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‘Otso Diretso’ bets barred from entering Panatag Shoal OUR opposition candidates for senator were barred from the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales on Monday.

Four of the Senate bets who held their sortie in Masinloc town were dismayed after they were not allowed to monitor the situation in the disputed territory following a dialogue with COMMUNITY LEADERS AND &ILIPINO kSHermen who were reportedly harassed

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PANGILINAN: ‘WE WANT TO SETTLE’

Govt hits ‘onerous’ Maynilad contract

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Speaking to reporters, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said those behind the allegedly illegal Maynilad deal could still be prosecuted if proven that a crime was committed.

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PALACE EYES CHANGES IN MOTORCYCLE PLATE LAW

MALACAÑANG is eyeing amendments to the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act if the concerns of motorists could be not be addressed in the measure’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR).

This was after President Rodrigo Duterte said he would suspend the law AND REDUCE kNES AMID COMPLAINTS THAT bigger license plates might endanger lives if detached at high speeds or by strong winds.

The President made the announcement on Saturday before a convention of motorcycle enthusiasts in

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Pacquiao to hold exhibition game in Japan REIGNING World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight titleholder and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao has formally signed up to appear in Rizin 15’s forthcoming show on April 21 but no other details were revealed.

Rizin President Nobuyuki Sakakibara tweeted on Monday: “I’m here in the Philippines. RIZIN.15 will have this man involved in a way. We will be ready to announce as I get back to Japan! #rizin15 #MannyPacquiao.�

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elo told reporters.

Duterte last month signed the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act, authored by Sen. Richard Gordon. It aims to prevent crimes by making number plates more readable from a distance.

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‘PEOPLE’S CHOICE’ ENDORSES BAM AQUINO, 9 OTHERS

Pump prices up anew

Scrutinize candidates, churches urge faithful

AFTER cutting prices last week, oil companies on Tuesday implemented a slight increase in the prices of petroleum products.

The cost of diesel went up by 20 centavos per liter, gasoline by 25 centavos per liter and kerosene by 10 centavos per liter.

Caltex began adjusting its pump prices at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Petroleum, Petro Gazz, Pilipinas Shell, PTT Philippines, Seaoil, Total and Unioil followed at 6 a.m.

Industry players hiked oil prices as global crude prices reached the highest level since November last year.

International benchmark Brent futures rose 0.4 percent to $70.65

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"/54 LEADERS AND LAY ORGANIZATIONS OF THE #ATHOLIC 0ROTESTANT AND %VANGELICAL FAITHS SIGNED A g#HURCH 0EOPLE S %LECTION -ANIFESTOu ON -ONDAY URGING MEMBERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES SCRUTINIZE CANDIDATES BASED ON VALUES AND TRACK RECORD AND GUARD THE SANCTITY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS Ecumenical Bishops Forum CoChairman Deogracias IĂąiguez, a retired Catholic bishop, said: “We want to stress that we must all acknowledge, especially Christians and Catholics, that participation in the elections is a right and obligation of our faith.â€?

Episcopalian Bishop Rex Reyes Jr., also a co-chairman, said political parties must uplift the

well-being of the Filipino people instead of seeking political gain.

The manifesto stressed that candidates must be scrutinized on their pronouncements on peace, social justice, gender equality, human life and dignity, national patrimony and sovereignty, sustainability, and the rule of law. “Many of our church people,

we know what’s wrong with the political system, we have the analysis, we have the data to support our beliefs. Yet our Christian theology has become a barrier to active involvement and call for social change through the electoral process,� Reyes said.

(E ALSO DENOUNCED THE VILIkCAtion of church people and progressive candidates who, according to him, were only advocating for genuine justice and peace.

The People’s Choice Movement (PCM) endorsed 10 Senate candidates selected by 130 members of church organizations from various faiths, based on a “Gabay Kristo� (“Christ Guide�) criteria.

The criteria is also based on faith in God and stance against the proposed shift to a federal system of government and charter change.

PCM co-convenor Alex Lacson,

a former Senate candidate, said the pending federalism bill in Congress was anti-Filipino, anti-people, antipoor and anti-democracy.

The senatorial candidates endorsed were opposition Otso Diretso bets Gary Alejano, Paolo Beningo “Bam� Aquino 4th, Jose Manuel “Chel� Diokno, Samira Gutoc, Florin Hilbay, Romulo Macalintal, Manuel “Mar� Roxas 2nd and Lorenzo “Erin�

Taùada 3rd; Makabayan bet Neri Colmenares; and incumbent senator Mary Grace Poe. Aside from the bishops’ forum, other church groups represented in the event were the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches and the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform.

‘WATER TREATMENT’ A worker of Maynilad Water Services Inc. inspects the firm’s water treatment plant in Muntinlupa City.

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Govt hits ‘onerous’ Maynilad contract “If a crime has been committed, then we should prosecute

regardless of whether the parties involved have withdrawn,� Panelo said during a Palace BRIEkNG “Just like when you commit a crime of theft, you return the money, but you can still be prosecuted,� he added.

Panelo made the statement even after Maynilad Chairman Manuel Pangilinan said on Monday the water utility was willing to drop the arbitration case IT HAD kLED AGAINST the government in Singapore, if both parties could come to terms on the issue of tariff hikes.

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a review of all government contracts in the wake of a water shortage that affected Maynilad rival Manila Water Company Inc. in March.

The review of contracts was ordered after the President expressed dismay with the Maynilad concession deal that supposedly

prevented the government from reviewing terms.

Panelo, however, said the decision to push through with legal proceedings would depend on the Department of Justice. “We will wait for the recommendation of the secretary of justice on that,� he said.

Last year, Singapore’s high court sided with Maynilad in its indemnity claim from the Philippine government over revenue losses due to the nonimplementation of tariff adjustments from 2013 to 2017.

Singapore’s high court ordered the government to pay Maynilad S$40,000 by way of costs.

The Maynilad concession deal allows for regular rate adjustments EVERY kVE YEARS 4HE DISPUTE STEMS from a 2013 decision of regulator Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) denying Maynilad’s proposed tariff increase.

The matter went into arbitration and in July 2017, a Singapore tribunal upheld Maynilad’s claim that it lost P3.44 billion.

The government asked the Singapore Supreme Court to set aside the ruling earlier this year, but lost.

MVP: ‘We want to settle’ Pangilinan, also chairman of telecommunications company GIANT 0,$4 AND -ETRO 0ACIkC )Nvestments Corp., the Philippine

UNIT OF (ONG +ONG S &IRST 0ACIkC Co. Ltd., said Maynilad wanted to enter into a settlement to end the dispute once and for all. “I think we’re trying to settle that‌we don’t want to be in that situation with the government,â€? he told reporters. “Ang tagal na nito (The issue is taking too long)...we want to settle,â€? he added.

Maynilad is owned by Metro Pacific and construction group DMCI. It serves as the agent and contractor of the MWSS for the West Zone of Metro Manila and some cities and towns in Cavite.

Maynilad President and Chief %XECUTIVE /FkCER 2AMONCITO &ERnandez said the two parties only met once since last year’s decision of the Singapore high court. There has been no progress regarding the tariff issue, he said. “We are waiting for their rescheduling. We were scheduled to meet but it was postponed,� Fernandez said in a chance interview with The Manila Times.

Pangilinan said Maynilad was willing to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to review all government contracts to remove any “onerous� provisions detrimental to public interest. “Well, we welcome that review.

I think we’ve indicated that to the President and we will cooperate in the review process,� he told the reporters.

a barrel, while the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) added 0.5 percent at $63.39 per barrel.

This brought the price of diesel to P40.30-P48.95 per liter, gasoline to P48.75-P62.69 per liter and kerosene to P45.30-P55.10 per liter.

So far, year-to-date adjustments stand at a net increase of P6.50 per liter for diesel, P8.20 per liter for gasoline and P5.35 per liter for kerosene.

Last week, firms reduced the price of diesel by 30 centavos per liter, gasoline by 10 centavos per liter and kerosene by 20 centavos per liter.

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Palace scores US senators’ ‘outrageous interference’ MALACAĂ‘ANG on Monday SLAMMED kVE 5NITED 3TATES SENAtors for their “outrageous interference,â€? and rejected their call for the release of Sen. Leila de Lima and the dropping of charges against journalist Maria Ressa.

In a statement, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said the lawmakers should “mind their own business� instead of meddling in the country’s affairs. g4HE kVE 53 SENATORS WHO CALLED for the release of Sen. Leila de Lima and the dropping of charges against Rappler and Ms. Maria Ressa should mind their own business — their country has enough problems and they should focus on them,� Panelo said. “Their resolution is an unwelcome intrusion to the country’s domestic legal processes and an outrageous interference with our nation’s sovereignty as the subject cases are now being heard by our local courts,� he added.

Panelo maintained that “no GOVERNMENT OFkCIAL OF ANY FOREIGN country has the authority or right to dictate on how we address the commission of crimes.� “The Republic of the Philippines is not under the dominion of the United States of America or any of ITS HIGH RANKING OFkCIALS u HE SAID US Senators Marco Rubio, Edward Markey, Richard Durbin, Marsha Blackburn and Chris Coons, in a resolution released last week, called on the Philippine government to release de Lima from her two-year detention and drop charges against Rappler and Ressa.

The US lawmakers also condemned the arrest of human right defenders and political leaders as well as denounced the Duterte administration’s supposed role in extrajudicial killings (EJKs) under the government’s drug war.

Panelo criticized the US senators for resorting to “a reckless and unstudied political exercise.�

He said it only showed the legislators’ “unfamiliarity with the domestic matters of our country as well as their disrespect to the clamor of the Filipino people for law and order.� “Obviously, the five US senators believed hook, line and sinker the false narratives fed to them by biased news agencies and paid anti-Duterte trolls on the three issues raised, namely: (a) the case of Senator de Lima, (b) the charges against Ms. Ressa, and (c) the alleged instances of extrajudicial killings in the country,� he added.

In an attempt to enlighten

the lawmakers, Panelo said the cases of de Lima and Ressa passed through administrative and judicial processes before their respective warrants of arrest were issued by the courts.

He also argued that President Rodrigo Duterte enforces the law “equally without any regard to any relationship or closeness to it.� “Holders of political positions, OF INlUENCE OR OF WEALTH ARE NOT exempted from the vigorous application and operation of our laws,�

Panelo said.

4HE 0ALACE OFkCIAL DESCRIBED DE Lima as “a prisoner of no conscience or a prisoner of her own folly.� “She is charged with illegal drug-related transgressions committed while she was Justice secretary but thought she could get away from them by virtue of being a member of Congress,� he said.

Ressa, on the other hand, was gA HIGH PROkLE JOURNALIST WHO IS obsessed with hiding behind the mantle of the freedom of speech but who is criminally charged due to her commission of illegal acts,� according to Panelo.

Complaints include tax evasion, breach of anti-dummy laws and cyberlibel. $E ,IMA A kERCE CRITIC OF THE administration’s bloody antinarcotics campaign, has been detained since February 2017 for allegedly pocketing drug payoffs from convicted crime lords at the national penitentiary when she was still Justice secretary. She denies any wrongdoing.

Ressa and Rappler, known for critical reportage on the administration, are facing several cases including libel and tax-related charges.

On EJKs linked to the drug war, Panelo insisted that the government has not sanctioned any killings. “EJKs are absolutely not state initiated or state-sponsored, proof of which is the death of scores of policemen and serious injuries to hundreds of others,� Panelo said. “Police abuse relative to the war on drugs is placed under administrative sanction and criminal prosecution,� he added.

Panelo cited the dismissal and prosecution of a Manila police OFkCER FOR KILLING AN EPILEPTIC IN A false drug raid and the conviction OF THREE #ALOOCAN POLICE OFkCERS for the killing of a teenager. “There will be hell for them to pay, as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has repeatedly mentioned,� Panelo said.

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the latter has repeatedly refused to come out of retirement.

Pacquiao (61-7-2 win-loss-draw record with 39 knockouts) announced recently that his next fight would most likely be in July this year.

International matchmaker Sean Gibbons is looking at either WBA super-welterweight champion Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia as Pacquiao’s next opponent.

Pacquiao will be coming off back-to-back wins. He defeated Lucas Matthysse via a seventh round technical knockout win on July 15, 2018 in Malaysia, and won a unanimous decision over American Adrien Broner on January 19 in Las Vegas.

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Pacquiao sources from the Pacquiao camp, but none were available to discuss the latest development.

Undefeated but retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was recently in the Philippines, was reportedly paid $9 million for an exhibition bout organized by Rizin against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.

Pacquiao, 40, lost to Mayweather in May 2015 via unanimous decision in Las Vegas. Pacquiao injured HIS SHOULDER DURING THE kGHT He has expressed intentions for a rematch with Mayweather, but

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‘Duterte will not meddle in speakership race’ MALACAĂ‘ANG on Monday gave assurances that President Rodrigo Duterte would not meddle in the selection of a speaker at the House of Representatives. “He never does that. He allows everybody to seek whatever position they want and let the constituency of that class decide,â€?

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said.

He issued the statement after learning that Davao del Norte Rep. !NTONIO g4ONYBOYu &LOIRENDO *R IS vying for the speakership.

Floirendo was Duterte’s biggest campaign contributor in the 2016 elections with a total donation of P75 million.

In a statement posted on his Facebook page “Serbisyo Una,�

Floirendo confirmed he had met with some “very important personalities� to discuss how the Duterte administration can remain stable. “I have decided to join the fray not for my own political ambitions but to ensure that President Duterte gets a solid support from the House leadership,� Floirendo said,

adding that he was backtracking on his previous endorsement of Pantaleon Alvarez as speaker.

He said Alvarez’s “dictatorial, vindictive and divisive� leadership led TO HIS OUSTER AS SPEAKER IN *ULY Duterte’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, has endorsed former Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco for the post.

Duterte-Carpio, who chairs the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago, is also allied with former Foreign Affairs chief Alan Peter Cayetano, who is also gunning for the speakership.

The other “nominees� for the (OUSE TOP POST ARE 3AN *UAN 2EP Ronaldo Zamora, Cavite Representatives Alex Advincula and Abraham Tolentino, Malabon Rep. Ricky Sandoval, Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres, and Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales. The election of the new Speaker will be held during the opening of the 18th #ONGRESS IN *ULY CATHERINE S. VALENTE AND GLEE JALEA

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ALACAĂ‘ANG on Monday dismissed as “black propagandaâ€? a video circulating on social media linking former special assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go to the illegal drug trade.

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo dared those behind the VIDEO TO kLE CHARGES AGAINST 'O IF they have proof. “That’s pure and simple black propaganda. It’s so easy to write a story and do a movie or video,� Panelo said. “Kung totoo iyun e di sana nag-kLE na sila ng mga charges. Wala naman silang

fina-file. So ibig sabihin hindi totoo (If that’s true, they should HAVE kLED CHARGES 4HEY HAVEN T kLED ANYTHING SO IT MEANS IT IS NOT true),� he added.

Go, who is seeking a Senate seat, allegedly owned four local bank accounts into which drug money is funneled, according to the video titled “Ang Totoong Narco List -

Episode 3.�

The accounts are allegedly under the name of a relative of Go who supposedly won government contracts worth millions of pesos in Davao City when Duterte was still mayor.

The information came from a certain “Bikoy,�who claimed to be a former record keeper of a narcotics ring operating in Southern Luzon and Visayas.

Go, Bikoy claimed, used the codename “TESOROGOLF-TSG-002� and has a dragon tattoo on his back supposedly containing the alphanumeric code of his drug transactions.

Bikoy earlier mentioned former Davao City vice mayor Paolo Duterte, and his sister Veronica “Kitty�

Duterte in the two episodes of the video, which linked them to a narcotics ring Paolo had rejected the allegation and accused Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th of being behind the video, which the latter denied.

Asked if MalacaĂąang will urge Go to show his back to disprove the drug allegations, Panelo said, “One who alleges must prove.â€? “Wala namang naniniwala sa kanila (No one believes them),â€?

Panelo said of the video’s producers, as he cited Duterte’s high approval rating. “Like other black propaganda, it is deemed to fail because no false narrative against this family will ever succeed. Truth will always prevail,� he added.

Aquino to push passage of Trabaho Center bill SEN. Paolo Benigno “Bam� Aquino 4th pledged to pursue the passage of a measure that will ensure job availability for K-12 and college graduates if he gets reelected in May. 4HE SENATOR HAS kLED 3ENATE "ILL (SB) 1278 or “Trabaho Center Bill,� which seeks to establish job placeMENT OFkCES *0/S IN PUBLIC HIGH schools and state universities and colleges (SUCs).

Aquino said the measure was the necessary reform after the Free College Law, which he pushed as principal sponsor, to ensure that ALL GRADUATES WOULD kND EMPLOYment.

Under SB 1278, the Trabaho Center will provide industry matching, career counseling and employment facilitation.

Aquino believes that the passage

of the Trabaho Center Bill is the next step to ensure employment for all GRADUATES WHO BENEkTTED FROM THE Free College Law. “Ang bawat Pilipinong nakinabang sa libreng kolehiyo ay dapat may siguradong trabaho %VERY &ILIPINO WHO BENEkTED FROM the free college law should find employment),� he said. “I will ensure its passage if we will be given a chance to have another term. It is important that this will be passed into law in the next [18th] Congress,� Aquino added.

SB 1278 aims to address the skills mismatch and ensure employability of students upon graduation by using feedback from employers to better develop the school’s curriculum and training programs.

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THE RUSSIANS ARE HERE

Russian anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs docks in Manila’s South Harbor on Monday.

Another anti-submarine ship, Vinogradov, and the sea tanker Irkut, are in Manila for a goodwill visit. PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI

Chief justice vows fair probe of ‘narcojudges’ THE Supreme Court on Monday vowed to conduct a fair probe of the 13 judges allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. “It’s not a small thing for anyone to accuse sitting judges of violations as serious as drug-related ones. These are serious allegations that we cannot just ignore,� Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin said.

He said the high court was serious in its bid to clean its ranks of hoodlums in robes and judges who are protecting drug lords. “Every time there is an allegation like this from the executive department, the media or any quarter about misbehaving judges, the Supreme Court automatically looks into it,� Bersamin said.

“This information came from the Office of the President so we cannot really ignore it and so we thought of assigning Justice [Diosdado] Peralta to look into this matter. It was only natural for the Supreme Court to assign one of its most senior members to look into these allegations and if there are any bases for these allegations then we would proceed against the judges concerned,� he pointed out. “We will give him all the time and we will not rush things. And at the same time, we cannot just condemn our judges so readily without basis. So we have to go slowly,� Bersamin said.

This is not the first time that the high court investigated alleged narcojudges.

In 2016, it investigated four members of the bench implicated in the illegal drugs trade.

The Department of Justice has asked the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to release its drug list that allegedly contains the names of 10 prosecutors.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said he would order the filing of criminal and administrative charges against the prosecutors if there was enough evidence against them.

PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said they received intelligence reports linking 10 prosecutors and 13 judges to the illegal drug trade operation . The reports claim that some of the prosecutors dismissed the drug cases that they handled.

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Importation of toxic wastes Dear PAO, I am an employee of a company practicing recycling. I recently discovered that they were importing some toxic wastes which were concealed in recyclable boxes. Did my employer violate any law?

Tonton Dear Tonton, The law that addresses your situation is Section 48 (12) of Republic Act 9003, otherwise known as “Ecological and Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,� which reads: “Section 48. Prohibited Acts The following acts are prohibited: xxx “(12) Importation of toxic wastes misrepresented as ‘recyclable’ or ‘with recyclable content;’�

The same law provides a pen-

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PERSIDA ACOSTA alty for violation of the same, viz: “Section 49. Fines and Penalties – “(e) Any person who violates Sec. 48, pars. (12) and (13) shall, upon conviction, be punished with a fine not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than thirty (30) days but not more than three (3) years, or both;�

It is clear from the cited provisions that importation of toxic wastes misrepresented as

“recyclable� is illegal and may subject the offender to a penalty of fine or imprisonment, depending on the discretion of the Court. In your situation, your employer who is importing toxic wastes concealed in recyclable boxes can be apprehended and penalized accordingly for his action.

This opinion is solely based on the facts you have narrated and our appreciation of the same. The opinion may vary when the facts are changed or further elaborated. We hope that we were able to enlighten you on the matter.

Editor’s note: Dear PAO is a daily column of the Public Attorney’s Office. Questions for Chief Acosta may be sent to dearpao@ manilatimes.net

Enrile seeks improved response to super typhoons &/2-%2 3ENATE PRESIDENT *UAN 0ONCE %NRILE ON -ONDAY EXPRESSED INTENTION TO kLE ‡ IF ELECTED FOR A kFTH TERM ‡ A BILL THAT WILL IMPROVE THE country’s capabilities to prepare for and respond to super typhoons.

The Puwersa ng Masa Senate candidate made the remark at the sidelines of his campaign sortie in Leyte and Samar over the weekend. These provinces were ravaged by super typhoon Yolanda in November 2013. “The destruction we experienced during Typhoon Yolanda is something that cannot happen again, here or anywhere in the Philippines,� Enrile said.

The veteran lawmaker lauded “the resiliency of the Waray-Waray� in rebuilding their lives after Yolanda devastated their region.

He said the exemplary attitude of the Waray people should be reciprocated with better government services such as the construction of schools, hospitals and infrastructure projects that could speed up the development in the island provinces.

“Let us hasten even more the recovery and development of the people who were most affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The people of Leyte and Samar deserve a better deal from the government, especially since this region remains one of the poorest in the country,� Enrile said.

He shared the view of the Tingog Sinirangan party-list that Leyte should get at least 4 percent of the national budget, which is commensurate with its population of 4 million, or 4 percent of the national population.

Enrile also supported the party-list’s objective to prioritize through legislation the expansion of the Leyte Ecological Industrial Zone as well as the institutionalization of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to aid the province’s poor sector. “I speak for neither Hugpong ng Pagbabago nor Otso Diretso. I speak for the people, and I will be your voice in the Senate,� Enrile told residents at the Yolanda resettlement area.

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JV calls for water summit SEN. Joseph Victor “JV� Ejercito has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to hold a water summit to address the depletion of dams due to the prolonged drought that threatens food and water security.  The senator made the call after the Department of Agriculture reported that agricultural losses had reached over P5 billion.

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inces of Cebu, Zamboanga Sibugay, and North Cotabato were placed under a state of calamity due to the lingering drought.  “The President can set the tone of the water summit to be straightforward and practical because of the urgency of the situation,� Ejercito said.

The water summit, he added, would allow all concerned government agencies, local government units and private stakeholders “to coordinate their plans to allow the country to act swiftly on the depleting water resources while preventing wastage of resources and duplication of actions.�

He noted that the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration had warned that the El NiĂąo phenomenon could last until August this year.  The senator said damage to agriculture could go up and more provinces might declare a state of calamity if such forecasts come true. “The agriculture sector is a signifi-

cant contributor in the country’s gross domestic product, and employs over a fourth of the workforce. When we talk about the climate, we have to take into account the uncertainty in making plans. These unexpected changes in weather patterns are what we should be preparing for,� Ejercito said.  He also urged the government to speed up the completion of dam projects and other related infrastructure to ensure water security. “We should pursue water supply infrastructure projects,� he stressed.   Existing dams were built in the 1960s and the country’s need for water for drinking, power, agriculture and industrial uses have steadily increased with the growth of the population, Ejercito said.

The Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan supplies about 90 percent of raw water requirements for Metro Manila. It also irrigates about 28,000 hectares of farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga.  BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO

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E d i to r i a l Sand pirates need swifter govt action than a probe

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!34 WEEK A DREDGING SHIP lYING THE lAG OF 3IERRA ,EONE but manned by a Chinese crew was “discovered� off coast of Batangas, busily stealing sand from the seabed. The presence of this foreign vessel caused a minor stir and revelations of other instances of illegal sand mining elsewhere in the country, and inevitably, a call for a “probe� by a lawmaker, in this case Sen. Ralph Recto.

Various studies estimate global demand for sand is anywhere from one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half times global production capacity. Common sand is in such high demand because it has two MAIN USES &IRST IT IS A NECESSARY INGREDIENT IN CONCRETE 3ECOND IT is the preferred base material for land reclamation. Sand is cheap, easy to handle, and when compressed forms a safe, stable foundaTION FOR ARTIkCIALLY BUILT ISLANDS AND SHORE EXTENSIONS 7HILE SAND IS NOT EXACTLY AN INkNITE RESOURCE IT IS ABUNDANT enough that even with humanity’s huge appetite for it, the global supply will still last for centuries. Of course, not all of the sand is readily accessible to the consumers with the biggest appetites FOR IT AND THAT IS WHY THE 0HILIPPINES CONTINUALLY kNDS ITSELF being marauded by sand pirates.

Hong Kong and Singapore have huge demand for sand, but with no resources of their own to supply reclamation and construction projects, they have to import what they need. Both governments seem to turn a blind eye to whether or not the millions of tons of sand imported every year are legitimately obtained or not. Besides the Philippines, other countries namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia and Myanmar have at various times all raised complaints about having their land literally stolen right under their feet.

There are basically two types of sand-harvesting businesses IN THE 0HILIPPINES 4HE kRST IS THE LEGAL ONE LOCAL PRODUCERS

most of whom are properly regulated, and who sell virtually all of their production to local buyers. Then there are the local SMUGGLERS THESE MAY OR MAY NOT BE OPERATING UNDER THE COVER of a legal business, and their production is entirely for export, whether through technical smuggling or the simpler expedience of sneaking it away through the Philippines’ poorly-defended maritime borders.

Recto made the offhand proposal that the country should impose an export ban on sand and gravel. That sounds like a reasonable idea and a proactive response, but will actually be pointless if it turns out almost all the sand “exported� now is done through entirely illegal means. The only exports that might be stopped will be the relatively few done THROUGH FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS AND BRIBING CUSTOMS OFkCIALS

in which case the parties involved could just switch to a simpler solution.

'IVEN THAT DEMAND IS SO GREAT THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO kX THE PROBLEM 4HE ONLY THING 2ECTO AND OTHER CONCERNED OFkCIALS can do is to strengthen policy to make the Philippines’ sand much harder to steal.

4HAT UNFORTUNATELY MOST DEkNITELY FALLS INTO THE gEASIER SAID than done� category because the two obvious steps to take — STRENGTHENING MARITIME SECURITY AND HOLDING LOCAL OFkCIALS LIable for participating in or allowing illegal mining — are basic RESPONSIBILITIES THE GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO HAVE lUBBED The Chinese-manned vessel should have been intercepted by a well-armed Coast Guard or Navy vessel right when it was discovered off Batangas, its crew given a 60-second warning to abandon ship before it was blown out of the water. That would make the proper impression, and would encourage the sand PIRATES TO kND EASIER TARGETS What will happen, instead, is a legislative hearing that may, IN SIX TO MONTHS TIME RESULT IN A USELESS LAW THAT SPECIkCALLY declares sand smuggling illegal and imposes penalties thereon, penalties that will be suffered by precisely no one. And the Philippines will go on wondering why mainland Asia continues to treat it like a doormat.

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Challenge to PH’s richest woman and Comelec Now, here’s the catch.

Manny Villar is one of 19 personages immortalized in the historic Supreme Court decision on President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), which was issued on July 1, 2014. Villar is listed as having illegally received from then Budget Secretary Florencio Abad a P50-million bribe (compensation, inducement, reward) for his vote to convict the late Chief Justice Renato Corona during his impeachment trial in the Senate in May 2012.

Cynthia Villar, a current member of the Senate, is running for reelection in the elections next month.

Challenge for Cynthia Villar Sen. Cynthia Villar can try to just brush aside the bribery of her husband, and pray that voters will not be troubled that a super-rich compatriot could so easily be induced to accept a paltry (by his means) bribe

by Noynoy Aquino. It will surprise them that Villar accepted the money from his nemesis in the 2010 presidential elections. People will not like an attitude of just shrugging off the deed. P50 million is a great deal of public money.

Senator Cynthia can do better than her husband by executing either one of two dramatic acts of RECTIkCATION AND RECTITUDE First, she can proudly return the P50 million taken by her husband and wipe the record clean as it were. It will be telling if she takes the money from her own purse.

Of course, the act of restitution is admission of Manny’s feet of clay.

Second, Senator Cynthia can dramatically rock the Senate race by pledging that she will not accept any pork barrel or earmark while she is senator. Neither will she author any insertion in future budgets to benefit herself. Of course, if she made any insertion in the 2019 budget, the deed is done.

Macbeth and his wife agonized in vain, according to Shakespeare, OVER THE DIFkCULTY OF RETURNING TO a state of innocence.

By turning her attention to an ethical and purposive approach to lawmaking, Cynthia Villar can set an example and help point the way to her fellow legislators.

Her responsibility is greater now because she is the leader of her own political party, the Nacionalista party.

7. Jinggoy Estrada (P50M) 8. Alan Cayetano (P50M) 9. Edgardo Angara (P50M) 10. Ralph Recto (P50M) 11. Koko Pimentel (P45M) 12.Tito Sotto (P50M) 4EOkSTO 'UINGONA 0 - 14. Serge OsmeĂąa (P50M) 15. Juan Ponce Enrile (P92M) 16. Frank Drilon (October 2012-P100M) 17. Greg Honasan (P50M) 18. Francis Escudero (P99M) 19. Pia Cayetano (P50m) Returning to 4OTAL 0 BILLION repeat the crime Of the personages in the list, the Police investigators and writers of following are running for seats in CRIME kCTION TELL US REPEATEDLY ABOUT THE 3ENATE NEXT MONTH 2AMON 2Esuspects or felons who return to the villa, Jinggoy Estrada, Juan Ponce scene of the crime. And we know Enrile, Lito Lapid, Koko Pimentel, Serge OsmeĂąa and Pia Cayetano. that this often happens in real life.

Tito Sotto is the Senate president But how about felons who return to the scene thinking of until a new Congress convenes on June 30, 2019. repeating the crime?

Loren Legarda, who will be This is the grim possibility that we must bravely confront in the May termed out on June 30, seeks a elections, because senators or former transfer to the House of Represensenators, who took bribe money in tatives by running for representathe Corona trial are attempting a bold tive in the province of Antique.

Edgardo Angara is deceased. comeback to the Senate, if we the votManuel Villar has been termed out, ers will agree to elect them.

The SC decision, based on tes- and is no longer in the public service.

Ralph Recto is serving his second timony and documents submitted

by Secretary Florencio Abad, listed term in the Senate, and is the Sendown the 19 bribed senators to- ate president pro tempore, until the gether with their loot. You can read convening of the new Congress.

Pia Cayetano, who is currently a it online. Just Google it.

In a column published on July 30, member of the House of Representa2014 (“Senators and their loot, Manila tives, is running for a seat in the SenTimes, July30, 2014) I quoted and ate. Her name deserves three asterisks reprinted the SC’s listing of the bribed in the election ballot (see below). senators by name and loot.

This is what I published in Pia’s double test for PH democracy

Senators and their DAP funds (In the order listed by DBM) 1.Antonio Trillanes 4th (P50M) 2. Manuel Villar (P50M) 3. Ramon Revilla (P50M) 4. Francis Pangilinan (P30M) 5. Loren Legarda (P50M) 6. Lito Lapid (P50M)

Pia Cayetano is administering a double test for Philippine democracy in the elections next month, which is unprecedented in our electoral politics.

She has already completed two consecutive terms in the Senate.

Yet she now ventures for a third Senate term. In this, she is explicitly defying the constitutional

provision in Article VI, Sec. 4, that says “no senator shall serve for more than two consecutive terms.�

Her effrontery is breathtaking.

She is an American citizen by birth because she was born in the United States of an American mother and a Filipino father. Presumably, she may have become a Filipino citizen by naturalization, or by virtue of the dual citizenship law, for which she must apply.

With her present candidacy for a third term in the Senate, she is throwing down the gauntlet at both the Commission on Elections and the Filipino electorate.

First, she is daring the Comelec to disqualify her in her candidacy for the Senate. Being a lawyer, she is presumably prepared to CONTEST DISQUALIkCATION The crux of the matter is the meaning of the term “consecutive.�

She will say that a third term for her will not violate the Constitution. The matter is best settled in court. Let her contend in front of the people how she feels entitled to twist the law in her interest. Let the Comelec or the Supreme Court rule and interpret the fundamental law.

Second, Pia is daring the national electorate to vote or not vote for her despite her patently irregular candidacy.

Pia is clearly testing the Comelec’s guts and sense of responsibility and authority in national elections.

She is challenging secondly the Filipino electorate’s good sense to reject her outright because of her DEkANCE OF THE NATION S LAWS This amazing impudence should not surprise anyone because Pia is a sister of Alan Peter Cayetano.

Both Pia and Alan are on the bribery list of the SC decision on the DAP. Both are linchpins of the Cayetano plot to create a boundless political dynasty in Taguig.

When will the government and the people stop them?

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Hong Kong’s autonomy: China’s fate is also in the balance

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VER since the Hong Kong Policy Act was passed in 1992, the United States has been checking regularly to see if Beijing is keeping its promise to grant Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy under the policy of “one country, two systems,� enshrined in the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Hong Kong Basic Law. Under that act, as long as Hong Kong remains autonomous, the US will treat the city as a separate customs territory in such areas as export controls, visa issuance and immigrations quotas.

That is why current US trade sanctions against China don’t apply to Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong special administrative region can import US technology denied to the mainland. But a necessary condition is that Hong Kong enjoys actual autonomy.

To justify separate treatment,

FRANK CHING the State Department prepares reports to the US Congress describing the state of play in Hong Kong and mainland China. Often, such reports would say that despite a high degree of autonomy, negative events had occurred that seemed inconsistent with a policy of “one country, two systems.�

China routinely condemns such reports as interference in its internal affairs. However, the very fact that China registered the Joint Declaration with the United Nations meant that it was calling the world’s attention to its promise of autonomy. To now say that no one, not even Britain, has any right

to comment on whether China is keeping its word seems odd, to say the least.

Multiple Chinese decisions over the years not to allow greater democracy in Hong Kong elicited comments from American officials. In 2014, China’s announcement that it would vet candidates for chief executive if universal suffrage elections are held precipitated the Occupy Central disturbances. That November, several members of both houses of the US Congress announced the introduction of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, a bill which, though not passed, RElECTED CONGRESSIONAL SENTIMENT A few weeks ago, the senior !MERICAN OFkCIAL IN (ONG +ONG

Kurt Tong, addressed a business audience in the American Club, high above the city’s famed harbor.

While the speech started with

a paean to Hong Kong’s success, it ended on a sober note, with the US consul general accusing China of infringing on the city’s autonomy and warning that favored American treatment reQUIRED SUFkCIENT AUTONOMY Tong pointed to three negative “firsts� last year. They were the kRST BANNING OF A POLITICAL PARTY

THE kRST FOREIGN JOURNALIST EJECTED FROM THE CITY AND THE kRST TIME (ONG +ONG HAS DISQUALIkED A LARGE number of political candidates for their political views. “In all of these cases and trends,� he said, “the Mainland Central Government appears to have been intimately involved in the Hong Kong Government’s decision-making.�

The following month, on March 21, the State Department issued its latest report under the Hong Kong Policy Act. In a “key

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Human trafficking at NAIA 4HE HUMAN TRAFkCKING SYNDICATE nets a mind-boggling P10 million to P50 million a day!

(UMAN TRAFkCKING IS A MODERN term for the slave trade. )N THE CASE OF HUMAN TRAFkCKING AT THE .!)!

IT MEANS – Allowing Filipino women to go abroad as tourists when they are ACTUALLY PROSTITUTES – Allowing foreign workers and PROSTITUTES TO COME IN AS TOURISTS and – A l l ow i n g p e r s o n s w i t h criminal records abroad to enter the country and fugitives to escape to other countries using the premier airport as an entry and exit point.

Now, let’s look at the positions OF THE ABOVE NAMED OFkCIALS -ENDOZA WAS AN OFkCIAL AT THE port operations division (POD) at NAIA. He has been removed FROM OFkCE Ortaùez is the overall chief of the travel control and enforcement unit (TCEU).

Comia is the head of the TCEU at the NAIA Terminal 1.

Guevarra is the head of the TCEU at NAIA Terminal 2.

Den Binsol was, until recently, the head of the TCEU at NAIA Terminal 3, but was reassigned to the SM North EDSA immigration OFkCE AFTER HE REPORTEDLY WAS NOT able to remit a total of P30 million

to the syndicate.

The NAIA Terminal 3 travel control enforcement unit is vacant.

In truth, it is being run by Billy Cadang and OrtaĂąez. .INE OUT OF IMMIGRATION OFkcers at the NAIA are “soldiersâ€? of the syndicate, according to my source who works inside the syndicate.

There are more than 1,000 IMMIGRATION OFkCERS ASSIGNED AT the NAIA. An immigration officer at the NAIA receives an average of P80,000 a week from the syndicate, depending on his or her schedule at the airport immigration counter.

4HE HEAVY TRAFkC OF ARRIVALS AND departures at the NAIA occurs at midday, every day.

Around 1,500 Chinese from the mainland arrive and are admitted as tourists, no questions asked.

These Chinese mainlanders have either a visa from the Philippine Embassy or the consulate in China, or they have a Visa Upon Arrival (VUA) issued by Maynardo Marinas, who works in the office of the immigration commissioner.

Each pays an average of P2,000 for VIP “no questions asked� service. These Chinese end up working in online gambling, call centers and construction sites.

Indian citizens who arrive without proper documentation pay P100,000 to P200,000 per head. These Indians usually have no proper visas when entering the country. The syndicate takes care of that.

These Indians end up in the usury business or what is referred TO AS gkVE SIXu ONE BORROWS 0 and pays P6 on the deadline and the loan extends for months or even years).

The syndicate rakes in colossal amounts every day from departing passengers who have problems with their papers — those who have hold-departure orders because of criminal cases, overstaying foreigners who evade paying the right amount of penalties, Filipino sex workers who are issued tourist visas, and domestic workers without proper documentation.

The amount ranges from P150,000 to P300,000. It can be higher, depending on the problem of the departing passenger, my source said.

For example, a Korean fugitive bypassed immigration departure inspection with a hefty payment of P5 million. These people usually have shady backgrounds to begin with, and these illegal services allow them to operate freely in the Philippines.

The source also said that blacklisted individuals are allowed entry into the country by paying P150,000 to P300,000. Again, the price escalates depending on the reasons for being blacklisted, with some paying up to P5 million.

Departing passengers with no overseas employment certificates issued by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration pay P25,000 per head.

Originally, these passengers paid P50,000 per head but competition among syndicate members — who are paid according to the number of people they process — has brought down the fee to P25,000, according to my source.

These departing sex workers, laborers and domestic helpers, who hold tourist visas, are sponsored by fly-by-night employment agencies or illegal recruiters, the source said.

Payment is usually done online, where they are wired to various bank accounts owned by the syndicate.

No money changes hands at the airport for the illegal deal, said the source.

Brilliant!

In Thursday’s column, the last part of this two-part exposÊ, I will talk more about the people behind the syndicate, and how the syndicate came about.

A tale of two watersheds

BY FERDIE MARCELO, VERA FILES ONE nourishes communities.

The other has become a source of distress.

The Anayan-Rumangrap Watershed in Mount Isarog in Camarines Norte provides sustenance to the population living in nearby communities, who in turn take care of it.

The La Mesa Watershed in Novaliches, on the other hand, is in A STATE OF DISTRESS PEOPLE LIVING IN Metro Manila can feel it.

A watershed is a source of life.

It is high ground from where WATER FROM THE UPLANDS lOW INTO several channels.

The state of the watershed determines the water that goes to the land that is consumed by the whole population.

Water is essential in life. A human body needs water to function. In the same manner, water is a vital component of a community.

Without water, there is no life.

The water crisis that recently hit Metro Manila hard brought into public attention the La Mesa Watershed, which is supposed to provide fresh water to over 12 million residents to the area as well as neighboring provinces.

Q Restricted area in AnayanRumangrap Watershed.

Q Mount Isarog

The La Mesa Watershed The La Mesa Watershed is not healthy, said Joanaviva Caceres PloPENIO OFkCER IN CHARGE AND DIRECTOR at the Institute for Environmental Conservation and Research of the Ateneo de Naga University, during the March 22 celebration of World Water Day in Naga City.

A watershed’s ability to mitigate lOODING DURING THE WET SEASON and provide water during the dry season — its adaptive capacity during stressful conditions — is the barometer by which a watershed’s health is gauged.

In this, the La Mesa Watershed seems to be failing, said Plopenio said.

A 2013 vulnerability assessment by environmental scientist Cris-

Q Jorge Palma (in black shirt), chairman of the Metropolitan Naga Water District, inspects the water catchment and treatment facility.

Q Vegetable farming on rows of split bamboo.

ALL PHOTOS BY FERDIE MARCELO tino Tiburan Jr. cited two major dation had a successful five-year sion on Audit for its decision to ISSUES WITH THE ,A -ESA WATERSHED reforestation program that started sell a portion of the watershed to erosion and landslide, and the in 1978. Sadly, when the program ITS OWN OFkCERS AND EMPLOYEES biodiversity loss which are being ended in 1983, land conversion and The sale runs counter to Secblamed on deforestation. illegal harvesting of trees resumed. tion II Article XII of the 1987 Programs have been undertaken The Metropolitan Waterworks Constitution, which provides to reforest the La Mesa Watershed Sewerage System (MWSS), the that “with the exception of agriin the past years. Unfortunately, agency that is tasked to take care cultural lands, all other natural policy consistency appears lacking. of the La Mesa Watershed, has also resources shall not be alienated.â€? ÂłWatersheds A6 The Manila Seedling Bank Foun- been questioned by the Commis-

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Presidential ramblings, vice presidential ignorance

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E certainly are in deep trouBLE IF THE TWO TOP OFkCIALS OF the land exhibit a serial tendency, which has become a habit, toward making irrational statements.

Though expressed in different ways, both President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo have this habit of speech that simply begs the application of some hermeneutic skills, if not deconstruction.

The President has on many occasions engaged in what can be construed as incoherent ramblings with incomplete sentences and with a kind of prose and a choice of words that require some skills to decode. This is why he is prone to misinterpretation, and often requires presidential spokesman Salvador 0ANELO OR HIS CABINET OFkCIALS TO elaborate, interpret or sometimes contradict or negate. President Duterte’s oral skills are characteristic of someone who thinks aloud. His speech is what people who are used to conversing with friends over bottles of beer or gin can easily relate to. And this is why despite the seeming incoherence, there is an air of familiarity with the masses, which is made even more familiar by the intermittent cursing and vulgarity.

Leni Robredo’s manner of speaking is, however, a totally different matter. The Filipino language is such a beautiful way to express ideas, but it seems that it gets murdered every time Robredo uses it. She has this habit of turning what appears to be logical arguments into inane and empty rhetoric. While President Duterte’s incoherent ramblings appear to be a result of a tendency to think aloud, Robredo’s incoherence appears to be emanating from what many allege as the absence of thought. And it could even be fatal to statements that otherwise make sense but lose their logic and turn into inanities the moment she utters them, like what happened to the feminist advocacy statement that rape exists because of rapists.

But what is even worse is when Duterte and Robredo appear irrational not because of how they say things, but of what they actually say.

Recently, the President threatened to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and declare what he labeled as a “revolutionary war.�

The suspension of the privilege of the writ is a prerogative of the President as provided in the 1987 Constitution, under Section 18 of Article VII, where he can do so “in case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it.�

Under the Constitution, and as Commander-in-Chief the President can also call the Armed Forces whenever it becomes necessary to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion. He can also, aside from suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, declare martial law. However, both the suspension of the privilege of the writ and the declaration of martial law are subject to review and concurrence by Congress, and can be elevated to the Supreme Court on issues of presence or absence of factual basis.

However, there is no construct in political science where a sitting president declares a “revolutionary war.� He is free to call his campaign against crime and drugs as “wars� but they would

ON THE CONTRARY ANTONIO CONTRERAS be mere labels designed for effect, in the same manner that even civil society activists refer to a war against poverty or environmental destruction.

After all, the only wars that are formally declared are against other countries, for which it is Congress that has the power and not the president. Civil wars are not formally declared, but they could be outcomes of a declaration of hostilities by rebel forces against the government.

Governments do not declare war against its own people, but simply deploy their monopoly over the legitimate use of violence against rebel forces and enemies of the state. If this is what the President refers to, then it would be perfectly within the bounds of the Constitution as provided in Section 18 of Article VII. But what the President cannot declare is a revolutionary war, simply because it is not the state that initiates a revolution. What he can mount is a palace coup, and oust his own constitutional government, after which he can declare a revolutionary government. This is no longer a constitutional process since it effectively deposes the Constitution.

However, while the President’s irrational utterance may just be based on his lack of familiarity with the academic jargon used by political scientists to refer to types of political violence, the irrationality of Robredo is worse.

It emanates from a fundamental ignorance of what an extra-constitutional process implies.

Robredo expressed her readiness to take over the reins of power in MalacaĂąang if and when the President declares a revolutionary government, because she thinks it is her mandate as Vice President. This is evidence no longer just of an unfamiliarity with the proper jargon, but goes deeper and reveals a fundamental lack of understanding of the concept of a revolutionary government and its implications on political order.

Robredo and her cabal of lawyer friends like Romy Macalintal and Florin Hilbay must be told. Constitutional succession no longer exists in the event that a revolutionary government is installed.

The basis of the legitimacy of rule is no longer the Constitution but whoever wields the power to mobilize arms and exact compliance from the people. They should be reminded that this is exactly what enabled Cory Aquino, and not Arturo Tolentino who was the legitimate vice president at the time, to become president in 1986 after Ferdinand Marcos was ousted by a coup led by Juan Ponce Enrile and Fidel Ramos.

If Robredo wants to become president should Duterte declare a revolutionary government, then she and her allies have to wage a countercoup. However, should they succeed, she must realize that she will also ascend to the post in an extra-constitutional manner.

But then again, this is something that Robredo, who evidently lacks understanding of the nature and consequences of an extra-constitutional political transition, would kND HARD TO COMPREHEND

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Hong Kong’s autonomy: China’s fate is also in the balance kNDING u IT SAID THAT "EIJING HAD “implemented or instigated a number of actions that appeared inconsistent with China’s commitments in the Basic Law, and in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984, to allow Hong Kong to exercise a high degree of AUTONOMY u )T ADDED g4HE TEMPO of mainland central government

intervention in Hong Kong affairs — and actions by the Hong Kong government consistent with mainland direction — increased, accelerating negative trends seen in previous periods.� )T CONCLUDED g!S A GENERAL matter, Hong Kong maintains a SUFkCIENT ‡ ALTHOUGH DIMINISHED — degree of autonomy under the

‘one country, two systems’ framework to justify continued special treatment by the United States.�

The next day, as expected, China’s foreign ministry spokesman rebutted the US charges, saying that “Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s domestic affairs� and “No foreign government has the right to interfere.�

The Hong Kong administration, too, issued a protest ending WITH THESE WORDS g4HE (+3!2 government reiterates that foreign governments should not interfere in any form in the internal affairs of the HKSAR.�

This response serves little purpose. Since the central government is responsible for foreign affairs, it

is unnecessary, indeed foolish, for Hong Kong to echo Beijing’s words and look and sound like a puppet.

China is very good at salami slicing and, for several years now, the US has concluded that autonomy was diminishing, though not enough to justify ending special treatment for Hong Kong.

However, such a process can

only go on for so long. One day, the US may conclude that the line has been crossed. Beijing should remember that every time it narrows Hong Kong’s autonomy, it is imperiling not only the city’s future but its own as well.

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Duterte and his children are under attack. What would Ferdinand Marcos do?

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ISTORY is always a good place to start when trying to determine one’s future actions. “Learning from the past� is an irritating truism that is supposed to save one from making further mistakes, or turn oneself into a more virtuous person. But the valuable lessons history can impart might also serve less meritorious ends. Flagging tinpot dictators, for instance, could learn a thing or two from their more successful predecessors.

As it is by now well known, President Duterte thinks quite highly of Ferdinand Marcos, our most infamous strongman who skillfully instituted Martial Law and made the country grateful to him for killing democracy. In this particularly testing time for his family, Duterte may well be ASKING g7HAT WOULD &ERDINAND Marcos do?�

THE LONG VIEW RACHEL A.G. REYES In the last week or so, President Duterte, along with his children Paolo, Sara and even Veronica (nicknamed ‘Kitty’), the youngest (and as yet untattooed member) of his brood, have been assailed by a storm of scandalous allegations.

4HE kRST BOMB TO EXPLODE IN Duterte-land was the videoed testimony of Eduardo Acierto, whose credentials seem impeccable. A graduate of the country’s prestigious military academy (1989), Acierto is a police colonel, the former deputy director of the Philippine National Police drug enforcement group, and

has two decades of investigative experience. In 2017, he submitted an intelligence report to his superiors alleging that Michael Yang, a Davao-based Chinese businessman close to the President, and who was at one time his “economic adviser,� was connected to drug smuggling.

Duterte was outraged. He combined his noisy, blustering defense of Yang with shredding Acierto’s credibility, and the thunderous demand to know why this impertinent ex-cop had not yet been properly disposed of.

Before we could collectively pull up our jaws that had DROPPED TO THE lOOR THE SECOND and third bombs exploded.

These were two damning videos that claimed Paolo and his little half-sister Kitty, (yes, Kitty who is so fond of celebrating birthdays and shopping in Uniqlo in Hong

+ONG WERE PRINCIPAL BENEkCIAries of drug money.

Curiously, no outright denials were issued. Paolo, who is running uncontested for a congressional seat in the midterm elections this May, thought he knew his shadowy accuser who claimed to have seen the dragon tattoo on Paolo’s back, a corporeal piece of art work that supposedly marks the President’s eldest son for life as a Chinese triad member.

No time to let that sink in.

The fourth bomb was the online publication of a meticulously researched report authored by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ). Based on A CLOSE SCRUTINY OF OFkCIAL STATEments of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs), the report tracked the escalating wealth of the Dutertes, particularly Paolo and Sara, and the latter’s alleg-

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Q La Mesa Watershed Preserve guide Roden Akbayan views the dry reservoir.

Q Dessication cracks at the sides of the reservoir.

Q Normally the water should reach up to where the trees begin.

Q Tree planting has been ongoing since 2000, but the trees take a lot of time to grow.

The Anayan-Rumangrap Watershed Mount Isarog in Camarines Sur was established as a national park in 1938. One of its watershed areas is the 317-hectare AnayanRumangrap Watershed.

It was going the same path as the direction the La Mesa Watershed is taking until the passage of the National Integrated Protected Areas System (Nipas) Act in 1992 that listed Mount Isarog as a protected area.

Prior to the declaration, 60 percent of the Anayan-Rumangrap had been converted to agricultural use and informal settlers already made their homes inside the watershed, according to information from the Metropolitan Naga Water District (MNWD). &LUCTUATING WATER lOW FROM ITS two primary springs and water shortages prompted the MNWD to work with the DENR for the rehabilitation, management, and protection of the watershed in 1993.

For many years the watershed has been the source for food, water, and timber — essentially all that the watershed settlers needed to survive.

Some of these settlers can trace their roots back to the indigenous Agta people, who have called Mount Isarog home long before the Spaniards came, and relocating them was the biggest challenge to the area’s rehabilitation.

But the settlers eventually recognized that the relocation site being given to them offered better living conditions and opportunities.

MNWD Chairman Jorge Palma said they had a two-pronged approach to the problem, one of which involved the provision of infrastructure in the resettlement area.

With assistance from the Rotary Club of Naga, Plan International Bicol, and the local government of Pili town, they provided the community with a schoolbuilding, daycare center and a playground.

Ferdinand Marcos, one can imagine, would have sneered at such signs of impending meltdown. It was never Marcos’ style to rant and rave and boast about being “highly equipped� inside his underpants. In 1971, Marcos had to contend with a bunch of obstinate critics, the swath of middle and upper classes worried sick about the spread of drug abuse, principally heroin, that was killing their children, and the general, prevailing social conditions of disorder, crime, corruption, violence and gangsterism. He put these elements to work in his favor.

Marcos decisively declared Martial Law, jailed his critics, and won everyone’s support by kNDING A DRUG LORD A #HINESE HEROIN TRAFkCKER BY THE NAME OF Lim Seng, to publicly hang.

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A tale Despite the constitutional prohibition, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate for the sale, but Gina Lopez cancelled it in December 2016 when she became Environment head.

La Mesa Nature Preserve guide Roden “Denden� Akbayin said the area allocated for housing OF -733 OFkCERS AND EMPLOYEES had been fenced, but no building or cutting of trees has happened.

Akbayin said that at the last accounting of families in the area in 2014, there were still 25 families of informal settlers inside the watershed. Kaingin, or slash and burn farming, still occurs though not AS OFTEN AS WHEN HE kRST STARTED working there in 2000.

He said tree planting efforts continue. Old trees are sparse and may be found only in a few areas further into the interior of the watershed.

EDLY UNREGISTERED LAW kRM AND undisclosed business interests.

Again, President Duterte was livid. He accused the journalists of being bribed. He admonished the public, yes that is you and me, for sticking our noses into the business interests of the presidential family. “Don’t mess with us,� he said.

So, from allegations of coddling drug lords to enriching themselves on the proceeds of illicit drug smuggling, it is really all getting too much. What with defending his children, himself, his cronies, and threatening a revolutionary government, Duterte is reaching the end of his tether. The other day he tried to calm himself down by telling a jokey anecdote about his sexual virility, a story that I think had something to do with his ability to hang a hand towel on his manhood.

The Department of Agriculture also provided a multi-purpose pavement-solar dryer.

The other approach involved changing the mindset of the watershed rehabilitators. Instead of looking at the settlers as problems, they recruited the settlers as coprotectors of the watershed.

The last of the informal settlers were relocated to the resettlement site in 2015.

Menardo Nario, or Mang Nardo, is one of the Mount Isarog Guardians (MIG), a group organized to protect and reforest the watershed in 1993. He is among those who accepted a home in the resettlement site at the foot of Mount Isarog.

On top of that, Mang Nardo also guides the occasional tourist adventurous enough to go deeper into the watershed.

His regular clients are bird watchers drawn to Mount Isarog’s rich ecosystem.

The mountain is home to at least 143 kinds of birds, 15 of which are endemic to Luzon.

This includes a subspecies of the velvet-fronted Nuthatch that can be found only in the area.

Other endangered or threatened bird species that call Mount Isarog home are the Red Junglefowl, Tarictic Hornbill, Rufous Hornbill, Philippine Hanging Parakeet, Pygmy Woodpecker, Black-Naped Oriole, Bleeding Heart Pigeon, Brahminy Kite, White-Bellied Black Woodpecker, Sooty Woodpecker, Greater Flame-back, and Philippine Serpent Eagle.

When asked about poachers, Mang Nardo said there is hardly any but when the Guardians encounter one, they do not confront. They instead simply report the crime through text to

Q Bridge for hikers, runners and bikers who visit the watershed. the local police. Authorities deal with the poachers.

Micro enterprises Another group organized for Mount Isarog is the Conservation Farming Communities that engage in micro enterprises. These communities employ natural farming methods with the goal of spreading good practices to other settlements in the mountain.

Inside these communities are two model houses. One has devoted a huge darkened room for mushroom farming, the other has rows of hanging halved bamboos where vegetables are grown. These methods are used in settlements with a shortage of land to till.

The prospects of scaling up production enough to stimulate marketability gives the community a sense of excitement. They look forward to the day they can provide tourists with meals grown from their backyard.

At present, water from Mount Isarog is able to meet the needs of Naga City’s 196,000-strong population.

Given the output data from previous years and taking into account growth trends in population, Palma projects a daily water surplus of at least 6,000 cubic meters by 2027.

That is, as long as current watershed management practices continue.

Mount Isarog’s case shows the positive results if every member of the community takes seriously the role of stakeholder in the watershed. Ultimately, the sustainability of the water that a watershed provides depends on the care given by the community it serves.

Ferdie Marcelo is the field representative for the Philippines OF 3EACOLOGY A NONPROkT BASED in Berkeley, California whose mission is to work with islanders around the world to protect threatened ecosystems.

This story is produced by VERA Files under a project supported by the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, which aims to empower journalists from developing countries to cover the environment more effectively.

Our close neighbor, Thailand, is quite familiar with revolutionary governments. Tanks roll into the streets of Bangkok, government OFkCES ARE PADLOCKED AND A JUNTA of uniformed men declares that it is taking over the government.

Soon, the task of rewriting a constitution, already several times over-rewritten, commences anew. These takeovers are commonly classed as “coups.� Thus far, Thailand has had no less than 17 constitutions — each bearing witness to the attempts of one faction to wrest governmental power.

Following the fall of Saigon, there came into power the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam — a transitional phase towards the demise of South Vietnam as a separate state. This was, without doubt, a revolutionary government established by the conquering forces of North Vietnam. The government that the Japanese established in the Philippines after they had occupied it and following the capitulation of the defenders at Bataan and Corregidor was likewise revolutionary, no matter that we deride it — perhaps unjustly — as a “puppet government.� The fact is that it effectively governed the archipelago and was administered by the agencies and instrumentalities of the occupying forces.

Franco and Chiang Kai-shek provide yet a third variation of revolutionary leaders. From the turmoil that embroiled Spain in different wars and that made it swing wildly from a republican state to a restored monarchy and back again, arose Generalissimo Franco who generally ruled by decree, rather than by constitutional kAT )T WAS NO LESS TRUE OF #HAING Kai-shek, likewise dubbed “generalissimo� who took over, not all too amiably, from Sun Yat-sen, leading China and his party with scant regard for any fundamental law but according to the exigencies of the wars into which he engaged the forces under his command and his overwhelming dislike for the communists and his obsession with extirpating them. Theirs were revolutionary governments established by persons who were actually at the helm of their governments but who found their constitutions an inconvenience either to be paid mere lip service to or, more radically, completely swept aside.

I wonder what it is that the President stands to gain by threatening to declare a revolutionary government. It could, of course, be exasperation over a legislature that has no sympathy for his agenda, or that he takes to be obstructionist. But the millions who elected him elected a President, not a king, not an autocrat, not even a Platonic guard-

ian! And the lawyer that he is, he knew that he was going to head a branch of government that was coordinate and coequal with two other branches that were in a constitutional position to check and balance his awesome powers. He swore in fact “to uphold and defend the Constitution.� It should never be said that he took his inauguration oath lightly, especially when he professed that his oath was “without mental reservation or purpose of evasion!� The President invites disregard for law — and disregard for the powers vested on him by the fundamental law — when he threatens the undoing of the constitutional order and a government of personal dictate.

There is no such thing as “the law of a revolution.� A revolution transgresses all law. When a revolution succeeds, if it does succeed, then there is the transition from a “de facto� government to one that can claim legitimacy — “de jure,� and this will include elements of both municipal and international law, such as the democratically expressed acceptance of the people of the new government, and recognition by other States, in the varied forms such recognition may take. A revolution goes by its own dynamics — and these can be immensely different in different cases. The concepts of law and legitimacy reenter only the moment the transition has been effected from “de facto� to “de jure� — and “de facto� is, strictly, not a legal category. It is simply the recognition of an operative fact.

Against a fact, after all, there can be no argument.

The government’s war on drugs, our protest at China’s impertinence in the West Philippine Sea, our insistence on sovereignty, the continuing crusade against corruption, our unwillingness to compromise on the issue of human rights, the latest attempt at settling the long-simmering Mindanao problem through the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region — all of these rest, depend and arise from a commitment to law. The threat of a revolutionary government is the threat of introducing a regime that is the undoing of law, and that cannot be good for us. It is nothing less than the threat of undermining all that we have achieved and hope to achieve.

Much besides, when one cuts down every forest in the tree of the institutions of law and government, WHERE SHALL WE kND SHELTER WHEN the destructive winds of anarchy start to bellow? Thomas More asked Roper something similar. That is no literary conceit on my part. It is a genuine concern for me. I think it should be for all of us. rannie_aquino@csu.edu.ph rannie_aquino@sanbeda.edu.ph

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Cebu teen girl found in school septic tank POLICE found the body of a 14-year-old girl inside a septic tank in a school in Barangay Cogon Cruz in Danao City, Cebu on Monday.

The suspect, Jessie Mediquillo, 34, a school security guard, of Barangay Tuburan Sur, Danao City was being hunted down by the operatives.

Police said bloodstains were found at the guardhouse of the school on Saturday and a foul

odor spread at the school compound at past 11 a.m. on Monday that was traced to the septic tank.

Police said the girl was last seen with Mediquillo at the guardhouse on Saturday.

The girl’s elder sister told the police that Mediquillo looked suspicious and reportedly abandoned his post.

Investigation was continuing as of this writing.

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Baldo lawyers to sue Camarines Sur prosecutors DARAGA, ALBAY: The lawyers of Mayor #ARLWYN "ALDO ARE SET TO kLE ADMINistrative charges against Camarines Sur prosecutors for “railroading the rule of law,� his chief legal counsel said on Monday.

Merito Lovenzky Fernandez, who heads Baldo’s defense team, also accused Justice Undersecretary Markk 0ERETE A kRST COUSIN OF INCUMBENT 6ICE Mayor Victor Perete who is running for mayor, of manipulating the case.

The Department of Justice (DoJ) panel of prosecutors in Camarines Sur led by provincial prosecutor Richard Cu, filed on March 29 charges for murder and attempted murder against Baldo and Danilo -UELLA AS WELL AS kVE OTHERS FOR THE killing of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his police escort Senior Police Officer 4 Orlando Diaz in Daraga on Dec. 22, 2018.

Aside from Baldo, facing double murder and six attempted murder

charges are Christopher Naval alias “Tuping,� Emmanuel Rosello alias “Boboy,� Jaymin Babor alias “Gie,�

Henry Yuson alias “Rommel,� and Rolando Arimado.

4HE CASE WOULD BE RAFlED TO THE Regional Trial Court in Legazpi on Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Fernandez asked the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) not to handcuff his client assuring that he would not resist arrest.

But, he said they would file administrative charges against the prosecution panel for railroading the case after he was not allowed to kLE A MOTION IN REPLY TO THE CHARGES against Baldo and his co-accused.

He was arrested on January 22 FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF kREARMS

but was rushed to the hospital for severe asthma and remained conkNED UNDER POLICE CUSTODY RHAYDZ B. BARCIA

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BY EUGENE Y. ADIONG

ACOLOD CITY: The Philippine National Police (PNP) approved the applications for police escorts of five candidates in the May 13 elections and one governor in Western Visayas.

Police Brig. Gen. John Bulalacao, regional police director, said Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr., Antique Gov. Rhodora Cadiao, Iloilo City’s Rep. Jerry Treùas, Iloilo 5th District Rep. Raul Tupas, Antique’s Rep. Paolo Javier and Bacolod City’s Rep. Greg Gasataya were the first to request for escort.

Bulalacao recommended the approval of the applications to PNP chief Oscar Albayalde.

The six officials will have two police escorts each. All of them, except for Defensor, are running in the midterm elections. “So far, these were the requests approved. We can only give them at most two police

escorts because we will run out of men if we provide more,�

Bulalacao said.

He did not say how many requests the Police Regional Office 6 had received from local officials or private individuals, or not running in the midterm polls.

Bulalacao pointed out that they would provide security during campaign sorties as part of the PNP’s efforts to keep the election season peaceful and orderly “They will go on patrol until election day but they will leave the place after the activity. We are appealing to the candi-

dates and their supporters to campaign peacefully. Sportsmanship should be observed. I hope there will be no untoward incidents until then,� Bulalacao said.

The election period started on January 13 to take effect until June 12.

The campaign period for senatorial candidates and party-list groups kicked off on February 12 and would end on May 11.

The campaign period for local candidates — governors down to municipal councilors and for district representatives – started on March 29 and would wrap up also on May 11.

Lanete tops SWS survey in Masbate MASBATE Rep. Scott Davies Lanete is the top choice of Masbatenos as the next governor of the province, according to a survey of the Social Weather Stations in March.

The survey showed that Lanete garnered 58 percent of the total 900 respondents compared to the 31 percent of incumbent Gov. Antonio Kho Conducted from March

26 to 28 before the start of the official campaign period for local officials, the survey results indicate that MasbateĂąos want new and dynamic leadership in the province.

The results also included other local candidates in the province vying for the position of vice governor and representatives of the three congressional districts.

$URING HIS TERM ,ANETE kLED several bills before the 17th Congress, including legislation to increase the salary grade of government doctors, nurses, pharmacists, occupational therapists and other healthcare personnel.

He also sponsored measures for the environ ment such has an act to advance personal understanding among elementary and high school students, and

to add environment education course in the school curriculum.

Lanete also filed bills to declare the island of Balangingi in Pio V. Corpuz town and the Manok-Manok Island in Esperanza as ecotourism sites. He also proposed that Kalanay Falls and its premises be declared an ecotourism site, and establish the Kalanay Falls ecotourism council.

BARMM launches full disclosure policy COTABATO CITY: Bangsamoro Chief Minister Al Hajj Murad Ebrahim launched the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim MindanaoFull Disclosure Policy Portal (BARMM-FDPP) recently to inform the public on how funds are handled by the regional government.

The BARMM-FDPP is the first program launched by the Bangsamoro government through its Ministry of Local Government (MLG), which is designed to enable constituents to understand government financial transactions and how the local

government budget is spent and managed. It is based on the national government’s Full Disclosure Policy.

Ebrahim said the move “is in line with our polic y o f m o ra l g ove r n a n ce a n d t ra n s p a r e n c y o f a l l the activities and also the transparency in handling financial matters and other related activities.�

He said the portal provides a full disclosure of the local government unit’s ( LG U ) b u d g e t, f i n a n ce s, bids and public offerings.

The summar y of income and expenditures as well as

the budget process of the participation of representatives from the civil society are also part of the postings in the FDPP. “LGU officials who are noncompliant to the policy may face administrative charges which could result to their suspension or removal from office,� Ebrahim warned.

The new Bangamoro government has the authority to regulate the affairs of its constituents over the transactions of the LGUs under the Bangsamoro Organic Law. JULMUNIR I. JANNARAL

SPECIAL REPORT

Zamboanga suffers from lack of power supply

BY AL JACINTO

(Last of 2 Parts) Â ZAMBOANGA CITY: Exasperated by the regular brownouts, Mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar demanded the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco) to pay up its overdue accounts to electricity supplier Western Mindanao Power Corp. (WMPC) to resolve the daily power outages.

WMPC cut off the supply of electricity to Zamcelco after it refused to pay its overdue account of P235 million.

But Alsons failed to start building its facility, citing many reasons for the long delay — from the failed Moro rebellion in 2013 to the P900-million enhancement program it was demanding from Zamcelco as an assurance it could pay them for the stable supply of electricity.

Even today, Alsons has not started construction of its coalfired power plant here.

Zamcelco said it would not purchase electricity from Alsons or what it is called now the San Ramon Power Inc. due to the Recurring crisis current problems involving its Since 2012, Zamboanga also suf- demand for WMPC to refund fered from severe power outage the P440 million to be refunded with as long as six hours a day to its consumers.

In the 2015 interview with and at worst, 14 hours or more.

And Zamcelco — whose man- Edwin To, president of the Zamager then was George Ledesma boanga Chamber of Commerce — blamed the power crisis to El and Industry, he said long Niùo weather phenomenon and hours of blackout increased maintenance shutdown of hydro the cost of business operation AND COAL kRED POWER PLANTS IN and decreased the productivity of everyone, public and private Mindanao.

Zamcelco could only wait offices.

He said business owners for the construction of the 100-megawatt coal-fired power who could afford the use of plant of Alsons Power Holdings, power generators were also which was supposed to begin complaining because it added operation in 2016 in Barangay up to the cost of running their establishment.

Talisayan.

Interruptible load program To, who is also the president of one of the biggest supermarkets in Zamboanga and chairman of the modern Ciudad Medical Zamboanga, previously suggested that the government should push for the so-called Interruptible Load Program (ILP).

According to the Retail Electricity Suppliers Association, the ILP — a program established by the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commis sion — aims to help mitigate THE ENERGY SUPPLY DEkCIENCY IN the country until new capacities become available on the grid.

Companies with standby generation capacities that participate in the ILP would be compensated under this program should they use their own generating facilities during instances RI SRZHU VXSSO\ GHÂżFLW But companies that would participate in the ILP would be asked by the distribution utility to “de-loadâ€? for particular hours in a day when the power supply in the grid would not be HQRXJK WR PHHW WKH SRZHU GHPDQG “Deloadingâ€? would mean having to run its embedded stand-by generation sets to provide for its RZQ HOHFWULFLW\ UHTXLUHPHQWV

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Two young girls wave the ‘Bong Go’ fan from the massive crowd, giving warm reception to former special assistant to the President and Senate aspirant Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go during his visit to Taytay, Palawan. Go assured the people of his support to the government’s infrastructure projects to help boost the tourism industry of the province Palawan once elected into Senate.

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in separate areas along the beach of Barangay San Nicolas West, Agoo town on Saturday. Henry Sarmiento, 20, a resident in the area, said he found the explosives while he was about 2 DEAD IN CAR–TRIC YCLE CRASH to urinate at the vacant lot along the seashore. Police Maj. BALANGA CITY, Bataan: Two died on Monday morning when Silverio Ordinado Jr., La Union police information officer, said a car overtook the tricycle they were riding, sideswiped it and the bombs have no fuse assembly and pin but could not tell caused it to be thrown off the side of the bridge in Barangay if these were left there or kept purposely. Monico Aspiras, Cataning. Supt. Eduardo Guevara Jr., Balanga police chief, said barangay (village) chairman of San Nicolas West, said they did tricycle driver Rodolfo Ebasan was thrown out of his tricycle hitnot see any person responsible for bringing the explosives in ting his head on the pavement; he died instantly. His passenger their area or any resident hiding the bombs. Bomb and exploGerardo dela Cruz was declared dead on arrival at the Bataan sives experts brought the mortars at the explosives division of General Hospital. The tricycle was heavily damaged while the Camp Florendo in San Fernando City. Agoo is one of the areas car incurred damages on its hood, fenders and front bumof concern in the May elections. per. The car fell into a canal under construction along the highWILLIAM JUN GARCIA way. Its driver, Fire Insp. Arvin Janolo of the Mariveles Bureau of Fire Protection, faces charges of reckless imprudence resulting QUEZON TOWN MAYOR, in damage to properties and double homicide.  4 OTHERS FACE GRAFT ERNIE B. ESCONDE THE Office of the Ombudsman filed a graft case before the Sandiganbayan against Mayor Joselito Ojeda of Mulanay, Que2 KILLED IN MOTORBIKE, zon and four others in connection with the alleged anomalous SUV COLLISION procurement of a generator set in 2013. The Ombudsman TABUK CITY, Kalinga: Two motorcycle riders died from accused Ojeda; Delio de Leon, who was then Bids and Awards multiple head and body injuries after their vehicle collided Committee (BAC) chairman; then-BAC members Marissa head-on with an SUV along the Kalinga-Mountain Province Cortes, Noel Eroa, and Marina Palillo for allegedly conspiring national road, near the intersection leading to Barangay to award to Alta Maxpower Corp. (AMC) the contract for the Balawag, on Saturday. Marvin Simangan Regacho, 22, and procurement of a P500,000- generator set, despite its techniBerna May Capuyan, both residents of Barangay Balong, Ta- cal disqualification in the bid. On April 5, the case was raffled buk City were heading east when they were hit by the SUV off to the Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division to determine driven by Maria Crisanta Yandoc-Batley, 29, of Tuga, Tabuk whether or not probable cause exists to try the case. Section City. The two were pronounced dead on arrival by attending 3(e) of Republic Act 3019, or the “Anti-graft and corrupt pracphysicians at the Kalinga Provincial Hospital.  tices Act,� prohibits public officials from causing undue injury DEXTER A. SEE to any party, or giving any private party any unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference in the discharge of their 2 LIVE MORTAR BOMBS FOUND official administrative or judicial functions through manifest partiality, evident bad faith or gross inexcusable negligence. IN LA UNION BEACH REINA C. TOLENTINO AGOO, La Union: Two live 60-millimeter mortars were found

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SC revives case vs Sulpicio owner T

BY JOMAR CANLAS

HE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the revival of the reckless imprudence case at the Manila City Regional Trial Court against Sulpicio Lines Inc. (SLI) OFkCIAL %DGAR 'O IN CONNECTION WITH THE sinking of the M/V Princess of the Stars in 2008. )N A PAGE DECISION PENNED granted the consolidated petitions BY !SSOCIATE *USTICE *OSE 2EYES *R pushed by the families of the victhe high court’s Third Division TIMS AND 0UBLIC !TTORNEYS /FkCE

chief Persida Rueda-Acosta.

The Supreme Court reversed AND SET ASIDE THE -ARCH

DECISION AND THE *AN RESOlution of the Court of Appeals that RULED IN FAVOR OF 'O 3,) kRST VICE president for administration and team leader of the Crisis Management Committee.

Acosta lauded the high tribunal’s ruling. “The relatives of the victims and survivors of d MV PRINCESS of STARS are happy to know that the criminal case

filed by them thru d free assisTANCE OF 0!/ WOULD EVENTUALLY be successfully prosecuted after waiting for almost ten years.

At least the SC has spoken for THE VICTIMS SEEKING FOR JUSTICE u Acosta said in a statement. )N *UNE THE M/V Princess of the Stars which was bound for Cebu capsized off Sibuyan Island in Romblon province at the height of TyPHOON &RANK /F PEOPLE

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Napoles seeks dismissal Will cheap of PDAF plunder case JANET Lim Napoles is asking the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division to dismiss the plunder case she is facing with former senator Jose “Jinggoy� Estrada in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel scam.

The court gave Napoles permisSION TO kLE A DEMURRER TO EVIDENCE

a motion to dismiss challenging the SUFkCIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE PRESENTed by the prosecution during trial.

4HE /FkCE OF THE /MBUDSMAN kLED THE CASE IN AGAINST %STRADA AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING Napoles.

The defense argued that the complaint failed to identify the main plunderer. g4HE IDENTIkCATION OF THE MAIN plunderer is an element of the crime OF PLUNDER 4HE IDENTIkCATION OF the main plunderer is essential in safeguarding the rights of all of the accused to be properly informed of the charges that he was being made ANSWERABLE FOR u IT SAID It said Napoles could not be held liable for plunder as she was not a PUBLIC OFkCER

“The Information suggests that ACCUSED .APOLES A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL IS THE MAIN PLUNDERER BY alleging that the scheme enabled her ‘to misappropriate the PDAF PROCEEDS FOR HER PERSONAL GAIN u IT said. “Conspiracy in Plunder must be geared towards helping a [then-] public official and not a private INDIVIDUAL TO @AMASS ACCUMULATE OR acquire ill-gotten wealth’.�

The defense argued that the “prosecution failed to show that the proceeds of the PDAF landed in the POCKET OF ANY gTHEN PUBLIC OFkCER u The defense said the hard disk kLES AND THE HARD COPY OF THE DISbursement records do not prove the allegation that Estrada received kickbacks. g!T THE MOST THEY SHOW THE EXISTENCE OF A kLE AND A HARD COPY OF IT 4HE SAID kLE AND ITS HARD COPY do not prove the supposed entries found therein. It is a list and nothING MORE u IT SAID Estrada was released from deTENTION IN 3EPTEMBER AFTER the Sandiganbayan’s Special Fifth Division allowed him to post bail.

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especially among the 5.5 million RICE FARMERS WHO WILL BE AFFECTED by the proposed liberalization of THE RICE INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY u the letter stated.

4HE LETTER WITH THE SUBJECT “Position of the Business Sector ON THE 0ROPOSED ,IBERALIZATION u also stated that while the business sector favored liberalizaTION OF RICE IMPORTS THERE WERE worries over the stripping of the National Food Authority’s function of buying palay (unmilled RICE AND MAINTAINING RICE STOCKS

measures primarily meant to stabilize the prices of rice in the local market. “We also would like to raise our concern on the serious political implications of the drastic implementation of the liberalIZATION OF THE RICE INDUSTRY THIS BEING AN ELECTION YEAR u THE LETTER concluded.

The business sector representatives submitted the letter to President Duterte after meeting with Agriculture Secretary EmMANUEL 0IĂ„OL ON &EBRUARY TO DISCUSS AMONG OTHERS ISSUES related to rice import liberalizaTION UNDER 2!

The letter noted that the

4HE HIGH COURT IN ITS RULING SAID the prosecution has the right to determine probable cause. g)N THIS CASE THE CRIMINAL action instituted against responDENT INVOLVED EXCLUSIVELY THE criminal and civil liability of the latter arising from his criminal NEGLIGENCE AS RESPONSIBLE OFkCER of SLI. It must be emphasized that there is a separate civil action instituted against SLI based on culpa contractual incurred by it due to its failure to carry safely the passengers of Stars to

buying price of palay has gone DOWN TO 0 PER KILO BELOW THE 0 PER KILO AVERAGE PROduction cost based on studies conducted by the Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).

Rice industry faces challenges The average cost of producing PALAY IN 6IETNAM IS 0 PER KILO AND IN 4HAILAND 0 These two countries are usually TAPPED AS SOURCES OF RICE IMPORTS

presenting a real challenge to the local rice industry.

R i c e f a r m s t h a t h ave a production cost of less than 0 P E R K I L O C A N S T I L L compete with imported rice SLAPPED WITH PERCENT TARIFFS 0HIL2ICE SAID !LONG WITH CORN RICE IS THE most important crop in the Philippines. According the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its presentation “Regional Initiative Pilot ProjECT 0HILIPPINES u THE LOCAL RICE INDUSTRY ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT percent of the gross value added or output of the country’s agriculture sector. FAO cited the paper “Global Cost and Price Competitiveness of Philippine

2ICEu FROM The FAO presentation said the RICE SECTOR EMPLOYS MILLION HOUSEHOLDS COMPOSED OF MILLION FARMERS

WORKers for post-farm or post-harvest ACTIVITIES AND WORKERS for ancillary activities.

The letter to President Duterte CITES A HIGHER NUMBER MILLION 4HE kGURE IS NOT FAR FETCHED

because at least one farmer is NEEDED TO TILL HECTARE OF RICE farm.

The Philippine Statistics Authority estimates the size of land devoted to rice farming in the COUNTRY AT ABOUT MILLION HA PhilRice place the average land holding of each rice farmer in THE COUNTRY AT HA PhilRice released in SeptemBER THE 0HILIPPINE 2ICE )NDUSTRY 2OADMAP 02)2

WHICH RECOMMENDS POLICIES

PLANS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO make the country’s rice industry competitive. !CCORDING TO THE 02)2 OF THE RICE PRODUCING PROVINCES IN THE 0HILIPPINES

have production costs lower THAN 0 PER KILO AND HAVE YIELDS AVERAGING METRIC tons per hectare (MT/ha). !MONG THEM ARE .UEVA %CIJA

)SABELA 0AMPANGA AND #AVITE IN ,UZON .EGROS /CCIDENTAL

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PALACE form of stickers and decals.

Panelo said the Palace would also ask for recommendations from Gordon and the Land 4RANSPORTATION /FkCE ,4/ 4HE ,4/ HAS DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF THE law to promulgate the IRR. Appearing on The Manila Times TV program g&ACE /FFu ON -ONDAY !LAN 3AYO HEAD OF THE -OTORCYCLE 2IGHTS /RGANIZATION AND 2OD #RUZ

PRESIDENT OF !RANGKADA .ATIONAL !LLIANCE SAID THEY would to go to court if the government pushed through with the implementation of the law. g&OR US IT S BETTER IF WE GO TO THE COURT )F THEY WILL IMPLEMENT THE LAW WE WILL kGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS u 3AYO SAID Cruz said motorcycle riders would hold talks with the government to settle the matter. g4HIS kGHT IS FOUGHT ON THE NEGOTIATING TABLE

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by Chinese security forces. g4HAT IS THE INJUSTICE THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING We thought this territory is ours but why aren’t we even allowed to go there? It’s truly an irony because even the government which claims that this is part of the Philippines is the one preventing us from GOING THERE u HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER *OSE -ANUEL “Chel� Diokno told reporters in a chance interview.

4HE PARTY S LIAISON OFkCER CONkRMED WITH The Manila Times that during the Otso Diretso ground team’s preparation for the scheduled SORTIE IT WAS NOTIkED THAT THE CANDIDATES WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ESPECIALLY IF ACCOMPANIED by reporters.

4HE CANDIDATES HOWEVER MARCHED TOWARD Masinloc Municipal Fish Port in the morning to JOIN THE RALLY OF LOCAL PROTESTERS IN kGHTING FOR THE country’s rights to Panatag Shoal.

-AGDALO 2EP 'ARY !LEJANO A STAUNCH CRITIC of President Rodrigo Duterte’s soft stance on Beijing’s claims on the disputed West Philippine 3EA 3OUTH #HINA 3EA SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS manipulating information about what was going on in the area.

He cited the lack of documentation and information dissemination on the treatment received BY kSHERFOLK FROM #HINESE AUTHORITIES g4HE INFORMATION ON THE HARASSMENT BEING EXPERIENCED BY OUR kSHERMEN IS BEING CONTROLLED BY the government when disseminated to the public.

4HAT MEANS THE PUBLIC IS BEING KEPT IN THE DARK

their place of destination. The civil action against a shipowner for breach of contract of carriage does not preclude criminal prosecution against its employees whose negligence resulted in the death of or injuries to passenGERS u THE TRIBUNAL SAID The appellate court had ruled IN 'O S FAVOR HOLDING THAT HE WAS not criminally liable because the decision to set sail or not lies with THE CAPTAIN OF THE VESSEL IN COORDInation with the PCG (Philippine Coast Guard).

Leyte and Iloilo in the Visayas; AND :AMBOANGA DEL 3UR ,Anao del Norte and Misamis Occidental in Mindanao. !NOTHER PROVINCES WERE categorized by the PRIR as recording “medium cost� in PRODUCING PALAY OR FROM 0 TO 0 PER KILO /N THE LIST ARE .UEVA 6IZCAYA 0ANGASINAN

Bulacan and Ilocos Norte in ,UZON .EGROS /RIENTAL "Ohol and Southern Leyte in the 6ISAYAS AND $AVAO /RIENTAL

Davao del Sur and Zamboanga 3IBUGAY IN -INDANAO 4HE provinces also recorded yields OF -4 HA The PRIR paints a rather pessimistic picture for Filipino rice farmers whose production cost FOR PALAY APPROACHES 0 PER KILO SAYING THEY gARE AT RISK OF incurring losses and may discontinue producing rice in the future.�

-OREOVER THE IMPACT OF CLImate change on rice cultivation and production cannot be discounted. “The uncertainty brought about by climate change makes the task of improving competiTIVENESS DOUBLY DIFkCULT u IT SAID There are visible signs the country will suffer from the effects of the El NiĂąo weather phenomenon this year.

and we are thankful this time that we’re given the opportunity to represent the motorcycle-riding COMMUNITY u HE SAID ,T #OL $ARWIN #LARK 0AZ HEAD OF THE LEGAL SERvice of the Philippine National Police-Highway 0ATROL 'ROUP SAID AUTHORITIES WOULD WAIT FOR the IRR to be issued by the LTO before enforcing the law. %DISON g"ONGu .EBRIJA HEAD OF THE -ETROPOLItan Manila Development Authority Task Force 3PECIAL /PERATIONS SAID THE --$! WAS WILLING to assist the LTO in enforcing the law.

5NDER THE NEW LAW A MOTORCYCLE OWNER MUST REGISTER HIS OR HER MOTORCYCLE WITHIN kVE DAYS after purchase. Failure to do so would result in IMPRISONMENT OR A kNE OF NOT LESS THAN 0

Driving without a number plate can result IN IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE OF 0 TO 0 %NFORCERS WILL ALSO CONFISCATE THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT WILL ONLY BE RELEASED UPON proof of ownership and “payment of the costs OF SEIZURE AND COMPLIANCE WITH A NUMBER PLATE or readable number plate.� on what is truly happening at the West Philippine 3EA IN 3CARBOROUGH SO THAT THE &ILIPINOS WILL not be outraged by the treatment of the Chinese AGAINST OUR kSHERMEN u !LEJANO SAID Former solicitor general Florin Hilbay called ON $UTERTE TO FULkLL HIS DUTY IN PRESSING FOR THE country’s maritime claims. g%VEN IF #HINA CONTROLS 3CARBOROUGH 3HOAL

THEY SHOULD NOT HARASS OUR kSHERMEN )T IS THE President’s obligation to respect that decision and it is China’s obligation to respect those RIGHTS 4HAT S WHAT NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED u HE SAID Marawi civic leader Samira Gutoc called on pro-administration candidates who have been DOMINATING RECENT SURVEYS TO USE THEIR INlUENCE and visit the area themselves. g4O THE ;ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATES= YOU HAVE been topping the surveys. I hope you personally look into this. We were not allowed to look into THE WATERS BUT YOU MIGHT BE ALLOWED 7E CHALlenge the administration to go here by yourselves AND SEE UP TO WHAT EXTENT YOU CAN MONITOR THE SITUATION u SHE SAID The opposition said recently that it would WORK TWICE AS HARD TO GET TO THE g-AGIC u AHEAD OF THE -AY ELECTIONS WITH PRO ADMINISTRATION bets dominating the surveys for months. !SIDE FROM $IOKNO !LEJANO (ILBAY AND 'UTOC THE /TSO $IRETSO SLATE CONSISTS OF FORMER (OUSE DEPUTY SPEAKER %RIN 4AÄADA VETERAN ELECTION LAWYER 2OMULO -ACALINTAL 3EN 0AULO "ENIGNO g"AMu !QUINO TH AND FORMER SENATOR AND )NTERIOR SECRETARY -ANUEL g-ARu 2OXAS ND /NLY 2OXAS AND !QUINO HAVE RANKED PROMIGLEE JALEA nently in recent surveys.

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DoF bares new scheme to evade cigarette taxes

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BY MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO

ECYCLED tax stamps — gathered by means of a promo where these are exchanged for goods — are reportedly being used by illicit tobacco traders to sell fake cigarettes, the Department of Finance (DoF) said on Monday.

The scheme was detailed by Bureau OF )NTERNAL 2EVENUE ")2 OFkCIALS DUR-

ing a recent DoF Executive Committee meeting, the department said in a

statement, prompting Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd to order a crackdown.

He called for the involvement of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as it is supposed to give its approval before any promotional scheme is implemented.

“You better talk to the DTI and tell them that can’t be allowed,” Dominguez was quoted as telling BIR

Commissioner Caesar Dulay during the meeting, where he also ordered the TAX BUREAU TO kND OUT WHO WAS BEHIND the scheme.

Sought for comment, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said his department had yet to meet with the BIR. During the Finance department meeting, BIR Deputy Commissioner Arnel Guballa said the promo —

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More VC Net ‘hot money’ flows reach $304M PSEi hits 7,900 anew after Friday’s US rally exchanges to set up shop in PH THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the applications of three more virtual currency exchanges (VCE) to operate in the Philippines.

Melchor Plabasan, officer in charge at the Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department of the central bank, named the new VCEs as Bexpress Inc., Coinville Phils. Inc., and ABA

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FOREIGN portfolio investments hit a net inflow of $304.83 million in midMarch, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed, lower from a net inflow posted a year earlier.

The central bank’s latest update on “hot money” — called such due to the ease by which the funds can be taken in and out of an economy — put year-todate inflows at $4.831 billion against total outflows of $4.526 billion.

In the same period last year, foreign portfolio investments hit a net inflow of $744.42 million.

The week ending March 22 saw a net outflow of $543.64 million.

Hot money is mostly invested in the stock market and does not necessarily create jobs, unlike foreign direct investments that are used to build factories and buy capital equipment.

Speculative funds invested in financial assets are a component of the Philippines’ balance of payments, which summarizes the country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world over a certain period.

Last year, these invest-

ments surged to a net inflow of $1.204 billion, the highest in five years and an about-face from 2017’s $195.40-million net outflow.

The 2018 tally was also better than the BSP’s forecast of a $100-million net outflow and was the largest net inflow since 2013’s $4.225 billion.

The United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, the Netherlands and Hong Kong were the top five investor-countries for the year with a combined 72.8 percent of the total.

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THE stock market climbed back to the 7,900 level on Monday, mimicking a US rally supported

by President Donald Trump’s call to cut interest rates.

The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose by 0.54 percent or 42.45 points to close at 7,915.63, while the broader All Shares increased by 0.41 percent or 19.97 points to end at 4,866.96.

P2P Trade Online sales associate Gabriel Jose Perez said the local MARKET WAS INlUENCED BY THE RALLY on Wall Street last Friday, with sentiment buoyed by Trump’s call to the Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut

interest rates.

Trump said the Fed slowed US economic growth after it raised rates by four times, since Jerome Powell took the helm of the central bank in February last year.

Wall Street’s main indices all kNISHED IN THE GREEN ON &RIDAY

with the Nasdaq up the most by 0.59 percent. S&P 500 and Dow Jones grew by 0.46 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively.

Regional markets opened the trading week mixed. Tokyo dropped 0.21 percent, Shanghai dipped 0.05 percent, Jakarta fell 0.93 percent and Singapore

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‘Build Build Build’ draws Swedish investors to PH L S

Ayala-led East Zone concessionaire said the move would increase the availability of water to the current 99 percent of its customers who are now receiving water for eight to 12 hours, at least on the ground floor level. “Line boosters are pumps installed along the pipeline to boost the pressure to a higher elevation and convey the water where it is needed,� Manila Water said. To date,  six line boosters have been installed in Quezon City, two in Makati and Mandaluyong cities, three in Taguig City, four in Marikina City, and three in Pasig City and Rizal province. “More line boosters are scheduled for installation within the coming weeks at various locations in Quezon City and Antipolo City; [and] Binangonan and Rodriguez [towns] in Rizal,� Manila Water said.

ANNA LEAH E. GONZALES

AST WEEK, we talked about how failed experiments can result into a successful strategy with a simple approach – repurposing. But when we talk about buzzwords and theories, how will you repurpose or paraphrase something so it creates greater impact to your audience? An excellent example comes from Connecticut-based Rudy Go who was here on a short visit to partner with me in our public workshop on Hoshin Kanri (strategic planning through waste elimination).

Rudy, who is often called sensei (teacher) by his clients in Japan and the United States says we can explain employee empowerment and engagement in one simple statement: “If the answer comes from the boss, then it’s not counted.�

When explaining that powerful one-liner, Rudy refers to “respect for people� and “continuous improvement� being the two essential elements of The Toyota Way. Unfortunately, they are often ignored by some people managers who give a stupid excuse that their business is not car manufacturing.

Obviously, that’s odd. Even without the Toyota tag, we’ll surely understand that “respect for people� and “continuous improvement� are universal principles dynamic people and organizations can’t afford to miss.

First and foremost, the Bible and the Quran tell us how respect for people and change for the betterment of the majority are paramount virtues everyone should follow. This is echoed by other religions as well. We differ much in interpretation but when we arrive at an objective conclusion, it boils down to the same unequivocal ending.

And so, how do we respect people and satisfy their quest for improvement? This question has been answered several times in different situations by many business management experts, including innovation maverick and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs who said: “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.�

Therefore, what’s the point of giving instructions to people to do this and that, when they SHOULD BE THE kRST ONE TO PROactively give their bosses many bright answers to another six million dollar question: “Is there a better way?�

Peter Drucker, the management consultant of all management consultants said respect for people and continuous improvement as a twin strategy is better understood when he said: “Most of what we call management CONSISTS OF MAKING IT DIFkCULT FOR people to do their job.� Traditionally, all bosses talk as if they are in the military, barking orders TO THEIR SOLDIERS g/BEY kRST BEfore you complain!� It’s purely an exercise of the Jurassic principle of command-and-control better applied in case of war.

Hideshi Yokoi, a Toyota specialist, explains the two pillars this way: “As a manager, my job is to eliminate the need for my help.

To achieve that, I give people the authority to make changes and offer them guidance – but always without providing solutions.�

Rudy and I agree there’s nothing new to that one-liner, except for its greater impact: “If the idea comes from the boss, it’s not counted.� It’s a restatement of the basic principle in management that all workers, regard-

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WEDISH firms are becoming more attractive to the Philippines as an investment destination amid the aggressive infrastructure program of the government.

“The Philippines has never been interesting to Swedish businesses than now,� Swedish Ambassador Harald Fries said during the launch of the “Philippines: Business Open for Business� report on Monday in Taguig City.

The “Build Build Build� program is “more than just roads and bridges,� as it also focuses on constructing ports, airports and railways, among others, the reported noted. It also underscored the importance of gauging the Philippines’ growth in the coming years, as its infrastructure spending has been on the rise.

Earlier, a 10-year road map for the construction industry was launched to strengthen the sector, setting the spending target at P40 trillion to P130 trillion starting 2020 in the hope of sustaining the government infrastructure program, even after the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends.

Ulf Wennblom, Business Sweden country manager, said SwedISH kRMS SAW A LOT OF OPPORTUNIties with the Philippine building program in place. He cited infrastructure equipment and technology, urban transportation, road development and construction

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Q Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries (left) listens to Ulf Wennblom, Business Sweden country manager, speak during a press conference on Monday . PHOTO BY ORVEN VERDOTE AS AMONG THE kELDS FOR POSSIBLE investments and partnerships.

Wennblom also demonstrated interest in investing in smart cities ventures, saying he would be visiting Davao soon for a possible deal. “We are now focusing on supporting [the] regional capital,� he said, adding that Cebu is also on the list of their areas of interest.

Other growth areas in the Philippines are manufacturing, retail, and e-commerce and information technology-business processing management services, he said, adding that they aim to further boost trade between the Philippines and Sweden, which was up by 66 percent in the last two years.

“[The] Philippines respects [the] FTA (free trade agreement). What you agreed on, you always follow.

The Philippines is [a] leader within Southeast Asia in terms of free trade,� Wennblom said.

"UT THE 3WEDISH OFkCIALS SAID red tape in the Philippines remained to be a major barrier. Wennblom said 69 percent of Swedish kRMS ARE RAISING CONCERNS ON THE matter. This is why the Swedish Embassy supports the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) law which effectively reduces time allotted for processing government and business transactions, he said.

The EoDB law sets prescribed processing period: simple business transactions should be completed

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where tax stamps from cigarette packs are swapped for a can of sardines or a pack of noodles — was likely being used by illicit tobacco traders to gather used stamps to put on packs of fake cigarettes.

Dulay said he would be meeting with representatives from Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco and other cigarette companies, as well as those handling the Internal Revenue Stamps Integrated System to kND OUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE NEW modus operandi.

Contraband cigarettes have been BLAMED BY THE $O& AS A SIGNIkCANT source of lost revenues.

In 2017, it won a case against local manufacturer Mighty Corp., which agreed to pay the government a total of P30 billion in unpaid taxes — the biggest settlement on record for the government.

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PSEi hits slipped 0.33 percent.

Hong Kong grew by 0.47 percent, while Seoul inched up 0.04 percent.

Looking ahead, Eagle Equities Inc.

Businessinbrief SEC TO ALLOW REVIVAL OF EXPIRED CORPORATIONS THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is allowing the revival of corporations whose terms have expired pursuant to the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines. In a memorandum on its website on Monday, the SEC said those looking to revive their companies should file a petition for revival with the agency. It should have the signatures of the board of directors or trustees and the approval of two-thirds of holders of its outstanding capital stock. There should be no intracorporate controversies as of the date of filing the petition. Upon filing, those seeking the revival should attach supporting documents, including the certificates of incorporation; articles and amended articles of incorporation pertaining to the revival request; and general information sheet as of the date of its corporate term expiration. Upon approval by the commission en banc, a company shall exist perpetually unless it stated a specific term during its filing.

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MANILA WATER FAST-TRACKS INSTALLATION OF LINE BOOSTERS MANILA Water Co. Inc. is hastening the implementation of technical solutions to extend water supply in elevated areas and those farthest from its central distribution system by completing the installation of 18 line boosters across Metro Manila’s east zone. In a statement on Monday, the

within 3 working days, 7 for complex transactions and 20 for highly technical process. “It is important that the [Philippine] government is paying a lot of attention [on the matter],� Fries said.

At present, there are 20 major large Swedish firms in the Philippines providing 30,000 direct and indirect jobs. They include Ikea, H&M, Volvo, Swedish Match and Sandvik, among others. Last year, they had a combined revenue of 5 billion Swedish Krona.

Swedish exports have been growing by 30 percent annually in the last two years, with 2018 recording 2 billion Swedish krona.

Q Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

More VC DoF bares Global Phils. Inc., but did not provide further details.

Other exchanges previously given the green light to operate in the country were Fyntegrate Inc., ZyBi Tech Inc., Betur Inc., Rebittance Inc., BloomSolutions, ETranss and Virtual Currency Philippines Inc. VCEs are required to register with the BSP and the Anti-Money Laundering Council, and also have to submit periodic reports regarding transactions and their kNANCES The Bangko Sentral, in early 2017, moved to regulate virtual currency transactions, issuing Circular 944 that set guidelines for the operation of VCEs. The central bank stressed that it was not endorsing any virtual currency, but instead to regulate their use for payments and remittances, at the same time limiting money laundering and terrorist kNANCING RISKS A virtual currency is any type of digital unit that is used as a medium of exchange or a form of digitally stored value created by agreement within the community of virtual currency users, according to regulators.

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If the boss talks, it’s not counted

Mighty, which was accused of using counterfeit tax stamps, has since been sold to Japan Tobacco Inc. The DoF said that last year, it burned over 230,000 master cases or over 115 million cigarette packs bearing brands made by Mighty.

This is on top of over 9,000 master cases that were incinerated in the latter part of 2017.

In January, meanwhile, the

DoF and the BIR destroyed machines used to make contraband cigarettes.

4HESE INCLUDED THREE kLTER MAKing machines, two packaging machines, a cigarette making machine, 484 master cases of various brands, and raw materials such AS kLTER RODS TIPPING PAPERS AND packaging foil.

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research head Christopher Mangun said sideways trading would continue within the 7,900 range, as investors would remain on the sidelines.

In Manila, sectoral results were mixed, with the financials and mining and oil indexes the only losers, down 0.14 percent and 0.24 percent, respectively.

More than 679 million issues, valued at P5.4 billion, changed hands.

Winners led losers, 107 to 91, while 50 issues remained unchanged.

Trading is closed on April 9 because of Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor.

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DOUBLEDRAGON Properties Corp. on Monday held a top-off ceremony for Jollibee Tower in Ortigas Center, Pasig City after completing the construction of its 41st floor. In a disclosure, the listed property developer said the tower had a total leasable area of 59,365 square meters. The building, it added, would feature ground-floor retail concepts of the Jollibee Group and an events center on the second floor. The rest of the floors would be leased as office spaces and would include 1,149 arking slots. Jollibee Tower, DoubleDragon said, is expected to contribute P631.8 million to the company’s annual recurring income. DoubleDragon is a joint venture between its chairman Edgar “Injap� Sia 2nd and Jollibee Foods Corp. founder Tony Tan Caktiong. Shares of DoubleDragon climbed by 55 centavos or 2.46 percent to close at P22.95 apiece on Monday. EIREENE JAIREE GOMEZ

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REY ELBO less of their rank and job title, must help discover issues and problems in the workplace and provide solutions for them.

After all, management can’t do it alone. Besides, they don’t have enough time to solve them all. Management needs an army of problem-solvers who must be tasked to proactively identify even minor issues that contribute to the creation of many medium and large-sized problems in the organization.

I’ve already tested it more than 500 times (and counting) with my popular Kaizen Blitz program for my different clients from both the service and manufacturing side of the fence.

The lesson is clear. To be very SPECIkC ABOUT IT MANAGERS MUST do the following approaches: One, create and establish an army of problem-solvers. Regardless of rank and job title, these people working as a team or individually must be tasked to proactively define issues and make recommendations to management on how to solve them as part of everyone’s key performance indicators. Some organizations do this approach via Quality Circles or even with the individually-oriented Employee Suggestion Program.

Their principal job is to challenge the status quo with special focus on reducing, if not eliminating muda (wastes), mura (imbalance) and muri STRESSFUL DIFkCULT CONDITIONS One simple technique they can use is to ask a lot of “whys� and seek answers to the oftrepeated question: “Is there a better way?�

Two, challenge all workers to be analytical and critical thinkers. In the Future of Jobs Report 2018 by the World Economic Forum, it is found that “analytical thinking� remains to be the number one qualification of workers desired by employers.

This requirement is projected to remain very important even in 2022 and beyond. This special SKILL IS DIFkCULT TO DETERMINE even among current employees and much more from job applicants.

If this is the case, management has no recourse but to mold their own people to become critical thinkers. One important caution must be told to workers: “I have an answer but I’m not here to spoon feed everyone. My task is to fast-track your development and to train you how to become future supervisors and managers.�

Christian pastor Andy Stanley is right: “Leaders who refuse to listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing significant to say.�

That, once again is a paraphrase of “respect for people� and “continuous improvement.�

In conclusion, if you as a manager will regularly ask the opinion of your workers and approve their ideas as a matter of routine, then that means hitting two birds (respect and improvement) with one stone (empowerment).

Rey Elbo is a business consultant specializing in human resources and total quality management as a fused interest.

Send feedback to elbonomics@ gmail.com or via https://reyelbo.consulting

Net ‘hot money’ The US remained the main destination of outflows, accounting for 78.8 percent of the total.

The Bangko Sentral

expects this type of investment to post a net outflow of about $200 million this year.

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Gokongwei, Consunji firms form JV company ROBINSONS Land Corp.

(RLC) and DMCI Property Developers Inc. (DMCI PDI) have formed a joint venture company to construct a mixed-use development in Las PiĂąas City.

In a disclosure on Monday, the Gokongwei-led real estate company said it had partnered with the Consunji-led property developer to create RLC DMCI Property Ventures Inc., which would build a multitower residential condominium and may include commercial spaces.

The two companies will invest P500 million each to bring the new firm’s capital stock to P1 billion. “This joint venture between RLC and DMCI PDI will combine the experience and expertise of two of the leading real estate developers in the country,� Robinsons Land said. “Furthermore, the combination of the vision of RLC and DMCI PDI’s construction expertise is expected to result [in] a well-planned residential development,� it added.

The new company shall be managed by a board of directors, composed of six members and three directors from each party.

Robinsons Land is the property arm of tycoon John Gokongwei’s JG Summit Holdings Inc., while DMCI Property Developers holds the DMCI Homes brand.

In a separate statement, DMCI Property Developers said it was

bullish about the residential market within the Metro Manila Subway construction area after it observed huge demand from buyers along the infrastructure project’s proposed tracks.

It will build a new tower called The Cresmont, to be located adjacent to the Metro Rail Transit 3’s Quezon Avenue station in Quezon City. The tower is expected to benefit from the subway’s construction.

The Cresmont is one of 10 projects the company is slated to launch this year. “We are very positive about the future of the Manila property market with the construction of the subway. We look forward to bright prospects ahead, not just for the company, but for the whole industry,� DMCI Property Developers Assistant Vice President for Project Development Dennis Yap said.

Property consultancy firm Colliers International said the subway should help provide access to properties that could be redeveloped into mixed commercial, residential, hotel and institutional projects.

It sees the project raising the prices of land and properties within a kilometer from the subway’s stations.

Robinsons Land shares fell by 10 centavos or 0.41 percent to close at P24.15 apiece on Monday.

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Andrew Tan conglomerate sets 2019 capex at P85B

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8990 to reply to PCC summons in 45 days 8990 Holdings Inc. is reviewing the summons and notice of objection sent by the Philippine Commission Commission (PCC) last week over its exclusive internet service tie-up in its project in Tondo, Manila. “The legal team of 8990 Holdings Inc. is currently looking into the matter and intends to respond with its verified answer within 45 days from receipt of [the] summons,� the listed mass housing developer told the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday.

Both the summons and notice were sent on April 5.

Earlier, PCC said a case was filed on March 27 against Urban Deca Homes Manila Condominium Corp. and 8990 Holdings for allegedly mandating the use of a sole internet service provider (ISP) in its property.

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The company is charged with “abuse of dominance‌on its residents and tenants, preventing them from availing alternative fixed-line ISPs,â€? it added.

The antitrust watchdog said an exclusive deal between Urban Deca Homes and internet firm Itech Rar Solutions case violated Section 15 of Republic Act (RA) 10667, or the Philippine Competition Act of 2015, which forbids such abuse.

The PCC Enforcement Office, which is the state-run agency’s investigative and prosecutorial arm, filed the case on behalf of Urban Deca Homes residents, who claimed that the service was “slow, expensive and unreliable.� “This is a fair warning to businesses that resort to exclusive partnerships to corner profit and hinder the entry of other competitors in exercise of its market power,� PCC

Enforcement Office Director Orlando Polinar said in an earlier statement.

Urban Deca Homes Manila is a 13-tower residential complext that has more than 13,000 units valued at P20 billion. It caters to residents in Tondo, Port Area, Intramuros, Divisoria and the Camanava (CaloocanMalabon-Navotas-Valenzuela) area.

A quasi-judicial body established under RA 10667, the PCCis tasked with investigating anti-competitive practices and reviewing mergers and acquisitions for possible adverse effects on competition.

8990 Holdings saw its shares drop by 52 centavos or 3.83 percent to finish at P13.06 each on Monday.

TYRONE C. PIAD

TOP ACTIVE STOCKS No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Security Name Ayala Land, Inc. Bloomberry Resorts Corporation Bank of the Philippine Islands PLDT Inc. Alliance Global Group, Inc. Ayala Corporation SM Prime Holdings, Inc. SM Investments Corporation

9 10 11 12

Universal Robina Corporation Jollibee Foods Corporation International Container Terminal Services, Inc. BDO Unibank, Inc.

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Megaworld Corporation Puregold Price Club, Inc. JG Summit Holdings, Inc. 0HWUR 3DFLÂżF ,QYHVWPHQWV &RUSRUDWLRQ Megawide Construction Corp.

GT Capital Holdings, Inc. Xurpas Inc. Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company

Last Price 45 12.8 80.8 1,150.00 16.4 911 39.3 953

Chg %Chg 0 0% -0.04 -0.31% -0.25 -0.31% 5 0.44% 0.44 2.76% -11 -1.19% 0.35 0.90% 9 0.95%

ź ź Ÿ Ÿ ź Ÿ Ÿ

Volume 9,190,300.00 31,298,100.00 4,107,280.00 276,855.00 15,595,200.00 254,440.00 4,653,400.00 181,630.00

Value(P) 413,162,565.00 402,149,498.00 334,476,009.50 318,264,875.00 255,544,214.00 231,822,545.00 182,656,340.00 173,221,975.00

156 318.8 129.6 130.5

4.4 -1.2 6.1 -0.8

2.90% -0.38% 4.94% -0.61%

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1,078,890.00 493,570.00 1,209,660.00 1,174,260.00

167,519,797.00 157,618,072.00 155,193,577.00 153,400,299.00

5.74 49.5 65.5 4.7 22.55 889.5 1.35 79.95

0.06 1.3 0.85 0.12 0.45 -6.5 0.16 0.05

1.06% 2.70% 1.31% 2.62% 2.04% -0.73% 13.45% 0.06%

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25,092,200.00 2,725,800 1,769,410 23,464,000 4,663,400 116,060 45,676,000 735,310

143,474,770.00 134,279,780.00 115,296,529.50 109,843,940.00 105,425,635.00 103,367,595.00 58,889,870.00 58,734,719.50

*amounts in peso, except for volume, %chg

TOP GAINERS FINANCIALS

INDUSTRIAL

PROPERTY

INDEX HISTORY Date Apr 8, 2019 Apr 5, 2019 Apr 4, 2019 Apr 3, 2019 Apr 2, 2019 Apr 01, 2019 Mar 29, 2019 Mar 28, 2019 Mar 27, 2019 Mar 26, 2019 Mar 25, 2019 Mar 22, 2019 Mar 21, 2019 Mar 20, 2019 Mar 19, 2019 Mar 18, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 Mar 14, 2019 Mar 13, 2019 Mar 12, 2019 Mar 11, 2019 Mar 8, 2019 Mar 7, 2019 Mar 6, 2019 Mar 5, 2019 Mar 4, 2019 Mar 01, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 Feb 26, 2019

Open 7,879 7,866 7,893 7,880 7,854 7,923 7,891 7,898 7,916 7,875 7,994 7,957 7,876 7,848 7,864 7,795 7,748 7,742 7,726 7,728 7,815 7,869 7,807 7,675 7,700 7,632 7,712 7,920 7,962 7,996

High 7,955 7,887 7,898 7,895 7,894 7,924 7,921 7,898 7,916 7,911 7,994 8,032 7,955 7,876 7,879 7,873 7,798 7,764 7,766 7,774 7,824 7,884 7,882 7,821 7,735 7,698 7,754 7,920 7,973 7,996

Low 7,879 7,866 7,836 7,861 7,854 7,810 7,887 7,856 7,841 7,869 7,808 7,951 7,869 7,824 7,843 7,761 7,702 7,719 7,725 7,728 7,709 7,797 7,795 7,675 7,667 7,596 7,588 7,705 7,878 7,945

Close 7,916 7,873 7,854 7,895 7,879 7,840 7,921 7,876 7,861 7,907 7,863 8,013 7,955 7,858 7,843 7,873 7,798 7,750 7,766 7,748 7,709 7,797 7,882 7,821 7,671 7,675 7,642 7,705 7,889 7,988

CLOSE

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Security Name Xurpas Inc. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation Anchor Land Holdings, Inc. PTFC Redevelopment Corporation iPeople, Inc. Philippine Estates Corporation SPC Power Corporation Abra Mining & Industrial Corporation International Container Terminal Services, Inc. Philweb Corporation MRC Allied Incorporated Philippine Infradev Holdings, Inc. Empire East Land Holdings, Inc. Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation Starmalls, Inc. &HQWXU\ 3DFLÂżF )RRG ,QF Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. Basic Energy Corporation Macay Holdings, Inc. Universal Robina Corporation

Volume 45,676,000.00 15,041,000.00 100,600.00 20.00 153,100.00 1,470,000.00 552,400.00 112,000,000.00 1,209,660.00 862,000.00 12,080,000.00 2,012,000.00 2,683,000.00 15,000.00 718,500.00 2,150,100.00 5,910,000.00 2,950,000.00 6,000.00 1,078,890.00

Value 58,889,870.00 10,606,690.00 1,176,354.00 1,069.00 1,748,840.00 750,800.00 4,118,627.00 225,100.00 155,193,577.00 2,440,110.00 4,394,600.00 3,473,280.00 1,411,160.00 54,050.00 5,050,568.00 33,770,994.00 8,222,460.00 727,360.00 62,740.00 167,519,797.00

Last Price 1.35 0.71 11.88 53.45 11.5 0.52 7.59 0.0021 129.6 2.86 0.37 1.74 0.53 3.65 7.09 16.1 1.38 0.247 10.6 156

Chg 0.16 0.06 0.96 3.45 0.7 0.03 0.39 0.0001 6.1 0.12 0.015 0.07 0.02 0.13 0.24 0.5 0.04 0.007 0.3 4.4

%Chg 13.45% 9.23% 8.79% 6.90% 6.48% 6.12% 5.42% 5.00% 4.94% 4.38% 4.23% 4.19% 3.92% 3.69% 3.50% 3.21% 2.99% 2.92% 2.91% 2.90%

*amounts in peso, except for volume, %chg

TOP LOSERS

HIGH

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Security Name Manila Broadcasting Company Da Vinci Capital Holdings, Inc. Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp. “B�

SOCResources, Inc. PXP Energy Corporation Lorenzo Shipping Corporation Benguet Corporation “B�

Phinma Petroleum And Geothermal, Inc. Ever-Gotesco Resources & Holdings, Inc. 8990 Holdings, Inc. Anglo Philippine Holdings Corporation Abacore Capital Holdings, Inc. The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. Panasonic Manufacturing Philippines Corporation I-Remit, Inc. Jackstones, Inc. 'HO 0RQWH 3DFLÂżF /LPLWHG Leisure and Resorts World Corporation Warrants PHINMA Energy Corporation TKC Metals Corporation

*amounts in peso except for volume, %chg

Volume 300.00 70,200.00 5,000.00 3,298,000.00 4,513,800.00 2,435,000.00 39,000.00 10,000.00 180,000.00 1,723,200.00 816,000.00 20,044,000.00 3,700.00 21,600.00 203,000.00 99,000.00 48,400.00 1,100,000.00 27,163,000.00 1,270,000.00

Value Last Price Chg %Chg 4,638.00 15.46 -1.84 -10.64% 367,842.00 5.25 -0.62 -10.56% 8,500.00 1.7 -0.18 -9.57% 3,266,120.00 0.97 -0.07 -6.73% 41,204,861.00 8.87 -0.61 -6.43% 2,269,270.00 0.92 -0.05 -5.15% 51,270.00 1.33 -0.07 -5.00% 30,060.00 3.01 -0.15 -4.75% 22,500.00 0.125 -0.005 -3.85% 22,641,660.00 13.06 -0.52 -3.83% 651,450.00 0.79 -0.03 -3.66% 10,838,940.00 0.54 -0.02 -3.57% 700,149.00 190 -6.8 -3.46% 138,786.00 6.55 -0.23 -3.39% 289,630.00 1.43 -0.05 -3.38% 302,470.00 3.05 -0.1 -3.17% 290,480.00 6 -0.19 -3.07% 2,219,940.00 1.9 -0.06 -3.06% 43,401,310.00 1.59 -0.05 -3.05% 1,364,540.00 1.07 -0.03 -2.73%

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TUESDAY April 9, 2019

Foreign Business

Nissan shareholders sack ex-chief Ghosn T

OKYO: Nissan shareholders voted Monday to eject Carlos Ghosn from the board, as the detained former chairman fights multiple financial misconduct charges that have landed him in custody.

The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting at a Tokyo hotel was the first such gathering since the stunning arrest of the 65-year-old auto sector titan on November 19.

And its vote to remove Ghosn brings an end to the auto tycoon’s storied tenure AT THE kRM WHICH HE WAS ONCE credited with having rescued.

The meeting also saw shareholders vote to remove Greg Kelly, a US executive who served as Ghosn’s right-hand man and who also faces charges in Japan, and approve a motion to replace Ghosn with Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard.

Nissan sacked Ghosn as chairman almost immediately after his initial arrest but an extraordinary meeting of shareholders was required to remove him from the board.

Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa and other top executives opened the meeting by offering a deep bow to thousands of shareholders.

Saikawa outlined the allegations against his former mentor, accusing him of misusing funds and seeking to conceal his compensation. “Nissan expresses its deepest

regret for any concern caused by the misconduct to our shareholders,� he said. “We have to admit that there WAS A SIGNIkCANT PROBLEM WITH our corporate governance,� he added, saying he had been “extremely shocked� when he learned of the misconduct.

Nearly 4,200 shareholders attended the meeting, with many taking the chance of a question-and-answer session to slam Ghosn but also raise concerns about how the scandal was allowed to occur. “Nissan’s governance isn’t working well. I really regret that,� 77-year-old shareholder Isamu Beppu told AFP before the meeting. “If there is no rebuilding of its governance, there will be no revival,� he added.

Ghosn faces three separate CHARGES 4HE kRST TWO RELATE TO THE alleged deferring of around $80 million in income and concealING THIS IN OFkCIAL DOCUMENTS TO shareholders.

The third, more complex, charge is that he attempted to transfer personal losses to Nissan and paid a Saudi contact who provided collateral from company funds.

Last week, prosecutors rear-

rested Ghosn, who was out on bail, over an additional allegation that he transferred Nissan money to a dealership in Oman but siphoned off millions for personal expenses — including the purchase of a luxury yacht.

Prosecutors believe Ghosn moved Nissan funds totalling $15 million between late 2015 and the middle of 2018 and used $5 million of that for his own ends.

On Friday, the Tokyo District Court ruled that prosecutors could have until at least April 14 to interrogate Ghosn, who denies any wrongdoing.

This period can be extended for a further 10 days if the court allows, meaning Ghosn is unlikely to be released any time soon. And prosecutors could still announce additional allegations.

Ghosn’s wife Carole, who had been living with him in Tokyo while he was out on bail, told a newspaper on the weekend THAT SHE HAD lED *APAN WITH THE help of the French ambassador because she “felt in danger� after her husband’s rearrest.

Japanese prosecutors reportedly wanted to question her on a voluntary basis and are looking into claims that Ghosn routed suspicious funds transfers through a business run by his wife. ‘It’s a plot’ Ghosn’s rearrest on Thursday

came less than a month after he dramatically won bail, paying around $9 million to secure his release.

He had kept tight-lipped during his bail period and was subject to restrictions on his contacts with others connected with the case, and his online communications. He was also banned from leaving the country.

Just before his rearrest, Ghosn had appeared on Twitter to announce a news conference for April 11.

Instead, his lawyers are to hold a briefing Tuesday and play a video Ghosn recorded before his latest arrest.

Ghosn also gave a combative interview to France’s TF1 television channel before he was detained, where he denounced a Nissan “plot� against him and voiced fears he might not receive a fair trial. “It’s obvious it’s a plot,� said Ghosn, adding: “Everything needs to be put on the table. Of course, I have names.� “Some of them you have seen in the press, but there are others that haven’t been in the press,� he said.

He said his downfall was orchestrated by people scared of closer integration between Nissan and its French partner Renault.

The other reason for the “plot� was the “deterioration in Nissan’s performance for two years,� he charged.

AFP

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Korean Air chief’s death sends shares soaring SEOUL: The head of South Korea’s lAG CARRIER +OREAN !IR ‡ WHOSE family have been embroiled in multiple scandals including an infamous “nut rage� tantrum — has died, the airline said Monday, sending its shares soaring.

Cho Yang-ho, 70, was on trial for corruption and his death comes less than two weeks after he was forced off the board by shareholders amid snowballing scandals surrounding his family members.

The company said Cho “died peacefully� in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday from a chronic illness. “Chairman Cho has returned to the sky, which he has longed for and loved the most in life,� it said in a statement.

The tycoon was the chairman of the Hanjin Group — one of the sprawling family-led conglomerates known as “chaebol� that dominate the South Korean economy — and controlled around 30 percent of Korean Air through its parent company Hanjin KAL. Last month he became the kRST CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER OF a South Korean conglomerate to be kicked off the board when he failed to secure the required twothirds majority to be re-elected, but the company subsequently said he would carry on playing a management role.

Hanjin KAL shares leaped in Seoul, closing 20.6 percent higher, while Korean Air Lines ended up nearly two percent higher and OTHER AFkLIATES ALSO ROSE “The death appears to have helped erase the so-called CEO risks, which have plagued Hanjin GROUP kRMS AS A SERIES OF CONtroversies and misconducts by the owner family members have

hurt corporate values,� Yonhap news agency quoted a brokerage analyst as saying.

Under Cho, Korean Air emerged as one of the world’s TOP AIRLINES lYING TO CITIES in 44 countries, and he headed the bid committee that saw the South awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics.

But the Cho family has come under scrutiny in recent years after being embroiled in multiple criminal probes over charges including assault, embezzlement and smuggling luxury goods.

Cho was on trial for embezzling more than 20 billion won ($18 million) and unfairly awarding contracts to companies controlled by his family members.

His two daughters, who held management positions at Korean Air, previously became viral sensations for temper tantrums dubbed the “nut rage� and “water rage� scandals, forcing Cho to issue a public apology and remove them from their posts.

Cho Hyun-ah, the elder daughter, made global headlines in 2014 for kicking a cabin crew chief off a Korean Air plane after she was served macadamia nuts in a bag rather than a bowl.

Her younger sister Cho Hyunmin was accused last year of throwing a drink into an advertising agency manager’s face during a business meeting.

Cho’s wife Lee Myung-hee has been questioned by police several times in connection with allegations of assault against her employees including cursing, kicking, slapping and throwing a pair of scissors.

Cho himself received a suspended jail sentence for tax evasion in 2000.

AFP

European Central Bank to hold course as threats to growth linger FRANKFURT AM MAIN:Â The European Central Bank will hint Wednesday at moves to support the eurozone

economy but stop short of new action, analysts expect, as the Frankfurt institution eyes lingering political

risks.

Policymakers took the unexpectedly aggressive step in March of announcing a

new tranche of cheap loans to banks, shoring up lenders as it was forced to slash its forecasts for growth and inflation between now and 2021.

The ECB also pushed back the earliest possible date it could raise eurozone interest rates off historic lows to 2020, rather than summer this year as previously trailed.

Since then no rays of light have broken through the dark clouds of weak economic data and uncertain political outcomes threatening the single currency area.

The outlook for the bloc depends strongly on the outcome of drawn-out trade talks between Washington and Beijing, as American tariffs on Chinese goods have had knockon effects for European firms.

President Donald Trump has also yet to row back from a threat to slap import taxes on goods from the European Union.

And Brexit talks have extended beyond Britain’s original March 29 departure date from the EU, prolonging the uncertainty over what barriers to trade

could spring up when Britain does finally leave.

ECB President Mario Draghi “will have no choice but to give a downbeat assessment� at his news conference Wednesday, analyst Jack Allen of Capital Economics predicted.

Eurozone patchwork Draghi looks set to repeat his long-standing formulation that “an ample degree of monetary accommodation is still necessary for the continued sustained convergence of inflation� to the bank’s target of just below two percent.

Price growth slowed to just 1.4 percent in March, data released last week showed, and there is little sign of livelier economic expansion lifting it back towards the ECB goal. “Since (the ECB’s) March meeting, the economic data have continued to be disappointing,� Capital Economics’ Allen noted, highlighting weakness in the vital industrial sector visible in both measures of output and forward-looking surveys.

Looking in more detail, the picture is highly mixed across Europe, with Italy appearing set to stew in the recession it entered in late 2018 while Spain and France sport more green shoots.

As for powerhouse Germany, strong internal demand thanks to a healthy labour market and prospering services firms hide an industrial sector suffering from its exposure to the global slowdown.

Against that background, Draghi will likely reiterate that the central bank’s “toolbox� of instruments to buttress growth is ready

to be opened should the picture get uglier.

The Italian ECB chief will point to the continuing reinvestments of the 2.6 trillion euros ($2.9 trillion) of government and corporate bonds it bought under its “quantitative easing� programme between 2015 and 2018.

And he could promise details on the new round of cheap loans to banks — known as TLTROs — at a mid-year meeting.

Struggling banks In previous TLTRO rounds in 2016 and 2017, the eurozone’s weaker banks leaped at the chance to borrow at highly favourable interest rates from the ECB. “If the economy continues to disappoint, the incentives (to borrow) could be more generous,� Nomura bank economist Marco Brancolini told AFP. Policymakers will also continue the debate kicked off in March about whether to cushion banks against the impact of low interest rates on their bottom lines.

With the ECB’s deposit rate set at -0.4 percent, lenders pay the Frankfurt institution a total of around 7.5 billion euros per year to park extra cash there.

Observers have speculated the central bank could copy Switzerland by introducing a “tiering� system to charge only some deposits the harshest negative rate.

But sparing banks the worst effects could be read by markets as a sign rates will remain lower for much longer than currently acknowledged — distorting the ECB’s messaging around its policy.

AFP

World US Homeland US: Iran Revolutionary Security chief quits Guard a terrorist group W

˜ The Manila Times

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday (Monday in Manila) amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border.

Trump announced in a tweet that US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking over as acting head of the department.

McAleenan is a longtime border OFkCIAL WHO IS WELL RESPECTED BY members of Congress and within the administration. The decision to name a top immigration ofkCER TO THE POST RElECTS 4RUMP S priority for the sprawling department founded to combat terrorism following the September 11 attacks. “I have determined that it is the right time for me to step aside,�

Nielsen wrote in her resignation letter. “I hope that the next secretary will have the support of Congress, AND THE COURTS IN kXING THE LAWS which have impeded our ability to fully secure America’s borders and which have contributed to discord in our nation’s discourse.�

Though Trump aides were eyeing a staff shake-up at Homeland Security and had already withdrawn the nomination for another key immigration post,

the development Sunday was unexpected.

Nielsen traveled to the USMexico border on Friday with Trump to participate in a roundtable with border officers and local law enforcement. There she echoed Trump’s comments on the situation at the border, though she ducked out of the room without explanation for some time while Trump spoke.

As they toured a section of newly rebuilt barriers, Nielsen was at Trump’s side, introducing him TO LOCAL OFkCIALS 3HE RETURNED TO Washington afterward on a Coast Guard Gulfstream, as Trump continued on a fundraising trip to California and Nevada.

Nielsen had grown increasingly frustrated by what she saw as a lack of support from other departments and increased medDLING BY 4RUMP AIDES ON DIFkCULT immigration issues, according to three people familiar with details of her resignation. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

She went into the White House on Sunday to meet with Trump not knowing whether she’d be fired or would resign.

She ended up resigning, though she was not forced to do so, they said.

AP

TUESDAY April 9, 2019

ASHINGTON, D.C.: In an unprecedented step to ramp up pressure on Tehran, the Trump administration is planning to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as “foreign terrorist organization.� The move is expected to further isolate Iran and could have widespread implications for US personnel and policy in the Middle East and elsewhere.

The Trump administration has escalated rhetoric against Iran for MONTHS BUT THIS WILL MARK THE kRST such designation by any American administration of an entire foreign government entity. Portions of the Guard, notably its elite Quds Force, have been targeted previously by the United States. /FkCIALS INFORMED OF THE STEP

said an announcement was expected as early as Monday.

4WO 53 OFkCIALS AND A CONGRESSIONAL AIDE CONkRMED THE PLANNED move. They were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, seemed to anticipate the designation, saying

in a tweet Sunday aimed at President Donald Trump that Trump “should know better than to be conned into another US disaster.�

This would be just the latest move by the Trump administration to isolate Iran. Trump withdrew from the Obama administration’s landmark nuclear deal WITH )RAN IN -AY AND IN THE months that followed, reimposed punishing sanctions including those targeting Iran’s oil, shipping and banking sectors.

The Revolutionary Guard designation, planning for which was kRST REPORTED BY The Wall Street Journal, comes with sanctions, including freezes on assets the Guard may have in US jurisdictions and a ban on Americans doing business

SUDAN UNREST WORSENS

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE ENGINEER DIES SYDNEY: A former French spy hailed as a genius for an engineering feat that made building the Sydney Opera House possible has died aged 97, officials said Monday. Joe Bertony — one of the original engineers of Australia’s most recognizable building — handwrote 30,000 separate equations to create the “erection arch� or truss which held the concrete sails in place during construction. “Bertony was a remarkable man who will be remembered as the inventor of the Sydney Opera House’s mobile erection arch,� Sydney Opera House Chief Executive Louise Herron said in a statement. “Those calculations were checked by the only computer in Australia at the time with a large enough capacity to do so. Not a single error was found,� she said.

AFP

CHOLERA RAGES YEMEN ADEN, Yemen: In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac at an airport in the Horn of Africa as officials waited for final clearance to deliver half a million doses of cholera vaccine to Yemen.

Amid the country’s ruinous war, the disease was spiraling out of control, with thousands of new cases reported each day. The green light for the plane to head to northern Yemen never came. The UN wasn’t able to distribute cholera vaccines to Yemen until May 2018 and the outbreak ultimately produced more than 1 million suspected cholera cases — the worst cholera epidemic recorded in modern times and a calamity that medical researchers say may have been avoided if vaccines had been deployed sooner. UN officials blamed the canceled flight on the difficulties in distributing vaccines during an armed conflict. AP

ABDUCTED AMERICAN IN UGANDA FREED KAMPALA, Uganda: Ugandan police said they had rescued an American woman and her driver who had been kidnapped by gunmen in a national park. The two “are in good health� and “in the safe hands� of security officials, police said in a Twitter update. Although authorities provided no details about how the rescue operation was carried out, a government spokesman said on Twitter that the kidnappers had taken their victims to Congo, where the two were rescued by the security forces. The kidnappers “have escaped and operations continue,�

Ofwono Opondo said.

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RISING MEASLES CASES ALARM AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA on Monday launched a major education campaign to encourage its residents, particularly those traveling overseas, to get vaccinated against measles as a sudden spike in cases amid a global resurgence causes alarm. Measles — an airborne infection causing fever, coughing and rashes that can be deadly in rare cases — was declared officially eliminated from Australia by the World Health Organization in 2014. In developed nations, including Australia however, the growing anti-vaccine movement has seen a reemergence of the disease. The announcement by Health Minister Greg Hunt came as a spate of cases hit Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, with the latest infection alert on Sunday involving two people who holidayed in the Philippines.

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ANIMAL ACTIVISTS MARCH IN CUBA HAVANA: More than 400 animal-lovers peacefully marched more than a mile through Havana on Sunday, shouting slogans and waving signs calling for an end to animal cruelty in Cuba. Short, seemingly simple, the march wrote a small but significant line in the history of modern Cuba. The socialist government had explicitly permitted a public march unassociated with any part of the all-encompassing Communist state, a move that participants and historians call highly unusual and perhaps unprecedented since the first years of the revolution. “I think it’s very intelligent that they approved the demonstration, or, rather, march,� said singer Silvio Rodriguez, an establishment figure who has criticized official cultural rigidity and who participated in the event.

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with it or providing material support for its activities.

Although the Guard has broad control and influence over the Iranian economy, such penalties from the US may have limited impact. The designation, however, COULD SIGNIkCANTLY COMPLICATE 53 military and diplomatic work, notably in Iraq, where many Shiite militias and Iraqi political parties have close ties to the Guard. And in Lebanon, where the Guard has close ties to Hezbollah, which is part of the Lebanese government.

Without exclusions or waivers to the designation, US troops and diplomats could be barred from contact with Iraqi or Lebanese authorities who interact with Guard OFkCIALS OR SURROGATES AP

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Worldinbriefs KHARTOUM, Sudan: Thousands of Sudanese protesters braved tear gas Monday to keep demonstrating for a third day outside army headquarters as they urged the military to back calls for President Omar al-Bashir to quit, witnesses said. Since protests erupted across Sudan in December agents of the powerful National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) and riot police have cracked down on demonstrators, but the army has not intervened. Several vehicles carrying NISS personnel and riot police arrived in the early hours Monday at the site where protesters have been demonstrating continuously since Saturday, witnesses told AFP. AFP

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A supporter painted in blue, the color of Malawi’s ruling party, dances in front of a crowd during the official launch of the Democratic Progressive Party’s manifesto and election campaign in Malawi. General elections will be held in Malawi on May 21, 2019 to elect the president, National Assembly members and local government councillors. AFP PHOTO

SKorea names new point man in NKorea SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday conkRMED THE APPOINTMENT OF A PRO engagement academic as his new point man on Pyongyang, despite controversy over his outspoken support for cooperation with the nuclear-armed North.

4HE CONkRMATION OF +IM 9EON CHUL AS THE NEW UNIkCATION MINister comes days before Moon lIES TO 7ASHINGTON FOR A SUMMIT

with President Donald Trump as he seeks to rekindle dialogue between the US and North Korea after a failed summit in Hanoi in February.

The dovish South Korean president brokered the talks process between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which led to their first landmark summit in Singapore last June.

But at times security allies Seoul

and Washington have appeared to diverge on their approach to Pyongyang, with Moon, a longstanding advocate of engagement with the North, regularly pushing inter-Korean cooperation projects.

Moon faced a heavy backlash last MONTH AFTER TAPPING +IM 9EON CHUL

chief of the state-run Korea Institute OF .ATIONAL 5NIkCATION TO HEAD THE UNIkCATION MINISTRY WHICH HANDLES inter-Korean affairs.

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Stop attacking Libya, strongman told Tripoli: The US on Sunday (Monday in Manila) appealed for an “immediate halt� to a military offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, as kGHTING RAGED NEAR 4RIPOLI DESPITE A 5. CALL FOR A CEASEkRE Haftar’s forces and the UN-backed unity government exchanged air strikes Sunday, three days after Haftar launched an offensive to seize the capital.

The unity government said the kGHTING HAD KILLED PEOPLE SO FAR since Saturday, while the UN said there had been “no truce� despite CALLS FOR A TWO HOUR PAUSE IN kGHTING FOR CIVILIANS AND THE WOUNDED TO lEE Oil-rich Libya has been driven by chaos since the NATO-backed

UPRISING IN THAT KILLED DICTATOR -OAMER +ADHAk AS RIVAL ADMINistrations and armed groups have battled for power.

Haftar’s offensive has threatened to plunge the country into a fullblown civil war and once again derail tentative diplomatic efforts TO kND A SOLUTION TO ,IBYA S WOES “We have made clear that we oppose the military offensive by Khalifa Haftar’s forces and urge the immediate halt to these military operations against the Libyan capital,� Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Sunday. “This unilateral military campaign against Tripoli is endangering civilians and undermining prospects for a bet-

ter future for all Libyans,� he added.

Pompeo stressed that there is “no military solution to the Libya conlICT u AND URGED ALL PARTIES TO RETURN to “political negotiations� mediated by the UN. After a pause overnight on SatURDAY kERCE kGHTING lARED 3UNDAY morning south of Tripoli between Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) and forces backing the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA).

As the clashes raged in the rural area of Wadi Raba and the destroyed international airport south of the capital, a spokesman for pro-GNA forces announced a counteroffensive. AFP

SYDNEY: Beijing agents pressured two Chinese-Australian authors to provide information about a secret Canberra inquiry into Chinese meddling in domestic politics, local media reported Monday.

9ANG *UN A NOVELIST AND DEMOCracy advocate, and Feng Chongyi, a Sydney-based university professor and former newspaper publisher, were reportedly interROGATED OVER THE CLASSIkED PROBE The pair are both friends of John Garnaut, a former journalist who was heading up the inquiry.

Relations between the two nations have been fraught in recent times over fears of Chinese interference, and as Beijing flexes its muscle in the Pacific islands which Canberra views as its backyard.

A joint investigation published Monday by The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and national broadcaster ABC found China had waged an intelligence operation to gain details of the probe ordered IN BY THEN 0RIME -INISTER Malcolm Turnbull.

9ANG AN !USTRALIAN CITIZEN WHOSE PEN NAME IS 9ANG (ENGJUN

has been detained in China since traveling there in January, accused of endangering state security.

Monday’s report coincided with a plea from his wife for Australia to do more to secure his release.

Australian media have reported THAT 9ANG WAS A FORMER #HINESE diplomat, although that has been denied by Beijing.

The ABC report said Chinese agents had previously intercepted AND QUESTIONED 9ANG IN 3YDNEY IN WHEN HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO meet with Garnaut.

Garnaut told the ABC that a #HINESE OFkCIAL ASKED 9ANG gABOUT me... what I was doing, what I was working on�.

9ANG S WIFE 8IAOLIANG 9UAN HAS been banned from leaving China but she spoke to the ABC from Shanghai to urge Australia to help free her husband.

AFP

Top judge named to lead massacre investigation in NZ WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday named a Supreme Court judge to lead an inquiry into the massacre last month of 50 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques. “The government will ensure no stone is left unturned as we examine as quickly as possible how the March 15 attack happened, what could have been done to stop it and how we can keep New Zealanders safe,� Ardern said.

The Royal Commission probe, the most powerful judicial inquiry available under New Zealand law, will be led by Supreme Court Judge William Young and report its findings by December 10, she said.

Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a self-avowed white supremacist, has been charged with 50 counts of murder and 39 of attempted murder over the mosque attacks in the southern city.

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BPI, UnitedHealth Group to build next generation of data scientists T

HE Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and the United Health Group Research & Development (UHG R&D) will collaborate to help train young data scientists who will MINE THE TWO kRMS RICH TROVE OF DATA FOR USEFUL AND PROkTABLE INSIGHTS ON products, clients and processes.

Through a memorandum of understanding, BPI and UHG, the largest health care company in the world will roll out the BPI-UHG R&D Data Science Program (BUDS Program), to create a data science powerhouse in the country where young data scientists develop the skills to handle huge amounts of

data for better decision-making. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every minute, we collect a huge amount of data from our clients and operations. As part of our digital transformation, we will hire these data scientists and make use of advance analytics to optimize the data and come up with smarter decisions,â&#x20AC;? said BPI Chief OperATING /FkCER 2AMON *OCSON â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are after the best and the brightest minds in the country to work on world-class problems. We feel the Philippines has the talent base to be globally competitive,â&#x20AC;?

SAID 5(' 2 $ S (EAD OF !SIA 0ACIkC 0ATRICK 2EYES The collaboration centers on

providing data science and analytics training for individuals who lean towards pursuing a data science career with strong mathematical background, particularly graduates of math, statistics, physics, engineering and computer science courses.

The BUDS Program will feature LECTURES ON UNIQUE kELD PERSPECTIVES AND kRST HAND DATA SCIENCE ECOSYStem experience from industry luMINARIES INCLUDING 5(' S 4RAINING Director Andrew Teasdale, Research Fellow Greg Lyng and Data Scientists Eloisa Ventura and Reina Reyes.

The trainees under the BUDS Program will receive a competitive

salary and allowances during the 12-month training. Successful passers of the program will likewise have the opportunity to be hired by BPI and UHG R&D to join their respective DATA SCIENCE TEAMS 4HE kRST BATCH IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE ON *ULY #ANDIDATES SHOULD BE IN THEIR kNAL year of obtaining their degrees, or must have obtained their degree within the last 12 months. Other degrees will be considered when accompanied by an aptitude in Statistics, Linear Algebra, and Multivariable Calculus, as well as a serious interest in data science.

For more information, visit www.bpi-uhg-datascience.com.

DoLE launches 2019 search for Outstanding LMC LABOR Assistant Secretary Benjo Santos Benavidez delivers the message of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd during the launching of this YEAR S 3EARCH FOR /UTSTANDING Labor Management CooperaTION ,-# AT THE (OTEL *EN

in Pasay City on March 28.

Maxicare, Lalamove join forces for affordable healthcare

Q During the contract signing, from left: Akiko Sumulong, Lalamove Strategic Partnerships manager; Dannah Majarocon, Lalamove managing director; Christian Argos, president and CEO; and Rodelee Uy, Consumer and Regional Sales VP. MAXICARE, the premier healthcare provider in the country, has partnered with Lalamove, the leading delivery app, to offer discounted health cards to over 25,000 partner drivers nationwide. )N A kRST OF ITS KIND PARTNERSHIP

,ALAMOVE S MOTORCYCLE -06 AND light truck partner drivers will enjoy preferential rates for every purchase of healthcare cards such as MyMaxicare Lite, Maxicare Prima, and Maxicare EReady.

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MyMaxicare Lite, Lalamove partner drivers will now be at ease knowing they are secured against the most common viral illnesses, including pneumonia and dengue.

Another benefit which is the Maxicare Prima, allows Lalamove partner drivers of all ages to avail unlimited outpatient consultations, as well as laboratory and diagnostic procedures, within -AXICARE S NETWORK OF CLINICS

Virtual Reality Galaga fever debuts at The Garage in City of Dreams Manila

Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 International Expo successful THE international expo of the biggest franchise show in Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Franchise Asia Philippines (FAPHL) 2019â&#x20AC;&#x201D;featuring 700+ franchise and other business opportunities held a successful expo at the SMX Convention Center Manila from March 29 to 31.

The three-day expo was one of the four components of the annual FAPHL attended by state OFkCIALS DIPLOMATS FROM DIFFERENT participating countries and Filipino business leaders.

The expo opens to the public by 1st row, from left: SVP and Head OF 0,$4 %NTERPRISE *OVY (ERNANdez ; PFA President Richard Sanz; Presidential Adviser on EntrePRENEURSHIP *OEY #ONCEPCION Trade Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman; PFA Chairman Alan

%SCALONA AND *UNIE 6ELOSO "0) SVP for Business Banking; 2nd row, from left: Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 Expo Chair Dom Hernandez; PFA Vice Chair Elizabeth Pardo- Orbeta; Philippine Chamber of Commerce and In-

dustry Chairman George Barcelon; Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 Overall Chair Sherill Quintana; Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Honorary Chair and Treasurer, Philexport and ECOP 0RESIDENT 3ERGIO /RTIZ ,UIS *R

Franchise Asia Philippines 2019 Overall Co-chair Chris Lim; and Foreign Trade Service Corps Executive Director Emman Ang. With them are Bb. Pilipinas beauties Eva Patalinjug (extreme right) and *EHZA (UELAR EXTREME LEFT

Uratex celebrates World Sleep Day URATEX Premium recently celebrated World Sleep Day at SM Mall of Asia Activity Center through a series of informative activities to raise awareness on the benefits of sleep.

The five-day event includes an exhibit of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleep Hiveâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sleep pods showcasing the ideal space to getting the best sleep experience, and featuring 5RATEX 0REMIUM S COLLECTION OF luxurious mattresses.

The celebration culminated with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healthy Slumber, Healthy You,â&#x20AC;? an afternoon of talks about beauty, wellness and the importance of good sleep.

Celebrating its 38th anniversary, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Galagaâ&#x20AC;? is considered a classic video game masterpiece and one of the most popular arcade video games SINCE IT WAS kRST RELEASED IN THE S Taking on a new and exhilarating format as â&#x20AC;&#x153;VR Swarm Shooting Galaga Fever,â&#x20AC;? the game is set to deliver an action-packed, multi-sensory, and startling hyper-realistic experience through the top-of-class VR technology of Bandai Namco group.

For more information, visit www.cityofdreamsmanila.com.

Vivo V15 and V15 Pro to hit stores at 0% interest

Q Happy Skin CEO Rissa Mananquil-Trillo (center) discusses how good sleep affects aging while sleep specialist Dr. Keith Aguilera (second from left) a lectures on sleep and its benefits. Also gracing the event from left, are host Honey Obusan-Dy, Uratex CEO Natividad Cheng and Trade Marketing Director Dindo Medina

Weekend expo features sketches from a young dreamer ACCORDING to a recent study MADE BY !CADEMIC *OURNAL 3OCIAL Forces, only 6 percent of adults ended up in the careers they dreamt about as kids. In reference some might have argued that childhood dreams are ultimately futile, is not the obvious case for Ryan Chris Baylen.

Ryan Chris House of Fashion started as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ryan Chris Gown Rentalsâ&#x20AC;? in the outskirts of Sta. Ana, Manila Philippines, where then the Advertising and PR graduate Ryan Chris Baylen at his 20s started his hopes to build a fashion label under his name; â&#x20AC;&#x153;My kRST INVESTMENT WAS A GOWN ) BOUGHT for P1,000, that was initially rented for a prom at P500â&#x20AC;? says Ryan Chris Baylen, CEO and president of Ryan Chris House of Fashion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was his life long dream. I remembered him sketching gowns way back our elementary daysâ&#x20AC;? recalled

CITY of Dreams Manila launches â&#x20AC;&#x153;VR Swarm Shooting Galaga Fever,â&#x20AC;? a virtual reality shooting experience as its latest VR Zone ACTIVITY PRODUCED BY *APAN S "ANdai Namco Amusement Inc., one OF THE WORLD S LEADING VIDEO DIGITAL entertainment development companies. The newest activity at The Garage VR Zone, which is situated at the walkway of The Shops at the Boulevard at the upper ground, leading to The Garage VR Zone and food park is now available.

AFTER unveiling two of the most innovative midrange smartphones, Vivo is finally making the V15 and V15 Pro available in the local market.

The innovative mobile phone developer will start offered the Vivo V15 on March 30, while the more powerful V15 Pro will hit stores on April 12. Both handset models will be available at all participating stores located at shopping nationwide.

To enable more Filipinos to get their hands on the V15 and V15 Pro and enjoy its 32MP Elevating Selfie Camera, Ultra FullViewâ&#x201E;˘ Display, and 48MP AI Triple Camera, Vivo will offer the

smartphones at 0 percent interest.

To pre-order the Vivo V15 and V15 Pro, visit https://vivoglobal. ph/v15preorder/.

CCLC, PBSP nourish Sapangdaku kids

Q Ryan Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ofrendas de Flores Collection 2019 !LEXANDER *OHN 2ICO 2YAN S CHILDhood best friend and classmate). Life is full of unknown twists, unexpected turns, moments of frustrations, and triumphs. That is the balance of life, since its true that there are no keys to success because the doors are always open to those who are determined to outgrow the challenges and believe

in the capacity of their hearts to fulkLL THEIR DREAMS g4HOUGH FAILURE IS constant and present in every step, it allowed me to stay grounded and continue to aspire for more,â&#x20AC;? continued Ryan Chris.

Incidentally, the stunning collection dubbed as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ofrendas de Flores or Flower Offeringâ&#x20AC;? was

featured during the Engaged: Bridad and Beauty Fashion Weekend Expo at One Esplanade, Pasay Manila Philippines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stunning, unexpected and a rebellious portrayal of wedding gowns and entourage, this is the future of the wedding gown industry in Asia,â&#x20AC;? says Yhuong Botor, director.

AS a mother, it was painful for 32-yearOLD *UDITH !NOR TO kND HER CHILDREN short and underweight for their ages, BUT WITH ONLY HER HUSBAND S INCOME as a construction worker to depend on, making ends meet was tough.

The worst experience happened WHEN !NOR S HUSBAND GOT SICK

and she had nothing to feed her kVE YOUNG CHILDREN FOR A WEEK The children had to stop studying and join her in looking for any kind of work so they could have something to eat and spend for THEIR FATHER S MEDICATION To address this concern, Philip-

pine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the Cebu Centennial ,IONS #LUB ##,# IMPLEMENTED a supplemental feeding project that aims to improve the nutritional status of Filipino children UNDER kVE YEARS OLD 4HE PROJECT supported 20 children from Barangay Sapangdaku who are below the ideal weight for their ages. They received supplementary dietary support for 120 days.

The program was also launched in celebration of the 20th anniversary of CCLC, a Cebu-based NON PROkT ORGANIZATION

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Outsourcing architectural, construction services THE ARCHITECTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S I PERSPECTIVE

N todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very competitive business environment, products or services with good quality are expected from the providers. In architecture, predesign services (site development plans), design development plans, contract drawings and post construction plans should be of high quality AS THE CHARACTER OF THE kNAL OUTPUT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the vertical building structure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; depends on them.

The drawings and plans are meant to be accurate to avoid changes in design that can affect requirement for materials and labor. Control over changes in construction plans protects the interest of the client in the concept of the project, schedule in building, and the agreement between him and the architect.

Most services nowadays are outsourced by large architectural firms and construction companies that expect quality output.

After all, the survival of businesses depends on the quality of their products or services.

The quality work is tied to the latest technology, which is enjoyed by many millennials. Millennial architects have the advantage when services for building documents are outsourced to them because aside from being familiar with the latest technology, they also have more lEXIBLE WORKING HOURS !CCEPTING outsourced jobs provides them income higher than those of some other professionals in the country.

Taking an outsourced work expands an architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowledge as he gets exposed to the ideas brought by outsourcing companies that are usually from abroad. He gets to learn the trends in foreign markets and, thus, enriches his profession. In the process, it becomes easy for him to apply â&#x20AC;&#x153;importedâ&#x20AC;? design plans to the local setting.

Doing this kind of work will only come to mind when one gets TIRED WITH THE DAILY TRAFkC JAMS IN Metro Manila. One can really give up on waking up earlier than usual because one still gets late to work.

Company-related issues and plans for personal growth can also be a factor in deciding to try doing outsourced or work-from-home jobs.

Working hours under this setup depend on the outsourcing company and its country of origin

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ARCH. MARIA ALORA P. ANGELES It can be a normal 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. working schedule or a graveyard shift just like in the call center industry. It can also be a broken time schedule. Whether its service for design, details or estimates, the working time will depend on the source of the job.

At any rate, taking an outsourced job brings with it health issues as one can get sick from keeping his face infront of the computer for a long time. And he is bound to lose a lot of time for sleep, which will put him in bad shape in the long run.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the problem of lack of time for family and loved ones because the job demands a lot of attention. Choosing job over family can be costly as we know it.

So, this kind of job is really for the millennials. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for those who want less contact with other people.

Usually, communication in this undertaking is done through electronic mails. It also for those who are willING TO FOREGO THE BENEkTS GIVEN BY employers to regular workers. !T THE END OF THE DAY kNISHING the job is what matters most as it gives one a sense of achievement.

7ORKING AT HOME CAN BE FULkLLING and fun, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m abandoning my plans of putting up my own architectural company. For me, taking outsourced architectural works boosts experience, which a masterbuilder needs.

(The writer is a graduate of the Technological Institute of the Philippines in Quezon City. In October 2011 she graduated B.S. in Architecture and after taking her required apprenticeSHIP AND DIVERSIkED TRAINING EXPERIence, passed the board exams for Architecture in June 2013. Eventually joining the UAP, she later on became the chapter president of UAP QC Silangan Chapter at the age of 28 in THE kSCAL YEAR AND IS NOW appointed as the vice chair for the committee on ways and means under the Commission on Internal Affairs of the UAP 2018-2019)

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CPG topped off 31 buildings overall, marking the homestretch in its target to complete 32 buildings by 2020.

Completed projects include the SIX TOWERS IN #ENTURY S lAGSHIP Makati mixed-use development, Century City: The Gramercy Residences, Knightsbridge Residences, Milano Residences, Trump Tower Philippines, Century City Mall and Centuria Medical Makati.

At Azure Urban Resort Residences in ParaĂąaque City, eight buildings have been completed, WHILE kVE OF SIX TOWERS AND THE Pebble amenity structure have been delivered at Acqua Private Residences in Mandaluyong City.

The sixth Acqua tower, Novotel Suites Manila, will be completed in the third quarter this year.

The Residences at Commonwealth by Century, CPGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eighttower residential complex in

Quezon City, has turned over four towers and are targeting the completion of two more by the end of the year. All 8 towers within the 4.4-hectare community have been topped off.

Adding to its stellar list of signature properties is the Asian Century Center in Bonifacio Global City. Developed in partnership with Asian Carmakers Corp., the 21-story Leadership in Energy and Environmental $ESIGN ,%%$ PRE CERTIkED AND Philippine Economic Zone AuTHORITY 0%:! ACCREDITED OFkCE building officially opened its doors last December.

Known for its innovative and industry-pushing developments backed by 33 years of experience, Century Properties has been on the cutting edge of real estate in the Philippines â&#x20AC;&#x201D; working with some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest

names in architecture and design such as Pei Partnership Architects with IM Pei, Philippe Starck and John Hitchcox, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Versace Home, Armani/ Casa, MissoniHome, Paris Hilton and the Trump Organization to name a few.

Five more towers are already in the lineup for completion in 2019 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Novotel Suites Manila at Acqua Private Residences in Mandaluyong; the 35-story PEZA-accredited and LEED precertified office building Century Diamond Tower, a joint-venture project of CPG with Mitsubishi Corp.; and the luxurious office-residential tower Century Spire ,with amenities interior designed by Armani Casa and architecture by Dabiel Libeskind, is scheduled to top off in April 2018. Rounding off the list are two towers at the Residences at Commonwealth.

4HIS AFkRMS #0' S COMMITMENT to accomplish its 2020 target â&#x20AC;&#x201D; offering a diverse mix of residential projects for the luxury, middle income and affordable markets; retail projects; office develop-

MENTS AND MEDICAL OFkCE SPACE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; covering approximately 1.5 million square meters (sqm). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Employing the same brand of innovation and quality for the past 33 years, CPG will continue to create life-enhancing properties that reshape the Philippine skyline and we look forward to more exciting projects beyond 2020,â&#x20AC;? said Century Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chief Operating /FkCER -ARCO !NTONIO With the diversification of its portfolio, CPG continues to deliver impeccably designed high-quality projects responsive to the needs of the market. In

#0' MADE ITS MARK IN the first homebuyer segment with its new affordable housing brand, PHirst Park Homes, in a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corp., with 33,000 homes to be launched in the next four years in north and south Luzon.

The company also announced the expansion of its urban leasing portfolio, from its current completed gross floor area of about 133,000 sqm to 300,000 sqm by 2020 once its leasing projects are completed.

Suntrust Properties opens Asmara in QC P900M eyed from new SUNTRUST Properties Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of property giant Megaworld Corp., has recently inaugurated its newest development in Quezon City (QC) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suntrust Asmara.

Derived from the Indonesian word for love, Asmara is envisioned by Suntrust as the career professionalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s respite from the busy urban life, dedicating wide spaces for leisure while providing the comforts of a home without compromising convenience.

Sitting on more than 8,000 square meters of land, the development boasts of three low-density condominium towers with modern contemporary designs. With its strategic location along E. Rodriguez Avenue, it aims to provide a balanced work-life-play-learn lifestyle. â&#x20AC;&#x153; We a r e a l ways l o o k i n g for the best location. When this property was opened for development, we grabbed the opportunity,â&#x20AC;? explained Jerry Rubis, Suntrust Properties first vice president for

Q Sunshine and Sunny, the brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official mascots, pose in front of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pinoy Big Brother Otsoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; marker in front of the rising community Sales, Marketing and Training. â&#x20AC;?A short distance from hospitals, academic institutions and government centers, Asmara is oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;gateway to the best of Quezon City,â&#x20AC;? he added. )TS kRST TOWER WAS COMPLETED last year. Already operational are its showroom and property manAGEMENT OFkCE -EANWHILE 4OWers 2 and 3 were nearing comple-

tion, said Deanna Jean Claveria, Suntrust executive vice president AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFkCER â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our program aims to have full-occupancy in Tower 1 beginning this month until September,â&#x20AC;? Rubis added.

Each of the three towers WOULD HAVE TO lOORS 2UBIS SAID â&#x20AC;&#x153;We develop low-density condominiums, meaning there will only be lim-

ITED NUMBER OF UNITS PER lOOR SO AS not to overcrowd,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Amenities will be provided in Towers 2 and 3. Outdoor facilities include a lap pool, pool lounge, kiddie pool, pool deck, kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play area, zen garden, outdoor lounge and jogging paths. Indoor facilities, meanwhile, include a fitness gym, gazebo-type multipurpose area, function rooms, sky garden and a reception lobby.

Asmara features four unit types, namely Studio, one-bedroom, twobedroom and three-bedroom units. &LOOR AREAS RANGE FROM SQUARE METER SQM TO SQM 7HEN completed, Asmara will have a total of 1,663 saleable units, excluding commercial spaces on THE GROUND lOOR OF 4OWER Meanwhile, Claveria revealed Asmara is the future home of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Otsoâ&#x20AC;? winners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be awarding condominium units here to the winners of PBB Otso,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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Twin Lakes condo

TOWNSHIP giant Megaworld Corp. targeted to generate P900 million from the fourth residential tower of 1,200-hectare Twin Lakes Tagaytay. )N A REGULATORY kLING RECENTLY

Megaworld said its subsidiary Global-Estate Resorts Inc. (GERI) was slated to build the Twin Lakes Countrywoods, an eight-story resort type condominium, which will offer 129 units.

Megaworld said the development would offer balcony-equipped studio and one-bedroom units ranging from 32 square meters (sqm) to up to 58.5 sqm.

Amenities such as swimming pools, a viewing deck, cabanas with grilling area, a basketball court, kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club and kiddie room,

outdoor playground, semi-indoor SPORTS AREA kTNESS CENTER LOBBY lounge, game room and function rooms will be available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twin Lakes Countrywoods will stand on a hill ridge of Twin Lakes that offers a breathtaking panorama of Tagaytayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural green landscape overlooking the world-renowned Taal Lake and Volcano,â&#x20AC;? Megaworld GlobalEstate Inc. Chief of of Sales and Marketing Glenn Heraldo said.

So far, GERI already sold nearly 1,000 units in Twin Lakes, with a combined sales of P6 billion from the first nine residential buildings across its developments The Vineyard Residences, Twin Lakes Manor and The Belvedere.

ANGELICA BALLESTEROS

ArthaLand breaks ground for Savya ARTHALAND, the foremost green developer, with projects recognized by both local and global organizations for their superior design, high quality standards and focus on sustainability and innovation, recently launched the Savya Financial Center (Savya).

Situated at the northeastern corner of Arca South, Savya is a 'RADE ! MID RISE OFkCE CONDO-

minium with a fully integrated retail component.

It is designed and built with leading-edge sustainable building features, enough for the structures TO BE REGISTERED FOR DUAL CERTIkCAtion in both the US Green Building Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and the Philippine Green Building Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building for Ecological-

ly Responsive Design Excellence.

The sustainable building features, combined with worldclass building design, are meant to deliver function with form.

Savya aims to provide a beneficial work environment that will boost energy and resource efficiency, reduce operating costs and promote a healthier and more productive office space,

resulting in a work-life experience befitting global standards.

Savya is part of ArthaLandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portfolio of projects, including the highly acclaimed Arya Residences and !RTHA,AND #ENTURY 0ACIkC 4OWER in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City and the Cebu Exchange â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the COMPANY S kRST GREEN OFkCE BUILDing project in Cebu City slated for completion in 2021.

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UDI Philippinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; positive streak continues this year as it unveils its low pricing concept.

After receiving an overwhelming response from car consumers and enthusiasts alike during the Audi Factory Warehouse Sale on January and posting record-breaking sales of more than 200 UNITS FOR THE kRST TWO months of 2019, Audi Philippines strengthens its position by introducing new prices across all its multiawarded models.

Audi is particularly putting focus on the Southeast Asian region that over the years has developed into one of its strongest and most successful markets. The Philippine automotive industry proves promising for Audi as the luxury car segment experienced a 17-percent growth from January and February of last year. Taking in 39 percent of the premium car market share in 2019, Audi Philippines marks its place as the top luxury car brand in the country. Audi Q5 remains to be the leading luxury SUV, delivering 94 units for January and February of this year alone.

Audi Philippines recently introduced its new top models in the country, led by the impressive new face of its SUV, the Q8. The all-new Audi Q8, which made its Philippine debut at the 16th Enrique Zobel Memorial Polo Cup last month, has a POWERFUL YET EFkCIENT LITER 4&3) ENGINE producing 335 hp. Armed with the most advanced technology from Germany such as a state of the art operating system and a muscular presence of a powerful SUV, the Audi Q8 is also equipped with the new mild hybrid technology (MHEV), making ITS DRIVE SYSTEMS PARTICULARLY EFkCIENT Early this year, the Philippines has also seen the introduction of the all-new Audi A8 and the RS 4 Avant. The fourth generation of the Audi A8 is equipped with a new design language, an innovative touchscreen operating concept, and a systematically ELECTRIkED DRIVE )T ALSO OFFERS IMPRESSIVE levels of luxury with select materials and handcrafted-level build quality. Meanwhile, the Audi RS 4 Avant combines impressive performance with excellent suitability for EVERYDAY USE )T FEATURES STANDARD QUATTRO all-wheel drive and is also equipped with the RS sports suspension, Dynamic Ride Control (DRC), intelligent driver assistance systems and innovative infotainment solutions that make the fourth generation of the RS icon from Audi Sport an everyday sporting hero.

Audi continues to impress with its cuttingEDGE TECHNOLOGY EFkCIENCY AND SAFETY AS embodied by their brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motto: Vorsprung durch Technik or Advancement through Technology. An essential part of Audiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DNA is the quattro all-wheel drive system that HAS BEEN BENEkTTING BOTH RALLY AND ON ROAD

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ORSCHE leads in the luxury car segment of the 2019 Customer Service Satisfaction Index study by the renowned US research group JD Power. The German sportscar brand scored 893 points in the study, signifying that Porsche gave the best customer service experience among all car brands. The feat comes just months after 0ORSCHE ALSO RECEIVED kRST PLACE AMONG LUXURY BRANDS IN the JD Power Sales Satisfaction Index for 2018.

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Audi vehicles for decades. With quattro technology, the power is variably distributed across the four wheels, thus offering superior traction, acceleration, higher cornering speeds, improved straight-line stability and more tractive power for a difference in driving dynamics. Vehicles with quattro all-wheel drive technology offer unrivalled handling and reliability for superior levels of active safety - even under bad weather and road surface conditions.

Another high-quality engineering technology employed in Audi models is the adaptive air suspension with

JD Power is the global leader in consumer insights and market research for 51 years. This US research company has been conducting surveys and studies on customer satisfaction and product quality across multiple industries, including the automotive industry.

The 2019 Customer Service Satisfaction survey was conducted between October and December in 2018 among 57,286 car owners and lessees of 2016 to 2018 model-year vehicles. The result of the JD Power study on â&#x20AC;&#x153;vehicle owner service experienceâ&#x20AC;? was based ON kVE CATEGORIES NAMELY SERVICE INITIATION SERVICE

smooth ride comfort and sporty handling. The adaptive air suspension sets the height of the body at different levels depending on the vehicle speed and the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request. The driver can choose these settings via the Audi drive select system.

A standard feature also equipped on most Audi models is the virtual cockpit, a fully digital instrument cluster with a high resolution 12.3INCH 4&4 SCREEN )TS DISPLAY GRAPHICS are exceptionally sharp and highly detailed. The fully digital display enables a wide range of information to be presented clearly and

FIRST HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAMPUS TOUR

Toyota Motor Philippines First Vice President Cristina Arevalo (center) leads the ribbon cutting ceremony alongside Mapua Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Student Council leaders during launch of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Campus Tour at the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Intramuros campus in March. Behind them is the Toyota Prius.

advisors, service facilities, vehicle pickup, and service QUALITY WHICH HAD THE MOST SIGNIkCANT WEIGHT IN THE criteria at 27 percent. The study revealed that customer engagement is essential to the car ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience at the service center.

Chris Sutton, vice president of US Automotive Retail Practice at JD Power, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Service customers want the convenience that technology offers them. For example, 34 percent of customers indicate they prefer to communicate via text message â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but this only occurs 9 percent of the time. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason why this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a more widely adopted practice across the industry.â&#x20AC;?

DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVER S kELD OF VIEW )T INCLUDES TRADITIONAL SPEED AND RPM kGURES AS WELL AS NAVIGATION

communication and entertainment information. The driver operates the Audi virtual cockpit from the multifunction steering wheel and can switch between different views depending on what information the driver demands.

With a strong record of sales and the introduction of new models, Audi Philippines is looking forward to achieve greater success this year with its low pricing concept and the upcoming release of the all-new

Audi A1, A6, A7 and Q3. Customers and enthusiasts of Audi are invited to personally experience this German power and technology as well as enjoy Audi Philippinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; low price offering at the upcoming Audi Driving Weekend happening from March 29 to 31, 2019 at their preferred Audi dealership.

For more information, contact Audi Philippines at 7270381 to 85 or visit any Audi showroom in Greenhills, Global City, and SM Seaside City Cebu.

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Q Hyundai went all out to support one of its pioneering dealers, or the brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first commercial vehicle (CV) dealership. From left: Prince Motor Corp. (PMC) Chairman and CEO Amado San Juan; PMC Treasurer Carmen San Juan; PMC President Anna Lyn San Juan-Ponferrada; HARI President and CEO Ma. Fe. Perez-Agudo; Quezon City Rep. Winston Castello; HARI COO and CFO for Corporate and Trade Operations Support Group Ladislao Avila Jr.; and HARI COO for Trade Operations and Development Group Numeriano Cortez Jr.

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YUNDAI Asia Resources Inc. (HARI), one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest growing AUTOMOTIVE kRMS MARKED ANOTHER milestone with the inauguration of Hyundai Trucks and Buses (HTB) Commonwealth, ITS kRST DEDICATED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE #6 dealership in Metro Manila.

The dealership boasts a full lineup of CVs and world-class facilities to cater to freight, payload and mass mobility requirements for all business enterprises, government agencies and institutional customers. g)T IS ONLY kTTING THAT WE OPEN OUR kRST CV Metro Manila dealership here in Quezon City, along this bustling growth corridor at the heart of the National Capital Region. This state-of-the-art facility will not only showcase Hyundai trucks and buses known worldwide for their safety, quality performance, and durability but also the unrivalled sales, aftersales service and technical expertise of its highly TRAINED AND CERTIkED DEALER PERSONNEL u SAID (!2) 0RESIDENT AND #HIEF %XECUTIVE /FkCER -A &E 0EREZ !GUDO The new CV dealership complies with Hyundai Motor Co.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Global DealerSHIP 3PACE )DENTITY '$3) STANDARDS to complement its best-selling models.

The H350, a full-sized premium van that comfortably seats 14 passengers with headroom of six feet and three inches, has established a reputation for easy handling, comfort and fuel efficiency, LITERALLY DWARkNG ITS RIVALS 4HE #OUNTY

meanwhile, is becoming the commuter

minibus of choice among the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top business establishments, particularly corporate clients requiring shuttle vehicles for its employees, tourist operators and gaming/entertainment establishments.

This minibus offers wider and taller cabin space, extra storage and plush passenger seats to provide best-in-class comfort, convenience and passenger safety.

HTB-Commonwealth also carries light, medium and heavy-duty trucks such as the Hyundai HD truck series and the Xcient GT series, which are built with rigidly constructed high-tensile strength steel frame perfectly matched with a powertrain that allows optimum performance under various load, ambient and terrain conditions.

As such, Hyundai trucks offer a wide array of solutions for the rigorous demands of businesses, and guarantees increased satISFACTION AND BUSINESS PROkTABILITY â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The opening of HTB-Commonwealth) ushers in, not just another chapter of the Hyundai story, but also underscores our strong support for the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Build, Build, Buildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; program and private infrastructure projects. As a global brand with strong local roots, we understand the unique needs of our customers and we are proud to be a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lifetime Partner of the

Q From left: Prince Motor Corp. (PMC) Chairman and CEO Amado San Juan; PMC Treasurer Carmen San Juan; PMC President Anna Lyn San Juan-Ponferrada; HARI President and CEO Ma. Fe. Perez-Agudo; and Quezon City Rep. Winston Castello. &ILIPINO u (!2) S TOP HONCHO FURTHER SAID 2ECENTLY (!2) ACHIEVED ANOTHER MILEstone when it was recognized by Hyundai Motor Co. as the 2018 Regional DistribuTOR OF THE 9EAR IN THE !SIA 0ACIkC 2USSIA AND #OMMONWEALTH OF )NDEPENDENT 3TATES #)3 BESTING DISTRIBUTORS IN the region.

Reinvigorating and supporting the

companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth trajectory, total sales of Hyundai trucks and buses grew by PERCENT YEAR TO DATE IN THE kRST TWO months of 2019 versus the same period in 2018, and by 190.3 percent also year-onyear in February 2019 vs February 2018. (!2) THE OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTOR OF Hyundai passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the Philippines, has been

HAILED FOUR TIMES AS (YUNDAI !SIA 0ACIkC Distributor of the Year (2005, 2006, 2008, and 2013), and Hyundai Global Distributor of the Year 2010 and 2016. (!2) BOASTS OF ITS STRONG DEALER network, superior aftersales, dealer and customer relations support, and an enviable roster of best-selling commercial and passenger vehicles.

Nissan Sta. Rosa is Dealer of the Year

Q Ramesh Narasimhan, president of Nissan Philippines Inc., with the executives and dealer officials of Nissan Sta. Rosa, and officials of the Lica Group headed by Doroteo Sornet, EVP and COO of Nissan Sta. Rosa, holding the trophy.

WHO wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thought that victory can be achieved in a short span of time? In exactly a year and a half of full operations, Nissan Sta. Rosa of Tetra Sales and Services Inc. bagged the highest and most prestigious Dealer of the Year Award as Nissan Philippines Inc. held the Annual Dealer Convention to recognize exemplary dealers of the year on March 8, 2019 at The Grand Ballroom of Okada Manila.

The Dealer of the Year Award are given to impeccable dealerships that became exceptionally outstanding in the overall operations of sales, aftersales, finance and customer relations management.

Nissan Sta. Rosa, embodied with its core values - teamwork, trustworthiness and tenacity - was inaugurated on September 8, 2017. It is the ninth Nissan dealership owned and operated by Tetra Sales and Services, a member of the Lica Auto Group that operates the largest network of Nissan dealerships in the country. It is headed by Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Doroteo Sornet, Vice President for Operations lawyer Ronald Olit, Assistant Vice President and Group General Manager Cristy Borja Malapitan, General Sales Manager Christopher Bermudez, and After Sales Manager Conie Villanueva.

Nissan Sta. Rosa excelled in all aspects and

was able to take home both individual and group awards as follows: Warranty Officer of the Year (Paolo CaĂąaveral),, Dealer Marketing Officer of the Year (Alyssa Marie Lat), Service Manager of the Year (Conie Villanueva), Parts Team of the Year, DMO Team of the Year, Service Team of the Year, Excellence in After Sales Award, and 2018 Dealer of the Year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Nissan Philippines presented the highly-coveted 2018 Nissan Dealer of the Year Award-Medium Category, that separated us from the rest. It is a feat that makes us shines in that category. Moreover, achieving as well the 2018 Nissan Global Dealer of the Year Award is far more incomparable to the rest of the entire Nissan Dealerships in the Country. Undisputedly, we are number one! We practice excellence in Nissan Sta. Rosa, excellence in all aspects of dealership operations,â&#x20AC;? Nissan Sta. Rosa said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nissan Sta. Rosa has proven that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about how long you are in the business, but how far you can go. Striving against other dealerships in the network, Nissan Sta. Rosa believes that success merely comes from being open to learning from their competitors, which made them prosper. Truly, Nissan Sta. Rosa is exceptional,â&#x20AC;? it added.

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OS ANGELES, California: Remember when the iPod came out, and everybody proclaimed it was the future? Subsequently Apple outdid itself by releasing a new iPod every year after, never failing to amaze with innovation. The iPod revolutionized how we consume music and other portable media. Much like Apple, Nissan is also revolutionizing how we go about consuming petrol products, with the Nissan Leaf.

Now in its second generation, Nissan has sold 400,000 units of the Leaf as of March 2019 since its debut in 2010. The global sales numbers make the Leaf the best-selling electric vehicle, and the numbers in North America are growing. Electric vehicles (EV) are becoming more and more prevalent, and the Nissan Leaf is the perfect introduction to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;EV Lifestyle.â&#x20AC;?

The 2019 Nissan Leaf is an unsuspectING %6 )F YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT THE ,EAF models are EVs, then you would think it was just the new hatchback of Nissan. The exterior of the Leaf is a handsome balance of aerodynamics and style, departing from the bean-like styling of the previous generation. Sharp features give the front of the Leaf a chiseled sporty fascia, and the rear with the stand out LED (light emitting diode) wrap around taillights, seen in Nissanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new design language. )NSIDE THE ,EAF IS A MIXTURE OF LEATHER AND PLASTIC SURFACES ) UNDERSTAND THAT THE dashboard and door cards would have to be made of plastic, to save weight, hence giving the battery better mileage. Sitting in the middle of that dashboard is a 7-inch screen EQUIPPED WITH .ISSAN )NTELLIGENT -OBILITY The seats and the steering wheel are made with a supple leather material, and are both heated for those cold mornings. Build quality is like that of any Nissan, and feels like it could last you for more than

the lifespan of your EV. Legroom in the rear SUFkCIENT WITH A DRIVER OF MY HEIGHT u

but you would rather drive this vehicle than be driven in it. Trunk capacity is more than SUFkCIENT SWALLOWING MY KILOGRAM LUGgage, but there is a Bose Acoustic Wave SysTEM PROTRUDING FROM THE lOOR OF THE TRUNK Driving the Nissan Leaf is an absolute experience. This is my first EV, which SURPRISED ME WITH HOW EASILY ) GOT THE hang of the controls. Much like any other vehicle, there is an accelerator and a brake pedal, along with a gear selector for the continuously variable transmission and a push start BUTTON )T S WHEN YOU PUSH THE START button that the difference between your usual vehicle and the Nissan Leaf IS VERY NOTICEABLE )T IS DEAD SILENT 4O CONkRM THE VEHICLE IS READY FOR OPERATION AN amber light with a symbol of a vehicle illuminates on the dash. The silence is brought ABOUT BY THE ,EAF S FULLY ELECTRIC MOTOR )T isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a hybrid, where the conventional motor eventually kicks in to either charge the battery, or increase the performance of the vehicle. A 40-kWh motor producing 148 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque powers the Nissan Leaf. Being that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a combustion engine as all the power is readily available in one neck snapping press of the pedal. As you go along at highway speed, all you hear is a slight hum of the motor, and the scenery just moving faster and faster.

The tech doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop with just the motor as Nissan equipped the Leaf

with a highly intelligent drivING AID CALLED 0RO0ILOT )T IS NOT a fully autonomous driving tool, but an aid for when you want to be guided home.

ProPilot uses a number of sensors around the vehicle to keep you a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you and around you, and keep you in the center of your lane. The highly intelligent system can make subtle freeway turns and emergency stops when a vehicle is detected to have swerved into your lane. Not only can you use ProPilot in freeway speeds, but it also operates in START STOP TRAFkC 9OU DO NEED TO KEEP one of your hands on the steering wheel, or else the vehicle will play a loud alert and vibrate the steering wheel. Eventually if you do not respond,

the Leaf w i l l come to a full stop and call for emergency services.

Unlike your usual vehicle at home, the Nissan Leaf takes electricity and not 95 octane. This somewhat poses challenge for those driving long distances on a daily basis. The battery at 100 percent will give you 151 miles (243 kilometers) on a single charge, which is more than enough for our DAILY USE OF OUR VEHICLES ) DROVE THE ,EAF AROUND ,OS !NGELES FOR kVE DAYS AND THE charge did not limit me from making multiple trips on the freeway, 46 miles both ways. Freeway driving does increase your battery consumption, but it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to a point where you would have to worry. Putting it in Philippine perspective, if you drove from Santa Rosa, Laguna, to Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, on a daily basis, you would only cover 90.8 kilometers both ways. You would still have enough range to repeat the trip before the next charge.

Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nissanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s E-Pedal, a feature equipped on the Leaf, which gives you the option to use just one pedal and enables the vehicle to automatically brakes when the accelerator is released. This feature is also used to recharge the battery, giving you just that edge to bring the Nissan Leaf an extra kilometer, or mile further.

Range anxiety and driving an EV

Range anxiety is a real thing, especially if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the middle of the freeway, or even in the Skyway for the Philippines. Range anxiety can be simply put as the constant worrying of running out of battery. With my TEST AROUND ,OS !NGELES ) REALIZED OWNING AN %6 BECOMES A LIFESTYLE 4O BE SAFE ) LOOK for a charging station near the establish-

MENT ) M GOING TO BE SPENDING SOME TIME in, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hard, because the onboard navigation has a real time list of chagrining stations near by. Parking an EV like the Leaf is simple, since there are special â&#x20AC;&#x153;EV ParkINGu SLOTS WITH PLUG IN CHARGERS ) REALIZED this works in America, but in our country, we can barely keep vehicles with non-PWDs out of the blue parking slots. What a shame!

7HEN YOU kND YOUR %6 PARKING SLOT YOU then need to learn about the different CHARGING PLUGS 7HAT ) VE DEDUCED IS GO for a charger called CHAdeMO, or Level 3 CHARGER )T S NAMED #(!DE-/ BECAUSE THEY relate to the charging time, which is 30 to 45 minutes that gives 80-percent charge while having a cup of tea. Next, you have the Level 2 chargers, which can be found commonly.

They give a charge time from 3 to 8 hours depending on how empty your battery is.

Level 1 can be equated to a wall charger, using 110 volts from your socket. That takes 8 to 15 hours depending on how empty your battery is. Rule of thumb is, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to spend too much time where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve parked, go for the biggest charger you can kND )F NOT YOU CAN SET UP A CHARGING STATION at home and charge while parked, or go to your Nissan dealership that should have a Level 3 charger.

Nissanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foray into the EV world has a formula, which can slowly wend us off petrol. Yes, you have the luxury brands, but have bad build quality with an exorbitant price tag. Yes, you have the more common brands with more range, but have little to no equipment in them. The Nissan Leaf is your best bet, with tech to keep you safe, and toys that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make you sense youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re driving a non-combustion engine car. Nissan isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just doing this out on a whim and deducing by guesswork. Remember, they have a successful Formula-E team, which carries technology over from racing to consumer. Looking AROUND THE 0HILIPPINES ) SEE THERE ARE GAS stations along EDSA with charging stations, but no real waiting area while it charges.

Could this be a sign we are going into the EV age in the domestic market? As a lover OF COMBUSTION ENGINES ) WOULD SUGGEST YOU try the Nissan Leaf. With rising petrol prices every week and global temperatures also rising, we can do our part for the environment.

And perhaps also for our wallets.

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ROM classic to modern vehicles, the 89th staging of the Geneva International Motorshow (GIMS) paid homage to every aspect of the automobile. Held last month, Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis OFkCIALLY OPENED THE TH ')-3 THAT was preceded by the press days during which exhibitors presented 152 world and European premieres to journalists.

The exhibited models on show also offered fresh insights into the world of technology.

During his opening address, Cassis POINTED OUT THAT MANY VISITORS lOCK TO THE MOTOR SHOW BECAUSE THEY INTEND TO BUY A NEW CAR BUT MOST VISITORS COME TO kND out about the latest developments and auTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY &OR THE VISITORS WHO

STREAMED TO THE SHOW SINCE IT OPENED ON -ARCH ALL AGREE THAT THE ')-3 COVERED THE FULL RANGE OF VEHICLES FROM PRACTICAL EVERYDAY CARS TO FANTASTIC CONCEPT CARS TO THE SUPERCARS OF ENTHUSIASTS DREAMS There were 34 new exhibitors displaying

THEIR PRODUCTS AT THE ')-3 WHERE UNUSUAL VEHICLES AND CARS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CAN BE ADMIRED /NE OF THE SHOW S HIGHLIGHTS WAS AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING YEARS OF THE !BARTH BRAND 3POTLIGHTING ENERGY EFkCIENT VEHICLES

in addition to presenting unusual designs AND THE LATEST AVAILABLE FEATURES THE ')-3 ALSO SHOWCASED THE WIDE RANGE OF ENERGY EFkCIENT VEHICLES ON OFFER PROMISING LOW FUEL CONSUMPTION AND LOW CARBON DIOXIDE #/ EMISSIONS 4HESE INCLUDE ALL PAS-

SENGER CARS THAT FEATURE A MAXIMUM #/ EMISSION VALUE OF GRAMS KM AND FALL WITHIN ENERGY EFkCIENCY #ATEGORY ! OR " -ANY STANDS AT THE MOTOR SHOW WERE ACTUALLY EXHIBITING LOWER EMISSION CARS

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!PART FROM THE FAMILIAR AND TRADITIONAL MAKES VISITORS FOR THEIR PART WERE ABLE TO DISCOVER MANY INnovations that had not previously been on display at a motor show in %UROPE 4HIRTY FOUR NEW EXHIBITORS WERE PRESENT AT THE 'ENEVA )NTERNATIONAL -OTOR 3HOW INCLUDING A vintage three-wheeler from Estonia .OBE #ARS 2USSIAN GOVERNMENT LIMOUSINES !URUS OR THE )TALIAN "ERLINETTA BY 0URITALIA 4HE 0ALEXPO ELECTRONIC ACCESS SYSTEM RECORDED

VISITORS ON 3UNDAY EVENING ONE HOUR BEFORE THE CLOSING 6ISITORS SHOWED PARTICULAR INTEREST in the stands that offered them a SPECIAL EXPERIENCE 4HESE INCLUDED the stands of Citroën, Renault or Tag (EUER WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A DRIVE ON A RACE TRACK SIMULATOR OR -C,AREN WHERE EVERY ADMIRING FAN was able to sit down in one of these AWESOME SPORTS CARS â&#x20AC;&#x153;This interest strengthens our INTENTION TO POSITION THE 'ENEVA )NTERNATIONAL -OTOR 3HOW EVEN MORE AS AN EXPERIENCE TRADE FAIR IN FUTURE 7E THINK THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ATTRACT A BROADER AUDIENCE AGAIN TO FUTURE EVENTS WHEN WE WILL BE SHOWING ALL ASPECTS OF MOBILITY u SAID -AURICE 4URRETTINI

CHAIRMAN OF THE 'ENEVA )NTERNATIONAL -OTOR 3HOW

Social media impact 3OME MEDIA REPRESENtatives from all over the world ATTENDED THE 'ENEVA )NTERNATIONAL -OTOR 3HOW AND COVERED OVER WORLD AND %UROPEAN PREMIERES 4HE MEDIA COVERAGE PARTICULARLY OVER SOCIAL MEDIA PROVED ESPECIALLY POPULAR 3OME MILLION VIEWS WERE RECORDED ON THE )NSTAGRAM ACCOUNT THE ')-3 COUNTED

FANS ON &ACEBOOK AND THE Ã&#x203A;GIMSSWISS WAS SHARED

times on Twitter, while around MILLION VISITORS CONSULTED THE WWW GIMS SWISS WEBSITE g7E WELCOME THE FACT THAT THE SHOW ATTRACTS SUCH GLOBAL INTEREST

CONkRMING THE VIEW THAT OUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK .OWADAYS VISITORS DO NOT JUST COME TO THE SHOW IN PERSON THEY ALSO PAY A DIGITAL VISIT 7E WANT TO PRESENT THE IMAGES OF OUR EXHIBITORS AND OF OUR 3HOW TO THE WHOLE WORLD u !NDR¼ (EFTI

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ')-3 SAID Plans are already ongoing for THE th EDITION OF THE 'ENEVA )NTERNATIONAL -OTOR 3HOW THAT WILL BE HELD ON -ARCH TO

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This Dodge is pure mechanical evil!

H ISTORICALLY, European performance cars have focused on handling and high-speed aerodynamics, while American performance cars have focused on racing-inspired acceleration and gobs of readily available power. The lines are much more blurry today than they were decades ago and there is now considerable overlap, but one thing remains fairly constant: drag racing HAS BEEN A UNIQUE INlUENCE ON !MERICAN muscle cars throughout the generations. That IS WHY IT S kTTING THAT $ODGE RELEASED THIS TRACK monster last year and said this â&#x20AC;&#x153;Devilâ&#x20AC;? is the fastest accelerating production car in history.

!NOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT IT IS S THAT $ODGE NOW OFFERS A NINE SECOND CAR WITH A FIVE YEAR MILE LIMITED POWERTRAIN COVERAGE WARRANTY AND IS DOING SO AT AN -320 OF 4HE CAR IS SO FAST THAT it was immediately banned by THE .(2! !WESOME 4HE LIST OF STATS AND FACTS ABOUT THIS CAR ARE INSANE ENOUGH THAT even if you heard them before, IT CAN TAKE A WHILE FOR IT ALL TO SINK IN NK IN 3O MPH IN SECOND MPH IN SECONDS HIGHEST G FORCE ACCELERATION OF ANY PRODUCTION CAR AT G THE kRST PRODUCTION CAR TO HAVE SIGNIkCANT FRONT WHEEL LIFT STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY WITH FEET LISTED IN THE 'UINNESS "OOK AND A MILE TIME OF SECONDS AT MPH

The Demon is also THE kRST kRST PRODUCTION CAR WITH A TRANSBRAKE DRAG MODE LAUNCH ASSIST ABILITY TO RUN BOTH OCTANE FUEL AND OCTANE

and a torque reserve system, along with OTHER kRSTS 4HE TORQUE RESERVE SYSTEM CLOSES THE SUPERCHARGER S BYPASS VALVE TO build boost and send more air through THE ENGINE BEFORE LAUNCHING ACROSS THE DRAG STRIP The madness is powered by an appropriately suPERCHARGED LITER (EMI 6 PUTTING

OUT HP AND LB FT OF TORQUE )T IS FED BY THE LARGEST FUNCTIONAL HOOD SCOOP ON ANY PRODUCTION CAR 4HE $EMON IS THE kRST PRODUCTION CAR TO COME STANDARD WITH STREET LEGAL DRAG RACE TIRES /NE UNEXPECTED BUT THOUGHTFUL BIT OF ENGINEERING IS THAT THE 2 TIRES ON X INCH WHEELS ARE kTTED THE SAME ON ALL FOUR WHEELS 4HIS GIVES IMproved handling and grip in more normal driving, as well as having two sets of FULLPSIZED TIRES AT THE DRAG STRIP IF YOU OPT TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES WITH SKINNY ONES

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SUZU Philippines Corp. (IPC), in pursuit of its corporate social responsibility objective of uplifting the lives of the youth through free training and education, held on February 27, 2019 the graduation ceremonies of the 15th batch of the Isuzu-TESDA Auto Mechanic Training Program at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Western Visayas (Region 8) Training Center Compound in Barangay Abucay, Tacloban City, Leyte province. /N THE SAME OCCASION )0# AND 4%3$! CONDUCTED THE RECOGNITION CEREMONY FOR THE TH AND TH BATCHES OF THE PROGRAM 3TARTED IN .OVEMBER AND CONCEPTUALIZED BY )SUZU -OTORS ,TD )-,

THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM HAS SEEN )-, )0# AND 4%3$! COLLABORATING TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF A TOTAL OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH )-, SUPPORTS THE )SUZU 4%3$! !UTO -ECHANIC 4RAINING #ENTER 0ROJECT BY PROVIDING IT NEEDED FUNDS TO OPERATE WHILE )0# PROVIDED TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO BOTH STUDENTS AND TRAINERS /N THE OTHER HAND 4%3$!

PROVIDES THE TRAINING CENTER EQUIPPED with all the needed equipment, to implement the training programs up to .ATIONAL #ERTIkCATE .# ,EVELS ))) AND )6 !FTER THE TRAINEES GRADUATION BOTH ENTITIES ACTIVELY ENDORSE THE GRADUATES TO INDUSTRY kRMS PREFERABLY WITHIN THE

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Batch 2019 graduates from IPC-Tesda training program

)0# NETWORK THAT NEED HIGHLY SKILLED MECHANICS FOR PERMANENT JOBS 4HE TH BATCH HAD A TOTAL OF GRADUATES COME UP ON STAGE TO RECEIVE THEIR CERTIkCATES 4HE MOMENT THE YOUNGSTERS RECEIVE THEIR CERTIkCATES THEY OFTEN GO INTO A HIGHLY CHARGED EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE AS THEIR PARENTS ALSO TEARFULLY EMBRACED THEIR SONS OR DAUGHTERS KNOWING THAT THEIR LIVES HAVE MOST LIKELY TURNED FOR THE BETTER

Providing excellent opportunities This opening up of opportunities was RElECTED IN THE INSPIRING MESSAGE OF )-, 3ENIOR #OUNSELOR 9OSHINORI )DA WHEN HE ADDRESSED THE TH BATCH OF GRADUATES AND THE "ATCH AND TRAINEES g3INCE you left home and your parents two years AGO YOU HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY SO MUCH SO THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED

THE .# )6 9OUR FATHER MOTHER TEACHERS and everyone involved are all delighted WITH YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS u â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tomorrow, you will set off on a new JOURNEY AFTER TWO YEARS OF HARD WORK AND TURN YOUR DREAM INTO A REALITY 9OU WILL BE PURSUING DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS BUT KEEP A CLOSE KNIT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FELLOW GRADUATES AND MARCH FORWARD u HE ADDED )DA ADDED SHINING EXAMPLES OF PAST GRADUATES ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE ARENA g4HIRTY TWO OF THEM HAVE CHOSEN TO WORK OVERSEAS AND THE NUMBER IS INCREASING YEAR BY YEAR )N /CTOBER TWO of the graduates joined a dealership in 4OKYO *APAN AND ONE GRADUATE CURRENTLY WORKS FOR )SUZU ) EXPECT EVERY YEAR TWO OR THREE STUDENTS WILL BE OFFERED TO WORK IN *APAN u HE SAID g)N THE PRESTIGIOUS )SUZU ) 'RAND 0RIX 7ORLD 4ECHNICAL #OMPETITION IN *APAN THAT SEES MANY COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE IN

4EAM 0HILIPPINES HAS PLACED CONSISTENTLY IN THE TOP THREE SINCE 7E WERE CHAMPIONS IN AND 4HE GRADUates of this program, although still early ON IN THEIR SERVICE CAREERS PARTICIPATED IN THE CONTEST 4HEY HAVE PROVEN

THAT WE TRULY PRODUCE WORLD CLASS GRADUATES u )DA ADDED 7ITH EXECUTIVES AND OFFICERS OF )-, FROM *APAN )0# AND "- $OMINGO -OTOR 3ALES )NC AS WITNESSES THE GRADUATING "ATCH STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE UPCOMING "ATCH AND TRAINEES GATHERED TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO CONVEY THEIR GRATITUDE FOR THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY 2OMMEL &UERTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 7ORLD 6ISION $EVELOPMENT &OUNDATION

WHICH SERVES AS THE PROGRAM PARTNER

CLOSED THE PROGRAM WITH THESE INSPIRING WORDS g4HE LIVES OF FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED FOR THE BETTER )NDEED THE GOODNESS OF HELPING EVEN JUST ONE CHILD GOES A LONG WAY 4HE BEAUTY OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT THE BENEkTS TO THE CHILD AND TO HIS OR HER FAMILY DO NOT END THERE 4HROUGH THE FACILITATION OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION ACTIVITIES AND SESSIONS

our trainees were given the opportunity to be solidly founded on values and spiritual WELL BEING !LL OUR GRADUATES ARE LIVING TESTAMENTS TO OUR CONCERTED EFFORT )0#

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Foton introduces all-new jeepney for PUV modernization program 4(%2% 3 no doubt that the jeepney, aside from being a national symbol of transporTATION MOREOVER EMBODIES THE RICHNESS OF THE 0HILIPPINES CULTURE DIVERSITY AND ART "EARING THE VALUES WHICH &ILIPINOS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE JEEPNEY IS BUILT WITH RESILIENCE CREATIVITY AND HOSPITALITYÂ&#x2021;PROVIDING SERVICE WITHIN THE MASSES REACH CONSIDERING IT AS THE CHEAPEST WAY TO COMMUTE IN THE COUNTRY (OWEVER IT HAS BEEN DECADES SINCE THE USE OF THESE VEHICLES ORIGINATED 3OME OF the jeepneys on the road have been in full OPERATION SINCE THE S WHICH TRANSformed them into worn-out wheels â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yes, operational â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but with less quality riding EXPERIENCE QUALITY FOR COMMUTERS 3OME HAVE BECOME MECHANICALLY UNSOUND CARrying balding tires that yaw from distorted SUBFRAMES CAPPED OFF WITH RELEASE OF POOR EMISSIONS THAT ARE TOXIC NOT JUST FOR THE COMMUTERS BUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL To resolve this major transportation isSUE THE GOVERNMENT IN LAUNCHED THE 056 -ODERNIZATION 0ROGRAM m A PROJECT THAT CALLS FOR THE PHASING OUT OF JEEPNEYS

BUSES AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES 056S THAT ARE AT LEAST YEARS OLD REPLACING THEM WITH SAFER MORE COMFORTABLE AND MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WORKHORSES 4HIS PROGRAM ENABLES ALL VEHICLES

TO COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL STANDARDS AND INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE SAFETY CONVENTIONS !S ONE OF THE LEADING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE BRANDS IN THE COUNTRY &OTON -OTOR 0HILIPPINES )NC &-0) &OTON 0( DESIGNED A VEHICLE ENTRY FOR THE 056 -ODERNIZATION 0ROGRAM g)N SUPPORT TO THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE GOVERNMENT &OTON 0HILIPPINES ALSO AIMS TO BUILD A RATIONALIZED MODERN

well-managed and environment-friendly transport system where drivers and operaTORS WILL EXPERIENCE STABLE ADEQUATE AND DIGNIkED LIVELIHOODS THROUGH THE ALL NEW &OTON *EEPNEY u ANNOUNCED &OTON 0( 0RESIDENT 2OMMEL 3YTIN

Derived from the Tornado 4HE &OTON *EEPNEY ALSO KNOWN AS & *EEP

WAS DERIVED FROM THE BRAND S BEST SELLING LIGHT DUTY TRUCK THE 4ORNADO #

with the rear body designed by Centro -ANUFACTURING #ORP ONE OF THE COUNTRY S LEADING REGIONAL PROVIDERS OF QUALITY TRUCK BODIES AND TRUCK RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES )T CARRIES AN )3& 3 6 #2$) CYLINDER IN LINE WATER COOLING TURBO CHARGED #UMMINS DIESEL ENGINE THAT IS PAIRED TO A SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 4HE VEHICLE S ENGINE GENERATES HP AT RPM AND A TORQUE OF .M AT TO RPM AND BELONGS

TO &OTON S LINE UP OF "LUE %NERGY %URO COMPLIANT VEHICLES DESIGNED FOR CLEANER AND MORE POWERFUL MOBILITY g&OTON 0HILIPPINES UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO MOVE A LARGE number of people reliably, safely as well AS WITH CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT !ND FROM THIS WE SEE THE ROLE OF THE & *EEP AS A WORKHORSE AND MULTI FUNCTIONAL PARTNER for the growing number of PUV operators IN THE COUNTRY u ADDED 3YTIN Compared to the average jeepney, the & *EEP IS EQUIPPED WITH STAINLESS kXED BENCH TYPE SEATS THAT CAN HOLD A CAPACITY UP TO PASSENGERSÂ&#x2021; SEATING AND EIGHT STANDING 7ITH A LENGTH OF MM

MM WIDTH AND MM HEIGHT

THE & *EEP IS MORE SPACIOUS PROVIDING MAXIMIZED ROOM FOR CARGO AND LEGROOM )T HAS COMPARATIVELY WIDER PASSENGER DOORS MAKING INGRESS AND EGRESS A WHOLE LOT EASIER "UT CONCEIVABLY THE OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION ABOUT THE NEW ARRAY OF CONTEMPORARY 056S FROM &OTON 0( IS THE CONVENIENCE AND SECURITY THAT COMMUTERS WILL HAVE THE BENEkT OF g4HE SCORCHING HEAT BROUGHT BY CLIMATE CHANGE THE HEAVY TRAFkC THAT RUNS YOU OUT OF TIME THE DISCOMFORT IN RIDING ON NEARLY DILAPIDATED VEHICLES BRINGS SO MUCH HASSLE TO THE COMMUTERS 7E WANT TO CHANGE

that, and we want to proVIDE THE &ILIpinos, espeCIALLY THOSE who belong TO THE WORKING CLASS TO GET to their destinations QUICKLY SAFELY AND COMfortably THROUGH THE &OTON *EEPNEY u SAID 3YTIN !SIDE FROM THE ESSENTIALS THE & JEEP IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT '03 NAVIGATION SYSTEM A ##46 CAMERA DASHBOARD CAMERA 7I &I CONNECTION AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM TO KEEP THE PASSENGERS IN COMFORT AND CONNECTED WHILE ON THE ROAD 4HESE MAY JUST BE THE ICING ON THE CAKE BUT THEY CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF COMMUTING FOR PASSENGERS 4HE & *EEP ALSO LIMITS THE COMMUTERS FROM THE HASSLE brought by the gPAKIABOT POu payment SCHEME AS IT BOASTS OF A TAP CARD BASED FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM -EANING NO MORE PASSING CHANGE FROM ONE PASSENGER TO THE OTHER ALL YOU LL NEED IS A LOADED CARD AND YOU RE GOOD TO GO g)T S TIME TO MAKE A STEP FORWARD WITH OUR ENTRIES FOR THE 056 MODERNIZATION u SAID 3YTIN g4HE LAUNCH OF THE &OTON *EEPNEY WILL NOT JUST PROVIDE A

COMFORTABLE RIDING EXperiENCE FOR THE COMMUTE R S 7 E also aim to promote the CAPABILITIES OF THE NATIONAL ICON OF 0HILIPPINE TRANSPORTATION u HE ADDED g0ARAu IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED PHRASE BY COMMUTERS TO ASK THEIR JEEPNEY DRIVERS TO STOP BY A PARTICULAR DESTINATION WHERE THEY WOULD DROP OFF &OR &OTON PH, their message g0ARA 3A @0INASu meant TO CONVEY TWO THINGS g3TOP 0ASS BY THE 0HILIPPINESu m TO LET THE NEIGHBORING AREAS KNOW THAT OUR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS READY AND g&OR THE 0HILIPPINESu m THAT THE BIRTH OF THE & *EEP IS CONCEPTUALIZED AND DEVELOPED TO SUFkCE WHAT THE &ILIPINOS EXACTLY NEED AND DESERVE &OTON IS !SIA S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES INCLUDING PASSENGER VEHICLES LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND HEAVY MACHINERY &OR MORE DETAILS CONTACT OR !LSO VISIT WWW FOTON COM PH AND WWW FACEBOOK COM &/4/.0HILIPPINES

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Q Los Angeles Clippersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ivica Zubac (left) shoots against Golden State Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DeMarcus Cousins during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, California.

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OME people would say that being world champion is already a great accomplishment today. But here is my TAKE ON THATÂ&#x2021;WITH AT LEAST kVE WORLD boxing sanctioning bodies, there is a need for current world champions to DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES FURTHER BY BEcoming lineal champions, which can be done by beating the other top dogs IN A DIVISION OR COLLARING AT LEAST THREE WORLD TITLES ALSO IN THE SAME DIVISION Another way current world boxing champions can distinguish themSELVES FURTHER FROM THE REST IS TO WIN TITLES IN MORE DIVISIONS So far, Manny Pacquiao and Nonito $ONAIRE HAVE THE DISTINCTIONS OF HAVing won championships in multiple DIVISIONS AND ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES as the lineal champion in at least one DIVISION WHERE THEY WERE ONCE KINGS And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Donnie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ahasâ&#x20AC;? Nietes, WHO IS PROVING TO BE SOME KIND OF â&#x20AC;&#x153;serpent,â&#x20AC;? who has collared world TITLES IN AT LEAST FOUR DIVISIONS AND IS AIMING FOR A kFTH ) HAVE YET TO ASCERtain as to whether Nietes was a lineal champion at one point of his career.

"UT ) WON T BE SURPRISED HE WAS ONE So who among the current crop OF kGHTERS CAN JOIN THE RANKS OF 0ACquiao, Donaire and Nietes as the only !SIAN kGHTERS TO HAVE WON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AT LEAST FOUR DIVISIONS /NE kGHTER COMES INTO MY MIND *ERWIN !NCAJAS CURRENTLY THE )NTERNATIONAL "OXING &EDERATION JUNIOR BANtamweight (115 pounds) champion WHO HAS DEFENDED HIS TITLE kVE TIME SINCE WINNING IT FROM -CJOE !RROYO in September 2016. At 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;6â&#x20AC;? with a INCH REACH !NCAJAS IS ACTUALLY TOO BIG FOR A JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT OR EVEN BANTAMWEIGHT POUNDS 2Emember that Pacquiao at 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;5.5â&#x20AC;? with a 67-inch reach won a portion of the JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT POUNDS championship by beating Antonio -ARGARITO ON .OVEMBER 3INCE EXPECT !NCAJAS TO CLIMB TO bantamweight in the next six to 12 months. And he could end up facing undefeated knockout artist Naoya )NOUE OF *APAN WHO HAS COLLARED TITLES IN THREE DIVISIONS IN JUST kGHTS (E is the current World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion and has registered 15 knockouts in 17 wins. )NOUE IS SET TO kGHT FELLOW UNDEFEATED kGHTER %MMANUEL 2ODRIGUEZ OF 0UERTO 2ICO ON -AY IN A SEMIkNAL BOUT OF THE 7ORLD "OXING 3UPER 3ERIES 7"33 2ODRIGUEZ THE CURRENT )NTERNATIONAL "OXING &EDERAtion bantamweight champion, has a record of 19-0 with 12 KOs, making HIM A GOOD MATCH FOR )NOUE 4HE WINNER OF THE )NOUE 2ODRIQUEZ kGHT will square off against the winner of THE $ONAIRE :OLANI 4ETE kGHT OF THE OTHER 7"33 SEMIkNAL kGHT SCHEDuled on April 27.

7HOEVER EMERGES THE WINNER OF THE WBSS for bantamweight should beCOME A PRIME TARGET FOR !NCAJAS WHOSE RECORD IS STILL AN IMPRESSIVE WITH +/S !NCAJAS HAS NEVER BEEN STOPPED and is a southpaw like Pacquiao. ) HAVE VISITED A FEW FORUMS OVER social media debating and discussing A POSSIBLE BOUT BETWEEN !NCAJAS AND )NOUE WITH THE *APANESE EMERGING THE FAVORITE TO WIN 4HIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE SINCE )NOQUE HAS A HIGHER KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE AND kGHTS AT A HIGHER WEIGHT THAN !NCAJAS (OWEVER

relying solely on knockout percentage TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD WIN A kGHT HAS ITS lAWS 4HAT IS A SUBJECT WORTH discussing in a future column.

"UT ) CAN STATE THIS )NOUE HAS NEVER FACED ANYBODY LIKE !NCAJAS OR A WORLD champion who has also established HIMSELF IN A DIVISION ,OOK AT THE records and credentials of most of )NOUE S OPPONENTS AND NONE OF THEM COMES CLOSE TO !NCAJAS ) EVEN GIVE 2ODRIQUEZ A CHANCE TO BEAT )NOQUE IN THEIR 7"33 SEMIkNAL BOUT THIS -AY 7HAT ) HATE TO SEE SHOULD !NCAJAS CLIMB TO BANTAMWEIGHT IS HIM kGHTING .IETES OR $ONAIRE .OTABLY !NCAJAS WAS THE kRST kGHTER IN MORE THAN years to face a fellow Filipino in a world title bout by decisioning Jonas Sultan IN -AY 7ELL .IETES VS !NCAJAS AND $ONAIRE VS !NCAJAS WILL SURELY ATtract much attention since Nietes and $ONAIRE BOTH HAVE COLLARED WORLD TITLES FROM FOUR DIVISIONS "UT HONESTLY DO WE WANT TO SEE THOSE kGHTS At 27 years old, being too big for JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT AND WITH A kERCE kGHTING STYLE !NCAJAS DEkNITELY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO JOIN THE RANKS FOR Pacquiao, Donaire and Nietes as the ONLY kGHTERS IN !SIA TO WIN WORLD TITLES IN AT LEAST FOUR DIVISIONS $EkNITELY !NCAJAS IS THE NEXT &ILIPINO kGHTER TO WATCH

Warriors clinch top seed in West, Rockets set record for 3s Texas Tech, L Virginia

OS ANGELES: The Golden State Warriors clinched the Western Conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top SEED WITH A VICTORY IN THEIR kNAL REGULAR SEASON CONTEST AT THE /RACLE !RENA BEATING THE ,OS !NGELES #LIPPERS

ON 3UNDAY (Monday in Manila).

Stephen Curry led the charge with 27 POINTS AND +EVIN $URANT ADDED AS THE 7ARRIORS WON THEIR kFTH STRAIGHT GAME 4HEY WORE THROWBACK g7E "ELIEVEu JERSEYS IN A MOVE DESIGNED TO HONOR the past at Oracle, which has been THEIR HOME VENUE FOR YEARS 4HE TEAM IS MOVING ACROSS THE BAY from Oakland to a facility in San Francisco where they will play next season. g,ET ME JUST SAY THAT FOR YEARS

7ARRIORS FANS HAVE STUCK WITH US through thick and thin,â&#x20AC;? Kerr told THE CROWD MOMENTS AFTER THE kNAL BUZZER g,ET S BE HONEST MOST OF

THOSE YEARS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE THIN u 4HE WIN GIVES THEM HOME kELD ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT THE 7EST PLAYOFFS 4HE 7ARRIORS kRST ROUND OPPOnent, which will be the eighth seed in the West, is yet to be determined.

4HERE IS A CHANCE IT COULD BE THE #LIPpers when the playoffs begin next SaturDAY 4HEY ARE BATTLING /KLAHOMA #ITY AND 3AN !NTONIO Â&#x2021;BOTH WON ON 3UNDAYÂ&#x2021;FOR THE SIXTH SEVENTH and eighth playoff spots in the West. %LSEWHERE THE (OUSTON 2OCKETS continued their three-point assault on the NBA as they drained a record

FROM BEYOND THE ARC IN A WIN OVER THE 0HOENIX 3UNS 4HE 2OCKETS BROKE THEIR OWN league single-game record with the HELP OF POINTS FROM *AMES (ARDEN )T CAME JUST kVE DAYS AFTER THEY tied the mark, initially set against THE ,OS !NGELES ,AKERS IN *ANUARY

with 26 against the Sacramento +INGS 4HEY NOW HAVE FOUR OF THE top 10 three-point games.

4HE 2OCKETS MADE OF THREES AND SEVEN PLAYERS HIT AT LEAST TWO threes, including Eric Gordon who HAD A CAREER HIGH EIGHT (ARDEN WHO HAD kVE AND 0 * 4UCKER WITH FOUR !USTIN 2IVERS BROKE THE RECORD with 69 seconds remaining after Gary Clark had tied it two minutes earlier. %LSEWHERE THE -IAMI (EAT EDGED closer to being eliminated from the playoffs for the second time in three seasons on Sunday after a 117-109 DEFEAT TO THE 4ORONTO 2APTORS Miami entered the game with

their destiny still in their own hands, KNOWING THAT VICTORIES IN THEIR THREE kNAL REGULAR SEASON kXTURES WOULD carry them into the postseason.

But an agonizing loss -- they were LEADING BY AT ONE POINT IN THE kRST half -- means Miami were now sweatING ON RESULTS ELSEWHERE TO HAVE ANY chance of progressing.

3UNDAY S LOSS LEFT -IAMI WITH WINS AND DEFEATS FOR THE SEASON )N -INNESOTA 2USSELL 7ESTBROOK AND 0AUL 'EORGE COMBINED FOR POINTS AND $ENNIS 3CHRODER HAD IN THE FOURTH QUARTER IN /KLAHOMA #ITY 4HUNDER S VICTORY OVER THE 4IMBERWOLVES Westbrook added 10 rebounds AND ASSISTS FOR HIS ND TRIPLE DOUBLE OF THE SEASON AS THE 4HUNDER remained a half-game ahead of San !NTONIO FOR SEVENTH PLACE IN THE Western Conference. +ARL !NTHONY 4OWNS LED -INNESOTA WITH POINTS WHILE !NDREW 7IGGINS SCORED AND $ARIO 3ARIC ADDED AFP

SCORPIONS ROUT STALLIONS TO STRETCH FOUNDATION GROUP LEAD #%.42/ %SCOLAR #%.42/ %SCOLAR 5NIVERSITY 5NIVERSITY #%5 #%5 STR STRETCHED R ETCHED IITS TS TS GROUP LEAD AFTER ROUTING THE TOUGH LUCK #$ $ESIGNS 4RINITY 5NIVERSITY OF !SIA 45!

IN THE 0HILIPPINE "ASKETBALL !SSOCIATION $EVELOPMENTAL ,EAGUE 0"! $ ,EAGUE ON -ONDAY AT THE JCSGO Gym in Cubao, Quezon City.

Waxing hot early on, the Scorpions easily cruised to their fifth win in as many outings to further pull away in the Foundation Group. g4HEY #$ $ESIGNS 45! ARE WINLESS AND MY TEAM MIGHT JUST TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED 4HAT S WHAT ) VE BEEN POUNDING TO THEM THAT IF THEY RE GONNA GET THEIR kRST win, let them get it from other teams and not from us,â&#x20AC;? said CEU head coach Derrick Pumaren. g-Y PLAYERS RESPONDED WELL u ADDED THE VETERAN MENtor, who drew double-digit scoring from four players.

Senegalese big man Maodo Malick Diouf powered HIS WAY TO A MONSTROUS GAME ANEW kRING A GAME HIGH POINTS ON TOP OF REBOUNDS Jan Formento chipped in 17 points built on a perfect OF SHOOTING FROM BEYOND THE ARC WHILE 4YRON #HAN AND *UDEL &UENTES ADDED MARKERS APIECE IN THE WIN #%5 MADE UP FOR ITS TURNOVERS WITH ITS DOMINANCE OVER #$ $ESIGNS 45! IN REBOUND AND ASSIST Diouf drained 17 points in the opening period to SPARK THE 3CORPIONS SEARING START 4HE -ENDIOLA BASED SQUAD EXTENDED THE GAP TO

ON &ORMENTO S TRIPLE MIDWAY THE SECOND FRAME AND NEVER looked back from then on. *OHN 4AYONGTONG AND 'AB 2EYES had 11 points each while skipper Michael CaĂąete had nine markers and 11 boards for the White Stallions, who REMAINED WINLESS IN kVE GAMES )N THE SECOND GAME -C$AVID repulsed Family Mart-Enderun ColLEGES

FOR A BREAKTHROUGH VICTORY -C$AVID FENDED OFF THE 4ITANS LATE FIGHTBACK TO POST ITS MAIDEN VICTORY AFTER A FOUR GAME LOSING start in the Aspirantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group. g) GIVE CREDIT TO THE BOYS BECAUSE THEY FOLLOWED OUR 8 S AND / S u SAID MENTOR !LLEN 2ICARDO WHOSE TEAM SAW ITS POINT LEAD CUT DOWN TO IN the waning moments of the game.

Michael Sorela exploded with a game-best 22 points TO LEAD THREE OTHER -C$AVID CAGERS IN DOUBLE kGURES *ANUS ,OZADA TALLIED POINTS 2EV $IPUTADO CONtributed 12 markers while ex-PBA forward Jerwin Gaco DRILLED IN A POINT REBOUND DOUBLE DOUBLE Valandre Chauca had 17 points and 10 dimes while former-PBA standout Fonzo Gotladera had 16 markers and 15 rebounds for Family Mart-Enderun, which dropped to 0-5. JEREMIAH M. SEVILLAÂ

Q Maodo Malick Diouf dunks in CEUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 93-69 victory over CD14 Designs-TUA in the 2019 PBA D-League on Monday at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao, Quezon City. PBA

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THE SCORES: First game CEU (93)â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Diouf 27, Formento 17, Fuentes 13, Chan 13, Lisbo 7, David 6, Caballero 5, Uri 3, Diaz 2, Intic 0, Abastillas 0. CD14 DESIGNS-TUA (69)â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tayongtong 11, Reyes 11, CaĂąete 9, Balucanag 8, Montero 6, Albarico 5, Dela Cruz 4, Juanico 4, Medina 3, Vitug 2, Juico 2, Ingel 2, Mabayo 2, Chua 0, Nidoy 0. Quarter scores: 31-15; 56-35; 81-55; 93-69Â

Second game MCDAVID (73)â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sorela 22, Lozada 14, Diputado 12, Gaco 10, CaĂąada 8, Arboleda 5, Colina 2, Melano 0, Caranguian 0, Monte 0. FAMILY MART-ENDERUN (68)â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chauca 17, Gotladera 16, Vidal 8, Gatdula 5, Presbitero 5, Nunez 4, Dungan 4, Dela Cruz 3, Tancioco 2, Sacundo 2, Mariano 2. Quarter scores: 22-20; 52-36; 63-50; 73-68Â

Williamson wins Naismith Player of Year award LOS ANGELES: Duke University star Zion Williamson was honoured with the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year award on Sunday (Monday in Manila) after a dazzling freshman season in college basketball that is likely to make him the top pick in the NBA draft.

The 18-year-old Blue Devils phenom is only the third freshman to win the

prestigious award, which has been handed out to the best player in menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s college basketball every year since 1969. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is truly an honor to receive this and join such an elite list of former Blue Devils to have also won the award,â&#x20AC;? Williamson said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were so many great players who could have won this award this year. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

thank my teammates, coaches and family enough for helping me. This is a team award, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor for me to accept this on behalf of my brothers.â&#x20AC;?

The only other players to win the Naismith in their first season of college basketball were Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and New Orleans Pelicans ace Anthony Davis.

Previous winners of the trophy include

Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird, Bill Walton and Lew Alcindor.

Williamson averaged 22.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game this season. Duke were knocked out of March Madness in the Elite Eight round of competition.

However the teenagerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performances mean he is almost certain to be chosen as the top pick in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NBA Draft. AFP

face off for NCAA title MINNEAPOLIS: For Virginia and Texas Tech, doing something that had never been done before took hard work, dedication, determination â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and vision.

The Cavaliers and Red Raiders meet in the NCAA Tournament championship game Monday night. Neither program has ever been this close to a title, making it a rare match up of first-timers to the final game of the college basketball season.

The last time both teams in the championship game had never been there before was 40 years ago, when Magic Johnson and Michigan State beat Larry Bird and Indiana State.

Between the Red Raiders (31-6) and Cavaliers (34-3), a first-time champ is guaranteed. The last one of those was crowned in 2006, when Florida won the first of back-to-back titles.

College basketballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hierarchy, blue bloods in an array of shades from Duke to Kentucky, North Carolina to Kansas, is difficult to crack. Getting here started with Virginia coach Tony Bennett and Texas Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chris Beard believing it could be done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get people on board that really believe it and believe it in front of you, behind your back, believe it at 10 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out of town, on the road somewhere.

Believe it in the morning, believe it when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking to their wife, their kid,â&#x20AC;? Beard said Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to really believe it.â&#x20AC;?

In less than a decade, Beard has gone from coaching in the semi-pro ABA to Division III, then II, and then a couple of seasons at Arkansas Little Rock before landing in Lubbock. The Red Raiders basketball history is solid but unspectacular.

Texas Tech was where Bobby Knight landed after the volatile Hall of Fame coach wore out his welcome in Indiana. He took Texas Tech to the NCAA Tournament four times in the 2000s. Pretty good, but Beard expected much more.

Texas Tech reached the Elite Eight for the first time last season. This season, with a mostly rebuilt team around star Jarrett Culver, the Red Raiders shared the Big 12 regular-season title for the first time and are now on the cusp of an unlikely championship.

Bennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief he could challenge the Atlantic Coast Conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tobacco Road powers came from his father, Dick Bennett. The Badgers hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been to a Final Four in more than 50 years, when Dick Bennett coached them there in 2000 using a methodical style.

Tony Bennett took his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blueprint and turned Virginia into a perennial ACC contender, going toe-to-toe with Duke and North Carolina, but not until this season were the Cavaliers able to break through â&#x20AC;&#x201D; doing so on the strength of two improbable last-second plays. And just a year after suffering the most stunning upset in NCAA Tournament history, losing as the top overall seed to No. 16 seed UMBC. Defense is the calling card for both the Cavaliers and Red Raiders, but Bennett is quick to point out, they are not similar when it comes to Xâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, only results. By KenPomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s points allowed per 100 possessions, Texas Tech is ranked No. 1 in the country and Virginia is fifth. The betting total for this game was paltry 118 on Sunday.

Maybe theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making defense cool again. AP

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Q PLDT import Kendra Dahlke unloads a powerful hit against three United Volleyball Club blockers during the Philippine Superliga Grand Prix elimination round at the Filoil Flying V Center.

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Hitters, HD Spikers shoot for PSL semis berths P

LDT and Cignal seek to join Petron in THE SEMIkNALS WHEN THEY COLLIDE WITH SEPARATE FOES IN THE QUARTERkNALS OF THE 0HILIPPINE 3UPERLIGA 'RAND 0RIX TODAY AT THE &ILOIL &LYING 6 #ENTER

Armed with a twice-to-beat edge, the Power Hitters aim to book a return lIGHT TO THE SEMIS WHEN THE CLASH WITH DANGEROUS 'ENERIKA !YALA AT P M WHILE THE ($ 3PIKERS FACE 5NITED 6# IN

THE P M MAIN ENCOUNTER OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS WOMEN S CLUB LEAGUE BACKED BY !SICS -UELLER -IKASA 3ENOH 4EAM 2EBEL 3PORTS "IZOOKU 5#0" 'EN

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0ETRON WHICH SWEPT THE CLASSIkCATIONS TO EMERGE AS TOP SEED IN THE QUARTERkNALS MADE SHORT WORK OF 3TA ,UCIA TO BECOME THE kRST TEAM IN THE BEST OF THREE SEMIkNAL SERIES /N THE OTHER HAND THE "LAZE 3PIKERS MAIN RIVAL m & ,OGISTICS m WAS NOT AS FORTUNATE AS IT SUFFERED A NAIL BITING kVES SET LOSS TO &OTON IN THE OTHER QUARTERkNAL BATTLE 4HAT MAKES THIS EXPLOSIVE DOUBLE HEADER THAT HAS %30. AND 0LUS AS BROADCAST PARTNERS VERY EXCITING AS

Bacojo still on top in chess tilt MARK JAY BACOJO turned back Marc Lee Payumo to continue to pull away from the pack after six rounds of in the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Under-14 division of the the Gov. Amor Deloso National Age Group Chess Championships at

the Zambales Sports Complex in Iba, Zambales yesterday.

The win hiked Bacojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total to 5.5 points, or a full point ahead of Neil Chester Reyes, who bested Charliemagne Arias, with 4.5 points in this

tournament staking slots to the Philippine team seeing action in the ASEAN Age Group tilt in Myanmar this June.

Bacojo was playing Eljon Balala in the seventh round at press time.

Heart Padilla, for her part,

BOTH 'ENERIKA !YALA AND 5NITED 6# ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY CAN FORGE A RUBBER MATCH IF THEY PLAY SUPERB VOLLEYBALL FROM START TO kNISH 5NITED 6# FOR ONE WILL BE BRINGING IN A NEW IMPORT IN 4HAI STAR 3UTADTA #HUEWULIM TO REVIVE THEIR TITLE HOPES AFTER FAILING TO CLINCH THE QUARTERkNAL BONUS g7ITH 3UTADTA ON BOARD WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER POTENT SCORING OPTION u SAID 9LAYA ADDING THAT THE 4HAI WILL REPLACE !MERICAN 4AI -ANU /LEVAO IN THEIR ROTATION

g7E PLAYED WITHOUT AN IMPORT FOR FOUR GAMES 7E COULD HAVE BAGGED A TWICE TO BEAT EDGE HAD WE PLAYED WITH AN IMPORT IN OUR PAST FEW GAMES "UT NOW THAT 3UTADTA IS HERE WE EXPECT TO BE COMPETITIVE TO GIVE #IGNAL A VERY GOOD kGHT u "UT BRINGING DOWN THE ($ 3PIKERS IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE #IGNAL IS BEAMING WITH CONkDENCE AS IMPORTS %RICA 7ILSON AND !NASTASIYA !RTEMEVA ARE PLAYING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC WITH LOCAL STARS LIKE 2ACHEL !NNE $AQUIS !CY -ASANGKAY -YLENE 0AAT AND *ANINE .AVARRO #IGNAL COACH %DGAR "ARROGA SAID THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST TO WIN OVER 5NITED 6# BECAUSE YIELDING THEIR TWICE TO BEAT EDGE WILL ONLY PUT PRESSURE ON THEM IN THE SUDDEN DEATH

trounced Roilanne Marie Alonzo to kept her grip of the top spot with 6.5 points in the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Under-14.

Half a point off the pace with six points was Lovely Ann Geraldino, who defeated Rhea Jean Canino in this sixday event sponsored by Gov. Deloso and Congressman Cheryl Deloso, the Philippine Sports Commission and

NCFP president Butch Pichay.

In the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Under-10, Mark Gabriel Usman waylaid Christian Gian Karlo Arca to catch up on erstwhile solo leader Al-Basher Buto at the helm with six points each.

Buto was slowed down by a draw with Ruslan Pamplona that allowed Usman to snatch a share of the No. 1 spot.

Denopol sustains PPS run; Toribio rises

!.'%, $%./0/, came away with ANOTHER TWO TITLE ROMP AND :EIAH 4ORIBIO PULLED OFF A SHOCK WIN IN GIRLS PLAY WHILE %RIC 4ANGUB TOOK the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 16-and-under crown in THE 003 0%00 *.9 #UP NATIONAL AGE GROUP TOURNAMENT AT THE ,'5 AND -OLTEC TENNIS COURTS IN -OLAVE

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TO CLINCH THE 5 CROWN "UT 0AGADIAN S .ILO ,EDAMA FOILED 4ANGUB S BID FOR ANOTHER TITLE SCORING A

REVERSAL IN THE PREMIER 5 kNALS OF THE 'ROUP TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY .ATHANIEL 9UTEEKIONG AND PRESENTED BY $UNLOP "UT WITH A WIN AND RUNNER UP EFFORT 4ANGUB STILL SHARED THE -60 HONORS WITH $ENOPOL IN THE EVENT PUT UP BY 0ALAWAN 0AWNSHOP 0ALAWAN 0ERA 0ADALA AND PRESENTED BY $UNLOP THAT ALSO SAW $IPOLOG S 0ETE "ANDALA REIGN IN UNISEX

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3OLIS UPSET TOP SEED 3EAN %SICK

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IN THE 5 DOUBLES kNALS WHILE 0ADILLA AND 4ORIBIO DOMINATED !PRIL #UIZON AND -ARGE DELA #ERNA

FOR 5 CROWN !SHTON 6ILLANUEVA AND !LDREE 0AN EDGED TOP SEED ,EX %STILLORE AND !LEXIS !CABO

IN THE BOYS 5 FINAL 3OLIS AND 2* #AGATAN RIPPED %SICK AND 0ENSHOPPE %RQUITA

FOR THE BOYS 5 WHILE #IELO 'ONZALES AND 2AM 2EPOLO TOOK THE 5 PLUM WITH AN VICTORY OVER #ATHERINE !RIBAL AND :AP 'ALLEPOSO

Q The Most Outstanding Swimmer awardees in Class AB display their medals and trophies during the awarding ceremonies of the 155th Philippine Swimming League (PSL) National Series held in Batangas. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

36 tankers clinch MOS in PSL Batangas meet 4()249 SIX TANKERS CLAIMED THEIR RESPECTIVE -OST /UTSTANDING 3WIMMER -/3 AWARDS IN THE TH 0HILIPPINE 3WIMMING ,EAGUE 03, .ATIONAL 3ERIES HELD AT THE "ATANGAS #ITY 3PORTS #ENTER IN "ATANGAS 2EIGNING 0ALARONG 0AMBANSA MOST BEMEDALLED ATHLETE -ICAELA *ASMINE -OJDEH OF )MMACULATE (EART OF -ARY #OLLEGE Pa r a n a n q u e a n d J o r d a n Ke n ,OBOS OF 0HILIPPINE +ILLERWHALES 3WIMMING 4EAM LED THE LIST OF THE -/3 WINNERS IN #LASS !"

-OJDEH COLLECTED POINTES TO WIN THE TOP HONORS IN THE GIRLS YEAR CATEGORY WHILE ,OBOS SECURED THE -/3 PLUM IN THE BOYS OVER DIVISION AFTER EARNING POINTS IN THE TOURNAMENT SUP-

PORTED BY 4HE -ANILA 4IMES !LSO TOPPING THEIR RESPECTIVE CLASSES IN THE GIRLS SIDE WERE +ISSES ,IBAT -ARIANNE ,OPEZ 2ICHAILE 4ELEBANGCO *ULIA "ASA

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BOYS OVER SPEARHEADED THE -/3 WINNERS IN #LASS # 4HE OTHER -/3 AWARDEES WERE 3OPHIA 'ARRA UNDER %RYZA "UISON !NIKA %UGENIO !RIELLE -ARUNDAN !ITHNE "URCE

!YELES -IRANDILLA !LIAH "ERNAS AND 2INA 1UIZON OVER IN GIRLS AND 7INSTON 4AGGS UNDER !UGUSTIN -ENDOZA *AROLD #AMIQUE 2YAN ,OTINO !LEXANDER -ARASIGAN AND 3EAMUS ,OBOS IN BOYS g7E ARE THANKFUL TO THE PROVINCE OF "ATANGAS FOR HOSTING THIS COMPETITION 7E ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO STAGE another edition here as we continue TO SELECT YOUNG SWIMMERS FOR FUTURE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS u SAID 03, PRESIDENT 3USAN 0APA

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OS ANGELES: Reigning rookie of the year Ko Jin-young captured her kRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP ON 3UNDAY (Monday in Manila), holding off fellow South Korean Lee Mi-hyang to win the ANA )NSPIRATION BY THREE STROKES 4HE YEAR OLD +O kNISHED IN STYLE BY DRAINING A LONG BIRDIE PUTT ON FOR A TWO UNDER kNAL ROUND IN THE kRST MAJOR OF THE SEASON AT THE -ISSION (ILLS #OUNTRY #LUB NEAR 0ALM 3PRINGS #ALIFORNIA g) WON THE TOURNAMENT AND THAT S A HAPPY MOMENT u +O SAID g) THANK 'OD ) THANK MY PARENTS ) THANK MY GRANDPARENTS )T IS AN HONOUR FOR ME TO JOIN SO MANY GREAT +OREAN PLAYERS ) M HONORED TO BE HERE u +O WHO IS IN HER SECOND YEAR kNISHED WITH A UNDER TOTAL FOR HER FOURTH ,0'! TITLE 3HE ALSO WON THE (OPE &OUNDER S #UP LAST MONTH

+O CELEBRATED HER WIN BY TAKING THE TRADITIONAL DIP WITH HER CADDIE $AVE "ROOKER IN 0OPPIE S 0OND THE WATER HAZARD LOCATED OFF THE RIGHT AND BACK OF THE GREEN ON ,EE kNISHED ALONE IN SECOND AFTER SHOOTING A TWO UNDER WHILE !MERICAN ,EXI 4HOMPSON WAS THIRD WITH A BRILLIANT kNAL ROUND OF TO REACH A SIX UNDER TOTAL +IM )N KYUNG AND #ARLOTA #IGANDA OF 3PAIN TIED FOR FOURTH AT kVE UNDER kVE STROKES BACK OF +O +O STARTED THE ROUND WITH A ONE SHOT LEAD 3HE PLAYED STEADY GOLF ON THE FRONT NINE WITH TWO BIRDIES BUT

Q Jin Young Ko of Korea hits off the 17yth tee during the final round of the ANA Inspiration on the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. AFP PHOTO SAW HER LEAD SLIP TO JUST ONE STROKE OVER ,EE WHEN SHE MADE BOGEY ON THE TH HOLE 3HE LANDED HER APPROACH IN THE BUNKER AND THEN TWO PUTTED ON THE GREEN )T WAS HER SECOND BOGEY IN THREE HOLES "UT +O GOT ONE BACK BY SINKING

A SUPERB PUTT FOR A BIRDIE ON THE PAR FOUR TH 3HE PARRED THEN ICED THE WIN WITH AN EMPHATIC FOOT BIRDIE PUTT ON .OT ONLY IS SHE THE kFTH 3OUTH +OREAN TO WIN HERE +O IS THE TH IN HISTORY TO WIN A MAJOR 4HE ONLY

COUNTRY THAT HAS MORE MAJOR WINS IS THE 5NITED 3TATES )N ADDITION TO THE PROFESSIONALS

kVE AMATEUR PLAYERS COMPETED IN THE EVENT CONTINUING A LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF EXEMPTIONS FOR TOP WOMEN AMATEURS

0ATTY 4AVATANAKIT WHO IS RANKED THIRD IN THE WORLD kNISHED AS THE TOP AMATEUR IN THE FIELD AFTER CLOSING WITH A FOUR UNDER A TIE FOR TH WITH NINE OTHERS Â&#x2021; INCLUDING FELLOW 4HAI 0ORNANONG 0HATLUM AFP

Excitement builds for Masters as McIlroy eyes Career Slam Conners AUGUSTA, US: .EWCOMERS PAST WINNERS AND A HOST OF GREEN JACKET HOPEFULS MADE kNAL PREPARATIONS ON 3UNDAY -ONDAY IN -ANILA AT !UGUSTA .ATIONAL ON THE EVE OF OFkCIAL PRACTICE ROUNDS FOR THE RD -ASTERS 4HE YEAR S kRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS 4HURSDAY AT THE FAMED COURSE UNDER THE 'EORGIA PINES WITH 2ORY -C)LROY MAKING HIS TH !UGUSTA .ATIONAL START AND kFTH ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE A #AREER 'RAND 3LAM BY WINNING THE -ASTERS 4HE YEAR OLD .ORTHERN )RELAND STAR A FOUR TIME MAJOR CHAMPION HAS kNISHED BETWEEN FOURTH AND TH IN EACH OF THE PAST kVE YEARS AT THE -ASTERS SHARING kFTH LAST YEAR AND IS A ,AS 6EGAS ODDSMAKERS PICK TO WIN THIS TIME )F HE DONS THE GREEN JACKET NEXT 3UNDAY -C)LROY WOULD BECOME ONLY THE SIXTH PLAYER TO HAVE WON EACH OF THE MAJOR TITLES AT LEAST ONCE IN HIS CAREER JOINING LEGENDS 4IGER 7OODS *ACK .ICK-

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seals Masters berth with Texas win SAN ANTONIO: C a n a d a â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s C o rey Conners delivered a roller COASTER kNAL ROUND TO WIN HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL TITLE AT THE 6ALERO 4EXAS /PEN ON 3UNDAY (Monday in Manila) and book A FAIRYTALE BERTH AT NEXT WEEK S -ASTERS AT !UGUSTA 4HE YEAR OLD FROM /NTARIO ONLY MADE IT INTO THE 3AN !NTONIO TOURNAMENT AFTER BATTLING THROUGH QUALIFYING LAST -ONDAY WHERE HE WON A SIX WAY PLAYOFF TO CLAIM THE kNAL SLOT IN THE kELD "UT THE UNHERALDED #ANADIAN COMPLETED A REMARKABLE WEEK AT 40# 3AN !NTONIO S !4 4 /AKS #OURSE BY kRING A SIX UNDER PAR TO kNISH TWO SHOTS CLEAR OF #HARLEY (OFFMAN WITH A UNDER PAR TOTAL OF 7ITH 3UNDAY S FINAL ROUND DELAYED BY NEARLY TWO HOURS AFTER HEAVY RAIN DELUGED THE COURSE #ONNERS QUICKLY MOVED TO THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD WITH FOUR BIRDIES IN HIS OPENING kVE HOLES TO ECLIPSE OVERNIGHT LEADER +IM 3I WOO WHO STRUGGLED TO GET GOING "UT #ONNERS SMOOTH START UNRAVELLED WITH A RUN OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE BOGEYS ON THE SIXTH SEVENTH EIGHTH AND NINTH HOLES AS HE REACHED THE TURN AT LEVEL PAR FOR THE DAY 4HAT PROTRACTED WOBBLE OPENED THE DOOR TO VETERANS (OFFMAN AND 2YAN -OORE

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REELING OFF THREE BIRDIES ON THE TH TH AND TH HOLES BEFORE MOVING ONE SHOT CLEAR OF THE FIELD AT THE TH WITH HIS EIGHTH BIRDIE OF THE DAY # O N N E R S T H E N ROLLED IN A PRESSURE FILLED FOOT PAR PUTT TO P R E S E R VE H I S L E A D O N T H E TH HEADING TO THE FINAL THREE HOLES ! SUPERB IRON TO SIX FEET SET UP A BIRDIE ON THE SHORT PAR THREE TH AND AFTER (OFFMAN COULD ONLY SEND HIS OWN BIRDIE ATTEMPT ROLLING WIDE #ONNERS WAS SUDDENLY TWO SHOTS CLEAR WITH TWO TO PLAY )T GOT BETTER ON THE PAR FOUR TH WITH #ONNERS CURLING A FOOT BIRDIE PUTT TO TAKE HIM THREE CLEAR HEADING TO THE TH 7 I T H T H A T C O M M A N D I N G LEAD #ONNERS WAS NEVER GOING TO BE DENIED AND PLAYED THE LAST CONSERVATIVELY TO BAG A COMFORTABLE PAR AFP

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Football

TUESDAY April 9, 2019

The Manila Times

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Napoli draw puts Juventus coronation on hold M

ILAN: Napoli drew 1-1 with tenman Genoa on Sunday (Monday in Manila) to ensure that Juventus will have to wait another week to seal an eighth consecutive Serie A title.

The champions have a 20-point advantage on second-placed Napoli, who they have beaten in both their head-to-head clashes, with seven games to go.

Juventus, who beat AC Milan 2-1 on Saturday, needed Napoli to lose to win the Scudetto for the

35th time, ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Ajax next week.

A draw next weekend at lowly SPAL would be enough for Massimiliano Allegriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side to win the title, which WOULD BE THE kRST IN )TALY FOR #RIStiano Ronaldo.

Despite their numerical advantage, Napoli struggled to contain the visitors who inflicted the only league defeat this season on Juventus last month.

Genoa went a man down when Stefano Sturaro was sent off on 28 minutes following a VAR review for a diving studs-up tackle on Allan.

Dries Mertens blasted in the opener on 34 minutes, but Darko

Q Napoliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adam Ounas (center) shoots on goal despite Genoaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Esteban Rolon (R) during the Italian Serie A football match at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples.

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Lazovic pulled Genoa level just before the break.

'ENOA GOALKEEPER )ONUT 2ADU ensured his 14th-placed side went AWAY WITH A POINT WITH A STRING OF kNE saves including two late on Mertens and Kalidou Koulibaly. g)T WAS AN UNEXPECTED PERFORmance that makes an alarm bell ring, if we play like this in London, then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in trouble,â&#x20AC;? said Napoli coach

Carlo Ancelotti ahead of next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Europa League game against Arsenal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We absolutely must wake up, demonstrate the value and potential that this group has and find our true identity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luckily we have four days to fix things.â&#x20AC;?

Atalanta missed the chance to move fourth and into the Champions League berths at the expense of AC

-ILAN WITH A DRAW AGAINST )NTER Milan at the San Siro.

The side from Bergamo was without suspended Colombian striker Duvan Zapata, who has scored 20 Serie A goals this season, and had to SETTLE FOR A POINT AS )NTER CONSOLIDATED third position. )NTER ARE kVE POINTS AHEAD OF CITY rivals Milan who are ahead of Atalanta on goal difference.

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Ateneo tames NU, keeps UAAP lead ATENEO de Manila University blanked National University, 2-0, to stretch its lead in Season 81 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football on Sunday at the Far Eastern University (FEU)-Diliman Football in Quezon City. Andreas Maniquis and Mark Nacional struck the early goals, powering the leading Blue Booters to an improved 7-1-3 win-draw-loss record for 22 pointsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;four markers clear of idle No. 2 FEU. Head coach Jaypee Meridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Katipunan-based squad also extended its winning streak to four as it stayed unscathed in the second round so far.  Maniquis scored the opener in the 13th minute and Nacional found the back of the net just three minutes later. National U remained winless in three outings in the second round though it remained at No. 6 with 10 points on a 2-4-6 slate. Earlier, defending champion University of the Philippines (UP) and De La

Salle University dispatched separate foes. Kyle Magdato buried the gamewinning goal in the 55th as UP downed University of Santo Tomas (UST), 2-1. Kintaro Miyagi drew first blood for the State U just 12 minutes into the match but USTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veteran forward Dexter Benecio notched the equalizer in the 36th.  La Salle crushed cellar-dweller Adamson University, 4-2, behind Shanden Vergaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick brace in the second half. Mateo Alegre and John Rhey Lagura provided the first two goals for the Taft-based team. The Maroon Booters and the Green Booters remained tied with 16 points but the former still held a superior goal difference for the No. 4 spot. The Golden Booters kept their hold of No. 3 despite sliding to a 4-5-2 card for 17 points while the Soaring Falcons fell on the verge of elimination with a 1-5-5 sheet for a measly eight markers.

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Jagielka strikes as Everton dents Arsenalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top-four bid LIVERPOOL: Arsenal were haunted by their

dismal away form yet again as Phil Jagielka gave Everton a 1-0 victory that dented the Gunnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Premier League top-four bid on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

Jagielka was only drafted into Evertonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting line-up at the last minute due to an illness suffered by Michael Keane.

The Everton defender made the most of his call-up with the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only goal in the early stages at Goodison Park. )T WAS ANOTHER AWAY DAY lOP FOR !RSEnal, who maintained their wretched record as the only club in the top four divisions of English football not to have kept a clean sheet on their travels this season.

Unai Emeryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side remain fourth in the Premier League, but they are ahead of fifthplaced Chelsea only on goal difference as the race to qualify for the Champions League heats up.

Everton had already threatened from one of Lucas Digneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long throw-ins before the fullback delivered the set-piece that led to Jagielkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening goal on 10 minutes.

His throw was flicked on by Jagielka himself, for Dominic Calvert-Lewin to attempt a header on goal that led to the ball taking a kindly bounce, falling to the unmarked defender who swept the ball in with the minimum of fuss from close range.

There were Arsenal appeals for offside, and television footage seemed to show that Digneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foot might have been over the line in the process of taking his all-important throw.

But it was certainly a dramatic intervention from Jagielka, who had only been called into the team minutes before kick-off.

Jagielka, 36, has suffered a difficult season at Goodison, with a series of knee problems limiting him to three starts, but his impact on this occasion could not have been greater, or much quicker. )T WAS ALSO THE FORMER %NGLAND INTERNATIONAL S kRST GOAL SINCE !PRIL AS HE became the oldest player to score in the Premier League this season.

An early attack by Alexandre Lacazette had ended with a low shot skidding just beyond the far post but, as Arsenalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tendency to reserve their worst performances for away games looked like continuing, it WAS %VERTON WHO GREW IN CONkDENCE AFP

Q Evertonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English defender Phil Jagielka (No. 6) celebrates scoring the opening goal with Brazilian striker Richarlison (right) during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Arsenal at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England. AFP PHOTO

TTUESDAY U E S DAY APRIL 9, 2019

Entertainment

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J O D I S TA . M A R I A

Mom and actress is also a psych student and 'healing' specialist J

BY IZA IGLESIAS

ODI Sta. Maria started her showbiz career doing support roles in popular youth-oriented TV shows â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gimikâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flames.â&#x20AC;? Her breakout role, however, was as the tomboyish Georgina in the very successful teen drama series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tabing Ilog,â&#x20AC;? which ran for four years.

After these youth projects, she actively practicing this. When you transitioned into a soap opera star start your day healing people from with the phenomenal hit series 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. you realize that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please Be Careful With My Heartâ&#x20AC;? this is hard work. It is when we and such critically acclaimed mov- meet othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs that our [own] ies as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chassisâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;ApariNEEDS ARE SATISkED syon,â&#x20AC;? which earned her Best Actress nominations in Gawad Urian. For TV, she was also nominated for an International Emmy as Amor Powers in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pangako Sa â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Yo.â&#x20AC;?

But her list of achievements does not end there.

In 2017, the actress pursued a Psychology course for pre-med at Southville International School.

3HE kNISHED TOP OF HER class with a 3.8 GPA last semester and will be graduate next year.

Moreover, she also SECURED A CERTIkCATION as Acupuncture DeTOXIkCATION 3PECIALIST in October 2018. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After a week of intense training, I found a better ap- Q What matters most to Sta. Maria is being a preciation for those hands on mom to 13-year-old son Thirdy.

in the process. By healing an individual, you heal a community. You need not be a medical practitioner to do this â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all you have to be is someone who cares for another personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-being,â&#x20AC;? she wrote in her Instagram account. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I met new people, made new friends, who I know will eventually become family because we share the same advocacy. I am truly grateful for all that I have LEARNED HERE AND ) AM kRED UP to share it with you!â&#x20AC;? she added.

Being a mom is what matters most But while Sta. Maria is passionate about acting and pursuing medical school, she notes that her most fulfilling role was becoming a mother to Thirdy Lacson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the role of being a mother and being active in our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives to shape, mentor, and inspire them that matters most,â&#x20AC;? she noted.

It is indeed not easy for her to juggle time being a mother, an actress and a student. But it did not stop her to reach her goals in life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in this profession for the past 21 years. I work three times a week, and then for school once a week lang, so I still have time for other things. Sometimes when

Bayani Agbayani gets biggest acting break B

AYANI Agabayani wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly a GMA Network contemporary talent back in the 1990s, but his wife Len was.

Bayani (Bayani Rogacion in real life) started in the network as writer-personal assistant (PA) until her was given on-cam work via â&#x20AC;&#x153;Katok, Mga Misis!" â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a morning show then hosted by the late Giovanni Calvo.

Meanwhile, his then-pregnant wife Len worked as PA in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Startalkâ&#x20AC;? (of which Vignettes was one of the pioneer writers) while selling all sorts of merchandise on the side. At the time, she and Bayani ayani were just starting to build a family.

B y t h e n , Bayani who had already moved in to ABSCBN wass fast mak-ing a namee as a junior or comedian whose doors to making one ne COMEDY lICK ICK after another her swung open. en.

He had since nce taken on remarkable sidekick roles oles to some off the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big name action ion stars like Cesar Montano, Montano among others.

Bayani for all he had gained from his network transfer had, and still has a lot to thank his business manager for, the late Cornelia Lee or more popularly known as Angge.

Like any star who goes through the peaks and valleys in his career, Bayani was no

exception. At one point, he had asked perMISSION FROM !NGGE IF HE COULD kND SOME other manager as both TV AND kLM ASSIGNMENTS WERE far and in between.

The one admirably nice thing about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;renegade artist,â&#x20AC;? he had never missed out on helping Angge through her indisposed state up to her demise. .OW IN HIS S "AYANI kNALLY GETS PROBABLY HIS BIGGEST ACTING BREAK VIA A kLM WHICH may smack of vulgarity in terms of dialogue BUT OFFERS A DIFFERENT TWIST AND lAVOR TO THE trite rom-com flicks best starred in by handsome han half his hi age.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Q Comedian more, â&#x20AC;&#x153;kung Bayani Agbayani kailan pa INSTAGRAM siya tu tumanPHOTO da, h he has

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front nufrontal dity in the movie.â&#x20AC;? mov But this Bu is not whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aswha tonishing ton about the abo sel self-confessed comedic co quinquageq narian. n IIf fate p e r mits, Baya n i talks about the chances of him getting into politics someday someday, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will never be corrupt as I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine feeding my family something I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work hard for.â&#x20AC;?

Of course, that remains to be seen. As the age-old truism goes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walang humawak sa palayok ang hindi naulingan (no one touches the pot without getting soot on his hands).â&#x20AC;?

you do so much kasi parang you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to do other things pero for me meron pa naman, and I can still manage. In fact, I still have time to travel and do blogs from it. I really have certain schedules blocked off like Sundays. Hindi siya dapat magalaw because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my rest day,â&#x20AC;? the 36-year-old pointed out during a press conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And with that I can say that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at a point in my life wherein Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in between reaching my goals to inspire people and trying to be the best person that I can. Wearing these different hats in my life, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I can add more roles pa

Q Jodi Sta. Maria epitomizes the modern Filipina whose goals are limitless. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO HORROR THRILLER lICK CALLED g#LARITAu for Black Sheep Films.

Aside from her new projects, she is also on an assignment being Ever Bilenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest endorser.

For this new and enviable job, Sta. Maria will embody the classic Ever Bilena woman whose beauty cut across generations, seasonal trends and styles.

sa buhay ko dahil

busy na rin. The things that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m okay with them muna, if I add up pa, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know

kung paano pa magpi-fit sa schedule ko.

me, it should only highlight your natural beauty and not overpower it,â&#x20AC;? she shared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauty is no longer just about the physical. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of the internal disposition that you have in life na youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not only beautiful because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wearing makeup.

Or youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not only beautiful because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wearing a certain hairstyle but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really how you relate to the people closest to you and how much of yourself you give to those around you. Beauty can also mean being selfless,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherhood made me realize that it is no longer just about me but about this life in front of you.

But that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean

What I am doing now is just really to reach those goals that I have set, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s say two years Q Last year, the actress received certification as an hindi mo na aalagaan ago. Yun muna, after I Acupuncture Detoxification specialist. INSTAGRAM ang sarili mo. First and reached them, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll set a PHOTOS foremost you have to new one,â&#x20AC;? she said. take care of yourself Aside from appearing in the also because we cannot give what Busy year brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest digital campaign, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have,â&#x20AC;? she added.

Indeed, from being a doting her role as brand ambassador is to This 2019, aside from her recent enjoin Filipinas to embrace their mother to a critically acclaimed horror movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Second Comingâ&#x20AC;? innate beauty and go back to the actress, and a top psychology which was released in February, timeless basics as far as makeup is student, this woman of beauty Sta. Maria is also busy taping with concerned. and grace not only gives her best her teleserye, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sino Ang May â&#x20AC;&#x153;Makeup is a great way to in every role given to her, she also Sala?: Mea Culpaâ&#x20AC;? and another BOOST ONE S CONkDENCE "UT FOR makes sure to always look good.

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WITH its repackaging as the "go-to sports channel" for a younger and more engaged free TV audience, 5 Plus has amplified its gaming content with a dynamic set of esports and gaming talents to help navigate viewers as well as solidify the channel as the home of gaming in the Philippines.

For the first-ever esports franchise league in the country called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nationals,â&#x20AC;? a full-scale commentary team composed of the best local esports casters follow the action, game after game.

Correspondents Eileen Shi, Alyzza Taylor, Mika Fabella, Tonie Moreno, and Dan â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leoâ&#x20AC;?

Cubangay join the casters in each game day as the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of courtside reporters.

With their mix of hosting and reporting backgrounds from both sports and gaming programs, the correspondents are in the middle of all the action, giving updates and reactions straight from the trenches.

Meanwhile, Sam Nopueto (Wolf ), Aries Alejandro (Kalbz), Neil de Guzman (Midnight), Jaz Comoda (Heneral Tuna), and Rain Manaig (Rain) take the helm of the ongoing â&#x20AC;&#x153;DOTA 2â&#x20AC;? leg.

The Tekken leg feature Rons Muyot (Hot-E), Poch Estrada (_pochspice), Paul Fuentes (Poru), and Pica Lozano (Pica). Manjean Faldas (Manjean), Shin Boo Ponferrada (Sh1n Boo), Gian Bernardino (Ilustrado), Em Dangla (Kaisaya) and Lhea Lei Pelaez (Yasumeow)

highlight the action for Mobile Legends.

5 Plus further introduces six new VJs to anchor the channelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gaming content: Gino Quillamor takes time off from his DJ duties to get in front of the camera; host and commercial model Bea Benedicto brings in her own brand of energy; and content creator and TV personality Kim Cruz takes on VJ duties for a new and exciting audience.

Brand presenter and former MTV VJ Jodie Tarasek may be new to the 5 Plus family, but is no doubt an avid gamer herself. Host and commercial model Ariana Conechado makes 5 Plus her next stop; and host and Mobile Legends streamer RJ Arroyo takes on a bigger and more animated gaming audience.

Q New 5 Plus VJs (from left) Gino Quillamor, Bea Benedicto, Ariana Conechado, Jodie Tarasek, Kim Cruz and RJ Arroyo.

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While he traces his roots to Manila, this popular action star (PAS) had established neighborly ties somewhere in the southern part of the metropolis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His elder brother was my batchmate in government service, unfortunately,

Different reasons for separation he met his tragic end,â&#x20AC;? revealed a source who was close to PAS and privy to the subjectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family background.

But what took a heavy toll on PAS according to the source was PASâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; much publicized separation from his sultry actress-wife (SAW).â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hindi niya kasi matanggap na bold star ang pinakasa-

lan niya. He thought he had married a woman who was wife material.â&#x20AC;?

How could netizens not be aware of this story? On Facebook several months ago, SAW cited in detail her reasons for breaking up with PAS. PAS allegedly told her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bold star ka lang!â&#x20AC;?

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Lifestyle The ‘Kiddie Crew’ is back on its 27th year

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BY NIKA ROQUE

UMMER for children in the Philippines generally mean swimming lessons, basketball clinics and — for the last 27 years — an opportunity to join the McDonald’s Kiddie Crew.

An iconic brand in itself, the summer program allows the global fast food giant to continue advocating active play for children especially in this dizzying technological age.

“Again, the Kiddie Crew is back to help children hone their social skills, meet new people while learning to do practical things at the same time,” McDonald’s brand manAGER "EA #ORONEL SAID AT THE OFkCIAL launch of the program for 2019.

This year, the McDonald’s Kiddie Crew takes an adventurous turn with Ronald McDonald taking participants on a quest to explore their identity and interests, and of course the adventure of making new friends.

“In the process we hope to teach them the values of teamwork, discipline, hard work, sharing, and responsibility,” Coronel added.

Of course, with the help of McDonald’s expert staff, the Kid-

die Crew will get to make their favorite snacks as always, among them Burger McDo and the classic Cheeseburger, then serve them to customers with a smile whether at the main counter or the drive-thru window. /FkCIALLY STARTING TODAY PARENTS will also have more freedom to choose the schedules they want for their children, whether for two hours on weekdays or three hours on weekends. Workshop fees include meals materials, and numerous goodies.

Finally, enrolling in the Kiddie Crew Club will entail a new benefit beginning this year where members will be eligible to exclusive promos and discounts in McDonald’s stores until the end of 2019.

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Q The hands-on and play-based activities bring learning and fun amid favorite flavors.

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More summer options for the little ones MAKE school children’s summer vacation fun and productive with a variety of activities.

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Q Develop future dancers with Sunshine Place’s hip-hop workshop.

For the artistic set, Sunshine Place’s Little Sunshine workshops is the way to go. They can go for acrylic painting, ballet or hip-hop dancing, and piano or voice lessons.

Rachael Escalaw, Visual Artist and Member of Arts Association of the Philippines, will conduct the acrylic painting workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children will be taught abstract, sketching, landscape, still life, pet portraiture, and anime. The workshop will also have a subject on “anything you love” and “custom-your-own shoe or bag.” Schedule of workshop is every Tuesday: April 16, 30 and May 7, 14, 21, 28; every Wednesday: April 17 and May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Friday: May 3, 10, 17, who is also a music teacher, will give the piano 24, 31; and Saturday: May 4, 11, 18, 25. lessons on a one-on-one session by appointment Ballet for toddlers and kids will be conducted every Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

by Michelle Condendo of Little Ballerina School For further details, call: 856-4162 or 0917 of Dance. Class schedule is from April 22 to May 27, 2019, 4 to 5 p.m. for toddler ballet and 5 to 6 515 5656 (for acrylic, piano and voice lessons; p.m. for kids’ ballet. A recital will be held on May ; 0917 650 5170 (for ballet); and 0917 569 4208 for (hip-hop).

30. On Additionally, Sunshine Place will open its doors today from 4 to 5 p.m., for a free trial class Nurturing future for interested children . kitchens stars Also hosting a free trial class today, from 10 to 11 a.m. is the hip-hop dancing class. To be The Maya Kitchen is once again conducted in collaboration with Studio 116, instructor Mary Joy Renigen will hold classes every Tuesdays (10:30 to 11:30 a.m.) and Thursdays (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) from April 23 to May 16. Three practice sessions will likewise be held on May 21, 23, and 28 before a recital on May 30.

Meanwhile, Music teacher and choir master Isaac Iglesias will conduct voice lessons on a one-on-one session and first come, first served basis with three slots each every Thursdays (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.); and Saturdays (1:30 to 4:30 p.m.). Asidee from applied concepts, enrollees will learn proper breathing, right intonation, proper support in singing, g, legato/connected singing, stage presesQ Kids can learn cooking essentials at the ence and song interpretation.

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Finally, soprano Cloi Sugano,

How to preserve your well-loved wooden furniture FOR many Filipino families, there will always be wooden furniture at home that are more than just functional, but symbolize history. Often passed down from generation to generation, wooden dining tables will always bring to mind happy family occasions, while dressers and cabinets for example, keep memories of a beloved grandmother or a special aunt alive.

Today, Woodshine Furniture Polish

by Solignum shares with The Manila Times tips on how to preserve these very special pieces of the home for generations to come.

– It is always a good idea to use polish that will leave a protective barrier of sorts on wooden benches, tables, chairs, desks and cabinets from dirt, smudges and light surface scratches.

Doing so will allow these pieces to REMAIN AS kNE AND DELICATE AS THE DAY they were acquired.

– Make sure to use a liquid emulsion with a wax-based formula that has anti-static property. Such formulations further repel dust particles and grime and even removes coffee and water stains when applied to wood.

– Stay away from furniture polisher with strong and irritating odors to be sure the family is safe from toxins. A light scent is ideal and acceptable.

– Choose polish that can be used “all-around,” that is on varnished, laminated, and treated wooden furniture to save money. Some can even be used on leather, vinyl, and stainless tabletops to make cleaning easier day in and day out.

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holding a variety of culinary workshops for children from April to June, just in time for school break.

An annual offering, the activity has been offering cooking and baking classes for children and young adults to give them a taste of different cuisines and teach them cooking essentials — from slicing, mincing to boiling, and so much more. Aside from cooking skills, the annual summer workshops aim to introduce the participants to healthy eating, home responsibilities, and to develop a better appreciation of what they eat.

Encourage the little ones to Enco make tthe most out of their summer hholiday in the Kids’ Culinary Bootcamps, where they’ll learn Bootc age-appropriate basic cooking and age-a bakin baking skills and recipes.

Cla Classes for kids aged six to 12 will be he held from May 7 to 10 and from June 4 to 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m Fo For teens aged 13 to 18, The Maya Kitch Kitchen offers the Young Adults Culinary Classes, where they can discover the art of uncomplicated cooking from exp experienced chefs.

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TUESDAY April 9, 2019

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Solution to Mega Maze

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BY EUGENE SHEFFER

ÂťHOROSCOPE Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birthday (04/09/19). Discover beauty, insight and new solutions this year. Practice persistently for professional gain. Unexpected money comes your way. Your garden flowers this summer, before career opportunities call you out. Winter brings a professional feather in your hat, before home calls.

Travel, study and explore.

To get the advantage, check the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Watch your step.

Harmony may require effort. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show your unfinished work yet.

Avoid emotional spending. Stay in communication to coordinate efforts. Listen before you speak.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Use sensible judgment with financial opportunities. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get intimidated. Stick with basic priorities. Illusions could distort your view. Take one step at a time.

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Avoid impulsive actions. Rest, and recharge your batteries. Finish tasks in private. Peaceful meditation restores you. All isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as it appears; it could be better.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Connect with friends, and wait for developments with a community project. Strengthen infrastructure. Dreams reveal a change in your thinking. The fog is clearing.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Schedule carefully to manage your professional responsibilities. Fantasies can evaporate; prioritize practical matters. Strengthen foundations and structures. Avoid impulsivity, controversy or setting wildly unrealistic expectations.

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BY NANCY BLACK LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too early to get started. Monitor traffic before dashing off. Take cautious, measured steps. Study your route and methods in advance. Postpone expensive decisions.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gamble on risky business. Stick to tested routines and connections. Handle practical financial priorities before spending on treats. Teach a lesson about patience.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Listen to your partnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view. It may not match your own. Stay receptive and patient.

Compromise for a workable situation. Silence soothes. Less is more.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Slow the pace, and watch your footing to avoid accidents. You get farther with honey than you do with vinegar. Nurture your health. Mind the gap.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Tempers could get short with people you love. Abandon unrealistic illusions or expectations.

In a stalemate, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for favors. Silence trumps oversharing.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) -- Today is a 7 -- It could get busy or chaotic at home. Stay flexible with changing circumstances.

Prioritize practicalities. Keep household systems in order, especially regarding water. Get everyone fed.

Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Blackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy horoscopes column. She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, @LindaCBlack. For more astrological interpretations like todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gemini horoscope, visit Linda Black Astrology by clicking daily horoscopes, or go to www.nancyblack.com.)

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