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Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux "Mocha" Uson. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/file photo
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MANILA (UPDATED) - Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux "Mocha" Uson has vowed to return her government service award from a University of Santo Tomas alumni organization on Wednesday.
"Ibabalik ko po ang award bukas through my assistant sapagkat may flight po ako bukas ng umaga sa India kasama si Pangulo at hindi ko po personal na maibabalik po ito," Uson said in a text message to UST Alumni Association Inc. president Henry Tenedero, according to The Varsitarian, UST's official student publication.
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BREAKING: Palace Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson to return her award for government service from the UST Alumni Association tomorrow -resigned president Henry Tenedero
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Tenedero confirmed to radio DZMM that Uson decided to return the award to appease the public.
"Ang akin naman nung nakita ko dun yung pangalan ni Asec. Mocha, sige lang because alam mo, ang laki nung nakita kong pagkatao niya simula nung kami ay nagtetext kagabi, nung sinabi niya na ibalik kung yun ang magbibigay ng katahimikan para sa ating mga Tomasino.
"We decided not to rescind yung mga naibigay nang awards kaya nga yung gesture ni Asec Uson ay kahanga-kahanga kasi nakita niyang ‘kung ako ang nagiging silbi ng pagkawatak-watak, ibibigay ko to,’ so that’s where you see the magnanimity, humility of the person. Ang sabi ko lang sa kanya, alam mo Asec. Mocha, may award ka man o wala, ikaw pa rin ay isang Tomasino."
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Tenedero on Tuesday resigned following public outcry over Uson's recognition.
"As head of USTAAI, president Henry Tenedero humbly takes full responsibility on what has happened, thus, tendering his resignation," the USTAAI said in a statement.
UST Alumni Association president resigns amid uproar over Mocha's award
Despite Tenedero's resignation, the organization said it "stands firm with its decision not to rescind the recognition already conferred."
It, however, apologized "for any reactions that may have resulted from the conferment of the recognitions in the Thomasian Alumni in Government Service."
In her Facebook page, Uson said she offered to return the award but Tenedero said the alumni organization did not want to accept it.
"Lingid sa kaalaman ng lahat bago pa po lumabas ang statement nila ay sinabi ko na po sa President ng UST Alumni Association Inc. na si Sir Henry Tenedero na akin na pong isasauli ang award. Ngunit sinabi niya sa akin na wala sa isip nila na ito’y bawiin," the post read.
"Hindi ko lamang ito isinapubliko dahil sobrang nao-OA na ako sa ilang Thomasians sa pagpapalaki ng issue na ito. Marami pa pong mas mahahalagang bagay ang dapat pinag-uusapan kesa dito."
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MANILA, Philippines - Both greetings refer to the same set of 4 Chinese characters that literally means “Congratulations and wishing you prosperity!”
But guess which one is the more appropriate greeting when you are in the Philippines? (Actually, it doesn't even mean "Happy New Year." More on this later.)
“Kung Hei Fat Choi” has obviously been the more popular one, commonly said and printed on banners, advertisements and different forms of media. But this greeting is Cantonese.
Considering that majority of the Chinese Filipinos here in the Philippines speak the Hokkien dialect, I recommend that we say the greeting in Hokkien, which is pronounced and spelled as "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai."
Tsinoys will appreciate to hear the greeting in the dialect they understand.
Cantonese is one of the 9 other groups of dialects in China and is most commonly spoken in Hong Kong, Guangdong, and Macau.
Hokkien is the dialect spoken in Fujian province where most of the Chinese-Filipinos come from.
If you happen to be in China and if you want to say the greeting in Mandarin, China's official language (and spoken by the most number of people in the world), pronounce the greeting as "Kong Xi Fa Tsai" (written and spelled formally as "Gong Xi Fa Cai").
I suspect that a Hong Kong or Cantonese restaurant started to popularize the Cantonese greeting here, which is weird because there is a very scant population of Tsinoys from Guangdong or Hong Kong.
Quite disappointingly, the Cantonese greeting has been mercilessly repeated and spread in print ads and gigantic banners in commercial banks, restaurants, department stores and shopping malls supposedly owned by Hokkien-speaking Tsinoys who should know the difference.
I remember a jingle from a TV commercial of a fast food chain years ago that goes: “Kung Hei Fat Choi ay nandito na….” This is ironic, because the fast food chain is owned by a Chinese-Filipino who hails from Fujian.
Well, Tsinoys do not understand and speak “Kung Hei Fat Choi.” It’s like saying “Maayong buntag” (Good morning) to a Tagalog who doesn’t understand and speak Bisaya.
So, let's start banishing "Kung Hei Fat Choi" from our vocabulary and start to practice saying the greeting in Hokkien, "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai," which is widely understood by Tsinoys here.
Spread the word, “Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!”
If you want to greet your friend “Happy New Year” in Mandarin, say it as “Xin Nien Kwai Le” (formally written as “Xin Nian Kuai Le”). In Hokkien, say it as “Sin Ni khòai lok.”
Also, don't also be confused with the lion and dragon dance, which are sometimes interchanged.
The four-legged dancing creature is a lion, which is maneuvered by two dancers (one moves the head while the other moves the tail). It has wiggling ears and blinking eyes and is the one that also goes around the streets and reaches for the angpao or red envelope hung at the door. It is usually led by a masked man with a fan.
On the other hand, a dragon has a longer body that is maneuvered by more dancers. It is a guided by a man that holds a dragon ball.
Point out the difference when people say "There’s the dragon!" while the dancing creature turns out to be a lion.
Kiong hee huat tsai!
