Filipino Star - November 2010 Issue

nOVEMBER 2010 The North American Filipino Star
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wisdom to allocate the money you have,
whereas stingy means being so tightfisted
with your money that you're not willing to
help others out.
There are two types of people out there in
the world (among others). There are those
who are generous, giving people who don't
have much money to pass around, but are
willing to assist in whatever way they can
afford. Then there are people who may or
may not have money, but these people are
cold hearted and self absorbed. The
thought of taking away from themselves to
give to others is simply more than they can
bear.
The former are frugal, the latter stingy.
Frugality is a virtue, stinginess a vice.
slander vs. libel
Both slander and libel are defamation of
character. However, slander is used when
the defamation of character is spoken. This
can be person to person or a person
speaking to many people.
Libel, on the other hand, is the defamation
of an individual's or an entity's character
which is published in a written medium,
such as a newspaper. However, any written
communication can be libelous as long as
it's transmitted to a third party.
Now, most courts consider defamation of
character made during a radio or television
broadcast to also be libel, even though the
defamation was spoken.
If a person says or writes something that is
true, his statement cannot be considered
slander or libel. If he says or writes a
personal opinion or an allegation, he
cannot be held liable, either, even if the
allegation turns out to be false.
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Philippines in top 3 of BBC World Challenge
The Philippines’ entry to the BBC
World Challenge 2010 – an indigenous
hydraulic ram pump – has been voted
as one of the top three projects among
12 finalists worldwide.
Auke Idzenga, the founder and
executive director of the Negrosbased
Alternative Indigenous
Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI),
broke the news in an email to the
Manila Bulletin, disclosing that the
Philippine invention received over
167,000 votes from all over the world
to earn a spot in the top three projects.
“We thank all the people who cast
their vote for AIDFI, the only Philippine
entry in the Challenge and the support
www.filipinostar.org
given during the campaign,” Idzenga
wrote.
The awarding ceremony for the
winner and two runners-up of the BBC
World Challenge 2010 will be held in
Amsterdam on November 29.
The awards ceremony will be
broadcast on December 4 on BBC
World News and announced on the
website on the same day and profiled
in Newsweek magazine in the
December 21 issue which will be on
sale starting December 14, 2010.
The hydraulic ram pump project,
called “The Only Way is Up,” does not
use fuel to spur it into action but uses
instead the kinetic energy of the river.
Custom-made from door hinges, car
tires, pipes, and steel, the AIDFI pump
model which was invented by Idzenga
could raise 20 to 40 liters of water
directly to elevated communities. The
pump can last up to three years if
properly maintained.
The pump, according to Idzenga,
has already supplied water to about
170 villages, giving relief to some
50,000 beneficiaries all over the
country.
A Dutchman who has made
Negros Occidental his home for 25
years now, Idzenga, 42, said he
invented the pump out of necessity
seeing that the province lacked water
supply.
“Before we introduced the pump,
people in our community were only
getting 20 to 40 liters of water. Now,
they receive about 500 to 1,000 liters a
day,” Idzenga told Manila Bulletin in an
earlier interview.
While the hydraulic ram pump
already existed in the 1700’s, Idzenga
explains their model was cheaper by
P300 to P500 compared to
commercial brands which cost about
25,000 euros, but still works as
efficient.
“Our models are much sexier
looking,” Idzenga said, comparing his
invention to the bulky types of
imported pumps. “It is also made from
local materials so communities will be
able to maintain it,” he added.
Idzenga’s invention earlier won an
Ashden award for Sustainable Energy
in London. Since then, AIDFI has
received inquiries on the application of
their technology for irrigation in other
countries like Afghanistan, Cambodia,
and Columbia.
Asked why he chose to help the
local provincial communities and
represent the Philippines, Idezenga
cited the determination and passion of
Filipinos which he admired.
“Puti ang panit pero corazon ang
puso (I have a white skin, but I have
Pilipino heart),” Idzenga said in Ilongo,
the native dialect he has learned to
adopt very well.
“We are on the top of the world in
this kind of low-cost technologies. Let
us show the world what the Filipinos
can do,” Idzenga said. a
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