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Rosales explained that about 500,000 coconut farmers and workers were added to the PCA’s 2018 list that had about 2.5 million coconut farmers and farm workers. The PCA’s next step is to conduct an exclusion-inclusion procedure by making the updated farmers’ registry public, providing everyone the opportunity to check the veracity of the list, Rosales added.
“The list will be posted in public spaces where people can easily see them. This allows everyone to see who are listed in the registry and if farmer doesn’t see his name then he shall coordinate with the PCA immediately,” he explained at a recent dialogue with coconut farmers.
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PEOPLE walk past the mural of Gat Andres Bonifacio at Manila City Hall Underpass. The country will celebrate the 158th birth anniversary of Filipino revolutionary hero Gat Andres Bonifacio on Tuesday, November 30.
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By Samuel P. Medenilla @sam_medenilla T O boost trade with the country, Indonesia is now pushing for the reopening of flight routes and “revitaliz ing” existing shipping routes to Mindanao. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the increased transportation connectivity will translate to more trade potential with the Philippines. I proposed the revitalization of shipping route—Ro-Ro [rollon/roll-off] shipping routes be tween Bitung and Davao and re opening of Manado-Davao flight route,” Widodo said in Bahasa during his joint statement with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. in Bogor Presiden tial Palace on Monday. Bitung and Manado are cit ies both located in the island of Sulawesi, which is located over 1,140 kilometers south of Davao City. Growing trade CURRENTLY , Widodo said trade between the Philippines and Indonesia has already in creased by 50 percent compared to last year. Most of the traded goods be tween the two countries are food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, coconut, and seaweed products. W idodo said he hopes the country will also procure air crafts, ships, and railway equip ment from Indonesian state owned-enterprises (SOEs). “Going forward, I hope that more opportunities arise for In donesian SOEs and the private sector to support development in the Philippines,” Widodo said. Maritime security WIDODO also discussed initia tives to strengthen PhilippinesIndonesia border security coop eration.Thisincludes the review of two border security agreements with the Philippines and the signing of the Agreement on Cooperative Activities in the Field of Defense and Security. See “Jakarta,” A2
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The PCA official noted that the completion of the initial list of coconut farmers registry would be just in time for the expected rollout of coconut levy-funded programs as President Duterte is expected to sign the industry development plan in early 2022.
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NTERNATIONAL concerns over the possible spread of the more infectious Omicron Covid-19 variant prompted the government to reimpose mandatory facility-based quarantine for all arriving passengers in the country. Acting Presidential spokesperson Karlo B. Nograles announced on Sunday that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) suspended the implementation of its Resolution No. 150A (s.2021), effectively imposing stricter protocols for all inbound travelers. Tonote, IATF Resolution 150A had allowed fully vaccinated non-visa travelers from Green List areas to enter the country without the need for facility-based quarantine as long as they secure negative Reverse TranscriptionPolymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) test within 72 hours prior to their “Exceptdeparture. forcountries classified as ‘Red,’ the testing and quarantine protocols for all inbound international travelers in all ports of entry shall comply with the testing and quarantine protocols for ‘Yellow’ list countries,” Nograles said, citing the provision of IATF Resolution He noted Hong Kong, which has confirmed a case of the Omicron variant, will also fall under the Yel-
Latest data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the government’s gross borrowings during the 10-month period fell by 5.99 percent from P2.92 trillion a year ago. With only two months left for this year, the latest figure is already equivalent to 89.6 percent of its P3.07-trillion borrowing program. Broken down, gross domestic borrowings from January to October settled at P2.23 trillion, down by 5.08 percent from P2.35 trillion in 2020. The bulk of the amount was sourced from Fixed Rate Treasury Bonds (P1.19 trillion), followed by short-term borrowings from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or BSP (P540 billion), Retail Treasury Bonds/Premyo Bonds (P463.3 billion), Retail Onshore Dollar Bonds (P80.84 billion). In the same period, there was also a net redemption of Treasury Bills amounting to P43.94 billion. Net debt redemption means there were more debts repaid compared to the amount borrowed during the period. Meanwhile, gross foreign borrowings in the same period also contracted by 9.7 percent to P518.7 billion from last year’s P574.4 billion. This was raised through global bonds (P146.17 billion), program loans (P139.98 billion), euro-denominated bonds (P121.97 billion), a project loan (P86.41 billion), and yen-denominated samurai bonds (P24.19 billion). See “Borrowings,”
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“On the other hand, if people would see names on the list and they think they are not coconut farmers or their details are incorrect, they can report it to the PCA for immediate action,” he added.
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Rosales said the PCA will not stop updating its list of coconut farmers and enjoined them to register in order to reap the benefits of the decades-long idled coconut levy fund. “We will not stop at 3.1 million. We hope that more individuals will register in our coconut farmers registry,” he said.
The new variant is a threat, especially with the holidays coming up and more foreigners being allowed to travel to the Philippines, De La Salle University economist Maria Ella Oplas toldTheBusinessMirror.holidaysusually bring in Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are eager to spend Christmas with their loved ones, while foreigners living in temperate regions usually want to relax in tropical countries like the Philippines. This year’s influx of OFWs is expected to be heavier since many of them were unable to come home for the holidays in December 2020. “My recommendation is to protect the borders. Do not allow people with a history of travel to countries with positive cases to enter,” Oplas said. “We should be more restrictive. [We have to be] more protective in terms of our Oplasmeasures.”saidthat while this will be a setback to some industries, this is a fair measure considering that this could help prevent placing the country in another strict lockdown, which, she said, the economy can no longer afford. “It is better that we do protective preventive measures than get exposed again. We have a lot to lose,” Oplas said. “We should do it now so that we can open just before Christmas. If it gets contained, we can open it again.”Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development (ACERD) Associate Director Ser Percival K. Peña-Reyes said closing the country’s borders would be effective but should still adhere to the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO). What is needed, Peña-Reyes told this newspaper, is for travel restrictions to be put in place swiftly and for government to be proactive in imposingPreviousthem.instances when the country had the opportunity to impose travel restrictions did not prevent the spread of Covid-19. That was mainly because the decision was not made immediately, he said. “ Kung papatay patay [If we’re slow] and we get caught flat-footed, [that’s risky] We were too reactive instead of proactive before. We should learn from that,” PeñaReyes said. “It’s a delicate balancing act. We need to push testing and tracing to be properly informed of our decisions. Blanket/shotgun approaches could have dire consequences on the economy.” 50.4600
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Former University of the Philip pines School of Economics (UPSE) Dean Ramon L. Clarete said the gov ernment could consider subsidizing exporters located in Philippine Eco nomic Zone Authority (PEZA) areas to boost their production. C larete said these may be pro vided on top of existing perks be ing received by firms under PEZA and those under other investment promotion agencies (IPAs) such as the Board of Investments (BOI). The weak peso closes the cur rent trade or balance of payments deficit, accordingly the fiscal defi cit. Imports need to be reduced and exports increased to do this,” Clarete told the BusinessMirror “There is pain with inflation and re duction in goods available including high cost of fuel or energy.” C larete said there may also be a need to provide additional tax credits on top of exemptions from paying value-added tax (VAT) and excise on imported raw materials. However, Clarete said he would advise against subsidizing fuel but efforts to subsidize the transpor tation of workers may be consid ered a good move. Efforts must be exerted to bring down the use of imported fuel. A teneo Eagle Watch Senior Fel low Leonardo A. Lanzona Jr. told the BusinessMirror there is also a need to provide incentives to firms in order to consider sourcing raw materials from local producers and manufacturers.Theweakpeso should force firms to look for other inputs other than usual imports. There is also a need to adopt other technolo gies that will utilize more of the domestic resources such as labor,” Lanzona said. “PBBM,” n US 56.7910 n JAPAN 0.4052 n UK 65.2415 n HK 7.2357 n CHINA 8.2288 n SINGAPORE 40.5100 n AUSTRALIA 38.4929 n EU 56.3537 n KOREA 0.0417 n SAUDI ARABIA 15.1100 Source: BSP (September 5, 2022)
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Neda: Consumption, investment will trump inflation E XPENSIVE goods and ser vices are not expected to dampen the prospects of the economy this year, according to the National Economic and Develop ment Authority (Neda). S ocioeconomic Planning Sec retary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the country’s primary economic drivers are domestic consump tion and investment, which are expected to grow in the coming months.Balisacan noted that domes tic consumption and investment already account for 85 percent of the demand side of the economy. Another major driver, Services, contributed around 67 percent of GDP’s supply side. Both components are growing faster than the overall economy, indicating that their shares in GDP are expected to increase further. Gross fixed capital formation or investment is also exhibiting a solid performance,” Balisacan said. B alisacan said the Philippine economy only needs to grow by at least 5.3 percent in the second half of 2022 to meet the lower bound of the 6.5 to 7.5 percent target set by the Development Budget Coordination Committee for the year. B ased on figures from the Phil ippine Statistics Authority (PSA), household consumption growth picked up to 8.6 percent in Q2 2022.This led to a 9.3-percent average growth rate for the first semester of 2022. Meanwhile, investment grew by an average of 12.6 percent in the first half of the year. B alisacan also said improve ments in the country’s employment rate, noting that the labor force saw about 1.5 million additional Filipi nos employed in June 2022 relative to June 2021. F urther, the unemployment rate fell to 6 percent in June 2022 from 7.7 percent in the same month last year. He attributes this to the economy’s reopening.
“ With the reopening of the economy, buoyed investment con fidence, the return of domestic and foreign tourism, as well as greater SME activities induced by face-toface classes in the new normal, prospects for growth in the near term appear bright,” Balisacan said. To sustain economic growth against the external headwinds, Balisacan highlighted the govern ment’s priorities outlined in the 8-Point Socioeconomic Agenda, which focuses on both short-term and medium-term issues. T he medium-term priorities of the agenda aim to transform the Philippine economy by addressing binding constraints to robust job creation.Through greater utilization of public-private partnerships or PPPs, the Marcos administration will promote investment in in frastructure, specifically energy, transportation and logistics, water, and telecommunications. See “Neda,”
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and his wife Louise Araneta Marcos share a light moment with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Marcos affirmed deepening economic and security ties with Indonesia on Monday during the first overseas trip of his presidency, while expressing concern about the persistent difficulties Southeast Asian nations have faced after the pandemic. IBRAHIM, POOL
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Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Deputy Administrator Roel M. Rosales said about 3.11 million coconut farmers and farm workers have been registered with the government since it started updating its registry following the enactment of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund law.
By Cai U. Ordinario @caiordinario C LOSING the country’s borders is one of the most immediate courses of action the government must take to prevent the latest Covid-19 variant, Omicron, from reaching Philippine shores, according to local economists.
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The senator said she intends to “inquire on the concrete solutions being undertaken by responsible government agencies to put an end to the unrestricted intensification of the mentioned activities.” She lamented that delayed re sponse by authorities only embold ens those behind the cybercrime rackets. This developed as a report from Globe Telecom Inc. claimed that it blocked an estimated 784 million scam and spam messages from January to July of this year, not ing that the same report showed that the telco had deactivated 14,058 scam-linked mobile num bers and blacklisted an additional 8,973.“Despite the passage of Republic Act 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, the personal information of the citizens remain vulnerable due to lack of transparency and standards on the processing, han dling, and storing of personal data collected by mobile applications,” BinayBinaysaid.pointed out how the data collected by the contact stillspreadwasapplication ‘Staysafe.ph’,tracingwhichutilizedtohelpmitigatetheofCovid-19disease,wasnotinthepossessionofthe
“We have the mandate that if we can only buy local, then buy local,” Mangwag said during the welcome ceremony.Mangwag said she will advocate for better sugar milling efficiency. “To be more efficient we need better quality canes. It takes two to tango,” she said. “We will work hard to surmount the challenges ahead in order for the sugar indus try to come out stable in the end,” Mangwag added. Alba argued that there is no need to liberalize the sugar in dustry “at this moment.” Certain quarters have renewed the calls to liberalize the local sugar industry amid skyrocketing retail prices of sugar.Alba vowed the new SRA board would do its best in fulfilling Mar cos’s marching order of attaining self-sufficiency in sugar. “The SRA board will work to ward food sufficiency. We will work on that,” he said.
The amount is in the form of au tomatic appropriations sourced from the national government’s (NG) share from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (at least 25 percent) and from the NG share from international airports and seaports (at least 25 per cent), and collectively gathered as a Tourism Promotions Fund. The appro priation falls under the Department of Budget and Management’s Special Account in the General Fund (SAGF), basically a trust fund deposited in the National Treasury representing shares of from select government firms. Under the proposed National Ex penditure Program for 2023, the TPB is targetting to attract 7 million tour ist arrivals, the same as in 2021 and 2022. In 2021, however, there were only 39,323 tourist arrivals largely due to the continued pandemic travel restrictions imposed in the country and by other nations. The TPB its also targetting tour ist receipts at P933 million in 2023, down by 29 percent from its target of some P1.32 billion this year. Different KPIs LAWYER Charles Aames Bautista, officer-in-charge of the TPB, told the BusinessMirror, however, “The tar gets [in the DBM budget documents] are the DOT’s. We have different key
Stronger bilateral relations THE President also said he wants to expand the country’s bilat eral relations with Indonesia in terms of investments, defense andHeculture. noted Indonesia has al ready played a crucial role in the government’s infrastructure projects of the previous adminis tration and he wants to continue such“Thepartnership. President(Widodo) and I have agreed to organize task forces already to meet and dis cuss even at the technical level, no longer at the political or the diplomatic level, but at the tech nical level so as to be able to take full advantage of opportunities that we feel that are available to us and that we will need to exploit to succeed in the near future,” Marcos said.
“The issue is how to let mar kets determine which industry should prosper and identify the cases for government interven tion when market failures are seen,” Lanzona said. Meanwhile, UPSE Associ ate Professor Renato E. Reside Jr. told this newspaper that apart from short- and medi um-term solutions, there is a need for the government to remain focused on improving infrastructure.This,Residesaid, will ensure there are “continuous uninter rupted flows of important raw materials, since losing access and disrupted supply chains can be very Residecostly.”thinks the govern ment should invest in “unitcost-reducing, efficiency- and productivity-enhancing infra structure” projects which help firms reduce their overhead and other operating costs.
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The Republic Act 11203 or the rice trade liberalization (RTL) law created the six-year (2019 to 2024) annual P10-billion RCEF that seeks to modernize the country’s riceHalfindustry.ofthe RCEF or P5 billion is allocated for the procurement and distribution of farm machin ery to rice farmers that shall be directly handled and implemented by PhilMech, an attached agency of the DA.
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Marcos reiterated he chose In donesia to become the first coun try for his series of State Visits due to the close affinity with the country in terms of geographical location, culture, ethnicity, and interests. Hethanked Widodo for gra ciously hosting his productive trip in Indonesia. Amongthe Philippines-Indone sia bilateral agreements which were signed, during the visit were their plan of action for 2022 to 2027, cultural anotherforeinconference. Widodothenesiahavewelcomedbecausearoundtimeeconomy.security, promotionactivitiescooperations, cooperativeinthefieldofdefenseandofthecreative“IthinkalthoughitisthefirstI’vebeentoJakarta,welookanditfeelslikehomeonlyyouaresowarm.You’veussowarmlyandwefeltthewillingnessofIndotogointopartnershipwithPhilippines,”MarcossaidtoduringtheirjointpressThePresidentwillendhistripIndonesiaonSept.6,2022beproceedingtoSingaporeforStateVisit.
THE Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has been allocated some P1.17 billion in funds from the national government for 2023. The TPB, is the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT).
Rising costs MEANWHILE , University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) economist Cid L. Terosa said ultimately, the government can help firms cope with rising costs such as those linked to utilities, logistics and transportation as well as marketing and distri bution.Terosa said these are already being done by the government. However, since no policy is per fect, there will always be room to improve these efforts.
S EN. Alan Peter Cayetano on Mon day urged the Senate to urgently take up the issue of the deferral of the University of the Philippines Col lege Admission Test (UPCAT), saying the University of the Philippines (UP) cannot keep putting off the entrance exam since it gets the lion’s share of funds among the country’s State Uni versities and Colleges (SUC). “If there is no UPCAT, there are two victims here: the child and the uni versity. Why? Because UP gets 23.41 percent of the budget of all the SUCs. Almost one fourth of their budget goes to UP – meaning greater funds, greater power, greater responsibility. We can not have a slackening, and deferment of the UPCAT. This is so urgent,” Cayetano said, partly in Filipino, in a manifesta tion during the regular Senate session on September 5, 2022. The UP has suspended the UPCAT since 2020 because of the Covid-19 pan demic and has been selecting students based on their high school grades. Noting that the pandemic situation has improved, Cayetano filed Sen ate Resolution No. 157 on August 25, 2022 strongly urging UP to administer the UPCAT for the next academic year 2023-2024 to make the admission pro cess more holistic. On Friday last week, however, UP announced that it has suspended for the third year its college entrance exam for incoming freshmen. Cayetano said not holding the UP CAT leaves out many deserving stu dents who may not necessarily have the highest grades but can pass the entrance test. “If you’ll just look at the grades, you will not get the best of the best. You are killing the dreams of children,” he said. Before the Senate session on Mon day, Cayetano led the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, briefly touch ing on the unsatisfactory UPCAT pass ing of Philippine Science High School (PSHS) students of only 60.55 percent. This ranks poorly as compared to the school’s 97 to 99 percent passing rate during prepandemic years. “The Philippines Science High School system has 12 schools and during the administration of UPCAT, they have 97 to 99 percent or almost a hundred percent passing. When the UPCAT was suspended, only 60.55 percent [from PSci] made it,” Cayetano said.“It’s been two years. Many science high schools around the country are complaining that the best of the best are not getting in because the system [of choosing] is wrong,” he added.
“The government can exert effort to lower transaction costs between companies and gov ernment agencies responsible for facilitating the importation of raw materials,” he told this newspaper.OnMonday, the peso further depreciated to P56.999 to the greenback. This was considered an all-time low for the Philip pineIncurrency.arecent analysis, Rizal Commercial Banking Corpo ration (RCBC) said the local currency could still weaken in the coming days as local and international developments could play to the strength of theRCBCdollar.chief economist Mi chael Ricafort cited two main catalysts to the movement of the peso against the dollar for the remainder of the year.
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He said these investments will also allow the country to capitalize on the demographic dividend, as the country’s working-age popu lation has grown faster than the total population in recent years. “Through investment, the coun try can equip this growing segment of the population with the suffi cient tools and infrastructure that will greatly raise its productivity,” saidBetweenBalisacan.January and July 2022, the PSA data showed inflation av eraged 4.7 percent. In July alone, inflation reached 6.4 percent. The inflation in July was the highest since October 2018 when the rise in commodity prices reached 6.9 percent. The PSA is set to release the August inflation data on Tuesday. Cai U. Ordinario Widodo said the renewed Trilateral Cooperative Arrange ment (TCA) among Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia will also be crucial in keeping safe the territorial waters of the said countries. Henoted the TCA will help deter hostage-taking and kidnapping in the territories of the said signatories. “Indonesia wishes to ensure that ASEAN remains an engine of peace, stability, peace and prosperity in the region,” Widodo said. Marcos is currently in Indonesia for the first part of his State Visits this week. He is scheduled to fly to Singapore by Tuesday. Jakarta... Continued from A1 SRA...
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The peso has been on a weak ening streak anew in the previ ous week despite efforts to prop up sentiment against the US dollar.Data from the Bankers Asso ciation of the Philippines (BAP) showed that the local currency closed at P56.77 to a dollar, down from the P56.42 in the previous day’s trade (Full story here: https:// businessmir ror global-devts/).peso-could-still-weaken-on-.com.ph/2022/09/05/
Inter-Agency Task Force nine months after it requested the files from the mobile application developer, Multisys Technologies Corporation.“Theunabated digital scams will erode the trustworthiness of elec tronic commerce and may reverse our shift to a digital economy. It is the right of our people to have a safe digital ecosystem and it is the duty of the government to provide and secure such an environment,” the senator Meanwhile,added. data from PLDT and Smart Communications showed that it blocked 23 million smishing text messages, in a span of three days, from June 11 to 14 of this year.
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“We also spoke at length about the role that we believe Asean should play, while we face the dif ficulties in this very volatile time, in geopolitics not only in our region but also in the rest of the world,” Marcos said.
PhilMech bidding documents showed that the ABC set by the agency for the supply, delivery and testing of four-wheel tractors for Regions I, CAR, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII and BARMM funded under 2021 RCEF was P1.3 Jallorinamillion.cautioned that with holding the payment to the winning suppliers for the tractors may cause delays in the implementation of the RCEF mechanization program. “It should be noted that all these tractors were already de livered and distributed to farmer beneficiaries and Dr. Alvindia is currently arbitrarily withholding the payment of P1.737 billion to various suppliers, effectively, cur tailing the further implementa tion of the RCEF program to the detriment of our farmers,” he said.
“Investments can be redirect ed to industries that are more labor-industries. The govern ment can help support firms in these transitions,” he added. Lanzona said firms can be provided incentives when they locate to poorer regions that are near the country’s domestic re sources.Hesaid these firms should also be given subsidies or tax deductions when they under take technology transfers. The government should encourage firms to Lanzonainnovate.saidsome of the incentives may require legisla tion, but it is important to note, he added, that the government has the capability to prevent markets from failing.
Andrea E. San Juan performance indicators in the TPB, which are marketing related — our reach, business-to-business events organized locally and abroad, website visits, social media following, etc.” He explained, “The exact value is still to be determined upon approval of a strategic marketing plan.” So far, among TPB’s major plans and programs for next year include the staging of a signature show like the Philippine Travel Exchange, MICE Convention, and regional travel fairs; and institutional campaigns like the Philippine Motorcycle Tourism and Philippine Faith and Heritage Program. It will also hold a members’ chat and set up a Business-to-Business Platform for its members; as well as expand its Travel App (3.0). The DOT said last week it would be creating an app to enable travelers to have an easier time making bookings for their visits to the country or its other destinations. (See, “DOT ‘super app’ to link travelers, food hubs,” in the BusinessMir ror , September 2, 2022) Fund utilization rate for 1H 2022 IT will also be attending the following
“Good infrastructure reduces production, transport costs and perhaps even power costs. Gov ernment can also try to improve digital infrastructure to reduce communication costs,” Reside said.
The Philippine Senate has yet to ratify the regional trade deal. According to the umbrella orga nization of Philippine exporters, this has caused dismay among rel evant agencies and private sector stakeholders as they warned that further delay will slow the growth momentum and cast doubts about the country’s openness to trade and investment. TradeSecretary Alfredo E. Pascual noted at a forum in July that as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) creates an en abling environment for attract ing investments and expanding efforts, the Trade department vows to continue to push for the immediate ratification of the re gional trade deal and other trade agreements. Pascualsaid two months ago that with only 10 free trade agree ments (FTAs), the Philippines has the least number of FTAs among the six Asean countries. He said Singapore signed 27 FTAs, Malay sia with 17, Thailand with 15, In donesia with 15, and Vietnam also signedThese15. agreements, he said, will diversify the country’s exports in terms of products and services and country destinations, and enhance the country’s attractiveness to for eignIninvestments.fact,Pascualunderscored two weeks ago that the foreign cham bers have always prodded the DTI on the country’s accession to the regional trade deal as companies under the chambers’ ambit usually take this into consideration before they make final decisions on invest ing in the Philippines.
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Ka Oris was the former head of the NOC and former spokesman of the communist group. He was the topmost rebel commander in Mindanao.Garellosaid the soldiers recovered two AK-47 assault rifles during the 15 minutes of firefight with Madlos and his Meanwhile,men. the Philippine Na tional Police (PNP) said policemen in Roxas City, Capiz, also arrested another ranking rebel. PNP public information office chief Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Balba identified the suspect as Leni lyn Jaynos, reportedly an identified NGODuringworker.the operation wherein a warrant was served, policemen seized two .45 caliber pistols and two fragmentation grenades along with ammunition and magazines. “The arrested suspect is tagged as the regional finance of Komiteng Rehiyon-Panay. Two of her cohorts escaped arrest and are now subjects of a search operation,” Balba said.
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DAVAO CITY—The Depart ment of Agriculture (DA) turned over to the provincial government a coffee processing facil ity constructed in the municipality of Maco, Davao de Oro. The DA said the communitybased coffee processing facility would directly benefit some 200 cof fee farmers of the town. The DA spent P8 million to construct the facility and turned it over on August 18 to the New Leyte Agricultural Cooperative (NLAC). Aside from the building, the DA regional office also gave coffee dryer, fertilizer and coffee-pro cessing equipment like roasting machine, grinder, depulper, and dehuller.Themembers of the cooperative also underwent trainings on how to fully utilize the processing plant. Jeorge Omictin, NLAC chairman, expressed gratitude to the DA for granting their request for the coffeeprocessing facility. “This program would have an ef fect on our livelihood because the price of our coffee would now in crease, unlike before that it is cheap er. This will really add income to our people especially to the members of the co-op,” he said. The Provincial Agriculture Office said the province, formerly called Compostela Valley, has 2,759 coffee farmers tilling 5,947 hectares. They produce more than 1,800 metric tons of green coffee beans yearly. The Maco municipal govern ment said it would support the de velopment of the coffee industry in theViceprovince.Mayor Alvera Veronica Rimando said the coffee facility “is the victory of the coffee farmers not just in their town but in the whole province of Davao de Oro.”
Son of late rebel leader Ka Oris, wife slain in Bukidnon skirmish Program aims to recruit 600 Pinoy nurses to Germany
A RMY troops killed a top-rank ing commander of the New People’s Army (NPA), who was also a son of the late Mindanao communist leader George “Ka Oris” Madlos, during a firefight in Bukid non over the weekend, the military reported on Monday. Vincent Isagani Madlos was killed during a firefight with ele ments of the 8th Infantry Battalion on Saturday afternoon in Barangay Kapitan, Bayong, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon, Major Francisco Garello Jr., spokesman of the 4th Infantry Division,Madlos’ssaid.wife, Angie Polan dres Salinas, was also killed dur ing the clash. Col. Ted Dumosmog, officer in charge of the 403rd Infantry Brigade, said the couple were members of the Central Committee of the Commu nist Party of the Philippines. He said Madlos was also the head of the National Technical Bureau, while his wife was the head of the National Communications Bureau, both of the National Operations Command (NOC) of the NPA. “Madlos had multiple warrants of arrests for the crimes commit ted from different areas in Caraga and Northern Mindanao regions,” Dumosmog said. Madlos was the son of Ka Oris, who was also killed by soldiers dur ing an operation in the mountain ous area of Sitio Gabunan, Barangay Dumalaguing, Impasug-ong, Bukid non on October 30, 2021.
By Rene Acosta @reneacostaBM
Investors pledge P1-T for farm irrigation deals, NIA chief says Belmonte, Tiangco, Malapitan named ’21 top NCR mayors in RPMD surveyOil pumpslashfirmsfuelprices
DA turns over ₧8-M processor to Davao de Oro coffee growers
THE RP Mission and Develop ment Foundation Inc. (RPMD) completed its nationwide sur vey from July 1 to 15, 2022 for all mayors, governors, and members of the House of Representatives for their overall performance for the yearWithin2021. the National Capital Region (NCR), the ranking re sults for “Top City Mayors” are as follows: Mayor Josefina “Joy” Belmonte of Quezon City, with a 88 percent job performance rating being the Top City Mayor in NCR, tailed closely by former Navotas City Mayor and current Represen tative Tobias “Toby” Tiangco with 86 percentage mark; third place succeeded by former Mayor and current Rep. Oscar “Oca” Malapi tan of Caloocan City with 83 per centage score while Mayor Imelda “Emi” Calixto-Rubiano of Pasay City 4th with 81 percent rating; the 5th position has been secured by former Mayor and current Vice Mayor Carmelita “Menchie” Aba los of Mandaluyong City with 80 percent votes. The ratings and rankings were heavily reliant on their overall job performance in 2021. The expectations and responsibili ties of mayors were extensive, encompassing multiple roles as local chief executives, from su pervision to implementation of all local government unit (LGU) policies, programs, projects, and services, the enforcement of all laws and ordinances in relation to the governance of the city, maximization of resources to generate income in funding all initiatives.Moreimportantly, addressing and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects. Those top may ors must be recognized and com mended for their efforts, according to Dr. Paul Martinez, Executive Director of RPMD. Dr. Martinez added that their constituents praised Mayors Belmonte, Tiangco, and Malapi tan for their leadership brand, human and social services, eco nomic development, infrastruc ture, response to Covid-19 and institutional development. All 2021 NCR Mayors who sought re-election or another local post won in the previous election— Mayor Belmonte won by a large margin of 245,000 votes against party-list Congressman. The brothers Toby and John Rey Tiangco triumphed and seam lessly changed positions in Navo tas City (mayor and representa tive). Similar scenario for the father-and-son duo of Oca and Along Malapitan, who switched places from mayor to representa tive and also won conclusively in Caloocan.Additional results for NCR Mayors are as follows: Marcy Te odoro 81 percent (Marikina), Vico Sotto 80 percent (Pasig), Abby Binay 75 percent (Makati), Isko Moreno 73 percent (Manila), Rex Gatchalian 71 percent (Valenzu ela), Lino Cayetano 70 percent (Taguig), Francis Zamora 68 per cent (San Juan), Edwin Olivarez 66 percent (Parañaque), Jaime Fresnedi 65 percent (Muntinlu pa), Mel Aguilar 63 percent (Las Piñas), Ike Ponce III 58 percent (Pateros) and Antolin Oreta III 55 percent (Malabon). RPMD participated in the pre ceding election and accurately evaluated the national and local environments. RPMD will con tinually exert efforts to provide government decision-makers and policymakers relevant as well as significant data that would impact the lives of Fili pinos.The “RPMD Year 2021 Public Satisfaction Survey,” conducted by RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc., is an indepen dent, non-commissioned national survey conducted per district/city in each region. In NCR, 10,000 respondents in 16 cities and 1 municipality were asked, “Do you approve or disapprove of [name of Mayor/District Representative] is handling his/her job as [mayor/ district representative]?”
By Lenie Lectura @llectura OIL companies announced a price rollback starting Tues day after implementing a hefty price increase last week. They said in separate announce ments that they will reduce the price of gasoline by P2.6 per liter, diesel by P1.55 per liter and kerosene by P1.6 perSeaoil,liter.
“The new structure now serves as a barrier against water over flow and possible erosion, which may affect local communities near the river, particularly the flood hazard area in Barangay Rivera,” Bueno said. The flood control structure will also protect nearby national roads from potential damage, which will allow unhampered transport of basic goods and services to remote areas in “DPWHAklan.will continue to do its part in helping mitigate disaster risks in local communities by pro viding all-weather infrastructure that protects people, property, and livelihood,” said Bueno.
academic studies to strengthen their career,” the German Embassy said in a news release. The DMW has cautioned ap plicants against those who will approach them and charge them with recruitment fees. Since TWP is a G2G arrangement, there will be free German language training from A1-B1 level, free translation of recognition documents and cer tification, airfare and visa. Nurses who have been hired to work in Germany are also given assistance in finding suitable accommodation once they are in Germany. Qualified applicants need only to register online and secure an appointment at www.dmw.gov. ph or ph/OnlineServices/POEAOnline.aspxhttp://onlineservices.dmw.gov.
By Jovee Marie N. Dela Cruz @joveemarie
THE National MondayAdministrationIrrigation(NIA)onsaidinvestorsfrom the private sector have pledged P1 trillion in investments for the construction of more irrigation facilities in the country. During the hearing of the House Committee on Appropriations, NIA Administrator Benny Antiporda said the agency received P1 trillion pledges through publicprivate partnership or PPP. Citing a master plan, Antiporda said 1.1 million hectares of land in different areas in the country need irrigation. “Basedon our master plan, 1.1 million hectares need to be irrigated and that will cost us P800 billion. The government cannot fund that [P800 billion alone], and with that we can only address this in coming up with very successful PPPs,” he explained. “As of this moment, we have received investment pledges coming from different investors of about P1 trillion,” he added. Antiporda also assured that project preparation activities are continuously being undertaken to have a wider base for the selection of projects for implementation and these include project identification, investigations, feasibility studies, plan formulation, project packaging, and detailed engineering. But the NIA official admitted that long feasibility studies have affected the implementation of several irrigation projects. “We are recalling all feasibility studies [on constructions of irrigations], which have been lingering with consultancy firms, [we are now investigating them]. After our investigation, cases will be filed against them,” he said. For 2023, NIA will receive P41.5 billion, higher than its P32.1 billion allocation for 2022. NIA accounts for the bulk of the budget for the Department of Agriculture’s attached corporations. The 2023 budget of NIA is a subsidy for operating requirements of the agency, including: right-ofway and feasibility studies; other irrigation sub programs in support of the program beneficiaries development component of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program; expenses related to the implementation of the National Irrigation System and Communal Irrigations System and Special Irrigation Sub-Program for small irrigation projects.
By Malou Talosig-Bartolome @maloutalosig GERMANY is hiring additional 600 Filipino registered nurs es for partner hospitals and elderly care under the governmentto-government (G2G) recruitment scheme dubbed as Triple Win Proj ectThe(TWP).600 Filipino nurses who will be accepted under TWP are not cov ered in the annual quota set by the Department of Labor and Employ ment for the deployment of Filipino nursesFilipinosabroad.nurses who are inter ested in applying should go to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), formerly Blas F. Ople Build ing in Ortigas, Pasig City, and other branches of the Philippine Over seas Employment Administration (POEA)Deadlinenationwide.forsubmission is on September 30, 2022. According to the German semigovernment news portal, www. deutschland.de, the average salary of a trainee nurse is around 1,0401,400 euros (P58,000 to 79,000) a month. After three years of training and passing the state examination, their salary goes up to 2,500 euros (P141,000) as they become fully qualified nurses. In the Philippines, the aver age monthly salary of a hospi tal nurse is P9,757 ($193.36) a month. Government nurses receive relatively higher pay knowledgewhilepromotedthesepartnersployedwillernment(GIZ)Internationaleit.Agencytheferslanguagemoreor2022mayandthedergoproficiencyquiredButinstitutionsrehabilitationexperienceleastFilipinoP10,000privateP13,500 ($267.54) comparedof aroundtoanursewhoserateisaround($198.18)permonth.Theapplicationisopentoallregisterednurseswithatone-yearrelatedprofessional(bedside)inhospitals,centersand/orcareorprivatedutynurse.interestedapplicantsareretohaveGermanlanguageofB1orB2Level,unGermanlanguagetraininginPhilippinestoattainB1level,attendthelanguageclass,whichstartanytimefromNovembertoJanuary2023.ThosewhoalreadyhaveB1and/B2certificatesthatwereissuedthanayearagoshouldtakeaassessment.TheTWPoffreerefreshercourses, too.TheTWPstartedin2013,withGermanFederalEmployment(ZAV/BA)commissioningTheDeutscheGesellschaftsfurZusammenarbeitGmbHandtheDMW’sGovPlacementBranch(GPB)implementtheproject.“Todate,theProjecthasdenursesinmajorhospitalinGermany.Someofnurseshavealreadybeentohigherpositions,othersareexpandingtheirbypursuingfurther
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THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday it has complet ed a multimillion-peso flood control structure in Libacao, Aklan. Public Works Region 6 Direc tor Nerie D. Bueno said the P59.4million flood control structure was developed using steel sheet piles, concrete blocks, and hexapods. The 390-meter revetment wall also has an access ramp. Bueno noted that the project helps in protecting “communities highly vulnerable to flooding” in Libacao, Aklan.
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PTT, Phoenix, Petron, Shell, Caltex, Total will implement the price cut at 6 a.m. of September 6. Cleanfuel announced it will reduce its pump prices at 12:01 a.m. Last week, diesel and kerosene prices went up by P6.10 per liter each while gasoline prices increased by P1.40 per liter. These resulted to the year-to-date total adjustments to stand at a net increase of P19.55/liter for gasoline, P37.80/liter for diesel and P33.20/liter for kerosene. The DOE said this week’s oil price rollback is mainly due to the softening of demand as a result of increasing interest rates in the US and Europe, as well as the effects of lockdown in some parts of China.
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Recalibrated UPON the President’s assumption of leadership in the department, House Committee on Appropria tion Vice Chairperson and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin said DA has re calibrated its 2023 proposal based on Marcos’s directives of boosting local production, reducing pro duction costs and raising income of farmer and fisherfolk, while ensuring availability of safe and nutritious food at all times. Given the higher market pric es of rice, vegetables, livestock, and fisheries that we’re seeing due to current inflation levels, the President has emphasized the importance of stabilizing and in creasing food production levels.
E strella designated Undersecretary for Field Operations, Atty. Kazel C. Celeste, as vice chairperson and Un dersecretaries, Atty. Milagros Isabel A. Cristobal of the Support Services Office and Atty. Napoleon U. Galit of the Legal Affairs Office as members. T he members of the technical working group are Assistant Secretaries Joey Su matra of the Field Operations Office, Atty. Maria Celestina Tam of the Legal Affairs Office, Aurita Ang of the Field Management and Administration Office, Josef Angelo Martires of the Foreign-Assisted and Spe cial Project Office, Executive Director Ro land Manalaysay of the DAR Adjudication Board, and Director Robert Anthony Yu of the Bureau of Agrarian Legal Assistance. Under Special Order No. 503, the MSAB serves as the recommendatory body for third-level positions. The picks shall be subject to final approval by the DAR Sec retary.
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will use a big chunk of its 2023 P163.7-billion budget to boost farm production and forestall a looming food crisis.
I n a presentation during the budget hearing of the House Com mittee on Appropriations, Agri culture Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla said the 2023 budget of the DA will ensure availability of safe and nutritious food, boost local production, cut production costs and increase farmers and fisherfolk’s income. We are presenting the 2023 budget based on priority areas that the secretary and President [Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.] wants to achieve in the immediate term,” she said. “ Boosting local production is the main strategy of the DA in re sponse to the looming food crisis,” Sombilla added. R epresenting President and Ag riculture Secretary Marcos, Agri culture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said DA will focus on increasing food production, lowering of food prices and the creation of new employment op portunities and stable incomes for the rural poor. National programs [of the DA] are designed to guarantee food security, international co operation and rural progress,” Panganiban said. M oreover, for 2023, Sombilla said the DA and its attached agen cies will receive P163.8 billion or P46.5 billion higher than 2022’s P117.2 billion allocation. Sombilla said the Masagana Rice Program, which seeks to help 2.30 million farmers, will receive P30.55 billion next year. She added that P4.60 billion will be allocated for fisheries production to distribute 1,109 boats to 1,142 fisherfolk, 5.73 million pieces of broodstocks and 2.85 million pieces of fingerlings. ShesaidP1.66 billion will be allocated for vegetable produc tion and P4.2 billion Integrated National Swine Production Ini tiatives for Recovery and Expan sion (INSPIRE) program, which include 395 barangay to be re leased from quarantine.
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To allow current levels to meet local demand, the DA intends to implement three key interven tions,” she said. “ Firstly, production enhance ment programs such as the Na tional Rice Program, an intensi fied vegetable production pro gram, the Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion program for livestock and poultry subsec tors, and the Fisheries Production Program, under the BFAR,” she said.Garin said the DA will also focus on strengthening the coconut indus try through implementing the Coco nut Industry Development Program. According to Garin, the depart ment will direct resources towards accelerating and optimizing our water resources through supporting irrigation development programs under the NIA. Aside from this emphasis on increasing food production levels, the DA also recognizes the impor tance of protecting the welfare of our farmers and fisherfolk. This is of immense value, considering that close to a third of our coun try’s labor force is employed in the agricultural, fisheries, and forestry sector,” she said. To do this, Garin said various programs will be rolled out with the purpose of providing credit and financial assistance to eli gible beneficiaries. “ These programs will provide the necessary social protection and safety nets with the end goal of reducing our farmers and fish erfolk’s vulnerability to different risks. On the end of credit assis tance, the Agricultural Credit and Policy Council has a proposed bud get of P2.75 billion. This allocation will be directed towards granting loans to more than 30,000 farm ers and fisherfolk and 130 MSMEs [micro small and medium enter prises],” she added. Given the directive of the Presi dent to expedite the completion of the farm-to-market road (FMR) network plan, Garin said the depart ment will construct more FMR roads to connect more key production areas to markets.
T he DA will also implement a P87.3 million adaptation and mitigation initiatives in agricul ture and P110.8 million to the Bureau of Agricultural Fisheries Engineering. Forlogistics and mobiliza tion, the DA said P13.15 billion will be allocated to construct 1,064,88 kilometers of farmto-market roads. T he agency said Kadiwa selling activities will receive P18.1 mil lion, while the enhanced Kadiwa program will get P249 million. The food mobilization or Kadiwa food system will receive P267.6 million next year. T he Philippine Rural Develop ment Program will receive P5.99 billion, the market development services for fisheries products will receive P39.7 million and fish ports and fish landings will get P5.3 bil lion in 2023. F or credit and financial assis tance, the DA said P2.7 billion amounts of loans will be granted to 37,250 small farmers and fish erfolk and 130 small and medium enterprises. T he agency also allocated P1 bil lion as fuel discount/cash grants to 312,698 farmers and fisherfolk.
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T he DA budget will also include P1.1 billion for coconut industry development, P5.2 billion for lo cal feed development, P40.8 bil lion for irrigation development and P120 million for aquaculture feed mill. For the modernization of the ag riculture sector, Sombilla said the P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund will be allot ted for distribution of agricultural machineries and equipment, distri bution of 1.8 million bags of inbred seeds, to train 61,130 farmers and 50,7000 farmers will be provided with scholarships.
Drought over DEPUTY Speaker Ralph Recto said it took a sitting President to concur rently serve as agriculture secretary for the DA “to finally reap a budget increase.” According to Recto, eight big agricultural agencies deemed as government corporations will likewise be getting hefty increases in budgetary subsidy from the na tional government. F rom P46.2 billion this year, subsidies to the National Food Authority (NFA), Sugar Regula tory Administration (SRA), Na tional Irrigation Administration (NIA), Philippine Rice Research Institute, Philippine Fisheries Development Authority, National Tobacco Administration, Philip pine Coconut Authority, National Dairy Authority will go up to P62 billion, a 33 percent jump. O f the eight, the NFA will post the biggest hike, a 71 percent jump from P7 billion to P12 bil lion. This will allow NFA to hike its buffer stock capacity from 9 days to 15 days. Next is SRA, which has been earmarked a budget subsidy of P1 billion, up by 41 percent, from this year’s P712.2 million. At the so-called “DA Proper,” the Office of the Secretary (OSEC) will see its budget surge from P61 billion to P90.2 billion, a 48 percent or P29billion hike. T he OSEC will run the Na tional Rice Program whose al location will be doubled from P15.8 billion in 2022 to P30.5 billion in 2023. Of this amount P19.5 billion will fund fertilizer support, which, ac cording to Recto, “is a must at this time when fertilizer prices have gone through the roof.” U nder the DA plan, P5.2 billion will be plowed back to the corn sector, P5 billion to livestock, P2 billion to high value crops, and P5.2 billion to fisheries. O ther agencies slated to receive bigger funds are the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, up 66 percent, or from P156 million to P259 mil lion, and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), from P4.7 billion to P6.3 billion, a 35 percent boost. T he DA will also be ramping up infrastructure spending, al lotting P13.1 billion for farm-tomarket roads and P29.5 billion forRirrigation. ectosaidhe is supporting the budget increase in agriculture, “not because it is what the Presi dent has asked, but this is what the people want.” T he planned increase in the DA budget comes on the heels of a global study tagging the Philip pines as the “most food insecure” in East and Southeast Asia and 146th out of 171 countries. R ecto said the agriculture bud get should finance “a turnaround plan that will boost harvest and farmers’ incomes, and bring us to food security.”
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has reconstituted the Man agement Selection and Advisory Board (MSAB) to rationalize and facilitate the filling-up of third-level appointees who will implement the Marcos administra tion’s agrarian reform program. T hird-level positions include Direc tor III, Director IV, Assistant Secretaries, Undersecretaries, PARPOs I and II and Regional Directors. However, since President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has already named and filled the vacancies for the position of Under secretaries and Assistant Secretaries, the MSAB will only entertain applications for Director III, Director IV, PARPOs I and II and Regional Directors, a source at the DAR told the BusinessMirror DA R Secretary Conrado Estrella III tapped Undersecretary for Finance Management and Administration Jef frey M. Galan as chairperson of the newly formed MSAB, which shall de liberate and evaluate the selection and promotion of third-level positions.
By Jovee Marie N. Dela Cruz @joveemarie
TODAY, let’s check whether there is a GIG Economy in the Philippines. The questions, however, is: Are there Gigs in the Philippines?
Of course! This is a major group already and will continue to grow fast. T he young and digitally adept Philippine freelance market encompasses around 4 million Filipinos in freelancing! The Philippines, with its large number of creatives (web and graphic designers, game developers, animation artists, etc.), IT and Tech people, would seem like an ideal setting for the gig economy to flourish. And flourishing it is, according to the recently released Global Freelancer Insights Report by United States-based payment firmPayPalPayPal.also noted that the Philippines has one of the highest freelancers per capita of the 22 countries surveyed. The country’s young demographics also plays a part in this, with around 75 percent of freelancers 24 to 39 years old, according to theFlexiblereport. working hours and the ability to be their own boss are the main draws, according to theFacilitatingreport. the trend is the growing number of digital tools freelancers need to bill and receive money for their work.Remember that success was once defined as being able to stay at a company for a long time and move up the corporate ladder. The goal was to reach the top, accumulate wealth and retire to a life of Today,ease. consulting or freelancing for five businesses at the same time is a badge of honor. It shows how valuable an individual is. Working at home or in cafes, starting businesses with teams of consultants and freelancers you’ve met only online, and even launching business ventures that eventually may fail, all indicate “initiative,” “creativity,” and “adaptability,” which are very desirable traits in today’s workplace.Whoare these people? They are artists and designers; writers, editors and translators, animators, videographers, and sound creativeexperienced,areandengineGigplatformstogether.bringspecificallyareandTheseservicesexperts;programmers,professionals;andQ&Aprovidersofofficeandcareeradvice.peopleareourfriendsourkids.What’sneededandusedmarketplaces—platformsdesignedtofreelancersandclientsTheseonlinemustembracetheEconomyasaprimaryofbusinessactivitygrowth.Theplatformsaplacetofeaturethemostprofessional,andtalent.Thisiswhere
they conduct business, where a sense of community reinforces the culture and values of the Gig Economy, and where success is rewarded with good reviews that encourage more business.Slowly but surely, these platforms create a bridge between traditional enterprises and this emerging economy. Perhaps more important, as the global economy continues to be disrupted by technology and other massive change, the Gig Economy will itself become an engine of economic and social transformation, here and in the rest of the world. Allow me to add an important fact: The Gigs will not succeed without being able to effectively communicate in English. That’s the “elephant” Edilberto de Jesus talks about in his recent article “Elephants in the room,” with focus on the need of the Deparment of Education (DepEd) to convince sceptics of its commitment to English competence.Letmefinish with looking at the elephant vs. the rider Imagine a human being riding on top of an elephant. Due to the sheer size of the elephant vs. the rider, you can imagine how hard it might be for the rider to control the elephant.Toimprove our life and make full use of the Filipino’s English capabilities, the rider has to have at least somewhat of a handle on the elephant. How do we learn to tame the elephant and let the rider take control? That’s the task of DepEd as explained by Mr. de Jesus.
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THE Philippine National Police-Anti Kid napping Group (PNP-AKG) has filed criminal charges for kidnapping for ransom, murder and arson against 11 individu als before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of a chief executive officer (CEO) of a phar maceutical company in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig last July.
V ice Admiral Adeluis Bordado, Flag Of ficer in Command of the Navy, and Lt. Gen. Erickson Gloria, vice chief of staff of the AFP, are set to retire from the service in days upon reaching the age of 56. Both are members of the Philippine Military Acad emy Class of 1988. Bacarro, also a member of PMA Class of 1988, said they have not recommended any candidates yet as possible successors of Bor dado and Gloria because there had been no IRR yet for Republic Act 11709, the law that capped a three-year fixed term for key posi tions in the AFP. R A 11709, which was passed during the term of former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana who ardently supported it, also set the retire ment age of 59 for the ranks of brigadier gen eral up to lieutenant general.
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T he old law, which RA 11709 replaced, mandated that all members of the military must mandatorily retire upon reaching the age of 56. “ Those two positions [Navy chief and vice chief of staff] are actually key positions. The IRR is still being crafted and once it is done, we will deliberate based on the IRR. Nothing has been deliberated yet,” Bacarro told mili tary reporters. Like Bordado and Gloria, Bacarro will reach the age of 56 on September 18, and if the old law on mandatory retirement will be followed like in the case of Bordado and Gloria, he should mandatorily retire from the service. B acarro assumed his current post on Au gust 8 following his designation by the Presi dent. He became the chief of staff without the IRR that he said should govern in the selections of the next navy chief and vice chief of staff. D ays after leaving the Department of National Defense, Lorenzana told the Busi nessMirror that all senior officers hold ing key positions who would reach the age of 56 before the operation of RA 11709 and its IRR should mandatorily retire from the service, otherwise, it would be self-serving forIthem.twould also defeat the purpose of further professionalizing the military institution. RA 11709 mandated a three-year fixed term for the posts of chief of staff, vice chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, AFP inspector general, chiefs of the area commands and commanders of the Army, Air Force and Navy. U nless they are promoted to the position of chief of staff, all the officers having fixed term should retire upon the end of their tour of duties. I n the case of Bacarro, while he had been promoted to the position of chief of staff from being the commander of the AFP Southern Luzon Command, his designation should be considered as an ordinary promo tion and not within the ambit of RA 11709, which is still inoperational as in the cases of Bordado and Gloria, given the absence of theBIRR.acarro said that in the cases of Bordado and Gloria, they have not recommended any body yet as possible successors. As of now, it is still negative. As I have said, we still do not have a basis,” he said. If the BOG [Board of Generals] will deliber ate and once the IRR will come out and it does not cover recommendees...so our basis will be the IRR.”
T he complaint was filed on behalf of the family of 50-year-old Eduardo Tolosa, own er of Iraseth Pharma Inc. and was reported missing on July 21, 2022 by his nephew Carl Allan Tolosa. T he PNP-AKG is seeking the conduct of preliminary investigations against the suspects in Tolosa’s disappearance, namely, Carlo Cadampog, Ceasar Cadampog, Davind Gundran, John Benedict Dumalanta, Mel vin Leonor Andes, Lechor Andres, Victor Ragodon Ferrer, Adrian Joseph Mendez, Richmeld Ignilan, a certain Tomtom and one unidentified male person. T he authorities submitted sworn state ments of officers and employees of Iraseth Pharma and personal driver of Tolosa and other documents to prove the participation of the suspects in the crime as well as the pho tographs of the place where Tolosa’s body was burned and dumped in Santo Tomas, Batangas. Investigation disclosed that prior to his disappearance, Tolosa left his house on board a Toyota White Land Cruiser to meet someone in Tagaytay, Cavite City on July 19, 2022. In the afternoon of the same day, Iraseth Pharma’s vice president for finance Delia Ta boniag told investigators that she received a call from her boss, instructing her to prepare his cash money amounting to $102,700, Euro 2,800, SGD Singapore $186, a Rolex watch and a Hublot watch from his vault to be delivered to him by their company carrier at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City. However, after Tolosa received his per sonal belongings, his cell phone can no lon ger be contacted. In the CCTV footage of C5-South Luzon Expressway, the PNP-AKG said Tolosa’s vehicle was seen being driven by an unidentified male person who alighted at the RFID boot. A nother CCTV footage was retrieved at a Shell gasoline station where the businessman and his unidentified driver alighted and parked in front of Pancake restaurant. A fter a couple of minutes, they left and took the southbound direction. Meanwhile, the RFID Customer Care at Doña Soledad Avenue, Better Living Subdivi sion in Parañaque City provided video footages of the Toyota Land Cruiser on several occasions at southbound and northbound accompanied by a Mitsubishi Mirage passing through three times in their RFID tollgates on July 19. Police investigators were able to identi fy Caesar Cadampog as the applicant for the RFID of a Mistubishi Mirage through the cell phone number he registered. O n August 8, 2022, Dumalanta and Gun dran voluntarily surrendered to PNP-AKG and expressed their willingness to divulge information, their participation, and even personalities involved in the ransom and killing of Tolosa. A ndres also turned himself over to the police and executed an affidavit detailing the circumstances surrounding Tolosa’s killing and the personalities involved. Their sworn statements revealed the cir cumstance surrounding kidnapping for ran som and killing of victim Eduardo Tolosa, the names of their cohorts, the mastermind, and the place where they dumped and burned the body,” the PNP-AKG said. T he PNP-AKG said the Tolosa’s Toyota Land Cruiser was burned by the suspects in San Luis, Pampanga. T he complaint was referred to the DOJ-Anti-Kidnapping Group chaired by Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon. of bogs down
By Rene Acosta @reneacostaBM THE absence of implementing rules and regulations (IRR) on the law covering the three-year fixed term in the mili tary has put in a quandary the post of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff on whether the current occupant should retire this month or would serve as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s first top military commander for three years. T he dilemma arose on Monday after Lt. Gen. Vicente Bacarro, the current chief of staff of the AFP, admitted that the top brass has not come up yet with its lists of possible chief of the Philippine Navy and number two man in the military hierarchy.
3. DIAH PUTIK AGASTHA BAYUSIWI Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns Basic PhpSalaryspeakingForeignQualification:languageRange:30,000-Php59,999
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DIGICHROM INC. Unit 2602 & 2603 26/f Pbcom Tower, 6795 Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati 18. LI, MandarinGUO-BOSpeaking Customer Service ManageBriefRepresentativeJobDescription:incomingand outgoing calls, chats and emails.
ASAKAWA, -BriefManagementKOICHIAdvisorJobDescription:Provideadviceonproject management on mixed-use development with Japanese advanced management skills - Differentiate planning and design with add-value (Japanese featured products, Space Efficiency, advanced Japanese product introduction, Retail merchandise, Tenant Mix Planning) - Manage global retail leasing promotions to attract new Japanese brands and related business development - Provide advice on property management (Mall operations with Japanese hospitality concept) - Manage global residential marketing through NRE overseas branch - Work closely with the Project planning and development department for the Cebu project
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ANOC99 CORPORATION 5/f To 10/f Ayala Malls Manila Bay Building D., Macapagal Blvd. Cor. Aseana Street, Tambo, City Of Parañaque 13. JESIN IndonesianMARVIANACustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:Incomingcalls and customer service inquires.
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DIGISPARK TECH CORP. Unit 701 Fss Building I, Scout Tuason Corner Scout Castor, Laging Handa, Quezon City 21.
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ACCENTURE, INC. 7f, Robinsons Cybergate Tower 1, Pioneer St, City Of Mandaluyong 7. MOHANTY, ANJALIKA Business Transformation Manager Brief Job Description: Lead their organization on a continuous journey of sustained improvement Basic Qualification: 12-15 years Industry PhpSalaryexperienceRange:150,000- Php 499,999
JACKY CHOW YEE FUNG Customer Service Representative (Chinese ProvideBriefSpeaking)JobDescription:customerservice to clients Basic Qualification: *Any nationality who can speak and write Chinese *Preferablyfluently. 6 months to 1-year customer service experience. *Detailoriented and has the ability to multi-task. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 9. KAO, CustomerSUN Service Representative (Chinese ProvideBriefSpeaking)JobDescription:customerservice
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FEDERAL LAND NRE GLOBAL INC. Unit C304 2nd Floor Park West 7th Avenue Corner 36th Street North Bonifacio District, Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig 26. HIRAO, -BriefExecutiveMASAYAAdvisorJobDescription:Provideadviceonproject management on mixed-use development with Japanese advanced management skills - Provide advice on introduction of innovative technologies into the development projects and propose products that are differentiated from local standards - Provide advice on construction quality improvement and value-engineering through KAIZEN activities - Oversee R&D (Prefabricated materials and Precast concrete introduction)Manage the Japanese project advisor team with expert advice on management - Identify and source Japanese business partners. - Submit reports, engage in consultation and coordination with other management members
5. YOLANDA IndonesianWIJAYASpeaking Customer Service Officer Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns Basic PhpSalaryspeakingForeignQualification:languageRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: At least - 10 years experience as Retail Merchandiser - 5 years experience in Retail Leasing Management of Global brand - 3 years experience in Project Management of Mall Development in China - 2 years experience in Philippine mixeduse 499,999PhpSalarylanguageJapanese-(residentialdevelopmentsandretail)KnowledgeableinandEnglishRange:150,000-Php 28.
Basic Qualification: At least - 10 years experience as Retail Merchandiser - 5 years experience in Retail Leasing Management of Global brand - 3 years experience in Project Management of Mall Development in China - 2 years experience in Philippine mixeduse PhpSalarylanguageJapanese-(residentialdevelopmentsandretail)KnowledgeableinandEnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
XU, MandarinJIABINCustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
8 STONE BUSINESS OUTSOURCING OPC 5-10/f Tower 1, Pitx Kennedy Road, Tambo, City Of Parañaque
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7 PRIME TECH, INC. 10/f Ewestpod, Eton Westend Square, Yakal St. Cor. Don Chino Roces Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati
ALTERA KARNA BUSINESS CORP. 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Flrs. Eighty-one Newport Blvd., Newport City St., Barangay 183, Pasay City 8.
4. FANI AYU IndonesianWAHYUNISpeaking Customer Service Officer Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns Basic PhpSalaryspeakingForeignQualification:languageRange:30,000-Php59,999
NISHIDA, -BriefManagementKAZUMASAAdvisorJobDescription:Provideadviceonproject management on mixed-use development with Japanese advanced management skills - Differentiate planning and design with add-value (Japanese featured products, Space Efficiency, advanced Japanese product introduction, Retail merchandise, Tenant Mix Planning) - Manage global retail leasing promotions to attract new Japanese brands and related business development - Provide advice on property management (Mall operations with Japanese hospitality concept) - Manage global residential marketing through NRE overseas branch
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YAN, TheBriefFinanceLONGManagerJobDescription:financemanager will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals. Basic PhpSalarypresentationinterpersonalexcellentasProvenQualification:experiencefinancemanager,communication,andskills.Range:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic PhpSalaryEnglishinSalesCustomerLevel;CollegeQualification:GraduatePreferablyWithServiceorExperience;FluentMandarinandBasicRange:30,000-Php59,999
FLY ASIAN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Eighty One Bldg. Newport Blvd., Newport City Vab St., Barangay 183, Pasay City 32. PANG WEI SIANG Marketing Consultant (mandarin Speaking Clients) Brief Job *StudyingDescription:companyprofile and operations to understand its marketing needs. * Implementing a marketing strategy according to objectives and budget.
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ARVIN IndonesianTAN Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
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FLYING DRAGON NETWORK PHILIPPINES INC. Ri Rance Ii Bldg., Block 2 Lot 3 Aseana City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque YUANLONG Call Center CustomerDescription:Service Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic PhpSalaryfluently.speaknationalitykeen*Canaboveexperience*PreferablyQualification:6monthswiththeposition.multi-taskandtodetails.*AnywhocanandwriteChineseRange:30,000-Php59,999
46. LUU THANH NGHIEP Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
Basic Qualification: Can speak mandarin Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
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Basic PhpSalaryandworkflowoutatfundamentalbothcommunicationverbalgoodCollegeQualification:graduatewithmoralandexcellentandwrittenskillsinEnglishandChinese;knowledgetelecomnetwork,rollnetwork,optimizationandoperationsmaintenance.Range:30,000-Php59,999 61. WANG, PerformingBriefTechnicalDONGXIConsultantJobDescription:analyseson hardware, software and network capabilities; consulting with management and other departments as required.
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Basic PhpSalaryandworkflowoutatfundamentalbothcommunicationverbalgoodCollegeQualification:graduatewithmoralandexcellentandwrittenskillsinEnglishandChinese;knowledgetelecomnetwork,rollnetwork,optimizationandoperationsmaintenance.Range:60,000-Php89,999
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67. XU, MandarinZHILONGProject Manager Brief Job Description: The mandarin project manager will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long-term goals.
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FUTURENET AND TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4502 The Finance Centre, 26th Street And 9th Ave., Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig
36. LEI, JIANNENG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service Basic
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Basic PhpSalaryEnglishinSalesCustomerLevel;CollegeQualification:GraduatePreferablyWithServiceorExperience;FluentMandarinandBasicRange:30,000-Php59,999
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55. TRAN VAN HAI Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryEnglishinSalesCustomerLevel;CollegeQualification:GraduatePreferablyWithServiceorExperience;FluentMandarinandBasicRange:30,000-Php59,999 49. NGUYEN LAM NHAT DUY Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
FUWEALTH SERVICES INC. 18/f Techzone Bldg., 213 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati 62. YU, MandarinGUANGWUSpeaking Customer Service Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customer by answering products and services questions.
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Basic PhpSalaryEnglishinSalesCustomerLevel;CollegeQualification:GraduatePreferablyWithServiceorExperience;FluentMandarinandBasicRange:30,000-Php59,999
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INSPIRINGPG INC. 3/f Filhome Builders Center, 68 Dona Soledad Avenue Better Living Subdivision, Don Bosco, City Of Parañaque 65. GANG, MandarinLI Project Manager Brief Job Description: The mandarin project manager will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long-term goals.
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FIBERHOME PHILS., INC. U-19d 19/f Rufino Pacific Tower, 6784 Ayala Ave. Cor. V.a. Rufino St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 30.
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GLOBALLGA BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING, OPC Ground Level, Level 2-5 Floor, Silver City 4, Ortigas East, Ugong, City Of Pasig 63. BUI THI THUY DUY Customer Service Representative Mandarin BriefSpeakingJob
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Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
INVECH TREASURE PROCESSING CORPORATION 3rd Floor, E Six West Campus Le Grand Avenue, Mckinley West,, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig68.
DUONG KIM THE Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
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Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
104. HAR KOK HENG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
118. PA PA HTET Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in MANDARIN and at least college level with related BPO experience. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 74. BUI QUOC VietnameseCUONGCustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
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 77.
108. KO KO YE THIHA Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 LIU, JIANAN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 94. MAUNG BurmeseMAUNGCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
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109. LAU KAH WENG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
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 JAN DE NUL (PHILS.), INC. 302 3rd/f Aseana Power Station Macapagal Blvd., Cor. Bradco Ave. Aseana City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque 86. EVANS, NIGEL JAMES Contracts Specialist Brief Job Description: Oversees and help manage the project from start through to completion, including the defects period.
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 98. BUI SY DUYET Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic Qualification: Must have work experience of at least 15 years on international dredging projects. Minimal language skills: Fluent in English and additional points for Dutch and French. Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999 87. TORRES CASTRO, ESTEFANY YULIANA Project Researcher Brief Job IndependentlyDescription:performing research in the field of soil investigation.
Basic writtenFluentQualification:inEnglishbothandoral.Withworkingknowledgeinconstruction.SalaryRange:Php30,000-Php59,999 90. ZHOU, XIAODONG Site Assistant Supervisor Brief Job ReportingDescription:totheSiteSupervisors or other Senior Project Supervisor and managers as required. Ensuring that requirements, as specified by the client and senior management are met.
MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. 4th-11th Flr. Nexgen Tower, C4 Rd. Edsa Ext., Barangay 76, Pasay City 92. KYAW ZIN HLAING Burmese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
107. HUANG, QIANMING Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
113. NGUYEN THI HA Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
117. NGUYEN TRUONG GIANG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
116. NGUYEN THI THU PHUONG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in INDONESIAN and at least college level with related BPO experience. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 73. LUO, MandarinXINGHUICustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE 69.
VIVIAN IndonesianANGELLICACustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
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 84. NGUYEN TIEN GIANG Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
105. HOANG TRUNG MAN Call Center Agent Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
LE SY VietnameseHUNG Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
110. LE NHAM GIA THUAN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic workingMinimumQualification:3yearsofexperience on international dredging projects. Fluent in English and additional points for Dutch and French. Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999
IndonesianDEDY Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinmandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
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 81. NGUYEN DINH THIEM Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
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 82. NGUYEN THI LAM ANH Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
106. HSU MYAT MON Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
Basic writtenFluentQualification:inEnglishbothandoral.Withworkingknowledgeinconstruction.SalaryRange:Php30,000-Php59,999 89. AHN, JIHUN Site Assistant Supervisor Brief Job ReportingDescription:totheSiteSupervisors or other Senior Project Supervisor and managers as required. Ensuring that requirements, as specified by the client and senior management are met.
ESTABLISHMENT / No. NAME OF NATIONAL POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 99. BUI VAN THANG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 96. AUNG MYINT Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 NGUYEN THI THU NGA Call Center Agent Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
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 85. VO DUC VietnamesePHUONGCustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
LE VAN VietnameseHUY Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
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Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 93. KYAY BurmesePHARCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
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Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 NGUYEN THI LINH CHI Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
KEDING ENTERPRISES INC. Unit 2209 Tycoon Centre Condo., Pearl Drive Ave., Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig91. CHANG, ResponsibleBriefRegionalPING-CHUNSalesManagerJobDescription:forleading sales in their area to reach sales targets Basic PhpSalaryLanguageFluentQualification:inChineseRange:30,000-Php59,999
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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 75. DOAN TIEU NGOC Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
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Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinmandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinmandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 NGUYEN NHUT TRUONG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
101. CHENG, WENJUN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange: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 80. LY VAN VietnameseTHANGCustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
100. CHAN KIEN SEONG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic writtenFluentQualification:inEnglishbothandoral.Withworkingknowledgeinconstruction.SalaryRange:Php30,000-Php59,999
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 83. NGUYEN THI NHU Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in INDONESIAN and at least college level with related BPO experience. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 70. IndonesianJULIANTO Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
103. DINH QUOC DIEP Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
JIANGSU DIBANG CONSTRUCTION PHILIPPINES CORPORATION Unit 2106-a West Tower, Psec Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig 88. LIU, MandarinDEZHENSpeaking Site Supervisor Brief Job InspectingDescription:construction sites regularly to identify and eliminate potential safety hazards. Supervising and instructing the construction team as well as subcontractors.
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
102. DANG VAN TO Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
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 79.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in INDONESIAN and at least college level with related BPO experience. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 76. DOAN VIET VietnameseDUNGCustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinmandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 95. NAY MYO KYAW Burmese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
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 78.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in INDONESIAN and at least college level with related BPO experience. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 71.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in INDONESIAN and at least college level with related BPO experience. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 72. WILLY IndonesianSANDICustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 97. BUI HUY HOANG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Agent Brief Job
TRAN CONG LY Call Center Agent Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 150. HA NGUYEN KHU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
156. LE VAN VietnameseHA Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
174. LIN, ProductBriefProductCHIA-CHIAManagerJobDescription:planning,channel management, business development, service assistance
NATURAL9 CORPORATION Unit 8c-1, 8 Rockwell Building, Hidalgo Drive, Rockwell Center, Poblacion, City Of Makati175.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 ELLEN IndonesianIRAWATICustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
176. LAI, TaiwaneseCHEN-PINGMarketing & Client Relations Officer Brief Job Description: Maintain complete and accurate customer correspondence data
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 169. TRAN DINH TU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic PhpSalarywritingspeaking,RequiresQualification:excellentlisteningandskillsRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 YIN YIN HTWE Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 141. LIU KA IndonesianCHUNCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
ESTABLISHMENT
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Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Brief Job
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
128. YOU, ZHILI Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999 129. ZHANG, YINGHAI Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 147. WONG CHIN YAM Malaysian Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 151. HA TRUNG VietnameseTUYENCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
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IndonesianJOHAN Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
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Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 142. MAKMUR IndonesianJAMILCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
HUANG, CHIA-ROU a.k.a. CAROL HUANG Taiwanese Language Translator Brief Job InterpretsDescription:writtenorspoken material in one or more
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 161.
NGUYEN DINH THUAN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
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137. HERMAN IndonesianTHANGCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 144. IndonesianNENCY Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 145. HUI JING MalaysianWENCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
TRAN QUOC VIET Call Center Agent Brief CustomerDescription:Service
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Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 164. NGUYEN GIA TAI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 140.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 159. LY VAN VietnameseDONGCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
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Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 138.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 134. FERY IndonesianSANJAYACustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 154. HOANG VAN DUAN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 157. LE VAN VietnameseNAMCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 160.
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THI HA SOE Call Center Agent CustomerDescription:service
Job
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 148. DUONG KIM LOI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
171. TU THI VietnameseHA Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
170. TU DUONG VietnameseKHIEMCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Agent Brief Job
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 158. LE VAN VietnameseQUYENCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinmandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 VAN TAM Call Center CustomerDescription:Service
IndonesianKELLY Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
172. VI DINH VietnameseHOI Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
MSI PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE G/f, Csp Bldg., Edsa, Wack-wack Greenhills, City Of Mandaluyong 173. CHEN, PI-TSUN a.k.a. JESSICA CHEN General Manager Brief Job Description: MSI PH office operation, MSI PH overall business development and report to MSI HQ Basic Qualification: Must be a bachelor’s degree or higher education in business, marketing or related field with 10 years experienced or above in a related position, known well fir the channel partners Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999
UNG THI HA Call Center Agent CustomerDescription:Service
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999 ZHAO, LIHONG Call Center Agent Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
JUNAIDI IndonesianSAPUTRACustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
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Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 167. NGUYEN XUAN HA Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
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Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinmandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999 CAO, ChineseQI Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 143. NELLY IndonesianSTEVANICustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 162. NGUYEN DOAN MINH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 163. NGUYEN GIA DUC Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
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Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 131. ZHU, JUNHUI Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 155. LE THI VietnameseLY Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
168. TRAN DINH HAU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic FluentQualification:inTaiwanese and mandarin language both oral and written Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 136.
IndonesianHERAWAN Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 153. HO THI HONG NHUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 149. DUONG KIM MAU Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
NGUYEN DINH SANG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 166. NGUYEN VAN AN Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 146. LING KEE MalaysianHIANCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 165. NGUYEN THI HOAI Vietnamese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinmandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 139.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Basic Qualification: Must be a bachelor’s degree or higher education in business, marketing or related field with 10 years experienced or above in a related position, known well fir the channel partners Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999
NEW ORIENTAL CLUB88 CORPORATION 1331 Pearl Plaza Bldg., Quirino Ave., Tambo, City Of Parañaque Sky Garage Bldg., Aseana Avenue, Entertainment City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th/f, Pearl Marina Building Pacific Drive, Don Galo, City Of Parañaque
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 135. IndonesianHENDRI Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read and write Chinese language. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 152. HA TU VietnameseNHI Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic PhpSalarybasicandCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinmandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
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VONG LY KHIENG Call Center ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 126. WONG CHAO SING Call Center Agent Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
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THINZAR HNIN PHYU Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/EnglishRange:30,000-Php59,999
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Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
205. TONG CHAR SHENG Malaysian Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999 DAI, ChineseZENGXIANGCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
206. THIHA MyanmariAUNGCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
192. IndonesianANGEL Customer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
199. DICKSON WONG CHEE SENG Malaysian Customer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
213. HO THI VietnameseGIANGCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999 XUE, ChineseCHUNPENGCustomer Service
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
LE QUANG VietnameseHIEUCustomer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
182.
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
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220. LE TOAN VietnameseTRUNGCustomer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 CHEN, ChineseGONGWEICustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999 190. YIN, ChineseZIYICustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
DONG, ChineseSHIPENGCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
193. IndonesianANGELYN Customer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
214. HOANG QUOC PHAT Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
LE TUAN VietnameseVU Customer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
215. LAM CAM VietnameseCHUNGCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
198. IndonesianYUSTINA Customer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
216. LAM VU THUY LINH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999 189. YAO, ChineseNIANQINGCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
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Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
212. HA NGOC VietnameseDATCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
219. LE THI VietnameseTHAO Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999 LIN, ChineseSHIQINCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
209. BUI VAN VietnameseNHAMCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999 202. LOW WAI MalaysianHOONGCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
194. IndonesianELLI Customer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
196. NINI IndonesianCARTINACustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
203. PENG HSIAO LEI Malaysian Customer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
ESTABLISHMENT No. NAME NATIONAL POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 JIANG, ChineseYOUQUANCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999 195. IndonesianHENDRA Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
217. LE ANH VietnameseTUANCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 184. LIN, ChineseXIDACustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic similarexperiencepreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthefield,Speaks and write fluently (Native PhpSalaryLanguage)Range:30,000-Php 59,999 XIANG, ChineseSHAOKUNCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE CHEN, ChineseCHENCHENCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
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LUO, ChineseJIE Customer Service
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
191. ANDY IndonesianGUNAWANCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
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208. GUO, TaiwaneseLI-YU Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
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Basic similarexperiencepreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthefield,Speaks and write fluently (Native PhpSalaryLanguage)Range:30,000-Php 59,999 204. TAN YEE MalaysianPEICustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
207. YIN THU MyanmariZARCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalary(Nativefield,experiencePreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthesameSpeaksandwriteLanguage)Range:30,000-Php59,999 200. HOI SAI MalaysianMINGCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 201. LAW JUN MalaysianYENCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
211. DUONG THI MY Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
181. JIA, ChineseFULEICustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
LIU, ChineseDAWEICustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
197. IndonesianSTELLA Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
210. DANG MINH LOI Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999 NONG THI VietnameseHUONGCustomer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999 THI Service CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
236. TRAN
Basic similarexperiencepreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthefield,Speaks and write fluently (Native PhpSalaryLanguage)Range:30,000-Php 59,999 226. LY THI VietnameseHUYENCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
257. FIRLY CustomerPRASETIOService Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999 224.
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Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999
TAHSINATASNIM TRADING CORPORATION Stall Section Commonwealth Market, Commonwealth Avenue, Commonwealth, Quezon City
ADITYA ManagingBriefCustomerMAHARDIANTOServiceRepresentativeJobDescription:variouscustomerissues
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999 260. MUHAMMAD RAFLYAN AKHYAR Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
255. ARI CustomerPRABOWOService Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
LUU XUAN VietnameseTHANHCustomer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
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254. ARDO ManagingBriefCustomerZULFITRIANServiceRepresentativeJobDescription:variouscustomerissues
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Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 NONG THI VietnameseHUECustomer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 THI PHUONG MAI Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 VO HUYEN VietnameseNHUNGCustomer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
OCEANIC SYMPHONY SERVICES INC. 3/f Salcedo One Center, 170 Salcedo St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 239. LIU, MandarinDAWEIBranding Specialist Brief Job ResponsibleDescription:formanaging the company’s brand
OCTAGON PRIME OUTSOURCING SERVICES INC. Ub 111 Paseo De Roxas Bldg., Paseo De Roxas, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 241. TAN SHY CustomerJYEService Representative Brief Job Description: Provide specialized services to assist end-users in technology needs Basic AbilityQualification:tomultitasks and manage time effectively Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 242. YAN, MandarinSHIWENTechnical Support Brief Job Description: Provide specialized services to assist end-users in technology needs.
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 NGUYEN VIET HUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
PTP POWER SOLUTION INC. Units A&b 20/f Rufino Pacific Tower, 6784 Ayala Ave. Cor. V.a. Rufino St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 245. SHEN, MandarinZHOUFUProject Specialist Brief Job Description: The Mandarin Project Specialist will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.
Basic FluentQualification:inmandarin, both oral and written. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Basic similarexperiencepreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthefield,Speaks and write fluently (Native PhpSalaryLanguage)Range:30,000-Php 59,999 225.
Basic PhpSalarypresentationinterpersonalcommunication,Specialist,asProvenQualification:experienceMandarinProjectexcellentandskills.Range:30,000-Php59,999 246. SHI, MandarinSHISONGProject Specialist Brief Job Description: The Mandarin Project Specialist will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.
Basic PhpSalarypresentationinterpersonalcommunication,Specialist,asProvenQualification:experienceMandarinProjectexcellentandskills.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryLanguageandandThrough,Qualification:ExtensiveFluencyinEnglishAnyMultilingualRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryskills.writtenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 VI THI VietnameseHOA Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
R.V MARZAN INTERNATIONAL FORWARDERS, INC. Mna Bldg. Drive Cor. 2nd St., Port Area, 068, Barangay 649, Port Area, City Of Manila 249. EMERY, MICKAEL French Consultant For Marketing And Sales Brief Job ResponsibleDescription:forthemarketing and sales at France.
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248. DAI, MandarinJIAYU Service Manager Brief Job Description: The Mandarin Service Manager will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.
250. QUACH THI TU UYEN Mandarin Coordinator Brief Job Description: Works under a mandarin manager to maintain office equipment, physical space and telecommunications systems for single building.
SEI (PHILIPPINES) INCORPORATED 4/f King’s Court I Bldg., 2129 Don Chino Roces Ave., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati 252. NISHIKAWA, MASATOSHI General Manager Technical Brief Job Description: Provide technical solution for design
SMART BUSINESS PROCESSOR INC. 907-a Tektite West Tower Pse Centre Exchange Road, Ortigas Center,, San Antonio, City Of Pasig 253.
235. PHAM
Basic PhpSalaryLanguageandandThrough,Qualification:ExtensiveFluencyinEnglishAnyMultilingualRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryLanguageandandThrough,Qualification:ExtensiveFluencyinEnglishAnyMultilingualRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryLanguageandandThrough,Qualification:ExtensiveFluencyinEnglishAnyMultilingualRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999 228. NGUYEN HUY CUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:supportand data base services
LUONG DUC THINH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
256. FAJAR DHEDI SETIAWAN Customer Service Representative
266. SITI MAIMUNA ANIS Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
Basic PhpSalaryLanguageandandThrough,Qualification:ExtensiveFluencyinEnglishAnyMultilingualRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic PhpSalarypresentationinterpersonalcommunication,Manager,asProvenQualification:experienceMandarinServiceexcellentandskills.Range:30,000-Php59,999
233.
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999 NGUYEN VAN DAI Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job CustomerDescription:Supportand Data Base Services.
234.
Basic PhpSalaryresourcesManageQualification:technicalRange:60,000-Php89,999
Basic PhpSalaryLanguageandandThrough,Qualification:ExtensiveFluencyinEnglishAnyMultilingualRange:30,000-Php59,999 259. MOHAMMAD ARIFESSY MUSIIN Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
261. NANCY GABRIELA MUMU Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
247. ZHAO, MandarinMINGLIProject Specialist Brief Job Description: The Mandarin Project Specialist will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
264. REYNALDI ELVIN SYA Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
263. RETNO CustomerTRIYANIService Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
258. KEVIN HAFIZH NUGROHO Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
Basic Qualification: Can Speak Mandarin Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 240. CHEN, MandarinYUFEIMarketing Specialist Brief Job ResponsibleDescription:foranypromotions and activities to promote the growth of company clients’ products Basic Qualification: Can Speak Mandarin Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Basic PhpSalarytheexperienceskills.ExcellentandinCollegeQualification:graduate.FluentCantonese,Taiwanese,Mandarinlanguage.communicationAtleast1yearofrelevanttopositionRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
REVON MOTION BUSINESS CONSULTANCY INC. G/f Pmj Bldg., Evangelista Cor. Cuangco Sts., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati
PAYSO INC. Unit 2501 The Finance Centre 26th St.,, Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig243.
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE 223. LE XUAN VietnameseBACCustomer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
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Basic PhpSalarytheexperienceskills.ExcellentandinCollegeQualification:graduate.FluentCantonese,Taiwanesemandarinlanguage.communicationAtleast1yearrelevanttoposition.Range:30,000-Php59,999 251. LAM QUOC TRI Mandarin Office Manager Brief Job Description: The office manager will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company in the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission, and long-term goals.
Basic PhpSalaryskillswrittenwithcomputerKnowledgeableQualification:inapplicationgoodoralandcommunicationRange:30,000-Php59,999 229. NGUYEN HUY SON Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Basic PhpSalarypresentationinterpersonalcommunication,Specialist,asProvenQualification:experienceMandarinProjectexcellentandskills.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: 1 year experience and with existing clients in PhpSalaryFrance.Range:90,000-Php 149,999
262. POMPY LINDRA HIDAYAT Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
Basic PhpSalarydataCustomerQualification:supportandbaseservicesRange:30,000-Php59,999 PHAM NGUYEN THAO NGUYEN Service KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensive&inMandarinandcharactersRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryLanguageandandThrough,Qualification:ExtensiveFluencyinEnglishAnyMultilingualRange:30,000-Php59,999
267. CustomerWAHDANIYAHService Representative
268. YOGI CustomerPERMANAService Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
269. AHMAD ProvideBriefManagingJAHARIDirectorJobDescription:strategicadvice to the board and chairperson
265. SAEFUL ANWAR SIDIK Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:variouscustomer issues
Vietnamese Customer
Basic similarexperiencepreferablyCollegeQualification:Graduate,1yearinthefield,Speaks and write fluently (Native PhpSalaryLanguage)Range:30,000-Php 59,999 227. NGUYEN DINH DUY Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job KnowledgeableDescription:incomputer application with good oral and written communication skills
Basic PhpSalaryLanguageFluentQualification:inChineseRange:30,000-Php59,999 244. LUO, DesignBriefGeneralJINGManagerJobDescription:strategyandset goals for growth Basic PhpSalaryLanguageFluentQualification:inChineseRange:30,000-Php59,999
Vietnamese Customer
ZHANG, QINGYU Channel Manager Brief Job Description: Wins, maintains, and expands relationships with assigned channel partners
Basic PhpSalaryChinesereadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritinginRange:30,000-Php59,999 relative to services being offered
307. LIN, ChineseKAI Language - Research Analyst Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specific Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 308. HAO, ChineseCHANGCHENGLanguage-research Analyst
280. CHEN, ChineseZIXIONGLanguage - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients
309. HE, ChineseJINGLanguage-research Analyst Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specific. Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999
Basic Qualification: Can Speak Mandarin Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 WISHLAND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY INC. 28/f Techzone Condo Corp., 213 Buendia Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati 277. BAI, ChineseJUNWENLanguage - Marketing Staff
Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered Basic PhpSalaryChinesereadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritinginRange:30,000-Php59,999 278. CHEN, ChineseDONGLONGLanguage- Marketing Staff
312. PEI, ChineseBIN Language-research Analyst Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specific. Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999
279. CHEN, ChineseJINSHANLanguage - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients
Basic PhpSalaryChinesereadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritinginRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryChinesereadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritinginRange:30,000-Php59,999 ChineseMINGHULanguage - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered
Basic ReadingProficientQualification:inSpeaking,andWritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 304. ZHANG, SHANMING Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered
MEI SING Bilingual Accounting Officer Brief Job MaintainingDescription:andreviewing financial records.
Basic readingExcellentQualification:inwriting,andspeaking in PhpSalarymandarin.Range:30,000-Php 59,999
Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 293. TIAN, XIA Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 294. WANG, JIAJIA Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 295. WANG, XINLI Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered Basic ReadingProficientQualification:inSpeaking,andWritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 296. WEI, ZHUANG Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered Basic ReadingProficientQualification:inSpeaking,andWritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 297. WU, YULUN Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered
306. CHI, ChineseSHUYUNLanguage - Research Analyst Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specific Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999
Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
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VPC CORPORATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED 11/f 100 West, Sen Gil Puyat Ave. Cor., Washington St., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati 273.
281. DONG,
ZHU, CustomerZHIZHOURelation Representative (mandarin HandleBriefTranslation)JobDescription:servicesupport calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and/or customers through mandarin to English translation.
316. YUAN, ChineseZIWEILanguage-research Analyst Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specific. Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999
Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999
314. XU, ChineseMUFANLanguage-research Analyst Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specific.
WOZOT NB OLIVE INC. Penthouse 1 One Corporate Center, Julia Vargas Ave., San Antonio, City Of Pasig 320. NGUYEN PHUONG THUY Accounts Executive Brief Job Description: Responsible in understanding the needs of the clients and communicating it with the whole team. Building and maintaining effective working relationship with the clients, setting, managing and coordinating realistic timeline between the entire team, preparing and presenting sales pitches and monitoring project.
Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 288. LIU, JIANHUI Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered
Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 298. XIA, HAONAN Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered
Basic PhpSalaryChinesereadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritinginRange:30,000-Php59,999 relative to services being offered
Basic readingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingin PhpSalaryChineseRange:30,000-Php 59,999 287. LIU, BIN Chinese Language - Marketing Staff Brief Job ProvidingDescription:detailstoclients relative to services being offered
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By Beril Akman T URKISH inflation acceler ated less than forecast and is on track to peak above 80 percent in the coming months. Annual inflation quickened for a 15th consecutive month to 80.2 percent in August, up from 79.6 percent in July, according to data released on Monday by Turkey’s statistics agency. The median fore cast of 15 economists surveyed by Bloomberg was 81.2 percent. Price growth reached 1.5 percent on a monthly basis, less than antici pated in a separate poll. For much of the year, Turkey has been resilient to the fastest inflation in over two decades de spite inaction by the central bank. Now, a few corners of the $820 bil lion economy are seeing pressures moderate sharply, with August rates of input cost and selling price inflation in manufacturing at the weakest in over a year. Inflation in Turkey largely held stable in the single digits from 2004 to 2016. But policies that prioritized economic growth and cheap lending at the expense of the lira and price stability even tually touched off rounds of in flation that culminated in this year’sTheblowout.longer-term damage from the crisis, however, may be in the way it warps price expectations. An August survey by the central bank found that respondents an ticipate inflation to be at over 24 percent as far out as two years into the“Lookingfuture. ahead, we expect in flation to increase further in Sep tember amid planned increases in utility and insurance fees and school-related expenses. Inflation should then start to retreat and we estimate a year-end rate of 69 per cent, which is still higher than the central bank’s projection of 60.4 percent,” said Selva Bloomberg economist Bahar Baziki. The government raised its fore cast for price growth to 65 percent in 2022—from 9.8 percent previ ously—and only sees it slowing to about 25 percent next year, ac cording to a new three-year plan published in the Official Gazette on Sunday. It’s not expected to be below 10 percent until 2025. Turkish officials have so far remained unfazed, calling the price gains transitory and blam ing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for causing a global spike in food and commodity costs. Still, much of the damage has beenTurkeyself-inflicted. hastheworld’s deep est negative interest rates when adjusted for inflation. The lira is down 27 percent against the dol lar this year, the worst performer in emerging markets. Even stripping out volatile items like food and energy, Turkish inflation has been surging, with the core index shooting past 66 percent in August, a record high in data going back to 2004. Retail inflation in Turkey’s most affluent city Istanbul last month rose to almost 100 percent from a year earlier. Economic prospects ANOTHER challenge is the threat of an economic slowdown ahead. While major banks from Gold man Sachs Group Inc. to Morgan Stanley have revised higher their 2022 outlook for Turkey after faster-than-forecast growth in the second quarter, the risk of a recession in Europe is among fac tors that can put the brakes on the economy in the rest of the year. Worried by “some loss of mo mentum,” the central bank al ready slashed its benchmark rate last month by 100 basis points to 13 percent. Economic confidence has also been declining for much of the Consumeryear. prices could come under pressure again if authorities unleash more stimulus ahead of elections less than a year from now. For now, President Recep Tayy ip Erdogan is asking for “some pa tience and more support,” saying last week that inflation will start to fall at the start of the New Year.
Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sen kevych didn’t report injuries in the overnight attack, which he said also damaged residences. Mykolaiv, which is 30 kilometers (20 miles) upstream from the Black Sea on the Southern Bug River, is a significant port and shipbuilding center. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s secondlargest city, Russian shelling late Saturday set a large wooden res taurant complex on fire, accord ing to the region’s emergency service. One person was killed and two others were wounded in shelling in the region, Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said.
By Karl Ritter K YIV, Ukraine—Energy problems plagued Ukraine and Europe as much of the Russian-occupied region that’s home to a largely crippled nuclear power plant was reported temporarily in blackout Sunday.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the eastern Donetsk region where Russian forces have been trying to take full control, said four people were killed in shell ing on Saturday. Andrew Katell contributed to this story from New York.
A MAN drives his bicycle on a street before the curfew in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine on Sunday, September 4, 2022.
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The service declared a “flash flood emergency” for Summerville, Lyerly and James H. Floyd State Park in Chattooga County. Floyd County—just to the south—was also under a flash flood warning. At 3:10 p.m., the service advised locals to avoid non-emergency travel as another round of emer gency rainfall entered the area. The city of Summerville ad vised residents who use the city’s water utility services to boil wa ter prior to drinking, cooking or preparing baby food due to flash flooding at the Raccoon Creek Filter“Waterplant.should be boiled for at least one minute after reaching a rolling boil. Citizens should con tinue to boil their water until they are notified by their drinking wa ter utility that the water system has been restored to full opera tion, and that the microbiological quality of the water in the distri bution system is safe for human consumption,” the city said on its web site. AP
In all, 33 cities are restrict ing residents to their homes or compounds, according to state mediaSincereports.theoutbreak began, China has placed tens of millions of people under lockdowns that have been ruthlessly applied, sometimes preventing residents from obtaining food, health care and basic necessities. A more-than five-week closure of Shanghai, China’s largest city and key financial hub, upended the local economy, prompted protests and led to an exodus of foreign residents.
Turkish August inflation tops 80%; nears peak with more angst ahead
BITTINGS Avenue is seen partially underwater as many homes along the road were affected on Sunday, September 4, 2022, in Summerville, Ga. After heavy rainfall, a Flash Flood Warning was issued in Summerville Sunday.
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By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press D UBAI, United Arab Emir ates—Dubai toll gate op erator Salik announced Monday it will make an initial public offering on the city-state’s stock market, becoming the latest state-linked company to list. Salik plans to offer 1.5 billion shares, or 20 percent of the com pany’s worth, in a listing on the Dubai Financial Market. Salik said it would offer a per-share price on September 22, a week before the shares would be traded on theIt’sbourse.part of a wider plan an nounced last November by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Mak toum, the son of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to list 10 state indus tries on the stock market to boost its profile and raise new capital for the skyscraper-lined emirate. But so far, results have been mixed for investors as Dubai’s state power utility now trades barely higher than its opening and free-zone operator TECOM justSalikbelow.began tolling drivers on the emirate’s massive Sheikh Za yed Road highway in 2007. Today, it has eight gates charging drivers 4 dirhams ($1.09) as they pass via radio-frequency identification tags on their vehicles. Officials initially described Sa lik, which can mean “openly pass able” in Arabic, as a means to limit traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road in rush hour from the neighboring emirate of Sharjah, a bedroom community for Dubai. Today, how ever, some drivers routinely take other highways or feeder roads to dodge the tolls. Still, Salik has been a major moneymaker for the city-state’s Roads and Transport Authority. Some 3.6 million vehicles in the United Arab Emirates have Salik tags. A renewed wave of IPOs has struck across the Gulf Arab states, likely fueled by the listing of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Saudi Aramco. Even long-haul carrier Emirates, the jewel of Dubai Inc., has been discussed as a possible IPO target.
Only one of six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia facility was con nected to the electricity grid, and Russia’s main pipeline carrying natural gas to Germany remained shutThedown.fighting in Ukraine and related disputes over pipelines lie behind the electricity and natural gas shortfalls that have worsened as Russia’s war in Ukraine, which began on February 24, grinds on for a seventh month. Both issues will take center stage this week. UNnuclear agency inspectors are scheduled to brief the Security Council on Tuesday about their inspection and safe guard visit to the Zaporizhzhia power plant. European Union en ergy ministers were slated to hold an emergency meeting Friday in Brussels to discuss the bloc’s elec tricity market, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said “is no longer operating.”Muchof the Zaporizhzhia re gion, including the key city of Meli topol, lost power Sunday. But electricity was gradually being restored, said Vladimir Rogov, the head of the Russiainstalled local administration in Enerhodar, the city where the nuclear power plant is located. To the southwest, power was also out in several parts of the port city of Kherson, according to Russia’s Tass news agency. Rogov blamed the outages in both loca tions on damage to high-voltage power lines.
EIJING—China has locked down 65 million of its citi zens under tough Covid-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming national holidays. Most of the 21 million peo ple in the southwestern city of Chengdu are confined to their apartments or residential com plexes, while in the eastern port city of Tianjin, classes have ben moved online after 14 new cases were reported, all but two show ing no Chinasymptoms.reported a total of 1,552 new cases on Monday across the nation of 1.4 billion people, the National Health Commission reported. Despite the relatively low number of infections, authori ties have adhered to a "zero-Co vid" policy requiring lockdowns, quarantines and the confining of people suspected of being in close contact with any confirmed case. September 10-12 is China’s mid-autumn festival, the coun try’s second-most important holiday after the Lunar New Year. The anti-virus measures have taken a major toll on the economy, travel and society in general, but China’s ruling Com munist Party says they are nec essary to prevent a wider spread of the virus, first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in lateThe2019.fear of being caught in a lockdown or sent to a quarantine facility for even being in prox imity with a person who tested positive has severely constrained people’s work, socializing and travel habits. In Chengdu, the start of the new school term has been delayed and most residents have been confined to their residential compounds.
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While Rogov said no new shell ing of the area around the sixreactor Zaporizhzhia plant was reported Sunday, the effects of earlier strikes lingered. The International Atomic En ergy Agency said Saturday that the plant was disconnected from its last main external power line and one reactor was disconnected be cause of grid restrictions. Another reactor was still operating and pro ducing electricity for cooling and other essential safety functions at the site, as well as externally for households, factories and others through a reserve power line, the IAEARussiansaid. forces have held the Zaporizhzhia facility, Europe’s largest nuclear plant, since early March, with its Ukrainian staff continuing to operate it. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said he will brief the UN Security Council on Tuesday on a mission he led to the plant last week. The 14-member delegation braved gunfire and artillery blasts to reach the plant last Thursday after months of negotiations to enable passage through the fight ing’s front Withoutlines.blaming either war ring side, Grossi said his big con cerns are the plant’s physical in tegrity, its power supply and the staff’sEurope’scondition.energy picture re mained clouded by the war in Ukraine.Justhours before Russian en ergy company Gazprom was due to resume natural gas deliveries to Germany through a major pipe line after a three-day stoppage, it announced Friday that it couldn’t do so until oil leaks in turbines areThatfixed.is the latest development in a saga in which Gazprom has advanced technical problems as the reason for reducing gas flows through Nord Stream 1—explana tions that German officials have rejected as a cover for a political power play. Dismissing Gazprom’s latest rationale for the shutdown, Germany’s Siemens Energy— which manufactured turbines the pipeline uses—said turbine leaks can be fixed while gas continues to flow through the pipeline. Von der Leyen blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine for Europe’s en ergy crisis. Before the EU energy ministers’ meeting this coming Friday, she said electricity and natural gas prices should be de coupled and that she supports a price cap on Russian pipeline gas exported to Europe. Natural gas is one of the main fuels used in electricity generation, and is a major source of Russia’s in come, along with oil exports. On Ukraine’s battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly vid eo address Sunday, without pro viding specifics, that his coun try’s forces had retaken control of two settlements in Ukraine’s south and one in the separatist eastern Donetsk region. Russian shelling hit the south ern Ukraine port city of Myko laiv during the night, damaging a medical treatment facility, the city’s mayor said Sunday. Mykolaiv and its surround ing region have been hit daily for weeks. On Saturday, a child was killed and five people were wound ed in rocket attacks in the region, Gov. Vitaliy Kim said.
S UMMERVILLE, Ga.—Thun derstorms and heavy rain pounded parts of northwest Georgia on Sunday, sparking flash flooding in some areas. Local news reports showed roads under water and homeowners struggling to keep water out. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp de clared a state of emergency Sun day afternoon in Chattooga and Floyd Counties, directing all state resources to help with “prepara tion, response and recovery ac tivities.” The National Weather Service said rainfall of up to one inch per hour was causing creeks, streams, roadways and urban ar eas to experience unusually high levels of water. Up to 12 inches of rain was estimated to have fallen in the area, according to Kemp’s executive order. “This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order,” the service said.
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Just late last week, the infrastructure unit of the Aboitiz Group announced it was acquiring GMRMegawide Cebu Airport Corp., the operator of Mactan-Cebu International Airport, for P25 billion. Mega transactions like this are another proof that we have a dynamic capital market that can accommodate this type of Bothdeal.parties—the Aboitiz Group and the Megawide Group—are heavily investing in infrastructure projects, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is supporting as a continuation of the policy of the previous Duterte administration. Another transaction that caught my eye is the Ayala Group’s acquisition of a 60-percent stake in logistics provider Air21 Holdings Inc. for P6 billion. These two acquisitions, I believe, are just a few of the mega deals that are about to unfold in the coming weeks or months.
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At some point, our thought-leaders, expert pundits, and certainly government officials should take responsibility for making the public better informed. Did you happen to see this headline last week? “Government hikes fuel prices by 30 percent, cuts energy subsidies.” Of course not, because the story is “Fuel prices increased by about 30 percent across Indonesia after the government reduced some costly subsidies that have kept inflation in Southeast Asia’s largest economy among the world’s lowest.” No news source in the Philippines reported thatHereinformation.iswhythat story is important to you. The last Philippine inflation report showed prices increasing at 6.4 percent, while Indonesia posted a 4.7 percent increase. Indonesia has lower inflation because the government has been paying for much of the increase in oil prices, and that will now change.
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We may probably have the most pro-business administration in years, judging from the early policy pronouncements emanating from Malacañang. The recent slew of mega deals coming out from media reports will validate this argument. Investors do not bet their money in the Philippines if the horizon in the future is bleak. Confidence on the business environment is critical to decisions in pushing through with mergers and acquisitions. Major M&A deals are happening now in the Philippines, which is a reflection of business confidence.
IN veSTOr confidence in the Philippines is unmistakably rising.
Several factors support this—chief of which is the solid macroeconomic fundamentals in place. Another major factor is the business-friendly policies of the Marcos government.
The popularity of text messaging in the country gave birth to a new variant of wicked practice called “smishing” or SMS phishing, which is the act of committing text message fraud to try to lure victims into revealing account information, among other things. Smishing text messages are often purporting to be from your bank, asking you for personal or financial information such as your account number or ATM PIN number. Providing the information is equivalent to handing thieves your money in the bank. According to kaspersky.com, social engineering principles allow smishing attackers to manipulate a victim’s decision-making. The driving factors of this deception are three-fold: 1) Trust: By posing as legitimate individuals and organizations, cybercriminals lower their target’s skepticism. SMS texts, as a more personal communication channel, also naturally lower a person’s defenses against threats.
Last week sales of blood pressure meds probably increased substantially with the news that the Philippines imports 93 percent of its salt for human consumption. I will not dispute that data from the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (Pcafi) although no source was given to verify that “we are importing at least 550,000 metric tons from China and However,Australia.”theWorld Health Organization says Filipinos individually consume about 200,000 metric tons of salt per year. Pcafi did say, “We are now requiring salt as fertilizer for our coconut trees,” so that is probably the difference in the numbers. It would probably be nice to be self-sufficient in salt among other things. But we are not going broke by importing salt as the Philippines purchased $15 million worth of salt last year. We also imported $25 million worth of pepper, $20 million worth of crayons and pencils, $34 million worth of foreign made ice cream, and $26 million worth of copra. For comparison, in 2021
BPOs also upbeat BUSINESS process outsourcing companies are similarly upbeat on the prospects of the Philippine economy despite rising inflation and increasing interest rates. The Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines sees export revenues of the sector rising 10 percent this year to $32.43 billion from $29.49 billion in 2021. The higher revenues mean more employment and demand for office space. This vibrant source of foreign exchange expects to create 1.1 million new jobs in six years in keeping with economic recovery goals set by the new administration. The business grouping has noted a surge in global market demand, which can only mean more high-value and high-paying jobs for Filipinos over the next six years. BPO operations, aside from the millions of job openings they create, support construction and the property sector. They lead to the generation of jobs in the allied sectors, empower their workers to spend and invest, and help stabilize the peso against other currencies.
THere are more mobile phone units than people in the Philippines. In 2020, there were about 149 million cell phone users in the country. Filipinos send an average of one billion text messages a day, which is more than the annual average SMS volume of the countries in europe, and even China and India. No wonder the Philippines is called the “text capital of the world.”
OF course I take it too seriously. But it is disappointing to see the lack of knowledge by people who should know better about the world beyond the 7,000+ Philippine islands. The 21st century has given us not only a rush to judgment, but also the chance to swallow distorted and incomplete information not seen on a scale since 16th-century witches were burned at the stake.
I do not like comparisons because there is no such thing as “apples to apples.” It is always “oranges to bananas.” However, we must—it’s even critical that we know what is going on outside our 36,000 kilometers of shoreline, which incidentally is ideally suited for salt harvesting.
Malaysia imported $40 million and Taiwan bought $110 million worth of salt from the global market. In 2020, the Netherlands was the leading exporter of salt, with exports valued at approximately $271.3 million, with Germany, Canada, Spain, and the US rounding out the top five exporters of $1.5 billion of salt.
The Department of Transportation, for one, has disclosed that it plans to offer the operations of four major airports under the government’s publicprivate partnership program. Under review and possibly up for bidding are the contracts to develop, operate and maintain the New Bohol (Panglao), Davao, Iloilo and Kalibo airports. My own Prime Asset Ventures Inc. under the Villar Group has expressed interest in the privatization of major Philippine airports. Several major companies will likely make their own bids to upgrade and operate these airports. The DOTr is also considering bidding out the development and rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which was scrapped by the past administration.
Not one local news source for the following story. “Tens of thousands of Czechs protested in Prague against the government to demand more state help with rising energy bills, the largest manifestation of public discontent over the worst cost-ofliving crisis in three decades.” And another critical story: ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest steelmaker with nearly 20 smelters from South Africa and Brazil to Canada and Germany. They are closing two European plants and shutting down production at another. “The exorbitant rise in energy prices is having a massive impact on the competitiveness of steel production. In addition,—and this is the critical thought—“weak
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I’m sure more of these kinds of transactions are in the offing.
The Naia project hopes to ease the worsening air traffic congestion at the main gateway and resolve capacity constraints by reconfiguring and renovating facilities and enhancing operation and maintenance.
2) Context: Using a situation that could be relevant to targets allows an attacker to build an effective disguise. The message feels personalized, which helps it override any suspicion that it might be spam. 3) Emotion: By heightening a target’s emotions, attackers can override their target’s critical thinking and spur them into rapid action. Kaspersky said attackers typically want the recipient to open a URL link within the text message, where they then are led to a phishing tool prompting them to disclose their private information. This phishing tool often comes in the form of a web site or app that also poses under a false identity. A senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court recently expressed alarm over the proliferation of scam text messages containing the names of subscribers. In a Twitter post, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said: “Unsolicited or scam text messages on our phones already contain our names. This means that there is a data provider out there that has leaked or sold or been careless about our information. This makes all of us now vulnerable. Very dangerous.” (Read, “Proliferation of scam text alarms even SC Associate Justice Leonen,” in the BusinessMirror, September 1, 2022). The constitution guarantees a person’s right to privacy. The National Privacy Commission defines data privacy as the “right of an individual not to have private information about himself disclosed, and to live freely from surveillance and intrusion.” In just three days in June, Smart Communications blocked more than 23 million text messages and disabled almost 78,000 SIM cards that tried to steal personal data from its subscribers. Globe Telecom, on the other hand, has blocked over 138 million spam and scam text messages from January to June 15 this year, preventing subscribers from engaging with malicious entities through SMS. With the proliferation of spam text messages and the unabated practice of smishing that also targets Supreme Court justices, our telcos need to exercise due diligence and ensure the protection of personal data in their business transactions with data aggregators. There is also a need to create a culture of privacy among Filipinos. Pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 527 signed by President Duterte in 2018, Privacy Awareness Week is annually celebrated every last week of May. However, most everyone knows nothing about this important celebration. We need government and private sector advocates to share their knowledge on data privacy to all citizens as much as possible. The best way to empower Filipinos is to teach them how they can protect their personal data and make them aware of their respective data privacy rights.
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President Marcos now has the support of big conglomerates, which have the wherewithal to fund such massive projects. I am referring to members of the Private Sector Advisory Council, who committed to undertake ongoing and upcoming infrastructure programs.
Naia remains a strategic economic and tourism driver for Metro Manila and the whole Philippines. A major upgrade will improve the airport’s efficiency and increase its capacity to meet the rising passenger demand from the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region. To reiterate what I wrote just last week, investing more in concrete projects like airports will create jobs, connect communities and generate economic opportunities for the Infrastructurepeople. projects, in addition, will revive tourism and promote new destinations that could not be reached before. They promote the image of the Philippines as a modern country governed by leaders who build structures for the public good.
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The energy crisis in Europe came as a result of the short-sighted policy in this area of the European authorities, and above all, the European Commission. Over the past few years, the “green agenda” has been actively promoted in the West. Many political forces both in the United States and in Europe began to speculate on the natural anxiety of the inhabitants of the planet about climate change, and began to promote this green agenda, including in the energy sector.
VAT zero-rating on local purchases of registered business enterprises market demand and a negative economic outlook with energy hyperinflation risks sending Europe into a deep Germanyrecession.”needs$20billion in Russian gas to power the value-added production of $2 trillion worth of manufactured goods, which is now being cut off. That is called “operating leverage.” It is like you need P20 worth of raw materials to generate P2,000 of revenue when the finished goods are sold. Of course, we are isolated and somewhat protected from the chaos in the West except for peso weakness. But it is probably a good thing to know when the zombie apocalypse starts—according to Zombieland in a fast-food restaurant in a little US town. E-mail me at mangun@gmail.com. Follow me on Twitter @mangunonmarkets. PSE stock-market information and technical analysis provided by AAA Southeast Equities Inc. Mangun. . .
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W E are deeply outraged by the irresponsible and cynical statements of John Mangun, who called the Russian head of state and the entire Russian people “Lucifer’s minions” in the article “The foolish get fooled” dated September 1, 2022. Such statements, insulting an entire nation, are hateful, nationalistic and xenophobic in nature, and are unacceptable in any civilized society. At the same time, we see behind such statements the agony of impotent anger against Russia’s consistent position in defending its own national interests, as well as the fear of the “collective West” to face the consequences of its own short-sighted decisions, systemic mistakes in building energy sector and macroeconomic policy. Once again an attempt was made to distort the words and essence of what the Russian leader said in April 2008 at the Nato summit in Bucharest. According to the author, Vladimir Putin during his speech “has made no secret of his contempt for Kiev’s independence.” However, if desired, one can find a transcript of the speech of the Russian President, who just emphasized the complexity of the state formation of Ukraine and its internal political structure, the heterogeneity of its territories, and called for acting very carefully in a country “where a third of the inhabitants are ethnic Russians (17 million out of 45 million Ukrainians population).” Vladimir Putin repeatedly reminded that modern Ukraine was created in Soviet times. It received territories from Poland, Czechoslovakia and Romania after the World War II. From Russia, it received vast territories in the east and south of the country. In this regard, as early as 2008, the President of Russia already warned that Nato interference could put Ukrainian statehood itself on the brink of existence. He also drew attention in his speech to the legitimacy of Russia's interests in Ukraine. Crimea, with its 90 percent Russian population, was transferred to Ukraine by the decision of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union without any state procedures for such a Mangunmove.believes that “Russia was “allowed” to lease some of the naval bases in Sevastopol for the Russian Navy.” However, I would also like to refresh the historical memory of the author—Sevastopol has always been a primordially Russian city. Even after the illegal transfer of Crimea to Ukraine, Sevastopol legally remained part of Russia, since in 1948, in accordance with decrees on post-war restoration, it came under direct republican subordination of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic that was not canceled in 1954, when Crimea was transferred to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The disastrous situation that is currently developing in the countries of Europe in the energy sector is also not a “Putin’s trap,” but it is Nato and the EU trapping themselves with globalist expansion. But so much easier to blame Putin. It is obvious that Western countries are already exhausting their own economy and their citizens with antiRussian attacks. It is not Russia that is to blame for the fact that Europeans are threatened with winter without heating, and summer heat without air conditioning. The West launched all-out economic war on Russia. However, in reality, sanctions against Russia turn into a boomerang for Western economies. So referring to the title of Mr. Mangun’s article, it’s worth mentioning that only fools could be surprised with such developments. He that mischief hatches, mischief catches. But still we will do the courtesy to the author and once again explain to the reader more in detail the causes of the energy crisis in Europe.
The EU authorities have begun to give unqualified recommendations in this area, overestimating the real potential of alternative energy sources. This led to underinvestment in the global energy sector and, as a result, to higher prices. In addition, the Europeans did not heed Russia’s insistent requests to maintain long-term contracts for the supply of natural gas, which also provoked a rise in prices in the European energy market. It is noteworthy that all this began to happen long before the start of Russia’s special operation to protect the Donbass in Ukraine. As a result, by the middle of 2021, a gas deficit had formed in the EU. By the end of 2021, European UGS facilities were only filled to the minimum 72 percent (50.44 percent in Austria, 54.43 percent in the Netherlands, and 64.57 percent in Germany).
THe entitlement to value-added tax zero-rating on local purchases of registered business enterprises (RBe) remains to be a challenge even as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has already issued several administrative issuances implementing and clarifying the VAT zero-rating provisions of the Tax Code, as amended by the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for enterprises Act (CR eATe)
Gorbachev was a son of poor peasants. His father was an ethnic Russian while his mother was Ukrainian. While a child, he left his home to live with his Ukrainian grandparents. It’s no wonder that his interpreter, Pavel Palazhchenko, said that Gorbachev was “psychologically traumatized by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.” During the Great Purge, both of his grandfathers were accused of being “enemies of the state” and were interned in the Gulag labor camps until they were released. After becoming a member of the communist party, he took up law where he graduated with honors. At the university, he met his future wife, Raisa, a PhD candidate. He rose quickly in the communist hierarchy. At age 39, he became the First Secretary of his region where he automatically sat as a member of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union. Leonid Brezhnev personally vetted his appointment. He became a favorite of KGB head Yuri Andropov who eventually succeeded Brezhnev as the leader of the Soviet Union. In October 1980, he became the youngest member of the Politburo, the highest authority in the Soviet Union. He became the acknowledged top leader of the Soviet Union when he was elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985, a position he held until 1991. He also served as the President of the Soviet Union in 1990 until the country disintegrated in 1991. When Nikita Khrushchev was removed from power, a series of old fogeys occupied the highest post. Leonid Brezhnev immediately replaced Khrushchev who initially governed the country under a troika with Alexei Kosygin, the premier, and Nikolai Podgorny, the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Presidium. Yuri Andropov, a former head of the KGB, succeeded Brezhnev in 1982 following the latter’s death. Andropov was also sickly and died 15 months later. Konstantin Chernenko, 72 years old, was elected as the general secretary and ruled the USSR until his death a year later. Gorbachev called this period the rule of gerontocracy or old men. He also referred to it as the “Era of Stagnation” marked by slow economic growth and poor production and development. In 1985, with the death of Chernenko, the Soviet Politburo elected Gorbachev as the new Secretary General of the Communist Party and he became the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union at the age 54. Andropov, his patron, already endorsed Gorbachev to be his successor a couple of years back. Upon assuming office, he was the first Soviet leader to admit publicly that the economy was in doldrums and that the Russians were in dire economic straits. But he promised his people a new deal by introducing reforms in the government. He abolished central planning and gave more autonomy to the state enterprises and encouraged private investments in previously restricted businesses. And he also opened up more areas for foreign investments. The government allowed public discussion and greater press freedom, which saw militant citizens criticize and protest against the authorities. He did not crack down on demonstrators, which resulted in
No leader in modern history had attempted to transform his autocratic country with democratic reforms as Mikhail Gorbachev. Last Tuesday, he died at the age of 91 after a long and lingering illness while confined at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.
The law does not make any distinction whether the RBE is engaged in export or Well-settlednot. is the rule that rules and regulations implementing the law should conform to the law, otherwise, the rules and regulations are null and void. Administrative agencies cannot, in the exercise of such power, issue administrative rulings or circulars inconsistent with the law sought to be applied. Administrative issuances must not override, supplant or modify the law, but must remain consistent with the law they intend to carry out. Administrative issuances, which are inconsistent with the clear mandate of the law, cannot prevail over the law being implemented.Bethatas it may, the administrative issuances, despite apparent inconsistency with the provisions of the law being implemented, are presumed to be valid and binding, until otherwise declared invalid by a competent authority.
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bigger and louder protests across the Soviet Union. The Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were at the forefront of the movement for independence from the Soviet Union. In November 1988, Estonia declared its sovereignty from the Soviet Union. It was followed soon by Latvia and Lithuania, which legalized the flying of their own national flags and the adoption of their own national languages. The police did not try hard to prevent demonstrations and disperse the protesters. Gorbachev did not intervene and deploy the Soviet military to quash their defiant actions. Before Gorbachev, the Soviet Union was unforgiving when it crushed the uprisings in Hungary in 1956 and in Czechoslovakia in the spring of 1968. Abroad, he withdrew Soviet forces from Afghanistan where they suffered significant losses. He opened up summit meetings with US President Ronald Reagan to limit nuclear weapons and reduce the threat of a nuclear war. The two leaders also embarked on the possibility of ending the Cold War, which Reagan dramatized when he called out Gorbachev while speaking in front of the Berlin Wall near Brandenburg Gate: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” It was a turning point in history. Gorbachev through a series of actions had established a new relationship with the US and Europe. He had undertaken measures to lower the Cold War temperature. At one point, then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said: “I like Mr. Gorbachev. We can do business together.” While he was lionized abroad particularly in Europe and the western world for easing the world tension, he was despised in his own country. His policy of “glasnost” (openness) and “perestroika” (restructuring or reconstruction) resulted in more freedom enjoyed by the Soviets and decentralization of economic policies and decision-making process. In his speeches, he angered and alienated his comrades for advocating reforms. This encouraged the constituent republics of the Soviet Union to regain their lost freedom and pursue efforts to become sovereign states. Under Gorbachev’s term, practically all the 15 states became independent. Many Russians blamed him for the collapse of the Soviet Union and its decline as a world power. During his rule, the Soviet Union started its process of democratization to reform its political and economic system. He proved to be a radical reformer and he lost the critical support of his allies. He failed due to lack of support from the government, and even the Soviet people. The communist hardliners whose privileged positions were threatened by his reforms and the Marxist-Leninist adherents strongly opposed the path towards liberalization that he espoused. His opponents, the socalled Gang of 8 led by Vice President Gennady Yanayev, launched an unsuccessful coup on August 24, 1991, but as an aftermath the Soviet Union disintegrated. Most of the 15 constituent states of the Soviet Union took advantage of the situation and declared their independence from the Soviet Union on this date. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, he had no more country to lead. He resigned from his post on December 25, 1991, which also marked the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union. Thus, he was the last leader of the Soviet Union. The following day, the constituent republics formally gained their independence. Boris Yeltsin, a former protege who turned against him allegedly for his failure to go far in his reforms, was installed as the new leader of Russia. Yeltsin by then had become the most popular leader in theGorbachevcountry. was one of the greatest leaders during the last century. He ended the Cold War, helped reunite not only Germany but also Europe and reduced nuclear armaments. In 1987, he even hosted a conference in Moscow, which he called “For a World Without Nuclear Weapons, For Mankind’s Survival.” He introduced political and religious freedom, the democratic principles and market economy in his country. The rogues are back in power but others shall pursue and fight for his ideals. He was buried last Saturday next to his wife’s tomb, but his dream shall never die.
The launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline could compensate for the tension in the European gas market, but under pressure from the United States and antiRussian forces in the EU, the gas pipeline did not start functioning. After Russia launched a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the European Commission created the REPowerEU plan, according to which Europe was going to refuse twothirds of the gas imported from Russia. The latest packages of unilateral Western sanctions, the freezing of foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank of Russia, restrictions on foreign assets of PJSC Gazprom and other elements of the sanctions policy have forced the Russian authorities to introduce mechanisms that guarantee domestic suppliers receive payment from foreign counterparties for the supplied gas. Countries that impose illegal restrictive measures against Russia must now pay for the gas they consume in rubles. As of May 18, 2022, about half of the 54 importing companies from non-friendly countries have met the necessary conditions for this. Those who refused (Bulgaria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland) had to pay more for supplies from other sources. The European Commission, however, calling for an early abandonment of Russian energy resources by searching for alternative suppliers, developing renewable energy sources, total energy savings and increasing energy efficiency, does not offer real measures to reduce energy prices. At the same time, it is trying to make it difficult for Russia to find new markets, thus creating the risk of an artificial shortage of energy resources and uncertainty in world markets. The world energy market is now in a state of delicate equilibrium. However, even in spite of this, the G-7 countries continue their suicidal policy, intending to introduce price ceilings for Russian oil. In this case, Russia will redirect oil and oil products to other markets, to those countries that will be ready to pay the market price for energy resources. In turn, the states that support the initiative will have to forget about Russian fuel. The introduction of a price ceiling for oil will inevitably destabilize the market and increase energy prices even more. The European Union will be forced to buy fuel from the United States, which will completely ruin the European taxpayers. And Russia has nothing to do with this.
Section 294(E) of the Tax Code provides for the VAT zero-rating on local purchases of RBEs, and under Section 295(D), conditions for its availment are clearly provided there. It says that VAT zero-rating on local purchases shall only apply to goods and services that are directly and exclusively used in the registered project or activity by a registered business enterprise. Under Section 293(M) of the Tax Code, RBE has been defined as any individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity organized and existing under Philippine laws and registered with an Investment Promotion Agency (IPA), excluding only certain service enterprises enumerated there and other service entities as may be determined by the Fiscal Incentives Review Board. Following the above conditions, an enterprise duly registered with the IPA whose local purchases are directly and exclusively used in its registered project or activity shall qualify for VAT zero-rating on such purchases.However, under the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the CREATE, specifically in Section 5, Rule 2 of the IRR, it says that the VAT zero-rating on local purchases shall only apply to goods and services directly and exclusively used in the registered project or activity of export enterprises, to the exclusion of domestic enterprises. This was echoed in Revenue Regulations (RR) 21-2021 as well as in Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 24-2022. According to Section 293(E) of the Tax Code, an export enterprise refers to any individual, partnership, corporation, Philippine branch of a foreign corporation, or other entity organized and existing under Philippine laws and registered with an IPA to engage in manufacturing, assembling or processing activity, and services such as information technology activities and business process outsourcing (BPO), and resulting in the direct exportation, and/or sale of its manufactured, assembled or processed product or IT/BPO services to another registered export enterprise that will form part of the final export product or export service of the latter, of at least 70 percent of its total production or output. Thus, following the IRR of the CREATE and the relevant revenue issuances, VAT zero-rating on local purchases of RBEs shall only apply if the RBE is an export enterprise as defined under Section 293(E). Ergo, the VAT zero-rating does not apply to purchases made by an RBE that is not considered as export enterprise. Apparently, the IRR of the CREATE and the revenue issuances implementing the VAT zero-rating provisions of the CREATE are not consistent with the provisions of the law sought to be implemented. Can the IRR and the revenue issuances limit the application of the VAT zerorating provisions of the Tax Code to export enterprises, to the exclusion of domestic enterprises? The provision of Section 295(D) of the Tax Code, as amended by CREATE is very clear to the effect that VAT zero-rating on local purchases shall apply to goods and services directly and exclusively used in the registered project or activity by RBE.
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A lvindia, who took over the Phil Mech leadership in March, alleged that the procured farm machinery was overpriced by nearly P100,000 per unit. Alvindia claimed that the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) or the maximum price set by PhilMech for every unit of fourwheel tractors should have been just P1.2 million. T he ABC set by the PhilMech for the procurement of the four-wheel tractors under the 2021 RCEF fund was P1.3 million, based on publicly available government documents. “The irregularities involved the purchase of 1,346 units of fourwheel farm tractors at P1.298 mil lion each for a total of P1.737 bil lion,” he said in a statement. “ Because of the agency’s find ings, PHilMech will not pay the contractors as we uncovered an overpriced for each four-wheel farm tractor,” he added.
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P hilMech Executive Director Dionisio Alvindia claimed that his leadership “uncovered” various “ir regularities” concerning the pro curement of some 1,346 units of four-wheel tractors under the 2021 Rice Competitiveness Enhance ment Fund (RCEF).
A lvindia said he has informed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) regarding the matter and has sought the legal opinion of both the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) legal service. “ Despite the uncovering of the irregularities involving the acqui sition of 1,346 farm machines, the agency is sustaining the distribu tion of farm machines under the RCEF-Mechanization program and pushing other programs like support for the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) where PhilMech will have a major role in setting up common shared facilities for coconut farm ers,” he said.
T he direct services, Alba ex plained, include advancement in re search and development, improved laboratory services, among others.
T he first to express concern was Sen. Nancy Binay, who said she was shocked on seeing her full name tagged in text messages offering all manner of scams.
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Pitch for RCEP ORTIZ-LUIS , who also heads the Philippine Exporters Con federation Inc. (Philexport), has repeatedly called on the Senate to ratify the Regional Compre hensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), noting that of over 2,000 active members of the organiza tion, nearly 1,000 are exporting to RCEP economies. T he Philexport chief earlier said the opening and expansion of market access to the member economies will create “positive ripple effects” which can result in employment and livelihood.
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ALARMED by the relentless tide of text scams pitching nonexistent jobs, bonuses, lottery winnings and even “casino bo nus,” senators on Monday endorsed a full-blown inquiry by two commit tees, saying allowing such scams to go unchallenged will ruin the drive toward digitalization and make a mockery of the data privacy law. A fter several senators weighed in on the matter following a privi lege speech by Sen. Jinggoy Estra da, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri endorsed the matter to the Senate Public Services Committee as lead prober, in coordination with the Banks and Financial Interme diaries Committee.
Jallorina refutes HOWEVER , former PhilMech Di rector Baldwin G. Jallorina refuted Alvindia’s allegations of “overpric ing” in the procurement of the trac tors under the 2021 RCEF fund. PhilMech started implementing the mechanization component of the annual RCEF program under the leadership of Jallorina. Alvin dia succeeded Jallorina as PhilMech Executive Director. Jallorina explained that the ABC for the procurement of the fourwheel tractors were based on a mar ket research conducted by a techni cal working group (TWG) composed of experts within PhilMech. T he TWG, Jallorina pointed out, conducts a market study prior to the bidding and decides the ap propriate ABC in consideration of the “technical specifications” of the to-be procured tractors. Jallorina argued that the “there is no substantial variance in the ABC of the tractors and the actual market price.” “ There is no overprice in the the setting of the Authorized Budget for the Contract (ABC) for fourwheeled tractors as alleged by cur rent PhilMech Director Alvindia without offering a single proof,” he told the BusinessMirror
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A lba explained that the unde rutilization of the SIDA could be attributed to the lack of the SRA’s manpower to implement the vari ous program components of law. It is red tape. Red tape because of the lack of people. We need a lot of people. We need to hire mostly people on the ground so the SRA can reach the small farmers,” he said.
SRA board members led by SRA Administrator David John Thadde us Alba revealed that the marching order of Marcos is for the country to achieve self-sufficiency in sugar, which means reducing dependency on “imports.Itisnot actually food security that we are after, it is food suf ficiency. Anything that happens, people will have food,” Alba told the BusinessMirror on the sidelines of the SRA’s welcome ceremony for the new SRA board on Monday. “ Basically, that is the marching order [of the President]: to produce [food and] to be food-sufficient,” Alba added. A lba pointed out that the SRA will improve the country’s sugar production by providing “direct” services to farmers, particularly to E MPLOYERS Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President Sergio R. OrtizLuis Jr. expressed hope that the economic deals the Philippines will forge with Indonesia and Singapore will zero in on the removal of stumbling blocks to investments and trade. W ith the state visit of Presi dent Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. in Indonesia, the chief executive underscored that the Philippines will sign “important agreements” in a bid to strengthen the country’s bilateral ties with Indonesia particularly on areas of secu rity, defense, trade and invest ment, and culture. Marcos is also slated to visit Singapore. I n relation to this, Ortiz-Luis Jr. expressed hope that these economic deals will focus on im proving investments and trade in the country, specifically on eliminating non-tariff barriers. Well . . . since a lot of things are not really taken care of, es pecially the non-tariff barriers, these should be tackled,” the E Ecop chief said, partly in Filipino, during a televised interview on Monday.Definitely anything that will improve investments and involvement of trade will help, especially in these times. And those two countries are among the powerhouses in Asean, as a matter of fact, [they are] in the Asean 5,” Ortiz-Luis added. M eanwhile, Ortiz-Luis not ed that the Philippines is lag ging behind in terms of forg ing economic deals with other countries.“Youknow, we are really trail ing them . . . We’re still talking about Europe, those countries where we need to develop trade and investments and we’re very much behind,” Ortiz-Luis stressed, noting that if a country is lagging behind other countries, the “gap” widens and it might not be able to keep up with others.
Binay said this prompted her to file a Senate Resolution asking the Senate to investigate, in aid of legislation, the “upsurge of text scams, smishing, text spams, and other malicious solicitations and unwanted text messages.”
“ In truth, I was stunned—it’s both an unexplained fear and a terrifying surprise,” she recalled.
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E strada subsequently delivered his privilege speech, and was joined in discussions by Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, Zubiri, and Sena tors Sherwin Villanueva, Raffy Tulfo and Robinhood Padilla. A lerting potential victims, Binay disclosed Monday she was stunned to get a random text message with her name on it.
Zubiri expressed hope that when the Public Services panel, chaired by Sen. Grace Poe, holds a sched uled meeting on Thursday (Sept. 8), it can already bring in the Banks committee so the investigation can kick off.
By Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas @jearcalas T HE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (Phil Mech) on Monday said it will withhold the payment of over P1.7 billion to tractor suppliers amid concerns of “overpricing,” despite warnings such “arbitrary” move would delay implementation of the vital program to ramp up mechani zation of farms.
A lba added that the SRA will implement a “big brother, small brother” program that would al low mentoring among sugarcane farmers, especially between those producing higher yields and those with lower yields.
A lba noted that critical to im proving local sugarcane produc tion is the reversion of the Sugar Industry Development Act (SIDA) fund to full P2 billion.
S he added: “This means these cybercrime groups are so en trenched they can get what’s supposedly secured, private and confidential. If there is personal information in text scams, it may extend to some bigger and more sophisticated scheme—or reach a point where they know where you work, what is your child’s class schedule, what credit card do you use, who is your best friend and what do you talk about.”
Board members’ commitment SRA board member Pablo Luis Azco na, who represents the sugarcane planters sector, vowed to move to wards improving the productivity of sugarcane farms. A zcona said he will work hand in hand with the SRA’s research and development arm in improv ing farmers’ yield. “ We have been tasked by the President to try to achieve not food security but food self-sufficiency,” he said in his brief speech delivered before SRA officials and employees. “ We have a president who wants to stop importing,” he added. SRA board member Ma. Mitzi Mangwag, who represents the mill ing sector, said importation is a “stopgap” measure to address the shortfall in domestic sugar supply.
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PhilMech holds ₧1.7-B payment for tractors on ‘overpricing’ issue
HOME FOR COMELEC Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia (right) and Comelec Commissioner Rey Bulay field questions at a news conference on the proposed Comelec main office building complex at Central Business Park 1 Island A in Pasay City. It will be built in three to five years’ time on 2 hectares of land. The poll body used to be housed in an old building in Intramuros that burned down. It is now renting space at the Palacio del Gobernador, also in Intramuros. ROY DOMINGO See “SRA,”
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a s a lifetime commitment to our Member-Consumer- o w ners, we need to stay consistent in providing efficient, reliable, and affordable electric services. t he present administration’s eagerness to increase the sources of renewable energy inspires us, and it revives our hopes to continue the journey in figuring out how we can make our power supply more sustainable,” said neeco ii a rea 2 General Manager r amon de Vera. a lso, the Dupinga project is expected to generate savings for neeco ii a rea 2 customers through avoided transmission fees and zero-Vat on the purchased power. a s a renewable power supply with no fuel charges, power from the Dupinga project is competitively-priced against other power suppliers of neeco ii a rea 2 which are mostly from coal power plants and are exposed to fuel price increases.DMHC is a partnership between a l ternergy Holdings Corp. and Markham resources Corp., a renewable energy company led by Francisco tiu l aurel of the Frabelle Group. t he Dupinga project forms part of a lternergy’s goal of building 1,245MW of r e capacity in the next 5 years. Lenie Lectura
t he firm also has reached a total of 1,000 Flash Home partners across the country. t h is portfolio allows Filipino entrepreneurs or business owners to maximize their businesses by utilizing a spare room in their houses or any available commercial space as delivery drop-off sites. according to Flash ex press’ consultant a lvin Chew, the company was able to accomplish such achievements “within the frame of the company’s vision and goals.” “We were able to expand all over the Philippines in just a couple of months after we kicked off our operations; we were able to disrupt the market; and most importantly, we were able to improve the logistics industry in the country,” he said during the recent internal launch of the campaign.
The Securities and exchange Commission (SeC) has public offering (IPO) of products retailer Upson International Corp. that could raise as much as P4.34 billion.
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nternational Container te rminal Services i nc. ( iC t Si ) s aid on Monday its subsidiary a bbotsford Holdings i nc. has partnered with Pampanga-based holding firm Prime a lta Holdings i nc. to create a joint venture (JV) company that will offer freight forwarding and logistics services. a bbotsford will own 51 percent of the new joint venture called Fortune l o gistics Corp., while Prime a lta will hold the 49 percent minority. a bbotsford is pumping in P12.75 million in initial subscription, while Prime a lta will inject P12.25Fortunemillion.logistics will be registered with the Securities and e x change Commission and will “obtain approval for its incorporation and commence operations immediately thereafter.” a l l documentation for the new joint venture is expected to be completed in as short as a month and as long as two months.
T He Philippine Chamber of Commerce and industry-national Capital region (PCCi nCr) will finally return to the physical stage with new innovative programs in the 30th Metro Manila Business Conference (MMBC) slated on September 9, 2022 at the historic Manila Hotel. t his year’s conference highlights the theme “r ein V entinG the FU t Ur e with r eSilienCe for SUStain a Ble GroW tH”. Global and local experts as well as government executives will share their insights and expertise on essential topics relating to Supply Chain Management, VUC a-H, lGU Support to Business and investment, Franchising, Digital transformation and national Government Support to PCCMSMesinCra rea Vice President and Director teresita ngan tian, who’s also the chairman of the 30th PCCi nCr 30th Metro Manila Business Conference (MMBC), said these top experts will provide guidance to stakeholders as they thread the difficult path toward full recovery from the impact of the pandemic. t he 30th MMBC is creating a roadmap to a better business industry. “We must equip fellow stakeholders and supplier industries to help them expand their respective brands and businesses by providing transformative and actionable strategies as well as harness innovation to achieve global competitiveness,” ngan tian stressed. t he conference will feature tr ade Secretary a l fredo Pascual, i n formation and Communications technology Secretary iv an John Uy, Science and te chnology Undersecretary Sancho Maborrang, Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo Malapitan, Malabon Mayor Jeannie ng - Sandoval, navotas Mayor John r e ynald t i angco, Valenzuela Mayor Weslie Gatchalian, national Confederation of Cooperatives C eo Sylvia Paraguya, Pa Si a Procurement and Supply i n stitute of a s ia Chairman and Pa Si a Shared Services, tr ansProcure C e o Charlie Villasenor, Francorp Philippines chief executive officer Sam Christopher l i m, Hughes a n e c hostar Company VP for international sales Vaibhav Magow, GS1 Philippines senior technical officer Mervin Fonseca, o m akase Group of Companies operations manager a ndrea r o sales- Cabochan. register now at https://bit.ly/30thMMBCRegistration.
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Fortune l ogistics “shall primarily operate, engage in and carry on the business of domestic and international ocean, air and land freight forwarding and logistics.” t he rationale for the transaction is to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency associated with the processing of cargo that are intended to be used by iC t Si for its various operations in the Philippines,” iC t Si ’s disclosure to the stock exchange read. t h e r a zon-led port operator also plans to use the services of Fortune l o gistics “on an arm’s length basis to other stakeholders and related parties of iC t Si ” Fortune l o gistics “shall distribute a percentage of its available distributable cash flow and such dividends will be paid to the shareholders pro rata on the basis of their respective shareholding.” t he joint venture company is expected to help “reduce costs and improve operational efficiency” for iC t Si i n March, i C t S i announced that it would increase its expenditures for 2022 to $330 million from $165 million last year to fund expansion projects for its ports in the Philippines as well as in other territories. t he company said the amount will be used to pay for concession upfront fees for its port in Madagascar, the ongoing expansion of its port in the Democratic r e public of Congo as well as in a u stralia and in Mexico. t he amount will also be used to finance the expansion of Berth 8 of the Manila international Container te rminal and for the purchase of equipment as well as for the maintenance of its ports. iC t Si said its profits surged by 321 percent to $428.57 million in 2021 from $101.76 million the year prior. it s revenues rose by 24 percent to $1.87 billion from $1.51 billion on the back of a 10-percent increase in consolidated volume to 11.16 million twenty-foot equivalent units ( t eUs) from 10.19 million t eUs the previous year. B roker Philstocks Financial inc. has revised downwards its corporate earnings growth forecast and the year-end projections for the benchmark Philippine Stock exchange index (PSei) due to elevatedJaphetinflation.louista ntiangco, Philstocks research manager, said in a research note that corporate earnings growth by year-end may reach 25 percent to 30 percent, down from its previous forecast of 25 percent to 35 Forpercent.thePSei, the broker expects it to end the year at a range of 7,080 points to 7,365 points, down from its earlier projection of 7,600 points to 8,200 points. in the first half of 2022, our PSei corporate earnings grew by 30 percent year-on-year. Moving forward, this growth momentum could be sustained for the remainder of the year backed by the strong aggregate demand expected in the second half as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic,” tantiangco said. He said the soaring inflation rate, which is seen to dampen household consumption, has posed downside risks to its corporate revenues and profits.“Consumers and businesses may also start to feel the pinch of the rising interest rates which, in turn, could somehow weigh on demand.” a s suming economic growth reaches the upper end of its forecast of between 6.8-7.2 percent and inflation settles at the lower end of its expectations at 5.3 percent, Philstocks said corporate earnings growth may end up at 30 Meanwhile,percent.ifeconomic expansion settles at the lower end of its forecast, while inflation reaches the upper end of its projections at 5.7 percent, corporate earnings growth is seen at 25 percent.
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D UPinGa Mini Hydro Corp. (DMHC) signed a power supply deal with the nueva ecija electric Cooperative ii a rea 2 (neeco ii a rea 2). Under the Power Supply a g reement (PS a ), DMHC will source renewable energy ( r e ) from its 4.6megawatt (MW) Dupinga minihydropower proposed project to be located in Gabaldon, nueva ecija. DMHC Vice-President a nnette r afael said the target completion of the hydro project is expected by early 2024. “ t he PSa and DBP funding sustain the momentum for the Dupinga Project as we target completion and commencement of renewable power supply to neeCo ii a rea 2 by early 2024,” r afael said. t he signing of the PSa and its subsequent submission to the erC for approval is one of last milestones successfully achieved to date in the development of the Dupinga Project.” DMHC and neeco ii a rea 2 are also set to submit a joint application to the energy regulatory Commission within the month for the approval of the PSa t he Dupinga project will improve supply reliability and quality of power in the Gabaldon and other nearby municipalities which are at the tail-end of neeco ii a rea 2 distribution system.
During its September 1 en banc meeting, the agency approved the registration statement of Upson i nternational covering 3.28 billion common shares. t he company will offer to the public up to 789.47 million common shares priced at up to P5.50 per share. t he offer will also include 98.68 million in common shares to be issued by a selling shareholder at up to P5.50 per share, with another 98.68 million common shares as overallotment option. t he shares will be listed and traded on the main board of the Philippine Stock e x change. “We are grateful for the support of the Se C for their confidence in Upson’s vision to help transform the Philippines into a more digitally-ready country. Upson aims to continuously adapt to the rapid growth of digital technology. We shall consistently provide the most relevant and latest i t products through our network expansion across the country,” Upson President and C e o a rlene Sy said. n e t proceeds from the offer could reach up to P4.15 billion, which Upson will use for store network expansion and general corporate purposes. it can raise as much as P5.43 billion, assuming the overallotment option is fully exercised.Upsonplans to use the i P o proceeds to expand its store network and open 250 branches or an additional retail space of 25,000 square meters from 2022 to 2026. it will prioritize areas with the highest return potential and those where tech products are not readily available. t he company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the secondary shares by the selling shareholder.theiPowill run from September 5 to 9, with listing on the PSe scheduled for September 16, according to the latest timetable submitted by the company to the Se C First Metro i nvestment Corp. has been picked as issue manager and bookrunner for the transaction, which will be joined by rC BC Capital Corp. as joint lead underwriter.Upson i nternational is a retailer of information technology-related merchandise, including hardware and software products. t he company operates under the brand names oc tagon Computer Superstore, Micro Valley, and Gadget k i ng. a s of March 31, the company had a total of 188 store branches across the country, as well as six warehouses in Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de o ro and Davao City.
“While corporate performance is still seen as the main fundamental driver of the market this year, investors are expected to take cues from other significant factors. Headlining these are the monetary policy outlooks of the Federal reserve and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,” tantiangco said. “a continuation of the Fed’s aggressively hawkish policy steps is seen as a downside risk since it may cause foreign fund outflows and a further depreciation of the Philippine Peso, both of which are negative for the local bourse. Meanwhile, a further tightening of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to weigh on the economy’s outlook. t his in turn may also dampen sentiment.” For the PSei, Philstocks said the local market has so far been trying to sustain its recovery momentum after going through a downtrend from its February peak to its June low. Currently, the PSei is testing its support at the 6,600 level. if the market fails to hold its position at the said level, then 6,600 will already serve as its resistance while its next key support is seen at 6,400. in between, the market also has its 50-day exponential moving average serving as a dynamic support, it said. Meanwhile, if the market succeeds in holding its ground at 6,600, then this will remain as its key support while key resistance is seen at the 7,000-7,100 range, it said. t he PSei closed on Monday at 6,676.04 points, down 16.61 points from the previous close. VG Cabuag T H a ilanD Ba SeD company Flash ex press reported that it has become one of the fastest-growing logistics and courier services companies in the Philippines as it achieved several milestones within a span of one year since it entered the domestic market. t hrough the combined efforts of all its business units, it has recorded a total of 95 percent serviceable areas nationwide as of august 2022.
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THE Bureau of the Treasury raised P7.1 billion out of the P15-billion Treasury Bills (Tbills) it offered last Monday as investors asked for higher yields. the 91-day and 182-day debt papers, these would have fetched average yields of 2.397 percent and 3.66 percent, respectively. The tenors would have been higher than the benchmark secondary market rates of 2.383 percent for the 91-day Tbill and 3.33 percent for the 182-day securities.Hadthe 364-day T-bills been fully awarded, it would have reached an average of 4.356 percent, way beyond the benchmark secondary market rate of 3.891 percent. “Rates way above current levels,” National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon told reporters following the auction when sought for comment on why the Treasury settled for a partialNonetheless,award. the auction was oversubscribed with total bids amounting to P26.7 billion. Wrestling with inflation LAST week, the Treasury also rejected bids for all tenors of T-bills on offer as rates rose across the board after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled they would continue to be hawkish in battling US inflation. Locally, inflation in July has hit 6.4 percent, the highest recorded since October 2018’s 6.9 percent. This brings the Philippines’s average inflation from January to July 2022 to 4.7 percent, beyond the government’s target range of 2 percent to 4 percent for the year. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas recently raised its main benchmark rates by another 50 basis points as it expects inflation rate to reach 5.4 percent for this year, higher than its previous forecast of 5 percent. For this month, the Treasury is set to borrow P200 billion from the local debt market in September, of which P140 billion will be through Treasury Bonds and another P60 billion from T-bills. This year, the government is set to borrow a total of P2.21 trillion, of which 75 percent will be sourced locally while the remaining 25 percent will come from foreign sources. As of end-July this year, the national government’s outstanding debt has soared to a new recordhigh of P12.89 trillion, an increase of P96.09 billion or 0.8 percent during the first month of the Marcos administration from P12.79 trillion as ofTheend-June.country’s debt-to-GDP ratio slightly eased to 62.1 percent in the second quarter of the year from 63.5 percent in the first quarter. However, this remained above the economy.60-percentinternationally-recommendedthresholdforahealthy
Results were mixed as the auction committee decided to partially award bids for the 91-day and 182day T-bills while rejecting bids for the 364-day debt papers.
“It is in this spirit that I ask my fellow members of this chamber to work with me in securing the immediate passage of this bill,” Salceda said. At present, only SIM cards for postpaid mobile or cellular phone subscriptions are required to be registered.
THE chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means reminded agencies to simplify government processes and reduce their documentary requirements first, including the abolition of cedula (community tax certificate), as a prerequisite to digitalizing their services. Albay Joey Sarte Salceda warned last Monday that if processes remain complex and tedious for citizens accessing government services, the efforts to digitalize government services “will merely migrate such inefficiencies.” Salceda transmitted these views in a speech to the House Committee on Information and Communication Technology, where he sponsored House Bill (HB) 2963 (e-Governance Act) and HB 2902 (e-Government Act). Both are priority bills mentioned by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in his State of the Nation Address last July. Salceda said that the “digitalization or electronic governance is not a magic word.”“Itrequires internal reform and efficiency. Digital inefficiency is still inefficiency.” Several issues THE lawmaker cited issues such as government websites that are difficult to navigate, websites that are not privacysecure, supposedly digitalized processes that still require face-to-face transactions such as TIN registration and other supposedly electronic government services that remain inefficient, lengthy, complex or requiring physical processes. Salceda said that the ultimate aim of digitalization of governance was to reduce “irritating citizen burdens” such as the cedula or community tax, lengthy police and NBI clearance processes and time-consuming business registration “If we can do these things and carry out these principles, we can easily move towards one-day business registration, which would make doing business in the Philippines much easier,” he said. “Let us shift the burden of paying taxes, getting police clearances and registering businesses from diligent small businesses and honest citizens, to government offices. Anyway, let us remember that these people pay taxes and charges so that we do our jobs. They pay taxes and fees specifically for these services, too. So, they deserve simple, easy, fast and accessible processes,” Salceda added. Key principles SALCEDA outlined five key principles before government agencies pursue digitalization.“First,processes must be simplified. Complex processes with multiple leakages, overlaps and inefficiencies should first be rationalized before digitalization. Otherwise, one will merely migrate such inefficiencies,” he said. “Worse, because the digital space has a compounding effect, digitalization can multiply inefficiencies unless resolved at the process level first.” The lawmaker said the second principle is the reduction in documentary requirements.“Thecedula, for example, no longer serves any intelligent purpose for government. In the Ease of Paying Taxes Act, we resolve another problem by merely requiring an invoice instead of official receipts for goods and invoices for services, to make VAT [value-added tax] refunds easier, faster and fully digital.” Salceda said the third principle is that “manpower and technological capacity should match the demand for theHeservice.”citedthat after attending a meeting of climate change experts, he learned that a total of two people are in charge of helping local governments, national government agencies and other organizations prepare proposals to access global funds under the Green Climate Fund and other multilateral and bilateral sources for climate “Clearly,action.rightsizing means not only shaving off bureaucratic fat but also building bureaucratic muscle where it is needed,” Salceda said. User experience FOURTH, the lawmaker said digitalization should focus on user experience. He cited Singapore as an example. “In Singapore, it takes the user just one office, one window, one day, to register a small business, even when records are forwarded to several agencies in charge of licensing, regulation, incentives and others. It is not that the back office processes were eliminated; it is just that the burden of processing is shifted from the client to the government offices,” he said. “He or she does not have to see what is going on behind the window. User experience must be the focus of government digitalization. Of course, this will also include digital aesthetics and design, something that government agencies still disregard to this day, but which has significant impacts on user behavior.” Salceda also complained of “ugly or confusing government websites” which were “more complex and more expensive to maintain than college organization websites.”“Fifth, government digitalization must be dynamic. What is “digital and modern” now may no longer be timely or relevant a year from now. As such, digitalization necessitates investments in continued learning and innovation. Government offices that seek to digitalize must be prepared to accept process innovation and sometimes disruption as part of the digital territory,” Salceda said. The lawmaker also suggested the creation of an “online government services scorecard” by the Department of Information and Communication Technology, the Anti-Red Tape Authority and the Department of Interior and Local Government. Salceda said this could be used to measure the strengths and weaknesses of frontline digital processes of government agencies.
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Y OU don’t have to wait for your Christmas bonus or 13thmonth pay to invest because a lot of companies have now lowered the minimum investment required for you to open and top-up your account.For example, you can now start with as little as P1,000 in a good number of online investment platforms for mutual funds. Moreover, commercial banks also have investment plans that only require at least P1,000 to begin. With such a low amount, it’s now a more achievable goal for everyone to start investing.
BANCNET Inc., operator of the InstaPay electronic fund transfer (ETF), announced recently of having processed through the ETF an all-time high single-day volume of 2.08 million transactions last August 15. InstaPay enables customers of a bank or e-wallet to send and receive money instantly to and from another bank or ewallet. The service is accessible through the mobile applications or Internet banking facilities of InstaPay partner banks and e-wallet providers, making it convenient and easy to send and receive money anytime and anywhere in the country. Last month, BancNet said it processed nearly 45 million InstaPay fund transfers, 18.44-percent higher compared to July last year. These were worth P292.11 billion, which was 28.22-percent more than last year, the company said. The average daily volume was 1.37 million transactions. In the first seven months of the year, close to 300 million transactions were processed, with a total value of P5.49 trillion. Though initially fueled by necessity due to consumers’ restricted mobility during the past two pandemic years, InstaPay’s growth has continued an uptrend even when restrictions were relaxed late last year up to the present. “This indicates that more people have truly embraced digital payments,” BancNet CEO Elmarie S. Reyes was quoted in a statement as saying. “Digital payments will grow further as new uses for instaPay are introduced and as we onboard more partners into the network.” Currently, InstaPay has 70 partner banks and non-bank e-money issuers of which 6 joined in the first half of 2022. Its newest partners are Tonik Digital Bank Inc. and Union Digital Bank Inc. On the other hand, interoperable bill payment, request-to-pay, and cross-border payments are among the new InstaPay uses to be Currently,introduced.InstaPay can be used to send money instantly to a local bank account or e-wallet using an account number, a QRPh code, or a registered local cellphone number, and to pay at local stores and other businesses using a QRPh code. The maximum amount per transaction is P50,000.
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The PTE or its authorized seller shall not sell a SIM card if the end user refuses to comply with the registration requirement, which will also apply to foreigners.Theform shall indicate the subscriber’s name, date of birth, gender, his address as appearing in a valid ID card with photo and the assigned mobile number and serial number. Any information in the registration document shall be treated as absolutely confidential, unless access to it is granted by the subscriber in writing. However, such information shall be disclosed upon order by a court or written request by a law enforcement agency in relation to an investigation of an unlawful act involving the use of a mobile number. SIM cards sold or issued before the effectivity of the proposed SIM Card Registration Act will also be required to bePTEsregistered.shallmaintain a registry of all subscribers and their assigned SIM cards. They shall submit to the National Telecommunications Commission a list of their authorized sellers/agents. If the offense is committed by a PTE, the president and other responsible officers shall be held liable and fined up to P300,000 for the first offense, up to P500,000 for the second offense and up to P1 million for the third and any succeeding violation. If the violator is an authorized seller, his operation shall be suspended and a fine of P5,000 to P50,000 shall be imposed.Ifthe offender is an officer or employee of an implementing agency, he shall be dismissed from the service and fined, without prejudiced to the filing of appropriate criminal, civil and administrative charges.
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By Bianca Cuaresma @BcuaresmaBM DIGITAL payments platform operator Visa Inc. announced last Monday the appointment of Jeffrey D. Navarro as its new Country Manager for the Philippines and Guam. Navarro succeeds Dan Wolbert who has moved to a new role in Visa’s North American operations. He joins Visa from Western Union Co. where he was regional vice president for the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Indochina. Navarro was also president and chairman of the board of the Western Union Processing Services Inc. Visa said he also worked at Smart Communications Inc. and Shell Plc. across sales, brand and business development roles. Navarro started his career as a consultant at Accenture Inc. after completing his bachelor’s degree in Management Economics at the Ateneo de Manila University.TareqMuhmood, Visa’s Group Country Manager for Regional Southeast Asia, said Navarro’s regional experience and in-depth knowledge of the financial services industry will be an asset for Visa and will serve him well in leading our team. Muhmood was quoted in a statement as saying he expects Navarro and his team “will drive our business agenda with clients, consumers and regulators in the Philippines and Guam.” Navarro, meanwhile, said payments and money movement are areas which are “near and dear to his heart.” He expressed he is “excited and honored to have the opportunity to lead a team of seasoned professionals, who share the drive and passion to further widen financial inclusion for all Filipinos.”Headded he looks forward “to working closely with our clients, fintechs, the regulator and all stakeholders to grow digital payments in the country and enable individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.”
THE House Committee on Information and Communications Technology approved last Monday a consolidated measure requiring the registration of all postpaid and prepaid mobile phone subscriber identity module (SIM) cards. The panel chaired by Navotas Rep. Tobias “Toby” M. Tiangco approved the consolidation of 14 measures to require SIM-card registration to lessen scams and criminal activities. Tiangco explained that the mother bill is House Bill (HB) 14 filed by Speaker Martin G. Romualdez, the exact version approved in the last Congress. The consolidated bill was approved on third and final reading in the previous 18th Congress. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda invoked Rule 10, Section 48 in swiftly approving the consolidated bill that authorizes the committees of the House of Representatives to dispose of priority measures already filed and approved on third reading in the immediately preceding Congress. In his sponsorship speech, Tingog Rep. Jude A. Acidre said unregulated SIM cards are behind several mobile phone scams. These scams range from simple text messages asking users to send cellular loads to more sophisticated voice phishing methods and marketing spams that are used to gain unauthorized access to sensitive personal information of unsuspecting mobile phone users. The bill requires ownership registration of SIM cards to eradicate mobile phone-aided criminal activities. Moreover, it shall regulate the sale and distribution of SIM cards in order to promote end-user accountability, prevent the proliferation of mobile phone scams and data breaches and to assist law enforcement agencies in resolving crimes involving the use of mobile phone units, within the limits imposed by data privacy laws and regulations.
The bill seeks to require ownership registration of SIM cards to eradicate mobile phone-aided criminal activities. Under HB 14, every public telecommunications entity (PTE) or authorized seller shall require an end user to accomplish and sign in triplicate a numbered registration form issued by the PTE.
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The form shall include an attestation that the person appearing before the seller is the same person who accomplished the document and that he presented valid identification cards.
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Fitz Villafuerte is a registered financial planner of RFP Philippines. To learn more about personalfinancial planning, attend the 98th RFP program this October. To inquire, e-mail info@rfp.ph or text at 0917-6248110.
OPENING an investment account is almost similar to opening a bank account for the first time. A lot of forms must be filled out and several documents need to be submitted. Most people get turned off during this process and don’t finish the application. It’s unfortunate because they’re missing out on a great opportunity to grow their wealth through investing.Butfor those who were patient enough, they’re definitely off to a good start towards becoming financially free. And it’s an absolutely great feeling when you invest your money for the first time. Make it a habit OPENING an investment account is just the start. What many fail to do is be consistent with investing and making it a habit, which is the proper way to really grow your money. Just think about this: A lump sum investment of P100,000 that earns 10 percent per annum will become P1 million after 25 years. However, investing P1,000 every month on the same instrument will become P1 million after 23 years only. Not only is investing P1,000 monthly faster, but it’s also more realistically doable. You may not have P100,000 right now, which you can invest in the long-term, but I’m sure you can definitely afford to invest P1,000 every month for the next severalInvestingyears. regularly, even if it’s just a small amount, will build up to a massive amount in the future. Plus, you won’t feel stressed about cutting out a large portion of your budget for your daily expenses because it’s affordable.Andwhile 23 years is still a long time to wait for a million—the real goal is to eventually invest more as your income increases over time. You can start with P1,000 per month today, then work on being able to invest P1,500 every month next year, then P2,000 monthly the year after that and so on. Reap the benefits WHETHER you’re doing peso cost averaging or simply investing whatever amount you can afford regularly, you’re already financially ahead of someone who never started. And you’re a step faster to becoming wealthy than someone who invested just one time and never again. Remember that being consistent is the key. Investing should be a habit because, like the Egyptian pyramids or the Great Wall of China, wealth is often built one brick at a time and not all at once.
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Next is Avegale Acosta, MA, RPsy, RPm, Lecturer at Ateneo de Manila University; Psychologist, Ateneo Bulatao Center. Avy has been practicing psychology for 12 years, and has been teaching for seven years. She provides psychotherapy for those who experienced trauma, anxiety, grief, and other mental health concerns. She also worked with communities by codeveloping and implementing resilience and community-based drug recovery interventions.Duringthis time where an estimate of 3.6 million Filipinos are facing mental health issues and with limited mental health professionals, she spent most of her time providing psychosocial support to those experiencing mental health distress, teaching and mentoring future psychologists, and training individuals from schools and organizations to provide psychological first aid for those in distress.
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DreamWorld proved its ability in the hospitality industry by winning the “Best Drive-in Travellers Hotel" at the 4th Global Awards for Marketing & Business Excellence (GAMBE) held recently at the Grand Ballroom of Manila Mariott Hotel, Pasay City,“AmidstPhilippines.this pandemic, winning this prestigious award is a reward for the effort of our staff and guests for trusting us. It is an honor to receive the Best Drive-in Travellers Hotel award from GAMBE. We look forward to more milestones like this.” stated by Marilou Reyes, Operations Head. Hotel DreamWorld is known as a drive-in motor hotel for travelweary guests, the hotel expanded its services due to its growing number of walk-in guests. Retaining its unique room ambiance of distinct dream-like getaways, Hotel DreamWorld offers a happy place away from the hustle and bustle of the city. It is owned and managed by Global Comfort Group Corporation (GCGC), a Filipino owned conglomerate that owns several well-known local hotels. GCGC is a fast growing company comprising of businessmen and hoteliers with a proven track record revered highly by our peers in the hospitality industry. The Global Awards for Marketing and Business Excellence recognizes excellence in various crafts and fields and with a desire to support potential businesses in reaching unimaginable heights through advertising, marketing, and promotion. The awards are given by the Global Awards for Marketing and Business Council, Philcom Events Management and Research Co., and the Smart Business Entrepreneur Magazine. For inquiries and reservations, you may reach at 0912-413-3333 or book through www.hoteldreamworld.com. To receive updates and exclusive deals from Hotel DreamWorld just text DREAM <space> GUEST and send it to 225687.
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A S President and CEO of GoSolar Philippines, Aibar Rabi Rashad Bibi is a technopreneur with a heart for green energy. The engineer-by-training and now MBA student in De La Salle University takes his passion from the history of the company, which was founded by a group of college undergraduates who engineered a solar car for a global competition in 2010. The same group reunited seven years later to start GoSolar Philippines and turn their advocacy on renewable, clean energy to an entrepreneurial venture. Their website now describes the company as the biggest distributor of solar-related products in the country, employing a core group of over a hundred engineers, electricians, and roofers. For his work and leadership in the
GoSolar PHL head bags P450K fellowship for turning advocacy on clean, renewable energy into an entrepreneurial venture company, Bibi along with four others from across the country were selected to receive the ESMEL Fellowship, worth P450,000 each, from the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) in partnership with Metro Pacific Investments Foundation. The fellowship is for students taking up MBA and equivalent courses and majoring in what FLP calls “ESMEL" or “entrepreneurship, sustainability, management, economics, and business law courses”. They also satisfy FLP’s criterion as individuals with “an entrepreneurial spirit and one with FLP in promoting the prosperity part of its philosophy”.Thefellows were selected by a board of judges chaired by former Bangko Sentral Governor Amando Tetangco, Jr., and composed of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. CFO June Cheryl Cabal-Revilla, former BPI and Bankers Association of the Philippines President Cezar Consing, Baron Travel Corp. President Marilen Yaptangco, and FLP Trustee and Corporate Secretary Atty. Joel Emerson Gregorio. Bibi credits his mentor in grad school, Department Chair Dr. Maria Paquita Diongon-Bonnet of the Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business for the influence to grow his company ethically. Dr. Diongon-Bonnet expressed pride and elation that the efforts of the DLSU MBA Program have produced positive results, as exemplified by Bibi, as it has been the goal of the DLSU MBA Program to provide students with a strong foundation in corporate ethics and social responsibility.
RuRi then distributes the rescued produce to its members at below-bagsakan prices. The farmers win and so do the consumers.
NATIONAL Heroes Day is observed every 29th of August and this is the day we usually remember the heroes of our past. This year, Revlon Professional Philippines took advantage of this opportunity to interview and reward the heroes who braved the challenges and fought for what we all deserve, a happier and healthier world. The brand that lives by the tagline “Living Boldly” provided head-to-toe makeovers to advocates on mental health, education, and agriculture. They are Rural Rising Philippines, Avegale Acosta, and Prof. Emmanuel Raon – Santos. Rural Rising Philippines (RuRi) is led by spouses Ace and Andie Estrada of Baguio City. It is a collective, non-profit grassroots effort to help distressed Filipino farmers get back on their feet and feed the nation with pride. It helps by doing “rescue buys” in areas where there is an over-production of fruits and vegetables, and by paying the farmers above-farm gate prices.
RECEIVING the prestigious award were (from left to right) Marlon Hermosa, Senior Manager; Marilou Reyes, Operations Head; and Jennifer Cabrera, Astrotel Senior Manager
Ang mental health issues ay isang invisible epidemic. Maaaring hindi natin makita agad ang sintomas nito. May mga tao na tinatago ito. Pero hindi natin alam na marami na pala silang pinagdadaanan na problema o maaaring nakaranas ng traumatic events o maaaring nabuburnout na. Madalas isinasawalang bahala rin natin ang ating mental health hanggang sa dumating ang araw na maaaring sasabog na lang ito, o wala na tayong motibasyon o ganang mabuhay, o nagkakasakit na tayo,” she said, adding that it is not only the professionals’ job to help those with mental health issues.
“We believe that when farmers are paid the right price, they have a chance at achieving rural prosperity; that by giving members access to fresh and cheap produce, they would share what they cannot consume to the needy or perhaps create a profitable reseller business; that by channeling all unclaimed or unsold produce to residents in economically depressed communities, their lives are sustained, their souls given hope,” Ace said. Today, RuRi is working to erect vegetable tramlines in Benguet, create a water and forest conservation project in Nueva Ecija, and establish community libraries in various farmer communities. It is also working to establish a processing and packaging facility for rescued produce, and the country’s first Rescue Kitchen. “We welcome offers of help in whatever form it comes if it would help the farmers and create small but impactful change in the countryside,” he ended.
“If we can educate more people on how to prioritize and take care of their mental health and how to respond to people in distress, we can prevent many mental health distress from escalating to mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, substance use, etc”, she ended. And then there is Prof. Emmanuel Raon – Santos of Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila. Sir Ems, as his students fondly call him, has been teaching since 2008. But in 2015, he decided to pursue a path outside the academe and flew to Dubai. The odds turned in his favor and he successfully got a lucrative job in the corporate arena. During the pandemic, he decided to stay in the Philippines. “I had many chances to go back to the United Arab Emirates. Pero nakita ko yung mga kaibigan kong nurses at doctors, lumalaban talaga sila para sa bansa natin. Naramdaman ko na bilang isang Filipino at guro that I should do my part as well, most especially sa ganitong pitch dark moments natin. Maraming educational institutions ang nangailangan ng mga guro na kayang sumabak sa virtual classes. Kaya, I decided na mag-stay muna. He added that the pandemic is not a battle that is to be fought by medical professionals alone. Eh yung pandemic eh hindi lang ito laban ng mga medical professionals e. Laban ito ng lahat. Laban ng bawat Pinoy! Education must continue lalung-lalo na sa ganitong pagkakataon. There are no small roles sa ganitong uri ng giyera. Bawat sa sa atin ay essential. Pinipili ko na magcontribute sa alam kong paraan,” he said Ace, Andie, Avy, and Ems are from different sectors, but all of them are heroes in their own right!
AIBAR Rabi Rashad Bibi, President and CEO of GoSolar Philippines.
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R EGINA, Saskatchewan—Canadian police searched across the expansive province of Saskatchewan for two suspects believed to have stabbed to death 10 people in an Indigenous community and a nearby town in one of the deadliest mass killings in the country’s history. The suspects also injured 15 people in the series of knife attacks that led the James Smith Cree Nation to declare a state of emergency and badly shook residents of the nearby village of Weldon. “No one in this town is ever going to sleep again. They’re going to be terrified to open their door,” said Weldon resident Ruby Works, who was close to one of the victims. Police, meanwhile, said a vehicle reportedly carrying the two suspects had been spotted in Regina, about 335 kilometers (208 miles) south of the communities where the stabbings occurred. Regina police chief Evan Bray said late Sunday they still believe the suspects are in Regina. “If in the Regina area, take precautions & consider sheltering in place. Do not leave a secure location. DO NOT APPROACH suspicious persons. Do not pick up hitch hikers. Report suspicious persons, emergencies or info to 9-1-1. Do not disclose police locations,” the RCMP said in a message on Twitter.
The search for suspects was carried out as fans descended on Regina for a sold out annual Labor Day game between the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Castillo was a rural school teacher in Peru’s third poorest district before he moved into the presidential palace. His only lead ership experience before becom ing president was as the head of a teachers’ strike in 2017. That inexperience makes some doubt whether he is the “ring leader” of corruption scheme, as critics“Thatallege.said, you can’t look at Castillo’s record and say, ‘Hey, this guy is honest.’ So, how do we put those together?” said Cynthia McClintock, a political science professor at George Washington University who has studied Peru extensively. “My sense of it is that part of him doesn’t quite under stand how careful he should be. Whether he just sort of thought this was the way you do business? It’s unclear at this point.”
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The Associated Press journalist Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed to this report.
The governing Conservative Party plans to announce wheth er Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak won the most votes from party members to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and thus primeWhoeverminister.emerges victorious will inherit an economy heading into a potentially lengthy reces sion and will need to jump straight into tackling the cost-of-living crisis walloping the UK. Thanks to global gas price volatility triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the aver age UK. household energy bill is jumping to more than 3,500 pounds ($4,000) a year—almost triple the level a year ago. Infla tion is above 10 percent for the first time since the 1980s. The government is facing increasing ly urgent calls to deliver financial support to help millions pay for essential heating and electricity to get through the winter.
The opposition Labour Party and other critics accuse the gov ernment of being “missing in ac tion” during a summer of discon tent that saw tens of thousands of rail staff, port and postal workers, lawyers and garbage collectors go on strike to demand better pay to keep up with spiraling costs.
At the James Smith Cree Nation, a convenience store that also serves as a gas station became a gathering place for community members, who greeted each other with tears and hugs.
The preliminary investigations by prosecutors against Castillo are a first for a sitting president in Peru, as is the preventative de tention of his sister-in-law stem ming from money laundering al legations.Peru’s constitution does not specifically say whether a sitting president can be investigated for crimes, and in the last two decades, attorneys general had proposed initiating initial investigations of three acting presidents. One against then-president Martín Vizcarra was opened in October 2020, but the attorney general im mediately froze it until the end of the presidential term.
Ruling party set to announce Britain’s next prime minister
Challenges mount against Peru’s president, his family
LIZ TRUSS, right, and Rishi Sunak on stage after a Conservative leadership election hustings at Wembley Arena in London on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. After weeks of waiting, Britain will finally learn who will be its new prime minister. The governing Conservative Party will announce Monday, September 5, 2022, whether Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak won the most votes from party members to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister.
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Truss has talked tough as for eign secretary on all three main is sues, though some analysts believe she may tone down her “robust” rhetoric if she becomes leader. “I think on each of those issue the most domestically popular thing was to be quite tough—now that might change in future,” said David Lawrence, a research fel low at London’s Chatham House thinkOnetank.key aspect of foreign policy to look out for is whether Truss, if she wins, would put an influential group of Conservative “China hawks” in government, Lawrence added. “If she does, then I think we will see a much more hawkish nudge in that direction when it comes to the UK-China policy,” he said. Britain has been adrift since July 7, when Johnson announced he was quitting after his govern ment was engulfed by one ethics scandal too many. Both Truss and Sunak were key players within Johnson’s Cabinet, though Sunak resigned in protest in the last days of Johnson’s time in office.
The queen’s meetings with prime ministers traditionally take place in London’s Buckingham Pal ace. But the 96-year-old monarch has suffered from mobility prob lems in recent months, and so the arrangements are being moved for the first time to the Scottish Highlands, where she traditionally spends her summers.
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By Regina Garcia Cano The Associated Press C ARACAS, Venezuela— President Pedro Castillo’s surprise election brought hopes for change in Peru’s un stable and corrupt political sys tem, but the impoverished rural teacher and political neophyte has found himself so engulfed in impeachment votes and corrup tion allegations that his presi dency has become an exercise in politicalChancessurvival.theleftist leader could accomplish a signature pol icy such as improving education or health care were slim to begin with, given his lack of support in Congress, and have evaporated as he focuses on staying in office and his family’s freedom. In just over one year as presi dent, Castillo has survived two congressional votes to oust him, named more than 60 ministers to the 19 agencies that make up his cabinet and confronted six criminal investigations into accusations ranging from influ ence peddling to plagiarism, one that recently saw a close relative imprisoned. The probes are in their initial stages and no formal charges have been filed. Castillo says he has not had a “single minute of truce” since tak ing office and blames it on Peru’s political elite wanting him gone. “I don’t speak like them, I don’t sit at those opulent tables like them,” he told people gathered at a remote desert community. Later, he told a group of mothers outside a recently restored school that he comes from the lower class and that the accusations will not “break” him. But Castillo’s tribulations fol low a pattern in Peru, which re cently had three different presi dents in a single week after one was impeached by Congress and protests forced his successor to resign. Almost all former Peru vian presidents who governed since 1985 have been ensnared in corruption allegations, some imprisoned or arrested in their mansions. One died by suicide before police could arrest him. Castillo defeated the daughter of one of those presidents, Al berto Fujimori, during last year’s elections.
ONDON—Britain finally learns who its next prime minister will be on Monday after two months of political uncertainty during which energy prices skyrocketed and tens of thousands of workers went on strike.
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Now, however, there is a new attorney general, Patricia Benavides, who has promised to go “after the investigation of any criminal act, whether it be by the most powerful or any ordinary citizen.” When he assumed power, Cas tillo not only faced a fragmented Congress and his own political inexperience, but a distrustful elite upset with controversial campaign promises that includ ed nationalizing key industries.
Five of the probes against Castillo are linked to what pros ecutors describe as a criminal network led by the president, involving influence peddling and other crimes. A sixth investiga tion accuses him and his wife of plagiarizing their master’s de gree theses a decade ago.
“He didn’t do anything. He didn’t deserve this. He was a good, kind hearted man,” said Works. Weldon resident Robert Rush also described the victim as a gentle, widowed man in his 70s. “He wouldn’t hurt a fly,” he said. Rush said Petterson’s adult grandson was in the basement at the time and phoned police. At the Weldon Christian Tabernacle Church the congregation began their regular Sunday service by saying a special prayer to the victims and their families.
Truss, widely regarded as the front-runner in the leadership race, has won the support of many Conservatives with her Thatch erite zeal to roll back state inter vention and slash taxes. She has promised to act “immediately” to tackle soaring energy bills, but declined to give any details. Sunak, who sought to paint himself as the more realistic economist, said he would tem porarily cut the value-added tax on energy bills. But he insisted that he wouldn’t “max out the country’s credit card” and said significant tax cuts should wait until inflation is under control. Both finalists have declared their admiration for Margaret Thatcher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and her ring-wing, smallgovernment economics. “It’s all been very nonspecific and we’re really waiting for the next prime minister to hopefully hit the ground running and tell us what they’re going to do about what is in effect an emergency situation,” said Tim Bale, a politics professor at Queen Mary Univer sity of StevenLondon.Fielding, a professor of political history at Nottingham University, says Truss’s politics has played well with the estimated 180,000 Conservative Party mem bers who have a say in choosing the country’s leader. But many have low expectations that she will deliver much financial relief to the country’s poorest. “This is someone who believes in the market in a radical way, someone who believes that the ob jective of government is to get to wards a much smaller state sooner rather than later. She takes that very seriously,” he said. “So I think we’re going to have a very radical, right-wing, free mar ket prime minister and one that actually is more of an ideologist than a Whilepragmatist.”theeconomy is certain to dominate the first months of the new premier’s term, John son’s successor will also have to steer the UK on the international stage in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine, an increasingly assertive China and ongoing tensions with the European Union over the af termath of Brexit—especially in Northern Ireland.
Canadian police search province for deadly stabbing suspects
The suspects were identified as Damien Sanderson, 31, and Myles Sanderson, 30. “It is horrific what has occurred in our province today,” said Rhonda Blackmore, the Assistant Commissioner of the RCMP in Saskatchewan, adding there were 13 crime scenes where either deceased or injured people were found. Blackmore said some of the victims appear to have been targeted by the suspects but others appear to have been attacked at random. She couldn’t provide a motive, but the chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations gave a statement suggesting the stabbings could be drug related. The elected leaders of the three communities that make up the James Smith Cree Nation, including the Chakastaypasin Band and the Peter Chapman Band, declared a local state of emergency and opened up two emergency operations centers. Chakastaypasin Chief Calvin Sanderson—who is not related to the suspects—said everyone’s been affected by the tragic events. “They were our relatives, friend,” Sanderson said of the victims. “It’s pretty horrific.” “This is the destruction we face when harmful illegal drugs invade our communities, and we demand all authorities to take direction from the Chiefs and Councils and their membership to create safer and healthier communities for our people,” said Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. Among the 10 victims killed was Lana Head, who is the former partner of Michael Brett Burns, and the mother of their two daughters.Burnstold the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network that “It’s sick how jail time, drugs and alcohol can destroy many lives,” he said. “I’m hurt for all this loss.” Last May, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers issued a wanted list that included Myles Sanderson, writing that he was “unlawfully at large.” It is among the deadliest mass killings in Canadian history. The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020 when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people. A man used a van to kill 10 pedestrians in Toronto in 2019. But mass killings are less common in Canada than in the United States. Deadly mass stabbings are more rare than mass shootings but have happened around the world. In 2014, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in China’s southwestern city of Kunming. In 2016, a mass stabbing at a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Japan, left 19 people dead. A year later, three men killed eight people in a vehicle and stabbing attack at London Bridge. Doreen Lees, an 89-year grandmother from Weldon, said she and her daughter thought they saw one of the suspects when a car came barreling down her street early in the morning Sunday as her daughter was having coffee on her deck. Lees said a man approached them and said he was hurt and needed help. But Lees said the man took off and ran after her daughter said she would call for help. “He wouldn’t show his face. He had a big jacket over his face. We asked his name and he kind of mumbled his name twice and we still couldn’t get it,” she said. “He said his face was injured so bad he couldn’t show it.” She said the man was by himself and “kind of a little wobbly.” “I followed him a little ways to see if he was going to be OK. My daughter said ‘Don’t follow him, get back here.’” Weldon residents have identified one of the victims as Wes Petterson. Ruby Works said the 77-year-old widower was like an uncle to her. “I collapsed and hit the ground. I’ve known him since I was just a little girl,” she said, describing the moment she heard the news. She said he loved his cats, was proud of his homemade Saskatoon berry jam and frequently helped out his neighbors.
A Truss government may not sit well with many, because it reminds voters too much of Johnson’s mis deeds, Fielding said. “She’s basically been elected as Boris Johnson 2.0 by Conservative members—she’s made it very clear that she is a loyal Boris Johnson supporter,” Fielding said. “I think she’s going to find it very difficult to disentangle herself from the whole Johnson shadow.” Johnson has stayed on as prime minister in the interim, but he has been widely criticized for failing to respond to the wors ening energy cost crisis. Officials have stressed that any new poli cies will need to wait until his successor is in place. Voting in the leadership contest closed on Friday and the winner will be announced later Monday. Johnson and his successor will then travel to Scotland to meet with Queen Elizabeth II on Tues day—one to formally tender his resignation, and the other to be invited to form a government.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Push forward with enthusiasm. Be the life of the party and the one with all the suggestions. Use your strengths, work on your weaknesses and strive to maintain balance. Select the key players in your life for the right reasons. Recognize your skills and attributes and use them to your advantage. Think before you act, and protect against illness and injury. Your numbers are 6, 13, 15, 24, 34, 41, 49.
The Universal Crossword/Edited by Steinberg half-full the mind’s eye N presenting blindfolded subjects, their eyes covered by dashes of textured paint, visual artist Marko Bello invites us to think not of the sight obstructed by darkness but the vision it opens.
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A THREE-PERSON exhibition presented by Silverlens, Aquifer features works by Dina Gadia and MM Yu, who are both based in Manila, and Jenifer K. Wofford, who is based in San Francisco, California. The exhibit will be on view until September 10. The assembly of their works convey the possibilities of liquefaction through art—ascribing to the ideas of water, motion, mutability and fluidity, while also celebrating diversity in form. Like in Jenifer K. Wofford’s vibrant patterns and design that can be traced to the playful and exuberant aesthetic of the 1980s; in Dina Gadia’s clinical approach to painting that emphasizes simple, pictorial representations that poke fun at our social anxieties; and MM Yu’s elaborate palette of drip paintings, which allow the image to unfold through its own process, while complimenting her photographs and video of myriad colors and characters. The motif of liquid is apparent in these works, as objects, patterns and prisms can be likened as visual particles that lay dormant within the sediments of our consciousness, while bearing the possibility that it was water, all along, that carried our weight.
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A self-taught artist from Marikina, Bello’s art focuses on people and relationships: social, interpersonal and otherwise. The idea is to reel in the viewer with relatable themes and make them reflect on their experiences. Such is the case in Bello’s new show about premonitions—on receiving and interpreting messages from one’s surroundings. The artist takes the cue from his own process that starts with meditation. Bello collates ideas he believes are communicated to him by God, as well as learnings from observing other people. Only after ideation does the artist begin composing his artwork. In The Provider, Bello depicts a man with nothing but a white cloth covering half of his face, including the eyes. His open palms face skyward, with a red arowana, a symbol of prosperity, hovering above them. Is he, as the title suggests, providing for those in need, or is he gesturing for solicitation, and to great success? The former strikes a stark irony, considering the man appears with not much to give, while the latter proposes a resolution that leaves much to be desired, calling to mind the proverb about the case for not giving a man fish but teaching him how to catch one.There are lots more equally intriguing artworks in the show. Stages of My Life offers a harrowing image of a man, again blindfolded, in complete surrender as he follows a higher being represented by the Eye of Providence.Meanwhile, Looking at You Looking at Me shows a subject in deep thought, distressed and sinking under the weight of anxiety. Yet in the cyclone of infinite scenarios shines slivers of clarity—there is hope that everything will be fine. This is, after all, serves as the lesson Bello’s Pangitain hopes to impart: That in the messages we receive and encounter, we should exercise the liberty of interpretation for our betterment at all times. At least that, we can control. More information is available at www.artverite.net or info@arteveritegallery.com. n
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Dina Gadia, MM Yu and Jenifer Wofford exhibition ‘Aquifer’
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Billy on the Street opened with a mock theme song that introduced him as “making dreams come true.” But with Bros, Eichner may have genuinely done so— probably for many others but definitely for himself. “It’s far and away the best thing I’ve ever done,” Eichner says. “I’m allowed to be a fully, multidimensional human being. It’s not identical to me but you can tell when you watch the movie, this really is the most accurate glimpse of everything that I am.
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By Jake Coyle The Associated Press N EW YORK—It doesn’t take a genius to deduce that anyone who rants in New York’s Madison Square Park about Ratatouille not getting enough respect or gets into a shouting match on 42nd Street about Denzel Washington’s stage credits might have a complicated relationship with the entertainment industry. For five seasons of Billy on the Street, Billy Eichner was a hysterical roving commenter on Hollywood, proclaiming his tastes to any passerby he could corral with exaggerated disdain for those who dared to disagree with him and underlining fury with himself for caring so much.
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FOR rising star Ayanna Misola, there is beauty in almost every thing, even in chaos, confusion, disruption—even madness.
When we asked her if she is happy with the pressures added to her life now that she is one of Viva’s hottest screen sirens, Misola took a deep breath, looked us in the eye and replied, “I have to admit that pressure mounts as I take on one new movie project after another. And there not even a long lull, or a long break for me to evaluate things, or to rest, because maybe it’s in my contract, but it’s really one project after another. I’d like to clarify that I am in no way complaining because each new project is a blessing not only for me but for my loved ones, and those who depend on me.” We are just in the third quarter of this year, but Misola has already finished work on at least five projects, including Ang Babaeng Nawawala sa Sarili, Siklo, Kinsenas, Katapusan, Putahe and her current solo starrer, Bula, which is getting a lot of positive reviews, citing the film’s high entertainment value and Misola’s spot-on performance as the laundrymat worker whose mind is so fertile that it leads her to all the ups and downs, and twists and turns of this contemporary campy, and sometimes ostentatious, but sublime narrative directed by Bobby Bonifacio Jr., who incidentally also used the sappiest songs, including his own compositions that added spunk to every plot twist in the movie.
“And on the rare occasions when you did see LGBTQ characters front and center in a film or TV show, the vast majority of those roles were played by straight actors or actors who were not out of the closet, perhaps,” adds Eichner. Eichner, who costared with Julie Klausner in the series Difficult People and voiced Timon in 2019’s The Lion King, has mixed feelings about some of these issues. Brokeback Mountain he considers “a beautiful film” that moved him deeply when it came out. But 17 years later, if that movie was made again, Eichner thinks it would be a “more affecting and a more ethical production” if those characters were played by openly gay actors. “That’s not taking away from the fact that Heath Ledger is brilliant in that movie. No one would deny that Sean Penn is magnificent in Milk. No one would deny that Tom Hanks is wonderful in Philadelphia,” Eichner“Tomsays.Hanks, though—and I was so impressed and grateful for him saying this publicly—said recently that if Philadelphia was made today, he wouldn’t have gotten the role and he said that would have been the right thing to do. In 1992, you needed Tom Hanks to play a gay man dying of AIDS because the movie wouldn’t have gotten the financing it required, it wouldn’t have gotten a wide release and, on some level, straight people wouldn’t have been comfortable withEichner,it.” 43, is acutely aware of the not-so-longago Hollywood history that leads up to Bros. Only a handful of years ago—and today isn’t so hunkydory, either, Eichner cautions—coming out for gay performers meant sacrificing their career. Eichner, himself, has previously been told by a theater agent to “tone down” his gayness.
“And those were the options up until, I don’t know, a couple of years ago. Bros is the antithesis to all of that,” says Eichner. “It’s not just a symbol because it is a living, breathing movie that I think is very successful creatively in its own right having nothing to do with representation or the historical nature of it. But on top of it being a really funny movie, it is a symbol of progress.
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THE afternoons of TV viewers are bound to be filled with love, values and inspiration via the new GMA afternoon series Abot Kamay na Pangarap, which made its premiere yesterday, September 5. The program is headlined by Carmina Villarroel and Richard Yap. All poised to showcase her range and versatility is Jillian Ward. It tells the story of an illiterate mother, Lyneth (Villarroel) and her genius daughter Analyn (Ward). Because of poverty, Lyneth was not able to study. When her father died, she went to Manila to work as a flower vendor. She then meets the handsome and rich Dr. Robert (Yap). Lyneth falls in love with him and later on gets However,pregnant. Robertisalready married to someone else and he doesn’t want to take responsibility for Lyneth’s child. Mother and child go through hardships together while hoping that someday, they would reach their dreams and share each other’s triumphs. SaysCarmina, “Isa na naman ito sa mga una ng GMA dahil may medical aspect siya, so it’s something new. Hindi rin mawawala siyempre ’yung kwento ng pagmamahal ng isang ina sa kanyang anak. Hindi siya hardcore drama pero tagos talaga sa puso and it will talk about hope.”
“Call me idealistic, but I am also very realistic about life. I believe each one of us is given a little spark of madness, so we can explore life’s adventures to the extreme, do crazy things, be unique, be wild, be free, be truly ourselves and be genuinely happy,” shared Misola, who struck us as a very grounded, what-yousee-is-what-you-get type of a lady. And by simply talking to Misola for a few minutes, one realizes that she is not just an ordinary lady because she is undeniably raw and beautiful, her complexion almost flawless, and very street smart.
Richard considers his new character a dream come true: “I took up pre-medicine in college pero hindi ako tumuloy kasi ayaw ng father ko. Since hindi ako naging doktor, I might as well just play one. Completely different din ang genre na ito for me. It’s about family, love and career. You’ll see a different Richard Yap here.” Meanwhile, Jillian says this is by far her most challenging role: “Priceless talaga ’yung experiences ko dito. Nanood kami ng live brain surgery as part of our immersion. Kaya mas lalong tumaas ang respect ko sa mga doktor. Sa totoo lang, kinakabahan ako but I’m very grateful and excited.” Joining the star-studded cast are Dominic Ochoa, Pinky Amador, Andre Paras, Chuckie Dreyfus, Sophie Albert, Denise Barbacena, Wilma Doesnt, Ariel Villasanta, Dexter Doria, Kazel Kinouchi, Jeff Moses, Alexandra Mendez, John Vic De Guzman, and Heart Ramos as the young Analyn. Directed by LA Madridejos, the series is made possible under the supervision of GMA SVP for Entertainment Group Lilybeth G. Rasonable. It airs Monday to Saturday at 2:30 pm after Eat Bulaga. Viewers abroad can also catch the program via GMA Pinoy TV. More information are avalable at www. gmanetwork.com.
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Beauty in madness
Misola has only good words for her director. “He is young and amazing and he thinks fast and oftentimes out of this world. He does not resort to formulaic shots because I think he gets bored with these. And he is so cool with his actors—perhaps that’s why I am so at ease and I have a lot of fun when I am on his set,” said Misola. Her auspicious performance in this movie might just make critics look a lot longer, and closer, at what this actress can offer. She is appreciative but remains unperturbed. “My personal goal is to always try everything at least once. That is why a new role always excites me. I want to improve myself, reminding myself that I am running my own race and I am competing with no one because me being in show business is my personal journey and no one else’s,” said Misola, who also admitted to us that like every newcomer in the acting business, she has her insecurities, worries and doubts, and she simply calibrates her thoughts every time she gets into these situations.Asscreen legend Marilyn Monroe once said, imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it is always better to be absolutely ridiculous than be absolutely boring. For Ayanna Misola, her chaos, imperfection and madness continue to make her alluring, happy and beautiful.
‘Monumental moment’—Billy
BILLY EICHNER (left) and Luke Macfarlane in a scene from Bros
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“The history of it is thrilling. It really is a monumental moment,” Eichner said in a recent interview. “I’ve been an openly gay actor and comedian my whole career, way before people knew me. I always wanted to be really successful, but I wanted it to be on my own terms, meaning as an openly gay person. That’s not something that’s easy to do. And that’s true of every single cast member of this movie.” Bros, which will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, follows Bobby Lieber (Eichner) through modern issues of Tinder dating and monogamy struggles but also makes room for dialogue about how gay lives are depicted in film, and who gets to tell LGBTQ stories. Eichner plays the director of an LGBTQ museum in the film; history is very much on the movie’s mind. Topics include Bohemian Rhapsody a pseudo Brokeback Mountain (The Treasure Within), a gay slur remembered from The Hangover and whether Lieber’s biopic would star Benedict Cumberbatch. “It’s always been so funny to me as a gay person in Hollywood because, behind the scenes, it’s really not so liberal,” says Eichner. “It was never as progressive as it claimed to be. Just because you claim to be gay-friendly or vote for a Democrat or say you’re for marriage equality, that was never really reflected in the actual work that Hollywood was producing. When it came to what they were accountable and responsible for, they never gave us opportunities.
“Show business, I was always so enamored and so infatuated with it. I was really intoxicated by it,” says Eichner, who grew up in Queens with middle-class parents who encouraged his passion. “I love great acting. I love the movies that I love. And, yes, Billy on the Street was a way of poking fun at my own obsession with the entertainment industry.” But as much as Billy on the Street seemed like Eichner as himself out in the real world of midtown Manhattan, his new movie Bros (in theaters on September 30) is a far clearer picture of who Eichner is as a comedian, actor, screenwriter and gay man. And this fall movie season, it also happens to be a landmarkEichnercomedy.starsin and wrote the Universal Pictures release with director Nicholas Stoller. (Judd Apatow produces.) The initial germ was to go further with a Billy on the Street sketch where Eichner acted as a Jets jersey-wearing sports bro with Jason Sudeikis. But as it developed, Bros grew in a different direction. In the classic format of an adult, R-rated rom-com, Eichner depicts an uncommonly honest and insightful portrait of life as a single gay man. Like Billy on the Street, it’s frequently laugh-outloud funny and packed with keen observations about Hollywood—a Hollywood where, until now, a film like Bros was essentially an impossibility. Bros is the first gay rom-com from a major studio, and the first studio film of any genre both written by and starring an openly gay man. The cast is almost entirely LGBTQ.
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LOS ANGELES—Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys. Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, Our Great National Parks. The five-part show, which features national parks from around the globe, is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground. He was the biggest name in a category full of famous nominees for the award handed out at Saturday night’s Creative Arts Emmys, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Attenborough and Lupita Nyong’o. Barack Obama is the second president to have an Emmy. Dwight D. Eisenhower was given a special Emmy Award in 1956. Barack Obama previously won Grammy Awards for his audiobook reading of two of his memoirs, The Audacity of Hope and Dreams From My Father. Michelle Obama won her own Grammy for reading her audiobook in 2020. EGOT refers to a special category of entertainers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. To date, 17 people have done it. The late Chadwick Boseman also won an Emmy for his voice work on Saturday. The Black Panther actor won for outstanding character voiceover for the Disney+ and Marvel Studios animated show What If...? On the show, Boseman voiced his Black Panther character T’Challa in an alternate universe where he becomes Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy. It was one of the last projects for Boseman, who died in 2020 of colon cancer at age 43.
“It really is, honestly, just kind of a big f—- you to the history of Hollywood and how it’s treated LGBTQ people behind the scenes.” The Billy on the Street persona of Eichner’s—arch, satirical—isn’t his character in Bros, though they share some qualities. It was important to Eichner that his character and the film’s love interest, played by Luke Macfarlane, be complex, three-dimensional characters, not an absurdist version of a gay man— not stereotypical sidekicks.
The Players NIL
M ark Koesterer, founder of The Players NIL, father of four former US NCAA Division 1 student athletes, and a former student athlete himself founded the company in July. In an episode of my sports podcast “Sports For All” two weeks ago, Koesterer said that he wanted to holistically educate student athletes on taking advantage of the opportunities that can be derived from their NIL. W hen I meant holistic education, it’s not just the enormous earnings and revenue generating potential of NIL, but also other aspects which make up their five pillars curriculum. W hat are these five pillars which are the cornerstones of The Players NIL? Personal Brand Development, Influencer Brand Relations, Legal, Tax and Compliance, Philanthropy and Community Service and Financial Literacy. These student athletes are young and most of them are inexperienced with most, if not all of the aforementioned and they will need guidance, advice and mentorship to make sure they do it the right way and based on values. The awareness of these young men and women and their parents became different once it was explained to them the possibilities and potential of NIL. Some of these kids come from financially challenged families and the money they can make, if they manage their NIL the right way, could be life changing for them. Schools, colleges and universities have offered to take in the five pillars and customize it to make it their own. These learning institutions should perhaps consider making NIL an elective in say, a sports marketing curriculum or perhaps make it a core subject due to its complexity.
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According to ESPN.com’s Jay Bilas, there’ve been a number of positives since last year. “Athletes, from star players in high-revenue sports to walk-ons to charismatic athletes in lesser-viewed sports, have found the NIL space to be quite lucrative. While there is no way to have NIL opportunities evenly apportioned among all athletes and all sports, it is clear that there have been far more athletes taking advantage of NIL than predicted by its early critics,” he said. Bilas added: “Early returns indicate such concerns were without merit. Paige Bueckers, the UConn star basketball player, has NIL deals with companies as varied as Gatorade and StockX. Olivia Dunne, an LSU gymnast with over 6 million social media followers, was reported to have earned over $1 million representing a clothing company. Women have thrived in the NIL space, not only earning money, but gaining a platform to advance gender equity in college sports and beyond. With NIL, such questions have largely gone away, and that is a major positive. Nobody cares anymore, nor should they. It is not their business, and it never was.
The positives far outweigh the negatives. Student athletes should’ve been allowed to make money off their NIL a long time ago. The Players NIL educates and teaches the aforementioned positives ang more from a values based perspective.
SUNSHINE BARAQUIEL goes into the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Valley Golf Ladies Challenge beginning Wednesday at the Valley Golf Club in Antipolo rich in experience. I got so much exposure from competing abroad and playing with many different players,” said Baraquiel, who vied in a number of tournaments in the US, including on the East Coast Women’s Pro Golf Tour where she posted tied for 10th and 12th in Mizuno Cali Q-School Prep Series #1 and #2, respectively, in California. Hopefully my learnings from the past months help me play well this week,” added the 30-year-old lady pilot, who soared to her first pro career victory at Tagaytay Highlands last year. But she struggled in pursuit of a follow-up win, finishing tied for fourth and eighth at Riviera Couples and Langer, respectively, then settling for joint third at Midlands at the close of the 2021 season. She has had cracks at a second championship this year, including a tied for second at Splendido Taal, but just couldn’t unleash a strong finishing kick to get into the winning act again. But she remains upbeat of her chances this week, hopeful of hitting her target in the P750,000 tournament put up by ICTSI. “ My goals are the same, I want to be able to shoot my target score and play consistently,” she added. Emphasis on the tight Valley South course will also be on precision and putting, thus giving no one a distinct advantage on the up-and-down layout with Harmie Constantino also seeking to snap a long spell after a surprise early two Ladies Philippine Golf Tour (LPGT) feats at Eagle Ridge Aoki in her rookie season last year.
SAN MIGUEL Beer’s championship run in the Philippine Basketball As sociation (PBA) Philippine Cup saw the emergence of what head Coach Leo Austria called as his “Magnificent Five.” Two of the five, he said, worked hard with the remnants of the socalled “Death Five” that carried the team to five consecutive all-Filipino crowns from 2015 to 2019 Sophomore CJ Perez and Vic Man uel, who earned his veteran stripes but never got himself a ring, have bolted in with five-time MVP June Mar Fajardo, Marcio Lassiter and Chris Ross to form a lethal quintet for the Beermen. Now, Austria and the San Miguel Corp. franchise could start building that dynasty again with a team that’s a combination of tried, tested and reli able veterans and a squad of upcoming superstars in Beermen uniform—if they haven’t achieved that status yet. My remaining players want to share the happiness of winning the championship to the new guys,” Austria said. “CJ [Perez] is a scoring champion while Vic [Manuel] had a hard time winning a championship. But now, they are working together to win a title for San Miguel Beer.” Fajardo, Lassiter and Ross are the remnants of the “Death Five” and, boy, did they play cold-blooded basketball on Sunday night with a 119-97 massacre of the TNT Tropang Giga in Game 7 of the Finals that saw more than 15,000 fans filling up the Smart Araneta Coliseum. G one are Arwind Santos, Alex Cabagnot and Christian Standhardinger but the title run showed all holes are plugged at the San Miguel Beer camp. The 64-year-old Austria, however, refused to draw even half of the credit. He insists that he has never done it alone for San Miguel Beer and thanked the people who surrounded—players, coaching staff and management. There’re a lot of people who criti cize in social media every time I go to the playoffs and Finals,” he said. “I just tell them each time that I’m very lucky because the players make me a better coach…up until now, there’re so many doubters on our performance.”
The Philippine Cup crown was the sixth in eight years for San Miguel Beer and 10th in a total 28 championships for the founding member of the PBA. It was also Austria’s ninth title in the league that tied him with Jong Uichico and TNT’s Chot Reyes at No. 4 in the list of most successful PBA coaches behind No. 1 Tim Cone (24), the late Virgilio “Baby” Dalupan (15) and Norman Black (11) A shot at the grand slam? We failed twice in our grand slam bid before,” said Austria, referring to the 2017 and 2019 seasons. “It’s really hard to win a grand slam. Our focus now is to sustain our championship in the next conference.”
“ NIL helps level that very uneven playing field. College sports has never had parity or competitive balance in any real way, and likely never will. The very idea that the only thing that leads to competitive balance is athletes remaining unpaid was, and is, absurd.
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SILVER THIS TIME FOR EJ WINNERS Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, Senators Robinhood Padilla and Cynthia Villar, Senate President Pro-Tempore Loren Legarda, and Senators Pia Cayetano, Francis “Tol” Tolentino, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa pose with the participants in the 2022 World Police and Fire Games held in The Netherlands last July 22 to 31. The event gathered some 10,000 police, fire, customs and corrections officers worldwide. The taekwondo delegation garnered 17 gold medals, 10 silver medals and nine bronze medals; basketball team clinched 13 silver medals; badminton team seven gold medals and three silver medals; athletics two gold medals and the marathon team got two silver medals. SENATE PRIB PHILIPPINE Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala (second from left) receives the agency flag from his predecessor, William “Butch” Ramirez. With them are Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy (left) and Commissioner Olivia “Bong” Coo. NONIE REYES Coach Yeng returns to RoS Y isGUIAOENGbackat Rain or Shine, the colorful yet temperamental coach confirmed to BusinessMirror on Monday. It’s a homecoming for Guiao as he signed a three-year-contract with the Elasto Painters management. Guiao, 63, ended a six-year coaching duty at NLEX saying “he would go to a place where he can still coach because he’s not considering retiring yet” from what he does best. We will go to a place where we’re needed and happy. I’m very thankful to sir Raymond Yu and Terry Que for bringing me back again,” Guiao said. “I’m in familiar territory and very comfortable and welcome.” Guiao started his coaching career in 1990 for Swift then Red Bull that lasted from 2000 to 2009. He coached the disbanded Air21 Express from 2009 to 2011 before transferring to Rain or Shine in 2011 and stayed there until 2016. Guiao will be reunited with the remnants of the 2016 team he left behind—big man Beau Belga, Gabe Norwood and Jewel Ponferada. Erstwhile Rain or Shine head Coach Chris Gavina will remain as part of Guiao’s coaching staff for the next conference where the team will parade 6-foot-10 Nigerian Daniel Ochefu as import. I haven’t seen him play yet. I still have to see him play in practice this Thursday.” said Guiao as he vowed to make the team a championship contender. “We have to be patient and little by little we will.”
Josef Ramos Monday’s press conference. For the past two seasons, we have seen the resilience of our member school communities and student-ath letes,” Campos said. “As we begin Sea son 98, the Philippines’s first collegiate athletic competition remains steadfast in instilling values in our students: “Achieve Greatness Every Day.’” E AC plays Arellano University in the season opener set at 3:30 p.m. right after the hour-long opening ceremony. M apua and San Beda clash in a rematch of last season’s Final Four at 6 p.m. to cap the opening day doubleheader.Defendingtwo-time champion Le tran will make its debut on the fourth playdate of the season against Jose Rizal University on September 14.
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With NIL, players now have the option to continue their education and earn money, and many have chosen to do so. The full numbers are unclear at this stage, but the examples are many.
GUIAO JUNE MAR FAJARDO is one very happy Most Valuable Player on Sunday night.
JULY 1, 2022, marks the one year anniversary of student athletes being allowed to make money off their name, image and likeness, or NIL.
OSE EMMANUEL “NOLI” EALA underscored his top priority being the new chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in alphabetical order—A for athletes. “My wish is to give all the athletes their benefits,” Eala told reporters after a formal turnover ceremony graced by his predecessor, William “Butch” Ramirez, on Monday morning at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. “That’s something important, we need to make sure that they understand that they will be provided with what they need to be successful.” The Palace announced Eala’s ap pointment last Tuesday and had the first feel of the PSC Offices on Thursday. On Friday, he started meeting with the sports agency’s top officials and on Mon day, he’s officially got the ball rolling. The 11th chairman of the agency that was established by law in 1990 outlined his order of battle: n Give national athletes their benefits, to care for the athletes and to make sure that they will be provided with everything that they need so they can be successful n Complete the PSC Board (Malacañang has yet to appoint three commissioners), n Ensure that the PSC completes its mandate, n Ensure that all national athletes are getting prepared for 2023 competitions, n Continue grassroots programs that will be extensive in partnership with various agencies, n Select the best parts of Project: Gintong Alay and make sure that it is modernized to the current situation, and n Ensure equality in support to regular athletes and para athletes. Joining Ramirez in the turnover ceremony for Eala after the Monday morning flag-raising ceremony were Olivia “Bong” Coo, the only PSC commissioner appointed so far, and Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy. The 59-year-old former Philippine Basketball Association commissioner lauded Ramirez for coming over to show his support, adding the former chairman’s “dedication to his job will always be embedded in sports history.” It’s very refreshing,” said Eala, the PSC’s 11th chairman, on meeting Ramirez. “He’s someone I always believed in to display the leadership of a true public servant. Quiet yet firm and dedicated.” R amirez said Eala needs the PSC’s all-outFoursupport.yearsof working, two years disturbed by the pandemic. It was a meaningful journey. Chairman Noli Eala, needs our help, our support,” Ramirez said. “For if he succeeds, the PSC will succeed and Philippine sports willCsucceed.”oothanked Ramirez and welcomed Eala. We would like to thank chair man [Butch] Ramirez for his success ful leadership and we wish him all the best,” Coo said. “To Chairman Noli Eala, we welcome you on behalf of the PSC workforce, we’re here to support all your endeavors. We’re here to be of service to all the ath letes and also to Philippine sports.”
Baraquiel hoping to sparkle again on LPGT stage
Pole vaulting involves many tactics such as when to pass a height and when to change poles,” Obiena said. “I made some decisions and they didn’t all work out. I learn and I move on.”Duplantis and Nilsen weren’t on the ISTAF start list. Obiena’s year has been an amazing one. He clinched a historic bronze for the Philippines at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, to climb to world No. 3 behind Duplantis and American Chris Nilsen. The 26-year-old Obiena amased four gold medals in 10 days in his European outdoor season campaign, the biggest of which was his victory over Duplantis and Nilsen at the Wanda Diamond League’s Memorial Van Damme leg on Saturday in Belgium. He will travel to Liechtenstein, to cap his outdoor campaign on September 11 at the Shaan Golden Fly. Josef Ramos
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A GOLD medal slipped Ernest John “EJ” Obiena at the ISTAF Berlin on Monday in Germany with the world No. 3 men’s pole vaulter settling for a silver behind The Nether land’s Menno Vloon. Obiena, who beat world record holder Armand Duplantis for the gold in Brus sels during the weekend, went for 5.95 meters to break his own Asian record, but could only clear 5.81 meters. “I wanted to keep the win streak going. But it’s been a straight competition every few days and my legs are feeling it,” Obiena told BusinessMirror on Monday. “Tonight I came up against a guy who had a career night jumping a new Dutch record.” V loon set his country’s national record with a gold medal-clinshing leap of 5.88 meters, off his personal best of 5.95 me ters. Australia’s Kurtis Marschall claimed bronze with 5.81 meters.
S EASON 98 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) opens with the men’s basketball competition on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. But unlike in the previous season when only men’s basketball and women’s volleyball were only played besides online taekwondo and chess, the NCAA will have more events with the return of cheerleading, swimming, athletics, juniors’ basketball, men’s volleyball, beach volleyball and face-to-face taekwondo and chess competitions.“Wearehoping to return to a normal season. We look forward to a very successful season,” said NCAA Season 98 Policy Board Dr. Jose Paolo Campos of first-time host Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) during SUNSHINE BARAQUIEL’S back on local soil plenty with international experience.
O ne of the clear positives of NIL is the financial literacy for athletes that comes with the business of college sports.”
EALA: LET THE WORK BEGIN!