thank you, norman, for honoring me and us filipinos, we work very, very hard. not only in words, but in our spirit and in our deeds. it's the way we carry ourselves. honesty and hard work [speaker not understood]. so, tonight thank you and we keep on doing the good work for everybody, and please help us in our neighborhood. without my neighborhood, the forest hills neighborhood association, st. francis, [speaker not understood] who support me, these are my power, these are my base support. fill pin owes and everybody in our neighborhood. that's how fill pin owes [speaker not understood] in the community. [speaker not understood], but all groups of people. that's what we are known for. through our grandfathers. we keep doing our work and spread the word, we do a great work for everybody. thank you very, very much. appreciate it. (applause) >> [inaudible]. (applause) >> thank you, colleague, for today's presentation. and i also want to thank all the amazing community leaders who are with us today, both the ones who we commend and all of you who are doing an incre

i think he uses his mind, his heart, his hands creatively and lovingly to inspire filipino community members but also all of us. and i wanted to say again that i believe he's an empowerer of those that need to lead our struggles and for me as a member of this board of supervisors and our whole body, it's my honor to recognize brother tony robles as our honoree from district 1. tony? [cheering and applauding] >> thank you very much, supervisor mar. and to think that i thought you were going to take me out to joe's ice cream. [laughter] >> i didn't expect this. let me just say for the record, if not for a poet by the name of al robles, you would be saying tony who because that was a real organizer, a real man. i don't consider myself to be a great organizer, not even a good one, but i'm a poet like my uncle was. just a poet, just a dreamer. filipino-american history month is observed in october. it commemorates filipinos landing in morrow bay, part of san luis obispo, manila trade that started in 1865 and lasted until about 1815. 250 years of transferring, 200 to 300 filipinos each time

filipinos showed us the strength of people power. indonesians just voted in a historic election. i just came from burma. this is a place that for 40 years was under the grip of a military junta. one of the most closed and oppressive nations on earth. there i was inspired by citizens in civil society and parliamentarians who were now working to sustain a transition to a democratic future. i had a town hall meeting with young people like you, in which they were asking, what does it mean to create rule of law, and how should we die -- deal with ethnic diversity? what does a free press look like, and how does it operate? how do we make sure that journalism is responsible? it's an incredible debate that is taking place. those young people, they want the same things you do. the notion that somehow they are less interested in opportunity or less interested in avoiding arbitrary arrest or less interested in being censored is fundamentally untrue. today, people in hong kong are speaking out for their universal rights. here in asia and around the world, america supports free and fair elect

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filipinos showed us the strength of people power. indonesians just voted in a historic election. i just came from burma. this is a place that for 40 years was under the grip of a military junta. one of the most closed and oppressive nations on earth. there i was inspired by citizens in civil society and parliamentarians who were now working to sustain a transition to a democratic future. i had a town hall meeting with young people like you, in which they were asking, what does it mean to create rule of law, and how should we deal with ethnic diversity? what does a free press look like, and how does it operate? how do we make sure that journalism is responsible? it's an incredible debate that is taking place. those young people, they want the same things you do. the notion that somehow they are less interested in opportunity or less interested in avoiding arbitrary arrest or less interested in being censored is fundamentally untrue. today, people in hong kong are speaking out for their universal rights. here in asia and around the world, america supports free and fair elections. b

us off to be followed by the order that supervisor -- president chiu has put forward. supervisor kim. do your commendation. >> okay, all right. i'm really proud to co-sponsor filipino heritage month this october. supervisor avalos and i do represent the largest filipino-american communities here in san francisco in district 6 and district 11. and what is so amazing about our community is how active this community is and the strength of the leadership over the decades in the excelsior, in the south of market, and also in the tenderloin where we have new growing leadership and activism in this neighborhood over the last four years. supervisor avalos already went through the deep contributionses that the filipino-american community have made here in san francisco. they have been a part of building the city, both the infrastructure and our actual buildings, but also our -- a deep part of the history of our activism that makes san francisco what it is today, whether it's the fight for more affordable housing, the fight against gentrification, the fight for equality both economically and in our civil rights, filipino americans have a really central role in the leadership

filipinos to appreciate their culture. korea has taekwondo, japan karate, this is the sport. it is a nation or a form of martial arts usingeapons, blades, knooefs, fighting sticks. despite the directives to use the martial arts in the curriculum, basketball is the most popular sport here, with many promotors saying the american sport is easier to endorse commercially than this sport. it has to do with deep-seated colonial mentality of filipinos. >> it's a mixture of the technologies of two cultures. it has a severe, straight forward action what the filipino has is a craysful flowing most. that it's able to deliver. it delivers with europeans in the signature way. it's an efficiently system. more than just the discipline, the sport brings action to the country >>> the rio 2016 olympics organising committee revealed the mascots for the summer games. the olympic character is a yellow animal. it represents all different animals of brazil. the paralympic is a blue figure. representing plants. >> astronauts aboard the international space station is waking up and smelling the coffee. a new machine has arrived. it was delivered b

us out i'm thankful for their organization. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is a 58 i can't think i'm accident executive director he west bay it's it's a nonprofit that serves the filipino we're located on 7 the street and recently, we serve an enabling number of families from the african-american community i'm here because it's simple i believe that the public hearing should be detailed until after the holiday season we've not received the draft from 5 m even though our community has 45 thousand specifically is effected by the demonstration directly and indirectly i've requested our experienced legal council who paid the participation in the yerba buena to help with the draft given the long term fire chief of san francisco and he concerns expressed by residence and supervisors and i'm respectfully asking the planning commission to provide a thirty day notice for a hearing to take place in january thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. hi, i'm teresa i'm from the veterans center i'm going to prison talk about the prospective the 5 m has conducted community meetings and i'm - we would like to see more community residents being involved in this committee meeting

filipinos to learn the culture. korea has taekwondo, japan, karate, this is the philippines sport. arnis, a nation's martial arts that uses weapons - whether it's blades, knives or fighting sticks. despite the government directive to include is in the physical education curriculum, basketball is a popular sport. many saying the american sport is easier to endorse commercially than this sport. arnis says it has to deal with a deep-seated colonial mentality of filipinos. >> translation: it's a mixture of technologies of two cultures. what the european has is a very severe straightforward action. what the filipino has is a graceful flowing rhythmic well-timed movement that is able to deliver the techniques of the europeans in the signature way. >> reporter: it's an efficient self-defence system. the potential of the sport is intact. more than just the discipline, the sport brings something else to the country. with athletes saying filipinos have a sport they can finally identify with >>> and finally, beckham is usually a name associated with kicking footballs. another has made himself known by catching one. >> manning is goi

use the philippines as an example. does a pretty good investment property right now because they have two key trends. they are still growing at a relatively high speed. secondly, many overseas filipinosng back and plenty to buy a house for the retirement. roughly 10% of the population is living abroad and planned to return whenever tiger. finally, the outsourcing industry. it is growing rapidly and the philippines. the many moves from eastern europe countries to the philippines. therefore, raising the demand for real estate on the commercial sector. and the gdp growth -- sorry. >> can i ask you about the african market? tell us a little bit about the african market rent you are in wealthyand less countries. tells about what you see in those markets at the moment. is a strongee growth in those markets. nigeria, for example, has been named in the up-and-coming emerging markets by "time magazine." and we see a huge growth in gdp and access to the internet through mobile. most people go online for the first time through their smartphone. andee increasing demand affluent middle-class that now for the first time plans to buy property. last week, they have a relatively young population with

are second to none, filipino people, in terms of knowing how to do this, they have been doing it for years. >> unfortunately they have. we'll leave it there. thank you for talking to us. katy speaking from london. >> still to come on the al jazeera newshour, a sea of red. the dramatic installations to remember victims of the great war >>> also, farah with the sports news, and we hear from the rugby team getting ready for a world cup rehearsal. >>> the emotional debate over the right to die has been reignited in the us because of the case of britney maynard. a 29-year-old woman with terminal brain cancer. rob reynolds has this report. >> i hope to enjoy however many days i have left on this beautiful earth and spend as much of it outside as i can, surrounded by those i love. >> reporter: before she decide britney maynard's video explaining her decision was seen by 10 million people. in oregon, where the death with dignity act has been in effect since 1957, more than 750 people have used a doctor to help them die. pam's husband ben was one. eplansiated and in pain from in -- eplansiated and in pain from planser that spread throughout his body. he told her in may 2012 t

filipinos. >> some of them are nurses. they came here of course for greener pasture but because of this licensing requirement, social security, they are not able to use their education. >> reporter: there is disappointment among some immigrant families. mauricio is a dreamer covered by deferred action but his mother is not eligible for the new plan. >> i have to be the one driving them around because they're in fear of getting stopped, you know, and they can end up in deportation. you never know. we have uncles and aunts that will be able to qualify and she is very happy for them but at the same time, she's sad because she is still at risk. >> reporter: republicans remain at odds with the president. >> by deciding to work alone he creates more division in the country and that division probably will last throughout this entire congress because it's a presidential year and it's going to be hard for them to act. >> reporter: san jose's congresswoman's response. >> if they don't like this, the remedy is obvious. pass a bill. do your job as legislators. >> reporter: those seeking immigration reform say they hold to the hope that more changes can be made i

government, also the filipino die as pore ra has been exemp r exemplary so we have not been resource poor. we're one year into it. the next year will be critical in terms of really bringing usnd the corner and making sure the people can stand on their own. >> you've been there for eight months. what's the most heartbreaking things that maybe you've experienced or seen since you've been there? >> working with colleagues here, one of the more profound moment something discovering one of my colleagues was on demrament for world vision in another location on the island for an earthquake that happened a few weeks before typhoon yolanda made landfall. she was actually on deployment responding to another emergency with her family in tacloban when the typhoon made landfall. so her family was stranded. she was separated from her family and fortunately they were one of the lucky one, all reunited but what has impressed me is the capacity of her and the rest of the people that i work with here in the philippines to rise above and beyond the struggles, the hurdles placed in front of them. that, again, this my experience is something for the record books. very impress sflifshg we see th