Weekend Balita May 28, 2016

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MANILA, May 26 (Mabuhay) – Presump-tive president-elect Rodrigo Duterte will pursue holding dialogues with rebel groups, including the Communist Party of the Phil-ippines (CPP) and the Moro National Liber-ation Front (MNLF).

Duterte disclosed that he spent three hours talking to Fidel Agcaoili, National Democratic Front (NDF) spokesman, on Wednesday evening in Davao City. The NDF is the political arm of the Communist group.

“We agreed on the framework on how to proceed with the peace talks,” he said.

“And maybe in God’s good time, I told Fidel that, merong panahon dadating sa atin that we will stop talking about being left and being right,” he added.

The Davao strongman has expressed his willingness to work with the Communists that he announced that he will appoint members of their group to government posts,

Dante Jimenez, founding president of Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (left) said to be one of the members of Duterte’s “inner circle’ greets President-elect in a recent meeting in the Philippines. Jimenez said Duterte will wipe out crime in the country in a meeting with journalists and community leaders in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of former Welfare Offi cer Don Duerro

By Abner T. GalinoPresident-elect Rodrigo

Duterte, arguably the most controversial president ever elected by the Filipino peo-ple, is dead set on meeting his self-imposed deadline of six months to wipe out crimes and illegal drugs in the Philippines.

This was assured over the week by Dante Jimenez, founding president of Volun-teers Against Crime and Cor-ruption(VACC) and believed to be one of the members of Duterte’s “inner circle.” Jimenez made the assurance during a luncheon meeting

with journalists and commu-nity leaders in Los Angeles.

“He is determined and he means business,” Jimenez said.

According to Jimenez, the incoming political ad-ministration is aware that Filipinos around the world, whether or not they voted for Duterte, will begin counting up to six months as soon as the former mayor of Davao City takes his oath as Pres-ident of the Republic of the Philippines.

“And that would be from June 30 to December 31,”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chef Claude Tayag’s bringhe recipe and Enzo Lim’s special cocktail bagged the People’s Choice Award at the 8th Annual Embassy Chef Challenge organized by Events DC and Cultural Tourism DC on 25 May 2016 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

“The Filipino people won it. We have conquered the world with our cuisine,” said Chef Claude.

“See the trending here in the US. Philip-pine cuisine has crept into the mainstream. They know about adobo, pancit, and lum-pia. A lot of people around the world have what I call a ‘Filipino cuisine connection’. I really think it is our decade,” he added.

Master mixologist and restaurateur Enzo Lim, whose special cocktail was described as “bold in its use of tropical fl avors and locally

inspired by way of ginger zest andkalaman-si,” shared Chef Claude’s enthusiasm and excitement about the Philippines’ inaugural participation in the Challenge.

“This is the fi rst time we joined and I am glad that I’m a part of it. It is a great way to learn about the cuisines of other countries and obviously, to showcase ours, which I think we did,” Enzo Lim said.

The Philippines’ offering bested the entries of 17 other Embassies in the Peo-ple’s Choice category whose results were compiled through social media and hard copy ballot voting. Chef Craig Greenridge, representing the Embassy of Barbados, took home the Judges’ Choice Award.

“Winning the People’s Choice Award is a nod to the world-class quality of our cuisine, its strong appeal to international palates,

Aide says Duterte plans to wipe out crime, illegal drugs in PHL in 6 months

‘Flavors of the Philippines’ wows palates at 8th Annual Embassy Chef Challenge in DC

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PEACE TALKS LOOMDuterte pursues negotiations with rebel groups, including the CPP and MNLF

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Robredo wins VP race in offi cial tally

Anti-crime fi rebrand Rodrigo Dute-rte won the separate May 9 contest for president by landslide, but the closely fought vice presidential race went down the wire, with Marcos losing by around 263,000 votes to political neo-phyte Leni Robredo.

“The elections have been very divi-sive and we need to rebuild as a nation. He (Duterte) needs everyone’s help in rebuilding our country,” Robredo said over GMA television as the country’s

Congress completed the tallying of election returns.

Marcos, 58, did not immediately return telephone calls made by AFP on Friday.

But his lawyer George Garcia told AFP his client was considering fi ling an appeal, alleging 3.9 million votes for Marcos were not refl ected in the offi cial count.

“We suspect that these votes were

Manila, Philippines | AFP | Friday 5/27/2016 – The son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has narrowly lost the election for vice president, according to an offi cial count that was only completed Friday, almost three weeks after polls closed.

The result dealt a blow to the political aspirations of the family, which had targeted the position for Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr as a potential stepping stone to recapturing his late father’s presidential post.

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Jaclyn Jose holds her 69th Cannes Film Festival-Best Actress trophy as she arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 with “Ma’ Rosa” director Brillante Mendoza on Tuesday. Jose made history as the fi rst Filipino to receive the prestigious award. (MNS photo)

DAVAO CITY, May 26 (Mabuhay) – Incoming president Rodrigo Dute-rte on Thursday disclosed that he talked with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the Canadian kidnap victims of the Abu Sayyaf group and other concerns.

In a press conference which start-ed before midnight on Wednesday, Duterte said he and Trudeau had a talk over the phone at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Manila time.

Among the topics they discussed were respect for human rights and the Canadian hostage of the Abu Sayyaf group.

Duterte described their conversa-tion as a “civil one.”

“We are partners, we remain to be partners for all time. I’m aware there are Filipinos, a lot are working there, some are immigrants and I’m happy they have found protection in your labor laws,” Duterte quoted himself as saying, when asked what he told the Canadian leader.

The long-time Davao City mayor said he also apologized that Cana-dian citizens were kidnapped in the Philippines. One of the two Canadian hostages, John Ridsdel, was behead-ed late April after the bandit group’s ransom demand was not met. His head was found April 25 in Jolo, Sulu.

“I said I’m very sorry for the inci-dent which resulted in the killing of your national and we will try our very best and see to it that this will not happen again and you can rest assure that when the time comes, we will be

able to apprehend the criminals and exact justice,” Duterte said.

The incoming Duterte adminis-tration is set to inherit the problems caused by the Abu Sayyaf Group, which has intensifi ed its kidnapping activities.

The beheaded Ridsdel was abduct-ed with fellow Canadian Robert Hall, Norwegian resort manager Kjartan Sekkingstad, and Filipina Marites Flor while on vacation on Samal Island in September 2015.

In the latest video released by Abu Sayyaf, Hall is seen appealing to Duterte to save him and fellow hostages. He asked Duterte to work for their release immediately as they were “three-quarters dead.”

The Abu Sayyaf had threatened to behead one of four captives if the 300 million pesos ($6.4 million) ransom for each of them was not paid. The initial demand was one billion pesos each for the detainees.

The Philippine government ad-heres to a “no ransom policy,” al-though it is widely believed that captives are only freed by the group after a ransom, euphemistically called “board and lodging fee,” has been paid. (MNS)

By Jelly F. MusicoMANILA, May 26 (PNA) – Presi-

dent Benigno Aquino III on Thursday said China is not doing reclamation in the Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal and Bajo de Masin-loc, which is only 120 nautical miles from Zambales.

”Well, there are no reclamation works being done by China on Scar-borough Shoal,” President Aquino said in a media interview after the launching of the Balog-Balog Mul-tipurpose Project in Barangay Sula, San Jose, Tarlac.

Aquino said the Philippine govern-ment is taking two-track approach to prevent possible attempt by China to extend its massive reclamation in the disputed West Philippine Sea up to the Scarborough Shoal which is “clearly within the 200-mile exclusive

economic zone” of the Philippines.”I am sure you know we have tak-

en two tracks: One, is to work with ASEAN, and, of course, is arbitration and we are awaiting the decision,” he said.

The President said the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have agreed in 2002 to the Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea which states: “The parties undertake to exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and affect peace and stability including among others refraining from action of inhabiting on the presently unin-habited islands, reefs, shoals, cays and other features and to handle their differences in a constructive manner.”

Duterte bares talk with Trudeau

China has no reclamation works in Scarborough Shoal: Aquino


By Filane Mikee Z. CervantesMANILA, May 26 (PNA) – The

Department of Education (DepEd) is urging all public schools to refrain from requiring expensive school sup-plies for students as classes begin on June 13.

The DepEd made the call together with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) during the special monitoring activity for school sup-plies in bookstores around Recto Avenue, Manila on Tuesday.

DepEd Assistant Secretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs Atty. Tonisito M.C. Umali called on the administrators of public schools to refrain from prescribing any branded or expensive school supplies which

contribute to budgetary constraints of parents, especially those with children studying in public schools.

“Makakaasa po kayo na ang ating mga pampublikong paaralan ay hindi mag-oobliga ng mga mamahaling school supplies. (Rest assured that our public schools will not require expensive school supplies) No specifi c type or brand of school supplies will be required,” said Umali.

“Maski po yung mga lumang kwaderno na spiral na may sobrang pahina na hindi nagamit noong nakaraang taon ay pwedeng pagsa-ma-samahin at tahiin (All the unused pages of old notebooks in the previous school year can still be compiled and sewn together),” he added.

The DepEd offi cial recommended the “Gabay sa Pamimili ng School Supplies” released by the DTI to properly guide consumers in their purchase of school supplies.

The link is posted on the offi cial website and social media accounts of DepEd.

The special monitoring activity for school supplies was spearheaded by the DTI, together with represen-tatives from DepEd, Department of Health-Food and Drug Adminis-tration (DOH-FDA), Local Govern-ment Unit-Manila and Senator Bam Aquino.

The monitoring team reported stable and reasonable prices of school supplies. (PNA)

MANILA, May 26 (Mabuhay) – Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he will not allow the construction of more factories in Metro Manila.

“Manila is already saturated. I will not allow factories anymore in Manila,” he said in a press conference.

“Not only because it is a dead city but because I have to build a new environment for the people,” he added.

The tough-talking president has earlier spoken of his intention to devolve power and distribute wealth from Manila to the other regions in the country.

“I have to relocate them, pero bago marelocate, I have to es-tablish an economic acticity. Mag-economic zone na lang ako, tapos ilagay ko sila doon,” Duterte said. (MNS)

LIPA CITY, Batangas May 26 (PNA) – Out of the country’s 18 regions, the CALABARZON region comprising Cavite, Laguna, Batan-gas, Rizal and Quezon, remains the country’s top most populous region, according to the latest population census released by the Philippines Statistics Agency (PSA) this month.

PSA IV-A (Calabarzon) disclosed on Thursday that the region’s inhabi-tants soared to 14.41 million with an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 2.90 since 2010.

The country’s total population stands at 100,981,437 based on the PSA population survey as of Aug. 1, 2015.

The National Capital Region (NCR) follows with 12.88 million people and Central Luzon (Region III) next at 11.22 million.

Four out of the fi ve Calabarzon provinces are in the country’s top 10

densely populated places.Cavite ranks the biggest populated

province with 3.68 million; Bulacan at 3.29 million and Laguna at 3.04 million.

Two other Calabarzon provinces of Rizal with 2.88 million people and Batangas with 2.69 million also land in the Top 10 Most Populous Provinc-es at 6th and 7th spots, respectively.

Among the country’s top heavily populated municipalities (towns), Rodriguez in Rizal province made it to the top with 369,000.

Three other towns in the province of Rizal are among the next highest in the headcount with Cainta (332,000), Taytay (319,000) and Binangonan (282,000).

Santa Maria in Bulacan ranks fi fth with a population of 256,000.

Calabarzon cities like Antipolo also in Rizal province ranks the thickest populated urban center with

776,000 people.Dasmariñas City (659,000) and

Bacoor City (601,000) of Cavite prov-ince rank next in the country’s most inhabited cities.

The PSA conducted its mid-de-cade 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN) pursuant to Republic Act 10625 or the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 and Executive Order No. 352 which authorizes the statistics agency to undertake population survey including the barangays for government planning purposes.

Results of the 2015 POPCEN and other statistical data and census in-formation are available at the PSA website at www.psa.gov.ph. (PNA)

DepEd urges schools not to require expensive school supplies

CALABARZON still tops country’s most populous region

Duterte will not allow construction of more factories in Metro Manila

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Senator Juan Ponce Enrile plays the Bejeweled game during the canvassing of votes for president and vice president at the House of Representatives on Thursday. More than half of 165 Certifi cates of Canvass (COCs) refl ecting around 27 million votes, had been counted as of Thursday evening.(MNS photo)

DAVAO CITY, May 26 (Mabuhay) – The word war between presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and Senator-elect Leila de Lima is far from over.

In an early morning press confer-ence here on Thursday, the incoming President said he would launch an investigation on De Lima for her supposedly slow response in busting the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison.

Duterte said that it took the for-mer Justice Secretary seven months to start doing anything about his tip on the proliferation of methamphet-amine hydrochloride (shabu) inside the national penitentiary.

“I will dig deep. Sabihin ko sa kanya, ‘Hoy, hija. Huwag mo akong masyadong pakialaman sa bunganga ko (I will tell her, ‘Woman, don’t focus on how I say things’). You better look in your own backyard because you have a very serious problem there. Shabu is being cooked there inside the penitentiary. It took her seven months to enter the premises,” the tough-talking mayor said.

It turns out that the rift between

Duterte and De Lima goes a long way.

In 2014, Duterte testifi ed in the Senate and threatened to kill alleged rice smuggler Davidson Bangayan.

“Shabu [inside the Bilibid] started during her time! Siya ang magbantay sa akin (And she will censor me)? I called her attention when she criti-cized me after I testifi ed in the Senate on rice smuggling. Nag-mura ako doon (I cursed there)… She issued a statement. Instead of zeroing in on the real culprit, na yung Intsik, ako ang idedemanda niya (she will sue me) for threatening,” he said.

In various instances, the former Justice secretary said that she would act as a fi scalizer in the Duterte ad-ministration.

She said that she would watch out for Duterte, who supposedly emboldened local offi cials with his “anti-human rights policies.”

De Lima also expressed concern about Dutertes pronouncements that he would give dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos a hero’s burial, pardon former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and reinstate the death penalty.

Duterte warns De Lima: ‘Don’t fi ght me; you’ll lose’

By Jelly F. NepomucenoMANILA, May 26 (PNA) – Pres-

ident Benigno Aquino III on Thurs-day expressed confusion why some of his critics described him as leader who is lacking empathy to the suf-fering Filipino people.

”You know I looked for defi nition of empathy because, actually, I can-not understand if that criticism has basis,” President Aquino said in a media interview during the launch-ing of the Balog-Balog-Multipurpose Project in San Jose, Tarlac.

From Wikipedia, the President said “empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another being is experiencing from within the other being’s frame of reference, i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another’s position.”

He also cited defi nition of empa-thy from Merriam-Webster which states: “The feeling that you under-stand and share another person’s experience and emotions. The ability to share someone [else’s feelings].”

To probe his critics wrong, Presi-dent Aquino cited two events where

he showed ‘empathy’ to the suffering victims of super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in November 2013 and of the Zamboanga siege.

In Tacloban City, the President said he and the local government unit (LGUs) offi cials and fellow na-tional government leaders visited the evacuation centers to assure the people of the government’s assistance three days after the typhoon ravaged Eastern Visayas.

”Nagkulang ba ako sa pag-una-wa kung ano ang kondisyon nila, kung ano ang agam-agam nila?,” he asked.

Described as the strongest ty-phoon to make landfall, Yolanda left over 6,400 people dead and 1.9 million people homeless in Eastern Visayas.

During the Zamboanga siege in September 2013, President Aquino said he went to Zamboanga despite appeal from his security advisers not to proceed due to heavy fi ght-ing between the military troops and the 200 rebels from the Moro National Liberation Front.

Aquino defends self from ‘lack of empathy’ criticism

MANILA, May 25 (Mabuhay) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc decided to defer action on the request of Sen. Ferdi-nand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that his team’s IT “experts and programmers” be allowed to audit the servers used in the May 9 elections.

Poll chief Andres Bautista told reporters on Wednesday that the decision was unanimous for several reasons, including the fact that can-vassing of votes for president and vice president is already starting at Con-gress. “Meron ring agam-agam dahil nagsimula na ang pag-canvass ng ating Kongreso, the Senate and the House of Representatives, at alam rin naman natin na ang kapangyar-

ihang magproklama ng presidente at bise presidente ay ibinibigay ng Saligang Batas sa Kongreso. So ano ang magiging epekto kung hahayaan nating magkaroon ng audit na ganito na ginagawa ng isang kandidato?” Bautista asked.

Marcos asked the poll body last week for the system audit due to doubts that sprung from the “in-troduction of a new script” to the transparency server, which refl ected partial and unoffi cial results.

The senator’s camp claimed that the script change was suspicious because his lead of about one million votes from administration bet Leni Robredo “began to erode” after the tweak.

Comelec defers action on Marcos request for system audit


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If the business is shut down, the commercial lease won’t be paid and guess who is holding the bag for the next three year’s lease of $720K?

Fortunately for client he qualifi es for a Chapter 7 wipe out of the $720K commercial lease guaranty. He will keep all his assets, including his mobile home, and his 2015 MB E 320. With this $720K liability out of the way and out of his life, client can become productive again, a ben-efi ciary of the Chapter 7 fresh start. I understand that he plans to start a new life with his beautiful bride as soon as the court discharges his $720K personal guaranty liability.

This potential liability for a quar-ter of a million dollars is what hounds client from the time he wakes up to the end of the day, every day. Now what kind of life is that when you have to worry about getting sued for $720K just because you signed a

lousy guaranty to help your friend out? Not the good kind. It’s a bad kind of life and pretty soon, you have to de-cide if you want to face this problem squarely and get rid of it so you can get back to enjoying your life. God, the one True God, Yahweh, the God of Moses and Israel, of Abraham and Jacob, my God, who sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins, because He loved us so, did not mean for us to live life under the burden of so much debt! Jesus said that He came that we may have life and have life more abundantly!

And when I say Jesus Christ, I refer to the one and only Son of the one True God, I mean Jesus Christ, who is true God of true God, consub-stantial with the Father, begotten, not made. Jesus, who came down from heaven, humbled Himself and became man, conceived by the Holy Spirit without human intervention, in the womb of our Blessed Mother Mary, to die for our sins on the cross, so we can have a chance to spend eternity with our God, the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and our loved ones, in paradise. I refer to our

Lord and Savior, our redeemer, our shepherd, the prince of peace, the king of kings, the way, the truth and

I will discuss the cases of the se-niors in the next article. “Therefore as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all men sinned…” Romans 5:12

Lawrence Bautista Yang is a grad-uate of Georgetown University Law Center and has been in Law practice for thirty years.

He specializes in Bankruptcy, Business and Civil Litigation and has handled more than fi ve thousand successful bankruptcy cases in Cali-fornia. He speaks Tagalog and looks forward to discussing your case with you personally.

Please call Angie, Barbara or Jess at (626) 284-1142 for an appointment at 1000 S Fremont Ave, Mailstop 58,Building A-1 Ste. 1125, Alhambra, CA 91803 or at 20274 Carrey Road, Walnut, CA 91789.

Seniors seek relief from $80k and $28k credit cards.Client is 52, still young by any

standard. He has got it all together. He has no credit card debt or bank debt.

He doesn’t own a house but owns a mobile home that he lives in with a fair market value of $45K. He’s pretty happy living in the camper


It is going to be a very tall order for Senator Bongbong Mar-cos to win the Vice Presidency.On top of Robredo, he has to con-tend with Senators Koko Pimentel Jr, and Alan Peter Cayetano, as well as with Danding Cojuangco Jr of San Miguel Brewery and the entire and influential Aqui-no-Cojuangco clan of the Haci-enda Luisita, headed by soon to be ex-president Noynoy Aquino.All of these personalities have conspired or worked hard against the possible election of Bongbong Marcos as the next vice president.

Both Pimentel and Cayetano are now eyeing not only the senate presidency but a possible run to be the next Philippine president. With Marcos out of the loop, it would be easy for either Pimentel or Cayeta-no to defeat Robredo in case she decides to run for president in 2022.As everybody knows, Danding will never let go of his San Miguel Corporation, which he apparently acquired through his friendship with the late strongman President Ferdinand Marcos.

If Bongbong Marcos wins, there is no way of stopping him to be the next president in 2022. It is possible that he may forcibly take back San Miguel from Danding.And I know that once Marcos be-comes president, I am 100 percent sure that the Cojuangco-owned Hacienda Luisita will eventually be land reformed by the government.As of Wednesday, Congresswoman Leni Robredo is still ahead of Bong-bong based on the offi cial canvass of votes for the vice presidency on the fi rst day of the joint congres-sional National Board of Canvass (NBOC).

Yes, Robredo is leading the vice presidential race through the help of the Liberal Party’s “dag-dag-bawas” scheme and with the cooperation of Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista. I cannot just yet say that Robredo – a reluc-tant candidate – was involved in the cheating. I have a high regard for her honesty although I do not know her personally.But most of the people believed that Robredo has benefi tted from “dag-dag-bawas” since she has always been in the tail end in the surveys among the vice presidential candi-dates, even a week before election day.

Therefore, there might be some truth to the allegations made by the Camp of Senator Marcos regarding massive cheat-ing in large areas of Mindanao.People are now coming out in the open and ready to testify about how they were prevented from voting and saw how LP supporters shav-ing the votes of Marcos in favor of Robredo.

One witness even claimed that he has a video to show to the pub-lic the “wholesale” vote-shaving in favor of Robredo in his province of Basilan. I hope Comelec Chairman Bautista will fi nd time to seriously look into this matter.

•-I just came back (Monday, May

23) here in Orange country from a month-long vacation the Philip-pines. I arrived in the Philippines two weeks before the May 9 election and most of the people I talked with at the airport and in shopping malls

Bongbong’s dilemma

were all rooting for a Duterte/Mar-cos tandem.

They said it was already a done deal. They claimed that there was no way for “Bongbong” to be de-feated since the “solid north” will catapult him to victory. Also, they said the “Iglesia Ni Kristo” has endorsed Marcos, in addition to the Jesus Is Lord (JIL) movement and other religious sects.

I was surprised that I was the only one in our family that did not believe that Marcos will make it. I told them that it is Robre-do who is going to make it, but did not explain the reason why.When the results of the voting were coming in shortly after 9 p.m., I was shocked to fi nd out that Marcos was way ahead of everybody, particu-larly in Metro Manila. Everybody in the family was laughing and

making fun of me. I told myself, I could be wrong after all.

Before I slept on the evening of May 9 at 11 pm. Marcos was ahead of Robredo by more than 1 million votes. Robredo has al-ready overtaken Escudero and Cayetano and was on second place.The following day, at 6 a.m., my relatives woke me up and told me that Robredo was indeed ahead of Marcos by more than 65,000 votes. I was not surprised at all. I knew it will come. I even told my fellow journalists at the Manila Bulletin and at the National Press Club where I had drinks with my former colleagues.

While some disagreed with me about a possible scenario of a Robredo victory. A day after the election, a lot of my friends called to congratulate me for being right in my prediction. I even won P10,000 for betting for a Robredo victory. I used the money I have won to buy my sister a new refrigerator.People were shocked and could not believe that Marcos lost to someone who is not even known to voters outside of the Bicol area. Someone who has not been seen on the tele-vision or newspapers, appearing or

participating in plenary debates, or delivering privilege speeches or sponsoring bills to uplift the lives of Filipinos, or how to combat the pro-liferation of drugs in the country.

She was even labeled by some of her colleagues as a member of the “silent majority” in the lower house. What they meant they were the lawmakers who do nothing during sessions except to attend, listen and vote and collect they salaries, perks and payolas.

Yes, Robredo will win because that is what President Aquino and the Liberal Party want. Noynoy and his allies found it impossible to overcome the huge lead of Duterte over Roxas so they shifted their “dagdag bawas” scheme to Robredo.

Do I like Robredo to be the next Vice President of the Philippines” My answer is “No.” There is no question about her honesty and dedication to serve her constituents in Naga Camarines Sur. I think she did a remarkable job as as a Congresswoman in her district.But I dont think she is prepared to tackle a job bigger that want she was doing as a “silent” Congress-woman representing Naga city or the Camarines Sur province.


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June 10, 2016.

credited to other candidates. We be-lieve these votes belong to Bongbong Marcos,” Garcia added.

President and vice president of the Philippines are both directly elected positions. A win for the younger Marcos would have been the fami-ly’s biggest political victory since its

including the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

He also looks forward to the re-starting the peace process in Mindanao.

“And also we will stop talking about the Moro, the Christians, and the lumads and simply call ourselves Mindanaoan,” said Duterte, adding that he plans to go to Jolo town in Sulu province and talk to MNLF Founder Nur Misuari.

“Kasi sabi ng MNLF na inisnab

sila. I am very sorry to say na hindi namin talaga ginawa ‘yan,” he ex-plained. He also said he plans to visit NPA strongholds as there are still police personnel in Misamis Oriental and a soldier in Agusan del Sur being held hostage.

On the peace talks with NDF Chairman Jose Maria Sison, Dute-rte is still unable to give a formal invitation until he assumes offi ce by June 30.

But he said a government emis-sary will be sent to the Netherlands as part of the peace process.(MNS)

Jimenez said.While unable to give specifics

on how the Duterte administration would meet its self-imposed dead-line, the anti-crime advocate allayed the fears of many that law enforcers would resort to short-cuts to achieve their goals.

“Defi nitely, due process will be respected. The rules on engagement are going to be enforced,” Jimenez said, “but it’s really going to be bloody, if they (criminals) don’t leave or stop.” Jimenez said the incoming administration would follow through on its promise of raising the salaries of cops and soldiers to boost their morale.

But he added that the new gov-ernment would also embark on a massive campaign to weed out scala-wags both in the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) appears to be among government agencies that may fi nd itself on the chopping board, as Jimenez hinted that Duterte’s pre-paratory team was seriously consid-ering abolishing the agency because of its failure to stop drug syndicates

from making inroads to about 93 % of the country’s barangays.

While some agencies may be abolished, Jimenez disclosed that the preparatory team might create new agencies – particularly one that would monitor and supervise law enforcement organizations and agen-cies in their crime-fi ghting efforts.

The incoming administration, Jimenez added, will defi nitely ask Congress to reimpose the death penalty to complement its campaign against crimes.

Curfew for minors is not an empty threat, Jimenez said, but will become a reality for the entire country once the Duterte administration begins.

Jimenez told the media that he was among the very first people who urged Duterte to seek the presidency. When Duterte accepted the challenge and the presidential campaign began, Jimenez was sup-posedly tasked to organize support groups in the Bicol region where he comes from. The anti-crime advocate said he is in the US to pursue some personal undertakings and as well as to perform some tasks as a personal emissary of Duterte.

and of course, to the talent of Chef Claude and Enzo.

With this achievement, we hope to bring our culinary diplomacy to even greater heights,” said Philippine Am-bassador to the United States Jose L. Cuisia, Jr.

“Flavors of the Philippines,” a joint

project of the Philippine Embassy, Philippine Trade and Investment Center and Offi ce of the Agriculture Attaché in Washington D.C., is gen-erously supported by the US-Philip-pines Society, Philippine Airlines, Seafood City Supermarket, and 13 Degrees North. ###

Jimenez confers with incoming president Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City Hall shortly after the election. The white haired man sitting on Duterte’s right is the incoming foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. Also in the group is Vitaliano Aguirre, who will become justice secretary.

Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) founding president Dante Jimenez hands a copy of book on federalism to Balita reporter Abner Galino at the end of a luncheon meeting in a restaurant in downtown LA. Also in the picture are (from left to right) Veronico Agatep; an offi cer of Filipino American Community of Los Angeles, former welfare offi cer Don Duerro, LA lawyer Mariano Alvarez and Balita columnist Myrna Aquitania.

humiliating downfall in 1986 after a “People Power” uprising ended 20 years of the family’s rule.

The Marcos family fl ed to US ex-ile 30 years ago after the revolution ended the dictator’s one-man rule, in which thousands of critics were thrown in prison and $10 billion was allegedly plundered from state coffers.


endeavors.An author had summed secret, four

in all, to achieve success. Of all the goals that people set in life, success in two areas clearly stand out – those that pertain to their personal lives and those on their professional lives. These two goals are interdependent and supportive of one another.

Personal success supports and rein-forces personal success. Together, these two pursuits reinforce happiness which is life’s most important pursuit.

How is this achieved? By putting, according to the author, “the law of attraction at work and cultivating the power of positive thoughts which will act as a magnet to bring in things your way and help in identifying and externalizing internal strengths and capabilities”.

By putting good things in mind and determine the passion that matches the inner strengths and capabilities one will be able to position himself strategically.

One must fi nd his own “element”, the passion– the right fi eld of study, the right occupation, sport or activity that matches his inner strengths and capabilities — which h might or might not even know he possesses.

Being at the right place at the right time often makes a big difference espe-cially when this is coupled with the will-ingness to try and try again and learning to endure failure.

“There are plenty of opportunities to go around and one just needs to be there when his turn comes up”.

While some call the phenomenon as simply “luck” which the author says “cannot be controlled but one which can

move from a game with bad odds to one with better odds”.

The important thing is to persevere and stay in the game.

The fourth secret is being able to set priorities right, use resources wisely, stay focused, develop the right relations and not be complacent.

The Secrets to Success Event in Or-ange County had many of the realities come to light courtesy of successful en-trepreneurs from the entertainment and culinary fi elds last April at the Muzeo who shared their “secrets”.

The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County brought these exemplary personages to share to their audience at the signature event things that contributed to where they are now.

The sharers include:Giovanni Ortega (Actor, Author and

Director) has been working profession-ally since 2004 and believes “in creating and accepting and inclusive relationship with artists and communities alike re-gardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and class”. He is the author of ALLOS, the story of Carlos Bulosan commissioned by East West Theater.

Linda Young (Entrepreneur), has an “inborn entrepreneurial spirit that prompted her to start a gift basket com-pany called Tailored Baskets in 2000”. Her company has catered to corporate clients such as Southern California Ed-ison, Wells Fargo, Union Bank, Angels Baseball, and The Irvine Company. A multi-awardee , her company had creat-ed more than a million gift baskets. She ventured into Elite OC Productions in

2007 which services private companies, corporations and nonprofi t organizations in Orange County.

Louie Jocson, culinary chef, became interested in cooking as a young boy and worked in various restaurants while in high school. He had his formal training at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco.

He has been involved in his passion ever since with F&F Concepts Consulting (Owner); Antonello Ristorante (Co-Exec-utive Chef); Sorrento Grille (Executive Chef/ Owner); Wind and Sea (Corporate Executive Chef); Farmers Market (Culi-nary Director); Karl Strauss (Culinary Director); Red Table Restaurant (Chef/Owner) and Zov’s Restaurant Group

(Director of Culinary Operations).Wendell Alinea is a Philippine-based

photo-journalist and entrepreneur and one of the offi cial photographers for Team Pacquiao. He is a frequent contributor to various Philippine, Fil-American and Fil-Canadian newspapers and websites. He graduated from the University of the Philippines in Diliman with a degree in Journalism.

Unable to work while undergoing che-motherapy during a bout with leukemia which he survived, he studied photogra-phy by reading books and researching on-line. His love for sports and background in journalism were the main factors in his decision to pursue a new career in sports photography.

Way to Go Amorfi na: Amorfi na “Pia” Laput, (5th from L, second row), of the multi-award winning Cerritos-based Saladmaster Distributorship basks in the company of her colleagues and friends as she celebrates a milestone in her life over the weekend. Her company’s success has inspired others into taking advantage of the business opportunities in their adopted county. Her company ranks #5 among 450 direct dealers in the world and #1 in the West Coast.

OC Chamber’s featured entrepreneurs reveal ‘Key to Success’“Success books” are a dime a dozen

and practically shows every possible way on the route to take for one to be successful in life. All of these books list vital attributes one should have to be able to achieve their goals. While some have yet to get the good fortune of combining the right mix to stay ahead of their com-petition many had been fortunate to fi nd the ingredients to be successful in their


CCordially invites the Community to their Grand Ball in Commemoration of the

118th Anniversary of the Proclamation of

Philippine Independence

Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 6:00 PM

The Concourse at LAX A Hyatt Affiliated Hotel

6225 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90045

Guest Speaker

Honorable Leo Herrera-Lim

Consul General Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles

For tickets to this event, contact Ms. Lanie Berrei; Tel: (818) 281-3169 or Email: [email protected]

Picture background is of the Santa Maria Bell known for being the oldest bell in the Philippines and in Southeast

Asia which is located in the town of Camalaniugan in Cagayan Valley, Philippines.

2016 OverAll Kalayaan Chair Josie De Jesus

2016 OverAll Kalayaan Vice Chair Jose Relson Banas

as Bing Baloy attended his creative writing classes, somehow or other, the time frame of his elective classes didn’t coordinate with mine. How-ever, during our senior years when we used to hang around the Faculty Center with the likes of our other

revered professors: Dr. Epifanio San Juan, Dr. Lucila Hosillos, Professors Franz Arcellana, Josefi na Mariano, Carmelita Ramirez, Antonio Hidal-go, Benjamin Santos, Nilda Rimonte, Jimmy Abad and Dean Eugenio,

NVM would come around and gracious-ly greet all of us with his warm smile and dynamic personality.

So, on Sat-urday, May 21st, through the invitation of media col-leagues Dan-te and Ce-cile Ochoa, this author

couldn’t resist attend-ing the tribute to our very own Philippine National Artist for Literature, Nestor Vicente Madali (NVM in short) Gonzalez, at the Echo Park Library, spearhead-ed by Joselyn Gea-ga-Rosenthal, Presi-dent of “Friends of the Echo Park Library” and moderated by Linda Nietes-Little of Philippine Expres-sions Bookshop.

Most of us knew that NVM was born on September 8, 1915 in Rom-blon, Philippines, though he was raised in Mansalay, a southern town in the province of Oriental Mindoro. He was a son of a school supervisor and teacher. As a youngster, he used to help his father delivering meat door-to-door to nearby towns and villages.

Early on, he was not only a gifted violinist and musician but a crafts-man as well. He made four guitars by hand and later, while attending

Mindoro High School, he occasion-ally played violin part-time, which enabled him to go to college at the National University in Manila, though he was unable to fi nish his undergraduate degree.

While a student at the university, Gonzalez wrote for the “Philippine Graphic,” and later edited for the “Evening News Magazine,” and “Manila Chronicle.” He made his fi rst mark in the Philippine writing community as a member of the Board of Advisers of “Likhaan: the Uni-versity of the Philippines’ Creative Writing Center,” followed bybecom-ing founding e ditor of the “Dilliman Review,” and as the fi rst President of the “Philippine Writers Association.”

To further his literary knowledge, NVM Gonzalez attended creative writing classes under Wallace Steg-ner and Katherine Ann Porter at Stanford University and when he returned to the Philippines in 1950, he taught at the University of Santo Tomas, Philippine Women’s Univer-sity and the University of the Phil-ippines (UP) In UP, he was only one of the two faculty members accepted to teach at the university without holding a college degree.

Some of his novels were “The Bamboo Dancers”, “The Winds of April”, “A season of Grace”, “The Happiest Boy in the World”’ and numerous short stories and essays.

Thus, on the basis of his literary publications and distinctions, NVM Gonzalez later taught a the Univer-sity of California in Santa Barbara, California State University, Hay-ward, University of Washington, UCLA and UC Berkeley.,

On April 14, 1987. the Universi-ty of the Philippines conferred on NVM Gonzalez the degree of “Doctor of Human Letters, honoris causa,” “for his creative genius in shaping the Philippine short story and novel and making a new clearing within the English idiom and tradition on which he established an authentic vocabulary; for his insightful crit-icism by which he advanced the literary tradition of the Filipino and enriched the vocation for all writers of the present generation; for his vi-sions and auguries by which he gave the Filipino sense and sensibility a profound and unmistakable script read and reread throughout the international community of letters.”

In 1997, NVM Gonzalez was proclaimed, “National Artist of the Philippines.” He died on November 29 1999 in ther Philippines at the age of 84 and was honored with a state funeral at the “Libingan ng mga Bayani.” The afternoon tribute to NVM Gonzalez included the un-veiling of his centenary stamp by his son, Dr. Michael Gonzalez,Director and Founder of the NVM Gonzalez Writer’s Workshop.

Remembering NVM Gonzalez, the Philippines National Artist for LiteratureThere’s a saying that goes: “you

will know a dynamic person when you meet one,” and that was cer-tainly what impressed me when I met Professor NVM Gonzalez at the Faculty Center of the University of the Philippines. Though some of my colleagues at the department, such

FAPCLA 1978 Inc. former presidents, Dante Ochoa, Myrna Aquitania and Cecil Ochoa with Franco Arcebal, WWII veteran and author Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard.

NVM Gonzalez PHL centenary postage stamp.


By Filane Mikee Z. CervantesMANILA, May 25 (PNA) – Chi-

nese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua on Wednesday ap-proved of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte’s intention to improve the strained Sino-Philippine relations through possible bilateral talks over the South China Sea row.

“We’re glad that the presi-dent-elect has already opened the option for direct bilateral negotia-tion talks and we welcome that. It has always been China’s policy to settle our disputes and differences through bilateral channels,” Zhao told reporters on the sidelines of the handover ceremony of donations at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City.

”We are looking forward to work with the incoming president and his team to explore the possibility of returning to bilateral talks over disputes we have,” he added.

China has been fi rm with its policy

to resort to bilateral negotiations in resolving border disputes.

The Chinese diplomat noted that the president-elect also has the same stance when it comes to “properly” handling the issue of South China Sea. This involves a peaceful di-alogue with no confrontation, he noted. Zhao expressed confi dence in the upcoming administration to alle-viate tensions and improve relations between China and the Philippines, as he acclaimed Duterte for being a man of principles. “My impression is that the president-elect is a very strong man, a man with principle, and the type of leadership that you would like to work with to improve our bilateral relationship,” said the ambassador.

Manila-Beijing ties have been somewhat muddled due to maritime disputes with a pending arbitration case the Philippines brought to the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, Nether-

lands in 2013 against China’s terri-torial claims in the South China Sea. The ruling is expected soon.

Duterte earlier said that he will consider holding direct talks with China if the multilateral approach remains stalled after two years.

Commenting on this two-year time frame, Zhao said that 2 years is too long and quoted Chairman Mao Zedong to “seize the moment, seize the hour.” (PNA)

Chinese envoy lauds Duterte’s willingness to improve future bilateral ties

However, on January 1, 2014, California enacted the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, which provides that “personal attendants,” including most caregivers working in private households (with limited exceptions), must receive overtime pay for all hours worked in excess of nine per day or forty-fi ve per week.

Many caregivers are not aware

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If an employer fails to pay over-time, the resulting liability can be extensive. Employees that are not properly compensated for overtime hours are not only entitled to receive their unpaid overtime wages, but are also entitled to interest, penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs.

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- With some exceptions, caregivers must be paid one and one half times their regular rate of pay for all hours

worked in excess of nine per day or forty-fi ve per week.

- Caregivers that are paid a salary are not exempt from overtime laws.

- Caregivers need to be compen-sated for overnight care in most circumstances.

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DAVAO CITY, May 24 (Mabuhay) – Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night gave dire warnings to supposedly corrupt and ineffi cient government agencies and offi cials.

Speaking to reporters in Davao City, Duterte called the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Land Trans-portation Offi ce (LTO) as the “most corrupt” agencies.

Duterte also said it may be better to simply disband these agencies.

“I’m very sorry pero sabihin ko sa inyo, isa sa pinaka-corrupt na agency ang BIR, Customs, LTO—iyang tat-long iyan... I-abolish ko na lang para wala na,” he said.

Duterte also lambasted the “use-less” Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), saying that it cannot

combat illegal drugs because many of its own offi cials are embroiled in the narcotics trade.

He added that a high-ranking PDEA offi cer needs to be sacked from the agency because of alleged conniv-ance with drug syndicates.

Duterte said that once he assumes offi ce, he will order the military to take over the corruption-riddled agency. Aside from the PDEA, Dute-rte also wants military men to lead the Bureau of Immigration (BI), and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), which maintains the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).

He also warned local government offi cials involved with illegal drugs. “Huwag kayong magkamali d’yan kung naaawa kayo sa sarili n’yo. P***** *** mamamatay kayo d’yan.” (MNS)

MANILA, May 24 (Mabuhay) – Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Jacinto Henares on Tuesday is hurt by allegations of corruption at the BIR agency, fol-lowing reports that incoming Pres-ident Rodrigo Duterte may abolish the bureau due to corrupt staff.

“Nasasaktan ho ako para sa mga tao ko, sa BIR, kasi anim na taon ho silang nagtrabaho nang mabuti.... Naiangat din namin, nila, ang estado ng bansang ito.... Hindi narerecognize efforts nila,” Henares said.

Duterte was reported to have

said he would abolish the BIR, Bureau of Customs, and the Land Transportation Offi ce (LTO) once he steps in as President due to rampant corruption in these agencies.

“Perception niya ‘yun eh.... Bakit mag-aaway sa perception....” Henares said.

Henares also said that it would be up to Duterte to decide on what to do once he takes offi ce.

“Siya naman ho ang President, pwede niya namang gawin ano ang gusto niyang gawin.... Bahala siya anong gusto niyang gawin.... Wala naman hong problema,” she said.

MANILA, May 24 (Mabuhay) – A party-list representative on Tuesday sued offi cials of technology provid-er Smartmatic-Total Information Management and employees of the Commission on Elections over the alleged tampering of the automated election system (AES) used in the May 9 national elections.

In a complaint filed with the Manila Prosecutor’s Offi ce, Abaka-da-Guro party-list Rep. Jonathan dela Cruz accused the respondents of committing a security breach in the AES, particularly in the script of the transparency server, “compromising the integrity and credibility of the 2016 elections, in addition to the con-fi dentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and system.”

Dela Cruz said the Smartmatic offi cers’ actions were in violation of Sections 4(a)(1), (3), and (4) of Repub-lic Act No. 10175, which required the Smartmatic to inform and secure an authorization from Comelec en banc for any modifi cation in the script to be used in the server.

Named respondents were Smart-matic technical support team head

Marlon Garcia, Smartmatic project director Elie Moreno, technical sup-port team member Neil Banigued, Mauricio Herrera, Comelec informa-tion technology offi cer Rouie Penal-ba, and Comelec employees Nelson Herrera and Frances Mae Gonzalez.

The supposed “security breach” that the complainant was referring to was when Smartmatic made an ad-justment to the script to fi x an issue involving the “Ñ” character being re-placed by “?”. After learning that the data package in the script contained a special character “?” in the name of the candidate, Garcia said they made the necessary “cosmetic change” on the script to correct the error.

Garcia had said that there was no longer any need to notify the Comelec chairman and commissioners about the modifi cation he made, saying: “There are just certain matters that need to be escalated to en banc.”

Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, however, said that the Smartamtic should have notified the poll body about the modifi cation made in the script of the transpar-ency server.

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MANILA, May 25 (PNA) – A new partnership between low-cost carrier Cebu Pacifi c and the digital innovations unit of PLDT and Smart Voyager Innovations allows Smart, Smart Bro, and Sun subscribers to access the website and mobile app of Cebu Pacifi c (CEB) without paying for data charges. Using Voy-ager’s sponsored mobile data access platform SafeZone, guests can start browsing cebupacifi cair.com or the CEBmobile app and book flights without worrying about unwanted data charges. Passengers can also check-in for their fl ights and receive their boarding passes within the CEB mobile app, all for free.

Cebu Pacific vice president for Marketing and Distribution Can-dice Iyog said that with the help of SafeZone, Cebu Pacifi c guests can book their next trip and check in for their fl ights in their own home and without data charges. “We are very excited to roll out this partnership with Voyager Innovations, as it furthers our aim to keep services as convenient as possible for our pas-sengers,” Iyog said. Moreover, the airline company offers its trademark seat sale to several domestic and international destinations to cele-brate the partnership and encourage guests to take advantage of this free mobile data access.

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chased prior to marriage but with the mortgage principal paid down using community income or funds during the marriage? The community in this situation acquires a pro tanto inter-est in the ratio that the payments on the purchase price made with com-munity funds bear to the total pay-ments on the purchase price and any appreciation should be apportioned accordingly. Marriage of Moore (1980) 28 C3d 366,371, 373, 168 CR 662, 664, 665. Other expenses associated with the property are not considered in the calculation such as mortgage interest, taxes, and insur-ance. In essence, the real property would accumulate both a separate property and a community property component by the date of separation. The appropriate remedy in this sit-uation where separate property is subsequently paid with community funds is “apportionment.”

The process of apportioning be-tween the separate and community property component is laid out in the Marriage of Madsen. In that case, the court determined the ratio or percentage in which the mortgage loan principal was reduced during

the marriage and applied that per-centage to the appreciation of the real property during the marriage. The community property component would then consist of the reduction in the mortgage loan principal during the marriage plus the portion of appreciation during the marriage applying the ratio discussed above.

In the Marriage of Madsen, the real property was purchased by the husband for $38,300 mprior to the marriage. The original mortgage was $30,000. By the time the husband got married, the house was now worth $65,000 while the mortgage has gone down by $7,000. Both the appreci-ation of $26,700 and the mortgage reduction of $7,000 would be sepa-rate property since it occurred prior to marriage. Marriage of Madsen (1982) 130 CA3d 426,181 CR 910.

During the marriage until the time of trial, the property has appre-ciated another $117,500 (property now valued at $182,500) while the mortgage has further declined by $9,200 up to the date of separation. The ratio at which community funds paid down the mortgage ($9,200) during the marriage to the original

Generally, in California, property acquired by a spouse prior to mar-riage is considered separate property under family code section 770 while those acquired after marriage are considered community assets under family code section 760. How do you characterize real property pur-

purchase price ($38,300) amounts to 24.02%.

This percentage of the property appreciation during the marriage of $117,500 ($28,223.50) plus the re-duction in mortgage balance during the marriage ($9,200) would consti-tute the community component of the real property. The rest was the husband’s separate property. The husband in that case was awarded his separate property component of the real property plus one half of the community property component.

The Madsen apportionment meth-od is also applicable to situations where a community real property is later transmuted into one spouse’s separate property through execution of a quit claim by the other spouse but is subsequently paid using com-munity funds.

Marriage of Broderick (1989) 209 CA3d 489, 257 CR 397.

Since California case law allows the creation of a community interest in real property acquired prior to marriage, one has to consider vehi-cles to protect themselves if you own property and you are contemplating of getting married. There are several ways of avoiding the creation of a community interest on your separate real property. One, you can sign a prenuptial agreement. Two, the parties can execute a postnuptial agreement if the parties are already married. Three, the parties can ex-ecute a transmutation agreement

with a waiver of any family code section 2640 reimbursement claim. If your divorce case involves complex issues of asset distribution, it is best to retain the representation of com-petent counsel.

Please note that this article is not legal advice and is not intended as legal advice.

The article is intended to provide only general, non-specifi c legal infor-mation. This article is not intended to cover all the issues related to the topic discussed. The specifi c facts that apply to your matter may make the outcome different than would be anticipated by you. This article does create any attorney client rela-tionship between you and the Law Offi ces of Kenneth U. Reyes, APLC. This article is not a solicitation.

Attorney Kenneth Ursua Reyes is a Certifi ed Family Law Specialist. He was President of the Philippine American Bar Association. He is a member of both the Family law section and Immigration law sec-tion of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is a graduate of Southwestern University Law School in Los Angeles and California State University, San Bernardino School of Business Administration. He has extensive CPA experience prior to law practice. Law offi ces of Kenneth Reyes, APLC is located at 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 747, Los Ange-les, CA, 90010. Tel. (213) 388-1611 or e-mail [email protected].

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MANILA, May 27 (Mabuhay) – Of-fi cials from the Philippine Consulate in Dubai stopped a Filipina from re-turning to the Philippines after she tried to use a fake passport for her adopted child.

According to a report of Khaleej Times, the Filipina’s husband al-legedly bought the bogus pass-port in the Philippines for P75,000 (Dh5,900).

Consul Ferdinand Flores said the Filipina was unable to apply for a genuine Philippine passport as the whereabouts of the baby’s biological parents were unknown.

Flores said the biological mother was an illegal resident in Dubai who left the child with the foster mother a year ago.

The foster mother claimed to have tried but failed to contact the biolog-ical mother by phone.

Flores said no case was filed

against the foster mom but insists the consulate does not condone her actions.

The Khaleej report quoted Flores as saying, “fortunately they went fi rst to the consulate before they traveled lest they be held up in the immigra-tion and the mother will be possibly charged with human traffi cking.”

The child remains with the foster mom.

Meanwhile, a report on Gulf News said an overseas Filipino worker used a fake passport as a guarantee to obtain a company loan. He report-edly even tapped his coworkers as guarantors before running away with the money. Another case involved a Filipina who used a fake passport, fake immigration stamps, and even a fake Dubai visa.

In the report, Flores said all cases have been reported to the police and are under investigation.

Pinay attempts to use fake passport to bring adopted child to PHLHe said they exposed the modus

operandi of those using fake pass-ports to serve as an eye-opener for Filipinos. (MNS)

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OPINIONBy Lilian C. Mellejor

DAVAO CITY, May 25 (PNA) – With 36 days left to the inauguration of a new president, incoming President Rodrigo Duterte admitted people are prodding him to practice presidential protocol for his June 30 oath-taking.

He however said he refused, saying, “I already told them ituro niyo lang sa akin saan ako magtindig (point to me where I should stand).”

Duterte has been telling his inaugural team to prepare only a simple inauguration suggesting that serving fi nger foods for the guests will do. Under the law, the oath-taking of the president should take place 12 noon. The president will have a choice where to deliver his inaugural address after.

He said he plans to fl y only to Manila on June 30 before the 12noon oath-taking then fl y back to Davao.

“Kung delayed ang fl ight di walang oath-taking (If the fl ight is delayed then there is no oath-taking),” he said drawing laughter from the reporters.

After the oath-taking, Duterte said he would go on na-tional television. Duterte, who usually spends time talking on media interviews, rallies and conversations with friend, said it would only take him fi ve minutes to spell-out his governance and let each member of the Cabinet detail the program later. What is important is action, he said.

In holding offi ce, Duterte said he wants to spend more in Davao and for the papers needing his signature could be done here. “Pwede naman siguro yun (Maybe this can be done),” he said in jest.

For attire, Duterte, who dons maong pants to go with his barong, said he is looking for a barong made of cotton because he does not like fabrics that are itchy. Sources close to the mayor revealed a tailor has already designed a barong embroidered with a design unique to Davao.

Presidential monikerThe past days have netizens including the media

guessing for the presidential monicker of Duterte. Some say PRRD for President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; PRody for President Rody – the more formal nickname of the mayor; PDigong for President Digong – the casual nickname of the mayor used by Davaoeños; and just Digong (pronounced Dī-góng not dee-góng). Others say Mayor President.

“Just call me Mayor,” said Duterte admitting that he feels awkward being called President. I am just a worker in government I just want that…to impress upon your state of mind and there is no reason to give too much adulation, he added.

“I do not want that kind of rapport with the Filipino people. I also discouraged that kind of culto culto na Duterte it does not also fi t into my paradigm in life. Sanay ako sa trabaho ko (I am used to my job). I have been with government (and spent) the best years of my life about two years from graduation from law school.

“I have always been a servant…in fact you are a mas-ter,” said Duterte, who was a state prosecutor, once a member of the Tanodbayan, OIC-vice mayor during the time of former President Corazon Aquino before he became the elected mayor of Davao City in 1988.

Duterte wants frugal, simple inauguration; short inaugural speech

By Vicente B. Alhambra Jr.BAUANG, La Union, May 23 (PNA) – Af-

ter 115 years since it was taken by American soldiers in 1901 during the Filipino-American War, the San Pedro bell of the Saints Peter and Paul Church here was fi nally reinstalled Monday after it was returned back to the Philippines from its location at West Point Military Academy in New York, USA.

“After more than a century, we are so glad that we now have the opportunity to once again hear the call of San Pedro to our church services,” said Fr. Ronald Chan, the parish priest, in his remarks during the unveiling and ceremonial rites.

The bell was installed in front the church, left side of the main door.

Most Reverend Rodolfo Beltran, Bishop of the Diocese of San Fernando, La Union, offi ciated the mass during the ceremonial rites attended by representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Manila, U.S. war veterans, the West Point Association of the Philippines, parishioners, local offi cials and residents.

“I would like to express my sincerest grat-itude to the U.S. military for the return of the bell, the voice of God,” said Beltran, who made the ceremonial ringing of the bell after it was unveiled in its old location.

Bauang Mayor Martin De Guzman thanked all those who facilitated the re-turn of the bell especially retired U.S. Navy Captain Dennis Wright who discovered the existence of the bell through research work.

“This (bell) is very important to us. It is our long lost treasure. The return of the bell would strengthen our faith and further unite us here in our town,” De Guzman said.

The bell was transported from the West Point Community in New York, USA on April 30 and arrived in the Philippines, at Clark Pampanga, on May 17.

Before the bell’s shipment, a ceremony and mass at West Point’s Most Holy Trinity Catholic Chapel were conducted attended by Philippine consulate offi cials and repre-

sentatives of the United States government.For his part, Capt. Dennis Wright said

he fi rst learned of the bell’s existence three years ago through research work to effect the return of the Ballangiga bells.

“It was through this research that we learned of another bell (San Pedro) from the Philippines that was located at the U.S. Mil-itary Academy in West Point New York. We learned that it was taken in 1901. However, the circumstances surrounding the removal of the bell and its journey to the U.S. remain lost in history,” Wright said.

Wright said that he, along with a group of American veterans, rediscovered the bell and found out that it belonged to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul here.

The veterans then worked with Fr. Chan and Mayor De Guzman to formally request for the bell to be returned to the church.

In January 26, 2016, Lt. General Robert Caslen Jr., the 59th Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, honored the request and agreed to return the bell as a gesture of goodwill and in recognition of America’s enduring friendship with the Philippines.

It was learned that the bell was taken by American soldiers under General Thomas Barry in 1901, during the Philippine-Amer-ican war. He (Barry) gave it to the U.S. Mil-itary Academy at West Point, which hung it outside the academy’s chapel.

Historical records show that in 1883, Gobernadorcillo Mariano Balancio, who be-came Mayor of Bauang, and Lt. DD. Hilario Calica, gave the bell to Father Mariano Gar-cia, who was then parish priest of San Pedro from November 1872 to July 25, 1876.

The bell was almost destroyed during the Philippine revolution but the advance of American forces prevented it and other bells in the Philippines from being melted down and made into guns and other war ammunition.

The bell is made from alloy of gold silver and copper.(PNA)

After 115 years, long lost San Pedro bell fi nally back home

MOSCOW, May 26 (PNA/Sputnik) – The Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Preci-sion Industry Co.), an Apple Inc. supplier, has replaced 60,000 factory employees with robots, the MarketWatch reports citing Chi-nese media.

All of the workers are from the same factory and their layoff is part of a massive reduction in China’s Jiangsu province, where around 600 companies are reportedly mulling

replacing employees with robots, the Market-Watch said on Wednesday.

Foxconn, as well as 34 other companies, spent 4 billion yuan (USD610 million) on artifi cial intelligence last year, according to local government offi cials cited by South China Morning Post last week.

According to the MarketWatch, Foxconn has been criticized for inadequate working conditions for years. (PNA/Sputnik)

MANILA, May 25 (Mabuhay) – Sena-tor-elect Leila de Lima on Wednesday called Salvador Panelo too controversial to become the presidential spokesman of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte.

“No offense to Attorney Panelo, kilala ko naman yang si Attorney Panelo kung hindi ako nagkakamali fellow Bicolano yan si Attorney Panelo, but he is too controversial and fl amboyant to be a spokesperson,” De Lima said.

De Lima added that Panelo may not a wise choice and would only add to the controversy of her already-controversial client.

“I don’t know if that is a wise choice for a presidential spokesperson, too colorful. Makikipagkompitensya siya sa pagiging col-orful ng kanyang principal. Pareho na silang controversial nun,” she said.

Panelo was involved in several high-profi le legal tussles in his career, such as defending

the Ampatuan family in the infamous Ma-guindanao massacre, detained Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla in his plunder case, and the Marcoses in the family’s alleged ill-gotten wealth.

Panelo already shrugged off criticisms over his lawyering for the Ampatuans since his future appointment provides no confl ict of interest.

Panelo’s selfi e with former president and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during her 69th birthday also went viral.

The National Press Club of the Philip-pines urged Duterte on May 18 to reconsider Panelo’s role in the cabinet since they would fi nd it hard to interact and work with him as press secretary.

Meanwhile, Duterte said on Tuesday that Panelo will only serve temporarily before he fi nds a permanent spokesperson among his circle of friends.

Apple supplier replaces 60,000 employees with robots

De Lima: Panelo too controversial, fl amboyant to be presidential spokesperson


ENTERTAINMENTZanjoe Marudo insists that he

was not affected when rumors came out romantically linking his former girlfriend, Bea Alonzo, to John Lloyd Cruz.

Marudo said he thinks he is not in the position to speak about the matter.

“Actually kilala ko naman sila. Wala naman akong issue about doon. Wala naman akong puwedeng sabi-hin, totoo man or hindi. Sila naman ang dapat na sumasagot sa mga ganung bagay,” he said.

Alonzo and Cruz have already denied that they are in a relation-ship, adding that they are just good friends.

Meanwhile, Marudo admitted he is still in touch with Alonzo months after they parted ways.

“Masasabi kong okay naman kami. Kapag nagte-text kami, normal naman. Siguro masasabi ko na kami ‘yung kapag magkikita sa isang lu-gar, hindi kami mag-iiwasan. Hindi kami matatakot na, ‘Baka nandoon siya.’ Okay kami. Kumbaga, anytime magkita kami, magkasalubong kami, wala kaming problema,” he said.

Marudo, however, cannot say if

there is still a second chance for the two of them.

“Sa ngayon, ewan ko. Hindi natin masasabi. Ang importante naman hindi kami magkaaway. Maraming puwedeng mangyari,” he said.

Asked if he has already moved on from their failed relationship, the actor said: “Hindi ko alam. Paano ba malalaman kung naka-move on? Pero happy ako ngayon kung anong nangyayari sa akin. Happy ako ngay-on sa buhay ko. Iyon ang importante doon.”

Marudo also insisted that he is not dating anyone right now. (MNS)

“Kasalanan ko iyon kasi ayaw ko,” actor-host Robin Pa-dilla said as he admitted that he felt responsible for the fi rst miscarriage of his wife, “It’s Showtime” mainstay Mariel Rodriguez.

According to Padilla, he re-jected suggestions from experts to have Rodriguez undergo the “painful” heparim regimen in an attempt to prevent a pregnancy loss. His wife later suffered two miscarriages, one in March last year and another six months later.

“Ang pinaka-support ko na [ngayon] sa kanya ay hin-di ko kinokontra ‘yung mga injection, iyon na ang pina-ka-support ko,” Padilla ex-plained when asked about his thoughts on Rodriguez’s third pregnancy.

He continued: “Kasi noong una niyang pagbubuntis ay hindi ko talaga sinuportahan. Sa akin kasi, hindi organic iyon. Ngayon, dahil gusto na niya talaga ay umayag na lang ako. Kasi mahirap makita iyon. Tuwing umaga at gabi, hindi madaling makita ang asawa mo na nahihirapan.”

The heparim regimen, as described by a popular American science magazine, is prescribed to pregnant women who have a high risk of developing serious complications from blood clots.

The 2014 article noted, however, that the regimen “does not appear to lower the risk of blood clots or miscarriage during pregnancy.” It may also cause bruising and result in minor bleeding involving the nose, gums, or vagina.

Rodriguez fi rst announced her third pregnancy on an episode of “It’s Showtime” last Saturday. (MNS)

Piolo Pascual denied that he is intentionally avoiding heavy drama in his movie choices.

In his recent movie “The Breakup Playlist,” Pascual played a musician, while in his upcoming fi lm “Love Me Tomorrow,” he plays a DJ.

“I guess ito lang siguro ‘yung nabibigay na concept. We do so much drama on TV anyway so sa movies, siguro mas maganda na mas light para may iba namang flavor,” he said.

Although his roles in the two mov-ies seem similar, Pascual said the team behind “Love Me Tomorrow” made sure viewers would immedi-ately see the differences between the two characters.

“We had to make sure na ibang iba siya as a character. It’s also import-ant that you’re working with your mother studio na alam kung paano i-track ‘yung mga roles na gagawin mo para ma-differentiate din, para hindi ‘yun at ‘yun lang. But hindi naman sinasadya na luma-light,” he said.

Why Robin feels responsible for Mariel’s miscarriage

Robin Padilla

Zanjoe opens up about rumors linking Bea to John Lloyd

Zanjoe Marudo

Piolo on playing lighter roles: Sumasabay lang

Besides, Pascual thinks moviego-ers these days prefer light dramas.

“Siguro it’s a sign na ngayon mas gusto ng mga tao na mas light ang napapanood nila so sumasabay lang tayo. Umaayon lang,” he said.

Aside from Pascual, “Love Me Tomorrow” also stars Dawn Zulue-ta and Coleen Garcia. Directed by Gino M. Santos, the movie will open in theaters nationwide on May 25. (MNS)

Piolo Pascual

Julia Barretto has patched things up with her father, actor Dennis Padilla.

The rift between father and daughter started when Barretto, whose real name is Julia Frances Baldivia (Padilla’s real surname), wanted to legally drop her last name.

In an interview, Barretto said she has ironed things out with her father even before they were spotted work-ing out together at a gym last month.

“Actually ‘yung gym na ‘yun super surprise. I knew that he goes to that gym and I go to that gym pero iba-iba ‘yung schedules namin so never kami nagkakatagpo. Nagulat ako, ‘Papa!’

It just happened. But we talked. We’ve been talking even before meet-ing. It wasn’t like we patched things up there. We patched things up even before that incident,” she clarifi ed.

Barretto said she is glad that things are now starting to be okay again between them little by little.

“As a daughter, it makes me really happy because at the end of the day, he’s still my dad. No matter what, gusto ko sa huli okay kami, walang hard feelings,” she said.

Asked about the reaction of her mother Marjorie Barretto, she said: “My mom is happy naman wherever I’m happy, my siblings are happy.

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REMEMBERING OUR

HEROES

A f f a l t e r -bach, March 23, 2016 – The new MY2017 A M G C 6 3 Cabriolet com-bines an inten-sive open-air ambience with the AMG V8 engine to create an exhilarating performance experience. The Biturbo engine developed in Affalterbach by AMG is available in two output rat-ings, with 469 hp or 503 hp. Flared wheel arches at the front and rear, the wide track and large wheels underscore powerful exterior looks. Agile longitudinal and lateral dy-namics come courtesy of the sophis-ticated AMG RIDE CONTROL sport suspension with adaptive damping adjustment, rear-axle limited-slip differential and dynamic engine mounts (on the AMG C63 S).

Performance-oriented AMG en-thusiasts can enjoy the largest selec-tion in the market segment with the Mercedes-AMG C-Class, available in the U.S. as Sedan, Coupe and Cabriolet by Fall 2016 with a V6 Biturbo engine and all-wheel drive

with the C43, or the C63 and C63 S model with a V8 Biturbo engine in two output ratings. “The C-Class is a decisive factor in our company’s success. The new combination of intensive open-air ambience and powerful V8 engine is unique in the segment and perfectly supplements our large C-Class range,” says To-bias Moers, CEO of Mercedes-AMG GmbH. Extensive know-how from motorsport and the passion of the AMG engineers, designers and prod-uct managers form the basis for an emotional driving experience with the new Mercedes-AMG C63 Cabri-olet. It will be celebrating its world premiere on March 23, 2016 at the New York International Auto Show. The AMG C63 Cabriolet will be on sale at US dealerships by fall of 2016.

Unique offering in the segment with V8 Biturbo engine

2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Cabriolet

The 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, recognized for having over 100 im-provements as compared to the 2015 model-year, has been rated third in Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com list of 10 Most Affordable Three-Row Vehicles of 2016. Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com editors highlight the 10 new 2016 model-year affordable vehicles that can seat seven or eight passengers, perfect for families on a budget. The list features six minivans and four SUVs, with prices ranging from $23,000 to the $30,000.

“We set a new value standard for the brand when we launched the 2016 Outlander last year, and to see it is recognized by such an informative and trusted source in the automotive industry confirms that Mitsubishi is making a name for itself in the SUV/CUV segment,” said Don Swearingen, Chief Operat-ing Offi cer, MMNA. “Our objective was to provide consumers with a reliable, value-oriented vehicle that offers them the technology, safety and utility today’s families require; this shows we are doing just that.”

If you have been desiring to own a new Mitsubishi vehicle, come down to Puente Hills Mit-subishi and check out our kaba-bayan Alex Jacinto. So what are you waiting for? Schedule a Test drive on the vehicle of your choice at Puente Hills Mitsubishi . Call Alex at 1-866-400-1067 and test drive a Mitsubishi vehicle today! Puente Hills Mitsubishi is located at 17665 Castleton St., City of Industry.

The C63 Cabriolet is exceptional in every respect, being the only vehicle in the segment to boast an 8-cylinder Biturbo engine. Mercedes-AMG thus meets the wishes of those customers who desire a combination of a high-ly emotional, unmistakable engine sound and torquey power delivery.

The driver also benefi ts from the unrivalled performance: the C63 S Cabriolet accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds and on to a top speed of 174 mph (electronically lim-

ited). The C63 Cabriolet accelerates to 60 in 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph (electronically limited).

For more information on the 2017 AMG C63 Cabriolet, visit Pen-ske-Mercedes-Benz of West Covina @ 2010 East Garvey Ave., South West Covina CA 91719 or call: 626/732-1474 and look for our Kababayan Nash Jimenez, Fleet Manager. You can also email [email protected]. Visit their website at: www.penskemercedes.com.

2016 Mitsubishi Outlander

Arjun & Angie Cordero w/ baby Maddox with their 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander SE, Mercury Gray, and friends Sylvester & Michelle Sagad with Alex Jacinto (center) of Puente Hills Mitsubishi.

AMG C63 Cabriolet: Open-air AMG performance for the C-Class

Nash Ledesma

2016 Mitsubishi Outlander named KBB.Com most affordable three-row vehicles


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VIN: KMHCT5AE8EU173093 STOCK: X60687

‘14 HYUNDAI ACCENT 5DR HB MAN GS

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‘13 TOYOTA CAMRY 4DR SDN I4 AUTO L (NATL)

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‘08 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4WD I4 HEV GRAND TOURING

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‘11 TOYOTA RAV4 4WD 4DR V6 5-SPD AT SPORT (NATL)

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‘15 HYUNDAI SONATA 4DR SDN 2.4L SE

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$17,495VIN: 5XYZT3LB3FG241017 STOCK: X60821

‘15 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT FWD 4DR 2.4

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‘15 SCION TC 2DR HB MAN (NATL)

$19,495

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