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ANOI—It’s mission accomplished for Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz at the 31st Southeast Asian Games as she retained her title in women’s 55 kg of weightlifting.

And moments after beating Thailand’s Tanasan Sanikun, a gold medalist at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, by three kilos, Diaz’s thoughts zeroed in on another tour of duty in Paris 2024.

“My journey to Paris [Olympics] starts here, so this SEA Games gold is very important for me,” Diaz said.

“The SEA Games are very meaningful to me. After winning the gold

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medal [in Tokyo], I’m still here to give our country another gold.”

Diaz delivered one of the three golds that the Philippines won on Friday—in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang of eSports and Shugen Nagano in men’s 66 kg class of judo.

With that haul, though, the Philippines slid to fifth in the overall medals race from fourth, with Singapore moving up to third and Indonesia improving to fourth.

Filipino-Japanese judoka Shugen Nakano retained his title in the men’s under-66 kg class of judo after he beat Vietnamese Hoang Phuc Truong, 1-0, in the gold medal round through a half point score at the Hoai Duc Gymnasium in the Viet-

namese capital.

Also on Friday, the billiards players assured the Philippines of two more gold medals after forging an all-Filipino final showdown.

Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit downed their separate rivals in the semifinals to figure in the women’s 10-ball singles gold medal play at the Ha Dong District Sporting Hall. They will clash at 10 a.m. on Saturday for the gold.

Newly crowned 9-ball champion Johann Chua and Carlo Biado again arranged an all-Filipino duel for the 10-ball men’s singles crown after humbling their Singaporean opponents in the semifinals. They will play at 2 p.m. Saturday for the title.

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FROM THE SEAS TO SPACE China, US racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals

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By Bruce Einhorn Bloomberg News

HERE’S going to be a new world order out there, and we’ve got to lead it,” US President Joe Biden said after Russia’s war in Ukraine upended global geopolitics. Far from Earth, that transition is already happening.

Just like in the era of Sputnik and Apollo more than half a century ago, world leaders are again racing to achieve dominance in outer space. But there’s one big difference: Whereas the US and the Soviet Union hashed out a common set of rules at the United Nations, this time around the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity.

The lack of cooperation between the US and China on space exploration is particularly dangerous in an era where the cosmos are becoming more crowded.

Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos along with emerging markets such as Rwanda and the

Philippines are launching more and more satellites to bridge the digital divide and explore commercial opportunities.

Who will set the rules?

THE stakes are even higher when it comes to the US and China, which are erecting economic barriers in the name of national security as ideological divisions widen over the pandemic, political repression and now Vladimir Putin’s war.

Their inability to cooperate on space risks not only an arms race, but also clashes over extracting potentially hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of resources on the moon and elsewhere.

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more about who sets the rules of the road, particularly access to resources,” said Malcolm Davis, a former official with Australia’s defense department who now researches space policy at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra.

“The biggest risk is you have two opposite set of rules,” he said. “You could have a Chinese company on the moon in the 2030s claiming territory with a resource on it, in the same way the Chinese have claimed the entire South China Sea.”

Geopolitics of space

THE geopolitics of space, once a frontier that brought rivals together for the good of humankind, are now mirroring the competition on Earth pitting the US and its allies against China and Russia. And just as Beijing and Moscow have blamed American military alliances in Europe and Asia for stoking tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan, Chinese state-run media has warned the US now wants to set up a “spacebased Nato.”

At the center of the dispute is the US-drafted Artemis Accords, a non-legally binding set of principles to govern activity on the moon, Mars and beyond. The initiative, which Nasa says is ground-

ed in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, forms the foundation of the space agency’s effort to put astronauts on the moon this decade and kickstart mining operations of lucrative lunar elements.

So far 19 countries have agreed to support the accords, including four—Romania, Colombia, Bahrain and Singapore— that signed up after Putin’s invasion spurred a US-led effort to isolate Russia. Underscoring the divide, Ukraine was an early Artemis club member after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government signed in late 2020.

The accords are part of an effort by the Biden administration to establish “a broader and comprehensive set of norms” for space, Vice President Kamala Harris said in an April 18 speech at Vandenberg Space Force Base, about 250 km northwest of Los Angeles.

“As we move forward, we will remain focused on writing new rules of the road to ensure all space activities are conducted in a responsible, peaceful, and sustainable manner,” she said. “The United States is committed to lead the way and to lead by example.”

China and Russia have led opposition to the accords, vowing greater space cooperation in early February as part of a “no limits” partnership when Putin visited

President Xi Jinping in Beijing shortly before the war began.

They are jointly promoting an alternative project on the moon they say is open to all other countries: the International Lunar Research Station.

One of China’s main problems with the Artemis Accords is a provision allowing nations to desig-

nate areas of the moon as “safety zones”—regions on the lunar surface that others should avoid. For the Americans and their Artemis partners, the exclusive areas are a way to comply with obligations under the Outer Space Treaty, which requires countries to avoid “harmful interference” in space.

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To China, however, the safety zones are thinly disguised land grabs in violation of international law. Beijing wants any rule-making to be settled at the UN, where it can count on support from a wider group of countries eager for friendly ties with the world’s second-biggest economy.

“It’s time the US woke up and smelled the coffee,” the official China Daily proclaimed in a January editorial that criticized how Nasa “invented” the concept of safety zones to allow governments or companies to reserve areas of the moon. “The world is no longer interested in its divisive, hegemonic schemes.”

China has good reason to be suspicious of US efforts in space.

American legislation first passed in 2011 prevents Nasa from most interactions with its Chinese counterpart, and the US has blocked China from taking part in the International Space Station—a move that simply prompted Beijing to build its own.

“China was left out of that order and now it’s going its own way,” said Lincoln Hines, an assistant professor at the US Air War College who has studied the Chinese space program. “That raises the challenge as to whether you can have a coherent system of rules in outer space when you have two different visions of order and there isn’t any cooperation.”

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he biggest risk is you have two opposite set of rules.... You could have a Chinese company on the moon in the 2030s claiming territory with a resource on it, in the same way the Chinese have claimed the entire South China Sea.”

—Malcolm Davis, ex-official with Australia’s defense department, now space policy expert at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute

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gram, Roscosmos director Dmitry Rogozin, in late April suggested that Russia had decided to quit the International Space Station because of Western sanctions on Russia from its invasion of Ukraine.

While Russia’s space program was already in decline before Putin’s war, China is swiftly moving toward Xi’s goal of matching US capabilities in space. China became the first country to send a probe to the far side of the moon in 2019, and last year it became only the second nation after the US to land a rover on Mars.

On March 10, China launched a Long March rocket from the southern island province of Hainan to deliver cargo to the Tiangong, the orbiting spacecraft that Beijing plans to complete this year—making China the only country to operate its own space station. The following month, Xi ordered officials to build a world-leading spacecraft launch site in Hainan.

Xi’s ‘eternal dream’

“TO explore the vast cosmos, develop the space industry and build China into a space power is our eternal dream,” Xi said in the introduction to a white paper on China’s space program released in January, which said China plans to launch a robotic lunar mission around 2025.

China may be able to send astronauts to the moon for the first time by 2030, Ye Peijian, chief designer of China’s first lunar probe, told state media at the time.

“China wants really badly to be seen as the NASA of the future,” said Michelle Hanlon, codirector of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Space Law. “It wants to be that leader. China feels that it’s China’s time.”

As the US, China and other nations target the moon, the need to establish rules to avoid conflict is becoming more urgent.

Nasa in April conducted tests for the launch of Artemis I, the first American spacecraft to aim for the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. While this mission will be fully robotic, Nasa’s goal is to send astronauts to the moon around 2025—including the first woman—and build a base camp on the lunar surface.

Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. will conduct a test flight from Texas in the next

few months of the company’s new Starship rocket, which SpaceX plans to use to take humans to the moon and Mars.

Japan and South Korea, both Artemis Accords signatories, have lunar missions in the works.

So does India, the largest spacefaring nation yet to commit to either the American or the SinoRussian teams. Putin also vowed last month to “restore the moon program.”

“The moon is in play,” said Steven Freeland, vice-chair of a working group on legal aspects of space resource activity for the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Freeland, an emeritus professor of international law at Western Sydney University, expects to see the start of efforts to extract resources from the lunar surface by the end of the decade.

Unlike Earth, the moon may contain large amounts of helium-3, an isotope potentially useful as an alternative to uranium for nuclear power plants because it’s not radioactive. Chinese state media in 2019 said the moon is “sometimes referred to as the Persian Gulf of the solar system,” with experts believing 5,000 tons of coal could be replaced by about three tablespoons of helium-3.

While there’s not yet proof that helium-3 can do what boosters claim, Chinese researchers are already looking for the element in moon rocks brought back to Earth in late 2020 by one of China’s lunar missions. The moon could also prove valuable as a source of water, taken from ice at the lunar poles, to make rocket fuel that could power missions to Mars and other places in the solar system.

For now, the US appears to be ahead in winning over nations to its interpretation of rules for operating in space. As the Artemis Accords gain new signatories, China is still waiting for another leader besides Putin to team up on the International Lunar Research Station.

Chinese state media reported in March that negotiations were underway with the European Space Agency, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia about taking part in the rival moon base.

But Russia’s war in Ukraine will likely make the project much less appealing to some nations.

The European Space Agency on March 17 suspended a plan

to send a Russian-made lander to Mars in September or October, following UK-based satellite operator OneWeb Ltd.’s cancellation of plans to launch its low-Earth orbit satellites aboard Russian rockets.

“The impact on the Russian space program is going to be disastrous,” said Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics, which is operated by Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution.

Although China doesn’t need Russian expertise, Xi’s long-term strategic calculus means Beijing is unlikely to abandon Moscow in an effort to win more potential partners. Putin’s top space official has already called for greater cooperation with China.

“We work well with our Chinese friends,” Roscosmos director Rogozin said in an interview with Chinese state-run broadcaster CGTN released on April 4. “To be friends in space, we must be friends on Earth.”

The same appears to hold true for adversaries. In a sign of what could go wrong without a common set of rules in space, the US and China traded accusations in recent months over two incidents last year involving satellites launched

by Musk’s SpaceX that Beijing said came dangerously close to its orbiting space station.

After China lodged a complaint with the UN, the US said a notification wasn’t necessary—implying Beijing exaggerated the risk.

That irked China even more, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian saying the US didn’t reply to emails to discuss the incident and wasn’t “showing the due responsible attitude as a space power.”

The episode points to China’s bigger problem with the Artemis Accords: Beijing is upset about being left out of the process and pressured to accept principles that were crafted by the US instead of at the UN, according to Jessica West, senior researcher and managing editor for the Space Security Index project at Project Ploughshares, the peace research institute of The Canadian Council of Churches.

The conflict over who makes the rules, she added, shows the world has lots of work left to avoid a clash in space.

“I’m not sure people expected the explosion of space activity that happened,” West said. “We’re just not adequately prepared.”

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DTI chief: Private firms should spearhead AIP in PHL initiative

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he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has affirmed its support for the implementation of the Asean Industrial Projects (AIP) in the Philippines, but emphasized that leading companies should spearhead the initiative.

On May 18, during the Asean Economic Ministers’ (AEM) face-to-face special meeting, the economic ministers revisited the implementation of AIP from the early days of the regional grouping.

The AIP was part of Asean’s regional industrialization efforts that encompassed resource-pooling, market-sharing, networking, and complementation.

These industrial development projects primarily aimed to promote sharing of the region’s vast resources and capitalize on each AMS’s comparative advantage in order to achieve economic growth and development at both the national and regional levels.

Meanwhile, it is worthy to note that although the DTI supports the said implementation, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez emphasized that the leading companies in the private sector should be at the forefront of this. However, Lopez stressed that the government will be on top of providing the right business environment.

“We support revisiting this program but the private sector, particularly the leading companies in major sector should drive this.

It should follow the principle of developing an Asean value-chain so that various stages

of production can be distributed to several member-states to spread the benefits of industry development,” said Lopez.

“We may consider tapping the Asean Business Advisory Council to look into possible projects in critical sectors such as food, health infrastructure, climate sustainability, and clean energy. Then let us approach this along the lines of public-private sector partnership, with the government responsible for providing the right business environment,” he added.

The trade chief emphasized that recent legislative reforms of the Philippines, namely, the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE Act), and amendments to the Retail Trade Liberalization Act (RTLA), Foreign Investments Act (FIA) and Public Service Act (PSA) are expected to put the Philippines at the forefront of invests’ interest for AIPs. The economic ministers acknowledged that there would a need to take concrete steps on the outcomes of the discussions at the Special Meeting on May 18, and the next steps should be taken with haste as all these initiatives will support post-pandemic recovery efforts across the Asean community.

The ministers tasked senior officials to continue the work inter-sessionally, in preparation for the 54th Asean Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings to be hosted in September 2022 by this year’s Chair, Cambodia. Andrea San Juan

Asean ministers tackle matters affecting region in first in-person meet in two yrs

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he Philippines urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to enable other rules-based mechanisms “to function including, allowing for majority decision-making subject to a certain floor threshold, instead of always requiring a consensus.”

On May 18, Asean Economic Ministers convened a face-to-face special meeting, the first time since Covid-19 lockdowns started two years ago, to tackle key trade concerns of Asean Member States (AMS).

The member states had extensive discussions on challenges encountered by the region and that of individual countries brought about by recent global issues such as the Covid-19 lockdowns in China and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Among the pertinent issues raised by the Philippines was in relation to the WTO, which sought to allow rules-based mechanisms on majority decision-making “subject to a certain floor threshold, instead of always requiring a consensus.”

A Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) statement said its proposal, if implemented, “may assist in solving longstanding issues like the impasse on the selection process for the Appellate Body.”

During the special meeting among the Asean Economic Ministers, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez emphasized that the Asean member states should focus on enhancing international cooperation, highlighting the strengthening of the rules-based multilateral trading system among others.

“We should focus on enhancing international cooperation, going beyond trade and pursuing other initiatives such as boosting investment, and strengthening the rules based multilateral trading system,” said Lopez.

“On the first, it is important that we [Asean] strengthen economic cooperation efforts and bring about real, and honest to goodness integration,” he pointed out.

The trade chief also stressed that the member states, “Need to ensure that there are no restrictions on trade so as to allow the unhampered flow of goods, especially essential food, fuel, medicines,

and medical equipment.”

Lopez raised the matter in line with concerns among Asean member states on recent export bans implemented in the region such as on rice, coal and palm oil. He highlighted the Philippine policy during the pandemic where even the export of face masks was not banned.

“This led to good outcomes for the Philippines as manufacturing capacity for medical-grade, internationally-certified face masks expanded multiple times and equally important, it encouraged investment in a very critical melt-blown filter facility,” the DTI statement read.

The trade chief also acknowledged efforts by other countries that have eventually removed such measures and called for the remaining bans to be lifted.

“I thank Indonesia for lifting the export ban on coal and studying the issue on palm oil, including the possibility of lifting the export ban by as early as the end of the month. We are one Asean, one family. We must care and support each other as our economies and peoples become even more closely linked,” said Lopez.

The Asean Economic Ministers also agreed to deepen economic relations with external partners such as the United States and Europe.

Another relevant topic discussed was the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) of the US. It is the proposed vehicle for strengthened US economic engagement in the Indo-Pacific region, seeking to operationalize shared objectives around trade facilitation, standards for the digital economy and technology, supply chain resiliency, decarbonization and clean energy, infrastructure, worker standards, and other areas of shared interest.

The IPEF is set to be launched by the leaders of participating countries when US President Joe Biden visits the region next week.

According to the DTI, the objectives of the said initiative are worth pursuing especially since it addresses inclusive growth, supply chain resilience, and digital trade, among others, which are key elements in crafting new generation economic partnership.

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BOP back in negative realm, posts $415-M deficit in April

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HE country’s transactions with the rest of the world slumped back to the deficit territory in April this year, reversing the gains seen in the previous month.

Latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed the overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a deficit of $415 million in April 2022.

This is a reversal from the $2.61-billion BOP surplus recorded in the same month last year and from the $754-million surplus in March this year.

The BOP is usually considered an important economic indicator in an economy, as it shows the level of earnings or expenses of the Philippines with its transactions with the world.

A surplus means that the country had more dollar earnings than its dollar expenditures during the period.

“The BOP deficit in April 2022 reflected outflows mainly from the National Government’s [NG] foreign currency withdrawals from its deposits with the BSP as the NG settled its foreign currency debt obligations and paid for various expenditures,” the BSP said.

Due to the deficit in April, the cumulative BOP position registered a surplus of $79 million in the first four months of the year. This level is also a reversal from the $231-million deficit recorded in the same period a year ago.

Based on preliminary data, the BSP said the cumulative BOP surplus reflected inflows that stemmed mainly from personal remittances, net foreign borrowings by the NG, and foreign direct investments.

The BSP earlier projected that the 2022 BOP will hit a deficit of $4.3 billion, or 1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort said for the coming months, the BOP could improve on the back of continued growth in the country’s structural US dollar inflows. These are remittances, revenues from Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), foreign direct investments (FDI), tourism receipts, among others.

Ricafort also said measures to reopen the local and global economy toward greater normalcy are expected to support dollar inflows to the country and help prop up the country’s BOP position.

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Philippine legal luminary said it is very likely that the Supreme Court of the Philippines will uphold the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruling, which junked all the petitions seeking to disqualify incoming President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. “That case ay nadismiss na sa Comelec.

Usually, ang attitude ng Supreme Court ay iuphold nila yung findings ng administrative body like Comelec that has competence over the subject matter,” said San Beda Graduate School of Law Dean, Fr. Ranhilio Aquino, in an interview with DZRH Thursday morning.

According to partial and unofficial

results, Marcos currently leads the 2022 presidential race with more than 31.1 million votes, maintaining a gap of 16.2 million votes from his nearest rival.

Last Tuesday, a group headed by Fr. Christian Buenafe, filed a petition asking the SC to issue a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop Congress, convened as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), from counting Marcos’ votes.

The group also seeks to cancel Marcos’ Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) based on alleged material misrepresentation.

On Wednesday, a second disqualification petition was filed against Marcos by

the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA).

Apart from asking the SC to stop the NBOC from counting the votes, the group also seeks to overturn the Comelec’s ruling on its previous petitions.

Aquino also noted that the SC historically respects the people’s will when deciding on cases especially involving elected officials with clear mandates.

“While I cannot guess what the Supreme Court will do, in many cases in the past, the attitude of the Supreme Court has always been, kapag nahalal na ang isang tao, they will not touch the question of disqualification

kasi ang paninindigan nila nagpasya na ang mga tao at dapat igalang ang pasya ng mga tao,” Aquino added.

Marcos is set to become the first majority elected President since the country adopted the multi-party political system.

With 56 percent of the 67.4 million voters choosing him over the candidates, Marcos has obtained a clear mandate from the people.

Philippine elections also hit several milestones as Comelec reported that voter turnout in the May 9, 2022 elections hit 83 peecent—the highest achieved since the country shifted to automated polls.

US Navy ship to be named for Pinoy sailor Trinidad W

ASHINGTON—US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Thursday that a future destroyer will be named the USS Telesforo Trinidad in honor of a Filipino sailor who rescued two crew members when their ship caught fire more than a century ago.

Fireman Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad is the only Filipino in the US Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honor. He received the honor for his actions on the USS San Diego in 1915 and at a time when it could be awarded for noncombat valor.

“Since being sworn in as Secretary, I have wanted to honor his heroic actions by naming a ship after him,” Del Toro said in a statement released Thursday. “This ship and her future crew will be a critical piece in strengthening our maritime superiority while also emphasizing the rich culture and history of our naval heritage.”

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served in the US Navy since 1901, when the Philippines was a United States territory.

Trinidad, who died in 1968 at age 77, was aboard the USS San Diego in January 1915 when boilers exploded, killing nine.

He was among the more than 250,000 Filipino soldiers who served in World War II, including thousands who died during the brutal 1942 Bataan Death March in the Philippines.

A future Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer will bear Trinidad’s name, Del Toro said. Thursday’s statement said the destroyers are the backbone of the US Navy’s surface fleet.

In January 2020, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly named a nuclearpowered aircraft carrier after Doris “Dorie” Miller, an African American enlisted sailor who received the Navy Cross for his actions during Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.

Deeper PHL-Japan relations seen as PM Kishida congratulates BBM

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resumptive President Ferdinand “ B o n g b o n g ” R . M a r c o s J r. i s hoping to promote better and stronger bilateral cooperation between the Philippines and Japan and raise to a higher level all aspects of relationship between the two countries.

Marcos Jr. raised the possibility following a 15-minute telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who called him on Friday to personally convey his congratulations.

“I thank Japanese Prime Minister

Fumio Kishida for his warm congratulatory message via a phone call this morning. We were able to have a preliminary discussion about Japan-Philippines partnership, which I said is very important and has been one of mutual benefit to our two countries,” he said.

Marcos Jr. added that he expressed hope of not only continuing but also increasing all engagements in every aspect of relations between the two countries.

Shortly after their talk, a statement posted on the web site of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that Kishida

assured Marcos that Japan has every intention of continuing the cooperation and official development assistance to the Philippines.

They intend to do this through the Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation and Infrastructure and the Ministerial Meeting on Foreign Affairs and Defense.

Japan has been assisting the Philippines on various levels, especially on the economic front—infrastructure development including railway and Subic Bay development—and in security aspects that include maritime

muscle and law enforcement.

“I told him that I would like to deepen the cooperation in a wide range of fields in the future and we agreed to work together to strengthen it,” Marcos said.

Marcos Jr. further disclosed that they exchanged views on current regional developments and both of them committed to work together for peace and prosperity in the region.

He added they also agreed to meet face-to-face as soon as possible and engage in a deeper dialogue.

Ukraine war, pandemic won’t derail EU vow to protect oceans

By Malou Talosig-Bartolome

R Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

AVENNA, ITALY—The war between Russia and Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic still dominate the concerns in Europe as member states are still reeling from the impact of these twin economic storms.

But the European Union (EU) said they are still focused on protecting the oceans and seas with the commitment for a “blue economy”—the term the EU is using to ensure developments and resources in the oceans, seas and coasts will be sustainable for the next generations to come.

“The ocean and the sustainable blue economy are part and parcel of our DNA. It is who we are and if we fail to protect our ocean, we fail in protecting our identity.

If we are indifferent, we become guilty of inaction,” Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, said during the opening of EU Maritime Day Thursday.

The EU, which resumed the annual EU Maritime Day here in the port city of Ravenna and Sinkevičius, said this is one of the first face-to-face major meetings held by the European Commission (EC) since the pandemic halted in-person meetings in 2020.

“It showed that our work is extremely important and what is made it more important is the fact that we are doing it together,” he added. “The post-pandemic recovery has not been easy. But I think we are determined to make the blue economy part of our green recovery because we cannot have green without blue.”

In a 2021 report by the EC Directorate-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the sectors in the European maritime industry mostly affected by the Covid-19 economic crisis were coastal tourism, marine living and non-living resources, port activities, shipbuilding and repair, and maritime transport.

The EU commissioner said the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine made European countries realized how independent they are from Russia for energy sources.

“Russia’s war against Ukraine has only strengthened our determination to speed up this energy transition to make our energy supplies strategically independent. And with offshore energy and blue economy playing a crucial role,” Sinkevičius said.

“By developing the offshore renewable energy sources, not only they will use clean, cheap, reliable, but more importantly ours,” he stressed.

“There were some concerns that what

is happening in Ukraine will divert us from our mission. Quite contrary. Our mission is more urgent,” he added.

As soon as the Ukraine war started, the EU has activated a number of measures to help fisheries and aquaculture industries cope with economic losses and raising operational costs.

“Let me reassure you that these [are] challenges—they are not setbacks. We are still 100 percent committed to the European green deal and the sustainable blue economy. If anything, it made us realize now more than ever that we don’t have time to waste and we must go faster ahead,” he stressed.

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ENATOR Imee Marcos pressed the Department of Finance (DOF) on Friday to promptly “iron out inconsistencies” between its back-to-office order and the Duterte administration’s approval of workfrom-home set up before the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.

Speaking as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, the lawmaker lamented the “lack of consistent and comprehensive policy” on the work-from-home (WFH) arrangements, which she said discouraged the entry of more foreign investors, and made it “harder for the next administration to keep investment growth on track.”

The senator called out the DOF amid rising fears that the IT-BPO sector—a “golden goose” in government’s exports revenues and a vital job generator—is hurting from the government’s insistence on compelling them to make their employees return to on-site work right away, or lose their incentives.

“Companies in export zones are now afraid of losing their tax incentives if they do not resume all operations onsite. But their work-from-home programs were approved as early as 2017, which the Telecommuting Act of 2018 also supports,” Marcos pointed out.

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) approved the pre-pandemic WFH programs of companies that mainly belonged to the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector: Accenture,

ANZ Global Services and Operations, Deltek Systems, HSBC Electronic Data Processing, Optimum Global Solutions, and PSG Global Solutions.

Marcos cited reports that despite two years of the pandemic and under WFH conditions, the IT-BPM sector even grew its work force by 8.9 percent to 10 percent and its revenue by about 9.5 percent to 14.5 percent, quoting Peza data.

However, she also noted that the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB), headed by the DOF, ordered a return to full office operations at the end of March to aid the recovery of businesses that depend on IT-BPM workers for their livelihood.

Marcos maintained that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) like community groceries, restaurants,

and delivery services would also thrive where employees worked from home.

Amid lingering apprehensions over a pandemic resurgence, Marcos backed Peza’s call to extend WFH set-up until the end of the government’s state of calamity declaration in September.

Marcos agreed that working from home helps employees save on fuel and commuting costs, besides minimizing traffic and public transport congestion.

Moreover, she added that Wi-fi connection problems would also ease with the broader distribution of Internet bandwidth away from business centers—something that, the senator reminded, even the FIRB recognizes.

Peza: Don’t rock the boat Earlier this week, Peza appealed

to those rushing the return-to-work deadline to “not rock the boat” while the country is still in the middle of a pandemic and global economic crisis. It urged the government to listen to the plight of the IT-BPO sector on pushing for continued WFH arrangement.

“What we are appealing is a status quo, let us not rock the boat while we are still in this pandemic, in this global recession and other crisis, all we are asking the government is to have sensitivity so the trust and confidence of our investors will not diminish,” Peza Director General Charito B. Plaza told members of the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday as she called for the extension of the WFH set-up.

In March, Peza supported the adoption of a hybrid WFH arrangement for the IT and BPO industries until the end of the year.

In a statement in March, Plaza favored the decision of continued WFH arrangement beyond the March 31 deadline set by the FIRB. With this, Plaza noted on Monday that “we have been sending appeal approved by the Peza board to extend the work from home arrangement but we were denied because of the reason that we are now opening up the economy.”

Although the Philippine economy is already heading towards recovery as the majority of the areas in the country are already placed under the lowest level of restriction or Alert Level 1, Plaza insisted that we are not out of the woods yet due to the recent spike in fuel prices that

made transportation more costly for workers.

“The pandemic is not yet over although we are now in Alert Level 1,” she stressed.

Ukraine war Plaza added that apart from the pandemic, the country is still bearing the brunt of the Ukraine war and the global recession, which now leads to Peza’s plea to be sensitive regarding the WFH request.

However, Finance Assistant Secretary Juvy Danofrata stressed that “the board has reiterated time and again the position and the justification for that.”

“On the 70-30 previous policy of Peza again we don’t know the legal basis because when you talk about the 70-30 you are talking about the sales outside of the zone it’s not about the processing or even of the registered activity outside the zone,” added Danofrata.

The Finance assistant secretary also noted that “nangayayari po ngayon nakikipag-agawan ang mga underground IT-BPO sa mga employment, they are offering P30,000 to P40,000 for the IT workers, your honor, so mas lalo tayong nalulugi doon kung hindi natin i-allow yung hybrid at lalong madagdagan yung mga underground na mga IT-BPO who are not registered so it’s a loss to the government.”

Danofrata added that there’s no security of tenure and no protection to workers in terms of underground IT-BPO.

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Palm oil slump set to deepen as Indonesia ends export ban

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alm oil has lost a major pillar of support after top producer Indonesia lifted a ban on exports, paving the way for prices to slump further as supply builds and demand languishes.

Futures have dropped almost 6 percent this week on expectations that Indonesia’s ban would be short-lived. President Joko Widodo said late Thursday that exports can resume from May 23. This is after considering improvements in domestic supply and prices, as well as the 17 million workers in the industry, he added.

Indonesia’s ban, which was imposed since April 28, was one of the biggest acts of crop protectionism since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which stymied exports of sunflower oil and worsened a global shortage. Palm oil is used in everything from food to soap to fuel, and the move by Indonesia pushed up prices even more, although they have since retreated due to weak demand in top buyers.

The tropical oil may tumble to 5,000 ringgit ($1,135) a ton by July or August because of ample supply in the market, said Tajgir Rahman, general manager of oils and wheat trading at Savola Foods. “A lot of demand destruction has happened in the last few months as palm has become expensive.”

Data from cargo surveyors showed Malaysia’s palm oil exports shrinking to India and China, the two biggest importing nations, in the first half of May even as overall shipments climbed. High prices have stifled demand from both countries, with China’s situation exacerbated by strict Covid lockdowns.

Ministers may announce further measures to manage domestic prices and the supply of cooking oil at 10 a.m. local time Friday.

Still, “the drama may not end here,” said RHB Research analyst Hoe Lee Leng.

More policy changes may be in store, including possibly an increase in the ceiling price for bulk oil, the appointment of an entity to ensure domestic supply, a higher export levy or even restoring the domestic market obligation scheme with different parameters, she said in a note.

Benchmark futures in Kuala Lumpur last traded at 6,007 ringgit a ton late Thursday. Veteran trader Dorab Mistry forecast earlier this month that palm oil may sink to 5,000 ringgit by June and to 4,000 ringgit by September once Indonesia relaxes its export ban and the war in Ukraine is resolved.

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ri Lanka fell into default for the first time in its history as the government struggles to halt an economic meltdown that prompted mass protests and a political crisis.

Policy makers had flagged to creditors that the nation wouldn’t be able to make payments until the debt is restructured, and is therefore in pre-emptive default, central bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said at a briefing Thursday. Fitch Ratings also confirmed that finding, downgrading Sri Lanka to “restricted default” later in the day.

The coupon payments, originally due April 18, were worth $78 million combined on notes maturing 2023 and 2028, with a 30-day grace period that expired on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka has been mired in turmoil amid surging inflation—which Weerasinghe sees accelerating to 40 percent in coming months—a plummeting currency and an economic crisis that has left the country short of the hard currency it needs to import food and fuel. Public anger has boiled over into violent protests and led the government to announce last month it would halt payments on its $12.6 billion pile of foreign debt to preserve cash for essential goods.

That marks the nation’s first sovereign debt default since it gained independence from Britain in 1948. Its bonds are among the worst performers in the world this year and trade deep in distressed territory, with holders bracing for losses approaching 60 cents on the dollar.

Many of Sri Lanka’s bonds have socalled cross-default clauses, which drag all the outstanding dollar debt into default if there’s a missed payment in a single bond. On the debt due in 2023 and 2028, the clause is triggered if any payment that exceeds $25 million is not met. The country was already declared in selective default by S&P Global Ratings in late April.

Sri Lanka is in talks with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout and needs to negotiate a debt restructuring with creditors. The country has previously said it needs between $3 billion and $4 billion this year to pull itself out of crisis.

“It’s not a surprise,” said Guido Chamorro, the co-head of emergingmarket hard-currency debt at Pictet Asset Management, which holds Sri Lankan bonds. “It was well flagged and mostly

priced with most bonds priced in the high 30s.”

Tighter global credit brought about by a litany of factors—Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, soaring commodity costs, the war in Ukraine—have had a devastating effect on the low-income country, which is the biggest sovereign issuer of junk dollar bonds in Asia. And all that’s after the pandemic reduced tourism earnings by more than three quarters.

Weerasinghe said on Thursday that he’d like to see a Finance Minister appointed to sign off on any aid agreements. However, the political situation has improved with the appointment of a Prime Minister and Weerasinghe said that gives him comfort to continue in his job. Last week he had threatened to quit if political stability doesn’t return soon.

“With prime minister and Cabinet in place, and parliament in session, Sri Lanka is in a better place and seems to be going in the right direction,” Weerasinghe said.

This is perhaps the best time to invest in Sri Lanka as we offer an attractive rate of return, he added.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Wednesday turned overweight on Sri Lanka’s dollar bonds, saying recent events point toward political stability, which could pave the way for discussions with the IMF and debt restructuring talks.

The restructuring could take about six months, though the situation makes it difficult to predict timelines accurately, Weerasinghe said. He added that recommendations for legal advisers for the restructuring will be placed before cabinet soon. The IMF could also put out a statement Friday as the mission nears an end, Weerasinghe said.

Sri Lanka’s bonds were mixed on Thursday but higher than their record lows reached last week, suggesting traders expect better recovery values. Dollar bonds due in 2030 were indicated 0.28 cents lower at 38.39 cents on the dollar and notes due in July were 0.22 cents higher at 42.78 cents, according to data compiled

by Bloomberg. The Colombo All-Share Index slumped more than 3 percent amid a global equity selloff.

“Defaults are not the end, they can signal a new beginning,” said Chamorro.

“Now the hard work begins.”

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Vacation travel is finally back to 2019 levels before pandemic

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NITED STATES consumers are spending less on products and more on experiences—a trend that could ease supply snags and inflationary pressures, and help the travel industry this summer.

For the first time since Covid halted movement around the world, leisure travel has returned to 2019 levels, according to a report released by the Mastercard Economics Institute. People are feeling more comfortable head-

ing off to far-flung adventures, despite a surge in cases and average airfares jumping 18 percent globally since the start of the year.

“If flight bookings continue at their current pace, an estimated 1.5 billion more passengers global-

ly will fly in 2022 compared to last year,” the report said, “with Europe seeing the biggest increase—about 550 million.”

Short and medium-haul flights are up 25 percent and 27 percent in April over the same period in 2019. Long-haul trips, which started the year 75 percent below pre-pandemic levels, rebounded to just 7 percent below 2019 by the end of April. Passenger rail is similarly close, with buses back to where they were. Spending on cruises started the year 75 percent off the 2019 peak and are now just 10 percent shy of a full recovery.

Pent-up demand for experiences appears to be driving the wan-

derlust with tourist spending on nightclubs and bars up 72 percent above 2019 levels, restaurants up 31 percent, and other recreational activities like museum, concerts and amusement parks up 35 percent, according to the report. By comparison, tourist spending is down for retail goods like clothes and cosmetics.

The report found the most popular international destination in March for travelers leaving North America was Mexico, and departing Europe, Middle East and Africa, was the UK. The US tops the list for those traveling from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Bloomberg News

China’s stimulus tops $5 trillion as Covid Zero batters economy

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hina’s plans to bolster growth as Covid outbreaks and lockdowns crush activity will see a whopping $5.3 trillion pumped into its economy this year.

The figure—based on Bloomberg’s calculation of monetary and fiscal measures announced so far—equates to roughly a third of China’s $17 trillion economy, but is actually smaller than the stimulus in 2020 when the pandemic first hit. That suggests even more could be spent if the economy fails to pick up from its current funk— a possibility raised by Premier Li Keqiang earlier this week.

“The mainstay of policy this year is fiscal spending and government investment, while the central bank is only playing a supportive role so far,” said David Qu, China economist at Bloomberg Economics. “There’s still a lot of space for a stronger fiscal policy, which is more effective in supporting growth now.”

Bloomberg’s ca lcu lation of financial support pledged so far for 2022 amounts to 35.5 trillion yuan. On the fiscal side, we’ve added China’s general budget expenditure with the amount of money issued through local government special bonds and tax and fee cuts. Monetary policy support includes hundreds of billions of yuan in liquidity unleashed by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) through policy loans, cuts to reserve ratios for banks, as well as cheap loans to help small businesses and green projects during the pandemic.

T he world ’s second-largest economy has come under immense pressure to meet the government’s growth target of about 5.5 percent for the year. As Shanghai and other cities and regions locked down this spring to contain Covid outbreaks, industrial output and consumer spending sunk to the lowest levels since early 2020.

While authorities have promised to reach their economic goal, top leaders have also made it clear they’re sticking with Covid Zero, prompting skepticism among economists about whether Beijing can achieve both objectives at the same time.

The fact that most of the stimulus was announced at the annual session of the National People’s Congress in early March, well before most of the lockdowns, suggests that authorities may announce more measures as needed this year. However, the central bank is likely to move cautiously, wary of diverging too much from hawkish policies elsewhere to combat runaway inflation, or repeating a strategy akin to its response to the 2008 financial crisis, which

led to soaring debt.

“China may need additional support if the economy continues to slump rapidly,” said Ding Shuang, chief economist at Standard Chartered Group Plc. Credit growth will likely pick up, he said, as the PBOC recently said the country’s debtto-GDP ratio would rise this year.

He also expected infrastructure financing to climb, property loans to normalize, and targeted lending to sectors such as small businesses and green projects to also rise.

Whatever China puts up in support this year, it’s still dwarfed by the massive stimulus plan that helped the economy return to its high-growth trajectory after the Global Financial Crisis in 2008.

The 4 trillion yuan in additional investment announced that year alone accounted for 13 percent of the economy. The PBOC was also more aggressive during that period, cutting its benchmark lending rate by more than 200 basis points in a single year and bringing down the reserve requirement ratio by as many points.

“There are more challenges to shore up growth now than it was in 2008,” Qu said, adding that interest rate levels at that time were high, allowing the PBOC to unleash greater stimulus. Investing was also more attractive, as the economy was growing at a faster pace. The rest of the world was ramping up stimulus to shore up the global economy, too.

Now, he said, “China is facing all these problems alone.” Government-led investment is the “only thing that can be hoped for in the short term,” he said.

The PBOC hasn’t eased much this year, having only cut its policy interest rates once in January by 10 basis points. That compares to two cuts totaling 30 basis points in the first four months of 2020.

The central bank also reduced the reserve requirement ratio— the amount of money banks have to hold in reserve—a single time, less than the three cuts made by this point in 2020. The change to the ratio in April, the first reduction since last December, unleashed about 530 billion yuan

of long-term liquidity into the economy.

The central bank has other tools in its arsenal aside from adjusting policy loans and reserve ratios. It’s increasingly been making use of its relending program, which provides cheap loans to commercial banks for targeted lending to small businesses and other areas designated as in need of relief.

T he PBOC a lso announced plans to transfer 1.1 trillion

yuan to the central government this year, resuming a practice that had been suspended during the pandemic. That transfer replenishes the central government’s fiscal resources outside of the general budget, while also increasing the amount of base money in the economy.

The bulk of the government support this year comes in the form of fiscal stimulus, including a general budget expenditure target of 26.7 trillion yuan—nearly 2 trillion yuan more than that of 2021.

The rest of the money will come from tax cuts and rebates, along with a 3.65 trillion yuan quota for local government special bonds, a key source of funding for public projects such as infrastructure.

There is also 2 trillion yuan available from above-budget income, as well as funds left over from belowbudget spending in the government fund account in 2021 that authorities can use on infrastructure and other public projects if needed, according to Qu. Bloomberg News

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Senate ships $40-B Ukraine aid bill to Biden for signature

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ASHINGTON—The Senate whisked a $40-billion package of military, economic and food aid for Ukraine and US allies to final congressional approval Thursday, putting a bipartisan stamp on America’s biggest commitment yet to turning Russia’s invasion into a painful quagmire for Moscow.

The legislation, approved 8611, was backed by every voting Democrat and most Republicans.

While many issues under President Joe Biden have collapsed under party-line gridlock, Thursday’s lopsided vote signaled that both parties were largely unified about sending Ukraine the materiel it needs to fend off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s more numerous forces.

“I applaud the Congress for sending a clear bipartisan message to the world that the people of the United States stand together with the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their democracy and freedom,” Biden said in a written statement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States. “This is a demonstration of strong leadership and a necessary contribution to our common defense of freedom,” he said in his nightly video address to the nation.

With control of Congress at stake in elections less than six months off, all “no” votes came from Republicans. The same thing happened in last week’s 368-57 House vote, fueling campaignseason Democratic warnings that a nationalist wing of the GOP was in the thrall of former President Donald Trump and his isolationist, America First preferences.

Trump, who still wields clout in the party, has accused Biden of throwing money at Ukraine while mothers lack baby formula, a crisis sparked by a supply chain problem over which the government has scant impact.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat-New York, called it “beyond troubling” that Republicans were opposing the Ukraine assistance. “It appears

more and more that MAGA Republicans are on the same soft-onPutin playbook that we saw used by former President Trump,” said Schumer, using the Make America Great Again acronym Democrats are using to cast Republicans as extremists.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican-Kentucky, a strong backer of the measure, warned his GOP colleagues that a Russian victory would move hostile forces ever closer to the borders of crucial European trading partners. That would prompt higher American defense spending and tempt China and other countries with territorial ambitions to test US resolve, he said.

“The most expensive and painful thing America could possibly do in the long run would be to stop investing in sovereignty, stability and deterrence before it’s too late,” McConnell said.

Passage came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US had drawn down another $100 million worth of Pentagon weapons and equipment to ship to Kyiv, bringing total US materiel sent there since the invasion began to $3.9 billion. He and other administration officials had warned that authority would be depleted by Thursday, but the new legislation will replenish the amount available by more than $8 billion.

Overall, around $24 billion in the measure is for arming and equipping Ukrainian forces, helping them finance weapons purchases, replacing US equipment dispatched to the theater and paying for American troops deployed in nearby countries.

There is also $9 billion to keep Ukraine’s government afloat and $5 billion to feed countries around the globe reliant on Ukraine’s

This image from Senate Television video shows the final vote of 86-11 as the Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40-billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Washington, as both parties rallied behind America’s latest, and quite possibly not last, financial salvo against Russia’s invasion. Senate Television via AP

now diminished crop yields. And there is money to help Ukrainian refugees in the US, seize Russian oligarchs’ assets, reopen the US embassy in Kyiv and prosecute Russian war crimes.

The measure, which officials have said is designed to last through September, tripled the size of the initial $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid that lawmakers approved shortly after the February invasion.

The combined $54 billion price tag exceeds what the US has spent annually on all its military and economic foreign assistance in recent years, and approaches Russia’s yearly military budget.

“Help is on the way, really significant help. Help that could make sure that the Ukrainians are victorious,” said Schumer, voicing a goal that seemed nearly unthinkable when Russia first launched its brutal attack.

If the war drags on, as seems plausible, the US may have to eventually decide whether to spend more even as inf lation, huge federal deficits and a potential recession loom. Under those circumstances, winning bipartisan approval of any future aid bill could become tougher, especially as November draws near and cooperation between the parties frays.

Several potential 2024 GOP presidential contenders voted for the measure, including Senators.

Ted Cruz of Texas, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Marco Rubio of Florida. Another—Josh Hawley of Missouri—voted no. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who perhaps face this fall’s toughest reelection races among GOP senators, backed the

measure.

Three Democratic senators missed the vote. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is recovering from what he’s called a minor stroke.

Sherrod Brown of Ohio’s office said he woke up “not feeling well,” took precautionary tests at George Washington University Hospital, was resting at home and plans to return to the Capitol next week.

Jacky Rosen of Nevada’s office said she was attending her daughter’s law school graduation.

Biden had proposed a $33 billion plan that lawmakers bolstered with added defense and humanitarian spending. He had to drop his request to include $22.5 billion more to fuel the government’s continued fight against the pandemic, spending that was opposed by many Republicans and got entwined in a politically complicating fight over immigration.

No Republican opposed to the legislation spoke during Thursday’s debate. After passage, Sen. R a nd Pau l , R e publ ic a n-K entucky, among the 11 conservatives who voted “no,” questioned whether voters would support the bill if Congress asked them to pay for it.

“I wonder if Americans across our countr y would agree if they had been shown the costs, if they had been asked to pay for it,” said Paul. “We simply borrow it. ‘Put it on my tab ’ is what Congress says.”

Paul, who often opposes US intervention and makes a habit of derailing bills on the brink of approval, had used Senate procedures to upend Schumer’s and McConnell’s plans to approve the Ukraine assistance last week. AP

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Russia weaponizing food after invasion–Blinken

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NITED NAT IONS —US Secretar y of State Antony Blinken accused Russia on Thursday of weaponizing food and holding grain for millions of people around the world hostage to help accomplish what its invasion of Ukraine has not—“to break the spirit of the Ukrainian people.”

He told a UN Security Council meeting called by the United States that the war has halted maritime trade in large areas of the Black Sea and made the region unsafe for navigation, trapping Ukrainian agricultural exports and jeopardizing global food supplies.

Blinken said the meeting, which he chaired, was taking place “at a moment of unprecedented global hunger fueled by climate change and Covid-19 and made even worse by conflict.”

Since Russia’s invasion on February 24, he said, its naval operations have sought to control access to the northwestern Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and to block Ukrainian ports, which the United States assesses to be “a deliberate effort” to block safe passage and shut down shipping.

“As a result of the Russian government’s actions, some 20 million tons of grain sit unused in Ukrainian silos as global food supplies dwindle, prices skyrocket, causing more around the world to experience food insecurity,” Blinken said.

Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia dismissed as “absolutely false” claims by the US and Western nations “that we want to starve everyone to death and that only you and Ukraine allegedly care about how to save the lives of the country.”

“You assert that allegedly we are preventing agricultural products from being taken out of Ukraine by sea,” he said. “However, the truth is that it is Ukraine and not Russia that has blocked 75 vessels from 17 states in the ports of Nikolaev, Kherson, Chernomorsk, Mariupol, Ochakov, Odesa and Yuzhniy and has mined the waterways.”

Nebenzia warned “unless this issue is resolved, we cannot speak of any opportunities to export Ukrainian grain by sea.”

He stressed that Russia remains “a responsible supplier of both food and energy.”

Russia expects a record wheat crop and can offer to export 25 million tons of grain from Aug. 1 until the end of the year through the Novorossiysk port, he said, and it is also ready to discuss at least 22 million tons of fertilizer for export from June to December.

But Nebenzia said more than 10,000 sanctions on Russia have disrupted transportation routes, impeded movement of Russian vessels and banned them from entering ports, caused freight and insurance problems, restricted commercial transactions and created difficulties with banking transactions.

“If you do not want to lift your sanctions of choice, then why are you accusing us of causing this food crisis?” he asked. “Why is it that as a result of your irresponsible geopolitical games, the poorest countries and regions must suffer?”

Blinken called Russia’s claims that sanctions are to blame for the worsening global food crisis false, declaring that “the decision to weaponize food is Moscow’s and Moscow’s alone.”

“Sanctions aren’t block ing Black Sea ports, trapping ships filled with food, and destroying Ukrainian roads and railways; Russia is,” he said.

“Sanctions are not emptying Ukrainian grain silos and stealing Ukrainian farm equipment; Russia is.”

Blinken said sanctions imposed by the US and many others aren’t preventing Russia from exporting food and fertilizers because they exempt exports of food, fertilizer and seeds. “And we’re working with countries every day to ensure that they understand that sanctions do not prevent the flow of these items,” he said.

UN food chief David Beasley warned the Security Council that the war in Ukraine has created “an unprecedented crisis” of escalating food prices that are already sparking protests and riots and growing hunger that will add at least 47 million people to the 276 million “marching to starvation” before Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbor.

The executive director of the World Food Program said 49 million people in 43 countries are already “knocking on famine’s door.”

Beasley recalled that when food prices got out of control in 2007 and 2008 over 40 countries faced political unrest, riots and protests.

“We are already seeing riots and protesting taking place as we speak—Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru,” he said. “We’ve seen destabilizing dynamics already in the Sahel from Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad. These are only signs of things to come.”

Beasley urged world leaders to do everything possible “to bring the markets to stability because things will get worse.” AP

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ORONTO—Wireless carriers in Canada won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks, the Canadian government said Thursday, joining allies in banning the giant

Chinese technology company.

Canada had been the only member of the Five Eyes intelligence-pooling alliance not to bar or restrict use of equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in its 5G networks.

The US and the other members—Britain, Australia and New Zealand—previously banned Huawei.

“We are announcing our intention to prohibit the inclusion of Huawei and ZTE products and services in Canada’s telecommunications systems,” Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said.

Canada’s ban also includes ZTE Corp., one of China’s biggest tech companies and one that is state-owned.

Champagne added that “providers who already have this equipment installed will be required to cease its use and remove it.”

He said Canada’s wireless companies won’t be offered compensation.

Canada’s major wireless companies already had started working with other providers. “There are many hostile actors who are ready to exploit vulnerabilities in our defenses,” Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said.

Mendicino said the government did an extensive review and is redoubling efforts to protect Canadians.

The US government has been lobbying allies like Canada for years to exclude Huawei from new ultra-fast 5G mobile networks over worries that China’s communist rulers could compel the company to help with cyberespionage.

The US has warned it would reconsider intelligence sharing with any countries that use Huawei gear.

The company has repeatedly denied the allegations.

“We’re disappointed but not surprised.

We’re surprised it took the government so long to make a decision,” Huawei spokesman Alykhan Velshi said. “We see this as a political decision, one born of political pressure primarily from the United States.”

Velshi said there will be Huawei equipment in Canada for years to come. He said the company has over 1,500 employees in Canada and two-thirds of them work in research and development.

The development of 5G, or fifthgeneration, networks will give people speedier online connections and provide vast data capacity to meet ravenous demand

as more and more things linked to the Internet and innovations such as virtual reality, immersive gaming and autonomous vehicles emerge.

Huawei is the biggest global supplier of network gear for phone and Internet companies. It has been a symbol of China’s progress in becoming a technological world power—and a subject of US security and law enforcement concerns. Some analysts say Chinese companies have flouted international rules and norms and stolen technology.

China, the US and Canada completed what was effectively a high-stakes prisoner swap last year involving a top executive from Huawei who had been charged with fraud by the US. China jailed two Canadians shortly after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer and the daughter of the company’s founder, on a US extradition request.

They were sent back to Canada in September, the same day Meng returned to China after reaching a deal with US

authorities in her case.

Many countries labeled China’s action “hostage politics,” while China has described the charges against Huawei and Meng as a politically motivated attempt to hold back China’s economic and technological development.

“The decision should have been taken two or three years ago, but it’s a case of better late than never,” Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian ambassador to China, said of the move to ban Huawei. “We are faced with a China that is a lot more aggressive in the conduct of its foreign policy but also in the way it obtains information to achieve its goals.”

Saint-Jacques said that under Chinese law no company can refuse a request from the Chinese government to share information, so it would have been impossible to allow Huawei’s participation.

He expects China to retaliate.

“I expect we will hear from them pretty rapidly,” he said. “They use trade as a weapon and I suspect that’s what we’ll see in this case.” AP

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Senior citizens can now get second booster shot

China’s Covid exit hinges on vulnerable senior citizens

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ANILA—Frontline healthcare workers (A1) and senior citizens (A2) can now receive their second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine.

In a joint statement, the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) said mRNA vaccines such as Moderna and Pfizer are the available second booster doses for the A1 and A2 population.

Earlier, the Food and Drug Administration granted the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the second booster doses for health-care workers and the elderly.

The DOH, through the NVOC, released Department Memorandum No. 2022-0206 outlining the interim operational guidelines on the administration of the second booster dose for senior citizens and health-care workers.

“This is the moment we have all been waiting for. After careful study and consideration of the best avail-

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S its Covid Zero lockdowns have become harsher and more economically disruptive, China has repeatedly invoked the specter of millions of vulnerable elderly people dying as justification for its strict virus approach.

What remains unaddressed is why, with an abundant supply of homegrown vaccines and vast enforcement power, so many of China’s over-60s remain unvaccinated more than a year after shots became available.

China is now paying a price for this vulnerability, with its economy struggling under the weight of chaotic lockdowns and increasingly unpredictable measures aimed at snuffing out all cases and shielding the community. Bloomberg News

HEALTH-CARE workers and senior citizens can now receive their second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. PNA/JOEY RAZON

able evidence, we shall now roll out effective immediately the second

booster for our frontline health workers and senior citizens,” NVOC

chief Myrna Cabotaje said. “This is part of how we fight back against

the virus.”

The second booster shot must be given at least four months after the administration of the first booster dose.

“The second booster for our health workers and senior citizens will enhance protection given by the first booster and the primary series against all variants, including the recent Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. Against whatever variant there is out there, the second booster supports the 4-Door strategy,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said.

Eligible individuals can get their second booster jabs at the vaccination sites in their local government units.

The vaccinees must bring their vaccination cards showing the date of the first booster dose, and a valid government-issued ID. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III urged all eligible individuals to get their first and second booster doses for additional protection against existing and future variants. PNA

Concepcion bats for second booster shot for elderly, other priority groups

By Roderick L. Abad

of the Covid-19 vaccine available, either sourced from donations or purchased by the government and the private sector.

“We have the vaccines and like all vaccines these are timebound. We need to have a sense of urgency,” the Go Negosyo founder said. “Let the individual decide if he believes he could benefit from the shots. There are already people who want to receive their second booster shots.”

According to him, the Philippines needs to stay healthy so it can pay for its capital expenditures and the debts it incurred in its pandemic response, including the purchase of vaccines. The country now has an outstanding debt of P12.6 trillion.

This is projected to rise to P13.2 trillion by the end of the year.

“There is nothing wrong with debt, as long as it is invested in capital expenditures that will help propel growth,” Concepcion said.

“But we need to maintain a good credit rating, and in order to do that, we have to stay healthy.”

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RESIDENTIAL Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has called for the immediate administration of second Covid-19 booster shots to those who are willing to be given a shot as long as they are included in the eligible population, or at least the priority groups (A1 to A4) who are due for their second boosters.

His proposal came after reports that some of the stocks of anti-coronavirus jabs are about to expire due to dwindling vaccination and boostering rates nationwide amid the detection of new Omicron variants.

The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed the local transmission of the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. Per the Philippine Genome Center, 90 percent of the cases of infection nationwide are due to Omicron.

Amid this threat, however, there are still some 90 million doses of the existing formulation

Eliminating hindrances

CONCEPCION believes that the most cost-effective and efficient way of using the vaccines is the removal of the remaining barriers to their administration. Among these hindrances is a priority groupbased system, which restricts the administration of the vaccines to specific groups.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases said Priority Group A1 includes frontline health workers in both national and local and private and public facilities, as well as health professionals and nonprofessionals like students, nursing aides, janitors, and barangay health workers. Senior citizens are categorized under A2; persons with comorbidities, A3; and frontline staff in essential sectors, including uniformed personnel, A4.

“It’s not like people are scrambling to get vaccinated— they’re not. So why are we still imposing priority groups today? We

are applying solutions that made sense when vaccines were scarce.

We have so much supply today,” he said, while citing another barrier being the rising complacency among the population given the current low-risk levels.

As of May 17, the number of people given booster shots has stopped at a little over 13 million.

More than 45 million Filipinos have already completed their primary doses.

Boosters for seniors, immunocompromised individuals

THE Food and Drug Administration has suggested second booster shots to increase protection. The DOH, meanwhile, is waiting for final recommendations from the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) before they start their administration for senior citizens and health-care workers.

Concepcion earlier appealed to the HTAC to adopt the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control which, he believes, can address the

The closest thing to a lost Filipino film classic

By Nick Tayag

MY SIXTY-ZEN’S WORTH

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BOUT three years ago I dropped by the home of my friend Dik Trofeo to view the documentary he was editing about the Filipino film master Gerardo de Leon, or “Manong” as he still fondly calls him. Dik wanted to hear my comments since I was the one who wrote the script.

Dik is probably the closest you can get to “Manong” the person and the master. He learned cinematography and directing from the master himself. He rose from the production ranks, from script supervisor to assistant director in many of Manong’s films. As a trusted factotum or gofer, he was even allowed to sleep in Manong’s house.

A film scholar can mine a lot of knowledge about Manong by just talking to Dik because of his vast memory of his days with the master. In fact, having a conversation with Dik is like entering a portal into the past of Philippine movies.

Such was his closeness to Manong that during the wake of the revered master, Dik was taken aside by one of the daughters who pointedly asked him if he was an illegitimate child of Manong’s because the family members noted their father’s fond affection for him, akin to a son. By the way, Manong did not have a son, only daughters.

Going back to that day I was viewing a rough cut of the documentary about Manong, Dik suddenly pressed the pause button. Something came to his mind and he excitedly asked me to see some valuable pictures he had found while digging up materials for the documentary.

It turned out that the pictures were behind-the-scenes photos taken by him and the renowned Dick Baldovino during the on-location-shoot of the much acclaimed film: “Daigdig ng Mga Api” (World of the Oppressed).

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

“This is gold,” I told him and on im-

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DICK BALDOVINO

pulse told him to come up with a photo exhibit.

Now let me just explain to those who are not in the know why I consider the pictures as “gold.”

Gerry de Leon made about 75 films from 1938 until his death in 1981. There are about 20 to 25 De Leon films in existence in varying stages of decay. According to film archivist and programmer

Teddy Co: “Gerardo de Leon’s body of work represents the very best of what Filipino artists can and should aspire for.”

In the ’50s and ’60s, Manong directed many films that are now considered classics including “Noli Me Tangere,” “El Filibusterismo,” and “Sisa.” But considered to be the best of them all was “Daigdig ng mga Api” (1965), which ran away with almost all of the FAMAS awards during that year, including Best Director and Best Picture.

The thing is that everyone talks about it but nobody seems to have seen it. Why? Because there’s not

oversupply of millions of Covid-19 vaccines, speed up booster uptake, and head off possible surges in infection that could come with the entry of new Covid variants.

In the United States, second boosters can be given to people 50 years and older, and those 12 and older who are immunocompromised since they are more likely to suffer severe illness from Covid-19. The extra shot is believed to strengthen immunity levels that would have declined months after the first booster shot. While the primary and first booster doses are still effective though with decreased potency, people aged over 50 are likely to suffer more severe outcomes, thus necessitating a second booster or fourth dose.

During a meeting organized by Go Negosyo on May 16, medical doctors warned of long infection, where lingering effects such as prolonged muscle and joint pain, result in a decrease in quality of life and reduced productivity.

Public health and policy experts also noted that delays in implementing second boosters could

one existing copy of the film. It has been lost to the ages.

Here’s what Richard Bolisay, one of the more serious student of Philippine cinema says: “Gerry de León’s Ang Daigdig ng mga Api gets a lot of attention but only a handful have truly seen it, apparently because no print of it exists. To be honest, it wouldn’t be of much help to recommend Filipino titles to foreigners considering, confronted with our own embarrassment, we don’t know where to find a decent—more so, Englishsubtitled—copies of them.” He, like the rest of us, can only hope that a print would surface one day.

But wait! There is one person who actually saw the film at the Dalisay theater when it was shown in 1966. His name is Clod del Mundo, son of Clodualdo del Mundo Sr., a celebrated writer of illustrated novels. Clod was then only a college student and he went to see the film only because he had a free ticket and his brother Jet was cast in the movie.

Thankfully, Clod, an accomplished scriptwriter himself, has written a book about the film, and that’s where the unearthed pictures shown to me by Dik can now be seen.

The book is entitled “Ang Daigdig ng Mga Api: Remembering A Lost Film.”

cause logjams further down the line as mass inoculations cannot be expected to immediately happen following the issuance of guidelines.

“By that time and if a new variant causes more infections, it would have been too late and we would have a sick population,” the presidential adviser for entrepreneurship pointed out.

He emphasized that the Philippines cannot afford any further losses in productivity, heightened alert levels, or workers unable to return to work anew.

“We are in a situation where business remains fragile. We are feeling the brunt of the UkraineRussia conflict, with spiraling commodity prices. The risk of stagflation is much higher when goods become so expensive that consumers cannot afford to buy and then growth does not happen,” Concepcion said.

“While the Philippines is in a very good spot when it comes to infection levels, we must remember how we reached this point: our wall of immunity has been strengthened because of vaccinations,” he said.

Look for it because it’s the next best thing to seeing the actual film.

The book gives you glimpses of what the movie would have looked like on screen, how the master director worked, and how films were then shot on location. It even contains the initial treatment done by Pierre Salas, the film’s scriptwriter.

Thanks to Dik, I now have a copy of the book; it’s great reading. But I can’t help but feel a tug of dismay. While I can now watch classic films of the world’s great masters on a streaming platform with just a few clicks, I cannot do the same with many of our Filipino film classics because no prints of the films have survived.

Bolisay cynically says: “That, my dear friends, is where our history always finds itself going: disposed to disappear.” Really, we need to give more serious thought about preserving and restoring our local films and give full support to advocates such as SOFIA (Society of Filipino Archivists for Film.) As someone puts it: “Restoring a film is capturing history in itself, for visual language is more than just pretty pictures on the screen; it tells the story of our nation. And in the absence of film heritage, a nation suffers and forgets.”

It’s the same thing with our nation. When we choose to forget the past, we all are bound to suffer.

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Tesda scholars urged to enlist in its new biometrics system

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PHL embassy upskills Cambodia Senate staff for mid-level English

By Roderick L. Abad

XISTING and aspiring scholars of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) are encouraged to explore its newly launched Biometric-Enabled Scholarship Registration System (BSRS).

Tesda Secretary Isidro Lapeña explained that through the BSRS, listing of scholars and checking their attendance will be more convenient, while guaranteeing the integrity of the agency’s scholarship programs.

“One way to institute integrity in our systems and processes is [via] automation,” Lapeña said.

“Not only does [it] improve an organization’s efficiency, but also prevents errors and manipulation caused by human intervention.”

The implementation of BSRS pre vent s f r audu lent c l a i m s, such as unregistered programs, shortened training, employment of “ghost” trainees, conduct of “ghost” training sessions, and un-

authorized teaching of trainees.

Moreover, trainers and technical-vocational education and training (TVET) providers can see and monitor the progress of scholars, including their class schedules, and view attendance sheets.

The system also ensures the accuracy of data, and lessens central encoding, as students and scholars themselves input their information, instead of the field offices or the registrars.

“When our system is compromised, the integrity of our implementation is certainly affected,” the Tesda chief stated. “Our major frontline services rely heavily on training delivery. Thus, we have

AMBASSADOR Maria Amelita C. Aquino (second from right), Deputy Director General Lok Chhay (second from left) and Filipino teacher Teodoro Ariel Publico (right) award a Certificate of Completion to a Senate personnel. PHNOM PENH PE

LAPEÑA (Second from left) tests the BSRS after its launch. TESDA.GOV.PH

to institute reforms to safeguard our system.”

Some 58,466 BSRS accounts for scholars have been created as of May 10, while 28,129 and 3,025 for trainers and registrars have been made, respectively.

To further promote the use of BSRS among Tesda Technology Institutions (TTIs) and tech-voc institutions (TVIs) nationwide, the agency’s Information and Communication Technology Office will hold regional fora for

TVET providers.

“We need to implement this, and I know this is doable,” Lapeña assured. “The BSRS will save time and effort of our TTIs, TVIs… as well as would-be and existing scholars in our scholarship programs.”

Tesda announced the national implementation of the BSRS on April 11 after pilot testing was performed early this year. Those interested may register via bsrs. tesda.gov.ph.

Master digital media, comms with Mapúa University’s new double-degree programs

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APÚA University has i nt roduced t wo pio neering undergraduate courses that will enable creatively inclined students to earn two degrees in four years: the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts and Digital Journalism, as well as Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts and Broadcast Media.

Both double-degree programs offered by the School of Media Studies aim to address the emerging skills gap resulting from the rapid digitalization in the media and communications industry.

The digital transformation of the media and even marketing industries occurred at break-neck speed in 2020 due to the pandemic. Media channels, brands, and personalities brought their content online to build stronger connections with viewers and consumers alike. This shift created a demand for digital-content creators and communicators who have a mastery of journalism and broadcast communication, and are technically savvy to conceptualize, design, post, and publish digital content.

“There is a need for technically skilled media practitioners who are knowledgeable about both jour na listic w r iting, and the technical execution of news and information, which is the trend in today’s digital publications,” said Benigno B. Agapito Jr., dean of Mapúa’s School of Media Studies (SMS).

A quick look at current job posts reveal that employers look for well-rounded communicators

TWICE the mastery in digital communications with Mapúa’s double-degree programs

equally adept at multimedia, journalism, writing, graphics, video, and broadcast production.

Instead of relying on individual specialists, many firms now seek communication specialists competent with both digital and traditional communication tools.

Dr. Melvin N. Espineda, program head of SMS Double-Degree Programs, seconded this: “In the media industry nowadays, the management is looking for a graduate [knowledgeable on] both multimedia and broadcasting, as well as…theoretical and technical execution of TV and radio programs. With Mapúa’s four-year, double-degree programs, a new breed of digital communication specialists can help ensure the quality of content people will consume in the future.”

Dean Agapito explained that students who will enroll in the 234 -unit Bachelor of A rts in Mu ltimedia A r ts and Dig ita l Journalism will master two major fields in digital publication: mu ltimedia components that include graphic design, video,

and animation; and journalistic writing covering news, feature, cultural, business, entertainment, and sociopolitical stories.

Students will have hands-on experiences in concept design, visual development, 2-D and 3-D animation, v ideo production, graphic journalism, photojournalism, publication design, and electronic web publishing.

Successf u l g radu ates h ave various potential career paths as online, magazine, broadcast or print journalists; multimedia artists; advertising specialists; animators; advertising or journalism educators; movie and video production crew; game developers; fashion-industry experts; as well as in-house journalists or communications specialists.

At the same time the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts and Broadcast Media program also develops technically proficient online broadcast communicators.

Dr. Espineda also explained that the program “fuses the creative technical skills of multimedia arts using animation, graph-

ics, and video with the power of broadcast communication using theoretical and actual TV and rad io -production techniques, and the advanced transmission of information and concepts using new media platforms.”

He also elaborated that students will establish competencies in multimedia, particularly graphic design, video production, and animation. They will also be proficient in broadcasting, program management, program production, hosting, anchoring, TV documentary, and public affairs production. These combined skills are highly advantageous to graduates to land a job in the digital-media industry.

Future graduates of the 258unit double-degree program will have the potential to become TV or radio personalities, TV production staff, multimedia artists, advertising development specialists, animators, movie and video production crew, broadcast and multimedia educators, and game developers.

Mapúa’s innovative pair of double- deg ree med ia st ud ies programs will help create a new generation of globally competitive communication specialists who have the expertise to conquer this new age of digital information.

E n rol l me nt for A c a d e m i c Year 2022-2023 is ongoing. To apply online, visit https://www. ma pu a .edu .ph /A p plyNow. For more details on the double-degree programs, visit https://bit. ly/MapuaRequestForInfo.

U.S. Peace Corps augments leadership training for Tarlac’s out-of-school youth

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Editor: Mike Policarpio

HE United States Peace Corps recently trained more than 65 youth leaders of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on motivating their fellow youth who stopped attending school during the pandemic to resume their studies.

The US Peace Corps and DSWD decided to scale up the innovative peer-to-peer approach of reaching out-of-school youth through life

and leadership skills development, following its successful initial rollout to youth leaders in Nueva Ecija in November 2021.

“You are performing an incredible act of service by volunteering as peer leaders in your communities, and encouraging out-of-school to [resume their studies],” said US Peace Corps Country Director Jenner Edelman.

“May you take pride in being 4Ps beneficiaries, as you are contributing to nation-building through your

volunteerism,” added Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) Director Donald James Gawe.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the unique leadership training for 4Ps youth.

Because of the ongoing pandemic, US Peace Corps staff, rather than American volunteers, are supporting Filipino youth and promoting national volunteerism alongside DSWD, PNVSCA, and other partners.

The US Peace Corps is the US government’s premier volunteer group, and has supported Filipino communities across the country for more than 60 years. Through the decades more than 9,300 American volunteers have served as co-teachers, youth-development facilitators, or in other roles requested by host communities.

To date more than 300 Peace Corps volunteers have supported youth-development programs in the Philippines.

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HNOM PENH—Cambodian Senate personnel successfully completed the EnglishLanguage Training (ELT)-Intermediate Level program sponsored by the Philippine Embassy, in cooperation with the Cambodian Senate.

The three-month long program held its closing ceremonies on May 5 at the Senate building in Phnom Penh.

In her remarks, Ambassador of the Philippines to Cambodia Maria Amelita C. Aquino emphasized the importance of learning the English language in a globalized world. As Cambodia currently chairs the Asean and hosts several international meetings, including interparliamentary conferences, she said the training will benefit Senate personnel who will interact with various nationalities.

Aquino noted that the cooperation between the embassy and the

Cambodian Senate contributes to strengthening the two countries’ people-to-people ties.

The Philippine Embassy has been sponsoring English-language training sessions to Cambodian Senate personnel since 2015. Program Instructor Teodoro Ariel Publico, a Filipino national and teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL) at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia, said the program has been instrumental in the continuing professional development of Cambodian Senate personnel.

Cambodian Senate Deputy Director General Lok Chhay cited the Philippine Embassy for improving the English-speaking skills of Senate personnel through the program. He further hoped that cooperation with the embassy would continue, especially in offering similar capacity-building and training programs for them.

PLDT, Smart’s LTE Wi-Fi donation streamline studying at the YMCA

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O improve their learning in the digital landscape, students and youth beneficiaries of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Makati recently received from the PLDTSmart Foundation (PSF), together with Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) 50 sets of Smart LTE Pocket Wi-Fi with P150,000 worth of load cards.

The initiative is part of PSF and Smart’s #NoLearnerLeftBehind advocacy, which aims to bridge the divide between digital education and teachers, students and schools nationwide. It is one of the key initiatives of PLDT and Smart to strengthen their commitment to help the Philippines attain the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG #4 on Inclusive Quality Education.

“We are committed to champion equal and quality education for all,” said PLDT-Smart Foundation President Esther O. Santos. “By reaching out to more communities and organizations, we aim to become enablers of opportunities to empower our youth across the country.”

The Smart LTE pocket Wi-Fi units and the load cards will enable beneficiaries to connect to the nationwide Smart LTE network, allowing them to access the Internet for their learning needs.

“The Wi-Fi donation will help them in the distance learning setup compelled by the onset of the pandemic,” said President Tomas C. Banguis Jr. of the YMCA. “The education in Makati is free, but there are other needs to be addressed, especially…Wi-Fi connectivity and access to information online.”

Santos said the PLDT group and YMCA are also exploring opportunities for hypercollaboration in their shared advocacies on children’s rights, cyber wellness and safety, education, livelihood, and mental-health awareness.

YMCA is an international nongovernment organization focused on youth empowerment that promotes development of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of young people in the community.

The group also organizes youth clubs in public high schools, and provides scholarships to students.

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Security Bank turns over first school bldg in Caraga

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ECURITY Bank Foundation Inc. (SBFI) donated its first school building in the Caraga Region with the turnover of a 2-stor y, eight-classroom school building in Agusan del Sur National High School (ADSNHS) in the said province’s municipality of San Francisco.

“It is very moving to see the business sector invest in what really matters: our learners,” said Dr. Minerva Albis, Agusan Del Sur schools division superintendent.

“SBFI’s donation…is something that will impact our community for many years to come.”

The building was constructed

during the pandemic, and was aimed to prepare the school for the possible implementation of limited face-to-face classes. “[We believe] in the importance of helping communities grow,” commented Secur it y Bank San Francisco Branch Business Manager Edwin Abuhon. “We are not just a bank that concerns itself with its clients, but [one] that adds long term and tangible value wherever it may be.”

So far SBFI has donated 701 classrooms in 123 schools among 69 cities and municipalities. The milestone coincides with the bank’s 70th foundation year.

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For the third time, Palaui Island is still a charm

Cape Engaño is a historic lighthouse located on Palaui Island.

The author at the twin window sill of the Cape Engaño Lighthouse.

Lunch is prepared by the community cooks trained by DOT’s “Kulinarya” program.

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This coastal view was taken from on top of a hill.

Palaui island snacks are ready to fill the tummy.

Story & photos by Marky Ramone Go

ore than a decade has passed since I first journeyed to Palaui Island. Back in those days, I was still in my earliest phase of exploring the Philippines.

Cagayan Province, being in the farthest northeastern part of Luzon, seemed like a foreign country to me back then.

Locating it at the map, I set out, myself and a couple of female friends, on a trip that would leave a beautiful set of remembrances in my memory vault. After a 15hour bus ride to Sta. Ana, Cagayan followed by a three-hour van ride, a half-hour boat ride, and finally, a three-hour trek, we pitched our tent on a foot of a hill where the old Cape Engaño Lighthouse stands.

I consider my first travel to

The Dos Hermanos Islands are two rock formations in Maira-ira Point in Pagupud, Ilocos Norte.

The Siwangag Beach Cove is part of Engaño Cove.

Palaui Island as among the ones that baptized me into a life of wandering. Since then, a 15-hour bus ride felt nothing but a welcome and integral part of journeying.

Therefore, Palaui Island, aside from its exceptional beauty, remains a special place.

The second time I made it to the island was in 2017, as part of Lakbay Norte, a media familiarization tour organized by NLEX to promote destinations in Northern

Luzon. Traveling by chartered bus from Manila, we visited several places in Cagayan Valley, capped off by a turbulent sea journey to Palaui and nearby Anguib Beach.

My Palaui trilogy provided me a different set of experiences at each turn and even for the third time, Palaui Island remains a charm.

Cagayan’s Nature and Adventure Tourism Circuit

After a two-year ban on visitors due to the pandemic, Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Seascape finally reopened on March 9, 2022. This time, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and DOT Region 2 are currently promoting a nature and adventure tourism circuit in the region that would include this island.

The newly designed route aims to leverage the popularity of the island among adventure seekers and nature lovers and promote the province as part of an itinerary that can be completed in 3-5 days.

Invited by the DOT to join the Site Validation of the said tour-

A boatman watches as his vessel approaches Siwangag Cove.

An offer of island food for the hungry adventurer.

ism route and in collaboration with a dozen tour operators, we tested the circuit by visiting the places and experiencing various activities to see if it would appeal to travelers and entice them to explore more of the province.

Other than Palaui Island, we visited a community in Casagan where we went on a firefly watching tour in the evening and afterward, had dinner with the community participants of DOT’s “Kulinarya” program— a culinary campaign that aims to promote local cuisine. On our third day, we experienced belt fishing with local fishermen where we witnessed their traditional method of catching the “espada” or black scabbardfish. Also, part of the tour is the next day’s morning hike to Buwacag Falls before capping it off with a heritage tour of Tuguegarao on our way back to the airport.

Right now, the itinerary is open to revisions and may include additional destinations in the future such as Anguib Beach and its surrounding mangrove forest.

The Hike to Cape Engaño Lighthouse

As a protected area and national park managed by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Palaui Island imposes a strict 100-visitors per day policy. During my first visit to the island, we entered through the community side facing Sta. Ana, this time though, visitors are only allowed to dock at its northwestern side in Siwangag Cove close to the Cape Engaño Lighthouse.

After a brief orientation with the community tour guides, I volunteered to be among the first group to climb the hill. Walking at a slow pace allowed me to take in the spectacular scenery en route to the hilltop.

After almost 300 steps, I arrived at the lighthouse with our young guide, a lady Palaui native trained as a guide, almost out of breath but filled with awe and delight at the 360-degree picturesque view of the rolling hills and the blue waters of the

Explore Banwa Private Island at its greenest

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reen season is every frequent traveller’s best kept secret. It is the perfect opportunity to explore Banwa Private Island where nature is in full bloom.

Green season means drizzles in the warm and sunny mornings, ideal for swimming, hiking, nearby island adventures and outdoor activities. The

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Pacific Ocean.

“Like a fine wine, this backdrop just gets better,” I thought to myself. I found a spot to sit on the window sill of the Spanish colonial lighthouse built in 1892 and designed by Magin Pers y Pers, the same person who designed Cape Bojeador in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, and the Capones Island lighthouse.

After a few minutes, I trekked to the v iew deck and lay on a grassy knoll. W hile staring intently at the mighty Pacific Ocean swells crashing on the walls of Dos Hermanos islets below, I gradually turn my head only to be met with a slideshow of postcard-like images of sloping hills, lush vegetations, deep crev ices, blue sk ies, sway ing g rass, t he r ust ic l ight house, and so on.

It was at that moment when I felt the island of Palaui reacquaint itself with me once more.

Acknowledging the universe of good karma, I answered back to the hissing wind in a whisper, “I’m happy to be here again.”

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Bitcoin tumbles, a stablecoin plunges in wild week in crypto

BY MATT OTT & KEN SWEET The Associated Press

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EW YORK—It’s been a wild week in crypto, even by crypto standards.

Bitcoin tumbled, stablecoins were anything but stable and one of the crypto industry’s highest-profile companies lost a third of its market value.

Here’s a look at some major developments in cryptocurrencies this week: ■ BITCOIN. The price of bitcoin dropped to around $25,420 this week, its lowest level since December 2020, according to CoinDesk. It steadied around $30,000 Friday, but that’s still less than half the price bitcoin fetched last November.

Some bitcoin proponents have said the digital currency could protect its holders against inflation and act as a hedge against a decline in the stock market. Lately, it’s done neither.

Inflation at the consumer level rose 8.3 percent in April compared to a year ago, a level last seen in the early 1980s. With the Federal Reserve aggressively raising interest rates to try to tamp down inflation, investors are dumping risky assets, including stocks and crypto. The S&P 500 is down more than 15 percent this year. Bitcoin has dropped about 37 percent year to date.

Other cryptos have fared just as poorly.

Ethereum has dropped 44 percent and dogecoin, a cryptocurrency favored by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has lost about half its value.

■ STABLECOIN COLLAPSE. Stablecoins have been viewed as a safe harbor among cryptocurrencies.

That’s because the value of many stablecoins is pegged to a government-backed currency, such as

the US dollar, or precious metals such as gold.

But this week, one of the more widely used stablecoins, Terra, experienced the cryptocurrency equivalent of a run on the bank.

Terra is a stablecoin in a cryptocurrency ecosystem known as Terra Luna. Terra is an algorithmic stablecoin, which means its supply is adjusted through complicated buying and selling to keep its peg to $1. Terra was also fueled by an incentive program that gave its holders high yields on their Terra. Luna was the coin meant to be used in the ecosystem to buy and sell assets, and at its peak it was worth more than $100.

Even though the developers of Terra said its algorithms would backstop the stablecoin, they decided to further backstop it with holdings of bitcoin.

Terra’s problems started from a combination of withdrawals of hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, of dollars from Anchor, a platform that supported the stablecoin. Combined with worries overall about cryptocurrencies, and the drop in bitcoin’s price, Terra started to lose its peg to the dollar. The bitcoin that Terra held was also worth less than they paid for it, and selling those bitcoin into the market caused bitcoin prices to fall even further.

Efforts by Terra’s developers to shore up liquidity failed. On Friday, Terra had fallen to 12 cents and Luna was trading at a value of less than one ten thousandth of one cent.

■ COINBASE. Coinbase lost about a third of its value this week, during which the cryptocurrency trading platform reported that active monthly users fell by 19 percent in the first quarter amid the decline in crypto values.

Investors had been running for the exits even before Coinbase reported a $430 million quarterly loss. Shares closed on Friday at $67.87. On the day of its initial public offering just 13 months ago, shares reached $429 each.

In a letter to shareholders, Coinbase said it believed that current market conditions were not permanent and it remained focused on the longterm while prioritizing product development.

■ REGULATORS. There has been a lot of talk about regulating cryptocurrencies, but little in the way of action. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, responding to the volatility in the crypto markets this week, said Thursday that the US needs a regulatory framework to guard against the risks surrounding cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

In March, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said new forms of digital money such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins present risks to the US financial system and will require new rules to protect consumers. This Monday, right before the implosion of Terra, the Fed said in its semiannual report on financial stability that stablecoins are vulnerable to “runs” that could harm owners of the coins.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has said that the crypto industry is “rife with fraud, scams and abuse,” and that his agency needs more authority from Congress—and more funding—to regulate the market. Britain has unveiled plans to regulate stablecoins as part of a broader plan to become a global hub for digital payments.

European Union lawmakers have agreed on draft rules for cryptoassets, but still have to negotiate a final bill. ■

LEVELING UP THE MOBILE LIFESTYLE MOBILE services provider Smart Communications (Smart) rolls out a lineup of exciting must-not-miss perks, promos, and privileges, dubbed GigaLife Surprises, exclusively available on the GigaLife app.

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As part of GigaLife Surprises, subscribers can just tap the “Don’t Miss Out” tile on the app to avail customized value-packed offers that suit their lifestyle. These offers are refreshed every week.

Aside from the “Don’t Miss Out” tile, the app will also soon introduce the Giga Missions, which gives subscribers a chance to earn points and rewards by completing tasks and challenges in the app.

Moreover, subscribers can look forward to Giga PayDay on the app, which comes with huge discounts for all subscribers every payday every 27th and 28th of the month.

All these add to the ongoing GigaDays, which offer discounts on GigaPoints redemption of exclusive perks such as data offers, gadgets, and lifestyle rewards, happening every 19th to 22nd of the month.

With the new promo, Smart subscribers have so much more to look forward to every time they use the GigaLife app to fulfill all their connectivity, productivity, and entertainment needs. More information is available at www.smart.com.ph/Pages/gigalife-app.

Vigilant voters protected their ballots even when times got tough FRENCH luxury fashion brand Dior Beauty has launched an innovative campaign with brand ambassador and global icon Jisoo of the Korean group Blackpink.

MY friend B (not her real name) waited for around 13 hours on May 9 to feed her ballot into the votecounting machine (VCM) in her precinct. Her family had to bring her two meals, a snack and lots of drinks (it was a really hot day). She had to use the not-tooclean public toilet but she waited until the VCM worked again.

“I don’t want to give up. Laban lang [fight]!” said B that day in her Twitter account.

Another friend, let’s call her J, was a poll watcher that day and the precinct to which she was assigned also had a problem with the VCM. The SD card was in a province three hours away from said precinct. Well, guess what? When I woke up the following day (May 10) at 9:30 am, my friend and the precinct voters were still there waiting for the SD card to arrive. She posted an Instagram Story and they were still all there.

The election day stories of B and J are not unique.

Hundreds of vote-counting machines encountered issues during the May 9 polls. These VCMs are machines and subject to human error, tampering, extreme temperatures and maybe even Internet signal. It got so bad that I heard the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing an additional allowance of P2,000 for poll workers in precincts with defective VCMs. According to Comelec, they will begin the investigation of the over 900 VCMs that encountered issues during the May 9 polls. These VCMs have been used in three straight national elections, so I’m not surprised that many of them had issues. Among the reasons are paper jam, rejected ballots, VCM scanner, VCM printer not printing and not printing properly.

But thousands of VCMs worked properly. For instance, B’s brother voted in a different precinct just a floor away from hers and the machine was working just fine.

As someone who has voted so many times, I believe

in trusting the process when it comes to the country’s Automated Election System. Yes, we may be having problems now but I hope the government works on them so that the next elections will be seamless and hassle-free for all.

With automated elections, it is easier for the citizenry to guard their ballots unlike before when you couldn’t do anything once you’ve dropped the ballot into that ballot box. So while VCMs crashed, the voters were more vigilant in protecting their vote and that’s a good thing.

Automated elections are not fool-proof, as evidenced by the VCMs crashing on May 9, but with the proper measures in place, such as encrypting data and network monitoring, they are less prone to fraud.

The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections has actually proposed changes in the country’s Automated Elections System. Among these changes include the printing of QR codes on both the election returns and the voter verifiable paper audit trail or the receipt that comes out of the vote counting machines after voting.

The election watchdog said these QR codes would enable stakeholders such as election monitoring organizations and political parties, or any interested individuals, to aggregate results, if they have devices with QR code readers for the purpose of vote counting.

So, yes, the AES is not without its flaws but with refinements and changes to the system, it can help us more honest election results.

In beauty-related tech news, French luxury fashion brand Dior Beauty launched an innovative campaign with brand ambassador and global icon Jisoo of the Korean group Blackpink to give the brand’s 9.6 million Instagram followers access to four days of exclusive content and conversation with the muse of the new Dior Addict shine lipstick campaign over WhatsApp. Dior collaborated with global communications platform Infobip to launch this omnichannel experience. Customers were invited to become part of the experience via Dior Beauty’s Instagram story, where Jisoo offered followers the chance to join her “exclusive WhatsApp group.” From there, customers were taken to a dedicated landing page where they were able to sign up to engage with Jisoo’s chatbot over WhatsApp ahead of the new Dior Addict shine lipstick launch. Members of the group were able to choose the type of content they wanted to receive, from themed videos to exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of Jisoo’s life as a Dior ambassador.

The campaign was managed through Infobip’s WhatsApp Business solution, with content that included images, videos, files, web links, audio files and buttons.

“This campaign has pushed the boundaries of how luxury beauty and technology must collaborate to deliver innovative experiences across the channels we

know our customers love. Using WhatsApp meant we could think outside the box in terms of how we engage our dedicated Instagram community, giving them the opportunity to chat with Jisoo like they would a friend, and empowering them to choose the content they want to see next,” said Arthur Poulain, digital innovation and strategic planning manager for Dior.

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CUTTING-EDGE PRODUCTS FOR SMART AND HEALTHY LIVING AT a flagship launch event held recently at Conrad Manila Hotel, the Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) featured a variety of the brand’s latest cutting-edge hardware products, including the Huawei Mate Xs 2, Huawei Watch GT3 Pro, Huawei Watch D, Huawei S-Tag, Huawei Band 7 and Huawei Watch Fit 2—all of which aims to further simplify the daily lives of consumers. Along with its hardware products, Huawei also features its world-renowned Health App which has aided consumers all around the world lead a healthy lifestyle.

At the launch event, Richard Yu, CEO of the Consumer Business Group, highlighted Huawei’s continuous dedication to optimising user experience to fulfill its strategy and vision of an “All-Scenario Seamless AI Life.”

The Huawei Mate Xs 2 is the brand’s brand-new flagship foldable smartphone. With a weight of only 255g and a thickness of only 5.4mm, the phone features the first 3D Fibreglass Design to achieve a fusion of aesthetic colors and textures. To achieve an ultra-flat surface which is minimalistic and natural, the phone uses the Falcon Wing Design. Through that, the movement of the hinge and screen is precisely synchronised via the fixed-length linkage control. For the phone’s screen, the use of Huawei’s self-developed innovative industry-first composite screen to absorb all shock and buffer makes the Huawei Mate Xs 2 ultra-reliable.

To further enhance user-quality, the Huawei Mate Xs 2 is equipped with the brands’s flagship products such as a 7.8inch True-Chroma foldable display to deliver high resolution content, Silicon-Based Anode battery for higher density and larger capacity, 66W Huawei SuperCharge that allows a 90 percent charge within 30 minutes, and an Anti-Reflective Nano Optical layer to help reduce glare.

And to top that all off, the Huawei Mate Xs 2 incorporates innovative interactions with multitasking capabilities and Floating Window Swipe Gestures to provide a seamless control while operating the multi-window.

Meanwhile, the Huawei Watch GT3 Pro, available in Titanium (46mm) and Ceramic (43mm) editions, comes with a new interface design, premium materials, an ultra-clear large screen, and a range of watch faces to choose from.

The brand’s latest flagship smartwatch makes it easy to support a healthy lifestyle, with ECG analysis and TruSeen 5.0+ data monitoring technology, allowing for accurate heart measurement and blood oxygen monitoring.

With a 1.43-inch AMOLED high-definition colour display, displaying 466 x 466 high-definition resolution, the watch produces clear and precise information on screen. To ensure comfort and durability, the Huawei Watch GT3 Pro uses a sapphire glass lens and a ceramic back case. The skinfriendly materials allow for automatic detection of any change in temperature.

The other new releases include the Huawei Band 7, providing professional functions in the field of scientific health and fitness; the Huawei Watch Fit 2, connecting style and functionality together, and now comes with a speaker and a microphone to allow calls pushed from the smartphone via Bluetooth; and Huawei Watch D, the first wrist-type blood pressure monitoring device providing accurate blood pressure measurement anytime and anywhere for hypertensive patients.

Preorders can now be made at the Huawei Online Store, plus Shopee or Lazada, with purchases coming with exceptional freebies.

More information on the latest products is available at consumer.huawei.com.

A SMART dock lets you go key-free and control your door from afar

YOU can play music, control your smart home, get information, news, weather and more easy and hassle-free by using just your voice

Smart homes are the new luxury COMFORTS OF LIVING SMARTER

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HEN the Covid-19 pandemic struck and the government implemented those repeated strict lockdowns, we were all forced to stay home— but not everyone spent those months just sitting on the couch watching Netflix.

Many Filipinos went on a home improvement spree as they realized the need to adapt their homes to the new normal.

Malls and parks were closed so kids needed a playground, moms wanted better kitchens for their newfound cooking and baking skills; some added home gyms to stay in shape, and when everyone began working/studying from home, family members needed a workspace of their own.

But more than just renovations, we also realized that it was time to start living in smarter homes.

Technology has become part of our daily lives because of smartphones and now everyone has come to know and love smart lights, robot vacuums, home security systems, and digital assistants. Having a smart home has slowly become the goal of every homeowner and it is becoming the new standard of luxury. Like many upgrades to your luxury lifestyle, home automation can bring a lot of good things to your home life. With your home ready for the future, you and your family can make the most of the convenience that home automation has to offer.

Home trends have seen a rise in consumer desire for smart homes, and more and more potential homeowners are looking for houses that can accommodate the latest tech trends. Developers like Brittany Corp. know this and have already begun integrating technology in their smart homeready luxury condominiums and ready for occupancy houses such as “Eliot” located in Brittany Santa Rosa.

YOUR home has become more than the place where you sleep; it is your sanctuary. It is the place you and your family feel the safest in. When you invest in a home automation system, you make your home an even more comfortable place to live in.

For example, you may be coming home from the mall or the grocery carrying several shopping bags. When you have a smart home, you can control the door on the app, opening it as you ease in your driveway so you are free to enter your home without fumbling for your house keys.

Feeling stressed from a long day? With a smart home, you can turn on your mood lighting and calming playlist with a simple voice command. Or these commands can be controlled through a schedule where your calm room mode is turned on at a specific time to help you wind down for the day.

Investing in a smart home, you are able to use energy more efficiently which leads to savings in the long run.

Thermostats are one of the best examples of energy efficiency in home automation. By setting schedules and temperatures, your home environment will be cool when you need it to be. By setting up a system, you can regulate the temperature in a way that makes the most sense with your family’s comings and goings.

You can also use home automation to make sure you turn off everything that needs to be turned off whenever you leave the house. For example, you can set a protocol so that it automatically shuts off your lights, television and air conditioning every time you leave. This way, you can be sure that your appliances aren’t using more energy than they are meant to.

In setting up a smart home with an automated security system, you gain peace of mind knowing that your family and home are protected. Home security systems and cameras can be triggered remotely so you can check on your home through an app. Security devices linked to windows and doors can also be controlled automatically, alerting you of a disturbance.

Once you figure out what home automations you need, you can start purchasing and installing them in your home.

While it can be done by hiring professionals or installing them yourself, the easiest way is to find a property that is ready for home automation. Luxury homes by Brittany are a perfect choice for your smart home needs, as they have models

already equipped with smart home necessities.

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BRITTANY Corp.’s Promenade recently introduced a Smart Home Series to meet the needs and desires of future homeowners by developing luxury homes in the Philippines with the ideal blend of traditional and modern features.

One of their ready-for-occupancy houses in Promenade Santa Rosa is Eliot. It is already equipped with Alexa-powered smart home technology and its smart life applications. With voice and touch activation, taking control of one’s home has never been easier.

The smart features of Eliot begin even before you enter your home. The Smart Automated Garage Door enables you to control the garage door with your smartphone. No more going out of your car or honking your horn and waiting for someone to open as you can park straight away.

Curious as to who rings your doorbell? Eliot’s smart door bell lets you monitor all your guests with this function. The smart door bell will automatically send you a photo of the person who rings it. You will receive the photo on your Smart Home via the Smart Life application.

Never worry about forgetting your keys again. The smart door has a keypad lock that enables you to open the door with a pin number or via your fingerprints. It also allows guests to come inside by opening the door using your app once you verify the person outside with the doorbell function.

Let Alexa do the work with voice-activated windows, airconditioning, lights, and sprinklers. If you are too tired to stand up, you can ask Alexa to open them for you.

If you are going on for a trip, you have less worries as you can check your home’s safety and security by viewing the CCTV footage on your phone. These are real-time videos, and all CCTVs have a microphone installed for you to be able to communicate with those in the house while you are away. And if you are worried about forgetting to unplug your appliances you can turn the outlet off instead with your smartphone.

Brittany Corp. sets the premium standard in smart luxury with a beautiful and sophisticated collection of homes, condominiums and lot-only properties in the country’s finest locations. These masterpieces provide unprecedented space, comfort, absolute attention to detail and exclusive finishes that are perfect for those with a devotion to perfection and a taste for smart living. ■

Apple is union-busting in NYC, labor group alleges

THE latest cuttingedge hardware products launched by the Huawei Consumer Business Group, including the foldable Huawei Mate Xs 2 smartphone.

APPLE Inc. violated federal labor law by interrogating staff, restricting the posting of union fliers and requiring employees to attend mandatory anti-union speeches, the Communications Workers of America alleged in a Wednesday filing with the National Labor Relations Board.

The alleged conduct took place at Apple’s World Trade Center store in New York City, a CWA representative said.

Asked about the filing, an Apple spokesman reiterated a previous comment saying the company deeply values the contributions of its retail employees.

“We are pleased to offer very strong compensation and benefits for full time and part time employees, including health care, tuition reimbursement, new parental leave, paid family leave, annual stock grants and many other benefits,” Apple said in the statement.

Apple Store employees working with several different national unions have recently announced unionization efforts, extending a wave of retail and tech organizing that has included surprising victories at a Staten Island Amazon.com Inc. warehouse and dozens of Starbucks Corp. cafes.

Apple staff in Atlanta are slated to vote June 2 on joining the CWA. Employees in Maryland have petitioned for a vote

to be represented by the International Association of Machinists, while employees at New York City’s Grand Central station have been working with the Service Employees International Union, according to their campaign web site.

CWA’s deputy organizing director, Tim Dubnau, declined to say whether the union is seeking to represent the workers at Apple’s World Trade Center store, but said they are among many who have recently contacted the group.

“When we learn about Apple violating the law, we try our best to defend workers’ rights,” he said.

“It’s time for them to just back off and allow workers to choose for themselves whether or not they want a union.” BLOOMBERG NEWS

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HIDILYN WILL ALWAYS BE

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By Jun Lomibao

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ANOI—Hidilyn Diaz accomplished her mission at the 31st Southeast Asian Games—retain the women’s 55 kgs gold medal of weightlifting.

The feat may appear so easy for Diaz who won the country’s first Olympic gold medal in record fashion in Tokyo last year. But there were some scary moments.

Diaz gathered her strength to lift the barbells in her first attempt in the clean and jerk to prevail in an amusing showdown with Thailand’s Tanasan Sanikun on Friday and keep her weightlifting crown.

After missing a new games record of 94 kgs in the snatch, Diaz lifted 114 kgs in the clean and jerk for a 206 kgs total to beat Tanasan by three kilos for her second straight gold medal at the Hanoi Sports and Training Center.

Up next, according to Diaz, is a second Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024.

“My journey to Paris starts here, so this SEA Games gold is very important for me,” Diaz said. “The SEA Games are very meaningful to me. After winning the gold medal [in Tokyo], I’m still here to give our country another gold.”

Diaz’s victory was the country’s 42nd gold medal on Friday.

Esports delivered its second win Friday, the country’s 41st gold while

judoka Shugen Nagano won the 43rd mint in the 66 kgs class.

But Filipino athletes in other fronts went winless in the campaign supported by the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Sports Commission. The Philippines slid to fifth overall from fourth, with Singapore moving up to third and Indonesia improving to fourth.

The Philippines-Sibol team of Johnmar “Phi Villaluna” Villaluna, Danerie “Phi del Rosario” del Rosario, Salic “Hadji” Imam and Dexter “Phi Alaba” Alaba scored a 3-1 win over Indonesia in the finals of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang at the Vietnam Convention Center. The win came after the women’s Wild Rift squad triumphed late Wednesday.

Host Vietnam continued to overwhelm the opposition going into the last three days of the game, with Thailand assured of second-place honors.

Diaz, at 31 the oldest among the six participants, broke the SEA Games record of 91 kgs by going one kilo better in her second snatch.

But Tanasan, the 2016 Rio Olympics champion in the lighter 48 kgs class, gave Team Philippines a scare by lifting 93 kgs, snatching the record from the Philippine Athlete of the Year in 2021.

Diaz, the only reigning Olympic champion competing in the Games, tried to regain the record by going for 94 kgs in her last snatch but failed, smiling as she left the stage.

She later claimed she was far from worried.

HIDILYN DIAZ starts to pave her way to another gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics as FilipinoJapanese judoka Shugen Nakano raises Vietnamese Hoang Phuc Truong’s hand as a gesture of sportsmanship after winning the men’s under-66 kgs gold medal in judo. PHOTOS BY NONIE REYES “We studied our opponent, we know she’s strong in the snatch, but not so much in the clean and jerk. But of course, we cannot downplay the competition. I always do my best,” said Diaz, adding she struggled to train for the SEA Games after her busy schedule in the wake of her Tokyo Olympics golden feat.

SEA Games hosts prefer popularity over medals won

Beach spikers retain bronze medals

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ANOI—Jovelyn Gonzaga and Dij Rodriguez towed the Philippine men and women beach volleyball teams to bronze medal performances in the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Friday at the Tuan Chau Beach in Quang Ninh.

Gonzaga and Rodriguez—as well as Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons—swept Vietnam, 2-0, in the duel for third place.

Their male counterparts also brought down the hosts but with a 2-1 score to again bag the bronze medals which they earned in 2019 in Subic.

Jovelyn Gonzaga and Dij Rodriguez scored a 21-17, 21-16 win over Truong Duong My Huyen and Nguyen Thi Thanh Tram, powering the Philippines to its second straight bronze.

Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons provided the Filipinas’ other win.

They rebounded from an opening set loss and turned back Vu Ngoc Lan Nguyen and Nguyen Le Thi Tuong Vy, 20-22, 21-18, 15-12.

The Philippines has reached the beach volleyball podium for the third time since 2005. Rondina, Pons and Rodriguez were also bronze medalists

in 2019, with Gonzaga, a sand court veteran, taking home a medal.

The Filipinos reached the podium for the second straight edition with Jude Garcia and Jaron Requinton being part of the 2019 squad that also secured the bronze medal.

Garcia and Requinton defeated Nguyen Lam Toi and Trang Quang Vu, 21-15, 21-19 in the golden match to give the Philippines the victory.

Garcia and Krung Arbasto put the Filipinos ahead after beating Nhat Ton Long and Nguyen Van Nha, 21-19, 21-19.

The Vietnamese were able to level after Ranran Abdilla and Requinton bowed to Nguyen Lam Toi and Trang Quang Vu, 19-21, 18-21.

Despite the loss, Abdilla still has something to celebrate with a medal as the Tawi-Tawi native was also part of the men’s volleyball team that won the historic silver in 2019.

Thailand ruled the women’s side, while Indonesia won the men’s gold.

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Marcial relentless in SEAG bid

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AC NINH, Vietnam—Eumir Felix Marcial tries to put more emphasis on his lofty billing when he shoots for his fourth consecutive boxing gold medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games.

Standing in the way of the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist for the men’s middleweight title is Timor Leste’s Delio Anzaqeci Mouzinho in the men’s middleweight championship bout at the Bac Ninh Stadium.

Marcial vowed not to be complacent against the East Timores in their final set for Sunday.

“I can’t relax against anybody,” Marcial, 26 and now also a profes-

sional boxer, said. “I can’t put my guards down against my opponent.”

Marcial drew a bye and convincingly won his semifinal bout where he beat Peerapat Yeasungnoen of Thailand by referee stopped contestsecond round on Thursday night at the Bac Ninh Stadium.

His goal remains: gold in the Paris 2024 Olympics.

“I really need to bring home my fourth SEA Games gold, it’s very important to me, it’s my first stepping stone for the Paris Olympics,” he said.

He added: “I have to keep my focus and also avoid the crowd because there are some people who tested positive [of Covid-19] here,” Marcial added. “I would love to watch the other Filipino

“I was able to drop my weight from 61 to 55, that is why I’m so grateful with Team HD to reach this performance again,” added Diaz, who intends to compete in the World Championships and the Asian Games, just before the Paris games.

Tanasan, three years younger than Diaz, failed to lift 110 kgs in her

second attempt in the clean and jerk after easily opening with 104 kgs.

She tried to match Diaz’s 114 kgs in her third lift but failed, enabling the predominantly Filipino crowd in the 1,000-capacity venue, which included POC President and Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, to breathe a sigh of relief, knowing the gold was safely in the bag.

“The clean and jerk is where she really stands out,” said sports psychologist Dr. Karen Trinidad, a member of Diaz’s world-class support staff known as Team HD. Tanasan settled for the new SEA Games record and the silver with a total lift of 203kg, with Indonesian Natasha Beteyob finishing a far third with a total lift of 188kg built around 84 kg in the snatch and 104kg in the clean and jerk.

After lifting 114kg, Diaz tried 118kg on her second try but failed.

She added three more kilos in her final lift, trying to break the SEA Games mark of 120kg but failed anew, falling on the mat, but maintained her smile and waved to the crowd.

She received her gold medal from Tolentino and sang the national anthem as the Philippine flag was raised for the 42nd time here.

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DESPITE winning five gold medals, Carlos Edriel Yulo’s not the top pick in these games.

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athletes as well, but I still have a job to do and that’s to win the gold.”

Rogen Ladon, the defending champion in the flyweight class, also guns for a gold medal against hometown bet Tran Van Thao after his split decision win over Thanarat Saengphet of Thailand in Thursday’s semifinal.

Lightweight James Palicte, who suffered an acid influx during the last round of their semifinals fight, lost to Indonesia’s Farrand Papendang to settle for a bronze medal.

Women’s light flyweight Josie Gabuco dropped a 1-4 majority decision to Thailand’s Chuthamat Raksat also for a bronze medal.

Risa Pasuit suffered a stinging unanimous decision loss to a taller Vietnamese Vuong Thi Vy to end up with the bronze medal in women’s lightweight.

ANOI—World champion gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo may have won five gold medals but it’s the hometown’s choice who’s perched atop the race for the Most Favorite Athlete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games that end on Monday.

Football remains the most popular sport in Vietnam that local sports fans are rooting for their very own Hung Dung Do as the most popular among athletes in the Games that the host are ruling running away.

Yulo, owner of gold medals in one of the most disciplined sport gymnastics, ran eighth among the top 10 contenders.

Voting is done online at the official 31st SEA Games web site that with three days remaining in the Games, hasn’t worked to the expectations of thousands of journalists covering the biennial multi-sport competitions that were postponed from last November because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam remained unbeaten in men’s football—competitions in the SEA Games is limited to under-23 players but teams are allowed to field two veteran athletes—with its 1-0 conquest of regional powerhouse Thailand in the preliminaries on Thursday night already sending the Vietnamese into a frenzied street celebration on their motorbikes around the capital city.

Hung has a commanding 2,676 votes that mirrors how Vietnam is doing in the overall medals race— running away with 158 gold medals for almost a third of the total 523 events programmed in these Games.

Yulo, on the other hand, had a measly 83 votes despite victories in men’s individual all-around, floor exercise, rings, vault and high bar and silver medals in men’s team and parallel bars.

“It’s a popularity race and not exactly on how many gold medals an athlete won in the SEA Games,” said Malyn Bamba, head of the Public Communications Office of the Philippine Sports Commission, which funded the preparation and participation of Team Philippines in the SEA Games.

“Of course, Vietnamese athletes have the edge because they’re playing on their home court,” Bamba said.

“Besides, the awards as the most popular athletes haven’t been really disseminated.”

Five other Vietnamese made the top 10 of the men’s race—No. 3 Vy Throung Thao (basketball, 625 votes), No. 5 Thien Linh Nguyen (football, 106 votes), No. 7 Huy Huang Nguyen (swimming with four gold medals, 85 votes), No. 9 Anh Christian Juzang (basketball, 75 votes) and No. 10 Than Thuy Tran Thi (volleyball, 72 votes).

Bronze medalist Pramudya Kusumawardana Riyanto appeared to have almost the entire Indonesian delegation voting for him with 1,076 votes for the No. 2 spot, while his badminton teammate and also a bronze medalist, Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob, running sixth as of Friday afternoon.

Timor Leste’s Felisberto de Deus, who won silvers in men’s 500 meters and 1,500 meters in athletics, could be considered a gate-crasher at No. 4 with 191 votes.

Another race for the most popular football player of the games was put up by the hosts and as expected, Hung led the pack with four other Vietnamese footballers—male or female in tow in the top 10. Five Indonesians were also on the list. Jun Lomibao

Sibol captures 2nd esports gold in ML: Bang Bang

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ANOI—Team Philippines-Sibol beat Indonesia, 7-2, in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang on Friday for its second gold medal in esports in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Vietnam National Convention Center on Friday.

The Filipinos won Game 4 of their best-of-five series with the Indonesians to annex the second esports victory after the Wild Rift bagged by the all-female Grindsky Eris on Wednesday night.

Veteran players from Blacklist International— Johnmar “PHI VILLALUNA” Villaluna as team captain, together with Danerie “PHI DEL ROSARIO” Del Rosario, Salic “Hadji” Imam and Dexter “PHI ALABA” Alaba—clinched the Mobile Legends triumph.

Amateur players Kyle “PHI SOTO” Soto, Howard “PHI GONZALES” Gonzales and Russel “PHI USI” Usi, who have never competed in any Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional Leagues or tournaments, completed the winning team.

Gonzales took charge with the Beatrix the marksman and joined up with Del Rosario’s seldom used Akai, the panda tank support hero, to help the Philippines claim victory.

The Philippines won three golds, a silver and a bronze during esports’ debut in the games during the 2019 Philippine edition.

Sibol finished the finals series with Indonesia after winning three games and losing only one match.

After Indonesia’s Calvin “Vynnn” tied the contest at 2-all with his slaying of Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna’s Lolita the support tank, Sibol went on a rampage, with Gonzales going for a triple kill on three Indonesian foes.

As Salic Alauya “Hadji” Imam capped Sibol’s killing spree with Xavier the half-elf mage’s Dawn of Light’s sniping shot on Albert Neilsen “Alberttt” Iskandar’s Emeralda the mage, the Filipinos squad never relinquished their advantage.

The Indonesias were caught flatfooted, unable to level up immediately with their available resources and counter the assault, and from there, Sibol went on to finish the game by destroying their rivals’ three remaining defensive towers.

When it was over, Gonzales ended his stint with three kills, one death and two assists, in the final game that lasted in only 10 minutes and 52 seconds.

Sibol took Game 1 with a 17-8 triumph over Indonesia, with Gonzales pulling a 5-1-6 kill-death assist record off his Wan Wan the marksman character.

While Del Rosario focused his energies on keeping Rivaldi “R7” Fatah at bay, Gonzales joined forces with Imam and Villaluna in setting up ambushes that kept Indonesia’s support crews from coming close.

Indonesia managed to recover in Game 2 with a 18-10 edge, after sniping got Villaluna slain thrice early in the game.

Sibol took Game 3 with a 2416 victory, and defied Alberttt’s successful bid to immortalize his character.

Gonzales tallied nine kills and five assists, and he had to respawn thrice.

The match was tied at 16-all, when Sibol took the lead, 19-16, following two quick kills from Imam and Kyle Dominic Soto, with Imam finding a way to neutralize Alberttt.

Josef Ramos

MEDAL TABLE R

COUNTRY

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

1

Vietnam

162

97

92

351

2

Thailand

65

73

105

243

3

Indonesia

47

66

63

176

4

Singapore

47

44

62

153

5

Philippines

42

59

80

181

6

Malaysia

35

40

77

152

7

Myanmar

8

15

22

45

8

Cambodia

7

9

26

42

9

Laos

1

7

22

30

10

Brunei

1

1

1

3

11

Timor-Leste

0

2

1

3

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

ALPHA CENTURY CONSULTANCY INC. Unit 215 Campos Rueda Bldg., 101 Urban Ave., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati YAN, HUI Mandarin Manager 1.

Brief Job Description: Manage and develop employee performance expectations.

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

2.

Brief Job Description: Accurately anticipate current and future business requirements to meet the customer needs

Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree, proficient experience in partner client management.

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

NGO THACH Operations Associate 10.

WOO (SPOUSE OF OH), SUNJUNG Assistant Professor 3.

Brief Job Description: “Full time faculty with foreign nationality with expertise in the field of Korean language, history and culture”

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

Brief Job Description: Responsible in conducting accurate individual verification of the details provided by the candidate with the respective source on a timely manner within the agreed service level agreement

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

4.

Brief Job Description: Bears the commercial (acquisition & tenders) and operational responsibility for all projects / activities within the country or region.

DE BOER, FREDERIK WILLEM Operations Superintendent 5.

Brief Job Description: Supporting Business and Project Teams during all phases of project operation and execution, incl. tendering, kick-off and evaluation.

ZONNEVELD, ROBERT JOHAN Operations Superintendent 6.

Brief Job Description: Supporting Business and Project Teams during all phases of project operation and execution, incl. tendering, kick-off and evaluation.

GEMELGO ESPECIOSA, ANTONIO ALFREDO Site Manager 12.

7.

Brief Job Description: Conduct regular business review with key stakeholders of the channel to identify areas for improvement, refine plans and strategies for future growth

Brief Job Description: Responsible for supervising construction works taking place in a particular site.

SALBHAPANDI, DURAISINGH Director, Workforce Management

13.

Brief Job Description: Provide leadership, management and vision to help the company grow

KAWABAYASHI, MAKOTO E-commerce Manager 9.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for leading our uniqlo ph online store and will work with corss functional teams

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

Basic Qualification: Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills including verbal and written communications skills, presentation skills, facilitation skills and negotiation skills.

Success in developing and making compelling written/oral proposals.

Strong problem solving/ consulting skills. Excellent time management skills.

Excellent planning and organizing skills, especially prioritizing multiple projects/tasks.

Demonstrated listening skills. Excellent PC skills with demonstrated ability to assimilate, present and analyze data as needed.

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

14.

Basic Qualification: One (1) vacant position.

JLPT N1 passer; Fluent in Japanese and English (Speak, read and write).

At least 5 years working experience in the same field. Strong verbal, visual and written communication skills with the ability to explain approach to all levels of organization. Extensive knowledge in the same industry is preferred

PEDERSEN, VIBEKE NØRGAARD Sales Representative - Danish

Basic Qualification: Experience in leading a brand or a corporate function globally Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

Brief Job Description: Answers all customer questions/concerns regarding their company’s products, policies, and services.

19.

20.

21.

Brief Job Description: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

22.

23.

16.

Brief Job Description: Track main industry trends in Korean through blogs, micro blogs and forums

Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Speaks and Write Fluently (Korean, English and Mandarin) Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

24.

SACHDEVA, JAISAL Sales Manager

Basic Qualification: Must be a graduate of any bachelor’s degree course in business studies/admin management

17.

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

KYNDRYL PHILIPPINES, INCORPORATED 9th Floor 1800 Eastwood Avenue Bldg., Eastwood City Cyberpark 188 E. Rodriguez Jr., Bagumbayan, Quezon City

Brief Job Description: Overseeing the activities and performance of the sales team

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

CHO CHO MON Burmese Customer Service Representative

25.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

CHO CHO WAI Burmese Customer Service Representative

26.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

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28.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries NAING WN TUN Burmese Customer Service Representative

29.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

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30.

KRISHNA KANHAIYA INTERNATIONAL INC. U-81legaspi Tower, Paseo De Roces Condo, Chino Roces Ave., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati Basic Qualification: Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

AYE HNIN PHYU Burmese Customer Service Representative

J-NA ALLOUT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 3/f Lipams Bldg., #48 President Avenue, B. F. Homes, City Of Parañaque

LEE, MINHEE Korean Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

AYE HLAING Burmese Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Review Classify and Record Survey Data in Preparation for Computer Analysis & Client Usage Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

TEO SEH LIONG Mandarin Sales Consultant

AUNG SOE THEIN Burmese Customer Service Representative

27.

15.

Brief Job Description: Research industries, markets, demographics, trends, sales results, and other data related to the Chinese/Vietnamese client’s services. Works as an independent consultant or as part of consultancy firm to provide sales expertise to Chinese/ Vietnamese clients. Create detailed reports with research findings and analysis to with sales strategies

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INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. Unit 2401 & 2402, 24th Floor Exquadra Tower, Jade Drive, Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig

AHASSAN, ACHRAF Research Specialists

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

Basic Qualification: College Graduate: Preferably 6 months -1year as Sales Consultant Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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

Basic Qualification: Must be fluent Danish speaker; Strong Sales and Marketing skills.

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

Basic Qualification: 5+ years of professional work experience, preferably in audit, internal controls, or similar functions.

KUO, TSUNG -HSIEN Mandarin Sales Consultant

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Basic Qualification: Experience in heading a construction project.

Basic Qualification: Must have work experience on international Dredging, land reclamation or construction projects.

FAST RETAILING PHILIPPINES, INC. Sm Corporate Offices Bldg. A, J. W. Diokno Blvd., Barangay 76, Pasay City

8.

Brief Job Description: Direct accountability for the Call Center Workforce Management team. He / She will ensure high levels of service by leading the long term and short term staffing models and monitoring daily call center activities. Accountable for developing staffing schedules, utilizing forecasts and other information that optimizes the fit between employee needs and call center resource requirements.

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

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

KUSUMOTO, MASATO Chief Operating Officer

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

GETWONDERS CORPORATION Unit 02 And 04 4th Floor Rockwell Business Center, Tower 3, Ortigas Ave., Ugong, City Of Pasig

Basic Qualification: Must have work experience on international Dredging, land reclamation or construction projects.

EARTH HOMECARE PRODUCTS (PHILIPPINES), INC. Unit 2105 Atlanta Centre,, 31 Annapolis St., Greenhills, City Of San Juan

FUKI, DAISUKE Business Development Manager

Basic Qualification: N/A

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

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION ANDREWS, JENNIFER ROBIN Finance Business Controls Professional

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GEA PILIPINAS INC. 8/f Alabang Corporate Center, Km 25 West Service Road, Cupang, City Of Muntinlupa

Basic Qualification: 3 years’ experience as country manager and experience in an international dredging company and land development industry.

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

No.

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

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POELHEKKE, LAURENS Country Manager

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Basic Qualification: Can speak mandarin.

AMDOCS PHILIPPINES INC. 23rd, 25th, And 26th Floors Eco Tower, 32nd St. Cor. 9th Ave. Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

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Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires THANDAR AYE Burmese Customer Service Representative

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

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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 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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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION THIDAR SOE Burmese Customer Service Representative

33.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires YAN SHIN KHANT Burmese Customer Service Representative

34.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

YAN TI PHANE Burmese Customer Service Representative

35.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires YE SHWE Burmese Customer Service Representative

36.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

CHEN, ZHIHUAN Chinese Customer Service Representative

37.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries CONG, XIN Chinese Customer Service Representative

38.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

GUAN, HAODONG Chinese Customer Service Representative

39.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

LEI, CHUAN Chinese Customer Service Representative

40.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires LIN, LIANCHENG Chinese Customer Service Representative

41.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries RAHONGPANOM, ADIRUT Chinese Customer Service Representative

42.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires SHI, JIE Chinese Customer Service Representative

43.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language

No.

LAI CHEN KAIT Malaysian Customer Service Representative 53.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to speak, Read, and Write Chinese language.

54.

55.

56.

57.

58.

59.

60.

61.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries NGUYEN ANH TUAN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

62.

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries LAU TAC CAM HOA Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

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

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

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

HA VAN BUT Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

DUONG NGOC CHAU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

CHU VAN NAM Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to speak, Read, and Write Chinese language.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries CHU THI HUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires NGUYEN MINH BINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

63.

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

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TRAN QUOC SON Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 73.

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

74.

75.

76.

77.

78.

FINA CITRA Indonesian Customer Service Representative 79.

44.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires WANG, BO Chinese Customer Service Representative

45.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries AGUSNO DJAP Indonesian Customer Service Representative

46.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

CHRISTA BELLA Indonesian Customer Service Representative

47.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

LINA Indonesian Customer Service Representative

48.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries SUHARDI Indonesian Customer Service Representative

49.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language

NGUYEN MINH HIEU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 64.

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

NGUYEN THI DAO Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 65.

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

66.

67.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires NGUYEN THI TINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

68.

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires NGUYEN THI NGOC Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires NGUYEN THI LE THU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires NGUYEN THI TRUC QUYNH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

69.

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

Basic Qualification: Able to speak, Read, and Write Chinese language

HANDRIO WINJAYA Indonesian Customer Service Representative 80.

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

50.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

WENDELIN ANGELA Indonesian Customer Service Representative 51.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

YANNA Indonesian Customer Service Representative 52.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

Basic Qualification: Able to speak, Read, and Write Chinese language

NGUYEN VAN KINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 70.

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

Basic Qualification: Able to speak, Read, and Write Chinese language

NGUYEN XUAN SANG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 71.

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

TONG MY PHUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 72.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

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

KURNIAWATI Indonesian Customer Service Representative 81.

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

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

WILLY Indonesian Customer Service Representative

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

83.

Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language

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

KIM, DONGHA Korean Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

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

84.

KIM, KYUNGTAE Korean Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

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

85.

KIM, SEONGMIN Korean Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

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

LAI SIEW LING Malaysian Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

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

Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language

87.

THEN KEN LIP Malaysian Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

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 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

Basic Qualification: Graduate 4 years bachelor degree with critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Graduate 4 years bachelor degree with critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Graduate 4 years bachelor degree with critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Graduate 4 years bachelor degree with critical thinking and problem solving skills.

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

NEW ORIENTAL CLUB88 CORPORATION Sky Garage Bldg., Aseana Avenue, Entertainment City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

86.

VERENNYSIA ANGELLYA Indonesian Customer Service Representative

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

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

82.

SORLIENKHAM, ANOUXA Chinese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

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

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries VONG KY CHI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries VO HONG LINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries UNG SANG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries TRUONG THI LOAN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries TRUONG THI HUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

88.

WONG YONG KUEY Malaysian Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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89.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

SAI SAR OO Myanmari Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

No.

103.

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

90.

91.

92.

93.

94.

95.

96.

97.

98.

99.

100.

101.

DUONG THI BICH DUYEN Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

HY KIM HOA Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

LE KHANH LINH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

LUONG THI HAO Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

NGUYEN DINH TIN Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

NGUYEN VAN SU Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

NONG DUC BINH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

NONG THI THEM Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

SAI MONG KE Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

TO THI NGHIA Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

TRAN VAN LONG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

TRAN VAN NGUYEN Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

Brief Job Description: To organize by its community of users provide service support in variety areas.

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

No.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

LIU, XIANZE Processing Analysis 105.

115.

Basic Qualification: Can speak mandarin

DHINGRA, AJAY General Manager/ Resident Agent 106.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: To oversee the entire business operations of the corporation

116.

107.

Brief Job Description: Maximize revenue and profit by setting sales strategies and plans that focuses on the assigned region/market based on the sales strategies. Build the foundation for maximizing sales revenue and profit by providing continued support through communication with the assigned region/market.

108.

Brief Job Description: The mandarin finance manager 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.

REN, YAHUI Mandarin General Manager 109.

Brief Job Description: The mandarin general manager 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.

YANG, SHAOHUA Mandarin Marketing Manager 110.

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

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

Brief Job Description: The mandarin marketing manager 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.

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

Basic Qualification: University Graduate with at least 10 years of relevant experience.

Speaks Korean language is a must.

Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin marketing manager familiarity, knowledge and awareness on machinery and heavy equipment use by company.

Demonstrable experience in developing strategic business plan.

Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin marketing manager familiarity, knowledge and awareness on machinery and heavy equipment use by company.

Demonstrable experience in developing strategic business plan.

Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin marketing manager familiarity, knowledge and awareness on machinery and heavy equipment use by company.

Demonstrable experience in developing strategic business plan.

YOU, JIA Mandarin Team Leader

Basic Qualification: Can speak Mandarin

Brief Job Description: Participate in projects, duties and other tasks.

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

120.

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

DAO DINH TRUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Question and answer platform using English and Swedish language Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

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

DAO VAN CHIEN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 114.

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

121.

122.

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

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

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

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

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

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

LA TUAN ANH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

123.

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service queries; suggesting information about other products and services LAM TIEN DAU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

124.

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service queries; suggesting information about other products and services LE PHUOC DUC Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

125.

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

NGO THUY LINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

126.

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

NGUYEN HUU THIEN QUOC Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 127.

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

NGUYEN QUANG PHUC Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services.

NGUYEN THI LY Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 129.

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

NGUYEN THI PHUONG ANH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 130.

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

KHONG QUOC VIET Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

HOANG NGUYEN HAI LINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

128.

112.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

HOANG DAI SON Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

SOMI UNLIMITED SOLUTIONS, INC. 10/f Tower 2 Double Dragon Plaza Bldg., Edsa Corner Macapagal Ave. St. Zone 10, District 1, Barangay 76, Pasay City

AU VAN THO Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

DOAN TRUNG HAU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

HO VIET THANG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

SOLIDLEISURE SOLUTIONS INC. Unit 2602-d & 2603-a West Tower, Psec Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig

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

PHILIPPINE FULL DEGREE COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 10/f Alphaland Makati Place, 7323 Ayala Ave. Cor. Malugay St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

118.

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

111.

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

HO NGOC TU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

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

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

Basic Qualification: With intensive experience running a pharmaceutical corporation

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

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

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

117.

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

SICHUAN ROAD AND BRIDGE (GROUP) CO., LTD. Rm 21-a Legaspi Towers 300., 2600 Roxas Blvd., Corp. P Ocampo St. Malate 78, Barangay 719, Malate, City Of Manila

LI, JIAKUN Mandarin Finance Manager

Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

DUONG VAN KHANH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

119.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

Basic Qualification: Know how to speak, write and read English; with 3 to 5 years work experience.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS PHILIPPINES CORPORATION 7th-10th Floor Science Hub Tower, 4 Mckinley Hill, Pinagsama, City Of Taguig KIM, SEOKWOO Display Solutions Business Manager

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

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

RV GROUP (S) PTE. LTD. Unit 1107 9/f Cityland 10 Tower 1, 156 H. V. Dela Costa St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

Brief Job Description: Gathering and processing data to identify process performance areas.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

DO DINH THI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

113.

102.

Brief Job Description: Maintain accurate sales records

PIONEER FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURING, INC. M.h., Del Pilar St., Pinagbuhatan, City Of Pasig

OAMPI INC. 8/f 6780 Ayala Ave., Ayala Ave., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

SULLA, FREDRIK SEBASTIAN Swedish Content Moderation Analyst

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Can speak English

Brief Job Description: Manage and develop employee performance expectations

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

ZHOU, SHIYUAN Mandarin Operations Specialist

SOO WAI KIN Mandarin Supervisor 104.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Saturday, May 21, 2022

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

NGUYEN THI THUY Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 131.

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

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

BusinessMirror

A16 A6 Saturday, May 21, 2022

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION NGUYEN TRONG HUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

132.

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

NGUYEN VAN CHUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

133.

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

NGUYEN VAN DOAN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

134.

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

NGUYEN VAN DUC Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

135.

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

NGUYEN VAN DUE Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

136.

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

NGUYEN VAN HANH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

137.

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service queries; suggesting information about other products and services NGUYEN VAN HIEU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

138.

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

NGUYEN VAN TIEN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

139.

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

NGUYEN VAN VIET Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

140.

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

PHAM DINH THANG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

141.

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service queries; suggesting information about other products and services PHAM DUC THANH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

142.

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

PHAM THI YEN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

143.

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

PHAM VAN SON Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

144.

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

SAN PHUNG VONG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

145.

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

TRAN HUY HOANG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

146.

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

TRAN NGOC DANG KHOA Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

147.

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

TRAN VAN THACH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

148.

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

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

No.

151.

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills)

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

152.

153.

154.

TSAI, INGER a.k.a. TSAI, PEI-JU Mandarin Customer Service Specialist 155.

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills)

156.

149.

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

TRAN VAN TUE Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

150.

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

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services

GAO, XINNI Chinese Speaking Brand Marketing Specialist 157.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services

HE, JUNWEN Chinese Speaking Digital Marketing Specialist 158.

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services.

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

MO, JIHONG Chinese Speaking Digital Marketing Specialist 159.

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

160.

161.

162.

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills)..

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

Basic Qualification: Suggesting information about other products and services.

166.

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin both oral and written

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services

167.

163.

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

168.

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

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

Brief Job Description: Provide daily support to users of various computer systems including answering questions analyzing problem, and quickly forming solutions to return system to proper operation.

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

Brief Job Description: Provide an excellent service to customer within the salon environment

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading & writing Hangeul (native language)

Brief Job Description: Provide an excellent service to customer within the salon environment

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

VIKAND SOLUTIONS PHILIPPINES, INC. 6/f Bdo Tower Paseo, 8741 Paseo De Roxas, Bel-air, City Of Makati

CARLSON, MARIELLE DA SOON Treasurer 170.

Brief Job Description: Oversee and supervise all financial related matters and day-to-day operations

WANG, SIAO-JING Chinese Admin Support Specialist 171.

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

Basic Qualification: 10-15 yrs of relevance experience, preferably in operations/business process outsourcing; six sigma green belt certified.

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

Basic Qualification: Graduate in doctor of chiropractic Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

Brief Job Description: Handles administrative request and queries from senior managers/officers.

ZHU, LIHUA Chinese Admin Support Specialist 172.

Brief Job Description: Handles administrative request and queries from senior managers/officers.

HSIEH, KAI-TING Chinese Customer Service Representative 173.

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

TIAN XIA TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Bldg. B Filinvest Cyberzone 6, Bay City, Barangay 76, Pasay City

165.

169.

Basic Qualification: With Atleast 6 Months Customer Service Experience/Good in Oral Communication and Written

TETRAULT MABUHAY CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, INC. Annex 552-a Sm City North Edsa, North Ave., Santo Cristo, Quezon City

ZHENG, CUN-FU Chinese Technical Support Representative

Basic Qualification: Must have lived, studied and worked in Korea for a t least ten years and is accustomed to its culture and must naturally speak and write Korean language.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading & writing Hangeul (native language)

KIM, DONGKYU Hair Stylist

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

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

Brief Job Description: Adjust and treat misaligned bone using spine manipulation

Brief Job Description: Be responsible for performing extraordinary service experience to VIP players and also act as single information point to assist VIP players in conveying and solving concerns and inquiries.

JANG, JINHO Hair Stylist

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

Brief Job Description: Direct reporting to the president and chairman.

KIM, JIYONG Chiropractic Consultant

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in English, extension international experience on global medical and public health services for the maritime industry Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

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

Basic Qualification: College Graduate

Brief Job Description: Oversees the supervision of personnel, which includes work allocation, training & problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions, motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.

Brief Job Description: Provide daily support to users of various computer systems including answering questions analyzing problem, and quickly forming solutions to return system to proper operation.

TONY & JACKEY BEAUTY SALON CORP. 2/f Zen Bldg., 647 Nakpil St., 076, Barangay 697, Malate, City Of Manila

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

PARK, KIJAE Chief Operating Officer

BANGERA, ASHLEY FELIX Director, Operations

Basic Qualification: - Atleast 19y/old - Ability to speak write and communicate in Vietnamese

WU, PIN-ZHEN a.k.a. WU, LI-LING Host, International Marketing

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

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

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

TIGER RESORT, LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Okada Manila, New Seaside Drive, Entertainment City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION CHEW WEEI HENG Malaysian It Specialist

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

TELEPHILIPPINES INCORPORATED Edsa Central It Center 2, United Street Corner Edsa, Greenfield District, City Of Mandaluyong

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills)

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

SUNGIL PHILIPPINES CORPORATION Unit 1402 Centerpoint Cond., Doña Julia Vargas Ave. Cor. Garnet Rd. Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services

LI, TZU-YANG Chinese Speaking Trade Marketing Specialist

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

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

Brief Job Description: Assist/Help customers, give customers information about product and services

CAI, CUIQIONG Chinese Speaking Trade Marketing Specialist

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

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

SPRITZER TRADING CORP. 37/f Lkg Tower, 6801 Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati

164.

TRAN VAN TOAN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Customer service

CHAU HON KIET Chinese Speaking Business Consultant

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

No.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills)

SPEEDWELL INC. 5/f King’s Court 2 Bldg., 2129 Chino Roces Ave., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills)

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

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

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

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (verbal and written skills).

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; VU THI PHI PHUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills)

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

VU NGOC THAO Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese (Verbal and written skills)

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

VI THI TRA MY Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION TRINH VAN DEN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

www.businessmirror.com.ph

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

LIN, YU-JEN Chinese Customer Service Representative 174.

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 Chinese Mandarin, English and their respective native language m Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Chinese Mandarin, English and their respective native language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Chinese Mandarin, English and their respective native language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Chinese Mandarin, English and their respective native language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ZX-PRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 16/f Robinsons Cybergate 3, Pioneer, Barangka Ilaya, City Of Mandaluyong

NGO THI DIEU HOA Chinese Speaking Admin Associate 175.

Brief Job Description: Assist/Help customers, give customers information about product and services

NGUYEN THI XUAN CHAN Chinese Speaking Admin Associate 176.

Brief Job Description: Assist/Help customers, give customers information about product and services

TRINH HA TRANG Chinese Speaking Admin Associate 177.

Brief Job Description: Assist/Help customers, give customers information about product and services

Basic Qualification: With Atleast 6 Months Customer Service Experience/Good in Oral Communication and Written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With Atleast 6 Months Customer Service Experience/Good in Oral Communication and Written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With Atleast 6 Months Customer Service Experience/Good in Oral Communication and Written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 *Date Generated: May 20, 2022

In the ad material of Notice of Filing of Application for Alien Employment Permits published on MAY 20, 2022, the name of FUJISHIMA, YOTARE, under SUMITOMO METAL MINING PHILIPPINE HOLDINGS CORPORATION should have been read as FUJISHIMA, YOTARO and not as published.

Any person in the Philippines who is competent, able and willing to perform the services for which the foreign national is desired may file an objection at DOLE National Capital Region located at DOLE-NCR Building, 967 Maligaya St., Malate Manila, within 30 days after this publication.

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

Basic Qualification: - Atleast 19y/old - Ability to speak write and communicate in Vietnamese Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ATTY. SARAH BUENA S. MIRASOL REGIONAL DIRECTOR