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Volume 8 Issue # 3 Distributed FREE June 2009
Pinoy Eh! 
In the service of the Filipino-Canadian Community in OttawaWebsite: www.pinoyeh.com Email: editorial@pinoyeh.com
Ottawa declares Phil. Heritage Week 
 
PICOV lines up week-long festivities - Pages 2,3 and 6
What’s Inside?
Community News
City declares June 7-June13 as PhilippineHeritage Week Page 2PICOV lines up week-long festivitiesPage 3Philippine Centre Canada races off to 10 yrsPage 42009 Fil-CanYouth Achievement AwardsPage 132009 Asian of the Year Award includes PinayFinalist -Page 5Canada-Philippines Parliamentary FriendshipGroup formedPage 14
Dual Citizenship -Page 6ACT’s Tinio presents at Carleton U -Page 17GK Walk 2009 -Page 16You could save a lifePage 9
Philippine News
 
RP’s richest and the poorest representativesPage 15Arum scoffs 60/40 deal offer Page 15
RP Showbiz
Sharon and AiAi movie premieres in Ottawa-Page 18Vicki Belo may be in trouble- Page 18
Pabulum International
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Philippine Independence Committee of Ottawa Valley
111th Anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence 
June 7-13, 2009 Philippine Heritage WeekJune 7, Sunday Philippine Independence PicnicVincent Massey Park , 9am - 5pmJune 12, Friday Flag-raising CeremonyOttawa City Hall - 8amTahanang Rizal - ReceptionJune 13, Saturday Philippine Independence GalaCenturion Banquet and Conference Centre6pm-12mnJune 15, Sunday Information Session for CaregiversAssumption Church - 5pmJune 19, Friday Jose P. Rizal Wreath-laying CeremonyLa Maison de Citoyen, Hull
BFF Sharon and Ai-Ai comes to Ottawa
Two of the Philippines’ brightest stars: Megastar SharonCuneta and Comedy Queen Ai-Ai de las Alas - are goingto make people roll with laughter and cry their hearts outin their first movie together - BFF (Best Friends Forever).BFF (Best Friends Forever) will premiere in Ottawa atMayfair Theater on July 4 and 5. Proceeds will go to PinoyEh! and Tinig Pinoy’s Bone Marrow Transplant awarenesscampaign.
More on BFF on page 11 and 18…
Carol Datoon of Barrie, Ontario and nine other Filipino-Canadians are in need of bone marrow transplant. While Canadian Blood Services’ registry has 243,000registered donors only around 200 Filipinos are in the registry.
More on BMT on page 9…
Tinig Pinoy - 17 taong naglilingkod sa himpapawid.Tuwing Martes ika 6 hanggang ika 7 ng gabi. CKCU 93.1 FM 
 
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Kasarinlan Gala 2009- Oh what a consternation celebration?
Every year on the 12th of June, Filipinos all over the world hold festivi-ties in celebration of their country’s declaration of independence from her colonizers. In Ottawa, the valley’s resident Filipino-Canadians celebratethis occasion for a whole week which the city mayor officially declaresPhilippine Heritage Week.This year, as in the years’ past, PICOV, the organizing body has plannedfor school visits, Filipino dance exhibitions, film showings, flag-raising cer-emonies, mammoth community picnic in the park and the traditional Inde-pendence Ball. However, this year there are two dinner dance/ball duringthe independence celebration week. The other one actually is more of anexception this year – an anomaly, if I can call it that way. The organizers,while ‘selling’ it as a fundraiser for the Ottawa University’s Heart Institute,hints of it as a celebration of the Filipino spirit emblazoning the PhilippineEmbassy’s full support of the event. It even includes among its raffle prizesa dinner for ten people with the Phillippines’ Ambassador to Canada JoseBrillantes, who is also the donor of the said $700.00 dinner package.Since 1996 there has only been one gala held by Filipino-Canadians inOttawa during the annual Philippine Heritage Week. It has been a surprisetherefore to many, and even a source of confusion, to learn that there aretwo such events during this year’s weeklong festivities both supported bythe Philippine Embassy.Looking back over a decade ago now, two gala dance events were alsoheld during the annual weeklong celebration. It caused confusion withinthe community and even created animosity among the organizers. In thehope of preventing a repeat of that embarrassing but highly preventableordeal that the Filipino-Canadians in the valley had to endure, some re-sponsible and forward-thinking community leaders formed a top-heavycommittee whose sole mandate was the preparation, coordination andmanagement of the various activities during this annual event. From thattime on, PICOV (Philippine Independence Committee of Ottawa Valley)has coordinated, arranged and managed all the Ottawa valley’s functionsand activities during this annual weeklong celebration with members of allthe active organizations as committee members. That arrangement hasgone without a snag until this year. For the first time after that historic for-mation of PICOV, two separate dance/dinner events are being held withinthe celebration week. PICOV’s ball is on the 13th of June, the other dance(and fundraiser) is on June 6th.It is ironic to think that this happened despite the considerable close-ness of the local community’s leaders who have so far worked harmoni-ously on worthy community projects. Words are circulating that the em-bassy played a hand in the formation of the other dance.If the allegations are true, the diplomatic mission in Ottawa has causedthe community harm. Is it a result of poor judgement or pure contemptof the local community’s autonomy? For the community’s sake, we hopethat the holding of the other gala has not been an attempt to ignore theduly designated Filipino-Canadian organizations serving the Ottawa Valley.
NOTE: The Philippine Embassy has flatly denied the allegation explaining that it was just a show of support to a worthy cause. It was never explained though why the Philippine Embassy is singled out as the main supporter of the June 6th event.
Some quarters may consider this a non-issue but it has in reality thepotential to cause divergence within this erstwhile closely-knit community.It is hoped that this incident is not swept under the rug and ignored as if ithas not happened. It should be brought to the open, discussed and sortedto find ways to prevent it from recurring. The country’s independence 111years ago was achieved mainly because of unity. Let us resolve to unitethis community and undertake projects that will provide its members peace,happiness and trust. Let’s do away with politics.
 
EDITORIAL
Pinoy Eh! is distributed free in the following Ottawa locations.
Arriola Electronics, Arsie Reetes Food, Baguio Geeland Supermarket, Beechwood DentalClinic, City Grocers, De Jesus Medical Clinic, Herzing College, Divisoria, Iglesia ni Cristo, Je-sus is Lord Ottawa, Kowloon Market, Manila Hut, Most Public Libraries, Natividad Law Offices,New Bayou, Philippine Embassy, Pabulum International Grocery, Philippine International Lan-guage Programme, PNB Remittance Offices and Studio 240You can also receive a copy by regular mail. However, postal charges may apply.
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Pinoy Eh!67 Forestglade St.Ottawa, OntarioCanada K1G 5X4Tel. No. (613) 697-0644Email: editorial@pinoyeh.comWebsite:www.pinoyeh.com
Editorial Board 
Editor - in - Chief 
Edwin Acuña
Associate Editor 
Regina Sosing Ferrar 
Circulation Manager 
Danny de Castro
Business Manager 
Sonia del Rosario
Founding Member 
Fr. Dennis Legaspi
Contributors
Joseph Gerard Angeles Nora CoteSarah del RosarioFlavio GomezKelti CameronMaya Flores-LyonsTessie MorinAtty. Alicia Natividad Nena NeraDr. Michael RayelRobert Salvador Mel Tabalba
Pinoy Eh! is published every other month. We re-serve the right to refuse sexist, racist or otherwiseoffensive advertising. Information and images ineditorial, columns and advertising are believed to be true, however, the publisher assumes no respon-sibility for personal opinions, errors or omissions.
Pinoy Eh!
In the service of the Filipino-Canadian Community in Ottawa
Pinoy Eh! - June 2009 - Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa declares June 7 to June 13Philippine Heritage Week 
 
Pinoy Eh! - June 2009 - Ottawa, Canada
Philippine Independence Committee of Ottawa Valley 
with the support of 
The Embassy of the Philippines 
111th Philippine IndependenceAnniversary Celebration 2009
Philippine Heritage Week – June 7 to 13“Kagalingan, Kagitingan at Kasipagan TungoSa Tunay Na Kalayaan” 
June 7, Sunday 9 am- 5 pm Independence PicnicVincent Massey Park; Area K,L,M,N,O,P and Band-stand Park Fee donated by Pabulum InternationalGrocer & Take-out
Morning Programme with Emcee: Helen Balanoy,BIBAK9am Assembly10am Community Parade organized by:OVFCSCA, . Fairweather Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas - Led by Flor Therese AgpoonWelcome Address and reading of the Declarationof Philippine Heritage Week by Acting Mayor Michel Bel-lemare, and Greeting from the Ontario Premier DaltonMcGuinty by PICOV Chair, Sonia del RosarioGreetings & reading of the message of PresidentGloria Arroyo, by Ambassador Jose Brillantes.Message of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, readby Consul General Joseph Angeles.11am Community Mass Celebrated by Father Pedro Arana organized by San Lorenzo Ruiz PastoralCouncil, Contact Maura David12nn Parada ng Lechon with Cash Prize & Tro-
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phies: 1st - $150.00; 2nd -$100.00; 3rd - $50.00 - Organizedby Samahang Ala Eh! Contact:Kapitana Thelma Roger, 819-778-7788Afternoon Programme from1-4pm Entertainment Organizedand Emceed by Tinig Pinoy Con-tact: Regina Sosing-Ferrar 613-592-0684
OneVisionBandTPYouth–danceRolandoEsma–songBboygroup(MonsterCrew) GAMESTerryAgpoon–songYFCCrew–dance RolandoEsma GamesGKKids–danceJanelle&JiorjiodeCastroCholeBernales&hisHip-
hop group
 GAMES MicLomocsoBboygroup(MonsterCrew)BboyFootloose/SereyVata
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 Leblegz/AdamMansour,BboyCrispy/PaoloLat,BboyCen
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Lawrence Laureta, 613-834-5939
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Other Donors: WesternUnion, and ABS-CBN Broadcast-ing NetworkPhysical Arrangement: Su-san Teodoro
June 12, FridayIndependence DayPhilippine Flag-raising Ceremo-ny at Ottawa City Hall
 7amAssembly 8amPambansangAwitby
Himig Pilipino Choral Ensemble
GreetingfromActingMayor
Michel Bellemare
 PhilippineFlag-raisingCer 
-emony at Tahanan ni Rizal
 10amPambansangAwitat
Panunumpa sa Watawat
 Greetings&readingofIn
-dependence Day messages byAmbassador Jose Brillantes. byConsul General Joseph Angelesand by PICOV Chair Sonia del Ro-sario
PhilippineCultureand
Heritage Presentation at St LukeCatholic School by Joshua Buen-tiempo, Grade 5
June 13, SaturdayIndependence GalaCenturion Banquet Hall170 Colonnade RdAttire: Formal, Barong & prefer-ably, Terno for the ladies. Door Prizes organized by Pat Hoge-boom
Programme
MastersofCeremony:Nejie►►►►
Escares & Dan de Castro6pm Cocktail Reception7pm National Anthems byHimig PilipinoWelcome Address,andreading of Independence Daymessages by PICOV Chair, Soniadel Rosario, by Ambassador JoseBrillantes and by Consul GeneralJoseph Angeles.Greeting from Guest of Honor InvocationParade of Ternos by MyrnaMata7:20 Dinner 8:30 Introduction of SpecialGuest Performer, Mr Bert Nievera,by Pat Hogeboom-NieveraDuet with Flor Therese Agpoon10pm Dance
June 14, Sunday 5 PMInformation Session for Care-givers
Assumption Parish Hall, 320 Olm-stead Street in Vanier 
Contact:PhilippineEmbas
-sy, 613-233-1121
June 19, FridayBirth Anniversary of PhilippineHero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Wreath-laying at La Maison du Ci-toyen de GatineauCoordinated by Philippine Heri-tage Foundationand the Embassyof the Philippines
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