The National Economic and De velopment Authority (Neda) also said this was the lowest unem ployment rate for all July rounds of the Labor Force Survey since 2005. (Full story: demic-levels/)ment-rate-at-5-2-lowest-since-prepancom.ph/2022/09/08/phls-july-unemployhttps://businessmirror. Based on PSA data, the number of underemployed Filipinos reached 6.54 million, a 2.23-million decline from the 8.77 million in July 2021, but an increase of 144,000 com pared to the 6.4 million recorded in April 2022 and 655,000 more than the 5.88 million in June 2022. “A lot of the jobs seem to be generated in the informal sector as underemployment is up by 1.2 percentage points. July is also har vesting season so jobs are expected to be plentiful during this month,”
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“Despite the many challenges that happened during my tenure as your Speaker, we have risen and proven ourselves to be One Congress, ready to serve our people,” Velasco told his colleagues. “One Congress, ready to scrutinize the national budget, to pass laws, to conduct hearings, to provide oversight on the implementation of laws, and to generally make it easier for the next Congress and its leadership, to continue the legislative work for the sake of our kababayans,” he added. He said the pandemic forced the House leadership to be dynamic, innovative and proactive. points as the priority of
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Sotto for his leadership, and lauded and thanked as well the seven other “graduating” members of the chamber, including two other pillars—Drilon and Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto. As his “last official act,” Drilon introduced a resolution meant to prevent a month-long leadership “ Wala nang [ ere is no] SP race,” she told reporters, adding, “I want a simple life” and explained she just wanted to “take care of my adSLOWS, BUT JOBS CREATION
By Samuel P. Medenilla @sam_medenilla P RESIDENT Ferdinand “Bong bong” R. Marcos, Jr. said he was able to reap over P804 billion worth of business deals during his “fruitful and engaging” four-day State Visits in Indonesia andInSingapore.hisarrival speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Air port (Naia) Wednesday evening, Marcos said the visit yielded 10 letters of intent (LOA) and 12 memorandum of understanding (MOU) from 22 investors in both countries.“These investments, if we put [them] all together, value US$14.36 billion or P804.78 billion. This will support our country’s economic re covery efforts and create more jobs for Filipinos here in our country,” Marcos said. The investments were on re newable energy, data centers, ecommerce, broadband technology, startups, government housing and agriculture.Marcossaid he will give a de tailed breakdown of the invest ments in the coming days, which he hopes will be realized lead ing to the creation of more local jobs.
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In its latest Market Call report, First Metro Investment Corp. and University of Asia and the Paci c (FMIC-UA&P) Capital Markets Research said the growth momentum which gave rise to the 8.3-percent growth in the rst quarter will spill over to the second quarter. However, the performance of the economy in the third and fourth quarters will be determined by the policies to be implemented by the new economic team. Much uncertainty will greet the economic managers as the pandemic continues and commodity prices remain elevated. “The robustness in the economic recovery, founded heavily on employment gains, should
“Despite the many challenges that happened during my tenure as your Speaker, we have risen and proven ourselves to be One Congress, ready to serve our people,” Velasco told his colleagues.
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THE BRP Melchora Aquino, the second of two multi-role response vessels procured by the Philippine government from Japan, is welcomed by the Philippine Coast Guard at the Port Area in Manila on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, completing its maiden voyage from Japan. Constructed by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. in Japan, the ship, named after Tandang Sora, the Grand Woman of the Revolution during the Spanish colonial period, is part of the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project of the Coast Guard. DOMINGO performance of the Philippine economy in the second half of the year will rest squarely on the shoulders of the incoming administration’s economic team, according to a local think tank.
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday ended the 18th Congress, highlighting its 3-year achievements, including laws to help the country navigate through and emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic. In his valedictory speech, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the 18th Congress was a key and steady partner of President Duterte in passing laws that promoted economic development, strengthened the administration of justice and the rule of law, enhanced the protection of labor and social welfare, improved the quality of and and strengthened our political and governmental institutions.
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lars—Drilon and Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto. As his “last official act,” Drilon introduced a resolution meant to Drilon moved to elect Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri as the acting Senate President Pro Tempore from noon of June 30 until July 25, when the 19th Congress Earlier in the day, colleagues signaled that Zubiri had secured the “votes” of majority of senators who will sit in the 19th Senate, a Zubiri appears now to be the only likely candidate to stand for election as the next Senate President, after Sen. Cynthia Villar, earlier touted as a strong contender, announced she was withdrawing from the race. “ Wala nang [ ere is no] SP race,” she told reporters, adding, “I want a simple life” and explained she
In its latest Market Call report, First Metro Investment Corp. and University of Asia and the Paci c (FMIC-UA&P) Capital Markets Research said the growth momentum which gave rise to the 8.3-percent growth in the rst quarter will spill over to the second quarter. However, the performance of the economy in the third and fourth quarters will be determined by the policies to be implemented by the new economic team. Much uncertainty will greet the economic managers as the pandemic continues and commodity prices remain elevated. “The robustness in the economic recovery, founded heavily on employment gains, should spill over into Q2 [the second quarter]. And while cabinet can handle the emerging scenario,” the reportOnestated.ofthe major risks that post the most uncertainty to the economy is the Russia-Ukraine war which will mark its rst 100 days. The war began in February 24 this year and will reach 100 days on June 3. FMIC-UA&P Capital Markets Research said commodity prices, particularly oil prices, could remain elevated until the war in Eastern Europe is resolved. This uncertainty will lead to an average in ation of above 5 percent in the country this year. In April, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that in ation nationwide increased to 4.9 percent in April 2022. The average in ation THE House of Representatives on Wednesday ended the 18th Congress, highlighting its 3-year achievements, including laws to help the country navigate through and emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic. In his valedictory speech, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the 18th Congress was a key and steady partner of President Duterte in passing laws that promoted economic development, strengthened the administration of justice and the rule of law, enhanced the protection of labor and social welfare, improved the quality of and increased access to education and information, enhanced our health and strengthened our political and governmental institutions.
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On Thursday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the country’s unemployment rate slowed to 5.2 percent in July, the slowest since October 2019 when the jobless rate was at 4.5 percent.
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DESPITE the low unemployment rate, local economists said the figures failed to impress as underemployment increased in July and manufacturing, where decent jobs can be generated, saw a decline in employment generation.
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OWednesday as adjourned sine die the third regular session of the 18th Congress on the part of the Senate, capping what Minority Leader Franklin Drilon described as “one of the most productive sessions” of the chamber, a feat made remarkable by the fact that much of it was in a pandemic.
the administration,” said the 64-year-old, who’s currently chairman of the nation’s mate, riding the recovery from the record contraction in 2020 due to the pandemic. He said he will push for more targeted support measures the late president Benigno Aquino from 2012 to 2016. To sustain economic growth of at least 6 percent, the next administraPANDEMIC CHALLENGE MARKS 18TH CONGRESS BusinessMirror A broader look at today’s business www.businessmirror.com.ph P. | | 7 DAYS A WEEK■ Thursday, June 2, 2022 Vol. 17 No. 237 ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA JOURNALISM AWARDS 2006 National Newspaper of the Year 2011 National Newspaper of the Year 2013 Business Newspaper of the Year 2017 Business Newspaper of the Year 2019 Business Newspaper of the Year 2021 Pro Patria Award PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY 2018 Data Champion EJAP JOURNALISM AWARDS BUSINESS NEWS SOURCE OF THE YEAR (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2018 BANTOG MEDIA AWARDS ‘PHL’S H2 GROWTH RESTS ON NEW ECONOMIC TEAM’
THE BRP Melchora Aquino, the second of two multi-role response vessels procured by the Philippine government from Japan, is welcomed by the Philippine Coast Guard at the Port Area in Manila on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, completing its maiden voyage from Japan. Constructed by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. in Japan, the ship, named after Tandang Sora, the Grand Woman of the Revolution during the Spanish colonial period, is part of the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project of the Coast Guard. ROY DOMINGO of the Philippine economy in the second half of the year will rest squarely on the shoulders of the incoming administration’s economic team, according to a local think tank.
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“One Congress, ready to scrutinize the national budget, pass laws, to conduct hearings, to provide oversight on the implementation of laws, and to generally make it easier for the next Congress and its leadership, to continue the legislative work for the sake of our kababayans,” he added. He said the pandemic forced the House leadership to be dynamic, innovative and proactive. “Despite the lingering threat
Ateneo Eagle Watch Senior Fellow Leonardo A. Lanzona Jr. told the BusinessMirror“Mysenseisthat people were willing to work—which led to the higher labor force participation rate—and were amenable to do so even at low compensation—which resulted in the high underemploy ment,” he added. De La Salle University economist Maria Ella Oplas said that while the employment data show good signs By Lorenz S. Marasigan @lorenzmarasigan T HE Philippines and Singapore have signed a memorandum of un derstanding for the conduct of skills sharing initiatives to upgrade the capacity of the government to combat cyber threats, especially now that mobile scams are becoming more and more rampant. During a Senate committee hearing, Department of Infor mation and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan Uy told lawmakers the gov ernment is beefing up its capac ity to deal with cyberthreats. “We signed a memorandum of understanding with the ICT ministry of Singapore, where we will be conducting skills and upgrading of our digital re sponse capability to deal with different areas which relates to cybercrime, cybersecurity, and cyberthreats analysis,” he Uysaid.admitted that the gov ernment is ill prepared for cy ber attacks, and thus sought the assistance of allies to up grade its cyber security capa bility.
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“Scraping is using an automated method where someone enters a num ber and gets the information related to that number—the security systems of these applications were not compro mised to get the information,” he said in a mix of Filipino and English.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Thursday that the country’s GIR hit $99 billion as of end-August this year, from the end-July GIR level of $99.8 billion. This is the sixth consecutive month of decline for the country’s GIR, starting from a level of $107.7 billion at the start of the year. The country's GIR is the level of foreign exchange holdings the Cen tral Bank has during a given period.
“It is too early to say that the push for self-sufficiency is driving this employment growth," Lanzona said. "The high inflation and the continued depreciation (did) not affect the employment data because low-quality jobs were within their reach and acceptable to them as a means of However,coping.”former dean of the University of the Philip pines School of Economics Ramon L. Clarete told Busi nessMirror there are signs that the favorable numbers could be Claretesustained.saidheexpects global trade and growth to start recovering toward the end of the year, and the fact that Covid-19 has not “shown its ugly head” means the pandemic would not dampen global growth prospects. Nonetheless, he said it will take more than a policy on self-sufficiency to sustain jobs in agriculture. Clarete noted that jobs and growth in the agriculture sector will be driven by affordable food prices. “Self sufficiency at affordable food prices to consumers can only be sustained with an important role given to the private sector market players. Shifting back to increased public sector role in imports, say by NFA [National Food Authority] is key to higher and unstable prices of food.”
On an annual basis, the top industries that employed more Filipinos in July were wholesale and retail trade which added 2.14 million jobs; agriculture and forestry, 1.75 million jobs; accommodation and food services ac tivities, 498,000 jobs; other service activities such as computer repair, etc. 354,000 jobs; and public adminis tration and defense, 206,000 jobs.
“This is one area where we noticed that there is a serious capacity defi ciency that many of our agencies are currently suffering,” he said, adding that cyber scams are becoming much “deeper than what it seems to be.” The ICT chief explained that some attacks are conducted by syndicates, “some are even statesponsored.”“Aswemove more to digitalize and get more citizens connected, we become more exposed to different forms of risks, especially in terms of cybercrime activities. Criminals have always taken the opportunity whenever a new mode of technology or doing business happens; they also adopt new ways and digitize their
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Oplas, for her part, remains optimistic that the re opening of the economy can sustain the favorable jobs data. She noted that apart from face-to-face schooling, more Filipinos are confident to spend time in and part with their cash in malls which have started filling up. Some hotels, she said, have also started operating again after a pandemic hiatus. In agriculture, Oplas said, the recovery of the economy may make it difficult to fill in some agriculture jobs, especially in provinces.
Citing a coordinated initiative with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the local telcos, probers said scammers may have personalized the scam messages by “scraping” Viber and GCash; or that there was a breach in the data from local government units. However, NPC Deputy Commis sioner Leandro Aguirre clarified that “payment applications or messaging ap plications were not actually breached.”
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“We expect more jobs and income opportunities avail able for Filipinos in the coming months as we move toward the full reopening of the economy. These opportunities will help temper the impact of global inflationary pres sures on the purchasing power of Filipinos,” Balisacan said.
THE country’s dollar reserves continued to fall in August, hitting the second consecutive month of a below $100-billion gross international reserves (GIR) level for the country for this year.
“The continuous reopening of schools is a pivotal step for all economic players. The latest data show that as more youth have opted to return to face-to-face classes, women were also relieved from additional care work at home, al lowing for more possibilities for them to be economically active,” he added.
“The Cabinet members will do ev erything to make sure what was started during these State Visits will be worth while and be completed so these invest ments will be felt by our countrymen in the form of new jobs and income,” Marcos said in Filipino. Marcos thanked the governments of Indonesia and Singapore for hosting his state visits. “I reiterate my deepest appreciation to the governments of Indonesia and Singapore for this opportunity to reaf firm our friendship and explore avenues of corporations that will benefit all of our countries,” Marcos said.
The President also thanked the Fili pino communities, who met with him in both countries for their continued support to the country through their remittances.Marcoswas in Indonesia from Sept. 4 to 6, before staying in Singapore on Sept. 6 and 7 accompanied by his of ficial delegation and family members.
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The GIR is a crucial component of the economy as it is often used to man age the country's foreign exchange rate against excess volatility. Despite the decline, the BSP said the current GIR level “represents a more than adequate external li quidity buffer” equivalent to 8.3 months’ worth of imports of goods and payments of services and pri maryMoreover,income. it is also about 7.1 times the country’s short-term ex ternal debt based on original matu rity and 4.6 times based on residual maturity.“Themonth-on-month decrease in the GIR level reflected mainly the National Government’s [NG] foreign currency withdrawals from its deposits with the BSP to settle its foreign currency debt obligations and pay for its various expenditures, and the downward adjustment in the value of the BSP’s gold holdings due to the decrease in the price of gold in the international market,” the Central Bank said in its statement. Rizal Commercial Banking Corpora tion (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort said major catalysts for the country’s GIR in the coming months include the continued inflows of the country's structural sources of US dollar revenues such as remittances, business process outsourcing (BPO) revenues, Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) revenues, foreign tourism receipts and foreign direct investments [FDI]. Ricafort, however, warned that some of these potential dollar inflows would have slowed down amid the Co vid-19 pandemic and some headwinds partly due to the continued RussiaUkraine war, among others. criminal activity. So the government has to respond quickly. We actually have several programs that have been launched in order to educate the public to be more aware of cybercriminals and cyberscams,” he said. The acceleration of digital adoption resulted in an “exponential rate” of in crease in digital transactions, and “our education and cyber awareness did not catchFilipinosup.” have been complaining of increased text scams—ranging from casino deals to new income sources, from cash bonuses to sale offers—that have become more personal. From very general text scams, now, Filipino users are greeted on almost a daily basis with spam messages bear ing their full names or monickers they use for different apps. According to National Telecommu nications Commission (NTC) Commis sioner Gamaliel Cordoba said, “there are a lot of possibilities” from which scammers got hold of a bit of personal information from ordinary users.
On a year-on-year basis, the industries that shed the most jobs were professional, scientific and technical activities which lost 93,000 jobs; information and com munication, 54,000 jobs; manufacturing, 34,000 jobs; water supply, sewerage, waste management and reme diation activities, 11,000 jobs; and mining and quarry ing, 9,700 Meanwhile,jobs.the top industries that created the most employment opportunities for Filipinos in July compared to April were wholesale and retail trade which added 840,000 jobs; agriculture and forestry, 268,000 jobs; ac commodation and food services activities, 170,000 jobs; administrative and support service activities, 137,000 jobs; and construction, 137,000 jobs.
Sectors and sustainability PSA data showed the major industries posting the larg est drop in employment on a quarter-on-quarter com parison were manufacturing which shed 163,000 jobs; education, 62,00 jobs; human health and social work ac tivities, 24,000 jobs; mining and quarrying, 9,700 jobs; and information and communication, 7,900 jobs.
Continued from A1 that the economy is recovering, underemployment seems to be on the rise in July. But, she said, the increase in under employment may be due to the decline in unemployment.
Government take S O CIOECONOMIC Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Bali sacan noted that the labor force participation rate in creased to 65.2 percent, with over 5.1 million individuals joining the labor force in July 2022.
“We need to intensify the vaccination program by in creasing the country’s booster rate to sustain low alert levels and reinvigorate domestic economic activity,” the Neda chief Balisacanadded.also highlighted the need for the timely implementation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 national budget and the passage of the FY 2023 budget to accel erate recovery and jumpstart priority programs in the medium term, thus, mitigating the impact of external risks to the economy.
“The opening up of the Philippines has encouraged people to go to the urban areas for better job opportu nities and welfare,” Oplas said.
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He added that the total number of employed individu als rose to 47.4 million, bringing the employment rate to 94.8 percent—the highest recorded since the start of the pandemic. This, Balisacan said, bodes well for the economy.
“Underemployment is declining but seems to start increasing again in July. The increase in underemploy ment seems to have come from the decline in unem ployment, which is good. We prefer underemployment over unemployment,” Oplas said. “At least they became employed.”
The majority of the increase in employment came from the services sector, particularly in wholesale and retail trade. This is followed by the agriculture and in dustry sectors.
“In the final analysis, what is im portant is that the evaluation of any administration should be done objec
tively and that it comes with a forwardlooking perspective,” Santiago added.
P36 billion amendments MEANWHILE , Tolentino asked members of the lower chamber to consider the P36-billion interest sub sidy that the DSHUD is proposing. “We would like to propose an amendment to the NEP, we are ask ing [lawmakers] to consider the P36 billion interest subsidy, which will change how we do housing produc tion,” he added. For his part, DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the fund ing would not be an issue because the money for the housing projects stays within the banking system. “We know that the government cannot afford to fund all of these [housing programs]. [And we are pro posing that] we will use the money from banks. That’s why we are ask ing for a P36 billion interest subsidy. This P36 billion ang susunduin nyang pera sa banko at sa capital market ay P1 trillion and that’s the impact of P36 billion subsidy,” he said. “A bank lends money to buyers to buy a house, buyers pays for the developer, developer pays contrac tors, contractors pay the suppliers for construction materials and labor, and suppliers and laborers deposit their money or spend them,” he added.
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Santiago said the country has also a lot of catching up to do as it regis tered only marginal improvement in the World Governance Index, specifically on political stability and absence of violence, and government effectiveness and in only three of 10 indicators in Ease of Doing Business.
“Now with our Covid-19 antigen test ing, PRC can provide diagnosis in min utes. With the price of P400, it is within reach of our people,” said Gordon. The country’s foremost humanitar ian organization reminded the public that RT-PCR Swab and Saliva tests are still the gold standard when it comes to detecting Covid-19. Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco
“They also determined areas of co operation where the UK government can further support the Philippine government, particularly in maritime domain awareness and maritime se curity,” said Westmincom’s spokes man Lt. Col. Abdurasad Sirajan. Sirajan said both officials also discussed military policies, programs and current initiatives on how to bet ter understand “common concerns” between the Philippines and the United Kingdom.
DENR Environmental Manage ment Bureau Director William P. Cu ñado said DENR-Region 7 is already “coordinating with the concerned individuals and authorities to make sure that the substance discharged to the river is removed.” “We are waiting for the results of the tests conducted by Envi ronmental Management Bureau [EMB] Region 7 to determine the contents of the discharge in the Goyong River. In the meantime, we will also be talking with local gov ernment authorities to make sure that this will not happen again,” CuñadoGoyongsaid.River, located at Baran gay Don Gregorio Antigua in Borbon town, is mainly used for farm irriga tion. About 80 households are living near the body of water. A certain Elmer Pogado De gamo was identified by barangay
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Dr. Rizal Buendia, also a non-resi dent fellow of the Stratbase Institute and Philippine Country Expert for the Global V-Dem4 Institute, un derscored the importance not just of governance but holistic governance. “Public management is built large ly around the notion of performance and improving the effectiveness of public institutions,” he said.
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THERE must be a high degree of synergy among three sec tors of Philippine society to ensure the country can achieve its development goals for the benefit of the“Topeople.buildthe Filipino nation, we need a three-way trusting relation ship among the government, private sector and civil society,” said Profes sor Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit, president of Stratbase Group in his recent talk on “Philippine Gover nance: Lessons and Prospects for Marcos Jr. Administration,” during a recent forum organized by think tank Stratbase ADR Institute and advocacy group DemocracyWatch. Edwin Santiago, non-resident fel low for the Institute and associate professor at De La Salle University, also stressed in the forum that the government should track the coun try’s progress through measurable indicators and stressed the impor tance of watching the Philippine per formance in various global indices. Specifically, he said, the country should watch the World Governance Index, Ease of Doing Business, Global Competitiveness Index, Index of Eco nomic Freedom, Rule of Law Index, Corruption Perceptions Index and the Open Budget Index.
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He said the failure of the bureau cracy to carry out its tasks and respond to urgent challenges erode the political legitimacy of the government. “If transformation is to be re alized, government people have to learn to participate actively in the process of integration, give up some political or organizational in terests, and mobilize resources to appropriate agencies and offices,” Buendia said.
officials who allegedly dumped contaminated water and oil that was used to wash a flexible tank into the river. The local officials also learned that the trucking company where Degamo is employed is the owner of the flexible tank. The municipal government of Borbon took a water sample imme diately after the reported presence of white substance in the river, while the EMB took samples a day after theTheincident.results of the water samples examined by the municipal govern ment of Borbon have shown that the level of chemical oxygen demand (COD) has reached 347 milligrams per liter (mg/L), indicating “contami nation of inorganic waste.” EMB and Borbon town officials have called the attention of the con cerned trucking company to “prevent a repeat of the incident.” “If proven that the discharged substance is hazardous or toxic, the responsible entity or person shall face charges pursuant to Section 27 of Republic Act No. 9275 or the Phil ippine Clean Water Act of 2004,” the EMB said. Jonathan L. Mayuga DEPUTY Speaker and Batan gas Rep. Ralph G. Recto on Thursday urged Congress to restore the cancer assistance fund as P1 billion item in the 2023 national“Restoringbudget.the cancer fund in the national budget is one doctor’s order we cannot ignore,” Recto said in a news“Andstatement. ifitisthe DOH Secretary herself who had issued that prescrip tion, we have no other recourse but to follow,” he added. Earlier, Department of Health Officer in Charge Dr. Maria Ro sario Vergeire asked Congress to restore the DOH’s cancer assis tance fund of P500 million after this was removed by the Depart ment of Budget and Management (DBM).According to Recto, the cancer fund is not a tumor that must be excised from the budget, saying it is a treatment tool, which, on the contrary, must be boosted. “We are past the stage of passing blame on who or what was respon sible for the perceived reduction to zero of the two cancer spending earmarks in next year’s proposed national budget,” he said. Under the 2022 GAA, the Can cer Control Program’s P787 million budget is included in the “Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases” which has been allotted a P1.38 billion budget.
THE Department of Environ ment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing to file charges against an individual and his employer for the contamination of Cebu Province’s Goyong River af ter its water turned “milky white” last August 21.
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The Cancer Assistance Fund has a budget of P529 million under the “Social Health Protection Program” of the DOH.
As the head of CTEN for Asia based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Felton li aises with colleagues in the UK posts, in the Asia Pacific and in London to understand the risk of terrorism and work with local partners to reduce it. Meanwhile, a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group surrendered to soldiers in Basilan.A23-year-old ASG member who is a resident of Barangay Silang kum, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan yielded to members of the Bravo Company of the Army’s 18th Infantry Battalion under Col. Cyril Santander. The terrorist, a member of the group of the late Commander Furuji Indama, turned over a Garand rifle.
Dr. Francisco Magno, full profes sor of political science and trustee and program convenor for the in stitute, acknowledged politics but emphasized that it must be an in strument for achieving development and sustainability in society. He instead advised the current leadership to focus on public ser vice, based on meeting the needs of the “Anticipatorypeople. governance—us ing the future to create multi-lateral learning and foster intelligent and inspired organizations—should pro vide the path for Marcos Jr. to veer away from the Marcos Sr. legacy and to move toward the future,” he said.
For governance to succeed, Buen dia said government should utilize digital technology, adding there is a need to integrate the front-end government parts, or those that deal with and provide services to citizens.
The lawmaker said cancer should not compete with other diseases in the two mother funds. “I propose a P1 billion fund for cancer control and cancer assis tance and I believe that fiscal space can be created to accommodate it,” he “Cancersaid. killed almost 60,000 Filipinos last year, or one every nine minutes. Seven in 10 cancer patients drop out of treatment regi men for lack of funds. Most families are one cancer diagnosis away from bankruptcy. As they say, cancer is a disease, not a sentence. And in the budget, fighting it must be a line item,” Recto added. For her part, House Deputy Mi nority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro also slammed the DBM for making further “excuses” for giving significant cuts in crucial programs in the 2023 proposed na tional“Webudget. cannot accept the excuses of the DBM for giving significant cuts in crucial programs in the 2023 proposed budget. The fact is, there will be huge budget cuts in health programs and DOH hos pitals. Cuts that would greatly af fect the delivery of health service to the Filipino people,” Castro said.According to the DBM, the sig nificant decrease in the budget for Prevention and Control of Com municable Diseases is due to the lower budget requirement for PPEs requested by the DOH. “There is still an overwhelm ing 91.83 percent cut amounting to P690.857 million in the Health Emergency Program from the proposal of the DOH compared to what is reflected in the NEP,” Castro added. “On the other hand, the Health Regulatory Program incurred a P33.851 million budget cut for the MOOE [maintenance and other operating expenses]. This is apart from the P4.7 million congres sional adjustment stated by the DBM,” she said. Also, unlike what the DBM said, Castro added that there is no specif ic provision in the Unprogrammed Appropriations of the NEP 2023 for the purchase of Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters.
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Increase funding ACCORDING to Recto, “what the House should do is not to merely restore the earmarks, but to in crease the funding for both cancer control and cancer assistance, and make them distinct and separate programs.” “Whatshould be done is not to increase the slice of cancer programs in the budget pie, but to increase the pie itself,” he said.
By Jovee Marie N. Dela Cruz @joveemarie THE Department of Hu man Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Thursday said the Marcos admin istration is targeting to construct a million housing units per year to address the country’s housing back logs, which could reach 10.9 million by the end of 2028. During the budget hearing of DH SUD in the lower chamber, DHSUD Assistant Secretary for Support Ser vices Avelino Tolentino revealed that by the end of 2022, the country would have accumulated housing needs of 6.5 million “[Currently]units. we only address 17 percent of the Housing needs. If we project our housing needs estimate using the average growth rate of the population, with that 17 percent year-on-year, by the end of 2028 we will project the housing needs of 10.9 million,” Tolentino said. Despite this problem, Tolentino said the public housing sector con tinuously receive low budgets in the past“Indecade. thepast decade, the public hous ing sector received a small portion of the budget, the percentage of the hous ing sector is always below 1 percent of the national budget,” he said. For 2023, DHSUD and its at tached agencies will receive P4.049 billion lower than their P7.6 bil lion allocation for this year. Of the P4.049 billion, DHSUD will get P1.097 billion in 2023. Tolentino said their original bud get proposal for 2023 is P95.9 billion. “The 2023 NEP of P4.049 billion is 48 percent lower than the 2022 housing sector budget, and only 4.2 percent of the 2023 public housing sector proposed budget,” he added. The attached agencies of DHSUD are National Housing Authority (NHA), National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), So cial Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), Human Development Mu tual Fund, Home Guaranty Corp. and Human Settlement Adjudica tion Commission.
THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday revealed that five of the seven teach ers in Bacoor National High School in Cavite are now facing charges for their alleged sexual abuse involve ment against their students. DepEd spokesperson Atty. Mi chael Tan Poa said that the five teach ers were charged for grave miscon duct, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service and violation of DepEd Order No. 40, Series of 2012. Poa said DepEd, under the leader ship of the Vice President and Secre tary of Education Sara Z. Duterte, has zero-tolerance policy for all forms of abuses perpetrated in schools, espe cially against learners. “DepEd is taking all reports about sexual abuse and violence against our learners in schools seriously as we are determined to ensure that schools all over the country are safe spaces for our learners and free from sexual predators,” Poa said. Report the abuser HE also encouraged other victims of sexual to inform DepEd officials by sending their complaints to depeda busereport@gmail.com or call 86331942, 8635-9817, 09959218461 even after working hours. “We understand that reporting experiences of sexual abuse and violence are often hampered by fear and feeling of embarrassment, but we urge Kindergarten to Grade 12 victim-survivors to report these in cidents directly to the Office of the Secretary,” he stressed. Poa assured that personal informa tion and the nature of your reports will be treated with utmost confidentiality. “Help us help you bring these per petrators to justice and end sexual abuse and violence in our schools,” he said.Earlier, Poa said Duterte had a meeting with the DepEd Child Pro tection Unit and that “there were major directions given to the unit to strengthen their programs at the divi sion office and regional office level.” Poa added that it was earlier re ported that six teachers did the al leged sexual advances. “The investigation, not only of six but seven teachers, identified through social media posts is con tinuing,” he said. These teachers were also placed on “floating status” and were not given teaching load while the probe is underway.ATwitteruser who uses the name @eexpresso shared the alleged sex ual advances made by the teachers against the students. The thread was originally posted on Facebook but got deleted for alleg edly violating community standards. tie up in
By Rene Acosta @reneacostaBM THE United Kingdom (UK) and the Philippines have agreed to work on common security issues, including terrorism, as the British government pledged a bigger and wider support to the country’s overall defense concerns that may very well include maritime security. The agreement was sealed dur ing the visit of Chris Felton, head of United Kingdom’s Counter Terror ism and Extremism Network (CTEN) for Asia to the headquarters of the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom). Felton was received on Wednes day by military officials led by Brig. Gen. Arturo Rojas, deputy com mander for external defense of the Westmincom based at Camp Navarro in Calarian, Zamboanga City. During Felton’s meeting with Rojas, the two officials identified areas where the British government can further assist the Philippines, especially in maritime domain awareness and maritime security, two areas where allies, including the United States have been actively supporting the country.
COVID -19 antigen test has been made available by the Philip pine Red Cross (PRC) starting Thursday, September 8, PRC Chair man and CEO Richard J. Gordon said. The PRC will be offering Covid-19 antigen tests for P400 at PRC’s molecu lar laboratories at the PLMC Building in Mandaluyong City and the PRC Port Area“TheOffices.pandemic is still here, and there is still a critical need in our country to continue testing,” Gordon said.
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Although Omicron infections ap pear milder, Gordon stressed, “There is a need to urge caution because the virus is still spreading.”
A lvindia emphasized that Phil Mech is not violating the spirit of RA 11203 and the agency is even follow ing its mandate under the said law “to theAletter.”lvindia added that they do not obey pieces of advice and recommen dations from the advisory body if it is against any existing law.
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A lvindia explained that MC 34 re duced the required market presence of prospective bidders or suppliers of farm machinery from 35 years to just 10 years. It was reduced to ensure more sup pliers and participate in the bidding, making it more competitive. Under a 35-year market presence rule, only two or three brands can participate in our biddings,” he added. A lvindia said because of the re duction of the required market pres ence there are now more than 10 brands participating in PhilMech’s bidding, particularly for the RCEF mechanization program. Under the RTL law, PhilMech is mandated to implement the six-year annual P5-billion mechanization program that distributes free farm machinery to eligible farmer-benefi ciaries.
T HE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the agency man dated to provide social justice on top of distributing land to the landless, will be hiring additional lawyers to speed up the resolution of agrarian cases, the agency’s top official said.
T he resolution of agrarian cases is part of the commitment of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his first State of the Nation Address to provide social justice and free the farmers from the bondage of the soil. Currently, the DAR is experiencing a shortage of lawyers to review all agrarian disputes that are pending under the DAR Adjudication Board [DARAB] and Agrar ian Law Implementation,” DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III said. He noted that from 1988 to June 2022, the DARAB re ceived a total of 640,807 caseloads. From these, a total of 638,445 were adjudicated leaving a balance of 2,362 pending cases. O n the other hand, from 1993 to June 2022 the DAR received a total of 945,875 caseloads under the ALI cases, resolving a total of 943,584 cases and leaving a balance of 2,291 pending cases.
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“We are following the implementing rules and regulations of the RCEF. We cannot deviate from that or else I will face lawsuits. We are following the IRR of the RTL law religiously,” he said. We do not follow the advisory body if it is against the spirit of the law,” he added. A lvindia claimed that the advi sory body also paved the way for the involvement of PhilMech’s stakehold ers when it comes to the agency’s pro grams and projects.
Villar emphasized that SO 318, which created an advisory body to provide guidance on PhilMech’s mechanization programs was neither mandated nor stipulated in Republic Act (RA) 11203, or the Rice Trade Lib eralization (RTL) law that paved the way for a rice mechanization program lodged under PhilMech.
Jamoralin added that there is a chapter in RCEP for safety measures. “In case of a surge of imports to the Philippines from any of the RCEP member countries, the affected coun tries can also do remedies to prevent further injury to the domestic indus try,” Jamoralin said.
A s for MC 34, Alvindia pointed out that the circular, which was is sued by former Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar, allowed more compe tition when it came to procurement of farm machinery.
According to the Philippine StatisStatis tics Authority, the country’s total rice stocks fell to 2.034 million metric tons (MT) as of July 1, or 6.6 percent lower than the year-ago inventory of 2.177 million MT. T he United States Department of Agriculture has projected the Philip pines to import a record 3.2 million MT this year, or 8.47 percent more than last year’s import volume of 2.95 million MT.
RCEP is an FTA among the 10 members Asean, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. It entered into force last January 1, 2022 among 11 members. T he largest trade deal, RCEP cov ers roughly 50.4 percent of the Philip pines’s export market and 67.3 per cent of the country’s import sources. Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee, said farmers have complained to them that the “downfall of the agri culture” started when the Philippines joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994. There are two things that need to be addressed—with the deregu lation of our industries, the DA has an unparalleled wreck of reckless importation. Takot na takot ang mga stakeholders, mula sa pinakakaliwa hanggang sa pinakakanan na grupo. Ang mga nagtatrabaho sa pagsasaka, talag ang galit na gait na sa RCEP. They have data to prove it. Second, the problem with modernization, for agriculture to level up like mechanization, better seed, etc.,” Sen. Marcos said. “ Unfortunately, we simply cannot drum up the votes until these two is sues are concerned,” Marcos added. She said the Philippines should have the leeway to regulate entry of foreign goods, even with accession to RCEP. T he DFA said even without RCEP, the Philippines has already concluded FTAs and the tariff lines of the Philip pines are already low from products with Asean and other dialogue part ners like Korea, Japan, China, Aus tralia and New Zealand. Most of our imported goods from RCEP members are intermediate mate rials, more than half of them. And the final goods are only 15 percent. As for agriculture, the RCEP does not cover the sensitive goods like rice, corn. We did not make commitments,” DFA Assistant Secretary Gina Jamoralin explained. Trade and Industry Assistant Director Marie Sherilyn Aquia said non-sensitive products like indus trial goods, parts of machineries will no longer be levied with tar iffs within the first 10 years of the RCEP implementation.
T he procedure for safeguard pro cedure is similar to the WTO—a com plaint will be submitted by the affect ed industry, and an investigation will be made by the Philippine government to determine if there is indeed an “in jury” caused to the domestic industry by the entry of imported goods to the Philippine market.
THE chief of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Devel opment and Mechanization (PhilMech) said the agency’s current policies, which were questioned by Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, are necessary and helpful in making its mechaniza tion programs efficient.
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ated to ensure that stakeholders have participation in setting the direction of the agency’s policies,” he said.
directions on programs and projects that the PhilMech can undertake to make it more relevant and responsive to the needs of our stakeholders,” Al vindia told the BusinessMirror It was not created for RCEF. Phil Mech does not have an advisory body unlike other agencies like the Philippine Rice Research Institute,” Alvindia added.
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A SENIOR lawmaker is look ing into what appears to be a “disparity” between what officials of the Department of Agri culture (DA) intend to do with their 2023 budget plan they submitted to the Congress and President Fer dinand R. Marcos Jr.’s commitment to raise spending on the farm sector to hike agricultural productivity and stabilize prices of basic foodstuffs like rice, meat, fish and vegetables.
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“ While President Marcos has made good on his pledge to give top focus to agricultural modernization and productivity by assuming the agriculture portfolio in a concurrent capacity and submitting to the Con gress a 2023 budget plan nearly 40 percent higher than this year’s DA budget, his most senior aides appear clueless on how to spend the money next year as a sure-fire way to boost farm output, stabilize domestic sup plies and pull down the cost of rice and other essential foodstuffs in the long run,” Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte in a news statement. Villafuerte raised this point after agriculture officials “appeared at a loss,” he said, “in this week’s budget hearing in the House of Represen tatives on how to properly use their proposed DA budget of P163.75 bil lion in the 2023 National Expendi ture Program [NEP] to incentivize the country’s top agricultural pro ducers and set aside sufficient funds for these provinces or regions so they could further boost their yields or outputs, in step with the President’s food security or self-sufficiency and price stability goals.” In the House Committee on Ap propriations hearing on the DA’s 2023 budget proposal, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa reportedly failed to give Villafuerte satisfactory answers to his queries on whether the DA has allocated enough funds to top-producing provinces commensurate with the 40-percent hike in the department’s budget and that would enable them to spend more on programs that would let them further increase their agricul tural outputs. Villafuerte, also president of the National Unity Party said, “Mr. Mar cos has done his part to make agricul ture one of the major growth drivers beginning next year by endorsing to the Congress an unprecedented increase in the DA’s allocation in the 2023 NEP to P163.75 billion, or P46.5 billion or 39.62 percent larger than its 2022 budget of P117.29 bil lion. Eight DA-attached government corporations are also big beneficia ries of the Chief Executive’s top focus on agriculture as they are getting a 33 percent jump in their combined 2023 budget to P62 billion from this year’s P46.2 billion.” But the saying that ‘the devil is in the details’ seems to apply in the case of the President’s most senior aides, as the discussions on the DA’s budgetary allotments for ostensibly priority areas indicate that they have not factored in, despite their much bigger 2023 budget proposal, higher budgetary allotments for selected provinces as a form of incentive or reward for being top producers and to enable them to step up programs that would allow them to get bigger harvests or produce more meat, fish, vegetables and other farm goods,” added Villafuerte, who is the major ity leader of the bicameral Commis sion on Appointments (CA). In palay-growing, for example, Villafuerte asked De Mesa during the budget about the list of Top 20 rice producers, and the latter replied that these are, in order of harvests: Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Iloilo and CamSur. T he rest are Maguindanao, Tarlac, North Cotabato, Bukidnon, Negros Occidental, Pampanga, Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Palawan, Oriental Mind oro, Bulacan, Capiz, Zamboanga del Sur and Mindoro Occidental. A fter an initial study of the DA budget showed that “with all due re spect to our colleagues whose areas got higher allocations even if these are not top rice producers,” Villafuerte commented that he was compelled to ask de Mesa, “How can you say that the DA budget was prepared according to the President’s priority concerns when the actual NEP allocations do not reflect such priorities?” When I asked earlier kung ano ang guidelines nila in the formulation, walang masagot, walang blueprint,” he said.After de Mesa explained briefly that the funds for farm-to-market roads (FMRs), for example, are not only for palay-growing provinces, Villafuerte proposed: “Siguro kung meron kayong budget preparation for, say, P13 billion, may I suggest 25 percent i-allocate ninyo sa mga growers of rice, corn and coconut, 25 percent doon sa least developed producers, and then 50 percent dis cretion po ng Secretary. At least may formula, hindi po ’yung every budget season wala naman tayong formula. Sana may formula kasi we need rice.” In CamSur, for instance, he said, it has emerged as the country’s No. 6 rice producer even if it lacks water or irrigation systems and most of the farms there are rain-fed only. “Kung ang NIA tutulungan ang water system namin na rain-fed karamihan baka siguro mag number one or two kami.” In his first State of the Nation Ad dress, President Marcos said one of the main drivers of his government’s push for growth and employment would be the agricultural sector.
THE Philippines is the only founding member of the free trade bloc, Regional Com prehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which has not yet ratified the treaty, but the Senate foreign relations committee is not inclined to recommend sending the treaty to plenary yet without assurances from the Executive department that the agriculture and micro, small and me dium enterprises are given protection from potential unfair competition. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo told the Senate Foreign Af fairs Committee hearing Thursday that Indonesia became the latest member-country of RCEP, which has ratified the free trade agreement (FTA) last week.
“I need your help to explain to these stakeholders what’s in it for them, and what they don’t need to fear,” she added.
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T his was so, he said, because the country was facing both short-term and long-term challenges on the pos sibly continued rise in food prices and inadequate food supply.
Sen. Marcos acknowledged that the issue raised by agricultural sec tor could be attributed to the failure of the government to implement the provisions for safety net measures. “Kasalanan naman natin. Nandyan na man sya [safety nets]. We could invoke it. Kulang lang tayo sa reklamo, Ang dat ing lang sa kin, nandyan naman pala. We don’t use it. We are not as aggressive as countries like Japan or Korea. Whereas we just let things slide,” she added. Manalo said any inputs from the Senate on amendments to the agree ment can only be introduced if the Philippines is already a member, with the Philippines officially concurring with the treaty. “In one of the provisions [of RCEP], it says any amendments to the present agreement, it can only be made by the parties of the agreement. If we try to raise the points that you mentioned, we cannot propose amendments be cause technically we are not a mem ber,” Manalo said. Marcos is asking the Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Agriculture to submit a list of products produced by the Philippines, which will be affected by entry of imported prod ucts by RCEP members.
PhilMech Executive Director Dio nisio G. Alvindia said the issuance of Memorandum Circular (MC) 34 and Sugar Order (SO) 318, which were questioned by Villar in a hearing, were more of a bane than a boon to the agency’s operations. Villar, who chairs the Senate Com mittee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform, recently told Alvin dia to ask his principals to rescind the two documents as they were against the spirit of existing laws.
The memorandum of under standing (MOU) was signed by BCDA President and Chief Execu tive Officer (CEO) Aileen R. Zosa and EnterpriseSG CEO Png Cheong Boon in Singapore, with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Sin gapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as witnesses. “The MOU intends to create a framework that will allow BCDA and EnterpriseSG to explore po tential collaborative opportuni ties in the development of New Clark City, particularly in priority areas such as affordable housing, estate management, transporta tion, solid waste management, waste-to-energy technology, smart cities, sustainability, green data centers, and urban development and people-centric programs,” said BCDA in a news statement issued on WithThursday. thesigning of the MOU, both parties are expected to par ticipate in knowledge sharing and awareness building activi ties to increase understanding of emerging technologies and solutions used in urban develop ment, especially in response to theMoreover,pandemic. BCDA and Enterprise SG “shall also collaborate to enable business matching and facilitate access for Singapore companies and relevant stakeholders interested to partner in the development of New ClarkTheCity.” two parties are also ex pected to hold regular meetings to tackle project developments and areas of opportunity, said BCDA. Prior to President Marcos’ state visit to Singapore, officials from EnterpriseSG conducted a site visit last August 23 in New Clark City, including the 120-hectare Innovation Park developed by Filinvest Land Inc. in partnership with BCDA.
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Gatchalian also expressed dis content over the work provided by PS-DBM to various government agencies that avail of its procure ment service. He said the agency is expected to have “perfected” the art of procurement considering that it has existed for decades. “But obvi ously that is not the case. Various government agencies are paying as high as 3 percent of their procure ment price and in this particular case, P69 million for a work that is obviously very sloppy and a lot of errors throughout the process,” Gatchalian said. Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, for his part, questioned the role of PS-DBM as he scrutinized the agency’s memorandum of agree ment (MOA) with the Department of Education (DepEd) on the procure ment of laptops for the teachers’ distance learning program. Pimentel sought clarification from the PS-DBM on its function as a procurement agent and as a procur ing entity as stated in the MOA. He also asked what was the purpose of inserting two roles in the contract. “Mr. Santiago please help me to un derstand, what is the purpose of putting two roles in the contract?” Pimentel asked. In response, Atty. Dennis Santiago, PS-DBM execu tive director, affirmed the role of the agency as a procurement agent under the law, but failed to explain the intention of PS-DBM of having two roles in the contract. At the end of Thursday’s hearing, Sen. Francis Tolentino, panel chair man, directed the committee secre tariat to invite to the next hearing the Quezon City lawyer, Jose Floro Crisologo, who notarized the ques tionedMeanwhile,MOA. the Blue Ribbon pan el rejected a reiterated request by Lao to be allowed to travel abroad, noting he remains a central figure in the ongoing investigation into pandemic fund usage.
Taxes and other charges, on the other hand, registered a net increase of P0.0758 per kWh, including the additional P0.0239 per kWh to the Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification (UCME) as recently ordered by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). With this adjustment, universal charges now total P0.2228 per kWh from P0.1989 per kWh. Pass-through charges from generation and trans mission are paid to the power suppli ers and the system operator, respec tively, while taxes, universal charges, and Feed-in Tariff Allowance (FiT-All) are all remitted to the government. Distribution charges went down by P0.0360 per kWh for a typical residential customer. Prior to this adjustment, Meralco’s distribution charges were unchanged since the reduction in July 2015. The ongoing distribution-related refunds, equivalent to a total refund rate of P1.8009 per kWh for resi dential customers, also continue to temper customers’ monthly bills.
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By Malou Talosig-Bartolome @maloutalosig THE Department of Foreign Af fairs has opposed the proposal of Senator Raffy Tulfo that would grant senior citizens and el derly a lifetime validity of passports. DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Henry Bensurto said the International Civil Avia tion Organization (ICAO) is only recommending that passports or other travel documents be valid for a maximum of 10 years. “We did some inquiries with other governments as well. None of the other countries are thinking along those lines,” Bensurto said during the Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee hearing on Thursday. Tulfo had earlier proposed a “sim ple amendment” to the Passport Act of 1996 to make the validity of pass ports of Filipinos aged 60 years old and above. “The process of renewing their passport would be made easier and more convenient to senior citi zens, and this will save them from the rigors of traveling to the passport renewal center or having to stand or wait unnecessarily for hours, thereby risking their health,” Tulfo wrote in Senate Bill Bensurto657. said as it is, senior citi zens are no longer required to queue, can just walk in to any DFA Consular Offices, and given preferential treat ment under the Courtesy Lane. “The practical implications [of having a validity of passport] goes beyond the borders of the Philip pines,” Bensurto said, citing that whenever one travels overseas, immigration personnel are re quired to see the validity of the passport. Also, during visa appli cation, embassies are requiring applicants to state the expiry date of their passports.
BASES Conversion and Development Authority President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aileen R. Zosa (front left) and Enterprise Singapore CEO Png Cheong Boon (front right) formalize the memorandum of understanding to collaborate on business opportunities in the development of New Clark City during a ceremonial signing at the Istana Singapore. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (back left) and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (back right) serve as witnesses. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO continued from a16 DFA rejects issuance of ‘lifetime’ passport for seniors and elderly
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By Andrea San Juan T HE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has inked an agree ment with Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), which will allow the two parties to explore oppor tunities in the development of the 9,459-hectare New Clark City, particularly in areas of affordable housing and estate management, among others.
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Tolentino took a vote of his peers, who decided Lao was too risky to be allowed to fly out, given his spotty attendance in previous Blue Ribbon hearings. The former chairman, Richard J. Gordon, had repeatedly scolded Lao for not cooperating in the panel’s earlier investigation into the PS-DBM’s conduct of pandemic supplies’ P42-billion procurement on behalf of the Department of HealthAnnouncing(DOH). the denial of Lao’s request for a clearance to delist his name from the Look-Out Bulletin Order (LOBO) of the Department of Justice, Tolentino said on Thurs day: “The committee has decided to deny the request of former Usecre tary Lao by virtue of a vote of 10 for the denial, five senators granting the request, while two senators did not participate. Let the committee secretary issue the necessary letter to former Usec. Lao as well as to the appropriate government agencies.” The committee had informed its 17 members about the request of Lao before the hearing ended last August 25, Reacting2022.toThursday’s vote, Senator Risa Hontiveros said it was but right to reject Lao’s re newed request. She recalled that Atty. Lao was “the leader of the pack during the recent history of PS-DBM, so he must not use his resignation as a shortcut to free dom from accountability.” She reminded peers that “this is sue of the overpriced DepEd laptops is just one of many investigations that need to span dealings with otherHontiverosagencies.”added, “we have not forgotten the former undersecre tary’s role in the Pharmally scandal, which he has yet to answer for.” There are “skeletons locked in the agency’s closet, and it seems like Atty. Lao has the key. If anything, he should be ready to shed light on what really happened in the many controversies surrounding the PSDBM. It’s the only way he can clear his name.”
During the said tour, Zosa high lighted the advantages of setting up shop New Clark City, especially the opening of Clark Airport New Passenger Terminal Building where Singapore’s Changi Airport is a joint venture partner of Luzon Interna tional Premier Airport Develop ment Corporation, the operations and maintenance operator of Clark Airport Terminal. The master plan of New Clark City was crafted by AECOM-Sin gapore, an infrastructure consult ing firm, under the joint venture of BCDA and Japan Overseas In frastructure Investment Corpo ration for Transport and Urban Development. Zosa,inan earlier statement, noted before the delegates from Australia and New Zealand that a 34.55-hectare “affordable, multi-tenure and climate-resil ient” housing project will soon rise in the New Clark City, which she said will feature a river park, town center, community square, sports park, pocket parks as well as mixed-use residential and com mercial developments. She also underscored that these will be connected to bus rapid tran sit and metro rail transit systems, amongBCDAothers. underscored that the New Clark City, a metropolis in Capas, Tarlac, is one of the invest ment destinations highlighted in this year’s Pacific Business Mission as it is being developed to help decongest Metro Manila and “catalyze growth in Central Luzon, and eventually across the country.”
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Rodriguez denied a sudden claim made by Serafica that at an August 4 meeting, President Ferdinand Mar cos Jr.—who disowned his supposed consent to Sugar Order No. 4—had even floated the idea of possibly im porting 600,000 metric tons of sugar, in response to the SRA’s claim of a loomingSugarimportation.OrderNo. 4, where Se bastian signed “for the President” in Marcos’s concurrent capacity as DA secretary, authorized the im portation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar. The SRA recalled SO 4 after the President denied having given consent to it. Officials react SOUGHT for his reaction, former SRA board member Beltran told the Businessmirror that he would read the entire Senate Blue Ribbon panel report before issuing a statement. “No comment at this time. I still have to read the entire text of the report,” Beltran said via onlineBeltranmessage.represented the sugar miller’s sector at the SRA board from November 28, 2016 until he resigned last August 15 amid the sugar import fiasco. Beltran continued fulfilling his duty as SRA board member as their term, which lapsed last June 30, was extended until end of the year by Malacañang pend ing new replacements. For his part, Valderrama Jr., who represented the sugarcane planters in SRA’s board, said he “disagrees” with the Blue Ribbon recommendation.Valderrama,who was appointed in early August, served as a SRA board member for just less than a month. “While I disagree with the said recommendation, the best thing for us to do at this moment is to wait for the concerned agencies’ official investigation,” Valderrama said in a statement issued on Thursday. “While the outcome of the report is against our interest, I truly believe that we were already prejudged dur ing the hearing,” Valderrama added. Valderrama claimed that the graft and corruption charges against him are “baseless” and are “false“Restaccusations.”assuredthat I will face the cases that they are going to file against me head-on, at the proper time and at the proper forum,” he said.“This could actually be a bless ing in disguise as the cases will be pending before an impartial body,” he added.TheBusinessMirror also sought the comments of Sebastian, who is currently under preventive sus pension, and former Serafica, but they have not responded as of press time.
However, Toreja noted that if there is a need for additional importation, it should happen after the entry of the impending 150,000-MT sugar import program. “If that is not enough, then we add additional volume later on. Unlike importing a whole batch of 300,000 MT,” he said. The BusinessMirror broke the story last week that the government’s pre-mill crop output estimate for crop year 2022-2023, which started last September 1, was 1.876 MMT.
PSA data also showed that the Value of Production Index (VaPI) sustained its upward trend, record ing a double-digit increase of 10.6 percent in July 2022, which was faster than the previous month’s annual rate of 8.3 percent. In July 2021, PSA said, the VaPI accelerated with an annual growth rate of 529.9 percent. The growth of the VaPI was driv en by the annual growth posted by 17 out of the 22 industry divisions. This included the manufacture of machinery and equipment except electrical, which posted the highest annual growth rate of 32.1 percent in July However,2022.five industry divisions posted declines in their production, with the manufacture of electrical equipment registering the fastest annual decline of 51.2 percent. In terms of average capacity uti lization, PSA said factories average capacity was flat at 71.3 percent in July 2022 from 71.2 percent in the previous“Theremonth.were20 out of 22 industry divisions with more than 60 percent average capacity utilization rate, led by manufacture of furniture [80.7 percent], manufacture of computer, electronic, and optical products [80.2 percent], and manufacture of wear ing apparel [80 percent],” PSA said. The Production Index and Net Sales Index is the new term used in stead of the Monthly Integrated Sur vey of Selected Industries or MISSI. The report continues to monitor the production, net sales, inven tories, and capacity utilization of selected manufacturing establish ments to provide flash indicators on the performance of the manu facturing sector.
Butch Fernandez By Cai U. Ordinario @caiordinario THE country’s manufacturing output grew 2.5 percent in July 2022, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). On Thursday, PSA data showed the Volume of Production Index (VoPI) increased from the 0.7 per cent posted in June 2022 but was significantly slower than the 534.4 percent posted in July 2021. PSA told the BusinessMirror that the slowdown in the VoPI growth in July 2022 compared to the same period last year was largely due to base effects. “Out of the 22 industry divisions, 14 reported positive annual growth which was led by manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment with a 30.3 percent annual growth rate,” PSA said in a statement.
“On the contrary, eight industry divisions posted annual decreases with the manufacture of electrical equipment exhibiting the fastest an nual drop of 52.7 percent,” it added.
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8 STONE BUSINESS OUTSOURCING OPC 5-10/f Tower 1, Pitx Kennedy Road, Tambo, City Of Parañaque 7. DIEP BAO LAM Customer Service Representative Mandarin BriefSpeakingJob Description: Build sustainable relationship of trust through open and interactive communication mandarin speaking.
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Basic PhpSalaryteams.occasionallyinoftenassignments.anddeterminingminimalaccenture.atorinteractsteamdirectinteractiongoals.asbystrategicunderstandingprocedures.existingwheresolutions,TypicallycomplexsolvingRequiresQualification:analysisandofmoderatelyproblems.createsnewleveragingand,needed,adaptingmethodsandRequiresofthedirectionsetseniormanagementitrelatestoteamPrimaryupwardiswithsupervisororleads.Generallywithpeersand/managementlevelsaclientand/orwithinRequiresguidancewhenmethodsproceduresonnewDecisionsimpacttheteamwhichtheyresideandimpactotherRange:90,000-Php149,999 9. LI, App/cloudJIANGZHOUSupport
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BERENSHTEIN, SHARON Senior Recruitment Specialist Brief Job Description: Establish a strong rapport with hiring managers at headquarters and in international field offices to understand their strategic staffing needs and fill vacancies in a timely manner ensure clear mutual understanding of staffing priorities and practical constraints. Guide the hiring managers through the recruitment process where needed. Manage communications between applicants hiring managers and other to keep all parties apprised of the status of each search. Basic linkedprofessionaltrackingexperiencemonsterminimumadministrationrelatedBachelor’sQualification:degreeinhrandbusinessaof2yearsandindeedapplicantsystemsnichewebsitesfb,github,stack of Hebrew speaker English. Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999
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3D ANALYZER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7-8/f Double Dragon Plaza, 255 Edsa Cor. Macapagal Blvd., Barangay 76, Pasay City 1. LEE, CustomerDONGKYUService Representative - Mandarin BriefSpeakingJob Description: Attracts potential customers by answering products and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services. Maintains customer records by updating account information in Mandarin Format.
GRIVOLET, BENOIT OLIVIER Order To Cash Operations Associate Brief Job Description: Order management analyst is responsible for order; management activities such as processing orders, tracking order status, responding to customer queries utilizing phone or email and other defined tools. The analyst understands the specifics and behavior of the market, customers in the assigned portfolio and contacts the respective customers and client functions to resolve and validate order related details and escalate in case of any challenges impacting timely validation of orders. Client policy documented standard operating procedures and controls are applied consistently throughout the process.
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10. KHATRI, APOORV HR Service Delivery Senior Manager Brief Job Description: Deliver HR services to our people and business leads. Execute performance achievement and rewards processes.
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SUKHOLUTSKY, YIGAL Senior Marketing Specialist Brief Job Description: Lead projects to develop marketing campaigns brand collateral and long term strategies overseeing the work of external consultants , including web developers , videographers and online platform vendors manage brand resources and processes to enable consistent brand delivery i.e., message frameworks , visual assets, key terminology, accurate data and highlights track and measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts and strategies perform extensive quantitative and qualitative market research to implement data driven marketing campaigns and meet organization-wide strategic goals. Basic PhpSalaryEnglish/semhtmlandpivotofbusinessrelatedBachelor’sQualification:degreeinmarketingandaddaminimum8yearsexcel(queries,tablesandlookups)accesssqlbaseandcodesemrushsepHebrewspeakerspeaker.Range:60,000-Php89,999 26.
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2. DEDDY IndonesianWIJAYASpeaking Customer Service Officer Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns.
BLUELINE ACTIVE ASIA, INC. 37/f Lkg Tower, 6801 Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati 27. ZHANG, CAILI Web Content Writer - Mandarin Speaking Brief Job ConductingDescription:indepthresearch on industry-related topics in order to develop original content
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BOSKALIS PHILIPPINES INC. Unit 3701, 3801 The Orient Square, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig
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3. JUAN IndonesianDHIKASpeaking Customer Service Officer Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, handle customers concerns.
Basic Qualification: Can Information,ContributesIdeas, and Research to Help Develop Marketing Strategies; Can Help to Detail, Design, and Implement Marketing Plans for Each Product or Service Being Offered Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 FAREAST OUTSOURCE PROCESSING INC. 7th, 8th, 9th Flr. Nu Tower, Moa Coral Way, Barangay 76, Pasay City 50. BUI THUY TIEN Customer Service Representative Brief Job CustomerDescription:servicerepresentative.
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54. ZHANG, SHIBO Hub ToBriefManagerJobDescription:manage,overseeand direct all aspects of the hub’s operation including letting, memberships, finance, sales, marketing, and events.
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FLYING DRAGON NETWORK PHILIPPINES INC. Ri Rance Ii Bldg., Block 2 Lot 3 Aseana City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque 62. HUANG, SHENGLONG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
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CHROMELAB TECHNOLOGIES INC. 25/f Techzone Bldg., 213 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati
56. XIA, CHUNHUI Hub Standardization Manager
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67. HUANG, MandarinYUEYONGOperations Specialist Brief Job Description: Full-time operations assistant to assist on administrative work of operations team.
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60. SOONG LAI THENG Marketing Consultant (mandarin Speaking Clients)
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FLY ASIAN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Eighty One Bldg. Newport Blvd., Newport City Vab St., Barangay 183, Pasay City 59. HO DE MarketingYONGConsultant (mandarin Speaking Clients)
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FLYING FUTURE SERVICES INC. 3/f Salcedo One Center, 170 Salcedo St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 64. LEE, MandarinYI-CHENAccounts Staff Brief Job Description: Assist in determining pricing quotes for customers. Basic Qualification: Can speak Mandarin. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 65. SZE KAI MandarinWENAccounts Staff Brief Job Description: Assist in determining pricing quotes for customers.
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Basic Qualification: Must be fluent in Chinese language (writing and PhpSalaryspeaking).Range:30,000-Php 59,999 34. LE TON DUONG It Support Specialist Brief Job Description: Shall answer incoming phone calls from Chinese clients and troubleshoot customer technical problems with computer software and hardware.
61. TEO BEE MarketingYINGConsultant (mandarin Speaking Clients)
C’EST LA VIE EVENT MANAGEMENT INC. 230, Narra Street, Marikina Heights, City Of Marikina 30. WANG, SANLONG Field Sales Consultant Brief Job Description: The one responsible to “get the sale” using various customer sales methods.
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32. YU, ChineseJIAQIIt Support Specialist Brief Job Description: Shall answer incoming phone calls from Chinese clients and troubleshoot customer technical problems with computer software and hardware.
55. ZHOU, BIN Hub Planning Deputy Manager Brief Job Description: Manage, analyze and improve hub performance based on the volume of parcels and plan for expansion of new Hub according to company’s strategy
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LIDYA MarketingJUNISAAnd Sales Agent Brief Job ResearchesDescription:anddevelops various marketing strategies for products and services and implements marketing plans and works to meet sales quotas
58. LIU, ProjectXUEJIUManagement Manager
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Basic RelevantQualification:experience in vendor 499,999PhpSalarychannelsandspecifications,businesspreparationmanagement,ofrequirementsfinancialsprofitabilityofdigitalRange:150,000-Php
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in Mandarin and at least college level with related BPO PhpSalaryexperience.Range:30,000-Php 59,999 45. SOONG KHAI HOE Mandarin Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
HU, ChineseXIAOZHANItSupport Specialist Brief Job Description: Shall answer incoming phone calls from Chinese clients and troubleshoot customer technical problems with computer software and hardware.
Brief Job *StudyingDescription:companyprofile and operations to understand its marketing needs.
66. CHANG, CHIH-CHEN a.k.a. CHANG, CHIH-CHING Mandarin Operations Specialist Brief Job Description: Maintain accurate sales record.
EASTERN GOLD CORPORATION 503, Nueva St., Barangay 289, Binondo, City Of Manila 47.
Basic managerial5-10Job-relevantQualification:degree/yrs.Supervisory/experience in logistics or PhpSalarymultilingual.operations/Range:60,000-Php89,999
Basic PhpSalaryrocklandinternationalofmanagementExtensiveQualification:projectexperienceatleast15yearsinandredging,developmentandworksprojects.Range:500,000andabove 29. WILKEN, JOHANNES ADAM ManagesBriefSuperintendentJobDescription:andsupervises the execution of a part of the project according to the contract in a safe, timely, qualitatively and cost-efficient manner.
CGI (PHILIPPINES) INC. 2/f One World Square, Mckinley Hill, Pinagsama, City Of Taguig 39. ADVILLE, JASON KEVIN Multilingual Service Desk Member Brief Job Description: * To work in partnership with local management, colleagues and clients at all levels to ensure requests are resolved to the satisfaction of the *customerToproduce quality work and results.
Brief Job Description: Plan and designate project resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way.
Basic Qualification: Can Information,ContributesIdeas, and Research to Help Develop Marketing Strategies; Can Help to Detail, Design, and Implement Marketing Plans for Each Product or Service Being Offered Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 49. ZHOU, MarketingHUI And Sales Agent Brief Job ResearchesDescription:anddevelops various marketing strategies for products and services and implements marketing plans and works to meet sales quotas
Basic Qualification: Must be fluent in either French and English Vocational Diploma, Short Course, PhpSalarypreferredknowledgeableDegreeBachelor/CollegeUndergraduateCertificateorBackgroundandinitsRange:60,000-Php89,999
Basic PhpSalaryfluently.speaknationalitykeen*Canaboveexperience*PreferablyQualification:6monthswiththeposition.multi-taskandtodetails.*AnywhocanandwriteChineseRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic 499,999PhpSalarycompany.internationalexperienceextensiveMinimumQualification:3yearsworkwithandredgingRange:150,000-Php
Basic Qualification: Can research accounts and generate or follow through sales leads; can valuate customers skills, needs and build productive PhpSalarytargetspersonalrelationships;long-lastingcanmeetandteamsalesRange:30,000-Php59,999
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE 28. SMIT, PackageGERRITManager - Marine Facilities Brief Job Description: Set up the project organization, preparing the work and optimizing work processes so that the project activities are carried out in an efficient, timely and safe manner
Brief Job *StudyingDescription:companyprofile and operations to understand its marketing needs. * Implementing a marketing strategy according to objectives and budget.
57. ZHANG, NetworkKESHUAIPlanning Supervisor Brief Job Description: Act as key liaison between the company’s headquarters and assigned area branches.
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
CAPSLOCK INC. 7th & 8th Flr. Y Tower Bldg., Coral Way Drive Cor. Macapagal Ave., Barangay 76, Pasay City31.
Basic PhpSalaryfluently.speaknationalitykeen*Canaboveexperience*PreferablyQualification:6monthswiththeposition.multi-taskandtodetails.*AnywhocanandwriteChineseRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic managerial5-10Job-relevantQualification:degree/yrs.Supervisory/experience in logistics or PhpSalarymultilingualoperations/Range:30,000-Php59,999 53. XU, FAN Hub ToBriefManagerJobDescription:manage,overseeand direct all aspects of the Hub’s operation including letting, memberships, finance, sales, marketing, and events.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in Mandarin and at least college level with related BPO PhpSalaryexperience.Range:30,000-Php 59,999
OperatesBriefPilotBONSUJobDescription:anairbusaircraft
105. DANG VAN TIEN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
Basic PhpSalaryadvantageChineseappliedLanguagerespectiveinreadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingEnglishandtheirNativeforthepositionfor;FluentinMandarinisanRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarystrategicexperiencecompany.equipmentmachineryandfamiliarity,systemmandarinProvenQualification:experienceasinformationanalyst,knowledgeawarenessonandheavyusebyDemonstrableindevelopingbusinessplan.Range:30,000-Php59,999
LOGICDOSE INC. 36f Robinsons Summit Center, 6783 Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati 97. CHU THI InformationCHANHSecurity Analyst (Vietnamese InstallBriefSpeaking)JobDescription:andusesoftware, such as firewalls and data encryption programs to protect sensitive information.
MAIDEHAO TRADING, CORP. Unit 1202 & 1203 The Finance Centre, 26th Corner 9th Ave., Bgc, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig100. SHAO, ChineseFEITrade Marketing Manager Brief Job Description: Develop marketing strategies aligned with the brand strategy Basic PhpSalaryandAbilityQualification:tothinkcriticallycreativelyRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 104. AUNG PHYO THAN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
Basic PhpSalaryadvantageChineseappliedLanguagerespectiveinreadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingEnglishandtheirNativeforthepositionfor;FluentinMandarinisanRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Can Speak Chinese Language With Two (2) Years Relevant Experience Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
HECTECHURE CORP. Units A&b 20/f Rufino Pacific Tower, 6784 Ayala Ave. Cor. V.a. Rufino St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 72. HUANG, MandarinDENGMINGInformation System Analyst Brief Job Description: The mandarin information system analyst will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
109. LEE WEI SEONG 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 91. NGUYEN THI TUYET TRINH 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 76. HENLY IndonesianJUNANTOCustomer 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 75. IndonesianHENDI Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
103. WAN SHIN WEIN Burmese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
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 87. NGUYEN QUANG HUNG Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
111. NGUYEN THI HUYEN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
EILIEN IndonesianZERLINACustomer 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 82. IndonesianANI Customer Support Specialist Brief Job Description: Experts at their product, and their primary duty is to resolve customer issues quickly and efficiently.
Basic Qualification: 2 years’ experience; can speak and relate well especially to Korean PhpSalarynationals.Range:30,000-Php 59,999 99. RYU, KoreanGWANGHYEONSalesSupport Specialist Brief Job Description: Helps troubleshoot problems with costumer’s accounts and other related issues; provide the sales team with data reports and sales guide; work with sales manager to create and implement targeted sales strategies
73. HUANG, MandarinKUNLUNInformation System Analyst Brief Job Description: The mandarin information system analyst 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 PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services.
95. DENG, ChineseMIN-ROUCustomer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services
MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. 4th-11th Flr. Nexgen Tower, C4 Rd. Edsa Ext., Barangay 76, Pasay City 101. SAI TUN BurmeseKHAUNGCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
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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 90. NGUYEN THI PHUONG THUY Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
MAI MAI INFO TECH INC. 9/f Double Dragon Plaza Tower 3 Bldg., Macapagal Ave. St. Zone 10 District 1, Barangay 76, Pasay City 98. OH, KoreanJONGHYUKSalesSupport Specialist Brief Job Description: Helps troubleshoot problems with costumer’s accounts and other related issues; provide the sales team with data reports and sales guide; work with sales manager to create and implement targeted sales strategies
102. TU BurmeseHKAWNGCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
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 77. IndonesianKENT Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Basic PhpSalaryadvantage.ChineseappliedlanguagerespectiveinreadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingEnglishandtheirnativeforthepositionfor,FluentinMandarinisanRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryadvantageChineseappliedLanguagerespectiveinreadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingEnglishandtheirNativeforthepositionfor;FluentinMandarinisanRange:30,000-Php59,999 94. CHEN, ChineseYU-TUNGCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ProficientDescription:inspeaking, reading and writing in English and their respective Native Language for the position applied for; Fluent in Chinese Mandarin is an advantage
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 79.
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
Basic Qualification: Able to speak and write in KOREAN and at least college level with related BPO PhpSalaryexperience.Range:30,000-Php 59,999 84. BUI TRUONG SON Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
Basic PhpSalaryadvantageChineseappliedLanguagerespectiveinreadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingEnglishandtheirNativeforthepositionfor;FluentinMandarinisanRange:30,000-Php59,999 96. LIN, CHEN-MEI a.k.a. LIN, YI-HSUAN Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services
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. DO VAN SANG EM Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
110. MAY PHOO NGONE @ MAY THU AUNG MYO Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
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 80.
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 78. IndonesianLIYANTI Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.
106. HOANG NGOC HUNG Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
Basic Qualification: Can speak Chinese language and PhpSalarysystem.informationknowledgeableamintechnologyRange:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalaryadvantage.ChineseappliedlanguagerespectiveinreadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingEnglishandtheirnativeforthepositionfor,FluentinMandarinisanRange:30,000-Php59,999 69. WANG, ChineseHSICustomer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services.
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 JIU ZHOU TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 31/f Tower 6789, 6789 Ayala Avenue, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 93. CHEN, ChineseSHI-YICustomer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
INVECH TREASURE PROCESSING CORPORATION 3rd Floor, E Six West Campus Le Grand Avenue, Mckinley West,, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig74.
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
107. HOANG XUAN THUY Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
IndonesianRIANTO 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 88. NGUYEN THANH THUAN Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
108. LE VAN HAI Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE 68. CHEN, ChineseHSIN-JUNGCustomer Service Representative
Basic PhpSalarystrategicexperiencecompany.equipmentmachineryandfamiliarity,systemmandarinProvenQualification:experienceasinformationanalyst,knowledgeawarenessonandheavyusebyDemonstrableindevelopingbusinessplan.Range: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 89. NGUYEN THI BINH Vietnamese Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
Basic Qualification: 2 years’ experience; can speak and relate well especially to Korean PhpSalarynationals.Range:30,000-Php 59,999
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Basic Qualification: Can Speak Chinese Language With Two (2) Years Relevant Experience Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No. NAME OF NATIONAL POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
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 86. LE DINH VietnameseNAMCustomer 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 83. LEE, KoreanMYEONGJINCustomer 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 92. TRAN QUOC HOAN 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 81. IndonesianSUSANTO Customer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
GOLDRIDGE WEB DESIGN STUDIO, OPC Unit 2b 2/f 816, Arnaiz Bldg., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 70. LIN, DigitalXIUXIANMarketing Assistant (Chinese Speaking) Brief Job Description: Support the marketing manager with project organization
RICKY IndonesianFEBRYANUSCustomer Support Representative Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints
71. ZHANG, JUNPING Digital Marketing Assistant (Chinese Speaking) Brief Job Description: Support the marketing manager with project organization
FOREIGN NATIONAL POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY
NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 126. HENG SING KANG Malaysian Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
TECHMAVE SERVICES INC. 11/f Liberty Plaza Bldg., 102 H.v. Dela Costa St., Bel-air, City Of Makati 141. BAYU FEBRIANTO ARDIANSYAH Mandarin Speaking Customer Relation HandleBriefRepresentativeJobDescription:servicesupport calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and / or customers through mandarin to English translation.
112. NGUYEN TIEN DAT Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 120. WANG, ChineseXIANGCustomer 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
OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATION AND SALARY
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 121. YAN, ChineseYAOHUACustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
Basic Qualification: At least 6 months to 1 year related experience, proficient in computer. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Basic andCollegeQualification:graduate/levelfluentinMandarin / basic PhpSalaryEnglishRange:30,000-Php 59,999
Basic ChineseCollegeQualification:GraduateinCurriculum, can speak and write fluent in Mandarin language, Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Basic PhpSalaryworkingmoreverbalFluentQualification:inEnglish,bothandwritten;withthan10yearsaspastrychef.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic Thorough,Qualification:extensive & Fluency in mandarin language to English PhpSalarytranslation.Range:30,000-Php 59,999
XING SHUNDA TRADE INC. Unit A&b 20/f Rufino Pacific Tower,, 6784 Ayala Ave. Cor. V.a. Rufino St.,, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 153.
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 118. WANG, ChineseDINGKUNCustomer Service Representative
IndonesianFENNY - Language Customer Support Staff Brief Job Description: Serves as primary contact for problem resolution and information gathering regarding customer complaints and work assignment.
Basic Qualification: At Least a Bachelor’s Degree, Preferably in PhpSalaryBusinessRange:60,000-Php 89,999
Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Qualification: A native speaker of the Indonesian language (spoken and written). Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 132.
Basic Qualification: A native speaker of the Indonesian language (spoken and written). Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 134. TANDI IndonesianSANJAYA-Language Customer Support Staff Brief Job Description: Serves as primary contact for problem resolution and information gathering regarding customer complaints and work assignment.
SEERANAPHATRASIRI, CHATRAPAT Thai Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Manage large amounts of incoming calls, handle customers concerns.
LIU, CustomerTZU-CHENGRelation Representative (mandarin HandleBriefTranslation)JobDescription:servicesupport calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and/or customers through mandarin to English translation.
Basic ChineseCollegeQualification:GraduateinCurriculum, can speak and write fluent in Mandarin language, Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 140. LIU, ChineseSHUAIEmployment Specialist Brief Job Oversees,Description:supervisesand evaluates the matching of Chinese National applicants
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (PHILIPPINES), INC. 24/f & 25/f Wynsum Corporate Plaza, Don F. Ortigas Jr. Rd., Ortigas Ctr., San Antonio, City Of Pasig 145. GUNATILAKE, PALMADA PATHIRANNAHELAGE AYESHIKA SUBHASHANI Manager, Customer Success, Analytics & Insights Brief Job Description: Ensure proper costing system is in place
SUN, CustomerDAOKUNRelation Representative (mandarin HandleBriefTranslation)JobDescription:servicesupport calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and/or customers through mandarin to English translation.
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensiveandinmandarinandcharacters.Range:30,000-Php59,999
150. NGUYEN THI HUONG Customer Relation Representative (mandarin HandleBriefTranslation)JobDescription:servicesupport calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and/or customers through mandarin to English translation.
152. CHEN, AssessesBriefChineseCHIA-WENItSpecialistJobDescription:infrastructure on a regular basis to ensure it continues to meet necessary demands.
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Brief Job Description: Handle service support calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and / or customers through mandarin to English translation.
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 122. YE, ChineseSHUANGRICustomer 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 59,999 123. YU, ChineseCHAOCustomer 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 59,999 124. ZHANG, CHENZHENG Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
Basic ThoroughQualification:knowledge of methodologies of quality assurance and standards Salary Range: Php 500,000 and above RUNNINGMAN CORPORATION 8/f Techzone Bldg., 213 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati 131.
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PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION 6th Floor Two Ecom Center Bldg.,, Harbour Drive, Barangay 76, Pasay City 129. CARDOZO, MASARAT Manager, ERM Brief Job ManagingDescription:globaloperations teams span control110 FTE Basic 499,999PhpSalaryBachelor’sanddevelopincludingStrongQualification:analyticalskills,abilitytoreports,analyzeinterpretdata,DegreeRange:150,000-Php PMFTC INC. Plant C & D, Champaca Ii, Fortune, City Of Marikina 130. SPECCHIO, GERMANO Manager QA RRP Integration Brief Job IndependentlyDescription:leadassigned projects coaching and engaging internal and external stakeholders, while coordinating and leading the execution of technical activities in the various quality work streams
Basic Qualification: A native speaker of the Indonesian language (spoken and written). Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 SAGISAG INC. 18/f Gt Tower International, 6795 Ayala Ave.,, Bel-air, City Of Makati 135.
Basic Through,Qualification:extensive & fluency in mandarin language and characters. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 142. HU, MandarinWENYONGSystem And Support Specialist Brief Job Description: Handle service support calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and / or customers through mandarin to English translation.
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensiveandinmandarinandcharacters.Range:30,000-Php59,999 147.
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensiveandinmandarinandcharacters.Range:30,000-Php59,999 149. VO DINH CustomerHOANGRelation Representative (mandarin HandleBriefTranslation)JobDescription:servicesupport calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and/or customers through mandarin to English translation.
Basic *DatePhpSalarybusinessinDemonstrableusedandawarenessknowledge,manager,aProvenQualification:experienceasmandarinservicefamiliarity,andofmachineryheavyequipmentbythecompany.experiencedevelopingastrategicplan.Range:30,000-Php59,999Generated:Sep8,2022
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117. LONG, ChineseCHENGFACustomer Service Representative
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensiveandinmandarinandcharacters.Range:30,000-Php59,999 148.
115. VU MANH TOAN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:service
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
ZHAO, MandarinZHOUService Manager Brief Job Description: The mandarin service 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 goals.
Basic minimumexperienceorBachelor’sQualification:Degreeequivalentworkand10+years of experience in information PhpSalarytechnology,Range:500,000and above SKYTOWERS INFRA INC. Unit 204 Isquare Building, Meralco Ave., Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig 138. ZOUGHI, BENYAMIN Director Of Operation And Business Development Brief Job Description: One of the members of the executive management team that is responsible for maintaining and driving operational results within the Company, working closely with CFO, other key executive team members, and reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Team up with management to implement business strategies, plans and procedures to steer the Company’s future in a positive direction. Works with other c-level executives on budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation programs.
151. TRAN CAM DUONG Customer Relation Representative (mandarin HandleBriefTranslation)JobDescription:servicesupport calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and/or customers through mandarin to English translation.
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TRIEU THI DIEN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
SPD JOBS, INC. 3/f Lemon Square Bldg., 1199 E. De Los Santos Ave. 1, Katipunan, Quezon City 139. CHENG, FENGXI Chinese Employment Specialist Brief Job Oversees,Description:supervisesand evaluates the matching of Chinese National applicants
116. YOU, YUNWAN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
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Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 127. TRINH THI VietnameseHUECustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
Basic Qualification: A native speaker of the Indonesian language (spoken and written). Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 133. KERWIE IndonesianTANIADO-Language Customer Support Staff Brief Job Description: Serves as primary contact for problem resolution and information gathering regarding customer complaints and work assignment.
SHELL SHARED SERVICES (ASIA) B.V. 16/f-25/f Solaris One Bldg., 130 Dela Rosa St., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati 137.
Basic Qualification: Able to Speak, Read, and Write Chinese Language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 119. WANG, ChineseHUAYUANCustomer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
WANFANG TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC. 6-9/f Tower 2 Double Dragon Plaza, Edsa Cor. Macapagal Ave., Barangay 76, Pasay City
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Basic Through,Qualification:extensive & fluency in mandarin language and characters. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 144. WU, MandarinYU-MINSystem And Support Specialist
Basic PhpSalaryappliedlanguagerespectiveEnglishreadingProficientQualification:inspeaking,andwritingandtheirnativeforthepositionfor.Range:30,000-Php59,999
SEEKTOP SERVICE MANAGEMENT INC. 25/f Alphaland Corporate Tower, 7232 Ayala Ave. Extn. Cor. Malugay St., Bel-air, City Of Makati136. LEE SIANG MIN Customer Relation Representative (mandarin HandleBriefTranslation)JobDescription:servicesupport calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and/or customers through mandarin to English translation.
113. NGUYEN VAN TUYEN Call Center Agent Brief Job CustomerDescription:Service.
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Basic Through,Qualification:extensive & fluency in mandarin language and characters. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999
Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquires
Basic Through,Qualification:extensive & fluency in mandarin language and characters. Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 143. WANG, MandarinGUANSystem And Support Specialist
Basic Qualification: Able to speak, read, and write Chinese language Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 125. ZHANG, ZHOUJIAN Chinese Customer Service Representative Brief Job ManagingDescription:incomingcalls and customer service inquiries
OCEAN AIRE HOTEL CORPORATION Unit No. L7d Cbp, Oceanaire Bldg., Ltd. Cbp. D. Macapagal Blvd., Barangay 76, Pasay City128. DE MONTE, LEONARDO Pastry Chef Brief Job ResponsibleDescription:forcrafting delicious desserts and confectionary, designing seasonal menus and developing new recipes; inspired to create masterpieces that go beyond customers ‘expectations.
IndonesianDAVID - Language Customer Support Staff Brief Job Description: Serves as primary contact for problem resolution and information gathering regarding customer complaints and work assignment.
Basic PhpSalaryBasicandCollegeQualification:Graduate/LevelFluentinMandarin/English.Range:30,000-Php59,999
Brief Job Description: Handle service support calls, emails and chats related to inquiry from clients and / or customers through mandarin to English translation.
Basic PhpSalarylanguagefluencyThroughQualification:extensiveandinmandarinandcharacters.Range:30,000-Php59,999
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“It is a very important sig nal that China will not give in to the pressure of countries that are trying to make Putin and Russia a pariah country,” GabuevComingsaid.just ahead of China’s party congress, the overseas visits would also show Xi as confident of his position. Xi is seeking a third five-year term as Communist Party leader. While he’s expected to secure it, that would represent a break with precedent.
The plant had to activate its diesel generators late last month, according to Ukrainian officials.Authorities could consider shutting down the plant, Korikov said, without offering details. The plant’s operator, Energoat om, said that despite the shelling, Ukrainian staff still working at the Russian-occupied plant will try to restore external power.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, has warned that “some thing very, very catastrophic could take place” at the Zapor izhzhia plant and urged Russia and Ukraine to establish a “nucle ar safety and security protection zone” around it. The fear is that the fighting could trigger a disaster on the scale of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986. Neither Moscow nor Kiev offi cials would immediately commit to a safety Conditionszone.at the plant have worsened. Because of damage to external power lines from the fighting, the plant is generating electricity only to power safe ty systems that keep the reac tor cores cool and prevent them from melting down, a Ukrainian official said. Any further power disruption could force the plant to use back-up diesel generators, requiring four diesel fuel trucks a day to travel through the fight ing, said Oleh Korikov, Ukraine’s acting chief inspector for nuclear and radiation safety. “We could potentially be in a sit uation where we run out of diesel,” he said. “And this can lead to an accident with damage to the active zone of the reactors and, accord ingly, the release of radioactive products into the environment.”
plant, with the warring sides trading blame again on Wednesday, a day after the—atomic watchdog agency pressed for a safe zone there to prevent a catastrophe.
R USSIAN President Vladi mir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet next week in Uz bekistan for talks that could sig nal warming relations between two powers that are increasingly facing off against the West. The meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization—a political, economic and security forum that China and Russia dominate—comes at delicate times for both leaders, and it would be their second face-toface meeting this year. Putin is dealing with the eco nomic and political fallout of his war in Ukraine that has left Rus sia more isolated—and defiant. Xi faces rising tensions with the West over the status of Taiwan and China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups.Russia’s ambassador to China told reporters Wednesday that the two would meet in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on September 15-16. Then Putin confirmed it himself, telling top Chinese legis lator Li Zhanshu at an economic forum in Russia that “we will see each other with President Xi Jin ping soon, I hope, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.”Thevisitto Uzbekistan, if it goes ahead, would be part of Xi’s first foreign trip in 2½ years. Xi has only left mainland China once—to make a one-day visit to the semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong—since the Covid-19 outbreak exploded in early 2020. When asked about the trip at a daily briefing, a Chinese For eign Ministry spokesperson said: “On your question, I have noth ing to Russiaoffer.”and China have increas ingly aligned their foreign policies to oppose liberal democratic forces in Asia, Europe and beyond, mak ing a stand for authoritarian rule with tight borders and little regard for free speech, minority rights or opposition politics.
T AIPEI, Taiwan—Another US congressional delega tion is visiting Taiwan as tensions with China remain high over its claims to the selfgoverned island. A steady stream of US visi tors has come to meet with Tai wanese officials since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited in early August. China in response has stepped up its military ha rassment, sending warships, war planes and even drones toward the islandLeddaily.by Florida Democrat Stephanie Murphy, the delega tion met Thursday morning with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, whose administration China has relentlessly sought to deprive of diplomatic recogni tion and participation in inter nationalReferringorganizations.toChina’s military threats, Tsai said the delegation’s visit “conveys rock solid support for Taiwan from the US Congress.” “Taiwan will not bow to pres sure or coercion,” Tsai said. “We will defend our democratic institu tions and way of life. Taiwan will not back Murphydown.”replied that Congress “should advocate for greater Tai wanese participation in interna tional“Taiwanorganizations.”hasshown itself to be a responsible member of the international community, espe cially in public health issues, and it deserves to participate in inter national fora when appropriate,” sheMurphysaid. is among lawmakers who introduced a bill that would allow the US to lend weapons to support Taiwan, similar to a bill that had passed to lend weapons to Ukraine. Last week, the Biden administration approved a $1 bil lion arms sale to Taiwan. Murphy also said deepening economic relations with Taiwan was “one of the most important things Congress can do right now,” particularly by pushing for a “high-quality free trade agree ment” between the sides. Negotia tions are underway between the Biden and Tsai administrations on a trade pact. The other American lawmak ers visiting are Hawaii Democrat Kaiali’i Kahele and Republicans Scott Franklin of Florida, Joe Wilson of South Carolina, Andy Barr of Kentucky, Darrell Issa of California, Claudia Tenney of New York, and Kat Cammack of Florida.Pelosi was the highest-level member of the US government to visit Taiwan in 25 years. China responded by holding extended military exercises that included firing missiles over the island and sending ships across the midline of the Taiwan Strait, which was long a buffer between the two sides. Some of the missiles landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone. China sees high-level foreign visits to the island as interference in its affairs and de facto recog nition of Taiwanese sovereignty.
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By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press T OKYO—Japan’s foreign min ister said Thursday there was “an increasing need” for India and Japan to step up security cooper ation as the two countries held talks to further strengthen military ties amid growing tension from China and Russia in the region. Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Defense Minister Ya sukazu Hamada talked with their Indian counterparts, Subrahman yam Jaishankar and Rajnat Singh, at their meeting in Tokyo, coming at a sensitive time as Russia holds a major multinational military exer cise in its far east, with China and India“Asparticipating.wefacemany challenges in the Indo-Pacific and beyond the region today, we want to share the awareness of the security environ ment in the region so that we can achieve a concrete and strong coop eration between us,” Hayashi said. He noted Russia’s war on Ukraine, China’s increasingly as sertive and coercive actions, includ ing escalating tension near Taiwan, as well as North Korea’s missile and nuclearJapan,threats.which held its first “2+2” security talks in 2019 with both foreign and defense ministers, hopes to further elevate their de fense cooperation in joint exercises, technology and equipment. Hamada, who held defense talks with Singh earlier Thurs day, said their bilateral and mul tinational joint exercises and other defense cooperation have expanded in recent years and will be raised to “new highs.” He said their first joint fighter jet train ing is being planned.
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Foreign Ministry officials said Japan has warned India against joining drills set on the disputed islands and that the Indian troops were participating only in ground exercises in other areas. Japanese Foreign Ministry of ficials said Wednesday that Japan wants to step up joint military drills and cooperation in development and transfer of military equipment and technology with India. Japan hopes to expand military equipment transfers to back up its feeble defense industry as the coun try tries to bolster its military capa bility and spending as deterrence to growing threats from China, Russia and North Korea. Japan and India are discussing joint development of unmanned ground vehicle technology, Japanese officials said. Japan’s earlier plan to sell sea-landing planes to India has been held up, partly by the costs. Japan also wants to reaffirm In dia’s support in promoting a “free and open Indo-Pacific vision” that Japan promotes with the United States as part of the Quad frame work that also includes Australia as a counter to China’s assertiveness in the region.
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China’s recent military drills were seen by some as a rehearsal of fu ture military action against the island, which US military leaders say could come within the next fewRespondingyears.
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For Putin, it’s an opportunity to show that he still has power ful allies, said Alexander Gabuev, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “How can you isolate Rus sia, when China stands back to back with it?” Gabuev said.
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Russian forces fired rockets and heavy artillery on the city of Nikopol, on the opposite bank of the Dnieper River from Europe’s largest nuclear plant, regional Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko said. “There are fires, blackouts and other things at the [plant] that force us to prepare the local pop ulation for the consequences of the nuclear danger,” Reznichenko said. Officials in recent days have distributed iodine pills to resi dents to help protect them in the event of a radiation leak. In Enerhodar, where the power plant is located, Dmytro Orlov, the pre-occupation mayor, re ported the city had come under Russian attack for a second time Wednesday and was without power. “Employees of communal and other services simply do not have time to complete emergency and restoration work, as another shelling reduces their work to zero,” he said on the Telegram messaging app. The Russian side blamed the Ukrainians. Vladimir Rogov, head of the Russia-installed Enerhodar administration, said on Telegram that heavy Ukrainian fighting had caused the city’s blackout, and Rus sia’s Defense Ministry blamed the outage on a Ukrainian attack on a powerRussiansubstation.rockets on Wednesday hit Mala Tokmachka 90 kms (55 miles) northeast of Enerhodar, killing three people and injuring five, Zaporizhzhia regional Gov. Oleksandr Starukh reported. It’s not possible to independent ly reconcile the conflicting reports of the fighting, which has caused international alarm.
The Russian military held sweeping military drills that ended Wednesday in the coun try’s east that involved forces from China, another show of in creasingly close ties between the two. And on Tuesday, the Penta gon said the Russian Ministry of Defense was in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea, a close ally of China, for its ongoing fight in Ukraine. Experts say the Russian and Chinese leaders may be hoping that another meeting with each other will help bolster their standing at home and abroad.
AP journalists Haruka Nuga and Chisato Tanaka contributed to this report.
Shelling resumes near Ukraine nuclear power plant as IAEA fears catastrophe
Japan, India hold security talks amid major Russian drills
Russian President Vladimir Pu tin on Wednesday defied pressure to halt the war, saying Moscow will forge ahead with its offensive and mocked Western attempts to stop Russia with sanctions. Putin told an annual economic forum in the far-eastern port city of Vladivostok that even though the IAEA didn’t assign blame for the shelling around the Zapor izhzhia plant, claims that Russian forces are responsible are “absolute nonsense.” He asked rhetorically, “Well, are we shooting at ourselves or what?”Heclaimed fragments of West ern weapons have been found at the plant, denied that Russia has placed military equipment there and said he doesn’t understand why Ukraine would fire on the facility, other than “to create an additional crisis.” Heavy fighting was reported on three fronts: in the north, near the city of Kharkiv; in the east, in the industrial Donbas region of mines and factories; and in the south, in the Kherson region, where Ukraine has mounted a counteroffensive to try to retake territory from the Russians.Ukrainian forces have taken control of an unspecified number of towns in the Kherson region, military spokesperson Nataliya Humenyuk said. Ukrainian Presi dent Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his nightly video address, also report ed success in the Kharkiv region, without providing details. The Ukrainian military said it had foiled Russian attempts to advance on a dozen settle ments in the east, including the city of Bakhmut, which the UK defense ministry has identified as “probably Russia’s planned main effort.” Capturing Bakhmut would enable Moscow’s forces to threaten Sloviansk and Krama torsk, the region’s two largest Ukrainian-held cities. Sloviansk came under Russian fire on Wednesday, and a school and another building were dam aged, according to mayor Vadym Lyakh.Firefighters dug deep into the smoldering rubble of an apart ment building and removed at least one body. Chunks of bricks, masonry and concrete lay among torn tree branches, broken glass and roof tiles. Metal doors, buck led by the blast’s force, hung off theirThehinges.strike came at around 4 a.m., said resident Raisa Smelko va, 75, who lives in another part of the building. She and her hus band were unhurt. The couple lived through the fighting in Ukraine in 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimea“Whatregion.ishappening now is not just scary, it’s gruesome,” she said. “There is more destruction. Every thing is worse. Just everything.”
Tokyo has protested to Mos cow about the ongoing military exercise including Russian-held disputed islands over which Ja pan claims sovereignty. Japan also raised “grave concern” about naval shooting drills jointly held by Russia and China off Japan’s northern coast over the weekend.
Wednesday to the latest US arms sale, Foreign Min istry spokesperson Mao Ning said China’s opposition to defense cooperation between Washing ton and Taipei is “consistent and“Weclear.”will resolutely respond to acts that undermine China’s sov ereignty and security and inter fere in our internal affairs,” Mao told reporters at a daily briefing, without giving details. Following Pelosi’s trip, a US senator and another congressio nal delegation visited Taiwan, as well as public officials from Japan and Palau. Further, both Arizona and Indiana’s governors made visits with a focus on semi conductors, the industry that Taiwan’s companies dominate.
For Xi, it could be a chance to be seen as standing up to West ern opposition to the Ukraine war and burnish his nationalist credentials at a time when rela tions with the US have grown increasingly tense over trade, technology, human rights issues and its threats to attack Taiwan.
Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over cyberattack
“The attack on Albania is a reminder that while the most aggressive Iranian cyber activ ity is generally focused in the Middle East region, it is by no means limited to it,” Hultquist said. “Iran will carry out disrup tive and destructive cyberattacks as well as complex information operations globally.” In July, MEK had planned to hold the Free Iran World Summit at the Manez camp with US law makers among the invitees. The meeting was canceled “for secu rity reasons and due to terrorist threats and conspiracies.”
The White House vowed un specified retaliation Wednes day against Iran for what it called “a troubling precedent forIncyberspace.”astatement, the White House said it has had experts on the ground for weeks helping Albania and had concluded Iran was behind the “reckless and irresponsible” attack and subsequent hack-andleakTheoperation.government’s decision was formally delivered to the Iranian Embassy in Tirana, the capital, in an official note, Prime Minister Edi Rama said. All embassy staff, including diplomatic and security personnel, were ordered to leave Albania within 24 hours. On July 15, a cyberattack tem porarily shut down numerous Al banian government digital ser vices and websites. Rama said an investigation determined that the cyberattack wasn’t carried out by individuals or independent groups, calling it “state“Theaggression.”deepinvestigation put at our disposal undeniable evidence that the cyberattack against our country was orchestrated and sponsored by the Islamic Repub lic of Iran which had involved four groups for the attack on Albania,” Rama said in a video statement. Iran on Wednesday con demned the diplomats’ expul sion, calling the action ill-consid ered and short-sighted, accord ing to Iranian state TV. In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry denied Tehran was behind any cyberattack on Albanian government websites, adding that it’s Iran that is a tar get of such attacks on its critical infrastructure.Tiranasaidit was working with Microsoft and the FBI in an inves tigation into the cyberattack. Mandiant, a leading US cyber security firm, expressed “moder ate confidence” last month that the attackers were acting in sup port of Tehran’s anti-dissident efforts.Agroup calling itself “Home Land Justice” claimed credit for the cyberattack that used ran somware to scramble data. Ran somware is best known for its use in for-profit criminal extortion, but is being increasingly wielded for political ends, particularly by TheIran. claim by “HomeLand Justice” came on a Telegram channel in which documents purported to be Albanian resi dence permits of members of the Iranian opposition group Mu jahedeen-e-Khalq group—best known as MEK—were posted, along with video of the ransom ware being activated. The chan nel alleged corruption in the Albanian government and used hashtags including #Manez. Albania, a Nato member since 2009, shelters about 3,000 Iranian MEK dissidents who live at Ashraf 3 camp in Manez, which is 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Tirana. “This activity poses an active threat to public and private orga nizations in other Nato member states,” Mandiant said. “As ne gotiations surrounding the Iran nuclear deal continue to stall, this activity indicates Iran may feel less restraint in conducting cyber network attack operations going forward.” At the time, the Albanian gov ernment said the hackers’ methods were identical to attacks last year in other Nato countries, including Germany, Lithuania, the Nether lands and Belgium. Rama on Wednesday accused Tehran of recruiting one of the most notorious international cyberattack groups that was involved in similar attacks on Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait and Cyprus. He said Tirana had shared the data and the inves tigation results with strategic partners and Nato countries. The Biden administration said it supported the move by Albania to cut ties with Tehran. “The United States strongly condemns Iran’s cyberattack,” National Security Council spokes person Adrienne Watson said in a statement. “We join in Prime Minister Rama’s call for Iran to be held accountable for this unprec edented cyber incident.”
“The United States will take fur ther action to hold Iran account able for actions that threaten the security of a US ally and set a trou bling precedent for cyberspace,” WatsonAlbaniansaid.Foreign Minister Olta Xhacka said Tirana “communi cated closely with our partners, at Nato and the European Union, and also at the bilateral level, and asked for their support in Albania’s decision-making and, no doubt, for the future to address such kind of threats the best way possible.” “The aggressiveness of the at tack, the level of attack and more over the fact that it was a fully un provoked attack left no space for any other decision,” Xhacka said.
EIJING—Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in south western China, where the death toll from Monday’s disaster has risen to 82. More than 20,000 people have been moved to temporary shelters amid the threat of land slides and buildings collapsing in the mountainous region of Sichuan province, state media reported Thursday. The rains are expected to last at least throughAnotherFriday.35people are miss ing and 270 have been hospi talized with injuries from the magnitude 6.8 quake that lev eled building and sent boulders tumbling onto roads in Sich uan’s Ganze Tibetan Autono mous Region and neighboring Ya’an city, the reports said. Buildings were also shaken in the provincial capital of Cheng du, where 21 million people are among the 65 million Chinese under a strict Covid-19 lock down confining them to their homes and residential com pounds.Following the quake, police and health workers in Chengdu refused to allow anxious resi dents outside, adding to pub lic frustration over the gov ernment’s strict zero-Covid policy mandating lockdowns, quarantines and other restric tions, even while the rest of the world has largely reopened. Despite the impact on the economy and public sentiment, the policy has become closely identified with president and Communist Party leader Xi Jin ping in what has been called a politicization of health care. The government is also dis couraging domestic travel during the mid-autumn festival on Sat urday and the weeklong national holiday at the start of October. Virus outbreaks have been re ported in 103 cities, the highest since the early days of the pan demic in early 2020. Monday’s quake was centered in a mountainous area of Luding county, which sits on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau roughly 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Chengdu.Friction between tectonic plates in the region frequently cause earthquakes, including China’s deadliest in recent years, a 7.9 magnitude temblor in 2008 that killed nearly 90,000 people in Sichuan.Thatquake devastated towns, schools and rural communities outside Chengdu, leading to a years-long effort to rebuild with more resilient materials.
Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery 32 dead in fire at karaoke parlor in south Vietnam
AP H ANOI, Vietnam—The death toll from a fire at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam has risen to 32 and some parts of the building remain inaccessible more than a day later, state media reported. The fire that began late Tues day trapped workers and custom ers inside the multi-story venue in Thuan An city in Binh Duong province, state media said. The fire was brought under control quickly but smoldered into the next day.
In two separate instances in 2020 and 2018, Tirana expelled four Iranian diplomats for “threat ening national security.”
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By Llazar Semini The Associated Press T IRANA, Albania—Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, the prime minister said Wednesday.
Mandiant Vice President John Hultquist told The Associated Press that the attacks on Albania and an earlier one on Montenegro show how “critical government systems in Nato countries are vul nerable and under attack.”
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended his condolences to families of the victims and asked government officials to support the families and quickly find the cause of the blaze. The pre liminary finding was that it was caused by an electrical short cir cuit and started on the second or thirdEnforcementfloor. of safety stan dards at entertainment venues in many parts of Southeast Asia is sometimes lax and believed to contribute to multiple deaths in case of Policefires.inThailand said that a pub in the eastern province of Chonburi was presenting live entertainment without a license when a fire broke out in early August, trapping many people inside because exits were blocked or Thelocked.toll from that fire has climbed to 23 dead, 13 of them on the night of the blaze and 10 in the month since then. Many had serious burns over most of their bodies, which are extremely difficult to guard against deadly infections. At least five other victims are believed to still be on ventilators.
Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Frank Bajak in Boston, contributed to this report.
The move by Nato member Al bania was the first known case of a country cutting diplomatic rela tions over a cyberattack.
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Vietnam News Agency re ported 32 deaths from the blaze as of late Wednesday and at least one karaoke room and one storage room have not been ac cessed because the temperature remained high. Some people were injured from asphyxiation and others suffered broken limbs when they jumped from upper floors to try to escape the fire, reports said. Firefighters using ladders from their trucks managed to rescue others.
ALBANIAN Prime Minister Edi Rama pauses before speaking as he addresses a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on July 19, 2022. Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, Prime Minister Rama said Wednesday, September 7, 2022. AP/VIRGINIA MAYO C ANBERRA, Australia— Australia’s Parliament on Thursday enshrined in law the government’s elevated target of reducing greenhouse gas emis sions by 43 percent below 2005 levels by the end of the decade. The Senate passed legislation supporting the target in a vote of 37 to 30 even though several sena tors who supported it wanted a more ambitious 2030 target. The center-left Labor Party government officially committed Australia to the 43 percent target after it came to power for the first time in nine years at May elections. But entrenching it in law has made it more difficult for any future government to reduce the target. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the Senate vote provided certain ty to clean energy investors while strengthening trans parency and accountability in Australia’s carbon reduction processes.“Themessage to investors is that Australia is open for busi ness,” Bowen told Parliament. The conservative opposition party voted against the bill. The op position has advocated since 2015 a target of reducing emissions by between 26 percent and 28 percent. Independent senator David Po cock insisted on several amend ments touching on transparency and accountability before he sup ported the bill. These were soon passed by the House of Representatives, where the government holds a majority. The government holds only 26 of the 76 Senate seats. Greens party senators supported the 43 percent ambition although their proposed amendments to in crease the target to at least 75 per cent and ban future Australian coal and gas projects were defeated. AP
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ON August 25, 2022, the Ateneo Center for economic Research and Development conducted a briefing dubbed “Moving On and Moving Up: Bold New Directions for the Philippine Economy.” There were three presentations in that briefing, and today’s column summarizes the second presentation delivered by Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda.
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The challenge brought about by the pandemic has made it more apparent for the new administration to craft good fiscal policies that will enable the country to attain economic recovery while promoting fiscal sustainability in the medium term. Rep. Salceda referred to this as building strengths that turn into economic outcomes.President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s 2022-2028 Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) presents the annual spending plan of the National Government and how to finance it. The strategy aims to support the country’s economic recovery via prudent fiscal management, as outlined in the first State of the Nation Address. This fiscal moderation indicates the lowest pandemic budget. Salceda cites GAA as a percent of GDP for 2023 at 22.20 percent, the lowest since 2020. The President’s MTFF assumes GDP growth and tax collection efficiency gains of an average of 0.3 percentage points annually. This latter assumption already incorporates tax effort gains from fiscal reforms, posing a challenge to the committed targets given the strategy of fiscal moderation.However, Rep. Salceda emphasized there is sufficient fiscal space to support growth targets. On the tax front, the Committee on Ways and Means has approved about P90.5 billion worth of tax measures in the PBBM-DOF priority list. The Ease of Paying Taxes Act and excise tax on plastics were among approved priority measures. He also presented potential non-tax sources, particularly at least P179.69 billion estimated to be outside of the Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Funding (BESF),
The country has about 3.5 million coconut farmers, according to the Philippine Coconut Authority. On top of this, some 25 million Filipinos are dependent on the coconut industry. Unfortunately, in 2010, palm oil overtook coconut oil as the top-selling cooking oil in our grocery stores. Most of the palm oil products are reportedly imported from Indonesia and Malaysia. Dr. Jesus Lim Arranza, BusinessMirror columnist and chairman of the Federation of Philippine Industries, blames the unabated smuggling of palm oil for the shrinking share of coconut oil in the local market. In his column on September 7, 2022—Palm oil smuggling: Triple whammy to the country—Arranza said: “Coconut industry players have been complaining to me that imported palm olein has been flooding the market. This smuggled oil is allegedly being sold in the country as cooking oil.” He added that smuggling of palm oil is threatening to kill the country’s coconut industry that employs millions of Filipinos. “I am pleased that the House Committee on Ways and Means has initiated a probe on palm oil smuggling in April. Committee Chairman and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda estimated that government revenue losses has reached P45 billion as a result of the misdeclaration of P300 billion worth of palm oil as animal feeds additives,” Arranza said. The injustice gets worse. “Our coconut oil is currently being used as biodiesel additive. Some of the complaints I received was that palm olein products are not only sold as cooking oil in the country; they are also being used as biodiesel additives, giving unfair competition to our coconut oil,” Arranza said. Based on Bureau of Animal Industry and Bureau of Customs records, millions of kilograms of palm olein that entered the country were declared as additives for animal feeds, hence not covered by the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT), according to Arranza. The BAI is the agency that issues sanitary and phytosanitary certificates for palm oil imports. Arranza, who has been fighting smuggling and illicit trade for years, said: “What I find extremely anomalous is the fact that VAT-free importation of palm olein being declared as animal feeds additives has been growing by leaps and bounds despite the fact that the Philippine hog sector has been devastated by African swine fever outbreaks.” He cited the Food and Agriculture Organization report saying that “since the Department of Agriculture confirmed the first outbreak of African swine fever in the Philippines in July 2019, as of July 2022, 53 provinces, 704 cities and municipalities, and 3,832 barangays have experienced ASF outbreaks.”
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Youth unemployment has long been a global scourge, one that was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. This was confirmed by an August 2022 International Labour Organization (ILO) report, which found that the pandemic had a disproportionately negative effect on the youth (15 to 24 years old) as compared to any other age group and that youth employment was still lagging globally. The report estimated that across the world unemployed youths could reach 73 million by the end of 2022, which is around six million above the numbers measured for 2019. The report also found that the recovery would diverge across the regions. Where the youth employment-to-population ratio (EPR) is expected to return and even surpass pre-pandemic levels in Northern America and throughout most of the European Union (EU), it is seen to remain up to two percentage points below 2019 levels in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific. Hence, the importance of conducting a Senate inquiry into the situation in the Philippines.Asofthe June 2022 Labor Force Survey (LFS), an estimated 854,000 among nearly 3 million unemployed Filipinos were aged 15 to 24 years which include, among others, the PNOC sale to Ilijan and equity withdrawal from government financial institutions due to Bayanihan 2. He also cited other sources of funding such as public-private partnerships and privatization initiatives. Among the targets set in the 2022–2028 MTFF are: 1) 6.5–7.5 percent real GDP growth in the current year; 2) 6.5–8 percent real GDP growth annually from 2023–2028; and 3) single-digit poverty rate by 2028. Salceda outlined his recommendations on certain sectors consistent with the attainment of these targets.Onagriculture, reforms should include irrigation and water management systems. He cited the need for a more targeted and purposive irrigation that expands its coverage and includes the possibility of micro-irrigation options. Alongside this is the need for a more effective management of water resources.
On housing, there is significant potential for growth, especially if it is given a well-developed support system that creates aggregate demand.
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Salceda illustrated the Central Provident Fund (CPF) of Singapore as a model for a credibly-funded Housing Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) and the Vienna model that capitalizes on public-private partnerships for mass housing. He added mass transportation built around worker housing, mixed-use zoning, masterplanned communities near jobs, and more progressive property taxation with earmarked revenues for socialized housing as considerations to attain targeted outcomes for housingOnreforms.energy, Salceda proposed short-, medium-, and long-term recommendations. Given soaring global energy prices, especially for coal and oil, he noted some immediate and medium-term actions for relief from electricity rate hikes in the country. These include restructuring of aggregate rate hikes, increasing off-grid energy sources to aid in the reduction of systems losses, and introducing prepaid electricity for residential consumers.
For the long term, he noted the role of renewables such as solar and wind as alternative energy sources. He also mentioned the need for liberalization of the entire renewable energy industry, allowing full foreign ownership and introduction of foreign technology. On infrastructure, Salceda mentioned House Joint Resolution 6 adopting the “Build, Build More” national infrastructure develop-
The President said he has three “dreams” for the country’s agriculture sector—sustainable livelihood for farmers, food security, and affordable food for all. It would do well for the Chief Executive to protect our coconut farmers by stopping palm oil smuggling. Our 3.5 million coconut farmers and the 25 million Filipinos employed by the coconut industry can help him realize his wonderful dreams for Philippine agriculture.
There was an unresolved ASF outbreak until July this year, Arranza said, but imports of palm olein being declared as additives to animal feeds surged to 14,281,972 kilograms in 2021! “We have an anomalous situation that can cause a triple whammy to the country: First, the government is losing billions of pesos in foregone revenues as a result of the misdeclaration of palm oil imports as animal feeds additives, which is VAT-free; second, palm olein imports unjustly compete with our own coconut oil products in the market, which may ultimately kill the coconut industry; third, millions of jobs will be lost if coconut farmers stop planting the crop and coconut oil mills are forced to stop operations. This is bad for the Philippine economy,” Arranza said. When President Marcos decided to hold the post of Agriculture secretary in June, he cited the urgent need to address challenges in the sector and boost production to prevent food shortages and price increases.
The August 2022 ILO report noted that young people who lose their jobs or fail to obtain jobs are particularly vulnerable to “scarring” or the phenomenon where their future labor market outcomes are worse than those of their peers even when the economic conditions where they are situated improve. They are likely to end up accepting jobs for which they are overqualified, which puts them at risk of being trapped in an employment trajectory that involves informality and low pay. Steps will need to be taken so that the private sector can be better empowered to create employment opportunities that will allow our youth to better provide for themselves and their loved ones. Hopefully, through our hearings, we will find the key interventions to respond to these as well as identify the necessary investments in strategic sectors. A possible course of action is to redirect more public investments towards digital, care, and green industries that will not only produce a significant amount of new jobs but also provide a boost to the country’s gross domestic product over time.
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R eCeNTLy, the Senate Committee on youth that we chair convened its first meeting and public hearing. Among the measures that were tackled was our Senate Resolution No. 155, seeking an inquiry on the state of youth unemployment and underemployment in the country.
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old. This translated to a youth unemployment rate of 11.8 percent, which is much lower than the 16.5 percent registered throughout 2021, where up to 1.71 million youth were without a Duringjob.the hearing, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the top five major industries that employed the youth were 1) wholesale, retail, trade; and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; 2) agriculture and forestry; 3) construction; 4) manufacturing; and 5) administrative and other support serviceThatactivities.theseindustries are also where much of the underemployed youth are working only underscores our longstanding call for the public and private sector to work together towards generating higher-paying, better-quality jobs. We cannot be content with just pushing for the creation of the same low-paying jobs in the same industries. Action is urgently needed.
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He also mentioned the importance of making agricultural support for various crops more proportional to their respective output and potential. Salceda laid emphasis on the link between food supply and development, referencing in his presentation a 2002 paper showing a positive correlation between calorie intake and GDP per capita.
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THe Philippines is the second largest producer of coconut products in the world, next to Indonesia. In 2019, the coconut sector contributed more than $1 billion in export revenues. As the top exporter of coconut oil in the world, the Philippines cornered 52 percent of the global market in 2020.
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Tourism has some aspects of showbiz, some international trade in commodities; it is part innocent fun, part a devastating modernizing force. Being all these things, simultaneously, it tends to induce partial analysis only.
anthropologists of tourism, there are two important words to remember: cultural commoditization and culturalWhilecommercialism.tourismcan generate the people’s awareness of their cultures and identities, tourism can also degrade the same people’s idea of their place. With the improvement of tourism, local heritage can have a rebirth and, at the same time a distortion. Claude Levi-Strauss in his book, Tristes Tropiques, although an old book, talked of how the “shrinking” of the world can generate a “monoculture.” The uniqueness of the country that we pride ourselves in having can disappear and be replaced by a country that produces and sells what is popular. E-mail: titovaliente@yahoo.com
dia. What a huge market with an enormous purchasing power. The Asean is the second largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Asean itself in 2020, following the US.
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PresIDenT BBM had just concluded his first foray in foreign diplomacy after completing his state visits to our Asean neighbors Indonesia and singapore. It barely took him five days to complete his official tour of the two countries, but its impact on our trade and political relationships may outlive BBM’s presidency. Our relationship with our next-door neighbors plays a pivotal role in promoting and managing our international affairs. When the Association of southeast Asian nations (Asean) was established on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand at the height of the Cold War, it was hailed as “the most successful intergovernmental organization in the developing world today”. It has provided a forum to our head of state to espouse his foreign policy to a friendly audience.
The Asean enjoys relative peace and stability compared to other areas ridden by social turmoil and political conflict. Except for Myanmar, where the ruling military junta has reportedly committed human rights abuses and atrocities against the opposition, peace reigns across the Asean. Laos and Cambodia have become good neighbors after the leaders of the two countries agreed some years back to ease the tension and settle their differences through peaceful means. Economically, the region has been spared from poverty and hunger, which many countries in the subSaharan region in Africa have grown familiar with. The GDP per capita has improved significantly in many Asean members. Vietnam, which had been ravished by the war, has recovered and is now one of the fastest growing Asean economies. Indonesia’s economy is among the biggest in the world, and Singapore has become one of the most prosperous financial centers. After the Vietnam war, the region has not been exposed to any military conflicts and wars common in the Middle East. There is no serious security concern similar to what the world is seeing in the Korean peninsula or in the Taiwan Strait and other potential hotspots around the globe. The territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea has not deteriorated to the point where China has engaged in saberrattling similar to what it has been doing against Taiwan. We have always been talking with China, if not filing a note verbale for every incursion of Chinese vessels within our maritime territory, and some senators are even proposing to pursue a joint oil exploration with China. The Asean has followed the path of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe minus the domineering influence of powerful members like Germany, France and Great Britain. The Asean is a partnership of equals and we draw strength from each other. Asean just observed its 55th anniversary last month. Its progress has been slow but there have been some remarkable achievements in the following areas: adoption of a treaty against the development of nuclear weapons; signing of an antiterrorism pact and environmental protection and wildlife; approval of a free trade agreement; greater mobility among nationals and labor; and easier travel among citizens of member states. In counter-terrorism, for instance, the Singapore Armed Forces had set up a Counter Terrorism Information Facility (CTIF), which offers training to representatives of Asean in monitoring, surveillance, research and analysis of terrorist activities. Based on the data released by the office of the Asean Secretariat last year, it is remarkable that over a 15-year period (2005-2019), some Asean member states like Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand had done wonders in reducing their poverty rates down to a single digit. Brunei and Singapore, whose inhabitants are well-off, were not included in the study. The others like Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines were in double digits and are still struggling to lift their people from poverty. Asean has gone some distance to attain its objectives: to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development and to promote regional peace and stability in the region. From the news releases following the trip of President BBM, his Asean journey has been a rousing success. For instance, it was reported that he brought home trade and investment deals worth $8.5 billion from Indonesia alone. This is not to mention the significant agreements on security, energy, fertilizer supply, dispute resolution, and cultural matters concluded between our two leaders. And it seems that the President even found time to consult his host about our diminishing catch of “galunggong ”. If this were true, then the poor man’s fish has been tabled as a staple of our foreign policy. This only reflects our President’s deep concern about food security, which is on top of his agenda as the concurrent Secretary of Agriculture. And there is wisdom in consulting our neighbors on how they have triumphed over adversities, which are ailing us at present. Anyone who is willing to learn makes a good and effective leader.
What is it about tourism programs in the Philippines that always polarize the citizens? Remember the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines?” Not only was it criticized for emphasizing what was not fun in our neighborhood but that the slogan was inches away from the ethnocentrism seemingly organic in the cultural psyche of Filipinos. We are No. 1! We are the best in Asia! A statement from the Forbes Magazine has been circulating for a while and it reports how the Philippines is part of a list of “rising stars in travel, countries with potential to become a major tourism destination. That is supposed to happen in the postCovid world, in the age of recovery. The report says we are underrated, a quality we share with Ethiopia, Iran, Myanmar, Georgia, Slovenia, and Tunisia. If this were a beauty pageant (appropriate trope anyway for a country that is crazy about contests in physical pulchritude), we are in a tough company. However, the report has great confidence in us when it states how our “massive archipelago” of more than 7,500 islands has something to offer to even the most “finicky of tourists”. How will the BBM Guest Program work? Well, there will be raffle prizes to OFWs that can bring guests, foreign I like to assume, to the country. I do not know with you but there is an almost mendicant pallor in the complexion of that program. Is our country that difficult to sell? If we go by the vlogs of tourists who, on their own, are here in our country, things are not that sour insofar as the world sees us. There is a sweetness albeit maudlin sometimes, in how we are seen by outsiders. Having followed American, Canadian, British and South Korean vloggers (there should be more representations), I am confident we do have a quirky, simple charm. There is a caveat though here and that is the element of the vlogger’s exposure to the country, its culture and traditions. Most of these vloggers that have developed a good appreciation of the Filipinos and the various locations they found themselves with their mobiles phones and cameras have stayed for at least a month in Filipinos share a common ethnic origin with the Malaysians and Indonesians and have enjoyed close ties with the Singaporeans and the Thais even before the Asean was born. The other countries that later joined the group had been supportive and friendly to their neighbors in the past. Two nations—Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste—are currently on observer status and may likely become Asean members in the future. Timor Leste has been a member of the Asean Regional Forum since 2005. This will further enlarge Asean’s membership base, broaden its geographic reach and cooperation, and enhance its global power and influence. The Asean has provided every member nation and its head of state a convenient platform to sound off their foreign policy. Asean is a safe harbor to test the international waters with an initiative that may likely invite varied reactions across the world. With fellow Aseans, one may be less inhibited to articulate views that non-Aseans may find contentious or controversial. Thus, it has become de rigueur for every newly elected Philippine president, and his Asean counterparts, to make their foreign diplomatic debut in the Asean. And this is prudent since right within the Asean are matters of great import that have significant impact on our political, trade, security and cultural life. Before we venture outside, it is best that we first attend to our own regional concerns. They should be our priority, after all, Asean is the cornerstone of our foreign policy. From an original 5-founding members, namely: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines, Asean now has 10 members with the addition of Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. It had a combined GDP of $3.2 trillion, making it the fifth largest economy in the world in 2019, according to the first ever Asean Development Outlook (ADO) Report released early this year. The region thrived even during the pandemic, and with the resurging economy it is well poised to achieve more inclusive and sustainable economic growth and prosperity. Before the end of this decade, it is expected to sustain its growth trajectory and become the fourth biggest economy globally. Thetop four countries with the biggest GDP in 2020 are: US, $20.9 trillion; China, $14.7 trillion; Japan, $5.0 trillion and Germany, $3.8 trillion (Source: Asean Secretariat). Asean has a total area of 4.5 million square kilometers and a population of 665.17 million in 2020, or almost 9 percent of the world’s population. It has the third largest population in the world, following China and Inthe country. 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—Victor Turner The bountiful vlogs and blogs on the Internet have triggered in me this interest in one of the most contentious bureaucracies in the country—tourism and all its related elements. There is another source of this interest and this is the issue about a new tourism platform. Dubbed “Bisita Be My Guest Program,” it is, some wags say, an acronym for BBM Guest Program.
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ment framework that aims to continue the projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program. Under the bill, proposed spending on infrastructure as a percent of GDP in 2023 is 5 percent, escalating to 6 percent in 2028. In the end, what is important is for the country to emerge as a more resilient and equitable economy, especially after the Covid-19 crisis. Salceda’s comprehensive plan for fiscal and economic recovery could serve as the missing link between our built-in strengths and desired economic outcomes.
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By Seung Min Kim The Associated Press W ASHINGTON—In recent days, President Joe Biden has sharpened his attacks against Donald Trump and the socalled MAGA Republicans for posing a threat to democracy. He’s likened the philosophy undergirding the dominant strain of the modern-day GOP to “semi-fascism.” And Democrats are taking notice. The gloves-off, no-holds-barred approach from Biden as of late has emboldened Democrats across the country, rallying the party faithful ahead of the November elections even as his harshest rhetoric makes some vulnerable incumbents visibly uncomfortable.Biden’sincreasingly stark warnings about Trump-fueled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. But it’s the blistering statements from Biden about his predecessor and adherents of the “Make America Great Again” philosophy that have given many Democrats a bolt of fresh energy as they campaign to keep control of Congress.“It’sa particularly strong issue for our base,” said Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, who leads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the official campaign arm of Senate Democrats. “Folks want us, want people to show that there is a clear contrast in the election between where Democrats are and Republicans have been.” Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., noted that “politics is somewhat like a team sport, and the president is the quarterback.”“Theteamis not going to fight hard if they don’t see the team leader fighting hard,” said Khanna, who backed Bernie Sanders during the 2020 presidential primaries but has since been a vocal liberal defender of Biden. Biden’s forceful campaign-year posture comes as Democrats are feeling more optimistic about the midterms, when the party controlling the White House has historically faced losses in Congress. A combination of legislative accomplishments, polarizing Republican candidates and voter fury stoked by the overturning of Roe vs. Wade have Democrats feeling they could see smaller losses in the House than initially anticipated, while retaining their barebones majority in the Senate. The president began road-testing his midterm message at a rally in the Washington suburbs late last month, as he railed against a Republican ideology that he said largely resembled “semi-fascism.” The White House chose Philadelphia’s Independence Hall as the backdrop for last week’s address that outlined the danger that Trump’s “extreme ideology” posed to the functioning of US democracy. And in a pair of Labor Day events in critical midterm battlegrounds, Biden continued to hammer the contrast while becoming even more comfortable in invoking his predecessor, whom he had avoided referring to by name for much of his presidency. “You can’t call yourself a democracy when you don’t, in fact, count the votes that people legitimately cast and count that as what you are,” Biden said Monday in front of a union crowd in Pittsburgh. “Trump and the MAGA Republicans made their choice. We can choose to build a better America or we can continue down this sliding path of oblivion to where we don’t want to go.” Biden will headline another political event Thursday, hosted by the Democratic National Committee in suburban Maryland. There, the president will speak about “the choice before Americans” on issues of abortion, Social Security and Medicare, democracy, school safety and climate, and how “extreme MAGA Republicans are working to take away our rights,” according to a Biden adviser who requested anonymity to preview his remarks. That will be followed by a trip to Ohio on Friday, a state where the Senate contest between Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance is becoming increasingly competitive. Those close to Biden say the president has never shied away from a political fight. “He’s always made the case very aggressively when he thinks the other side is wrong,” said Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., who has known Biden since the 1980s. “I think he’s always tried to lift up the country and tried to appeal to our better angels while at the same time, making the case for when he thinks the other side is on the wrong track.” Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said issues of democracy, as well as Trump himself, are increasingly becoming topics of concern for voters. “More and more people are feeling that, you know, this former president broke the law over and over and over again, and people around him are still doing his bidding to undermine our democracy,” she said. Stabenow commended Biden’s recent approach, noting that “threats are only going up, not Still,down.”thesharper-edged posture from Biden has been more complicated for Democrats competing in some of the most contested Senate races this cycle, as they seek to attract support from voters who may have backed Trump in 2020. While she stressed that she has “concerns about attacks on our democracy,” Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., said in an interview with WMUR News 9 in New Hampshire that “I think President Biden’s comments just painted with way too broad a brush.” Hassan is considered one of the party’s most vulnerable incumbents, although she won’t know her Republican challenger until the state’s September 13 primaries. Asked about those same Biden remarks, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., told The Associated Press that he hadn’t seen them. “I think a president has a right to give his opinion,” added Kelly, who is facing Republican Blake Masters in one of the most closely watched Senate contests this fall. “You know, I don’t share all of his opinions. But he has a right to give his opinion.” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he didn’t like the phrase “semi-fascism,” calling it “awkward.” “But are they leaning toward fascism? Certainly,” Durbin said. “When you deny the results of an election, when you’re talking about mobs in the street taking over, I mean, that to me is not consistent with democratic values.”
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By Lenie Lectura @llectura H IGHER fuel cost and a weaker Peso raised pow er generation charges, leading to an increase in overall electricity rates for September to P9.9365 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from P9.5458 per kWh in August, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said Thursday. T he P0.3907 per kWh rate in crease is equivalent to around P78 in this month’s power bills for resi dential customers consuming 200 kWh a month. G eneration charge, a major com ponent of an electric bill, went up by P0.3581 this month to P6.9393 per kWh from the P6.5812 per kWh the previous month. C harges from the Indepen dent Power Producers (IPPs) and Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) increased by P0.8026 and P0.3316 per kWh, respectively, driven by higher fuel costs and Peso depreciation. M eralco said the ongoing Malampaya gas supply restriction necessitated the increased use of more expensive alternative fuel by First Gas Sta. Rita and San Lorenzo to ensure continuous supply. Peso depreciation also pushed up charg es from the IPPs and PSAs since 98 percent of total IPP costs and 36 percent of PSA costs are dollardenominated. Thecontinued rise in interna tional coal prices also contributed to the PSA rate increase. H owever, the higher PSA and IPP costs were partly mitigated by lower charges from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), which registered a reduction of P3.7473 per kWh as the supply situation in the Luzon grid im proved. PSAs, IPPs, and WESM account ed for 48 percent, 42 percent, and 10 percent, respectively, of Meralco’s energy requirement for the period. Meanwhile, transmission charge for residential customers decreased by P0.0432 per kWh due to lower ancillary service charges.
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T HE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, which earlier terminated its inquiry into the sugar importation “fi asco” involving the aborted im portation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar, has recommended the filing of criminal and adminis trative charges against four of ficials, led by Agriculture Under secretary Leocadio Sebastian. A fter the Blue Ribbon’s gen eral counsel read aloud the high lights of the report at the start of Thursday’s hearing, panel chairman Sen. Francis Tolentino directed the committee secretary to transmit to the relevant agen cies a copy of the report. T he report recommended the filing of—based on “prelimi nary evidence on record”—ad ministrative charges against four officials for serious dishon esty, grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, conduct preju dicial to the service, and gross insubordination.BesidesSebastian, the three others are former Sugar Regu latory Administration (SRA) chairman Hermenegildo Se rafica; and former SRA board members Roland Beltran and Aurelio Valderrama. A lso endorsed to the Office of the Ombudsman was a recom mendation for the filing of crimi nal charges against the same four officials, for alleged violations of Republic Act 3019 (antigraft law) and RA 10845 (anti-agricultural smuggling); and usurpation of official functions. B esides sending copies of the report to the Department of Agriculture, Commission on Audit and the Ombudsman, To lentino also directed the Blue Ribbon secretary to send copies to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for possible issuance of a lookout bulletin order on the four officials. S enate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel, who dissented from the report endorsed by a vote of 14 senators, announced that the minority in the Senate will file a separate report on the outcome of the Blue Ribbon investigation, which was sparked by a privilege speech of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri. T he Blue Ribbon panel termi nated the inquiry after its third hearing last September 6, after hearing testimony of Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez, whom senators subpoenaed for skip ping two earlier hearings.
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Pre-mill output projections signal more sugar imports
Negros Occidental 5th District Rep. Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo said the 1.876 MMT pre-mill sugar production estimate for crop year 2022-2023 of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is “worri some” considering the country’s growing population and demand. However, Yulo emphasized that the milling estimate is only “reflec tive” of the “realities” on the ground. Yulo explained that the high costs of fertilizer and fuel have reduced the yield of the local sug arcane farms. “ The milling estimate is however reflective of the conditions on the grounds prevalent this particular sugar crop year, high cost of fertil izer and fuel which drastically af fected production inputs,” he told thePBusinessMirrorhilippineSugarMillers Associa tion (PSMA) President Pablo Lobre gat pointed out that SRA’s pre-mill sugar output estimate points to one thing: the need for importation. Based on that estimate, there will be a requirement of importa tion,” Lobregat told the Business MirrorLobregat said at an estimated total sugar demand of 2.4 MMT, a raw sugar output of nearly 1.88 MMT would leave a shortfall of about 550,000 MT. L obregat added that the ques tion now for the government is if the 150,000 MT that will be autho rized by the SRA soon is already part of the solution to plug the 550,000-MT shortfall.
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ABSOLUTELY FOR MOM Absolute Distilled Drinking Water once again celebrates Mommy Welfare Month with the distribution of welfare kits to mothers in one of its partner hospitals, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital. Each kit contains essentials needed for mothers to fully recover from labor: A bottle of Absolute Distilled water, tools to help mothers breastfeed comfortably, vitamins and more.
The question is, [is] the 150,000 MT already part of the 550,000 MT shortfall? If not, then we’re looking at about 850,000 MT [shortfall] in cluding a 300,000 MT buffer stock,” he told the BusinessMirror T he Philippine Chamber of Agri culture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) Presi dent Danilo V. Fausto concurred with Lobregat and emphasized that the government has “no choice” but to im port to ensure sufficient sugar supply. “By the looks of it, we need another importation. There is no choice,” Fausto told the BusinessMirror. Fausto explained that if the gov ernment will not do something to change current sugarcane farming practices, then the industry’s prob lems would remain the same “year in, year out.” Fausto argued that local sug arcane farming needs improved fertilization and better planting materials.“Ifwedo not change our produc tion system, we will have the same problems year in and year out. We will always be importing,” he said. “ We need improved fertilization and nurseries to produce better planting materials that are free of diseases and pests,” he added. Luzon Federation of Sugarcane Growers Association (luzonfed) President Arnel Toreja raised con cerns regarding the pre-mill forecast of the SRA for crop year 2022-2023. Toreja argued that people at SRA are “demoralized” given the myriad of issues being thrown at the agency that stemmed from the previous crop year’s infamous Sugar Order (SO) 4, which would have autho rized the entry of 300,000 MT of raw and refined sugar. The SRA should conduct an actual survey before milling starts across all milling districts. SRA should have people on the ground to consolidate data and the margin of error should be less than 2 per cent,” he told the BusinessMirror Toreja also doubted the country’s estimated raw sugar demand of 2.2 MMT to 2.4 MMT. Toreja claimed that nationwide economic conditions are not yet “normal” or the same level as be fore the start of the Covid-19 pan demic, with demand remaining to be dampened.Onthecurrent normal condi tions of life, the 2.2 MMT demand is correct. But do you think we now have normal conditions? Our economy is not yet in full blast so the demand could be just 2.1 MMT,” he said.
THE Senate Blue Ribbon, con tinuing its probe of allegedly “pricey laptops” for teachers’ use during the pandemic, rejected on Thursday a renewed bid by former budget undersecretary Lloyd Chris topher Lao to have the travel ban on him lifted so he can fly abroad. T his, as the inquiry into over priced laptops took a strange twist on Thursday after senators learned that the February 16, 2021 memo randum of agreement (MOA) where the Department of Education (DepEd) entrusted P2.4-billion to the Department of Budget and Man agement’s Procurement Service (PSDBM) to procure laptops for teachers was apparently antedated. S enator Sherwin Gatchalian grilled controversial ex-PS-DBM chief Christopher Lao and other officials, and concluded that there was no MOA at the time invitations to bid were for the laptops. My point is credibility. How can you entrust P2.4-billion to an agency that (antedates docu ments)?” Gatchalian asked aloud at the Blue Ribbon hearing. Friday, September
SUGAR stakeholders sounded the alarm over the pre-mill sugar output projection of below-2-million metric tons (MMT), expressing concerns that the country may still have to import to meet domestic demand.
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Omico revokes deal with Sta. Lucia unit
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O mic O c o rp. on t h ursday said it has revoked its deal with property developer s t a. l u cia l a nd i n c. for the development of the company’s properties with an aggregate area of 23.25 hectares in Pinmaludpod, u r daneta, Pangasinan into a residential and commercial subdivision.initsdisclosure, Omico said it has executed a rescission of the memorandum of agreement (mOA) on property development with sta. lucia Realty and development inc. (slR di) that it signed on April 19, 2005.“upon mutual agreement, Omico and slR di decided to rescind the originally executed mOA and hereby agreed to revoke, rescind and declare of no force and effect the above-mentioned mOA with respect to the aforementioned properties of Omico,” the company said in its disclosure.therescission of the mOA shall take effect and to be enforced when duly executed. t he decision made by both parties is to focus on their skills and resources on their respective real estateOmicoprojects.”saidthis will be “an opportune time” to enhance its capability to develop its real properties on its own, increase its revenues and maximize investor return. t he development of Omico’s real properties is expected to be sourced from its cash reserves and internally-generated funds from the sale of housing units in Omico’s sta. Rosa Homes project in sta. Rosa, Nueva ecija.the company’s agreement was executed in 2005 with Omico as landowner and st a. lucia as the developer of the 23.25 hectares in Pinmaludpod, urdaneta, Pangasinan into a residential and commercial subdivision.sta.lucia was supposed to be entitled to 55 percent of the developed saleable lots while the remaining 45 percent shall be retained by and remain with Omico. t he saleable area pertaining to the parties shall be distributed by alternating two or three lots until the agreed distribution ratio of 55 percent and 45 percent shall be achieved. in the distribution, the percentages shall apply to the areas in square meters of the said developed saleable lots and not to the mere numbers of such lots. t he developed saleable lots is understood to mean all lots remaining after deducting about 30 percent from the total land area to be devoted to roads and open spaces as required by law.
“ t he allegations against Grab and move it are obviously an attempt to keep move it so small that it would not pose any competition to the two other operators,” move it said. “competition will make the mc taxi business vibrant and its service better to the benefit of the riding public.” it clarified that the acquisition deal is “the same situation in Angkas, one of the two other mc taxi operators, which got investments from a foreign company. creador, the investor, did not acquire the accreditation of Angkas.”Furthermore, move it said its own corporate identity and branding under the leadership of its chairman Francis Juan will remain. “move it welcomes the entry of more operators for public good. t his will force all operators to compete and offer the best services and benefits to both drivers and riders,” the company said.
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Ariel inton, founder of l awyers for commuters safety and Protection, said the deal “should not mean” Grab’s an instant accreditation to the pilot study. it should not mean that when a t WG accredited company withdraws or shows that it is no longer interested in operating a motorcycle taxi service, very much like the planned sale of move it to Grab, the accreditation is automatically transferred,” he said. National convenor and chairman of the National Public transport coa lition added: “ t here must be a justification of the sale made to the t WG as move it is under the jurisdiction of the government inter-agency group so the legality of the sale, and the alleged subsequent automatic granting of the accreditation can be studied.” to recall, Grab acquired move it last month, saying that the deal aims to spur stronger competition in the industry, which is still at its nascency.
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“We see these corporate actions as being about more than just our company, but the energy mix of our country. We are thankful to our shareholders for supporting sPNec and the renewable energy transition of the Philippines,” l eviste said.
in a press briefing t hursday, representatives of lawyers for commuters safety and Protection, National Public transport coalition, Arangkada Riders Alliance, and digital Pinoy signed a petition that questions the legality of the deal between move it andtGrab.hepetition, which essentially requests the government to convene a new technical working group ( t WG) for the pilot study of motorcycle (mc) taxis, will be forwarded to President Ferdinand R. marcos Jr. and the department of transportation (dOtr). it is clear to us the Grab Philippines’ acquisition of move it is a mere maneuver to participate in the pilot program, as it has always intended, without going through the government-mandated process for accreditation,” the petition read.
By Lorenz S. Marasigan @lorenzmarasigan civic groups have asked the government to review the acquisition of Move It by Grab, but the super app views this as a move to foil its plans to spur competition in the market.
THe court of Appeals (c A) has issued a cease and desist order (c dO) enjoining the Philippine Amusement and Gaming corp. (Pagcor) and tiger Resort Asia ltd. ( tR A l) from committing any act that would impede on its ongoing proceedings related to the Okada manila leadership row. specifically, the c A’s tenth division barred Pagcor from allowing tR A l and its representatives to inspect the corporate records of tiger Resort, l eisure and entertainment inc. ( tR lei) including its contracts with landlord, suppliers and contractors; and documents involving t R l ei ’s alleged intention to list Okada manila international (Omi) in the united states. Pagcor was also told not to allow tR A l and its representatives to inspect papers showing tR lei’s purported plan to transfer its casino business permit to Omi; documents involving the supposed waiver of t R lei ’s leasehold rights over the land on which Okada manila is situate; the general information sheets and audited financial statements of Okada Holdings l i mited, un iversal entertainment corp. (uec) tR A l and tR lei; and other papers, documents and receipts relevant to its duty of determining the factual matters of the case. t he continued implementation of the Pagcor letter dated september 2, 2022 undoubtedly obstructs us from performing our mandate to determine factual matters relevant to the case,” the c A said. “ t he action of the Pagcor b o ard of d i rectors embodied in said letter muddles the issues as it precipitates a change in the composition of the b o ard of d i rectors of t R l ei , a factual matter which was specifically mentioned in the s c resolution,” it added.thec A pointed out that Pagcor and tR A l’s actions have “far-reaching effects on the efficiency of its proceedings,” noting that it had to halt its process of receiving evidence in order to hear the incident. uec a publicly-listed company in Japan, owns 99.99 percent of tR lei the Philippine firm that owns and operates the $3.3-billion Okada manila Resort. tR A l is the mother company of tR lei “ Pagcor and t R A l are further ordered to account for the documents such as but not limited to corporate records, general information sheets, audited financial statements and other relevant papers which came into their possession as a result of the incident/s in Okada, m a nila on s e ptember 2, 2022,” the c A said it can be recalled that on september 2, 2022, Pagcor issued an order withdrawing its earlier decision to recognize all the board members installed by the Okada Group after ousting all the tR lei board in a violent take over last may. Pagcor’s decision was prompted by a legal opinion issued by the department of Justice (dOJ) upholding its power and authority to act on the appeal of tR A l On september 3, 2022, Pagcor accompanied by some 300 policemen and 50 security personnel trooped to Okada manila to implement its order and reinstate the ousted board of tR lei li kewise, Pagcor issued a cease and desist order prohibiting the board led by Antonio cojuangco, dindo espeleta, ma ximo modesto Joel Flores, tetsuya yokota and Hiroshi Kawamura from being involved in Okada manila’s operations. B2
By VG Cabuag @villygc Publicly-listed solar Philippines Nueva e c ija c o rp. (sPNec) on t hursday said its stock rights offering (sRO) was fully subscribed following two rounds of sale.the company’s sRO consists of the issuance of 1.88 billion shares priced at P1.50 per share, for a total offer size of P2.81 billion. t he shares were offered to eligible shareholders as of the record date of August 25. sPNec s share price closed on t hursday at P1.56 apiece. While sPNec s parent company s o lar Philippines committed to subscribe to any shares that were not taken up pursuant to the principal shareholder’s undertaking, the companysaidthis was not needed. “ it ’s good that the interest for renewable energy is ever greater, especially with the war in u k raine, the push towards e s G [environmental, social and governance], the improvement in the capital markets in the last two months,” said s olar Philippines founder l ea ndro l l e viste. “We’ve been talking about the large scale potential of solar (power) in the Philippines for many years. but it was only in the last few years when the policymakers and the off takers have really embraced renewables at this scale.” t he company said the completion of this sRO means that sPNec will have P2.81 billion to help complete the P10 billion that the company plans to invest to complete the development of its 10 gigawatts of projects, the company said. t he completion of sPNec ’s sRO also brings forward the asset-forshare swap of solar Philippines, by increasing its public float ahead of the issuance of new shares to solar Philippines in exchange for its portfolio of projects. t hese projects include over 400 megawatts operating or under construction, the 3.5 GW solar, 4.5 GWh battery terra solar project; the 1.8 GW solar, 1.8 GWh battery batangas baseload project; and 1.8 GW of projects contracted under the department of energy’s Green energyWithAuction.itsNueva ecija solar project, these would potentially bring sPNec ’s contracted capacity to 8 GW scheduled to commence operations between 2025 to 2026, which it estimates would be about two-thirds of the total contracted renewable energy capacity of the Philippines.
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“There are 9 courier companies integrated in the platform right now. We’re the only aggregator that has both on-demand and standard couriers in the Philippines,” said Supan. Meanwhile, Supan said the firm’s revenue has been growing 30 percent month-on-month since the firm was launched in December 2021. He said the company employs a pay-per-use model where merchants pay them $0.30 for every order booked through Shipmates. Supan and Marquez launched their beta in August 2021, a month after the startup was established. Afterwards, the company got accepted in Southeast Asian startup accelerator, Iterative. The startup firm later on raised $500,000 or P25 million in seed funding from Y Combinator. Shipmates is the 8th startup from the Philippines to be accepted in Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator, joining the likes of Paymongo, Kalibrr, NextPay, and MadEats.Citing data from Statista, Shipmates said, “In 2021, the e-commerce market was the leading contributor to the internet economy in the Philippines, with an estimated gross merchandise value of $12 billion—a 132 percent increase from 2020. This is expected to hit $26 billion by 2025.” 207.46 -6.73% -6.96% -5.63% -11% ATr AM ALphA Opp O r TuNiTY FuND iNc. -A 1.3775 -10.27% -4.01% -3.52% -17.23% ATr AM phiLippiNe equiTY Opp O r TuN TY FuND iNc. -A 2.894 -5.16% -10.36% -7.91% -10.62% qui -4.91% -9.8% -6.92% -7.05% Firs T Me TrO sAV e AND Le ArN equiTY FuND iNc. -A Firs T Me TrO sAV e AND Le ArN phiLippiNe iNDex FuND iNc. A M-10.15% bGequiTY iNV es TMeNT FuND iNc. -A 77.32 -21.87% -12.94% N A -18.12% pAMi equiTY iNDex FuND iNc. A 43.2282 -5% -5.99% -4.05% -10.18% phiLAM sTr ATeG ic GrOw Th FuND iNc. -A 443.33 -7.32% -6.47% -4.5% -11.46% phiLequiTY DiV iDeND YieLD FuND iNc. A 1.2226 1.57% -2.32% -1.69% -9.86% phiLequiTY FuND iNc. -A 32.9437 -4.72% -5.12% -3.08% -9.98% phiLequiTY M sci phiLippiNe iNDex FuND iNc. A 0.8515 -4.22% -6.07% N A -9.55% phiLequiTY pse iNDex FuND iNc. -A 4.4824 -4.16% -5.34% -3.4% -9.64% phiLippiNe sTO ck iNDex FuND cO rp. A 747.64 -4.34% -5.37% -3.44% -9.76% sOLD VO sTr ATeG ic GrOw Th FuND iNc. -A 0.6668 -5.73% -10.11% -6.22% -11.4% suN LiFe prOsperiTY phiLippiNe equiTY FuND iNc. A 3.3546 -6.6% -7.94% -4.95% -11.15% suN LiFe prOsperiTY phiLippiNe sTO ck iNDex FuND iNc A 0.8509 -4.66% -5.67% -3.69% -9.91% uNTeD FuND iNc. -A 3.1156 -4.93% -5.6% -2.95% -9.36% priMAriLY NV es TeD iN pes O securiTies (uN T s) phiLequiTY ALphA O Ne FuND iNc. A 1.0252 -6.27% N A N A -11.83% phiLippiNe sTO ck iNDex FuND cO rp. A 909.08 N A N A N A N A e xchANG e Tr ADeD FuND (shAres) Firs T Me TrO phiL equiTY e xchANG e Tr ADeD FuND iNc. -A ,c 100.774 -3.99% -5.19% -3.09% p-9.6% riMAriLY NV es TeD N FO reiGN curreNc Y securiTies (shAres) ATr AM AsiApLus equiTY FuND iNc. -b $0.8665 -28.84% -2.76% -3.66% -23.08% suN LiFe prOsperiTY wO rLD VOYAG er FuND iNc. -A $1.4349 -23.26% 3.72% 3.93% -22.29% bALANceD FuNDs ies (sh res) ic ALLO c ON c. ATr AM phiLippiNe bALANceD FuND iNc. -A Firs T Me TrO sAV e AND Le ArN bALANceD FuND iNc. -A 2.5204 -3.82% -1.77% -1.12% -6.34% Firs T Me TrO sAV e AND Le ArN F.O.c c u s DY NAMic FuND iNc. A 0.1952 1.14% N A N A N-6.6% cMMuTuAL FuND OF The phiL s., iNc. -A 1.8962 -3.38% -1.1% -0.23% -5.98% pAMi hO rizON FuND iNc. A 3.4399 -6.95% -3.33% -1.93% -8.64% phiLAM FuND iNc. -A 14.9068 -9.91% -4.39% -2.66% -11.51% sOLiDAriTA s FuND iNc. A 1.9804 -4.02% -2.72% -1.81% -6.65% suN LiFe OF cANADA prOsperiTY bALANceD FuND iNc. -A 3.3411 -6.16% -5.01% -2.74% -8.39% suN LiFe prOsperiTY DYNAMic FuND iNc. -A 0.8744 -2.7% -4.19% -2.3% -8.36%
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By Andrea E. San Juan @andreasanjuan ShipmateS, a philippine-based platform which aims to be the preferred shipping tool of local merchants, said it had raised p125 million in a seed funding round.
Motion denied ME ANWHILE the CA denied the motion of Okada for the issuance of a temporary restraining order, writ of preliminary injunction or cease and desist order to enjoin Pagcor and TRAL from performing any act that would supersede the SC’s SQAO and displace his current board of directors.“The plea for the issuance of a temporary restraining order, writ of preliminary injunction or cease and desist order to enjoin Pagcor and TRAL from performing any and all acts that will displace the status quo ante order Board of Directors and/or disturb the status quo ante order issued by the Supreme Court is denied for lack of authority,” the CA said. The CA said it was not given the authority by the SC to pass upon alleged violations of the SQAO it issued. It can be recalled that last August 10, the SC referred to the CA the reception of evidence that would finally resolve the ownership dispute involving Okada Manila. It gave the appellate court 30 days to come up with a recommendation on whether or not it should lift the status quo ante order (SQAO) that was used by Okada to regain control of Okada Manila, country’s largest hotel-casino. Among the pieces of evidence that the CA was tasked to receive were related to the propriety of maintaining the SQAO in view of alleged developments in TRLEI following Kazuo’s ouster, specifically, its financial condition and the alleged dissipation of its assets; supposed non-payment of landlord, suppliers and contractors; TRLEI alleged intention to list OMI in the United States; TRLEI’s purported plan to transfer its casino business permit to OMI; supposed waiver of TRLEI’s leasehold rights over the land on which Okada Manila is situated; and other acts claimed to be ultra vires (beyond the powers) and prejudicial to TRLEI. Joel R. San Juan
CA issues CDO against Pagcor, TRAL
Local startup raises ₧125M in latest seed funding round
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The shipping platform said it is backed by venture capital firms Y Combinator and Iterative. Y Combinator is a Silicon Valleybased startup accelerator which has invested in nearly 3,000 companies including Airbnb, DoorDats, Stripe, Instacart, Dropbox, and Coinbase. Iterative is a Singapore-based accelerator focused exclusively on SoutheastTheAsia.seed round was participated by Cathexis Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Taurus Ventures, Capital X, Sketchnote Partners and other “prominent” investors. “The company plans to scale its platform to be the preferred shipping tool of all the merchants in the Philippines and improve the country’s shipping infrastructure by helping both online businesses and shipping companies,” Shipmates said in a statement on Thursday. Founded by CEO Josh Supan and Chief Technology Officer David Marquez, the startup said it helps e-commerce businesses grow by making their shipping process easier and faster. Supan said the firm has set its sights on “small and medium businesses who primarily sell online. Their basket sizes range from $20$50” adding that the firm intends to “solve the nightmare” of shipping manually in the Philippines. “When talking to online sellers, their biggest pain point has always been how manual shipping still is in our country. We built Shipmates to automate this, we built Shipmates for them and we are very glad to be joined by our amazing investors in making this vision a reality,” Supan said. “Instead of shippers booking couriers manually on their phones or physically dropping off packages, their orders feed straight into Shipmates, and they can pick a courier for shipping from there.” The Shipmates chief noted the difficulties faced by customers in using the manual ship process, saying that “couriers didn’t have connections to e-commerce platforms and relied on business owners to physically dropoff packages in a hub or warehouse.”Theshipping platform boasts of features where online business owners can book standard or multiple orders, as well as compare rates between different couriers. Aside from the said features, shippers may also opt for cash on delivery with weekly remittances. Shipmates also noted that it offers free pick-ups anywhere within the National Capital Region (NCR), Greater Metro Manila, and Pampanga for Lalamove. As for the registration, the shipping platform said it does not charge any subscription fees, but there is a platform fee charged by Shipmates on top of courier rates. Shipmates said its accounts may currently be accessed through a web browser but the firm added that it is already working on the platform’s mobile application version.
Continued from B1 Pagcor says it will only recognize Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada as stockholder, director, chairman and CEO of TRLEI in compliance with the status quo ante order (SQAO) issued by the Supreme Court on April 27.
The DOLE made the commitment after the policy was flagged by ACT Teachers Party-List Rep. France L. Castro during the budget hearing at the House of Representatives (HOR) lastLaborThursday.and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma admitted it was the first time he heard of the scheme and vowed to have it reviewed.“Itappears that ‘utang-tagging’ is not correct since it will deprive teachers the chance to pay up their loans,” Laguesma said. “We will review the [PRC] resolution, which was mentioned by [Rep.] Castro.” The PRC is an attached agency Octavio PeraltaAssociation World THE Insurance Commission (IC) issued a statement last September 8 clarifying the license it issued to SeaInsure Life Insurance Inc. (SeaLife) owned by an affiliate of Shopee. The IC said that Insurance Commissioner Dennis Funa issued last August 4, 2022, License 2022/85-O in favor of SeaLife, granting the latter authority to transact business as a life insurance company in the Philippines. SeaLife, previously Reliance Surety and Insurance Co. Inc. (RSI), was acquired in March 2022 by SeaIn PL Ltd. (SeaPL), a Cayman holding company, under technology conglomerate Sea Ltd. that currently functions as the holding company for Shopee. As part of the approval process in the issuance of License 2022/85-O in favor of SeaLife, RSI surrendered its License 2022/67-R last July 26, 2022. Since its acquisition in March 2022, SeaPL converted RSI from a non-life insurance company to a life insurance company. In March, the IC approved the transfer of the non-life insurance portfolio of RSI to SeaInsure General Insurance Co., Inc. (SeaGen), which undertook that all policies insured by RSI beyond the cut-off date, if any, and any valid non-life insurance-related claims that may arise in the future, shall automatically be assumed by SeaGen. It will, likewise, be recalled that SeaGen was rebranded by SeaInsure PG Private Limited (SeaPG), a Singaporean holding company, from its previous corporate name AA Guaranty Assurance Co., Inc. (AAGA) when it acquired the latter in May 2021. SeaPG consequently launched SeaGen. By Lenie Lectura @llectura B DO Unibank Inc. will stop financing new coalfired power projects, a practice that the bank has put in place since 2019, one of the lender’s executives said. In his keynote speech delivered last Thursday, BDO Senior Vice President and Head of Compliance Group Frederico P. Tancongco said the bank will continue its current practice of not lending to new coal-fired power plant “Ultimately,capacity.BDOdoes not intend to finance any new capacity that will increase harmful greenhouse gas [GhG] emissions in the environment,” Tancongco said. The executive added that BDO has committed to reduce its coal exposure by 50 percent by 2033, while ensuring that its coal exposure does not exceed 2 percent of its total loan portfolio by 2033.
4. A new online community-led engagement model. An association may opt to change its engagement model from a traditional, event-led model, to a communityled model in which it can offer 365-days of opportunities for connections with other community members, for collaboration and knowledge-sharing, and for on-demand content. This holistic strategy, inclusive of many tactics and tools for engagement beyond just online events, leads to “always-on” community engagement experiences. 5. Final thoughts on starting an online community: n Start small. n It is not “build it and members will come,” but build it with them as they are already there. n The “sweet spot” of a successful community is the community purpose. n Research to find out your members’ needs, challenges, and expectations.
IC clarifies license it issued to SeaLife ASSOCIATIONS are not in the events business but in the community-building and communications business. This means that associations have to take a step back and reimagine the way they are building their communities and what the long-term member engagement strategy could look like. Digital is not a threat, but a massive opportunity for associations to engage and grow their communities and have bigger, more continuous, impact. This excerpt from an e-book titled “The Association Community Compendium: How to Harness the Collective Power of your Members,” authored by Mathijs Vleeming, an online community evangelist and strategy consultant, and published by Open Social, is the premise of a recent webinar that Mathijs conducted for the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE). Here are my key takeaways from his presentation:
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now reviewing the “utang-tagging” (loan tagging) policy of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), for teachers, which the labor department said made it difficult for teachers to renew their professional identification card.
1. Associations are natural communities. Community is in the DNA of every association. Its very existence is founded on a shared interest, passion, purpose, or mission. The challenges an association faces are plentiful and complex which the pandemic further exacerbated. Before delving into possible new models in response to these challenges, it’s crucial to understand an important foundational truth about associations and what makes them flourish: they are natural communities. 2. Community as a strategy take-up is mixed. Some associations have been nurturing this community dimension in earnest while others have lost the notion of community as part of their central philosophy and core strategy. When they treat their members merely as an audience, associations only create one-way and short-term communications and interactions with their members, such as in the case of in-person and online events. 3. An online community is a new “third place.” A “third place” refers to a place where people spend time, in addition to their home (place 1) and their work (place 2), to meet others, learn from each other, and exchange ideas. Traditional third places such as churches, libraries or gyms now include online chat rooms and forums. The time is now for associations to embrace a true community approach to maintain relevance, develop deeper member relationships, and achieve greater impact. The first step is to build a vibrant online community.
The bank’s coal exposure, Tancongco clarified, does not include short-term working capital that power companies would need to transition out of the coal power business.
of DOLE.Castro condemned the policy, which she said has been in effect for several years and affected hundreds of teachers.“Thisshould not be done to teachers since their license should be a different matter from their loan case. That is why I am calling for the said resolution to be scrapped,” CastroPRCsaid.Commissioner Erwin M. Enad confirmed they have such a policy but clarified that teachers were not immediately tagged for having outstanding loans. “The only time that you can be tagged is if there is an issuance of summons after it is determined there is a prima facie case,” Enad said. The PRC official said they are considering amending the policy. “We are now trying to study if the tagging can only be done after adjudication and not on the issuance of summons because like in a criminal case, there is a presumption of innocence, in an administrative case that also applies,” Enad said.
“BDO will support its customers’ transition to reduced carbon emissions by providing access to capital so they may invest in innovative technologies that will lessen their greenhouse gas emissions, or adapt their business to renewable energy alternatives,” he said.“BDO will provide access to capital required by persons and businesses in communities negatively affected by the energy transition to low carbon emissions.”Tancongco said, however, that in a situation where the Philippine government implements provisional emergency measures to address an energy crisis, or to the extent that the country’s energy resources can no longer meet its energy demand, BDO may reconsider extending capital for coal projects.“We want to make our intentions very clear in taking steps to lower greenhouse emissions. We also want to be realistic in acknowledging what our energy experts and economists have been sharing for the past two years on energy security and how it may impact the economy and our people,” he said. The bank also vowed to support the country’s ambitious goal for 75 percent reduction and avoidance of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. “BDO will continue to expand its Sustainable Finance initiatives towards funding new and existing renewable energy projects to increase their capacity, and contribute to the country’s avoidance of GHG emissions,” he said.
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n Use “ambassadors” and “super-users” to build relationships and cohesion, as well as assist the community manager with the various tasks at hand. n Design community experiences through rhythm, repetition, and consistency. n Make members feel smarter; facilitate and amplify. Octavio Peralta is currently the executive director of the Global Compact Network Philippines and founder and volunteer CEO of the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives, the “association of associations.” PCAAE is holding its Associations Summit 10 (AS10) on November 23 and 24, 2022. E-mail: bobby@pcaae.org.
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ACE’s non-toxic and odorless paints and painting supplies, ACE Hardware team led by Tes Portilio (Vice PresidentHR), Peachy Tiu (Assitant Vice President [AVP]–Marketing), Alain Tijing (AVP–Marketing), Tere Molina (AVP–Training), Michelle Ching-Gacias (AVP–SCO), Myla Cortez (Senior Manager-Counter), Mon Albert (AVP-Consultant) and other employee volunteers from the Head Office and branches spent their day working with the community’s homeowners for the home improvement of two, four-storey structures that serve as a home for at least 120 families in Pasig 1. ACE Hardware also donated gardening supplies like pots, organic plant medium, seeds, gardening tools to the community’s urbanThegarden.team also spent time with the community with a series of fun games and got to know the community members during the home improvement process. Portillo shared that she had a heartwarming and humbling experience. “More than just an event, it was an experience that truly had an impact on us and hopefully to the community as well. It was a blessing to be a blessing.” Pasig 1 Community Homeowners also enjoyed the experience, noting that they appreciate the time and effort spent by the ACE Hardware team to create better homes for the community. Nagpapasalamat po ang aming community sa Ace Hardware at sa Habitat for Humanity Philippines sa pagtulong sa pagpapaunlad at pagpapaganda ng aming mga tahanan, yung mga games na binigay nila sa mga kabataan at sa magandang pakikisama nila sa aming mga homepartners. Masaya kami sa mga tulad ng Ace Hardware na nagsasama sama sa pag volunteer at pagbahagi ng kanilang kakayahan. [We thank Ace Hardware and Habitat for Humanity Philippines for helping us improve and renovate our homes, for organizing games for the community, and for their efforts to get to know the community home partners. We’re happy that companies like Ace Hardware spent time to volunteer and share their skills with us.],” Pasig 1 Community Homeowners President Boni Florece said.
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TO help entrepreneurs recover and rebuild after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, DTC Promos Inc. has teamed up with Barangay San Antonio, Pasig City and the Ortigas Center Association Inc. (OCAI) to come up with the Ortigas Market. “The Ortigas Market was born out of the desire to empower our local community and help entrepreneurs to recover and rebuild after more than two years of the pandemic,” says Ed Dames, Chairman & CEO of DTC Promos Inc. Marissa Admes, DTC’s President and COO, said the partnership with the Pasig City government “has allowed us to provide a venue for our local producers to sell their products to residents in the Ortigas Center and surrounding areas.”
TMP TECH HOSTS ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING FOR TVET TRAINERS. Toyota Motor Philippines School of Technology (TMP Tech) recently hosted a week-long technical training for the representatives of 13 member countries of the inter-governmental organization Colombo Plan Staff College (CPSC). This activity is the second phase of the “Training of Trainers on Automotive Technical Professionals” under a tripartite collaboration among TMP Tech, CPSC, and Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation, Inc. (TMPF) with the aim of upgrading technical-vocational education and training (TVET) systems in the Asia and the Pacific region.
Admes related that one of her favorite go-to fruit suppliers is Adela Muega who is a pioneer of other markets has made her stake in the Ortigas“Adela’sMarket.sweet and quality fruits can hold their own place and take center stage in any dessert table. Nothing, but nothing, beats the freshest fruits of the season,’ she said.
“When I was a teenager, I remember visiting a clothing shop. The employees at the shop were all at the cashier talking to each other. And then there was a guy who approached me but he was not talking. He was trying his best to really assist me and it was then that I noticed that there was a name tag and the word deaf was placed,’ recalled Francis Carl Reyes, CEO and Founder of Caravan Food Group Inc. That was Reyes’ first experience with a deaf person who he felt was the “epitome of good customer service. No matter who you are, he is going to assist you. No judgement.” That experience made him decide that he would employ deaf partners for his store. He tried out the deaf partner program initially with Elait. When he saw that it was doing well, he implemented it at Overdoughs. Initially, Reyes started with two able and two deaf partners and he would be observing how they were doing theirBeforejobs. he was deployed in Elait, Lontoc underwent training and he said that it was a good experience for him. “I learned a lot during my training with Elait. I learned how to roll the ice cream properly and serve customers. After a while I, my supervisors gave me the opportunity to transfer to Overdoughs. There, I learned to prepare the doughnuts and our best-selling Chonky Cookies,” Lontoc said. In spite of the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, Lontoc persevered and rose the ranks to become a team leader in just five years. “As of now, I am currently in training to be an area supervisor and I am very thankful to my managers because they are very supportive,” Lontoc said. Lontoc will definitely have his hands full in the coming months as Reyes hopes to convert more of their Overdoughs outlets into cafes so that customers can get to savor their other products like pizzas, fried chicken, fries and empanadas. Overdoughs currently has one such outlet in Greenhills where customers can not only enjoy good food but do good as well. “I have learned to do my best, to be patient, trustworthy, dependable and reliable. I want to be a successful area supervisor, a position, I hope I can have for a lifetime. Now that I am married, I want to have a stable job for my family,” Lontoc said.
“I learned about the Caravan Food Group, Inc. when I submitted my resume at the UNILAB Office. And that was the start of my working relationship with Elait in 2017,” Lontoc said. The Caravan Food Group Inc. is the company behind Elait and Overdoughs. Elait offers ice cream where customers can witness ice cream being rolled with their favorite flavors right in front of them. Overdoughs, on the other hand, offers their very own versions of donuts or doughnuts, mouthwatering chunky cookies or Chonky Cookies, brownies or brookies, pizza and fries. What makes these two establishments stand out is that they provide employment and opportunities for the deaf.
A YALA Malls welcomes Philippine Amusement and Entertainment Corporation (PAEC), the biggest creator and operator of indoor attractions in the country, in a contract signing ceremony that makes their partnership official. The event, which took place on September 7 at Rumba, The Shops at Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati City, also had PAEC introducing its brands and new concepts. With this partnership, PAEC brings its different indoor attractions and installations to various Ayala Malls across the country. PAEC’s Food Wanderer x Lakbay Museo is opening this Friday, September 9, at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay. Food Wanderer x Lakbay Museo is the partnership of two big brands of educational and tourism art installations in the Philippines. This indoor attraction highlights the Philippines’ various regional dishes and tourist attractions through highly immersive art installations. It is PAEC’s advocacy to help promote Philippine tourism and education through its unique attraction concepts. Coming attractions spread across September and October are Dream Lab at the Ayala Circuit Makati, Museum of Emotions in Ayala Center Cebu, and Multiverse at the Glorietta, Ayala CenterPAECMakati.President and Chief Executive Officer, award-winning businessman Dr. Lawrence Li Tan, is the brains behind these massive indoor attractions that both entertain and educate.
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“We are quite excited about the variety of produce offered by our vendor partners that range from international and Pinoy cuisine to artisanal products and local crafts.They range from start-up Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to veteran entrepreneurs of farmers markets,” she said.
AYALA MALLS HAS A NEW PARTNER IN THE PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (PAEC). Present during the signing ceremonies were, from left to right, Mark Anthony Sablan, Vice President and Head of Leasing, Ayala Land Malls, Inc.; AC Legarda, Vice President and Head of Central Operations; Veronica Valdez, Operations Manager, Ayala Malls Manila Bay; Christopher Maglanoc, President, Ayala Malls; Dr. Lawrence Li Tan - President and CEO, PAEC; Tintin Enriquez-Yabao, Consumer Engagement Marketing Head, Ayala Malls; Gem Myka Sy-Lin, Board of Directors, PAEC; Yzl D. Cruz, Vice President, PAEC; Dakota Lin, Board of Directors, PAEC.
HEN his mother was withpregnanthim,she contracted German measles. This caused 31-year-old Jan Aldrin L. Lontoc to be born deaf. Lontoc, however, did not allow his condition to affect what he wanted to achieve in life – to be the best version of himself and to be a valuable member of the community.
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ACE Hardware partners with Habitat for Humanity for eco-friendly homes
“ACE Hardware is the helpful place. We are excited to partner with Habitat for Humanity to support their mission of bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. This employee volunteer activity in Pasig is just the start. We look forward to helping other communities with our ACE volunteers and ACE products.”
Under the agreement, TMP Tech will continue to provide expertise in enhanced joint activities for TVET, research, cross-country faculty and staff exchange, and human resource development. Eighteen foreign participants who are TVET experts and trainers flew in from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Two Filipino TMP Tech instructors also joined the program. In photo are (from left) TMPF operations manager Ronald Gaspar, CPSC director general Dr. Ganemulle Lekamalage Dharmasri Wickramasinghe, CPSC chairman and Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Imtiaz A. Kazi, and TMP Tech president Dr. David Go during the opening ceremonies of the week-long training of trainers held at TMP Tech, a premiere technical institution in Santa Rosa City, Laguna.
Dr. Li Tan works with a tight group of individuals—most of them from marginalized sectors of society—that are as talented as they are efficient. In fact, it only took all of 16 days to install and construct what is now Food Wanderer. Together with the entire PAEC team, Dr. Li Tan is looking forward to empowering everyone who would come to their indoor attractions. “We want to give people a chance to educate themselves on many fronts, from local cuisine to business smarts. Our interactive installations will make learning not only more enjoyable, but also applicable to real-life situations.”
Ayala Malls enters partnership with PAEC to open indoor attractions in Ayala malls
One of the main attractions of the Ortigas Market is the sinful, delectable and rich dishes served by Monchet Carballo, owner of Sabor de España. A seasoned advertising and marketing executive who ventured into the food business, Carballo understands the essence of slow cooked food that is prepared Ortigas Market to satisfy Community Hunger on Oct. 1 according to traditional techniques using the best ingredients. His paella, bacalao, beef salpicao, callos are simply sublime! Sustainable accessories made from sea glass gathered by fisherman for designer Isa Pangilinan and Pet Portraits by her sister Marita De Leon are just two of the unique artisan products that Ortigas Market goers can look forward to when they visit the area. The media partners of Ortigas Market are Manila Bulletin and the ALC Media group which consists of DWIZ, Home Radio, BusinessMirror, Cook Magazine, Philippines Graphic, Pilipino Mirror and digital partner SevenInterestedSharp. vendors may contact DTC Promos Inc and look for: Mobile: Marvee - 09655263824 |Joshua09271850593|Richard - 09971743815 Email: marvee.corpuz@dtcpromos.com. ph|joshua.delosreyes@dtcpromos.com.ph and richard.bayles@dtcpromos.com.phAfter graduating from a two-year course in hotel and restaurant services, Lontoc worked as a part time waiter in a catering company. He also had stints in Bench and Hapee Toothpaste.
A S part of ACE Hardware’s commitment to help every Filipino build and maintain their homes with affordable and sustainable options, ACE Hardware teamed up with Habitat for Humanity for the home improvement of its community in Pasig through eco-friendly and sustainable products. The partnership with Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization that aims to provide homes for marginalized Filipinos, is part of ACE Hardware’s goal to give back and help communities.
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By Josef Ramos P HILIPPINE CommissionSports(PSC) Chairman Noli Eala on Thursday called on the entire nation to support the Philippine co-hosting of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) 2023 World Cup. I encourage everyone, not just the basketball-loving Filipinos, to support the country’s hosting of the World Cup, which gives so much pride for the Philippines being one of the hosts, and stay behind our very own Gilas Pilipinas team,” Eala said. B asketball is close to Eala’s heart. He once sat as TV commentator for Philippine Basketball Association games and later on became commissioner of the league from 2003 to 2007. After that, he served as executive director of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and was much credited for the Gilas Pilipinas program. He, too, was once San Miguel Corp.’s head of basketball operations.
Let’s work together for a successful World Cup,” Panlilio said.
PHILIPPINE Sports Commission Chairman Noli Eala (fourth from left) with (from left) head of operations of the joint management committee Philippine co-hosting John Lucas, Smart Communications representative Jude Turcuato, Commissioner Olivia “Bong” Coo, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios, deputy event director Ericka Dy, chief of operations Richard Bachmann and International Basketball Federation legal commission’s Atty. Aga Francisco.
F IFA said it also plans to hold soccer games at the venue featuring former World Cup stars who are part of its Legends program. More than 1 million visitors are expected at the first World Cup hosted in the Middle East.
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T hose amazing feats were enough to merit Obiena top honors in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) monthly list of best performing Filipino athletes. The 6-foot-2 Obiena, who holds the Asian record of 5.94 meters, ruled the Internationales StabhochsprungMeeting in Jockgrim with a leap of 5.81 meters last August 24. He edged world No. 2 Chris Nilsen, who could only do 5.71 meters, and made the grade for an automatic slot in the world championships that Hungary is hosting in 2023. A f ew days later in the city of Leverkusen, Obiena stamped his class anew by ruling the True Athletes Classics with a 5.81-meter effort, beating Rutger Koppelar of the Netherlands and Kurtis Marschall of Australia via countback.Justbefore the month ended, Obiena struck anew by registering 5.86 meters in the St. Wendel City Jump in Sankt Wendel. The 5.86-meter effort was a new meet record as Obiena relegated Menno Vloon of the Netherlands and French rising star Anthony Ammirati to second and third, respectively. D rowned by Obiena’s late-month brilliance was Gilas Pilipinas’s win over Saudi Arabia in the International Basketball Federation 2023 World Cup qualifying game at the Mall of Asia Arena on 29 August. Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Lebanon in Beirut a few days before, Gilas, behind National Basketball Association star Jordan Clarkson, zoomed to an 84-46 win.
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V NS-One Alicia missed the services of star middle blocker Kim Malabunga, who sprained his right ankle against Sta. Rosa.
W ith a 144 aggregate, Malixi heads to the final 18 holes of the P750,000 championship with the biggest lead ever-posted after 36 holes on the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour (LPGT), looking for a second win this year after edging multi-titled Princess Superal by one in this year’s kickoff leg at Luisita last March. Unlike in the first round, I didn’t put too much pressure on myself, which is a good thing. I was able to play my game,” added the American Junior Golf Association, ICTSIbacked campaigner, who nailed her first pro victory at Midlands at the close of last year’s LPGT season.
W ith her third pro victory within reach, Malixi said: “I will just play a relaxed game tomorrow (today), play with confidence and will try not to think anything that would bring me down.”
YSAY MARASIGAN leads Cignal with 14 points built on 12 attacks, one ace and a block.
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A LEX EALA repulsed Australia’s Taylah Preston, 6-2, 7-6 (1), to advance to the quarterfinals of the US Open juniors division Wednesday at the US Tennis Association Billie Jean King Center in New York. A fter a first-set cruise where she zoomed to 5-1 for the go-ahead, Eala, 17, found herself down, 2-4, in the second set but rallied to make it 4-4. The match went tight and headed to a tiebreak, but the No. 10 Eala banked on an aggressive forehand to snare the win. I ronically, Eala will face her doubles partner, Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals. E ala, bronze medalist at the 31st Hanoi Southeast Asian Games last May, and Andreeva beat Americans Shannon Lam and Iva Jovic, 6-2, 6-2, to also reach the girls’ doubles quarterfinals.EalaandAndreeva take on Carolina Kuhl and Ella Seidel in the quarterfinals.EalaisNo. 290 in the Women Tennis Association rankings, but is No. 2 in the juniors behind Russian Diana Schnaider. Josef Ramos ALEX EALA is getting stronger by the day. TROI SANTOS RIANNE MALIXI looks unreachable on top of the field. ROY DOMINGO
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first three matches, broke the three-way tie at the top spot after moving to 3-0. They also extended their winning streak to 16 games dating back to the 2019 Reinforced Conference.GeuelAsia gave Cignal a fivepoint advantage after delivering a booming ace, 20-15, late in the third set. The Griffins, though, did not go down without a fight and leaned on Ben San Andres, who led a 9-2 blast that put them at set point, 24-22, after trailing for almost the entirety of the third frame. Ysay Marasigan and Edmar Bonono kept the defending champions alive by scoring on consecutive plays to save two points for Cignal. San Andres, who took charge in VNS-One Alicia’s late rally, committed two straight attack errors which ended the match. “ It’s who has the bigger heart in such matches will win,” HD Spikers head coach Dexter Clamor said. “In the end, it was a pretty good performance although we were rattled.” M arasigan, who was called for a crucial net violation late in the third set but atoned for his mistake and led Cignal with 14 points built on 12 attacks, an ace, and a block.
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The two-leg LPGT winner finished with a 79, forcing a tie for second at 153 with Marvi Monsalve, who limped with a frontside 43 but broke a run of backside pars with a birdie on the par-5 17th for 78. With Chihiro Ikeda, winner of the Eagle Ridge-Aoki last July before the ICTSI-backed circuit took a two-month break, carding a 78 for a share of fourth at 154 with Martina Miñoza, who shot a 75, a shootout looms for the battle for second, which however offers the top purse of P101,250 with Malixi all set to sweep the pro championship and the low amateur honors barring any unfortunate incidents in a final round tipped to be a breeze for the rising star. But it will be a duel like no other for Constantino and Ikeda, who are both targeting the top purse to fuel their respective bids in the Order of Merit race heading to the last three legs of the Pilipinas Golf Tournaments Inc.-organized circuit at Riviera, Pradera Verde and Anvaya Cove.Th ree-leg winner but absentee Chanelle Avaricio leads the chase with P522,500 in winnings but Ikeda and Constantino are just behind with earnings of P485,250 and P368,250, respectively.Monsalve is also out for a big finish and a shot at a first pro victory. Gretchen Villacencio put in a 76 for sixth at 156; Pamela Mariano and Sarah Ababa matched 157s after a 78 and 81, respectively, while amateur Mafy Singson, who topped the Splendido Taal leg last May, skied to a birdie-less 81 for a 158 and Kristine Fleetwood carded a 77 for 10th at 159. M alixi hit a pitch-in birdie from 8 yards on No. 2 to offset a missed green bogey on the opening hole in a repeat of her start in the first round. She then watched erstwhile co-leader Constantino stumble and slip off the leaderboard with three straight bogeys from the second hole to pull ahead. Th at early three-shot cushion made things a lot easier for Malixi, who had braced for a shootout with the two-leg winner and reigning OOM champion after matching 74s in the first round, and a spirited charge from the rest of the early contenders, including Monsalve, three titleseeking Ikeda, Ababa and fellow amateur and ICTSI teammate Mafy Singson. But no one had come closer than four as Constantino continued her free fall with a spate of bogeys and Ikeda and the rest failed to stage a rally that would merit them a shot at the lead.
W hile erstwhile co-leader Constantino and the rest of the pro field wilted in the debilitating heat and faded with mediocre rounds in the last nine holes of the tough upand-down layout, Malixi remained cool and kept on firing with the accompanying breeze at the backside making it more unnerving for her pursuers to ever mount a charge.
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F IFA said the Al Bidda Park in central Doha will host “concerts starring top global and local music acts and live works by internationally acclaimed performance artists” during the 29 days of World Cup games. The tournament starts on November 20.
A RianneMATEURMalixi parlayed Harmie Constantino and her rival’s early struggle and wavering finishes into a breakaway run to post a huge 9-stroke lead with a two-under 70 as the heat presented another challenge in the second round of the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Valley Golf Challenge in Antipolo City on Thursday. But whatever conditions the weather had delivered, Malixi showed she’s mentally and physically prepared for the less-than-ideal conditions at the tight, daunting Valley South, overcoming a twobogey, one-birdie card after five holes with three birdies and bucking a double-bogey on No. 11 with backto-back birdies from the 12th to pull away. “ It was a game full of recoveries. I was able to bounce back on not-so-good holes and I was sinking the putts that mattered most,” Malixi said.
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D OHA, promisedQatar—FIFAWednesday to stage free concerts with international stars for visitors to the official Fan Festival in Qatar during the World Cup.
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ORLD No. 3 pole vaulter EJ Obiena proved in the month of August his bronze medal finish in the world championships was no fluke with sensational victories in three marquee German competitions.
Eala calls on Filipinos to fully support PHL co-hosting of Fiba ’23 World Cup
Constantino never recovered from a three-bogey skid from No. 2, dropping more strokes on Nos. 6 and 11 and on Nos. 14, 15 and 16 before hitting her first birdie—a downhill putt from four feet—on the course’s signature hole, the par-3 18th in an ending drenched in a drizzle.
The festival site next to the Corniche waterfront and close to the West Bay neighborhood will be the official viewing area for fans to watch the 64 games on giant screens. A policy on alcohol consumption was confirmed Saturday that will allow sponsor Budweiser to serve beer after 6:30 p.m.
Cignal stays unscathed in Spikers’ Turf
O n Wednesday, SBP officials and some members of the local organizing committee (LOC) for the Fiba 2023 World Cup co-hosting paid Eala a courtesy call at the PSC offices inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Together with Commissioner Olivia “Bong” Coo, Eala met SBP executive director and Fiba World Cup 2023 event director Sonny Barrios, deputy event director Ericka Dy, chief of operations Richard Bachmann, LOC and Smart Communications representative Jude Turcuato, SBP legal consultant and chairman of Fiba legal commission Atty. Aga Francisco and John Lucas, head of operations of the joint management committee Philippine co-hosting. SBP President Al Panlilio said he has also met with Eala and looked forward to his support for the World Cup the country is co-hosting with Japan and Indonesia from August 25 to September 10.
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No music acts have yet been confirmed for the Doha venue. Since the 2006 World Cup in Germany, FIFA has run fan zone viewing areas with local organizers in host nations.
M arck Espejo added eight points while JP Bugaoan had six points with two kill blocks as 10 players scored two points or more for the HD Spikers in the game that lasted for an hour and 35 minutes. T he Griffins, after trimming the Cignal’s lead to just two in the opening set, 18-20, were plagued by errors which eventually put the HD Spikers at set point, 24-19. Marck Espejo and Rex Intal then committed service and attack errors, respectively, while Roniey Adviento converted off a slide which saved three set points for VNS-One Alicia before Espejo dropped the hammer to give his side the 1-0 lead. Th ings looked a bit easy for Cignal in the second set after going on a 7-2 blast after the second technical timeout to take a 23-15 advantage over the Griffins. Kevin Montemayor tried to will VNS-One Alicia back into the match but Espejo delivered the final blows that helped the HD Spikers take the set. L eading the Griffins, who dropped to 2-1 in the standings, are Montemayor and San Andres with 13 and nine points, respectively.
