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he Department of Transportation (DOTr) on June 21 released the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for Republic Act 10913 or the AntiDistracted Driving Act (ADDA).

With the issuance of the revised IRR, the law, which stirred controversy when it was first implemented, will take effect on July 6.

Last May, the DOTr decided to defer the law’s implementation in response to the call of lawmakers amid public confusion on purported violations in the law.

Under the revised IRR, the DOTr said the following would be considered distracted driving when the motor vehicle is in motion or temporarily stopped at a traffic light or

intersection: using a mobile communications device to write, send or read a text-based communication or to make or receive calls; and using an electronic device to play games, watch movies, surf the internet, compose messages, read e-books, perform calculation and other similar acts. Drivers using the hands-free function of mobile devices through speaker phones, earphones or microphones to make or receive calls will not be called out for distracted driving.

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he Department of Tourism denied that the concept of its new “Experience the Philippines” ad was copied from one released by South Africa in 2014.

“(It is) not a rip-off, definitely this is experiential,” Tourism Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre said in an interview with ANC’s “Early Edition.”

The new Philippine tourism video, released June 12 on the 119th anniversary of the country’s independence, features blind Japanese retiree M. Uchimura, who explored some of the country’s best known tourist spots. Netizens have pointed out the video’s striking similarity to a South African tourism ad which also featured a blind man whose disability was revealed when he pulls out a walking cane.

What sets the two ads apart, Alegre said, is that DOT’s campaign stars a real-life retiree staying in the Philippines.

“Our ad that was released yesterday was beautifully executed. While it has similarity with the ads of South Africa, the biggest difference really is that is a true story. The Japanese retiree is an actual retiree residing in the Philippines,” he said.

“We’d also like to add that we have been consistently putting out testimonials of foreigners in the Philippines and retirement

is really a key pillar of the Department of Tourism... The Philippines is actually one of the best places in the world for retirees and we’d like to believe that the feature about the Japanese retiree really expresses what they feel about the Philippines.”

Alegre also clarified that DOT’s overarching campaign is still “It’s More Fun in the PH” and that “Experience the Philippines” supports the former with a call to action.

“Experience the Philippines,” he added, focuses on Northern Luzon tourist spots and was released in consideration of the armed conflict wracking Mindanao, especially Marawi City. “We decided to put in a new twist exactly because we were very sensitive to the people of Marawi. We didn’t feel it was proper to say ‘fun’ amidst all the security issues in Mindanao,” Alegre explained.

Several countries including the US, UK and Canada earlier warned their citizens against traveling to southern Philippine provinces, citing terrorist activity and clashes between the military and insurgent groups.

“We only appeal to the countries that issued travel advisories to be more fair, to try to be more specific to which area and when the situation improves, it’s about fair that they also issue a trael advisory saying it’s safe,” Alegre said.

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Sen. Villar: No ban on ‘unli-rice’

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enator Cynthia Villar quashed fears that she would be proposing a ban on the serving of unlimited rice or unli-rice in restaurants and food outlets.

“I am not planning to make a law banning ‘unli-rice.’ Not at all,” Senator Cynthia Villar said in a statement. Villar issued the statement amid reports that she wanted to ban unli rice. “I just voiced out my concern that eating too much rice is one of the main causes of high blood sugar that leads to diabetes,” the senator said.

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was just a genuine expression of concern on my part,” she added. The unli-rice issue came up during Wednesday’s hearing of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, which Villar chairs.

“Unlimited rice is bad for the health. We should learn how to eat more vegetables,” the senator said during the hearing.

In a statement, Villar recognized that it would be difficult to stop Filipinos from eating rice “as the Philippines is a nation or rice eaters.”

“But to decrease health risks, cutting down on rice is still a good idea,” she said.

The senator cited a study, which showed that eating one plate of white rice everyday increases the risk of developing diabetes by 11 percent. Health experts, she said, also recommend adding 20% of brown rice to the daily white rice consumption as it can reduce the risk of diabetes by around 16%.

“Rice causes an increase in the level of sugar in the blood, which makes pancreas produce more insulin and cause frequent spikes in blood sugar level leading to diabetes.

When not managed, diabetes may cause organ malfunction leading to death,” Villar said. The senator earlier urged concerned

government agencies such as the Department of Agriculture, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Department of Health (DoH) to align their programs in order to promote better nutrition and health among the young Filipinos.

“I have recommended to the government departments and they are doing it in some areas already to incorporate vegetable gardening in schools in the feeding program, for instance. They can also source the ingredients locally, particularly the perishable produce, to help the small farmers and cooperatives,” she said.

House Bill No. 5636.

In separate hearings of the Senate and House ways and means committees, Chua noted the government has jurisdiction only over domestic remittances, which are not actually taxed as the value-added tax (VAT) is not imposed on the amount of money involved but only on transfer fees charged by money transfer companies.

“We have to distinguish between foreign and domestic remittances. Those coming from abroad are not within our tax regime, so that is not covered under the CTRP,” Chua said.

Under existing tax laws, transfer fees in domestic remittances have long been

subjected to the VAT but are not collected fully by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

“Let me be clear, it’s not a VAT on remittance, it is VAT on the money transfer like all other services which has been VAT-able from before,” Chua noted.

To plug the loophole, Chua said legal and tax experts have agreed that because the transfer fees are not explicitly exempted from the VAT under the National Internal Revenue Code, such fees must be subjected to the consumption tax.

He said the BIR has advised the DOF that there is no need to amend the Tax Code to do this, and that a revenue regulation is all that is required to remind companies that transfer

fees on domestic remittances are VAT-able.

The tax laws applicable to remittances hinge on the country of origin of the remittance, Chua noted.

On May 3, the House of Representatives approved HB 5636 or the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) by a 246-9 vote with one abstention.

The HB 5636 consolidated the DOF’s original proposal – HB 4774 – with 54 other tax-related measures aiming to cut personal income tax rates and adjust excise taxes on certain products while broadening the VAT base as compensating measure for possible revenue loss. —GMA News

OFW remittances not covered by tax reform plan: DOF

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oney sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is not subject to enhanced collection measures under the administration’s proposed Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), the Department of Finance (DOF) said.

In an emailed statement, the DOF noted that Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua has issued the clarification – during separate congressional hearings – that the government has no legal jurisdiction over money transfers from abroad.

The department said Chua is basically responding to erroneous reports that OFW remittances would be taxed under the first package of the CTRP, which is contained in

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when the highest point of the device is more than four inches from the motor vehicle’s dashboard,” the IRR read. Provisions of the IRR also apply to agricultural machineries, as well as construction equipment, when these are operated or driven in public thoroughfares, highways or streets.

Meanwhile, motorists using a mobile phone to report a crime, accident, natural calamity or terrorist activity to a law enforcement agency or to respond to an emergency call shall be exempted from the provisions of the IRR. A nationwide public information campaign will be conducted by the DOTr, Land Transportation Office, Philippine Information Agency, Department of Education, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police (PNP), as well as private agencies within six months from effectivity of the IRR.Motorists who violate any of the provisions of the IRR shall pay a fine of P5,000 for the first offense; P10,000 for the second; P15,000 and suspension of driver’s license for three months for the third, and P20,000 and revocation of driver’s license for the fourth offense. “The owner and/or operator of the vehicle driven by the offender shall be directly and principally held liable together with the offender for the fine, unless he or she is able to convincingly prove that he or she has exercised extraordinary diligence in the selection and supervision of his or her drivers in general, and the offending driver in particular,” the IRR stated. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, PNP and other concerned government agencies shall be responsible for the enforcement of the anti-distracted driving law.

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DOH open ‘quitlines’ to help Filipinos quit smoking

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he Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), launched phone and mobile-centered support services to help Filipino smokers quit tobacco.

Harnessing the power and potentials of communication technologies, the DOH now offers Filipinos who want to kick their smoking habits real-time counseling and support through a quitline.

Quitline is a hotline –165364 - that smokers can call. For the mobile-based cessation, simply text ‘STOPSMOKE’ to (29290)165364 – and text messaging will begin support and guidance to quit smoking, instead of actual operators and voice.

Services will be available and accessible via SMART/Sun Cellular and Globe.

“We are all pleased to share with the public new services that will help them initiate or continue quitting the use of tobacco products,” Health Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial said.

“The ubiquitous availability and reach of telecommunication devices have already enabled numerous possibilities. From effectively bridging the communication gap between people, these devices are now also seen as valuable tools in improving health care delivery systems to address the burden of tobacco use,” she added.

Based on the country’s 2015 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), seven in 10 of Filipino smokers would like to quit tobacco.

But only 4% of those who smoked in the past 12 months reported success in fully kicking the deadly habit.

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2012 alone, approximately 11 million deaths out the mobile cessation here,” Secretary Ubial in the region were due to NCDs, undermining emphasized. economic development.

The mobile cessation component There are now 1 million less smokers of DOH’s real-time support services was in the Philippines (GATS, 2015), and there is developed under the the BHBM Initiative. real demand for smoking cessation services as BHBM is a larger movement that looks to tobacco control programs are strengthened: exploit to incorporate mobile technology – graphic health warnings are prompting in particular text messaging and apps – to smokers to quit; significant number of local help combat non-communicable diseases or governments are enforcing better smoke-free NCDs. So far nine countries have joined the ordinances and more recently, the President initiative: Costa Rica, Norway, Philippines, has just signed EO 26 banning smoking in Senegal, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Zambia, “We are all pleased to share public places nationwide.

India and Egypt. with the public new services The Philippines was the logical pilot World Health Organization’s (WHO) for the WHO-ITU partnership, ‘Be He@ document on Policy Recommendations for that will help them initiate or lthy, Be Mobile’ (BHBM) because of the Smoking Cessation and Treatment of Tobacco high penetration of mobile telephone in the Dependence says it is difficult to reduce the continue quitting the use country. tobacco-related deaths over the next 30of tobacco products.”

“Cellphone penetration rate in the 50 years unless adult smokers are actively Philippines was 113% as far back as 2012. encouraged to quit.

Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial Mobile phones provide a reliable and Both Quitline technologies implement a Health Secretary cheap tool to access even the remotest of range of techniques in their communication forefront of tobacco control innovation as populations. The Philippines is a highly and messages, including motivation, advice the first country to launch a mobile tobacco digitized society with a rapidly growing mobile and guidance, and counseling, over telephone —PIA.GOV.PH cessation initiative in the Western Pacific phone penetration, and it made sense to roll and mobile platforms.

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inaha ng magkakahalong suporta, pagkagulat at pang-aalaska mula sa mga fans ang ginawang pagpapalit ng pangalan ni Charice sa kanyang social media accounts. Ang pangalang Jake Zyrus ang napili ng Pinay international star na itawag sa kanya mahigit dalawang buwan matapos ang paghihiwalay nila ng kapwa singer at live-in partner for four years na si Alyssa Quijano.

May mga nagpahayag na forever idol pa rin daw nila ang 25-year-old singer habang may mga bumanat din na ang lakas makapogi ng pangalang Jake Zyrus.

Masaya raw si Charice Pempengco sa kanyang desisyong magpalit ng pangalan bilang Jake Xyrus. Pangako pa niya sa kanyang mga tagahanga, babalik siya kaagad para sa kanila. Tila nabunutan daw ng tinik sa dibdib si Jake Zyrus—ang dating si Charice Pempengco—sa magagandang mensahe at komentong kanyang natatanggap at nababasa tungkol sa pagpapalit niya ng pangalan.

Walang paliwanag ang singer tungkol sa kanyang pagpapalit ng screen name, ngunit lumikha ito ng ingay sa social media. Sabi niya, “My first tweet as Jake. Overwhelmed.

“Saw all your love comments and I’m so happy. Finally. “I love you, everyone and see you soon.” Paalala pa niya, walang sinumang makakasira sa kasiyahang nararamdaman niya ngayon. “I won’t let anyone ruin this moment. I won’t let anyone ruin my

happiness. “Thank you to all the beautiful write ups about me.” Nag-out si Charice sa kanyang gender preference noong 2013.

Samantala, sa Facebook post ng lola ng singer ay nakikiusap ito na umuwi na si Charice sa piling ng inang si Raquel Pempengco.

Ibinunyag rin sa post na ito na noon pa man ay gusto nang tanggalin ni Charice ang apelyidong Pempengco sa kanyang pangalan.

Pinangaralan din niya ang apo tungkol sa pagbago ng pagkakakilanlan nito at sinagot ang ilang nagkomento sa kanyang Facebook post. Buwelta ng lola ni Charice sa mga nagkomento na nagusutuhan nila ang pagpapakatotoo ni singer,

“Bakit pinatay nyo na bang apo ko?

“Lahat ng tumawag na Jake dyan, hahanapin ko kayo at ituro nya sa akin kung saan nyo nilibing si Charice.

“Lahat kayo mananagot sa batas sa pagpatay nyo sa apo ko. Nagkakaintindihan ba tayong lahat? Ipinagdiinan din ng lola ni Charice na hindi tomboy ang kanyang apo, dahil labag daw sa Diyos ang kanyang ginawa.

Nang may magkomento naman tungkol sa pagbabago ng ugali ni Charice mula ng ito ay kumita ng malaki, ayon kay Lola Thess ay wala na raw pera ngayon ang apo. Diin pa niya, “Wala ng pera ‘yan, inubos ng mga umabuso sa kanya.

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hile the cost of President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign trips is triple that of his predecessors, Malacañang gave assurances that the Chief Executive is “very disciplined” when it comes to such expenses. “The President is very, very clear, he’s very disciplined about expenses,” said Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella on June 19, in an interview with Rappler.

“There’s very strict accounting regarding that matter…In fact, there is always a finance officer coming along in all those trips,” he added.

A Rappler report found that the government spent P386.2 million on 17 of Duterte’s 21 foreign trips in his first year as President.

This amount is around triple what former president Benigno Aquino III spent in his first year, factoring in the dollar-peso exchange rate at the time. The amount is more than 4 times what former president Gloria MacapagalArroyo spent in her first year.

Duterte went on 21 foreign trips in his first year in power while Aquino went on 8 foreign trips. Given that Duterte’s number of trips is more than double Aquino’s, Abella was asked if the present administration makes efforts to save on expenses during these travels. “I will find out about that but definitely part of the trips is really investing and making sure we are able to gain back our interest in investments,” said Abella.

During the interview, Abella emphasized that Duterte’s trips have resulted in billions in pesos worth of deals. He cited previous computations by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III that for every peso the Duterte administration has spent on foreign trips, it gets back P1,000 in deals.

Dominguez, last January, praised Duterte for “single-handedly” raising “the highest amount of foreign development assistance ever.” The finance chief had announced then that the President’s China and Japan trips raised P890 billion in official development assistance (ODA). However, Dominguez said in the same press conference that the ODA comes in the form of financial loans from foreign governments, with low interest rates and long terms to pay.

Rappler also pointed out in its article and to Abella that the deals Duterte has brought home come in various levels of commitment – from actual binding contracts, to memoranda of understanding, to letters of intent.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia has said that entering into these loan agreements is dependent on several factors, not least of which is the passage of the comprehensive tax reform package crafted by Duterte’s economic advisers.

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(Left) Overseas Filipino worker Jennifer Dalquez, 30, is saved from the death row after a UAE court acquits her of murder. (Right) Jennifer's mother

UAE court acquits OFW Jennifer Dalquez

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verseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jennifer Dalquez has been acquitted of murder charges, her mother confirmed on June 20. The OFW’s mother, Alicia Dalquez, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has informed her of her daughter’s acquittal.

“DFA Manila ang nagreport sa akin.

Inosente si Jennifer (DFA Manila reported it to me. Jennifer is innocent),” she told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.

She said a court at the United Arab Emirates acquitted Dalquez on June 19, of the charges of murder, thus, saving her from the death row. “Kahapon yung last hearing.

Five years na lang siya mag-serve sa kulungan (Yesterday was the last hearing. She will now just serve five years in jail),” she said.

Dalquez was sentenced to death in 2015 after she accidentally killed an Emirati police who attempted to rape her in 2014.

“Masayang-masaya ako at nabunutan ng tinik sa dibdib. Wala akong mapagsidlan ng kasiyahan (I am really glad, just like a big thorn has been removed from my chest. I am overwhelmed by gladness),”

she said. Her daughter, she said, was happy with the decision. In a statement, Migrante International welcomed the acquittal of Dalquez. “We have talked to Jennifer’s parents and they confirmed that they were contacted by the Department of Foreign Affairs who relayed to them the good news,” Arman Hernando, Migrante International Spokesperson, said on Tuesday.

“Because of her acquittal, no blood money is required of Jennifer. She, however, is still expected to serve a five-year jail time,” Hernando added. Migrante thanked the DFA “for having graciously imparted directly to us the positive update.” “Once again, our collective prayers, active intervention and resounding clamor for justice have prevailed,” Hernando said. “On behalf of the Dalquez family, we thank all supporters, migrants advocates and human rights defenders in the “Save Jennifer Dalquez” campaign. We stand resolute to continue with the fight to save all Filipinos on death row,” he added. The DFA has yet to issue an official announcement on Dalquez’ acquittal.

— Rappler

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Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines launch joint patrols to tackle ISIS threat

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hree Southeast Asian nations have started trilateral naval patrols in the first concrete sign of cooperation against ISIS-inspired terror groups operating in the region.

The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will begin joint patrols and informationsharing to curb the influence of local Islamist terror groups, according to a joint statement released by the three governments.

Southeast Asian terror cells aligned with the Iraq- and Syria-based group have been emboldened in recent years, culminating in a month-long battle for the city of Marawi on Mindanao island in the southern Philippines.

The Trilateral Maritime Patrol Indomalphi -whose name incorporates elements of each of the three countries’ names -- was “initiated and implemented” by the governments of the “three in order to face the security challenges associated with each country’s border waters,” according to the statement.

The start of the initiative was marked with a ceremony aboard an Indonesian naval vessel in the Javanese province of North Kalimantan Monday, attended by the defense ministers of the three countries, alongside each nation’s armed forces commander.

“The Trilateral Maritime Patrol Indomalphi is a concrete step taken by the three countries ... in maintaining stability in the region in the face of non-traditional real threats such as piracy, kidnapping, terrorism and other transnational crimes in regional waters,” the statement said.

To implement the increased intelligence sharing

and joint patrols, there will be a Maritime Command Center (MCC) in each nation -Tarakan in Indonesia, Tawau in Malaysia and Bongao in the Philippines. The maritime patrols will also include air and land elements.

Chief among the issues that the Southeast Asian nations face is the rising threat of local terror groups from the three countries, who use the channels and inlets of the nations’ coastlines on the Sulu Sea to move weapons, cash and personnel between the Indonesian island of Java, Malaysia’s Sabah province and the Philippines’ Mindanao, a large southern island with a large Muslim population and a long history of religiously-motivated separatism.

Kidnappings, especially by Mindanao-based militants of Indonesian nationals, has also been a key issue in moving the initiative forward.

In addition to dozens of Indonesians, mainly fishermen and seamen, kidnapped in the past few years, the Sulu-based faction of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) recently kidnapped two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Philippines national from a marina in the southern Philippines.

Most recently an alliance of ISIS-aligned groups in Mindanao have organized to sweep into the Mindanao city of Marawi, holding territory in the city of some 200,000 people for a month. It is the first instance of disparate, ISIS-aligned Filipino groups banding together and holding territory.

Philippines Armed Forces (AFP) operations continue but have not been able to yet dislodge

a core group of militants, organized by the infamous Maute group and led, ultimately, by the ASG leader Isnilon Hapilon, who has been declared the emir of Southeast Asia by ISIS’ leader, Abu Bakir al-Baghdadi.

“This is a warning so we can be ready to address this together because there are sleeper cells that are in each of our countries,” Indonesian military chief Gen. Gatot Murmatyo said at the ceremony.

“With this trilateral cooperation it will ease the exchange of information because the speed and accuracy of information is very much needed to put in place measures and anticipate the possible escape of (militants) out of Marawi.” Despite the three nations’ increasing issues with ISIS-inspired terrorism and their long unguarded coastlines bordering the Sulu Sea, long used for smuggling routes, active cooperation between the countries’ governments has been lacking, Sidney Jones, director of the Institute for Policy and Analysis of Conflict told CNN.

“Part of the problem is that borders in this archipelago are extremely porous. It’s still possible to get in by boat. All three countries -- Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines -are trying to strengthen their border controls and their immigration checks,” the Jakartabased regional terrorism expert said.

“One thing that’s needed is a common watch list so that all three countries are operating from the same information about who may be dangerous. But regional cooperation is improving on that.” —CNN

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The President certified the tax reform bill as urgent last May. While the House of Representatives approved it on 3rd and final reading on May 31, the Senate said it would not pass Malacañang’s version of the measure.

In a May 30 Palace briefing, Pernia had said the Philippines would have to “go slow” on entering into such agreements to ensure a balance between “spending, indebtedness, and capacity to pay and service the debt.”

“We’ll have to go slow on, you know, accepting or entering into ODA, you know, agreements with China,” he said.

Thus, instead of implementing all promised infrastructure projects, the government may be constrained to implement “just one or two.” Alarm bells have also been sounded on possible pitfalls of entering into financial agreements and loans with China and its state-run companies.

To allay such concerns, Dominguez has said questionable companies will not be allowed to participate in auctions for infrastructure projects.

Loan agreements typically entail conditions to the benefit of the country offering the loan. For instance, there are often clauses that the project must be implemented by a company owned by that government.

While the benefits from these deals are by no means assured for the public, the government has already spent hundreds of millions of pesos on the President’s foreign trips.

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nilathala ni DJ Yap ng Philippine Daily Inquirer nuong Marso 2016 na 26 Milyong Filipino ay nananatiling mahirap at kalahati nito (12 Milyon) ay nabubuhay sa matinding kahirapan. Ayon naman sa IBON survey, 7 sa 10 Filipino ay nagsasabi na sila ay mahirap. Sa ibang survey tinatayang 89 % ng mga pamilyang Pilipino ay isina-alang alang na mahirap. Ang gastos araw araw humigit kumulang ay nasa Php 681.00. Ngunit ayon sa Mayo 2017report ng National Wages and Productivity Commission ng Department of Labor and Employment, ang kasalukuyang Daily minimum wage rate ay 454 -491 pesos (non agriculture at agriculture sa NCR). 265-285 pesos naman sa Cordillera Adminstrative Region (CAR)non-agriculture at agriculture. Mas mababa pa ang average minimum wage sa ibang pang rehiyon ng Pilipinas.

Ang problema ng kahirapan ay tutuo sa ating panahon at maging sa mga nakaraang panahon. Komplikado ang mga paliwanag ng iba’t ibang eksperto tungkol sa dahilan ng kahirapan. Ayon sa pag-aaral nina Wayne Grudem and Barry Asmus, batay sa Biblia, may apat na dahilan ng Kahirapan. (1) Katamaran, kapabayaan, o katakawan. Sinabi sa Kawikaan na ang ibang tao ay mahirap dahil sa maling mga ugali at walang paki-ki-alam o bahala na, na kaisipan (Ref: Mga Kawikaan 10:4; 13:4; 19:15; 20:13; 23:21). (2) Kultura ng kahirapan. Ang kahirapan ay nanganganak ng kahirapan. Ang siklo nito ay mahirap putulin. Ang mga taong lumaki sa kahirapan ay malimit kulang sa nutrisyon at edukasyon. Ang kakulangan sa mga bagay na iyon ang nagiging hadlang upang maka-ahon sa situasyon. Sinabi sa Kawikaan10:15,”...ang kahirapan ng yagit ay kanyang kapahamakan.”

(3) Pang-aapi at pandaraya. Maraming mahirap sapagkat sila ay ina-api ng kapwa at dinadaya.

Maraming beses, ang mga may kapangyarihan ang lumalapastangan sa karapatan ng mga maliliit na mamamayan. (Ref: Isaiah 10:1-2; Lev. 19:15;Prov. 14:3; Prov. 20:10; 17:15,etc) (4) Kasawian, pag-uusig, paghuhukom. Sa mga siyudad at mga probinsiya ng Pilipinas, may mga nasunugan, nawasak ng malakas na bagyo ang mga ari-arian at pananim. Ang ibang lugar ay nasubo sa pag-uusig, sa giyera, o terrorismo at nagdala ng kasawian (Ref: Ps. 109:16; Lam. 5:3; Matt. 24:6, etc).

Ugat ng Kahirapan: Bagaman may koneksyon sa mga dahilan na nabanggit ay hindi naka-ugat sa mga iyon ang kahirapan.

Ang kahirapan, kailangang matanto ay naka-ugat sa spirituwal na pagkakabihag ng tao.

Kung gusto mong maka-ahon sa kahirapan, kailangan mong maunawaan ang ugat na ito

REAKSYON Continued from Page 8 “Galit sila sa akin dahil ang kinita niya noon pinaglaban ko sa DOLE, pero nuong 2010 naumpisahan ng i-withdraw. “Kinasama noon si Courtney (Blooding, former managerlover of Charice), tapos nagbago ng manager, inubos. “Tapos, Alyssa Quijano [long-time partner of Charice], ayan ngayon, ayan na naman nakikinig na naman sa mga gahaman tulad ng Shy Aquino nayan at Carl Cabral.

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Nagsimulang mangyari ang pagkakabihag ng tao sa kahirapan mula ng magrebelde sa Diyos ang tao. Wala sanang nabihag ng kahirapan kundi nag-rebelde ang tao laban sa Diyos duon sa Hardin (Gen. 3). Tandaan na inilagay ng Diyos sa kasaganaan ang tao at binigyan ng responsibilidad na huwag galawin ang bunga ng puno sa gitna ng hardin. Subalit pinili ng tao na mag-rebelde at kanin ang ipinagbawal ng Diyos. Nagpadala ang tao sa manunuksong ahas.

Ang resulta, pinalayas ng Diyos ang tao mula sa masaganang hardin at itinakda ng Diyos ang kaparusahan laban sa manunuksong ahas (Satanas). Mula nuon, nagbungkal na ang tao ng lupa upang kumain. Kailangan na ng tao na kumayod upang kumain. Gawa na rin ng pagrerebelde ng tao, napailalim siya sa kapangyarihan nang hari ng sanlibutan. Ganito ang sabi ng Biblia”....ang kanilang isip ay binulag ng diyos ng kasamaan sa daigdig na ito, upang hindi nila makita ang liwanag ng Magandang Balita tungkol sa kaluwalhatian ni Cristo na siyang larawan ng Diyos (2 Cor. 4:4).” Maliwanag ang pagkaka-ugat sa pagkakabihag ng tao. Hindi na makita ng tao ang daan sa tutuong kasaganaan gawa ng nabulag at patuloy na binubulag ng hari ng sanlibutan. Kung ano palakad ng ahas sa sanlibutan, natural apektado ang lahat.

Sadyang layunin ng diyos ng kasamaan sa daigdig na bihagin, pagnakawan, patayin at sirain ang buhay ng lahat ng tao (Juan 10:10). Kaya sa pagnanasang sumagana ang iba, ang paraan na rin ng diablo ang kanilang gawa. Pandadadaya, pagnanakaw, pangugulo, pagbebenta ng bawal na duroga o katawan. Pagbubudol-budol gang, pagsasalisi, pandurukot, pang-i-iscam, pang ha-hack at kung ano-ano pa. Marami rin ang kumakayod ng malinis ngunit tutuong hirap. Sa kabila ng pagsisikap ng taong maka hulagpos sa kahirapan, marami tila nababaon pa kung hindi nanatili sa gayong kalalagayan.

Wala na ang pag-asang maka-ahon. Galit, iyak, hinagpis, kabiguan at pagtatanong na lang ang nangyayari. Subalit, huwag rin mag-akala na kapag naka-ahon na sa hirap at yumaman ay ligtas na sa problema. Sa ulat ni Robert Frank sa Wall Street Journal, Marso 9,2011, miserable ang buhay ng mga mayayaman. Sa isang pag-aaral na pinonduhan ng Gates Foundation, ipinahayag na ang mga ultrarich ay “lost souls”, walang kasukat sa sosyodad at nabibigatan sa katatakutan, alalahanin, at pagkakabaluktot ng pamilya gawa ng kayamanan. Gayun man, kailangang matanto na hindi galit ang Diyos sa kayamanan. Sa katunayan, ang kayamanan sa sarili nito ay hindi isinusumpa ng Diyos.

Halimbawa si Abraham ay pinagpala ng Diyos na magkaroon ng kayamanan (Gen. 13:2).

Makikita na pinagpala ng Diyos si Job ng materyal na kayamanan (Job 42:10). Ang kayamanan ay ebidensiya ng pagpapala ng Diyos (Deut. 8; 28; Prov. 22:2; Eccles. 5:19). Subalit sa kabila na ang kayamanan ay ebidensiya ng pagpapala ng Diyos, ayaw ng Diyos na manalig ang tao sa kanilang kayamanan kundi sa Diyos lamang (Prov. 11:4; 11:28; Jer. 9:23; 1 Tim.

na loob na tao ‘yan ... “Pumapayag sa sulsol ng mga hinayupak na mga gahaman nayan.

Gaga siya, ginagamit lang ng mga ‘yan. Nang tanungin kung sisikat pa ba si Charice, sagot ni Lola Thess, “Hindi na siya sisikat anak.

“Kahit anong gimik pang gawin nila. Minsan sabi ni Jobert Sucaldito, kung gusto niyang matuwa ang tao sa kanya, yong matandang kumaray-karay noon sa kanya, yun naman, siya umalalay sa matandang yun. “Kasi nga raw walang utang na loob, binibusog, ibang tao. Ang matandang nagpala sa kanila, binayaan nila. “Diyos ang kaaway nila.”

6:17; James 1:11; 5:2). Puede kasing alisin ng Diyos ang kayaman sa taong gahaman (Luke 12:17-21). Ikalawa, kapag na-isumpa ng Diyos ang isang mayaman na tao, nasumpa siya gawa na rin ng paraan ng kaniyang pagkuha ng kanilang kayamanan. Ang propeta na si Amos ay nagprotesta laban sa hindi makatarungan pagpapayaman sa pamamagitan ng pang-aapi o pandaraya.(4:11; 5:11). Ang propeta Micah ay nagsalita laban sa maling gamit ng timbangan na pandaraya laban sa mga mahihirap (6:1).

Hindi kinukundena ang kayamanan mismo.

Ang hindi makarungan paraan ng pagpapayaman ang masama’ at huhukuman. Ikatlo, may epekto ang kayamanan sa tao. Ang kayamanan ay malimit tumutukso na makalimot ang tao sa Diyos (Kawikaan 30:8-9 ; Hosea 13:6).

Kayamanan na ang diyos nila. Sinabi ng Biblia na hindi naman talaga masisiyahan ang tao sa kanilang kayamanan kung kinuha sa masamang paraan (Eccl. 2 at 5). Higit pa rito, ang kayamanan ay maaaring tumungo sa kapalaluan at pagmamataas (Kaw. 28:11 at Jer. 9:23).

Bagaman nag-rebelde ang tao, plano ng Diyos na iligtas sa pagkabihag ang tao. Sinabi ng Biblia, “...Kaya’t naparito ang Anak ng Diyos upang wasakin ang mga gawa ng diyablo (1 Juan 3:8).” Sinabi pa ni Jesus, “Naparito ako upang ang mga tupa ay magkaroon ng buhay, buhay na masaganang lubos.” (Juan 10:10b).

Paano makakamtan ang mga pangako ni Jesus? Gawin mo lamang ang dalawang bagay....

(1) Magsisi at talikuran ang pagiging rebelde sa Diyos. Aminin mo na isa kang makasalanan sa isip, salita at gawa. Itatwa at talikuran mo na ang buhay ng pagrerebelde sa Diyos. Talikuran mo na ang pakikipag-isa mo kay Satanas kung saan ang mga paraan niya ang iyong ipinatutupad sa buhay.

(2) Sumampataya ka kay Jesus Cristo.

Bakit at paano? Ganito ang sabi ng Biblia, “Ginagawang matuwid ng Diyos ang lahat sa pamamagitan ng kanilang pananampalataya kay Jesu-Cristo. Walang pagkakaiba ang mga tao, sapagkat ang lahat ay nagkasala, at walang sinumang nakaabot sa kaluwalhatian ng Diyos.

Ngunit dahil sa kanyang kagandahang-loob na walang bayad niyang ibinigay, sila ay itinuring na matuwid sa pamamagitan ni Cristo Jesus na siyang nagpapalaya sa kanila. Siya ang inialay ng Diyos bilang handog, upang sa pamamagitan ng kanyang dugo ay mapatawad ang kasalanan ng lahat ng sumasampalataya sa kanya at itinuturing niyang matuwid ang mga sumasampalataya kay Jesus(Roma 3:22-25).”

Pansinin na hindi sinabing sumampalataya sa ano mang relihiyon, tradisyon, denominasyon, kayamanang panlupa, o sa sariling pagpapakabait kundi kay Jesu Cristo lamang.

Wala kasi sa mga iyon ang kapangyarihang magkalag sa iyo sa pagkakabihag sa kahirapan ng iyong kaluluwa at buhay. Nakay Jesu Cristo lamang! Kapag ginawa mong “sumampa” at “itaya” kay Jesu Cristo ang iyong buhay ngayon, kakalagan ka niya at pagkakalooban ng masagana at walang hanggan buhay dito sa lupa hanggang sa langit (Juan 10:10). Saan ka man ngayon, tawagin mo ang pangalan ni Jesu Cristo. Ipahayag mo ang dalawang bagay na sinabi ko. Gawin mo lamang tutuo sa puso ang panawagan mo kay Jesu Cristo at mararanasan mo ang kanyang tugon. Nag-iintay Siya sa iyong pagtawag. Gagawin mo ba?

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119th Philippine Independence,

Migrant Workers’ Day & Filcom Friendship Fun Run 2 Interview withMs. KZ Tandingan and Eric Nicolas

BY EEC STAFF Para sa ika-119th Philippine Independence and Migrant Workers’ Day celebration, hinandog ng TFC ang ‘Sama Saya sa Taiwan’ kung saan ang ating mga kababayan ay pinatawa, kinantahan at pinasaya nila Ms. KZ Tandingan at Mr. Eric Nicolas.

Si KZ ay ang grand winner ng kauna unahang X Factor Philippines, simula noon ay nagtuloy tuloy ang kanyang tagumpay sa larangan ng musika.

Si Eric ay dating dubber bilang Goky sa sikat na anime show Dragon Z bago mas nakilala ng maging parte siya ng sikat na ABS-CBN show ‘Your Face Sounds Familiar’. Maswerteng nabigyan tayo ng pagkakataon na makapanayam ang napakagaling ng mang-aawit na si Ms. KZ Tandingan at komedyanteng si Mr. Eric Nicolas.

First time niyo bang bumisita sa Taiwan?

Para kay KZ, second time na niya sa Taiwan pero ito ang unang beses na siya ay nag perform. Samantala si Eric naman ay pang-limang beses na niyang nabisita ang Taiwan pero ito rin ang unang beses na siya ay naging parte ng Independence Day celebration. Excited rin ang dalawa na pumunta sa night market kung saan ito ang sinasadya ng mga turista. Masayang binahagi ni Eric na nagbilin pa sa kanya ang kanyang asawa na mag-uwi ng pasalubong ng mga sikat pagkain sa Taiwan.

Kamusta naman ang naging experience nila sa naganap na show?

Ayon kay KZ sobra siyang nag enjoy dahil kahit masama ang panahon ay hindi natinag ang mga tao, “I had so much fun kahit umuulan ndi natinag mga tao, nakikanta, nakisayaw, nakitawa”. Dagdag din niya na, “the show must always go on, kasi mga tao pumunta para manood.”

Pinuri naman ni Eric si KZ dahil sa dedikasyon nito, “Umulan na (pero) hindi niya iniwanan ang mga tao”, Mga bagong projects o shows kung saan sila mapapanood at mga dapat abangan ng ating mga kababayan?

Si Eric ay mapapanood sa teleseryeng A Love to Last kung saan isa siya sa mga supporting casts. Mayroon din siyang ginawang Pamaskong kanta

with Vehnee Saturno para sa mga OFW’s kaya dapat itong abangan ng ating mga kababayan dito sa Taiwan.

Si KZ ay regular na napapanood every Sunday sa Asap Soul session kasama sila JR, Kyla, Jason Dy and Darren.

Busy rin si KZ sa pag promote ng kanyang second album entitled Soul supremacy.

Bukod sa kanyang album at regular show sa ASAP umaasa rin si KZ na maipagpatuloy ang Diva’s Live tour with Yeng Constantino, Kyla at Angeline Quinto.

Mensahe para sa ating mga kababayan dito sa Taiwan Eric: Sa mga kakabayan nating dito sa Taiwan, wag malungkot, puro trabaho, okay lang yan, (basta) wag ma-miss ang mga nangyayari sa Pilipinas, kaya andito ang TFC at ABS para ang feeling niyo ay nasa Pilipinas pa rin kayo at wala kayo sa malayong lugar.

KZ: Ingat po kayo dito palagi, palagi po naming kayo sinasama panalangin, enjoy work and take care of yourselves, kasi marami kaming nag alalala para sa inyo.

We are so proud of you guys, kasi it’s so hard to work hard and be away from your family. We are so proud of you, we love you guys.

Nagdagdag din ng pahabol na mensahe si Erik, “Ito pala yung bukod tangi na every year ay nag titipon-tipon lahat ng mga kababayan natin dito sa Taiwan sa Independence day. Pinapangako po namin na kahit wala kami ni KZ, ibang artist ang pupunta dito para pasayahin kayo. Ang TFC at ABS-CBN sila ang magdadala rito para kahit mapawi ang inyong lungkot at inip”.

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ore Filipino households are saving the money sent home by their loved ones from abroad for future expenses while less households are investing amid the volatile global financial markets, according to the results of a quarterly survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Rosabel Guerrero, director of the BSP’s Department of Economic Statistics (DES), said results of the Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) for the second quarter showed an increase in the percentage of households with savings to 45.9 percent in the second quarter from 36.9 percent in the previous quarter.

The percentage of OFW households using remittances to save as of the second quarter was more than six times the 7.2

percent recorded in the first quarter of 2007 when the CES was launched.

“OFW households that utilize their remittances for savings continued to increase in the second quarter,” she said.

According to Guerrero, 97 percent of the 434 households included in the survey that received remittances used the money to purchase food and other household needs while 68 percent allotted part of the remittances for education.

Likewise, 60.8 percent of the OFW households allocated part of the remittances for medical expenses, 43.1 percent to pay debt, 25.3 percent to purchase consumer durables, 16.4 percent to acquire a house, and 7.4 percent to buy a vehicle.

Overall, including households that do not receive remittances, the percentage of respondents with savings increased to 35.8 percent from 34.9 percent.

Guerrero said the respondents are saving money for emergencies, education, retirement, health and hospitalization, business capital and investment as well as for the purchase of real estate.

She said almost two-thirds or 65 percent of household savers had bank deposit accounts while 45 percent kept their savings at home. On the other hand, 28.6 percent of the household savers put their money in cooperatives, paluwagan, other credit or loan associations as well as investments in stocks and insurance. Guerrero said the percentage

of respondents who reported that they could set aside money for savings during the current quarter declined slightly to 44.9 percent from 45.1 percent.

Moreover, the proportion of those who could set aside 10 percent or more of their monthly gross family income was lower at 38.6 percent from 41.4 percent.

Guerrero also reported the number of households that allocated remittances for investments slipped anew to 4.4 percent in the second quarter from 6.2 percent in the previous quarter.

The percentage of OFW households investing remittances is almost double the 2.3 percent level when the survey was first conducted.

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“We were told that from the time the fighting among the government troops and the Maute group began, chaotic situation engulfed the area and residents left their homes sans their belongings and valuables,” OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said.

“Thus, we are ready to give cash assistance to help them in the financial aspect relative to their needs especially food and other basic essentials,” he added.

Claimants or availees of WAP may get

in touch with the agency’s Regional Welfare Office (RWO) 10 for documentary requirements through (88)857 8511 or 0917 548 0033.

A total of 1,418 OWWA members, both active and inactive, are registered with RWO 10. Teams from RWO 10 were dispatched by Cacdac under orders of Labor Sec. Silvestro Bello III to coordinate with local government units to confirm the number of OFWs affected by the crisis.

OWWA has allocated P2.7 million for

WAP. Armed confrontations continue to escalate as security forces pressed harder against enemy positions in a mopping-up operation to free Marawi City.

ISIS-inspired Maute group laid siege to Marawi City on May 23, burning establishments and taking civilians hostage in response to the law enforcement operation against Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon, who has been recognized by ISIS as its top honcho in Southeast Asia.

Displaced OFW families in Marawi entitled to OWWA aid

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FWs and families of overseas workers displaced by the ongoing conflict in Marawi City will receive financial aid from the Department of Labor and Employment and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

Pursuant to OWWA Board Resolution No. 07, Series of 2017, under OWWA’s Welfare Assistance Program (WAP), active OWWA members will receive P3,000 each while nonactive members may claim P1,500 each.

DOLE reviews displaced OFW assistance

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he Department DOLE is also requesting of Labor and to reduce the interest Employment rate for the said OFW (DOLE) is drafting new loan from 8 percent to 6 guidelines in the grant percent and exclude the of benefits and loans to collateral requirement displaced and repatriated because the labor overseas Filipino workers department will be the (OFWs), Secretary Silvestre guarantor of the OFWs. Bello III said recently. In “We are reviewing the a recent dialogue with rules for the loan. For the repatriated workers those who are interested from Mohammad Al-Mojil in applying, there will be Group of companies in no collateral because we Saudi Arabia, Bello also will be your guarantor.

Hans Leo Cacdac vowed to assist returning Take good care of your OWWA Administrator workers seeking assistance money and attend our in claiming their unpaid livelihood training so financial and security benefits from their that you won’t find the need to leave the employers. country again,” Bello added.

“Give us all the proper papers and OWWA Administrator Hans Leo documentation and we assure you of the Cacdac meantime noted that first-degree labor department’s assistance in claiming relatives, such as wives and children of the your unpaid wages and benefits. We have deceased OFWs and Filipino workers who also created a technical working group to are still in abroad can process the claims and thoroughly review the rules and guidelines in loans, provided that they have the proper applying for a loan,” Bello said. documentations. “We are finalizing the rules The labor chief, who is also the for the loan with the officers of Landbank. We chairperson of the OWWA Board, has hope to sign a memorandum of understanding approved to raise the enhanced livelihood with them in June,” Cacdac explained. assistance given to the displaced OFWs from It can be recalled that 9 companies from P10,000 to P20,000 cash assistance. the Middle East have ceased their operations

The Landbank of the Philippines grants due to a financial crisis and resulted in the loan assistance amounting from P50,000 displacement of thousands of OFWs. – P300,000 for the OFWs who can provide These OFWs have been repatriated by the legitimate collaterals such as land titles and government and a large number of them are other valued assets with a regular interest formerly working for Mohammad Al-Mojil rate of 8 percent.

Group. The Department of Foreign Affairs, This prompted DOLE and OWWA to DOLE, and OWWA are exerting all efforts in negotiate with the officers of Landbank in assisting the said OFWs in claiming unpaid clearing out various terms and requirements in wages and benefits from their employers. granting loan assistance for the distressed OFWs. —Pia.gov.ph

Taiwan Newsbits

Free Wi-Fi is coming to every high-speed train by Universiade

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ree iTaiwan wireless internet is now available on 80 percent of high-speed rail compartments. While installation work and testing still needs to be done before WiFi will be available on the remaining 20 percent, Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. said the service would be up and running on all 34 of its trains before the 2017 Taipei Universiade kicks off on Aug. 19. The company is also working to address weak signal strength in some compartments where the service is already being offered. The high-speed rail is the latest mass rapid transit system to offer free Wi-Fi, following in the footsteps of the Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taoyuan metros.

Stores in New Taipei to stop selling single-use shopping bags

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tarting in October, all hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores in New Taipei will stop selling single-use plastic shopping bags to customers, as part of effort to reduce plastic waste, the city’s Environmental Protection Department said. The program, which was first implemented in May on a trial basis in 21 stores, will be expanded to another 330 stores in July, the department said. By October, all 2,630 stores in the city will be part of the trial program, according to the department. Starting on Jan. 1, 2018, the program will be officially adopted and hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores in the city will only be allowed to sell plastic bags that can be reused as certified garbage bags to customers asking for a temporary shopping bag. Any store found to be in violation will be fined, the department said. Under the “per-bag trash collection fee” system implemented in Taipei and New Taipei, residents are required to put household garbage in certified garbage bags to be able to dump it in a garbage truck. Since 2003, the Environmental Protection Administration has prohibited certain stores from providing customers with free plastic shopping bags. This ban applies to government agencies, schools, department stores, shopping malls, hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores and fast-food restaurant chains. On Jan. 1, 2018, the ban will be expanded to include pharmacies, drug and cosmetics stores, medical instrument stores, retailers of electrical appliances, cameras, information and communication equipment, book and stationery stores, laundries, beverage stores and bakeries.

Marinate meat or vegetables before grilling to avoid harming health

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rushing meat and vegetables with oil while they’re on the barbecue may seem like a fine idea, but it can actually be pretty bad for your health. Fluids that drip into the embers or the flame can cause smoke, which contains harmful substances that get on your food, consumer advocacy groups warn. Those substances are considered carcinogens and should be avoided. The solution is to marinate whatever’s hitting the grill before it gets there. How long depends on the marinade and what’s put in it. Marinades can either be bought from the supermarket or easily made at home, and they are great for making tougher meat cuts tender. To avoid harming your health, it’s also better to check if the meat or vegetables are ready to eat with tongs instead of a meat fork. Checking if a hamburger is done by sticking a fork in it, for example, could allow some of the juices to run out into the flames. To be extra cautious, aluminium dishes or grill pans can be used to catch any stray fat or meat juices.

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Easing of visa rules for New Southbound Policy countries takes effect

Biggest night market in northern Taiwan

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he Sing Ren Garden Night Market opens on June 10 officially in New Taipei’s Shulin District, becoming the biggest night market in northern Taiwan.

Covering a total area of 4.95 hectares, 400 vendors have marched into the Sing Ren Night Market. The traditional Taiwanese street food, exotic cuisine and trendy clothing stands are all settled and ready to serve all the visitors. A large playground area is also provided for children.

The night market has been planned and designed for four years, according to the organizer. The focus not only includes its large scale, but also the environmental friendliness and great sanitary. Every vendor is requested to provide filtered water, environment-friendly chopsticks and

dissoluble plastic bags.

The organizer indicated that they will carry out hygienic tests for all the stalls three times a week in order to maintain the cleanliness of the market, trying to bring in a new night market culture in Taiwan.

To ease the pressure of mothers shopping with babies, nursing rooms can also be found in every restroom in the night market. Visitors can also take a rest or enjoy the food on a wooden walkway with a capacity of 4000 people, aiming to make all the customers feel like they are in a department store for a comfortable shopping experience.

The opening hours of the Sing Ren Garden Night Market are 5 pm to 12 am from every Wednesday to Sunday.

Ministry denies spending big to place abandoned foreign children

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he Ministry of Labor denied an online rumor that it spends NT$2 billion (US$66 million) annually to subsidize the placement of 8,000 children abandoned by migrant workers using the Employment Stability Fund.

To refute the erroneous claim which has been reported on local television, the ministry provided a detailed explanation of the situation in the Legislative Yuan and also posted four online items to clarify the issue.

Citing data provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Labor indicated that about 45 children of migrant workers have required out-of-home placement since 2007 and total expenditure on such services is estimated to be NT$5.51 million.

The ministry is responsible for resolving the placement of abandoned children

in collaboration with social services in accordance with regulations governing the Employment Stability Fund, officials said.

To qualify for such subsidies, children must be born to migrant workers, with at least one legally working in Taiwan according to the Employment Services Act and the whereabouts of those parents unknown.

Children being cared for by their parents or third parties arranged by their parents are not eligible, according to the ministry.

The ministry also noted that it generally seeks assistance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to locate the parents of children born to foreign nationals when they are under three months old, after which age if their birth parents cannot be found they are put up for adoption with most adopted before they reach three years old.

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the government introduced new rules on the work week.

The MOL, however, said its statistics proved that Tai’s claim was not true.

Only 1.05 percent foreign blue-collar workers were listed as unaccounted for in the period January to April, compared with 1.27 percent in the same period of last year and 1.31 percent in the first four months of 2015, the MOL said.

New labor rules result in fewer ‘runaway’ migrant workers: MOL

ince the Taiwan government implemented a set of new labor regulations last December, the number of absconding migrant workers has declined, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said.

The ministry’s statement was in direct contradiction to a comment by Tai Hungyi, head of the Taiwan Silk and Filament Weaving Industrial Association, who was cited the previous day in the media as saying that there had been a sharp increase in the number of absconding migrant workers since

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ew visa regulations for passport holders from South and Southeast Asian countries took effect June 1 as part of efforts to expand multifaceted exchanges with the regions under the government’s New Southbound Policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Under the revised rules, passport holders from Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam who have been issued an entry visa or alien resident certificate by the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the past 10 years are now eligible to apply online at no cost for a Travel Authorization Certificate. The TAC program, launched in 2009, offers a multiple-entry visa that is valid for 90 days and permits a maximum stay of 30 days.

According to the MOFA, this mechanism currently facilitates 160,000 visits from Southeast Asian countries annually. The new regulations are expected to further boost people-to-people exchanges between Taiwan and the region since an estimated 1.35 million people from the seven aforementioned countries have been issued visas in the past decade, making them eligible to apply under the TAC program, the ministry added.

The TAC eligibility changes do not apply to nationals of these countries who have previously engaged in blue-collar work in Taiwan or have a record of immigration irregularities or legal violations.

Also under the new rules, nationals from Bhutan and Sri Lanka can now apply for tourist visas to Taiwan. In addition, passport holders from the two nations are no longer required to have a Taiwan company as a guarantor when requesting business visas, while ROC overseas missions have been authorized to grant one-year multiple-entry visas to Bhutanese and Sri Lankan business travelers who make frequent trips to Taiwan.

The MOFA has also extended its eVisa

scheme to include business travelers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Iran, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Nationals from these countries who receive recommendations from branch offices of the government-supported Taiwan External Trade Development Council can apply for e-visas online once their application has been approved by the ministry’s Bureau of Consular Affairs.

Launched in January 2016, the eVisa scheme aims to boost the nation’s overseas commercial ties, enable convenient travel to trade shows and other events in Taiwan, and help local enterprises identify new economic opportunities.

Besides passport holders from the seven new additions, citizens from 20 ROC diplomatic allies and 14 other nations, as well as travelers from all countries and territories invited to attend major international events such as conferences, sporting competitions and trade fairs, can apply to visit Taiwan under the eVisa scheme.

Taiwan currently offers visa-free privileges of either 30 or 90 days to passport holders from 48 countries, with the government working to further streamline the visa application process so as to expand international exchanges and strengthen the nation’s tourism sector. The latest changes mark the second wave of visa relaxation measures for passport holders from New Southbound Policy target countries since September last year.

One of the central planks in President Tsai Ing-wen’s national development strategy, the New Southbound Policy seeks to deepen Taiwan’s agricultural, business, cultural, education, trade and tourism links with the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, six South Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand.

—TAIWAN TODAY

Indonesia seeks better treatment for migrant caregivers in Taiwan

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ndonesia has plans in place to improve the treatment of its migrant caregivers in Taiwan, including exemption from brokerage fees, an Indonesian labor official has said.

Agusdin Subiantoro, deputy head of the Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers, said that his agency has drawn up three plans aimed at ensuring better treatment for its migrant caregivers in Taiwan.

The plans include exempting Indonesian migrant workers from paying brokerage fees for applying to work as domestic caregivers in Taiwan and instead, having their Taiwanese employers to make the payments, he told CNA in a recent interview.

The second plan is a one-day care system, under which Indonesian migrant caregivers do not have to live with the families they work for and instead can live in accommodation provided by the company that provides their domestic care services, he said.

For example, they can work for a family for a couple of hours per day and then move to another family to work for the rest of the day, he said.

The third plan, he said, is to exempt Indonesian caregivers working for care centers or related institutions from paying brokerage fees and instead having the institutions hiring them to pay the fees, Agusdin said.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian government is demanding that Taiwan raise the minimum wage for Indonesian domestic caregivers, he said.

Currently, Indonesian domestic caregivers in Taiwan earn NT$17,000 (US$562) per month, while migrant factory workers and workers at institutions for caregiving are paid around NT$21,009 in line with Taiwan’s monthly minimum wage, which was increased this year from NT$20,008, Agusdin said.

He said the Indonesian government is seeking to narrow the gap in the monthly wages for Indonesian domestic caregivers and factory workers in Taiwan.

There are currently 187,281 Indonesian caregivers in Taiwan, accounting for about 77 percent of the total number of foreign caregivers in the country, according to government statistics. —Focus Taiwan

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BALER quezon province

Once the vacation home of President Manuel L. Quezon, the house is a short walk from Cemento Beach. Today, only the foundation and a cement staircase remain; the house was destroyed by a typhoon.

Aurora is a paradise for surfers, with its long coastline exposed to the Pacific Ocean. The sport was made famous in the Province by the classic film Apocalypse Now. The scene in which U.S. soldiers are surfing was filmed here, and the production crew left behind surfboards for the locals to use. The locals of Baler claim that the surf is sometimes so huge that they could hear it all the way from the provincial capitol building, some 1.5 km away from the coast.

Aurora Surfing Cup

The Aurora Surfing Cup is an annual surfing competition held in Baler. The Cup was first held in September 1997. It is a three-day competition with several different events and an open-to-all surfing clinic.

Free Surfing Clinic

One of the Cup's biggest attractions is its free surfing clinic, open to anyone interested in learning the basics of the sport. Local Baler surfers conduct the clinic and even lend out their equipment for use by the participants. Lessons include bodyboarding and stand-up surfing.

As the capital and oldest municipality of Aurora Province, Baler is the seat of government and the center for trade and industry. The most progressive town in Aurora, Baler commands the most resorts, public institutions and facilities, as well as business establishments.

Quezon House

Surfing

Sabang Beach

Located on this long stretch of graysand beach are several resorts which, offer accommodations near the beachfront and provide food, relaxation, and respite for swimmers and surfers. From March through June, the waves are relatively calm providing a good beachfront for swimmers and an excellent challenge for expert windsurfers. The months from October to February bring in the large waves for beginner surfers to learn the basics with relative safety from scratches, since most of the beach is sandy- bottomed. Undertows, which are helpful to surfers and dangerous for non-swimmers, do occur in certain areas. The most popular surfing point is found right in front of Bay's Inn, where beginners brave the moderate waves and regular surfers practice.

Lindy's Point, found further north along Sabang Beach, is a highly-prized secret spot among local surfers. displayed in a makeshift wooden chapel in Baler. The name of the sculptor is lost; however, locals claim that this icon possesses miraculous powers and grants miracles to those who believe. During Holy Week albularyos (spiritual doctors) and amulet holders flock to this revered statue to insert their anting-anting (amulets) into the niches of the coffin. After Good Friday, they retrieve their respective amulets now "recharged with power." It is also said that the amulets in the niches are visible only to their owners.

Baler Catholic Church The structure is an old church with a simple facade. Here, the last Spanish garrison of four officers and 50 men was besieged by Filipino insurgents from June 27, 1898 to July 2, 1899.

This was the last pocket of resistance of the Spanish Armed Forces to surrender to American troops. This is also where the La Campana de Baler, an ancient bell, was used and later stored as a relic.

Aniao Islets Two small but imposing islands lie

south of the islet of Dimadimalangat. These islets jut straight from the sea like bullets, with shrubs, small trees and other greenery growing on top surfaces.

Kingfishers, gulls and hawks use these islets as lookout points for fish. Towering waves relentlessly pound the base of the formations, challenging even the most intrepid of rock climbers.

Quezon Memorial Park This quiet park of trees and lawns was developed in honor and in memory of the late president Manuel L. Quezon. A marker fenced by concrete and set on a circular cement platform serves as a landmark of Baler, the birthplace of Quezon. Quezon Memorial Park: This quiet park of trees and lawns was developed in honor and in memory of the late president Manuel L. Quezon. A marker fenced by concrete and set on a circular cement platform serves as a landmark of Baler, the birthplace of Quezon.

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Aurora Quezon Marker Not far from the Lt. Gilmore Marker and the Baler Catholic Church is the historic marker built in honor of DoĂąa Aurora Aragon Quezon, the wife of Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon. Aurora Quezon was known for her untiring efforts in social welfare, especially for the benefit of the people of Aurora province. Like her husband, she was born in the town of Baler. She died in an ambush on the mountain roads of Nueva Ecija leading to the province that now bears her name.

Santo Entierro A glass coffin encasing a statue of Jesus Christ is

Balete Park & Millennium Tree This park contains a 600-year-old balete tree that was designated the official "Millennium Tree" of The Philippines. It is the largest tree of its kind in Asia, and it would take 60 grown men, holding one another at arm's length, to encircle its gigantic trunk. Due to its age, the tree's thick roots have grown above ground, such that caves have formed under various sections of the trunk. This unique tree has generated national media attention and is now the most visited tourist spot in Aurora.

Digisit Beach

From the islands collectively known as Lukso-Lukso, one can hike to the white coral beach of Barangay Zabali. Digisit Beach stretches to about a kilometer in length. The upper landward shore is mostly sand, while the water shores are barricades of corals forming a protective reef that prevents strong waves of the Pacific from smashing onto the shore. The area is good for diving and, during calmer months, snorkeling.

GETTING TO AURORA The province can be

accessed from Manila via two routes, the Canili-Pantabangan road and the Baler-Bongabon Road. The former leads into the town of Maria Aurora. Some portions of the road are very steep. The latter route leads to the town of San Luis and ends in Baler. This route is more commonly used. The use of public transportation is recommended for traveling to Baler.

Driving a personal vehicle to Baler may be difficult, given the long drive through rough, narrow and zigzagging mountain roads. Through the joint efforts of Senator Edgardo Angara and Governor Bella Angara-Castillo, the Baler-Bongaban Road has been largely paved with cement. This cuts travel time by almost two hours, making it a more comfortable trip for private vehicle travelers. Sport utility vehicles are highly recommended.From time to time, the Baler-Bongabon road is inaccessible due to landslides and typhoons.Travelers are advised to contact locals, local government offices or public transportation companies which have routes to/from Aurora for information on which route is ideal to use at any given time.

Travel direction

From Manila, enter the North Expressway at Balintawak and exit at Sta. Rita Bulacan. From there, follow the highway leading to Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. From Cabanatuan City Proper, follow signs leading to Bongabon until you come to a fork, where you see a sign "to Baler" headed right. Turn right and you will reach the foot of the Baler-Bongabon highway which eventually runs right into Aurora National Memorial Park. Beware of wild zigzagging roads, fast trucks and landslides during rainy season.

Use this opportunity to view the lush virgin forests of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range.

Genesis Transport Bus provides the only direct route to Baler from Metro Manila.

There are Pantranco North buses that go on daily trips from Manila to Cabanatuan, and sometimes also goes through to Baler. Take a bus marked Aparri, Ilagan, San Jose or Tuguegarao. The trip takes about two and a half hours. Travelers from the north will have to change buses at Cabanatuan.

Alternatively, take a Baliwag Transit bus from the terminal at Cubao, Quezon City, which goes to Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. From there, go to the Sierra Madre Transit or Pantranco terminals and take a bus heading for Baler. The last bus leaves at 3:00 p.m.

Jeepney rides are also available. On the return trip, take the Genesis Sierra Madre and Pantranco buses from Baler Poblacion.

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May tatlong magkukumare naglalakad sa palengke habang napatawa ang isang kumari.

Maria: Hihihihi…

Ester: Bakit mare?

Maria: Kasi nakakita ako ng itlog, naalala ko si mister.

Juana: Bakit naman?

Maria: kasi ganun kalaki…hehehe Ester: Hehehehe Habang sa paglalakad si Ester naman ang napangiti.

Juana: Bakit ka napangiti mare?

Ester: kasi ganun kalaki!

Maria: Ang laki naman mare Tatlong magkukumare: Hahahaha Habang sa paglalakad uli, si Juana naman ang napangiti.

Maria: O bakit mare?

Juana: Kasi nakakita ako ng patatas, naalala ko si mister Ester: Ganun kalaki?

Maria: Ang laki naman mare?

Juana: Hindi …ganun kadumi --------------------------------------------------------Juan: Birthday ng asawa ko Pedro: Ano regalo mo?

Juan: Tinatanong ko kung ano gusto nya Pedro: Ano naman sinabi?

Juan: Kahit ano daw, basta may DIAMOND Pedro: Ano binigay mo?

Juan: Baraha --------------------------------------------------------Juan: Pare, kela mo balak bayaran yung utang mong P64?

Pablo: Oh eto may P100 ako, pay 36 ka?

Juan: Wala eh, pero may P50 ako, may 14 ka?

Pablo: Wala rin eh, may P20 ako dito, may P6 ka?

Juan: May P10 ako, may P4 ka?

Pablo: May P5 ako, may piso ka?

Juan: Oo, eto meron (Pablo binayad ang P5, Juan binigay ang piso) Pablo: Yan ah, wala na akong utang Juan: Sige pare, salamat ingat ka.

--------------------------------------------------------Berto: Ano ang mas mahalaga, pera o asawa?

Romy: Syempre, pera! Kasi ang pera, habang tumatagal, lumalaki ang interes. Ang asawa, habang tumatagal, nawawalan ka ng interes, tapos inuubos pa ang pera mo!

--------------------------------------------------------Anong klaseng single ka Destiny Addict: Ito yung mga taong hinihintay na gumawa ang tadhana ng paraan para

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pagtagpuin sila ng kanilang mga “soulmates”.

Eto yung walang gusto gawin or ayaw kumilos. Naniniwala kasi sila na yung para talaga sa kanila ay bigla dadating or yung di inaaasahan.

Laging sinasabi: “Di hinahanap yun..darating yan ng kusa”

Perfectionist: Simula nung magkamalay ang taong ito, nakalista na ang mga bagay na gusto niya sa kanyang magiging boyfriend / girlfriend. Kapag may nakilala siya at nakitang madumi ang kuko, magkadikit ang kilay, may butas sa ngipin, o parang penguin maglakad, wala na. Turn off na yung para sa kanya, in short MAARTE sya, pero sya din naman salubong kilay.

Laging sinasabi: Ok na sana siya eh. Kaya lang gusto ko ‘yung ganito…gusto yung ganyan” --------------------------------------------------------Busy King / Queen: Sila yung masyado marami inaasikaso. Di na maharap yung love life.

Masaya na sila nakapanuod ng TV tapos matutulog, papasok sa workd or school, uuwim gawa homework, tulog tapos pasok ulet. Paulit ulit ulit ulit Laging sinasabi: Sorry, wala akong time sa ganyan eh.

--------------------------------------------------------Friends Forever Style 1: Kunwari ka pa dyan.

Alam mo namang gusto mo talaga ‘yang best friend o special friend mo pero hindi mo lang sinasabi at pinapadama dahil ayawa mong masita ang pagkakaibigan niyong dalawa.

“Yung tipong ‘pag may kasamang iba ‘yung gusto mo, kunwari ka pang masaya ka para sa kanya pero sa totoo lang, gusto mo na malusaw na pang ice dahil sa Global Warming.

Laging sinasabi: I’m so happy for you!” congratz --------------------------------------------------------Friend Forever Style 2: Wala tayong magagawa pero talagang malapit ka lang sa kaibigan kasarian – pero bilang kaibigan lang. One-ofthe boys, ladies’ man. Hindi ka naman homo o bi pero sadyang kaibigan lang ang tingin mo sa mga taong hindi mo kapareho ng chromosomes. Masaya ka nang nakakahang-out lang sila, nakakakuwentuhan, niyayakap nang walang halong malisya, mahirap tantyahin yung ganitong tao.

Laging sinasabi: “May inuman ba mamaya”? (kung babae) o “Hatid ko ba kayo mamaya?” (kung lalaki)

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Born to be Alone: Single-blessed ka at wala la nang magagawa kung ganun. Nilikha ka sguro para maging mag-isa (pero syempre may pamilya at kaibigan ka naman, hehe) hanggang tumanda ka na at ipadala sa Home for the Aged. Marami akong kakilalang mukhang ganito ang patutunguhan at hindi naman sila mga pangit o abnoy talaga. Minsan lang, masyado silang masungit..mapili yung mga ganito karamihan.

Laging sinasabi: “I want to be alone” or “Haay ako na naman mag-isa” --------------------------------------------------------Happy-go-lucky: Eto yung taong masaya na sa trip-trip lang at kung anu-anong mga happenings. Kahit sino na lang basta no strings attached. For fun lang at walang seryosohan please. Personally, ayoko nung mga ganito.

Umaapaw lang siguro yung mga taong ganito sa L. mga walang magawa sa buhay tong mga toh.

Laging sinasabi: “I’m not ready to commit eh, pero gusto kita” --------------------------------------------------------Wrong time: Eto naman yung mga laging idinadahilan na msayado pa silang bata o kaya masyado na silang matanda. May mga tao raw na ganyan, yung pakiramdama nila laging may tamang panahon para sa pag-ibig. Pero ang labo lang kasi tuwing may pagkakataon naman, lagi nilang iniisip na maling panahon pa iyon.

Laging sinasabi: “We had the right love at the wrong time…”hahaha --------------------------------------------------------Parent trap: Ayaw ni mama o ni papa magkaboyfriend/girlfriend ang kanilang unica hija/hijo kahit na 22 years old na ito at kumikita na ng sarili niyang pera, or natatakot ka na kung ano sabihin ng parents mo sa taong iyong gusto.

Laging sinasabi: “Baka kasi magalit si Papa.”

--------------------------------------------------------Trauma: Dahil sa dami ng mga heartbreak na iyong nadama at emo songs na napakinggan mo sa noon, sinumpa mo ang hindi ka magmamahal. Ayaw mo na. Sawa ka na sa paglalaslas ng pulso, este, sa paglalagay ng gma madramang stat message sa YM at pagiyak ng balde-baldeng kuha. Awwwww Laging sinasabi: “Ayoko na ulet masaktan” humihikbi hikbi pa.

--------------------------------------------------------Ayaw: Dalawa na namang kaso ito. Una, ayaw mo lang talaga magka-someone. Hindi ko na pipilitin ungkatin ‘yung dahilan pero may mga pagkakataon lang talaga na ayaw mo. Ikalawa naman, baka…ayaw kasi sa’yo nung gusto mo or ayaw niya sa’yo dahil nung gusto mo, or ayaw niya sa’yo dahil may girlfriend / boyfriend siya, busy sya or whatever, o kaya ayaw

Singapore Canada Thailand

Hong Kong Vietnam Malaysia

ka lang niya talaga at wala ka nang magagawa kung ganun, kaya iyak na lang.

--------------------------------------------------------Tagos hanggang buto love quotes Napangiti ka na ba niya dahil andyan sya?

Nabuo na baa raw mo?

Pakiramdam mo ba sya na?

Nagpapasalamat k aba dahil nakilala mo sya?

Siguro “oo” sagot mo…

Eh pano yan…mahal ka ba niya?

--------------------------------------------------------Bakit ba ganon? Pare-pareho sila..

Lahat iniiwan ako…Lahat sinaktan ako..

Pero bakit ganon?

Gusto ko pa rin magmahal…Lam mo kung bakit?

Kasi alam ko darating ka…

--------------------------------------------------------Nung nawala ka, ask ko si God bakt mo pa siya binigay kung babawiin mo na lang din?

Sinagot niya, maging masaya ka na lang, kahit sandali nagging sa’yo siya!

Nakalaan kasi siya sa iba!

--------------------------------------------------------Sabi mo gusto mo ko, sabi mo konting panahon na lang magkakasama na tayo, sabi mo iiwan mo na sya…sabi mo intayin kita sabi mo mas mahal mo ako, bakit ngayon asan ka na?

Bakit kapiling ka pa rin nya.

--------------------------------------------------------Balita ko mahal mo pa sya? Totoo? Sakit ba?

Sori talaga…mahal kita eh! Pero kung ayaw na niya sa’yo dito na lang ako maski panakip butas lang…maski masaktan pa ko…wag lang ikaw.

--------------------------------------------------------Anong pakiramdam mo kung Makita mo ko na may kasamang iba?

Siguro wala kasi kaibigan lang naman ako sa’yo…

Pero kung marealize mo na mahal mo ko…

Sabihin mo lang at iiwan ko sya para sa’yo…

--------------------------------------------------------Sabi nila,wag daw kitang sasaktan..

Sabi nila, mahalin daw kita ng lubusan Alam kong di ko kaya, pero gagawin ko Hindi dahil tama..Hindi dahil nararapat…At hindi dahil sabi ng iba Simpl lang mahal lang talaga kita --------------------------------------------------------Hindi Porket Pag assuming, dapat pinapaalalahanan ng realidad. Dapat tinataktak para magising. Here are some di porket banat para magising ang kausap mo sa kahibangan niya.

— Hindi porket may DSLR ka, photographer ka na!

— Hindi porket nasa abroad ako, mayaman na! Hindi ako banko!

— Hindi porket sweet sa’yo, mahal ka. Tandaan: Ang candy ay nabalutan ng plastic

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... and other international destinations We also offer these services: 1. One day ticket for exit purposes.

2. We also assist visa application to the Philippines for Taiwan Passport holder.

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Angel Locsin accused by basher of being publicity hungry over volunteer work in Mindanao

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pinagtanggol ng ilang netizens si Angel Locsin laban sa isang basher na bumatikos sa aktres kaugnay ng pagpunta nito sa Iligan City, bilang volunteer, upang dalawin at magbigay-tulong sa evacuees at biktima ng Marawi crisis.

Sa kanyang Instagram account, nag-post si Angel ng larawan ng nangyaring airstrike sa Marawi City. Sa comments section, nabahala ang fans ni Angel at hinimok ang aktres na umalis na sa lugar. Sumagot si Angel at sinabing wala na siya roon.

Nag-post lang daw siya ng ilang larawan upang ipakita kung ano ang nangyayaring gulo sa Marawi. Isa namang basher na nagngangalang @rhodoraazuelo ang bumatikos kay Angel. Burado na ang nasabing komento ng basher, subalit base sa comments ng mga nagtanggol kay Angel, tinawag ng

basher ang aktres na “fake.”

Nagpunta lang daw ito roon para sa publicity, at hindi naman daw natapos ang kaguluhan dahil sa sa pagpunta ng aktres sa Mindanao. Kaagad namang ipinagtanggol ng ilang netizens ang aktres laban sa basher.

Sa isang video mula sa Tudla Productions, mapapanood ang pagbisita ni Angel sa isang evacuation center sa Iligan City. Sa nasabing video, isang residente ng Marawi, na nagngangalang Ustadjh Hadj Abdulkarim Ambor, ang nagtanong kay Angel kung bakit pinili nitong bumisita sa evacuees.

Sagot ng aktres: “Bilang taga-Maynila po ako, gusto ko po sanang makita personal at ma-experience kung kamusta po ang kalagayan niyo dito at malaman din kung ano po ang mga kailangan ninyo na tulong para mas gumaan kahit papaano ang

nararamdaman nyo.”

Nakiusap din ang residente kay Angel na maging kinatawan nila upang ipaabot kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pagnanais

nilang matigil na ang kaguluhan sa Marawi, dahil maging ang mga sibilyan ay apektado na ng giyera.

Hindi ako masamang tao — Jovit Baldivino

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manit ng iba’t ibang reaksyon ang open letter ni Shara Chavez, ex-girlfriend at ina ng anak ni Jovit Baldivino, na naglalantad sa aniya’y tunay na ugali ng singer. Sa open letter ni Shara ay ikinuwento nito kung anong klaseng boyfriend at ama sa kanyang anak ang grand winner ng Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1.

Inamin ni Shara na maraming beses nang nabilog ang ulo niya ni Jovit sa mga pangakong hindi naman natutupad tulad ng titigilan na nito ang pambabae at magsusumikap na para sa anak nila. Hindi regular ang kita ni Jovit dahil wala siyang regular show sa TV at bilang lang ang imbitasyon sa kanya para sa shows kaya kay Shara umaasa ng panggastos pati panggasolina ng sasakyan para dalawin silang mag-ina. Ikinuwento rin ng dating karelasyon ni Jovit na lahat ng gastos sa tinitirhan nilang condo ay sagot niya mula sa upa, bills, groceries at gastusin ng anak.

Pero kung magpatalo raw sa sabong ay sisiw lang ang P300,000 kaya pati pagkanta sa sabungan ay pinasok na rin ni Jovit lalo na kapag walang-wala na ito.

Ngayong nahuli na naman ni Shara na may ibang babae si Jovit na isa ring fan tulad niya noon ay nagpasya na siyang iwan ito at mag-isang buhayin ang anak na dati na naman niyang ginagawa.

"Dahil sa ginawa nila, naghiwalay po kami, walang magiging buong pamilya ang anak ko," says Shara Chavez following report about Jovit Baldivino being caught with another girl in a Facebook Live video.

Nitong huli na lang napagtanto ni ng sasabhin nyo!!! Pero ang DIYOS lang ang Shara ang lahat ng ginawa sa kanya ni Jovit nakakaalam ng lahat lahat!!!!!” at ito na ang nagpatigas sa puso niya at Iba-iba ang reaksyon ng netizens sa mga tuluyan nang huwag umasa na magbabago naging pahayag ng dating magkasintahan pa ito pagkatapos ng huling pagkakataon na pero mas marami ang kumakampi kay Shara umapela siya para sa kapakanan ng anak nila. bagamat marami rin namang nagtatanggol Ginamit din ni Jovit ang social media para kay Jovit. Sa pangalawang post ni Jovit, ang ipahayag ang side niya, at ang unang sabi sabi niya, “Kalmado lang kami lahat, family niya, “God bless everyone, stay calm, alam ng ko, relatives ko, mga kaibigan ko, kasi ayaw diyos lahat ang nangyayari, s’ya lang talaga namin na mas lalo pang lumaki ‘yan, at ayaw lahat ang nakakaalam, tatanggapin ko lahat din namin magsalita ng masasakit na bagay sa

Pia Wurtzbach camp denies allegations of her half-brother and late dad’s partner

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ariing pinabulaanan ng kampo ni Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach ang alegasyong nagsinungaling ito sa isinadula niyang life story, partikular na ang nagkalamat na relasyon nila ng yumaong amang si Uwe Wurtzbach, sa episode ng Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) noong June 3.

Iginiit ng source sa PEP na totoo ang eksenang ipinakita sa MMK, kung saan sinubukan ng ama ni Pia na manghingi ng pera nang manalo ang dalaga bilang 1st runner-up sa Binibining Pilipinas 2013.

Noong nabubuhay pa raw si Uwe, hiniling nitong tustusan ni Pia ang pag-aaral ng nakababata nitong half-brother na si

Alexander Wurtzbach.

Kuwento ng source, “This was during the Binibini days.

“I’m sure not a lot of people know, but when you are 1st runner-up, wala ka ding pera from winnings ‘coz technically you don’t have a crown.

“So, Pia said she couldn’t help.”

Ayon pa sa source, kung minsan ay mismong si Pia pa ang pinadadalhan ng pera ng nakababata nitong kapatid na si Sarah Wurtzbach, na naninirahan sa United Kingdom. Kaya hindi raw talaga makakapagpadala ng tulong pampinansiyal ang beauty queen sa ama nito noon. Halos

tugma ito sa huling phone conversation ni Pia at ng ama nito, na isinadula sa Maalaala Mo Kaya.

Ang Kapamilya actress na si Liza Soberano ang gumanap na Pia sa naturang episode. Sa eksena ay nakatanggap si Pia ng tawag mula sa ama at kinakasama nitong taga-Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

Ayon sa pagsasadula, tumanggi si Pia na magbigay ng pera sa kanyang amang may sakit sa puso dahil pansariling gastos lamang

mga taong mapanghusga, basta andito pa din ako nakatayo at paninindigan ko, namin, na wala kaming ginawang masama.

“Oo, minsan nagkamali ako, nagsisi, pero pinilit kong ibangon ang lahat ng bagay na nagkulang ako, kasi hindi ako masamang tao alam ng karamihan ‘yan, pero kung naniniwala kayo sa bagay na ‘yan, wala naman ako magagawa kasi hindi ko naman po hawak ang mga pag-iisip n’yo, kayo naman din po ang dahilan kung bakit ako nabubuhay at kung bakit ako andito sa kung ano man ako ngayon, at kayo din ang nagsabi na ‘wag kang magbabago sana laging nakatapak ang paa sa lupa, at ‘wag masyado snobero sa fans at sa lumalapit para humingi ng tulong. Kahit kelan hindi ko po nagawang magdamot sa mga bagay na ‘yan, masaya ako sa ipinahiram na talento sa akin ni God, at masaya din ako na pinasasaya ko kayo bawat pagtatanghal ko sa entablado. Pero ito lang ang masasabi ko sa inyo, mag-isip muna kayo bago kayo manghusga kasi hindi po kayo ang batas para husgahan ako ng ganu’n ganu’n na lang,

“Maraming salamat po inyong lahat na patuloy na naniniwala at nagmamahal sa akin.

God Bless always.” Si Jovit ay may unang anak sa kanyang dating girlfriend na si Laurice Khaye Bermillo na ngayon ay parehong nakabase na sa Canada.

daw ang kayang tustusan ng actress-beauty queen noong panahong iyon. Pero taliwas ito sa reklamo ni Robie Asingua, live-in partner ni Uwe, na nagsasabing hindi kailanman humingi ng pera ang huli mula kay Pia.

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CA revives P2.2-B damage suit of ABS-CBN vs Willie Revillame

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inaligtad ng Court of Appeals (CA) ang desisyon ng Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) na nagbasura ng P2.2-billion civil case ng ABS-CBN laban kay Willie Revillame.

Binaligtad ng Court of Appeals (CA) ang naunang desisyon ng Quezon City Regional Trial Court na nagbasura ng kaso ng ABS-CBN laban kay Willie Revillame.

Ayon sa ulat ng Manila Standard nitong June 5, nagkamali raw ang lower court sa pagdismiss ng P2.2-billion civil case na isinampa ng Kapamilya network laban sa TV host. Base sa 23-pahinang desisyon ng 7th Division ng CA, na inilabas noong May 30, nagkamali ang QCRTC Branch 76 sa pagbasura ng kaso ng ABS-CBN laban kay Willie dahil sa forum shopping.

Ayon sa rotlaw.com, “forum shopping refers to the practice by some parties in some cases of deliberately searching through multiple courts or jurisdictions in order to file or transfer the case to one that is most likely to give that party the result he wants.”

Saad pa ng desisyon ng CA, hindi maaring ibasura ang kaso dahil may nakabinbin pang apela ang ABS-CBN sa Supreme Court (SC).

“The trial court is perfectly aware that in dismissing the counterclaims before it on the basis of forum shopping, it would, in effect, be antecedently resolving the very question raised before the Supreme Court.

“That is, whether our Former First Division correctly declared that appellant ABS-CBN indeed engaged in forum shopping.

Hence, in actually doing so, the trial court rendered moot and moribund exactly what was for the Supreme Court to decide.”

Pinaboran din ng CA ang argumento ng ABS-CBN na hindi porke’t tapos na ang kontrata ni Willie sa kanila ay hindi na sila

DENIES Continued from Page 12 Ayon kay Robie, ang anak niyang si Alexander ay kapatid sa ama ni Pia.

Nagpatutsada rin si Robie na ang ina ni Pia na si Cheryl Alonzo Tyndall ay may nauna nang asawa bago si Uwe, at mayroon na ring bagong mister sa kasalukuyan.

Maging ang half-brother ni Pia na si Alexander Wurtzbach ay inalmahan ang diumano’y paninira ng beauty queen sa kanilang yumaong ama.

Wala umanong katotohanan na hindi tunay na anak ni Uwe ang nakababatang kapatid ni Pia na si Sarah. Base pa rin sa kuwento ng source, legal na kasal sina Uwe at Cheryl, na unang nagkakilala bilang “pen pals.”

Ang dalawa nilang anak na sina Pia at Sarah ay pareho umanong ipinanganak sa Germany, kung saan sandaling nanirahan ang kanilang pamilya bago sila nagtungo sa Pilipinas at nanirahan sa Cagayan de Oro. Pero dagdag ng source, totoong nagkaroon ng unang asawa si Uwe bago nito nakilala si Cheryl. Pumanaw na raw ang first wife ng ama ni Pia na taga-Europe.

Si Cheryl naman ay dalaga pa nang makilala si Uwe. Maituturing na “second legitimate family” si Cheryl at ang mga anak na sina Pia at Sarah. Kuwento pa rin ng source, mayroon umanong nakatatandang kapatid na lalaki

Rachelle Ann Go named Best Actress in a Musical at Theater Fans’ Choice Awards

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mani na naman ulit ng karangalan ang singer at ngayo’y Pinay Broadway star na si Rachelle Ann Go dahil sa pagkapanalo niya sa 2017 Theater Fans’ Choice Awards.

Napanalunan ni Rachelle ang award bilang Best Featured Actress in a Musical para sa Miss Saigon. Ginagampanan ni Rachelle ang role bilang si Gigi Van Tranh. Ito rin ang same role na kanyang ginampanan sa London noong muling ma-revive ang Miss Saigon sa West End noong 2014. Ito ang ikatlong parangal na natanggap na ni Rachelle para sa Miss Saigon. Noong 2014, napanalunan niya mula sa BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards ang Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Musical. In 2015, nakuha ni Rachelle ang Best Supporting Actress in a Musical award mula sa 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Nagpaabot ng congratulations ang Miss Saigon kay Rachelle sa pamamagitan ng official Twitter account. “Congratulations to @gorachelleann for winning “Best Featured Actress in a Musical” from the 2017 Theater Fans’ Choice Awards!” Sa nalalapit na 2017 Tony Awards, nominated in two categories ang Miss Saigon. Nominated ito for Best Revival of a Musical at Best Actress in a Musical for Eva Noblezada na gumaganap na Kim sa Broadway.

Confirmed! Kris Aquino may papel sa Hollywood film

Willie Revillame maaaring magsampa ng reklamo laban sa TV host.

“The parties certainly stipulated that the agreement would cease to take effect on September 10, 2011. But it is clear that appellant ABS-CBN counter-sued appellee Revillame for purported violations of the agreement committed during its effectivity.

“The conclusion of the agreement cannot be interpreted as a bar which would [prevent] appellant ABS-CBN from seeking judicial recourse for violations allegedly committed by appellee Revillame during the life of the contract.”

Noong 2010, nagsampa si Willie ng P11-million damage suit laban sa ABSCBN sa pagnanais na tuluyan nang tapusin ang kanyang kontrata sa dati niyang home network kahit may nalalabi pa itong halos isang taon. Nag-kontra demanda naman ang Kapamilya network laban sa kanya. Kabilang dito ang P2.2-billion damage suit nila sa Wowowin host. Wala pang pahayag ang kampo ni Willie tungkol dito. sina Pia at Sarah mula sa unang pamilya ng ama. At “civil” naman daw ang relasyon ng tatlong nabanggit na magkakapatid.

Binuweltahan ni Sarah Wurtzbach, nakababatang kapatid ni Pia Wurtzbach, ang half-brother nilang si Alexander Wurtzbach at ina nitong si Robie Asingua kasunod ng mga paratang ng mag-ina laban sa Miss Universe 2015.

Kung si Pia ay nananatiling tahimik, hindi naman ito pinalampas ni Sarah at ipinagtanggol ang kanyang ate.

Nag-comment si Sarah sa Facebook post ni Alexander, buwelta ni Sarah: “Teka.. kung hindi habol pera? Baka bitter nanay mo na hindi kami nagbigay? Get your facts straight!”

Banat pa ng kapatid ni Pia: “Iniwan na nga kami, kami pa magpapakain sa inyo at magpapaburol? Diba kayo na? Family nyo na?

May right kayong magalit? Tsk tsk tsk.”

Mensahe pa ni Sarah kay Alexander: “Hoy yung nanay mo binlock ako sa mga comments para hindi ako makapagvoice out. Bakit kaya?

May tinatago?

Sa kanyang huling komento, sinabi ni Sarah na hindi porke’t kaapelyido niya si Alexander ay pareho sila ng pagkatao.

“Just because we share the same surname, it doesnt mean we share the same values.

“Sometimes we have to accept that blood is not thicker.

“On this occasion, super nipis nga e, ayan o nagdudugo pa rin sa bitterness yung nanay.”

—PEP.ph

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UMATING na si Kris Aquino sa Singapore upang mag-shoot para sa isang international film na hindi pa pinapangalanan. Sa kanyang Instagram account nag-post si Kris kasama ang kanyang mga bagahe na kuha sa Singapore airport. Matagal nang usap-usapan na kasama sa cast si Kris sa gagawing Hollywood film na Crazy Rich Asians, ang movie version ng libro ni Kevin Kwan. Mas lalo lang tumindi ang bulungan nang i-follow ng mismong author si Kris sa kanyang IG account. Sa isang recent post naman ni Kris tila confirmed na makakasama siya rito nang mag-post siya ng selfie kasama ang isa sa cast ng Crazy Rich Asians na si Constance Wu. Ilan sa mga confirmed cast ay sina Henry Golding, Gemma Chan at Michelle Yeoh.

Elizabeth Oropesa willing to be the “third wife” of President Duterte

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sa ang veteran actress na si Elizabeth Oropesa sa very vocal sa pagsuporta at pagtatanggol kay President Rodrigo Duterte. Ngunit nilinaw niyang kahit ganun siya ka-vocal sa pagsuporta sa Pangulo, hindi para makahingi ng posisyon sa gobyerno. Kung sakaling aalukin siya, tatanggihan daw niya ito. Saad ni Elizabeth, “Takot kasi ako sa ganyan, kasi I might not be qualified. “I do not want to disappoint the President and the Filipino people. “Mamaya ma-bash lang ako diyan dahil hindi ko naman pala kaya yun. Natatawang biro pa ni Elizabeth, mas gusto niyang maging asawa ng ating Pangulo. “Sabi ko nga, puwede naman ako another first lady. Why not, di ba? “Naku, magalit si Kitty… pero payag na ako third wife!” natatawang sabi ng 62-year-old actress. Si Kitty ang bunso at nag-iisang anak ni Duterte sa second wife niyang si Honeylet Avanceña. Pero naging seryoso na ang aktres sa mga sumunod niyang pahayag. “Pero seriously speaking. I can help the President. “I can be there by just being a special assistant to something, but not in showbiz. “I would rather be somewhere near DENR, kasi warrior ako pagdating sa ating Inang Kalikasan, e.

“Pero ayoko naman maging secretary ng DENR, kasi hindi ko alam, e.”

Ariella Arida denies romantic involvement with Willie Revillame

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ariing itinanggi ni Ariella Arida ang balitang nagkaroon sila noon ng romantic relationship ng Wowowin host na si Willie Revillame. “Grabe naman! Wow, hindi naman!” bulalas ng Miss Universe 2013 3rd runner-up. Dagdag pa niya, “Kuya nga ang tawag sa kanya.” Sinabi ni Ariella na ang staff ng Wowowin at hindi lamang siya ang nakatanggap ng mamahaling bag mula kay Willie. “Sana nga, di ba, may pa-Hermes? “Ano naman, hindi lang sa akin, sa lahat sa amin.

“Kasi si Kuya, kapag natutuwa siya, halimbawa, okey ang mga ginagawa namin, performance, basta napi-feel niya, parang pinaka-bonus niya sa amin. “Pero hindi lang ako, lahat kami, and mostly mas masaya buong staff, isinasama niya… mga free shopping.” Patuloy niya, “Si Hermes, naghihintay pa, pero hindi ko alam kung kanino. “Ang alam ko kasi, si Kuya, mahilig siya mamili ng ganoon, inireregalo niya sa mga friends niya. “Nabigyan niya ako [ng Louis Vuitton bag], parepareho kami ng level. “Okey si Kuya sa akin, sa staff, saka alam din niya na I’ m happy.” Inamin ni Ariella na may boyfriend siyang walang kinalaman sa showbiz, at alam daw ito ni Willie.

Are Zanjoe Marudo and Bela Padilla in a relationship?

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ay relasyon ba sina Zanjoe Marudo at Bela Padilla? Sagot dito ni Zanjoe, “Meron po, friendship. “Ngayon kasi, ang estado namin ano pa... taguan ng feelings.” Dahil sa sinabi ng aktor, lalong naging curious ang entertainment press na dumalo sa finale presscon ng kanilang primetime series sa ABS-CBN, ang My Dear Heart, noong June 8. Kaya paglilinaw ni Zanjoe, “Masyado kaming [focused], lalo na ngayon patapos na kami. “Yung commitment namin sa show, kailangan talaga buo, 100 percent maibigay namin. “Dahil ang show na ito, nagbibigay talaga ng moral lessons sa mga tao. “Kumbaga, mahirap haluan pa ng mga personal na kagustuhan.” Biniro naman ng press si Zanjoe kung pagkatapos ba ng kanilang proyekto ay balak pa nilang magkita ni Bela. Diretsong tanong ni Zanjoe kay Bela: “Makikipagkita ka pa ba sa akin after taping?” Tawa ang isinagot dito ni Bela. Pagkatapos ng presscon proper, nilapitan ng ilang reporters ang dalawa at hiningi ang reaksiyon ni Bela sa tanong ni Zanjoe.

Tila pa-safe na tugon ni Bela, “Yayayain mo ba ako makipagkita after the show?” Tinukso rin si Bela tungkol sa pag-amin ni Zanjoe na nagtataguan sila ng feelings. “Ngayon alam ko na may itinatago pala siyang feelings, sus!” pabirong reaksiyon ng aktres. Makahulugang sabi naman ni Zanjoe, “Ewan ko, joke siguro, pero half-meant na rin yun.”

Luis Manzano denies relationship with Jessy Mendiola is on the rocks

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inabulaanan ni Luis Manzano ang lumabas na balitang nagkakalabuan umano sila ng kasintahang si Jessy Mendiola. Maski raw ang ina ni Luis na si Lipa City Representative Vilma Santos ay tinanong siya kung totoong may pinagdadaanan ang relasyon nila ng girlfriend.

Kuwento ng TV host-actor, “Magka-text kami ni Mommy kanina, ‘O, kumusta kayo? Ano yung mga isyung lumalabas na nagkakalabuan daw kayo?’ “Sabi ko nga, please, pakiusap ko, don’t believe everything you read, see, and hear sa internet. Don’t, please. “Nag-advance na tayong lahat, huwag tayong bumaba na porke’t nakasulat, totoo ‘yan. “Whether it will be an article, blind item, malicious lang talaga na gustong gumawa ng issue. “Pakiusap ko, 2017, huwag na tayong tatanga-tanga.” Nang tanungin ang actor host kung may balak na silang magpakasal, tugon ni Luis, “Napag-uusapan namin, we are planning.

“She’s 24, I’m 36. Twelve years yung age gap.

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Grow your money: Teach your teen to save P10,000 in a Year

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re your teens growing up to be money-wise? No longer children but not quite adults, they can now understand what money can do, yet they may not fully grasp its value.

Having been dependent on their parents for almost everything, they may not realize how hard it is to earn money. It’s pretty common for teenagers to ask for expensive gadgets and clothes from their parents, not understanding that these can be way beyond their parents’ budget. The good news is your teenagers are in a learning phase where they can absorb the savings habit before jumping into the real world. The best way to educate your teenagers on money issues is to let them experience how it is to earn and save money on their own. One good way to let them do this is to set a goal, say saving P10,000 a year. You might think this is not easy, and your teenager will likely agree with you – but the truth is P10,000 is a very modest savings goal, as we will illustrate here. Yes, even teenagers who are not yet earning, but receive allowances and gifts, will discover that this is a realistic goal. The sum of P10,000 is not too difficult to attain – by saving P200 a week, they can easily come up with this amount within one year.

Here are eight simple steps to get you and your teenager to raise P10,000 after twelve months:

1. Open a savings account for your teenager. Make sure your teenager will be able to safekeep his or her money. The best way to do this is to have a savings account, which your teenager should be able to open with your assistance. Choose a bank with a small opening requirement and with online and mobile services to encourage your teenager to monitor her or his funds.

2. Introduce budgets and how they work. Show your teenager how to create and manage a personal budget (e.g their allowance), by knowing his or her own spending habits.

This entails finding out how much she or he gets in allowances and how much he or she spends on school days, as well as on weekends. This will give your teenager an idea of the resources that are available at his or her disposal.

3. Teach priorities. This early, teach your teenager how to let go of unnecessary expenses so that she or he can learn to prioritize. Some of the things that your teenager can drop are soda (P20 a day, or P100 per week), cell phone load (P30 for 3 days), or visits to the fast food joint (where meals cost anywhere from P100 to P250, depending on what was ordered). Savings of P40-50 a day could add up to P10,000 in savings per year.

4. Discover rate shopping. Encourage your teenager to find more affordable alternatives to those things that he or she usually buys. At the fast food outlet or restaurants, show your teenager the less pricey alternatives to the top-of-the-line item he or she usually gets, such as the P100 budget meal versus the P250 upsized order. Take them to the grocery, and pick a product and show how the same item can be priced differently depending on brands and house brands. Strategic substitution will let your kid realize his or her goal.

5. Give your teenager opportunities to earn. It’s time to let your teenager understand that money is earned by giving him or her an opportunity to do so. Tutoring another child can yield P350 -P500 an hour. Teaching sports, walking someone’s dog, or watching over young children present earning opportunities. Just an hour of work every weekend could mean P1400-P2000 a month, which will let your teener get past the P10,000 goal in less than half a year.

6. Offer a matching program. To make things more interesting, offer to give the amount she or he raises at the end of every month. To reach P10,000 that means he or she needs to save around P450 a month, which translates to about P120 a week. Your offer to match their savings will hopefully encourage them to save more and will let them reach their goal of P10,000 faster.

7. It’s never too early to invest. Let your teenager earn from investing. If he or she receives cash gifts from relatives, encourage your teenager to put these into a mutual fund, and see how this can grow in a year. Better yet, open a fund for your teenager, which you can do with just P5,000. Let your kid put money into this fund each time his or her savings reach P1,000, and let them enjoy how money could appreciate in value.

8. Download apps to track savings and expenses. As most teenagers are heavy mobile phone users, introduce them to fun apps and online sites to help your teenager check his or her finances, and put fun into the saving game. Encourage them to monitor their money weekly by looking not only at savings, but at expenses as well. This will help lay the foundation for personal budget-setting and monitoring.

Still not convinced you can reach the goal? Consider this: Put your child on the right path and encourage savings while he or she is still young and already has the means to do so.

Raising a financially responsible individual is not only good for your child but is also your contribution to a better society.

— ABS-CBN News

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Tilapia lake virus infected fish farms in Taoyuan rise to 7

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nother fish farm in Taoyuan was confirmed to have been infected with the tilapia lake virus (TiLV), bringing the total number to seven since the virus was first reported in the city on June 13, according to the Council of Agriculture (COA).

All seven infected fish farms are in the city’s Guangyin District and within three kilometers of the first infected site, according to the COA. The city government has ordered inspections of all ponds within a threekilometer radius of the site.

Once those are completed, farms within a five-kilometer radius of the site and others in neighboring Hsinchu will be checked to ensure the virus has not spread, the COA said.

Although the virus only infects tilapia and there is no risk of it being passed on to humans, it is incurable and is listed as a major infectious disease by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the COA noted.

Were it to spread to other parts of

Taiwan, it could jeopardize the country’s tilapia industry, which is why the COA also ordered expanded inspections of 12 brood fish farms upstream of Shihmen Reservoir, which did not find any evidence of the disease.

Inspections of two fish farms near a farm in Tainan from which the infected tilapia fry were sourced also came up negative, as did inspections of 147 fish farms within one kilometer of the Tainan farm, according to the COA. The results indicated that the virus is confined to Taoyuan and has not spread to other parts of Taiwan, the COA said.

The infected farms are banned from transporting any living creatures from their premises for two weeks, the COA said.

The virus was first discovered in Israel in 2009 when up to 70 percent of the wild fish population of a natural lake died.

Taiwan is the sixth country to report the virus, after Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Israel and Thailand.

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has set up care stations at airports and a 1955 hotline for blue-collar workers to lodge complaints against their employers.

The ministry said it has also been pushing for direct hiring, stepped up management of brokers, and helped pass a law amendment that allows migrant workers in Taiwan to be re-hired without having to leave the country every three years.

Labor groups have long said that exploitation by brokers and poor working conditions in Taiwan are the main reasons why some migrant workers run away from their jobs.

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Under the new work day rules, the total maximum number of work hours has been reduced to 40 hours a week from 84 hours every two weeks. Workers, including migrant workers covered by the Labor Standards Act, are also now entitled to one mandatory day off and one “flexible” rest day a week, whereas in the past, there was only one mandatory day off per week.

The MOL said that in order to reduce the number of absconding migrant workers, it

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