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RESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has admitted his administration’s war on drugs was a failure.

At a campaign rally in Malabon City on Tuesday evening, Duterte, whose promise

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to eradicate illegal drugs in three to six months helped him capture the presidency in 2016, said the drug problem was “swallowing� the country.

He said the drug trade even worsened even if he had ordered that drug traders be killed. “You can read it every day, even in the crawler of the TV networks. There are billions worth of drugs. Before, it was only thousands. Drugs, I cannot control, son of a b****h, even if I ordered the deaths of these idiots,� Duterte said in remarks during the rally of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan.

Duterte’s statement followed big raids by anti-narcotics agents.

On March 19, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) found P1.1 billion worth of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride in Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City. Three days later, PDEA seized P1.8 billion worth of shabu at the Manila International Container Port.

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Duterte: China wants to be friends with PH AMID warnings mainly from the opposition regarding the Philippines’ cordial relationship with China, President Rodrigo Duterte has said Beijing merely wanted to be friends without asking for anything in return from Manila.

In a speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan campaign rally in Malabon City on Tuesday evening, Duterte said he became friends with China because the United States failed to deliver on its promise to provide arms. “I went to China, they just want to be friends.

They gave me arms, gave me ammo, until now they have not asked for anything in return.

They are not asking for any territories,� the President added.

The President’s statement came after it was reported that Chinese vessels had been sighted on the disputed Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).

According to the Philippine military, hundreds

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CAMPAIGN FUN President Rodrigo Duterte makes a comical gesture during a campaign rally in Malabon City on Tuesday. With him is candidate for senator Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go.

GOVT VOWS TO RELEASE DRUG WAR RECORDS MALACAÑANG has assured the public that the Duterte administration would abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling to release all copies of police reports related to the government’s war on illegal drugs.

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo on Wednesday said the executive branch, as a respecter of rule of law, would heed the order of the high tribunal.

“We always follow the rule of law.

The Supreme Court has spoken,� the 0ALACE OFkCIAL SAID IN A STATEMENT “Unless it reverses itself upon a motion for reconsideration by the solicitor general, obedience to its ruling should come as a matter of course,� he said.

The Supreme Court en banc on Tuesday ordered the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to submit

copies of drug war records related to deaths linked to the government’s anti-drug operations.

The OSG was also ordered to furnish copies of the documents to petitioners, who had questioned the legality of the government’s drug war before the court.

Petitioners who will be provided

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THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday suspended the planned dredging by a foreign vessel in Lobo, Batangas for lack of documents required by the government.

Undersecretary Benny Antiporda told The Manila Times that while the dredging vessel M/V Emerald operated

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Trial will start on May 15, with THE PROSECUTION PRESENTING THE kRST of its six witnesses. “We did nothing wrong and I’m very proud of Rappler and what we’ve accomplished,� Ressa said in an interview after the arraignment. “I still say that these cases are all politically motivated. I mean, where in the world do you come home on a Friday, get arrested, post bail and on a Monday, get another arrest warrant and post bail again? I’ve been arrested twice in a little over a month and a week or so,� she added.

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JV, 4 other senators favor review of govt contracts F IVE senators on Wednesday said they were in favor of a transparent and fair assessment of all government contracts, including those signed with China, as ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte.

“In particular, the review should focus on concessionaire agreements in water and power-important utilities that impact the daily lives of our people,� Sen. Joseph Victor “JV� Ejercito said.

The President, in calling for a second look at the contracts, was simply doing his job to protect the interest of the nation, Ejercito added. “We have to be wary of debt traps. The least burdensome for the country should be the option,� he said.

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said he was amenable to reviewing the contracts with China, as well as bilateral or multilateral international agencies, such as the World Bank, Asian Development "ANK AND EVEN PRIVATE kRMS “But I must caution that existing and binding contracts cannot SIMPLY BE CLASSIkED AS ONEROUS AND unilaterally canceled. The government must avail of the procedure outlined in the contract[s]. To do otherwise would constitute a breach of the government’s obligations under the contract,� he added.

Drilon said the government “must respect the sanctity of the agreements, otherwise, no country or entity would enter into contracts with us because we cannot be trusted to honor our obligations.� “If the government thinks a contract duly executed is disadvantageous or onerous, it can renegotiate its terms, or go to court for its reformation. Or, bring it to the Ombudsman if it violates the anti-graft law. This power to review, moreover, must not be used to harass,� he added.

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said the thorough and systematic review of all contracts made by the govern-

ment with companies and other COUNTRIES gIS THE kRST STEP TOWARD ENSURING THAT THE SOVEREIGN AND kScal interests of the Filipino people are preserved and protected.� “It is also a good exercise to know whether the country is benefiting from past contracts and loans entered into by previous administrations. We should never repeat onerous provisions moving forward,� he added. g) TRUST THAT THE /FkCE OF THE 3Olicitor General and the Department of Justice will make this review as transparent to the public as possible,� Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, said.

According to him, “[h]owever, the review should not be meant to rescind live contacts. Reneging on contracts will tarnish the reputation of the our country in terms of attracting potential investors and the much needed FDIs (foreign direct investments).�

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“I assume it (review) includes an inventory of all government contracts, simultaneous with the review.

It should not stop there.� “Those responsible for tying us up with onerous contracts, which are obviously grossly disadvantageous to the government, should be made accountable and made liable,� Lacson added.

Sen. Gregorio “Gringo� Honasan 2nd also agreed with the President’s move. “But beyond [the] review, performance audit of all multilateral bilateral economic, security engagements and arrangements [should also be conducted] to determine if they have served mutual interests in the short, medium and long term.�

The two water concessionaires

of the government have expressed their openness to the government’s review of all government contracts.

The President had directed Solicitor General Jose Calida and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to study, among others, the arbitration case involving Maynilad Water Services Inc. and the Philippine government.

Maynilad welcomed Duterte’s order to delve into the contracts as stipulated in the concession agreement of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System WITH THE TWO WATER kRMS SIGNED ON Feb. 21, 1997.

The accord ends in 2037. “Maynilad has always believed in the sanctity of the concession agreement and the merits of this public-private partnership as seen in the vast improvement in the service levels enjoyed by our customers since we took over. We welcome any review of our obligations under this agreement as has been undertaken by our regulator since the start of the concession,�

Maynilad said in a statement also on Wednesday.

Manila Water said its doors were open for discussions aimed at enSURING SUFkCIENT WATER SUPPLY FOR residents in its concession area. “As long-time partners of the government, we are always open to dialogue with the government to kND WAYS TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGE of ensuring sustainable water security solutions,� Manila Water said also in a statement on the same day.

In October last year, Maynilad scored a victory when Singapore’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling ordering the government to pay P3.44 billion to the West Zone concessionaire for revenue losses caused by delayed rate adjustments.

The ruling came after the government opted to no longer escalate the case to the Court of Appeals, the upper division of Singapore’s high court.

Last month, a water supply shortage hit about 1.2 million households in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces.

Manila Water has an allocation of 1,600 million liters per day (MLD) from Angat Dam. The company, however, was forced to tap its reserves in La Mesa Dam to make up for the supply DEkCIT AS DEMAND HAS INCREASED TO about 1,750 MLD over the previous weeks.

Maynilad, majority owned by listed Metro Pacific Investments Corp. led by Manuel V. Pangilinan, services the cities of Manila, Pasay, ParaĂąaque, Caloocan, Muntinlupa, Las PiĂąas, Valenzuela, parts of Makati and Quezon City, as well as portions of Cavite.

The listed utility of the Ayala Group, Manila Water, services the cities of Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, Makati and and parts of Quezon City and Manila, as well as Pateros town.

It also serves Antipolo City and the Rizal towns of Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Jala-Jala, Morong, Pililla, Rodriguez, Tanay, Taytay and San Mateo.

The opposition also on Wednesday questioned the President’s order. “In practice, contracts should be reviewed first before they get signed. Doing otherwise puts the country and our citizens in great jeopardy,� Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano said.

Former House deputy speaker and fellow Otso Diretso Senate candidate Erin TaĂąada agreed, saying the order was “far too little, much too late.â€?

Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. also on Wednesday chided the President’s critics who questioned his sincerity in ordering the review to ensure that there were no onerous provisions in the deals. “So what if there was oversight? He’s being open, ayaw n’yo pa (and still you reject it). He can’t do right, only wrong and YET WHENEVER ) OFFER A SELkE WITH people I just met they insist on DOING THE kST ;SIGN= FOR $UTERTE u Locsin said on Twitter.

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Govt copies are the Center for International Law (CenterLaw) representing residents of 26 villages in San Andres Bukid, Manila, and the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG). “The court ordered the solicitor general to submit the police reports [concerning Oplan Tokhang, the government’s drug war strategy] to the Supreme Court copy furnishing the petitioners,� the high tribunal said.

In 2017, the CenterLaw and FLAG urged the Supreme Court to halt the implementation of Duterte’s drug war.

This prompted the high tribunal to require Solicitor General Jose Calida to submit full documentation of around 3,000 deaths, which the government claimed were a result of legitimate police anti-drug operations. #ALIDA HOWEVER HAD kLED A MOtion for reconsideration defying the Supreme Court’s order, saying the Duterte government could not divulge “sensitive information that have national security implications.â€? “Our position was we should not give because we are not trying the entire EJKs (extrajudicial killings) in the Philippines. And besides the Supreme Court [is] not a trier of fact[s],â€? he said on the sidelines of oral arguments in the high tribunal on March 5 this year. “There are still cases that are still being investigated by the law enforcement [units]. It’s still ongoing‌ then they will know the movements of our operatives,â€?

Calida added.

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Environmental activists unite against the alleged destruction of the environment at a news briefing at the Arroceros in Manila on Wednesday. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

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Duterte: ‘Worldwide problem’ Duterte, however, said the drug war was a failure because it was a “worldwide problem.� “It’s a worldwide problem, now there are drugs even in China, Taiwan and there are a lot of others,� the President said.

Duterte added that some police OFkCERS WERE PROTECTING DRUG TRADERS “I will release a document, how the policemen are playing with drugs, the OFkCIALS AND WHY IT IS NEVER ENDING Why are policemen assigned in antidrugs back then are still in anti-drugs?

The Filipino people are being played [with],� he said.

He slammed the claim that POLICE OFkCERS WERE BEING PAID TO

kill drug suspects. “It is being probed by Congress, I told them, why are they tagging me with... I give them P5 million to kill... Son of a b****h, why will I pay P5 million? That is your job.

You’re crazy,� he said.

In 2017, Amnesty International REPORTED THAT POLICE OFkCERS WERE offered up to P15,000 per drug kill, which the government denied.

Late last month, Duterte said the drug situation in the country had “worsened� and that law enforcers were close to giving up.

Lacson, chairman of the Senate public order and illegal drugs committee, said he was not in favor of releasing the names of police ofkCERS IN THE ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE “In the same manner that they should not release the names of judges and other personalities WITHOUT kLING CHARGES .O ) M NOT in favor,� he said.

Earlier, Lacson called on the government to build up cases against politicians allegedly involved in drugs, warning of several consequences in releasing the so-called “narcolist.�

He said unveiling the political kGURES ON THE LIST WOULD GIVE THEM ‘Build cases first’ a chance to take a backseat and lie Reacting to the President’s state- low, which would give authorities a MENT 3EN 0ANkLO ,ACSON ALSO ON MORE DIFkCULT TIME IN DOING SURVEILWednesday said the government lance and building up cases.

Releasing the narcolist, especially should build up cases against poLICE OFkCERS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN if not validated, could eventually illegal drugs, before making public serve as death warrants, he said.

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Military to Pinoy fishers: Report harassment to us THE MILITARY on Wednesday URGED &ILIPINO kSHERS TO REPORT ANY form of harassment near Pag-asa 4HITU )SLAND AMID CONkRMATION of the presence of Chinese vessels in the area.

Capt. Jason Ramon, spokesman for the military’s Western Command (WesCom), said there were no reported incidents of harassMENTS BUT CONkRMED THAT #HINESE vessels were either staying or moving close to the island, particularly near the sandbars between Pag-asa and Subi (Zamora) reef.

In an interview over dzBB radio, Ramon said the Chinese vessels were suspected to be maritime militia of the People’s Liberation Army Navy. “They are staying there, but sometimes they are not conductING ANY kSHING ACTIVITIES u HE SAID

adding that the Chinese were unarmed and not in uniform.

Ramon said it was “normal� for the vessels to be stationary, “but

there were times they (Chinese VESSELS WERE NOT kSHING u About 275 Chinese vessels are being monitored near Pag-asa Island, said to have been going in and out of the area since January.

Ramon said that fishers were FREE TO kSH NEAR 0AG ASA )SLAND g4HEY CAN FREELY kSH AROUND the area and we are also encourAGING OTHER kSHERS TO kSH NEAR Pag-asa Island and also, we are encouraging them that in case of any untoward incident or harassment that would occur to them, they can report it to us for us to take action,� he added.

Last week, the WesCom disclosed that 600 ships were roaming Pag-asa Island, but a few days later, Armed Forces chief Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr. said there were only about 200 ships.

The Department of Foreign AfFAIRS HAS kLED A DIPLOMATIC PROTEST with Beijing.

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Pope: Women have ‘legitimate claims’ Church can support women’s rights without agreeing with everything feminists want VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said in a document released Tuesday that women had “legitimate claims� to seek more equality in the Catholic Church, but he stopped short of endorsing recent calls from his own bishops to give women leadership roles.

In the text, Francis also told young adults they should try to help priests at risk for sexually abusing minors in what a Vatican OFkCIAL SAID WAS A GREAT ACT OF TRUST the Pope had for today’s youth to HELP gPRIESTS IN DIFkCULTY u Francis issued the document, known as an apostolic exhortation, in response to an October 2018 meeting of the world’s bishops on better ministering to today’s young Catholics.

The synod took place against the Church’s clergy sex abuse crisis and included demands for greater WOMEN S RIGHTS 4HE BISHOPS kNAL recommendations called the need for women to hold positions of responsibility and decision-making in the church “a duty of justice.� )N THE NEW DOCUMENT RElECTING at length on the October meeting, Francis did not echo that sweeping conclusion. Instead, he wrote that a church that listens to young people must be attentive to women’s “legitimate claims� for equality and justice, as well as better train both men and women with leadership potential. “A living church can look back on history and acknowledge a fair share of male authoritarianism, domination, various forms of enslavement, abuse and sexist violence,� Francis said.

He continued: “With this outlook, she can support the call to respect women’s rights, and offer convinced support for greater reciprocity between males and females, while not agreeing with everything some feminist groups propose.�

An organizer of last year’s synod, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, was asked at a news conference on Tuesday about Francis’ lack of reference to women in leadership positions and the need to welcome gay Catholics. Baldisseri replied that Francis couldn’t rewrite everything from the final synod recommendations.

Francis’ new document, a 299-paragraph booklet entitled Christ is Alive covers a wide range of issues confronting young people today. In it, he notes that many felt alienated from the church because OF ITS SEXUAL AND kNANCIAL SCANDALS

and were suffering themselves from untold forms of exploitation, conlICT AND DESPAIR A hefty chunk of the document focuses on both the promises and perils of the digital world and dedicates ample space to the plight of migrants. It uses millennial lingo, CALLING THE 6IRGIN -ARY AN gINlU-

encer� and describing relations with God in computing terms: “hard disk,� ‘’archive� and “deleting.�

Francis wrote that he was inspired

BY ALL THE RElECTIONS FROM THE BISHops’ synod and refers readers to the 2018 recommendations. He said he wanted to use his new text to “summarize those proposals I considered MOST SIGNIkCANT u Throughout, he urges young people to be protagonists in rejuvenating the church.

On the topic of child sex abuse and cover-ups in the church, the Pope called for the “eradication� of traditions that allowed child sex abuse to take place and for a challenge to how church leaders handled cases with “irresponsibility and lack of transparency.�

He urged young people to call out a priest who seems at risk of seeking affection from children and youth, “and remind him of his commitment to God and his people.�

Asked if that message wasn’t putting young people in potentially dangerous positions with potential predators, another synod organizer, Monsignor Fabio Fabene, said it was the contrary.

The Pope’s words showed Francis wanted to entrust the youth with “showing closeness to priests EXPERIENCING DIFkCULTYu IN THEIR MISsions and for young people to help “rejuvenate the heart of a priest who IS IN DIFkCULTY u Such terms have long been used

BY CHURCH OFkCIALS TO MINIMIZE THE criminality of priests and bishops who rape and molest children.

Asked why there was no reference to Francis’ frequent call for “zero tolerance� for abuse, Baldisseri said the Pope did not need to repeat the phrase in every document. “You don’t need to say ‘zero tolerance’ every time you go to lunch and dinner,� he said.

The document acknowledges the importance of sexuality in the development of young people. As with the roles of women in the Catholic Church, Francis did not repeat the bishops’ wording in recommendations for deeper anthropological, theological and pastoral study on sexuality and sexual inclinations.

The term “homosexuality� appears once in Francis’ text.

Women have often complained they had second-class status in the CHURCH (ISTORY S kRST ,ATIN !MERIcan pope has vowed to change that, but he has done little that is concrete and counts no women among his own advisers.

Just last week, the founder of the Vatican’s women’s magazine resigned with members of the editorial board, citing what she said was a climate of distrust and de-legitimization in the Vatican.

The editor of the newspaper that distributes the magazine denied efforts to undermine women. AP

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AIR POLLUTION SHORTENS LIFE OF CHILDREN IN ASIA HONGKONG: Air pollution will shorten the life expectancy of children born today by an average of 20 months and will have the greatest impact in South Asia, according to a study published Wednesday.

The State of Global Air report, published

by US-based Health Effects Institute and the University of British Columbia, says air pollution is the fifth leading cause of early death worldwide — responsible for more deaths than malaria, road accidents,

malnutrition or alcohol.

However, it warns “the loss of life expectancy is not borne equally,� with children in South Asia set to have their lives cut short by 30 months because of a combination of outdoor air pollution and dirty indoor air.

In east Asia, the study says air pollution would shorten children’s lives by an estimated 23 months — compared with around 20 weeks for children in developed parts of Asia Pacific and North America.

The report, which uses data up to the end of 2017, estimates that if air pollution levels were brought within World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, life expectancy in Bangladesh would see the highest expected gain, at nearly 1.3 years.

India, Nigeria and Pakistan would all see average life expectancy increase by around one year.

Despite state reforms to reduce pollution levels, China remains the

Usurpation of authority Dear PAO, I live near a busy intersection where I am able to observe the daily traffic in our area.

Most of the vehicles that pass our street are large trucks on their way to the Port Area. One day, I noticed A MAN WEARING OUR CITY S TRAFkC ENFORCER UNIFORM DIRECTING THE TRAFkC lOW ) LEARNED from our barangay (village) that our local city government did not coordinate or inform them about the designation of this TRAFkC ENFORCER IN OUR AREA Our suspicions grew when we observed that this man was prioritizing trucks more than other vehicles and in exchange, the truck drivers would hand out small bills TO HIM 7E CONFRONTED THE TRAFkC ENFORCER AND ASKED FOR HIS OFkCIAL IDENTIkCATION (E INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS INDEED A TRAFkC OFkCER AND CLAIMED THAT HE WAS FROM OUR CITY S TRAFkC BUREAU AND THAT HE WAS DESIGNATED TO MANAGE THE TRAFkC IN OUR AREA He was not able to present any convincing IDENTIkCATION ASIDE FROM HIS UNIFORM WITH his last name. We’re not even sure if that was his real name. Because of this, we went to THE CITY TRAFkC BUREAU AND ASKED ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF THIS SUSPICIOUS TRAFkC ENFORCER 7E WERE INFORMED THAT THE TRAFkC ENFORCER WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THEIR OFkCE NOR WAS HE deputized to act on their behalf. ConsiderING THIS ) WANT TO KNOW IF THIS FAKE TRAFkC enforcer committed any crime he can be punished for. I think he did more harm THAN GOOD IN ATTEMPTING TO MANAGE TRAFkC in our area by giving unfair preference to trucks passing our street.

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country with the highest mortality rate due to air pollution, responsible for around 852,000 pollution-related deaths in 2017.

The top five countries with the highest mortality rate due to air pollution were all in Asia: China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Bangladesh.

In total, the report says 147 million years of healthy life were lost in 2017 globally due to pollution.

Exposure to household air pollution — mostly from people burning coal, wood or charcoal to cook or heat their homes — is most common in South Asia, East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Nearly half of the world’s population is exposed to household air pollution, including an estimated 846 million people in India and 452 million in China.

A study last October from the WHO found that exposure to toxic air both in-

doors and out kills some 600,000 children under the age of 15 each year.

It found that children were often more vulnerable to the impact of air pollution since they breathe more rapidly than adults, thus absorb more pollutants at a time when their brains and bodies are still developing.

Data from the United Nations health body said that every day, 93 percent of children under the age of 15 breathe in dangerously polluted air.

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BY BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO

EN. Panfilo “Ping� Lacson on Wednesday allayed fears of retired military and uniformed personnel that their pension would be cut amid allegations that the Senate slashed the budget for the pension and gratuity fund of uniformed personnel.

The senator said that on the contrary, HE SOUGHT AN INCREASE IN THE PENSION AND GRATUITY FUND IN THE 0 TRILLION NATIONAL BUDGET BILL ,ACSON SAID HE ASKED THAT THE PENSION FUND BE INCREASED BY 0 MILLION TO FUND THE 0 INCREASE IN OLD AGE PENSION OF SENIOR VETERANS (E AND 3EN 'REGORIO g'RINGOu (ONASAN ND CO AUTHORED 3ENATE *OINT 2ESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE IN THE BASE PAY OF MILITARY AND UNIFORMED PERSONNEL

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Opinion

THURSDAY April 4, 2019

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E d i to r i a l B E WA R E T H I S L I T T L E K N O W N FA C T:

El NiĂąo can spawn strong, wild typhoons

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S the country struggles with soaring temperatures, water shortages and agricultural losses due to the ongoing El Niùo climate phenomenon and the onset of summer, the typhoon season is likely very far from anyone’s thoughts. The current conditions, however, should remind us to take the opportunity to be prepared for what recent history suggests may be a bad storm season.

El NiĂąo is a cyclic climate phenomenon that occurs at IRREGULAR INTERVALS OF TWO TO kVE YEARS AND CAN LAST FROM nine months up to two years. It is characterized by warm OCEAN WATER MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE 0ACIkC AND ITS most immediate impact on our part of the world is sigNIkCANTLY DRIER THAN USUAL WEATHER Agricultural losses from the El NiĂąo-induced drought have already exceeded P5 billion, and are certain to increase, even though weather forecasters have determined that the El NiĂąo has peaked and will begin to dissipate in the coming months.

While the drought is not solely to blame for recent water shortages affecting millions in Metro Manila and surrounding areas, it certainly aggravated existing water management PROBLEMS AND IS MAKING RECOVERY FROM THOSE DIFkCULT Information from the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that the current El Nino event is the seventh one to occur since the year 2000. The previous one, one of the strongest on record, lasted from 2014-2016. Others occurred in 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007 and 2009-2010.

One effect of El NiĂąo that is not so well known is that it corresponds to the formation of strong typhoons -- the warming of the ocean surface atmosphere allows moisture-rich air to rise and develop possibly into wild rainstorms. Strong typhoons do not occur only during El NiĂąo years, of course; some of the MOST HORRIkC STORMS IN RECENT YEARS SUCH AS 4YPHOON &RANK (2008) and Typhoon Yolanda (2013) did not. But historically, El Nino years have always produced strong typhoons. In

THE COUNTRY WAS STRUCK BY NO FEWER THAN kVE DESTRUCTIVE typhoons; 2004’s Typhoon Winnie killed nearly 1,600 people; Typhoon Reming (2006) added 1,400 more deaths and P5 billion in property damage; Ondoy and Pepeng (2009) did almost P50 billion in damage between them; Typhoons Juan

'LENDA AND ,ANDO COST 0 BILLION 0 billion and P14.4 billion respectively, as well as hundreds of dead, injured, and missing people.

Given such history, it would be foolish to ignore the inevitable: In the months to come, at least some parts of the Philippines will be affected by a destructive typhoon.

The time to prepare for that eventuality is now. And while government at all levels has important responsibilities for those preparations, we, as individuals and families, must also do our part to safeguard ourselves, our loved ones and our communities.

Some steps ordinary citizens can take to ensure their safety include checking the soundness of their homes, particularly roofs, windows and doors, and making necessary repairs. Inquire at your barangay OR MUNICIPAL OFkCES TO kND OUT WHETHER YOUR HOME IS IN A HAZARD AREA AND IF SO

what procedures are to be followed in case of an evacuation. Discuss emergency preparedness with your family.

And of course, gathering and keeping handy a supply of essentials for use in an emergency – canned and dried foods, clean drinking water, medications, extra clothing and useful items such as candles and spare batteries – now, when there is no emergency and supplies are plentiful and reasonably priced, could spell the difference between quick recovery and tragedy later on.

We cannot control what nature may throw at us, but with a little forethought, we can survive it and return to our normal lives more quickly. ~

THURSDAY April 4, 2019

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Politics as a game of thrones

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T takes one noble gesture for someone to leave the comforts of living a private life and ascend into the tumultuous world of public service. The pressure to be perfect is such a burden, more so as a politician is expected to mediate and navigate a highly contentious and imperfect world.

It is simply mind-boggling how we can expect the honest, dignikED PRINCIPLED AND UPRIGHT TO EVER survive unscathed not necessarily by corruption but even just by compromise. After all, politics is simply ABOUT MEDIATING CONlICTS AND TAKing action to ensure that the political

darkest periods in human history, the ship of state was stabilized not by honest leaders, but by leaders who are not afraid to enter into compromises if only to attain the greatest good for the greatest number. Much as it is community will remain standing hard to admit, it seems that in order to despite divergent opinions, and that lead, one has to be willing to take up the ship of state will sail through highly contentious means if only to turbulent waters whipped by winds achieve the end of serving the greater coming from different directions. good. Machiavelli is such a maligned Many people think that virtuous name, but hateful as his politics may leaders are the best suited to lead the have been, his type of princes were the journey. This is what most political ones who actually made a difference theorists have offered as a template. DURING DIFkCULT TIMES 9ET WHEN WE ACTUALLY RElECT ON THE This reality is captured vividly in

ON THE CONTRARY ANTONIO CONTRERAS

the popular HBO series “Game of Thrones� where there is a short supply of characters that can be imaged as Aristotelian or a disciple of Plato or St. Augustine. Not even Jon Snow, who had to execute even a child just to show how it is to be a just leader.

Daenerys kept unleashing her dragons on anyone who threatens not only her loved ones but also anyone who threatens her throne. Even the passive-aggressive Sansa Stark, a woman who can be characterized as the one truly possessing quiet courAGE OFkCIATED THE EXECUTION OF ,ITTLE

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Q MAKABENTA FROM A1

Alan Peter Cayetano flouts the Constitution Second, because the Supreme Court failed to hear a petition questioning the citizenship of Alan Peter Cayetano, this person of questioned citizenship could succeed in creating a boundless political dynasty in Taguig City through the midterm elections.

7ITH THE kRST ISSUE #AYETANO turns the Constitution into a pretzel and makes untenable generalizations about the nature of democratic government.

With the second issue, Cayetano glosses over the fact that he chose American citizenship in 1985, and has not up to this time legally reacquired Philippine citizenship.

These questions have become fundamental because of the shamelessness with which Cayetano and his relatives (wife and siblings included) are seeking to control all major political posts in Taguig to the prejudice of other &ILIPINOS AND THE PEOPLE OF 4AGUIG I put it to the nation that if a person can be held in contempt for disrespecting a court or a house of Congress, even more so must a person be cited for contempt or worse for making a mockery of the Constitution.

&ILIPINO PUBLIC OFkCIALS WHO kND unthinkable the idea of living outside the public payroll. They have not missed a day without a government paycheck ever since THEY TASTED ELECTIVE OFkCE -OST of the time they are moving from one government post to another via elections, succeeding one another as they exhaust their terms.

Amazingly, the Cayetanos’ domination of Taguig is built on a misrepresentation of the origins of their patriarch, the late senator Renato Cayetano.

Cayetano was not a native of Taguig-Pateros, as is falsely claimed on the Internet. In fact, Renato was born in San Carlos, Pangasinan.

He died in Ayala Alabang.

By any stretch of the term, the Cayetanos have created in Taguig a political dynasty, and threaten to expand it further by gunning for even higher elective positions in the country.

In a cruel irony, Alan Pater and ,ANI ARE CHILDLESS WHICH IN A WAY is providential because this limits the train of future Cayetano OFkCIALS 4O COMPENSATE FOR HIS childlessness, Alan Peter has symbolically adopted as his children hundreds of young people in Taguig. The city will go crazy Family monopoly when Alan Peter dares in future to place some of his so-called ad,ET S START WITH THE LAUNCH LAST opted children in the line of sucSunday of the candidacies of cession to the Cayetano dynasty.

Cayetano family members for various national and local posi- Brazen and defiant defense tions in the May elections.

The family’s candidates are: In answer to those who charge that 1. Alan Peter Cayetano, candi- his family is creating a boundless DATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE kRST dynasty in Taguig, Alan Peter is district of Taguig-City; BRAZEN AND DEkANT (E HAS HIS OWN ,ANI #AYETANO !LAN S WIFE theory of democracy. candidate for representative of He says: “There are no political the second district of Taguig city; dynasties in the country because ,INO #AYETANO !LAN S the Philippines is not under aubrother, candidate for Mayor of thoritarian rule. We’re not an arisTaguig City, to succeed the outgo- tocracy...or a dictatorship. We are a ING MAYOR ,ANI #AYETANO democracy. There are no dynasties 4. Pilar �Pia� Cayetano, Alan’s in the Philippines because we have sister, candidate for senator. free and open elections.�

Right off, if their candidacies Really? The reasoning is bizarre are successful, the Cayetanos will and maddening. I can cite scores control all congressional represen- of books and political scientists to tation and city administration in contradict him. There are numerTaguig. In addition, they will have ous democratic countries that suffer a band member inside the Senate. from some form of dynasticism.

The four Cayetanos exemplify The United States, for one, is

of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, raised in his column the question, “Is Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano a Philippine citizen?� (Inquirer, March16, 2017).

Rodis disclosed multiple details about Cayetano’s history, and raised unresolved questions about his citizenship status. )N THE 53 &EDERAL 2EGISTER OF former US citizens, Alan Peter Cayetano is said to have relinquished his citizenship only in 1999.

2. As a child of a Philippine citizen father and a US citizen Intent and meaning mother, Alan Peter was born as a citizen of both countries but, by of dynasty provision the age of 21, he had to choose The Cayetanos have probably one or the other, and he chose sworn an oath to keep the anti- US citizenship. dynasty provision of the Con3. According to a complaint stitution permanently dormant. filed by former Pateros Mayor 4HE PROVISION WILL kND LIFE ONLY Jose Capco, Jr., Cayetano’s parover the carcass of their politics.

ENTS OBTAINED AN !LIEN #ERTIkCATE Nevertheless, the meaning and of Registration (ACR) for him on intent of the Constitution is clear. March 18, 1976, indicating that !ND SOMEDAY A &ILIPINO LEADER he was an American citizen. or party will dare to bring the Capco obtained a further record, provision to life. which revealed that on Jan. 23, The 1987 Constitution of 1985, Cayetano personally applied the Philippines states in Article for and was granted a new ACR, II Section 26: “The State shall WHERE #AYETANO AFkRMED HIS INTENguarantee equal access to op- tion to be a citizen of the United portunities for public service, States of America. and prohibit political dynasties Capco’s complaint never made AS MAY BE DEkNED BY LAW u it to the Philippine Supreme To guarantee is to ensure or Court, and it is unclear as to take responsibility (for). what became of his accusation.

To prohibit is to forbid, hinder But Cayetano has also never or prevent. challenged his inclusion in the /RIGINALLY THERE WERE ONLY kVE 53 &EDERAL 2EGISTER AS HAVING principles and state policies in only formally relinquished his the 1935 constitution. They were US citizenship in 1999. raised to 10 principles and state What this means is that Caypolicies in the 1973 Constitution. etano was apparently still a US Now, in the1987 Constitution, citizen when he first ran and there are 28 provisions in the won as Taguig councilor in 1992, Charter’s “declaration of principles as vice mayor in 1995, and as and state policies� (Article II). congressman in 1998 before he According to Charter framer formally relinquished his US and author Jose N. Nolledo, “The citizenship in 1999.

28 provisions are mandates to Infuriated by the Rodis colthe State to enact and implement umn, Cayetano blasted the Into make the Constitution a truly quirer and branded the charge as living and active document, to fake news. He recited his alleged transform provisions into reali- noble efforts to serve the country.

The citizenship case of Alan Peter ties or actual institutions.� should be heard by the Supreme Who is Alan Peter Cayetano? Court. There’s no telling how far this man’s catatonia will mislead us. )N 2ODEL 2ODIS A &ILIPINO American lawyer and columnist yenmakabenta@yahoo.com a democracy, and there are several known political dynasties in America. The Bush family is considered by some political scientists and historians as the foremost American political dynasty.

Neighboring Indonesia is clearly another democracy with dynasties. So is India.

And the Philippines has a political culture that tolerates dynasticism. The Cayetanos are counting on this tolerance in wreaking their sordid scheme on Taguig.

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Q SALUDO FROM A1

Stand up for truth and decency in social media &IRST ONE COMMENDS THE !PO (IKING 3OCIETY STAR FOR REVERSING HIS INITIAL DENIAL AND PUBLICLY ADMITTING AND REGRETTING THE MASTURBATION VIDEO GONE VIRAL 4HAT S THE WAY TO handle scandals: tell the truth AND FACE THE MOB RELYING ON THE ,ORD S PROTECTION AND GRACE TO OVERCOME ANY ENSUING PAIN AND TRIBULATION 3ECOND THE EPISODE SHOWS what not to do if one means to BE A CREDIBLE ADVOCATE OF MORALLY UPRIGHT GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS !CTIONS PROSCRIBED

BY THE PREVAILING SOCIAL MORES WOULD ERODE ONE S MORAL ASCENDANCY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA 6IDEO MAKES DISTURBING BEHAVIOR EVEN MORE DESTRUCTIVE TO CREDIBILITY CONJURING UNSAVORY IMAGES WHENEVER PEOPLE SEE OR HEAR THE ERRING ADVOCATE 4HAT S WHY COMPANIES DROP CELEBRITY ENDORSERS IF THEY GET INVOLVED IN SCANDALS 4HIRDLY AND OF MAIN IMPORT FOR THIS ARTICLE IF THE PERNICIOUS exploitation of social media for PARTISAN POLITICS IS GETTING WORSE

IT S MAINLY BECAUSE PEOPLE ACCEPT OR EVEN RELISH IT GLEEFULLY SHARING material without bothering with DECENCY AND TRUTH

Sharing without caring

millions of pesos were paid to a brother of President Rodrigo $UTERTE S SON IN LAW -ANS #ARPIO WITH A SUPPOSED PAGE FROM the tara books showing the bagMAN S CODE NAME 4HEN THE TALE CONTINUES SOME P170 million was wired to a (ONG +ONG BANK ACCOUNT AGAIN with a supposed list of deposits WITH AN AUTHENTICATING SIGNATURE And whose name appears as acCOUNT HOLDER g0AOLO $UTERTE u As bankers and journalists KNOW SUCH MONEY TRANSFERS ARE impossible to pull off without alerting financial regulators in both the Philippines and (ONG +ONG NOT TO MENTION THE GLOBAL TASK FORCE AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING 4HAT S WHY NO REPUtable media has reported the PURPORTED PAYOFFS "UT THE SCHEMERS WHO CONCOCTED THE DECEIVING VIDEO ARE NOT AIMING FOR HEADLINE NEWS 2ATHER

THEY ARE TARGETING ORDINARY FOLKS LACKING IN kNANCIAL KNOWLEDGE and keen to share sensational STUFF WITHOUT VERIkCATION 3OME OF THESE CLUELESS OR careless netizens graduated FROM TOPNOTCH UNIVERSITIES AND SHOULD KNOW BETTER "UT MAYBE because of their political leanINGS THEY ARE QUICK TO BELIEVE AND SHARE SUCH MATERIAL And if some Duterte opponents take the trouble to manufacture and spread a deCEPTIVE VIDEO FOR POLITICAL GAIN

there could well be supporters expending much time and efFORT TO OBTAIN A PRIVATE VIDEO AND VIRAL IT

0AREDES SUSPECTS THAT gIN THIS UGLY SEASON OF TOXIC POLITICS MUCKRAKERS DETERMINED TO NEUTRALIZE MY INlUENCE BY VIOLATING MY PRIVACY and digging up dirt on me are at WORK u )F THAT IS TRUE UNFORTUNATELY MISUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA (soc-med) for partisan politics CUTS ACROSS PARTISAN LINES Take the latest anti-Duterte A plea for prudence VIDEO CANARD BEING SPREAD )T and decency features a purported hooded whistleblower claiming to be a Can this online exchange of lies FORMER DRUG SYNDICATE PAY OFF OR and lewdness be stopped? &ACEBOOK IS TRYING

BY SUSgTARAu BOOKKEEPER NOW IN HIDING 4HE VIDEO ALLEGES THAT TENS OF pending or banning users who

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N the so-called “outer chapters� of The Chuang Tzu (the book attributed to the Taoist philosopher Chuang Tzu) there is the parable of a man who fell asleep and dreamed he was a butTERlY /N WAKING UP HE STARTED to wonder: Was he a man who DREAMT THAT HE WAS A BUTTERlY

OR A BUTTERlY DREAMING THAT HE WAS A MAN !LL ALONG ) HAVE assumed to be sui compos IN FULL POSSESSION OF MY FACULTIES

SANE IN OTHER WORDS "UT WHEN I woke up one morning to read A VERY SERIOUS POST IN A REPUTABLE online magazine that had one adVOCATE OF WOMEN S RIGHTS WARNING against “good morningâ€? greetings AS A FORM OF HARASSMENT ) STARTED to doubt whether I had wormed MY WAY IN THE NIGHT INTO SOME PARALLEL UNIVERSE OR WHETHER ) HAD FALLEN INTO THE CUCKOO S NESTĂœ )T CERTAINLY DID NOTHING TO EASE MY QUEASINESS WHEN ) READ THAT some academics clamor for the EXPULSION OF 0LATO !RISTOTLE !QUINAS +ANT AND THE WHOLE CABOODLE OF BROODING MOROSE PHILOSOPHERS BECAUSE THEY WERE gWHITE u !ND ) THINK THAT "ACH -OZART

"EETHOVEN #HOPIN WILL SOON BE on the list of outcasts also beCAUSE OF THEIR RACE #HUANG 4ZU S QUESTION BECAME MINE (AS THE WORLD GONE BONKERS OR HAVE )

no longer able to keep pace with

SPREAD FAKE NEWS OR VIOLATE PRIVACY !MONG THEM WERE &" ACCOUNTS TEMPORARILY DEACTIVATED MONTHS AGO FOR SHARING A VIDEO THAT REPORTEDLY SHOWED A YOUTH BULLYING AND ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A VICTIM This week the social media behemoth banned about 200 accounts of a former Duterte socMED CONSULTANT FOR ACTIVITIES GIVING the false impression that countless USERS WERE LIKING SHARING AND COMMENTING ON CERTAIN NEWS "UT REALLY UNLESS NETIZENS want and accept draconian CONTROLS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ONLY RESPONSIBLE AND PRUDENT BEHAVior can counter false or indecent CONTENT GOING VIRAL 0LAINLY NETIZENS MUST EXERCISE prudence in assessing online POSTS CHECKING WITH REPUTABLE news media and other expert WEBSITES BEFORE SHARING OR LIKING 3UCH DUE DILIGENCE WOULD HELP STOP AND DISCOURAGE FAKE NEWS !S FOR PRIVATE AND INDECENT CONTENT &" AND OTHER SOC MED USERS should institute chat and posting RULES AGAINST LEWD MATERIAL )F SOME chat users want to keep posting CRASS CONTENT THEN LEAVE AND SET UP another group for those of wholeSOME PREFERENCES 4HIS MAY GENERATE ANIMOSITY

BUT THAT S BETTER THAN ALLOWING IF NOT ABETTING INDECENCY IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA ONE USES /THERWISE EXPECT OBJECTIONABLE VIDEOS AND PICTURES TO KEEP INVADING ONE S SPACE

CONSTANTLY SEEK VALIDATION AND RAISE BASIC QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT POSTED CLAIMS 7HAT IS THE SOURCE AND IS it credible and unbiased? Are THERE SEVERAL REPUTABLE WEBSITES corroborating the report? What do experts in the field think about the news? !ND MOST IMPORTANT IS THERE SOLID VALID PROOF OR BASIS PROVIDED FOR THE ASSERTIONS 3O MANY POLITICIANS STATEMENTS GET IN THE NEWS WITH NIL VERIFICATION

AS THIS COLUMN RECENTLY WARNED ( HTTPS WWW MANILATIMES NET WHY FILIPINO POLITICIANS LIE ITS the-medias-fault/524316/ 4HIS WRITER REGULARLY ADDS FACtual clarifications in response to posted opinions and claims IN ONE CHAT AND THIS HAS MADE fellow users more circumspect WITH THEIR POSTS "UT IN ANOTHER GROUP ONE HAS KEPT SILENT DUE TO A USER WHO REACTS NASTILY TO OPPOSING VIEWS NO MATTER HOW TRUE AND WELL ARGUED !S FOR INDECENT MATERIAL THERE IS REALLY ZERO JUSTIkCATION FOR THE MORALLY UPRIGHT TO TOLERATE LEWDNESS !ND PEOPLE MUST STAND UP FOR DECENCY AND PRIVACY )N ONE ALUMNI CHAT GROUP

this writer pointed out that posting and sharing pornogRAPHY WAS SINFUL GOING BY THE teachings of their Catholic alma MATER ! COUPLE OF USERS TOOK UMBRAGE BUT EVENTUALLY A SEPArate chat for sharing explicit SEXUAL CONTENT WAS SET UP &OR SURE DECEPTIVE OR INVASIVE Speak up for truth material will continue to crop and privacy UP AND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE USERS KEEN TO MAKE SENSATIONAL POSTS

Will soc-med users buck lies NO MATTER HOW UNTRUE BASELESS

and lurid posts in their chats? OR INDECENT 7HICH IS WHY THOSE It will take determined efforts OF US WHO WANT TRUTH AND DECENCY

BY UPRIGHT USERS WHO MAY NOT MUST DEMAND BALANCE PROOF AND BE IN THE MAJORITY wholesomeness in our social me4HESE ADVOCATES OF TRUTH BAL- DIA $ON T LET TRUTH AND MORALITY ANCE AND DECENCY ONLINE MUST LOSE BY DEFAULT

The margins of sanity FR. RANHILIO CALLANGAN AQUINO MODERNITY )N THE NAME OF GENDER F D EQUALITY THAT LONG ADMIRED GESTURE OF CHIVALRY ‡ THAT A GENTLEMAN STANDS AND OFFERS HIS SEAT TO A LADY ‡ SHOULD NOW BE CONDEMNED AS SEXIST AND DEGRADING 3UCH A MAN IS IN THE REkNED LANGUAGE OF OUR EGALITARIAN AGE A gCHAUVINIST PIGuĂœ !ND WHEN STANDARD FORMS THAT DEMAND THAT A PERSON IDENTIFY himself as “maleâ€? or “femaleâ€? are condemned for compelling perSONS TO THINK AND ACT IN BINARY FASHION THEN ) AM LEFT WONDERING what is left of the world with which ) WAS FAMILIAR !LL OF A SUDDEN ) AM IN UNFAMILIAR INDEED FORBIDDING BECAUSE OF ITS UNPREDICTABILITY AND ANOMY TERRAINĂœ 4HE PRISONERS IN 0LATO S CAVE THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE PERCEIVING THINGS AS THEY WERE 4HEY WERE NOT )T WAS DISORDERED REALITY )T was shadows of mere images that THEY HAD TAKEN TO BE REAL 7E ARE ADAMANT AT PURVEYORS OF WHAT WE CALL gFAKE NEWSu ‡ ALTHOUGH OFTEN WHAT WE STAMP AS “fakeâ€? is what we do not want to HEAR 7HY ARE WE NOT UP IN ARMS

AGAINST THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE US RE ORDER REALITY /NE REASON FOR THINGS GONE AWRY IS OUR VIRTUAL REJECTION OF THE CATEGORY OF THE gREAL u )T STARTED WHEN WE COULD MAKE THINGS HAPPEN 4HE CREscendo picked up when we could interfere with the beginnings OF LIFE ARTIkCIAL INSEMINATION

ARTIkCIAL CONTRACEPTION IN VITRO FERTILIZATION )T PICKED UP WITH THE ADVENT OF VIRTUAL REALITY AND A PARALLEL SPACE ‡ gCYBERSPACE u (OLOGRAMS CAN MAKE EVEN THE DEAD APPEAR AND ARTIkCIAL INTELLIGENCE IS TAKEN BY MANY TO SAVE US FROM PETTY HUMAN INTELLIGENCEĂœ 3O gREALu gOBJECTIVEu AND “trueâ€? lose their compelling AND NORMATIVE FORCE 4HE COSTS ARE TREMENDOUS ‡ AND WE HAVE WITNESSED REPEATEDLY IN HISTORY what happens when the powerful REJECT ANY NOTION OF gOBJECTIVE NORMS u )T HAS BECOME EMBARRASSING TO ADVOCATE -OZART

"EETHOVEN ,ISZT AS COMPOSERS of “good music� because “good�

SMACKS OF ETHNOCENTRISM A SICK obsession with the products of THE 7EST !ESTHETICS LIKE ETHICS

IS VERY MUCH A MATTER OF TASTE AND OF CONVENIENCE ‡ TO THE COLLECTIVE BANKRUPTCY OF OUR SENSIBILITIES AND SENSITIVITIES 4HERE IS ALSO LITTLE POINT TO ARGUMENT

because arguments should result IN THE PREVALENCE OF THE BETTER

GROUNDED MORE SOUNDLY ARGUED POSITION "UT WHEN THERE IS NO kXED STANDARD NO DETERMINATE REFERENCE POINT NOTHING REAL

BY WHICH TO JUDGE SIMULACRUM

APPEARANCE OR EVEN DISTORTION

THEN EVERYTHING BECOMES REAL

ACCEPTABLE ‡ GOOD )T SHOWS IN THE WAY WE USE OUR TERMS EVEN ON THE MOST SERIOUS OF CONCERNS ! MAN CONDEMNED TO DIE ASKED THE 53 3UPREME #OURT NOT TO BE SPARED THE DEATH PENALTY

but to be allowed to die in the GAS CHAMBER BECAUSE A MEDICAL condition from which he suffered MADE IT LIKELY THAT HE WOULD DIE AN AGONIZING DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION 4HE 53 3UPREME #OURT THAT REPOSITORY TO WHICH ALL LAW STUDENTS AND LAW SCHOLARS HAVE LOOKED UP WITH REVERENCE AND DEFERENCE HELD THAT THE 53 #ONSTITUTION THAT EXPRESSLY FORBIDS gCRUEL AND UNUSUAL punishmentâ€? did not guarantee a condemned man the right against a PAINFUL DEATHĂœ 3O IT IS THAT gCRUELu‡ which used to mean “the deliberate INlICTION OF PAIN AND MISERYu‡ MUST NOW HAVE A NEW MEANING IN OUR DISORDERED UNIVERSE This cannot be good for the inHABITANTS OF EARTH ‡ PERHAPS NOT EVEN FOR THOSE OF -IDDLE %ARTH

RANNIE?AQUINO CSU EDU PH RANNIE?AQUINO SANBEDA EDU PH RANNIE?AQUINO OUTLOOK COM

Opinion

A5

Green urbanism

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2%%. URBANISM IS THE PRINciple of creating communities BENEkCIAL TO PEOPLE S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT )T IS A KEY SOLUTION TO MODERN DAY SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES

WHICH CITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE FACING 6ANCOUVER 3INGAPORE "OSTON 0ORTLAND AND 3CANDINAVIAN CITIES ARE INNOVATING CREATIVE SOLUtions to address problems of waste MANAGEMENT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

URBAN TRANSPORT AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND TRANSFORMING THEM INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT )N THE S 0ORTLAND /REGON IMPOSED A LEGALLY BINDING gGROWTH BOUNDARYu TO PROTECT FORESTS AND FARMS FROM URBAN SPRAWL 3OLAR CITIES AND DISTRICTS IN !USTRIA AND 'ERMANY represent a milestone in sustainable URBAN DEVELOPMENT WHEN THEY SUCCESSFULLY REDUCED THEIR CARBON EMISSIONS )N THE 3WEDISH CITY OF 6¸XJÇ BECAME ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT FROM FOSSIL FUELS 4HE INDUSTRIAL PARK IN +ALUNDBORG $ENMARK IS often cited as a model for industrial ECOLOGY AND THE CITY OF 7AITAKERE IN !UCKLAND .EW :EALAND IS THE kRST EVER ECO CITY IN THE WORLD )N THE 0HILIPPINES WE ARE FAMILIAR with how rapid urbanization presents SEVERAL SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES /UR CITIES ARE CONGESTED WITH TRAFFIC AND EASILY INUNDATED

and millions of people continue to suffer from lack of affordable housING .ATURAL CALAMITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE ‡ OFTEN THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE ABUSE OF NATURAL RESOURCES ‡ EXACERBATE URBAN MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS /UR PROFESSION AS ARCHITECTS AND URBAN PLANNERS GIVES US OPPORTUNITIES TO DIRECTLY ENHANCE PEOPLE S QUALITY OF LIFE BY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PREVENTIVE MEASURES THAT LESSEN THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF NATURAL AND MAN MADE CALAMITIES 4O DO THIS WE MUST be aware of and integrate the three PILLARS OF GREEN URBANISM IN CITY PLANNING ENERGY AND MATERIALS WATER AND BIODIVERSITY AND URBAN PLANNING AND TRANSPORT TO IMPROVE LIFE IN THE CITY )N A NUTSHELL THE TRIPLE ZERO BOTTOM LINE ‡ ZERO FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY USE ZERO WASTE AND ZERO EMISSIONS ‡ IS KEY TO A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY 7ITH THIS IN MIND WE CAN EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF DESIGNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT INTEGRATE THE PRINCIPLES OF GREEN URBANISM ) WILL BRIElY COMMENT ON A LIST OF PRINciples of green urbanism taken from the BOOK OF $R 3TEFFEN ,EHMANN ENTITLED 4HE 0RINCIPLES OF 'REEN 5RBANISM 4RANSFORMING THE #ITY FOR 3USTAINABILITY !S ) SEE IT WE SHOULD CONSIDER the following trends for planning and DESIGNING A SUSTAINABLE CITY r 3TUDY THE SITE S CLIMATE AND CONTEXT BY IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE CITY S TOPOGRAPHY LANDSCAPE AND MICROCLIMATE WHICH CAN REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT r 5SING RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ZERO carbon emission means transforming THE CITY INTO A SELF SUFkCIENT ON SITE ENERGY PRODUCER THAT USES DECENTRALIZED DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS r ! ZERO WASTE CITY ESTABLISHES WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT TRANSFORM WASTE INTO ENERGY r 2EDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION kND MORE EFkCIENT USES FOR WATER RESOURCES

AND ENSURE GOOD WATER QUALITY AND THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC HABITATS r 0ROVIDING ACCESS TO PUBLIC PARKS

GARDENS AND PUBLIC SPACES WITH OPportunities for leisure and recreation are ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A HEALTHY CITY r 7ITH REGARD TO SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND GOOD PUBLIC SPACE COMPACT AND POLYCENTRIC CITIES ENABLE URBAN MOBILITY AND SAFETY (OW CAN WE GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS TO WALK CYCLE

and use public transport? r !DVOCATE GREEN MANUFACTURING

FELINO A. PALAFOX, JR. AND AN ECONOMY OF MEANS 0ROCESS integrated technologies reduce WASTE )T IS MORE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY TO USE LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES ENCLOSURES AND LOCAL MATERIALS REQUIRING MINIMAL TRANSPORT r -IXED USE TYPOLOGIES GREEN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS

AND VERTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROMOTE A HIGHLY INTERCONNECTED AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY r 'REEN BUILDINGS AND DISTRICTS USE PASSIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND MAY offer solar access designed with green ARCHITECTURAL STRATEGIES r ,AND USE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS ARE KEY TO SUSTAINABILITY 'ENERALLY MIXED USE AND MIXED INCOME CITIES DELIVER MORE SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION r %NCOURAGE LOCAL GARDENING AND FARM TO TABLE PRACTICES r 0ROMOTE LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS THAT SUPPORT CREATIVITY AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT TO PRESERVE CULTURAL HERITAGE IDENTITY AND SENSE OF PLACE r )MPROVEMENT OF URBAN GOVERNANCE

LEADERSHIP AND BEST PRACTICES IN THE 0HILIPPINE SETTING ARE LARGELY DETERMINED BY THE STRENGTH OF POLITICAL WILL r %DUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT WASTE RECYCLING WATER EFkCIENCY AND SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR #HANGES IN PEOPLE S ATTITUDE AND PERSONAL LIFESTYLES ARE NECESSARY )N ADDITION TRANSFORM THE CITY TO A hub of learning institutions such galLERIES LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS WHERE KNOWLEDGE CAN BE SHARED There are specific sustainabilITY STRATEGIES FOR CITIES IN DEVELOPING countries and low-cost solutions apPROPRIATE FOR EACH REGION %XAMPLES of these strategies are: coordination of low-cost building and mass housING PROJECTS WITH POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS TRAINING LOCAL GOVERNMENT units to empower communities; CREATION OF NEW JOBS AND DIVERSIkCAtion of job structures; and combating CLIMATE CHANGE TO NAME A FEW "UILD "ETTER "ERDE is the metropolITAN VISION FOR CREATING AN ACCESSIBLE

SUSTAINABLE DIVERSE AND PROSPEROUS -ETROPOLITAN $AVAO )N THE 5RBAN -ASTER 0LAN OF -ETRO $AVAO WE at Palafox Associates and Palafox !RCHITECTURE 'ROUP INTEGRATED THE principles of green urbanism to initiATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CITY INTO A PLATFORM THROUGH WHICH EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING BETTER LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS -ETRO $AVAO WILL BE WALKABLE VIBRANT

AND HAVE OPEN SPACES FOR EVERYONE S WELL BEING AND ENJOYMENT 4HE MEtropolis was also designed to support business and economic opportuniTIES WITHOUT SACRIkCING THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT 4O ACHIEVE MORE SUSTAINABLE CITIES ARCHITECTS AND urban planners need to understand AND APPLY THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF GREEN URBANISM IN A SYSTEMATIC AND ADAPTIVE WAY TAILORED TO THE CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT AND TO THE SITE S CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES )T BOILS DOWN TO IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING THE PRINCIPLES OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY ,ITTLE BY LITTLE PROMISING SIGNS OF GREEN URBANISM HAVE BEGUN IN CITIES AND PROVINCES ALL OVER THE 0HILIPPINES )N MANY WAYS ALL OF US CAN BE CONTRIButors to greener and more sustainable COMMUNITIES ,ET US CONTINUE TO HOPE that more leaders and fellow Filipinos will appeal for greener measures in planning buildings and communiTIES AND MAY THESE ASPIRATIONS LEAD TO HEALTHIER CITIES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Q CONTRERAS FROM A4

Politics as a game of thrones &INGER BY MASTERFULLY MANIPULATING HER SISTER !RYA TO DO THE WORK FOR HER

AND OF ,ORD "OLTON BY FEEDING HIM TO HIS OWN BLOODHOUNDS This is the image of politics at its MOST REAL )T IS NOT THE WORLD JUST OF EVIL WOMEN LIKE #ERSEI ,ANNISTER OR OF THE 7HITEWALKERS BUT ALSO OF PEOPLE WHO APPEAR VIRTUOUS BUT ARE in fact capable of using ruthless and EVIL MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE OF POWER 0ERHAPS THE ONLY GOOD SOULS WHO LED LIVES OF VIRTUE IN THE SERIES WERE .ED AND #AITLYN 3TARK

AND THIS IS PRECISELY THE REASON WHY THEY BOTH ENDED UP DEAD #ERSEI PERFECTLY CAPTURED THE REPRESENTA-

tion of politics as a game of thrones when she described it as one where YOU EITHER WIN OR DIE $EATH IN POLITICS CAN COME IN MANY FORMS OTHER THAN PHYSICAL )T COULD MEAN DEFEAT FAILURE TO GOVERN OR LEAVING A LEGACY OF A SHIP OF STATE GONE ASTRAY ,EADERS WITH AN OVERDOSE OF GOODNESS UNWILLING TO DIRTY THEIR HANDS AND PLAY THE GAME ONLY SUCCEED IN kCTION AND NOT IN REALITY ! PSYCHOLOGIST FRIEND ONCE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE SOME JOBS THAT REQUIRE AN ATTRIBUTE THAT BY ITSELF WE LABEL AS lAWS 4O BE AN EFFECTIVE SOLDIER OR POLICEMAN ONE NEEDS TO HAVE THE ruthlessness that would be needed to

KILL )T IS HERE THAT WE HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD POLITICIAN

one needs to possess the attributes THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEDIATE CONlICTS 7HILE FAIRNESS IS ONE ATTRIBUTE IT IS ALSO EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO BE RUTHLESS WHEN NEEDED 4HERE SHOULD also be a willingness to enter into A COMPROMISE &ORGING A COMPROMISE NECESSARILY ENTAILS OCCASIONAL concessions and the readiness to SACRIkCE EVEN SOMETHING THAT IS MOST TREASURED 0ART OF THE REQUISITE FOR AN EFFECTIVE COMPROMISE IS TO BE ABLE TO CONTAIN ITS ADVERSE FALL OUT EVEN IF it means concealing the truth from THOSE WHOSE INTERESTS WERE SACRIkCED

These are the tough calls that political LEADERS HAVE TO MAKE !ND YET HERE WE ARE DELUDING OURSELVES THAT POLITICS ONLY DESERVES THE MOST UPRIGHT AND HONEST 7E continue to look for the most perfect human specimens – the most honEST UPRIGHT PRINCIPLED AND 'OD fearing person – to populate our POLITICAL ILLUSIONS #ONSEQUENTLY WE expect them to be incorruptible and UNCOMPROMISING EVEN AS WE THRUST THEM INTO A WORLD WHERE THE NAIVELY GOOD WILL BE DEVOURED !ND WORSE WE EXPECT OUR LEADERS to be what Plato wanted them to be m TO LIVE SIMPLY AND WITHOUT WEALTH

AND PROPERTY‡THAT WE INSIST THAT THEY TAKE THE VOW OF POVERTY 7E ASK THEM TO DIVEST THEIR WEALTH IMPOSE ON THEM A RULE THAT THEY CANNOT HAVE other sources of income while in OFkCE EVEN AS WE PAY THEM WITH UNCOMPETITIVE SALARIES 7E REQUIRE THEM TO BE TRANSPARENT BY kLING THEIR STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 7E DEMAND OF THEM THAT THEY DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY LEST THEY BE ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION )F THERE IS ANYTHING PROVEN BY THESE SAFEGUARDS TO PREVENT OUR politicians from being comproMISED AND CORRUPTED IT IS TO ADMIT THAT VIRTUE HAS TO BE FORCED INTO THE

WORLD OF POLITICS "UT DOING SO OFTEN UNDERMINES COMPETENCE (OWEVER INCOMPETENCE IS NOT A GROUND FOR TERMINATION &OR MORALISTS LACK OF CAPACITY IS LESS a problem compared to the posSESSION OF VIRTUE AMONG POLITICAL LEADERS 4HEY LOOK FOR SAINTS AND HEROES 4HEY CELEBRATE THE TEMPLATE THAT PRODUCED A SAINTLY #ORY !QUINO AND WE ENDED UP WITH HER MEDIOCRE SON 7E LOOK FOR SAINTS AND HEROES

when what we should be electing are LEADERS 0EOPLE BECOME SAINTS AND HEROES WHEN THEY ARE ALREADY DEAD 7HAT WE NEED ARE LEADERS FOR THE LIVING

A6

Opinion

˜ The Manila Times

w w w.manilatimes.net

THURSDAY April 4, 2019

Q TULFO FROM A1

On democracy and 24/7 libraries

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world The Muslim country in Southeast Asia has taken a leaf from very conservative Middle East Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia.

But one thing stands out like a sore thumb in the passage of that severe law: The Sultan of Brunei, who approved it, is himself adulterous and sexually hedonistic.

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is notorious for engaging in sex with beauties from countries all over the world.

A Filipino actress told me that she, along with 100 other drop-dead beauties from the Philippines, US, Europe and other countries in Asia were billeted at the Sultan’s palace.

Every night, the actress said, two or three women would be asked to join the Sultan for merrymaking that ended up in a sex orgy.

If memory serves, that actress told me that Miss USA, Miss Belgium and other contestants of the Miss Universe pageant at the time were among the coterie of beauties in the harem.

Now, let’s touch on Saudi Arabia, which outlaws homosexuality.

It’s public knowledge the world over that Saudi men are attracted to other men who don’t wear moustaches or beards and would want to have anal sex with them.

Filipino men I’ve interviewed said that they sported moustaches or beards while in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries to escape rape from Arab men.

A Filipino gay man came to my OFkCE AT g)SUMBONG -O +AY 4ULFOu and complained that he was sodomized by 20 policemen while he was held in detention in a Saudi jail.

Bedouin men, those who live in the !RABIAN DESERT ARE SAID TO INlICT THEMselves on chickens, camels and goats.

That’s worse than homosexuality, don’t you think?

Which reminds one of a joke about a son who told his father that he had lost his virginity. When the proud dad told his son to sit beside him to celebrate his manHOOD THE BOY SAID g$AD ) CAN T SIT DOWN IT KINDA HURTS u As the title of the 1960 movie says, g)T S A -AD -AD -AD -AD 7ORLD u **** The Binay family’s greed for power and the Makati voters’ stupidity in choosing their leaders are clearly shown when siblings Abby and Junjun are vying for the town’s No. 1 post.

The idiocy of voters seems to be true in other areas in the country as candidates who should not have been allowed to run in the kRST PLACE ARE FRONTRUNNERS IN THE electoral race on May 13.

It’s already a given that one of the Binays will win over all the other candidates for mayor: Carmelle Ainne Alanzalon, Renato Bondal, Wilfredo Talag and Ricardo Yabut.

Aside from lacking funds to underwrite their campaigns, the

other candidates also lack namerecall even if most of them have no record of corruption.

The Binay patriarch, former Vice President Jejomar, seems to have no control over his offspring.

When he could have asked one of the siblings to give way to the other, Jojo Binay is even supporting Abby’s reelection thereby rejecting Junjun’s candidacy.

Junjun was Jojo’s immediate successor before the former was reMOVED BY THE /FkCE OF THE /MBUDSman for corruption and replaced by 2OMULO g+IDu 0EÄA 0EÄA WAS RUNNING -AKATI VERY well—the city had less reports of corruption during his term—but was defeated by Abby in the 2016 election.

The Makati voters, most of whom are either illiterate or don’t read the news or don’t care at all, resoundINGLY REJECTED 0EÄA IN FAVOR OF !BBY whose family’s record of corruption is well-known.

The people of Makati, as well as those of the entire country, deserve to be poor all their miserable lives for choosing leaders who rob them blind. **** My job as special envoy to China has allowed me to see many great opportunities for the Philippines.

I am a great believer in education, so it is with Filipino pride that I talk about the Soledad College of Fujian University.

Founded by the Fujian Normal University and Friends of the Philippines Foundation, it is named AFTER -RS 3OLEDAD 2OA $UTERTE

0RESIDENT $IGONG S MOTHER The Soledad College aims to train batches of highly professional economic management talents for the Philippines. Once they learn about China’s economic development experience, they will be able to contribute to economic development in the Philippines.

It will also enhance our national friendship with China.

Soledad College has now opened its doors and will accept 60 graduate students from economics and management courses-- 30 to come from the National Capital Region, AND THE REMAINING FROM $AVAO Students from the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila UniverSITY $E ,A 3ALLE 5NIVERSITY 5NIVERSITY of Mindanao, San Pedro College, and Angeles University are eligible.

Their major subjects should be in business administration, international business, tourism management, and public affairs management.

All students accepted to Soledad College will receive full scholarships from the Friends of the Philippines Foundation.

While the first batch to be chosen has begun their studies in China, the next one will be going in September 2019.

PH’s rotten political system: What can we do?

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O politician takes office without the consent of the voters — the legal majority or plurality votes allowed by the Constitution as well as their abstentions. Voters take responsibility, however, only for the good ones.

The electorate that voted for those who won, including the apathetic ones who stayed home, deserve what we get. Only those who did not vote for those who won but whose performance remains unacceptable feel very strongly that they don’t deserve what the nation got. Meanwhile, the entire nation suffers. The present case is a classic lesson for us.

Today, the nation is witnessing the effects of an increasingly demagogic politics with PresiDENT 2ODRIGO $UTERTE S WIN BY plurality vote. Campaigning as a demagogue, he has often governed as a demagogue. His war on drugs, which has descended into a BLOODY KILLING SPREE THROUGH %*+S

is but one example of how the rule of law has deteriorated in a few months. Also, without regard to DIPLOMACY $UTERTE HAS PUBLICLY insulted state leaders, including the universally revered Pope Francis. There is a deliberate attempt to bring down the moral authority of the universal church, the Catholics. Public insults, threats to kill the leaders of the Church continue. And yet, his popularity rating remains high at 73 percent!

Our country’s identity The Philippines is a multi-faith, predominantly Christian, nation in Asia. Christ Jesus is central to the

HARVARD VERITAS

3ARA $UTERTE S BOLDNESS IN SAYING TO THE PUBLIC g)N POLITICS HONESTY IS NOT THAT IMPORTANTuĂœ 4O SUPPORTERS

0RESIDENT $UTERTE HAS BECOME THE role model—the best president that the Philippines ever had! ExasperaChristian faith. But Christianity is tion, desperation and impatience for mocked by some because they do real change has gained considerable not see Christ’s values lived out! ground. Their language becomes the In my early 30s, Indonesia was norm to gain real change! Profesthe No. 1 corrupt nation in Asia. sional fake news or trolls to gain Now that I am in my 75.5 years, the support and sympathy of the I see greed and corruption in our public were indiscriminately hired. country continuously progressing. The apathetic electorate becomes In fact, greed and corruption have easily swayed. The more appealing considerably worsened. Today, language now are mostly about graft and corruption in our country the opposite of what is good, just exceeds that of Indonesia. Why? and right. Indecency is preferred That’s because majority of Filipi- TO DECENCY $ECENT AND HIGHLY REnos have not been serious enough spected people are blamed by the to consider election as a great President’s group as the bane of chance to effect real change in our society. Society has degenerated so country. Vote buying remains ram- much. Something must be done to PANT 0OLITICAL DYNASTIES lOURISH reverse this situation. And election Election time has become more of OF DECENT OFkCIALS WITH INTEGRITY AND an entertainment event. Political competence is a key solution. candidates are chosen based on I am certain that some of our elecpopularity to increase their chanc- TORATE CHOOSE OFkCIALS WITH INTEGRITY es of winning. Politicians dictate and competence. Eventually, some the outcome of political events of them become part of a corrupt through their campaign strategy system. Nevertheless, people should and gimmicks. Those who have not fear making mistakes in their the support of the party with the choice. We should never get weary funds are bound to win election. of choosing men and women of inHence, morally weak candidates, tegrity to restore decency and order desperate to win, align with the to our society. party in power. They are forced to compromise their principles and Value of a transformed EVEN kND A WAY TO DEFEND WRONG nation, Christian in spirit principles to ensure they maintain the party’s support.

A nation, Christian in spirit is not &OR EXAMPLE +OKO 0IMENTEL 3ON- enough. It must live out the values ny Angara and others in the party of a Christian spirit, mainly remainOF 0RESIDENT $UTERTE HAVE COME OUT ing steadfast in pushing for what is with public statements rationalizing right and decent in the ways of God. what, to me, is unacceptable about Some say that for corruption to

RUBEN C. DE LARA

BE ELIMINATED WE MUST kRST kX OUR political system. I say that, for as long as we continue to elect corrupt OFkCIALS CORRUPTION WILL PERSIST Exasperation, desperation and impatience with a rotten political system must never be an excuse to start committing wrong. There is no substitute for remaining loyal to the principles of righteousness and decency. ,ET S SAY WE CHOOSE A LEADER OR a president with the integrity and competence who is not corrupt, and who has the political will to get rid of corruption. Chances are, we will start to see the gradual conversion of OUR gROTTEN POLITICAL SYSTEMu INTO A transformed, new system, gradually eliminating graft and corruption.

Eventually, our rotten political SYSTEM WILL BE kXED "Y EXAMPLE A transformed president, with more men and women of integrity and COMPETENCE WILL TAKE CARE OF kXING our political system. Is this possible? !S MUCH AS IT IS AN EXCITING gJOB PLACEMENTu PROCESS THE -AY elections will be a true measure of the people’s actual view of the acceptability of this administration’s crude conduct. For President 2ODRIGO $UTERTE AND HIS ALLIES

entering midway through his sixyear term, the May 2019 elections would be the administration’s MORE DEkNITIVE WAY OF ASSESSING the support of the masses and gauging the President’s popularity.

7ITH HIS FAILED gDRUG WAR u #HIEF Justice Sereno’s removal, the shady ways of dealing with government finances, and even the South China Sea debacle, do the people STILL TRUST 0RESIDENT $UTERTE (AS his popularity waned?

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EMOCRACY has been prekGURING A LOT IN OUR NATIONAL discourse in the last three years. I’ve been contemplating it. Here are three STREAMS OF RElECTION THAT lOWED OUT of the well of that contemplation.

Democracy and impermanence. $EMOCRACY IS A WAY OF managing complexity. It does this by clearly locating the legitimate source of political power: the demos (the people).

Though the boundaries of the demos are historically contingent, there is nothing ambiguous about democracy’s source of political legitimacy. As political scientist Arash Abizadeh puts it in On the $EMOS AND )TS +IN .ATIONALISM

$EMOCRACY AND THE "OUNDARY Problem , democracy demands gTHAT THE HUMAN OBJECT OF POWER

those persons over whom it is exercised, also be the subject of power, those who (in some sense) AUTHOR ITS EXERCISE u Though I agree that democracy doesn’t entail arriving at answers THAT ARE DEkNITE IN PERPETUITY THE ENACTMENTS OF THE DEMOS ARE DEknite in their own context. Certainly, democracy cannot provide ultimate answers; but this is not because democracy is about ambiguity, as hisTORIAN ,ELOY #LAUDIO SAID IN

when he warned people against VOTING FOR 2ODRIGO $UTERTE This is because the demos renews itself. With each renewal comes the possibility of revising, for better or for worse, the decisions of earlier demos. What democracy brings is not ambiguity but temporary certainty.

Instead of continuing to live in ambiguity about who has the right to exercise political power over them, the demos periodically elect people who would have this right.

To bring order to their relations, the demos decide the rules that could keep them all in awe. These rules are certain until the demos decide to replace them with new rules. These are temporary certainties that the demos enact in order to tame the wildness of the political dimension of the human condition.

Democratic maturity. $EMOCracy didn’t die because you lost IN A DISAGREEMENT $EMOCRACY IS a means to an uncertain end. The ends of a democracy are determined by democratic contestation, i.e. as a result of political struggle. Part of our duty in living in a democracy is to accept the inevitability of the NON kNALITY OF OUR IDEALS AS THEY would always be subject to being changed through democratic contestation. Just like in every contest, someone wins, someone loses. $EMOCRATIC MATURITY THEN ENtails accepting that you can’t always get what you want without kGHTING FOR IT AND THAT LOSING THE kGHT IS AS LEGITIMATE AS WINNING IT Democratic mindset. In (ANDYSIDE V 5+ (1976), the European Court of Human Rights identified the three principles THAT SERVE AS gTHE HALLMARKS OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETYu PLURALISM

tolerance and broadmindedness.

Pluralism refers to diversity. $IVERSITY AND NOT INTELLIGENT AND informed discussion serves as the

FOR THE MOTHERLAND

SASS ROGANDO SASOT foundation of a vibrant democRACY $IVERSITY IS NOT A GATHERING of people singing praise to one another, massaging each other’s personal or supra-personal egos, intellectually masturbating each other, living in a blissful state of DUPLICATES SINGING g+UMBAYA u $IVERSITY IS FRICTION A CEASELESS encounter with the abrasive, offensive, and obnoxious. Broadmindedness demands of us that we get out of our comfort zones and face WITH COURAGE THE kRE OF /THERNESS What tolerance entails is best exPRESSED BY "RITISH AUTHOR *+ 2OWLING S reaction to Trump’s offensive views: g) kND ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT -R Trump says objectionable. I consider him offensive and bigoted. But he has my full support to come to my country and be offensive and bigoted there. His freedom to speak protects my freedom to call him a bigot. His FREEDOM GUARANTEES MINE u )N OTHER words, you cannot use freedom of speech to silence objectionable views; you can only use it to protect your right to respond to them. $EMOCRACY THEN IS NOT FOR THE faint of heart. If you cannot handle the inevitable ridicule, bashing, and hate you will get whenever you speak in a democracy, you are not kT FOR THAT KIND OF POLITICAL ORDER Those democratic thorns are inevitable because every perspective invites an opposition, whose form and expression you cannot DETERMINE $EMOCRACY CANNOT and shouldn’t be baby-proofed for those who cannot handle those thorns. The faint-hearted should force themselves to mature and strengthen their gut, so they could roll with the punches, and take everything on the chin. **** I fully support the idea of Sen. Sonny Angara for 24/7 public libraries in every city. Cebu City Mayor 4OMAS /SMEÄA SPEARHEADED SUCH an initiative in March 2018 after an engineering student mentioned the idea on the mayor’s Facebook page. The initiative resulted in a 296 percent increase in library users. Afterwards, two cities in the National Capital Region replicated it — Makati and Quezon City.

A 24/7 library isn’t only a great help to our students who need a conducive space to study at nighttime. Such establishment also serves as a balance against the 24/7 consumerist culture we now have in the Philippines, a consequence of our expanding economy. We need these free spaces, where we can interact personally with each other without the need to consume anything.

Furthermore, 24/7 libraries will also encourage our people to continue learning. The education that they will get from our library isn’t just going to be free, they will also be self-directed, a path to their own self-discovery.

E-mail: srsasot@gmail.com

Quiet laughter is much louder

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%,!9%$ PROGRESS IS A FAILURE too long. $EATH IS SOMETHING THAT YOU may expect but not really worry about if it comes rather late. *** If you scratch your head not knowing or understanding something, that is much better than scratching your head regretting you know what you know. *** )T S NOT AN APPLE IT S A GOLkNG day that keeps the doctor away. *** They say a marriage is a union of a man who sees his wife as a cook, a slave and a sex object, while the woman sees her husband as a credit card and a fat wallet. In reality, after the vows, it is called a compromise. *** When you’re young, you remember all the names. When you’re old, you just rely on someone to refresh your memory.

g7IFE 3HALL ) PREPARE CURRY OR lasagna today?

Husband: First make it, we will NAME IT LATER u *** g! FRUSTRATED HUSBAND IN FRONT OF *** HIS LAPTOP $EAR 'OOGLE PLEASE DO NOT ! TRUE RElECTION OF WHAT IS WRONG behave like my wife. Please allow me with our law-and-order situation is to complete my sentence before you the presence of watch-your-car boys. START GUESSING AND SUGGESTING u g! MARRIED MAN S PRAYER $EAR 'OD

You have to pay someone to watch your vehicle to make sure they’re you gave me childhood, you took it away. You gave me my teen years and safe from robbers and vandals. you took it away as well. Then you *** /NE MAJOR lAW IN OUR CULTURE IS gave me a wife. It has been years now our misguided belief that democracy AND ) AM JUST REMINDING YOU u g(USBAND ) FOUND !LADDIN S can solve all our problems in auto mode. We are sure where we want to lamp today.

Wife: wow, what did you ask go but our muscle memory is somewhat not connected with our limbs. for, darling?

Husband: I asked him to inWe want to be so many things, that is why we are neither here nor there. crease your brain 10 times.

Wife: Oh darling, I love you so *** My favorite quotes dedicated to MUCH $ID HE DO THAT Husband: No darling, multipliall good husbands:

MIRRORLESS

ROLLY G. REYES

CATION DOESN T APPLY TO ZERO u g! COUPLE WAS HAVING DINNER AT a fancy restaurant. As the food was served, the husband said, ‘the food looks delicious, let’s eat.’ Wife: Honey, you say a prayer before eating at home.

Husband: That’s at home sweetheart, HERE THE CHEF KNOWS HOW TO COOK u *** Photography is about the sighs, about a heartbeat skipped, a weird lump in your throat during moments of awe with that strange grin on your lips when no else is looking. I always ask myself to shoot freely as a bird, always keeping in mind that it is my own space in THIS WORLD WHERE ) CAN LEAP lY AND bounce without restraint.

Be guided by your belief and purpose. Own your camera, own your subject and most important, own yourself. If born again, I will still continue to be an amateur photographer.

The happiness is well worth it. *** Consider this: r 7E ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE been shortchanged for years by very slow connections, compared with those of our neighbors in Asia. Yet we are charged the same high rates, if not higher. r /UR PHONES ACQUIRED THROUGH promo deals, are forever locked even when we have completed the contract of two years. Isn't it their duty to unlock these phones and give you freedom of choice? r 4HEY WILL INTRODUCE A NEW SERVICE THAT CLAIMS ' ' ,4% OR &IBER ONLY TO kND OUT LATER THAT they have yet to complete the coverage into a wider area. r 0ERIODIC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE is done regularly without rebates.

Isn't it cruel to charge a subscriber for a service he did not use? r $ON T YOU THINK IT S FALSE ADVER-

tising to indicate untruthful speed in their campaign ads? r )S SYSTEM MAINTENANCE REALLY true or is it just congestion due to overselling? r )S IT LAWFUL FOR THE GIANT CARRIers to block participation of other players just to continue monopolizing the market? r )S IT FAIR TO LANGUISH FOR WEEKS HAVING no connection yet quickly penalized with unpaid bills in just 24 hours? r 7HY IS ACCESS TO OUR NUMBERS given to marketers and advertisers? r 7HY ARE TECHNICAL TROUBLEshooting services given to thirdparty contractors that employ poorly trained technicians?

You and I and millions of others are being exploited 24/7 and yet the government is just watching us being massacred. Extra digital killing. *** Good work, good deeds and good faith to all.

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Comelec cancels CamSur bet’s CoC THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division canceled on March 29 the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) of Edgardo Tallado, who is running for governor in Camarines Norte.  Norber to Villamin and Senandro Jalgalado, filed last year a petition asking the Comelec to deny due course to and/or cancel Tallado’s CoC on the ground that the midterm elections in May would be his fourth term.

Part of Comelec ruling said, “the pendency of Tallado’s petition for review before the Court of Appeals on the suspension order the Ombudsman meted to him, meant he did not vacate and Tallado was not succeeded by his vice governor at that time.

If it was truly vacant, such permanent vacancy should have triggered the operation of Section 44 of LGC (Local Government Code), which governs succession in cases involving permanent vacancies in elective offices.�  The decision further said, “No succession ever took place. There was no

break in the respondent’s term. Clearly, the respondent ’s suspension is not to be considered an involuntary interruption of respondent’s continuity of service. Whereby, premises considered, the petition is hereby granted.�  Th e O m b u d s m a n s u s p e n d e d Ta l l a d o i n 2 0 1 5 and dismissed him from office in March 2018. He was also meted the penalty of perpetual disqualification.

B oth decisions stemmed from a complaint of former provincial veterinarian Edgardo Gonzales for grave abuse of authority and grave misconduct after Tallado dismissed him as provincial veterinarian and assigned him to the post of public information officer, a position Tallado created for Gonzales but with no function and staff. Â In a telephone interview, Ta l l a d o t o l d T h e M a n i l a Times that he had filed a motion for reconsideration on the latest ruling before t h e Co m e l e c e n B a n c o n Tuesday.

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ACOLOD City: A top leader of the of the New People’s Army (NPA) in N e gros Occide n t al and two others were arrested by the Army and police forces on Tuesday at Sitio Ilawod, Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City based on a standing warrant of arrest for arson and frustrated murder.

A report from the 303rd Brigade OF THE 0HILIPPINE !RMY IDENTIkED the arrested rebel as Abraham Villanueva, alias Tikboy and Gamay, reportedly the secretary of the NPA Southwest Front in Candoni-Hinoba-an-Ilog, CauayanKabankalan-Sipalay (Chicks) area.

The two other alleged NPA members arrested with Villanueva WERE IDENTIkED AS 2ONA g#HECHEu Magbanua, 18, of Barangay Asia, Hinoba-an and Jomar “Tiny� Villarojo, 28, of Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City.

The suspects wore black NPA sweatshirts printed with PKP

Q Former special assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go (center) tosses the ball for Arwind Santos (left) and EJ Feihl (right) during the Philippine Basketball Association’s All-Star out-of-town game in Calasiao, Pangasinan. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO deployment of a team in the 18th Asian Games in August last year.

But Go lamented that while the Philippines was widely-recognized as a sports powerhouse,

or Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas@50 and black jogging pants when captured.

Recovered from them were a caliber .45 pistol with magazine with am munition and three hand grenades.

That day, the 15th Infantry Battalion conducted pursuit operations and encountered about 20 NPA members at around 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday in Barangay Tampalon WHERE A MINUTE kREkGHT ENSUED The rebels later withdrew towards Sitio Amian Ilawod of the same barangay (village), leaving behind assorted firearms and personal items.

particularly in basketball in the 1950s, the country’s sports performance had been on a steady decline. “A firm support from the government to develop the in-

nate skills and talent for sports among the young Pinoy is necessary. If I would be lucky [to be elected], I would push for long-term sports developmen program in the grassroots,�

Go said.

As part of his legislative agenda for long-term sports development, Go proposes to establish sports and youth development centers in every local government unit nationwide.

Based on Go’s proposed program, such centers would provide the youth not only with free sports training, but use of equipment and other important life skills such as entrepreneurship to teach the youth values of sportsmanship, discipline and team work.

In addition, Go envisions the conduct of annual national sports caravans to improve the national athletes pool and increase as well the incentives for sports competitions not presently covered by law.

In running for the Senate, Go had vowed to support the programs and policies of President Rodrigo Duterte, including the campaign against corruption, criminality and illegal drugs.

Drugs, ammunition seized from Cebu village official A SANGGUNIANG Barangay (Village Council) member who yielded half a million pesos worth of shabu and ammunition was arrested by the police in his residence at Purok Bakhaw, Barangay Mangoto, Pinamungahan town in south Cebu on Wednesday.

Police arrested Socrates Bancog, 41, a Sangguniang Barangay

member of Barangay Mangoto based on a search warrant issued

by Judge Leopoldo CaĂąete of the Regional Trial Court Branch 60 of Barili, Cebu.

Capt. Alejandro Batobalonos, chief of the Drug Enforcement 5NIT OF #EBU SAID CONkSCATED FROM Bancog’s house were 17 live bullets and two speed reloaders of a caliber

Nationinbriefs ANTIPOLO MARKS 20TH YEAR OF CIT YHOODÂ

THROUGH Proclamation 695, MalacaĂąang declared Thursday, April 4, a special non working holiday in Antipolo City for the commemoration of the 21st anniversary of its cityhood. The declaration aims to “give full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.â€? The celebration will consist of various activities, including a grand float parade competition, musical ensemble contest and job fair.

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PNP OFFICER KILLED, 8 WOUNDED IN BAUKO LAND MINE EXPLOSIONÂ

BAUKO, Mountain Province: A police officer was killed while eight of his colleagues were wounded after improvised explosive device exploded, suspected to be a land mine, while they were conducting hot pursuit operations against fleeing heavily armed members of the New People’s Army at the boundary of Bauko and Tadian towns on Tuesday. Chief Supt.

Israel Efraim Dixon, regional director of the Police Regional Office in the Cordillera, said killed was Police Corporal Marlon Casil, of Kibungan Benguet . Wounded were Patrolman Erwin Calixto, Police Corporals Macelo Bayeng, Ramadick Melay, Clifford Gama, Edwin Keya and John Calcaligong,

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Top Negros NPA rebel leader arrested

Go pitches program for world-class Pinoy athletes CALASIAO PPangasinan: CALASIAO, i Former F special assistant to the President and 2019 Senate candidate Christopher Lawrence “Bong�

Go renewed his pitch for improved and long-term sports development programs targeting athletes in the grassroots.

Go made the call after gracing the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) All-Star Game at the Calasiao Sports Complex here.

The former SAP, an adopted son of Pangasinan, also joined PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial and organizers of the tournament in awarding the outstanding PBA All-Star players.

In December last year, the provincial board passed a resolution adopting Go as a son of the province. “The talent of our Pinoy athletes is truly amazing. Like majority of our kababayan (countrymen) I am also a fan of the PBA,� he said.

Go headed the Philippine delegation last year for the Asian 1UALIkERS GAMES AS PART OF THE World Cup campaign of the Gilas Pilipinas team.

He was also instrumental in brokering an agreement among all stakeholders that led to the

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.38 revolver, and 15 packs of shabu estimated by the Dangerous Drugs Board to amount to P510,000.

Batobalonos said Bancog who was on the drug watchlist, had been under surveillance for about three weeks.

He denied possessing the seized banned substance, but admitted THAT HE OWNED SEVERAL kREARMS

HOWEVER THE POLICE DID NOT kND ANY kREARMS IN HIS HOUSE “His sister told us they would SURRENDER THE kREARMS BUT IT WAS too late because we already secured a search warrant,� Batobalonos said.

The police insisted that Bancog had been in the illegal drugs trade for a long time.

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Staff Sgt. Salvador Agalatiw and Master Sgt. Alpides Alvaro, all members of the 1502nd maneuver company of the Regional Mobile Force Company.

Dixon said personnel of the Bauko and Tadian Municipal Police Stations conducted rescue operations to extricate the killed and wounded police officers in the area. Earlier Patrolman Wildredo Padawil was killed while Police Corporal Airpeel Lapniten was injured when law enforcers engaged about 15 heavily armed rebels in an encounter in the mountainous portion of sitio Malabagan, Bagnen Proper on Thursday.

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2 MARILAO PNP OFFICERS FACE CHARGES FOR ESCORTING CANDIDATE

TWO police officers will face administrative charges for allegedly escorting a local candidate in Marilao, Bulacan during a campaign rally on March 29. Police Corporal Gerlie Garcia and Patrolman Pat Jed Ceril Sevilla, both assigned at Marilao Police Station, were allegedly caught acting as escorts to Ricardo Silvestre, a mayoral candidate of the town while campaigning at Nicanor V. Guillermo Convention Center on March 29 and at Bisita Heritage Home on March 31. The police report indicated that the two’s violation was properly documented, photographed and video recorded. Police Col. Romeo Caramat Jr., Philippine National Police Counter-intelligence Task Force head, said Garcia and Sevilla were not arrested but informed

The combat operations were conducted by the joint elements of the Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion, 604th PNP Regional Mobile Force Company and Kabankalan City PNP. Meanwhile, 11 suspected NPA members were arrested on Monday after a clash between the rebels and government forces in Barangay Quintin Remo in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental.

Brig. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, did not identify the suspects, but CONkRMED THEY WERE CAPTURED BY Moises Padilla police, who served as blocking force during the battle.

Arevalo said the suspected rebels appeared before the police ofkCERS AS THE !RMY TROOPS LAUNCHED mortars at the encounter site in Sitio Santos-Santos in Barangay Quintin Remo.

He added the police officers started to become suspicious of the men as they came from the direction of the encounter site.

Their story as to their identities was not convincing as the suspects claimed they were working as

sugarcane cutters, even though they were not carrying machetes or farm tools.

The suspects also gave different NAMES TO THE POLICE OFkCERS FURTHER arousing suspicion that they are part OF THE REBEL GROUP THAT kGURED IN A gun battle with soldiers.

The suspects were transported to the Moises Padilla Municipal Police Station for questioning.

Later, witnesses positively idenTIkED ONE OF THE SUSPECTS AS THE gunman in the murder of town Councilor Jolomar Hilario last Sunday, while another was in the MILITARY S kLE OF SUSPECTED REBELS “The group is among the gunmen involved in Hilario’s murder and the police have now filed charges against them,� Arevalo said.

Earlier on Monday, soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion engaged in a gun battle with the NPA rebels.

Arevalo believes the rebels inVOLVED IN THE kGHT WERE PART OF THE NPA Central Negros Front.

Around 1,700 residents were FORCED TO lEE DURING THE BATTLE

Call for TFBM head’s resignation snowballs MARAWI CITY: The clamor for Gen. Eduardo del Rosario to resign as head of Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) for causing the sufferings of internally displaced persons (IDPs) here gained ground as more sectors joined the call.

Lanao del Sur Second District Rep. Mauyag Papandayan Jr. told The Manila Times in an interview that he favored the resignation of del Rosario, saying he didnot understand why the Marawi rehabilitation was too slow. “It was slower than the rehab of the Yolanda and Sendong affected areas but the money for the Marawi rehab was almost gone,� he said.

He added that TFBM had not yet released the P53,000 intended for the displaced families from the Marawi’s most affected area (MAA).

TFBM, however, announced recently that P73,000 for each displaced family in the MAA would be released in the first week of April with an additional P20,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director General and Lanao del Sur gubernatorial aspirant Guiling Mamondiong blamed TFBM for the plight of the Marawi IDPs. Mamondiong saw the miserable conditions of the IDPs when he visited them at their tents in Sagonsongan Area last Friday.

He said he talked with del Rosario about this concern, saying, there were many vacant shelters, but the IDPs living in tents were not accommodate there.

Former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao vice governor

Haroun Alrashid Lucman Jr. also questioned how TFBM was handling the Marawi crisis from day one to date. “How could we entrust the lives of our people to TFBM composed of people from Luzon and elsewhere who have not even set foot in the city before? It’s time a Maranao or one sympathetic to us takes his (del Rosario’s) place,� he added.

Earlier, Maranao leaders sought for the abolition of TFBM for failing to rebuild the city almost two years after it was devastated during the Marawi Siege.

Accusing the TFBM leadership of “incompetence,� they said they were pinning their hope on the newly established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to rehabilitate Marawi City.

They also chided del Rosario for denying that Marawi is a ghost city as published by The Washington Post, saying instead that the city was “alive and booming.�

He found an ally in the Marawi Sultanate League, which said the Marawi is not a “ghost town� and insisted that there was normalcy in most parts of the City.

In a statement, the league said only the 24 barangay (villages) in the most MAA remain isolated and unsafe because of unexploded ordnance buried there after the Maute siege.

But the evacuees demanded for del Rosario’s resignation.

The Suara Miyamagoyag, said to be a 16,000-strong group headed

by Datu Meno Manabilang, sought the resignation of del Rosario, saying they felt their real situation did not reach the government.

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of their violation of the directives of President Rodrigo Duterte and PNP chief Oscar Albayalde. He earlier reminded police officers not to engage in politics and always remain non partisan.

ROY D.R. NARRA

ARMY’S WEAPONS ARSENAL REASSURES ENGAGEMENTS VS INSURGENC Y, TERRORISM

CAMP O’DONNELL, Capas, Tarlac: The Philippine Army’s Mechanized Infantry Division (MID) reassured robust units and civil-military engagements in the fight against terrorism and insurgency. Newly installed MID chief Maj. Gen. Robert Dauz, who replaced Maj. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, aired the assurance during the change of command ceremony held in this camp. Gapay, now heads the Army’s Southern Luzon Command. “As I assume the responsibility and leadership of MID, our perspective is to have an infantry that is well-meaning and serious Army with robust infantry units to perform its core purpose,� he said. Dauz is a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Maringal� Class of 1988. He served as commander of various units such as commandant of The Armor School, 5th Light Armor Battalion which was subsequently reclassified as the 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Security and Escort Battalion, 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade and Joint Task Force “Talakudong� in Maguindanao.

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Graft case vs Echiverri junked T

BY REINA C. TOLENTINO

H E S a n d i g a n b aya n ’s S i x t h D i v i s i o n has dismissed the graft complaint filed against former Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri and two others in connection with a drainage and road improvement contract.

Charged along with Echiverri were former city accountant Edna Centeno and former city budget officer Jesusa Garcia.

The case emanated from the contract

for the road and drainage improvement of Azalea and Sto. NiĂąo Streets, Barangay 177 in Caloocan City.

In a 35-page decision, the court said IT DROPPED THE CASE FOR INSUFkCIENCY

of evidence.

It said the award of the P16.4-million project to P.B. Grey was aboveboard. “Even assuming, for the sake of argument, that accused Echiverri had no prior authorization from the Sanggunian[g Panlungsod or city council], the award of the contract to P.B. Grey was not unjustified, or done without adequate reason,� it said. “From the prosecution’s evidence, it appears that a public bidding was conducted, and that P.B. Grey offered the lowest bid. Absent proof of any irreg-

ularity, the contract would necessarily have been awarded to P.B. Grey, the lowest bidder,� it added.

But the court said it found “no manifest partiality, evident bad faith or gross inexcusable negligence on the part of Echiverri when he awarded the contract to P.B. Grey.�

4HE /FkCE OF THE /MBUDSMAN kLED the case in 2017, accusing the three of violating Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. “On the other hand, the prosecution not only failed, but did not even make

GVM rolls out project to educate voters IN a bid to encourage Filipinos to participate in the May elections, volunteer organization Go Vote Movement (GVM) will roll out a project that aims to educate voters nationwide. “GVM believes that the key to encouraging more of our countrymen to vote on election day is via the conduct of free voter’s education to all stakeholders all over the country,� the organization said in a statement. “We believe that an educated voting population can transform a corrupted system of governance by electing deserving leaders with the political will to effect change in our society,� it added.

The group, launched on April 1 at the Victoria Sports Tower in Quezon City, said it aims to increase the turnout of voters in May.

The GVM, a non partisan, nongovernment organization of volunteers, is headed by its president Erickson Balmes. &OLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF ITS kRST SEMINAR held at the Manuel Luis Quezon University (MLQU) in Quezon City on March 14, Balmes said GVM would hold lectures in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. The group plans to hold a lecture in one province per day.

Balmes said his group was not in competition with similar organizations such as the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV). “We are not competing with Lente, we are not competing with PPCRV, we are not competing with Comelec (Commission on

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Elections), we are supporting them,� he told reporters. “We are visiting the places that they haven’t visited. Roads less travelled are the ones we visit.�

Balmes and MLQU Chairman Jose Rizalino Acuzar conceptualized the formation of GVM in February 2019, with the aim of becoming the country’s premiere free election education forum advocating free, honest, transparent and accessible elections. “If by our humble efforts, the voter’s turnout for the 2019 midterm elections will be larger than that of the 2013 midterm elections, then we have done our job,� GVM said in a statement.

Based on Comelec records, the voter turnout in 2013 was 77.31 percent.

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Get vaccinated vs measles, JV prods OFWs SEN. Joseph Victor “JV� Ejercito on Wednesday urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to get vaccinated after the Philippine Consul in Hong Kong confirmed that four Filipino domestic workers were found to have measles. “Now, more than ever, OFWs should strictly comply with vaccination requirements. The four infected OFWs in Hong Kong highlight the need for our health care to be more accessible to our contract workers abroad and Filipinos in general,� Ejercito said in a statement.

The Philippine Consul in Hong Kong revealed that among the 30 people

who were positive of measles infection, four were OFWs. “An efficient vaccination program for OFWs would definitely protect them from health threats,� the reelectionist senator said.

Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Health Committee and principal sponsor of Universal Health Care Law, said that while a quick response to any health concern was commendable, “we should not just spring into action only during ‘emergencies’ such as this one.� “We must stop operating from a damage control mindset, but we should be proactive when it comes to

any attempt, to prove any irregularity in accused Centeno’s act of certifying as to the obligation of allotment, which involves recording the pertinent entries in the Registry of Appropriations, Allotments and Obligations (RAAO),� the court said.

In the same decision, the court also disMISSED THE FALSIkCATION CASE kLED AGAINST Centeno and Garcia.

Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez, who leads the Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division, penned the decision which was concurred in by Associate Justices Karl Miranda and Kevin Narce Vivero.

healthcare. Huwag po nating hintayin na tayo’y magkasakit (Let us not wait until we get sick),� he said.

Early this year, Ejercito urged parents to launch a “war on measles� by having their children vaccinated. “They (OFWs) must get themselves vaccinated against measles and other health threats that would compromise their wellbeing and their livelihood.

Hindi madaling magkasakit, lalo na kung malayo ka sa pamilya mo (It’s not easy to get sick, especially if you’re far from your family). Who will take care of you?� the senator asked JAVIER JOE ISMAEL

DENR suspends dredging MGB, within 60 days of the release of its ECC. “We suspended their ECC and this means that they cannot push through with their dredging activities. We had given them their ECC since last year and until this very moment, they have not completed the required papers,�

Antiporda said in a phone interview.

The 99-meter-long, 17-meter-wideship MV Emerald , a Sierra Leoneregistered vessel said to be manned by Chinese and Indonesian crew, came for a dredging mission, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed. It docked near Lobo on Thursday. “It is intended to the dredging and desilting of Lobo River and estuaries nearby as per contract between local government of Lobo and Seagate Engineering Buildsystems, a company registered in the Philippines owned by Engineer Leo Campos,� the PCG said in a statement. “As of the moment, they have not yet started their dredging,� Antiporda said, adding that the DENR would closely coordinate with the local government of Lobo.

H e a l s o n o t e d t h a t s e ve r a l documents of Seagate, particularly its memorandum of agreement with the local government of Lobo, had no expiry date, which must be “thoroughly� checked. “We found out that a certain

document of Seagate has no expiry date and this calls for the rightful discretion of Mayor Jurly Manalo to review the legalities of all the documents that Seagate has before it can start its dredging activities,�

Antiporda said.

Manalo, in an interview with radio station DZBB on Wednesday, said Seagate presented a 2008 contract with the local government, but the project was discontinued in 2012 after the company failed to comply with the contract.

The mayor said the town negotiated with another company for dredging works in Lobo.

DENR Calabarzon Regional Director Maria Paz Luna said the MGB never issued an ore transport permit nor an export permit, therefore it would be illegal to take dredged material from Lobo out of the country. “MGB will issue a Cease and Desist Order against Seagate Engineering and Building Systems to ensure that no dredging/siphoning activities will be conducted without necessary permits. The Philippine Coast Guard was also requested to conduct constant monitoring. The effectivity of the ECCs are premised on the subsequent compliance with other conditions,�

Luna said.

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Maria Ressa pleads not guilty Ressa was arrested on March 29 over a charge of violation of the Anti-Dummy Law. She later posted P90,000-bail before the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 265.

She posted P126,000-bail on April 1 over a charge before the Pasig City RTC Branch 158. g7E WILL kGHT EVERY SINGLE ONE ;OF THE CASES= and hope for the integrity of the men and women who will handle these cases and that they go as well as today,� she said.

4HE $EPARTMENT OF *USTICE kLED FOUR CASES before the CTA in November 2018 against Ressa, who posted bail totaling P204,000 on Dec. 11, 2018 even as there was no court order to arrest her.

In two of the cases, it was alleged that the she failed to supply correct and accurate information in the quarterly value-added tax return of RHC for the third and fourth quarters of 2015, respectively.

4HESE TWO CASES INVOLVED ALLEGED DEkCIENCY in value-added tax totaling P21.5 million.

In one case, it was alleged that Ressa failed to supply correct and accurate information in

RHC’s income tax return for 2015.

In the other case, it was alleged that the Ressa attempted to evade or defeat tax.

This case involved P48.72-million income tax, whose payment was allegedly defeated. “We’re very thankful to the court for leading us in the stipulation and for the entire proceedings in general. We believe in the fairness and it’s just a matter of time that we will get an acquittal,� lawyer Eric Recalde told reporters in the interview. “We’ve been appearing before the court and based on what transpired this morning, we’re CONkDENT THAT WE LL GET A FAIR TRIAL u HE SAID Recalde added that the defense would present several pieces of documentary evidence. “As to the witnesses, it all depends on the evidence that will be presented by the prosecution,� he said.

Recalde added that whether Ressa would testify also depended on the prosecution’s evidence.

Meanwhile, the court allowed Ressa to travel to Italy and New York from April 3 to April 14.

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Duterte: China wants of Chinese vessels were “circling� the disputed waters.

4HE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY kLED A DIPLOmatic protest over the incident, MalacaĂąang and the Department of Foreign Affairs earlier said.

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo also on Tuesday said the protest was proof that the government was against the presence of the ships there. “We are already complaining, why are they there? Then, effectively, you are asking them to leave,� Panelo said.

The spokesman agreed that the Chinese vessels should leave as soon as possible.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a ruling in 2016 trashing China’s nine-dash line claim to the West Philippine Sea and asserting the Philippines’ sovereignty over the area.

4HE RULING ALSO DECLARED THAT &ILIPINO kSH-

ERS SHOULD ENJOY kSHING RIGHTS AT THE 0ANATAG Shoal and that the Spratly Islands, as well as the Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal and Recto Bank were all within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.

While he lauded the decision, Duterte decided to set aside the victory and said he would only assert the ruling at one point during his term.

In the same speech, the President said if China were to engage in a war with the Philippines, Filipinos would not stand any chance against the Chinese. “If I go to war, our Navy will be pulverized in a matter of minutes. If I will go in a war against China, in seven minutes, their missile will reach Manila. Why will I engage with THEM 7HY WILL ) LET THEM kNISH OUR POLICEmen and soldiers?� he added.

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HE World Bank (WB) created a bit of a stir this week by announcing it had reduced its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for the Philippines. Due to a number of unanticipated challenges, the multinational lender said, it revised its forecast for 2019 downward from 6.5 to 6.4 percent and lowered its forecast for 2020 and 2021 from 6.6 to 6.5 percent respectively.

This is not the sort of news the government likes to hear, SO ) EXPECT THAT BY THE TIME THIS column is in print, Sal Panelo will have already been out to offer an INCOHERENT EXPLANATION OF THE WB’s misunderstanding of the Philippines’ economic climate, which is really the envy of the civilized world.

If the new WB forecasts, at least for 2019, are off the mark at all, however, it is likely that they are too optimistic.

The WB highlighted the ongoing delay in enacting the 2019 BUDGET EXPECTED DAMAGE AND PRICE INlATION RESULTING FROM THE El Nino drought and the general global economic slowdown as the main reasons for revising its forecasts downward. The WB offered a rather pointed suggestion THAT PASSING TAX REFORM MEASURES that have been stalled in Congress since last year will help keep the economy on track, and added that the government should also EXERCISE A BIT FORWARD THINKING BY investing more in public health

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second multilateral institution has lowered its Philippine growth outlook, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday announcing an adjusted 2019 forecast of 6.4 percent — down from 6.7 percent previously.

The revision, contained in the ADB’s latest Asian Development Outlook, was also premised on a number of factors — the delayed approval of the 2019 budget, an ongoing El Niùo and a global economic slowdown — that were cited by the World Bank when it announced a downgrade to 6.4 percent from 6.5 percent last Monday.

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P2P Trade Online sales associate Gabriel Jose Perez said the market traded sideways due to the lack of domestic catalysts ahead of Friday’s RELEASE OF -ARCH INlATION DATA The market’s rise came as other Asian bourses rallied on a Financial Times report that the US and China were closing in on a deal to end a trade row.

Hong Kong jumped more than ONE PERCENT ‡ HAVING RISEN FOR SIX straight days — while Shanghai climbed 1.2 percent and Tokyo was one percent higher.

Sydney gained 0.7 percent, Seoul rose 1.2 percent and Singapore piled on 1 percent, with Taipei and Mumbai also higher.

In early European trade London WAS lAT 0ARIS ADDED PERCENT AND Frankfurt gained 0.9 percent.

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PSEi up despite growth downgrade THE stock market had a quiet session on Wednesday, posting a slight gain despite the announcement of a second growth forecast downgrade for the Philippines.

The bellwether Philippine Stock %XCHANGE INDEX 03%I ROSE BY percent or 15.85 points to close at 7,895.06 while the wider All Shares dipped by 0.09 percent or 4.52 points to end at 4,840.34.

Earier in the day, the Asian Development Bank said it was slashing the 2019 Philippine growth forecast to 6.4 percent from 6.7 percent, pointing to budget approval delays, an ongoing El NiĂąo and a global economic slowdown.

The same factors were cited by the World Bank on Monday when it also cut this year’s growth outlook to 6.4 percent from 6.5 percent, a move that led to a 1-percent plunge for the PSEi.

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Economic forecasts, particularLY THOSE DEALING WITH kGURES LIKE GDP that are almost too broad to be meaningful should be viewed through a blurry lens. The SPECIkC FORECASTS ARE NOT THAT SIGNIkCANT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 6.4 and 6.5 percent GDP growth is practically undetectable even at the largest macroeconomic scales. The qualitative prediction, however, does tell us something: Economic growth will be slightly LESS THAN EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT THREE YEARS There are reasons to conclude that economic growth will slow down by much more than a “slight� amount. That was evidently the feeling of the local STOCK MARKET ON A DAY WHEN objectively positive cues (an increase in China’s manufacturing INDEX AND DETAILS OF PROGRESS IN US-China trade negotiations) pushed every regional market HIGHER THE 0HILIPPINE 3TOCK %XCHANGE INDEX 03%I STOOD OUT AS the only one to close lower.

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likely to pick up the following year, the ADB indicated as it set a 2020 forecast of 6.4 percent. “Risks to the growth outlook tilt to the downside,� the Manila-based lender said in the report. g%XTERNAL RISKS WOULD STEM FROM AN UNEXPECTEDLY DEEP SLOWDOWN OF ECOnomic growth in the advanced econoMIES WHICH ARE MAJOR EXPORT MARKETS

and sources of foreign direct investments for the Philippines,� it added.

Other outside risks include uncertainties brought about by global trade tensions and potential heightened VOLATILITY IN kNANCIAL MARKETS “Domestic risks to growth would be severe prolonged dry spells and the delay in approving the 2019 budget, which could slow the implementation of new large infrastructure projects and social programs this year,� the ADB said.

ADB Country Director Kelly Bird said the budget delay would limit state spending but added that the governMENT WAS EXPECTED TO PLAY CATCH UP once the proposed outlay becomes law.

Despite the downgraded forecast, the ADB said the Philippines’ growth

prospects remained high. “Growth will mainly be driven by inVESTMENT 7E EXPECT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC investments to continue to grow,� Bird said in a brieing. g;7E= ALSO EXPECT CONSUMPTION TO pick up this year because of the rise in consumer sentiment aligned again with LOWER INlATION u HE ADDED NOTING THAT THE !$" EXPECTS CONSUMER PRICE GROWTH to settle within the 2.0-4.0 percent target at 3.8 percent.

The ADB report also tagged the Philippines as the only Southeast Asian COUNTRY THAT IS EXPECTED TO POST HIGHER YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH 4HE ECONOMY EXpanded by 6.2 percent last year, missing the government’s downwardly-revised 6.5-6.9 percent target.

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‘Precarious’ global rebound likely in late 2019 – Lagarde WASHINGTON, D.C.: Global growth in 2019 should be even slower than previously expected but a “precarious� rebound later this year is likely, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.

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week’s spring meetings in Washington with the World Bank, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said the world economy was vulnerable to shocks from Brexit, high debt levels and trade tensions, as well as unease on financial markets.

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BSP remits P4B to state coffers THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has remitted P4 billion to state coffers as mandated under its newly amended charter, the Finance department said on Wednesday The dividend, which was forwarded to the Treasury, was in compliance with Republic Act (RA) 11211 that amended RA 7653 or the New Central Bank Act of 1993, the department said in a statement.

The measure, which became law in February, aims to provide the central with an enhanced legal and regulatory framework to support its mandate of supervising the COUNTRY S kNANCIAL SYSTEM Government-owned and -controlled corporations like the BSP

are required to declare and remit at least half of their income as dividends to the national government under RA 7656.

The Bangko Sentral said it had turned over more than P9.4 billion in dividends under the Duterte administration. In 2018 alone, it was among the top dividend contributors with total remittance of P3.637 billion.

This added to the record P40.17 billion in dividends collected FROM STATE OWNED kRMS LAST YEAR

which was a 32-percent jump from the P30.46 billion collected in 2017.

Cash dividends from stateowned firms in 2018 made up 15.72 percent of the government’s NON TAX REVENUES THE &INANCE DE-

partment said.

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. was the year’s top dividend contributor at P8.844 billion. /THER SIGNIkCANT CONTRIBUTORS were the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines with P6.224 BILLION 0HILIPPINE 0ORTS !UTHORITY 0 BILLION 0HILIPPINE Amusement and Gaming Corp., 0 BILLION 0HILIPPINE #HARITY Sweepstakes Office, P2.535 bilLION -ANILA )NTERNATIONAL !IRPORT !UTHORITY 0 BILLION AND .Ational Power Corp., P1.410 billion.

Total cash dividend collections from July 2016 to December 2018 have amounted to P70.9 billion, the Finance department said.

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HE Revised Corporation Code (RCC), which took effect on Feb. 23, 2019, recently introduced SIGNIkCANT CHANGES TO THE CONDUCT of corporate meetings and in effect imposed additional obligations on the corporate secretary in the conduct of such meetings. One such change is contained in Sec. 49 of the RCC, which mandates that regular meetings of the stockholders or members shall be held annuALLY ON A DATE kXED IN THE BY LAWS

OR IF NOT SO kXED ON ANY DATE AFTER April 15 of every year.

Also, under Section 49 of the RCC, written notice of regular meetings shall be sent to all stockholders or members of the corpo-

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may now be sent through email or such other manner as the SeCURITIES AND %XCHANGE #OMMISsion (SEC) shall allow under its guidelines. As of the date of this article, however, the SEC has yet to issue guidelines on the sending of written notices through email or other modes.

The RCC has prescribed that the corporate secretary should ensure that the written notice of the stockholders’ or members’ meeting is accompanied by 1) an agenda for the meeting, 2) A PROXY FORM WHICH SHALL BE SUBmitted to the corporate secretary within a reasonable time prior to the meeting, 3) the requirements and

STATE-run Home Development -UTUAL &UND OR 0AG )")' IS kRMING up a plan to increase its members’ monthly contribution rate two years from now. “In a special meeting our board said the increase should be P200,�

Eduardo del Rosario, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees chairman, announced in a press conference on Wednesday.

If implemented, the employers’ and employees’ share of a minimum P200 monthly contribution to Pag-IBIG of P100 each would rise to P400 by 2021.

0AG )")' #HIEF %XECUTIVE /FkCER Acmad Rizaldy Moti said increasing the contribution was needed to prolong the fund’s life and boost kNANCING FOR HOUSING LOANS Moti has said that the fund needs TO INCREASE ITS kNANCING TO 0 billion by 2022 from the current P75 billion.

(E ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE ABsence of any fund sourcing activity would prompt the fund to borrow money elsewhere to sustain its lending activities. “If we borrow amid high interest rates, the interest rate of our lending activities will also go up,� he noted.

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JOINT venture company is proposing to build an alternative water source in Bulacan province to meet increasing demand in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces.

proposal as early as 2017.

MWSS Administrator Reynaldo Velasco said the unsolicited proposal had already been presented to the MWSS board of trustees and that the joint-venture had secured the board’s go signal to conduct a feasibility study. “The board has given them the go signal to do the feasibility study. The product of the feasibility study will be presented to the board,� Velasco said. /NCE THE PROPOSAL IS kNALIZED

“we will subject that to Swiss challenge. If nobody would like to challenge it, then they will proceed,� he said.

The feasibility study intends to determine the technical and ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF USING EXCESS

water from the tail water releases of the Angat Hydroelectric Power Plant (AHEPP).

In its project brief, the joint venture seeks to determine the viability of delivering up to 250 MLD of RAW WATER TO THE EXISTING )PO $AM by 2022 to meet the short-term domestic water supply shortage by constructing civil structures DOWNSTREAM OF THE EXISTING TAILRACE of AHEPP. It also intends to look into the feasibility of supplying up to 550 MLD of raw water by building an artificial basin along the Angat River between Ipo Dam and Matictic Bridge.

4HE kRST SEGMENT IS TARGETED TO be completed by June 2022 and the second segment by 2025.

ITP-Maharlika Bulk Water Co. Joint Venture has an unsolicited proposal to undertake the Norzagaray-Angat Water Supply Optimization Project under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme.

The investment would cost less than P10 billion. ITP-Maharlika Bulk Water President Orville Roque said they plan to provide about 800 million liters per day (MLD) to the government through

the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS).

The project, which covers the section of Angat-Norzagaray 2IVER BETWEEN THE EXISTING )PO Dam and Matictic Bridge, entails building a tunnel spanning 5 kilometers in length and 2.5 meters in diameter. g7E WILL MAXIMIZE OUR SYSTEM from the water source, conveyance,� Roque said, adding they began crafting the unsolicited

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PSEi up Back in Manila, sectoral results WERE MIXED WITH THE HOLDING kRMS

SERVICES AND kNANCIALS THE ONLY GAINers, up 0.30 percent, 0.34 percent, and 0.48 percent, respectively.

More than 1.29 billion shares valued at P6.4 billion were traded.

Winners led losers, 100 to 99, while 45 issues were unchanged.

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Pag-IBIG last year, 11 percent higher than in 2017.

Housing loan takeout also rose by 16 percent to P75.31 billion, of which P8.36 billion was released FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING BENEkTING 21,389 borrowers.

In terms of cash loans, the fund released P49.23 billion in shortterm loans to 2,428,918 members, including multi-purpose loans worth P46.96 billion,.

It also maintained a high-performing loan ratio of 90.26 percent, indicating that nine of 10 housing borrowers religiously paid their obligations.

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THE Indonesian government has agreed to ease restrictions on agricultural exports of the Philippines to help address the widening trade deficit between the two countries.

In a recent bilateral meeting, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel PiĂąol engaged Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita in talks aiming to boost the two nations’ economic relations. As a result, Indonesia has agreed to adopt the “Philippines First Policyâ€? to prioritize products coming from the Philippines before sourcing supplies from other countries, PiĂąol said. “[Indonesian] Trade Minister [Enggartiasto] Lukita announced a new policy which will be adopted by Indonesia and they call it ‘Philippines First Policy’. They have recognized us as their distant cousins and they said that starting now, if there’s anything they need, they would look at the Philippines first as the priority source before other countries,â€?

PiĂąol said in a press confer-

ence on Tuesday. Indonesia exports to the Philippines as much as $1 billion worth of agricultural products annually while the latter exports to the former only $50 million worth of food products. The Philippines has long been negotiating with Indonesia to correct the trade imbalance represented by a $950-million deficit. “I think they realized that they really have to work with us. They saw that if we start shoving each other in trade and closing our doors to trading with our neighboring country, it could actually have an adverse effect not only on our diplomatic relationships but also [on] our trade relationships,â€? PiĂąol said. The Agriculture department is already consolidating various agricultural products for immediate export to the Indonesian market, including shallots/onions and bananas, PiĂąol said. Meanwhile, PiĂąol revealed the recently-formed technical working group composed of representatives from Indonesia, Malaysia and the

Philippines will come up with a “rational planâ€? next week to keep the Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil exports at levels in a such a way it will not hurt the coconut and local palm oil industry in the Philippines. “Next week, the technical working group will meet and [they] will lay down the foundations of that tripartite agreement among Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines,â€? he said. “We’re trying to come up with a program that will rationalize our palm oil program that will not disadvantage the Philippines due to flooding of their palm oil [here]. At the same time, we have agreed that we will have to help one another in promoting palm oil [so that] we can also protect our coconut farmers,â€? PiĂąol added. Over the last three years, palm oil exports by Indonesia and Malaysia have increased by 100 percent. In 2017, total exports of this commodity increased by 92.4 percent to 262 million kilos from 20 million kilos in 2015. EIREENE JAIREE GOMEZ

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HE impact of technological change in our everyday lives has never been as immense as it is now and in the coming years.

Because of cloud technology, business applications such as customer relationship management, PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS ARTIkCIAL INTELligence and analytics tools are more affordable, easy to deploy and easy to use.

Hence, we’re seeing a lot of companies deploying at least two large enterprise-wide applications, not to mention the functional ONES SUCH AS IN MARKETING kNANCE or human resources. Companies whose employees learn these new technologies as fast as possible will gain competitive advantage in TERMS OF PRODUCTIVITY AND EFkCIENcy gains, innovative products and services and customer satisfaction.

Nowadays, companies approach learning and development (L&D) differently. Many are implementing online education to deliver learning CONTENT DIGITALLY EXPECTING TO REACH more employees. Others are still stuck in traditional classroom trainINGS /THERS STILL RESORT TO A MIX OF classroom and online due to preferENCES OF SPECIkC GROUPS But are human resource departments optimizing their L&D SPENDING WHILE MAXIMIZING LEARNing of employees? In this day and AGE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE MIX OF companies in terms of generations has never been as diverse, there is a need to optimize each generation of learners in an organization due to the differences in how they learn.

In our research while conduct-

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REYNALDO LUGTU JR. ing workshops and trainings to several organization, we noted that Generation Z, those born after 1995, account for more than 20 percent of many organizations.

On the other hand, millennials or Generation Y, those born between 1981 and 1995, comprise more THAT PERCENT OF ORGANIZATIONS while Generation X, born between 1961 and 1980, reach more than PERCENT AND "ABY "OOMERS

those born between 1946 and 1960, are dwindling in number but still comprise as much as 10 percent in many organizations.

Generally speaking, as we age, chemical imbalances in the brain become more pronounced which affects our cognitive activity..

Hence, across generations, employees’ learning capacity depends on two factors – personalization and independence. PersonalizaTION IS ALL ABOUT kTTING THE CONTENT and learning methodology to the individual learner, while independence is whether the individual LEARNER NEEDS THE CONTROL OR INlUence of others to learn, such as a trainer, coach or other human resource (HR) interventions.

With these two factors, employees need varying degrees of personalization and independence for learning to happen more efFECTIVELY AND EFkCIENTLY 4O ACHIEVE this, we need to segment the differ-

ent generations of learners, to wit: Baby Boomers. As they are the most senior cohort, their cognitive activity is the slowest. When implementing changes in an organization that involves new technology, they are the hardest and slowest to learn and adapt due to hardcore beliefs and values.

They require the highest degree of personalized learning and display the lowest degree of independence from others. The strategy for them is transformational learning, i.e. more personally-focused learning structure, classroom delivery, and IN CLASS PARTICIPATION RElECTION and feedback to bring them more directly into the process. They are willing to adopt new approaches such as online learning, but should be supplemented with video content and classroom training.

Generation X. This generation IS gADAPTABLE lEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY savvy, goal oriented, and responsible� but also “impatient, not attentive to detail, not fully commitTED TO WORK AND kCKLE MINDEDu

especially if they are not involved in the learning program development. They are often noted as the MOST kERCELY INDEPENDENT OF THE FOUR GROUPS HENCE THE APPROACH is self-directed learning that enable them to learn on their own schedule. But like Baby Boomers, THEIR THINKING AND RECALL IS SLOWER therefore, mental cues in training are important to help them recall, analyse and synthesize.

Millennials. They easily learn the use of new concept or technology, but quickly lose interest. They favor highly personalized training

on a self-directed schedule. They also prefer to access information on-demand, whenever and wherever they may happen to want it.

But due to their short interest and attention span, online learning approaches should incorporate GAMIkCATION E G QUESTS AND MISsions with leader board and digital badges as rewards.

Generation Z. This generation IS THE kRST COHORT OF WORKERS THAT grew up with the internet from day one. They were raised on connectivity and near-instant updates to apps and hardware. They both value and use a steady stream of information, insights and recommendations to inform decisions AND GUIDE EXPERIENCES 4HUS THEY are the most independent and require the least personalization among the generations. Microlearning is an effective approach where few-minute-long content is available online and on-demand.

By understanding how these generations learn, the organizaTION CAN MAXIMIZE ORGANIZATION learning, may it be acquiring new skills, learning new technologies and adopting new processes. L&D practitioners need to appreciate that when it comes to learning, there is NO ONE SIZE kTS ALL APPROACH

The author is President & CEO of Hungry Workhorse Consulting, a digital and culture transformation kRM (E IS ALSO THE #O &OUNDER OF Caucus, Inc.. He teaches strategic management in the MBA Program of De La Salle University. The author may be emailed at rey.lugtu@ hungryworkhorse.com

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HERE did my money go?� This is the question you often ask yourself when you’re running out of funds.

However, instead of constantly questioning yourself, shouldn’t you be more mindful of your attitude toward spending? Your BUYING BEHAVIOR EXPLAINS HOW you manage your money.

Know the common signs of money mismanagement, which you may unconsciously do, and learn how to combat them.

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Having trouble paying your bills on time? Being busy at work IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO FORGET YOUR monthly payments. If one of the reasons behind delayed bills payments is not having enough money to pay them, then you got yourself a big problem.

It’s important that you prioritize your bills when budgeting money. You have to pay all of your bills on time. Apart from this, you have to allot a certain BUDGET TO OTHER IMPORTANT EXpenses. This prevents you from spending your money on unPLANNED EXPENSES It takes determination in prioritizing your bills. That’s something you should be doing diligently unless you want to suffer from having no electricity and water at home.

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EXISTING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS will be reviewed will only make it harder for agencies to catch up to their 2019 programs. Growth coming from government spending at all this year is a faint hope, if not an entirely vain one.

As for the El Nino, the WB seems to have joined everyone else in grossly underestimating its impact. So far the severity of the periodic climate phenomenon has caused has been MUCH WORSE THAN EXPECTED !GRICULTURE LOSSES BY NOW HAVE EXCEEDED P5 billion, and water shortages, albeit aggravated by stupidity and bad planning, are going to become more frequent and more severe. The WB forecast acknowledged the possibility OF HIGHER FOOD PRICE INlATION DUE TO %L NiĂąo, but not the loss of productivity across the rest of the economy.

The WB also does not account for the likelihood – the near certainty, if the history of recent El Niùo events is at all a reliable guide – of one or more large-scale natural disasters due to typhoons.

All of that means this year’s GDP growth will be closer to 6.0 percent than 6.5 percent. The usual response to that is, “6.0 growth is still pretty good.� That is true on a simple level, but economic history shows that COUNTRIES THAT CAN CLAIM REAL EXPANSION #HINA IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE

AS IS )NDIA HAVE HAD EXTENDED PEriods of growth of 8.0-10 percent.

The Philippines is not even close to having that potential yet, and given the challenges it is currently facing, is not going to come close to achieving it any time soon.

POINT 3OME OF THE EXCESS OF CAUTION IS LIKELY INTENTIONAL THE 7" S business as a lender is not served by discouraging economic activity in an emerging or developing economy. Like any multilateral entity, the WB’s ability to operate relies ON SUFFERANCE TO SOME EXTENT AND so the views it feels it needs to share are presented in as positive way as possible. It is also affected by largeinstitution inertia. An economic report presented this week is based on data gathered weeks or months AGO WATERING DOWN THE RESULTS TO small changes in one direction or the other is a rough but easy way to compensate for changes that occur over the time it takes to produce an economic analysis.

The WB forecast noted the impact of both the budget delay and the El Nino, but downplayed both. The forecast gives the impression that risks to growth from the delayed 2019 budget will be eliminated once it is finally enacted, but that is not the case.

If the 2019 budget was delivered INTO THE HANDS OF THE %XECUTIVE branch today, it will still be three to four months before it would begin to be reflected in action.

Because of the cash-based system the budget puts in place, the loss of two quarters of the year means that only about half of what the government planned for 2019 can be initiated. The president’s snap announcement this week that all Email:ben.kritz@manilatimes.net

Corporate News Shakey’s profit grows 10% to P843M ˜ The Manila Times

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HAKEY’S Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. saw its net income increase to P843 million in 2018 on the back of double-digit sales growth.

The local unit of the global pizza restaurant chain told the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday that the amount was a 10-percent surge from P762 million a year earlier.

Revenues stood at P7.58 billion last year, an 8-percent increase from P7 billion in 2017.

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12.8 percent to P9.36 billion in 2018 — maintaining a 15-year track of double-digit growth — from P8.3 billion the year before.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (ebitda) climbed by 6 percent to P1.50 billion, following a 30-basis point drop in ebitda margins. “The sustainability of our ex-

pansion is a commendable feat by all measures,� Shakey’s President and Chief Executive Officer Vicente Gregorio said in a disclosure. “[However, it] was especially challenging, given the headwinds in consumer spending and the continued entry of new competitors in the dining-out space.� “Thankfully, we managed to weather these due to a loyal brand following, various value-formoney promotions, new product launches, and the reliable service execution that Shakey’s has always been known for,� he added.

According to him, Shakey’s experienced improvements in the last quarter of 2018 due to the reduced costs of raw materials coupled with the pick-up in consumer spending in December, despite recording contracting margins.

Shakey’s finished 2018 with 228 branches in the Philippines alone, and plans to add 20 more this year to bring its total branch network to 248.

4HE kRM ALSO HAS THREE BRANCHES in the Middle East and plans to expand in other countries. “We are excited about 2019

amid today’s dynamic restaurant landscape. In this environment, we will intensify further our efforts to IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFkciency of our operations, focusing primarily on superior execution this year,� Gregorio said. “Notwithstanding short-term CHALLENGES WE REMAIN CONkDENT in the long-term growth of the casual dining space. We intend to continue taking advantage of this [through] the ongoing expansion of Shakey’s — and soon, the expansion of Peri, as well,� he added.

Shakey’s announced on Tuesday

that it planned to acquire the PeriPeri Charcoal Chicken restaurant chain as part of efforts to diversify outside pizza parlor business.

The amount involved was not revealed due to nondisclosure agreements, but Shakey’s representative told The Manila Times that the price was not substantial relative to the listed kRM S MARKET CAPITALIZATION The acquisition will be funded by a combination of internally generated cash and debt.

Shakey’s shares rose by 56 centavos or 4.61 percent to close at P12.70 each on Wednesday.

Cemex board okays ABS-CBN, GMA claim ratings lead anew in March capital stock increase CEMEX Holdings Philippines Corp. plans to increase its authorized capital stock from P5.2 billion to P18.3 billion to fund its capital needs.

In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, the listed cement manufacturer said its board of directors approved the move to add more shares, which have a par value of P1 apiece.

The plan is yet to be approved by Cemex shareholders and the Securities and Exchange Commission. If approved, the company will hold an equity offering to raise as much as P13 billion.

Proceeds will be used to improve its capital structure and fund the ongoing expansion program of subsidiary Solid Cement Corp. “Following this capital-raising exercise, unissued shares will be kept in the form of authorized but unissued share capital, and the [c]orporation currently has no plans for any further fundraising,� Cemex said.

Despite the announcement, Cemex shares plunged by 40 centavos or 15.04 percent to finish at P2.26 apiece on Wednesday.

Timson Securities Inc. trader Jervin de Celis said investors sold off as the capital increase would have a dilutive effect on their shares after the firm emphasized that the equity offering would not be limited to a rights offer.

“Some support levels were also broken (P2.50 and P2.40) as investors with a large number of shares sold their position. [T]his exacerbated the selling activity, which brought down the price of the stock to its intra day low of P2.19,� he explained.

In February, Cemex told the bourse that it swung to a net loss of P930 million in 2018 and P325 million in the fourth quarter alone, compared with a P659-million profit in 2017 and P325-million loss in the last three months of that year.

It blamed the loss to a deadly landslide in Naga City, Cebu province last September and an increase in the cost of raw materials in October-to-December.

This despite revenues rising by 7 percent to P23.4 billion last year from P21.8 billion in 2017, and by 6 percent to P5.5 billion in the last quarter from P5.2 billion year-on-year.

A subsidiary of Cemex Asian South East Corp. that was incorporated on Sept.

17, 2015, Cemex Holdings Philippines primarily sells gray ordinary Portland cement, masonry or mortar cement, blended cement and ready-mix concrete.

It markets and sells these under the Island and Rizal brands in Luzon and the Apo brand in the Visayas and Northern Mindanao.

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THE ratings war between ABS-CBN Corp. and GMA Network Inc. raged on in March, with the former claiming leadership nationwide and the latter claiming to rule in urban areas.

Citing separate results from marKET RESEARCH kRMS +ANTAR -EDIA AND Nielsen TV Audience Measurement, both media giants highlighted where they excelled in statements on Wednesday.

4HE +APAMILYA NETWORK SAID +ANtar data had showed that it recorded

Businessinbriefs ASB’S STAKE HIKE IN CAPITALAND OKAYED

Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd., through subsidiary Ascendas-Singbridge Pte. Ltd (ASB), has increased its stake in CapitaLand Ltd. by more than 50 percent after securing approval from the Philippine Competition Commission. In a decision on Wednesday, the competition watchdog said the “proposed transaction will not result in substantial lessening of competition, because there are no overlaps in their business and that the parties are not considered as potential entrants to their respective lines of business.� CapitaLand is a global real-estate investment manager, while ASB is involved in urban and business space management.

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DOUBLEDRAGON UNIT GETS INCORPORATION NOD

DOUBLEDRAGON Properties Corp. said on Wednesday it had received in Singapore the certification of incorporation for its unit Hotel101 Worldwide Private Ltd. In a disclosure, the listed property developer said the subsidiary would handle the sales of Hotel101 projects in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Japan, London in the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States beginning this year. Hotel101 is Dou-

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an average audience share of 47 percent last month, compared with THE +APUSO STATION S PERCENT It had an audience share of 44 percent in Metro Manila against GMA’s 24 percent; 41 percent in Total Luzon versus its rival’s 33 percent; 57 percent in Total Visayas, better than its competitor’s 23 percent; and 56 percent in Total Mindanao, higher than GMA’s 30 percent.

GMA, meanwhile, said a Nielsen report showed that it sustained its

MINING AND OIL

lead last month.

4HE +APUSO NETWORK POSTED AN average total day audience share of 36.4 percent in the National Urban Television Audience Measurement in March, slightly betTER THAN THE +APAMILYA STATION S 35.5 percent.

GMA’s total day average audience shares in Urban Luzon and Mega Manila were 39.8 percent and 41.6 percent, compared with its rival’s 30 percent and 27.1 percent, respectively.

Also on Wednesday, GMA said

it would pay out P2.187 billion in cash dividends to shareholders on record as of April 22 this year.

In a statement, the network said its board of directors had approved the declaration of these dividends, which translated to 45 centavos apiece. The payout date is May 14.

ABS-CBN shares shed 22 cenTAVOS OR PERCENT TO kNISH AT P19.70 each, while GMA’s shares fell by 1 centavo or 0.17 percent to close at P5.81 apiece on Wednesday.

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bleDragon’s flagship hotel brand. A total of six Hotel101 branches are expected to presell this year. These are in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City; Davao City; Boracay in Aklan province; and Palawan, Bohol and Cebu provinces. It has a total inventory of P14.53 billion. DoubleDragon shares finished down by 40 centavos or 1.69 percent to P23.25 each on Wednesday.

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ASCENT SEEKS TO EXPAND HELICOPTER SERVICE

SINGAPOREAN startup Ascent is seeking to expand its helicopter ride-sharing service outside Metro Manila. In a press briefing, Ascent Chief Executive Officer Lionel Sinai-Sinelnikoff said he hoped to add the Visayas and Mindanao to its three existing routes. These are Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Clark in Pampanga province, in which travel time is cut from three hours to 30 minutes and costs P25,900 per passenger; Makati City to Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City, in which travel time is reduced from 30 minutes to three minutes and which costs P6,900 per passenger; and NAIA to Tagaytay City in Cavite province, in which travel time is slashed from two-and-a-half hours to 20 minutes and which costs P21,900 per passenger. Ascent currently operates two helicopters, Bell 429 and Airbus H125, which could accommodate seven and five commuters, respectively. Commuters can book flights on the company’s website.

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Foreign Business SKorea to launch world’s Prosecutors eye fresh first national 5G networks charge vs Carlos Ghosn T B4

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THURSDAY April 4, 2019

OKYO: Tokyo prosecutors are considering pressing a fresh charge against Carlos Ghosn, local media said Wednesday, as the former Nissan boss announced on Twitter he would be giving his side of the story.

In the latest twist in a rollercoaster of a case, Japanese investigators are reportedly eyeing a possible aggravated breach of trust charge related to at least $32 million in Nissan funds transferred to a distributor in Oman.

Some of the money is believed TO HAVE BEEN USED TO BUY A LUXURY boat allegedly used by Ghosn and his family, according to a source familiar with the matter.

If Tokyo prosecutors were to proceed, it would be the fourth criminal charge against the 65-year-old FORMER HIGH lYING AUTO EXECUTIVE

who denies all allegations.

Ghosn already faces three charges OF kNANCIAL MISCONDUCT OVER ALLEGAtions he under-reported his compensation and sought to transfer personal losses to Nissan’s books.

Tokyo district prosecutors are discussing the case with more senior colleagues before deciding whether to move ahead, Japanese media said.

Shortly after the reports EMERGED A VERIkED 4WITTER ACCOUNT in Ghosn’s name said he would be SPEAKING TO JOURNALISTS NEXT WEEK “I’m getting ready to tell the truth about what’s happening.

Press conference on Thursday, April 11,� said the tweet, sent early Wednesday afternoon. ! SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE EXECUTIVE LATER CONkRMED THE NEWS conference in a statement to AFP.

‘Flight risk’ If prosecutors were to file new charges, it would not necessarily mean Ghosnreturns to the deten-

tion centre where he spent more than three months before winning bail on March 6, according to a local lawyer. “The prosecutor can hit Ghosn with new charges without sending him back to prison.

Prosecutors would need to again justify a detention by saying he WAS A lIGHT RISK AND COULD DESTROY evidence and the chances seem fairly slim,� said the lawyer, who asked to remain anonymous.

The news came after it emerged that lawyers for Renault — Nissan’s parent company that Ghosn also led — have handed over documents to prosecutors showing millions of euros in payments to THE kRM S DISTRIBUTORS IN /MAN An internal probe by Nissan, which is cooperating with prosecutors, has found Ghosn had approved over $30 million in payments to a distributor in Oman, a person familiar with the matter CONkRMED TO !&0 Some of this money ended up in personal accounts, or was used

for purchases and investments

by Ghosn — mainly to buy a yacht and make investments via his son’s kRM ‡ ACCORDING TO THIS PERSON A spokesperson for Ghosn has already rejected these allegations. “The payments made by Renault to the distributor in Oman have not been diverted from their commercial objectives and under no circumstances has all or part OF SUCH PAYMENTS BENEkTED #ARlos Ghosn or his family,� said the representative in a statement.

In a bolt from the blue that rocked Japan and the business world, Ghosn was arrested on November 19 after prosecutors stormed his private jet at a Tokyo airport and took him into custody.

He spent more than 100 days in detention with limited access to lawyers before being released on a bail of nearly $9 million.

Nissan swiftly removed him as CHAIRMAN AND IS ALSO EXPECTED TO remove him from the board at an EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETing slated for Monday.

AFP

Burger King goes vegan with meatless Whopper NEW YORK: For decades, fast-food giant Burger King has been the undisputed Home of the Whopper — the chain’s signature sandwich featuring one of its flame-grilled, “no nonsense�

100 percent beef patties.

So, what happens when the Whopper doesn’t actually have any meat?

BK is going vegan. That’s right, folks: enter the Impossible Whopper, a meatless version of “America’s favorite burger.�

Made up of mostly soy and potato protein, and featuring coconut oil, sunflower oil and heme — an iron-rich protein that simulates the texture, color and taste of actual meat.

For years, Burger King has offered a veggie burger on the menu at its thousands of restaurants, but it was not marketed as anything even remotely resembling a juicy, tender slab of meat.

So far, the Impossible Whopper is only available at several dozen restaurants in the Midwestern city of St Louis.

But Burger King’s chief marketing officer Fernando Machado told The New York Times that the company expects to quickly expand availability nationwide if all goes well. “I have high expectations that it’s going to be big business, not just a niche product,� Machado told the paper.

Q In this file photo taken on January 7, 2019, The Impossible Burger 2.0, the new and improved version of the company’s plant-based vegan burger that tastes like real beef is introduced at a press event during CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Impossible Burgers are already on the menu at US chain restaurants White Castle and, as of April 1, 2019, Red Robin. The Silicon Valley company, founded in 2011, is planning to launch its products in supermarkets later this year. AFP PHOTO Burger King’s tie-up with start-up Impossible Foods is the latest, perhaps boldest move by a power player in an industry seeking to make inroads with customers on plant-based diets.

On Tuesday, Nestle announced plans to roll out “cook from raw� plant-based burgers in Europe — under the Garden Gourmet brand — and in the United States under the Sweet Earth label.

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‘Precarious’ “The expected rebound in global growth this year is precarious,� she said in an address at the US Chamber of Commerce. “This is a delicate moment that requires us to handle with care.�

Lagarde said the IMF next week was due to cut its global growth forecasts even further than it had in January, with more than two thirds of the world economy likely to see slowing growth.

Next week’s meetings — a twice-yearly conclave of central bankers and finance ministers — come with the backdrop of fraught negotiations between Beijing and Washington to resolve their eight-month trade war.

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New meeting procedure to be followed, should attendance, participation and voting in the meeting be conducted by remote communication or in absentia, and 4) the requirements and procedure for nomination and election, if the meeting is for the election of directors or trustees.

In case of postponement of the stockholders’ or members’ regular meetings, the corporate secretary is also now required to send written notice thereof and the reason therefor to the stockholders or members at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting, unless a different period is required under the by-laws, law or regulation.

Section 25 of the RCC also now pro-

In December, Nestle competitor Unilever said it had bought up Dutch brand De Vegetarische Slager (The Vegetarian Butcher) to position itself in the expanding sector.

Impossible Burgers are already on the menu at US chain restaurants White Castle and, as of Monday, Red Robin.

The Silicon Valley company, founded in 2011, is planning to launch its prod-

ucts in supermarkets later this year.

While soy burgers have existed for quite some time, several companies have taken the product up a notch by using sophisticated technology to make it taste, look and smell like meat.

Beyond Impossible Foods, other start-ups in the United States like Memphis Meats and Just, or Mosa Meats in the Netherlands, are working to develop meat from animal cells, not actual animals.

Nestle’s new products are made from soy and wheat proteins, with plant extracts such as beetroot, carrot and bell pepper.

The Swiss food giant goes so far as to say their veggie burger “hardly differs from a traditional burger.� “They even make the sizzling sound of a regular beef burger during cooking,� it says.

In the US, Sweet Earth — the California-based subsidiary bought by Nestle 18 months ago — will sell its product as the “Awesome Burger.�

According to Nestle, consumers are looking “at different ways to enjoy and balance their protein intake and lower the environmental footprint of their diets.� “We believe this trend is here to stay,� it says of plant-based food.

AFP

SEOUL: South Korea launches the WORLD S kRST FULLY lEDGED ' MObile networks Friday, a transformational leap that already has superpowers sparring for control of an innovation that could potentially change the day-to-day lives of billions of people.

The superfast communications HERALDED BY kFTH GENERATION WIREless technology will ultimately underpin everything from toasters TO TELEPHONES FROM ELECTRIC CARS TO power grids.

But while the South has won the RACE TO BE kRST TO PROVIDE THE USER EXPERIENCE THAT IS ONLY ONE PART of a wider battle that has pit the United States against China and ensnared giants including Huawei.

Hyper-wired South Korea has long had a reputation for technical prowess, and Seoul has made the 5G rollout a priority as it seeks to stimulate stuttering economic growth.

The system will bring smartphones near-instantaneous connectivity — 20 times faster than THE EXISTING ' ‡ ALLOWING USERS to download entire movies in less than a second.

In the same way that 3G enabled widespread mobile web access and 4G made new applications work ranging from social media to Uber, 5G will herald a new level of connectivity, empowered by speed.

It is crucial for the future development of devices ranging from self-driving vehicles that send data TRAFkC TO ONE ANOTHER IN REAL TIME

industrial robots, drones and other elements of the Internet of Things.

That makes it a vital part of the infrastructure of tomorrow, AND THE ' STANDARD IS EXPECTED to bring about $565 billion in GLOBAL ECONOMIC BENEkTS BY

according to the London-based Global System for Mobile Communications, an industry alliance.

‘One million devices’ But the implications have pitted Washington against Beijing in an increasingly bitter standoff.

The US has pressed its allies and major economies to avoid 5G solutions from Chinese-owned telecom giant Huawei, citing security risks that technological backdoors could give Beijing access to 5G-connected utilities and other components.

But Chinese firms dominate 5G technology.

Huawei, the global leader, has registered 1,529 5G patents, according to data analysis firm IPlytics.

Gloom about slowing growth in Asia, Europe and the United States, as well as the protected US-China trade war, have sparked periodic jitters on markets since last year.

At the start of the year, the fund had already lowered its expectations several notches from a prior outlook, calling for global GDP to expand by 3.5 percent this year and next. “We had this synchronized acceleration of growth a couple of years ago. Now it’s synchronized deceleration,� Lagarde said following her speech. “I don’t want to be overly dramatic, because we don’t see a recession.�

But Lagarde pointed to some grounds for optimism, saying major central banks, including the US Federal Reserve, were showing patience about the speed of inter-

est rate increases while China had moved to stimulate its economy.

She called on member governments to help avert mounting dangers by modernizing tax systems, cutting public debts and reducing wealth inequalities through spending on education, health and infrastructure, recommendations the IMF has made before.

Lagarde repeated warnings about imposing tariffs, saying such barriers to trade were “potentially self-inflicted wounds� that threatened to dent economic growth and leave no winners.

But Lagarde also said governments should address the dangers posed by the concentration of market power in the hands of corporate giants, especially in the tech sector, with major players often able

to block out competition and garner the lion’s share of profits for themselves.

While IMF research showed this concentration had so far had little effect on business investment, production and worker pay, according to Lagarde, there was still a danger that it could weigh on all of them. “I am not saying that we currently have a monopoly problem,� she said. “But I am saying that we should take appropriate measures so that it does not become a problem.�

Speaking to CNBC later, Lagarde also said new IMF research showed that an all-out trade war between the United States and China — with 25 percent duties on all traded merchandise — could shave up to 1.6 percent off of annual growth in China and 0.6 percent off US GDP growth.

AFP

vides that the non-holding of elections OF DIRECTORS TRUSTEES AND OFkCER AND THE reasons therefor shall be reported to the SEC within 30 days from the date of the scheduled election, and a new date not later than 60 days from the scheduled date MUST BE SPECIkED IN THE REPORT %LECTION OF DIRECTORS TRUSTEES AND OFkCERS IS ORDINARILY conducted during the annual meeting of the stockholders or members.

What if no annual meeting and thus, no ELECTION OF DIRECTORS IS HELD ON THE DATE kXED in the by-laws? Is notice to the SEC required then? In this instance, we believe that the corporate secretary is required to send written notice to the SEC of the non-holding of elections on such date, and the reasons therefor, within 30 days therefrom.

Section 28 of the RCC also says that if THERE IS VACANCY IN THE OFkCE OF DIRECTOR OR TRUSTEE DUE TO TERM EXPIRATION AN ELEC-

tion shall be held no later than the day OF SUCH EXPIRATION AT A MEETING CALLED for that purpose. So what happens if no ELECTION IS HELD BEFORE EXPIRATION OF THE term? However, Section 22 of the RCC still STATES THAT DIRECTORS AND OFkCERS CONTINUE TO HOLD OFkCE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS SHALL HAVE BEEN ELECTED AND QUALIkED 4HUS

it is apparent that if no election is held, THE DIRECTORS TRUSTEES AND OFkCERS SHALL continue to occupy their positions in a hold-over capacity until such time elections for their successors are held.

Pursuant to Sec. 52 of the RCC, the corporate secretary is obliged to send written notice of meetings of the directors or trustees of corporations to every director or trustee at least two days prior to the scheduled meeting, unless a longer time is provided in the by-laws. And should a DIRECTOR TRUSTEE OR OFkCER DIES RESIGNS OR

IN ANY MANNER CEASES TO HOLD OFkCE THE corporate secretary, or a director, trustee OR OFkCER OF THE CORPORATION SHALL WITHIN seven days from knowledge thereof, report in writing such fact to the SEC. The RCC has introduced several changes to the meeting and notice requirements of stockholders’ meetings. Every corporate secretary should be mindful of these changes.

Richelle Dianne R. Patawaran is a Senior Associate of Mata-Perez, Tamayo & Francisco (MTF Counsel). She is a corporate, deal, litigation and labor lawyer. The contents of the above article are intended for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. If you have any question or comment regarding this article, you may email the author at info@ mtfcounsel.com or visit MTF Counsel’s website at www.mtfcounsel.com.

Combined with manufacturers ZTE and Oppo, plus the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology, Chinese entities own a total of 3,400 patents, it says — more than a third of the total.

3OUTH +OREA COMES NEXT WITH ITS companies holding 2,051 patents. )N CONTRAST 53 kRMS HAVE

altogether, IPlytics said — 29 fewer than Finland’s Nokia alone.

All three of South Korea’s mobile networks — KT, SK Telecom and LG UPlus go live with their 5G services. “5G’s hyper speed can connect one million devices within a one square kilometre zone simultaneously,� KT said in a report.

On the same day, Samsung %LECTRONICS WILL RELEASE THE 'ALAXY 3 ' THE WORLD S kRST AVAILABLE smartphone using the tech, with rival LG following with the V50s two weeks later.

Cost barrier More than three million South Koreans will switch to 5G by the end of this year, predicted KT vicepresident Lee Pil-jae.

Until now, no mobile networks have offered nationwide 5G access. In the US, hotspots in a few selected cities have ofFERED ' SPEEDS BUT OVER WIk ONLY

WHILE 1ATARI kRM /OREDOO SAYS IT offers 5G services in and around Doha, but does not have devices available to use them.

US network carrier Verizon will launch fifth-generation services for mobile users in Chicago and -INNEAPOLIS NEXT WEEK WITH more than 30 cities due to follow this year. *APAN IS ALSO EXPECTED TO ROLL out a limited deployment in 2019 before full services start in time for NEXT YEAR S 4OKYO /LYMPICS But cost is likely to be a barrier for user uptake initially, analysts say: the cheapest version of the NEW 'ALAXY HANDSET WILL BE million won ($1,200). “While there are many cheap 4G smartphones under $300, Samsung’s 5G phones are well over $1,000, which could be a major minus point for cost-savvy consumers,� a KT representative told AFP. None of South Korea’s three network operators would say how much they have invested in 5G — but Seoul’s economy minister Hong Nam-ki put it at at least $2.6 billion this year alone. “If 5G is fully implemented,� he said, “it will greatly improve people’s lives�.

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Another Both the ADB and World Bank’s revised FORECASTS FALL WITHIN THE OFkCIAL percent goal for 2019, which economic managers revised from 7.0-8.0 percent last month due to the budget delay. “The Philippines is the least vulnerable to A SHOCK SLOWDOWN IN EXPORTS ! LOT OF COUNTRIES ARE VERY EXPORT EXTENSIVE u "IRD SAID “The government has also a large infrastructure program. That’s a big difference.

The Philippines has a major infrastructure spending program that’s keeping economic growth well above the other neighboring countries,� she added. “Also, the Philippines has the advantage of sustained growth in remittances and we EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE TO GROW 4HE "0/ (business process outsourcing) sector also CONTINUES TO EXPAND THAT S A VERY LARGE source of growth which the neighboring countries may not have.�

The ADB called for increased agricultural reforms to achieve inclusive growth, noting that the sector barely grew last year. “The rice trade liberalization act is a very kRST IMPORTANT STEP FOR THAT u "IRD SAID AS THE law would remove restrictions to growth and also lead to the creation of a fund that can be used to modernize agriculture.

(E ALSO CALLED FOR EXPANDED FARM INSURance as the Philippines is very vulnerable to calamities. “A lot has been done and a lot more is in the works. I think now with the rice fund, the government will have sustained funding for modernizing the agriculture sector,� Bird added.

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HE Ilocos Region will be getting a P56million crops research center that will be located in the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Pangasinan Research and Experiment Center in Barangay Tebag, Sta. Barbara.

DA-Ilocos Region Director Lucrecio Alviar Jr. and Nicomedez Eleazar, Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) director, led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Crops Research and Development (R&D) Center on Thursday last week. “This state-of-the-art and research-friendly facility will serve as showcase window of technologies, quality cultivars that will benefit local government unit extension workers, the academe, non-government organizations, farmers and other peoples organizations,� Eleazar said.

He said the center’s establishment would be funded by BAR with the aim of modernizing and upgrading R&D facilities relevant to the DA’s goal of increasing productivity as well as income of farmers in the region. “The three-story facility shall also enhance linkages and networking of all stakeholders in the agriculture sector for sustainable development,� Eleazar said.

Expected to be completed next year, the facility will house a seed processing and sensory evaluation laboratory, tissue culture laboratory and audio-visual room.

Eleazar lauded the efforts of DA Ilocos Region through its R&D Division under Orlando Lorenzana, Research and Regulations regional technical director, in pursuing research and development projects to improve services to Ilocano farmers. “I am optimistic that this development shall bring fruitful research efforts in the Ilocos Region,� Eleazar said.

For his part, Alviar expressed gratitude to BAR for funding the establishment of the Crops R&D Center in the region, adding he was optimistic that similar projects for research would be established with the support of the agency.

On behalf of DA Ilocos Region R&D Division chief Jovita Datuin, Senior Science Research Specialist Cathy Pastor assured their commitment in continually developing project proposals

Q Bureau of Agricultural Research Director Nicomedes Eleazar (center) led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Crops Research and Development Center at the Pangasinan Research and Experiment Center in Tebag, Sta. Barbara. Inset shows an illustration of a research center upon completion. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO that focuses on cost-reducing and yield-boosting technologies. “We will mass propagate clean and disease-free tissue cultured planting materials for distribution TO INTENDED BENEkCIARIES AND SHALL also enhance dissemination of research outputs through techno-

Let us rally behind our rice farmers (First of two parts) ITH Republic Act (RA) 11203, or the “Rice Tariffication Law,â€? liberalizing rice importation, now is the time to rally behind our smallholder farmers to make our rice industry competitive vis-Ă -vis our Southeast Asian counterparts. I am strongly positive and enthusiastic about this possibility.

After careful study and analysis, I see RA 11203 as a blessing to the country’s rice industry, as it will also force the bureaucracy to rethink its strategy towards the industry, and put in place policies, programs and projects to truly make rice farming in the Philippines truly productive and competitive.

RA 11203 also gives us a good number of safety nets, like the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) that allocates P10 billion per year for the next six years for farm mechanization, propagation and distribution of high-yielding seeds, training of farmers and credit support. With good governance, the programs and projects to be funded by RCEF can make the country’s rice industry as productive and competitive as its Southeast Asian counterparts. !NOTHER SAFETY NET IS THE TARIFkCATION OF IMports, 35 percent from Association of Southeast Asian (Asean) countries and 50 percent from non-Asean countries.

Also, RA 11203 gives power to President Rodrigo Duterte to increase the tariffs on imported rice to protect the local rice industry and prevent abusive rice traders from controlling the local price of the commodity. This, I believe, is one of the best protection mechanisms provided by RA 11203 for smallholder rice farmers.

The National Food Authority (NFA) will also be allowed to continue buying dried palay (unmilled rice) from local farmers, albeit on a limited scale, and maintain a buffer stock of 30 days.

hancing measures.

So what is the way forward?

While I have been advocating that more farmers shift to planting high-value crops that have export potential in raw, semi-processed or processed form, I see the urgent need for the country to maintain at LEAST A PERCENT RICE SELF SUFkCIENCY LEVEL OR even higher.

4HE COUNTRY S RICE SELF SUFkCIENCY LEVEL PRESently is between 93 to 95 percent, and we must level that up to 95 to 97 percent.

While it is possible to achieve 100 percent rice self-sufficiency, I believe funds are better allocated to farmers of the crop who have the potential to become as competitive as their counterparts in Southeast Asia. So, the truth is there are farmers making up the minority who may not become competitive even if we give them so much assistance to improve their productivity, because their lands are best planted to cash crops that have export potential.

The Philippine Rice Industry Roadmap (PRIR) 2030 of PhilRice is actually very honest in its assessment of farmers who cannot cope with cheaper rice imports, or those whose production cost is nearing P17 per kilo, saying these farmers “are at risk of incurring losses and may discontinue producing rice in the future.�

The PRIR also said that of the 80 riceproducing provinces in the Philippines, 30 have production costs lower than P12 per kilo and have yields averaging 3 to 4 MT (MT/ha).

Furthermore, another 26 provinces were categorized by the PRIP as recording “medium cost� or producing palay from P12 to P17 per kilo, with the yields also from 3 to 4 MT/ha.

So, the funds allocated for RCEF needs to be spent very wisely and judiciously. As stipulated, the P10-billion annual allocation for RCEF generated from rice import tariffs be spent as follows: P5 billion for providing farm machines and equipment; P3 billion for propagating and distribution Maintain 95-percent of high-yielding seeds; P1 billion for training of or higher sufficiency rice farmers; and P1 billion for loan support.

I believe there is hope, even great hope, that /BVIOUSLY THE PURSUIT OF RICE SELF SUFkCIENCY IN through the safety nets provided by RA 11203, the past decades could be faulted for the high the Philippine rice industry can be levelled up. production cost of palay with the Philippine For one, PhilRice already has seed varieties Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) pegging the capable of yielding beyond the national average average cost of producing a kilo of palay in the of 4 MT/ha. But the agency must also consider country at P12.72, or much higher than Thai- hybrids that are more superior to inbreds and land’s P8.86 and Vietnam’s P6.22. Vietnam and capable of yielding up to 8 MT/ha.

Thailand are also leading rice exporters and have On the other hand, the Philippine Center for shown a keen interest in shipping the commod- Postharvest Development and Mechanization ity to the Philippines. said that by addressing issues related to crop I categorically agree that rice imports will establishment and post-harvest losses, the cost help lower and stabilize the prices of the com- of producing palay can be lowered by P1.50 to modity in the local market, thus contributing P2 per kilo.

TO LOWER INlATION Also, the guidelines for RA 11203 requires Presently, only 5 percent of the world’s rice constant monitoring on how RCEF is being spent. production, which is about 40 million metric So, let us rally behind our smallholder rice tons (MT), is traded internationally and many farmers by fully supporting RA 11203. countries are facing challenges from climate But there are other measures that need to CHANGE AFFECTING THEIR FARMING AND kSHERIES be addressed to make our rice industry more sector. But countries presently importing rice, productive and competitive, like investing in like those in Africa, are likewise opening up irrigation and balance nutrient management. lands for rice production and other countries More of those in the second installment of in Asia are putting in place productivity en- this column-series.

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Pastor said.

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IS ONE AMONG THE kVE STATE OF THE art facilities that the DA is set to establish, is expected to transform

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Year-round calamansi production in Oriental Mindoro now possible THE Tokyo University of Agriculture (Tokyo Nodai), in cooperation with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) that has partnered with the Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (MinSCAT), has introduced offseason production of calamansi in Victoria, Oriental Mindoro as part of its effort to help the Philippines export the commodity. “The success of these farming technologies in attaining a stable supply of calamansi even during lean months will bring farmers in a better position where they can MAXIMIZE THE ECONOMIC BENEkTS brought about by higher level of farmgate prices, which in turn raise farm income,� said Patricia Ann Pielago of Searca.

A technology on pruning and the use of plant growth regulators in order to delay the harvest of calamansi have been employed in a pilot calamansi production in Victoria. With those techniques, year-round harvest becomes possible, enabling farmers to enjoy a higher income from the high-value crop.

The project also raises potential to increase the Philippines’ calamansi export of around 170 metric tons yearly to Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Export is in the form of fresh and processed calamansi.

MinSCAT, led by its Vice President Ma. Conception Mores, coordinated with Tokyo Nodai to identify farm sites for the continuous trial for the off-season calamansi production technology.

Farmer-cooperators were tapped to participate in the pilot farming.

Studies showed that constraints in the calamansi industry’s growth include lack of good-quality calamansi seedlings, high incidence of pests and diseases, declining volume of production, huge postharvest losses, limited access to market, inconsistent quality of processed calamansi products, and low prices during peak season.

There is also lack of resources, skills, knowledge and experience in collective marketing among calamansi farmers.

The two-year project aims to address these technical and market constraints, and intends to improve calamansi production and fruit quality by using proven technologies and practices in integrated pest management, fertilization, off-season fruiting and postharvest handling.

The project will also build on the gains of Searca’s action research program “Piloting and Upscaling Effective Models of Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development� that helped revitalize the calamansi industry of Oriental Mindoro.

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Q Tadashi Baba (first from right) and Yoshitaka Kawai (second from right) from the Tokyo University of Agriculture demonstrate the full-pruning technique as another technique for off-season fruiting of calamansi in Oriental Mindoro.

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DoT holds ‘Philippine Harvest’ THE Department of Tourism (DoT) held on March 21 to 31 the “Philippine Harvest� at the Central Square Mall at Bonifacio High Street, Global City in Taguig City, featuring the country’s farm and food destinations in line with the government’s sustainable tourism development program. “The overarching goal of our programs and projects is sustainable tourism as we champion the Filipino farmer and the country’s bountiful produce,� said Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat.

The event, which originated as Puyat’s pet project, brought together DoT-accredited farm sites, along with selected travel agencies and 30 local food exhibitors, including organic fruits and vegetables, spices, products made from honey, local artisan chocolates, bamboo tumblers and other local indigenous products.

It treated visitors to a taste of some of the rare recipes like mushroom chicharon;

sili ice cream with tinutong na bigas, caramelado and pili flavors; kakanin, rice cookies, kalamansi jams, pastries using local ingredients; Alavar Sauce and other products of Zamboang; and laing longganisa and Bicol’s other products.

Local produce featured also included dried seafood, coco sugar, coffee, heirloom rice, chocolate, craft beer, fruit wines, crunchy garlic among others. “We aim to develop sustainable farm tourism as a dependable source of income for Filipinos in line with the implementation of the Farm Tourism Development Act of 2016, which serves as one of our strategies for countryside development,�

Puyat added.

In partnership with Central Square Mall and the Store Specialists Incorporated Group (SSI), the three-day food and travel expo featured the following exhibitors: Costales Nature Farm,

Santiago Brewery, Teraoka, Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon (Region 3), Milea, Kapfer and Rivera, Destileria Limtuaco, Mama Sita, Aging’s Kakanin, Willy Bee, Ritual. Badboy Tikboy, Hiraya Bakery, Coco Natura, Cocotos, Stanford Shaw Ginger Ale, Theo and Philo, Queen Bee Farm, Pinkie’s Farm, Josefina’s Crunchy Garlic, 1st Colonial Grill, COP Pili Nuts, NC Hernandez Food Products, JA Lee’s Farms, Crackle Chips, Chef Rica Dakudao Buenaflor, Casa Simeon/Donsol Eco Tour (Luzon), Smallville (Visayas)/Love Palamuti/Filiology, Cebu Pacific “Juan Effect Project,� SOAP (Spread Organic Agriculture Philippines), Mayumi Organics, The Bamboo Company, Orera Technology, Ayala Foundation, Spectacle Group, Inc., Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, CAN property Holdings Ltd. Corp., Alavar Seafood Restaurant, Joyful Garden, B&C Mango Kernels, and Auro Chocolate.

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Trump tones down threat to close US-Mexico border

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ASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump said Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) he is “100 percent� prepared to close down the US-Mexico border, but delays were already increasing at several key border crossings.

This was after Trump ratcheted up pressure on Democrats in Congress to toughen US laws against illegal immigrants, threatening to hurt the US economy in the name of border security. g)T IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY ON THE BORDER u 4RUMP SAID )F -EXICO DOES NOT STOP MIgrants from transiting across its territory, and if Congress does NOT ACT HE SAID gTHE BORDER S

GOING TO BE CLOSED PERCENT u g3URE IT S GOING TO HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY u HE SAID g3ECURITY IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN TRADE u Trump said Democrats were BLOCKING REFORMS FOR POLITICAL REASONS BUT COULD kX THE PROBLEM gIN MINUTES u (E WAS NOT SPECIkC BUT (OMEland Security Secretary Kirstjen .IELSEN HAS ASKED #ONGRESS TO GIVE BORDER OFkCIALS THE POWER TO

forcibly repatriate Central American illegal immigrants, including CHILDREN WHO ARRIVED ALONE BACK to their countries.

The threat to close the frontier, WHICH HANDLED SOME BILLION WORTH OF TRADE IN SENT shivers through the economy, and drew warnings from allies of the president. g#LOSING DOWN THE BORDER would have potentially catastrophic economic impact on our country, and I would hope we would not be doing that sort OF THING u 3ENATE -AJORITY ,EADER Mitch McConnell said.

-C#ONNELL S CALL WAS BACKED by the Chamber of Commerce, which said in a statement

that while it supported immigration reform, closing the BORDER gWOULD INFLICT SEVERE economic harm on American FAMILIES WORKERS FARMERS and manufacturers across the 5NITED 3TATES u Despite Trump’s tough rhetoRIC -EXICO S FOREIGN MINISTER SAID HE HAD SPOKEN WITH 53 3ECRETARY OF 3TATE -IKE 0OMPEO

who had told him the border would not be shut. g5NTIL TODAY THE SECRETARY OF state of the United States and HIS TEAM HAVE TOLD US THIS IS NOT the policy we are going to apply, CLOSING POINTS ON THE BORDER u Marcelo Ebrard said at a press conference.

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Algerian president Bouteflika resigns ALGERIA’S state news agency APS has reported that embattled 0RESIDENT !BDELAZIZ "OUTElIKA had quit, informing the country’s constitutional council of his decision to stand down.

The news came shortly after the Algerian Defense Ministry aggressively called Tuesday for "OUTElIKA TO QUIT gIMMEDIATELY u The ministry, which controls the ARMY HAD SAID gTHERE IS NO MORE TIME TO WASTEu AFTER SIX WEEKS OF nationwide protests against the Chief of State and his inner circle.

4HE YEAR OLD "OUTEFLIKA HAS BEEN IN OFkCE FOR YEARS (E SUFFERED A STROKE IN AND has been rarely seen in public since then.

On Monday, he said he would resign by the end of his fourth term on April 28, capitulating to growing calls for his resignation.

Algerian Defense Ministry has called for President Abdelaziz "OUTElIKA TO QUIT gIMMEDIATELYu AFTER TWO DECADES IN OFkCE In a statement sent Tuesday, the $EFENSE -INISTRY SAID gTHERE IS NO MORE TIME TO WASTEu ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS TO HAVE "OUTElIKA DECLARED UNkT FOR OFkCE AND TO GIVE Algeria’s people a voice.

0ROTESTS CALLING FOR "OUTElIKA TO RESIGN HAVE INTENSIkED SINCE

&EBRUARY (E WAS kRST ELECTED IN AND PLANNED TO SEEK A kFTH TERM NEXT MONTH He postponed the election in response to the protests and said he would not run for reelection.

Algerian protesters and opposition leaders say President "OUTEFLIKA S LONG AWAITED ANnouncement of his departure HAD FALLEN lAT 0ROTESTERS AND OPPOSITION kGures say it doesn’t go far enough to satisfy demands for dramatic change to the country’s secretive power structure.

Former Prime Minister Ali BenlIS AND A MODERATE )SLAMIST MOVEment are among leading voices criticizing the move because it would leave the country’s secretive, distrusted power structure in place.

A standoff is also intensifying BETWEEN "OUTElIKA S ENTOURAGE and that of the powerful army chief, who turned against the President amid mass protests OVER "OUTElIKA S YEAR RULE "OUTElIKA BOWED TO MOUNTING pressure Monday and announced he will step down by the end of his term April 28, according to his OFkCE 0ROTESTERS FEAR IT WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A HAND PICKED SUCCESsor instead of a truly democratic change of power.

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May, Labor leaders discuss Brexit future

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Chinese honor guards receive caskets containing the remains of Chinese soldiers from South Korean honor guards during a handover ceremony at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. AFP PHOTO

WATER SHORTAGE HITS ANGKOR WAT THE Apsara Authority is pumping water into the moat and ponds AT THE WORLD FAMOUS !NGKOR 7AT during the current dry spell. !PSARA SPOKESMAN ,ONG +OSAL yesterday said that Cambodia was being affected by the El NiĂąo phenomenon, which is causing EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER LEADING TO severe water loss due to evaporation. He said this had seriously impacted water management in THE !NGKOR AREA g'ROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WA-

ter is very important to maintain the beauty and environment in THE !NGKOR AREA ESPECIALLY !NGKOR 7AT TEMPLE u HE SAID g3O TO maintain the right level of water in the moat and ponds around !NGKOR 7AT TEMPLE REQUIRES PROPER WATER MANAGEMENT u Kosal said the authority was pumping water into the southERN POND AT !NGKOR 7AT TO maintain its water level and would do so for the northern pond after current archaeologi-

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PRIEST BURNS HARRY POTTER BOOKS

WARSAW: A Polish priest apologised Wednesday for burning “magic� Harry Potter books, after his actions sparked a wave of protest and comparisons with totalitarian regimes and the Inquisition. Last Sunday, after mass, three priests in a parish at the Baltic port city of Gdansk presided over the burning of items including books they said were “linked to the occult and magic.� They had burned them in line with Biblical exhortations against practising idolatry, they said. A post detailing the incident on a Facebook page run by the Catholic “SMS from Heaven� evangelical group went viral, drawing heavy criticism online and headlines around the world. On Wednesday Father Rafal Jaroszewicz, one of the three priests involved, posted on the same Facebook page that he was “very sorry.�

AFP

MADURO FACES ARREST

CARACAS, Venezuela: Maduro loyalists stripped Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó of immunity Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), paving the way for the opposition leader’s prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly violating the constitution when he declared himself interim president. But whether the government of President Nicolas Maduro will take action against the 35-year-old lawmaker following the Constituent Assembly’s decision remains unclear. Guaidó has embarked on an international campaign to topple the president’s socialist administration amid deepening social unrest in the country plagued by nearly a month of power outages . He declared himself Venezuela’s interim president in January, and vowed to overthrow Maduro. AP

CHINESE NABBED AT TRUMP RESORT

FORT Lauderdale, Fla.: A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device

CAL WORK IN IT ARE COMPLETE g7E ARE PUMPING WATER FROM Siem Reap River which is the only major source of supply for the !NGKOR AREA u HE ADDED 0HOEUN 3OKHIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE $EPARTMENT OF 7ATER Management at the Apsara Authority, yesterday said that the moat SURROUNDING !NGKOR 7AT WAS LOSING MORE THAN CUBIC METERS per day due to evaporation and into the ground. g!LTHOUGH THE WATER EVAPORA-

tion is high, it does not affect THE LEVEL OF WATER IN THE !NGKOR 7AT MOAT BECAUSE THE MOAT contains more than one million cubic meters of water which is maintained through regular PUMPING u HE SAID 3OKHIM NOTED THAT THE !PSARA Authority had also restored an ancient waterway system to help WATER lOW FROM THE !NGKOR 4HOM moat to maintain the water level IN !NGKOR 7AT MOAT KHMER TIMES

containing computer malware lied to Secret Service agents and briefly gained admission to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend during his Florida visit, federal prosecutors alleged in court documents. Yujing Zhang, 32, approached a Secret Service agent at a checkpoint outside the Palm Beach club early Saturday afternoon and said she was a member who wanted to use the pool, court documents said. She showed the passports as identification. Agents say she wasn’t on the membership list, but a club manager thought Zhang was the daughter of a member.

AP

LONDON: "RITAIN S "REXIT SECRETARY DENIED THAT HE WAS OFFERING A gBLANK CHECKu TO THE OPPOSITION ,ABOR 0ARTY after Prime Minister Theresa May offered to meet with the party leader in hopes of ending the impasse over the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU).

Steve Barclay told the BBC that some Labour proposals, such as A CUSTOMS UNION WOULD BE gVERY DIFkCULTu FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO accept, but both sides need to sit DOWN AND WORK OUT AN AGREEMENT to avoid a damaging no-deal "REXIT "UT HE ADDED THAT THE gREMORSELESS LOGICu OF 0ARLIAMENT S FAILURE TO BACK THE 0RIME -INISTER S withdrawal agreement with the EU is that Britain must move toward a SOFTER FORM OF "REXIT g7E RE NOT SETTING PRE CONDITIONS BUT NOR IS IT A BLANK CHECK u Barclay said.

7ITH "RITAIN DASHING TOWARD A DISORDERLY EXIT FROM THE %5 within days, May pivoted away from the cliff edge Tuesday, SAYING SHE WOULD SEEK ANOTHER "REXIT DELAY AND HOLD TALKS WITH THE OPPOSITION TO SEEK A COMpromise. After failing repeatedly TO WIN 0ARLIAMENT S BACKING FOR

HER "REXIT BLUEPRINT -AY SAID THE COUNTRY NEEDS gNATIONAL UNITY TO DELIVER THE NATIONAL INTEREST u Following the defeat of the government’s plan and a range OF LAWMAKER WRITTEN ALTERNATIVES

May said Britain would need a further delay to its EU departure, CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR !PRIL 3HE OFFERED TO HOLD TALKS WITH ,Abour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn IN AN ATTEMPT TO kND A COMPROmise solution.

European Council President $ONALD 4USK GAVE A CAUTIOUS WELcome to May’s change of course. g%VEN IF AFTER TODAY WE DON T KNOW WHAT THE END RESULT WILL BE

LET US BE PATIENT u HE TWEETED ‡ A suggestion the EU would wait for Britain to present a clear plan.

The leaders of the EU’s 27 remaining countries have given THE 5+ UNTIL !PRIL TO LEAVE the bloc or to come up with a NEW PLAN AFTER "RITISH LAWMAKERS three times rejected an agreement STRUCK BETWEEN THE BLOC AND -AY late last year.

The House of Commons has ALSO FAILED TO kND A MAJORITY FOR any alternative plan in two days of voting on multiple options. AP

5.7-quake jolts Taiwan A 5.7-MAGNITUDE earthQUAKE JOLTED 4AITUNG IN 4AIWAN AT A M 7EDNESDAY ACcording to the China EarthQUAKE .ETWORKS #ENTER The epicenter was monitored AT DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND DEGREES EAST LONGITUDE 4HE QUAKE STRUCK AT A DEPTH OF KILOMETERS KM

the center said in a statement, revising its preliminary moni-

toring results issued earlier.

7ITH THE EPICENTER LOCATED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS ABOUT KM SOUTHWEST OF 4AIPEI THE EARTHQUAKE WAS FELT ACROSS 4AIWAN Some people rushed out of buildings in Kaohsiung City and Pingtung and Chiayi counties, WHERE THE EFFECT OF THE EARTHQUAKE was strong. No immediate casualties have been reported.

GLOBAL TIMES

NKOREA ‘DETAINS’ SKOREAN SHIP

SEOUL: A South Korean ship has been detained for six months on suspicion of violating United Nations (UN) sanctions against the nuclear-armed North, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. Pyongyang is sanctioned over its weapons program under multiple UN Security Council resolutions, which include curbs on shipments of oil and fuel to the isolated regime. But the North has been seeking to get around the measures, with a recent UN report saying that Pyongyang was securing deliveries of fuel through ship-to-ship transfers in international waters.

AFP

BRUNEI CALLS FOR STRONGER ISLAM

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: Brunei’s sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new sharia punishments, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were due to come into force on Wednesday. The tough penal code in the tiny country on tropical Borneo island ruled by the all-powerful Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah — is set to be fully implemented following years of delays. The laws, which also include amputation of hands and feet for thieves, will make Brunei the first place in east or southeast Asia to have a sharia penal code at the national level, joining several mostly Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia.

AFP

INDONESIA POLLS Supporters of incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is running for reelection, attend a campaign rally in Ngawi. Indonesia. A former general, Prabowo Subianto, will challenge the incumbent president in the election on April 17, 2019. AFP PHOTO

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ϰƚŚ >ĞǀĞů dǁŽ Ͳ Žŵ ĞŶƚĞƌ͕ KĐĞĂŶ ƌŝǀĞ DĂůů ŽĨ ƐŝĂ ŽŵƉůĞdž͕ WĂƐĂLJ ŝƚLJ dĞů͘ нϲϯϮ ϴϳϰϴϴϴϴ DŽďŝůĞ͗ нϲϯϵϭϳϮϰϯϴϬϬϬ ǁǁǁ͘ůĂũĞƵŶĞƐƐĞ͘ƉŚ ĚĚƌĞƐƐ͗ ϮϭϬϴ D͘, Ğů WŝůĂƌ͕ DĂůĂƚĞ͕ DĂŶŝůĂ dĞů͘ EŽ͗͘ ;ϬϮͿ ϱϮϲ Ϭ ϴϴϴͬ ϱϱϵ ϵ ϴϵϬ DŽďŝůĞ͗ ϬϵϭϳͲϱϵϱͲϴϬϲϬ ŵĂŝů͗ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶΛĂƌŵĂĚĂŵĂŶŝůĂ͘ĐŽŵ ͮ tĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ĂƌŵĂĚĂŵĂŶŝůĂ͘ĐŽŵ WĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ůĂďĂŶŐ ŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ <D Ϯϱ tĞƐƚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ZŽĂĚ ůĂďĂŶŐ͕ DƵŶƟŶůƵƉĂ ŝƚLJ͕ ϭϳϳϬ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ ;ϬϮͿ ϴϱϲͲϳϳϬϬ ͮ ϴϴϲͲϲϵϭϲ ŝŶĨŽΛƋƵĂŶƟƚLJƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ ǁǁǁ͘ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ

ϱ& &ĞůŝnjĂ ůĚŐ͕͘ s͘ ͘ ZƵĮŶŽ ^ƚ͕͘ >ĞŐĂƐƉŝ sŝůůĂŐĞ͕ DĂŬĂƟ ŝƚLJ͕ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ ϭϮϮϵ ͮ н ϲϯ Ϯ ϳϱϭ ϰϵϮϵ

ϱƚŚ &ůŽŽƌ͕ D'& ŚĂŵƉĂĐĂ ůĚŐ͘ ϭϱϲ ŵŽƌƐŽůŽ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ >ĞŐĂƐƉŝ sŝůůĂŐĞ͕ DĂŬĂƟ ŝƚLJ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ͕ ϭϮϮϵ ,ŽƚůŝŶĞ͗ нϲϯ ;ϬϮͿ ϴϭϳͲϯϮϮϯ ͮ ǁǁǁ͘ĚĞƌŵĐůŝŶŝĐ͘ĐŽŵ͘ƉŚ

ϳϬϲ ^ŚĂǁ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ WĂƐŝŐ ŝƚLJ dĞů͗͘ н ϲϯ Ϯ ϯϭϴ ϱϴϴϴ ǁǁǁ͘ƉƌŝǀĂƚŽŚŽƚĞů͘ĐŽŵ

ϰϱϲ hŶŝƚĞĚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ǀĞ͕͘ ƌŵŝƚĂ͕ DĂŶŝůĂ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ

d͗ ;нϲϯϮͿ ϵϳϱ ϮϮϭϱ D͗ ;нϲϯͿ ϵϭϳ ϴϰϭ Ϯϴϴϯ t͗ ŬŵĐŵĂŐŐƌŽƵƉ͘ĐŽŵ ϭϭͬ& ^ƵŶ >ŝĨĞ ĞŶƚƌĞ͕ ϱƚŚ ǀĞŶƵĞ ŽƌŶĞƌ ZŝnjĂů ƌŝǀĞ ŽŶŝĨĂĐŝŽ 'ůŽďĂů ŝƚLJ͕ dĂŐƵŝŐ͕ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ͕ ϭϲϯϰ

sŝĂ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ dƌĂǀĞů ŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶ ϰ& &ŝǀĞ ͲĐŽŵ ĞŶƚĞƌ ůĚŐ͕͘ WĂĐŝĮĐ ƌŝǀĞ͕ DĂůů ŽĨ ƐŝĂ ŽŵƉůĞdž͕ ϭϯϬϬ WĂƐĂLJ ŝƚLJ

dĞů͘ EŽ͘ ;ϬϮͿ ϱϱϱ͘ϵ͘ϰϰϰ ͮ ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬƉŚ͘ǀŝĂ͘ĐŽŵ

ϭϬϯ &͘ ĂůĚĞƌŽŶ ^ƚ͕ ĂŐƵŝŽ͕ ĞŶŐƵĞƚ >ĂŶĚůŝŶĞ ͗ ;ϬϳϰͿ ϰϰϮ ϳϬϲϲ ͬ ϰϰϮͲϴϲϰϱ DŽďŝůĞ͗ ;ŐůŽďĞͿ ϬϵϮϲϳϯϱϴϴϰϬ ͬ ;ƐŵĂƌƚͿ ϬϵϭϴϯϬϰϳϯϭϱ ͬ ;ƐƵŶĐĞůůͿ ϬϵϯϯϱϴϬϰϲϳϭ ŵĂŝů͗ ďĞŶŐƵĞƚƉƌŝŵĞŚŽƚĞůΛLJĂŚŽŽ͘ĐŽŵ

^ŵĂůůǀŝůůĞ ŽŵƉůĞdž͕ ƋƵŝŶŽ ǀĞ͕͘ ^ĂŶ ZĂĨĂĞů͕ /ůŽŝůŽ ŝƚLJ ; ĂƉŝƚĂůͿ͕ /ůŽŝůŽ͕ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ ϱϬϬϬ

ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŽƐƚ ƐƟŵĂƟŶŐ WƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ WƌŽũĞĐƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ

BAYVIEW BARBER SHOP AND REFLEXOLOGY

'ƌĞĞŶ ĞĂĐŚ ϭ͕ ZĞĚŽŶĚŽ WĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ͕ ƌŐLJ ĂǁĂŐ͕ ^ƵďŝĐ ĂLJ &ƌĞĞƉŽƌƚ ŽŶĞ͕ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ ϮϮϮϮ dĞů EŽ͗͘ ;ϬϰϳͿ ϯϬϲ ϱϭϬϬ ͮ &Ădž EŽ͗͘ ;ϬϰϳͿ ϮϱϮ ϮϳϬϮ

D /E K&&/ ͗ Zŵ͘ ϮϬϱ ĂŶƚĞ ͘ ŶŐ Θ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƐ ůĚŐ͘ ϰϬϵ ͘ ^ŽƌŝĂŶŽ ǀĞ͕͘ /ŶƚƌĂŵƵƌŽƐ͕ DĂŶŝůĂ͕ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ ǁǁǁ͘ǀŝĐƚŽƌƐĨƌĞŝŐŚƚ͘ƉŚ ͮ dĞů͗ ;ϬϮͿ ϱϮϰͲϭϮϬϮ͕ ϱϮϯͲϭϱϴϲ͕ ϱϮϯͲϰϯϴϲ͕ ϱϮϱͲϴϴϬϱ͕ ϱϮϴͲϬϱϭϳ͕ ϱϮϴͲϬϰϭϮ

dĞůƐ͘ ϱϮϭͲϯϬͲϴϱ ϱϮϰͲϬϳͲϮϮ Ğůů EŽ͗͘ ;ϬϵϭϴͿ ϱϯϱͲϬϰͲϵϵ

EŽ͘ ;ϬϯϯͿͲϯϮϬͲϳϵϳϮ ͬ нϲϯϵϱϱϯϲϰϮϴϱϲ ͬ нϲϯϵϮϭϴϬϬϵϵϲϰ ͬ нϲϯϵϮϵϱϯϴϲϯϱϵ ͗ ŝůŽďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŚŽƚĞůΛLJĂŚŽŽ͘ĐŽŵ͘ƉŚ ͬ ŝůŽŝůŽďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŚŽƚĞůΛLJĂŚŽŽ͘ĐŽŵ͘ƉŚ tĞĚƐŝƚĞ ͬ &ď WĂŐĞ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ŝůŽŝůŽďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŚŽƚĞů͘ĐŽŵ͘ƉŚ ͬ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬ​ͬǁǁǁ͘ĨĂĐĞŬ͘ĐŽŵͬ ŝďŚ͘ůŽĐŬŚĞĂƌƚ ͬ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬ​ͬǁǁǁ͘ĨĂĐĞŬ͘ĐŽŵͬ/ůŽŝůŽ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ,ŽƚĞůͬ ,ŽƚĞů <ŝŵďĞƌůLJ dĂŐĂLJƚĂLJ ƌŝƐĂŶƚŽ D͘ ĞůŽƐ ZĞLJĞƐ ǀĞ͘ ;ĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJ ŵĂĚĞŽ ZĚ͘Ϳ ƌŐLJ͘ <ĂLJďĂŐĂů EŽƌƚŚ͕ dĂŐĂLJƚĂLJ ŝƚLJ dĞů͘ ;ϬϰϲͿ ϰϴϯͲϴϴϴϴ ͮ ͗ ƚĂŐĂLJƚĂLJΛŚŽƚĞůŬŝŵďĞƌůLJ͘ĐŽŵ ,ŽƚĞů <ŝŵďĞƌůLJ DĂŶŝůĂ ϳϳϬ WĞĚƌŽ 'ŝů ^ƚƌĞĞƚ DĂůĂƚĞ͕ DĂŶŝůĂ dĞů͘ ;ϬϮͿ ϱϮϭͲϭϴϴϴ ĞŵĂŝů͗ ŵĂŶŝůĂΛŚŽƚĞůŬŝŵďĞƌůLJ͘ĐŽŵ tĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ŚŽƚĞůŬŝŵďĞƌůLJ͘ĐŽŵ

ĚĚƌĞƐƐ͗ ϭϬϭ DĂƌďĞůůĂ ϭ ŽŶĚŽŵŝŶŝƵŵ͕ ϮϮϮϯ ZŽdžĂƐ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕ ϭϯϬϬ WĂƐĂLJ ŝƚLJ͕ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ

ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ĞƚĂŝůƐ͗ DŽďŝůĞ EŽ͘ Ͳ ;нϲϯͿ ϵϭϴͲϴϰϱͲϬϬϬϴ >ĂŶĚůŝŶĞ Ͳ ;нϲϯϮͿ ϱϱϭͲϴϴϴϴ

ŵĂŝů͗ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐΛĚĚĐůĂŶĚ͘ĐŽŵ ͮ ǁǁǁ͘ĚĚĐůĂŶĚ͘ĐŽŵ

ŵĂŝů͗ ϯƚƌĞĞƐƉĂŝŶƚ͘ƉŚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ ͮ dĞů EŽ͗͘ ;ϬϮͿ ϮϰϯͲϬϮϯϬ ;ϬϮͿ ϳϭϮͲϮϬϭϲ ͮ &ĂĐĞŬ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ĨĂĐĞŬ͘ĐŽŵͬϯƚƌĞĞƐWĂŝŶƚW, KƵƚůĞƚƐ͗ ƌŵƐĐŽƌ ^ŚŽŽƟŶŐ ĞŶƚĞƌ͕ /ŶĐ͘ DĂƌŝŬŝŶĂ͗ ϵϰϭϳϯϮϴ ͬ ϵϰϭϱϱϰϱ ͮ DĂŬĂƟ͗ ϴϭϭϭϮϲϰ ͬ ϴϭϭϭϱϱϭ ĞďƵ͗ ;ϬϯϮͿ ϮϱϯͲϬϱϯϭ ͬ ;ϬϯϮͿ ϰϭϮͲϲϮϮϱ ͮ ĂǀĂŽ͗ ;ϬϴϮͿ ϮϮϭͲϬϯϬϬ >Ă hŶŝŽŶ͗ ;ϬϳϮͿ ϲϬϳͲϭϮϴϳ ͬ ϬϵϯϵϵϬϯϴϱϴϲ ^ƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŝŶŐŚĂŵ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ /ŶĐ͘ ^ƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŝŶŐŚĂŵ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ĂƌĂŶŐĂLJ ^ŽĐŽƌƌŽ͕YƵĞnjŽŶ ŝƚLJ Ă tĞƐƚ ŽŶŝĨĂĐŝŽ͕ 'ůŽďĂů ŝƚLJ͕ ϰϮϭͲϰϱϳϮ dĂŐƵŝŐ ŝƚLJ ϴϱϲͲϯϯϮϮ ƌŵƐ ŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ ηϮ ƌŵƐĐŽƌ ǀĞŶƵĞ͕ ƌŐLJ͘ &ŽƌƚƵŶĞ͕ DĂƌŝŬŝŶĂ ŝƚLJ ϭϴϬϵ dĞů͗ ϵϰϭϲϮϰϯͲϰϰ ͬ ϵϰϭͲϰϮϱϮ

ĂǀŝƚĞ ĂŵƉƵƐ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂƐƚ ǀĞŶƵĞ͕ ƵƌŽů DĂŝŶ͕ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂƐŵĂƌŝŹĂƐ͕ ĂǀŝƚĞ ϰϭϭϰ нϲϯͲϰϲͲϰϭϲͲϰϯϰϭ ƚŽ ϰϮ ĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶͲĐĂǀŝƚĞΛĞĂĐ͘ĞĚƵ͘ƉŚ DĂŝŶ ĂŵƉƵƐ ϭϭϭϯͲϭϭϭϳ ^ĂŶ DĂƌĐĞůŝŶŽ ^ƚ͕͘ WĂĐŽ͕ DĂŶŝůĂ ϭϬϬϬ нϲϯͲϮͲϱϮϭͲϮϳϭϬ ĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶΛĞĂĐ͘ĞĚƵ͘ƉŚ

ĚĚƌĞƐƐ͗ ηϭϯϵ ^ĂŶ ŐƵƐƟŶ // ͘ ŐƵŝͲ ŶĂůĚŽ ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJ ĂƐŵĂƌŝŹĂƐ͕ ĂǀŝƚĞ ŝƉ ŽĚĞ͗ ϰϭϭϰ ͮ dĞů͗ ;ϬϮͿ ϱϮϵͲϲϭϭϰ

ϴϯϵϬ ƌ͘ ^ĂŶƚŽƐ ĂǀĞŶƵĞ͕ ƌŐLJ͕ & ,ŽŵĞƐ͕ ^ƵĐĂƚ͕ WĂƌĂŹĂƋƵĞ ŝƚLJ

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OS ANGELES ANGELES: Oklahoma Okl h City Ci Thunder Th d star Russell Westbrook posted an astonishing triple-double of 20 points, 20 rebounds and 21 assists on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in another historic display of all-around excellence.

7ESTBROOK WAS ALREADY CLOSING in on a third straight season averAGING A TRIPLE DOUBLE ACHIEVING DOUBLE DIGITS IN THREE KEY STATISTIcal categories in a game. )N THE SEASON HE SET THE RECORD FOR MOST TRIPLE DOUBLES IN A SEASON WITH AVERAGING A TRIPLE DOUBLE IN THAT CAMPAIGN AND AGAIN last season.

7ITH HIS PERFORMANCE ON 4UESDAY IN A VICTORY OVER THE ,OS !NGELES ,AKERS HE JOINED ."!

ICON 7ILT #HAMBERLAIN AS THE ONLY other player in NBA history to POST A TRIPLE DOUBLE OF AT LEAST POINTS REBOUNDS AND ASSISTS #HAMBERLAIN DID IT IN

WHEN HE HAD POINTS

REBOUNDS AND ASSISTS IN A GAME FOR THE 0HILADELPHIA ERS against Detroit.

7ESTBROOK DEDICATED HIS PERformance to slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was gunned down on Sunday in Los Angeles. g4HAT WASN T FOR ME u 7ESTBROOK TOLD BROADCASTER 4.4 AFTER THE GAME g4HAT WAS FOR MY BRO 4HAT S FOR .IPSEY Â&#x2021; PLUS PLUS THAT S FOR MY BRO REST IN PEACE .IPSEY u 0LAYOFF BOUND BUT LOSERS OF SEVEN OF THEIR LAST THE 4HUNDER CAN use every win they can get in the kNAL WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each game is important

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NOW u 7ESTBROOK SAID g) M JUST THANKFUL TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT and compete at a high level. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m THANKFUL TO HAVE THESE TEAMMATES

THANKFUL AND HUMBLED TO BE ABLE to go out and play the game I love.â&#x20AC;?

TEAM OWNER 4ED ,EONSIS AFTER THE ."! CLUB MISSED THE PLAYOFFS for the second time in four seasons.

4HE 7IZARDS ARE WITH FOUR games remaining in the current campaign and ensured of their WORST SEASON SINCE Wizards fire Grunfeld â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not meet our stated goals as president of qualifying for the playoffs this after playoff miss season and, despite playing with INJURIES TO SEVERAL KEY PLAYERS WE Washington Wizards president HAVE A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND %RNIE 'RUNFELD WAS kRED ON 4UES- A RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGING TO POSIDAY 7EDNESDAY IN -ANILA BY tive outcomes,â&#x20AC;? Leonsis said.

4OMMY 3HEPPARD THE 7IZARDS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BASKETBALL operations, will report to Leonsis in place of Grunfeld starting immediately as the team prepares TO BEGIN THE SEARCH FOR A NEW BASKETBALL OPERATIONS BOSS ONCE THE SEASON ENDS NEXT WEEK 2OMANIAN BORN 'RUNFELD

OVERSAW 7IZARDS BASKETBALL OPERATIONS FOR THE PAST SEASONS BEING HIRED PRIOR TO THE CAMPAIGN 5NDER HIS DIRECTION THE 7IZARDS WENT AND REACHED THE PLAY-

OFFS EIGHT TIMES 4HEY WERE OUSTED FOUR TIMES IN THE kRST ROUND INCLUDING LAST YEAR BY 4ORONTO AND FOUR times in the second round, falling to "OSTON IN AFTER WINNING THEIR kRST DIVISION TITLE SINCE THEIR RUN TO THE kNALS As a player, Grunfeld was in THE ."! FROM TO WITH -ILWAUKEE .EW 9ORK AND THE +ANSAS #ITY +INGS (E BECAME A 53 CITIZEN IN THE SAME YEAR HE HELPED the Americans to a gold medal at the Montreal Olympics.

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Pacquiaoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next foe: NBA fines three GSW players for ref rants Thurman or Garcia INTERNATIONAL matchmaker Sean Gibbons confirmed that reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) regular welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is looking for either Keith Thurman or Danny Garcia as his next foe on July 13 in the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looking at Keith Thurman [or] Danny Garcia,â&#x20AC;? Gibbons told The Manila Times, referring to Pacquiaoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top two choices if a Mayweather Jr. rematch is not going to happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Again, we are waiting to see what happens on Danny Garcia with his fight on April 20 in California.â&#x20AC;?

Mayweather no show in media event Retired boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. broke the hearts of disappointed working Filipino media, who waited for nearly nine hours but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show up in his supposed scheduled news conference late Tuesday night at the Resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Manila.

American boxing publicist Fred Sternburg, who works as Pacquiaoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s direct boxing public relations and manager, said the action of the 41-year-old Mayweather Jr. was disrespectful and uncalled for to all the Filipinos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it was very disrespectful of Mr. Mayweather. Doing this in Manny Pacquiaoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s country was very wrong and it was rude to his hosts,â&#x20AC;? Sternburg told The Manila Times through online interview Wednesday morning. Various media entity had waited patiently from 2 p.m. until 11 p.m.

at the Grand Bar lounge. But when he returned at the vicinity at 11 p.m., Mayweather decided to skip his commitment after going several places in Makati and Pasay City shopping malls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He (Mayweather Jr.) could have let everyone know a lot sooner that he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to attend. That would have been the proper thing to do, in my opinion,â&#x20AC;? Sternburg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember if he was ever a no-show, but I have heard that he has made media wait for him past the time announced.â&#x20AC;?

The last communication sent by Mayweatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff was around 9 p.m. telling that the undefeated boxer went to the Mall of Asia to eat.

No apology was also sent to the media after informing the Resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World staff that he was no longer attending or honoring the long-delayed news conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inexcusable. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t issue an apology,â&#x20AC;? added Sternburg, noting that Mayweather was just probably avoiding Philippine media. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wonder if he is embarrassed to face the Manila media because he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to admit that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too risky to face Manny in a rematch? He was ringside for Mannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fight against Adrian Broner and I think he was shocked at how great Manny looked.â&#x20AC;?

Mayweather Jr. agreed to become the newest ambassador of Vicki Beloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical clinic. He also got a facial treatment with Belo in their clinic at the New World Hotel in Makati City.

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Q Manny Pacquiao (right) hits Adrien Broner during a WBA welterweight title boxing match in Las Vegas. AP FILE PHOTO

NEW YORK:Â Golden State Warriors stars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green were issued kNES ON 4UESDAY 7EDNESDAY IN Manila) for comments criticizing THE INTEGRITY OF ."! OFkCIALS DURing and after a loss at Minnesota.

'REEN WAS kNED FOR SOCIAL media statements while Curry was kNED Â&#x2021; BOTH FOR IMPUGNING THE INTEGRITY OF ."! OFkCIATING $URANT WAS kNED FOR PUBLIC CRITICISM OF OFkCIALS 4HE ."! INVESTIGATION REVIEWED player conduct at various points during and after defending league CHAMPION 'OLDEN 3TATE S over-time loss at Minnesota last Friday through Sunday. #URRY HIT A POINTER TO PULL Golden State level with a halfsecond to play in over-time Friday, BUT $URANT WAS WHISTLED BY REF-

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eree Marat Kogut for fouling Karl- PLAY AND THE BIG MAN HIT A FREE !NTHONY 4OWNS ON THE IN BOUNDS THROW TO GIVE THE 4IMBERWOLVES

the victory.

Curry called referee Kogut â&#x20AC;&#x153;the MVP of the nightâ&#x20AC;? for the call on DuRANT WHO ADDED g7E DESERVED TO PLAY AT LEAST kVE MORE MINUTES u Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;disappointed with the officiatingâ&#x20AC;?.

Green was hit hardest after sending two short tweets after the GAME Â&#x2021; g4$u AND g-+u IN WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A CRYPTIC REFERENCE TO LINK +OGUT WITH DISGRACED FORMER ."! OFkCIAL 4IM $ONAGHY

WHO WAS LINKED TO BETTING ON GAMES HE OFkCIATED AND CONTROLling the point spreads.

4HE 7ARRIORS OWN THE BEST record in the Western ConferENCE AT BY ONE GAME over Denver in the fight for a home-court edge throughout the West playoffs.

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PBA should give all-out support for Gilas World Cup trip

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ELIEVE it or not, the PBA once HAD A PROBLEM ABOUT TICKET SCALPERS 4HE DEMAND FOR 0"! TICKETS WAS so high, there were long lines at the VENUE IN THE S IT WAS THE 5LTRA IN Pasig City, now the PhilSports Arena) and some unscrupulous individuals SOUGHT TO MAKE MONEY FROM THE FANS fervor to watch the action live.

3CALPERS STILL EXIST BUT ONLY ON Ateneo-La Salle games and Finals SERIES FOR COLLEGE HOOPS 4HE HORDES of PBA fans are no longer paying to watch their cage idols live. With the exception of provincial games, watching any random game will reveal a sea of empty seats.

4HE 0"! HAS BLAMED TRAFkC FOR THE LOW ATTENDANCE BUT THIS IS THE SAME TRAFkC THAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL FANS face, since they share the same venue.

Some would even say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the excelLENT 46 COVERAGE OR THE TICKET PRICES For whatever reason, the dip in atTENDANCE IS UNDENIABLE ) REMEMBER TELLING MY SON THAT A 0"! GAME -ANILA #LASICO WILL BE HELD AT THE MASSIVE 0HILIPPINE !RENA AND HE HAD TO ASK â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why?â&#x20AC;? With smaller venues running on empty, it is a valid question.

Losing the heart of the fans 4HE 46 RATINGS ARE STILL UP

there are still teams who

Fans lament lack of support

tional stage after the infamous BRAWL AGAINST !USTRALIA 7E SHOULD maximize the opportunity of par)N THE 0"! S RECENT !LL 3TAR BREAK ticipating in the world stage.

4HE PEAK OF 0"! FANDOM CAME which they held outside Metro Manila to gain more attendance, Com- AFTER THAT !SIAN 'AMES STINT missioner Willie Marcial claimed that 4HAT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE )NTERNATHE 0"! IS MAKING A HUGE SACRIkCE FOR TIONAL SUCCESS CAN BRING UPON A WANT TO JOIN BUT THE 0"! DOES Gilas, as they were planning to give a renaissance of support for the PBA not enjoy the same reverence DAY BREAK TO ACCOMMODATE THE WHICH THEY BADLY NEED DESPITE the denials of the Commissioner.

AS BEFORE &ANS ARE NO LONGER national team practices.

4HE &ILIPINO HOOP FANS ARE NOT in awe.

4EN TO TWELVE DAYS TO COMPETE content with simply qualifying for )N CONTRAST THE S WERE PROB- AGAINST THE WORLD S BEST ABLY THE NIRVANA OF 0"! FANDOM 4HIS BREAK WILL TAKE PLACE BE- THE 7ORLD #UP 4HEY WANT TO TAKE )T WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE 0HILIP- tween the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second and the next step and at the very least, PINES DREAM TEAM EVEN BEFORE third conferences, specifically they want to see a sincere effort THE 53! HAD THEIRS 4HE ON !UG AFTER THE &INALS OF THE from the PBA. Asian Games team with Coach #OMMISSIONER S #UP 4HE 7ORLD 2OBERT *AWORSKI UNITED ALL &ILI- #UP KICKS OFF WITH THE 0HILIPPINES Out of the box solutions PINO BASKETBALL FANS *UST LIKE FACING )TALY ON !UG THE $REAM 4EAM THAT 20 Fans across social media were TEAM WAS UNQUESTIONED 4HEY up in arms with this announce- 4HE DILEMMA REMAINS 4HE 0"! finished second to juggernaut MENT 4HEY NOTED THAT THE 53 TEAM HAVING ITS OWN BUSINESS INTERESTS China and fans were satisfied composed of NBA players and need to preserve their schedule. with that.

POSSIBLY SOME COLLEGE PLAYERS LIKE How can they provide more prac4HE 0"! AND ITS FANS HAVE Zion Williamson will have even tice time for Gilas?

4HERE ARE OUT OF THE BOX SOLUchanged since. Every national more preparation time than Gilas. tions for this, some of which will TEAM HAS BEEN DISSECTED AND BE DISCUSSED IN THE NEXT COLUMN SCRUTINIZED 4HE FANS WANT MORE Support for Gilas While these are considered as AND ARE NOT AFRAID TO ASK FOR could help PBA unsolicited suggestions, every IT !SK EVERY 'ILAS COACH FROM #HOT 2EYES 2AJKO4OROMAN 4AB If the PBA were to listen to the SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PLAN STARTS "ALDWIN AND 9ENG'UIAO Â&#x2021; THE fansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sentiments, they should FROM AN OUT OF THE BOX IDEA 7E pressure of handling a national consider giving more support for ONLY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL BIG BUSIteam amid millions of armchair THE NATIONAL TEAM 4HE &ILIPINOS nesses are convinced that they experts is truly challenging.

TRULY NEED A BOOST IN THE INTERNA- WOULD BE PROkTABLE

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THURSDAY April 4, 2019

BY EMIL C. NOGUERA

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HILIPPINE Swimming League (PSL) tankers Marc Bryan Dula, Trump Christian Luistro and Mary Maika Montecillo bagged the Most Outstanding Swimmer (MOS) awards in their respective age-groups in the 2019 Thanyapura International Swimming Championship held at the Thanyapura Swimming Pool in Phuket, Thailand.

Dula, a Masville Elementary School-Paranaque standout, collected 140 points by sweeping all his seven events to win the top honors in the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 11-12 category.

He dominated the 50m backstroke (32.54), 100m butterfly (1:09.57), 100m freestyle (1:05.07), M BUTTERlY M BACKstroke (1:13.40), 50m freestyle (29.34) and 200m Individual Medley (2:35.71) against tall and wellexperienced foreign opponents.

Dula now shifts his sights on the 2019 Palarong Pambansa scheduled this month in Davao City.

The Hope Christian SchoolLegazpi student Luistro also scored 140 points as he claimed seven gold medals in the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 9-10 class.

Luistro ruled the 50m backstroke (38.30), 200m freestyle

M BUTTERlY

100m freestyle (1:10.18), 50m breaststroke (43.52), 50m freestyle (31.55) and 100m breast-

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stroke (38.85) events.

Montecillo was also impressive as she pulled off surprising victories against veteran Chinese rivals to win the MOS award in the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 9-10 division.

The Dipolog Pilot Demonstration School pride flashed her lethal form and took home the gold medals in 100m backstroke

M BUTTERlY

100m freestyle (1:11.53), 50m backstroke (38.83) and 100m butTERlY BEFORE SETTLING FOR silver in 50m freestyle (32.55) on THE kNAL DAY OF THE COMPETITION â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a strong swimmer and if given the proper training and exposure, she could go a long, long way,â&#x20AC;? noted PSL delegation head coach Alex Papa.

It was Montecilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second straight MOS plum in international competition this year after claiming her first in the 2019 Japan AgeGroup Swimming Championship

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Q Most Outstanding Swimmer awardees Marc Bryan Dula, Trump Christian Luistro and Mary Maika Montecillo display their medals and trophies with coaches Alex Papa and Jen Sermonia. Also in the photo are Albert Sermonia II, Jenn Albreicht Sermonia and John Leo Paul Salibio. PHOTO BY EMIL C. NOGUERA

Dula, Luistro, Montecillo cop MOS in Phuket meet

held last month at the St. St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International School in Tokyo, Japan.

Diliman Preparatory School swimmers Albert Sermonia II (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 13-14), Jenn Albreicht Sermonia (girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 9-10) and John Leo Paul Salibio (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 15over) were also part of the delegation along with coaches Jen Sermonia and Luisito Luistro, and Dr. Maurice

Anthony Montecillo.

Montecillo Albert copped two gold medals in M BUTTERlY AND M BUTTERlY AND THREE BRONZES in 100m freestyle (1:00.02), 50m breaststroke (34.80) and 50m freestyle (27.70) while Jenn Albreicht pocketed silver medals in 100m backstroke

M BUTTERlY

50m breaststroke (44.71) (44 71) and 100m breaststroke (1:35.65), and one bronze in 50m backstroke (39.96). â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to congratulate our swimmers for an outstanding performance in Phuket. They were able to surpass our medal production last year and we are hoping to come back next year with more swimmers,â&#x20AC;? said

Foton, Generika clash as Cignal eyes twice-to-beat FOTON clashes with GenerikaAyala for a chance to avoid a lastPLACE kNISH IN THE CLASSIkCATION phase of the Philippine Superliga Grand Prix today at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

Game time is at 7 p.m. with the Tornadoes looking for their third win in this prestigious womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club tourney bankrolled by Asics, Mueller, Mikasa, Senoh, Team Rebel Sports, Bizooku, UCPB Gen, Cocolife, Hotel Sogo and Data Project.

Also looking to avoid the last place is Sta. Lucia Realty, which will clash with United VC at 4:15 p.m. while Cignal formalizes its claim of a twice-to-beat incentive when IT BATTLES & ,OGISTICS IN THE kNAL DAY OF CLASSIkCATION OF THIS TOURNEY that also has ESPN5 and 5Plus as broadcast partners.

After booking a four-set win over Sta. Lucia last Tuesday, the Tornadoes captured their second win in 13 matches to forge a tie with the Lady Realtors at the cellar of the eight-team standings.

7ITH THAT THE kNAL DAY OF CLASSIkCAtion will be very crucial for both the Tornadoes and the Lady Realtors as the lose will not only sink at the bottom, but would also have a QUARTERkNAL DATE WITH SPOTLESS Petron in the quarterkNALS STARTing Saturday.

The winner, however, will occupy the seventh spot and punch a ticket against second seed F2 Logistics in the next round.

Both Pe t r o n and F2 Logistics,

the protagonists in the past few kNALS SHOWDOWNS WILL ENJOY A TWICE to-beat edge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need this win coming into THE QUARTERkNALS u SAID &OTON COACH Aaron Velez, who will bank anew on imports Milagros Collar, Courtney Felinski and Jaja Santiago. g7E LL FOCUS ON THIS GAME kRST BEfore we think about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ahead.â&#x20AC;?

Q Fotonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jaja Santiago powers through the blockers of Sta. Lucia Realty during the Philippine Superliga Grand Prix at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

But winning over their respective foes is easier said than done.

United VC also needs a victory to steal the fourth spot and the twiceto-beat bonus from Cignal, which will clash with the Cargo Movers later in the day.

On the other hand, GenerikaAyala stays at no. 6, but is still hungry for a win to boost its morale before marching into the quarterfinals against PLDT Home Fibr, which WRAPPED UP THE CLASSIkCATION AT THE third spot with an 8-6 win-loss mark. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a very interesting battle,â&#x20AC;? said Generika-Ayala coach Sherwin Meneses. g4HIS IS THE LAST DAY OF CLASSIkCAtion and we all need wins, not only to improve our standing, but also to gain momentum entering the next round.â&#x20AC;?

Meneses, in particular, is tipped to unleash his big guns of imports Kseniya Kocyigit and Kanjana Kuthaisong as well as locals Patty Orendain, Fiola Ceballos and Marivic Meneses and Bia General.

EAGLES, KNIGHTS DISPUTE NO. 3 IN ASPIRANTS GROUP MOMENTUM is what Cignal-Ateneo and Petron-Letran both want when they collide on Thursday in the 2019 PBA D-League at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.

The two teams are tied at joint third place, together with Cheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lu Bar and Grill, in the Aspirants Group with their identical 3-1 cards and are seeking to bolster their chances for the playoffs when they meet at 2 p.m.

For Cignal-Ateneo, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a matter of shaking off the cobwebs after being on the shelf for three weeks, with its last win being a 111-81 drubbing of AMA Online Education last March 14. !NGE +OUAME kRED POINTS

rebounds, and four blocks in that bounce back win, where coach Tab Baldwin chided his Blue Eagles to maintain their focus regardless of who their opponent is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to come out and do your best every game,â&#x20AC;? he said, expecting

another big game from seniors Thirdy Ravena, Isaac Go, and Matt Nieto.

Petron-Letran, meanwhile, is on a roll with its three-game winning streak, with the latest coming at the expense of Family Mart-Enderun, 7773 last March 26.

Alvin Pasaol was at it again for the Knights with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks, but coach Bonnie Tan is bracing for another tough outing against the reigning UAAP champion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lahat naman ng teams are very competitive dito sa PBA D-League, so we have no other option and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll prepare well for Ateneo,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Skidding teams Batangas-EAC (13) and Go for Gold-CSB (1-3) part ways when they collide at 12 p.m., as Diliman College-Gerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grill (3-1) and Metropac-San Beda (3-1) both aim to rise in the Foundation Group at 4 p.m.

PSL president Susan Papa.

Papa â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would like to thank Sen. Nikki Coseteng for always supporting the team as well as our very supportive parents and coaches for helping the whole delegation. We will continue discovering talents and send them in international competitions,â&#x20AC;? she added.

Davao clinches MPBL South finals slot DAVAO Occidental Cocolife Tigers poured their might and applied killer instinct to finally score a convincing victory against Bacoor Strikers, 87-67, and grab the first finals berth in the south division of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup at the Batangas City Sports Center.

Davaoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homegrown talents ignited and put on a show in Game Two of the best-of-three semifinal series.

Unlike in Game One where PBA veterans Mark Yee, Bonbon Custodio and Leo Najorda needed to push themselves to the limit to score a comefrom-behind win against stubborn Strikers This time, Joseph Terso and Emman Calo scored 14 points apiece to build a huge 47-27 lead at the half en route to a lopsided victory for the Tigers team owned by Claudine Bautista of Davao Occidental LGU backed by Cocolife President Elmo Nobleza,FVP Joseph Ronquillo and AVP Rowena Asnan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finally, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re nearing our goal and we will definitely go for it,â&#x20AC;? Davao coach Don Dulay said.

The Tigers will face the defending champion Batangas Athletics for the south division title of the league organized by Senator Manny Pacquiao.

Batangas defeated Zamboanga in their own semis series.

Blackwater Elite appoint interim coach BLACKWATER has appointed former assistant coach Aries Dimaunahan as the Eliteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interim coach starting Philippine Basketball Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next conference, replacing head coach Bong Ramos.

Team owner Dioceldo Sy confirmed the development to The Manila Times on Wednesday, saying that the players were no longer responding to Ramos. The Elite have ended their Philippine Cup campaign at the bottom of team standings with a dismal 2-9 win-

loss record. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just wanted to give Aries a chance to coach the team for one conference,â&#x20AC;? said Sy, referring to the import-laden conference Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will be testing him.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a new start. Ramos, however, remains under contract with us until November, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue paying him.â&#x20AC;?

Ramos started coaching Blackwater in May last year after replacing Leo Isaac.

Ramos compiled a record of 10 wins against 23 losses since May 2018. His best conference was in last conference Governorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cup, where he recorded 7-4 win-loss record.

They lost though to defending Governorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cup champion Magnolia in the quarterfinals.

Sy added that this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second overall pick rookie Bobby Ray Parks would play for them at the start of the second conference in May. JOSEF T. RAMOSÂ

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THURSDAY April 4, 2019

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Barro, Nocum pull ahead in PH Jrs PAOLO Barro endured the tough backside test that bedeviled the bids of a slew of rivals as he stormed into the lead by five despite a 74 while Kayla Nocum used a sizzling frontside assault TO kRE A AND MOVE PAST *UNIA Gabasa halfway through the PhilIPPINE *UNIOR !MATEUR /PEN 'OLF Championships at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Trece Martires, Cavite on Wednesday.

Barro recovered from a threebogey, one-birdie stint at the front with two birdies against the same number of bogeys in the last nine holes, his closing PROVING TO BE THE BEST IN windy conditions as he moved from second to the top at 147 HEADING TO THE kNAL HOLES OF the Albatross division (15-18) of the third leg of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PLDT Group National Amateur Tour.

Sean Ramos fought back from a mediocre opening 77 with a frontside 35 but hobbled with four bogeys in a birdie-less backside windup of 40, settling for second at 152 after a 75 while Aidric Chan and Carl Corpus moved to joint third with 153s AFTER A AND 37), respectively.

Paolo Wong, who showed up THE kELD WITH A GUTSY 4UESDAY

FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A START as he limped with a 42 for an 81, tumbling to Chan and Corpusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group, now six strokes off the new leader in the 72-hole championship organized and conducted by the National Golf Association of the Philippines. *OSH *ORGE ALSO SHOT A BUT LAY NINE STROKES BEHIND AT WHILE the rest continued to sputter in tough conditions at one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toughest courses.

But Nocum tamed the frontside

of the par-72 layout with three birdies then held sway with a BIRDIE BOGEY BACKSIDE FOR A

GRABBING A ONE STROKE LEAD AT in the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side of the centerpiece division of the event sponsored by the MVP Sports Foundation, PLDT 'ROUP #IGNAL AND -ETRO 0ACIkC %RSTWHILE LEADER *UNIA 'ABASA reeled with bogeys in the last two holes and wound up with a 73, slipping to second at 147 with Korean Kang da Yun and Maria Tee at 151 and 152 after a 74 and 77, respectively.

Meanwhile, Wiggam Tapdasan skied to an 85 but still stood way AHEAD IN THE !CE DIVISION AND ABOVE AT WITH 'ERRARD 0ARK POOLING A AFTER AN +OREAN +IM 4AE 3OO SHOT A and padded his lead to two at 157 in the Eagle category (1214) with Miguel Ilas taking the CHALLENGER S ROLE AT AFTER A IN A TIE WITH *ET (ERNANDEZ WHO turned in an 80.

2IANNE -ALIXI LIKEWISE kRMED up her lead in the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; category with a 78 and a 152, three strokes ahead of Eagle Ace Superal, who carded a 77 for a 155, while Arnie 4AGUINES MADE A FOR A AND 3AM $IZON ASSEMBLED A after a 78.

Meanwhile, listup for the MVPSF Visayas Regional Golf Championship is ongoing with another huge field expected to clash for top honors in the fourth staging of the event on April 8-12 at Cebu Country Club.

Fees are pegged at P3,000 (menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and ladies division) for local players and P4,000 for foreign entries and P2,500 (local) and P3,500 (foreign) for those competing in the Mid-Amateur Open category.

Fee for club members is P1,500, according to NGAP.

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Sullivan, Mondilla wrest early control with 71s S TA. ROSA, Laguna: Aussie Jack Sullivan and Clyde Mondilla took advantage of their early tee start to card a pair of 71s and seize the clubhouse lead in the 101st Solaire Philippine Open at The Country Club here on Wednesday in a big bounce back from their missed cut stints at Riviera last week.

Though half of the 132-player STARTING kELD STILL OUT IN THE FAIRWAY battling it out in hot and blustery conditions at press time, including some of the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top draws, Sullivan and Mondillaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one-under par cards should provide them the needed push in their respective drives to gain a crack at the crown after failing to advance in the ICTSI Riviera Challenge.

Starting at the backside of the dreaded Tom Weiskoph-designed layout, Sullivan, who missed the cut by six in the penultimate leg of the 10-stage second season of the Philippine Golf Tour Asia, struck back from a bogey on No. 11 with three birdies in the next six holes then fought off a bogey-par-bogey start at the front with back-to-back birdies from No. TO COMPLETE A ROUND Mondilla, who wound up three strokes off the cut-off score at Riviera, birdied two of the four par-5s and the par-3 third hole to negate his BOGEYS ON .OS AND THEN PARRED the last eight holes to join Sullivan in the provisional lead in the $500,000 event sponsored by Solaire Resort & Casino for the third straight year.

The duo wrested a one-stroke lead over former PGTA leg winner *USTIN 1UIBAN AND LAST YEAR S !BOITIZ )NVITATIONAL WINNER $AMIEN *ORDAN

of Australia, who marched par 72s, WHILE THE kRED UP 4HAIS TOOK THE NEXT kVE PLACES TO UNDERSCORE THEIR readiness to end a long search for a kRST EVER 0( /PEN CROWN Wisut Artjanawat bucked a triplebogey mishap at the tight par-4 No. 4 with four birdies against two more bogeys for a 73 in a tie with +ITTIPORN *AVANAPONG WHILE 0ROM Meesawat, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playoff loser to absentee Miguel Tabuena, bogeyed the treacherous finishing par-4 hole to settle for a 74 for joint seventh with Kasidit Lepkurte, Udorn Duangdecha and former PGT leg champion Nicolas Paez.

Three other Thais put in identical 75s, including Peradol Panyathanasedh, Namchok Tantiphokakul and Tawan Phongpun, while Aussie Simon Viitakangas AND *OSHUA 3ALAH AND ,EXUS +EONINH OF THE 53 ALL SHOT S But while Mondilla got his game going, the other local aces stumbled and fumbled with fat scores in hot, windy conditions, including former Phl Open chamPION !NGELO 1UE AND THREE TIME PGT Order of Merit winner Tony LascuĂąa, who both floundered with 77s in a tie with Thai Atiruj Winaicharoenchai, Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s George Twyman, and compatriots

Erwin Arcillas and Paul Echavez.

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a threet i m e champion of the TCC Invitational, boGEYED THE kRST TWO holes and spent the rest of the day groping FOR FORM kNISHING WITH FOUR more bogeys and a doublebogey against three birdies for a 40-37 while LascuĂąa blew a DECENT START WITH CLOSING marred by a double-bogey on No. 10 and a triple-bogey on No. 18.

Korean-American Micah Shin, who beat the cream of the local PRO CROP TO BECOME THE kRST NON Filipino winner of the annual TCC Invitational, bogeyed the kRST TWO HOLES AND THREE OF the last four. He shot three birdies but dropped three strokes on the long par-4 ninth and made three more bogeys and a double bogey t o find himself in danger of missing the cut with an 82. *HONnel Ababa struggled when ranged against *ORDAN AND -EESAWAT LIMPING WITH A TO LIKEWISE FALL below the projected cut-off line in the event sanctioned by the National Golf Association of the Philippines and backed by

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Q Clyde Mondilla hits his tee shot in hole 15 in the 101st Solaire Philippine Open at The Country Club in Canlubang, Laguna.

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ICTSI, PLDT Enterprise, Meralco, "$/ AND 0'4 !SIA OFkCIAL APparel Pin High.

ADAMSON EARNS 18TH UAAP SOFTBALL CROWN Molde-less ADOPTED daughter Lyca Basa shackled University of Santo Tomas to mere three hits while her teammates rained three Tigresses pitchers with 12 as Adamson University claimed its 18th UAAP softball championship on Tuesday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Basa and the Lady Falcons needed only six inning and an hours and 45 minutes in disposing of the outclassed, rookie-laden Tigresses, 11-2, in Game 2 of their best-of-three title series.

Basa met her real mother May !NN -ANTAL ONLY LAST *ULY YEARS following her adoption by Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental couple Teodorico and Leoncia Basa.

The Lady Falcons mangled the 4IGRESSES

IN kVE FRAMES IN Game 1 on Saturday.

Inspired by the presence of Mary Ann at the grandstand, the 22-year-old curve specialist allowed only eight Tigresses on board in unrelieved tour of duty on the mound, leaving six of them stranded on the bases.

And while the right-hand throwing Negrense remained in CONTROL OF THE ,ADY &ALCONS kRST line if defense, multi-talented third base-girl Arianne VallesteROS SECOND BASE GIRL -ARY *OY -AGUAD LEFTkELDER +RISHA #ANTOR

Q The members of the Adamson University softball team pose for a photo during the awarding ceremonies at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO shortstop Nicole Padasas, rightkELDER *ANETTE 2USIA AND THE REST of coach Ana Santiagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murderous crew feasted on the enemyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s battery all afternoon.

Vallesteros, a 23-year-old product of Baras, Rizalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth development program, who was later adjudged the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MVP, led off the Lady Falconsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; annihiLATION RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE kRST inning by tagging starter and losing hurler Arlene Lumanas with a

triple. Scoring the title defendersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; kRST RUN ON A SINGLE BY -AGUAD That set the tone of what to come next. Adamson scored one more run in that period courtesy of back-to-back base hit by Rusia and Padasas.

Designated player Clarisse Lozada joined in the offensive fray in the second where, with the help of Rusia and Valleteros gifted sLady Falcons a 4-1 bubble, which UST never headed except closing the

gap, 3-2, with a run at the bottom of the third.

4HREE MORE RUNS IN THE kFTH ON as many connections from Rusia, 0ADASAS AND kRST BASE GIRL 2EMILE Herrero plus another four in the sixth, highlighted by a two-run base-cleaning blast by Padasas completed the rout and forcing GAME OFkCIALS TO AWARD THE CONTEST via stoppage and the championship trophy to Adamson.

La Salle, which like Adamson

Ochoa battles PH's sex abuse scourge MANILA:Â Abandoned and sexually abused as a young girl, Angelica, like thousands of minors in the Philippines â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a global blackspot for child abuse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; struggled to cope with the horrors of her past, but a new campaign run by a sporting champion is giving her and other survivors fresh hope.

Filipina martial arts star Meggie Ochoa is teaching self-defense to victims of sexual abuse in a bid to give them tools to better recover from such trauma, but also to better protect themselves in the future.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charities have branded the Philippines a key hub for both the live-streaming of child sex abuse and for sex tourism, estimating THAT

CHILDREN ARE involved in prostitution rings.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the kids that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten to know... they saw themselves as worthless because of what they experienced. For me thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so heartbreaking,â&#x20AC;? the jiu-jitsu world champion told AFP of her decision to launch advocacy campaign Fight to Protect.

In just two years, she has taught hundreds of sex abuse survivors. She offers two courses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one for those who wish to learn the sport, and another focused purely on self-defense. g*IU JITSU TAUGHT ME TO BE DISCIPLINED CONkDENT AND TO FACE my fears,â&#x20AC;? Angelica, now aged 15, told AFP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can face the problems I encountered before and I am now comfortable interacting with people,â&#x20AC;? she added.

Poverty in a nation where tens

of millions get by on less than $2 per day, as well as increased internet access and fluency in English, make the Philippines vulnerable to both online and real-world sexual predators.

Advocacy and legal aid group )NTERNATIONAL *USTICE -ISSION )*- SAYS 0HILIPPINE CHILDREN are at risk of being forced into live streamed sex abuse, where paedophiles pay to direct socalled â&#x20AC;&#x153;showsâ&#x20AC;? online. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Easy access to the web and money transfer services make the country a global hotspot for this problem,â&#x20AC;?

SAID )*- NOTING THAT IT is often parents or family members that organize or even commit the abuse.

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needed to win Game 2, also Monday, FOLLOWING ITS TRIUMPH IN 'AME

failed, losing, 3-7 to Ateneo instead.

The Blue Eagles and the Green Archeers will meet anew on Friday for all the marbies.

The Lady Falcons won in UAAP SEASONS m m m

m ALL UNDER THEIR COACH Filomeni â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boyâ&#x20AC;? Codinera and in m AND IN m m

m AND m BEFORE LOSING THE PLUM TO 534 IN With Santiago at the helm since 2004, Adamson continues its winning ways emerging triumphant eight CONSECUTIVE SEASONS FROM m ALL the way to the 2017-18 season.

Santiago assumed the head coaching job from Codinera in 2004, the Lady Falcons have racked up 12 UAAP championship victories, the most by any coach in any sport in the varsity league. Count a pair as Codineraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understudy in 2001 and 2002 and her total championship winnings would be 14.

Coach Ana, therefore, raised that amazing record to 15 on with her Lady Falconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title win.

Asked to react on Adamsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning its 18th diadem, Rev. Fr. Aldrin Suan, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic director simply said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue counting.â&#x20AC;?

EDDIE G. ALINEA

Q Meggie Ochoa (right) FILE PHOTO

UP survives gritty UE side

OVERCOMING the absence of Isa Molde, University of the Philippines (UP) bounced back with a 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-11 win over University of the East (UE) in Season 81 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball on Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City. Marian Buitre delivered big in the deciding set as the Molde-less Lady Maroons rebounded from a 23-25, 16-25, 23-25 sweep to Ateneo De Manila University. UP also boosted its Final Four bid, joining idle University of Sto. Tomas (UST) at No. 4 with an identical 6-4 record. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hard. As I said before, nothing comes easy. We just had to work hard on every single point. Again, a win is a win and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy with it,â&#x20AC;? said UP head coach Godfrey Okumu. Buitre smashed a season-high 19 points built on 16 attacks and three blocks, stepping up in the absence of star spiker Molde who is still nursing a leg injury from their loss to Ateneo.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always telling them that as a senior, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always there for them if they need me,â&#x20AC;? said Buitre, who only had a season total of 17 markers prior to this breakout outing. Seasoned spiker Tots Carlos came up with an all-around effort of 16 points, 24 excellent digs and 24 excellent receptions while Maristela Layug added 15 markers in the win. UP seized control in the fifth frame with a 9-5 lead on Buitreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s off the block attack. But UE unloaded a 4-1 run capped by Me-ann Mendrezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back-to-back down the line hits to threaten within 9-10. The Lady Maroons retaliated with four straight points and eventually took the huge victory. Mendrezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game-best 23 points and Judith Abilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 22 markers went down the drain as the Lady Warriors fell on the brink of elimination with a second straight loss and an overall 2-8 slate. JEREMIAH M. SEVILLAÂ

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ARWIN Angeles scored the equalizer at the death as Kaya FC-Iloilo pulled off a 1-1 draw with PSM Makassar to stay on top of their group in the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup on Tuesday night at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor, Indonesia.

Veteran midfielder Angeles struck from close range three minutes into the stoppage time, cancelling out Eero Markkanenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s penalty kick conversion early in the second half.

With the away stalemate, Kaya Iloilo remained atop Group H with kVE POINTS ON A WIN AND TWO DRAWS plus a higher goal difference over 03- -AKASSAR WHICH ALSO HAS kVE markers on the same record. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t our best performance but it was our big heart that allowed us to get that late goal. All in all,

we deserved that point,â&#x20AC;? said Kaya head coach Noel Marcaida. !FTER A SCORELESS kRST HALF -AKASsarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Markannenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;older brother of Chicago Bulls player Lauriâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;drew a foul from Camelo Tacusalme at the edge of the box and buried the ensuing spot kick in the 56th minute.

Kaya went aggressive in its hunt for an equalizer, with Connor Tacagni, Masanari Omura and Yannick Tuason all producing scoring chances.

The visiting Filipino club was kNALLY REWARDED WHEN 0HILIPPINE

Azkals forward Jovin Bedic got a late free kick, setting up the stage for Angelesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; heroics.

Left unmarked inside the box, Angeles controlled the ball from Bedic with his chest then kRED IT PAST GOALKEEPER 2IVKI -Okodompit in the 93rd minute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This point gives us a lot OF CONkDENCE HEADING INTO OUR home game,â&#x20AC;? said Marcaida.

Marcaida and his Lions will have a rematch with the Red Fish on April 17 at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City.

Meanwhile, Ceres Negros FC is battling Persija Jakarta FC to keep its hold of the lead in Group G at press time at the Panaad pitch.

At the end of the home-and-away group stage, only the top finishers and the best runner-up from the three Southeast Asian groups will advance to THE ZONAL SEMIkNALS

Q Kaya FC-Iloiloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jovin Bedic (right) and PSM Makassarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beny Wahyudi battle for the loose ball during the 2019 AFC Cup on Tuesday night at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor, Indonesia. AFCÂ PHOTO

Messi stars as Barca dents Atletico hopes MADRID:Â Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez led Barcelona to a stunning comeback against Villarreal on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) and may have ensured there will be no return for Atletico Madrid in La Ligaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title race.

Atletico play Barca at the Camp Nou on Saturday and were given fresh hope of a resurgence when struggling Villarreal, inspired by the brilliant Santi Cazorla, led the Catalans 4-2 going into the final minute.

But Messi, who had started on the bench, drove in a free kick in the 90th and in the 93rd, Suarez fired in a devastating half volley to earn Barca a 4-4 draw and an unlikely point.

Combined with Atleticoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earlier 2-0 win over Girona, the result means the gap at the top is reduced to eight points ahead of this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top of the table meeting but Ernesto Valverdeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side celebrated Suarezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal like it was worth a victory.

Cazorla, meanwhile, sank to his knees, a chance spurned for Villarreal to pull four points clear of the relegation zone, with Celta Vigo, now only two behind, still to play Huesca on Wednesday.

They had come from two down, as Samuel Chukwueze

and Karl Toko Ekambi cancelled out early goals from Philippe Coutinho and Malcom. Vicente Iborra and Carlos Bacca looked to have sealed an incredible win, only for Messi and Suarez to intervene.

The pair has now scored 51 goals between them in the league this season, just one shy of the total managed by Real Madrid.

Rested along with Gerard P i q u e a n d I va n Ra k i t i c , i t seemed Barcelona would be able to leave Messi on the bench as Coutinho tapped in a pass by Malcom, who then headed in Arturo Vidalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross for a 2-0 lead after 16 minutes.

But Villarreal sprung into life, revived by Chukwueze, who pulled one back seven minutes later. A sumptuous flick by Iborra launched the counter-attack and Cazorla sent the striker clear. Chukwuezeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot struck the post but cannoned back to him and this time, he guided it into the far corner.

Any control Barcelona had increasingly gave way to chaos, particularly on the break, where Villarreal broke through almost at will. Toko Ekambiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equalizer shortly after half time looked like a fluke but perhaps he AFP meant it.

Q Barcelonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lionel Messi (left) celebrates with Barcelonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arturo Vidal after scoring during the Spanish league football match Villarreal CF against Barcelona at La Ceramica Stadium in Vila-real. AFP PHOTO

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Imelda Papin gives back I Juke Box Queen passes on iconic hit to young singer LA Santos

T was a very busy Tuesday for T-Zone with an interview and pictorial with a former president of the republic for The Sunday Times Magazine. In other words, the coverage couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be rushed. All the SAME WHEN THE kNAL POSE HAD BEEN SHOT

duly checked, and handshakes and thank youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exchanged with the president and his departing entourage, I still made a dash several buildings away in the hopes of catching Original Pilipino Musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one and only Juke Box Queen.

all about giving back â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sa pagtakbo ko, even sa mga kanta ko.

And when Star Records came to me asking to revive Isang Linggong TESSA MAURICIO Pag-Ibig in a very different way that -ARRIOLA ) ACTUALLY LIKED ) kNALLY SAID YES u The lucky artist who gets to â&#x20AC;&#x153;inheritâ&#x20AC;? the Juke Box Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying anew for the post in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national anthem is 19-year-old singer LA Santos who, under Tita national elections.

She further recalled the touch- Melâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supervision and composer ing inspiration behind the song Jonathan Manaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new arrangefor Mon del Rosario, which, as ment, gives the famed love song a YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ AMPLIkES very modern and upbeat spin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the idea that a male singer the catchy balladâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meaning for would revive the song and I was very both singer and composer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think kakaunti lang ang na- impressed with LAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rendition,â&#x20AC;? Tita So even as industry friends I needed to catch Ms. Imelda kakaalam that Mon del Mel declared beside a very humbled Papin whose media conference constantly asked her to revive LA Santos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m actually producing was happening at the exact same her career in these shores, Tita the single under my comtime as the all-important Sun- Mel knew she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reclaim pany [Papin Entertainment day Times interview because my her throne as Philippine Juke Productions] for Star Records mother wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been mad had I Box Queen unless she had a hit and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very excited about it.â&#x20AC;? not made the sincerest effort. single in her hands.

Asked how Tita Mel helped You see, the Juke Box Queen aka â&#x20AC;&#x153;That song was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Isang LingHIM IN kNALLY RECORDING HIS the Sentimental Songstress was gong Pag-ibigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? I caught her version, which is soon up for one of Mumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major artistas in saying wistfully as I swung the release on CD and streaming her short but storied run as movie doors open at her mediacon, platforms, LA replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;She just producer in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s via Diosa slightly short of breath. [Yes, told me to let all my emotions Productions. Diosa is my older I made it Mum!]. sister, the fifth among a brood It turns out that Tita Mel Q Nineteen-year-old Star Records artist LA Santos out in the song and go with it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siyempre iba ang emotions of six, who came as a surprise to was reminiscing the begin- is Juke Box Queen Imelda Papinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chosen one to ng kanta now that a male artist the family six years after they had nings of the OPM classic revive her classic hit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Isang Linggong Pag-Ibig.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; is singing it but it has a very excitfour kids back-to-back-to-back. she now calls her â&#x20AC;&#x153;national Rosario is a doctor by profession. ing new sound and I really hope it The parents thought she would anthemâ&#x20AC;? because today, almost When I asked him in 1992 when will take Isang Linggong Pag-ibig REALLY BE THE kNAL DELIVERY FROM THE three decades later, she is ready we released the single under Alpha further across generations,â&#x20AC;? Tita stork until I showed up a year and to bequeath it to a young and Records and it became a huge hit, -EL CROSSED HER kNGERS half later, which And with the Q&A ending, I â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mon, paano mo ba na sulat itong in my opinion kantang ito?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, he told me that he kNALLY HAD MY MOMENT WITH THE would have given was once assigned to a cancer pa- Philippinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; one and only Juke Box the movie outtient whose wife was so devoted sa Queen, who excitedly asked after kT S NAME A BETmy Mum and the rest of the fampag-alaga sa kanya. ter ring. [Tessa ily, and held h up each of our cell Productions, anyphones to take our selfp one?]. iies herself saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tessa!

But enough Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s It so nice to see you. My about me â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I love lo to your mom ha! mean our famPakita mo ito sa kanya!â&#x20AC;?

Pa ily â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and back Q Since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Throwback Thursdayâ&#x20AC;Ś Yes, in the SSo Mum, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my to Imelda Papin. arms of Imelda Papin is The T-Zone (rightmost) pic with the OPM legend At the height of and my sister Diosa (now Llave) after whom our Imelda Ime Papin, side by side her singing career mother, Ine Mauricio, named her erstwhile movie with one you most probably Â&#x2021; THE kRST WAVE outfit Diosa Productions in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s. Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s took of us along with Miss of her popularity Sentimental Songstress â&#x20AC;&#x201D; another one of Papinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diosa Productions back in â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Producer Mum many titles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was one of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents the day. da To be sure, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get cast Mel, as she is at the height of her singing career almost four as misty mist eyed as Tita Mel was. fondly called in decades ago.

NNN Q Sweet reunion. The Juke Box Queen showbiz circles, P.S. Offering O my apology to my insists on taking a selfie with The T-Zone in such movies as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pag-ibig, Bakit ka deserving music artist. sister Diosa Dio for printing our ThrowGanyan?â&#x20AC;? (1979). Of course, hit senâ&#x20AC;&#x153;There have been so many to show mom! back Thursday Thur photo with Tita Mel timental movie theme songs featuring artists through the years who g&OR ONE WHOLE WEEK -ON SAW in her â&#x20AC;&#x153;pambahay,â&#x20AC;? while I was in Tita Melâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trademark beautifully lilting have come to me and Mon del Rosathem and the love she especially this silken fuchsia number with VOICE CAME WITH THE HANDFUL OF kLMS rio, who composed Isang Linggong had for her husband, only for him elaborate sleeves. I honestly couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t she made, which only served to fortify Pag-Ibig, to ask if they could revive it to die on the seventh day. Napaka- kND ONE THAT SHOWED YOU WERE THE her music career. but it just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel right back then,â&#x20AC;? actual producer and not moi. Joke! emosyonal diâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ba?â&#x20AC;?

Now non-millennials would Tita Mel revealed as she continued to NNN All this history in mind â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with know that Tita Mel is one of the traverse memory lane.

P.P.S. To make up to my dear sister kRST &ILIPINO SINGERS WHO WAS ABLE â&#x20AC;&#x153;Napaka-special lang kasi nitong Tita Mel even going as far back as the beginnings of her dream to for printing her pambahay photo to mount a pretty successful pres- kantang ito sa akin kasi siya ang become a singer as a little girl in a [but you do look adorable!], may I ence in Las Vegas after she moved naging paraan para makabalik ako REMOTE kSHING VILLAGE IN 0RESENTA- shamelessly plug that her hubby Vito Hawaii and the United States sa music scene dito sa atin, not to cion, Camarines Sur, with hardly CENTE g*UNu ,LAVE *R IS THE kRST NOMIfollowing the Edsa Revolution. But mention the fact that hanggang anyone believing in her â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she felt nee for the party list Juan Movement of course, having left the Philip- ngayon, pag nangangampanya ako it was time to give back to a new that is quickly gaining support for its pines for years, her recall went on kahit sa bundok-bundok, kinakanta generation of musical artists with nationalistic advocacies. No. 31 po sa to dwindle on the home front, pa rin siya ng mga bata pag-nakikita balota! Peace, Dio and best of luck her most precious song. which for a time rendered Tita nila ako,â&#x20AC;? narrated the former Caâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at a stage in my life that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to Junie and the team.

Mel hesitant to make a comeback. marines Sur vice governor who is

THE T-ZONE

New K-Pop concept joins PHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CR3W Âťliveinconcert K-POP showbiz visionary and Zenith Media Contents Chief Executive Officer Jun Kangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much talked about Z-Pop Dream Project from South Korea, involving talents from all over Asia, is currently in the Philippines and ready to hit the Araneta Coliseum

to join the â&#x20AC;&#x153;CR3W Concertâ&#x20AC;? as special guests ON &RIDAY !PRIL Viva Chairman and Chief ExECUTIVE /FkCER 6IC DEL 2OSARIO

Q The Z-Girls feature Carlyn Ocampo from the Philippines, Vanya from Indonesia, Queen from Vietnam, Bell from Thailand, Joanne from Taiwan, Priyanka from India and Mahiro from Japan.

Q T Z-Boys are former G-Force dancer Josh Bautista, Roy from Vietnam, Mavin from Indonesia, Blink from Thailand, Perry from Taiwan, Sid from India and Gai from Japan.

Jr., who is the Philippine partner for Glimmer which represents Z-Pop in Manila, welcomed the artists and their creator a week ago saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Viva feels privileged to be part of this new concept in the making of stars. This goes beyond K-Pop and has a One-Asia goal that will not only create stars but revolutionize the methods used and how it affects the global entertainment industry.â&#x20AC;?

Kang has high hopes for his Z-Pop stars declaring at a press conference in Greenhills San Juan, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zenith Media Contents not only debuted Z-Stars but also launched the concert brand : 0OP $REAM ,IVE ON &EBRUARY )T IS THE opening of a new chapter of cultural exchange for Asia as it will be held in a different major Asian city every year.â&#x20AC;?

Glimmer CEO Grace Lee meanwhile said as local representative of the artists, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through Z-Pop Dream we hope to be able to widen the + 0OP ARENA TO lOURISH THE SEED OF THE DREAM of Asian talents in realizing their dreams to

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DEREK RAMSAY IS NOW A KAPUSO! GMA Network pulled a big surprise on Wednesday afternoon revealing Derek Ramsay as an official Kapuso artist. Almost six months since taking a break from the biz and a year since completing his contract with TV5, one of the sexiest men in Philippine Entertainment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who has duly proven his acting mettle in a string of box office hits â&#x20AC;&#x201D; explained why heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been away from the spotlight and what made him decide to revive his TV career with GMA. These and more in tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issue of The Manila Times Entertainment.

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PEOPLE BEHIND THE MUSIC

Jiggy Gregorio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; music video director E

VERY quarter starting this month, Music Geek will feature the men and women behind everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite music.

Today is a very special feature as aside from listening to music, a music video is as important as the song. A bad music video can ruin a song and a good one (or the more controversial) can make it more popular.

Music videos started gaining popularity when MTV was established where it inspired the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Video Killed The Radio Star.â&#x20AC;? In the Philippines, it gained steam in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s with MTV Asia and Channel [V] with their popular VJs. In the 2000s up to this year, MYX reigned supreme as the number one music channel in the Philippines. Likewise, in those years also saw the young generation watching music videos via the internet through video platforms like YouTube, Vevo and Dailymotion.

Music Geek readers will learn how music videos are made courtesy of award-winning music video director/ filmmaker Jiggy Gregorio. He received a MYX Music Award in 2017 for Favorite Mellow Video for Juan Karlos Labajoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Di Ka Man Lang Nagpaalamâ&#x20AC;? and also directed music videos of Darren Espanto (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alam,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pasko Naâ&#x20AC;?), Autotelic (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laroâ&#x20AC;?), Tanya Markova (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello Hello Helloâ&#x20AC;?), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ang Darling Kong Zombieâ&#x20AC;? and Milesexperience (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anggulo,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Supremeâ&#x20AC;?).

This 37-year-old filmmaker finished CGI/3D animation in DLS-CSB in 2005.

He was a CG animator in Toon City Manila from 2005 to 2010 working on Disney, Warner and Universal Pictures direct to video, TV and feature-length animation projects including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Season 1 and 2,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curious George 2â&#x20AC;? feature film, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fox and the Hound 2.â&#x20AC;? While working, he took up a filmmaking course at the Asia Pacific Film Institute and finished in 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was young, I would always watch MTV and [V]. I was fascinated by long form videos at the time such as videos

by Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, Meatloaf, Guns n Roses and most recently Thirty Seconds to Mars because I felt that it was so unique, immersive and beautifully crafted that I thought it would be so cool if I could make one of these someday. Back in film school, I would always study Gondry, David Fincher and Anton Corbinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works,â&#x20AC;? Gregorio said when asked when did he realize he also wanted to direct music videos.

In this interview, Gregorio discusses on what really a music video director does, the qualities of a good video and director as well as his start, experiences and adjustments in the music business.

What exactly does a music video director do?

A music video director â&#x20AC;&#x153;enhancesâ&#x20AC;? a song as it aims to create something relevant and timeless for the artist/performer. The director should also help the artist connect its music through visual audiences as well.

What qualities must a music

video director possess?

Being a music lover should always be a pre-requisite if one wants to be a music video director because it really makes a huge difference if the director loves the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music or music in general, it will show in his output. Being an out-of-the-box visionary is next â&#x20AC;&#x201D; passionate to help artists, determination to finish the project whatever happens and even if we go over budget. The most important is resourcefulness and ambitious yet realistic, considering the budget and timeline of the project.

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Where do you draw inspiration for ideas for a music video?

Everywhere, from books to movies basically. The narrative part of the video mostly from my favorite authors (Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King) or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s films, just so that I could pay homage or re-introduce a re-imagining of a story to a new generation of viewers and audience. Examples are Tanya Markovaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ang Darling Kong Zombie was inspired by Lovecraft while Milesexperienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunshine was inspired by Yellow Submarine/Monty Python.

How and when did you start directing music videos?

Back in film school around 2013 to 2014, I was already well aware of all the struggles young filmmakers had to go through just to get a following/audience for their works. Most of them would create and even fund their short films out of their own (or parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) pockets and release them with little to no audience/viewers at all. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go that route, I knew that if I wanted people to watch my stories, I needed to have an audience and prove myself that I can make an entertaining five to 10-minute video, I knew that If I had to create something and spend countless hours, days and weeks writing and conceptualizing it, there has to be an audience or else the only audience that would watch what I created was my family and friends.

So I decided to give music video directing a try. After making Mileseperienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Love Supreme, I knew that I needed an established band this time so I could present it to major labels and create for them as well, so I approached one of my favorite bands,

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OVOTEL Manila Araneta Center fulkLLED A TRENDING ONLINE COMMUNITY S DREAM OF A GRAND FOODIE FESTIVAL WITH g-ASARAP .GAĂ&#x153; -EET AND %ATĂ&#x153;u ! PIONEERING COLLABORATION WITH POPULAR FOOD BLOGGER -ASARAP "A AT THE &OOD %XCHANGE -ANILA THE EVENT PROVED A SUCCESS ON -ARCH Over 200,000 followers of Masarap Ba?, popularly known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;kakultoâ&#x20AC;? (cult followers), had a delectable experience as superb food products made by small and medium entrepreneurs popularized by the page were infused into the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buffet. The festival runs until April 7. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Masarap ba? does food reviews, but she is anonymous. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who she is. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it to be tainted. She only wants to be an honest to goodness critic on HOW SHE kNDS FOOD 3HE GOES AROUND and she posts it in her social media accounts,â&#x20AC;? Novotel director of sales and marketing Joy de Mesa explained

to The Manila Times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of this, she has supported many small-medium enterprises (SMEs). A lot of them used to do it just from home, and then when she started to post them about that, they gain customers. So since sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also one of our fans, she wanted a collaboration with Novotel. To us, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also our corporate social responsibility that we also wanted to support small enterprises, and through her, she was the catalyst. She gave us that platform to be able to meet up these owners,â&#x20AC;? de Mesa added.

Going by the alias, Kat Abaan Jr., the person behind the popular food

blog Masarap Ba? expressed her excitement, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finally, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening.

We can realize this project that has been popularly in demand by both my online followers and consumers who have been yearning for food that they are comfortable with and yet offer innovative concepts and experiences.â&#x20AC;?

Seventeen local food products have been handpicked by Masarap Ba? to be featured in the event. These are Mad Meatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homemade bacon, Bethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic chicken gallantina, roast beef and baked salmon by Benedicto Kitchen, binagoongan and chicken lAKES BY -ISHEE S GOURMET tuyo by Che-cheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gourmet, cream cheese

by La Petite Fromagerie, zero-sugar peanut butter by Gng. Bukid, Papa Bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chili oil, Tamago chips, Eddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old style chicharonnes, Mango Grill Manilaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheesy cassava, the 64-percent dark chocolate tart by Halfsaints, Auro chocolate cacao from Davao, Daddy Mikkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chilli and garlic crunch, Buenlago Kitchenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indie sauce, cupcakes by Cake Shots and Le Sucre Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream cake.

Also featured are her personal favorites found at the Food Exchange Manila such as the homemade corned beef, Indian dishes at the Indian station, and the cheese bread AND FAVORITE GELATO lAVORS AT )NDULGE

by Chef de Patisserie Manny Sy are going to be available within the 10day promo run.

Masarap Ba? said that she wants TO USE WHATEVER INlUENCE SHE HAS to contribute something positive for others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want Masarap Ba? to remain as just another witty account.

I want to make this journey more meaningful by lifting other up. And it was through the community of supportive â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ka-kultosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that I found the courage and support to go beyond food reviews and extend help by getting established brands like Novotel to engage these SMEs and appreciate their concepts and products,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Meanwhile, Novotel general manAGER -IKE "ROWN AFkRMS THAT THE HOtel is aligned in creatively promoting local players through the property.

Q Some of the small and medium entrepreneurs with Novotel Manila Araneta Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Manager Mike Brown (fourth from right).

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Jiggy Gregorio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; music video director Tanya Markova. Thankfully they accepted my offer and made two music videos for them, showed it to Francis Guevarra (then MCA Music A&R Manager) and the rest was history.

Among the music videos you directed, which one is your favorite?

I would have to say Autotelicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laro.â&#x20AC;? Everything just fell into place from the concept writing to the final output. I think this was the only music video that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go over the budget.

I was already a huge fan of their music since 2014 and I messaged and approached Josh (vocalist) around 2015 if I could make a music video for them even before they got signed by a major label. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how I was going to

fund it but I just wanted to work with them and be part of their journey.

Fast forward to 2016 and they got signed that year and I was already creating MVs for that label as well. Gep (drummer) messaged me out of the blue and asked me if I wanted to make a video for their second single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laroâ&#x20AC;?.

I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it at first because that was one of my favorite songs on their debut album and the fact that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be working with them now with a decent budget. My team worked on the concept and logistics for a couple of days and shot the video the following week. Everything was so crystal clear in my mind that I was literally editing it while I was shooting the scenes.

Best part is after everything, I showed the final output to the band, Josh cried right after the viewing and I felt that I had done my job because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly the reaction I was aiming for.

What is the most memorable music video youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever directed?

Most memorable for me (emotionally) would have to be Juan Karlosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Di Ka Man Lang Nagpaalamâ&#x20AC;? since it was my very first â&#x20AC;&#x153;mainstreamâ&#x20AC;? MV and for a major label (MCA). I was already going over-budget and I needed to rent a house for the narrative so I just decided to shoot and use our houseâ&#x20AC;Śand the fact that it won an award on my first try for a major label made it more special and memorable.

How do you adjust given that labels and some indie artists have limited budgets for music videos?

The moment one decides to become a music video director, they accept that there will always be limited budget and these are only calling cards, if

getting rich is the goal, start making advertising work but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll require an impressive portfolio so might as well start here. In this case, we have to work really smart. First is to make a list of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s realistically available out there and accessible around me, from my pretty-faced friends who I could use as talents, friends who own restaurants, abandoned warehouses, empty lots, office spaces and even hospitals. From there I would write a concept/story around of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easily accessible and available. Then thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time I cash in my â&#x20AC;&#x153;favorâ&#x20AC;? chips and ask friends to let me use their establishments or properties in return for a service (most of the time ex-deals for video projects or even shout outs from the artist) In what way do you think music videos help the song or the artists?

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generation is extremely visual and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s everywhere, thanks to the quick rise of YouTube, Instagram videos and stories, and Facebook videos, it will

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Q Pizza Bianco con Mad Meats Smoked Crispy Pancetta. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Novotel Manila is just a fun global brand that provides the best for its guests but is also a cooperative member of the community. We are grateful that Masarap Ba? chose us for this creative collaboration which also includes some of our food products.

This innovative move brings out the best of both local players and our hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global culinary team,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important for us because one, we want to be able to increase THE FOOD TRAFkC IN THE RESTAURANT BUT more than that, I think it goes with the times. As we go along, I hope we can continue to support our SMEs even after the promotion in the way that we buy their products to be part of the food we serve as most of it were used as ingredients in the dishes from desserts, pizza, salad and more,â&#x20AC;? de Mesa seconded.

To encourage moreâ&#x20AC;&#x153;ka-kultosâ&#x20AC;? to support this one-of-a-kind merging social media influence and culiNARY TALENT A kVE PERCENT DISCOUNT e-voucher is redeemable for those connect the artist to their viewers/fans.

Back then music videos were just another way for artists (performer and the director) to showcase their talents and for labels to promote them. Today, music videos can be a great help (financially) since they can now monetize their content or a big boost to their careers if done and marketed right. Music videos nowadays are their calling cards, next to the actual song, most people will recall the music video than the single artworks. Some artists would release a song and it would be lost in the shuffle for a couple of weeks or even months, the moment their music video drops, the song and the performer becomes an instant hit. Others would utilize the platform to reveal the performerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new look, direction or image. Music videos will always be here and alive because of the internet despite the lack of budget and accessible music video channels, artist will always find ways to promote themselves visually.

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New K-Pop concept joins PHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CR3W become pop artists. We are working hard to pave the way for our Asian dreamers to fully realize their potential and live out their Z-Pop dream. It is only the beginning.â&#x20AC;?

Behind Z-Pop are practitioners, who were involved in the marketing of the K-Pop phenomena like EXO and BTS, Z-POP. With this knowhow the project has been successful in creating international stars from Asian countries by addressing problems like the lack of

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training and exposure and the noninvolvement of fans.

Training The Z-Pop process is as follows: Recruits from open auditions in various Asian countries are sent to Seoul for training in the hands of the best in among Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tried and tested idol makers. For exposure they are then sent out in performing

tours and those are where the fans get the chance to choose who among them are deserving of stardom.

The Manila auditions late in 2018 discovered singer and dancer Carlyn Ocampo, a former member of the Pop Girls group and G-Force dancer Josh Bautista. They are now members of the Z-Girls and the Z-Boys who made their debut in a much-talked about Z-Pop Dream Live in Seoul in February and are now on tour around Asia.

Since arriving in Manila on March 27, the Z-Pop Boys and Girls have performed at Sta. Lucia Mall, Venice Piazza, SM DasmariĂąas and SM Sucat.

Tomorrow night, they will be special guests of the highly anticipated CR3W concert featuring the trio of James Reid, Billy Crawford and Sam Concepcion.

The Z-Pop groups will also be launching their debut recordings during their visit to Manila, with Z-Pop Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;What You Waiting For,â&#x20AC;? created by top names in the business including producers DEJO

who can present a copy upon entry to Food Exhange Manila. The e-voucher will be published in Masarap Ba? social media sites.

Masarap Ba? and Novotel Manila Araneta Center have also agreed to donate part of sales to the Philippine Animal Rescue Team (PART) in support of Masarap Baâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advocacy in saving stray animals.

Taste innovative dishes prepared by chefs from Food Exchange Manila in partnership with small and medium entrepreneurs that were featured by Philippinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; popular, honest-to-the-core online food critic, Masarap Ba? until April 7.

Foodies get to enjoy the same lunch (P1,588 nett) and dinner (P1,688 nett) buffet rates but with the special participation of handpicked ingredients, condiments, main courses, desserts that would be used and added to the different stations of the restaurant. Top staple dishes of Food Exchange Manila based on the review of Masarap Ba? will also be present.

Do you think a bad music video can ruin a song?

While its primary goal for a music video director is to enhance a song, yes, a bad music video can indeed ruin a great song or even a band. We are trusted by a label to make the artists look good and create materials that would help them, not create a backlash, unless that is the intention. This is just my personal take on this, nowadays people can get easily offended over little things that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just hard to push the envelope a little more and completely think out of the box. Creating something tasteless, immoral and sexist may be offensive to some, but it can also be viewed as a work of art and an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visual subliminal message to the viewers. So most directors today would rather play it safe and will keep on creating the same, formulaic, usual, cliched stories of love and heartbreak which results to a bland output and sometimes even unwatchable.

from Sweden, Abi F. Jones from Britain and singing star and composer Kanata from Japan; and Z-Pop Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Limit,â&#x20AC;? produced by internationally renowned Andreas Ohrn from Sweden.

Completing the Z-Girls with Ocampo are Vanya from Indonesia; Queen from Vietnam; Bell from Thailand; Joanne from Taiwan; Priyanka from India and Mahiro from Japan.

Besides Bautista, the Z-Boys are Roy from Vietnam; Mavin from Indonesia; Blink from Thailand; Perry from Taiwan; Sid from India and Gai from Japan.

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»HOROSCOPE Today’s Birthday (04/04/19). Take off for uncharted frontiers this year. Grow professionally through patient, steady action.

Unexpected largesse flows your way. Family joys delight this summer, motivating career changes. By next winter, professional tides are in your favor, as domesticity draws you back in. Learn and grow.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

A R I E S (M A R C H 21-A P R I L 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Personal insights and epiphanies can inspire you over the next two weeks. Take your talents, capacities and skills to new levels by practicing basics.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re more productive in peaceful privacy. Make long-term plans. Enjoy rituals, spiritual ceremonies and practices. Let go of old habits that no longer serve.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Share what you’re learning with your friends. A community project flowers over the next few weeks. Strengthen connections with people you admire and respect.

C A N C E R (J U N E 21-J U LY 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Professional opportunities look ripe for the plucking. Listen to your angels. Get advice from a trusted elder. The next few days are good for decisions.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Enjoy a business trip or conference. Classes and seminars offer useful skills and connections. Begin an intense expansion phase. You’re learning a whole new perspective.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Discuss financial goals, objectives and dreams with your partner. Review your plans and budgets. Negotiate bargains and plot your course together.

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1. MOVIES: Which film with a literary title won the 1999 Oscar for Best Picture?

2. ANATOMY: What gives red blood cells their color?

3. FOOD & DRINK: What spice gives Hungarian goulash its characteristic flavor?

4. HISTORY: Who were the two women who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford on two separate occasions in 1975?

5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of swine called?

6. ASTRONOMY: Which planet in our solar system (other than Earth) is known as the “Blue Planet”?

7. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin word “veto” mean?

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the fastest growing plant in the world?

9. LITERATURE: Which children’s fantasy series featured a ship called “The Dawn Treader”?

10. MUSIC: What was English singer Billy Idol’s name at birth?

BY NANCY BLACK LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- A collaborative effort flowers. Strengthen your connection by enjoying time together. Romance kindles easily. Let someone special know your appreciations. Share dreams and ideas.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- The excellent work you’ve been doing reflects you well. Quicken the pace to get your heart beating faster. Physical efforts reap satisfying results.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Share your romantic dreams and visions with someone special. Listen for where your interests connect, and make plans to grow new possibilities together.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- New beginnings at your house take shape. You may need to tear things down to rebuild them better. Fill your home with delicious flavors and beauty.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Share the good news! Reach out and connect with your wider network. Provide valuable information to your tribe. Generate resources and results through communication.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Follow the money. Grab a lucrative opportunity, and run with it. Monitor expenses and don’t overindulge. Focus on moneymaking to take advantage of a nice break.

(Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Black’s legacy horoscopes column. She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, @LindaCBlack. For more astrological interpretations like today’s Gemini horoscope, visit Linda Black Astrology by clicking daily horoscopes, or go to www.nancyblack.com.)

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Turkish Airlines moves to new home T

URKISH Airlines is ready for the great change in Turkish aviation history as the airline moves to Istanbul Airport beginning April 5. As the greatest airport project OF THE WORLD THE kRST STAGE OF THE move towards Istanbul Airport started on Oct. 29, 2018.

Unique in the global aviation history, the moving operation will take 45 hours in total and it will be concluded on April 6. In order to conclude the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great Moveâ&#x20AC;? successfully according to prior plans, AtatĂźrk Airport and Istanbul Airport will be closed for all SCHEDULED PASSENGER lIGHTS BETWEEN 2:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. of April 6.

Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, - LKER !YCÂ&#x17D; STATED g4HE BIGGEST MOVE of the aviation history will take place.

The combined size of the equipment we are going to transfer would cover 33 football pitches. After this great move, which will be watched by the entire world, we will wake up to a new morning. It will be a morning,

Q Turkish Airlinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new home at Istanbul Airport. which the sun shining on Turkish !VIATION WITH THE lIGHTS OPERATED AT Istanbul Airport. I convey my hopes that it will bring a great fortune to both our country and company.â&#x20AC;?

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THE LAST lIGHT CARRYING PASSENGERS FROM Ataturk Airport will be the AtatĂźrk !IRPORT m 3INGAPORE lIGHT !FTER THE move, operations will start in Istanbul Airport on April 6 at 2:00 p.m.

The first flight after the Great Move will be the Istanbul Airport â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

!NKARA %SENBOA !IRPORT lIGHT 4HE number of flights from Istanbul Airport will be increased in stages according to a set plan.

During the Great Move, equipment weighing approximately 47,300 tons will be carried to Istanbul Airport from AtatĂźrk Airport. From aircraft towing apparatus weighing 44 tons to extremely sensitive materials, over 10,000 pieces of equipment are equal to freight of 5,000 trucking rigs. The distance covered by the trucking rigs carrying this load during 45 hours is

calculated to be at 400,000 kilometers. This is equal to circling Earth 10 times. Over 1800 personnel will be working during this great operation. &OLLOWING THE kRST STAGE THE ADDITIONAL PASSENGER lIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL lAG CARRIER OPERATED VIA )STANBUL Airport were listed with ISL code.

After the great move, IATA codes will change and after April 6 at 3:00 a.m., AtatĂźrk Airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IST code will be given to Istanbul Airport. AtatĂźrk Airport, which will be hosting cargo and VIP PASSENGER lIGHTS WILL USE )3, CODE

BPI eyes franchise ventures for growth of SME business THE Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) sees opportunities in growing its small and medium enterprise (SME) business through enterprises that have adopted franchising as a business model.

Junie Veloso, head of BPIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Business Banking Segment, said this is one reason why BPI supported the 27th Franchise Asia Philippines from March 27 to 31, 2019, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Franchises already have a tried and tested and ready business model,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What business owners can do is adapt

and tweak it a bit to suit their specific market or geographic location. We aim to make a positive business impact on these SMEs by providing relevant solutions that will help them achieve their business goals.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe SMEs play a key role in nation building. The SME market has a huge growth potential and we want to be there when it happens. This is part of what it means for us in BPI to pursue kNANCIAL INCLUSION u SAID 6ELOSO Early this year, BPI engaged a risk MANAGEMENT kRM 4ONGDUN )NTERNATIONAL TO IMPLEMENT ARTIkCIAL IN-

telligence solutions that will result in faster automated lending processes and an optimized credit scoring model. Veloso said this is expected

to help SMEs, including franchisors and franchisees, that wish to set up or expand their businesses through BPIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loans and other services.

Muntinlupa local government partners with Petdentity PH THE city government of Muntinlupa inked partnership with Petdentity Philippines Inc. in improving local database management system through the latest microchip technology.

Fresnedi hopes that the initiative will deliver an advance improvement in eradicating rabies in the city.

Petdentity offers a Pet Data Storage System which stores the owner AND PET S IDENTIkCATION INCLUDING the record of pet vaccination and medical history. Through a System and Mobile app, pet owners can access electronic data of their pets and easily identify and locate them.

While pet microchips are not tracking devices or GPS, it contains a radio-freQUENCY IDENTIkCATION 2&)$ IMPLANTS that provide permanent ID for pets.

PhilHealth introduces new claim requirement to ensure quality of care THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) recently introduced a policy to ensure that its members who seek treatment in hospitals are provided with health care services that are of the desired quality and at par with existing medical standards.

In its PhilHealth Circular No. 2019-0002 entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Documentary Requirement for Claims Reimbursement and Medical Prepayment Review of Claims (Revision 2),â&#x20AC;? the state health insurer prescribes a medical prepayment review and requires the use of Claim Form 4 (CF4) for all admissions starting March 1.

Medical pre-payment review is a process that takes place prior to actual processing, wherein claims that are not compensable as well as those that are not compliant to existing policies and standards on quality of care will no longer be processed. It relies on the CF4 that

summarizes a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pertinent clinical information, eliminating the submission of complete clinical charts for claims reimbursements.

The new policy shall cover claims using case rates with the exception OF DIRECTLY kLED CLAIMS AND THOSE FOR CONkNEMENTS ABROAD CLAIMS FOR : "ENEkTS AMONG OTHERS The new system will enable PhilHealth to efficiently assess provider claims and to detect irregular practices such as over utilization or under-utilization of services; unnecessary use of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and interventions; irrational medication and prescriptions; fraudulent, false or incorrect information; gross or unjustified deviations from currently accepted standards of practice and/or treatment protocols; inappropriate referral practices; use of fake, adulterated, misbranded or unregistered drugs; among others.

PSMEx 2019 launches â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Make it in the Philippinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; THE Philippine Suppliers and Manufacturers Exhibition (PSMEx 2019) organized by The Aerospace Industries Association of the Philippines (AIAP) held its first reverse trade event for suppliers, buyers and endusers of the manufacturing sector in the Philippines on March 27 to 30 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

Dennis Chan, president of AIAP and PSMEx 2019 chairman, said the international trade event themed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make in the Philippinesâ&#x20AC;? was participated in by four major manufacturing industries

namely Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics and Motorcycle.

PSMEx is more than just showcasing the technologies and products that the Philippines and other suppliers have. It has also several sessions on technical seminars, trainings and other exciting activities.

PSMEx also showcased Philippinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; global competency and capability to make products in the Philippines, as well as, offer our services to the world.

For more details, e-mail psmexhibition@gmail.com.

Marco Polo Ortigas Manila fetes the Class of 2019

Q Mayor Jaime Fresnedi (2nd from left) inked a memorandum of agreement with Petdentity Philippines Inc. founder Denis Reyes signed on March 26 at Muntinlupa City Hall, Putatan together with other local officials and executives.

Through RFID, it can transmit the mi- Dr. Pamela Hernandez said the lupa City Ordinance 17-080 or the crochipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ID number and pet ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; PROGRAM AIMS TO HAVE AN EFkCIENT Muntinlupa City Veterinary Code. information once authorities or veteri- and effective monitoring and conFor more information, visit its narians found a pet to contact its owner. trol in promulgation of RA 9482 &ACEBOOK PAGE AT /FkCE OF THE #ITY Muntinlupa City Veterinarian or the Anti-Rabies Act and Muntin- Veterinarian Muntinlupa City.

First Metro Group wins at PDS Awards FOR eight years in a row, First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, won the Top Corporate Securities Market Maker at the 2019 PDS Annual Awards.

It also ranked fifth in two categories: Top 5 Fixed Income Dealing Participants and Top 5 Corporate Issue Managers/Arrangers (Investment House).

Its wholly owned subsidiary, First Metro Securities Brokerage Corp. (FirstMetroSec) ranked fourth in the Top 5 Depository Brokering Participants category.

The PDS Awards recognizes members of the investment community and market stake-

Q During the awarding ceremony, from left: Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. President and COO Antonino Nakpil, SEC Commissioner Vicente Felizmenio, First Metro Vice President David Ignacio Estacio, First Metro Senior Manager Bernice Joyce Nobleza, First Metro Vice President Annagraziela Banaad, First Metro Senior Vice President and Financial Markets Group Head Christopher Ma. Carmelo Salazar, and OIC of PDS Group Ma. Teresa Ravalo. holders that exhibit outstanding novation, and contributions to capital markets from January to performance, leadership, in- the robustness of the domestic December 2018.

Close the block, make way for the Elites and the Klique NEW York beauty brands Eva NYC and Kiss New York are set to glam up the Philippines with a full-range of affordable salon-quality products. The TWO ARRIVED IN -ANILA TO A kTTING .EW York-style rooftop welcome party on March 21 at the Sky Park in SM Aura Premier, Bonifcio Global City.

Born in Brooklyn in 2012, Eva NYC empowered women one strand at a time with a full line of styling tools and hair care products. Kiss New York, meanwhile, brings professional salon treatment directly to the consumer

with a collection of products that are easy to use at home, or on the go.

Set to make an appearance at the celebration were Andy Crocker, Georgeous Dawn, and Minty Fresh who

opened the night, as well as Tony Chua, president and CEO of iFace Inc., the exclusive distributor of the Eva NYC and Kiss New York in the Philippines, and Angela Goyena, the

groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general manager.

Eva NYC & KISS are available in select Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and SM Stores nationwide. Eva NYC & KISS products are also available at www.beautybeat.ph.

IT is said that with every chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end comes a new beginning. In celebration of the Class of 2019, Marco Polo Ortigas Manila welcomes graduates and their loved ones for a special STAYCATION PACKAGE AND A FEAST OF lAVOR at all-day restaurant, Cucina.

Caps off and plates up with a wide array of dishes freshly-prepared in any of Cucinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nine live stations.

Combined with impeccable service and attention to detail, the restaurant delivers an experience that graduates can truly look forward to as they embark on the next stage of their life.

Cucina honors this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduates with a special treat. Simply present proof of graduation, a student ID and the graduate dines for free with four of their loved ones. Cucinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduation promotion is available until June 19.

A special staycation package is also in store for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduates. They can enjoy a truly relaxing getaway in private accommodations, as well as buffet breakfast for two adults and two children younger than six years old.

For more information visit www. marcopolohotels.com.

Laguna in the most magical way EVERY celebration must be a magical one, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why Enchanted Kingdom prepared this special promo for all Laguna residents.

The Anilag Festival Promo entitled Laguna residents to purchase a Regular Day Pass (RDP) at a discounted rateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;P640 on weekdays and P720 on weekends.

Each Laguna resident purchased a minimum of four and a maximum of 10 Regular Day Passes per ID, per day. This promo ran from March 1 to March 31, 2019. Tickets were PURCHASED AT THE 'ROUP 3ALES /FkCE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Santa Rosa. All tickets cannot be

rebooked nor be used in conjunction with any other promos and discounts.

Visit www.enchantedkingdom.ph to see the park schedule and plan trip to Enchanted Kingdom this summer.

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BY JIMMY K. LAKING

NSPIRED by the Creator who was the kRST AGRICULTURIST A STRUGGLING COLLEGE IN VIOLENCE WRACKED 3OUTHERN 0HILIPPINES HAS FOUND AN UNLIKELY SOLUTION TO SUSTAIN AND TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS ! POULTRY FARM “No one believed it could be DONE AT kRST "UT WHEN THE POULTRY FARM S kRST LAYERS WERE LAYING EGGS WITH REGULARITY EVERYBODY REALIZED A FARM AND A COLLEGE CAN GO TOGETHER u SAID $R %DWIN "ALAKI

AN AGRICULTURIST AND SCHOLAR WHO ASSUMED LEADERSHIP OF 3OUTHERN #HRISTIAN #OLLEGE 3## IN g)T S A PAGE BORROWED FROM THE BOOK OF THE ,ORD WHO WAS THE kRST AGRICULTURIST u THE 3## PRESIDENT SAID 4HE SCHOOL LOCATED IN -IDSAYAP #OTABATO SITS IN A REGION ASSOCIATED WITH -USLIM INSURGENCY THAT HAS ERUPTED IN VIOLENT CLASHES WITH GOVERNMENT FORCES 4HE SCHOOL ESTABLISHED IN

HAD ONLY MORE THAN ENROLLEES WHEN "ALAKI ASSUMED OFkCE )T WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP ITS kNANCES

INTACT -OST OF THE BUILDINGS NEEDED REPAIRS AND THE SCHOOL GROUND WAS PARTLY lOODED MOST TIMES OF THE YEAR "ALAKI HOWEVER A TRAINED AGRICULTURIST AND PLANT SCIENTIST

DISCOVERED THAT THE SCHOOL OWNS SIZEABLE LANDHOLDING INCLUDING A SIX HECTARE LOT THAT WAS PARTLY PLANTED WITH HARDWOOD (E LOST NO TIME CONVINCING THE SCHOOL S "OARD TO INVEST IN A POULTRY FARM AND A COMMERCIAL FEED PRODUCING FACILITY 4HE IDEA CLICKED AND SOON

LAYERS WERE ADDED TO THE POULTRY FARM WHICH NOW SUPPLIES PART OF THE TOWN S NEEDS 4HE SCHOOL S VERSION OF A gGARDEN OF %DENu PARK INSIDE ITS ECO FARM IS A COMMUNITY FAVORITE THAT ALSO

EARNS ADDITIONAL INCOME /NE IDEA LED TO ANOTHER 4WO WELLS DUG WITHIN THE FARM LED TO THE PRODUCTION OF MINERAL WATER

BOTH FOR THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY "OTTLED CALAMANSI JUICE FROM THE SCHOOL S LEMON ORCHARD ALSO PROVED TO BE AN ASSET !S INCOME INCREASED "ALAKI SHIFTED TO MODERNIZING THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS /NE EYE CATCHER IS THE

SEATER MODERN CIVIC CENTER COMPLETE WITH OFkCES ON THE SIDES THAT PROVIDE A SHARP CONTRAST TO THE WOODEN STRUCTURE IT WAS IN THE PAST !LL CLASSROOMS HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH OVERHEAD PROJECTORS AS TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED TO TEACH WITH A LAPTOP 4O THE DELIGHT OF STUDENTS THE TREE HOUSES STRAPPED TO CENTURIES OLD ACACIA TREES IN THE CAMPUS ARE LINKED TO 7I &I 4HE WATER LOGGED CAMPUS NOW FEATURES A WELL DRAINED

SPRUCED UP SCHOOL GROUND WITH AN ADDED COLLECTION OF MODERN CLASSROOMS TO BOOT 3CHOOL OFkCIALS NOW CLAIM THE COLLEGE HAS BECOME COMPETITIVE IN MOST COURSES "ALAKI MADE SURE THAT SEVERAL COURSES INCLUDING THE-

Q Dr. Edwin Balaki, president of Southern Christian College PHOTO FROM YOUTUBE.COM COMMUNITY IS ALSO BEGINNING TO OLOGY INCORPORATED A FEW UNITS IN TRAINING ON PLANTS ABROAD AGRICULTURE 4O ENSURE OPERATION IS NOT INTER- TAKE NOTICE &ROM AN ENROLLMENT !GRICULTURE IS TAUGHT HANDS ON RUPTED IN A REGION BESET BY BROWN- OF STUDENTS IN IT SURGED WITH STUDENTS REQUIRED TO FEED THE OUTS THE SCHOOL ALSO PURCHASED A TO STUDENTS FOR THE CURRENT LAYERS TO FERTILIZE THE PLANTS TO KILOVOLT AMPERE GENERATOR TO SCHOOL YEAR )N PREPARATION FOR UNIVERSITY STATUS THE SCHOOL HAS PRUNE THE lOWERS TO PLANT AND TO AUGMENT POWER HARVEST THE PLANTS #ULLED HARDWOOD TREES FROM REQUIRED ITS FACULTY MEMBERS TO g9OU CAN SAY THIS IS A SELF SUS- THE SCHOOL S TREE FARM PROVIDED kNISH THEIR MASTERS AND DOCTORATE TAINING MINISTRY u SAID $R "AL- THE SCHOOL THE MATERIALS IT NEEDED DEGREES ON A SCHOLARSHIP BASIS "ALAKI SAID CHANGE HAD INDEED AKI WHO HEADS THE SCHOOL S TO CHURN OUT TABLES FOR ITS OFkCES

COME FOR A SCHOOL THAT USED TO STRONG FACULTY FUNCTION ROOMS AND FACILITIES "ALAKI WAS A FORMER SENIOR 7ITH AN INCREASE IN POPULATION BE SPURNED IN THE PAST WITH ITS CORPORATE SCIENTIST OF $OLE 0HILIP- "ALAKI SAID THE SCHOOL COULD EASILY PRODUCTIVE FARM PROVIDING THE PINES AND UNDERWENT SPECIALIZED QUALIFY FOR UNIVERSITY STATUS 4HE DIFFERENCE

4AX CUTS PUSHED FOR EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE !,3 GRADUATES 3%. -ARIA ,OURDES .ANCY "INAY ON 3UNDAY PUSHED FOR THE GRANTING OF TAX INCENTIVES TO EMPLOYERS WHO WOULD HIRE GRADUATES OF THE !LTERNATIVE ,EARNING 3YSTEM !,3 4HE REELECTIONIST SENATOR HAS kLED 3ENATE "ILL 3" WHICH PROPOSED gA PERCENT SLASH IN THE TAXABLE INCOME OF EMPLOYERS BASED ON THE GROSS SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE EITHER !,3 LEARNERS OR !,3 GRADUATES u 3TATISTICS FROM THE $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATION S "UREAU OF !LTERNATIVE ,EARNING 3YSTEM "!,3

WHICH CARRIES OUT THE PROGRAM SHOW THAT MOST PARTICIPANTS WERE kSHERS BABYSITTERS MAIDS

SALESLADIES AND OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTHS !,3 LEARNER REFERS TO AN INDIVIDUAL SEEKING LITERACY AND FUNCTIONAL LIFE SKILLS OR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF HIS HER LIFE AND WHOSE PARTICIPATION IN THE !,3 HAS BEEN CERTIkED BY THE %DUCATION DEPARTMENT

!,3 GRADUATE ON THE OTHER HAND REFERS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM OF THE !,3 SYSTEM AND OBTAINED A DIPLOMA FROM IT g'IVEN THE LAUDABLE OBJECTIVES OF !,3 AND IN ORDER TO HEARTEN GREATER PARTICIPATION OF THE POPULATION IN THE !,3 AND ENSURE ACCESS TO JOBS OF !,3 LEARNERS THIS !CT EXTENDS TAX INCENTIVES TO EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE !,3 LEARNERS AND GRADUATES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY u "INAY SAID 2EPUBLIC !CT OR THE g'OVERNANCE OF "ASIC %DUCATION !CT OF u ESTABLISHED THE !,3 AS A MEANS TO PROVIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

YOUTHS AND ADULTS ALIKE WITH BASIC EDUCATION 5NDER 3" EMPLOYERS CORPORATE OR OTHERWISE WHO HIRE !,3 GRADUATES OR ALLOW THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE !,3 MAY CLAIM A DEDUCTION EQUIVALENT TO PERCENT OF THE !,3 LEARNERS AND !,3 GRADUATES GROSS SALARIES

4HE SAID TAX DEDUCTIONS HOWEVER MUST NOT EXCEED PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYER S TAXABLE INCOME "INAY SAID THE !,3 WAS ENVISIONED TO BE A PARALLEL LEARNING SYSTEM IN THE 0HILIPPINES THAT PROVIDES A PRACTICAL OPTION TO THE EXISTING FORMAL INSTRUCTION g!S A lEXIBLE FREE EDUCATION PROGRAM OF GOVERNMENT !,3 HAS BENEkTED MANY WHO CANNOT AFFORD FORMAL SCHOOLING INCLUDING THOSE WHOSE ADULT LIFE RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE GIVEN THEM TIGHTER SCHEDULES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION u SHE ADDED 3HE SAID IT WAS THE DECLARED POLICY OF THE STATE TO ENCOURAGE INITIATIVES AND ADOPT MEASURES TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHT OF ALL CITIZENS TO QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION ACROSS ALL AGES IMPROVE WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND WIDEN ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO

Globe turns over Global Filipino Schools program to DepEd ',/"% 4ELECOM HAS TURNED OVER ITS 'LOBAL &ILIPINO 3CHOOLS '&3 PROGRAM TO THE $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATION $EP%D FOR BETTER MONITORING OF HOW TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES TEACHING AND LEARNING TOWARD REPLICATION IN OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4HE '3& PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FORWARD ST CENTURY LEARNING PRINCIPLES AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY )#4 INTEGRATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE TO HELP UPLIFT THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM “ N a TION BUILDING STARTS IN THE CLASSROOM SO WE WANT TO M A K E

SURE THAT WE EQUIP OUR FUTURE LEADERS WITH ST CENTURY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE )NITIATIVES LIKE '&3 THAT INTRODUCE NEW WAYS OF EDUCATING OUR YOUTH ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN HELPING THE COUNTRY KEEP PACE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD u %DUCATION 5NDERSECRETARY 4ONISITO 5MALI SAID g7E ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING MORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADOPT TECHNOLOGY THROUGH INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND MOBILE TECH SOLUTIONS THAT '&3 PROVIDES u HE ADDED 9OLY #RISANTO 'LOBE CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFkCER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR CORPOR A T E

COMMUNICATIONS SAID gTECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ARE MAJOR DRIVERS OF PROGRESS u g;7=E RECOGNIZE THEIR IMPORTANCE IN IMPROVING PERFORMANCE AND FACILITATING ;THE= LEARNING OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 7ITH '&3 NOW UNDER $EP%D WE HOPE TO OPEN DOORS FOR MORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO EXPERIENCE EDUCATION THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE CLASSROOM AND NOT BOUNDED BY PHYSICAL TEXTBOOKS OR PAPER AND PEN SO THAT BORDERLESS LEARNING CAN TAKE PLACE u SHE ADDED #RISANTO SAID 'LOBE WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH SHARI N G W I T H $EP%D UPD A T E S O N educational INNOVATIONS AND BY PROV I D I N G T H E N E C E S S A R Y TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS NEEDED

BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ,AUNCHED IN

'&3 IS PART OF A LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP BEQ From left: Yoly Crisanto, Globe chief sustainability officer and senior vice president for corporate TWEEN 'LOBE AND communications; GH Ambat, Department of Education (DepEd) assistant secretary; Atty. Tonisito $EP%D WITH SUPUmali, DepEd undersecretary; and Miguel Bermundo, head of Globe Citizenship.

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VATE SECTOR AND NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS LED BY !YALA &OUNDATION )NC !HEAD OF ITS TARGET

'&3 IS NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNER SCHOOLS IN $EP%D DIVISIONS ACROSS 0HILIPPINE REGIONS BENEkTTING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 4HE '&3 PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH FREE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AS WELL AS )#4 TOOLS LIKE TABLETS PROJECTORS VIRTUAL REALITY GOGGLES CASTING DONGLES

HOME PREPAID 7I &I MODEMS AND MOBILE PHONES 0ARTNER SCHOOLS ALSO RECEIVE AN INTENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM ON ST CENTURY LEARNING APPROACH )#4 INTEGRATION IN CLASSROOMS AS WELL AS WORKSHOP MODULES ON RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP %ACH OF THE SCHOOLS

LIKEWISE SERVES AS A TEACHER TRAINING HUB IN THE $EP%D DIVISION THEY BELONG TO 4O ASSESS ITS SUCCESS UPON ITS IMPLEMENTATION A STUDY RELEASED BY 4AYLOR .ELSON 3OFRES IN SHOWED THE '&3 PROGRAM HELPED IMPROVE DIGITAL SKILLS AMONG TEACHERS AND STUDENTS SPECIkCALLY ON USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE 4HE STUDY ALSO SHOWED THAT THE '&3 PROGRAM ENABLED ST CENTURY LEARNING OUTCOMES THAT INVOLVE CREATIVITY COMMUNICATION COLLABORATION AND CRITICAL THINKING INCREASED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS HELPED ENHANCE SCHOOL CULTURE THROUGH READINESS IN )#4 INTEGRATION

534 RECEIVES 0EACE AWARD FROM -ETROBANK

Q(From left:) Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) Senior Vice President Anjanette Dy Buncio, University of Santo Tomas Rector Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, OP and MBFI President Aniceto Sobrepeña [PHOTO COURTESY OF MBFI FACEBOOK PAGE] THE University of Santo Tomas (UST) was recognized as a Partner in Empowerment, Advocacy, and Commitment to Excellence (Peace) at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI). UST Rector Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, OP accepted the award for the university during the special gathering at the Le Pavillon, Metropolitan Park in Pasay City. With the theme “Puso at Sigasig,” (Heart and Perseverance), the event honored distinguished individuals and institutional partners of MBFI, and commemorated the life of its late founder Dr. George Siao Kian Ty, a recipient of the Doctor of Humanities degree, honoris causa, from UST. Forty institutional partners from the government, nongovernment and sociocivic organizations, media, academe and business received

the Peace awards.

Awardees received the “Kapit-Bisig” trophy designed by 2011 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) Grand Prize awardee for Sculpture architect Jonathan Dangue.

According to a press release from the MBFI Facebook page, “The interweaving loops of [the trophy’s] brass represent the collective power in pursuit of nation-building, destined to last and prosper in the years to come. It is inspired by the age-old spirit of bayanihan featuring a community of stakeholders and institutional partners working in the spirit of cooperative effort to achieve a common goal.”

“We thank our 40 Peace honorees for working with us in making meaningful contributions towards the uplifting of the Filipino and the well-being of our society,” said MBFI Vice Chairman Alfred Ty in the welcome remarks.

The Campus Press welcomes contributions from students of all levels. Students can submit their written works in English, artworks, photographs, cartoons and other works to marishelle.medina@manilatimes.net with the subject line: Campus Press. Please include your name, grade or year level, and name of school. Thank you!

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0,$4 )NC CONTINUED TO RAMP UP ITS PRESENCE IN THE kFTH GENERATION ' RACE IN THE COUNTRY AND IN THE 3OUTHEAST !SIA REGION 4HE GROUP S WIRELESS ARM 3MART #OMMUNICATIONS IS SET TO ROLL OUT ' STANDALONE OR ' 3! SOLUTIONS IN SCHOOLS AFTER THE LATTER SIGNED A DEAL WITH &INNISH TECHNOLOGY COMPANY .OKIA ON 4UESDAY g7E ARE HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH .OKIA TO HELP DEVELOP INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BENEkT OF THE 0HILIPPINE EDUCATION SECTOR u 0,$4 3MART #HAIRMAN AND #HIEF %XECUTIVE /FkCER -ANUEL 6 0ANGILINAN WAS QUOTED AS SAYING IN A STATEMENT g"Y WORKING WITH PARTNERS LIKE .OKIA IN UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF ' FOR &ILIPINO ENTERPRISES AND CUSTOMERS WE ARE PUTTING THE 0HILIPPINES AT PAR WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD IN PREPARING FOR THE DEPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION OF ' u 0,$4 3MART #HIEF 4ECHNOLOGY AND )NFORMATION ADVISOR *OACHIM (ORN ALSO SAID 4HE PARTNERSHIP WOULD FOCUS ON DEVELOPING ' STANDALONE SOLUTIONS

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ETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CONTINUE OUR FULL DRESS REVIEW OF %NGLISH PREPOSITION USAGE PREPOSITIONS OF MOTION AND DIRECTION

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A GENERAL DIRECTION THAT MAY NOT REACH A SPECIkC DESTINATION g0LEASE TAKE ME to THE BUS STATION u 4HE SPEAKER OBLIGATES THE LISTENER TO TAKE HIM TO A SPECIkC PLACE g4HE SPEEDBOAT HEADED TOWARD THE HARBOR u 4HE SPEAKER INDICATES ONLY A MOVEMENT IN A GENERAL DIRECTION 4HE PREPOSITIONS gINTOu AND gINu ARE GENERALLY INTERCHANGEABLE WHEN USED WITH VERBS OF MOTION

BUT WITH NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS 5SE gINu OR gINSIDEu ONLY WHEN THE PREPOSITION IS THE LAST WORD IN THE SENTENCE OR OCCURS RIGHT BEFORE an ADVERBIAL OF TIME gTODAY u gTOMORROWu OF MANNER gQUICK-

LY u gHURRIEDLYu OR OF FREQUENCY gONCE u gTWICEu %XAMPLES g4HE WOMAN WENT INTO THE MANAGER S OFkCE u g4HE WOMAN WENT IN u g4HE TENANTS MOVED INTO THE APARTMENT YESTERDAY u g4HE TENANTS MOVED IN HURRIEDLY u g4HE WOMAN WENT IN TWICE u g)NTOu CAN ALSO BE USED AS THE LAST WORD IN A QUESTION g7HAT SORT OF TROUBLE HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOURSELF INTO u "UT gINu SHOULD BE USED IF THE QUESTION IS IN THIS FORM g7HAT SORT OF TROUBLE ARE YOU IN u g)N INTOu HAS TWO UNIQUE USES WITH THE VERB gMOVE u 5SE gMOVE INu WHEN WHAT FOLLOWS IS A CLAUSE INDICATING PURPOSE OR MOTIVE g4HE HUNTERS MOVED IN FOR THE KILL u g4HE SOLDIERS MOVED IN FOR THE ATTACK u )N SUCH CASES gINu IS PART OF THE VERB PHRASE SO gINTOu CANNOT BE USED 5SE gINTOu

WITH gMOVEu TO CONVEY THE IDEA OF A SIMPLE MOVEMENT g4HE kREMEN MOVED INTO THE BURNING BUILDING u 4HE PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION gTO u gONTOu AND gINTO u 4HEY CORRESPOND TO THE COMMON LOCATIONAL PREPOSITIONS gTOu FOR gAT u gONTOu FOR gON u AND gINTOu FOR gIN u %ACH IS DEkNED BY THE SAME SPACE RELATIONS OF POINT LINE SURFACE OR AREA AS IN THE PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION g4Ou SIGNIkES ORIENTATION TOWARD A GOAL )F THAT GOAL IS PHYSICAL gTOu CONVEYS THE IDEA OF MOVEMENT IN THE DIRECTION OF THAT GOAL g4HE TROOPS RETURNED TO THEIR BASE u g4OWARDu MEANS ABOUT THE SAME THING AS gTO u )F THE GOAL IS NOT PHYSICAL BUT AN ACTION gTOu SIMPLY PUTS THE VERB IN THE INkNITIVE FORM TO EXPRESS A PURPOSE g3HE SINGS to EARN EXTRA MONEY u g3HE CUT HER HAIR TO SHOW HER DISPLEASURE u

Community college in Antipolo gets CHEd recognition 4(% !NTIPOLO #ITY )NSTITUTE OF 4ECHNOLOGY !I4%#( HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE #OMMISSION ON (IGHER %DUCATION #(%D AS ONE OF THE kRST HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (%)S IN #ALABARZON #AVITE ,AGUNA "ATANGAS 2IZAL AND 1UEZON TO COMPLETE A HIGHER EDUCATION DATA 4HE AWARDING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE TH 2EGISTRARS &ORUM OF !SSOCIATION OF #OLLEGE AND 5NIVERSITY 2EGISTRARS AND ,IAISON /FkCERS #AL-

ABARZON IN "IÃ&#x201E;AN ,AGUNA RECENTLY g)T IS AN HONOR TO OUR CITY BECAUSE IT SIMPLY MEANS THAT WE ARE STRICTLY FOLLOWING THE #(%D S STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATION TO OUR SCHOLARS u SAID !NTIPOLO -AYOR #ASIMIRO g*UNu 9NARES RD #URRENTLY THERE ARE (%)S IN #ALABARZON !I4%#( IS THE ONLY CITY COLLEGE IN THE COUNTRY

OFFERING "ACHELOR OF 3CIENCE IN #ONSTRUCTION %NGINEERING )T ALSO TIES UP WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE QUALITY EDUCATION !I4%#( )NNOVATION $ESIGN %NGINEERING AND !RT &ABRICATION ,ABORATORY )$%! &AB,AB ALSO LAUNCHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE $EPARTMENT OF 4RADE AND )NDUSTRY )T IS THE kRST AND ONLY &AB,AB NATIONWIDE OWNED AND MANAGED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT GABRIELA G. BARON

Cavite holds Education Summit 2019

(%!$3 AND REPRESENTATIVES OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE #AVITE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF 'ENERAL 4RIAS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS WERE RECOGNIZED DURING THE %DUCATION 3UMMIT AT ,UIS &ERRER *R 3ENIOR (IGH 3CHOOL IN 0ASONG +AWAYAN #ITY OF 'ENERAL 4RIAS ON -ARCH

7ITH THEME g%NHANCING ,EARNING #OMPETENCIES BY 3USTAINING 4IES WITH %DUCATION 0ARTNERS u THE SUMMIT RECOGNIZED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PARTNER INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORK IMMERSION PROGRAM FOR THE 3ENIOR (IGH 3CHOOL CURRICULUM )T BROUGHT TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP FOR BETTER

LEARNING OUTCOME AND PROVIDED A VENUE FOR INTERACTION AND COLLABORATION AMONG THEM AS WELL AS FUTURE PARTNERS WITH THE VIEW OF PROVIDING RELEVANT AND EXCELLENT EDUCATION $R $AISY -IRANDA ASSISTANT SCHOOLS DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT

WELCOMED THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO THE DISCUSSION ON THE !DOPT A 3CHOOL 0ROGRAM !30 AND PARTNER BENEkTS !CCORDING TO -IRANDA THE !30

WHICH STARTED IN WAS CREATED TO HELP GENERATE RESOURCES AND SUSTENANCE TO EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM FUNDING AND THE NATIONAL BUDGET 0ARTNERS ARE ENJOINED TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREAS OF INFRASTRUCTURE

HEALTH AND NUTRITION TEACHING SKILLS

DEVELOPMENT COMPUTER AND SCIENCE EQUIPMENT AND LEARNING SUPPORT

SHE SAID 5NDER THE PROGRAM PRIVATE ENTITIES

EITHER LOCAL OR OVERSEAS ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PARTNERS IN EDUCATION THROUGH THEIR ASSISTANCE IN THE ADVANCEMENT AND MODERNIZATIONS OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS )N RETURN THEY ARE TO ENJOY ADDITIONAL TAX INCENTIVES AS THEY IMPLEMENT THEIR PROJECT $URING THE SUMMIT SCHOOL PRINCIPAL -ERCELITA *AVIER DELIVERED THE STATE OF THE SCHOOL ADDRESS

HIGHLIGHTING ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

NOTABLY THE GRADUATES LAST YEAR AND GRADUATING STUDENTS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR 39 *AVIER SAID THE ,UIS &ERRER *R 3ENIOR

(IGH 3CHOOL POSTED .ATIONAL #ERTIkCATE .# PASSERS FOR 39 AND FOR 39 4HE .# IS LED BY THE 4ECHNICAL %DUCATION AND 3KILLS $EVELOPMENT !UTHORITY 'ENERAL 4RIAS -AYOR !NTONIO &ERRER GRANDSON OF ,UIS &ERRER *R

URGED STUDENTS TO PURSUE COLLEGE EDUCATION TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE

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11 Japanese student interns learn Ifugao culture

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The construction of Emilio Aguinaldo Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (EAC) new 12-story building in Paco, Manila is underway.

Set to house the Social Sciences department and other key facilities, the project is envisioned to provide an orderly, safe climate and good atmosphere to EAC students and employees. Photo shows the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new teaching and learning structure on Nov. 16, 2018 led by EAC President Jose Paulo Campos, PhD, EAC Board of Trustees Chairman Danilo Dolor, EAC Treasurer/Corporate Secretary Atty. Paulo Campos Jr. and other school officials. Also present in the milestone was Gressler Contractors and Builders President Engineer Gregory Serrano and Architect Ricardo Gutierrez.

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21 PH schools join polytechnic meet in Malaysia SOME 36 higher education executives from 17 state universities and colleges and four private universities, as well as the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda), represented the Philippines at a two-day Southeast Asian polytechnic network meeting, which concluded on March 27.

The 5th Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (Seameo) Polytechnic Network Meeting, a conference on technical and vocational education and training (TVET), was convened at Ipoh, the capital city of the state of Perak, in Malaysia.

With the Seameo Secretariat as co-organizer, Malaysiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education under the Ministry of Education and the Politeknik Ungku Omar hosted the conference.

Seameo promotes TVET among learners and their parents through more visible investments in the field and improvement of the curriculaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relevance to focus on creativity and innovation.

The Seameo Strategic Dialogue of Education Ministers agreed that TVET in the Southeast Asian region could be enhanced through the development of a regional policy framework for labor, skills and learner mobility.

Tesda is the lead TVET institution in the Philippines, with various vocational schools and state colleges and universities offering TVET courses.

According to Seameo, the annual meeting serves as a platform for technical-vocational institutions to discuss and collaborate in the implementation of the cross-country TVET

student exchange program.

Seameo said the program, which is currently on its fourth offering, aims to enhance the internationalization and partnership of TVET institutions and promote global competitiveness and 21st century skills of technical-vocational students in Southeast Asia.

Officials of the Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) also joined the said conference.

Leah Lyn Domingo, Searca public relations specialist, said that organization had been actively supporting TVET since it was tapped by Seameo to lead research on competency certification for agricultural workers in Southeast Asia to promote TVET in agriculture.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Philippine delegation included officials of Bicol State College of Applied Science and Technology, Bulacan State University, Camarines Norte State College, Central Bicol State University of Agriculture, Central Luzon State University, Central Mindanao University, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Guimaras State College, Iloilo Science and Technology University, Iloilo State College of Fisheries, Lyceum Northwestern University, Mariano Marcos State University, Mindoro State College of Agriculture of Technology, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Pangasinan State University, President Ramon Magsaysay State University, Saint Louis University, Tarlac Agricultural University, Trimex Colleges Inc., University of Mindanao and University of the Immaculate Conception.

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BLUE COLLAR WORKER FROM THE PROVINCE IS GEARING UP TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY THANKS TO A RECENTLY INKED TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL TECH VOC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE !BOITIZ &OUNDATION AND $UALTECH 4RAINING #ENTER IN #ALAMBA #ITY IN ,AGUNA â&#x20AC;&#x153;)SA AKONG LABORER BAGO KO NALAMAN ANG $UALTECH .AGPAPASALAMAT AKO SA Aboitiz Foundation SA MALAKING TULONG NA ITO SA AKIN PARA MAKAPAGTAPOS AKO SA AKING PAG AARAL $AHIL DITO

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SCHOLARS TO WORK HARD TO kNISH THE PROGRAM WITH HIM ,IKE 'AVICA OTHER $UALTECH TECH VOC SCHOLARS HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED FULL SUPPORT FOR THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE !BOITIZ &OUNDATION AND $UALTECH 4RAINING #ENTER IN #ALAMBA #ITY ,AGUNA 3ELECTED BASED ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SKILLS AND ATTITUDE TOWARD COMPLETING A SIX MONTH TRAINING

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Q The Aboitiz Foundation and Dualtech teams together with the 20 selected scholars from the Dualtech Training Center. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO AS A PART TIME RAMEN HOUSE COOK

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UST Economics students present paper in Japan, Indonesia

4(2%% STUDENTS FROM THE 5NIVERSITY OF 3ANTO 4OMAS 534 &ACULTY OF !RTS AND ,ETTERS PRESENTED A PAPER AT THE 3OCIETY OF "USINESS AND %CONOMIC 2ESEARCHERS CONFERENCE IN 4OKYO *APAN &OURTH YEAR STUDENTS -ICHOLO !NDREI 'ABRIEL #UCIO *AYCAR %SPINOSA AND %AN $OMINIQUE DE #ASTRO FROM THE $EPARTMENT OF %CONOMICS THE ONLY UNDERGRADUATE REPRESENTATIVES AT THE SAID EVENT PRESENTED A PAPER TITLED g4HE $ETERMINANTS OF 0UBLIC (EALTH IN THE 0HILIPPINES u 4HE 3OCIETY OF "USINESS AND %CONOMIC 2ESEARCHERS CONFERENCE AIMED TO BRING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES IN ORDER TO FOSTER KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH 4HE EVENT WAS A MEDIUM FOR PARTICIPANTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND DISCIPLINES TO COME TOGETHER AND SHARE DISCUSS AND POTENTIALLY kND SOLUTIONS TO CURRENT GLOBAL ECONOMIC ISSUES +EYNOTE SPEAKER WAS $R "RUNO 3ERGI A PROFESSOR AT 5NIVERSITY OF

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Q From left: Micholo Andrei Gabriel Cucio, Jaycar Espinosa and Ean Dominique de Castro holding their research paper in Japan.

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Q Zaldy Gavica shares his experience, aspirations and inspirational message to his fellow scholars during the ceremonial turnover of the Aboitiz Foundation scholarship for its Dualtech Training Center scholars.

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Online short courses an avenue for upskilling JOB skills mismatch is a problem thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently plaguing jobseekers in the country. A recent study by the Department of Labor and Employment and private companies called the Philippine Talent Map Initiative found that 3 out of 10 young job seekers lack essential soft skills to be employed.

The need to upskill, however, is not just confined to jobseekers. While most companies have training programs, those who are currently employed would do well to add to their current credentials to help them move up the ranks. This is where online short courses help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unlike a degree or post-graduate program that have educational attainment requirements, short courses do not have the same stringent requirements.

They give anyone the chance to learn a specific subject matter that they are personally interested in or need for their job,â&#x20AC;? said Josephine Casin, a technical course professor at AMA University Online Education (AMA OEd), a platform that offers online short courses.

Another upside of taking an online short course is what it adds to a resume. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aside from the skill and the knowledge, you also get a certificate that proves you have the capability that comes with the short course â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an additional credential to your resume that can help get you promoted at work,â&#x20AC;? Leohernard Quitaleg, AMA Oed head of content development said.

AMA Oed shares three short course areas that employees can look into for that much needed upskillin: Foreign Language Proficiency, Mastery of Software and Management Skills Foundation.

Foreign language, according to AMA Oed, was a popular subject area among

those who take short courses. One of the top three taken at the institution is their 120-hour Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages course. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Language courses offer a deeper understanding of foreign languages like English and is right away applicable to current job requirements most people have,â&#x20AC;? Quitaleg said.

He also said that some take the language proficiency class to teach as part of their current job or on the side to earn extra income.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, different types of software are integral in workplaces worldwide.

From basic spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel down to latest versions of job-specific software like Auto CAD for architects and engineers, mastery of these can help employees be more efficient at work â&#x20AC;&#x201D; leading to better opportunities within their company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[S]ome students do it (Mastery of Software) as a refresher of something they learned previously, but perhaps did not immediately need for employment. Others really take it as it is crucial to their current job or even their promotion at work,â&#x20AC;? Casin added.

Work experience aside, employees moving up in the corporate ladder also need certain management knowledge to better tackle new responsibilities.

Short courses are available for management-related tasks like simplifying business processes, sales forecasting, project management, and even on goal setting for teams. Those who choose to take these earn practical knowledge for crafting strategic ideas at work â&#x20AC;&#x201D; making them even more valuable to their organization.

Log on to: www.amauonline.com for more information.

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Reasons to visit MIAS 2019 Hailed as the most anticipated motoring and driving event in the country, this event never fail to impress and excite auto enthusiasts and industry professionals throughout the country

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HE Manila Internat i o n a l Au t o S how (MIAS) is more than ready to fuel the excitement of car lovers and motoring enthusiasts as it returns for its highly-anticipated 15th edition at the World Trade Center Manila and North Wing, in Pasay City this April 4 to 7.

Far from an ordinary, run-of-the-mill car show, expect MIAS 2019 to be packed with even more impressive car launches and a host of exciting highlights guaranteed to offer a worthwhile experience.

As it aims to let the automotive community “Experience Fun and Function” like never before, MIAS 2019 offers reasons why one shouldn’t miss this year’s presentation.

Public debut of the latest car models Known for its topnotch car launches, this year’s MIAS is set to unveil some of the most anticipated models of the season including special and updated editions as well as new line-ups from brands such as Ford, Subaru, Hyundai, Jeep, Chevrolet, Kia, MG, and Suzuki.

Car club displays at the WTC Driveway At this year’s MIAS, participating car club displays include the Jeep Club of the Philippines on day one, Old School Car Club on day two, Club Xpander Philippines on day three, and Muscle Car Club x Drift Xhaust on day four.

Truck pavilion Those looking to check out commercial vehicles and large trucks are encouraged to check out the Truck Pavilion, where leading custom off-roading brands such as Auto Kid, DAF, Foton, Hyundai, JAC, JMC and Ural from Russia.

Test drive the latest cars Attesting to the fact that MIAS has everything covered, a test drive area will be located at the west parking of World Trade Center Manila to allow show attendees to test drive different models from different car brands all under one venue.

Miniature die-cast car collection display Aside from full sizes cars and trucks, car collectors and enthusiasts can look forward to a miniature die-cast car collection display will also be available throughout the show.

The Diecast Car Collectors of the Philippines (DCPH) will showcase hundreds of miniature motoring marvels painstakingly curated by collectors, in various scales from 1:43 to 1:10 scale.

Swap meet MIAS 2019, in partnership with DCPH, presents this highlight for attendees who may opt to shop for new additions to their collections with the price of the items ranging from a few hundreds to several thousand pesos.

20 years of Land Rover Club and rainforest challenge special display In celebration of its 20th year, the Land Rover Club of the Philippines (LRCP) will gather the most pristine, rare and unique Land Rover and Range Rover models in the Philippines for a display at Ortigas Techpoint, in Pasig City.

From here, LRCP will select the most iconic models to be displayed at MIAS 2019.

Alongside this, the Rainforest Challenge

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Custom motorcycle display With the resurgence of classic custom bikes, this year’s MIAS will be showcasing a collection of café racer bikes at the linkway area of the venue.

Known for its classic style, these custom-made motorcycles are reminiscent of Grand Prix road racing motorcycles of the early 1960s.

Considered as a status symbol for the youth of that generation, young motor enthusiasts will appreciate this interesting display

Russ Swift Stunt show Hailed as one of the most anticipated events at MIAS, international precision driver and Guinness World Record Holder Russ Swift is back with his trusty Subaru models like the XV, Forester, and Impreza for another round of mind-blowing stunt performances.

Petron-MIAS custom and classic car competition An event highlight not to be missed by car junkies, this year’s Custom and Classic Car Competition will be featuring over a hundred entries of the most creatively envisioned car set-ups.

The entrants will be besting it out against one another to win recognitions such as the Best Interior, Best Engine Display, Best Body Kit and the coveted Best of Show Award.

Free vehicle check-up MIAS, together with professional

car maintenance company MyCASA, offers free vehicle maintenance check-ups and free technical consultations of local vehicles including SUVs and vans and except trucks and motorcycles to MIAS attendees. !VAILABLE ON A kRST COME kRST served basis, attendees need to present a copy of their MIAS ticket and sign up for an open slot to avail of the free service.

There are about 25 scheduled slots per day and each 21-point check-up will take about 20 minutes. The venue is located at the Exit of Truck Pavilion.

Exciting activities as presented by exhibitors Attendees are expected to enjoy the activities prepared by this year’s exhibitors, including the Shell booth, where guests can have their photos taken and printed out by Instaroid Philippines.

Meanwhile, Bank of the Philippine Islands Family Auto Loan will BE OFFERING lEXIBLE kNANCING PACKages for those looking to purchase a

vehicle, limited free entrance tickets for BPI/BPI Family Savings Bank Preferred Clients as well as great deals from different participating brands such as Volkswagen, KTM, Kia and Honda. More booths will be setting up games and giveaways.

Car accessories haven One of the things that car lovers look forward to at MIAS is its extensive aftermarket section.

Apart from that, visitors should keep their eyes peeled for exclusive discounts, promos and deals that will be offered by the exhibitors such as on-site 10 percent discounts on dashcams, 20 percent off on motor oil and 10 percent less on all car wash needs to name a few.

Hassle free parking To make the experience more convenient for visitors, MIAS 2019 will be offering free shuttle services during the event from the World Trade Center and the Cultural Center of the Philippines parking lot and vice versa.

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A family weekend affair Not just for car enthusiasts, MIAS 2019 is open to anyone and everyone who’s looking for a cool and exciting event to experience with their loved ones.

Kids are sure to enjoy the many

different pocket events that will be happening throughout the fourday show such as the Tamiya and Remote-Control Drift race event.

Different race formats will be held every day during the show which include the Open Class race, Speedtech race and the Prostock race.

Participants will go head-to-

head for a chance to win trophies and cash prizes.

Organized by Worldbex Services International, “MIAS 2019: Experience Fun and Function” is for the BENEkT OF THE !"3 #". ,INGKOD Kapamilya Foundation Inc. For more information, visit www.manilaautoshow.com.

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Ford unveils vehicle display at MIAS 2019 F ORD Philippines is bringing its SEGMENT DEkNING VEHICLES ON DISPLAY at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Manila International Auto Show alongside event-exclusive offers and deals for customers getting their Ford vehicles during the four-day motoring show.

New engines, new transmission ,EADING THE PACK ARE THE kRST EVER Ranger Raptor, new Ranger, and new EcoSport all running on new powertrains and the Ford Mustang powered by a new transmission.

The Ranger and Ranger Raptor are both powered by the new-generation 2.0L Bi-Turbo diesel engine with 10-speed automatic transmission that delivers greater TORQUE IMPROVED lEXIBILITY AND A quieter, more comfortable drive.

The 2.0L Bi-Turbo engine takes advantage of sequential turbocharging to deliver greater responsiveness, DRIVABILITY AND MAXIMUM EFkCIENCY A pair of turbochargers are employed for maximum performance AND EFkCIENCY 7ITH .M FROM a low 1750rpm, the Bi-Turbo delivers a greater torque spread, with

the 10-speedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close ratios reducing gaps in power and acceleration to make steep, slippery hill-climbs, for instance, much easier.

The new EcoSport was also launched last year with a new powertrain that delivers better and FUEL EFkCIENT DRIVING 4HE NEW %COSport is now powered by two new engine variants: the internationally-acclaimed 1.0L EcoBoost engine and the new and more powerful 1.5L Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (TiVCT) engine.

Both engines are mated with the new 6-speed automatic transmission, allowing for smoother and faster acceleration and improved fuel economy. The EcoSport 1.5L Titanium variant was recently added in the EcoSport lineup, combining the performance of a new powertrain and the segment-leading features of the Titanium variant.

The Mustang also sports a new 10-speed SelectShiftÂŽ automatic transmission, available to both EcoBoost and V8 engines. With a wide-ratio span and optimized gear spacing, this all-new gearbox helps deliver higher average power for acceleration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; improving responsiveness and performance. Ford also launched a new 6-speed manual transmission Mustang variant last year exclusive to the 5.0L V8 GT Premium convertible that gives users full control in shifting gears.

V6 EcoBoost Sport and 2.3L EcoBoost Limited variants with updated exteriors. Both are powered by the internationally-awarded EcoBoost technology and are equipped with innovative smart technologies.

Special offers and deals available in April On top of these exclusive deals, customers can still avail of various

Seven-seater SUVs for the family Families can also visit the Ford booth at the MIAS to check out its seven-seater SUVs, the Everest and the Explorer.

The Everest has set the standard for mid-sized SUVs in the country with its best-in-segment 800mm water wading capability and outstanding FUEL EFkCIENCY )T IS A TECHNOLOGY LED SUV that features levels of drivability, SMOOTHNESS AND CABIN REkNEMENT that ensure a remarkable drive experience both on- and off-road, making it one of the most capable and safest SUVs in the segment today.

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discounts and all-in low down payment offers for select Ford vehicles.

The Ford Ranger 2.0L Bi-Turbo Wildtrak 4x4 AT is available with a retail discount of P60,000 or an allin low down payment of P128,000.

The Ranger 2.0L Turbo Wildtrak 4x2 AT is available for an all-in low down payment of Php 118,000 while the manual transmission variant is offered with an all-in low down payment of P109,000. Both

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Wildtrak 4x2 variants also come with a P40,000 retail discount.

Customers can also avail of the Everest 2.2L Titanium+ at 0 percent interest rate for up to 4 years or savings of up to P368,000.

Those purchasing the new EcoSport 1.5L Ambiente MT can still avail of an all-in down payment of P58,000 or up to P45,000 cash discount while customers getting the new Explorer can still avail of a P100,000 discount.

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2019 MANILA INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

Fall head over heels with the hottest cars

MIAS takes pride in showcasing the most dynamic and extensive automotive display

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S summer goes into full swing, there are countless reasons for people to get into the mood of fun and excitement. And as the weather heats up, so does everyone’s eagerness to explore and experience new things.

But for car lovers and motor enthusiasts, nothing triggers their enthusiasm more than the chance to get up close and personal with the latest car launches of the season.

Now on its 15th year, the much-anticipated Manila International Auto Show or MIAS 2019 is hosting another explosive event that will surely stir-up the thrill among automotive junkies.

As a little teaser for what’s in store, here’s a roundup of the hottest cars that will be showcased at MIAS 2019 this April.

Kia Soluto The Kia’s first model to be launched under new distributor Ayala Corporation. The Soluto EX has many standard convenience and comfort features at a reasonable price point. The second new Kia model will be unboxed at MIAS.

Subaru Forester Though all too familiar in plain sight, the all-new Subaru Forester has been redesigned from the ground up. Pegged as the roomiest and most capable Forester, the vehicle also boasts of an EyeSight driver-assist

technology, a 2.0-liter four cylinder engine paired with CVT, and an active torque vectoring which improves the Forester’s handling and stability.

Suzuki Ertiga A most welcome upgrade to the top-selling Ertiga, the allnew Ertiga MPV promises more interior space for passengers and luggage with its 130mm increase in length. With its flexible seating with sliding second-row seats and split-fold third row, the car can adapt to different needs. Meanwhile, its new grille and more pronounced shoulder lines are the highlights of its exterior. The inside boasts of a seven-seat interior, multiple USB power ports, second and third-row aircon, touchscreen audio, and available wood-design accents.

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Foton Known for offering businesses and Filipino families affordable

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Q Foton will give you more practical vehicle options at MIAS. and practical vehicle options, Foton will be unveiling another competitive range of mixed-use vehicles. Among these include the Gratour iM6, new TM variants of its mini-truck line, as well as updates to the 19-seater Traveller XL van, the 12- and 17-foot Tornado truck with van, the ETX-N cargo and crane truck, and the Hurricane EST-M with 20 and 22-foot capacity.

S u zu k i Jimny One of the most highly anticipated launches this year is the all-new Suzuki Jimny. Carrying on with the small but capable tradition of the model, the venerable mini-SUV now comes with a ladder-frame chassis, rigid axle suspension with coil springs, 210mm ground clearance, and a four-wheel drive with low-range transfer case. The Jimny will be powered by a 1.5-liter gasoline engine which makes it ideal in these expensive times.

Nissan IMx Tech and automotive aficionados are in for a treat as Nissan unveils the Nissan Intelligent Mobility at this year’s MIAS. What was once the stuff of science fiction is now a reality with Nissan’s innovative technology that lets cars park

themselves, watch what’s happening around the vehicle, and even keep its passengers out of trouble!

MG G S A revered British brand best known for its sports cars, Morris Garages will be unVEILING ITS kRST ENTRY INTO THE 356 SEGMENT with a compact crossover SUV – the GS. Featuring sharp styling, crisp lines, musCULAR ARCHERS AND A SEMI FASTBACK ROOlINE

the SUV brandishes a tough, sporty, yet stylish aesthetic. Inside, the same crisp modern lines grace its dashboard while rear aircon vents on some variants as well as adjustable rear backrests ensure rear passenger comfort.

Hy u ndai S ant a Fe Those who seek a premium SUV can consider the latest edition of Hyundai’s Santa Fe. At P2.338 million, the Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 R CRDi GLS 2WD is a good offering in the premium segment.

Catch all these cars and so much more at “MIAS 2019: Experience Fun and Function” this April 4 to 7, from 10 : 0 0 a m t o 10 : 0 0 p m a t t h e Wo r l d Trade Center Manila and North Wing.

For more information, visit manilaaut o s h ow. c o m a n d f o l l ow @ m i a s o n Facebook and @mias.ph on Instagram.