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Congress and the Executive pin hopes on the recently enacted Extended Producers Responsibility Act, which shifts part of the burden on producers to cut plastic pollution.

By Jonathan L. Mayuga

HE Philippines is one of the top producers of plastic waste in the world, with much of the uncollected garbage ending up in bodies of water from rivers to lakes and oceans.

In the past, environmental groups blamed poor solid waste management. Today, the blame is shifting to manufacturers, for failing to come up with measures to prevent their product packaging from polluting our water bodies, if not coming up with more environment-friendly packaging materials. In the Philippines, a few companies are seriously taking up the challenge of accepting the responsibility for plastic waste. One example: Coca-Cola Philippines’ World Without Waste—a global sustainable packaging initiative to support a circular economy and eliminate plastic waste through the continual use of the packaging as a valuable resource— is now on its fourth year. With it, the company touts its compliance with the recently enacted Extended Producers’ Responsibility (EPR) law which many hope would help address the country’s ocean plastic waste problem.

State-of-the-art recycling facility

A WORLD-CLASS bottle-to-bottle recycling facility making use of advanced recycling technologies is now 100 percent operational in General Trias, Cavite. This, through PETValue Philippines, a partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI)—the bottling arm of Coca-Cola Philippines—and Thailand-based Indorama Ventures, a recognized global leader in packaging solutions and green technology. The facility has a projected capacity of processing approximately 2 billion pieces of used clear PET plastic bottles—thus situating itself as a major contributor to a circular economy in the country, and in creating more direct and indirect job opportunities for Filipinos. Clear plastic bottles—regardless of brand—that are collected from partners and collection points will be recycled at PETValue Philippines. The locally produced recycled PET resin straight from the facility will be used for CocaCola brands in recycled PET plastic packaging—thus creating a circular economy for the company’s packaging in the Philippines. “We are extremely proud of PETValue Philippines and our partnership with Indorama Ventures, whose global expertise in recycling technologies will prove to be an asset to the Philippines’ collective goals for sustainability,” Gareth McGeown, President and CEO of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., said during a speech marking the 4th year of World Without Waste held at the Blue Leaf Events Pavillion in Taguig City on October 14. “Sustainability is at the heart of who we are as a company, as proven by more than a century of Coca-Cola treating the Philippines as its home. And it is through innovations like PETValue and strengthened sustainable practices that we will be here for another 100 years, serving Filipino communities.”

Promoting partnership

THROUGH its World Without Waste initiative, Coca-Cola Philippines brings positive change to

individuals and small businesses such as sari-sari stores, waste collectors and junk shops, highlighting what can be achieved through partnerships—whether with the private sector, government units, or civil society. The company has also partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to create TESDA-certified skills training programs that will help develop the competencies of workers in the waste sector. The National Solid Waste Management Training Program for a World Without Waste (NSWMTPWWW) is currently being piloted by TESDA in the municipal government of Angono, Rizal, which has committed the full participation of all its 10 barangays. The company’s program with “Plastic Bank” has enabled the collection and recycling of almost 13.7 million PET plastic bottles— an undertaking that has simultaneously benefited the lives of informal waste collectors in Cavite.

Empowering communities

THE initiative, meanwhile, also involved MSMEs to expand this network of collection points— through programs like Tapon to Ipon—Basta Klaro, Panalo! and Tindahan Extra Mile: Balik PET Bottle Program, empowering communities through recycling PET plastic bottles. Likewise, there is a partnership with traditional trade outlets such as sari-sari stores and carinderias or eateries to become collection hubs, where community members can drop off used, clear PET plastic bottles and get incentives in return. Significantly, the company announced that it will transition key brands Coca-Cola Original Taste and Wilkins Pure to 100-percent recycled PET plastic packaging (excluding caps and labels) by 2023. These new packaging formats will expand the company’s lineup of products in recycled plastic packaging in the Philippines.

EPR Law of 2022

IN a speech, Sen. Cynthia Villar said the opening of the PET bottle recycling facility in the Philippines could not have come at a better time, with the EPR Act of 2022 or Republic Act 11898, which she principally authored, lapsing into law. The EPR Act mandates large enterprises to be responsible for the proper and effective recovery, recycling or disposal of the plastic packaging on their products after the same has been sold and used by consumers. The goal: reduce the generation of packaging deemed non-environment friendly, improve the recyclability or reusability of plastic packaging waste, as well as promote the efficient waste recovery programs aimed at preventing plastic waste from leaking into the environment. While saying the legislation is not in itself the solution to eliminate all the country’s plastic waste, Villar said it is certainly a big step in the right direction. According to Villar, the chairman of the committee on environ-

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VILLAR: “Cradle-to-grave management of products is no longer sufficient. Responsibility must begin at product conceptualization before it even sees production.”

ment and natural resources, the world is in the middle of a climate emergency, and not only does every individual have the obligation to reduce his or her own footprint, but also to find strategic interventions to drastically redeem what would have been valuable materials from the waste stream. “Cradle-to-grave management of products is no longer sufficient. Responsibility must begin at product conceptualization before it even sees production,” she said. Around the world, Villar noted, there is abundant evidence that EPRs have allowed municipalities and taxpayers to deflect the financial burden of waste management and transferred it to producers. “The public costs of hauling and disposal were reduced. More importantly, EPR systems have resulted in decreased volumes of waste for final disposal and ushered in a thriving recycling industry,” she pointed out.

Better policy

ACCORDING to Villar, the EPR law introduces a better policy than simply expecting citizens to segregate and manage their waste, and let the local governments in scattered settlements and islands deal with the massive problems brought about by the lack of legal responsi-

bility among the top producers of plastic waste. More importantly, she said, EPR requires manufacturers to reach collection targets, and hopefully, what is collected will no longer find their way back to the environment as unmanaged waste. “The EPR Law places responsibility for products squarely on the shoulders of the manufacturer from cradle to grave. Hence I have to laud your company for not only looking at collection compliance but also developing ways in which your very packaging incorporates recycled material and uses less virgin plastic,” the senator said in her speech, addressing the facility’s proponents. According to Villar, large enterprises should be able to recover and recycle a minimum of 20 percent of all packaging waste distributed for the year by the end of 2023. This target rises to 40 percent on the second year, 50 percent on the third year, and so on until 80 percent by 2028. “It is actually my hope that your considerable resources will allow your industries to fast-track research and development, reach and breach these targets easily and go beyond mere compliance. When these very realistic targets are met or exceeded, EPR expenses will be deducted from taxable annual income,” she said.

we have a solid waste management system that is struggling to cope,” she noted.

Plastic waste generation

THE waste regeneration and plastic waste in the Philippines on an annual basis is about 2.7 million tonnes. About 20 percent of such waste, she said, end up in the ocean. “Our own DENR data shows the country is producing over 7,000 metric tonnes per day of plastic waste. Addressing this pressing issue needs a comprehensive approach, involving many stakeholders from government agencies, corporations, local governments, especially cities, and consumers themselves,” she said. Yulo-Loyzaga said that as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act has faced its own set of implementation challenges, there’s a need for strong policy direction and action toward the effective implementation of a circular economy.

Opportunity for collaboration

THE recent enactment of the Extended Producers Responsibility Act, she said, poses a further opportunity to collaborate to combat the environmental damages caused by plastic pollution and climate change. “EPR is an environmental approach and practice that requires producers, as you know, to be environmentally responsible throughout the life cycle of the product, especially its post-consumer or end-oflife stage. The DENR is now working very hard to formulate implementing rules and regulations. We will be reporting to our boss, Senator Villar, at the Senate environmental committee this November,” she said. According to Yulo, the DENR has adopted a national plan of action for the prevention, reduction and management of marine litter to enhance current efforts in resource and waste management and control the additional leakage of waste into our environment.

Rapid development

IN her speech, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga highlighted the challenges faced by the Philippines as a rapidly developing country. She said on top of the need to promote and ensure the implementation of the EPR law, the country is faced with the climate-change crisis, inconsistent degradation, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable production and consumption practices. “And increasingly, waste generation is indeed our problem, and

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The first biodegradable water bottle is coming, for real this time By Mark Bergen

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HE Cove water bottle is a thin, sturdy cylinder, eggshell-white with a matching lid. It feels familiar. “If someone gave that to you,” offered Alex Totterman, Cove’s founder and chief executive, “you probably would have no idea that that wasn’t a plastic bottle.”

If someone does give you this bottle, it would be a remarkable achievement. Scientists and businesses have spent many years and much money trying to replace everyday packaging with natural materials that don’t pollute the Earth—so far, that’s given us little beyond compostable straws. But the challenge hasn’t deterred Cove from its own five-year journey to producing the first “fully biodegradable” bottle of water. In the coming months, Totterman says Cove’s creation will finally hit stores at $2.99 a pop. Totterman has also said this before. In February 2019, he told Fast Company Cove’s bottles were arriving in stores later that month. They didn’t. In October 2020, Tot-

terman told the Los Angeles Times his bottles were arriving after the new year. Still nope.

Expected delays

PANDEMIC delays and supply chain bottlenecks have repeatedly derailed the start-up’s plans, as has the chemistry involved in its mission. Cove’s investors are still on board. The company has raised $20 million since 2018 from luminaries like Salesforce cofounder Marc Benioff; media heir James Murdoch; and Valor Equity Partners, an early backer of Tesla Inc. Totterman also bagged investment from the DJs Diplo and Kygo, singer Ellie Goulding and a few pop stars he wouldn’t name. By his telling, grocers, music

festivals and corporate campuses are waiting with bated breath— and checkbooks in hand—for someone to produce a water bottle that people won’t feel guilty about tossing out, and Cove is nearly ready to produce 20 million bottles a year to meet interest from “pretty much every major retailer and brand,” Totterman said. (Whole Foods is the only named customer.)

How’s it made?

COVE’S bottles start in kitchens. RWDC Industries, a chemical supplier with US headquarters in Georgia, first collects cooking oil from restaurants and ferments it into polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHA, a polymer meant to dissolve in water or soil without any toxic residue. RWDC ships this creation to Cove’s warehouse north of Los Angeles, where it arrives as tiny round pellets that look and feel like bits of Styrofoam. RWDC—the only cooking-oil supplier of Cove’s that they would name—adds secret ingredients to its concoction, but Blake Lindsey, the company’s chief commercial officer, said that there’s nothing synthetic involved. From there, the PHA pellets move to Cove’s 25,000-square-foot factory, where they are sent through machinery to vacuum away moisture, sift out metal, and stretch, cut

BOTTLES go through the labeling part of the production line at the Cove lab in Chatsworth, California.

and mold the material into a hollow canister fit for water. A printer then sticks a label onto each bottle (“Cove’s plastic-free, renewable bottles”). The ink, made from algae, is meant to biodegrade, too. Water from a purification plant nearby is poured in. By Cove’s estimates, its bottles will disintegrate in water and soil in under five years. After starting in 2018, Cove cycled through at least one approach to making its bottles that didn’t pan out. When the company decided to open its own factory, in early 2021, Cove quickly discovered the unpredictability of its Goldilocks material. If PHA gets too cold, it becomes too brittle; if it’s too hot, it goes soft. During one test run, the ingredient overheated, and Cove’s factory floor erupted in steam and a pungent aroma of caramel that one early employee described as “especially vivid.” (The unique properties of PHA mean that different batches produce different scents; during a visit in early October, Cove’s factory floor smelled strongly of buttery popcorn.) Every piece of bottling equipment Cove bought also needed to be modified to handle the fickle material, and most took forever to show up. Steel pipes to transport the pellets between machines and a temperature sensor tool didn’t arrive for more than a year. Still today, one of Cove’s 12 employees manually sorts bottles rolling off the assembly line because a mechanical sorter is en route. “We ordered [it] back in January. It was promised to be here in April,” explained Cove’s vice president of technology Jim Shepherd, shouting over the machine din. “We’re now in October and basically waiting on a robot.” When Cove first started production, it would ship PHA pellets to laboratories to test their physical properties, intending to wait on the results before forging them into bottles. “It wasn’t fast enough,” said Agnes Steckler, Cove’s research director. So the company built Steckler her own lab, a room with eight machines to measure resilience, melting points and molecular weight of the PHA. The lab cost the start-up more time and “millions of dollars,” Totterman said. But it was worthwhile: “We had to take a step back to take two steps forward.” Even that wasn’t the last

hurdle. Once Cove finally began churning out bottles, most weren’t strong enough to withstand a tight grip, or a drop from a few feet. “It turns out, it’s very difficult to bring a new technology to market,” said Peter Rahal, an early investor. Others have tried to crack the biodegradable bottle. In 1990, the British industrial firm ICI announced a biodegradable plastic made from a mixture of bacteria and glucose that took 15 years to develop. ICI said the material absorbed enough carbon dioxide to match emissions from production, and rolled it out first as shampoo bottles in Germany. But the material was expanded to few other items and six years later ICI sold the invention patents to Monsanto, which soon pawned off the biodegradables division to a company called Metabolix. It, too, tried remaking plastics, failed, then steered the research into agriculture. Meanwhile, every food and beverage giant, under significant pressure to get off plastic, has experimented with natural substitutes. Few projects have left the lab. Last year, Coca-Cola Co. abandoned its plans for plantbased packaging in favor of 100 percent recyclables, arguing that consumers were demanding reusable bottles. Such corporate efforts underestimate the expense and headache of converting organic materials into a viable plastic replacement, according to Ramani Narayan, a professor at Michigan State University and expert on bioplastics. He has seen a parade of companies try harvesting various chemical mixtures, only to give up or fall short of bold promises—and he’s wary of RWDC’s claims about PHA. “Every third person comes around, ‘Oh, I’ve got this magic stuff now. I can save the world’s problems,’” Narayan said. Danimer Scientific Inc., a company planning to make straws, Skittles bags and rum bottles using plant-based PHA, was last year accused by scientists—and short sellers — of overstating biodegradability claims. (Danimer argued its process met international testing standards.) Cove’s key ingredients from RWDC have been approved as biodegradable by certification body Tüv Austria, and Totterman says his company is awaiting similar approval for its bottle.

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After initially working with contractors, Totterman decided to bring Cove’s process in-house, recruiting a small team of material scientists and manufacturing veterans—though none of them are PHA experts. Before Cove, Totterman worked for a water purification start-up in his native UK. Shepherd is a molecular scientist who spent decades at Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble, although he hadn’t worked with PHA until joining last year. “We’re figuring out the standards,” said Totterman. “Because there isn’t a blueprint.”

In striking distance

INVESTORS like this temerity. “Experience can be a burden,” says Rahal, who created RxBar, the health food brand. “If you know too much and you’re too smart, you don’t jump. And you’ve got to jump.” More hurdles remain. Recent environmental legislation in California categorizes PHA as a plastic, limiting the amount of material Cove can use in production. (Ben Kogan, Cove’s policy lead, is working on a counterproposal.) And pricing is in flux. Two years ago, Cove promised a $2.29 bottle, but it has since added 70 cents to that price in response to price hikes on raw materials. Totterman thinks expecting consumers to reuse bottles or recycle more often is naïve. Expecting people to pay more for compostable bottles sounds naïve, too, but Cove sees validation in Liquid Death, an aluminum can water brand worth an eye-watering $700 million. The company also takes inspiration from another premium product: An investor deck from this summer describes Cove’s strategy as “the Tesla playbook”—sell an expensive item that conscious consumers will buy, driving down production costs. Pricey water is merely a “Trojan Horse” for a range of compostable consumer goods, Totterman said, hinting at future Cove shampoo bottles and other home care products. But first, water. Behind the Cove factory, Totterman showed off a storage warehouse stocked full of boxes with Cove’s bottles, ready to ship out when the time is right. “We kind of fought to get here, kicking and screaming this into existence,” the CEO admitted. “We’re basically in striking distance now.” He didn’t give a precise date.

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Food prices main driver of Oct inflation of 7.7%–a 14-yr high By Cai U. Ordinario

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Bureau of Internal Revenue Deputy Commissioner Jun Lumagui leads the conduct of a raid on a Tondo warehouse suspected to be involved in the illegal trading of vapes, leading to the confiscation of thousands of such electronic smoking gadgets. Lumagui revealed that the government loses some P1.4 billion in foregone revenues to the illicit trade of vapes. NONOY LACZA

Maintain support to vulnerable sectors through cash grants, subsidies–PBBM By Samuel P. Medenilla

RESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the continuous distribution of cash transfers and fuel discounts to vulnerable sectors amid the recent rise in inflation. Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) Officerin-Charge Cheloy E. Velicaria-Garafil said the President’s order aims to allow affected groups to cope with rising cost of living. “This will be part of the government’s key response to rising inflation, even as we continue to build on climate action and food security,” Garafil said in a news statement issued on Friday. She added among the priority actions is the provision of support to farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector for post-disaster recovery through investments in climate-smart technologies. It also includes the creation of the Department of Water Resources, which will handle the effective management of the country’s water resources. “We assure the public that the government continues to monitor inflation and all contributing factors, and will explore all other measures to alleviate its impact on our people,” Garafil said. Inflation rate last month accelerated to

7.7 percent from 6.9 percent in September, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) said the trend was caused by “external pressures such as global inflation brought about by compounding factors, including the Russia-Ukraine war and fiscal instability as an effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and domestic issues such as the impact of recent typhoons.” Labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM), for its part, demanded for a new round of pay increase to offset the impact of inflation on the real value of wages. “[The] P76 has been eroded from the P570 minimum wage in Metro Manila as a result of the continuous rise in prices,” PM national chair Renato Magtubo said in a news statement. “We call for a new round of wage hikes to recover the lost purchasing power of workers not just in Metro Manila but in the whole country due to the surge in inflation,” he added. PM is demanding for the passage of the pending bill granting workers a P100 across-the-board salary increase, saying the existing minimum wage rates nationwide is no longer sufficient.

PHL open to matching more Fed hikes to tame inflation

HE Philippines central bank may keep on matching the Federal Reserve’s next rate increases should domestic inflation continue to quicken, according to Governor Felipe Medalla. “If the inflation rate remains high, then we have to match” the Fed, Medalla said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s David Ingles and Yvonne Man Friday. “If it’s clear already that the inflation rate is decelerating, we may not have to match.” Medalla’s comments came after the Philippines reported the fastest inflation in almost 14 years last month and a day after the governor announced that the monetary authority will match this week’s 75-basispoint hike at the November 17 meeting. With price pressures remaining elevated and the peso trading near a record low, the 72-year-old governor is signaling that he will continue with the central bank’s most aggressive tightening in two decades.

Medalla said he prefers not to draw a line in the sand for the peso and that’s where he differs from his predecessor Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Having more flexibility in managing the currency allows for a more efficient use of the central bank’s dollar reserves, said the governor. This is also why he announced on Thursday a rate hike two weeks before the scheduled meeting. “We don’t want to be selling too much dollars,” said Medalla, when asked why he signaled the rate move early. “The best way to do that is to make the markets know in advance what we will do,” he said, adding that the country has sufficient FX reserves. Inflation will peak this year and price gains will slow to within the central bank’s 2 percent-4 percent goal by the second half of 2023, he said. The peso, which has weakened about 13 percent this year against the dollar, rose 0.1 percent on Friday. Bloomberg News

NGCP energizes ₧3.6-B Pagbilao EHV substation project in Quezon By Lenie Lectura

HE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Friday announced it has energized its P3.6-billion Pagbilao Extra High Voltage (EHV) Substation Project, classified as another Energy Project of National Significance (EPNS). “After undergoing various challenges, such as permitting and right-of way, we are happy to have finally completed and energized our Pagbilao EHV Substation. We remain committed to our mandate of providing stable and reliable transmission services to the country,” the company said. The Pagbilao EHV Substation will accommodate the connection of incoming power plants in Quezon Province, consisting of coal-fired and combinedcycle power plants, which can bring in

around 1,420 megawatt total capacity to the grid. It will also maximize and optimize the operations of the existing Tayabas 500/230kV transformers and Tayabas 230kV Substation. The project involves the development of the Pagbilao 500kV Substation and the expansion of the Tayabas 500kV Substation. To accommodate the connection of the upgraded facilities to the power grid, the Pagbilao-Tayabas line segment of the Naga-Tayabas line was energized at a 500kV level. NGCP is a Filipino-led, privately owned company in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid, led by majority shareholders and Vice Chairman of the Board Henry Sy, Jr. and Co-Vice Chairman Robert Coyiuto, Jr. It is the sole operating asset of Synergy Grid and Development Philippines Inc.

XPENSIVE food items pushed the country’s inflation to its highest level since the rice price crisis 14 years ago and may continue doing so this month, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA data showed inflation reached 7.7 percent in October, the highest since December 2008 when inflation hit 7.8 percent, which also coincided with the onset of the Global Financial Crisis. The inflation of food and non-alcoholic beverages was recorded at 9.4 percent nationwide and accounted for 80.9 percent of the increase in the country’s inflation print for October. Food inflation alone is pegged at 9.8 percent. “[The] situation right now [in] October, particularly inflation. Is largely fueled by food inflation. Our food inflation [at the] national level is 9.4 percent and [we know that the] weight of the food basket in our national basket is quite high, it’s about 35 percent,” National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa said in a briefing on Friday. Mapa added that inflation for food was the highest in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila at 12.1 percent, followed by the Davao region at 12 percent; Central Visayas, 11.3 percent; Mimaropa, 10.3 percent; and Caraga, 10.2 percent. The increase in food items in NCR was due to more expensive vegetables

owing to Typhoon Karding, while the transportation hikes also contributed to the increase in commodity prices. “So these are the regions with double-digit food inflation. So food is really the one that pushed inflation for this month,” Mapa added. Speaking partly in Filipino. Mapa also said the rise in commodity prices has not peaked and there was “substantial probability” that inflation would be higher next month. Part of what will be factored in this increase is the impact of Typhoon Paeng which, based on the November 3 bulletin from the Department of Agriculture, caused P2.86 billion worth of damage. The damage affected 80,295 farmers and fishers, with volume of production loss at 116,291 metric tons (MT) and 86,574 hectares of agricultural areas. These areas include the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Central Mindanao, and Soccsksargen regions. Normally, Mapa said the impact of typhoons on food items is short. But based on the data, the impact of typhoons is “wide,” affecting not just vegetables but other items such as fish which increased by around 9 percent. “There’s a substantial probability of

increase; in other words, it’s not certain that this is already the peak primarily because we will be experiencing upward movement from the data on food prices and the team noted that we had an increase in LPG recently so that would [be] factored in,” Mapa said. “Since the increases are coming from the different subgroups, it may not be easy to bring this down.”

Cash transfers, agriculture SOCIOECONOMIC Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the national government is closely monitoring the inflation and possible inflation pressures. This surge in prices, the National Economic and Development Authority said, resulted from external price pressures, like the Russia-Ukraine war and lockdowns imposed in parts of China which disrupted global supply chains, and the lingering aftermath of recent typhoons, including Typhoon Karding that hit the country in late September. Given the damage to property, lives and livelihood from the recent typhoons, Neda underscores the importance of immediately providing assistance to those affected, while building the resilience of families, communities and production sectors. “Our immediate priority is to continue supporting the most vulnerable sectors of the economy, hence, the cash transfers and fuel discounts

will continue. This will alleviate the effects of the sustained increase in commodity prices as a result of global headwinds as well as the recent typhoons which damaged our domestic production and disrupted food supply,” Balisacan said. Noting that the country incurs huge losses every year due to weather disturbances and other disasters, the medium-term strategy is to invest in innovations and appropriate technologies and systems to make the economy and communities resilient. Equally important is the need to improve the governance structure for managing water resources and, at the same time, mitigating the risks from water-induced disasters. These strategies will be elaborated in the upcoming Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028. “It’s high time that we boost support for the agriculture sector not only in post-disaster recovery, but more importantly through preemptive measures. To sustain productivity and resilience, climate-adaptive agricultural technologies should be put in place and value chains strengthened,” Balisacan said. “In addition, one of the priority legislative measures of the President is the creation of the Department of Water Resources that will oversee the use and supply of water, and mitigate the risks of water-induced disasters,” he added.

Report unravels ‘significant variation’ in regional, global gender wealth equity By Andrea E. San Juan

SIA Pacific (APAC) has one of the lower global wealth gaps on average for gender wealth equity, according to the 2022 WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report. “In Asia Pacific, women are expected to accumulate just over three-quarters or 76 percent of men’s wealth levels, two points above the global average,” the WTW, an Englandbased company said in a news statement issued on Thursday. The Global Gender Wealth Equity report noted that there is a “significant variation” of gender wealth equity globally by region and market, noting that it’s influenced in part by “diversity of cultures, traditions, relative prosperity and social equity.” According to the report, the Wealth Equity Index (WEI) represents the gender wealth gap between men and women at retirement. The WEI, it added, is a number between 0 and 1, with 1 indicating no difference in accumulated

wealth between genders and indices closer to 0 indicating the highest differences. While there are many direct and indirect factors impacting the relative wealth, the report noted that the study focuses on the“key drivers” that may affect the accumulation of wealth such as differences in role, pay and career progression, family support, life scenarios such as divorce and widowhood, and financial literacy and risk tolerance for men and women. The global gender wealth equity report stressed that these drivers have been selected as they are considered “broad enough” to be consistent across countries and expected to have the highest relative impact. Globally, the study shows that the indices calculated range from 0.60 in Nigeria; 0.61 in Argentina; 0.63 in Mexico and Turkey; to 0.84 in Austria; 0.86 in Spain and 0.90 in South Korea. Regionally, the study found that Europe, Asia Pacific and North America had the higher WEIs, meaning, they have lower global wealth gap between men and women.

Europe has the lowest global wealth gap with 0.71 index, followed by Asia Pacific and North America, which both scored 0.76. The Middle East and Africa has a 0.71 index, followed by Latin America, the region with the widest wealth gap between men and women with a 0.67 score. The report’s findings for Asia Pacific revealed that the Philippines ranks 4th among the 12 countries included in the study, with a 0.79 index. Meanwhile, South Korea stood out in the region as it scored 0.90. “Although significant gender pay gaps are observed for professional and technical roles and senior expert and leadership roles, differences in state retirement benefits between men and women are more muted,” the report stated, explaining the case of South Korea. “In South Korea, the earnings limits embedded in social security benefits limit the accumulation of male relative to female wealth,” the report said. Interestingly, the report noted that even

where women would prefer to return to work and have the financial means, the availability of childcare can be a “significant impediment.” In fact, the report divulged, “In terms of family support, deep cultural biases in the region entrench stereotypes of women being the primary caregivers. Support is sometimes available via nannies or paid caregivers, but only for the more affluent.” On the other hand, India had the lowest index, with 0.64 as its score. The report explained that this is due to significant pay and career gaps existing for women in India, with higher burdens for caregiving responsibilities affecting the WEI. The report revealed that only 3 percent of women in the workforce in India are occupying senior positions. “Women also tend to assume child-care responsibilities at a young age for the region, resulting in financial impacts from which women have limited capacity to recover,” the report stressed.

Pandemic recovery, Myanmar top issues PBBM will raise in Asean By Samuel P. Medenilla

OST-PANDEMIC economic recovery and the ongoing crisis in Myanmar will be the main issues to be raised by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. during his participation in the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia next week. In a press conference in Malacañang on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Marcos will discuss the need to address international issues, which hamper economic growth, including the pandemic, and how to address it. “That would cover food security, energy security, digital transformation and the digital economy, and also climate change in as much as this is very much related to our disaster management efforts in the Philippines,” DFA Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu said. However, the DFA official said

the pending Asean free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), which has been pending since 2007, is unlikely to be discussed in the summits from November 8 to 13. “We will have a separate commemorative summit in Brussels for Asean-EU in December, and I think that could be a good venue for a discussion on that. Although, there is nothing yet on the table, as far as we are concerned today,” Espiritu said. DFA Spokesperson Teresita Daza confirmed there are attempts to revive the negotiations for the FTA this year. She said the Asean is currently waiting for the response of the EU on its proposed FTA, which it submitted in August.

Myanmar issue

ESPIRITU said Marcos will also push for the implementation of the Asean “5-point consensus” to address the crisis in Myanmar, The consensus, which was is-

sued by Asean in April 2021, calls for the immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar as well as the deployment of a special Aseanz envoy in the said country. Last month, the President already committed to bring the representatives of the Myanmar Junta to the negotiating table. “Definitely the President will carry that issue in all the meetings of the Asean,” Espiritu said. Last week, he said Asean held a special foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia to discuss the 11 recommendations for the implementation of the 5-point consensus. The recommendations, he said, may be discussed during the Asean summit next week.

Bilateral talks

AT the sidelines of the Asean Summit, DFA Assistant Secretar y Nathaniel Imperial said Marcos is also expected to hold bilateral talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. “It will be their first meeting

and the first meeting as the new President of the Philippines,” Imperial said. He said Marcos will also meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. “Foremost among the topics that they will probably discuss would be the conclusion of the free trade agreement between our two countries. Korea is only the second country with which we will be concluding a free trade agreement after Japan. Aside from that, we have a very robust defense and security cooperation as you well know,” Imperial said. Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) Officer-in-Charge Cheloy E. Velicaria-Garafil said the President will also meet with the Filipino community in Cambodia. “He will update them on the programs and policies of his administration, especially on the protection and promotion of the rights and welfare of OFWs (overseas Filipino workers),” Garafil said.

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Trade deficit widens 26.5% in September, PSA data show By Cai U. Ordinario

HE country’s trade deficit widened 26.5 percent in September, latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The country’s Balance of Trade in Goods in September 2022 contracted $4.82 billion, which showed a wider deficit compared to the $3.81 billion in

September last year. However, this was a smaller trade deficit compared to the $6.02 billion deficit in August 2022, data showed. “The balance of trade in goods [BoTG] is the difference between the value of export and import,” PSA said. “The trade deficit in the previous month recorded an annual increase of 81.9 percent, while in September 2021, it

was posted at 68.1 percent.” The PSA said the country’s total export sales in September 2022, amounting to $7.16 billion, reflected an annual rate of 7 percent from a contraction of 2 percent the previous month. In September 2021, PSA data showed the total export sales grew at an annual rate of 6.4 percent. Of the top 10 major commodity groups, five recorded annual increases in terms of the value of exports. These were ignition wiring set and other wiring sets used in vehicles, aircrafts and ships (25.4 percent), electronic products (19.3 percent), machinery and transport equipment (7.5 percent), electronic equipment and parts (7 percent), and other manufactured goods (5.6 percent). “The year-to-date annual total export earnings, that is from January to September 2022, amounted to $58.31 billion. This represents an annual increase of 4.7 percent compared with the year-todate annual total export value earned in January to September 2021,” PSA said. Meanwhile, total imported goods in September 2022, which amounted to $11.98 billion, increased at an annual rate of 14.1 percent.

In August 2022, it grew at a faster rate of 26.2 percent, while in September 2021, imports value recorded an uptrend of 22.8 percent. The annual growth in the value of imported goods in September 2022 was mainly due to the increases in imports of seven of the top 10 major commodity groups, with mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials having the fastest annual growth rate of 64.2 percent. This was followed by transport equipment, which rose by 53.3 percent annually; and miscellaneous manufactured articles by 33.7 percent. “The year-to-date annual total import value…from January to September 2022 amounted to $104.96 billion. This represents an annual increment of 24.6 percent from the year-to-date annual total import value of $84.27 billion in January to September 2021,” PSA said. PSA said in September 2022, the country’s total external trade in goods amounted to $19.14 billion, which indicates an annual growth rate of 11.3 percent. In the previous month, the annual increase was faster at 15 percent, while in September 2021, it grew by 15.8 percent.

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Freelancing in demand among marketers in Asia Pacific–study By Roderick L. Abad Contributor

S businesses learn how to embrace the new normal due to the ensuing health crisis, marketers who are forced by today’s global economic downturn to bring positive outcomes and generate more sales now tap the gig economy to fit in to structural changes post-pandemic, revealed a new study. Hire Digital, a platform that matches leading businesses with world-class digital experts, polled hundreds of senior marketing professionals in Asia Pacific (APAC) to know how they are adjusting and restructuring amid rising inflation and the current Covid-19 situation. The report showed the demand for temporary and part-time workers. Outside expertise are brought in for most non-core activities to launch new campaigns and immediately scale their initiatives. Apparently, 59 percent of senior marketers said there’s been a freelance services growth over the last five years, almost half of the marketing teams indicated that they have already used freelancers or planned to start soon, and 66 percent predict hiring of them to boost their respective organizations. The company also found out that online freelancing marketplaces are reaching traditional outsourcing ways, wherein 34 percent of the participants resort to the former for support compared to 12 percent that continue to consider the latter. “On-demand specialists can bring in fresh perspectives and sometimes also have the ability to think in an unconstrained manner,” said Anil Viswanathan, senior marketing director of Mondelez Foods. Forty-seven percent of the senior marketing practitioners expect their teams to be fully remote. To their edge, teams are beginning to adopt this work setup even if the industry requires frequent collaborations. This holds true for a multinational consumer goods company that took part in the survey. Unilever Global Brand Director

Duygu Ersoy shared: “The challenge of remote working presented itself as an opportunity for us. After Covid, our innovation cycles have improved by 30 percent.” While nearly half are open to work outside of a traditional office environment, 26 percent believe that up to half of their marketing personnel may perform their jobs remotely. A mere 5 percent is uncertain, saying that none of the team should do so. Per its research, Hire Digital discovered problems confronting marketers in the region. Almost a third or 31 percent of those asked agreed that lack of bandwidth and expertise is their biggest challenge in achieving their goals. More specific marketing roles arise with the growing industries. Hence, freelance teams are now filling the increasing demand for certain marketing functions. Nineteen percent of those surveyed perceive that long approval processes are the main hindrances of their success. This is no surprising since the last three years have seen rapid marketing teams revamp. And with marketers working in a hybrid arrangement, delayed communication results to late approvals. The needs and behaviors of consumers, likewise, have transformed from the time the coronavirus hit in 2019. Due to implementation of lockdowns meant to curb the rapid spread of this fatal viral infection, a hyperaccelerated digitalization happened that led to e-commerce surge as they turned more online for information and products they need. “30 years ago, marketing was more art, less science. The job descriptions for marketing reflected that. Today [last five years], marketing has pivoted to more science, less art,” said IBM Global Businesses Services Asia Pacific Chief Marketing Officer Arun Cavale. With the rapidly changing market, marketing teams now harness more consumer data from online transactions for their growth. But there are still some that have had a hard time catching up with this shift.

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Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home By Zarar Khan

man in Pakistan. Authorities alleged he was an al-Qaida “facilitator” who helped two of the conspirators in the Sept. 11 plot with a financial transaction. He has maintained that he didn’t know they were al-Qaida and denied any involvement in terrorism. The US captured Paracha in Thailand in 2003 and held him at Guantanamo since September 2004. Washington has long asserted that it can hold detainees indefinitely without charge under the international laws of war. In November 2020, Paracha, who suffers from a number of ailments, including diabetes and a heart condition, made his eighth appearance before the review board, which was established under President Barack Obama to try to prevent the release of prisoners who authorities believed might engage in anti-US hostilities upon their release from Guantanamo. At the time, his attorney, SullivanBennis, said she was more optimistic about his prospects because of President Joe Biden’s election, Paracha’s ill health and developments in a legal case involving his son, Uzair Paracha. The son was convicted in 2005 in federal court in New York of providing support to terrorism, based in part on testimony from the same witnesses held at Guantanamo whom the US relied on to justify holding the father. In March 2020, after a judge threw out those witness accounts and the US government decided not to seek a new trial, the younger Paracha was released and sent back to Pakistan. In its statement on the elder Paracha’s repatriation, the DOD said 35 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay as of Saturday, and that of 20 of them are eligible for transfer.

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SLAMABAD—A 75-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan last Saturday, October 29, 2022, the foreign ministry in Islamabad and the US Defense Department said. Saifullah Paracha was reunited with his family after more than 17 years in custody in the US base in Cuba, the ministry added. Paracha had been held on suspicion of ties to al-Qaida since 2003, but was never charged with a crime. Last year in May, he was notified that he had been approved for release. He was cleared by the prisoner review board, along with two other men in November 2020. As is customary, the notification did not provide detailed reasoning for the decision and concluded only that Paracha is “not a continuing threat” to the United States, according to Shelby Sullivan-Bennis, who represented him at his hearing at the time. The DOD said in its Saturday statement that the US appreciates “the willingness of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing US efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility.” In Pakistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had completed an extensive inter-agency process to facilitate Paracha’s repatriation. “We are glad that a Pakistani citizen detained abroad is finally reunited with his family,” the ministry said. Paracha, who lived in the United States and owned property in New York City, was a wealthy business-

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Equal opportunity for social pension of seniors pushed By Nef Luczon

AGAYAN DE ORO CITY— Members of senior citizen organizations are pushing for equal opportunities for the elderly in getting social pensions. In an interview on Thursday, Benjamin Medina Sr., 80, president of the Office for Senior Citizens’ Affairs (OSCA) in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, said present social pension programs need to become inclusive. “Whether you are poor or a retiree from the government or private sector, everyone should be getting social pension,” he said. Medina, who is also the national president of the Federation of Senior Citizens of the Philippines, noted that current social pensions are only available to those considered “indigent,” leaving out retirees who worked in industries because they are getting retirement pensions from either the Social Security System or the Government Service Insurance System. During the October 26 and 27 regional summit organized by OSCA and the National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) here, Medina brought up the concern and other issues affecting the elderly. “We are hoping that they will listen to our concerns, as they [NCSC] explained to us, their directions are promising,” Medina said. NCSC Commissioner Edwin Espejo said the series of consultations in the Northern Mindanao region forms part of its aim to listen to different OSCA stakeholders, especially in guiding the creation of implement-

BENJAMIN MEDINA SR., president of the Office for Senior Citizens’ Affairs in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental. PNA PHOTO BY NEF LUCZON

ing rules and regulations that would transfer programs for senior citizens from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. “We want to strengthen the enforcement of laws and policies that sought to protect the rights of our senior citizens,” he said. According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, 12,336,355 Filipinos are 60 years and older as of May 2020—11.31 percent of the estimated 109,035,343 population of the Philippines. The Department of Social Welfare and Development said there are 4,079,669 indigent senior citizens who are receiving P500 social pension every month this year. This is higher than the 3,203,731 in 2021 and the 930,222 in 2015. On May 31, 2022 the House of

Representatives adopted the Senate version of the bill that seeks to hike elderly pension to P1,000, which was approved on final reading on May 30. It was sent to Malacañang for the president’s signature because there was no longer a need for a bicameral conference committee to settle disagreeing provisions. President Rodr igo Duter te failed to sign the measure, but the bill lapsed into law on July 30, making the legislation a legacy of the 18th Congress. Based on the communication sent by Malacañang to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, RA No. 11916, or the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Act of 2022, was only one of the more than 100 bills that lapsed into law.

The new law, which will increase the monthly social pension of poor senior citizens, directs the National Commission on Senior Citizens to distribute the cash aid instead of the DSWD. The law provided options other than cash payout for the social pension, the transaction fee of which will not be charged to the recipient. Currently, DSWD field offices distribute the cash aid every three months. Based on the “eligibility criteria” of the DSWD, senior citizens who are eligible for the government’s social pension program are the following: Frail, sick or with disability; without pension from government and private institutions; no permanent source of income; and no regular support from family or relatives for basic needs. PNA

Anne Frank’s friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93

HE HAGUE, Netherlands— Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said. The Anne Frank Foundation paid tribute to Pick-Goslar, who is mentioned in Anne’s world-famous diary about her life in hiding from the Netherlands’ Nazi occupiers, for helping to keep Anne’s memory alive with stories about their youth. “Hannah Pick-Goslar meant a lot to the Anne Frank House, and we

could always call on her,” the foundation said in a statement. It did not give details or the cause of her death. Pick-Goslar grew up with Anne in Amsterdam after both their families moved there from Germany as Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party rose to power. The friends were separated as Anne’s family went into hiding in 1942 but met again briefly in February 1945, at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, shortly before Anne died there of typhus. Before World War II, their families lived next door to one another in

Amsterdam, and Anne and Hannah went to school together. Pick-Goslar recalled attending her friend’s 13th birthday party and seeing a red-and-white checkered diary that Anne’s parents gave their daughter as a gift. Anne went on to fill it with her thoughts and frustrations while hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex in Amsterdam. Anne’s father, Otto, published the diary after the war. Pick-Goslar recounted their friendship in a book by Alison Leslie Gold called “Memories of Anne Frank; Reflections of a Childhood

Coming soon: The favorite new subject on campus

By Nick Tayag

MY SIXTY-ZEN’S WORTH

NE day, as the Zen monk Yaoshan was sitting in meditation, his teacher Shih-t’ou asked him, “What are you doing?” Yao-shan said, “I’m not doing anything.”

Shih-t’ou replied, “Then you’re just being idle.” Yao-shan said, “If I were being idle, then I’d be doing something.” Remember the time when we used to joke that “Recess” was our favorite subject? It turns out that it’s no longer a joke. It’s now for real, although it comes under a new subject title: “Do Nothing.” From what I’ve gathered, the “Do Nothing” class is an actual course at Lawrence University in Wisconsin, USA. The one credit class meets for an hour once a week, and students get a grade of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory (S/U) in lieu of receiving the traditional letter grade. As a student, you won’t be required

to write papers or study for a final exam. Instead, all you need to do: show up to class, put your phone or laptop away and participate. Yes, just those three simple, stress-free things. No way you can fail this. You may think it’s just loafing around. But it’s really a course on self-care. The idea is to help you to de-compress or chill out by providing a safe space away from technology and the demands of academics. One student notes: “Every Tuesday, for one hour, I come to class with no pressure or expectations and get to remove myself from the academic stress all around me.” Many of those who attend the class swear that their pulse has gone down. The “Do Nothing” class is the brainchild of Prof. Constance Kassor. Kassor explains: “We’re trying to equip them with some skills and resources to combat their stress, in order to promote creativity and deep learning.” Different faculty and staff teach mindful walking, deep listening, tai chi, or meditation, all designed, Kessor says,

Friend.” The book was turned into a film, released last year, titled “My Best Friend Anne Frank.” In a 1998 interview with The Associated Press, she said of Anne: “Today, everyone thinks she was someone holy. But this is not at all the case.” “She was a girl who wrote beautifully and matured quickly during extraordinary circumstances,” PickGoslar said. Pick-Goslar is mentioned in the diary, referred to by the name Anne called her: Hanneli.

“to help students in their other courses, in their college careers, and in life after college.” The new class currently has the highest enrollment of any subject at Lawrence University. If reports are true, the idea has since spread to other places such as Hong Kong and the Netherlands. The fact that it is popular should tell us something about the current mental and emotional state of young students. And if some school authorities approve of it, they must see some merit to it. Several parents get the idea, and one of them has commented: “If there were more classes like this throughout adolescence and teenage years we might have more well-rounded human beings with more interests in learning and finding what we’re passionate about. Wish I had a course like this when I was in school. Heck, I’d sign up right now.” Personally, I see it as a postresponse to the pandemic as well as a pushback against our fastpaced, high-pressure, anxietyinducing society. I wish it would become an integral part of the

HANNAH PICK-GOSLAR, then 69, childhood friend of Anne Frank, is interviewed by the Associated Press at her Jerusalem apartment in Israel on February 4, 1998. Hannah PickGoslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said on October 29, 2022. AP PHOTO/JACQUELINE LARMA

high school and college curricula because it would have a lifelong positive impact in terms of helping young people learn to cultivate and practice self-care. Has anyone noticed the rise in the incidence of teen suicides? Nearly one in five young Filipinos have considered ending their life, according to findings of a nationwide survey released by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) in October 2022. This has more than doubled between 2013 and 2021. But let’s not stop with campuses. There’s also a similar red flag in our workplaces, populated by supposedly mature adults. A recent study done by MindNation (2022) shows that more than half of Pinoy workers suffer mental issues. It says: “What is furthermore alarming is that there is an average of eight percent among the employee population in every company who are suicidal and are thinking of self-harm.” The reasons are Covid-19 fears, financial pressures, worker performance pressure, difficulty in handling work and family. Clearly, young and mature alike, we all need a “recess” in our

daily life, a physical or virtual space for self-healing. Companies can do their employees a big favor by setting aside a room or space to do nothing, heal and zone out that encourages a daily practice of self-care. We can probably have cafes, nooks or no-activity relaxation areas like in South Korea where over coffee, you just sit and stare in quiet surroundings or read, write, meditate or simply listen to soft music. Koreans call it “hitting mung,” a slang word which means “to space out” or to describe a state of being totally zoned out. Will DepEd and CHED be open to this idea? I doubt it. They would probably just sit on the suggestion and do nothing about it. Still, I look to the time when I could ask my grandkids: “What did you do in class today,” and they would answer: “Nothing.” How about imagining your kid coming home with some happy news for a change: “Mommy, look at my card. Excellence in Doing Nothing.” I’m not kidding. As a Zen monk would say: Don’t just do something. Sit and do nothing.

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US, SPARK! Phils. open academy for Bohol’s women-biz owners

HE United States Embassy and SPARK! Phils. are further promoting the economic empowerment of women through education and mentorship. This was realized on October 22 with the launch of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Bohol, geared to train women from difficult backgrounds: survivors of violence, illegal recruitment, human trafficking and armed conflict, on entrepreneurship. Members of indigenous groups will also be prioritized. “We are confident that AWE will help rebuild livelihood op-

portunities for local communities [and empower more women in the] Visayas, especially in light of recent disasters, and contribute to creating more resilient societies,” shared Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer Pauline Anderson of the US Embassy. Throughout the three-month long program, beneficiaries would take courses that will equip them with the knowledge and skills nec-

essary to build and expand their own businesses. These include Market Research, Laws And Regulations, Business-Plan Creation, Cash-Flow Projection, and Digital Marketing. A second AWE cohort also led by SPARK! Phils. will be launched in Zamboanga del Sur in December. “We are honored to have the [chance] to run two cohorts of AWE in the Philippines. Launching AWE in Bohol and Zamboanga del Sur will give women from the marginalized sector more access to economic opportunities,” said SPARK! Phils. Executive Director Maica Teves. “[We continue] to be a strong partner of the US Embassy in empowering women and enabling them to provide for their families.”

Launched by the US State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in 2019, hybrid program AWE combines the use of DreamBuilder—an online business training curriculum developed by Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management—with in-class mentoring and facilitation. Globa l ly, the prog ram has trained more than 16,000 women entrepreneurs in nearly 90 countries. In the Philippines, AWE has upskilled more than 180 womenbeneficiaries since its launch in October 2020, in partnership with the embassy’s American Spaces in Bacolod City, Cebu City, Manila and Marawi City. E-mail info@sparkphilippines.org for details on AWEBohol and Zamboanga del Sur.

AboitizPower unit builds day-care center in Cebu By Roderick L. Abad

FTER more than a decade that some preschoolers in Cebu had no permanent place to learn, Aboitiz Group’s subsidiary and corporate social responsibility arm have now provided them a permanent structure for studying. This was made possible after Cebu Private Power Corp. (CPPC) and the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) recently donated a new daycare center to Barangay Ermita in Cebu City—which was timely since in-person classes have resumed after the two-year break caused by Covid-19 lockdowns. In 2013 a fire hit an area of the community, which left thousands of residents homeless. The incident likewise left young learners “school-less,” as the nursery in the neighborhood was razed to the ground. With the displacement of the residents following the incident, the area was reclaimed by the city government and was then converted into a parking lot. Together with her co-educators,

Globe, Google Phils to provide 39K certified courses for IT upskilling

AKING its investments in education further, Globe has partnered with Google Phils. to provide 39,000 scholarships on advanced information-technology (IT) certificate courses by arming low-income students and jobseekers with work-ready skills. Under the tie-up, Globe and government stakeholders will invite qualified recipients for the Google Career Certificates program, and also track their progress. Google Career Certificates provide a suite of flexible online training programs spanning three to six months, which are available at Coursera.org. It is open to everyone 18-years-old and above, and requires no previous degree or experience. There are four certificate options: IT Support, User Experience Design, Data Analytics, and Project Management. “Google is committed to supporting the Philippines’s economic growth through the opportunities created by the country’s growing digital economy,” said Bernadette Nacario, Google Phils. country director. “With unemployment rate at 5.2 percent and rapidly growing job postings in tech, Google hopes to address the digital skills gap and improve the lives of thousands of Filipinos for themselves and their families by providing free Google Career Certificates.” Globe will make the new service accessible to its Globe Prepaid and TM customers, partner-schools and local government units.

NENITA Riveral teaches preschoolers at the Barangay Ermita Daycare Center in Cebu City, which was donated by AboitizPower subsidiary Cebu Private Power Corp. and Aboitiz Foundation Inc.

Nenita Riveral, who has been teaching preschoolers there for 13 years, had to “borrow” classrooms from other day-care centers in the village for a while. They had to lease small spaces from various landlords between 2015 and 2019, and then move from one place to another whenever their rents expired. “We’re grateful that we now have our classrooms since we only used to rent a place back then. We also no longer need to move whenever our lease expires, which

allows the barangay to save on expenses. Thank you, CPPC, for helping us,” Riveral said in Cebuano. The facility was constructed in August and completed the second week of September. The airconditioned center houses two classrooms, with each able to accommodate 15 learners. At present 60 students from two of the five sitios in the community—Warwick Barracks and Kawit—are enrolled. “We only requested a simple structure that we can use temporarily, but CPPC gave us more than

we expected,” said Chairman Mark Miral of Brgy. Ermita. According to CPPC Operations Manager Bernie Buanghug, the company hopes that the day-care center will become a safe place where preschoolers in the community can learn and grow: “Through these projects, we hope to continue uplifting the lives of the communities we serve. This is our contribution to the AboitizPower purpose of transforming energy for a better world.” The AboitizPower unit believes in the importance of education among the youth, and has long been at the forefront of promoting its development in Ermita. In 2018 the firm donated technical-vocational equipment to Don Carlos A. Gothong Memorial National High School to help students maximize their skills. CPPC operates and manages an oil-fired power plant in Cebu City, embedded within the franchise area of AboitizPower subsidiary Visayan Electric Co. It delivers power directly to the distribution utility’s circuits and its customers.

MCU reinforces holistic learning, intros initial local ‘hyflex’ setup

BTAINING a good education goes way farther than just learning the theoretical and factual sides of things. Growing holistically as individuals benefits budding talents and young minds as they find their place among aspiring professionals. With a rich history, a lush-green environment and consistently satisfactory employability backed by a 76-percent track record, Manila Central University (MCU) ensures that along with the changing times, it is equipped with relevant assets, individuals, and discipline in creating a nurturing environment that inspires, educates and delivers on work suitability, passing rates, and student success. MCU is an ISO-certified institution with state-of-the-art facilities, complete with learning classrooms, computer equipment, skillsets and medical laboratories. It is affiliated with international educational institutions, and aimed at hiring a carefully selected roster of educators who possess at least a Master’s degree for college education, and a Doctorate title for graduate school.

Facing the changing world

BANKING on the importance of the overall student experience and immersive learning processes, MCU has adapted a learning-support program incorporating homeroom consultations for parents and students, social and skills-based student activities, wellness, as well as mentalhealth programs. It has recently introduced two new setups for its students: hybrid, which combines face-to-face learning with online educa-

Gokongwei Brothers Foundation: 30 years of driving educational transformation

HE Gokong wei Brot hers Foundation (GBF) recently kicked off its 30th anniversary celebration by highlighting its thrust of promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in the Philippines, with the belief that this is the way to build the future. “With our common goal of making lives better, GBF creates meaningful breakthroughs in the field of education,” said Lance Gokongwei, GBF chairman and head of the Gokongwei Group. The Gokongwei family believes STEM education is a driving force in sustainable national development, the stepping stone to success for many Filipinos, and the path to industrialization for the country as a whole. With its long-standing commitment to support the growth of STEM learners, GBF offers different scholarship programs for students in high school, technical-vocational (tech-voc), and college. To date GBF is the largest privatesector provider of STEM scholarships in the country. It has so far aided a total of 1,841 STEM scholars, with 1,116 graduates. Among these programs is the “STEM Scholarship for Excellence,” accorded to underprivileged and deserving STEM college students from centers of excellence. By far, 82 percent of graduates went on to work at Gokongwei Group companies. In partnership with the group’s business units, scholars are given employment opportunities after graduation. Another one, the “Next Gen Scholarship for Excellence,” extends support for college education of children or siblings of Gokongwei Group employees. Meanwhile, “Iskolar ni Juan,” housed at GBF’s Technical Training Center in Laguna, is a one-year tech-voc training for disadvantaged senior-high school graduates. Beneficiaries are offered work at Universal Robina Corp. afterward. Jhia Valencia, a breadwinner who lost her father at a young age, was supposed to stop at Grade 8 until GBF took her in under the “Iskolar…” program. She is now one of the 88 graduates employed by URC. Valencia shared that because of the employment opportunity by “Iskolar…,” she was able to land a job. She realized how far she has come, as her dreams for her family and herself are suddenly materializing. These, according to her, will contribute to raising their quality of life.

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MCU students huddle in front of an “Anatomage Table:” a fully segmented, 3-D human-anatomy platform.

tion; and “hyflex,” which allows students to adjust among available options specific to their needs: online classes and consultation, class streaming, and face-to-face learning. Such makes MCU one of the first universities in the Philippines to embrace the learning setup. “[We and our learners…encounter] challenges of holding face-to-face classes daily,” said Dr. Renato C. Tanchoco, MCU’s vice president for Planning and External Affairs. “[The university is] introducing new hybrid and hyflex setups that our students and educators can adapt for a more effective and engaging learning experience.” MCU has ensured that its safety protocols, including fully-vaccinated faculty and staff, are in-check for the upcoming school year. It strictly adheres to guidelines of the national government and agencies as part of its advocacy to be the safest and greenest campus in the country.

The university has also instituted a disinfection schedule for classrooms and offices before and after every use. Furthermore, it implements a strict “no face mask, no entry” protocol, as well as regular temperature checks. Moreover, the university has also developed its “MCU Trace” contact-tracing app, which contains an online health declaration system. Complementing these efforts are isolation rooms and handwashing stations in strategic locations to prevent the spread of deadly viruses. Exciting things are ahead for MCU because, in addition to these modern upgrades in its education system, the university is planning an overall renovation, in collaboration with renowned architect Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr. Gearing up for the future, MCU’s management said it is constantly working on new ways for the university to improve and evolve.

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GBF believes the future of STEM education will be driven by the quality of STEM teachers. Thus, the foundation is now prioritizing elevating the quality of teachers through professional development. The “TeachSTEM” scholarship is open to in-service and aspiring STEM teachers who wish to complete a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Science or Math Education. GBF assertively pushes its teacherscholarship program, as it believes educators have a multiplier effect translating to a larger impact on more learners. GBF TeachSTEM Scholar Coleen Kaye Moscaya is now able to achieve her childhood dreams as an Iloilo Community volunteer teacher. “My decision to become a teacher was influenced by my mother…Seeing children and their hunger and thirst for knowledge, for attention and for love: These helped me develop into a teacher who wants to change lives; a teacher who wants to see [her students become] successful someday,” imparted Moscaya. GBF partakes in building educator-communities for continuous development. Earlier this year it launched “STEM Collab:” a teachers’ capacity-building program using peer learning. Over the last several years the

LISA GOKONGWEI at the GBF’s anniversary kick-off and the joint Gokongwei Group master brand launch

foundation has also been extending support to University of the Philippines-National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development’s “KaScience at KaMath,” or “KaSaMa” community, to provide quality webinars and resources to more than 5,000 teachers. In 2021 GBF collaborated with IDEO, a global design-thinking consultancy firm to help create a flagship program that will help improve the quality of STEM teachers in a scalable and sustainable way. It engaged 130 global education experts: local teachers, students, universities, and government agencies. The foundation is currently developing a learning app for educators to provide just-in-time resources and coaching for the improvement of their subject mastery and teaching strategies.

Supporting centers of excellence

EXTENDING comprehensive aid to the education sector, GBF has partnered with academic institutions to build quality learning facilities, while fostering quality education among scholars and educators. The foundation has donated to 25 schools, including two of the country’s top universities: Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), which established the John Gokongwei School of Management in 2002; and De La Salle University, which founded the Gokongwei College of Engineering in 2011. In 2021 GBF partnered once again with ADMU for an endowment made to the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design, which seeks to improve the country’s educational policy and practice through its programs.

Helping learners, educators

EARLIER this year the foundation expanded its initiatives to improve the education landscape by building local communities through multisectoral collaboration. GBF worked with JG Summit Olefins Corp., AHA Learning Center, Huawei, and the Batangas City local government unit to launch “Juan Kapatid Batangas:” a remedial program in reading and math conducted in Simlong Elementary School. Active pupils showed improvement in their numeracy and literacy skills as they gained confidence in their learning. Now in its 30th year GBF renews its commitment to support the country’s progress by providing quality education to the STEM work force. By 2025 GBF aims to assist 1 million learners and 10,000 educators—an ambition that will improve the lives of its beneficiaries, communities, and the nation as a whole. “Much has been achieved, but much work remains, as challenges in education abound, especially postpandemic,” shared Lisa Gokongwei at the GBF 30th anniversary kickoff and the joint Gokongwei Group master brand launch. “As the founder-generation has built—against all odds—a leading business in the nation, we hope [to] play our part in educating a generation of Filipinos ready to take on the challenges of a new world.”

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THE ENTICING ISLAND LIFE AT SUMILON

The island’s Spanish-era baluarte (watchtower) is just one of the many baluartes built in southern Cebu.

The Oslob coral-stone cuartel was once a barracks for Spanish soldiers.

Guests enjoy kayaking amid mangroves at the natural lagoon. Alvin Alcantara

The Sumilon Bluewater Resort is the only resort on the island.

The Premium Deluxe Suite is just one of the many accommodations in Sumilon Bluewater Resort.

Healthy coral grows at the Marine Protected Area. Anton Delos Reyes

Story & Photos by Benjamin Locsin Layug

fter a long travel hiatus, there’s nothing like an island with a white sandy beach, an ocean breeze, and clear, turquoise waters, sans the crowds, to put your mind at ease. Located in Oslob, at the southern tip of Cebu, the small and breathtakingly beautiful 24-hectare Sumilon Island fits that bill perfectly. Joining a media familiarization tour sponsored by the island ’s Bluewater Sumilon Resort (the only resort on the island and one of three Bluewater Resort locations, the others being in Maribago in Cebu and Panglao in Bohol) and Cebu Pacific Air (CPA), our gateway from Manila to the island would be Sibulan Airport, near Dumaguete City. Cebu Pacific flies from Manila to Dumaguete City 24 times weekly and from Cebu City 10 times weekly in Negros Oriental. Getting to the island entails a short 3.5-km. (10 min.) drive from the airport to Sibulan Ferry Terminal and a 10-km (15min.) drive from Liloan Port in Santander to the resort’s Welcome Center at Bancogon, Oslob, and sea transfer (20-min. ferry ride from Sibulan Port, across the Tanon Strait, to Liloan Port in Santander, Cebu and a 10-min. ferry ride from resort’s Welcome Center at Bancogon, Oslob to the island) but, in the end, the reward was great, a light at the end of a tunnel.

First, a sumptuous buffet lunch spread welcomed us at the resort’s restaurant beside the natural lagoon and new swimming pool. The resort now has two, the other being an inviting outdoor infinity swimming pool, overlooking Oslob, with a breathtaking view of the beach. Next, we were checked in at spacious, tastefully, and comfortably decorated, 77-sq-m air-conditioned premiere de luxe rooms (one of 14). The rooms had a high ceiling and impressive interiors with 2 very comfortable queen-size beds with many fluffy pillows, a big private bathroom with hot/cold shower and a skylighted ceiling, cable TV with DVD player, a work desk, coffee/tea making facility, minibar and a private veranda with lounge chairs. A platter of assorted fruits welcomed us inside our room. The resort also had 14 smaller, 58.35sq-m deluxe rooms and 1 and 2-bedroom villas. The latter, aside from having the de luxe room amenities, also has a dipping

One can interact with a whale shark. Anton Delos Reyes

pool and a free-standing bathtub for the 2-bedroom villa. Lounge areas, with seats and hammocks, are located along the seaside and wooden stairs lead guests to a pocket beach where, if you are lucky, you can spot black tip sharks. The rest of the day was spent relaxing in our room and, come evening, a dinner of grilled seafood, chicken, and pork was served, al fresco, at the island’s shifting white sandbar (noted for its changing and shifting patterns depending on the time of year). The next day, after a buffet breakfast at the restaurant, a full day of resortsponsored activities awaited us at the Oslob mainland. From Bancogon Port, a 22-km /45 minute drive brought us to Brgy. Tanawan where we were to experience bonding with whale sharks (butanding or tuki to the locals). After a short orientation, we donned life vests and snorkels, boarded outrigger boats, and,once in about 25 ft of water, encountered these gentle giants attracted by krill (uyap), their favorite food, thrown by the boatmen. From here, a short 10-minute drive, plus a motorcycle (habal-habal) ride,

Tumalog Falls is a popular tourist spot in Oslob. Alvin Alcantara

brought us, inland, to the postcard-pretty, imposing, and multi-tiered Tumalog Falls where we washed away the salt, from our previous butanding interaction, from its 4-ft deep waters. Lastly, we delved into the town’s historical past at the Municipal Heritage Park at the Poblacion. The massive, Spanish-era (circa 1847) Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception has a 4-story, 30-m high bell tower on the left and the restored convent on the right. On the left of the church is Calle de Aragones, the town’s oldest street (built in 1879), at the end of which is the unfinished (constructed halted with the arrival of the Americans in 1899) cuartel (barracks) of the Guardia Civil. Parallel to the coast is a partly-

ruined, hexagonal baluarte (watchtower), one of seven (another is on Sumilon Island itself) built by warrior-priest Fr. Julian Bermejo. We capped our town tour with a lunch of delicious street food at the nearby Nhinz Larangan Grill and Restaurant. After merienda back at the resort, Bamm Adina, Tina Alpad and I explored the island via a nicely laid out hiking trail, through lush forests, making stopovers at the lighthouse and the 2-story, Spanishera baluarte (watchtower) before making our way down to the shifting sandbar and returning to our suites. Dinner was again served al fresco, this time along the beachfront of the resort. I capped my day with a soothing massage at my suite. The next day, after breakfast, Tina, Louise Lizan, Bamm and I did some kayaking at the pristine natural lagoon with its thick forest mangrove. Before departing for Manila, we still had time for a guided snorkeling tour of the marine sanctuary (the country’s first Marine Protected Area, declared as such in 1974 by the initiative of the Silliman University Marine Reserve) off the Shifting Sandbar. Here, under the sparkling clear blue waters, we explored large, blossoming coral formations and its vibrant community of fish. The island has waters 2 to 5 m deep and 200 m wide plus a drop-off of about 100 m off the southwest coast with spectacular underwater life. Dive sites here, with 30 m plus visibility, include Coral Landscape, Garden Eel Plaza, Julie’s Rock and Nikki’s Wall and diving season is all year round. The resort also has a dive shop (Aquamania Dive Shop) offering scuba diving gear. Diving in Sumilon is perfect in combination with a trip to the whale sharks of Oslob.

Time for Filipinos to visit Hong Kong By Rizal Raoul S. Reyes

or several decades, the people of Hong Kong and the Philippines have enjoyed close ties. A leading official believes it’s time to revive the relationship. In a recent press briefing, Sheung-yuen Lee, Director-General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKTEO) encouraged Filipinos to visit Hong Kong to revive their strong ties during the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As part of the celebration, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta (HKETO Jakarta) recently launched the “Marvels in Hong Kong: 25 Years and Beyond” roving exhibition in Manila to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special

Administrative Region (HKSAR). Co-organized by HKETO Jakarta with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office and the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the exhibition aims to underscore the remarkable achievements of the HKSAR over the past 25 years, as well as highlight Hong Kong’s vast opportunities under the development of the Guangdong-Hong KongMacao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and its appeal in such areas as tourism and culture. After the lifting of the compulsory quarantine requirement for overseas visitors to Hong Kong, HKETO Jakarta aims to showcase different facets of Hong Kong’s latest developments, thereby attracting business and leisure travelers from the Philippines to visit the city. Last August, the HKTEO launched the

“Marvels in Hong Kong” event series to showcase Hong Kong’s unique characters with our iconic East-meets-West culture and a dynamic confluence of the old and the new, and to highlight exciting developments in the areas of tourism and culture. As a signature event of the series, he said the exhibition brings together contents from various aspects, including Hong Kong’s achievements over the past 25 years and beyond, business and trade opportunities in the Guangdong Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, as well as the city’s latest offerings in the areas of tourism and culture. “The exhibition has been staged in Malaysia and Indonesia over the past two months, and we are excited to present it in the Philippines today. Hong Kong and the Philippines have been enjoying close

The “Marvels in Hong Kong: 25 Years and Beyond” roving exhibition come to Manila.

people-to-people connections. With our lifting of the quarantine requirement for overseas visitor arrivals since late Sep-

tember, we very much look forward to welcoming friends from the Philippines again,” he explained.

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Instagram trying to reconnect users locked out of accounts NEW YORK—Instagram said it was working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts on Monday morning. Some users reported seeing a message that they were locked out but were still able to scroll through their feeds. Others posting on Twitter said they were completely shut out. Some reported that their number of followers dropped, presumably because

those accounts were locked. The number of people complaining of being locked out of their accounts began to spike around 8:30 am Eastern. It was unclear whether the problem was an internal issue or whether the social-media site had been hacked. “We are aware that some Instagram users in different parts of the world are having issues accessing their Instagram accounts,”

said a spokesman for Meta. “We’re working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and apologize for the inconvenience.” Users flooded social-media platforms about the issue and Instagram acknowledged the problem on Twitter at 10:14 am Eastern. In a couple of hours, the tweet had received more than 14,000 comments and was retweeted more than 40,000 times. AP

A holiday tradition is updated THE champagnecolored 2023 Starbucks Traditions Planner and the Cold Cup. PHOTO BY JULIANA MAXINE VASQUEZ

HREE years ago, if you had told me that I could get the Starbucks planner by earning stickers via an online app, I would have laughed at you. But that time has come. You can now get an e-Promo Card from the Starbucks App and earn your e-stickers that way, without ever going to a store. Of course, you’ll need to go to a Starbucks store to redeem your planner or whatever item you’ll choose. Here’s more: A registered Starbucks Rewards member with a linked Lazada Philippines account will automatically earn one Reward Voucher on the Starbucks PH app e-Promo Card for every P5,000 purchase in a single receipt after seven days from successful delivery. A Reward Voucher is equal to one item. “The holidays are an exciting time for us all at Starbucks, and for our customers who celebrate with us. For our 25th year celebrations, we pay homage to our partners (employees) and customers who have grown with us and have opened up opportunities to touch the lives of local communities.” said Jamie Silva, senior manager for marketing, digital customer experience and loyalty, Starbucks Philippines. The brand released a series of videos featuring different individuals and their experiences with Starbucks Traditions. Mark has been collecting Starbucks planners for more than a decade. A coffee lover, he redeems several planners every year and shares them with friends and family. “Whenever I go to Starbucks, I feel welcome. Every year, I usually get a minimum of three planners, one to use, one to collect, and one to give away. Fill your days with happiness,” he said. Annika Yañez, a filmmaker and director, starts her day with a lot of coffee. “From doing school work to meetings to going to the drive-thru to start my day, Starbucks has always been a part of my life. The energy of every Starbucks store makes me want to work. I’m very proud of Starbucks for encouraging us to use reusable cups. Fill your days with love for the environment.” Dianne is a six-year Starbucks partner who believes being a barista is more than just making the

perfect cup of coffee. “I love that we have a connection with our customers. We’re also adapting to the changing times. Fill your days with good coffee, one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time.” Last year, the Starbucks Traditions Planners each came with a pouch and a tumbler or cup corresponding to the color of the planner you have. The two 2023 Starbucks Traditions Planners with Organizer options come in a premium ring binder notebook format with a matching pen and cover. An ode to the Siren and a visible manifestation of Starbucks Philippines’s 25th anniversary, this year’s edition features a sleek Siren tail design and is available in two elegant colors—Champagne and Black. I love how old school the planner is with a pouch attached to it. Inside are 12 monthly special artworks. Seeing the planner, I’m reminded of how we used to carry everything—from our cash and credit cards to the photographs of our loved ones—in our planners. The ring binder style allows for the Planner with

Organizer to be used well beyond 2023 so that’s a yes for sustainability. Also a nod to sustainability is the inclusion of a steel tumbler and a Cold Cup with the same siren design as the planner. You can earn e-Stickers for every purchase of a Tall, Grande, or Venti beverage using your registered card or the Starbucks mobile app from November 2, 2022 to January 2, 2023. Only transactions after joining the 2023 Starbucks Traditions promo through the mobile app will automatically collect an e-Sticker for every eligible purchase and its corresponding number of Stars. Awarded e-Stickers may not be converted or combined with physical stickers. You can track e-Stickers earned in your app. You can redeem a 2023 Starbucks Traditions reward with every 18 stickers by simply scanning your registered card or app. This year, the holiday drinks include Toffee Nut Crunch Latte, Peppermint Mocha, and Red Velvet. All holiday drinks can be ordered in Latte or Frappucino. ■

Videowall is perfect control room solution MAKE a statement guaranteed to leave the right impression with the LG LED Bloc. The massive 54” videowall, the recipient of numerous design awards such as IDEA and Red Dot, combines innovation and simplicity. It provides a host of indoor applications and sets the standard for what commercial displays should be. The biggest innovation of the 54” LG LED Bloc is the application of cableless transmission technology with non connectors. For up to UHD resolution with the 16:9 ratio, it does not require a cable connection between the cabinets to supply signal and power. Its block assembly design makes the LSAC series easier to install than before. There’s no need for additional signal cables that add clutter and confusion to your setup. The LG 54” video wall is also sleek and sits flush to the wall. Unlike LCD video walls, the LSAC series is truly bezel-free, so audiences can

focus on visual content in its entirety without any bezel interference between displays. Since the LSAC series is EMC Class B certified, it can be used anywhere, even up close and personal. Therefore, it is suitable for up-close uses such as corporate meeting rooms, board rooms, etc. Aside from low electromagnetic emissions, it saves power when on standby, as well. When there is no input signal for a period of time, the screen turns off and the main circuit parts inside the LED cabinet go to a standby mode. This saves additional power consumption and enables the product to be reactivated simply by using a remote control. The OS of the display is also compatible with LG software solutions including SuperSign CMS, LED Assistant, and ConnectedCare, which help customers operate their own business flawlessly. More information can be found at bit. ly/3FJXObp.

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Packworks to represent PHL at 2023 Startup World Cup in Silicon Valley BY RIZAL RAOUL S. REYES PACKWORKS bagged the top spot in the recent Philippine leg of the Startup World Cup (SWC) during the recent regional Wildfire pitch competition at the IGNITE 2022 FUSION’s hybrid conference. By emerging victorious in the competition, the retail tech startup gained the right to represent the country and vie for the $1 million prize in the 2023 SWC Grand Finale organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm. “It’s truly an honor to represent the Philippines for the 2023 Startup World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco. The pitch is just a summary of the mission we have set out to do. We plan to continue uplifting the lives of our sari-preneurs all over the Philippines by providing them with the right tools to transform challenges into opportunities. By December next year, we aim to be in at least 350,000 sari-sari stores nationwide,” said Packworks CEO Bing Tan. Packworks outlasted nine other early-stage startup finalists in the competition. Other top finishers were runners-up Smile API, a digital platform that fasttracks financial application processes, and ALLCARE. io, which provides worker benefits like health care to freelancers and solopreneurs. “We think the key differentiator for Packworks is what we stand for. We are solving a massive issue and we want to create a sustainable and inclusive model of commerce for the 1.3 million sari-sari stores in the country. People must understand that solving the inclusion problem for sari-sari stores means solving the problems of the brand owners and their distributors. We cannot fix this problem by only solving one of the links; that’s why it’s called a supply chain,” Tan shared. Founded in 2018, Packworks offers a businessto-business platform for community-based microretailers or sari-sari stores and empowers them with financial literacy through an integrated mobile app ecosystem, the Super Sari Store App. Through the app, Tan said store owners can process their business’s inventory, bookkeeping, and data collection. They can also avail of financial products and order supplies for a cheaper price without the hassle of coordinating and purchasing new stocks. Apart from participating in the SWC x Ignite Wildfire pitch competition, Packworks also recently launched its new data analytics platform, Sari IQ, at DigiCon Valley 2022. “For our Sari IQ, we are also securing a partnership with a research group so we can provide a comprehensive analysis and insights with our ready data from 200,000 geotagged sari-sari stores,” said Tan. Tan also shared they are also planning to launch more projects for sari-preneurs. “We hope to provide access to affordable capital, data analytics tools to help them run their stores and serve their communities, and avenues to make them more disaster-resilient. We also plan to launch new apps that cater to different types of sari-sari stores.”

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VISA-BRANKAS TIE-UP AMPLIFIES DIGITAL BANKING WITH NEW OPEN FINANCE PRODUCTS BY RODERICK L. ABAD Contributor VISA has tapped Brankas as its first partner in Southeast Asia to offer live access to its Open Data products which, in turn, could help increase financial inclusion in the region. Both companies have been collaborating on data and money movement initiatives for months, leveraging on each other’s expertise in Open Finance, global payments, and data intelligence. According to Brankas chief executive officer and cofounder Todd Schweitzer, the digitalization of the region’s banking industry has strengthened the market’s confidence on financial institutions. Seeing the opportunity to provide solutions for businesses to offer quality customer experience, he said their partnership allows them to unlock accelerated transaction processing and payment alternatives to boost their offerings. “We are very excited to team up with Visa to increase financial inclusion across Southeast Asia, and we believe that our joint solutions will do just that,” he noted. With these Open Finance products, financial institutions can now use the current available transaction data to immediately improve their solution offerings. Two of the pilot customers—TrustDecision (Tongdun) and IziData—are already using the joint solutions, where Brankas integrates Visa Cardholder Transaction Score (VCTS) and Visa’s broad range of payment rails into its core solutions to bring new outof-the-box credit decisioning and payment products. Digital banks, BNPLs (Buy Now, Pay Later), alternative lenders, e-commerce platforms, and Insurtechs wanting to enhance their credit decisioning capabilities can now get access to valuable, verified data that reveal a cardholder’s aggregated spend insights and creditworthiness. This significantly improves risk evaluation methods and enables automated credit decisioning to facilitate faster processing of services such as loans and credit card issuance. Brankas and Visa have, likewise, codeveloped a new Account-to-Account payment suite for more local and cross-border money movement means that banks and merchants can use to provide customers a new way to make instant payments while saving on transaction fees. For Visa group country manager, regional Southeast Asia and senior vice president for global client management Tareq Muhmood, they are well-positioned to empower people, businesses and governments to make more confident financial decisions and move money safely.

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Of bandwidth hogs and the return of ESGS

ANDWIDTH hogs—every family has one. They’re either on YouTube all day or binge-watching some new streaming series, playing online games, catching up via video calls, working via Zoom meetings, or just connecting too many devices to the Wi-Fi network. Most of the time, they’re even the ones complaining, in denial, or just clueless that they are actually the ones slowing down the Internet. I’ve always been satisfied with our PLDT Home Fiber connection and never thought about this until my partner complained that despite our Internet speed, she could never win first dibs whenever her favorite online bag seller would post a new item. Then I realized since we were always working from home, maybe it was time to get another Internet subscription. Well, it’s a good thing we didn’t because there’s this new PLDT Home offer that solves that problem without having to apply for a new line. MyOwnWiFi is the first-of-its-kind add-on service that allows existing Fiber customers to have a secondary Internet connection with the same speeds as their Fiber base plan. MyOwnWiFi allows solo heavy bandwidth users to get the maximum speed of their modem without worrying about hogging the connection for the rest of the family members at home. Even better is that MyOwnWiFi gives you the same speeds at half the price of your base plan. For as low as P649, subscribers can experience the fastest speeds of up to 400 Mbps. New subscribers will also be getting a WiFi Mesh device delivered for free so they can connect more devices. The best part of MyOwnWiFi is that there’s no installation required. Upon successful subscription, subscribers can connect the MyOwnWiFi device to

AMAZON MUSIC EXPANDS CATALOG TO 100M SONGS FOR MEMBERS LOS ANGELES—Amazon Music is gearing up for a massive content expansion. The streaming giant will offer a full catalog of music with more than 100 million songs for members. The streaming service told The Associated Press that members will gain hundreds of millions of songs—a huge increase from 2 million—in shuffle mode without any advertisement at no additional costs. It will also include most top podcasts ad-free including Wondery’s catalog of premium shows along with series, like MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories and Keke Palmer’s new original podcast Baby, this is Keke Palmer. “We can’t wait for members to experience not only a massively expanded catalog of songs, but also the largest selection of ad-free top

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podcasts anywhere, at no additional cost to their membership,” said Steve Boom, vice president at Amazon Music. Amazon Music says the decision behind the huge increase came after customers pressed for access to a full catalog of music. Now, members will be able to shuffle play any music artist, album or playlist with the option to upgrade to the Amazon Music Unlimited tier to get on-demand access—which has spatial audio along with songs in HD and Ultra HD. Members will be able to listen to shows ad-free from major media outlets such as CNN, ESPN, NPR and The New York Times. Other top podcasts on the platform, include Dr. Death, SmartLess, and Even the Rich. AP

LAN Port 2 of their existing modem and instantly get the additional same speeds as their current subscription. The add-on will also be charged on top of your current subscription bill, providing a seamless and hassle-free payment service as they need not worry about multiple bills and separate billing cycles.

#COMEBACKISREAL: ESGS RETURNS

LAST weekend despite Typhon Paeng, thousands of gamers and esports fans trooped to the SMX Convention Center in Pasay as the Esports and Gaming Summit (ESGS) 2022 made its much-awaited return to on-ground events. Organized by Gariath Concepts and considered as one of the biggest Gaming Conventions in Southeast Asia, ESGS positions itself as the Philippines’s premier all-in-one gaming trends and experience showcase. It continues to grow in providing a wide range of gaming experiences and a forefront of trends, news and announcements about the gaming world. The ESGS is an event where gaming companies, studios and independent game developers can showcase their video game titles as well as other gaming services to the public. Gaming groups and companies also organize esports competitions with professional gamers, casual players and enthusiasts. This year, ESGS featured a lot of tech and gaming brands including ASUS RoG, Acer Predator, Philips, AOC Monitors, AGON, JBL Quantum, Riot Games, MetaverseGo, and many others. Going around all the booths to check each one out would easily take the entire day. Greeting participants at the entrance was Acer Predator’s Meta City, where gamers immersed themselves in the flight and racing simulators, show off their Tekken skills, and join arms with others for combat at Dota 2 and Valorant LAN games. Fans also had a chance to meet and greet Predator Gaming’s ambassadors, including Kang Dupet, Reg Rubio, Amara, Een Mercado, Burg, Ashley Gosiengfiao, and Team Payaman led by Cong TV. Acer also offered ESGS 2022 exclusive promos to those who wanted to get their own Predator and Nitro gaming laptops with up to 57 percent discount on select models. Every purchase of a laptop entitled the customer to an Acer loot bag and/or gaming chair, depending on the unit purchased.

The culmination of the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2022 Grand Finals will take place in person from November 11-13 in Japan. This year, the competition will be divided into two tournaments: Dota 2 and PUBG: Battlegrounds. Philippine representatives TNC Pro Team, Polaris Esports, GrindSky Esports, and Execration will compete in the Dota 2 finals while ArkAngel Predator will take part in the PUBG finals. At the AOC AGON booth, gaming fans got to see and try out the latest collaboration between AOC and Porsche with the sleek Porsche Design monitor that was on display. Our favorite audio brand JBL likewise showcased their gaming line Quantum at their own booth. JBL Quantum showcased the latest gaming audio gear, from headphones, earphones, speakers etc, complete with big discounts through flash sales and prizes via quick tournaments and competition. Passing by the Ragnarok Online area gave me a feeling of nostalgia, taking me back to the days of Level Up! Live. Gravity Game Hub COO Robin Ng, CM Miko and CM Emi, together with other GGH staff, flew in from Singapore for ESGS 2022 and meet with old and new players. Gravity Game Hub prepared a Daily Trivia where eager fans of Ragnarok Online showed off their knowledge in exchange for Ragnarok Online Acrylic Charms. They also encouraged new players to sign up for a chance to spin and win and score Ragnarok Online swags like caps, loot bags, facemask, T-shirt, coasters, and lanyards. It was also announced at the booth that gamers across the Philippines can look forward to the upcoming SRPG mobile game Ragnarok Arena, which will open its gates before 2022 ends. Lastly, we dropped by the Razer booth. Razer is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers while Razer Gold is a unified virtual credit for gamers worldwide. Together with AAA gaming title publications such as Activision Blizzard, Garena and PlayPark, Razer Gold held multiple game activations, showcasing different games available on Razer Gold’s platform, fans of Diablo Immortal, Free Fire and more can stand to win prizes of up to P5,000,000. Razer Gold also held fan meet-up sessions with renowned cosplayers and content creators such as Prince de Guzman, Awie De Guzman, and more. ■

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Saudi Arabia cuts oil prices for Asia as economies slow

AUDI ARABIA lowered most of its oil prices for its main market of Asia in a sign of weakening with the global economic slowdown.

State-controlled Saudi Aramco cut the price of its key Arab Light grade for December sales to Asia by 40 cents to $5.45 a barrel above the regional benchmark. Refiners and traders predicted a drop of 35 cents, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Globa l re ce s s ion a r y fe a r s and ongoing virus-related lockdowns in China have added to growth concerns, overshadowing worries over supply ahead of European Union sanctions on Russian crude shipments from

December 5. Asia’s physical market weakened last month as China’s oil buying came much later in the cycle than expected, while the head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries flagged an excess of supply in the fourth quarter. Still, Aramco’s official selling prices remain largely higher than previous years because of oil market tightness and the measures against Russia. The OPEC+ coalition also agreed to make a token reduction of 100,000 barrels a day,

sparking fierce criticism from US President Joe Biden. The kingdom kept the monthon-month pricing of all grades unchanged to the US, while raising them for its European buyers for most December-loading cargoes. For Asia, Arab Medium and Arab Heavy was reduced to the lowest in at least nine months. Saudi Arabia sells most of its oil under long-term contracts to Asia, pricing for which is reviewed each month. China, Japan, South Korea and India are the biggest buyers. Bloomberg News

Cities seek to control camping amid growing homeless crisis

ORTL AND, Oregon—The tents proliferating on sidewalks in dow ntow n and residential neighborhoods across Portland, Oregon, are fueling a debate that’s playing out in cities nationwide as the homelessness crisis in the US explodes: Should camping be banned anywhere except in sanctioned sites? Republican-led states including Texas and Missouri have passed laws in the past couple years prohibiting street camping, while diverting money from affordable housing projects to short-term shelter solutions. Now, after decades of struggling to tackle homelessness, some progressive West Coast cities are considering similar plans. Portland City Council members will vote Thursday on a proposal to create at least three large designated campsites and ban the rest of the roughly 700 encampments currently scattered across the city. More than 3,000 people are living without shelter in Portland, a 50 percent jump from 2019, according to the proposal. “Our approach, frankly, is not working,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who has struggled to

address homelessness since he took office in 2017, said as he opened public comment before the council vote Thursday. “There is nothing humane or compassionate about leaving Portlanders to suffer on the streets alone.” But opponents say the camping restrictions effectively criminalize homelessness and fail to address its root causes. “As visible homelessness has increased, there is also an increase in pressure from the public and from others for elected officials and other folks in positions of authority to address that issue,” said Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. “What’s starting to happen is that the way to immediately address an issue that is at its core an affordable housing problem is to try and remove people from public view.” Portland’s soaring homelessness has become a top concern for the vast majority of residents and has prompted legal action. A group of people with disabilities has sued the city over tents blocking sidewalks and making them inaccessible. Portland’s proposal would establish at least three designated

Paul Pelosi discharged from hospital a week after violent hammer assault

OUSE Spea ker Na nc y Pelosi said her husband, Paul Pelosi, was released from the hospital Thursday after his treatment for injuries from a violent assault last week in which he was attacked with a hammer. Pelosi said, “Paul remains under doctors’ care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence. He is now home.” Law enforcement officers who responded to the break-in early last Friday witnessed Paul Pelosi being struck in the head with the hammer at least once, according to court documents. Officials said the assault was captured on the officers’ body cameras. Pelosi was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Speaker Pelosi said her husband was grateful to the 911 operator who directed police to the family residence, emergency responders, ICU staff and the entire hospital staff for “their excellent and compassionate life-saving treatment.” “The Pelosi family is thankful for the beautiful outpouring of love, support and prayers from around the world,” she said. Paul Pelosi’s release from the hospital comes as a federal official says the Canadian man accused of breaking into their home and attacking him should have been

flagged by immigration officials and blocked from getting back into the US after overstaying his authorized entry more than two decades ago. CNN was first to report Pelosi’s release from the hospital. David DePape, 42, legally entered the United States in 2000 and later left the country and returned a few times, including entering in March 2008 at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing, said a US official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter. Most Canadians are not required to obtain a visa to enter the US as tourists and can stay for up to six months. The official said it was unclear why US authorities admitted DePape after he overstayed his entry in 2000. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to questions about DePape’s entry to the United States after he violated immigration law. It acknowledged in a statement that DePape was allowed into San Diego from Tijuana on March 8, 2008, but didn’t address any other entries. San Francisco police said DePape confronted Paul Pelosi in the family’s Pacific Heights home Oct. 28 and demanded to know where the House Speaker was. DePape pleaded not guilty to state charges

sites where camping would be allowed, with an initial capacity to serve about 150 people each. They would have 24-hour management and provide access to services such as food, hygiene, litter collection and treatment for mental health and substance abuse. Outreach workers would direct people living on the street to the designated camping sites. Those who refuse could be cited, but the citations could be waived if the person takes part in a diversion program that would require mental health or substance abuse treatment in lieu of jail time. Dozens of people showed up Thursday to provide comment to the City Council in a heated meeting. Randy Humphreys said he was homeless for 11 years and that he waited five years for an opening in an affordable housing complex. Housed for the past year, he came to the meeting to oppose the measure and said large, sanctioned campsites could be dangerous. “There are gonna be fights. There could be shootings. There could be disasters waiting to happen if you stick 500 people in one area,” he said. “It’s unethical.” on Tuesday and was ordered held without bail. His public defender, Adam Lipson, said he looks forward to providing him with a “vigorous legal defense.” DePape faces state charges of attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse. He also faces federal charges including attempted kidnapping of a US official. His state case will continue Friday, though the defendant will not appear in the courtroom. An arraignment on federal charges has not been scheduled. In the state court filing, prosecutors detailed the attack in stark terms, saying Paul Pelosi, 82, was knocked unconscious by the hammer attack and woke up in a pool of his own blood. DePape grew up in Powell River, British Columbia, but relocated to California to be with a girlfriend, stepfather Gene DePape told The Associated Press last week. He has three children with two women, he said. Gene DePape said the suspect had lived with him in Canada until he was 14 and had been a quiet boy. DePape’s ex-girlfriend, Bay Area nudist activist Oxane “Gypsy” Taub, told the San Francisco Chronicle she met DePape in Hawaii in 2000. The pair lived in Berkeley and had two children during their 15-year relationship. US officials have long struggled to quantify—let alone track down—people who enter the country legally and overstay visas, believed to be about 40 percent of the population who are in the country illegally. AP

But Monica Cory, who described her neighborhood as being taken over by tents, broken down RVs, litter and drugs, said she was “enthusiastic” about the measure. “Anyone in recovery will tell you that you have to hit rock bottom before you can get better. But there is no rock bottom in my neighborhood, where people can live wherever they want without consequences or behavioral expectations,” she said. Denver, Colorado, and Austin, Texas, have also passed ordinances both banning public camping and allowing sanctioned campsites. Denver has opened several “safe outdoor spaces” since 2020 where tents, food and other services are provided. In Austin, the Esperanza community is a sanctioned encampment that serves about 150 people and is currently constructing 200 individual shelter units. Cicero Institute, which wrote the model legislation that inspired many of the recent camping ban policies, says creating specific areas where camping is permitted can be a faster solution for cities compared to building affordable housing. AP

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Want a more diverse applicant pool? Make your job remote

OMPANIES may be calling workers back to the office, but many want to stay home, particularly those who come from underrepresented groups. Black, Hispanic and female job seekers are making up a greater share of applicants— and new hires—for roles that can be done remotely compared to their White and male counterparts, an analysis released Thursday by LinkedIn finds. Between January 2019 and October 2022, the platform saw a 20 percent increase in the share of female applicants applying to fully remote jobs, compared to a similar decrease in male applicants over the same time period. The analysis also found a notable increase in interest for those kinds of jobs among Black and Hispanic people. LinkedIn analyzed 1 million accounts belonging to each men and women, as well as 300,000 accounts each for Black and Latinx members who chose to share demographic data about themselves. Andrew McCaskill, a LinkedIn career expert, said the application rates will only grow increasingly important as the number of remote jobs decrease. Before March 2020, 2 percent of paid job listings in the US on the platform were remote, he said. The number of remote job listings jump to 20 percent during the pandemic and has since leveled out to 15percent. In the UK, it’s 12 percent. Workers still want those jobs: 52 percent of applicants on LinkedIn are applying for remote positions. “More and more people want remote work, but we’re having fewer and fewer remote jobs, and more and more companies are asking people to not only not have remote jobs, but to come back into the office,” McCaskill said. “That disconnect might become a problem

as our companies start to look at, ‘how do we attract that talent?’” Black workers in particular were more likely to prefer remote work throughout the pandemic, surveys found, with many saying it allowed them to escape some of the biases they faced at the office. Women with children also say it’s helped them better balance the demands of work and home life. There are career downsides to staying home. Older bosses are more likely to want workers in the office, and the phenomenon of “proximity bias” persists, where just being seen in the office can affect performance evaluations, promotions and job security, research has found. A recent survey found that remote workers are more likely to be seen as lazy by their in-office colleagues. Women and workers of color, who already face an uphill battle at work, might be penalized for working remotely. Though remote work is just one facet of overall company culture, McCaskill suggests it may be make-or-break when it comes to hiring a diverse team. Remote jobs can also widen the pool of where applicants are from. He pointed to the fact that 57 percent of the Black population in the US lives in the south and may not want to move away from established support systems and a certain quality of life. “Remote work opens the aperture for someone in Jacksonville, Florida, or Nashville, Tennessee, or Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to get a tech job without moving to Silicon Valley,” he said. “As we start to look at the talent pools and the opportunities for equity and inclusion, remote work has to be a thought process as it relates to how talent will ultimately gravitate towards companies that lean into flexibility.”

US, Taiwan plan in-person trade talks as China tensions simmer

HE US and Taiwan will hold in-person trade talks in New York next week as they deepen ties despite opposition from China, which claims the island. The“conceptual discussions”on the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade—a plan first announced in June—will take place on Nov. 8 and 9 and will involve representatives from the National Economic Council, Commerce and Treasury departments, the Office of the US Trade Representative, which will lead the delegation, said in a statement on its website Thursday. The US-Taiwan trade initiative aims to reach agreements in areas including trade facilitation, good regulatory practices, strong anti-corruption standards, and

addressing distortive practices of stateowned enterprises. It was first announced weeks after President Joe Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in May, a deal designed to counter China’s influence in the region that didn’t feature Taipei despite more than 50 senators urging Biden to include the island. Since then, Washington’s relationship with Beijing has become even more strained over Taiwan, a self-governed democracy China deems its own territory. After US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s landmark visit to Taipei earlier this year, China launched unprecedented military drills around the island, sparking concern in the region. Bloomberg News

UN chief Guterres warns planet is heading toward ‘climate chaos’

NITED NAT IONS —UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the planet is heading toward irreversible “climate chaos” and urged global leaders at the upcoming climate summit in Egypt to put the world back on track to cut emissions, keep promises on climate financing and help developing countries speed their transition to renewable energy. The UN chief said the 27th annual Conference of the 198 Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change—better known as COP27—“must be the place to rebuild trust and re-establish the ambition needed to avoid driving our planet over the climate cliff.” He said the most important outcome of COP27, which begins Nov. 6 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, is to have “a clear political will to reduce emissions faster.” That requires a historical pact between richer developed countries and emerging economies, Guterres said. “And if that pact doesn’t take place, we will be doomed.” In the pact, the secretar ygeneral said, wealthier countries must provide financial and technical assistance—along with support from multilateral development banks and technology companies—to help emerging economies speed up their renewable energy transition.

Guterres said that in the last few weeks, reports have painted “a clear and bleak picture” of global-warming greenhouse gas emissions still growing at record levels instead of going down 45 percent by 2030 as scientists say must happen. The landmark Paris agreement adopted in 2015 to address climate change called for global temperatures to rise a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times, and as close as possible to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Guterres said greenhouse gas emissions are now on course to rise by 10 percent, and temperatures are on course to rise by as much as 2.8 degrees Celsius under present policies by the end of the century. “And that means our planet is on course for reaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible and forever bake in catastrophic temperature rise,” the secretary-general warned. He said the 1.5 degree goal “is in intensive care” and “in high danger,” but it’s still possible to meet it. “And my objective in Egypt is to make sure that we gather enough political will to make this possibility really moving forward,” the UN chief said. “COP27 must be the place to close the ambition gap, the credibility gap and the solidarity gap,” Guterres

said. “It must put us back on track to cutting emissions, boosting climate resilience and adaptation, keeping the promise on climate finance and addressing loss and damage from climate change.” Rich countries, especially the United States, have emitted far more than their share of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, data shows. Poor nations like Pakistan, where recent floods left a third of the country under water, have been hurt far more than their share of global carbon emissions. Loss and damage has been talked about for years, but richer nations have often balked at negotiating details about paying for past climate disasters, like Pakistan’s flooding this summer. “Loss and damage have been the always-postponed issue,” Guterres said. “There is no more time to postpone it. We must recognize loss and damage and we must create an institutional framework to deal with it.” The secretary-general said Thursday that “getting concrete results on loss and damage is the litmus test of the commitment of the governments to close all of these gaps.” “COP27 must lay the foundations for much faster, bolder climate action now and in this crucial decade, when the global climate fight will be won or lost,” Guterres said. AP

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Donald Trump sends strongest signal yet that he plans ’24 run

ORMER President Donald Trump sent the strongest signal yet that he plans to run again in 2024, saying at a pre-election rally in Iowa that he will “very, very, very probably” make another White House bid. “And now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, I will very, very, very probably do it again,” Trump said during the rally on Thursday night, which was billed as an event supporting Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and his other endorsed candidates

but was also held in the state that has the first presidential caucuses. After the crowd started chanting “Trump, Trump, Trump,” the former president said, “That’s nice, well, get ready, that’s all I’m telling you, very soon. Get ready.” Trump has teased for months

that he plans to make another White House run, routinely telling supporters they will “be very happy” with his decision. But he’s sending increasingly strong signals he plans to run. Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s former senior counselor, said at an event Thursday morning that she expects the ex-president to announce a widely anticipated comeback bid for the White House “soon” and that she gives him credit for waiting until after next Tuesday’s midterm elections. “I think you can expect him to announce soon,” she said. At his rally in Iowa, Trump urged voters to elect Republicans in next Tuesday’s midterm elections to give the GOP control of Congress and “end crazy Nancy Pe-

losi’s political career once and for all” while stopping President Joe Biden and “the far-left lunatics.” Trump heaped criticism on Biden as he typically does at his rallies, calling him the “worst president in the history of our country” and “cognitively impaired, in no condition to lead.” He showed a video with clips of Biden fumbling words and stumbling as he climbed aboard Air Force One. The former president is also sc hedu led to hold ra l l ies i n Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio on behalf of his endorsed candidates in the days before Tuesday’s election. Trump has used the midterm cycle to reinforce his grip on the GOP, endorsing candidates from the local level to the US Senate. Bloomberg News

EUROPEAN Parliament President Roberta Metsola, right, greets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, November 3, 2022. New Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits EU officials on Thursday, and it is no ordinary visit of the leader of a European Union founding nation to renew unshakable bonds with the 27-nation bloc. AP

China’s Covid outbreak worst since May as lockdowns persist

Italy’s far-right leader visits EU: ‘We are not Martians’

HINA’S daily local Covid infection rate soared to its highest level since early May, with lockdowns sweeping across the nation. There were 3,800 new cases reported for Thursday, a 22 percent jump from the day before and the highest since the country emerged from its biggest outbreak in the spring, according to the National Health Commission. A flare up in the southern factory hub Guangzhou continue to accelerate after at least one district

RUSSELS—New far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni used her first visit to European Union headquarters in Brussels Thursday to declare that Italy will be a force to reckon with in EU affairs, leaving it unclear whether that was a promise or a threat from one of the bloc’s powerful founding members. Her first foreign trip after brokering Italy’s only far-rightled government since World War II was not the ordinary kind of visit by a new leader of a major EU nation seeking to renew unshakable bonds with the 27-nation bloc. For some, it brought the far right into the walls of the EU just as the bloc faces crises on many fronts. Meloni emerged energized from the meetings with the EU’s most powerful officials: European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the European Council president who chairs all EU summits. Meloni said she had found her counterparts receptive and described the talks as “frank and very positive.” “I am happy with the climate I found here in Brussels. Probably to be able to see and speak with people can help dismantle a narrative about yours truly,” Meloni told reporters. “We are not Martians. We are people in flesh and bone who explain our positions.” She said they discussed the war in Ukraine, the resulting soaring prices for energy and raw materials as well as the heavy migration that Italy shoulders at the EU’s southern border. Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party has neo-fascist roots and she has governed since October 22 along with anti-migrant League party leader Matteo Salvini and former Conservative Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who only recently vaunted his connections to his friend Russian President Vladimir Putin. It’s enough to send shivers down the spine of many EU legislators and officials, who fear the rule of law and revered principles of Western liberal democracy could be hollowed out from within as yet another EU nation turns sharply to the right. Metsola sidestepped the political differences and centered on the common challenges ahead. “I am aware that member states have different realities, but we must find the courage and political will to act as we did during the pandemic, by joining forces,” said Metsola after the meeting. Many, though, are wary of working too closely with Meloni and her far-right-led ruling coalition. On the eve of her visit, her government had to defend a decree banning rave parties against criticism it could be used to clamp down on protests, while it took no action against a neo-fascist march to the crypt of Italy’s late dictator Benito Mussolini. Meloni has been dogged by critics who say she hasn’t unambiguously condemned fascism. The Brothers of Italy, which she co-founded in 2012, has its roots in a far-right party founded by nostalgists for Mussolini. She has retorted that she has “never felt sympathy or closeness for any non-democratic regime, including fascism.” When it comes to the EU, Meloni is expected to criticize the bloc as being overly meddling in national affairs on anything from LGBTQ rights to local economies and too lax on migration. Similar criticism has been heard in Poland and Hungary. For years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a proponent of “illiberalism,” has increasingly run an obstructionist course in an EU where many major decisions have to be made unanimously. Meloni has stressed, though, that she doesn’t want to torpedo the bloc, whose founding treaty was signed in Rome in 1957. AP

in the city halted in-person schooling and dining-in, with 572 domestic infections reported on Friday. A growing number of outbreaks have emerged despite the stealth shutdowns and targeted restrictions enacted in multiple regions as China continues to adhere to a Covid Zero policy. A top health official’s speech this week signaled no planned shift away from the zero-tolerance approach favored by President Xi Jinping, which includes tight border restrictions, mass testing

and lockdowns whenever there’s a flare up. Inner Mongolia, which detected 764 infections, accounts for the highest number of cases currently among China’s provinces. Restrictions are in place for most of the northwest region, where outbreaks are hard to stamp out in the vast remote area. Most parts of Xinjiang have been locked down for more than 80 days, with signs on social media that local residents are becoming increasingly desperate about the

indefinite home quarantine. Zhengzhou, home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, locked down the zone around the Foxconn Technology Group’s facility on Wednesday after an outcry about an on-site outbreak. Scores of workers were seen fleeing the plant on foot to escape the “closed loop” system that paralyzed daily life. Production at the Foxconn plant is essentially back to normal, local officials said at a municipal news conference late Thursday. Bloomberg News

North Korea keeps up missile barrage with launch of ICBM

EOUL, South Korea—North Korea fired at least six missiles into the sea on Thursday, including an intercontinental ballistic missile that triggered evacuation warnings and halted trains in northern Japan, adding to a recent barrage of weapons tests that has escalated tensions in the region. The ICBM test was followed by launches of two short-range ballistic missiles in the morning, drawing swift condemnation by North Korea’s neighbors and the United States, which reacted by extending ongoing joint air force exercises with South Korea. The South Korean and Japanese militaries said North Korea later fired three more shortrange missiles into waters off its eastern coast. Those launches came an hour after a senior North Korean military official issued a statement threatening retaliation over the extension of the US-South Korea drills. Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said the missiles traveled as far as 500 kilometers. The South’s military said the North followed those launches by firing 80 artillery rounds into the eastern parts of maritime buffer zones the rivals created off their eastern and western coasts in 2018 as part of agreements to reduce tensions. On Wednesday, North Korea fired more than 20 missiles, the most it has launched in a single day. After already setting an annual record with dozens of ballistic launches in 2022, North Korea has further dialed up its testing activity since late September, including what it described as simulated nuclear attacks on South Korean and US targets. It has said its tests are meant as a warning against the United States’ military drills with allies South Korea and Japan, which it portrays as rehearsals for a potential invasion.

Experts say North Korea is escalating brinkmanship aimed at forcing the United States to accept it as a nuclear power and at negotiating economic and security concessions from a position of strength. The Biden administration said in response to the launches that it is willing to take “all necessary measures” to ensure the safety of the American homeland as well as South Korea and Japan. It also warned of unspecified “additional costs and consequences” if North Korea ups the ante by detonating a nuclear test device for the first time since September 2017. US and South Korean officials have been monitoring possible test preparations in North Korea for months. The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency open meeting for Friday afternoon to discuss North Korea’s missile launches at the request of the US, Britain, France, Albania, Ireland and Albania. On Thursday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected that North Korea had fired an ICBM from an area near its capital, Pyongyang, and then two short-range missiles an hour later from the nearby city of Kaechon that flew toward its eastern waters. The longer-range missile appeared to be fired at a high angle, possibly to avoid entering the territory of neighbors, reaching a maximum altitude of 1,920 kilometers and traveling around 760 kilometers, according to South Korea’s military. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the launch was successful. Japan said it lost track of one of the North Korean weapons, apparently the ICBM, after it “disappeared” in skies above waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Choi Yong Soo, a South Korean

navy captain who handles public affairs for Seoul’s Defense Ministry, didn’t answer directly when asked about the possibility of the ICBM launch being a failure, saying that it is still being analyzed. Citing anonymous militar y sources, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that the missile possibly failed to maintain a normal flight following a stage separation. The Japanese government initially feared North Korea fired a missile over its northern territory but later adjusted its assessment. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the alerts were based on a trajectory analysis that indicated a flyover. The office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida broadcast alerts through television, radio, mobile phones and public loudspeakers to residents of the northern prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata, instructing them to go inside strong buildings or underground. There have been no reports of damage or injuries in the regions where the alerts were issued. Bullet train services in some areas were temporarily suspended following the missile alert before resuming shortly. North Korean missile activity is a particular concern in Niigata, which is home to seven reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. Those reactors are currently offline and Japanese authorities say no abnormalities have been detected. On Sado island, just off Niigata’s northern coast, fishermen rushed back from sea at the sound of sirens blaring from community speaker systems. One fisherman told NTV television he no longer feels safe going out to sea.”We really have to be careful,” he said. North Korea last flew a missile over Japan in October in what it described as a test of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile, which

experts say potentially would be capable of reaching Guam, a major US military hub in the Pacific. K ishid a condemned Nor t h Korea’s latest launches and said officials were analyzing the details of the weapons. The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said it will continue to expand military exercises with the United States. It said further launches would only deepen the North’s international isolation and unleash further economic shock to its people. Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the US National Security Council, issued a statement saying the United States strongly condemns North Korea’s ICBM test and that President Joe Biden and his national security team are assessing the situation in close coordination with allies and partners. “This launch, in addition to the launch of multiple other ballistic missiles this week, is a flagrant violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions and needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region,” Watson said. She said the United States will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of America and its allies South Korea and Japan. One of the more than 20 missiles North Korea shot on Wednesday flew in the direction of a populated South Korean island and landed near the rivals’ tense sea border, triggering air raid sirens and forcing residents on Ulleung island to evacuate. South Korea quickly responded by launching its own missiles in the same border area. Those launches came hours after North Korea threatened to use nuclear weapons to get the US and South Korea to “pay the most horrible price in history” in protest of the ongoing South Korean-US military drills. AP

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OCHOA PREVAILS IN UAE

EGGIE OCHOA ruled the women’s adult -48 kgs category on Thursday to snatch the Philippines’ second gold medal at the Jiu-Jitsu International Federation World Championships at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. Ochoa, 30, defeated Canada’s Vicky Hoang Ni Ni, 2-0, in the final for the country’s second gold medal after Kimberly Anne Custodio topped the women’s adult -45 kgs class on Wednesday. A gold medalist in the last two editions of the Southeast Asian Games, Ochoa earlier routed Romania’s Lupu Oana, 14-0, in the first round and Ukrainian Rusetska Oleksandra, 9-0, in the quarterfinals. Custodio defeated Thailand’s Pechrada Kacie Tan, 6-4, in the golf medal play. Josef Ramos

REBECA ANDRADE is a picture of near perfection on the beam. AP

‘CALOY’ SHOOTS FOR ALL-AROUND GOLD IN WORLDS By Josef Ramos

PITCHING with an extra day of rest for his arm and stubble on his face, Justin Verlander gives up just the one run and four hits over five innings with four walks and six strikeouts. AP

Verlander, Astros up, 3-2, in World series

HILADELPHIA—Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Peña hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, Thursday night to head home with a 3-2 lead. Buoyed by late defensive gems from Trey Mancini and Chas McCormick, the Astros moved to the brink of their second championship—the other was a scandaltainted title in 2017. They can close it out Saturday night at Minute Maid Park. Houston went ahead just four pitches in against Noah Syndergaard on Peña’s run-scoring single. Then Philly’s Kyle Schwarber homered leading off the bottom half, harkening to the five-run lead Verlander wasted in Houston’s opening 6-5, 10-inning loss. Peña had three hits, including an RBI single in the first and an eighth-inning single that set up Yordan Alvarez’s runscoring groundout. He made a leaping catch at shortstop to foil the Phillies in the third, then regained the lead an inning later with his fourth postseason homer. He’s the first rookie shortstop ever to go deep in the Fall Classic. After Jean Segura’s one-out RBI single off Rafael Montero in the eighth, Ryan Pressly escaped a first-and-third jam by striking out Brandon Marsh and Schwarber on a nearly 100 mph onehopper that was snagged over first base by Mancini. Mancini, the backup first baseman, pinch hit in the top half after 2021 Gold Glove winner Yuli Gurriel got into a collision during a rundown, hurting his right knee. He played defense for the first time since the regular-season finale, falling into foul territory and reaching back with his left foot to touch the bag on Schwarber’s rip. McCormick helped Pressly finish a fiveout save. The center fielder ran 91 feet to made a leaping backhand catch against the chain-link fence in front of the right-center scoreboard on JT Realmuto for the second out of the ninth. “I thought he hit it out,” McCormick said. After Bryce Harper was hit by a pitch, Nick Castellanos bounced to shortstop, ending a three-hour, 57-minute thriller. Of previous Series tied 2-2, the Game 5 victor has won 31 of 47 times. Verlander is among just five Astros remaining from the team caught using video to steal signs in ‘17. He had been 0-6 with an unseemly 6.07 ERA in eight Series starts dating to his rookie season with Detroit in 2006, a blotch in the career of the 244-game winner likely to earn his third Cy Young Award this season. AP

ARLOS “CALOY” YULO’S first of three possible big days comes Friday (Saturday morning in Manila) in the men’s all-around finals of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool England. Yulo could perhaps gain inspiration from Rebeca Andrade, the first Brazilian to win the women’s all-around gold medal on Thursday. Andrade, 23, was brilliant on vault, steady on bars and dynamic on the floor exercise, to dominate the event and become the first South American woman to win a world all-around title with four rotations that highlighted just how far Andrade—and her sport—have come in a country where gymnastics not so long ago was treated as a mere curiosity. Standing on his way are two Japanese who were 1-2 in Tuesday’s qualification phase. “Everyone’s talented here, that’s why I need to perform my very best. I will do my best,” the 22-year-old Tokyo Olympian told B usiness M irror through internet call Friday. Japan’s Wataru Tanigawa and Daiki Hashimoto were impressive in the qualification where Yulo wound up third. Joe Fraser of the host country and Zhang Boheng of China finished next to Yulo and are considered dark horses for the gold medal. Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia

Carrion-Norton, however, found no reason for Yulo not to win the all-around—he’s polished his skills to world-class level since winning the floor exercise gold in the Stuttgart worlds in 2019 and ruled the vault and copped silver in parallel bars in Kitakyushu last year. “I’m confident that Caloy [Yulo] will make wonders this weekend. I believe he can win the all-around finals,” said Carrion-Norton, who reiterated her

confidence in Yulo’s strong gold medal chances in the vault and floor exercises finals also set in the weekend. “It’s three golds, that’s my expectation. In parallel bars, I guess we can end up with silver or bronze, but who knows, or in God’s will it becomes gold, too,” she said. Yulo spend most of the last three days perfecting his routine with his Japanese coach Munehiro Kugiyama and physiotherapist Junpei Kunno.

CARLOS YULO approaches his coach Munehiro Kugiyama after his routing in the floor exercise qualification phase. PHOTO JAT TENORIO

playoffs contention at 2-5 won-lost. The Bolts also earned the reputation of being one of only two teams who have so far beaten the Bay Area Dragons in six of their outings. “KJ McDaniels’s like a breath of fresh air for us,” Black said. “We tried to make adjustments in the second half. They’re a big team so we have to run them out.” Down 86-89 with over two minutes left, the Bolts relied on their stifling defense while McDaniel, Bong Quinto and big man Raymond Almazan scored crucial baskets to lift the Bolts to a 92-89 lead with the clock ticking away. The visiting team’s 6-foot-10 import Andrew Nicholson scored 50 points and

grabbed 12 rebounds but couldn’t stop Meralco at crunch time. “Defense is very crucial in this game as we didn’t give other a chance to score although we only allowed one guy to score,” Black said. Almazan had 14 points and 16 rebounds, while Allein Maliksi scored 13 points for the Bolts. Chris Banchero and Quinto scored 12 points each also for Meralco. “It’s a blessing to come back here in the PBA. I shot horribly but there’s no excuse so I have to find ways to help the team,” said McDaniels, who also had eight rebounds and three steals. “Credit to my teammates for picking me up.” Josef Ramos

Long course swimfest Visayas leg on

INIS Philippines kicks off its National Long Course Swim Competition Series with the Visayas leg Saturday and Sunday at the Iloilo Sports Complex pool in La Paz, Iloilo City. Chief organizer and FINIS managing director Vince Garcia said more than 200 swimmers from 25 teams and clubs have confirmed participation in the event that serves as the final activity

regulations in the conduct of the tournament.” Also competing are PGJC Navy Sea Lions, Cignal HD Spikers and VNS-Quezon City Griffins in Pool A; National University (NU)-Pasay City Bulldogs in Pool B; and University of the East (UE)-Cherrylume Red Warriors and Army-Taguig City Troopers in Pool C of the men’s contest. The Metro Manila-based teams in the women’s category are Pool A’s ICCCaloocan City Lady Bluehawks and KMSQuezon City Lady Vikings and Pool B’s UE Manila-Cherrylume Lady Red Warriors. The pool matches kick off Saturday at the PhilSports Arena—which was spruced up to world standards by the Philippine Sports Commission—with Basilan taking on the AIP-Benguet at 8 a.m., followed by the Cignal HD-VNS Quezon City duel at 10 a.m. and the Imus AJAA matchup with North Cotabato AMC at 12 noon. The other men’s matches pit NU against One Bulacan at 2 p.m., Baguio City against Army Taguig City at 4 p.m., Bacolod City against Sta. Rosa City at 6 p.m. and AIP-University of Baguio-Benguet Province against PGJC Navy at 8 p.m. Women’s action starts on Sunday with ICC Caloocan facing KMS-Quezon City at 8 a.m., UB Batangas City colliding with AJAA Imus at 10 a.m., Davao City taking on Tomodachi Bulacan at 12 noon and CPS Antipolo tackling UE-Manila at 2 p.m. The Champions League ends November 13.

ROOKIE Michaelo Buddin continues to amaze.

National U keeps unbeaten record in men’s V-League N

MERALCO JOLTS HK DRAGONS ETURNING import KJ McDaniels gave Meralco a lease for survival in the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup. McDaniels was miserable from the three-point zone where he made just one of 13 attempts but was adequately effective elsewhere to help the Bolts jolt the Hong Kong Bay Area Dragons, 92-89, on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Meralco coach Norman Black made a fight-for-survival decision to change imports and he was proven right—McDaniels, who replaced Johhny O’Brien—nailed 13 of his 31 points in the decisive fourth quarter as the Bolts snapped a three-game skid to stay in

OLLEYBALL has dug deep into the grassroots with 13 of the 23 local government unit (LGU)-based teams seeing action in the Champions League that kicks off today (Saturday, November 5) coming in from the provinces. The men’s division has 10 provincial teams—Basilan-Tennun Spikers and AIP-University of Baguio-Benguet Province Cardinals in Pool A; Aklan AtiAtihans, Imus City-AJAA Spikers, One Bulacan Republicans and Pikit-North Cotabato AMC G Spikers in Pool B; and Baguio City Highlanders, Bacolod City Tarags and Sta. Rosa City Lions in Pool C. In the women’s side, University of Batangas-Batangas City Lady Brahmans and Imus City-AJAA Lady Spikers are in Pool A while last year’s runner-up CPSAntipolo City, Davao City Lady Agilas and Tomodachi Bulacan Bulakenyas are in Pool B. “This is a healthy sign that volleyball has its roots embedded in the provinces and we envision the same healthy maturity for the sport sooner than soon,” said Ramon “Tats” Suzara, president of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) that organizes the Champions League. “With an LGU-based Champions League, the country will have a wider base of talents, both for men and women, and not only in volleyball, but in beach volleyball as well,” Suzara said. “We thank the LGUs for their support and we could have added more teams, but we need to follow international

of the brand this year. “We’re happy and proud, despite the enormous effect of typhoon ‘Paeng’ in the region, a huge number of teams have confirmed their participation,” Garcia said. “Their resiliency is very commendable and we at FINIS are doing our best to provide them an international-like competition environment.” Garcia said Bacolod City clubs such

as John B. Lacson Swim Team as well as Megakraken, Aklan, Iloilo Tigershark and Capiz Turboshark are sending big delegation hoping to clinch slots for the National Finals in December. The other teams which received Meet Info kits and entry forms are Binarayan Tadpole Swimming Club, Bohol Splashers, Buddy Swim Team, Capiz Eaglerays, Capiz Turbo Shark, Iloilo Starfish, Iloilo Tiger Shark,

ATIONAL University (NU) overcame a second round hiccup to annex a 2513, 23-25, 25-20, 25-15 victory over Arellano University and remain unscathed in three matches in the V-League Men’s Collegiate Challenge Friday at the Paco Arena in Manila. Rookie Michaelo Buddin continued to flash top form coming off a sterling showing in the recent Spikers’ Turf— which the Bulldogs ruled over Cignal HD—and finished with 23 points on 18 attacks and four blocks. Kenry Malinis added 13 points and skipper Joshua Retamar chipped in 10 points on top of a 16-excellent set performance for NU. Wing spikers Carl Berdal and AC Guinto steered the Chiefs back in the match with timely hits in the second frame but the Bulldogs toughened up on net defense to stymie the duo in the pivotal third before re-asserting their might in the fourth to pound out the victory, their third straight in Pool B play, and closer to the quarterfinal round. “We struggled in the second set due to a number of unforced errors,” NU head coach Dante Alinsunurin said. “But we were able to recover in the last two sets.” The Chiefs fell to 0-3. College of Saint Benilde blew a twoset lead but recovered big in the decider as it hacked out a 25-18, 25-20, 26-28, 23-25, 15-8 decision over erstwhile unbeaten De La Salle in Pool A action. James Laguit and Roniey Adviento came through with clutch hits to help anchor the Blazers’ surge in the fifth set, 10-4, holding sway all the way to the finish to snap a twogame skid for a 1-2 card.

JBLFMU Dolphin, Salabite Swim Sting, Silay Orca, Sta Fe Crocs and University of San Carlos. National swimmer and one of FINIS’s ambassadors Kyla Soquillon of Malay, Aklan, is expected to lead the participants. “This is an off shoot of the previous short course series we organized, so we expected the best of the Visayas to show up to form a competitive squad in the National Finals,” Garcia said. Top swimmers in the Visayas and

The Green Archers slipped to 2-1. Ateneo also zeroed in on a quarterfinal berth as it repelled FEU, 19-25, 28-26, 25-18, 25-21, to hike its record to 3-0 in Pool B. Abai Llenos and Kalle Blomstedt took over in the fourth frame as the Eagles completed their fightback from a set down on a lackluster showing marred by miscues in the early going that enabled the Tamaraws to wrest control before barely yielding the tense second set duel. Llenos scored 13 points to go with 12 excellent receptions, while Blomstedt added eight points, including two kills in the stretch, for the Eagles, who ended up with 32 errors. “We prepared in a way we wanted,” said Saint Benilde assistant coach Jose Roque, who took over from head coach Arnold Laniog. “Somehow we achieved our goal.” Setter Cholo Fajardo produced 23 excellent sets that led to 61 attacks. Rookie Arnel Aguilar scored 15 attack points and finished with a block and an ace while Adviento matched the former’s 17-point output that included three blocks. Noel Kampton came away with a game-best 24 points on 22 attacks and two aces, while skipper Vince Maglinao delivered 12 spikes and one block for the Green Archers, who failed to sustain their fightback sparked by a big escape in an extended third set battle and a tough win in the fourth as the Blazers took eight of the first 12 points in the fifth before Laguit and Adviento gave St. Benilde a six-point cushion which they never relinquished.

Mindanao legs—which will also be staged on November 12 and 13 at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex in Zamboanga—and the Luzon Leg on November 26 and 27 at the New Clark City Aquatic—will compete on December 17 and 18 also in Clark in the finals. Garcia also thanked Chad Onken for conducting the FINIS-American Swimming Coaches Association Swim Coaching Certification Clinics last November 27 to 30 at the Acropolis in Quezon City.

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98 GROUP INTERNATIONAL AND CONVENTION CORPORATION Flr. No. 7th, Horizon Center Bldg., 100 Andrews Avenue St., Zone 20, District 1, Barangay 183, Pasay City

THAM YONG HOO Chief Executive Officer 1.

Brief Job Description: They are responsible for ensuring that the business operates at a profit and meets its goals.

Basic Qualification: With at least One (1) year of experience; With good moral, written and reading skills. Knowledgeable in computer applications. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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

MUPPAGONI YALLAPPA, CHETHAN KUMAR Business Transformation Senior Manager

Brief Job Description: The primary function of this position is to provide overall leadership for quality and operational excellence within the site. The key responsibilities include driving the strategic quality plan at the operational level, defining and implementing strategic initiatives to ensure our continued success in the deployment of the business transformation practices. Other responsibilities include development of short and long range strategic business plans for the site to align resources to meet future customer needs and drive superior operating results. Provide a leadership role, can lead their organization on a continuous journey of sustained improvement.

Basic Qualification: Bachelors, Masters or PH.D in business, statistics, math, comp sci, econ, physics, engineering or related scientific disciplines. Relevant work experience of 8-10 years as a business excellence lead or advisor in BPO or service sector and 14-18 years of overall experience. Experience in leading large transformation deals or medium to large scale automation projects. Experience in statistical tools, rpa and related projects in rpa, project management and demonstrated strong understanding of process modeling tools and concepts. Broad financial knowledge for budgeting, profit plan obtainment etc.

DESHMUKH, VIKRANT GANPAT Scrum Master 8.

Brief Job Description: Provides language translation support to the transition/ transformation, invoice and all the related documents

MASIWAL, MUKESH PPSM Senior Manager 4.

Brief Job Description: Manage the delivery of a program or contracted service to meet schedule, budget quality and service level requirements

Basic Qualification: College graduate has a minimum of 4yrs experience in telco procurement or telco procurement to pay process Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999 Basic Qualification: Complexity degree of difficulty of an assignment or the level of problem solving assessment and resolution required as measured by degree of problem solving strategic vs routine focus and stakeholder interactions Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

TEKIN, CENK Program & Project MGMT Manager

Brief Job Description: Develop and execute end-to-end project management activities define project scope with key stakeholders and effectively manage milestones and dependencies support the manage of financial, contractual, and operational commitments. Monitor delivery performance and quality using metrics and status reporting. Mitigate risks as defined in project plan.

Basic Qualification: Requires identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility. Creates solutions in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Requires adherence to strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near-term goals. Interaction is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments. Manages large - medium sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture.

CATALAN RONDA, CRISANTOS SW/App/Cloud Tech Support Analyst

Brief Job Description: The position will require candidates to take calls using any of the 6 languages to support our clients with their IT-related incidents and requests. Some of the roles and responsibilities for the role include perform initial triage for it issues raised by customers, log, track and update incidents, attempt first time fix resolution for known issues, identify target resolver group and route tickets, do remote troubleshooting, install/uninstall applications for incidents raised by customers.

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ROMERO DE RIVAS, LAURA GABRIELA SW/App/Cloud Tech Support Analyst

Brief Job Description: Leading a large organization, creating and executing a successful digital service (click to chat) and inbound sales and service model with other TLS directors.

HNIN NANDAR Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 11.

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

SOONG CHANG FUNG Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 12.

Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree and has depth knowledge providing technical leadership to software engineer

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Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree and has depth knowledge providing technical leadership to software engineer Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

Basic Qualification: Exceptional people leadership skills, build team cohesiveness, trust, respect and able to effectively influence and motivate the group. Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above

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

Basic Qualification: Knows how to recommend potential products or services to management by collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knows how to recommend potential products or services to management by collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ANOC99 CORPORATION 5/f To 10/f Ayala Malls Manila Bay Building D., Macapagal Blvd. Cor. Aseana Street, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 AMDOCS PHILIPPINES INC. 23rd, 25th, And 26th Floors Eco Tower, 32nd St. Cor. 9th Ave. Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

Brief Job Description: Makes cross-component design decisions

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AMUSETECH BUSINESS OUTSOURCING, OPC 2/f Rivergreen Residences, 2217 Pedro Gil St., Barangay 880, Santa Ana, City Of Manila

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Graduate of any 4yr course, preferably it or engineering related. Strong working knowledge of the service desk function. Good knowledge level on multiple it technologies. Excellent communications skills both written and verbal. Willing and able to work effectively in a diverse and multicultural environment. Willing and able to work on a shifting schedule.

KAVUNURU, HEMANTH REDDY Software Architect

TSIEN, MAN CHEUNG SAMUEL Vice President - Global Servicing - Manila

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999 Basic Qualification: Graduate of any 4yr course, preferably it or engineering related. Strong working knowledge of the service desk function. Good knowledge level on multiple it technologies. Excellent communications skills both written and verbal. Willing and able to work effectively in a diverse and multicultural environment. Willing and able to work on a shifting schedule.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for leading and mentoring a small development team within a specific task or project.

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THIDA AYE Burmese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires DU, YINAN Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires DUAN, HONGJIAN Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires JIANG, XINXIN Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires SHU, LEI Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires WANG, HONGTAO Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires WEI, QIANG Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires YU, YUNHE Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires CHIENG MY HOA Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires DANG HOANG LAN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires DINH THI THU AN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires DIP CAM DINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires HA THI NGOC Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

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AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 23rd Floor, Bgc Corporate Center, 5th Avenue Corner 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999 KIM, TAEYOUNG Customer Service Senior Analyst

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Saturday, November 5, 2022

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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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

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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

LY PHAT SINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing Incoming calls and customer service inquires. NGO BA HOI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing Incoming calls and customer service inquires. NGUYEN DINH HAI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing Incoming calls and customer service inquires. NGUYEN QUANG THICH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing Incoming calls and customer service inquires. NGUYEN THI NGOC TRAM Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing Incoming calls and customer service inquires. PHAM DUY KHANH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing Incoming calls and customer service inquires. PHAN THI NGA Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires TANG TIEU BINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires TRAN NHU Y Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires TRUONG HOANG VU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

TRUONG KHANH THANH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

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

VO VINH THINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

Brief Job Description: To assist customers regarding their queries, complaints, and promotions

LIN, YINGXIANG Chinese Delivery Manager 43.

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.

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

Basic Qualification: 21 years old and above, fluent in Korean language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 21 years old and above, fluent in Korean language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ASUKI DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INC. 25, Arty 1, 6, Talipapa, Quezon City

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

LO VAN TRONG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

KWON, GUKJIN 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.

KO, DONGHWAN Customer Service Representative

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

LE NGOC TUONG VI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

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ASIAN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC. 11/f Tower 2, Double Dragon, Macapagal Blvd., Barangay 76, Pasay City

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: Coordinate project and delivery to ensure implementation of schedule HONG, TIANLIAN Chinese Field Supervisor

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Brief Job Description: Scheduling all equipment and inspecting if they are in good condition

Basic Qualification: College graduate, fluent in Mandarin and English Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate, fluent in Mandarin and English Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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BDO UNIBANK, INC. Unit G-1, G/f Bdo Towers Paseo, 8741 Paseo De Roxas, Bel-air, City Of Makati

SEOK (SPOUSE OF YANG), MI JEONG Consultant 45.

Brief Job Description: Provide consulting services on premium quality servicing standards to BDO Korean clients at all points of contact.

Basic Qualification: At least 10 years experience in banking or other Financial Institutions. Fluent in Korean & English, oral & oral Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

CAAN PHARMACEUTICAL CO. INC. 2053, Edison St., San Isidro, City Of Makati

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CHIU, JUNG-CHENG Vice President/managing Director Brief Job Description: In charge with managing business operation of the company

Basic Qualification: Develop and execute company’s strategies to attain business goals

LIM, YOU HUN Korean Typography Designer 60.

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

LU, HUALI Mandarin Technical Manager 61.

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

DINH VAN QUY Customer Support Specialist 48.

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Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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Brief Job Description: Reporting directly to the Manager for Information System, this job is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and controlling the formulation and implementation of information technology strategy,

KOBAYASHI, YASUNOBU Senior Manager For Powertrain System Various-1 Department Brief Job Description: Strong Decision Making & Leadership Capabilities

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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.

Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written. CHANG, SHIYUAN Mandarin Quality Inspector

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 63. Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written.

Brief Job Description: The mandarin quality inspector 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 30,000 - Php 59,999 HU, WEIMING Mandarin Site Coordinator Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written.

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

Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, ability to speak and write in English and Korean fluently, ability to arrange all contents of a website, visual effects and packaging play significant roles in product branding

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Brief Job Description: The mandarin site coordinator will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.

Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin technical manager, familiarity, knowledge and awareness on machinery and heavy equipment use by company. Demonstrable experience in developing strategic business plan.

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LI, YUEMING Country Compliance Officer 65.

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

Brief Job Description: Provide expertise and oversight of annual compliance testing.

LIU, BINGGUO Go-to-market Manager Brief Job Description: Manages the sales of convergent products in the lifecycle.

LI, DESHENG Product Manager Telecommunications Solution Brief Job Description: In charge of solution commercial negotiate process.

PONTILLO, ANTONIO Project Planning Specialist 73.

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

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JOSHUA FITZGERALD AGRIANO TAMPA Junior Operations Analyst, Global Meeting Services - Bahasa Speaker

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

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

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

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

INTEGRITY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. 2/f-3/f Ayala Malls Circuit, A.p. Reyes Ave., Carmona, City Of Makati ONO, RYUTARO Multilingual Customer Service Representative 69.

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

DONG, CHENG Gaming Support Specialist 70.

Basic Qualification: Have skills in documentations

Brief Job Description: Prepare airline and custom documentations

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

EDM IT WEB SOLUTIONS OPC Unit 206-208, 2nd Floor Plaza B Building, Northgate Cyberzone Fcc, Alabang, City Of Muntinlupa

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J-NA ALLOUT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 3/f Lipams Bldg., #48 President Avenue, B. F. Homes, City Of Parañaque SHIN, JOO HYUK Korean Customer Service Representative

SU, LIANDE Chinese Cargo Office Agent

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

Basic Qualification: A passion for delivering excellent customer service, Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written, Previous experience in a similar role in the offshore/ online gaming industry or less experience but a good attitude and motivation to learn.

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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).

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

JAN DE NUL (PHILS.), INC. Unit No.2ecb004004, Flr. No. 4 Bldg. No. Tower B., Two E-com Center Bldg. Lot No. 4, Bayshore Ave., Mall Of Asia Complex St. District 1, Barangay 76, Pasay City

Basic Qualification: Strong analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills, with ability to liaise effectively with internal and external clients. Must be fluent in English and Vietnamese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Strong knowledge of real state evaluation and assessment of risks affecting property value is required. Ability to think critically and creatively in financial analysis aspect of role and creatively in the content creation in marketing material. Must be fluent in English and Vietnamese language.

Basic Qualification: Strong knowledge of real state evaluation and assessment of risks affecting property value is required. Ability to think critically and creatively in financial analysis aspect of role and creatively in the content creation in marketing material. Must be fluent in English and Vietnamese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Design cloud based solutions for JTI, lead validation of cloud based technologies, drive JTI Datacenter infrastructure migration to the cloud, ensure that business needs and requirements are translated into appropriate technical requirements and standards, ensuring overall integration and consistency of the infrastructure

Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Physics; With at Least 10 Years Experience Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

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

ITECHNO SPECIALIST INC. 9/f 100 West Building, Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati

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

Basic Qualification: At least (6) six years experience in software development for car engine control systems as Software.

Brief Job Description: Outstanding in resolving conflict, has patience, and adaptability to assist Japanese clients. With exceptional positive attitude and Customer service skills towards Japanese Clients.

Basic Qualification: Experience in Management, strong personal and judgment, with good oral communication skills specifically Japanese and English speaking.

Brief Job Description: Development of written content for offering memorandum, BOV’s, and marketing flyers alongside the creation of financial analysis and summary. Examine financial report, commercial leases, environmental reports and title document. Collect and analyze relevant data to identify real estate market trends. Communicate with client on timing of deliveries and market feedback of asset.

LEVCHENKO, ROMAN Data Center Technical Architect Manager

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

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

Basic Qualification: At least (6) six years experience in IT related functions

Brief Job Description: Monitor corporate action events such as shareholders meetings from various sources like EDGAR, SEDAR and Stock Exchanges of each market. Procure relevant shareholder meeting documents. Contact companies or issuers by email or phone for engagements.

Basic Qualification: Excellent reading comprehension and language skills in both written and oral (Required fluency in English & Bahasa). Bachelor’s degree In Business, Finance, Economics, Legal Management, Accounting, Geology, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, International Studies, Communications or any equivalent/related course. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with clear attention to detail.

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

JTI GBS PHILIPPINES, INC. 14th And 17th Floor - Office A, Ten West Campus Building, Le Grand Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PHILIPPINES INC. 15/f Solaris One Bldg.,, 130 Dela Rosa St.,, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati Basic Qualification: Excellent communication skills in Chinese, both spoken and written.

Brief Job Description: Creation, maintenance, and upkeep of target clients, properties, and prospects register. Client analytics, creation of client information details. Client relationship for key client. Organize, deliver, participation at client presentation.

PHAM VAN SINH Business Development Analyst

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking reading and writing in mandarin. Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

Basic Qualification: Minimum 3 years of working experiences on international dredging projects.

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

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking reading and writing in mandarin.

Brief Job Description: Assists manager. Contract monitoring for compliance with all contract provisions and in clarifying claims/ queries of contractors, preparing comprehensive pre-qualifications and bid documents and work performance statements.

LEE, PO-HENG Business Development Analyst

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

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

Brief Job Description: Prepare an accurate network schedule including the different Work Breakdowns of a project including codes, recourses calendars and contract values and other necessary information.

NGO NGOC PHUONG Associate Real Estate Developer & Coordinator

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin site coordinator, familiarity, knowledge and awareness on machinery and heavy equipment use by company. Demonstrable experience in developing strategic business plan.

Basic Qualification: Minimum 10 years of working experience within the dredging sector as Operational Superintendent, Works Manager and Project Manager on international dredging projects. Minimal language skills: Fluent in English and additional points for Dutch and French.

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

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin quality inspector, familiarity, knowledge and awareness on machinery and heavy equipment use by company. Demonstrable experience in developing strategic business plan.

Brief Job Description: Company’s representative at the site and is overall responsible for organising and supervising the execution of the works as described in the contract with the client, in all its aspects.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proven experience as mandarin finance manager, familiarity, knowledge and awareness on machinery and heavy equipment use by company. Demonstrable experience in developing strategic business plan.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

DEGRIECK, TOM ROGER Project Manager

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

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES PHILS. INC. U-5302, 53/f Pbcom Tower, 6795 Ayala Ave., Cor., V.a. Rufino St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

DEXIN INTERNATIONAL IMPORT AND EXPORT CORP. Lot 3 E&e Cmpd., F. Santiago St., Parada, City Of Valenzuela

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Brief Job Description: The mandarin technical 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.

ZHENG, CONG Mandarin Finance Manager

DENSO TECHNO PHILIPPINES INC. 2/f Sm Jazz Residences, N. Garcia Cor. Jupiter Sts., Bel-air, City Of Makati KONDO, KAZUHITO Manager - Information System Section

Brief Job Description: Responsible for arranging all the contents of a website, visual effects and packaging play significant roles in product branding, to create the typeface that graphically reflects the brands true story, lay outs text as well as its size, color and associated font compose an items typeface

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

EVERSTONE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION INC. 7/f Ba Lepanto Bldg., 8747 Paseo De Roxas, Bel-air, City Of Makati

DATACLICK INTERNATIONAL CORP. E. Rodriguez St., Roxas Blvd. St., Barangay 3, Pasay City AU THI PHOI Customer Support Specialist

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

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NANG MO KHAM Burmese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries SHAUK PHAN Burmese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries SU YEIN Burmese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries TIN WIN Burmese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries CHEN, YUNTAO Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries LI, CONG Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries LI, SHENGWANG Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries LIAO, FUKANG Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries LIN, LINGGAN Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries LIN, YONGMING Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries LIN, YONGXING Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries LIU, QIUMI Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

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

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION LIU, YANG Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries MENG, QINGYUAN Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries WU, CHUANLIANG Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries WU, FAN Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries WU, WEIBO Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries. YANG, TAO Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries. ZHANG, WEI Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries. ZHU, CHENGYI Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries. ZHU, YUNXIA Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries. NIA SUSANTI Indonesian Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries. ARON TOH CHIN HIN Malaysian Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries KONG BOON HAU Malaysian Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries. WONG CHEE JUN Malaysian Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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Brief Job Description: Handles service support calls, emails and chats from inquiry of a client EDISON Indonesian Customer Service Representative

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Brief Job Description: Handles service support calls, emails and chats from inquiry of a client GIAN VERDY YONATAN Indonesian Customer Service Representative

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Brief Job Description: Handles service support calls, emails and chats from inquiry of a client JULHARDYLIE Indonesian Customer Service Representative

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Brief Job Description: Handles service support calls, emails and chats from inquiry of a client STEVEN JAIMI WINATA Indonesian Customer Service Representative

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Brief Job Description: Handles service support calls, emails and chats from inquiry of a client

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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

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

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

YANG, CHAO Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

ZHAO, YUKAI Chinese Customer Service 111.

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

CALVIN HUANG Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 115.

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

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

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

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 121.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 122.

Basic Qualification: Fluency in English, Mandarin and any multilingual language 123.

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

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

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

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

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

STEVEN CHANDRA Indonesian Customer Service 124.

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

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

TOUVENT LEI SIAGO Indonesian Customer Service 125.

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

EDI YANTO Indonesian Customer Service

MECHEL Indonesian Customer Service

Basic Qualification: Fluency in English, Mandarin and any multilingual language

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

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

MADE MARDI SUPARSA Indonesian Customer Service

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

Basic Qualification: Fluency in English, Mandarin and any multilingual language

CHANDRA SURISTIA Indonesian Customer Service

JAMES PIETER Indonesian Customer Service

Basic Qualification: Fluency in English, Mandarin and any multilingual language

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

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

ENNY Indonesian Customer Service

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

Basic Qualification: Fluency in English, Mandarin and any multilingual language

CHANDRA Indonesian Customer Service

EGGA SAFFRONA Indonesian Customer Service

NEW ORIENTAL CLUB88 CORPORATION 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th/f, Pearl Marina Building Pacific Drive, Don Galo, City Of Parañaque Sky Garage Bldg., Aseana Avenue, Entertainment City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque DING, TAO Chinese Customer Service

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

ANDI SWANTO Indonesian Customer Service

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

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

MAZOUZE, OSSAMA 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 ZHOU, JIANYANG Chinese Customer Service

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

MPOTECH DIGITAL SYSTEM, INC. 11 P/f Burgundy Corporate Tower, 252 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati ALBERT CALVIN Indonesian Customer Service Representative

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

VERIANDY PUTRA PRATAMA Indonesian Customer Service 126.

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

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in Computer Application With Good Oral and Written Communication Skills

YOGA PERMANA Indonesian Customer Service 127.

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

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

YUDHI KURNIAWAN WIBOWO Indonesian Customer Service 128.

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

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the similar field, Speaks and write fluently (Native Language)

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CHIA SHI JIN Malaysian Customer Service 129.

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

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

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

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DUONG VAN TRUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

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

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. HONG TUYET QUYEN Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

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

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. LE THI HONG LOAN Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. NGUYEN MANH HUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services. NGUYEN QUANG THUAT Vietnamese Customer Service

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

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

NGUYEN DINH Y Vietnamese Customer Service

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

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

LE QUOC KHANH Vietnamese Customer Service

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

CHU VAN THANH Vietnamese Customer Service

LE MANH QUYNH Vietnamese Customer Service

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

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

HOANG THI TRINH Vietnamese Customer Service

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

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

HOANG THI THU HONG Vietnamese Customer Service

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

ZAW WIN Myanmari Customer Service

DOAN CAO MINH HOANG Vietnamese Customer Service

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

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

CHU THI THUY Vietnamese Customer Service

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

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents NGUYEN SY MANH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NGUYEN THANH TRUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NGUYEN THI ANH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NGUYEN THI MY HANH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NGUYEN THI NGOC Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the similar field, Speaks and write fluently (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the similar field, Speaks and write fluently (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the similar field, Speaks and write fluently (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the similar field, Speaks and write fluently (Native Language) 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: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, Preferably 1 Year Experience in the Similar Field, Speaks and Write Fluently (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 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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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION NGUYEN THI THUY AN Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. NGUYEN THI VUI Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services NGUYEN TRONG DUC Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. NGUYEN TRUNG THUAN Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. NGUYEN VAN PHUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services. NGUYEN VAN THACH Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. PHAM HOAI NAM Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. PHAN TAN HIEN Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. PHAN VAN LINH Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. PHAN VAN QUY Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. PHU VAN HUY Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. TRAN THI LAN HUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services TRUONG THANH TUNG Vietnamese Customer Service

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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents. VU THI THU Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services WOONG MY CHAN Vietnamese Customer Service

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

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

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Brief Job Description: To respond and resolved customer service and technical support concerns via chat and email.

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Brief Job Description: Wins, maintains and expands relationships with assigned channel parties

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Brief Job Description: Serves customers by providing product and service information and resolving product and engaged to provide significant support, through the use of mandarin native language, to senior professionals in china, Taiwan and other mandarin speaking counterpart and clients.

Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in software engineering; at least 3-5 years of working experience in the related field.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language) Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate, preferably 1 year experience in the same field, Speaks and write (Native Language)

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 185. Basic Qualification: To maintain clients’ internal and external knowledges bases. Perform other tasks as required. Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

186.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Chinese Language

187.

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

Basic Qualification: Bachelor degree in information technology, mandarin speaking.

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189.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999 190.

PHILIPPINES FIBER OPTIC CABLE NETWORK LTD., INC. Unit 2802-2803, 28th Floor, The Podium, Adb Avenue, Wack-wack Greenhills, City Of Mandaluyong

CHEN, ZHONG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services CHU MINH DUONG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. HAU NHOC MY Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. LE THANH DUC Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. LIU NHIN TAC Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. NGUYEN HOANG THACH Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services NGUYEN KHANH CUONG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. NGUYEN THANH QUANG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. NGUYEN THANH QUANG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. NGUYEN THI LAN ANH Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. NGUYEN THI THUY TIEN Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. NGUYEN VAN DUONG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. NGUYEN VAN PHAP Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. PHAM BINH MINH Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. PHAM QUANG PHI Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. PHAM QUANG TAN Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. PHAM THANH PHUONG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services PHAM VAN MACH Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. PHAN THI PHUONG TRINH Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. QUACH VAN DUY Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. QUACH VAN THUAN Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. TA THI LE Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. THAI LE NHAT NAM Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services.

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

RIDGE OUTSOURCING SERVICES INC. Ub-111 Paseo De Roxas Bldg, Paseo De Roxas,, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

PH GLOBAL JET EXPRESS INC. 11th Floor, The Marajo Tower, 26th Street Cor. 4th Avenue Bgc, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig LIU, YUHANG Mandarin Customer Service Representative

Brief Job Description: Responsible for the supervision of communication optical cable engineering, connection engineering of computer room.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

PAYSO INC. Unit 2501 The Finance Centre 26th St.,, Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig LI, TAO Sales Manager

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION ZHU, YOUFEN Network Planning - Senior Supervisor

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

OAMPI INC. 8/f 6780 Ayala Ave., Ayala Ave., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati JANSSON, MATTHIAS LARS German Customer Service Representative

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192.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

193.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

194.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

195.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

196.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

197.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

202.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

204.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

THOI KIEU OANH Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. TRAN BA QUOC Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. TRAN DUY KHANH Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. TRAN THANH PHU Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services TRAN THANH THUY Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services TRINH QUANG LONG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services. TRUONG LE CAM TU Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services VI THI KHOA Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support services.

205.

CHOI, WOOKSOUNG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer relations service provider GAO, YAN Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer relations service provider OH, EUNJU Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer relations service provider PARK, BUMWOO Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer relations service provider SHIN, SUNHO Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer relations service provider THUTSANTI, SANNADEE Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer relations service provider WANG, SHENGSHUAI Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer relations service provider

KIM, DONGMI Sales Representative 206.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively

Brief Job Description: Sales representative is to present and product demonstrations, as well as negotiating contracts with potential clients

LEE, JOOLEE Sales Representative 207.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

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

Brief Job Description: Sales representative is to present and product demonstrations, as well as negotiating contracts with potential clients

JEFFERSON PETER LEEROY SUPIT Multilingual Helpdesk Technician Support 208.

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in mandarin, both oral and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin, both oral and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin, both oral and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin, both oral and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin, both oral and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin, both oral and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin, both oral and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College Graduate/ Bachelor’s Degree, at Least 1-2 Years Working Experience in the Related Position, Flexible, Trustworthy, Proficient in Speaking And Writing in English & Korean Hangul Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate/ Bachelor’s Degree, at Least 1-2 Years Working Experience in the Related Position, Flexible, Trustworthy, Proficient in Speaking And Writing in English & Korean Hangul Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provide professional end-user support via telephone, email or web using one or more languages other than English & Filipino particularly French

Basic Qualification: Average written & oral communication skills other than English & Filipino particularly French Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

TELUS INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES, INC. Units 23/f, 31st/f - 37th/f Discovery Centre, Adb Avenue, Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig MUSAH AZEH, NESTOR French Operations Technical Support Representative Iii 209.

Brief Job Description: Provides expedient and accurate customer service to Frenchspeaking clients and customers

Basic Qualification: Skilled in French Language Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

TRIVES TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Tower 4 Bayport West, Naia Garden Residence, Naia Road, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

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

STEFANINI PHILIPPINES, INC. 3f, 5f, 6f Imet Bpo Tower Metro Bldg., Metrobank Ave. Roxas Blvd., Barangay 76, Pasay City

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

SNOWVIT SERVICES CORPORATION Unit 5d Rose Industries, Bldg. No. 11, Pioneer Street, Kapitolyo, City Of Pasig

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

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

SKY DRAGON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2f-5f, Unit 710 Shaw Blvd., Global Link Center, Wack-wack Greenhills, City Of Mandaluyong

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

TIANG KING WEI Malaysian Customer Support Specialist 210.

Brief Job Description: Experts at their product, and their primary duty is to resolve customer issues quickly and efficiently.

Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in Malay and at least college level with related BPO experience. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION FANG, XIAOWEI Mandarin Customer Support Specialist

211.

Brief Job Description: Experts at their product, and their primary duty is to resolve customer issues quickly and efficiently. NGUYEN XUAN NAM Vietnamese Customer Support Representative

212.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in mandarin and at least college level with related BPO experience.

Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in Vietnamese and at least college level with related BPO experience.

213.

Brief Job Description: Wind turbine operation & maintenance.

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Brief Job Description: Conduct market research to find answers about consumer requirements, habits and trends

234.

JEON, SOELHEE Bilingual Marketing Specialist 215.

Brief Job Description: Conduct market research to find answers about consumer requirements, habits and trends KANG, CHANGWAN Bilingual Marketing Specialist

216.

Brief Job Description: Conduct market research to find answers about consumer requirements, habits and trends KIM, MYEONGHYUN Bilingual Marketing Specialist

217.

Brief Job Description: Conduct market research to find answers about consumer requirements, habits and trends KIM, TAEHUN Bilingual Marketing Specialist

218.

Brief Job Description: Conduct market research to find answers about consumer requirements, habits and trends PARK, JAESUN Bilingual Marketing Specialist

219.

Brief Job Description: Conduct market research to find answers about consumer requirements, habits and trends YANG, CHEOLHUN Bilingual Marketing Specialist

220.

Brief Job Description: Conduct market research to find answers about consumer requirements, habits and trends

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 238.

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

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221.

Brief Job Description: Analyzing market trends to discover business opportunities and maximize profits

Basic Qualification: Excellent oral and written communication both English and Mandarin

241.

AGUSTINA Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer 222.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. ALSKY MARSHAL ISRAEL MEMAH Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

223.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. BAGUS SRIJULIANO BUDIMAN Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

224.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. DWI ROMADINA Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

225.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. FRISKY VERONIKA PASANEA Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

226.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. INDRA PERIAWAN Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

227.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. JEREMI JASON Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

228.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. LEONARDO SAUDJANA Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

229.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. MANUEL ALELUYA SUPIT Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

230.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties.

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

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ADHLIE SAFUTRA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative 244.

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 247.

248.

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

CRISOS BRAM PURBA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative 249.

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

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly CALVIN CALNIFEER Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

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

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly BOBI WINATA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

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

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly AYU DATARI MARETA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly ALPIAN SOPIANDI Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer-oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

GEDE PUTRA DARMA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative 250.

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

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Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

251.

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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253.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 254.

255.

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written 256.

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

257.

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260.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay

RUDY JULIANTO Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative 261.

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

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay

RIZKY WIRAHAN Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

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

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian

MUHAMAD AGAM YUPA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

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

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

MUHAMMAD ANDYKA PRATAMA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

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

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay

JOVI FERNANDES Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

JEFRI GUNAWAN Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian

JAYANTO AGUS Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

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

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

IRA AYUNI SARAGIH Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading, and speaking in both English and Korean/ Bahasa/ Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Malaysian/ Cambodian

IGOR FADHILAH HIBATULLAH Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

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

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

HENDY WARSITO WIDJAJA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION HARRY WIJAYA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative

ZIMI TECH, INC. 29th/f Burgundy Corporate Tower 252, Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati

Basic Qualification: Indonesian speaking and written.

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

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer-oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties YULINDA KURNIAWATI Indonesian-speaking Customer Service Officer

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

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer-oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties WILLIAM WAHYUDI WIJAYA Indonesian-speaking Customer Service Officer

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

ZAPPORT SERVICES, INC. 22/f & 36/f Burgundy Corporate Tower, 252 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer-oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties TITIN NUR ANISA Indonesian-speaking Customer Service Officer

YONGFU PHILIPPINE NEW ENERGY MANAGEMENT LTD. INC. Units A&b, 20/f, Rufino Pacific Tower, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati LIN, BING Mandarin Speaking Financial Manager

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer-oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties RHEINA AMALIA Indonesian-speaking Customer Service Officer

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer-oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties MUHAMAD MUFID Indonesian-speaking Customer Service Officer

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer-oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties MASLYANTO Indonesian-speaking Customer Service Officer

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. LIEM YUNAN LAKSONO Indonesian-speaking Customer Service Officer

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

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. YOLANDA KRISTINA SIREGAR Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. YEHESKIEL KEVIN YAN TURANGAN Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. WINSON Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

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

IM, JINKYU Bilingual Marketing Specialist

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. VIONA AGRIPA Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

233.

VPC CORPORATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED 11/f 100 West, Sen Gil Puyat Ave. Cor., Washington St., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati

Brief Job Description: Indonesian written reports on a daily operation of call center activities performing customer oriented telephone activities and various background operation duties. SUGIONO Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

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

Basic Qualification: Minimum 5 years’ experience in the wind industry with an electrical or mechanical background. Good computer skills; experienced in handling different tools or systems to monitor work and documentation. Good English skills, both written and spoken.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OMI ADHARI Indonesian - Speaking Customer Service Officer

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

VESTAS SERVICES PHILIPPINES, INC. 12/f Five E-com Center, Harbor Drive, Barangay 76, Pasay City

AZHAGAPPAN, MANIKANDAN Service Technician

No.

Saturday, November 5, 2022

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay

THERESIA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative 262.

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Korean/Bahasa/Chinese/ Malay

YOSSY KAMALIA Bahasa Language Customer Service Representative 263.

Brief Job Description: Professionally handle incoming requests from customers and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly

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

ZL MACHINERY PHILIPPINES, INC. 4th Flr. Lemon Square Bldg., 1199 Edsa Muñoz, Katipunan, Quezon City

LUO, LIANG Managing Director 264.

Brief Job Description: Head of the sales team. Responsible for executing development, growth, strategy and tactical plans. Etc.

Basic Qualification: Should have high level application and focus to drive sales (using sales techniques such as building rapport, needs/values selling, negotiating, and closing the sale). Safety, establish and improve department’s methods and procedure. Create, implement and execute the yearly business development/growth strategic and tactical plans. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 *Date Generated: Nov 4, 2022

In the ad material of Notice of Filing of Application for Alien Employment Permits published on Nov 03, 2022, the position of CELINE TITANIA under the company ZAPPORT SERVICES, INC., should have been read as INDONESIAN - SPEAKING CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER and not as published. In the ad material of Notice of Filing of Application for Alien Employment Permits published on Nov 03, 2022, the position of ANDY WIRAWAN under the company ZAPPORT SERVICES, INC., should have been read as INDONESIAN - SPEAKING CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER and not as published. In the ad material of Notice of Filing of Application for Alien Employment Permits published on Nov 04, 2022, the name of THINDAR OO under the company EASYTECH SUPPORT INC., should have been read as THIDAR OO 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.