanese Empirersquos southward expansion America unprepared and consid-erably weakened was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combatant

The December 7 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor was a complete and staggering surprise

At 753 AM that fateful Sunday the fi rst wave of Japanese fi ghter planes attacked the U S Naval Base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii It targeted airfi elds and battleships The second wave at 855 AM tar-geted ships and shipyard facilities An hour later it was all over At 100 PM the carriers that launched the planes headed back to Japan

In almost fi ve hour ndash chaos devastation and confusion reigned Behind them the Japanese forces left 2403 American servicemen and civilians dead 1178 wounded 188 planes destroyed 8 battleships sunk damaged or destroyed and the American Pacifi c Fleet in ruins

It was truly a day of infamy The battleships moored along

ldquoBattleship Rowrdquo were the primary targets of the fi rst wave of attack Three prime targets the US Pacifi c Fleet aircraft carriers Lexington En-terprise and Saratoga were luckily not in the harbor and thus escaped damage

Ten minutes after the begin-ning of the attack a 1760-pound

Pearl Harbor Day A Day of Infamy

aerial bomb penetrated the forward magazine of the battleship USS Arizona causing catastrophic explo-sions Within minutes she sunk to the bottom of the sea taking 1300 lives with her

Now the USS Arizona is a museum and serves as both a tomb for most of the crew and a memo-rial to the events of that day One of those who raised the most money for the construction of the memorial was the late Elvis Presley The observa-tion structure spans the shiprsquos hulk The fi rst thing that you see inside is the shiprsquos bell in the middle are viewing ports while at the far end is a marble wall inset with the names of the deceased crew members in bronze letters

News of the sneak attack was broadcasted to the American public via radio bulletins and many popular Sunday afternoon entertain-ment programs were interrupted The news sent shockwaves across the nation resulting in a tremendous infl ux of young volunteers into the US Armed Forces

Imperial Admiral Isoroku Ya-mamoto who conceived designed and promoted the Pearl Harbor attack cautioned against it But he was overruled by his superiors Upon completion of the attack he was quoted as saying ldquoWe have awakened a sleeping giant and have instilled in him a terrible resolverdquo

Ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor another attack of more devastating consequence for America occurred in the Philip-pines 4500 miles to the west of Hawaii At 1235 PM one hundred ninety-six Japanese navy fi ghter

planes crippled the largest force of American B-17 four-engine bombers and decimated their protective P-40 interceptors located in the Clark and Iba (Zambales) Naval Air Bases

This sudden blow allowed the Japanese to rule the skies over the Philippines removing the only effective barrier that stood between them and their conquest of Southeast Asia Aside from the Philippines the Japanese forces also attacked the US military bases in Malaya Hongkong Guam and the Wake and Midway Islands

In his speech before the US Congress the day after the attack President Franklin D Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan He said in part

ldquoYesterday December 7 1941 ndash a date which will live in infamy ndash the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan

As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense that always will our na-tion remember the character of the onslaught against us No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory

With confi dence in our armed forces with the determination of our people we will gain the inevitable triumph So help us Godrdquo

The attack by the Japanese against the United States military installations in 1941 has been called ldquoone of the blackest days in Ameri-can military historyrdquo

Itrsquos important to remember the painfully tragic times in our countryrsquos past Events like the at-tack on Pearl Harbor and 9-11 help us to understand the evil of terrorism ndash then and now

On this day of remembrance of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the Philippines and other Pacifi cAsian islands let us not forget that the greatest generation in our countryrsquos history is the genera-tion that fought terrible wars against tyrants of this world

Our men and women of the Armed Forces continue to fi ght the war against terrorism and we thank them and owe them a debt of grati-tude XXX

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Legal Advisor Los Chabacanos of Cavite CityAssociation Inc San Diego California

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About the Author Virginia H Ferrer is a Retired Filipino Language Teacher at Otay Ranch High School in Chula Vista

Advent Second Sunday

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by Msgr Fernando G Gutierrez

Lower Your Nets Balintataw

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by Virginia H Ferrer

Spiritual Life

Buhangin at Bato (2)Batang kaninarsquoy nasampal ngayon paarsquoy pinulikathabang masayang naliligo sa batis na malawakmuntik nang malunod kaya nagsisigaw at umiyaksinagip ng kaibigan na mabilis at maagap

Nagpasalamat naman kaagad ang batang sinagipsa kaibigang sumaklolo sa nangyaring panganibat sa isang malaking batorsquoy agad niyang inukitkatagang siyarsquoy niligtas ng kaibigang mabait

Hindi mawari ng kaibigan kanyang nasaksihansa bato ngayon isinulat nang siyarsquoy tinulungan kaninang siyarsquoy sinampal bakit sa buhangin lamangldquoAno nga ba ang dahilan gusto kong maunawaanrdquo

At mahinahong sinagot ang tanong ng kaibigan sa buhangin lamang isulat kung ikaw ay nasaktantiyak na sa lakas ng hangin at sa buhos ng ulansigurado na lsquotong mabubura ng kapatawaran

At kung sakali namang mayroong magandang nangyarisa bato mo isusulat ang dakilang insidentedahil sa ang iyong sinulat sa bato mapipirmesa hangin man at ulan lsquodi mawawala ang mensahe

Joke of the week This fellow died and went to hell where the recep-tionist asked him ldquoWhere do you want to gordquo ldquoDo I have a choicerdquo asked the sinner with surprise ldquoOh yesrdquo she explained ldquoSee all those closed doors Listen at each door and pick the room you wantrdquo she added At the fi rst door he heard hor-rible screams of pain At the second third and fourth the same ndash blood curdling screams Finally at the fi fth door he heard nothing but a soft murmuring ldquoIrsquoll take this onerdquo he said quickly He stepped inside to fi nd himself in a pool of fi lthy sew-age with people standing on tiptoe their mouths just barely above the slimy surface With clenched teeth and scarcely open mouths they were all murmuring ldquoDonrsquot make waves Donrsquot make wavesrdquo

Scriptures First Reading Baruch 5 1-9 The prophet Baruch writes to keep the hope of the Israelites alive during their Babylonian captivity (587-537 BC) The people had been unfaithful to God but their guilt had been expiated To accentuate this hope Baruch like the prophet who wrote the Second Isaiah used the image of a highway across the desert that will transport the exiles back to their land Second Reading Philip-pians 1 4-6 8-11 The deliverance of the people from their sins is Godrsquos redemptive work but they have to prepare for his coming with love and righteousness Gospel Luke 3 1-6 It was neither to the political powers in the city Tiberius Caesar Pontius Pilate and the tetrarchs Herod and Philip nor to the religious leaders Annas and Caiaphas that the word came Instead Godrsquos word was an-nounced to an unassuming John in the desert

Refl ection The image of the des-ert refl ects a wilderness an isolated and barren place where there is little vegetation and sparse water supply It is a place of immense hardships and also where death starvation and thirst await the wayward travelers Just imagine how many undocu-mented aliens in their desire to get

to the United States had perished in the desert Think of the Philippines wasteland due to drought Biblically the desert is the habitat of fugitives like David who fl ed from the wrath of Saul it is also a place where demons (Matthew 43) and wild ani-mals thrive (Isaiah 3414) Jeremiah 426 wrote that Godrsquos anger trans-formed the beautiful garden into the foreboding barren desert because the Chosen People became unfaithful

But the desert is not always a symbol of deaths hardships tempta-tions and famine The desert is also a place of peace quiet and solitude that could lead a person to an inti-mate communion with God Thomas Merton wrote in The Wisdom of the Desert ldquoman had to swim for his life hellip These men who believed that to let oneself drift along passively ac-cepting the tenets and values of what they knew as society was purely and simply a disasterrdquo

During this pre-Christmas season we become busier more than ever before We have so many things to do decorate our homes with Christ-mas trimmings set up a Christmas tree shop for gifts for our loved ones and friends fi nish our projects and plans before the year-end and prepare for travels to be with our families All of our waking hours our weeks and days are fi lled with so many appointments and engage-ments There is not a dull moment for us during this season

Henri Nouwen wrote ldquoSecularity is a way of being dependent on the responses of our milieurdquo It means that my identity is defi ned by my world or that my sense of self and self-worth depends on what I do and what others think of me When an individual does not measure up to what others expect of himher

The Sound of Silence in a Noisy World

frustration could set in and lead to anger with others and self This false self-identity that is the product of my world could lead to a disaster for self as well as for others How many families have broken up because of unmet expectations and dreams from spouses and children How many individuals are so depressed because they have so many unfulfi lled goals and desires Thomas Mertonrsquos advice for those who are caught up in this kind of situation is to swim to safety and away from the sinking ship That safe harbor is the desert

The word of God came to John the Baptist in the desert It is a place where John freed from the frantic pace of the busy political and religious world and away from the distractions of worldly cares attentively absorbed Godrsquos word Transformed and moved by the divine word the Baptist cried out in the desert a message of forgiveness and repentance

During this season of Advent let us fi nd our own desert a place where we can run away from the busyness of daily living and where we can hear Godrsquos word and commune with him Godrsquos voice to be heard has to compete with other ldquovoicesrdquo in the world There is the ldquovoicerdquo of addic-tion to money with its alluring offer of material redemption to drugs and alcoholism with their promise of quick-fi x and fl eeting solution to problems and lust with its allure-ment of provisional pleasure We have to fi ght back if we desire a safe haven The only way to do this is to listen to Godrsquos voice in the barren desert of our heart To possess a heart of ldquobarren desertrdquo is to divest ourselves of things that could not co-exist with Godrsquos presence

Quotation of the week ldquoThe world is dark and human agony is excruci-ating but the prophet casts a light by which the heart is led into the think-ing of the Lordrsquos mindrdquo Abraham Joshua Heschel

Unity in the Heart of God

Love unites all whether created

or uncreated The heart of God the heart of all creation and our own hearts become one in love Thatrsquos what all the great mystics have been trying to tell us through the ages Benedict Francis Hildegard of Bin-gen Hadewijch of Brabant Meister Eckhart Teresa of Avila John of the Cross Dag Hammarskjˆld Thomas Merton and many others all in their own ways and their own languages have witnessed to the unifying power of the divine love All of them however spoke with a knowl-edge that came to them not through intellectual arguments but through contemplative prayer The Spirit of Jesus allowed them to see the heart of God the heart of the universe and their own hearts as one It is in the heart of God that we can come to the full realisation of the unity of all that is created and uncreated

Daily Meditation Nov 16 2012 Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey by Henri JM Nouwen copy1997 HarperSanFrancisco All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible copy1966 1967 and 1968 Darton Longman amp Todd and Doubleday amp Co Inc

Yoga And Christian-ity More Than What

Meets The EyeNew Book Warns of Possible

Dangers

By Father John Flynn LCROME NOV 30 2012 (Zenit

org)- The popularity of yoga and various forms of Eastern philoso-phies and meditation methods has grown enormously in recent years Questions remain however as to

what extent they are compatible with Christianity

The latest contribution to the debate over this topic is a book just published by an Australian De La Salle brother Max Sculley titled ldquoYoga Tai Chi Reiki A Guide for Christiansrdquo (Connor Court Publish-ing)

These techniques are widely rec-ommended as being good for fi tness and relaxation and few would at fi rst see anything dangerous about them Bishop Julian Porteous one of Sydneyrsquos auxiliary bishops com-mented in his foreword to the book

However he warned ldquoThe world into which the practitioner is intro-duced is inimical to the Christian


PetroVietnam(Continued from page 9)


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Chapter 22 - Lumayang

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Mga Tulang Tagalog

by Romeo Nicolas

May 2011 the Vietnamese authorities said a similar cable of the Binh Minh 02 was cut by three Chinese surveillance ships resulting in weeks of anti-China protests in Hanoi

In its decree on the new patrols Viet-nam said that civilian ships supported by marine police and a border force would be deployed starting next month to stop foreign vessels that violate fish-ing laws in waters claimed by Vietnam

A senior official of Petro Vietnam Pham Viet Dung was quoted in the Vietnamese news media as saying that large numbers of Chinese fishing boats many of them substantial vessels had recently entered waters claimed by Vietnam The fishing vessels interfered with the operations of the oil company he said

India whose state-run oil company the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has a 45 percent interest in explora-tion with Petro Vietnam also reacted strongly

The head of the Indian Navy Admiral DK Joshi said that India was prepared to send navy vessels to protect its inter-ests in the sea Now are we preparing for it Are we having exercises of that nature The short answer is yes Ad-miral Joshi told reporters in India

The most recent moves by China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) have not won total support at home Mr Zhu the professor said he did not believe that China had become more assertive in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)

But he said The cable cutting is re-ally unfriendly

Vietnam Adds Sea Patrols Amid Tensions With China

Vietnam is adding new patrols to protect its fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after the countrys state-run energy giant ac-cused Chinese vessels of sabotaging one of its boats in the disputed waters

State media said Tuesday the mari-time surveillance force will have the authority to arrest crews and impose fines on foreign vessels within Viet-nams declared exclusive 370-kilometer economic zone It will be deployed on January 25

It comes a day after PetroVietnam said several Chinese fishing vessels cut the cables of one of its exploration vessels

in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) last week The state-run company said it later repaired the cable but called the act a blatant violation of Vietnam-ese waters

China and Vietnam are in a long-run-ning dispute over their competing claims in the South China Sea and small-scale clashes occasionally break out between patrol boats or fishing vessels

Vietnam the Philippines and other East Asian nations accuse China of increasing aggressiveness in defending its claims in the South China Sea China claims nearly all of the 35 million square-kilometer area an important shipping route that also contains poten-tial energy deposits

Last week regional tensions were raised after China announced new rules authorizing police in southern Hainan province to board and seize foreign ships it says are illegally entering its territory

Regional power India also says it is ready to deploy naval vessels to protect its oil-exploration interests the South China Sea Indian Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi said Monday that his ships have the mandate to defend his countrys interests in the area when necessary

India does not have competing claims with China to the area but its state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has a stake in a gas field off the coast of Vietnam

Rory Medcalf of the Lowy Institute for International Policy says Admiral Joshis remarks should not be seen as an overt challenge to Beijing

I think his remarks are primarily aimed at a domestic Indian audience to assure them of Indias naval capability and its willingness to protect its inter-ests he said I dont think however that India is picking a fight over this

Medcalf says he doubts whether India would act unilaterally in the South Chi-na Sea saying it would have difficulty in sustaining any military deployments there

But Australian National University defense analyst John Blaxland predicts that regional tensions will continue to rise in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and Beijing is not likely to back down

The oil and gas resources that are understood to be underneath the South China Sea are potentially massive And for a resource-starved country like China they are too important for these little countries in Southeast Asia take from them said Blaxland -- With reports from The New York Times and Voice of America

by Letty Jacinto-Lopez Philstarcom

At their 54th anniversary my friends made a decision to distribute their combined assets among their living heirs Their rationale Para wa-lang gulo (To avoid trouble) They added one proviso While still alive income from these properties will be used to maintain our present life-style inclusive of medical expenses extravagant trips and unlimited shopping

Thatrsquos easy replied the heirs The income was substantial to indulge the old folks with a bonus that the heirs can use in any manner they wanted

The first year passed without a hitch but soon the problem surfaced Each child used all kinds of tactics to keep the money from his parents It reached a point where the poor retirees had to beg for sustenance robbing them of the dignity they worked hard to uphold

What went wrongBad decision said a cautious

friend who warned the couple of this scenario Children are so unreliable when it comes to inherited moneyMoney received which was not expected and not a direct result of something they worked for is not given the same value as money earned with their own sweat and tears They lose their sense of propri-ety gratitude is tainted by greed and decency gone This is compounded by in-laws who can tilt or convince their respective spouses to throw out good sense and filial affection like soiled rugs Honey theyrsquore going to die anyway so why waste good money on them

To avoid falling into this vulner-able pitiful state keep these 10 tips in mind

1 Do not retire If yoursquore over-

A Must Read For SeniorsWhen Parents Give Their

Money Too Early aged retire and get all the benefits but find another income-generating job or open a business that will keep you active physically and mentally Travel and bond with true friends play a sport learn a new hobby and volunteer in your community or par-ish Donrsquot loaf around Your spouse will hate you because yoursquove become a sloppy listless bum with nothing good to say about the household and things that you never bothered about before Solve crossword puzzles play Scrabble write your memoirs and above all read this will keep you alert and keep Alzheimerrsquos at bay

2 Live in your own place to enjoy independence privacy and a solo life If you move in with your children your rank or degree of im-portance is reduced to that of a bed spacer who has no place of honor or worse like crumbling furniture merely displayed with no added value Might you kowtow to conform to their own rules that are not kind considerate or mindful of you If you witness your children engaged in a war of will and wits with your grandchildren whom will you side with Will they even appreciate your arbitration Remind your children that silence is not a sign of weakness you are merely processing data that is taking longer to complete

3 Hold on to your nest egg bank deposits and assets If you want to help your children do give but not to the extent that you wipe out your lifersquos earnings singing heroically not a shirt on my back nor a penny to my name Staying solvent and in the black is a good hedge against all kinds of tempests You will sleep

Ang Pag-ibigAng pag-ibig nga naman kapag pusorsquoy tinamaanPati langit nagugulo mga araw lsquodi na alamLalorsquot hindi makausap ang babaing minamahal Dumarami ang balakid dumarami ang dahilan

Papaano sa simula problema na ang dinatnanNi wala pang pahiwatig daig pa ang sinuklubanSi magulang tumututol kayarsquot di sya makadalawSi babaing minamahal lsquodi malaman kung nasaan

Bakit ganon bakit nga ba na kay hirap ng magmahalMarami mang napusuan laging ldquoboyfriendrdquo ang kaagawMinsan tuloy napagisip marahil ngarsquoy laruan langAng umibig at ibigin karaniwarsquoy hindi tunay Masdan na lang ang totoong mas marami ang babaeAng lalaki ay ldquoout numberrdquo ang babae sobrang damiAng babae kung tanungin may ldquobfrdquo na lsquodi maitanggiSi lalaki may ldquogfrdquo rin at ang ldquogfrdquo ay marami

Sa ganitong pangyayari sino kaya ang kawawaSino ba ang namimiling magkaron ng mga dyowaKahit sino ang tanungin ang tugon ay totoo nga Lalaki rin ang panalo babae ang natimawa

Kapag aking iniisip itong tungkol sa pagtinginItorsquoy uri ng damdaming ibarsquot iba yaong datingMay pagtingin na pag-ibig na ang urirsquoy marami rinAng dalagang syang tatanggap itorsquoy dapat susuriin

Hindi lahat ng patingin masasabing lsquotorsquoy pag-ibigMaaaring si lalaki habag lang o namimingwitIba naman nangaakit sa malagkit na mga titigSi babae tanggap agad kahit pag-ibig nakapikit

Ibarsquoy dala ng tuksuhan o likha ng lsquosang ldquomatchmakerrdquoNagkalapit ang dalawa na ang pusorsquoy naaaliwLabas dito at ldquodaterdquo doon na akalarsquoy ldquoOw What a thrillrdquoAng dulo ng pagsasama ldquorelationshiprdquo ay diskarel

Dumarating ang pag-ibig sa maraming uri at ldquostylerdquoTanggapin lang yaong bagay na katapat ng hinihintayHuwag laging dalos-dalos na para bang maiiwanAng totoorsquoy nais lamang masabi na mayrong mahal

Kathang tula niRomeo S NicolasBocaue Bulacan1072010

Re-Open Bases(Continued from page 9)

ed spending spree for years The first fruits of that binge are now becom-ing evident Beijing is to publicly unveil its first attack drone mdash the Wing Loong mdash at an air show in China on Tuesday With its grey war paint bulbous nose and underwing pods for surface-to-ground missiles the unmanned Chinese aircraft looks a lot like the Reaper and its smaller brother the Predator which the United States has used to revolu-tionize air warfare in Afghanistan Pakistan and Yemen

The Chinese will reportedly be showing off a mockup of their fifth generation stealth fighter the J-31 at the same airshow It looks like a bigger copy of the US F-35 jet that Canada and many of its allies have bought or are considering buying Both the Wing Loong and the J-31 will have an attack radius that easily puts the Philippines within their range

Beijing further upped the stakes in the South China Sea last week by launching its first homebuilt deepwater drilling rig Those activi-ties as well as the initial sea trials last month of Chinarsquos first aircraft carrier are part of Beijingrsquos pursuit of an ambitious strategy that seems designed to control the western end of the Pacific Ocean

Obama has responded to this and Chinarsquos dramatic economic boom by announcing plans to have 60 per cent of the US fleet based in the Pacific an increase of 10 per cent To achieve that goal a carrier battle group and several dozen other ships are being shifted from the Atlantic naval and air bases are being beefed up in Guam a rotating Marine Corps infantry battalion is being established in northern Australia

and a naval logistics base is already operating in Singapore

Canada is a Pacific nation too as Prime Minister Stephen Harper has recently become fond of reminding his countrymen But his govern-mentrsquos only interest so far is in in-creasing trade with China There has been no talk whatsoever of even a modest version of Obamarsquos military pivot towards Asia to guard Cana-darsquos growing interests there Unlike the US which is raising its regional military posture while pushing for greater trade the Royal Canadian Navy maintains a strong Atlantic focus the Canadian army continues to have more troops in eastern and central Canada than in the West and the Royal Canadian Air Force uses a base in Ontario as its global hub

China has objected to Obamarsquos Asian pivot which some regard as part of a larger policy to try to contain China but it has received a warm welcome at Subic Bay where there are dreams of the glory days when the US military provided tens of thousands of jobs here and at a nearby airfield that had been used by the US Air Force

Gerry Calubhay who creates personalized wall plaques for Americans sailors wants more than port visits by warships He and the other vendors clustered near where the Emory Land was docked want the US military to fully reopen what for decades were its two largest bases overseas

ldquoTheir presence protects us and is good for businessrdquo Calubhay said as he chiseled away at a plaque for one of the Emory Landrsquos officers ldquoWe suffered a lot when the Americans left It would be Godrsquos gift if they came back here Wersquove heard some more ships are coming next weekrdquo -- The Vancouver Sun (httpisgdsHG7Mu)

Street Poetry

Read about Michaelrsquos upcoming book of poems ldquoCrushed Violetsrdquo by visiting our website at wwwasianjournalusacom

by Michael R Tagudin

copy2012 Michael R Tagudin All rights reserved About the Author Michael R Tagudin Educated as an engineer in the Philippines the City of Los Angeles employee hopes his legacy of poems will provoke a dialogue about the human condition He is donating the proceeds from the book ldquoCrushed Violetsrdquo to the ldquoCoalition to Abolish Slavery amp Trafficking (CAST)rdquo a non-profit that provides public awareness and advocacy efforts against human trafficking in the City of Angels To learn more visit wwwcastlaorg To help call the CAST 24 hour hotline 888KEY2FRE(EDOM) or 8885392373 Contact asianjournal3aolcom for more information about ordering the book ldquoCrushed Violetsrdquo

(In the last chapter although the Igorots embrace the Christian God they still believe in their anitos)

The roosters were about the crow to close another day in Chidla-

wan The mole on Lumayangrsquos upper lip

rode on her pout The bangles on her wrist tinkled as she came storming into her grandfatherrsquos hut

She had arrived from the city at midmorning She wore sibilisado cloths ndash t-shirt and maong jeans Her braided hair snaked down to her waist

ldquoO What are those angry lines on your face forrdquo Sam-ang asked his granddaughter ldquoIs there something wrongrdquo

ldquoAma you must send that priest awayrdquo Lumayang said

ldquoWhoa Young woman you just arrived and making demands alreadyrdquo

Reminded of being respectful to elders Lumayang lowered down her voice ldquoPlease ama I beg you to send that priest awayrdquo

ldquoHave you met him already Why are you so angry with him alreadyrdquo

ldquoHe is a clerico-fascistrdquoldquoKeriko pacis whatrdquoldquoAma it would be hard for you to

understand buthelliprdquoldquoThere are so many things you

bring back from the city that I donrsquot understand Asking now to send that priest away is by far the most foolish one He is well liked by the villag-ersrdquo

ldquoBut ama he is evil The priests are evilrdquo

ldquoWhat are talking about Did you not like the priests who were here before Was it not the former priest who helped you begged for me to allow you to study in the cityrdquo

ldquoThat was before amahelliprdquoldquoStop young womanrdquo Sam-ang

said with a voice of finality ldquoStop this foolish talk right nowrdquo

Lumayang lapsed into silenceHow can she explain to her grand-

father that in her last being in the city she realized that the reason why the Igorots have remained backward is because of government neglect that the corrupt politicians have also allowed foreigners to continue exploiting their mountain resources

sacrificing fellow Igorots who are now ostracized as uncivilized dirty and ignorant

She realized that religion is a tool through which the exploited could remain exploited never wanting to fight oppressors Is so many ways religion says that blessed are poor for theirs is the kingdom of heaven so the poor would accept their backward state in exchange for an unknown future bliss In so many ways religion also teaches that when slapped on onersquos cheek one must turn to offer the other cheek This would make the poor not retali-ate against those who take advantage of them It is also against the fifth commandment to kill So it will never be right to rebel to kill the exploiters

How could she explain to the chief that she realized that the reason the church sent her to study in the city is so that she could be a tool of clerico-facism If she becomes a maestra a religious one she would teach the people place them in a state of stu-por forever satisfied with their state of being never realizing their being exploited unable to understand that they should resist being oppressed

The present priest in Chidlawan like everyone who came before him is a clerico-fascist tool bent on cov-ering up the exploitative designs of the system controlled by the ruling class bent on dampening the will of the villagers to fight when the proper time comes

ldquoIt is betterrdquo Sam-ang said ldquothat you do not go back to the city You bring home foolish ideas anywayrdquo

ldquoAma I am not really going backrdquo






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ESCAPEin the midst of everythingevery thing that is confusingFOCUSFOCUS on the LIGHTcause we arein this passagethis rite of passagegoing through this tunneldistinguishing between shadowsbetween brightnessthe vanquished dragon transcends timebelonging both from the past and always in the presentwith its tail entrenchedto our hereto our nowdragging us back to the pastmemories vanquishedreviving them again in the presentso we head backin circles we movecaught in this rip tidedo not look back to the pastlest you turn to a pillar of saltfocus instead on the lightbe one with the lightthe darkness will succumbthe tunnel -- no longer existeverything is brightcause you areyou areyou are with the LIGHT

date May 30 2012



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Yoga and Christianity


Food for Thought

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faithrdquoWhile some of the practices they

promote may be helpful at a superfi -cial level they are Bishop Porteous adverted ldquoa Trojan horse for danger-ous spiritual infi ltrationrdquo

Brother Sculley explained that one of the main problems lies in the promotion of altered states of conscience This he noted is a practice designed to lead people to experience a sense of oneness with the cosmos and the divine and to en-able feelings of bliss It brings with it however dangers ranging from mental illness to demonic infl uence

Many Christians who practice yoga tai chi and similar techniques do so without any desire to em-brace the underlying philosophy or spiritual beliefs yet he commented the mind-altering techniques in themselves bring with them serious spiritual risks

In the section on yoga he ex-plained that it is inextricably linked to the religious beliefs of Hinduism which is in contradiction with Chris-tianity on many fundamental points

KarmaPantheism belief in reincarnation

and the idea that this mortal life is not worth living are just some of the non-Christian aspects of yoga Brother Sculley noted Karma he added is also a very non-Christian concept as it involves the concept of a strict justice based on an imperson-al god with no place for forgiveness or mercy

ldquoThis is in complete contrast to Christianity in which Jesus Christ through his suffering death and resurrection atones for our sinsrdquo he commented

In addition the belief in yoga that the only reality is the divine es-sence in all created things and that whatever is visible is just a passing mirage is in stark contrast to the Christian belief of a cosmos being created by God

Brother Sculley quoted one of the best-known promoters of yoga Deepak Chopra who said that

performing yoga on a regular basis will lead to a change in the mind and emotions

Passing on to tai chi the author commented that this too is often considered to be a means to good health and reducing stress In com-mon with what underlies yoga how-ever it also involves altered states of conscience and the belief that one can become divine

Tai chi teachers he explained affi rm that it is based on the philoso-phy of Taoism and not on religion What this fails to explain he added is that Taoist philosophy is itself a system of religious beliefs that are in confl ict with the beliefs of Christian-ity

Chi is presented as some kind of life-force but according to the underlying philosophy all created things are divine manifestations of chi and the ultimate purpose of tai chi is to enable the practitioner to become divine Brother Sculley affi rmed

He also pointed out that Taoism seeks to explain all reality in terms of yin and yang What this means is that there are no moral absolutes all is relative and the Christian terms of good and evil have no place

ldquoEven if one seeks to distance oneself from the chi philosophy the techniques involved in this medita-tion in movement are such as to signifi cantly alter the practitionerrsquos state of consciousnessrdquo he argued

Some Christians he admitted do not accept the philosophy behind it or any of the mind-altering tech-niques ldquoAny tai chi master would deplore such a hollowed out version of the artrdquo which he added would not be tai chi but just a form of calisthenics

HealingReiki is another widespread prac-

tice promoted as a healing tech-nique It is he explained composed of two Japanese words that mean literally universal divine energy

It involves a pantheistic belief and the affi rmation that all humans have the capacity to become divine Moreover Reiki promotes reincarna-tion and the concept of a supreme divinity essentially different from that of the Christian faith

Christian healing Brother Sculley explained takes place in an atmo-sphere of faith in the healing power of Christ and is accompanied by the confession of sin In Reiki no faith is required and sin and evil do not exist

Not for nothing he added in 2009

the US Conference of Catholic Bishops published a statement explaining that Reiki healing is not Christian and that it contains ele-ments of a religion

Brother Sculleyrsquos book provides a thoughtful refl ection on what lies behind practices that are widely ac-cepted by many Christians who are unaware of what underlies them

On the Net Statement on Reiki from the Catholic bishops

httpoldusccborgdoctrineEvaluation_Guidelines_fi nal-text_2009-03pdf

better you will not be afraid to express your opinion and you will be confi dent about yourself

4 Donrsquot believe your childrenrsquos promise to care for you when you grow old Priorities change Many children are not guilt-ridden or fi lled with a sense of moral obligation when the wife and offspring take top billing in their lives There are still children who would consider it a privilege to show compassion genuine love and deep concern for their parents but be warned that not all children think alike

5 Expand your circle of friends to include young ones who will defi nitely outlive your old BFFs Keep up with new inventions trends music and lifestyle includ-ing all the scams and schemes you should guard against Remember that when you mix with the young you also open a fresh avenue to chan-nel your thoughts experiences and values through so that the lessons you learned are not lost forgotten or buried with you

6 Be well groomed and smelling fresh of spring water all the time Therersquos nothing more depressing than seeing people exhale when you walk by because you reek of baul (camphor chest) or lupa (dirt) Old age or bust donrsquot look and smell like

a corpse when yoursquore not one yet 7 Do not meddle in the life of

your children If they ask for your counsel give it but be ready to ac-cept that they may not take it Their situations in life cannot be compared to the situations that you experienced in your life The playing fi eld has changed and they need to develop their own set of survival skills If you raised them to be street smart they can handle themselves in tough situations and be able to read people Champion and encourage their dreams and desires but on their own terms

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