A PUBLICATION OF AND FOR THE FILIPINO CATHOLIC MIGRANTS IN SEOUL ARCHDIOCESE

Ang mga miyembro ng Hyehwadong Filipino Catholic Community (HFCC) Council na pinangungunahan ni Fr. Alvin B. Parantar, MSP, ay nagkaroon ng isang Team Building outing noong nakaraang Sabado hanggang Linggo, ika 56 ng Setyembre 2009 na ginanap sa Namyangju. Layunin ng outing na ito na bigyan ang bawat miyembro ng Council ng pagkakataong makilala ang bawat isa at lalo pang mapag-igting ang samahan bilang paghahanda sa mga gawain ng Sambayanan. Ang mga miyembro ng HFCC Council habang nagsasaya at nagagalak sa kanilang matagumpay na pagtawid ng ilog sa pamamagitan ng sama-sama at nagkakaisang pagtutulungan at pagalalay sa bawat isa. Ito ang kahulugan ng Team Building.

September 13, 2009

Every year, the Hyehwadong Filipino Catholic Community organizes big events such as concerts and beauty pageants as a fund raising activity. This year, the Ginoo at Binibining Kalinangang Filipino (Mr. and Ms. Filipino Culture) is being organized for this purpose. The previous beauty pageants highlighted beauty, physical appearance, talent and intelligence. Though we consider these of importance, this event gives prime importance to how the Filipino culture and values are highlighted, lived, expressed and portrayed by the candidates. Performances shall evolve around Filipino presentations showing Filipino cultural dances, songs and music, history, and culture. Regional traditional costumes shall be paraded and instead of the usual gown competition, it shall be a parade of the traditional Maria Clara and Barong Tagalong. The questions shall illicit responses from the candidates that are reflective of the innate Pinoy values and intelligence.

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The candidates for the G at Bb Kalinangang Filipino 2009 during the presentation and orientation held last Sunday, 6 September 2009 at the Hyehwadong Church and Philippine Catholic Center, respectively.

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Objectives: Specifically, the event has the following objectives: 1. Showcase the best of Filipino culture: dances, songs, language, costumes, beauty, values, and traditions; 2. Highlight the best practices and characteristics of the Filipino migrants in Korea; 3. Provide a venue for cultural sharing and interaction between the Koreans and the Filipinos; and 4. To raise funds for the different programs and outreach activeties of the community such as: - Hospital and medical assistance; - Scholarship program; - Emergency deportation; and - Other urgent needs and outreach activities of the Philippine Center. Tickets worth 10,000 won shall give every kababayan a chance to: 1. 2. 3. 4. watch the event; be reminded of the Filipino culture and values; win big prizes in the raffle draw; and help a kababayan who is need.

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The first round of games of the 2009 HFCC Basketball Tournament ended on 30 August 2009 (Sunday) when the Tambayan team defeated the Ilocano team with a score of 84 - 83 in the first game. Tambayan's player #19, Dulano, was chosen as the game's best player. The second game went to the Foreign Mart team when the Mindoro team failed show up and defaulted the game. The game was held at the Salesian - Don Bosco Center Gymnasium.

The man won (10,000) can go a long, long way to entertain oneself, be proud of being Pinoy, and helping others.

Only six (6) teams will go on to compete in the second round of games. These teams are IBAANIAN, ROSARIANS, FOREIGN MART, ILONGGO, TAMBAYAN, and ILOCANO. Watch out for announcements of the games schedule.

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PAGNINILAY:
Fr. Maxell Lowell C. Aranilla

maging isang disipulo ni Kristo. Mahirap magparaya ng mga makasariling kagustuhan upang bigyan daan ang kanyang kalooban. Mahirap limutin ang mga pansariling pangarap upang mabigyang kaganapan ang mga pangarap niya sa atin. Subalit tanging ang Diyos lamang ang higit na nakababatid ng kung ano ang tunay na makabubuti sa atin kayat sa huli ay isang pagpapala ang maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Mahirap maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Kinakailangan ng pagsusuko ng buong sarili sa Diyos na sa dakong huli ay tanging siya lamang ang mayroon ka. Subalit batid ng Diyos na hindi madali ang hinihingi niya sa kanyang mga tagasunod kung kayat labis-labis din ang lakas at biyaya na tinatanggap ng bawat isang sumusunod sa kanya. Lakas at biyaya na magiging sandata at kapangyarihan sa kanilang pagkakasugo kayat sa huli ay isang pagpapala ang maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Mahirap maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Subalit walang dapat ipangamba ang mga tinawag ng Diyos. Alam niya ang ating pangangailangan. Alam niya ang lakas na ating kinakailangan sa kabila ng ating kahinaan. Alam niyang sa tulong at awa niya ang lahat ay mapangyayari. Alam niya ang mga biyayang mayroon na tayo at ang mga ito ay patuloy niyang pinagyayaman kayat sa huli ay isang pagpapala ang maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Mahirap maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Larawan ng isang tagasunod ni Kristo ang magpasan ng krusang datiy simbolo ng isang nakahihiyang kaFREQUENTLY CALLED NOS.
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matayan ng isang makasalanan. Subalit nang mamatay si Jesus sa krus, ang dating simbolo ng kahinaan ay naging simbolo ng kapangyarihan. Ang dating simbolo ng pagkatalo ay naging simbolo ng tagumpay. Ang dating simbolo ng kasalanan ay naging simbolo ng kaligtasan at kabanalan. Ito ang katangi-tanging lakas ng krus nang lapatan ni Jesus ng pag-ibig ang kanyang kinmatayan. Ibinabahagi ni Jesus sa kanyang mga tagasunod ang dakilang gawaing magligtas at magpabanal kayat sa huli ay isang biyaya ang maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Mahirap maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Ang sinumang magpasan ng krus ay magbabata ng hirap at sakit. Subalit sa kabila nito ay binabata rin niya ang kapangyarihan ng pag-ibig at tagumpay, kaligtasan at kabanalan. Ang krus na ito ay maghahatid sa atin patungong langit, sapagkat bago muling mabuhay ang tao sa kalangitan, kinakailangan niyang mamatay ng nagmamahal at nagpapakabanal at yaon ay nagaganap lamang sa krus ni Jesus. Ibinabagi ni Jesus sa kanyang mga tagasunod ang gawaing umibig kahit nasasaktan kayat sa huli ay isang pagpapala ang maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Mahirap maging isang disipulo ni Jesu-Kristo. Subalit ang pagsunod kay Jesu-Kristo ang magpapadalisay sa ating pagkatao at maghahatid sa atin sa tunay na kabanalan. Wika ni Jesus, Kung ibig ninumang sumunod sa akin, limutin ang kanyang sarili, pasanin ang krus at sumunod sa akin. (Mc. 8:34) Isang hirap na puno ng pagpapala ang sumunod kay Jesu-Kristo.

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CATHOLIC FAITH:
Larry Gillick, S.J.
PRE-PRAYERING Aggravate does not mean to injure or start something hurtful, but rather to re-injure or pick at something already hurtful. To say that a person aggravates us means that there is already an existing ouchy. In truth, life has supplied us all with scars, bumps and bruises about which we can lose contact until just that one word is spoken or one thing hurts our sense of self and we experience aggravation big time. Others might not know our history of hurts and so are surprised at our reactions; maybe we are as well. ers for the sake of the gospel. Honor was both a personal goal and a collective necessity. Jesus is speaking to each of His followers and to the early Church as a group. Shame needed to be avoided both personally and culticly. Peter rebuked Jesus in terms of honor; Jesus spoke to Peter giving a new sense or definition of honor which still seems strange to us as it did to Peter and the disciples.

This is all more of the upside-downedness of Jesus ways. Honor was everything for the religious Jew; even more than it is for us today. We would love others to like us, but if they dont, well thats their problem. In Jesus time, to be looked down upon by others for your behavior or that of your family members or friends would be shameful. Lost honor would take lots of time to redress, but it would definitely have to be As we walk toward our next Eucharistic gathering, we might redeemed, often through violence. It is almost shameful to pray with such physical and emotional reactions. We can be human. We have some of this in our cultural and relipray with what scabs are being scraped, what memories are gious experience today. being tormented. From our earliest days our egos and our knees have been bloodied and when they are brought up The cross Jesus invites us to pick up and carry just might again, we can pray for the healing which comes from and be the times of super-ego shame. Hearing aids are to be through a faith that leads through and, past the past. We come to the Eucharist with all that we are, some of which is hidden, because perhaps they are a shameful sign of growing older. Teeth have to be straightened very early in a not so pretty. childs life, because of the importance of the smile. This afternoon I went to the dentist for a root canal! Before the REFLECTION friendly and smiling torture-master drilled away a large part of my tooth, he and his assistant matched the color of the In the Book of Isaiah there are four poems or songs about a original surface with various shades of white. For your inforspecial servant of the Lord. In our First Reading for this mation, I am a C-2. My new tooth will be the exact same liturgy we hear the Servant speaking about himself. He has color as the others, because the smile is honorable and been given a lifes mission of speaking as well as suffering. crooked or off-color would be a shame. How human it is and For both he is given the assurance that God will accompany when there is discoloration or crookedness in our humanity, him through it all. Jesus embrace of us and what can seem shameful, is allowing the cross to redeem our shame. After describing all the physical harm that will come to him, because of his being faithful to his call, he celebrates, We dont like to lose. Players hang their heads, some refuse boasts, of the fidelity of the calling God. At the end of the to shake hands with their opponents, because losing is a reading, there is a strong invitation to any who would be negative description of the self. Jesus is telling His followers against him to come to court for resolution. God is faithful that He will look like a loser and so will they, but being faithand the servant is prepared to trust him through it all. ful through it all will result in winning or saving their new kind of lives. Being people of the Gospel might cause some Peter really gets into the action in our Gospel reading. He embarrassment. Not surrendering to negativity or paralysis, answers the big question on behalf of the other disciples. because of our not being perfect, and not letting what others You, Jesus, are the Christ. When the disciples and espethink of us, just might be the call to the new honor and bring cially Peter hears that Jesus is telling them about His future a smile to Gods face. sufferings and death, Peter again speaks up. No way Peter says as he takes Jesus aside. Peter has an idea of how the Jesus experience is to be played out and suffering and death are not in the script. When Jesus speaks to the disciples after putting Peter in his place, Jesus is using the shame and honor system of His times. Peters plan is about the honor of Jesus victory over the Romans whose domination is so shameful to the Jews. The cross is a perfect symbol of shame and yet Jesus invites His followers to embrace the cross and become los-

O God, how much we value Your mercy! All mankind can gather under Your protection Ps. 36, 8

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KARUNUNGAN:
Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R. About 30 years ago Pope John XXIII popularized the expression "reading the signs of the times" as a way of doing theology. According to this method, before saying anything about God one should first listen to the situation, to what is going on in the world around us, to hear what it may be telling us about the creator. The assumption here is that God is active in the world and in people's relationships and by reflecting on these we can learn much about God. This was in contrast to the "a priori" method which assumed that "somebody up there" had all of the answers already worked out and it was up to the faithful to just implement them. In the scene in today's Gospel, the encounter with Peter at Caesarea Philippi, Jesus gives a lesson in "signs of the times" theologizing. He is interested in what is going on around him and in what people are thinking. This is the first source of knowledge about reality. He asks them, "who do people say that I am?" The disciples venture some guesses and then Jesus moves into the second place where knowledge of reality - and of God - is found. He asks them, "and you, who do you say that I am?" What does your inner voice, the Spirit within you say? This was really a sort of mid-term exam for the disciples. Simon Peter had a flash of genius and gave the top scoring answer. "You are the Messiah, the son of the living God." According to Matthew's Gospel Jesus then answered, "blessed are you Simon Barjona for it is not flesh or blood that has revealed this to you but my Father in Heaven." In this Jesus pointed to a third source of Divine Knowledge - the Father in heaven. Because of his bright answer Peter was given instant promotion. "And now I say to you: you are Peter (or Rock) and on this rock I will build my church and never will the powers of the nether-world overcome it." In this passage we see three sources of knowledge about God. Firstly, we have the world around us. So knowledge of God can be found in the sciences like history, sociology, demography, anthropology. Secondly, there is the world inside us. Knowledge is to be found through exploring that world and knowing oneself better. The world of psychology is a gateway to knowledge of our inner being and of the workings of the Spirit in that sacred temple. Finally, there is revelation, there are truths that are given to us by God which could not be discovered or uncovered by
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introspection or observation. These places where we can find God also indicate the places where we should respond to him. We should and do respond to God especially in worship. In our listening, especially through the stories of scripture, and in our communal efforts to make life better for others we are listening to and responding to the God who is incarnate in this world. When we are still in meditation we are present to the God who dwells in the cave of our hearts. There is a great exhilaration in coming to a deeper awareness of the richness and multiplicity of God's ways of being amongst us. However, such awareness does not give us a reason to sit back and rejoice and say "we've made it." The discipleship of Jesus is an unending journey. Within minutes of Peter's promotion, Jesus begins to talk about going up to Jerusalem to suffer. At this Peter takes Jesus aside and tries to remonstrate with him. To which Jesus said "Get behind me, Satan! because the way you think is not God's way but man's." While Peter had been promoted he had, as yet, missed the core of the message of Jesus. No matter how much insight we may have, no matter how much affirmation we may be getting, we must never forget our littleness and our sinfulness. The mystery of God is infinite and multi-faceted. Let us be grateful for the knowledge that comes to us from the world around us, from the Spirit within us and from above. But much more let us be humble before our infinite ignorance.

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DIWATANG PRINSESA
Bro. Joel Tavarro

SA PILING KO ni: Michael B. Balba

HIKBI
Marl Joshua G. Tavarro

Sa kagubatan matatagpuan daw ang diwata Bakit dito sa Korea ay meron ding masasawata Isang tila sumpa na ang katawan ay biyaya Kanyang pigura ay masasabing pagpapala.

Kahit na hindi mo sa akin sambitin Batid ko na akoy iniibig mo rin, Sa terasa, malayo ang tanaw, nagmumunimuni Ngunit natatakot na ito'y aminin, Pagkat may pangamba sa puso't Hindi maintindihan at sarili ay hindi mapakali damdamin.

Tulog ay mababaw, balisa sa kalaliman ng gabi

Husay at disenyo ng Dakilang Manlilikha Panlabas na anyo, sa kanya mamamalas, makikita Angking katangkaran, na sa babae ay bibihira Siguradong ang mga punggok, ditoy malulula.

Maraming beses na ikaw ay nasak- Pinaghele ni hanging amihan, biglang napahikbi. tan, Kaya natatakot na muling magmahal, Larawan sa gunita, laging laman ka ng isipan Ngunit sana sinta ay iyong malaSapagkat hindi maatim na ikaw ay nahihirapan man, Hindi magagawang puso mo'y Kapag tumatangis, anong hapdi, nasusugatan sugatan. Nadudurog ang puso, pinipiga, nasasakatan. Pag-ibig na tapat sa'yo aking alay, Kaya sa piling ko di ka magdaram- Nagdurusa sa nakaraan, kahapong takip-silim dam, Tunay na nababagabag, malambot na damdaPangako sa iyo hanggang kamatamin yan, Karamay sa kapighatian, sa panahong nanAking iibigin, tanging ikaw lainimdim mang. Sa piling ko giliw, tiyak makakamit, Ang pinapangarap sa lupa na Kaagapay sa sandaling bumabagsak, nadarapa langit, Kung hindi na makaya, sa balikat ipapasan, Pangamba at takot sa puso mo't iaaba isip. Tiyak maglalaho sa aking pag-ibig. Ibubuhos ang lahat ng lakas upang ikawy
makarga Nakatarak ang kirot, iniwang sugat na kaylalim.

Hindi lang mukha, kundi sa puso rin ang ganda Kanyang likas na hubog siyay may ebidensiya Kapag gumayak, malamang mga huradoy mamamangha Sa taglay na katangian, puntos ay bubuhos, makukuha.

Sa darating na patimpalak, tiyak na maitatala Wariy batik at mantsa sa isip, hanggang sa gunita Kaya naman mga katunggali sa kanya ay maluluma

Sa piling ko ikaw ay sadyang lili- Silbing tungkod para malimot ang marupok na sumpa. gaya, Sapagkat dalisay ang pag-ibig ko sinta, Tulutang akoy maging katuwang sayong pagSa piling ko, lahat iyong iisa makakaya,
Maipadama sa iyo, ikaw sa akin ay mahalaga Handang gawin ang lahat upang sa piling koy sumaya Kagalakan sa kalooban ang makita kang maligaya.

Ang lakas ng dating, tila pangambang nagbabadya.

Kaya humanda na sila sa diwatang prinsesa

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And so they sleep

By: Bevi Tamargo
I read an interesting story about a boy who had a pet boa constrictorit was 4 meters long and they were best of friends. They slept side by side with the little boy so comfortably snuggled against the enormous snake. I once worked as a volunteer at the Manila Zoo and there, holding snakes was an ordinary thing. We did it every day. Their skin felt good to the touch, and there was something warm and comforting in such coldness.

Why is the Philippines still poor?

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By Dr. Bernardo Villegas INQUIRER.net First Posted 12:34:00 08/25/2009

MANILA, PhilippinesOverseas Filipino workers ask why the Philippines remains to be a poor country while many of our East Asian neighbors, who used to be less developed economically than we (such I had always a kinship with animals. There were always animals around the as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia) have eradicated or sighouse. We had dogs, cats, birds, fish, turtles, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabnificantly reduced mass poverty. bitsjust name to name a few. Why are close to 30 percent of our population still suffering from dehuI had a cat who was a snake killer. His original name was Lady Bee or some- manizing poverty? It is grinding poverty that drives millions of Filipinos thing like that. I know thats a girls name and I dont even remember whose to incur very high social and spiritual costs, leaving their loved ones at idea that was but my mom called him Kurikong, which means scabies. He home, in order to eke out a decent living for their respective families. was full of scabies and my mom loathed him. She kicked him whenever he got near. I do not pretend to know all the answers. I have been asking myself the same question over the last 40 years and have come out with a few He was not a gentle cat even when I tried to pat him, his nails were too basic answers. I hope I can contribute some light especially to our sharp and he would often scratch the life out of me. Knowing it was unintenOFWs who are sacrificing some of the best years of their lives to help tional, I never took any offense us combat this most important economic challenge through the remittances that they send year in and year out. As I have said in several Back then, the village was newly constructed, and there were lots of snakes especially in abandoned or undeveloped areas where there were a occasions, this year 2009 we may get as much as much as $18 billion from our OFWs, contributing to the 4 percent GDP growth that I am lot of trees and grass, and sometimes they made their way into our house. personally forecasting for 2009, surpassing the more pessimistic progOur cat fought and killed a lot of them, even cobras nostications of international and national agencies. The years passed and he got old his scabies got worse. My Mom and other people kept kicking and hurting him. It is easy to blame corrupt government officials and greedy capitalists for our enduring poverty. Without condoning corruption and dishonest And then one day he just disappeared. I dont knowmaybe he ran practices, I must point out that, with the exception of Singapore, East awaymaybe he didnt feel wanted Asian countries that have eliminated poverty were also notorious for corruption. Just think of Japan, South Korea,Malaysia, and Thailand. I never saw him again. Their government officials and private entrepreneurs were not exactly I admired his courage though. He never ran away from a fight and it didnt paragons of honesty and fair play during the decades when their rematter how much bigger or how frightening the enemy was. spective economies were growing by leaps and bounds. Every society has to uproot corruption for moral reasons. I wish I knew then that boiled Madre de Cacao was a good cure for scaDishonesty is immoral. It should never be tolerated in any democratic bies society. But it does not explain the main difference between countries that succeed in eliminating poverty and those that fail. We must find the And then there was this dogit was big and had this scary look, and it difference somewhere else. barked loudly all the time And when I tamed him it was such a wonderful feeling The neo-Malthusians blame rapid population growth for our poverty situation. I find this explanation laughable especially during these times when the only countries in Asia that are posting positive GDP growth rates are the countries with huge populations, and therefore sizable domestic markets which partly immunize them from collapsing export markets. If one takes a look at the so-called emerging markets that are Then the neighbors were complaining that he was making too much noise. He barked day and night at everyone who passed by. And my parents had to forecasted to dominate the global economy in the next 20 years, they have a common denominator: they all have at least 50 million people, give him up. i.e., Brazil, Russia, India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mexico, IndoneHe didnt want to leave. sia, Vietnam, the Philippines, etc. I suppose it made me feel special like there was this wonderful secret that we sharedthat while he was fierce to everyone else, his face changed whenever he saw me I guess this was the first home he ever had. He was so strong they had to drag him away in a tricycle Large and young populations have two advantages: They provide low labor costs and attractive consumer markets. The ones who are afraid that the Philippines will have Standing Room Only (SRO) if our population keeps growing should be told that our rich East Asian neighbors have population densities much higher than the Philippines: Singapore I dont know if animals have souls, but if they do then I hope that they had (7,223 per sq. km), Hong Kong (6,501), Taiwan (625), and South Korea found what they were looking for (483). When Philippine population peaks in 2025, the population density Certain things are indeed universal deep down, we all search for the same will not even exceed 400 persons per sq. km. In addition, the Philippines is much richer in natural resources than these four tigers. things. Seeing the picture of the boy sleeping beside the snake reminded me of my old pets. Like the snake, they too, looked fierce on the outsideyet deep downthey had so much to give. And I wish them well wherever they may sleep... Then why is the Philippines poor? The main answer is that for 30 long years after the Second World War, our leaders adopted economic policies (continued on page 12)

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Katekismo sa binyag na ginaganap tuwing ika-10 ng umaga, araw ng linggo (mismong araw ng binyag). Tanging ang mga pangalan ng mga nakadalo ng katekismo ang mailalagay sa Baptismal Certificate. Ang bilang ng mga ninong at ninang ay hindi dapat lalabis sa dalawampu. Ang lahat ay pinakikiusapang isaisip ang angkop na pananamit para sa okasyon. KAILANGAN SA PAGPAPAKASAL
Birth Certificate ng mga ikakasal Status of singleness from Census (notarized) Parents consent as proof of singleness (notarized) Baptismal Certificate for marriage purposes Confirmation Certificate for marriage purposes Passport (xerox copy) Pre-Cana seminar na gaganapin bago ang takdang araw ng kasal. Makipagugnayan po lamang sa Catholic Center para sa schedule.

MIGRANT CENTERS
Guri Pastoral Center Ansan Galilea Center Suwon Emmaus Center Friends Without Borders Counseling Office Gasan, Song-uri International Community Uijungbu, Nokyangdong Migrant Center Masok Chonmasan Migrant Center Bomun, Seoul Foreign Workers Labor Counseling Office
MGA IMPORTANTENG PAALAALA

031-566-1141 031-494-8411 031-257-8501 032-345-6734/5 031-543-5296 031-878-6926 031-593-6542 02-928-2049/924-2706 PANAWAGAN PARA SA MGA NAGPAPABINYAG Tinatawagan ang pansin ng lahat ng mga di pa nakakakuha ng Baptismal Certificates ng kanilang mga anak. Maaari na ninyong kunin ang mga ito sa Catholic Center tuwing linggo sa ganap na alas 9:00 ng umaga hanggang ika 12:00 ng tanghali, at sa ganap na ika 4:00 hanggang ika 5:00 ng hapon. Maliban po lamang sa tuwing ikadalawang linggo. Ng bawat buwan. Makipagugnayan po kay Rebeck Beltran (010-8671-2761) o kay Edison Pinlac:

Mga kailangang dokumento sa paga-asikaso ng mga reklamo tungkol sa sahod: 1. Pay Slip or any other proof of payment of salary 2. Daily Time Record (DTR) if available, or self-made record of daily work attendance specifying Regular Working hours, Overtime, and Night Differential. 3. Labor Contract 4. Bank Book/ Passbook 5. Alien Card and Passport
SA LAHAT NG MAY E-9 VISA PARA PO SA LAHAT NA MAY E-9 VISA, MAY TATLO PONG TANGING DAHILAN UPANG PAYAGAN KAYONG MAKALIPAT NG KUMPANYA. ITO PO AY ; 1. KAYO AY DALAWANG BUWANG HINDI PINAPASAHOD 2. KAYO AY PISIKAL AT VERBAL NA SINASAKTAN, o di kayay 3. BANKRUPT O LUGI ANG KUMPANYA

BAGONG TALAAN NG SAHOD PARA SA MGA EPS JANUARY 1, 2009-DECEMBER 31, 2009 44 Hours/week (6 days) with 19 persons below Per Month Per Day Per Hour OT Per Hour ND Per Hour 904,000 won 32,000 won 4,000 won 6,000 won 2,000 won

40 Hours/Week (5 days) with 20 persons above Per Month Per Day Per Hour OT Per Hour 836,000 won 29,857 won 3,732 won 5,598 won

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Economic Forum and Symposium To All Heads/Focal Persons of FilCom Organizations/Institutions in Korea We are pleased to invite you and your members/ constituents to a symposium with Dr. Bernardo Villegas, a prominent economist and a professor at the University of Asia and Pacific in Manila, which will be held on 13 September 2009, Sunday at 3:00 PM at the Hyewa-dong Coffee Shop in Seoul. Dr. Villegas has insightful thoughts about OFWs and the Philippine economy, which he will share to the FilCom in Korea. Below is his article which was published in the Inquirer. Kindly disseminate this message and confirm your/your members attendance in the symposium. Thank you and have a nice weekend.
GAWAD SAN LORENZO

Delmer Cruz; Ang lahat ay inaanyayahang magbigay ng mga pangalan ng mga nominado sa Gawad San Lorenzo sa dalawang kategorya: Labor Attache Church Volunteer at Regular Churchgoer. Ito ay igagawad sa
ERRATUM

With reference to the front page article last Sunday about the CUK scholars, Ms. Maricris Garrobo is a graduate of Industrial Engineering and not Business Administration. Sorry for any confusion it might have caused.
HFCC NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS

ika 23 ng Setyembre sa kapistahan ng San Lorenzo. Ibigay ang mga pangalan at contact number sa kahit na sinong volunteer.

HFCC Volunteer Invitation

Inaanyayahan po ang lahat ng interesadong maging volunteer sa mga sumusunod na grupo. CHOIR - nangangailangan po ng miyembro sa Alto, Soprano, at Tenor. Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Ate Ely Torres 010-8061-9143. ALTAR BOYS - Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Bro. Rebeck Beltran 010-8671-2761. IT Committee - Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Rogelio Domingo o kaninuman sa IT Committee CP No. 010-8696-4984/010-4997-4974 or at HFCCITComm@yahoogroups.com

(+82-70)-8161-5870; (+82-70)-8161-0873/74
SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES
Formation Activity - Sep 6 Mama Marys Bday Sep 8 Embassy Labor Forum at Parish Coffee Shop - Sep 13 Literary Seminar-Workshop by Prof. Gen Asenjo - Sep. 20 Feastday of San Lorenzo Ruiz, HFCC and SAMBAYANAN Anniversaries and Gawad San Lorenzo - Sep 27

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Online voting at www.sambayanan.org and Ticket Sales starts on Sunday, Sep. 6, 2009. Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Ms. Precy Niebres (010-3212-3100), Chairpersons at Ministry Heads ng HFCC. When : October 4, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. Where: Tongseong High School Auditorium, Hyewa-dong * With special participation from ABS-CBN Star Magic * This ticket serve as a raffle coupon during the program.
Continuation from page 7Why is the Philippines still poor? that fostered an inward-looking, import-substitution industrialization based on protectionist, anti-market, and ultra-nationalist ideologies not very different from what most Latin American countries implemented with the same dire consequences. Over-reacting to our colonial past (as did the Latin Americans), we equated economic development with capitalintensive industrialization that did nothing to address our massive unemployment and underemployment problem. The worst consequence of these failed economic policies was not the eventual demise of the socalled infant industries that never grew up. The most devastating result was the almost criminal neglect of countryside and agricultural development. Because we used up our capital resources in the white elephants of the manufacturing sector, there were no resources left to build farm-tomarket roads, irrigation systems, post-harvest facilities, seaports, and airports that were essential to making our small farmers productive. Agrarian reform failed, not because of the fragmentation of land, but because we did not provide the small farmers with the wherewithals to be both productive and cost-effective. For some of our economic policy makers during this sad stage of our history, the neglect of countryside and agricultural development was more of a sin of omission: They were so obsessed with industrialization that they were blind to the needs of the rural populations, which accounted for 50 percent or more of the labor force. For a few others, however, the neglect of the countryside was based on an ideology that agriculture was a despicable sector that was the very symbol of colonial servitude. I remember debates that the late Jimmy Ongpin (who served as Finance Secretary under President Cory Aquino) and I had with some leading economists who were hell bent on investing more heavily on capital-intensive industries oriented to the domestic market. Because we were arguing for more investments in agriculture, we were accused of wanting to keep the Philippines as a "hewer of wood and a drawer of water." Jimmy Ongpin even made a trip to southern Spain to present evidence to these critics of agriculture that agribusiness can be even more high-tech than the oldfashioned manufacturing projects that the fanatics of industry wanted to push. The rest is history. The bias against agriculture was so ingrained at the highest levels of Philippine society that it took almost till the end of the last century before a real shift toward agricultural and rural development could take place. In the meantime, our non-identical twin in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Thailand, was busy building farm-to-market roads, irrigation systems, post-harvest facilities, etc. The result was dramatic. Whereas we were well ahead of Thailand in almost all indicators of human development in the late 1970s, today Thailandthe agribusiness superpower of Southeast Asiahas twice our per capita income and a poverty line onethird ours. It has become the largest rice exporter in the world and a large exporter of many other high-value agricultural products. Because of the enlightened policy of focusing on rural and agricultural development, Thailand has been able to attain a higher level of development and significantly reduce poverty, despite the fact that corruption has also been rampant in that country. Our story does not have to have an unhappy ending. In 1998, when Senator Edgardo Angara was the Secretary of Agriculture under the Estrada Administration, we saw a definitive shift away from inward-looking, importsubstitution industrialization toward rural and agricultural development. Fortunately, this redirection of economic policy has been retained under the Administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Witness the significant improvements in countryside infrastructure represented by the Philippine nautical highway which has greatly improved the efficiency of transport of agricultural products from one island to another. The very visible improvements in Central Luzon (Clark-Subic-Tarlac highways) are being replicated in the Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle, in many regions in Mindanao, in very poor provinces like Aurora and Bicol, etc. As long as the next President will continue the focus on countryside infrastructure, we can be optimistic that we can make a dent on our serious poverty problem in the next 10 to 20 years. After all, 70 percent of the Philippine poor are in the rural areas. There is one advice I would like to give to the OFWs reading this column. If and when you return to the Philippines, use your talents, experiences, and capital to engage in small- and medium-scale businesses in your respective provinces. You can grow high-value crops like tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, papaya, sweet pineapple, honey dew melonespecially in provinces like Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, and Bulacan which have the 10 million consumers of Metro Manila as your market. You can also operate restaurants, bed-and-breakfast and other tourist facilities, nurseries and kindergartens, and other service establishments in the increasingly urbanized rural areas in Central and Northern Luzon and in Northern and Southern Mindanao. Staying in the provinces does not mean that you have to be necessarily involved in agriculture. You can be in the many small-scale industries and services that are now dotting the countryside as better infrastructures are helping to disperse population away from the National Capital Region. As you come close to retirement age, you will find living in the Philippines much more pleasant than staying wherever you are. As you helped them with the remittances you sent all these years, you can also help to take care of your aging parents and grandparents with your physical presence upon your return.

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