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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Federation of Filipino American Asso-ciations (NaFFAA) has condemned top American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s “blatantly racist and homophobic attack” against Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao in a YouTube interview released a few days ago.

Some Filipino legislators have also assailed the baseless attack against Pac-quiao, who is an elected Philippine congressman.

In the vitriolic video, Mayweather called Pacquiao a “whore,” a “little yellow chump” and a “midget” several times. He also said that he will force Pacquiao to “make some sushi rolls and cook some rice” and “we’re going to cook him with some cats and dogs.”

Pacquiao had earlier renewed his challenge to Mayweather to a fight in the ring, but so far Mayweather has refused. Instead, he has defamed and slandered Pacquiao with baseless accusation that he uses performance-enhancing drugs, NaFFAA said.

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Purisima freezes rehab plan for lake; Laguna folk furious

MANILA ---- Hundreds of small fish cage owners, fishermen and resi-dents of the first district of Laguna have assailed Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima for putting the P18.7-billion dredging project at the Laguna de Bay on hold.

Alex Umlas, a veteran community organizer in the lakeshore area, said Purisima’s action not only delays the project but also raises the possibility of 15 towns and cities in Laguna get-ting swamped with floods.

Purisima belongs to the so-called Hyatt 10, a group of Arroyo-era offi-cials who quit following the expose of the “Hello, Garci” scandal that showed president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo calling up former Comelec commis-sioner Virgilio Garcillano to ask his

support in ensuring a one-million lead against her opponent, the late actor Fernando Poe Jr., in the 2004 presiden-tial elections.

He is also regarded as being behind a plan to charge former top officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for plunder due to over-importation of rice and a long litany of anomalous transactions.

Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman also belongs to the same group. She has also taken control of P8 billion for subsidized rice on the strength of the argument that the Na-tional Food Authority (NFA) has failed to provide cheap rice to the poorest of the poor.

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Plan to deepen 94,900-hectare lake on holddue to Drilon’s rap that dredging is corruption

SAMAR DAM. Photo shows the new P16-million Bugasan dam which is capable of irrigating some 3,000 hectares of rice fields in Basey, Samar. When the dam becomes fully operational, Basey can become the new rice granary of the province. (Jack Gadaingan)

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Scotland Yard expert citesflaws in police handlingof Manila hostage incident

MANILA – The BBC News web-site posted an article enumerating the many flaws that the Philippine Nation-al Police (PNP) had committed in the handling of the hostage-taking incident on August 24, 2010 at the Luneta.

The article was based on the obser-vations of a renowned security analyst, Charles Shoebridge, who had partici-pated in counter-terrorism operations of the British Army and the Scotland Yard.

Following are Shoebridge’s prima-ry observations:

1. Determination — “They (po-lice officers) showed great courage to go on board. It’s very crowded, just one aisle down the middle of the bus. But once you get on board, it’s not un-expected you are going to be fired at. Squads like this have to be made up of very special people, specially trained and selected for their characteristics of courage, determination and ag-gression. In this case, they acted as 99 percent of the population would have, which was to turn round and get out. They didn’t seem to have the neces-sary determination and aggression to follow the attack through.”

2. Lack of equipment — “They had no ladders to get through the win-dows. They smashed the windows but didn’t know what to do next. They al-

most looked like a group of vandals. Their firearms were also inappropriate — some had pistols, some had assault rifles. Ideally, they would have carried a short submachine gun, suitable for use in confined spaces.”

3. Lost opportunity to disarm the gunman — “The negotiators were so close to him (hostage-taker dismissed Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza), and he had his weapon hanging down by his side. He could have been dis-abled without having to kill him.”

4. Lost opportunity to shoot the gunman —”You are dealing with an unpredictable and irrational individual. The rule should be that if in the course of negotiations an opportunity arises to end the situation decisively, it should be taken.”

5. Satisfying the gunman’s de-mands — “A promise extracted under force is not a promise that you are re-quired to honor. Nobody wants to give in to the demands of terrorists, but in a situation like this, which did not in-volve a terrorist group, or release of prisoners, they could have just accept-ed his demands. He could be reinstated in the police -- and then be immedi-ately put in prison for life for hostage taking.”

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Bid of Comelec officialsto lift suspension denied

MANILA -- A six-month suspen-sion slapped by the Office of the Om-budsman against Commission on Elec-tions (Comelec) officials linked to the botched P690-million ballot-secrecy folder (BSF) contract remains in effect.

This developed after the Court of Appeals (CA) denied a petition for the issuance of a temporary restraining or-der (TRO) against the Ombudsman, which had earlier placed the Comelec officials under preventive suspension in connection with the allegedly over-priced contract for folders that were supposed to be used in the May 10 au-tomated elections.

In a resolution written by Associate Justice Magdangal M. de Leon and con-curred in by Associate Justices Mario V. Lopez and Manuel M. Barrios, the CA’s Special 15th Division turned down the petition for TRO filed by Comelec bids and awards committee (BAC) chairman Maria Lea Alarkon and members Allen Francis Abaya, Maria Norina Casingal,

Martin Niedo and Antonio Santella.“In this case, there is no showing of

a right claim which necessitated their entitlement to an injunctive relief,” the CA said. “Moreover, it must be empha-sized that an application for injunctive relief is construed strictly against the pleader.”

Nevertheless, the appellate court ordered the Ombudsman to submit its comment on the plea of the embattled poll officials who are seeking to reverse the findings of the anti-graft body. They contended that the Ombudsman had committed grave abuse of discretion in placing them under preventive suspen-sion.

Aside from the five BAC mem-bers, the Ombudsman also suspended Comelec Executive Director Jose To-lentino in connection with the BSF controversy.

Tolentino did not join the BAC members in their petition challenging

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Passport renewal and other consular services set at PACCM

Philippine Con-sul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim and per-sonnel of the Philip-pine consulate office in Chicago will come to Michigan on Sep-tember 18-19, 2010 to conduct “consular ser-vices on wheels” at the Philippine-American Community Center of Michigan (PACCM), it was announced.

Fred Porte, PACCM executive di-rector, said the consulate team will ar-rive on September 17, 2010 and will render consular services on Septem-ber 18 and 19.

Rosabelle Toledo, administrative officer of the Philippine Consulate General’s Office in Chicago, said the specific services to be rendered are the following:

Passport issuance and renewal; notarials and legalization of docu-

ments such as special power of attorney and affidavit of support; visa services; dual citizenship applica-tion processing and oath taking;assistance to nationals;and dis-semination of infor-mation on tourism, investment and gov-ernment programs and developments in the

Philippines.Toledo also said the documents

needed for passport renewal are the old Philippine passport (original and copy) and Green Card (original and copy). The fee is $50.

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Henry turns over leadershiprein of Kahirup to Manzano

Top realtor Betsy Henry turned over the rein of the Kahirup of Michigan Inc. leadership to homecare executive Edith Manzano during the group’s in-duction ball held on August 28, 2010 at the Met Hotel in Troy.

In her speech, outgoing Kahirup President Henry said, “I am humbly honored for taking the lead role in navigating the course of our beloved organization. These life-changing ex-periences are truly held close to my heart … and brought out the best in me as I continue to grow, love, laugh and forgive.”

Henry has the distinction of being the longest-serving Kahirup president, having led the Ilonggo group for seven years (2003-2010).

In accepting the rein of leadership, incoming Kahirup President Manzano said, “Please allow me to extend a sin-cere gratitude to our past leaders and outgoing officers. Under the leader-ship of Betsy Henry, Kahirup was guided with a true sense of responsi-bility, efficiency, respectability and camaraderie.”

“The incoming administration,”

Manzano said, “will strive to uphold the high standards that have been set previously” and will endeavor to make the organization highly committed, co-hesive and focused.

Dr. Ed Regalado swore in the new officers and members of the board of directors who have a term of two years. Aside from Manzano, also sworn in were Ninfa Lantz-Tan, 1st vice president; Sharon Laskowski, 2nd vice president; Johnny Dy, secretary; Apple Abay, assistant secretary; Tital Salvani, treasurer; Sonia Mawilai, as-sistant treasurer; Dr. Marivic Masan, auditor; Nancy Guevarra, curator; Kirk Seballos, business manager; Mercy Weiner, public relations officer; and Evelyn Hazard, Gene Derayunan, Mila Greenbain, Val Garza, Virgie Montesa and Portia Mijares, members of the board of directors.

Likewise inducted were the new of-ficers of KIND (Kahirup Incorporated for the Needy and Disadvantaged, they are Frank Hazard, president; Sheldon Weiner, vice president; Princess Abay, secretary; Betsy Henry, treasurer; and


RP Consul General Lim coming to Michigan

San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, will be honored with the celebra-tion of the Mass at 7 p.m. on September 25, 2010 at the St. Rene Goupil church at 35955 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, it was announced.

The Kapulongan ng mga Katolikong Pilipino sa Michigan (KKPM) headed by Mrs. Billie Belen will host the Mass to be said by Fr. Tim Galos.

Mrs. Belen also announced that the San Lorenzo Ruiz Filipino Group (SL-RFG) will likewise celebrate the feast day of the Filipino saint with a Mass at 6 p.m. on September 25, 2010 at the Our Lady Queen of Peace church at 20955 Bournemouth Ave., Harper

Woods, Michigan.Mrs. Belen said that images and

statues of San Lorenzo Ruiz will be blessed during the Mass at Saint Rene Goupil church. This will be followed by a reception at the church’s social hall.

The celebration of San Lorenzo Ruiz feast day will be held three days before the official feast day which is on September 28.

Who is San Lorenzo Ruiz?The first Filipino saint, San Lorenzo

Ruiz is also the first Filipino martyred for the Christian faith. He was a lay-man, married, and had two sons and a

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President Barack Obama designated September 11 an annual National Day of Service and Remembrance.

We must observe this day and sup-port every national effort as we give back through community service and come together in solidarity.

In Detroit, people of different faiths, ethnic backgrounds and races will come and work together, gather as one to bring recovery and renewal. This is being done through ACCESS, the Arab Com-munity Center for Economic and Social Services, a non-profit agency commit-ted to advocating for and empowering individuals, families, and communities.

In observance of this day of service, volunteers will, among other activities, put in brand-new park benches, paint a mural and clean up the parks. ACCESS will take the lead and is requesting sup-port from everybody as we all work together to strengthen the community. Volunteerism should be an ongoing act of kindness, and by working together everyone can make a difference. If you belong to a community organization, suggest, propose an activity in line with the observance of the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Arizona copycatbills in Michigan

House Bill 6256 and Senate Bill 1388 have been introduced in Michi-gan. It is a copycat of the controversial Arizona bill. Lately, it was in the news that the Arizona economy has been hit very hard because of the national boy-cott of the state that came in the wake of the passage of this bill.

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BUILDING BRIDGES in Arizona were canceled. Any state can-not allow this to happen.

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have the same situation here in Michi-gan? Our economy is so bad right now that we cannot aggravate the situation.

The key provision of these pieces of legislation is to require that the law en-forcers have the primary responsibility of protecting members of our communi-ties.If the law is enacted into law, police officers would be chasing a person who might appear and possibly look like an illegal immigrant. People would not be conversing in public because a person with a heavy accent might be accosted.

APIA Vote-Michigan has joined with labor, faith, civil rights, business and community leaders of Reform Im-migration for America in pushing for the passage of the bill on comprehen-sive immigration reforms.

House Bill 6138House Bill 6138 is the bill we need in

Michian. The same bill seeks to desig-nate the month of October of each year as Filipino American Heritage Month in the State of Michigan.

Following is the complete text of HB 6138:

Section 1. (1) The legislature recog-nizes the contributions that the Philip-pine-American community of Michigan has made throughout the entire state. This recognition is a reflection of un-selfishness and commitment to the com-mon good that is most commendable. The members of the Philippine-Amer-ican community give to the citizens of this state a very important gift, a rich culture based on traditional values of BATANGAS CITY, Philippines --

Some funds in the Philippine National Police (PNP) multibillion-peso budget for 2011 must be allotted for the creation of a highly trained, well equipped, ready-to-deploy rescue force that would handle hostage situations and prevent a repeat of the Luneta hostage-taking fiasco last August 23.

Senator Ralph Recto made this re-mark as he said the 11-hour bloody hos-tage drama which resulted in the death of seven Hong Kong tourists and a tour guide “revealed glaring shortcomings on how PNP responds to crisis situations.”

“For one, there were equipment is-sues. There was also the absence of trained hostage negotiators. The result was that the world was watching amateur hour being played in the Philippines,” Recto said.

After the ordeal of 25 people, mostly Hong Kong nationals, who were held hostage by dismissed Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, Recto said “the play-book on how to handle hostage-taking incidents will have to be rewritten.”

The gripping, lengthy incident, dur-ing which hostage-taker Mendoza was killed by a police sniper with a bullet wound in the head, has put the Philip-pines in bad limelight with Hong Kong officials issuing a top-level black travel alert on the Philippines.

“One suggestion worth pursuing is the formation of some sort of a national SWAT team that can be deployed any-time, anywhere. While some incidents can be handled by the local police, there are cases when the very best must be called in to do the job,” the Batangas senator said.

He said that changes in ways on how to respond to crisis situations can best be raised and threshed out in a formal in-quiry.

“In this case, a ‘truth commission’ is in order. One that will retrace the inci-dent, do a frame-by-frame analysis of the footage of the hostage-taking, and all the things they have to know so at the end of the day they will have ready answers to the question: What went wrong?” Recto said.

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Co-sign letter to solons,Bernero urges Snyder

LANSING – Gubernato-rial candidate Virg Bernero has asked his opponent in the race for governor to join him in a bipartisan ef-fort to help Michigan’s small businesses.

Bernero is urging Republican can-didate Rick Snyder to co-sign a letter to Congress to end a partisan stalemate and pass legislation that would help unlock lending for entrepreneurs in Michigan and across the country.

Making it easier to start and grow a small business on Michigan main streets has been a signature issue for Bernero throughout his campaign for governor, just as it has been a top pri-ority for him in Lansing for years.

The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce endorsed Bernero in all of his races for mayor and endorsed him in the gubernatorial primary based on his record of supporting Lansing busi-nesses. Bernero has a plan to create a Main Street Bank that would work with small, local community lenders to provide low-interest loans for Michi-gan small businesses.

Last week, he announced that as gover-nor he would cut state busi-ness deal with major Wall Street banks that were not lending here.

“ T h e number one obstacle to job creation in Michigan is that Wall Street banks are not lending to our entrepreneurs,” said Bernero. “Supporting small busi-nesses should not be a partisan issue. I think it would send a great message to Washington if Mr. Snyder would join me in a bipartisan way to encourage Congress stop playing political games and act.”

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(First of two parts) The United States immigration

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MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines has ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers.

“We are alerting all government agencies to review and improve se-curity of their websites in view of the hacking of the websiten,” presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma said.

“We are adopting best practices to lessen the vulnerability of our websites to hacking and other cyber crimes,” Coloma said.

The information agency website was inaccessible for several hours in the afternoon of August 22, 2010 with the words “Hacked by 7z1” appearing if searched on Google.

Coloma did not say if the hacker at-tack was related to widespread public anger in Hong Kong over police bun-gling of a hostage crisis that left eight tourists dead on Monday.

President Benigno Aquino’s Face-book account, which is linked to his official website, has been flooded by hate messages over the incident, with many coming from disgruntled Hong Kong residents accusing his police force of incompetence.

Aquino censored his Facebook page after Internet users ignored his appeal to stop bashing his government over its

handling of the hostage crisis, banning slanderous and defamatory comments and posts.

Coloma said only slanderous post-ings and profanities were erased from the Facebook page.

PNAM fund-raisingbowling set Sept. 12

The Philippine Nurses Association of Michigan (PNAM) will hold a fund-raising bowling tournament on Sept. 12, 2010 at the 5-Star Bowling Lanes on 16 Mile Road in Sterling Heights.

The games will promptly start at 4 p.m.

Remy Lazaga said that for a fee of $25, a player can bowl for three games and will have pizza and pop too.

Shoe rental is included in the fee. For kids ages 12 and under, the fee is $17 each.

Lazaga said the proceeds of the fund-raising event will benefit the Gawad Kalinga project of PNAA.

PNAM intends to raise $2,300 for a home of one indigent family.

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The simple life:Why envy Gloria?

Tony Antonio

When one has good wine, a grace-ful boat and a maiden’s love, why envy the immortal gods? – Li Po, Chinese poet

Whenever we get entangled with problems brought about by our inor-dinate desire for fame and fortune, we wonder if we would have been bet-ter off had we opted to live a simple, modest life.

Yes, we may now have all the com-forts and luxuries that money can buy, but due to the high living standards we have set for ourselves, we have to work very, very hard, causing us to suffer endless fatigue, stress, anxiety, acidity, headaches, etc. We are paying dearly for whatever “prosperity” we have.

And we envy the rural folk for their simple, unhurried life and peace of mind.

This reminds me of Apo Juan, an old man who used to live alone at the foot of a mountain in the Ilocos in the late 1950s. He built for himself a small hut made of bamboos and cogon grasses.

His life was simple, and he had modest belongings, but he had all the things he needed to live. He had two carabaos that he used to plow his farm

around his hut. He planted rice, corn and peanuts during the rainy season and vege-tables during the dry season. He exchanged the extra vegetables he produced with

“bagoong” (fish sauce) and salt.He raised chickens and pigs for

his consumption. He had few papaya and “duhat” trees planted around his house. He also had a few coconut trees. In a brook nearby, he built a fish cage in which he raised mudfish, cat-fish and “sisiaw”.

With his produce, he was self-suf-ficient.

One rainy day, my brothers and I took shelter in Apo Juan’s modest abode. We noticed he had two or three clean T-shirts and pairs of pants hang-ing inside the hut. About 60 years old at that time, he appeared to be in the pink of health and was in good spirit.

He served us snacks consisting of dried “duhat” fruits and green coconut juice. Talking to him, we noted that he was totally unaware of what was go-ing on in the outside world. He told us that he had not gone to town for a long time. At that time, transistor ra-dios were already available, but he did not have one.

Contemplating Apo Juan’s exis-tence, I believed it was a life much better than the life we have gotten into

Ombudsman also liable for carnageThe office of the Philippine Ombudsman was in sharp focus in the wake

of the bloody hostage-taking incident that took place at the Luneta on August 23, 2010.

The delay in the resolution by the Ombudsman of the case filed against the hostage taker, dismissed Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, was one of the core reasons why the bemedalled police officer became desperate.

In an interview with Radio Mo Network at the early stage of the hostage crisis, Mendoza lambasted the Office of the Ombudsman.

He said it took seven months for the Ombudsman to hear his case and to or-der his dismissal from the service. Nine months after submitting an appeal, he had not heard of any action on his case.

Mendoza said he had written to Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez letters dated March 15, 22 and 28.

“I spoke with her just now. She said she had not received any letter. I said I had return cards. I said I had sent her the papers,” he said.

Later, the Ombudsman sent to Mendoza a letter saying that his case would be reviewed. He read it on the air and branded it as trash.

“For me this is garbage. This is not what I need,” he said. “What I need is their decision reversing or not reversing (my dismissal). That’s all.”

Had the Ombudsman decided the case within the period set by law, Mendoza would not have resorted to desperate action.

For this reason, we can partly place the blame on the Ombudsman for the incident that resulted in the killing of the hostage taker and eight tourists, mostly Hong Kong Chinese.

For a long time now, the Ombudsman has been noted for being notoriously slow in resolving cases. We know of specific cases that took years for the Ombuds-man to resolve. These involved complaints of graft against the former mayor of a town in Ilocos Norte.

There was practically no cogent action taken on the cases for more than two years. The town official had already finished his three-year term, but the Ombuds-man had yet to resolve the cases. This rendered the cases moot and academic.

It was a case of justice delayed, justice denied.What are the causes of the delay? There are many, but one of these is money.

Several of the Ombudsmen handling cases are purposely dragging their feet be-cause they are waiting for bribes.

And many corrupt officials go unpunished because they have piles of money to stuff the pockets of these unrepentantly corrupt Ombudsmen. As a result, the unscrupulous personnel in government are emboldened to continue their corrupt ways.

This serious defect in the justice system should be looked into by the many agencies investigating the hostage-taking incident. If the evidence warrants, the Ombudsman handling Mendoza’s case is to be dismissed outright. Or even jailed.

Indirectly, the Ombudsman is liable for the carnage.


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Justice Rose E l i z a b e t h Bird was rejected by voters when she sought a 12-year term. She had been confirmed by the voters in

1978, after she was appointed in 1977. But voters turned against her in 1986 primarily because she was considered to be too liberal as she had voted to overturn every death sentence that reached the Supreme Court.

Aware of the experience of the first woman California Chief Justice, the incoming California Chief Justice, As-sociate Justice Cantil-Sakauye, I am sure, would be soundly guided by this precedent.

Governor’s reasonis in her mind

I am sure Justice Cantil-Sakauye will always have in mind the reason Governor Schwarzenegger had nomi-nated her. This reason is that the role of justice is to administer the law, not to create a law, and to be fair and pru-dent.

When she runs for her retention, Justice Cantil-Sakauye is not required to form a political action committee (PAC), unlike the governor or attorney general. Chief Justice Ronald George did not form a PAC when he ran for retention. If Justice Cantil-Sakauye gets contribution that is higher than the “maximum limit, that contribution

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Joseph G. LariosaFil-Am runs for top

California justice postCHICAGO (jGLi) – It is not always

every election, especially in Califor-nia, that Filipino-American (or Asian-American) voters have a rooting inter-est.

During the gubernatorial elections on Nov. 2nd, Filipino Americans or Asian Americans should go out and vote “yes” for the retention of Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of California.

The nomination of Justice Cantil-Sakauye by Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger was confirmed last Aug. 25 by the Commission on Judicial Appointment.

Philip R. Carrizosa of the Office of Communications of the Judicial Coun-cil of California, Administrative Office of the Courts in San Francisco, Califor-nia told this writer that Justice Cantil-Sakauye “must get 50 percent plus one of the votes cast to enable her to retain her post. It does not matter how many people vote on her retention. If she gets 50 percent of the total votes plus one, she gets a 12-year term.”

Mr. Carrizosa gave me mind-numb-ing information that a sitting California Chief Justice is not always assured of keeping the post if he/she Justice runs for reelection after 12 years in office.

He said in November 1986, Chief

Percy AntonioVirtual GF, anyone?

Helen Keller, a world-famous American author, once said that “sci-ence may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings.”

The “remedy” referred to by the prolific deaf-blind writer could be found in a dating simulation game called LovePlus.

This relationship-building game, which was released only in Japan in September 2009 by Konami Digital Entertainment, can be played on a Nin-tendo DSi or on an augmented reality (AR) application in an iPhone.

Here is how the game is played:The player takes the persona of a

second-year high school male student who had just transferred to Towano High School. His goal, in the first part of the game (called Friend mode), is to make one of the three high-school heroines (Nene, Rinko and Manaka) fall in love with him. But the second part (called Lover mode) is what sets LovePlus apart from most dating-sim-ulation game. It allows the player to carry on the relationship to basically forever! During the Lover mode, the player can touch his virtual girlfriend (VGF) on the forehead, cheeks, arms, etc. with the hand-held device’s touch screen. The VGF overtime also chang-

es to match the player’s likes and dislikes. Because of the game’s voice r e c o g n i t i o n capability, the player can car-ry basic con-versation with

his VGF.The game makes the player feel like

they are really sharing their time with his VGF because of a screen clock that keeps real time.

Late last year, the game gained global attention when a 27-year-old Japanese college student married his LovePlus VGF, Nene, in an official wedding ceremony. The groom was dressed in white tuxedo for the nuptial rites. It was attended by his best man and 40 other guests. The unusual event was broadcast online through a popu-lar Japanese streaming-video website and was watched by more than 3,000 viewers.

When the minister concluded the wedding rites, the groom kissed his virtual wife through the screen of his maroon Nintendo DSi. When the groom was asked what was his reason for doing so, he said that he has been calling his VGF “wife” for sometime, so he decided to do the real marriage.

Last month, to further capitalize on the popularity of the game, Konami teamed up with the real city of Atami, a hot springs town 100 kilometers south-west of Tokyo, and selected 13 roman-


Some of Rex Na-varrete’s jokes are not exactly copycats of those of the late Len-ny Bruce who became very controversial in the early 1960s be-cause of his obscene yarns.

But both standup comedians have made jokes at the expense of the Church.

One of Bruce’s oblique commentar-ies on the Church states, “Every day, people are straying away from the Church and going back to God.”

Navarrete’s poked fun at the Church by recalling his experience while, as a boy, he was attending masses in the Philippines. Due to acoustic defect, a common problem in Philippine church-es, he could not understand what the priest was saying. And he let out a low-key, reverberating, incomprehensible sound that made the audience erupt in

laughter: “Bom bolom bom olorum.”

Yes, members of the audience had heard too that indeterminate sound. And when he referred again to the church, he repeated making the same bel-lowing sound. This time, the audience seemed to be convuls-

ing in laughter.When it comes to the so-called

green jokes, Navarrete is a lot more restraint than Bruce who was arrested several times and jailed for making ob-scene jokes that infuriated conservative Americans in the 1960s. Navarrete’s greenest joke was about a scene in-side a comfort room of a Makati beer-house.

Navarrete may not be as bold as the late Bruce, but certainly the former’s cutting sense of humor can also tickle

ON DISTANT SHOREVal G. Abelgas

A different kindof hostage situation




It is tempting to comment on the botched hostage rescue operations last Aug. 23 when SWAT teams stormed a tourist bus where a dismissed police officer was holding hostage tourists from Hong Kong, resulting in the death of eight hostages and the hos-tage-taker. But with the joint inves-tigation by Manila and Hong Kong teams going on, I’d rather move on and leave the self-flagellation to oth-ers.

I am more concerned about a dif-ferent kind of hostage situation, the one that the Roman Catholic Church has imposed on Philippine officials for many years now. For decades, the Church has held Congress and nation-al government hostage, threatening to withdraw its support from anybody who would push a population-control program using contraceptives, instead of just natural methods.

In the last election, the Catholic hierarchy said it would campaign

against can-didates who would support the Reproduc-tive Health Bill which was pending in Congress. One by one, those

who had originally supported the bill withdrew their support, fearing a backlash from the influential Catho-lic Church.

Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III stood his ground, and he still emerged the winner in the presidential election by over five million votes. Despite the repudiation, the Catholic bishops continue to pressure Aquino on popu-lation control. Apparently, Aquino is still holding his ground.

On the occasion of World Popu-lation Day on July 12, less than two weeks after Aquino formally assumed the presidency, Health Secretary En-rique Ona announced that the new administration is boosting the family planning program and that he would propose the procurement of contra-ceptives using government funds.

To effectively promote respon-sible parenthood, couples should be

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Go nuts about nuts:Health benefits cited

If you live in the Philippines, you wouldn’t find it surprising to see dif-ferent kinds of nuts – peanuts, cashew, pili, etc. – sold in the streets and not in stores and supermarkets. Whether these are plain, sweetened or sugared, salted or cooked with garlic, Filipinos consider nuts as a healthy snack or “pulutan”.

However, few people realize the health benefits derived from nuts. Generally, nuts are rich in protein and healthy oils as well as an assortment of other vitamins and minerals. All nuts also contain fiber and unsaturated fats that help lower cholesterol.

For the health-conscious, nuts can be included in a healthy diet that makes use of its fiber content that can neutral-ize fat in the body. Fiber makes one feel full, allowing a person to eat lesser

and less often.Eating nuts also reduces the risk of

developing blood clots that can cause a fatal heart attack. Nuts contain ome-ga-3 fatty acids that help prevent dan-gerous heart rhythms that can lead to heart attacks. Omega-3 fatty acids are also found in many fish, but nuts are one of the its best plant-based sources.

Among the nuts peddled in Philip-pine streets, peanuts are the most com-mon. Though technically legumes, pea-nuts are classified as nuts because they are more nuts than legumes. And just like most nuts, peanuts can be eaten by hand, plain or included in dishes.

Pili nuts are abundant in Bicol, a region located in the southern part of the Philippines. Considered as a native delicacy, pili nuts are well marketed because these can be made into can-

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T h e s e nuts are high in c a l c i u m , phospho-rus, and potassium. A m o n g nuts, pili nuts have the high-est oil con-tent, over 70 percent, and are comparable to the expensive almonds.

Though not native to the Philippines unlike pili, cashew nuts are also peddled in the streets. Sometimes called na-ture’s vitamin pill, cashew nuts, which are actually seeds, now rank No. 1 one among nut crops in the world with 4.1 billion pounds produced in 2002.

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All these nuts can be easily accessed and can be included in every person’s regular diet to make use of their health benefits. But eat them in moderation as nuts have high calories that you wouldn’t want to put too much into your body. (Jane Nepomuceno, Manila Bulletin)

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People/Places/EventsKahirup Induction AffairAugust 28,2010 at MET Hotel, Troy

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NEW OFFICERS. Dr. Ed Regalado (right) swears in the new officers of the Ka-hirup of Michigan and KIND (Kahirup Incorporated for the Needy and the Disad-vantaged). MISS N.A.B.A. 2010 PAGEANT. The top 5 candidates for the Miss NABA 2010 title

show their best form before the judges during the Pageant Night of the Miss NABA 2010 beauty contest held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, New Jersey.

Keynote Speak-er: Dr. Connie Mariano. Maria-no served nine years as White House doctor. In her book, “The White House Doctor”, Mariano

harkens back to all the hard work she put in to get to this place in her life. And it wasn’t all sunshine and an easy path. She found herself having to fight stereo-types many times, both against women and minorities. This even occurred once she reached the position of Physician to the President.

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LONDON, England (E-Wire) -- Over 400,000 residents of the Philip-pines will benefit from a deal signed recently among BP, the Spanish and Philippine governments to bring solar power to 150 isolated villages in the Philippines.

Led by the Philippines’ Department of Agrarian Reform, the $48-million undertaking – said to be the largest so-lar-energy project in the world -- is fi-nanced by the Spanish government and will be implemented in two phases, the first of which is scheduled to begin this month.

The first phase of the project will center on 35 agrarian reform communi-ties (ARCs) in Mindanao, Philippines.

BP will use solar energy in some 70 villages to power 5,500 home lighting systems, 25 irrigation systems, 97 po-table water and distribution systems, 68 schools, 68 community centers, 35 health clinics and 100 communal lights, 35 new AC power supply sys-tems for income-generation purposes, project management and installation of 428 packaged solar systems, and social preparation, community development and training for 200 community orga-nizations.

The second phase will provide an additional 44 ARCs with 9,500 home-

lighting systems, 44 irrigation systems, 79 schools, 80 community centers, two health clinics and 193 communal lights, 44 AC power supply systems for income generation purposes, proj-ect management and installation of 442 packaged solar systems, social prepa-ration, community development and training for 220 organizations.

“This project reminds us that in the world’s most isolated areas, solar is often the most cost effective way to supply basic, essential needs such as lighting, water pumping, irrigation and refrigeration for vaccines and medi-cations,” said Harry Shimp, BP Solar president and CEO. “We have been honored to work with outstanding rep-resentatives from the Spanish and Phil-ippine governments to ensure that each village receives the help it needs most to get on the road to real economic de-velopment.”

Because of the prohibitive cost of extending power lines and the diffi-culty of transporting generator fuel to remote, developing areas, international funding organizations are increasingly turning to solar as a low-cost way to supply electricity for the first time to remote areas and build the foundation for social and economic advancement in developing countries.

MI small-business ownersmeet with Locke, Peters

WASHING-TON, D.C. – Representative Gary Peters and US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke met last September 1 with owners of Michigan small businesses at ALTe in Auburn Hills to talk about job creation and dis-cuss services offered by the Commerce Department.

During the meeting, Secretary Locke announced that CommerceConnect, a Commerce Department pilot office that opened in Plymouth, Michigan last Oc-tober, is relocating to Pontiac.

The one-stop initiative, created by Secretary Locke in 2009, integrates fed-eral, state and local programs to help businesses at every point in their life cycle.

The office is staffed by specialists who act as case workers for business-es that seek assistance in areas such as access to capital, intellectual property protection, export promotion or guid-ance on how to make operations more efficient.

Secretary Locke also announced the signing of a memorandum of under-

standing (MOU) between the Commerce De-partment and the New Economy Initiative (NEI). The MOU out-lines a new part-nership between the two entities to spur innova-

tion and growth in the region. NEI, a philanthropic or-ganization dedicated to the acceleration and growth of the economy in Southeast Michigan, has secured $100 million in donations from national and local foun-dations to promote entrepreneurial ef-forts in the region.

“CommerceConnect provides valu-able resources for local businesses look-ing to grow and create jobs, and I am pleased that it will be expanding and re-locating to Oakland County,” said Rep Peters.

“The Department of Commerce’s partnership with the New Economy Initiative announced is also exciting news for Southeast Michigan. Together, the two announcements show there are growing opportunities for business de-velopment in our region, and I thank Secretary Locke for making Michigan a priority.

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Kris at Jun Jun Binaynakitang magkasama

Claudine na si Derek Ramsey. N a k a k a g u l a t ang tsismis na ito dahil alam naman natin na m a g k a i b i g a n ang dalawa at

pareho sila hinawakan ng Star Mag-ic headed by Johnny Manahan, also known as Mr. M. Pareho sila doon nagsimula ng career sa showbiz.

Nagsimula ang pagsabog sa twitter account ni Claudine noong August 4 ang ganitong message: “Ano bang ga-gawin sa traydor na kaibigan, walang magawa kundi siraan ako, asawa ko, kabigan ko?” At nasundan pa nang: “At ang pangalan ng mga anak ko? Don’t mess wid my family, ang stand ko!”

Dahil sa message na ito, maram-ing ang nagkumahog na mga showbiz reporters kung sino ang tinutukoy ng multi-awarded drama actress. Kaya’t inabangan nila kung ano pa ang mga sasabihin niya. Ilan sa mga maaang-hang na nasabi niya ay ganito: “Isang daga tago ng tago! Mahahanap rin kita, promise! Sana hindi mangyari sa iyo to if pakasalan ka?” Pero heto ang matindi niyang sinabi: “Baka masunog pag-pinag-pray over! But I will try! Itago na lang natin siya sa pangalang --------------!”

M a r a -mi pang maaanghang na salita ang b i n i t a w a n ni Claudine sa kanyang twitter. At noong Au-gust 23, pinangalan-an na niya ang tinutu-

koy niya sa twitter na si Angelica Panganiban.

Pero bago ang mabunyag na si Angelica ang tinutukoy ni Claudine, noong August 22 sa Ubertwitter post-ing ni Angelica, heto ang sambit niya: “Nakalabas naman kami ng buhay sa hotel. Nag-promise ako. Manana-himik lang ako… Salamat Lord… Life is beautifu!” Nasundan ito nang, “Binabaligtad ang mundo… bilog ang mundo… Umiikot lang… pero hindi pwedeng baligtarin…”

Napag-alamanan ng mga tsismosa na ang dalawang actress ay pareho na nasa Davao City dahil meron si-lang ginawang separate shows doon at nagkataon pareho ang tinuluyang hotel.

Ayun sa tsismis, ginawan ng paraan ng mga handler ng dalawang actress na hindi magkatagpo ang dalawa.

So far, hindi pa rin nagsasalita sa publiko si Angelica para linawin ang issue. Bagkus, si Mr. M ang nagbigay ng statement.

Isa sa mga tsismis sa mga umpukan ngayon ay ang diumano’y na-kitang mag-kasama si Kris Aquino at si Jun Jun Binay sa isang mall sa Makati. Pero nilanaw agad ng Queen

of All Media na totoong nagkita sila doon, pero ang totoong niyang ka-date ay si Vice Ganda at kasama din niya ang dala-wang anak niya na si Joshua at Baby James.

Nanood sila ng movie na “In Your Eyes” (na pinangungunahan ni Anne Curtis, Richard Gutierrez at Clau-dine Barreto at produced by Viva at GMA). Nagkataon lang na nandoon din ang vice-presidential son na kasalukuyang mayor ng Makati. At sa occasion, si Jun Jun ay nagbigay lamang ng respeto kay Kris.

Nagkakaroon kulay sa tuwing na-kikitang magkasama ang dalawa da-hil nagkataon na pareho silang “un-attached” sa ngayon. At alam naman natin na magkalapit ang pamilyang Aquino at Binay. Si Jun Jun ay isang taon ng biyudo, and Kris is estranged from her husband James Yap.

May nakakatuwang tagpo ditto: Nang makita ni Baby James ang dala-wang nag-uusap, biglang nagtanong ng bata ang ganito, “Is he your boy-friend?” Nagulantang ang TV host sa tanong ng anak niya. Talagang mana sa ina! Pero in-explain agad sa bata ng dalawa na friends lang sila. Ha ha ha!

Nakaktuwa talaga hetong si Baby James, pwedeng-pwede pumalit sa trono ng kanyang ina.

Claudine to sueAngelica?

I s a n g mainit na tsi-mis sa mga opisina ay ang d i u m a n o ’ y away nila Claudine Bar-reto at An-gelica Pan-ganiban dahil d i u m a n o ’ y sa extra-marital affair ni Angelica sa asawa ni

Jun Jun Binay

At heto ang sinabi: “The only rea-son Angelica has not come out to defend herself against Claudine’s ac-cusation is that what she has to say could ruin Claudine’s career. That is why she has chosen the path of silence. Angelica still has compas-sion for Claudine’s but rejects all the falsehoods attributed to her.”

Simpleng pahayag pero makahulu-gan. Alam naman natin lahat na noong nasa Dos pa si Claudine, itinuring na niyang parang ama si Mr. M.

Nahingan din nang pahayag si Gretchen Barreto ukol dito, at bag-kus pinabulaan pa niya na hindi si-nungaling si Angelica. At nagsalita na rin ang asawa na tinutukoy na nal-ilink kay Claudine, na kay Caludine lamang niya narinig ang rumors na yan. Ito’y sinabi din niya na walang katotohanan at hindi siya naniniwala dahil kilala niya ang asawa niya.

Sa ngayon, nanahimik ang da-lawang kampo dahil na rin siguro sa advice ng kanilang mga lawyers. Na-kakalungkot na dumating sa puntong ito na kelangan pa ng mga legal ac-tion upang malinawan ang issue.

Sana ay mag-usap na lang sila dahil maituturing mag-kaibigan sila dahil na rin sa tagal nila nagsama sa bakuran ng ABS-CBN. Nawa’y mat-apos na ang away, para happy lahat ang mga tsismosa.

Angelica Panganiban

Claudine Barreto

Where is WillieRevillame?

M a r a m i na ang naka-ka-miss sa cont rover-sial TV-host na si Willie R e v i l l a m e dahil lately tahimik ang kampo niya mula noong ihayag niya sa publiko na wala na siyang kontrata sa ABS-CBN.

Pero may kumakalat na tsismis na may nilulutong programa ang dating host ng Wowowwee sa ibang station na halos kaparehong tema ng pro-grama niya sa ABS-CBN. Ang balita ay mas malaki ang mga papremyo. Naku, pag nagkataon siguradong dudumugin naman ito ng mga loyal followers ng sikat na host.

At napabalita na si Willie ang may concept ng lahat at may mga staff niya sa dating programa ang sumama sa kanya.

Ano kayang station? Channel 7 o Channel 5? Hanggang sa ngayon, hindi pa rin makumpirma kung anong station. Sana hindi estasyon ng train.

Willie Revillame

government needs to “bring it (popu-lation growth rate) down (from 2.04 percent in 2008) to a level of 1.3 to 1.4 percent per annum where the popula-tion will stabilize.”

If the Philippines maintains its 2.04-percent growth rate, it will break the 100-million mark in four years. In any language, this number is astronomical and alarming for a country that is just slightly larger than Arizona (popula-tion: 6.16 million) with close to 40 per-cent of its population below the pov-erty level.

Most of the Philippines’ neighbors have drastically reduced their popula-tion growth rate, but the Philippines continues to have an alarming popula-tion growth rate. Vietnam had an aver-age annual growth rate of 1.4 percent during the period from 2001 to 2006; Indonesia, 1.3 percent; and Thailand, 0.8 percent. Malaysia has about the same growth rate as the Philippines at 2.1 percent from 2001 to 2006.

In 2004, the Philippines was already the 14th most populous country in the world, and Metro Manila was the 11th most populous metropolis.

Economic managers have pinpoint-ed the rapid population rate as one of the biggest threats to sustainable eco-nomic growth. With more than one million babies born every year, the population will continue to put pres-sure on basic social services and de-clining natural resources. More people will be competing for scarce resources, such as for healthcare, education, food, clothing and employment.

In the gloom that the bungled hos-tage crisis has brought upon the Filipi-no people, it is heartening to know that the government is at least confronting the hostage situation involving popula-tion control.


J.G.L. Eye...is returned with a note explaining the limits.”

Any US citizen or immigrant can contribute to her campaign fund.

I have not yet met Justice Cantil-Sakauye in person. But she finds the time to respond to my email, and so I believe she is transparent and will-ing to answer sensitive questions that could inform the voters about her.

A daughter of Maria Edilion Gorre-Cantil, who was born in Walnut Grove California, and Clarence Freitas Can-til, who was born in Hawaii in 1924, Justice Cantil-Sakauye has three sib-lings – a half brother, who does not work; an older sister, who is a lawyer; and an older brother, who works for the federal government.

She said after working in the fields as a child and teenager, her second-generation mother worked for the state of California and retired as an execu-tive secretary at the Department of Corrections.

Her Portuguese-Filipino father also worked like her mother but retired from the federal government as an air-plane repair employee. He died 11-and-

one-half years ago at the age of 74.Her grandmother

is a Cebuana In her acceptance speech, Justice

Cantil-Sakauye thanked her Cebuana grandmother for giving premium to education as a family value.

Her husband, Sacramento Police Lieutenant Mark Sakauye, 49, was born in Sacramento. He is a Japanese American, whose parents were in-terned during the outbreak of World War II.

If elected on November 2, Justice Cantil-Sakauye will become the sec-ond woman Chief Justice of the Su-preme Court of California. She will be first Filipino- and Asian-American to become Chief Justice of California Supreme Court.

So, when Filipino Americans or Asian Americans will troop to the polls on Nov. 2nd in California, they should vote “yes” for Justice Cantil-Sakauye.

A candidate, who is a Filipino-American or an Asian- American, for this position may not come again in our lifetime.

Technotronics...tic locations where players can overlay the images of their VGFs using the AR application of LovePlus in iPhone.

This how it works: Each location has a white board (printed with a black symbol) on the ground. A player can stand next to the board and can have someone take a picture of him, using the AR application of his Smartphone. The output looks like the player is standing next to his lovely VGF.

As a result of this collaboration, Atami’s tourism business has been boosted by the LovePlus tourists.

The LovePlus VGF can get moody when neglected by a player who is not sufficiently committed, and she also demands attention when she does not feel well.

With this game, science may have found the remedy for the apathy of human beings. But this could lead to another “evil” -- that is to carry a com-mitment with your virtual girlfriend forever.

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to the bones a lot of fun-loving people, particularly Filipino-Americans.

Appearing as a solo performer at a show staged last August 27 by the Philippine-American Community Cen-ter of Michigan (PACCM) at the Avon-dale High School gym in Auburn Hills, Navarrete was superb with his uncan-ny ability to pepper Philippine history with his original gags.

Filipino dishes, he quipped, tell the history of the Philippines. The Span-iards contributed, among others, the “menudo” and “morcon” to the Fili-pino culinary list, while the Americans gave us the hotdog.

He drew uproarious laughter with his jokes about the balikbayan box. These clicked succinctly with Filipino-Americans as most of them, if not all, had, at one time or another, sent ba-likbayan boxes to their relatives in the home country. The Spam and corned beef should be at the bottom, discarded appliances at the middle, and the light-er objects should be on top, he said. “Your Tito Dong will repair the defec-tive oven toaster”.

And he had a lot of gags about Man-ny Pacquiao, his corner man Boboy

Fil-Ams tickled...

allowed to make informed choices by exposing them to all methods of birth control.

“The couple should be given free-dom to decide how many children they would like to have. That’s normal. Ev-ery couple does that. And so it is very important that they are given all the necessary information on how they may (decide on) the number of chil-dren, the spacing of children,” he said.

Ona said it is the duty of the govern-ment to make information and services on artificial and natural or scientific methods of family planning available to couples.

“Teach them all of these, give them the options and then let them decide... But we all agree on the value of life. So it is very clear that we are against abortion,” he said.

On the same day, the Catholic Bish-ops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a pastoral statement re-minding Aquino that the government’s program of promoting a contraceptive mentality through education and medi-cal practices is immoral and would not bring good to the people.

Apparently, the bishops’ warning fell on deaf ears. Recently, the Philip-pine Daily Inquirer reported that the government has started implement-ing a new family planning marketing strategy designed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The “May Plano Ako” program “targets not only women but also men and young people,” a top official of the Department of Health (DoH) said.

The US Embassy in Manila has ac-knowledged Washington’s active role in the Philippine government’s fam-ily planning initiatives. Former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said the

On Distant Shore...

Building bridges...family, religion and a strong work ethic. The Philippine-American community in Michigan is committed to strengthening the public institutions that promote the cultural heritage of Filipino, as well as eliminating prejudices, stereotypes and ignorance. By promoting awareness of Filipino American contributions to social, economic, cultural, and politi-cal life in the United States, everyone can take great pride of their effective community service. The heritage of the Philippine people enriches our own cul-ture, and the legislature welcomes the heritage, culture and contributions of the Philippine-American community of Michigan to our state and our nation. The Philippine-American community of Michigan will continue to accomplish its goal to foster understanding through the development, promotion, and preserva-tion of the Philippine values, culture, and tradition. These concerned citizens

Fernandez and Freddie Roach. Imitat-ing Pacquiao’s voice complete with Visayan accent, Navarrete had many in the audience doubling up in laughter when he talked in Pacquiao’s wayward English in an imaginary interview. Suddenly, he sang “Sometimes when we touch” in the Pacquiao way, draw-ing another round of riotous laughter.

Yes, it was a night to remember, thanks to Ferdie Astorga and the PAC-CM officers. (Tony Antonio)

have truly made a difference, and their professional and civic involvement will continue to enrich our state far into the twenty-first century.

(2) In recognition of the contri-butions that the Philippine American community of Michigan has made, the legislature declares that the month of October of each year shall be known as “ Filipino-American Heritage Month”.

NaFFAA banquetset on October 2

The Michigan chapter of the Nation-al Federation of Filipino-American As-sociations (NaFFAA) is presenting its 7th annual banquet in celebration of the Filipino American Heritage Month.

Please support this event set on Oc-tober 2, 2010 at the Somerset Inn, Troy, Michigan and show to the entire world that you are a Pinoy and proud to be one.


in the city where the rat race wears us down and makes us worry about al-most everything, including the news we hear or read.

News reports about widespread loss of jobs, lack of money for health care, spread of an epidemic and increase in taxes and tuition fees, etc. cause us endless worries and anxiety.

Come to think of it, Apo Juan’s total lack of knowledge of what was going on outside his small world was a bless-ing in disguise. It made him impervi-

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and national affairs. It has 12 regional chapters with its main office located in Washington, DC.

“We are outraged by Mayweather’s racially offensive remarks,” said NaF-FAA National Chairman Greg Ma-cabenta.

The rest of the NaFFAA statement follows:

“This disgusting diatribe against Pacqiuao is a racial slur against all Fili-pinos and Filipino-Americans and an embarrassment not only to the boxing community but to all Americans. Talk-ing trash may be common between box-ing rivals, but Mayweather’s racially laced profanities brazenly crossed the line of decency and respectability. Pac-quiao, on the other hand, has taken the high road and acted like the gentleman that he is.

“We call on the National Boxing Association and state athletic commis-sions to censure Mayweather for behav-ior that is both abhorrent and demean-ing to boxing fans and to the whole world of sports. We also call on the

National Association for the Advance-ment of Colored People (NAACP) to reprimand the boxing champion for in-sulting people of color. We are further asking all civil rights organizations to stand in solidarity with us in denounc-ing this racist and homophobic rant. “Mayweather’s apology is unaccept-able, and he must be made accountable for his damaging statements.

“At a time when immigrant commu-nities are being viewed with increasing suspicion and mistrust, Mayweather’s cruel, abusive and hurtful remarks can only stoke more hostility, derision and resentment against individuals who look foreign by virtue of their looks, their size or the sound of their names. Coming from a boxing celebrity with millions of fans around the world, Mayweather’s shameless and reckless conduct unfairly paints an entire racial and ethnic group with a broad brush and seriously undermines America’s core values of inclusivity and racial tolerance.”

ous to things that usually cause wor-ries to us. Indeed, innocence is bliss.

So there’s no point in chasing our dream of fame and fortune. If we have enough earnings to live a decent, com-fortable life, why envy the Joneses? Or for that matter, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who is suf-fering sleepless nights over the cor-ruption charges leveled against her?

High ambition and greed could make life miserable – and, sometimes, not worth living.

Keyboard Blues...file in the system.

Title III. Visa ReformsFamily and employment backlog

reduction: The bill contains several measures designed to reduce heavy backlogs in family and employment immigrant and nonimmigrant visa processing:

• Permits the “recapture” of unused employment-based visas and family-sponsored visas from fiscal years 1992-2008.

• Exempts immediate relatives from the annual cap on the number of immigrant visas, and increases the number of visas which may be issued per country per year.

• Permits qualified workers eligible for an employment- based petition to receive work authorization until a visa becomes available.

• Exempts from skilled worker numerical cap US educated foreign nationals who have received science, technology, engineering and math degrees and other critical workforce graduates.

• Exempts foreign nurses from cur-rent numerical limitations and pro-vides new programs to fund and de-velop domestic nursing supply and encourage training of other domestic health-care professionals.

Promotion of family unity: The bill includes various measures designed to keep US families together:

• Reclassifies spouses and children of lawful permanent residents as im-mediate relatives.

• Ensures that immediate relatives may continue to pursue their immigra-tion petitions even if the US citizen or

lawful permanent resident (LPR) who petitioned for them dies.

• Provides the government with greater discretionary authority to waive unlawful presence and other bars in order to reunite families.

• Provides relief for orphans and widows of US citizens and legal im-migrants by allowing them to re-tain eligibility for waivers and other considerations that would have been available to them at the time of the petitioner’s death.

• Permits immigration judges great-er discretion in determining eligibil-ity requirements for long-term lawful permanent residents seeking cancel-lation of removal.

• Includes protections for refugees, parolees or asylees by prohibiting the removal of any individual who fled his or her homeland for fear of per-secution before the age of 12 and was subsequently admitted into the United States as a parolee or refugee or was granted asylum in the United States.

• Permits an immigration judge to decline to order the removal of the parent of a US citizen child if the judge determines that removal would not be in the child’s best interests.

• Revises the eligibility require-ments for sponsorship of immigrants by reducing the level of support re-quired from 125 percent of poverty level to 100 percent of poverty level.

(References: www.Immigrationpol-icy.org; Journalist Rita Gerona Ad-kins; Wisconsin Civil Rights Chair P. Emraida Kiram; and NaFFAA Legis-lative Director Jerry Clarito.)

this, noting that she is also maneuver-ing to have a handle on the funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) since she is supposed to be the primus inter pares of officials serving the marginalized sectors.

Another member of Hyatt 10, Presi-dential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Q. Deles, has been battered by criticisms as well for purportedly ask-ing that her office take control of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).

“We are wondering why they are deliberately delaying the project since many of us have already petitioned President Benigno Aquino III last July 29 to proceed with the work,” Um-las said, referring to the Laguna Lake dredging.

Umlas is one of many community leaders in Laguna who have signed the petition, which asked the President not to believe charges that the project would lead to flooding and the entry of multinational corporations and the privatization of the lake.

He expressed dismay that Mala-canang had not acted on their petition more than a month after it was sent to the President.

“There is a clamor to make Laguna de Bay live again, for the endemic spe-cies of fish to teem anew, and for the navigational channel to be restored to its old utility. Who would oppose vi-brant inland fisheries? Who would op-pose quick transportation from the lake to Manila through a ferry system? Who would contest the establishment of vir-tual fish ports in the 12 ferry stations?” Umlas asked.

As this developed, residents in the first district of Laguna are also prepar-ing another petition addressed to Mala-

canang to ask the President to counter-mand Purisima’s order.

“It is sad that based on a Senate hearing, Purisima caved in and ordered a freeze on the project even if taxpay-ers have to pay the commitment fees for the loan to be extended by a Euro-pean bank and guaranteed by a Belgian export credit agency,” Umlas said.

The commitment fees, Senator Franklin Drilon said, would amount to P150 million.

Umlas noted that charges of graft attending the project have not been raised but not proven, forcing Laguna residents to suspect that politicians are grandstanding while Laguna residents run the risk of getting inundated as more typhoons hit the country.

He asked why Purisima had said he is freezing the project in spite of the clear finding of the Justice Secretary Leila M. de Lima that the project is not a midnight deal and is in the nature of an executive agreement between the Philippines and Belgium.

The De Lima opinion affirmed the findings of two previous opinions is-sued last June by the Department of Justice (DoJ) which stated that the proj-ect is not covered by the Government Procurement Act, otherwise known as Republic Act No. 9184, because the agreement is an accord between two governments and must not be consid-ered subject to bidding.

Umlas said these findings have erased allegations that the loan agree-ment is not in the character of official development assistance (ODA) and be-lied claims that graft attended the sign-ing of the deal, which was done long before a constitutional ban on projects and appointments.

Laguna folk are particularly con-cerned about Laguna de Bay, which re-ceives water from 21 rivers and creeks in Laguna, saying a deep lake would reduce the possibility of flooding in 15 towns and cities.

The lake is vital to our lives, Umlas said, and mere allegation that “dredg-ing” causes graft is not supported by the proliferation of dredging projects in Thailand, China, Hong Kong, United States, South Korea and other nations.

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JERSEY SHORE, New Jersey -- The opening ceremony for the 23rd edition of the NABA (North Ameri-can Basketball Association) tourna-ment held in Jersey Shore, New Jer-sey on Sept. 4-5 was participated in by some 6,000 players of Filipino de-scent, their supporters and basketball fans.

The venue for the opening rites, the Robert Collins arena of the Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, was filled to the rafters by the fans, supporters and players of the

112 teams that joined the tournament.The venue was so overcrowded

that the players of the 12 teams of the host city, Jersey Shore, could no longer be accommodated in the arena. They were allowed to march in but immediately they exited.

The players who were accommo-dated inside were jampacked like sar-dines as they all sat on the tiled floor.

Ron Damasco, NABA commis-sioner, said the huge attendance is proof of the growing popularity of the annual tournament. More and more

NABA opening draws 6,000people; 112 teams join games

Caidic impresses ex-NBAstars Payton, Webber, Rice

NBA stars Chris Webber, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond and Glen Rice watched in awe as that old gun-slinger named Allan Caidic shot the lights out at the Araneta Coliseum last Aug. 20.

A year after making an impression on the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dominique Wilkins, Caidic turned the NBA legends into believers, mak-ing shots after shots from afar.

The 47-year-old Caidic, now an assistant coach of Barangay Ginebra, erupted for 54 points as the Red Team came out victorious over the White Team, 177-167, in the 2010 NBA Asia Challenge.

In just 24 minutes, the many-time RP team member and 1990 PBA Most Valuable Player converted 14-of-26 from rainbow country as he obliged to

almost every passes made by Payton, Rice, D-Leaguers Darnell Lazare and Chris McCray and local teammates.

One of Caidic’s triples came on one of six assists from Payton, who lifted both hands even before he con-verted the shot.

“It’s fun playing with the PBA players, especially with this guy right here,” described Payton, who was seated next to Caidic during the post-game press conference. “We just kept feeding him and we heard a lot of sto-ries that he is the truth so it was fun.”

“They gave me the ball so I have to shoot it. I’m also open so I have to make it,” Caidic said. “I really pre-pared for this game and good thing I was able to deliver.”

Caidic actually fell three shy of the PBA record he set on November 21,

N.A.B.A. 2010 TOURNAMENT. Photo shows the jampacked Robert Collins arena of the Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey during the rites opening the 23rd annual tournament of the North American Basketball Association. The opening ceremonies held on Sept. 4, 2010 drew some 6,000 people. One-hundred-twelve teams from the US, Canada and Eng-land competed in the tournament.

1991, unloading 17-of-27 threes and 79 points, an all-time mark for a local, for Tivoli in a 162-149 victory over Ginebra San Miguel. He also made 15 on Nov. 2, 1989 when Presto downed Alaska in overtime, 175-159.

“Watching a guy that really put on a show named ‘Trigger’ was really ex-citing,” said Rice, who lost to Caidic,

Allan Caidic7-5, in a special three-point shooting contest during one lull.

“I was in awe so I think he’s go-ing to come back and sign a two-year contract with San Miguel,” joked for-mer PBA import Richie Frahm, who led the White team with 24 points, sharing top scoring honors with Web-ber.(Manila Bulletin)

Pacquiao still wants to fight Mayweather

NEW YORK (AP) — Manny Pac-quiao and his trainer Freddie Roach said recently they agreed to every demand put forward by Floyd May-weather Jr. for what could have been the richest fight in boxing history.

Roach also insisted that negotia-tions did take place for the fight, con-tradicting recent statements made by Mayweather adviser Leonard Ellerbe.

Mayweather has said that he has no plans to fight this year, so Pacquiao will face former welterweight champi-on Antonio Margarito on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas.

“I don’t need him, he needs me,” Pacquiao said of Mayweather. “Com-pare my achievements in boxing to his achievements.”

They have both achieved plenty, which is why fans have been clamor-ing for the high-profile matchup for the better part of two years – and why so many are upset it has not happened.

The fight was nearly made in Janu-ary, then fell apart when Pacquiao re-fused Olympic-style drug testing in the weeks leading up to the fight. But the newly minted Congressman from the Philippines said he’s even agreed to the strict blood testing in an effort to make the fight, but he hasn’t heard from Mayweather’s side why an agree-ment couldn’t be reached.

“We agree with, you know, his de-mands,” Pacquiao said, referring spe-cifically to the blood testing. “I wanted to know if that’s his real reason (for not fighting).’’

The entire negotiation process came to resemble an unsavory soap opera, with HBO Sports boss Ross Greenburg publicly stating that he had worked tirelessly as an intermediary between the two sides.

Pacquiao’s promoter Top Rank has a poor relationship with Mayweather, who rose to become a world champion under its banner, so it’s not unreason-able to assume there was an intermedi-ary.

“Obviously I wanted Mayweather. I looked forward to that challenge,” Roach said. ``This fight is the second best. He’s a good opponent, but he’s very beatable.’’

cities are joining the league, and the latest city to join the NABA games in Jersey Shore was London, England, he said.

The level of competition in the two-day tournament was high as evi-denced by the fact that many of the games were decided in the last three or two minutes. This was particularly true in the men’s open (no age limit) championship game between the Chi-cago and Jersey Shore teams.

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gunman was able to follow events on television, revealing to him everything that was going on around him. This was a ‘crucial defect in the police han-dling’. The police should always con-sider putting a barrier or screen around the area to shield the scene from the cameras and keep the hostage taker in the dark.”

7. No element of surprise — “It was clear to the gunman what the po-lice were doing at all times, not only because the whole incident was tele-vised, but also because they moved ‘laboriously slow’. The police did not distract him.”

8. Safeguarding the public — “When you saw the camera view from above, it was clear there was little com-mand and control of the public on the ground.”

9. Using the gunman’s brother to negotiate — “Relatives and close friends can be a double-edged sword (in a hostage-taking incident). While they may have leverage over the hos-

Scotland Yard expert...

the suspension order.Earlier, the Ombudsman recom-

mended the filing of criminal charges against the Comelec officials. The charges include violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Pub-lic Officials, Dishonesty, Gross Neglect of Duty, Grave Misconduct and Con-duct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of Public Service.

The six officials were also accused of violating Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for al-legedly giving unwarranted benefits to One-Time Carbon (OTC) Paper Supply, the company that won the bidding for the folders contract.

It was recalled that Comelec Chair-man Jose Melo had said that the poll body en banc and the BAC committed a lapse in judgment when they awarded to OTC the contract to supply 1,815,000 pieces of 25-inch-long BSF for P690 million.

The poll body canceled the contract after it found out that each folder costs P380. It also said the number of fold-ers to be purchased exceeded what was needed in the elections. (Edmer Panesa, Manila Bulletin)

Tita Salvani, Lucy Coloma, Bong Ga-leno and Fe Sanaguiton, members of the board of directors.

The Philippine National Anthem, Lupang Hinirang, was sung by Portia Mijares, while the Star Spangled Ban-ner was sung by Ninfa Lantz-Tan.

The welcome address was deliv-ered by Tita Garrucho Salvani, and the invocation was delivered by Fe San Agustin.

The masters of ceremonies were Ryan Rosario and Britany Elizabeth San Agustin.

Bid of Comelec...

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daughter. Born in Binondo, Manila in the early 1600s, he was educated in the school of the Dominicans. He served as an altar boy and later a helper and clerk-sacristan in the church of Binon-do.

An adverse event made him leave the Philippines in 1636. When he was in his late twenties or early thirties, he was accused of a criminal case, the cir-cumstances of which were not clear.

To avoid prosecution, he went to Ja-pan, but upon landing there, he was ar-rested and imprisoned together with his companions.

He was tortured and valiantly con-fessed his Christian faith. Refusing to renounce his faith, he told his execu-tioner that he was ready to die for God.

On September 27, 1637, he was hung from a gallows by his feet, his body falling into a pit. After two days of agony, he died of bleeding and suf-focation.

He and his 15 companions, who were martyred in the same persecution, were beatified by Pope John Paul II in Ma-nila on February 18, 1981 and elevated to full honors of the altar by canoniza-tion on October 18, 1987 in Rome.

MI Filipinos...

tage taker, what they are saying cannot be easily controlled.”

10. Insufficient training — “In some parts of the Philippines, such as Mindanao, hostage taking is not an un-common occurrence, so the country has some forces that are well trained in the necessary tactics. The police detach-ment involved in the incident clearly was not.” (Manila Bulletin)

for the championship trophy, Jersey Shore nipped Chicago, 54-53, in the knockout phase. In the championship games, Chicago led as many as 12 points but Jersey Shore rallied in the last four to five minutes and cut the deficit to four.

But Chicago’s two top players – Julius Pasculado and Sandro Tovalin – displayed coolness under pressure as they made clutch shots in the last two minutes, finally trouncing Jersey Shore, 77-80.

The two were named most valu-able players during the awards cer-emonies.

In an interview with the Filipino Star News, 23-year-old point guard Pasculado, who hails from Mandaue City, Cebu, said he is scheduled soon for a tryout with a Philippine Basket-ball Association (PBA) team.

The Detroit men’s open team coached by Jonas Pecson reached the last day of competition by beating two teams in the elimination but lost to the Glendale Heights (Chicago) team in the knockout phase.

The Detroit junior team coached by Wilson Rodriguez also reached the final day of competition but also bowed in defeat in the last day.

The New York delegation was considered the overall champion as it bagged four championships. The del-egation was led by Dr. Sonny Albano and his brother Larry Albano, for-mer coach of the Philippine national team.

In the Miss NABA competition, 13 team muses joined the contest which was conducted like a Miss Universe

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tilt. Darrian Reyes, a 15-year-old mid-dle-school student and resident of East Brunswick, New Jersey, was crowned Miss NABA 2010. Miss PBA 2010 Danica Domingo represented Detroit in the contest.

Mini health fair set at PACCM

The Philippine-American Commu-nity Center of Michigan (PACCM) will hold a Mini Health Fair on October 2, 2010 from 9 a.m. to noon, it was an-nounced.

Tess Chou said senior citizens who are 65 years old and older will be giv-en free immunization against the flu. Younger people who want to have the flu shot will be asked to pay $10.

Chou said there will free health screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol. A 12-hour fast-ing is required for people who wish to take advantage of the free examina-tion.

The Mini Health Fair is joint proj-ect of NANAY (National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and the Youth) and APAMSA (Asian Pacific American Medical Association, Wayne State University chapter).

For more information or pre-regis-tration, interested persons are asked to call Tess Chou at 313-533-3085 (email [email protected]) or Becky Tungol at 248-755-6119 ([email protected]).

PACCM is located at 17356 North-land Park Court, Southfield.


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