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Bread and pastry biz bags DTI’s most outstanding MSME award

By Manuel T. Cayon

@awimailbox Mindanao Bureau Chief

DAVAO CITY—A small business enterprise that the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has assisted in making bread and pastry bagged the most outstanding small business venture award from another government agency.

Prangels Bakeshoppe bagged the Most Outstanding Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) in Region 9 for the Small Category. The awards activity was conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) during the annual Regional MSME Week Celebration.

The DTI said the award was based on the product competitiveness, enterprise development, resiliency, pandemic alleviation initiatives and community involvement. This year’s MSME week highlighted local products and entrepreneurs.

The Prangels Bakeshop specializes in various pastry products and it was assisted by DOST 9 through the deployment of experts and consultants to increase its market competitiveness in terms of price and quality.

The enterprise was also a recipient of innovation funding assistance under the DOST Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP), which helped to upgrade its production using cookies and cake depositor and to improve its efficiency and raise it product quality.

Meanwhile, the 18th Congress of the Philippines passed Republic Act 11914 directing the DOST’s Provincial Science and Technology Offices (PSTOs) to identify the needs and opportunities in science and technology in the provinces and implement DOST programs in rural areas.

The PSTOs were the converted offices from the previous Provincial Science and Technology Centers, whose resources were requisitioned “to develop institutional linkages with provincial offices of other departments, local government units, academe, and non-governmental offices to effectively implement S&T programs in the provinces and perform other duties determined by the DOST Secretary and its Regional Director,” the DOST information office said.

PSTO Davao del Norte Head Engr. Judy Donna Nueva Ecija said that the law’s passage “heightens the responsibilities and strengthens the programs implemented by the provincial centers in the communities.”

Despite CDC travel advisory, tourism group expects 2M tourists by year-end

By Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo

@akosistellaBM Special to the BusinessMirror

TOURIST arrivals are projected to reach 2 million by year-end, despite Tuesday’s US government advisory against travel to the Philippines.

Tourism Congress of the Philippines (TCP) President Jose C. Clemente III expressed optimism the latest pronouncement of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moving the Philippines back to the high-risk Level 3 group of countries, “will have minimal effect on our tourist arrivals,” which had already reached 1.1 million from February 10 to August 7. “My fearless forecast is that we will probably be nearing 2 million [tourists] by year-end,” judging by the continued increase in bookings from overseas clients, as per TCP member travel agencies.

While 2 million is still a far cry from the 8.26 million foreign guests who arrived pre-pandemic in 2019, other data point to a quick rebound in the tourism sector. (See, “��

b�y�ns’ push dem�nd for ��r tr�ve� to Ph��pp�nes,” �n the BusinessMirror, June 21, 2022.)

“[Tourists] seem to not care anymore about Covid, even if they have to quarantine in the destination they are headed,” said Clemente, who is also president of the 50-year-old Rajah Tours Philippines. “Personally, I am getting more bookings now from the Netherlands, who are probably on revenge travel mode, and Canada.”

He also noted that the balikbayan (homecoming Filipinos) market continues to remain strong, and will keep being so, whether or not there is a CDC advisory. Data provided by the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed 400,007 overseas Filipinos arrived as tourists as of August 7, 2022. (See,

“Tour�st �rr�v��s�n PHL bre�ch 1�M m�r��n 6 months,” �n the BusinessMirror, August 15, 2022.)

Health, safety protocols remain in place

FOR her part, Tourism Secretarydesignate Christina Garcia Frasco assured travelers that health and safety protocols continue to remain in place in Philippine tourism destourism destinations. “The global pandemic continues to expose the tourism industry to challenges, but our travelers can rest assured that the Philippine government continues to ensure that minimum public health and safety standards are in place, coupled with the precautionary measures observed by our partners from the private and public sectors. Therefore, our guests can safely enjoy any of our 7,641 islands even in the time of Covid-19.”

In a news statement issued late Tuesday night, Frasco stressed the Philippines boasts of a 92.3-percent vaccination rate, equivalent to more than 72 million fully-vaccinated Filipinos as of August 14, 2022, citing the latest DOH bulletin.

She added, “We are confident of the measures and guidelines that we have instituted to strike a balance between safety and travel in the new normal.”

As of August 15, the DOH has reported 3,484 new Covid cases, with active cases reaching 38,982 nationwide. The positivity rate across to the country is now 14.8 percent.

‘In good company’

THE latest CDC travel advisory puts the Philippines, along with Russia and Nepal, to the Covid Level 3 “high risk” group. Along with most of Europe, the number of Level 3 countries number almost 130, or over half of the 235 countries monitored by the CDC for Covid infections.

“If you are not up to date with your Covid-19 vaccines, avoid travel to the Philippines,” said the CDC advisory on Tuesday. “Even if you are up to date with your Covid-19 vaccines, you may still be at risk for getting and spreading Covid-19,” the agency added.

TCP’s Clemente noted, “If you look at the other Level 3 countries on the CDC list, these include Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom…and yet people are still traveling there,” he said. “So we’re in good company.”

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

7 PRIME TECH, INC. 10/f Ewestpod, Eton Westend Square, Yakal St. Cor. Don Chino Roces Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati

HADI SAMSUDI Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns. Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NETY Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns.

STEVEN Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns.

WENDI SUSANTO Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns.

YANA SUSANTO Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns.

YUNI UTAMI Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns. Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

8 STONE BUSINESS OUTSOURCING OPC 5-10/f Tower 1, Pitx Kennedy Road, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

HU, ANPING Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication Mandarin speaking.

YANG, GUANGCHENG Mandarin Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking. Basic Qualification: Knows how to recommend potential products or services to management by collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Knows how to recommend potential products or services to management by collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ABB, INC. Km 20 West Service Road, South Super Hi-way, Marcelo Green Village, City Of Parañaque

MAJHI, DILIP KUMAR Lead Application And Commissioning Consultant

Brief Job Description: Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the control system integration Basic Qualification: 20 +years of Experience in Power Project Execution

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

MANJHI, ROSHAN KUMAR Senior Application And Commissioning Consultant

Brief Job Description: Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the control system integration Basic Qualification: 3-5 Years of Experience in Power Project Execution

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ACCENTURE, INC. 7f, Robinsons Cybergate Tower 1, Pioneer St, City Of Mandaluyong

STOLTZE, OLIVER BRUNO BRAMMER App/cloud Support Senior Analyst

Brief Job Description: • Communicate with the client functional design incharge about the detail of requirement definition and function design. • explain development status and issue with the team leads of the client• understand the clients’ original develop/runtime architecture and develop standards (including deliverable flow, template, description level) • perform knowledge transfer about business requirement/functional design written in required language to the team lead and members Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science or other relevant fields; must be able to communicate effectively, verbally and written, in both English and required language; experience in any of the following: o java (jave ee, java se, spring, nodes) o JavaScript o sap i.net o Cobol o angular; knowledgeable in back-end programming language/ framework; willing to work on holidays, weekends, etc.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

KHOURY, HONG CHANG Client Financial MGMT Senior Manager

Brief Job Description: Accountable for managing resources, service delivery and process / tool deployment to ensure GAAP compliant and high-quality, cost-effective customer service across client teams within the relevant regions / geographies. Contribute to the development and lead implementation of the cfm operating strategy and initiatives to improve service delivery and cost effectiveness. Develop, implement and provide ongoing oversight of cfm quality management activities for client teams within the relevant geographies. Ensure an effective regime to support compliance with us GAAP and internal controls, leveraging technology as appropriate to reduce risk and cost of compliance. Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent); preferably in finance or accounting. English upper-intermediate. Experience it management control, or related with budgeting, planning and forecasting. Experience working with and supervising numerous teams. Advanced excel skills. Must bring long experience directly in cfm ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

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RIAMRATANAKORN, WASUT Chief Risk Officer

Brief Job Description: The Chief Risk Officer role is to direct and organize the company’s risk management function QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Basic Qualification: At Least 10 Years of Experience in the Actuarial Area, Preferably Including Risk Management, and 5 Years of Management Experience in Finance, Risk, or Actuarial Area. Strong Analytical Skills, and Independent Thinking. Actuarial and Risk Qualifications - Minimum Associate & Preferably Fellow of Local Actuarial Body

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

ALLRAY FASHION INC. Unit No. U-42 3/f Baclaran, Bagong Milenyo Plaza, Barangay 76, Pasay City

14. HAREENDRAN, SREEKANTH Marketing Executive

Brief Job Description: Implements marketing and advertising concerns. Basic Qualification: With good oral and communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ASUS PHILIPPINES CORPORATION Unit 401-404 Hanston Bldg., F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig

15. HUANG, WEI-HSIANG a.k.a. JAMES HUANG Country Product Manager

Brief Job Description: Responsible for country’s product introduction and portfolio management Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Marketing or Related Course

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

AVANTICE CORPORATION 19/f Pbcom Tower, Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati

16. KHOO KIET SHEN Marketing Executive

Brief Job Description: Conduct and analyze market research

17. VU THI HONG TRINH Marketing Executive

Brief Job Description: Conduct and analyze market research Basic Qualification: Must be native Cambodian/ Vietnamese/ Chinese/ Thai/Indonesian/Korean/ Japanese/ Taiwanese, fluent in English and respective native language; with at least 2 years experience in similar field Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999 Basic Qualification: Must be native Vietnamese / Chinese / Thai / Indonesian / Korean / Japanese / Taiwanese, fluent in English and respective native language; with at least 2 years experience in similar field

18. 19. BUDIONO THIO Operations Executive

Brief Job Description: Serves as a liaison between the customer and various departments & ensures that basic CS functions are performed.

JESSICA STEFANIE Operations Executive

Brief Job Description: Serves as a liaison between the customer and various departments & ensures that basic CS functions are performed. Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999 Basic Qualification: Must be native Indonesian / Vietnamese / Cambodian fluent in English and respective native language; proficient in Microsoft applications.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999 Basic Qualification: Must be native Indonesian / Vietnamese / Cambodian fluent in English and respective native language; proficient in Microsoft applications.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

BOSKALIS PHILIPPINES INC. Unit 3701, 3801 The Orient Square, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig

20. KUMARASAMY, CHINNATHAMBI Mechanic Specialist

Brief Job Description: Responsible for compiling mechanical equipment Basic Qualification: Take the lead role with repairs

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

CLICKPLAY SOLUTIONS CORP. 11 Ab Cyberzone Plaza Bldg., Eastwood Ave., 3, Bagumbayan, Quezon City

21. LI, WEIDONG Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: A customer service representative supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints. They’re the front line of support for clients and customers and they help ensure that customers are satisfied with products, services, and features. Basic Qualification: Must be a College graduate; Can Prepare product or service reports by collecting and analyzing customer information; Can contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed; Can Manage large amounts of incoming calls

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

22. SONG, JUNLONG Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: A customer service representative supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints. They’re the front line of support for clients and customers and they help ensure that customers are satisfied with products, services, and features. Basic Qualification: Must be a College graduate; Can Prepare product or service reports by collecting and analyzing customer information; Can contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed; Can Manage large amounts of incoming calls

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

DATACLICK INTERNATIONAL CORP. E. Rodriguez St., Roxas Blvd. St., Barangay 3, Pasay City

DO VAN TIEN Gaming Support Specialist ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

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26. 27. DONG SY THAI Gaming Support Specialist

Brief Job Description: Being the voice of our players within our fast-growing online/offshore gaming platform, stay on track with the game updates, implementing procedures to support players, work creatively across multiple projects and platforms at the same time. HOANG VAN TRONG Gaming Support Specialist

Brief Job Description: Being the voice of our players within our fast-growing online/offshore gaming platform, stay on track with the game updates, implementing procedures to support players, work creatively across multiple projects and platforms at the same time. LUONG THU BINH Gaming Support Specialist

Brief Job Description: Being the voice of our players within our fast-growing online/offshore gaming platform, stay on track with the game updates, implementing procedures to support players, work creatively across multiple projects and platforms at the same time. NGUYEN DANG THUONG Gaming Support Specialist

Brief Job Description: Being the voice of our players within our fast-growing online/offshore gaming platform, stay on track with the game updates, implementing procedures to support players, work creatively across multiple projects and platforms at the same time. NGUYEN VAN DUC Gaming Support Specialist

28. Brief Job Description: Being the voice of our players within our fast-growing online/offshore gaming platform, stay on track with the game updates, implementing procedures to support players, work creatively across multiple projects and platforms at the same time. DOMINUS VISA CONSULTANCY INC. 37th Floor Lkg Tower,, 6801 Ayala Avenue,, Bel-air, City Of Makati

29. ZHUANG, ZEJUN Chinese Speaking Technical Consultant

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services. Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months customer service experience/good in oral communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 5/f Firstsource Building Plaza D, Northgate Cyberzone, Alabang, City Of Muntinlupa

30. MALHOTRA, PIYA Associate Director - HR

Brief Job Description: Create strategy and action plan for HR department which helps meet organizational goals and objectives Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree Post graduation/master’s degree (Preferred). 12-15 years of industry and management experience w/ expertise and wide range experience in handling different facets of HR in an ITES/BPO set-up on global scale.

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

FLYING DRAGON NETWORK PHILIPPINES INC. Ri Rance Ii Bldg., Block 2 Lot 3 Aseana City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

31. FU, CHUANXING Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

32. JIANG, GUANGYUAN Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

33. LI, ZHENYANG Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

34. LING, YIZHONG Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

35. LUO, LEI Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

36. MA, CHENGLONG Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

37. QUAN, JINGSHENG Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

SUN, PAN Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service

TRAN MINH HIEU Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service

XIONG, JUNTAO Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service

YANG, HUI Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service

ZHANG, SHENGYOU Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service

ZHUANG, ZHIHONG Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate/level and fluent in Mandarin/basic English

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

FLYING FUTURE SERVICES INC. 3/f Salcedo One Center, 170 Salcedo St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati CHIONG SING CHEK Mandarin Accounts Staff

Brief Job Description: Assist in determining pricing quotes for customers

CHAW JIEN HONG Mandarin Operations Specialist

Brief Job Description: Maintain accurate sales record Basic Qualification: Can Speak Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Can Speak Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ZHANG, YU Mandarin Operations Specialist

Brief Job Description: Maintain accurate sales record Basic Qualification: Can Speak Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

TAY PEI JIN Mandarin Team Leader

Brief Job Description: Maintain and drive program knowledge for self and team Basic Qualification: Can Speak Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

FUJIAN ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING COMPANY 5, West Lawin, Phil-am, Quezon City

CHEN, YU Mandarin Speaking Project Manager

Brief Job Description: Planning and defining scope of the project

LIN, XIAOFANG Mandarin Speaking Project Manager

Brief Job Description: Planning and defining scope of the project Basic Qualification: Excellent oral and written com. Both English and Mandarin Chinese

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Excellent oral and written com. Both English and Mandarin Chinese

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD-PHILIPPINE BRANCH 16f, The Curve Building, 3rd Ave Cor., 32nd St Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

SINGH, VIKRAM KUMAR Delivery Head

Brief Job Description: At least 15 - 20 years experience in as managerial personnel in the BPO industry Basic Qualification: Responsible for managing customer service operations delivery which will include but not restrict to-client

Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above

SUBRAMANIAN, GOPINATH Operations Manager

Brief Job Description: Responsible for BPO operations from all the Hexaware facilities in the Philippines Basic Qualification: At least 15 - 20 years experience in as managerial personnel in the BPO industry

Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above

HUBWOO.COM 16/f, Insular Life Tower Ii, Alabang, City Of Muntinlupa

BRISEMUR, PATRICK REMY It Customer Care Specialist

Brief Job Description: Promptly responding to customer queries via email, live chat, video, phone and social media channels Basic Qualification: Must be college graduate or college level, someone who’s dedicated to going above and beyond for the customer and knowledge of French standard in I.T. fields.

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

IGNIS ENERGY PHILIPPINES, INC. 12 West Tower The Podium, Adb Avenue Cor Ortigas, Wack-wack Greenhills, City Of Mandaluyong

BARRIALES GUTIERREZ, HUGO ALFONSO Development Director

Brief Job Description: In charge of the USD cross-country projects, supervise the energy project development project execution and power generation Basic Qualification: Engineering and Master’s Degree; 30 years experience in energy project development, project execution with at least one cross-country project valued at at least USD100,000,000.00

Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above

PEREZ DE BLAS, GONZALO International Junior Analyst

Brief Job Description: In charge of project control and financial modeling, provide critical input for planning the existing and future technical and staff resources to ensure sustainability of operations Basic Qualification: Engineering Degree; 5 years experience in energy projects with one project having at least USD20,000,000.00 cross-country projects; knowledgeable in Spanish and Philippine laws;

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

INFOSYS BPM LIMITED - PHILIPPINE BRANCH 19th-23rd Flr., Bgc Corporate Center, 11th Ave. Corner 30th Sts., City Of Taguig No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

JINXI PHILIPPINES REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Unt No. U-705, Flr. No. 7/f Eastfield Center Bldg., Macapagal Ave. St., Barangay 76, Pasay City

57. LIN, KEZHONG Mandarin Project Consultant

Brief Job Description: The mandarin project consultant will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long-term goals. Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin project consultant, excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

58. MA, XIAOPING Mandarin Project Consultant

Brief Job Description: The mandarin project consultant will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long-term goals. Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin project consultant, excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

JIU ZHOU TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. U-3401 34/f Pbcom Tower, 6795 Ayala Ave. Cor. V.a. Rufino St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

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61. 62. CHEN, CHUN-YU Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services.

LIN, SHIH-YING Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services

CHANG, CHIN-YUN Chinese Technical Support Representative

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services.

CHIU, HSIN-YI Chinese Technical Support Representative

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services. Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and their respective native language for the position applied for, Fluent in Chinese Mandarin is an advantage.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and their respective Native Language for the position applied for; Fluent in Chinese Mandarin is an advantage

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and their respective native language for the position applied for, Fluent in Chinese Mandarin is an advantage.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and their respective native language for the position applied for, Fluent in Chinese Mandarin is an advantage.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

JP & L BEAUTY PRODUCTS INC. 22 The Trade And Financial Tower, 7th Ave. Cor. 32nd St., Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

63. FADLON (SHAGABAEV), JENNY TALYA (GENI) Multilingual - Product Development Specialist

Brief Job Description: Responsible for producing information, transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving and transmitting test data and graphics from English to another language such as Hebrew, Malay and MonKhmer. Basic Qualification: Proficiency in English, Hebrew, Malay and MonKhmer language.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

64. SHPILKO, RADY Multilingual - Product Development Specialist

Brief Job Description: Responsible for producing information, transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving and transmitting test data and graphics from English to another language such as Hebrew, Malay and MonKhmer. Basic Qualification: Proficiency in English, Hebrew, Malay and MonKhmer language.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. 4th-11th Flr. Nexgen Tower, C4 Rd. Edsa Ext., Barangay 76, Pasay City

65. AYE SHUAN Burmese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

66. CHAN MYAE MO MO Burmese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

67. ZAW THET HTOO Burmese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries. Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

68. CHEN, WEI-YUAN Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service. Basic Qualification: College Graduate/Level and Fluent in Mandarin/Basic English.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

69. LIM CHAI YANN Call Center Agent

Brief Job Description: Customer Service. Basic Qualification: College Graduate/Level and Fluent in Mandarin/Basic English.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

70. CAI, XIAOXIN Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires. Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

71. 72. CHEN, YIN Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

HUO, JIANLONG Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language

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82. 83. LI, FEILONG Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

TAN, MENGYAO Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

CINTYA AGUSTIN Indonesian Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

FENI Indonesian Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

CHONG JUN HOCK Malaysian Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

BUI THI NGOC TRINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

DUONG HOAI NAM Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

GIANG A SAN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

HA VAN TAI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

SU CHOI PHAT Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

MPOTECH DIGITAL SYSTEM INC. 47/f Pbcom Tower, 6795 Ayala Ave. Cor. V.a Rufino St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

84. ENJELES YOHAN Indonesian Language Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Provide product/services, information, answer questions and resolve emerging problems Basic Qualification: Graduate of 4 Years Bachelor Degree With Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

85. HELENA VALENSYA Indonesian Language Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Provide product/services, information, answer questions and resolve emerging problems Basic Qualification: Graduate of 4 Years Bachelor Degree With Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

86. 87. M ILHAM FAHZAR Indonesian Language Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Provide product/services, information, answer questions and resolve emerging problems

MICHELLE Indonesian Language Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Provide product/services, information, answer questions and resolve emerging problems Basic Qualification: Graduate of 4 Years Bachelor Degree With Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Graduate of 4 Years Bachelor Degree With Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NETLINGO SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. 15/f 6780 Ayala Ave. Bldg., 6780 Ayala Ave., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

88. YOON, YOUNGKUK Customer Support Representative

Brief Job Description: Customer service representative to manage customer queries and complaints. Basic Qualification: With background in a related position, college graduate, proficient in speaking, writing in English & Korean Hangul.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NEW ORIENTAL CLUB88 CORPORATION 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th/f, Pearl Marina Building Pacific Drive, Don Galo, City Of Parañaque

89. BAI, XIAOWEI Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

90. CHEN, JIANFENG Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

91. DU, BIAOMING Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

92. JIANG, PING Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

LI, XIAOFENG Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LIN, BINGKUN Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

LIN, XINMIN Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LIU, JINLU Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

PAN, YANMIN Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

QIN, GUICHUN Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

SUN, LIJUN Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

WANG, LIN Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

WANG, SHIXU Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

XIAN, HAISHOU Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

XIONG, WEILIANG Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

YANG, CHAO Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

ZHAN, FUQIANG Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

ZHANG, PINGYU Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

ZHONG, XING Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

BATBAYAR, TEMUUJIN Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

HANDY SAKIMAN Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language). No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

112. OKTAVIANI Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

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118.

119. 120. PAULA MAYLINA MEY Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

SETEVDAGVA, BADAMSUREN Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

SENDY LEE Indonesian Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

SYLVIA STEPHANIE LIANG Indonesian Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LIM CHEE HOW Malaysian Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

AH KAING HTIN Myanmari Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

KAUNG MIN HAN Myanmari Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

MYA MYA THIN Myanmari Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

121. YAN INN KYONE Myanmari Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

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127. 128. ZAW LATT Myanmari Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

DAO THI TUYET Vietnamese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

DUONG THI HUE Vietnamese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LUONG THI THUONG THUONG Vietnamese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

NGUYEN HOANG YEN NHI Vietnamese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

PHAM VAN DAT Vietnamese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

TRAN THI QUYEN Vietnamese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language)

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NIPPON EXPRESS PHILIPPINES CORPORATION Lot 85 A & B, Avocado Road Fti Complex, Western Bicutan, City Of Taguig No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

130. KOTANI, HARUNOBU General Manager At Logistics Division

Brief Job Description: Responsible for generating sales revenue from new of existing clients. Basic Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or Management preferred Japanese.

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

SMARC GROUP ASIA INC. 11f Tower 2, Dd Plaza, Edsa Ext. Cor Macapagal Ave., Barangay 76, Pasay City

131. KIM, YONGJIN Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Customer service Basic Qualification: Customer Service in Korean Language

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

SODEXO ON-SITE SERVICES PHILIPPINES, INC. 11/f Ba Lepanto Bldg., 8747 Paseo De Roxas, Bel-air, City Of Makati

132. JIA, ZHAOGANG Chef III

Brief Job Description: Ensure kitchen team adheres to sodexo way service standards through training and role modeling; ensure standard recipes are used and food is presented according to established standards; ensure kitchen and working area comply with health and food safety standards at all times; to participate and contribute in continual improvement process through waste reduction, revenue enhancement, increased customer and staff satisfaction and improved workplace health & safety; to actively promote teamwork and cohesion by demonstrating behavioral and positive mindset examples at all times and to ensure the update all scheduled cleaning in responsible area. Basic Qualification: Must be fluent in mandarin. Fluency in English is a plus but not required; wide knowledge in traditional Chinese cuisine; ability to work with minimum supervision; responsible approach to confidentiality; with food safety and hygiene knowledge; well-groomed and able to represent sodexo in a professional manner; and amenable to work in bgc taguig – stay in.

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

SPEED QUALITY TECH INC. 3/f Eco Plaza Bldg., 2305 Chino Roces Ave. Extn., Magallanes, City Of Makati

133. LU, WEN Mandarin Customer Service Specialist

Brief Job Description: Customer Service Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin both Oral and Written

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

WANFANG TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC. 6-9/f Tower 2 Double Dragon Plaza, Edsa Cor. Macapagal Ave., Barangay 76, Pasay City

134. PASANNAWONG, EKKAWIT Thai Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services. Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and their respective native language for the position applied for, Fluent in Chinese Mandarin is an advantage.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

YOUBIN CONSULTANCY INC. 7/f Ba Lepanto Bldg., Paseo De Roxas, Bel-air, City Of Makati

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136. 137. CAI, YOULIN Chinese Consultant

Brief Job Description: Responsible for meeting clients to discuss their advertising needs

LIN, KAIHUA Chinese Technical Support Representative

Brief Job Description: Responsible for stay current with system information, changes and updates.

YUAN, MENG Mandarin Account Associate

Brief Job Description: Responsible for reconcile financial books including incoming and outgoing funds

138. ZHANG, LIANGSHENG Mandarin Administrative Associate

Brief Job Description: Responsible for making travel arrangements, coordinating conferences calls, and handling RSVPs for event. Basic Qualification: Proficiency Speaking, Reading and Writing in Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficiency speaking, reading and writing in mandarin.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficiency Speaking, Reading and Writing in Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Proficiency speaking, reading and writing in mandarin.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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140. 141. ZHANG, YOUYU Mandarin Administrative Associate

Brief Job Description: Responsible for reporting to management and executing instructions

KE, QILIANG Mandarin Audit Associate

Brief Job Description: Responsible for completes allocated task to a high standards which meet set reporting and auditing standards

LI, RUI Mandarin Front Desk Associate

Brief Job Description: Responsible for keep record of all conversation in database in a comprehensive way Basic Qualification: Proficiency Speaking, Reading and Writing in Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Proficiency Speaking, Reading and Writing in Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Proficiency Speaking, Reading and Writing in Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

142. LEE CIN HING Mandarin Marketing Officer

Brief Job Description: Responsible for contribute in the implementation of making strategies. Basic Qualification: Proficiency speaking, reading and writing in mandarin.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

143. MANFRED ON CHAN CHUEN Mandarin Marketing Officer

Brief Job Description: Responsible for prepare content for the publication of marketing material and oversea distribution Basic Qualification: Proficiency Speaking, Reading and Writing in Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

*Date Generated: Aug 17, 2022

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Please inform DOLE National Capital Region if you have any information on criminal offense committed by the foreign nationals.

Agriculture/Commodities www.businessmirror.com.ph BusinessMirror Editor: Jennifer A. Ng • Thursday, August 18, 2022 A9

Project aims to help raisers maximize hog production in South Cotabato town

By Jonathan L. Mayuga

@jonlmayuga

WITH a biogas digester and rainwater collector, a group of farmers in a sleepy agricultural town in South Cotabato can now maximize their hog production business.

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in South Cotabato recently turned over a unit of biogas digester and rainwater collector to the farmer-members of Moloy ARB Association in Barangay Moloy, Surallah town.

The said facilities were provided under the Community-Managed Potable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (CPWASH) Project which costs P80,000.

Assistant Regional Director H. Roldan A. Ali said these support services aim to provide the community with a permanent facility to collect the rainwater for hog production and the biogas digester would convert the hog waste into methane gas that could be used for cooking.

“I am glad that you are receptive to the project. I hope that this support will be a big help in boosting your hog production,” Ali said to the farmer recipients.

He also encouraged the beneficiaries to sustain the project and suggested that they should register with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to further expand their business operation.

CDA is a government agency that promotes the sustained growth and full development of cooperatives in the country.

Moloy ARB Association President Naomi Ebuetada thanked the DAR for the CPWASH projects they received because he said that it would provide a boost to their business.

“We will take good care of the project and we will keep it sustainable,” she said.

Surallah Municipal Councilor Harold Eslabon advised the farmers to closely coordinate with the local government unit and work hand-inhand to ward off the threat of disease that could harm farm animals.

LandBank lends ₧5.8B to boost climate resilience of farmers

By Jovee Marie N. Dela Cruz @joveemarie

THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) said it has approved loans totaling P5.8 billion which aim to help local farms and fisheries adapt to climate change.

LandBank said the loans have been extended to 15 borrowers as of June 30 in support of building a climate-resilient agri-business value chain in the country.

LandBank President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo said the bank supports investments in innovative technologies that will help address climate change risks in the agriculture sector.

“This modernization is aimed towards improving the production and income of our local farmers while ensuring national food security amid the changing global climate,” she said in a statement.

Through its Climate Resilient Agriculture Financing Program, the bank said it aims to finance farming technologies, systems, facilities and equipment that will help local farms and fisheries become more adaptive and resilient to the effects of climate change, such as severe storms and prolonged drought.

The bank said the program can finance crop, livestock, and fishery projects that utilize climate-resilient technologies, such as the adoption of planting materials and seedling techniques for climate-resistant food crops, pipe irrigation that helps prevent water loss during dry season, and climate-adaptive farming systems such as terracing.

Modern facilities and equipment that minimize harvest and postharvest losses during typhoons can also be financed under the program, including rice harvesters, dryers and outdoor grain storage facilities, the bank added.

It also said that the program can provide credit fund for working capital and the construction of facilities such as greenhouses, reservoirs, rainwater collecting systems, and farm-to-market roads with drainage, and other new and emerging technologies approved and endorsed by the Department of Agriculture and the concerned Municipal Agricultural Office.

Under the LandBank Climate Resilient Agriculture Financing Program, cooperatives, associations, and private borrowers categorized as single proprietorships, partnerships, or corporations may borrow up to 80 percent of the total project cost.

Meanwhile, the bank said local government units may borrow not more than their net borrowing capacity as certified by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Term loans for working capital and permanent working capital are payable up to 1 year and 3 years, respectively, while loans for fixed assets and construction of facilities are payable based on cash flow but not more than its economic useful life.

The interest rate shall be based on the prevailing market rate. LandBank said its program “underscores the bank’s commitment towards advancing a more resilient agriculture sector while promoting environmental sustainability.”

In his recent State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said addressing the impact of climate change on the agriculture sector is one of the top priorities of his administration.

ADB taps SEARCA for 10-year agriculture modernization plan

FAO scales up procurement of fertilizers using $10-M CERF loan

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has commissioned the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) for a 10-year plan that will enable the Philippines to become a top agricultural producer.

SEARCA Director Glenn B. Gregorio told a press orientation that the “National Agriculture and Fisheries Organization and Industrialization Plan” will be implemented until 2030.

The press orientation was in conjuction with the launch of the SEARCA Hub for Agriculture and Rural Innovation for the Young Generation (SHARING) Cafe.

“We have already submitted our recommendations to the Department of Agriculture [DA],” said Gregorio.

The industrialization plan has a nine-point track to carry out:

Consolidated production and post harvest facilities (commodity systems-oriented)

Construction of critical infrastructure spatially integrated within agri-fisheries industrial business corridors

Modernized food terminal facilities and similar facilities linked to transport nodes in urban and periurban areas.

Smart irrigation and water impoundment or retention systems serving two or more commodities

Other large-scale infrastructure (waste management facilities, fish ports, ICT (Information Communication Technology) including high-speed connectivity

Scaled up mechanization and adoption of other commercial scaleoriented technologies Large-scale production and distribution of biologically safe technologies including biopackaging

State-of-the art research and development facilities linked to province-led agriculture and fisheries extension systems networks

Development of agri-fishery enterprises and business incubation initiatives linked to large investors.

Gregorio said the 10-year plan requires a budget of P5.03 trillion.

“The budget should come from the public sector, P2.5 trillion, while the other P2.5 trillion will come from the private sector.”

SEARCA itself has launched its own programs that seek to attract investments in the knowledge economy which taps on the economy’s intellectual resources to generate wealth.

For one, the SHARING Cafe provides for creative learning experience that can lead the young generation to contribute to farm industrialization.

“The SHARING Café is an interactive component of the SHARING innovation spaces, which aims to provide a creative learning experience geared towards Agriculture 4.0 in Southeast Asia,” said SEARCA.

“The SHARING Café will be an innovative venue for ‘play-to-learn’ activities for guests and fun learning modules for K-12 students in the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.” ARIZONA, which grows most of the lettuce eaten in the United States each winter, will be losing about a fifth of the water it gets from the Colorado River as drought and climate change diminish the key water basin.

The US will withhold 21 percent of Arizona’s annual water allocation from the Colorado River in 2023 as part of conservation efforts announced Tuesday by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation. The measure is the latest action aimed at dealing with the first-ever water shortage in the river basin. Lake Mead and Lake Powell—the two largest US reservoirs—stand at historically low levels and combined are at 28 percent of their capacity, officials said.

Farmers in Arizona, who provide more than 90 percent of the US’s leafy greens each November through March, have already borne the brunt of prior cuts, along with those who make a living from the state’s $23.3 billion agriculture industry. Pinal County, between Phoenix and Tucson, is likely to be hit especially hard since the area known for cotton and livestock has already seen about half its farmland go idle due to prior water reductions.

“The system is approaching a tipping point,” Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, told reporters Tuesday. “Without action we can’t protect the system and the millions of Americans who rely on this critical resource.”

Interior Department officials also announced an 8 percent reduction to Nevada and 7 percent cut to Mexico’s share of river, which flows 1,450 miles from Colorado into northern Mexico and is relied upon by 40 million people. The cuts are initially from Lake Mead, the reservoir on the Nevada-Arizona border formed by Hoover Dam.

California, the biggest US agriculture producer, wasn’t hit with cuts. As a holder of so-called senior water rights, conditions aren’t yet severe enough to trigger reductions. That doesn’t mean the historic drought isn’t taking a toll. Farmers in the northern and central parts of the state have already seen their allocations slashed from other water sources, and growers in southern California who rely on the Colorado River remain nervous about future decreases.

Arizona in the meantime is making it clear that collaboration is urgently needed across the region.

“While we agree that it is necessary to take drastic measures to protect the river, Arizona cannot continue to bear an out-sized share of these measures without help from other partners,” the Arizona Farm Bureau said in a statement.

The Bureau of Reclamation announced plans in May to withhold 480,000 acre feet of water in Lake Powell, the artificial reservoir that straddles Utah and Arizona. The agency said Tuesday it would consider taking additional steps next April after evaluating drought conditions and water levels.

The western US power market is also on the front line. There is a chance that Lake Powell could drop to the point next summer where the Glen Canyon Dam wouldn’t be able to produce electricity, officials said.

THE Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture conducts

sessions on Lego education robotics at its SHARING Cafe. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

America’s winter lettuce hub set to bear brunt of water cuts

THE Colorado River in Bullhead City, Arizona, United States, on June 16, 2021.

PHOTOGRAPHER: KYLE GRILLOT/BLOOMBERG

THE Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is scaling up the procurement of fertilizers to help farmers in Tigray, northern Ethiopia sow their fields in the midst of the critical planting season.

FAO will use a $10-million loan recently approved by the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The loan, which forms part of resource partners’ commitments, is helping FAO to accelerate the procurement and delivery of crucial agricultural inputs to Tigray, particularly fertilizers, which must be delivered and applied by end of August.

The provision of fertilizer will help restore the productive capacity of farmers in Tigray, where, as is the case in all regions affected by internal conflict, there has been widespread disruption of agricultural activities, elevated levels of acute food insecurity, and loss of livelihoods since November 2020.

“We are grateful to our resource partners, and to CERF for recognizing the need to act swiftly in supporting own food production in Tigray to avert the worrying levels of acute food insecurity,” said David Phiri, FAO Subregional Coordinator for eastern Africa and Representative for Ethiopia a.i.

“If farmers receive the inputs they need, they will be able to harvest and begin consuming this produce from October 2022. These harvests would cover their food needs for at least six months, and in the best case scenario, up to the next harvest for a significant proportion of the households, with surplus to sell.”

“There is a small window of opportunity to prevent severe hunger by delivering critical agricultural inputs and enable farmers to produce sufficient amount of food for the population thus averting a potential increase in humanitarian needs,” said Rein Paulsen, the director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience.

Agriculture is the main source of livelihoods for up to 80 percent of Ethiopians, especially those living in rural areas, and their produce feeds the nation. The Meher season is the most important season for crop production in Tigray. With the rainfall performing well and the outlook foreseen to be favorable, the season offers a crucial and cost-effective opportunity to improve food production and hence food availability across the region.

To date, FAO and partners have procured just over 19,000 tons of fertilizer (40 percent of requirements), enough to meet the fertilizer needs of approximately 380,000 households. A first batch of more than 7,000 tons has already been distributed to farmers in Tigray.

The loan from the CERF, together with a similar loan by FAO, has enabled FAO to procure the additional 12,000 tons of fertilizer. These loans are against funding being secured from a bilateral donor, which will be communicated separately once Agreement finalized.

The 19,000 tons of fertilizer were procured through the Ethiopian government and the government has indicated that more fertilizer could be made available should FAO and partners mobilize further funding.

FAO and partners aim at providing the total requirements of 60,000 tons to Tigray, funds allowing.

FAO has benefited from CERF loan facility twice in the past: in 2020 in support of FAO’s Desert Locust control operations in the Horn of Africa and also in 2017 for Somalia to avert the risk of famine.

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Editor: Angel R. Calso • www.businessmirror.com.ph

Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation

By Zeke Miller & Seung Min Kim

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections.

The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change— some $375 billion over the decade—and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients. It also would help an estimated 13 million Americans pay for health care insurance by extending subsidies provided during the coronavirus pandemic.

The measure is paid for by new taxes on large companies and stepped-up IRS enforcement of wealthy individuals and entities, with additional funds going to reduce the federal deficit.

In a triumphant signing event at the White House, Biden pointed to the law as proof that democracy—no matter how long or messy the process—can still deliver for voters in America as he road-tested a line he will likely repeat later this fall ahead of the midterms: “The American people won, and the special interests lost.”

“In this historic moment, Democrats sided with the American people, and every single Republican in the Congress sided with the special interests in this vote,” Biden said, repeatedly seizing on the contrast between his party and the GOP. “Every single one.”

The House on Friday approved the measure on a party-line 220-207 vote. It passed the Senate days earlier with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a 50-50 tie in that chamber.

“In normal times, getting these bills done would be a huge achievement,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said during the White House ceremony. “But to do it now, with only 50 Democratic votes in the Senate, over an intransigent Republican minority, is nothing short of amazing.”

Biden signed the bill into law during a small ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House, sandwiched between his return from a six-day beachside vacation in South Carolina and his departure for his home in Wilmington, Delaware. He plans to hold a larger “celebration” for the legislation on September 6 once lawmakers return to Washington.

The signing caps a spurt of legislative productivity for Biden and Congress, who in three months have approved legislation on veterans’ benefits, the semiconductor industry and gun checks for young buyers. The president and lawmakers have also responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and overwhelmingly supported Nato membership for Sweden and Finland.

With Biden’s approval rating lagging, Democrats are hoping that the string of successes will jump-start their chances of maintaining control in Washington in the November midterms. The 79-year-old president aims to restore his own standing with voters as he contemplates a reelection bid.

The White House announced Monday that it was going to deploy Biden and members of his Cabinet on a “Building a Better America Tour” to promote the recent victories. One of Biden’s trips will be to Ohio, where he’ll view the groundbreaking of a semiconductor plant that will benefit from the recent law to bolster production of such computer chips. He will also stop in Pennsylvania to promote his administration’s plan for safer communities, a visit that had been planned the same day he tested positive for Covid-19 last month.

Biden also plans to hold a Cabinet meeting to discuss how to implement the new climate and health care law.

Republicans say the legislation’s new business taxes will increase prices, worsening the nation’s bout with its highest inflation since 1981. Though Democrats have labeled the measure the Inflation Reduction Act, nonpartisan analysts say it will have a barely perceptible impact on prices.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday continued those same criticisms, although he acknowledged there would be “benefit” through extensions on tax credits for renewable energy projects like solar and wind.

“I think it’s too much spending, too much taxing, and in my view wrong priorities, and a super-charged, supersized IRS that is going to be going after a lot of not just high-income taxpayers but a lot of mid-income taxpayers,” said Thune, speaking at a Chamber of Commerce event in Sioux Falls. The administration has disputed that anyone but high earners will face increased tax scrutiny, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen directing the tax agency to focus solely on businesses and people earning more than $400,000 per year for the new audits.

The measure is a slimmed-down version of the more ambitious plan to supercharge environment and social programs that Biden and his party unveiled early last year.

Biden’s initial 10-year, $3.5 trillion proposal also envisioned free prekindergarten, paid family and medical leave, expanded Medicare benefits and eased immigration restrictions. That crashed after centrist Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said it was too costly, using the leverage every Democrat has in the evenly divided Senate.

During the signing event, Biden addressed Manchin, who struck the critical deal with Schumer on the package last month, saying, “Joe, I never had a doubt” as the crowd chuckled. Later, outside the White House, Manchin said he has always maintained a “friendly relationship” with Biden and it has “never been personal” between the two, despite Manchin breaking off his negotiations with the White House last year.

“He’s a little bit more vintage than I am, but not much,” Manchin said of Biden.

Though the law is considerably smaller than their initial ambitions, Biden and Democrats are hailing the legislation as a once-in-a-generation investment in addressing the longterm effects of climate change, as well as drought in the nation’s West.

The bill will direct spending, tax credits and loans to bolster technology like solar panels, consumer efforts to improve home energy efficiency, emission-reducing equipment for coal- and gas-powered power plants, and air pollution controls for farms, ports and low-income communities.

Another $64 billion would help 13 million people pay premiums over the next three years for privately bought health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Medicare would gain the power to negotiate its costs for pharmaceuticals, initially in 2026 for only 10 drugs. Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket prescription costs would be limited to $2,000 annually starting in 2025, and beginning next year would pay no more than $35 monthly for insulin, the costly diabetes drug.

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., a powerful political ally to Biden, noted during the White House ceremony that his late wife, Emily, who battled diabetes for three decades, would be “beyond joy” if she were alive today because of the insulin cap.

“Many seem surprised at your successes,” Clyburn told Biden. “I am not. I know you.”

The Associated Press writers Alan Fram and Darlene Superville in Washington, and Stephen Groves in Sioux Falls, S.D., contributed to this report.

Explosions rock Russia’s munitions depot in Crimea

By Paul Byrne

The Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine—Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.

Russia blamed the blasts in the village of Mayskoye on an “act of sabotage,” without naming the perpetrators.

Separately, the Russian business newspaper Kommersant quoted residents as saying plumes of black smoke also rose over an air base in Crimea’s Gvardeyskoye.

Ukraine stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility for any of the blasts, including those that destroyed nine Russian planes at another Crimean air base last week. Russia seized the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and has used it to launch attacks against Ukraine in the war that began nearly six months ago.

If Ukrainian forces were behind the explosions, that would represent a significant escalation in the war. Such attacks could also indicate that Ukrainian operatives are able to penetrate deeply into Russian-occupied territory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alluded to Ukrainian attacks behind enemy lines when he included individuals “who oppose the occupiers in their rear” in a list of people he thanked for supporting the country’s war effort.

In a video address Tuesday night, he also warned people not go near Russian military installations and storage sites for ammunition and equipment.

In another reported act of sabotage, Russia’s Tass news service quoted the FSB security agency as saying Ukrainian operatives blew up six high-voltage transmission towers earlier this month in Russia’s Kursk region, close to Ukraine.

The Kremlin has demanded that Kyiv recognize Crimea as part of Russia as a condition for ending the fighting, while Ukraine has vowed to drive Moscow’s forces from the peninsula on the Black Sea.

Videos posted on social media showed thick columns of smoke rising over raging flames in Mayskoye, and a series of explosions could be heard. The Russian Defense Ministry said a power plant, electrical lines, railroad tracks and apartment buildings were damaged.

“We came out to take a look and saw clouds of smoke coming from the cowshed where the military warehouses are,” said resident Maksim Moldovskiy. “We stayed there until about 7-8 a.m. Everything was exploding—flashes, fragments, debris falling on us. Then the emergency guys came and said they were evacuating everybody.”

Crimea’s regional leader, Sergei Aksyonov, said two people were injured and more than 3,000 evacuated from two villages.

“The detonations are rather strong. Ammunition is strewn all over the ground,” he said, adding that several homes burned down.

In what may have been retaliation for the attacks in Crimea, Russian warplanes fired missiles at a military airfield in Zhytomyr, 87 miles (140 kilometers) west of Kyiv, damaging a runway and vehicles, Ukrainian officials reported.

Crimea is a popular summer destination for Russian tourists, and last week’s explosions at Crimea’s Saki air base sent sunbathers on beaches fleeing as flames and pillars of smoke rose over the horizon.

Ukrainian officials warned Tuesday that Crimea would not be spared the ravages of war.

Rather than a travel destination, “Crimea occupied by Russians is about warehouse explosions and a high risk of death for invaders and thieves,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Twitter.

Russia blamed last week’s explosions on an accidental detonation of munitions, but satellite photos and other evidence— including the dispersed blast sites— pointed to a Ukrainian attack, perhaps with anti-ship missiles, military analysts said.

Britain’s Defense Ministry said in an intelligence update that vessels in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet are in an “extremely defensive posture” in the waters off Crimea, with ships barely venturing out of sight of the coastline. Russia’s flagship Moskva went down in the Black Sea in April, and last month Ukrainian forces retook strategic Snake Island.

The Russian fleet’s “limited effectiveness undermines Russia’s overall invasion strategy,” the British said. “This means Ukraine can divert resources to press Russian ground forces elsewhere.”

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu charged that in addition to supplying arms to Ukraine, Western allies have provided detailed intelligence and instructors to help Ukraine operate weapons that can hit deep in occupied territory.

“Western intelligence agencies not only have provided target coordinates for launching strikes, but Western specialists also have overseen the input of those data into weapons systems,” Shoigu said.

The Associated Press writer Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.

A WOMAN plays with a dog at sunset on November 6, 2021, at a park in Kansas City, Mo. In August 2022, health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus.

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By Mike Stobbe

AP Medical Writer

NEW YORK—Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in place as monkeypox spreads in the US. But it gained new attention after a report from France, published last week in the medical journal Lancet, about an Italian greyhound that caught the virus.

The dog belongs to a couple that said they sleep alongside the animal. The two men were infected with monkeypox after having sex with other partners and wound up with lesions and other symptoms. The greyhound later developed lesions and was diagnosed with the virus.

Monkeypox infections have been detected in rodents and other wild animals, which can spread the virus to humans. But the authors called it the first report of monkeypox infection in a domesticated animal like a dog or cat.

Pets that come in close contact with a symptomatic person should be kept at home and away from other animals and people for 21 days after the most recent contact, the CDC advises.

Yen rally broadens past dollar in further sign big short is over

By Chikako Mogi

THE yen may be tentatively rallying against the dollar but it is roaring ahead against other major peers in another sign the worst of this year’s losses may be behind it.

The Japanese currency has jumped almost 6 percent against the euro since its late June trough and about 4 percent against the pound from earlier that month. Since a trade-weighted yen gauge bottomed on June 21, it has risen against eight of its Group-of-10 peers and is little changed versus the other two.

The breadth of the yen’s strength is a sign its rebound may be more than just a reaction to the recent narrowing of the yield gap between the US and Japan—a key driver of the currency that pushed it to a 24-year low against the dollar this year. It adds weight to the theory that betting against the yen—one of the hottest macro trades of 2022—is a thing of the past and further gains lie ahead.

“Yen selling generally appears to be stalling,” said Yukio Ishizuki, a senior currency strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo. “It’s still not the phase to completely turn to yen buying, but there seems to be a general consensus that it’s becoming difficult to stick to yen selling strategy of up until now just based on monetary policy.”

Three key pillars of the short-yen trade—a widening US-Japan interestrate gap, soaring oil prices and the loss of the currency’s haven status—have been crumbling as growing fears about a global economic slowdown keep a lid on yields, pressure crude prices and boost demand for traditional safe assets.

The currency has climbed over 3 percent against the dollar to around the 134.40 level since the peak of the bearishness in mid-July, dulling the calls of those who argued that 140 and higher lay ahead. Leveraged investors have slashed their net-bearish yen wagers to the least since March 2021, recent data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed.

Against the euro, the yen has fared even better, as investor concerns mount about the potential for recession with the region’s economy under threat from energy shortages and surging inflation. The same dynamic has helped drive the yen higher against other currencies sensitive to global economic growth.

“The euro is weighed by the negative economic outlook in the eurozone relative to the US while the resources-sensitive Aussie and the Canadian dollars are sold on a retreat in commodities due to slowdown concerns,” said Akira Moroga, manager of currency products at Aozora Bank in Tokyo. “Yen selling momentum is clearly weakening relative the peak phase and looks to be peaking out for now.”

Still, yen bulls’ confidence levels would be even more robust if the currency could rally more against the Australian dollar—with the pair a key gauge of risk in the FX market. The yen is up just 1 percent since June 21 against the risk-sensitive Aussie.

“Australia’s 10-year yield appears to have halted its decline and China’s economy is unlikely to keep deteriorating so outlook for Aussie is relatively more sound,” said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief currency strategist at Mizuho Securities in Tokyo.

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Child population seen to dip, seniors to increase in next 20 yrs–Popcom

By Cai U. Ordinario

@caiordinario

IN less than two decades, the number of seniors in the Philippines will reach 14 percent of the population marking the transformation of the country to an aging society, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom).

In a virtual briefing on Wednesday, Popcom Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III said seniors or 60 years old and over now account for 8.5 percent of the population. Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), this was at 5.9 percent in 2000.

Perez explained that the United Nations considers countries with a senior population of over 10 percent to around 12 percent as the start of the aging of a society.

“It will be 14 percent by 2035— we presume this will take place between 2030 and 2035, but towards the end of that period,” Perez told the BusinessMirror. “[A senior population of] 14 percent is what the UN considers an aging society,” he added.

What this means for the Philippines, Perez said, is that while Asian countries enjoyed some 20 to 30 years of the demographic dividend, the Philippines will only enjoy its dividends for 15 years before it starts to age.

“Our demographic opportunity to take advantage of our large working population and a small younger population will be only for 15 years. Other countries had more time and they enjoyed greater economic benefits. But in our case, we were late in reducing our fertility rate that’s why we have a smaller window of opportunity to take advantage of this demographic transition,” Perez said.

Given this, Perez said the national government should take great strides in improving the social protection and well-being of aging Filipinos starting today.

He said the government should institute preventive programs for geriatric care and community based rehabilitation should be in place as early as possible.

Perez also said discussions on increasing the age of retirement and employment opportunities for seniors should also be addressed. He recommended that the National Commission on Senior Citizens can take a lead role and with support from Popcom.

“And I think we should have policies to maintain a population growth rate of around 1 percent over the next 15 to 20 years. The reason for that is, we need a good number of workers, effective workers and potential workers to support the seniors whose numbers are increasing,” Perez said.

In a study conducted under the Philippine APEC Study Center Network of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), University of the Philippines-Cebu College of Social Sciences Associate Professor Ma. Rowena V. Mende said allowing Filipinos to flourish later in life could reduce health expenses of the government and increase productivity.

Mende said senior citizens aged between 60 and 75 who are still able and willing to work “remain a valuable human resource.” This improves their individual capability to make them flourish even in their twilight years. (Full story here:https://busi-

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3.6-M Pinoys battling mental health issues amid pandemic

By Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco

@claudethmc3

ARECENT study conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) has indicated that around 3.6 million Filipinos found themselves battling mental disorders during the pandemic.

Due to the increasing number of mental health cases in the Philippines, two leaders in the country’s health and personal care industries, PhilCare and Johnson & Johnson Philippines Inc. (JJPI), are collaborating to make psychological first aid (PFA) accessible to more Filipinos.

Look, listen, and link

PFA is about comforting someone who might be in distress, and helping them feel safe and calm by applying three basic action principles—look, listen, and link.

To look is to assess the situation of the individual seeking help; to listen is to pay active attention to what they’re experiencing and helping them find solutions to their problem; and to link is to address their basic needs like food, water, and medicine, or to connect them to loved ones or to social support when needed.

PFA can be helpful to people coping with everyday stress and challenges. These people could include health-care workers and social welfare responders, Covid-19 survivors, families who just lost loved one, adults who feel alone, and those with vulnerabilities like mental health and substance abuse problems.

“Learning PFA and understanding reactions to crises empowers all of us as helpers,” said Dr. Edgardo Juan Tolentino, former president of the Philippine Psychiatric Association, during the recently held online forum Let’s Talk About Psychological First Aid organized by PhilCare and JJPI.

Dr. Tolentino added that PFA is not anything far from physical first aid where you “put a band aid on the shallow wound of an individual, but if the wound is deeper and you can’t control the bleeding, you may have to call the ambulance or bring the person to the Emergency Room.”

“The goal of PFA is to provide safety, calm and comfort, and connectedness to a person. As well as to promote self-empowerment by giving them back their sense of control,” Dr. Tolentino said.

Through this joint effort—PFA training, facilitated by JJPI—will be incorporated into PhilCare’s Mindscapes program for mental wellness.

This will allow PhilCare’s mental health professionals to use PFA to treat their patients battling anxiety and depression brought on by the pandemic, economic uncertainties, or personal issues.

State of public health emergency may be extended until year-end, PBBM says

By Samuel P. Medenilla @sam_medenilla

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the country would remain under state of public health emergency until the end of the year to ensure government procurement during the pandemic will not be hampered.

Marcos said the extension of the health emergency also aims to give the government enough time to amend existing procurement laws.

“We are looking at amending the law in terms of procurement and all of that in the middle of an emergency,” Marcos said in an ambush interview.

“But that will take time. So probably, we will extend it [state of public health emergency] until the end of the year,” he added.

Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte placed the country under a state of public health emergency through Proclamation No. 922 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

The proclamation aims to “capacitate government agencies and local government units to immediately act to prevent loss of life, utilize appropriate resources to implement urgent and critical measures to contain or prevent Covid-19.”

The declaration will remain in effect until lifted by the President.

During the said emergency, the Department of Health will be allowed to use negotiated procurement to secure common-use supplies and equipment (CSE) instead of the usual public bidding, which usually takes a longer time to complete, as stipulated under Government Procurement Policy Board Resolution No. 03-2020.

Among the CSE are alcohol, sanitizers, gloves, common medicine, and testing kits.

Senators support hybrid work setup, ask govt to stop ‘choking’ WFH firms

By Butch Fernandez @butchfBM

REMOTE work should be implemented at every opportunity possible, both to boost the economy, ease congestion on the streets, and improve labor productivity and families’ well-being, according to Sen. Grace Poe.

Taking the floor in Tuesday’s plenary session, Poe delivered a privileged speech asking the entire Marcos government to “think outside the cubicle and allow modern technologies for hybrid work arrangements in the country to thrive in promoting inclusive economic growth.”

Poe drew strong support from two senators, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada.

Poe pointed out that “hybrid work is not a radical, futuristic idea whose time is yet to come. It is an old friend knocking on our door.”

Presiding as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, Poe has been stressing, “As it did in the past, remote work has proven its versatility and should not be downplayed or undermined.”

She lamented how “the tug of war between working in the office and working remotely is playing out before our eyes,” citing the impasse between the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza)-registered firms on terminating work-from-home (WFH) arrangements by September 2022.

“We have seen firsthand how excessive meddling by bureaucrats can choke out innovation,” the lawmaker lamented, observing that “the FIRB’s heavyhanded policies appear to be headed in the same direction—a warning earlier aired by economists worried that the obsession with policy may be choking a sector that is a key pillar of growth, or the information technology and business process outsourcing [IT-BPO].”

The FIRB and the past leadership of the Department of Finance had argued that their insistence on limiting the WFH entitlements of the IT-BPO arose from a need to comply with the CREATE law, and compelled outsourcing firms to have workers report onsite to the export processing zones where they are registered, or lose all their fiscal incentives.

Several huge firms opted to lose their perks, saying it was more important to keep their workers, in whom they had also invested so much, and who keep their business successful.

In her speech, Poe rued, “This is a clear example where government is the problem, not the solution.”

Study: WFH win-win for all

AT the same time, she pointed to a study published in the Philippine Review of Economics last year, recording that up to one-third of jobs in the country’s capital have telework potential, while 22 million workers’ jobs are partially teleworkable.

Poe added: “Working from home paid dividends in terms of physical, emotional and mental health: 74.2 percent reported improved physical fitness; 35.7 percent had a more relaxed working environment; and 27.8 percent had more time to spend on personal relationships,” citing the CISCO global hybrid work 2022 study.

In filing Senate Resolution No. 125, Poe paved the way for the Senate to mount an inquiry into the implementation of the Telecommuting Act or Republic Act (RA) 11165 in order to propose amendments to the measure, “with the end goal of promoting work-from-home and hybrid work arrangements.”

Her resolution noted, “RA 11165 recognizes technological developments that opened new and alternative avenues for employees to carry out their work, such as telecommuting and other flexible work arrangements.”

Invoking Section 8 of the law directing the Department of Labor and Employment to establish and maintain a telecommuting pilot program and submit findings to Congress, Poe added, “We should push back on agencies who refuse to think ‘outside the cubicle.’ Let’s work together to turn work into something that we do, not something we only need to go to.”

For his part, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada thanked Poe for bringing up the issue of hybrid works in her speech. Estrada, a staunch advocate of labor, employment and human resources, noted that the WFH arrangement saved the industry and the country at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic where human intervention and human interaction activities were restricted for safety and security concerns.

The senator said he favors adopting a hybrid setup for types of work that can be accomplished remotely and virtually, adding that such work setup will open doors for more and better employment opportunities especially for women, senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

“I also agree with all the advantages cited by Sen. Grace Poe and those mentioned by fellow advocates. We have to move with the demands of time and trend and we have to adapt accordingly,” Estrada said.

Student enrollment reaches 21.8M 5 days before start of school year

FIVE days before the opening of classes for school year (SY) 20222023 on August 22, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the number of enrollees have reached almost 22 million nationwide.

Based on the data from Learner Information System (LIS) SY 2022-2023 as of August 17, a total of 21,837,853 learners have registered from start of enrollment date last July 25.

The most number of enrollees came from Region 4A with 3,142,716, followed by Region 3 (2,419,137), and the National Capital Region (2,330,450).

The DepEd targets 28.6 million enrollees for this school year.

Earlier, DepEd spokesman Michael Tan Poa also made an appeal to parents to enroll their children now and not on the last day of enrollment.

Based on previous years, he observed, parents trooped to schools to enroll their kids on the last day of enrollment or the first week when classes have already resumed.

By enrolling their children early, he stressed, it will help DepEd prepare for the exact number of learning materials needed, including textbooks.

“To our media partners, please help us also to encourage our parents to enroll their kids now,” he said. The enrollment will continue until August 22, the day classes for school year 2022-2023

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