Mistresses are now becoming acceptable in Catholic Philippines (see story about mistresses titled "Mistresses now acceptable in RP?"). Perhaps it is also time for mistresses of Filipino Americans in the US to come out of the woodwork and gain a modicum of acceptability! "There is no stigma to being someone's mistress, at least not in the Philippines," says Jullie Yap Daza, author of the best selling book Etiquette for Mistresses: And What Wives Can Learn From Them. "While we still have no divorce in this country mistress will always be seen as wife number two or three or four, depending on how many a man has," she said.
“If the mistresses can gain a mode of
respectability and acceptability in Catholic Philippines where there is no
divorce,” argues a Filipino American Don Juan, “then there is more reason for
us to have a harem in the US where women outnumber the men by as much as 3 to
2.”
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“Why are military and police officers doing
the counter-propaganda work abroad on the issue of extra-judicial
killings in the Philippines?” asked one nosey Tsismoso. “Isn’t it
the work of the foreign office and the civilian government to undertake such a
campaign? Or is the Philippines now under the control of the military
with President Bulilit only serving as a puppet.” Tsismoso will not dare
comment on these observations because he does not want to be a victim of
extra-judicial killing..
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Some newsmen and news hens are accusing
some officers in the Philippine embassy of ‘colonial mentality.’ They
claim that some officers in the embassy favors inviting American
mainstream reporters to cover some embassy events even though these stories or
photos rarely see print in the major newspapers or TV.
They cite the case of Cristeta Commerford, the
White House executive chef, and another American chef who were in the
Philippine embassy last month (See, Manila Mail, March 31, 2007).. The two were
interviewed by what the embassy said was a reporter of a magazine
which these reporters have dubbed as the “never heard magazine.” “It would have
been a good story for both the local and Manila newspapers if only they were
also invited to the embassy,” one disgruntled newsman said. “Even the
ambassador gives preference to Americans groups and attends all their
events.”
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President Arroyo, says one observer, is
very busy these days, sitting down with children who were held hostage last
month, opening a ‘tindahan ng bayan,’ etcetera, etcetara. The latest was
her attending a ceremony to give a sendoff of a shipment of mangoes to the United States! The mangoes came from orchards outside
of Guimaras island. Unbeknown to many is that the agreement to expand the
entry of mangoes to the US was the work of an unsung and unhonored
official in the Philippine embassy in Washington D.C. His name is ¼.oh, never
mind. The President might get angry if this embassy official gets in the limelight.
***
A letter writer has agreed with Tsismoso
that during the time of Ambassador Albert del Rosario, Filipino Americans
stood up and clapped to welcome him to a community affair.. He noted that
lately, in some recent community affairs, Filams do not even stand
up or clap when Ambassador Gaa enters. When asked why she did not stand up, one
community leader whispered, “he has not yet earned my respect.”
When the editor, who is a friend of the
ambassador heard this, he was reported to have said: : “I hope the community
will stop vilifying the ambassador, who is a good man. If you do not want
to show your respect to him because he represents you know who, then just show
some respect to the ambassador, a poor foot soldier who will do anything
that the President wants.”
***.
Filipino American leaders and the
Philippine embassy, particularly the office of Veterans Affairs, should
try to patch up what appears to be a brewing disagreement among advocates for
the Filipino veterans equity bill. . The disagreement is over emphasis. Many in
the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NAFFAA) and
other groups want to put emphasis on getting the Democratic-controlled
Congress to pass the equity bill which will in effect repeal the 1946 Rescission
Act and provide pensions to the old veterans in the Philippines. But they say the officers and members
of the American Coalition of Filipino Veterans (ACFV), instead of
helping, have expressed doubt that this bill will pass. Such dissension,
they aver, might jeopardize the entire effort to provide the much-needed
benefits for the veterans who are in the Philippines.
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Nestor Mata, the columnist from Manila (to my right) is trying to steal the
thunder away from me. He says women are number one Tsismosas because their
“brains are wired for gossip!” And he cited as an example Jullie Yap Daza’s
“Etiquette for Mistresses” about mistresses and their married secret lovers. My
colleague in columny is an “echotier,” as the French call those who report about
gossips, but cleverly hide their identities.. She is absolutely different from
the “commere” or “potin” who broadcast, and name names, involved in scandalous
affairs of stars and other celebs in the movie and entertainment world.
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