PBBM bats for ‘innovative, sustainable’ manufacturing sector

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos

MANILA – The Marcos administration is making the manufacturing sector innovative and sustainable in an effort to entice more foreign investors and make the Philippines a prime investment destination, a Trade official said on Saturday.

By Kris Crismundo

MANILA – Oil companies will adjust fuel prices on Tuesday.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil and Shell said they will increase gasoline prices by PHP0.90 per liter and PHP1.05 per liter on diesel prices.

On the other hand, Caltex, Seaoil and Shell will roll back kerosene prices by PHP0.25 per liter.

Outlook for oil demand from China and concerns on supply continue to drive oil prices in the global market as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) targets to further cut production this year.

With the price adjustments in fuel products last week, gasoline prices recorded an increase of PHP7.20 per liter since the start of the year, while diesel and kerosene prices also hiked by PHP0.85 and PHP2.05 per liter, respectively.

Data from the Department of Energy show that as of Feb. 17, gasoline prices range from PHP56 to PHP78.20 per liter, from PHP54.40 to PHP74.84 per liter for diesel, and from PHP71.50 to PHP77.95 per liter for kerosene. (PNA)

P344-B investment leads in the pipeline: BOI

By Kris Crismundo

MANILA – Trade Sec - retary Alfredo Pascual said Saturday the Board of Investments (BOI) has investment leads of PHP344 billion, which would allow the agency to hit its target before the year ends.

“So far, the agency has potential investment leads of around PHP344 billion that will still be processed, and more likely than never, we may have 80 to 90 percent of the target even before the middle of the year,” Pascual, who also chairs the BOI, said in a statement.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is targeting to return to the PHP1 trillion level in investment

Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual (File photo) approvals in 2023.

From January to Feb. 9 alone, the BOI approved PHP414.3 billion worth of projects, which is 142.9 percent higher than the PHP170.5 billion investment approvals in the same

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-320-2022 (R.A. 10172)

In compliance with the publication requirement and Pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013- 1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on the R.A 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ALDO FORTUN ABENION has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s date of birth from NOVEMBER 22,1964 ” to “ NOVEMBER 27,1964 ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ALDO FORTUN AVEÑON , who was born on NOVEMBER 22,1964at BUTUAN MATERNITY HOSPITAL,Butuan City,Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are BONIFACIO IBAO AVEÑON AND TERESITA SALCEDO FORTUN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 7 March 2023.

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During the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, Lanie Dormiendo, director for the International Investments Promotion Service of the Board of Investments (BOI), said manufacturing is one of the priority sectors that the administration intends to develop.

“We are really aggressively promoting innovative and sustainable manufacturing and services,” Dormiendo said, noting that the government is putting a premium on “high-value” manufacturing activities such as electric vehicle (EV) assembly, battery manufacturing and mineral processing.

“We want to attract foreign investors to do a higher value activity to do mineral processing, and then attract battery manufacturers and eventually the EV assemblers and EV manufacturers,” she added.

Dormiendo said the country has “a lot of minerals” that can be processed to form part of batteries, not only for EVs but also for battery energy storage systems.

She also said the government wants to capitalize on the country’s available resources instead of exporting them to China and Japan as raw minerals.

In terms of sustainable infrastructure and services, the Marcos administration is “actively” promoting renewable energy (RE), Dormiendo said.

She noted that late last year, the Department of Energy amended the imple-

BUSINESS PLANS. The Marcos administration is pursuing an innovative and sustainable manufacturing sector to attract more foreign investments, according to Lanie Dormiendo (4th from left), director for International Investments Promotion Service of the Board of Investments, during the Saturday News Forum (Feb. 18, 2023) at Dapo Bar in Quezon City. She said the government would focus on high-value manufacturing activities such as electric vehicle assembly, battery manufacturing and mineral processing. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler) menting rules and regulation of Republic Act 9513, otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, to allow 100-percent foreign equity for a lot of RE sources including wind, solar and tidal.

She said the government also allows 100-percent foreign equity for geothermal and biomass, a move that encouraged more foreign and local investors to venture into RE.

“In fact, for the BOIapproved projects last year, RE projects accounted for a huge portion of our investment approvals,” she said. “For this year, we already registered more than PHP400 billion worth of investments and a large chunk of these investment approvals are also into renewable energy.”

Just six weeks into 2023, the total investment projects approved by the BOI already reached PHP414.3 billion, a 142.9-percent increase compared to the PHP170.5

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-320-2022 (R.A. 10172)

In compliance with the publication requirement and Pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013- 1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on the R.A 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JEANE PEÑALOGA LIM ,has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARION PEÑALOGA CONTENIENTE , who was born on 12 MAY 2005 at P-4 LAPU-LAPU,Butuan City,Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are JERRY DOMINGUEZ CONTENIENTE AND JEANE REVIL PEÑALOGA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 7 March 2023.

(SGD) AMALIA T. QUE Acting City Civil Registrar MDN: Feb 21 & 28, 2023 billion recorded in the same period last year, according to data released on Saturday.

The RE or power sector remains dominant with PHP398.7 billion in approvals to date, up by 138 percent from PHP167.9 billion registered last year.

Manufacturing is also on the upswing with PHP12.3 billion in approvals, which is higher by 13,982 percent than the mere PHP87 million in the same time frame in 2022.

Addressing investors’ concerns

Meanwhile, Vichael An- gelo Roaring, officer-incharge of the Department of Trade and Industry-Foreign Trade Service Corps, said the agency would act on the concerns of the investors.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. previously gave an instruction to carry out an “all-of-government” approach in addressing the challenges besetting the business sector.

“Malinaw po ang instruction ng Presidente (The President’s instruction is clear). He wants an all-ofgovernment approach in

Children’s Disabilities in Inclusive Education- Could It Be Possible?

BY: CELERINA B. AMARILLE Teacher I Cosina Integrated School Cosina, Talakag, Bukidnon

Learning is a process that a learner undergoes in his lifetime. It is an important gradual change that leads toward a particular result.

Although learning is a continuing natural activity, it is also an avenue that provides learning opportunities to all learners.

Generally, an inclusive education requires, promotes, and realizes to connect to the rights of children with or without disabilities, which are interlinked with the rights to education. An education that does not discriminate against learners but caters to their best interests, the one that provides them a chance to be heard, safeguards them from violence and abuse, and makes them important members of the community, and an education that supports mobility and easy access to health care.

Inclusive education means, not a single child will be excluded especially those with disabilities. It can be anchored to the Department of Education’s goal that, “ No child should be left behind,” inorder to improve learning, promote understanding, reduce prejudices, strengthens social integration, and ensures that they will be able to work and contribute something to their communities. Furthermore, education to all is emphasized to fully achieve an effective partnership between the learners including those who have disabilities, and the school to invest in high expectations and support all children and affect change.