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Report finds Asians in US are healthier than other groups A NeW study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that Asian adults – particularly Chinese adults – are physically and psychologically healthier than other Us adults. overall, Chinese adults reported better health in five measures included in the report: likelihood for fair or poor health, chronic conditions, psychological distress, work limitations and limited social participation. the study, based on data from the 2010-2014 National health Interview survey (NhIs), took into account the six largest Asian subgroups: Chinese, filipino, Asian Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean. for other groups, no clear patterns were observed for the measures. filipino adults fared better than all Us adults in the five measures, although the group was nearly equal to Us adults when it came to a likelihood of having multiple chronic conditions, posting 22.3 percent compared to 24.1
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Duterte to continue EDCA by Alexis
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DAVAo CItY—Incoming president rodrigo Duterte is in favor of continuing the enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (eDCA) between the Philippines and the United states due to the limited capabilities of manila’s security forces. eDCA, which was signed by the two countries on April 28, 2014, permits American forces to preposition temporary facilities in Philippine military installations. the deal was questioned before the court by groups who believe that it would violate Philippine sovereignty. the legality of the bilateral agreement was upheld by the supreme Court last January. the high court ruled that eDCA is a valid executive agreement that the president can enter into under the Constitution. some lawmakers, however, believe that Duterte can easily scrap eDCA because it is just an executive agreement, not a treaty approved
by the senate. there are no indications, however, that the next Philippine leader would do away with the deal. “I have no problem with eDCA-sanctioned use of Philippine military bases by Us troops because we don’t have good external defense capabilities,” Duterte said in a press briefing monday night here. the signing of eDCA has been viewed as an effort to counter China’s aggressive actions in the south China sea, where about $5-trillion worth of trade passes through yearly. China has been occupying disputed south China sea areas to assert what it claimed are territorial rights based on history. the Philippines, Vietnam, malaysia, Brunei and taiwan have overlapping claims in the resource-rich area. the Us has repeatedly said that it won’t side with any party of the dispute even as it PAGE A2
EDCA, which was signed by the two countries on April 28, 2014, permits American forces to preposition temporary facilities in Philippine military installations. The deal was questioned before the court by groups who believe that it would violate Philippine sovereignty.
Filipino on FBI’s Most Wanted list by Agnes
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New US ambassador to PH nominated PresIDeNt Barack obama has nominated an Asian American as the new ambassador to the Philippines, the White house announced on Wednesday, may 18. the announcement came a day after obama spoke to presumptive PhilipSung Y. Kim, nominee for pine President U S A m b a ssa d o r to t h e rodrigo Duterte Philippines over the phone. Photo courtesy of the obama report US State Department edly applauded the country’s “vibrant democracy.” the nominee, sung Y. Kim, is a career member of the foreign service, who has served as the special representative for North Korea Policy and deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of east Asia and Pacific Affairs at the Department of state since 2014. he was the Us Ambassador to the republic of Korea from 2011 to 2014, special envoy for the six Party talks PAGE A3
FIRST COC CANVASSED. The certificate of canvass from Davao del Sur province is the first to be canvassed by the joint session of Congress at the start of the official count of votes for President and Vice President. Looking on are Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, Sen. Sonny Angara and House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II. Inquirer.net photo by Richard Reyes
A fILIPINo man from Los Angeles wanted for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend last month has been named to the fBI’s ten most Wanted fugitives list. Philip Patrick Policarpio, 39, was charged with first-degree murder on April 22 in Los Angeles. Authorities have Philip Patrick Policarpio (Photo from FBI) issued local, state and federal warrants for his arrest, and are offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction. “his pattern is one of violence, and he is alPAGE A2
Robredo takes early lead on day 1 of Congress canvassing (CoCs). robredo had received 3,399,828 votes against marcos’ 3,148,312 – a margin of about mANILA—Administration vice 250,000 votes. marcos would have narrowed presidential candidate Leni robredo led her closest rival sen. robredo’s lead with votes from ferdinand “Bongbong” marcos Ilocos sur, considered his baiJr. as the official congressional liwick. however, the canvassing of canvass of votes for president and vice president got underway on the Ilocos sur CoC was deferred due to objections from members Wednesday, may 23. At 9pm, the joint senate-house of the canvassing panel and of representatives tabulation candidates’ lawyers. earlier, the committee had tallied 45 of tabulation of CoCs from Laguna the 165 certificates of canvass and Davao del Norte was also by Jess
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Still in the running: Sen. Bongbong Marcos and Rep. Leni Robredo.
deferred. the early trend in the official count was the reverse of that in the unofficial tally by the Parish Pastoral Council for responsible Voting (PPCrV). on may 9, shortly after voting closed, marcos posted a 900,000vote lead over robredo. however, robredo started to overtake him the next day. As of 8pm, sen. Alan Peter Cayetano had polled 683,784 votes, while sen. francis escudero PAGE A2
Obama tells China: Follow int’l law Aquino on exit: Nothing to fear, worry about
hANoI—Us President Barack obama on tuesday called for territorial disputes in the south China sea to be resolved peacefully and not through bullying as Vietnam balks at Chinese actions in the bitterly contested waters. “Big nations should not bully smaller ones, disputes should be resolved peacefully,” obama told an audience in hanoi, referring to the disputed maritime region. his remarks won loud ap-
plause from more than 2,000 delegates including top Vietnamese leaders. Washington and hanoi have been drawn closer together through their mutual concern at Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in the strategic waterway sea, through which $5 trillion in shipborne trade passes each year. China, which claims almost all the south China sea, has rattled neighbors with a series of reclamation and construction proj-
ects—including airstrips—on reefs and islets. Vietnam and four other countries—the Philippines, malaysia, Brunei and taiwan—also have claims to parts of the sea. freedom to fly, sail the United states takes no position on the competing territorial claims but asserts freedom of navigation and flights in the sea and has sent warships near Chinese-held islets. “As we go forward, the United PAGE A2
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mANILA—With little over a month remaining before stepping down from office, President Benigno Aquino III said he is not worried about leaving his “bosses” as he is about to relinquish his post to his successor, rodrigo Duterte. “I will be leaving my office as someone who remained true to his bosses: the filipino people. today—perhaps the last time I will be facing many of you as president—I tell you: it has been a distinct honor to have worked with you, and to have served my countrymen,” he said. Near the end of his six-year term, “I have no cause
for fear or worry,” Aquino said. “I will be leaving behind a citizenry ready to work with able, trustworthy partners like the millennium Challenge Corporation,” he added. Aquino said he is proud to have made the Philippines’ mark in the Asian region as a resilient economy amid continued uncertainties in the international community. “I will be leaving behind a Philippines renowned for its economic resilience and for its commitment to inclusivity,” Aquino said in his speech yesterday at the closing event of the National millennium Challenge Corporation Compact held at malacañang. PAGE A2
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Calderon (Cuarteron) Reefs, areas that are also being claimed by the Philippines. PAGE A1 Unable to drive away Chinese the region. cited the need to settle the issue China has built what are be- ships in its territory due to its through peaceful means that lieved to be military structures in weak military, the Philippines filed are consistent with international Panganiban (Mischief), Zamora a complaint against what it delaw. US officials, however, have (Subi), Kagitingan (Fiery Cross), scribed as China’s “exaggerated� repeatedly scored China’s mili- Kennan (Chigua), Mabini (John- and “excessive� territorial claims tary-build up and expansion in son South), Burgos (Gaven) and in 2013.
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PAGE A1 ways armed,� said Special Agent Scott Garriola, a member of the FBI’s Los Angeles Fugitives Task Force. “He is the definition of a continuing threat to the community.� The FBI said the Filipino fugitive may have traveled to Las Vegas and has family ties to the Philippines. During a card game last month with associates and friends, Policarpio got into an argument with his girlfriend who was 17 weeks pregnant. Garriola said Policarpio, in front of everyone, began beating her with his fists, then pulled out a gun and shot her in the head, killing her and her unborn child instantly. Witnesses at the scene said he fled and has not been seen since. On May 16, Policarpio was charged with a second count of murder of a human fetus with malice aforethought, according to ABC News. At the time of the killing, Poli-
carpo was on parole for multiple counts of attempted murder in a 2000 case in Burbank, according to the Los Angeles Times. In that case, he fired multiple rounds at a vehicle, shooting a woman in the head and a man in the shoulder. Both victims survived. He fled to the Philippines with the help of his mother, according to the complaint, and was extradited back to the United States a year later after being caught by Philippine authorities. “We believe – based on not only his criminal history, but what seems to be a clear propensity for violence coupled with the fact that he’s on the run – that he’s clearly a danger to society and needs to be caught,� said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller in Los Angeles, according to The Associated Press. Policarpio is also wanted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for violating his parole. In 2001, he was convicted for assault with a firearm by an ex-felon as well as
narcotics violations, according to ABC News. He was released on parole in May 2015 after serving only part of his 14-year sentence for that case. The Filipino suspect is described as 5-foot-8 with brown eyes, black hair and weighing between 150 to 165 pounds. He has a shaved head; a scar near his left eye; a mole on his right nostril below his right lip; tattoos on his back left thigh and both arms; a tattoo on his chest that says “Only God Can Judge Me;� and may wear eyeglasses. Also named to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list is Luis Macedo, a Latin Kings street gang member from Chicago wanted for the murder of a 15-year-old boy in 2009. Macedo and Policarpio are the 507th and 508th individuals to be named to the list. Anyone with information is asked to call the Los Angeles Field Office at (310) 477-6565. Those outside the United States may contact the nearest US Embassy or Consulate. n
Aquino on exit: Nothing to fear... PAGE A1 Aquino said he is also proud about the event. “This gathering takes on special meaning for me: it has, in a way, allowed me to come full circle. We signed the MCC compact a few months after I took my oath of office; we witness its end today, as my own covenant with our people is coming to an end,� he said. At the same time, Aquino said he is grateful for the promise
he has fulfilled about inclusive growth for all – poor, middle class and elite alike – and about the rosy prospects for the local economy, not to mention the cultural change his daang matuwid (straight path) policy instilled in the bureaucracy. “Perhaps more importantly, there has also been a significant change in attitude. Now, our people are empowered to participate, to speak out and to demand good
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Robredo takes early lead on day 1... PAGE A1 had 553,960. Senators Gregorio Honasan and Antonio Trillanes IV got 104,089 and 97,485, respectively. In the presidential race, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte led his opponents. By 9 p.m., he had received over 3.7 million votes. As of 8 p.m., administration standard-bearer Mar Roxas had 974,899. Sen. Grace Poe polled 902,105 while Vice President Jejomar Binay had 590,194. Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago was credited with 174,631 votes. The late Rep. Roy Seùeres had 2,089 votes. Duterte’s rivals have already conceded to him. The congressional count was
off to a slow start with the canvassing of the Davao del Sur COC, which took about one and a half hours. The joint canvass committee’s staff took out COCs from several towns in the province and put its observations on their condition on record. At this point, Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez suggested that the staff should produce only the provincial and city COCs and not the municipal certificates. He said under the Constitution, it is the COCs from provinces and cities and the canvassing boards for local and absentee voting that Congress should tally. Rodriguez’s suggestion hastened the tabulation.
Due to the objections of Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito and some lawyers, the canvass committee deferred the tabulation of the Laguna COC. Robredo won big in Guimaras, Siquijor, Bacolod City and Cebu City. In Cebu City, she had 92,007 votes against Marcos’ 23,506. Cebu City gave her 162,506, while Marcos received 92,007. She narrowly lost to Marcos in President Aquino’s home province of Tarlac. She had 247,606 votes against her closest rival’s 261,987. In the presidential race, it was Roxas who won in Tarlac. He received 194,974 votes, followed by Poe with 185,918 and Duterte with 159,187.
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PORT VISIT. USS Mobile Bay, a guided missile cruiser, docks at Manila’s South Harbor on Sunday for a routine port call. The vessel is part of the USS John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG), which has been deployed to Asia since January amid rising tensions with China over disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). ManilaTimes.net photo by Russell Palma
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governance and true service from all succeeding administrations,� Aquino stressed. “It is because of our fellow Filipinos that we have transformed our country. This is not only a literal transformation of governance that empowers our people so that inclusive growth becomes more and more a reality,� he added. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said all Duterte has to do is build on the solid economic foundations that President Aquino laid out in his six years in office. “It is now up to the next administration to build on the gains we have recently achieved – so that they may further redound to our nation’s improvement, for the benefit of generations to come,� Lacierda said. “Peers in the international PAGE A3
percent. Filipino adults also came close to all US adults in the measure of likelihood for limited social participation at 3 percent compared to 3.9 percent. Asian Indian (4.1 percent) and Korean adults (4.6 percent) were more likely than US adults to have limited social participation. Vietnamese adults were the most likely group to report fair or poor health status (16.8 percent), surpassing the total for US adults (12.4 percent); Japanese adults were the most likely to report a work limitation (4.1 percent). “The findings of this study are consistent with these earlier analyses on non-Hispanic Asian subgroups and add to the body of evidence concerning their widely varying health,� wrote authors Barbara Bloom and Lindsey Black, who are with the National Center
for Health Statistics Division of Health Interview Statistics. “Further research is needed to better understand the differences among subgroups in health care and health care outcomes for this population.� Asians constitute 5 percent – or 15 million people – of the US population. The data used in the report was collected on more than 165,000 adults aged 18 and older. Noted by the authors is that less than 1 percent of NHIS interviews are conducted in languages other than English or Spanish. In these cases, a family member typically translates for the respondent. In the data collected from 2010 to 2014, approximately 8 percent of interviews were conducted in other languages for non-Hispanic Asian respondents. Additionally, 16.6 percent of family respondents said the sample adult’s ability to speak English was “not well
or not at all,� compared to 6.5 percent for all US adults. “This limitation should be considered when interpreting results in this report,� Bloom and Black wrote. Not detailed in the report are the reasons for Asians’ better health in these areas, nor the genetic risk Asians face for developing diabetes, which is the seventh most common cause of death worldwide. In LA County, 10 percent of Asian Americans are diabetic, compared with 7 percent of whites, despite Asian Americans’ lower obesity level, the Tribune News Service reported. Scientists believe the mismatch is because obesity measures weight – not necessarily fat, which is what is associated with diabetes. South Asians have some of the diabetes rates among Asians, according to the Tribune News Service. (By Agnes Constante / AJPress)
Obama tells China...
PAGE A1 States will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows and we will support the right of all countries to do the same,� Obama said. O n M o n d a y, O b a m a a n nounced that he was scrapping a Cold War-era ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, a move seen as a major boost for Hanoi as it tries to bolster its defenses against its giant northern neighbor. “Vietnam will have greater access to the military equipment you need to ensure your security,� Obama told delegates, adding the United States would continue to train Vietnam’s Coast Guard to “enhance maritime capabilities.� ‘A very poor lie’ In Beijing, Chinese state media on Tuesday slammed the lifting of a decades-old US arms embargo against Vietnam, saying the move was aimed at China and calling Obama’s assurances to the contrary “a very poor lie.� Obama announced the end of the 41-year-old ban on weapons sales to Hanoi, as Washington and Beijing jockey for influence in Asia and tensions mount in the strategically important South China Sea. The lifting of the arms embargo “was not based on China,� Obama said, but part of normalizing ties with its former enemy. China’s Global Times newspaper, which hews closely to the position of the ruling Communist Party, retorted on Tuesday that Obama’s comment was “a very poor lie� and exacerbated “the strategic antagonism between Washington and Beijing.� According to the newspaper, Obama’s “ultimate goal� was to cement US dominance in the
area and that the United States was “taking advantage of Vietnam to stir up more troubles in the South China Sea.� 3 nets Similarly the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which includes Vietnam but not China, was one of “three nets that the US is knitting around China—ideology, security, economy and trade,� the paper added. The stance was echoed on the front page of China Daily, which is published by the government and whose front-page headline said the United States was charting a “clear course aimed at containing China.� In an editorial, the daily said that the move risked “turning the region into a tinderbox of conflicts.� “The former bitter foes have turned into friends and are seeking to boost their commercial, military and political relations,� the editorial said, adding the move showed “there are no eternal allies or perpetual enemies, only eternal and perpetual interests.� Double-faced stand Earlier, China said it welcomed the Obama administration’s decision to lift an arms embargo on Vietnam, even though Beijing is apparently displeased to see warming relations between its southern neighbor and chief regional rival. Asked about the move, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that “as a neighboring country, we would be happy to see Vietnam develop normal and friendly cooperative relationships with all other countries, including the United States.� “And we hope those normal and friendly relationships are PAGE A4
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Nevada Republican Party honors APA leaders for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the nevada Republican Party honored 15 Asian Pacific Americans (APA) Republican community leaders on Tuesday, May 24. nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison delivered the keynote speech at the reception. Among the honorees was Filipino-American Sonny Vinuya, president of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce and vice president of nevada State Bank for Small Business Development. “I am a Republican because I value conservatism and believe in hard work and faith. The values that our conservative founding fathers shared are the reason why America is the greatest country in the world. I believe in Republican values such as small government; less government spending and holding people accountable. Life is about working hard and holding yourself accountable,” Vinuya said. Another Fil-Am, nanette Bailey, was also honored. Bailey, the assistant principal at Smith Ridge Elementary School in Washoe County, nevada, said, “My parents moved to the United States from the Philippines because of their belief that this is the land
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Nevada Lt. Governor Mark Hutchison delivered the keynote speech at the reception
of opportunity. They impressed upon their children that this is the greatest country in the world and that my siblings and I could do or be anything if we focused and worked hard. After visiting various countries around the world, it was clear that we, indeed, had unparalleled options for our futures. The Republican Party claims that ‘We are the party of independent individuals and the institutions they create – families, schools, congregations, neighborhoods – to advance their ideals and make real their dreams.’ which
New US ambassador... PAGE A1 with the rank of Ambassador from 2008 to 2011, and director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs from 2006 to 2008. He has been a part of the foreign service since 1988, holding positions in Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia. Prior to that, he was the Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Kim grew up in Los Angeles. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, juris doctor from Loyola Law School and master of laws degree from the London School of Economics. In addition to Kim, Obama nominated the following individuals to key administration posts:
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Honoree Filipino-American Sonny Vinuya, president of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce and vice president of Nevada State Bank for Small Business Development, and Nevada Lt. Governor Mark Hutchison AJPress photos by Robert Macabagdal
aligns seamlessly with the values I had learned growing up, and the values I continue to hold.” Also honored were: Ana Wood of United Way and the Asian American Chamber Commerce; Derek Uehara, president of Uehara Financial Group, LLC; Cheryl Lau, commissioner for Commission on Professional Standards in Education; Mei Herbert, president of International Goodwill Ambas-
sador Inner Circle; Pauline Lee, a community leader and retired lawyer; William Wong, owner of WGW Enterprises, Inc. dba McDonald’s; Pearl Kim, co-owner of north Pointe Dental; James Yu, founder and president of James Yu CPA; Dr. Chen Young, optometrist and president of Optic Gallery; Gloria McComas, vice president of East West Bank; Julie Hereford, former president of Tai-Pan In-
Republican National Committee staff members for Southern Nevada
ternational Inc.; Marianne Blaha, president for The Foundation Assisting Seniors and founder of Sun City Anthem International Culture Connections Club; and Michelle Chan, CPA and owner of Chen Accounting Group. This reception is part of the
Republican Party’s ongoing yearround engagement with nevadans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, and was held to commemorate the many contributions members of the APA community have made to the party and the great state of nevada.
Aquino on exit: PH among nations to get $500-M disaster readiness boost Nothing to...
Ysaÿe M. Barnwell, member of national Council on the Arts; Daniel Becker, member of the PAGE A2 Board of Directors of the State community have acknowledged Justice Institute; Rena Bitter, our progress – the most recent of ambassador to the Lao People’s which is the country’s impressive Democratic Republic; Anne S. 6.9 percent gross domestic prodCasper, ambassador to the Reuct growth for the first quarter of public of Burundi; Geoffrey R. 2016,” he added. Pyatt, Ambassador to Greece; “This is above market expectaDouglas Silliman, Ambassador tions, and is higher than the GDP to the Republic of Iraq; and recorded last quarter (6.5 percent) Marie L. Yovanovitch, ambasand also during the first quarter of sador to Ukraine. 2015 (5 percent),” Lacierda said, “I am pleased to announce comparing the latest figures rethat these experienced and leased by the national Economic committed individuals have and Development Authority. decided to serve our counAs it is, Manila’s economy is try. I look forward to working now Asia’s “fastest growing” – folwith them,” Obama said in a lowed by China’s 6.7 percent and statement issued by the White Vietnam’s 5.5 percent, he said. House. “President Aquino has often If confirmed by the US Senarticulated this administration’s ate, Kim will replace current guiding principle: to leave the Ambassador to the Philippines country in a far better state than Philip Goldberg, who has been when he first found it,” Lacierda assigned to the country since said. 2013. (AJPress)
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THE Philippines will be among the first of 50 countries to benefit from a new multilateral initiative that aims to boost preparedness to natural disasters of vulnerable nations. The Global Partnership for Preparedness (GPP), a group of six entities, aims to disburse up to $500 million in financing over five years to ensure nations have “minimum level of readiness” against calamities. “We know investment in preparedness saves lives and dollars and thus makes financial and economic sense,” national Treasurer Roberto Tan said on Tuesday, May 24. “Crises such as those from natural disasters and effects of climate change should no longer spin out of control,” he added. Tan represented Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima as chair of the Vulnerable 20 (V20) nations, a group of calamity-susceptible
countries that have since expanded to 43 members. The V20 signed the partnership with the World Bank, World Food Programme, Food and Agricultural Organization, United nations Development Programme (UnDP) and United nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The partnership, between $100 and $130 million will be disbursed within two years to V20 founding members. The rest will be spent three years after to cover 30 others. Aside from the Philippines, other 19 original V20 members countries to get funding first are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, nepal, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Vietnam. The fund aims to ensure nations have “minimum” disaster
readiness. This will be achieved through a six-tier program, GPP said. This covers evaluating existing laws and institutions that tackle disasters, looking into early warning systems, ensuring fund availability and agency coordination, formulating a disaster database and developing skills and training for calamity response. “The aim is to save lives, safeguard development gains and reduce the economic impacts of crises,” UnDP administrator Helen Clark was quoted as saying in the statement. After suffering from intense drought caused by the El nino phenomenon, the Philippines is now bracing for La nina expected to bring in more than the average rains this year. Weather forecasters have said at least 17 tropical cyclones are bound to enter the country this year, higher than 15 that actually came in 2015.
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New campaign raises awareness of lung cancer in Asian Americans Lung cancer is the no. 1 cause of cancer death among demographic by AJPress
Lung cancer has long been commonly associated with a history of smoking. However, more studies have shown that other factors contribute to the development of this type of cancer, including genetics, so even if you are not a smoker, you may still be at risk. SAFE SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Children and their parents show their support for Eco Waste About 221,200 new cases and Coalition’s campaign on safe school supplies that are free from phatalates, cadmium, lead, mercury and other chemicals known to harm the brain and interfere with the endocrine 1.5 million deaths from lung system. ManilaTimes.net photo by Mike De Juan cancer will occur in the united States this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Within the Asian American community, lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death; of the Asians who are diagnosed, 40 percent do not smoke. “For those who have never smoked, they have certain genetic changes for reasons that we don’t still understand why. They made not have any significant smoking exposure and they can get lung cancer,” Dr. Kim-Son nguyen, an oncology-hematology physician at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation said on Tuesday, May 17 at an educational media event hosted by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc in Burlingame, California. At the event, a panel of Asian American oncologists spoke about the risks factors and symptoms of lung cancer and the latest medical developments to help patients manage the disease. Studies have shown that gene mutations — epidermal growth factor receptor (EgFR) and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) — can be behind the development of lung cancer in Asians who never smoked. EgFR mutations occur in approximately 50 percent of Asian lung cancer patients (compared to 10 to 15 percent of Caucasian patients), while ALK occurs in 2 to 7 percent of Asian patients.
Dr. Elwyn C. Cabebe, physician partner and chief administrative officer at Valley Medical Oncology Consultants in Los gatos and San Jose, pointed out that more awareness needs to be done in the Filipino-American community to show how serious the risk of lung cancer is. “I think Filipinos don’t have a real understanding of the impact of lung cancer in their communities. Here in the united States, we know that Filipinos are one of the largest-growing Asian American communities, and we also understand the incidence of cancers…is also increasing,” Cabebe said. “If you look at lung cancer specifically at Filipinos, it is…one of the highest cancer-related deaths.” Cabebe went on to note that in the Bay Area, in particular, a large percentage of Fil-Am males get diagnosed with and die from lung cancer. In a study released by the Cancer Prevention Institute of California in 2013, prostate, lung, colon/rectum, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and liver were the five most commonly diagnosed cancers in Filipino males from 1990 to 2008. For Filipino females, the five most commonly diagnosed during the same period were breast, colon/rectum, lung, uterine corpus and thyroid. “It’s quite large — lung cancer kills more Americans and Filipinos than breast, colon, pancreatic cancer[s] all combined. And yet, there is not enough education in the community, as well as research in looking at effective ways of catching the disease early and treating the illness. So we are trying to promote…the understanding of the impact in public health, as well as, the promising
landscape of options of therapies for those who are diagnosed with lung cancer as well,” he said. Both Cabebe and nguyen highlighted the importance of paying attention to symptoms, as that can help patients detect lung cancer early on and get proper treatment. “If we find cancers early, specifically for lung cancer,” Cabebe said, “we are able to impact outcomes. There’s almost a 20 percent improvement and early survival with prevention.” Such symptoms include: chronic cough, coughing up blood, shortness of breath, shoulder pain, recurrent pneumonia and bronchitis, among others. The signs, however, can take years to appear or can be confused with symptoms of other less serious conditions like flu or bronchitis. “We rarely see lung cancer in kids because it does take time and it usually, you need more than one genetic mutation. You need a series of genetic changes over time. unfortunately, I have some young patients who are diagnosed in their 30s or 40s, but as we get older, the chance of lung cancer is also higher similar to any type of cancer. So in a way, cancer is also related to aging as well because as we age, we have more time and chance for genes to be mutated,” nguyen said. For Filipinos, specifically, Cabebe said more needs to be done to encourage people to get tested and discuss the diagnosis. “Culturally, there’s this sort of bias that somehow when you develop lung cancer, you somewhat deserved it. Because of that association with smoking that somehow you’ve chosen to undergo that lifestyle and you developed that risk. But those pa-
tients — that’s someone’s mother, someone’s father and someone’s loved one. I don’t think anybody ever chose to have cancer. I think that it’s this sort of forum that allows the openness to encourage people to come out and discuss their diagnosis,” he said. Several treatment options are available depending on the stage and type of lung cancer, including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and targeted medications. Based on testing, doctors can determine what type of treatment would work best for the patient’s type of cancer. “We have what we refer to as a patient support program. We know that cancer medications can be very expensive for patients and we have ways that we can help offset the costs for people,” Bill Ragaz, director of oncology marketing at Boehringer Ingelheim, said. “Cancer can take a terrible toll on the family emotionally and financially, and while we want to make sure they get the best outcomes, we want to make sure that it’s appropriate and affordable for families as well too and we are doing what we can to help that… “ For those diagnosed with advancing non-small cell lung cancer and have the EgFR mutation, the pharmaceutical company has developed gilotrif, once-daily tablets that have been shown to be more effective than chemotherapy in prolonging patients’ survival, Ragaz said. Earlier this year, Boehringer Ingelheim launched FACELungCancer.com with information about lung cancer, biomarker testing and treatment options. In addition to English, the website is available in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.
Obama to China... PAGE A2 conducive to regional stability and development,” Hua Chunying told reporters at a regularly scheduled news conference on Monday. Such embargoes are “a product of the Cold War, and should not have existed,” Hua said. She added that China hoped similar arms bans would also be lifted, a possible reference to the continuing weapons embargo imposed by the united States and the European union following China’s bloody military crackdown on prodemocracy demonstrations centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989. (Inquirer.net with reports from AFP and AP)
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PresumPtive President-elect rodrigo “rody” Duterte was urged on tuesday, may 24 to begin early in his term the shift to a federal form of government, as support for it would still be strong early in his administration. Former sen. Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. made the call to the incoming president as he and fellow advocates began their bid to educate people about federalism, which Duterte promised to bring about under his administration. “it’s good if it’s done immediately because the glamour of the president will still be fresh in the minds of the people. it’s easier to convince people now than later,” Pimentel told reporters at Club Filipino in san Juan where he and newly elected Batangas Gov. Hermilando mandanas led a forum on federalism. However, Duterte’s actual timetable differed from Pimentel’s suggestion, according to senate majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, Duterte’s running mate who was said to be helping him craft his legislative agenda. Cayetano told senate reporters on monday the Duterte administration planned to start the motions for shifting to federalism in the “middle of (his) term.”
Presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s push for a federal form of government is reportedly facing timing issues with Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano (left, inset) reportedly wanting it in the middle of his term, while former-Sen. Aquilino ‘Nene’ Pimentel (right, inset) reportedly seeking the shift at the start of his tenure. Inquirer.net photos
He said Duterte wanted a “massive consultation” since he noted that “federalism” was not a simple issue. Aside from the executive branch, Cayetano said they would “either operationalize the consultative mechanism of the committee on local governments or of peace and reconciliation (in Congress) or the joint executive-legislative consultative body” to undertake the consultations. “But the target is to time the plebiscite with the 2019 (midterm) elections,” he added.
told that Duterte was planning a plebiscite on federalism in 2019, Pimentel said this might be too late, but it was really up to the incoming administration as he was just voicing an opinion. Pimentel said he had not presented the federalism proposal he was pitching to Duterte although people close to the incoming president were aware of it. For his part, mandanas said there was a need to rush the shift to a federal form of government because “we have to deliver basic services as soon as possible.”
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mANiLA—A carrier strike group from the us Navy’s “Great Green Fleet” is in manila for a port visit and for community relations projects. According to the us Pacific Command, the uss John C. stennis strike Group began its port visits to subic Bay on may 20 before sailing for manila on may 21. the group includes aircraft carrier uss John C. stennis and destroyers uss stockdale, uss Chung-Hoon and uss William P. Lawrence and cruiser uss mobile Bay. “this is a great opportunity for our sailors to see the sights and experience the warm hospitality of the Filipino people. many of our sailors look forward to reconnecting with family and friends in the local area,” us Navy rear Adm.
marcus Hitchcock, commander of the strike group, said in an official release. Around 238 of the 8,500 sailors in the strike group are of Filipino heritage, including Cmdr. raphael Castillejo, commanding officer of the uss stockdale. While in the country, strike group personnel will participate in community relations projects, including visits to schools, cemeteries and memorials, and a medical center. “the Great Green Fleet” is a us Navy initiative to conserve energy and to use alternative fuels like biofuel. the stennis strike group, meanwhile, is part of the us 7th Fleet, which acts as a ready force in the indo-Asia-Pacific region. earlier this month, China sent
fighter jets in response to a us ship sailing within 22 kilometers of a disputed reef in the south China sea. According to the us Defense department, the Chinese jets were scrambled while uss William P. Lawrence—among the ships in the stennis strike group—sailed near Fiery Cross reef (Kagitingan reef), which China controls but which the Philippines claims as part of the West Philippine sea. “these excessive maritime claims are inconsistent with international law as reflected in the Law of the sea Convention in that they purport to restrict the navigation rights that the united states and all states are entitled to exercise,” us Department of Defense spokesperson Bill urban said in reports on the incident. (Philstar.com)
“William so Go” doing business as Centurytex trading which were tHe Department of Justice opened February 5, 2016 and July (DOJ) on Wednesday, may 25 30, 2014, respectively, were also said it will consolidate the three fictitious. Of the stolen funds, $65, complaints filed by Anti-money Laundering Council (AmLC) 668,664.37, which was withdrawn against those linked to the transfer of $80.9-million from the Bangladesh Bank to the country. Prosecutor General Claro Arellano, head of the National Prosecution service (NPs) said the case against remittance firm Philrem service Corp. will be consolidated to the first two complaints against Kam sin Wong or Kim Wong and Weikang Xu and former rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (rCBC) Branch manager maia santos-Deguito. “Yes, the latest AmLC complaint will also undergo preliminary investigation and will be consolidated to the first two related cases (against Deguito and Wong),” the DOJ official said. He said Assistant state Prosecutor Gilmarie Fe Pacamara will also handle the complaint against officials of Philrem namely salud Bautista, President; michael “Concon” Bautista, Chairman of the Board and treasurer and Anthony Pelejo, Philrem’s Anti-money Laundering Compliance Officer. Arellano said they will all be required to submit their counteraffidavit. Philrem officials are facing a complaint for violation of the Anti-money Laundering Act specifically sections 4(a), (b) and (f) referring to money laundering acts including transacting the monetary instrument or property, converts, transfers, disposes of, moves, acquires, possesses or uses said monetary instrument or property and performs, or fails to perform, any act as a result of which he or she facilitated the money laundering offense. Based on the investigation conducted by AmLC, the stolen funds were credited to the fictitious bank accounts of michael Cruz, Jessie Christopher Lagrosas, Alfred vergara and enrico vasquez, which were all opened on may 15, 2015 at rCBC branch on Jupiter street, makati. Also, AmLC said the dollar and peso accounts under the name of
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WHILE most of the country is joining the bandwagon of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, the Church is keeping its stand and keeping a close eye on the incoming leadership. Earlier in April before he won the votes, Duterte has already shrugged off a possible support from the Church. He even warned Catholics to not vote for him because the Church said it would be sin to vote for him. He then vowed that, if he wins, the Church would have no say in his administration. Duterte and the Church leadership have since been butting heads on divisive issues such as death penalty and family planning. The president-elect insists on these “solutions” to combat criminality and overpopulation. “I’m a Christian, but I’m a realist so we have to do something with our overpopulation,” he said. “The religious sector, I’m sorry, your fundamental beliefs do not solve the problems of the country,” Duterte said on Sunday, May 22. Duterte said the government’s population control program was “not moving because every President has deferred to the stand of the Catholic Church.” “I will defy the opinion or the belief of the Church,” Duterte vowed. He called the Church as the most “hypocritical institution” and warned to reveal the sins of the Church if it continues to
meddle in his leadership. For centuries, followers of the Church are bound by stern and unrealistic expectations that are set by strict traditions. Today, the Church must become less of a moral standard and must make itself more of a guide, for people to find a harmonious relationship with God without dictating on how they can live as decent human beings. There is something in the Filipino ethos that makes a person accept the harsh reality. A Filipino finds it easy to come to terms with hardships and persist on achieving a better life. What softens the blow of the realities of life is the Filipino spirit when it comes to living a difficult life. Such resilience is a precious gift, but is not an excuse to practice fatalistic attitude. The country’s problems is multi-faceted which makes mitigation to require action from multiple fronts—including the Church. Religion is no excuse. Being faithful is not turning a blind eye on solutions (that contradicts the teachings of the Church) to problems. The Filipino faithful must find a balance to embrace their faith and welcome the change they want achieved in the society. (AJPress)
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With the unfavorable ratings of front-runners Clinton and Trump, should Sanders drop out of the race? This race to the White House is not like any other, especially when you look at the front-runners of each party. In past elections, voters generally have fallen in love with their candidates of choice, giving each a boost in favorability ratings. The winning candidate usually has the highest favorability rating — the one that is most “likable,” but such is not the case in this election cycle. Polls show that presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic Party front-runner Hillary Clinton are both deemed highly unfavorable by the voters. In fact, of the three remaining candidates for president, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has the highest favorability rating. What has bothered many Democrats lately is the fact that Trump and Clinton are now neckand-neck in a hypothetical match-up for the November general elections. This is bad news for Clinton, who used to have a double-digit lead over billionaire business mogul/reality star Trump. Despite his unconventional campaign, questionable conservative principles, and bizarre policies and platform, Trump has defied expectations and the Republican Party leaders’ attempt to deny him the nomination. Critics explain the reason behind the narrowing margin between Trump and Clinton is the fact
Demand and Supply Boo ChanCo THE Duterte campaign promised the nation that change is coming. Close to 40 percent of the voters bought that promise. The question now is… can Mr. Duterte deliver change? Based on recent cabinet appointments, change is not apparent. I saw one complaint on social media that captures a skeptical sentiment: “I voted for Duterte but it seems Gloria Arroyo won.” Indeed, some Duterte appointments are rethreads from the Arroyo era. There is nothing wrong with that if the appointees have been outstanding. That does not seem to be the case. Other than the names, ideas are also important. We have age old problems and past administrations have applied the same old solutions that have not been effective. Someone said something about the idiocy of applying failed solutions over and over in the hope of having a different outcome. Past administrations have been doing that and the Duterte administration is in danger of doing that too. In a way, I like the appointment of former Gov. Manny Piñol as agriculture secretary. He doesn’t have formal training in agriculture, but he runs his own farm. I don’t know how big a farm it is, but I can imagine that running a farm plus his direct contact with farmers as a provincial governor are good in-
that Republicans are now starting to rally behind their presumptive The Fil-Am nominee, whereas Clinton is still in the race against Sanders to be Perspective the democratic nominee. Many of the Democratic party establishment leaders blame Sanders, saying his continued criticism of Clinton just increases her unfa- Gel SantoS-ReloS vorability and trust ratings among voters, not to mention the time and resources she is spending to compete with Sanders, which should otherwise be used to start unleashing her arsenal to defeat Trump in the general elections. But the Sanders campaign is not giving up, vowing to fight all the way to the convention in July. Why won’t he? He continues to win in state primaries and receive donations from ordinary citizens who believe in his cause for a political revolution that would give power back to ordinary working Americans and not just to the top 1 percent of the richest American corporations and citizens. The Sanders campaign contends that the primary election isn’t over until all states have made their voices heard and not until Clinton has won
the required 2,383 delegates to clinch the nomination without the weight of the superdelegates — elite Democratic party officials who have given Clinton 525 delegates. Sanders only has 42 superdelegate counts. As of press time, Clinton has 1,776 unpledged delegates (from ordinary citizens’ votes from different states that have completed their primary elections), while Sanders has 1,533 unpledged delegates. The Clinton camp says the superdelegates’ votes should catapult her to be the party nominee even before the delegate-rich states of California. Sanders says this is something he will fight until all votes from all states have been counted, and up until the Democratic National Convention in July. The Sanders campaign believes that should Sanders win big in the remaining states, especially in California, then he can make his case for the superdelegates to shift their votes to him to reflect the will of their constituents. Moreover, Sanders contends that he is the stronger candidate to defeat Trump, with his
double-digit lead over Trump in the polls. He also points out how he has energized new and returning voters to align with the Democratic Party, even attracting more independent voters and moderate Republicans, especially in states where Democrats need to win. The Clinton campaign argues that the reason for this is because Sanders is not really vetted yet, and has not really been the target of the GOP’s arsenals of negative ads. But beyond this, Sanders continues to be in the race to fight for his progressive agenda, which is supported by almost half of the Democratic primary voters. Even if he ends up losing to Clinton, he has already pushed Clinton to embrace more of his policy and platform, which he wants to be part of the Democratic Party platform that will be presented in July and all through the general election campaign season against the Republicans. So what do you think? Should Bernie Sanders remain in the race and fight all the way to the convention? *** Gel Santos Relos is the anchor of TFC’s “Balitang America.” Views and opinions expressed by the author in this column are are solely those of the author and not of Asian Journal and ABS-CBN-TFC. For comments, go to www.TheFil-AmPerspective.com and https://www. facebook.com/Gel.Santos.Relos.
Change requires new ideas Asian political parties describe puts in crafting and carrying out agriculture policies that work and not just in theory. Mr. Piñol’s first pronouncement, however, makes me wonder if change is coming. Maybe it is not just Mr. Piñol, but Mr. Duterte himself. The former governor said it is the policy of Mr. Duterte to stop private importation of rice to stop smuggling. Only the NFA will do importations. Perhaps, it will help Mr. Piñol to get the economists of PIDS, the government economic think tank, to brief him on the problem. Or consult Dr. Rolly Dy, a native of Davao who is an expert in agribusiness at the University of Asia and the Pacific. It seems the policy of Mr. Duterte, as announced by Mr. Piñol, is more of the same thing that already failed. The policy also resulted in piling up NFA debts that surpass our annual national defense budget. The problem is precisely in the government agency’s monopoly to import rice. Private importers have to get NFA’s permit to import. This is at the root of corruption in NFA and the recyclable permits they issue are the basis of much rice smuggling. NFA officials also have the incentive to over import and pad costs of related services like trucking. On the other hand, if we liberalized rice importation, the private traders will not import more rice than the market can buy. They can also respond more quickly to unexpected market demand, up or down. Private importers will have the
incentive to buy rice as cheaply as possible because there’s competition from other importers. There will be no reason to smuggle rice because importation is allowed. We can also put an import tax and the proceeds used to help local rice farmers. This is why a group of economists under the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) called on the incoming Duterte administration to stop the rice importation monopoly of NFA. It is only through liberalizing rice importation that the new administration can make good on its promise of affordable food for the poor. FEF believes liberalizing rice importation “will enhance food security, rather than diminish it. Malaysia allows up to 30 percent of its needs to be met by rice imports. The economists are sure “liberalizing rice importation will definitely benefit the poor. Our country cannot bear rice to become more unaffordable especially at a time of supply uncertainty due to severe drought conditions.” There is also the need to unburden taxpayers with billions of annual subsidies to NFA which presently exceeds P150 billion, the economists urge. The World Bank estimates that for every P5 of spending for NFA, P4 are wasted leakages that provide no public benefit. In any case, our rice quantitative restriction (QR) expires in 2017. After that, we are committed by our international trade obligations to allow private sector importers. PAGE A7
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THE International sia, Malaysia, and Brunei Conference of Asian navies against piracies and Political Parties radical groups in the Ma(ICAPP), representing lacca Straits, Sulu Sea, and more than 340 rulSoutheast Asian waters. ing, opposition, and The ICAPP bureau independent politialso called for initiatives cal parties on Friday, for negotiated bilateral May 20 called the or multilateral political Philippine national settlements in the South elections “free, clean, China Sea, East China Sea, and without violence revival of the six-nation and an exemplar for Korean talks, a formula for third-world countries the long-neglected Musin Asia, Africa, and lim-Rohingya refugees in Latin America.” Myanmar, new solutions The ICAPP bureau to the bloody Iraq-Syriainclude its Founding Libya crises, and revival Chairman, former of the global Inter-Faith Philippine Speaker Dialogues at the U.N. to Jose de Venecia; Coreduce the bitter SunniChairman and SecreShiite Muslim conflicts and tary General Chung Former Philippine Speaker Jose de Venecia the unspeakable violence Eui-yong of South of radical ISIS extremism Korea; Vice Chairman, Deputy Prime Minister Sok in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. An of Cambodia; and Special Rapporteur, Pakistan ICAPP reported that it just held Asia-Latin senior Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, repre- America-Africa inter-parties conference in Jakarta senting the 23-man Standing Committee from last April 22-24, to inaugurate the first tricontinenNortheast Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, West tal meeting of political parties (ICAPP, the Council Asia including the Arab world, Australia, New Zea- of African Political Parties (CAPP), and COPPPAL, land and the small Pacific island states. composed of Latin American and Caribbean politiThe Asian political leaders endorsed President- cal parties) to revive the historic Bandung Spirit of elect Rodrigo Duterte’s initiative to put an end to the 1950s and intensify post-colonial economic Asia’s longest-running communist insurgency, set mobilization to defeat pervasive poverty. a prolonged ceasefire and include Cabinet-level The tricontinental leaders said they will concommunist representatives in the new government tribute efforts to mobilize political parties, governand his call for federalism as an instrument to end ments, parliaments, and the private sector in the the Muslim insurgencies, develop Mindanao and continuing campaign against poverty, since one the regions, and decentralize the national govern- percent of the world or some 80 persons are said ment. to own more than 50 percent percent of the world’s They said they will ask the leadership of govern- wealth, intensify the global effort against climate ments in Southeast Asia to support the setting up change and environmental degradation, and the of joint naval patrols by the Philippines, Indone- unceasing violent politico-religious extremism.
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Santiago to spend last days of term resting MANILA—After losing in the presidential race, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s six-year term will end on June 30 and she will spend the last days of her term resting. In a letter to Senate President Franklin Drilon, Santiago said she would continue her medical leave. After last Monday’s legislative session, the Senate and House of Representatives have convened as the National Board of Canvassers set to proclaim the country’s next president and vice president. Santiago, who announced that she had lung cancer in July 2014,
has not been able to attend the Senate sessions for an extended period of time. In her letter, she said she has developed anorexia, a side effect of one of the medications she has been taking for cancer. She said the anorexia “renders me physically and mentally weak.” “My staff and I shall be ready to vacate our offices by June 30,” she added. Before learning that she had can- Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago cer, Santiago suffered from chronic her from reporting for work at the fatigue syndrome, which prevented Senate.
DOJ: AMLC complaints on money laundering will... PAGE A5 $13-million was transferred to the RCBC account of Abba Currency Exchange Inc. (Abba) on Feb. 9, 2016. On the same date, $3,230,000.00 was transferred from the Abba account to the RCBC account of Beacon Currency Exchange Inc. (Beacon). On Feb. 5, 9 and 10, 2016, the balance of $52,668,664.37 was transferred from the RCBC account of Go to the RCBC-Unimart Greenhills account of Philrem. At the same time, the $15-million
from Vasquez’ account was also transferred to Philrem’s account. Both Abba and Beacon also transferred a total of $13-million to PhilRem’s RCBC account in Pasig. AMLC said Pelejo submitted a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) to AMLC. Under the STR, Philrem said the transactions made were upon the instructions of “Go” but during the senate investigation, Salud said the transactions were made upon the instructions of Deguito. AMLC said it is highly irregu-
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PAGE A6 The QRs on rice should have expired in 2012, but extended to 2017 at our request. As part of the continued QR on rice, the Philippines has committed to cut tariff under the scheme starting July 2015. Tariff is now 35 percent and with minimum access volume or MAV of 805,200 MT. Purchases beyond that will be subject to a 50 percent rate. In energy, Duterte’s pick for Energy secretary promised to “ensure reliable, steady and affordable power supply and work towards greater energy self-sufficiency.” Those are wonderful motherhood objectives an Energy secretary has no power to deliver due to the nature of the sector today. But I cannot blame Al Cusi, a close friend of Mike Arroyo, who was appointed to head the Energy department by Mr. Duterte, for trying to sound like he can deliver. Al has little or no background in energy, his last assignments under the Arroyo administration having been running NAIA, CAAP and the Philippine Ports Authority. Al will be disappointed to eventually find out he got the worse Cabinet seat there is. Unlike during the time when I was with Energy
under the late Ronnie Velasco, we had the power and resources to really manage the energy sector. Today, the Energy secretary is powerless. The petroleum downstream sector is deregulated. All he can do is monitor prices in Singapore, make some computations and exert moral suasion on oil companies not to raise prices too much. During our time, we had Petron to set prices that the private oil companies must follow or lose market share. In the power sector, we had NPC to build new plants and distribution lines. Now the Energy secretary must convince the private sector to invest in power plants and the power grid. Once power plants are built, the private generators pretty much call the shots under EPIRA. Then there is the independent ERC for regulating the utilities including the approval of power rates. There is PSALM which holds and manages assets of NPC. Here, the chairman of the board is the Secretary of Finance, not the Energy secretary. The Energy secretary does not have powers, but has all the responsibilities. Al will get blamed when oil prices don’t go down at the pump fast enough or go up
lar that Philrem would deal with Deguito and not the owner of the “Go” account. Deguito already denied the allegations against her in a counter-affidavit submitted early this month. Wong, meanwhile, has yet to answer the case filed against him by AMLC while Xu has not appeared before the DOJ. Wong allegedly received $21.6million of the the laundered funds which he already turned over to the government while Xu allegedly received $59.2 million.
too quickly. He will be blamed for blackouts even if all he can do is monitor the power supply situation through data given by NGCP. I am not sure how the Energy department can handle government-to-government oil importations from Russia or some other country as some eager beaver in Davao announced. Government no longer has a refinery to process that crude. The independent oil companies import processed products from Singapore. Petron has a top rated refinery, but any deal has to benefit its bottom line. On energy development, government has no money to risk in this very risky side of the energy business. We are dependent on private oil companies with the risk appetite. But they look at the most favorable deals that also depend on world oil market prices (now depressed and unattractive for exploration) and data about our geology. A good Energy secretary must have some good ideas that can only come from years of experience in the energy business. Otherwise, he will be a non-performer, his best intentions notwithstanding. *** Boo Chanco’s e-mail address is bchanco@gmail. com. Follow him on Twitter @boochanco.
2016 PRIMARY ELECTION EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE MAY 28 (SATURDAY) TO JUNE 10 (FRIDAY) LONG-TERM EARLY VOTING SITES: MALLS BOULEVARD MALL, East Corridor near Mundo Fox and Rear (EAST) Mall Entrance 3528 S. Maryland Pkwy., between E. Desert Inn Rd. and E. Twain Ave., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 10 Saturday and Monday - Friday (except Mon., May 30, and Thurs. - Fri., June 9 - 10): 10am - 7pm Sunday: 11pm - 6pm Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day): 10am - 6pm Last Thursday - Friday, June 9 - 10: 10am - 9pm
Nellis Crossing (Trailer) Charleston / Nellis 9am - 6pm
Trails Village Ctr. (Trailer) Village Ctr. Cir. / Trails Ctr. 9am - 6pm
Albertsons Farm / Durango 8am - 5pm
Albertsons Buffalo / Vegas 9am - 6pm
Seafood City 3890 S. Maryland Pkwy. / Katie 9am - 6pm
JUNE 2, THURSDAY Albertsons Charleston / Sloan 9am - 6pm
Albertsons Lake Mead Dr. / Boulder Hwy. 8am - 5pm
Cardenas Market 4421 E. Bonanza Rd. / Lamb 9am - 6pm
Vons Windmill Pkwy. / Pecos 8am - 5pm
Albertsons Flamingo / Durango 9am - 6pm
Albertsons Nellis / Vegas Valley 9am - 6pm
MAY 30, MONDAY (Memorial Day)
Alexander Library 1755 W. Alexander Rd., West of M.L. King 11am - 7pm
Chinatown Plaza 4215 Spring Mountain Rd. / Wynn 11am - 6pm
Green Valley Library 2797 N. Green Valley Pkwy. / Sunset 10am - 6pm
Bob Price Rec. Ctr. 2050 Bonnie Ln. / E. Lake Mead Bl. 9am - 6pm
Kmart (Trailer) 2671 N. Las Vegas Blvd. / Evans 9am - 6pm
Lowe’s Parking Lot (Trailer) 2570 E. Craig / Losee 9am - 6pm
Canyon Ridge Church (Trailer) 6200 W. Lone Mountain Rd. / Jones 9am - 6pm
Lowe’s Parking Lot (Trailer) 2570 E. Craig / Losee 9am - 6pm
Rainbow Library 3150 N. Buffalo Dr. / Cheyenne 10am - 7pm
Mtn.’s Edge Exploration Peak Park (Trailer) 9700 S. Buffalo Dr., South of Blue Diamond 9am - 6pm
Silver Mesa Rec. Ctr. 4025 Allen Ln. / Alexander 10am - 6pm
GALLERIA AT SUNSET, Kohl’s Court, 1st Floor 1300 W. Sunset Rd. @ N. Stephanie St., Henderson MAY 28 - JUNE 10 Saturday, and Monday - Friday (except Mon., May 30, and Thurs. - Fri., June 9 - 10): 10am - 7pm Sunday: 11am - 6pm Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day): 10am - 6pm Last Thursday - Friday, June 9 - 10: 10am - 9pm
Albertsons Cheyenne / Durango 9am - 6pm
MEADOWS MALL, Sears Court, 1st Floor 4300 Meadows Lane @ S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 10 Saturday, and Monday - Friday (except Mon., May 30, and Thurs. - Fri., June 9 - 10): 10am - 7pm Sunday: 10am - 6pm Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day): 10am - 6pm Last Thursday - Friday, June 9 - 10: 10am - 9pm
Albertsons Craig / Tenaya 8am - 5pm
Albertsons Hualapai / Flamingo 9am - 6pm
Heritage Park Sr. Facility 300 S. Racetrack Rd. / Burkholder 8am - 5pm
LONG-TERM EARLY VOTING SITES: SHOPPING CENTERS
Albertsons Lake Mead Blvd. / Hollywood 8am - 5pm
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church 6670 W. Cheyenne Ave. / Rainbow 9am - 6pm
Buy Low Owens / H St. 9am - 6pm
La Bonita Supermarket (Trailer) Rainbow / Flamingo 9am - 6pm
ARROYO MARKET SQUARE, Trailer in Parking Lot, CC-215 @ Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pm JUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm BLUE DIAMOND CROSSING, Trailer in Parking Lot between Target and Kohl’s MAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pm JUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm CENTENNIAL CENTER, Trailer in Parking Lot near Red Robin, W. Tropical Pkwy. @ Centennial Center Blvd., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pm JUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm DEER SPRINGS TOWN CENTER, Trailer in Parking Lot near Michaels, N. 5th St. @ Deer Springs Wy., North Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pm JUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN SHOPPING CENTER, Trailer in Parking Lot, Sahara Ave @ CC-215, Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pm JUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm LOWE’S AT TROPICANA BELTWAY CENTER, Trailer in Parking Lot, 5050 S. Fort Apache Rd. @ Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pm JUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm SILVERADO RANCH PLAZA, Trailer in Parking Lot near PetSmart, Eastern Ave. @ E. Silverado Ranch Blvd., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pm JUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm LONG-TERM EARLY VOTING SITES: PUBLIC BUILDINGS CLARK COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) Bldg., First Floor, Room 108 600 S. Grand Central Pkwy. @ W. Bonneville Ave., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 10 Saturday - Sunday, May 28 - 29 and June 4 - 5: CLOSED Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day): CLOSED Tuesday - Friday, May 31 - June 3: 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday, June 6 - 10: 8am - 6pm DR. WILLIAM U. PEARSON COMMUNITY CENTER Room C, 1625 W. Carey Ave. @ M.L. King Blvd., Las Vegas MAY 28 – JUNE 3 Saturday, May 28: 9am - 5pm Sunday, May 29: CLOSED Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day): CLOSED Tuesday - Friday, May 31 - June 3: 9am - 6pm
Albertsons College / Horizon 9am - 6pm Albertsons Craig / Decatur 8am - 5pm
Albertsons Desert Inn / Pecos McLeod 9am - 6pm
Centennial Hills YMCA 6601 N. Buffalo Dr. / Sky Pointe 8am - 5pm
Lakes Lutheran Church 8200 W. Sahara /Cimarron Paradise Park Comm. Ctr. 4775 S. McLeod Dr., North 9am - 6pm of Tropicana 9am - 6pm Las Vegas Athletic Club (Trailer) Sahara West Library Rainbow Blvd., South of 9600 W. Sahara Ave. / Lake Mead Blvd. Grand Canyon 9am - 6pm 10am - 7pm Nellis Crossing (Trailer) SkyView YMCA Charleston / Nellis 3050 E. Centennial Pkwy. 9am - 6pm 8am - 5pm Solera Anthem Comm. Ctr. Trails Village Ctr. (Trailer) 2401 Somersworth Dr. / Village Ctr. Cir. / Trails Ctr. Solera Sky 9am - 6pm 8am - 5pm Target (Trailer) Spring Mountain Rd. / Rainbow 9am - 6pm
JUNE 3, FRIDAY
MAY 31, TUESDAY
Albertsons Charleston / Town Ctr. 8am - 5pm
Albertsons Craig / Tenaya 8am - 5pm
Albertsons Lake Mead Blvd. / Hollywood 8am - 5pm Aliante Library 2400 W. Deer Springs, West of Clayton 11am - 7pm Boulder City, City Hall 401 California Ave., Boulder City 7am - 6pm Canyon Ridge Church (Trailer) 6200 W. Lone Mountain Rd. / Jones 9am - 6pm Enterprise Library 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. / S. Las Vegas Blvd. 10am - 7pm Holy Spirit Lutheran Church 6670 W. Cheyenne Ave. / Rainbow 9am - 6pm
Albertsons Charleston / Sloan 9am - 6pm
Albertsons Eastern / Warm Springs 9am - 6pm Albertsons Flamingo / Durango 9am - 6pm Alexander Library 1755 W. Alexander Rd., West of M.L. King 9am - 5pm Bob Price Rec. Ctr. 2050 Bonnie Ln. / E. Lake Mead Bl. 9am - 6pm Canyon Ridge Church (Trailer) 6200 W. Lone Mountain Rd. / Jones 9am - 6pm Centennial Hills YMCA 6601 N. Buffalo Dr. / Sky Pointe 8am - 5pm Heritage Park Sr. Facility 300 S. Racetrack Rd. / Burkholder 8am - 5pm
Nellis Crossing (Trailer) Charleston / Nellis 9am - 6pm
Kmart (Trailer) 2671 N. Las Vegas Blvd. / Evans 9am - 6pm
Paseo Verde Library 280 S. Green Valley Pkwy. / Paseo Verde 9am - 6pm
Paradise Park Comm. Ctr. 4775 S. McLeod Dr., North of Tropicana 9am - 6pm
DOOLITTLE COMMUNITY CENTER Room B, 1950 J St. @ Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas JUNE 4 - 10 Saturday, June 4: 8:30am - 4:30pm Sunday, June 5: CLOSED Monday - Friday, June 6 - 10: 9am - 6pm
Sahara West Library 9600 W. Sahara Ave. / Grand Canyon 11am - 7pm
SkyView YMCA 3050 E. Centennial Pkwy. 8am - 5pm
EAST LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY CENTER 250 N. Eastern Ave. @ Stewart Ave., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 10 Saturday, May 28 and June 4: 10am - 6pm Sunday, May 29 and June 5: CLOSED Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day): CLOSED Tuesday - Friday, May 31 - June 3: 9am - 6pm Monday - Friday, June 6 - 10: 9am - 6pm
Albertsons Solera Anthem Comm. Ctr. Charleston / Rainbow 2401 Somersworth Dr. / 8am - 5pm Solera Sky 8am - 5pm Albertsons Charleston / Sloan Target (Trailer) 9am - 6pm Spring Mountain Rd. / Rainbow Albertsons 9am - 6pm Charleston / Town Center 8am - 5pm
SHORT- TERM, NEIGHBORHOOD EARLY VOTING SITES
Aliante Library 2400 W. Deer Springs, West of Clayton 11am - 7pm
DATE / LOCATION ADDRESS / CROSS STREETS TIME MAY 28, SATURDAY Albertsons Cheyenne / Durango 9am - 6pm Albertsons College / Horizon 9am - 6pm Albertsons Craig / Decatur 8am - 5pm Albertsons Desert Inn / Pecos McLeod 9am - 6pm Albertsons Hualapai / Flamingo 9am - 6pm
Searchlight Comm. Ctr. 200 Michael Wendell Way, Searchlight 10am - 3pm Vons Windmill Pkwy. / Pecos 8am - 5pm
MAY 29, SUNDAY
Albertsons Cheyenne / Durango 9am - 6pm Albertsons College / Horizon 9am - 6pm Albertsons Craig / Decatur 8am - 5pm
Albertsons Stephanie / Horizon Ridge Albertsons 8am - 5pm Desert Inn / Pecos McLeod 9am - 6pm Albertsons Tropicana / Jones Albertsons 8am - 5pm Hualapai / Flamingo Desert Crossing (Trailer) 9am - 6pm Desert Inn / Decatur 9am - 6pm Albertsons Stephanie / Horizon Ridge Las Vegas Athletic Club 8am - 5pm (Trailer) Rainbow Blvd., South of Albertsons Lake Mead Blvd. Tropicana / Jones 9am - 6pm 8am - 5pm Laughlin Library 2840 S. Needles Hwy., Laughlin 8am - 6pm Nellis Crossing (Trailer) Charleston / Nellis 9am - 6pm
Buy Low Owens / H St. 9am - 6pm Desert Crossing (Trailer) Desert Inn / Decatur 9am - 6pm
Las Vegas Seafood City Athletic Club (Trailer) 3890 S. Maryland Pkwy. / Rainbow Blvd., South of Katie Lake Mead Blvd. 9am - 6pm 9am - 6pm
Silver Springs Rec. Ctr. 1951 Silver Springs Pkwy. / Pinion Springs 8am - 5pm
JUNE 1, WEDNESDAY
Bob Price Rec. Ctr. 2050 Bonnie Ln. / E. Lake Mead Bl. 9am - 6pm Boulder City, City Hall 401 California Ave., Boulder City 7am - 6pm Canyon Ridge Church (Trailer) 6200 W. Lone Mountain Rd. / Jones 9am - 6pm Centennial Hills YMCA 6601 N. Buffalo Dr. / Sky Pointe 8am - 5pm
Trails Village Ctr. (Trailer) Village Ctr. Cir. / Trails Ctr. 9am - 6pm
JUNE 4, SATURDAY
Albertsons Eastern / Warm Springs 9am - 6pm Albertsons Farm / Durango 8am - 5pm Albertsons Lake Mead Dr. / Boulder Hwy. 8am - 5pm Albertsons Nellis / Vegas Valley 9am - 6pm Chinatown Plaza 4215 Spring Mountain Rd. / Wynn 11am - 6pm Kmart (Trailer) 2671 N. Las Vegas Blvd. / Evans 9am - 6pm
Enterprise Library 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. / S. Las Vegas Blvd. 10am - 7pm
Lowe’s Parking Lot (Trailer) 2570 E. Craig / Losee 9am - 6pm
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church 6670 W. Cheyenne Ave. / Rainbow 9am - 6pm
Mtn.’s Edge Exploration Peak Park (Trailer) 9700 S. Buffalo Dr., South of Blue Diamond 9am - 6pm
La Bonita Supermarket (Trailer) Rainbow / Flamingo 9am - 6pm
Mtn. Shadows Comm. Ctr. 9107 Del Webb Blvd. / Crown Ridge 9am - 6pm
North Las Vegas City Hall 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. N. / Civic Center 8am - 5pm
Paradise Park Comm. Ctr. 4775 S. McLeod Dr., North of Tropicana 9am - 6pm
Trails Village Ctr. (Trailer) Paseo Verde Library 280 S. Green Valley Pkwy. / Village Ctr. Cir. / Trails Ctr. 9am - 6pm Paseo Verde 9am - 5pm Sahara West Library 9600 W. Sahara Ave. / Grand Canyon 10am - 7pm SkyView YMCA 3050 E. Centennial Pkwy. 8am - 5pm
Sun City Aliante Cmty. Ctr. 7390 Aliante Pkwy. / Mtn. Shadows Comm. Ctr. Elkhorn 8am - 5pm 9107 Del Webb Blvd. / Crown Ridge 9am - 6pm Sun City Mesquite 1350 Flat Top Mesa Dr., Southern Highlands Mktpl. Mesquite 8am - 6pm (Trailer) Southern Highlands Pkwy. / Cactus Target, Boca Park (Trailer) 9am - 6pm Charleston / Rampart 9am - 6pm Sun City Anthem Ctr. 2450 Hampton Rd. / Veterans Memorial Anthem Pkwy. Leisure Ctr. 9am - 5pm 101 N. Pavilion Center Dr. / Alta 9am - 6pm Sun City MacDonald Ranch Comm. Ctr. 2020 W. Horizon Ridge / Whole Foods Marketplace Green Vly. Pkwy. (Trailer) 9am - 6pm 7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. / Tenaya 9am - 6pm Vons Sky Pointe / Buffalo 8am - 5pm JUNE 9, THURSDAY Albertsons Ann / Simmons JUNE 6, MONDAY 8am - 5pm Albertsons Ann / Drexel 9am - 6pm Albertsons Buffalo / Vegas 9am - 6pm Albertsons Charleston / Rainbow 8am - 5pm Cardenas Market 4421 E. Bonanza Rd. / Lamb Desert Vista Comm. Ctr. 9am - 6pm 10360 Sun City Blvd. / Thomas W. Ryan 9am - 6pm Desert Breeze Cmty. Ctr. 8275 Spring Mtn. Rd. / S. Cimarron Rd. Lowe’s Parking Lot 9am - 6pm (Trailer) 2570 E. Craig / Losee 9am - 6pm Green Valley Library 2797 N. Green Valley Pkwy. / Sunset Moapa Valley Cmty. Ctr. 10am - 6pm 320 N. Moapa Valley Blvd., Overton 8am - 5pm Hollywood Rec. Ctr. 1650 S. Hollywood, Southern Highlands Mktpl. South of E. Charleston 8am - 5pm (Trailer) Southern Highlands Pkwy. / Cactus Lowe’s Parking Lot 9am - 6pm (Trailer) 2570 E. Craig / Losee Sun City Aliante Cmty. Ctr. 9am - 6pm 7390 Aliante Pkwy. / Elkhorn Rainbow Library 8am - 5pm 3150 N. Buffalo Dr. / Cheyenne 10am - 7pm Sun City Anthem Ctr. 2450 Hampton Rd. / Anthem Pkwy. Target, Boca Park (Trailer) 9am - 5pm Charleston / Rampart 9am - 6pm Sun City MacDonald Ranch Comm. Ctr. Veterans Memorial 2020 W. Horizon Ridge / Leisure Ctr. Green Vly. Pkwy. 101 N. Pavilion Center 9am - 6pm Dr. / Alta 9am - 6pm Vons Sky Pointe / Buffalo Vons 8am - 5pm Horizon / Horizon Ridge 9am - 6pm Walnut Rec. Ctr. 3075 N. Walnut Rd., West Flamingo Senior Ctr. South of Cheyenne 6255 W. Flamingo Rd./ 9am - 6pm Jones 8am - 4:30pm Whitney Library 5175 E. Tropicana, Whole Foods Marketplace East of Nellis (Trailer) 10am - 7pm 7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. / Tenaya Whole Foods Marketplace 9am - 6pm (Trailer) 7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. / JUNE 10, FRIDAY Tenaya Albertsons 9am - 6pm Ann / Simmons 8am - 5pm
JUNE 7, TUESDAY Albertsons Ann / Drexel 9am - 6pm
Albertsons Buffalo / Vegas 9am - 6pm
Desert Vista Cmty. Ctr. 10360 Sun City Blvd. / Thomas W. Ryan 9am - 6pm
Cardenas Market 4421 E. Bonanza Rd. / Lamb 9am - 6pm
Lowe’s Parking Lot (Trailer) 2570 E. Craig / Losee 9am - 6pm
Desert Breeze Cmty. Ctr. 8275 Spring Mtn. Rd. / S. Cimarron Rd. 9am - 6pm
Mesquite Deuce 2 Bldg. 150 N. Yucca St., Mesquite 8am - 6pm
Green Valley Library 2797 N. Green Valley Pkwy. / Sunset 10am - 6pm
Hollywood Rec. Ctr. Silver Mesa Rec. Ctr. 4025 Allen Ln. / Alexander 1650 S. Hollywood, South of E. Charleston 10am - 6pm 8am - 5pm Southern Highlands Mktpl. Lowe’s Parking Lot (Trailer) (Trailer) Southern Highlands 2570 E. Craig / Losee Pkwy. / Cactus 9am - 6pm 9am - 6pm Sun City Aliante Comm. Ctr. 7390 Aliante Pkwy. / Elkhorn 8am - 5pm
Rainbow Library 3150 N. Buffalo Dr. / Cheyenne 10am - 6pm
Sun City Anthem Ctr. 2450 Hampton Rd. / Anthem Pkwy. 9am - 5pm
Target, Boca Park (Trailer) Charleston / Rampart 9am - 6pm
Walnut Rec. Ctr. 3075 N. Walnut Rd., South of Cheyenne 9am - 6pm
Veterans Memorial Leisure Ctr. 101 N. Pavilion Center Dr. / Alta 9am - 6pm
Vons West Charleston Library 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., Horizon / Horizon Ridge 9am - 6pm East of Torrey Pines 10am - 7pm West Flamingo Senior Ctr. 6255 W. Flamingo Rd. / Whitney Library Jones 5175 E. Tropicana, 8am - 4:30pm East of Nellis 10am - 7pm Whole Foods Marketplace Whole Foods Marketplace (Trailer) 7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. / (Trailer) 7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. / Tenaya 9am - 6pm Tenaya 9am - 6pm
JUNE 5, SUNDAY
Winchester Cultural Ctr. 3130 McLeod Dr., North of E. Desert Inn Rd. 10am - 7pm
Albertsons Charleston / Town Center 8am - 5pm
JUNE 8, WEDNESDAY
Albertsons Charleston / Rainbow 8am - 5pm
Henderson City Hall 240 S. Water / Basic 7:30am - 5:30pm
Albertsons Ann / Simmons 8am - 5pm
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desperate Filipino everyman who dreams of migrating to the United JOHN Paul Su’s “Toto” won States, was an entry in the New two awards at the recent 19th Wave section of the Metro Manila Los Angeles Comedy Festival Film Festival, held in December in California, the film festival last year. website announced on Tuesday, Dubbed “the largest comedy May 24. fest in the US,” the annual event Lead star Sid Lucero won best turns the spotlight on “thousands actor, while the movie itself won of live comedic acts and hundreds best foreign film. of films from LA and around the “Toto,” which focuses on a world.”
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BASTE, youngest son of presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, is taking the social media buzz in stride. He notices the increasing number of people who grab photo ops with him, but remains unfazed, clearly showing little interest in being on the spotlight. “I never did anything political in nature before the campaign,” he says. He lives a normal life, and stresses that “I treat myself as an ordinary citizen, doing what everyone else is doing.” In the weeks leading up to his father’s proclamation as the country’s 16th President, Baste knows what he wants for himself, which, ironically, entails little change. “I want to continue surfing and doing all the things that I’m doing here in Davao,” says the 28-yearold political science graduate of
Ateneo de Davao. Sebastian (his full name) spent some years in Manila when he was younger, and this experience shaped his decision to stay put in Davao. “I didn’t really like the lifestyle there. The beach is far, and I’m not an urban monkey,” he says. “If I could go to the beach daily, I would.” But it doesn’t mean he likes to be entirely disconnected from the world. He doesn’t watch TV (and is not a fan of any sort of TV series), but likes to spend a good amount of time on social media, even after posting “I’ll go back to my cave now. See you soon” on Facebook, where he has more than 200,000 followers. On Monday, May 23 Baste surprised his followers online when his friends posted a video of him saying, “KISS BASTE HAHAHAHHAHAHAAH.” The video currently has more than 23,000 likes and a million views. Is your replay but-
ton broken yet? Offline, Baste could be seen (or not seen) blending in the crowd all over Davao City. During off-peak surfing seasons, he can be seen boxing at the Holiday Gym on F. Torres Street. On some nights, people spot him having some drinks at Stre3ts on Loyola Street. Friends also bump into him at Assembly in Damosa. Sometimes he takes a break from the city and chills in a friend’s house (like in Barangay Mahayag in Tibungco earlier this week). He’s not a stranger when he’s surfing in Mati (Davao Oriental). But with his macho image (and his dad’s, too), Baste— with his tattoos and then long hair (“I had really long hair before, and I regret that I cut it for a job”)—might appear as a mysterious tough guy to people outside Davao. But it isn’t rocket science, really. He is the ordinary Davaoeño that he claims to be. Sebastian Duterte
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JACLYN Jose made history after winning the Best Actress award at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 22. She is the first Filipino to bring home the acting honor for the Philippines at Cannes. The 52-year-old veteran actress was hailed for performance in the film “Ma’ Rosa,” directed by Brillante Mendoza, who marks the film as his return to Cannes after winning Best Director for his film “Kinatay (Butchered)” in 2009. In “Ma’ Rosa,” Jose plays a struggling mother who owns a small sari-sari (variety) store in a poverty-stricken neighborhood in Manila. She makes ends meet with her husband (played by Julio Diaz) by selling drugs. “The small-time drug selling and all that is happening and it’s quite alarming and something needs to be done. That’s why I decided to make a story out of this situation,” Mendoza said about the film. “I don’t know what to say. I am so surprised,” Jose said with a shaking voice as she accepted her award at the Palais des Festivals on the French Riv-
iera in France. An emotional Jose was joined by her daughter and “Ma’ Rosa” co-star Andi Eigenmann and Brillante on stage. “I just went through having a red carpet walk with my daughter, my real life daughter and my daughter in the movie also,” she continued. “Thank you to Cannes, thank you so much. Thank you to the jury, thank you that you liked our film” “Thank you also to Brillante Mendoza. I was just following whatever he tells me to do. He is such a brilliant director--a genius in the Philippines, and now, here in your country,” Jose said as she gestured towards Mendoza, who was applauding at the sidelines. “To my countrymen, to the Philippines. Thank you so much, France, for loving our work,” she concluded. Jaclyn bested front-runners and Hollywood actresses Marion Cotillard, Charlize Theron, Ruth Negga, Isabelle Huppert, and Kristen Stewart for the prestigious Palme d’Or (Gold Leaf) award. “When I saw the line-up, I said, ‘Oh, they are all my idols and they are all good.’ (During the awards night) I was just watching and enjoying the moment. When they called my name, I got surprised and got emotional,” Jose told Reuters after the awarding
ceremony. “Who would not get be emotional, this is the Cannes film festival, this is big, especially in my country. You know, not anyone can be in the competition here or be nominated as best actress, so this is big in my country right now,” she added. International accolades During a press conference after the awarding ceremony, Cannes Jury member and Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen described Jose as “a wonderful leading actress, a master of her skills.” “It was an absolute beautiful, beautiful performance for lead actress. That’s why she got it,” Mikkelsen said. French film director and screenwriter Arnaud Desplechin said: “She’s the film. Have you seen the performance she gave? She broke my heart.” “Everybody’s heart, actually,” Shahrzad Media International CEO and Iranian film producer Katayoon Shahabi echoed. Jose now joins the rank of other premier actresses who have won the Best Actress award at Cannes, such as Sally Field (1979), Helen Mirren (1984, 1995), Cher Cannes best actress Jaclyn Jose shows her Palme d’Or (Gold Leaf) (1985), Meryl Streep (1989), Julianne Moore (2014), award upon her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Tuesday, May 24. Inquirer.net photo by Grig Montegrande and Rooney Mara (2015), among others.
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Driving tourism growth through effective marketing slogans Tourism is a big business. The tourist market is getting broader, changing and becoming more competitive. understandably nations and individual cities are constantly battling for their share of the huge tourism market to sustain the economic viability of attractions that bring in tourists and travelers – whether they are pristine beaches, ancient monuments, or natural wonders. To attract more tourists, destinations, strive and outdo one another in trying to be different through destination branding. The Philippines, in fact, is among those countries that are investing heavily in tourism promotions and marketing efforts in the hope of attracting more visitors to the country. officials of the current administration have been quoted in various news reports as saying that tourism is one of the highest economic drivers of the Philippine economy, next to the iT and semi-conductor industries. Data confirms that tourism is an important sector of the Philippine economy, contributing 7.8% to the country’s GDP in 2014. in 2001, the Department of Tourism, with richard Gordon as the secretary, launched “WoW PHiLiPPiNEs” campaign, which focused on attractions to be experienced in the country. The marketing campaign generated foreign visits reaching a little over 3 million in 2007. Notwithstanding what the “WoW Philippines” campaign accomplished in creativing awareness and interests from prospective travelers, DoT under then Tourism secretary Albert Lim launched “Pilipinas Kay Ganda” tourism slogan in 2010. The special preview, which was done in 3D and was attended by 700 guests, reportedly costs Php4.8 million. unfortunately, the slogan was much-criticized and maligned for its negative connotations and was pulled out only a week after it was launched. in January 2012, Tourism secretary ramon r. Jimenez Jr. launched the “it’s more Fun in
the Philippines” slogan. Within weeks it was dubbed the third smartest marketing campaign in the world by global annual ranker of marketing campaigns Warc 100. That year, the Philippines drew in 4.27 million visitors – a record high for the country, but still a little below the target of 4.6 million visitors. in 2014, DoT, through its marketing arm, the Tourism Promotions Board unveiled a new campaign the “Visit Philippines Year 2015 (VPY2015)”, with the aim of attracting some 6 millions visitors. The target was later on downscaled to 5.5 million. At the end of 2015, the country recorded 5.36 million tourist arrivals. For 2016, DoT aims to bring in 10 million foreign visitors and launched a new tourism campaign dubbed as “Visit the Philippines Again 2106 (VPA 2016). in today’s competitive tourism industry, a country has to stand out to draw the attention and interests of tourists. A country needs to be distinctive and unique. Thus branding is perceived as a major factor in gaining attention and motivation for the tourists to visit the place. using this new tourism marketing tool, many countries have been very successful with their campaigns slogans drawing millions of international travelers every year. Hong Kong, for example, with its “Asia’s World City” campaign attracted 59.3 million visitors in 2015. others Asian countries with successful tourism slogans which clocked impressive tourist arrivals in 2015 include: Japan (“Endless Discovery”) with 19.73 million tourist arrivals; india (“incredible india”) with 8.03 million; indonesia (“Wonderful indonesia”) with 9.73 million; Korea (“Korea, Be inspired”) with 13.23 million; malaysia (“Truly Asia”) with 25.7 million; Taiwan (“The Heart of Asia”), with more than 9.9 million; Thailand (“Amazing Thailand”) with 29.88 million; and Vietnam (“Timeless Charm”) with 7.94 million. (source: uN World Tourism organization’s World Tourism ranking 2015)
Philippines. rather, they are have been proven to drive tourtemporary custodians of a strat- ism growth. The challenge is egy that captures the country in how to sustain the interests of the travel and tourism market. a positive light. it is worth noting that tourism We hope that whoever the next is a big spender, too. specifi- tourism head will be, will see cally, changing slogans is costly the wisdom that it is not the and complicated. Although we constant changing of marketing are not privy as to how much slogans or branding that draws money the government agency in the tourists. The effectivespent to adopt a tourism slogan, ness of a tourism slogan lies in launching new campaign can aggressive promotional activibe very expensive. if a foreign ties that create awareness and brand consultant is hired, the strong presence in the travel cost could increase to several market. million dollars, not to mention ••• the fact that previous brochures Manny V. Ilagan is a Tourism and other printed promotional materials identifying the old Specialist with over 23 years brand or slogan will be wasted professional experience in the tourism and travel industry. He provides completely. such multi-million dollar travel consultancy services to some spending can, of course, be of the biggest wholesalers and tour justified if the slogan attracts more foreign visitors. But, operators in the country as well as Department of Tourism’s slogans aimed at drawing more tourists to the Philippines. what if a new slogan or brand to some airline companies. He is the However, the success of a country’s competitiveness? or does not fulfill its purpose? former Tourism Director-OIC of the brand or marketing slogan can- will he or she launch a new cam- Changing slogans or brands Philippine Department of Tourismnot be measured overnight. it paign to sustain the country’s not only cost millions but Los Angeles, where he worked for takes years of sustained aware- tourism efforts? can also can have a negative ness campaign and a variety of in many cases, making chang- impact because they can alter over two decades. As a writer, he aggressive marketing strategies es is the first thing incoming the image and identity of the has written numerous articles about before the desired objective is leaders do in an attempt to country. To avoid the prospect travel and tourism, which have been achieved, which is to drive tour- convey that they are doing of spending millions of dollars, published in various Filipino-American ists to specific destinations. something new or different from maybe our new set of leaders That is why many countries what their predecessors did. in under the new administration newspapers in Los Angeles, San Diego, and destination cities do not the case of tourism, we hope that should look into putting in San Francisco, Las Vegas and New change their slogans. india whoever will be the new bosses place legislations to regulate York. For comments or questions, for example, has been using its will realize that they do not own spending on new campaigns. you may reach him at manilagan@ slogan for the past 10 years. on the brand that promotes the Effective marketing slogans gmail.com. the other hand, a few including the Philippines has a penchant for coming up with new slogans on a regular basis. With the change in administration coming on July 1st, so will there be the changing of guards in the Cabinet and other appointed positions in the different government agencies. Each of the new appointees is up for a big challenge to fulfill the promises that Team Duterte made during the campaign. Given that the tourism helm is about to change hands, we are wondering if the tourism target of 10 million tourists for 2016 still remains or will be downgraded to an attainable figure. in addition, there are other questions in our inquiring minds: Who will be the new tourism head that will be tasked to steer the country’s tourism industry? Will he or she share the vision of the “it’s more Fun in the Philippines” campaign? Will the new tourism chief maintain the exist- Successful tourism slogans and branding drives tourism growth. However, Changing slogans can be costly and complicated. That is why ing brand and strengthen the many countries and destinations do not change their slogans on a regular basis.
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POOR Echo! Her heart broke into a million little pieces. Beauty and light dissolved into darkness for her until nothing held any meaning. Refusing food and drink, Echo grew pale and consumptive and faded away, leaving only her far-off voice in the distance. It is said that Echo haunts the mountains where she answers all who call but only with the last words. Narcissus meanwhile continued to break one hapless heart after another in the most mean spirited away, until one day, one totally aggrieved nymph with her heart shattered, prayed to the powers that be, for vengeance, to inflict punishment on Narcissus to make him feel the pure pain of unrequited love, to make him feel how it is to give love and have it flung back in his face. Her prayer was heard and in a world of swift and even-handed justice with no lawyers, judges and jury to cloud the issue, appropriate punishment was served. One day Narcissus chanced upon a pool with water so clear, it looked like a mirror. Bending over to drink, Narcissus saw his own reflection, thought it was a water nymph, and forthwith, was smitten with the image on
the pool. He fell in love with the image of himself, hook, line and sinker, not unlike celebrities who read their own press and believe them to be true. But I digress. Narcissus tried to embrace his own reflection in the water but his attempt to touch or kiss his beloved ended in frustration each time. The image in the water dissolved into ripples, disappeared and came back on. Narcissus had to be content just by looking at the mirror image of himself in the pool, day and night, without ever knowing the joy of touching or being loved in return. He now knew, up close and personal, the excruciating pain of multiple rejections from the same object of his affection. Still he persisted, becoming rooted to the spot by the pool. He now knew how it is to be on the receiving end of rejection. He slowly pined away, losing his youth and beauty and withering away on the same spot by the pool’s edge with Echo still hovering over him and repeating his poignant last word, “Alas!” as he lay dying. As the woodland creatures prepared to bury his body, Narcissus’ body was nowhere to be found and in its place, stood a flower, bending over the pool, as though admiring itself. Garden-
ers know this flower as narcissus. Hence, we call those who exhibit the same folly these days as narcissistic. The irony of it is that others clearly see it for what it is but the afflicted individual is blind to this egocentric flaw in himself, thinking the world revolves around him. In today’s world, there’s opportunity to cash in on this human flaw and use vanity and self-image as hot buttons to sell their wares: beauty products and services, diet pills and machines and illusions of power and beauty, with remarkable success. Self-improvement is great but only if it comes from the inside out. Pray that both the “once young” and the young ones don’t fall prey to the trappings of extreme self-absorption that rule the global culture of the present age. Self love taken to extreme, is something that might account for much of the social problems affluent societies with only one or two self-absorbed children per family, experience and suffer from today. ***
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PICK up your broken hearts and put them altogether at once. Hodor is not dead, well at least Kristian Nairn is not. Kristian Nairn, the gentle giant who played Hodor in the popular series Game of Thrones will travel to the Philippines to make an appearance at the 15th anniversary of ToyCon Philippines. Other celebrity attendees include Mario maurer, Frankie J and The Twilight Saga stars Bronson Pelletier and Kiowa Gordon. Being a progressive house DJ, Nairn is also set to bring some fresh beats at The Palace Pool Club on June 11 for a night of “Rave of Thrones.”
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DON’T you just love it when summer is approaching? I love how the suns sets so late and how it makes you feel like you have more daytime hours; not to mention, plenty of things you can still do ‘til the sun goes down at about 7-8pm. And since you have so much “solar-powered” energy, you seem to be active and glowing throughout the day. Speaking of glowing, there’s a new makeup trend that is strutting its way to the limelight. This new trend gives your bronzer and contour kit their much-needed downtime, because it gives way to a dewy and glowy skin. Step aside contour, and give me some STROBE! Strobing, as makeup experts calls it, is the latest makeup trend we’ve seen on runway models, vloggers and well, everyone. And just like I mentioned earlier, it practically skips the chiseled feaNota Bene: Monette Adeva Maglaya is tures of a full contour in favor of SVP of Asian Journal Publications, Inc. To dewy skin that glimmers in all the send comments, e-mail monette.maglaya@ right places. To make a much clear contrast, asianjournalinc.com let’s talk about contouring and how its different to strobing. Contour was popularized by Kim Kardashian and its one of the best beauty tricks that was introduced to us. Blending your makeup to achieve those killer cheekbones, “painted” nose job, and a thinner face gives you unbelievable results. But as the summer heat rises, the feel of foundations and powder (or cream) layered on your face is becomes to heavy for a typical summer day. Enter: strobing – in all its glorious highlights. As opposed to contouring, strobing does the complete opposite of using a thick blend of darker and lighter shades to chisel your facial features such as the cheeks, nose and chin. The only product you’ll need for strobing is an illuminating highlighter—and lots of it. Forget the chiseled look that you get from painting your face with graphic lines of bronzer and
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blush because this “anti-contour” look is life-changing. Aside from it being “melt-proof”, the luminous look is just pretty – plus, wearing it is much more appropriate – and do-able before you do your summer activities (i.e. beach, hiking, etc.) Teach me how to strobe Strobe—even the word makes you want to dance—or maybe it’s just me. Strobing relies solely on highlighters and natural light to define your face to radiate a youthful look. While contouring requires the use of multiple products, strobing is a lot simpler and involves finding where the natural light hits, like the cheekbones, brows, nose and chin, and using the highlighter to define that area. Unlike contouring which often leaves a matte finish, strob-
ing delivers a shimmery effect. You can achieve this look by getting a glowy base for your makeup and apply a generous amount to your cheek bones, the bridge of your nose, below your brow bone, and at the corners of your eye, then blending in with your fingers or a sponge. It’s the perfect lightweight, radiant look. Some may ask if it’s applicable to all skin tones – and my answer is, yes. If you are a fair to medium tone, you may use shades leaning on the champagne-y shade. If you are tanned to dark, you would want to use golds and deeper bronzed shades. For the fairer skin tones, you don’t want to use anything that’s too deep. Mastering the look is not that hard. You start with a clear, smooth PAGE B7
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DHS to launch new wave of nationwide raid operations Your Immigration Solution Atty. NANcy Miller ANd Atty. rAfAel torres News has broken recently that Immigration and Customs enforcement (“ICe”) is preparing to launch a new set of nationwide raid operations in conjunction with the statement of secretary Jeh C. Johnson of the Department of Homeland security (“DHs”) issued in early January of this year. This means that DHs is preparing to affirmatively go after people in certain categories and take them into custody. Those who have not ever been in Removal Proceedings will find themselves in Immigration Court where the lawyers from DHs will attempt to persuade the Immigration Judge to order them removed. Those with existing Removal Orders will face execution of those orders – meaning that DHs will take the necessary steps to remove them from the United states. secretary Johnson and other authorities from the DHs have repeatedly emphasized that the raid operations will focus on enforcing removal against individuals in the highest priority categories outlined in the DHs’ November 20, 2014. And who are the people in the highest priority categories?
Health@Heart PhiliP s. chuA, Md, fAcs, fPcs wITH the election of Rodrigo Duterte, The Punisher and Dirty Harry of Davao, as the next president of the Philippines, are the Filipinos headed towards a healthier, safer, and corruption-free nation? This is most certainly a tall order, which realistically could take decades to accomplish, but The Punisher promised he would achieve this much sooner…”in six months.” Obviously, the voters believed him. The PNoy Aquino administration has impressively initiated an earnest battle against graft and corruption with his Daang Matuwid theme, sending his pre-
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They include all persons present in the United states without lawful presence who pose a danger to national security based on terrorism, espionage, and/or criminal street gang activity; those who have been convicted of a felony or significant misdemeanor; those who entered the United states unlawfully after January 1, 2014; those who are apprehended at or near the border of the United states (because the assumption is that they are recent arrivals); and those who have been issued a final order of removal on or after January 1, 2014 and do not have a pending appeal in their case. One need not be convicted of terrorism, espionage or gang activity to be a priority. DHs suspicion will be enough. Additionally, DHs has its own definition of a significant misdemeanor and their definition may include crimes that the one suffering the conviction may not consider significant. Moreover, an individual with a removal order issued many years ago but whose final appeal was dismissed after January 1, 2014 is a priority. As is obvious from the short description above, the specified categories include “terms of art” meaning words that are interpreted within an immigration law context rather than as ordinarily used. However, even for one included in these categories, hope is not lost. Options may be available that would allow the person to remain in the United states
and obtain lawful status. It may be possible to fight against the DHs assertion that the individual is removable. even one who is removable may be eligible for a waiver. Post-conviction relief may be available for one convicted of a crime. And relief that was not available at the time the removal order was issued may be available today if one can get their case reopened. Reeves Miller Zhang & Diza believes that it is critically important for our community to understand the extent of the rights available to any undocumented person within the borders of the United states. For over 100 years, the United states supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution of the United states applies to all persons within the borders of the country, even if the person is present in the United states unlawfully. In general, undocumented persons enjoy constitutional protections of their freedom of speech, equal protection of the laws, their right to due process, their right to an attorney, as well as protection against unlawful search and seizure and against self-incrimination. These are just some of the constitutional protections available to undocumented persons. The right to due process, protection against unlawful search and seizure, and protection against self-incrimination are extremely important before, during, and after an ICe raid operation.
But the best time to determine one’s rights and explore options is before becoming the subject of an ICe raid. One who is a priority for removal needs to know what the law requires of them and what their rights are when ICe comes knocking at the door. Are they obligated to open the door? Is the answer the same whether the officer has a warrant or does not have a warrant? Is the person being questioned required to speak to the officer? Does the right against self-incrimination apply? Are there times when it does not apply? what about the right to an attorney? Does it apply in this situation? since DHs has already announced their intention to launch a new set of raids, now is a good time to consult an experienced and knowledgeable immigration lawyer to discuss your risks, possible relief, rights and obligations. Your ability to remain in the United states quite literally may rely on it. ***
countered that “if enrile was not too old and frail to commit plunder he should not be too old to go to jail for this most vicious crime against our country, a crime whose penalty was death under our previous Constitution.” This was, indeed, a travesty of justice. President-elect Duterte also wants to bring back death penalty. while death penalty will not totally eliminate plunder and other ferocious crimes, it certainly could act as a deterrent. when convicted corrupt leaders in some Asian countries are executed by a firing squad in a public square, which we, a “compassionate and forgiving Christian nation” describe as “barbaric,” corruption in those countries has been minimized. so, are we really not more “barbaric” when we allow plunderers to ruin our nation, its integrity, and its marginalized people and get
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ATTORNeY Devin M. Connolly is a senior partner in Reeves Miller Zhang & Diza’s Pasadena office. After being born and raised in the san Fernando Valley, Attorney Connolly spent most of his 20s living in various parts of the United states and traveling throughout the world. Despite the opportunity to permanently live elsewhere, Attorney Connolly happily returned to Los Angeles in 2007 following his graduation from Loyola University Chicago school of Law. Attorney Connolly began his career with Reeves Miller Zhang & Diza in 2009. He has since been made a partner of the firm and was recently named Vice-President. Attorney Connolly loves the opportunity to help his Filipino clients with their immigration cases. He says that he wants to continue providing the best representation posReeves, Miller, Zhang & Diza Law Corporation’s sible because of how passionately offices are located in Pasadena, Irvine, San the vast majority of his clients care Francisco, Las Vegas and Makati City. about their cases. He also admires Telephone: (800) 795-8009 and appreciates Filipinos’ strong E-mail: immigration@rreeves.com family values. Website: www.rreeves.com. Attorney Connolly represents *** clients in all areas of immigration The analysis and suggestions offered in law. His cases include applying for this column do not create a lawyer-client permanent resident status (green relationship and are not a substitute for card) based on marriage or other the personalized representation that is family relationships, applications essential to every case. for Us citizenship, and requests for (Advertising Supplement) lawful immigration status based on
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decessor, former president Gloria Arroyo, charged with plunder, to hospital arrest, hopefully to jail soon, dethroning supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona for failure to declare his sALN and unexplained wealth, and sending to jail senate President Juan Ponce enrile, senators Jinggoy estrada and Bong Revilla plus dozens of other indicted corrupt politicians, awaiting trial. The PNoy administration has been fighting a deeplyentrenched, decades-old, massive culture of graft and corruption pervasive in the government, and history will credit him for his genuine valiant endeavors against all odds during his 6-year term. Unfortunately, enrile was released by some members of the supreme Court “because he was old and frail,” a misplaced compassion to which I had taken exception in my previous column, where I
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unpunished? Do you think any of our government officials would even think of committing plunder if the penalty was death, and the sentence carried out expeditiously? This is a vicious crime, and as Duterte stated, we must be brutal when we fight corrupt officials and those dealing in drug. His phenomenal election is a clear mandate for him to be brutal in cleansing the nation of plunderers, drug dealers, corrupt policemen and military, and all other criminals, and equally ruthless in eliminating poverty in the Philippines where more than a third of the people are homeless and hungry, courtesy of these criminals with deep pockets walking in the halls of Congress and all the way to the bank. If Duterte is sincere and true to his promises, his first act should be to declare no presidential pardon
for Arroyo, enrile, Jinggoy estrada, Bong Revilla, and all other officials now in jail, if they are found guilty. Let’s see what he does with the Binay family and other officials on his list. Let’s see if The Punisher will honor our constitution and strictly implement our penal codes, with justice for all. since we claim to be a nation of laws, we must not allow anybody to be above the law. If government officials, who must justifiably be held to a higher standard, commit the crime of plunder or any crime, they must be treated like common criminals and dealt with even more severely. They did not have compassion for our poor people languishing in the gutter of poverty and for our devastated nation, who are really the collateral victims of their greed, so these plunderers deserve no compassion at all from our legal system or from we, The People. Hopefully, The Punisher will
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100% of SlotZilla revenue on May 7 benefitted Susan G. Komen Nevada, coinciding with the 21st Annual Race for the Cure Las Vegas—Fremont street experience raised more than $9,000 for susan g. Komen Nevada during its most recent slotZilla Charity Challenge. Coinciding with the 21st annual Race for the Cure, on saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., 100% of slotZilla revenue from flights on the lower Zipline and upper Zoomline went to susan g. Komen Nevada. Fremont street experience Director of Marketing, Thomas Bruny, presented the organization a check for $9,916 on Monday, May 16. “Fremont street experience is a proud to host and sponsor the annual Race for the Cure event, so pairing it with the slotZilla Charity Challenge was a natural fit,” said Bruny. “We’re thankful to everyone who came out to support this great cause not only at the race, but during the slotZilla Charity Challenge. Thanks to the efforts of everyone involved, susan g. Komen Nevada will have more funds to provide advocacy, education and resources for people affected by breast cancer.” Zip & Zoom – Vegas style on the world’s most unique zipline – slotZilla™ at Fremont street experience located in Downtown Las Vegas. slotZilla combines innovative technology with a dynamic themed concept to transcend a traditional zipline ride, becoming a ground-breaking attraction for the amusement industry. The attraction features two thrill levels, a lower Zipline where flyers travel half the length of Fremont street experience in a traditional seated-harness position and an upper Zoomline where flyers are launched in a horizontal “superman” position 1,750 feet across the entire length of Fremont street experience. Both levels deliver an experience unique in the world – flying above thousands of people on Fremont street experience and under the four-blocklong Viva Vision canopy, which is North america’s largest video screen.
IT was an emotional Monday for Batangas gov. Vilma Recto as she faced the employees of the Batangas Capitol to say goodbye to them. after completing her three terms as the provincial governor in the past nine years, she will have to leave the capitol and embark on a new role as the Representative of the Lone District of Lipa City. The star for all seasons, who is lovingly called ate Vi in showbiz, says she has mixed emotions at this juncture in her political career. she is sad to leave the gubernatorial post but at the same time excited about her new role as legislator. “I can’t describe the feeling— parang deja vu. Kasi nu’ng mayor ako, we worked as a family. You know, the family who’s always there, tapos aalis ka, pupunta ka sa iba naman, to another place. Now, it’s the same situation. This is my last term at parang goodbye muna. Uuwi muna ako sa amin sa Lipa. They gave their trust to me to be their representative in Congress. and I find this new role very challenging because it is my first time to be a legislator. although I’m familiar with how it works, it’s still a new role for me as a public servant,” she explained.
Vilma Santos—from Batangas governor to representative of the Lone District of Lipa.
While I was visiting ate Vi at the provincial capitol, governorelect Dodo Mandanas also paid her a visit. They talked about the transition that will happen from her administration to his. “I want to have a smooth turnover. I know that Batangas is in good hands with governor Mandanas,” the beloved outgoing leader of the province said with confidence. With just a little over a month before she begins her job as
legislator, Congresswoman-elect Vi is determined to give her full attention to her new post. That means showbiz will have to take a backseat temporarily. “Hindi ko muna iniisip ang showbiz. I am not entertaining any offers for movies right now. I want to focus on my being a legislatior. I’m so thankful that I have a good teacher in my husband. Ralph [Recto, a re-elected senator] has taught me a lot,” she enthused.
Duterte and the Philippines...
(L-R)Stephanie Kirby, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen Nevada; Thomas Bruny, Director of Marketing of Fremont Street Experience; Bridget Branch, Development & Mission Manager of Susan G. Komen Nevada. Fremont Street Experience presents a check for $9,916 to Susan G. Komen Nevada. The proceeds were raised from SlotZilla revenue on May 7, 2016, coinciding with the 21st Annual Race for the Cure. Photo courtesy of Scott Roeben of Fremont Street Experience.
slotZilla is open sundays through Thursdays from 1pm to 1am, and Fridays and saturdays from 1pm to 2am. Flights are $20 before 6pm and $25 after 6pm for the lower Zipline and $40 before 6pm and $45 after 6pm for the upper Zoomline. Flight times can be booked in advance at the slotZilla ticketing, will call & check-in office located at 425 Fremont st., ste. 160. advance ticket purchases
can also be made online at www.vegasexperience.com or by calling 1-844-ZIPVegas. advance group sales for 10 or more tickets can be made by calling (702) 678-5780 or 1-844sLOTZILLa. Visit online at www.vegasexperience.com, Facebook: facebook.com/slotZillaLasVegas, Twitter: @slotZillaLV, or Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/slotzilla-las-vegas
PAGE B5 the years from the federal coffers happen, must all be indicted and charged accordingly, and if found guilty, and not only fired, but jailed themselves. Our president-elect also plans to make the Philippines a smokefree nation. smokers are spraying the air with second-hand poison smoke which is even more toxic, causing respiratory tract infection, emphysema, chronic obstructive lung disease, heart disease, and cancers. Indeed, the public should not be forced to inhale carcinogenpolluted air. Human rights for the few must be second only to majority rights and national health. Duterte’s surprising phenomenal victory symbolizes the people’s impatient desire to eliminate graft and corruption among our government officials, military, policemen, and drug dealers and common criminals in our society. Well-informed Filipinos are simply fed up. The people have spoken clearly
and loudly. The Punisher has been elected. Let’s give Duterte his due to cleanse the nation in his own unconventional way, like what he did for Davao, which has been a more peaceful, healthier, and safer place for law-abiding citizens since he was elected mayor. Plunder, drug dealing, kurakot, and other crimes will not stop until the plunderers, drug dealers, and the common criminals are eliminated or jailed for good. When we consider Dirty Harry’s “modus operandi,” let us remember with compassion the more than 30 million fellow Filipinos who are homeless and hungry, who, together with their children go to bed at night, not only with empty stomach but with empty dreams and a nightmare for a future. Let us not forget the shame we, Filipinos, face being notorious as the world’s most corrupt nation, a laughing stock of the global community. If Duterte could save our nation by eliminating the plunderers,
drug dealers, and other criminals, and rebuild the Philippine society, let him be severely brutal against all criminals proven guilty. and that is the only boundary We, The People, should set for him as he metes out justice, if we sincerely love and want to save our suffering fellowmen and demoralized nation and gain the respect of the world. We must all either put up, or shut up and give Duterte a chance to do his job freely and judge him later. We owe him, the people’s choice, at least that much. *** Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS, Cardiac Surgeon Emeritus in Northwest Indiana and chairman of cardiac surgery from 1997 to 2010 at Cebu Doctors University Hospital, where he holds the title of Physician Emeritus in Surgery, is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Philippine College of Surgeons, and the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society. He is the chairman of the Filipino United Network – USA, a 501(c)(3) humanitarian foundation in the United States. Email: scalpelpen@gmail.com
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$369,000 in scholarships awarded to local students LAS VEGAS—Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Greater Las Vegas, McDonald’s Owner/Operators of Greater Las Vegas, and local community partners gathered on Sunday, May 15, 2016 to honor the RMHC of Greater Las Vegas Scholarship Program recipients for 2016. 153 high school seniors, and 90 college students who were previous recipients were chosen to receive various scholarships offered through the RMHC of Greater Las Vegas Scholarship Program. More than $369,000 was awarded in 2016 on behalf of RMHC, McDonald’s, and local community partners. “We know that a number of these students would not have the chance to go to college if it weren’t for the support they’re receiving from these scholarships,” says Alyson McCarthy, Executive Director of RMHC of Greater Las Vegas. “This program allows us the opportunity to help make a student’s dream come true.” The RMHC of Greater Las Vegas Scholarship Program has
McDonald’s has contributed $1.7 million to the local RMHC Scholarship Program. “Paying for college can be tough and very expensive. In today’s economic climate, really good students, whose parents may be financially strapped, are facing the prospect of having to put their college dreams on hold indefinitely,” said Eva Martin, local McDonald’s Owner/Operator. RMHC of Greater Las Vegas has also partnered with several local community organizations in an effort to offer a wider scope of scholarship opportunities. These partners have contributed over $64,000 towards the 2016 Program: • 100 Black Men of Las Vegas • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. • The Village Foundation, LJP • The Links Inc., Las Vegas Chapter • Hispanic Educators Association of NV • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. • James and Eva Martin Charitable Trust • United Firefighters Association of Southern Nevada Scholarship recipients were chosen based on financial need, academic achievement, community involvement and future career goals. A committee made up of McDonald’s Owner/Operators, RMHC of Greater Las Vegas Board Members, and a diverse group of community leaders review and score the applications and make final recommendations to the RMHC of Greater Las Vegas Board of Trustees. Applications for 2017 are availOPENING. Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx joins Marvin Menzies, the new UNLV men’s basketball able online in November. For more coach at the opening of the new nightclub Jewel at Aria resort & Casino, Las Vegas last Thursday, information, please visit www. May 19. Photo by Raoul Gatchalian rmhlv.org. awarded more than $4.1 million in scholarships to students in Clark and Nye counties since the Program began in 1999. Local McDonald’s Owner/Operators help raise funds for the scholarship program by donating proceeds from every Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper sold at participating McDonald’s restaurants and by hosting “Eggs for Education”, an annual in-store fundraising event each April.
HONORING TONY BENNETT. Living legend and singer Tony Bennett was honored at the Keep Memory Alive’s 20th Annual Power of Love gala at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 21. Bennett was joined by his beautiful wife Susan, his family and rock star Steven Tyler of the band Aerosmith at the red carpet. On stage, superstars Herbie Hancock, Jordin Sparks, James Corden, Steven Tyler, Chris Botti, Darius Rucker and Andra Day continued to honor him in song.The unforgettable evening closed with Tony Bennett’s strong voice at 89 years old sung, “How do you Keep the Music Playing” and also his signature song “I left My Heart in San Francisco.” The invited guests of 1,700 gave him a rousing standing ovation. Photos by Raoul Gatchalian
Contouring is out, strobing is in... PAGE B3 complexion. Then apply a lightweight, iridescent tinted moisturizer to the face and neck, blending well. There’s so many strobe-oriented products out there. They come in liquid, cream and powder form. Choose what suits your skin best. Next, you’ll want to apply a highlighter to the most prominent areas of your face, including the top of your cheekbones, the bridge of your nose and the upper-middle forehead. A helpful trick would be to picture where the sunlight hits most directly and apply there. For
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Whoever thought of strobing is a genius. I am definitely a fan. *** Monet Lu is a Marikina-born, awardwinning celebrity beauty stylist with his own chain of Monet Salon salons across Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Ultimately, Monet is known as an all-around artiste who produces sold-out fashion and awards shows as well as unforgettable marketing campaigns. Monet is also the founder of the revolutionary all-natural beauty products such as Enlighten, your solution to discoloration. To contact Monet, please visit www.monetsalon.com or email him at monetsalon@aol.com