4 Philippine Showbiz Today
October 22 - November 7, 2018
Commentary
Salute to Filipino Canadian candidates in the
October 20 B.C. municipal election
by Rey Fortaleza
Founder - ReyFort Media Group
The
election
of
local council of Kitimat, the other
government officials in B.C. is candidates did not fare well.
over.
T h e y
On
October
include
the
20,
voters
chose
adopted son
who will represent
of the Filipino
them in city councils
c o m m u n i t y,
and school boards,
H e c t o r
and in the case of
Bremner,
a
Vancouver, additional
Vancouver city
representation in park
councillor who
board.
ran for mayor.
While results for
He is married
Filipino
Canadian
to
Virginia
candidates
weren’t
A u s t r i a
what were hoped for by
B r e m n e r,
the community, they
whose family
Edwin Empinado
all deserve our praise
traces its roots from
and continuing encouragement.
Pangasinan.
It was a good fight, and we
Kudos as well to Rod
should all salute their valiant Belleza, who ran for school board
efforts.
in Richmond; Isabelo ‘Behl’
Except for Edwin Empinado, Evangelista, school board, District
who won another term in the of North Vancouver; Franciso ‘Jojo’
Quimpo, council, Vancouver;
Rustum
‘Tommy’
Raguero,
council, Port Coquitlam; Erlinda
‘Neneng’ Galanto; Cyrus Sy,
school board, New Westminster;
and Joe Muego, school board,
Delta.
The participation of Filipino
Canadian candidates is an
achievement in itself.
By actively joining in the
electoral life of their respective
cities, candidates as well as their
supporters and volunteers gain
valuable experience.
Not only do candidates and
their respective organizations
learn, but their experiences will
also provide lessons for a new
generation of candidates.
Last October 9, ReyFort
Media Group had the privilege of
getting most of the candidates
together for a first of its kind forum
among Filipino
Canadian
p o l i t i c a l
aspirants.
We hope that this kind
of gathering will lead to more
conversations about political
participation by members of the
community.
Also, I and the rest of ReyFort
Media Group are eager to see
Filipino Canadian politicians
initiate activities in between
elections so they can actively listen
to the many concerns among
members of the community.
By engaging the community
outside
election
campaign
periods, politicians will be able to
help in channelling the electoral
strength of Filipino Canadians,
which has yet to be fully tapped
and exercised to its full potential.
Mabuhay!●
Kathryn shares why she’s excited about Daniel’s concert
Kathryn Bernardo insists she
won’t be performing with Daniel
Padilla in his concert this Octo-
ber.
After getting emotional at the
recent thanksgiving party to cele-
brate the blockbuster success of
her Star Cinema movie The Hows
of Us, Kathryn Bernardo shared
how she feels about the early reti-
rement plans of their director Ca-
thy Garcia-Molina.
“Of course nandun yung fe-
eling na parang, ‘Direk, huwag
muna!’ kasi sayang naman pero
ayaw natin maging selfish eh kasi
kung kaming mga artista na-de-
drain, doble or triple nun ang nara-
ramdaman ng isang director. Sabi
naman niya break lang, hindi na-
man stop. Siguro kailangan lang
niya ngtime after the last three
films to recharge and then who
knows sana bumalik pa siya pero
ibigay natin yung break na kai-
langan niya para sa family niya,”
she said during the Kathnails SM
Southmall branch opening cere-
mony held last September 11 in
Las Pinas City.
After The Hows of Us, the
Kathnails owner and endorser
shared she can’t wait to start wor-
king with the Megastar, Sharon
Cuneta, for the very first time in
her next movie project under Star
Cinema.
“Of course ako sobrang ex-
cited din na makatrabaho fina-
lly si Ms. Sharon Cuneta. Hindi
ko in-expect na makakatrabaho
ko siya and ang saya kasi meron
kang Ms. Sharon, Sir Richard, ta-
pos direk Cathy pa so ano pang
hihilingin ko di ba? Kailangan ko
na lang galingan para hindi ko
sasayangin yung binigay na ‘to
na project sa akin and I’m very
excited kasi ang dami kong na-
ririnig na good words and exci-
ted ako na ma-witness yun,” she
admitted.
Kath also revealed that October
13 is already blocked off on her
schedule so she can be at Daniel
Padilla’s major concert at the Ara-
neta Coliseum but she clarified
that she won’t be going up on sta-
ge.
“Nasa audience ako. Huwag
niyo na ako pag-perform. Okay
na yun. Ang daming magagan-
dang lineup dun sa concert ni-
ya and yun yung kailangan aban-
gan. Ako mismo fan ng ibang
mag-pe-perform dun so ang gan-
da-ganda ng lineup, so yun yung
abangan nila, yung mga astig na
mag-pe-perform,” she revealed.
The two are set to invade
Vancouver on their ‘One Magical
Night’ concert on November 3,
2018.●
- R. M. Santos, Push
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