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Bong Go surges to 3rd place in SWS survey WITH a little over two months remaining before the May 2019 elections, Christopher Lawrence “Bong� Go broke into the top three in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey for the race to the Senate. The SWS survey, conducted from Feb. 25 to 28, 2019, showed Go receiving the approval of 47 percent of respondents to claim solo third place. This reflected a continuous improvement from his 5th to 6th place

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HINESE Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua has given assurances that Beijing will not launch any attack in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) because China is committed to maintain peace and stability in the region.

“We are worried about possible attacks from the other side. We don’t worry about China attacking anybody because it is not our policy,� he told reporters on the sidelines of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission’s first an-

niversary celebration in MalacaĂąang on Wednesday night. Asked to identify the other side, the ambassador said: “Use your imagination.â€? US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo

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PALACE spokesman Salvador Panelo on Thursday said he did not know if foreign countries were indeed spying on Filipinos, a virtual turnaround from his statement two days ago. On Tuesday, Panelo said the socalled narcolist that the Palace would release next week was validated based on the wiretapped information provided by other countries. On Thursday, Panelo said he

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PH WON’T FALL INTO DEBT TRAP – ANALYST A SINGAPORE-based political analyst on Thursday said the Philippines, with its strong economy, would not fall into a debt trap if it avails of investment packages under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Ernesto Braam, Regional Strategic Advisor for Southeast Asia of The Netherlands’ Embassy in Singapore, made the statement when asked about the concern Q Ernesto Braam, counselor and regional strategic aired by some cause-oriented adviser for Southeast Asia, Embassy of the Kingdom of groups that the BRI would put The Netherlands in Singapore, visits The Manila Times. the Philippines in “deep debt.� PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN “I think many other countries

are maybe not so vulnerable to that. It depends on the state of your own economy. Countries like Thailand are strong enough they can get money from their capital market,� Braam said in a roundtable discussion organized by The Manila Times television. “Probably the same goes to the Philippines. Maybe smaller countries or countries that are really leaning more towards China are more open to that,� he said. “But if you invest in it, it should be done in a consultative way. It’s not just, if you talk about Belt and Road, that plans

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PH, Malaysia vow to maintain peace BY CATHERINE S. VALENTE

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HE Philippines and Malaysia pledged to work to maintain peace and security in THE REGION AS BOTH COUNTRIES REAFkRMED the importance of peaceful settlement of disputes with China without resorting to threat or use of force.

In his joint statement with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines and Malaysia vowed to collaborate to achieve shared aspirations of peace, progress and security in the region. “We emphasized the importance of maintaining and pro-

moting peace, security, stability, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight over the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes. This is, without resort to the threat or use of force, in accordance with the universally recognized principles of international law,�

he said. He noted that Mahathir’s visit reaffirmed “the friendship between our two peoples and nations, and demonstrates your strong resolve as our partner for progress and a brother for peace.� “Our discussions today augur well for other countries and for ours. As we reviewed the mile-

stones achieved in further strengthening our bilateral relations, we also charted new paths [for] collaborative work,� Duterte said. “We resolved to ramp up cooperation to address security issues, particularly on terrorism, piracy and transnational crimes, includING THE kGHT AGAINST THE ILLEGAL drug trade,� he added.

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New Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Lazaro Javier takes her oath of office before Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday. PHOTO BY DJ DIOSINA

New SC justice takes oath AMY Lazaro Javier took her oath as associate justice of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, a day after her appointment was announced by MalacaĂąang. “I thank God for this. I also would like to thank the President (Rodrigo $UTERTE FOR THE TRUST AND CONkDENCE on the basis of my track record as CAREER GOVERNMENT OFkCIAL u SHE SAID after taking her oath before Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin. *AVIER kLLED UP THE SLOT VACATED by Associate Justice Noel Tijam. The oath-taking was witnessed

THE Philippines has not abandoned its claim to Sabah, MalacaĂąang assured the public on Thursday, apparently rebuking Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s statement that “there was no claimâ€? to the disputed territory. In a news conference, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo reiterated President Rodrigo Duterte’s position that he would pursue the Philippines’ claim to Sabah, a territory south of the country that is being administered by Malaysia. “That’s the position of Malay-

sia,â€? Panelo told reporters, when asked about Mahathir’s statement that there was no claim to Sabah. “The position of the President, meron tayong claim (we have a claim). Eh totoo namang may claim tayo, di ba (That’s really true that we still have a claim). That has been a bone of contention ever since,â€? he said. The issue was not discussed when Duterte met Mahathir in MalacaĂąang on Thursday. Mahathir, who is in the country ON AN OFkCIAL VISIT WAS EARLIER QUOTED

by a report saying “there is no claim,� when asked about the Philippines’ dormant claim to Sabah. The Sulu sultanate used to rule over parts of southern Philippines and Sabah. In 1963, the British government transferred Sabah to the Federation of Malaysia. The Philippines claims that Sabah was only leased, not ceded, to the British North Borneo Co. The heirs of the sultan of Sulu continue to receive lease payments for Sabah.

Malaysia, however, maintains that the international community has been recognizing Sabah as part of its territory since the formation of the federation in 1963. Prior to formally assuming the presidency, then-Davao City Mayor Duterte said the Philippines under his administration would pursue its Sabah claim “only by peaceful means.� In November 2016, Duterte and then-Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak agreed to set aside the dispute. CATHERINE S. VALENTE

by Javier’s former colleagues at the #OURT OF !PPEALS AND /FkCE OF THE Solicitor General. The President has yet to name another associate justice at the HIGH COURT TO kLL THE POST VACATED by Bersamin. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, ex-OFkCIO member of the Judicial and Bar Council, said the deadline for the appointment was on February 26. “I’m sure may napili na. Hindi pa lang released,� Guevarra told the Manila Times. JOMAR CANLAS

DoH makes headway in immunization drive THE Department of Health (DoH) on Thursday said it had hit 45 percent of its vaccination target, a month after it declared measles outbreaks in some regions. Health Undersecretary Rolando Domingo said the department was targeting to immunize 3,783,985 children aged six to nine months. Domingo said parents were more willing to have their children inoculated. “Our field workers report few refusals compared to last year and the parents are now more accepting of vaccinations,� he said. Data from the DoH’s Epidemiology Bureau showed that from January 1 to March 2, the number of reported measles cases reached 16,349. The death count had also risen to 261. The number of cases is well above the 3,374 recorded in the same period last year. Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) recorded the highest number of cases with

3,877 and 78 deaths. Metro Manila came in second with 3,617 and 76 deaths and then Central Luzon with 2,331 cases and 36 deaths. Ilocos Region has 580 cases and 10 deaths, Cagayan Valley with 178 cases and one death; Mimaropa (Mindoro Occidental and Mindoro Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) with 632 cases and six deaths; Bicol Region with 430 cases and five deaths; and Western Visayas with 800 cases and four deaths; Central Visayas with 649 cases and eight deaths; Eastern Visayas with 776 cases and 22 deaths; Zamboanga Peninsula with 169 cases and zero deaths; Davao with 746 cases and four deaths; Northern Mindanao with 306 cases and three deaths. Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City) with 349 and three deaths. The most affected age group was four years and below. CATHERINE A. MODESTO

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say, ‘Yes,’ you must do it under your own conditions,� he stressed, citing the cases of Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. “I think Indonesia is doing it the smart way. They have a couple of conditions. They look at the environmental impact of it. You look at the social impact on the local communities; they build high speed rail, they look at the content of local labor so that unskilled labor, engineers and so on are from your

PH WON’T would be drawn up in Beijing and then roll out and one day you wake up and you say, ‘Oh my country is in Belt and Road. We didn’t discuss it, they didn’t ask our view.’â€? â€œSo, you have to be brave enough, willing to sometimes say, ‘No,’ and if you

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earlier pledged that Washington would defend and protect the Philippines in case any of its vessels or military aircraft are attacked in disputed territory. Pompeo, who met with President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila last week, claimed that such US action would be triggered under its obligations in the mutual defense treaty signed with the Philippines. Duterte welcomed the pronouncement of support, but exPRESSED QUALMS ABOUT THE PROCESS “America said, ‘We will protect you. Your backs are covered’. I said,

it’s okay. But the problem here is they would invoke the [Mutual Defense Treaty] which was entered into by us, by our ancestors. But, in America, it has to pass through Congress. Any declaration of war will pass Congress. You know how b***s*** America’s Congress is,� he said during a campaign sortie of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan on Sunday in Zamboanga City. Zhao said China was more concerned on safeguarding peace, stability and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.

“Maybe you would expect the Chinese side to be very concerned about these remarks. We are concerned more, it’s about the peace and stability in the South China Sea,� he said. He warned that every country would suffer if peace and stability TURNS INTO gCHAOS OR CONlICT u “I think it is in the common interest of all countries, including China, the United States and Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, that we keep the peace and stability there and we keep the freedom of navigation in the whole South China Sea open,� Zhao added. The ambassador said Chinese officials were verifying reports THAT #HINESE kSHING VESSELS WERE DRIVING AWAY &ILIPINO kSHERS FROM

own country. So, it’s not just coming over from China,â€? he said. Braam said joining the BRI should have a multiplier effect on the economy. “That’s also one of the conditions of Indonesia. Of course you have to look up to what extent your budget can carry this burden,â€? he added. “Vietnam did it in a very smart way because it said, ‘we don’t want our national debt as compared to our GDP (gross do-

mestic product) to run too high.’ The same with Prime Minister Mahathir in Malaysia. He said it’s just too expensive,â€? Braam said. He said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should lay down a common condition or terms in availing of BRI projects.  â€œMaybe Asean countries can discuss these conditions because you are stronger if China comes over. That’s $20 billion. And you say, these are conditions

but these are Asean conditions, not just my own,� he said. Braam added that a lot has changed since the initiative was launched in 2013. “Three years ago, there was not much awareness about the downside of the Belt and Road Initiative. It was launched in 2013 [when] Xi Jin Ping [rose to power]. But now after five, six years, there is more awareness because we see the whole puzzle. So, you see what happened in Sri

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sandbars near the Pag-asa island. “We are checking and we are in close coordination with DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) and we will be checking whether it is true or not but rest assured China is committed to peacefully settle the disputes we have. We are working very well in managing very well our differences,� he said. “I took note of the media report, but whether it is authentic or not it is SOMETHING SUBJECT TO CLARIkCATION u Zhao stressed China was working on the Code of Conduct for the disputed waterway to help maintain peace and stability in the area. “We are hoping that we can make further progress in our joint efforts to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea,� he said.

Lanka and that is a warning to all of us not to fall into the debt trap,â€? he said. â€œYou see quite a bit of push back. The Chinese and the Chinese companies are getting frustrated. It was not moving so fast as they wanted it to move,â€? he pointed out.â€?But it is not all black and white story. It has benefits. It has disadvantages. I think the main thing is that countries put forward conditions.â€? BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO

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HE government will take steps to ensure the smooth implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte last month, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Thursday. Nograles said the government WOULD WORK ON THE kNANCING SERVICE DELIVERY REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE OF THE NEW LAW 2EPUBLIC !CT g,IKE ANY LAW THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE 5(# !CT IS CONTINGENT ON THE SUCCESS OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION u HE SAID .OGRALES ALSO GAVE ASSURANCES

THAT MONEY WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM g,IMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES SHOULD NOT BE A HURDLE TO GETTING LIFE SAVING MEDICAL TREATMENT MEDICAL TREATMENT THAT IS AVAILABLE BUT UNAFFORDABLE u .OGRALES SAID 4HE $EPARTMENT OF (EALTH $O( AND 0HILIPPINE (EALTH

Hugpong, Otso Diretso debate looks dim THE proposed debate between Senate candidates of the opposition Otso Diretso and Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) is not likely to push through. Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez on Thursday said the debate proposal of Otso Diretso was discussed during the en banc session and the commission was not too keen on the idea. “Mukhang mahihirapan tayo mag-guarantee na magkakaroon (It’s hard to guarantee that it will push through),â€? Jimenez said in a radio interview. “The resolution is being finalized but it appears dim.â€? Jimenez said there were 62 senatorial candidates and the poll body could not limit the debate between the two parties because it would disadvantage the other bets.Â

“It would run counter to the Comelec’s mandate which is to remain impartial in everything,â€? he added. â€œWe have the resources to organize a debate but the primary reason really is time constraint.â€? Jimenez said with only two months left before the elections, candidate were busy campaigning. “It might be burdensome to require them to come to Manila just to participate and then you just give them one minute,â€? he added.  The Otso Diretso asked the Comelec last week to sponsor the debate after Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte-Carpio, who is leading the campaign of the HNP, accepted the opposition’s challenge on condition that the debate would have ground rules. WILLIAM B. DEPASUPIL

Bam thanks supporters for 10th to 12th ranking 3%. 0AOLO "ENINGO g"AMu !QUINO TH THANKED &ILIPINOS FOR THEIR CONTINUED TRUST AND SUPPORT AFTER HE LANDED IN THE TOP OF THE 3OCIAL 7EATHER 3TATIONS 373 SENATORIAL SURVEY “3ALAMAT PO SA MGA KABABAYAN NATIN SA LUMALAKAS NA SUPORTA SA KABILA NG MGA PANINIRA SA AKIN (Thank you FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO PUT ME DOWN u SAID !QUINO WHO WAS IN A TIE FOR TH TO TH PLACES IN THE 373 SURVEY CONDUCTED FROM &EBRUARY TO (E EXPRESSED GRATITUDE TO THE gPEOPLE WHO kGHT FOR THE TRUTH AMID THE PREVALENCE OF FAKE NEWS AND TROLLSu THAT SEEK TO DESTROY HIS REPUTATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

“.APAKAHALAGA PO NG TIWALA NINYO SA AKIN AT SA TINRABAHO NATIN SA Senado nitong nakaraang anim na taon (I value your trust in me and my ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE 3ENATE IN THE PAST SIX YEARS u HE ADDED !QUINO CALLED ON VOTERS TO UNITE and strengthen their fight for an INDEPENDENT 3ENATE THAT WILL PROTECT THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC “-AGKAISA PO TAYO AT PALAKASIN PA NATIN ANG LABAN PARA SA ISANG INDEPENDENT NA 3ENADO BILANG TUNAY NA KAKAMPI NG TAUMBAYAN ,ET US BE united in our drive to have an indePENDENT 3ENATE THAT WILL BE AN ALLY OF THE PEOPLE u HE SAID BERNADETTE TAMAYO

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THE kNANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE LAW SAYING FUNDS FROM OTHER IMPORTANT PROJECTS HAVE TO BE DIVERTED TO BANKROLL THE PROGRAM g4HIS FIELD MUST BE CAREFULLY STUDIED (EALTHCARE INVOLVES money — lots of it and from the PUBLIC )T WILL INVOLVE THE kNANCIAL CAPACITY OF THE TAXPAYERS TO FUND A HEALTHCARE PROGRAM u SAID %NRILE WHO SERVED AS &INANCE SECRETARY under the administration of then0RESIDENT &ERDINAND -ARCOS “They need to get it from other SOURCES OF REVENUE SO YOU HAVE TO Law needs money REDUCE FROM INFRASTRUCTURE EDUCATION OR DEFENSE SO YOU CAN FULkLL &ORMER 3ENATE PRESIDENT *UAN THAT PROGRAM u HE SAID 0ONCE %NRILE HOWEVER QUESTIONED “You have to study all of these

)NSURANCE #ORP 0HIL(EALTH WERE GIVEN DAYS TO kNISH THE IMPLEmenting rules and regulations of THE 5(# !CT 4HE LAW AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLS ALL &ILIPINOS IN 0HIL(EALTH S .ATIONAL (EALTH )NSURANCE 0ROGRAM EITHER AS DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTRIBUTORS )T PROVIDES ALL &ILIPINOS ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE PROMOTIVE CURATIVE REHABILITATIVE AND PALLIATIVE CARE FOR MEDICAL DENTAL MENTAL AND EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES

AND BALANCE THE NEED OF THE PEOPLE TO HAVE INCOME IN THEIR POCKETS TO CONSUME SO THAT THE ECONOMY will grow and the need of the GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE PLUS INVESTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE u 4HE $O( ESTIMATES THAT 0 BILLION IS NEEDED TO JUMPSTART THE PROGRAM IN ITS kRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION %NRILE OBSERVED THAT THE (EALTH DEPARTMENT IS PUSHING FOR THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE TAX ON gSIN PRODUCTSu SUCH AS TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL TO FUND THE HEALTHCARE ACT g#IGARETTES IT CAN CAUSE YOU A LOT OF SICKNESS IN THE SAME WAY THAT

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ALCOHOL CAN ALSO CAUSE YOU A LOT OF SICKNESS "UT ) WILL NOT AGREE WITH A VERY EXORBITANT TAX ON THEM u THE FORMER SENATOR SAID %NRILE ADMITTED THOUGH THAT THE 5(# ,AW WOULD HELP THE POOR AND SENIOR CITIZENS g!T MY AGE ) NEED UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE !NG QUESTION diyan ay KAYA BA NG EKONOMIYA NATIN YAN +AYA BA NG SOURCE OF INCOME ng GOVERNMENT YAN 4HE QUESTION IS CAN OUR ECONOMY AFFORD IT #AN THE GOVERNMENT FUND IT %VERYTHING BOILS DOWN TO MONEY ‡ CREATION OF JOBS INDUSTRIALIZATION HEALTHCARE )T S JUST A QUESTION OF WHERE DO YOU GET IT AND HOW MUCH u THE SENATORIAL BET SAID

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The Times’ prerogative to end Tatad’s fake storytelling steam off, regardless of the truth. Journalism is also humility. A journalist worth his salt owns up to his mistakes and humbly apologizes for them. Not Mr. Tatad. He never makes mistakes and doesn’t accept them. Take another example. Mr. Tatad wrote that the President went under the knife for a kidney transplant during the 14 days when the Chief Executive was not seen in public. He cited two independent sources. Mr. Tatad wants us to swallow his fake news hook, line and sinker. Having two or more, or even a million independent SOURCES ARE NOT JUSTIkABLE REASONS for writing a ridiculous, dubious, improbable, incredible story under the guise of journalism. Yet, he insists on his yarn. Journalists, even newspaper columnists, have a duty to vet, cross check, and weigh the credibility of the information he uses and not solely depend on the so-called independent sources, who could, on multiple occasions, turn out to be unreliable and patently false, as what happened to Iraq when United States President George Bush invaded it on the strength of a hoax that Iraq was in possession of What is Journalism? WMD (weapons of mass destruction). Two decades later, the US Journalism is truthful informa- kNALLY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS GIVEN tion. Journalism informs. It aims false information by a detainee in to move people to come to an order to spare the prisoner from informed decision or perception further torture by the CIA. of ideas or events. It contributes Mr. Tatad should have used critito societal good. It provokes public cal thinking and asked himself if discussion on the relevant issues of it was possible for a man 73 years the day. Absent the truth, a story is old, like the President, to be up meaningless and worse, becomes and about 14 days after such procepropaganda, black propaganda if dure, moving around the country, you will, which could destroy the meeting various constituencies lives of the innocent. for hours on end, before even To cite one example, Mr. Tatad contemplating to write the story. has loosely accused me of acting as To this day, Mr. Tatad insists that consultant to the Philippine Char- President Duterte, indeed, had a ITY 3WEEPSTAKES /FkCE 0#3/ AND kidney transplant during the 14the Philippine Amusement and day period when the President Gaming Corp. (Pagcor). Even a withdrew from the public only mediocre journalist would have because, the President has not exhibited the most basic element bothered to deny it. of reporting: call the source for Mr. Tatad should have crossCONkRMATION (E DID NOT )F ONLY checked with and sought the opinion he had asked me, I would have en- of his specialist-friends from the lightened him there was no truth medical industry — a urologist, a neto that allegation and that he was phrologist, a surgeon perhaps, or just given a bum stir. Kuryente. But he a plain clinician. He did not. And he was not interested in the truth; doesn’t care. I accuse Mr. Tatad of lyonly in letting his uncontrolled ing. His so-called “two independent the two of us is lying on this matter. Mr. Tatad went ballistic over the nonpublication of his Monday’s commentary that was supposed to be his “farewell� piece for this paper. No editor with a sound mind would publish an article from one of his columnists that maligns the paper and its owners with lies, innuendos, malice and much more. Does Mr. Tatad honestly think I will give him space in my paper for his egregious, baseless, malicious article that assaults my competence and integrity, and pay him for it? Besides, publishing his malicious piece would be contrary to reason and violative of the canons of journalism. He bemoans the “killing� of his LAST ARTICLE AND CONlATES IT WITH THE suppression of press freedom, conveniently forgetting that even as a columnist, his comments must be based on facts just the same, to come up with a fair and objective opinion. Failing the test, editors have a solemn duty and the right to deny publication of the false story. I cannot allow The Manila Times to deliberately publish fake news and hate news. Does Mr. Tatad’s story pass the test of the canons of journalism?

uphold the integrity of The Manila Times and to illuminate the public of the facts that led to the termination of his services as a columnist.

Siya muna magpakain sa leon. Huwag na nya kong isama. Good luck.

type of work a good, veteran journalist, or columnist for that matter, would normally exhibit. It would now seem that he is too righteous Tatad not fired and can’t accept his mistakes. A good journalist is one who is Defending press freedom I merely obliged him. On Thursday morning, he called but I was in a uncompromising, truthful, objecHe wrote, “It is censorship of the meeting. That same night, I returned tive and always ready to apologize worst kind, the biggest blow to his call, and he said, “I want to talk to for his mistakes. Not Mr. Tatad. press freedom, coming down from you.â€? I set our meeting for 2:00 p.m. Saying sorry is not in his vocabuthe highest political power in the THE FOLLOWING DAY &RIDAY AT MY OFkCE lary. There is no shame in admitland, and facilitated by the very He came in around 3:00 p.m. and we ting one’s mistakes. No matter how newspaper that was supposed to talked while my other meeting on the principled or uncompromising a OPPOSE IT AND kGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OTHER SIDE OF MY OFkCE WAS GOING ON journalist is, he accepts his errors of its intended victim.â€? 4HE kRST WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF and makes a public apology. That’s What censorship was he talking his mouth were, “I don’t want to the hallmark of a true professional. about? All his excoriating articles put The Manila Times in a comproagainst the President saw print on MISED POSITION u ) kGURED HE WAS Obligations of a newspaper our paper, save the last, and only referring to the excoriating pieces because it was full of manufactured he had published on our paper A newspaper exists for the purpose data, illogical, if highly improbable against President Duterte. He went of informing the people by renderscenarios. In fairness to the Presi- on to recount the way the President ing accurate, fair and objective news dent, he has not called my attention, lambasted him and his spouse in and commentaries and to act against much less admonish me for Mr. Ta- a rally somewhere. He started to abuses by those in power, whether tad’s nasty pieces; not once, not ever. mumble and honestly, I couldn’t in or out of government. The Times Mr. Tatad talks of defending “the understand much of what he was adheres to that principle. In advance rights and dignity of the free press saying. I have to confess that I am countries such as the US and Gerwith blood, if need be, rather than hard of hearing on my right ear. many, reporters and opinion writers submit to the biggest bully that So, when he said, “I do not WERE kRED FROM THEIR JOBS FOR FAULTY comes around.â€? He also reportedly want to put The Manila Times in a reporting or fake news. said that “It is the obligation of the compromised position,â€? what am In Germany, award-winning remanagement of any news institu- I to do? Beg him to stay? If he was porter and editor for Der Spiegel, a tions to protect and defend press BLUFkNG WOE TO HIM ) ACCEPTED HIS widely read news magazine, Clauss freedom. Ipagtatanggol n'ya yun bluff. And so I said, “Write your Relotius was forced to resign after kahit kausap n'ya ay leon ‌ kung last column.â€? Maybe he was solicit- IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE FALSIkED 'yung buhay n'ya pwede nyang ialay? ing my sympathy. As a Christian, I “articles on a grand scale and even A play for martyrdom Gawin niya. Pero hindi nangyari sympathize with him, but he should inventing a character, deceiving Mr. Tatad is a seasoned writer and 'yan.â€? (He will defend that freedom accept the reality that he was solely both readers and colleagues.â€? In the US, iconic Dan Rather of CBS politician. He knows only too EVEN AGAINST A kERCE LION )F DOING to blame for his miseries. Like Mr. well that the editors of The Manila that would require him to lay down Tatad, I, too, was relieved but not was dropped from the network for Times will not allow any of their his life, he would do it. But he did outraged. I welcomed his decision. a similar offense. And in June, 2017 “three prominent CNN newsmen had contributors to assault the integrity not.) I couldn’t agree more. and credibility of the Times and Press freedom has its boundar- No censorship in the Times, to resign after the cable company was “forced to retract and apologize for a the owners with a piece laden with ies. Press freedom is the freedom except against fake news story on its website involving a close lies, malice and skewed data. Why to express one’s views or actions, then did he submit it? either in agreement with or con- It is there for all to see. Mr. Tatad’s ally of President Trump.â€? Bottomline: Those newsmen He was testing his limits and trary to something. Press freedom false narratives about the President’s provoking the Times. Hubris. He does not mean freedom to malign, alleged kidney transplant and much WERE kRED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE NEWS was not interested in having his freedom to write falsehoods, free- more were published in the Times ORGANIZATIONS ONE FOR kLING FALSE piece published because he knew dom to twist or bend the facts. In without any editor calling his atten- reports; and, two, the networks that it would not be printed. He the case of Mr. Tatad, his was fake TION TO THE lAWED IF MALICIOUS AR- couldn’t stand by their stories. -R 4ATAD HAS kLED MULTIPLE FAKE was playing to the gallery, solicit- news, which is another form of ticles. We have allowed him to write ing sympathy from the public, black propaganda. his opinion pieces, inaccuracies not- news for which The Manila Times masking himself as a persecuted Why would I defend falsehoods? withstanding, save for his “Farewellâ€? couldn’t stand by their accuracy. And JOURNALIST kGHTING FOR A CAUSE IN Who would defend the people article, out of respect to him. I dare so the Times has decided to exercise defense of press freedom. against falsehoods? Who would Mr. Tatad to say otherwise. its editorial prerogative in order to I had never imagined that I would defend the people against abusive, We have trusted and respected protect and uphold what Mr. Tatad one day be writing this article in malicious journalists who write to him for his wide experience as a calls the tenets of journalism. response to the accusations of my advance their sinister agenda?â€? Not journalist and we looked up to Mr. Tatad should thank his lucky erstwhile columnist. This is not a me. If Mr. Tatad thinks that I will him as a paragon of responsible stars the Times DID NOT kRE HIM FOR pleasant chore. But I cannot allow kGHT FOR HIS LIES AND DEFEND THESE journalism. We were disappointed. his fraudulent reports. his yarn to come to pass with nary with my life, he has another think His articles were far from being Now, Mr. Tatad cries persecua word the better to protect and coming. He must be out of his racks. accurate and objective, hardly the tion. Give me a break. sourcesâ€? exist only in his imagination. He knows he was wrong, yet he INSISTS ON HIS kCTION 7HY Pinangatawanan na. Kahiyaan na. I met with Mr. Tatad at 3:00 P M &RIDAY IN MY OFkCE UPON HIS request. In that meeting, I told him that, I was with the President in MalacaĂąang for an hour of presentation on the ongoing peace talks, on revenue enhancement and on how to stop corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs (BoC). Present in that meeting were also Department of Labor and Employment 3ECRETARY 3ILVESTRE "ELO RD /FkCE of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Chairman retired General Carlito Galvez Jr. and BoC Commissioner retired General Rey Guerrero, on one of those 14 days, when the President was not seen in public as Mr. Tatad claimed. I also added that some days after, I was with the President in Hong Kong during the birthday celebration of Honeylet AvanceĂąa in a dinner hosted by some 15 of his supporters at a simple Chinese restaurant. I had wanted to impress on Mr. Tatad in a not-too-subtle fashion that he was wrong in his report. He did not show any remorse.

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FEEL a sense of personal loss in the passing of Pocholo Romualdez of Malaya/Business Insight. Of the many fully deserved paeans to him, nothing I have seen spoke of his passion for major league baseball, which I shared. He gifted me with George F. Will’s 1990 Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball. George is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, political commentator and consummate baseball fan, who

hit base on four balls lang para sa akin, where you have hit a walk-off grandT.G.I.F. slam-homerun — OK na. A very good Romualdez, and not the only RENE one, of course. Now, don’t get me SAGUISAG started. Like if someone in the audience called out to me, “say something REPEATS THE LIBEL ) kRST READ DECADES funny,� and I’d be sorely tempted to ago. “It is said that the study of law respond “Sal Fun-nelo.� sharpens the mind by narrowing it.� Anyway, decades ago, my comPocholo, you are now in the bo- padre, the late Manila Vice Mayor som of our Lord. Pakiusap lang, ka- Togay Astorga, and I, had coffee

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with Pocholo at the Magnolia Kiosk of my classmate, Mon Gloria, beside the old Metropolitan Theater on Plaza Lawton (now Bonifacio). I, impetuous, suggested that we blast a certain personality. Pocholo advised against it, ever so gently. Why? “It just isn’t done.� Apodictically delivered. I detected the caballero in him. Noblesse oblige, which I miss from those lo-cortes-no-quita-lo-

valiente days. Courtesy does not detract from valor, so lacking in our tough Prez.

Decaying values It is not only in nobility and generosity where our values are arguably in decay today. When I was little, turbaned Bombay sikyus there were. Serenos, we called them. Our folks would scare us by saying, “ibibigay ka na-

min sa serenong Bombay.� Today, security agencies thrive, hiring many natives, some of whom may shoot themselves in the foot in case of hazardous emergencies. And many fear being EJK’d (extrajudicially killed). Life has been devalued. On our hazardous elections, government may name-and-shame alleged narcopoliticians, at war with the Bill of Rights with its presumption of

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Communists here have always relied on foreign funds According to a news report, representatives of the newly formed National Task Force to End Local Communist Insurgency (Executive /RDER MET WITH OFkCIALS OF THE European Union to reveal that funds of a number of Europe-based “do-gooder� NGOs and even of the Belgian government have in fact been channeled to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People’s Army (NPA). These have been disguised as funding for projects of indigenous peoples and other marginalized sectors. The task force presented intelligence reports of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that showed that the Belgian government itself HAD RELEASED THE kRST TRANCHE OF more than 621,000 euros (P36 million) out of a 15-million-euro (P886 million) grant to some nongovernment organizations for its 2017-2021 “humanitarian� programs to the Philippines. 4HE MILITARY IDENTIkED SEVEN OF these recipient organizations. “We bring this to the EU as one of our major concerns and we seek your cooperation for the sake of our PEOPLE BY HELPING US STOP THE lOW of funds,� Alex Paul Monteagudo, Director General of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) was quoted as saying in a news report.

Nothing new The news really is not new. In contrast to their claims that the CPP and the NPA have grown because of the rightness of their cause and the people’s support, the truth is that they grew and survived from foreign funding from their inception. That news report triggered in my mind images of the time when I was a communist cadre receiving funds from China for our revolution. Since its establishment in 1968 up to 1975, when Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda met with Mao Zedong in Beijing, the International Division of the Chinese Communist Party regularly sent funds to the CPP. That was when China’s “Great Helmsman,� party chairman Mao Zedong was an adherent of Leon Trotsky’s “permanent revolution� theory, that communism cannot exist and in just one or two nations but has to be “exported� to developing nations.

4HAT -AO kNANCED *OSE -ARIA Sison’s party is not conjecture, nor something I read somewhere or heard from somebody. One of my tasks when I was deputy head of the Manila-Rizal regional committee of the CPP in the early 1970s was to physically receive the funds, which was about P200,000 monthly, a huge sum for that time, equivalent to at least P1 million today.

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Paranoiac That was work assigned to me by the head of the regional committee, who has lived for four decades now as a middle-class Canadian in Toronto. ) WOULD LATER kND OUT THAT IT was a job given to him personally by Sison, but he was too paranoid about his personal security that he passed on the chore to me. That chore ended after about four months when Sison found out that it wasn’t that now FilipinoCanadian who personally received the funds but me, and ordered him to carry out the job himself. Still barely out of my teens at the time, I was excited over the cloakand-dagger nature of my meetings with the Chinese communist cadre. The usual venue was the “loge� section of movie theaters IN #HINATOWN AT THE kRST SCREENing time in the morning, when the place was practically empty. The venues for the meetings had been agreed beforehand. The precise date and time were set through a code in a wanted ad in the clasSIkED ADS SECTION OF THE Manila Bulletin, looking for “Maid Yaya.� The telephone number given in the ad had a code that determined the day and time of the meeting. The Chinese communist cadre, a young man who looked to me like a People’s Liberation Army ofkCER SPOKE IN THAT KIND OF &ILIPINO taught in universities abroad, formal, not the kind you hear spoken IN REAL LIFE WHICH MADE IT DIFkCULT for me to understand.

Q The then defense secretary Juan Ponce Enrile inspects the intercepted landing of arms from China—a haul that included automatic rifles, ammunition, bazookas, mortars and anti-aircraft guns. brief the Chinese agent on develop- deserted but which actually was ments in the country — with my A BUSY REFUGE FOR kSHERMEN AND superior telling me to exaggerate the loggers, who promptly alerted the growth of the revolution and the party. military of a ship bringing onshore Mao’s huge role was crucial suspicious-looking crates. The other, the MV Andrea, was for the growth of Sison’s party, that there was even a five-man lost in a storm, and saved by the delegation in Beijing that was a Hong Kong coast guard. The two liaison for this. This episode has ships were manned by UP student been reported in detail in Mario activists given a few months’ crash Miclat’s book Secrets of the Eigh- course on how to sail a ship. Sison teen Mansions, which I reviewed told them Mao Zedong Thought in a 2010 column “Secrets of the would speed up their education on maritime matters. Communist Party.� When Marcos announced the The “18 mansions� are the buildings in a secret compound interception of the arms shipin Beijing where the Chinese ment of the MV Karagatan, the Communist Party in the 1960s Liberal Party, especially its star and 1970s housed delegations of Benigno Aquino Jr., ridiculed it as communist parties from all over fake, intended he said to prepare the world to facilitate its clandes- people’s minds for the declaration tine aid to their own insurgencies. of martial law. The entire leadership of the The Chinese communists’ support for Sison was such that Armed Forces, however, became it even secretly set up at huge frightened that the might of China cost a factory that manufactured was upon the country, and behind THE 53 ASSAULT RIlE - S SINCE the NPA, and therefore wholeheartthey didn’t want to risk having edly supported Marcos’ declaration THEIR STANDARD RIlES PATTERNED of martial law. With its Vietnam after the Russian AK-47, cap- quagmire already reeling out of tured, thereby exposing their control, and its military bases here role in fomenting revolution. a crucial part of its war in that (The factory would be the core of country, it was a no-brainer for the Norinco — China North Indus- US to support Marcos’ martial law. Another irony — or tragedy — tries Group Corp. Ltd. — which has become one of the world’s of our history, isn’t it? The comlargest weapons manufacturer, munists’ wish to get arms from lOODING THE MARKET NOW WITH China gave Marcos a good reason Filipino courses cheap knock-offs of renowned for imposing martial law, which they claim was the worst thing to US and European pistols.) I would learn years later that the ChiThe NPA tried to land 5,000 have happened to our country. NESE INTELLIGENCE OFkCERS HAD LEARNED rifles from China through two Email: tiglao.manilatimes@ Filipino in a Moscow university, ships, the MV Karagatan and MV gmail.com where two exiles of the pro-Russia Andrea in July 1972. The arms Facebook: Rigoberto Tiglao Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas LANDINGS FAILED MISERABLY 4HE kRST Twitter: @bobitiglao taught a course on the language. ship landed in Digoyo Point in IsaIn each of our meetings, I would bela, which the NPA thought was Archives at: www.rigobertotiglao.com

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What price senatorial glory? innocence. Not only hazardous but expensive (and wiretapped, too?). Last Saturday, I read “[l]obbying and bribery by businessmen are rampant in Congress, according to former congressman and presidential spokesman Harry Roque. I saw IT kRSTHAND IN THE (OUSEw HE TOLD `The Chiefs’ show on Cignal TV’s One .EWS ON 7EDNESDAY LAST WEEKw 2OQUEwSAID A CANDIDATE FOR SENAtor in the 2019 elections should be prepared to spend `a minimum of 0 MILLION wu Philippine Star, March 4, 2019). Times have really changed. I ran for the Senate in 1987, with the pervasive spirit of EDSA still very much in the air. I didn’t have to spend a single singkong duling of my own. The generous boss of my wife, Mondragon’s Tony Gonzalez, who had openly fought the dictator even before Ninoy was terminated with extreme prejudice at the airport, kindly gave P1 million as seed money, which we returned, untouched, after the elections. We had no need for it. For Prez Cory to raise my hand and say, “Iboto si Rene, ang Saguisag ng Pangulo� was golden, heeded by a grateful citizenry. A certain Mindanaoanon, Joe Lagon, who I had not known and met, plastered Sultan Kudarat with my campaign materials, and asked for nothing in return. Today, an aspirant is said to need half a billion pesos for a viable run for the Senate, which pays a senator, what?, maybe P35,000 a month? &OR JURASSICS LIKE ME PUBLIC OFkCE IS NOT FOR ONE SHOCKED ON THE kRST PAYday, blurting out, “ibig n’yong sabihin, may sweldo pa?� Of course, it was not as if Prez Cory just took our names from a telephone

happiness. He added lots of faith, and he stirred it up well. Then he spread it over a span of a lifetime and he served Debate-shy candidates it to each and every deserving person he met.� Our Prez seems to be no fan More than ever, we need an indepen- of elegant Ali. dent credentialled Senate, of voices, Ali, wala pong mura, na hilig nanot echoes; the odds are daunting. The man ng ating Pangulo addicted to administration bets shun debates, no- it. Now, we have the administration talk-no-mistake. What would debate- egging the Pulis-Na-Patolas (PNP) shy candidates do in the Senate, where and the Department the of Interior debating is the norm? The Prez’s bets and Local Government (DILG), on fear debates, knowing that it is better the basis of wiretaps, to name and FOR THEM TO ENJOY THE BENEkT OF THE shame alleged narco-politicians rundoubt, instead of debating and leaving ning in May. No fair. NO DOUBT ON THEIR UNkTNESS When the new Senate convenes, Loquacious and confident Sen. MANY $IGONG BETS WILL kGHT TO BE Manny Pacquiao, who has bucked chair or member of the committee many odds, has no objection to a son ON SILENCE 9ET SOMEONE MAY REkLE taking up boxing, who Manny prefers a bill on spanking. If pillo kids to be a lawyer. Great boxing fathers do will be spanked, why not salvanot have great boxing sons. Anyway, jeng adults? I like Otso Diretso kGHTI am reminded of Muhammad Ali ing a 2019 Turba Salvaje led by one who had a good word of sorts for who like Audie Murphy, can apparlawyers in his TV appearance with host ently credibly say to-hell-and-back. Dick Cavett in 1974. Asked whether Like Digong, I may have my druhe would advise a kid to go into the thers on spanking kids. I may not SO CALLED MANLY ART OF MODIkED MUR- have reservations were we to spank der, Ali said something like “listen, certain adults, like politicians, at Plaza man, the chances of making it are a Miranda, for kleptocracy, gross humillion to one: it’s too dangerous; go man rights violations and outrageous to school; be a doctuh, be a lawyuh, claims that cannot be defended there. be a mechanic, etc.,� and came the The Senate is about lawmaking deserved applause. Which reminds and policymaking. Again, look me of another Ali gem. at Otso Diretso’s Vibrant Voices and He was asked by TV host David compare same with Digong’s TsuFrost how he’d like to be remem- Wari-Wari Echoes. BERED (IS ANSWER WHICH lOWED TRIPpingly from the tongue: “I’d like for Acquit Nur? them to say, he took a few cups of love. He took one tablespoon of patience. Talkative Digong even now vouchOne teaspoon of generosity. One es for Nur Misuari. What signal is pint of kindness. He took one quart he sending to the judiciary? The of laughter, one piece of concern, Supreme Court justices are silent, and then he mixed willingness with maybe fearing being “quo-wardirectory and made us win. We had credentials (blush).

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rantized,� like Chief Justice Meilou Sereno. Would the DILG name and shame jueteng lords and a certain jueteng “lord-ess?� Apparently not, if one is with Digong and GMA. No Prez should comment for or against any accused. If he wants anything done by the courts, he could have the Justice Secretary or the Solicitor General do the suggesting, in a formal filing in the sunlight. The right thing must be done in the right way. But, “[k] inausap ko ang korte na palabasin muna siya [Nur Misuari],� the Prez is quoted to have acknowledged (Manila Times, March 3, 2019) with excessive candor. Funnyman Sal Fun-nelo said “it is the President’s right to tell the court that this man can help us.� I believe the President could have made the suggestion in a better, not contemptuous, manner, not mocking judicial independence, a noble cause for which Meilou perished. Now, the “arrive� or “dating� is “acquit Nur, my patriotic friend, and be promoted (or not be charged).� Is being taken to the woodshed per se bad? I was spanked by my parents, punched even in the tummy at the Makati Elementary School by the principal (Mr. Pastor Cortez), told to stay behind to clean the room at Rizal High, and was bullied all the way to law school by terrible classroom terrorists. The key is moderation. What did not destroy me made me stronger, I’d think, paraphrasing Nietszche. It is not the only thing Digong and I are on the same page on. He is right. “Otso Diretso bets HAVE DONE NOTHINGuw WRONG

ELEASED on Monday at the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Premier Li Keqian’s annual work report sets the general tone for the 2019 economic policies. In 2019, China has set a lower, flexible economic growth target at the range of 6 percent to 6.5 percent, while raising its tolerance of fiscal deficit at 2.8 percent of GDP. The point about the GDP growth target is not how much it will exceed 6 percent, but that it should not fall below that level. That’s vital to sustain the quest to double living standards by 2020.

policy, as evidenced by the highly controversial extradition process of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Instead of fair commercial competition—whether in 5G deployment or other areas— Washington is increasingly relying on contentious “national security concerns� to impair rival companies in China, Europe and elsewhere.

Turning financial tides

Recently, Chinese economic cooling has eased, thanks to early issuances of local governments’ special-purpose bonds and targeted adjustments to monetary policy, and increased infrastructure investment. In 2019, China plans to issue $320 billion of Tax cuts, 11 million special local government bonds. new urban jobs Since 2015, President Xi JinChina is focused on raising per ping has promoted the idea capita incomes, eradicating of the supply-side reform to remaining poverty and bat- achieve greater policy focus tling climate change. Beijing on reducing industrial overis planning to cut $300 billion capacity and deleveraging the in taxes and corporate pension corporate sector. As the scope payments, especially to ease the of supply-side reforms has now burden on small- and medium- been broadened to include the financial sector, bank regulators size (SME) enterprises. The idea is also to cut the are offering more diversified value-added tax rate that covers financial services, strengthenthe manufacturing sector by 3 ing the monetary transmission channels and improving the percentage points. In this policy mix, the focus efficiency of financial resources. In 2019, China’s sovereign is on cutting banks’ reserve requirement ratios, instead of commercial debt could climb lowering interest rates, and to $2.4 trillion, while local guiding liquidity into SMEs. and regional government borThat supports the aim to create rowing is expected to amount over 11 million new urban jobs. to $770 billion, according to Still, skeptical observers note Standard & Poor’s. But let’s put that the purchasing managers it in context. In 2019, sovereign index (PMI) came in at 49.2 in commercial debt will rise to February representing the worst $16.5 trillion in the US and to performance in three years. But the $10 trillion in Japan. -OREOVER kNANCIAL TIDES MAY PMI data should be seen in historical context. A decade ago, when BE TURNING 3URGING FUND INlOWS Chinese growth still relied mainly indicate a rebound in sentiment on manufacturing exports, PMI for Chinese equities. While the DATA RElECTED ECONOMIC REALITIES MARKET REGISTERED SHARP INlOWS directly. As China is rebalancing in 2018, nearly reversing prior away from manufacturing exports, YEARS OUTlOWS THE &ED S TIGHTPMI offers a less accurate picture ening seems to be peaking out. Additionally, MSCI Inc. will of the full economy. Indeed, the new Caixin PMI— quadruple the weight of Chiwhich focuses on light indus- nese stocks in its global benchtry, as opposed to the official marks to 20 percent, which survey’s focus on heavy indus- could translate to $80 billion try— posted a sharp rebound of foreign inflows to China. in February, rising to 49.9 from Recently, China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index surged its best 48.3 in January. week since fall 2015. And the Shanghai Stock Exchange is in Foreign investment the final stages of launching a legislation and IPRs highly anticipated Nasdaq-style In addition to Chinese growth, high-tech board, which will international observers are focus- serve as a financial incubator ing on foreign direct investment for innovative technology firms. The valuation of the Chinese (FDI) legislation and intellectual property rights (IPRs), largely market, as measured by CAPE (cyclically adjusted price-todue to US trade wars. In January, China’s exports earnings ratio) is still relarose 9.1 percent on year-to-year tively low at 15, whereas the basis, up from -4.4 percent in US figure, despite recent losses, December. China’s trade surplus remains at almost 31, twice its with the US remained high at historical average. In finan$27.3 billion, due to the sharp fall cial markets, China has huge of imports and modest decline structural potential to expand, of exports. Unsurprisingly, the whereas the US is hovering too White House’s punitive tariffs on close to a secular edge. Chinese exports have not resolved THE ISSUE OF THE 53 TRADE DEkCIT Gaining global approval Bilateral tariffs against China simPLY CANNOT SURPASS THESE DEkCITS Despite deceleration, the size of that are multilateral and began the Chinese economy has tripled in just a decade. Last year alone, already in the early 1970s. W h e n t h e U S a n d C h i n a China’s added GDP was equal to began talks amid hopes for an the value of Australia’s total outagreement that would head put. As China’s contribution to the off President Trump’s planned world GDP growth will continue March 2 tariff increase on $200 to exceed 30 percent, it supports billion in Chinese goods, China global economic prospects. The Chinese leadership’s comwas already pushing plans to introduce a new foreign invest- mitment to more inclusive gloment law. By mid-March, it balization remains strong, as is widely expected to replace 0RESIDENT 8I *INPING AFkRMED IN three existing regulations and to last December’s anniversary of increase IPR protection, while reforms and opening-up policies. China’s innovation is promilimiting technology transfer. 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O others think of you the way you wish for them to perceive of who you are? How you look to your social environment is your image. Does your image jibe with how you think and feel who you are? This is your self-concept, consisting of your social and personal identity. How you wish others to see you is your image. Hence, image and self-concept may not likely be the same. Psychologists posit that selfconcept is a product of one’s experiences early in one’s life. Sometimes, particularly in unexpected situations, you may feel unclear as to who or what YOU ARE AND WHICH MAY INlUENCE your behavior differently to bring you nearer to who you think you are (self-concept) or to how you wish others to see you (your image). Image and self-concept are not necessarily the same. I shall discuss these as to how friends and other laymen have discussed these to me. As I am not a psyCHOLOGIST HENCE NOT QUALIkED TO go deeply into their psychologi-

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TERESITA TANHUECOTUMAPON cal implications, we shall draw ideas from a few experts. Who are you? What makes you “you�? We resort to experts who say that “self-concept may be defined as the totality of a complex, organized, and dynamic system of learned beliefs, attitudes and opinions that each person holds to be true about his or her personal existence and which could vary from time to time.“ Note that “self-concept is learned,� “which gradually emerges in the early months of life and is shaped and reshaped through repeated perceived experiences, particularly with significant others.� Fromm (1956) was as “beautifully clear as anyone when he described self-concept as life being aware of itself.� < https://www.ericdigests.org/ pre-9211/self.htm > Defining

self-concept can be according to your traits or according to your profession — like thinking you are a very devout layman, or very exacting, very thorough, or broadminded or as being negative, such as easygoing, or easily irked or provoked. Defining self-concept can also be through one’s profession such as a helpful teacher, a supportive boss or an excellent lawyer. Note that there are different dimensions in our mental picture of ourselves — which could be physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and “in terms of any other aspects that make up who we are.�(Neill, 2005) Self-concept and self-image, SELF EFkCACY AND SELF AWARENESS Self-concept is the answer when we ask ourselves “who am I� — consisting of one’s own tendencies, thoughts, preferences and habits, hobbies, skills, and areas of weakness. According to client-centered therapy founder Carl Rogers, “self-concept is an overarching construct in which self-esteem is one of its components.� (McLeod, 2008/) <https:// positivepsychologyprogram.com/

Discovering Bicol weaving communities

HE last few days I have been driving around Bicolandia with HABI: The Philippine Textile Council. We have been checking out weaving communities in Bicol, of which very little is heard from in Manila compared to the piĂąa, hablon and the Mindanao and Cordillera weaves. Well, there are weaving communities in Bicol and they are hard at work producing woven artifacts in abaca, piĂąa silk, polyester and jute. Weaving in Bicol is as old as the communities there. There may be less weavers now compared to the past, which is natural considering modernization, ready-to-wear clothes and the new materials being introduced. This has happened elsewhere. But with the new appreciation for handmade products and NATURAL kBERS THERE IS A NEW PERSPECTIVE THAT HAS INlUENCED WEAVING COMMUNITIES to continue making a living from weaving. /UR kRST STOP WAS "UHI #AMARINES 3UR which is a neat little town near Lake Buhi with EXTENSIVE RICE kELDS 7E MET -AYOR -ARGARITA Aguinillo who designated a staff member, Katherine Sabilala, to take us to three weaving communities in her town. In Sta. Justina, we met Mr. and Mrs. Peniterce who have a thriving atelier making blankets, bedcovers, bags, clothing, even sleeping bags, that they weave from thread salvaged from the collars of t-shirt overruns. Their brand is called Hataw which SEEMS TO BE WELL DISTRIBUTED FARTHER AkELD INcluding in Manila. They have a range of colors and very felicitous color combinations. Our next stop was San Pascual where we met two very different weavers. One was making table runners with embroidery and tablecloths with appliquĂŠ designs. The thread was again from salvaged collars of t-shirt overruns. Since tshirts have a lot of colors she has quite a range of colors, and the added embroidery and appliquĂŠs make her products very attractive. Note that these weavers are recycling useful thread to make many different items. Then we met Nelida Celorico, all of 80 years old and still weaving. What is more, she weaves cloth that is 80 inches wide in a huge loom (the average width of handweaving products all over the archipelago is about 40 inches or less). This intrepid woman weaver is the only one who can produce woven material that wide. She uses commercial thread (not recycled thread) and produces blankets, bedsheets and bedcovers. Her loom occupies most of her house, with her warp virtually hanging overhead throughout the house. We were astounded to see her spry and energetic, working on a large bedsheet OF kNE THREAD &OR THE KIND OF VERY RARE WIDTH of woven material that she produces, she should be awarded the Gawad Manlilikha by the NCCA. The last weavers we saw in Buhi had an atelier with about three looms using advanced weaving techniques producing thicker weaves. It was a family of male weavers led by a matriarch and they were busy making material for shoes. The designs and color combinations were very attractive. Before we left Buhi we went sightseeing at Lake Buhi, a l,600-hectare expanse of water, which provides natural irrigation and DRINKING WATER FOR "UHI 4HERE ARE SIGNIkCANT forested mountains in the area that are the watersheds that bring abundant and good quality drinking water to the town. The next day we drove to Camarines Norte,

passing Daet, the capital, to go to Labo to visit the Labo Progressive Multi-Purpose Cooperative, a governmentSPONSORED OUTkT THAT HAS A weaving center where weavers in the neighborhood can weave on individually assigned looms. The weaving center was very comfortable for the weavers, with high ceilings, good ventilation and adequate lighting, something which is sometimes not found in the homes of the weavers. While Labo can weave abaca, piùa and silk, they were busy making sablay, or graduation sashes, using a blended woven material of piùa, abaca and polyester. Everyone was busy (about 15 looms) to deliver an order of 6,200 sablays for Bicol University. Four thousand had already been made, but the 1,200 pending was still a tall order. Camarines Norte is pineapple country, producing the Formosa variety of pineapples (they also call it Queen), and using the leaves of the pineapple to produce PIÄA kBER FOR WEAVING 4HEY HAVE BEEN REALLY quiet about their ability to do piùa weaving that people outside Camarines Norte tend to forget it too has piùa woven material. From Naga where we based ourselves for two days, we went south to Legazpi and visited the Tabaco market where one sees all the handicrafts produced in the area. Legazpi is very much into abaca. We went to Malilipot, a nearby town and visited the Alemaùa Weaving Center of Salvacion Alemaùa, which is based in her home in a leafy neighborhood full of coconut trees, hibiscus and ferns. They make sinamay WHICH IS kNELY WOVEN ABACA AND macramÊ made from abaca or a combination of abaca and polyester for home decor. They ALSO WEAVE JUTE WHICH IS A VEGETABLE kBER THAT is quite strong and useful for bags and drapery. The Alemaùa Weaving Center produces very kNE WOVEN SINAMAY THAT IS USED BY FASHION designers for gowns and other clothing items. There were many designs using silk and polyester too for window shades, lamps, etc. Nearby was the Sola Handicraft Center with an array of abaca and jute bags as well as very attractive woven plastic bags that are very useful for heavy items. Again, we became heady from the gorgeous color combinations that the weavers come up with. In fact, these Bicol weavers seem to a have a natural talent for very pleasing color combinations. They supply bags to every tourist spot in the Philippines so they are a very busy group. We can say we found Bicol weavers to be thriving as far as work is concerned. We think they should raise their prices a bit to get a better return for their labor which is the rare kind in this modern world — handmade items. For the moment they are making a living, but they deserve a higher and better standard of living for their efforts. Bicol is a beautiful part of the Philippines — green, forested, full of creeks and RIVERS SIGNIkCANT MOUNTAINS AND THE ICONIC formidable, beautiful and dangerous Mayon 6OLCANO 7HEN WE kRST LAID EYES ON HER WHEN we landed in the morning, she was covered in clouds. When we saw her the next day, she was still behind clouds. But today at sunset from Legazpi Boulevard, she suddenly revealed herself all the way to her peak , which is a perfect cone, her slopes beautifully symmetrical on each side and her permanent brooding, mysterious presence making one look in awe at this wonder of Nature.

self-concept/#what-self-concept>. Self-image is how an individual likes to be pictured by others which sometimes may not jibe with his self-concept. “Self-concept is a more comprehensive evaluation of the self, based on how a person sees himself, values himself, thinks about himself, and feels about himself.� (McLeod, 2008). 3ELF EFkCACY “refers to an individual’s judgments� of his/her their own abilities, unlike self-concept which is more general since it includes “both cognitive (thoughts about) and affective (feelings about) judgments about oneself.� (Bong & Clark, )NlUENCING SELF CONCEPT is self-awareness, a component of self-concept which “involves conscious awareness of one’s own thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and traits.� (Cherry, 2018a). Some level of self-awareness in a person is necessary to have a fully developed self-concept (and one that is based on reality). <https://positivepsychology program. com/ self-concept/#what-self-concept>. /BJECTIVE DISTANCE 4OWARD A SELF CONCEPT Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will

cause your angels to sing.� (August Wilson) One arrives at a more realistic self-concept through objective distance — “the process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea, such as about one’s self without allowing feelings or opinions to affect oneself.� <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction ary/ english/critical-thinking>. Here’s what goes on in an all girls’ school semestral two-hour “Know Thyself� session. A facilitator has each of us 15 girls sit in front of a person’s half body with a blank face (no eyes, ears and nose) and made of cartolina, pinned to a chair in front of each one of us. The facilitator instructs us to describe the facial features we like to have, which we drew on the blank face. Next, we wrote the trait we wished we have on a post-it paper and hung it on any part of the half body before us. Below each trait, we wrote our actions drawn from the trait. The middle teeners we were then, consulting with seatmates about our behavior, made the sessions very lively. Questions seatmates posed to

us during consultations made US RElECT ON OURSELVES 7E GAIN clarity on what qualities we need to develop to be more likely the kind of person we wish to be. Our sessions closed with us listing traits we had been clarified about and need to develop, the actions we should modify — all aimed at shaping us into being the person we wish to be. These sessions developed in me a reflective mind, distancing myself from bias — on what I fail to do and to which I commit to develop with a firm resolve — to think and act as the kind of person I wish to be. Deep thinking and judging oneself without bias, independent from feelings of self-worth, has instilled a habit of mind to assess myself from an objective distance. 4HIS HABIT OF MIND TO RElECT ON oneself and what actions to take, if any, helps form a healthy selfconcept. “Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness...�. <https://www.goodreads. com/quotes/tag/self-esteem>.

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The future women want: Free of violence

AMBIENT VOICES

MA. ISABEL ONGPIN

BY MAUREEN KANGERE KAMPALA (IPS): Bakera excelled in school. As a girl who grew up in a rural, poor community, she had, against all odds, realized her education goals and was elated to go to the capital city, Kampala where she would now work. 3HE HAD STUDIED 3TATISTICS m A kELD WHERE women were few. She knew many girls and women over the years who either didn’t have a chance at education or who dropped out. Bakera saw the common threads of women’s experience that limited them. In her small hilly village, she had seen many Aunties, physically abused by their husbands and resolved to get educated as she believed this was her way out. !T HER kRST JOB "AKERA WAS EXCITED TO work for a Company where she would be THEIR kRST FEMALE 3TATISTICIAN HIRE %XCITED about this experience, Bakera worked with PASSION !T HER COMPANY SHE SAW kRST HAND the sexual harassment that her female colleagues were experiencing. She realized that what she had experienced while at the university was happening at work now,. In her Kampala neighborhood, Bakera regularly heard women scream for help; one morning the noise was so loud it startled Bakera out of her sleep. It was her next-door neighbor who was being beaten by her husband calling for “help.� Bakera couldn’t sit by, she went to their door, knocked loudly. Her neighbor was badly beaten and needed medical care. She took her to the hospital for medical attention where they spent the day nursing her to health. Bakera had to explain her absence to her employer — but didn’t feel she could

be honest without putting her job on the line. It was a turning point for Bakera — she felt that the violence was too much. She thought about how so many women’s lives WERE INTERRUPTED BY VIOLENCE 3HE RElECTED on what it meant for women who were in intimate partner relationships and the constant fear they lived in — without control over their own bodies, sexuality or even to be able to feel safe at home – a most basic right every person should have. Bakera’s experience is one we can all identify with and relate to. When someone asks: Why should we care about equality? Why should we care about violence against women? We must care because violence against women and girls is a profound symbol of gender inequality and social injustice. It hurts women and girls’ bodies, minds and hearts, prevents participation, hinders social and economic development and costs families, communities and nations. No one should have to live in fear. While more women enter the workforce, let us think about whether they can enjoy their most basic human right of safety in both private and public spaces. When women as a group are at risk for violence because they are women, this means it is not just a result of an individual woman’s behavior or choices — it means that the violence is systemic. This means that the systems — social, legal, economic, educational — ignore, allow and perpetuate the inequality that allows violence against women to happen. These systems are upheld by norms — or our individual and collective beliefs and actions. Inequality and violence against

women is the norm — but just like Bakera, we need to ask: Is this normal? Addressing negative norms through approaches like SASA! means helping communities identify and question unspoken barriers to women’s empowerment. Rather than focus on negative norms, we can encourage communities to explore how POSITIVE POWER CAN BENEkT BOTH WOMEN and men in intimate partner relationships and enhance wellbeing. #Metoo and #AidToo campaigns and other programs are further breaking the silence, revealing that regardless of their location and achievements, women are still at risk. According to World Health Organization, 1 in 3 women is likely to experience physical or sexual violence, making this a public health issue that requires many voices and actions to create change so every girl and women live free of violence. !S THE WORLD RElECTS ON GENDER EQUALITY this International Women’s Day, guided by the theme, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change� how can we challenge ourselves — as individuals and collectively — to question the norms and systems that keep women down. What do we need to question within ourselves? Within our workplaces? Within our communities? How can you speak out and start to create an environment that supports nonviolence and equality? How can we get more creative and innovate to advance gender equality? How about we each take more action to increase men’s accountability to women’s basic human rights? How can we commit, this Women’s Day to stop tolerating any form of violence.

Q STEINBOCK FROM A5

China - A critical global growth engine national cooperation by the One Road One Belt initiative that’s fueling 21st century globalization. According to Gallup’s new Rating World Leaders, US leadership approval ratings have plunged, while China’s leadership is gaining more clout. Irrespective of Washington’s trade

wars, Chinese reforms will prevail.

The original version of this article was released by China Daily amid the opening of China’s ‘Two Sessions’ on March 5, 2019. Dr. Dan Steinbock, who writes a regu-

lar column for The Manila Times on Mondays, is the founder of Difference Group and has served at the India, China and America Institute (US), Shanghai Institute for International Studies (China) and the EU Center (Singapore). For more, see http:// www.differencegroup.net/

Regions No graduation rites contribution – BARMM PCSO hits LGUs, police over jueteng in Vizcaya ˜ The Manila Times

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MARAWI CITY: The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) warned public schools officials not to collect any contribution for graduation rites. Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal issued a memorandum order to all School Division superintendents of BARMM prohibiting public schools and officials from collecting any contribution for graduation rites in the new Bangsamoro region. BARMM’s education ministry Memorandum Order 003, dated March 6, 2019, reiterated the prohibition of collecting contributions and other fees for graduation rites pursuant to a Department of Education Order in 2010 which prohibits public school heads, teachers and other school personnel from collecting any kind of contribution for graduation rites. Many parents in the Islamic city of Marawi and the entire Lanao del Sur, whose children will be graduating this year,

were worried over contributions that public schools here were collecting from graduating students. In Iligan City, displaced parents complained that they were asked to contribute certain amounts for their children’s graduation allegedly to cover some projects of the Parents and Teachers Association. The parents, who asked not to be named for fear that school authorities might not allow their children to graduate, said contribution should not be compulsory for some might not have enough money to share. They said Grade 6 students in one public school here were required by the school principal to pay P500 allegedly to cover expenses on certain projects aside from other fees. They lamented that while there were parents who could afford for the contribution, “many of us cannot because we are evacuees. That is why we enroll our children in this public school because we are internally displaced persons.� MASIDING NOOR YAHYA

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OLANO, Nueva Vizcaya: The Nationwide Inter-Branch Security Monitoring (NIBSM) of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) expressed dismay over some local government unit (LGU) officials and the police for their failure to stop the operation of jueteng (illegal numbers game) in the province. Retired Marine Maj. Manuel Fraginal, PCSO-NIBSM chief, identified GlobalTech Mobile Online Corp. (GMOC or GlobalTech) including its alleged protectors as the operator of the illegal numbers game in Nueva Vizcaya. “I have personally warned a barangay (village) chairman in Bayombong town. We will reveal all their names in due time,� he said. Fraginal was in this town to monitor the activities of King’s Gaming Corp. (KGC), PCSO’s only authorized agent firm

for Small Town Lottery (STL), which started its operation on May 9, 2017. However, he said, GlobalTech was actively operating without PCSO authorization and was not questioned by authorities in the province. Marlon Gauiran, KGC general manager, said before their entry in the province to operate STL under PCSO, GlobalTech was already in the province, but did not conduct operation yet for lack of authority. “The GMOC did some tests operation in the latter part of

January this year and continued recruitment of bet collectors until &EBRUARY AND kNALLY WENT FULL blast jueteng operation on February 26,� Gauiran said. Fraginal said that on January 18, PCSO General Manager AlexANDER "ALUTAN ISSUED A CERTIkCAtion that the Deed of Authority dated April 2, 2014, issued to GlobalTech by the PCSO Board to operate Peryahan ng Bayan in various provinces, was already terminated on March 31, 2016. GlobalTech reportedly failed to remit to the PCSO over P506 million, including penalties, for operating then Peryahan ng Bayan. He said the termination of GlobalTech’s Deed of Authority also applied nationwide and in Nueva Vizcaya, “thus, GlobalTech’s operation here of its numbers game is illegal.� �What was saddening is that the illegal numbers game in Nueva Vizcaya and other provinces under GlobalTech is being protected by certain corrupt politicians and of-

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kCERS OF THE 0HILIPPINE .ATIONAL Police,� Fraginal said. He said jueteng was rampant in the provinces of Pangasinan, Rizal, Catanduanes, Palawan, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Bohol, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, South Cotabato and Zamboanga del Sur, and in 1UEZON #ITY BUT THE MAYORS AND POLICE OFkCERS DID NOTHING TO STOP its illegal operation. Last week, two Pangasinan mayors, a vice mayor, three POLICE OFkCERS TWO VILLAGE CHAIRmen, and 12 others were accused BEFORE THE /FkCE OF THE /MBUDSman for allegedly protecting and operating jueteng. “Now in Nueva Vizcaya, GlobalTech is illegally operating and trying to compete with the PCSOauthorized KGC,� Fraginal said. Meanwhile, Police Col. Samson Kimmayong, Nueva Vizcaya police COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFkCER SAID they would look into the alleged operation of GlobalTech.

Husband who SISTER OF CEBU ‘BIG TIME’ PUSHER SHOT DEAD kills cheating wife may not be imprisoned Dear PAO, My friend is in his first year of studying DEAR PAO criminology. He told me PERSIDA and our other ACOSTA friends that their professor shared with their class a story in which the husband killed his wife, whom he caught in the act of sexual intercourse with her paramour. The husband was not convicted or imprisoned. Is this legally possible? We really thought that when a husband kills his wife, that is parricide, which is penalized with imprisonment. Please enlighten me on this matter. Balong Dear Balong, Generally, a husband may be held criminally liable for the crime of parricide with the penalty of imprisonment if he takes the life of his wife. As provided for under Article 246 of the Revised Penal Code: “Any person who shall kill his father, mother, or child, whether legitimate or illegitimate, or any of his ascendants, or descendants, or his spouse, shall be guilty of parricide and shall be punished by the penalty of reclusion perpetua xxx.� (Emphasis supplied) However, a husband who, having surprised by his spouse in sexual intercourse with another person, may only be held liable for destierro and not imprisonment. This is explicitly stated under Article 247 of the said law: g$EATH OR PHYSICAL INJURIES INlICTED UNDER EXceptional circumstances. — Any legally married person who having surprised his spouse in the act of committing sexual intercourse with another person, shall kill any of them or both of them in THE ACT OR IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER OR SHALL INlICT upon them any serious physical injury, shall suffer the penalty of destierro. g)F HE SHALL INlICT UPON THEM PHYSICAL INJURIES of any other kind, he shall be exempt from punishment.� (Emphasis supplied) It bears stressing, though, that these elements must be clearly proven by the husband. As ruled by the Supreme Court in the case of People vs. Oyanib (GR 130634-35, March 12, 2001, Ponente: former associate justice Bernardo Pardo): “xxx Accused must prove these elements by clear and convincing evidence, otherwise his defense would be untenable. “The death caused must be the proximate result of the outrage overwhelming the accused after chancing upon his spouse in the act OF INkDELITY 3IMPLY PUT THE KILLING BY THE HUSBAND OF HIS WIFE MUST CONCUR WITH HER lAGRANT ADULTERY u We hope that we were able to answer your queries. This advice is based solely on the facts you have narrated and our appreciation of the same. Our opinion may vary when other facts are changed or elaborated.

Editor’s note: Dear PAO is a daily column of the 0UBLIC !TTORNEY S /FkCE 1UESTIONS FOR #HIEF !COSTA may be sent to dearpao@manilatimes.net

THE sister of arrested high value drug target, Jocelyn Encila, was shot dead by two gunmen, while getting down from a taxi in Barangay Labogon, Mandaue City on Wednesday. The fatality, who was also in the drug watchlist of the police, was identified as Janelyn Encila, 31.  Initial investigation revealed that Janelyn was getting off a taxi at about 7 p.m. in Sitio Caimito when the gunmen arrived and fired shots at her. Janelyn sustained gunshot wounds on her neck, chest and body. She died on the spot. The victim was with her girlfriend, her niece and her 15-yearold daughter in the taxi.Â

 Witnesses said the gunmen fled on board a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle.  Police Col. Julian Entoma, Mandaue City Police Office director, said Janelyn just came from Consolacion town in Cebu. The assailants apparently knew where she lived and they waited for her to come home. Scene of the Crime Operatives found three empty shells of caliber .45 pistol at the crime scene. Entoma said Janelyn, on Monday, reported to the Mandaue City Police Station 3 that two armed men searched her house looking for illegal drugs. But she did not file a blotter be-

cause she alleged the armed men were police officers without a search warrant. She requested for security escorts, but the police officer refused, saying: “We can only investigate if there is any irregularity, but I sent policemen to patrol the area.  Entoma told The Manila Times that Janelyn was on their drugwatch list together with Jocelyn since November 2018. “She (Janelyn) is a newly-identified high value target,â€? Entoma added.  Jocelyn was arrested in a buybust last Sunday in Consolacion. Janelyn has denied that she was involved in the illegal drugs trade and claimed that the

police officers planted the drugs during her sister’s buy-bust.  Jocelyn was pointed as the source of drug suspect Elymar Ancajas, who yielded nine extra-large packs of shabu, about 18 kilograms, estimated to value P122.4 million.  Police said Jocelyn told the poseur-buyer to get the shabu from her parents, Marcial and Marilyn, at the Green Valley Subdivision, in Barangay Casili, Consolacion.  Police seized five packs of shabu, weighing 10 kilograms wor th P68 million from Jocelyn’s parents who were also arrested by the police on Sunday.  RHEA RUTH ROSELL

Manhunt continues for Cebu fugitive

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Nationinbriefs NEGROS OCC DECLARED COAL FREE BACOLOD CITY: Gov. Alfredo MaraĂąon Jr. signed an Executive Order on Wednesday titled, “An order declaring the province of Negros Occidental as a source of clean and renewable energy and a coal- free province.â€? Part of the order said, “Negros Occidental shall continue to pursue clean and renewable energy projects, opposing the entry or establishment of any coal-fired power plant.â€? A Provincial Renewable Energy Council will also be established to promote renewable energy programs in the province. Earlier on Wednesday, students gathered at the provincial capitol in Bacolod City to oppose the proposed coal-fired power plant in San Carlos City. Negros Island has been a center of renewable energy in the Philippines, hosting solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal energy power plants. Last year, Gov. Roel Degamo of Negros Oriental was the first to declare his province as coal-free. The two provinces in Negros Island join Ilocos Norte, Guimaras, Sorsogon, Masbate and Ozamiz City as coal-free areas in the country. EUGENE Y. ADIONG

DAR AWARDS TITLES, MACHINERY TO SURIGAO DEL SUR FARMERS TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur: The Department of Agrarian Reform in Surigao del Sur (DAR-Surigao Sur) has awarded certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) and handed over farm equipment and machinery to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) during a gathering dubbed as 2019 ARB Summit

THE Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) launched a manhunt for the arrest of self-confessed hitman Jinnefer Mercader, who escaped from the Medellin District Jail in north Cebu on Tuesday. “We received a report from the BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) that a high value target escaped from jail at about 7 p.m.,� Police Brig. Gen. Debold Sinas, PRO-7 director, said. 3INAS SAID THEY HAVE DETAILED POLICE OFkCERS FROM the Special Weapons and Tactics to temporarily guard the Medellin District Jail. “He (Mercader) is armed and dangerous,� Sinas added. Mercader, 44, of Malaybalay in Bukidnon, and a former punong barangay (village chairman) of Lugo, on Thursday here. More than 1,000 ARBs from various towns in Surigao del Sur joined the gathering graced by top officials of DAR, including Undersecretary Karlo Bello, Undersecretary Emily Padilla and DAR-Caraga Regional Director Leomides Villareal. Victor Canda, officer in charge-Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer of DAR-Surigao Sur, said a total of 18 ARBOs from nine towns and one city in Surigao del Sur formally received farm machinery and equipment. The 18 ARBOs had a standing member of 2,273 ARBs, he added. In the same gathering, a total of 238 CLOAs covering 377.6322 hectares of agricultural lands were distributed to 232 new farmerbeneficiaries. Meanwhile, Villareal said thousands of hectares of government lands in Surigao del Sur already devoted to agricultural production by farmers would be eligible for coverage in agrarian reform once Executive Order 75 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 15 is fully implemented. ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ

10 NPAS SURRENDER IN SULTAN KUDARAT CAMP SIONGCO, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao: At least 10 New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents surrendered to the Marines on Tuesday, saying they got exhausted with the relentless operations by the military against them. Maj. Arvin Encinas, spokesman for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the former rebels voluntarily surrendered to Lt. Col. Oliver Baylon, commanding officer of the 1st Marine Battalion Landing Team-7 (MBLT-7). The group has been harassing the Teduray community in Upi, Maguindanao. The surrenderers belonged to NPA squad Primera led by Cesar Marcos Manguda, alias Commander Amina/Alas, of the Cherry Mobile Platoon, GF73

Borbon town in Cebu was arrested on Sept. 2, 2017 FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS CASE AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF kREARMS Sinas said Mercader had connections with politicians. He added that the fugitive was a self-confessed hitman who have killed about 30 people, allegedly suspects of theft, robbery and illegal drugs in Cebu. But he did not reveal who were behind the killings. Jail Insp. Rolly Bandeling, spokesman for BJMP7, said Mercader climbed the fence near the female dormitory, which was under construction at about 7 p.m., and disappeared. Mercader’s escape was discovered after the headcount on Tuesday night. The Medellin District Jail had 575 male and female inmates. RHEA RUTH ROSELL operating in the towns of Lebak and Kalamansig, all in Sultan Kudarat. They also turned over two AK47 rifles, one M16 rifle, one hand grenade and assorted ammunition. Last February 22, five former NPA rebels of Dulangan-Manobo Tribe also surrendered to MBLT-2 and received immediate assistance under the Enhance Comprehensive Local Integration Program. The former rebels were currently undergoing custodial debriefing, and if found to be eligible, they would be given assistance through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program. JULMUNIR I. JANNARAL

ABU SAYYAF MEMBER WANTED FOR KIDNAPPING NABBED IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay: An alleged notorious Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) sub-leader, long wanted for several kidnapping activities, was arrested with firearms and ammunition on Tuesday in the outskirts of this capital town. Police Col. Redentor Robusta, Zamboanga Sibugay Police commander, identified the suspect as Maldimar Mahmor, subject of the search warrant for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. His group operates in Ipil and its adjacent towns of Naga, Surabay, Tungawan and Kabasalan. Recovered from him were high-powered firearms, a rocket propelled grenade launcher, a hand grenade, an M-16 Armalite rifle and a caliber .38 revolver. Mahmor also served as ASG liaison officer and facilitator in several areas of Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte, and was allegedly involved in the kidnapping of former Naga town mayor Salome Adan and a Duterte couple in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte. ANTONIO P. RIMANDO

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Duterte defends Eleazar BY CATHERINE S. VALENTE

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RESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte took the cudgels FOR .ATIONAL #APITAL 2EGION 0OLICE /FkCE (NCRPO) chief Dir. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, who was criticized for manhandling a Pasay City POLICE OFkCER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED EXTORTION

)N A SPEECH DURING THE FIRST %LEAZAR DID THE RIGHT THING ANNIVERSARY OF THE 0RESIDENTIAL “)LAN NA LANG NATITIRA !NTI #ORRUPTION #OMMISSION ON NA PURO MATITINO NA 7EDNESDAY NIGHT $UTERTE SAID +AYA ITONG PULIS EV-

ERYDAY THERE S ALWAYS AN IDIOT .AHUHULI @9UNG ISA WAS BEING ANO NI %LEAZAR (E WAS CRITICIZED FOR THAT (OW MANY POLICE OFkCERS DO STILL HAVE INTEGRITY )N THE POLICE FORCE THERE S ALWAYS AN IDIOT 4HEY GET ARRESTED /NE WAS BEING SCOLDED BY %LEAZAR (E WAS CRITICIZED FOR THAT u $UTERTE SAID “3ABIHIN MO KAY %LEAZAR OKAY @ YUN %H ANO BA NAMAN YUNG GANUN GANON 3ABIHIN MO ) HAVE HIS BACK COVERED 4ELL %LEAZAR THAT S ALL RIGHT

7HAT S WRONG WITH THAT 4ELL HIM ) HAVE HIS BACK COVERED u HE ADDED %LEAZAR LOST HIS COOL WHEN HE CONFRONTED 0OLICE /FFICER -ARLO 1UIBETE ON 7EDNESDAY (E GRABBED THE POLICE OFkCER BY THE SHIRT AND SHOOK HIM VIOLENTLY 1UIBETE A MEMBER OF THE %ASTERN 0OLICE $ISTRICT S %0$ $RUG %NFORCEMENT 5NIT WAS ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY DEMANDING 0

FROM A DRUG SUSPECT %LEAZAR APOLOGIZED FOR HIS BEHAVIOR BUT SAID HIS ACTION WAS JUSTIkED “(UMIHINGI AKO NG PAUMANHIN KUNG HINDI KO NAKONTROL PERO ANG MGA TAONG @YAN ANG DAHILAN KUNG BAKIT TAYO NASISIRA 0ARA SA AKIN D A P A T LANG NA GANUN ANG TRATO SA MGA TIWALI ) APOLOGIZE FOR L O S I N G M Y

COOL BUT POLICEMEN LIKE HIM TARNISH OUR REPUTATION SO HE DESERVES IT u HE SAID 4HE .#20/ CHIEF JUSTIkED HIS OUTBURST AND HOPED IT WOULD SERVE AS A gSTERN WARNINGu FOR POLICE OFkCERS &OLLOWING THE INCIDENT %LEAZAR ORDERED THE IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF %0$ CHIEF 0OLICE "RIG 'EN "ERNABE "ALBA AND 0ASAY #ITY 0OLICE CHIEF 0OLICE #OL .OEL &LORES CITING COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY

Power rates up in March 4(% -ANILA %LECTRIC #O -ERALCO WILL HIKE ITS RATES IN -ARCH BY 0 PER KILOWATT HOUR K7H BRINGING THE COST OF ELECTRICITY TO 0 PER K7H FROM 0 PER K7H 4YPICAL HOUSEHOLDS THAT CONSUME K7H WILL SEE AN INCREASE OF 0 IN THEIR -ARCH BILL 4HOSE WHO CONSUME K7H WILL SEE AN INCREASE OF 0 FOR THOSE WHO CONSUME K7H 0 AND FOR THOSE WHO CONSUME K7H 0 -ERALCO ATTRIBUTED THE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO LOWER GENERATION CHARGE PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF LOWER CHARGES FROM PLANTS UNDER THE POWER SUPPLY AGREEMENTS 4RANSMISSION CHARGE WENT UP BY 0 PER K7H FOR THE PERIOD BECAUSE OF HIGHER !NCILLARY 3ERVICE #HARGES FROM THE .ATIONAL 'RID #ORP OF THE 0HILIPPINES 4AXES AND OTHER CHARGES ALSO ROSE BY 0 PER K7H JORDEENE B. LAGARE

MAHATHIR IN MANILA

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (center) stands next to Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada (left) during the laying of wreath at the Rizal Monument at Rizal Park. Mahathir is on a three-day visit in Manila.

LOTTO SALES DROP — PCSO THE Philippine Charity SweepSTAKES /FkCE 0#3/ ON 4HURSDAY SAID SALES OF ,OTTO PRODUCTS FOR &EBRUARY DROPPED BUT THESE WERE EXPECTED TO PICK UP IN THE NEXT MONTHS g3ALES FOR THE MONTH OF &EBRUARY DECLINED BY PERCENT REGISTERING ONLY 0 SALES COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR WITH 0 u 0#3/ 'ENERAL -ANAGER !LEXANDER "ALUTAN SAID (E SAID THE DECLINE WAS ONLY TEMPORARY SINCE THE LOTTERY PRODUCTS WERE gJACKPOT DRIVEN u 5LTRA ,OTTO HAD THE HIGHEST DROP PERCENT WITH ONLY 0 SALES COMPARED WITH THE 0 SALES LAST YEAR )T WAS FOLLOWED BY ,OTTO WHICH DIPPED BY PERCENT AND WHICH HAD SALES OF

0 FROM 0 SALES LAST YEAR -EGA ,OTTO 0 FROM 0 3UPER ,OTTO 0 FROM 0 AND 'RAND ,OTTO 0 FROM 0 g,OTTO GAMES ARE JACKPOT DRIVEN SALES 4HE BIGGER THE JACKPOT PRIZE THE HIGHER THE SALES "UT WE ARE EXPECTING SALES TO PICK UP IN THE SUCCEEDING MONTHS u "ALUTAN SAID !S FOR DIGIT GAMES $IGITS REGISTERED THE HIGHEST DECLINE BY PERCENT TO 0 F R O M 0 F O L LOWED BY %: BY PERCENT TO 0 FROM 0 $IGITS BY PERCENT TO 0 FROM 0 AND $IGITS BY PERCENT TO 0

FROM 0 +ENO SALES ALSO DECLINED BY PERCENT FROM 0 TO 0 )N *ANUARY "ALUTAN REPORTED A 0 OVERALL SALES FOR ,OTTO AND DIGIT GAMES WHICH WAS PERCENT LOWER COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR 4HE 0#3/ CHIEF SAID THE AGENCY WAS NOT EXPECTING HIGHER REVENUES THIS YEAR AS SALES WOULD LIKELY PLATEAU BUT IT WOULD BE AN ACHIEVEMENT TO MAINTAIN THE 0 BILLION GENERATED LAST YEAR g4HERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING OUR CAPABILITY BUT SALES WILL DEkNITELY PICK UP IN THE COMING MONTHS WHEN THE JACKPOT PRIZE INCREASE u "ALUTAN SAID !RNEL #ASAS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE GAMING SECTOR

SAID ONE REASON FOR THE LOW SALES WAS THE LACK OF A HUGE JACKPOT PRIZE g!NOTHER REASON THAT CONTRIBUTES TO LOW SALES IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 4RAIN OR 4AX 2EFORM FOR !CCELERATION AND )NCLUSION ,AW WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO COUNTER WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF @baliktaya u #ASAS ADDED 5NDER THE 4RAIN ,AW LOTTERY TICKETS ARE SUBJECT TO HIGHER DOCUMENT STAMP TAX PROMPTING 0#3/ TO IMPOSE A NEW PRICE SCHEME FOR ,OTTO AND OTHER GAMING TICKET PRICES FROM 0 TO 0 0 TO 0 AND 0 TO 0 4HE LAW ALSO IMPOSED A PERCENT TAX ON WINNINGS OF MORE THAN 0 FROM ,OTTO +ENO 3MALL 4OWN ,OTTERY SWEEPSTAKES AND OTHER 0#3/ PRODUCTS

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IN HIS CAPABILITY AND SINCERITY IN SERVING THE NATION “-ARAMING SALAMAT PO SA DUMARAMI NATING KABABAYAN NA NAGTITIWALA SA AKING KAKAYAHAN AT INTENSYON NA MAG SERBISYO NG TAPAT AT LUBOS +AYO PO ANG NAGSISILBING INSPIRASYON AT LAKAS SA AKIN UPANG DAGDAGAN ANG PAGSISIKAP NA MAIPAABOT SA MAS NAKARARAMI ANG MGA @SERBISYONG 4ATAK $UTERTE NA AKING IPAGPAPATULOY PARA SA KAPAKANAN NG BAWAT 0ILIPINO 4HANK YOU TO OUR COUNTRYMEN WHO TRUST MY CAPABILITY AND INTENTION TO SERVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY 9OU SERVE AS MY INSPIRATION AND STRENGTH TO TRY TO MAKE THE $UTERTE BRAND OF SERVICE REACH A GREATER NUMBER OF &ILIPINOS u HE ADDED 'O REITERATED HIS GRATITUDE TO HIS MENTOR 0RESIDENT 2ODRIGO $UTERTE WHO HAD VOUCHED FOR HIS INTEGRITY AND ENDORSED HIS CANDIDACY “ -ALAKI ANG TIWALA NG ATING MGA KABABAYAN KAY 0ANGULONG $UTERTE NA PINAGSILBIHAN KO SA LOOB NG MAHIGIT NA TAON KAYA T HINDI MATATAWARAN ANG TULONG NG KANYANG PAGSUPORTA SA AKING KANDIDATURA /UR COUNTRYMEN TRUST 0RESIDENT 2ODRIGO $UTERTE

WHOM ) HAD SERVED FOR MORE THAN YEARS SUCH THAT HIS SUPPORT FOR MY CANDIDACY CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED u HE SAID AS HE VOWED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES OF THE $UTERTE ADMINISTRATION “)PAGPAPATULOY PO NATIN ANG TUNAY NA PAGBABAGO NA SINIMULAN NG ATING 0ANGULONG $UTERTE 7E WILL CONTINUE THE GENUINE CHANGE UNDER 0RESIDENT $UTERTE u HE ADDED $ESPITE HIS STRONG SHOWING IN THE SURVEY 'O SAID IT WAS NOT TIME TO REST ADDING HE WOULD WORK DOUBLE TIME TO PURSUE HIS CAMPAIGN AND HELP THE UNFORTUNATE PARTICULARLY kRE VICTIMS “4ULAD PO NG PANGAKO KO KAHIT SAANG ESKINITA PAPASUKIN KO PARA MATULUNGAN ANG MGA NANGANGAILANGAN !S ) PROMISED ) WILL ENTER THE SMALLEST ALLEY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED u HE ADDED 'O HAS BEEN VISITING kRE VICTIMS TO HELP THEM IN BETWEEN HIS BUSY CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE “-AS IMPORTANTE SA AKIN ANG MAKATULONG AT MAKAPAGSERBISYO SA TAO HIGIT PA SA PANGANGAMPANYA (ELPING AND SERVING PEOPLE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CAMPAIGNING u HE SAID

-EANWHILE 'O REITERATED HIS APPEAL TO HIS SUPPORTERS TO REFRAIN FROM POSTING CAMPAIGN MATERIALS IN UNAUTHORIZED AREAS AND TO FOLLOW THE LAW )T WOULD EVEN BE BETTER ACCORDING TO 'O IF HIS SUPPORTERS WOULD USE FUNDS INTENDED FOR HIS CAMPAIGN MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LIKE PLYWOOD AND OTHER RELIEF GOODS FOR kRE VICTIMS (E REITERATED HIS COMMITMENT TO ABIDE BY ELECTION LAWS AND PLAY FAIR g#LEAN AND HONEST ELECTIONS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE TRADEMARK OF THE 0RESIDENT EVEN WHEN HE WAS STILL MAYOR OF $AVAO #ITY AND IT WILL BE THE HALLMARK OF THIS ADMINISTRATION !T SAAN MAN AKO DALHIN NG TADHANA MANALO MAN O HINDI LALABAN TAYO NG PATAS AT NAAAYON SA batas 7HEREVER DESTINY BRINGS ME A WIN OR A LOSS WE LL kGHT FAIR AND ACCORDING TO THE LAW u 'O SAID )N THE SAME 373 SURVEY &RANCIS 4OLENTINO 'O S FELLOW 0$0 ,ABAN CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR AND FORMER -ALACAÄANG ADVISER FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS RECEIVED THE BIGGEST INCREASE IN RATINGS AS HE JUMPED TO TH PLACE FROM HIS PREVIOUS RANKING OF ND IN *ANUARY

Bong Go RANKING WITH PERCENT CONDUCTED BY THE SAME SURVEY kRM IN *AN TO AND COMING FROM A TH TO TH RANKING BACK IN $ECEMBER 2EELECTIONIST 3EN 'RACE 0OE ,LAMANZARES RETAINED HER LEAD IN THE 373 SURVEY FOLLOWED BY FELLOW REELECTIONIST 3EN #YNTHIA 6ILLAR &ORMER SENATOR 0ILAR *ULIANA g0IAu #AYETANO WHO PLACED THIRD IN *ANUARY DROPPED TO FOURTH SPOT #AYETANO WAS FOLLOWED BY -ANUEL g,ITOu ,APID REELECTIONISTS *UAN %DGARDO g3ONNYu !NGARA -A ,OURDES .ANCY "INAY AND *OSE g*INGGOYu %SRTRADA #OMPLETING THE TOP WERE FORMER )NTERIOR SECRETARY -ANUEL g-ARu 2OXAS ND RELEECTIONIST SENATORS "ENIGNO g"AMu !QUINO TH 2AMON g"ONGu 2EVILLA *R AND FORMER 0HILIPPINE .ATIONAL 0OLICE CHIEF 2ONALD g"ATOu DELA 2OSA 'O SAID HE WAS HUMBLED BY HIS CONSISTENT RISE IN SURVEY RESULTS (E THANKED THE PEOPLE FOR TRUSTING

Pinay exposes plight of HK foreign maids HONG KONG: The case of a Filipino woman domestic worker in Hong Kong who was sacked after being diagnosed with cervical cancer — leaving her without healthcare — shines a light on the exploitation of tens of thousands of foreign women who toil as maids in the wealthy city. A single mother of five, Baby Jane Allas was 38 when she was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer in January. Then came a new gut punch — a letter from her employers terminating her service, and with it any hope of getting her medical expenses covered under Hong Kong law. “Reason[s] for termination (if any): Diagnosed with cervical cancer,” read the letter, which was seen by Agence France-Presse. Allas was floored. Her firing was likely illegal and she is launching a challenge. But once sacked she instantly lost the right to healthcare — and had just two weeks to leave the city. “I want to finish my contract... because I have five children, only me, I am [a] single mother,” Allas said, her voice breaking as tears ran down her face.

Women like Allas are the bedrock of Hong Kong’s households. Nearly 370,000 domestic helpers work in the city — mostly poor women from the Philippines and Indonesia — often performing menial tasks for low wages while living in poor conditions. City authorities say the system is fair and that abuses are rare. But rights campaigners say domestic helpers are routinely exploited, with laws providing them little protection. Local rights group Justice Centre Hong Kong estimates as many as 1 in 6 maids work in conditions that constitute forced labor. Last year, the US State Department placed Hong Kong on par with Thailand and Afghanistan in its annual human trafficking rankings partly because of the lack of protections offered to maids. Experts say steep agency fees, a requirement for maids to live with their employers, a minimum monthly wage of just $575 and rules that require fired domestic workers to quickly depart the city leave maids acutely vulnerable to abusive or unscrupulous employers. AFP

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Govt: ‘Quality of work continuously progressing’ Unemployment, underemployment down in January

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EWER Filipinos were without jobs in January compared to a year earlier and the number of those looking for more work also improved, the government reported on Thursday.

2ESULTS OF THE 0HILIPPINE 3TATISTICS !UTHORITY S 03! LATEST ,ABOR &ORCE 3URVEY PUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT PERCENT ‡ DESCRIBED BY THE

National Economic and Development !UTHORITY .%$! AS THE LOWEST SINCE ‡ COMPARED TO PERCENT months earlier.

0UT ANOTHER WAY MILLION &ILIPINOS WERE WITHOUT WORK DOWN FROM MILLION IN *ANUARY LAST YEAR -EANWHILE THE UNDEREMPLOYED ‡ THOSE ALREADY WORKING BUT LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL JOBS LONGER WORKING HOURS ‡ WENT DOWN TO MILLION FROM MILLION PREVIOUSLY )N PERCENTAGE TERMS UNDEREMPLOYMENT IMPROVED TO PERCENT FROM PERCENT A YEAR EARLIER

g4HE OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROPORTION OF REMUNERATIVE WORK AND FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT AS WELL AS THE DECLINE IN UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND VULNERABLE EMPLOYMENT INDICATE THAT THE QUALITY OF WORK IN THE COUNTRY IS CONTINUOUSLY PROGRESSING u 3OCIOECONOMIC 0LANNING 3ECRETARY %RNESTO Pernia said in a statement.

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PH dollar reserves rise to 28-month high PLDT net income up 44% in ‘breakout year’ THE Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) rose to a 28-month high of $82.896 billion in February, a development the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) attributed to its foreign exchange operations and investment income plus foreign currency deposits by the government. The figure — the largest since October 2016’s $85.105 billion — was

also 0.49 percent and 3.06 percent higher, respectively, from January and a year ago, preliminary data released on Thursday showed. The month-on-month increase due “mainly to inflows arising from the BSP’s foreign exchange operations, net foreign currency deposits by the national government, and the BSP’s income from its investments abroad,â€?

the central bank said in a statement. These were partially tempered by national government payments for foreign exchange obligations as well as revaluation losses from the BSP’s gold holdings as global prices of the metal fell. The latest reserve level was enough to cover 7.3 months worth of imports, the same buffer as in January but lower than the 7.5 months posted a year

earlier. It was also equivalent to 6.3 times the country’s short-term external obligations due within one year and 4.1 times based on residual maturity. Net international reserves, which refer to the difference between GIR and total short-term liabilities, increased to $82.89 billion compared to $82.48 billion a month earlier. MAYVELIN U. CARABALLOÂ

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President Rodrigo Duterte administers the oath to newly-appointed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno during a ceremony in MalacaĂąan Palace on March 6, 2019. MALACANANG PHOTO

Tan to meet LT Group stockholders

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S of Dec. 31, 2018, Holcim Philippines Inc. (HPI) and its subsidiaries had 1,023 ofkCERS AND EMPLOYEES ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY S ANNUAL REPORT -OST OF THE RANK AND kLE WORKERS are members of their respective unions located in six places. (OLCIM S UNIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS La Union Cement Workers Union AND (OLCIM ,A 5NION 3UPERVISORY %MPLOYEES 5NION IN "ACNOTAN ,A Union; Holcim Philippines EmPLOYEES !SSOCIATION AND 5## "ULACAN 3UPERVISORY %MPLOYEES 5NION IN .ORZAGARAY "ULACAN (OLCIM ,UGAIT %MPLOYEES ,ABOR 5NION AND (OLCIM ,UGAIT 3UPERVISORS )NDEPENDENT 5NION IN ,UGAIT -ISAMIS /RIENTAL $AVAO (OLCIM %MPLOYEES Workers Union and Holcim Davao 3UPERVISORY )NDEPENDENT 5NION IN $AVAO #ITY (OLCIM 0APER "AG %MPLOYEES !SSOCIATION ‡ &&7 #HAPTER IN #ALUMPIT "ULACAN AND %XCEL #ONCRETE ,OGISTICS )NC 7ORKERS 5NION ‡ .ATIONAL 5NION OF "UILDING AND #ONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN .ORZAGARAY "ULACAN As of Dec. 31, 2018, Holcim and its units reported in a consolidated kNANCIAL kLING RETAINED EARNINGS OF 0 BILLION OF WHICH 0 BILLION WAS CLASSIkED AS gUNAPPROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS AS ADJUSTED ENDINGu 4HE AMOUNT INCLUDED P2.716 billion net income in 2018. Holcim had P3.675 billion

gUNAPPROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS AS ADJUSTED BEGINNINGu WHICH MEANS THIS IS AVAILABLE FOR declaration as dividend as it did in WHEN IT PAID ITS STOCKHOLDERS P2.71 billion dividend.

Ownership profile ! PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REPORT 0/2 AS OF $EC WHICH ,4 'ROUP )NC POSTED ON THE 03% WEBSITE NAMED 4ANGENT (OLDINGS #ORP AS PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDER WITH DIRECT OWNERSHIP OVER BILLION ,4 COMMON SHARES OR PERCENT 4HE PUBLIC STOCKHOLDERS WERE CREDITED WITH BILLION ,4 COMMON SHARES OR PERCENT ACCORDING TO THE SAME 0/2 ,4 'ROUP ARRIVED AT THE PUBLICS ,4 HOLDINGS AFTER DEDUCTING FROM THE COMPANY S AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK !#3 DIRECTLY OWNED BY DIRECTORS 4ANGENT S BILLION common shares; and Ma. Cecilia 0ESAYCO S COMMON SHARES 0ESAYCO IS ,4 'ROUP S CORPORATE SECRETARY !S IN ITS 0/2 ,4 'ROUP ALSO LIST-

ED 4ANGENT (OLDINGS WITH BILLION ,4 COMMON SHARES OR percent, as top stockholder in the roster of top 100 stockholders. 0#$ .OMINEE IS FAR .O WITH BILLION ,4 COMMON SHARES OR PERCENT WHICH IT HELD AS RECORD STOCKHOLDER FOR FOREIGNERS )T ALSO HELD FOR &ILIPINOS MILLION ,4 common shares, or 5.069 percent. ,4 'ROUP HAS LISTED ITS ENTIRE OUTSTANDING CAPITAL STOCK OF 10,821,388,889 common shares ON THE 0HILIPPINE 3TOCK %XCHANGE 4HE STOCK WAS LAST TRADED AT 0 on March 5, 2019. It recorded a DAY HIGH OF 0 ON *AN AND A MONTH S LOW OF 0 ON *AN

LT Group’s annual meeting ! PRELIMINARY INFORMATION STATEMENT 0)3 HAD ONLY FOUR INSTEAD OF kVE AS ,4 'ROUP S HIGHEST PAID EXECUTIVES NAMELY ,UCIO # 4AN CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFkCER -ICHAEL ' 4AN PRESIDENT *UANITA 4AN ,EE TREASURER AND 0ESAYCO !S A GROUP 4AN AND COMPANY WERE PAID IN SALARY OF 0 million, bonus of P620,000 and OTHER PAYS AND PERKS OF 0 MILLION )N THEY RECEIVED 0 MILLION AS SALARY 0 as bonus, and P2.875 million as OTHER OR ADDITIONAL PAYS AND PERKS

)N WHICH IS ONLY IN ITS THIRD MONTH ,4 'ROUP ESTIMATED THE FOUR HIGHEST PAID EXECUTIVES SALARY AT 0 MILLION THEIR BONUS AT 0 AND THEIR OTHER PAYS AND perks at P2,997,500. g!LL OTHER OFkCERS AND DIRECTORS AS A GROUP UNNAMEDu WERE PAID IN SALARY OF 0 MILLION BONUS OF 0 AND OTHER PAYS AND PERKS OF 0 MILLION )N THEY GOT THE SAME SALARY AND BONUS AS IN BUT THEIR OTHER PAYS AND PERKS WERE HIGHER AT 0 MILLION IN AND P7.225 million in 2017. )N AN EXPLANATORY NOTE ,4 'ROUP SAID THE AMOUNTS UNDER gOTHERSu REFERRING TO OTHER PAYS AND PERKS gINCLUDE PER DIEM AS DIRECTOR u In the same information stateMENT ,4 'ROUP SAID gA DIRECTOR OF THE #ORPORATION RECEIVES AN ALLOWance of P30,000 a month and a per DIEM OF 0 FOR EVERY COMMITTEE MEETING ATTENDED u g/THER THAN THE STATED ALLOWANCE and per diem of the directors, there ARE NO OTHER ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE OFkCERS TO THE CORPORATION u IT ADDED ,4 'ROUP WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING AT THE +ACHINA 2OOM OF #ENTURY 0ARK (OTEL AT A M ON -AY 7ILL #HAIRMAN 4AN BE PRESENT *UST ASKING

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0,$4 )NC ON 4HURSDAY DECLARED A gBREAKOUT YEARu as its main revenue streams POSTED ROBUST GROWTH Pro-forma core net income hit 0 BILLION LAST YEAR UP PERCENT FROM WHILE REPORTED NET INCOME SURGED PERCENT TO 0 BILLION FROM 0 BILLION 5NDER A NEW ACCOUNTING standard adopted for 2018, CORE NET INCOME WAS PERCENT HIGHER AT 0 BILLION WHILE REPORTED NET INCOME BALLOONED BY PERCENT TO P18.9 billion, the firm said in a press release. 4O ALLOW FOR gAPPLES TO APPLES COMPARISONu FIGURES USED IN THE STATEMENT WERE DErived from the previous PhilipPINE !CCOUNTING 3TANDARD INSTEAD OF THE NOW MANDATORY 0HILIPPINE &INANCIAL 2EPORTING 3TANDARD THE TELCO explained. g WAS A BREAKTHROUGH YEAR FOR 0,$4 WITH ALL OF ITS MAIN REVENUE BUSINESSES ‡ Home, Enterprise, and ConSUMER 7IRELESS BUSINESSES ‡ FIRING EACH REGISTERING ROBUST TOPLINE GROWTH u THE TELCO SAID Consolidated service revENUES ROSE PERCENT TO 0 BILLION NOT INCLUDING 0 BILLION FROM UNIT 6OYAGER )NNOVATIONS WHILE COMBINED REVENUES FROM MAIN BUSINESSES GREW BY PERCENT TO 0 BILLION g4HIS MARKS THE RETURN OF GROWTH IN OVERALL SERVICE REVENUES LAST RECORDED IN u 0,$4 SAID #OMPANY #HAIRMAN 0RESIDENT AND #%/ -ANUEL g-ANNYu 0ANGILINAN IN THE STATEMENT SAID THAT gAFTER PERSIStent efforts over the past three

YEARS TO EXECUTE OUR DIGITAL PIVOT WE HAVE RETURNED OUR Wireless Consumer business FIRMLY ON THE GROWTH PATH IN ALONGSIDE OUR (OME AND %NTERPRISE BUSINESS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY POSTING HEALTHY GROWTH RATES u g7ITH ALL CYLINDERS OF OUR REVENUE ENGINE NOW FIRING WE ARE POSITIONED TO THROTTLE INTO HIGH GEAR AND DO BETTER IN u HE ADDED 0,$4 ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS ALLOCATING ANOTHER gHISTORICu CAPEX OF 0 BILLION FOR THIS YEAR 0 BILLION HIGHER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR 0,$4 #HIEF &INANCIAL /FFICER !NNABELLE #HUA TOLD A BRIEFING THAT 0 BILLION OF THIS YEAR S CAPEX WOULD BE USED TO FINANCE THE GROUP S NETWORK PLATFORMS another P16 billion for the installation of modems for home SUBSCRIBERS 0 BILLION FOR MANPOWER AND OTHER CUSTOMER requirements, and P2 billion for data center expansions. g'IVEN THE POSITIVE TRENDS IN 2019 and our plans for 2019, WE EXPECT OUR TELCO CORE INCOME TO RISE TO 0 BILLION u 0ANGILINAN SAID IN THE STATEment, up P2 billion. #APEX GOING FORWARD HE TOLD THE BRIEFING WILL gPROBABLY w NOT BE AS HIGH w BUT IT WILL BE HIGH NO LONGER DOWN TO THE 0 BILLION AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST u 0,$4 SHARES FELL BY 0 OR 0.92 percent to close at P1,075 APIECE ON 4HURSDAY BUCKING A PERCENT GAIN FOR THE benchmark Philippine Stock %XCHANGE INDEX FROM A REPORT BY LISBET K. ESMAEL

Stock market buoyed anew by foreign buying 4(% STOCK MARKET RALLIED FOR A SECOND DAY ON 4HURSDAY ON CONTINUED INFLOWS OF FOREIGN FUNDS 4HE BELLWETHER 0HILIPPINE 3TOCK %XCHANGE INDEX 03%I ROSE BY PERCENT OR POINTS TO CLOSE AT WHILE THE WIDER !LL 3HARES ALSO GREW BY 0.77 percent or 36.89 points to kNISH AT %AGLE %QUITIES )NC RESEARCH H E A D # H R I S T O P H E R - A N G U N POINTED TO NET FOREIGN BUYING AS HAVING LIFTED THE 03%I A VIEW ECHOED BY 0 0 4RADE /NLINE SALES ASSOCIATE 'ABRIEL *OSE 0EREZ .ET FOREIGN BUYING TOTALED 0 MILLION AS FOREIGNERS BOUGHT 0 BILLION WORTH OF SHARES AND SOLD P2.22 billion. (OWEVER -ANGUN SAID HE EXPECTED THE RALLY TO BE SHORT LIVED gAS LONG AS WE DON T SEE LOCAL INVESTORS

COME IN WITH EXCITEMENT u 4HE STOCK MARKET TRADED IN CONTRAST TO AN OVERNIGHT DECLINE on Wall Street and mixed results IN !SIA ON 4HURSDAY 3HANGHAI AND "ANGKOK GREW BY PERCENT AND PERCENT RESPECTIVELY BUT 4OKYO DECREASED PERCENT (ONG +ONG FELL 0.89 percent and Seoul declined BY PERCENT 3INGAPORE ENDED lAT WHILE *AKARTA WAS ON A HOLIDAY BREAK In Manila, sectoral results WERE MIXED WITH THE SERVICES AND PROPERTY INDICES THE ONLY LOSERS DOWN PERCENT AND PERCENT RESPECTIVELY More than 2.12 billion shares VALUED AT 0 BILLION WERE TRADED 7INNERS LED LOSERS TO WHILE ISSUES REMAINED UNCHANGED ANGELICA BALLESTEROS

Business Times

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Property firm bullish on domestic market BY ANGELICA BALLESTEROS

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REAL estate company is optimistic about the property market amid favorable economic fundamentals enjoyed by the country.

TAIL= IS NOT GROWING SO MUCH IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO TOUCH AND FEEL THE THINGS THAT THEY BUY u SHE EXPLAINED Lobien felt positive about the RESIDENTIAL SEGMENT 3HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT S THRUST ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE DEPRECIATION OF PESO WILL LIKELY FUEL DEMAND AMONG /&7 FAMILIES 3HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT GROWTH IN TOURISM WOULD BE SPURRED BY THE DEVELOPERS AGGRESSIVE construction activities in tourist SPOTS IN THE PROVINCES PARTICULARLY 0ALAWAN AND "ORACAY AND THE RISING TOURIST ARRIVALS IN THE COUNTRY (OWEVER ,OBIEN CITED KEY RISKS THAT MAY HAMPER DEMAND 4HESE INCLUDE HIGHER BORROWING RATES FOLLOWING THE BASIS POINT HIKE IN INTEREST RATES LAST YEAR OUT OF SYNC SUPPLY AND DEMAND AND THE lack of infrastructure to support PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS

$URING 4HE -ANILA 4IMES 9th "USINESS &ORUM IN -AKATI #ITY ON 7EDNESDAY THE ,OBIEN 2EALTY 'ROUP ,2' SAID IT WAS BULLISH ON THE OFkCE SECTOR RETAIL MARKET AND THE RESIDENTIAL SEGMENT &OR THE OFkCE SECTOR ,2' #HIEF %XECUTIVE /FkCER 3HEILA ,OBIEN SAID THE MAIN DRIVER WOULD STILL BE THE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING "0/ INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUED EXPANSION PLANS OF "0/ COMPANIES Lobien said at least 1 million SQUARE METERS SQM OF NEW OFFICE SUPPLY WERE EXPECTED THIS YEAR AS A RESULT OF GROWING INVESTOR CONkDENCE

,2' SEES AVERAGE RENTAL RATES FURTHER GROWING BY PERCENT TO 0 IN THE kRST QUARTER THIS YEAR FROM THE 0 A YEAR AGO 4HE RISING RENTAL RATES ARE STABLE AND JUSTIkABLE THE COMPANY SAID !LSO EXPECTED TO FURTHER GROW IS the retail market on the back of risING CONSUMER CONkDENCE COUPLED WITH STEADY REMITTANCE GROWTH FROM OVERSEAS &ILIPINO WORKERS /&7 ,OBIEN SAID g4HIS IS GROWING BECAUSE &ILIpinos are all numbers and the 0HILIPPINES IS VERY HOT u SHE SAID ,OBIEN IS NOT TOO EXCITED THOUGH ABOUT ONLINE RETAIL g/NLINE ;RE-

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Eastern Europe Coco Roadshow set

Govt: ‘Quality 4HE .%$! CHIEF SAID THE GOVERNment should remain committed to PROVIDING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS CONDUCIVE TO CREATING MORE AND BETTER JOBS 4HESE INCLUDE REDUCING THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS AS WELL AS MORE AGGRESSIVE REDUCTIONS IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS he added. 4HE 03! IN A SEPARATE STATEMENT NOTED THAT UNEMPLOYMENT WAS HIGHEST IN THE .ATIONAL #APITAL 2EGION PERCENT !UTONOMOUS 2EGION IN -USLIM Mindanao (6.3 percent) and Calabarzon (6.1 percent). -EN ACCOUNTED FOR PERCENT OF THE UNEMPLOYED WHILE BY AGE GROUP THOSE TO YEARS OLD COMPRISED PERCENT WITH TO YEAR OLDS TAKING A PERcent share. ! kFTH OR PERCENT OF THOSE WITHOUT WORK WERE COLLEGE GRADUates, 28.2 percent had completed JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND PERCENT WERE COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES -EANWHILE THE BULK OF THOSE WITH JOBS WERE IN THE SERVICE SECTOR PERCENT FOLLOWED BY AGRICULTURE PERCENT AND INDUSTRY PERCENT Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicle and MOTORCYCLES ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE PERCENT OF WORKERS IN SERVICES WHILE CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING made up for 50.6 percent and PERCENT RESPECTIVELY OF INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT /F THE TOTAL EMPLOYED WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS COMPRISED PERCENT FOLLOWED BY THE SELF EMPLOYED PERCENT AND UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS PERCENT &ULL TIME WORKERS ‡ THOSE WORKING HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK ‡ ACCOUNTED FOR PERCENT OF THOSE WITH JOBS WHILE PERCENT WERE PART TIME WORKERS ! YEAR EARLIER THESE WERE AT PERCENT AND PERCENT RESPECTIVELY !S OF THE LATEST SURVEY WORKERS WERE SPENDING HOURS AT THEIR JOBS PER WEEK UP FROM PERCENT IN *ANUARY !MONG THOSE LOOKING FOR MORE WORK MEANWHILE THE gVISIBLY UNDEREMPLOYEDu OR THOSE WORKING LESS THAN HOURS PER WEEK accounted for 51.1 percent, IMPROVING FROM PERCENT A YEAR EARLIER g"Y SECTOR PERCENT OF THE UNDEREMPLOYED WORKED IN THE SERVICES SECTOR WHILE PERCENT WERE IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR 4HOSE IN THE INDUSTRY SECTOR ACCOUNTED FOR PERCENT u the PSA said. 'IVEN THE MILLION &ILIPINOS AGED AND OVER THE LABOR FORCE participation rate dropped to 60.9 PERCENT FROM PERCENT A YEAR EARLIER THE AGENCY NOTED FROM A REPORT BY ANNA LEAH E. GONZALES

IN a bid to revive the country’s billiondollar coconut industry, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has started establishing network with international firms to formally introduce Philippine coconut products in the Eastern Europe market. The DA has already coordinated with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for the conduct of Eastern Europe Coco Roadshow, which will start on March 18, DA Secretary Emmanuel PiĂąo said on Thursday. Among the products to be displayed include cooking oil, coco margarine, virgin coconut oil, coco chips, coco syrup, coco sugar and other high-value agricultural items. “The DA will start shipping this week the items which will be put on display in a supermarket in Moscow and another in Minsk,â€? PiĂąol said. “Pamphlets and reading materials on coconut and its health benefits will be translated to Russian and distributed during the week-long display,â€? he added.

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Igor Malyshkov, a Monaco-based Russian businessman, is currently in the Philippines for a week-long visit which include inspection of coconut oil mills in southern Luzon to explore the possibility of producing coconut products for export. Malyshkov can tap a network of 15,000 branches all over Eastern Europe for the distribution of Philippine coconut products, PiĂąol said, noting that the Russian businessman was also expecting that owners of large supermarket chains will sign marketing agreements with Philippine coconut commodity producers during the coconut road show. Citing Malyshkov, PiĂąol said the country’s coconut products “will surely be a hitâ€? in the Eastern European market as consumers are becoming more health conscious there. The supply deals to be made with the Europeans will also help push up the plummeting copra prices, which have fallen to as low as P16 per kilo from about P40 per kilo three years ago.Â

Q Lobien Realty Group (LRG) Chief Executive Officer Sheila Lobien gestures as she points out why her company is bullish on the Philippine property market during The Manila Times’ 9th Business Forum in Makati on Wednesday. PHOTO BY GERARD SEGUIA

Earlier, the DA renewed its push for the increase of coconut oil content in biodiesel to intensively address the low prices of copra in the country, claiming that the measure would effectively use up an estimated 200,000 metric tons of copra. “Coconut products will be the second commodity to penetrate the vast Eastern European market. Earlier, Russia has allowed three Philippine companies to sell fisheries products, especially Tuna, while three more firms are expected to be given the green light soon,â€? PiĂąol said. Next week, PiĂąol will lead the Philippine delegation with some private sector representatives in a trip to Russia and Belarus to discuss to his counterpart other areas of interests including the establishment of a banana and pineapple plantations in the Bangsamoro area and a fertilizer and farm inputs supply agreement between a Russian firm and local-based Planters’ Products Inc. EIREENE JAIREE GOMEZ

Risks in banking

E LIVE IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD WHERE WE DON T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT WILL OCCUR IN THE FUTURE 2ISK IS UNCERTAINTY THAT MATTERS BECAUSE IT AFFECTS PEOPLES WELFARE )N BANKING IT IS EXPOSURE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF AN OUTCOME because of the position or stake a bank takes in the market. 4HE BUSINESS OF BANKING IS ONE OF TAKING RISK 2ISK WILL ARISE FROM the various products and services OF THE BANKS LIKE LENDING TREASURY ONLINE BANKING PAYMENT SERVICES AND THE LIKE "ANKS ARE EXPOSED TO BOTH kNANCIAL AND NON kNANCIAL RISK %XAMPLE OF kNANCIAL RISKS ARE credit risk, market risk, and asset AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT RISK .ON kNANCIAL RISKS INCLUDE OPERATIONAL RISK LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE RISK STRATEGIC RISK AND REPUTATIONAL risk. Other risks identified for TODAY S MORE COMPLEX WORLD AS OBSERVED IN AN ARTICLE BY 3NENA 3UTANIA INCLUDE SYSTEMIC RISK CYBER SECURITY RISK MORAL HAZARD AND OPEN BANKING RISK ,ET US DEkNE THESE RISKS #REDIT RISK IS THE RESULT OF FAILURE TO PAY OBLIGATIONS BY THE BANK BORROWER OR COUNTERPARTY REGARDING THE TERMS AGREED WITH THE BANK 4HIS INCLUDES both uncertainties involved in REPAYMENT OF BANK DUES AND REPAYMENT OF DUES ON TIME 4HE CLASSIC example of this risk is the subprime CRISIS THAT AFFECTED GLOBAL AND NATIONAL BANKS WITH HEAVY LOSSES DUE to incorrect evaluation and moniTORING OF POTENTIAL DEFAULT RATES ON MORTGAGE PAYMENTS BY SUBPRIME BORROWERS 4HE BANK S LENDING UNITS are exposed to this risk. -ARKET RISK IS DEkNED AS THE RISK of losses in on- or off- balance sheet positions that arise from moveMENT IN MARKET PRICES 4HIS CAN BE SUBDIVIDED INTO INTEREST RISK DUE TO CHANGE IN INTEREST RATES EQUITY RISK DUE TO CHANGE IN STOCK PRICES COMMODITY RISK DUE TO CHANGE IN COMMODITY PRICES AND FOREIGN

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BENEL D. LAGUA EXCHANGE RISK DUE TO EXCHANGE RATE lUCTUATIONS AFFECTING THE BANK S ASsets or liabilities). !SSET AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT RISK ARISES FROM THE BANK S BALANCE SHEET MISMATCHES 4HIS HAPPENS WHEN BANKS GENERATE FUND FROM SHORT TERM DEPOSITS YET LEND TO CORporations, investors and individuals ON A LONG TERM TENOR AND MAY AT some point expose the banks to MATURITY MISMATCH IN THE BANKING BOOK )T ALSO INCLUDES LIQUIDITY RISK THE INABILITY OF A BANK TO kNANCE ITS DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS -OVING ON TO NON kNANCIAL RISK, THERE IS WHAT WE CALL OPERATIONAL RISK WHICH PERTAINS TO THE gRISK OF EVERYTHING OTHER THAN THE MARKET AND CREDIT RISKu )N SIMPLER TERMS it is a result from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, SYSTEMS OR EXTERNAL EVENTS ,EGAL RISK IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT LAWSUITS ADVERSE JUDGMENTS OR FAULTY CONTRACTS DISRUPT OR ADVERSELY AFFECT the operations or conditions of the BANK EXPOSING IT TO PENALTIES SANCtions or private settlements. On the other hand, compliance risk is the RISK ARISING FROM VIOLATIONS WITH LAWS RULES AND REGULATIONS AND POLICIES THAT IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WHEN EXPOSED TO PUBLIC MAY LEAD TO THE NEXT RISK WHICH IS REPUTATIONAL RISK 4HIS PERTAINS TO THE LOSS OF TRUST FROM PUBLIC DUE TO NEGATIVE PERCEPTION OR IMAGE EVEN WITHOUT THE EVIDENCE OF WRONGDOING BY THE BANK 3TRATEGIC RISK IS ABOUT LOSS IN EARNINGS CAPITAL OR REPUTATION DUE TO CHANGES IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ADVERSE STRATEGIC DECISION and improper implementation of DECISIONS THAT MAY BE RESPONSIVE TO CHANGES IN THE ECONOMIC INDUSTRY

)N TODAY S TECHNOLOGY AGE IT IS NO WONDER THAT CYBERSECURITY HAS BECOME A MAJOR THREAT TO THE BANKING INDUSTRY WITH RECORDS OF HACKING INCIDENTS IN .ORTH !MERICA S BIG BANKS )NDEED BANKS ARE NOW VIGILANT IN KEEPING electronic information private and SAFE FROM DAMAGE MISUSE OR THEFT /PEN BANKING RISKS IS THE ATTEMPT OF BANKS TO BECOME FULLY DIGITAL RESULTING TO AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MAY ENABLE MORE FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS WHICH WILL RESULT TO OR INCREASE CYBERSECURITY RISK Moral hazard refers to the PROBABILITY OF A BANK TO TAKE on unprecedented levels of risk WITHOUT EVALUATING THE ECONOMIC soundness of the decision for all PARTIES INVOLVED 3YSTEMIC RISK IS THE POSSIBILITY TO BRING DOWN THE ENTIRE kNANCIAL SYSTEM ON A STAND STILL THAT WAS SEEN DURING THE DOT com bubble in 1995 or the housING MARKET CRASH OF 4HIS REFERS MAINLY TO BANKS REFERRED TO AS TOO BIG TO FAIL #LEARLY BANKS TODAY ARE EXPOSED TO MANY RISKS THAT REQUIRE SIGNIkCANT RESOURCES IN A HIGHLY COMPLEX ECOSYSTEM "ANKS CAN EXERCISE A LARGE DEGREE OF CONTROL OVER CERTAIN RISKS BY ENABLING AND INVESTING IN EFkCIENT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTROLS SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES 4HE SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES NECESSARY TO HANDLE the function require the development of sophisticated compeTENCIES IN THE AREA 4HEREIN LIES THE CHALLENGE FOR THE THE BANK S transformation.

"ENEL $ ,AGUA IS %XECUTIVE Vice President at the Development "ANK OF THE 0HILIPPINES (E IS AN ACTIVE &).%8 MEMBER AND A LONG time advocate of risk-based lendING FOR 3-%S 4HE VIEWS EXPRESSED HEREIN ARE HIS OWN AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY RElECT THE OPINION OF HIS OFkCE AS WELL AS &).%8

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OMPANIES OPERATING IN CAPital-intensive industries such AS MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS AND telecommunications seek to maxiMIZE RESOURCES IN A NUMBER OF WAYS 7ITH GROWING MARKET COMPETITION AND PRESSURE ON COSTS AND PRICING COMPANIES TURN TO MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS JOINT VENTURES PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES AS A WAY TO achieve collaboration. (OWEVER THERE ARE LESS RADICAL WAYS TO USE ASSETS MORE EFkCIENTLY )N 0W# S FUTURE IN SIGHT SERIES g3HIFTING PATTERNSu SOME CUSTOMERS IN THE LOGISTICS SECTOR ARE STARTING THEIR OWN LOGISTICS OPERATIONS AND NEW ENTRANTS TO THE INDUSTRY EXPLORE NEW gSHARINGu BUSINESS MODELS In the telecommunications inDUSTRY TELCO OPERATORS HAVE TRADITIONALLY ADOPTED A UNITARY VERTICALLY INTEGRATED MODEL WHERE THE CORE NETWORK BACKHAUL AND BASE STATIONS ARE ALL OWNED AND MANAGED INTERNALLY 7ITH THIS MODEL NETWORK COVERAGE WAS A KEY TO MARKET DIFFERENTIATION 4ELCO OPERATORS NATURALLY CARRY A LOT OF CAPITAL EXpenditures in their balance sheet. As BETTER COVERAGE BECAME A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND DELIVERED GOOD returns to telco operators, more and MORE TELCO TOWERS HAVE BEEN BUILT 4ODAY MARKET DIFFERENTIATION IS SHIFTING AWAY FROM NETWORK COVERAGE 4HE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE OPERATING AND CAPITAL COSTS AND REDUCING THE BURDEN OF ASSET MANAGEMENT can help telco operators be more efFECTIVE IN DELIVERING BETTER CUSTOMER experience. In recent months, the Department of Information and ComMUNICATIONS 4ECHNOLOGY RELEASED INITIAL GUIDELINES OF THE #OMMON 4OWER AND 0OLE POLICY 4HIS WILL ALLOW TOWER OPERATORS TO LEASE TELCO TOWERS TO EXISTING AND NEW telco operators. 3HARED TELCO TOWER ARRANGEMENTS OR TOWER SHARING HAVE implications for both capital and operational costs. 7HEN TELCO TOWERS ARE CONstructed, costs capitalized as an asset in the balance sheet include those COSTS NECESSARY TO BRING IT TO THE CONDITION AND LOCATION NECESSARY FOR ITS intended use – for example, construction contract costs. Most telco TOWERS HOWEVER ARE OFTEN BUILT ON leased land and telco operators do NOT TYPICALLY ACQUIRE LEGAL TITLE TO THE land. Administrative costs incurred IN DRAWING UP AND NEGOTIATING LEASE AGREEMENTS ARE GENERALLY EXPENSED as incurred. Moreover, the terms AND CONDITIONS OF A LEASE AGREEMENT USUALLY REQUIRE TELCO OPERATORS TO dismantle and remove communications facilities and restore the land in the same condition that have EXISTED PRIOR TO THE LEASE ARRANGEMENT 4HIS RESTORATION COST IS LEGAL AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION THAT IS capitalized as part of the asset and A CORRESPONDING FUTURE LIABILITY RECOGNIZED -EANWHILE TOWER SHARING ARRANGEMENT MAY COME IN MANY FORMS WITH ARRANGEMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO USE A SPECIkED TOWER A SPECIkED TERM OF USE LEGAL TITLE NOT BEING TRANSFERRED AND A NUMBER OF ASSOCIATED SERVICE AGREEMENTS INCLUDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 4HE ACCOUNTING TREATMENT IS DETERMINED BY REVIEWING THE TERMS OF THE ARRANGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING THE ARRANGEMENT S COMMERCIAL SUBSTANCE 5SUALLY TOWER SHARING CONSTITUTES A LEASE BECAUSE THE FULkLLMENT OF THE ARRANGEment depends on the use of the TOWER SPACE AND THE ARRANGEMENT CONVEYS THE RIGHT TO USE THE ASSET 5NDER THE EXISTING ACCOUNTING standard, the Philippine AccountING 3TANDARD 0!3 LESSEES ACcount for lease transactions either AS OPERATING OR AS kNANCE LEASES DEPENDING ON COMPLEX RULES AND TESTS WHICH IN PRACTICE USE @BRIGHT LINES RESULTING IN ALL OR NOTHING BEING RECOGNIZED ON BALANCE SHEET FOR SOMETIMES ECONOMICALLY SIMILAR lease transactions. With the implementation of THE NEW LEASE STANDARD THE 0HILIPPINE &INANCIAL 2EPORTING 3TANDARD 0&23 BEGINNING *AN THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN OPERATING AND kNANCE LEASES IS ELIMINATED FOR lessees. Except for some short-term LEASES AND LOW VALUE ASSETS A NEW

LEASE ASSET REPRESENTING THE RIGHT to use the leased item for the lease TERM AND LEASE LIABILITY REPRESENTING THE OBLIGATION TO PAY RENTALS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR ALL LEASES 2ESTORATION COST CONTINUES TO BE included in the measurement of THE RIGHT OF USE MODEL !NY SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN THE MEASUREMENT of the provision, due to a revised estimation of expected restoration COSTS IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 7ITH TOWER OPERATORS LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR NETWORK FOOTPRINT QUICKLY AND WITH NO FINALIZED REGULATIONS ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS TELCO OPERATORS MAY CONSIDER UNLOADING THEIR BALANCE SHEETS 4HEY CAN DO THIS BY SELLING OUTRIGHT THEIR TELCO TOWERS TO TOWER OPERATORS OR SELLING TO AND LEASING BACK TOWERS FROM TOWER OPERATORS 4HE ACCOUNTING FOR SALE AND leaseback transactions under PAS MAINLY DEPENDED ON WHETHER THE LEASEBACK WAS CLASSIkED AS A kNANCE OR AS AN OPERATING LEASE Under PAS 17, a lessee defers the GAIN UPON SALE IF THE LEASEBACK IS CLASSIkED AS A kNANCE LEASE x If a sale and leaseback transacTION RESULTS IN AN OPERATING LEASE and it is clear that the transaction IS ESTABLISHED AT FAIR VALUE ANY PROkT OR LOSS SHALL BE RECOGNIZED IMMEDIATELY x )F THE SALE PRICE IS BELOW FAIR VALUE ANY PROkT OR LOSS SHALL BE RECOGNIZED IMMEDIATELY EXCEPT that, if the loss is compensated for BY FUTURE LEASE PAYMENTS AT BELOW market price, it shall be deferred and amortized. x If the sale price is above fair value, the excess over fair value shall be deferred and amortized. 5NDER 0&23 THE STARTING POINT IS WHETHER OR NOT THE SELLER LESSEE ACTUALLY HAS A SALE kRST SO THE GUIDANCE POINTS TO 0&23 x If the transaction does not meet the definition of a sale, I E WHEN CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTIVELY PASSED ACROSS TO THE BUYER LESSOR THEN IT IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS IF IT S A SECURED LOAN AGAINST THE ASSET THE SELLER LESSEE WILL STILL have the asset on balance sheet and WILL HAVE A NEW LIABILITY 4HIS COULD happen if the seller-lessee has sold AN ASSET AND HAS A RIGHT TO BUY IT BACK AT ANY TIME BELOW MARKET VALUE THEN CONTROL HAD NOT REALLY been transferred. x If the transaction has passed on control, so that it is a sale and lease back, then the seller-lessee WILL DE RECOGNIZE THE ORIGINAL ASSET AND RECOGNIZE A RIGHT OF USE ASSET FOR THE PROPORTION OF THE CARRYING AMOUNT OF THE RIGHT OF USE ASSET retained. Sale and lease back under the 0&23 MIGHT NOT BE QUITE ATTRACTIVE FOR kNANCIAL REPORTING BUT THIS ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES SOME CASH lOW BENEkT SINCE THE SELLER LESSEE WILL RECEIVE CASH AND CONTINUE TO use the same asset. 4HE NEW STANDARD WILL AFFECT VIRTUALLY ALL COMMONLY USED kNANCIAL ratios and performance metrics SUCH AS EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST tax, depreciation and amortization %")4$! OPERATING PROkT NET INCOME EARNINGS PER SHARE %03 RETURN ON EQUITY 2/% AND OPERATING CASH lOWS "ALANCE SHEETS WILL GROW GEARING RATIOS WILL INCREASE AND CAPITAL RATIOS WILL DECREASE !S telco operators continue to assess THE IMPACT OF THE NEW LEASE STANDARD OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY TOWER SHARING ARRANGEMENTS LEASE NEGOTIATIONS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PLANNING WILL BE AN IMPORTANT BOARD AGENDA *** #ARLOS &EDERICO # $E 'UZMAN is an Assurance Director of Isla ,IPANA #O A MEMBER kRM OF THE 0W# NETWORK &OR MORE INFORmation, please email markets@ PH PWC COM 4HIS CONTENT IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSULTATION WITH professional advisors.

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Businessinbrief GARDENIA OPENS MINDANAO PLANT MISAMIS ORIENTAL: Bread manufacturer Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc. inaugurated on Thursday its new bread plant in the Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental province to strengthen its market in Mindanao. The P1-billion, 2.4-hectare facility, which Gardenia Philippines President Simplicio Umali Jr. described as the most advanced breadmanufacturing plant in the region, can produce 130,000 loaves and buns daily. Its baking process is fully automated, with its equipment sourced from Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and Japan. “To ensure the high quality, freshness and great taste of Gardenia products, we use flour made from US wheat, milled to Gardenia’s high quality specifications, milk from Australia or the US, and other imported premium ingredients,� Umali said. The facility is the company’s fifth built. TYRONE C. PIAD

ABOITIZ TO LIST FIXED-RATE BONDS BY H1 ABOITIZ Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) is looking to issue the first tranche of its P30-billion shelf registration program within the first half of 2018. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, AEV said the first series of the fixed-rate bonds it would issue amounted to P5 billion. Details on the tenors and other terms of conditions are yet to be identified. The Series A bonds will be listed on the Philippine Dealing Exchange during the first semester, depending on market conditions. AEV said in January the bonds shall be used to finance planned acquisitions, future investments, and other general corporate requirements. AEV tapped BDO Capital and Investment Corp. and First Metro Investment Corp. as its joint issue managers, joint bookrunners, and joint lead underwriters. AEV shares added 5 centavos or 0.09 percent to finish at P58.65 each on Thursday. ANGELICA BALLESTEROS

WILCON PROFIT CLIMBS 34% TO P1.84B WILCON Depot Inc. reported on Thursday that its net income jumped to P1.84 billion last year on the back of higher revenues. In a disclosure, Wilcon said the amount was a 34-percent jump from P1.4 billion in 2017. It also said revenues increased by 19 percent to P21.04 billion in January to December from P17.7 billion the year before, buoyed by the opening of new stores. For the fourth quarter alone, Wilcon’s net profit jumped by 66.6 percent to P178 million, while revenues grew by 20 percent to P5.68 billion from P4.72 billion, of which 95.8 percent was contributed by depots. Wilcon opened 11 new branches last year, including four in October and December alone, bringing its total network to 51 stores as of end-2018. The new branches included both large depots and home essential formats. Wilcon shares grew by 12 centavos or 0.81 percent to close at P15.02 each on Thursday. ANGELICA BALLESTEROS

Ayala Corp to keep capex flat at P249B A

BY ANGELICA BALLESTEROS

YALA Corp. is looking to allocate as its capital expenditure (capex) for this year the same amount — P249 billion — it alloted in 2017. #HIEF &INANCE /FkCER *OSE 4EOdoro Limcaoco told reporters in -AKATI #ITY ON 7EDNESDAY NIGHT THAT THE AMOUNT WOULD BE MAINTAINED BECAUSE NO PROJECT UNDER THE LISTED CONGLOMERATE REQUIRED A LARGE SUM THIS YEAR g,AST YEAR WE HAD A BIG CAPEX FOR THE "0) "ANK OF THE 0HILIPPINE )SLANDS RIGHTS OFFER ;AND THE= )-) )NTEGRATED -ICRO %LECTRONICS

RIGHTS OFFER ) DON T SEE ANY BIG INVESTMENTS THIS YEAR u HE SAID REFERRING TO THE !YALA LED UNITS CAPITAL GENERATING ACTIVITIES THAT SAW THEM RAISE AS MUCH AS 0 BILLION AND 0 BILLION RESPECTIVELY TO help fund expansion plans. Limcaoco offered a positive VIEW ON ALL THE GROUP S BUSINESSES THIS YEAR ‡ PARTICULARLY ON REAL ESTATE AND BANKING ‡ EXCEPT

TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT S SELECTION OF -INDANAO )SLAMIC 4ELEPHONE #O Inc. (Mislatel) last November to CHALLENGE THE SO CALLED DUOPOLY OF 0ANGILINAN LED 0,$4 )NC AND !YALA LED 'LOBE 4ELECOM )NC g) THINK WE RE STILL FAIRLY confident about the real-esTATE MARKET IT REMAINS VERY STRONG "ANKING LOOKS VERY SOLID ,OAN GROWTH LOOKS STEADY CREDIT QUALITY REMAINS GOOD ;AND= INTEREST RATES ) THINK HAVE PEAKED FROM A BORROWER S PERSPECTIVE u THE OFFICIAL SAID g4O BE REALISTIC THAT THIRD TELCO IS A CONCERN EVEN THOUGH THEIR BUSINESS ) THINK u WOULD PROB-

ITALPINAS Development Corp. is looking to raise P650 million through the issuance of 43 new preferred shares priced at P15 each. In a disclosure on Thursday, the listed property developer said its board of directors had approved the issuance, composed of a base size of P500 million and an overallotment option of up to P150 million. It added that these shares shall be non-voting, cumulative, non-participating, redeemable, convertible, and peso-denominated. Other details, including the timeline of the issuance and other terms and conditions, are yet to be disclosed. Italpinas shares grew by 45 centavos or 9.57 percent to close at P5.15 each on Thursday. ANGELICA BALLESTEROS

BDO LEASING SELLING 40% STAKE IN JOINT VENTURE LISTED BDO Leasing and Finance Inc. is selling its 40-percent stake in MMPC Auto Financial Services Corp. (MAFS) to focus on its core operations. “This will allow BDOLF to focus more on its core business of equipment leasing and finance,â€? BDO Leasing said in a disclosure on Thursday. MAFS is a joint venture between BDO Leasing and Jaccs Co. Ltd., Sojitz Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) that was established in 2016 to provide financing services to individual and corporate buyers of Mitsubishi cars. The BDO Unibank Inc. subsidiary said its stake in Q Oppo Philippines Vice President for Marketing Jane Wan MAFS would be sold to Jaccs, a Japan-based company engaged in consumer credit services. BDO speaks during The Manila Times 9th Business Forum in Leasing’s shares ended flat at P2.34 on Thursday. MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO Makati City on Wednesday. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

HOLDING FIRMS

/00/ 0HILIPPINES TARGETS TO INCREASE ITS MARKET SHARE IN THE COUNTRY DESPITE intense competition in the mobile PHONE INDUSTRY )N AN INTERVIEW AT THE SIDELINES OF 4HE -ANILA 4IMES TH "USINESS &ORUM IN -AKATI #ITY ON 7EDNESDAY /PPO 0HILIPPINES 6ICE 0RESIDENT FOR -ARKETING *ANE Wan said the local unit of the Chinese smartphone maker aimed to improve ON THE PERCENT SHARE IT POSTED AS OF end-December. g4HIS ;IS= A VERY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY AND ;FOR= ANY BRAND ;OR= PLAYER THE pursuit of success should never stop. 3O WE WILL TRY TO SERVE MORE CUSTOMERS u SHE ADDED 4HIS WOULD BE ACHIEVED 7AN SAID BY EXERTING EFFORTS IN INNOVATING PRODUCTS MAKING ITS PRICES MORE COMPETITIVE AND

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PARTNERING WITH 0HILIPPINE BANKS HOME CREDIT kRMS AND OTHER kNANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE FUNDING CHOICES 3HE DECLINED HOWEVER TO DISCLOSE SPECIkC DETAILS SUCH AS THE COMPANY S TARGET SHARE AND THE TIMELINE FOR ATTAINING IT 7AN ALSO SAID /PPO WAS BANKING ON THE INCREASING NUMBER OF MILLENNIALS IN THE COUNTRY ADDING THAT THEY ARE THE ECONOMY S MOST IMPORTANT GROWTH DRIVER GIVEN THEIR RISING MOBLE PHONE PENETRATION /PPO WHICH ENTERED THE 0HILIPPINE MARKET IN TOUTS ITSELF AS THE INNOVATOR OF THE SELkE BEAUTIkCATION PHONE AND THE ROTATING CAMERA )T WAS THE kRST TO LAUNCH MEGAPIXELS -0 AND -0 front cameras. /PPO IS THE FOURTH LARGEST SMARTPHONE BRAND GLOBALLY ACCORDING TO ITS WEBSITE ANGELICA BALLESTEROS

TOP ACTIVE STOCKS No. Security Name 1 San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc.

Value 7,881.79

ABLY NOT gPICK UP SPEED UNTIL TOWARD THE END OFu THIS YEAR OR next, he added. Nonetheless, Limcaoco said the !YALA 'ROUP WOULD ALLOT gA DECENT AMOUNTu THIS YEAR FOR 'LOBE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AND IMPROVE ITS NETWORK PARTICULARLY ON THE HOME BROADBAND FRONT 4HE AMOUNT WAS NOT DISCLOSED /NE THE COUNTRY S OLDEST AND LARGEST CONGLOMERATES !YALA #ORP NOT ONLY HAS INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE BANKING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUT ALSO IN LOGISTICS WATER ENERGY HEALTH EDUCATION and automobiles. 3HARES OF !YALA #ORP ENDED UP BY PERCENT OR 0 TO 0 APIECE ON 4HURSDAY

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ITALPINAS EYES P650M FROM SHARE ISSUANCE

Index PSEi

B3

FRIDAY March 8, 2019

Last Price Chg 105 2.1

2

Ayala Land, Inc.

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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Volume 4,235,240.00

Value(P) 443,230,339.00

43.4

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8,307,500.00

361,880,545.00

67.8 1,075.00 4.98 176.8 320 133.5 114 5.41 88.2 79.8

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3,830,160.00 224,830.00 45,908,000.00 1,264,570.00 678,110.00 1,626,730.00 1,754,890.00 36,687,900.00 2,170,960.00 1,966,700.00

258,754,094.50 244,078,955.00 229,218,780.00 221,827,843.00 216,372,702.00 215,075,896.00 201,155,132.00 198,326,645.00 191,161,203.50 155,597,833.50

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163,460.00 10,369,300 1,546,200 896,320 2,094,010 4,740,100 4,940,600 2,670,100

154,547,025.00 150,131,010.00 132,983,898.00 128,273,809.00 123,603,269.50 111,991,220.00 110,948,735.00 102,962,245.00

948 14.58 87 143 58.65 23.55 22.5 38.65

0.48% 2.82% 1.58% 0.70% 0.09% 0.21% 3.21% -0.13%

*amounts in peso, except for volume, %chg

TOP GAINERS

FINANCIALS

INDUSTRIAL

PROPERTY

INDEX HISTORY Date Mar 7, 2019 Mar 6, 2019 Mar 5, 2019 Mar 4, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 Feb 26, 2019 Feb 22, 2019 Feb 21, 2019 Feb 20, 2019 Feb 19, 2019 Feb 18, 2019 Feb 15, 2019 Feb 14, 2019 Feb 13, 2019 Feb 12, 2019 Feb 11, 2019 Feb 8, 2019 Feb 7, 2019 Feb 6, 2019 Feb 4, 2019 Feb 1, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Jan 30, 2019 Jan 29, 2019 Jan 28, 2019 Jan 25, 2019 Jan 24, 2019 Jan 23, 2019

Open 7,807 7,675 7,700 7,632 7,712 7,920 7,962 7,996 7,940 7,947 7,849 7,923 7,925 7,965 7,960 8,040 8,077 8,088 8,092 8,093 8,091 8,132 8,039 7,999 8,039 8,087 8,071 8,076 8,001 7,941

High 7,882 7,821 7,735 7,698 7,754 7,920 7,973 7,996 7,962 7,947 7,945 7,939 7,964 8,000 7,996 8,040 8,084 8,106 8,096 8,127 8,214 8,149 8,166 8,099 8,047 8,087 8,144 8,116 8,068 7,990

Low 7,795 7,675 7,667 7,596 7,588 7,705 7,878 7,945 7,895 7,893 7,848 7,831 7,911 7,909 7,921 7,889 7,984 8,062 8,036 8,088 8,058 8,069 8,039 7,999 7,912 8,015 8,042 8,039 8,001 7,902

Close 7,882 7,821 7,671 7,675 7,642 7,705 7,889 7,988 7,962 7,931 7,939 7,834 7,911 7,909 7,991 7,920 8,010 8,062 8,071 8,100 8,058 8,069 8,144 8,007 7,980 8,051 8,054 8,053 8,065 7,990

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Volume 329,850,000.00 8,009,000.00 323,500,000.00 377,000.00 21,093,000.00 77,300.00 39,900,000.00 100.00 500.00 1,264,570.00 2,000.00 1,966,700.00 165,640.00 118,400.00 1,041,900.00 3,279,000.00 1,805,200.00 251,710.00 23,186,000.00 9,418,000.00

Value 23,694,970.00 42,040,370.00 3,562,300.00 299,940.00 30,396,700.00 529,951.00 1,657,500.00 1,678.00 22,120.00 221,827,843.00 31,880.00 155,597,833.50 13,955,806.50 1,861,518.00 15,617,286.00 4,277,420.00 15,953,318.00 42,363,856.00 61,093,100.00 8,745,200.00

Last Price 0.074 5.15 0.012 0.8 1.46 6.86 0.042 16.78 45 176.8 15.94 79.8 84.8 15.96 15.18 1.32 9 169.9 2.68 0.94

Chg 0.008 0.45t 0.001 0.05 0.09 0.38 0.002 0.78 2 7.7 0.64 3.2 3.4 0.62 0.58 0.05 0.34 6.4 0.1 0.03

Last Price 1.02 0.0075 130.7 0.24 0.13 1.87 121 0.36 6 0.0021 0.13 20.5 15.28 10.2 6.06 1.41 0.425 1.42 2.95 0.91

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Volume 358,000.00 37,000,000.00 340.00 160,000.00 10,000.00 17,615,000.00 40.00 74,880,000.00 111,200.00 740,000,000.00 90,000.00 1,500.00 195,600.00 4,000.00 189,200.00 15,577,000.00 970,000.00 1,748,000.00 29,685,000.00 241,000.00

Value 372,480.00 274,800.00 45,080.00 38,020.00 1,300.00 33,008,680.00 4,840.00 27,744,000.00 671,021.00 1,554,200.00 11,700.00 30,800.00 3,008,810.00 40,860.00 1,171,092.00 22,377,400.00 413,700.00 2,513,660.00 88,517,710.00 219,660.00

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B4

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FRIDAY March 8, 2019

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2IÂżFH RI WKH &LW\ $FFRXQWDQW Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 2IÂżFH RI WKH &LW\ $GPLQLVWUDWRU Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL Republic of the Philippines CITY COUNCIL City of Manila

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SUB-TOTAL

REGULAR SESSION NO. 140 10TH CITY COUNCIL

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**************************************** Begun and held in the City Council on Monday, the third day of December, Two Thousand Eighteen

SUB-TOTAL

ORDINANCE NO. 8555 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF FOURTEEN BILLION EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTYTWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE PESOS (PHP. 14,862,263,289.00), UNDER THE GENERAL FUND EXECUTIVE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF MANILA FOR CY 2019 TO BE TAKEN FROM THE ESTIMATED INCOME CERTIFIED AS REASONABLY COLLECTIBLE BY THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR CY 2019 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

2IÂżFH RI WKH 6KHULII Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL TOTAL GENERAL SERVICES

PRINCIPAL AUTHORS:

Be it ordained by the City Council of Manila, in session assembled, THAT:

1.2.1 Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (Subsidy) Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.2 Department of Public Services Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated the amount of FOURTEEN BILLION EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTYTWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE PESOS (PHP 14,862,263,289.00), to be made available for appropriations under the CV 2019 Executive Budget of the City *RYHUQPHQW RI 0DQLOD WR EH WDNHQ IURP WKH HVWLPDWHG LQFRPH FHUWLÂżHG DV UHDVRQDEO\ FROOHFWLEOH E\ WKH /RFDO Finance Committee and which are not otherwise appropriated and which budget documents marked as Annex “Aâ€? for Book 1 and Annex “Bâ€? for Book II are made integral parts hereof, to be made available as appropriation of the City Government of Manila, from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.

1.2.3 Department of Social Welfare Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

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1.2.4 Eulogio “Amang� Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (Subsidy) Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

1.2.5 Gat. Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

1. APPROPRIATION BY DEPARTMENT/OFFICE 1.1 GENERAL SERVICES

SUB-TOTAL

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2IÂżFH RI WKH 9LFH 0D\RU Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 2IÂżFH RI WKH 6DQJJXQLDQJ 3DQOXQJVRG Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.1.4 Bureau of Permits Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL &LW\ %XGJHW 2IÂżFH Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL &LW\ &LYLO 5HJLVWU\ 2IÂżFH Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL &LW\ *HQHUDO 6HUYLFHV 2IÂżFH Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL &LW\ 3HUVRQQHO 2IÂżFH Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL &LW\ 3ODQQLQJ DQG 'HYHORSPHQW 2IÂżFH Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL &LW\ 7UHDVXUHUÂśV 2IÂżFH Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.1.11 Department of Assessment Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.1.12 Local Board of Assessment Appeals Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.1.13 Manila Barangay Bureau Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.1.14 Manila City Library Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 0DQLOD 7UDIÂżF DQG 3DUNLQJ %XUHDX Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 0DQLOD 7ULF\FOH DQG 5HJXODWRU\ 2IÂżFH Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL

SUB-TOTAL

SUB-TOTAL

A. GENERAL FUNDS PROPER

SUB-TOTAL

73,588,481.00 6,246,385.00

P

79,834,866.00

P

21,513,317.00 5,405,736.00

P

26,919,053.00

P

46,485,707.00 2,005,000.00

P

48,490,707.00

P

67,829,385.00 1,719,600.00

P

69,548,985.00

P

29,924,249.00 720,000.00

P

30,644,249.00

P 2,629,002,754.00

1.2 SOCIAL SERVICES

HON. MARY GRACE R. CHUA, HON. BERNARDITO C. ANG, HON. MANUEL M. ZARCAL, HON. EDWARD M. TAN, HON. RODOLFO N. LACSAMANA, HON. CASIMIRO C. SISON, HON. ERNESTO G. DIONISIO, HON. BIMBO EDUARDO V. QUINTOS XVI, HON. NIĂ‘O M. DELA CRUZ, HON. MARTIN V. ISIDRO JR., HON. MOISES T. LIM, HON. RUBEN F. BUENAVENTURA, HON. MACARIO M. LACSON, HON. RAMON M. ROBLES, HON. TERRENCE F. ALlBARBAR, HON. MA. ASUNCION G. FUGOSO, HON. LOUISITO N. CHUA, HON. WARDEE P. QUINTOS XIV, HON. JOEL T. VILLANUEVA, HON. JOEY S. HIZON Ill, HON. PRISCILLA MARIE T. ABANTEBARQUIA, HON. LEILANI MARIE H. LACUNA and HON. ROLANDO M. VALERIANO, Majority Floor Leader

Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

P

P

106,132,345.00 379,966,614.00

P

486,098,959.00

P

20,541,161.00 42,283,000.00

P

62,824,161.00

P

427,512,713.00 316,149,600.00

P

743,662,313.00

P

43,821,859.00 12,907,324.00

P

56,729,183.00

P

41,392,819.00 1,999,931.00

P

43,392,750.00

P

29,334,275.00 5,604,136.00

P

34,938,411.00

P

89,957,547.00 103,197,174.00

P

193,154,721.00

P

34,763,196.00 11,884,476.00

P

46,647,672.00

P

29,021,313.00 32,205,780.00

P

61,227,093.00

P

192,800,032.00 31,019,268.00

P

223,819,300.00

P

99,722,797.00 5,663,700.00

P

105,386,497.00

P

6,239,397.00 365,000.00

P

6,604,397.00

P

37,600,256.00 24,346,020.00

P

61,946,276.00

P

49,988,770.00 1,315,000.00

P

51,303,770.00

P

37,782,959.00 118,250,472.00

P

156,033,431.00

P

25,207,530.00 14,588,430.00

P

39,795,960.00

1.2.6 Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.7 Manila City Schools Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 0DQLOD 'LVDVWHU 5LVN 5HGXFWLRQ 0DQDJHPHQW 2IÂżFH Personnel Services SUB-TOTAL 1.2.9 Manila Health Department Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.10 Manila Health Department - Cemetery Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.11 Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.12 Ospital ng Sampaloc Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.13 Ospital ng Tondo II Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.14 Public Recreations Bureau Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.15 Sta. Ana Hospital Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 1.2.16 Universidad de Manila Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL 8UEDQ 6HWWOHPHQWV 2IÂżFH Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses Capital Outlays SUB-TOTAL 1.2.18 Youth Development Welfare Bureau Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICES

P

440,000,000.00

P

440,000,000.00

P

254,888,287.00 1,014,037,071.00

P 1,268,925,358.00 P

144,569,903.00 491,842,761.00

P

636,412,664.00

P

31,252,414.00

P

31,252,414.00

P

337,217,117.00 201,322,304.00

P

538,539,421.00

P

307,259,715.00 193,728,242.00

P

500,987,957.00

P

127,216,720.00 3,260,000.00

P

130,476,720.00

P

13,949,708.00

P

13,949,708.00

P

936,188,064.00 207,125,268.00

P 1,143,313,332.00 P

22,675,270.00 17,699,734.00

P

40,375,004.00

P

351,330,451.00 400,891,776.00

P

752,222,227.00

P

129,130,899.00 106,440,499.00

P

235,571,398.00

P

114,837,310.00 104,796,745.00

P

219,634,055.00

P

77,397,044.00 36,429,596.00

P

113,826,640.00

P

301,329,645.00 273,389,015.00

P

574,718,660.00

P

136,567,706.00 135,746,329.00

P

272,314,035.00

P

40,680,499.00 2,430,000.00 50,000,000.00

P

93,110,499.00

P

15,133,602.00 19,743,640.00

P

34,877,242.00

P 7,040,507,334.00

1.3 ECONOMIC SERVICES 1.3.1 'HSDUWPHQW RI (QJLQHHULQJ DQG 3XEOLF :RUNV Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses Capital Outlays SUB-TOTAL 1.3.2 Manila Tourism and Cultural Affairs Bureau Personnel Services Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses SUB-TOTAL

P

430,104,235.00 799,848,843.00 387,748,000.00

P 1,617,701,078.00 P

26,924,666.00 9,945,610.00

P

36,870,276.00

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P P

59,103,221.00 11,404,848.00

P

70,508,069.00

P

26,671,127.00 10,421,800.00

P

37,092,927.00

P

60,285,577.00 9,931,600.00

P

70,217,177.00

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(e) As additional funding source, any City Government property that is declared disposable by the Committee on Patrimonial Properties shall seek the prior consent of the Sangguniang Panlungsod through the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee for authority to the Mayor to dispose the same thru public bidding. (f) Any purchase of cleaning agents (solution and detergents) using the City Government funds shall conform with Republic Act No. 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, Republic Act No. 8749, and Republic Act No. 9275, otherwise known as the Clean Water Act of 2004. Hence, products to be procured shall be limited to organic, biodegradable or environment-friendly products that are approved by the National Eco-Labeling Program of Green Choice Philippines. J $OO LQIUDVWUXFWXUH SURMHFWV IXQGHG E\ WKH &LW\ *RYHUQPHQW DUH UHTXLUHG WR VWULFWO\ LPSOHPHQW WKH SURYLVLRQV on Accessibility for Persons With Disability under Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, before the release of any payment. SEC. 3. GENERAL LIMITATIONS. -

SUB-TOTAL TOTAL ECONOMIC SERVICES TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENT/OFFICE

P 1,832,389,527.00 P 11,501,899,615.00

2. NON-OFFICE EXPENDITURES (Statutory and Contractual Obligations) I.

Major Projects of the City a. City Healthcare Program 1 Philhealth Para sa Masa Point of Care Registration a. Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center b. Gat. Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center c. Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital d. Sta. Ana Hospital e. Ospital ng Tondo f. Ospital ng Sampaloc Philhealth Registration - LGU-sponsored members a. Manila Dialysis Center Patients b. Eye Center - GABMMC c. Barangay Health Workers G %DUDQJD\ 2IÂżFLDOV e. Lower Income Families c/o Manila Department of Social Welfare 2 Subsidy for the Indigent Patients under the Orange Card Health Care System a. Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center b. Gat. Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center c. Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital d. Sta. Ana Hospital e Ospital ng Tondo f. Ospital ng Sampaloc 3. Operational Expenses for Peace and Order (Crime Prevention Law Enforcement) 200-000 300-000 Sub-Total

Sub-Total

P

157,400,000.00 30,000,000.00 9,900,000.00 16,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 8,400,000.00

250,000.00 250,000.00 600,000.00 50,000,000.00 192,600,000.00 33,600,000.00 110,000,000.00 14,000,000.00 15,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 200,000,000.00 150,000,000.00

P

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19,170,000.00 9,336,000.00 120,000.00 156,000.00 371,610,000.00

360,000.00

720,000.00

51,000,000.00

2,500,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 2,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 500,000.00 18,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 1,800,000.00 4,896,918.00

P

55,896,918.00

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49,112,762.00 393,093,817.00 61,674,200.00 10,764,000.00 692,960,565.00 485,072,395.00 207,888,170.00 633,678,012.00

61,415,603.00 5,678,840.00 P

TOTAL NON-OFFICE EXPENDITURES TOTAL EXPENDITURES

g. The Annual appropriation for discretionary purpose of the Local Chief Executive shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the actual receipt delivered from basic real property tax in the next preceding year. SEC. 4. ITEMIZATION OF PERSONAL SERVICES AND OTHER PERSONNEL. - The itemization of Personal 6HUYLFHV DQG 2WKHU *HQHUDO 6HUYLFHV DV VXEPLWWHG E\ WKH &LW\ %XGJHW 2IÂżFH LQ VXSSRUW RI WKH DSSURSULDWLRQ herein authorized forms part of this Ordinance and shall be strictly implemented and shall be covered by its SURYLVLRQV 6XFK DSSURSULDWLRQV VKDOO EH SURJUDPPHG DQG XVHG IRU WKH WZHOYH PRQWK UHTXLUHPHQW RI WKH &LW\ ,W PD\ QRW EH GLVEXUVHG WR H[SRQHQWLDOO\ LQFUHDVH WKH QXPEHU RI SHUVRQQHO GXULQJ WKH ÂżUVW VHPHVWHU OHDYLQJ OLWWOH or no fund for the second semester of the year. SEC. 5. INTELLIGENCE EXPENSES. - The Intelligence expenses provided under this Ordinance shall be XVHG VROHO\ IRU LQWHOOLJHQFH DFWLYLWLHV DQG GLVEXUVHPHQWV WKHUHRI VKDOO EH VXEMHFW WR H[LVWLQJ ODZV DQG SHUWLQHQW accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

b. Likewise, effected and adopted, is the abolition of certain vacant position in order to trim down the City bureaucracy to a leaner but more effective and economical organization. SEC. 7. USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS. $OO IXQGV DSSURSULDWHG IRU IXQFWLRQV SURMHFWV DQG DFWLYLWLHV VKDOO EH XVHG WR ÂżQDQFH WKH IXOO \HDU UHTXLUHPHQW RI WKH &LW\ RI 0DQLOD DQG VKDOO EH UHOHDVHG H[FOXVLYHO\ IRU WKH VSHFLÂżF purposes and particular period for which they have been authorized. Any amendment and augmentation may be made within the calendar year only upon the enactment and approval of a Supplemental Budget Ordinance. SEC. 8. AUTHORITY TO ADJUST APPROPRIATIONS. - No ordinance shall be passed authorizing any WUDQVIHU RI DSSURSULDWLRQV IURP RQH LWHP WR DQRWKHU +RZHYHU WKH &LW\ 0D\RU DQG WKH 3UHVLGLQJ 2IÂżFHU RI WKH Sangguniang Panlungsod are authorized to augment any item in the approved annual budgets for their respective RIÂżFHV IURP VDYLQJV LQ RWKHU LWHPV ZLWKLQ WKH VDPH H[SHQVH FODVVLÂżFDWLRQ RI WKHLU UHVSHFWLYH DSSURSULDWLRQV SEC. 9. TWENTY PERCENT (20%) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND. - The 20% Community 'HYHORSPHQW )XQG VKDOO EH VWULFWO\ XWLOL]HG IRU SURMHFWV VSHFLÂżHG XQGHU WKH $QQXDO ,QYHVWPHQW 3ODQ DV DSSURYHG by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in conformity with the Local Government Code. SEC. 10. TWENTY PERCENT (20%) CONTINGENCY RESERVE. - Except for expenses due to public utilities, rentals, insurance premiums and food supplies expenses, a contingency reserve of 20% on the authorized 2019 appropriation for Departmental Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses shall be provided for the purpose. All GHSDUWPHQW RIÂżFH KHDGV DUH HQMRLQHG WR SUHSDUH :RUN DQG )LQDQFLDO 3ODQ DQG 5HTXHVW IRU $OORWPHQW LQGLFDWLQJ therein the 20% contingency reserve. SEC. 11. ALLOTMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. - For effective budgetary control, authorized appropriations shall be allotted in accordance with the DBM and COA Joint Circular No. 93-2 as outlined hereunder.

530,938,231.00

P 2,006,434,082.00

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No changes in designation or nomenclature of position resulting in a promotion in rank or increase or GHFUHDVH LQ FRPSHQVDWLRQ VKDOO EH DOORZHG H[FHSW ZKHQ WKH SRVLWLRQ LV DFWXDOO\ YDFDQW DQG ÂżOOLQJ RI such position shall be strictly made in accordance with Civil Service Laws, Rules and Regulations; and

18,000,000.00

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700,000,000.00

5,349,770.00

Ill. Appropriations for Other Operational Expenses a. Expenses for Public Affairs/Activities P For the purchase of supplies, food, rental of facilities, honoraria of talents, and similar expenses for the following public affairs such as: a. Tondo and Pandacan Fiesta, b. Feast of the Black Nazarene, c. Araw ng Maynila Celebration, d. Oplan Undas - 2019, e. Feast of Santo NiĂąo, and f. Other Activities Honoraria Traveling Expenses - Local Fuel, Oil and Lubricants Expenses Other Supplies and Materials Expenses Awards and Rewards Expenses Other Professional Services Printing and Publication Expenses Representation Expenses Advertising Expenses Rent Expenses Prizes Unprogrammed b. Prior Years Obligation 1. EARIST - Water Expenses

d. In case of abolition of positions and creation of new ones resulting from the abolition of existing positions in the career services, such abolition or creation shall be made in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the Local Government Code and the Civil Service Laws, Rules and Regulations;

SEC. 6. CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY. - All creation conversion, transfer, abolition and other personnel actions made under Book II of this Ordinance were made in accordance with the Revised Index of Occupational Services, Positions/Titles and Salary Grades as embodied under Local Budget Circular No. 61 of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

75,000,000.00

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SEC. 2. BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS. - The Budgetary Expenditures herein proposed shall comply with WKH IROORZLQJ UHTXLUHPHQWV D 1R GHSDUWPHQW RU RIÂżFH RI WKH &LW\ *RYHUQPHQW VKDOO DEROLVK RU FRQYHUW H[LVWLQJ SODQWLOOD SRVLWLRQV QRU create new positions, without a valid ordinance and the necessary appropriation.

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LUCH R. GEMPIS, JR. City Government Department Head III (Secretary to the City Council) APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR ON MARCH 4, 2019.

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ANGKOK: A key party linked to Thailand’s powerful Shinawatra clan was dissolved Thursday by a court, just weeks before a general election, over its ill-starred bid to front a princess as a candidate for premier. Thai Raksa Chart, which is tied to ex-premiers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra, proposed Princess Ubolratana as its candidate for prime minister if its bloc emerged with a lower house majority after THE -ARCH ELECTION It was an unprecedented move in a constitutional monarchy where ROYALS ARE OFkCIALLY ABOVE THE POLITical fray, and prompted a rare public rebuke by her younger brother, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who issued a royal command declaring the party’s MOVE gINAPPROPRIATE u Thai Raksa Chart was found guilty of committing an act “hostile to the constitutional monarchy� by the nine-member Constitutional Court, who unanimously VOTED TO DISSOLVE THE PARTY 0ARTY EXECUTIVES ‡ INCLUDING

two Shinawatra family members ‡ WERE ALSO BANNED FROM POLITICS FOR A DECADE “The monarchy is above politics and to maintain political neutrality, the king, the queen and princesses can never exercise political rights by casting votes,� Judge Nakharin Mektrairat said AT THE END OF AN EXTENSIVE RULING Dissolution is a hammer blow to the prospects of the powerful Shinawatra clan winning a parliaMENTARY MAJORITY IN -ARCH POLLS Thai Raksa Chart was established to back up the Shinawatra’s main political vehicle Pheu Thai, which won 2011 elections WITH A LANDSLIDE )TS DOWNFALL IS A MAJOR kLLIP to their army-allied rivals who ARE kELDING CURRENT JUNTA LEADER

Prayut Chan-O-Cha as their canDIDATE FOR PREMIER Thai Raksa Chart was set to compete in 174 constituencies with 108 candidates vying for seats THROUGH THE PARTY LIST ‡ A SYSTEM to allocate extra parliamentary seats according to the proportion OF VOTES THEY SCOOP UP Grim-faced party executives, all dressed in black suits and led by party leader Preechapol PongpanICH kLED OUT OF THE #ONSTITUTIONAL #OURT THROUGH THE RANKS OF MEDIA The same court has disbanded two other parties linked to the ShiNAWATRA DYNASTY ‡ AND TOPPLED TWO OF ITS PRIME MINISTERS ‡ IN THE last 13 years of political turmoil since Thaksin was booted from OFkCE BY A coup IN The intervening years have seen short-lived civilian governments, bloody street protests and another COUP ‡ AGAINST 4HAKSIN S SISTER 9INGLUCK IN ‡ THAT BROUGHT THE CURRENT JUNTA TO POWER There were tears among the smattering of die-hard supporters

GATHERED NEAR THE COURT Thais last voted in a general election in 2011 and have returned Shinawatra-linked parties at every POLL SINCE But Pheu Thais’ electoral dominance has been cast into doubt by a new system crafted by the junta SPECIkCALLY TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF SEATS IT CAN WIN The court ruling was “deja vu,â€? said political analyst Thitinan Pongsudhirak of ChuLALONGKORN 5NIVERSITY With 18 days to go to the polls, TENSIONS ARE RISING The country is deeply divided between those who loathe the MILITARY AND FEAR ITS RETURN TO OFkCE after elections, and the anti-ThakSIN CAMP The princess at the centre of the drama is currently in Berlin promoting tourism to ThaiLAND S NORTHEAST “Today, I’d like to continue to work for Thailand,â€? she said in an Instagram post Wednesday, HASHTAGGED gĂ›$OITTOGETHER u AFP

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Trump warns Kim vs rebuilding rocket site WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) he’d be “very, very disappointed� with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a long-range ROCKET SITE ARE CONkRMED Speaking to reporters, Trump said “it’s too early to see� if the information about work at the .ORTH +OREAN SITE IS TRUE 7ARNING he’d be disappointed, he added: “I don’t think I will be, but we’ll see WHAT HAPPENS u Meanwhile, Washington’s North Korea envoy Stephen Biegun was to MEET 7EDNESDAY WITH OFkCIALS FROM Japan and South Korea to discuss the outcome of the Hanoi summit last week, amid new evidence that PyongYANG IS REBUILDING A ROCKET LAUNCH SITE

Biegun was to meet separately in Washington with Lee Do-hoon, Seoul’s chief nuclear envoy, and Japan’s Kenji Kanasugi, with a threeway meeting also expected, accordING TO THE 53 3TATE $EPARTMENT Trump and Kim met last week in Vietnam to negotiate on getting rid of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, but the summit broke up early WITH NO PROGRESS Researchers say that rebuilding of the facility in question had been underway since the summit and mght have started before the 6IETNAM MEETING “This facility had been dormant since August 2018, indicating the current activity is deliberate and purposeful,� said researchers at the Washington-based Center for Strate-

GIC AND )NTERNATIONAL 3TUDIES #3)3 Researchers said that the activity may be intended to “demonstrate resolve in the face of US rejection� of the North’s request for an easing of sanctions in return for some dismantlement of NUCLEAR WEAPONS INFRASTRUCTURE Kim had agreed to shutter the Sohae missile-testing site at a summit with the South’s President Moon *AE IN IN 0YONGYANG AS PART OF CONkdence-building measures, and satellite pictures in August had suggested workers were already dismantling an ENGINE TEST STAND AT THE FACILITY But CSIS said building activity was now “evident� at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, from where Pyongyang launched satelLITES IN AND

North Korea was later banned by the UN security council from carrying out the space launches, as some of its technology was similar to that used for intercontinental BALLISTIC MISSILES OR )#"-S The respected Washington-based 38 North project, another independent research website specializing in North Korea, also reported building work at the Sohae facility, based on COMMERCIAL SATELLITE IMAGERY According to 38 North, the efforts to rebuild structures at the Sohae facility started sometime between &EBRUARY AND -ARCH THIS YEAR The pictures show a moving structure that had been used to carry launch vehicles to a launch pad on rails has been RESTORED IT SAID AFP

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US to up sanctions on supporters of Maduro WASHINGTON: The United States will impose sanctions on foreign institutions helping to finance embattled far-left Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the White House said Wednesday (Thursday IN -ANILA The measure, announced by President Donald Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton, is the latest tightening of screws in Washington’s campaign to force -ADURO FROM POWER “The United States is putting foreign financial institutions on notice that they will face sanctions for being involved in facilitating ILLEGITIMATE TRANSACTIONS THAT BENEkT Nicolas Maduro and his corrupt netWORK u "OLTON SAID IN A STATEMENT Meanwhile, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called on Europe Thursday to intensify financial sanctions against the regime of Nicolas Maduro, a day after Caracas expelled the German AMBASSADOR FOR gINTERFERENCE u European countries “should strengthen financial sanctions AGAINST THE REGIME 4HE INTERNAtional community must prevent

Venezuelan money from being misused to kill opponents of the regime and indigenous peoples,� Guaido, who declared himself interim president in January, said in an interview with the German news weekly $ER 3PIEGEL Trump is leading international pressure to have Maduro replaced by opposition leader Juan Guaido, whom Washington recognizes as THE OFkCIAL INTERIM PRESIDENT The government is already trying to cripple Maduro’s access to kNANCES VIA SANCTIONS ON STATE OIL company PDVSA and handing control to Guaido of Venezuelan BANK ACCOUNTS IN THE 5NITED 3TATES More than 50 other countries have recognized Guaido as interim president, but Maduro has powerful backing from Russia AND #HINA (E DESCRIBES THE 53 led campaign against him as an imperialist plot to seize control of THE OIL RICH NATION Years of hard left rule have transformed once thriving Venezuela into an economic basket case, with severe shortages of BASIC FOOD AND MEDICINE AFP

ICC probes Myanmar abuses vs Rohingya DHAKA: ! TEAM FROM THE OFkCE OF the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor was in Bangladesh on Wednesday for a preliminary probe into alleged atrocities committed against the Rohingya BY THE -YANMAR MILITARY IN A statement emailed to AFP from THE )## CONkRMED THE TOUR ‡ THE MAIDEN OFkCIAL VISIT BY THE )## ‡ but said it was part of the prosecuTOR@S OFkCE S gONGOING PRELIMINARY examinations concerning the sitUATION IN "ANGLADESH -YANMARu “A preliminary examination is NOT AN INVESTIGATION 3UCH VISITS IN the context of preliminary examinations are standard practice, and the delegation will not engage in any evidence collection in relation TO ANY ALLEGED CRIMES u IT SAID “The independent and impartial preliminary examination of the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar is on-going and following its normal COURSE u IT ADDED ! "ANGLADESHI OFkCIAL SAID THE ICC would visit Rohingya camps in the country’s southeastern dis-

trict of Cox’s Bazar, where some 740,000 Rohingya took refuge AFTER THEY lED A BRUTAL MILITARY CRACKDOWN IN LATE In September, the ICC prosecutor opened a preliminary probe into Myanmar’s alleged crimes against the Rohingya Muslim minority, including killings, sexual VIOLENCE AND FORCED DEPORTATIONS A preliminary examination can lead to a formal investigation by THE )## ‡ WHICH WAS SET UP IN 2002 to investigate war crimes and CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY ‡ AND THEN POSSIBLE INDICTMENTS Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will look at whether there is enough evidence to warrant a full investigation INTO -YANMAR S MILITARY OFFENSIVE Bensouda said in a statement at that time that the initial probe “may take into account a number of alleged coercive acts having resulted in the forced displacement of the Rohingya people, including deprivation of fundamental rights, killing, sexual violence, enforced disappearance, DESTRUCTION AND LOOTINGu AFP

Barbie turns 60 EL SEGUNDO, United States: She is turning 60 this year and still doesn’t have a single wrinkle. Blonde or brunette, slender or curvy, black or white, princess or president, Barbie is a forever favorite for young girls, even if she has caused controversy over the years. The iconic doll has evolved to keep up with the times — check out her Twitter feed. And despite fierce competition in the toy industry, 58 million Barbies are sold each year in more than 150 countries. “In an industry where success today is three to five years, 60 years is a huge deal!â€? said Nathan Baynard, director of global brand marketing for Barbie. Around the world, Barbie is as universally known as Coca-Cola or McDonald’s, Baynard

said during a recent visit to Mattel’s design studio in El Segundo, a suburb of Los Angeles. In all, more than one billion Barbie dolls have been sold since she made her debut at the American Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. She was invented by Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel, who was inspired by her own children to create the doll. “Her daughter Barbara was limited in the choices of her toys — the only ones were baby dolls,â€? Baynard recounted. “The only role she could imagine through that play was caregiver, mother,â€? whereas Handler’s son “could imagine being an astronaut, cowboy, pilot, surgeon.â€? AFP

Worldinbriefs ZUCKERBERG: FACEBOOK TO BE PRIVACY-ORIENTED

INDONESIA MINE COLLAPSE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 27

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook now says its future lies in privacy-oriented messaging that Facebook itself can’t read. Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer , announced the shift in a Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) blog post apparently intended to blunt both criticism of the company’s data handling and potential antitrust action. Facebook will emphasize giving people ways to communicate in truly private fashion, with their intimate thoughts and pictures shielded by encryption in ways that Facebook itself can’t read. But Zuckerberg didn’t suggest any changes to Facebook’s core newsfeed-and-groups-based service, or to Instagram’s social network, currently the fastest growing part of the company. “All indications are that Facebook and Instagram will continue growing and be increasingly important,â€? Zuckerberg said in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press. AP

JAKARTA: Indonesia ended the search Thursday for victims of last week’s mine collapse on the island of Sulawesi as the death toll climbed to 27, an official said, even as dozens are still feared missing. Rescuers were forced to stop using excavators as conditions deteriorated and it was no longer possible to operate heavy machinery on such unstable ground. “Our assessment found it is no longer possible to search for the victims because of the possible landslides, it is getting more and more dangerous for the rescuers,� local disaster mitigation agency official Abdul Muin Paputungan told AFP. “We decided to end the search for the mine collapse victims today.� The remains of 27 miners had been found following the disaster on February 26, while 18 were pulled out alive, Paputungan said. AFP

UN PULLS OUT POLICE IN HAITI

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Iranian hackers working to penetrate systems, businesses and governments around the world had caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, a report said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). Researchers for tech giant Microsoft said the attackers stole secrets and wiped data from computer networks after targeting thousands of people at some 200 companies over the past two years, according to The Wall Street Journal. Microsoft did not immediately respond to an AFP query on the report. The Journal said Microsoft traced the attacks to Holmium, a group linked to Iran, and that some of the hacking was done for Holmium by another Iranian group known as APT33. John Lambert, the head of Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center, told the newspaper the attacks were “massively destabilizing events.â€? The report said the hackers notably targeted oil-and-gas companies, heavy machinery manufacturers and international conglomerates in Saudi Arabia, Germany, Britain, India and the United States. AFP

UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is recommending that a UN police force deployed in Haiti end its mission in October as planned, despite weeks of violent protests, according to a report seen by AFP on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). The UN force known as Minujusth should be replaced by a small political mission based in Port-au-Prince, said the report sent to the Security Council on Friday. “Drawing upon lessons from previous transitions in Haiti and other country contexts, I recommend that the implementation of the Minujusth mandate be gradually phased out during the last six months,� said the report. The mission’s five police units will hand over all security responsiblities to the national police and that there be a “seamless passage to a special political mission,� it added. With almost 1,000 police and 325 civilians, Minujusth replaced the full-fledged Minustah peacekeeping mission, which was sent after the devastating 2010 earthquake. AFP

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HE rematch nobody really wants to see is not happening after all. Donnie Nietes has decided to give up the WBO junior bantamweight (115 lbs.) title to pursue the kGHTS THAT TRULY MATTER 4HE HEAD honchos of the WBO had earlier directed Nietes to face countryman Aston Palicte, the No.1 contender, despite the fact that Nietes thoroughly defeated the latter and was only robbed of a decision in THEIR kRST MEETING LAST 3EPTEMBER 4HERE WERE OPTIONS AVAILABLE ON the table that would have allowed Nietes to seek an extension of the period to make the mandatory defense, but eventually he decided to just relinquish the throne. 4HE kRST WINNER OF COURSE IS 0HILippine pro boxing. Last we checked, there are four generally recognized governing bodies in boxing (WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF) and one cannot help but wonder why Palicte AND .IETES ARE TRYING TO kGHT FOR only the WBO title when they can go after another version of the CROWN 4WO GROWN MEN TRYING TO simultaneously squeeze themselves into a door does not make sense when there are three other doors OPEN /NE CAN COUNT ON THE kNGERS of one hand the number of quality kGHTERS THE COUNTRY HAS AND THE LAST thing you want to see is two of them eliminating each other. If the WBO crown is the only one available in the market, Nietes and Palicte facing EACH OTHER AGAIN IS TOTALLY JUSTIkED but such is not the case. 4HE SECOND WINNER IS 0ALICTE With Nietes vacating the throne, Palicte (25-2, 1 draw, 21 knockouts) has placed himself in a viable position to succeed Nietes as champion. Palicte was hankering for another shot at Nietes because he wanted to immediately silence critics who thought he was lucky to get a draw. But let us be honest here: Palicte’s one-dimensional style is tailor-made for Nietes’ counterpunching approach and the rematch would have been SIMPLY A REPEAT OF THE kRST MATCH where Nietes’ ring generalship made Palicte look silly. However, this does not mean that Palicte cannot be a world champion. 4HE KEY IS CLEVER MATCHMAKING Matched against an opponent who offers limited movement and tends to mix it up, the heavyhanded Palicte can produce electrifying results. Palicte’s smashing second-round knockout win over the previously unbeaten Jose Martinez of Puerto Rico in January stands as Exhibit A. With Nietes out of the picture, Palicte no longer has to deal with a guy whose style is too burdensome for him. 4HE THIRD WINNER ALBEIT VIA a thin line, is Nietes. By freeing himself from the clutches of the WBO, Nietes (42-1, 5 draws, 23 knockouts) now has the freedom TO PURSUE THE kGHTS HE TRULY COVETS Nietes is turning 37 on May AND IS CLEARLY kGHTING ON BORrowed time. Keeping the WBO title and being forced to take part IN INSIGNIkCANT DEFENSES WERE JUST going to drag him down. Nietes is eyeing to face the winner of the April 26 showdown between WBC junior bantamweight CHAMPION 3RISAKET 3OR 2UNGVISAI (47-4, 41 knockouts) and challenger Juan Francisco Estrada (38-3, 26 knockouts). Nietes facing and beating the winner of the SAID kGHT WILL NOT ONLY GIVE HIM a more prestigious belt, but will virtually solidify his legacy. From A kNANCIAL STANDPOINT .IETES ALSO kGURES TO BANKROLL MORE MONEY FROM A kGHT OF SUCH STATURE Yet another route for Nietes is a showdown with WBA junior bantamweight champ Khalid 9AFAI KNOCKOUTS 4HE WAIT FOR THIS kGHT MAY BE LONger, though, as Yafai has been recently ordered by the WBA to defend against No.1 challenger Norbelto Jimenez. In the coming months, we will get a clearer view of the entire picture. If all goes according to plan, Palicte picks up the WBO belt while Nietes ends up with the WBC or WBA crown. When the rosin settles, the country could end up with two world champions. Everybody happy, hopefully.

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OS ANGELES: LeBron James overtook Michael Jordan to move into fourth place on the NBA all-time scoring list Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) with a driving layup in the second quarter against visiting g Denver.

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4HE ,OS !NGELES ,AKERS PLAYMAKER who had matched the Chicago Bulls legend’s career total of 32,292 with HIS kRST POINTS MADE HISTORY ON the layup with 5:38 remaining in the quarter and sank a free throw to complete a 3-point play. During the next timeout, James went to the bench and buried his head in a towel, appearing to cry while a video tribute played on the scoreboard AND HE RElECTED UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT of surpassing his boyhood idol. “Cant even front,� James tweeted ABOUT MINUTES BEFORE TIPOFF g4HIS is going to be UNREAL!! Wow man.� 4HE YEAR OLD !MERICAN FORward, the top scorer among active players, made his points in 1,190 games compared to 1,072 for Jordan with the Bulls and Washington. 4HE NEXT TARGET FOR *AMES WOULD be retired Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant, who is third on the NBA career list with 33,643 points. Lakers legend Kareem AbdulJabbar holds the NBA points record with 38,387, with long-time Utah great Karl Malone ranked second on 36,928. /N HIS CURRENT PACE *AMES kGURES to pass Bryant next season and could overtake Abdul-Jabbar by the end of his Lakers contract in the 2021-22 campaign if he stays healthy.

*AMES WENT OF FROM THE lOOR IN THE kRST QUARTER AND FROM THE free throw line in the opening quarter, but added a lay-in and jumper to match Jordan early in the second quarter and break the record attacking the basket, a trademark move in his career. James has more assists and 20-point GAMES THAN ANY OTHER TOP kVE SCORER Jordan and James are often compared as the best players in NBA history. James wears the same No. 23 worn by Jordan. “I wear the number because of Mike. I fell in love with the game because of Mike,� James said before the game. “I just take all the accomplishments as they come. It’s just an honor to have my name be mentioned among all the greats.� Jordan played 15 NBA seasons and was a five-time NBA Most Valuable Player who won six NBA crowns in the 1990s with the Bulls. James, in his 16th NBA campaign, is a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and three-time NBA chamPION AS WELL AS A TIME !LL 3TAR While Jordan went 6-0 in the finals, James is only 3-6 but has reached the past eight NBA Finals, four each with Miami and Cleveland before joining the Lakers last July.

LaVine leads Bulls win In Wednesday’s other NBA games, Zach LaVine scored 39 points, making the decisive layup with 1.6 seconds remaining, and host Chicago edged Philadelphia 108-107. “I saw the lane and I took it,� LaVine said. “I know I need to come out and make big baskets.� JimmyButlerscored22pointsagainst his former club in a losing cause. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 POINTS TO POWER THE 3AN !NTONIO 3PURS OVER HOST !TLANTA WHILE "ROOKLYN RESERVE 3PENCER $INWIDDIE netted 28 points to lead the Nets over visiting Cleveland 113-107. Bradley Beal scored 30 points to lead host Washington over Dallas 132-123 despite 31 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for MavERICKS STAR ,UKA $ONCIC OF 3LOVENIA Canada’s Kelly Olynyk scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Miami’s 91-84 win at Charlotte while Andre Drummond scored 31 points to lead host Detroit’s 131-114 win over Minnesota. Frenchman Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help visiting Utah over New Orleans 114-104 while host Phoenix beat New York 107-96 in a matchup of the NBA’s losingest g clubs. AFP

AUSTRALIAN VETERAN BOGUT REJOINING WARRIORS OAKLAND, AKLAND United States: Australian veteran Andrew Bogut rejoined the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) as the NBA champions bolster their roster with the postseason looming, the team announced. The 34-year-old center was given the green light to return to the NBA after completing the 2018-2019 season with the Sydney Kings in Australia’s National Basketball League. Bogut told a press conference in Sydney he had few illusions his NBA return would mean serious playing time, saying he’d be happy “if it’s waving the towel for 20-odd

games and being a good teammate� teammate�. “For me it’s an honor to play there and go and sign there and not play a minute. Anything more than that is a bonus,� he said. Bogut returns to Oakland after four successful seasons with the team between 2012 and 2016. He was a key member of the team’s NBA championship-winning roster in 2015. Terms of Bogut’s contract with the Warriors were not revealed. As well as helping the Warriors to their 2015 title, Bogut was also part of the team which set a record 73 wins in 2015-2016. Bogut averaged 6.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.71 blocks in 23.7 minutes

Warriors. over 236 games (230 starts) for the Warriors A lengthy NBA career also included stints with the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. Bogut, the first overall pick in the 2005 draft, last played in the NBA on January 1, 2018 while with the Lakers. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the Warriors moved for Bogut after scouting his form in Australia with Sydney. Bogut was the league’s MVP and Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 11.4 points, a league-high 11.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.7 blocks in 29.7 minutes over 30 games. AFP

Champion SMB returns vs Road Warriors

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DEFENDING CHAMPION 3AN -IGUEL Beer battles Northern Luzon Expressway (NLEX) at 7 p.m. tonight, AS IT EYES A QUARTERkNALS BERTH IN 3EASON 0HILIPPINE "ASKETBALL Association Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum. Both teams are entering the game fresh after a 26-day break that gave way to the Philippines’ participation in the International Basketball FedERATION &)"! !SIAN QUALIkERS 3AN -IGUEL "EER IS HOLDING A win-loss record with still four games LEFT IN THE ELIMINATION ROUND 3-" is currently sharing the fourth to kFTH PLACES WITH 4.4 +A4ROPA THAT IS holding a similar record. “It is important for us because we still have a chance to get one of the TWO TWICE TO BEAT QUARTERkNALS SLOTS u SAID 3-" COACH ,EO !USTRIA AFTER 2AIN OR 3HINE ABSORBED BACK TO BACK LOSSES g3O AT IF WE WON STRAIGHT our four remaining games, we have a great chance.� 4HE #HRISTIAN 3TANDHARDINGER would not play tonight to rest his strained knees while Matt RosserGanuelas will see action after recovering from a shoulder surgery. Reigning Most Valuable Player

June Mar Fajardo, fresh from the &)"! !SIAN QUALIkERS WILL LEAD THE Beermen anew. “Whether there is the FIBA or none, June Mar Fajardo is always playing his best. He is always in good condition,� added Austria. Coach Yeng Guiao’s Road Warriors (2-4) are now desperate to notch more wins. In the 4:30 p.m. first game, Northport (2-3) faces a skidding Meralco (2-5). 3TANLEY 0RINGLE RETURNS AFTER SERVING a one game suspension and paying a 0 kNE BECAUSE OF HIS INVOLVEment in a brawl between Batang Pier and Columbian Dyip at the Green Meadows gym. g4HEY -ERALCO ALSO NEED TO WIN just like us so we have to double our effort,� said Northport coach Pido Jarencio. “We just need to work hard and execute well the game plan. It’s one game at a time.� 4HE "ATANG 0IER SUFFERED A CONtroversial 96-98 loss to Phoenix (96-98) last week. 4HE "OLTS UNDER COACH .ORMAN Black, are hoping to halt a threegame losing skid.

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PSI’s Joseph passes away at 56 PHILIPPINE Swimming Inc. (PSI) President Lani Velasco announced that former PSI president Mark P. Joseph died in his sleep in London on Thursday morning (Philippine time). Joseph, 56, served as PSI head for almost 12 years during the tenure of then Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose Cojuangco Jr. “With sadness, we would like to announce that Mark P. Joseph, former President of Philippine Swimming Inc and former Vice Chairman for High Diving Discipline in FINA, passed away at the age of 56,� said Velasco in a statement sent to the media. Joseph’s interment will be announced soon. “Mr. Joseph died peacefully in his sleep in the United Kingdom. His sister, together with the rest of his family, is making arrangements for his funeral.� Velasco said that Joseph was found dead by his brother in his bedroom. His brother was waiting to have breakfast with him but he didn’t show up. “Mr. Joseph made a significant impact on Philippine swimming by promoting the sport at the grassroots level and by raising Philippine swimming to international standards,� the statement concluded. POC President Ricky Vargas expressed his sympathy to Joseph’s family. Joseph was a hall of famer athlete as a De La Salle University swimmer. JOSEF T. RAMOS

Q Philippines’ Charly Suarez (right) fights with India’s Akhil Kumar in the men’s boxing light welter 60 kg preliminaries session 6 during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon on September 26, 2014. AFP FILE PHOTO

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ORMER Olympian Charly Suarez wants a world title shot this year or EARLY NEXT YEAR 3UAREZ S CONkDENCE was boosted by his win over Justin Cabarles on Tuesday at the Dujali Gymnasium in Davao del Norte.

Suarez, 30, will face a yet to be determined opponent on April 27 for the regional World Boxing Council Asia 0ACIkC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE IN $AVAO del Norte. g)F ) WIN THAT 7"# !SIA 0ACIkC SUPER featherweight belt on April 27, I’m hoping a world title bout will happen next,� Suarez told The Manila Times after scoring a second round technical knockout win against Cabarles to bag

the Philippine Mindanao Professional Boxing Federation lightweight belt. “There’s no problem in weight. After that lightweight competition, I will go DOWN TO FEATHERWEIGHT FOR MY NEXT kGHT in April and that’s okay. I’m not badly HURT IN MY LAST kGHT TOO u The two-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist said there is still a lot to learn in the professional rank. “I need to accustom myself to profes-

need to sional boxing. So by this year, we ne learn a lot and I still need to make some ADJUSTMENTS ) M NOT SATISkED WITH MY kRST TWO kGHTS AS A PRO u ADDED 3UAREZ noting though that his stamina has met THE DEMAND OF A PRO kGHT 0RIOR TO HIS KNOCKOUT VICTORY OVER Cabarles, Suarez beat fellow Ernesto #AGAMPANG VIA SECOND ROUND TECHNICAL knockout in his professional debut on *ANUARY IN #AGAYAN $E /RO #ITY

St. Clare College shuts down Che’Lu Bar and Grill ST. CLARE College-Virtual Reality conquered another formidable foe, an 82-77 beating over Che’Lu Bar and Grill in the 2019 PBA D-League Thursday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Junjie Hallare led the Saints with 19 points, 12 coming in the second half, as he also notched six steals and five rebounds. Irven Palencia chipped in 13 points, as the big man combo of Mohammed Pare and John Ambuludto did wonders inside. The Malian slotman posted a doubledouble of 10 points and 16 rebounds, as the veteran Ambuludto registered nine points and seven boards.

St. Clare rose to 2-0 in the Aspirants Group, while handing Che’Lu its first defeat to fall to 1-1 in the standings. The Saints broke a 63-all deadlock with a 13-3 tear that gave them a 76-66 lead with 3:50 left in the fourth period. But the Revellers clawed their way back, with Jhaps Bautista’s free throws getting them within three, 80-77 in the last 30 seconds. Pare, though, would seal the game shut with a layup in the final 10.7 to ice the win for St. Clare. Bautista fired 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists for Che’Lu, while Chris Dumapig and Rey Suerte scored 14 points apiece.

THE SCORES: ST. CLARE 82 -- Hallare 19, Palencia 13, Pare 10, Ambuludto 9, Fontanilla 9, Santos 8, Lunor 6, Rivera 6, Rubio 2. CHE’LU 77 -- Bautista 16, Dumapig 14, Suerte 14, Collado 7, Manganti 6, R. Manalang 4, Taganas 4, Gabo 4, P. Manalang 2, Bringas 2, Chua 0. Quarters: 17-16, 44-36, 60-60, 82-77 Games Monday (Paco Arena, Manila) 2 p.m. - Valencia City BukidnonSSCR vs SMDC-NU 4 p.m. - CEU vs Metropac-San Beda

Q WBC world heavyweight champion, US boxer Deontay Wilder (left), and former world heavyweight champion, British boxer Tyson Fury (right) are separated by boxing promoter and manager Frank Warren during a news conference in London ahead of their scheduled title fight on October 1, 2018. AFP FILE PHOTO

Wilder ordered to defend title against Breazeale LOS ANGELES: (EAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION $EONtay Wilder has been ordered to defend his TITLE AGAINST $OMINIC "REAZEALE FOLLOWING the collapse of a proposed rematch with Tyson Fury, the World Boxing Council (WBC) said on Wednesday. A WBC statement said mandatory chalLENGER "REAZEALE WOULD BE GIVEN A SHOT at the title after the sanctioning body cancelled an ordered Wilder-Fury rematch. g7"# 7ORLD (EAVYWEIGHT #HAMPION $EONTAY 7ILDER SHALL FULkLL HIS MANDATORY OBLIGATIONS BY kGHTING $OMINIC "REAZEALE next,� the WBC said. 7ILDER AND "REAZEALE HAVE UNTIL !PRIL 4 to reach an agreement on terms and

CONDITIONS FOR A kGHT THE 7"# ADDED If no agreement is reached the WBC will HOLD A PURSE BID FOR THE kGHT ESPN reported that both the Wilder and Breazeale camps were optimistic of REACHING AGREEMENT HOWEVER WITH A -AY 18 date at New York’s Barclays Center beING LINED UP FOR THE kGHT “We’re hoping to get it done,� Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel told ESPN. “Hopefully, it will happen this week or next week and hopefully it’s done. At this point it’s not done. But I think (Breazeale) IS A COMPETITIVE AND VIABLE OPPONENT u 7ILDER +/S WILL BE MAKING his ninth title defense against Breazeale,

WHO HAS VICTORIES AND ONE DEFEAT including 18 knockouts. Wilder and Fury fought an epic draw IN ,OS !NGELES IN $ECEMBER REIGNITING INTEREST IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (OWEVER HOPES OF A SWIFT REMATCH were thrown into disarray when Fury SIGNED A MULTI kGHT DEAL WITH THE ESPN network last month, immediately complicating negotiations for a return bout. 7ILDER AND &URY HAVE CONTINUED TO TRADE VERBAL JABS THROUGH THE MEDIA with Wilder on Wednesday branding &URY A gBORING kGHTER u “The only thing good about him is his mouth,� Wilder told Boxing Scene. “He just talks. That’s it.� Fury responded on Twitter: “Is that WHY ESPN GAVE ME THE MIL deal and not you?,� he said. “What you mean is your nothing without the GYPSYKING.� AFP

Novis seeks repeat in PPS Tagum ANGELICA NOVIS hopes to ride the momentum of her two-title romp in Digos last week as she leads close to 200 players chasing honors and ranking points in the PPS-PEPP Tagum City national age-group beginning today in Davao del Norte. Reyman Saldivar Jr., on the other hand, tries to make up for his failed two-title bid the last time out although he faces an uphill battle again in the full-packed 14- and 16-U rosters of the Group 2 tournament presented by Dunlop. Keen competition is also seen in five other categories in singles play with five titles also up for grabs in the doubles event of the tournament

serving as part of the Mindanao swing of the nationwide circuit put up by Palawan Pawnshop headed by president/CEO Bobby Castro. Host Mayor Allan Rellon has guaranteed a successful staging of the event at the Tagum City Tennis Club with the top and rising age-groupers from nearby towns and cities all geared up for five days of battle of power and style. Khobe Dumlao, Kurt Haro and Andre Santiago are tipped to dispute the boys’ 18-U singles crown with the 14-year-old Saldivar from Kabacan also trying his luck in the centerpiece division of the tournament. Yusuf Maldo, also from Kabacan, likewise

goes for a repeat in the 10-unisex along with local bets Juliana Carvajal in the girls’ 14-U and Charles Jumawan in the boys’ 12-U section. But focus will be on Malita ace Novis and Saldivar, two of a number of emerging talents produced by the year-long nationwide circuit sanctioned by Unified Tennis Philippines made up of PPS-PEPP, Cebuana Lhuillier, Wilson, Toby’s, Dunlop, Slazenger and B-Meg. Meanwhile, a huge field is being firmed up for next week’s event coinciding with the Araw ng Davao celebrations. For details and listup, call 09154046464.

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IAMI: Rory McIlroy said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) achieving a career Grand Slam at the Masters next month would be “awesome” for golf as he warms up for Augusta at this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. 4HE YEAR OLD .ORTHERN )RISHMAN COULD BECOME ONLY THE SIXTH PLAYER TO WIN ALL FOUR MAJOR TITLES WITH A VICTORY AT THE -ASTERS AN ELITE CLUB THAT BOTH *ORDAN 3PIETH AND 0HIL -ICKELSON CAN ALSO ENTER THIS SEASON 4ALKING TO REPORTERS AT "AY (ILL ON 7EDNESDAY -C)LROY SAID AN Y PLAYER WHO MANAGES TO ENTER THE PANTHEON ALONGSIDE 'ENE 3ARAZEN "EN (OGAN 'ARY 0LAYER *ACK .ICKLAUS AND 4IGER 7OODS WOULD DELIVER A BOOST TO THE SPORT g) MEAN HOW GOOD WOULD THAT BE FOR GOLF 4HAT WOULD BE

AWESOME u -C)LROY SAID AHEAD OF 4HURSDAY S OPENING ROUND IN /RLANDO g"UT ) THINK JUST BECAUSE IT IS A SMALL LIST IT WOULD BE JUST THAT BIT COOLER TO JOIN g)T S ALL ABOUT EXPOSURE AND GOLF WOULD BE RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF ALL SPORTS STORIES IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN WHICH IS GREAT FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE GAME u -C)LROY WHO TEES OFF ALONGSIDE REIGNING -ASTERS CHAMPION 0ATRICK 2EED AND -ARC ,EISHMAN ON 4HURSDAY HAS MADE FOUR PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO COMPLETE HIS SET OF MAJORS

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g3O THERE S MAYBE A PART OF THAT THAT IF ) DIDN T KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE GAME AND ) WASN T SUCH A FAN IT WOULD WORK IN MY FAVOR g"UT THAT S NOT ME )T WOULD BE A MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT )T WOULD BE HUGE "UT AGAIN ) CAN T THINK ABOUT IT IN THAT WAY g) JUST HAVE TO GO OUT AND PLAY THE GOLF COURSE THE WAY ) KNOW THAT ) CAN PLAY IT AND HOPEFULLY THAT S GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE THE LOWEST SCORE THAT WEEK u -C)LROY ALSO REJECTED SUGGESTIONS THAT ACHIEVING THE 'RAND 3LAM BECAME MORE CHALLENGING EACH YEAR WITH EVERY MISSED OPPORTUNITY g.O ) VE BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT ) MEAN THE EXTRA STRESS THAT ) PUT MYSELF UNDER THAT kRST COUPLE OF YEARS AND OF TRYING TO ) VE BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT u -C)LROY SAID g) GUESS ) VE BECOME A LOT MORE

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Founders Peerless Park hikes campaigner lead to 4 with solid 66 Cebu CC takes overall lead JOVENCIO Lusterio fired a one-under-par 71 for 37 points yesterday as Del Monte grabbed a two-point lead over Manila Southwoods in the Championship bracket even as the 72nd playing of the PAL Interclub in Cebu took on a new twist with Founders Division campaigner Cebu Country Club taking the overall lead. Del Monte tallied 121 on a demanding day at Mactan Island Golf Club, opening the door for Cebu CC, which is playing in the lower division, to grab the overall lead after also compiling 121 at Mactan for a 245 aggregate, a point ahead of the Bukidnon-based squad. Officially, this was pulled out just once before, when an Aguinaldo team made up of former Asian Games gold medalist Ramon Brobio, Bong Lopez and Thirdy Escano won the 1988 edition, also here in Cebu, while playing in the Founders Division and eventually beating Canlubang. This development will now have Cebu CC and Orchard, which is running second in the Founders with 231 points, joining the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the Championship in the pairings in the third round today also at Mactan. Southwoods got a level 36 from Aidric Chan and missed grabbing a share of the Championship lead after Jae Hyun-jung was penalized two points for holing out for double bogey. The Carmona-based squad, seeking to win this event for the fifth straight year, was held down to 118 for 241. Tagaytay Highlands, the surprise first round leader, stumbled to third spot after a measly second round 109 despite getting a tournament best 40 points from Jolo Magcalayo. Luisita continued to bring up the rear of the compact Championship field after a 114, 11 points off the pace. “Things like this happen,” Escano, Southwoods’ non-playing skipper said of the second bad round of his charges. “We are now due for two good rounds. I’m not worried.” Noel Langamin accounted for 34, Joel Bernaldez 27 and Crispin Aparilla 23 to complete scoring for Del Monte, which threw away the 20 of Julius Langamin. Masaichi Otake matched Jung’s 28 and the veteran Jun Jun Plana contributed 26 for Southwoods, which discarded the 25 of Sean Ramos. Highland’s undoing was failing to get anyone to solidly back up Magcalayo, with the next best score being the 24 of Lisandro Opulencia.

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Q Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a shot during a practice round prior to the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By MasterCard at Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 5, in Orlando, Florida. AFP PHOTO

Ateneo too classy for UP in UAAP baseball

Q Sung Hyun Park hits her drive on No. 15. PHOTO BY ROGER RAÑADA

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LEAGUE-leadi Ateneo LEAGUE-leading BARELY lEXED lEXED ITS MUSCLE IN A HUMBLING OF IN A HU 5NIVERSITY OF THE 0HIL5NIVERSITY O IPPINES ON ON 7EDNESDAY AT THE START OF THE DAY AT THE S SECOND ROUND ROU OF THE 5!!0 BASEBALL TOURNA5!!0 BASEB MENT AT THE TH YEAR OLD 2IZAL -EMORIAL "ASEBALL 3TADIUM "ASEBALL 3TAD )T WAS AN ALL "LUE %A)T WAS AN A GLES SHOW FROM THE TIME GLES SHOW FROM STARTING HURLER ,UIS "ENESTARTING HURLER DICTO THREW HIS DICTO THREW HIS kRST PITCH IN THE OPENING OPENING FRAME ON THE WAY TO THE THE WAY TO THE REGULATION SEVEN INNING SEVEN INNING TRIUMPH COACH 2ANDY $IZER S BOYS COACH 2ANDY $ SIXTH AS AGAINS AGAINST A SINGLE DEFEAT SINCE THE TH TOURNAMENT OPENED OPENED SHOP ON &EBRUARY )T WAS THE %AGLES POWER )T WAS THE %AG HITTING THOUGH THOUGH THAT CARRIED THEM THROUGH AS THEY RIED THEM THROU PEPPERED A P PAIR OF 50 PITCHERS WITH OF THEIR TOPITCHERS WITH TAL HITS IN THE kRST THREE TAL HITS IN THE INNINGS PRODUCING RUNS INNINGS PRODUCI WHICH PROVED WHAT THEY ONLY NEEDED 4HE +ATIPUNAN BASED BATTERS ACTUALLY STARTED the ball rolling in the SECOND PERIOD WHERE THEY EXPLODED WITH EIGHT RUNS ON FOUR CONNECTIONS AIDED BY A HIT BY PITCHED BALL THAT LED COACH $IZER TO RELIEVE "ENEDICTO FOR .IKO ,ORENZO 4HE %AGLES WERE AT THEIR MIGHTIEST IN THE THIRD where they tagged the &IGHTING -AROONS SEVEN TIMES FOR AS MANY RUNS THROWING THE CONTEST WIDE OPEN )T WAS SMOOTH AND EASY SAILING FROM THERE ALLOWING $IZER WHO IS BATTING FOR HIS kFTH 5!!0 TITLE THE PAST SEVEN CAMPAIGNS TO TRY HIS RICH PITCHING ROTATION FOR WHAT HE SAID LATER A TOUGHER ROAD AHEAD g)T S STILL TOO EARLY TO MAKE PREDICTIONS 4HE TOURNAMENT HAD JUST

STARTED AND THE TEAMS ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF ADJUSTMENT FROM LAST YEAR S SERIES u $IZER TOLD THIS WRITER AFTER HIS VICTORY ADDING THOUGH THAT THE %AGLES WIN LOSS CARD HALFWAY THROUGH THE TWO ROUND ELIMINATIONS ISN T A BAD INVESTMENT g.OT BAD FOR A START REALLY u $IZER ARCHITECT OF !TENEO S kVE TITLE RUNS SINCE 5!!0 3EASON QUIPPED 4HE %AGLES ENDED UP THIRD LAST YEAR BEHIND EVENTUAL CHAMPION !DAMSON AND RUNNER UP ,A 3ALLE 7HAT ONLY STAINED THE %AGLES CURRENT CAMPAIGN IS THE DEFEAT THE TITLE DEFENDING &ALCONS DEALT THEM ON &EBRUARY ,AST YEAR S LOSING FINALIST ,A 3ALLE CONTINUED REAFFIRMING ITS SUPREMACY OVER ERSTWHILE NEMESIS !DAMSON IN WHAT SERVED AS A REPEAT OF THE !RCHERS FIRST ROUND ROUT ) T W A S H E ! R C H E R S FIFTH WIN IN SEVEN TIMES UP WHICH GLUED THEM IN SECOND PLACE IN THE S I X T E A M C A S T I N T I E WITH 5NIVERSITY OF 3ANTO 4OMAS WHICH TUNED BACK .ATIONAL 5NIVERSITY IN THE DAY S OTHER ENCOUNTER ! TWO RUN BINGE AT THE LOWER HALF OF THE SEVENTH PROVED ENOUGH CUSHION FOR THE &ALCONS LAST DITCH EFFORTS TO REVERSE THE OUTCOME THAT SAW !DAMSON NEARLY SUCCEEDED COMING FROM A DEFICIT WITH A LATE FIVE RUN rally in the eighth and NINTH FRAMES 4 H E S L O W S T A R T I N G 'ROWLING 4IGERS FOR THEIR PART NEEDED A MIGHTY EIGHT RUN UPRISING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH TO MATCH THEIR ARCHRIVALS !RCHERS WIN LOSS SLATE EDDIE G. ALINEA

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Q Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood (left) fights for the ball with Paris SaintGermain’s Presnel Kimpembe (center) and Juan Bernat during the UEFA Champions League match at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris.

ARIS: Marcus Rashford scored a stoppage-time penalty awarded after a VAR review to give Manchester United a stunning 3-1 win away to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) as they improbably went through to the #HAMPIONS ,EAGUE QUARTER kNALS ON AWAY GOALS

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seriously depleted United looked to have themselves too much to do after losing IN THE kRST LEG OF THEIR LAST TIE LAST month, yet a Romelu Lukaku brace THE kRST HALF AT THE 0ARC DES 0RINCES gave them hope. %VEN SO *UAN "ERNAT HAD NETTED IN BETWEEN FOR 03' and it looked as though they would stumble on until the drama at the death. Slovenian referee Damir Skomina awarded a spot-kick after reviewing the images when he had been alerted OF A POSSIBLE HANDBALL BY 03' DEFENDER 0RESNEL +IMpembe in the box. 2ASHFORD DULY BEAT 'IANLUIGI "UFFON FROM YARDS AS 5NITED WON A %UROPEAN TIE AFTER LOSING THE kRST LEG AT HOME FOR THE kRST TIME IN THEIR HISTORY Their improbable victory -- following Ajax’s similarly stunning turnaround against holders Real Madrid 24 hours earlier -TAKES THEM THROUGH TO THE LAST EIGHT FOR THE kRST TIME SINCE 4HEIR REMARKABLE REVIVAL UNDER /LE 'UNNAR 3OL-

skjaer continues, with the Norwegian now having overseen nine consecutive away wins, a club record. 7HILE THEY CELEBRATE FOR 03' THIS DEFEAT WILL FEEL like groundhog day. For the third year running they fail to make the QUARTERkNALS AFTER THEIR DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF 2EAL Madrid a year ago and their humiliating collapse against Barcelona in 2017. With what came before, this will feel even more painful for them and their Qatari owners. %LECTRIC AT /LD 4RAFFORD IN THE kRST LEG +YLIAN -BAPPE was poor here and Neymar was again missing, watching from the stands as he recovers from injury. United were missing many more players, with Paul Pogba suspended and nine more sidelined due TO kTNESS PROBLEMS Despite that, they pulled off one of their greatest European results, up there with their 3-2 win at *UVENTUS IN THE SEMI kNALS WHICH CAME AFTER they fell two goals behind early on. AFP

Defiant Sarri expects to stay with Chelsea next season LONDON: Maurizio Sarri is ri is already alreaa dyy planning for next season after insisting he expects to remain in charge at Chelsea despite his troubled debut campaign. Sarri was reportedly on the brink of being sacked after Chelsea suffered humiliating Premier League defeats at Bournemouth and Manchester City and then crashed out of the FA Cup against Manchester United. The Blues also lost the League Cup final to Manchester City, with Sarri subjected to the embarrassment of Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refusing to be substituted at Wembley. But that challenge to the Italian manager’s authority has actually sparked an upturn in Chelsea’s fortunes.

Q Lionel Messi AFP PHOTO

Messi expected to end Argentina exile despite hamstring trouble BUENOS AIRES: Five-time world

player of the year Lionel Messi is widely expected to end an eightmonth exile and be called back into the Argentina squad ahead of the country’s last get-together before the Copa America. But the 31-year-old Barcelona star is suffering from a hamstring strain and even if he agrees to reTURN HE MAY NOT BE kT TO PLAY IN friendlies later this month against Venezuela and Morocco. Interim coach Lionel Scaloni is due to name his squad for the friendlies on Thursday. Messi hasn’t pulled on the light blue and white national team jersey since Argentina were dumped out of the World Cup in June by

eventual winners France. He’s also refused to comment on his international future in the last eight months. “I hope, want and believe Leo will come back to the national team,� said Scaloni last year. Messi has missed six friendlies since the World Cup in Russia but most experts believe he will be a part of the squad that travels to Brazil for the Copa America later this year. Whilst he’s built up an almost unprecedented collection of trophies at his club, Messi is running out of time to taste major international success with Argentina. He was on the losing side in major finals three years running FROM kRST TO 'ERMANY IN

the World Cup in Brazil, then twice to Chile on penalties in the Copa America, including the one-off Centenary edition of the competition. Despite nine Spanish La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns with Barcelona, Messi’s only success with Argentina was as part of the under-23 squad that won Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008. He and a generation that can boast Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria of Paris 3AINT 'ERMAIN AND #HELSEA FORWARD 'ONZALO (IGUAIN HAVE CONSISTENTLY lATTERED TO DECEIVE ON THE highest stage for Argentina. Still, without Messi, their chances in Brazil would be severely damaged. AFP

FIFA registers $700M extra revenue in latest filings LAUSANNE: FIFAÂ has posted a better than expected $6.4 billion (5.65 billion euros) turnover for the financial period of 2015-2018 allowing for $2.74bn in back-up, a source told AFP on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). FIFAÂ announced a revenue of $5.72B for the previous cycle between 2011-2014 with $1.52B in reserve.

The results are higher than those projected last June before the start of the World Cup held in Russia. Facing the worst corruption in its history in 2015 and after a variety of big sponsors ended their deals, experts were skeptical about the governing body’s capacity to reach its targets. The reserves, which in theory allow FIFA to cope with a possible cancel-

lation of a World Cup, have grown from the June-announced $1.65B figure. President Gianni Infantino was elected in February 2016, succeeding the suspended Sepp Blatter on the promise of increasing the financial investment in developing football with his ‘Forward’ program. He will be the sole candidate in June’s election held during FIFA’s congress. AFP

Vital wins over Tottenham Tott t enhaa m and Fulham F ulham m have kept Chelsea in the race for a top-four finish and given Sarri a little breathing space. The former Napoli boss isn’t out of the woods yet as a Europa League exit against Dynamo Kiev, who visit west London for the last-16 first leg on Thursday, would put him back in trouble. However, Sarri isn’t worried about the speculation over his future, preferring to look ahead to next term in the belief he will remain in charge at Stamford Bridge. “It’s not a big problem. The problem is the results. All the rest is not important at this moment,â€? Sarri told reporters when asked about his job prospects on Wednesday. “I want to win for the team, for the club,

me. It’s not important important. not for me “I’m confident. I was confident in the past, and I am confident now of course. “We were talking about the problem of the next pre-season. So we were trying to organise in the best way the next pre-season. “But I want to think only to our performances and our results. Nothing else. “It’s not important if I’m here next season.â€? In the midst of a hectic schedule that includes a home game against Wolves on Sunday, Sarri is considering taking a risk by resting some of his stars for the Kiev game. And he echoed the concerns of Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino about English clubs being at a disadvantage in European competitions due to punishing schedules. AFP

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Buoyed by Baguio City’s 'discipline, teamwork and ownership' BY CHRISTINA ALPAD

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AGUIO CITY: With the excitement and joy that festivals bring, crowds often tend to get carried away by local celebrations, sometimes to the point of disregarding rules. Chaos naturally ensue in such cases, but such is not the case with revelers at Baguio’s famous Panagbenga Festival.

Year on year, Panagbenga (a Kankanaey tribe meaning to bloom) attracts millions of tourISTS WHO lOCK TO THE #ITY OF 0INES over the city’s most popular weekend. The sights and sounds to behold include the Grand Street Dance and Grand Float Parade and #OMPETITION WHICH DREW A M A S sive 1.8 million crowd estimate this year. Regardless of the overwhelming number of spectators, however, an impressive sense of discipline was upheld by both Baguio’s residents and visitors throughout. Onlookers stay on the sidelines, manned by volunteer peacekeepers, and were content to watch the GRAND lORAL lOATS AND STREET DANCers from their vantage point. Even when celebrity floats from the country’s major networks passed them by, the crowds howled with excitement but responsibly kept within their zone, never even trying to cross the line. “We never used steel barriers to keep the crowd such that disci-

enon to how Baguio citizens have established ownership of the festival, which organized 24 years ago to tell the world that Baguio is back on its feet following the catastrophic earthquake in 1990. Owning the festival therefore gives everyone a sense of pride — from adults to teenagers who volunteer as marshals, school children who excit-

pline is one of the things we are most proud of in this festival,� Panagbenga benga co-founder and current rrent "AGUIO #ITY -AYOR -AU-AUricio Domogan stated. ed. In fact, some visiisitors could not help elp but compare the order der they saw at Panaggbenga with celebraations in their own n localities. “I grew up in East-ern Visayas and every year, participate in the famous fesQ Big Float category First Placer M tivals there. Sadly, Lhuillier with its imposing unicorn. people would be too disorderly, with drunkards on the street getting ng in the way of the street dancing and spoiling the fun. n. But here, my edly participate in the street dance kRST TIME IN "AGUIO WAS REALLY REALLY competitions, to the rest of the O )) WAS ABLE TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE u #EDIE residents who do what they can A kRST TIMER TO 0ANAGBENGA TOLD in their own capacity to keep Baguio’s resilient and disciplined 4HE -ANILA 4IMES Domogan credits the phenom- reputation untarnished.

Q Now on its 24th year, Baguio City's pride soars higher and higher with each Panagbenga Festival.

“Of course, in the beginning, we had meager funding and could only subsidize a small amount for the participants in the street dance com-

Stars add excitement to ‘Panagbenga 2019’

Q 'Dragon Lady's' Janine Gutierrez and Tom Rodriguez.

Q 'Inagaw na Bituin's' Manolo Pedrosa, Therese Malvar and Kyline Alcantara.

WHAT can add color to the already VIBRANT "AGUIO #ITY S ANNUAL 0ANagbenga Festival? For hundreds of thousands of fans who traveled all the WAY TO THE COUNTRY S 3UMMER #APITAL it’s star power for this year’s edition. Judging from the shouts and SCREAMS WHEN lOATS CARRYING CELEBRIties passed by, fans were delighted to SEE THEIR FAVORITE 46 STARS IN THE lESH Headlining the star-studded event WERE '-! g+APUSOu STARS WHO CAME IN full force for the Panagbenga weekend. +YLINE !LCANTARA AND 4HERESE -ALvar of “Inagaw na Bituinâ€? even shared with 4HE -ANILA 4IMES their exciteMENT FOR THEIR kRST PARTICIPATION IN the festival. “I am so excited! Also, nabalitaan ko po na puro SUNlOWER yung lOAT namin ) REALLY FEEL THAT IT S MY lOATĂœu Alcantara exclaimed the night before THE 'RAND &LOAT 0ARADE ON -ARCH “I haven’t seen it before and I haven’t participated in it so I’m really EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS u -ALVAR meanwhile, shared. True to their excitement, come parade day, the young actresses together WITH THEIR CO STAR -ANOLO 0EDROSA

enthusiastically waved to the crowd ATOP THEIR COLORFUL lOAT Not to be outdone in terms of energy were upcoming fantasy series “Dragon Lady� leads Janine Gutierrez and Tom Rodriguez. #OMPLETING THE ENERGETIC BUNCH was the comedic duo of Boobay and Super Tekla of “The Boobay and Tekla Show,� which airs every Sunday. Even before the Grand Float parade on Sunday, Baguio denizens already HAD THEIR kLL OF STAR POWER ON -ARCH 2 via Kapuso Fiesta at the city’s Sunshine Park. Award-winning Kapuso actresses "ARBIE &ORTEZA AND -IKA DELA #RUZ WITH THEIR g+ARA -IAu LEADING MEN Jak Roberto and Paul Salas; as well as +EN #HAN AND "RUNO 'ABRIEL OF g-Y Special Tatay�served entertainment to the delight of their fans. #OMPLETING THE LINEUP OF +APUSO Fiesta was one of the country’s hottest love teams — Bianca Umali and -IGUEL 4ANFELIX ‡ WHO WILL SOON BE back on the small screen via the primetime drama series “Sahaya,� along WITH CO STAR -IGO !DECER CHRISTINA ALPAD

Q A winning astronaut places second for Sitel in the Big Float category. petition. But today, you saw that the costumes are very grand. Thanks to the donations and subsidies from the community — no matter how DIFkCULT TIMES CAN GET u The mayor even recalled witnessing the attachment of Baguio’s youngest citizens when he once CALLED OFF A kELD DEMONSTRATION FOR the festival because it was raining. “Unexpectedly, nakita ko yung mga bata, nag-iyakan. They were asking, ‘Why are yo doing this? We’ve been preparing for this, please allow us to perform.’ “That very moment, I was very touched to realize how much they love the Panagbenga — it is as it

should be everyone’s festival.� And year in and year out, all the hard work which the city and its residents put in for the festival is rewarded with spikes in tourist arrivals. “It is a huge boost to our tourism because if these people, millions in our tally, will eat in our restaurants, buy our souvenirs then you can imagine the huge contribution they would make to Baguio’s economy.� At the end of the day, beyond numbers, the sense of pride in the CITY CANNOT BE QUANTIkED “Here you have witnessed what discipline, teamwork and ownership can do,� the mayor concluded.

Klook Travel Fest is all set to welcome spring TRAVEL booking platform Klook announces the return of the highly-anticipated Klook Travel Festival, which runs on March 9 and 10 at the SMX Aura Convention Center’s Halls 1 to 3. According to organizers, over a hundred travel deals and experiences await visitors, especially for spring vacation planning. The first of its kind, the Klook Travel Fest is the only mobile-led experiential travel festival in the Philippines. It’s the only event where visitors will see numerous tourist attractions outside the country, tourism boards and airlines to give a lot of exclusive deals that are made available online. For its very first run in September 2018, Klook had over 43,000 people dropped by in the three-day event with over 90 percent positive ratings.

“The reason why we were able to give the best kinds of products in the market, not only in terms of price, but also in the kinds of packages that we’re able to list in our platform is also because of the fact that we work directly with them,� shared Michelle Cruz, Klook Philippines’ Market Lead, during the media conference on Wednesday. This year, under the overarching theme “Blossom Deals,� Klook Travel Fair allows attendees to discover the very best of Sakura or cherry blossom season through a variety of customizable experiences in key destinations including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. “This time of the year is actually the season for spring travel and there’s a growing interest

for Filipinos who travel outside the country to experience something new as we were used to the wet and dry season only,� Cruz noted. “In fact, we work with the Tourism Boards very closely and they tell us that the visitorship coming in from Filipinos to neighboring countries like Japan or Korea have actually increased by at least 20 percent last year. On top of that, for Klook activities that are designed for cherry blossom season, we have noticed a 100 percent growth in that particular category,� she added. More than just great deals, Cruz mentioned that the Travel Fest had been designed to make every journey more personal. With over 80,000 offerings, the brand’s goal is to help

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tunity to enjoy attractive deals and the best of what Klook has to offer together with the brand’s regional partner attractions. Up to 50 percent off on tickets to Universal Studios Japan, Ocean Park Hong Kong, Big Bus Tours, cherry blossom viewing activities, and more. Hot Deal bundles to the favorite theme parks and activities will also be available for travel fest attendees to avail of. Deals will be announced exclusively at the Travel Fest and on Klook’s Facebook page. Admission to the Klook Travel Fest is free. Simply download the app to claim the mobile voucher online. IZA IGLESIAS

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BY NANCY BLACK LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Share support with a partner. Rely on each other to save time and resources. Let the small stuff go, and focus on areas of common interest. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- The excellent work you’ve been doing reflects well on you. Maintain your fitness practices. Nurture your health and wellness. You’re gaining confidence.

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Q ‘Todas’ or “Television’s Outrageously Delightful All-star Show!� is the precursor of gag shows on Philippine TV, headed by ace comedian Joey de Leon (rightmost).

Government network airs special 60th anniversary documentary today ALL them the forward-looking retro channel.

On Wednesday, The T-Zone had the chance to sit down with recently appointed Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC13) president and CEO Katherine Chloe de Castro — better known in the industry as Kath, and of course, as the daughter of former vice president and veteran broadcaster “Kabayan� Noli de Castro. Over launch, she enthusiastically bared the developments and direction the government-owned network has taken since her appointment by President Duterte in August 2018. Under her leadership, a mix of young and seasoned television talents and executives decided to mirror their very complement by combining classic IBC-13 TV shows for entertainment with a number of original concepts that are more in tune with the times to comprise the network’s public affairs slate. This innovative move seems quite promising from The T-Zone’s

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TESSA MAURICIO -ARRIOLA view as it may just succeed in drawing a cross-generational viewership for a long overdue relaunch of IBC13, while keeping network costs lower by making use of its existing and valuable library of shows. After all, no one can scoff at what de Castro and her team have collectively dubbed as the “Ultimate Throwback� lineup, which is comprised of some of the most iconic TV shows in Philippine history. These are gag show “Todas,� led by ace comedian Joey de Leon and unquestionably the inspiration of top GMA Network show “Bubble Gang;� the multi-awarded Filipino political satire, “Sic O’clock News� with Jaime Fabregas and Ces Quesada, which remains un-

duplicated in local TV; and family documentary heralding IBC-13’s sitcom “Hapi Houseâ€? with Tito SIGNIkCANT LEGACY IN THE HISTORY OF Sotto and Sandy Andolong, which Philippine television. also made household names of Aptly titled “The Original No. 1: Chuckie Dreyfus IBC-13’s Legacy to Philippine Television,â€? the show and the late Isabel which Granada in the airs to1980s. night “The only show we weren’t will see able to get was the likes TVJ’s [Tito, of Joey de Vic and Joey] Leon, Nova ‘Iskul Bukol,’ Villa and because APT veteran talk s h ow h o s t Productions Lolit Solis, as has future Q IBC 13 President and CEO Kath de Castro. well as a bevy plans for of other actors, the iconic comedy prosingers and digram. But as you can see, the legend that is Tito, Vic and Joey rectors revisiting Broadcast City where IBC-13 still remains, with began on IBC-13.â€? The network, in fact, was the many of them getting very emospringboard for the country’s big- tional on memory lane. “Si Tito Joey po in going around gest talents as well as the breeding ground for the industry’s most IBC would say, ‘Dito kami noon important executives [now occu- nag-kuwe-kuwentuhan, nag-iisip pying top posts across ABS-CBN, ng mga linya‌’ and so on. But GMA Network and TV5], so much ultimately, he said, ‘Dito kami SO THAT DE #ASTRO AND HER TEAM kT- nagsimula’,â€? de Castro continued. tingly produced a 60th anniversary Excited to air the anniversary

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EWS that she had won Best Actress at the Pantas Prieto International Film Festival in Portugal was Ai-Ai delas Alas’ wonderful wakeup call on Sunday. She received a text message from Louie Ignacio, her director in “School Service� for which she won the award, but had to read it several times before it all sank in. “I’d already forgotten I was nominated in Portugal!� the Philippine Comedy Queen, who has proven herself a versatile actress in a string of heavy drama indies, laughed out loud. “What I knew was that I was nominated in another festival in Queens. Direk Louie’s text also told me to look my Viber and there, I saw the picture of my trophy! May girl na mahaba ang hair, and that was the only time it dawned on me na, ‘Oo nga, nominated nga pala ako at nanalo ako’." [Ai-Ai tied with Ina Raymundo for "Kuya Wes" and Dante Rivero won as Best Actor for "Kung Paano Hinihintay ang Dapithapon."] Originally, there were plans FOR !I !I TO lY TO 0ORTUGAL FOR THE festival as a “double-purpose trip,� because she was also planning to proceed to Medjugorje being a Marian devotee.

“Pero hindi na naman ako natuloy, and lagi nalang akong absent pag nanalo ako! The only time that I attended was at the festival in Kazakhstan at lot-lot (loser) ako,� she laughed again. The Pantas Prieto Award impressively brings AiAi’s total number of international acting trophies to four, although it is her first for School Service. Her first first three awards were for the movie “Area.� “I feel so blessed and happy that I won an award again. Sobrang nakaka-inspire. I can’t wait to see and hold my the trophy in my hands. Ang

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showbiz to pursue her plans with husband Gerald Sibayan to have a baby. “ Siyempre with the help of science 'yon and I get so inspired when I hear of people having babies at an advanced age. Sa age ko, kailangan na ng aid ng siyensiya and I will not deny it.� But as early as now, Ai-Ai is already doing what she can to be a healthy momto-be. She continues a strict diet that controls her allergies and goes to the gym regularly. “My doctor advised I need exercise. Kailangan naw

taping schedule. He’s been cast in a GMA Network rom-com series with Jennylyn Mercado where he’s also having lots of fun. “We’re allowed to do improvs, so there’s new dialogue added along with a few antics here and there, which make the scenes more natural,â€? he declared. Besides the artistic freedom on the set, Gabby is also stoked about how the rom-com is being made. “We’re using new technology na parang style ng paggawa ng pelikula. Feeling ko nga whenever I am at taping, we’re actually doing a movie. Iba ‘yung approach na ginagamit so mapalakas yung I really can’t likod ko for carwait for our rying a baby so show to be physically, I’m aired.â€? preparing my NNN body while the Incidentally, rest, handangGabby was feahanda na din,â€? tured at the conQ Gabby Concepcion she enthused. tinuing Gabay NNN Guro Teacher’s It’s almost summer and Gabby Festivals — an adConcepcion is all set to embrace the vocacy very close to him since his hottest season of the year. The beach mom was a teacher — and where person that he is, Gabby is more Showbuzz also spotted young actors than half-way done with renovating Kristoffer Martin and Dave Bornea. The two happily entertained the his getaway in Lobo, Batangas. “Maganda siya,â€? the ever hand- hundreds of teachers in attendance some actor beamed. “We used and saluted them for helping mold all-wood materials from the foun- their fellow youths. The GMA talents are both busy dation to the rails. We particularly used drift wood pati sa mga chairs with respective projects, with Kristand tables. I personally collected offer taping for his special role in them for this purpose, and I’m so the Afternoon Prime series “Dragon Lady,â€? and Dave also regularly on happy the pieces look great!â€? Before you think that Gabby just the set for “Dear Uge.â€? Showbuzz took the chance to ask lazes around on the beach, his love for the sea is mainly because of his Kristoffer how he received the news favorite hobby since his younger that his former screen partner and YEARS ‡ kSHING (E ALWAYS WENT girlfriend Joy Ching is now engaged. kSHING WITH HIS LATE DAD AND WHAT“Honestly, I’m very happy for ever they’d catch would end up on her. I know Joyce and her boyfriend the dinner table. really love each other. Noon, pag “I’m ready to fish,â€? Gabby ex- nag-uusap kami ni Joyce, she was claimed. “The boats are ready and telling me that she wants to get marmy rods are ready. The kayaks are ried by 24 or 25. Now, she’s 24 and already prepared too. Whoever engaged. I’ve also met the guy and wants to join us among our family ) kND HIM TO BE VERY NICE u REPLIED and friends are welcome. We should Kristoffer who is also happily in a relationship with a non-showbiz really enjoy summer.â€? Showbuzz has to commend girlfriend whom Showbuzz has met. Gabby for being able to juggle She is a very beautiful young lady his summer preps with his busy AND SURELY JUST AS NICE AS *OY S kANCÂź

Q No other production team has ever duplicated the success of local TV’s only political satire program ‘Sic O’Clock News' on IBC-13, hosted by Jaime Fabregas and Ces Quesada. docu, the network’s lady boss also looks forward to taking IBC-13 into the future with such original productions as “OOTD: Opisyal of the Day,� a public service program dedicated to senatorial candidates, in line with the coming national elections; as well as “#Cooltura,� a travel show highlighting the millennials’ approach to exploring the Philippines. “I’m also hoping to bring IBC13 to the age of streaming which is where everyone in entertainment and broadcast is headed these days, and all these are ultimately geared toward the goal of making the network an attractive investMENT FOR PRIVATIZATION ) kND IT very challenging to be part of the group that will oversee this crucial phase in IBC-13’s history,� de Castro stated. Besides being the offspring of broadcast executives [de Castro’s mother is TV producer Arlene

de Castro], de Castro was appointed to lead IBC-13 with a diploma from Miriam College’s Communication Arts program, and substantial experience as an !"3 #". kELD REPORTER CURRENT affairs program host [for travelogue “Trip na Trip� and business magazine show “Swak na Swak�], as well as producer for the family’s Kabayan Productions. Asked by The T-Zone as an aside if besides following her parents’ footsteps in broadcasting she would ever consider running for public office like her famous father, de Castro politely smiled and ended, “Behind the scenes nalang po ako. I saw the stress my father had to endure while he was senator and vice president, and given my career in government [she was Tourism undersecretary before her IBC apPOINTMENT= ) ALREADY FEEL FULkLLED to be able to do what I enjoy, without having to run for any post.�

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SHOWBUZZ LHAR SANTIAGO dam,� she honestly stated. Explaining why she had to forego her travel plans, the actress shared, “I’m now shooting ‘Feellennials’ with Pops Fernandez and ang role namin dito kambal — o di ba? It’s a fun story about a mom na nagpapaka-millennial para lang

maintindihan ang anak. “Tapos right after that, I’ll be shooting din ‘Kiko En Lala’ for

Regal Entertainment. I’’m not in the title role here, but si Super Tekla. Kasama namin si Derrick Monasterio at si Kim Domingo. Ang role ko naman is very, very special and sabi ko kasi kay Tekla, I’m Tekla I’m going to support him

kasi sobrang galing siya. Kaya lang hindi talaga kinaya ng schedule ko na umalis kasi sa dalawang pelikula.� Aiai said laughing.

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Taylor Swift lists ‘30 things I learned before turning 30’ NEW YORK: Taylor Swift says she turns off comments on social media to “block some of the noise.� That’s one lesson the singer outlined in an article in Elle magazine about 30 things she’s learned before turning 30 this year. Swift wrote that her biggest fear was going on tour after the Las Vegas concert shooting and the bombing at Manchester Arena in England. She said there was

a tremendous amount of planning and expense to keep her fans safe. She also says her fear of violence continues into her own life because of stalkers. She says people have to live bravely and not be ruled by “our fears.� As for love, Swift believes it’s important to get to know someone before jumping in headfirst. Swift will turn 30 on December 13. AP

Cabello’s ‘Havana’ named 2018’s best-selling digital song LONDON: “Havana� conquered the world in 2018. A global music industry group says Camila Cabello’s song, featuring guest vocals from rapper Young Thug, is the year’s best-selling digital single. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry says the Cuban-American musician’s song has been streamed 2.6 billion times around the world — the equivalent of 19 million copies sold. IFPI chief executive Frances Moore said Wednesday that “’Havana’ truly was the stand-out hit of the year. Momentum behind the track continued to build and build at an extraordinary rate as it consistently topped charts and leading playlists.� “God’s Plan� by Drake and “Shape of You� by Ed Sheeran were runners-up. The organization announced last week that Canadian rapper Drake was the world’s best-selling recording artist in 2018. AP Q Camilla Cabello

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SCN CASE NO. 000725

Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9139, petitioner hereby submits a petition for naturalization to become a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines and respectfully declares: 1. My full name is JOANA JANE TO SIO but I have also been known since childhood as JOANA JANE TO SIO or I have been judicially authorized to use the alias name(s) N.A. 2. My present place of residence is KING RICE MILL, BRGY. CALAOCAN. City/Municipality of SAN JOSE, Province of NUEVA ECIJA, and all my former places of residence are: 1998-PRESENT - KING RICE MILL, BRGY. CALAOCAN, SAN JOSE CITY, NUEVA ECIJA 3. I was born on AUGUST 12, 1998 in CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines. I have been a resident of the Philippines since birth. At present, I am a citizen or subject of PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 4. My father’s name is PENG SIO and he was born on OCTOBER 10, 1960 in CHINA. He is a citizen or subject of PRC (CHINA). My mother’s name is PAAH TO and she was born on MAY 18, 1965, in CHINA. She is a citizen or subject of PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 5. My trade, business, profession or lawful occupation is N/A and from which I derive an average annual income of P N/A inclusive of bonuses, commissions and allowances. My wife’s/husband’s trade, business, profession or lawful occupation is N/A and from which she derives an average annual income of P N/A. (Where the above does not apply): I am exempt from the requirement of lucrative trade or occupation and from submitting income tax returns for the past three (3) years because I am a college degree holder [please state (1) degree obtained: N/A (2) name of school: N/A and (3) year graduated: N/A who cannot practice my profession (the practice of which requires a government licensure examination) by reason of my citizenship. 6. My civil status is Single. I was married on N/A in N/A. My wife’s/husband’s name is N/A and she/he was born on N/A. She/He is citizen or subject of N/A and presently resides at N/A. 7. I am legally separated from my spouse; my marriage was annulled, per decree of legal separation/annulment dated N/A granted by N/A (please indicate the particular court which granted the same). I am a widower/widow and my spouse died on N/A in N/A. I have N/A child/children, whose names, dates and places of birth and residences are as follows: Name

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Residence

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

9. I received my primary and secondary education from the following public schools or private educational institutions duly recognized by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), where Philippine history, government and civics are taught and prescribed as part of the school curriculum and where enrollment is not limited to any race or nationality: Name of School BETTBIEN MONTESSORI BETTBIEN HIGHSCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST

Place of School SAN JOSE CITY SAN JOSE CITY MANILA

Dates of Study 2006-2012 2012-2016 2017-PRESENT

Highest Grade Completed GRADUATED GRADUATED N/A

10. I am able to read, write and speak Filipino and/or any of the following dialects of the Philippines: ENGLISH AND TAGALOG 11. I have enrolled my minor children of school age in the following public schools or private educational institutions duly recognized by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), where Philippine history, government and civics are taught and prescribed as part of the school curriculum and where enrollment is not limited to any race or nationality: Name of Child

Name and Place of School

Date of Enrollment

N/A

N/A

N/A

12. I shall never be a public charge. I am of good moral character. I believe in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution. I have conducted myself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of my residence in the Philippines in my relations with the constituted government as well as with the community in which I am living. I mingled socially with Filipinos and have evinced a sincere desire to learn and embrace the customs, traditions and ideals of the Filipino people. I have all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications under Republic Act No. 9139. I am not opposed to organized government or affiliated with any association or group of persons who uphold and teach doctrines opposing all organized governments. I am not defending or teaching the necessity or propriety of violence, personal assault or assassination for the success and predominance of one’s ideas. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I have not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude. I am not suffering from mental alienation or from any incurable contagious disease. The country of which I am a citizen or subject is not at war with the Philippines and grants to Filipinos the right to be naturalized citizens or subjects thereof. 13. It is my true and honest intention to become a citizen of the Philippines and to renounce absolutely and forever all DOOHJLDQFH DQG ¿GHOLW\ WR DQ\ IRUHLJQ SULQFH SRWHQWDWH VWDWH RU VRYHUHLJQW\ DQG SDUWLFXODUO\ WR PRC (CHINA) of which all this WLPH , DP D FLWL]HQ RU VXEMHFW , ZLOO UHVLGH FRQWLQXRXVO\ LQ WKH 3KLOLSSLQHV IURP WKH GDWH RI WKH ¿OLQJ RI WKLV SHWLWLRQ XS WR WKH WLPH of my admission to Philippine citizenship. 14. My character witnesses are ATTY. CARLO MARCO M. BAUTISTA and MR. ALEXANDER GLEN. E. BAUTISTA both Filipino citizens, of legal age, and residing at 15 PASCUAL ST., F.E. MARCOS, SAN JOSE CITY and 229 MAHARLIKA RD., ABAR 1ST SAN JOSE CITY, respectively, who have executed sworn statements attached hereto in support of my instant petition, WRJHWKHU ZLWK D EULHI ELRJUDSKLFDO GDWD DERXW WKHPVHOYHV E GHWDLOHG VWDWHPHQWV RQ WKH GDWHV WKH\ ¿UVW FDPH WR NQRZ PH WKH circumstances of our initial acquaintance and the reasons and extent of our continuing familiarity; and (c) the number of times they have acted as character witnesses in other petitions for naturalization. 15. Attached hereto as annexes and made part of this petition are the GXSOLFDWH RULJLQDOV RU FHUWL¿HG SKRWRFRSLHV of the following documents (please check the appropriate box):

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16. Other documents submitted by the petitioner in support of her petition: NBI CLEARANCE; POLICE CLEARANCE; BARANGAY CLEARANCE, MTC AND RTC COURT CLEARANCE; PROSECUTOR’S CLEARANCE PRAYER WHEREFORE, it is respectfully prayed that petitioner be conferred Philippine citizenship pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9139. Dated at Makati City, Metro Manila, this 15th day of January 2019.

JOANA JANE TO SITIO Name and Signature of Petitioner Address: King Rice Mill, Brgy. Calaocan, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija

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This acknowledgement will serve as notice to all concerned of the closure of SCA Hygiene Products Corporation.

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18TH ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

January 16, 2019

Carlos R. Mateo/Isla Lipana and Co. Tax Director/Authorized Representative MT – March 8, 11 & 18, 2019

Please be advised that the 18th Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Manila East Medical Center, Inc. will be held at the Function Hall, 7th Floor, Medical Arts Building, Manila East Medical Center, Manila East Rd., Dolores, Taytay, Rizal on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning. Agenda of the meeting is as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Invocation Call to Order Declaration of Quorum Approval of the Day’s Agenda Reading and Approval of Previous Minutes Treasurer’s Report Corporate Management Report by the President Election of the Board of Directors Other matters as may properly come before the meeting and at any adjournments thereof.

In the event that you might not be able to come and attend the meeting, please accomplish the accompanying Proxy Form and submit the same ten (10) days prior to the scheduled meeting. All forms received by the Secretary after the given period will no longer be honored. Please be guided accordingly. Thank you. Very truly yours, RICARDO S. ANASTACIO, C.E. (SGD) Corporate Secretary MT - Mar. 8, 2019

CIVIL CASE NO. 18-33949

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF JOANA JANE TO SIO to be naturalized as Filipino citizen pursuant to Republic Act No. 9139 X––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––X

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Notice is hereby given that SCA Hygiene Products Corporation, with SEC Registration No. 0000018818 issued on 16 May 1961, has permanently ceased operations effective 30 September 2014. All persons having claims against SCA Hygiene Products Corporation are hereby enjoined to present their claims to the Securities and Exchange Commission (Secretariat Building, PICC Complex, Roxas Boulevard, 0HWUR 0DQLOD IRU SURSHU YHULÂżFDWLRQ DQG VHWWOHPHQW RI WKHLU YDOLG FODLPV ZLWKLQ ÂżIWHHQ GD\V IURP SXEOLFDWLRQ RI WKLV QRWLFH

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Sixth Judicial Region Branch 35 Iloilo City

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PETITION

FRIDAY March 8, 2019

FOR: Rescission of Contract with Damages SPOUSES JOHNNY Y. YOUNG, AND JASMINE S. YOUNG, Plaintiffs, -versusFILOIL GAS COMPANY, INC., as Represented by its President, FRANCISCO G. PASICOLAN, Defendant. x————————————— ————x SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: FILOIL GAS COMPANY, INC., as represented by its President, FRANCISCO G. PASICOLAN GREETINGS! WHEREAS, on January 4, 2019, plaintiff through counsel filed a Ex-Parte Motion for Leave of Court to Effect Service of Summons by Publication; WHEREAS, on January 30, 2019, the Honorable Daniel Antonio Gerardo S. Amular, Presiding Judge of this Court, issued an order granting leave of court to serve summons by publication pursuant to Sections 154 and 17, Rule 14 of the Rules of Court. NOW, THEREFORE, defendants FILOIL GAS COMPANY, INC., represented by its President, FRANCISCO G. PASICOLAN, is hereby summoned DQG UHTXLUHG WR ¿OH ZLWK %UDQFK of the Regional Trial Court of Iloilo, 6th Judicial Region, their answer to the complaint filed against them in the instant case sixty (60) days from last issue of publication of this summons, serving copy thereof upon the plaintiff, c/o Atty. Danny N. Valenzuela, Suite 305, 3rd Floor, Lolita Bldg., Cor. Quezon-Gen. Luna Sts., Iloilo City. Upon failure on their part to do so as aforesaid, plaintiff will take judgment against them and may demand from said court the reliefs prayed for in the complaint. Let this summons together with the complaint be published by the plaintiff at their expense in a newspaper of general circulation LQ ,ORLOR VHOHFWHG E\ UDIÀH SXUVXDQW to PD 1079 and in newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks. Plaintiff is ordered to deposit copies of the summons as well as the complaint and order for publication at their expense at the Iloilo Post Office, Iloilo City, postage prepaid and by 6 registered mail addressed to the defendants FILOIL GAS COMPANY, INC., represented by its President, FRANCISCO G. PASICOLAN at their last known address at Suite 29, Bldg., 286, :HVW *DWH 2I¿FH 6DPSVRQ 5RDG Subic Bay Freeport Zone. WITNESS the HON. DANIEL ANTONIO GERARDO S. AMULAR, presiding Judge of this Court this 7th day of February 2019 at Iloilo City, Philippines. (SGD.) ATTY. TISHA DIANE A. ALIPAO-YAP Clerk of Court V ---------Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 6th Judicial Region Branch Iloilo City CIVIL CASE NO. 18-33949 FOR: RESCISSION OF CONTRACT WITH DAMAGES SPOUSES JOHNNY Y. YOUNG

AND JASMINE S. YOUNG Plaintiffs, -versusFILOIL GAS COMPANY, INC., as Represent by its PRESIDENT, FRANCISCO G. PASICOLAN, Defendant. x—————————————x COMPLAINT Come now, Plaintiffs Spouses Johnny Y. Young and Jasmine S. Young, through the undersigned counsel and unto this Honorable Court, most respectfully state and ever, that: 1. The Plaintiffs Spouses Young are of legal ages, Filipinos, married to each other, and residents of Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines, where they may be served with summons and other court processes; 2. The Defendant, FILOIL Gas Company, Inc. (FILOIL, for brevity), is a corporation duly organized 3. Sometime in May 23, 2017, herein Plaintiffs purchased a parcel of land located at Brgy. Balabago, Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines, from a certain Ma. Cristina A. Fuentes, as evidenced by a Deed of Absolute they executed dated May 23, 2017, copy of said Deed of Absolute Sale is hereto attached and made an integral part hereof as ANNEX “Aâ€?; 4. Since the plaintiffs purchased the subject property and eventually transferred the ownership and title thereto under their names, they acquired all the rights and obligations the ÂżUVW RZQHU KDG RYHU WKH VXEMHFW property, copy of the Transfer Certificate of Title No. 0952017002071 covering the subject lot is hereto attached and made an integral part hereof as ANNEX “Bâ€?; 5. During the execution of said Deed of Absolute Sale, herein Plaintiffs were informed that FILOIL has an existing Contract of Lease with Ms. Fuentes for ten (10) years, which had commenced on October 2, 2014, the date the Contract of Lease was entered into between Ms. Fuentes and FILOIL, and will last until October 2, 2024, if the same shall not be rescinded or annulled by either party or any third person, copy of said Contract of Lease is hereto attached and made an integral part hereof as ANNEX “Câ€?; 6. With due understanding that FILOIL is complying with the terms and conditions set forth in their Contract of Lease, the Plaintiffs purchased the property and respected the standing contract of Ms. Fuentes with FILOIL; 7. However, later did the Plaintiffs know that FILOIL, since the first day it started leasing the subject property, had never constructed its FILOIL Station on the leased premises nor had started its commercial operations thereon, to the prejudice and damage of the Plaintiffs; 8. The Contract of Lease between Ms. Fuentes and FILOIL was prepared by FILOIL and had begun on October 4, 2014 and shall be for a period of ten (10) years, nevertheless since then FILOIL had never paid for the rentals of the leased premises, because of the moratorium provision in the Contract to wit: “For purpose of constriction permitting applications and actual construction of the FILOIL Station on the Leased Premises, the LESSOR hereby grants the LESSE a moratorium period of until eight (8) months from start of actual construction or the start of commercial operations, whichever FRPHV ÂżUVW ZKLFK VKDOO KDYH WKH

effect of suspending payment of rentalâ€?; 9. In this case, however, it has been almost four (4) years already from the execution of the Contract of Lease between Ms. Fuentes and FILOIL, yet there is no actual construction of FILOIL Station on the leased property neither its commercial operation has also started; 10. Apropos, the failure of FILOIL to start the construction of its FILOIL Station on the leased premises and its failure to commence its commercial operation are definitely a violation or breach of the terms and conditions laid down in the Contract of Lease between Ms. Fuentes and rentals and have not exercise their right to ownership and possession over the subject lot; 11. It appears that the abovequoted moratorium on payment of rental has rendered the Contract of Lease one where the obligation is without a period and that the court VKRXOG Âż[ WKH VDPH LQ RUGHU WR UHQGHU LW RSHUDWLYH IRU WKH EHQHÂżW RI both parties, as provided for under Article 1197 of the New Civil Code of the Philippines; 3ULRU WR WKH ÂżOLQJ RI WKLV instant case, the Plaintiffs through counsel, had sent Notice of Termination of Lease Contract and Final Demand to Turn-Over Possession dated July 17, 2017 and Notice of Possession dated September 29, 2017 to FILOIL, to inform the latter that the Plaintiffs dated are terminating the Lease Contract over the leased premises, rescinding the said Contract and eventually to effect re-possession over the subject property by reason of the circumstances stated above, copies of the Notice of Termination of Lease Contract and Final Demand to TurnOver Possession and Notice of Possession are hereto attached and made an integral part hereof as ANNEXES “Dâ€? and “Eâ€?; 21. Nonetheless, since the last Notice, FILOIL, despite its apparent and continuous breach of the terms and conditions of the Contract of Lease, still refused to return and surrender the possession of the leased premises to the Plaintiffs, and instead, sentreply dated March 19, 2018 to the Plaintiffs through their counsel, justifying its failures and delay in the construction of the FILOIL Station and commencement of its commercial operations, copy of its Letter-Reply is hereto attached and made an integral part hereof as ANNEX “Fâ€?; 22. Under said Letter-Reply of FILOIL, it reasoned out therein in paragraph 3 thereof and to quote, “As you might have noticed that there is no construction of any structure on the subject property yet, it is mainly due to the unexpected longer time in securing the necessary construction permits as our application for the permits has been put on hold by the local government unit due to zoning UHFODVVLÂżFDWLRQ RI WKH HQWLUH FLW\ Âł 23. Even so, the enforcement of the terms and conditions of the Contract of Lease should not be contingent to, but instead should stand independently from, whatever circumstances affecting the construction of the FILOIL Station or the commencement of its commercial operations, may it be due to the reason of the alleged unexpected longer time in securing the necessary construction permits GXH WR ]RQLQJ UHFODVVLÂżFDWLRQ RI WKH entire city or for any other reason whatsoever;

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24. Consequently, since Plaintiffs have no other remedy available to them as FILOIL continues to refuse to return or surrender the possession over the subject leased property despite FILOIL’s continuous breach of the terms and conditions of the Contract of Lease, Plaintiffs have into between Ms. Fuentes and FILOIL, and to ask for the payment for the back monthly rentals plus interest starting from the time Plaintiffs acquired ownership over the subject property; 25. Further, in view of the violation and breach of the terms and conditions of the Contract of Lease of FILOIL and the latter’s refusal to return and surrender the subject leased premises to the Plaintiffs, the Plaintiffs were OHIW ZLWK QR UHFRXUVH EXW WR ¿OH WKLV instant case, in order to protect their rights and interests and to restore upon them the physical possession over the subject property, as a consequence they KDG WR LQFXU ¿OLQJ IHHV DQG RWKHU litigation expenses, to the damage of the Plaintiffs; PRAYER Wherefore, premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court that after due notice and hearing on the merits of this instant case, a decision be rendered in favor of the Plaintiffs and against Defendant FILOIL, to wit: 1. Ordering the RESCISSION of the Contract of Lease dated October 2, 2014 entered into between Ma. Cristina A. Fuentes and FILOIL Gas Company, Inc.; 2. Ordering Defendant or any of its representatives to return and surrender the possession over the subject leased premises to the plaintiffs; 3. Ordering Defendant to pay the Plaintiffs the monthly rental fees of Forty Thousand Pesos (P40, 000. 00) per month starting from May of 2017, the time the Plaintiffs acquired ownership over the subject leased property until the premises are returned or surrendered plus its legal interest; 4. Ordering Defendant to pay the litigation expenses and miscellaneous fees incurred by the Plaintiffs to wit: a. Attorney’s Fees – P75,000.00; and b. Litigation expenses – P25,000.00 5. Ordering the Defendant to pay for the cost of the suit; All other reliefs just and equitable are also prayed for. Iloilo City, Philippines. July 23, 2018. VALENZUELA MONSERATE ALQUISADA AND ASSOCIATES Law, Accounting and Management Consultants SEC Registration No. 200728502 (Counsel for the Plaintiffs) Suite 3015, 3rd Floor, Lolita Building Corner Quezon-General Luna Streets Iloilo City Tel No. 336-1172 DANNY N. VALENZUELA IBP Lifetime No. 02589/April 20, 2001/Iloilo City PTR No. 5801045/January 3, 2018/Iloilo City Roll No. 39545/April 27, 1995 MCLE Compliance No. V-0023184/July 21, 2016 TIN: 161-990-194 E-add: caldan04@yahoo.com By: JIEZEL MAGALLANESLAUNIO IBP Lifetime No. 010773/March 27, 2012 PTR No. 5801048/January 3, 2018/Iloilo City

Roll No. 61126/March 27, 2012 MCLE Compliance No. V-0005636 Issued on January 20, 2015 Email Add:jzy_jlm@yahoo.com VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATION We, Spouses Johnny and Jasmine S. Young, of legal ages, Filipinos, residents of 257 Lopez Jaena Street, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines, after being sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state, that: 1. We are Plaintiffs in the above-entitled case; 2. We have caused the preparation of the foregoing Complaint, read the same, and that the allegations therein are true and correct of my own personal knowledge or based on authentic records; 3. We further certify under oath, that no complaint, petition, or any court action or proceeding involving the same issue has heretofore been commenced with the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, their different divisions, or any other tribunal or agency, and to the best of our knowledge, no such action is pending before any of the foregoing tribunals or agencies. That, should we hereafter learn that a similar action RU SURFHHGLQJ KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG RU LV pending before any of the abovementioned tribunal or agency, we undertake to promptly inform this Honorable Court of such fact within five (5) days therefrom. IN Witness whereof, we have hereunto affixed my signature this August 09, 2019 at the City of Iloilo, Philippines. (SGD.) JASMINE S. YOUNG $IÂżDQW ,' 1R 3DVVSRUW ,' 1R P0091112A (SGD.) JOHNNY YOUNG $IÂżDQW ,' 1R 3DVVSRUW ,' 1R EB8839751 Subscribed and sworn to before me this August 09, 2018 At the City of Iloilo, Philippines, affiant identified by the undersigned Notary Public through his identification card number written below his name and after having examined the evidence of his identity and having found the signature therein to be authentic and by virtue of said signature do hereby attest that he avows under penalty of law that the contents of the same are true and correct. Doc. No. 268; Page No. 55; Book No. II; Series of 2018. ANNEX “Aâ€? – DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE DATED MAY 23, 2017 FROM MA. CRISTINA FUENTES TO SPS. JOHNNY Y. Y O U N G A N D J A S M I N E S. YOUNG ANNEX “Bâ€? – TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 095-2017002071 IN THE NAME OF SPOUSES JOHNNY AND JASMINE YOUNG ANNEX “Câ€? - CONTRACT OF LEASE DATED OCTOBER 2, 2014 BETWEEN MA. CRISTINA F. GAVINO AND FILOIL GAS COMPANY, INC. ANNEX “Dâ€? – DEMAND LATER ADDRESSED TO FILOIL GAS COMPANY, INC. DATED JULY 17, 2017 ANNEX “Eâ€? – NOTICE O F P O S S E S S I O N D AT E D SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 ADDRESSED TO FILOIL GAS COMPANY, INC. ANNEX “Fâ€? – LETTER RESPONSE DATED MARCH 19, 2018 FROM CALLEJA LAW ADDRESSED TO ATTY. DANNY N. VALENZUELA, COUNSEL FOR SPOUSES JOHNNY AND JASMINE YOUNG MT - Mar. 1 & 8, 2019

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Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late ANITA J. ALBANO has been extrajudicially settled by and among her heirs as per Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Waiver of Rights executed on March 4, 2019 and entered as per Doc. No. 1; Page No. 2; Book No. I; Series of 2019 of the notarial registry of Atty. Micaela A. Rosales notary public for and in Mandaluyong City.

All persons having a claim against CO CUANCO & SONS, INC. are required to present the claim, including the name of claimant(s), address, telephone number, and description of claim alleged, to Philip W. Co, Jr. at 33 Washington St., San Juan City, Metro Manila. A claim will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within three (3) years after the date of publication of this notice. (SGD.) VANISON G.T. CO Corporate Secretary MT - Mar. 1, 8 & 15, 2019

MT – March 8, 11 & 18, 2019

MT - Feb. 22, Mar. 1 & 8, 2019

VENUE The Manila Times, GA Website, Conspicuous Places, Balanga City & GAMMLO GA, Bataan GA, Bataan GA Bataan / GAMMLO GA Bataan

DATE / TIME Anytime within March 6-13, 2019 for 3 consecutive days March 14, 2019 March 14-21, 2019 (except weekend) March 14-20, 2019 March 25, 2019

All particulars relative to bidding requirements such as accomplishment of bid tender, submission of bid bond, terms of payment and claims shall be governed by Manual on Disposal of Government Property issued by the Department of Budget and Management, COA-PTTAF “Manual on Disposal� (Phil. Copyright 1992), and other related issuances.

4.

The sale of unserviceable materials is open to any person, partnership, or corporation complying with the prescribed rules and regulations.

5.

All items are grouped together to form one (1) complete Lot that will be awarded to one Bidder to form one complete contract.

6.

Bid Documents will be available only to prospective bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount of PhP500.00 in cash to the GA-DC, Secretariat either thru: Ms CYNTHIA A DIMAYUGA Government Arsenal, Limay, Bataan Telefax No.: (047) 244-5624 E-mail address: arsenaldnd@yahoo.com

7.

The GA reserves the right to reject any and/or all bid/s, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract.

8.

The GA assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. (SGD.) ENGR JOSE C BOBADILLA Chairperson, GA Disposal Committee

MT - Mar. 7, 8 & 9, 2019

(SGD.) ENGR. RIZAL J. VICTORIA Regional Director

2,590 kg

Floor Price (PhP) 20,000.00 1,120.00 44,000.00 100.00 63,000.00 12,000.00 2,750.00 9,500.00 12,000.00 11,600.00 3,800.00

The complete schedule of activities is listed as follows:

WITNESS, the OIC Administrator, VADM NARCISO A. VINGSON JR. this 04th day of March 2019 BY AUTHORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

Qty 4,000 kg 160 kg 4,000 kg 20 kg 7,000 kg 1,500 kg 250 kg 100 kg 2,000 kg 5,800 L 660 kg

Location: Government Arsenal (GA), Camp General Antonio Luna, Limay, Bataan 2.

7KH $SSOLFDQW VKDOO SUHVHQW WKH MXULVGLFWLRQDO TXDOLÂżFDWLRQ DQG GRFXmentary requirements in a summary proceeding to be conducted on 0DUFK DW $ 0 DW WKH ,ORLOR 0DULWLPH 5HJLRQDO 2IÂżFH 4th Floor Arguelles Building, E. Lopez, Jaro, Iloilo City which seven (7) days from the date of publication/posting. The Applicant shall be required to make a write a Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE), after which, the application is deemed submitted for resolution/decision upon acceptance of such FOE and declaration that the case is submitted for decision.

The GOVERNMENT ARSENAL, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE through its Disposal Committee *$ '& IRU EUHYLW\ LQYLWHV ELGGHUV WR DSSO\ IRU SUH TXDOLÂżFDWLRQ DQG WR ELG IRU WKH IROORZLQJ DVVRUWHG unserviceable items, to wit:

Formal notice is hereby given to the Public that GOTPRINT INC., a duly organized corporation under the laws of the Philippines, RIÂżFLDOO\ FORVHG DQG ceased commercial operations in the Philippines as of 31 December 2015. It is currently in the process of amending its articles of incorporation to shorten its corporate term effective 31 December 2015, and ÂżOH WKH QHFHVVDU\ application for dissolution of the corporation.

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ERRORS & OMISSIONS Any incorrect advertisement published in The Manila Times Classified Ads must be brought to our attention on the same day the advertisement came out. We will not be held liable for any incorrect ads not reported to us immediately.

ERRATUM In the University of Northern Philippines advertisement, which came out on this paper’s March 06, 2019 issue, the Deadline for submission of application/nomination documents shall be on March 11, 2019, Monday, 5:00 PM. and not as published. MT - Mar. 8, 2019

ITB NO. 3-6-2019-A INVITATION TO BID FOR THE SUPPLY, HANDLING, TRANSPORT AND DELIVERY 33,400 BAGS OF AGRICULTURAL GRADE SALT FERTILIZER UNDER CFP CY 2017 & 2019 The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Regions I-IVB is currently implementing the National Coconut Productivity Program to sustain and increase productivity through Coconut Fertilization Project, CY 2017 and 2019. The PCA Regional Bids and Awards Committee (RBAC) invites proposals to bid for the item as prescribed below. The delivery of goods is required in sixty (60) calendar days. Lot No.

Region

Item (50kg/bag)

Quantity (No. of Bags)

1

CAR, I, II, III & IVB (MIMAROPA)

Agricultural Grade Salt Fertilizer (AGSF)

33,400

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) 10,020,000.00

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Prospective bidders must have a wide and reliable experience in the supply and delivery of the above and PXVW KDYH XQGHUWDNHQ VLPLODU FRQWUDFWV RU SURMHFWV DZDUGHG ZLWKLQ ÂżYH \HDUV IURP WKH GDWH RI VXEPLVVLRQ and receipt of bids. Bidding will be conducted through open and competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/ IDLO´ FULWHULRQ DV VSHFLÂżHG LQ WKH 5HYLVHG ,PSOHPHQWLQJ 5XOHV DQG 5HJXODWLRQV ,55 RI 5HSXEOLF $FW (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Actâ€?. The complete schedule of activities is listed as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7.

ACTIVITIES Issuance of Bid Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline for Submission of Bids Eligibility Screening and Opening of Bids Bid Evaluation 3RVW TXDOLÂżFDWLRQ Notice of Award

SCHEDULE March 7, 2019 to March 27, 2019 March 14, 2019 Thurs 9:00 AM March 27, 2019 Wed 9:00 AM March 27, 2019 Wed 9:15 AM March 27, 2019 Wed 9:15 AM 7KLV VKDOO EH LQ DFFRUGDQFH ZLWK WKH period prescribed under the IRR of RA 9184)

Bid documents will be made available to prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount of 3K3 7KH GRFXPHQW LV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 5%$& 6HFUHWDULDW 3&$ 5HJLRQDO 2IÂżFH , ,9% (OOLSWLFDO Road, Diliman, Quezon City from 8:00AM to 5:00PM, Mondays thru Fridays. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that Bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. The PCA Regions I-IVB assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bids. The PCA Regions I-IVB reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 3&$ 5HJLRQDO 2IÂżFH , ,9% 2F, Guest House Bldg., PCA Compound, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City Telefax (02) 927-5227 Tel. No. (02) 924-4761 4b.regionalbac@gmail.com SGD. CHRICEPT T. VILORIA, PhD. Chairperson, RBAC “Pangalagaan ang Niyugan para sa Masaganang Kinabukasan. ITAGUYOD ANG R.A. 8084, the Coconut Preservation Act.â€?

MT – Mar. 8, 2019

Section I. Invitation to Bid TALISAYAN WATER DISTRICT Talisayan, Misamis Oriental INVITATION TO BID For the SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF uPVC PIPES, G.I. PIPES, C.I FITTINGS, GATE VALVES AND MISCELLANEOUS for Talisayan Water District Fund Source Contract Name

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LWUA FUND SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF uPVC PIPES, G.I. PIPES, C.I FITTINGS, GATE VALVES AND MISCELLANEOUS for Talisayan Water District

1.

The TALISAYAN WATER DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the Purchaser, now invites sealed Bids from prospective Bidders for the supply and Delivery of uPVC Pipes, G.I. Pipes, C.I. Fittings, Gate Valves and Miscellaneous for Talisayan Water District. The Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) is PhP 2,954,190.00.

2.

Unplasticized POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (uPVC) Pipes shall have a 0DQXIDFWXUHUÂśV ,62 &HUWLÂżFDWLRQ FRYHULQJ WKH DFWLYLWLHV SURFHVVHV LQ WKH PDQXIDFWXUH RI X39& SLSHV LVVXHG E\ FHUWLÂżFDWLRQ ERG\ LQ WKH 3KLOLSSLQHV (14001:2004 & 9001:2008).

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Interested prospective Manufacturer-Bidders may obtain further information and Bidding Documents at Bid and Awards Committee, GINGOOG CITY WATER DISTRICT, Misamis Oriental, Philippines, Tele/Fax No. (088) 8611190.

4.

Prospective Bidders can secure the Bidding Documents upon payment of a non-refundable fee of PhP 3,500.00 IURP WKH DERYH RIÂżFH VWDUWLQJ March 8, 2019.

5.

The Pre-Bidding Conference will be on March 12, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Gingoog City Water District Conference Room, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.

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Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.

8.

Bids must be delivered to GINGOOG CITY WATER DISTRICT on or before March 27, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB.

9.

Bid opening shall be on March 27, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Gingoog City Water District Conference Room. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted.

10. The Gingoog City Water District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. (SGD.) ENGR. ALVIN ANTHONY R. ABUCEJO Chairperson, BAC

MT – March 8, 2019

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