Acer tops 2022 consumer notebook sales in PH

Acer continued to dominate the PC notebook category in the Philippines for 2022 and was the No. 1 consumer notebook brand for the 16th consecutive year. The brand topped the category with a 35.2% market share, according to a third-party research firm. Acer was also No. 1 in the gaming notebook category with a 40.4% market share.

For 2022, market share peaked for Acer in October at 48.2% as post-pandemic hybrid work made notebooks even more of a necessity. In 2021, Acer had an overall market share of 33% - 30% in consumer notebooks and 34% in gaming notebooks.

Online learning was among the drivers for growth. It was in the education sector that Acer truly showed its strength with multiple product offerings across all market segments and the brand’s val ue-for-mon ey proposi tion. Acer’s sustainability efforts, par ticularly with the Green PC, Acer Vero, also helped push laptop sales. Other green activities that helped gain consum er attention were the #MakeYourGreenMark 21-Day Challenge and the Green Mark Con cert, where Acer fans helped raise Php1.38 million for the GreenEarth Heritage Foundation and 20 metric tons of plastic waste compensation for The Plaf. Acer ambassa- dors like Sarah Geronimo, SB19, Kathryn Bernardo, and Daniel Padilla also helped to get the brand’s messages across to consumers.

Meanwhile, Acer

Team Payaman, Een Mercado, Kang Dupet, Blacklist International Dota 2 Team, Team Secret Valorant, Polaris Esports, and Boom Esports among others – for its gaming laptops also resonated with the gaming community. The brand’s support for esports, by holding grassroots tournaments for up-andcoming players, also gained fans for gaming devices. There was also a lot of buzz as the Asia Pacific Predator League 2022 Grand Finals was finally staged offline after two years of being online.

Another growth driver was the brand’s strong presence nationwide. Consumers can shop for Acer products in Acer Concept Stores and through authorized dealers. Online, Acer is available on its website and on Shopee and Lazada.

“In the last two years, there was an unprecedented demand for computers because of online work and education. As things slowly but surely return to normal, Acer’ goal is to optimally perform within core business competencies as we prepare for areas of future growth. Our consumers can only expect the best of what we can give them,” said Sue OngLim, Acer Philippines General Manager.

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that Felonia was the Principal by Inducement in the murder.

“It is very important to note that really in the decision of the court, the court pretty much said that allegations of Labang against Felonia were contradicted by evidence,” Europa said. Europa was referring to Felonia’s co-accused Romnel Escote dela Cerna (lookout) and Rodel Escote dela Cerna (driver of the getaway vehicle) were previously discharged for having entered a plea of guilty to the lesser offense of homicide and the gunman Paul Labang was discharged as state witness.

The decision with a copy released to the media by Europa and collaborating counsel lawyer Jaja Buenaventura of Innominds Consultancy, explained that the “conspiracy to commit murder was not proven beyond reasonable doubt. In particular, testimonial and abject evidence supported the acquittal of Col. Felonia. While the gunman alleged that Felonia called him several times in connection with the crime, the forensic examination of Labang’s cellphone revealed that Labang did not receive any calls the day before or on the day of the murder.”

It also said that “the testimony of Labang contained inconsistencies which were substantially rebutted by the testimony of the officers of the Regional intelligence Unit (RIU) Compound which proved that Labang did not meet Col. Felonia in the Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) Compound. Moreover, the bullet recovered at the crime scene did not match the firearm recovered from gunman Paul Labang. Forensic examination of the firearm allegedly used as the murder weapon was a doubtful evidence, so to speak, as the firearm was already used as evidence in five previous shooting incidents in 2012 (Quezon City), 2013(Region V), 2014 (Davao City).”

Europa said forensic evidence is of great help for the acquittal of Felonia.

“There’s the saying that people may lie but objects evidence cannot lie. Like for example the forensic examination of the cel-

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Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, ELSEs were granted fiscal incentives through PEZA Board Resolution 97-366 dated Nov. 11, 1997, or the “Guidelines for Registration and Operations of Ecozone Facilities Enterprise Engaging in Warehouse Operation.”

As the government rationalizes tax perks through the CREATE Act, the BOI and PEZA have to clarify the classification of ELSEs.

In the new PEZA MC, ELSE projects can be considered export enterprises when it renders at least 70 percent of output and/or services lular phones where the judge noticed and pointed it out that the fact that the forensic examination did not show records of phone calls that were supposedly made put into question the veracity of the allegations na may mga tawag. And also very important that there were witnesses also from the PNP from the previous command of Col. Felonia that some elements of and even retired na at the time he testified na galing ng RIU 11 who testified to the fact that on the days na wala pang claim that he went there and that Col. Felonia supposedly gave him money, etc. they were there and they never saw him there. Reading the actual transcript of their testimonies, you would realize that they were with Felonia the entire time and he was never alone and the people who were with him attested to the fact that they never saw Paul Labang there,” Europa said. to another registered export enterprise and shall be engaged in integrated logistics, such as the establishment of a warehouse storage facility and procurement from local sources and/or PEZA-registered enterprises for direct export or consignment to PEZA-registered export enterprises.

When asked if Felonia will be reinstated in his former post following his acquittal, Europa said they will discuss this in the future but there is basis to reinstate his benefits.

“That is administrative in character what was decided today was just criminal case. Personally, I think there can be basis for him to petition the PNP kasi lampas naman sa retireable age si Felonia I think there’s basis for him to ask the PNP to at least reinstate the benefits that he should have receive in retirement because it was this case the very reason why there was an adverse decision against him administratively. Hindi pa naming napag-usapan niyan, we are still celebrating our win for today. We will probably talk about that sometime in the future,” he said.

“Right now, we are very happy with the decision. This was a long, hard fought case specially for Col. Felonia. He’s been detained since 2014 and this afternoon is his first taste of freedom after suffering for so long being detained. It’s really a vindication for him and we are very happy with the successful termination of the case against him and giving him the taste of freedom again,” he added.

“Accordingly, all ELSEs which have already filed their application/request for VAT zero-rating certification for the year 2023 and are compliant with PEZA reportorial requirements, including reports required under TIMTA, shall be issued the VAT zero-rating certificate,” the PEZA said.

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nor Edwin Jubahib said in a statement.

To be awarded the GFH accolade, local government units (LGUs) must meet accounting and auditing standard regulations and pass an evaluation by the Commission on Audit (COA).

“Good financial management is essential for sustainable development,

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lay eggs.

Lamata also noted that Davao de Oro province is already a SAAD beneficiary with a budget of PHP209 million for five years of implementation, which start- and we will continue to prioritize this in our efforts to drive progress in Davao del Norte,” Jubahib said.

In addition, the provincial government must comply with the full disclosure policy, which involves the display of financial documents in three visible locations and on the full disclosure policy portal. (PNA) ed in 2018.

SAAD is a locally-funded program of the DA which aims to help alleviate poverty among the marginalized sectors of agriculture and fishery. (PNA)

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government operations.

Meanwhile, Paguican reported the department has surpassed last year’s output by generating 42,856 renewal applications, which is an increase of 4,017 compared to last year’s 38,839.

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vocation na kay fraud man ug mao na ang provision sa RA 10930. Bug-at kaayo na nga gibuhat nga balaod. Gawas sa lisensya, ma-filan pud ka ug kasong criminal ug dili naka puwede mu-apply ug balik kay perpetual revocation na,” he said.

Cañedo said so far he already signed 500 resolutions canceling driver licenses for violating RA 10930.

“Nag intensify ang atong law enforcement service with regards anang mga nagakuha ug lisen-

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Health (DOH) has crafted a development plan for specialty care as part of the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan 20202040, which primarily includes the development of 328 specialty centers across different hospitals in all regions.

“In addition, no less than the Local Government Code of 1991 itself has devolved the health services to the LGUs (local government units) with the objective of making quality health services easily accessible to every Filipino. The case of decentralizing specialty hospitals is no different,” he said.

Yap said the 1987 Con-

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“The government intensifies measures to increase local production and agricultural productivity. As an intermediate action, the administration has temporarily reduced import restrictions on essential commodities through EO (Executive Order) No. 10,” he added.

Diokno said these measures are complemented by the continued linkage of farmers and fishers to consumers to ease prices.

“The government en- an inadvertent elbow moments later. belong to a different friend.

The night was another incredible memory for the fans lucky enough to be in a building that has hosted a wealth of basketball history in less than a quarter-century. Lakers fans are no strangers to witnessing historic moments, and they turned out ferociously for the chance to see a once-in-a-generation achievement.

The moment was irresistible to fans like Aaron Sanchez, one of the hundreds of jersey-clad Lakers faithful patiently taking turns posing in front of the statue of Abdul-Jabbar that stands on the plaza in front of the Lakers’ downtown arena.

“It’s basketball history, and that’s what the Lakers are all about,” Sanchez said. “LeBron is already one of the greatest Lakers ever, and getting this record in a Lakers uniform just makes it more certain. He was our leader after Kobe (Bryant) died, and he’s our leader now.” sya sa laing lugar because kaning proseso nato karon kung tan-awon nimo muadto lang sila kay karon wala naman manual examination. Its already online ang examination so matingala mi kung ngano muadto pa sila sa lain lugar para mukuha ug lisenya. Basahon ra nila nag regulation nga naa online ug mupasa ra gyud sila. Dili gyud tinuod na lisod diri for as long as ma-comprehend lang nila tung mga balaod ug system nga gina-pa-review sa ilaha,” he said. stitution guarantees an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development that is endeavored in making health services available to the people at an affordable cost.

She said out of the 42,856 more than 38,000 paid their applications.

“That means more than 5,000 applications are yet to pay and they already incurred 25 percent penalty for late payment,” she said.

The measure ensures that three years upon its enactment, at least one specialty hospital should be built in Northern Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Southern Mindanao.

The DOH will have the mandate on the type of specialty hospital that would be built first in the said regions in accordance with the prevailing illnesses identified in those areas.

(PNA) sures that its fiscal policy avoids adding up to aggregate demand that risks further inflation by maintaining fiscal responsibility,” he said.

“It (the government) will continue to provide targeted subsidies to affected sectors to cushion the impact of elevated inflationary pressures,” Diokno said, underscoring the bid to bring down inflation to within the government’s 2.5 percent to 4.5 percent assumption for the year.

Sanchez shares a set of two season tickets with a few friends and family, and he already had the seats for Tuesday’s game months before anyone could predict the magic day. He turned down a friend’s offer of $200 to swap the Thunder seats, but he’s out of luck if James waits until Thursday to break the record, since those tickets

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of ROP Global Bonds…,” the BSP said.

To recall, in January, the Marcos administration raised a total of $3 billion or about P164 billion from its sale of triple-tranche dollar-denominated bonds, marking its second fund raising effort in the offshore debt market.

The “blockbuster” fund raising initiative of the government is intended to finance “general purposes of the Republic, includ- ing budgetary support” as well as “budgetary support and to finance or refinance assets under the government’s Sustainable Finance Framework.”

Indeed, James has already earned a special place in Lakers fans’ hearts over his five seasons in purple and gold. Several months before he won the franchise’s 17th championship in the Florida bubble, he became a part of Lakers lore with his inspirational words and steady leadership in the wake of Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash.

Inside the building, dozens of celebrities gathered to witness history: Denzel Washington, Jay-Z, Bad Bunny, LL Cool J, Usher, Andy Garcia and countless others. Dozens of basketball greats also turned out, including Lakers heroes James Worthy and Bob McAdoo along with Dwyane Wade.

The central bank also cited the upward valuation adjustments in the value of its gold holdings due to the increase in the price of gold in the international market, and net income from its investments abroad for the higher month-on-month GIR level last month.

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Accommodation and food service activities (-240 thousand);

Human health and social work activities (-239 thousand); and

Real estate activities (-168 thousand).

Meanwhile the sectors which added the most jobs during the period were:

Agriculture and forestry (829 thousand);

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for the taxpayers because that’s what we’re here for, public service.”

“We are serious with that,” he added.

Lumagui said the BIR will also accelerate the achievement of its digitalization program, which is scheduled until 2023, “as soon as possible” to make the agency’s internal and

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ogy transfer.

“The Department of Energy believes that investments, energy security, and access to technologies are inevitable. Why we have concurred with this external processes convenient for taxpayers. agreement is, one, we need investments. It is our view that the energy sector is a capital-intensive undertaking, where Filipino capital may not be sufficient,” he said.

Fishing and aquaculture (291 thousand); Administrative and support service activities (257 thousand); Construction (138 thousand); and Other service activities (123 thousand).

The Philippine economy grew 7.6 percent in 2022, beating analysts’ forecasts. But economists said growth could be slower this year.

“And of course ang expectations natin dyan (our expectations there), once we are able to accomplish that, once we are able to provide convenience, the taxpayers would really voluntarily comply with their tax obligations,” he said.