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IN MEMORIAM

Miriam Defensor Santiago June 15, 1945 - September 29, 2016

“THE BEST PRESIDENT WE NEVER HAD”

Miriam Defensor Santiago, dubbed as “The Iron Lady of Asia”, suc-cumbed to cancer on September 29, 2016 while confined at the St. Luke's Medical Center at the Boni-facio Global City in Taguig.

She was 71.

She was a feisty lady known for her no-nonsense drive against graft and corruption.

Santiago was a Filipino politician and judge, who served in all three branches of the Philippine govern-

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Strategist says Duterte, not media, the cause of miscommunication

MANILA-- The numerous clarifica-tions and explanations made on President Rodrigo Duterte's state-ments can only be blamed on one thing: his off-the-cuff remarks.

Communication strategists believe that the public tends to accept Duterte's colorful words as his real message at the expense of what the president is really trying to say.

According to veteran public rela-tions strategist Reli German, Duter-

te's off-the-cuff remarks tend to grab headlines leaving behind the real point of his message.

"The problem really is his off-the-cuff remarks. These are the ones that grab the headlines instead of focusing on the meat of what his pronouncements are, and he blames the media for that. It's not fair," German said.

He compared Duterte first 100 days wherein he apologized around five times for his colorful remarks to that of former Presi-dent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who only apologized once for the "Hello Garci" election scandal.

German added that the need for constant clarification and explana-tion of the president's message is a sign that the president's communi-cation team has no direct access to

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PH President Duterte, AP PHOTO

Fall is our humbling experience By RILEY MENDOZA Waves Staff Writer

FALL has been with us here in To-ronto since almost four weeks ago. Also called autumnal equinox, it officially arrived September 22, making night and day equal in du-ration. What makes fall special? For many Filipinos used to two kinds of weather systems in the Philippines - the rainy and the dry seasons - fall is a harbinger of both happiness and gloom. That it begins in September is equated with other "ber" months (October, November) of joyous cel-ebrations leading to the ultimate "ber" month of the year - Decem-ber. These "ber" months are actu-ally the fall season in Canada.

And being a predominantly Catho-lic country, December is the once-a-year season of gift-giving, merry-making, festivities and family gath-

erings all associated with Christ-mas. It is said that the onset of Septem-

ber, not necessarily fall, heralds the longest Christmas season any-where in the world, although critics claim commercialization of the birth of the Lord trivializes its ob-servance. But that's in the Philippines, our native land, even as we've em-braced Canada like it's also our own homeland. Not being used to fall and winter, we marvel and grunt at the same time. We behold the changing col-ours of fall and wonder why every year without fail, the green leaves turn red, yellow and brown and fall from their branches in nature's gesture of life's decline.

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PH Secretary of Agriculture, Hon. Emmanuel Piňol, to meet Fil-Canadian community

October 29, 2016 - 2:30pm Canada Christian Church

50 Gervais Drive, Toronto

Even nature reminds us to thank Canada through this prominent red maple leaf.

Halloween In the Philippines Halloween is a big deal: time to plan the best spooky costumes, time to get a whole tub of sweets and goodies through trick or treats, and a time to hop on one party after another. It’s such a merry time to spend a night of terror and fun

– that is, when you celebrate it in coun-tries like the U.S. and Canada. In the Philip-pines, it’s somehow different.

A few days before No-vember 1, local news will feature cemeter-ies being cleaned in time for what Filipi-

nos call “Undas,” which means “Day of the Dead.” This hap-pens during Novem-ber 2 but Filipinos observe this holiday as early as November 1. At this point in time, graves, mausole-ums, and tombs get

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ment – judicial, executive, and legislative.

In 1988, Santiago was named laureate of the Ra-mon Magsaysay Award for government service, with a citation "for bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a graft-ridden government agency."

Santiago became senator of the republic in 1995 and authored the most number of laws and bills in the en-tire history of the Philippines. She ran again for president in the1998 presidential elec-tions but lost after heavy black propaganda against her which were eventually proven false. She continued her work as senator - ex-posed and lambasted nu-merous government scan-dals, such as the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, which led to massive outrage and trig-gered major reforms throughout the country.

She became an icon of in-corruptibility, honest gov-ernment service, and con-stitutional law. She was giv-en numerous awards and recognition for her fight against corruption in the country.

In 2012, Santiago became the first Filipina and the first Asian from a develop-ing country to be elected a judge of the International Criminal Court. She later resigned the post, cit-ing chronic fatigue syn-drome, which turned out to be lung cancer.

Santiago served three terms in the Philippine Sen-ate. On 13 October 2015, Santiago declared her can-didacy for President of the Philippines in the 2016 elections after her doctors from the United States de-clared her cancer 'stable' and 'receded', but lost in the elections.

Following her death, she was called by her support-ers as "the best president we never had". ■

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Fidel Ramos turns critic to salvage Philippines-US ties

Three in five Filipinos may have given their new Presi-dent’s performance the thumbs up, but the one per-son whose approval Rodri-go Duterte craves has rated his government a “huge disappointment and let-down.”

Former president Fidel Ra-mos, whom Duterte credits for handing him the presi-dency, said the government was “losing badly” by prior-itizing a war on drugs at the expense of issues such as poverty, living costs, for-eign investment and jobs.

Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella played down Ramos’ comments, saying the 88-year-old was just “acting like a father” and a “senior statesman.”

Duterte has spoken often of his respect for Ramos, who was president from 1992 to 1998.

It is unclear why Ramos has chosen to criticize Duterte now. But analysts suggest that he may be putting his foot down to salvage ties with Washington frayed by Duterte’s almost daily bar-rage of expletive-laced in-sults at Manila’s longtime ally.

Duterte last week told US President Barack Obama to “go to hell,” just a month after calling him a “son of a wh***.”

Duterte has said he wants US special forces who are

helping to fight Islamist militants in the Philippines’ troubled south to leave be-cause their presence there is complicating his efforts to forge peace with Muslim secessionists.

Lately, he has declared the Philippines will stop joint war games and patrols with the US in the South China Sea while he is President. He said yesterday in a speech before new govern-ment appointees: “I do not mean to cancel or abrogate our military alliances. But let me ask you, do you real-ly think we need it?”

He has chafed at US criti-cisms of the more than 3,500 extrajudicial killings, both by police and vigilan-tes, that have blighted his war on drugs. He has threatened to sever ties with the US, as he pitches for an “independent” for-eign policy anchored on forging new alliances with China and Russia.

In a Sunday editorial in the Manila Bulletin newspaper, Ramos called this policy disconcerting. “Are we throwing away decades of military partnership, tacti-cal proficiency, compatible weaponry, predictable lo-gistics and soldier-to-soldier camaraderie, just like that? On DU30’s say-so???” he said. DU30 is a popular acronym for Duter-te.

Ramos, a former police gen-

eral, was among those who led a US-backed popular revolt that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. He is a graduate of West Point, the US Military Acad-emy.

Calling Ramos the Ameri-cans’ “top dog” on Monday, the Communist Party of the Philippines said he is “now set to lead the pack to con-solidate the pro-US camp of reactionaries to put greater pressure on the Duterte regime to backtrack on its promotion of an independ-ent foreign policy.”

Noel Medina, a political an-alyst with the Institute for Political and Electoral Re-form, said that Ramos, though pro-US, “is a practi-cal thinker.” “He really thinks Duterte is overdoing his attacks on the West and the US, and that it is unnec-essary.”

Asked if Ramos has the gravitas to sway Duterte, Medina said: “We’ll have to wait and see how Duterte responds. If it’s just his spokesman talking, that means this is being settled internally, and Duterte is responding favorably. But if Duterte himself reacts pub-licly and attacks Ramos, then we’ll know where he stands.”

He added: “But Ramos, this early, is too precious an ally to sacrifice or to attack.” - THE STRAITS TIMES/ASIA

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Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos. AP FILE PHOTO

Ten of Miriam Santiago Defensor’s Quotes 1. “I have only entertainment value in Philippine pol-

itics.” – Santiago’s comments to a foreign journalist.

2. “If he’s brave, he should switch place with me. He should be funny and I’ll be the asshole” – Santiago challenging fellow Senator Juan Ponce-Enrile for his al-leged role in the pork ban.

3. “Head-bashing is the best strategy. Sometimes I have to splatter their brains on the pavement” – Santiago on being asked the best way to fight corrupt officials.

4. “When the government employee is poor, and he works in a corrupt agency, he can resist everything except temptation.” – Santiago on why some govern-ment officials are corrupt.

5. “The chances of me quiting are like the chances of a snowball in hell.” – Santiago after knowing that some DAR employees opposed her confirmation.

6. “I do not subscribe to the school of thought that I am leading the presidential polls because of my beautiful legs.” – Santiago after learning that she was leading the survey.

7. “Change the Charter so that only taxpayers will be allowed to vote. ” – Santiago ’s proposal to stop pat-ronage politics.

8. “You know, if you shut down all the TV cameras, the proceedings will be finished in one week, but people want more that 15 (minutes) of fame.” – Santiago on why impeachment proceedings are so slow.

9. “Maybe they will be happy because on one hand I might die and then they could get rid of me. But on the other hand I might survive and then I will get rid of them. ” – Santiago to her enemies after revealing she had lung cancer.

10. “I eat death threats for breakfast!” – Santiago’s an-swer to a reporter about threats on her life.

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the president; otherwise there would be no confu-sion on the part of the me-dia and the public.

Last Wednesday (October 5), Presidential spokesper-son Ernesto Abella advised the media to "use creative imagination" in interpret-ing Duterte's pronounce-ments since the president "carefully calibrates his statements" every now and then.

German said that doing this would be like passing on the problem to the media.

"Media just reports what he (Duterte) says and then he's gonna say 'hey, inter-pret it the way you want to but be creative.' But if they become too creative, kaaway na niya ang media and media doesn't want that," German said.

'CREATIVE DESTRUCTION'

Former Presidential Com-munications Undersecre-tary Manolo Quezon added that Duterte is practicing "creative destruction" with his pronouncements.

"The president views him-self very clearly and has promoted himself as a kind of whirlwind to engage in

creative destruction," he said.

Quezon also noted a mis-communication on the part of Duterte's communica-tion strategy as reflected on the recent SWS survey.

Results of the survey showed that 84 percent of the respondents are satis-fied with the government's campaign against illegal drugs, while 8 percent are dissatisfied, and another 8 percent undecided.

However, 71 percent of the respondents stressed the importance of keeping the drug suspects alive during police operations.

Manolo said that the re-sults defeat the whole point of the war on drugs which, as online memes show, is "obosen."

He added that if the public looks beyond the presi-dent's off-the-cuff remarks, Duterte is only repeating his messages.

"If you go beyond the hot sauce that the president pours on everything to make it tasty, he's actually been serving the same dish over and over again and that's because he's trying to get us used to a certain diet," he said. -ABS-CBN

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Duterte blames Yolanda on industrialized nations, belittles US aid Jamaine Punzalan

MANILA - President Rodri-go Duterte demeaned the assistance that the United States extended to the Phil-ippines in the aftermath of Typhoon ''Yolanda'' in 2013, arguing that the ca-lamity was caused by cli-mate-warming emissions from industrialized nations.

Duterte made the remark in an Al Jazeera interview re-leased Monday, where he confirmed a potential cease to defense treaties, includ-ing military exercises, with Washington because he does “not think they will be there for us” in times of need.

The President’s pronounce-ment prompted interview-er Wayne Hay to quip: “But they were there in Haiyan (Yolanda) just a few years ago.”

In response, Duterte belit-tled the calamity aid, saying “If they want, you can forgo with it. Other nations will come. Or we will die, dou-ble the number.”

Besides, he added that the

super typhoon, which killed over 7,000 people in the central islands, was a prod-uct of the global warming phenomenon generated by the carbon emissions of industrial countries.

“Haiyan is just a creation of climate change, which the industrial countries also created,” he added.

Duterte also insisted that the Philippines, with its rel-atively small carbon foot-print, cannot be blamed for the changing climate pat-terns.

“You have reached the heights of industrialization. All these years, you have been spewing all the gas, carbon and everything. We had little or nothing to do with it,” he said.

“We have this guy, 'we'd like to help you but do not try to catch up with us and overtake us because it will contribute so much carbon emission.' And who's re-sponsible for the climate? Who's responsible for Hai-yan? Who's responsible for

the monsters of tornado? It's industrialized coun-tries. We had nothing to do with it.”

The US was one of the first countries to send aid to the Philippines in the wake of Yolanda, the strongest ty-phoon on record.

It is also the Philippines' only treaty ally. The 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty binds the two countries to "defend themselves against external armed attack."

The US-Philippine alliance, however, has been strained since Washington raised the alarm on the piling body count in Manila’s drug war, prompting Duterte to unleash a string of verbal attacks.

While criticizing the US, Duterte has signaled build-ing ties with Washington's foes Beijing and Moscow. This, despite the Philip-pines and China sparring over the resource-rich South China Sea. , ABS-CBN News

While we appreciate fall's splendour and magic, we also feel an uneasy fore-boding of what's in store in winter, the season follow-ing fall. Paradoxical as it may seem but if we were in the Phil-ippines, we hanker for "white Christmas" - a con-cept embedded in our mind by the country's colo-nizers. We love looking at white Christmas to the ex-tent that we fake it in many ways, including having white Christmas trees in our residences and in de-

partment stores. But "white Christmas" is real in Toronto. The falling snow and the bone-chilling cold it whips up are genu-ine to the touch. The sights of winter are lovable but its elements are horrible. As a Filipino, that is how I view it. It is fall -as much as spring- that has great significance to us as people. In this sea-son we're currently in, we take stock of everything. In fall, we come to the realiza-tion that we, and every-thing around us, are vul-nerable. Fall is everyone's humbling experience. ■

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August 2016 remittances up 16.3% MANILA — Base effects re-sulted in the double-digit growth of remittances to the Philippines in August 2016.

Data released by the Bang-ko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monday showed that cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) grew at an annual rate of 16.3 percent in Au-gust 2016 to USD2.32 bil-lion against year-ago's nearly USD2 billion.

BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr., in a text mes-sage to reporters, said the dollar value of remittances in August 2015 was lower "to due weaker host curren-cies", such as the euro.

"The euro has since then remained relatively stable. In addition, this year, the other currencies have strengthened," he said.

"Moreover, it will be noted that the monthly remit-

tance value has been over USD2 billion since February this year," he added.

Central bank data show that after the USD1.994 bil-lion cash inflows in August last year, monthly inflows in the succeeding months were logged at more than USD2 billion, except in No-vember 2015 (USD1.87 bil-lion), and January 2016 (USD1.998 billion).

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12 haunted places to get spooked at in Toronto Toronto is filled with supposedly haunted places. Behind the facade of some of our city's most beau-tiful old buildings lies a more gruesome past that's waiting for you to discover. Halloween is the per-fect time for you to explore spooky sites, which are located all over for your ghost hunting conven-ience, of course.

Here are some of the creepiest haunted places in Toronto.

Lower Bay Station

This abandoned subway station appears in lots of movies and TV shows. It's also apparently haunted by a mysterious lady in red. Next time the subway diverts through the abandoned station make sure to watch for her apparition.

Guild Inn grounds

The former summer home of Colonel Harold Bick-ford might be getting redeveloped right now, but in the past, it's had a number of uses including as a hotel, military hospital and missionary college. The creepy architectural cemetery is made even more so by the prospect of ghosts on the grounds.

Don Jail

The old Don Jail is often considered one of the most haunted places in the city. Between 1908 and 1962, 34 hangings took place here and in 2007, human remains were found on site.

University College

Stonemasons Ivan Reznikoff and Paul Diablos were working on University College back in the 1850s. Legend has it that they got into a fight over a wom-an and Diablos murdered Reznikoff and buried his

body at on campus. According to legend, after the Great Fire in 1914, workers found a skeleton wear-ing a belt stamped with a stonemasons emblem.

Keg Mansion

Head here for a steak and leave with a paranormal encounter. The former Massey mansion is suppos-edly home to a number of ghosts, including the Massey's only daughter who died in the house and one of the family's maids who hung herself in the foyer. Some dinner guests say the ghost of a little boy haunts the stairwell.

Colborne Lodge

This building, originally owned by John and Jemi-ma Howard, in High Park might not be as innocent as it looks. Over the years, many people have re-ported experiencing some paranormal activity in and around it. Supposedly Jemima Howard died in the house after battling breast cancer.

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse

John Paul Radelmu ller was Toronto's very first lighthouse keeper and he disappeared in early 1815. Legend goes that two soldiers murdered him and hid his body after he refused to continue serv-ing them drinks. Many say his spirit now haunts the lighthouse.

Bridge by Old Finch and Morningside

This is a popular place for high schoolers to drive out to. Legend goes, a young girl died here on her birthday. Head to the bridge and sing happy birth-day, I dare you.

Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre

Like all old theatres, the Elgin and Winter Garden is apparently haunted. You may not see the Phan-tom of the Opera here, but many strange phenome-na and sightings have been reported between shows.

St. Michael's Hospital

It's no surprise this hospital, founded in 1892, is reportedly haunted. One of the health centre's most famous ghosts is Sister Vincenza (or "Vinnie) who might appear on the 7th floor of the hospital's Cardinal Carter wing, the former maternity ward.

Old City Hall

Robert Turpin and Arthur Lucas, the last two men sentenced to capital punishment in Toronto back in 1962, reportedly haunt Courtroom 33 in Old City Hall. It's really no surprise that this Rom-anesque Revival building, dating back to the turn of the 20th century, is haunted

Ryerson Theatre School

No, we're not being dramatic, actors at the Ryerson Theatre School have reportedly experienced some creepy things in this building on Gould Street. It used to house the Ontario College of Pharmacy and students there used to work on cadavers. Could those spirits still be roaming the hallways? blogTO

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painted, grasses are cut, and it’s being made cleaner as people flock to the cemeteries where their dead loved ones.

By November 1, all cemeteries will be filled with people who come to pay respect to their beloved dead. Since Philippines is a predominantly Catho-lic nation, this event is very significant to Filipi-nos. It becomes a mini reunion where relatives unite in honoring their dead by visiting them and reminiscing the life they lived. Most families bring flowers, light candles, and say a prayer when paying respect. Others stay longer; some even bring food and other items that will keep them out of boredom, especially when bringing kids.

On the other hand, aside from this traditional cul-ture of visiting the dead, some families practice Halloween just like how it is being celebrated in other countries. Some businesses and schools here hold Halloween parties. Some villages hold Trick or Treat events for kids. The braver ones do ghost hunting in the creepiest attractions here in the Philippines—all in the spirit of fun, of course.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ONE AND ALL!

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ABS-CBN NEWS ANCHOR AND REPORTER HONORED WITH MCLUHAN FELLOWSHIP

ABS-CBN News broadcast journalist and anchor Gigi Grande was given one of the highest honors for journalists and communicators as she was recognized with the 2016 Marshall McLuhan Fellowship citation during the conclusion of the annual Jaime V. Ongpin journalism seminar last September 28 in Makati City.

Other ABS-CBN journalists that have the distin-guished award include Lynda Jumilla-Abalos, Gerry Lirio, and Luz Rimban.

The award was presented by Canada’s Ambas-sador-Designate to the Philippines, Mr. John

Holmes, which was named after the world-renowned Canadian communications scholar. The Fellowship is the Canadian Embassy’s flag-ship media advocacy initiative which was launched in 1997 to foster responsible journal-ism in the Philippines, reflecting Canada’s belief that a strong media is essential to a free and democratic society.

Under the Fellowship, and with financial sup-port from Sun Life of Canada, the winner under-takes a speaking tour in Canada as well the Phil-ippines. In Canada, the tour provides an oppor-tunity for the Fellow to interact with Canadian media counterparts and to discuss current is-sues with Canadian government officials and members of civil society. The awardee will also have the chance to sit as a fellow at the McLu-han Institute in Toronto.

Grande was chosen for the distinction for her excellent reportage of the various issues sur-rounding the campaign and the national elec-tions that took place earlier this year.

She is one of the anchors on “Mornings @ANC” on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel, formerly serving as news bureau chief of ABS-CBN News Australia. Catch her and the rest of the “Mornings @ANC” crew like Paolo Abrera, Christian Esguerra, David Celdran, and Ginger Conejero during weekdays starting at 5:30am. ■

Transgender solon lands in US magazine's list of inspiring women Coconuts Manila

MANILA - First she broke records. Now, Gerald-ine Roman shares a spot with the world's pow-er women like Hillary Clinton, Beyonce, and Simone Biles.

Roman was included in the list of inspiring fe-male leaders released by Motto magazine — which is overseen by the same editors who pro-duce TIME magazine. Motto's target readers are young women who are "looking for advice about life, work, and play."

The list of inspiring leaders was released in cel-ebration of International Day of the Girl, a Unit-ed Nations initiative campaign for greater gen-der equality worldwide.

Roman made history in the Philippines after being elected as the first ever Pinay transgender congresswoman. Roman is the con-gresswoman of the 1st District of Bataan.

Roman has been campaigning for LGBT rights before she was elected.

“Recognizing our rights and dignity will in no way diminish yours. We are not asking for spe-cial privileges or extra rights. We simply ask for equality. With inclusiveness and diversity, our nation has so much to gain,” Roman was quoted as saying.

This story first appeared on Coconuts Manila.

Elaine Quijano: The first Asian-American moderator of a U.S. national debate is a Filipina

Elaine Quijano, a 42 year old Filipino-American presided over the U.S. Vice presidential debate between Tim Kaine and Mike Pence held earlier this month (Oct ,4) at Longwood University in Farmville, Virgin-ia.

She made history by being the first Asian-American journalist ever to moderate a U.S. nation-al debate and the youngest journalist to do so in 28 years It was also the first time that a digital network anchor has been chosen to preside over a national debate.

Quijano has earned the invita-tion, according to her col-leagues.

"Elaine is one of the best story-tellers and journalists I have ever worked with," Major Gar-rett, the CBS News chief White House correspondent, told CNNMoney.

"Elaine's CBSN work brought her to the debate commission's attention and deservedly so," he continued. "She has earned this moment in the spotlight but does not see it as moment for her -- or even CBS -- but a

moment for the candidates and the country."

A Chicago native, Quijano joined CBS News in 2010 and for the last two years has served as lead weekday anchor on CBSN. She also anchors "CBS Weekend News" on Sun-days and contributes across the network's platforms. Prior to that, Quijano spent ten years covering politics for CNN New-source and CNN.

The breadth of Quijano's work is impressive: She has covered the White House, the Pentagon and the Supreme Court; re-ported live from Kuwait, Kabul and Islamabad; and covered major news events from the September 11 attacks, invasion of Iraq, 2003 Space Shuttle dis-aster, 2004 re-election of George W. Bush among others.

David Rhodes, the CBS News president, said in September that "her perspective, dedica-tion to political reporting, and important role on CBS News's live-streaming platform make her an ideal choice to lead the only vice presidential debate this fall."

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Martina Ortiz-Luis is Toronto Maple Leafs’ new anthem singer As the official anthem singer for the Toronto Maple Leafs team, 15-year-old Filipino-Canadian Martina Ortiz-Luis gets to belt out the U.S. and Cana-dian national anthems at all of the team’s home games.

Martina has gone a long way since her performance at the Filipinos Making Waves festival.

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First Filipina Chess Grandmaster is a Bicolana

Janelle Mae Frayna, a 20-year-old chess player from Legazpi City, officially be-came the first woman grandmaster of the Philip-pines after a outstanding performance at the 42nd World Chess Olympiad at Baku Azerbaikan. She earned the title after a match in the ninth round on September 11.

Frayna had a 2281 rating at the end of the competi-tion, posting four wins, four draws, and one loss in nine games.

A consistent honor student in elementary and high school, Janelle will gradu-ate as a Psychology major in college. She is a candidate for cum laude at Far Eastern University.

Soon after her return from exceptional feat, Albay sec-ond district Representative Joey Salceda pushed for a House resolution that con-gratulated Frayna for her victory and recognizing the 20-year-old athlete for

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A homecoming motorcade greeted Janelle Mae Frayna, the first woman grandmaster of the Philippines, upon her arrival at Legazpi City on Sept 26.

Albay honours Catriona Gray, Miss World Philippines 2016, with Grand Homecoming Parade

Despite the province being under typhoon warning sig-nal number 1, Catriona Gray pushed through her visit in Albay for her grand home-coming parade. Miss World Philippines 2016 is sched-uled to visit some tourist destinations and schools in Albay

Congressmen Joey Salceda and Fernando Gonzales pre-pared the victory home-coming for the beauty queen whose mother Normita Ragas Magnayon was a native of town of Oas in Albay

The Sangguniang Bayan

through Mayor Domingo Escoto of Oas town also passed a resolution com-mending Gray for bringing honor to their hometown.

The 22-year-old Filipina-Australian Catriona Gray bested 24 candidates across the country in the beauty pageant competition held earlier this month at Manila Hotel.

Aside from winning the crown, Gray was also named Best in Evening Gown, Best in Swimsuit, Best in Fashion Runway, Miss Hannah Resort, and Miss Manila Hotel.

Gray’s family stayed in Oas town before migrating to another country. “Catriona’s clan in Oas are musicians and from respected fami-lies. Catriona has a Master Certificate in Music Theory from Berklee College of Mu-sic in Boston, Massachu-setts, U.S.A.

Two Albayanas won in the pageant – Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray, 22, and Marah Mun oz (3rd Prin-cess), a native of Pantao, Libon, Albay.

Gray will be representing the Philippines in the Miss World 2016 pageant in Washington D.C., U.S.A in December. ■

Catriona Gray in Albay

At the 2016 Miss World Philippines beauty pageant.

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Michael Levitt, MP for York Centre

bring honor to the country.

Frayna was also given a copy of HR No. 12, which stated that her victo-ry not only empowers women to excel in sports but also encourages young people to strive hard to at-tain their goals even at a young age.

"Ms. Frayna's pioneering and his-toric achievement in the field of chess is a source of pride and in-spiration to all Filipinos, and a tes-tament to the world of our indomi-table spirit of competitiveness and excellence," according to the reso-lution.

Frayna returned to her hometown on September 26 and among the crowd that welcomed her was Le-gaspi City Mayor Noel E. Rosal. Jannel’s achievement has been an “inspiration not just for the young generation in Legazpi City but also

for those in the Philippines and the rest of the world,” the mayor said.

Frayna said she was very happy for the support given to her by the Legazpenos.

She encouraged young people to start playing chess early, “even at the age of six years old.” Frayna recalled she started playing chess when she was 11 years old and joined the Magayon Chess Club to hone her skills.

“Always play and practice chess. Read a lot of chess books so you can improve your moves and learn different strategies,” Frayna said.

Sonia Frayna, Janelle’s mother, a civil engineer who heads the hous-ing division at the City Planning and Development Office, said it was a dream come true for Janelle when she became the first woman GM of the country.

The elder Frayna said it was “sheer determination that made her

daughter achieve the feat.” ■

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The York Centre community celebrated Thanksgiving weekend at the Toronto Pump-kin Fest at Downsview Park.

Hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys were given away at Downsview Park on Sunday, October 9.

The eighth annual event, put on by the Downsview Park Merchant’s Market, started at noon in the In-ternational Food Court at 40 Carl Hill Rd., near Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue West.

The turkeys were handed out on a first-come-first-served basis to people who can’t afford Thanksgiv-

ing dinner.

Families also received a five-pound bag of potatoes and a can of cran-berry sauce or a bag of pasta.

Meanwhile, the North York Har-vest Food Bank is in the middle of its fall food drive to raise 100,000 pounds of food and $100,000 for the northern Toronto community. The campaign runs until the end of October.

Canadian Citizenship week (Oct 9-16). A citizenship ceremony was held Oct 14 to welcome 50 new Canadians also attended by Willowdale MP Ali Ehsassi and Toronto Ward 10 Councillor James Pasternak,

Young men and women from ages 16 to 21 are encouraged to join the York Centre Youth Council.

You can apply online at https://t.co/SzGDHs6JBS

Deadline for application is October 21.

THANK YOU to all who participated at the tree planting held at Downsview Park. This is in support of Highway of Heroes initiative to plant 117,000 trees—one for each fallen hero since WW1.

Great turnout for the tree planting held Oct 2 at Downsview Park with members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The achievements and

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Filipinos are more than

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Friends of Jesus Christ Church, under the leadership of Pastor Teck Uy; celebrated its 25th Anniversary on September 25, 2016 at Rembrandt Banquet Hall in Scarborough. Newly elected member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament, Hon. Raymond Cho came and gave his message; another notable guest was Donna Holbrook of the Inter-national Christian Embassy Jerusalem Canada. This event was attended by local members; pastors from other cities of Canada, and the Philippines. PHOTO BY ARIEL

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Knights of Rizal’s 16th Commanders' Ball on October 29, 2016

The Knights of Rizal Canada Region will hold its 16th commanders' ball on October 29, 2016 at the Rembrandt Banquet Hall located at

930 Progress Avenue, Scarborough, Toronto. Ontario, Canada.

Expected to attend are officers and members of different KOR chapters from across Canada, US, Europe and Asia.

For advertisements and event info, please email George R.Poblete, KGCR. at gpoblete@sympstico.ca or georgerpob-lete@gmail.com. You may also phone him (416) 712-5735 or (416) 298 -0573. Officers and members of out of town chapters can also email Canada Regional director Ed Prillo KGOR at epril-lo@sympatico.ca

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La Salle school mates and buddies since Prep until they graduated from University, (L-R) Mon Torralba, Miguel del Rosario (visiting from PHL), and host Ricky Crisostomo reunite and did a lot of catch up but never enough. PHOTO BY WAVES.

The evolution of a designer extraordinaire By: Larry Leviste

I have bragging rights to be-ing friends with Chito Vi-jandre for more than 50 years now.

I first met him in Grade 3, on the bleachers of La Salle Taft, one sweaty August afternoon in the late ’60s. We became fast friends because we were the top artists of the school. From Grade 5 to 7, Chito and I won medals and citations for doing exuberant paintings, posters, Christmas cards.

We were the prote ge s of art teachers Katy Bengson and Elena Alsua. We had keys to the Art Room and would have fun after classes. Every year till Grade 7, Chito and I would win the gold and silver med-als for Artistic Excellence.

I also won in Poetry Writing and Solo Singing contests. Our greatest achievements were the Art Olympics in Cha-pultapec, Mexico. Chito went in person to do on-the-spot

painting, while my painting was exhibited in a museum. Another distinction of mine was winning the First Prize for the Shankar Children’s Art Competition in India.

I likewise designed the art-work for the school yearbook.

But it was Ricky Punzalan who won first prize in a na-tionwide, on-the-spot paint-ing contest in Luneta. You could say we were all in com-petition, but didn’t realize it just yet. Our memories of those golden years consisted of sunset afternoons and paintings that bloomed bril-liant rainbows.

Le Chateau

Puberty kicked in when we entered high school in La Salle Green Hills. Chito taught our group how to smoke and put on makeup. The Vijandre home in Bel-Air had a room that Chito designed, with floor-to-ceiling banig mats

and throw pillows. We bap-tized it Le Chateau.

Our group mates were Yoko Vicente, Vernon Vergara, Cal Lim, Joey Javier Reyes, Ricky Punzalan, Chubby Soriano and Jim Tan from Xavier School. Chito’s first foray into fashion was stringing hippie beads in remarkable color combinations; these would establish the Vijandre palette of colors.

At his Bel-Air home, we would stage fashion shows that starred my sisters Gina and Ma-el Leviste.

Ma-el won Miss La Salle Green Hills. In sophomore year, I was crowned Miss Uni-verse at Jade-Vine resto. Chito attended with the gang, wear-ing his first couture outfit. It was a lizard-green knee-length jumpsuit, plus plat-form knee-high boots in green snakeskin.

Chito was a great dancer, too.

He wore this outfit while dancing the Aldeguer Sisters’ moves to Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move.” Next year, I crowned Chito Miss Asia.

Martial law ushered in the ’70s; Chito and I decided to be business partners and open a shop on M. Adriatico Street, between Ernest Santiago and Rusty Lopez. I did designing for my beloved mentor Aug-gie Cordero, who taught me everything about fashion. The one-page ad about our shop said, “Two Good to be True.”

First fashion show

Our first fashion show togeth-er was a luncheon event at the Philippine Village Hotel where we discovered Anna Bayle. Another star model of that show was forever beauti-ful Pinky Amabuyok, a Miss World runner-up in London.

In 1976, we had our first group show at the Hyatt Re-gency Hotel. On our first meeting, we sat with Gang Gomez, Lorenzo Gohar, Monet Recio and Gary Flores. The title of the show was “Fourcast.” Without telling me beforehand, Chito sud-denly announced that he and I would have separate collec-tions.

I froze at the prospect of do-ing my clothes alone with no shop of sewers. But I did not back down. Senior designers Rusty Lopez and Goullee Gorospe and sewed my suite of khaki and olive drab pant-suits. Budji Layug dyed my katsa with his organic dampol dyes in Batangas. Candy Cruz donated all her Kenzo bags and scarves. Rene Factora gave the soundtrack, a 45 rpm record called “Brazil.”

Our show established us as the Young Designers of Ma-nila. Chito designed the logo

of the Fashion Designers As-sociation of Manila (FDAP).

Another group show at the Hyatt had Mike dela Rosa, Danny dela Cuesta, Chito and me. It was produced by An-son’s and was curated by Tingting Cojuangco, who had an altercation with me. But that’s another story.

Valera finalists

In the mid-’70s, we had the prestigious Ramon Valera Awards. Chito and I were fi-nalists for the Most Promising Designer. He already had a signature style mixing colors and couture fabrics—fabrics like lace and chiffon, organza and Japanese obi gold lame, along with handmade brooch-es. The Thai silk and organza came from his mom Tita So-si’s camphor chest. This would be his forte.

He added tassels and rich em-broidery to throw pillows when he started a curio shop called Firma in Malate. He loved to do interiors, too; his Fidel resto in swinging Nakpil Street with business partner Markus Schmidt was the bomb.

Chito was a stickler for orna-mentation and draping. At the recent Red Gala charity ball, seeing him make his come-back in fashion with a fan-tabulous collection was like seeing characters in a dream, with each outfit a master-piece.

“And it was all over in 10 minutes,” said Tessa Valdes.

Red Charity team. Kaye Tiñga, Chito Vijandre, Tessa Valdes, Ben Chan

Editor’s Note: Larry Leviste is a contributing writer to PHILIPPINE DAILY IN-QUIRER. Larry, Chito Vijandre, Ricky Punzalan, and Vernon Ver-gara—mentioned in this article - are batchmates at our alma mater , La Salle (DLSU & LSGH).

The bulk of the inflows last August came from land-based workers at USD13.9 billion, while the share of sea-based work-ers amounted to USD3.7 billion.

Most of the remittances came from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Unit-ed Arab Emirates, Singa-pore, United Kingdom, Japan, Qatar, Kuwait, Hong Kong and Germany.

For the eight-month peri-od, cash remittances rose by 4.6 percent to

USD17.64 billion.

The central bank's as-sumption for remittances this year is a growth of four percent.

Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI), in its Market Insights, said Monday the big jump in remittances last August "validates that the recent slip in remittances was a mere reporting issue and the shift in school year calendar".

Some higher education institutions (HEIs) decid-ed to change their school calendars and opened the school year in August in-stead of June.

The BPI report expects remittances growth in the succeeding months to "vacillate from month to month but the YTD growth numbers are ex-pected to remain in de-cent growth ranges".

It sees a slower growth of remittances as the year ends "as OFs (overseas Filipinos) adjust dollar wire transfers given the weaker peso."

It also sees a shift in the sourcing of remittances "as BSP is better able to vet which remittances are sourced from which dom-icile." - PNA DBL

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AUGUST 2016

REMITTANCES UP

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The Groom’s Family: Mon & Teresa Torralba, Louie & Evelyn Carlos, Vicky Austin & Aurora Mendoza, newlywed Jennifer Nguyen & Carlos Mendoza De Leon, Cassandra & baby Riley Teresa Castro, Dean Villafuerte, Onette & Philip Mendoza, William & Maribel De Leon and Monica Carlos-Ho.

Google ranks Toronto one of world's must-visit cities Where should you go on your next vacation? For many would-be trav-ellers scouring Google and YouTube for ideas, apparently one of the top three answers is Toron-to.

According to the intriguing sound-ing Travel Trends 2016: Data Re-veals Hot Spots and New Consumer Insights Google report, Toronto is an emerging hot spot for those looking to get away.

Toronto is amongst a short list of cities "getting a groundswell of interest" following Google and YouTube searches during the first half of this year. The other destinations are Reykjavik, Havana, Mexico City and Tokyo.

Apparently the audience most likely to be interested in visiting Toronto are male hockey fans (no surprises there) between the ages of 25 and 34.

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Beautiful at 75, Cynthia Lagac celebrated her milestone birthday on October 15 with her closest family and friends. PHOTO BY WAVES

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Pope says respect gays and transsexuals, ques-tions gender theory Philip Pullella, Reuters

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE - Pope Francis said on Sunday (Oct 2) that homosexuals and transsexuals should be treated with respect but that teaching gender theory is unacceptable "indoctrination" of young peo-ple.

"When a person (who is gay) arrives before Jesus, Jesus cer-tainly will not say, 'Go away because you are homosexual,'" Francis said.

The pope made his comments in the latest wide-ranging and freewheeling conversation with reporters aboard the plane returning from a foreign trip.

The pope, who made head-lines on his first trip in 2013 when he uttered his now-famous phrase "Who am I to judge?" about homosexuals, spoke in answer to a question about a comment he made in Georgia about various threats to marriage.

He said that as a priest, bishop and even now pope, he had ministered to people with ho-mosexual tendencies as well as some who were not able to remain chaste, as the Church asks them to be.

"I accompanied them, I brought them closer to the Lord," he said. "Some were not able (to obey Church teach-ings), but I accompanied them and I never abandoned one of them. That is a fact. People must be accompanied just like Jesus accompanies them."

During his trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan, he told priests and nuns that teaching gender theory in schools was part of a "global war" against marriage.

Gender theory is broadly the concept that while people may be biologically male or female, they have the right to identify themselves as male, female, both or neither.

"What I was talking about was the nastiness that is present today in indoctrinating people in gender theory," he said when asked to elaborate on his earlier comments in Geor-

gia.

'IDEOLOGICAL COLONIZA-TION'

He said gender theory being taught in schools "is against natural things."

"It is one thing for a person to have this tendency, this op-tion, and even change sex," he said. "But it is another thing to teach it, gender theory, in schools along these lines in order to change mentality. I call this ideological coloniza-tion."

The pope has used the phrase "ideological colonization" in the past to denounce what he says are attempts by rich countries to link development aid to the acceptance of social policies such as allowing gay marriage and contraception.

Francis told the story of a Spanish person he met who told him of how much he had suffered because he felt like a boy in a girl's body. The per-son later had a sex change operation and married a wom-an.

The person told Francis in a letter how much the couple suffered when a local priest shouted to them: "You will go to hell." Francis invited them to the Vatican to talk, and the couple were pleased that they were treated with dignity.

"Life is life, and things should be taken as they come," the pope said. "Sin is sin, but tendencies or hormonal im-balances ... can cause many problems and we have to be careful.

"But each case must be wel-comed, accompanied, studied, discerned and integrated. This is what Jesus would do today."

He then joked: "Please don't write that the pope will sancti-fy transsexuals. I can see the front pages of papers now. But no, it is a moral question. It is a human question, and it must be resolved as best as possi-ble, always with the mercy of God, the truth ... always with an open heart." ■

Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane during the flight from Baku to Rome, Oct. 2.– CNA/Alan Holdren

Pope Francis grieves over death of Thailand's King Adulvadej By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican City, Oct 14, 2016 / 10:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Friday Pope Francis ex-pressed his sorrow to learn of the death of the King of Thai-land Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday at a hospi-tal in Bangkok.

“I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of His Maj-esty King Bhumibol Adulya-dej, and I extend my heartfelt condolences to the Members of the Royal Family and to all the people of the Kingdom at this sor-rowful time,” the Pope’s letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha read.

King Bhumibol Adul-yadej, 88, reigned over the Kingdom of Thailand since 1946 and was the longest-reigning living monarch in the world at the time of his death. He is also the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.

“I pray that, as a fitting tribute to the late King's legacy of wisdom, strength and fidelity, all Thais may work together to further the path of peace, and I willingly invoke upon all who mourn his passing the consolation of divine bless-ings,” the Pope’s letter stated.

King Adulyadej died just be-

fore 4 p.m. local time on Oct. 13 in the capital city of Bang-kok. He had been in poor health for some time, and had spent most of the past six years in Bangkok's Siriraj hos-pital.

There is no official state reli-gion in Thailand, guaranteeing religious freedom in the coun-try, although the king is re-quired by law to be Buddhist. The population of Thailand is a majori- ty Bud-

dhist at 93.2 per-cent with Muslims making up the next largest religious de-mographic.

As of 2014, there were only about 400,000 Catholics in Thailand, out of a population of 65 million.

King Adulyadej was highly respected and beloved throughout Thailand. A police spokesman told CNN that it was estimated over 100,000 people were at the Grand Pal-ace to witness the King's fu-

neral ceremony Oct. 14.

The monarch of Thailand had a positive relationship with the Vatican. In 1960 the he, along with the Queen of Thai-land, visited St. Pope John XXIII while on a trip to Eu-rope. During the visit, the King invited the Pope to visit Thailand.

St. Pope John Paul II’s visit to Thailand in 1984 was, in part, a fulfillment of that invitation.

While there, St. John Paul II met with the King and with refu-gees at the Phanat Nikhom camp in Thai-land. He also visited a Buddhist temple, making him the first pope to ever do so.

On May 11, 2014, the bishops of the 10 dio-ceses of Thailand

were received by King Adul-yadej at the royal palace where he was presented with relics of both St. John XXIII and St John Paul II, one month after they were both canon-ized together by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square.

The relics, a vial of blood from St. John Paul II and a small piece of skin from St. John XXIII, remain in Thailand and rotate among parishes throughout the country. ■

Pope Francis (PHOTO BY DANIEL IBANEZ) Bhumibol Adulyadej (PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA_CNA)

“I pray that, as a fitting tribute to the late

King's legacy of wisdom, strength and fidelity,

all Thais may work together to further the path

of peace, and I willingly invoke upon all who

mourn his passing the consolation of

divine blessings,”

- Pope Francis

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NOVEMBER 5 THRILLER: PACQUIAO AND DONAIRE TITLE FIGHTS ON THE SAME SHOW

Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas ((AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Nonito Donaire vs Jessie Magdaleno

It will be a very exciting night for Filipinos on November 5 as top boxers Manny “PACMAN” Pacquiao and Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire battle their respective op-ponents in the same card at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao, boxing’s only eight-division world champion, will face WBO World welterweight champi-on Jessie Vargas. On an earlier fight, Nonito Donaire, a four-division champion and current WBO super bantamweight champi-

on, will make the second defense of his title against undefeated Las Vegan Jessie Magdaleno, fighting for a major title for the first time.

Pacquiao, 37, is ending a short re-tirement to fight Vargas. It is his first fight since being elected to the Philippines Senate in May. A month earlier, Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) won what he said then was his final fight, defeating Timo-thy Bradley by unanimous decision in their third meeting at the MGM Grand.

Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs) is coming off

his best career performance, a ninth-round TKO victory against then unbeaten Sadam Ali at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C.

Nonito Donaire, 33, nicknamed “The Filipino Flash,” won the va-cant super bantamweight title in December against Cesar Juarez in Puerto Rico, and defended it against Zsolt Bedak in Cebu City, The Philippines in April. Donaire (37-3, 24 KOs), like Pacquiao, is a Top Rank fighter as is his oppo-nent, 24-year-old Magdaleno (23-0 (17 KOs). Donaire was born in the

Philippines but left with his family for the U.S. when he was a child.

For the first time, the two biggest boxing stars will be fighting on the same show on November 5.

“(Pacquiao and Donaire) are the two biggest legends out of the Phil-ippines and they’ve never fought on the same card,” Top Rank Presi-dent Todd duBoef said. “And both are former fighters of the year. The quality of their performances are very high.” ■

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Sam Milby, Zanjoe Marudo and Angel Locsin fight for love in “The Third Party” Star Cinema and TFC@theMovies’ latest offering cuts through as it brings together three of the industry’s biggest stars in a movie that shows that ‘all is fair in love and war’

Quezon City, Philippines (October 15, 2016) – For the first time, Angel Loc-sin, Sam Milby and Zanjoe Marudo come together in a movie about an unlikely set-up of a love, an old flame and second chances in “The Third Party,” air-ing in key cities worldwide this October via TFC@theMovies.

Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB), “The Third Party” tells the story of Andi(Locsin), a woman who is still not over her ex-boyfriend and high school best friend Max(Milby). After some years, their paths cross again and Andi hopes that this be-comes the perfect time to rekindle their romance. Her hope crushes after Max introduces her to his part-ner Christian (Marudo).

Andi is ready to move on again until in an interesting twist of fate, an untoward incident forces her to run back to Max and asks if she could live with him and Christian. As Andi tries one more time to win back the heart of Max, Christian is determined to do every-thing to keep him.

The multi-awarded Locsin said in an interview in “Tonight With Boy Abunda” that everyone can surely relate to the film, especially those who have had their hearts broken before. Loc-sin explains: “Kasi lahat po tayo ay nagmahal at nasaktan, nagmaganda at umasa pero minsan, may kapalit na.”

Kapamilya Heartthrob Mil-by’s character Max who may have taken the break up badly at the start, has already moved on and is now in a tight relationship with Christian. This is the case until he sees ex-girlfriend Andi and feels his heart beat for her again. Milby says it’s about taking

a bit something from the past to learn how to deal much with the present and what could be the future. “It’s about making mistakes but realizing that those mistakes will become good blessings,” Milby says.

Christian, played by anoth-er Kapamilya Heartthrob Marudo who is settled with Max will find Andi’s entry, albeit accidental, very in-trusive. “Hindi puwedeng ganoon kasi dalawa kayo sa relasyon,” Marudo says of his character’s perception.

In the circus of it all, Andi trying to win Max back and Christian doing everything to keep their relationship – whose love will prevail

Find out by watching “The Third Party which also stars esteemed actors Odette Khan, Carla Mar-tinez, Al Tantay, Alma Moreno and Cherry Pie Picache; talented actresses Beauty Gonzalez and

Matet de Leon; and the new generation of actress-es Maris Racal, Katrina Legaspi, plus child star Chun Sa Jung.

Catch “The Third Party” directed by Jason Paul Laxamana, on these dates: October 16 in Italy, October 20 in Papua New Guinea; October 21 in U.S., Canada, and Saipan; October 22 in Vienna and Austria; Octo-ber 23 in Madrid, Spain; October 22 and 23 in Unit-ed Kingdom; and October 30 in Hong Kong and Bar-celona, Spain.

For more updates about the film, visit www.tfc-usa.com/3rdparty, www.tfc-ca.com/3rdparty, emea.kapamilya.com or the TFC Facebook page appli-cable in your area. To con-nect with fellow global Ka-pamilyas, follow @KapamilyaTFC on Insta-gram and Twitter. ■

ANC'S "MUKHA" WINS FIRST CANNES AWARD FOR ABS-CBN NEWS

ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel recently made history after its “Mukha” documen-tary series snagged a Silver Dolphin at the 7th Cannes Cor-porate Media and TV Awards last October 13 in Cannes, France. This is ABS-CBN News' first trophy from the prestigious award-giving body.

"Mukha" won in the Current Affairs, Human Concerns & Social Issues category for its episode “Sisid,” which is about a father who dives underwa-ter for sand as a way to make a living.

ABS-CBN Integrated News & Current Affairs head Ging Reyes accepted the award, together with “Mukha” execu-tive producer Hera Sanchez, producer Kelvin Paulino, and DocuCentral and “Mukha” di-rector Dan Buenaventura.

Reyes said “Mukha’s” historic win was a welcome surprise for the team, which only want-ed to share the plight of sand divers in the Davao River.

“This particular documentary shows us what the Filipino is made of, no matter his status in life. It is very heartwarming for us in ABS-CBN News to know that there are people who really give help to the people we have featured in “Mukha,” she said.

Paulino, one of the episode’s producers, said the award gives them motivation to con-tinue doing what they do.

“We knew the story was spe-cial but we didn't expect that their plight will also resonate

with the international audi-ence. The DocuCentral team is a small documentary team and this award affirms our mission to share the struggles and triumphs of the Filipino people,” he said.

“Mukha” is a world-class TV production of DocuCentral, the documentary arm of ABS-CBN. “Sisid” joins other “Mukha” episodes that also made it to other prestigious competitions such as “Aruga” (Finalist, 2016 New York Festivals), “Sagwan” (Finalist, UNICEF Child’s Rights Awards 2015; Nominee, Lasallian Scholarum Awards 2015), “Musmos (Finalist, UNICEF Child’s Rights Awards2015), “Titser” (Official Entry, Docu-mentary Section, Cinemalaya 2015), and “Kamusmusan” (Nominee, Lasallian Scholarum Awards 2015).

The Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards are conferred annually to honor the world’s finest corporate films, online media and TV productions, in one of the most important film centers, world-renowned Cannes, France.

Stay tuned for the next epi-sode of “Mukha” on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel. For more information on the DocuCentral and “Mukha” se-ries, visit “Mukha’s” official Facebook account (www.facebook.com/MukhaTV) and news.abs-cbn.com/anc, or follow ANC on Facebook and Twitter (@ANCalerts).

ABS-CBN news head, Ging Reyes with “Mukha” exec producer Hera Sanchez, producer Kelvin Paulino and director Dan Buenaventura.

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By: Dexter R. Matilla (Contributor) / @inquirerdotnet

Directed by Bicol poet-filmmaker Kristian Sendon Cordero, movie is an entry to the 3rd Que-zon City International Film Festival and will have its gala night Oct. 16 at Robinsons Galleria

Nora Aunor portrays a de-vout Roman Catholic who comes home to Bicol to cre-mate her son, a law student who died in a violent hazing incident.

It may be a bit presumptive at this time but the new-est film, “Hinulid,” starring Nora Aunor may be the Su-perstar’s most important piece of work yet.

Her list of accolades may be long and the variety of roles she has played many but this film from writer and director, Palanca winner for Literature Kristian Sendon Cordero will be the first to have her speak in her moth-er tongue Bikol-Rinconada.

Aunor has been an Igorot in “Banaue,” a Badjao in “Thy Womb,” an Ilocano in “Ang Kuwento ni Mabuti” and a Waray in the film “Taklub.”

In “Hinulid,” Aunor plays the role of devout Roman Catholic Sita Dimaiwat who comes home to Bicol to cre-mate her son, a law student

in Manila who died due to a violent hazing incident. As Sita makes her way back, she listens to a recording of her son’s voice as he recites his lessons in law.

In more ways than one, “Hinulid” is not only a pas-sion project for Cordero but also a homecoming film for fellow Iriga City native Aunor.

“This film has to be made because the time for Bicol has come,” Cordero says. “The region is experiencing massive urbanization in some key cities—malls and call centers are coming in while the rest of the region remains poor. But we are very rich with our stories to share, stories of our strug-gles and defeats, our little joys and victories, our hopes and aspirations.”

“Hinulid,” he says, is a film that attempts to con-template on tragedy and transcendence in the Bicol way. It attempts to weave

together Bicol folktales and the current situation, to rec-oncile how Bicolanos en-dure and choose to live on despite being in the “singsing nin kalayo, mata nin bagyo” (the ring of fire and the eye of the storm).

“I hope that many of Bicol’s young filmmakers will be inspired and encouraged to do films about our stories as Bicolanos,” Cordero adds. “By doing films in and from the region, we may also be able to contemplate and reflect what it means to be part of the narratives of the nation.”

“Hinulid” is the second in a trilogy of movies Cordero envisions to complete, the first being his debut film, “Angustia,” for Cinema One in 2013. It is also one of eight finalists in the 3rd Quezon City International Film Festival, which will run Oct. 14-22. ■

The Superstar with “Hinulid” director Kristian Sendon Cordero against the backdrop of Bicol’s Mayon Volcano

Dancing Police is “Gwapulis 2016” Grand Winner in “Umagang Kay Ganda” With a combination of good looks, great talent, quick wit, and a strong passion to serve, PO1 Willie Quinto of Valenzuela City was named the first grand winner of “Gwapulis 2016” in ABS-CBN’s flagship morning program “Umagang Kay Ganda” (UKG).

Quinto was chosen by judg-es former Miss Universe 4th runner-up Venus Raj, “SOCO” anchor Gus Abelgas, Philippine National Police directors Ramon Apolinario and Wilfredo Franco over five other candidates in the contest, which aimed to promote appreciation and respect for the country’s law enforcers.

The young cop, a son of a vendor and tricycle driver, was presented with a key to a brand new house and lot among other prizes in a ceremony aired live from the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

Other winners were PO1 Mark Christian Sioco (1st runner up) and PO1 Norman Wileman III (Best in Talent).

Catch other entertaining, inspiring, and informative segments and features to

start your day right on “Umagang Kay Ganda,” Mondays to Fridays, start-ing 5am on ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN HD SkyCable ch. 167.

Catch its latest episodes on www.iwantv.com.ph or skyondemand.com.ph for SKY subscribers. Stay up-dated by following @ukgdos on Twitter and Instagram or by visiting https://www.facebook.com/pg/umagangkayganda2 and http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/umagangkayganda.

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FIVE TOUCHING MOMENTS FROM “PINOY BOYBAND SUPERSTAR” “Pinoy Boyband Superstar” is currently the most watched weekend pro-gram in the country, and it’s not hard to see why. The program is teeming with cuteness, charm, and talent from aspiring heartthrobs, who have to impress girls and superstar judges Vice Ganda, Sandara Park, Yeng Con-stantino, and Aga Muchlach on the audition stage.

But while all these wanna-be boyband members dream of getting into the showbiz industry, they do it not just for themselves, but also for people who matter to them. We, viewers, are given a glimpse of who these boys are and what they’re fighting for – whether they want to give a better life for their family and where they get their inspiration from.

Here are five heartwarming stories that prove that these boys are more than meets the eye:

Aeiou sings for his mom

Twenty-year-old Aieou Villanueva lost his dad to cancer at the age of four. So now, he is doing his best to take care of and is paying for the medical expenses of his mom, who suffers from different illnesses and needs to undergo therapy.

In his audition, Aieou sings his parents’ ‘theme song’ and dedicates it to his mom, bringing Sandara and Yeng to tears.

Anthony reunites with his father Boom

“Kahit parang stranger siya sa akin, I see so much of myself in him,” said Anthony Labrusca of his dad, actor Boom Labrusca, who he never had much of relationship with while growing up. It’s the first time they had ever seen each other in years, and no one knew what to expect from their reunion, with Anthony’s mom present too.

But all was well in the end, with Boom praising his son and telling him how proud he is of him.

Wilbert calls his mom his number one supporter

Nineteen-year-old Wilbert Rosalyn never saw his biological dad. In fact, he said he joined “Pinoy Band Superstar” because he wants to get to know his father and prove himself to him. “Ito ‘yung anak niya ngayon na dapat ni-yang ipagmalaki sa lahat, hindi ‘yung iwan,” he said tearfully.

Although he said there is a missing part in him because of his father, he has his mom whom she considers his number one supporter. In his audi-tion, he declared his love for his mom and said, “Sa lahat ng success at fail-ures ko, andun siya lagi.”

Tim conquers his fears

Tim Feller did not pass his audition in front of the superstar judges, but his audition sent a message to people with insecurities who are too scared to try something: Just do it.

Before appearing in the show, he had never performed in front of other people. His mother, who had not even heard him sing, was emotional the whole time.

“More than the chance of being able to pass this audition, ang mahalaga ay nagsisimula ka na sa isang bagay na matagal mo nang sinimulan. This is the start. Diretso lang,” Vice told him.

Niel draws inspiration from his blind brother

Life has been tough for Niel Murillo, who is the fourth of eight children and recently stopped attending school due to financial difficulties. Despite this, he is hopeful he can use his talent to help his family.

His biggest inspiration is his brother, who lost his vision after being shot in the head years ago. Neil hopes that his dreams and personal success will pave the way to the improvement of his family’s welfare and help his blind brother be able to see again. Let’s see if Niel makes it in the competition, and if his audition video on YouTube (which has now garnered almost 2.3 million views) is any indication, he will be doing well.

Don’t miss the journey of aspiring boyband members as they make their dreams come true in “Pinoy Boyband Superstar,” which airs on Saturdays at 7:15PM and on Sundays at 7PM. ■

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THE “FEEL GOOD” NEWSPAPER

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Mon Torralba

MUSIC STAND

Saan Ka Man Naroroon (Restie Umali – Levi Celerio)

INTRO: Bm7 DM7/A | G DM7/F# | Em7 Bm7

G6/A | D Gm6/D | D Gm6/D

VERSE 1

D DM7 Bm7 Em9 Em7

Saan ka man naroroon sinta

A6 A Pag-ibig kong wagas

A11 A Gm6/D D Ang 'yong nadara___ma

D6 D/F# Kailan pa man

Fdim Em7 C#m7b5-F#

Sa iyo'y di lilimot

G/B F#/Bb D/A G#m7b5 Em9 Em7 G/A-Gdim-A7

Pusong uhaw sa iyong pag-i____rog

VERSE 2

D DM7 Bm7 Em9 Em7

Saan ka man naroroon sinta

GM7/A A A/G

Pangarap ko'y ikaw

CM7/D D7

Pagkat mahal kita

GM7 Gm6/Bb Dsus/A D(add9)/A D(add9)/F#

Asahan mong sa habang pana___hon

Fdim Em7

Ala-ala kita

F#/A Gm6/D D G/A F#/A

Saan ka man naro____roon

Instrumental: D DM7 | Bm7 | Em9 Em7 | Em7

GM7/A A | A/G | CM7/D D7 | D7

GM7 Gm6/Bb Dsus/A D(add9)/A D(add9)/

F#

Asahan mong sa habang pana___hon

Fdim Em7

Ala-ala kita

GM7/A Am7 D11 Cdim/D

Saan ka man naroroon

GM7 Gm6/Bb Dsus/A D(add9)/A D(add9)/

F#

Asahan mong sa habang pana___hon

Fdim Em7

Ala-ala kita

F#/A Gm6/D D D

Saan ka man naro____roon

Ending: Bm7 DM7/A | G DM7/F# | Em7 Bm7 | G6/A | D

Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin

Martin Nievera

Intro: Am-C/G-FM7 (2x) Am-G-FM7-C/E-Dm7-C/F-Gsus-G VERSE 1 C Am D/F# F6 E7 Sa bawat pag-ikot ng ating buhay Dm7 Fm G C C G/B May oras kailangan na maghiwalay Am7 C/G F C/E Am7 Puso'y lumaban man, walang magagawa D D/F# Fm6 /G# G7sus-G Saan ka, kailan ka muling mahahagkan VERSE 2 C Am D/F# F6 E7 Magkulang man sa atin itong sandali Dm7 Fm G C C7 Alam ko na tayo'y magkikitang muli F Esus E7 Am D9 Hanggang may umaga pa na haharapin Dm7 Fm6-G C Ikaw lang ang mamahalin Adlib: C-Am-D/F#-F6-E7 Dm-Fm-G-C-C-G/B

10 neighbourhoods

in Toronto where

you're likely to hear

the Tagalog language

Tagalog (Filipino) is one of the most popular languages spoken in Toronto.

According to the 2011 census, there are more than 70,000 people in the city who list it as their Mother Tongue. In fact, Tagalog is in the top 20 Mother Tongues listed in ALL of Toron-to's 140 neighbourhoods! In 22 of those neigh-bourhoods, there are more than 1,000 people who list it as their Mother Tongue.

Based on that census data, here are the top 10 Toronto neighbourhoods where Filipino is noted as a Mother Tongue. These rankings are based on the number of speakers. Most (but not all) of the neighborhoods are in Scar-borough and North York.

1. Rouge (Scarborough)

2. Malvern (Scarborough)

3. Westminster-Branson (North York)

4. Woburn (Scarborough)

5. Englemount-Lawrence (North York)

6. Newtonbrook West (North York)

7= Clanton Park (North York)

7= Wexford/Maryvale (Scarborough)

9. Downsview-Roding-CFB (North York)

10. North St. James Town (City Centre)

* Mother Tongue is defined as the first lan-guage learned at home in childhood and still understood at the time of the census.

NOTE: In a staggering 10 other Toronto neigh-bourhoods (Bedford Park-Nortown, Forest HIll South, Forest Hill North, Lawrence Park South, Humewood-Cedarvale, Briar Hill-Belgravia, Kennedy Park, Ionview, Centennial Scar-borough and West Hill) the number of people listing Filipino as a Home Language was more than any other language except for English. InsideToronto.com

Data courtesy City of Toronto via Statistics Canada

Abakada

Florante

This song has served as a useful mnemonic for

Filipino children and students learning the

Tagalog alphabet

Intro: F-C-G-C-G C A-Ba-Ka-Da, E-Ga-Ha-I-La, G Ma-Na-Ng-O-Pa C G Ra-Sa-Ta-U-Wa-Ya C A - Ang mag-aral ay gintong tunay G C Ba - Bagay na dapat pagsikapan C Ka - Karunungan ay kailangan lang G C G Da - Dunong ay gamot sa kamangmangan C G C E - Ewan ang sagot kapag hindi alam F C Ga - Gaga't gago ay yaong mga hangal F C Ha - Hahayaan bang ika'y magkagayon G C G I - Iwasan mo habang may pagkakataon C La - Labis-labis ang mapapala G C Ma - Magsikhay ka lang sa pag-aaral C Na - Nasa guro ang wastong landas G C G Nga - Ngayo'y sikapin mong ito ang mabagtas C G C O - Oras na upang ikaw ay magising F C Pa - Pansinin mo ang dako na madilim F C Ra - Rehas ng mga tanong ay sagutin G C G Sa - Sabihin mong ikaw ay may alam na rin C Ta - Tatalino ang bawat isa G C U - Unawain lang at turuan C Wa - Wiwikain ang Abakada G C G Ya - Yaman at gabay sa kaunlaran Adlib: C-G-C- F-C-F-C- G-C-G C A-Ba-Ka-Da, E-Ga-Ha-I-La G Ma-Na-Ng-O-Pa C G Ra-Sa-Ta-U-Wa-Ya C A-Ba-Ka-Da, E-Ga-Ha-I-La G Ma-Na-Ng-O-Pa F-C-G-C Ra-Sa-Ta-U-Wa-Ya

Con’t…..Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin VERSE 2 Am7 C/G F C/E Am7 Puso'y lumaban man, walang magagawa D D/F# Fm G G/A-A Saan ka, kailan ka muling mahahagkan D Bm E/G# G6 F#7 Magkulang man sa atin itong sandali Em Bb6 A7 D D7 Alam ko na tayo'y magkikitang muli G F#7sus F# Bm E9b5 Hanggang may umaga pa na haharapin Em Bb6 A7 D Bm-Bb6-A7-D Ikaw lang ang mamahalin

MUSIC

IS WHAT FEELINGS SOUND LIKE

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