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PHILIPPINE NEWS SER-VICE -- GOVERNMENT in-vestigators will utilize former police officers Cesar Mancao and Glenn Dumlao in solv-ing, besides the Dacer-Corbito double murder case, the Kura-tong Baleleng rubout and the mysterious disappearance of a casino employee in 1998.

Tight security has been clamped around Mancao who has expressed fears for his and his family’s safety.

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday said the looming probe into the abduc-tion-slaying of publicist Salva-dor “Bubby” Dacer and driver Emmanuel Corbito may pave the way for the resolution of the two equally celebrated cases.

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By Ashley SilverioAssistant Editor

San Diego Asian Journal

The Council of Philippine American Organization of San Diego County’s (CO-PAO) Philippine Faire 2009 took place June 6th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at West-field Plaza Bonita in Nation-al City, drawing thousands of attendees and volunteers

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Philippine Independence Day Anniversary

for one of the most visible Filipino American events in San Diego County.

“We’re celebrating Filipi-nos [today],” said National City Mayor Roy Morrison. “National City is a great place to have [this celebra-tion] happen.”

Throughout the day, visi-tors strolled among vendorsí booths and food stands, pausing to take in various performances on the main stage, including musical, dance, and martial art per-

formances. A steady influx of visitors crossing from the shopping center to the event location at the parking lot adjacent to Sweetwater Road kept vendors and traf-fic attendants busy.

At the heart of the festi-val was pride and patriotism for the Philippines. Fred Gallardo, COPAO’s Execu-tive Vice President, lead the

crowd in a salute to com-memorate the 111th Philip-pine Independence Day, which is officially June 12th.

Marita ìMerlyî Ferrer, COPAO’s President, deliv-ered a welcome address to the morning crowd on the main stage. Public officials, such as Mayor Morrison, As-sembly member Mary Salas and Councilmember Tony Young, were present to offer their support of the Filipino American community.


One unique eatery in the vicinity is called “Choco-late de Batirol”, named

after a wooden instrument used to mix chocolates and prepare a favorite chocolate drink. Aside from hot choco-late, the eatery serves lunch, merienda (snacks) and dinner. It is a nice place to visit, with its benches and tables made

of hard wood and trunks of trees.

By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr.Publisher & Editor

The San Diego Asian Journal

See page 3

Philippine Visit 2004: The road to Baguio and the eatery

called “Choco-late de Batirol”

Daniel Munoz, Published & Editor of La Prensa

by Herman BacaPresident Committee on Chicano Rights

June 2, 2009

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I remember I first met Daniel Muñoz during the turbulent 1970’s. The 70’s came after the political as-sassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy in the 60’s and was a time when people

A Tribute to Daniel Muñoz

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change. The nascence Chicano Movement (launched in the mid 60’s) had arrived like a tsunami in many Mexican-American communities. Dormant Mexican American communities began to hear and witness things they had never heard or seen before. Cesar Chavez an emerging labor leader from California called for a worldwide Grape Boycott to organize farm workers. Humber-to “Bert” Corona a labor orga-nizer from the 1930’s launched an immigration movement to organize Mexican undocumented workers. In New Mexico, Reis Lopez Tijerina picked up arms to address the issue of stolen historical land grants. In Colo-rado, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales a former world-class boxer using Chicano nationalism advocated for nation (Aztlan) building. While in Texas a young Jose Angel Gutierrez called for the creation of an all-Chicano third political party…. La Raza Unida Party. Many Chicanos heard the call for action and self –determi-nation.

For Chicanos in San Diego it was a time for; picketing Safeway stores in support of Cesar Chavez’s Grape Boycott, the take over of Chicano Park, Centro Cultural and the Neigh-borhood House. Organizing the moratorium against the war in Vietnam, protesting police bru-tality, and organizing around the immigration issue. Bilingual ed-ucation, hiring of Chicano teach-ers, expanded educational op-portunities for Chicano students to attend educational institutions such as UCSD, San Diego State, etc. Pickets and demonstrations (unbelievably) against the Ro-man Catholic hierarchy demand-ing that the church address the needs of the community, appoint Mexican priests, and nuns, etc. Politically, registering Chicanos to elect candidates, or for those who had become disillusioned with both the Republican and Democratic Party’s, organizing


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Daniel Munoz, Published & Editor of La Prensa

La Raza Unida Party. It was under those politi-

cal conditions that I fi rst met Daniel L. Muñoz. I met him at UCSD where both the Chicano and Black community along with students from Mecha and the Black Student Union were protesting and picketing to bring about the Patrice Lumumba/Emilano Zapata, Third World College.

When I fi rst meet Dan he was an anomaly to me. He was sixteen years my senior, a military retiree and came from a generation that had been taught not to say anything, especially against white authority. Most of his generation that I came into contact with, did not understand the Chicano Movement’s call for social, economic, political and religious institutional change.

In spite of the above, Dan Muñoz became involved with political issues that affected the Chicano community. In the early 70’s he along with Alberto Garcia from San Ysidro were instrumental in bringing congres-sional hearing, chaired by then Congressman Edward Royball (the only Chicano in Congress) to San Diego to address INS and Customs agents brutality against Mexicans at the San Ysidro/Ti-juana crossing.

Dan was also involved with picketing the Catholic retreat at Descano, being thrown out of the bishops offi ce, and picketing the bishop’s offi ce at USD and home

in Point Loma until the church hierarchy established programs for the Chicano community and appointed Chicano priests and nuns.

Police brutality always an issue in the Chicano community raised its ugly head in1975 with the shooting death of 18-year-old Luis “Tato” Rivera by a National City Police offi cer who shot him in the back with a 357-magnum gun. After 2000 persons marched and protested, and the Mayor and city council refused to fi re the offi cer (Craig Short), it was Dan who proposed to the com-munity that the mayor and entire city council be recalled.

At the time Dan started (at his own expense) Tezozomoc Speaks, a newsletter that he mailed to persons involved in the political process. The newsletter addressed the need for Chicano political action and involvement and focused on issues ignored by the established media, and unac-countable Anglo and Mexican-American politicians, admin-istrators, etc. The Tezozomoc Speaks newsletter was widely read, controversial, and politi-cally successful.

Around that time I remember Dan stating to me that he had become disillusioned with tradi-tional electoral politics. He had organized political organizations such as the Chicano Democratic Association, and the Spanish Speaking Political Association. Worked to elect Assemblyman Pete Chacon, and was one of Bob Morretti’s, candidate for California Governor campaign managers. He helped elect many politicians to public offi ce, but felt that that effort was not bring-ing about the political changes he had envisioned for the ever-growing Chicano community. The reason for the community going backwards was his belief that information and news being received by the Chicano commu-nity was being fi ltered, manipu-lated and defi ned by the Anglo power structure. He asked my opinion about starting a weekly newspaper that would serve and address the community’s inter-ests. I stated that the community obviously needed an independent newspaper and voice to defi ne issues that were affecting it.


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From the shrine of the Our Lady of Manaog in Manaog, Pangasi-

nan, they drove to MacAr-thur Highway on their way north to the mountain resort of Baguio. It was already noon, and his family was feeling the pangs of hunger. They stopped by Matutina Restaurant, a favorite of travelers. As usual, it was full of patrons, but they managed to secure a table beside a window.

Right off the bat, he knew what he wanted to order: grilled pork or inihaw na baboy. His wife ordered diningding, a veg-etable dish native in the area. They also ordered grilled squid, a raw mango dish with bagoong and the region’s staple: bone-less bangus.

Since arriving in the Philip-pines, his family never tired of green mango shakes which are not available in their Fili-pino community in the United

Philippine Visit 2004: The road to Baguio

and the eatery called “Choco-late de Batirol”

In a short while, they reached Baguio City which for him, was no longer as beautiful as before. He was quite disappointed because the area’s famous pine trees could no longer be found on the sides of the

mountains. In their place were houses precariously clinging to unstable ground.

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States. Not before long, they were full and on the road again. They passed by several Pan-gasinan towns. By the time they reached the town of Sison, the mountainside that com-posed the Mountain Province loomed on the east.

Going up to Baguio was al-ways an exciting experience for him. Although they could have taken the Marcos Highway, a

less circuitous road compared to the Kennon Road, they took the latter to enjoy the scenic countryside view. Every time he passed by the area, he was always amazed by the ingenu-ity of the American engineers who built the road during the American Occupation in the

early part of the 20th Century. Occasionally, however, land-slides would occur during rainfall. Kennon Road also had its share of accidents. When he was a young boy, a station wag-on full of vacationers fell over a cliff during the Holy Week, which was the peak tourist season. It was the second trip of the driver that day and he must have fallen asleep behind

the wheel as his vehicle went through a dangerous curve.

No longer as beautiful

In a short while, they reached Baguio City which for him, was no longer as beautiful as before. He was quite disap-pointed because the area’s famous pine trees could no longer be found on the sides of the mountains. In their place were houses precariously cling-ing to unstable ground. It was obvious that permits for the construction of those houses, if ever they had permits, were carelessly given. There seemed to be no proper planning in their construction. The pine trees, with their strong roots secured firmly on the moun-tain could have helped prevent landslides. If one wants to see the pine trees and smell their mountain scent, he has to go outside of the city to Camp John Hay, Wright Park or even the Philippine Military Acad-emy grounds.

The congested traffic in the city was another big disap-pointment for him. Jeepneys, taxis, and private vehicles poised bumper to bumper. Late in the afternoon, the famous Session Road would be filled not by tourists but students from all over and of all ages. It seems that schools, from elementary to high school to

college, were placed in the area without regard to the conges-tion and traffic consequences. Even the once-popular Burn-ham Park was a downer. On its side, makeshift eateries were placed. One wonders if proper

drainage facilities were placed since they seemed to be just sitting by the side of the road. The site of the legendary Pines Hotel, once the premier hotel


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Later in the day, COPAO

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National City Mayor Ron Morrison and CO-PAO Executive Director Ditas Yamane.

members presented the 2009 Philippine Faire Royal Court, who included Miss Little Philippine Faire 2009 Isabella Ricasa, Miss Little Philippine Faire Friendship Al-yssa Buluran, Miss Little Philippine Faire Unity Shyriel Grace Pilitro, Miss Teen Philippine Faire 2009 Patricia Duenas, Miss Teen Philippine Faire Friendship Tiffany

Pascua, Mrs. Philippine Faire Friendship Rachel Mortera, Miss Philippine Faire 2009 Ezralyn Avinante, and Mrs. Philippine Faire 2009 Femie Cupit.

This was the fi rst year that COPAO’s Philippine Faire was held at Westfi eld Plaza Bonita in National City. Some credit the change of venue to increased attendance.

“There’s a good turnout this year,” said Chris Feraro from Kalusugan Community Services. “In previous years, it was held at Kimball Park [in National City], but this location has more park-ing and accessibility.”

“There are good crowds and high visibility. It’s been a suc-cess,” Mayor Morrison noted.

Planning the daylong event

took six months’ of prepara-tion. Ditas Yamane, Executive Director of COPAO, said that the organizations resources and various partnerships in the community came together for a

successful event. “Westfi eld Plaza Bonita have

been very generous and [they] want to reach out to the Filipino community,” she said. It made sense to hold the event in Na-tional City, she added, as twenty percent of the cityís population is Filipino American.

Early estimates set attendance at three to four thousand by mid-day. Granger Junior High School, Castle Park High School, Morse High School, and Otay Ranch High School held band and dance performances onstage and showed high participation numbers. Parade Coordinator Julius Alejandro estimated that there were close to 500 volun-teers, the majority coming from

local area high schools. COPAO began in 1971 as a

collaborative effort to organize the multitude of Filipino-Ameri-can groups in San Diego County. COPAO is presently comprised of close to sixty Filipino Ameri-can organizations.

However, I stated that a group of us in the early 1970’s had attempted to start a newspaper and had failed because it proved to be extremely diffi cult, and expensive. He persisted and later told me that he was going to start a newspaper. In 1976 he founded La Prensa San Diego to as he use to state… present the news to the community and the world through… “Brown Eyes.”

During the preceding years, up to the present La Prensa covered and reported on local, national and international issues affect-ing the Chicano community. La Prensa covered a myriad of local issues i.e. police brutality, edu-cation, rezoning, youth, senior, veterans, elections, political is-sues, candidates, elected offi -cials, etc. I remember La Prensa giving extensive coverage to the Chicano community demand that the church appoint Gilberto Chavez as bishop for the San Diego diocese.

At the national level La Prensa reported and covered the ever-present escalating immigration issue. Reporting on national leg-islation such as the Carter Immi-gration Plan, Simpson Rodino, the National Chicano March pro-testing the KKK announcement to “patrol,” the U.S./Mexico border, and numerous marches by Chicano groups.

Until his passing, La Prensa under the editorship of Dan Muñoz continued the long his-torical tradition begun when the Spanish brought the fi rst printing presses and published the fi rst newspapers on the American continent.

In Dan’s 40 years of involve-ment with the community, and 33 years of publishing La Prensa I can personally attest that Dan



and his family paid a heavy personal, and fi nancial price for both his involvement and politi-cal views.

With a Masters Degree in Social-Political Sciences, Dan could have easily joined the “Hispanic” movement, landed a safe, secure, and well paying job, but he instead choose to struggle. For that the community owes him a historical debt.

Many in the community dis-agreed with Dan, I myself had vehement disagreements over issues with him, but as they state in boxing, unless you get knocked-out the fi ght is not over, nor the winner announced until all of the cards are added up.

Therefore history will record that whether one agreed – dis-agreed – liked – disliked - sup-ported or opposed Daniel L. Muñoz that he thru La Prensa gave a voice to a voiceless community. More importantly Dan left to future generations of Chicanos who will soon be the majority population in Califor-nia and U.S. Southwest states; a historical record to learn from, and built on.

DANIEL LOPEZ MUÑOZ – PRESENTE!

being the source of a video tape showing then Vice President Estrada playing cards in a VIP room at one of the casinos.

The videotape was handed to Manuel 8 0Manoling” Morato, Estrada’s political nemesis, during the 1998 presidential campaign.

Mancao is now in the cus-tody of the National Bureau of Investigation after being extra-dited from the United States. His “kumpadre” Dumlao is also coming home soon after ex-ecuting a deposition in the case involving another police offi cer, Michael Ray Aquino.

Mancao intimated to an NBI offi cial his fear of retaliation from “persons whom he linked” in his affi davit to the celebrated

abduction-slaying of Dacer and Emmanuel Corbito.

Ric Diaz, head of the NBI-Anti-Terrorism Division, and one of the two NBI offi cials who fetched Mancao from the US, revealed Mancao’s concern during a press briefi ng at the bureau’s compound in Manila.

While government is seri-ously mulling to utilize him as witness, NBI Director Nestor Manta-ring said Mancao is tecnically still an accused in the Dacer-Corbito case. “He has a warrant of arrest in connection with the Dacer-Corbito double murder case,” said the NBI director.

“He is very cooperative and not a high risk accused. But still he has threats against his life

so we provided him elaborate security,” Diaz said.

Mancao’s mother, Reynalda, arrived at the NBI to see her controversial son . “The meet-ing was very touching and Reynalda, who had not met him for several years, hugged her son tightly. Other relatives also arrived at the bureau,” the NBI offi cial said.

Also, Mancao will undergo the usual quarantine process to screen him for possible A-HINI infection.

Mancao executed an affi davit on February 14, 2009 in Florida detaling his knowlege of the twin murders. Sources said he implicated Sen. Panfi lo Lacson and former President Joseph Estrada as masterminds.

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Eugenio “Ego” Osin, (1946 - 1994)Joe Cabrera, (1924 - 1996)

Soledad Bautista (1917-2009)

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Great SupportersUnlike rebels and terrorists who try tobring changes through force and violenceUnlike rhetorical blah blahs promisingchanges that can be believedGawad Kalinga brings changes that can be seenNot sporadic cursory changes that fade with neglect.With Meloto’s compassion and charisma that attracted so many zealous supportersLike Sim and Genny of the Asian Journal, their articleson GK aroused many to join and giveTony Olaes and parents who willingly share theirblessings like the other buildersJo and Dong Cueson who can make interesting,convincing presentationsDan and Emmy Vidal for kindly taking me to GK activitiesThere’s Paul the ubiquitous photographer of the GKGentle Eileen who does what she can, to help in any wayJose Montelibano who can with justifi able pride and passionExtol, expound, the noble goals, ideals, achievementsof the GKIt is the people like all of the above, and all otherCompassionate, enthusiastic supportersToo many to mention hereWho ensure the success of the GKWho keep it growing, growing, on goingTouching, changing the plight of the neediestThanks to all concerned advocatesWho, as Jose M. said, “All have a Melotoin their compassionate hearts.”God Bless Them All!

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This was inclusion. And yet, that’s the point. The fact that it’s considered inclusionary is sad. It should have been normal. And it will be someday. He opened that door. Many others have opened other doors and there are many more to go.

So what are we left with? It’s not a message that simply says: inclusion good, exclusion bad. Sorry, that’s too simple. Thought is involved, a desire is involved, a need to act is involved, the acts

themselves are involved and the vision that lets us see our own higher goals in a way that pushes us toward them peacefully and with great determination is involved. And that’s all okay because, simply, it all comes to this: Inclusion is wonderful and it’s time to stop needing it, wanting it, celebrating it. There should no more be inclusion than there should be exclusion. There should simply be: IS.

“When you face an 18-year-old

mid-level administrator,” says a hospital equipment salesman, “you can not help but wonder what makes this young man special, if not extraordinary.”

Many more were impressed with Rosel Aquino Zobel who had the good fortune to occupy that ‘prestigious’ position with a big salary in the largest univer-sity in Southeast Asia – i.e., the Far Eastern University (FEU).

Rosel’s impact on his fam-ily had been enormous; and his professional career near unstoppable momentum. They all were relatively happy about their careers and family. It was one remarkable group journey. However, their positive outlook on life did not necessarily mean they were prepared for future life uncertainties.

Young Filipino boys have gen-erally a long adolescence. Most of them remain dependent on

Upward social mobility14th of a Series

IN SEARCH OF THE GOOD LIFE:Moving Up: The Role of a

“Good Filipino Son”Sons are expected to grow up loyal to their

parents, look after them, help younger siblings and generally be unselfi sh.

their parents until they marry or at least fi nish their schooling. As most do not have to work their way through college, they have a lot of time to spend with friends. And because of the Filipino need for someone, the barkada (peer group) is an essential part of an adolescent’s life.

However, this was not the case with Rosel. He was somewhat

Rosel’s kinship group that included his father, 3rd in the back row standing, left to right, Rosel, 7th, and maternal grandpa, 8th or last. The rest of the group was two uncles, fi rst cousins, and in-laws.

unique. Since the beginning of his college years, he had worked full-time while performing the role of a “good son.” Filipino sons – fi rst-borns in particu-lar – “are expected to help their parents in their livelihood when they are old enough while con-tinuing to live with their parents. This is, of course, a common pattern among farming and working-class families.

The Filipino leaves to get a job in the city or overseas so he can support not only his parents but all his brothers and sisters. The American boy, on the other hand, leaves home to get a job to sup-

port himself; thus, lightening his father’s burden.

You will fi nd many drivers, janitors, waiters, maids, and salesgirls in Metro Manila who are working so they can put their younger brothers and sisters through school.

Moving Up the Ladder

One son’s good fortune

Sample photo Rosel A. Zobel’s fi rst car.

through family connec-tion triggered a chain of good happenings for the Zobels that propelled the family from working-class to middle-class in suburban Pasay City.

“I was raised in a work-ing-class family,” says Rosel. “I was an ordinary

working-class boy, who helped his Tatay earn a living. Many things changed when I became a young adult.”

“After three years of em-ployment,” relates Rosel, “my family had been able to build the newest, bigger house at the Mariquita neighborhood; owned a refrigerator, TV, radio, tele-phone, and records players; and

FEU campus on Quezon Blvd, Metro Manila

drove a relatively late model Ford sedan creating an image of affl uence, which I privately sa-vored. Before long, we were able to af-ford a maid and had dependent (distant relative) boy as part-time driver, whom I subsequently helped fi nd employment

in FEU at the same time recom-mending him to be a member of the university band for purposes of free college tuition. “By this time, my father Lorenzo had al-ready been employed as mainte-nance worker, my brother Bernie worked part-time as a medical student, a second brother Roque served as an assistant electrician while taking engineering cours-es, and a brother-in-law hired as a security guard job at the train-ing hospital; and all my younger sisters – Mila, Luz, Emma, and Bea –enrolled in the Girls High and the youngest brother Ru-ben in the Boys High. We had accomplished all these partly through our FEU connections!”

Typical members of the Fili-pino family pull together to help each other. Rosel’s employment did not only nurture but also promote the family closeness, interrelationship, and interde-

Sample photo representing Rosel’s siblings in FEU uniforms.


Sample periodic event at FEU campus: Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim and Atty. Enrique de la Cruz, legal coun-sel of Far Eastern University, answer questions raised by hundreds of FEU students on the social responsibil-ity of the youth. (Photo by Bong Olarte, Manila Media Bureau)

pendency; and they remained strong.”

Rosel devotedly contributed parts of his earnings and savings to the family coffer in the hope it would improve the family social and economic status, which it did – at least until he left home for study abroad. But that was another facet of Rosel’s journey to the good life.

The family earned their way into the

middle class. The challenge was whether his family could hold on to its newfound progress.

Economic Instability

Note that economic instabil-ity was a very pressing problem of the urban families’ then; and probably even worse today. Poverty has always been a problem for many Filipinos, which is diffi cult either to defi ne or to measure but there is no doubt that it affects many families. The Zobel family was one adverse-ly affected at a time when Rosel least expected it.

“When I left the Philippines

for Hong Kong,” relates Rosel, “I knew they would experience some diffi culties because of my absence, but I never expected that it would be that bad. It puzzled me, I felt bad, and I was deeply saddened by the turn of fortunes. There were just many missed opportunities.”

“As a Filipino,” playfully says Rosel, “I learned to laugh at those I love and at those I dis-like, and make jokes about our fortune, good and bad. Laugh-ing at ourselves and our trouble is an important Filipino coping mechanism; and it works.”

“The family I left behind can afford the middle-class lifestyle. Their household income was enough to keep up with the ne-cessities such as food, clothing,

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Inclusion is a loaded word. It can mean so many things to so many different people.

Inclusion signifi es power. Those who are included are trying to embrace the excluded; the ones with the power are now includ-ing the ones without the power. And it is so much harder to include others than to want to be included by others. Well you know what? We must get beyond that. We must stop thinking in terms of inclusion and start

Inclusion is more than feeling good

You, them, we, us, they, and everyone else are in it together

thinking is terms of simply all. Inclusion signifi es exclusion. Inclusion and exclusion signify power. Power signifi es power-less. It won’t work and it can’t work. There is simply all. All of us. There is no one to include be-cause we are all here. We have to learn race issues (that one’s coming along pretty well), age (that needs more work although there has been some movement) and disabilities (the ADA has helped hugely but there is so far

yet to go). But all of that which so nobly seeks inclusion is still beside the point. The point is simply this: we must reach the point of “simply just”:

The point of just

* Just is (my body is just like this)

* Just because (my mind works like this just because)

* Just are (my eyes are just this way)

* Just am (I am just forgetful, am in this chair, am in this bed, am on this respirator, am in this class, am wearing these hearing aids, am wearing these glasses, am using this cane, am paint-ing this painting with a brush strapped to my arm, am giving a lecture with a synthesizer, am strapping on a leg or arm, am waiting for the light to tweet so I’ll know when to cross, am waiting for someone to come help me with my shopping be-cause I can’t feel the difference between Campbell’s chicken noodle soup and split pea soup. Just am in the bathroom empty-ing a bag before it overfl ows, am scrambling for an inhaler, am needing to stop and rest for a moment, am waiting for a teacher to understand what it’s like to learn with this disability, am waiting for a doctor to un-derstand what this feels like, am waiting for something, anything to be developed before I die, am wanting to be hugged, just hugged once, just am waiting to be seen as okay, just am waiting to be seen…to be seen.

It’s not about permission

Inclusion is more than words, more than permitting access. It must enable access. Curb cut-outs and tweeters enable people to be included in many aspects of everyday life. The desire to include someone is not the same as including them. The desire to embrace equality is not the same as embracing it. The desire to offer equal access is not the same as offering it.

Inclusion means that there is exclusion and we all know that there is exclusion on this planet, in this hemisphere, in this nation,

this state, this county, this city. We humans excel at excluding each other. Private club, gated community, security guards; if you’re in you’re in and if you’re out, boy you are all the way out. “Honey, of course you can go out with him but think about your future. Will he be able to give you kids and take care of them – that’s a pretty big wheel-chair…”

We need to get beyond the “Of course I have a, you know, a disabled friend. Yeah.” To “I don’t know. Maybe, I guess, I don’t know. Well yeah, I guess Freddie’s something – he drives a wheelchair. We all went with him in his van to do fi gure 8’s in the parking lot – cool dude – does it with just hand controls.” In other words we need to get to the point of any difference being simply background static.

But inclusion feels so good. It sounds good, feels all warm and fuzzy and makes us seem so wonderful. We so desperately want to be included that it makes us feel so giving when we can include someone. But it’s also selfi sh. It starts as children and pretty much just stays with us in varying forms. Remember: Inclusion, when there is rampant exclusion, is a great thing. But inclusion is inherently as wrong as exclusion. If someone is in-cluding you then someone else is being excluded. More than that, if someone is including you then someone else can exclude you.

And we have come a long way when it comes to inclusion. The same people who would have burned you at the stake for using a microwave oven would prob-ably have done the same thing for you even thinking that the nation could have an African-American president. Racially we have come a great long way. That we have a long way to go is signifi ed by the fact that the elec-tion of Barack Obama was such a remarkable thing. Inclusion will truly exist when the fact of his race produces a yawn.

The act of Barack Obama’s election to the presidency was inclusion to a huge degree. He’s African American. His name is Barack Obama. His hair is natu-ral. His parents were biracial.


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Yes, we encounter problems on our daily lives but, the solution might be simpler than what you think. It may not go away so deal with it soon. Ask for help from your friends, your fam-ily or professionals. Keeping it within yourself may create health problems later. Remember that without these problems, life would be boring. Consider the fact that other people have more serious problems than you.

We can set our priorities in life and know our limits. It is impossible to help everybody or satisfy everyone’s demands from you. Sometimes we just have to say NO. Why create another problem for yourself just to help others fi x their problems. Maybe, you don’t even have to explain your action. Do you have to?

Helping your relatives fi nan-cially in the native land is a very admirable gesture. How many times have we seen that some of these people became too de-pendent and even demanding? Maybe you don’t even expect anything in return except that one they will become self-suffi -cient. Did it ever happen or are you still providing help after all these years? What about you? Have you saved enough money for your own retirement days?

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Life Can Be Betterhave, we can start our day thank-ing our God for the gift of life. Even with the current fi nancial crisis, we are still in better shape here in the USA than most part of the world. We just have to learn how to live one day at a time. We should learn how to smile and spread happiness around. We should stop compar-ing ourselves to others because everybody is unique. We don’t need to know the lives of other people for the sake of gossips. It is demeaning and a waste of time. We barely have enough time to take care of our own.

Even if you became rich or famous, you can stay humble. In life it is easier to adjust going up than going down. Just ask those who once lived in their mansions and now renting apartments. Life can be tough sometimes. There is no such thing as perfect life in this imperfect world. Bad things can still happen even to nice people so deal with it.

We should learn how to focus on the positive side of things and not on the negative. There is always hope but don’t expect too much. Learn to share your blessing s with others and feel good about it. Learn to forgive and you may fi nd peace.

Our own children may not be perfect but, don’t give up. We just can not abandon them even if they come short of our expec-tations. Remember, we never asked their permission in bring-ing them to life.

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Schwarzenegger released a list of proposed cuts amounting to $3.3 billion. It includes the elimination of adult day health care (ADHC) program.

ADHC is a community-based program that provides health care services to the frail elderly and adults with physical, emotional and/or cognitive disabilities.

The program assists in maintain-ing the health and well-being of these frail adults so they can remain in their homes and communities instead of being placed in nursing homes. It also helps prevent institu-tionalization.

Out of 300 adult day health care centers in California, 22 established ones are current based in San Diego.

The proposed elimination of this program will likely cause turmoil to approximately 36,000 elderly and Medi-Cal beneficiaries with disabili-ties and their caregivers.

Frail elders with no family sup-port will sit at home alone without the nursing and therapy support they need as their health slowly deteriorate. This can hasten their destabilization leading to more use of emergency services, increased hospitalization, and psychiatric treatment, at an even greater cost to the public.

Working caregivers will be forced to choose between quitting their jobs resulting to loss of income or placing their loved ones in a nursing facility.

Patricia Capacio, a resident of Otay Mesa, San Diego alternates with her siblings in providing daily care to their 87-year-old mother who has a progressive case of dementia. She strongly encourages all caregiv-ers to seek the support of commu-nity and political leaders to save the ADHC program.

“We need to get our voices heard by calling on our local leaders and state legislators to work with us in saving this important program,” Ca-pacio expressed with deep emotion in a recent interview. Her mother goes to Open Arms Adult Day Health Care Center in National City

Governor proposes elimination of Adult Day Health Program

four times a week.This greatly allows her and her

siblings to maintain their respective jobs while providing essential care to their parent in her home. Without the adult day health care center, either Capacio or one of her siblings will have to quit work to provide full-time care to their mother.

The creation of ADHC program has promoted the flourishing of small businesses in the form of adult day health care centers in the com-munity. Eliminating this program will result in breaking leases and vendor contracts, laying off staff, and loss of an approximate $1 mil-lion contribution of each ADHC center to local economy.

An estimate of 6,500 workers statewide will be laid off who will seek and qualify for unemployment benefits. To top it all, ADHC, an excellent community resource as well as a remarkable, comprehen-sive alternative to more expensive health care options, will disappear and, most likely, not return.

In San Diego, many ADHC participants and their families were saddened by the possibility of closure of their program. Many of these program participants and their families and friends have inundated the legislatures in Sacramento with letters mostly in their own handwrit-ing pleading for ADHC to be saved. It will be decided in the next few weeks if ADHC program would survive the cut.

Linda Sandi, program director of Hope ADHC in Mira Mesa, San Di-ego, is urging the public to support by calling the legislators in their lo-cal district to oppose the governor’s proposal.

The California Association for Adult Day Services (CAADS), an advocate group based in Sacramen-to, has continuously been offering counter proposals to the legislature for retaining senior programs and finding some savings.

The thirty years of progress in developing home and community-based alternatives will be wiped out for everyone if ADHC program and other senior services were elimi-nated.

Kalusugan Community Services led by its co-founders Dr. Riz A. Oades and Dr. Ofelia Dirige an-nounced recently that Jacobs Family Foundation will co-sponsor “Food Extravaganza III – Taste of Healthy Regional Filipino Cuisine” slated on Saturday, August 15, 2009, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. .

The Food Extravaganza is a grand healthy food tasting event to show-case the culinary expertise of Fili-pino chefs, restaurant owners and Healthy Eating Campaign (HEC) Advocates. This trail-blazing pro-gram started in 2007 as a part of the Healthy Eating Campaign, a project partly funded by the California Endowment.

The first two events were held in a local hotel in National City. However, with the expected increase in attendance the search for a big-ger venue ended with the Jacobs Family Foundation as a partner in organizing the event. Thus, the Food Extravaganza will be held at the plush Jacobs Center Celebration Hall located in 310 Euclid Avenue,

Grand Filipino Food Tasting Event at Jacobs Center

San Diego, CA 92114. The main features include the

display, preparation and tasting of healthy dishes from various re-gions of the Philippines with a flair of indigenous dance and music; awarding of certificates to HEC-targeted restaurants and grocery stores, advisers and advocates, and the launching of a new and unique recipe book, Filipino-American Dishes: Healthy Eating, Shopping, Cooking, Dining. .

The Planning Committee is com-posed of Boodgie Arce and Dennis Michael Broussard, Co-Chairs, Marissa Acierto, Willie and Prosie Batac, Femie Cupit, Aurora Cudal, Demy Din, Beth Dalindin, Charlotte Fajardo, Chris Feraro, Priscilla Gar-rovillas, Lily de Guzman, June Lao, Rudy Liporada, Yolanda Nangpi, Veronica Papa, Rikky and Rebecca Reclosado, Fe Rivero, Mary Grace Sadile, Aster Santileces, Joe Son, and Angie Tan,

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By MARISSA ACIERTO(Contributing Data Sources: Oscar Garcia, Manny Cabildo and FRA)

SAN DIEGO, CA-A cut on spend-ings has now led to the actual draw of lobbyist trying to protect active military and retirees health benefit who served in the armed forces. The Filipino American Veterans Association (FAVA) who has its own paid building on Market Street under the leadership of many competent U.S. Military retired personnel address and takes a stand on these issue to protect many Filipino Americans and multi-ethnic individu-als who have served in all U.S. Armed Forces.

On December 2008, the Congres-sional Budget Office (CBO) under “Budget Options: Volume 1, Health Care”, it states the possibilities that health care can be controlled through federal spending.

While the CBO Options are not

FAVA takes a stance under attack: Military health care benefits

mandatory, the national healthcare for Obama policy is a priority. The following are proposals that are being positioned to happen if approved.

On a CBO Option category, Option 95 (Fees for active duty families): Dependents of active duty enrolled in Tricare Prime, the managed care network, it would require for the indi-vidual to pay new fees which would equal out to ten percent of the cost of health services obtained either in military treatment facilities or through civilian network providers. In turn, the total out-of-pocket cost will be capped. However, to help offset this cost, dependents would receive $500 dollars non-taxable allowance annually.

One may decide to elect to use alternative health insurance, not Tricare and could apply their $500 dollars to their health insurance premiums, co-payments or deductibles.

Those not opting for Prime can actually be costly because of higher de-

ductibles, higher premiums and higher co-payments.

At this point and time, Military Treat-ment Facility (MTF) do not charge active duty family members, retirees co-payment for medical services or pharmaceuticals. This could tentatively change.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates these fees would save $7 billion dollars over 10 years and encourage Prime enrollees to “use medical services prudently.” It would also entice more spouses to enroll in employer provided health plan instead of Tricare.

The downside of this proposal is CBO had indicated, some financial difficulties for some Prime enrollees regardless of the cap on out-of-pocket expenses. They also indicated that spouse induced to rely on employer health plan could see health coverage interrupted due to military assignment relocations.

In Option 97: Tricare for working age retirees. Under this agreement, the fees, co-payment and deductibles would be raised for retirees under 62- years-old, to restore the relative cost paid when Tricare began in 1995. Tricare Prime enrollment would be $230/year to $550/year. Retiree family costs would increase from $460/year to $1,100/year. Co-pay for doctor would increase from $12 to $28 dollars per year. Users of Tricare Standard and Extra would pay an annual deductible of $350/individual

and $700 dollars per family. These option plans present a possible savings of $25 billion dollars over 10 years. Congress has declined to support the increase for the last 3 years.

In Option 96: Tricare for Life (TFL) fees:

The military’s health insurance supplement to Medicare could see higher users costs. Under this op-tions, TFL would not cover the first $525 dollars of yearly Medicare and would limit to 50% of the next $4,725 dollars of Medicare costs. Thus extra out-of-pocket costs for TFL users would increase to $2,887.50/year. This amount would be indexed to rise due to Medicare costs. The change would save $40 billion dollars over the next 10 years.

The downfall is that CBO concedes that such increase may discourage some patients from preventive health care or proper management of chronic conditions. Therefore, could gravely af-fect negatively on ones patients health.

To find out how we can be guided and improve one’s health care through laws that can be more beneficial to the military individual and families, FAVA is available for assistance on how they can fight this issue together.

For futher inquiries, contact the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 84, Lee Leano, Secretary (619) 421-2064 and/or Manny Cabildo, Past President of Branch 84 (619) 318-9938.

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With the very long waiting time for family-based peti-

tions, many Filipinos have been exploring the idea of asking their relatives to ap-ply for an employment visa instead. You see, for those who qualify, an employ-ment visa may be a faster way to come to the United States. Consider this. On the average, it will take more than ten years for a relative to migrate, but if he qualifies as a temporary foreign employee, he can be here in a few months. In addition, we have received numerous inquiries from tourists who want to stay here and work. They come in as visitors but during their stay, they meet a pro-spective employer who is willing to hire them, so they

Basics of Employment Visas

change their mind. But it is not that simple. U.S. immi-gration law imposes numer-ous conditions and strict procedures for foreigners to work in the United States.

But first, the basics. There are two general types of em-ployment visas. First is the non-immigrant visa. As the term implies, the visa is only temporary. The prospective employee comes to the U.S. as a temporary employee but after a few months or few years, his employment visa expires. Most common of this is the H-1B visa for temporary professional workers in specialty occupa-tions. The regulations have a very long, hard-to-memorize definition of a “specialty oc-cupation” as a job classification that requires “a theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor, including, but not limited to, architecture, engineering,

mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, biotechnology, medicine and health, educa-tion, law, accounting, business specialties, theology, and the arts, and requiring the attain-ment of a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent as a minimum”. Simply stated, the job position must be in a specialized field and must require a bachelor’s degree to enable the employee to do the job. There is also the H-2A visa for temporary or seasonal agricultural workers and the H-2B visa for temporary non-agricultural workers (such as hotel employees).

The second general type of employment visa is the im-migrant employment visa. The employee and his family come in as immigrants, and become eligible to become U.S. citi-zens after five years. The most common is the Third Preference (EB-3 professionals, skilled workers, and other workers) which includes foreign employ-ees with at least two years of experience as skilled workers, professionals with a baccalaure-ate degree, and others with less than two years experience, such as an unskilled worker who can perform labor for which quali-fied workers are not available in the United States. The basic criterion is that the foreign employee will not displace nor adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers who are similarly em-ployed. In layman’s term, this means that no U.S.-based ap-plicant is qualified or available, and that the salary offered must be the same as the prevailing wage rate for the position. In other words, the employer can-not just create a position to fit

the foreign employee’s qualifi-cations; nor may it offer a lower salary to discourage U.S.-based applicants.

If you are wondering where the nurses fall, they are under the EB-3 category. The only thing that makes nurses differ-ent is that they fall under a spe-cial category (called Annex A), which means that their prospec-tive employer does not have to prove the absence of available and qualified U.S. based ap-plicants. The U.S. government already presumes that there is a shortage of nurses. Unfortunate-ly, immigrant employment visas for EB-3 workers, including nurses, are presently unavail-able. This means that even if we have a willing and qualified employer, the petition will still not prosper. This is problem-atic to many sectors, including the Philippines which has been overpopulated by nursing grad-uates. Do you know that many nursing graduates do not get paid and sometimes even pay, to work in hospitals and clinics in the Philippines? I know of a licensed nurse who was getting 100 pesos a day while she was undergoing training in a Makati hospital. After almost one year, her salary was increased to minimum wage but, as we all know, even that is not enough to survive.

The good news is that the H-1B quota, which in the past years was notorious in being closed out after a few days, still remains open up to the present. Alas, the U.S. economy must be really hurting bad. Because of this unusual development, some nurses are trying to apply as H-IB employees. But there is a problem. The position of a nurse is not considered a specialty oc-cupation, simply because it does not require a bachelor’s degree. For us Filipinos, this may come as a big surprise because in the Philippines, you have to complete a bachelor’s degree in Nursing before you can take up the board exams. But here in the U.S., all that is generally required to be licensed as a reg-istered nurse (RN) is a two-year nursing degree. However, in certain limited cases, RNs may qualify for H-1B visas if the employer can show that the job position is a specialty occupa-tion, such as positions that re-quire a certified advanced prac-tice registered nurse (APRN), an administrative position, or a nursing specialty position.

Due to limited time and space, as the title to this article states, we are confining ourselves with the basics of employment visas. In future articles, we will discuss the intricate require-ments and procedures for both

immigrant and non-immigrant employment visas. We will, as always, do our best to make them short and simple for the ordinary reader to understand.

Erratum : In last week’s article, Con-Ass should stand for Constituent Assembly. Our apologies for the typo.

Atty. Rogelio Karagdag, Jr. is licensed to practice law in both California and the Philippines. He practices immigration law in San Diego and has continu-ously been a trial and appellate attorney in the Philippines since 1989. He travels between San Diego and Manila. His office address is located at 16486 Ber-nardo Center Drive, Suite 228, San Diego, CA 92128. He also holds office in National City inside the S&S Travel Agency at 2409 E. Plaza Blvd. Please call (858)348-7475 & (619) 475-3262 for your free consultation. We also encourage readers to write us questions about both U.S. immigration and Philip-pine laws to be future topics in this column. Our email is [email protected]. Articles written in this column are not legal advice but are hy-potheticals intended as general, non-specific legal information.


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An alien who is likely at any time to become a public charge is inadmissible and ineligible to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States. Also, an alien can be removed from the United States if he or she becomes a public charge within five years of entering the United States from causes that existed before entry. Public charge means an alien who is likely to become dependent on the government for subsistence. The law requires all family-based visa applicants to submit the affida-vit of support as a condition for avoiding the public charge ground of inadmissibility. An affidavit of support is required in some employment-based visa applica-tions such as when an I-140, Im-migrant Petition for Alien Worker, is filed.

There are four requirements to avoid the public charge ground of inadmissibility: (i) the petitioner in the family-based petition must submit Form I-864 or I-864EZ; (ii) the sponsor must be either a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, at least 18 years old, and domiciled in the U.S.; (iii) the sponsor must show that his annual income is at least 125 percent of the Federal poverty guideline; and the sponsor must agree to provide support to maintain the sponsored alien at an annual income that is not less than 125 percent of the Federal poverty income line, reimburse any federal or state agency that provides a means-tested benefit to the sponsored alien, agree to submit to the jurisdiction of any Federal or State court for enforcement of the affidavit, and inform USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) of any change of address.

If the sponsor could not satisfy the financial requirement through proof of income, he could submit proof of significant assets. The

The Affidavit of Supportassets could be owned by either the sponsor, the sponsored immi-grant or a member of the house-hold. The value of the assets must be at least three times the shortfall between the sponsor’s income and the required amount in the poverty guideline. Fur-ther, these assets must be readily converted into cash within one year. Examples are bonds, real estate, and personal property such as vehicle. In the case of vehicle, the sponsor must own more than

one and the vehicle must be in working condition.

If the sponsor cannot show suf-ficient income or assets, the next step is to get a joint sponsor. A joint sponsor could be anybody. He does not need to be a related to the principal sponsor by blood or consanguinity. If later on, the joint sponsor changes his mind and withdraws his I-864, the sponsor needs to file a substitute joint sponsor so the applicant will continue to be eligible. The affidavit of support is not required if the immigrant had worked in the United States and was cred-ited with a total of 40 qualifying quarters, as defined by the social security law. Even if the immi-grant was not authorized to work, but has a social security num-ber and contributed to SSS, the contributions should be counted towards the 40-quarter qualifying requirement.

The I-864 affidavit of support is a contractual obligation. As such, the sponsored immigrant can sue

the sponsor to enforce the agree-ment to maintain the immigrant at a certain income level and state courts have jurisdiction to enforce the affidavit of support. In addi-tion, should the immigrant obtain SSI (Social Security Income), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), institutionaliza-tion for long-term care or other means-tested benefit, the govern-ment can seek reimbursement from the sponsor. The “means-tested” benefit does not include health care benefits such as Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, health cen-ters, and pre-natal cares. It also does not include Food Programs such as food stamps, WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children), school meals, or other food assistance. Other programs that do not give cash such as public housing and child care are also not included in the “means-tested” benefit.

The obligation of the sponsor

who executes the affidavit of sup-port takes effect when the foreign national becomes a permanent resident of the United States. The liabilities of the sponsor terminate when the immigrant becomes a U.S. citizen, the sponsor or immi-grant dies, the immigrant earned 40 qualifying quarters in accor-dance with the social security law, the immigrant abandoned his legal permanent residence status, or the immigrant is deported or removed from the U.S. Take note that divorce does not relieve the sponsor from his obligations under the affidavit of support. In case of death of the sponsor, the estate is not relieved from liability for any reimbursement obligation that arose before the death.

In addition to the financial obli-gations, the sponsor has to notify USCIS of any change of address of the immigrant. It has been held that the sponsor continues to be liable on the affidavit of support even if he or she has been declared bankrupt. An agree-

ment between the sponsor and the immigrant that the immigrant will reimburse the sponsor in the event the sponsor is held liable by the government on the affidavit of support is not enforceable for being contrary to public policy. The sponsored immigrant may waive the sponsor’s obligations under the affidavit of support in a divorce proceeding, but the immigrant may not waive this on behalf of the government. The sponsor can be held liable under the affidavit of support despite the fact that he is paying alimony to the sponsored immigrant. Pay-ment of alimony reduces the sponsor’s financial obligations under the affidavit of support but payment of child support does not.

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Philippine Visit 2004: The road to Baguio

and the eatery called “Choco-late de Batirol”

Houses at Camp John Hay

Igorot sculpture

Lion's head on Kennon Road

Mines View Park

Shops at the Mines View Park

in the area, is now occupied by a Shoemart Mall, although the Baguio Cathedral across the street is still well-maintained and remains an ideal worship site for tourists and locals alike.

The Mines View Park is still visited by tourists, although one can no longer see the mines down below. That area is already crowded with houses. Before young children below would ask tourists to throw money at them.

From the Mines View Park, they proceeded to the Good Shepherd Convent to purchase some of its popular products: strawberry jam, peanut brittle and sweet yams (halayang ube). They stopped by the

Mansion House, the residence of the President of the Philip-pines, to take picture and enjoy the flower garden at the nearby Imelda Park. They still had enough time to go to the Wright Park and ride the horses that were rented out to tourists by the hour.

Already dark

It was already dark by the time they went back to the city to have dinner. His first option was to eat the popular chopsuey rice dish at the Chinese restau-rant along Session Road. The dish’s fresh and crispy vegeta-ble were newly harvested from the nearby Trinidad Valley.

But unfortunately, the Chinese restaurant had long been gone. Instead, they settled for the usual fare at another Chinese restaurant beside the Burnham Park.

He spent the rest of the eve-ning walking around with his

family, reminiscing about his visits to the place years before, when he was young, carefree and with his life ahead of him.

The next day, they went to the Baguio Cathedral to hear mass before proceeding with their journey. They went to the Lourdes Grotto, but they did not climb its hundreds steps from the bottom. Instead, they drove up to the last stage of the steps, parked their car and went just a few steps to the shrine.

When he was young, he could climb the steps from the bot-tom, although it was still a very tiresome experience for him.

The Grotto at the peak of a tall hill provided a good view of some areas of Baguio, although in most cases, roof-tops of houses could be seen. After saying their prayers and posing for pictures side by side with old Igorot women dressed in their native costumes (who charged them for their ser-vices), they proceeded to the Philippine Military Academy site which is still a nice place to visit although it offers nothing new to repeat visitors. There are some photo opportunity spots in the area, like beside the

huge military artillery on dis-play. If one is lucky, he could witness the morning formation of the military cadets; other-wise, he would have to contend with merely viewing the mili-tary museum in the area.

Camp John Hay

Another must-see is Camp

John Hay. It was a former American Base which was turned over to the Philippine government during the 1990s.

A luxurious hotel and a few eateries and souvenir stores that cater to the tourists were built in the area. One of the favorites is a unique eatery in the vicin-ity is called “Choco-late de

Batirol”, named after a wooden instrument used to mix choco-lates and prepare a favorite chocolate drink.

Aside from hot chocolate, the eatery serves lunch, merienda (snacks) and dinner. It is a nice place to visit, with its benches and tables made of hard wood and trunks of trees. The native and merienda dishes were also good, not readily available in other places. They had their

lunch in the eatery and enjoyed the quiet, mountainous sur-roundings as well the smell and sound of pine trees as the soft winds pass through their needle-like leaves.

Before they went back to the city to do some shopping, they transverse Naguilian Road to visit Trinidad Valley, where fresh vegetables come from.

(To be continued)


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PNS -- VIC Sotto is grinning from ear to ear. And why not? TV5 execs say they’re happy with the ratings of his pilot episode as host of “Who Wants to be a Million-aire” last Saturday. It rated nearly 8 percent and that’s the highest rating they ever got for the first telecast of a new show.

The TV 5 management says they found the ideal=2 0host in Vic. “We’re very pleased with the high ratings of the show’s first

Vic posts high ratings for ‘WWTBAM’ first episode

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episode,” says brand management senior VP Jasper Evangelista. “We got a lot of positive feedback from our viewers, colleagues, and advertisers on how good the show is and how great Vic handles the hosting. We’re all excited for the next episodes because for sure, the viewership will expand even more. With ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire,’ everybody now has a reason to be home every Saturday at 6 p.m.”

The pilot showed 10 celebrity contestants trying to beat each other. In the first round, DJ Mo won as the fastest finger winner and as the first ever contestant to get on the hot seat face-to-face with host Vic Sotto. Ironically, the round ended for DJ Mo with a music trivia question regarding Freddie Aguilar’s award-winning Metropop song, Bulag, Pipi, at

Bingi.Teen star Megan Young, who

played next, missed out on a ques-tion regarding Barbie Doll’s birth-day. Slated to play this coming Saturday is the last fastest finger winner, Polo Ravales who was ner-vously seated beside ex-girlfriend Ara Mina. Find out if he’s going to fare better than the past two ce-lebrities. “Who Wants to be a Mil-lionaire?” really shakes Primetime TV every Saturday, 6 p.m., on TV5 along with “Talentadong Pinoy” at 7 p.m. and “Midnight DJ” at 8 p.m., also both topraters.

PNS -- MARIAN Rivera used to be the image model of Blue Water Day Spa that has branches in Makati, Greenhills, Ortigas, Capitol Hills, Tagaytay and Alabang. But she’s now replaced by Karylle. Did management do this to show they support Karylle more after the controversy over Dingdong Dantes?

“No, there’s no such intention,” says Nancy Go, operations man-ager. “Every 15 months, we re-place our models. We started with Brad Turvey and a model named Patty who was later replaced by

Karylle ‘snatches ’ endorsement from Marian

Toni Gonzaga, then si Marian nga with Piolo Pascual. Now, for a change, we decided to get Karylle and Brazilian-Japanese model Ak-ihiro Sato. When we were brain-storming, we thought of Karylle who’s really been a regular client since we started our operations four years ago. Nakasama pa niya noon si Dingdong. She’s loyal to us, so why not get her?”

I always go to Blue Water to pamper myself and de-stress,” says Karylle. “Noon pa, naiisip ko na, ano kaya, kunin nila akong en-dorser? And heto nga, it happened

na. I’m really thankful to them. My favorite massage is Herbal Pack combined shiatsu and swed-ish. I also enjoy their spa theatre where you can have a massage in front of a giant screen while watching a movie.”

Karylle had a grand launch with Akihiro last Tuesday night at C3 Events Place Greenhills. The press people who attended were treated to free massage and footspa. Blue Water Day Spa operates only from 3 p.m. to 12 midnight. They have a holistic approach to wellness, taking care of their clients inside and out. They not only offer mas-sage but also facials, face and body machine treatments for peel-ing, radio frequency, hair and wart removals.

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Spiritual Life

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Lower Your Nets

SabikNasasabik na nga ako sa panahon ng tag-initkatawan ko’y namamaluktot ng palagi sa lamigat makapamasyal nang maayos sa paligid-ligidtuloy makalabas din naman ng kuntodo ang bihis.

Pakiusap naman ulap ay magtago ka lang munaat hayaan mo sanang lumabas si araw na amanang kami naman dito sana’y makapamasyal munasapagkat sabik na itong mga bata kong kasama.

Pasasaan ba at ulan ay amin ding hahanapinmga gintong butil mo siyempre kinasasabikan dinpara sa mga alagang halaman na mahal namin at sa mga magbubukid mahalaga ang pananim.

Joke of the Week: John Smith and his three children were reasonably fast eaters. Not so Mrs. Smith. At the table she was the slowest of the slow. At one evening meal John and the kids were finished with the des-ert while mama was still nibbling at her salad. Patiently and quietly the family waited until finally John lost his patience. In a sweetly sarcastic voice he said to her,” Honey, there’s one thing for sure. If you’d been at the Last Supper, there never would have been a crucifixion.”

Scriptures: First Reading: Exodus 24: 1-8. The Hebrews’ fidelity to God was threatened by the resur-gence of pagan Canaanite ways. To worship God or to be a true Hebrew meant to practice a way of life in di-rect opposition to pagan ways. Mo-ses spells out the Torah’s require-

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

ments for covenant keeping and seals the pact with the blood of an animal. Second Reading: Hebrews 9: 11-15. By using the analogy of today’s first reading, the author of The Letter to the Hebrews suggests that the sacrifice, which Christ has offered, is greater and more effec-tive than the Hebrew sacrifices. Unlike the high priest who entered annually the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement, Christ entered God’s presence once and won for all an eternal redemption. Gospel: Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26. At this Passover meal, Jesus did something different. He wants his followers to celebrate the Eucharistic meal as “remembrance.” A remembrance is a ceremony in which the past his-torical events and the future promise of fulfillment are brought and experienced in the present. John Ka-

vanaugh, S.J. calls this celebration a re-enactment. It is a remembrance that 1) Christ is dwelling in us. It is another Incarnation or Christ be-coming once again “fleshed” in us. 2) Christ is not contented that we be simply sprinkled with his blood. He wants his body and blood to become part of us. When we receive Christ as our heavenly food and drink, God sees in us his own beloved Son. 3) Transubstantiation: the chang-ing of the substance of bread and wine into Christ’s body and blood. When we eat his body and drink his blood, we are “transubstanti-ated” into Christ’s likeness. Just as the covenant between God and the Hebrews was sealed with blood, and the people promising, “All that the Lord has said, we will heed and do,” so the covenant between Christ and us is sealed when we receive his body and blood and when we see ourselves and each other as the body and blood of Christ.

Reflections: On The Da Vinci Code: when we see a picture of Leonardo da Vinci’s reproduction of the Last Supper, we normally associate it with Christ’s institution of the Holy Eucharist. This is not a correct interpretation. The particu-lar subject of Leonardo’s original painting is not the institution of Holy Eucharist, but the moment of betrayal as recorded in John 13: 21-24. Therefore, there is no chalice and bread on the painting. “Leon-ardo,” according to Amy Welborn, “intended for each of the figures to express a particular response to that announcement of betrayal.” The apostles turned away from Jesus, leaned to each other and wondered who the betrayal could be. As far as the handsome young men are con-cerned, Elizabeth Levy, an art histo-rian, wrote, “A classic type, com-mon among Renaissance paintings, is the ‘student.’ A favored follower, a protégé, or disciple, is always portrayed as very youthful, long haired, clean-shaven; the idea that he is not yet matured to the point where he must find his own way.” Maliciously and with utter disregard for historical and theological facts, The Da Vinci Code declares that the young man on Jesus’ right is not John, the Beloved Disciple, but Mary Magdalene, that the absence of the chalice suggests that she or her womb is the real Grail, and her position seated next to Jesus resem-bles a letter “M” for marriage. This is pure nonsense. Bart D. Ehrman, an expert on ancient church history, wrote, “In none of our early Chris-

tian sources is there any reference to Jesus’ marriage or to his wife.” Even the Gnostic gospels that Dan Brown used in his book do not explicitly suggest that Jesus was married. Dan Brown claims that he obtained his revisionist interpretation of Da (which should be rightly written as da) Vinci “while I was studying art history in Seville.” The following are ludicrous assertions, especially coming from an “art historian”: to say that Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Virgin of the Rocks” is “a five-foot tall canvas” (actually it is six-and-a-half feet in height), to claim that the Merovingian royal family founded Paris (historically, it was established by the Parisii tribe of the Celtic Gauls in the third century B.C.), that Pope Clement V lived in “the Vati-can and he suppressed the Knights Templar” across Europe (the pope lived in Avignon, France, and it was King Philip II who had the Templars arrested only in France), that the Opus Dei has “monks,” (the Opus Dei does not live in monastery), that the word “companion” in Aramaic means “wife” and is applied to Mary Magdalene (originally, that word is written in Coptic and it means “friend or associate”), that Emperor Constantine ordered the Council of Nicea to make Christ divine (truth-fully, even before Constantine’s time, Christians already professed that Jesus is true God and true Man. The bishops convened at the behest of Constantine, who wanted to unify the empire and get rid of divisive and false teachings, and corrected a distortion propagated by the heretic Arius, who taught that Christ is not true God), that Mary Magdalene died in Provence and her relics are kept within I. M. Pei’s seventy-foot pyramid at the entrance to Louvre (the Eastern Orthodox Church believes that Mary Magdalene went to Ephesus and died there), that the Nag Hammadi and Dead Sea Scrolls are “the earliest Christian records” (correctly, the Dead Sea Scrolls are not Christian but Jewish records), that the Eucharist is a Christian copy of “God-eating” of pagan ritual practices (the Last Supper was a Passover meal that is described in Jewish traditions). After what The Da Vinci Code has deceptively and erroneously presented, it is bet-ter to echo what Eugene Cardinal George said, “If Jesus is only what is presented in the The Da Vinci Code, why should we even care?” If The Da Vinci Code is all that mat-ters, what is the point? Do you think the apostles and the martyrs gave their lives to Jesus who is a “phony” and whose story is a big “lie”? Dan Brown’s deceptive presentation of Jesus, the Gospels, and the Church is an impetus to Christians, espe-cially to Catholics, to examine their personal relationship with Jesus, and their correct understanding of Church doctrine and history.

Quotation of the Week: “Truth is often eclipsed but never extin-guished.” Livy.

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utilities, and transportation. The big expense was, of course, the mortgage payments to RFC (Re-habilitation Finance Commis-sion), but I left enough money to cover the first three-month installments.”

“Everything seemed okay, although I had a little reserva-tion,” says Rosel. “I didn’t want to think I was ‘indispensable in their lives. I refuse to believe, because I knew it would stand in the way of my personal progress, much as I desire to lift the whole family up. Lack of discipline and management skill on their part?”

Things were going great for the Zobel family in l958. The eldest son Rosel had been thrilled about his role; as well as the feeling of being loved, of being wanted and respected by the rest of the family members, relatives and friends.

Mainly owing to Rosel’s pro-fessional and academic records, his father Lorenzo won as the “Most Outstanding Father of the Year” (1958) – partly hav-ing all his eight kids enrolled at FEU on scholarships and the rumor circulating campus-wide that the eldest son would gradu-ate with B.A. degree on top of the all-institute, integrated FEU graduation ceremony, summa cum laude, just in a few months ahead.

Kinship System & Influence Up to 1960 the Philippines had

continued to be primarily a rural society. The family remained the prime unit of social awareness, and ritual kin relations and asso-ciations of a patron-client nature still were the basis for social groupings beyond the nuclear family.

Filipinos shared a common set of values emphasizing social ac-ceptance as a primary virtue and a common world view in which

IN SEARCH OF THE GOOD LIFE:

Moving Up: The Role of a “Good

Filipino Son”(Continued from page 6)

education served as the principal avenue for upward social mobil-ity.

By this time, Rosel had contin-ually developed certain personal values or work ethics, which he increasingly defined and refined. The Tagalog value that is para-mount to him is pakikipagkapwa (regard for others), the ability to empathize with others, in help-fulness and generosity in times of need (pakikiramay), in the practice of bayanihan (mutual assistance), and in observance of utang-na-loob (a sense of gratitude).

Rosel embraces the above tradi-tional values because he strongly feels these help promote unity as well as a sense of social justice. And through higher education and interactive personal experi-ences, he has adopted demo-cratic institutions and individual liberties, considered religion less central to his and other lives, held more liberal social values, and adhered to the attitudes value of “choice.”

“My culture and political beliefs,” affirms Rosel, “broadly speaking, have been shaped by having spent the bulk of my life in university communities, both in the homeland and abroad.”

“My employment and involve-ment in university education, as well as in teaching career, had af-fected many aspects of my life,” Rosel said. “One of which is the persistent kinship system.”

The Filipino kinship system is bilateral. In a network of social obligations, the child is equally related to the blood relatives of both parents that naturally en-larges the kinship group. Among the relatives, there exists a strong reciprocal system of mutual assistance in carrying out their social and economic commit-ments.

The patron-client relationship is an informal understanding between two individuals and their respective families. In most cases, the relationship is also highly unequal one.

In observance of such tradition-al value, Rosel virtually fulfilled different types of assistance ex-changed by families in the forms of working together (bayanihan), food, rice, money, cash loans, help in household chores, as-sistance during emergencies and family illness, help in sending kids to college, and getting oth-ers to campus or hospital jobs and admission to charity wards. There are, of course, irritants to such practices, which Rosel hesi-tantly refused to dwell on.

Besides kamag-anakan (rela-tives), friends, and kapitbahay (neighbors) there is a number of kinship groups based on ritual affiliation systems known as Kumpare/Kumare sponsorship in baptismal and wedding events. Such relationship imposes social obligations of support that are supposed to be mutual and reciprocal, but hardly in his case.

This is not to mention periodic contributions to barangay or neighborhood events, such as basketball tournaments (e.g., Villasan Colors League), fiestas, and funerals. All these reduced Rosel’s saving efforts.

These kinship relationships are so pervasive and taxing or bur-densome that there seems some truism in the passage, “It is no wonder that everybody may be related to almost everyone else in small communities. This is the

root of the Filipinos personal-istic and individualistic attitude towards the larger community.”*

“My family were not rich, though their fortune had im-proved significantly, partly as a result of multiple household incomes,’ explains Rosel. “My parents then just reached middle class, but were a little confused about it themselves.”

Rosel Zobel early became aware that there often exists a very close relationship between

social class and life chances. The higher the class position of a son’s parents, the more likely he is to attain high educational qualifications and a well paid, high status job, which he at-tained in his late teen. But you can not expect to duplicate one man’s feat. It requires discipline, hard work, intensity, and com-mitment. – Riz

(to be continued)

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by Zena Sultana Babao

It was predicted that rain would pour on San Diego County last weekend. But the weather cooperated, and the weekend turned out sunny – just perfect for a Philippine-style town fi esta. The fi esta was this year’s Philip-pine Faire 2009 in honor of the 111th Philippine Independence Day, held Saturday, June 6, at the Westfi eld Plaza Bonita Mall parking lot.

With the theme “Embracing Diversity, Unity and Change,” the event was a resounding suc-cess! It started with a Festival of Festivals parade at 9:30 a.m. along Plaza Bonita Road in Na-tional City, featuring the Philip-pine Faire beauties, civic and community organizations, school marching bands, the National City and County public offi cials and their representatives, and others.

There were booths and exhibits on Philippine Arts and Culture,

Philippine Faire 2009: A Resounding Success

Members of the Babao Arnis Demo Team taken prior to the demo: (Kneeling, L to R) John Newenhouse, Marc Fox, Edwin Estigoy and Justin Delgado; Standing, L to R) Narrison Babao, Zena, Juan Barajas, Narrie, Don Dizon, Bayani Abueg Jr., Chris Montano and Domingo Agnas Jr. (Not in the picture) Jack Babao and Kris Babao.

Narrie with his former boss, Capt. Manny Rodriguez, who is now the assistant chief of the National City Police Department.

Philippine History, Filipino Language and Heritage, Health & Wellness, Business, Non-profi t Groups, Faith Based organiza-tions, Filipiniana Costumes, Filipino Food, Music and Dance, Lions Medical Mobile, San Diego Police Department, and Blood Pressure and Diabetes Screening.

At around 1:30 in the after-noon, the show started. Among the performers were: Music and Friends, Sean OneSon, Pasa-cat Dance Company, Samahan Performing Arts, Sharon Rose, Granger Junior HS Jazz Ensem-ble, Chin-style Taiji, Heali’I’s Polynesian Revue, The Magic 6, DOC (Defi nition of Creativity), Babao Arnis Academy, Filifi -nesse Creations Fashion Show, and the Philippine Faire 2009 Royal Court.

Among the sponsoring part-ners of the Philippine Faire 2009 were: COPAO (Council of

Pilipino-American Organizations of San Diego County), County of San Diego, City of National City, Westfi eld Plaza Bonita, Union Bank of California, American Red Cross, Western Union, AT&T, Walmart, Moneygram, Sycuan Casino, San Diego Air-port Authority, Sweetwater Au-thority, The National City Times, The Filipino Times, Philippine & Asian Report, Filipino Press, and the Asian Journal.

Two days after the Philippine Faire 2009 celebration, COPAO Director Ditas Yamane wrote a “Thank You letter” to all who took part in the event. Her letter said in part: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for all your support, com-mitment to service, and love for community. All these helped in making the Philippine Faire 2009 -- Festival of Festivals-- a success!”

Yamane gave special thanks to Westfi eld Plaza Bonita for their generosity in having the Plaza Bonita parking lot be used as the venue for the Philippine Faire event. She also thanked the COPAO Board of Directors, led by President Merly Ferrer, the Philippine Faire 2009 Commit-tee, the volunteers, participants and performers, and especially the schools and the entire com-munity who came, visited and enjoyed the event.

Several Philippine Indepen-dence Day celebrations were held concurrently last Saturday in different places here in San Diego County. These Indepen-dence Day celebrations are major

events to rekindle our roots and heritage, and to commemorate our home country’s indepen-dence from Spain .

The Philippine Independence Day celebrations are held an-nually here in San Diego and National City not only to create awareness of Philippine culture and traditions, but also to raise funds for charity projects in the U.S. and the Philippines. Philip-pine Independence, as a celebra-tion in America, is largely an in-vention of the last decade, rather than having a distinct cultural

signifi cance.

Brief History of the Philip-pine Declaration of Indepen-dence

The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino Revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo (later to become the Philippines’ fi rst Republi-can President) proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from

the colonial rule of Spain after the latter was defeated at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

The declaration, in the form of a proclamation, was done in the presence of a huge crowd, at the ancestral home of General Aguinaldo in Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit), Cavite, some 30 kilometers South of Manila. The event saw the unfurling of the National Flag of the Philippines, made in Hong Kong by Mrs. Marcela Agoncillo, Lorenza Ag-


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For our purposes in this discussion we will limit it to the application of admission of non immigrants.

Why is withdrawal of applica-tion for admission an important alternative?

An arriving alien like a tourist has the option to withdraw the applica-tion for admission if admission will be denied in order to avoid summary removal, cancellation of the tourist visa and a 5 year bar.

An arriving alien is presumed to be an intending immigrant. And if the alien is only in possession of a non immigrant visa like a B1/B2 tourist visa then the alien has to overcome the presumption in order that the alien will be admitted as a non immigrant.

Withdrawal of application for admission may be a good alternative to removal and cancellation of the visa.

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So in your situation had the of-fi cers opted to just refuse entry for you because you have an immigrant intent but only in possession of a non immigrant visa, the ICE offi cers could have just deported/removed you by sending you back to your country of origin on the next avail-able fl ight, cancelled your tourist visa and bar you from going back to the U.S. for the next 5 years and you will have to ask for permission to reapply for admission into the U.S. if your immigrant visa interview based on spousal petition came up

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The declaration, however, was not recognized by the United States or Spain, as the Spanish government ceded the Philip-pines to the United States in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, in consideration for an indemnity for Spanish expenses and assets lost. The June 12 proclamation was later modifi ed by another Proclamation done at Malolos, Bulacan, upon the insistence of Apolinario Mabini, who objected to the Original Proclamation, which essentially placed the Philippines under the protection of the United States.

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A spectacular showcase of attractive and pleasant look-ing booths with colorful mer-chandize displays of dry goods including food and drinks by several COPAO member orga-nizations, businesses and small vendors in National City and other sponsoring partners of COPAO attributing the big suc-cess of the affair, like: Westfield Plaza Bonita, American Red Cross, Western Union, AT&T, Union Bank, Walmart and oth-ers.

Everyone who graced the occasion, young and old, were delighted to visit from one booth to the other, while others stayed on the spacious shade provided with chairs enjoying the overture and the marching band per-formed by Granger Junior High School Jazz Ensemble, Castle Park High School- Trojan Bri-gade, Morse High School Band and Otay Ranch High School Band. This was highlighted by the awarding of ceremonies, presentation of Philippine Faire Royal Court and the cultural presentation by Kaisahan-Morse High, Samahan Performing Arts Center, Chen Style Taijiqua, Babao Arnis Academy, Pasacat Dance Company, Music and Friends, Heali’is Polynesian Revue and Filifinesse Creation by Boodgie Arce.

Festival of festivals for 2009 were brainstormed and put into action by Merly Ferrer, COPAO chairperson, Ditas Yamane, executive director, executive officers and board of directors as a unique way to gather the Filipino community together in commemorating the annual celebration of our historic Inde-pendence Day back to National City, where it is considered to be the un-official capital of the Philippines in the United States. Last year’s celebration was in Mira Mesa.

Right after the affair, Execu-tive Director Ditas Yamane was quoted saying, “I would like to

take this opportunity to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for all your support – com-mitment to service – and love for community – all of these helped in making the Philippine Faire 2009 – Festival of Festivals a success!!!”

She added, “I am most grate-ful to the sponsoring partners – County of San Diego – City of National City – Westfield Plaza Bonita – American Red Cross – Western Union – AT&T – Wal-mart – Moneygram – Sycuan – San Diego Airport Authority – Sweetwater Authority – and all donors of the event – for without them it will not be the same – please show them our support by patronizing their products and services. A very special thank you to Westfield Plaza Bonita for their generosity – as the venue contributed to the huge success of the event.”

She concluded by saying, ”Thank you to the COPAO Board of Directors led by our President Merly Ferrer – to the Philippine Faire 2009 Com-mittee – the volunteers – the participants – the performers and most especially the schools – and to the entire community who came - visited and enjoyed the event – thank you very much! To the Philippine Faire 2009 over-all Chairman – thank you for your leadership. It was truly an honor working with all of you and serving you – Maraming Salamat Po at Mabuhay!

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by Conrad I. Reloj, Jr.

The closest I’ve been to royalty this year was last Saturday,

June 6th, 2009, when I cov-ered for the Asian Journal the Coronation of Mrs. Fil-Am 2009, Little Miss Fil-Am 2009 and Miss Pre-Teen Fil-Am 2009 during the Fil-Am’s 8th Annual Filipino Proclamation Day held at Oceanside Civic Center Library & Plaza in North San Diego County.

Presented were: Her Majesty Queen Noemi “Nancy” Ortiz, Mrs. Fil-Am 2009 and her Court: 1st runner up – Jennilyn Es-querra, who also garnered the Best Gown & Viewer’s Choice Award; 2nd runner up – Dorothy Mahimer; 3rd runner up – Carol Johnson; and 4th runner up – Lucy Dickson-Awde;

Little Miss Fil-Am 2009 - Melanie Pagayonan; 1st runner up – Eurice McNeal, Miss Con-geniality - Zari Whitaker; Miss Photogenic - Mona Abrazado; Best Talent - Jeanelle Serquina; Best Gown & Most Popular –Eurice McNeal; Viewer’s Choice Award – Belle Vasquez;

Pre-Teen Miss Fil-Am 2009 – Ydelle Serquina, 1st runner up – Jennifer Magbata; 2nd runner up – Mina Giles; Miss Congenial-ity – Gloria Giles; Miss Photo-genic – Mina Giles; Best Gown – Janine Ferrer; Most Popular – Janine Ferrer; and Viewer’s Choice Award – Gloria Giles.

Rica Derosier, President of Filipino American Cultural As-sociation of North San Diego County in her opening remarks

FIL-AM’s 8th Annual Filipino Proclamation Day Celebration held June 6th in Oceanside, CA

said, that the goal is to promote better relations between the United States and the Philip-pines, and preserve the Filipino heritage by providing a mecha-nism for its introduction and assimilation into the American culture.

Deborah Polich, Director of the Oceanside Public Library, echoed her sentiment, “The Fil-Am Cultural celebration in Oceanside started as a way to focus on the traditions, art, cos-tumes, food, music and dance of the Philippines.” She added, “We are really proud to be a part of this. It’s been a nice collaboration for the library, and every year it is getting bet-ter and better.”

The Honorable Mayor Jim Wood of Oceanside in his speech welcomes the multitude, fellow citizens, friends and guests to the annual celebra-tion. He said, “Its cultural diversity… the opportunity for others to see the beautiful cos-tumes, the handsome men and lovely women of the Philip-pines.”

The Cultural Fashion Show of traditional Filipino costume hosted by Mr. Ted Lintan con-sidered it an honor and privi-lege to be a part of the annual celebration in Oceanside, being the Master of Ceremony for the past eight years. He really enjoyed the group camaraderie working with Chairpersons: Melee Savage & Nelly Aruba, Rica Derosier. current president and others. The Coronation of Mrs. Fil-Am, was hosted by Alexis Plaited, along with Chairpersons Wendy Avon, Vir-

gie Fleming & Jackie Ortega; Chairpersons Zucette Lum-abas & Arminda Ruiz, along with (Emcee) Debbie Nicastro presented the “Show Case Ur Talent”. The afternoon’s high-lights include the Scholarship awards presentation to deserv-ing students by: Dee Weber, Anthony Fulmore & Nelly Taguba; The Pre-Teen/Little Miss Fil-Am Pageant hosted by: Ms. Pat Dela Rosa & Ms. Malou Hamto, and the Cultural Dances was hosted by Belle Limage & Enri Fulmore.

The continuous entertain-ments on the Plaza Stage in-clude cultural dances: “Banga” of the Kalinga Tribe: Dancers: Lennie De Vera as the princess, Dee Webber, Carol Johnson, Belle Limoge, Janice Diaz, Dulia Candelaria, Jennylin Esguerra, Enri Fulmore, and Delia Sequina; Pandanggo sa Ilaw dancers: Cita Lime, Misty Whitaker, Delia Serquina, Belle Limoge, Enri Fulmore, Jennylin Esguerra; Itik-Itik dancers: Michele Pagayonan, Mina Giles, Janine Ferrer, Belle Limoge, Melanie Pagayonan, Gloria Giles, Shanelle Logan & Enri Fulmore; Tinikling danc-ers: Richmond Pagayonan, Anthony Pagayonan, Belle Limoge, and Enri Fulmore; and Blit B’laan dancers: Lennie De Vera, Belle Limoge, and Enri Fulmore. The biggest attrac-tion of the event is the Talent Competition “Show Case Your Talent, hosted by Debbie Nica-stro, a local professional actress and singer.

While strolling through the park, visitors can sample delicious Filipino foods, Asian specialties and beverages, shop for jewelry, clothing and souvenir items. This year’s celebration is one of the biggest events held in this brand new Oceanside Civic Center Library & Plaza in North County. At the Patio Courtyard, special activities feature fun through interactive learning with Fili-pino Story Time, plus Arts & Crafts for Children, providing added enrichment to the mar-velous stage entertainment all day long.

Filipino-American Cultural Association of North San Diego County

Fil-Am Logo – The heraldic sign signifi es the fl ags of the Philippines and the United States

of America, the typical seaside view of the Pearl of the Orient Seas, and the Oceanside landmark, both symbolizes the rich heritage

and multicultural ties of its members.

Ted Lintan, (Emcee) Cultural Fashion Show, wearing an intricately embroidered “Barong Tagalog”, Formal Attire for Filipinos. Jessica Lucas, Miss Oceanside 2009 & Her Court

Her Majesty Queen Noemi “Nancy” Ortiz, Mrs. Fil-Am 2009

Scholarship Awardees & Fil-Am Pres. Rica Derosier

Jeanelle Serquina, Best Talent Little Miss Fil-Am 2009

Eurice McNeal, Little Miss Fil-Am 2009 1st runner up

“Showcase your talent” Debbie NiCastro with production staff

Ted Lintan, Master of Ceremony

The audience enjoying the cultural fashion show

Tess Murphy in action of Tess Cuisine, Mission Oriental Store & Guidez Travel

Danielle J. Tuazon, performer

Side view of the stage and audience

Melanie Pagayonan, Little Miss Fil-Am 2009

Filipino food display and dessert galore

Alyssa Dela Rosa, performing at “Showcase your talent” Singer Tatiana Robinson

By Thomas S. TananaSan Diego Pet Food Home Deliveries

Liberty took a strident leap forward

31 years ago this Saturday, on June 6, 1978 -- when in a loud voice California taxpayers revolted against profl igate government spending in passing our historic property tax initiative, Proposition 13. California taxpayers screamed out their dissat-isfaction at the polls with a 65% su-permajority vote too. That citizen’s initiative fi nally put the brake on the sky high out-of-control escalation in property taxes that had plagued Califor-nia citizens for years. And the sky didn’t fall on government programs either, like the wasteful politi-cians falsely claimed it would. But Prop 13 HAS succeeded in keeping allot of extra waste off the table.

Exactly one day and 286 years before the passage of Prop 13, free market economist Adam Smith came into this world. His principle of the marketplace’s invisible hand creating and guiding decentralized economic order and effi ciency (publicized in his tome, “The Wealth of Nations”) has enlightened policy makers now for some 200 years. But the severely misguided -- and now severely dis-credited -- economist, John Maynard Keynes, actually drew his fi rst breath on Adam Smith’s 160th birthday! The popularity of Keynes’ views on the heavy fi st of government politi-cally interfering with markets always seems to coincide with recessions.

D-Day began exactly 34 years before Proposition 13’s June 6th landslide victory, but in 1944. D-Day was the moment when the fi rst Allied forces established a tentative beach head on the Normandy coast and began the liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. It was also on June 6, 1755 that Nathan Hale entered the world. He’s the one who uttered the famous words: “I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

The Battle of Midway commenced June 4, 1942. American troops liber-ated Rome from the grip of fascism exactly two years later. The Tien-anmen Square Massacre also went

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Liberty and D-Daydown June 4, 1989 -- on the 251st anniversary of the birth of British monarch, King George III. He’s the “tax king” we fought the American Revolution against. But the Duke of Windsor married Baltimore divorcee, Wallis Simpson, one day earlier, but in 1937. He met her here at the Hotel del Coronado as the reigning British Monarch, King Edward VIII, but abdicated the throne “for the woman I love”. He ended up spending the rest of his years with “Wally” as the Brit-ish “governor” of the Bahamas.

Sexologist Ruth Westheimer came into the world June 4, 1929 and sex goddess Marilyn Monroe drew her fi rst breath three years and three days before Dr. Ruth. Josephine Baker was born June 3, 1908. She was an erotic sensation in the 1920’s with her semi-nude “savage dance”. But because she was black, she had to go overseas to fi nd commercial success.

A full moon will begin shining this Sunday, June 7th at 10:12 A.M. PST, on the 161st birthday of French painter, E.H. Paul Gauguin. Coinci-dently, Tom Jones (1940) and Jenny Jones (1946) share June 7th birthdays with Dean Martin (1917) and Prince (1958). The VCR was introduced that day in 1975 and it’s already ob-solete. In fact, the last manufacturer of VCR tape totally ceased produc-tion on December 21, 2008.

The fi rst balloon fl ight (ten minutes long) lifted up Jacques Montgolfi er, with his brother, 1500 feet into the air on June 5, 1783 and AIDS was fi rst noted by the Center for Disease Con-trol the same day, but in 1981. The man who developed the procedures for storing blood in blood banks for transfusions (Charles Drew) was born June 3, 1904 and the Heimlich Ma-neuver was introduced June 1, 1974

-- as a fi rst aid procedure that stops people from choking from the oc-casional stray piece of food or candy that sometimes lodges in their throat.

You certainly won’t choke on the news of the confectionary industry celebrating National candy Month in June! Believe it or not, candy can actually be a good food -- and can constitute part of a balanced diet. (That’s at least what I keep telling myself, anyway.)

Chocolate is the number one fa-vorite candy for the vast majority of people. But did you know chocolate is actually toxic and poisonous for dogs? The tastiest fl avor of all for dogs is, of all things, LIVER!! Fresh liver -- not even fi let mignon or heart meat -- is their absolute favorite thing to eat. And it’s good for them too!

Since liver is absolutely guaranteed to set your dog’s taste buds on fi re, try liver-fl avored snacks -- if you really want to treat your best buddy to his favorite biscuit! Liver snacks also contain essential amino acids

that help keep your dog’s vision sharp, his eyesight keen and eyes healthy. June is Vision Research Month, by the way. You can get more information about it at www.preventblindness..org.

The Beatles released their “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album June 1, 1967 -- on Pat Boone’s 33rd birthday. CNN debuted on the album’s 13th anniversary, 20/20 pre-miered June 6, 1978 and the fi rst drive-in movie theater opened exactly 45 years be-fore 20/20 fi rst aired. Alanis

Morissette entered this world on June 1, 1974 and composer Marvin Ham-lisch was born June 2, 1944.

Angelina Jolie drew her fi rst breath on June 4, 1975 -- which was the 58th anniversary of the fi rst award of a Pulitzer Prize. Bill Moyers got him-self born June 5, 1934 and Anderson Cooper did likewise June 3, 1967. Superman debuted as a comic book character on June 1, 1938 -- exactly 300 years after the fi rst earthquake was felt in America. That’s right -- the ground actually shook the Pilgrim’s settlement in, of all places, Massachusetts! June 1st also marks the fi rst day of hurricane season.

When is YOUR birthday? Was a friend, work associate or relative born this week? If you would like the full unedited version of today’s column, we will happily send you an e-mail copy of the whole complete text! Of course, there is no charge. Just e-mail us at: [email protected].

Mr. Tanana makes San Diego’s own Home-Made and Natural Real Liver Snack Dog Treats. Yummy, healthy and fresh! No byproducts, preserva-tives or other chemicals.

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