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FIL-AM CALIFORNIA
AQUINO IN THE U.S. • SEPT. 22-26
Ayala Foundation
harnesses Fil-Am
talent, resources ON THE MARCH
Aquino to speak at gala dinner President’s agenda packed with
fundraiser during U.S. visit activity on first official visit to U.S.
By Daxim Lucas
Compiled from news reports
MANILA, Philippines — That the Philip-
C
pines has some very pressing development arrying the political baggage with him that has dogged
problems is not a revelation. However, that his administration since the recent Manila bus killings
some influential Filipinos abroad are helping — about which he will surely face a barrage of questions
lay down solutions to these problems is. from the U.S. press — President Benigno S. Aquino III begins
Specifically, a group of Filipinos from both his first official visit to a foreign country this week since taking
sides of the Pacific is being shepherded by the office.
U.S. arm of the Ayala Foundation to frame a After controversial cancellations of traditional first official
program of action that will help the Philippines visits to neighboring Southeast Asian countries Vietnam and
regain its footing after years of neglect that saw Indonesia due, his office said, to scheduling difficulties, Aqui-
its competitiveness drop vis-a-vis its neighbors. no's week-long visit to the U.S. is packed with activity.
Called the Philippine Development Forum,
Ayala Foundation USA will convene this gath- Arriving in New York on
AQUINO’S SCHEDULE
ering on Sept. 25 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Wednesday, Sept. 22, from
Jose, Calif. — the heart of Silicon Valley and Vancouver, B.C., with only President Aquino is sched-
home to some entrepreneurial Filipinos — to three members of his cabinet uled to arrive in New York on
bring together Filipino and Filipino-American accompanying him, Aquino’s Wednesday, Sept. 22, after
thought leaders. debut on the world stage has flying first to Vancouver from
According to Ayala Foundation USA Pres- been the focus of much spec- Manila.
ident Victoria Garchitorena, the movement ulation on a private, one-on-
On Friday, Sept. 24, Aquino will
aims to tap the intellect and resources of Fili- one visit with U.S. Presdient
meet his counterparts at the
pino-Americans to support outstanding devel- Barack Obama. Sources with-
in the Aquino administratio- Association of Southeast Asian-
See FOUNDATION on 22 na and officials in U.S. say a U.S. Leaders Meeting in New
meeting will take place, al- York, hosted by U.S. Presdient
though no official meeting has Barack Obama. The same
been announced. day, Aquino will address the
INSIDE | ONLINE “They will meet for sure,” 65th United Nations General
Philippine Ambassador to the Assembly.
SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY United States Willy Gaa con- In San Franscico on Saturday,
firmed recently. “Negotiations
PRESENTS BAYANIHAN are now under way and it’s
Sept. 25, the president will
attend more meetings with
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL only a matter of scheduling Filipino-Americans, business
the right time and date.”
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al Karate Kickboxing Council (IKKC)
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of China on Oct. 2 during a World
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The defending champion doesn’t
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bination of skills he expects to
use to take out China’s national
champ, who has a record of 26 wins Photo: Ray Kasprowicz
and 12 losses.
Filipino-American MuayThai fighter Romie Adanza delivers a flying knee to Kunitaka Fujiwara. Adanza is the No. 1 MuayThai fighter
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Aquino vows to upgrade equipment “What they are really after is a discount on their purchases of main-
tenance medicines,” she said.
However, Habitan said that since the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of
of PNP, AFP elite forces 2010 is already in effect, the government would have to push for amend-
ments in the existing measure to recall the expanded VAT exemption.
The Finance department also said that it lieu of the proposed VAT
exemption, it supports an increase in the senior citizen’s discount to
Photos: MNS 30 percent from the existing 20 percent. The Aquino administration
Members of the Naval Special Operations Group participate in a ground rescue demonstration inside the Philippine Navy headquarters in Sangley Point, is staring at a widening budget gap that is projected to hit P325
Cavite City. President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, who witnessed the drill, made a promise that the Philippine National Police and the armed forces would billion this year or 3.9 percent of gross domestic product from a
demonstrate their improved capabilities after last month's botched hostage raid that killed eight Hong Kong national tourists and the gunman. previous estimate of P300 billion.
The budget gap in July has already widened the deficit to P229.4 billion
CAVITE, Philippines — impossible to get," he said. ident expressed elation over the the objective of the joint dem- as of end-July or 22 percent higher than the P188 billion recorded a year
President Benigno S. Aquino "They must be given necessary capability and skills of the Na- onstration of the Navy Spe- ago. The budget gap in the first seven months this year was already 70.6
III recently vowed to upgrade tools. Don’t let them fight with- val elite force in both sea and cial Operations Group and Ma- percent of government’s P325 billion ceiling for this year. (philstar.com)
the equipment of the police out the necessary equipment.” land encounters. rines reconnaissance force was
and military services to im- The President’s visit was part “I think you’ve seen how capa- to show to the President and to
prove their capabilities in of his tour of military facilities to ble our people are,” the President the Filipino people their readi- Banks’ auto loans rise 22.7% in first half
the fight against lawlessness. observe anti-terrorist capabilities. told reporters when asked if he is ness and competence to protect MANILA, Philippines — Banks’ automotive loans in the first six months
In a visit to the Sangley Point He first went to the PNP Spe- satisfied with the exercise. the country from terrorism. went up by 22.7 percent year-on-year to P105.8 billion, boosted by
Naval base, President Aqui- cial Action Force in Camp Bagong After the demonstration, the He said the exercise was in commercial and thrift banks’ aggressive marketing campaigns such as
no said that acquiring modern Diwa in Taguig City before pro- President participated in the response to the President’s di- lower rates and longer financing, and the auto industry’s promotion of
equipments for the uniformed ceeding to the Sangley Point fa- traditional "boodle fight" with rective, to both AFP and PNP, new units. The increase also reflects the sustained growth in local auto
personnel is necessary to boost cility of the Philippine Navy. the Navy and Marines. to create an elite unit capable sales which is 27 percent for the first eight months of the current year.
their morale. In an ambush interview after Philippine Navy spokesman to combat urban and rural ter- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in a statement reported that auto
“A lot of these items are not the demonstration, the Pres- Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo said ror threats. (MNS) loans by banks and their non-bank subsidiaries recorded a six
percent increase quarter-on-quarter or end-June from March. The
budget
percent compared to the previous quarter.
The ratio of total credit card receivables to total loan portfolio,
MANILA, Philippines — The the Philippines after the hos- For this year, the country is exclusive of interbank loans, decreased to five percent from last
for 2011
country is now counting its loss- tage fiasco. eyeing 3.3 million visitors with quarter’s 5.1 percent but remained unchanged from year ago’s
es in the aftermath of the Au- Speaking before the House $2.5 billion in receipts. This will ratio, said the BSP.
gust 23 hostage crisis. of Representatives Committee result to 377,000 new jobs. Big banks accounted for 83.7 percent or P113.7 billion of total CCRs,
Tourism Secretary Alberto on Appropriations, Lim said the By 2016, the country is tar- while credit card subsidiaries contributed16 percent or P21.7 billion.
Lim said the country lost about government will unveil a new geting to attract 6 million tour- The report said thrift banks not affiliated with big banks had a mini-
MANILA, Philippines — P40 million in income due to marketing strategy this Octo- ists, or about $4.5 billion in mal 0.3 percent or P500 million share of total CCRs.
The Supreme Court recently trip cancellations. ber. tourist receipts. This would
As of end-June 2010, BSP said the total consumer loans reached P434.6
clarified that they are asking The P40 million is equivalent Lim said they are looking at mean 665,000 new jobs.
billion, up nine percent from last year’s P398.6 billion. The proportion of
for a budget of P27 billion for to 3,760 room reservations can- new markets that will replace “We are focusing on other
total consumer loans to total loan portfolio was 16.1 percent from 15.6
next year. celled since the hostage fiasco. the Hong Kong and Chinese markets. We don't think we can
percent ratio the same period in 2009. (mb.com.ph)
"We are asking for P27 bil- A dismissed police officer, Ro- markets. The hostage crisis re- force HK market to come back,
lion budget for 2011 but the lando Mendoza, took hostage sulted in diplomatic strains be- we’re focusing heavily on other
DBM (Department of Bud- several Hong Kong tourists to tween the country on one side markets to replace. We have to Credit card receivables up 4.9% to P136 billion in first half
get and Management) recom- pressure government officials and HK and China on the other. heal naturally [then] we can go MANILA, Philippines — More and more consumers are turning to
mended for only P14 billion," for his reinstatement to the ser- He said, however, the coun- back. We’re getting indications their credit cards instead of using cash to pay for goods or ser-
spokesman and court admin- vice. After the 12-hour ordeal, 9 try will not drop these mar- it’s starting to heal,” he said. vices as the bank’s credit card receivables increased by 4.9 percent
istrator Jose Midas Marquez people were declared dead in- kets altogether, even if it has to Lim also reiterated the need as of the end of the first half of the year amid the stronger-than-
said. cluding the gunman himself. spend heavily in regaining their for “pocket open skies policy,” anticipated economic growth, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Marquez said that because Manila, Laoag, Palawan, Bo- trust. which means the opening up of reported recently.
of the budget cut of some P13 hol and the Boracay Islands Nevertheless, the DOT is certain tourist destinations to
Data showed that credit card receivables of universal, commercial,
billion, several projects of the were the most affected after sticking to its 10% growth tar- foreign carriers to help bring in
and thrift banks amounted to P135.89 billion as of end-June this
highest court of the land for Hong Kong banned all travel to get this year. the tourists. (MNS)
year or P6.33 billion more than the P129.56 billion registered in the
this year may not be imple-
same period last year as consumers turned to their credit cards to
mented anymore.
finance the purchase of goods and services.
"We have several projects
to be implemented this year,
but with this budget (P14 bil-
lion), it cannot be implement-
RP Marines unleash new The amount was also P5.24 billion higher than the P130.65 billion
receivables registered in the first quarter of the year.
The BSP said universal and commercial banks accounted for 83.7
ed," Marquez said.
Marquez noted that since
2007, the judges and magis-
weapon in war on terror: Dogs percent of the total credit card receivables as of end-June while
credit card subsidiaries of universal and commercial banks cornered
a 16 percent share. Thrift banks got a marginal share of 0.3 percent.
trates have not been receiving Credit card receivables of universal and commercial banks as well as their
their legislated and authorized MANILA, Philippines — “In today’s threat of [impro- rines security operations,” said subsidiaries went up by 8.8 percent to P135.4 billion as of end-June this
allowances which has now The Philippine Marines re- vised explosive devices] in the Navy spokesman Lt. Col. Ed- year from P124.5 billion as of end-June last year while the receivables of
amounted to P900 million. cently activated a special unit field, having an [explosive de- gard Arevalo. thirft banks plunged by 90 percent to P485 million from P5.07 billion.
"Our justices have not re- that will be used in the cam- tection dogs] will complement Amargo expressed confidence
Data showed that the banking industry’s total loan portfolio ex-
ceived their salary increas- paign against terrorists and or extend the detection capa- that the unit “will be effective
panded 5.8 percent to P2.74 trillion as of end-June this year from
es mandated by law for five other lawless elements in the bilities of the Marines in re- for force protection and anti-
P2.59 billion as of end-June last year.
years already, because there is southern Philippine prov- sponding to bomb threats and terrorism counter measures.”
no funding from the national inces of Sulu and Basilan. incidents,” he added. “They expand the individu- The BSP said the ratio of non-performing credit card receivables
government," Marquez added. The team, however, is not Amargo said the K-9 unit will al soldier’s effectiveness in the to total credit card receivables of the industry worsened to 13.68
Likewise, Marquez recent- composed of elite, battle- be most useful in combat tracking face of those that would come percent as of end-June this year from 12.7 percent ratio in the same
ly assured that there is no ready soldiers, but of freshly and bomb detection operations. against him. They provide an period last year due to the double-digit hike of 13 percent in non-
such planned mass leave or trained Belgian Malinois and The unit, composed of 12 immense physical and psycho- performing receivables to P18.6 billion from P16.45 billion.
"judicial revolt" of judges in Labradors. teams, displayed its capabil- logical effect when used as a This translated to a 6.6 percent in loan loss reserves of P16.08 billion
all courts nationwide. “K-9 will be a valuable asset ity at the Marine headquar- show of force in day-to-day op- as of end-June from P15.08 billion in the same period last year
Marquez said such "judicial to the Marine units with ters in Fort Bonifacio. Marine erations,” added Amargo. The country’s gross domestic product growth zoomed to 7.9 per-
revolt" will not push through, its senses of sight, smell and commandant Maj. Gen. Rusti- Amargo also said the use cent in the first half of the year from 1.2 percent in the same period
adding that, they are contin- hearing that enhance detec- co Guerrero led officials in wit- of these dogs will provide a last year. In all, the country’s domestic output as measured by the
uously communicating with tion capabilities and provide nessing the demonstration. “strong psychological deterrent GDP expanded by 7.9 percent in the second quarter and by 7.8
the government in order to commanders with a physical “The dogs will be employed to to potential offenders,” not- percent in the first quarter.
give priority to the request of and psychological deterrent to help track fleeing enemies dur- ing that these can be brought Economic managers through the Cabinet-level Development Bud-
the judges and other officials enemy activity,” said Marine ing pursuit operations following to populated areas such as air- get Coordination Committee upgraded the country’s GDP growth
and employees of the judicial spokesman Capt. Alden Gwyn an encounter. The employment fields, shopping areas and in- forecast last July to five percent to six percent instead of 2.6 percent
branch of government. (MNS) Amargo. of the K-9 will enhance the Ma- dustrial areas. (MNS) to 3.6 percent this year. (philstar.com)
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firm, says listings have typical- big changes concerning partly because many of the ex- The provision requires lenders that they can afford the loan. cle for five consecutive years
ly risen by 2 percent in August how Americans go about getting otic mortgages that fueled the to retain at least 5% of the loans (That could cause problems for and holds a Real Estate Busi-
over the past 28 years. a mortgage. subprime bubble were swept that are securitized. The bill ex- some self-employed borrowers). ness Builder designation.
The less-than-average gain The bill will offer more pro- away when the market melted empts certain “safe” classes of One key provision tries to Rodriguez says he strives
in inventories is troubling, tections for consumers against down three years ago. mortgages, such as fixed-rate improve transparency of com- to build mutually beneficial
nonetheless, because demand risky or complex mortgages, Mortgage bankers say that loans that require borrowers to pensation for loan officers and relationships with his clients
has fallen sharply since a tax but bankers say that with few- lending standards are tighter fully document their incomes. mortgage brokers. Brokers and as well as educate them on
credit to spur sales expired er choices and more safeguards, today than at any time in the • The bill sets stricter lim- loan officers can’t be paid based current market conditions.
earlier this year. At the cur- loans could be slightly more ex- past two decades, and most its on prepayment penalties, or on steering the customer to a “It is always important to
rent pace, it would take 12.5 pensive. The upshot, said How- loans being made today are fees charged when borrowers particular type of loan or rate. build a close relationship first
months to clear the backlog of ard Glaser, an industry consul- conventional fixed-rate loans pay a loan off early. Other changes will modi- and foremost with clients,”
unsold homes, according to the tant and Clinton administration that are backed in some way by • Lenders will have to take fy new appraisal regulations he said. “I strive to earn their
National Association of Real- housing official, is that consum- the federal government. greater steps to ensure that bor- that have been put in place in trust as it is vital to have
ers will have “safer” loans, but Here’s a look at some of the rowers have the ability to re-
See inventory on 5 fewer of borrowers will qualify. main changes for mortgages: pay the loan they’re receiving. See overhaul on 5 See mcmillin on 5
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F
ilipinos are known for and try to move on. The ability to Funny how one’s imagination
their sense of humor. Hav- laugh in the face of diversity is a can be stimulated through song,
ing been victims of various true virtue. how one’s ability to relate and re-
natural calamities, personal trag- I also know that Filipinos love call the experience of surviving a
edies, bad deals and sticky situ- to try to piece things together failed relationship elicits a smile
ations, they most always seem when some information is lack- on one another's face.
capable of coming up with some- ing. Speculation and imagination That is an example of a Fili-
thing humorous to deal with run wild in search of ways to find pino humor and our communica-
these situations. an explanation or make sense of tion style.
I suppose by seeing the humor things, to look for the sunny side. For comments or suggestions
or funny side of events helps us One example is when we hap- e-mail me at susands4@yahoo.
rebound from seemingly hope- pen to have a friendly get-togeth- com.
less situations. After all, if you er over a karaoke session. The Please visit our websites at fil-
come to think of it, if things are next thing you know, friends are ipinopress.com andfilipinofami-
out of your control what is there requesting the songs of Diana lyday.com, and our new official
to do but to accept the situation Ross (“Touch Me in the Morn- Facebook page at Filipino Press.
up with decreasing degrees the sympathetic caller fear- clinic said that he always of first-generation Fil-Ams.
Commentar y of proximity to that most joy- ing she might lose control of hires a white as receptionist Reacting to our travails dur-
ful call-up from the US em- the steering wheel. It is hard- because patients don’t come ing a Greyhound bus trip (ap-
bassy or immigration office ly a surprise. Among Fil-Ams, when they detect an accent parently a conveyance seri-
Fil-America
Every Pinoy holding any of pel" issue finally gets settled, So it appears that when we in mag ‘Coca-Leung’." For the
these cards mutates as if by other concerns emerge. the old country screw up, our uninitiated, "Coca-Leung" is
magic into an object of envy. From a number of encoun- brothers in Eden also get the a Visayan shipping company
A prince emerging from a frog ters, we surmised that the uncomfortable squeeze. running ships where human
gifted with a kiss. A Captain sorry state of the old coun- Corruption, a shared first- cargo contests space with pigs
By Raul V. Fabella sual empiricism among the Phoebus rising from a Qua- try is a constant source of hand experience of balikbay- and cattle. In other words, the
Fil-Ams during our shoestring simodo blessed a green card. misgivings among Fil-Ams. ans, is perceived as the root pits. This is part and parcel of
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here is a hypothe - continental passage. A dear friend of ours, a doc- This reflects poorly on them of failure. These experiences the affirmative dimension. A
sis that first-genera- We s t a r t w i t h t h e f a c t tor in the Philippines who in comparison to other eth- are eagerly shared and the first generation Fil-Am main-
tion Filipino-Amer- some of the hottest items in came to the U.S. as a nurse, nic groups -- Chinese, Kore- fund of corruption stories tains, as his reference point,
icans are the happiest bunch the old country remain ar- got the news of invitation to a n s , a n d Vi e t n a m e s e . " We only grows with each vis- his/her experience in the Phil-
of people in the Fil-Am world. guably the following and, apply for a green card by cell are just as good as they" is a it. But even as they deplore ippines. Dan Ariely, in his very
This claim is not so easy to among them, in this order: a phone while driving us to shared sentiment. It seems the sorry state and misery of captivating book Predictably
disregard although it is also green card, a sibling with LA. She immediately became that, however downplayed, the old country, its affirma- Irrational, demonstrates how
not easy to test. The vaunted a green card, a mother or a a portrait of uncontainable there is still a strong under- tive dimension, subcutane- our decisions and our sense of
measures of happiness are not son/daughter with a green glee expressed in nonverbal current of subtle ethnic pro- ous for the most part, invari- well-being depend on the rel-
yet available for Fil-Am sub- card, a working visa or even grunts and deep moans. "Re- filing. A Fil-Am veterinar- ably surfaces.
groups. So we must go by ca- a 10-year visa. They all open lax ka lang ha," admonished ian who had acquired his own This dimension is true only See fabella on 7
“baon” for the four children, who his hard-earned money that day. of pesos that should have gone pastime? Why deprive the men of
are going to school with the same His wife had to get sardines on to their family’s meals, to pay their “little joy” in the company
clothes they have been wearing credit again the next day for the their bills and to give their kids of the sex-for-money women?
for three days now. Not to men- four children to share when they a decent education. Imagine the money that
tion the electric bill Juan has to come back from school without a Proponents of the legaliza- the government would earn if
pay by Monday. single centavo for “baon.” tion of jueteng, like the top two jueteng, shabu and drug deal-
And then comes Jose, the That is the tragedy of jueteng. Senate officials — Senate Presi- ing and prostitution would be
neighborhood jueteng collec- That is also the reason jueteng dent Juan Ponce Enrile and Sen- legalized? All the money that
tor. “Taya na!” prods Jose. “Ku- should never be legalized, as is ate President Protempore Jing- jueteng lords, drug dealers,
lang pa ngang pangkain ng mga again being proposed by some goy Estrada —say that the vice pimps and prostitutes pay as
anak ko itong kita ko,” Juan says lawmakers, following the disclo- has been there for generations, bribes to police, military, local
as he scratches his head. “Ma- sure of retired Archbishop Os- and that “buying dreams” for a and national officials would go
lay mo manalo ka, di wala ka car Cruz, the biggest crusader few pesos wouldn’t hurt the bet- to the government coffers. And
Jueteng:
ng problema buong linggo. Kung against jueteng, that two of Pres- tors. So, instead of removing this presto, no more budget deficit
siniswerte ka, baka makapag- ident Aquino’s close aides are re- “little joy” of poor Filipinos, why and the gross national product
down ka pa para sa sarili mong ceiving P2 million each month not just legalize it and make the (which would include monetary
tricycle,” Jose eggs on. “Sige na from jueteng operators. government earn millions of pe- transactions from these three
J
uan comes home one Fri- cab the whole day. There’s not With close to a million-to-one it gives people false hopes and from jueteng, why deprive them the minds of Filipinos for gen-
day with the small earn- even enough for tonight’s sup- chance of winning big in jueteng, buries them deeper in a culture of their livelihood? erations — the chance to earn
ing he got driving a pedi- per and tomorrow’s meals and needless to say, Juan lost half of of dependency. Worse, jueteng If we are to follow this line of a quick buck. Indeed, with a
virtually robs money from the reasoning, the government might magic wand that would legal-
bettors — who are almost cer- as well legalize the sale of shabu ize jueteng, the government
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tain to lose since only less than and other illegal drugs, too. And gets to earn easy money from
10 percent of the total collection yes, prostitution. Thousands of the gambling operators.
is earmarked for winnings. shabu dealers and drug pushers Jueteng victimizes the poor,
The jueteng operator rakes earn a living peddling these illicit indeed, the very poor. Jueteng
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genuinely good friend before — “Life is too short to be bogged to his family’s obituary notice in
a part-of-the-furniture person All folks embraced down with trivialities. Live like the newspaper. They were ab-
you would never imagine dis- you were dying — because we solutely grateful that they had
appearing (that’s why we take Bobby as he welcomed all are regardless. Love more been able to touch, know, and
them for granted). You can’t pick all people, I can say with deeply, deal with things that you experience a profound human
your family, or most of your busi- have avoided up to this point, at- being nicknamed Bobby.
ness associates, but your friends certainty. But he held tend to the need of others in ad- All friends are treasured, but
are just for you. You guard them a special place in the dition to your own, and be true old friends are extraordinary. To
and relish time with them be- and authentic in all you do,” I me, Bobby was definitely a man
cause they make you happy. heart and soul of the recall reading it somewhere. I who believed that the secret for
Sometimes you’re lucky and get truly believed Bobby lived his success in life was getting the
to say goodbye to the friend who
class of 1964. life as such. There is a reason I fundamentals right. Through
Bobby
I can’t say I fully appreciat- our turn to experience this? Fear tle community of school class- great men. He remained true
ed an author’s sentiments be- of the unknown is a major rea- mates and hometown friends, to his heart, and he cared for
fore now, when she wrote about son that people find themselves such openness to the world that those whose lives were entrust-
death among her associates stuck on familiar grounds. we are honored and privileged to ed to him, and we all returned
“Strange, isn’t it, how a man’s thank our friends and relatives in one of her earliest columns. We know, too, that the oblig- be a part of this. Bobby’s success his love.
life touches so many other lives? who still pray for Bobby.” Now, I am constantly reminded atory obituaries — even though in creating enduring friendship, “I’m sure there’s a plan some-
When he isn’t around, he leaves Of course! An anniversary of times when a long-time friend painful at the time — help them respect and understanding, his where,” a family friend once
an awful hole, doesn’t he?” says, “Don’t forget the memo- or acquaintance who I had only face the reality of death and be- personal endeavor and his love said, “but I don’t know what it
— Clarence The Angel in “It’s ries. They are imperishable.” just really gotten to know would gin to adjust to it. of music is absolutely outstand- is other than Bobby left a legacy
a Wonderful Life” You just don’t live a couple of de- announce their retirement or Mainstream newspapers ing. beyond anything you can imag-
cades without doing a flip-flop in die, and the strange feeling of such as The New York Times All folks embraced Bobby as ine.”
S
everal days ago I received several areas of your life. I sup- wishing they wouldn’t leave publish an annual review of peo- he welcomed all people, I can Our time here on Earth is
an e-mail with an accom- pose the single most significant quite so soon, that I’d had the ple who died each year who left say with certainty. But he held brief. Time passes and things
panying obituary notice one with me is in the realm of opportunity to know them bet- a particular mark on the world. a special place in the heart change. You have options and
from one of my dear old high friendship. ter. Other folks might call you I am sure all readers have their and soul of the class of 1964 at choices in which to make your
school friends back in the old Many people breeze into our and say, “What a shame. You re- own such list. I certainly do. In- our hometown’s Villamor High wishes, dreams and goals be-
homeland. It read, “To our dear- lives, enter their claims on our ally should have met them. They deed, someone who made an im- School, particularly. He was an come reality. And those personal
est Bobby — a loving husband, hearts and are still with us. This were amazing.” Each time I’d portant difference in my life and incredibly down-to-earth stal- friendships that we hold in such
a caring father and a thought- is a blessing. But there are those think, “Well, the world changed who died some twenty years ago. wart, a trailblazer in the local high regard deserve those ped-
ful friend. Twenty years have to whom we give our friendship just a little bit today.” This month of September banking business, who saw all estals, because ultimately they
passed — our children and I and receive love, and then one A person’s death, like life, of- was the 20th anniversary of people as divine human beings shape our worlds, a little bit, ev-
still remember your smile, your day they are gone from us. We ten is complex and difficult to the death of my good friend — complete with purpose, un- ery single day.
voice and your love for us. To our call this heartache and pain. sum up in absolute right-and- and classmate since the grades limited power and possibilities. No one in my time, no one
God, I still continue to pray to And, like many deep emotions wrong terms. In our close asso- school to high school — Rober- “I wanted to try and honor his else if I may say so, has shown
let us meet again one day. Till that run straight to our hearts, ciation with those who have ex- to “Bobby” Jongco. I say it is also memory … If there is anything I us as truly, as lovingly, as skill-
then Bobby, you will always be pain can be made easier with perienced death, we know the my honor to pay tribute to one of could do, it would be this — just fully, as memorably, as Bobby
in our thoughts and forever in therapeutic remembrance. emotions that accompany their the most beloved friends I have being someone who remembers genuinely did.
our hearts. I love you, Minnie.” Outside of my family, I’ve loss — grief, anger, confusion, been privileged to know in my him,” I recollect one of the many I am a grateful friend.
The e-mail concluded with a “We never experienced the loss of a resentment, even bitterness — life. e-mails I’ve gotten in response Yes, of course.
ty that confronts everyone who But the kibitzers and pun- cy where I used to work, from a completely accurate state-
leads or manages others. In a dits are dead wrong when they whom I demanded an explana- ment when he said that he
much larger sense, this is the conclude that taking responsi- tion concerning an important was “out the loop” in the man-
same harsh reality confronting bility means absolving every- project that was bungled. Each agement of the hostage crisis
President Noynoy Aquino. Lead- one else. The manager or leader one vigorously explained his because his undersecretary,
ership has a price. who takes ultimate responsibil- side and what he did right. Rico Puno, had been given di-
Whether corporate manager ity must also exercise both his I cut them both short. “Even rect authority over the PNP
or president of a country, a lead- authority and his duty to crack if it’s 99 percent, I’m not inter- by P-Noy himself.
er has no choice but to delegate, the whip on his subordinates, to ested in what you did right,” I U n f o r t u n a t e l y, R o b r e d o
to work with a team, to pass on chop heads, to get to the bottom said. “I want to hear about the missed one great opportunity
functions down a chain of com- of the foul-up to ensure that it one percent that you did wrong.” to demonstrate his true worth
mand. A one-man army only never happens again. But the two VPs lacked that as a leader of men, someone
The price of
happens in “Rambo” movies. But Thus, everyone below P-Noy key quality of leadership. Balls. who deserves to have full con-
while a leader can delegate func- — and I mean, EVERYONE — I asked them to leave my room. trol of every department of
tions and authority, ultimate re- who had anything to do with the S i m i l a r l y, w h a t w e h a v e DILG, including the PNP.
sponsibility and accountability mishandling of that tragic in- heard from those who had a role He could simply have said,
T
he most striking anec- Of course, Del Rosario did On the other hand, if he del- Now, this is where you sep- PLETELY at fault. PNP is under my command.”
dote on command re- not mean that literally. But egates and his subordinates arate the warriors from the Only P-Noy has taken the hit Having said that, he would
sponsibility and dele- the message was clear. Tony mess things up, he still needs cub scouts. The managers squarely on the chin. And right- have had moral ascendancy
gation that I can recall is one promptly cracked the whip on to the heat. from the gofers. The nobles ly so. But one would have ex- over his subordinate, as well
told by my late boss, Tony de the entire agency to make sure In both cases, he must ac- from the peons. The leaders pected the other members of his as all the other bungling of-
Joya, chairman of Advertising there would be no more em- cept full responsibility and be from the followers. team to walk courageously into ficers of Manila’s Keystone
& Marketing Associates. When barrassing errors. answerable to the boss, the In this regard, we have rea- the gauntlet and stoically accept Kops. Of course, he could then
he was just executive vice pres- As I rose through the ranks in person above him on the cor- son to be disappointed — nay, their share of the blows. have done the honorable thing,
dient and CEO of the agency, the same ad agency, that proof- porate ladder. If he’s the CEO disgusted — at the buck-pass- Mayor Lim’s denial that he namely tender his resignation.
he was upbraided by his pres- reading anecdote influenced the of a corporation, he answers to ing and blame-dodging that ordered the arrest but only gave And P-Noy, seeing the lead-
ident, Jesus V. del Rosario, for way I handled projects for which the board or the stockholders. have marked the aftermath of instructions to handcuff Grego- ership qualities of such a man,
typos in a press release issued I was accountable. I rationalized Thus, Tony Hayward, the CEO this national embarrassment. rio Mendoza, the hostage-tak- could have prevailed upon him
by the agency. that, since the buck would stop of British Petroleum, got the The Filipino people have a er’s brother, is reminiscent of to stay. Because leaders like
Tony reasoned that the press with me anyway, it was better axe for the massive oil spill in right to expect a certain qual- former U.S. President Bill Clin- that are a rarity.
release had been reviewed and to personally do the job myself the Gulf of Mexico. ity in their leaders. Call it in- ton denying that he had sex But maybe I’m fantasizing.
proofread by the agency’s gen- rather than delegate. If the leader is president of t e g r i t y. P r i d e . M a n l i n e s s . with Monica Lewinsky. Maybe it only happens in the
eral manager, his second in It was, thus, with some con- the country, he is answerable Professionalism. A sense of re- Lim could have shown the movies.
command. fusion that I took Tony’s un- to the citizenry. It must be as- sponsibility. Courage. country and his former po - As it is, P-Noy’s lonely cir-
“Can he proofread better than flattering assessment of my sumed that P-Noy was aware Call it balls. lice comrades what it means cumstance reminds me of that
you?” Del Rosario asked. performance as a manager, of this when he took the job. It Sadly, that quality appears to be called “Manila’s Finest” strip in Mad Comics where The
“No,” replied Tony. “That’s and his terse advice: “If you should, therefore, be no surprise to be lacking in many of those by taking responsibility and Lone Ranger and Tonto found
why I’m CEO.” want to build a team, you that he took full responsibility involved. Watching Justice Sec- being the epitomé of the no- themselves surrounded by
“Well then,” shot back Del must learn to delegate.” for the hostage tragedy. retary Leila de Lima strive to blest of the corps. Sadly, the bloodthirsty Indians.
Rosario, “until he can proof- In effect, he told me: You’re Remember what he said in get to the bottom of the incident man who used to cause crimi- “Looks like we’re surround-
read better than you, I will damned if you delegate, and his inaugural speech? He said has been liked watching an ar- nals to cringe in fear chose to ed,” said the masked hero.
hold you responsible for proof- damned if you don’t. that the Filipino people were his bularyo pulling teeth. split hairs and wash his hands. At this, Tonto replied, “What
reading every document that It would take me a while bosses. Thus, he had no choice I’m reminded of two vice DILG Secretary Designate you mean we?” (gregmacaben-
comes out of this agency.” to appreciate this harsh reali- but to take the blame. presidents at the ad agen- Jesse Robredo probably gave ta@hotmail.com)
among
of memory and thinking skills reveal concerning trends
more often than women, new re- about what’s killing people.
search suggests. The Medical Examiner’s
And the reason may be gender office performed 2,707 au-
youths
related, said study researcher topsies and examinations
Dr. Ronald Petersen of the Mayo in 2009. Of those cases, the
Clinic in Rochester, Minn. leading cause of death was
The study shows that a con- cardiovascular disease, ac-
dition known as mild cognitive counting for 592 cases. That
impairment (MCI), which some- was followed by drug- and
times leads to Alzheimer's dis- medication-related deaths,
ease, affects men more than with 443 cases.
women. “The number of drug-re-
People with mild cognitive im- lated deaths continues to
pairment notice problems with rise, and it’s not just illegal
memory and thinking skills be- drugs but also prescription
yond what would be expected medications that are in-
due to the normal aging process, volved. Drug-related deaths
and their lapses are often detect- By Salynn Boyles related concussions among chil- • Football and ice hockey slightly, team-related concus- have increased 85 percent
ed by others. dren in elementary and middle were the organized sports with sions doubled between 1997 over the past 10 years,”
T
Research has shown that peo- he number of young school. the most concussion injuries, and 2007 in 8- to 13-year-olds said Chief Medical Examin-
ple with mild cognitive impair- children treated in hos- Concussions most common in and snow skiing, bicycling, and and more than doubled in older er Glenn Wagner.
ment are at increased risk of pital ERs for concus- football, hockey playground injuries accounted teens, Brown University pediat-
developing Alzheimer's disease sions they got while playing The analysis of data from hos- for the most concussions occur- ric emergency medical specialist
within a few years. But not ev- on sports teams has doubled pital emergency departments ring from non-team-related ac- Dr. Lisa L. Bakhos said.
eryone who gets a diagnosis of in just a decade, a new study across the nation revealed that: tivities. "We don't really know why
mild cognitive impairment goes shows. • Roughly half a million ER Even though participation in
on to develop Alzheimer's. While the concussion rate is visits for concussions occurred organized sports has declined See concussions on 9
Mild cognitive impairment: higher among high-school-age among 8- to 19-year-olds be-
Men vs. women athletes, researchers say the tween 2001 and 2005.
Petersen's study found that rate among younger athletes • About half were sports-
mild cognitive impairment was is both significant and rising. related, and 40 percent of
1.5 times higher in men com- The study represents the sports-related concussions in-
first attempt to document the volved children between the Additional trends include:
See memory on 9 national incidence of sports- ages of 8 and 13. • Drug- and alcohol-re-
lated deaths have been the
number one cause of non-
natural deaths since 2003.
There were 132 alcohol-re-
lated deaths last year.
• Suicides have been on
the rise since 2007, increas-
ing 20 percent since 2006.
• Deaths related to motor
vehicles are at a ten-year low,
with 284 cases last year.
• Homicides remained
lower than the 10-year aver-
age of 127, with 109 in 2009.
About half of the deaths
in the county are report-
ed to the Medical Examiner
— approximately 11,000
d e a t h s e a c h y e a r. A b o u t
3,000 of those lead to inves-
tigations. To see the com-
plete Medical Examiner
2009 statistics, visit www.
sdcounty.ca.gov/me.
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concussions
Continued from page 8
Halstead said a week or 10
days on the sidelines is typical
for most uncomplicated con-
memory
Continued from page 8
memory and thinking skills.
• 19 percent of the men had
mild cognitive impairment,
Model grand opening set for
this is," she said. "We know
that kids are bigger now than
they were in the past, which
cussions, but many individual
factors come into play.
Parents and coaches also
pared to women.
"This is the first study con-
ducted among community-
compared to 14 percent of the
women.
• 3.3 percent of those inter-
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adolescents. tigue. The researchers conduct- them," Petersen said. a contemporary attached town- Pennington, director of sales for
The report identified foot- Symptoms that may not ed in-person interviews with People in the study who had home or flat, before the neigh- William Lyon Homes.
ball as the organized sport manifest until days after the 2,050 men and women between a low level of education or who borhood's model grand opening To visit San Carlos Court
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cause you to doubt the Lord’s them and declare them rich.
AURORA SORIANO-CUDAL strength in your life. Psalm
DANNY HERNAEZ Then Jesus turns to another
61:2-4 says, “From the end of group of believers and tells
My Personal
the earth I call to You when them: "You say, 'I am rich;
my heart is faint; lead me to
the rock that is higher than From Whom All I have acquired wealth and
do not need a thing.' But
friend’s betrayal Am I in the place where the in the right place. True riches
T
Lord wants me, doing the job o illustrate the Greatness, he said, is to are not measured with dollar
He wants me to do? What’s at mixed-up values be found in service. Self- signs. They can't be found in
stake if I win or lose? Will I of his day, Danish phi- sacrifice is the only way storage units or warehouses.
H
ave you ever expe- touch your life, see them as be glorified in this or will all losopher Soren Kierkeg- to save one's life. The first True wealth doesn't rise and
rienced being be- instrument — even if they glory go to God? Sometimes, aard told a modern day par- shall be last and the last fall with the stock market. A
trayed by your best cause great pain — because “winning doesn’t mean run- able about thieves who broke shall be first. Statement man can have lots of money
friend and business partner? He has something bigger in ning somebody else out. Rath- into a jewelry store at night. after statement sought to and plenty of possessions, yet
It hurts doesn’t it? You can’t mind that’s completely differ- er, it’s being able to endure Instead of stealing anything, change the priorities and be very poor indeed. We can't
sleep for thinking about it. ent from their intent toward and keep moving without de- they merely switched the preferences of mankind. trust the world's judgment as
You even cry as you recall you. They are not in control. fending yourself, blasting price tags, putting high-val- In Revelation chapter 2, we to who is rich and who is poor.
how much you’ve shared God is in control. someone else, or seeking ven- ue tickets on costume jewel- find this statement from Je- The price tags aren't in the
your time and resources in * Keep your focus on the geance. Sometimes winning ry and bargain tags on pre- sus to a group of Christians: right place.
putting the business togeth- Lord, no matter what. If you is just standing firm so that mium gems. "I know your afflictions and S o w h a t m a t t e r s ? R e -
er. How would you deal with don’t, you’re going to react. God’s witness is strength - lationships. Our relation -
a friend’s betrayal? In Isaiah 41:10, God reas- ened.” As Paul said, “Be ship with God and our rela-
I’ve experienced being be- sures us: “Do not fear, for I strong in the Lord and in the tionship with other people.
trayed by a friend but it did am with you; do not anxious- strength of His might. Put on Money, health, youth, possessions ... Money, health, youth, posses-
not get the better of me. ly look about you.” Satan am- the whole armor of God, so sions... these are all tempo-
Through my hurt and confu- plifies everything that looks that you will be able to stand
these are all temporary things that can be rary things that can be lost
sion, I learned to adopt an like opposition. He wants you firm against the schemes of lost as quickly as they are gained. Being as quickly as they are gained.
attitude based on the Holy to think that the situation is the devil.” (Ephesians 6:10) Being right with God is the
Scriptures. I share what Dr. worst than it is. That’s why * Expect to be victorious. right with God is the only eternal thing. only eternal thing. And we
Charles Stanley wrote in his God wants you to focus your We can expect to win every can't be right with God if we
In Touch magazine, “When we mind and heart on Him. battle God allows in our lives aren't right with the people
are persecuted,” he writes: * Completely rely upon because of His ultimate sov- around us.
* Vi e w w h a t e v e r c o m e s God’s strength. Conflict, per- ereignty not because of our I find that to be a wonder- your poverty - yet you are Don't trust in the tags
your way as something God secution and spiritual war- strength, our wisdom or our ful illustration of what Je- rich!" (Revelation 2:9). Perse- that the world has put on the
is going to use for His great- fare can drain your physical, experience. If you walk obedi- sus said when he came. He cuted and oppressed because things around us. Only Je-
er purpose (Rom.8:28). This emotional and spiritual ener- ently with the Lord, whatev- looked at the world's values of their faith, these followers sus can tell us what is real-
keeps you from becoming bit- gy. You may be perfectly right er He allows will eventually and declared them to be up- of Jesus had fallen on hard ly of value. Only Jesus can
ter, hostile or vengeful. When in what you are standing for, be for your good and His glory side down. All of the price times financially. make us rich in the ways
the Lord allows people to but extreme pressure can (Romans 8:37) tags were wrong. Ye t J e s u s c o u l d l o o k a t that count.
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anksy, Fairey, Space In- is a funny documentary known almost overnight. Thanks to his
vader. Who are they? No, as the greatest graffiti film ever marketing genius, thousands of
they are not characters made. The movie, which de- people in Los Angeles literally
from “X-Men” or other superhe- buted at the Sundance Film waited for the gallery doors to
ro movies. Nor are they names Festival this year, begins as a open and could not wait to pur-
of the most recent video games chronicle of guerrilla street art- chase the highly priced artwork
in town. They are artists. ist Banksy, according to The Los on display. MBW/Thierry be-
To be more specific, those Angeles Times, then turns into came so famous and successful
are names and pseudonyms of a meditation on the value of art that even Madonna had asked
street-art icons who used public and slippery nature of truth as him to create the cover for 2009
walls as their canvasses and the Banksy turns the camera on his album, “Celebration.” His sec-
streets as their galleries. They chronicler, the colorful French- ond show, “ICONS,” opened in
are social activists who brought American Thierry Guetta. New York in February.
street art to prominence, creat- Guetta, a salesman-turned- The movie ends with sober
ing another genre of art that is street artist, was very fond of and painful remarks from the
populist in its purest form. one thing: making videos. As he three artists who took their
What was once considered became more passionate about work seriously, elevating popu-
“vandalism” is now credited by this activity, he stumbled into list art into its highest form. It
many as a valid art form. The Photo: Mongrel Media the world of underground street took years before they became
artworks are now sold at auc- ater with his brother during his artists who worked at the night fully established and their work
tions, fetching as much $30,000 college years in the 1970s, when wearing hoods and masks as gained world-wide acceptance.
or more — some even reach up the theater featured couch-style they painted and created art- Why would the world accept the
to $500,000. These artists — seating and organic food juice work illegally on city walls. work of an amateur artist who
and many others who remain was offered in place popcorn and Thierry learned about this scribbled over other people’s
unknown — defied public laws soda. movement from his cousin, who creations and consider those as
and regulations to create a new Unfortunately, the theater called himself “Space Invader.” works of art? Did Thierry or
art form that has gained notori- has gone downhill since the Thierry followed him faithfully MBW commit any crime? Was
ety and respect despite its “ille- 1980s. When my family and I wherever he went, documenting his work ethical? Did he cheat
gal” beginnings. visited, we didn’t find the couch- his work through video. Space the public? Did Thierry play the
I first learned about these es or the organic food he men- Invader accurately describes his art game fairly?
artists and the underground tioned. What we experienced style: He’s an invader of any- Photo: Roadsidepictures The answers to these ques-
street-art movement through a was an antiquated building with body’s space while making his The historic La Paloma Theatre in Encinatas was built in 1928. It is one of tions are for you decide. As for
movie my family and I watched seats that had been worn out presence known through his art- San Diego County's oldest movie houses. myself, I found it too hilarious
early this summer. We took a over time. They were pretty un- work, highly geometric in form, that these so-called “art crit-
low-cost adventure to Encinitas comfortable, too. resembling “Lego” pieces. (You cal work, transforming, for in- lidity. Everything was a hode- ics,” who considered themselves
to watch a hilarious documen- Besides being a historic land- may even find his work in down- stance, the famous “Mona Lisa” podge, a comical combination of experts in separating good art
tary on street art at the historic mark, La Paloma is also known town San Diego.) painting into a man. His work is what was within his reach. He from bad, were lured into believ-
La Paloma Theatre. I found both for the type of “art house” mov- Meanwhile, as Thierry be- focused on questioning national hired trained artists and profes- ing that MBW was an artistic
the movie and the theater a re- ies it screens. It’s the sort of comes heavily involved with and global social issues. sionals to market for him and to genius. Banksy gave me a good
markable experience. theater that still screens “The street art, he meets Shepard More than anything else, help him conceptualize his ran- laugh when he blurted in a sepa-
La Paloma is unlike any oth- Rocky Horror Picture Show” ev- Fairey, the now infamous street these artists have one thing in dom thoughts to become pal- rate commentary, “I can’t believe
er theater I’ve been to. Built ery Friday at midnight, and of- artist who created the iconic common: Their work is for pub- atable to art critics. With the that people are buying this piece
in 1928, it is one of San Diego fers an eclectic array of off-beat Obama “Hope” poster. lic display, with no regard for positive endorsement from his of s***’?!”
County’s oldest movie houses. films. La Paloma is where we Through Fairey, Thierry en- monetary compensation. famous street artist friends, he Let’s exit through the gift
Well-known for its elegance and discovered the documentary on counters the elusive, fearless Thierry, who had no back- opened a gallery to showcase his shop. (feseligman9@yahoo.com)
grandeur, La Paloma was once street art and where I learned and highly regarded street artist ground on any form of art, work. La Paloma Theatre is locat-
a hub for cinema lovers and the about street artists Banksy, Banksy. Banksy’s style is like no joined the street-art movement No one believed the gallery ed at 471 S. Coast Hwy. 101 in
epicenter of the city’s social ac- Fairey and MBW. If you’re like other. He tests and goes beyond with the pseudonym Mr. Brain- would be a success, of course. Encinitas. Phone (760) 436-5774
tivities. me — someone who takes classi- the boundaries of what we call wash (MBW). He copied Banky’s Banksy, Fairey and Space In- for more information or vis-
My husband shared with me cal art seriously and greatly ab- art. He defames and transforms work, defaming classical work vader could not believe that the it their website at http://www.
that he loved going to this the- hors any defamation on the orig- classical art pieces into comi- with no intent, planning or va- work of this untrained artist, lapalomatheatre.com.
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ty of options to get fit instead for a productive week. friendly summer diet, consid- want to do any cosmetic surgery. change in her aging face, she will
of flipping through outdated Make a date with your TV er what kind of statement you “Less is more for me, kasi do something that will let her
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foundation ipinos, “friends of the Philip- He added that the group other speakers who will ex-
Continued from page 1 pines,” corporations and foun- would also invite representa- change ideas to improve the
opment projects in the Philip- dations, Ayala Foundation “We envision all three sectors — the academe, tives from government because country’s condition. Speakers
pines. USA has been able to mobilize national policies and budget al- include University of the Phil-
The forum also heralds the a total of $8.3 million, support-
government and the private sector — working locations are needed to support ippine economics professor Dr.
transformation of Ayala Foun- ing about 140 nonprofit organi- together on this technology initiative to build science and technology pro- Felipe Medalla, UP College
dation USA into the Philippine zations in the Philippines. grams. Business leaders are of Engineering dean Rowena
Development Foundation USA The group has touched the economic strength and to ultimately alleviate also crucial to the group’s ef- Guevara, Integrated Micro-
(PhilDevUSA) which is a more lives of millions of underprivi- povery in our homeland." forts since they will coordinate electronics Inc. President and
“mature, independent institu- leged Filipinos — children, the closely with government in im- CEO Arthur Tan, venture cap-
tion that will better reflect the youth, elderly, homeless, illit- plementing these programs. italist Winston Damarillo of
richness of the Filipino dias- erate, sick, abused and forgot- “We envision all three sec- G2IX, Internet entrepreneur
pora community in its adopted ten. and the fields of computing for immediate and long-term tors — the academe, govern- Sheila Lirio Marcelo of Care.
land,” its officials said in a re- The Philippine Develop- and telecommunications. results. ment and the private sector com, and Fernando Zobel de
cent briefing. ment Forum will address the The foundation is inviting “We bring together all at — working together on this Ayala of Ayala Corp.
Filipino-Americans are the needs and potential of the Phil- successful professionals in the one time, in one place, repre- technology initiative to build The forum will be followed
second largest Asian-American ippines’ scientific and techno- academics, government, in- sentatives from academe be- economic strength and to ulti- by a gala event to honor out-
group with a population esti- logical resources, specifically dustry, venture capital and cause training and education mately alleviate poverty in our standing achievers in the fields
mated at 4 million, or 1.5 per- opportunities in science and business to serve as resource are critical for achieving global homeland,” Banato said. of science and technology and
cent of the U.S. population. engineering education, as well speakers and lead an active competitiveness,” Ayala Foun- President Aquino has been science education, and to cel-
For the past 10 years, with as in technology-based indus- discussion to help formulate dation USA Chair Diosdado invited as keynote speaker for ebrate Filipino-American tal-
the support of thousands of Fil- tries, such as semiconductors, strategic policies and programs Banato said. the event. He will be joined by ent. (Inquirer.net)
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