UCLA Pilipino Alumni presents scholarship to Josh Manansala

 Entertainment
Sep 022015
 
UCLA Pilipino Alumni presents scholarship to Josh Manansala

Bobby Rimas, UCLA Pilipino Alumni Scholarship Director, with Joshua Manansala (left), the 2015 UCLA Pilipino Alumni/Lovell Sevilla Scholarship Award Certificate at the UCLA PAA Send-Off event that took place at Heritage Park in Cerritos, California. Several UCLA Pilipino Alumni (PAA) Board Members presented Joshua Manansala last Aug.22 with the 2015 UCLA Pilipino Alumni/Lovell Sevilla Scholarship Award Certificate at the UCLA PAA Send-Off event that took place at Heritage Park in Cerritos, California. Mr. Manansala will receive a $4,000 scholarship for his outstanding academic, leadership, and community service achievements. A recent graduate of Capital Christian High School in Sacramento, California, Mr. Manansala realized that for him, education was more than just taking hard classes and earning good grades – he wanted to use his education to serve his community. As a freshman, he got involved in Student Council and as a senior, he served as the Student Body President of Capital Christian High School.  As soon as he was elected, he knew that he wanted to create an inclusive and giving environment on campus that would allow all students to excel academically and socially.  To do this, he would need to lead in the most effective manner. The best way to lead is by example, and in his opinion, the best example is to be a servant. Throughout Mr. Manansala’s high school years, he cofounded a nonprofit organization called Keys4Hope.  Keys4Hope has a dual fold purpose.  First, to teach children how to successfully play instruments, and second, to donate 100% of the money raised from its music Read More …

Jennylyn Mercado talks about being comfortable in one own’s skin

 Entertainment
Sep 022015
 
Jennylyn Mercado talks about being comfortable in one own’s skin

Jennylyn Mercado (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — JENNYLYN Mercado shared she became more comfortable and confident with her body after giving birth to her son, Alex Jazz, in August 2008. The Kapuso actress said that she grew to love and appreciate her curves. She added that it could also come with age as she’s not pressured anymore to look good for others, but rather to feel good for herself. “For some reason, mas naging full grown woman na ako, kasi kumpleto na yung pakiramdam ko. Wala na akong fears, hindi na ako natatakot sa kahit na anong isuot ko. Siguro ganun na pag mommy, wala na akong iniisip kundi siya na lang [AJ],” she said. Mercado, who was discovered in reality talent search “Starstruck,” also said that she did not anticipate that in her young showbiz career, she will be hailed as the sexiest Filipina by readers of popular men’s magazine FHM. “Nagsimula ako na wholesome talaga, pa-tweetums and very conservative talaga yung family ko. Hindi pa rin ako comfortable na tinatawag ako na ganyan. Isa akong artista na mommy, na lalabas ng bahay na simple lang,” Mercado said. As for her television career, Mercado said it pays to wait. After the success of her 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival movie “English Only, Please!” the actress is now doing two new films, one with Sam Milby and the other with JM de Guzman, her new soap “My Faithful Husband” with rumored on-again boyfriend Dennis Trillo, a cooking show and another Read More …

Ph consul in Indonesia chided for ‘mishandling’ Veloso case

 News
Sep 022015
 
Ph consul in Indonesia chided for ‘mishandling’ Veloso case

INQUIRER.net By: Nestor Corrales, September 2nd, 2015 04:26 PM Celia Veloso, mother of Mary Jane Veloso, narrates before the House committee on overseas workers affairs her family’s ordeal with the Department of Foreign Affairs. NESTOR CORRALES/INQUIRER.net The House committee on overseas workers affairs on Wednesday recommended the recall of Consul General Robert Manalo over his handling of Mary Jane Veloso’s case. Manalo is the consul general at the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta. During a committee hearing, Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan raised a motion to recall Manalo over “serious complaints” of Mary Jane Veloso’s family and her  private lawyers. READ: House to probe case of Mary Jane Veloso The committee seconded Ilagan’s motion and said that they would write to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to investigate Manalo. Celia Veloso, mother of Mary Jane, appeared  before the house panel and narrated the lapses of Manalo in handling her daughter’s case. Manalo, who also attended the hearing, maintained that he did everything to help Mary Jane. “Wala po ako pagkukulang  kay Mary Jane. Natulungan ko po siya sa lahat ng aking makakaya (I have no shortcomings to Mary Jane. I helped her to the best of my abilities),” Manalo told the committee. He, however, apologized to Veloso’s family and to his private lawyers if he had actions that hurt them. “Buong puso po akong nagpapumanhin (I am wholeheartedly apologizing). I am very sorry po,” he said. Lawyer Edre Olalia, secretary general of  National Union of Lawyers of the Philippines (NUPL) who Read More …

Settlement with Pemberton impossible–Laude family

 News
Sep 012015
 
Settlement with Pemberton impossible–Laude family

Inquirer Central Luzon By: Allan Macatuno, September 2nd, 2015 05:51 AM OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines—The lawyers for the family of slain transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude said a settlement with the camp of accused US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton was impossible now that both parties had rested their case. Pemberton is facing a murder charge in Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Branch 74 here for the death of Laude, whose body was found in a motel bathroom on Oct. 11 last year. Witnesses identified Pemberton as the man who was last seen with her as they checked into the motel. “Any settlement now is impossible, especially since both parties are done presenting their respective evidence,” said Virgie Lacsa Suarez, one of the Laude family’s lawyers, in a text message to the Inquirer on Monday. Suarez said that since the start of the prosecution’s presentation of evidence on March 23, there had been no talk of a settlement. “There was only a discussion on a plea bargain as part of the pretrial early in February,” Suarez said. She denied reports the family had demanded P38 million and six US visas to drop the case. “There is simply no truth to that… maybe that’s what they (defense lawyers) want to offer [the family],” Suarez said. She said she suspected Pemberton’s lawyers were “testing the waters” when they revealed the alleged offer. “There is no truth to reports we will drop the case at anytime,” Suarez said. City Chief Prosecutor Emilie Fe de Read More …

Mindanao sets sights on ASEAN integration as regional meeting opens

 Economy
Sep 012015
 

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Mindanao’s economic and business leaders are gathering in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte starting today for the three-day Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) with discussions focusing on how investors in the southern island can best take advantage of new opportunities offered by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integrated economy.

Fil-Ams to mark golden jubilee of grape strike begun by Filipinos

 News
Sep 012015
 
Fil-Ams to mark golden jubilee of grape strike begun by Filipinos

INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau September 2nd, 2015 01:31 AM DELANO, California — The 50th anniversary of the historic Delano Grape Strike initiated by Filipino farm workers will be celebrated with a series of events over Labor Day Weekend, September 5 and 6, in Delano. Dubbed “Bold Step,” the weekend hosted by the newly formed Delano chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) and its parent organization will commemorate the Filipino workers’ momentous decision to strike, which left a legacy of activism in the Filipino American community in Delano and across the nation. The weekend’s events will kick off on Saturday, September 5 at the Filipino Community Hall, the historic building where the strike vote was taken and the headquarters of the first years of the Grape Strike. The program will include a keynote by Rob Bonta, the first Filipino American elected to the California State Assembly, and presentations by strike veterans, scholars, community activists and local community leaders. Highlight A highlight of the weekend will be a screening of the Emmy-award winning documentary, Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers. New York-based filmmaker Marissa Aroy, whose family roots are in Delano, will be present. The weekend will also include cultural performances and bus tours of local historic sites. The Delano Grape Strike began on September 8, 1965, when thousands of mostly Filipino American grape workers, led by Larry Itliong, walked off of the vineyards in Delano. The strike sparked the farm labor movement of the 20th century, Read More …

San Francisco offers bilingual ballots, including Filipino

 General
Sep 012015
 
San Francisco offers bilingual ballots, including Filipino

INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau September 2nd, 2015 01:22 AM SAN FRANCISCO — The Department of Elections will introduce bilingual ballots for the November 3 election, each with content in English and one other language: Chinese, Spanish, or Filipino. The Department is asking voters who prefer to receive election materials, including the official ballot and the Voter Information Pamphlet, in another language in addition to English to update their language preference. Voters may do so by completing the form at sfelections.org/language, by calling (415) 554-4375, or by visiting the Department’s office. Voters who have provided their language preference to the Department will receive a ballot in English and their preferred language either by mail, at the City Hall Voting Center, or at their polling place. On Election Day, the Department will provide polling place signage indicating that three bilingual versions of the ballot are available. This information will be conveyed in English, Chinese, Spanish and Filipino on the sign placed on the Election Table, on each ballot card, and on the Ballot Secrecy Folder issued to every voter. Similarly, the vote-by-mail ballot packet will include information about availability of the three bilingual versions of the ballot. Although the ballots in English and each aforementioned language will be available by mail, at the City Hall Voting Center, and at all polling places, San Francisco voters are encouraged to choose their preferred ballot language well before Election Day by providing their language preference at sfelections.org/language.  Like us on Facebook  Latest Fil-Ams to mark golden jubilee Read More …

B.C. (Before Cellphones)

 Sports
Sep 012015
 
B.C. (Before Cellphones)

“Say Vandelay!” Another Seinfeld plotline, made possible by the absence of cellphone technology. Hello! I can’t be the only one who watches reruns of old TV shows and notices that most sitcom plots wouldn’t exist if cellphones had been around at the time. It makes it hard to watch pre-millennial movies and TV shows; it makes you wonder how people solved even basic mishaps without the aid of a mobile device. I call it the B.C. — Before Cellphone — problem. For instance, there’s Seinfeld. A typical episode has Elaine, George, Jerry and Kramer trying to meet up for a movie. They arrive from separate locations, and end up stumbling around in the dark, packed movie house, whispering “Elaine??” or “Jerry??” — much to the annoyance of other movie-goers. That script would end up in the trashcan today. Nobody has to stumble around in dark movie theaters — first of all, your cellphone has a flashlight, and secondly, a simple text message would have set up a meeting point. It’s weird how so much of popular culture — movies, TV shows — relies on ancient technology to keep the old plots going. And how easily most problems on TV could have been solved with iPhones. Lifestyle Feature ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: Take a show like The X-Files. In the ‘90s, we recall Scully and Mulder did sometimes wander around with those huge, shoe-size mobile phones, usually when they were separated on their hunt for this or that Read More …

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