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US Navy ship to be named for Filipino sailor Telesforo Trinidad

UNITED States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Thursday, May 19 that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139), honoring the bravery and heroism of Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad, the only Filipino in the U.S. Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honor. “Since being sworn in as secretary, I have wanted to honor his heroic actions by naming a ship after him,” said Del Toro. “This ship and her future crew will be a critical piece in strengthening our maritime superiority while also emphasizing the rich culture and history of our naval heritage.” The Navy secretary shared that the first time he learned about Petty Officer Trinidad’s story was as a midshipman at the Naval Academy. Trinidad was born Nov. 25, 1890 in Aklan. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after the United States took possession of the archipelago

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Marcos Jr. proclaimed president-elect in what sister calls ‘second chance’ for clan by KRISTINE JOY

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MANILA — Joshua Vida, 22, voted for the second time on May 9, his heart burning with a vision of a united Filipino people and a Philippines that would be the envy of its neighbors in the region. Jimilyn Perez, a retiree who used to work at the Public Attorney’s Office, shared that vision: "I think

the turning point of the Philippines has come. It will be beautiful, orderly and any Filipino abroad can be proud of ourselves. We will be proud of our country and our government." On May 9, bound by the same vision for the Philippines, the two shaded different names on the ballots. Vida voted for Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., who was officially proclaimed the next president of

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New report: Elderly Asian Americans experience fear of physical assault

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US, Asian diplomats pay courtesy call on Bongbong Marcos

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A NEW report shines a light on how the past two years exacerbated threats to the safety and wellbeing for Asian American elders ages 60 and up. The report takes a close look at data released by Stop AAPI Hate and AARP on the 10,905 reports it received of hate incidents against AAPIs from March 2020 to December 2021. Of these 10,905 hate incidents, 824 were reports of hate incidents against Asian American elders aged 60 and up. The new report shows that Asian American elders were most likely to face discrimination on public streets (36.7% of all reported incidents) and at businesses (26.7% of reported incidents). It further indicates that 26.2% of the reported incidents against Asian American elders involved physical assault. The report, also released during Older Americans Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, demonstrates how these incidents have resulted in Asian American

the Republic of the Philippines in a joint session of Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. Perez was among the 14.8 million who voted for Vice President Leni Robredo. The vice president’s campaign tried to lift flagging survey numbers with a series of massive rallies across the country but the “Pink Wave” broke against a lead that was clearly insurmountable as early as the first few hours after

NEW PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT. Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco raise the hands of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on Wednesday, May 25. Marcos was elected by a landslide against closest rival Vice President Leni Robredo. Philstar.com photo by Efigenio Toledo IV

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MANILA — Four diplomats paid a courtesy call Monday, May 23 on presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ahead of his proclamation as the next chief executive of the country. Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, South Korea Ambassador Kim Inchul, India Ambassador Shambhu S. Kumaran, and United States Chargé d’Affaires Heather Variava separately visited Marcos Jr. in his headquarters in Mandaluyong City. In an interview with the media, Ambassador Kumaran said among those tackled during his visit was the commitment to continue the “excellent bilateral relations” between India and the Philippines. “We requested his continued support for the development of excellent bilateral relations between India and the Philippines,” Kumaran said. “We’ve been having excellent progress over the

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Kids ages 5-11 can now receive COVID-19 boosters in LA County by AJPRESS

IN another step to promote protection against the coronavirus ahead of summer, Los Angeles County has begun administering booster shots to children ages 5 to 11. This move comes after federal health officials on May 20 approved the additional dose for the young age group who have received the first two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the only vaccine authorized or approved for children ages 5 through 17

years. Children and teens need two doses of a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Everyone ages 12 years and older should also get a booster shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. The approval also comes as children head into summer vacation. “While vaccines offer significant protection from severe illness, we also know that like with other vaccines and medications over time, our bodies need a boost to remain highly protected,” said LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer at a press

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Duterte thanks Filipinos after term Beloved Fil-Am restaurant co-owner shot dead in Oakland by HELEN

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OAKLAND — A popular co-owner of a Filipino restaurant was killed in a shooting Wednesday night, May 18 in an East Oakland neighborhood. Jun Anabo, 39, co-owner of Lucky Three Seven, was shot dead by an unknown assailant as he was closing up for the day. Lucky Three Seven is a popular restaurant and community hub at Fruitvale and Brookdale avenues. It is known for its G-Fire chicken wings, “XL” lumpia, juicy longganisa and other Filipino dishes. Customers often line up around the block to wait for their orders. A friend said Anabo was closing up and Jun Anabo, 39, co-owner of Lucky Three Seven, was shot dead by was looking forward to his 40th birthday an unknown assailant as he was closing up for the day. celebration on May 28. Anabo has an 11-yearPhoto from Gofundme old son.

Oakland police officers found Anabo shot when they responded around 9:45 p.m. to the 2800 block of Brookdale, the same block as the restaurant, police said. An ambulance took him to a hospital, where he died, police said. Grieving family members, friends and customers set up a flower-filled memorial in front of the restaurant, which will remain closed until further notice. The homicide is the 43rd of the year investigated by Oakland police. The CHP has investigated three fatal shootings that have happened on Oakland freeways. Anyone with information may contact at 510-2383326 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572. (Inquirer.net)

MANILA — President Duterte again expressed his gratitude to the Filipino people for electing him president, even as he apologized for his “shortcomings.” “In a few days I’ll be out. All that I did, for me, that’s it. The best that my efforts can really achieve. If that is still not enough, I’m sorry I can’t do anything more,” the President said in Filipino and English during the inauguration of the new building of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in Pasig City on Monday, May 23. “The things that I failed to do, mostly not because of negligence

or I have shortcomings but the time really – six years – would not be enough to finish all the projects,” he added. Duterte also took the opportunity to thank the media, particularly television networks, for their coverage of his presidency. “To all of you, including TV networks, I would not mention, thank you. And your help in my journey in the six years, you gave me the honor to be the president of the Philippines. Thank you very much,” he said. In a speech during the launching of the digital innovation efforts of the Philippine Postal Corp. last Thursday, May 19, Duterte said he has served the entire

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Marcos Jr. proclaimed... PAGE 1 voting ended. On Wednesday, May 25, Congress, helped along by the Robredo campaign posing no objection to the conduct of canvassing, proclaimed Marcos the winner of the 2022 presidential elections with 31,629,783 votes. "The result of this election is historical in several ways," Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, who has been reelected to a fresh term and is in the running for Senate president, said in sponsoring the canvassing report. He said that aside from the highest turnout and the quickest canvassing, the 2022 elections are also "the first time that the Philippines has elected a majority president and vice president." Congress on Wednesday also proclaimed Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as vice president-elect, with 32,208,417 official votes cast for her in the May 9 polls. Zubiri said the decisions of Robredo, vice-presidential candidate Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan and presidential candidate Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso to no longer contest the canvassing showed "the importance of uniting as a people and healing the emotional wounds" of the election campaign. The majority win has been painted by many as a way forward from divisions that widened during the campaign but were rooted in what analysts say was disaffection for the postEDSA reforms and frustration with social problems that had been persistent even before People Power. Zubiri, in sponsoring the canvassing report, said the Filipino people had answered the "clarion call to unit for progress and to get out of the suffering caused by the COVID-19 pandemic" as he called the elections a "triumph of our democracy." "Indeed, the healing of the country has begun," House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez, Marcos' cousin and who is the top name to be the next speaker of the House,

said in his sponsorship speech as he called on the country to unite after the divisive election campaign. "The majority has spoken, it is high time that we listen to their voice," he also said. High voter turnout According to the last Pulse Asia survey — conducted in April and released just before election day — support for Marcos remained solid across regions and socioeconomic classes, except in Metro Manila. Robredo gained support in the capital region and in the Visayas but saw a decline in the rest of Luzon. Marcos kept his support across classes and saw a fivepoint increase in support in Class E as the Philippines prepared to pick its next set of leaders. In the high-stakes elections that many framed as a referendum on the 1986 People Power revolution, 67.4 million or 82.6% of total registered voters went out and cast their ballots and their lot for the next six years. Foreign posts reported record voter turnout, with crowds in Hong Kong large enough to alarm the police and remind people of pandemic measures. These were families, workers, and individuals who were cooped up in their own homes in the world’s longest lockdown, bombarded by arbitrary threats of arrest while dealing with the uncertainty that the pandemic brought across the world. Twenty-year-old Chelsea Marian Hebron, a student sporting ombre violet and pink hair, was among the hundreds of thousands who painted the Ayala Central Business District in Makati City pink on May 7. She told Philstar.com that as a first-time voter, she felt that her one vote would be very important in the polls. 'Bagong Lipunan' remix Chelsea said she wanted a leader who is transparent and knows the job. She said she would vote for Robredo, because she was confident that the vice president could deliver on promises made in her platform. A few kilometers away from Ayala, retired overseas Filipino worker Sergio Vega, 79, was telling Philstar.com the same: "I am looking for a leader who can

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fulfill his promises." Vega said he was voting for Marcos. "BBM-Sara solid ako," he said, while enduring the heat with thousands of supporters waiting for the UniTeam Miting de Avance last May 7. An hour after the polls closed on May 9, Marcos showed an early million-vote lead and was soon poised to get a historic majority mandate. Vida was among the first supporters who trooped to Marcos campaign headquarters in Mandaluyong the night of the elections. At that time, Marcos had been leading by more than 10 million votes. He and a dozen other young supporters staged a small victory party outside, where they blasted songs from the campaign, including the upbeat version of the Martial Law anthem “Bagong Lipunan.” Motorists slowed down to honk their horns, or roll down their windows and take videos of themselves flashing the victory sign that was also a trademark of the elder Marcos. The crowd swelled up to a thousand revelers by around midnight. And supporters in green and red have been showing up in front of the headquarters along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue since then. Criticism as 'negative campaigning' Evangeline Araneta, 56, went to the Parañaque Miting de Avance to show her support for Marcos because "like his father, his son’s platforms are good." Marcos, as a candidate, had been criticized for not being as open with details about his plans for governance as his rivals were, a strategy that seems to have worked. "[Marcos] is not a rude person, unlike the others who are. He doesn’t mind [the insults]. Like his father, [he] is kind," she said, referring to allegations as well as documented incidents of corruption and abuse during the Martial Law period, that were brought up against the son and namesake of the ousted dictator. Reminders of Martial Law were relegated to "negative campaigning", which the u PAGE 4

Japanese Ambassador to PH Koshikawa Kazuhiko pays a courtesy call on presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Mandaluyong City. During the visit, Marcos said he intends to further strengthen ties and expand areas of cooperation between the two countries. Photo from the Office of Bongbong Marcos

US, Asian diplomats pay courtesy call... PAGE 1 past few years and we look forward to continuing the progress and dynamism under the new administration,” he added. Kumaran likewise said

strengthening the military and the health sector in the Philippines was also discussed during the visit. Meanwhile, Ambassadors Kazuhiko and Kim and Chargé d’Affaires Variava did not grant

an interview with the media due to prior commitments. U.S. President Joe Biden earlier expressed his intentions to continue strengthening the alliance between the U.S. and the Philippines. g

Kids ages 5-11 can now receive... PAGE 1 conference. She added, “We also know that in L.A. County over the past month, cases among children 5 to 11 increased 264%. This is a faster rate of increase than what we saw in young adults ages 18 to 49, where the increase was 116%.” In additional vaccine booster news, the CDC strengthened its recommendation that those 12 and older who are immunocompromised and those 50 and older should receive a second booster dose at least four months after their first booster dose. “COVID-19 vaccines are the best way to prevent hospitalization and serious illness, and data has shown that California’s vaccination efforts

have saved tens of thousands of lives. The Omicron surge and its infectious subvariants have shown that children are also vulnerable, with their case rates and hospitalizations increasing across California – we support the recommendations of our federal and state partners to authorize and recommend the use of a booster dose for children ages 5 and up. It’s important to get kids vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible,” said state Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly and Director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás J. Aragón in a joint statement. “Additionally, over the past two months we have seen steady increases in cases, and

more recently an increase in hospitalizations in California. While older Americans have the highest coverage of any age group of first booster doses, most older Americans received their last dose (either their primary series or their first booster dose) many months ago, leaving many who are vulnerable without the protection they may need to prevent severe disease, hospitalization, and death. Whether it is your first booster, or your second, if you haven’t had a vaccine dose since the beginning of December 2021 and you are eligible, now is the time to get one.” Parents can find a vaccine for their child in California at myturn. ca.gov or by calling 1-833-4224255. g

office on June 30. We still work President Duterte continues to oversee the completion of his administration’s programs with little over a month left in office, an official of Malacañang has said. “We still work. All programs are continuing,” Presidential

Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Kris Ablan said over radio dzBB on Sunday, May 22. Duterte was expected to hold his regular Talk to the People on Monday night, May 23. The President did not deliver a public address last week. g

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nation “irrespective of each tribal division.” “I know that the Filipinos voted for me. Let’s not talk about those who did not vote for me. I served the country irrespective of each tribal division,” the President said. Duterte will step down from

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US Navy ship to be named for Filipino sailor... Examining the youth mental health

PAGE 1 in the wake of the SpanishAmerican War. Community Initiative An initiative led by the USS Telesforo Trinidad Campaign (USTTC) has been working to make this dream of memorializing Trinidad’s selfless dedication to the Navy and the country a reality. The group is composed of serving and retired U.S. Armed Forces, community and civic leaders, academics, corporate executives, and veterans’ families. The USTTC was founded in 2020 by Col. Nonie C. Cabana, USAF-Ret, who serves as its Executive Director, and chaired by Captain Ronald Ravelo, USN (Ret), the first Filipino American to command a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. USTTC garnered massive support across the country led by veterans’ and civic organizations, local, state, and national legislators, and grassroots support from many individuals. “Filipinos and Filipino Americans have waited over 107 years to see this watershed moment happen. We realize that building grassroots and ground swelling support is the key to sustain momentum in convincing Honorable Secretary Del Toro to make this seminal decision as part of our Nation’s history,” Cabana said. Ravelo echoed Cabana’s sentiments and added, “Naming a ship after Trinidad sends a strong message that America embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. The old and new generations of Americans of Filipino descent who served and continue to serve our military would keep their heads raised high knowing their contributions are embodied through the USS Telesforo Trinidad.” Multiple organizations such as the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) and the Philippine Nurses Association of America sent letters to President Joe Biden requesting support for the campaign. Some community leaders and family members including Telesforo’s grandchildren have expressed their elation about this news. “Our family is extremely grateful to everyone that worked so hard to make this happen! My dad couldn’t believe the news and was so extremely excited that what he wanted for so long is finally coming to light,” shared Michelle Trinidad Villarroel on social media. “The naming of the USS Telesforo Trinidad validates 121 years of loyal and faithful service by generations of Filipino American families in the U.S.

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The guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) steams through the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Journalist 2nd Class Patrick Reilly / Wikimedia Commons

Navy and the U.S. Armed Forces and the seminal role that Filipino Americans hold in U.S. history,” Cecilia Gaerlan, executive director of Bataan Legacy Historical Society told the Asian Journal. “This announcement will inspire current and future generations to emulate the heroic deeds of Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad not only during times of war but every day that they serve.” Bravery & Heroism On Jan. 21, 1915, Trinidad was serving aboard USS San Diego when the captain decided to conduct a four-hour full-speed and endurance trial to determine if the ship could still maintain its officially rated flank speed. Following the trial, an obstructed tube in one of the ship’s boilers gave way, creating a chain reaction. Trinidad reentered the closed space to the No. 2 boiler to save Fireman 2nd Class R. W. Daly. As he was carrying Daly through the No. 4 fireroom, an explosion of the No. 3 boiler hit Trinidad, which burned him in the face. After seeing Daly to safety and despite his injuries, Trinidad then assisted in rescuing another injured shipmate from the No. 3 fireroom. For his bravery, the U.S. Navy awarded him the Medal of Honor and a $100 gratuity. Trinidad died in 1968 at the age of 77 in Imus, Cavite. He was among the more than 250,000 Filipino soldiers who served in World War II, including thousands who died during the brutal 1942 Bataan Death March in the Philippines. “I am pleased to honor Trinidad’s life and legacy today — especially during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month,” said Del Toro. “Having a ship named after such a significant figure highlights our diverse culture and that our people will always be our strategic advantage against any adversary. I hope the naming of this ship is a beacon for not only Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders but for all our Sailors,

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced May 19, 2022, the naming of a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer as USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139). Telesforo de la Cruz Trinidad, the ship’s namesake, is the only Filipino in the U.S. Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in 1915 aboard USS San Diego (ACR 6), where he risked his own life to save two of his shipmates during a boiler explosion. U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class T. Logan Keown

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elders experiencing increased fear, stress, and anxiety since the pandemic, with nearly all of them who reported (98.2%) indicating that they believe the United States has become more physically dangerous for Asian Americans, according to the Stop AAPI Hate Follow-Up Survey. The elders who experienced hate incidents also stated they experienced higher levels of stress and anxiety. Among the findings of the report: • Six out of 10 (57.6%) incidents reported by adults aged 60 and up involved verbal harassment or shunning, the deliberate avoidance; • One out of four (26.2%) cases against adults 60 and up were physical assault • In one in 11 incidents, elders were coughed and spat upon (7.8%); and • Elders reported being barred from establishments in 5.7% of incidents and having their property vandalized in 7.2% of incidents. “Elder Asian Americans deserve to feel safe – but for the past two years have been struggling with hate, fear and isolation,” said Russell Jeung, Ph.D., co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and professor of Asian American Studies at San

Francisco State University. “This AAPI Heritage Month we need to recommit to their safety and support.” “I am submitting this on behalf of my parents, who are 70 and 65 years old. My parents were pumping their gas at a gas station when a group of men started yelling at them. They couldn’t understand them completely but heard them say, ‘China virus’ and ‘Chinese.’ They were scared and got in the car and drove away.” The number of incidents against older Asian Americans that have been reported to the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center is just the tip of the iceberg. Stop AAPI Hate is asking members of the Asian American community to support elder Asian Americans by reporting incidents on their behalf. “We are recognizing AAPI Heritage Month this year by honoring the members of our community who have fought against racism and discrimination of all kinds,” said Manjusha Kulkarni, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance. “That includes those who report their experiences with hate to our website, enabling us to advocate for real solutions.” Real solutions include supporting community based

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Marines, and civilians who serve across the Department of the Navy. The service and sacrifice of these men and women have made our military and our nation stronger and better.” According to the Navy announcement, Arleigh Burkeclass destroyers are the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet providing protection to America around the globe. These highly capable, multi-mission ships conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime presence to national security, providing a wide range of warfighting capabilities in multi-threat air, surface, and subsurface domains. These elements of sea power enable the Navy to defend American prosperity and prevent future conflict abroad. Tens of thousands of Filipinos and Americans of Filipino descent have served in the U.S. Navy since 1901 when the Philippines was a United States territory. (Momar G. Visaya/AJPress)

AMONG other things, the month of May is an important month for two observances: celebrating Asian American heritage and spreading mental health awareness. In the United States, Asian Pacific American History Month (APAHM) and Mental Health Awareness Month is celebrated in May to continue the difficult, but necessary conversations on both of these urgent subjects. As anybody who is lucky alive today understands, the last two years have given the world enough grief, tragedy, loss, and frustration to last a lifetime. A recent CDC report on a survey of high school students revealed that 55.1% describe suffering emotional abuse, 44.2% reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and 9% attempted suicide. Moreover, young women and girls as well as LGBTQ+ youth — across all racial backgrounds — are more likely to attempt suicide. According to Angela Vasquez, a policy director for mental health at The Children’s Partnership, about half of all children “who are severely impaired with a major depressive episode did not receive” any form of mental health treatment. Depression, as most mood

disorders, thrives on stealth and concealment; the more you hide and avoid the problem, the bigger it becomes. Even though the coronavirus pandemic seemed to escalate things like depression, anxiety, and general mood disorders, these issues — along with an unwillingness to confront them — have always been pressing, albeit not-often-addressed problems within the community “It’s kind of funny that it’s a month for both Asian Americans and normalizing mental health because both those ideas together are like oil and water — they don’t necessarily mix,” Ravi Villeno, a Filipino American who lives in San Diego, California, told the Asian Journal in a phone interview. Villeno — who is also Sri Lankan — shared that within his family unit, communicating emotions never felt very safe because of rather hostile way his parents responded. He said that his parents explained his falling grades and overall unproductivity as mere laziness rather than taking the gentle approach of talking it out calmly and seeking professional help. But Villeno noted that the community, the affluent coastal town of Del Mar in which he grew up in, didn’t make it very conducive to healthy conversations about self-care,

toxic communication patterns, boundaries, and therapy. And Villeno is far from the only Filipino American who felt suffocated by a community that made it difficult to sort out mental health problems. “Growing up in a pretty wealthy area — which had many Asian families deadset on upholding the model minority myth, including mine which was obsessed with displaying a picture-perfect image — didn’t make for the right environment to express myself,” said Jerianne Morales, a Filipina American. Morales, 24, was born and raised in Tustin, California, and she knew from an early age that her parents worked tirelessly to present the image of a stable family with children who did exceptionally well in school — a desire not uncommon among Asian families in the U.S. “Even though there were a lot of Asians, and Filipinos, around me, and even though there’s a sense of community in that, it never really felt like a space where I could be vulnerable and real,” said Morales, who earned a Master in Social Work and is working toward being a licensed clinical social worker. She acknowledged that her parents, and many first- and second-generation immigrants, simply don’t have the vocabulary

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LAST FRONTIER. Bataraza town officials in the southern part of Palawan need to strictly implement anti-littering and environmental protection laws after a photo shows trash items such as plastic bottles, aluminum cans, food wrappers, shopping bags and cigarette butts abound near the Buliluyan Tourism Station at the Buliluyan port. The port is the jump off point going to Balabac Island located in the southernmost part of the country’s last frontier Palawan. PNA photo

Marcos Jr. proclaimed... PAGE 2 UniTeam said they would not resort to. It was under the elder Marcos, who the next president refers to as his “inspiration," that the country saw thousands killed, tortured and disappeared. The dictatorship also saw billions lost to corruption and to cronies, recovery of which has been a decades-long effort of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. For Vida — who, at 22, is constantly online — there are two sides of the story. "I listen to both sides, so you can balance it. Not just one side. I am not in the position to speak but I listened to both sides," he said of accounts in history books and in court and government documents that vloggers, influencers and skeptical professional have been casting doubt on. The Marcos campaign was helped along by YouTube content creators and social media influencers, some of whom were included in sorties in the provinces. According to Dr. Cheryll Ruth Soriano of De La Salle University and Dr. Earvin Charles Cabalquinto of Deakin University who conducted studies on their content some YouTube creators have tapped into national pride and nostalgia to promote the narrative that the elder Marcos was the greatest president of the Philippines and that the

election of his son would bring back national glory that was supposedly lost in 1986. In contrast, they said at a research forum in February 2021, were narratives of "squalor, poverty, and failure of democracy during (Cory) Aquino's rule." Nostalgia The younger Marcos' bid for the presidency also saw a revival of support for this father, with supporters holding up portraits of the ousted dictator at caravans and proclamation rallies. At the grand proclamation rally at the Philippine Arena earlier this year, the UniTeam campaign also introduced an upbeat version of "Bagong Lipunan" which has been played at rallies, from campaign trucks, and, most recently, by the Philippine Coast Guard. The campaign also saw members of the Kabataang Barangay join the UniTeam's last Miting de Avance in Parañaque on May 7, with members of the youth group saying they are hopeful that a Marcos win would lead to a revival of the KB, a government youth arm that was meant as a "counter-force" to activist groups. Sen. Imee Marcos — Ferdinand Jr.'s sister — was named its national chairperson, an appointment that raised eyebrows because she was too old to join. Archimedes Trajano, a student who questioned her appointment was taken away and later beaten to death.

Decades later, Sen. Marcos cast her vote wearing a shirt bearing the logo of the KB. "We're very, very grateful for a second chance," Sen. Marcos said on Wednesday while canvassing was ongoing, as she claimed that her family had been been abused and mistreated since the 1986 revolution. The Marcoses were in exile until 1991 and soon returned to local politics, with Ferdinand Jr. running for and being elected congressman of the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte by 1992. "Our family really went through hardships," Sen. Marcos said. Lawyer Harry Roque, as presidential spokesperson in 2018 rejected the assertion that People Power in 1986 was a product of "fake news", saying the government "will always recognize EDSA not only as an important historical event but [as] the first bloodless people power revolution in the whole entire planet Earth." But, Roque, as a senatorial candidate in 2022, claimed, as many seem to have done, that while the Marcos dictatorship happened and was ousted by People Power, "there are no cases of human rights violations against Ferdinand Marcos Jr... no cases that say he himself stole from the country" while overlooking institutionalized compensation for victims and efforts to reclaim ill-gotten wealth. g

and the tools to handle conflict and difficult situations. Rather than having genial and productive conversations to hash problems out, they turned to accusational language and tone which most likely will make children feel alienated. “Instead of punitively yelling at your child, ‘why did you get a D on this assignment? You failed this assignment! I told you to study more!’ you can opt for a more measured, solutions-based approach, like, ‘Oh, I see you got a D on this assignment. What are you having trouble with, and what do you think we can do to make sure you understand your class assignments?’” Morales offered. She added, “If your child isn’t doing well in school, it’s likely due to some mental blocks, which, of course, doesn’t mean there’s anything inherently wrong with them. It’s completely normal.” As previously mentioned in the Asian Journal, the Asian community is vast, a populace and diaspora that encompasses nearly half the planet. It’s a Herculean task to try to aggregate information, trends, and philosophies for a

community that encompasses hundreds of unique cultures, languages, religions and traditions. But in the U.S., experts posit that families within the Asian American diaspora share similar sensibilities when it comes to parenting. The classic conflict between traditionally Asian principles of collectivism versus the American ideal of individualism remains present in Asian American parenting styles: immaculate grades in school mean entrance into a prestige college, which leads to a successful career in, typically, medicine, law, or other fields that promise, not just financial security, but wealth. But what happens when a child doesn’t share those same values? The conflict that arise from these differences can be severe, but listening and treating these problem-solving methods as a collaboration may help. “I think that the more that parents hide and demonize emotions and neglect to actually listen to their kids, the more damage they’re actually doing,” Phillip Solomon, a Filipino American social worker based in the Bay Area, told the Asian Journal.

He said, “Child psychology almost always starts with the parents.” The way that parents communicate to their children and the nuances of the language they use is far more impactful than parents may think, Solomon said. He added that punitive measures to ensure that a teenager doesn’t get into any perceived “bad” hindrances like, say, dating or partying only do more to encourage rebellious behavior. Opting for more actionable approaches and solutions-based language can be the first step in improving relationships between parents and children, which, of course, is essential keeping a child mentally and emotionally stable. “As a parent, patience can tend to run thin pretty quickly, which can lead to some unhelpful communication patterns” Solomon said. “But at the end of the day, our children are No. 1 in our lives as parents, and when we say that we would do anything for our kids, that includes appropriately and gently leading productive conversations where we treat our children, not as kids, but as the adults that they are going to become.” g

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organizations that provide services for elder Asian Americans around the country. The report spotlights the work of San Francisco‘s Self Help for the Elderly, the Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) in the greater Atlanta area, the Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) in Seattle, and the Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York. “We’re asking that elected officials honor this month with action by creating safer public spaces for AAPI communities and all communities of color,” said Cynthia Choi, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and coexecutive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action. “Funding and supporting community-based organizations across the country is key to building safe places for elder Asian Americans.” Stop AAPI Hate issued the following recommendations in order to address the ongoing crisis: •Community-based organiza-

tions: To address fear, isolation, and mental health challenges among Asian American elders, organizations should provide resilience programs that foster a sense of safety and community, offer mentally stimulating social activities, and leverage culturally and linguistically responsive frameworks in services and offerings. • Local, state, and federal government: To address fear, isolation, and mental health challenges among Asian American elders, governments should increase support to community-based organizations within a culturally and linguistically responsive framework to serve Asian American elders. • Local, state, and federal government: To best target resources, governments can improve data collection by tracking hate incidents across the Asian American elderly community, and disaggregating data to identify how racial subgroups across the umbrella

Asian American elder community experience and address fear, isolation, and mental health differently. • Local transit agencies: To reduce fear and anxiety among Asian American elders using public transit, transit agencies should collect data and engage with community groups on culturally relevant approaches to reducing harassment on transit systems. • Federal government: To better support the 60% of Asian American elders with limited English proficiency, the federal government should pass the “Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2021 (HR 5937), a pilot program to increase language access at federally qualified health centers. The Stop AAPI Hate coalition encourages any member of the AAPI community who has experienced hate during the pandemic to report the incident at: https://stopaapihate.org/ reportincident/. g

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Marcos mulls extending VFA

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PRESIDENT-ELECT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is considering "extending" and "redefining" the country's Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, citing the "changing environment" in the region. Marcos raised this possibility following his meeting with United States Chargé d' Affaires Heather Variava, where they discussed security issues between the Philippines and the United States. "Siyempre security concerns pinag-usapan namin (Of course we discussed security concerns), the return or the re-signing or the extension of the VFA agreement and how it has to be redefined for the near future with the changing situation around the world, especially in our region," Marcos told reporters in a press briefing on Monday, May 23. Marcos admitted that security concerns "have always been a big part of our relations with the United States." He said that any assistance from the United States to help the Philippine economy is always

PRESIDENT-ELECT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Marcos raised this possibility following his meeting with United States Chargé d’ Affaires Heather Variava, where they discussed security issues between the Philippines and the United States. Photo from the Office of Bongbonng Marcos

welcome. In June last year, President Rodrigo Duterte extended for another six months the suspension of the abrogation of the VFA. He terminated the agreement in February 2020. The termination process, however, was suspended in June last year because of the pandemic and emerging threats in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippine government

again held off the suspension in November 2020. The VFA, which took effect in 1999, provides the legal framework for the presence of American troops in the Philippines as they conduct joint military exercises. Marcos also met with Japan Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, South Korea Ambassador Kim Inchul and India Ambassador Shambhu Kumaran. 

Robredo camp waves white flag at congressional canvass by XAVE

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MANILA — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo will not be putting up a fight at Congress’ canvassing of votes for president where her archrival, former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., is projected to be proclaimed president. Romulo Macalintal, one of Robredo’s lawyers, manifested on behalf of her that they will not object to the inclusion of all certificates of canvass validated by Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. Macalintal also said they will be waiving their appearance before the joint session of Congress where they are canvassing votes for president and vice president. In making this manifestation, Macalintal referenced speeches made by Robredo past midnight after election day and during her thanksgiving rally where she called on supporters to listen to the voice of the majority. “Habang lumilinaw na ang litrato, kailangan nating simulang tanggapin na hindi ayon sa mga pangarap natin ang resulta ng eleksyon,” Robredo then said. (While the picture is getting clearer, we need to start accepting that the results of the election is not in accordance with our dreams.) In response, Marcos’ lawyer Vic Rodriguez thanked the Robredo camp. "We would like to recognize and thank the

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patriotism exhibited by Vice President Leni Robredo for expressly recognizing the integrity and the result of the recently-concluded general elections," he said. Rodriguez told reporters in a press conference at the sidelines of the canvassing that they were pleasantly surprised at the Robredo camp's move. Marcos and his running mate, presumptive vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio have secured convincing leads in their respective races, garnering over 31 million votes respectively, according to partial and unofficial results. 

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Here’s another reason to continue observing COVID safety protocols: health experts say the same measures are the best defenses against monkeypox, the latest viral disease now spreading in countries where it is not endemic. First identified in monkeys in a Danish laboratory in 1958, monkeypox is less contagious than COVID-19. Transmission requires close and prolonged physical and sexual contact especially through lesions, the transfer of body fluids, contact with infected respiratory droplets as well as with contaminated materials such as bedding. The World Health Organization prescribes preventive measures that are the same as those for COVID: masking, handwashing, disinfection of surfaces that are frequently touched, respiratory etiquette, distancing and avoidance of large gatherings. No deaths have been reported yet in the monkeypox outbreak, but the disease can be serious for children, pregnant women and the immunecompromised. No monkeypox case has been reported in the Philippines so far. Considering the country’s open borders, however, it could be just a matter of time before monkeypox is detected here. A monkeypox vaccine and one specific treatment were approved

in 2019 and this year, respectively, but these are not yet widely available. In the meantime, the WHO has advised governments and the public to be on alert for symptoms of monkeypox. These include an atypical rash that progresses into pustules similar to smallpox and then to scabs, with possible fever, back pain, muscle ache and enlarged lymph nodes. Until the scabs have fallen off and a fresh skin layer has formed, physical contact and sexual acts with the patient are discouraged. The Bureau of Quarantine has announced that it would begin symptoms screening for travelers from countries where monkeypox has been reported. Travelers with symptoms must undergo quarantine for one or two weeks. As of May 21, there were 92 laboratoryconfirmed cases and 28 suspected in 12 countries where the virus is not endemic, with the highest numbers reported in Portugal, Spain and the cases are Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom, and Canada reporting a high Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United number of suspected cases. Also with confirmed States. As the WHO has again warned, the COVID

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Vox Populi, Vox Dei: A case for the Supreme Court’s voiding of Marcos’ candidacy that may lead to Leni Robredo’s win as president

The Fil-Am Perspective gel SantoS-ReloS “VOX POPULI, VOX DEI.” The voice of the people is the voice of God. This is what supporters of Bongbong Marcos would argue in light of street protests, questions and challenges to Bongbong Marcos’ supposed 31.1 million votes vs VP Leni Robredo’s 14.8 million in the May 9 election, with 98.35% votes transmitted. And now, two petitions have been elevated to the Supreme Court to disqualify the son of the dictator and have his candidacy ruled to be void from the very beginning. Both petitions were trashed by the Comelec, whose leadership is full of Duterte appointees. The first petition was filed on May 16 by the group of former SC spokesperson Ted Te, with Fr. Christian B. Buenafe et al as petitioners vs Comelec, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Senate of the Philippines, the House of Representatives as respondents, backed by human rights leaders and organizations. The petition said: “A candidate’s putative election victory cannot subsequently cure his ineligibility. Elections are more than just a numbers game such that an election victory cannot bypass election eligibility requirements.” The other petition was filed on May 18 by Martial Law survivors, contending the same points raised by the first petition, and as Rappler reported, they argued that second-placer Vice President Leni Robredo should be president if they win the case.

This judicial appeal is supported by former elections commissioner Luie Guia, who said in an interview with Rappler: “My take is that if the ground for disqualification existed at the time of the filing of the COC [Certificate of Candidacy], then the COC may also be canceled or nullified, which means that the votes of disqualified candidate will likewise be declared stray, thus, the one with the highest number of vote (stray votes not counted) is to be considered elected.” That candidate is VP Leni Robredo and not Sara Duterte, based on the 2013 decision Maquiling vs Comelec where the Supreme Court said that the disqualification of the candidate “reaches back to the filing of the certificate of candidacy” and that the disqualified candidate is “declared to be not a candidate at all.” “Being a non-candidate, the votes cast in his favor should not have been counted. This leaves [Maquiling] as the qualified candidate who obtained the highest number of votes. Therefore, the rule on succession under the Local Government Code will not apply,” said the 2013 decision, as reported by Rappler. Marcos loyalists contend that the “people” have spoken, and that these protests and challenges to Marcos’ “victory” is in violation of the Constitution and the very essence of democracy. I respectfully disagree. The voice of the people as expressed through their votes

in the election is anchored on the premise that they cast their sacred votes based on the factual information and disclosures presented to them. If there were deliberate misrepresentations or concealment of any material information about the candidate running from office, then the candidacy has been anchored on lies and deception. These would also include false information peddled through troll farms, fake news, videos, “influencers”, memes, etc. to boost Marcos’ popularity and to destroy his political opponent Leni Robredo. These lies and deception could have swayed voters’ decision in favor of Marcos. This case against Marcos’ “win’ is highlighted by questions on the integrity of the electoral process, with the alleged vote buying, “hakot”, and computer programming “hocus pocus”, allegedly in connivance with Comelec, local government units and other election machineries to make Marcos win. The votes garnered through lies, misrepresentation, deception, and allegedly, cheating, therefore, may be deemed invalid as they do not truly represent the will of the people. The group of Ted Te’s petition stated as reported by Philippine Star: “The petitioners ask the SC to annul and set aside the May 10 Resolution of the Comelec en Banc that junked their appeal to cancel Marcos’ COC, and the Jan. 17, 2022 resolution of the Second Division that dismissed

their plea.” “This Petition prays for the invalidation and reversal of the Questioned Comelec Resolutions for having been rendered in grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction,” the report stated, quoting their Petition for Certiorari. “Respondent Comelec, by refusing to Cancel or Deny Due Course the [COC] of respondent Marcos, Jr. despite his having deliberately made false material representations on two material items, acted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction,” they added. Like other legal challenges filed against Marcos’ candidacy, the Buenafe petition is also anchored on the presumptive presidentelect’s conviction for non-failure of Income Tax Return for four years. For their case, the petitioners accused Marcos of “misrepresentations pertaining to his eligibility due to his prior convictions under the 1977 [National Internal Revenue Code.” But the petitioners also brought to SC the Marcoses’ family estate tax liability, estimated to have reached P203 billion due to surcharges and interest, as testament to Marcos Jr.’s “propensity to flour Philippine laws.” They noted that there is no showing that the Marcos heirs paid the tax due, and their team has also evaded questions by the media on the issue.” The second petition filed by Martial Law survivors also presented the essence

arguments of the first petition, but highlighted a new perspective. Let me quote the report by Rappler: “One of the new arguments of the recent petition is framing failure to file income tax returns as a continuing crime. This is relevant because the Comelec said that the 1977 tax code, which covered Marcos’ nonfiling of returns from 1982 to 1984, did not impose mandatory prison time nor automatic perpetual disqualification as penalty. Those were included in the amended tax code that became effective only in 1986. The catch is, Marcos’ conviction also covered his tax return for 1985, which was filed only in March 1986. Which tax code applies – 1977 or the 1986 version? The petitioners said the 1986 version, trying to convince justices that Marcos was already perpetually disqualified from holding public office. “Marcos Jr. continued to violate Sec. 45 of the 1977 [tax code]; he did not even try to belatedly file his income tax return. He just did not. Therefore, when the amendments introduced by [1986 tax code] took effect, Respondent convicted candidate Marcos Jr. remained to be committing an offense in continued violation of the law, and such continued commission of an offense thus subjected him to the additional accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification,” said the petition. “To clarify, this is not a case of making a penal law retroactive in application. Merely applying the law in effect in 1986, for violations he was continually committing

in 1986, therefore does not fall within the ambit of an ex post facto law,” the petition justified.” Arguing against the Comelec’s decision that failing to file income tax returns is not a crime of moral turpitude, the Martial Law victims and survivors stated in their petition: “Marcos Jr. failed to file his ITRs on four (4) consecutive years that he was Vice Governor and Governor of Ilocos Norte from 1982 to 1985. Four (4) consecutive years cannot be regarded as a simple omission. It shows an utter disregard of the laws which, as chief executive of the province of Ilocos Norte, Respondent convicted candidate Marcos Jr. took an oath to uphold.” VOX POPULI, VOX DEI. The voice of the people is the voice of God. And it can only be so if it reflects what is true and what is just. This is the fight we all should be fighting for, regardless of our political color. *** The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the Asian Journal, its management, editorial board and staff.

*** Gel Santos Relos has been in news, talk, public service and educational broadcasting since 1989. She was a news anchor, TV host and radio commentator and public service host for ABS- CBN and DZMM. She is now working on her advocacies independently, serving the Filipino audience using different media platforms. You may contact her through email at gelrelos@icloud.com, or send her a message via Facebook at Facebook.com/Gel. Santos.Relos. Also on Twitter, Instagram: Gel Santos Relos

The end of the Yellows and Pinks, and what it means

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RigobeRto tiglao THE fanatics among their ranks — cultists would be a more accurate term — will of course never get out of their delusion that Leni Robredo has started a "Pink movement," or as the craziest among them has claimed, a "New Pink Army," a play on the oncedreaded communist-led New People's Army. But Robredo is history. She'll vanish in a few months, just as a more formidable but losing candidate, Mar Roxas, did. The only "tsunami" of volunteers was in Facebook posts claiming there was. Former super-yellow senator Sergio Osmeña 3rd revealed what most people suspected as he couldn't help boasting, and told the New York Times that he "paid for 10,000 volunteers." Osmeña and the likes of him certainly wouldn't pay for "volunteers" for the vaguest of objectives as Robredo's "Angat Buhay" NGO, unless she packages it in a way that would interest the

CIA-linked National Endowment for Democracy (Rappler and VERA Files funders) enough to fund it. In the first place, Robredo, with her Alfred Neuman smile (of Mad magazine fame) was completely out of her league. She never had the qualifications — both the intellectual qualities and political savvy — to be president, as her stint as House representative and vice president obviously had shown. The Yellows though could not get anybody else to be their presidential candidate. The Pinks remind me of the Progressive Party of the Philippines, led by Raul Manglapus, which, as in the case of Robredo, the Jesuits especially and the Catholic Church pushed for, and the "disente" elites, which I rooted for when I was in high school. I bet you haven't heard of it. The presidential bid in 1965 of Manglapus — who was a hundred times more eloquent and intelligent than Robredo — failed miserably. It got only 5 percent of the vote, with Ferdinand Marcos getting 52 percent and Gerardo Roxas getting 43 percent. It disappeared just a few months

after, as the Pinks will. 31 million Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM) got 31 million, or 59 percent of the votes, certainly a landslide victory. Data in a survey undertaken by Laylo Research show that 55 percent of BBM voters are "hard voters," i.e., those who would not change their minds in choosing him — i.e., his hardcore followers. This means a solid base of 17 million potential cadres. By comparison and using the same methodology, Robredo would have only 2 million — but who I think at most are the types whose political participation does not go beyond electoral episodes. Most Filipinos aren't really partisans, in contrast to Americans who would identify themselves as members either of the Democratic Party or Republican Party. Most of those who voted for Leni will be patriots, who would now be hoping that the BBM presidency succeeds which success after all means the upliftment of Filipinos' well-being. This doesn't of course include the Reds, who have since the 1960s

opposed all administrations, and tried to bring them down, in the hope that they could grab power. But after all, the number of people who voted for the Reds' candidate Leody de Guzman is just 94,000 — which I think is a liberal estimation of the Communist Party's active members and activists. The Reds fared very poorly in the party-list elections. Only Gabriela — which is known more as a women's movement rather than a "national-democratic" (i.e., Red) organization — will be winning a seat. The people have rejected its once mighty Bayan Muna and Anakpawis. Senate Now look at the Senate. All except Risa Hontiveros were either endorsed by BBM, President Duterte or both. Hontiveros has become a political orphan, as her party Akbayan couldn't even run as a party-list. Including Hontiveros, there are now only four among the 24 senators who are not under the Marcos-Duterte wing: Koko Pimentel, Grace Poe and Nancy Binay, the latter two not even known to be anti-Marcos

persons. While I am unable still to make a count, I was told that only a tenth — at most — of the winning Congress representatives are from the opposition — and the lower House of course is populated mostly by politicians who would kowtow immediately to the incumbent president. With his appointment to the Supreme Court of Court of Appeals judge Maria Filomena Singh, Duterte has appointed 13 of the 15 high tribunal justices, the biggest number of sitting justices ever appointed by a single president. While they of course are not beholden to BBM, their political beliefs are certainly not that of the Yellows or the Pinks, or else the politically astute Duterte would not have appointed them. Hegemon In short, with a feeble an outfit as the really ephemeral "Pinks" and the tiny CPP, the BBMSara Duterte tandem is the most powerful political hegemon in this country now. With its formidable power, I would think its main, immediate task — to strike while the iron is still hot, as the cliché goes —

should be the total destruction of the Reds, a task BBM's father set out to do, but failed, ironically because he wasn't as ruthless as other heads of countries were. However, while reduced to a tiny group now, the Communist Party controls key institutions positioned to broadcast its views way beyond its actual strength, such as media, a major faction of the Catholic Church and the universities, especially UP, the Ateneo and La Salle. Other countries — Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Indonesia — decades ago wiped out their communist scourges. What his father failed to do, BBM must accomplish: to destroy the CPP completely and grind it to fine dust. If he accomplishes only that, he will be viewed as one of our best presidents ever. (ManilaTimes. net) *** The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the Asian Journal, its management, editorial board and staff.

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MANILA — Returning overseas Filipino workers will no longer be provided transportation and accommodation assistance beginning June, after the country’s pandemic task force eased restrictions in Metro Manila and other areas. In an advisory issued on Tuesday, May 24, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said that the Alert Level 1 status of some areas has allowed some services to operate in full capacity. “In view of this, OWWAchartered buses at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange and OWWA-sweeper flights at the NAIA Terminal II shall

cease operations on June 1, 2022, Wednesday,” the advisory, signed by OWWA Administrator Hans Cacdac, read. However, the OWWA said it would continue providing accommodation and transportation assistance to returning distressed OFWs that have been identified by the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices or OWWA airport officers. The OWWA would also extend assistance to returning OFWs who are back home via government repatriation flights or by POLO assisted flights. OFWs who are partially vaccinated or those who are unvaccinated that are required

to undergo quarantine will also be provided accommodation assistance by the OWWA. “However, their onward transportation to their respective home provinces shall be at their own expense,” the advisory read. According to the May 23 report of the Task Group on Management of Returning Overseas Filipinos, over 3.219 million Filipinos abroad have gone home because of the pandemic. More than 2.111 million of these are OFWs. The OWWA has assisted 802,538 returning OFWs to go back to their home regions, while 329,067 have availed of the OFW Kalinga program. (Kaycee Valmonte/Philstar.com)

VULNERABLE SECTOR. The San Juan City government starts administering second booster shots for medical front-liners and senior citizens at the V-Mall in Greenhills, San Juan City on Friday, May 20. Health authorities strongly advise availing of booster shots as the efficacy of primary doses and first booster wane over time. PNA photo by Joey O. Razon

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1305 Middlefield Rd

Palo Alto, CA 94301

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3700 Middlefield Rd

Palo Alto, CA 94303

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Palo Alto, CA 94303

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4249 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94306

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3990 Ventura Ct

Palo Alto, CA 94306

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701 Vine St

San Jose, CA 95110

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344 Tully Rd

San Jose, CA 95111

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3200 Senter Rd

San Jose, CA 95111

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304 N 6th St

San Jose, CA 95112

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625 S 7th St

San Jose, CA 95112

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580 Jackson St

San Jose, CA 95112

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290 S 7th St

San Jose, CA 95112

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240 S Market St

San Jose, CA 95113

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Mexican Heritage Plaza - La Galeria

1700 Alum Rock Ave

San Jose, CA 95116

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275 N 24th St

San Jose, CA 95116

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Roosevelt Community Center - Dance Room

901 E Santa Clara St

San Jose, CA 95116

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800 Peter Pan Ave

San Jose, CA 95116

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1290 Blossom Hill Rd

San Jose, CA 95118

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10401 Vista Dr

Cupertino, CA 95014

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6677 Camden Ave

San Jose, CA 95120

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385 Ioof Ave

Gilroy, CA 95020

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3434 Silver Creek Rd

San Jose, CA 95121

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Vietnamese American Cultural Center Shirakawa - Classroom

2072 Lucretia Ave

San Jose, CA 95122

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1855 Lucretia Ave

San Jose, CA 95122

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26379 Fremont Rd

Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

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160 N Main St

Milpitas, CA 95035

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16970 De Witt Ave

Morgan Hill, CA 95037

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1066 Linda Vista Ave

Mountain View, CA 94043

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Hillview Library - Community Room

1600 Hopkins Dr

San Jose, CA 95122

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Palo Alto Art Center - Auditorium

1313 Newell Rd

Palo Alto, CA 94303

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285 Blossom Hill Rd

San Jose, CA 95123

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880 Tully Rd

San Jose, CA 95111

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420 Calero Ave

San Jose, CA 95123

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Edenvale Branch Library - Community Room

101 Branham Ln E

San Jose, CA 95111

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West Valley Branch Library - Community Room

1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd

San Jose, CA 95117

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6150 Snell Ave

San Jose, CA 95123

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Almaden Community Center - Dance Room

6445 Camden Ave

San Jose, CA 95120

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Evergreen Branch Library - Community Room

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Southside Community Center - Classrooms 8 & 9

5585 Cottle Rd

San Jose, CA 95123

Houge Park - Neighborhood Center Bldg. 1

3962 Twilight Dr

San Jose, CA 95124

2635 Aborn Rd

San Jose, CA 95121

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St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church - Cafeteria

5100 Camden Ave

San Jose, CA 95124

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Willow Glen Community Center - Room 3

2175 Lincoln Ave

San Jose, CA 95125

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UA Local Union 393 - Hiring Hall

6150 Cottle Rd

San Jose, CA 95123

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Campbell Union High School District - Board Room

3235 Union Ave

San Jose, CA 95124

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Cambrian Branch Library

1780 Hillsdale Ave

San Jose, CA 95124

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Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Great Hall

1550 Meridian Ave

San Jose, CA 95125

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San Jose Scottish Rite Center - Library

2455 Masonic Dr

San Jose, CA 95125

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855 Lenzen Ave

San Jose, CA 95126

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Dr. Roberto Cruz Alum Rock Library - Community Room

3090 Alum Rock Ave

San Jose, CA 95127

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1750 S White Rd

San Jose, CA 95127

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Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy - Jaguar Den & Room 105

14281 Story Rd

San Jose, CA 95127

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Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Auditorium

101 N Bascom Ave

San Jose, CA 95128

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Alum Rock Youth Center - Multipurpose Room

137 N White Rd

San Jose, CA 95127

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Central Park Library - Redwood

2635 Homestead Rd

Santa Clara, CA 95051

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Northside Branch Library - Community Room

695 Moreland Way

Santa Clara, CA 95054

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Joaquin Miller Middle School - Library

6151 Rainbow Dr

San Jose, CA 95129

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Moreland Community Center - MU1 & MU2

1850 Fallbrook Ave

San Jose, CA 95130

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Saratoga Library - Community Room

13650 Saratoga Ave

Saratoga, CA 95070

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Washington Park - Park Building

840 W Washington Ave

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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The Harker School-Lower Campus - Gym

4300 Bucknall Rd

San Jose, CA 95130

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Cupertino Middle School - Library

1650 S Bernardo Ave

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

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Santa Clara County Office of Education - San Jose Room

1290 Ridder Park Dr

San Jose, CA 95131

**Bukas sa Memorial Day May 30, 2022 4-Araw na mga Lokasyon ng Sentro ng Pagboto Bukas sa Hunyo 4, 2022 – Hunyo 6, 2022 – mula 9:00 AM hanggang 5:00 PM

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Campbell, CA 95008

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1370 Dell Ave

Campbell, CA 95008

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18000 Chelmsford Dr

Cupertino, CA 95014

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2180 O’Nel Dr

San Jose, CA 95131

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1781 Olivetree Dr

San Jose, CA 95131

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19325 Bollinger Rd

Cupertino, CA 95014

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8455 Wren Ave

Gilroy, CA 95020

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270 W 6th St

Gilroy, CA 95020

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7365 Monterey Rd

Gilroy, CA 95020

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380 Magdalena Ave

Los Altos Hills, CA 94024

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97 Hillview Ave

Los Altos, CA 94022

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1160 St Joseph Ave

Los Altos, CA 94024

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50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd

Los Gatos, CA 95032

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21450 Madrone Dr

Los Gatos, CA 95033

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60 Wilson Way

Milpitas, CA 95035

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1450 Escuela Pkwy

Milpitas, CA 95035

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2025 Yellowstone Ave

Milpitas, CA 95035

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17575 Peak Ave

Morgan Hill, CA 95037

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201 S Rengstorff Ave

Mountain View, CA 94040

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2094 Grant Rd

Mountain View, CA 94040

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1075 Space Park Way

Mountain View, CA 94043

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1100 Summerdale Dr

San Jose, CA 95132

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3355 Noble Ave

San Jose, CA 95132

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1855 Majestic Way

San Jose, CA 95132

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617 N Jackson Ave

San Jose, CA 95133

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4413 Fortran Ct

San Jose, CA 95134

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4001 Evergreen Village Sq

San Jose, CA 95135

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5111 San Felipe Rd

San Jose, CA 95135

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12415 Murphy Ave

San Martin, CA 95046

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1505 Warburton Ave

Santa Clara, CA 95050

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390 N Winchester Blvd

Santa Clara, CA 95051

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3003 Scott Blvd

Santa Clara, CA 95054

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3175 Bowers Ave

Santa Clara, CA 95054

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459 Lagunita Dr

Stanford, CA 94305

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739 Morse Ave

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

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540 N Fair Oaks Ave

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

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704 Daffodil Ct

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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1080 Mango Ave

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

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550 E Remington Dr

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IPINAGBIBIGAY-ALAM SA PAMAMAGITAN DIN NITO na, alinsunod sa Seksyon 15101 ng Kodigo ng mga Halalan, ang mga balota ng Pagboto sa Pamamagitan ng Koreo ay bubuksan at ipoproseso para sa pagbibilang simula sa Mayo 9, 2022, sa Opisina ng Tagapagrehistro ng mga Botante ng County ng Santa Clara, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San Jose, California 95112. Mayo 4, 2022 Shannon Bushey Tagapagrehistro ng mga Botante County ng Santa Clara

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Gardening for mental health to support wellness ConGen Ferrer lauds PH pineapple

THERE are many things to celebrate in May. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge and raise awareness of those living with mental health conditions to help reduce the stigma so many people experience. It serves as a reminder for us to find ways to take care of ourselves and support others with mental health needs. May is also Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month, a monthlong celebration that recognizes the contributions and influence of AAPIs to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. While there are many things to celebrate this month, what I enjoy most about May is heading outside to enjoy the warmer weather and do the things I love, including working in my garden and watching my vegetables and fruit grow. By tending to my garden, I am also tending to my mental health. Although I love my garden, I know that California is facing a

severe drought. And, since May is also Water Awareness month, finding ways to reduce my water usage and recycle water enables me to save water, save money, and do my part to help save California. And it is not hard! “Save Our Water,” the statewide public awareness campaign, offers a simple yet impactful list of water saving tips that can easily be added to daily routines to make the most of your water usage while still getting the results you want. I encourage all of us to do our part by: • Recycling indoor water. Using leftover water to give thirsty plants a drink prevents water from going down the drain while also taking care of your plants. • Planting low water use trees. Planting low water use trees in your yard provides shade to your outdoor landscaping and helps keep homes cooler. Consider planting water wise trees and plants around the home to save water and create a beautiful yardscape.

• Using a hose with an adjustable nozzle. Some plants, areas and tasks need more water while others need less. With an adjustable nozzle, you are in control of your water usage. • Setting a timer when watering. Less time watering is more water saved. Instead of letting water flood your plants, use a timer. Your plants and your wallet will thank you! Finally, before reaching for your hose, consider using a broom to clean outdoor spaces. Sweeping can clean your patio or driveway just as quickly and easily as water. Plus, this simple switch saves 6 gallons of water every minute – that’s 180 gallons of water saved every 30 minutes! As we take care of our mental health this month and recognize other AAPIs in our community, let’s also do our part to make saving water a way of life. Visit SaveOurWater.com for more tips on how you can do your part and help preserve the California we love for future generations. (Contributed Article)

Shop Concord 5.0 relaunches gift card program for the summer season Community e-gift card program keeps dollars local to benefit businesses and residents CONCORD – On Wednesday, May 25, the City of Concord and the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce are relaunching the popular Shop Concord program to support the city’s small businesses by encouraging residents to shop locally over Memorial Day weekend and throughout this summer season. The Shop Concord program will help increase sales for local businesses while also benefiting consumers and providing a boost to the local economy. Shop Concord is relaunching thanks to a $10,000 contribution from the City of Concord to supply a bonus gift card with every purchase. While supplies last, receive a free $50 Shop Concord bonus card with every original $100 gift card purchase, a free $25 Shop Concord card with every $50 gift card purchase, or a free $10 Shop Concord card with every $20 gift card purchase. Gift cards can be used for purchases at any participating business. The bonus gift cards with purchase will run until the allotted $10,000 is distributed. “After many successful Shop Concord programs, I am delighted to see ongoing support for local businesses,” said Mayor Dominic Aliano. “Relaunching the program this season will continue to build on this momentum and support the

Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano gives a message to the PMSNC on behalf of Consul General Neil Ferrer. Photos courtesy of PCGSF

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prolonged growth of our local economy.” The initial Shop Concord program launched in November 2020, with 978 e-gift cards purchased for a total of $31,020 in value. Local businesses saw the momentum and reaped the benefits. Now, with four programs launched in the past two years to show continued support for the local economy, the total amount of gift cards purchased is more than $120,000 in value. “The Shop Concord program has been an overwhelming success since it was originally launched in November 2020 to support our local business community that experienced significant setbacks due to the pandemic,” said Melissa Rea, Director of Operations & Marketing, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce. “This Memorial Day weekend, the Chamber is excited to partner with the City of Concord on the launch of a new round of the Shop Concord program, and to build on the program’s success from previous years. This program will inspire a new wave of support for our local business community, and we are thrilled we can continue to support our business community in this way.”

The e-gift cards can be purchased on the City of Concord’s Yiftee page, which includes a list of participating merchants. The cards purchased can be redeemed at any participating Concord business. The digital nature of the gift cards allow customers to split the original and bonus portions to keep for themselves or gift to others via text or email. “Shop Concord has been a huge success for our store,” said Gary Ray, Owner, Black Diamond Games. “Customers have embraced the gift cards and are planning larger purchases around them. The cards have been great in getting customers back in the store.” There is still time for local business owners to sign up to participate in the Shop Concord program. Instructions for how to become a participating merchant are online atwww. concordfirst.com/shop-concord. Businesses can continue to sign up for Shop Concord even after the initial launch, so customers are encouraged to check back frequently to see the expanding merchant list. To stay up to date on all the latest news and resources available, follow the City of Concord on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and @CA_ Concord on Twitter.

textile exhibit at SF International

CONSUL General Neil Ferrer visited the SFO Museum inside San Francisco International Airport on May 17, 2022 to promote the “From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure” Exhibit. Consul General Ferrer was joined by The Hinabi Project Executive Director Dr. Michael Gonzalez, SFO Museum Acting Director Timothy O’Brien, and SFO Museum Curator for Conservation Alisa EaglestonCieslewicz during the tour of the exhibition, wherein Professor Gonzalez talked about the history of piña or pineapple textile production and dressmaking in the Philippines. The “Pineapple to Piña” Exhibit — only the second exhibition staged at the recently opened section of the SFO Museum at Harvey Milk Terminal 1 — was made possible by the generous loan from Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, Jules Kliot, Storrie Johnson, Anthony Cruz Legarda, the Philippine Textile Council, and The Hinabi Project. The exhibition features some of the finest collections of Philippine piña haute couture found in the United States. These include a selection of 19th century, Spanish colonial era piña from the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles in Berkeley, California, and the modern piña collection of U.S.based Filipino fashion designer Anthony Cruz Legarda. “The piña exhibit at the SFO Museum is a Filipino oasis in the middle of the busiest transport hub in the San Francisco Bay Area. With the surge of domestic and international air travelers into and out of the city, I hope that more people will see the unique beauty and

The “From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure” Exhibition at the San Francisco International Airport’s SFO Museum, features some of the finest Philippine piña collections in the United States – including a selection of 19th century piña from the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, and the modern piña collection of U.S.-based Filipino fashion designer Anthony Cruz Legarda. Photos courtesy of San Francisco PCG

masterful craftmanship of our Philippine piña heritage,” Consul General Ferrer said. The Harvey Milk Terminal 1 of the San Francisco International

Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer (2nd from right) visits “From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure” Exhibition at the SFO Museum of San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday, May 17. Joining the Consul General are (from left) SFO Museum Acting Director Timothy O’Brien, The Hinabi Project Executive Director Dr. Michael Gonzalez, SFO Museum Curator for Conservation Alisa Eagleston-Cieslewicz, and Vice Consul Adrian Baccay. Photo courtesy of San Francisco PCG

Airport has a daily foot traffic of more than 50,000 air passengers, mostly domestic travelers within the U.S. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport served more than 57 million passengers per year. The SFO Museum’s “Pineapple to Piña” Exhibit is located post-security at the Departures Area (Level 2) of San Francisco International Airport’s Harvey Milk Terminal 1, and will run until November 13, 2022. Additional information on the exhibition is available on the SFO Museum’s official website: www. sfomuseum.org. Unique to the Philippines, the piña is an extraordinary textile made by weaving the fibers of the leaves of the Red Spanish Pineapple plant. This light, airy fabric is perfectly suitable to the Philippines’ hot tropical climate. During the Spanish colonial era, Philippinemade piña textiles were coveted in Europe and considered worthy gifts to give to royalty. (PCGSF Release)

PH Consulate joins PMSNC on its 50th founding anniversary THE Philippine Consulate in San Francisco joined the Philippine Medical Society of Northern California (PMSNC) in celebrating its 50th founding anniversary celebration through a Grand Gala and Inaugural Ball held at the Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel on April 30, 2022. Deputy Consul General (DCG) Raquel R. Solano and Consul Vanessa Bago- Llona of the Consulate attended the event, which was keynoted by California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta. AG Bonta, in his remarks, commended the PMSNC for its continued support to Filipino American students in their pursuit of the medical profession through scholarship and financial assistance programs. He also

noted that the organization has made a substantial impact on communities across the U.S. and the world through its medical and surgical missions. DCG Solano, in her message to PMSNC, on behalf of Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer, lauded the PMSNC for its efforts in elevating the profile of Filipino and Filipino American medical professionals in the U.S., in going beyond the duties of their chosen profession to uplift the lives of many, and in serving communities in the Philippines and in the U.S. through its community outreach programs, financial assistance, and scholarship programs. She thanked its members for their excellent and dedicated service during the pandemic and for making it possible for people to gradually return to normalcy.

She also highlighted the Consulate’s partnership with the PMSNC in bringing free medical services to Filipino-Americans in the Bay Area through the “Health Day sa Konsulado” project held in October 2021. PMSNC president Dr. Thad Padua related how PMSNC took the opportunity, despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic, to find ways to evaluate its work, improve the organization, and advance its goals of community service, youth and professional development, and fellowship. He also underlined the need for the organization to continue its outreach to underserved Filipino-Americans in California, PH Consulate officials and PSMNC officers at the 50th gala and inaugural ball held in Oakland, CA. who according to a study, were The gala event also saw the students of UCSF, reporting on the most impacted by COVID-19 awarding of scholarships to three the 2020 medical mission in among Asian-Americans. (3) Filipino-American medical Bacoor, Cavite in the Philippines,

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Author of ‘More Than Money’ shows entrepreneurs how to access their inner voices to make better decisions GLENDALE — Fatima BustosChoy, Ph.D., knows what it is like to deny her own inner voice. After all, it took her 20 years to write her new book on that very topic, “More Than Money: Five Paths to Abundance and Success for Inner-Centered Entrepreneurs,” until finally that inner voice grew too loud to ignore. Bustos-Choy believes, “Each of us has this inner voice that knows more than we ever know, sees more than we ever see, and from this innate knowing, it speaks to us, guides us to our true north. However, we don’t always hear this voice… Believing that answers come from the outside, we have learned to not trust ourselves and our answers from within. We have unintentionally and, at times, intentionally blocked these answers from coming forth… The inner voice has become fainter and fainter, almost negligible. We have become deaf to our own inner voice.” To research “More Than Money,” Bustos-Choy relied on multiple voices, not just her own. She interviewed 30 entrepreneurs to understand their minds and hearts, their joys and sorrows, wins and losses, and whether an inner voice spoke to them. Bustos-Choy discovered Five Paths from which the inner voice comes through. In the book, she answers topics as: • What is meant by an innercentered entrepreneur? • The five paths outlined in “More Than Money” • How can people get answers from their heart, body and soul?

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• How can entrepreneurial pain lead to entrepreneurial gain? • Does the Asian American business community have any special challenges that she can address? Praise for “More Than Money” Authors and business owners have heaped praise on BustosChoy’s new book: • “Most people spend their lives not realizing they have access to powerful inner guidance. This book shows you how to connect with and listen to your inner voice, which always knows the best way to move through any obstacle and toward what will truly serve you in any area of your life— including success and fulfillment in your professional life. I highly recommend it.” — Jack Canfield, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles • “A must-read for those

seeking healthier and happier entrepreneurial lives.” — Jiyoung Oh, publisher, Best Life Media • “More Than Money: Five Paths to Abundance and Success for Inner-Centered Entrepreneurs will show you a way to higher goals in achieving your heart dreams of fulfillment that are more than just money.” — Inna Tuler, president and CEO, Maintco Corporation • “Amidst an ever-changing, hectic world, it’s even more important to connect with our inner selves. More Than Money reminds us to slow down and trust our inner voice to guide us down the right path.” — Cora Oriel, president, Asian Journal Publications, Inc. • “In More Than Money Fatima shows an intuitive and disciplined way of working through the body to turn off the mind’s chatter so PAGE 14

FAMILY REUNION THAT WAS 32 YEARS IN THE MAKING, ON AN ENCORE SUCCESS STORY OF CITIZEN PINOY THIS SUNDAY! Beth (center) was petitioned as single by her U.S. citizen father in 1988. When she came in for her interview at the Embassy, the consul advised her to marry Benjamin (left), her live-in partner, so she could bring him and their children along, as visas were already available for married children. However, the Embassy erroneously issued her visa as “single,” preventing her husband from immigrating, and her naturalization application being denied. Beth hired leading U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel (right), who requested that Benjamin and their 10-year-old child be processed as following-to-join. The Embassy advised that Benjamin could not be issued a visa because Beth’s visa was issued as F1 (single), but they were able to process her child’s visa as a derivative. Atty. Gurfinkel worked tirelessly to bring Benjamin to the U.S. to reunite this family. Watch this success story on an encore episode of “Citizen Pinoy” on Sunday, May 29 at 7:00 PM PT (10:00 PM ET) through select Cable/Satellite providers, right after TV Patrol Linggo. (Advertising Supplement)

Husband and wife are finally reunited in America after 32 years, on this success story on Citizen Pinoy BETH was petitioned as “single” by her U.S. citizen father in 1988. At her Embassy interview, visas were already available for “married” children. The consul advised her to marry Benjamin, her live-in partner, so she could add him to her petition and bring him and their children along with her. She followed the consul’s advice and married Benjamin. Unfortunately, the Embassy made a mistake and issued her visa as “single” (F-1), instead of married (F-3), preventing her husband from immigrating, and her naturalization application being denied. Beth retained leading U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel who was able to

finally bring Benjamin to the U.S. Atty. Gurfinkel even met with the consuls at the Embassy, who agreed they issued Beth’s visa in the wrong category but could no longer withdraw it since the visa was already issued. They did agree, however, to issue a visa to her child. Benjamin was eventually able to get a green card through their U.S. citizen child’s petition. Watch this success story of a family reunion that was 32 years in the making on an encore episode of “Citizen Pinoy” on Sunday, May 29 at 7:00 PM PT (10:00 PM ET) through select Cable/Satellite providers, right after TV Patrol Linggo. Citizen Pinoy is also available on iWantTFC. Viewers may download the free app.. (Advertising Supplement)

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Formula One racing to come to Las Vegas in 2023

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MANY Americans and people around the world love car racing. Whether it’s in a racetrack or out in the elements, the thrill of cars and their drivers jockeying for position to outsmart each other and win the race is an attraction that many find enjoyable. Las Vegas even has its own event in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the South Point 400, which takes place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October (a new weekend for this race) in 2022. Now comes news that another type of race will come to Sin City. An announcement recently covered by major news outlets revealed that Formula One, or F1, is coming back to Las Vegas in 2023. The Las Vegas Grand Prix will be one of three F1 events hosted in the United States, the

other two being in the cities of Miami (Florida) and Austin (Texas). There has not been an F1 race in the gambling and entertainment capital of the world since the days of the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in the early 1980s. According to the F1 site, the race will take place at night on a Saturday sometime in November 2023, and “for the first time F1 cars will race on the iconic Las Vegas Strip, with the circuit sweeping past famous hotels and casinos.” It also said that “the 14-turn track will run for 3.8 miles with top speeds expected to hit around 212mph” (miles per hour). Of course, this is a perfect marriage – F1 and Las Vegas. To have world-class drivers race at night on what is expected to Photo above shows the projected race route for the Las Vegas Grand Prix that is scheduled to take place on a Saturday in November 2023, which sweeps past famous hotels and casinos in become an iconic racetrack in the area. www.formula1.com file photo

Formula One racing is a vision that many racing spectators would like to see. With the neon lights and landmarks provided by the major hotel-casinos as backdrop, the designed racetrack features “three straights, a high-speed cornering sequence and a single chicane section, with the Grand Prix to be run over 50 laps.” Already, many F1 drivers are excited at the prospect of racing in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, calling the event amazing, unbelievable, exciting and lots of fun. In a video at the F1 site, even-time champion Lewis Hamilton said, “That’s going to be a pretty hardcore event,” while AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly remarked, “That’s going to be insane.” Many of the drivers said that they probably will see each other inside the casinos as well. F1 coming back to Las Vegas is certainly another feather in the cap of Las Vegas. The hard work of organizers, officials and organizations connected to the event means that this event will be done correctly, both for drivers and their teams, and the fans. It will certainly attract racing fans from all over the world to Sin City, and bolster its reputation as an entertainment mecca. With countless shows, excellent dining, and, of course, a myriad of gambling choices, many of those who are coming to witness F1 racing at its best will not be Realtor Fely Quitevis-Bateman helps those who need business financing, including loans for wanting for activities. As Las Vegas begins to small businesses. For more information, call (702) 538-4948 or send email to fely@preciousproperties.com. attract many more events and

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opportunities to its fold, this bodes well for the city as it will raise employment and economic opportunities in the area. Las Vegas already is one of the largest cities in the west, even in the U.S., in terms of population, and the need for housing has seen real estate developers look to areas outside of Las Vegas to build master-planned communities that will address the expected need for housing. With Clark County expected to add about 1 million people by 2060, companies are looking at ways to add to the current crop of housing opportunities for current residents and for those looking to make their start in the area. It won’t be long before other established entities make their way to Las Vegas, like the National

Basketball Association (NBA), which reports and podcasts have alluded to in the past. A group recently announced that they secured 25 acres of land near the Strip to build what they see as a new sports and entertainment district that will feature an NBAready 20,000-seat arena. And with activity in Las Vegas, comes many opportunities for neighboring areas. The potential added development in areas like Pahrump, Mesquite, Henderson, Indian Springs and North Las Vegas that will come as an offshoot of rapid development in Sin City is one good fortune that should not be overlooked. This is a great time to look for real estate opportunities in Las Vegas and neighboring communities, while the prices

are affordable and the market is rife with choices. My decades of experience living and working in these communities – and selling real estate – can help you, my kababayans, secure the right type of land/property investment, whether it’s as a new home, a rental (maybe for Airbnb), a second home, or purely an investment opportunity. My company, Precious Properties, is a full-service company that has been serving its clientele since 1992. You can reach me at 775-513-8447, 805-559-2476 and 702-538-4948 for more information. We have investors who buy houses in California and Nevada for cash and quick escrow in as short as 7 days. (Advertising Supplement)

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Movie legend Susan Twitter and your privacy celebrityworld Roces passes away By Ferdie Villar

LEGENDARY actress Susan Roces (Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe) passed away on Friday, May 20. According to news reports, Susan died of cardiopulmonary arrest. She was 80 years old at the time of her death. A statement released from the office of Senator Grace Poe, her daughter, read: “With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved Jesusa Sonora Poe, whom many of you know as Susan Roces. She passed away peacefully on a Friday evening, May 20, 2022, surrounded by love and warmth, with her daughter Grace, her nephews Joseph and Jeffrey and many of her family and close friends. She lived life fully and gracefully. Remember her in her beauty, warmth and kindess. She is now with the Lord and her beloved Ronnie — FPJ. We will miss her sorely but we celebrate a life well-lived. Susan Roces — daughter, mother, grandmother, a true Filipina and a national treasure.” Susan, regarded as the “Queen of Philippine Movies” after a string of blockbuster hits, was last seen in the long-running TV series “FPJ’s Ang Probinsiyano” where she had a recurring role as Lola Flora, the titular character’s grandmother. She was last seen in the silver screen in 2003 in Erik Matti’s “Mano Po 2: My Home.” In her illustrious career, Susan starred or participated in more

Liza Soberano is interested in pursuing a Hollywood career, according to her talent manager Ogie Diaz. The actress attended the 2022 Annual Gala of the Asia Society of Southern California last Sunday, May 22. Photo from Instagram/@lizasoberano

than 130 films and countless TV appearances. She was twice named FAMAS Best Actress (1977’s Maligno and 1978’s Gumising ka…Maruja), among the five trophies she won from the award-giving body. Susan was also honored in 1959 with the Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award, as well as Lifetime Achievement Awards from the FAP Awards (2003) and FAMAS (2017), in addition to a Cinema One Legend Award in 2009 and Outstanding Star of the Century in 2019 from the Star Awards for Movies. According to a Manila Bulletin article, Roces was immediately offered a movie contract by Sampaguita Pictures founder Dr. Jose Perez, who reportedly saw her and was stunned by her mestiza features. Susan was in the Sampaguita compound hoping to get a glimpse of her favorite movie star, Gloria Romero. She was 15 at that time. Years earlier, Susan started her acting career at age 10 in the movie “Mga Bituin ng Kinabukasan” from Nepomuceno Productions where she had a supporting role. One other monicker that Susan was associated with was “The Face That Refreshes.” Her good looks and clean image made the actress/producer one of the most sought-after celebrity endorsers, featured in ads for products like Coca-Cola, Lavoris, Lawanit, U-TEX, Lux, Blend 45, RiteMed and Champion.

Binibining Pilipinas International Hannah Arnold is set to compete in the Miss International pageant in December 2022 in Japan. The 2020 and 2021 editions of the pageant were canceled due to the pandemic. The Philippines has the second-most number of wins at the Miss International pageant, behind Venezuela. Photo from Instagram//@arnoldhan_

Movie legend and acknowledged Queen of Philippine Movies Susan Roces passed away peacefully on Friday, May 20. She was 80 at the time of her death. Photo from Instagram/@susanrocespoerever

Susan was married to the acknowledged King of Philippine Movies, the late Fernando Poe Jr. (Ronald Allan Kelley Poe in real life). They wed on a Christmas Day at the Santuario de San Jose in Greenhills, San Juan where Susan was resplendent in a Pitoy Moreno wedding gown. Both actors had gotten married in civil rites in Bulacan on December 16, 1968. Both actors played each other’s love interest in a total of 17 movies. In a PEP.ph interview in 2018, Susan Roces shared her secrets to beauty and health. “It's accepted, lahat ng tao, tumatanda pero, siguro, salamat na lang sa Panginoon, at kung anong wrinkles meron ako ay happy wrinkles,” she said. Aside from being careful with her health, she also knew the importance of getting enough sleep. “Maingat tayo na kung hindi naman kailangang magpuyat, importante rin ang pahinga,” she revealed. As for her diet, she had this to say: “Like our diet, I don't go for fad diets. I just taste. At my present age, I taste everything. I do not indulge… Puwede kang kumain ng kahit gaano karaming seafoods, pero alisin mo ang aligue ng alimango. Huwag mong kakainin yung ulo ng hipon. Huwag kong kakainin ang taba ng tiyan, ng bangus. Ang lechon, hindi na tayo natuto [sa] lechon...” While many people associate Susan Roces with her movie/TV career and endorsements, they also see her as a proud and fierce supporter of her husband and adopted daughter, who both ran for President of the Philippines

(FPJ in 2003, and Grace Poe in 2016). In 2019, Grace Poe wrote a touching tribute to her mom Susan on Instagram: “Mom, thank you for the sleepless nights, the band-aids, the nourishing meals, the shoulder to lean on. You have shown me that the love of a mother — biological, foster or adoptive — is unconditional and beyond measure.” *** Talent manager Ogie Diaz revealed in a recent Philippine Star article that Liza Soberano is interested in pursuing a Hollywood career. While Liza still has career opportunities in the Philippines, Ogie sees his ward wanting to go a different route. “What I know right now is, Liza will be pursuing a different career. She still has a career here but she wants to get that opportunity in Hollywood,” he said. “What’s important to Liza right now is her inner happiness, and that’s what I see with her – she is happy inside, that’s what’s important,” he added. The talent manager also flagged down rumors that there’s anything romantic going on with Liza and James Reid as both were spotted at the first annual Gold Gala in Los Angeles. “I believe that it is still them,” Ogie said, referring to reel and real life sweethearts Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano. “It just so happened that Quen had a family affair in Spain, and he has an ongoing tour there as well.” “I believe that Liza and James Reid are just friends,” he added as clarification.

TWITTER introduced the world to the concept of communicating in short tweets. But the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that doesn’t mean taking shortcuts with people’s privacy. Today, the FTC announced that Twitter must pay $150 million to settle a complaint — filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on the FTC’s behalf — saying that Twitter collected users’ information for one purpose (to secure accounts) and used it for another (targeted advertising). According to the complaint, Twitter told people it was collecting users’ telephone numbers and email addresses for various security purposes — like enabling multi-factor authentication (a security feature that requires additional steps beyond logging in with a password). But the FTC says Twitter didn’t tell people that their information was also used to target them with ads. Today’s settlement means Twitter must put into place a comprehensive privacy and data security program to protect users’ data. Twitter must also disclose why and how it collects, shares, and uses your personal information and offer a multi-factor authentication option that doesn’t require you to give a phone number. The lesson here? • Use multi-factor authentication whenever possible. This helps protect your information because it makes it harder for scammers to log in to your accounts even if they manage to steal your username and password. • Choose forms of multi-factor authentication that don’t involve personal information if offered. This protects your privacy, too. Look for things like authentication apps or physical tokens. If you have to choose security questions, select questions only you know the answer to. You can even put in random answers to make guessing more difficult. If you do that, though, you’ll have to remember the answers you use. • Check your privacy settings. If you don’t want to get targeted ads, look in your privacy settings to see if you can opt out. Some platforms let you do that. To avoid targeted ads more broadly, check out the National Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance. (By Rosario Mendez/FTC)

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as to allow spirit’s voice to be clearly heard. It is the gift that keeps on giving to this day. I am forever in her debt.” — Mido Hamada, actor Fatima Bustos-Choy, Ph.D., is president of R&F Holistic Services and Gaia Flow Consulting. She has more than 30 years of frontline and senior leadership positions in the financial services, aerospace and nonprofit industries. She came to the U.S. at 21 from the

Philippines and serves on the board of the Filipino-American Chambers of Commerce. Bustos-Choy has presented at national trade conferences on learning and development. She is a lifelong student of spiritual teachers. “More Than Money” is her first book. For more information on “More Than Money,” contact Fatima Bustos-Choy, Ph.D., at (818) 209-3775 or fbustoschoy@ gmail.com; visit her website at wwwDrFatimaLifeCoach.com.

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