RP post warns Dutch Pinoys against scammers

By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 10/13/2009 6:17 PM

Amid the overflowing of support from Filipinos around the world for the victims of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, the Philippine Embassy in The Netherlands warned them to be on the lookout for scammers.

Ambassador Cardoza Luna said there have been reported cases of scammers in the Philippines and other countries who are using the tragedy to collect money that go directly to their own pockets.

“Ang tawag sa mga ganun bwitre. Yung nagkakaron ng pagsasamantala doon sa mga sakuna na nangyayari sa ating kababayan gagamitin pa nilang pagkakataon iyun upang gumawa ng pakinabang na pansarili,” Luna said.

To Luna's knowledge, there is no such case yet reported in The Netherlands but he is already warning the Pinoys now not to immediately fall for those who are soliciting donations for the victims of the two typhoons.

There are several organizations and groups soliciting relief efforts for typhoon victims in the Philippines.

In fact, Luna said he has already been flooded with emails and phone calls from organizations and individuals asking for advice as to where they can send their money.

“Sa pamamagitan ng isang guidance na galing sa Department of Foreign Affairs, pinakalat natin yung mga channel ng pagpapadala ng donation whether in cash or in kind pero atin pong ine-encourage yung in cash dahil madaling makakarating agad ang tulong na binibigay nila,” Luna said.

Luna directs the Pinoys and other donors to the Embassy’s website at http://www.philembassy.nl/ for the list of government agencies and legitimate organizations which are accepting donations.

He discourages would-be scammers and called for unity among Pinoys in these desperate times.

“Pagtiwalaan natin ang ating pananampalataya sa isa’t-isa at sana ay yung pagiging Filipino natin ay buhayin natin, yung spirit ng pagtutulungan, bayanihan spirit,” Luna said.

People may also send their help through Sagip Kapamilya of the ABS-CBN Foundation.

as of 10/13/2009 6:17 PM

SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/10/13/09/rp-post-warns-dutch-pinoys-against-scammers

Joma happy with EU court decision

Jose Maria Sison has scored a victory with the decision of the European Union Court of First Instance in Luxembourg that could result in his name being taken off the EU terrorist list.

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair said he is very happy to have finally received the justice that he has longed for in seven years.

The court ruled that the EU had based its move on legal procedures in the Netherlands -- where Sison has lived since 1987 -- assessing his eligibility for refugee status, instead of basing it on a "terror" probe.

"The national decisions relied upon by the (EU) in order to freeze the applicant's funds did not relate either to the instigation of investigations or prosecution or to a conviction for terrorist activity, contrary to the requirements of (EU) law," the Luxembourg-based Court of First Instance said.

“Siyempre nagagalak ako at tinatanggal na ang pangalan ko sa terrorist blacklist sa EU. Mismong EU court nagsasabi na walang batayan iyong terrorist blacklisting sa akin. May consequence iyan. Pwede ko nang habulin iyong tinerminate na social benefits sa akin, iyong kaunting fund namin ni Julie ma-unfreeze. What's more substantial eh iyong more than seven years akong di binigyan ng subsistence allowance, insurance pati old age pension eh isasauli iyon,” Sison said.

The September 30 annulment of the EU Court of First Instance of all the EU Council decisions blocking Sison’s assets could now result in his name being taken off the list.

It’s because the EU Council has used the terrorist list as the main basis for freezing Sison’s assets since October 28, 2002.

According to Sison’s lawyer Jan Fermon, there is only one listing and it is a list for freezing assets.

“The court decided to annul all the decisions including him [Sison] in the list and that means that the decision of the court is that he [Sison} should not be in the list. It’s very simple,” Fermon told Balitang Europe in an exclusive interview.

“The list is in fact an asset freezing list. The purpose of the list is to freeze assets and the only effect of the list, the only legal effect…there is of course the aspect of labeling somebody, criminalizing and vilifying a person. The legal effect of the list is freezing assets so the decision [EU Court] is that all decisions including Sison in the list are cancelled, annulled. The result of that is that there is no more asset freezing. So there is no more discussion possible. The fact that his assets are not frozen anymore is only the result of the fact that he's taken off the list. There is no discussion, the court decided, that Sison can be included in the terror listing,” Fermon explained.

”The court says that he [Sison] cannot be in this list. His name cannot be in the previous lists that have been adapted. His name can't be there,” Fermon reiterated.

The EU Court’s decision favored Joma because it said that all of the Council’s acts to block Sison’s funds were not supported by any investigation or conviction related to his alleged terrorist activity.

Sison is one of the 59 individuals listed on the EU terrorist list and the CPP is also one of 47 groups listed.

However, even with the decision, Sison’s name will still remain on the blacklist for two months and ten days while the EU council decides if it will appeal the court’s decision.

And if the latter decides to do so, Sison’s name will still remain on the list for the duration of the appeals process.

Asked if the EU Council will appeal court decision, the Council responded, “For the time being, the only reaction by the Council of the EU is that the Council is currently examining today's EU Court of First Instance Decision."

For Fermon, there are still pending cases to be solved such as their claim for compensation.

“We agreed that the Court would now decide on the merit of the case and the question of compensation will be pleaded at a later stage. Question of compensation is still pending. It will be possible that the Council launches a frivolous appeal but I think that will be quickly dismissed. Or they may come up with something.. invent,” Fermont said.

Sison said that even if he suffered for seven long years, he know that in the end he will conquer those that want to oppress him.

“Yang Arroyo regime, siya [ang] pursigidong mag-supply ng false charges in connection with this terror listing so masasabi ko sa kanila palpak ang pagiipit nila although pinahirapan ako for 7 years. Eh ano yan sabi ko kahit me prospect akong mang-collect ng accumulated benefits, madami na kong inutang kaya konti na lang pang blow-out ko sa mga kaibigan,” Sison joked.

With a report from Agence France Presse

as of 10/01/2009 6:29 PM

SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/01/09/joma-happy-eu-court-decision

New RP envoy to The Netherlands passes initial scrutiny of NDF

By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 09/25/2009 2:12 AM

Contrary to the expectations of many, the National Democratic Front (NDF) has reacted positively to the appointment of the new Philippine ambassador to The Netherlands, even if the new appointee is a former military general.

Filipino migrants’ organization Migrante Netherlands had earlier condemned retired Lt. Gen. Cardozo Luna’s appointment for his alleged “military mindset.”

But the NDF didn’t doubt him for a second…also because of the military.

Apparently, the NDF has connections too in high-ranking places in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

“Hindi ako nai-intimidate. Nakakatanggap naman ako ng comments sa mga kaibigan kong military officers. Hindi ko na babanggitin ang pangalan. May mga rango. General din. Brigadier General. Sinasabing si Luna as a person eh mabait, intelihente, gentleman at kung gayon hindi ako natatakot na me extraodinary na gawin,” Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison said in an exclusive interview with Balitang Europe.

Sison, also chief political consultant of the NDF’s negotiating panel in peace talks with the Philippine government, said he is also not alarmed at President Arroyo’s appointment of a former AFP vice chief of staff as the Philippine’s envoy.

“I don’t know kung si Gloria [Arroyo] sa kanyang remaining months nilagay si Luna diyan para pagawin ng special mission. I don't think so. I have no basis na anticipating na si Luna may gagawing masama. Alerting lang porke sa kanyang background,” Sison said.

“At the same time, alam ko naman na batay sa hindi ko alam, hindi ako sigurado, batay sa words ng nirerespeto kong military officers, hindi siya barumbado, sibilisado [siya] at may pride siya sa kanyang ginagawa. Hindi siya basta gagawa ng masama alinsunod sa utos mula sa isang presidente na paalis na sa kapangyarihan,” Sison added.

The NDF however indicated however that it is puzzled at the process of Luna’s appointment.

“Ang katakaka eh iyong method ng pag-appoint sa kanya [Luna]. Na si Gilbert Teodoro, Secretary of Defense. At saka mukhang hindi napaalam through protocol ways sa Dutch government. Pero sa tingin ko naman, makikita natin sa performance niya,” NDF Negotiating Panel chair Luis Jalandoni said.

But Jalandoni has high expectations of Luna.

“’Andyan iyong Filipino community. Makikita rin ng taong bayan dito sa Netherlands, iyong mga overseas workers dito kung paano ang performance niya. Kaya doon na lang namin ibabatay at sa tingin [ko], wala naman kaming prejudice against him. We hear quite good things about him from his fellow military and so will await the way he performs his tasks and we hope that it will be in accordance with his function as ambassador,” Jalandoni said.

The NDF hopes that the new ambassador will maintain the group’s good relations with the Philippine Embassy.

“We had good relations with Ambassador [Ramon] Arguelles. Friendly and civil relations. We hope the same type of relations could be achieved between his office as ambassador and the international office of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines,” Jalandoni said.

However, according to the NDF, it will be on guard as to Luna’s keeping his promise of supporting the peace talks between the Philippine government and the NDF.

The peace talks, which was supposed to take place in Oslo, Norway in August, was once again stalled because the NDF cancelled it, complaining that the Arroyo regime refuses to release its jailed negotiators, consultants and staff.

By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
as of 09/25/2009 2:12 AM

SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/24/09/new-rp-envoy-netherlands-passes-initial-scrutiny-ndf

EULOGY FOR CORA GALICIA-PESIGAN

Eulogy for Cora Galicia Pesigan who died on the 7th of August 2009.

by Loui Galicia

This eulogy was shared during the mass for her burial at the St. Mary's Church in Vancouver, BC on 19th August 2009

SAYING GOODBYE IS NOT EASY. YET IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO SO. BECAUSE MY ATE CORA IS A SISTER THAT WE ALL LOVE.

NOT A BAD BONE IN HER BODY, SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR US. SHE WAS NOT ONLY OUR BIG ATE. SHE WAS OUR SECOND MOTHER.

I REMEMBER WHEN SHE WENT TO COLLEGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF STO. THOMAS AND TOOK UP BACHELOR OF ARTS MAJOR IN NUTRITION, SHE USED US AS HER GUINEA PIGS. THAT WAS THE BEST PART OF OUR GROWING UP WITH HER….BECAUSE WE GOT TO SAVOR ALL THE DELICIOUS FOOD THAT SHE HAD TRIED AS PART OF HER EXPERIMENTS. SHE FED US SWEETS. AND LIKE HER PASTRIES, ATE CORA WAS ALWAYS VERY SWEET. WE LOVED HER THEN. WE STILL LOVE HER NOW AND WE WILL NOT FORGET THOSE GOOD MEMORIES.

WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN 2004, IT CAME AS A SHOCK. HOW CAN SHE GET IT? SHE’S THE MOST HEALTH CONSCIOUS IN THE FAMILY. SHE DOESN’T DRINK ALCOHOL NOR SMOKE. SHE WAS CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT SHE ATE.

AFTER HER SURGERY, I ASKED HER TO COME TO HOLLAND. THAT WAS IN THE SUMMER. SHE WAS A PERFECT PICTURE OF JOY AND HEALTH. SHE WAS VERY STRONG. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT THE DISEASE HAD RAVAGED HER BODY. YOU CAN SEE HER STRONGEST WILL TO LIVE. WHEN WE ARE AT RESTAURANTS AND THE KIDS WOULD NOT FINISH THEIR FOOD, SHE WILL DO IT FOR THEM. YOU CAN FEEL HER FULL DESIRE TO NOURISH HER BODY…TO FIGHT THE CANCER.

THE DOCTORS GAVE HER THREE YEARS…YET SHE BEAT ALL ODDS. SHE WAS A FIGHTER. NEVER IN THOSE YEARS DID I HEAR HER COMPLAIN ABOUT PAIN….ABOUT THE CANCER. NEVER. NEVER IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS WAS SHE BEDRIDDEN. SHE WAS A WARRIOR. SHE WAS JUST SO HAPPY TO WAKE UP EVERY MORNING…FOR FIVE YEARS. SHE ALWAYS LIVED FOR THE NEXT DAY.

ATE CHOR. I MISS YOU. I TRIED MY BEST TO SEE YOU BEFORE YOU’VE GONE. IF ONLY I CAN STOP THE TIME. EVERY HOUR SINCE I HAVE FINALLY PACKED MY BAGS, I WAS PRAYING FOR YOU TO HANG IN THERE BECAUSE I AM ALMOST THERE. BUT I GUESS THIS IS MEANT TO BE… BECAUSE GOD KNOWS I WILL NOT BEAR TO SEE YOU SUFFER..TO SEE YOU IN PAIN…BECAUSE AS MY ATE, YOU HAVE THE GENTLEST SOUL. YOU LOVED US SO MUCH. YOU GAVE SO MUCH OF YOURSELF FOR US. I AM NOW HAPPY TO SEE HER GO. AT LAST SHE IS IN PEACE. . BUT IF ONLY I HAD ONE CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE...ONE LAST HUG…ONE LAST KISS…

ATE CHOR, I WILL MISS YOUR LIVELY VOICE. I SENT HER SURPRISE PACKAGES TO CHEER HER UP. SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST BE COFFEE PADS, COOKIES AND TEA. OTHER TIMES IT WILL BE FLOWERS OR SHIRTS BUT BOY SHE LOVED DESIGNER BAGS. ONE TIME I RAN OUT OF IDEAS SO I DECIDED TO ORDER FROM THE FRENCH BAKERY IN GRANVILLE ISLAND SOME CROISSANTS AND TIRAMISU. SHE LOVED TIRAMISU. SHE CALLED ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERY. SHE WAS IN A FRENZY. SHE SAID THE TIRAMISU WAS SO HUGE IT WAS THE SIZE OF HER DOORMAT. I ORDERED THAT ALL THE WAY FROM HOLLAND. I GUESS GOD FOUND A WAY TO HELP ME KEEP HER HAPPY AND IN HIGH SPIRITS IN A LITTLE WAY. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT VOICE BURSTING WITH ENERGY AND LIFE. SHE HAS LIVED TO SET AN EXAMPLE THAT WE SHOULD LOVE OUR LIFE. ATE CORA HAS SHOWN US THAT LIFE IS GOOD BUT TOO SHORT TO WASTE.

ATE CHOR WAS A GOOD MOTHER. HER DAUGHTER ANGELEE WAS THE CENTER OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A FAITHFUL AND LOVING WIFE. BUT ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT GET NOR FEEL THE SAME AMOUNT OF LOVE....SHE DIED LOVING DANNY. ATE CORA SHOWED US THAT WE SHOULD LOVE AND GIVE LOVE AND NOT EXPECT TO GET LOVE IN RETURN.

I GUESS IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO MOVE ON WITH HER PASSING. BUT WE KNOW THAT SHE IS IN GOOD HANDS. SHE IS WITH GOD.

I WROTE THIS EULOGY EXACTLY DURING ATE CHOR’S DYING MOMENTS.

BUT ON MY ARRIVAL HERE IN VANCOUVER, I REALIZED I HAD TO REWRITE IT.

TO INCLUDE A BIG THANK YOU TO HER CLOSEST FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH HER ALL THROUGH HER DYING MOMENTS. TO DONNA AND RAY...WHO TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING. WHO TOOK ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES FROM THE HANDS OF A SUPPOSEDLY GRIEVING HUSBAND. DAY IN AND DAY OUT AFTER ATE CORA DIED, DONNA AND RAY DID NOTHING BUT WORK FOR THIS BURIAL...TO MAKE SURE THAT ATE CORA’S LAST WISHES ARE FULLY MET.

TO JOYCE AND ARNOLD, CINDY AND JERRY, LOY AND DWIGHT, JUDITH AND JOEY, MERCY AND ERWIN, LILIA AND FREDDIE WHO HAVE UNTIRINGLY SPENT THEIR HOURS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, ATE CORA’S FAMILIES ARE CARED FOR.

THE SUPPORT AND PATIENCE THEY HAVE GIVEN US WERE BORNE OUT OF THEIR LOVE FOR MY SISTER....BECAUSE CORA WAS A GOOD AND LOVING FRIEND TO THEM....AND THEY WANTED TO GIVE HER THE BEST EVEN IN HER DEATH.

CAN I PLEASE REQUEST EVERYBODY TO STAND UP AND GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE BEST SISTER, MOTHER, WIFE AND FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD..THE ONE WHO I ALWAYS CALL A LIVING SAINT SISTER WHO HAS FINALLY JOINED HER CREATOR. ATE CORA.

Stop scuffles during ballgames say Pinoys in Belgium

Stop scuffles during ballgames say Pinoys in Belgium

By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 09/03/2009 7:25 PM

BELGIUM – Filipino basketball fanatics in Brussels urged compatriots not to bring personal disputes to court following Sunday’s scuffle during a tournament held in Brussels.

Don Rivera was hurt during the scuffle. His face was swollen when he reported the incident to the Belgian police. Rivera was punched several times by a fellow Filipino while watching the basketball match.

“Sinuntok yata iyan. Daplis ata ito kanina. Hawak ko yung cellphone ko. Tinatawagan ko si Amor. Tapos bigla na lang may sumuntok sa likod ko,” said Rivera.

Rivera admitted that he had a fight with the unidentified Filipino last year but he never expected that the latter would retaliate.

“Pagkatapos bigla na lang sumulpot din yung mataba, sinuntok din ako tapos nakailag ako. Ang tumama sa akin siguro dalawa,” he explained.

Balitang Europe was not able to get a statement from the attacker who fled the scene after the brawl.

Spectators to the tournament were shocked because everything happened so fast. They were watching a very intense game between Filipino teams from Brussels and Antwerp when the fight ensued.

“Bigla na lang may sumapok sa kanya [Rivera]. Di ko rin namalayan. Wala na kong magawa dahil iglap yung nangyari. Ewan ko kung may alitan pero alam ko sa basketball nun araw pa yan,” said Leonilo Gapasin, president of the Pangasinense Association, who was watching the game.

One of the players also got furious when someone hurled a table that almost hit his daughter.

The incident prompted Filipinos to urge compatriots to immediately stop hostilities in the courts and instead set a good example to the youth who are also basketball enthusiasts.

They said basketball is a wholesome event that becomes an activity for the whole family. Thus, there should be no room for quarrels in ballgames.

“Dapat yung mga personal na problema nila wag nang pag-usapan dito. Di na dadalhin dito sa loob kasi gaya kanina nagkagulo sila dun sa loob itong inaanak ko muntik nang tamaan ng lamesa,” housewife Jenny Cruz said.

Also, they fear that Pinoys will be banned from sports venue if the feuds continue.

as of 09/03/2009 7:25 PM


SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/09/03/09/stop-scuffles-during-ballgames-say-pinoys-belgium

Pinoy choir spreads message of peace, love in Holland

By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 08/04/2009 3:46 PM

Peace and love is the message in every song of Kammerchor Manila wherever they go.

The multi-awarded choir, which is composed of Filipinos who are mainly friends from way back their college days, have just recently won the gold, silver and special prize at a choir competition in Linz, Austria.

They were most recently in The Hague, Netherlands for Ambassador Romeo Arguelles's last cultural event for the community.

"Gustong kong iwan sa ating kababayan at mga Dutch ang masayang pagkakatipon tipon dito sa pamamagitan nitong choral group at nakita nilang magaling ang mga Pilipino at magaling sa musika," Arguelles said.

Arguelles was very proud at the very warm reception given to the Kammerchor by the more than 150 guests who attended the event.

In fact, at the end of their performance, the crowd gave Kammerchor a 10-minute standing ovation complete with the most energetic and thunderous applause.

The choir was so happy and obliged to the three encores from the audience.

One can feel from every note the passion of the Pinoys who were all united by one goal and that is to share their talents in music in order to spread the word of God.

The choir started singing at the EDSA Shrine and is now singing and performing in the different churches in the Philippines and abroad for more than 14 years now.

"We work as evangelists. Maibahagi namin ang aming musika lalo na sa mga Pilipino sa abroad na alam natin nami-miss nila ang Pilipinas na kahit sabihin natin na magulo sa Pilipinas pero nami-miss pa rin nila so through our music parang nababalik natin sila sa ating bayan," Kammerchor Musical Director Ronnie Abarquez told Balitang Europe.

As a conductor of the choir, Abarquez holds the emotion and success of every show that can be observed with the beautiful performance of the singers and the deep and serious facial expressions and movements of Abarquez as well.

Each song paints a vivid emotional picture of bliss and serenity that is soothing to the listening audience.

"As an artist kailangan mailabas ko ang emotion through my conducting para maipasa ko sa singers kung ano gusto kong mangyari sa kanta na nailalabas nila through sa kanilang kanta," Abarquez said.

But just like any other musical group, the Kammerchor needs funds in order to support their activities.

Apart from fundraising, the choir is also accepting donations and sponsorships in order to help them propagate the spread of God's words in a language that is understood by many--through music.

as of 08/04/2009 3:47 PM

SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/08/04/09/pinoy-choir-spreads-message-peace-love-holland

Young Pinoy finishes 4-day walkathon

By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 08/06/2009 4:12 PM

A 12-year-old Pinoy succeeded in his quest to raise funds for the orphaned children of victims of political killings and disappearances by capping off the four-day Walk of the World in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

The trail to his victory though, was not painless and sweet as Kyle Baleva almost gave up on the second day of the biggest walkathon in the world.

“Fatigue po. Sa pangalawa, ‘di ko po alam kung bakit kaso mas mahirap. Dun naman po sa pangatlo, grabe pong malakas ulan. Umuulan po sa pangatlong araw,” Baleva said in an interview with Balitang Europe.

“Nagkaroon ng streams ng tubig dun po sa mga fields. Grabe lang pong lakas ng ulan. Nabasa lang po kami ng grabe.”

“Masakit po yung aking dito,” Baleva added, as he showed his feet.

Each night for four days, after walking for eight hours, Baleva needed to forcefully pull the socks that were almost glued to his skin only to find his smooth young feet very sore and swollen.

But Baleva's solid determination allowed him to finish 30 kilometers each day of the bloody walkathon.

“Naisip ko po kung gaano mas marami akong nalakad, ganoon mas maraming makuha ang mga ulila. Para mas marami pa po silang makuha, kailangan pa po akong tumuloy,” he said.

Outpouring of support

Although Baleva suffers from Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder, which is a form of autism, it did not become a hindrance to nurturing a strong will to raise funds himself for the Children's Rehabilitation Center.

“Madali lang ang paglalakad. Ang hindi madali ang pagsisigurado na hindi mahihirapan si Kyle sa paglalakad, lalo na tuwing bago dumating sa finish line. Yun yung panahon na nahihirapan siya. Akala niya malapit na, yun pala ilang oras pa pala," said Kyle's father, Boyen Baleva.

There was an outpouring of support from Pinoys and Dutch which overwhelmed Baleva.

He surpassed his target of 1,000 euros, raising 1,500 euros (P100,000) from as little as 20 euro cents per kilometer that he walked.

“Grabe akong saya na ‘yong mga ulila, nakuha nila yung ganong karami, at saka nasayahan din ako sa nakita kong suporta. Grabeng maraming tao,” he shared.

Many admired Baleva for his seemingly impossible feat, especially the young Pinoys.

“I think Kyle's a hero. Just knowing that he's only a 12-year-old boy and that he walked 120 kilometers is just impressive. He inspires me and other teenagers my age to also do something for the poor people of the Philippines,” Adrian Paras from Belgium said.

Baleva's story continues to serve as an inspiration to many.

In fact, in the Philippines, several groups of youth, peasants, workers and child rights advocates organized solidarity walks for Baleva.The “Walk With Kyle” marches coincided with Baleva's four-day trek.

as of 08/06/2009 4:12 PM

SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/08/06/09/young-pinoy-finishes-4-day-walkathon