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EXTENDED become his standard hu- nila Media Monitor that he is appointed.
dito.” mor every time he calls the was extended -- in a way Mosquera was told of
Not that Consul Gen- Department of Foreign Af- -- since he ended his term a shortlist of persons who
MOSQUERA eral in Toronto Alejandro fairs (DFA) in Manila, the in June. would possibly take over
Mosquera lacks diplomat- Philippines. He said he was told to his post, to include former
INSIDE ic immunity, but this has Mosquera told the Ma- stay until his replacement (To page 3)

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Extended
(From page 1)
Consul General in London
of Middle East and African
Affairs.
Mosquera said he had no
dated 5,000 new registrants
under the Overseas Absen-
tee Voting (OAV) sign-up.
UN urges world leaders to
Mario De Leon, Jr.
De Leon now serves as
DFA Acting Assistant Sec-
idea as to when his exten-
sion would be completed.
“Sometimes, it happens.
This brought to between
8,000 and 9,000 the num-
ber of persons who availed
halt rising global emissions
retary for the Office of Fis- I know of cases when dip- themselves of the OAV.
cal Management and chief lomats were told to stay in The consular validation By EDWIN C. MERCURIO
coordinator of the Office of their assignments. A consul- was made from February to
the Secretary. ar officer in Asia was once August in the consular jus- UN Secretary-General consequences. You have the rise. “We will soon reach
Up to late, Mosquera extended for over a year,” ridictions of Manitoba, Sas- Ban Ki-moon in his open- power to chart a safer, more critical thresholds.Conse-
said he has not received any he said. katchewan and Ontario. ing remarks on Sept. 22 to sustainable and prosperous quences that we cannot re-
advice from Central Office “There is that possibil- Ontario included the the UN Climate Change course for this and future verse. “
about his successor. ity that exigencies dictate Greater Toronto Area and all Summit Plenary -- the larg- generations. The power to Citing the warnings
“I was supposed to the need for foreign service other places except Kingston est-ever gathering of world reduce the emissions that made by world’s leading
have been recalled back to officers, like the one who to Ottawa, which falls under leaders on climate change - are causing climate change scientists, the UN official
Manila in July,” Mosquera will replace me, to stay on the Philippine Embassy in - urged world leaders to take ... to help the most vulner- stressed that “we have less
said, when his term of office and finish important work in Ottawa. immediate action to halt the able adapt to changes that than ten years to avoid the
lapsed at end-June. Manila,” he added. Mosquera hinted this rise in global emissions. are already under way ... to worst-case scenarios pro-
Consul Imelda Pan- Reassigning personnel was a good sign that many “Your presence bears catalyze a new era of global jected by the Intergovern-
olong, who also ended her would be the prerogative Filipinos in Canada have witness to the gravity of the green growth. Now is your mental Panel on Climate
term with the Consulate in of the Secretary, Mosquera become aware of the impor- climate challenge. It is testa- moment to act.” Change (IPCC).”
Toronto, has since assumed said. tance of casting their votes ment to the opportunity Co- The UN Secretary-Gen- The worst-case scenar-
her new post as executive Meanwhile, he reported in the Philippine Presidential penhagen offers. Your deci- eral warned that greenhouse ios, Ban Ki-moon said, are
director of the DFA Office that the consulate had vali- Election in May next year. sions will have momentous gas emissions continue to becoming ever more likely.
After visiting the Arc-
tic early September, he ex-
A Place Where You Exist pressed his alarm over the
rapid pace of change.
The Arctic, he warned,
By CHRISTIAN H.P. ALVAREZ “could be nearly ice-free by
Have you seen that place, the place where no one exists? A place where 2030.”
nothingness lives, and your most entrenching fears are gone. Do you The consequences of
know of this place where bliss is forever? A place where yesterday is this rapid change in the Arc-
today and tomorrow was now. A place so still, in such harmony that to tic, he stated, will be felt by
call it a utopia would only be but a mere vague description. I know this people on every continent.
place deep within the far reaches of your mind. A place where nothing “All across Africa – the
exists except for your greatest desires. A place where no one can take most vulnerable continent
anything from you, a place where you are free. Where your integrity is – climate change threatens
everything and your foritude lays. A place where all your senses are to roll back years of devel-
heightened to a degree that can only be described as extraordinary. opment gains.”
This place exists somewhere within, someplace you’ve never gone. A “Climate change is the
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Nat’l forum aims to fill research
gap on Filipinos in Canada
Leading scholars will
convene to address the ab-
sence of academic and pol-
icy discussions on Filipinos
in Canada, the third largest
non-European ethnic group
in the country.
Spectres of In/Visibil-
ity will be conducted at the
University of Toronto (U of
T) on Oct. 23, from 8 a.m. to
7:30 p.m.
Free and open to the
public, the symposium’s
featured speakers include
Dr. Eleanor Ty of English
and Film Studies at Wilfrid
Laurier University, Dr. Le-
onora Angeles of Commu-
nity and Regional Planning
at the University of British
Columbia, and Dr. Bonnie
McElhinny of Anthropol-
ogy and Women and Gender
Studies at the U of T.
The 2007 Statistics Can-
ada Profile estimated the
Filipino population in Cana-
da to be just over 327,500.
Although 31 percent of
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Filipinos have university
degrees and 72 percent par-
ticipate in the labor force,
Filipinos in Canada make
$5,000 less than the national
average income.
The Filipino community
in Canada also has a higher
proportion of women com-
pared to the national popu-
lation (57 percent compared
to 51 percent nationally).
Many of the women have
come to Canada through the
Live-in Caregiver Program
(LCP), a federal work pro-
gram that has garnered con-
siderable attention among
policymakers and in the me-
dia in recent months.
The symposium will
focus on migration, labor,
race, and gender issues, and
will also include other top-
ics, such as arts, health, and
politics.
John Paul Catungal, a
graduate student in Geogra-
phy at the U of T, says that
this broader view is neces-
sary to expand the prevail-
ing attention on the LCP and
youth violence.
Catungal notes: “While
the experiences of caregiv-
ers and at-risk youth are im-
portant, we want to go be-
yond stereotypical ‘nannies
and gangsters’ representa-
tions and explore the com-
plexities of Filipino lives in
Canada.”
“The symposium was
developed out of a commu-
nity need to fill the research
gap on Filipinos in Canada,”
says Dr. Roland Sintos Co-
loma, a faculty member in
Sociology and Equity Stud-
ies in Education and the
only Filipino professor at
the U of T.
Coloma adds: “It will
be a groundbreaking gath-
ering. It will bring together
a critical mass of scholars
throughout Canada, for the
first time, to develop a na-
tional academic platform for
Filipino Canadian Studies.”
The symposium is or-
ganized by Kritikal Kolek-
tibo, a group of faculty and
graduate students interested
in Filipino Studies at the U
of T.
The symposium is spon-
sored by the Social Sciences
and Humanities Research
Council and a number of
faculties, institutes, and de-
partments at the university.
The registration form
and schedule are available
online at www.oise.utoron-
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Q & A on cellphones and highway safety

As a public service feature, By TRANSPORT CANADA while using a cellular phone,
Transport Canada has come out even when it is in hands-free
with the following Question and mode.
Answer sheet on cellphones and
highway safety:
You’ll survive a missed phone call; you might not It’s still better to pull over,
make your call and then resume

Q: Which level of govern-

ment is responsible for laws
dealing with cellular phones?
A: Use of cell phones by
drivers comes under provincial
and territorial regulation.
All levels of government are
concerned about the increased
risk posed by the use of cellular
phones while driving.
A number of provincial and
territorial governments have
conducted research, and most or
all are monitoring the situation.
Transport Canada is con-
ducting research on the impact
of cellular phones on driving as
well as monitoring public atti-
tudes.
Recent surveys suggest that
many drivers recognize the in-
creased risk associated with us-
ing cellular phones while driving
and that a large proportion of the
public supports some restriction
on their use.
Ultimately, it will take a
combination of public aware-
ness, a shift in drivers’ attitudes
and behavior, and possibly leg-
islation to reduce the risk asso-
ciated with cell phone use while
driving.
Q: Don’t cell phones ac-
tually contribute to highway
safety?
A: Cell phones can be a valu-
survive a collision!
able tool for highway safety.
They enable you to rapidly
report collisions, bad driving and
other problem situations.
However, the value lies in hav-
ing the phone available in the car,
not in having the phone turned
on.
The safety feature comes from
the ability to make an outgoing
call in an emergency.
When reporting an emergency
situation, it’s best to pull over so
that your vehicle isn’t posing a
risk to others and so that you can
adequately report the details and
answer any questions.
This is much more difficult
to do while navigating a vehicle
through traffic.
When using the phone for non-
emergency situations - to report
that you’re running late, for ex-
ample - it’s often possible to pull
over briefly or to make the call
when stopped at a traffic light.
But it’s best to let a passenger
make the call, so you can concen-
trate on driving.
Q: Is using a cell phone more
dangerous than other distrac-
tions such as adjusting the radio,
eating a snack or other things
drivers do?
A: The driver’s first responsi-
bility is the safe operation of the
vehicle.
A driver may be charged if er-
ratic driving or a collision results
from inattention, regardless of
what else may be going on.
Research indicates that cellu-
lar phones do create an extra risk.
The extra risk results from the
distraction of thinking about the
conversation, not only the dis-
traction of physically handling or
looking at the device.
Research also suggests that
stressful, emotional or important
conversations are even more dis-
tracting.
Q: Is using a cellular phone
while driving illegal anywhere in
Canada?
A: As of April 1, 2003, it is
illegal in Newfoundland and Lab-
rador to use a hand-held cellular
phone while driving.
(Motoring journalist Kevin
Fleming wrote that the provinces
that have made it illegal to talk
or text while driving are Quebec,
Newfoundland, Labrador and
Nova Scotia.
Fleming said Ontario has
passed a law in April that official-
ly banned the use of cell phones
while driving -- along with email-
ing, watching DVDs, playing with
video games and operating MP3
devices.
The law, however, does not
take effect until November; and
upon effectivity, drivers caught
breaking the law can be subject to
a maximum fine of $500.
Under the current configu-
ration, there will be no points
charged to one’s license, but if one
is found to be endangering others
on the road (or off), the driver can
face a maximum fine of $1,000
and six points added to his/her li-
cense.)
A driver who causes a colli-
sion by using a cellular phone or
who is observed driving unsafely
while using the device could be
charged under a number of other
provincial, territorial or federal
laws including, but not limited to,
those related to dangerous driving,
careless driving and criminal neg-
ligence causing death or injury.
Q: Are hands-free devices
safer?
A: Hands-free phones do free
you from having to physically
operate the phone, but they don’t
reduce your need to think about
the conversation, which is also
distracting.
Research suggests that there
is an increased risk of collision
driving when the call is fin-
ished.
When using the phone in
hands-free mode, you should
prepare the phone and all equip-
ment before your trip begins.
Trying to find components,
putting on a headset or changing
the settings on the phone while
driving increase the danger.
Q: If I use a cellular phone,
what can I do to become a safer
driver?
A: It’s simple: don’t use a
cellular phone while driving.
If a call is important enough,
it deserves your full attention!
To make or receive calls:
► Pull over and stop;
► Allow a passenger to op-
erate the phone;
► Use voice mail and re-
spond to the call at a safer time;
or
► Let someone else drive,
freeing you up to make or re-
ceive calls.
Also, don’t forget:
► Wear your seat belt;
► Don’t drive aggressively;
► Don’t drive while under
the influence of drugs or alco-
hol; and
► Follow these simple tips
for the safe use of cell phones.
Ultimately, you must decide
when and how to use your cell
phone safely and responsibly.

CEMA CIC, MOL officials to caregivers in forum

Speakers Series
The Canadian Eth-
nic Media Association
Speakers’ Series, the
first for the 2009-2010
season, focuses on the
Traditional Chinese Tea
Ceremony - the rituals,
the meaning and the
tea. The forum is on
Oct. 1 at the OMNI-TV,
Rogers Majestic Board-
room. PR
UN urges world leaders...
(From page 3)
and economic issue of the
21st century. It rewrites the
global equation for develop-
ment, peace and prosperity.
It will increase pressure on
water, food and land ... re-
verse years of development
gains ... exacerbate poverty
... destabilize fragile states
and topple governments.
Some say tackling climate
change is too expensive.
They are wrong. The oppo-
site is true. We will pay an
unacceptable price if we do
not act now.”
US President Barack
Obama and Chinese Presi-
dent Hu Jintao also called
Keeping logs, records a good habit
In the absence of a
written reference from
employers, a daily log of
the caregiver’s time, unpaid
wages and other relevant
information may prove
helpful in the long run.
Record keeping is a
good practice that officers
from immigration and labor
ministries urge caregivers to
for action to cut emissions
linked to global climate
change.
President Obama said
the US “is determined to
act” to combat climate
change. Obama warned of
“irreversible catastrophe
to future generations if the
world doesn’t limit green-
house-gas emissions.”
The United States’ and
China’s assent to a climate-
change treaty is critically
important because the two
countries together account
for forty percent of green-
house-gas emissions, media
reports say.
develop at their workplace.
Evidence at work
Speaking at the Newco-
mers Orientation for the
Live-in Caregivers Program,
Geraldine Nerdjivanian,
Ontario Regional Program
Director of Citizenship and
Immigration Canada, said
that while T4 and ROE
(record of employment)
are good proof, there are
other means to demonstrate
evidence at work.
Caregivers may submit
other forms of records such
as: bank receipts; account
details; and daily log of
hours worked.
A journal of information
may be relied on by the
immigration officers as
reference if employers
fail or refuse to issue
either the T4 or the ROE,
Nerdjivanian told the more
than 200 participants.
Organized by the
Caregivers Resource
Centre and Association of
Caregivers of Thornhill,
the event was sponsored by
Western Union.
Travel outside Canada
For caregivers travelling
with their employers outside
Canada, Nerdjivanian said
that a two-week vacation
was fine, but it would
not hurt for caregivers to
ask employers for letters
indicating the purpose of
the trip and its duration.
She warned, however,
that excessive travelling
outside Canada (in a span
of three to four months)
would definitely affect the
status of the caregivers even
if they were accompanying
their employers.
Live-in clause
She encouraged
caregivers to tell their
employers about the live-in
requirement of their work
under the program.
Nerdjivanian said that
when a caregiver fails to
meet the live-in requirement
when applying for
permanent residence status,
they may be considered
under the humanitarian and
compassionate grounds.
The immigration officer
reviewing the application
is required to issue a
procedural fairness letter,
which gives the caregivers
the opportunity to explain
their case.
“Tell the CIC what
happens and the reasons
behind them,” stressed
Nerdjivanian, adding that
“immigration officers are
more aware of the situations
of caregivers as a result of
the recent publicity.”
She emphasized the great
importance of keeping back-
up documents to exhibit
evidence of employment,
saying “protect yourself
because you want that
permanent residence at the
end of the day.”
While the Ministry
of Labor ensures that an
employer complies with
the Employment Standard
Act, disputes arise from
time to time, said Elaine
Wu of MOL’s Provincial
Specialist Employment
Practices Branch.
Complaint call
She said that when a
caregiver calls 1-866- 372-
3247 to file a complaint
he or she may be able to
substantiate the claim with
the records or journals that
he or she keeps.
Wu said that labor officers
will take into consideration
job information, including
daily log of time worked,
unpaid wages and overtime
as reference in the course of
the investigation.
Written consent
“Caregivers may be
required to work longer
hours as long as there
is a written contract or
agreement signed by both
parties,“ she said.
Wu explained that
documenting even the
deductions made by
employers from caregivers’
wages can also shed light in
case of a dispute.
The law only allows
employers to deduct from
their wages pertaining to
taxes, court order income
and only when authorized by
caregivers through a written
consent, she stressed.
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SEPTEMBER 2009 news
Gov’t eyes US-patterned
STATISTICS CANADA

Education Highway for RP
Filipinos put a high premium on the education of their children. In photo
above, Filipino Centre Toronto (FCT) president Rosalinda Javier joins gradu-
ates of an earlier batch of FCT’s regular Filipino Classes. FCT File Photo
MANILA - The Philip-
pine government, as part of
efforts to make Filipinos
globally competitive, is
pushing for a Main Educa-
tion Highway, apparently
patterned after the “seam-
less” learning system in the
United States.
The program seeks to
remove the barrier between
pre-school, grade school,
high school, and college/
Officials say this will
be a platform for reform in
the country as advocated by
education experts.
“I happened to have a
first-hand look at the im-
provements we need to make
to improve our educational
system. I have listened to
what these science teachers,
public servants, and stake-
holders have to say. They
came out with the Main
Education Highway frame-
work toward a knowledge-
based economy,” President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
said at the recent awarding
ceremony of the 2009 Ten
Outstanding Teachers in
Malacañang.
The seamless education
system allows any person
of any age to enroll in any
subject he wishes, which is
why a high school student
can, at the same time, take
college subjects.
“We envision seamless
education from basic pre-
school education all the
way up to grade school and
high school education, to
vocational school or college
to make the Filipino fit for
whatever job and challenge
life will throw his way,”
(To page 26)
Back To School:
Facts & Figures
Here are some facts ► Social and behavioral
on various topics related sciences, and law;
to education and students ► Business, manage-
in Canada. ment and public administra-
Teachers, professors: tion; and
There are about 701,600 ► The humanities.
teachers and professors in These fields of study
Canada as of June 2009. have been in the top three
Of these, 32 percent since 1992-1993.
were men and 68 percent, In 2007-2008, enrol-
women. ment fell in the fields of
Most of them, some personal improvement and
81 percent, worked full- leisure; humanities; mathe-
time. matics, computer and infor-
University enrolment mation sciences; personal,
There were 1,066,000 protective and transporta-
students enrolled in uni- tion services; visual
versities in the 2007- and performing arts, and
2008 school year, up 0.6 communications technolo-
percent from 2006-2007. gies; and others.
About 57.5 percent of The decline in the
the some 812,700 under- mathematics, computer
graduates in 2007-2008 and information sciences
were women; the rest, field continued a long-term
men. trend.
Of the same total in University degrees: In
the same school year, 2007, a total of 241,551
796,400 were full-time students got a degree, di-
students. ploma or certificate quali-
Fields of study: The fication from a Canadian
top three fields of study, university.
by number of registrants, This was up seven per-
accounted for half of the cent from 2006.
total enrolment in 2007- Undergrad tuition fees
2008. In the 2008-2009 aca-
These fields were: demic year, at least $4,724
was the average amount
paid in tuition fees by
Canadian full-time un-
dergraduate students; up
from $4,558 the year be-
fore.
Education spending
Expenditures on
school supplies, text-
books, tuition fees, other
courses and lessons and
educational services were
reported by 4.5 million
households, or 35 percent
of all households, in Can-
ada in 2007.
The median expendi-
ture was noted at $1,000.
On school supplies
for kindergarten, nursery,
elementary, secondary
and post-secondary use,
the media was reported at
$100; and on tuition fees
for the same levels, $200.
The median expen-
diture on textbooks for
post-secondary use was
$500; on tuition fees,
$2,500.
Reading is non-fat-
tening: Researchers have
found an association be-
tween watching TV, us-
ing a computer and obe-
(To page 15)

One radio announcer at
1150 AM in Hamilton gave an
information that having a good
doctor actually adds ten more
years to one’s life.
I told Gie that I must have
been very lucky that I have Dr.
Chito Collantes with me.
Gie pointed out though that the
radio announcer was referring to
an “M.D.”, and not an Honorary
PH.D.
***
A message from Manila
Media Monitor columnist Eva
Agpaoa on August 26, 2009
VIEWS
ACE ALVAREZ
Media Advisory: It’s
going to rain today
referring to the Winnipeg leg
of her production, “Celebrity
Fastbreak: Basketball Na, May
Concert Pa”:
“Hi Gie, Ace … attached
are some pictures taken in
Winnipeg. The crowd is not so
bad.” (please see photo below)
It’s not true that our response
was, “Oh yes, Eva. It seems to us
that all of them are behaved.”
***
Mavic Palanca – who wrote
a column some recent years
back in Manila Media Monitor,
e-mailed me: “I visited/sang at
Goretti last Sunday. I was looking
for you and Gie.”
Mavic added, “I was just
hoping to see familiar faces, not
that I was checking attendance...
LOL!”
My response: “If you were to
check on attendance, you should
do what our teacher in high school
used to do. Ask what the gospel
was that Sunday?
“Those who lied were
definitely caught.”
***
Another e-mail from my
friend – a German-Canadian
journalist and publisher of a
German community paper,
who lives with his family
in Edmonton, Alberta, and
married to a Filipino: “We have
only one car, and I drive Susan
to work and wherever else she
wants to go. I keep on telling her
that I can’t leave my desk on
production day, but because her
head is as hard as a coconut, I
still end up in the aisles of some
supermarket on these days. Is
that a reason for divorce?”
My response: “It may not
MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009
be a ground for divorce, but a
ground for …. ahhh … a ground
for … ahhh … a ground … for
you to be grounded.”
***
An e-mail forwarded by
my good friend, Manila Media
Monitor columnist Mario
Dimain:
AIDS WARNING !
To all of you approaching 50
or have REACHED 50 and past,
this email is especially for you …
SENIOR CITIZENS ARE
THE NATION’S LEADING
CARRIERS OF AIDS!
-- hearing aids, band aids, roll
aids, walking aids, medical aids,
government aids, most of all,
monetary aid to their kids!
The message adds, “Not
forgetting HIV (Hair is
Vanishing).”
***
From a forwarded message
from Karl Haab of the New
Conservatory of Music:
You live in Toronto if:
• Your Mayor's hair
resembles your floor mop.
• All your roofs are green and
your city councillors are red.
• Your pizza delivery man is
a Hungarian doctor.
• If your local supercentre
features a walk-in clinic where
you can get a vasectomy to go
with your tomatoes.
• If all buses have a bicycle
rack in front that is never used.
• If you have a bicycle lane
in your driveway, your living
room, or your underground
garage.
7
• If you have to pay the city
to park in your driveway or to
get rid of your ugly tree.
• If you receive a fine when
you put your garbage where you
are told but can't because the
strikers mug you.
• If the city taxes you for
the air you breathe because the
provincial premier has run out
of things to tax.
• Your community swimming
pool is now the local garbage
dump.
• You are fined because your
driver's license expired and
the driver's license office is on
strike.
• If your street has been
under construction for more
than five years so the city can
build a 19th century streetcar
that you will never use.
• If all the streets now have a
streetcar so you can't cross your
street or make a left turn.
• Your co-worker wears
fifteen rings, most of them in
places you'll never see.
• The refugees make more
money than you do.
• The criminals are out on
the street and you are in jail.
• They put you in jail for a
year for mistreating your dog,
but you got only 30 days for
killing your wife.
• The government punishes
you for working hard.
• Your Medicare doesn't
pay for eye examinations but
will pay for the sex change of a
criminal.
(To page 18)
8 MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009 VIEWS
September 21 -- one date in
the calendar that I would always
remember. From The
Monitor’s Desk
For one, it was on this date
37 years ago, while attending J
school in Manila, Philippines that
my future from practicing what I 12 years of dedicated
was being trained for was marred ACE ALVAREZ community service
with the issuance of Proclamation
Managing Editor
1081 by then Philippine President ACE ALVAREZ
Ferdinand Marcos, placing the
whole country under martial law. Looking back on several Editor
BUTCH GALICIA
That September 21 of 1972
was a time of uncertainty for September 21 in my life GIE ALVAREZ
Associate Editor
GIE ALVAREZ
journalism students and all those
Contributing Editors
in specialized field of mass you so much years. (Please pray for me as I Ben Viccari
communications, considering that for your creative wrote that magic number and my Ricky Caluen
Mag Cruz Hatol
every political scientist would tell idea, Paritosh!). program host reads this part.) Grace P. Freires
one that the first thing that a state September During seminars, meetings, Manny Freires
Pete Lacaba
leader would do when he, or she, 21, 2002 was events or simply chanced Mel Tobias
declares martial law is to close yet another date conversations with my fellow
Editorial Assistants
down all media outlets. that I had to independent producers at OMNI Lennart Leigh Alvarez-Mahoney
So, there goes my future down face another of Television -- the airing station for Dods Andrada
the drain, and not a single soul those fears: if Front Page Philippines, several Contributors
knowing, but President Marcos at all, “Front among them would occasionally Eva Agpaoa
himself, when Philippine martial Page Philippines express their envy for me in that Mario Dimain
FFP LOGO PARITOSH Noel Perada
law was to last. would last I have an “in-house” host for the Larry Torres
By the time the Philippine his deadline (hhhmmm ... am even a year on air, aware of program, unlike most of them who Edwin Acuna
Bien Garcia
President lifted martial law nine I not always in that situation, the past experiences of several have to shell out a handsome Jeannie Pilapil
years later on January 17, 1981 in addition to my functions as people before me who produced amount of money to pay for talent Account Executive
under Proclamation No. 2045, I Managing Editor of Manila independently a TV program and fees for their program hosts. MYRNA SORIANO
was already gainfully employed Media Monitor, President of proved that keeping afloat was a Gie re-phrases this as “several Graphics
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trained for, debunking the fears I
had that September 21, 1972.
Thirty years later after 1972, I
had to face another September
21st uncertainy in that in 2002,
a medium was born on Canadian
television for which I would have
an opportunity to practice further
what I was trained for -- the birth
of “Front Page Philippines TV”!
Oh yes, for some viewers/
readers who have not unmasked
yet what the logo of Front Page
Philippines stands for, the image
represents the person of this
author -- a journalist catching
of the Philippine Press Club- Page Philippines program host, I have an ‘in-house’ host, whom I projects@idtechsolutuionsnetwork.com
Ontario, and so on ... and on ... Gie Alvarez, for the success of could exploit, for the program.” Philippine Communication Facility
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and after I approved the proof, (radio-television) and audio- mails sent to us by viewers.
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where the computer graphics from her continuous professional marks the 7th birth anniversary and COMPREHENSIVE
was generated as Front Page broadcast practice in various of Front Page Philippines” on air Manila MEDIA MONITOR
is published and circulated
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in Toronto and its suburbs.

Manila MEDIA MONITOR is a

Like many foundations not active in this program simply publication dedicated
to the formation of positive
doing work for children, the because we have little to offer for values in the Filipino-Canadian
internationally recognized Prix
Jeunesse is a leanly staffed
organization.
Roundabout the exchange.
Thanks to Prix Jeunesse,
UNESCO and Goethe Institut,
social and business community.

Manila MEDIA MONITOR

It is based in Munich and
has been doing credible work for
decades.
Recently, at the Asian Media
Summit in Macau, Prix Jeunesse
succeeded in inserting into the
agenda a morning pre-conference
on the state of children’s’ TV in
Asia.
Anak TV was asked to
contribute the segment about the
Philippine landscape.
We submitted it with
trepidation because the reality
might put the country in a bad
light.
It is common knowledge that
we offer our children very scant
TV materials fit for them.
MAG CRUZ-HATOL
What’s on TV for
Asian kids?
Vietnam are countries with huge
child and youth populations but
with hardly any kiddie programs
to speak of.
Whatever children’s programs
they air are mostly imported.
The situation is different
in China, Japan, Nepal and
Mongolia.
Cartoon Network, Disney and
Nickelodeon.
The US is the origin of up to
57 percent of children’s programs
aired in Asia.
Following America are Japan,
the United Kingdom, France,
Canada and Korea.
The most frequently targeted
several ASEAN countries are being
pooled together soon to jumpstart
the production of a science
edutainment program which will
enjoy telecast in the participating
countries for at least two seasons.
The idea is to gather the
‘the others’). The views and opinions
interested PBS groups of
every country and collectively
conceptualize, research, write, and
produce ten minute clips that will
entertainingly explain scientific
concepts.
The peer to peer network
availability of space, but reserves
project was first offered to RPN
and IBC.
However, the government
stations felt they were not
financially or logistically ready
covers all aspects of interest
to the community it serves.
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It was therefore a surprise
when the passionate Kirsten
Schneid presented the results of
their Asia-wide study.
The Philippines did not occupy
the cellar after all.
While we did not fare too well,
They make certain that they
give their kids mostly locally
produced materials, encouraging
where possible, the production of
home grown TV shows designed
for consumption by children!
All over Asia, 21 percent of
age group among kids is the six
to nine-year old sector with 44
percent of children’s programs
addressing them.
This must be the reason why
the Asian Broadcasting Union has
zeroed in on the age range for its
to confront the ambitious
undertaking. ABS-CBN instantly
seized the chance after the project
was opened up to the majors.
In a few months, we can
expect the airing of short, crisp
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we did not place embarrassingly
either.
The study surveyed 20 Asian
countries for two weeks.
The results are rather
revealing.
Pakistan, Bangladesh and
kids’ programs are telecast on
what is the equivalent of a Public
Broadcasting System (PBS) while
a whopping 79 percent is generated
by commercial channels.
The most common leading
sources of kids’ programs are
item exchange program.
In this novel trade off, a
producer offers four of his items
and is allowed to take in and freely
air up to 200 items received from
his participating counterparts.
Regrettably, the Philippines is
clips from various Southeast
Asian countries.
If interested in the advocacy
for family-friendly television,
visit anaktvweb.com or email the
foundation at anaktv_seal@yahoo.
com. maghatol@yahoo.com
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 VIEWS MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009 9
sounding Sax Rohmer as a

Commentary pseudonym.
He created many villainous
characters, but none so
unforgettable as the Devil Doctor.
BEN VICCARI Of all the portrayals in major
feature films, Warner Oland, born
NOT ALL ABOUT CASH in Sweden, was a shade too roly-
poly to fill Rohmer’s criteria, but
RP Central Bank Adopt a Canadian played well.
Sojin, a Japanese character
goes ‘milk banking’ author actor of undeniably sinister mien
may have played Fu Mahchu, but
I’m not sure, and Boris Karloff
By IGNACIO BUNYE in The Mask of Fu Manchu most
The Word on the Street, award. closely approximated the Rohmer
MANILA - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has taken Toronto’s annual explosion of It’s easy. It’s inexpensive. It’s description.
on a new role aside from its traditional central banking activities tribute to the printed page. a fun way to support The Word Sir Christopher Lee, the
-- “milk banking” or the banking of milk of lactating mothers in the How does it work? On The Street Toronto. So what English actor of Anglo-Italian
workplace. Make a $100 contribution are you waiting for? parentage continues to play the
BSP Deputy Governor Armando Suratos, who heads the Re- in support of The Word On The *** role.
source Management Sector, recently approved the construction and Street Toronto and “adopt” one of Here is how a Swede, a It’s interesting to note that
maintenance of a “milk bank” for BSP working mothers. our featured authors for the day. Japanese and an Englishman gave both Oland and Sojin went on the
The “milk bank” (lactation room) enables nursing mothers to You’ll be able to select from a me the willies: play the Chinese Hawaiian private
express breast milk during office breaks, deposit them in the facili- comprehensive list or you can let Of all the villains who haunted detective Charlie Chan.
ty’s refrigerator and withdraw them at the end of the working day. us select an author for you. my early youth none was more Sojin’s last role was in the
Of course, the deposits do not earn any interest. The benefits are great: you’ll insidious than Dr. Fu Manchu. Seven Samurai, the blind musician
But certainly, they yield high returns in terms of the improved receive a tax-receipt for your “Imagine a person, tall, (To page 11)
health and general well-being of the mothers, their babies as well as charitable donation as well as an lean and feline,
improved employee morale. e-mail informing you of the time high-shouldered,
The milk bank project, according to Suratos, is a special tribute and location of your author’s with a brow like
to the unsung heroes of the workplace: women who choose to work reading. Shakespeare and
to help ensure the future of their families and continue to care for At the reading venue, your a face like Satan,
their young ones at the same time. name will be announced when your … one giant
The recent BSP two-day “Breastfeeding Awareness Festival” author is introduced and you’ll intellect, with all
has helped increase the appreciation of breastfeeding as a way of receive a personalized certificate the resources of
promoting a healthy life. and a copy of the author’s book science past and
The event also demonstrated that it is possible for mothers to for your own library -- be sure to present… Imagine
provide the best nourishment to their children even after their ma- get the book autographed! that awful being,
ternity leaves end. The Adopt an Author program and you have a
My chief of staff, Atty. Jennifer Joy Ong, has proven that this is a great way to be a part of mental picture of WARNER OLAND KAMIYAMA SONJI
seemingly difficult feat can be done. Canada’s largest one-day literary Dr. Fu-Manchu,
Since she started working at the BSP last year, she has been festival. the yellow peril
expressing breast milk for her daughter Naima -- who is now near- Individuals can adopt as many incarnate in
ing two. authors as they like, and authors one man. –The
Atty. Ong and Ms. Claire Mogol of the BSP’s Corporate Affairs may be available for more than one Insidious Dr. Fu
Office have been instrumental in initiating awareness on the impor- adoption subject to availability. Manchu”.
tance of breastfeeding at the BSP. You can adopt an author for Fu Manchu
After getting the support of other young working moms, they yourself, a friend or have your was the creation
approached Ms. Ada Cruz and Ms. Daisy Sanchez of the Human book club join the fun. of Arthur Henry
Resource Management Department’s Wellness Division and sug- Companies can also use the Ward, an Irishman
gested the introduction of a breastfeeding awareness activity at the program as a unique marketing who preferred
(To page 15) tool or as an employee recognition the mysterious- CHRISTOPHER LEE BORIS KARLOFF

VFA: Hot-button poll issue, long drawn-out process Perspective

MANILA - The review pany Strategic Forecasting
By LARA JANE CLIMACO
of the country’s Visiting Inc. (Stratfor).
Forces Agreement (VFA) ton issue of the upcoming process, according to analy- “It is quite possible for
with the United States is 2010 elections, and would sis of Austin, Texas-based the VFA review process to
emerging as a hot-but- likely be a long drawn-out global intelligence com- drag out, and for any rene-
gotiations with the United
States to take even longer,”
Stratfor said in its analysis
released Sept. 24.
Review
Malacañang earlier an-
nounced a review of the
VFA following a Senate
vote Sept. 23 on a resolution
asking the Palace to serve a
termination notice to the US
government, if the latter re-
fuses to renegotiate the con-
troversial agreement.
Edilberto Adan, execu-
tive director of the Visiting
Forces Agreement Com-
mission (VFACom), had
said the upcoming VFA re-
view would take into con-
sideration both the Senate’s
Protesters display messages in a rally at the U.S. Embassy in Manila on position and that of vari-
Sept. 14 to protest the continued presence of U.S. troops in the Philippines ous local executives whose
through the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). U.S. troops are stationed in communities have benefit-
southern Philippines to help the Philippine military in its fight against terror- ed from US aid related to
ism. AP Photo/BULLIT MARQUEZ as posted in YahooNews the VFA.
RICARDO J.S. CALUEN
(Will resume next issue)
These benefits included
medical missions, humani-
tarian and utilities assis-
tance in such localities as
Zamboanga, Sulu, Lanao
del Norte, and Basilan.
The Joint Special Op-
erations Task Force-Phil-
ippines, based in Camp
Navarro, Zamboanga City,
has also helped in disas-
ter response, such as with
search and rescue efforts
of the Philippine Navy fol-
lowing the sinking of MV
SuperFerry 9 last Sept. 6 off
the coast of Zamboanga del
Norte.
Trend in Asia
Stratfor said the Philip-
pine government’s move
reflected a trend in Asia to
reassess arrangements with
the US, following overtures
from the Obama adminis-
tration about increasing US
engagement in the region.
“For the most part, Asia
(aside from North Korea
and its nuclear weapons)
has not been a high prior-
ity for the United States
over the past decade, and
the Obama administration’s
announcements that it will
become more engaged in
the region are prompting
countries to look for ways
to benefit from the renewed
attention,” Stratfor said.
“Reviews of defense
agreements are taking place
from Japan and South Ko-
rea to the Philippines, and
each will look for ways
to have more say -- and
gain more benefits -- from
whatever arrangements are
worked out,” it concluded
(To page 24)
10 MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009
It was my first time
to see a live boxing title
match, on a ringside seat
courtesy of Romy Zetazate,
at the Casino Rama Enter-
tainment Centre on Sept. 4.
This is so so unlike 30-
year Manila Bulletin sports
writer and editor Willie Ca-
balles (center in photo) who
must have covered almost
all bigtime summer sports
events in almost all parts of
the globe.
He is such a good
sportswriter and editor that
he would not dare anger
his readers by describing
a spacious sports arena as
carnivorous instead of cav-
ernous. Nor would he dare
classify gunrunning as a
track event.
Incidentally, Willie and
wife Marilou came over to
Toronto to visit their first
grandchild to son Raymond
and Yoyay.
We had a mini high
school batch reunion with
Tony Borja at the Brampton
home of car racing buff Ar-
nel Caballes.
Willie, Marilou, Tony
and I are graduates of the
University of Santo Tomas-
Education High School in
1970. Arnel came in a later
batch.
But back to sports, I
know Willie would kind of
like to pack his gear and get
“Beauty is in the eyes of
the beholder.” An old friend
from Blackpool, England
recited this one-liner with
such eloquence in his
amusing English accent.
That was many years
ago. Today, the words still
hold true to the message
that people see only what
they want to see.
When I tell people that I
am from Scarborough, most
of the time I get unflattering
remarks from those who
don’t live in this east end of
Toronto.
They somehow equate
Scarborough to all of
the undesirable elements
of crime that are often
sensationalized by the
media. The opposite of
the matter is also disappoin-
tingly true.
The beautiful places of
Scarborough that I have
captured in photographs
Omerta
BUTCH GALICIA
Respect begets respect
back to Canada to see and
get a feel of the fun and ex-
citement of the Vancouver
Winter Olympics in 2010.
Not that curling, hockey,
figure skating, skiing and
all those winter sports may
seem mysterious to Willie,
an ace in covering tropical
games.
I surmise that he too, like
me, might have a strong bias
against the Arctic blast.
“Pards, sino nga ba ta-
laga ang may rayuma?”
*****
No, no, no! Puerto Ri-
can Jose Lopez, defending
World Boxing Organiza-
tion junior bantamweight
champ, had none of that
(I mean rayuma) when he
struggled to get up on wob-
bling knees following a
fourth-round knockdown
by Filipino boxer Marvin
Sonsona during their title
fight at Casino Rama.
Everyone could see that
The 3rd Eye
Scarborough
are often unrecognizable.
And surprisingly enough,
there are some who have
lived in Scarborough since
their childhood and still
find it difficult to believe
that those photographs
were indeed shot in their
neighbourhood.
I have photographed
Scarborough in all four
seasons and I am proud
to say that some of those
photos are posted in the
Canadian Geographic Photo
Lopez was at the top of his
form that night.
But after the fourth
round sting, Lopez became
wary and shielded himself
most of the time from Son-
sona’s power left. When he
had the chance, he also let
go of hard counterpunches.
At the end of the day,
“the kid took papa’s belt,”
as I wrote to the Philippines
News Agency; when the 19-
year old Sonsona clipped
the WBO championship
belt on his slim waist; after
the judges scored for the
Filipino boxer a unanimous
(not anonymous, eh!) vic-
tory over Lopez, 37.
With the hundreds of
kababayans who swarmed
the stands, I yelled and
cheered for the boy (and
the three ring girls, the sight
of which made me pray the
fight to last the full card).
I also joined the home-
grown crowd in jeers ev-
MARIO DIMAIN
Club and are continuously
getting pride-boosting
comments from fellow
photographers in Ontario
and other provinces of
Canada.
There are many spots
in Scarborough worthy of
visiting and showing off.
From Kingston Road
alone, I can name three:
Rosetta McLaine Park,
Guildwood Park and
Highland Creek Village.
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VIEWS
ery time Sonsona got a low
blow, winced and brought
his gloves down for comfort
whatsoever.
And flag-waving? That
was a blast. I saw the staff
of Consul General in To-
ronto Alejandro Mosquera
giving out some 300 Phil-
ippine flaglets before the
showdown.
*****
I also did see Sonsona
waving a red and white
Maple Leaf over a smaller
plastic Philippine tricolor
when he entered the ring.
That was the same Ma-
ple Leaf he reached over for
from one of his seconds dur-
ing his victory run around
the ring.
But holy smokes! Did
anybody else see where that
Maple Leaf was during the
whole 12 rounds?
What a busy summer.
So much happened both
good and bad.
As some of you know,
in August my production
company staged its first
show in Canada.
Wow! What an expe-
rience! Four cities in two
weeks: Toronto, Hamilton,
Montreal and Winnipeg.
The show was billed
as “Celebrity Fastbreak:
Basketball Na, May
Concert Pa”.
The event featured
beloved personalities
from the Philippines and
brought family fun and
enjoyment to the audience
and spectators..
It was also the most
incredible learning expe-
rience of my life.
Those of you who have
been following my column
know that my message has
consistently been taking
risks and trying new
things.
Without this, it would
be hard to get ahead.
I also said in the
past that failure is not
something to fear.
It is a natural part of
growth.
In fact, we learn more
from failing at something,
than always succeeding
(but of course, it is nice to
win every now and then).
The past few months
that I was preparing for
the show taught me over
again that the journey
It was on the floor, all
cloth and pole; stained by
Sonsona’s perspiration and
the spittle that missed the
spit pail. It was ignored and
abandoned, until it was time
again for it to be waved for
the cameras.
I should know. I picked
that same Maple Leaf on
the floor, perhaps after hav-
ing accidentally shined a
couple of shoes that went
over it, when it was time for
the entertainment center to
close its doors.
But why should Sonso-
na’s handlers care about a
flag which could be bought
in any souvenir shop, a Dol-
larama store or in Spadina?
They are not Canadians,
not even Filipino-Canadi-
ans who have sworn loyalty
and respect to Canada -- the
land that had adopted them
Our Journey
Venture out
Take some risks
is as important as the
destination.
And that, if things do
not go right the first time,
pick yourself up, hold your
head high and try it again.
Now the facts: was the
show a roaring success?
No.
Was it a dismal failure?
No.
Some cities did better
than others.
In all cases, the crowd
loved it.
Not enough people
showed up.
We did not start our
advertising campaign
early enough.
Our celebrity players’
lineup kept changing,
because some of them
accepted other engage-
ments.
We did not meet
our goal in sponsorship
funding.
Worst, some of the
sponsors who pledged
their commitment never
-- and to everything that
represents Canada, includ-
ing the Maple Leaf.
I might have understood
what Sonsona’s seconds did
if the Philippine Constitu-
tion and its civil and penal
codes highlighted dishonor
and disrespect to the flag.
I don’t think so too. It’s
just that maybe, just maybe,
Team Sonsona forgot what
respect -- and they were
in Canadian soil -- was all
about.
I heard that Sonsona’s
Canadian promoter is plan-
ning to bring back Sonsona
and his group for a title
defense match in Casino
Rama.
When they do, I’ll skip
the slots and bet 10 to 1 that
Team Sonsona has learned
that respect begets respect.
butchgalicia@yahoo.com
EVA AGPAOA
followed through with the
actual monetary amount of
sponsorship.
Hmmm … What else
went wrong?
Oh yes, the van where
the performers’ belongings
were loaded was broken
into during the Montreal
show.
For a heart-stopping
moment, I did not think
they would catch their
flight to Winnipeg the next
morning.
Anything else? Let me
think …. Oh wait! I think
there was something else
… Oh yes, we lost money
(Ouch).
Aside from those,
something else happened
that I was not prepared for
-- the support and guidance
from friends, family and
colleagues; people who
wanted to help the best
way they could and their
continued encouragement
during some of my darkest
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 Views
Looking back on several September 21 ...
(From page 8)
over OMNI.2 Television in
Ontario. Grade 1 na po ang
ating baby!
Of course, this would
not have been possible
without the continuous
support of PNB Remittance
Company (Canada)
Inc., Forex Parcel
Delivery Inc. (in other
locations, also known as
UMAC), Manila Media
Monitor, Marshayna
Trading Company, Inc./
Hendersoon Weekes of
North York Chev – and
who, over the past years,
and regardless of which
GM dealership he moved,
stayed with us on air.
Special thanks also to
our seasonal event partners,
namely, the Philippine
Independence Day
Council (PIDC), Culture
Philippines-Ontario and
during the recent years,
ANCOP Canada Inc.
Special mention is also
deserved by Roland Chan
and Lilia Tanchoco and
Liland Insurance Inc.
– which had, for the first
five of the seven years were
regular sponsors of the
program; Action Honda,
through its General
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Manager Rafael Nebres,
for five years; Jess/Tess
Mallari of Mabini Express
Remittance for two years,
Mr. Lovely and his wife,
Surjit and Lovely Travel
& Tours for two years (and
soon coming back as travel
segment sponsor, as relayed
by Surjit recently); Bert
and Cora de la Cruz and
Delamarc Travel – who for
one year in the past was the
program’s travel segment
sponsor; of course, thanks
also to the various Ontario
government agencies and
departments, specially to the
Ontario Ministry of Health,
which consistently were on
board the program.
Thanks also to
Lastman’s Bad Boy, and
to the numerous short-
term contract advertisers
that we had over the years
– including those fortune
tellers that we had as
advertisers for which we
had to constantly ask for
advance payments before
broadcast, otherwise, we
would never see their
payments.
For the short-term
advertisers whom I failed
to mention here, please
11
pardon me as it is so
hard to dig from memory
(which means that they did
not advertise long enough
to have their products and
services on my personal
brand recall, much more,
those of viewers’), every
company who boarded
the program as advertisers
at one time, or another
– including the program’s
seasonal (please read
this as “election-time”)
clients.
To all of you, thank you
so much.
Of course, foremost, to
all regular viewers of Front
Page Philippines in Ontario,
Calgary and Edmonton, and
elsewhere in Canada who
watch the program via the
services of one of the three
satellite providers -- namely
StarChoice, Bell Expressvue
and Look TV, allowed by the
Canadian Radio-television
Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
Commission to operate
across the country.
Many thanks also
to those viewers who
have written/e-mailed
and/or phoned us on our
programming. ace.alvarez@
rogers.com
Scarborough
(From page 10)
For lakeside viewing
pleasure, the places
that come to mind are
Scarborough Bluffs, Port
Union Waterfront Trail and
Rouge Beach Park.
And if your “cup of tea”
includes winding roads,
rolling hills and flowing
streams, your mapped
out route easily points to
Military Trail north of
Ellesmere Road, and also
to Twyn Rivers which is off
Sheppard Avenue near the
Pickering Border.
All of these places have
Adopt a Canadian ...
(From page 9)
at age 100, the year of his
death.
My boyhood fears of
Chinese men with long
knives vanished as the
world observed the Japanese
atrocities against China.
And then came my
discovery of Chinese
restaurants in London: Lee-
on’s on Wardour Street and
Maxim’s in Piccadilly.
(Ben Viccari is past
their own beauties that
can make any resident of
Scarborough feel proud.
But the two places that
I visit the most are the Port
Union Waterfront Trail and
Rouge Beach Park, mainly
because of its proximity
from my home and the
relaxing sounds of the
waves from the lake.
Every day on my two-
hour early morning walk
and meditation, I watch the
morning drama unfold.
It begins with the
seagulls flying low over
president of the Canadian
Ethnic Media Association
and frequently appears on
OMNI TV Commentary.
Some of his commentaries
are republished in this
publication and slightly
expanded in some cases
from their 70-second
broadcast originals. For
more of his work, please
visit Ben’s website at http://
canscene.ripple.ca)
the group of Canada Geese
bathing and gracefully
swimming in Lake Ontario.
The seemingly quiet
performance then suddenly
bursts into loud cries from
the geese.
The noises they make
herald the rising of the sun
above the horizon on a
bright orange backdrop.
The interesting
behaviour also signals the
preparation for their first
flight of the day.
They flap their wings,
make louder noises and then
take off together, flying low
over the lake.
And once they have
picked up the momentum,
they shoot up in a V-
formation with military
fashion.
With the bright yellow
sun and orange sky,
Canada’s finest wings are
airborne.
The Canada Geese are
flying the Nature’s Best
Morning Air Show.
What a beautiful sight
of Scarborough!
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FCT gets elements into Cabbagetown fest, TIFF, boxing
The BIA (Business
Improvement Area)
committee couldn’t ask
for a better weather for
the Cabbagetown Festival
parade, September 12. It
was perfect!
The parade started
right on time, there were
more sidewalk vendors,
and Parliament Street was
jammed with people.
The Filipino Centre
Toronto (FCT) had,
as always, the largest
contingent among ethnic
participants in the parade.
Through the efforts
of active volunteer Mila
Lupango, over 170
members from 20 Filipino
groups, dressed in attractive
Philippine kimona and
barong, showed up to join
the parade.
Leading the Philippine
marchers were the flag-
bearing Legionnaires, Effie
Doroteo, Mr. Sabile and
Ted Cresencia.
Not far behind were
the Knights of Rizal, some
FCT directors, the PIDC
2009 Mrs. Philippines,
Rose Bongolan, and FCT
Paraluman runner-up, Hilda
Arcega.
Joining them were the
Kayumanggi, The Pillars
GENERAL DENTISTRY
Dr. Gilbert Chan
Dr. Daphne Chien
Dr. Janet Ho
Dr. Janet Wong
Dr. Michael Chin
People & Events
By AIDA E. D’ORAZIO Romalito Mallari (first
Filipino deaf actor cast in a
lead actor role).
A clipping of the film,
which revolved around a
romance between a girl
rocker and a deaf dancer,
was shown on the giant
screen at the Rizal Hall.
It was premiered on
Sept. 11 at the AMC. Other
screenings were on Sept. 13
and 19.
Volunteer work
Meanwhile, FCT
directors and members had
their hands full with their
own volunteer work.
Dr. Mario Andres
with Perla, his wife, as
his receptionist, worked
overtime to see to the needs
of an overflow of patients.
At the Ottawa Hall, Dr.
Maselle Virey was engrossed
MPP George Smitherman joins the FCT contingent in the Cabbagetown Festival parade. in psychiatric consultation
and mentoring.
Seniors, Filipino Aspirations Association, Silayan Pizza, sandwiches, filmmaker Mike Escareal At the FCT table set
of Rizal with their muses Association, Bleecker muffins and coke were Sandejas and the cast of his up on the street outside the
– Carmen Hacuman, (85) Coop Association, served at the Rizal Hall film Dinig Sana Kita (If I building, Mercy Maliglig
Marcela Miranda and Gerrard Resource Centre, to all parade participants Knew What You Said), one and Cecile Kolmegies made
Delsa Malate, Daughters Cabbagetown Centre, Hugh by the food committee of two Philippine entries in fast sales on some pieces of
of Isabella, FIL/PAR Garner Coop and Photo of Wendy Arena, Suzette the Toronto International costume jewelry (donated
Association, Thorncliffe Association of Toronto. Cresencia, Mercy Maliglig Film Festival. to the FCT by a generous
Seniors, Ang Magkakapit- Parade marshals were and Letty Guiab. Sandejas spoke about merchant).
bahay, Canadian-Asian Felino Javier, Efren de TIFF visitors his film and introduced They expected another
Dancers, Marian Mission, Villa, Frank Maralag, A surprise treat for the main stars of his film, quick sale on the second
Ontario Filipino Women’s Bernie Carreon and Francis everyone in the hall was 16-year old Zoe Sandejas day of the festival.
Club, PHIL/CAN Seniors Completo. the appearance of Filipino (Mike’s daughter) and (To page 13)
 People & Events
which he said were the
FCT gets elements into Cabbagetown ... colors of the Philippine
(From page 12) flag.
They said that people Javier said the directors to Marvin Sonsona than Yet, his young boyish
came by to ask about the were overwhelmed with too meets the eye. face and his thin frame
FCT street show, which was many activities and no one When he arrived at the conveyed a non-combatant
a popular entertainment could facilitate the show. FCT for a press conference image.
in the festival in the past Next year perhaps? the day before his Rumble “Oh, the poor thing,”
years. Marvelous Marvin at Rama, he looked rather gasped a woman in the
But president Lynda There’s absolutely more feisty in a flashy jacket audience, “he’s so young
and frail! He’ll be clobbered
by Lopez.”
But as he sat down for
the interview along with
his promoter, managers and
trainer, 19-year old Marvin,
spoke with ease and
confidence about his boxing
success, having not lost a
single fight. And in his 13
wins, 12 were knockouts.
Later on, as if to satisfy
the inane curiosity of his
audience, he proudly flexed
his muscle and lifted the
ABOVE: Filipino filmmaker Mike Escareal Sandejas and the cast of Dinig
FCT shirt that he received
Sana Kita, one of two Filipino films screened at the Toronto International
from the Centre to show off
Film Festival, join FCT officers and members for a memento. BELOW: World
a toned-up torso.
Boxing Organization Junior Bantamweight champion Marvin Sonsona
He could have
stands tall with ladies of FCT.
righteously said, hey, this
body is that of a junior
bantamweight boxer which
should not tip the scale
beyond 115 lbs! Oops…
Since he was a kid at
General Santos, the same
city in Cotabato where
boxing grand champ Manny
Pacquiao comes from, he
was fascinated with boxing.
After joining the sport
at age seven, he just kept
winning bout after bout.
The “tisoy” kid (the
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Spanish lineage comes
from his grandfather)
would eventually become
“Marvelous” Marvin in the
sports world.
Rumble at Rama was
going to be Sonsona’s first
time to fight outside the
Philippines.
He was grateful to Manny
Pacquiao for opening the
door for Philippine boxers,
as well as to co-promoter
Allan Tremblay for giving
him the opportunity to fight
in Canada.
If he wins this match, he
will be the new World Junior
Bantamweight Champion.
There will be a series of
fights to follow, perhaps, as
early as October.
Sonsona and his team
were surprised to meet
so many Filipinos in
Toronto and felt awed
by their friendliness and
hospitality.
His promoter, Sammy
Gello-ani, said that they
appreciated the gesture of
the FCT for inviting them
over and that Marvin felt
at home and comfortable in
Toronto.
Casino Rama Rumble
Who would not get
excited now that the event
of Sonsona vs Lopez was
well-nigh ready to start?
The line-up for tickets
had stretched all the way to
the hallways.
There were hundreds
13
of Filipinos who traveled
from far distances by buses
and cars to attend this first
Filipino boxing event in
Canada.
Not many women have
the guts to watch a boxing
match.
Those of us who came
anyway were there to give
away our tickets (given
free to members by Casino
Rama) as tickets were all
sold out.
As it turned out, in a
heart-stopping moment in
the fourth round, Sonsona
almost knocked out the
Puerto Rican champion, but
the latter regained power to
challenge Sonsona until the
twelfth round.
At the end, Marvelous
Marvin prevailed by a
unanimous decision that
was met by a thunderous
joyful response from the
Filipino crowd.
The Sonsona-Lopez
match, to quote the Toronto
Star, “was the most exciting
main event ever staged in
the Rumble at Rama series”,
attended by “hundreds
of Filipino fans waving
miniature Filipino flags.”
Tutorial classes
The Pilipino Class and
Homework Club will start
on Oct. 4.
Pilipino is at 10 a.m.,
Homework Club at 11
a.m. to 12 noon; same time
period as last year.
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SEPTEMBER 2009 People & events

Labor Day through

Mario Dimain’s lens
Mario Dimain, Manila Media Monitor columnist and
professional photographer, joined the Labor Day Parade on
Sept. 7 “in support to my Union Brothers in ATU 113 and
with the intention of finding something to write about for
my column.”
Above and left are the images he shared with this pa-
per’s readers, including the page 1 photo.
Dimain also filed a report on Labor Day as follows:
Ontario’s Labor Unions celebrated the annual Labour
Day with a parade joined by thousands who marched from
University Avenue, Queen and Dufferin Streets culminat-
ing at the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition
(CNE). The recession and massive job losses and benefit
cuts had effectively strenghtened the spirit of solidarity
among Ontario’s organized labour movement.
More than 28,000 people and 40 unions representing
both public and private sector workers marched in the pa-
rade.

Tanza, Cavite Association of Canada celebrates St. Augustine Feast
Filipino-Canadian devotees of St. “Tata Usteng” Augustine flocked to the Earl Bales Park on Aug. 29 to celebrate the feast day of their patron saint, which
falls on Aug. 24. The devotees are mostly members of the Tanza Association of Canada headed by its president Lope Perea. “Tata Usteng” (inset) is revered
by the townfolk of Tanza, Cavite. Photos: EVELYN PILAPIL and MANNY MASANGKAY
RP Central Bank goes ‘milk banking’
(From page 9)
institution.
Their advocacy paved
the way for the approval
and implementation of the
milk banking project.
From the start, I had a
fond preference for breast-
feeding.
My siblings and I were
all breastfed by my mother.
My mother, however,
found me a little problem-
atic. At birth, I already had
two lower front milk teeth.
Statistics reveal that
more and more women join
the workforce every year to
share the growing responsi-
bility of providing for their
families.
The 2006 Employ-
ment Situation report of
the Bureau of Labor and
Employment Statistics of
the Department of Labor
and Employment said there
were close to 33 million
Filipino workers employed
in industries and services in
the country.
Nearly 40 percent of
these workers, or 13 mil-
Back to School: Facts ...
(From page 6)
sity in both male and female
adults.
But a third sedentary
activity - reading - was not
associated with obesity for
either sex.
Get outside and play!
Soccer was the most fre-
quently reported sport for
both boys and girls in 2005.
Soccer replaced swim-
ming, which was most fre-
quent in 1992.
At least two million
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lion, are women, most of
them mothers.
Given the substantial
presence of mothers in the
Philippine workforce and
the superior benefits of
breastfeeding, the BSP has
recognized the strong need
to establish the milk bank-
ing project.
After all, employers also
stand to benefit from the
countless merits of breast-
feeding -- most important of
which is the higher level of
health for mother and baby.
Breastfed babies expe-
rience fewer illnesses be-
cause human milk transfers
the mother’s antibodies and
other nutrients to the infant.
Breastfeeding moth-
ers, on the other hand, have
reduced risks of ovarian
and breast cancer, stronger
bones, and a quicker recov-
ery from pregnancy and de-
livery.
A healthy baby means
less absenteeism for the
mother, who could focus
on her work instead of wor-
children in Canada regu-
larly took part in organized
sports in 2005.
About half of them
joined in more than one or-
ganized sport.
Active children played
on average about 2.6 times
per week per sport.
More interesting details
may be found at http://
www42.statcan.gc.ca/
smr08/smr08_131-eng.htm.
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MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
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De Juan-Velasquez nuptials
rying about her family’s Anthony de Juan and Patricia
medical and infant formula Velasquez were married in a
expenses. solemn ceremony at the Gibson
BSP International Sub- ballroom of Novotel North York.
Sector Managing Direc- Reception followed at Royalton
tor Wilhelmina Mañalac, in Vaughan. Anthony is the son/
a working mother at the stepson of Tess and Ruben Cu-
BSP who fondly recalled sipag. Patricia is the daughter
having breastfed her three of Cesar and Patricia Velasquez
children, said in a speech of Hamilton. PR
during the festival that sup-
porting breastfeeding in the
workplace means support-
Police committee in
ing mothers and fathers in
their goal of raising healthy,
PPC-O b’fast forum
productive citizens. Members of the Asia Pacific
“We must start giving Community Consultative Committee
our babies what is due them (APCCC) of the Toronto Police Ser-
and we must help our moth- vice (TPS) will be the guests during
ers give only the best to the regular monthly Philippine Press
their babies,” she stressed. Club-Ontario breakfast forum at Casa
The BSP official could Manila starting at 10:30 a.m.
not have said it better. PPC-O director Tony Sicat, fo-
Ensuring the future of rum chairman, said the APCCC is
babies through breastfeed- composed of representatives from the
ing also means ensuring our Filipino, Japanese, Korean and Viet-
future as a society. PNA namese communities.
Sicat said the forum was request-
ed by TPS Community Mobilization
Advocates joins Labor Day parade Unit liaison officer Constable Philip
Mendoza.
Asked to join the members of the
community media are representatives
from media partners Thoi Bao, Korea
Canada Central Daily, The Korean
Times Daily and Nikkei Voice.
NOTICE
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te sa Barrie, Migrante Youth, Gabriela and Independent Workers’ As- them to mediamonitor@rogers.
sociation join labor groups in the Canadian Labor Day parade from com on or before the 15th of
University Ave. through downtown streets to the CNE on Sept. 8. each month. For inquiries and
“This is our way of expressing solidarity with fellow workers who AD PLACEMENTS, call 416-285-
have been under attack because of the financial crisis,” said Wilma
8583.
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SEPTEMBER 2009 People & Events
Yanga leads Toronto Kapuso KCCC receives $11,500 donation
Lions Club, charter night set
Emmanuel Yanga, president of the Toronto Kapuso Li-
ons Club, will lead officers, members and guests during
the club’s charter night at the Kursa Hall of the Latvian
Cultural Centre on Oct. 7.
The night’s guest speaker is
Lions Past International Gover-
nor Terry Graham.
Officers of ten other Lions
clubs in Ontario are expected to
attend the occasion.
Past Lions District A711
Governor Rollie de la Cruz has
helped form the Toronto Kapuso
Lions Club.
YANGA Besides Yanga, the other of-
ficers of the club are Marcus Pe,
first vice president; Rose Tijam, second vice president; Ne-
nita Pe, secretary; Constancia Sollano, treasurer; Jose No-
lasco, lion tail twister; Albert Nanquil, lion tamer; George
Samson and Wendell Briones, one-year directors; Paulino
Sollano and Arlette Jarencio, two-year directors; Jesus Tic- Officers of Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre (KCCC) and Kalayaan show off the symbolic $11,500
say and Juliet Nanquil, membership directors; J. T. Tadu- check donated by Kalayaan 2009 to the KCCC. From left are Delfin, Ruffy, Doming, Madge, KCCC presi-
ran, Jr, and Rose Tijam, press relations officers; Fuasto dent Mama Ching Quejas, Resty, Rowena, Juliet, Rachel, Linda, Carmen, Art, Adie, Jojo and Pete. PR
Victorio, Jr., chairman and Elizabeth Ticsay and Julie
Nanquil, fund raising committee; and Rey Maestrado and
Albert Nanquil and Cesar Manebo, embers of the project
Kalayaan conducts AGM, elects officers
activities committee. SJNS PR
Kalayaan Filipino KCCC.
Taga-Ibaan, Batangas fundraiser Cultural Organization
(Kalayaan) chair Juliet Perez
A symbolic cheque
was presented to KCCC
outlined the successes of president Mama Ching
activities in the past year in Quejas and treasurer Resty
the group’s annual general del Rosario during the
meeting at the Kalayaan meeting.
Cultural Community Centre In the same occasion,
(KCCC) on Aug. 16. Kalayaan members ratified
Perez said the activities an amendment to the
included Kalayaan’s part- constitution changing the
nership with the Philippine term of officers from one
Independence Day Coun- year to two years.
cil in a gala night, a com- Kalayaan members
munity picnic and the also elected their new set
highly-acclaimed cultural of officers for 2010-2011,
presentation Malayang as follows: Erlinda Olalia-
Pilipinas at the Living Arts Carin, chair; Delfin Palileo,
Centre in Mississauga. vice chair; Madoline
Alejandro Mosquera (6th from right, standing), Philippine Consul General in Toronto, joins Taga-Ibaan, Perez also reported Baluca, secretary; Rachel
Batangas group members and guests at a fundraising event on Aug. 30. Drawn winners of a 50/50 that Kalayaan 2009 raised Lazaro, treasurer; Juliet
DRAW are Marco Carreon of Edmonton, Alberta; Warly Guerra of Michigan, USA; Ma. Christina Pan- enough funds to cover the Perez, auditor; Marilyn
ganiban and Ethel Panganiban, both of Toronto. Funds raised at the event will be used to send 50 costs of activities. Palileo and Jojo Sebastian,
computers donated by GM CANADA (Windsor) to the Ibaan Batangas Central Elementary School. The Kalayaan was also PRO; and Adie dela Cruz,
donation was solicited by Angel Panganiban of Windsor. SJNS PR able to donate $11,500 to business manager. PR

Toronto Police’s Pilipino Internal

Support Network raises money with
BBQ for Kababayan, autism center

(RIGHT PHOTO) Dr. Alok Mukherjee and Superintendent Cyril Fernandes join members of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) – Pilipino Internal Support
Network (PISN) and Community Mobilization Unit for a barbeque fundraiser infront of the TPS headquarters in downtown Toronto on Aug. 27. Part of the
money raised during the event was donated to the Geneva Centre of Autism and the Kababayan Community Centre (Domestic Violence Program). The BBQ
event was supported by Mhel Galeon and Flor Vendiola, owners of FV Foods. (LEFT PHOTO) TPS-PISN members Detective Jason Kraft, and Constables Ed
Dizon, Susana Aguila and Philip Mendoza work hard to keep up with BBQ orders. PR
 People & Events MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009 17
Kiwanis Club of Filipino
Metro Toronto gets charter
President Quintin Palisoc of the Kiwanis Club of
Filipino Metro Toronto receives the Charter from
District Governor Sheron Cameron-Dunn at the
1st Charter night held at the Hotel Novotel in Mis-
sissauga on Sept. 19. Shown (from left) are Gov-
ernor Denny Kiroff of Michigan District, President
Palisoc, Governor Cameron-Dunn, Lt. Governor
Betty Wilson, Emilie Palisoc, Michigan District
President Lydia Palaganas, Mrs. Kiroff and Lt.
Governor Roger Palaganas of Michigan District.
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Media advisory: It’s going ...
(From page 7)
***
An entry in Wikipedia
– the Free Encyclopedia
on the internet, about
Congressman Mark O.
Cojuangco of the 5th
District of Pangasinan: “He
is married to his wife, Kimi
Cojuangco.”
Need I say more?
***
The public relations
company handling the
Canadian National Exhibi-
tion (CNE) account,
Holmes Communications,
sent out daily media
advisories on what was to
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Felix Sr., Carmen Tulagan to mark 50th wedding year
transpire each of the 16
Felix Sr. and Carmen Tulagan will celebrate their golden wedding an-
days at Canada’s largest
niversary and renew wedding vows on Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. at the St. Barabas
fair.
Church in Scarborough.
As a member of the
Principal witnesseses are Luis Caragan, Zenaida Crescini, Quintin Pal-
Board of Governors,
isoc and Cora Palomares.
and the Marketing
Lito Tulagan is the bestman; Helen Bying, matron of honor.
Committee of the CNE, I,
The groomsmen are Arnulfo Tulagan, Romy Armas, Dante Castro, Myro
for one, hoped fair to fine
Babia, George Tulagan, Brody Ruttan, Ruel Macaraeg, and Robert Bying.
weather each of those
The bridesmaids are Jean Tulagan, Vilma Armas, Marivic Castro, Liza
16 days, since our daily
Tulagan, Jennelyn Akvarez, Myla Ruttan, Evangeline Tulagan, and Danalyn
attendance was affected
Bying.
if it rained.
To lay the symbol of their love are Dan Bying and Ellen Tulagan; to
It was not true,
light their path, Rodrigo Macaraeg and Imelda Macaraeg; to clothe them as
however, that on Saturday,
one; Felix Tulagan, Jr. and Elaine Tulagan; to bind them together, Paul Elix
August 29, one media
Macaraeg; to carry the symbol of their love, Patrick Jose Macaraeg; to carry
advisory stated, “CNE
their symbol of treasures, Carlos Jay Tulagan; to carry their symbol of faith,
Media Advisory: It’s
Pamela Mae Macaraeg, Arjean Mae Tulagan, Ruby Ann Armas, Esraela Ar-
Going To Rain Today”.
mas, Felischia Tulagan, Jade Tulagan, Arnulfo Arnie Tulagan, Joshua Armas,
Arlyn Mae Tulagan, Elix Tulagan,, and Jasper Tulagan.
After the 50th wedding ceremonies, reception will follow at the Rem-
brandt Banquet Hall. SJNS/MANUEL PAPA

CALENDAR
► SEPT. 26: Filipino Migrant Workers Movement Din-
ner-Dance, Holy Rosary Parish Gymnasium.
► OCT. 3: Philippine Independence Day Council
Dancing To Be A Star Finals, Sts. Peter and Paul Ban-
quet Hall.
► OCT. 7: Toronto Kapuso Lions Club Charter Night,
Kursa Hall, Latvian Cultural Centre.
► OCT. 22: Philippine Chamber of Commerce Toron-
to Seminar on Doing Business in the Philippines.
► OCT 17: Katbalogans Association of Ontario Pre-
Halloween Party.
► OCT. 23: Spectres of In/Visibility Symposium, Uni-
versity of Toronto, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
NOV. 14: Philippine Chamber of Commerce Toronto
Annual Christmas Party.
VB Pangasinan Ass’n induction
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to office by Philippine Consul General in Toronto Alejandro Mosquera. The
association is headed by Conrado Carbonell, president; David Agustin, vice
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people, at all times, have
access to sufficient, safe
and nutritious food to meet
the dietary needs and food
preferences for an active
and healthy lifestyle.
In the Philippines,
achieving food security may
be farfetched since millions
of Filipinos continue to suf-
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Results of the 7th Na-
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showed that more than three
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suffer from undernutrition.
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School children, adoles-
cents and adults also suffer
from protein-energy mal-
nutrition and micronutrient
deficiencies.
Malnutrition among
these age groups can be at-
tributed to the lack of suf-
ficient, safe and nutritious
food.
The survey said three in
every ten mothers and two
out of ten children experi-
enced food insecurity in the
past three months because
there was no food to eat or
no money to buy food.
Two out of ten mothers
and one out of ten children
experienced hunger.
MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
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Skipping or missing
meals was the most fre-
quent experience among
food-insecure mothers and
children.
About seven of ten
mother-respondents ex-
pressed anxiety regarding
the sufficiency of the food
in the household and the
money to buy food.
The food insecurity sur-
vey results are consistent
with the results of the So-
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an increase in the number
of Filipinos who suffered
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Voters without biometrics cannot vote in 2013 polls -- Comelec MANILA - Even before
the May 2010 presidential
elections could commence,
the Commission on Elec-
tions (Comelec) has issued
a notice that it would dis-
allow registered voters to
cast their ballots in the 2013
synchronized national and
local polls if they do not
have biometrics identifica-
tion.
But Comelec chairman
Jose Melo said this could
only be carried out when
Congress has passed a law
requiring a voter to give
his/her biometrics for vali-
dation by the poll body.
Melo also bared that the
Comelec and Unison Joint
Venture have signed the
P1.5 billion contract for a
project that would clean the
computerized list of voters.
The project consists of
the: validation of registra-
tion records using biomet-
rics and data capture system,
online data submission and
synchronization system, au-
tomated fingerprint identifi-
cation system, and the voter
ID cards generation.
Perceived 2010 presidential and vice-presidential candidates take an oath to commit to clean and honest elections during GMA He said only half of the
Network‘s “Eleksyon 2010 na…Tatakbo Ka Ba? – Hamon Para sa Kaayusan ng Pilipinas” at the Bonifacio Gobal City recently. 48 million registered vot-
In photo (front row, from left) are Loren Legarda, Jamby Madrigal, Kiko Pangilinan, Nicanor Perlas, Mar Roxas, Bro. Eddie Vil- ers in the Philippines and
lanueva, Manny Villar, (back row from left) Jojo Binay, John Carlos delos Reyes, Chiz Escudero, Erap Estrada, Bayani Fernando, abroad have biometrics.
and Dick Gordon. They took the oath before Commission on Elections Chairman Jose Melo. PR PNA
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SEPTEMBER 2009 The Philippines
Gov’t eyes US-patterned Education ...
(From page 6)
SEOUL DRIVING SCHOOL Macapagal-Arroyo said.
YELLOWBIRD The government has
been carrying out reforms
in education since 2001.
6013 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario Todate, the govern-
ment has been pouring in
P3 billion for scholarship
programs in science and en-
gineering, which has so far
enabled more than 600,000
students to complete their
college, graduate, and post-
graduate education.
The government has
also funded the Engineer-
ing Research and Devel-
opment for Technology
(ERDT), which involves a
consortium of eight schools
focused on engineering re-
search in several areas.
The ERDT is a three-
year P3.5-billion program
focused on four technol-
ogy areas: ICT (information
communication technol-
ogy), semiconductor and
electronics, energy, and
environment and infrastruc-
ture.
The consortium mem-
bers are De La Salle Uni-
versity, Mapúa Institute of
Technology, Ateneo de Ma-
nila University, Mindanao
State University Iligan,
University of San Carlos,
Central Luzon State Uni-
versity, the University of
the Philippines-Diliman,
and UP-Los Baños.
Experts have been prod-
ding the government to
adopt a “knowledge-based”
economy, which increases
the country’s human capital
index ranking in the world.
“You need a good
teacher to have a good edu-
cation. In turn, you need a
good education as a ticket
to have a better life. Edu-
cation is a great equalizer
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Kayaking in Philippine waters
By LYNDA BUEN VALENCIA
MANILA - The Depart-
ment of Tourism (DOT) has
recently launched its new-
est tourism product that fea-
tures kayaking around the
Philippines.
Introduced to major for-
eign buyers attending the
Philippine Travel Exchange
’09 (Phitex), the new tour-
ism product highlights kay-
aking adventure in beaches,
lagoons, rivers, lakes, and
springs.
DOT Secretary Joseph
‘Ace’ Durano, said: “In a
country of 7,107 islands,
one can only imagine the
infinite possibilities of kay-
aking adventure.”
“Exploring the span
of our clear waters surely
opens travelers to the unique
splendor of our country,”
Durano stressed.
A short video on kaya-
king in the Philippines was
presented to top travel buy-
ers from Asia and Europe,
with delegates comprised of
tour operators, travel agen-
cies, retailers, corporate
planners, alternative tours
companies, and incentive
travel firms.
“Kayaking allows tour-
ists inside secret coves, in-
lets and channels that lead
to stunning views of our
mangrove forests, limestone
cliffs, unspoiled coastlines
and other exciting myster-
ies around our islands,” said
Eduardo Jarque, Jr., Under-
secretary for Planning and
Promotions.
A book entitled Kayak
Philippines was also hand-
ed out to participants.
Apart from kayaking
tips and basic paddling
symbols, the book showed
top sites and trails, which
include Pinacanauan River,
the Hundred Islands, the
Cavite-Corregidor-Bataan
corridor, the Caramoan
Philippine Tourism
Peninsula, Northern Pala-
wan, Cebu, Bohol, Samar,
Siargao Island, and Samal
Island.
The Cavite-Corregidor-
Bataan corridor features
a historic kayaking trail,
starting at the entrance of
the Manila Bay, passing
Cavite, and then Corregidor
Island which bore witness
to World War II.
Tourists can opt to dis-
embark on the island and
enjoy a walking tour of sites
in Bataan including Mt. Sa-
mat, the Shrine of Valor.
The Caramoan Penin-
sula offers a view of lime-
stones, rugged coastlines,
and white sand-ringed is-
lands, complemented by a
stunning view of underwa-
ter marine life by snorkel-
ing around shallow waters. Famous Singaporean adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow and Filipino kayakers Arnel Gabutero of Davao
For the high-spending City and Erwin “Buzzy” Budlong of Cebu, bid farewell to well wishers at Gumasa beach in Glan town,
market, the DOT offers lux- Sarangani as they embark on “The Friendship Kayak Expedition” on Aug. 31. The expedition takes
ury kayaking in Palawan. the three from Sarangani over a 3,300 kilometer route to Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, a trip that will get
Known for its idyllic the kayakers paddling for over three months in the first-ever attempt to kayak the entire length of the
beaches, lagoons and caves, Philippines from south to north. Photo: ROMMEL REBOLLIDO
Palawan enjoins travelers
to kayak in El Nido and
Coron.
Cebu draws attention
to paddling in Hilutungan
Sohoton Cove, and Del
Carmen Lagoon.
Samal Island in Davao
P1.7-B int’l airport to rise in Cagayan
Island and Marine Sanctu- is likewise a kayak site, MANILA - The state- percent. ect is expected to start with-
ary, Sulpa Island, Olango promising reefs, mountains run Cagayan Economic The two will create a in September and expected
Island. and caves along the way. Zone Authority (CEZA) company to manage the to be completed in a year.
Mactan Island is ideal Stanie Soriano, Cor- and private consortium Ca- construction and operation “The CEZA Interna-
for moonlight kayaking. porate Relations Manager gayan Land Property De- of the international airport, tional Airport will comple-
Bohol, the frontier of of Philippine Convention velopment Corp. (CLPDC) which will cater to busi- ment the Port Irene Seaport,
ecotourism, lists several and Visitors Corporation, has signed a 50-year joint ness locators, visitors and which is emerging as an
sites for kayaking which in- DOT’s partner in the proj- venture agreement to put tourists in the CEZA-ad- international transhipment
clude Banacon Island, Pan- ect, added that “these pad- up a P1.658-billion interna- ministered 54,000-hectare hub and tourism destination
danon Island, Dumog and dling spots can be availed tional airport in Lallo town, Cagayan Special Economic in north-eastern part of Lu-
Ubay Islands, Abatan River, of through several tour Cagayan province this year. Zone and Freeport. zon,” Ponce said.
and Punta Cruz, which teem packages such as the New CEZA Administrator CLPDC is composed of The project involves the
with mangrove forest and Adventure-Kayak Hundred and chief executive Jose CAMJ Construction, Inc., construction of a 2,200-me-
sandbars. Islands; Historic Manila Mari Ponce and CLPDC LR Land Developers, Inc., ter runway, and designed to
Lagoon moonlight pad- Bay Kayaking Adventures; president Basilio Rodriguez TCGI Engineers, and Span- accommodate large aircraft
dling is also offered in Pan- Luxury Kayaking Safari in signed the joint venture. ish firm Asesores y Consul- such as Airbus A319-100.
glao Island. Bacuit Bay, Palawan; and Under the agreement, tores Aeronauticos S.L. It also includes a 1,000-
In Samar, the unspoiled Bohol Extreme Packages: CEZA will invest P691 mil- The Spanish firm will square meter terminal build-
waters of Marabut, and the Kayamping (Kayak and lion, or 41.7 percent of the be tapped to manage the op- ing, paved apron and tarmac
Sohoton Natural Bridge Camping).” total equity, while CLPDC erations of the airport, once that can accommodate two
Park are featured, while Phitex ‘09 was conduct- will contribute the remain- construction is finished. aircraft simultaneously, and
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Mt. Matutum’s hidden wealth

wildlife, going after poach- swallow the coffee berry
ers that usually wander in along with its bean.
the vast timberland of Ma- Just before sunrise,
tutum. Blaan farmers take over
GENERAL SAN- and animal species includ- The coffee helps sustain the forest, searching the
TOS CITY - Coffee can- By ROMMEL G. REBOLLIDO ing the Philippine eagle. the civet, which in turn helps ground under coffee trees
not be sans water and cof- Estimates by experts sustain a major livelihood for telltale signs like dis-
fee is to conserve water. cally straddles a huge part Kaingin, a form of slash placed the count at over a of local residents – selling carded coffee rinds that
To a coffee-drink- of South Cotabato and por- and burn farming, and ille- hundred plant species and civet coffee beans, known lead them to the precious
ing journalist, that may tions of General Santos City gal logging have destroyed about 60 animal species in to be among the world’s civet droppings.
just put in simpler terms and the provinces of Saran- vast tracts of timberland, the area, including the civet most expensive brew. Fredeluces explained
a complex goal to save gani and Davao del Sur, is made worst by drought-in- (Paradoxorus philippinen- A cup sells at P700 in that the process the coffee
biodiversity and wildlife said to have grown from a duced forest fires in recent sis), which is considered top Philippine hotels. beans undergo in the cat’s
at the slopes of Mt. Ma- previous period of volcanic years. a precious creature to the Civet population has abdominal tracts gives a
tutum by dwellers along a activity. That would not be the community, for the value remarkably “risen to more cleansing effect and may
mountain top community The 2,300-meter high situation now, Fred Frede- added process it does to than 30,000 and perhaps have decaffeinated the in-
in Kinilis, Polomolok volcano forms the head- luces, a coffee trader who coffee. even more from about gested coffee beans.
town, South Cotabato water for several rivers is treated by locals as “fam- For that, conservation 12,000 three years ago,” re- Buan, who is 76 years
province. and streams, including the ily”, said. efforts involving the locals marked Maluig Buan, a vil- old, claimed the civet
Yet, there is more to Klinan, Silway and Buayan They are working on are easier as they them- lage leader. coffee “has aphrodisiac
than just conservation in rivers that empty into Sa- a holistic approach to ad- selves find means to regreen The nocturnal civet, or qualities” giving him
that community perched rangani Bay. dress the problem on envi- the mountain with coffee balos in Blaan, roam the strength and stamina as
some 1,200 meters above About a couple of years ronment, and at the same that now grow in abundance Matutum forest in the dark he brags that he has two
sea level, where the wind back, Mt. Matutum’s for- time give livelihood to the under forest canopy. foraging for ripe coffee ber- wives, a couple of dozen
is cold and humid amid a est reserve was pegged at locals. Fredeluces said the ries. kids and about a hundred
noontime sky. 14,000 hectares, with about Mt. Matutum, which locals themselves have As it feasts on coffee (To page 30)
The cone-shaped Mt. ten percent considered as name in Blaan means “burnt formed a group that helps berries, the civet instinc-
Matutum that majesti- still primary forest. out,” is host to diverse plant protect the forest and its tively discards the rind and

Mt. Matutum towers over a pineapple field.

Photo: ROMMEL REBOLLIDO
30 MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009 Philippine Regions
Mt. Matutum’s hidden wealth
(From page 29)

BLAAN’S SIMPLE LIFE: COFFEE, A HORSE AND CHILD’S PLAY. Photos:

ROMMEL REBOLLIDO

grandchildren. of houses. and sustain the practice of

“Balos coffee strength-
ens the knees and muscles,”
quipped a smiling Buan.
Buan’s nephew, on the
other hand, gives credit to
civet coffee for the high-
paying livelihood they get.
He says this allows
them to send their children
to school and build better
homes.
Fredeluces points to
the community along the
slopes, saying a unique indi-
cator on the improvement in
the lives of local residents is
the reflection from the roof
“They used to have nipa
shingles, now they have
G.I. sheets for roofing,” he
said.
A Blaan farmer in Ki-
nilis makes P800 for a kilo
of civet coffee which could
even be a thousand pesos
depending on the quality of
the beans.
During peak season,
a farmer can sell an aver-
age of one kilo daily, Buan
said.
The elder Buan said he
foresees that his grandchil-
dren’s children will nurture
protecting and preserving
the civet and its sanctuary.
Fredeluces noted that at
times, it pays for people to
really understand their re-
lationship with nature for
them to take necessary con-
servation efforts.
The coffee trader would
at times bring local and for-
eign guests to the highland
community to experience
nature and get a sip of civet
coffee without worrying for
the price.
Water for your coffee?
PNA

Zambales, Swiss Global Connect

ink $50-B investment infusion
Reg. # 4533253

Iba, ZAMBALES - the Toll By-pass Express- ply.

Governor Amor Deloso,
919 Ellesmere Road Swiss Global Connect USA
president/CEO Rubina Za-
Suite 107, Scarborough hid and representatives of
Ontario M1P 2W7 AIPAC Philippines Man-
agement Corp. have signed
a memorandum of agree-
ment that would infuse $50
billion in investments for
projects in tourism, real
estate and infrastructure,
agricultural research, in-
digenous power supply and
mineral enhancements in
the province.
Based on an unsolic-
ited proposal the Provincial
Board approved in July, the
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Expressway and the Subic-
Clark-Tarlac Expressway,
and the upgrading and reha-
bilitation of the Iba Airstrip
into a domestic airport.
► A 620-hectare real
estate development pro-
gram in Subic, transform-
ing the area into a financial
district, educational and
learning center, with execu-
tive housing, parks, hotels,
convention center and state-
of-the-art hospital.
► An agricultural re-
search center in a possible
tie-up with the Ramon
Magsaysay Memorial State
University for research and
development, equipped with
modern laboratory equip-
ment and machines.
► Development of at
least 64 hectares in shore-
line area into a facility con-
verting magnesium energy
into alternative power sup-
► The dredging of Ma-
colcol, Maloma and Bucao
rivers to prevent flashfloods
in nearby communities.
In her speech, Zahid
said that Swiss Global Co-
nenct USA had set its eyes
on Zambales “because of its
natural beauty and topogra-
phy.”
“We certainly see that
these proposed projects will
substantially enhance the
image, not only of Zambales
but of the entire Philippines
amidst the global economic
meltdown,” Zahid said.
She added that the in-
vestment would spur a “for-
eign investment multiplier
effect” in Philippine coun-
tryside development and
employment generation.
Swiss Global Con-
nect USA is a partnership
of Russian, Japanese and
American businessmen
listed as a corporation in
California.
Deloso told Zahid: “We
will walk through this de-
velopment with you and
give you all the support you
will need.”
The projects would be
put up under the build, op-
erate and transfer (BOT)
or build, operate and own
(BOO) schemes. PIA
 Philippine Regions
KALAHI lights up remote
NEWS ROUNDUP mountain village in Masbate
Caraga solons seek to extend BO term By DANNY O. CALLEJA
BUTUAN CITY - Seven congressmen from the Carage Region have filed jointly House
Bill No. 6736 that sought to extend by two years the term of barangay officials, beginning AROROY, Masbate -
October 2010. The bill was filed in Congress by Reps. Francisco Matugas and Guillermo After years of being hooked
Romarate Jr. of Surigao del Norte; Philip Pichay and Florencio Garay of Surigao del Sur; to nose-irritating kerosene
Edelmiro Amante and Jose Aquino of Agusan del Norte; and Glenda Ecleo of Dinagat. lamps, households in a re-
The bill’s Senate version would be authored by Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri of Bukidnon. Bill mote mountain village of
supporters said the measure would save government billions of pesos usually spent for this gold-rich town have
nationwide elections. PNA recently realized the dream
of shifting to electricity for
Negros Oriental schools get free Net access their lights.
DUMAGUETE CITY - At least 25 public high schools here and other parts of Negros The power comes from
Oriental got a yearlong free Internet access from Globe Telecom Inc. under its Internet in a generator provided by
Schools Program. Jeffrey Tarayao, Globe’s community relations department head, said the the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa
recipient-school were the Dumaguete City National High School (NHS), Herminigilda F. Kahirapan-Comprehensive
Gloria High School (HS), Taclobo NHS and the Ramon Teves Pastor Memorial-Duma- and Integrated Delivery of
guete Science HS; Bais City NHS, Novallas HS, Azagra HS, Lourdes L. del Prado Memo- Social Services (KALAHI-
rial NHS, Tanjay Legislated HS, Tanjay City Science HS and Tanjay City NHS. Fourteen CIDSS) project of the gov-
schools in Negros Oriental also got free Internet access. These were the La Lilbertad NHS, ernment being implemented
Valencia NHS, Jimalalud NHS, Kauswagan HS, Manjuyod NHS, Demetrio Alviola NHS, through various agencies
Pamplona NHS, Jantianon NHS, Siaton NHS, Antonio B. Alejado Memorial NHS, Apo- led by the Department of
linar Macias Memorial HSl, Santiago Delmo NHS, Jose B. Cardenas Memorial HS and Social Welfare and Devel-
the Negros Oriental HS. PNA opment (DSWD).
Connecting Barangay
No ‘freedom of spit’ in Davao City Pinanaan, which lies deep
in the mountain, with the
DAVAO CITY - When in Davao City, just don’t spit anywhere soon! The city council has regular source of power that
passed an ordinance banning wanton spitting in public places. It was authored by medical is run by the local electric
practitioner Samuel Bangoy, who is member of the 26-man city lawmaking body. Dr. Ban- cooperative is somewhat
goy introduced the measure at the tail-end of the Influenza A(H1N1) scare. The ordinance difficult due to its distance
is awaiting the signature of Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte for implementation. There is a from the mainline render-
graduated fine from Pl00 to P200 and P300 in three stages of violations and imprison- ing almost impossible the
ment to be determined by a court. About eight years ago, this health-conscious city of 1.7 realization of that dream to-
million multi-ethnic population was also subjected to an equally harsh regimen not to just wards energization.
smoke anywhere in public, including state parks and public conveyances. PNA Besides, the town’s
power supply is scarce as
Mindanao ceasefire holding water it has to be reinforced by
COTABATO CITY - The ceasefire separately declared by Malacañang and the Moro Is- the mining firm conducting
lamic Liberation Front (MILF) is holding water and soldiers and Moro rebels are religious- gold operations at the upper
ly observing “silence,” military and rebel leaders said. Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Ponce, section of the town to keep
Army 6th Infantry Division (ID) spokesman, said all the army units in Maguindanao and the downtown and nearby
North Cotabato were under strict instructions from 6th ID chief Lt. Gen. Alfredo Cayton villages lighted round-the-
“to observe the cessation of hostilities” unilaterally ordered since July in observance of clock.
the Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan. Ghazzali Jaafar, MILF political affairs chief, said Fortunately, the KA-
MILF fighters were under strict orders for self-restraint during the fasting month, includ- LAHI-CIDSS came around
ing military action. The ceasefire was cause for some war-displaced persons to return midyear and after thorough
home. But more than 300,000 still remained in evacuation sites in Maguindanao and North consultations with baran-
Cotabato. PNA gay officials and residents
MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009
on the priority project they
wanted realized, the idea of
providing a power genera-
tor set for the village was fi-
nalized, barangay chairman
Jose Bajar said.
During project imple-
mentation, “we in the en-
tire village moved as one
and formed a bayanihan
volunteer brigade that ren-
dered labor and whatever
contribution each one could
share,” Bajar said.
The male villagers cut
and hauled wooden poles
for the electric posts which
they also erected under the
supervision of KALAHI
engineers.
They cleared the way for
the distribution lines while
the females served drinking
water, prepared snacks and
did helpful tasks.
Early in September, the
work was completed and
the village had power.
Josephine Capinig, an
elementary school teacher
of the Pinanaan Elemen-
tary School, said “it was not
our first time to see lighted
fluorescent bulbs; yet, the
experience of seeing one
downtown was totally dif-
ferent, if not life-changing
from having one and turn-
ing it on with a flick of a
switch right in the comforts
of their own homes.”
The generator set and
distribution cables provided
by KALAHI-CIDSS de-
liver up to 50 kilowatts of
electricity, enough to light
31
bulbs, power up transistor
radios and even run televi-
sions of the over a hundred
households served by it.
Managing the system
is the Barangay Pinanaan
Electric Consumers Asso-
ciation (BAPECA).
Each household con-
suming at least 120 watts
is charged a monthly rate
of P120 over and above a
minimal membership fee.
The money goes to
maintenance, fuel and com-
pensation of the crewmen
and treasurer, BAPECA
chairman Ely Saut said.
“The lighting has sig-
nificantly benefitted the
kids who now could study
and play more unlike when
they had to plod on with the
flickering light of kerosene
lamps,” Bajar said.
Teachers like Capinig
can now do lesson plans and
other school-related work in
relative comfort at night.
“We are now able to
experience improvements
in our lives, no matter how
small. I’m so happy,” she
said.
During barangay as-
semblies, people would no
longer shout to be heard.
Todaym they have a sound
system.
For the people of Pina-
naan, the project is more
than just the amenity they
can commonly share. It is
the realization of an ardent
aspiration, a long-cherished
dream, Bajar added. PNA

Drive vs loose guns in

Ilocos region a success
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union - At least 130
loose firearms were retrieved from July 1 to Sept.
3 in a police campaign against loose firearms in
the Ilocos Region. Police Regional Director Chief
Superintendent Ramon Gatan said the guns were
taken during search, checkpoint and anti-crime
operations. Gatan said they were also carrying out
gun listing and recovery measures for the public.
He added that as of Sept. 3, his office has received
some 295 applications for firearms license renewal
and firearms registration. He called on all firearm
holders to avail of the gun amnesty until Oct. 31.
PNA

Lapu-Lapu City to be lone

district by October
CEBU CITY - Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz (Cebu,
6th district) is confident that the highly-urbanized
Lapu-Lapu City will become a lone congressional
district before the end of October. Ruiz said Sen-
ate Bill 5007 seeking for the change of status was
passed on second reading. The Senate bill is very
similar to the House bill. The bicameral committee
may be bypassed, ensuring the passage of the law
soon. And thus, Lapu-Lapu City will be separated
from the sixth congressional district of Cebu Prov-
ince. Lapu-Lapu obtained a highly-urbanized city
status in a plebiscite in 2007. The separation will
enable Lapu-Lapu City to focus on the develop-
ment of its 31 barangays. PNA
32 MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009 Money
GOT A FOREX DEAL?
Check out if you got your peso’s worth for the dol-
lars you have had exchanged since August 24. This
RP among nations that made it
easier to do business during crisis
is a public service item from Manila Media Monitor’s
Money and Business section.
US$ Cdn$
Sept. 23 47.34953 44.16649
Sept. 22 47.52531 44.49706
MANILA - The Philip- By LARA JANE M. CLIMACO
pines was among the com-
Sept. 21 47.60391 44.48731 munity of nations that made
Sept. 18 47.70754 44.50056 it easier to do business in a
Sept. 17 47.70111 44.95584 time of crisis but this was
Sept. 16 48.0555 45.07721 not enough to lift the coun-
Sept. 15 48.48491 45.05739 try’s global rank.
Sept. 14 48.21289 44.43306 The World Bank’s Do-
ing Business 2010 report
Sept. 11 48.29883 44.96888
said the Philippines did so
Sept. 10 48.29261 44.67104 through reforms in getting
Sept. 09 48.31025 44.78342 credit, paying taxes and
Sept. 08 48.31438 44.89955 closing a business.
Sept. 04 48.72225 44.77868 “The Philippines en-
Sept. 03 48.63201 44.20831 hanced access to credit with
Sept. 02 48.83278 44.15065 a new credit information act
Sept. 01 48.83210 44.26939 that regulated the operations
and services of a credit in-
August 31 48.80925 44.53204 formation system.
August 28 48.87556 44.96090 The government also cut
August 27 48.82143 44.54205 the corporate income tax rate
August 26 48.67832 44.29099 from 35 percent to 30 per-
August 25 48.37388 44.87107 cent and promoted company
August 24 48.45454 44.11293 reorganization procedures
(To page 34) Call centers, like the one above, have mushroomed in the Philippines.

Permanent settlers abroad keep OFW money flow up

MANILA - Growth them?” Ang told the OFW Remittance from from Filipinos in the United
rates of remittances are due Journalism Consortium. By JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO Greece, known for money Kingdom (minus 0.70 per-
to sustained sending from Permanent migrants are www.ofwjournalism.net sent by seafarers and do- cent), and from the declines
two types of overseas Fili- sending more money now mestic workers was smaller of flows coming from Italy
pinos, University of Santo regardless of what jobs they nos will reach a plateau that, ing artists or entertainers compared to Germany at (minus 26.53 percent) - tra-
Tomas economics professor have overseas. according to him, is within doubly stricter since 2005. US$92.7 million. ditionally, the two highest-
Alvin Ang said. They include Filipinos growth range of one to three However, based on Still, money flow from remitting countries in Eu-
These are residency per- holding residency permits percent. the 16-page report of the Greece was at a 52.08-per- rope.
mit holders and naturalized doing domestic work for True enough, after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas cent year-on-year growth Filipinos from these
citizens in Japan, Germany, foreign households and who first half of the year, the (Central Bank of the Philip- rate. countries are among the
Norway, Greece, the Neth- have their families with year-on-year remittance pines), Japan’s year-on-year Likewise, money from “non-traditional” remittance
erlands and Canada. them, Ang said. growth of 2.89 percent was remittance growth rate was the Netherlands was smaller sources for the Philippines,
They are also in coun- Data on the first six within his plateau range higher by 61.56 percent or at US$73.1 million, but the especially so that many of
tries whose demand for Fili- months of remittance in- forecast. US$390.3 million as against year-on-year growth rate the remitters have brought
pino workers is next to nil. flows from Filipinos in 239 While Ang said he was the US$214.6 million re- was 94.16 percent. their families with them,
Ang described these Fil- countries and territories not surprised with the pla- ceived from that country Filipino seafarers send- Ang said.
ipinos as “non-traditional” saw the country receiving teauing and the continued during the first half of 2008. ing money from Norway As of 2007, data on the
remittance senders. US$8.479 billion, higher positive growth rates for Germany, known to be were primarily responsible stock estimates of over-
But they have helped than the US$8.241 billion remittances, what caught a destination country for for not just the US$177 mil- seas Filipinos show that
the Philippines weather the for the same six-month pe- his fancy was the volume Filipino women marrying lion sent to the Philippine as the United States alone had
storm of possible remittance riod last year. of remittances from specific German nationals, posted a of June this year, but also for 2,517,833 permanent mi-
declines as a result of the Prior to the events that countries. 55.27-percent growth. the 63.99 percent year-on- grants and the whole of Eu-
global economic crisis. triggered a global economic Non-traditional The Philippines got year growth rate. rope only had 284,987 per-
“You wonder why they crisis in September last year, First off was Japan, US$228.7 million from Ger- These countries made manent migrants.
are sending more money at Ang predicted that remit- which Ang said made the many during the first half of up for the nearly negative Remittance inflows com-
this time. Or first of all, why tances from overseas Filipi- entry of overseas perform- this year. growth rate of remittances (To page 34)

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SEPTEMBER 2009 33
Cashing in on bountiful durian harvest On top of things
Western Union’s Chito
By DIGNA BANZON Gonzales ensures not to leave
a stone unturned on promo-
DAVAO CITY -- After tional program lined up at
a production dip last year, GMA TV’s Pinoy Dance
Davao -- aptly named “du- Showdown at the Queen
rian land” -- is experiencing Elizabeth Theatre, Exhibition
an oversupply of durian fruit Place, in Toronto.
this year. “When one is tasked to
The bountiful harvest deliver ‘the goods’, one has
has prompted the Durian to take charge and be on top GONZALES
Industry Council of Davao of things,” he reminds young
(DICD) to explore schemes managers.
on moving the fruit to Luzon Gonzales is Western Union’s Business Develop-
and Visayas markets. ment Manager. Photo: MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
Candelario Miculob,
an officer of DICD and the
Mindanao Fruit Industry Most Canadians live from
Council (MFIC), said the DURIAN IN A TRIKE: A usual scene on the streets of Davao City
durian supply would last un- paycheque to paycheque
til November. fruit’s farm gate price was per kilo. lack of data.
Miculob said that with pegged at P8 and sold in the Prevailing farm gate What DICD is doing is TORONTO - Nearly 60 mon advice from financial
2007’s production, the market between P18 to P20 price of durian is P18 per to base their projections on percent of Canadians would planners that people should
kilo and the fruit is sold at individual assessments of have trouble paying the bills set aside three months of ex-
Canada’s inflation falls P30/kilo to as high as P60/ farm production.
kilo for the hybrid variety. He noted that durian
if their paycheque was de-
layed by one week.
penses for such items as rent,
groceries and monthly bills,
anew, at -0.8% in August The Davao supply comes production in Thailand has
from Kidapawan, Davao become a vigorous industry
A Canadian Payroll As-
sociation (CPA) survey says
in case of an emergency.
Of those surveyed, the
OTTAWA - Statistics On average, it cost $1.01 City, Davao del Norte and and 85 percent of Thai pro- not only most Canadians younger workforce felt the
Canada says annual inflation a liter to fill up last month, Compostela Valley. duction goes to local con- living paycheque-to-pay- greatest pinch.
edged up slightly in August compared to $1.27 at the gas Farmers in other areas sumption and tourists. cheque, but they have little Some 45 percent of peo-
but stayed well below zero pumps year-on-year. in Mindanao like Bukidnon At least 15 percent goes ability to put money away ple aged 18 to 34 would find
at negative 0.8 percent. Food prices remain well have also started producing out to foreign markets. for their retirement. it hard or very hard to make
The index was at a nega- above last year’s levels, the fruit. He said bringing the fruit “We were surprised that ends meet if a paycheque
tive 0.9 percent in July, although the four-percent The durian season comes to other markets would deter people were that close to were delayed.
which was the lowest rate increase in food costs were in late August, when Davao oversupply and would help the line,” said Patrick Cul- Not surprisingly, 72 per-
recorded since 1953. lower than the five percent City celebrates the Kaday- farmers with better farm hane, president and CEO of cent of single parents said
The agency says overall reading in July and 5.5 per awan Festival, a celebration gate prices. CPA, a not-for-profit asso- missing a paycheque would
prices remained unchanged cent increase registered in of bountiful harvests and the Durian by-products and ciation. cause a problem for meeting
last month from the previ- June. rich culture of the region’s better packaging have also Culhane said those re- financial obligations. THE
ous month. Regionally, eight prov- people. been introduced. PNA sults are despite the com- CANADIAN PRESS
Gasoline prices that were inces saw overall prices de- Miculob said they found
considerably lower than last cline in August, with only it hard to forecast supply
year at this time are the pri- Quebec and Saskatchewan and demand and strategize
mary reason annual inflation bucking the trend. THE on distribution and market-
remains below zero. CANADIAN PRESS ing initiatives because of

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34 MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009
RP among nations that ...
(From page 32)
by introducing prepackaged
reorganizations and regulat-
ing the receiver profession,”
the WB cited in a regional
summary.
Reducing the tax rate
and establishing or promot-
ing reorganization proce-
dures were among the most
popular reforms done dur-
ing the period, the report
said.
The Philippines was
among 27 economies that
made it easier to do busi-
ness through reforms in get-
Permanent settlers abroad keep OFW money flow up
(From page 32)
ing from the US continued
to slump with a minus 13.13
percent growth rate.
The US$3.510 billion
that came from the US in the
first six months was lower
than the US$4.041 billion in
the same period last year.
Canada, known for its
demand for Filipino work-
ers and for its visible num-
ber of permanent residents
(410,626), posted a 58.25-
percent growth rate given
the US$913.3 million that
came in as of June 2009.
Defying odds
ANG said Filipino per-
manent residents in these
countries might be getting
ready to return to the Phil-
ippines and got scared of
what might happen to them
ting credit; 45 economies
that did it by easing the tax
burden; and 18 economies
that made it easier to close
a business.
“One way policy makers
can encourage businesses
to seek timely solutions is
to expand the grounds on
which companies suffering
financial problems can file
for reorganization,” the re-
port said.
By adopting the Rules of
Procedure on Corporate Re-
habilitation, the Philippines
“so they are sending more
money”.
Knowing also the Fili-
pino remitter’s mentality,
especially when additional
incomes arrive, the overseas
Filipino would send money
“no matter what.”
Recruiter Lito Soriano
of LBS e-Recruitment Solu-
tions, on the other hand, said
the government’s improved
system of capturing bank
and non-bank remittance in-
flows contributed to the cur-
rent remittance uptick.
Soriano, himself a former
overseas worker, though,
projected remittance growth
for 2009 to reach only 1.5
percent.
But he said he was also
“worried” because it took
has introduced the concept
of pre-negotiated reorgani-
zations and requiring receiv-
ers to have certain qualifica-
tions, it added.
This would help compa-
nies in financial distress to
act before going bankrupt.
Currently, the Philip-
pines is among the most
difficult places in the world
to close a business, taking
5.7 years to do so and log-
ging a recovery rate of only
4.4 cents on every dollar
spent.
It is also among the most
costly in the world at 38 per-
the country five years for re-
mittances to be above 1998
levels (US$7.578 billion
was recorded in 2003) and
there were signs that remit-
tance growth rates in terms
of volume and value were
slipping to the single-digit
levels.
Ang said while the
World Bank (WB) forecast
a decline in remittances,
he forecast a five-percent
growth rate in remittance
inflows this year.
The forecast was slightly
above his plateau range but
lower than BSP Governor
Amando Tetangco’s double-
digit growth forecast.
Tetangco’s forecast de-
fied WB projections that the
global economic crisis in
MONEY
cent cost of estate.
Starting a business is
also not that easy in the
country.
It takes 15 procedures
and 52 days to do so.
On average around the
world, it takes about eight
procedures and 36 days to
start a business.
The World Bank’s Do-
ing Business report analyzes
regulations that apply to an
economy’s businesses dur-
ing their life cycles, includ-
ing start-up and operations,
trading across borders,
paying taxes, and closing a
developed countries (where
most of the world’s migrants
are) would hit on migrants’
remittances to developing
countries.
Global remittance flows,
the WB said, would decline
by 7.3 percent this year.
The sources of risk to
the remittance outlook in-
cluded uncertainty about
the duration of the crisis and
unpredictable movements in
exchange rates.
Flows to Latin American
nations, including Mexico,
and Sub-Saharan African
nations were seen to decline
while money to South Asia
and Southeast Asia “have
been strong but are expected
to decline somewhat,” the
WB report said.
business.
It does not measure se-
curity, macroeconomic sta-
bility, corruption, skill level,
or the strength of financial
systems.
“Despite the many chal-
lenges, in 2008/09 more
governments implemented
regulatory reforms aimed
at making it easier to do
business than in any year
since 2004,” the report also
added.
It documented 287 re-
forms undertaken by 131
economies between June
2008 and May 2009.
This is 20 percent more
than the level recorded the
year before.
Crisis does breed re-
forms, the report noted.
For 2008/09, most re-
forms were part of longer-
term efforts to increase
competitiveness and encour-
age firm and job creation by
improving the regulatory
environment for businesses,
it said.
“Analysis of six years
of Doing Business reforms
finds that in relatively poor
but well-governed econo-
mies, a 10-day reduction in
start-up time was associated
with an increase of 0.4 per-
centage points in the growth
rate and 0.27 percentage
points in the investment
rate,” the report said.
In response to the cri-
sis, the WB report cited the
Philippine government’s
move to extend unemploy-
ment benefits.
Chile, China, Germany,
Japan, Mexico, Thailand
and Vietnam did the same,
the report said.
In Brazil, Canada, and
the United States, the re-
sponse was via an extended
period over which unem-
ployment benefits are paid.
In Italy, it was to expand
coverage to those who pre-
viously did not qualify.
Korea provided aid to
vulnerable workers put on
temporary unpaid leave.
Most reforms took place
in developing economies.
Rwanda, a Sub-Saharan
African economy, emerged
as the world’s top reformer
of business regulation.
But overall, Singapore
remains the easiest place to
do business in the world.
The island republic has
been No. 1 for four years in
a row.
The Philippines is
ranked 144th globally, slip-
ping a few notches from its
previous ranking of 141.
This was due mainly to
the aggressive stance taken
by many other developing
economies on regulatory
reforms.
In East Asia and the
Pacific, its rank places the
country 21st on a ladder of
24 economies in the region.
PNA
3 P.M.

‘We’ve got the best
fighter here’ -- Roach
Let Miguel Cotto “pull
a Mayweather” and come in
heavy.
“I’m prepared for that
possibility,” Freddie Roach
said about the World Box-
ing Organization welter-
weight champion, going
two pounds heavier than
the required catch weight of
145 pounds when he fights
Filipino phenomenon and
world’s pound-for-pound
(P4P) king Manny Pacquiao
at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas on Nov.
14.
Roach, Pacquiao’s train-
er, said he was not a bit wor-
ried about the catchweight
surplus.
“One or two pounds
heavier, we are not worried.
We have the best fighter
here,” he said, as he went on
his rounds to look after the
eight-week training regimen
of Pacquiao in Baguio City,
before they enplane to the
US for more preparations
for the match against Cotto.
Weakness
Roach, in an interview
with GMA News, said Cotto
has one glaring weakness.
“He’s not strong to the
body. I think we have to
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COUNTRY
THE PHILIPPINES
AGE
PUERTO RICO
28
break him down in the ear-
lier rounds and work at the 5’61/2” HEIGHT 5’7”
body a lot.” 67in. REACH 67in.
“Manny’s really never 49-3-2 W-L-D 34-1-0
been a great body puncher, 37 KO 27
but he can do some dam-
age to the breadbasket,” he MANNY PACQUIAO MIGUEL COTTO
said.
But Pacquiao’s fast,
slashing-style punches up
Newest Filipino boxing sensation, Marvin Sonsona
above could probably cut
Cotto and his vulnerable
face up within just a few
rounds, and give the Fili-
pino boxing icon a big early
advantage.
Roach also had a piece
of advice to Pacquiao, who
is contemplating on trying
his luck on the political ring
for the second time.
Beat Floyd Mayweath-
er, Jr. first in an ultimate
battle for the mythical P4P
title before hanging up your
gloves.
“I would like (Manny)
to finish with beating May-
weather,” Roach said.
Pacquiao, however, in-
sists on running for public
office, despite a miserable
loss in the last local elec- Marvin ‘Marvelous’ Sonsona (3rd from left), the newest Filipino world boxing wonder, poses with his
tions. promoter and handlers -- to include Philippine Consul General in Toronto Alejandro Mosquera (2nd
Pacquiao has also admit- from right) following his victory by unanimous decision over former WBO junuior bantamweight title
ted that his career is near its holder Puerto Rican Jose Lopez. The fight was staged at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in
end. badlefthook.com Orilla, Ontario. Photo: CARLOS DE LEON
36 MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
SEPTEMBER 2009 ENTERTAINMENT
32nd Gawad Urian for excellence in filmmaking winners
SHOWBIZ
POLLWATCH
♥ Will Vi be Veep?
♥ What? VP Willie?
♥ Dingdong for Noynoy
“Kung tatakbo man ako uli, another term as governor,
but definitely not as vice president. Kung papipiliin, ang
focus ko lahat nasa Batangas,
hindi yung national position na
vice president. Hindi ako handa
para diyan.”
This Batangas Governor
Vilma Santos once declared in
an interview with the Internet- Serbis, the story of a family forced to run a prostitution den inside a movie theater, won Best Picture at
based Philippine Entertainment the 32nd Gawad Urian awarding ceremony on Sept. 19. The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, a society
Portal (PEP). of film critics, also cited Serbis director Brillante Mendoza as Best Director. Other Gawad Urian win-
But with signs that the admin- ners were Francis Xavier Pasion for Jay, Best Screenplay; Ronnie Lazaro of Yanggaw, Best Actor; Myl-
istration party is courting Santos ene Dizon of 100, Best Actress; Coco Martin, Jay, Best Supporting Actor; Aleera Montalla, Yanggaw,
-- a multi-awarded actress and Best Supporting Actress; Benjamin Padero and Carlo Tabije, Serbis, Best Production Design; Odyssey
Philippine cinema icon, will she Flores, Serbis, Best Cinematography; Chuck Guttierez, Francis Xavier Pasion, and Kats Serraon, Jay,
SANTOS give in to be the running mate of Best Editing; Popong Landero, Hunghong sa Yuta, Best Music; Romy Lopez and Eduardo Velasques,
Lakas-Kamp-CMD presidential Yanggaw, Best Sound; Milo Tolentino, Andong, Best Short Film; and Peque Gallaga, Natatanging Ga-
aspirant Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro in the wad for Lifetime Achievement.
May 2010 national polls?
The answer will come when the party conducts its na- Richard G.
tional convention soon.
Meanwhile, the Nacionalista
Party denied reports that it was
wooing TV host Willie Revil-
stargazing posts bail
Actor Richard Gutierrez
lame to be the running mate of
standard-bearer Senator Manny
Ded Na Si Lolo entered to 82nd Oscars has posted a P30,000 bail
to gain temporary freedom,
Villar for the 2010 elections. Filipino drama-comedy film Ded Na Si Lolo is the Philippines’ entry to the 82nd Acad- after homicide charges were
Party spokesmen said Sen. emy Awards’ best foreign language film category, to be presented at the Kodak Theater laid against him in connec-
Villar never made the rumored in Hollywood on March 7, 2010, according to abs-cbnnews.com. The Soxie Topacio film tion with the death of his
VP proposal to Revillame; not revolves around a child whose grandfather dies, but his family’s superstitions get in the personal assistant Nomar
even an offer for a senatorial way of the mourning. The flick stars Elizabeth Oropesa, Gina Alajar, Roderick Paulate, Pardo in a road mishap in
slot, according to PEP. Manilyn Reynes, Dick Israel and BJ Forbes. Judy Ann Santos’ Ploning was the country’s Silang, Cavite on May 22.
But previous reports said that entry to the 2009 Oscar Awards. Gutierrez posted bail at
Villar was willing to reserve a the Quezon City Regional
REVILLAME
slot for the TV host if he opts to
run for senator.
Malacañang denies hand in Dukot x-rating Trial Court Branch 216.
Earlier, the Office of the
“Oo, naman, very qualified naman si Willie, wala na- Malacañang again clarified that it did not intervene with the decision of the Movie and Provincial Prosecutor filed
man akong nakikitang problema kay Willie,” Villar said in Television Review and Classifications Board (MTRCB) to initially ban a film portraying charges of Reckless Impru-
a press conference last month. the human rights situation in the Philippines from public view, according to gmanews. dence Resulting in Homi-
Sen. Villar and Willie’s close alliance may have rooted tv. The MTRCB initially recommended an X-rating to the movie Dukot (Desaparecidos) cide against Gutierrez.
from their previous business deals. The TV host’s new 500 for showing a picture of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo hanging in the wall of a The case, spurred by a
to 600 million peso Wil Theater Mall, for instance, is alleg- military office. The agency later allowed the showing of the film with an R-18 rating complaint of Pardo’s wife
edly a co-venture with the senator, who owns several com- after the filmmaker agreed to cover the President’s picture in the scene. Joel Lamangan’s Lorayne, was sent to the
panies involved in real estate. Dukot (Desaparecidos) saw screening at the Montreal World Film Festival from Aug. 27 municipal trial court.
In another development, PEP to Sept. 7. Dukot, written by Bonifacio Ilagan, stars Iza Calzado, Snooky Serna, Emilio Chief provincial pros-
said Philippine showbiz heart- Garcia, Gina Alajar, Robert Arevalo, Felix Roco, Raquel Villavicencio, and Allen Dizon. ecutor Emmanuel Velasco
throb Dingdong Dantes made The films shows the torture and suffering that young activists (portrayed by Allen and Iza) said state prosecutors Larry
known his admiration for the underwent when they were abducted by state security forces. Cabero, Alexander Leveri-
idealism of Senator Noynoy za and Rosa Elmina Villarin
Aquino, who of late bared his
intent to run for president in the
Jinkee Pacquiao’s style and substance saw probable cause.
The charge sheet said
2010 polls. Jinkee Pacquiao, a newbie endorser and wife of boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pac- Gutierrez was “overspeed-
Dantes is said to have been quiao, has been named one of People Asia magazine’s “women of style and substance,” ac- ing.”
a unanimous choice of the chil- cording to abscbnnews.com. People Asia editor-in-chief Joanne Rae Ramirez said Jinkee The sheet added: “(Guti-
dren of former Sen. Benigno “is an embodiment of both style and substance” and the latter made it on the magazine’s errez), being the driver, in-
Aquino and former President top 18 list because of her physical attributes. “Bukod sa pagiging maganda ni Jinkee at control and in-charge of a
Corazon Aquino to be Noynoy’s DANTES kaaya-aya niyang pananamit, tandaan natin na siya ang asawa ng hinirang na most influ- Nissan GT-R sedan ... will-
endorser. ential Filipino. (Si Manny) nasa list ng Time magazine na 100 most influential Asians. fully, unlawfully and feloni-
“Mag-uusap pa kami nang pormal ni Kris (Aquino) Ngayon, kapag hinirang mo ang champ, dapat hirangin mo din ang babaeng nagbibigay ng ously managed without due
once she arrives from Hawaii. But like what I told her, lakas sa kanya. Kaya iyon ang substance ni Jinkee. Siya ang babae sa likod ng kampeon,” regard to traffic laws ... by
deeply honored ako sa request ng family niya that I’d be Ramirez said. Also in the list are ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. managing director Gina Lo- driving the said motor ve-
Senator Noynoy’s youth spokesman,” Dantes said. pez, Sen. Loren Legarda, and young businesswoman Camille Villar. hicle at speeds grossly in
“It is a huge responsibility ... I’m interested to hear his excess of the limits allowed
programs, particularly for the youth,” he said. “Very soon, I
will make a formal announcement as to who my choice for
Dolphy seeks National Artist plum, shoots Juan by law, (bumped) a Meralco
concrete post and three co-
President and Vice President will be for 2010.” Philippine Comedy King Dolphy, like any other actor, has told abscbnnews.com that it conut trees with tremendous
Relatedly, newest Darna starrer Marian Rivera, who is has been his ultimate dream to be listed in the rolls of the Order of National Artists. His impact causing multiple
linked to Dantes, has also joined the Noynoy for President supporters said the 81-year old actor had been cited for his invaluable contributions to injuries to.Nomar Pardo y
bandwagon, according to Kris Aquino. the film industry. Dolphy joked: “Sabi ko nga make-up artist na lang o national arthritis Estes which resulted to the
Ranking television host and entertainment writer Boy award.” Dolphy is shooting his comeback film Juan, which will also feature Willie Revil- latter’s untimely death to
Abunda has likewise thrown in his support to the Noynoy- lame, Eddie Garcia and sons Epi Quizon, who will play the young Dolphy, and Vandolph. the damage and prejudice
Mar Roxas team-up. Juan, directed by another of Dolphy’s sons, Eric Quizon, is an official entry to the Metro of his heirs.”
At the sidelines, Piolo Pascual said he would like to Manila Film Festival in December. Juan tells the story of a senior citizen who desperately If Gutierrez is found
know first Noynoy’s moral ascendancy and Diether Ocam- wants to appear on “Wowowee” where he will meet again his one true love after years of guilty of the charges, he is
po wanted to fully comprehend Noynoy’s youth programs not seeing each other. likely to get a six-year jail
before both would comment on supporting the candidate. term. Internet sources
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‘Toronto’ in PAG art show
The Philippine Artists
Group of Canada (PAG)
will pay tribute to Canada’s
biggest city in an art show
aptly called ‘Toronto’ at
the Cedar Ridge Creative
Center from Oct. 4 to 17.
From Toronto’s
bustling downtown core
with its skyscrapers to the
scenic parks and homey
villages, PAG captures
the colors and spirit of
the vibrant city in various
styles -- from traditional
to impressionistic to
downright abstraction done
in oil, acrylic, watercolor
and other media.
The formal opening
ceremony is on Oct. 10 at
2 p.m..
Guests are Philippine
Consul General Alejandro
Mosquera, Councillor Paul PAG MEMBERS AFTER A MEETING
Ainslie, PNB Remittance
regional head Feliciano school in Mississauga, the the PAG show is fast
Miranda III and Marissa group continues to grow in becoming an annual event
Buyco-Corpuz, founder of passion and stature. being anticipated by the
the Pilipino Canadian Art The PAG roster includes community specially by
Collectors Club. Rolly Abarilla, Jun Afable, the growing number of art
They will be joined by Teody Asuncion , Ma. buyers, collectors and other
other community leaders, Nellie Bautista, Celia enthusiasts.
art lovers, families and Correa, Cobie Cruz, Frank The Philippine
friends. Cruzet, Jhun Diamante, Consulate in Toronto is
Led by president Romeo Tony Doctor, Rol Lampitoc, traditionally the show’s
Masalunga, a sculptor/ Sr., Romi MananQuil, presenting sponsor while
painter known for his Koni Marcoux, Calixto PNB Remittance (Canada)
statue of first Filipino saint Quiachon, Frank Tonido is the group’s biggest
Lorenzo Ruiz now standing and Nelia Tonido. sponsor for the longest
at the lobby of a Catholic On its 21st year, time. PR
38 MANILA MEDIA MONITOR
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1. Minsan pa
5. Kaibigan 12 13 14 Melchor Galeon and Flor Vendiola of affiliated companies Mhel’s Fine Foods
8. Tigmak and FV Foods smile for the Manila Media Monitor lens at the recent press
12. Tela ng hayop 15 16 17
conference of Ultrasound Promotions Inc.’s concert production of the “Men
13. Kawangis 18 19 20 21 of the 80s” in Toronto. The two are frequently seen at major concert and stage
14. Sapot ng gagamba events in support of local promoters and producers. Mhel’s Fine Foods’ and
15. Isang pananong 22 23
FV Foods’ market share in their industry has risen tremendously in recent
16. ___gid, lihim
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 years, and now have three branches in the GTA (Scarborough, downtown
17. Pagsalat
T.O. and Mississuga) to serve its growing number of customers.
18. Gilid ng bangin 32 33 34 35
20. Sutsot
22. Halik 36 37 38 39 40 41 TIFF’s Dinig Sana Kita cast signs in
23. Anak na lalaki
42 43 44
24. Titulo
28. Iunday ang itak 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
32. Barkilyos
33. Hawak na pera 52 53 54 55
35. Enerhiya
56 57 58
36. Giliw
39. Kasintahan 59 60 61
42. Lamanglupa
44. Pangalan ng babae
45. Dala-dalahan 4. Balak 31. Bantay ng bahay
48. Nakahandusay 5. Laganap 34. Salaula
52. Paunang suweldo 6. Dakilang boksingero 37. Taga-ayos ng tubigan
53. Asam 7. Linlang 38. Sinisa
55. Paglilipat tanim 8. Bitbit 40. Salitang Grego
56. Inis 9. Aborsiyon 41. Pagpuna
57. Tinapay 10. Kopya 43. Idarang
58. Pro _______ 11. Sawata 45. Antabay
59. Time-out, sa Tagalog 19. Peluka 46. Inuman
60. Apelyidong Intsik 21. Mapalot 47. Alapaap Dinig Sana Kita (If I Knew What You Said) actors (from left) Zoe Sandejas
61. Arina at hipon 24. Walang baraha 49. Bitak and Romalito Mallari, the first Filipino deaf actor cast in a lead role, sign
25. Agrabyado 50. Marupok autographs for fans during a visit at the Filipino Centre Toronto. The stars
PABABA 26. Rin 51. Ama came with Filipino filmmaker Mike Escareal Sandejas. Dinig Sana Kita
1. Balita 27. Pa_____, hulog 54. Titulo ng banal revolves around a romance between a girl rocker and a deaf dancer. It was
2. Grabe 29. Muhlach, artista one of two Philippine entries in the Toronto International Film Festival and
3. Luto ng kanin 30. Titulo ng bayani (Sagot sa PAHINA 32) was screened at the AMC on Sept. 11, 13 and 19. Photo: AIDA D’ORAZIO
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