Why You Shouldn’t Quit

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Nov 232015
 
Why You Shouldn’t Quit

Chinkee Tan “I give up! I quit!” “I can’t take it anymore!” “I don’t want to do it!” It is so easy to say these words when we are experiencing difficulties and challenges in life. This is quite understandable because we all would rather attain our goals and dreams without having to pass through the eye of the needle. One reason why people would rather take the easy way out is laziness. I even read this statement where it says, “I don’t care if I’m lazy, as long as I’m not tired.” I would like to encourage all of you NOT TO QUIT no matter how difficult the situation is or how you feel. Why? First of all, so that you… AVOID REGRETS If you easily give up you will just end up thinking about all the “What ifs”, the things that could have happened. What if you just exerted more effort and became more diligent in looking for a job? You would probably not end up in this situation where you are living HAND TO MOUTH. What if you just stayed put in your job despite the difficulties you experienced? You would have probably gotten that PROMOTION that you have been waiting for. What if you sacrificed your spending so that you can save up your money? You would probably not end up deep in DEBT. Regret always comes toward the end. So if the only reason why you have not pursued your dreams is your laziness or your Read More …

Gov. Brown leads unveiling of Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens

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Nov 222015
 
Gov. Brown leads unveiling of Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens

By Abner Galino Ring girl-like entertainers hoist their “round cards” to welcome guests during the debut of the Bicycle Casino seven-story luxury boutique hotel to that will officially open on Dec. 1, 2015 with 99 guestrooms & suites, an elevated pool deck with private cabanas, VIP gaming and innovative dining with “The Bike Brewery.” CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday led the unveiling of the Bicycle Hotel and Casino in the City of Bell Gardens which has been infused with fresh capital to convert it into a fabulous place for events and relaxation rather than just a place to gamble. The seven-storey, 99-room Bicycle Hotel and Casino will open its doors on December 1 with its 185 tables of poker and other card games still intact but offering more to clients. It will have an outdoor pool deck with private cabanas, a spa and sauna, a fitness center and 9,000 square feet of space for conventions and banquets. Its restaurant, the Bike Brewery, will feature 28 beer taps that includes a blonde ale created just for the hotel clientele. “It is important to realize that the economy and the production of jobs come from many different ways, not just from economic plans from the government or from the city, its taking up from people – people putting up their money and the money they can borrow and putting it at risks for having a vision or something,” Gov. Brown said during a brief speech before ceremonial cutting of the ribbon. Read More …

PHL cited for safe APEC summit

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Nov 222015
 
PHL cited for safe APEC summit

President Benigno S. Aquino III and His Excellency Enrique Peña Nieto, President of the United Mexican States, lead the singing of the Philippine and Mexico National Anthem during the welcome ceremony for the State Visit to the Philippines on Tuesday (November 17, 2015) at the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Manila. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has attributed the improvement of the country’s ranking at the Global Terrorism Index 2015 to the security measures it has implemented and cooperation with partner government agencies. “We heard about the news and (we) attribute it (to the measure) security cooperation of all the government agencies not only from the Armed Forces of the Philippines but on the whole-government approach,” PNP Spokesperson Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor said during the APEC Security Task Force briefing Thursday. President Benigno S. Aquino III and His Excellency Enrique Peña Nieto, President of the United Mexican States, lead the singing of the Philippine and Mexico National Anthem during the welcome ceremony for the State Visit to the Philippines on Tuesday (November 17, 2015) at the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Manila. (MNS photo) The Philippines ranked 11th out of 162 countries in terms of the impact of terrorism in the Global Terrorism Index 2015, a tool that analyzes the trends in terrorist activities worldwide. This ranking improved from ninth in 2014 as it saw a decrease in the number of deaths related to terrorism. The country experienced 378 Read More …

PABA congratulates Winston Keh’s appointment as court commissioner in San Bernardino

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Nov 222015
 
PABA congratulates Winston Keh’s appointment as court commissioner in San Bernardino

Winston Keh (photo courtesy of http://pabala.org/) Los Angeles, CA – The Philippine American Bar Association (PABA) congratulates Winston Keh on his appointment as Court Commissioner for the San Bernardino County Superior Court.  He will take his oath of office on November 30, 2015. Commissioner Keh joined the PABA Board of Governors in 2007.  He served as the President in 2013.  Commissioner Keh also served as a board member of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) in 2012 through 2013.  He is an accomplished litigator with extensive trial experience in defending and prosecuting tort cases and business disputes.  He specializes in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and transportation law.  He received his J.D. from the University of LaVerne College of Law in 1999, and was admitted in the same year. Since 2007, Commissioner Keh has served as a Judge Pro Tem in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, presiding over traffic and small claims cases.  He also served as a volunteer attorney for the Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (formerly Asian Pacific American Legal Center) assisting members of the community with immigration documents and petitions for expungement.  In addition, during his tenure as the President of PABA, Commissioner Keh led a group of Filipino-American attorneys in providing pro-bono legal assistance to members of the Filipino-American community. “PABA is thrilled to learn that Winston has been appointed as a Court Commissioner,” stated Christine Gonong, PABA President.  “Winston has been a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles County Superior Court for Read More …

Safety deserves a place at the Thanksgiving table

 Entertainment
Nov 222015
 
Safety deserves a place at the Thanksgiving table

By Paul Netter, Southern California Edison Unattended cooking is the biggest threat, but worn cords and overloaded outlets also present fire and shock hazards. Keep an eye on what you fry … or grill … or broil. And never leave stovetop cooking unattended. This is true all year but especially on Thanksgiving Day, which has three times more home fires than any other day largely because of unattended stovetop cooking, according to the National Fire Protection Association. In its most recent report, the fire association said 1,550 cooking fires occurred on Thanksgiving in 2013, marking a 230 percent increase over the daily average of 470 cooking fires that year. “People might want to leave or even run to the store,” said Randall Wright, an inspector and nine-year veteran of the LA County Fire Department. “It’s not worth it. We never want to leave the stove unattended or leave the home with any cooking appliances on. Either turn them off or have someone else watch them for you.” More than 60 percent of cooking fires start on stovetops and about one-third of them result from unattended cooking. On Thanksgiving, these fires cause an estimated 10 deaths, 50 injuries and $28 million in damage. Wright, however, cautions that “when there’s a grease or electrical fire, don’t put water on it.” Instead, start by putting a lid atop a burning item, turning everything off and having the fire extinguisher ready if it spreads. While cooking — frying is the culprit in two-thirds of stovetop accidents — is the leading Read More …

DFA clarifies ‘moratorium’ on Mary Jane execution

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Nov 222015
 
DFA clarifies ‘moratorium’ on Mary Jane execution

Migrant rights activists raise march with banners and placards in Manila on Tuesday urging the Philippine government to save Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino migrant facing execution in Indonesia for drug charges. Indonesia’s Supreme Court upheld its ruling and ordered her execution.(MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday clarified reports on the supposed moratorium on the execution of Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina convicted in Indonesia for drug smuggling. DFA spokesperson Charles Jose, citing Philippine officials in Jakarta, said the Indonesian government just reiterated its earlier statement that executions are not among its current priorities. “Our embassy in Jakarta clarified that what the Indonesian government said was that executions are not a priority for now,” Jose said. Jose said the Indonesian government’s statement on executions “was a general statement, without specific reference to Mary Jane’s case.” “But of course that’s good news,” he added. Veloso, who has always maintained her innocence and said human-traffickers duped her, was also due to be executed in April but was granted a last-minute temporary reprieve. The reprieve was given following appeals from the Philippine government, which said Veloso’s testinomy is needed in the case of her alleged recruiters in Nueva Ecija in the Philippines. Jakarta had insisted that her sentence has only been postponed while legal proceedings run their course in the Philippines. Veloso was arrested in April 2010 at the Yogyakarta Airport. She was then convicted for possessing 2.6 kilograms of heroin in her luggage. (MNS)

Gigi Reyes wants sequential list of prosecution witnesses

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Nov 222015
 
Gigi Reyes wants sequential list of prosecution witnesses

Senator Teofisto Guingona III, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, poses questions to Janet Lim-Napoles, alleged pork barrel scam mastermind during the hearing on Thursday (Nov. 7, 2013) at the Senate building in Pasay City. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes is asking the Sandiganbayan to direct the Office of the Special Prosecutor to submit the sequential list of the prosecution witnesses on or before the end of November. Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes, along with Janet Lim-Napoles, Ronald John Lim and John Raymund de Asis, will be tried before the Sandiganbayan Third Division thrice a week starting January 13, 2016 for their alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam. In a motion submitted to the Sandiganbayan dated November 17, 2015, Reyes asked the anti-graft court to direct the prosecution to submit the List of Intended Witnesses to “enable parties to prepare for the continuous trial of the case.” The court initially directed the prosecution to submit their list of witnesses by the end of the year. But with only less than two months to prepare, Reyes argued that their party would need the list at an earlier date. This, as the motion stated, will give them enough time to prepare for the presentation and cross-examination of witnesses, and to review voluminous documents involved in the case. “Preferably at the end of November- this to enable the parties moreso, of accused Reyes, to make use of the time between now until the start of trial on 13 Read More …

Mexico’s Nieto says visit to further strengthen PHL-Mexico ties

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Nov 222015
 
Mexico’s Nieto says visit to further strengthen PHL-Mexico ties

President Benigno S. Aquino III and His Excellency Enrique Peña Nieto, President of the United Mexican States, enjoy the cultural presentation during the welcome ceremony for the State Visit to the Philippines of Mexican head of state on Tuesday (November 17) at the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Manila. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said his state visit to the Philippines will further strengthen the already durable ties between the two countries forged by shared history several hundred years ago. In his message Tuesday during a toast to President Aquino, Nieto said the two countries, under Spanish rule, was tied by the Acapulco Galleon trade 450 years ago. The Manila Galleon set sail from the Philippines to the port of Acapulco, in Mexico carrying goods from Asia to the Americas, he said. “This historic commercial route linked our nations and approached our peoples. More than four centuries later, it remains a symbol of shared identity,” Nieto said in his message. In the 20th century, the deep relationship of friendship between the two nations was once again confirmed when Mexico sent the Expeditionary Mexican Air Force, during World War II, reinforcing Filipino troops. Today, more than seven decades after that war, the Philippines and Mexico are united in their commitment to positive transformation, aimed at elevating the quality of life of their societies, he said. Nieto also recognized the great contribution of the Aquino family to the Philippine democracy noting the struggles of Read More …

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