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REMEMBERING THIS November 10, 2013, file photo shows an aerial view of Tacloban City, after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the region. AP/MALACAÑANG PHOTO BUREAU, RYAN LIM

It took years of greed and neglect to bring the planet to a point where super cyclones become common, and it will need decades more to mitigate the damage. Ground zero starts here.

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By Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco

environmental destruction worsen at the backdrop of the climate emergency.”

“In recalling the destruction brought by Yolanda and in consideration of COP26, we reiterate our call and prayer for climate justice.

We hope and pray that people of goodwill eschew a global economic system where profit is prioritized over people. We pray and call for a shift to clean energy instead of monopolized fossil fuels, for rehabilitated and protected forests instead of large-scale mining, lives and livelihood of the people over big businesses,” Bishop Marigza said.

HE numbers are staggering, despite having been repeated so often, in stories of disasters around the globe, for the past eight years. At least 6,000 lives lost, another 30,000 people injured. Nine provinces in the Visayas devastated. And billions in public infrastructure, business and private property destroyed.

Can people ever tire of using superlatives in recalling Haiyan (local name Yolanda), that super cyclone that stunned the world in November 2013, and gave activists at the coincidental global climate change conference then a human face to illustrate the real toll of unbridled destruction of the planet?

Perhaps they never will. After all, this year’s commemoration of Haiyan coincided, once more, with the COP26, or the conference of parties in Glasgow. It was marked, as expected, by a lot of fingerpointing and blame-tossing; by an abundance of rhetoric and solemn promises, even from those who in the past abetted the steady, speedy march of the planet’s warming, nearer an abyss where 1 degree of temperature rise can spell death.

Long road

THE words come easy in global forums like in Glasgow this week, but the real reckoning with disaster takes many years. Stressing that disaster recovery encompasses a range of phases, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said last week that restoring order in a community and regaining normalcy is not that easy.

With all the accomplishments in helping rebuild communities and restore normalcy in millions of lives, PRC stressed that disaster recovery is a “marathon—not a sprint.”

That is why, according to PRC, almost a decade after Haiyan, they are still working hard and working tirelessly alongside their partners in helping communities build back stronger, healthier, and more resilient to future disasters.

“Eight years ago today, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in our planet’s history, and the most destructive in our nation’s history, made landfall in the Philippines, devastating nine of our provinces, Palawan, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, Eastern and Western Samar,” the PRC said in recalling how Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Supertyphoon Yolanda, took more than 6,000 Filipino lives, injuring 30,000 individuals, destroying countless homes, bridges, schools, farms and businesses in its wake.

Climate justice

THE urgent plea for climate justice was marked in the comprehensive statement issued by the Philippine delegation head, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, who noted before world leaders that the Philippines is sinking four times faster than the global average rate, and yet accounts for a tiny fraction of global warming and pollution.

It is time, Dominguez said, for the rich countries that have progressed at the expense of the rest to put

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Unparalleled challenge

IN this November 19, 2013, file photo, Typhoon Haiyan survivors pass by hundreds of victims lying in body bags on the roadside until forensic experts can register and bury them in a mass grave outside of Tacloban. The Philippine Red Cross led a humanitarian caravan of rescue equipment, ambulances, payloaders, water tankers and transport vehicles into the affected areas on November 11. The death and destruction was so horrific that PRC chairman Richard Gordon recalled telling the Partner Societies, “I brought you hear to save lives. I am sorry that now you have to pick up bodies.” AP

their money where their mouth is: climate financing for those unjustly impacted by sea-level rise and increasingly destructive weather disturbances.

For militant churches, Haiyan’s anniversary is a “reminder to take a scaled-up action from the government and world leaders.”

In a statement, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), the country’s biggest aggrupation of mainline Protestant and non-Roman Catholic churches, renewed its commitment to support disaster survivors and climate-vulnerable communities in time for the eighth anniversary of Haiyan destruction in 2013 and the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.

“Eight years after the Typhoon Yolanda landfall, we still call for justice. We will never forget the people who died from that disaster which was exacerbated by climate

THE PRC recalled how, before, during and after Haiyan, it led the way in delivering aid to the vast multitude that was affected. Two years shy of a decade, PRC says its Haiyan operations remain unparalleled.

“We are almost a decade after Yolanda, yet the Philippine Red Continued on A2

change and the grave negligence of both the past and present administrations,” NCCP said.

“Since 2013, Typhoon Yolanda has shown how utterly devastating the climate crisis is. Since then, we have experienced typhoons and extreme weather events with almost the same destructive impacts as that of Typhoon Yolanda—a glaring indication that we no longer have to wait for a few more years to feel the climate crisis,” said NCCP General Secretary Bishop Reuel Norman O. Marigza.

“These experiences should have pushed the government to scale up disaster mitigation, ecological protection, and climate-change adaptation. Regrettably, we haven’t seen any indication that our national government is now well prepared, as shown in the government’s inadequate responses to post-Yolanda calamities,” the bishop added. “If anything, we are in a much vulnerable state—as economic crisis and

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Cross has not stopped helping its victims to stand up on their feet.

We are recognized as one of the best Red Cross societies in the world because of our Haiyan operations. PRC has demonstrated that we could gather aid from almost all the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies worldwide and distribute them accordingly to the affected provinces,” said PRC Chairman and CEO Sen. Richard Gordon.

“Our Haiyan operations reinforce the Red Cross as the go-to organization and the preferred partner of choice since we were able to get the job done,” Gordon added.

Initially, the PRC delivered relief in the form of food, water, medical care, emergency shelter materials, and cash-as-aid projects.

Days, weeks, months and even years later, the PRC led a huge contingent of Partner National Societies to roll out its recovery operations. These included the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Swiss Red Cross, Finnish Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross, Singapore Red Cross, German Red Cross, Hong Kong Red Cross, Australian Red Cross, Italian Red Cross, British Red Cross, Korean Red Cross, Japan Red Cross, Taiwan Red Cross, French Red Cross, American Red Cross, Qatar Red Crescent, Netherlands Red Cross, and Norwegian Red Cross.

Through the years, the PRC

helped thousands of affected families to stand up on their feet after the life-altering superstorm— helping them get back their livelihood and build safer and more disaster-resilient homes and classrooms; and ensuring access to improved health and sanitation facilities and services.

During the PRC’s Haiyan Emergency Phase, from November 8, 2013, to March 30, 2014, the premier humanitarian organization provided food items to more than 1.9 million individuals or roughly 390,399 families.

Nonfood items such as plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, water containers, tarpaulins and kitchen sets were also given to more than 1.2 million individuals or 258,972 families.

The PRC supported 90,779 families (equivalent to 453,895 individuals) with cash assistance of P281 million from December 2013 to March 2014.

Eight years in the running, the PRC has already built 80,207 shelters for families affected in Leyte including Ormoc City; in Western and Eastern Samar, Cebu, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Iloilo and Palawan. At least 62,676 households received livelihood assistance through cash grants and livelihood training.

Of the houses built through the Red Cross, Chairman Gordon is very proud of the fact that “PRC was the only organization to be able to build houses which were accounted for, donors can see where

In this November 13, 2013, file photo, an aerial view shows signs for help and food amid the destruction left from Typhoon Haiyan in the coastal village of Tanawan a few kilometers south of Tacloban.

Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, left thousands of people dead or missing, flattened entire villages, swept ships inland and displaced more than 5 million in the central Philippines.

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their houses are, who lives in there.

We can produce a list.” Cash livelihood assistance was also granted to 62,676 households, while livelihood training was provided to 15,985 individuals.

The PRC also provided Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities to 116 schools. It constructed 1,168 community-based WASH facilities as well; repaired 94 health facilities and conducted health-related promotional awareness campaigns for 64,650 people.

The Red Cross Haiyan operations also reconstructed 536 classrooms and distributed 8,375 school kits.

The PRC also established the PRC Vocational Training Center in Leyte, the PRC Regional Logistic and Disaster Management Training Center in Passi City, and a blood facility in Bogo City.

Myrna Cinco, one of those affected by the typhoon, said, in Filipino, “Were it not for Red Cross, we wouldn’t have a house to live in.”

“Recovery has no shortcuts, this is why we will continue to work hand in hand with our partners for a better future, ” said Gordon.

Before the storm

ACTUALLY, the work of humanitarian groups like PRC began days before Haiyan hit land. Early on November 2, as soon as it was known that the tropical storm was making its way to Philippine shores from Micronesia, Gordon mobilized the Philippine Red Cross chapters to plan, prepare and predict for the catastrophe that lay ahead. At the Red Cross Operations Center, they texted all stakeholders to provide

relief as the country braced itself for the calamity.

Over the next few days, the storm rapidly intensified into a typhoon, finally making landfall with sustained winds of up to 315 kph, with howling gusts and forceful sheets of rain wreaking devastation everywhere. A typical survivor’s ordeal was told by a young radio employee in Tacloban, who clung, suspended, for four hours to an overhead steel truss, the only one that remained after Haiyan destroyed their radio station. “For four hours, it felt like a thousand needles piercing my skin, and then I realized this was sand” being hurled with force by the storm surge, along with the sheets of rain and ocean spray, said the young writer, who had to deal with the trauma for years. Still, she felt lucky, because two of her coworkers died.

When it passed, more than 18 million individuals were affected, including 4 million displaced, 30,000 left injured, and 6,300 who died.

Up to now, more than 1,500 people are still counted among the missing.

P1.1 billion worth of homes were destroyed and sources of livelihood were decimated, per PRC data.

The Philippine Red Cross led a humanitarian caravan of rescue equipment, ambulances, payloaders, water tankers and transport vehicles carrying relief goods into the affected areas on November 11, 2013. The death and destruction was so horrific that Gordon recalled telling the Partner Societies, “I brought you hear to save lives. I am sorry that now you have to pick up bodies.”

The most immediate task then, Red Cross recalled, was to rescue the living, administer first aid, and provide food, shelter, clothing, hygiene facilities, and psychosocial support.

Hot meals, tents and emergency shelter repair kits, portalets and

water, kitchen sets, sleeping sets and clothes were distributed with haste, while Red Cross personnel went through the provinces providing mental health programs for the forlorn and shocked people, and helping families scattered during the storm to reunite.

Red Cross staff and volunteers in payloaders and firetrucks moved through the areas carefully plucking bodies of the dead from the debris, placing them in body bags which went into refrigerated vans, and started the identification process.

They then commenced clearing roads and throughways of all signs of devastation.

Among others, the German Red Cross flew in relief items through Mactan Airport, the IFRC provided 230,000 families with household items, the Chinese Red Cross helped the Philippine Red Cross build 166 classrooms in Leyte, and the Indonesian Red Cross provided a helicopter to airlift a patient from Tacloban to a Cebu health facility.

Dozens of international humanitarian missions from around the world came to the Philippines days after Haiyan, conducting medical procedures, stress debriefing, giving relief and helping provide vital amenities like clean water and hygienic washrooms.

The UN launched an emergency fundraising for Haiyan victims, drawing in millions of dollars of vital aid in the first few days after the monster cyclone.

Looking back on the typhoon that the world will forever associate with the worst impacts of climate change, one thing brings hope to those who faced it up close: the strength, faith and kindness of Filipinos, and of the strangers who came to their aid from other parts of the country.

PRC’s Gordon puts it thus: “The resilience of the Filipino is unprecedented. Despite the death and devastation, we found deliverance.

Rehabilitation and repair with the help of our movement partners has been successful. Disaster is not insurmountable with passion and commitment, both of which were provided by the Red Cross. We continue to support these communities even eight years after Yolanda hit these bucolic towns and cities.

With focus, fast action, flexibility, friendliness, and being forwardlooking, the Philippine Red Cross is poised to serve as it is always first, always ready, and always there.”

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Malampaya shutdown prompts Meralco to hike Nov power rates

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By Lenie Lectura

he shutdown of the Malampaya gas facility last month hiked electricity rates by P0.3256 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to P9.4630 per kWh in November from P9.1374 per kWh in October, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced Friday.

This month’s power rate adjustment is equivalent to an increase of around P65 in the total bill of a residential customer consuming 200 kWh. The Malampaya shutdown from October 2 to 25 led to an increase in generation charge, a major component of an electricity bill.

The November generation charge went up by P0.2911 per kW h to P5.3346 per kWh from P5.0435 per kWh the previous month.

Meralco explained that the Malampaya facility maintenance shutdown resulted to lesser available supply in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). The tight supply condition in the Luzon grid led to higher WESM prices at P1.7073 per kWh and trig-

gered the WESM secondary price cap on September 30, October 1, October 21 and 22.

The Luzon grid was also placed on Yellow Alert on October 20 due to forced outages of several power plants.

Charges from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) also increased by P0.8186 per kWh. C h a r g e s f r o m Po w e r S u p p l y Agreements (PSAs), on the other hand, went down by P0.2841 per kWh mainly due to higher excess energy deliveries, which are priced at a discount, from AC Energy, First Gen Hydro Power, San Miguel Energy and South Premiere Power.

The new PSA of Meralco with the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) also contributed to the decrease in the PSA rate.

WESM, IPPs and PSAs accounted for 13.9, 37.4, and 48.7 percent, respectively, of Meralco’s energ y requirement.

Meralco utility economics head Lawrence Fernandez said this month’s

generation charge increase would have been significantly higher, but Meralco took the initiative to cushion the impact in the bills of its customers.

He explained that the generation charge increase is around 29 centavos/ kW h. T his wou ld have been higher, at around 81-centavos/ kWh, but a portion of the increase will instead be deferred to the next four months.

“The difference of 52 centavos per kWh will be amortized and added to the December, January, February and March bills at a rate of around 13-centavos per kWh, or 52-centavos divided by four,” Fernandez explained.

Meralco said it coordinated with some of its suppliers to defer collection of portions of their generation costs. These deferred charges w ill subsequently be billed on a staggered ba si s over t he ne x t fou r months as directed by the Energ y Regulator y Commission (ERC).

Meralco’s continued implementation of the Distribution Rate TrueUp refund, which began in March

2021, also helped temper the overall increase.

The refund rate for residential customers is at P0.2761 per kWh. It can be recalled that the ERC provisionally approved Meralco’s proposal to refund around P13.9 billion over a period of 24 months or until the amount is fully refunded. This amount represented the difference between the Actual Weighted Average Tariff and the ERC-approved Interim Average Rate for distribution-related charges for the period July 2015 to November 2020.

Meanwhile, transmission charge for residential customers decreased

by P0.0403 per kWh due to lower Ancillary Service and Power Delivery Service charges.

Taxes, system loss and other charges, registered an increase of P0.0748 per kWh. T he collection of the Universal Charge-Environmental Charge amounting to P0.0025 per kW h remains suspended, as directed by the ERC.

DFA opens more slots for passport applicants, but web site crashes

By Malou Talosig-Bartolome

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he Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) opened more slots for passport applicants for November and December 2021 before noon on Friday.

However, its web site for individual passport appointments www. passport.gov.ph crashed minutes after DFA Undersecretary Brigido Dulay announced it on Twitter.

Du lay sa id more slots were opened in all their consular offices

and ma lls or temporar y off-site passport ser v ices (TOPS) starting November 19.

“We’ve opened appointment slots for November and December 2021 in all consular offices and TOPS. January and February 2022 still to be opened. Earliest available date this morning is November 19th,” Dulay wrote on his Twitter.

The BusinessMirror tried to access the passport application site and experienced intermittent access issues and occasional systems crash.

When reached to comment, DFA Assistant Secretary for Public and Cultural Diplomacy Eduardo Meñez said the Office of Consular Affairs is aware of the glitch besetting the online site for passport applicants.

“OC A [Office of Consular A ffairs] is addressing the issue and asks for the public’s patience and understanding, and hopes to solve this soon,” Meñez said.

The DFA has been experiencing a deluge of passport requests, compounded by systems issues with

their online passport site as well as human error on the part of passport applicants for the past months. Dulay earlier reported that they have about 30,000 backlog in passport application.

Last Tuesday, the DFA has also taken down its other web site that is used to track the passport delivery due to potential data breach.

The DFA, meanwhile, has appealed to the public to refrain from seeking the help or patronize online scammers.

Logistics leaders see Davao as next supply chain hub

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EADERS of various sectors from the shipping and logistics, mobility, and e-commerce have agreed that Davao is the next hub that can create a seamless supply chain nationwide.

According to Davao ICon 2021 Chairman Ricardo Lagdameo, Davao has a strategy to efficiently tap into the huge, vibrant, and important markets.

“With an economy that’s consistently growing at a higher rate than the national average every year, coupled with a large population, the Davao region presents numerous possibilities

for all investors,” J&T Express Vice President for Philippines Global Zoe Chi noted, adding the potential that lies in Mindanao, especially Davao.

J&T Express earlier recognized Davao as a prime location for expansion despite only starting operations in the country in 2019.

“The Mindanao region presented a significant opportunity for J&T to invest in building more branches and warehouses and further spur the growth of the logistics industry,” Chi said.

Attorney Dino Austria, district collector at the Bureau of Customs in Davao, admitted that the public sector often hinders commerce and trade, especially when processes are

ABAC: Vaccination key to border reopening

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he Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Business Adv isor y Cou nc i l (A BAC) stressed the call to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccination drives among member-countries as this will allow reopening of the borders.

“This year, we’ve all had to focus on overcoming the challenge of the pandemic. And we have plenty to say about this in the report, particularly about the need to use vaccination to drive the future conditions for border reopening,” ABAC Chairman Rachel Taulelei said during the recent Apec meeting.

Apec member-countries recently renewed their stance against vaccine export restrictions, highlighting the need to boost efforts in securing much-needed Covid-19 jabs.

In addition, they have enhanced trade facilitation for Covid-19 vaccines and other essential goods since June. Some economies even have kept zero to low taxes for vaccines and other medical supplies.

The regional bloc also previously suggested waiving the intellectual property protection for Covid-19 vaccines if this can help accelerate

the production and inoculation.

“We are drawn at this point to think even more widely about when our economies are required to begin the much-needed process of economic recovery,” Taulelei said.

As such, the Apec ministers highlighted the need to promote sustainability, agreeing to stop funding fossil fuel subsidies and reinvigorating their commitments to net-zero or carbon neutrality initiatives. In relation to this, the leaders stressed the urgency of shifting to more renewable-energy resources as well.

The Apec members also wanted to further promote an inclusive economy, tackling the concerns over the disadvantaged groups to help them have greater participation in the value chain.

With this, the ministers vowed to continue strengthening information sharing to boost upskilling and re-skilling of the work force. This, in addition to crafting training programs for those seeking job opportunities. “ These are recommendations for our time. T hey’ve been elaborated under the theme of people, place and prosperity. These three elements...are closely linked and so our recommendations,” she said.

outdated and inconvenient.

“This is exactly why we’ve been pressured to keep up in government: because the world, the private sector has been evolving quite fast around us. We don’t want to pose as a barrier for economic activity, for the movement of goods. We realize and fully understand the very crucial role that we play. Heavy investments have been made for us to be at par, for us to be responsive to your needs,” he said.

Etaily Chief Operations Officer Tatiana Cziomer pointed out the work ethic of Davaoeños and the advantage of being information technology-enabled as e-commerce keeps on booming in a post-pandemic economy.

“ I see Fi l ipi nos a nd Davaoeños a s people who w i l l do e ver y t h i ng t he y c a n to ser ve t he c u stomers.

T h at ’s somet h i ng we’ l l cont i nue to u se to prov ide g reat ser v ice,” she sa id.

OneLGC Lina Group of Companies Executive Board Director Donna May Lina enumerated the factors present in Davao that make it a viable logistics hub. “One is lower cost of living and transactions, there’s also less congestion.

T here are a lso less t y phoons going around in the Davao region, which means less disruptions in mov ing goods. Of course, there’s also the great people who are highly trainable and warm,” she said.

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GIR grows to $107.95B in end-Oct–BSP

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By Bianca Cuaresma

HE country’s dollar defenses grew in October this year, making up for the slight dip it incurred in the previous month.

On Friday, the Bangko Sentral

ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) hit $107.95 billion in end-October this year. This is a recovery from the dip in September to $106.6 billion.

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$103.8-billion GIR level of the country in October last year.

The country’s GIR is the level of foreign exchange holdings managed by the Central Bank during a given period. The GIR is a crucial component of the economy as it is often used to manage the country’s foreign exchange rate against excess volatility.

The BSP said the current level of the countr y’s GIR represents a “more than adequate” external l iqu id it y bu f fer equ iva lent to 10.8 months’ worth of imports of goods and payments of ser vices and primar y income.

It is also about 7.8 times the country’s short-term external debt based on original maturity and 5.4 times based on residual maturity.

In a news statement, the Central

Bank attributed the increase in the GIR level to the national government’s (NG) net foreign currency deposits with the BSP and upward adjustment in the value of the BSP’s gold holdings due to the increase in the price of gold in the international market.

Data showed that the country’s gold holdings hit $9.13 billion in October, up from the $8.85 billion in the previous month.

Earlier this year, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the countr y’s strong external position—particularly the countr y’s strong GIR position—allows the countr y to manage the impact of shocks, including market reaction over a pending move of the US Federal Reser ve to normalize its monetar y policy.

Oil firms bounce back to profitability in Sept

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By Lenie Lectura

IL firms returned to profitability at end-September this year as they recovered from the challenges brought about by the pandemic since last year.

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation reported Friday its net income stood at P3.4 billion by end September, a reversal from a P13.9 billion loss in the same period last year. This despite the mobility slowdown resulting from the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) implemented in the National Capital Region (NCR) and select provinces last August, and the succeeding Alert 4 restriction.

“Our renewed strategy has been proven effective for our business to thrive amidst the resurgence of selected lockdowns in the country.

We are continuously growing our capacity for the remainder of 2021, to prepare for the near and mediumterm demand pick-up as active new Covid cases decline, vaccination programs accelerate, and travel restrictions ease,” said Pilipinas Shell President Cesar Romero.

W hile marketing volume declined in the third quarter by 6 percent due to increased lockdowns, the oil firm’s successful marketing programs and premium product offerings across businesses helped boost its overall financial performance.

It reported that mobility’s premium fuel penetration increased to 31 percent; lubricants business grew by 36 percent; and aviation volumes recovered over 60 compared to the same period last year, driven by an increase in passenger flights as domestic and international flight restrictions ease.

Its non-fuel retail business recorded a 28-percent improvement in operating profit at end-September.

It has 156 Shell Select stores, 219 Select Express, 72 Deli2Gos, and 424 Lube bays.

Pilipinas Shell said its P2.2-billion capital expenditure program (capex) is on track, approximately 68

percent of which is spent on network expansion. It was able to put up 25 new mobility sites from January to September this year. The rest was used for supply chain maintenance and upgrades in preparation for demand resurgence.

Meanwhile, Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc.’s January to September net income shot up to P170 million, a turnaround from the P95 million net loss posted a year ago. Bulk of the P170 million was recorded in the second quarter at P132 million.

In the third quarter of this year, Phoenix continued to exceed prepandemic volume despite stricter mobility restrictions during the period. Revenues shoot up by 81 percent year-on-year while net operating income grew by 78 percent year-on-year to P1.64 billion.

Year-to-date overall volume also rose 33 percent from the prior year led by growth in the domestic B2B segment and the overseas trading business.

Also, its liquefied petroleum gas sales grew 35 percent behind a steady growth in cylinder sales accelerated by the increasing contribution from the new canister business. Meanwhile, overseas volume increased 37 percent driven by growth in the trading business.

“We are proud of the sustained growth in the third quarter. This is the product of the team’s hard work for the past 18 months as we position the business stronger during the pandemic, and aim for growth as the economy emerges from it,” said Phoenix President and Chief Executive Officer Henry Albert Fadullon.

Phoenix is expecting to perform better this year compared to last year’s net income of P63 million mainly due to improving market conditions. “As quarantine restrictions are eased, and more economic activity is expected during the holidays, we are looking forward to capping off the year with an even more vigorous business performance,” added Fadullon.

BBM gets supports from Lopez bloc in Manila

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artido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has gained support from a prominent political bloc in Manila led by the son of the late mayor Mel Lopez Jr. A lawyer by profession, Alex Lopez is the official mayoral candidate of the PFP in Manila.

He personally took his oath as party member on Wednesday at the BBM Headquarters in Mandaluyong City.

Lopez said he will formally file his certificate of candidacy on Friday under the Comelec “rules of substitution” from mayoral candidate Calvin Punzalan.

His running mate is actor Raymond Bagatsing.

Atty. Lopez said he has chosen to endorse Marcos because of his track record and credibility as a unifying leader.

“Dahil nakikita ko ang Pilipinas ay panahon na para ibalik natin ang sigla at vision ng pag-asenso.

Ang pag-ahon ng Pilipinas ay nasa kay Bongbong,” said Lopez as he vowed to deliver the major it y votes in Manila this coming May 2022 national elections.

Manila has about 1 mil lion registered voters.

During the 2016 national elections, the Lopez voting bloc in the capital city supported the candidacy of Marcos for vice president.

Alex is the eldest son of Mayor Mel, while Sara is the daughter of former Vice President Salvador “Doy” Laurel.

Both VP Laurel and Mayor Mel were known opposition leaders during the martial law era, but their political bias apparently hasn’t been passed on to the next generation.

“This is to bury the ghost of the past for progress and reconciliation,” he added.

“Nakikita ko ang pagbabago kay BBM. He has the vision. He has the training. He has the dedication and BBM has a very good heart and he has the vision for a better Philippines,” stressed Lopez.

Lopez said whatever mistakes there may have been in the past now stand a chance of being corrected with BBM’s apparent kindness of spirit and love of country.

“He’s seeing the mistakes of the past and with all of these, I think it can bring a bright future to the country,” said Lopez.

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New IATF reso mandates vaccination of on-site state, private sector workers

By Samuel P. Medenilla

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ov ernment a nd pr iv at e s e c t o r e mp l o y e r s would soon be authorized to require their employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before they could work on-site, according to a new Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (I ATF) resolution.

In a pre-recorded v ideo state ment, P resident i a l spokesm a n Ha r r y Roque sa id t he I AT F is sued its R esolut ion 14 8 -B, se r ies of 2021, wh ic h m a nd ates m a nd ator y vacc inat ion in a rea s where t here a re su f f ic ient vacc i ne suppl ies a s deter m i ned by the Nationa l Vaccines Operation Center ( N VOC).

Workers in the public transportation ser vices in the road, rail, maritime, and aviation sectors must also be fully vaccinated.

Unvaccinated employees, who will be on on-site duty would be required to reg ularly take Reverse Transcription-Poly merase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) “at their own expense.”

If there is insufficient RT-PCR capacity or not immediately available, the said unvaccinated workers may resort to antigen test.

I ATF stressed firms may not terminate their workers solely for being unvaccinated.

I ATF Resolution 148 -B a lso allows public and private establishments, except frontline and emergency ser vices, to “validly refuse entr y and/or deny ser vice to individuals, despite being eligible for vaccination.”

The said policies will take effect on December 1, 2021 after IATF Resolution 148-B is published in a newspaper of general circulation.

Anti-worker policy

Nagk aisa Chairman and Federation of Free Workers (FFW ) P res ide nt S on ny M at u l a con demned the new I ATF policy for being anti-labor, especially due to the unavailability of vaccines in some areas.

He noted the said policy is contrary to the provision of Republic Act 11525 or Covid-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021. “ T his is an anti-worker s t at e me nt f ro m a b i g m a n o f t he D ut e r t e a d m i n i s t r at io n ,” M at u l a s a i d .

The labor leader urged I ATF to recall or suspend its Resolution 148 -B until it could consult trade unions and laborers on its provisions.

He war ned they would consider bringing the issue before the courts if it will start affecting the employ ment of workers.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the new IATF resolution would take effect upon the issuance of its implementing rules and regulations.

“DOLE will issue a labor advisory to guide employers and workers for their compliance with IATF resolution on mandatory vaccination. The advisory will be released soon,” DOLE spokesman Rol ly Francia said in a brief statement.

I AT F i s s ue d it s R esolut ion 148 -B last Thursday as part of the government’s efforts to increase the number of vaccinated individuals.

It u r g e d l o c a l g o v e r n m e nt units (LGU) to pass ordinances to provide incentives for fully vaccinated individuals and business establishments, which institute measures that promote vaccination among their employees and clients.

Boracay reaches ‘herd immunity,’ drops RT-PCR testing for vaccinated tourists

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HE A klan government has finally reached the goal to immuni ze a subst a nt ia l number of the residents on Boracay Island against the dreaded Covid-19, making the crown jewel of Philippine tourism ripe for reopening to inter national tourists.

“Boracay has ac hieved herd immunity,” declared A k lan Gov. Florencio Miraf lores in a text message to the BusinessMirror on Friday. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed, as of November 11, 2021, about 71 percent or 17,287 of the island ’s projected population of 34,930 have already received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, while 97.24 percent or 23,775 have received their first jabs.

The local chief executive also confirmed, “Starting November 16, we will allow fully vaccinated tourists to travel to Boracay,” and no longer require a negative RTPCR test. Tourists only need to present a vaccination certificate from the Department of Health/ Department of Information and C o m m u n i c a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y ( Va x xCertPH) or from their respective local government units.

Miraf lores said he would release the executive order on the new guideline within the day.

Tourism stakeholders, many of who have yet to fully recover from the closure of the island in 2018, met the news positively.

Diony Salme, chairman of the Boracay Foundation Inc. said in Ilong go, “It is good news for us, as long as tourists are required to present their vaccination certificate and ever yone will follow the health and safety protocols.

On our end, our residents are about 96 percent vaccinated and our island ’s tourism workers are nearly 100 percent vaccinated. So we are fully protected as well.”

DOT reported as of November 11, 94.22 percent or 12,068 of the

estimated 12,809 tourism workers on the island have already received their second jabs against Covid, while over 100 percent or 12,834 received their first jabs.

Charter flights possible?

Meanwhile , Miraf lores sa id they preparing to open the Catic l a n A i r por t to i nter n at ion a l tourists via charter f lights “ if the IATF [Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases] allow it.” The DOT has already been discussing with the private sector the opening of international gateways to the Philippines through select leisure destinations like Bohol, Mactan, Clark, and Manila, which have existing international airports, following the Phuket Sandbox model. (See, “Select ‘gateways’ mulled for international tourists,” in the BusinessMirror, October 21, 2021.)

In the case of Boracay, it is three hours away from the K alibo International A ir port, but private tour operators have confirmed that there have been inquiries from China, Taiwan and South Korea for possible charter f lights direct to Caticlan.

DOT Assistant Secretary Chris Morales said the possibility of using Caticlan/Boracay as a gateway is still being evaluated. “Perhaps when [inter nationa l] entr y requirements are already fixed… it is still being assessed by the Department of Health and the Technical Advisor y Group [of the I ATF],” he stressed.

In a news statement, the DOT welcomed the announcement of Miraf lores, say ing Boracay recorded “a dramatic increase in tourist arrivals in the last two months,” reaching 32,452 visitors in October alone.

“We hope to see even more visitors for the months of November and December, given this positive development, and ensure ever yone’s safety altogether now that Boracay’s tour ism workers are fully vaccinated,” said the DOT.

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China achieves new ‘historical starting point’ after Xi resolution

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hina has reached a new “historical starting point” led by Xi Jinping Thought, senior Communist Party officials said, after top leaders paved the way for him to rule indefinitely by signing off on the first historical resolution in 40 years.

Xi’s new doctrine on party history didn’t focus on past “wrongs” because these had been settled in previous documents, officials said at a briefing Friday morning in Beijing.

Instead, it summarized the party’s achievements to unite the will and action of the party, officials said.

The full text of the resolution hasn’t been released yet.

Only Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping have authored such a doctr ine and both went on to

dominate politics until they died.

A communique from this week ’s plenum said the party should implement Xi’s resolution to meet party goals through 2049, another sign that he’s likely to seek a third term during a twice-a-decade party congress next year.

At the briefing, officials covered a wide range of topics, mostly reiterating previous policy statements from Xi and other top party officials.

Beyond praising Xi, they blasted Western democracy as a “game of the rich” and spoke about the benefits of “common prosperity.” Since China’s per capita gross domestic product is low compared with other nations, they said, the party needed to “both grow the pie and divide it better.” Bloomberg News

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ELLINGTON, New Zealand—German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that people have a duty to get vaccinated against the coronavirus to protect others.

She spoke as Germany grapples with a new surge of infections, which reached a record daily high of 50,000 on Thursday.

Merkel talked for 30 minutes with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a free-ranging virtual discussion on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum.

New Zealand is hosting Apec and although Germany is not a member, Ardern said she’s long admired Merkel, who will soon leave office.

“This virus is very, very tough,” Merkel said.

She said it was an enormous scientific achievement to produce vaccines within a year of the outbreak, but that officials still weren’t reaching a group of unvaccinated people.

“You have the right to get vaccinated,” Merkel said. “But, to a certain extent, you also, as a member of society, have the duty to be vaccinated to protect yourself and to protect others.”

About two-thirds of Germany’s 83 million people are fully vaccinated but the nation has resisted making vaccinations mandatory

for certain workers. Lawmakers are considering new measures in the face of the latest surge.

During their discussion, both Merkel and Ardern expressed their frustration in the rise of disinformation on social media.

“In the old days, we had certain events that happened in our society.

Television reported about it and the next day everyone talked about it,” Merkel said. “Today, everyone participates in his or her own social media. You only engage in a bubble that you meet on the Internet.”

If there was any advice she could give to future leaders, Merkel said, it would be to try to understand the perspectives of others and what prompts them to act in they way they do.

Ardern said one of the lessons she’d learned from the pandemic was to get people and companies engaged with trying to find solutions by presenting them with the data and showing them the problem. She said everybody had been learning about the virus as it spread.

“Literally, you’re building the plane whilst trying to fly,” Ardern said.

The Apec forum concludes Saturday with a virtual meeting of Pacific Rim leaders, including US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. AP

Macron and Draghi have plans to fill the void left by Merkel

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n the night before his 74th birthday, Mario Draghi spent almost four hours with Emmanuel Macron on a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean.

Over a dinner of sea bass in the port city of Marseille, the former European Central Bank chief compared notes with the French president, who’s become the most aggressive proponent of European Union integration. As the clocks ticked past midnight on September 2, waiters emerged with a cake that Macron had ordered. The advisers waiting on the sidelines for them to wrap up cheered.

The tete-a-tete is a sign of the deep bond that’s formed between the two leaders since Draghi became prime minister of Italy in Febr uar y. With A ngela Merkel preparing to step down as German chancel lor after some 16 years in power, the two men have a chance to fill the gap she leaves and wield more inf luence over EU policy on ever ything from the economy to defense.

Draghi has spent almost 10 hours in bilateral meetings with Macron, longer than he has with any other Group of 20 leader, and they’ve informally agreed to speak before key summits to coordinate positions, according to people familiar with the matter. On Friday, they will discuss the future of Libya at a conference in Paris.

“Draghi and Macron really see eye-to-eye on European integration, including fiscal union,” said

Nathalie Tocci, visiting professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and director of Rome’s Institute of International Affairs. “That’s their baseline, it feeds the convergence between them. On this they could be the new power-center post-Merkel, and it could extend to other fields related to the economy like the green agenda and digital.”

The two leaders agree that EU’s monetary policies should remain expansionary in coming years, and they’re aiming to get Merkel’s successor, most likely the Social Democrat Olaf Scholz, on board with this too, according to government officials who asked not to be named.

On the foreign policy front, Draghi shifted Italy back to a more traditional Euro-Atlanticist stance, and that in turn could lead to more Italo-French activism, according to Tocci who is also a former adviser to the EU’s former foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

The two leaders’ views on China and Russia also converge, and they’re becoming more closely aligned on Libya. They concocted the idea of hosting a conference to discuss ways of stabilizing the North African country during one of their first meetings, an Elysee official said.

The gathering will be attended by US Vice President Kamala Harris.

As he prepares to take over the EU rotating presidency Macron’s going to need all the help he can get because he’s alienated other European leaders. Bloomberg News

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OSCOW—Russia sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers on a training mission over Belarus for a second straight day on Thursday in a strong show of Moscow’s support for its ally amid a dispute over migration at the Polish border.

The Belarusian Defense Ministry said two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers practiced bombing runs at the Ruzany firing range, located in Belarus about 60 kilometers east of the border with Poland. As part of the joint training, Belarusian fighter jets simulated an intercept, the ministry said.

The missions marked the second time in two days that Russia sent its nuclear-capable bombers into the skies over Belarus.

A pa ir of Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers f lew a similar patrol on Wednesday, and Belarusian air defense assets practiced intercepting them.

The Belarusian Defense Ministry said that such Russian bomber flights would be conducted on a regular basis.

The Russian military said the bombers spent over 4 1/2 hours in the air during the mission intended to buttress the countries’ alliance. It said the bomber patrol “wasn’t aimed against any third countries.”

But Russia’s deputy UN ambassador, Dmitry Polyansky, told reporters at UN headquarters in New York that “it is a response to a massive build-up on the Polish-Belarusian border.

Russia has strongly supported Belarus amid a tense standoff this week as thousands of migrants and refugees, most of them from the Middle East, gathered on the Belarusian side of the border with Poland in the hope of crossing into Western Europe.

Polyansky pointed to the union

between Russia and Belarus and said that “if there is a build-up of military resources on the border with Belarus, we have to react.”

The European Union has accused Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko of encouraging illegal border crossings as a “hybrid attack” to retaliate against EU sanctions on his government for its crackdown on internal dissent after Lukashenko’s disputed 2020 reelection.

Belarus denies the allegations but has said it will no longer stop refugees and migrants from trying to enter the EU. The Belarusian Defense Ministry accused Poland on Thursday of an “unprecedented” military buildup on the border, saying that migration control did not warrant the concentration of 15,000 troops backed by tanks, air defense assets and other weapons.

“It looks more like forming a strike group of forces,” the ministry said, adding that the Polish military buildup prompted Belarus to respond with actions “both independently and within the existing agreements with our strategic ally,” a reference to Russia.

Russia and Belarus have a union agreement envisaging close political and military ties. Lukashenko has stressed the need to boost military cooperation in the face of what he has described as aggressive actions

by Nato allies.

Lukashenko on Thursday called

In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on November 10, a long-range Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces takes-off to patrol in the airspace of Belarus on November 11. Russia has sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers on a training mission over Belarus in a show of Moscow’s support for its ally amid a dispute over migration at the Polish border. Russia has supported Belarus amid a tense standoff this week as thousands of migrants gathered on the Belarus-Poland border in hopes of crossing into Europe. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

the Russian bomber f lights a necessary response to the tensions on the Belarus-Poland border.

“Let them scream and squeak.

Yes, those are nuclear-capable bombers, but we have no other choice,” the President, who has been in office since 1994, said.

Col. Gen. Retired Leonid Ivashov, the former head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s foreign cooperation department, said the Russian bomber flights over Belarus were intended to demonstrate Moscow’s support for its ally amid soaring tensions.

“Military drills and bomber flights are part of training for joint action,” Ivashov was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying. “It’s needed to avert a possible military conflict that could escalate into a big war. It’s necessary to demonstrate our readiness.”

Amid the tensions on the BelarusPoland border, Russia has strongly backed Belarus, charging that the West destabilized the Middle East and therefore bears responsibility for migrants and refugees seeking safety in Europe.

At the same time, Moscow angrily rejected Poland’s claim that Russia has helped foment a situation with humanitarian as well as political dimensions.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted the thousands of troops that have been deployed on either side of the Polish-Belarusian border and

said “it’s a cause for deep concern of all sober-minded people in Europe.”

Asked about German Chancellor Merkel’s request for Russian President Vladimir Putin to exert his influence on Belarus, Peskov responded that “Russia, like all other countries, is trying to help resolve the situation.” He said Putin has remained in contact with Lukashenko, but didn’t elaborate.

Russia’s national flag carrier, Aeroflot, responded to reports that the EU was mulling over sanctions against the airline for its alleged involvement in bringing to refugees and migrants to Belarus. Aeroflot strongly rejected the claim.

“The information about Aeroflot’s participation or assistance to organizing mass transportation of migrants to the territory of Belarus doesn’t conform to reality,” the airline said in a news statement.

Aerof lot noted that it wasn’t conducting any regular or charter f lights to Iraq or Syria and didn’t have any f lights between Istanbul and Minsk.

Asked about the reports of possible EU sanctions against Aerof lot, Kremlin spokesman Peskov pointed to the airline’s denial of knowingly transporting Europebound asylum-seekers.

“Let hope that such mad ideas only exist in those media hoaxes,” he said in a conference call with reporters. AP

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NITED NATIONS—Russia’s deputy UN ambassador said on Thursday that Moscow will never invade Ukraine unless it is first provoked by its neighbor or someone else, then cited what he called many threats from Ukraine and provocative actions by US warships in the Black Sea.

Dmitr y Polya nsk y was responding to a question about the buildup of troops along Russia’s frontier with Ukraine, which has led to stepped up US pressure and an assurance Wednesday from Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the Ukrainian foreign minister that the American commitment to Ukraine’s security

and territorial integrity is “ironclad” and will not change.

Polyansky was asked if Russia planned to invade Ukraine.

“Never planned, never did, and never going to do it unless we’re provoked by Ukraine, or by somebody else” and Russia’s national sovereignty is threatened, he replied.

“There are a lot of threats coming from Ukraine,” Polyansky quickly added. “And don’t forget that the American warships around the Black Sea acting very close.”

“So, every day is a very difficult day to avoid direct clash in the Black Sea. We warned our American colleagues that this is a real provocation,” he told reporters at UN headquarters.

Blinken said the US did not know Russia’s intentions but said Moscow’s “playbook” has been in the past to invent provocations along its border to justify military intervention.

“We don’t have clarity into Moscow’s intentions, but we do know its playbook,” he said. “If there are any provocations that we’re seeing, they’re coming from Russia,” and any Russian escalation along the border would be viewed with “grave concern.”

Russia has cast its weight behind a separatist insurgency in

Ukraine’s east that erupted shortly after Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and has caused more than 14,000 deaths. Russia has repeatedly denied any presence of its troops in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said last week that about 90,000 Russian troops are stationed not far from the border and in rebelcontrolled areas in Ukraine’s east.

It said specifically that units of the Russian 41st Army have remained in Yelnya, about 260 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border.

“We have the right to concentrate our troops wherever we want,” Polyansky said. “This is not Ukrainian territory. This is Russian territory.”

“But if you read the threats that are being pronounced in Ukraine against Russia, against Russian territorial integrity, then you will understand that a certain precaution is a logical step in such a situation,” he said. AP

AIROBI, Kenya—American and British citizens have been swept up in Ethiopia’s mass detentions of ethnic Tigrayans under a new state of emergency in the country’s escalating war, The Associated Press has found.

Thousands of Tigrayans in the capital, Addis Ababa, and across Africa’s second most populous country have already been detained and fears of more such detentions soared on Thursday as authorities ordered landlords to register tenants’ identities with police. Meanwhile, men armed with sticks were seen on some streets as volunteer groups sought out Tigrayans to report them.

Ethiopia’s government says it is detaining people suspected of supporting the forces from the Tigray region who are approaching Addis Ababa following a yearlong war with Ethiopian forces that was triggered by a political falling-out. But human-rights groups, lawyers, relatives and the government-created Ethiopian Human Rights Commission say detentions—including of children and the elderly—appear to be on the basis of ethnicity.

The daughter of a British national, Meron Kiros, told the AP her 55-year-old father, Kiros Amdemariam Gebreab, had lived in the UK for more than a quartercentury and was visiting Ethiopia to work on his PhD studies when he was detained at his home in the capital on November 1.

“My father has no political involvement in what has been happening,” she said and attributed his arrest to “purely for being a Tigrayan human being.” She said the family had not been allowed any communication with him, which she described as heartbreaking.

The British government told the AP it has raised his case with Ethiopian authorities. Britain believes a very small number of UK nationals have been detained.

At least two US citizens are among the Tigrayans detained as well.

A hotelier and his son were detained at their home on November 2, the evening the state of emergency was imposed. Police officers accused them of supporting the Tigray forces, another of the hotelier’s children told the AP. The father, in his late 70s, was released after three days, but the son remains in custody. He has not been charged.

“My brother moved back here because he wanted to invest in Ethiopia and after a life here after living in the US,” the relative said, speaking like many on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.

A State Department spokesperson told the AP that the US is “concerned about reports of detentions of a number of US citizens in Ethiopia and is in active discussion with the government of Ethiopia about the matter.”

But the overwhelming majority of Tigrayans detained have been local, some of them high-profile.

On Monday morning, the CEO of Lion Bank was detained along with seven of his colleagues and a customer, a lawyer told the AP. They were held at a police station before being released in late evening, the lawyer said.

An Ethiopian Orthodox Church official in Addis Ababa confirmed this week that dozens of priests, monks, deacons and others had been detained because of their ethnicity, including an assistant to the church’s patriarch.

A civil servant for the Addis Ababa city administration said two friends were arrested while having lunch at a cafe on November 5 after plainclothes police officers overheard them speaking Tigrinya. He has not heard from them since.

“So far, I have been lucky,” the civil servant said, but he worried it is “only a matter of time” before he is arrested, too.

Federal police spokesman Jeylan Abdi told the AP he did not know the number of people detained since the state of emergency was declared last week. He said the detainees are held in various police stations and the total had not been tallied.

He dismissed as “propaganda” allegations that detentions are ethnically motivated and said searches found weapons in the detainees’ possession, including assault rifles and heavy machine guns, as well as military uniforms.

The police spokesman also confirmed the presence in the capital of “community policing” groups, staffed by volunteers, but said they are “not new.” He said they are patrolling their neighborhoods with sticks and working with the police to identify threats. “ They organize themselves, they elect their chairman and they protect the security around their home, not only from terrorist group but even ordinary crime,” he said. AP

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9 centenarian residents receive cash gifts from Valenzuela LGU

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the beneficiaries.

From the nine centenarians, two have already died this year but were still able to get their cash presents as they are still qualified and can be awarded posthumously.

According to the city’s records, it now has seven living centenarians—one each from Barangays Coloong, Wawang Pulo, Mapulang Lupa, Malinta, and Ugong, and two from Barangay Karuhatan.

Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian reminded the kin of the beneficiaries, as well as every constituent, to have senior citizens vaccinated against Covid-19 for them to be protected as they represent a very susceptible age group prone to coronavirus infection.

“I send my regards to our dear centenarians at home… Let this cash incentive from your city government help you sustain your needs as you further reach your golden years. You are a part of Valenzuela City’s history

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INE centenarian residents, represented by their families, recently received their cash gifts from the City Government of Valenzuela.

The local government unit (LGU) has been giving cash incentives to its centenarian residents since 2016 via Ordinance 300 or the “Centenarian Ordinance of Valenzuela City.” From P20,000 each, the LGU increased the amount to P50,000 last year as amended by Ordinance 652.

This monetary gift is different from the incentive that centenarians receive from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, wherein they also get P100,000 each as mandated by the Centenarians Act of 2016.

Food packs and vitamins from the Alliance of Senior Citizens of Valenzuela City were also given to

VALENZUELA City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian (second from right) presents the P50,000 cash gift to the kin of one of the centenarian residents of the city.

and this incentive is our way of saying “thank you” as we celebrate your

life here in Valenzuela City,” he said.

For qualified centenarians who

have yet to receive their cash incentives, the City’s Office of Senior

Citizens Affairs (Osca) provides the guidelines before being recognized for the incentive following proper documentation, identification, and submission of authentic documents.

The centenarian must be duly registered with the Osca, must be a bonafide resident of Valenzuela certified by the barangay captain, must be a resident for not less than two years, and at the time he or she has reached the age of 100, he or she must be alive and the fact of his or her existence must be duly registered with Osca.

To avail of the cash incentive, the centenarian must submit an authenticated Philippine Statistics Authority copy of Certificate of Live Birth or from the Local Civil Registrar, Osca identification card, or any valid governmentissued ID showing his or her age and residence. For inquiries, contact the Valenzuela City Osca at 8352-1000.

Senior citizens to receive DSWD indigent pension quarterly in 2022 694 seniors get financial assistance in Legazpi City

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ANILA­—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will release the social pension of indigent senior citizens every three months, instead of the current bi-annual schedule, starting next year.

This, following the adoption of Resolution 1047 of the House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Senior Citizens.

Starting 2022, beneficiaries of the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens will receive their P500 monthly stipend on a quarterly basis pursuant to DSWD Memorandum Circular 16.

The DSWD said on Tuesday the payout will be facilitated by Special Disbursing Officers in coordination with local government units (LGUs).

Social pension beneficiaries who are affected by the restrictions may send their authorized representatives to claim the stipend, the DSWD said in a statement.

To be presented are the original and photocopy of the representative’s valid identification (ID); pensioner’s valid ID; authorization letter indicating the

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EGAZPI CITY—A total of 694 newly registered elderlies at the Office of Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA) here received P1,500 each as financial assistance over the weekend as part of the support of the city government to this vulnerable sector during the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.

In an interview on Tuesday, Mayor Noel E. Rosal said the elderly beneficiaries included those coming from the villages of Buyuan, Matanag, Bonga, Mabinit, Pawa, Dita, San Juaquin, Arimbay, Bagong Abre, Bigaa, Padang,

Singapore expects 2,000 Covid deaths a year among elderly SENIOR citizens line up to receive their P500 monthly stipend. PNA

representative’s legal name; and certification from the village that it is on lockdown.

As of September, DSWD has released the pension to more than 3.07 million beneficiaries,

or 80.19 percent of its total target for 2021.

The DSWD is also exploring other modes of delivery, such as cash cards, to fast-track the release of the social pension.

Space in between

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all in the northern portion of this city.

“The other recipients came from the southern section, the villages of Puro, Lamba, Dapdap, Taysan, Maslog, Estanza including Ilawod West and EM’s both from Albay District,” Rosal added.

The mayor said the payout materialized after the city council allocated P3 million for the cash assistance for senior citizens.

He said the remaining 1,332 elderly beneficiaries are expected to receive their financial aid anytime this week.Emmanuel Solis, Connie Calipay PNA

EARS ago, I chanced upon an advertisement that advises: “Don’t just stand there doing something. Sit. Be still.” It reminded me of a Simon and Garfunkel song called “Groovy” which had these lines: “Slow down, you’re moving too fast, you’ve got to make the moment last.”

I have adopted them as my OM humming mantra to remind me always not to get carried away by the rushing flow of assignments. They help me ease on the gas pedal and pull up somewhere on the side road to reclaim the silence I need from the noise and haste and forward momentum of daily life.

Many of us have normalized busyness to the chronic point of overload.

I am now a supposedly retired senior citizen and yet here I am, still being swamped with creative work. I never imagined that I would be working with the son of a colleague who has taken over his late father’s shop and expanded

it to pursue production projects in digital media and entertainment. I find it amusing that this young “inheritor” seems to forget my age and keep involving me in his projects. Sometimes I attend meetings with his clients, who are all as young as my own son.

Don’t get me wrong. I like to be useful and my ever-fertile mind has something yet to yield. After all, experts say that human individuals are most productive in the years between 60 and 80.

There’s just one problem I have observed. So much time is squandered in interminable virtual meetings.

Look, I welcome digital technology.

Thanks to it, we did not feel totally marooned at home during the long lockdowns. We got to talk to one another, meet and plan and get work done without having to go out and risk getting infected.

But since we all discovered the

useful benefits of having virtual meetings, it now seems that we can never get enough of it. When it’s not a zoom meeting, it’s chat group or a text conversation thread. My cell phone would light up with accompanying sound alerts deep into the night. Exasperated, my wife would often groan in half sleep: “Can’t you give it a rest?”

While smart phones and laptops have made communication more convenient, I’m just afraid that it has so quickened the pace of today’s world to the extent of throwing our internal timer out of balance. Our internal timer plays tricks on us, making us think things are not moving fast enough. Thus, because it is convenient it only supercharges our human impatience to get things done faster. Virtual meetings and conversations give us that illusion of things are moving.

So when I finally get away from the virtual meetings to buckle down to work, I would realize that I am left with no more space or room for slow absorption and reflection that are so necessary for creativity. Meanwhile, production team is breathing down my neck giving me the guilty feeling of being the cause of delay.

I’m supposed to be a sprinter when it comes to creative work.

When I was an advertising copy-

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writer, my workmates did not call me “in the nick of time” for nothing. But all that was sheer hackwork. Now in my mellow years, I shun quick half-hearted tasks.

To me there must be joy in doing creative work or it’s not worth doing at all. Truth is, I experience a surge of exhilaration whenever I find some quiet, undisturbed moments to write or hatch ideas or just linger on a collection of compelling images.

In my boyhood, my teacher kept on hammering this into our heads: don’t do tomorrow what you can do today. It’s true, we don’t like to wait. We get antsy when a job we’re paying for or the food we ordered is taking too long.

Through the years, I have learned the wisdom of biding your time. I have noticed that slowcooked stews taste better. So many things benefit from giving it time.

To members of this digitally powered generation the cliché “good things come to those who wait” is annoying to them.

Creativity also needs space for the mind just like a seed needs space to grow. When seedlings grow too close together, they get stunted and are not as healthy as plants with enough space. Similarly, the mind needs a quiet space to absorb nutrients and access light, space in between for “decelera-

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INGAPORE,oneofcountrieswith the highest Covid vaccination rates in the world, could still see 2,000deathsfromthecoronaviruseach year with most victims among old and sickpeople,agovernmentministersaid.

The death rate from Covid stands at 0.2 percent in Singapore and is comparable to that of pneumonia

tion and immersive attention” as someone calls it.

That space enables you to step back and have a drone view of the forest before diving down into the trees. Most of the time, people I interact with are so carried away with details of how to do it, I get ignored about the basic questions of why, who, what. Everybody has an idea and pretty soon the project does not go anywhere and nobody knows what it’s all about.

Ask yourself, is this really necessary? Is this what is needed, given the situation and the resources?

This is what happened recently. During our virtual meetings in which I chose to stay mute, the client and the team were so completely engrossed and carried away with the how’s of the work and the tight deadline dangling over our heads. When I could finally sit down with the head of the said project and looked at the nitty gritty of it, we realized the cost was too high and the benefits were too meager. So why do it at all, I asked. He went back to client and thankfully the client saw the light and agreed to “park” it for the moment. And to our aghast, we found out later that a similar ready-made material was already available online. So much time and effort expended

before the pandemic, when about 4,000 patients—mostly elderly and unwell—would succumb to influenza and other respiratory diseases, Janil Puthucheary, a senior minister in the health ministry, told parliament. Although the health-care system is stressed, it hasn’t been overwhelmed, he said. Bloomberg News

on virtually nothing!

My wife is probably right: sometimes we need to shut down the cell phone and give it a rest.

The words of a spiritual guru echo in me: “A mind that learns to let go gradually returns to its inherent wholeness, happiness, and simplicity.” And may I add, back to common sense and reality.

We need our minds to be whole and most of all happy to be able to accomplish tasks that are well thought out, solid, beneficial and most of all personally fulfilling to you.

Instead of Tiktok, the platform for those who want 3 minutes of screen fame, let’s do Think Thonk. Think and contemplate like a monk. Less talking and chattering in virtual space and more space to allow your heart to sing and dance as you let hundreds of ideas pop unrestrained in your head.

David Kundtz in his book Moments in Between advises us: “See your quiet moments today as preparation of welcoming place for valuable thoughts that will just drop in.”

Are you too preoccupied with the noise and clutter of virtual happenings at the moment?

Stop. Sit. Be still. A good idea could be knocking and would like to drop in.

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Japan decorates Fil. educator for advancing academic exchange, mutual understanding

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FILIPINO educator was recently distinguished for her contribution in promoting academic exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and the Philippines.

The government of Japan announced on November 3 the conferment of The Order of the Rising Sun,

Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon on Dr. Ines Yamanouchi-Mallari, president of Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku.

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Yamanouchi-Mallari became the head of Nikkeijin Kokusai School in 2001, and joined the establ ishment of Mind anao Kokusai Daigaku in 2002, where she has been holding the top post since 2010.

With her initiative, these schools have provided a wide range of curricula related to Japan, including its language. She has been exerting efforts to introduce Japanese culture, and promoting cultural linkages between two

countries.

A third-generation Japanese descendant, YamanouchiMallari has also contributed to the improvement of the status of Nikkeijin and the bilateral exchanges between Japan and the Philippines through activities, such as supporting the development of young generation of Nikkei-jin community, and organizing annual memorial services for the remembrance of Japanese settlers in Davao.

In particular, she has greatly contributed to the investigation and interviews of Japanese descendants for the recognition of their nationality.

The Embassy of Japan in the Philippines said its government extends its sincere congratulations to Yamanouchi-Mallari, and hopes she will continue to take an active role in further strengthening the close relations bet ween the two nations.

Filipino history prof, Marie Curie fellow Mapua student’s invention impacts global aviation, local farming receives 2021 Intl Best Book Prize Award

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PROFESSOR Stephanie Coo (left) shows her winning book, with Ambassador Celia Anna M. Feria. LISBON PE

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ISBON—Stephanie Marie Coo, assistant professor with the Department of History of the Ateneo de Manila University and currently a postdoctoral Marie Curie fellow at the Nova School of Law in Lisbon, Portugal and the University of Granada in Spain, was awarded the prestigious International Best Book Prize 2021 in HumanitiesEnglish Language Edition for her book: Clothing the Colony: 19thCentury Philippine Sartorial Culture, 1820-1896.

Out of the total 497 books submitted, of which is 247 were from the humanities section and the only one from Asia to be shortlisted, Coo’s book was awarded under the International Convention of Asian Scholars—a biennial meeting platform of the International Institute for Asian Studies initiative, the consortium of universities hosted by the Leiden University in the Netherlands which

connects scholars, academic practitioners and institutions throughout the world. It discusses and exchanges knowledge and ideas about Asia and Asian Studies in a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral context.

A fellow Negrense, Ambassador to Portugal Celia Anna M. Feria expressed her pride and honor to have worked and partnered with Coo in promoting the rich and diverse culture of the Philippines in Portugal.

In 2017 Coo delivered a lecture: “Philippine Women’s Clothing: Problematizing Class, Appearances and Colonialism” at Museu do Oriente in Lisbon. The Philippine Embassy in Portugal, through Coo’s network and contacts, was able to partner and engage with local scholars as well as esteemed academic institutions for the embassy’s ongoing cultural programs and activities that highlight the Philippines’s common histories and narratives with Portugal.

Lasallian Association of Tourism, Hospitality Educ. appoints prexy

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NETWORK of Lasallian institutions practicing and promoting the highest quality of tourism and hospitality education, the Lasallian Association of Tourism and Hospitality Education (LATHE), has named Marie Paz Castro, MBA, CHE, CGSP as its president.

A seasoned educator and industry practitioner, the new LATHE president is currently the dean of the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management (SHRIM) of De La SalleCollege of Saint Benilde. She once held executive roles at the Intercontinental Hotel Group (Holiday Inn), Dusit Thani and Shangri-La. As president of the association, Castro aims to focus on three priority areas: collaboration, innovation, future orientation and marketing. She expressed her concrete plans to explore new opportunities and partnerships that would benefit both the educators and students.

“I am hoping to nurture a better, brighter LATHE—a top organization in tourism and hospitality education that stands strong despite the ever-changing [competitive landscape] and increasing challenges of our industry,” she shared.

The association likewise welcomed Beberlee Desingano from De La Salle

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University-Dasmariñas as vice president, Evangeline Necio from De La Salle-Lipa as secretary, Andrea Pangan from De La Salle-Araneta University as treasurer, and Ostein Gemotea from University of St. La Salle as public relations officer.

Established in 2011, the team reviews the curricula across Lasallian colleges and universities to surpass the standards established by the Commission on Higher Education. The team spearheads faculty development initiatives, creative projects, extensive research and active community programs to enable the academic and support staff of the schools to provide the most relevant, up-to-date and highly competent service in the industry.

APÚA University graduate student Mark Kennedy Bantugon has invented a game changer for global aviation and the local agricultural sector.

The “Pili Seal”—a two-component sealant made from the waste material of pili-tree resin, or spent or de-oiled resin—stole the show at the Philippine leg of the James Dyson Awards 2021, where Bantugon was hailed as national winner.

If successful, it could create the country’s first aviation-sealant industry, and stimulate a sustainable manufacturing activity in the countryside.

Composed of a base and a hardener, the sealant proved strong, reliable, impermeable and heat resistant—ideal for aircraft components that are constantly exposed to liquids and the elements.

Where it all began

THE process, however, was not easy pickings. It took the young inventor more than 18 months to develop the sealant.

Bantugon was accidentally introduced to the potential sealant during a visit to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Headquarters. While a custodian was gathering the viscous spent pili resin for disposal, the student asked for samples.

After doing some tests, Bantugon realized the spent resin performed better than the jackfruit and antipolo raw materials he used in high school for his earlier invention: a roofing sealant. It didn’t take long before he used the pili

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de-oiled resin as the foundation in creating the Pili Seal.

The fact that it came from a waste material further piqued his excitement. He hoped his win at the James Dyson Awards 2021 conveyed and sparked a paradigm shift on repurposing waste materials.

“My goal was to introduce and exhibit a new perspective: that a specific waste material can be given a new function or role in our community, which is beneficial not only in the Philippines, but [also] globally,” said Bantugon. “Since the Pili Seal is made of a sustainable raw material, it is safe and healthy to use, compared with toxic and foul-smelling sealants in the market.”

His invention is not only inexpensive to produce; it also has the potential to uplift the Philippine farming community, which he and his family are part of, once the demand for the seal and pili-spent resin kicks in.

Overcoming obstacles

BANTUGON’S efforts to produce his aircraft sealant weren’t always smooth sailing. Since he was doing a pioneer study, the lack of scientific research or related literature available meant longer days for him in the lab.

Having the experimental sealant checked at industrial-testing facilities also proved to be challenging, as majority refused the samples for fear it might damage their equipment.

Fortunately, Bantugon got the support of the DOST’s Advanced Device and Materials Testing Laboratory, or ADMATEL, Forest Products Research and Development Institute, the Energy Research and Testing Laboratory Services of the Department of Energy, and other private testing companies.

Nonetheless, Bantugon remained unsatisfied. The young i nventor en rol led i n M apú a University’s Master of Science

in Materials Science and Engineering by Research program.

The university’s reputation of being a leader in engineering and sciences makes it the ideal environment for those like him who believe in the importance and essence of research.

“Mapúa trains their studentresearchers. They have a lot of students who excel in research and education,” he said. “The quality of education Mapúa provides helps students like me to step out of our comfort zones and pursue our passions.”

While waiting for the results of the final and international leg of the James Dyson Award, where his Pili Seal will compete with 84 other inventions worldwide, Bantugon is collaborating with local organizations to help him patent and commercialize his invention.

“My goal is to use this...as a gateway to create our own manufacturing of aviation sealant [here] in the country,” he added. “I want to give back to the local farming community, particularly in agriculture. I want to give...farmers a new income opportunity.”

Bantugon is the second Mapúan whose invention received recognition from the award-giving body.

Electrical engineering student Car vey Ehren R. Maigue was named the first-ever Sustainability Winner of the international tilt for the Aurora Renewable Energy and UV Sequestration, or AuREUS, which bested 1,800 other entries from design engineers across 28 countries.

TCS to bring goIT education program to Western Visayas

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LEADING global information-technology, consulting and business-solutions organization, TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) expanded its “goIT ” program with another leg of activities in the Western Visayas Region which began in September.

The pandemic did not hamper TCS’ efforts to equip Filipino students—considered d ig ita l innovators of tomorrow—with knowledge, skills and experience in digital innovation. This year’s goIT aims to provide learning materials and conduct mentorship sessions with students across the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental, as well as the highly urbanized cities of Bacolod and Iloilo.

The program is TCS’ global community engagement project that instills in students relevant 21st-century skills and knowledge to help them develop innovative solutions beneficial to the local community. It also teaches students ways to build prototype solutions in design thinking, digital technologies and agile

methodologies.

The program started upskilling Filipino students from the Cordillera Region in 2020, and was able to engage almost 300 students.

TCS employee-volunteers facilitate goIT activities and mentor students, providing them with industry context and greater insights into real-world scenarios.

Each volunteer completes an extensive training on youth psychology, education systems, design thinking and tools for mobile-app development to boost their individual capabilities, as they are being prepared to teach students.

Patrick Veril, TCS Phils. corporate social responsibility head and goIT Philippines lead, shared: “For this year, we are looking at engaging almost 1,000 students.

We hope our initiatives will create opportunities for the young generation and pave the way for responsible growth. We take pride in being able to help prepare these students through the goIT for the future.”

Engaging students, teachers

TCS PHILS. recently signed a

memorandum of understanding with the Department of Education (DepEd)-Western Visayas Region to mark their continued partnership. TCS’ goIT is now set to strengthen the regional community as it builds more technological leaders of tomorrow.

Together with DepEd-Western Visayas, TCS was scheduled to hold a three-day program for Grades 9 and 10 students using modularized content that allows flexibility, scalability and access to all learners. Part of its commitment to ensure efficient implementation of all stages of the program, the firm will also lend its expertise to the Teacher Training Program.

DepEd-Western Visayas Regional Director Dr. R amir B. Uytico, CESO IV said: “TCS’ goIT program is an important tool to prepare our students as...future contributors and innovators of the Philippines. This is particularly important amid [increasingly demanding workplaces,] where digital skills are even more valued.”

Uytico added: “[We welcome partnerships to support our] goal of producing more champions

even in the middle of this challenging educational scenario. TCS is a blessing, as it assists the region in developing among learners [skills in computer science, as well as science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, via goIT].”

“The program is part of TCS’ core principle: Building on Belief, where we stand as one with our clients and the community to deliver their purpose and goal for the benefit of the society,” TCS Phils.

Country Head Shiju Varghese said. “[We are] excited to witness another batch of young Filipino students getting the opportunities and resources they deserve and need to hone their talents and skills to drive the country’s future growth.”

As part of the ongoing pandemic preventive measures, goIT will be performed virtually and will be assisted by six facilitators handling a module each.

Embracing the benefits of technology, the program will utilize digital platforms with highly interactive features and immersive projects to enable the students to have a hands-on learning experience.

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Head to Southern Crossings

Bluewater Sumilon Island Resort is the lone hotel on beautiful Sumilon Island

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Wuthering Heights in San Jose sits near the seashore

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ne of the exciting and enticing reasons to be in Central Visayas is the proximity of the idyllic islands where you can hop from one province to the next. The good news is Cebu province recently dispensed with the costly Covid-19 tests to lure visitors as part of its tourism reboot.

With the charming countryside beckoning the lockdown-weary travelers, road trips, church-hopping, beach bumming, and island hopping around the region are back.

Down south in Aloguinsan, tourists are being wooed again to experience its award-winning ecocultural Bojo River cruise, which was named as among the Top 100 Sustainable Destinations in the World, and Best Communitybased Tourism at the Asean Tourism Awards.

Guests are given a grand welcome with a bevy of Visayan folk songs by the local organization, which also prepared the sumptuous native lunch. The 1.4-km cruise is a nirvanic slow paddle on a small banca across the narrow river flanked by lush mangrove forests, with the boatmen themselves as tour guides.

The river winds up at Tanon Strait where visitors can snorkel in the coral-rich area. Alternatively, guests can also opt for a glass bottom boat for a viewing of the reefs beneath the waves and go covehopping afterwards.

Further south is Moalboal, a scu-

ba diving hub for locals and foreigners alike because of its numerous and diverse dive sites. A top spot is the “Sardine Run” at Panagsama Beach, where tens of thousands of sardines swirl in a dizzying fluent motion just a few meters below, and can be easily spotted by freedivers and snorkelers.

The town also boasts of a diverse international, local and fusion cuisine due to the presence of foreign divers. Quo Vadis Dive Resort, fivestar PADI dive center, which offers a variety of mouthwatering dishes to divers after a plunge into the underwater world and their nondiving family members.

A short drive will take you to Samboan, Cebu’s southern port town which is endowed with a series of waterfalls, a long beach coastline and marine sanctuaries. Aguinid Falls, its top tourist magnet, is a water adventure with its eight levels, icy pools, and lush greeneries which is like an inner sanctum of Mother Nature.

More than the typical falls with its Instagrammable curtain-like cascades, it brings out the inner warrior in you as you manually

Divers are usually in the lookout for sardine run and a sea turtle in Moalboal

Aguinid Falls is one of the popular waterfalls in Cebu

CULTURAL performance welcomes guests at Bojo River in Aloguinsan

scale the rocks with voluminous water gushing right into your face.

There are three tiers where you have to climb the rocks and step onto the crevices which were chiseled

to serve as toeholds.

Just like any challenge, it is a mind game which you can easily achieve if you put your mind into it. Making the adventure more fun

are the skillful guides who will give you the physical and moral boost to conquer your fear and make it to the topmost level and head back to the jump-off point.

To the southeastern coast is Oslob, known for its large congregation of whale sharks where guests can swim and interact with them just a hundred meters away from the shore.

The town also takes pride in the 24-hectare Sumilon Island, the country’s first marine sanctuary, which teems with a lush underwater kingdom ideal for diving.

Guests are welcomed with a mesmerizing view of a white sandbar with crystalline water and the Cebu landmass.

At its heart is the luxury Bluewater Resort, which boasts of wellappointed hilltop villas and seaside units, recreational amenities,

a lagoon for kayaking and pedal boats, several swimming pools, and a tropical-themed beachfront restaurant and bar.

Outdoor lovers can trek the jungle trail across the lush foliage which winds up at the hilltop lighthouse and ruins of a baluarte, which forms part of a network of coastal watchtowers.

During the dry months, visitors can rough it out and sleep under the stars in the glamping tents. The resort also welcomes day tour packages which include boat transfers, use of facilities, and a buffet lunch.

To address safety concerns, the resort is implementing its BlueCARES protocols which include hospital-grade health standards, a measure which earned it the nod of the prestigious World Travel and Tourism Council and the Department of Tourism.

Oslob is also a heritage town, with its Spanish-era historic block consisting of the Immaculate Conception Church, the ruins of a military barracks, a municipal museum, and a baluarte.

Across Tanon Strait is the port town of San Jose, Negros Oriental’s gateway for motorists coming from Cebu. Proudly standing on a roadside cliff like a sentinel is Wuthering Heights, a quaint boutique lodging which has been the most recognizable structure since the 1980s.

Inspired by the 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, its claim to fame is its breathtaking seaside scenery, manicured gardens, and crashing waves kissing the cliffs which are reminiscent of the book’s British setting. Sporting a nostalgic look, the hotel seems to take you back in time with its period architecture and is a choice spot of writers who derive inspiration from its spectacular views from dawn till dusk.

Banwa Private Island—‘Exclusively Yours’ For the Ultimate Holiday Masterpiece

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iscover the island sanctuary, be your own artist and create your holiday masterpiece.

Banwa Private Island can be entirely and exclusively yours…it’s the perfect blank canvas to design your own private holiday and off-site business experience. There are endless possibilities of reconnecting and rediscovering in the intimate all-villa luxury destination with pockets of lush garden and stretches of pristine beach within a marine reserve in north-eastern Palawan.

Charter the whole island

exclusively, and let life imitate art. Banwa Private Island can take your holiday to an exceptional level from family and friends’ reunions, social celebrations to corporate planning sessions, and select incentives.

With the island completely yours, you have the artistic license to create deeper connections and be completely at one with family, friends and colleagues. Extraordinary moments can be enjoyed in various natural locations within the enchanting garden island featuring private chefs and unscripted menus made

of freshly grown ingredients from the organic farm.

Let the tropical shade in the Coconut Grove be the perfect scene for cocktails or intimate wedding receptions. The dynamic atmosphere of the Compass Room can spark strategic ideas and future directions.

Under a starry night, the Latitude Terrace is the ideal spot toasting to milestone birthdays or anniversaries. Swim, dive, snorkel, go fishing or take a sunset cruise.

With each brush stroke from your own color palette, the entire island is exclusively yours at Banwa Private Island.

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What’s new: NFTs, digital way of collecting stickers for planners and IG links for everyone STARBUCKS goes digital: You can now collect digital stickers to get planners via food delivery apps.

GCash now accepted at SM Markets online

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FTER HYBE, which manages K-pop powerhouse BTS, Korean SM Entertainment is also entering the NFT (non-fungible token) business by establishing its own NFT division.

Earlier, HYBE Labels partnered with blockchain exchange platform Dunamu to establish a joint corporation focussed on NFTs. What are NFTs and why do big Korean agencies want a piece of the action? These are virtual assets stored on the blockchain that authenticate the ownership of objects such as photos, artwork, music and in-game items. The digital photo cards are similar to the physical ones, which K-pop fans collect with a passion. But the difference could be that the digital photo cards would provide a more interactive experience with audio and video. What would this mean for fans? I’m not exactly sure but collectors would definitely need to shed more money for NFTs than they do now for photo cards.

It would be more eco-friendly because the buying and selling of physical photo cards right now uses so much paper and plastic in the packaging, but most fans still prefer something to literally hold on to.

Things could still change, of course, and that’s what is wonderful about technology.

What hasn’t changed is the Starbucks Traditions Promotions, which lets customers collect stickers to get planners and other Starbucks merchandise.

The 2022 Starbucks Traditions Planner comes with a matching Organizer, which includes built-in pockets for a pen, Starbucks Cards and other essentials.

New this year with the same modern monochromatic design of the Planner with Organizer, the 2022 Starbucks Traditions Mug and Tumbler with Pouch are unexpected but welcome additions to the

Starbucks Traditions collection. Each set includes a sleek stainless steel matte black 12oz tumbler or a classic pristine white 12oz ceramic mug, each paired with a pouch.

What is also new is that customers don’t necessarily need to go to Starbucks to get stickers.

For the first time, customers can collect stickers digitally in two ways: 1) get the new QR promo card in stores and collect a digital sticker every handcrafted beverage in store; or 2) use the Starbucks app by opting in to collecting e-Stickers every handcrafted beverage purchased using a registered Starbucks Card. Customers can now earn digital stickers through their favorite delivery app. Every purchase of four eligible handcrafted beverages on GrabFood or foodpanda will be issued a QR promo card loaded with its corresponding digital stickers.

Also new on the digital front: Finally, the Philippines has Reels and Music on Instagram.

Reels give Instagram users new the ability to create and edit up to 60-second short-form videos. Users can

access the Reels feature on their Instagram camera.

They can either film videos directly on Reels or use a saved video from the camera roll.

You can choose to speed up or slow down part of the video or audio you selected. You can also set the timer to record any of your clips hands-free and add stickers and text to your videos.

Also, Philippines finally has Instagram Music.

This means you can add a soundtrack to your story.

When you tap to add a sticker to a photo or video in Stories, you’ll now see a music icon. You can also choose a song before capturing a video. To do this, swipe to the new “Music” option under the record button when you open the camera. Search for a song, select the exact part you want and record a video as the song plays in the background.

Instagram has also expanded the ability to add links in Stories to all accounts. Now everyone can finally add links to their Instagram Stories, something very useful to someone like me who likes to share links to articles. ■

Another milestone for Radenta Technologies

BY RIZAL RAOUL S. REYES MAJOR Philippine IT solutions integrator Radenta Technologies recently achieved a milestone when it was appointed as the sole Gold Partner for Zimbra in the country.

Randall Lozano, president and CEO of Radenta Technologies, said clients using Radenta as their Zimbra implementing partner are assured of a higher project success rate since Radenta has successfully met the strict technical proficiency and customer satisfaction levels that Zimbra requires. End users also benefit from priority assurance given to gold-tier Zimba implementers.

Lozano said Zimbra provides e-mail and collaboration

tools best suited for micro, small, medium and enterprise in-office and remote work teams. Moreover, he said this will boost the capability of MSMEs in their journey toward digital transformation. “It is the go-to provider for enterprises seeking the latest productivity tools,” he said.

The Zimbra Collaboration 9 is a responsive, react-based UI that features best-in-class, out-of-the-box integrations with Slack, Dropbox and Zoom. It runs on Zimbra’s server infrastructure that provides security, privacy and data sovereignty. It is an easy upgrade with no migration and can be adapted on a Linux environment or in the cloud.

Zimbra Cloud is e-mail plus every app and functionality that your business needs to succeed. It encompasses e-mail,

video conferencing, chat, cloud storage, calendar and file sharing.

The Zimbra Cloud platform is built from the ground up to lower total cost of ownership (TCO). It is native on cloud infrastructures like AWS and Oracle. It does not lock-in users who can still use built-in apps or links to any favorite tool. It scales from one mailbox to millions and is highly available and flexible.

Radenta also provides customized zimlet for video teleconferencing that can work harmoniously with Zimbra Network Edition and existing e-mail environment.

Lozano said Radenta Technologies hopes to build more milestones in the systems integrations area in the country.

THE country’s most widely used financial app, Gcash is now available as a payment option at SM Markets, the country’s leading food retailer and mother brand of SM Supermarket, SM Hypermarket and Savemore Market.

With 48 million active users, the largest financial app in the country will provide greater convenience for millions of SM Markets customers in the greater Manila area and nearby provinces.

“The new normal brought about a lot of new and unique challenges Filipinos were only able to solve through digital payments, and we are happy that leading institutions in the Philippines, like the SM Group, were very quick to adapt to the needs of the country. We are thrilled to partner with and enable digital payments for SM Markets,” said Martha Sazon, president and CEO of GCash.

GCash is so huge in the Philippines it has surpassed global social media and entertainment apps such as Instagram, Viber and Netflix. GCash had 46 million users as of July 2021, accounting for 60 percent of all Filipinos over 15 years old.

GCash has 15 million logins and 10 million transactions per day, and is expected to hit P3 trillion in gross transactions this year, or three times its value in 2020.

SM Markets, the supermarket business of SM, is “Happy to Serve” more communities around the country as it expands its presence online.

SM Markets Online, via smmarkets.ph, is currently available in 70 branches in Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao and key cities in Luzon and Visayas. It is targeting to be available in 100 locations covering most of the key areas in the country by the end of 2021.

“To serve our customers safely and conveniently, we continue to innovate and broaden our digital presence to offer more touchpoints for our customers and communities in synergy with our brick-and-mortar stores. Our main focus is improving our service all the time to give customers the best shopping experience,” SM Supermarket President Jojo Tagbo said.

With an option for pick-up or delivery and multiple payment options such as GCash, SM Markets Online is a one-stop shopping platform for those who prefer to do their shopping online and want value for their hard-earned money.

SM Markets Online showcases all basic necessities as well as select premium or specialty items. The assortment ranges from fresh meat, poultry, seafood, fruits and vegetables, to canned goods, bread, condiments, snacks and beverages. One can also order for baby needs, personal care items, household products, pet food, international favorites and of course, the house brand SM Bonus.

The GCash payment facility of SM Markets was designed and built by Paynamics Technologies, a leading payment solutions provider.

“Paynamics solves the payment acceptance and payout pain points of all businesses—from small, medium to large enterprises, especially during this extraordinary pandemic that has rendered some SMEs cash-strapped and inefficient in their operations,” said Paynamics CEO Mylene ChuaMagleo. “Our promise has always been to deliver secure, efficient and reliable electronic payment solutions.”

The turn-key, secure ePayment solution of Paynamics connects multiple acquiring banks and financial institutions to a vendor’s e-commerce portal.

From cryptocurrency to cash: Ways to bank your digital coin

BY CHANELLE BESSETTE NerdWallet CRYPTOCURRENCY, the blockchain-based digital currency that has captured the interest of investors and financial service firms alike, has a challenging problem. It can be hard to actually spend this currency like you would regular money.

But there are new services on the horizon that could help people use bitcoin and other digital coins in more mainstream ways for their day-to-day finances.

Here’s a look at how to use these banking-style services for cryptocurrency, as well as their benefits and barriers.

■ WHAT IS CRYPTOCURRENCY BANKING? The term cryptocurrency banking could be considered a misnomer, since the exchange companies and firms that offer these services aren’t technically banks, but it generally refers to the ways in which consumers can manage their cryptocurrency balances. At this stage, this kind of banking mostly just allows people to hold their funds in a digital wallet or spend it like they would spend traditional money.

■ BENEFITS OF CRYPTOCURRENCY BANKING. At this time, the main benefit of this kind of banking is cryptocurrency debit cards. They allow you to use your

digital coin balance like any other currency to make everyday purchases or withdraw it as cash instead of keeping it as an investment.

Before these debit cards were available, you could spend your cryptocurrency only at retailers that chose to accept it directly or sell it in exchange for dollars.

Now, financial technology firms are partnering with chartered banks and/or debit card issuers to offer these cards, using their partner’s logistical and regulatory framework to automatically sell your cryptocurrency behind the scenes, converting it into dollars and allowing retailers to accept it. This means that your digital funds are accepted wherever many regular debit cards are.

■ BARRIERS OF CRYPTOCURRENCY BANKING. Perhaps the biggest barrier to lending and spending cryptocurrency is how volatile it is. It’s the same barrier to investing in it: To hold cryptocurrency, you have to accept that “if your coin falls, you could lose a lot of money,” says Francisco AlvarezEvangelista, a research associate at the Aite-Novarica Group, a financial services analysis firm.

Many banks rely on the stable value of currency in order to lend, borrow or earn interest on money, but it’s not possible, at this time, to do those things with cryptocurrency in a way

that’s as stable or safe as with traditional currency.

And to spend your digital coin, you have to accept the risk that its value could go up after you spend it, since your transactions are based on the real-world value of your coin as it exists at that moment. For example, if the value of your cryptocurrency doubled after you bought a $5 sandwich, that means it effectively cost you $10. But the value could also go down, making previous purchases a good deal.

Another barrier to consider is that regulators are still evaluating cryptocurrency fintechs. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it was going to potentially sue Coinbase, one of the most well-known exchange firms, for offering a new lending product, and Coinbase has since canceled the product launch.

Consumers should also know that using a cryptocurrency debit card is considered a taxable event by the Internal Revenue Service, since the cardholder is technically selling cryptocurrency as they make transactions with their debit card. Some card issuers may automatically generate 1099 forms for their customers to use when filing taxes, but the consumer is still responsible for keeping track of their tax liability.

■ HOW TO TRY CRYPTOCURRENCY BANKING. To

start using these kinds of banking services, you must first purchase cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin, litecoin, ether or any other currency that you would like to invest in. Cash App, Coinbase and PayPal are just a few companies with apps that have made it easier to purchase and sell cryptocurrency, even in small amounts, and store it in a digital wallet.

If you want to spend your balance easily, you’ll need to open an account with a firm that offers cryptocurrency debit cards and uses the kind of digital currency you own.

Coinbase, for one, has a special debit card that lets customers spend any Coinbase assets they own and earn cryptocurrency rewards, but there’s currently a waitlist for new customers. BitPay, another firm, offers a prepaid Mastercard debit card that customers can use to spend their digital currency. There are others, but it’s not a widespread bank offering.

In the future, cryptocurrency could have the potential to be a source of peer-to-peer loans, where individuals can quickly and securely process loans to each other , according to research from CB Insights. It’s a huge area of untapped potential but for right now, the world of cryptocurrency banking is limited to a small pool of players with some very new products and services.

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One-stop logistics app

A Turn artwork into Viber Lens with LENS Create contest CREATIVES everywhere in these parts can turn their artwork into a Viber Lens, as Rakuten Viber begins accepting entries to “LENS Create,” a virtual search for the next favorite Viber Lens design.

Viber Lenses add the magic of augmented reality to its in-app camera, allowing users to make their chats more expressive, fun and creative. The lenses include AR filters featuring funny faces, animal masks, Viber characters, and seasonal lenses. The platform’s partners such as the World Health Organization, FC Barcelona, and local partner Globe have also created their own Viber Lenses.

To join LENS Create and get the chance to have their lens design used by millions of Viber users, one can submit their artwork to the official Lens Create Community and get as many likes as possible. The most liked entries have a higher chance of winning, but muralist, illustrator and Viber Lens designer Jappy Agoncillo, and the Rakuten Viber Creative team will declare the final winning designs.

Rakuten Viber will be giving out up to P100,000 worth of prizes. They will also get tools, resources and special offers from design and online education platforms to help the winners develop their craft and improve their passion for the arts. Selected designs will be turned into Viber Lenses and will be pinned as featured Lenses for up to two weeks.

“Viber has always created ways for our users to express themselves—from making our app as safe and secure as possible, to offering features like Viber Lens,” says Chris Aguilar, the marketing lead at Viber Philippines. “We hope through the LENS Create contest, Viber is giving local artists and designers a platform to express their creativity and more opportunities to share their works with millions of our users across the world. We are happy to have partnered with local artists like Jappy Agoncillo, Anina Rubio, and Leeroy New for exciting new Viber Lenses for our customers.”

The first batch of winners will be announced on November 15 and these user-created designs will be available as Viber Lenses on November 29.

S we enter the busiest season of the year, expect to see the color yellow joining the orange, green, blue, and red fleet of couriers as they flash through traffic to deliver your latest budol.

Flash Express Philippines is the newest player in the ever-growing courier and logistics service industry. Established only last August 2021, the company is living up to its name, quickly building a solid reputation in the eCommerce logistics industry and completing its nationwide operations.

In an interview with Flash Express Philippines General Manager Engr. John de Guzman Tarampi, he said that in less than three months, the company has been able to exponentially increase its serviceable areas of coverage by opening a total of 117 hubs and centers in the National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas and some parts of Mindanao.

“We have carefully planned strategically the serviceable areas where we wanted to put up our hubs and distribution centers, and we have considered lots of factors including the geographic locations, area of coverage, communications availability, density and a lot more,” Tarampi said.

Services of Flash Express Philippines include doorto-door free pick-up, low COD rates, fast delivery service, 24/7 customer service, 365 days operations— with no holidays.

Aside from its logistics operations, Flash Express Philippines Head of Legal Compliance Atty. Sherry Lou Bernabe said the company also aims to be a one-stop solution by offering other services such as warehousing and fulfillment, financing services, payment facilities, an in-app shop and other eCommerce services.

Part of its mission is to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises through its (Key Accounts) System or KAs. With the continuous demands of logistics services in the country, Flash Express is offering the KA system to all e-commerce and microbusiness owners who need logistics and delivery services to carry out their daily operations for efficient handling of their customers’ delivery needs. KAs specifically can help business owners to manage their customers’ orders and delivery transactions efficiently through an online dashboard making it easy to place orders and print waybills by batch; call a courier for pick up; manage sender, consignee, and pick-up addresses, track shipments, account billing, and COD to receive and manage subaccounts for different members of the team.

To introduce its services to their target market, PR & Partnerships manager Reginald Rex Pumihic said the company has already signed a business partnership with the country’s largest eCommerce company and is forging partnerships with other large, micro, small and medium businesses that require logistics support.

As part of its official launch on November 25, marketing director Dave Khodr said the company has prepared brand and customer activities and those who are using the app or web site can avail current promotions such as discounts on shipping fee, and a

Refer and Earn Program that will run until the end of the year.

Flash Express Philippines expects to open 285 hubs and 12 centers nationwide by the end of the year with 10,000 employees to complete the Philippines’ first stage plan operations. The Flash Express Philippines app is available for both Google and iOS devices.

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL TALENT GAP IN APAC

THE Asean Foundation and tech giant Huawei signed an MoU to bridge the digital talent gap during the Asia Pacific Innovation Day-Digital Talent Summit 2021 held last week. The online summit brought together policy-makers, researchers and industry experts to share solutions and best practices in building a sustainable ecosystem that will help foster digital talents in the Asia Pacific.

The importance of digital talent in sustainable development was emphasized in the virtual roundtable discussion involving notable speakers from Unesco, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Maxis.

Another key activity of the summit was the presentation of Huawei’s 2022 Asia Pacific Digital Talent Insights. The white paper, which was presented

by Senior Consultant for National Digital Talent Development Alex Lee, chronicled the tech company’s efforts and journey in fostering digital talent in Asia Pacific.

Cultivating an innovative ICT talent ecosystem is fundamental to digital transformation. Leveraging shared innovations with win-win outcomes, we can harness the power of ICT skills to fly us into a digital future. Huawei said it will invest $50 million in the next five years to develop 500,000 digital talents in the Asia Pacific region.

The commitment to bridge digital talent gap in Asia Pacific was strengthened with the signing ceremony of memorandum of understanding between the Asean Foundation and Huawei Asean Academy.

The agreement highlights both entities’ readiness to implement Asean Seeds for the Future, which is a scaled-up version of Seeds for the Future, Huawei’s global CSR flagship initiative that has been providing

world-class digital skills training for young people across the globe since 2008. Through Asean Seeds for the Future, Asean Foundation and Huawei Asean Academy strive to build the digital capacities of the youth in the 10 Asean Member States so that they can thrive in the era of digital economy.

Here in the Philippines, Huawei also joined the Conference of the Electricity Power Supply Industry (CEPSI) which aims to bring forth thought leadership and action to promote sustainability and social inclusiveness in the region’s electricity industry.

Dr. Fang Liangzhou, the vice president and CMO of Huawei Digital Power, said carbon neutrality has become a global consensus and mission, and 44 countries have identified carbon-neutral timings, such as the Europe Union in 2050 and China in 2060. Dr. Fang believes it is going to be one of the biggest trends in the next 30 to 40 years and will be a revolution in power production and consumption, providing unprecedented opportunity of upgrading all industries, bringing a comprehensive and profound revolution to the economy and society.

According to the International Energy Agency, global carbon emissions mainly come from three industries: electricity power, manufacture, and transportation. Electricity power accounts for 40 percent of carbon emissions. And transportation accounts for 21 percent of carbon emissions.

To achieve carbon neutrality, Dr. Fang said power production needs to be low carbonized and power consumption needs to be electrified. Huawei has deeply integrated digital technologies and power electronics technologies to create all-scenario lowcarbon energy solutions, covering the whole energy flow from green power generation to efficient power consumption.

Targeting carbon neutrality and clean energy, Huawei has helped customers generate 403.4 billion kWh of green electricity and save 12.4 billion kWh of electricity, which is equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by more than 200 million tons and planting 270 million trees. In the Philippines, Huawei is working with big developers and local partners to build utility, commercial and industrial and residential solar power plants in the country. ■

Thousands of red UK phone boxes to be protected from closure LONDON—Thousands of Britain’s iconic red phone boxes will be protected from removal under new rules, the UK’s telecommunications regulator said Tuesday.

The public payphone boxes may look like obsolete relics in an age of ubiquitous smartphones, but regulator Ofcom said they can still be a “lifeline” for people in need.

The regulator is proposing rules to prevent 5,000 call boxes in areas with poor mobile coverage from being closed down. It said that phone booths in areas considered accident or suicide hotspots, and those that have had more than 52 calls made from them in the past 12 months, would also meet the criteria.

Ofcom said there are still around 21,000 phone boxes across the country, and that almost 150,000 calls to emergency services were made from phone boxes from May 2019 to May 2020. Some 45,000 calls were also made to

other helplines like the Samaritans.

“Some of the call boxes we plan to protect are used to make relatively low numbers of calls. But if one of those calls is from a distressed child, an accident victim or someone contemplating suicide, that public phone line can be a lifeline at a time of great need,” said Selina Chadha, Ofcom’s director of connectivity. “We also want to make sure that people without mobile coverage, often in rural areas, can still make calls,” she added. BT Group, formerly British Telecom, says nearly half of the phone boxes in the UK have been removed due to the growth of the mobile phone industry.

It said more than 6,500 unused call boxes have so far been converted into mini community libraries, art galleries or storage units for public defibrillators under a plan called “Adopt a Kiosk,” which allows local organizations to buy a red phone box for £1 ($1.40) and turn it into something useful. AP

A CYCLIST wearing a face mask passes traditional red phone boxes in London.

Thousands of Britain’s iconic red phone boxes will be protected from removal under new rules. AP

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ASIG City Mayor Vico Sotto approved on Friday the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) request to hold its inaugural 3X3 tournament at the Ynares Sports Arena.

“The 3X3 will push through next Saturday [November 20] at the Ynares Sports Arena,” PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial told BusinessMirror on Friday.

Thirteen teams are entered in the tournament, according to Marcial.

They are San Miguel Beer, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, TNT Tropang Giga, Northport, Meralco, Limitless Appmasters (Phoenix), CAVITEX Road Warriors (NLEX), Purefoods (Magnolia), Terrafirma and Sistah Super Sealers (Rain or Shine).

Only Alaska and Blackwater are not on the list but in their place are Pioneer Pro Tibay, Platinum Karaoke and Zamboanga Valientes of MLV Group. The draw is on Saturday.

The teams will compete in a sixleg, three-conference calendar with three grand finals. The leg winners will bag P100,000 and the grand finals champion will get P750,000.

Marcial also said that they are targeting a November 28 opening of the Governors’ Cup. “The regular 5-on-5 will begin tentatively on November 28 also at Ynares in Pasig City, but it depends also on the arrival of all the imports,” Marcial said.

San Miguel Beer’s Brandon Brown, NorthPort’s Cameron Forte and Alaska’s Olu Ashaoulu are in town and undergoing a five-day quarantine.

Justin Brownlee of defending champion Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, according to Coach Tim Cone, will arrive on Wednesday.

Mike Harris of Magnolia, Paul Harris of Phoenix, Henry Walker of Rain or Shine, KJ McDaniels of NLEX, McKenzie Moore of TNT, Shabazz Muhammad of Meralco, Antonio Hester of Terrafirma and Jaylen Bond of Blackwater are expected next week. Josef Ramos

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AVAO Occidental TigersCocolife and San Juan Knights posted contrasting wins on Thursday to remain at second and third places in the FilBasket Subic Championship at the Subic gym.

The Tigers mauled the hapless Muntinlupa Defenders, 108-50, while the Knights squeaked past the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors, 72-70.

Five players scored in double figures for Davao Occidental, which led by as many as 60 points following a Jerwin Gaco triple in the last 35 seconds, 108-48.

Keith Agovida and John Wilson spearheaded the Tigers with 18 and 16 points, Billy Ray Robles chipped in 11 points, and Aldwin Alday and Gaco added 10 points each.

The Tigers, who bounced back from a stinging 76-69 loss to Burlington EOG Sports Wednesday, improved to 7-2 at second while the Defenders skidded to their eighth consecutive defeat in as many appearances.

San Juan, meanwhile, banked on split free throws from Larry Rodriguez and Orlan Omar in the last 26 seconds en route to its sixth win against two losses.

Jun Manzo finished with 16 points and six boards, while Jhonard Clarito and Omar scored 14 and 12 for the Knights, who dealt the Realtors their fourth defeat in eight matches.

In the other match, Jeff Viernes pumped in 21 points including six triples to lead MTrans Batangas City past 7A Primus, 82-75.

MTrans also got a big lift from Chito Jaime, who had 14 points and seven boards, as well as Pamboy Raymundo, who finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Marc Paolo Javillonar was the lone double-digit scorer with 18 points for 7A Primus, who fell to 2-7.

MTRANS’ Jayson Grimaldo in action.

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YOUNG SARNO FEELS PRESSURE

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SIAN champion Vanessa Sarno is feeling the pressure now that she’s left to carry the load in the absence of Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Tashkent next month.

“The expectations are higher now after I won the Asian championships gold medal,” Sarno told BusinessMirror over the phone from her training gym in her native Poblacion Dauis in Bohol. “It pressures me a bit as the tournament [worlds] gets closer.”

The world championships, set December 7 to 17, will be without

Diaz, who decided to forego her bid for the only gold medal missing from her collection because of her lack of training and preparation.

Diaz was preoccupied with commercial endorsements, TV and guest appearances and was hardly at the gym since she won the Olympic mint last July 26 up to her departure for Malacca, Malaysia, over a week ago.

“I’ll be competing at the world level now,” Sarno, only 18, said.

“How about if I don’t make it? But as an athlete, I will do my very best and learn from it.”

Sarno won the women’s -71 kgs gold medal at the Asian championships Tashkent also hosted last April. The Grade 11 student at the Bohol Institute of

PSC receives award from SEC

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HE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) the Enforcement and Investor Protection Champion award during its virtual 85th founding anniversary celebration.

The award recognized the PSC’s support of the SEC’s initiatives this year particularly in investor protection.

PSC Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez was grateful for the SEC’s recognition of the partnership between the two agencies.

PSC and SEC have been working hand-in-hand to promote safer investing practices not only to the public but also to hardworking athletes vulnerable to outside pressure and scams.

PSC facilitated the participation of Tokyo Olympics medalists Carlo Paalam, Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial as Investor Champions in the SEC’s 2021 Investor

Protection week.

Besides the Tokyo medalists, national athletes Andrew Kim Remolino, Mary Joy Tabal and Nikko Huelgas joined SEC as it has launched #MagingInvestorChampion to encourage and inform athletes and the public more about investments.

SEC also recognized several agencies and personalities as champions in ease of doing business, capital market development, good corporate governance and organizational development.

VANESSA SARNO will carry the load for Team Philippines in Tashkent.

BIADO WINS IN ABU DHABI

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Technology also bagged a silver in the same tournament.

Sarno admitted it’s sad not to have their “Ate Hidilyn” with them in Tashkent.

“It’s a little bit sad because Ate Hidilyn really inspires and motivates us after seeing her journey to win the first-ever Olympic gold,” she said. “We’ll just go out there and compete with our very best.”

She shifted her training program to high gear starting this week under Coach Nicholas Jaluag.

“After returning from the Asian championships last April, I trained only once a day…now it’s twice a day,” said Sarno, who added that despite the rigid preparation, she still gets to gorge on her favorite food.

“I can eat any food, but I

love fish, especially paksiw,” she said. Fish? She prefers tamarong (blackfin scad).

Joining Sarno in Tashkent are Tokyo Olympian Elreen Ann Ando, Diaz’s cousin, Asian championships silver medalist Mary Flor Diaz (-45 kgs), Ellen Rose Perez (-49 kgs), 2019 SEA gold medalist Kristel Macrohon (-76 kgs), Margaret Colonia (-64 kgs), Fernando Agadin (-55 kgs), John Febuar Ceniza (-61 kgs), Dave Lloyd Pacaldo (-67 kgs) and John Dexter Tabique (-96 kgs).

They will be coached by Christopher Bureros, Richard Augusto and Roberto Colonia.

Ando, who turned only 23 last November 1, will now be competing in the women’s 59-kg category, down from the 64-kg class where she vied in the Tokyo Olympics.

GERMAN ACT

ELLEAIR, Florida—Solheim Cup star Leona Maguire thrived in a star grouping Thursday with an eight-under 62 for a two-shot lead over defending champion Sei Young Kim in the Pelican Women’s Championship.

Maguire played alongside Kim and Lexi Thompson.

No one in the group made bogey at Pelican Golf Club on a day ideal for scoring.

Yuka Saso, meanwhile, submitted a 68 to share 23rd place.

The reigning US Women’s Open champion nailed consecutive birdies at Nos. 7 and 8 and 17 and 18 and one more for a total of five birdies to offset a double bogey on the 12th and bogey on the 16th.

Saso is back on the US tour after finishing tied for 22nd spot at the Toto Japan Classic last week.

Maguire is still trying

Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nolan Seegert, of Germany during the pairs short program at the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. AP

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to become Ireland’s first winner on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. Her best result is a runner-up finish at tournaments in Michigan and Hawaii this year.

For now, she happily is best known for going unbeaten in five matches to lead Europe to a Solheim Cup victory two months ago.

Maguire put on a clinic by hitting every fairway and taking only 24 putts.

“It was just really, really solid,” she said.

“Hit a lot of greens gave myself a lot of

ARLO BIADO flashed the form that won him the US Open last September to top the Abu Dhabi Open 9-Ball Championship on Friday at the expense of compatriot Jordan Banares at the Power Break Billiard Hall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Biado, the first US Open champion after Efren “Bata” Reyes in 1994, outlasted Banares, 13-6, in the final to take home the 20,000 dirhams (P271,000) cash prize.

The 38-year-old from Muntinlupa City shut out local bet Mohamad Eiljeffrey (9-0) and Barobo (Surigao del Sur) pride Arnel Bautista (9-7) in the preliminaries. He beat fellow Filipinos Venancio Tanio (114) in the round of 16, Roland Garcia (11-5) in quarterfinals and Harry Vergara (11-8) in the semifinals.

“I got it again! Champion,” Biado posted on his official Instagram site a few minutes after his win. “To all the Filipino fans who support me here in Abu Dhabi, thank you so much.”

Banares banked 10,000 dirhams (P136,000) for finishing second. Josef Ramos

Maguire leads by 2 shots, Saso six strokes off pace chances and rolled in some nice putts.... Yeah, it’s all just clicking nicely.”

It helped to have her coach, Shane O’Grady, with her for the week. It’s the first time he has watched her play in person since she was on her way to getting an LPGA Tour card at the end of 2019.

O’Grady has been grounded in Ireland by Covid-19 since then.

Kim, who won by three shots last year in the inaugural event, opened with three straight birdies until cooling slightly, staying in range of Maguire with an eagle on the par-5 14th.

“I didn’t check the leaderboard so I thought because my group really play well, I expect everyone play good,” Kim said. “I check the leaderboard, and, yeah, our group just really played well. So, yeah we all feed [off] each other really.”

Thompson was in the large group at 65 that included Nelly Korda, who returned to No. 1 in the women’s world ranking this week and is competing on the LPGA Tour for only the second time since a rough Solheim Cup showing.

The group at 65 also included Lauren Coughlin, among the last to get into the field, Nasa Hataoka and former Women’s PGA champion Danielle Kang.

Jin Young Ko, with a narrow lead over Korda in the points race for LPGA player of the year, was slowed by a pair of bogeys after making the turn and had to settle for a 68.

Fifty players from the 108-player field broke par.

This is the final tournament for the top 60 in the Race to the CME Globe to qualify for the CME Group Tour Championship next week down the Gulf Coast in Naples, where all 60 players will have a shot at the $1.5-million prize.

Ko has a narrow lead over Korda, though that’s irrelevant when it comes to the points race since everyone will start even next week.

Maguire is a lock for next week, too, though her concern is getting her first LPGA Tour victory. No telling what her Irish town will do for her when that happens. After the Solheim Cup, she was driven through the streets of her one-stoplight town in a gold BMW with her name on the license plate.

YUKA SASO fires a 68 in the first round.

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24/7 BUSINESS PROCESSING INC. 9/f Capella Bldg., L-3&4 B2, Filinvest, Alabang, City Of Muntinlupa LOBIN Bahasa Speaking Customer Service Representative 1.

Brief Job Description: Resolve Bahasa customer complaints and updating customer record HE, YU Mandarin Speaking Customer Service Representative

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WANG, CHANGCHUN Mandarin Speaking Customer Service Representative 3.

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ZHANG, KUNJIANG Mandarin Customer Service Representative 10.

Brief Job Description: Interact with customer to provide information, support and problem resolution to inquiries and order status

AMIR BRAHIM, PHILIPPE Marketing Staff Mandarin Speaking 11.

Brief Job Description: Monitor, review and report on all Marketing activity and result.

LIN, JINGMENG Marketing Staff Mandarin Speaking 12.

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ACE VELOCITY CONSULTANCY INC. 37/f Lkg Tower, 6801 Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati Basic Qualification: Excellent in Bahasa speaking and writing Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Mandarin

HE, LINGYAN Chinese Speaking Marketing Consultant 14.

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Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Mandarin

THUY DUONG Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 15.

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.

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

ZENG, XIN Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 16.

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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 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.

ZHANG, ZHI-HAO Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 17.

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

SEO, JAEHYUNG Sales And Marketing Officer 18.

Brief Job Description: Provides first class service in order to push the sales of a certain product

ZAIDE, JOSE JAMIL Head Of GBS Center Manila 19.

Brief Job Description: Lead /overall responsible for the regional business service center (RBSC) and its activities.

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BAI, TAILIN Livestock Analyst Brief Job Description: Responsible in monitoring staff, crops, and livestock

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NGUYEN CHI DUY Customer Service Officer

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LI, LI Marketing And Sales Agent 26.

Brief Job Description: Researches and develops various marketing strategies for products and services and implements marketing plans and works to meet sales quotas

Basic Qualification: Knowledge of the international shared service industry, preferably within the Philippines.

Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above

Basic Qualification: Can contributes information, ideas, and research to help develop marketing strategies; can help to detail, design, and implement marketing plans for each product or service being offered.

ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 40/f One Corporate Centre, Julia Vargas Cor. Meralco Ave., Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig

OUTTEN, MICHAEL CAMERON Supply Chain Consultant 27.

Brief Job Description: Consultant for strategic supply chain process and planning and spending management.

Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or a related field.

Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above

FDM FREEWORLD MARKETING INC. 501 Alabang, Zapote Rd., Almanza Uno, City Of Las Piñas WANG, JINHUO Marketing Consultant 28.

Brief Job Description: Assist in all necessary and ongoing marketing campaigns.

Basic Qualification: College graduate; Fluent in English Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

FLYING DRAGON NETWORK PHILIPPINES INC. 4th-11th Floor Aseana 3 Building, Aseana Avenue Corner Diosdado Macapagal, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

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REN, QINGHONG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer Service

Basic Qualification: College Graduate/Level and Fluent in Mandarin/Basic English Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

FRONTIER POINT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS INC. 29/f Techzone Bldg., Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati

AMBROSE WONG HONG ANN Mandarin Accounts Staff 30.

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EASTERN GOLD CORPORATION 503, Nueva St, , Binondo, City Of Manila

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

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DUONG HUE QUAN Mandarin Accounts Staff 31.

Brief Job Description: Responsible in answering questions about product and services of the company

Basic Qualification: Proficiency in English, Mandarin and other multilingual language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Proficiency in English, Mandarin and other multilingual language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

DATACLICK INTERNATIONAL CORP. E. Rodriguez St., Roxas Blvd. St., Barangay 003, Pasay City

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

Basic Qualification: Analyze the productivity of the Marketing plans and projects, recommend to Senior Management.

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

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CYPRINE TRADING CORPORATION 12/f Aseana 3 Bldg., Macapagal Cor. Aseana Ave. Aseana City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

Brief Job Description: Converse and interact with the customer

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

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

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM BUSINESS SERVICES PHILIPPINES, INC. L-2-3, Blk. 45, Alabang Zapote Road, Cor. North Bridgeway, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, City Of Muntinlupa

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.

EDDIE WONG JIUH YIH Chinese Speaking Customer Service Representative

ARTSOFT CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT CO. INC. Unit 25d, 2/f Zeta Ii Bldg., 191 Salcedo St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

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.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

AMUSETECH BUSINESS OUTSOURCING 2/f Rivergreen Residences, 2217 Pedro Gil St., 096, Bgy 880, Santa Ana, City Of Manila

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

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

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

BI, SHIGANG Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking

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Brief Job Description: Converse and interact with the customer

NGUYEN THI THUY NU Customer Service Officer Brief Job Description: Converse and interact with the customer

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Chinese writing and speaking language

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Brief Job Description: Expand communication skills and negotiation skills within company, customers and suppliers

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Chinese writing and speaking language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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

Brief Job Description: Responsible in answering questions about product and services of the company

KUO, HUA-HSIN Mandarin Operations Specialist 33.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Chinese writing and speaking language

DENSO PHILIPPINES CORPORATION 9/f & 10/f Filinvest One, Northgate Cyberzone, Filinvest City Alabang, City Of Muntinlupa

KONDO, TOSHIHIDE General Manager - Design Engineering Department

LIM RUEY CHYI Mandarin Accounts Staff

Brief Job Description: Responsible in answering questions about product and services of the company

ZHANG, ZHE-MING Mandarin Technical Support Specialist 34.

Brief Job Description: Responsible in answering questions about product and services of the company

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

Basic Qualification: Proficiency in English, Mandarin and other multilingual language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Proficiency in English, Mandarin and other multilingual language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

GENX SPORTS & MEDIA PRODUCTION CORP. 26th And 27th Flr. Eastwood Cyber One Bldg., Eastwood City Cyberpark, No. 188 E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave. Bagumbayan 3, Quezon City

Basic Qualification: Japanese National CAO, FENG Customer Service Representative - Chinese Speaking

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999 35.

DIAMONDSTONE INC. 6/f Sycip Law Center, 105 Paseo De Roxas, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

Basic Qualification: Proficiency in English, Mandarin and other multilingual language

Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services by management Collecting Customer Information And Analyzing Customers Needs

Basic Qualification: Proven working experience in digital marketing particulary within the industry and good communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

XIE, WENLEI Customer Service Representative - Chinese Speaking 36.

Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services by management collecting customer information and analyzing customers needs

ZHENG, ZAIGUI Customer Service Representative - Chinese Speaking 37.

Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services by management Collecting Customer Information And Analyzing Customers Needs

ZHONG, RONGBIN Customer Service Representative - Chinese Speaking 38.

Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services by management collecting customer information and analyzing customers’ needs

LE THI HA Customer Service Representative - Vietnamese Speaking 39.

Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services to management by collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs.

LEI, HONGWEI Customer Service Representative-Chinese Speaking 40.

Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services by management Collecting Customer Information And Analyzing Customers Needs

LIU, PAN Customer Service Representative-Chinese Speaking 41.

Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services by management Collecting Customer Information And Analyzing Customers Needs

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Basic Qualification: Proven working experience in digital marketing particular within the industry and good communication skills

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proven working experience in digital marketing particulary within the industry and good communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proven working experience in digital marketing particularly within the industry and good communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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

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Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services by management Collecting Customer Information And Analyzing Customers Needs

TIAN, YAO Customer Service Representative-Chinese Speaking 43.

Brief Job Description: Collecting Customer Information And Analyzing Customers Needs

ZHOU, LANGYE Customer Service Representative-Chinese Speaking 44.

Brief Job Description: Collecting Customer Information And Analyzing Customers Needs

NGUYEN THI KIEU OANH Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking 45.

Brief Job Description: Recommends potential products or services to management by collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proven wrong experience in digital marketing particularly within the industry and good communications skills.

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

GLOBALLGA BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING Ground Level, Level 2-5 Floor, Silver City 4, Ortigas East, Ugong, City Of Pasig

CHEN, YUAN Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 46.

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

WANG, SHUNLI Chinese Speaking Program Designer 56.

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

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Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

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HUANG, PINGYANG Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 48.

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

LEE, HAECHUL Korean Customer Service Support 58.

KANG, JIKANG Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 49.

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

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

Brief Job Description: Resolving customer queries, recommending solutions and guiding product users through features and functionalities. To be successful

LIM, DONGYOUNG Korean Customer Service Support Brief Job Description: Resolving customer queries, recommending solutions and guiding product users through features and functionalities. To be successful

YOON, BUMSUP Korean Customer Service Support 60.

Brief Job Description: Resolving customer queries, recommending solutions and guiding product users through features and functionalities. To be successful

LIU, SHUAI Mandarin Speaking Customer Service Representative 61.

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

Brief Job Description: Lead the offshore risk and finance services operations in the company and ensure that the company’s different teams deliver maximum value to our business partners

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

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

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

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

KANG, SHINHYEOK Korean Customer Support Representative 64.

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

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

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

JIANG, QIAOFENG Chinese Customer Service Representative 67.

Basic Qualification: 18-50 y/o, good organizational skills, proficient in relevant computer applications

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

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

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

Brief Job Description: The CHINESE IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (CITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele.

LIU, YONGCHAN Chinese IT Support Specialist

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Brief Job Description: The CHINESE IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (CITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele.

WANG, YAZHOU Chinese IT Support Specialist

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Brief Job Description: The CHINESE IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (CITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele.

NG YIN YIN IT Support Specialist

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Brief Job Description: The IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (ITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT Division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele..

NGUYEN THI HANG IT Support Specialist

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Brief Job Description: The IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (ITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT Division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele.

ONG MING KIAN IT Support Specialist

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50yrs old. Good organizational skills.

Proficient in relevant computer applications

Brief Job Description: The CHINESE IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (CITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele.

LIU, TIANE Chinese IT Support Specialist

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50 y/o, good organizational skills, proficient in relevant computer applications

Brief Job Description: The CHINESE IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (CITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele.

LIN, JIAQI Chinese IT Support Specialist

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50 y/o, good organizational skills, proficient in relevant computer applications

Brief Job Description: The Chinese customer service representative will provide information to the company’s Chinese clients or customers in response to inquiries.

DENG, QICAI Chinese IT Support Specialist

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

Basic Qualification: Proficiency in marketing, customer journey management, financial planning, and communication and stakeholder management recruitment. At least 10 years of experience in an international financial institution

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

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

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

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

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

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

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

ITECHNO SPECIALIST INC. U-608 Eastfield Ctr., Moa Comp. Macapagal Ave., Brgy. 076, Pasay City

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

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

SHIN, JUNCHEOL Korean Customer Support Representative

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

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

LEE, JIHUN Korean Customer Support Representative

Brief Job Description: The IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (ITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT Division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele..

TRAN VAN HO IT Support Specialist 76.

INVECH TREASURE PROCESSING CORPORATION Ground, 2nd, 3rd And 4th Floor, Eight West Campus Mckinley West, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

AN, EONGYU Korean Customer Support Representative

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

JUNG, HYUNSOO Korean Customer Support Representative

INTEGRITY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. 2/f-3/f Ayala Malls Circuit, A.p. Reyes Ave., Carmona, City Of Makati

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

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

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

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

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

Brief Job Description: Assist / Help customers, give customers information about product and services

DE GOEDE, JAN WILLEM Head Of Risk And Finance

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DONG, XIAOYANG Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking

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

ING BUSINESS SHARED SERVICES B.V. BRANCH OFFICE 27th Floor World Plaza Building, 5th Avenue, E-square Zone Cresent Park West, Bonifacio Global City, City Of Taguig

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proven wrong experience in digital marketing particularly within the industry and good communications skills.

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

INFOVINE INC. 8th, 9th, 10th/f Aspire Corporate Plaza Bldg., Macapagal Blvd. St., Zone 10, Barangay 076, District 1, Pasay City

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proven wrong experience in digital marketing particularly within the industry and good communications skills.

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

ZHANG, ZENAN Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 55.

LIU, XIAOLAN Customer Service Representative-Chinese Speaking

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

WU, JIANQIN Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking

Basic Qualification: Proven working experience in digital marketing particulary within the industry and good communication skills

Basic Qualification: Proven working experience in digital marketing particulary within the industry and good communication skills

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

WEI, FANG Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking

Basic Qualification: Proven working experience in digital marketing particulary within the industry and good communication skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

RUAN, GUANGWEI Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking

Basic Qualification: Proven wrong experience in digital marketing particularly within the industry and good communications skills Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication in mandarin speaking

LIN, XIAOBIN Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking 51.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

LI, DAN Customer Service Representative Mandarin Speaking

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Brief Job Description: The IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (ITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT Division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele..

WAI WAI AUNG IT Support Specialist 77.

Brief Job Description: The IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST (ITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, application support, and of the IT Division and is responsible for providing quality it support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele..

Basic Qualification: A Chinese and fluent in Chinese writing and speaking language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: A Chinese and fluent in Chinese writing and speaking language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: A CHINESE AND FLUENT IN CHINESE WRITING AND SPEAKING LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: A CHINESE AND FLUENT IN CHINESE WRITING AND SPEAKING LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: A CHINESE AND FLUENT IN CHINESE WRITING AND SPEAKING LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: CAN SPEAK AND READ CANTONESE, MANDARIN AND FUKIEN LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: CAN SPEAK AND READ CANTONESE, MANDARIN AND FUKIEN LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: CAN SPEAK AND READ CANTONESE, MANDARIN AND FUKIEN LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: CAN SPEAK AND READ CANTONESE, MANDARIN AND FUKIEN LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: CAN SPEAK AND READ CANTONESE, MANDARIN AND FUKIEN LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: CAN SPEAK AND READ CANTONESE, MANDARIN AND FUKIEN LANGUAGE Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

WONG SIONG WEI IT Support Specialist 78.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

Brief Job Description: The IT Support Specialist (CITSS) is an integral member of the company infrastructure, Application Support, and of the IT Division and is responsible for providing quality IT support of enterprise systems throughout the Chinese clientele.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Basic Qualification: Can speak and read Cantonese, Mandarin and Fukien language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

BILAL, MUHAMMAD Technical Assistant 79.

Brief Job Description: Assigned for designing, creating and developing marketing programs local and abroad to support growth and expansion of company products.

WANG, YU Mandarin Speaking Marketing Specialist 80.

Brief Job Description: Conducting research and marketing strategies to develop areas of the business

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

KOREA SME BUSINESS CENTER CORP. U-1807 18/f One San Miguel Avenue Condo., San Miguel Ave. Cor. Shaw Blvd., Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig

KIM, JIHAN Customer Service Representative 81.

Brief Job Description: Manage customer queries and complaints. Will also be asked to process orders, modifications, and escalate complaints across a number of communication.

Basic Qualification: University/college graduate, at least 1yr. Professional relevant work experience, able to speak Korean and English (or Filipino) fluently, able to read and write Korean and English with clarity.

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LIU, HAN Mandarin Speaking Customer Relations Provider Brief Job Description: Responsible for handling service support calls

KIM, SEULKI Finance Manager 82.

Brief Job Description: Producing financial reports and developing strategies based on financial research

Basic Qualification: Must be bachelors/ college degree in any fields. At least 1-2 yrs of working experience in the related positions. Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality

LEE, BEASUN Operation Manager (Korean) 83.

Brief Job Description: An operations manager is a key part of a management team and oversees high-level HR duties.

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

MARKETROLE ASIA PACIFIC SERVICES, INC. 26/f, 27/f, 28/f The Enterprise Center Tower 1, 6766 Ayala Ave. Cor. Paseo De Roxas, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

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CHAN FENG KANG CLIFFORD Chinese Speaking Customer Service Staff Brief Job Description: Provide outstanding and exceptional customer service

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GUO, CHENGLIN Chinese Speaking Customer Service Staff Brief Job Description: Provide outstanding and exceptional customer service

HOANG VA MUI Chinese Speaking Customer Service Staff Brief Job Description: Provide outstanding and exceptional customer service

NGO NGOC LAN Chinese Speaking Customer Service Staff Brief Job Description: Provide outstanding and exceptional customer service

PENG, XINGRAN Chinese Speaking Customer Service Staff Brief Job Description: Provide outstanding and exceptional customer service

PHAN THI THU TRINH Chinese Speaking Customer Service Staff Brief Job Description: Provide outstanding and exceptional customer service

SUSANTI Chinese Speaking Customer Service Staff Brief Job Description: Provide outstanding and exceptional customer service

WANG, JIALIN Chinese Speaking Customer Service Staff Brief Job Description: Provide outstanding and exceptional customer service

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Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese / Mandarin fluently Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese / Mandarin fluently Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese / Mandarin fluently Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese / Mandarin fluently Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese / Mandarin fluently Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese / Mandarin fluently

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CHEN, JUNGU Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

DAO THI THUONG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

GHAN HEEN HONG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

HOANG DUC DUNG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

HOANG THU THUY Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

LA MINH HANG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

LAM TU ANH Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

LE ANH QUANG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

LE THI THAO Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

LIU, RUI Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

LIU, WEIYAN Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

MO, JINLONG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

NGUYEN NGOC TUAN Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

NGUYEN THI CAM HA Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

NGUYEN THI THU HANG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese / Mandarin fluently

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PAN, ZHENRONG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese / Mandarin fluently Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking reading and writing in Mandarin Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION PHAM THI THANH HONG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

PHAM THI THE Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

QIN, XIUYUAN Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. 4th-11th Flr. Nexgen Tower, C4 Rd. Edsa Ext., Brgy. 076, Pasay City

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Must be bachelor’s / college degree in any fields, at least 2 yrs. of working experience in the related positions, ability to maintain high level of confidentiality

LU, HUI Mandarin Speaking Customer Relations Service Provider Brief Job Description: Responsible for handling service support calls

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 MAGKING SERVICES CORPORATION Unit 5d Rose Industries Bldg., #11, Pioneer Street, Kapitolyo, City Of Pasig

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 KING-MERCHANT BUSINESS TRADING INCORPORATED Unit 2505-f, The Finance Centre 26th St., Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

MEGA-WEB TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6,7,8,9,10,11/f Met Live Bldg., Edsa Cor. Macapagal Blvd., Brgy. 076, Pasay City

KALMA TRADERS INC. Unit 204 Sison Mansion, 2631 Rockefeller Cor. Batangas Sts., San Isidro, City Of Makati Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. Highly experience in product launching and integrated marketing campaigns ans excellent written, communication and presentation skills with good knowledge in Marketing Research, Surveys and data analytics with 10 years work experience in same fields and can communicate and understand Urdu.

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PHAM QUANG VU Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

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

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THAO SEO SUNG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

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

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TRAN ANH MINH Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

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

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TRAN HOANG TAN Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

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

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WU, YUNYUN Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquires

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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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

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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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CHEN, LIFENG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer service

DUONG LY SANG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer service

HU, WEIMING Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer service

JIA, XINRU Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer service

LE VAN QUANG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer service

LIEW KONG WUI Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer service

LIU, WEI Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer service

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

125.

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

DEWI Indonesian Customer Service Representative 126.

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

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

Brief Job Description: Customer service

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

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

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

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

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

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

THAM MUN YEE Customer Service Representative

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Brief Job Description: Should report to senior management any problem encounter, Follow task directed and assigned to you by your direct supervisor and/or employer and Work extra/overtime hours as needed

JULIA LESLIE Indonesian Customer Service Representative 127.

Brief Job Description: Should report to senior management any problem encounter, Follow task directed and assigned to you by your direct supervisor and/or employer and Work extra/overtime hours as needed

Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s/College Degree or with equivalent training and work experience; Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Bahasa Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s/College Degree or with equivalent training and work experience; Proficient in writing, reading and speaking in both English and Bahasa Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NEO INCORPORATED North Tower Centrum Bldg., Aseana Avenue, Entertainment City, Baclaran, City Of Parañaque

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION LIU, SHENG Chinese Speaking Business Analyst

128.

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services

XUE, SHENGTONG Chinese Speaking Business Analyst 129.

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services

ZHANG, XIAOLIN Chinese Speaking Business Analyst 130.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

Brief Job Description: Assist/help customers, give customers information about product and services

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: With atleast 6 months customer service experience/good in oral communication and written

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

131.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for setting targets that challenge people and grow the business

142.

132.

133.

134.

135.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

WU, FENG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

ZHANG, PENG Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

ZHAO, YANLI Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services

143.

136.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for the operational & sales activities across the country on behalf of all businesses

Brief Job Description: Preparation, supervision, and checking project of the company

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With atleast 6 months customer service experience/good in oral communication and written

MA, JINSHE Assistant Project Supervisor 144.

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

Basic Qualification: bachelors degree/ at least 15 years experience in managing people ensuring operational productivity Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

Brief Job Description: Preparation, supervision, and checking project of the company

SHEN, XIAOLEI Assistant Project Supervisor 145.

Brief Job Description: Preparation, supervision, and checking project of the company

ZHOU, SHIHAO Assistant Project Supervisor 146.

Brief Job Description: Preparation, supervision, and checking project of the company

LI, LEI Project Supervisor Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good oral and written communication skills

147.

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

Basic Qualification: Has knowledge in computer applications

148.

Brief Job Description: Manages and monitors the organization to be in line with company guidelines or SOP

LE THAO NGAN Mandarin Field Marketing Officer 149.

Brief Job Description: Define a region-specific marketing plan that supports the regional sales

LY NGOC TRAN Mandarin Field Marketing Officer 150.

137.

Brief Job Description: Prepare and maintain company documents and reports and coordinate for daily administrative reports.

Brief Job Description: Define a region-specific marketing plan that supports the regional sales

GAO, SHAN Mandarin Customer Support Representative 151.

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

138.

139.

HO NGOC NGUYEN VAN Mandarin Customer Service Specialist Brief Job Description: Customer service

HU, HSIN-FANG Mandarin Customer Service Specialist Brief Job Description: Customer Service

140.

Brief Job Description: Review and analyze company information

152.

153.

141.

Brief Job Description: Preparation, supervision, and checking project of the company

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

LI, LING Mandarin Customer Support Representative 154.

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

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 LIU, YE Mandarin Customer Support Representative 155.

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

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

Basic Qualification: Able to work on a different components of a given project Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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

Basic Qualification: Able to work on a different components of a given project

ZHENG, YU Mandarin Customer Support Representative

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

159.

Basic Qualification: Able to work on a different components of a given project Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to work on a different components of a given project Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to work on a different components of a given project

HOANG THUC TUYET Vietnamese Customer Support Representative 160.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to work on a different components of a given project

161.

162.

ZHAN, WENBIN Chinese IT Specialist Brief Job Description: Maintain the operation of electronic device

ZHU, PINGYU Chinese IT Specialist Brief Job Description: Maintain the operations of electronic gaming devices

KOU, SIYI Bilingual Finance Support Specialist 163.

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

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

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

Basic Qualification: 100 vacancy/college graduate with experience in maintain gaming devices, fluent in Mandarin and English speaking Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 300 Vacancy/college graduate with experience in maintain gaming devices, fluent in Mandarin and English speaking Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Process and prepare financial business forms for the purpose of checking account balances, facilitating purchases.

Basic Qualification: Excellent in writing, reading and speaking in bilingual languages Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

W-TECH SOLUTIONS INC. 5/f Eco Plaza Bldg., 2305 Chino Roces Ave. Extn., Magallanes, City Of Makati SHI, QINGJIA Mandarin Video Stream Presenter

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Mandarin

Brief Job Description: Takes charge of manning the designated / assigned gaming table

TANG, PING Studio Shift Leader

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

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

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

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

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

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Mandarin

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

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

VERTEX DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1439 Adriatico Cor. Sta. Monica St., 072, Bgy. 669, Ermita, City Of Manila

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Able to work on a different components of a given project

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

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Brief Job Description: To make KPI plan to motivate team to best performances

Basic Qualification: Good communication skills both written & spoken in Mandarin Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Good communication skills both written & spoken in Mandarin Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

XUSHENG TECHNOLOGY CORP. Flr. No. 1-5 Bldg., No. 0050 F.b. Harrison St. Cor. Williams And Roberts St., Zone 4, Barangay 013, District 1, Pasay City ZHAO, JUAN Mandarin Speaking Technical Support

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin speaking

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

166.

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

ZONAC AND SHIBATA SERVICES INC. 4/f Pbcom Tower, 6795 Ayala Ave. Cor. Rufino St., Bel-air, City Of Makati YU, YUANLAN Mandarin Speaking Quality Support

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

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

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

Brief Job Description: Responsible for the smooth running of computer systems, routers, switches, internet and ensure users get maximum benefits from them.

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

Basic Qualification: Proficiency in English, Mandarin and other multi lingual language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ZXY ECOMMERCE PLATFORM & CONSULTANCY INC. 1960 A, Mabini St., 067, Brgy. 078, Malate, City Of Manila

SUN, XING Mandarin Customer Service 168.

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

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

Brief Job Description: Deals with hardware and application support queries and issues reported to the

Brief Job Description: Mandarin customer service will be excellent in written and verbal communication and negotiation skills fluent in mandarin and basic English and outstanding in resolving conflict, has patience and adaptability to assist Chinese clients.

Basic Qualification: With exceptional positive attitude and customer service skills towards Chinese clients, familiar to record daily deliveries and solid knowledge of logistics procedures.

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

MANULIFE IT DELIVERY CENTER ASIA, INC.

169.

LITTLE, JASON President

*Date Generated: Nov 12, 2021

Basic Qualification: college graduate, fluent in English.

LUO, BIN Mandarin Customer Support Representative 156.

THEIDI CONSTRUCTION CORP. Unit 503 East Tower, Psec Exchange Road, San Antonio, City Of Pasig

CHEN, CHAO Assistant Project Supervisor

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

LAN, JIANAN Mandarin Customer Support Representative

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

158.

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

167.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin both oral and written

TASNIM TRADE INTERNATIONAL INC. Unit No.b-10, D-21,f-111, Baclaran Bagong Milenyo Bldg., F.b Harrison St., Barangay 076, Pasay City

YU, SHOUXIAN Consultant

JIANG, HAILONG Mandarin Customer Support Representative

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION XIONG, BIAO Mandarin Customer Support Representative

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

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

SPEED QUALITY TECH INC. 20/f Techzone Bldg., 213 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati

Basic Qualification: Able to work on a different components of a given project

No.

165.

Basic Qualification: Degree in business management, minimum of 10 years direct operational & management experience

Basic Qualification: Proficiency in handling customers question about services or products/ excellent mandarin communication skills.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

164.

SNOWDROPS INC. 2/f Zeta Ii Bldg., 191 Salcedo St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

YAO, DANGSEN Chinese Speaking Admin Associate

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

TOTAL CREST BUSINESS SUPPORT, INC. 26/f & 27/f Alphaland Corporate Tower, Ayala Ave. Extn. Cor. Malugay St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

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

Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above

Brief Job Description: Manages and monitors the organization to be in line with company guidelines or SOP

SUN, NING Project Supervisor

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

SGS PHILIPPINES, INC. 2/f Alegria Bldg., 2229 Chino Roces Ave., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

MARAMOT, CRESENCIANO GUTIEREZ Managing Director

Brief Job Description: Preparation, supervision, and checking project of the company

MA, GUANGFU Assistant Project Supervisor

SA RIVENDELL GLOBAL SUPPORT, INC. 2741, P. Zamora St., Brgy. 097, Pasay City

HONG, XIAOSHAN Customer Service Representative

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION LI, XILIANG Assistant Project Supervisor

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

RESOURCE SOLUTIONS GLOBAL SERVICE CENTER (PHILIPPINES) INC. 37/f Philamlife Tower, 8767 Paseo De Roxas, Bel-air, City Of Makati

SEPHTON POULTNEY, NICHOLAS Director - Operations

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

WANG, MING Mandarin Customer Support Representative 157.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

ATTY. SARAH BUENA S. MIRASOL REGIONAL DIRECTOR