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Philippines rocks global ‘investment olympics’

Dr. Ofelia DirigeRudy Liporada

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Ten Reasons Why College Students Consider Joining a Rotaract Club

As we celebrate our 108th Independence Day Anniversary today, we are aware of the fact that the Philippines is being run like hell by the Filipinos, and we do not like it.

By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr.

Publisher & EditorSan Diego Asian Journal

The Original and First Asian Journal In America(Author’s note: This article was written 8 years ago

but still rings a bell today)San Diego, California

June 12, 2006

Happy Philippine Independence Day?Our Life and Times

Today, June 12, 2006, is the 108th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Inde-pendence.

The Filipinos’ struggle for independence, fi rst from Spain, which colonized the country in the sixteenth century, was a heroic saga. It was one for the books, one that de-picted courage, bravery, patriotism, and martyrdom of our Filipino revolutionary heroes.

It started with the defeat and killing of Ferdinand Magellan, the discoverer of the Philip-pines, in Mactan, Cebu by the legendary Filipino chieftain Lapu-lapu.

Many centuries had passed until near the end of the 19th century when the Filipino revolutionaries led by “The Great Plebian,” Andres Bonifacio, and later by General Emilio Aguinaldo, defeated the Spanish forces. But as fate would have it, Spain lost to the Ameri-cans in the Spanish-American war, resulting in the ceding of the Philippines by the Spanish government to the United States under the Treaty of Paris.

Hence, after they had declared the country’s independence in 1898, the heroic Filipino rebels had to contend with the occupying American forces and their advanced military might, resulting in their inevitable defeat. It was said that the atrocities committed by the American forces in the Philippines at the turn of the century were far worse than the ones they committed in Vietnam.

Like hell…. After fi fty years under the Americans, the Filipinos, led by Manuel L. Quezon, the fi rst president of the Philippine Com-

monwealth, sought the country’s independence from the United States.Quezon, was quoted to have said: “I would prefer a country run like hell by the Filipinos over one that is run like

heaven by the Americans.”At the time and decades after he said it, Quezon was lauded for his courage and nationalism. But if he were alive and

would say it today, the present-day Filipinos would meet him with resounding protest.For as we celebrate our 108th Independence Day anniversary today, we are aware of the fact that the Philippines is

ABS CBN News | MA-NILA, 6/9/2014 - Senator Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday said he has packed his things and is ready for his arrest and detention.

The 90-year-old Enrile, who is accused of plunder in the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam, also said that he is ready to die in jail.

"Why should I resist? I am a lawyer. I know the process. Why should I resist? I have no reason to resist," he told reporters, when asked about the impending arrest warrant that could be served on him and 2 other senators tagged in

the scam."I have been prepared

since several days ago. I have

ABS CBN News | MA-NILA, 6/5/2014 - "There is a God, after all."

This is how Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago responded after the Offi ce of the Ombudsman denied the motions for reconsideration fi led by three senators who are facing plunder and graft charges.

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales issued three separate Joint Orders all dated June 4, 2014, denying the MRs fi led by Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Janet Lim Napoles, and other co-respondents in the pork barrel scam cases.

She said she found that the motions "carry verbatim repetitions of the issues and claims raised" by respondents in their respective counter-affi davits.

Santiago, who has been engaged in a bitter word war with Enrile, said she had already predicted last month that the Ombudsman would reject the three senators' mo-tions.

"As a former RTC judge, I take the humble opinion that the separate motions did not present any new evidence or any new argument. Therefore, like most courts do with pro forma motions for recon-sideration, the Ombudsman should consider them as sham, dilatory, and frivolous," she said earlier.

The next step now is for the Ombudsman to fi le the complaints in the Sandigan-bayan court, she said, which would then trigger the issu-ance of warrants of arrest against the accused.

The law provides that plun-der is a non-bailable crime.

Santiago believes the three senators will run once more to the Supreme Court and maybe to other forums as well to de-lay the criminal proceedings.

"Any boasting on the part of the accused is just whis-tling in the dark. For example, Enrile said that he might represent himself. Everybody knows that a lawyer who rep-resents himself is a fool."

by Doris Dumlao | Inquirer.net | MANILA, 7/9/2014 -- They topped the national level investment research challenge held earlier this year, earn-ing the right to represent the Philippines in the regional and global levels, which they

likewise aced.It didn’t matter that they

hailed from a country with a smaller capital market. This team of fi ve fi nancial wiz kids from the University of the Philippines-Diliman proved

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by Ernie Delfi n, Founder-Charter President, Global Kalinga e-Rotary Club.

Email: ernie.delfi [email protected]

NETWORKING OPPORTUNI-TIES: Rotaract Club offers a natural ‚Äúnetworking‚Äù environment be-tween the members of Rotary Clubs and members (college students) of Rotaract Clubs It can also serve as a mentoring venue where successful professionals

and businesspeople can share their pro-fessional and business experiences with the members of the Rotaract.

GLOBAL CONNECTION: Rotaract opens worldwide connection with other Rotaract Clubs as there are over 32,000

Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., hugged Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile and Senator Jinggoy Estrada after delivering a privilege speech during ple-

Ten Reasons Why College Students Consider Joining a Rotaract Club

by Ernie Delfi n, Founder-Charter President, Global Kalinga

Philstar.com | MANILA, 6/12/2014 -- On Indepen-dence Day, President Benigno Aquino III took a swipe at the personalities charged with

plunder over the pork barrel scam.

In his speech in Naga City,

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Happy Philippine Independence Day?being run like hell by the Filipinos, and we do not like it. This is why millions of our countrymen, including myself, have sought the safety and haven of the United States where we started all over again as naturalized American citizens.

Millions more want to come over here and give up their Filipino citizenships, but they could not do so because of quota restrictions imposed by the United States’ immigration laws. In fact, during the seventies, a movement advocating American statehood for the Philippines enjoyed tremendous support. The prob-lem is, the decision on whether the Phil-ippines can be part of the United States rested not in the hands of the Filipinos but in those of the American people.

Modern-day Jew

All over the world, millions of Fili-pinos will be celebrating their Indepen-dence Day, since the Filipinos, as one writer has observed, is a “modern-day Jew”. They are like people without a country, scattered and roaming all over the world in search of a good life.

These Filipinos left their country not by choice, but by force of circumstance. They are in search of better means of livelihood to secure the future of their family, especially their children. This is due to the lack of economic opportuni-ties in the Philippines. Hence, despite their college education, many are work-ing as domestic maids and baby sitters in countries like Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and others.

And to think that before the Sec-ond World War, the Philippines was economically ahead of these countries. Korea was a war-torn country, which we aided during its civil war. Vietnam suffered from decades of civil war and is now more productive than the Philip-pines. I am dismayed to see Oriental food products like fish sauces that have Filipino words like “Kabayan (country-man)” as their brand names, only to read in small letters that they are “Made in Vietnam”.

Today, the Philippines is at the brink

of a civil war after the revelations of al-leged cheatings in the national elections. In this modern day and age, the results of the canvassing is still being contested due to the bickering and partisanship of the politicians. It is now easy to change political power in the Philippines sans elections. All one needs to have is enough money to pay people to gather in one area and declare a “People Power Revolution!”

Ingrained

Graft and corruption are ingrained in the very soul of the Filipinos. One Filipino columnist, Neal H. Cruz of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, pointed out the fact that the Filipino senators and congressmen awarded themselves millions of pesos worth of pork barrel funds, despite the fact that their primary duty is to legislate laws and not admin-ister government projects. The legisla-tors reasoned that they do not want the mayors and governors monopolize the granting of favors to their constituents, a far cry from the practice here in the United States.

And how do the solons make money out of their pork barrel funds? Cruz said that they simply get thirty to fifty per-cent cut from the overprized basketball courts, community health clinics, roads and other projects they will sponsor with their pork barrel money. This explains why those projects are destroyed easily by a minor typhoon. It is also the reason why these high-living government officials, despite their modest salaries and expensive election campaigns, can afford to have luxurious mansions and send their kids to schools abroad.

Grafters’ rationale

A friend of mine, Percival Cruz, explained the rationale of many grafters in the Philippines this way:

“Everyone in the Philippines knows there is corruption. It is a way of life. Politicians justify it so they can have money to give to the poor. Bureaucrats justify it in the spirit of distributing the wealth (everyone is entitled to a 'decent' livelihood). The clerks and the low-paid people say they need it to survive. Presi-dent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo justifies it so that the qualified can stay in power and preserve law and order.”

Cruz, (Percival, not Neal), believes that “Filipinos overseas who have left the Philippines for the simple reason that they did not want to be a part of the web of corruption and who have convinced themselves that there are other ways of living other than corrup-tion seem the only group that can stop corruption.”

”The problem is that nobody or no-body of importance has been prosecuted for corruption. Should Erap (former Philippine President Joseph Estrada) be convicted, he'd be the first big fish to fall. But there should be a relentless drive to bring corrupt officials to court and in jail. That process would entail a lot of money, a lot of guts -- because the powerful politicians can use their stolen money to have their pursuers killed, and persistence.”

Percy Cruz further suggests, “There should be a foundation of overseas Filipinos that will fund lawsuits against corrupt officials. The lawyers to handle the cases should be paid well, should be young and fearless, and patriotic. We have contemporaries who fought the establishment and lost their lives in the process. Now, let's bring the fight to the courts and fund these young, idealistic lawyers who are willing to die for a good cause.”

I believe, however, that prosecut-ing the corrupt officials is not enough. Although we keep repeating the quote “Justice delayed, is justice denied,” it keeps falling on our deaf ears. While a court case could be settled in a matter of months in the United States, it will take years, if not a lifetime for one to be decided in the Philippines. This is why the members of the Marcos family, despite the overwhelming evidence against them, are scot-free to this day. They will surely remain free forever and the cases against them will simply be, as a movie title would say, “gone with the wind.” This is because the moneyed accused could simply bribe the judges and prosecutors to delay their cases to eternity. I should know. When I got married in 1979, I sued Silahis Hotel for its failure to deliver my wedding cake to my wedding reception as we have agreed upon. I won in the lower court,

and up to now, twenty-seven years later, with my kids grown up, the case is still being appealed and far from settled.

This is because a typical case in the Philippines is only being heard once a month, and with the frequent postpone-ments due to the inability of the parties in the case to attend a hearing or a ses-sion, it will certainly take forever for a case to be terminated. I therefore think that the first thing that should be done is to enact a law requiring cases to be heard every day and settled no later than four to six months!

In the meantime, as we mark the anni-versary of Philippine Independence, we are not sure whether we should celebrate or grieve. Preferring a country run like hell by the Filipinos? Mr. President, speak for yourself! - AJ

By: Aurora Vega-Buzon

SAN DIEGO, 6/13/2014 -- Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson an-nounced on June 5, 2014, the process for renewing enrolment in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

USCIS will now accept and process renewal requests for DACA from those who have been previously granted deferred action; as well continue to

Homeland Security Announces New Process For DACA Renewals

process initial requests from first time applicants who have not been previously granted DACA.

Since the first DACA approvals will expire this coming September 2014, USCIS is encouraging applicants to file DACA renewal requests as early as 120 days before the expiry of their DACA to avoid any lapse in the period of deferral and employment authorization.

We have written about DACA several times in the past but as a refresher, DACA is a discretionary determina-tion to defer removal action against an individual who came to the United States as a child. Deferred action is an act of prosecutorial discretion and is granted for a period of two years, sub-ject to renewal. Although DACA does not confer lawful status, an individual granted DACA is allowed to remain in the United States for the 2-year deferral period and is also given employment authorization for a period of two years.

An individual who has not previously requested, but who meets the criteria below, may also file a DACA request for the first time. You may request initial DACA if:

- On June 15, 2012, you: (1) Were under 31 years old; (2) Were physically present in the United States; and (3) Had no lawful status; and

- At the time of filing your application, you: (1) Have resided continuously in the United States since June 15, 2007;

(2) Had come to the United States before your 16th birthday; (3) Were physically present in the United States; and (4) Are in school, have graduated from high school in the United States, or have a GED; or (5) Are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States

You may request renewal DACA if you continue to meet the initial criteria and the following additional guidelines:

You did not depart the United States on or after Aug. 15, 2012, without advance parole;

You have continuously resided in the United States since you submitted your DACA request that was approved; and

you have not been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor or three or more misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.

You must also be at least 15 y/o or older to request DACA, unless you are currently in removal proceedings or have a final removal or voluntary departure order. Thus, as an exception, you may request for DACA if you are under 15 y/o under 3 circumstances: if you are currently in proceedings in the Immigration Court; or the Immigration Court has issued a final order of removal against you; or you have been granted voluntary departure by the Immigration Court.

Applications for both initial and renewal DACA must use the new form I-821 D. Application fee is $465.00 in-clusive of the biometric (fingerprinting) fees. Fee exemptions are available but only in very limited circumstances, and exemptions must be filed and approved before filing the DACA request. Con-sult an immigration attorney to find out if you are eligible for initial or renewal DACA, especially if you have any prior arrest/s or conviction/s.

Atty. Aurora Vega-Buzon is a partner in Chua Tinsay & Vega, A Professional Legal Corporation (CTV) - a full service law firm with offices in San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento and the Philip-pines. The information presented in this article is for general information only and is not, nor intended to be, formal legal advice nor the formation of an attorney-client relationship. Call or e-mail CTV for an in-person or phone consultation to discuss your particular situation and/or how their services may be retained at (619) 955-6277; (415) 495-8088; [email protected].

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Kalusugan Community Services had been conducting “Strategic Planning” every three years beginning 2001 before it embarked in building the Filipino American Wellness Center in 2002. There had been three other strategic planning meetings after that and the latest was in 2010 to 2013. Because we just completed the last one, this year we are developing a 5-year plan for the years 2015 to 2019. There had been many changes in the organization, community and environment that it is essential to consider these in our future mission and plans.

The previous four articles in Asian Journal detailed what a Strategic Plan is. It defi ned what it is and the process that is usually followed to achieve this purpose. It starts with an assessment of the organization’s accomplishments and analysis of its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). Based on the data, the mission, goals and objectives of the organization is formulated. At this moment we are still in the process of collecting data for the SWOT analysis.

DIFFFERENCE BETWEEN A STRA-TEGIC PLAN AND BUSINESS PLAN

“Often and ideally, business planning will follow strategic planning. A strate-gic plan should determine organizational priorities, set direction and establish goals. A business plan will contain program operation details.”

Our Business Plan usually follows a Strategic Plan so they are different from each other. A Strategic plan guides mission fulfi llment by articulating goals, actions steps and resources. It is a tool that helps our organization focus its energy, to ensure that members of the organization are working towards the same goals, to assess and adjust the organization’s direction in response to the changing environment. A business plan is typically focused on the actions and investment necessary to generate income from a specifi c program or ser-

vice. A strategic plan are road maps that guide an organization forward, answer-ing questions about mission and values as well as the result the organization wants to achieve in the area of program, management/operations, sustainability and governance. A business plan, on the other hand, are specifi c to a particular client and determine the nature of the product and service , operational details, fi nancial projections and risk analysis. It is different from an “Operating plan” or “Work plan” that shows an organization how to coordinate tasks to deliver on its goals and include great detail about time frames and roles, usually for a one year period.

STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDE:Big picture thinking about the social

and organizational future, and decisions about how to realize an organization’s mission with specifi c goals, objectives, strategies, and resources—and involve stakeholders in the process.

BUSINESS PLAN INCLUDE:Operationalization with the purpose to

ensure fi nancial success, guide perfor-mance and ensure sustainability of the organization/venture as a vehicle for achieving larger goals.

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTS:1.Vision and Mission- desired future

state2. Defi nition of current situation-

needs analysis, scan of external environ-ment, stakeholder engagement.

3. Goals, Objectives, Theory of change-outcomes (long range & inter-mediate), and intentions for the impact on desired future.

4. Values or philosophy- principles or values that guide mission fulfi llment.

5. Program Plans- effective action strategies, well suited to the organiza-tion.

6. Resource Development- policies, principles, practices for generating revenue matched to goals/values.

7. Partnerships, alliances- included with defi nition of situation, program plans, resource development.

8. Success measures- Outcome and Process.

BUSINESS PLAN COMPONENTS:1. Defi nition of the venture-Identify

program, product, operational activities and impact.

2. Market Analysis- customers, constituents; needs and opportunities; scale; reach or absorption; competitive environment;

3. Staffi ng and Management- struc-ture, responsibilities including experi-ence, skills and

accomplishments.4. Time frames, benchmarks- for per-

forming and and evaluating work.5. Financial requirements- initial

capital, cash fl ow, restricted revenue, record keeping.

6. Revenue projections- break-even point, profi tability, reinvestment or reserves.

7. Marketing Plans- customer/con-stituent relations, pricing, distribution, public affairs, media relations,

8. Analysis of risks- current and potential mitigation strategies.

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WHY DO A BUSINESS PLAN? Why should one do a Business Plan?

Is it not enough to just have a Strategic Plan?

“Business planning can have a signifi cant impact on the success and mission of a nonprofi t organization.”--- A Beinhacker & C. Massarsky.

Here are some reasons to use a busi-ness planning process:

To determine if the organization’s direction makes sense based on mission and money.

To arrange strategic alliances, mergers or other restructuring.

To obtain bank fi nancing- perhaps for cash fl ow.

To obtain investment funds- such as venture philanthropy funds.

To obtain large contracts but services and also for training or organizing.

To attract key employees; andTo motivate and focus your leader-

ship/management team.

“ Strategy and business planning are just logic applied to the running of an

Strategic Plan and Business Plan

organization.” ---Kay Plantes

“ I don’t want people to think they can develop a business plan if they don’t have clarity about who they are and what are going to be the smartest, most

effi cient, effective approaches.”---- M. Perrone

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by Atty. Rogelio Karagdag, Jr.Member, State Bar of California & Integrated Bar of the Philippines

Phil - Am Law 101

“Hottest Southern California Compa-nies” Announced

by Lead411Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 29,

2014Lead411 (http://www.lead411.com)

releases its 5th Annual “Hottest South-ern California Companies” list for 2014.

Background: For over 13 years, Lead411’s technol-

ogy and research team scours the web daily to find information about fast growing companies. Each day they are looking at press releases and news stories like venture financings, company launches, hiring plans, etc. This has given Lead411 insight on the hottest companies in the US, hence the awards.

Industry Recognition: Over the past five years the awards

have received increasingly more recognition and respectability. This is primarily due to the fact that some very successful startups were included in the earlier lists. Previous winners like Yam-mer, GlassDoor, Hubspot, Eventbrite and Marketo promoted their inclusion on their sites, blogs and social outlets.

About the Awardees: First, all companies must be in either

the Software, Wireless, Hardware, Inter-net, or Media industry, a privately held organization, and be within Southern California. From there, each company must meet one or more of the following requirements;

100% increase in revenues over the past 2 years OR $1M+ in funding in the past 2 years.

This particular list originally started with over 1605 companies and it has been narrowed down to the top 64.

“Our 2014 award winners might be our best selection ever,” said Tom Blue, CEO of Lead411. “It seems like there is no better time to be a tech entrepreneur. There are so many startups succeeding right now and it is reflected in these awards.”

List of Company Names: 3D Robotics Inc, Ad Hoc Labs,

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We have been waiting for the Supreme Court to make its ruling in the case of Scialabba vs De Osorio. The ruling came out yesterday (June 9), and it frus-trated a lot of immigrant families.

When the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) was passed in 2002, our lawmakers envisioned that it would stop immigrating families from breaking up. Children were being left behind because they had reached the age of 21, which disqualified them from joining their par-ents in immigrating to the United States. Most of the children are nephews and nieces, and grandchildren of petitioners.

The main issue in De Osorio is, are nephews, nieces and grandchildren – if they age out -- entitled to use the origi-nal priority date of their parents?

Had the answer been yes, the aged-out children would have tremendously benefitted from having an early priority date. In most cases, they could already rejoin their parents in the U.S. in just a matter of months.

We have read the De Osorio deci-sion. To its credit, the Supreme Court, through Justice Kagan, used easily understandable language to explain the case. However, the rationale appears to be a little bit strained. Basically, what it says is that nephews, nieces and chil-dren cannot use their parents’ original priority date because they do not have a qualifying relationship with the original sponsor. In other words, the law does not allow an uncle to petition for his

niece or nephew, or for a grandfather to petition for his grandchild.

The Supreme Court limited the use of their parents’ original priority dates to only two categories of aged-out children:

A child for whom an F2A petition was filed by her parent. Example: An immigrant files an F2A petition for his 18-year old son. If the son ages out, the petition will be converted to F2B – with longer waiting time – but with the same priority date.

A child who is a derivative benefi-ciary of an F2A petition. Example: An immigrant files an F2A petition for his wife. If the son turns 21, his father can file another petition for him, this time under the F2B category. Again, the F2B petition will use the priority date of his wife’s F2A petition.

On the other hand, the Supreme Court said that the following aged-out children cannot use the original priority date:

A child who is a derivative benefi-ciary under an F-1 petition. Example: U.S. citizen father files petition for his son who is over 21. The son is unmar-ried but has a child (grandchild), who becomes a derivative beneficiary of the F-1 petition. If the grandchild turns 21, he is excluded from the petition. His father, the principal beneficiary, can file a separate petition for him under F2B after he immigrates to the U.S.

A child who is a derivative benefi-ciary under an F-3 petition. Example:

U.S. citizen father files petition for his married son. The son is unmarried but has a child (grandchild), who becomes a derivative beneficiary of the F-3 peti-tion. Again, if the grandchild turns 21, he is excluded from the petition. His father, the principal beneficiary, can file a separate petition for him under F2B after he immigrates to the U.S.

A child who is a derivative benefi-ciary of an F-4 petition. Example: U.S. citizen sister files petition for his brother (married or unmarried, same effect). The brother has a son who becomes a deriva-tive beneficiary of the F-4 petition. If the nephew turns 21, he is excluded from the petition. His father, the principal beneficiary, can file a separate petition for him under F2B after he immigrates to the U.S.

Unfortunately, there is no appeal from the Supreme Court. What we can only do now is try to understand the decision, its effect on us, and how to better cope up with the situation in the future. Of course, since the Supreme Court was merely interpreting the law, all this will change if Congress enacts a better law that is clear in its language and leaves no room for doubtful interpretation. The De Osorio decision emphasizes the need for Congress to pass the long-awaited immigration reform law.

Atty. Rogelio Karagdag, Jr. is licensed to practice law in both California and the Philippines. He practices immigra-tion 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 is located at 10717 Camino Ruiz, Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92126. He also has an office in the Philippines at Unit 1718, Manila Executive Regency, 1200 J. Bocobo Street, Ermita, Manila, with telephone numbers (02)554-0412 & (02)5221199. Please call (858)348-7475 or email him at [email protected]. He speaks Tagalog fluently. Articles written in this column are not legal advice but are hypotheti-cals intended as general, non-specific legal information. Readers must seek legal consultation before taking any legal steps.

Sad news for aged-out children – Divided Supreme Court limits

CSPA coverage It’s Father’s Day once again, and many of us treat our dads to brunch,

lunch or dinner or hand them gifts. For those whose father is away, a phone call will do. For those whose fathers have gone to the great beyond, such as in my case, I instead remember him in my prayers and express my unending gratitude for the life he and my mother had granted me.

A friend of mine, Richard Jensen, once said I am lucky for being able to write my life stories that I can pass on to my children and future generations.

“You will live forever,” he said, per-haps in a rather exaggerated way.

Writing about my life, according to him, is like preserving my brain long after I am gone. Perhaps in the distant future, people would discover how to decipher what is in it. But since I’ve al-ready published most of my thoughts in books, there is no reason for me to wish that someday mankind can do so. They are already immortalized in my books.

But anyone can also do the same. He can just simply write his thoughts that can be read and understood in the future. One good exercise, or one way to start the process, is for us to write about our fathers, if only to show our appreciation for them on this Father’s Day.

So how do you remember your dad? Go in front of the computer and start typing your memories about him. That might be the best birthday gift you can have for your father, whether he is dead or alive. The gift of capturing your thoughts about your dad for your chil-dren, grandchildren and the rest of your family is perhaps the greatest and lasting present one can give.

Earliest MemoryMy earliest memory of my father,

Simeon Cervantes Silverio, was perhaps during the mid-1950s when we lived on Pepin Street, Sampaloc, Manila. He would go home for lunch and take his siesta before returning to work in his printing press in Quiapo, Manila. He would take the jeepney from Dapitan Street to Quiapo for a 5-cent, 20-minute ride. At an early age, I realized I wanted to be an entrepreneur, have my own business and be my own boss just like my father. As a result, I could take off anytime I wanted to, just as he would. He would, however, make up by stay-ing late, maybe until 7, sometimes 10, unlike the hourly employees who check out at 5, for it was in his best interest to work hard; otherwise, his business would not survive.

When he was ten years old, his mother, Leonila, died. They were living in Quingua, Bulacan. It would later be renamed “Plaridel,” the pen name of its most famous son, the revolutionary

writer and hero, Marcelo Del Pilar. Just a few years ago, I asked my surviv-ing aunts, who were already in their nineties, about the circumstances of our grandmother’s death.

“We were affluent then,” Tiya (Aun-tie) Aning, recalled. “My mother was a very enterprising woman. She had a lot of businesses. A lot of people owed her money.”

But when she died suddenly, her children were not able to collect them as they were no records available. Our grandmother lent money through word of honor. Many debtors did not come forward to admit they owed the family money, for it was a convenient excuse to avoid paying the debts.

Only childTheir father, Solomon, was an only child

and somewhat spoiled. He held a steady job as an inspector in a government water agency and was assigned to different towns. He liked to gamble. One time, when he was staying with us during a brownout, we caught him cheating. His excuse? He was just “showing us the tricks of the trade”. He would go home to his family once in a while. Because of this, my father, the eldest, and his three younger sisters were placed in the care of their maternal grandmother Inta when their mom passed away.

My great grandmother Inta, already a widow at that time, was enterprising like her daughter. She was a rice dealer, and whenever she did not have enough rice for their meal, she would ask my dad to get one spoonful of rice from each of the sacks of rice in their storage. That way, they would have enough for their meal, without the customers noticing that the sacks of rice they were buying were one spoonful less. I would imagine my dad was pampered like his fa-ther, with his three younger sisters attending to his needs.

One of his fondest memories as a child was eating pan de sal (dinner roll) with condensed milk.

“I felt like being in heaven,” he would tell us.

My grandfather eventually remarried and had six more children. He was widowed again, and his second set of children was placed in the care of his second wife’s sister. A few years later, he married a girl in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, with whom he had five children. All in all, he had 15 children (there was an illegitimate girl as well), my father being the eldest. Eventually, the children from the first two families reunited and lived under one roof. That had been the tradition and strength of the clan. Despite having dif-ferent mothers, the children loved and helped each other, with my father serving as the second father to his younger siblings.

AmbitiousBut my father was ambitious. Despite the

poverty, he managed to finish his high school studies. His siblings from the two families, except for the youngest, were not able to finish high school due to their family obliga-tions. He went to Manila and worked as an apprentice in the Bureau of Printing. He was a compositor, one who put the different types together during the age of the letterpress ma-chines, like the modern layout artist of today. While there, he took up Commerce at a little known school called “Lacson College” but had to quit after two years.

One of his step brothers, my Tiyo (Uncle) Amang remembered my dad would go home to Bulacan on weekends, and his sisters would wash and iron his clothes, especially

the sharkskin white suits common at that time.

“I would ask your dad to buy me a pair of shoes then,” Tiyo Amang was talking about his ten-year-old self. “He would trace the size of my foot and promise he would do so. But as soon as he rode the bus, he would throw away the piece of paper.” Tiyo Amang would say with a smile. He knew my father didn’t have the money to fulfill his promise then. He and his other brothers would be employed in my father’s printing press until he retired.

City girlMy mother, on the other hand, was a city

girl. She was born in San Miguel, Manila, from a driver of the Manila Water System, Pablo Galang, and a housewife, Faviana De Jesus. Lolo Ambo (Grandpa Pablo) was from Malolos, Bulacan, while Lola Abe (Grandma Faviana) was from the nearby Plaridel town, in the same barrio as my paternal grandpar-ents. As a kid, my mother and her six other siblings would go to Bulacan to spend their summer vacations. That’s where she met my father even when they were still children.

My father started courting her when they were in their mid-twenties. They were of the same age, both born in the same month and year. My dad’s birthday was July 10, 1912, while my mom was born 16 days later.

“Ayaw ng tatay ko sa kanya (My dad doesn’t approve of him),” my mother re-membered. “He was turned off by the reputa-tion of his father whom my father perceived as a womanizer, having married three times.”

It did not matter my paternal grandfather was widowed twice.

“Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga (Whatever is the tree, so would be the fruit),” my maternal grandfather used to say. What he meant was my father would not be differ-ent from his own “womanizing” father.

Hence, they hid their courtship from her father. By then, my mother had finished a teaching course at the Philippine Normal College. She was assigned to do practice teaching in Majayjay, a bucolic but remote town in Laguna. Instead of spending his Sunday’s off with his family in Bulacan, my father would take the train to Majayjay to visit my mother.

During the 100th year birthday anniversa-ries of our parents, my siblings and I, some coming from the United States, had a grand reunion in Manila to commemorate the occasion. Part of our celebration was to go to Majayjay and visit the places my parents told us about, like the elementary school, the remains of the now closed dance hall, the old church and the defunct train station.

I could just imagine my father during the

On This Father’s Day

How Do You Remember Your Dad?

By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr.Publisher & Editor

San Diego Asian JournalThe Original & First Asian Journal In America

San Diego, CaliforniaJune 13, 2014

The author's parents: Simeon Sr. and Felisa Silverio.

By Glenn Mollette I wish I had been a better father. I

wonder if anybody else has felt this way?

It seems like yesterday that my two beautiful sons Jared and Zachary were only small children. What happened to those days when we played in the yard, swam, or just spent time together? The days of telling silly nighttime stories, tucking them in bed and just hanging out flew by faster than a breath of air on a frosty day. If I could reach back and pull a few of those days back to the present I would stop the clock and savor every moment of those beautiful childhood years.

I've heard that fathers on their deathbeds do not wish they had spent more time at the office. Most fathers do regret not spending more time with their families.

We get preoccupied as dads. I've heard great spiritual leaders like Billy Graham and Charles Stanley talk about being totally preoccupied and consumed with their speaking, writing and vocational interests to the point that they knew they had neglected their families.

It's not easy being a dad. We know we have to bring payroll into the house, keep a roof over the family and try to keep the family fed. In and around those daily duties there are the desires to give to your children. We want them to do well in school and enjoy music and sports. Dads want to provide vacations, an occasional fun weekend, and comforts to the family.

Father's Day - spend time with your children

Often the stresses of work, personal goals and life's problems make dad's life a juggling act.

Most every dad feels the pride of fatherhood. I was right "there" when both of my sons were born. I leaped for joy on both of those occasions. I have leaped many times since. My two sons are now in the military. My oldest has served almost eleven years and my youngest is starting his fourth year. I am very proud of them both. While I can't go back and try to be all that I wish I had been for my kids I can keep trying today. I never miss a chance to hug and kiss them and tell them how much I love them. More than ever I want to spend quality time with them but now the time is relegated to a few days a year.

In the remaining years of my father-hood I want them to know I am on their

side. I am their father regardless of what comes their way. I am here to help if I possibly can but will always encourage their independence and personal goal setting. I want them to be happy and fulfilled. I know time is passing.

My dad passed on several years ago. He lived to be eighty-five. However, life was quick and the time we had together seems like a vapor, here for a moment and then gone.

Dads, today, before the vapor of life is gone, do the most important thing that you can do for your children - spend time with them.

Glenn Mollette is an American columnist and author.

Contact him at [email protected]. Like his facebook page at www.facebook.com/glennmollette.



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The senator said the best proof that one of the accused has used terrorist tactics is the recent "obviously manufac-tured problems" raised by the simulta-neous release of the lists of lawmakers and other individuals who allegedly benefi ted from the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam.

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Aquino reminded the people not to vote for leaders who are only good for show.

This, after the privilege speeches of Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr received negative public reaction.

"Ang hamon sa atin: Piliin ang mga kandidatong kayang ipaglaban ang interes ng bawat mamamayan, sa harap ng anumang hamon. Hindi natin kail-angan ng magaling bumigkas ng script, mahusay sumayaw, o kaya magaling kumanta. Pananagutan nating mag-iwan ng mas makatarungan at mas maunlad na Pilipinas kaysa atin pong dinatnan," Aquino said.

Earlier this week, the two actor-politicians delivered their own privilege speech at the Senate ahead of their pos-sible arrest for their alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam.

On Wednesday, Estrada assailed the Department of Justice, the Offi ce of the Ombudsman and the Commission on Audit for what he called "selective prosecution" of his case and others in the political opposition implicated in the pork barrel scam.

Estrada showed a video presentation titled "Selective Justice," supposedly showing some offi cials' bias against him, Revilla and Senator Juan Ponce Enrile.

Like his co-accused, Revilla also showed a video presentation that fea-tured his own song "Salamat Kaibigan" during his similarly emotional speech in which he thanked his fellow senators in what many thought was his farewell message.

Aquino, however, dismissed claims that the cases fi led in connection with the multi-billion peso controversy were railroaded and politicized.

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Of all the things to shop for, a wallet should be easy.

Yeah, rightSo there I am, packing suitcases like

mad getting ready for a trip. I get fi n-ished (mostly) and get ready to get the kids from school. As usual, I grab my keys, my glasses and my wallet. That's when I noticed it; this wallet is falling apart. Really falling apart. So much so that it may not last another day. Great, one more thing to do. A miserable thing.

I not only hate shopping, I really hate shopping for wallets.. It's hard to fi nd one, they're displayed in far corners of the store, you can't fi nd anyone to help you, and most of them are uncomfort-able or downright ugly (the wallets, not the people helping you).

Nonetheless I need one and so I went shopping. I went to get one of those very personal items. I actually fi nd it easier to shop for a house or car than a wallet.

See, a wallet has to do many things. It has to hold your drivers license, your Social Security card, credit cards, insur-ance cards, business cards, club cards,

gym cards (which you’ll be sure to start going to one of these days), Auto Club card, Home Depot card, long distance phone card, ATM card, employee ID card, a photo of your kids from ten years ago, and fi nally, it has to hold all those little slips of paper you keep shoving in it.

So they tend to fi ll up rather quickly. And yet you keep stuffi ng more in than taking out. Somehow it all works out for a while, and then the wallet just seems to explode at the seams.

What? A new wallet?

One day you take out that wallet you have grown to know and love, and your spouse notices it. “Good grief! Don’t you think it’s about time you got a new wallet?” s/he asks?

“Don’t be silly,” you reply. “This one is still almost brand new!” Of course you realize that it isn’t, but you want it to be and therefore your mind simply makes it so (the mind is very handy that way). You want it to be fi ne because you've shopped for wallets before and you've grown to despise it.

But denial doesn't work for long and eventually you cave in to reality and decide that, yes, you do need a new wal-let. So you start looking. But it’s not an easy thing, fi nding a wallet. Wallets like the one you use now haven’t been made for two decades. So you keep looking.

You search for this wallet in all the usual places, drug stores, pharmacies, restaurants. But no luck – you still can’t fi nd one. And now your money is start-ing to fall out so you have to increase the search pattern. You climb on the Internet. You spend hours looking at various leather sights, some good, some not. But you aren’t satisfi ed. You aren’t having any luck.

One Saturday, yes, you fi nally start looking in, believe it or not, the big stores. You hit Target, Macy’s, Kohls, Bloomingdale’s, Robinsons-May, Wal -Mart, Sears, Saks, Neiman Marcus, Costco, Sam’s Club and even Long’s and Rite-Aid drugstores. You see many good, even great, wallets, but you can’t seem to fi nd the one that is exactly right.

Then you realize why. You’re trying to replace the old one, the one no longer made. Now that you’ve come to your senses you can start the search once again, this time in earnest.

Today’s the big day!

You wake up Saturday morning, have a light breakfast, dress comfortably for speed and agility, and head to the garage. You check the car’s oil, the bat-tery, and the shocks. Everything seems fi ne.

You start the car and listen for any strange sounds. Nope, the engine sounds like the well-oiled machine that it is. You back out of the driveway with a list of stores to visit, your GPS direc-tions to each one all programmed in. You’ve got it down baby, and you’re not coming back without that grandest of prizes, a new leather wallet.

You make the parking lot of the fi rst store just as its opening. No crowds yet, just the way you like it. You park, lock the car, and saunter into the store. Casu-ally you head to the men’s leather goods section and began looking.

After picking up and returning twenty or so wallets you fi nd one that might work. It’s the right size, opens the right way, has the required number of slots for credit cards, a place with a window for the drivers license, everything you need. Then you look at the price. It’s a bit more than you wanted to spend, but it is Gucci, and the leather is soft, very soft.

This is it, you’ve decided. This is the wallet. Well, it’s the wallet provided it comes in black. A brown wallet is fi ne, but you’ve always had a black wallet, only a black wallet, your entire life. Why change now?

You start pawing your way through the display, sure that a black wallet is there. But it isn’t. You look, and look, and look. No black wallet. You leave the store without looking back.

The next three hours are similar. You fi nd one that would work, but there is one little something wrong with it. You’re about to give up when, at the last store, you fi nd it. The black double-fold (none of that tri-fold stuff for you!) with exactly everything you need and want. And you buy it. It costs more than you ever thought you would spend. It costs more than your fi rst date, your fi rst hotel room, or your fi rst suit, but whatever you spend would be better than having to fi ll up the car’s gas tank again. That costs more than your fi rst car (at least to hear my father tell it).

Ah wallets. So necessary, so messy. So handy, such a pain in the, well, you get the idea. But I suppose I'm lucky. However bad a man's wallet may be, it's infi nitely better than a woman's. Those things are like small suitcases.

Shopping for a wallet

It is not business as usual yet for me. Tina and I just got back from San Diego

after attending the funeral services of my youngest sister Mila Maynigo Denton Gold-berg. Spending majority of her adult life in San Diego, I am not surprised that she left unforgettable memories in her adopted home.

Aside from the fact that her two chil-dren – Eugene and Claudia are natural born Americans who were raised as na-tives of San Diego, our late older sister Perla Maynigo Torres and her family also resided in the city most of her adult life. The latter also raised two children – Mary Euleen and Dean as natural born natives there. Furthermore, Joey Maynigo, the posthumous son of our late brother Jose (Pepe) and her mother Rosie also live there.

It is no wonder that I consider San Diego my second home in the United States. It should be no surprise that I chose to write my columns for the Asian Journal (San Diego) rather than for any other paper.

Many of Mila’s friends, relatives, townmates, classmates, offi cemates, professional associates, and co-leaders of the community were at the wake, viewing and funeral services. Many paid tribute and expressed their nice memories of Mila.

Unfortunately, many also missed listening to a very nice Tribute deliv-ered by our fi rst cousin Judy Miguel Yoro. Many suggested that I should publish it in my column so more San Diego residents could read it.

Here it is:

A Tribute to Mila Maynigo Denton Goldberg

by Judy Miguel Yoro

As a little girl growing up, there was no doubt Mila showed signs of self-assurance.

As a young girl and a young lady, she demonstrated traits of a leader. She led her classmates and girl scouts team-mates in Provincial Meets and numerous competitions.

A lady of intelligence, she excelled in school and graduated Salutatorian both in elementary and high school and earned an MBA degree.

A lady with dreams, with action, with detailed layout of goals, it is no wonder why Mila accomplished so much, why she achieved fame and why she pros-pered fi nancially.

A lady of generosity, it is no denying that she shared her blessings with in-dividuals, groups, organizations and political affi nity, which she unwaver-ingly supported.

Focused and committed, she was among pioneers and promoters, assisting Filipino accountants to be employed and established in San Diego County.

On the lighter side, she was a lady full of surprises, humor, fun, creativ-ity, and talent. I remember a week before she remarried, she called me and said, “cousin, I’m getting married this weekend...I need you here...I need your help...I already booked you on the train for Thursday.” At least she was considerate enough not to steal me from my work for that entire week! That Thursday afternoon, she was waiting for me at the train station with her signature hat on, dark shades and fl oor-length mumu dress. Can you picture her with those? The minute we arrived at their condo, she and I put our working gears

Mila’s Most Precious Gift

Bill’s Corner

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by Bill Labestre, MBA

During our lifetime we spent so much time waiting in line. Even if you’re assigned an appointment time, you may still have to wait. The wait could be short or will take hours. It takes a lot of patience to keep your cool. So how can you make your waiting time less stress-ful and productive?

At a DMV offi ce you can shorten your waiting time by calling ahead for appointment. I should have done it last week when I renewed my Driver‚Äôs license. The line was already long before they opened that morning. Try to imagine working as a customer service person in that offi ce before you gave them a harsh criticism.

Before calling the IRS, FTB or any government offi ce, list your ques-tions, inquiries and requests. Call early and have pen and paper ready. Listen carefully and follow the voice with programmed instructions until you get assigned to a live person. While on hold, use the speaker phone so you can do other tasks while waiting.

When going to government offi ces or for medical /dental appointments, I would bring a book to read or pen and paper to write. I could learn new ideas or scribble new article for my newspa-per column.

In private businesses, the wait time maybe shorter. Most grocery stores open more cash registers to avoid long lines. At the banks, you can skip long lines on paydays if you have a business account.

Most fi nancial transactions are now done online. There will be more interactions with computer droids. This is the future we have to keep up with the changes in technology.

There will always be people who complain about the system no matter what and it’s mostly older folks. They want other people to agree with them but, be careful before you add your ten cent. If you talk nicely to a customer service person, you will be treated fi ne too. Don’t vent your anger with the

system to these folks. Call ahead if you can’t make it to

your appointed time. Be considerate so your time slot can be assigned to others. At the same token, if you have waited more than 30 minutes from your as-signed time, let them know and ask why.

Nowadays people have smart phones, tablets or laptops and should be utilized to make life easier. Even older folks should have e-mail addresses or learn how to send messages online or by cell phone texting. You’ll never know unless you try. These gadgets don’t make you smarter but, it will perform the assigned tasks and will fi nd the answers faster. A smart phone can make waiting in line a lot easier.

During the tax season, some people paid extra to spend less time waiting for their refunds. They don’t really care because majority of the tax refunds were tax credits or welfare money from the government.

Waiting in line is part of our lives here in the U.S.A. At least it is mostly organized and disciplined. You don’t dare cut in line unless you want to suffer the consequences. It’s up to you to make the waiting less stressful. What will you get by being mad or angry? Find some-thing to keep your mind occupied with some relaxing thoughts. Always keep your cool and live longer.

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Immigration 911

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PHL rocksthat when it comes to equities research, the Philippines can produce the world’s finest.

The UP Diliman team—consisting of Geoffrey Archangel Bautista, Diego Mikhail de Ocampo, Nigel William-son Lee, Corrine Francesca Reyes and Miguel Alfonso Solidum—was recently named the winner of the eighth annual CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute Research Challenge Global Final, an annual competition deemed as ‘the investment Olympics’ for university students.

At the global final round held in Singapore last April, the team beat for-midable opponents from Italy (Politec-nico di Milano) and the United States (University of Missouri, Kansas City).

It was the second time for the Philip-pines to win this Global CFA Invest-ment Research Challenge, the last time of which happened in 2010, which was then also won by a team from UP Diliman. Thanks to the premier state university, the Philippines is so far the only country to have won the global finals twice.

“The Philippines is considered ‘the country to beat’ in the competition,” says April Lee-Tan, president of the CFA Society of the Philippines, noting that local teams had made it to the regional finals five times in the last six years of participating in this event. In training winning analysts, the Philip-pines has thus been compared to Ven-ezuela’s training of beauty queens.

“I hope that it’s not only competitions that we win! I hope this means that with our talent pool, our finance industry will some day be as developed as Hong Kong and Singapore,” Lee-Tan says.

Globally, more than 3,700 students from more than 825 universities partici-pated in some stages of this latest CFA challenge which stretched from May 2013 to April 2014.

“The level of talent we have seen throughout this global contest has been remarkable,” says John Bowman, man-aging director and co-lead of Education, CFA Institute.

The CFA research challenge is an annual educational initiative that seeks to promote best practices in equity research through hands-on mentor-ing and intensive training in company analysis and presentation skills. Through the course of the competition, which re-quires hundreds of hours of preparation, participants receive mentoring from an industry professional as they analyze a publicly traded company, write a professional research report, and present

their research results and recommenda-tions to a high-profile panel of experts. Points are awarded to teams on the basis of their investment case, their poise and their ability to answer the judges’ questions.

Team UP Diliman—coached by Dan-iel Vincent Borja, a faculty member at UP’s Cesar E.A. Virata School of Busi-ness and mentored by Raymund Abarra of Vicsal Investments—presented and defended a report on Manila Electric Co.

They were judged by a panel of CFA/investment industry experts that included Fullerton Fund Management Co. chief executive officer and chief investment officer Manraj Sekhon, Riedel Research Group equity research analyst Adrian Ciocoi, Al Meezan Investment Management chief executive Mohammad Shoaib and Equity Pricing Strategies founder and managing direc-tor Keith Neruda.

“UP was well prepared. Everything they presented had data and even the answers to questions had data to support their stand,” said Lee-Tan, when asked why she thought this team had stood out in this competition. Teamwork was likewise cited as a key ingredient. “All team members were able to contribute not only during the presentation but also during the Q&A (question and answer) section. In other teams, there were strong members who dominated the Q&A section,” she says.

Lee-Tan also cited the UP faculty members’ dedication to making sure that the students would work hard for the win. “They also provide good insights as the faculty members of UP are also investors in the stock market themselves so they have a good understanding of what investors want. From my years of experience in organizing this competi-tion, the dedication of faculty members is essential in ensuring a good perfor-mance of the teams,” she says.

Highlights of the eventALL MEMBERS of the UP Diliman

team are BS Business Administration and Accountancy students who aspire to be the country’s next technocrats, entrepreneurs or corporate movers and shakers.

While rehearsing for the global leg of the competition, team member Lee kept on stuttering and forgetting his lines. “That was really scary to say the least. I’m sure my teammates and coaches were secretly panicking seeing me forget my lines since I was going to start the presentation. Fortunately, after a lot of encouragement and pats on the back, I was able to deliver my lines,” he says. “It just goes to show that there is no

substitute to practice!”“Winning the global championship

aside, the best thing that happened in Singapore was meeting a lot of new friends— not only our fellow contes-tants but charterholders from the CFA Institute and finance professionals as well,” says Reyes, the only girl in the team.

For Solidum, one of the highlights of the competition was that the team had to compete for the regional and global finals on back-to-back nights. “We basically presented our report to the same audience but for a different set of judges. The setup worked to our favor as we were already able to get used to the feeling of presenting in front of people,” he adds.

Bautista, for his part, points out his interactions with a very wide array of global professionals provided the high-lights from this experience. “Because we presented and got acquainted with the professionals practically at the same time, it gave us a totally different point of view in investing, and made the regional and global finals even more challenging,” he says.

One of the highlights for De Oca-mpo was a speech delivered by CFA Institute’s Charles Appeadu. “He said that human development would not be possible without finance, highlighting the role of finance professionals and reinforcing the need for ethical behavior in all aspects,” he says. “Also, meet-ing different students and professionals from different cultures really encour-aged us to be more entrepreneurial in our thinking. It was a humbling experi-ence considering that we still have a lot to learn, but it inspired us to keep an open mind and continue learning.”

Takeaways from the fiveThe UP Diliman team won a $10,000

grant for the university and each team member received a scholarship for the CFA program. But there are even more valuable takeaways. We asked each of these champions for their insights and this is what they shared:

Lee: “More than knowledge and tal-ent, I found that patience and the eager-ness to learn are what really supported us throughout the competition. More-over, I discovered the hard way that there will always be someone smarter, more confident, and better equipped than myself. As such, it is important to keep a strong drive to better oneself.”

Reyes: “I realized that we must maintain confidence and tenacity in

IMMIGRATION 911 by Atty. Susan V. Perez

Most foreign nationals who immigrate

to the United States through marriage to a U.S. citizen (USC) must first obtain a ‚Äúconditional‚Äù permanent resi-dent status before they become Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) with ‚Äúunconditional‚Äù rights. The condi-tional status of two (2) years is imposed on the foreign national spouse when the marriage occurred within two years of their (1) entering the United States as a permanent resident, or (2) adjusting to permanent resident status within the United States. Conditional status is also imposed on the children of the foreign national if they obtained their immi-grant visas based on the parent‚Äôs marriage to a USC. During the two-year conditional residence period, the foreign nationals have the same rights, privileges, and responsibilities as other permanent residents. They can obtain social security number and driver‚Äôs license, and the travel outside the United States. Within 90 days before the second anniversary of the date on which the foreign national spouse obtained per-manent residence, the foreign national spouse must file an application to have the condition removed or Form I-751. Failure to do this will result in the auto-matic termination of permanent resident status and the foreign national spouse will be placed in removal or deportation proceedings.

Carmen, a Filipina, married a USC after two weeks of courtship. It turned out the USC was emotionally abusive. He did not want her to work and have her own friends. Six months into the marriage, they started having problems. On the 8th month, Carmen left the USC and the USC filed for divorce. Carmen was able to get a green card and work permit. As the green card was about to expire, Carmen was getting worried. So she consulted an attorney to help her

maintain her legal status and continue working in the U.S. Carmen has with her the I-751 form with the signature of her USC husband. She did not have a copy of the joint lease contract, the joint bank account has been closed, and there were no love letters. Carmen could not get the cooperation of her USC husband‚Äôs siblings to execute af-fidavits regarding the marriage. Carmen has only one friend who executed an af-fidavit regarding the relationship. When it was time for the I-751 interview, the divorce has not become final. Also, the USC husband refused to appear at the interview. It is most like that the I-751 petition will be denied.

What happens if USCIS denies the I-751? Before USCIS can deny an I-751 petition, it must schedule an inter-view to give the conditional resident an opportunity to present evidence that the marriage was bona fide and not for the sole purpose of obtaining immigration benefits. I‚Äôve discussed in my previ-ous articles what documents to present at the I-751 interview and I won‚Äôt be discussing them here. If USCIS denies the I-751 petition, it must provide written notice of the decision stating the reason for the denial. The foreign na-tional loses his/her resident status, will be asked to surrender his/her green card, and will be placed in removal proceed-ings. There is no appeal available from the district director‚Äôs denial of an I-751 petition. However, once the for-eign national is in removal proceedings, he or she can ask the immigration judge to review the denial. The immigration judge will make an independent deter-mination of whether the I-751 should be approved.

We welcome your feedback. If you have any immigration questions, please feel welcome to email me at [email protected] or call 619 819 -8648 to arrange for a telephone consultation.

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by Virginia H. FerrerBalintataw

Spiritual Life

©2014 Virginia H. Ferrer. All rights reserved.

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

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by Msgr. Fernando G. Gutierrez

Lower Your Nets

Most Blessed Trinity: June 15, 2014 Magandang Araw PoMagandang araw po --- ang bati nina Totoy at Ninaymagandang araw naman, sagot nina tatay at nanaysa opisina man at sa bahay ito din ang batiannakakagaan ng katawan at masarap pakinggan.

Salitang madaling bigkasin at magandang madinigmula sa kahit sinong ang hangad ay kanais-naismay sayang idinudulot sa mensaheng sinasambitang pagpapala ng Diyos, sa iyo nawa'y sumapit.

Mula sa pagkabata ay kinagisnan ko na itomga katagang pagbati na turo ng magulang komaging sa paaralan sinasabi ng mga gurosiya naming natutunan sampu ng aking kalaro.

Sa pagbating ito ay nais ko lang ipaalamang nais ko lamang sabihin ay mabubuting bagayhindi 'to mahirapmakamit magsumikap ka lamangat natitiyak ko na makakamit mo ang tagumpay.

Tanging payo ko lang ay huwag panghinaan ng loobsisikat muli ang araw kahit mamaya'y lulubogsa matiyagang sikap at budhing 'di mapagimbotang iyong mga minimithi siguradong maaabot.

Joke of the week: An irate husband disgusted over his wife’s action ad-dressed her reproachfully, “Believe me, I certainly would give anything to know why God made you women so beauti-ful and yet so dumb.” “Well, I’ll tell you, my dear,” answered the wife, “God made women beautiful so you men would love us, and he made us dumb so we could love you men.”

Scripture: First Reading: Exodus 34: 4b-6; 8-9. After the debacle of the gold-en calf and Moses breaking the original tablets of the Commandments, God ordered him to come to the mountain alone. In reverence to God’s presence Moses bows down in worship. In rewrit-ing the Commandments, God renews the covenant with Israel and symbolizes a new beginning for the people of Israel to start afresh their relationship with their God whom they had offended. At the same time God gave Moses his name which Israel would use in worshiping him. Israel should call on

God as their “Lord.” Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13. A true believer should not let any suffering hinder his faith in God. Paul’s own experience of suffering strengthens his own faith and he wishes the Corinthians to do

The Father’s True Love

the same. Paul endures further pain in knowing that a group of Corinthians believed him to be weak and a poor preacher. In response to his critics, Paul admonishes them to test their faith whether it is true or not. Gospel: John 3: 16-18.

God’s love for us motivates him to send his Son as an incarnate Love to save the world. Salvation does not occur in a vacuum. Belief in God’s incarnate Love coupled with good deeds assures one of salvation.

Refl ections: Our ancestors in the Old Testament had addressed God by vari-ous names, some of them in connection with events, places, or experience, such as God of Israel, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, God of wonders and terror. There are times when God is ac-knowledged for his characteristics, God is rich in mercy, abounding in goodness, and slow to anger.

Every time we make the sign of the cross, we show our respect and pay homage to the three Persons in One God in whose names we were sealed in our baptism. Baptism in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit initiates us into a community of Persons who exist in intimate and profound

relationship with each other. The divine relationship has to be man-

ifested in our lives, because it marks us as Christians. Our identity as Christians is derived from this relationship with the Father, with the Son, and with the Holy Spirit. Mutuality is vital to our life. Relationship is the ground of our being. As human beings we are marked with <?> otherness. As Christians spiritual relationship with God and with others is our distinguishing feature.

Nowadays when there are so many kids who grow up without a father, the Fatherhood of God is an excellent model how “dead-beat dads” should act toward their children. A missed father means a lost intimacy and an opportunity for normal growth. St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises emphasize two direc-tives, “ ... The fi rst is that love ought to manifest itself in deeds rather in words. The second is that love consists in a mu-tual sharing of goods, for example, the lover gives and shares with the beloved what he or she possesses ... and vice versa, the beloved with the lover.” True fatherhood is not only fathering a child, but also sharing one’s psychological, physical, and spiritual life with the child and vice versa.

Much about God is hidden from us since he is infi nite and incomprehensi-ble. But God speaks to us through Jesus who is his incarnate Love. To follow the Son is to live in love and share that love with one another. In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks Nicodemus to understand more deeply God’s gift of love to us: Jesus himself. Jesus teaches us not only the love of his Father, but how we should love and share that love with one another.

The Holy Spirit is the dynamic force and the eternal union between the Father and the Son. Without the Son, there is no Father, and vice versa. This relation-ship between the Father and the Son is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit dynami-cally drives us to love as the Son and the Father love.

Quotation of the week: So vast, so penetrating and all embracing is this active and possessing love of the Trinity that in its presence the silence of the creatures is absolute. John of Ruys-broeck

by Michael Brown, SpiritDaily.com

Do you build walls, or bridges?

In our lives it is frequently

At the end of life, the taller the 'walls' we've built the more diffi cult that

will make it to climb over

one or the other.It's our choice. We form walls -- bar-

riers -- or we erect what mystic Maria Esperanza, who died ten years ago this summer, called the "bridge to Heaven."

Let's fi rst look at walls.What does a wall do? It protects, yes.

There are times we need a wall -- espe-cially a spiritual one. There are times when we need a divide, our "space." No question.

But too often we build "walls" around ourselves through fear, lack of forgive-ness, or defensiveness. Those kinds of walls -- and they are the most common type -- isolate us.

At the end of life, the taller the wall the longer it will take to climb over.

A wall can be made from dirt: We build it with the dirt we look for in oth-ers. It can be built with cement: We can pour forth cement from our hearts. It can be built with bricks: the "bricks" in our eyes -- or with the "timber" that also blocks our vision.

A wall is created through pretension. It's created through hubris. It's created through the facade of intellectualism. It's created through the arrogance of wealth. It's created through a lack of charity. It's created through false piety -- living by the letter but not the Spirit of Catholi-cism.

Real piety, said Pope Francis recently, is recognizing "our belonging to God, our deep bond with Him, a relationship that gives meaning to our whole lives and keeps us resolute, in communion with Him, even in the most diffi cult and troubled moments" of life.

Indeed! It takes muscle to build a bridge and muscle is formed through resistance.

When a person lifts weights, it's the resistance of the weights that causes arms to harden with strength.

So it is with trials and adversities.Life is a series of tests; when we real-

ize that we transcend them.We build walls when we don't see

that, when we're discouraged, when we get mad, when we become pessimistic. We build walls when we use anger as an approach to discussion, when we're impatient, when we are too in a hurry.

We build bridges with faith -- faith and humility and the tempered steel of love. We build bridges with wisdom, un-derstanding, counsel, fortitude, knowl-edge, trust, and respect for the Lord. We

build bridges when we fi rst look for the goodness of others.

Nothing builds a bridge quicker than forgiveness.

No divide is greater than that in the heart.

Do you embrace others or judge them, cast them off? Do you seek to help oth-ers or condemn them? Do you look at a person as a brother or just an "other"?

Yes, sin blocks. Yes, atheism blocks. Yes, criticality blocks. Yes, fear does also.

A wall separates. A bridge connects. We are all connected. To break that con-nection is to disrupt the Plan of God.

-- Michael H. Brown, http://www.spiritdaily.com/wallsbridges.htm

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Blaze EZ, a new device available from Austin, Texas-based HIMS Inc. is likely to become a favorite among those with visual impairments. Those who are blind now have inde-pendent and fast access to printed materials from a digital book reader without the need for a laptop, camera, scanner or personal assistance from a relative or friend. This new device, aptly described by its makers

Blaze EZ: Blind and Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text with New Media Player

as a ‘multi-player’ is about the size of a deck of cards, and in addition to OCR text-to-speech access to printed text has the capability to read and/or play a host of digital document and media formats including eBooks, DAISY books, Word documents and PDF fi les, music, internet radio and more.

This new device was announced just this spring at the CSUN International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference in San Diego, California

yet already the Internet and assistive technology (AT) community are buzz-ing with anticipation. Teachers of the visually impaired (TVI’s) and occupa-tional therapists (OT’s) have been very vocal about their excitement about what this could mean for their students and clients. Students will now be able to listen to their textbooks in DAISY and other digital formats, and then take their Blaze EZ into the library for instant ac-cess to printed text with the touch of just a single button. Professionals can scan and sort mail, review interoffi ce memos

By Ernie D. Delfi n

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Last week, I published in my column an email that Technology Pioneer Peter Diamandis who is in my Google + Circle. A few days ago he sent me another email featuring an amazing new robot named Pepper. Let me share it with you:

Benjamin --"How are you feeling today?" is a

question your robot may soon be asking you. Earlier this week, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son announced an amazing new robot called Pepper.

The most amazing feature isn't that it will only cost $2,000, or that Pepper is intended to babysit your kids and work the registers at retail stores.

What's really remarkable is that Pepper is designed to understand and respond to human emotion.

Heck, understanding human emotion is tough enough for most HUMANS.

There is a new fi eld of "affect comput-ing" coming your way that will give entrepreneurs and marketers a real unfair advantage.

That's what this note to you is about... It's really very powerful, and something I'm thinking a lot about.

What are the unfair advantages?Recent advances in the fi eld of emotion

tracking are about to give businesses an enormous unfair advantage.

Take Beyond Verbal, a start-up in Tel Aviv, for example. They've developed software that can detect 400 different variations of human "moods."

They are now integrating this software into call centers that can help a sales as-sistant understand and react to customer's emotions in real time.

Better than that, the software itself can also pinpoint and infl uence how consum-ers make decisions.

For example, if this person is an innovator, you want to offer the lat-est and greatest product.

On the other hand, if the customer is conservative, you offer him something tried and true.

Talk about targeted advertising! (You can check it out and test it out here: www.beyondverbal.com).

But it goes beyond advertising, more

importantly, to improving quality of life.How can this improve quality of life?Mary Czerwinski is a cognitive psy-

chologist at Microsoft Research doing pioneering work in Affect Computing.

She tells a story about how she and her boyfriend were in a nasty fi ght. While they were bantering back and forth, a small wireless device on her wrist was monitoring her emotional ups and downs (through heart rate monitoring and elec-trical changes in her skin).

At the peak of the argument, when she was most upset, her boyfriend received a text message saying: "Your friend Mary isn't feeling well. You might want to give her a call."

Can you imagine?The constant monitoring of our emo-

tional landscape and personal interactions is a bizarre concept. But it is one that could help many people.

Some of her early projects were aimed at helping autistic children who can't eas-ily communicate their mood.

Other technologies monitor how hard you're pounding on your keyboards (another possible indicator of mood). Imagine if your computer fl ashed you a message: "Don't send that e-mail!"

What does it all mean? The user interface

The point here is that something as subtle and powerful as human emotion is coming "digitally online."

It's being digitized and under-stood and monitored and commercial-ized. And you should know about it.

If you'd like to learn more about this, and other potentially disruptive technologies, join us in the Abundance 360 community.

At Abundance 360, entrepre-neurs and CEOs are constantly engaging about cutting edge technologies like this, and learning how to make them ap-plicable and actionable today.

Wishing you all the best,PeterPeter H. Diamandis, MD Chairman/

CEO, X PRIZE Foundation Proud Author of the NYTimes Best-

seller: Abundance - the Future is Better Than You Think

PEPPER – Amazing Robot That Under-stands and Responds to Emotion

Star-studded and fun-fi lled Filipino events for the family swing from Alaska to TorontoREDWOOD CITY, CA, June 5, 2014

– After supporting the the successful holding of the 36th Santacruzan and Flores De Mayo in Jersey City last May 25, the longest running Filipino celebra-tion of that kind in the East Coast (read/watch Balitang America story here: http://bit.ly/1kNRVVV), The Filipino Channel's (TFC) Sama Saya 2014 event calendar sizzles this June and July with exciting festivities showcasing world-class Filipino talent and the best of Filipino culture.

"What we started last April with our TFC 20th anniversary gala with the promise of celebrating the "galing" or innate greatness of the Filipino contin-ues throughout various states, provinces, cities in North America through TFC Sama Saya 2014," said ABS-CBN North America Managing Director Olivia De Jesus.

"We are outreaching to more states and organizations where there is a robust Filipino presence as part of our mission to serve the Filipino wherever he or she may be," said ABS-CBN North America Marketing Director Jun Del Rosario,

TFC's Sama Saya 2014 heats up this June-Julyalso concurrently ABS-CBN Global Head for Carriage.

TFC heartily and warmly invites everyone to take part in the following colorful, meaningful, fun-fi lled and truly Filipino events, several of which celebrate Philippine Independence and Fil-Am Friendship:

June 14 Philippine Independence Day Fiesta at

Cooper River Park in Cherry Hill, NJ by the Philippine Community of Southern New Jersey, Inc. with Don Tagala of Balitang America, Monette Rivera of Adobo Nation, TFCKat Finalist Damie Juat and classical singer Jared Martin;

June 21 * Pista Sa Nayon in Delaney Park, An-

chorage, AK by the Filipino Community of Anchorage, AK, Inc.;

* Kalayaan SF 2014, Union Square in San Francisco by Filipino American community leaders and the Philippine Consulate General of San Francisco with Adobo Nation's Michi Salta & Lee Robin Salazar and the Prince of Pop of the Philippines Erik Santos;

* TFC's One Kapamilya Go in To-ronto. The whole day family fun starts at 11:00am (EST) at the Heritage Court of Direct Energy Center, Toronto. This will be followed by a TFC Anniversary Concert at the Ricoh Coliseum (doors open at 5:00pm EST, venue entrance from Heritage Court) with superstar comedian-host Vice Ganda, hottest teleserye ands fi lm stars, Angel Locsin and Maja Salvador, sizzling mati-nee idols Xian Lim and Enrique Gil, hilarious comedic duo Tart Carlos and Vivieka Ravanes, and TFC 20 Ambas-sador of Goodwill, Mr. Pure Energy

himself, Gary Valenciano. June 22 PAFCOM 2014 at Lincoln Park, Jer-

sey City, NJ by the Philippine-American Friendship Committee with Don Tagala of Balitang America, Monette Rivera of Adobo Nation, Gelo of Barangay USA, heartthrob Matteo Guidicelli, and Philippine Dance Queen and acclaimed actress Maja Salvador.

July 5 Fil-Am Friendship Day in Virginia,

Redwing Park, Virginia Beach, VA with Gelo of Barangay USAand actor-athlete Matteo Guidicelli.

For more information on TFC Sama Saya events, please visit http://www.tfc-usa.com/.

About ABS-CBN International

ABS-CBN International was founded in April 1994 to be of service to all Filipinos. With the launch of The Filipino Channel (TFC), the company became the fi rst and most successful Filipino content distribution company in the U.S. The company offers telecom-munication, retail, theatricals, money remittance and cargo services, online audio and video streaming, IPTV, On Demand, along with philanthropic sup-port for Filipinos and the communities they now call home. Based in Redwood City, CA, ABS-CBN International is a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation, the Philippines’ largest entertainment and broadcasting company, through ABS-CBN Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, ABS-CBN Global Hungary Kft. For more information, visit www.tfc-usa.com.

ScienceDaily.com | 6/12/2014 -- Fre-drik Leifl and got the idea for his start-up two years ago when he was standing in line at the supermarket. Growing impa-tient, he knew there had to be an easier and quicker way than using credit cards, and together with a group of classmates at Lund University he soon discovered biometric solutions. While vein scan-ning technology already existed, there was no system for actually using it as a form of payment.

"We had to connect all the players ourselves, which was quite complex: the vein scanning terminals, the banks, the stores and the customers. The next step was fi nding ways of packaging it into a solution that was user friendly," says Fredrik.

Their solution worked. There are cur-rently 15 stores and restaurants mainly around the Lund University campus that use the terminals, with 1,600 active users.

Buy lunch, pay with your hand: Vein scanning

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Arts & Culture

La Jolla, CA (May 28, 2014)—The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library is pleased the artwork of Artist-in-Res-idence Sibyl Rubottom in the Joseph Clayes III Gallery. Recent artist’s books, collages and prints will be on view. Then Some includes iPad drawings and a Books Arts Shrine.

Twenty-four years ago my first show at the Athenaeum was entitled “1x1 and then some.” This show, “REDUX,” revisits recurring themes to indicate a return to and revival of archetypal imagery, such as astronomy, botanicals, physics, textiles, typography, water, and of course, elephants.

In this show are recent artist’s books, including “The Water Book: Cenotes,” depicting forays in the underground grottoes of the Yucatan; “The Second Quarter,” four poems by Otis Rubot-tom, prints from the “Dream Sequence,” a series using layering in intaglio prints around themes of entry into and emergence from the dream state,and col-lages, including “The High Himalayan Range,” a series of adapted maps from the Mt. Everest region.

“Then Some” points to other objects, like iPad drawings and a Book Arts Shrine, in the tradition of "cabinets of curiosity." I wanted a ‘cabinet’ to carry sample book structures to my work-shops. This shrine has evolved from practical origins into a repository and reliquary of books and objects that I cherish, to form a traveling workspace I can bring from village to village, as the Tibetans do with prayer altars when on pilgrimages through the high Himalayas.

Sibyl Rubottom was born in New York and received her BA from the Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from Yale. After travel in India, she returned to San Diego to raise her family and nurture a custom fabric design business. Sibyl co-founded Bay Park Press and is the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library’s Artist in Residence and teaches at the Athenaeum School of the Arts and UCSD. Sibyl’s work is held in many public and private collection including The Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Yale University, Brown University, UCSD, UCLA and the Athenaeum.

Rotunda GalleryBay Park Press Interns: Leah Goren,

Anthony Lukens, Morgan Miller IIIJune 21-July 26, 2014Opening Reception: Friday, June 20,

6:30-8:30pm

Come see the artwork of a few of Bay Park Press’s interns:

Leah Goren is an illustrator and sur-face pattern designer living in Brook-lyn, NY with her curly-haired cat. She graduated in 2012 from Parsons School of Design with a BFA in Illustration.

Anthony Lukens studied printmak-ing and artist book making under Sibyl Rubottom and Jim Machacek at Bay Park Press between 2001 and 2007. Spending much of the last few years as a traveling musician, his drawing documents the humor, beauty, and sleep- deprived absurdity associated with life on the road. Seemingly mundane mo-ments take on new meaning in Luken’s artwork. An avid surfer and dog petter, Anthony lives and works in San Diego, with his wife and their very small dog, Gretel.

Morgan Miller III is a fifth genera-tion San Diegan from Point Loma, and currently lives in Golden Hill. He is a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, with a BFA in Il-lustration. He is the current assistant at Bay Park Press specializing type-setting for letterpress, creating linoleum block prints and various forms of etching, and bookmaking. He is a member of the San Diego Book Arts and has done demon-strations of letterpress for the Book Arts Fair held at UCSD.

About the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, located in the heart of La Jolla, in San Diego County, is one of only 16 nonprofit member-ship libraries in the United States. This rare cultural institution offers a depth and ac-cessibility of resources and programs found nowhere else in the region. The library, devoted exclusively to music and art, has an outstanding and ever-expanding collection of books, periodicals, reference material, compact discs, videocassettes, DVDs, sheet music, and librettos, as well as one of the most significant collections of artists' books in Southern California. The Athenaeum also presents an eclectic, year-round schedule of art exhibitions, concerts (classical, jazz, and new music), lectures, studio art classes through its School of the Arts, tours and spe-cial events. The library is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The library is closed on Sunday and Monday. Members can check out library materials for a modest annual fee. For information on the benefits of becoming a member, call (858) 454-5872, visit www.ljathenaeum.org, or stop by during normal library hours, 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037.

“Sibyl Rubottom REDUX: Books, Prints, Collages, & Then Some” Light &

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by Zena Sultana Babao

3rd Annual Warren Gref

Horn Weekend Workshop

Special Guests - John Cox; Kyle Covington

When: June 20, 21, and 22, 2014 Where: Saint Thomas of Canterbury

Episcopal Church, 44651 Avenida de Missiones Temecula CA 92592

Anyone wanting to attend, please register by sending a check to: Warren Gref Weekend Horn Workshop 2014 P.O. Box 893381 Temecula, CA 92589.

For additional information, please call or email Warren Gref at 760-809-7410 or [email protected]

Warren Gref states,"Just when the afterglow from the Southwest Horn Conference held in San Diego May 23-25 begins to fade, I encourage all horn players to come and get re-ignited and re

inspired at our 3rd Annual Horn Weekend Workshop, held right here in Temecula." "I am very pleased to announce that John Cox, Principal hornwith the Oregon Symphony will give a Master Class, as well as Kyle Covington, Principal Trombone with the San Diego Symphony. Kyle has some amazing ideas about our physiology as it relates to playing - especially how we utilize our air and biomechanics. I first became aware of Kyle's approach last summer and I immediately asked him if he would give a class at this year's Horn Workshop and I've been eagerly awaiting his presentation ever since. This isn't like anything many of us have ever heard before, and I know everyone is going to get something from it." This

By Zena Sultana Babao

Having a personal relationship with our God is of vital importance because it touches at the very core of our lives: what we are, what we believe and how we act. The Holy Bible contains a book dedicated to the worship and relation-ship with God. This book is Leviticus, also known as “The Book of Laws”.

Some people bypass reading Leviticus every time they read the Bible because they find the practice of animal sacri-fices too bloody and primitive. But they don’t know why it was done and what the practice symbolized.

Anyone who knows the Bible un-derstands that blood was required to be shed for the forgiveness of sin and for people to be able to approach God. Hebrews 9:22 says that “without the shedding of blood there is no forgive-ness.” In the New Testament, the blood of Christ was shed for the full and complete forgiveness of sin.

We learned about Israel’s dramatic exit from Egypt in the book before Leviticus, the book of Exodus. After this dramatic exit, the Israelites camped at the foot of Mt. Sinai for two years to listen to God. It was a time of resting, teaching, building, and meeting with the Lord face to face. What transpired in those two years was a prelude to Leviti-cus, which has a set of instructions on how God’s people would worship and do for the redemption of sin.

The Lord told Moses to tell the people of Israel, “You must be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy …” (Leviticus 19:1-2). For a sinful people to approach a holy God, people must be made holy (without sin.) As you have read in the book of Genesis, sin entered into this world when Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden.

The penalty for sin is death! God’s system says that a life must be given for a life! In the Old Testament, an animal’s life was given to save the life of a per-son. The opening chapters of the book of Leviticus gave detailed instructions for offering animal sacrifices, the active symbols of repentance and obedience during those times.

Whether offering bulls, goats, sheep or even grain, these sacrificial offerings has to be without blemish, just like the ultimate sacrifice to come – JESUS, the Lamb of God, who was without sin. The animal sacrifices during those times were a precursor to the sacrifice of Christ, the Redeemer, who died on the cross for the forgiveness and redemption of sins.

Many events and prophecies in the

Old Testament are historical backdrops of the coming of Christ and of His final sacrifice to bring us back to God. And for us to gain eternal life! “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” –John 3:16.

True worship and oneness with God begins as we confess our sins and accept Christ as our Savior and Lord. He is the only one who can redeem us and help us approach God. Jesus said in John 14:16, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

In Leviticus we learned about the Levites, the ministers and priests of their day who instructed the people in their worship. They regulated the moral, civil, and ceremonial laws and super-vised the health, justice and welfare of the nation.

The final emphasis in Leviticus is celebration. The book gave instructions to Moses on the 7 feasts or festivals that have to be observed by God’s people, past and present. These are:

The Sabbath, a day of rest and sacred assembly on the seventh day of the week, which is Saturday; the Passover and Unleavened Bread, a reminder of God’s deliverance when He spared the lives of Israel’s first-born children in Egypt and freed the Hebrews from slav-ery, and also a reminder of the exodus from Egypt, leaving the old life behind and entering a new way of living;

The feast of Firstfruits, celebrating the first crops of the barley harvest and reminding the people of how God provided for them; the Feast of Weeks, celebrating the end of the barley harvest and the beginning of the wheat harvest, and the people’s joy and thanksgiving for these bountiful harvests;

The Feast of Trumpets, the beginning of the seventh month of the year when God’s people again expressed joy and thanksgiving to the Lord; the Day of Atonement, celebrating the removal of sin from the people and the nation, and their restored fellowship with God; and, the Feast of Tabernacles, celebrating God’s protection and guidance in the wilderness, and the renewal of Israel’s commitment to God.

The Israelites were given instructions and rules for daily living concerning family relationships and responsibilities, diets, childbirth, sexual conduct, and diseases. These rules and instructions about daily living are still relevant to us 21st century Christians. - zena

Leviticus: The Book of Laws

May 27, 2014. San Diego, Ca. CYC (California Youth Conservatory), voted “Best Theatre Group” on the San Diego A-List for the past 3 consecutive years, announces it's newest produc-tion, a high-voltage whipsmart comedy about coming of age, teen traumas and (barely) surviving middle school. Propelled by a pop/rock score by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County), this hilarious musical has it all.

In 2009, CYC Theatre presented the San Diego premier of this new title, and is re-staging it with even more talent, production value and pizazz. This pro-duction features an impressive on-stage live band and an all-pro production team led by veteran award-winning actor/director Shaun T. Evans.

ABOUT THE STORYSan Diego's most talented all-teen cast

delicately navigates and delivers the ups and downs of turning 13. Evan Gold-berg, a cool kid from New York City, suddenly moves to a small mid-western town following his parents’ breakup. With his Bar Mitzvah around the corner, he finds himself struggling to fit in, find friends and survive all of the changes of adolescence in a strange new world. It’s all there--flirtations, cell phones, cheerleaders, rumors, first kisses,

cliques, boyfriend-stealing, bullies and crushes in this ‘grown up musical about growing up.’

ABOUT THE COMPANYHailed by professional actors and

critics alike, the award-winning Cali-fornia Youth Conservatory Theatre is an innovative new company formed to offer real-world, professional training to aspiring young performers. Under the direction of veteran Actor/Director Shaun T. Evans, the company is the only such young-performer's training theatre to use professional actors as teaching artists and mentors for its students—and the only youth group to regularly employ Equity actors. Evans pioneered this mentor-based training model for young performers here in San Diego. This group has been voted “Best Theatre Group” on the San Diego A-List poll for the last 3 consecutive years, and more recently won a Bravo San Diego “Best Musical” award (presented by the San Diego Performing Arts League and the County of San Diego) for its summer production of Les Miserables at the Lyceum Theatre. CYC Theatre has also made theatre history with several ‘first-ever’ productions of bold titles by a youth theatre group like RENT, Ragtime and A Few Good Men. The quality of the training is superb, as is the quality of their theatrical productions,

"13, The Musical" Rocks the Lyceum Theatre

which are widely considered among the best ‘youth’ productions in the na-tion. Of this group, Broadway veteran Thomas James O’Leary (title role in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway for over 1000 performances) wrote, “I wasn’t sure what to expect from a youth group’s production. But within minutes, my jaw was on the floor as I sat in awe of how full their performances were, how incredible their singing was, and how well directed the production was. There is some kind of magic happen-ing between Shaun Evans and these 50 young people – he has a seemingly

effortless ability to instill in them a com-mitment to the performing arts that is at least as serious as what I’ve seen in professional Broadway casts."

WHAT: California Youth Conserva-tory presents “13”

WHEN: June 20th through June 29th, 2014

WHERE: The Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza. 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101

TICKETS: Available online at www.cyctheatre.com or by calling the Lyceum Theatre Box Office at 619-544-1000. Admission $18-$32.


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Sullivan Solar Power Sponsors Local Middle Schools to Inte-grate Renewable Technology

into STEM Curriculum(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) June 9, 2014 – San

Diego’s leading renewable energy fi rm, Sullivan Solar Power has sponsored a com-petitive event between middle schools, the Junior Solar Sprint, for the fi fth consecu-tive year. This year Congressman Scott Peters, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, and San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria were in attendance to support the future growth of clean tech learning opportunities for students taking part in the model solar car racing event.

“The Junior Solar Sprint is a symbol of new learning opportunities for students in San Diego and gears them toward science, math, engineering and technical design skills,” said Daniel Sullivan, founder and president of Sullivan Solar Power, “These fi elds are exciting and highly rewarding, particularly when applied to renewable en-ergy sources, and we hope that the program will expand the next generation’s passion for renewable energy.”

The Junior Solar Sprint event, hosted by the San Diego Electrical Training Center, allows local sixth, seventh and eighth-grade science students to use scientifi c knowledge to create and race solar pow-ered model cars. All students were supplied with one standard solar cell and motor. The students are to come up with their own unique design aspects to compete.

“I have seen Junior Solar Sprint change kids’ lives. They learn to work together on something they have never done,” said Elaine Gillum, eighth grade science teacher at Thurgood Marshall Middle School, “Some of the students that struggle with

the book part of school, are amazing when it comes to building things. They become the kid that others turn to for guidance and leadership.”

Eight middle schools from around San Diego County participated in the Junior Solar Sprint event Saturday, with hundreds of attendees including parents, teachers, volunteers, judges and dignitaries watched more than 85 student cars race. Certifi cates were provided to all participating students from California Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins.

The Junior Solar Sprint is the culminat-ing race track event, where students com-pete for award in fi ve judging categories: craftsmanship; innovation; power train; solar collection; and wheel and guidance systems. First, second and third place medals were provided to the overall race champions.

Solar powered model car, ‘Stewart,’ built by two students from High Tech Middle School North County won the champion-ship race, fi nishing the 20 meter track in just 8.32 seconds. Second and third place medals were awarded to students with solar cars named to ‘Ninja Chicken’ and ‘Japan Racer’ out of Torrey Hills Middle School.

“Encouraging our kids to pursue their interest in these sectors through hands-on projects like the Junior Solar Sprint will not only prepare them for the jobs of the future, but will help keep America globally competitive,” said Congressman Scott Peters, “Events like this help spark a life-long interest in our students to improve the world around them through innovation.”

About Junior Solar SprintThe Junior Solar Sprint is a hands-on,

multidisciplinary program that motivates students and expands education in the fi elds of science, technology, engineer-ing and mathematics through renewable

energy. Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from middle schools throughout San Diego County design solar-powered model cars with unlimited ingenuity and inventiveness. The event is made possible through the San Diego Electrical Train-ing Center and Sullivan Solar Power. Supporters include the National Electrical Contractors Association, Electrical Vehicle Association of San Diego and the San Di-ego Renewable Energy Society. Visit www.juniorsolarsprint.com for more information.

About Sullivan Solar PowerSullivan Solar Power is a turnkey solar

system provider that delivers solar electric projects from concept to completion with offi ces in the Orange County, Inland Empire and San Diego. The company has installed more than 19,000,000 watts of solar power ranging from residential to large commercial and municipal systems. Sullivan Solar Power has a longstanding A-plus rating with the Better Business Bureau, with no complaints fi led since its founding in 2004. The fi rm has been named one of the nation’s fastest growing energy companies by Inc. Magazine and services clients throughout Southern California. Regardless of project size and scope, Sul-livan is committed to delivering the best products provided by the most qualifi ed professionals to its customers. Visit www.sullivansolarpower.com for more informa-tion.

San Diego Middle School Students Compete Solar-Powered Model Cars at 5th Annual Junior Solar Sprint

Tools on Wheels: Hand tools donated by local Chula Vistans for Typhoon Yolanda relief used to rebuild schools

CHULA VISTA, 6/12/2014 -- Manny Ramirez, a member of the Rotary Club of Mactan, who collected hand tools for the Typhoon Haiyan reconstruction effort in the Visayas today reported to donors from Chula Vista and the San Diego area that the tools they donated are being used to rebuild schools in the devastated areas of Samar and Leyte.

Ramirez sent benefactors an emails with photos of the truck used to trans-port the hand tools and an update of the reconstruction efforts from local volunteers.

He wrote, “Please allow me to share this wonderful news /updates to our friends in Chula Vista and San Diego, California who donated hand-carpentry tools /spread the word help rebuilt homes and schools in the Philippines after being being struck by super typhoon Haiyan ( Yolanda ) last year. Its continuing process of rebuilding so those tools extremely important and much appreciated.”

The carpentry tools are being used by locals to rebuild schools. So far 16 classrooms have been rebuilt with the donated equipment according to Ken-neth Sotto of “Projects Abroad Philip-pines.”

“In total, Projects Abroad Philippines together with the donations of construc-tion materials donated by the Rotary Club of Mactan, we have reconstructed 16 classrooms to the following schools:

Don Pedro Elementary SchoolTaytayan Elementary SchoolBung-aw Elementary SchoolAnunang Norte Elementary SchoolDakit Elementary SchoolTacup Elementary School

Sotto emphasized that without the tools the reconstruction in the remote sites of Bogo and San Remigio would not have been possible. He was writing from the reconstruction site of the Tacup Daycare center in San Remigio.

“The Rotary Tool Library has been very instrumental in getting these build-ings done and of course with the help from our foreign volunteers. At the daily basis, the Rotary Tool Library travels at about 50 kms to and from Bogo City to Tacup, San Remigio to deliver the tools needed for our construction project and without it we cannot sustain our efforts especially in Tacup.”


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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in

San Diego, CAWhen: From 24 Jun until 29 Jun 2014Location: San Diego, CATheatre: San Diego Civic CenterWebsite: http://www.broadwaysd.com/

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TICKETS ON SALE NOW!Running Time: 1 hour 51 minutes

(including intermission)SCHEDULE:Tue Eve, June 24, 2014 - 7pmWed Eve, June 25, 2014 - 7pmThu Eve, June 26, 2014 - 7:30pmFri Eve, June 27, 2014 - 8pmSat Mat, June 28, 2014 - 2pmSat Eve, June 28, 2014 - 8pmSun Mat, June 29, 2014 - 1pmSun Eve, June 29, 2014 - 6pm

(San Diego – June 9, 2014) – Broad-way/San Diego is pleased to announce that Broadway and television star Diana DeGarmo and Broadway star Ace Young will head up the cast of the new tour-ing production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM-COAT. The Independent Presenters

National Tour of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Comes to San Diego June 24-29, 2014

Network is also delighted to announce that casting for the 2014 national tour is complete. Directed and choreo-graphed by Tony® Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler, the new tour will arrive in San Diego June 24-29, 2014 as part

Starring Diana Degarmo as “Narrator” and Ace Young

as “Joseph”One of the most enduring shows of all

time, Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Web-ber’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s fa-vorite son. Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Those Canaan Days, Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door. Book your tickets and be part of the magic!

Broadway and television star Diana DeGarmo and Broadway star Ace Young will head up the cast of the new tour-ing production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM-COAT. The Husband-and-wife team first met when they shared the Broadway stage in the 2009 revival of HAIR.

Rating: Family FriendlyTFC@theMovies to screen

film globally starting in North America on June 6

The much awaited big screen team-up of Coco Martin, the country's Primetime TV King, and Sarah Geronimo, Box Office Queen and Pop Princess of the Philippines, lived up to expectations as the duo translated their on-screen chem-istry in ABS-CBN's Star Cinema's and Viva Films' Maybe This Time into box office gold, earning P60 million already four days after it opened.

Maybe This Time will open on June 6 in the U.S. in 35 theatres in the states of Washington, California, Nevada, Arizo-na, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Alabama, Vir-ginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Hawaii. Also on June 6, it will screen in Canada in 12 theatres in the cities of Montreal, Ottawa, Scarbor-ough, Toronto, Mississauga, Winnipeg,

Coco-Sarah's Maybe This Time earns P60M in 4 days

Calgary, Edmonton, Surrey, Vancouver, Saskatoon and Regina. Later this June, the movie will be seen internationally in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Greece, Ireland, Norway, France, United Kingdom, Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates.

The story about a simple city girl (Steph) and a small town boy (Tonio) who fall in love but get separated by ambition and the need to provide for family is a theme that resonates with many. When they cross paths seven years later through a fateful assignment made by the girl's sophisticated PR boss (Monica) for a new client, some com-plications arise: the client here is Tonio who is now Monica's boyfriend. Will this become an opportunity to rekindle an old flame or will it finally be closure for Steph after Tonio left her without saying goodbye?

"It's complicated," laughed ABS-CBN Global Head of Theatricals and TV and film director John-D Lazatin. "These are

not cardboard characters and it's not a formulaic story. The narrative is based on real life experiences and emotions. When you watch the film, you see the characters' journeys, their struggles, their dilemmas, and their choices that would impact their lives. You will truly feel for them, especially with Coco and Sarah displaying greater maturity and polish in their acting here. Ruffa as Monica is a standout. This is a must-see Filipino film this summer."

Maybe This Time is directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng and written by Anton Santamaria and Melai Monge. It also stars Ruffa Guttierez, Ogie Diaz, Dennis Padilla, Marlann Flores, Zeppi Bor-romeo, Garlic Garcia, Minnie Agui-lar, Boboy Garovillo, and Sharmaine Buencamino.

For more information on theaters and schedules, please visit http://tfc-usa.com/maybe-this-time.


Rev. Fr. Joseph Ayala Faller NAME: Rev. Fr. Joseph (Joey ) A.

FallerBIRTHDAY: June 19, 1964ORDINATION: September 19, 1989

at St. Ferdinand Cathedral in Lucena City

ADDRESS: Kamay Ni Hesus Healing Center- Brgy. Tinamnan, Lucban,4328, Quezon, Philippines

PARENTS: Dr. Francisco L. Faller, and Mrs. Adelaida A. Faller

A reluctant heal-er, but only after a series of deaths in the

family was his faith in God was really tested. The death of his sister Stella in 1986, his father Francisco in 1988, and his most beloved mother Adelaida in 1989, made his resolve to embrace the priestly vocation, even stronger, and resolute. After several assign-ments in the Diocese of Lu-cena, on June 2002, Fr. Joey decided to devote full-time in the Healing Ministry after hearing from people stories,

Kamay Ni Hesus Healing Center and Fr Joey Faller

and incidences of healing at-tributed to his ministering.

At fi rst he refused to believe God’s gift to him, until January 1993, when he took over from Fr. Barham in Mt. Carmel Monastery Church in Lipa City, Batangas, where some people claimed of healing. The true “Baptism of Fire,” so to speak came in January 19, 1993 when a paralyzed woman on a wheelchair, was able to walk after being prayed-over, to his, and everybody’s amazedment. Fr. Barham, internation-ally renowned healer confi rmed that indeed it is truly God’s gift to him.

There are other manifestations of God’s gift to Fr. Joey. On February 6,1993, he went to Lipa City, and visited the Carmel Monastery. Strangely, no-body had really invited him to go to that place, as if something forceful pushed him to go to Lipa. It was like a sudden inspiration.

Upon reaching Lipa City, he was hap-py to fi nd out that there was a Nation-wide Marian Pilgrimage, and it turned out that there was no priest who will cel-ebrate the mass. It seemed coincidental, but he felt that the circumstances were far more than just coincidental. During the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, he began to experience unexplainable instances. The whole place seemed to fi lled with the scent of roses.They also experience the “gift of tongues,” while celebrating the mass.

But the most astonishing thing was when he had a vision of a woman in red blouse who was a cancer patient from Manila. Just right before he ended the mass, he asked if there was a woman among the mass goers who was diag-nosed with cancer. To his amazement, a woman wearing a red blouse suddenly stood up, and declared that she came from Manila, and was suffering from cancer of the bone. She was instantly healed after Fr. Joey heared her confes-sion, and prayed over her.

At that instance after witnessing his healing, a lot of people approached him. There was a man, who for a long time could hardly walk, because of severe osteoarthritis. He was able to walk again, after he asked Fr. Joey’s healing. Unfortunately, the sisters of the monastery advised that he leave the monastery, because of the commotion caused by the incident. At that moment, he doubted God’s calling to heal.

Fr. Joey continued to disbelief God’s gift to him, but kept on asking for signs if he was truly blessed with gift of healing. During his fi rst trip to the Holy Land (Jerusalem) in March 1993, as he was praying at the place where the Pentecost happened, two doves came down to him out of nowhere. on his second visit to the Holy Land, and Europe, he was able to heal two women. The fi rst one was a foreigner who can only walk if assisted by somebody, or by using a cane. After the healing, she could already walk by herself, free from cane, and without the help of somebody else. The second one was suffering from severe arthritis. Her dream was to see the Holy Places, but she was unable to fulfi ll her dream, because she couldnot walk. But when she joined Fr. Joey in his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and visited Beteseda, she received complete healing, and was able to walk again. She even taught us dance steps during our last days in Israel. But still with all the sign given to him by God, he was still confused, and undecided.

The questions whether he was truly worthy of the gift still persisted in his mind. He kept on asking God why a person like him would be chosen to be a healer. He felt that he was too weak, sin-ful, unworthy, wounded, and broken, a paradox of a healer. In August 1993, his cousin Caroline Ayala from the United States asked to be prayed over. At that time, she was suffering from psoriasis, and a serious heart problem (there was a hole in her heart) and was scheduled for operation.

When she returned to the U.S. for her operation, the doctor was surprised to fi nd that her heart was doing well, and there was no need for an operation. Then after some months, the parents of his cousin (Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ayala) gave him free tickets to the U.S. He used this opportunity to conduct healing masses in the states. Since then, various charismatic groups in the U.S. have invited him to have healing masses. Fr. Joey received testimonies from people who experienced healing from cancer, paralysis, and problems in the reproduc-tive system. There were also testimonies regarding cases of deliverance from eveil spirit. But even with all these testimonies, he remained in doubt.

But it was in April 8, 1994, that he

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totally embraced God’s gift of healing. He had an accident that almost cost him his life. But the most extraordinary thing happened, when one of his hands was injured during the accident. The small fi nger, and index fi nger of his right became permanently curled down, and couldn’t be straightened anymore. But he realized that his right hand seemed to have resembled the hands of the Little Jesus (Known as “El Senor Sto. Nino”) and of the hands of the risen, and victorious Christ. He underwent opera-tions here and in the U.S. to straighten his hand again, but no operation could ever bring back to normal. For him, the accident confi rmed God’s call for him to become His instrument of healing. His right hand is a constant reminder that it is God’s healing hands that works through him. Since then, he has carried the hands of the Lord to heal other people. There were several individuals who have experienced, and received the healing power of God through Fr. Joey Faller. These are manifestations of God’s healing hand working through Fr. Joey.

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It all started on October, 1998, when Rev. Fr. JOEY AYALA FALLER, at-tended the International Charismatic Renewal Congress (ICCRC), which was held in Rome. It was at that time when FR. JOEY FALLER and CHARLES WHITEHEAD, President of ICCRS saw a vision of a huge building that was fi lled with so many people who was suffering from different ailments/illnesses. While Fr. Joey was alone with

these people amidst the crowd. It was then that he realized that GOD was with him all along and that it was a “MIS-SION” for him sent by GOD to build a “HEALING CENTER”

A “HEALING CENTER” which was meant to heal the sick physi-cally, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. A “MISSION” envisioned to him by GOD. With such a big task he was adherent at fi rst on how to fulfi ll a “MISSION FOR LORD”.

FR. JOEY took the chance of conferring the vision with the former Bishop of Lucena, BISHOP RUBEN T. PROFUGO. And much to his surprise it was not just only approved but Bishop RUBEN even offered a piece of land in Lucena, to fulfi ll his Mission of build-ing a “HEALING CENTER”.

Thus, “KAMAY NI HESUS MINIS-TRY FOUNDATION, INC.” was then formed it is a non-stock, non-

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Hindi ko na maalala kung kailan ako huling sumulat sa ating wikang pam-bansa. Ngayong napipintong bumalik sa himpapawid ang Balitaktakang Filkanoy na dulot sa inyo ng inyong abang lingkod, minabuti kong managalog sa pagkakataong ito hindi lamang upang ibalita ang muling pamamayagpag ng programang ito kundi na rin sariwain ang aking pananagalog dahil ang wika pong ito ang dadaloy sa mga talakayang papahimpapawid.

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Sa pamumuno ni Ginoong Sim Silverio, ang tagapaglathala ng inyong Asian Journal – San Diego, mga da-lawang o tatlong taon na ang nakalili-pas, nagkaroon po tayo ng isang radio istasyong Filipino sa San Diego na nakabase sa bandang norte. Isa po ang Balitaktakang Filkanoy bilang tampok na programa ng istasyong ito. Dahil po sa kakulangan ng lakas ng signal, hindi po namin maabot ang mga kinakaul-ang nais naming maabot sa aming mga programa sa buong San Diego at kami po ay tumiklop pagkaraan lamang ng ilang buwan.

Ngayon po, sa inspirasyon pa rin ni Ginoong Silverio at pamumunyagi ni Ogie Cruz, itinatag ni Attorney Erwin Bautista ang Radyo Filipino Amerika. Bagama’t ito ay nakabase lamang sa Na-tional City, California, hindi lamang po sa San Diego, hindi lamang po sa buong California, hindi lamang po sa buong Estados kundi sa buong mundo aabot ang aming pamamahayag. Gamit ang makabagong teknolohiya ng streamlin-ing radio, maari po kayong makapakinig hindi lamang sa inyong mga computer kundi na rin sa inyong mga cell phones.

Upang makapakinig, ayon kay Atty. Bautista: “We have created our own application which you can download straight from Google Play. It's a Free App. Type "Radyo Filipino Amerika" on the browser then our app shows up. Download and then open. Press play button and start listening.” At ito po ay, uulitin ko, libre at kahit saan man kayo

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sa himpapawaid ang istasyon, kami po ay nangangailangan pa ng mga karagda-gang program hosts at mga sponsors. Samantala, ang mga sumusunod ay inyo ng maririnig (Pacifi c Time): Ojie Cruz, 8-12 ng umaga – Daily Showbiz Watcher; Anne Dezena, 4-7 ng hapon hanggang gabi – Daily DJ Emotera; Rowie Mesian, 2-4 ng hapon Sabado’t Linggo at 6-9 ng gabi tuwing Biyernes – Events/Dedications; Ruel Borgonio, 12-2 ng hapon Sabado’t Linggo – Borderless Pinoy; Anabel at Arlene Ogapong, 3-6 ng hapon ng Martes – Sis-ter Act; Femie Cupit, 3-5 ng hapon ng Mierkoles – Sports Chika; Cari Ramos, 8-10 ng umaga tuwing Sabado – Pinoy Success.

Ang inyo pong lingkod naman ay maghahatid sa inyo ng Balitaktakang FilKanoy tuwing Martes, Huwebes, at Linggo sa ganap ng alas-7 hanggang alas-9 ng gabi. Sa programang ito, atin pong hahalukayan ang mga masisidh-ing balita na may kaugnayan sa buhay ng bawat Pilipino, hindi lamang sa Pilipinas, hindi lamang sa Amerika, kung hindi na rin sa buong mundo. Habang bibigyan po natin ng papuri ang mga karapat-dapat, wala po namang takot nating babatikusin ang mga hindi sumusunod sa daang matuwid.

Sa mga puwang na oras na walang na-mamahayag, inyo naman pong maririnig ang mga himig na sariling atin.

Nasa Facebook rin po ang Radyo Filipino Amerika. Iniimbita po namin kayong mag-like rito upang kayo ay maging bahagi ng aming tagapagtangki-lik at malaman niyo kung ano-ano ang mga samut-saring aming dulot sa inyo. Nakikiusap na rin po kaming imbitahin ninyo ang inyong mga kamag-anak, mga kaibigan at sino pa mang dapat makinig sa sarili nating Radyo Filipino Amerika – tungo sa ating palitan ng talakayan anuman ang ating mga adhikain, masariwa ang ating mga diwa sa mga hiyas ng Pilipinas, at maugnay pa rin ang ating mga puso sa pinakamamahal

nating Inang Bayan.

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“Ok everyone,” said the the instructor at the birthing class trying to get every-one’s attention.

“We are going to do an exercise now, that’s purpose is to help the men sym-pathize with their partners.”

“We have here what’s called a preg-nancy suit,” said the woman instructor, holding up an artifi cial stomach with a strap.

“This imitates the feeling of being pregnant.” Which Husband volunteers to be the fi rst one to try it on?”

“I will” said one man, taking the suit and trying it on.

“This isn’t too bad said the man walk-ing around. I think I could get used to this.”

“Ok”, said the instructor smiling, “now I would like you to bend down and pick up my pen from the fl oor.”

“You want me to pick it up?” he said hesitantly, “just as I would if I was pregnant?”

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Broadway and television star Diana DeGarmo (Narrator) and Broadway star Ace Young (Joseph) will head up the cast, which will feature Paul Castree as Simeon, William Thomas Evans as Jacob/Potiphar, Brian Golub as Reuben, Will Mann as Judah and Ryan Williams as Pharaoh.

The ensemble will include Chip Ab-bott, Amanda Braun, Jonathan Burke, Claire Camp, Richard Cerato, Vincent D’Elia, Lisa Finegold, Lili Froehlich, Sasha Hollinger, Brandon Hudson, Pat-rick John Moran, Mark Roland, David Rossetti, Leigh Scheffl er, Christine Cornish Smith, Brett Stoelker, Tricia Tanguy, Matthew Tiberi and Katie Whetsell.

Husband-and-wife team Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo fi rst met when they shared the Broadway stage in the 2009 revival of HAIR. “I am so excited to star as ‘Joseph’ alongside Diana,” said Ace. “It’s great to be back! I too am so excited to star alongside Ace in the very role I once looked up to years ago as a child in the choir,” added Diana.

One of the most enduring shows of all time, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. The fi rst collaboration of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera, Cats) and lyricist Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, The Lion King), JOSEPH blends pop, country and rock into an uplifting, technicolored story of biblical proportions.

Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Those Canaan Days, Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door.

Produced by the Independent Present-ers Network, the tour will feature Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt, Costume Design by Jennifer Caprio, Lighting De-sign by Howell Binkley, Sound Design by John Shivers and David Patridge, Projection & Video Design by Daniel Brodie, Music Supervision by David Kreppel and Music Direction by Wayne Green.

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Broadway to the Hollywood Bowl, Diana is no stranger to the stage. At 16, she stole America’s heart on “Idol” before becoming the fi rst alum to star on Broadway. Starring in such shows as HAIR (where she met her husband Ace Young), 9 to 5, Brooklyn: The Musical, Hairspray and The Toxic Avenger, she then moved to Los Angeles to play the role of “Angelina,” a fan favorite on the number one daytime series “The Young and the Restless.” In 2008, she released an acoustic EP “Unplugged in Nashville,” and recently released a Country EP “Live To Love,” composed of songs co-written with Ace. She is so excited to star alongside him playing the very role she once looked up to years ago when she was just a child in the choir. It's great to be back! Many thanks to Headline Talent Agency, Ellis Talent Group and our dog Rosie.

ACE YOUNG (Joseph) This athletic, 6'1" runt of 5 boys moved to Los Angeles from Boulder, CO, over ten years ago to pursue a career in music. Since then, Ace has worked with musical stars ranging from Brian McK-night to Desmond Child. He is a Grammy-nominated songwriter with number one hits in the U.S. and Sweden. Ace has performed for the masses at festivals, concerts, parades, bars and hole-in-the-wall joints around the world. After being a contestant on “Idol,” he pursued a Broadway career, starring fi rst in Grease and then in HAIR, where he met his wife, Diana DeGarmo. They re-cently released a Country EP “Live To Love,” composed of songs co-written by the two of them. Other television credits include “Bones” and “Planet 360.” Truly comfortable in the spotlight, he is so excited to star as ‘Joseph’ alongside his new wife. Many thanks to Headline Talent Agency, El-lis Talent Group and our dog Rosie.

ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER (Direc-tion and Choreography) Broadway: In The Heights (Tony Award), Bring It On (Tony nomination), 9 To 5 (Tony nomination), The People In The Picture, The Apple Tree, and the revival of Annie. Other work includes: Fly (DTC), The Wiz (City Center), Desper-ately Seeking Susan (West End), “Sesame Street,” and “So You Think You Can Dance.” Future projects include Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and Only Gold with Kate Nash. Mr. Blankenbuehler has performed on Broadway in Fosse, Contact, Man of La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever, Steel Pier, Big and Guys and Dolls. He resides in New York City, with his wife Elly and two chil-dren, Luca and Sofi a.

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the face of adversity. Admittedly, there were a lot of smarter and more talented students in the competition; our team was composed of the youngest students! However, we did not let this fact deter us from focusing on the competition. I personally felt that we had something to prove, being one of the youngest and coming from a public university and a third world country. This just shows that aside from sheer talent, passion for learning and the drive to win can really take one a long way.”

Solidum: “The whole experience has taught me the value of always putting in your best effort regardless of the odds stacked against you. We knew as a team that we needed to give it our all if we wanted to win the global championship given the fact that representatives from other countries were mostly MBAs or MS Finance who are more knowledge-able and experienced in fi nance. To be able to prepare ourselves, we put in a lot of hours practicing our presentation and preparing for all the possible questions that may be asked during the competi-tion. Fortunately all the hard work resulted to an unexpected yet satisfying victory.”

Bautista: “It is a cliché to say that the competition is for the team to beat itself. However, that is what this experience has taught the fi ve of us. Four years back, our university already cham-pioned the research challenge to the global level. That is a testament that our university has the capacity to best the competitions we sign up for, and that it is up to the team to embrace the rigors of the preparation and to always be one up against themselves each day. Every-thing encompassing the preparations—simultaneous academics, distractions, late night works, and what not—all boil down to us beating our past selves. So in the series of preparations, we can’t do anything about not possessing graduate degrees to gain an edge, but we always had the ability to do something about ourselves to win.”

De Ocampo: “You’ve got to burn before you shine. For the past seven months, my teammates and I worked tirelessly on this contest. It was tough balancing everything, and up until the very end, we were still working very hard. What motivated us was our deep desire to prove that Filipino students from UP have what it takes to compete on a global scale. The unsung heroes of this victory are our families, friends, and professors, whose never-ending support helped us get through the toughest of times. We can never truly thank them enough. Overall, there really is no sub-stitute for hard work and discipline, but passion and purpose make the journey a whole lot easier.”

already packed up my things to bring into Camp Crame if it is where we're going to be confi ned," Enrile said.

He said he has no problem if an arrest warrant against him is served at the Senate.

"I was served a warrant here in the Senate in 1990. It was here in the Senate that I was arrested. The second time that I was arrested in 2001 was at my house and I went with Gen. Berroya," he said.

Enrile said he won't fi le any motion to stop his arrest but "will exert all remedies."

"If you are a seasoned lawyer, you will use all the available remedies to defend yourself," he said.

Enrile said he may serve as his own lawyer "if there is a need for it."

He added that he will leave it to the government if he will be placed under either hospital or house arrest.

"I'm prepared. Even if I'll die in my cell, it's okay. At my age, I've gone through life already," he said.

Enrile said he supports the proposed live coverage of the pork barrel scam trials.

"Better. Para open. Para malaman ng tao ang katotohanan," he said.

AFTER PLUNDER CASES, GRAFT RAPS FILED

The Offi ce of the Ombudsman on Monday formally fi led graft cases against Enrile, fellow Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., and several others before the Sandigan-bayan in connection with the pork barrel scam.

A staff member of the docket section of the Sandiganbayan informed the media that 11 counts of graft were fi led against Estrada, et al; 15 for Enrile, et al; and 16 for Revilla, et al.

The informations were fi led at the Sandiganbayan an hour before the docket section closed.

Those charged with graft also include alleged pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles and heads of implementing agencies who were allegedly involved in the misuse of pork barrel funds.

Also included in the graft charges is Budget Undersecretary Mario Relam-pagos.

The fi ling of the graft raps comes after the Ombudsman fi led plunder charges last Friday against the 3 senators, Na-poles and other individuals linked to the scam. - with a report from Adrian Ayalin ABS-CBN News

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THE HEALING CHURCH

February 4, 2002, construction for the “KAMAY NI HESUS HEALING CEN-TER”, started with enormous funds that was provided for by various Filipino religious communities in the United States (mostly Quezonians). Likewise from friends, benefactors from within and Metro Manila that poured in. Fr. Joey even shared the money he inherited from the family heirloom to fi nancially sustain the construction of the Healing Center. The construction almost took two (2) years to fully equip and build the Church. -- Source: www.joeyfaller.org

on, fused our minds and talents together, and can I say more? We whipped ev-erything up with speed, from fl oral arrangement to table setting to entertain-ment and later proudly claimed success by turning their San Diego downtown condo into a heavenly and intimate wed-ding venue.

Mila’s Most Precious Gift

A very persistent lady (“makulit” to me anyway), she tried so hard to match me with a number of men. She just couldn’t wait for me to have a boyfriend to marry. The fourth time, she fi nally succeeded. I got married two and a half months AFTER she introduced me to this man whom we both knew nothing about, a cousin of her comadre. When I broke the news to her over the phone she screamed with joy; she must have been the happiest human being on this planet that day. You see, Mila’s list of vocabulary words did not include words such as “defeat, loser, or failure”. I must admit that my marriage was one among her huge accomplishments. All I could do was to concede and say, “okay you scored again”. Thirty years later, this year, my husband and I are still together and I might just hang on to him forever, for he is my most precious gift from my cousin Mila.

Full of energy, life, adventure, we dared in our mid-twenties, to drive to Las Vegas in the winter time just to see Frank Sinatra perform at the Flamingo Casino/Hotel, one of the only couple of existing hotels then. With no available room, we were forced to spend the night crunched in her car, in the hotel’s park-ing lot with neither a blanket nor pillow to comfort and protect us from the freez-ing temperature. Getting out from the car that morning was another challenge when we discovered the snow around us was over a foot high.

Relatives and friends, in the year 1948, two loving sisters, my late mom Trinidad and Mila’s mom Flaviana (one short, the other, tall respectively) gave birth to two cute little babies, Judy and Mila. Surprisingly like their moms, one is also short, the other, tall and as they matured, they even resembled each other that at a glance, some people mis-took them as real sisters. Born 5 months apart, these babies grew up like sisters, played together, laughed together, cried together, fought each other, at each other’s throat and nerves, disagreed, made up, hugged and kissed, consoled each other.

Though in later years, they lived hundreds of miles apart, they stay con-nected, and lived different lifestyles. Judy kept a low profi le, Mila was the celebrity of the clan. But they kept tap-ping each other and maintained this cord, so fl exible, that whenever they needed each other, all they do was tug and they would be there for each other’s rescue.

Cousin, losing you causes me so much hurt and pain, but I am consoled that you leave me with many memories that I will treasure forever. Now I ask that you keep your end of the cord, would up so tight around you, that I, your cousin Judy, can easily tug it when-ever I need you. You have left us with so many legacies, more than already mentioned, but the best is your uncondi-tional love for Art, Eugene and Claudia.

We all love you and we all miss you!

Workshop is for students and enthusiasts of all ages - from middle school through adult - and from throughout all of South-ern California. This is an experiential workshop - we will all learn from doing. Horn players of all levels and experi-ence are encouraged to attend. The pre-paid price for registration before June 14th is just $50 a person for the entire weekend (same as previous years). The price after June 14th and at the door will be $75. If anyone would like to attend just one day, the fee will be $40. Non-horn players (trumpet, trombone, etc) who would like to attend just the master classes may attend for only $20 each class, or both Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon for $30. The intention of this Workshop is to explore ways in which we can realize the most produc-tivity out of our experience, to make practicing as enjoyable as possible, and to have continued progress throughout a lifetime of horn playing. The focus will be on creativity, inspiration, musician-ship, discipline, goals, our original love of the instrument, and how all of this relates to our daily horn practice. The weekend will include master classes, a mock audition with discussion, horn choir rehearsals, and will conclude with a public performance. As a special feature this year, we have been invited to also perform for the church service on Sunday morning. The church service is voluntary for those who would like to participate.

Special arrangements for horn en-semble are being written specifi cally

for us by Dr. Stephen Sturk.

Security is a major advantage of the technique, according to Fredrik.

"Every individual's vein pattern is completely unique, so there really is no way of committing fraud with this system. You always need your hand scanned for a payment to go through," he clarifi es.

With ongoing plans to expand the business further, and other companies around the world implementing the tech-nology, the payment method seems to be here to stay -- and if Fredrik gets his way -- we'll all spend less time waiting in line at the supermarket in the future.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1fJLZAtD2Q

mid 1930s, dashing in his white sharkskin suit, white hat in hand, getting off the train as my mother would wait by the window of her kasera’s (landlord) house. They would be looking forward to a Sunday afternoon stroll around town, sharing glasses of shaved ice with sweet syrup before he would board the train back to his dreary life in the city.

Just like when he was eating pan de sal with condensed milk, he would, if only for a few hours, feel like being in heaven. – AJ

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