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Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program now a law

Free Chinese program for New Taipei migrant workers set for July

Pinoy brands harvest awards at ‘choco Oscars’ Taiwan gov't urged to support migrant assistance center

Filipino teen may be the next Catholic saint

Goodbye, Filipino? National language stricken from college curriculum Pag-IBIG’s savings plan is still better House panels OK bill creating hospital for OFWs

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Pag-IBIG’s savings plan is still better

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any people who are employed may not notice the meager amount deducted from their monthly salaries that go to their Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) accounts. After all, what’s a few hundred pesos?

But cumulatively, and most especially when checked years after the 9-to-5 routine, one might be surprised to see how much those few hundreds of pesos can grow. It may not be enough to buy a house, but it’s still a sizeable sum that could have been otherwise spent on stuff that may no longer spark joy.

Unknown to most though, that mandatory monthly contribution to your Pag-IBIG account isn’t the only savings plan offered by the government-run savings and mortgage fund.

The Pag-IBIG Fund’s Modified PagIBIG2 (MP2) savings program, which seeks placements maintained for a five-year period, offers a more competitive dividend rate than most offered by banks and even corporate bonds. As seen in the infographic below, the program has been offering higher dividend rates for the past eight years in contrast to the average interest rates offered by leading commercial banks on time deposits, based on data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Launched in 2010, the MP2 only seeks a minimum monthly contribution of Php500 over 60 months or five years, with the promise that members can earn 50 basis points above the fund’s annual dividend rate. The annual dividend rate is based on the financial performance of Pag-IBIG in the preceding year so it varies annually.

In April, the government-run fund set the annual dividend rate of the MP2 Program at 7.41 percent for 2019. While almost one percentage point lower than the previous year, it’s still higher than the average interest rate offered by commercial banks in 2018 on time deposits kept for less than two years at 3.45 percent.

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plan than the seven-year corporate bond offer of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., the power subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation, which promises a 7.6 percent annual yield. The SMC bond offer not only demands investors to keep their money a bit longer, but it seeks a higher investment amount, too.

Moreover, annual dividend rates offered

by Pag-IBIG have been on an upward trend for years now. And with its recent financial performance, closing 2018 with a net income of P33.17 billion, up by 10 percent from the previous year, it’s likely that MP2 Savings members may enjoy above-market interest rates for quite a while.

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Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program now a law

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resident Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure institutionalizing the government’s national poverty reduction strategy.

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) or Republic Act (RA) 11310, aims to provide financial aid to poor households that meet certain qualifications, to improve the health, nutrition and education aspect of their lives. Duterte signed the measure into law on April 17, but was released by the Palace only last May 22.

Under the law, the government will provide conditional cash transfers to qualified poor households

for a maximum period of 7 years. The National Advisory Council, however, may recommend a longer period under exceptional circumstances. Among those qualified for the program are farmers, fishermen, homeless families, indigenous peoples, those from the informal sector, and those living in isolated and disadvantaged areas including places without electricity. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is tasked under the measure to review qualified beneficiaries using a standard targeting system every 3 years.

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Aspiring households that wish to benefit from the 4Ps program have to meet the following qualifications: -classified as poor and near-poor by the DSWD and the poverty threshold issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority at the time of selection -have members that are newborns up to 18 years old as well as those with pregnant members at the time of the registration.

-willing to comply with conditions set by the law The following schemes meanwhile shall be observed in the implementation of conditional cash transfer: -Financial assistance of not lower than P300 per child enrolled in daycare and elementary programs per month for a maximum of 10 months a year.

-Financial assistance of not lower than P700 per child enrolled in senior high school per month for a maximum of 10 months a year.

-Health and nutrition grant not lower than P750 per month for a maximum of 12 months a year. Livelihood programs and employment assistance may also be availed by eligible beneficiaries at the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Persons who will be found of falsifying their information in the registry for conditional cash transfer may be imprisoned for a month or up to a year, and may be fined with not less than P10,000 but not more than P100,000.

The 4Ps is the flagship anti-poverty program of former President Benigno “Noynoy�

Aquino III and was continued by his successor, President Duterte. —ABS-CBN News

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Medyo mahirap pakibagayan ang mga ibang lahi. Hindi madali ang mangamuhan at ang magtrabaho sa ibang bansa. Mabait, matulungin sa kapwa at masunurin siyang tao.

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Kinabukasan ay tila naging mabait nang magutos ang amo. Naalala niya ang ginamit na pabango ay effective.

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House panels OK bill creating hospital for OFWs hree House panels have consecutively approved a measure seeking to establish a dedicated hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents. The House Committee on Health joint with the Committee on Appropriations on (May 27) approved House Bill 9194, principally authored no less than by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, while the House Committee on Ways and Means approved the measure’s tax provision on (May 28).

Under the measure, a hospital, to be called the OFW Hospital, will be developed to cater to the health care needs of Filipino migrant workers and their families. The said hospital will be under the full administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health and will serve as the primary

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referral hospital for repatriated OFWs who need medical assistance and support.

Apart from providing comprehensive health care services to OFW contributors to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and their legal dependents, the hospital is also mandated to conduct medical examinations to make sure that OFWs are well-capacitated

when they work abroad.

Further, the hospital is also tasked to set up systems that will monitor the condition of patients and to produce relevant health information and data for policy formulation. Arroyo said the House is proposing such a measure after President Rodrigo Duterte called for proworker bills during the celebration of Labor Day earlier this month.

“You remember I sent a letter to Senate… this is not one of them. This is an additional bill, because he (Duterte) asked for a bill for workers during Labor Day, so it’s best effort,” Arroyo told reporters in an ambush interview.

“Definitely if we don’t get to pass it, this particular 17th Congress, I will ask our allies to refile it,” he added.

National ID, data sharing can prevent scams like Philhealth ‘ghost’ treatments —Drilon

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inority Leader Franklin Drilon urged the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to enhance its data sharing capability with the imminent implementation of the national identification system.

Drilon expressed hope the PSA, repository and custodian of all data and main implementer of the Philippines Identification System Act, would be more open to sharing the data relevant to service delivery.

This was after Philhealth said PSA refused to confirm whether the patients of a dialysis center claiming benefits with the state health insurer have already died due to the data privacy law.

PSA said Philhealth should have requested a data sharing agreement with them. Drilon, principal author of the Philippine ID Act, said simple sharing of data could help prevent fraudulent transactions such as the ‘ghost dialysis’ treatment controversy that plagued the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) that caused the government billions of pesos.

“The establishment of a single national ID system and an effective data sharing between and among government agencies could help prevent fraudulent transactions from arising in the future,” he said.

He said the fact of death of a person is not a privacy issue and not a sensitive personal information that PSA should withhold, particularly if it involves the disbursement of public funds. “What danger would it pose to the deceased person, or his or her family, if Philhealth knows that he or she is already dead?” Drilon asked.

“None. This is just a factual question answerable by just yes or no, but is very important for Philhealth and other agencies disbursing public funds for the benefits of claimants to know in order to verify the legitimacy of a claim and prevent fake, illegal and fraudulent transactions,” he added.

He said the law mandates establishment of a single national identification system for all Filipinos, here and abroad, to enhance the delivery of basic services to the public and eliminate corruption, among others.

He said once the national ID system is in place, agencies tasked to disburse public funds for the benefit of claimants, including Philhealth, Social Security System, the Government Service and Insurance System, and the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office, among others, can readily verify information about the claimant before they disburse pubic funds. The senator said this is because the implementation of the national ID system will provide for a mechanism or a system to verify the existence of a person, most importantly whether the claimant is alive or not, or whether the transaction is fraudulent or not.

He further said the law’s implementing rules and regulations also clearly included that the death of the registered person would cause the deactivation of the person’s permanent identification number.

He said that could potentially eliminate fraudulent transactions such as what happened in the ghost dialysis treatment controversy. Drilon said the national ID law will empower the agencies against fraudulent claims, while helping them provide efficient delivery of service to the public.

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Rules on lifetime mobile phone numbers takes effect on July 2

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tarting July 2, 2019, subscribers of mobile telecommunications networks can have their phone numbers processed permanently for life regardless of the subscription or carrier, according to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

The commission has released the implementing rules and regulation (IRR) of the measure which allows portability or permanence of a cellular phone number even if the subscriber has switched to another service provider. In a statement, the NTC said has issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 03-06-2019 on the “Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act (RA) No. 11202 Otherwise Known as the ‘Mobile Number Portability Act’.” President Rodrigo Duterte signed RA 1102 into law on February 8, 2019.

The NTC is mandated to implement nationwide the mobile number portability (MNP) law and issue the rules and regulation for the law. The circular promotes “easy and expedient” mobile phone or device usage by allowing the convenient transfer of a mobile postpaid or prepaid subscriber from one service provider to another, or change the type of subscription from postpaid to prepaid or vice-versa, without changing the subscriber’s mobile number. According to the circular, every subscriber applying for MNP service should be qualified as follows: l no outstanding financial obligation with the donor provider l the mobile number used in a device is not locked to any mobile service provider l 60 calendar days must have lapsed from the

date of activation of the ported number l no pending request for transfer of assignment of the mobile number l no order from a court of law stopping the mobile number porting l not blacklisted by a service provider due to previous fraudulent activities

“A subscriber who intends to avail of the MNP service shall first request from donor provider a nine-digit unique subscriber code (USC) which is valid for 15 days,” the circular read. “The subscriber shall submit his/her porting application (PA) indicating therein a valid USC to recipient provider (RP) in person or through a duly authorized representation, or online, or through an SMS via a five-digit access code,” it said. Within 24 hours after receiving the application, the telco must

either transmit the clearance to the other company preferred by the subscriber, or that the porting application has been rejected, or that the applicant still has outstanding financial obligation.

The porting process should be completed within 48 hours after a telco receives the application as long as the subscriber has no outstanding financial obligation or has not been rejected, the NTC said. Postpaid and prepaid subscribers of the same mobile network may also go for the MNP service, with the application processed within 24 hours subject to existing policies of the telco.

The NTC emphasized that no fees and charges will be collected from subscribers applying for MNP service. The memorandum circular will take effect on July 2, 2019. —GMA News

must be received and completed by May 25, 11:59 pm, when it originally stated a June 1 deadline.

Shopee’s statement comes ahead of the release of the DTI probe into the incident.

“An internal system error led to some initial inaccuracies in the automatically generated winner list, and 119 incorrectly issued tickets had to be revoked as a result. We took immediate steps as soon as we discovered the error to ensure the rightful winners could claim their prizes,” they said.

Shopee also said it did not reallocate tickets meant for fans to media and influencers – a sore point for BLACKPINK fans, collectively called Blinks.

“We understand that fans are frustrated and upset at this, particularly in light of other issues concerning the Shopee X BLACKPINK

meet-and-greet. Following this incident, we are reviewing all of our processes and working to ensure that our future campaigns are enjoyable for all participants and Shopee users,” Shopee added.

Shopee said that they have been working closely with the DTI to provide a “full refund to affected users as a token of goodwill.”

They also said that they have already reached out to the 119 affected fans who were incorrectly told that they had won tickets but were eventually unable to attend the event.

As of June 14, Shopee said that each fan has been offered a “full refund of the costs incurred as part of their participation in the campaign, including the amount spent on Shopee during the campaign and travel costs if they traveled from outside of Metro Manila.”

— Rappler.com

Shopee Philippines denies ‘scam’ in BLACKPINK meet and greet event

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hopee Philippines on June 14, denied allegations that they had duped fans of K-pop group BLACKPINK over a meetand-greet event hosted by the e-commerce platform.

“The revocation of the tickets of some BLACKPINK fans was the result of a system error and not due to a change in promotional mechanics,” Shopee Philippines said in a statement released to media.

Shopee also claimed it did not change contest mechanics for the event, held on June 6. The mechanics initially stated those who were among the 568 Top Shopee spenders for cumulative purchases within the period of May 11 to May 25 would get one pass to the event. Of the 568, the Top 40 would be given a chance to receive autographs from BLACKPINK on stage.

Korean girl group "Blackpink" In the terms and conditions, it was specified that participants in the promo needed to spend a minimum of P4,000 to qualify as a top spender.

However, fans angrily claimed that the site changed the terms and conditions on June 5, a day before the event, to say that orders

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Public warned vs groups fronting as MCGI to ask for cash donations

everal cases of street scams have been reported not only in the Philippines but in different parts of the world.

Scammers usually pose as members of charitable institutions or religious groups to ask for cash donations allegedly to fund charity events or programs.

Many of them have gone viral on social media such as a Filipina who was caught on camera asking money from customers inside a restaurant abroad saying the donations were to support a certain “children’s foundation”.

Another incident which happened in Japan was recorded by an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who, in the video,

was questioning another Filipino about the legality of her action. The latter was caught collecting cash donations from passers by allegedly to support the same foundation for children. Such scheme was reported by a local news agency in Japan.

Three Filipinas also made headlines in Thailand this year for illegally soliciting funds allegedly to support the victims of Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines even if the calamity happened six years ago.

The same modus operandi was reported in Brazil where the scammer was confronted by another Filipino in an airport. The scammer was caught on video asking monetary donations from tourists

and locals to allegedly raise a Yolanda fund and also to donate to a certain children’s foundation by a Filipino founder.

Just recently, President Rodrigo Duterte directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate and facilitate the closure of a religiouslyinclined group luring Filipinos into an investment scam. Because such modus operandi have been exposed, scammers are now using the names of legitimate organizations to push their interests.

The Members, Church of God International (MCGI) was not spared from such illegal activities.

A report has reached the knowledge

of MCGI administration about individuals posing as supporters of the group’s charity works and collecting money from just anybody on the streets. The street scammers were using the name of La Verdad Christian College (LVCC) and MCGI to ask for cash donations.

“We vehemently deny the involvement sa mga ganyang klase ng pangongolekta, panghihingi ng donasyon sa kalsada o saan mang lugar, (in any practice of collecting or begging for donations on the streets or just anywhere),” Kuya Daniel Razon said during the program “Good Morning Kuya” on UNTV.

“Hindi po iyan totoo. Hindi po nanggagaling iyan sa organisasyon, iyang ganyang klase ng panghihingi para maipagpatuloy ang ating charity works. Natuto po tayo sa katwiran ng Panginoon na magbatak ng buto,” he further stressed. (That is not true. That is not a practice in the organization to collect money [from just anybody] to support our charity works. We have learned from the righteousness of God to work and earn a living.)

Kuya Daniel offered a reward to anybody who could provide information that will lead to the arrest of these scammers implicating the names of LVCC and MCGI and to curb such illegal practice while putting those behind the scams to justice.

“Anybody na gumagawa ng ganyan, ipahuli ninyo.

Kuhanan ninyo ng video dahil iyan ho ay scam, isang paninira din iyan na maituturing dahil wala hong ganyan na ginagawa ang mga members ng Church of God International o anybody na nagtataguyod po ng La Verdad Christian College or ng ating mga ginagawang mga charity works,” he said.

(Anybody who engages in such schemes, have them arrested. Get videos of them because that is a scam, a form of provocation and defamation because such is not a practice among members of Church of God International or anybody who supports La Verdad Christian College or any of our charity works.) La Verdad Christian College is a private, non-stock, non-profit institution that provides scholarship to deserving but financially challenged students. The school is operated

by MCGI spearheaded by Bro. Eli Soriano and supported

by UNTV under the supervision of Kuya Daniel Razon.

“Sina Bro. Eli Soriano at Kuya Daniel Razon ang isa sa kanilang ginagawa para ma sustain at magtuloytuloy ang kanilang advocacy na makapag-provide ng free quality education from pre-school to college (ay) from their own pocket,” noted Shiela Sabugaa, LVCC’s Deputy Administrator. (Bro. Eli and Kuya Daniel Razon primarily work to sustain their advocacy and to be able to constantly provide free, quality pre-school to college education, (they spend) from their own pockets.)

“Nagbibigay talaga sila (ng) galing sa kanilang sariling pera, business or sweldo. Iyon talaga ang primary source ng fund para sa operational expenses ng La Verdad (Christian College). At para ma-sustain, meron pa silang ibang projects na ginagawa,” she added.

(They provide funds taken from their personal earnings, from their personal businesses or salaries. Those are the primary sources of funds for the operational expenses of La Verdad Christian College. And to sustain it, they do additional projects to generate funds.)

Each La Verdad scholar is entitled to free college education, books, uniform and meals without paying any amount. Scholars from the provinces are also provided with free lodging, regardless of religious affiliation as long as they have the interest and perseverance to learn.

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Goodbye, Filipino? National language stricken from college curriculum

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n an incredible twist of irony during National Heritage Month, the Supreme Court of the Philippines on Sunday, May 26, 2019, upheld a decision it made in October 2018 declaring Filipino and Panitikan (Literature) as non-core subjects in college, meaning they are no longer required for college students.

Back in 2013, the Commission on Higher Education or CHed issued Memorandum Order No. 20 or CMO 20, declaring Filipino and Panitikan no longer core subjects. The decision drew public backlash, which resulted in the postponement of the Order’s implementation.

The Alyansa ng mga Tagapagtanggol ng Wikang Filipino (Alliance of Defenders of the Filipino Language) claimed the Constitution states that Filipino subjects should be included in the curriculum of all levels.

But the Justices of the Supreme Court disagreed. “CMO 20 did not violate the Constitution when it merely transferred these subjects as part of the curriculum of primary and secondary education,” said the ruling.

The “transferring” being referred to in the ruling is the transferring of Filipino

subjects from first year and second year college to Grades 11 and 12, which is the age equivalent of the latter before the K to 12 program was implemented.

The Supreme Court Justices also pointed out the Constitution does not specify the education levels in which Filipino and Panitikan should be taught. The Supreme Court clarified public and private universities and colleges can still teach Filipino even if it is no longer in the curriculum.

“It does not limit the academic freedom of universities and colleges to require additional courses in Filipino, Panitikan and the Constitution in their respective curricula,” an SC explanation said.

Although the teaching of Filipino and Panitikan are no longer mandatory subjects in the General Education Curriculum of colleges and universities, the Department of Education, which regulates education from Kindergarten up to Grade 12, says the K to 12 curriculum has enhanced the Filipino subject.

“Filipino and Panitikan have become more advanced in senior high school,” said Briones in 2018.

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Free internet, clean restrooms now a must for transportation terminals

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ransportation terminals are now required to provide free internet service and clean restrooms to passengers under a new law.

Republic Act No. 1131, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on April 17 but a copy of which was released by Malacañang only on (June 19), covers land transportation terminals, stations, stops, rest areas, and rollon/roll-off terminals.

Rest areas are defined in the new measure as facilities along major roads which are provided with parking space, restaurants or snack bars, restrooms or waiting sheds for commuters.

Under the measure, there should be separate restrooms for persons with disabilities, and male and female passengers.

Transportation terminals are also required to set up at least 1 lactation station separate from the restrooms.

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Tapos aside pa doon may free lunch pa, may free uniform pa tapos minsan pati mga instructional materials ibinibigay sa amin ng libre – paggamit ng computer sa library, walang bayad, walang internet fee unlike doon sa ibang university,” said La Verdad scholar Carein Claire Viray.

“I can never thank them enough doon sa ginawa nila kasi ang dami nilang buhay na natulungan,” said another scholar, Paul John Nadela. (I can never thank them enough for what they have done because they have helped many lives.)

“Iyon ang catch doon. They don’t ask anything in return. There are so many scholarships available sa labas and oftentimes after they graduate mandated ka nang magtrabaho ng ganito, mag-render ng

— toilet seat with cover — lavatory with toilet paper, mirror, soap, hand dryer, and door lock — waste bin — exclusive space for diaper-changing

Collection of fees from passengers for the use of regular sanitary facilities is prohibited under the new law and commuters are required to show their paid travel ticket for the day to avail the free use of sanitary facilities.

Owners or operators of transport terminals who violate the new law may be fined P5,000 for each day of the infraction.

Senator Grace Poe, principal author and sponsor of the measure, called on terminal operators to maintain sanitary facilities.

“We urge the strict implementation of this law, to see to it that the internet provided is indeed free and that the restrooms can really give the travelers comfort and rest. The overall maintenance of these facilities should also be consistent,” she said.

—ABS-CBN News ganito or anything and doon sa scholarship na ibinibigay sa amin ni Bro. Eli at Kuya hindi lang siya for academic purposes.

Hindi lang nakaka-enrich ng mind pati ng spirit,” he added. (That’s the catch there.

They don’t ask anything in return. There are so many scholarships available outside and oftentimes after you graduated, you are mandated to work for them, to render service or do anything [for them]. The scholarship that Bro. Eli and Kuya provide does not serve for academic purposes only. It does not enrich the mind but also the spirit.)

Aside from the free scholarship provided

by LVCC, many charitable works are being jointly operated and supported by MCGI and UNTV such as the daily free ride, medical mission, legal consultation and programs that extend assistance to those in need such as UNTV Cup and concerts for a cause.

—UNTV News

More anti-diabetes, cholesterol drugs to be VAT-exempt

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ore drugs for diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension are set to be exempted from value added tax (VAT). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required pharmaceutical companies to submit a list of products not included in the initial list of VAT-exempt medicine within 14 days. The FDA said it will later issue an addendum to reflect the drug products not included in the initial list. The FDA earlier submitted to the Bureau of Internal Revenue a list of registered drugs for diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension for VAT exemption. However, the agency received numerous reports from the pharmaceutical industry that a number of medicine for these ailments were not included in the list. Last January, the government started implementing the 12 percent VAT exemption on sale of medicine for diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension as mandated by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN law.

DOST’s Hazard Hunter app launched in July

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n application that can detect natural hazards at any location will be launched on July 16 as part of government’s disaster risk reduction efforts, Science and Technology Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Renato Solidum Jr. said.

“The Hazard Hunter, just one click of any point, all the natural hazards will simultaneously be assessed,” Solidum said at a press conference. According to Solidum, PAGASA, PHIVOLCS and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau shared their information to establish the Hazard Hunter app. “It will assess all the hazards like distance to the active fault, tsunami, landslide, flood, storm surge and also possible volcanic hazards,” Solidum said. Solidum said the app could can also be used for real estate and tourism purposes. The DOST will hold the National Science and Technology Week in World Trade Center in Pasay City on July 17 – 22 with the theme, “Science for the People: Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Development.”

PAL is world’s most improved carrier – Skytrax

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lag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) got the top spot in the 2019 list of the world’s most improved air transport service providers, research firm Skytrax reported. Second to PAL was British Airways, followed by Malaysia Airlines. Also making it to the Top 5 of most improved carriers were Fiji Airways and Royal Brunei Airlines. Skytrax said that the rankings were based on the change in the airlines’ global ratings and performance improvements. PAL had also worked it’s way up to be among the World’s Top 30 Airlines.

It placed 30th this year from being 49th in 2018. Meanwhile, Qatar Airways was hailed as the best airline in the world, as voted on by airline customers. Second to it was Singapore Airlines which ranked as the finest in 2018.

House passes bill requiring graduating students to plant 10 trees on final reading

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he House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill requiring all graduating elementary, high school, and college students to plant at least 10 trees each before they can graduate. House Bill 8728, or the “Graduation Legacy for the Environment Act,” is principally authored by MAGDALO Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano and Cavite 2nd District Representative Strike Revilla. “With over 12 million students graduating from elementary and nearly five million students graduating from high school and almost 500,000 graduating from college each year, this initiative, if properly implemented, will ensure that at least 175 million new trees would be planted each year. In the course of one generation, no less than 525 billion can be planted under this initiative,” Alejano explained in the bill’s explanatory note. “Even with a survival rate of only 10 percent, this would mean an additional 525 million trees would be available for the youth to enjoy, when they assume the mantle of leadership in the future.” The trees shall be planted in forest lands, mangrove and protected areas, ancestral domains, civil and military reservations, urban areas under the greening plan of the local government units, inactive and abandoned mine sites, and other suitable lands. These planted trees must be appropriate to the location, climate and topography of the area, and there will be a preference for the planting of indigenous tree species. Under the bill, the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education will be the implementing bodies, in partnership with the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform, and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples and other government agencies. The agencies shall be responsible for nursery establishment, seedling production and site preparation, monitoring and evaluation, and technical support and extension services. They must also provide security, transportation, fire protection amenities, and medical support.

—CNN Philippines

Oxford dictionary makes space for ‘Philippine English’ words like ‘Gimmick,’ ‘bongga,’ ‘kikay kit’

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) – one of the largest and longest-running language research projects in the world – is committed to make space for words from the Philippines.

Words like “gimmick meaning ‘a night out friends’ and viand meaning ‘a meat, seafood, or vegetable dish’ that accompanies rice in a typical Filipino meal; loanwords from Filipino like bongga (extravagant, flamboyant; impressive, stylish), halo-halo (a dessert made of mixed fruits, sweet beans, milk, and shaved ice), and kilig (exhilaration or elation caused by an exciting or romantic experience), from Chinese, like pancit (noodles), and from Spanish, like pan de sal (a bread roll) and despedida (a going-away party); and formations in English that are only used in the Philippines, like kikay kit (a cosmetics case), comfort room (a toilet), OFW (overseas Filipino worker), and trapo (a politician perceived as belonging to a conventional and corrupt ruling class)” have found their way in the OED’s third and current edition, said Ambassador to the United Kingdom Antonio Lagdameo during an event the Philippine embassy hosted on June 14 which celebrated “the uniqueness and creativity of Philippine English.” “Filipinos have enriched the English vocabulary since the language was first introduced to the country on a wide scale at the turn of the 19th century.

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Mga klase ng tsaa na nag-uumapaw sa skin benefits

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ea drinker ka ba? If you still are not, maraming rason para isama mo ito sa iyong daily habit. Alam mo ba na lahat ng tea na under ng genus Camellia sinensis, aka tea flower, ay sagana sa antioxidants gaya ng catechins at polyphenols?

Ayon sa studies na inilathala ng Time magazine, “Drinking a cup of tea will lower your stress and anxiety levels, and it will improve your immune system.”

Dagdag pa sa list of benefits nito ay ang mga sumusunod: 1. Nakakababa ng cholesterol 2. Nakakabawas ng cortisol levels, na isang main stress hormone 3. Nakakawala ng inflammation 4. Nakakapag-improve ng memory at focus.

May four varieties ang tea flower:

green, black, white, and oolong. Alam mo ba na marami ring skin benefits ang paginom ng tsaa?

CHAI BLACK TEA A n g combination ng black tea, ginger, at iba pang spices ay para sa mga prone ang balat sa acne. Sabi nga sa isang blog na Chai Benefits for Skin, meron itong “invigorating herbs” that will address swelling and dryness. Mabilis din daw itong magpagaling ng infection and magtanggal ng blemishes. Pakiramdaman lang ang iyong katawan lalo na kung meron kang problema sa hyperacidity o

gastrointestinal condition. Ang labis na pag-inom ng black tea na may kasama pang ginger ay maaaring makapagpalala ng ganitong kalagayan.

EARLY GREY BLACK TEA Dahil sa high potassium content nito, mas hydrated ka. Ayon sa Food.ndtv.com, ang isang tasa kada araw ay makakapagprovide ng water-soluble minerals and essential vitamins na makakapagbigaybuhay sa katawan. May high levels of catechin din ito na beneficial sa oral infections. In fact, kasama sa natural component ng Earl Grey tea ang fluoride,

na panlaban natin sa cavities at tooth decay.

CHAMOMILE GREEN TEA If you want to look fresh and glowing, try mo ang tsaa na ito na nakare-relax ng nerves.

In fact, perfect itong inumin bago matulog upang kumalma ang iyong isip at ikaw ay antukin. Karamihan din sa beauty websites ay sinasabing mabisa ito para paliitin ang eyebags at i-lighten ang dark circles. Just boil the tea bags in hot water, palamigin sila, saka ibabad sa ilalim ng eye area for five minutes.

MATCHA GREEN TEA Nakamamangha ang anti-aging power ng matcha tea dahit pinuprotektahan nito ang balat laban sa free radicals na sanhi ng dark spots, sun damage, at wrinkles. Nakaliliit din daw ito ng pores at nakakababawas ng sebum (natural oil) production, thanks to its tannin content.

GINGER GREEN TEA Dahil sa high amount of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, this tea has antibacterial properties para sa skin infections at para mas malinis ang skin. The ginger alone has “40 antioxidant properties,” ayon sa styleCraze.com, and can even out skin tone and improves its elasticity. It’s for hair growth, too.

PEPPERMINT GREEN TEA Samantala, ayon sa cupandleaf.com, kayang i-treat ng peppermint tea ang skin rashes and bug bites, kabilang na rin ang dry at itchy scalp. Pero bago ka maghoard ng tea, remember that you can drink up to five cups per day lang para hindi ka mag-palpitate at ma-addict sa caffeine. Tandaan na laging kumonsulta sa doktor bago baguhin nang lubusan ang iyong diet at lifestyle upang makasigurong naaayon ito sa iyong timbang at medical history.

Kung hindi mo naman type uminom ng tea, pumili ng hair and body products na may tea variants, na may same relaxing, calming, at rejuvenating effects din para maging healthy ka, pati na ang buhok at balat mo.

—PEP.ph

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ince then, Filipinos have not only contributed new words but have also expanded the meanings of existing ones,” said Lagdameo. Lagdameo said that the embassy through Sentro Rizal London “is proud to work with OED in sharing how Philippine English has evolved over the years.” He said that from its first edition to its latest, the OED has included “a large number of words and senses from emerging varieties of English from across the globe, one of which is Philippine English.” Dr. Danica Salazar, the dictionary’s World English Editor, said, “We recognize how its Filipino speakers contribute to the richness and diversity of English,” as she talked about the more recent Philippine additions. “The OED is pleased to have this opportunity to collaborate with Sentro Rizal and to present its work on Philippine English to a Filipino audience in London,” Salazar said.

—Manila Times

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Electric fan on the face: Why it’s a big no-no: Doc Willie

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hysician and TV personality Willie Ong advised his followers not to put electric fans on their faces as it may lead to Bell’s Palsy and sore throat.

In his Facebook account, Doc Willie posted a photo of a woman enjoying electric fan on her face. He said in the photo: “ELECTRIC FAN: HUWAG ITAPAT SA MUKHA. Puwede magdulot ng Bell’s Palsy at Sore Throat.”

“Hindi alam nang marami na puwedeng maparalisa ang mukha sa paggamit ng electric fan. Kapag natulog kang nakatapat sa electric fan, puwede kang magkaroon ng Bell’s Palsy. Ito ’yung ngumingiwi ang isang parte ng mukha,” warned Ong, who ran but lost in the last senatorial race.

Bell’s palsy is a form of temporary paralysis on the face resulting from damage or trauma to the nerves. Ong, also fondly called “Doc Willie,” recommended that it is better to put the electric fan in a proper place where it can sway.

“Kapag ika’y natulog ng nakanganga, puwedeng ka ring magka-sore throat. Maglagay ka ng kulambo. Ipaikotikot ang electric fan, at huwag nakatutok sa iyo,” Doc Willie advised. Meanwhile, Watsons recently brought together medical practitioners in the 2nd health symposium exclusive for Watsons Card members dubbed “World of Wellness” at SM City Trade Hall in Cebu City. “The health symposium is only one of Watsons’ initiatives to help improve the lives of Filipinos. By gaining more knowledge on health and wellness, Filipinos become more empowered,” said Watsons Health Trading Director Rafael Lim. At the symposium, Watsons Card members listened to and learned from talks by expert doctors. The speakers included Dr. Kevin Bautista (on being a flu fighter across generations and the basics of asthma), Dr. Celine Aquino and Dr. Marivic Vestal (inane things that can cause a heart attack) and Dr. Marissa Bravo Garcia (diabetes). —Philstar

It’s actually normal to fart up to 23 times a day: doctor

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hink you’re farting too much? Don’t worry. It’s actually normal, said oncologist Dr Isaac David Ampil II in recent Pinoy MD episode.

“Farting is a normal process of digestion,” Ampil continued, adding it’s actually a way for our body to expend the excessive air released when we digest food.

He cites a study that says it’s actually normal to fart 17 to 23 times a day — roughly once an hour, if you think about it. It’s just, we don’t usually count how many times we fart, right? “So normal naman talaga ang pag-utot pero ‘pag sumobra siya, it may be a sign na may problema ka sa digestion,” he added. Aside from a possible health condition, farting too frequently can be a sign that your diet is composed of too much complex carbohydrates such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, locally known as kamote. This is because when complex carbohydrates are digested, gas is really released and this comes out as farting, Ampil said. If you’re one of the people who fart way too excessively, Ampil advised that you cut down on potatoes and kamote and see if anything changes.

If not, he advised that you already visit a gastroenterologist just to make sure that everything is normal in your digestive system. —GMA News

Why you should never takeyour shoes off on a plane

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abin crew members have revealed taking your shoes off on a plane can be as dangerous as it is gross, so you’ll probably never want to take your trainers off on board again. Flight attendants spend a huge part of their lives on planes, so if you ever need any advice on what you should and shouldn’t do on board, then these are probably the best people to talk to. From guiding us on what to definitely not drink on a plane to sharing their travel horror stories, we’ve already tapped into some of the best tips that cabin crew members have to offer. But if there’s one thing that these professionals really hate passengers doing, it’s taking their shoes off.

An ex-flight attendant recently responded to a Quora thread asking why passengers are asked to wear their shoes during takeoff. Desmond Quek wrote: “Besides stinking up the whole cabin, footwear is essential during an airplane emergency, even though it is not part of the flight safety information.

During an emergency, all sorts of debris and unpleasant ground surfaces will block your way towards the exit, as well as outside the aircraft. If your feet aren’t properly covered, you’ll have a hard time making your way to safety.”

And that’s not all. Flight attendants also told Cosmopolitan that seeing any passenger walking around a plane

without their shoes on makes them cringe. Hard.

And the reason why is pretty gross. You see, plane bathrooms aren’t necessarily properly sanitized in between flights, aside from a quick spray and restock of toilet paper, and the floor is rarely attended to. That liquid on the floor? Probably not water. So why would you want to get your feet wet?

If someone is sick on a plane, a cleaning crew will come in to deal with it, but instead of cleaning the whole carpet, they’ll just spot clean the problem area.

So next time you fly, you might want to keep your shoes firmly on your feet.

—Cosmo.ph

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SSS pension computation: How much will you receive when you retire?

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t’s better to just set things straight away: the pension you’ll receive from SSS won’t be enough to fund your retirement plan. As early as now, you should be investing in a retirement savings plan to provide your future self enough money to continue living beyond 60 years. Having said that, you should still learn how to compute your SSS pension since it will become a consistent source of income when you’re past your prime. The amount you’ll receive may not be ideal for an extravagant lifestyle, but it’s better than not having a fallback.

And with the recent passing of RA 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018, SSS increased the monthly contribution by 12% to provide better pension and benefits for SSS members.

“It is high time to adjust the contribution rates and monthly salary credits of SSS to allow members to save more for their retirement,” SSS OIC Aurora C. Ignacio said in a statement. How will the recent contribution hike affect your SSS pension in the future? Prepare your calculators and start planning the future with this helpful SSS pension computation guide.

How SSS Pension is Computed Manual SSS Pension Computation

The amount of your pension will depend largely on your paid contributions, your number of active years as an SSS member, and the number of dependent minor children you have. Retirees are entitled to an SSS pension increase of PHP 1,000 as approved by the president in 2017. There are three formulas used to compute your SSS pension, but whichever yields the highest amount will determine your final pension.

PHP 300 + 20% of average monthly salary credit (AMSC) + 2% of AMSC for each credited year of service (CYS) in excess of ten years + PHP 1,000 40% of the average AMSC + PHP 1,000 PHP 1,200 if CYS is somewhere between 10-20 years; PHP 2,400 if CYS is 20 years or more + PHP 1,000

Let’s focus on the first SSS pension formula since it’s the formula that will more likely give you the highest possible amount of pension.

And as you can see, it can be confusing to comprehend on paper. So let’s apply the formula in a specific scenario. For example, Senior Citizen John is earning PHP 30,000 and has contributed to the SSS for 40 years. According to the new SSS contribution table effective April 2019, his AMSC is PHP 20,000. Here’s how his SSS pension computation will look like.

ary. Then enter the captcha code and click the ‘Compute’ button. The SSS calculator will show you two sets of monthly pension amounts: one for when you retire at age 60 and another for when you retire at 65. The SSS pension is higher if you choose retirement at age 65.

MP = PHP 300 + (0.20 x 20,000) + (0.02 x 20,000 x 30) + PHP 1,000

How You Will Receive Your SSS Pension

When you make your retirement benefits claim, SSS will require you to open a single savings account and submit a photocopy of your passbook, ATM card, initial deposit slip, bank statement, or Visa Cash Card enrollment form. SSS will pay you SSS pension through your designated bank (ideally the branch nearest to you). You can receive your retirement benefits in either of these two ways.

Monthly Pension (MP) = PHP 300 + (20% of AMSC) + [2% of AMSC x 30 years (40 years – 10)] + PHP 1,000

MP = PHP 300 + PHP 4,000 + PHP 12,000 + PHP 1,000 Monthly SSS Pension = PHP 17,300* *Note: This SSS pension computation doesn’t account for inflation. For a more accurate estimation of your expected pension, consult your local SSS office.

Online SSS Pension Calculator

But if numbers and formulas scare you, there’s an easier way to calculate your SSS pension. Try the SSS Retirement Benefit Estimator found on the SSS website. Just enter your birthdate, the month and year when you started as an SSS member, and your current monthly sal-

Qualifications for SSS Retirement Benefits

Your SSS pension comes as a cash payment you’ll receive when you can no longer work because of old age. There are two ways to qualify for retirement benefits. All retirement benefits claims can be filed at any SSS branch or representative office.

You are an SSS member, are aged 60, have separated from employment or stopped being self-employed, and have made at least 120 monthly SSS contributions prior to the semester of retirement. You are an SSS member, are aged 65 years old, are employed or not, and have made at least 120 monthly SSS contributions prior to the semester of retirement.

Lifetime Monthly Pension. Your monthly pension will start after you applied for your retirement benefit. If you reach 60 and decide to work again, the monthly payment of your pension will be suspended until you hit 65.

Lump Sum Payment. You can also choose to receive the first 18 months of your pension

at a discounted rate determined by SSS. Your monthly pension will then resume on the 19th month and onward.

Receive More Than Your SSS Pension The SSS Retirement Program provides more than just pension. Retirees will receive other benefits such as the following.

13th month pension every December Automatic PhilHealth membership if you aren’t already a member after 65 years PhilHealth hospitalization benefits for you and your dependents (only if you made at least 120 PhilHealth contributions)

Dependents allowance equal to 10% of your pension or PHP 250, whichever is higher.

The allowance is limited to five children only, regardless of actual blood relation or legitimacy. They will keep receiving an allowance until their 21st birthday.

Upon your death, your primary beneficiaries listed as of the date of retirement will be entitled to 100% of your pension. Should you pass away 60 days from the start of the monthly pension and have no primary beneficiaries listed, the secondary beneficiaries will be awarded a lump sum benefit equal to the five-year guaranteed period, excluding the dependents’ pension.

Final Thoughts It’s never easy to talk about things like retirement, but you should have a general idea of what to do when you grow old. As early as now, you should start mapping your golden years, and a great way to start is to know the basic SSS pension computation. Hopefully from there, you’ll start learning about the importance of savings, life insurance, and investments. Not only will this make your 60’s a lot easier to live through, you’ll also provide your children and their children financial support even after you leave this place.

—MoneyMax.ph

Manning agencies oppose SSS coverage of OFWs

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ajor associations of local manning agencies asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the Social Security System (SSS) Rationalization Act, which requires mandatory membership of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

They also asked for the issuance of a temporary restraining order against the law, signed by President Duterte in February and which formally took effect yesterday.

In a petition for certiorari and prohibition, the Joint Ship Manning Group Inc. and eight other associations of manning agencies questioned the constitutionality of Republic Act 11199 and demanded that it be declared unconstitutional for containing irrational provisions.

“The irrational provisions of the SSS law must be declared unconstitutional since it gives the impression that it only seeks to collect the much needed funds for the depleting coffers of the SSS,” Oscar Orbeta, one of the petitioners, said during a press conference prior to the filing of petition.

He stressed that manning agencies are not against the compulsory SSS coverage for OFWs, but do not agree with the unfair and arbitrary treatment of Filipino seafarers under the new law. “We don’t oppose compulsory

SSS coverage. What petitioners condemn is the new law’s harsh and irrational provisions imposed on manning agencies,” Orbeta said.

In particular, the petitioners questioned the imposition of new and increased rates, which they said impairs the existing employment contracts of Filipino seafarers.

Another alleged irrational provision is the classification of manning agencies as employers of seafarers, as provided under Section 9-B, when they are mere recruiters for foreign ship owners or employers.

“In a way, the liabilities are being passed on to the manning agencies, the recruiters, instead of the employers. So, instead of the employers being the ship owners, it would now appear that the manning agencies are the employers when all they did really was to recruit the OFWs,” said Blessilda Abad, one of the petitioners’ lawyers.

The new law, Orbeta said, also burdened manning agencies with several liabilities – as provided under the special criminal liability on managers for acts committed by foreign employers – but did not apply the same treatment to recruitment agencies deploying landbased OFWs abroad.

This, he argued, violated the manning

agencies’ rights to due process.

The group also cited a difference in the rates of monthly SSS contributions between land-based OFWs and seafarers. the Philippine Association of Service Exporters Inc. (PASEI) sought a three-month moratorium on the implementation of the SSS law. Lito Soriano, PASEI official warned that the increased SSS premium as provided under the new law and the impending Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium hike can lead to further decline in hiring of Filipino workers abroad.

Soriano said the deployment of Filipino workers in the Middle East and other countries dropped by half in the past three years and requiring foreign employers to shoulder the cost of SSS and PhilHealth may discourage them from hiring OFWs.

Under the new law, newly hired OFWs are required to pay in advance the P960 per month SSS premium while returning workers will pay a three-month contribution amounting to P2,880 or they will not be issued the mandatory overseas employment certificate (OECs).

Acting PASEI president Racquel Bracero said OFWs would also shoulder the 1.5 percent yearly increase in SSS premium for the

next six years, aside from the burden of paying for the PhilHealth premium.

“While the program is good in itself, payment for the premiums of Pag-IBIG, PhilHealth and SSS should be made voluntary and not tied to the issuance of OEC,” Bracero said as she expressed fear that such impositions will drive Filipinos to leave the country illegally. The Blas Ople Center shared the sentiments of the recruitment and manning agencies, saying the government should take it slow in enforcing premium hikes for OFWs. “The outlook for OFWs is not at its brightest with tensions rising throughout the Middle East. Any imposition of additional financial burdens would push our workers away from existing legal deployment channel,” Center head Susan Ople said.

Ople said SSS and PhilHealth should look into the concerns of OFWs before fully implementing the premium hikes.

SSS president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Dooc said requiring all OFWs to become members of the SSS will secure their retirement through entitlements to lifetime pension benefits. e lamented that less than 600,000 of an estimated three million OFWs are registered as SSS members. — Philstar

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abigyan ako ng pagkakataon na mabisita ang pamilya ng aking anak sa Britania (UK) nito lamang Hunyo 6,2019. Nagkataon na ipinagdiwang nila ang D-Day. Ito ay ang operasyon na tinawag na “Overlord” ng mga Allied Forces nang lupigin nila ang kabuktutan ng Nazism nuong 1940’s. Halos na- abo ang buong Europa sa kasiraang idinulot ng Nazi Empire. Nagtagumpay ang mga Allied forces sa pangunguna ng Estados Unidos pasukuin ang puersa ng Nazi Empire. Kasabay nito ay ang pagpapalaya naman ng Pilipinas sa kamay ng mga Puwersang Hapon sa panahon ding iyon. Nagsama ang sandatahang puwersa ng Estados Unidos at Pilipinas upang pabagsakin ang panlulupig nang Hapon. Ipinagdiriwang ang mga paglayang ito upang huwag makalimutan ang gayun masamang karanasan at hindi na maulit pa ito. Ngunit sa kabila ng paglaya sa kamay ng mga manlulupig at pagkakaroon ng pagsasarili, may panibagong hamon at banta naman sa ating panahon ngayon laban sa pamilyang Pinoy. Panibagong klase ng panlulupig ang nararanasan ng mga Pinoy ayon kay Grace Mabasa. Malakas at malubha ang mga puwersang ito na pumapatay sa kalayaan at buhay ng mga Pinoy.

Ito ay ang mga sumusunod: (1) Pagkamarupok ng Pamilya. Ang pagkamarupok nang pamilya ay tumutungo sa paghihiwalay, pagpapalit ng asawahan, pagluluwag ng kontrol sa mga anak, kahirapan ng pagmomonitor sa mga bata, delinquency o pagsalangsang sa mga tamang asal at mga karahasan sa tahanan (2) Pag-abuso ng ipinagbabawal na gamot na tumutuloy sa pagkasira ng normal na pagtupad sa mga responsibildad sa buhay.

Ito ay isa nang epidemia sa bansa (3) Pagliban (absentism) ng magulang sa paghahanap ng mas magandang opportunidad sa kabuhayan at naiiwan ang mga anak na walang magulang (4) Kahirapan Ekonomiko na isa sa mga ugat ng pagkasira ng pamilya gawa ng kakulangan sa mga pagkukunan ng pangangailangan (5) Kawalan ng layunin at pag-

kawasak ng mga pinahahalagahan sa buhay (6) Pagtaas ng bilang ng pagbubuntis sa mga kabataan, kasama na ang aborsyon at (7) Malakas na negatibong inpluwensiya ng media sa pamilya. Sa tantiya ko ay gumuguho na ang maraming pamilya at marami na rin ang tuluyan nasira sapagkat walang kapangyarihan labanan ang puwersa ng masasamang bagay na ito. Para bang mga bahay na kubol sa dalampasigan na inagos ng rumaragasang tubig sa gitna ng malakas na bagyo.

Paano lulupigin ang ganitong mga hamon at banta? Paano titindig laban sa mga ito? Sino ang nasa likod ng mga bantang ito? Anong puwersa ang kailangan upang malupig ang kapangyarihan ng mga banta at hamong ito? Ang mabuting balita ay mayroon kapangyarihan na puedeng sandalan upang tagumpay na maharap ang mga hamon at banta nasasaad. Pero bago ang lahat,

Kilalanin ang may pakana ng masama sa iyong buhay. Kapag hindi mo kilala ang iyong kaaway na ang sadyang pakay ay sirain ang iyong buhay, talo ka. Para sa mga sundalo, bago sumabak sa giyera, ang unang tanong ay sino ang aking kaaway? Ano ang pakay at plano nito? Gaano kalakas ang puwersa nito? Hindi puedeng sumabak ng walang Intel. Ang mabuti nito, nai-bulgar ang kalikasan at layunin ng kaaway ng tao sa buhay. Diyos mismo ang nagbulgar nito na isinulat sa Biblia (Efeso 6:12-13). Ganito ang sabi, “Sapagkat hindi tayo nakikipaglaban sa mga tao, kundi sa mga pinuno, sa mga maykapangyarihan, sa mga tagapamahala ng kadilimang umiiral sa sanlibutang ito, sa mga hukbong espirituwal ng kasamaan sa himpapawid.” Samakatuwid, ang kapangyarihang kalaban at sumisira ng ating buhay ay hindi tao bagaman ginagamit din ang kapwa tao at mga bagay bagay at situasyon. Galamay lamang nito ang taong masasama sa madalit sabi. Ito ay walang iba kundi ang Diablo. Maaaring mahirap maunawaan sapagkat likas na spirito ang Diablo. Hindi nakikita ngunit may kapangyarihang manukso at manira. Ipinahayag ni Jesus na ang layunin ng diablo ay magnakaw, pumatay at manira (Juan 10:10). Nais nitong pagnakawan ng kaginhawaan, katiwasayan, kapayapaan, katuwaan nang mga tao. Nais ng diablo na patayin ang tao kung maaari kung hindi siya hahadlangan ng Diyos. Dahil may hangganan ang kanyang kapangyarihan, kung hindi ka

niya mapatay, gagawin niyang sirain ang iyong buhay. Nais niyang linlangin ang tao upang ipahamak ang buhay nito. Oo, may parte din ang tao sa lahat ng bagay sapagkat responsible ang tao at may pananagutan sa harap ng mga hamon at banta. Subalit lubhang marupok ang tao kung kaya’t madaling maigupo at talunan. Kaya nga lantad kung bakit maraming hiwalay at sirang mga pamilya. Maraming lango at gumon sa bawal na duroga. Maraming wasak ang moralidad at gumagawang mangangalunya, mangaliwa at magbuntis sa labas ng pag-aasawahan. Maraming mga patayan, pandaraya, pagnanakaw, pagpapabaya sa mga anak at iba pang karumal dumal na gawain sa buhay. Walang pinipili ang kaaway ng tao -presidente, senador, congressman, teacher, police, pari, pastor, janitor ay nagiging biktima. Nagiging biktima sapagkat may kapangyarihan ang Diablo na dayain sila at ihulog sa kanyang bitag. Sa tutuo lang, lahat ng tao ay nasa ilalim ng kapangyarihan ng Diablo sa ayaw nila at sa hindi (Basahin sa Efeso 2:1-3; Juan 16:11; Mt. 4:8-9; Heb. 2:14). Liban lamang sa mga taong nagpasakop na sa Diyos. Matatandaan na dinaya nang diablo sina Adan at Eba, (Gen. 3) ang unang taong ginawa ng Diyos. Nagpadaya at nagkasala ang unang tao ayon na rin sa kanilang desisyon. Sinadya nilang sundan ang diablo sa kabila ng babala g Diyos at nagpatuloy pa sa pagsuway sa Diyos. Kaya nga ganito ang sabi ng Biblia (1 John 3:8a), “Ang nagpapatuloy sa pagkakasala ay kampon ng diyablo, sapagkat sa simula pa’y nagkakasala na ang diyablo.” Ang dinadanas na iba’t ibang kapahamakan ngayon ay resulta ng sariling pagtanggi sa kalooban ng Diyos at panunulsol ng diablo. Diyos pa nga ang sinisisi ng iba samantalang sila ang tumatanggi na pasakop sa Diyos. Sa kabila nito, gumawa pa rin ng paraan ang Diyos upang iligtas ang tao sa sariling kapalaluan. Ganito ang sabi sa 1 Juan 3:8b, “Kaya’t naparito ang Anak ng Diyos upang wasakin ang mga gawa ng diyablo.”

Layon ni Jesus wasakin ang masamang gawain ng diablo laban sa tao. Iyan ang magandang balita. Sinabi pa ni Jesus,”Naparito ako upang ang mga tupa ay magkaroon ng buhay, buhay na masaganang lubos” (Juan 10:10b).

Masaganang buhay ang nais ng Panginoong Diyos ibigay sa tao kung mananalig at pasasakop sa Kanya. Hindi lamang nga maranasan ang masaganang buhay sapagkat hiwalay ang tao sa Diyos gawa ng pagpapatuloy sa kasala-

nan.

Kilalanin ang may tutuong kapangyarihan. Ating liwanagin muna sa sarili, sino ang makapangyarihan, ang diablo o ang Diyos?

Mababasa sa Banal na Kasulatan, kilala ng diablo si Jesus at yumuyukod ang mga ito kay Jesus (Mark 1:24; Mark 3:11 at iba pang katulad na talata). Sumusunod ang mga ito kapag pinalayas ni Jesus (Mark 5). Maging ang mga natural na kalikasan gaya ng unos ay napapatigil ni Jesus. Si Jesus ay nagpapagaling ng mga may sakit at bumubuhay sa mga patay. Sadyang mas nakakapangyari ang Diyos sa lahat sapagkat Siya nga ang may katha ng lahat. Kayang puksain ni Jesus ang sino man at ano mang anghel, tao, bagay na ginawa niya kung gugustuhin niya. So, sa ano mang bagay sa buhay , walang impossible para hindi matugonan ni Jesus. Gaano pa nga kaya ang mga hamon at banta sa buhay ng tao?

Kayang kaya niyang pigilin, itigil, alisin o alisin ang mga ito. Ganito ang sabi ni Jesus kung paano magtatagumpay ang tao laban sa impluwensiya ng Diablo at laban sa masamang sanlibutan, “sapagkat napapagtagumpayan ng mga anak ng Diyos ang sanlibutan; at nagtatagumpay tayo sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya. Sino ang nagtatagumpay laban sa sanlibutan? Ang sumasampalataya na si Jesus ang Anak ng Diyos”(1 John 5:45). Oo, nasa pananampalataya kay Jesus ang kaligtasan, kapayapaan, kaseguruhan at tagumpay laban sa diablo, sanlibutan at sa mga hamon sa buhay. Pagpapasakop sa Diyos ang sekreto ng tagumpay sa mga banta at hamon sa buhay. Tandaan ang sinabi ng Diyos, “Kaya nga, pasakop kayo sa Diyos.

Labanan ninyo ang diyablo at lalayuan niya kayo” (James 4:7). Ang ibig sabihin ay pasakop muna sa aral, katuwiran, turo ni Jesus at ang magiging bunga ay malalaman na ninyo kung paano lalayas ang diablo sa iyong buhay. Magtatagumpay ka sa sanlibutan at mga hamon at banta sa buhay. Tandaan, ang sundalong hindi alam kung sino ang kaaway niya at ayaw magpasakop sa may kapangyarihan at nakatataas sa kanya ay tiyak na itatayang patay at talunan na. Ngunit kapag nagpasakop at nanalig kay Jesus, ganito ang pangako laban sa lahat ng banta, hamon, manlulupig at kaaway sa buhay,“Ako’y sasaiyo, huwag kang matakot, ako ang iyong Diyos, hindi ka dapat mangamba. Palalakasin kita at tutulungan, iingatan at ililigtas” (Isaiah 41:10).

ese society and migrants, Lee said.

She expressed hope that the government will provide support for the new center with services from the relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Education and the National Immigration Agency.

The Garden of Hope Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit group established in 1988 to help disadvantaged girls and young women, especially girls caught in the sex industry, survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence, and survivors of human trafficking.

From one halfway house, its services have grown to include shelters and service centers nationwide, providing everything from counseling and temporary housing to employment training, social work and legal

aid, according to the foundation.

At the press conference, Lee said that even though the government expects employers to provide at least two days leave per month for migrant workers, in reality, they usually have to endure harsh working conditions, including salary deductions if they take days off.

At present, many migrants handle their problems based on advice from friends, which may not be completely accurate or useful, Lee noted.

Several migrant workers shared their plights in Taiwan at the press event.

A-Tao, a 40-year old Vietnamese migrant worker who came to Taiwan in 2017, claimed that her employer required her to do housework, even though she was hired as a caretaker for an elderly person in the family she

worked for.

Melody, a Filipino migrant worker who has been working in Taiwan for 10 years, said she had no regular leave during her first eight years in Taiwan when she worked for her first employer and was monitored by the family’s driver whenever she went out during rare rest days.

At her second job, Melody was not allowed to rest, as she was tasked with tending two elderly people at the same time in a hospital around the clock.

This prompted her to seek settlement at the migrant protection department of the New Taipei City government, Melody recalled.

A single mother, Melody now has a new employer who she said has treated her well, giving her the strength to carry on, she said.

—Focus Taiwan

Taiwan gov't urged to support migrant assistance center

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he Taipei-based Garden of Hope Foundation urged the government (June 9) to provide inter-agency support to a new migrant assistance center, as some migrants, such as migrant workers and foreign students, face difficulties while in Taiwan.

The non-governmental organization devoted to providing assistance to the socially disadvantaged opened the migrant assistance center that same day.

Center director Kaili Lee (李凱莉) told the press that the new facility was established to provide counseling and information on migrants' legal rights when they encounter problems.

The center will also work on migrant empowerment and international exchanges and transform itself into a platform to promote understanding between mainstream Taiwan-

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Taiwan set to extend visa-free program for Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Russia

aiwan is poised to extend the visa-free program for passport holders from the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, and Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday (June 10) announced that a cross-ministerial meeting decided to extend the visa-free program for citizens of the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, and Russia, but formal approval of the results by the Cabinet is still pending. Minister without Portfolio Chang Ching-sen (張景森) told CNA that the Cabinet wishes to extend the program.

MOFA said that it recently invited of-

ficials from national security, immigration, police, investigations, tourism, economy, and trade agencies to discuss whether to continue the program. The meeting conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the visa-free program and came to the conclusion that it should be continued.

The findings of the meeting will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval and will be published after receiving the Cabinet’s permission. Chang told CNA that the position of the Cabinet is to extend visa-free treatment for stays of 14 days to citizens of the Philip-

Drawing Filipinos anew to Taiwan via new tourism campaign

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aiwan is seeking to attract thousands of Filipino tourists to the Taiwanese capital as it launched the “Undiscovered Taipei” tourism campaign in Manila (June 14).

Director Jerry Chuang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Manila cited a “very dramatic increase” in Filipino tourists to Taiwan, who reached around 419,000 in 2018.

“Filipino tourists have become popular tourists in Taiwan. You are well-informed and a lot of Filipinos make their travel plans,” Chuang told reporters in Makati City during the launch.

“The Filipinos, they share information to their friends, they become ambassadors of Taiwan,” he added.

To keep this “positive momentum”, the capital seeks to reintroduce the Undiscovered Taipei campaign to Filipinos and to promote the city as “the best destination in the region.”

Yi-ting Liu, the commissioner of the Taipei’s Department of Information and Tourism, said the Undiscovered Taipei campaign is targeting Filipinos tourists who had already visited the capital.

“There are more and more spots that the people who’ve been there for the first time, for sure the second time they haven’t been there,” he told reporters.

“The number last year was 420,000 so I believe, this year, it could increase until 500,000 and I believe there will be more,” he added. Chuang attributed the growth of Filipino tourists to Taiwan with its visa-free entry policy for Filipinos, set to expire in July 2019.

When asked if there is a high possibility this could be extended, Chuang said the TECO will announce soon.

“Our office, we try very hard to follow up. We have a lot of queries so we convey back to Taipei, that’s why we urge Taipei to make a decision early,” he said. “The visa-free policy has really brought Taiwan and the Philippines closer,” he noted.

—PNA

pines, Thailand, Brunei, and Russia for another year.

After a successful trial run of the program, MOFA on July 12, 2018 announced that it would extend visa-free entry for the Philippines, Thailand, and Brunei for trips of 14 days at a time for one year. In September of last year, visa-free entry was extended to Russian nationals for stays of 14 days.

Visa-free treatment for the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, and Russia is now set to expire on July 31. Citizens of the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, and Russia are eligible for

visa-free entry on the condition the applicants can provide the following: 1. Standard passport valid for at least six months.

2. Confirmed return plane or boat ticket, or a confirmed plane or boat ticket, along with a valid visa, for an onward destination.

3. Hotel reservation or accommodation address, contact information and proof of adequate finances.

4. A clean criminal record, as verified at immigration on arrival at an airport or seaport in Taiwan.

—Taiwan News

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Filipino teen may be the next Catholic saint

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arwin Ramos, a Filipino teenage boy who continued to inspire until his last breath, is a step closer to sainthood.

The Vatican has declared Ramos a “Servant of God,” allowing the local diocese of Cubao to start the process for beatification and canonization, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said.

“The Vatican has given us the go signal to go deeper in his life how he lived his faith and how he gave witness to Jesus to whom he was very close,” Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco said in a statement on the CBCP News website. During the process for sainthood, church officials examine if a candidate indeed lived a devout Catholic life. Once found to be holy, the person will be beatified upon verification of a miracle attributed to that person. The canonization as a saint comes after a second miracle is verified.

Devotees have praised Ramos for keeping his faith even while battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic

Darwin Ramos

disease characterized by muscle weakness which bound him to a wheelchair.

“Darwin is an example of holiness. Being a street child, afflicted with myopathy, he is closely united with Christ in his suffering and joy,” Ongtioco said.

Ramos, born in 1994, lived in a slum community in Pasay City. At the age of 12, he volunteered to help street children through the foundation Tulay ng Kabataan. He died in 2012 at the age of 17. —CNN Philippines

Pinoy chef bags Young Chef of the Year Award

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19-year-old Filipino chef among the nine major awards from Baliwag, Bulacan or categories judged by a has bagged the Young panel from the Federation of Chef of the Year Award during Chefs Scotland. the prestigious North East of Organized by the Hospitality Scotland Chef and Restaurant Training in Aberdeen, the of the Year Awards 2019 in the competition is touted as Scottish port city of Aberdeen. the largest regional cookery Chef Renz Mangalile of contest in Scotland. Judging The Saplinbrae Hotel was the for the restaurant titles only Filipino who competed are done by carrying out CHEF RENZ in Scotland’s premier culinary unannounced inspections.

Mangalile of The tilt held on May 27 at the P h i l i p p i n e Saplinbrae Hotel Elphinstone Hall of the Aberdeen Ambassador to London University. “Until now, I am still in a massive Antonio Lagdameo hailed Mangalile’s feat as state of disbelief that I won because there an example of how young Filipinos in the United were a lot of tough competitors from the other Kingdom are shining in their respective fields. hotels,” Mangalile said in a statement released “This accolade is yet another evidence of how by the Philippine Embassy in London. young Filipinos in the United Kingdom, by

The young chef from Bulacan said he was excelling in their respective fields, contribute deeply honored when his menu that represents positively to the fabric of British society,” the different stages in his life was accepted in Lagdameo said. the two-day competition.

The North East of Scotland Chef and

“The starter course represented my hotel, Restaurant of the Year Awards is a competition my main course represented who I am and our aimed at recognizing the contributions of chefs Filipino culture, and the dessert represented all and restaurants in Scotland’s North East. the technical skills I learned so far at college.

Attended by more than 200 individuals Winning was such a bonus for me and it made working within the hospitality industry in all the hard work, time, money, and sleepless Scotland, the finals were followed by a dinner nights worth it.” hosted by the events and catering team at The Young Chef of the Year Award is Aberdeen University. —Manila Bulletin

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Filipina mother of two bags Mrs. Asia Pacific Global 2019 crown

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orty-three-year-old mother of two, Avon Viray-Morales proves that age is just a number as she was crowned Mrs. Asia Pacific Global in Johor, Malaysia.

During the international competition, the psychology graduate from De La Salle University (DLSU) also won four special awards, namely Mrs. Photogenic, Mrs. Elegance, Mrs. Social Media Queen, and Mrs. Special Queen Ambassador.

Morales shone during the question and answer portion especially, where she was asked, “What would you like to be remembered for?”

The magna cum laude graduate answers, “I live my life bearing in mind that what I’m doing will someday be used as a measure for judging me. If asked, how I would like to be remembered for?

I’d like to be remembered as an individual with character strength and unwavering faith, determination, and courage to stand by her faith in God whatever the circumstances may be,” adding, “More importantly, I’d like to be remembered as a caring mother, responsible daughter, dependable friend, empowering career leader, and inspiring civic leader who made a difference in the lives of many, in the community, and the world.”

Immediately after her victory, the beauty queen shared a photo on her Instagram captioned, “Dear Lord, these were more than what I prayed for. The thing that I could commit- to try and make You proud of me by being the queen that You created me to be, my Father, my King,” elaborating, “The thing that I could commit- to try and make You proud of me by being the queen that You created me to be, my Father, my King.”

Morales’ royal court included Miss Asia Pacific All Nation 2019 from Singapore, Miss Asia Pacific Tourism 2019 from Malaysia, Mrs. Asia Pacific Intercontinental 2019 from Myanmar, and Mrs. Asia Pacific Cosmopolitan 2019 from Russia.

There were four other Filipina representatives in the competition, all who won respective finalist slots or special awards, namely Marjorie Clau Orito, Bae Limpayen Jennifer Pia Sibug Las, Glynes Evangelista Olves, and Mary Chris Abachin Camacho.

In addition to Morales winning the top spot during the pageant, Queen Mitzie GoGil from the Philippines was also honored as Best National Director for leading the franchise in the country.

—Canadian Inquirer

Pinoy brands harvest awards at ‘choco Oscars’

ive Philippine chocolate brands received international recognition after bagging a total of 24 awards across various categories in the 2019 Academy of Chocolate Awards in the United Kingdom.

The chocolates of Auro Chocolate, Dalareich Food Products, Malagos AgriVentures Corp., MS3 Agri-Ventures and Theo and Philo Artisan Chocolates impressed more than 100 judges who made up the panel, according to the Philippine embassy in London.

This year’s board of judges included leading chocolatiers and some of the

UK’s most prominent food writers and bloggers. The recognition given to Philippine chocolates over the years shows that Philippine chocolates are indeed world class,” Ambassador Antonio Lagdameo said.

More than a thousand entries from close to 50 countries were marked for appearance, depth of aroma and flavor, length and complexity in a rigorous 25-session judging process over 12 weeks.

“Purity and sustainability of ingredients remain paramount considerations for the Academy,”

Marie-Pierre Moine, board member and awards ambassador, said.Last year, Malagos chocolates of Davao City won five awards in the same competition.

Under the awards’ drinking category, Malagos’ 85-percent dark chocolate won silver while its 100-percent and 72-percent variants got bronze.

In the tree to bar category, its 72-percent and 85-percent variants won silver. The Academy of Chocolate Among the Philippine chocolate brands that impressed awards was launched in 2005. judges at the 2019 Academy of Chocolate Awards —Philstar were Malagos, MS3 Choco and Theo and Philo Artisan Chocolates.

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Taipei 101’s top floor opens to public for first time

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or the first time in the 15 year history of Taipei 101, the observation deck will be opened to visitors on Saturday (June 15), announced the building’s management team on Thursday (June 13).

At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Liu Chia-hao (劉家 豪), Chief Operating Officer of Taipei 101, said that in the past, visitors could only venture to the observation deck on the 89th floor, while the top observation deck was reserved exclusively for VIPs such as U.S. President Bill Clinton and movie star Will Smith. However, Taipei 101 president Angela Chang (張振亞) said that in order to enable visitors to have a different experience, she decided to

open up the top floor for the public, reported CNA.

Chang said that standing on the top observation deck for the first time made her feel “very touched inside,” and she believes that not only foreign tourists but Taiwanese will have a special feeling when they step out on the top deck, according to the report. To reach the top viewing platform, visitors will first need to reach the 89th floor, and from there, they will need to transfer to two elevators and take stairs from there.

As the top observation deck is a small space, it can only accommodate 12 people at a time. Starting Saturday, only three groups of 12 will be allowed on the deck per day, at 40

minutes each.

Reservations for the terrace will start on Saturday and tickets are NT$3,000 per person. Those who register before the end of June will receive a nine percent discount.

Because it is an outdoor viewing platform, it will be necessary to wear safety equipment, including a safety belt, which is buckled to the railing. Visitors will need to walk along the railing and closely follow instructions. Under professional guidance, visitors will be able to enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of Taipei. The platform will soon undoubtedly become a coveted spot to capture the ultimate souvenir photos of a trip to Taipei. The name of the

package tour for the top terrace is “101 Skyline 460” and includes fast transit to the top, exclusive souvenir photos, “cloud coffee,” and Taipei 101 souvenir bottled water. Those who wish to purchase tickets to visit the top observation deck can do so at the kkday website.

—Taiwan News

Taipei steps up free at-home training for foreign caregivers aipei City will continue to provide free at-home training for the city’s foreign caregivers to help them sharpen their caregiving skills and adapt to the local environment, after having provided the service for a year. According to the city government, training in medication safety, living environment safety, dementia care techniques, and social resources linkage will be added to this year’s services plan. City statistics indicate there are

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approximately 44,143 foreign caretakers in Taipei – about 1,000 more than last year. The training sessions will be provided by a team consisting of nurses and bilingual interpreters.

“First, health management assessment of the care recipients is conducted,” the city said in a news release. “Then, the team will provide one-on-one instructions for foreign caregivers with respect to the necessary and appropriate skills and daily life counseling,

such as oral care, turning patients in bed and patting their backs, moving patients, and other simple movements.”

Foreign and Disabled Labor Office (FDLO) Director Yeh Hsiu-shan (葉琇姍) said the training program will improve migrant workers’ care techniques and establish a friendly communication channel.

“Ultimately, the care recipient’s overall life quality will be greatly improved, and the

goal of bringing in dedicated migrant workers that satisfy hirers will be achieved,” Yeh added FDLO expects to provide services to 480 families before the end of November. Any family in need of the service is welcome to send in their applications, the agency said.

For more details, please call the information hotline: (02) 8648-8388 ext. 121 and Ms. Chen, or reach out to FDLO at (02) 2338-1600 ext. 4211.

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ber of foreign workers in Taiwan climbed to 706,000, an increase of 3.3 percent over the same period last year. The top three nationalities currently working in Taiwan in order of population numbers are Indonesians at 271,000 (38.4 percent), Vietnamese at 221,000 (31.4 percent), and Filipinos at 154,000 (21.8 percent).

In terms of gender, women account for the majority, at 385,000 workers (54.6 per-

cent), while there are 321,000 male workers (45.4 percent).

As for field of work, 447,000 (63.3 percent) worked in manufacturing, construction, and agriculture. Over 70 percent of workers in these sectors are male and 76.2 percent are under the age of 35.

The next largest field was domestic care and service, accounting for 259,144 (36.7 percent) workers. Of this group, 99.3

percent are women, and 50 percent are aged between 35 and 44.

The cities with the most migrant workers involved in manufacturing, construction, and agriculture were Taoyuan (91,000), Taichung (78,000), and New Taipei City (56,000). The cities with the most migrant workers involved in domestic care and services were Taipei at 44,000 and New Taipei City at 43,000. —Taiwan News

tice (DOJ) on Tuesday. Sy has denied the allegations. Garin said the people who were tapped in filing fraudulent claims with PhilHealth were provided with food and transportation fare.

“They are happy to be given P500 each.

But the hospital, in cahoots with doctors and PhilHealth officials, collect around P16,000 and sometimes P32,000 per ghost treatment,” she added. In a phone interview with the Inquirer, Garin said doctors and health providers would offer food to senior citizens but would report to PhilHealth that the seniors were treated for pneumonia.

She claimed that certain health providers had been forced to take part in filing the bogus claims. “If you can’t beat them, join them.”

The former health chief recounted that PhilHealth was also funding treatments of fake cataract surgeries in 2006.

“In 2006, I exposed many cataract surgeries in Region 6 (Western Visayas) … There were fatalities. Unfortunately many documents that we demanded from PhilHealth appear to be missing,” she said.

Sy will remain in detention at the National Bureau of Investigation. He was arrested on Monday while undergoing investigation for allegedly filing dialysis claims for dead patients

that were eventually paid by PhilHealth.

On Tuesday, the DOJ and the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) rejected his petition to be released and instead upheld his warrantless arrest by the NBI. Later that day, Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Anna Devanadera ruled that Sy would remain in detention until she decides whether to charge him in court for estafa and falsification of documents.

His lawyers had argued that he could not be arrested without a court warrant since his alleged offenses were based on documents and could not be considered a “continuing crime,” a ground for warrantless arrest.

In denying Sy’s petition to be freed, Devanadera cited the decision of Judge Marivic Balisi-Umali of Manila RTC Branch 20 on Tuesday afternoon denying the habeas corpus petition filed by Sy’s wife, Therese Francesca Tan-Sy, and affirming the validity of his arrest.

“It appears from the letter of the National Bureau of Investigation that the attending physicians of WellMed have committed and continue to commit schemes to defraud PhilHealth,” since WellMed continued to file claims for dead patients, Umali said in her letter.

She ruled that Sy was detained “by virtue

of a judicial process defined as a writ, warrant (or) subpoena.”

“That there is no probable cause of the warrantless arrest of the subject has been held not a valid ground for the issue of a writ of habeas corpus,” she added.

Therese, a WellMed purchasing officer, is one of the respondents in the NBI complaint.

Others were Dr. John Ray Gonzales, WellMed medical director; Claro Sy, chair; Alvin Sy, corporate treasurer; Dick Ong, administration officer; and physicians Porshia Natividad and Joemie Soriano. The charge sheet also included former assistant manager Edwin Roberto and employee Liezel Aileen De Leon, who reported the clinic’s alleged malpractice to PhilHealth. ormer presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, who acts as lawyer for the two whistleblowers, said his clients would ask to be placed under the DOJ’s witness protection program. alking to reporters after the inquest, Roque said PhilHealth officials should have been included in the charge sheet. Garin, meanwhile, appealed to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to take over PhilHealth until a new board is constituted. Garin also said Duque, with the political will of Mr. Duterte, could help reform PhilHealth. —Inquirer

Migrant worker count in Taiwan climbs to 706,000, Indonesians largest group he number of migrant workers in Taiwan is continuing to climb, with 706,060 workers from foreign countries currently registered, 90 percent of whom are from Indonesia, Vietnam, and Indonesia, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).

According to a report released by the DGBAS on Saturday (June 1), the total num-

Garin: Docs, PhilHealth officers get P32K per ‘ghost’ treatment

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ome doctors and officials of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) are getting from the state insurance firm P16,000 to P32,000 for each “ghost” treatment, former Health Secretary Janette Garin said on Wednesday.

Garin said PhilHealth had been paying for treatments of fictitious patients not only for kidney ailments but also for pneumonia and dengue. “Paperwork is prepared for a lot of the people who have no ailments. The documents are submitted to PhilHealth to make it appear they are sick so payments can be collected,” she said in a press briefing in Quezon City.

President Rodrigo Duterte demanded on Monday the courtesy resignation of PhilHealth officials days after the Inquirer published a three-part investigative report about fictitious patients, PhilHealth losses amounting to billions of pesos due to overpayment and fraud, and a “mafia” behind the padded claims.

The owner of WellMed Dialysis Center who has been accused of pocketing P808,600 in spurious health insurance claims was arrested on Monday. WellMed vice president Bryan Christopher Sy, along with other executives of the center, was charged with estafa and falsification of documents in the Department of Jus-

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Filipino game show host rocks Independence Day fest in New Taipei

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eteran Filipino game show host and former public servant Arnell Ignacio stole the hearts of over 5,000 people who gathered at an event in New Taipei on (June 16) to celebrate the 121st anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence.

Sunday’s gathering -- one of several events held this past week to celebrate Philippine independence -- was geared mostly to Filipino migrant workers, who formed the bulk of the crowd, and they had plenty to keep their attention. It started with a fun run in the morning, and also included a parade, music performances by rock brands, and a commemoration ceremony attended by officials from both the New Taipei City government and the Philippine representative office in Taiwan.

But more than anybody else, it was Ignacio who drew the most vocal response from the crowd with his comedy and music performances accompanied by rock band G-male.

Scores of fans latched themselves onto Ignacio for photos and selfies while the crowd sang and danced with him as he performed.

In an interview with Ignacio a day before the event, he said he came to Taiwan specifically to celebrate the 121st anniversary of Philippine Independence Day with Filipinos in Taiwan.

“I will be celebrating it with my fellow Filipinos. There will be a lot of singing, dancing, fun, eating and a lot of picture taking,”

New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), 2nd from left; Angelito T. Banayo, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan

ARNEL IGNACIO (TV Host / Comedian) Music performances by rock band G-male, who currently performs at Grant Hyatt's Ziga Zaga. said Ignacio, who has gained fame hosting numerous game shows and reality TV shows in the Philippines since the 1990s. He is also known for earning his first bachelor’s degree in April this year at the age of 55 and as the deputy chief of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, which protects the

interests of overseas Filipino workers, from January 2018 to February 2019.

New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) also connected with the crowd, after greeting the Filipinos in attendance in their native Tagalog. He said the Philippines was the country he had the greatest affection for because it was the first country he ever visited, when he went there in 1984 as an undercover detective to investigate Taiwanese fugitives.

During his investigations, he was nearly shot and killed by Taiwanese fugitives, but it was because of the help of Filipino friends during that time that he was able to safely to return to Taiwan, Hou said.

“Even though this happened over 30

years ago, I am taking this opportunity to thank my Filipino friends for their help so that I can stand before you today. Filipinos are my saviors and my best companions in fighting crime,” he said. He also praised the more than 13,000 Filipino workers in the city, saying their contributions and hard work in both the industrial and domestic caregiver sectors were greatly appreciated.

“They bring us stability in industry, harmony in the home, and our future in New Taipei,” Hou said.

Angelito T. Banayo, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan, read out a letter from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Filipinos in Taiwan, which commended them as true Filipinos who hold unconditional love for their country.

“I am pleased to know that even while you are miles away from home you continue to hold in your hearts the values of a true Filipino,” Banayo read. “Your appreciation of our culture, pride of place and solidarity through community events like this clearly manifests your genuine and unconditional love for our country. As overseas Filipinos, may you further enrich our heritage by promoting it where ever you are in the world,” Banayo read.

The letter also encouraged the migrant workers to remember the “sacrifices of our forebearers, which led to the freedom that we enjoy today.”

“I trust that you will use their bravery and patriotism as inspiration as you reach for your personal goals and partake in our agenda of improving the welfare of our people and nation,” the letter said as read by Banayo.

The Philippines gained independence on June 12, 1898 after more than 300 years of Spanish colonial rule. —Taiwan News

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ew Taipei’s free Chinese language program designed for migrant workers to help them assimilate more quickly into society is being held again this year and will start in early July, a New Taipei Labor Affairs Department official said Tuesday (June 11).

The classes will begin on July 7 and will be split into four sections catering to Indonesian, Vietnamese, Filipino and Thai workers, said Huang Yu-wen (黃郁雯), an official with the department's Foreign Workers Service Division. The classes are grouped based on nationality because they rely on bilingual instructors who use their native tongue to help teach the the course material, Huang told CNA.

There will be about 30 students in each class, which will involve phonetic symbols, communication and dialogue, reading, and learning by singing, Huang said.

Each group will initially go through a basic beginners program every Sunday for seven weeks from July 7 to Aug. 18 before progressing onto an advanced program consisting of six classes from August to September, she said.

By offering Chinese classes to foreign workers free of charge, the program hopes to minimize language barriers and give the workers an indepth understanding of local Taiwanese customs and living habits, Huang said.

Participation is limited to foreign migrant workers in New Taipei. For more information

on the registration process, they can call the number 02-2366-1368, Huang said.

The course will follow on from a similar program last year, which students described in a video uploaded on YouTube.

In the video, a Thai foreign migrant worker named Ah Min said students should not be afraid of joining the classes if they don’t know the language well at first and look forward to the benefits it will bring afterwards. “After you learn Mandarin, you can speak and communicate with your (Taiwanese) friends and employer to understand what they are talking about. It feels great,” he said.

Hartini, a migrant caregiver from Indonesia, said she was very happy with the

course and praised the instructors for putting a lot of effort into teaching the class.

“The program was very successful and through the course I met many new friends,” she said. The program was first initiated in 2016, and after a one-year hiatus in 2017, it resumed in 2018, Huang said.

According to Ministry of Labor statistics, New Taipei had 98,156 foreign migrant workers as of the end of April, of which 42,165 were from Indonesia, 34,471 were from Vietnam, 14,040 were from the Philippines and 7,479 were from Thailand.

The one other migrant worker in the city not from those four countries was from Malaysia.

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umanaw na ang legendary actor na si Eddie Garcia.

Binawian ng buhay ang veteran actor ngayong June 20, Huwebes, 4:55 P.M.

Siya ay sumakabilang buhay sa edad na 90.

Sa pamamagitan ng isang medical bulletin, kinumprima ng division head ng Makati Medical Center na si Dr. Artemio Cabrera Salvador ang malungkot ng balita.

Nakasaad dito: “Mr. Eduardo ‘Eddie’ Garcia passed away today, June 20, at 4: 55 p.m.

“We join the entire Filipino community in praying for the soul of Mr. Garcia and his dearly beloved family and friends. We extend our deepest condolences to the Garcia family.”

Noong June 8, ay nasangkot si Eddie sa isang aksidente sa taping ng upcoming GMA-7 primetime series na Rosang Agimat.

Bagamat hindi pa malinaw kung ano talaga ang nangyari sa taping, mapapanood sa kumalat na video na biglang natumba ang beteranong aktor habang papasok sa isang eksena kung saan nagkakagulo ang marami.

Base sa pahayag ng pamilya ni Eddie, sa pamamagitan ng kanyang longtime partner na si Lilibeth, napatid ang beteranong aktor sa kable ng produksiyon na dahilan ng kanyang pagkabagsak sa semento.

Nang bumagsak daw si Eddie ay unang tumama ang mukha nito.

Dahil sa aksidente, nagtamo ng fracture sa leeg ang beteranong aktor.

Pagkatapos ng insidente ay isinugod si Eddie sa Mary Johnston Hospital sa Tondo, Manila, ang pinakamalapit na ospital kung saan nagti-taping noon ang Rosang Agimat.

Ngunit nagdesisyon si Lilibeth na ilipat sa Makati Medical Center ang beteranong aktor dahil mas kumpleto ang mga pasilidad dito at mas masusubaybayan ng personal doctors ni Eddie.

Mula nang isugod siya sa ospital ay naging comatose na ang beteranong aktor.

Nagdesisyon din ang pamilya ni Eddie na ilagay sa “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) status ang beteranong aktor.

Hanggang nitong Huwebes, June 20, ay tuluyan na siyang bawian ng buhay.

SEVEN DECADES OF FILM AND TV CAREER

Si Eddie ay ipinanganak noong May 2, 1929 sa Sorsogon, Sorsogon.

Nagsimula ang kanyang acting career noong 1949 sa pamamagitan ng pelikulang Siete Infantes de Lara.

Sa loob ng pitong dekada ay nakagawa ng mahigit 300 pelikula at mahigit sa 30 teleserye si Eddie.

Noong kabataan ni Eddie ay kontrabida ang madalas niyang gampanan sa pelikula, ngunit nang nagkaedad siya ay mas nakilala siya sa comedy at action films.

Kabilang sa mga di niya malilimutang pelikula ay ang mga sumusunod: Dalagang Ilocana (1954), Dear Heart (1981), Nagalit Ang Buwan Sa Haba Ng Gabi (1983), May Lamok Sa Loob ng Kulambo (1984), Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap (1984), Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop (1987), Ang Supremo (1988), Ako Ang Batas (1988), Ako Ang Huhusga: Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop Part II (1988), at Hindi Ka Na Sisikatan Ng Araw: Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop Part III (1990).

Noong dekada ’90 ay sunud-sunod ang action films na pinagbidahan ni Eddie.

Kabilang dito ang mga sumusunod: Hukom.

45 (1990), Mayor Latigo (1991), Magdaleno Orbos: Sa Kuko Ng Mga Lawin (1991), Andres

Eddie Garcia Manambit: Angkan ng Matatapang (1992), Maestro Toribio (1993), Padre Amante Guerrero (1993), Ultimatum (1994), Marami Ka Pang Kakaining Bigas (1994), Mayor Cesar Climaco (1994), Melencio Magat: Dugo Laban sa Dugo (1995), Melencio Magat: Dugo Laban sa Dugo (1995), Emong Salvacion: Oras Ka Nang Magtago Sa Pinanggalingan mo! (1996), Papunta Ka Pa Lang, Pabalik Na Ako (1997), at Padre Kalibre (1997).

Kabilang naman sa critically-acclaimed films niya ang mga sumusunod: Tubog Sa Ginto (1971), Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974), Ganito Kami Noon… Paano Kayo Ngayon? (1976), Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak (1990), Deathrow (2000), Mano Po (2002), Blue Moon (2006), Bwakaw (2012), at Rainbow’s Sunset (2018).

Bukod sa pagiging artista sa pelikula at telebisyon, isa ring direktor si Eddie.

Ilan sa mga pelikulang idinirek niya ay ang Karugtong ng Kahapon (1961), Pinagbuklod ng Langit (1969), Atsay (1978), P.S. I Love You (1981), Sinasamba Kita (1982), Forgive and Forget (1982), Friends in Love (1982), Palimos ng Pag-ibig (1986), Magdusa Ka (1986), Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?

(1987), Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin (1987), Imortal (1989), at Abakada Ina (2001).

Tumanggap si Eddie ng halos 40 awards bilang aktor at direktor.

Karamihan ng mga ginawa niyang teleserye ay sa bakuran ng GMA-7, gaya ng Kung Mawawala Ka, Darna (2005), Majika, Asian Treasures, Joaquin Bordado, Totoy Bato, Darna (2009), at Legacy.

Noong 2013 ay lumipat siya sa ABS-CBN at ginawa ang mga sumusunod na teleserye: Juan dela Cruz, Little Champ, Honesto, Sana Bukas Pa Ang Kahapon, at Nathaniel.

Naging bahagi rin siya ng long-running primetime series ni Coco Martin, ang FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.

Nito lamang Mayo ay inanunsiyo ang pagbabalik niya sa bakuran ng Kapuso network sa pamamagitan ng Rosang Agimat.

Sa taping ng nasabing teleserye ay naganap ang di inaasahang pangyayari.

Sa loob ng mahabang panahon ng pagiging bahagi niya ng industriya ng pelikula at telebisyon ay pinatunayan ni Eddie ang pagiging propesyunal.

At hanggang sa pinakahuling sandali ng kanyang buhay, pinili niyang ibahagi ang kanyang talento sa larangan ng pag-arte.

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"Non-renewal can be tantamount to shutting down the network," sabi ni Commission on Human Rights spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia sa isang pahayag. mga ulat tungkol sa kanilang prankisa.

“ABS-CBN is unable to clarify or comment on the article as it is neither the source of the said news article nor is it privy to any claims expressed therein,” sabi ng Dos. (Hindi makapaglilinaw o makapagkokomento ang ABS-CBN sa mga artikulo dahil hindi ito ang source at hindi ito magbabahagi tungkol sa mga claims na naroon.)

Dahil dito, bali-balitang pinalalakas nila ang kanilang streaming service na IWant bilang paghahanda sa posibilidad.

Alitang Digong vs. ABS-CBN

Sa ulat ng The STAR, sinabi raw ng isang susing miyembro ng legislative franchises committee na walang maisasagawang aksyon sa bill hangga’t may mga reklamo si Duterte tungkol sa network.

“They have to thresh out and resolve

their issues with the president. That’s the key to get the bill moving,” sabi ng mambabatas, na ayaw magpapangalan.

(Kailangan muna nilang maresolba ang mga isyu nila sa presidente. ‘Yun ang susi para mapagulong ang panukala.)

Agosto taong 2018 nang sabihin ni Duterte na gusto niyang harangin ang prangkisa.

“Now, ABS-CBN, their franchise is due for renewal... But I will never also intervene. But if I had my way, I will not give it back to you,” wika ni Digong.

(Kinakailangan nang i-renew ang prangskia ng ABS-CBN... Hindi ako makikialam.

Pero kung ako ang masusunod, hindi ko ‘yon ibibigay sa inyo.)

Pero ayon sa CHR, labas na daw dapat sa “krapritso” ng pangulo ang kahihinatnan ng media giant.

“We note that the president has expressed his desire to not renew the media company’s franchise. The services provided by ABS-CBN, alongside other media networks, cater to the Filipino people in numerous ways that are beyond the whim of politics,” ani De Guia.

(Alam naming nagpahayag na noon si Duterte na ayaw niyang ma-renew ito.

Pero nagseserbisyo ang ABS-CBN, sampu ng iba pang mga network, sa mamamayang Pilipino at ‘di dapat panghimasukan ng padaskol-daskol na kagustuhang pampulitika.)

“In these challenging times, let us stand with the fourth estate that have steadfastly torched the light of truth by which our freedoms are anchored.” (Sa mga panahong ito, makiisa tayo sa fourth estate na nagbibigay daan sa katotohanan na nakaangkla sa ating mga karapatan.) Nitong Mayo, matatandaang sinabi ng singer na si Jimmy Bondoc na hindi na siya makapaghintay na maipasara ang ABSCBN. —Philstar

Erwin Tulfo apologizes for the nth time to DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista

aghayag ng kanyang saloobin ang hard-hitting journalist na si Erwin Tulfo matapos ang ilang araw na pananahimik sa kontrobersiyang kinasasangkutan nila ng dating heneral at ngayon ay kalihim ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na si Rolando Bautista.

Sa pamamagitan ng Facebook ngayong umaga ng Martes, June 11, nagpasalamat si Erwin sa mga taong patuloy pa ring sumusuporta sa kanya sa kabila ng girian nila ni Secretary Bautista.

Muli rin siyang humingi ng tawad sa kanyang nakaalitang cabinet member. Pahayag ni Erwin: “I have apologized and offer no excuses for overreacting to Sec. Bautista’s unavailability for a phone interview, ranting and using inappropriate language on the air.

“For the nth time, ‘I am really sorry.’

“This unfortunate situation that I had caused myself, my brothers, and my whole family drags on with this issue now being manipulated and fueled by unseen hands motivated by vindictiveness and political vendetta.” Nag-ugat ang alitan ng dalawa nang hindi mapagbigyan ni Secretary Bautista si Erwin ng isang phone interview sa programa nitong Tutok Erwin Tulfo sa DZRB Radyo ng Bayan

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adilim ang hinaharap ng kalayaan sa pamamahayag kung tuluyang hindi ma-rerenew ang prangkisa ng isang istasyon ng telebisyon, ayon sa pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights.

‘Yan ang sinabi ni CHR spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia matapos hindi maipasa ang House Bill 4349 bago magtapos ang 17th Congress ng Kamara, bagay na magre-renew sa prangkisa ng ABS-CBN. “Non-renewal can be tantamount to shutting down the network,” sabi ni De Guia sa isang pahayag.

(Para na rin nilang isinara ang istasyon kung hindi nila muling aaprubahan ang prangkisa nila.) Dahil dito, kinakailangang muling maghain ng panibagong renewal measure sa 18th Congress, na magco-convene pagdating ng ika-22 ng Hulyo.

Nakatakdang mag-expire ang franchise ng kumpanya, na pinakamalaki sa bansa, pagdating ng ika-20 ng Marso, 2020. “[I]t could signal the beginning of a bleaker state of press freedom in the country and a catapult to the wave of previous assaults to media,” dagdag ni De Guia.

(Maaaring magbunsod ito ng mapanglaw na estado ng kalayaan sa pamamahayag at maging bahagi ng dati nang mga atake sa midya.) Imbis na “mapulitika,” sana raw ay idaan na lang daw sa due process ang network kung may ginawang mga paglabag sa batas. Kilalang kritiko ng ABS-CBN si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, matapos diumano hindi ipalabas ang kanyang mga patalastas noong 2016 election.

Imbis, isinaere raw ng kumpanya ang ad ni Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, na naglalaman ng kritikal na mensahe laban sa presidente.

“No comment” pa rin naman ang kumpanyang pinagmamay-arian ng mga Lopez sa

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noong May 30. Dahil dito, namura ni Erwin si Bautista sa ere at sinabihan pang ingungudngod niya ang mukha nito.

Kalaunan, humingi ng dispensa si Erwin, ngunit papatawarin lamang daw siya ni Bautista kapag sinunod nito ang lahat ng kanyang kundisyones, kabilang na ang pagdu-donate ng pera sa halos dalawampung organisasyon na aabot sa halos P6M. Binanggit din ni Erwin sa kanyang bagong pahayag ang pangalan at mga sinabi ng dating kalihim ng Department of Justice (DOJ) na si Vitaliano Aguirre II. Sinabi ni Aguirre na hindi na natuto ang Tulfo brothers sa kanilang mga naging kamalian. Hindi raw sinisisi ni Erwin ang pamunuan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) na nagdesisyong i-recall ang kanilang PNP escorts.

Alam daw ni Erwin nasa panganib ang kanyang buhay dahil sa dami ng mga nasagasaan niyang sindikato at mga masasamang tao. Ngunit sa likod daw ng matatapang na salita nilang magkakapatid, hindi raw sila bigshots, bagkus ay boses lang daw sila ng mga inaapi. Saad ni Erwin, “Behind the brava-

do, verbosity, foul language and cursing, truth is I AM A NOBODY but a voice of the little man yearning and crying out for a better deal, hoping for a place in an even playing field in times of promised change.

“The Tulfo brothers are no bigshots by any stretch of imagination. Boses lang po kami ng mga inaapi at ng mga nakakaligtaan ng lipunan.

“WE ARE NO HEROES. However, we can’t just simply turn our back to those who ask for our help because, were taught by our parents to stand up and fight for those who are weak and helpless. “And for decades we have committed to rendering that kind of public service in our own small way, though it will not earn an epitaph at Libingan ng mga Bayani.

“Indeed, it’s a dangerous country for hard-hitting journalists, as it is for cops and soldiers but we’ve got a lot of work to do to make this country a better place to live for everyone.

“May God bless us all.”

Ang iba pang kapatid ni Erwin ay sina Mon, Ben, at Raffy Tulfo na pawang hard-hitting journalists din katulad niya.

Hindi naman nabanggit ni Erwin ang tungkol sa pahayag ng Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association, Inc. (PMAAAI), na nagdeklara sa kanyang persona non grata.

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Dating ABS-CBN executive, producer kinasuhan ng sexual harassment

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a-indict na sa korte ang dating executive at segment producer ng isang dambuhalang istasyon ng telebisyon dahil sa reklamong sexual harassment ng isang reporter.

Ito’y kaugnay ng reklamong inihain ni ABS-CBN showbiz reporter Gretchen Fullido laban sa dating TV Patrol supervising producer na si Cheryl Favila at segment producer na si Maricar Asprec.

Pormal nang na-charge sa paglabag ng Republic Act 7877 (Anti-Sexual Harassment Act) ang dalawa sa Quezon City metropolitan trial court nitong ika-28 ng Mayo.

Sa resolusyong nakuha mula sa Department of Justice kahapon, sinabi ng Quezon City prosecutor’s office na nakitaan nila ng “probable cause” ang reklamong isinampa ni Fullido noong 2018.

Sinabi ni investigating assistant city prosecutor Rosalinda Sajot na meron siyang otoridad at “ascendancy” sa kanilang opisina bilang ecosystem head ng kanilang integrated news department noong 2015 hanggang 2017, panahon kung kailan humingi raw siya ng mga sekswal na pabor mula sa complainant.

Ayon sa prosecutor, may “double meaning” at “sexual undertones” daw ang mga mensaheng ipinadala ni Favila kay Fullido.

“The messages sent by Favila to Fullido contain flirtatious playful text messages. Her flirtatious dealings with Fullido were inappropriate as she was the latter’s supervisor, compromising their professional relationship,” wika ng resolusyon.

(Naglalaman ng malalandi at mapaglarong mensahe ang ipinadalang text ni Favila kay Fullido. Hindi angkop ang kanyang gawi daw siya ang kanyang supervisor, dahilan para mabahiran ang propesyunal nilang ugnayan.) Kahit na isinantabi ng istasyon ang kasong sexual harassment, dinismiss ng ABS-CBN si Favila noong Abril 2018 matapos mapatunayan ang kanyang paglabag sa Code of Conduct ng kumpanya at Labor Code.

Damay din si Asprec dahil “nakipagsabwatan” daw siya kay Favila sa pagsasagawa ng diumano’y kahalayan.

Dagdag pa ng prosecutor, nakaranas daw ng “hostile working environment” si Fullido nang tanggihan niya ang pinagagawa ng kanyang inireklamo. Sa parehong resolusyon, ibinasura naman ang counter-charges na libel at perjury nina Favila at Asprec laban kay Fullido dahil sa kakulangan ng probable cause.

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umasok ako kanina sa 7/11 para bumili ng coke pagbukas ko ng refrigerator ay napansin ko ang isang matandang lalaking nakatingin sakin hindi ko nalang sya pinansin. After a minute nahuli ko ulit sya na nakatingin talaga sakin kaya napilitan akong lumapit sa kanya Ako: Kuya ba’t ba tinitignan niyo ako? Anong pangalan nyo?

Jose: Ako si Jose, kamukha mo kasi ang namatay kong anak bago siya namatay ay nakatampuhan kami pwede bang paglabas ko sa pintong yan ay sabihin mong “BYE PAPA” para naman mabawasan kahit paano ang pighati at sakit sa dibdib ko.

Maluha-luha ko syang inihatid sa pintuan ng 7/11 dahil sa guilt sumigaw ako ng “BYE PAPA” lumingon at ngumiti sya sakin bumalik na ako sa counter para magbayad patingin ko sa resibo.

Ako: Jusko! Isang coke lang ang binili ko P1,290 ang babayaran ko?!

Cashier: Sabi nang Papa mo ikaw magbabayad ng mga binili nya eh!

Ako: Ano?! Hinde ko Papa yun tsaka matagal ng patay erpat ko.

Cashier: Naks! Lumang style na yan sir!

Nagpaalam kapa nga sa kanya eh.

Ako: Putang ina naloko ako.

--------------------------------------------------------Isang araw may tatlong lalaki ang nasa sa jeep, yung isang Driver, isang Guro, at si Juan nawalan ng kontrol ang sinasakyan nila kaya nahulog sila sa bangin, nung nagkamalay ang tatlo, nakatayo na si San Pedro at si Satanas sa gilid sa harap nila SATANAS: Dahil napupuno na ang langit napagkasunduan namin ni San Pedro na limitahan nalang ang papasok sa langit, kung sino man sa inyo ang makapagtatanong na hindi ko masagutan ng tama, yun ang karapat-dapat makapasok sa langit, kung masagot ko, diretsyo kayo sa impiyerno. Sinong gustong mauna?

DRIVER: Ako! ako muna!!

SATANAS: Ano ang itatanong mo sakin?

DRIVER: Anong araw ako unang nagdrive?

SATANAS: (nag-isip ng konti) May 14

2001.

Boooomm! nagliyab at biglang nawala ang driver.

SUMUNOD ANG GURO GURO: Ako naman (nag bigay ng isang napakahabang Math problem) nasagutan din ito ng tama ni satanas kaya napunta na rin siya sa impyerno.

SATANAS: Ikaw naman Juan!

JUAN: Uhmmm, sige kumuha ka ng upuan at butasan mo ng 7 butas SATANAS: aba nga! inutusan pa ako, pero sige dahil naiintriga ako sa pinapagawa mo kumuha si satanas ng upuan at nilagyan ng 7 butas. Umupo si Juan at umutot sa upuan JUAN: ang tanong ko sayo saang Butas ako umutot?

SATANAS: (Pinagpawisan) uhmmm... sa ikaanim na butas?

JUAN: Mali ka! sa butas ng puwet ko tanga SAN PEDRO: Welcome to heaven ! Juan --------------------------------------------------------JUAN: Tol! grabe yung assistant ko, ang bobo!

Tignan mo.

Rodolfo halika dito, may iuutos ako.

RODOLFO: Ano yun sir?

JUAN: Ito ang piso, ibili mo ako ng apat na case ng beer.

RODOLFO: Opo sir.

JUAN: Kita mo pre? Ang bobo noh? Bibili ng apat na case ng beer, Eh piso lang ang dala PEDRO: Mas bobo yung assistant ko, tingnan mo ah!

Pising halika, may iuutos ako sayo PISING: Ano yun Boss?

PEDRO: Punta ka sa office ko, tingnan mo kung nandun ako.

PISING: Opo boss, right away!

PEDRO: Kita!

NAGKASALUBONG SI RODOLFO AT PISING RODOLFO: Pising grabe amo ko! Ang bobo, binigyan ako ng piso, pinabili ako ng apat na case ng beer, eh alam naman nyang hindi ko kayang dalhin yun lahat.

PISING: Lalo naman amo ko, pinapapunta ako sa opisina para tingnan kung nandun siya, eh may telepono naman. BOBO Sino ang mas bobo, ang AMO o ang ASSIS-

TANT? --------------------------------------------------------May nagtext.

Unknown number: Musta na kayo dyan? Eto na new number ng roaming ko. Magpapadala ako sa inyo nextweek. Pa-loadan mo muna kong 500, wala lang mapaloadan dito. Text back.

Me: Tita Fel kayo po ba ‘to?

UN: Oo, musta na? Paloadan mo muna ko.

Me: Kayo pala yan. Kakalibing lang namin sayo kahapon. May signal sa langit? Ingat. Miss you!

--------------------------------------------------------Juan nakamotor papasok ng subdivision.

Guard: Sir, pangalan nyo?

Juan: Juan ho.

Guard: Naku sir, pasensya na. Nakaban kayo.

Juan: Ano? Nakita mong nakamotor ako tas sasabihin mong nakaban ako. San ka nakakita ng ban na dalawa ang gulong?

--------------------------------------------------------Nahuli ng TRIBO si GASPAR, BHALTAZAR AT GARGAR. Sa isang gubat.

Pinuno: Palalayin ko kayo, sa isang kondisyon.

Tatlo: Anu po yon mahal na pinuno?

Pinuno: Kumuha kayo ng 3 bilog na prutas, ang unang makabalik dito ay syang una palalayain ko. Hala lumakad na kayo.

Tatlo: Sige po mahal na pinuno. At sinimulan na nga ng tatlo na maghanap ng prutas.

Makalipas ang ilang oras ay unang dumating si Balthazar, BHALTAZAR: Eto na po ang aking dala tatlong santol. Ano po ba ang gagawin nyo jan?

Pinuno: Ipapasok ko to sa pwet mo, ganun din ang gagawin ko sa dalawa, pag hindi lumabas ang ngipin mo, makakaligtas kana. At hindi nagtagal ay sinimulan na nang pinuno na ipasok ang santol sa pwetan ni Balthazar at hindi nakatiis lumabas ang kanyang ngipin sa sobrang sakit kaya sa ay namatay, pangalawang dumatingsi Gaspar.

Gaspar: Pinuno ito na po aking dala tatlong rambotan.

Pinuno: Katulad ni Balthazar ipapasok ko din ito sa pwet mo kapag nakaligtas ka sa gagawin ko makakalaya kana, at sinimulan

pinagbawal na ng KaABS-CBN na gawin ang kaparepisanan ng mga Brodhong aksyon sa “Amatz” alinsukaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) nod sa probisyon ng Broadcast sa kanilang mga miyembro Code of the Philippines of 2007. ang pag-ere sa telebisyon at Ipinagbabawal sa probisyon ang radyo ng kantang “Amatz” pagpapatugtog ng mga kantang ni Shanti Dope kasunod ng may linya o mensaheng “vulgar, protesta ng Philippine Drug indecent, promote substance Enforcement Agency (PDEA). abuse, gender discrimination, Sa statement ni PDEA Director racism, satanism, violence or Shanti Dope General Aaron Aquino nitong sexual perversion or demeans a Lunes, pinasalamatan niya ang National Tele- member of any sector of society.” B i n i g communications Commission (NTC) sa pag- yang diin ni Aquino na ang kantang nangutos sa KBP na i-ban ang “Amatz.” Hiniling hihimok na gumamit ng ilegal na droga ay ni Aquino ang pagapaban ng “Amatz” dahil maaari ring maparusahan sa ilalim ng Article sa “double meaning” nito na nagpo-promote 154 of the Revised Penal Code o “unlawful use umano ng paggamit ng droga at marijuana. of means of publication and unlawful utterAng KBP ay mayroong 121 miyembro na ances.” “PDEA cannot turn a blind eye to songs kinabibilan ng mga TV at radio station sa whose lyrics advocate drug use because it is buong Pilipinas. Dahil sa kautusan ng NTC, part of the agency’s mandate to implement pinaalala ng KBP sa kanilang mga miyem- drug control strategies and harm reduction,” bro ang mga restriksyon na nakapaloob sa diing pahayag ni Aquino. Una nang nilinaw ni Broadcast Code, partikular na sa mga kan- Shanti Dope na ang kanta ay isinulat upang tang hindi dapat patugtugin. Maliban sa NTC magbigay ng babala laban sa paggamit ng ileat KBP, hinimok din ng PDEA ang Movie and gal na droga at nagpo-promote rin ng “natural Television Review and Classification Board, high” na kaniya umanong nararamdaman sa Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit at paggawa ng musika

andang-handa na si Mariel de Leon na rumampa sa New York City dahil isa na siya sa mga modelo ng True Model Management sa NYC base sa inilabas niyang balita sa kanyang Instagram.

Hindi akalain ni Mariel na ang “bigger” girl na tulad niya ay matutupad ang pangarap na mabigyan ng pagkakataon na makapag-model sa US. Bahagi ng post ng former Bb. Pilipinas-International, “I grew up being surrounded by + seeing + hearing what the public and media said was model worthy,’ ‘beauty queen worthy’ or even just ‘beautiful’ thinking that I’m supposed to drastically change myself into something that I’m not just so I could ‘fit in’ or succeed.”

Eh Asian din siya kaya ‘yung tsansang maging modelo sa Amerika eh hindi ganoon kadali.

“Well thank God times have changed and the industry is now more diverse and accepting the different types of women and men! No Matter the size, color, race or background: YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU ARE WORTHY!” saad pa ng anak nina Christopher de Leon at Sandy Andolong.

Kanta ni Shanti Dope na 'Amatz,' banned sa KBP

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ngang pinasok ng pinuno sa pwet ni Gaspar, at pangatlong rambotan na sana ay makakaligtas na sya. Pero hindi siya nakatiis biglang tumawa. At namatay si Gaspar: Sa langit, nagkita ang dalawa.

Balthazar: Gaspar bakit ka tumawa sayang naman pangatlo na yun makakaligtas kana sana teka lang bakit ka ba tumawa?

Gaspar: Nakita ko kasi si Gargar may dalang tatlong langka.

--------------------------------------------------------Pulubi: Iho, baka may limang piso ka, palimos naman.

Juan: Naku, ibibili nyo lang po ng sigarilyo!

Pulubi: Hindi ako naninigarilyo.

Juan: Siguro ibibili nyo po ng alak.

Pulubi: Hindi rin ako manginginom.

Juan: Naku, malamang ibibili nyo ng droga!

Pulubi: Wala akong kahit anung bisyo...

Juan: Ganun po ba? Lika, sumama kayo sa bahay.

Pulubi: Bakit?

Juan: Ipakikita ko kay Inay kung anong mangyayari sa mga taong walang bisyo.

--------------------------------------------------------Sa barbershop Barbero: Sir, ano pong gupit ang gusto niyo Customer: Yung di pantay, uka uka at masagwa Barbero: Ha sir? Di ko po alam yun.

Customer: Anong hindi?! Ganun ang ginupit mo sakin nung nakaraan!!

--------------------------------------------------------Si Tatay bumili ng lie detector robot na nananampal sa taong sinungaling.

Nagdesisyon siyang subukan ito kinagabihan.

Tatay: Anak, pumasok ka ba sa school nyo ngayun?

Anak: Opo, tay. (Sinampal ng robot ang anak.)

Anak: Oo na! nanood kami ng classmates ko.

Tatay: Anong pinanood nyo?

Anak: Kung Fu Panda. (Sinampal ulit ng robot ang anak.)

Anak: Ok sige, porn po.

Tatay: Ano? Alam mo ba noong kasing edad mo pa lang ako hindi ko alam yang porn movies.

(Sinampal ng robot ang tatay.)

Mariel de Leon kinuhang modelo sa NYC

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Mariel De Leon Sa katuparan ng pangarap ni Mariel, “Now, I am strong and confident woman I’ve always wanted to be. Or should I say ‘confidently beautiful and thick!’”

Kahit pumirma na sa True Model Management, artist pa rin ng LVD Ma-nagement si Mariel.

Ilan sa bumati sa kanya ay sina Pia Wurtzbach at Katarina Rodriguez.

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Each Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing. Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces.

Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3 x 3 square.

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusive

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