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A Revealing Experience

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My family and I just arrived from a two-week stay in Japan followed by another two-week stay in the Philippines. I must say that our stay in the “Land of the Rising Sun”was quite a revealing experience.

We walked all day under the scorching sun in the muggy heat of summer. By the endof the rst week in Hyuga, a town in Miyazaki on the southern tip of Japan, I had lostten pounds. It was then that I realized that vigorous exercise would give me the energythat I had been desperately in need. Before then, I had been drinking energy drinks likeRed Bull, or putting energy patches on some parts of my body. But that is another story.

One summer, I wasinvited by my cousin Ben- jamin Ramil to join him forthe weekend in Baguio, thesummer capital of the Philip- pines. At that time ManongBen was a sanitary inspec-tor for the city of Caloocan.Before that, when he wasstill in school, he lived withus and was our ofcial driveras we owned a car that my

dad bought from his cousin

in Hawaii. It was a black 1948Buick. I would sit in that carand listen to the radio but Iwas not allowed to drive it by any means. On our wayto Baguio and upon arriv-ing at Tarlac, we decided tostop by Carinio to visit ourgrandfather who has been awidower since we lost ourgrandmother, Maria ApuanRamil, during the war. Wewere surprised to nd out thatthere was a party going on.

One of our cousins, Pa-terno Yanos, was having a

baptismal party for his child.

That was really a good breakfor us as we were both hun-gry after being in the bus forover two hours and it wasalready lunch time. Paterno’ssister, Ruthelda Yanos livedwith us in Novaliches. Shewas our mom’s help intaking care of my younger brothers and sisters. Wecall her Manang Ruthie, thedaughter of our aunt, Val-entina. Ruthie is now Mrs.Baculanta and lives withher family in San Marcos,

ABS CBN | MANILA9/27/2013 – An Australia- based overseas Filipinoworker, who was dragged intothe pork barrel scam, is thank-ful that the Senate is pushingfor his name to be removedfrom the list of people facing plunder charges.

"Tuwang-tuwa po ako atnagpapasalamat at ganun pokaganda ang kanyang pag-tatanong sa Senado," OFW Nemesio Pablo Jr. told ANC.

Pablo was referring to Sen.Koko Pimentel who ques-tioned his cousin, MerlinaSuñas, on how his name gotembroiled in the mess.

"Malinaw naman pongsinagot ng pinsan ko na

kasalanan niya po lahat atwala akong alam," said Pablo.

On Thursday, whistleblower Suñas conrmed to theSenate Blue Ribbon Com-mittee that she used Pablo'sname, without his knowledge,as president of the Agri andEconomic Program for Farm-ers Foundation, Inc. – one ofthe bogus NGOs set up by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles.

Asked about his cousin,Pablo said, "Napatawad ko na po siya".

Pablo only discovered his name wasused by his cousin in the fake NGO,when he read newspaper articles linking

Good News Pilipinas |LONDON, 10/10/2013 -- Oneof the UK’s most read publi-cations Independent recentlyfeatured the Philippines as akey tourist destination in an

article written by Adam Karlinentitled ” Traveller’s Guide:Fantastic Philippines – ourguide to the island of Luzon.The Philippines’ largest island

By Paolo G. MontecilloInquirer.net | MANILA,10/13/2013 -- Local monetaryauthorities are prepared forthe worst, having a wide range

of tools that can be deployedif the current impasse at theUS Congress turns the world’smost traded security—UStreasuries—into toxic assets.

The Bangko Sentral ngPilipinas (BSP) said it re-mained condent that USlawmakers would not be fool-ish enough to let the world’slargest economy reach itslegal borrowing limit, whichwould force it to default onsome of its loans.

“It is unthinkable thatthe US government will notresolve this stalemate betweenthe US executive and thelegislature because marketsentiment will turn against the

US,” BSP Deputy GovernorDiwa C. Guinigundo said.“They’re all aware of the im- plications of a US governmentnot able to pay or amortize or pay back their obligations.”

In an e-mail to reporters,Guinigundo said that shouldthe US government default onits loans, the BSP had enoughtools to ensure that liquidity— or cash—keeps circulating inthe economy.

This followed statements by FinanceSecretary Cesar V. Purisima last weekwarning that a US default might haveconsequences worse than the effectsof Lehman Brother’s collapse in 2008.“Their Congress has to realize theimplications of defaulting on $12 trillionof outstanding debt, almost 23 times the$517 billion in debt which forced Leh-man Brothers into bankruptcy in 2008,”Purisima said.

“Whenever there are crises like this,the rst thing that gets affected is liquid-ity,” Guinigundo said. He said local banks have a “big” exposure to US trea-suries, which are still considered one ofthe safest, if not the safest, investmentfor any fund manager.

He said that in case IOUs issued bythe US government have to be writ-ten off, banks would naturally resortto preserving their cash positions. Thiswould result in banks lending less totheir clients and to one other, restrict-ing the ow of money that the economyneeded to run.

One of the measures the BSP can tapto resolve this is its peso rediscountingfacility, which allows banks to exchangetheir receivables for cash. The pesorediscounting budget of th e BSP was

Enough monetary tools to protect economy

Philstar.com MANILA,10/13/2013 - JG Summit president and chief operat-ing ofcer Lance Gokongwei

said the recent revisions in theterms of the proposed P17.5 billion Cebu Internationalairport expansion project haveimproved the commercial vi-ability of the project.

“I think certainly thatwould be helpful to make itmore attractive to private in-vestors,” Gokongwei said.

JG Summit has tied up

with Metro Pacic Invest-ments Corp. (MPIC) to formthe MPIC-JGS Airport Con-sortium. The group has tapped

Aeroports de Lyon of Franceas its foreign partner.

“We’re working on it veryclosely with our partner, withMetro Pacic,” he added.

To improve the viability ofthe project, the governmentagreed to shoulder the pay-ment of certain real propertytaxes and at the same time



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by Zena Sultana Babao

BY ATTY. AURORA VEGA BUZON

There are 1.7 M Filipino foreign-bornimmigrants in the US, accounting for4.4% of the 38M total immigrants inthe US; and nearly half of them are inCalifornia.

In addition, there are about 1.4 MUS-born citizens who claim Filipinoancestry.

Since 1990, Filipinos have been the2nd largest immigrant group, after theMexicans.

In 2009, 2% of all unauthorized im-migrants in the US were from the Phil-ippines. The number of unauthorizedimmigrants increased by 1/3 between2000 and 2009.

More than 1/2 reside in CaliforniaIn 2008, California had the most

foreign-born Filipino immigrants -787,422, or 46.7%; followed by Hawaii- 99,659, or 5.9%; New Jersey - 89,098,or 5.3%: New York - 83,194, or 4.9%;

Illinois - 77,505, or 4.6%; and Texas-70,819, or 4.2%.

More than 1/3 reside in 3 Metropoli-tan Areas

The Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York metropolitan areas accountedfor 35.1% of the 1.7 M Filipino im-migrants in the US – the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitanarea has the largest number of foreign- born Filipinos (278,809, or 16.5% ofthe total Filipino-born population),followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (159,102, or 9.4%), and NewYork-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA (153,367, or 9.1%).

Almost 2/3 were adults of workingage.

Of the Filipino immigrants residing

in the US in 2008, 5.8 % were minors

(under 18), 62% were adults of workingage (between 18-54), and 32.2 % wereseniors (55 and older).

Immigrant women outnumberedmen in 2008.In 2008, 3 of 5 everyve Filipino immigrants were women(58.8%) and 41.2% were men. Amongall immigrants, 49.8% were women and50.2% were men.

Over 3/4 of Filipino foreign-bornadults had college education or higher.

Filipino immigrants were bettereducated than other immigrants andthose born in the US. In 2008, 50.7% ofFilipino-born adults age 25 & older, hada bachelor’s degree or higher comparedto 27.1% among all 31.9 M foreign-bornadults, and 27.8% of all 168.1 M US- born adults. An additional 26.5% hadsome college education or an associate’sdegree compared to 18.4% among allimmigrant adults and 30.8% of all US- born adults.

However, 8.5 % of Filipino-born

adults had no high school diploma or theequivalent general education diploma(GED), which is lower than the 32.5%among all foreign-born adults and the11.7% among US-born adults.

Filipino immigrant women were morelikely to work than other foreign-bornwomen.

Foreign-born Filipino women age16 & older, were more likely to work(76.5%) than other foreign-born women(57.1%). Interestingly, Filipino-bornmen were less likely to work (69.9%)than foreign-born men overall (80.5%).1/3 of employed Filipino men workedin health-care support or construction,extraction & transportation.

Among the 491,000 foreign-born Fili- pino workers age 16 & older employed

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Filipino Immigrants: Factsand Trivia

in 2008, 15.5% were in health-caresupport occupations and 14.5% were inconstruction, extraction, and transpor-tation - compared to only 0.6% and25.9%, respectively of the total 13.6 Mforeign-born male workers.

Filipino men were also concentratedin sales occupations (12.9 %); manage-ment, business, and nance (11.4 %);and farming, shing, and forestry (10.0%).

1 out of 4 Filipino women worked as aregistered nurse.

Of the 666,000 foreign-born immi-grant women employed in 2008, 22.9%worked as registered nurses and 16.8%worked in sales. By contrast, of the 9.5M total foreign-born female workers,3.4% are registered nurses and 10.5%worked in sales.

Filipino women were also concen-trated in health-care support occupations(14.3%) and management, business, andnance (12.9%).

Filipinos less likely to live in povertythan other immigrant groups.

14.0% of Filipino immigrants livedin poverty in 2008 compared to 37.9%of all immigrants and 28.7% of theUS-born. (Note: Poverty is dened asindividuals residing in families withtotal annual income of less than 200%of the federal poverty line. Whetheran individual falls below the ofcial“poverty line” depends not only on totalfamily income, but also on the size ofthe family, the number of children, andthe age of the householder).

7 in 10 Filipino immigrants werehomeowners.

In 2008, 7 out of 10 (70.5%) Filipinoimmigrants were homeowners comparedto 56.5% of all immigrants. Hom-eownership rates are the same between

foreign-born Filipino immigrants andUS-born citizens (72.6%).

About 61.6% of Filipino immigrantshave a mortgage or home loan comparedto 44.3% of all immigrants and 50.8%of natives.

1 in 10 Filipino immigrants did nothave health insurance.

In 2008, 1 in 10 (11.1%) Filipino im-migrants did not have health insurance — much lower than the 1 in 3 uninsured(32.9%) among all immigrants andslightly lower than the uninsurance rateamong the US-born (12.9%).

About 87,000 Filipino immigrantshave served in the US Armed Forces.

87,000 Filipino immigrants haveserved in the US armed forces (army,

navy, air force, marines, or coastguard). In 2008, 12,000 were activeduty members and about 75,000 wereveterans, making Filipinos the 2nd larg-est group among the 650,000 foreign- born veterans (11.8%) after immigrantsfrom Mexico (12.8%) and ahead ofthose from Germany (8.2%) and Canada(6.9%).

Of the foreign-born Flipino veterans,23,200 were in active-duty mili-tary service during the Vietnam War(08/1964 to 04/1975); 4,100 during theKorean War (06/1950 to 01/1955); and6,200 during World War II (12/1941 to12/1946). About 25,000 Filipino im-migrants were in active-duty militaryservice in 2001 or later.

(Note: Veteran includes any individualwho has served in the army, navy, air

force, marines, or coast guard - for anylength of time at any place at home orabroad. It excludes current membersof the armed forces serving abroad.The American Community Survey dataon veterans is based on self-reportedresponses, and may differ from Depart-ment of Defense or the Veterans Admin-istration.)

Sources:Terrazas & Batalova, “Filipino Im-

migrants in the United States”, 04/2010,Migration Policy Institute

US Census Bureau’s 2008 AmericanCommunity Survey (ACS) and 2000Decennial CensusDHS’ Ofce of Im-migration Statistics (OIS) for 2008

About Atty Aurora Vega-Buzon

Atty. Aurora Vega-Buzon is a partnerin Chua Tinsay & Vega, A Profes- sional Legal Corporation (CTV) - a full service law rm with ofces in San

Francisco, San Diego and Philippines.The information presented in this articleis for general information only and isnot, nor intended to be, formal legaladvice nor the formation of an attorney-client relationship. Call or e-mail CTV for an in-person or phone consultationto discuss your particular situation and/ or how their services may be retainedat (415) 495-8088; (619) 955-6277;[email protected]

By Zena Sultana Babao

Engage your mind, chal-lenge your spirit, andenjoy and have fun as

you read the following quotesthat are guaranteed to warm

your heart:

“Keep your dreams alive. Understandthat to achieve anything requires faithand belief, vision, hard work, determi-nation and dedication. All things are possible to those who believe.” – AuthorUnknown

* * * “The only things that stand

between a person and what they want inlife are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it’s possible.” – Rich DeVos

* * * “Enjoy the little things, for one

day you make look back and realize theywere big things.” – Robert Brault

* * * “Keep your face to the sunshine

and you will not see the shadows.” –Helen Keller

* * * “You have to laugh at life, or you

won’t have a life to laugh at.” – AuthorUnknown

* * * “It’s not the number of breaths

you take in life that counts – it’s thenumber of moments that take your breath away.” – Author Unknown

* * * “The lives we touch will touch

many others. When you bring encour-agement, humor, hope, fun and positiveenergy, you touch lives you have nevermet. That’s the Ripple Effect. Life isshort and time is precious. Waste not asingle minute.” – Michael Potter

* * * “The past doesn’t dene you. It

prepares you.” – Author Unknown

* * * “We have to live every moment

as if it were our last, and not closeourselves from the world.” – AuthorUnknown

* * * “What you leave behind is not

what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of oth-ers.” – Pericles

* * * “It’s not what you make of your

dreams. It’s what your dreams make of

you.” – Aerosmith* * *

“A great attitude is not the resultof success; success is the result of agreat attitude.” – Earl Nightingale

* * * “To the world you may just be

one person, but to one person you might just be the world.” – Mark Twain

* * * “Carry out random acts of kind-

ness, with no expectation of reward, safe

in the knowledge that one day someonemight do the same for you.” – PrincessDiana

* * * “People who get on in this world

are people who get up and look for cir-cumstances they want, and if they can’tnd them they make them.” – GeorgeBernard Shaw

* * * “The human mind is like the land.

It doesn’t care what you plant in it. Itwill return what you plant. We becomewhat we think about. If we think ofnothing we become nothing.” – AuthorUnknown

* * * “You must become the producer,

director and actor in the unfolding storyof your life.” – Wayne W. Dyer

* * * “Kind words can be short and

easy to speak, but their echoes are trulyendless.” – Mother Teresa

* * * “Even if you are on the right

track, you’ll get run over if you just sitthere.” – Will Rogers

* * * “Joy is the light that lls you with

Hope, Faith and Love. Find your joy,and share it!” – Author Unknown

* * * “Life is not about waiting for the

storms to pass. It’s about learning todance in the rain.” – Vivian Green

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him to the pork barrel scam."July po nang malaman ko yan dahil

nai-publish sa dyaryo. Pero three weeksakong nadestino, pag uwi ko nang bahaydoon ko lang po nalinawan kung ano poang nangyari at doon ko din po nalamanna whistleblower pala ang pinsan ko,"he said.

Before the charges were led, Pablosaid he thought of ways on how to clearhis name without having to go through

the trouble of returning to the Philip- pines.

"Noong una po inisip ko wag umuwing Pilipinas at hanapin ang paraan kung paano idepensa ang aking sarili na hindina po maabala. Kaya lang po noongmasampa na po ang kaso sa Ombuds-man, ibig sabihin nun kailangan ko pongumuwi ng Pilipinas para ipagtanggol kosarili," he said.

He added that it was his family backhome who became so worried about himwhen the news broke out.

"Alalang-alala po sila. Sila po anghigit na nag-aalala at ipinaparating posa akin, syempre po nandoon po anghinanakit tungkol po sa nangyari saakin. Sabi ko po sa kanila lalabas atlalabas ako at magsasalita kaya konting pasensiya lang," he said.

The OFW said that his employeris aware of what's happening and thecharges he is facing. But they continueto support him while investigation into

the scam continues."Ang manager ko nga po kasama ko

pa sa litrato na nailathala sa ABS-CBNna nagpapakita po ng suporta nila naako po ay inosente sa bagay na yan atnagaantay po sila ng development ngkaso," he said.

Pablo said he will follow the advice ofPimentel to give his counter afdavit be-fore the Philippine Embassy in Sydneyeven if it entails having to take abouttwo days off from work.

has just gained a new long-haul gateway. Adam Karlinrevels in its rich diversity.Below is the story and afterthe story the site link on theIndependent website.

The word “diversity” gets tossedaround a bit when the Philippines aredescribed, which makes sense when youconsider that the nation is made up ofmore than 7,000 islands. Yet even withinthat vast archipelago, there are individual

islands that contain a nation’s worth ofdiversity on their own.

Nowhere exemplies this phenomenonlike Luzon: the largest island in the Phil -ippines, and the fourth most-populousisland in the world (after Java, Honshuin Japan, and Britain). Topping the northend of the nation, Luzon dees easy cat -egorisation, be it by geography, linguis-tics, culture or politics. It is emphaticallyAsian, yet the vast majority of people areCatholic – and the varied cuisine acrossthe island reects Spanish and Americanavours.

This month Luzon has gained agateway that circumvents the sprawl andtrafc of Manila. Emirates has begun therst long-haul ights to Clark Interna-tional Airport, once part of one of thelargest military installations in the world.The airport, now part of a free-trade zoneat the heart of Luzon, provides a stream-lined way to access the rest of the island.

Travellers taking advantage of the new

ights from Dubai to Clark are likely atleast to pass through Manila. That’s notsuch a bad thing; as chaotic, congestedand smoky as it gets, the capital and itssurrounding sprawl and suburbs containsthe country’s best nightlife, a greatdiversity of food, and excellent shoppingin upmarket areas such as Makati andQuezon City. Manila is also the best loca-tion to learn about the nation’s remark-able history; Intramuros – the old city,within the Spanish-built walls – resonateswith intrigue and tragedy.

People say that the Philippines spent400 years in a convent and 50 in Hol-lywood, a reference to the twin colonialdominions of Spain and the US. You geta real sense of this phenomenon once youenter Luzon’s towns and villages, wherelife revolves around two institutions: thelocal Catholic church and the karaoke

bar.Filipino street culture is infectious,

from the sound of Bruno Mars’s music

roaring out of a pub to the rainbow ashof a passing jeepney – the local publictransportation option. It is possible tocombine these experiences in Manila100 miles with Jeepney Tours (00 63 2994 6636;jeepneytours.com); the “bus”comes complete with its own karaokemachine on tours costing from 3,000

pesos (£46).The rainy Zambales coast, west of

Manila, could put one in mind of a tropi-cal Cornwall, with the addition of jungle.Dark, looming mountains hem vividlygreen elds and tiny farming and shingvillages abut stretches of sand and smallfamily-run resorts.

The northwest coast runs from San Fer-nando, a bustling beach town that boastsconsistent surng breaks, to the deep

blue waters and sunny sands of Pagud- pud. As you cross into the northeast coastof Luzon, the land gets wild and sparsely

populated.The beautiful Cordillera region is

studded with rice terraces. The cool airis a welcome break from the humidity ofthe plains, and trekking and backpackingopportunities abound.

Luzon’s south-east corner is a crookedarm of bays, inlets, jungle and beaches.The university town of Naga, serves asa good base f or further exploration. Youcan hike under lonely limestone cliffs inthe remote Caramoan Peninsula, or diveamong the whale sharks on the southerncoast at Donsol.

Old ViganAlmost every post-colonial South-east

Asian nation aunts a preserved townthat blends European charm with tropicallassitude and attitude, and Vigan is thePhilippines’ version. While the preservedarea is small, it’s adorable: cobblestonestreets are stuffed with shops sell-ing crafts, and verandas are shaded bywindows paned with capiz shells (a typeof oyster).

Vigan’s homes are distinctive;

originally built by the Spanish, they weresubsequently remodelled by Chinesemerchants. The resulting hybrid architec-ture – wide plazas, sloping roofs and darkwood – is strikingly attractive.

One of the better examples is theold home of former president Elpidio

Quirino, the Syquia Mansion, located atthe corner of Salcedo and Quirino Blvd.For 20 pesos (30p), you have access to alovingly preserved (if dusty) remnant ofOld Vigan.

Spend the night in a historic homeat the Villa Angela (00 63 77 7222914;villangela.com). For 2,500 pesos(£38) you can sleep in a double roomamid ostentatious colonial décor; break-fast is included.

Banaue Rice TerracesThe eighth wonder of the worldYes, that’s the nickname Filipinos give

the rice terraces of the mountains of North Luzon. Here are the dry details:the terraces cover an area half the size ofWales; they are 2,000 years old and theirirrigation systems are so blessedly cleverthey haven’t been signicantly alteredduring the ensuing two millennia.

The rice terraces deserve their hyper- bole: they are perhaps the most beautifulexample of landscaping in the world. It’simpossible to convey how grand in scalethe sculpted mountains are without head-ing to the Cordillera yourself.

The easiest town in which to baseyourself is Banaue; Uyami’s Green ViewLodge (00 63 74 386 4021; ugreenview.wordpress.com) offers rooms with a viewof the terraces for 900 pesos (£13).

The front desk can also help arrangeguides into the mountains.

Surfng San JuanJust north of the provincial capital of

San Fernando, San Juan and the neigh- bouring barangay (village) of Urbiztondoare surfers’ paradises, of a sort. You’renot getting Tahiti-sized waves here; thesetwo towns are where beginners learn to

board. The waves are gentle, consistentand the sea bottom is sandy. The only

issue: the English-language levels ofinstructors runs from uent to woefullylacking.

A good place to start is Se- bay Surf Central (00 63 72 8884075;sebaysurfcentral.com) orLittle Surfmaid (00 63 72 8885528;littlesurfmaidresort.com); both ofthese “ resorts” (collections of friendlychalets rather than vestar all-inclusives)offer surng lessons for around 400 pe-sos (£6), which is certainly good value.

Sebay offers clean double rooms for1,600 pesos (£24); Surfmaid for 1,525

pesos (£23).Pagudpud BeachEnd of the roadPagudpud sits tucked away in the far

north-west corner of Luzon, but it’sworth the daylong bus ride from Manilaor the Clark area. This is a buttery spreadof sand fronting a royal blue bay that’s

pulled right off a computer screensaver.Relax, swim or bicycle around (rental

bicycles are everywhere), or do sometouring with the friendly folks at Wen!Travel & Tours (00 63 77 770 3420; wen-travelandtours.tripod.com), who will getyou out on local sand dunes and undersome blue waterfalls.

ViganWhere to stayLuzon has accommodation for all bud-

gets. Vigan in particular is packed withhigh-end spots with mid-range prices.The Hotel Salcedo de Vigan (00 63 77722 1200; hotelsalcedodevigan.com)has been used by Filipino presidents andwell-heeled business travellers, but itsspacious rooms are a treat for families aswell. Doubles are 2,728 pesos (£42), and

breakfast is included.In Pagudpud, Apo Idon (00 63 77 786

1491; apoidon.com) is a lovely resort thatoverlooks the beach; Mediterranean styledecor and breezy rooms for 4,000 pesos(£61) are complemented by the on-siterestaurant, which is great value.

At some point you’ll likely passthrough Manila. When you do, considerheading to the suburb of Quezon Cityto stay at the Stone House (00 63 2 7247551; stonehouse.ph). It has the socialvibe and easy ambiance of a hostel, andthe modern interior you’d expect of a hip

boutique. Doubles start at 1,176 pesos(£18).

TRAVEL ESSENTIALSEmirates (0844 800 0998; emirates.

com) began ying from Dubai to Clarkthis week. Connections are availablefrom Gatwick, Heathrow, Birmingham,Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow.

There are numerous private bus linesaround the country; Victory Liner (00 632 559 7735; victoryliner.com) is a solid

bet.Clark is close to the Dau Terminal

in Angeles City, from which buses runthroughout North Luzon, accessing SanFernando and, by extension, colonialVigan.

You can access Baguio, gateway to therice terraces of the Cordillera, directlyfrom the airport via Partas bus (00 63 2727 8278;partas.com.ph); the trip takesaround six hours and costs around 283

pesos (£4.35). Buses leave Clark airportat 5pm.




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Kay sarap ng pakiramdam sa panahong tulad nito

tigil muna sa hirap at lalo na nga sa trabaho

pahinga munang sandali kaunting pakonsuwelo

‘di ba’t magaan sa pakiramdam kahit na paano?

Ito ang mga panahon na masarap ang mamasyal

dalawin silang lahat na mga mahal mo sa buhay

kumustahan at kuwentuhan na walang kasawaan

kasabay ng matunog nakakabinging halakhakan.

Palibhasa’y walang trabaho, walang alalahanin

at hindi okupado kaya masarap ding kumain

pansit palabok at puto may gulaman

pang inuminwow naman ito tiyak lahat kayo ay bubusugin.

Subukannaman natin ang maglaro ng patintero

maghati-hati tayo bumuo ng dalawang grupo

sa una’y kami ang taya at papasok naman kayo

magpapakain ng bananacue ang siyang matalo.

Puwede akong magpuyat at panoorin ang programa

na lagi kong sinusubaybayang iyakan at drama

kung bakit ay lagi na lamang kawawa itong bida

pero sa huli naman siyempre siya ang tatawa.

Joke of the week: An MG Midget pulled alongside a Rolls Royce at atrafc light. “Do you have a car phone?”its driver asked the guy in the Rolls. “Ofcourse I do, replied the haughty deluxe-car driver. “Well, do you have a fax ma-chine?’ The driver in the Rolls sighed,“I have that too.” Then do you have adouble bed in the back?” the Midgetdriver wanted to know. Ashen-faced, theRolls driver sped off. That afternoon, hehad a mechanic install a double bed inhis auto. A week later, the Rolls driver passes the same MG Midget, which is parked on the side of the road, its backwindows fogged up and steam pouringout. The arrogant driver pulls over, getsout of Rolls and bangs on the Midget’s back window until the driver sticks his

head out, “I want you to know that I hada double bed installed,” brags the Rollsdriver. The Midget driver is unim- pressed, “You got me out of the showerto tell me that?”

Scriptures: First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18. Though God shows nofavoritism, yet the prayer of the humble pierces the clouds. The humble personadmits his dependence on God and hisneediness for his help. The proud andthe haughty man asserted that he has noneed for God. His heart is full of pridethat there’s no space for God. SecondReading: 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18. TheRoman Christians deserted Paul becausethey did not want to reveal their identityas Christians before Nero’s pagan court.Paul, disheartened, was not perturbed, because he knew that God has neverabandoned him. Gospel: Luke 18: 9-14.The humility of the tax collector who prayed with open hands earned himgrace and pardon. The proud self-righ-

teousness of the Pharisee did not merithim God’s forgiveness.Reection: A reversal of fortune oc-

curs in today’s Gospel. The Phariseeis not all that bad. He is a righteous

man, who fasts twice a week (whereasthe Law requires the Israelites to fastonly on the Day of Atonement or YomKippur) and gives ten percent of hisearnings on almost everything (whilethe Law demands tithing only on certainspecic things). He truly exempli-es somebody who faithfully adheres beyond the requirements of religion. Yetat the end of the day, he would go homeunjustied.

On the other hand, the tax collector,considered by many during Jesus’ timenot only as a public sinner, but also as atraitor and agent of foreign power, be-cause he is subservient to and works forthe Romans, would go home forgivenand justied. The publican personiesa religiously, morally and socially cor-

rupt person. At the end of the day, hishumble attitude earns him salvation andmercy.

We go to church with the intention ofstanding before God. But at times wemay be like the Pharisee in today’s Gos- pel. Kneeling in prayer, we may be moreconcerned with ourselves than on God’s presence, more conscious of our gooddeeds and virtues than our faults, more proud of our accomplishments than ourfailures. We may be more occupied withthe thought that we are in church todo God a favor than our neediness forhis grace to continue leading a morallyand socially religious life. Since weare concerned more with our greatnessthan our lowliness, we distinguish andseparate ourselves from others who arefailures and sinners. We tend to forgetthat prayer should lead us not only toa humble union with God but also to asolidarity and communion with otherswho are struggling to be true to their

Christian calling.There is nothing wrong aboutrecognizing our successes. Yet not toacknowledge our neediness for God andour true identity as sinners is to fall into

the trap of self-righteousness and spiri-tual pride. This belief leads to the ideathat God owes us something and thathe is obliged to bless us because we arereligiously, morally and socially leadinga Christian life. Nobody has a right tograce. Grace is a free gift of God andis given according to his will to anyonewho humbly prays for it. The tax col-lector shows us that humble attitude intoday’s Gospel. God has been mercifulto the humble and contrite tax collec-tor but not to the Pharisee, who in spiteof his religiously righteous life goeshome without the grace of forgiveness, because he thinks God needs him morethan he needs God!

Quotation of the week: “Holiness isnot an exercise or another, it consists ina disposition of the heart, which rendersus humble and little in the hands of

God, conscious of our weakness butcondent, even daringly condent, inhis fatherly goodness.” St. Thérèse ofLisieux.

True vs. False Identity

ROME, September 6, 2013 (LifeS-iteNews.com) – Anna Romano, 35,couldn’t believe her ears when she picked up the phone a few days ago. Onthe other end of the telephone was PopeFrancis himself, who called to offer to baptize her baby after she refused to

have an abortion.“I was just so surprised that he hadtelephoned me. He said that he had readmy letter and he wanted to speak to me personally about it and reassure me thatsomeone was worried about me,” Anna,hailing from Arezzo near Florence, toldthe Daily Mail.

Feeling humiliated, betrayed, and thatshe had no one else to turn to, Annawrote to Pope Francis a few months agoabout her crisis situation. She revealedthat she was pregnant with the childof an already married man who haddemanded she abort.

In her letter, Anna told the Pope thatshe would not have an abortion and thatshe had told the married man to “get outof my life.”

Anna never dreamed of a reply. Then,when she was on holiday, she receivedthe surprising call.

"At the beginning I thought it was a joke, but then he referred to the letter,

which only my best friend and my

parents knew about," Anna told Italy'sCorriere della Sera.

“We were only on the phone for a fewminutes but my heart was lled wi th joy,as we spoke I was rubbing my tummy atthe same time,” she told the Daily Mail.“I would never have imagined that thePope would pick up a telephone and callme and speak to me as if I was a dearfriend.”

During the call, Pope Francis reas-sured Anna that a “child was a gift fromGod, a sign of Divine Providence” and

that she would “never be left alone,”Anna remembered.“He said that as Christians we should

never be afraid," she said. “He told meI had been very brave and strong for myunborn child.”

When Anna told the Pope that shedesired baptism for her baby but wasafraid that her divorce and her being asingle mom would be an obstacle, thePope said that he would be her “spiri-tual father” and would baptize the babyhimself.

“I’m not sure if he will,” said Anna,who said she can only think back to thecall as if it were a dream. “But if he did baptize my baby it would be somethingelse. That telephone call has changedmy life.”

Anna said that if the baby the Pope baptizes is a boy, then she will namehim Francis.

Anna Romano

Pope telephones woman who refusedabortion: offers to baptize her baby




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ABS CBN | LONDON, 9/27/2013 -British natives Malcolm Conlan andPeter Watson are self-confessed Pinoys-at-heart, and they are both ready toendure a grueling 15-mile walk to provethat while raising funds for poor pupilsin the Philippines.

Conlan, 42, and Watson, 35, are em- barking on a charity walk on Monday,September 30, in aid of Sambat Trust, asmall UK-based charity providing booksto impoverished Filipino communitiesaround Batangas and Laguna.

The fundraisers are walking fromBromley Town Centre in Kent to thePhilippine Embassy in central London,a total of 15 miles which takes approxi-mately 3-4 hours to walk on average.

“I believe that we can all do moreto help the Philippines. For me, this isalso a personal challenge as I never doany exercise nor walk anywhere,” saidConlan, who is married to a Filipina.

The rst aid trainer added: “I am notsure what to expect. We will be walkingin excess of 15 miles, and whilst thismay not seem a lot for some, this is a big challenge for me.”

Conlan admits he often suffers fromfatigue and back pain due to his height,at over 6 feet tall, which makes longwalks problematic. But he also said it“takes a personal sacrice” to achievecertain goals.

In 2011, Conlan already walked 10miles from his house in Bromley tocentral London to raise funds for thevictims of typhoons Pedring and Quiel,which left him in pain for days.

“I found the walk very tiring and Iremember limping along the road inabsolute pain that was partly as becauseI took so many wrong turnings. Withmy fellow walker Peter navigating,hopefully this will be a little easier,” herecalled.

This year, Conlan will be joined byWatson, another British native marriedto a Filipina. He considers his previousvisits to the Philippines as his “best andcoolest experience.”

“I am doing this charity walk becauseI care and just want to make a differ-ence to those in need in the Philippines,”said Watson, who works in the nursingindustry alongside many Filipinos.

How 2 Pinoy-at-heart Brits aim to help poor kids in PH

Malcolm Conlan is a self-confessed Pinoy-at-heart. Patrick Rope-ta, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

He continued: “My children are goingto grow up [in the Philippines] one day,when me and my wife have children,so it’s only right I do whatever I can tosupport and help in my small way.”

Watson organized a fundraising eventin 2012 in aid of victims of typhoonSendong. He raised £328, or approxi-mately P22,000.

He claims his love for the Philippinesoriginally came from working withFilipino nurses in his industry, who alltold him “wonderful stories” about thecountry.

“I had a strong love for the Philippines but did not know it until many yearslater in 2010, when I was lucky enoughto meet my wife from Ili gan City. Meet-ing her was the best thing that has everhappened to me. Since then, my love forthe Philippines has grown so much andI really class it as my home now,” heexplained.

Conlan, on the other hand, discoveredthe Philippines through his love of the-atre and Miss Saigon, where he becamefamiliar with many Filipino actors.

“I didn’t know where the Philippines

was until I watched the show. I had acrush on the second person who playedKim, Monique Wilson, and decidedto travel to Manila to meet her,” herecalled.

Romantic love didn’t blossom between them but he remains friendswith Wilson to this day. And since then,Conlan has become an active member ofthe Filipino community, not only in theUK but the rest of the world, throughhis events website Fil-Event.com. Heis also afliated with several Filipinoorganizations and is frequently seen incommunity events.

Some people left messages of supportand encouragement through his fund-raising website. One donor said: “The pain in your legs will be gone withindays, but the glory of your nish willlast you forever. Best of luck all the wayto the end.”

Another wrote: “You can do it!Thanks for doing this for the childrenof the Philippines, kuya. Much appreci-ated.”

Conlan and his walking partnerWatson are aiming to raise at least £30 0.They have so far raised £138 at the timeof publishing. Their fundraising drivewill continue for two more weeks afterthey complete the challenge.

For more information, visit http://www.justgiving.com/malcolm-conlan1.

ABS CBN News | MANILA9/27/2013 - With revived interest inthe Philippines as investment destina-tion and a steady supply of English- procient entrants into its labor market,the country's outsourcing industry isexpected to strengthen in coming years,

with adequate government support, ac-cording to industry players.

"It's the largest growing in the servicessector and it has pretty good prospectsin the coming years," Socio-EconomicPlanning Secretary Arsenio Balisacansaid of the industry that contributed 5.5 percent to gross domestic product in2012 with $13.2 billion in revenue andemployed 770,000 people.

Gigi Virata, senior executive direc-tor of the Information Technology andBusiness Process Association of thePhilippines, said in an interview thatthe outsourcing industry targets $25 billion in revenue with 1.3 million directemployees by 2016.

She said the industry is expanding both in terms of coverage, to include banking and healthcare, for example,and in terms of location, with more andmore centers being set up outside ofManila.

"We think we still have room to gr ow.

We just have to improve the quality ofour (college) graduates and applicants,and tell the people that you can have areal, professional career in outsourcing.And we also have to educate politicianson the requirements of this globallycompetitive industry, that they needsome exibility," she said.

Outsourcing began in the Philippinesin the 1980s with animation jobs forJapanese television shows contracted toFilipino artists, as well as some softwareservices.

Eric Tansingco, 47, who used towork for Toei Animation Philippines,a subsidiary of Japan's Toei AnimationCo., when it opened in 1986, said thePhilippines has become a major hub foroutsourcing rstly because of ease ofcommunication, since so many Filipinosspeak English.

"Secondly, our talents here areabundant and very much competitivein terms of quality, compared to other

countries. And we can beat deadlines,"said Tansingco, who now runs his ownstudio that still caters to some Japaneseanime shows.

But animation forms only a small portion of outsourcing businesses in thecountry since China continues to domi-nate that market, owing to its govern-ment's generous subsidies, Virata said.

Instead, call centers comprise abouttwo-thirds of the industry in the Philip-

pines, with corporate services, softwaredevelopment, healthcare and engineer-ing services and others making up theremaining areas of outsourcing opera-tions.

Virata said about 70 percent of callcenter companies here are U.S.-based,and some 10 percent are from Britain.The rest include Australian and NewZealand companies and some that caterto different languages such as Spanish,French, German, Chinese and Japanese,

Around 75 percent of the companiesare currently operating in Metro Manila,while the rest are spread in other partsof the Philippines such as the islands ofCebu and Mindanao.

Virata said the industry offers reason-ably good pay for employees, with freshgraduates receiving at least 15,000 pesos(nearly $350) a month in starting salary.

Cyd Angelie Gualvez, 35, a projectmanager for a weight-loss consultancyaccount of Offsourcing Philippines who

lives in the southern city of Davao, saidshe works at night to be able to cater tocustomers in the United States, wherethe time zones is very different from thePhilippines.

Despite that downside to her job, shesaid, it has advantages such as beingable to work from anywhere whereInternet connection is stable and havingthe daytime to herself.

"As long as I'm present for my threekids in their school activities during theday, I think I'll stay on," she said.

While the pay may not be so high,Charles Rodriguez, 29, a physicallyhandicapped artist at Tansingco's studio,said the joy and fulllment he gets insketching anime scenes for Japanesetelevision shows "One Piece" are rewardenough for him.

The Philippines leads in the call centerindustry worldwide, having surpassedits closest rival India in 2010.

Outsourcing started to boom here

in the late 1990s when major U.S.call center companies were looking

PH outsourcing industryanticipates strong growth





when we started traveling together dur-ing my children’s high school years in her further to a year of study abroad inSpain during her junior year of college; of Arts degrees in English and Span-ish at the University of California in stint teaching English in Japan as partof the JET program sponsored by theJapanese Government.

end of last July and she found it hardto leave her friends behind. So to make asked us if we could pick her up. In the

Acceding to the request of a daughter when I found out that the trip would event I keenly watch on television everyfour years. The solution was to order a would allow me to tape the coverage

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of the games for a substantial periodof time. The events that could not be

away.

Off to Japan

So off to Japan we went on July we would spend another two weeksin Manila where we planned to visit a two charitable projects we are sup- about them. In addition to attending to planned to visit a friend from San Diego

that others might not be able to followhis example because they do not have alarge farm like his.

What are my impressions of Japan?I must admit that I have learned to

admire not only the country but alsoits people. Passing through Mt. Aso on with crops. It seemed that every pieceof leveled land was planted with rice.The same is true in the countryside. vacant space is idle. Each plot is greenwith the healthy and abundant stalks ofrice. The world-famous Banaue Rice year round!

The mountains are thick with forest. absorbing rainwater and preventing much-needed oxygen that cleans the to the lost of thousands of lives andmulti-million dollar worth of proper- those are the logs we import and use inmaking our houses and furniture. Yourgovernment should prosecute those ille- she is aware that her country is the one

Courteous and respectful

The people are courteous and respect-ful. Forget about the cruel Japanese sol-diers who occupied the Philippines andcommitted brutalities against the Fili- pinos during World War II as described by our parents. Everyone we met as wetook an early morning walk along the

individually: “Irrashaimas! “ Whenever as we ate our sushi and sashimi anddipped them in soy sauce garnished with other customers came and went.

different as they rode the metro trains. to sit up straight or have an animatedconversations with their seatmates.Young people wore Ipod earplugs intheir ears as they stared in space. “Sal- suitcases. They also looked grim and and loosen their ties even in the heat of

summer. It is because Japanese peoplework long hours. Men folk stay out until Akasaka District where we stayed in To- drinking and singing in karaoke bars.And I do not mean only during Fridays

but also during the rest of the weekdays.One tour guide joked that being a gooddrinker and a good karaoke singer aresome of the requirements in succeedingin the corporate world. While explainingto us the Japanese practice of greeting When you meet a respected person or you bow even lower to your wife if youare a husband who just spent an evening

Top producers

The Japanese are the top producers

majority of the cars are small. The of transportation like the Americans do.

would drive the best and biggest ones.But no. They are such a frugal andenvironmental-friendly people that they cal cars.

Then there are the modern contrap-tions I have not seen anywhere. When establishment in Japan during a rainy vertical standing cylinder with a long plastic dispenser next to the door. If he hotels we stayed in had a bidet (a device star hotels in Manila. I just noticed that a Japanese market in San Diego. The

assume they are worth their exorbitant tingly feeling.

Most of the tourist spots we visitedin Japan are centuries-old temples and ists go to the Philippines for its natural the Banaue Rice Terraces; the Mayon Bohol; and others. What the Philippines for its natural beauty. It is therefore up to avail of this natural advantage togenerate more tourism dollars for the

(To be continued)

California. While eating Iwas seated across from one ofthe child’s sponsors. She was particularly beautiful in a reddress. I found out later thatshe was one of the candidatesfor Miss Paniqui who would

Roxas. I told her that my name was

and we are on our way to Baguio with to know her better and asked her if Icould write to her. Better yet I asked herif she could join us next week end to goto Pance to attend a memorial celebra- passed away the year before. She saidthat she would ask her parents. I madesure that my cousins who knew her parents would put in a few encouragingwords for me so that they would allowtheir daughter to come with us

We boarded a bus for Pance but the

bus only went as far as Ramos. Fromhere we would have to catch another bus or wait for a horse drawn kalesaor karetela. There were no karetelas in

sight so we had to walk the rest of theway. There must have been more thanten of us in the group and the walk wastoo long and the sun was beating downon us. What made it bearable for me wasonce in a while I would get to talk toTere. I even bragged that the next time I not walking. This became true because Communications Station Philippines and a Malibu SS model which we bought in

The memorial service was very mov-ing and there was a great deal of food.

singing and ended up playing different parlor games. Each one was encour-aged to introduce their favorite game. Ivolunteered and I introduced the “guess my back and I asked the group to thinkof a group number between one andten. Once they decided on a particularnumber I would then randomly cuptheir faces pretending I was readingthe number in their eyes. I would go tomany participants and when I cupped signal by grinding his teeth giving me

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by Max Ignacio, GMA News | MA- NILA, 10/11/2013 -- Francis Libiran hasgained new acclaim since designing thevictory dress Megan Young wore in thisyear’s Miss World competition.

But he has steadily been making hismark in the fashion scene all theseyears. An architecture graduate from theUniversity of Santo Tomas, Libiran de-cided to follow his childhood dream—to

work in fashion—after working in anarchitectural rm for years.

He has built a loyal following andcounts among those he dressed the likesof American supermodel Tyra Banks.Last year, Libiran became one thefeatured designers on America's NextTop Model.

The design genius took some time offfrom his travels through Japan and theUS to dish out on the whole whirlwindsurrounding Megan Young's win and thedress that made it happen.

Q: What qualities of Megan did youkeep in mind while designing the dress?

Libiran: Megan Young is the epitome

of true Filipina beauty. Physically, I con-sidered the color of her skin, her facialfeatures and her body gure. She’s sexyindeed, but her personality is also one toconsider.

Megan, whether you know her in person or not, is condent and has anoverall positive outlook. She knowswhat she wants and is rm on getting it.

I wanted to create a gown that re-ected her—a Filipina who wanted to bring glory to her country. I also wantedthe gown to reect the simplicity ofMegan Young—the simplicity of Fili- pinos. We are known for being simpleyet exquisite. The gown, if I may say somyself, show these qualities, a beautywith a purpose.

Q: What inspired you to do the coralreef pattern on her dress?

Libiran: I knew that Megan Young

would represent the Philippines ina pageant where 137 countries will

compete for the crown. I took it as anopportunity not just to expose Megan’s beauty, but the Philippines’ wealthwhen it comes to artistry and naturalresources.

I knew that the sea plume patternwould accentuate the dress. I used thedesign to highlight Megan’s gure alongwith the hugging t of the gown itself.

Q: Can you take us through the cre-

ation of the dress? Libiran: Every gown that I make

has its own set of reasons, includingMegan’s. From the material I use to thecolor I pick and the cut I will make.

From our rst meeting, Megan and I

decided to use a color with a sweet tone,so we came up with the color coral.

The gown is made with tulle fabricthat was layered almost eight timesto silhouette and highlight her perfectcurves and gure. The serpentine cut onthe other hand, emphasized her heightand made her look more statuesque.

It took me about two weeks to makeMegan’s gown. Every detail on it wasintricately placed by hand and we madesure that the t was perfect.

Q: Were there any memorable mo-

ments during the design process? Libiran: The whole design process

was a memorable experience. To thinkthat I were to design a gown that therepresentative of the Philippines will

Behind Miss World Megan Young's dress is Francis Libiran

wear in the Miss World pageant wassuch an honor.

Q: How did you feel when you sawMegan in the gown in the Miss World pageant? What were you doing at thatmoment?

Libiran: I was really nervous several

days before the competition. I wasexcited to see Megan stand out in thegown I designed.

I was in a party during the pageant butI already saw Megan in the dress prior because I saw rehearsal pictures thatmorning on the internet.

I felt proud and honored, especiallywhen she won. I felt really happy, not just because she was wearing my gownat that time, but because she did it!

She won the crown for our country. I

was so proud. Parang when the previousMs. World turned over the crown toMegan, parang kinoronahan na rin ako.I was really proud and happy. I think I’llfeel that way for a really long time.

Q: What will happen to the dress now? Libiran: Not only is the gown a part

of Philippine history, it’s also a part ofMegan’s personal achievements.

Of course, it’s hers to keep. I knowthat it will be a perfect remembrance forher along with the crown. —KG, GMA News

Left: Francis Libiran's design for the winning dress of Megan Young. Center: Megan Young tting the gown. Right: Francis Libiran with his designs. Photos courtesy of Francis Libiran. Below: Anne Curtis in a Francis Libiran gown.




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Science Daily | Oct. 7, 2013 —

According to a commonmyth, today's young people are all glued

to the Internet. But in fact,

only 30 percent of the world'syouth population betweenthe ages of 15 and 24 yearsold has been active online forat least ve years. In SouthKorea, 99.6 percent of young people are active, the high-est percentage in the world.The least? The Asian island ofTimor Leste with less than 1

percent.

Those are among the many ndingsin a study from the Georgia Institute ofTechnology and International Telecom-munication Union (ITU). The study isthe rst attempt to measure, by country,the world's "digital natives." The term istypically used to categorize young people born around the time the personalcomputer was introduced and have spenttheir lives connected with technology.

Nearly 96 percent of American mil-lennials are digital natives. That gure is behind Japan (99.5 percent) and severalEuropean countries, including Finland,Denmark and the Netherlands.

But the percentage that Georgia TechAssociate Professor Michael Best thinksis the most important is the number ofdigital natives as compared to a coun-try's total population.

"That's because a country's futurewill be dened by today's young peopleand by technology," said Best, whoco-led the study and, jointly with ITU,developed the model that calculated theworldwide gures. "Countries with ahigh proportion of young people whoare already online are positioned todene and lead the digital age of tomor -row."

The countries with the highest propor-tion of digital natives among their popu-

lation are mostly rich nations, whichhave high levels of overall Internet penetration. Iceland is at the top of thelist with 13.9 percent. The United Statesis sixth (13.1 percent). A big surprise isMalaysia, a middle-income country withone of the highest proportions of digitalnatives (ranked 4th at 13.4 percent). Ma-laysia has a strong history of investingin educational technology.

The countries with the smallestestimated proportion of digital nativesare Timor-Leste, Myanmar and SierraLeone. The bottom 10 consists entirelyof African or Asian nations, many ofwhich are suffering from conict and/orhave very low Internet availability.

However, the report notes that Internetusage has increased signicantly inthe developing world during the pastve years. The ITU believes the digitalnative population in these regions willmore than double by 2017.

Overall, there are approximately 363million digital natives out of a world population of nearly 7 billion (5.2 percent).

"Youth are transforming our worldthrough the power of information andcommunication technologies," saidHamadoun Touré, ITU secretary-gen-eral. "The Youth Declaration developed

Where in the World Are Young People Usingthe Internet?

Malaysian boy on computer. Malaysia is ranked 4th for most number ofdigital natives world-woide at 13.4 percent.

at ITU's BYND2015 Youth Summitin Costa Rica and presented to theUN General Assembly last week byCosta Rican President Laura Chinchillacalls for more measurable targets tomonitor the digital empowerment ofyoung people at national, regional andinternational levels. This rst attempt tomeasure the number of digital nativesaround the world is a valuable rst

contribution to this effort."The model was developed using data

collected by the ITU through surveysconducted around the globe. The studyis part of the ITU's Measuring the Infor-mation Society 2013 report, which wasreleased on October 7.

Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/2013/10/131007122406.htm

Science Daily | Sep. 29, 2013 — Atiny chip used in smart phones to adjustthe orientation of the screen could serveto create a real-time urban seismicnetwork, easily increasing the amountof strong motion data collected duringa large earthquake, according to a newstudy published in the October issue of

the Bulletin of the Seismological Soci-ety of America (BSSA).

Micro-Electro-Mechanical System(MEMS) accelerometers measure therate of acceleration of ground motionand vibration of cars, buildings andinstallations. In the 1990s MEMS accel-erometers revolutionized the automotiveairbag industry and are found in manydevices used daily, including smart phones, video games and laptops.

Antonino D'Alessandro and GiuseppeD'Anna, both seismologists at Istituto Nazionale di Geosica e Vulcanologiain Italy, tested whether inexpensiveMEMS accelerometers could reliablyand accurately detect ground motioncaused by earthquakes. They testedthe LIS331DLH MEMS accelerometerinstalled in the iPhone mobile phone,comparing it to the earthquake sensorEpiSensor ES-T force balance acceler-ometer produced by Kinemetrics Inc.

The tests suggest that the MEMS

accelerometers can detect moderate tostrong earthquakes (greater than magni-tude 5) when located near the epicenter.The device produces sufcient noiseto prevent it from accurately detectinglesser quakes -- a limitation to its use inmonitoring strong motion.

Tiny Sensor Used in Smart Phones CouldCreate Urban Seismic Network

D'Alessandro and D'Anna note thatthe technology is rapidly evolving,and there will soon be MEMS sensorsthat are sensitive to quakes less thanmagnitude 5. The real advantage, saythe authors, is the widespread use of

mobile phones and laptops that includeMEMS technology, making it possibleto dramatically increase coverage whenstrong earthquakes occur.

The current state of the MEMS sen-sors, suggest the authors, could be usedfor the creation of an urban seismic

network that could transmit in real-timeground motion data to a central locationfor assessment. The rich volume of datacould help rst responders identify areasof greatest potential damage, allow-ing them to allocate resources more

effectively.The article, "Suitability of low-costthree-axis MEMS accelerometers instrong-motion seismology: tests on theLIS331DLH (iPhone) accelerometer," is published in October issue of BSSA.

Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/2013/09/130929202752.htm

by Joshua Sherman | Digital Trends,10.5.2013 -- If you’re getting that paranoid itch to keep an eye on someone(or someplace), but only have a limited budget, fear not. We’re in the second de-cade of the 21st century. You don’t needto buy a bunch of expensive equipment

to spy anymore. These days, all youneed is an old smartphone. With a f ew bucks, an old Android device or iPhone,a charger, and some tape or a tripod formounting, you can monitor whateveryou want. Here’s how to do it.

Note: Before beginning, you must beusing a wireless network that is secureand password protected. Setting this up

on an unprotected network will allowanyone on that network to see throughyour cameras! This guide also comeswith no warranty and is not intended to be a secure security system that guaran-tees safety – if you want something likethat, get a professional security solution.

Turning an Android phone into aspy camera

If you own an Android device there aton of apps you can use to accomplishyour remote camera needs. Getting andinstalling the software on your smartphone is easy. Using your camera is thehard part.

To keep things simple, we recommendyou install IP Webcam, a simple, easy-to-use Android app that works for themajority of devices out there. It’s perfectfor what we’re trying to do. IP Webcamis free for download with advertising built into the app, making it even easier

to get for your personal security setup.IP Webcam lets you congure every-

thing from the resolution of your videofeed, to the inclusion of audio, and hascontrols to ensure your phone doesn’t goto sleep while the camera is running.

Note: You will need to give IP Web-cam complete control of your Android phone’s camera for this to work, mean-

ing no other apps can use the camerawhile IP Webcam is running. This is asmall price to pay for the app’s greatfunctionality. Once IP Webcam is run-ning, set up your smartphone whereveryou want to monitor, plug it into an ACadapter, and then move on to settingthings up on your PC.

Turning an iPhone into a spy cam-era

iPhone owners, you have a few op-tions to setup remote camera viewing.Presence by People Power is a jack-of-all-trades automation app that offers freeconnectivity to another iOS or Androiddevice for viewing, but no recordingor other advanced technology – thatall comes at a monthly price, but doesinclude some interesting functionality ifyou’re considering home automation.

How to turn your smartphone into a spy cameraor baby monitor

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Health and Wellness

Ben had just started eating his lunchwhen his mom noticed him trying toscratch an itch in his mouth. After hevomited and began wheezing, his momtook him to the doctor. Ben was diag-nosed with a food allergy — in this case,to peanuts.

Along with milk, eggs, soy, wheat,tree nuts, sh, and shellsh, peanuts

are among the most common foods thatcause allergies.

Learning how to recognize an allergicreaction will help you get your child themedical care needed if a reaction occurs.If your child has already been diagnosedwith a food allergy, it's important toknow:

how to manage your child's dietaryneeds

what emergency preparations tomake in the event of an allergic reac-tion

About Food Allergies

With a food allergy, the body reactsas though that particular food product isharmful. As a result, the body's immunesystem (which ghts infection and dis-ease) creates antibodies to ght the foodallergen, the substance in the food thattriggers the allergy.

The next time a person comes in con-

tact with that food by touching or eatingit or inhaling its particles, the bodyreleases chemicals, including one calledhistamine, to "protect" itself. Thesechemicals trigger allergic symptomsthat can affect the respiratory system,gastrointestinal tract, skin, or cardiovas-cular system. These symptoms mightinclude a runny nose; an itchy skin rash;a tingling in the tongue, lips, or throat;swelling; abdominal pain; or wheezing.

People often confuse food allergieswith food intolerance because of similarsymptoms. The symptoms of food intol-erance can include burping, indigestion,gas, loose stools, headaches, nervous-ness, or a feeling of being "ushed." Butfood intolerance:

doesn't involve the immune systemcan be caused by a person's inability

to digest certain substances, such aslactose

can be unpleasant but is rarelydangerous

According to the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA), up to 6% ofchildren in the United States under age 3have food allergies. They are less com-

mon in adults but, overall, food allergiesaffect nearly 11 million people in theUnited States.

Common Food Allergens

A child could be allergic to any food, but these eight common allergens ac-count for 90% of all reactions in kids:

milk eggs peanutssoywheat tree nuts (such as walnuts and

cashews) fishshellfish (such as shrimp)

In general, most kids with food al-lergies outgrow them. Of those whoare allergic to milk, about 80% willeventually outgrow the allergy. Abouttwo-thirds with allergies to eggs andabout 80% with a wheat or soy allergywill outgrow those by the time they’re 5years old.

Other food allergies are harder tooutgrow. Only about 20% of peoplewith allergies to peanuts and about 10%of those allergic to tree nuts outgrowthe allergies. Fish and shellsh allergies

usually develop later in life and are evenmore rarely outgrown.

Food Allergy Reactions

Food allergy reactions can vary from person to person. Some can be very mildand only involve one part of the body,like hives on the skin. Others can bemore severe and involve more than one part of the body. Reactions can occurwithin a few minutes or up to a fewhours after contact with the food.

Food allergy reactions can affect anyof the four following areas of the body:

skin: itchy red bumps (hives); ecze-ma; redness and swelling of the face orextremities; itching and swelling of thelips, tongue, or mouth (skin reactionsare the most common type of reaction)

gastrointestinal tract: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

respiratory tract: runny or stuffynose, sneezing, coughing, wheezing,

shortness of breathcardiovascular system: lightheaded-

ness or fainting A serious allergic reaction with

widespread effects on the body is known

as anaphylaxis. This sudden, poten-tially life-threatening allergic reactioninvolves two or more of the body areaslisted above. In addition, there also can be swelling of the airway, serious dif-culty with breathing, a drop in blood pressure, loss of consciousness, and insome cases, even death.

Diagnosing a Food Allergy

If you suspect that your child mighthave a food allergy, contact your do ctor.To diagnose an allergy, the doctor willlikely ask about:

your child’s symptomshow often the reaction occursthe time it takes between eating a

particular food and the start of the firstsymptoms

whether any family members haveallergies or conditions like eczema and

asthmaThe doctor will look for any other

conditions that could cause the symp-toms. For example, if your child seemsto have diarrhea after drinking milk, thedoctor may check to see if lactose intol-erance could be the cause rather than afood allergy. Celiac disease — a condi-tion in which a person cannot tolerategluten, a protein found in wheat andcertain other grains — also can mimicthe symptoms of food allergies.

Kids Health: Food AllergiesIf the doctor suspects a food allergy,

you’ll likely be referred to an allergyspecialist, who will ask more questions, perform a physical exam, and probably perform tests to help make a diagnosis.

One of those tests might be a skintest. The test involves placing liquid ex-tracts of food allergens on your child’sforearm or back, pricking the skin, and

waiting to see if reddish raised spots(called wheals) form within 15 minutes.A positive test to a certain food onlyshows that your child might be allergicto that food — the allergist may do ad-ditional tests for conrmation.

The allergy specialist might also perform blood tests, called RASTs(radioallergosorbent tests), which checkthe blood for IgE antibodies to specicfoods. The results show the concentra-tion of IgE in the blood. For severalfoods, different cutoffs indicate a highlikelihood of an allergy. If someone has both a positive skin test and and a RASTabove the cutoff, an allergy to that foodis diagnosed and no further testing isneeded.

If the test results are still unclear, theallergist may perform a food chal-lenge. (More often, though, this testis done to determine if someone hasoutgrown a certain allergy.) During thistest, a person might be given gradually

increasing amounts of the potential foodallergen to eat while being watched forsymptoms by the doctor. The test shouldonly be performed in an allergist’s ofceor hospital that has access to immediatemedical care and medications because alife-threatening reaction could occur.

Treating a Food Allergy

After diagnosing your child with afood allergy, the allergist will help youcreate a treatment plan. No medicationcan cure food allergies, so treatmentusually means avoiding the allergen andall the foods that contain it.

You’ll need to familiarize yourselfwith food labels so you can avoid theallergen. Since 2006, a new food label-ing law has made this a little easier.Makers of packaged foods are requiredto clearly state, in or near the ingredientlists, whether the product contains milk,eggs, sh, shellsh, tree nuts, peanuts,

wheat, or soy.Although there’s no cure for food al-

lergies, medications can treat both minorand severe symptoms. Antihistamines




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Little servants, seek only the DivineWill. On each day I want you to consid-er what I require from you. This meansyou will often nd yourself realigningyour activities to t int o My needs. Yourtime must be fruitful for the Kingdomand for that to occur, you must alwaysask Me what I would like you to do withyour time. You see that I wish there to be constant communication betweenus.This may seem like a burden to youat rst, but you will quickly becomecomfortable with unity to heaven. Ifheaven is to ow through you into theworld, and that is the goal, you must letheaven direct everything. You know thatWe in heaven are willing to do that foryou. We know that you are striving toallow heaven to direct you. So all that isneeded is practice. How often We haveasked you to practice. You are com-ing along, little apostles, and you arewitnessing the way it is to be, with youserving and Me directing. Move forward

daily, always forward, in My service,and you will see souls returning. I amwith you in everything.

Source: www.directionforourtimes.com

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Ngayong wala ka na h’wag nang manunudyo.

Tanda mo pa ba noong kongresista ka

Sa pag-impeach kay Erap ikaw’y nanguna

Nang kayong umuusig matatalo na

Nagsipag-aklasan sa kalye nagpunta?

Iniluklok ang akala ay magaling

Lumabas na bulok, isang sinungaling

Kasamaan sa gobyerno’y itinanim

Kaya ang inaani ngayon ay lagim.

Ulyaning Senador noo’y nasaan ka

Bakit nanahimik, bibig’y nakasara

Iyong kinunsinti ‘yang si Mole of Asia

Lantarang nagnakaw ay ‘di mo nakita?

Tila sakdal linis ngayon kung mangusap

Sari-saring batas ang inilalahadAktibong kritiko, kontrang maliwanag

Isa kang balakid sa tuwid na landas.

Baka ka masagi ikaw’y tumabi-tabi

No’ng nasa poder di ka nagpakaigi

Ngayo’y panay ngak-ngak dila’y nangangati

Minenos si Lacierda anya’y ‘sang trainee.

Hwag kang mag-alala, lahat susuriin

Ang mga tiwali ay pananagutin

Sakaling may sala tumatag ka na rin

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Life is beautiful. Here’s what somenotable gures had to say about it!

1. “I’ve noticed that everyone who isfor abortion has already been born.” –

Ronald Reagan2. “A person is a person no matter

how small.” – Dr. Seuss3. “Even the smallest person can

change the course of the future.” ―J.R.R. Tolkien

4. “The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is therst and only object of good govern-ment.” – Thomas Jefferson

5. “How can there be too many chil-dren? That is like saying there are toomany owers.” – Mother Teresa

6. “This is a debate about our un-derstanding of human dignity, what itmeans to be a member of the humanfamily, even though tiny, powerless andunwanted” – Henry Hyde

7. “It seems to me clear as daylightthat abortion would be a crime.” –Gandhi

8. “We’re all human, aren’t we? Everyhuman life is worth the same, and worthsaving.” – J.K. Rowling

9. “The right to life is the rst amonghuman rights.” – Pope Francis

10. “Being pregnant was very muchlike falling in love. You are so open.You are so overjoyed. There’s no wordsthat can express having a baby growinginside of you so, of course, you wantto scream it out and tell everyone.” –Beyonce

11. And she said hearing her unborn baby’s heartbeat “was the most beautifulmusic I ever heard in my life.”

12. “It’s alright all of us all living say-ing ‘oh well there’s enough of us so wewon’t have anymore, don’t let anybodyelse live.’ I don’t believe in that.” – JohnLennon

13. “The ght for the right to life isnot the cause of a special few, but thecause of every man, woman and childwho cares not only about his or her ownfamily, but the whole family of man.” –Dr. Mildred Jefferson

14. “Sweeter even than to have had

the joy of children of my own has it been for me to help bring about a better

15 of the Greatest Pro-LifeQuotes of All Time

state of things for mothers generally, sothat their unborn little ones could not be willed away from them.” – Susan B.Anthony

15. “I do not believe the promises ofthe Declaration of Independence are

just for the strong, the independent, thehealthy. They are for everyone-includingunborn children.” – George W. Bush

No. 1 Fear

According to most studies, people’s No. 1 fear is public speaking. No. 2 isdeath. Death is No. 2. Does that soundright? This means to the average person,if you go to a funeral, you’re better offin the casket than doing the eulogy.

—Jerry Seinfeld

The Optimistic Crooner

Do you know what you get when you play a country song backward? You getyour job back, you get your house back,your wife back, your truck back …

No. 1 Fear

Sleep Walking

When they said to you at graduation“follow your dreams,” did anybody sayyou had to wake up rst?

—Bill Cosby

What Poor Timing

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makesme sad to realize that I’m going to missmine by just a few days.

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Virata said despite economic woes inthe United States and elsewhere in theworld in recent years, the industry hasgrown steadily and the Philippines hasmanaged to remain cost-competitive.

She said the creation in 2004 of theoutsourcing association, which currentlyhas more than 300 companies as members, also ensured the industry remainedstrong by collectively addressing itsconcerns and nding ways to growfurther.

"What I'm continuing to hear fromcompanies is that the customer satisfac-tion ratings of our agents in the Philip- pines are always among the highest inthe world. This has been consistent formore than a decade now, and that's whythey just keep expanding," she said.

Despite the colorful picture, Virata ad-mits the industry faces some challenges,such as sufciency of "talent supply" interms of both the numbers and quality ofemployees.

"We produce 500,000 college gradu-ates every year, and many of them areEnglish procient. But the employmentrate of all applicants is still between 5and 10 percent. That's a low rate," Viratasaid.

Aside from the training provided by the companies, Virata's associationworks with government to prepare fu-ture graduates for outsourcing jobs.

She said it also keeps appealing to thegovernment to ensure the peso remainsstable against the U.S. dollar, otherwiseexpansion will be difcult and outsourc-ing rms may transfer to cheaper loca-tions like India.

Her association also wants the gov-ernment to simplify business proce-dures and to refrain from introducingnew policies that entail costs, suchas declarations of more holidays orspecial nonworking days in a countrythat already has among the most in theregion, entailing extra pay for workerswho work on those days.

might be used to treat symptoms suchas hives, runny nose, or abdominal painassociated with an allergic reaction.

If your child wheezes or has asthmaares (also called attacks) as the resultof a food allergy, the doctor will likelyrecommend that a bronchodilator suchas albuterol (which can be inhaled from

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But remember: If your child experi-ences an allergy-triggered asthma attack,it’s important to consider also givingepinephrine and seek emergency medi-cal treatment immediately in case theasthma symptoms are part of anaphy-laxis.

Epinephrine is often used to treatsevere allergic reactions, or anaphylaxis.If your child has severe food allergies,your allergist will want you to have twoepinephrine autoinjectors (commonlycalled EpiPens) on hand at all times incase of a life-threatening reaction. Thiswill mean keeping epinephrine in yourhome, briefcase or purse, and also atrelatives’ homes and your child’s daycare or school.

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You and your child’s allergist shouldwork together to develop a written foodallergy emergency action plan to give tothe school, childcare provider, and anyother caregivers.

Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MDDate reviewed: January 2012Originally reviewed by: Stephen J.

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the day room watching television.”I thanked him and drove over to the

nursing home. The night nurse and a guardgreeted me at the door. We went up to thethird oor of the large building. In the dayroom, the nurse introduced me to Hannah.She was a sweet, silver-haired old timer witha warm smile and a twinkle in her eye. I told

her about nding the wallet and showed herthe letter.The second she saw the powder blue en-

velope with that little ower on the left, shetook a deep breath and said, “Young man,this letter was the last contact I ever had withMichael.” She looked away for a momentdeep in thought and then said softly, “I lovedhim very much. But I was only 16 at the timeand my mother felt I was too young. Oh, hewas so handsome. He looked like Sean Con-nery, the actor.”

“Yes,” she continued. “Michael Goldsteinwas a wonderful person. If you should ndhim, tell him I think of him often. And,” shehesitated for a moment, almost biting herlip, “tell him I still love him. You know,”shesaid smiling as tears began to well up in hereyes, “I never did marry. I guess no one evermatched up to Michael…”

I thanked Hannah and said goodbye. I tookthe elevator to the rst oor and as I stood by the door, the guard there asked, “Was theold lady able to help you?” I told him shehad given me a lead. “At least I have a lastname. But I think I’ll let it go for a while. Ispent almost the whole day trying to nd the

owner of this wallet.”I had taken out the wallet, which was a

simple brown leather case with red lacingon the side. When the guard saw it, he said,“Hey, wait a minute! That’s Mr. Goldstein’swallet. I’d know it anywhere with that brightred lacing. He’s always losing that wallet. Imust have found it in the halls at least threetimes.”

“Who’s Mr. Goldstein?” I asked as myhand began to shake.

“He’s one of the old timers on the 8thoor. That’s Mike Goldstein’s wallet forsure. He must have lost it on one of hiswalks.” I thanked the guard and quickly ran back to the nurse’s ofce. I told her what theguard had said. We went back to the elevatorand got on.

I prayed that Mr. Goldstein would be up.On the eighth oor, the oor nurse said, “Ithink he’s still in the day room. He likes toread at night. He’s a darling old man.”

We went to the only room that had anylights on and there was a man reading a book. The nurse went over to him and askedif he had lost his wallet. Mr. Goldstein

looked up with surprise, put his hand in his back pocket and said, “Oh, it is missing!”This kind gentleman found a wallet and

we wondered if it could be yours?” I handedMr. Goldstein the wallet and the second hesaw it, he smiled with relief and said, “Yes,that’s it! It must have dropped out of my pocket this afternoon. I want to give you areward.”

“No, thank you,” I said. “But I have totell you something. I read the letter in thehope of nding out who owned the wallet.”The smile on his face suddenly disappeared.“You read that letter?”

“Not only did I read it, I think I knowwhere Hannah is.” He suddenly grew pale.“Hannah? You know where she is? How is

she? Is she still as pretty as she was? Please, please tell me,” he begged.

“She’s ne…just as pretty as when youknew her.” I said softly. The old man smiledwith anticipation and asked, “Could you tellme where she is? I want to call her tomor-row.” He grabbed my hand and said,”Youknow something, mister, I was so in lovewith that girl that when that letter came, mylife literally ended. I never married. I guessI’ve always loved her. “

“Mr. Goldstein,” I said, “Come with me.”We took the elevator down to the third oor.The hallways were darkened and only oneor two little night-lights lit our way to the

day room where Hannah was sitting alonewatching the television. The nurse walkedover to her.

“Hannah,” she said softly, pointing toMichael, who was waiting with me in thedoorway. “Do you know this man?” Sheadjusted her glasses, looked for a moment, but didn’t say a word. Michael said softly,almost in a whisper, “Hannah, it’s Michael.Do you remember me?”

She gasped, “Michael! I don’t believe it!Michael! It’s you! My Michael!” He walkedslowly towards her and they embraced. Thenurse and I left with tears streaming downour faces. “See,” I said. “See how the GoodLord works! If it’s meant to be, it will be.”

About three weeks later I got a call at myofce from the nursing home. “Can you break away on Sunday to attend a wedding?Michael and Hannah are going to tie theknot!” It was a beautiful wedding with all the people at the nursing home dressed up to joinin the celebration. Hannah wore a light beigedress and looked beautiful. Michael wore adark blue suit and stood tall. They made metheir best man. The hospital gave them their

own room and if you ever wanted to see a76-year-old bride and a 79-year-old groomacting like two teenagers, you had to see thiscouple. A perfect ending for a love affair thathad lasted nearly 60 years.

- Author Unknown

earlier cut to P20 billion last year froma high of P60 billion at the height of theglobal nancial crisis in 2009.

Guinigundo said the BSP was alsowilling to be a “lender of last resort” for

banks that need dollars to lend to theirclients. These dollars would come fromthe central bank’s foreign exchange re-serves, which reached $83.03 billion asof the end of September, good for nearlya year’s worth of imported goods andservices that the country needs.

“On top of that, if there is monetaryspace, then we can review the presentmonetary stance. If we need to bring itup then we will do it, if there is scopefor keeping it steady then we will keep itsteady,” Guinigundo said.

Other emerging markets have alreadymoved to address the possible effects of

a US default due to the possible failureto pass legislation that would allow theUS to renance its loans.

Last week, Hong Kong Exchangesand Clearing said it now classied someshort-term US treasuries as riskier as-sets, forcing investors to put up more ofthese instruments as collateral seekingnew loans.

has extended the period of theconcession agreement to 25years instead of 20 years.

It also agreed to transfer the operationand maintenance of the aprons from thegrantors to the concessionaire includingthe right to derive revenue and to allowexibility on the implementation ofaugmentation of capacity.




Profiles

BALIKTANAW WH ERE ARETHEY NOW? by Rommy Protacio,PhD

When I interviewed Linda Estrella, Iknew I’ll be luckily shooting two birdswith one stone --- Linda Estrella and herdaughter, Tessie Agana. Linda, or TitaConching, as everybody fondly callsher, generously shared with me detailed

information about the life and moviecareer of the famous child star, TessieAgana. She warned me that Tessie isstill the shy person she has always beenwhen she was a little girl, and seldomallows interviews. With Tita Conch-ing’s help, I was nally able to interviewTessie.

Her real name is Tessie Agana. Shewas born in 1943 to Dr. Adriano Agana,an obstetrician/gynecologist by profes-sion, and Consuelo Rigotti, a moviestar of yesteryears who is known by herscreen name, Linda Estrella. Tessieis the eldest of the two children of theAganas. The second child, Cynthia, passed away at the early age of 12 because of bronchitis. (As I mentionedin my article about Linda Estrella, thedeath of Cynthia was a bitter experiencefor Dr. Agana because he was not able tohelp his daughter when he was needed).

As a child, Tessie wanted to be a nun

but destiny chartered a different path.Her fate took another course when she joined the movie industry.

Her Movie Career

Tessie never dreamed to be a moviestar. She would have not probablyentered the movies if she were notthe daughter of actress Linda Estrella.“Being famous,” she said, “was thefarthest thing from my mind when I wasa little girl.” “I wanted to be a nun,” shecontinues.

Her movie career started when Dr.Jose Perez of Sampaguita Pictures anda cousin of Tita Conching invited Tessieto be in the movies. He was very per -sistent and did not stop until he was ableto convince Tessie’s father, Dr. Aganawho allowed Tessie to enter the movieson one condition that she keeps her realname, Tessie Agana.

She was introduced in the movie “Ang

Milagro ng Birhen” (1949), but shewill always be remembered for playinga battered child in “Roberta” (1952).The movie had a powerful cast - Gloria

Tessie Agana with mother Linda Estrella

Romero, Rosa Mia, Tessie Martinez,Boy Alana and Van de Leon.

When Tessie appeared in “Roberta”,everybody agreed that “a star was born.”The movie literally rebuilt SampaguitaPictures from the ashes after the studiowas razed by re in 1951. It was aninstant hit, and it is credited, even upto this day as the movie that saved thestudio from bankruptcy.

“Roberta” was culled from a wellloved character in the Filipino komiks(It paved the way for the Filipinizationof the “Tagalog Klasiks”, my favoritekomiks, and spurred its circulation).After Sampaguita Pictures lmed thekomiks novel “Roberta” that broughtsuccess in the box-ofce, the studiomade many more. Almost all of them became box-ofce hits, and broughtfame to the likes of Dolphy, GloriaRomero and Lolita Rodriguez.

Shirley Temple, a US movie child ac-tress, appeared in “The Little Colonel”(935). The lm featured the child starShirley who co-starred with Bill Robin-son, Lionel Barrymore and the AcademyAward winning actress Hattie McDaniel.There was a famous tap-dance sequenceon the stairs with Robinson and ShirleyTemple.

Sampaguita Pictures banked on the

popularity of Shirley Temple in “TheLittle Colonel,” and produced its ownversion of the movie entitled, “MuntingKoronel” starring the “Shirley Templeof the Philippines”, Tessie Agana. Shewas catapulted to stardom and made herearn the moniker, the “Shirley Temple ofthe Philippines.” In this movie, Tessieco-starred with her mother, Linda Es-trella, together with Van de Leon, TonyCayado, Boy Alano, Sylvia La Torre,Aruray, Bert Olivar and Pedro Faustino.

In “Ulila ng Bataan” (1952) she co-starred with Mona Lisa, Sylvia La Torre,Boy Alano and Ramon Revilla, Sr. Shedid another movie with her motherin “Kerubin” (1953) together withChichay, Tolindoy, and Van de Leon.

She temporarily stopped makingmovies when she joined her parents inthe United States. The Aganas movedto US in 1956. It was a welcome respitefor her and she was thrilled to know

that the family would stay in the US forgood. Her father did not want Tessie togrow up in the limelight; he wanted anormal childhood for Tessie.

Tessie was only 11 years old whenthey moved to the States. Her mothertold me that Tessie adjusted well to hernew life and new environment. Tessieenjoyed the move and never foundherself missing the movies.

After they got settled in the US, Tessiecame back to the Philippines and did acouple of lms - “Baril o Araro?” with

Amado Cortez, “Elizabeth” (1968) withGina Pareno and “Amy, Susie & Tessie”(1960) with Susan Roces and AmaliaFuentes. Her last movie was “9 Teen-ers” (1969) with Rosemarie Sonora.

Tita Conching further describes Tes-sie as a natural actress. In the movie“Princesa at Ang Pulubi,” lead actorFred Montilla would tease her in aneffort to make her smile during dramaticscenes. Tessie would plead to Fred notto make her laugh because she wants theshoot to be “take one.”

She describes Tessie as “sumpungin.”She does not want to be teased. “Mabaitna moody si Tessie,” Tita Conchingsays. “Wala siyang kibo when she doesnot like someone. She is always polite.At napakahilig sa pakpak ng manok.Every time na may shooting, magpapa- bili siya ng chicken wings. Until now,she loves that.” T

Tessie describes her life when she was

still in the movies as far from normal.She was not comfortable with the adula-tion that fans showed her. Her life asa child was not easy. Whenever shewould go out, fans would always pinchher which made her cry a lot. Dr. Pereztold the young stars at that time how toact graciously on and off the camera.He kept telling Tessie that when fans pinched them, it’s only to show theiradmiration and nothing more.

Her Love Life

She met the love of her life,Dr.Rodolfo L. Jao, a medical doctorspecializing in internal medicine, in theUS. She met him at one of the functionsof the Philippine Medical Association(PMA), of which her father, anotherdoctor was also a member.

Tessie and Rodolfo are blessed withnine children (11, actually, but she had 2miscarriages): Marita, as the eldest, fol-lowed by (in succeeding order) Radmar,Rodger, Roderick, Consuela, Mylene,Rodolfo, Jr., Rodney, and Rode (all thenames of the boys start with letter “R”

after Tessie’s husband Rodolfo). Theyare now grown-ups and have stable jobs.Two of the children are married andhave kids, which makes Tita Conchinga great grandmother. Tita Conching proudly says that Tessie brought herchildren up in a very good environ-ment. They are all well disciplinedand respectful so Tita Conching has no problem with her grand children and

the growing great grand children. Her“apos” are all well-behaved and she proudly says that none of them turnedout to be spoiled brats.

One of Tessie’s children, RadmarAgana, followed her footsteps. Rad-mar was born on November 7, 1966 inthe Philippines. He made a name forhimself in his own right as an up-and-coming actor. He appeared in a numberof top US television shows and lms.On television, he has appeared in suchhigh prole shows like ER, Dharmaand Greg, Seineld, JAG, and BeverleyHills 90210. In the movies, Radmar hashad roles in blockbusters such as Minor-ity Report, The Phantom and DiplomaticSiege. Unfortunately, Radmar decidedto let go of his promising career whenhe joined the Society of Jesus. He isnow a Jesuit novice at the University ofSan Francisco. Tita Conching said thatin two years, Radmar will be ordained

as a priest.

Today

Today Tessie lives a quiet and happ ylife with her mom and family. Re-cently, she visited the Philippines forthe medical mission of her husband, Dr.Jao, in the latter’s hometown Marin-duque. While in town, Tessie attendedher induction to the “Walk of Fame” inEastwood City’s Central Plaza togetherwith the other movie icons of the Philip- pine Cinema. She was surprised butdelighted to be included in the “Walk ofFame.” She said in an interview with alocal newspaper that she never missedthe limelight and glamour of the movieindustry.

She was happy to see another Walk ofFame inductee, Boy Alano, whom shehasn’t seen for 40 years. Boy playedthe role of her brother in “Roberta”.In an interview, Boy speaks highly ofTessie and Dr. Perez and wife, AzucenaVera-Perez. He echoes what mostSampaguita stars of yesteryear will say

about Dr. Perez – that they were trained by the Vera-Perezes to act graciously onand off cam.

Boy and Tessie shared some words ofwisdom to the movie stars of the nowgeneration. “They should save and notforget God. Most of all, young starsshould always be grateful to their fansand to the press people because withoutthem they are nothing.”

When Tessie moved to the UnitedStates, she assumed an entirely newlife with no regrets. She now lives in

Indiana where husband Rodolfo ownsa medical clinic. Althoug h life took adifferent course with her after she leftshowbiz, she has also attained her ownsuccess and happiness in being the good

wife and mother that she is now.Some other movies Tessie appeared

were:

Eddie Loves SusieAngel ng Pag-Ibig (1951)Batas ng Daigdig (1951)Kasaysayan ni Dr. Ramón Selga

(1951)13 Hakbang (1951)Kay Ganda mo Neneng (1951)Tenyente Carlos Blanco (1952)Tiya Loleng (1952)

Cumbachera (1953) Nagkita si Kerubin at si TulisangPugot (1954)

Anak ng Espada (1954)At sa Wakas (1954)

Tessie Agana: The Shirley Temple of the Philippines

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