 Aloha and Mabuhay. Welcome to another segment of Pinoy Power Hawaii. I am your host, Emmy Ortega Anderson. First of all, I'd like to once again thank the wonderful staff of Think Tech Hawaii for giving us the opportunity to come into your home live every Tuesday from 12 o'clock noon. We aim to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain, and by these topics that represent and share with you, we hope to empower. Today, we're going to do just that with my guest, Cesar G. Bonilla, is my program director of KPRP 650 AM Pinoy Power Radio. And again, our Think Tech TV show is an extension of our Pinoy Power Media. Without further ado, I'm going to introduce Cesar G. Bonilla, my program director. Cesar, welcome. Thank you. Thank you very much, Madam Emmy. You're my boss this time. And I'm very much thankful for this moment for bringing me in at Think Tech Hawaii for this Pinoy Power Hawaii. Yes. Yeah, that's the name of our segment. We're going to talk a little bit more and expand about our empowerment and how do we present topics, titles, and things that we find interesting, educational, enriching, enlightening, entertaining, and empowering. But before we do that, Cesar, let's hear a little bit about your personal background. Tell us a little bit of where you're from. Yes, Madam Ems. I'm Cesar Bonilla. I hail from Barangay, Ten Saniculas, Ilocos Norte. This is a progressive town of Ilocos Norte, Saniculas. Of course- Can we talk about your background in Ilocos? Yes, this is Von Dauwer here. We're from the Ten Saniculas, the Manor part, we went to the Santa Rosa Academy, the Divine Word College in Ablaoa, and then we went to Northwestern University. This is where we worked together with Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Bonilla. We also attended a class of the same name and of course, I love that word, diro ne adal, those are the things that you have to go into the well and either dig up or bring up because those are not commonly used in our daily term. That's your signature as a writer and I know that you're very grateful with the sacrifice and all the wonderful things that your parents have helped you with and instilled with you to help you with your future education. That's what brings you here today, part of our empowerment. So, Cesar, if I may ask, what got you into the media, whether it's the radio or writing newspaper? That is a good question, Madam Emi. This is at St. William's College. This is at St. William's College. This is at St. William's College. To tell you the truth, I'm a very good student. I love those words, Cesar, you, Yang, in the peak, wow. I'm learning as I listen to these very descriptive words that a seasoned writer would often use but not use in the everyday language because these are like treasured words that a poet or a writer would pull out from their bag of tools to impress or make a statement. Not really to impress, Madam, but of course to express. But it comes smoothly because during my younger days, I was an avid reader of Banawag and Liyuay-Wai and Tagumpai. That's the reason why these words maybe are very much inculcated into my fertile mind and it made me nervous, Madam. You brought up Liyuay-Wai and Tagumpai. Yes, Tagumpai. The first one is Tagumpai before. Whatever happened to those, I mean they're just like part of our heritage. Yes, just like Tagumpai, if I'm not mistaken, just like Liyuay-Wai, in the 1960s, 1970s, Tagumpai, Liyuay-Wai and Liyuay-Wai used to be very popular. They were really popular and popular. You know, Liyuay-Wai and Tagumpai used to be very popular and popular. You still have those? Yes, they always used to be popular. That's really true, Cesar, because when I listen to you, I mean, it's it's the conversation or thinking of someone that is really well-traveled or well-educated, but it's because you love reading and doing homework and always when I look at you, you're always in the library doing your research of such topic. Now, how do you go about picking topics or headline news to share? So you were picked because of your ability to express? So, of course, you have to pick topics that have substance relevance and something that will trigger the listener to want to stay on the topic. How do you do that without the sense sense it sensationalism or making up stories or fake news? Yeah, sometimes this so-called sensationalism is analogous to the so-called self embellishment story or in the field of print media, they call this one yellow journalism. So, this is where you learn and you are focused on the situation and we are at the center because you must be neutral and of course observe honesty, credibility, and integrity in reading those topics on the air, especially if this is the burning issue of the day, by the maims. Yeah, so, Cesar, sometimes I love listening to you because of your vest of knowledge, whether we're talking about religion or politics or current events, you seem like you are the walking encyclopedia or know it all when it comes to those things that are trending or things that are popular. How do you help to keep this wealth of knowledge refreshed? Of course, Madam, you must be a wider reader also because I have to interconnect those facts with those past events in history, especially the Bible and I can relate everything without backsliding or going on to another issue or going to the west or going to the south, but I can interrelate everything of all the disciplines that I learned, which is very relevant to the issue. We will interconnect all together so that to make it fresh and vibrant appealing to the listening audience. There you go. We're going to take a quick break. We are having a conversation with my program director of KPR P650 AM, Pinoy Power Radio, Cesar. I call him Cesar, the great vanilla because he is a think tank of information, vast knowledge, his ability to retain and also share this pertinent information that is of interest to us. With all humility. We'll be right back here on Pinoy Power, Hawaii. Hi, I'm Rusty Komori, host of Beyond the Lines on Think Tech, Hawaii. My show is based on my book, also titled Beyond the Lines, and it's about creating a superior culture of excellence, leadership, and finding greatness. I interview guests who are successful in business, sports, and life, which is sure to inspire you in finding your greatness. Join me every Monday as we go Beyond the Lines at 11 a.m. Aloha. Aloha. My name is Andrew Lanning. I'm the host of Security Matters Hawaii airing every Wednesday here on Think Tech, Hawaii, live from the studios. I'll bring you guests. I'll bring you information about the things in security that matter to keeping you safe, your co-workers safe, your family safe, to keep our community safe. We want to teach you about those things in our industry that may be a little outside of your experience. So please join me because Security Matters, Aloha. Yeah, I am your host, Emmy Ortega Anderson, and we come to your home live on Think Tech, Hawaii at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday. Today we're having a conversation with my program director. He's not only a program director for KPRP 650 a.m. He also writes for a very popular newspaper, Phil Lam Courier, and he also does many, many different things interpreting and sometimes we're out there providing community service. And that's what we love to do. That's why we are in media, Cesar. Yes. Let's get back to our conversation. And one of the format for your show is how you blend stories from the Bible and make it come to life and apply it to how relevant it is to what's going on in our today's world. What's your favorite story in the Bible that may have an effect or apply in your life? Thank you, Madam. Because being in the media, Madam Emmy, maybe this is also in consonance with you being the founder of KPRP 650 power radio. You know, Madam, the Bible stories, those prophets and men of God were being commissioned by our Lord God to spread the good news and just like us in the radio. We're also hoping that with our evangelizing and everything about bringing the good news to the people, we can achieve that degree of transformation in their part. We need to love that. Wow. Wow. I love listening to you. It's just stories of the Bible coming into life. But I also love that more of the stories, Cesar, those. Would you say that because your Tagalog is more thorough than mine? I am. It's beautifully said. And again, those that don't remember where they came from will not succeed in getting to their place of destination. You know, Cesar, I also have a saying and I often say that at the end of what I'm asked to speak and give important messages, whether it's to the youth, the children or the elderly, I often say that to never, never give up. And I borrowed that from Winston Churchill for the seeds of discouragement cannot take root. In a grateful heart. I'm so grateful for always the opportunity that is given to each and every one of us, especially to us in media, to be able to use our discretion or use the power of discernment, Cesar. Sometimes I feel so grateful that I'm blessed with that gift. And I know you are too, because there are a lot of times that you play it safe, you know, rather than coming out right and say, this is what happened. But you always say, may pagaroop. This is believe to what have happened. So why do you always take that position? That is a very good question, Madam Amy. There are so many radio stations, TV stations, cable stations, and there are so many social media stations, and there are so many bill of rights. We have so many social media stations. So there are so many liberal social media stations. And there are very few social media stations that are regulated by the government. So there are so many, and there are many, and there is the first amendment, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Freedom of Speech. And there are also the most free press in the whole world. This is really a story that is being told on TV, radio, television, and so on. This is an unlimited story. It's a story that is being told by the people who watch it. And it's a story that is being told by the people who watch it. It's a story that is being told by the people who watch it. When I saw fake news. When I saw it, when I saw it, there was a media network when there was a news that was being told by people. When I saw it, I was shocked, what people were watching it. They were so excited. When I saw it, I saw it in an interview. I looked it up. It was a big, big person. This is an interpretation of the Balicas, of the linea, of the Baganas. Where the Baganas are located, the Baganas are not only in Nalanga, but also in Nalanga. This is one way to get a live oral defamation. This is what Madam Emmie and we are here on the radio. We are here on the TV Federal Communications Commission. We are here on the radio. First of all, I would like to say that the Baganas are not only in Nalanga, but also in Nalanga. This is why we are here on the radio. Great advice, Cesar, and we will take it into heart that we do have guidelines that we follow, and we must be responsible for the things that we put on the air, and make sure that it is fair and balanced, and also is in line with our Pinoy Power mission, and I will repeat it once again at the end of the show. First, I want to thank you for taking the time to be our guest today to share your vast knowledge. You are very much welcome, Madam Emmie. I always learn a lot. I love listening to you every morning from sometimes 6 o'clock in the morning, but his regular time schedule is from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Dita Lamangposa, KPRP Pinoy Power Radio, 6.50 a.m. Kind of dumb, but they take Global Connector Cups at twitch.tv.com forward slash Pinoy Power Media. And with that, again, we reiterate that we're happy to be given this opportunity to continue our mission. We aim to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain, and we hope to empower. Thank you again for watching us and for being with us. Thank you also to Think Tech Hawaii for giving us the opportunity. Maraming salamat po, and mabuhay.