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MANILA, Philippines – Today, March 19, French diplomatic representations and restaurants from all over the world, including the Philippines, will be celebrating French cuisine and gastronomy through Goût de France, or Good France. Upon the initiative of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development and world-renowned chef Alain Ducasse, 1,300 chefs have been selected to participate in this campaign to offer a French dinner that would pay tribute to the culinary tradition of France, which values high quality, innovative, and environmentally responsible cuisine. According to French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Laurent Fabius,  “France’s heritage is its cuisine, its wines. The gastronomic meal of the French has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2010, but it is a heritage that should not simply be contemplated, glorified and savored; it is a heritage that should be built upon and showcased.” Inspired by Auguste Escoffier, who launched the “Dîners d’Épicure” (Epicurean Dinners) initiative — the same menu, the same day, in several world cities and aimed at as many diners as possible — in 1912, Goût de France/Good France reproduces that idea with the desire to involve restaurants all around the world. Chef Michel Herbert of Le Bistro d’Agathe, chef Ronnie Reyes of Bizu Patisserie, chef Cyrille Soenen of Brasserie Ciçou, chef Marc Aubry of Champêtre, chef Kevin Endaya of Lemuria, chef Thomas Wenger of Restaurant 101, and chefs Bettina Arguelles and Denis Vecchiato of Spiral have been screened and chosen by a committee of experts Read More …

In its aim to provide world-class customer experience, Chevrolet has partnered with Disney Institute to train its leaders and personnel. Chevrolet Philippines MANILA, Philippines – The Covenant Car Company Inc. (TCCCI), the exclusive importer and distributor of Chevrolet cars in the Philippines, bolstered its aim to provide top-notch customer experience by further strengthening its partnership with Disney Institute, the corporate university of Walt Disney Company.  Following its new theme of ‘Be Chevy Strong’, TCCCI tapped the Disney Institute to learn from them the best practices of leadership, brand loyalty, creativity and an innovative culture of its workforce. “The Disney Institute program has been significantly fruitful to our organization. The Disney way provided us with fresh insights that are key in taking our customer service to class-leading standards. We believe that the collaboration is a progressive step that enables us to achieve the maximum potential for the bowtie brand,” said lawyer Albert B. Arcilla, President and Managing Director of Chevrolet Philippines. Investing in personnel development is a main strategy of TCCCI to strengthen the Chevrolet stewards and inspire them to render the best customer service and offer the best experience to every Chevy owner.  The Chevrolet Academy, the company’s learning and development division, was then established to constantly improve the quality of Chevrolet services through skills training, personal development and values formation aimed at engaging every Chevy steward. Through it, Chevrolet Philippines continuously invests in the growth of its leaders and stewards to gain the winning edge in the highly competitive Read More …

http://newfacla.org/ Los Angeles–The monthly  feeding program and food distribution for the month of March  will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Filipino American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA) The feeding and food distribution program has been a success ever since and has distributed food and have fed a modest number of seniors since it started in the middle of 2014. The Filipino Ministry of the Wilshire United Methodist Church with the Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) and the HIFI CALI EXPO LLC with FACLA is sponsoring the monthly  food distribution and feeding program. Free High Tech Seminar  At the same time, Sid Balatan, FACLA Director for Information and Technology will again hold his FREE workshop on email, iphone and tablet literacy and technology. This technology literacy seminar is FREE for people especially for seniors who want to learn about this gadgets. This workshop is FREE. Especially for senior adults, using their phones and tablets should not be troublesome. Age does not matter when it comes to technology. It is not to late or we are not to old to learn. Please come to this FREE high tech seminar. For more information please contact Sid at (213)3995042 or Al Garcia at (323)253-1818 or email us atagarcia@peoplescore.net

The military did its best to provide the Philippine National Police’s Special Action Force with support during the January 25 Mamasapano clash despite the limited information and time they had, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Tuesday. “Ginawa nila ang kanilang makakaya ayon sa information given to them during that time,” said AFP public affairs chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Kung suriin natin mabuti, may mga tropa na galing pang ibang probinsya, Sultan Kudarat, na pinadala to help out with just limited information.” Cabunoc said this after Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday sided with the AFP’s claim that it could not have provided artillery support to the PNP during the encounter, given the time they had been informed of the need, as launching an air strike requires ample time to prepare. “I respect what the military said—that you cannot just deploy, for example, air support at the last minute. You cannot just fire artillery support because of the friendly forces on the ground. There was also no forward observers, and also where exactly are the enemy forces on the ground,” Poe said. Poe’s statement runs contrary to the findings of the PNP Board of Inquiry, which also investigated the Mamasapano incident. In its report released last week, the PNP BOI said the AFP could have provided the PNP Special Action Force (SAF) the most needed artillery support as the area was wide and there were no civilians on the ground. The BOI report Read More …

WASHINGTON, DC – A total of 2,059 convicted criminals aliens subject for deportation were arrested in a five-day nationwide operation by federal authorities, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE said seven of those were arrested are from the Philippines. Operation Cross Check led by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations targeted fugitive immigrants from 94 countries who were associated with gangs or had criminal backgrounds “This nationwide operation led to the apprehension of more than 2,000 convicted criminal aliens who pose the greatest risk to our public safety,” said Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Mayorkas said the operation from March 1-5 focused on the arrest of persons involved in a “wide array of criminal convictions” who posed a threat to public safety. “Today, communities around the country are safer because of the great work of the men and women of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” he said in a press statement. More than 1,000 of those arrested have felony convictions, including voluntary manslaughter, child pornography, robbery, kidnapping and rape. Arrested offenders Of the total 2,059 criminals arrested, 58 are known gang members or affiliates, and 89 are convicted sex offenders. The vast majority of misdemeanor convictions were for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI). ICE considers DUI offenders, particularly repeat offenders, to be a significant public safety threat. Of those arrested during this operation, 476 were illegal re-entrants who had been previously removed from the country. Because of their serious criminal histories and Read More …