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Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said the amount cov-ers expenses for transportation, accommodation, food, equip-

StackS of container vanS are seen at the heavily congested port of Manila. The City of Ma-nila lifted on Sept. 13 the controversial truck ban to give the national government a free hand to decongest the ports of Manila. (Story on page 2).

MANILA, Philippines - The government is spending P31.9 million for President Aqui-no’s eight-day visit to Europe, Malacañang

said yesterday.

ment and other requirements of the President and his delegation for their working visit to Spain, Belgium, France and Germany.

“Our Chief Executive is ex-pected to meet government and business leaders in Madrid, Brussels, Paris, and Berlin, as well as members of the Filipino communities there,” Ochoa said in a statement.

“We anticipate having stron-ger friendship and trade rela-

MALACAñANG is sup-porting a plan of the Interior department to work with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in conducting lifestyle checks on police officials, with a Palace official saying yesterday that tax chief Kim Henares “can work fast.”

D e p u t y p r e s i d e n t i a l spokesperson Abigail Valte told state-run radio dzRB that the checks would be confi-dential and the results known only when cases are filed by the BIR.

Valte was asked to react to Interior Secretary Mar Roxas’ statement that he is planning to coordinate with the BIR for possible lifestyle checks on members of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Roxas said the lifestyle checks aim to weed out cor-rupt PNP members and make them accountable for their misdeeds.

He floated the possibility of a lifestyle check in the wake of recent criminal incidents

Palace wants lifestyle check on PNP execs

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MANILA (Sept. 15) - Malacañang yesterday hailed the indefinite lifting of the Manila truck ban, saying this would decongest the Port of Manila and ease pressure to increase consumer prices.

“The lifting is timely be-cause the Christmas season is approaching. This will help in decongesting the Port of Manila,” deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte told state-run radio dzRB. “We expect the easing of inflation-ary pressure on prices because the supply of our products will be continuous.”

Valte said the Metropolitan Manila Development Author-ity (MMDA) is ready to work with stakeholders to facilitate the traffic flow in Manila.

On Saturday, the City of Manila lifted the controversial truck ban to give the national government a free hand to decongest the ports of Manila.

The lifting of the truck ban was contained in Executive Order 67 signed by Mayor Joseph Estrada.

Various sectors have raised concerns about the possible impact of the truck ban on the prices of goods and the

country’s economic growth.Critics believe the ban will

only cause traffic jams in other areas and delay the delivery of goods.

Estrada said the truck ban was lifted to prevent conflict between Manila traffic enforc-ers and the national govern-ment tasked to solve conges-tion in the port area.

“In fairness to the Presi-dent, only the truckers are blaming us. That is why I’m giving them the chance to de-congest the ports,” the mayor said.

Under the daytime truck ban, eight-wheeler trucks with a gross weight of more than 4,500 kilograms are not al-lowed in Manila’s streets from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The lifting of the ban means that Manila will once again implement the truck ban hours set by the MMDA.

Valte said she does not know whether Malacañang and Estrada had prior discus-sions about it.

She, however, maintained that the Cabinet is always ready to talk to Estrada to ad-dress port congestion. Philstar

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involving law enforcers, in-cluding a robbery along EDSA in Mandaluyong which was caught on video and went viral online early this month.

PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima has ordered an investigation into a “quota system” that reportedly forces police officers to collect weekly bribes from illegal activities on behalf of higher officials.

Purisima ordered the probe to determine the veracity of the information given by a ranking police officer, said Chief Su-perintendent Reuben Theodore Sindac, PNP Public Information Office (PIO) director.

“This is a serious allegation. We should check first the valid-ity but at the same time when the reports came out, there was an instruction to establish the validity and veracity of his al-legations,” said Sindac.

Sindac, however, pointed out that the ranking police of-ficer was not identified in the news report.

“We will take it at face value. First of all the officer who re-vealed the quota system was not named,” Sindac said.

He said the PNP would con-duct counter intelligence opera-tions to check the reliability of anonymous source.

The police source had re-vealed that the quota system on the weekly bribes that higher police officials receive and the proliferation of illegal drugs are the roots of corruption in the PNP.

The allegation was made amid reports that 12 policemen were linked to the EDSA gun-poking incident, which turned out to be an extortion scheme locally called “hulidap.”

Eight of the 12 policemen have so far been accounted for while the rest remain at large.

The source had claimed that if the police leadership really wants to get rid of corruption and scalawags in the PNP they should start cleaning their own ranks.

“They should stop the quota on bribes being demanded by higher officials to their sub-ordinates and closely monitor the activities of police officers assigned at anti-drug units,” said the source, who holds a sensitive position in one of the police districts in Metro Manila.

Quota, in police parlance, is the weekly money that lower-ranked officers are supposed to give to their superiors in exchange for their positions.

Sources told The STAR that the bribe quota ranges from P3,000 to P7,000 a week, de-pending on the assignment or unit of police officers.

He said the quota system varies from district to district and from police posts but there are always “bagmen,” police of-ficers that handle the collection and distribution. Police officials have practiced the quota system for decades now and Interior and Local Government Secre-tary Manuel Roxas II should now stop the scheme to purge scalawags from the PNP.

A source said that the quota system is hard to prove since erring policemen abide by a “code of silence.” Philstar/with Non Alquitran

MANILA (Sept. 15) - Three people perished while three others went missing after a pas-senger roll-on, roll-off (RORO) ferry sank off Southern Leyte on Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday.

Initial reports said 113 peo-ple were rescued 18 hours after the M/V Maharlika 2 sank at around 4 p.m. Saturday report-edly after developing steering problems off the coastal town of San Ricardo.

Two of the fatalities were identified as Armando Mosque-da and Rohima Ismael.

Citing the account of ship captain Juan Cayago, the PCG said there were a total of 116 people aboard the ferry when it left Lipata, Surigao at noon for Liloan, Southern Leyte.

The skipper said they were carrying 85 passengers and 31 crewmembers.

But the ferry’s manifest list-ed only 58 passengers and 26 crewmen. It also carried 13 rolling cargoes.

These figures, however, were inconsistent with what was reported by the provincial government.

Southern Leyte Gov. Roger Mercado said on his Twitter account that as of 7:05 a.m. yesterday, a total of 144 people had been rescued while only two were reported dead.

Mercado added that at the time the vessel sank, there was no adverse weather advisory in the area, although the south-west monsoon is prevailing over Southern Leyte.

The Coast Guard said it would include in its probe the discrepancy in the figures.

Maritime investigators,

3 dead, 3 missing as ferry sinks

however, ruled out the possi-bility of overloading as cause of the accident since the ferry had a capacity of up to 400 passengers.

Coast Guard officials said they were focusing first on search and rescue operations before looking into the cause of the sinking of the vessel owned by Archipelago Ferries Corp.

The RORO was ferrying at least 10 vehicles across, includ-ing buses, when it sank. The ferry left Lipata port at 11 a.m. and was supposed to dock at Liloan pier at 5 p.m.

Strong winds and big waves spawned by the prevailing monsoon and Typhoon Luis, however, apparently slowed

down the ferryboat and sank it midway.

Ruel Mallen, 22, from Davao City, a passenger of a Philtranco bus on board, said the ferryboat started to keel at around 2:00 p.m.

He said the crew then ad-vised them to wear life vests and reportedly started call-ing for rescue but no one re-sponded.

“When it was clear that the ship was already sinking, we jumped into the water. I saw one woman die on the spot just

a few minutes after we landed on water,” Mallen said.

Mallen, who was traveling with his three-year-old son Tristan, said they survived be-cause he threw the rubber boat near him to the water. He then threw his son on it before jump-ing into the water.

He said around 13 of them were able to get on the rubber boat. From that time, Mallen said the boat started listing to its side, and he kept his eyes peeled, planning for the worst. Philstar/with Ben Serrano

Most emerging Asian currencies fell on Monday as disap-pointing China data sparked concerns of a sharp slowdown in the world's second-largest economy when the U.S. Fed-eral Reserve is expected to raise interest rates earlier than forecast.

The South Korean won hit a near five-month low, while Indonesia's rupiah fell to its weakest in more than two months. The Philippine peso touched a five-week low.

Regional shares lost ground after data showed on Sat-urday that China's factory output grew at the weakest pace in nearly six years in August, missing market expectations, while growth in other key sectors also cooled.

That came as investors wait to see if the Fed will provide any signal on the timing of a rate increase at its two-day policy review starting on Tuesday.

As markets prepare for the meeting, giving the dollar a firm bias, one-month implied volatility in most emerging Asian currencies rose from historic lows.

"Weak Chinese data combined with increasingly hawkish expectations on the Fed should pressure Asian currencies during the early part of the week," said Frances Cheung, head of Asian rates strategy at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong.

Regional currencies may rebound later into the week if the Fed stays dovish, but that would be just "temporary," Cheung said. Philstar/Jongwoo Cheon/Reuters

Philippine peso hits 5-week low

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tions with Europe and the EU (European Union) after this trip of the President,” he added.

Aquino’s delegation includes Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Agriculture Sec-retary Proceso Alcala Jr., Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr., Socioeconomic Plan-ning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya, Secretary to the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras, Press Sec-retary Herminio Coloma, Presi-dential Management Staff chief Julia Abad, Presidential Protocol chief Celia Feria, Communication Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III and Undersecretary Rochelle Ahorro.

The visit, which started last Sept. 13 and ends on Sept. 20, is Aquino’s first trip to Europe since he assumed office in 2010.

In Madrid, the President will meet with Prime Minister Mari-ano Rajoy and King Felipe VI to thank them for keeping the Phil-ippines in Spain’s official devel-opment assistance program. He is also expected to visit and offer flowers at the Rizal Monument in the Spanish capital.

In Belgium, Aquino will meet with European Commission pres-ident José Manuel Barroso, Euro-

pean Council president Herman Van Rompuy, King Philippe and Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo. The President is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Egmont Institute to mark the 50th anniversary of the relationship between the Philippines and EU.

In Paris, Aquino will discuss bilateral issues with President François Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls.

He will also address an event organized by the French Insti-tute for International Relations and witness the signing of the Philippines-France Defense Co-operation Agreement.

In Berlin, the President will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Presi-dent Joachim Gauck to tackle maritime cooperation, hiring of nurses, and technical and voca-tional education and training.

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MANILA, Philippines — More than 1,700 families were affected by torrential rains brought by typhoon Luis in several parts of the country, the state emergency response agency said on Monday.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that a total of 1,723 families or 7,801 in-dividuals were displaced.

The affected persons are staying in 36 evacuation sites in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4-A, Cordillera Administrative Region,and the National Capital Region, the NDRRMC said.

Meanwhile, the NDRRMC said that the death toll during the height of the typhoon stood at three while three others were hurt. Philstar

Over 1,700 familiesaffected by ‘Luis’

a man reacts as he is hit by waves along a promenade in Manila, phil-ippines on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. The philippine weather bureau said Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally called Luis, was located based on all available data at 266 km north northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or at 347 km east Southeast of Casiguran, Aurora with maximum winds of 120 kph and gustiness of up to 150 kph. it is forecast to move West northwest at 20 kph. ap/aaron favila

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Lav Diaz is at i t again — that is, winning awards abroad.

Close on the heels of Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon (From What is Before) winning Best Picture at the re-cent Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, Lav’s Nor te, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan (at four hours and 10 minutes, one of the shor test of his works) bagged the Best Film Award at the just-concluded First Pancevo Film Festival in Serbia.

Funfare contributor Celso de Guzman Caparas quoted the jury’s statement:

The Filipino film Nor te, the End of History exposes the influence that unsolved and catastrophic tensions of modern-day social relationships and processes have on the individual, and on his feelings of ethics, justice, and responsibili t y. Director Lav Diaz con-fronts the questions posed by Dostoyevsky in Crime and Punishment wi th contemporary and dif ferent ideological concepts. By using a specific and original

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film language (long shots, authentic and almost documentary-like acting, a suggestive narrative) Nor te manages to tell a shockingly epic story which denounces contemporary civilization.

Noted Celso, “The jury was com-posed of Vladislava Milosavljevic (Ser-bian actress), Bobo Jelcic (Croatian film and theater director) and Branislav

Dimitrijevic (Serbian ar t historian, critic and curator).”

The Pancevo event is an interna-tional shor t and feature film festival held from Sept. 3 to Sept. 7 in Pancevo which is one of the biggest industrial towns in Serbia. The filmfest featured more than 50 international ti tles, rang-ing from documentaries and fiction

films, to experimental and essay films of shor t, medium and long meter, screened at several locations and cinemas.

At this year’s Urian Awards, Nor te also won Best Picture and Best Actress (for Angeli Bayani). It’s showing in some Metro Manila theaters until Sept. 16. Watch i t.

Sid lucero in a scene from norte which is currently showing (until Sept.

16) in some Metro Manila theaters.

Kristel Moreno, who was bashed online because of her Star Magic ball outfit, said that her gown was designed by Hollywood-based Filipino designer Rocky Gathercole, who already made outfits for Katy Perry and other interna-tional stars.

Moreno added that Jennifer Lopez wants it for her upcoming concert.

During the Star Magic Ball red-carpet interview, Kristel Moreno confidently said she is not wearing any undergar-ment. Moreno, 23, is a former member of Sex Bomb Girls.

Alex Brosas of Bandera wrote, “Easily, Kristel Moreno is the worst dressed star-let of the night. Her black, see-through number was a big disappointment as she looked like an eye sore.” What added to the ugliness was her plumped body that doesn’t have any shape – clearly she doesn’t have fashion sense.

Kristel Moreno said she was really hurt with how the netizens reacted. Some write-ups even included her in the list of worst dressed in the Star Magic event.

“Thank you, at least they noticed me, better than not,” she told Mario Dumaual of ABS-CBN. Grace Gonzales/angmalaya.net

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Straight up

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Fear not, child of God. No one knows

what a day may bring. Who knows if we will all make it

through this week? But our God is faithful to keep every one of his

promises. Nothing can happen to us except it first pass through

the hands of a loving God.

God intends to give usa future filled with hope

Safety consciousness

Immigration policy changes needto focus more on families

THERE are countr ies around the world like the Philippines, India and

Ukraine that require visas in or-der to come to Canada. On the other hand, there are countries that do not require visas like the USA, England and Australia. Every year thousands of people from across Canada will marry people from another country. It is so much easier if you hap-pen to marry someone from a country where visa is not re-quired because it’s never really a problem in terms of the newly married couple being together.

However, if you happen to find your soul mate (spouse) from a country where a visa is required, you can anticipate a lengthy period of being apart from each other while wait-ing for your spouse’s visa, not to mention many other issues that could potentially end up causing stress on your relation-ship. If you travel to the Philip-pines and marry someone, your spouse can not come to Canada until he/she has been issued a visa which now takes over one year in most cases and in some

My office will continue to attempt to get some

justice on this particular file which actually origi-

nates out of India but there are similar files

from the Philippines. It should be noted that if my constituent had met and married a girl from a country where a visa was not required, this issue would not be a

problem.

After being in the Philippines for a month you come back to Canada and submit your ap-plication to sponsor your new bride. After a few months, and missing your bride, you make a surprise visit to the Philippines and you stay for another month. Shortly after your return to Canada, your wife tells you that she is pregnant and you are both excited about the prospect of having a baby.

As the months go by, you become anxious to get the visa from immigration that would

cases it could take up to three years.

With this in mind, recently while meeting constituents at McDonald’s, I was approached by someone who was having a problem with immigration and he is very desperate about get-ting his wife here in Canada. Imagine flying down to the Philippines a year and a half ago and marrying a young lady who you have known for several years.

AT LEAST this time the death toll was relatively low. As of last night, there were three reported fatalities, three others remained missing, while the rest of the passengers and crew

of the roll-on, roll-off ferry M/V Maharlika had been rescued by other vessels. The RORO listed and sank Saturday afternoon off Southern Leyte reportedly after being buffeted for several hours by strong winds and powerful waves spawned by the southwest monsoon.

Some reports blamed steering problems for the accident, but maritime authorities have yet to start an inquiry into the sinking – one of many that the nation has seen with alarming regularity all over the archipelago for several decades.

Even with the low death toll, the Maharlika disaster should prod maritime authorities to tighten enforcement of shipping safety rules. Authorities said the RORO was not overloaded, car-rying only half of its passenger capacity plus 13 vehicles. But the ship manifest appeared to be grossly inaccurate, reportedly listing only 58 passengers and 26 crewmembers. Philippine Coast Guard officials said there were 116 people aboard, while provincial of-ficials placed the number of survivors at 144.

Maritime transportation fares are lower than airfare, making ferries popular in this country. With 7,100 islands, certain areas are also accessible only by sea or helicopter. RORO vessels have made maritime travel even more popular, with passengers no longer needing to transfer from bus to ship to bus again to reach their destinations.

The popularity of maritime transportation should make it even more important for authorities to improve the enforcement of safety rules on ships. Whether the death toll is three or 300, every life is precious. Safety consciousness must be heightened especially with the approach of the Christmas season, a peak time for travel and a period in which some of the country’s worst maritime disasters have been recorded.

Ship operators must be governed by one overriding rule: safety first. Those who ignore the rule must be made to account for their negligence. Philstar

ROCK BOTTOM TRUTH:

“FOR I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV)

“To give you a future and a hope.”

I was fascinated to discover that some versions say “to give you an expected end.” That’s actually a good way to translate the Hebrew. God is not just giv-ing a vague promise that things are going to be better sometime, somewhere, in some situation. That’s true, of course, but this verse has a very specific focus. God has an appointed end for his people, and nothing will hin-der them from reaching that ap-pointed end. Though they could not see it, held as they were under total Babylonian domi-nation, seventy years down the road the same God who raised up a pagan king (Nebuchadne-zzar) to judge them will raise up another pagan king (Cyrus) to deliver them. And neither

pagan king was aware of his part in God’s plan. Each man acted according to his own free will, and God worked through those kingly decisions to bring his children home.

The end they expect will come—though not exactly as they expect it.

And not for 70 years.They will see the end that

God always intended.

God has no unfinished plans!They will see what God in-

tended from the beginning.Seen in this light, Jeremiah

29:11 becomes a great comfort, especially when we are going through hard times. It teaches us that God thinks of us, that his thoughts toward us are good, and then when his purposes have been completed, he will bring our troubles to their ap-pointed end.

This is the “hope and future”

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It is said that some people fear death the most. But in the case of a lot of people, what they fear most is being on the wrong side of Miriam San-tiago — with her sharp, fiery tongue that can cut you to pieces in a second. Who knows, she

may just be what the country needs.

Miriam’s tough talk

Move on(Deuteronomy 1:6-1:8) Did you know that the num-

ber one problem of the Chris-tian churches in the world today is contentment? May masama ba sa pagiging kuntento? Being contented in your life accord-ing to Apostle Paul is good but when it comes to the affair of the church especially on the growth, contentment is not a good reason.

In the Philippines a survey was conducted to know the average membership of the evangelical Christian churches. The result: the average church membership during their regu-lar worship services attendance ranges only from 30 to 70 be-lievers.

The real reason according to the survey is not the limita-tion of the growth expansion of churches but the contentment of church workers in maintain-ing this average number of attendance. Leaders are not focusing their attention in evan-gelization but by maintaining their regular programs as it is.

EW Tozer said that if most churches were asked, “What is the worst enemy the church faces today?” most would come up with the wrong answer. He says that many would say that the worst enemy of the church is liberalism.

Tozer goes on to say that, “The treacherous enemy fac-ing the church of Jesus Christ today is the dictatorship of the routine, when the routine becomes ‘lord’ in the life of the church. Programs are organized and the prevailing conditions are accepted as normal.

This is what had happened to the Israelites. Sa passage na ating batayan sa pag aaral makikita natin na ang Eleven Day Journey papuntang lupang pangako ay naging 40 long years of experience sa disyerto.

It was the desert entry point to the Promised Land. It was the place from where they sent the 12 spies to spy out the land. They had been held back and detained by God Himself. But

The past, both the good and the bad tend to keep us stuck in the present. If we have failed in the past then we may allow the past to tell us that we can or cannot be. We allow the past to destroy what God has for us in the

present.

one day, God said to them, you have stayed too long in this place. It is time to move out and move forward.

You have stayed too long in this place…. Hindi kaya ito din ang sinasabi ng Dios sa iyo ngayon? Hindi ko alam kung ano ang kalagayan mo sa buhay, Hindi ko alam ang sitwasyon mo, Hindi ko alam kung anong takbo ng iyong paglalakbay sa buhay, at kung sa oras na ito ay nasa sitwasyon ka na tila napakatagal mo na sa kalagayang iyan maybe God wanted you to move in other direction or advance into a better one.

I. Endure the Challenges (vs.1-6)

[Why?] If we observe, there are many hindrances for the Israelites to withstand the chal-lenges of life. And one of the greatest hindrances for them to move on is the:

A. Tendency to live for the past.

The past, both the good and the bad tend to keep us stuck in the present. If we have failed in the past then we may allow the past to tell us that we can or cannot be. We allow the past to destroy what God has for us in the present. But later on God will tell us also: "You have stayed too long in this place.”

Num. 13 – Their forefathers explored the Canaan but fail to enter with it because of lack of faith, instead they had been held back and detained by God Himself. Until now, they never forget it.

We are special beings in that

God has given us the ability to remember. Your memory may be your friend or your enemy. Negative things or positive!

Most of the times we dwell upon the negative and begin to feel sorry for ourselves. Some leaders do not want to lead be-cause of their previous failures. They do not want their failures to happen again. While others do not try because of the fail-ures they see from others.

But not only the negative things, even some very pleasant things hinders us to move on …

-Israelites in the wilderness (Numbers 14:3b-4)

“Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt? And they said to each other, we should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” [Because Egypt is a good place to live on]

May isang lalake na dahil sa brain tumor ay kailangang oper-ahan ang binigyan ng kanyang Duktor ng dalawang possibili-ties. Una ang maaring pagkawa-la ng kanyang memorya dahil sa operasyon o ang pagkawala ng kanyang paningin…Tinanong ng duktor ang pasyente kung ano ba ang mas nanaisin niya ang memorya o ang paningin? Sumagot ang lalake at sinabing ang aking paningin ang aking pipiliin dahil mas mahalaga para sa akin ang matatanaw at makikita ko sa kinabukasan sa halip na mga bagay na nandon sa aking nakalipas.

You see, those things can cripple us & hold us in bondage to the past.

So what shall we do to our past?

Let’s consult Apostle Paul for this particular problem.

In Phil. 3:13, Paul said, "I forget about what lies behind and reaching forward to those thins which are ahead."

So, the first things you should do according to Apostle Paul is to-

1. Forget the pastIn a Nike advertisement

some years ago, a voice came over the television saying, "I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." Those words were spoken by Michael Jordan, by most standards the greatest basketball player ever to play the game.

President Abraham LincolnWas defeated for the state

legislature in Illinois in 1832 He was defeated for Vice

presidential ticket in 1856He was defeated for Con-

gress in 1843 He was defeated again for

the Senate in 1858He was defeated for Con-

gress again in 1848 He became president in

1860 and lives on history as oneHe was defeated for the

Senate in 1855 of the GREAT-EST PRESIDENTS IN UNITED STATES.

Paul had a lot that was be-hind him. Paul had a very bad past.

He persecuted the church. He used his authority to kill Christians. By his own admis-sion he said, "I am chief of sin-ners." He could have walked around all his life with this tremendous burden of guilt crippling him & he would never have become the great apostle we know & love today.

But Paul said, "…forgetting what is behind…"

2. Start all over againAfter forgetting the past in

your minds, start all over again!Theodore Roosevelt said,

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."

Thomas Edison’s famous laboratories in New Jersey, were heavily damaged by fire one night in December, 1914. Edison lost almost $1 million worth of equipment and the record of much of his work. The next morning, walking about the charred embers of his hopes and dreams, the 67-year-old inventor said: "There is value in disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Now we can start anew."

Forget the past then start all over again!

3. Then, have a positive out-look on life.

Expecting the best means, don’t look anymore to the nega-tive areas of you life. Always be positive!

The Israelites are pessimist, when the spies saw the people in Canaan they afraid of their size. They said: “people living there are too strong, we seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes!

Job also was sometimes a pessimist, and in Job 3:25, he says, "Everything I fear and dread comes true."

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and no-ticed she had only three hairs on her head.

"Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today." So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

"H-M-M, " she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today." So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and no-ticed that she had only one hair on her head.

"Well," she said, "Today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had a

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THE fiery outburst of Sena-tor Miriam Defensor San-tiago during a committee

hearing of the Commission on Appointments reminded people just how feisty the senator can be. With some of the commit-tee members running late and with Ilocos Norte Congressman Rudy Fariñas insisting that a quorum for the confirmation of nominees for various Foreign Affairs posts was needed — the tough senator from Iloilo got ticked off.

In a typically cutting remark, Miriam blasted what she de-scribed as “legislative abuse,” saying: “I forced myself to come here to avoid prejudice to the 50 nominees from the DFA. Now he wants all their majesties from the House of Representa-tives to come at their own sweet time and for all of us to wait at their pleasure?”

Undoubtedly — Miriam is still in fighting form, “ready to punch” her foes despite her current illness which she an-nounced last July as Stage 4 lung cancer. According to the senator, every day she takes

an expensive “magic tablet” that takes the place of chemo-therapy without the debilitating effects. So far, the treatment seems to be going well with 80 percent of the cancer tumor having vanished according to her. A stickler for discipline, Miriam even joked during her announcement that the cancer cells are showing “excellent discipline” because they have not metastasized — which only goes to show that even tumors know better than to incur the ire of the gutsy senator.

Staring death in the face has made Miriam Santiago unafraid of anything and anyone. When she was Immigration Commis-sioner, she famously said, “I eat death threats for breakfast,” putting criminals to jail — from pedophiles to smugglers to

traffickers and illegal passport producers. Her in-your-face quotable quotes have made Miriam extremely popular with the youth. She articulates the sentiment of many people with deadly accuracy, spiced by acerbic wit and just the right amount of contempt. Using her quotable quote – these crimi-nals and scum of the earth are “the reasons why God created the middle finger.”

Miriam’s kind of tough talk has obviously struck a very strong chord among angry and frustrated Filipinos who feel that toughness and decisive-ness are what this country needs more than ever — what with everything seeming to go helter-skelter from the horrific traffic to disastrous MRT acci-dents, to DAP, PDAF and tales

of corruption. For one thing, the scalawags are very much back in the game, with members of the PNP seemingly not content with kotong and petty mulcting activities but big time crimes like fake drug busts, kidnap-ping and even murder-for-hire services.

It would seem the PNP needs someone like Miriam Santiago to whip it into shape. Lately, the image of the institution has been tainted with the con-fidence of the people eroded again. Instead of being wel-come, policemen nowadays are suspected of being criminals

in uniform. It seems PNP stan-dards have deteriorated, with some officers failing to set a good example to their men. In fairness though, we still have many friends in the PNP, both retired and active, dedicated to duty like PNP General (ret.) Art Lomibao and PNP Brigadier General Moro Lazo.

But then, what can one ex-pect when no less than Chief PNP Director General Alan Puri-sima himself seems to be lower-ing the standards for the organi-zation, proposing to downgrade the educational qualifications of police candidates from college degree holders to high school graduates? Purisima made the proposal even before his confir-mation as PNP chief, ostensibly because some think it beneath them to patrol the streets or direct traffic.

Arrogance and a sense of entitlement seems to have re-placed dedication to duty, not to mention “Service, Honor, Justice” — words on the PNP seal that should guide the thoughts and actions of the

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The Fairlady Z:

One mean

machine

Wheels and Tires:Sparco Racing 17" Aluminum RimsFront L/R - Contiental 235/40/17RRear L/R - Bridgestone Potenza 255/35/17R

Suspension:HSD Adjustable Height/Dampening Coilovers (Lowered 1/2" from stock)Upgraded F/R Heavy Duty Sway Bars and Adjustable EndlinksAdjustable Front Tension Rods

Exterior:'99 JSpec JDM Front BumperTwinZ Design Type 2 '99 JSpec Front LipTwinZ Design Type 1 Nose PanelBomex Bonneville Sideskir tsBomex Bonneville Rear Bumper LipTinted Windows (35% Rear, 50% Front)8000K Low beam HID Kit3000K PIAA Fog Light Bulbs

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This was the talk of the Pony Corral Show this past Sunday (September 7) as i t broke necks, had people walk around i t and simply got an "approved head nod" when i t was time for all of us to go.

Great job on your build Tom, can't wait to see this (fair)lady nex t year!

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THE Nissan Fairlady Z a.k.a Nissan 300zx (Z32) -- one of the company's best-selling spor ts cars -- was included in the Top Ten list for Car and Driver for seven consecutive years. It was also hailed as Impor t Car of the Year by Mo-tor trend.

Now, what makes the Z so darn special? Well, Mr. Tom Groth, who is also known by his local business Win-nipegHID, has had his Fairlady (1989 JDM Nissan 300z x) since high school.

Recently having worked on his engine all winter long, along wi th some future up and coming modifications being done while i t will most likely be seeing a garage in the nex t few months. Now for those that have never heard of the "Super HICAS" the Twin Turbocharged Z32s featured a then-new, active rear wheel steering systems called "Super HICAS", which was actuated hydraulically until 1994 when Nissan switched to an electric actuator.

The big news for enthusiasts, however, was the turbo up-grade: Twin Garret t turbo-chargers and dual intercoolers. This was good for 300 hp along with 283 lb·f t of torque.

Al though over the many years of ownership, Tom's done quite a few things to spice up his Fairlady Z.

Check i t out.

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Primetime TV's newest sensation, "Pure Love," starring Alex Gonzaga, Arjo Atayde, Yen Santos, Joseph Marco, Matt Evans, Yam Concepcion, Arron Villaflor and Ana Luna, reached a new milestone as it hit its high-est national TV rating since it premiered in July.

Based on data from Kantar Media last Tuesday (August 26), ABS-CBN's romantic drama series garnered a national TV rating of 23.5%--its highest since its premiere last July--or more than double the score of its rival program on GMA, "My BFF" (10%).

The top-rating episode featured the return of Ysabel (Yen) to the restaurant owned by Dave (Joseph) at Heaven's Cafe, and the beginning of Raymond’s (Arjo) suspicion about Ysabel’s true identity.

TV viewers will surely be more hooked with the story of "Pure Love," especially now that Diane (Alex)--through the body of Ysabel--has finally got her first pure love tear. Who among the people around Diane will shed that tear of pure love for her? Will she succeed in collecting three pure love tears before Scheduler's (Matt Evans) 40-day deadline?

ABS-CBN's newest family drama, "Hawak Kamay," led by Piolo Pascual, Iza Calzado, and Nikki Gil; along with child superstars Zaijian Jaranilla, Andrea Brillantes, Xyriel Manabat, and Yesha Camile was recently named this year's Dramang Pantelebisyon at the Parangal Paulinian 2014 at St. Paul College, Pasig. "Ha-wak Kamay" topped the list among other local drama programs through garnering the most student votes among the popula-tion of St. Paul College. The show was nominated as its mes-sages were in line with the institution's mission and vision, and was deemed apt for the growth of the youth. "Hawak Kamay" extends its gratitude to St. Paul Pasig for the recognition it was given. Catch "Hawak Kamay" on weekdays after "TV Patrol" on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida. For updates, visit and like "Hawak Kamay's" official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Hawak-KamayTV) and follow the program on Twitter and Instagram (@HawakKamayTV).

enable your pregnant wife to come to Canada. It is important to note that if my constituent’s wife does not get her visa before October 5, she would not be al-lowed to board a plane because she is due to deliver at the be-ginning of November. With that in mind, my office contacted an immigration official who told us that a decision will not be made until early October.

The sad reality of this story is that due to the lengthy pro-cessing time of this application, it is ultimately going to prevent this pregnant spouse from being able to land in Canada so that the baby could actually be born here in Winnipeg.

What makes it even worse is that, because the expectant mother is delivering at the be-ginning of November, the birth of the baby will delay the pro-cessing of the file because the

baby will need to get a medical examination done and reviewed by immigration before visas can be issued.

My office will continue to attempt to get some justice on this particular file which actually originates out of India but there are similar files from the Philippines. It should be noted that if my constituent had met and married a girl from a country where a visa was not required, this issue would not be a problem.

I do believe that we need to look at immigration policy with the idea of supporting our families and providing op-portunities through changes in policy that would enable the possibility for issues such as the example I just provided could be resolved more favourably. (www.mpkevin.ca)

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men and women in uniform. Unfortunately, this arrogance and sense of entitlement is carried over by some bad eggs when they leave the service. Take for instance that minor traffic incident involving US FBI agent Lamont Siler from the US Embassy and the owner of a Toyota SUV who was travelling in tandem with his barong-clad security entourage. It turns out the SUV owner is a former Bataan provincial police acting chief. A perfect example of the arrogance of power from a for-mer police officer and his men — pointing a shotgun, dragging Siler out of his car then punch-ing him. Make no mistake: the United States government will not let this pass.

I’m told by some of my me-dia friends that they noticed the haughty attitude of Purisima, saying the country’s top cop does not even have the cour-tesy to return calls. Anti-crime watchdog group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption also decries the “weak leader-ship” of Purisima, demanding

his resignation and saying his exit will save PNP especially because controversies and al-legations of corruption plus anomalous transactions worth millions follow Purisima like a sticky shadow.

That’s why when Miriam floated the idea of running again possibly with Senator Grace Poe as a potential run-ning mate, the idea caught on fast among many especially the youth — an estimated three million of whom will be casting their votes for the first time in 2016. These kids think the “Iron Lady of Asia” rocks because of the hilarious pick-up lines that they have come to anticipate every time she is on a speaking engagement.

It is said that some people fear death the most. But in the case of a lot of people, what they fear most is being on the wrong side of Miriam Santiago — with her sharp, fiery tongue that can cut you to pieces in a second. Who knows, she may just be what the country needs.

fun, fun day. The next day she woke up,

looked in the mirror and no-ticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.

"YEAH!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"

In Phil. 1:20, he says, "I live in eager expectation while I’m going through all these trials." Apostle Paul was an optimist. He could be cheerful even when life couldn’t be perfect.

Do you know that Moham-med Ali only lost two fights in his lifetime? And both of these fights had one thing in com-mon different from all the other fights: in a press conference prior to the fight, he said, "Now, if I lose this fight..." It’s the only time he ever said it, and he lost them both.

David went out to fight Go-liath and he took stones with him. Super confidence! Every-body else was saying, "He’s too big! We can’t kill him." David was saying, "He’s too big. I can’t miss!"

Matthew 9:29 said: "Accord-ing to your faith, it will be done to you."

Expecting the best means looking for the positive areas of your life! Don’t focus on the negative!

4. Make a bold step of faith

(v.7)Deut. 1:6-7. “You have

stayed at this mountain long enough. It is time to break camp and move on…”

Look at this phrase: Break the camp and move(v.7)

Why did God wanted to de-stroy their camp before leaving the place? They can bring them to the Promised Land or leave them in good structures that the travelers will benefit for it. Why? Because God wanted them to make a bold step of faith.

Julius Caesar, is one of the greatest commander of western history

When Julius Caesar landed on the shores of Britain with his Roman legions, he took a bold and decision step to ensure the success of his military venture. Ordering his men to march to the edge of the cliffs of Dover, he commanded them to look down at the water below.

To their amazement, they saw every ship in which they had crossed the channel en-gulfed in flames. Caesar had de-liberately cut off any possibility of retreat. Now his soldiers were unable to return but to advance and conquer!

God has said, “break the camp and move on...” If you

have been a Christian any length of time, you should be prepared for battle. You should be ready for service in His Kingdom.

You know, before, God didn’t ask that way. God sim-ply commanded them to go in or move on.

But because of their untow-ard attitude and tendency to back out for faithlessness like before, God wanted to make it sure of their obedience.

“Anyone who come after me and look back is not fit to become my disciple.”

Church workers today are like Israelites, changeable minds. They will commit today and gone tomorrow. Konting problema lang aatras agad!

Let’s make a bold step of faith to obey God once and for all! No turning Back!!!

( Winnipeg Unida Christian Church Will be Celebrating its 3rd Founding Anniversary. Worship Celebration will be at the North Centennial Rec-reation Family and Leisure Facility, 90 Sinclair Street Win-nipeg, Mb. Worship Starts at 10:00 am. Lunch Fellowship Will Follows after the Worship Service… Come and Celebrate with us) Contact Pastoruel 204 8070329)

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Last August 16, 2014 CFC (Couples for Christ ) Winnipeg made great strides in its ANCOP (Answering the Cry Of the Poor) Walk event held in Assiniboine Park to raise funds for the poor-est of the poor. With the help of key supporters who over the years have responded to the cry of the poor, approximately 600 generous people participated the walk.

This annual event was held to raise awareness and needed funds for the work of the poor, including providing shelter and child education programs to help lift the conditions of the poor in the Third World coun-tries, particularly the Philip-pines. Kenya, Nigeria and India.

The ANCOP Walk Event was successful and raised close to $60,000.00 which could not have been possible without the support of key supporters, our partners, participants and local organizations, our friends and relatives.

One of ANCOP Canada’s goals for this year is to sustain and support the education of 3,000 children from the poorest of the poor. ANCOP Winnipeg was assigned 216 children ($384.00 per child per year for the Elementary/High School and $768.00 for the College stu-dent). We are blessed enough that from the last report that we had from ANCOP Philippines that from the 120 (plus) ANCOP

College students who graduated from the past year we have two students who made it to the top 20 CPA Board Exam.

Also this year, there will be a free dental mission in ANCOP sites in Caloocan City and Or-moc City thru ANCOP Kindness In Action group by Winnipeg Dentist and Hygienist headed by Dr. Tom Colina on Dec. 20 to Dec. 31, 2014.

In 2013 ANCOP Walk, Larry Vickar & Tova donated $25,000.00 through the Jew-ish Foundation of Manitoba for the Livelihood program and to sustain the Education of the children in the ANCOP Vickar Rotary Portview Village in Camiguin Island, Southern

Philippines. For this year’s ANCOP Walk event, they have pledged another $25,000 for the ANCOP Child Sponsorship Program.

ANCOP Canada through Ancop Winnipeg would like to thank Larry & Tova Vickar of Vickar Automotive Group, Dr. Tom Colina of Pearl Family Dental Care and Ellice Dental Group, Janice Buttler/Michael Cordova of Scotia Bank, Ms. Sophie Cruz of SPC Express, Zaldy & Gina Ordonez of C& K Music and Victoria of Tim Horton Cruiser, all the friends, family, organizations, business establishments who made financial contributions and volunteered their time to

make this happen. Truly re-markable as they changed the lives of the recipients through their acts of love and charity unequalled and unmatched. May they continue to express their love for the poor in ev-ery event Ancop Canada is involved in.

On behalf of ANCOP Can-ada, the CFC ANCOP BCOP Winnipeg group would like to thank our ANCOP Partners, friends, CFC Community and supporters. You have provided continued support, and have touched the lives of the less fortunate with your love and generosity.

“May Our Lord God Bless us All for our Endeavours”.

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we all need.The engineers who designed

the Coke bottle knew it had to be heated in order to be strong. That curing process was abso-lutely necessary to produce a Coke bottle that could be used and reused. We might say that the engineers had a hope and a plan for those bottles, they had an “appointed end” by which the bottles would provide a re-freshing drink to people all over the world who would go to the corner grocery store and pay for a bottle of Coke. The baking in the oven guaranteed that that bottle could withstand heat and cold without shattering.

The curing of the Coke bottle was necessary and beneficial for its ultimate purpose. Passing through the furnace actually made it stronger. It is the same for you and for me. We cannot skip the “furnace times” of life. They are part of God’s purpose to make us ultimately useful. That may not seem like much consolation when you feel the heat blasting around you. But know this much. You will not be in the furnace a second longer than is necessary. When

your trial has come to its ap-pointed end—appointed by God himself—you will come forth stronger than before.

Ever-Increasing HopeWhat, then, should we say in

response to all of this? Our first and greatest need is to submit ourselves to our Heavenly Fa-ther and say very simply, “Lord, you know even though I don’t know. You see what is ahead even when all is dark to me. You have a purpose even when my life seems to be going in circles. Nothing that is happen-ing to me has come to me by chance. I bow down before you and say, ‘Blessed be the name of the Lord.’ Amen.” Surely we all need to pray like that every single day.

If this verse is true, then our position ought to be one of ever-increasing hope in the Lord. I admit that is hard to do when you see your child suffer-ing from cancer or when your marriage falls apart or your career dissolves or you cannot pay your bills or you suffer re-jection from those you thought you could trust. We all live in a fallen world, and we ourselves are fallen people, not yet what we could be or should be or someday will be. There is no Bible verse that can take away

the pain of this world. But Jer-emiah 29:11 leads us out of the darkness into the light.

When we read a verse like Jeremiah 29:11, we ought to ask ourselves, “What difference does being a Christian make?” We suffer as others suffer. We get sick, we face trouble, and we go through the full range of human experiences. Ask the Christians in Sudan if they know anything about suffer-ing. Ask the Christians in Saudi Arabia what it’s like to follow Jesus. Our brothers and sisters around the world face trouble every day because of their faith. Let me say again that I have no “magic verse” that can remove all your troubles, wipe away your tears, resolve all your conflicts, or bring you quickly out of the furnace. If anything, Jeremiah 29:11 is meant to help us while we are in the furnace with the certain truth that we are there for a purpose, that it won’t last forever, and that God will be glorified and we will be improved by our “furnace time.”

What difference does being a Christian make? Jesus Christ has died; he has risen from the dead. In his death he defeated sin; in his resurrection he de-feated death. Our two greatest enemies lie at his feet:

SinDeathHe utterly defeated them

both. And the Lord Jesus has purchased us with his blood and brought us into God’s family, guaranteeing our salvation. No wonder the Bible says, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)

If we know Jesus, we will have what we need, when we need it. That means that if you find yourself in the furnace of pain, difficulty, sickness and loneliness, then it must be true that in some way that we cannot clearly see, that you are where you are because you need to be there right now. That was true for the Jews in Babylon, and it is true for you and me wherever we happen to be. We can say it another way. If you needed to be somewhere else right now, you would be in that other place but you are where you are because of God’s providential oversight of your life.

Either we believe that or we don’t.

If we don’t, we are bound to end up unhappy, frustrated, miserable, filled with doubts, given to anger, and prone to seeking quick fixes instead of waiting on the Lord.

But if we believe that, then we will wait patiently on the Lord, believing that Babylon is better for us than Jerusalem, even as we wait for the day when we finally go home.

We’re not home yet. But we will be soon.Fear not, child of God. No

one knows what a day may bring. Who knows if we will all make it through this week? But our God is faithful to keep every one of his promises. Noth-ing can happen to us except it first pass through the hands of a loving God.

If your way is dark, keep believing. When your trial is over, you will say what the saints have said in every age, “The Lord was with me all the way.” Amen.

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(Pastor Fred Sebastian serves the Church of the Living Hope, 235 Enniskillen Avenue, Win-nipeg, Manitoba. Pastor Fred in-vites you to their services on Sun-days, beginning at 10:30 AM. We also have strong ministries for children, Youth and Young Adults. For more information: 204.633.2230/204.952.4460) e-mail: hope1@mymts.net)

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Winnipeg was represented with great pride and deter-mination at the annual NABA Tournament last Labor Day weekend in Glendale Heights, IL. The tournament consisted of over 133 basketball teams and 17 volleyball teams com-ing from USA, Canada and United Kingdom with 35 cities in total.

Our NABA delegations raised money to send players to represent the City of Winnipeg amongst eight basketball teams and three volleyball teams.

Winnipeg took home three trophies with most of our teams coming so close to the finals. With a double elimination rule it was tough to stay in the game but most of our teams hung on until late Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.

The Mosquitoes, our new and youngest edition to NABA, were surprised to have come so far into the tournament and played four games overall.

The Tykes division was al-ways a challenge. With such great talent we have in Win-nipeg, they fought hard and strong until the end though coming up short after five games.

Peewee, our undefeated Winnipeg team, took it all the way until the end as well. It was tough but they did not give up. Their determination to keep going found themselves defeating Virginia, Glendale Heights, Markham, Toronto and Washington DC to win the

championship. Bantam and Damsels, both

divisions with great skills, came up short. Bantam had it tough with 18 teams in their divi-sion, while the Damsels found themselves in the quarter finals but could not get through team Chicago. Overall both teams did Winnipeg proud.

The Open ladies division, consisting of young ladies 16 years and older, made it to quarter finals coming in 4th, beating Washington DC and Queens although they couldn't get past Glendale Heights nor Toronto.

The Juvenile Division found themselves reliving last year's final championship game all over again. Playing defend-ing champs Montreal in the first game in which last year we should have beat them and sent them to the losing bracket. Our boys had it tough from the beginning but worked their way to the quarter finals amongst 11 teams coming in 4th place at the end.

The Master team was placed in a tough bracket against Champions Chicago, then vet-erans of PBA New York Sipag in their second game. The players are proud that they were able to challenge themselves and play against PBA legends, like Ponky Alolor, Manny Victorino of Great Taste, Tim Coloso and Relosa of Toyota.

NABA is not only about bas-ketball; the tournament has also hosted volleyball tournaments

for the last three years as well. Winnipeg Coed team have been taking the title for three years and the Ladies bagged second place this year. NABA Volleyball is growing and it is truly a game of skill, strategy and energy with three to five sets played in every game.

NABA Winnipeg wants to thank our sponsors, players, and parents for a great summer of practices, fundraising and good times together as one big family. To our sponsors, thank you very much for your support!

Included you will find our summary of accounts to where your donation has been spent on for the teams.

Many thanks to our coach-es, (Mosquitoes) Mike Francis-co, Ken Tugade, (Tykes) Evert Pacheco, (Peewee) Mike Wyn-ne, Eric Fernandez, (Bantam) Jai Mendez, Riley Velasco, Mark Gatchalian, (Damsels) Tom Villanueva, Neil Blanca, (Juve/Masters) Angel Brana, (Ladies) Mike Tan, and (Vol-leyball) Jon Dejesus without your volunteered time through the season our teams could not have gotten as far as they did. We know it's tough pleasing everyone and we are grate-ful to you all for hanging in and not leaving your teams. Thanks again!

The NABA 2015 season will be held in Windsor, Ontario. For more information about NABA you can click on www.nabacentral.org or call (204) 293-7678.

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Unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. advised Filipino ring icon Manny "Pac-man" Pacquiao to focus on his upcoming title defense instead of thinking about a potential mega-fight against him.

Mayweather was bombarded with questions about a potential Pacquiao fight after he dis-patched of Argentina's Marcos Maidana in a rematch yesterday in Las Vegas.

"I'm not ducking or dodging

any opponent. If the Manny Pacquiao fight presents itself, let's make it happen," said May-weather, who will return to the ring on May 2015.

At the same time, Mayweath-er emphasized that Pacquiao should first take care of his own business. The "Pacman" is set to defend his WBO welterweight title against unbeaten American Chris Algieri this November at the Cotai Arena in Macau. abs-cbnnews

Floyd tells Pacquiaoto focus on Algieri

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AS much as we do not want to believe i t, fall is almost here. Waking up in the coolmorning, I can’t imagine summer has passed. Ihopeformoreweeksofsunnyday-sasIplan to continue my outdoor activi ties until the first snow fall. But since we are get ting thunderstorms lately, i t’s always safe to workout indoors.

Like I mentioned in our last issue, we have new classes we of-fer at Insahyu Gym and we are very excited. We have beginner’s boxing and beginner’s fi t-flow yoga.

Here are the health benefi ts of our new fi tness classes:

Fit-Flow YogaSafe, ef fective Yoga that is accessible & beneficial to all ages

and fi tness levels- Balance, Strength & Flexibili ty- Focus & Awareness- Injury Prevention- Stress Management- Improved Health

In & Out BoxingLearn the basics of boxing in a safe and structured environment- Stress Management- Improved Cardio- Increased Strength- High Energy & Fun- Circuit style trainingIf you are interested to try our Saturday classes (including

Zumba, Boxing and Yoga, mention this ar ticle and you get your first visi t free. Our classes are held at 250 Saulteaux Crescent. Visi t our fi tness classes schedule at www.insahyu.com

with boxing & yoga

Fightstress

Ricardo Martinez is a certified member of the Mani-toba Fitness Council. He is a Resistance Training Coach, Group Fitness Leader, Personal Trainer and Yoga In-structor. He is also certified through Canada Basketball to train youth ages 9-17 in all aspects of Individual skill development. He has worked with athletes at various levels and enjoys sharing his love of physical activity and sport with others. Always seeking to improve himself, he's always on the lookout for ways in which he can increase his knowledge, training and skillset.

In his spare time, Ricardo enjoys being physically active. He played basketball with his team, ShakaDula, in the University of Winnipeg Men's League since 2001, capturing 3 division titles along the way. He also enjoys swimming and hiking during the warm months, as well as yoga, boxing, kickboxing and geocaching as year round activities.

Professional Qualifications(2013) Basketball Canada's Train to Train Module

(ages 9-16)(2014) Individual Fitness Leader (Manitoba Fitness

Council)(2014) Resistance Training Instructor (Manitoba Fit-

ness Council)(2014) CPR & Emergency First Aid(2014) Fit-Flow Yoga Instructor

Athletic and Coaching Experience(1996-2000) JV Assistant Coach - Silver Heights Col-

legiate (2003-2005) Varsity Head Coach - Gordon Bell High

School (2013-present) WMBA Head Coach - Roblin Park

Community Club Basketball (2009 - present) Head Coach - Peace Gardens Legion

Athletic Basketball Camp(2000-present) ShakaDula Men's Basketball Program

- UofW Men's League

Written by: Melanie Talastas-Soriano CAT(C), Athletic Therapist, CFT, Fitness Trainer

Services we offer at Insahyu Training & Therapy: Athletic Therapy, Massage Therapy, Personal Training, Group fitness classes. For more information, visit our website at www.insahyu.com

We are located at 250 Saulteaux Crescent and 636 Notre Dame Avenue.

Call 204-691-1007 to book your appointment today!!!Visit our website: www.insahyu.comFind us on facebook: www.facebook.com/

insahyutraining&therapyFollow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/insahyuFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram/insahyu_

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About our Instructor

Coach ricardo Martinez

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The nine couples of “I Do” are set to face the first-ever challenge that will test their re-spective relationships in the newest realiserye that premieres on Saturday (August 30) on ABS-CBN.

In order to make the couples evaluate their relationship, host and council member Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo will suddenly ask the couples to decide whether each of them are ready to marry their partner on the same night without consulting each other.

The said challenge will create ten-sion as each of them grows anxious over what their significant other’s deci-sion will be. Who will say no and who will gamely say “I do”? How will the challenge affect the couples’ bond?

Get to know them and the love stories of engaged couple Carlo and Kara, who have been together for 11 years; neighbors t u r n e d l o v -ers Chad and Sheela; Chris and Karen, who have a n a l m o s t -two-decade age gap; three-month lovers Christian and Chelsea; business partners Emil and Honey; Harry and Princess, who are struggling to confront their haunting past; Korean-Pinay pair Jimmy and Kring; high school sweetheatets Kaiser and Jza-Jza; and young parents Miko and Marie.

“I Do” dares couples to get married in first challenge

Don’t miss the premiere of “I Do” with Juday, Jason Gainza, coach Pia Acevedo, and Dr. Julian Montano on Saturday on ABS-CBN. Watch it after “MMK” on Saturdays and after “Rated K” on Sun-days. For updates, visit ido.abs-cbn.com, like www.

facebook.com/ido.ph or follow @IDo_ph on Twitter.

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THERE are cer tain events in life you can’t control but you can plan for them.

Having a will and power of at-torney in place ensures your most impor tant wishes will be carried out. Life insurance ad-dresses the possibili ty of dying prematurely by providing your family the financial resources to carry on.

Having suf ficient heal th coverage means that in the event of a cri tical illness, you’ll have enough money to suppor t your family and the resources to concentrate on your recovery.

Take a closer look at an unexpected event and the health insurance solu-

tion that can protect your family and finances.

CRITICAL ILLNESS

Cancer, hear t at tack, stroke: Ca-nadians are more likely to experience one of these serious illness, or a host of others than they are to die before the age of 751. In the past, if you had a serious illness, your chances of sur vival weren’t nearly as good as they are today. For tunately, advances in medical technology have increased sur vival rates, while new financial products have provided the means to face recovery with more cer tainty and freedom.

During your recovery, you will want to focus on regaining your health and taking advantage of the technology and resources available today. In Canada,

the government pr ov ides some suppor t but will i t be enough for you?

Cri tical Illness insurance is one way to ensur e you’ll have finan-cial r esour ces. When diagnosed2 wi th an i l lness covered by the policy, you’ll be able to use the lump sum payment to:

• Take an ex tended leave from work

• Have a family member take time of f to be with you

• Cover everyday expenses like mor tgage payments, while protecting

your RRSP saving and other investments

• Choose medicine and treatments not covered by group , personal, or gov-ernment plans

• Travel to treatment centres

• Hire someone to take care of your business if

you own i t

Suppor t from the cri tical illness insurance benefi t helps you set your own recovery terms.

-----1-Munich Reinsurance Co., 20082-The insured person must survive the

amount of time specified in the policy

Financiallysound

tess aviso-neWton

Are you fully covered for events you can’t control?

(This information is provided by Tess Newton Financial Services Inc., representing Sun Life Financial. As a Financial Advisor Tess is self-employed and operates her own business. She is also a Commissioner of Oath for the Province of Manitoba).

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