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China twits Locsin: Mind your manners
Chides ‘megaphone diplomacy’ even after DFA chief apologizes By Rey E. Requejo, Vito Barcelo and Macon Ramos-Araneta
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HE Chinese foreign ministry rebuked Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday, telling him to mind his manners and act in a way that suited his status despite the simmering issues between the countries in the West Philippine Sea.
Du30 blasts Del Rosario, clears Noy in shoal row By Vito Barcelo PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has asserted that the previous administration lost control of the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in a showdown with China when then-Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario ordered a retreat of local forces without the permission of then-President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. In his weekly televised public address Monday night, Duterte said that for him, the people who allowed China to enter the WPS were Del Rosario and his predecessor’s government and included in the blame now-retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio. “For me, the people who allowed China to enter the West Philippine Sea—that Next page
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AFP ‘not intimidated’ by Chinese threats, vows not to back down THE Philippine military said Tuesday the country's security forces were not intimidated by Chinese incursions at the West Philippine Sea, adding they were ready for the challenges from the giant country. Armed Forces chief General Cirilito Sobejana told Super Radyo dzBB: “We are not intimidated by the challenges posed by Chinese vessels. They are challenging the Philippine Navy and we will not back down, we will continue resupplying our vessels. We will show them that the West Philippine Sea is ours.” Sobejana also reiterated that maritime patrols of Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Re-
sources at the West Philippine Sea and Kalayaan Island Group would increase confidence of Filipino fisherfolk in conducting activities at the disputed waters. Sobejana said: “We are patrolling the West Philippine Sea, the country's territory. We are patrolling where our fishermen are going as well as where the China ships are staying to make sure that our countrymen will not be threatened or intimidated. “Our presence gives protection to our fishermen and they gain confidence whenever they see vessels of Philippine Navy, Coast Guard, and BFAR..” The AFP chief said they were mulling Next page
‘Rody’s jab to boost trust in vaccines’ By Vito Barcelo, Willie Casas and Othel V. Campos THE Palace on Tuesday defended President Duterte’s inoculation with an unregistered COVID-19 vaccine, saying his vaccination would boost public confidence in vaccines. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Duterte was given the vaccine made
by China's Sinopharm--the same one secretly administered to members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) last year-- before it was given any regulatory approval. “As a senior citizen, he was among the priorities for vaccination," Roque said. He added that the use of the Sinopharm vaccine was covered by the compassionate use permit granted by the Next page
FOREST FIRE. As the world celebrates International Firefighters Day on May 4, Bureau of Fire Protection personnel on Tuesday try to put out a forest blaze that has already razed 10 hectares in Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet. The fire's inaccessibility for firefighting equipment and personnel is aggravating the situation, the BFP said. Dave Leprozo
Duterte asks for patience, assures lifting of curbs By Vito Barcelo and Willie Casas PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte assured Filipinos the government was doing everything to improve their lives and vowed to lift the present quarantine restrictions once the situation stabilized.
“We are trying to do everything we can within the limited resources of government and, of course, the opening,” President Duterte said in his weekly public address. “But let me assure the people that once things begin to clear, we will lift the quarantine immediately without delay. I hope that you’d continue to listen
‘Pantries won’t be closed, just keep protocols‘ VEGGIE PANTRY. Residents get vegetables from the community pantry on University Valley Street, Barangay Old Balara in Quezon City to help residents cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Manny Palmero
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Bill, Melinda to untie knot after 27 years WASHINGTON—Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda announced on Monday they are divorcing after a 27-year marriage. Next page
By Maricel V. Cruz PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is not ordering the shutdown of community pantries amid COVID-19 pandemic, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday. Roque made the clarification after the Chief Executive on Monday night lashed out at people who donate food to others. “People were swarming. So we are again forced to enforce a quarantine to limit people from going around and Next page
to government” Duterte said. In his speech, Duterte said the Philippines was “doing good” in its fight against COVID-19 compared with other countries. “Compared with other countries— not really the time to make comparisons —we’re doing good in the fight against COVID,” he said. Next page
Danger from space: Sino rocket debris THE large Chinese rocket Long March 5B is set to make an uncontrolled reentry back into Earth's atmosphere, but it is not yet clear exactly where or when the debris will hit the planet. Next page
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‘Not red-tagging but truth-tagging’ During the continuation of the oral arguments on the 37 petitions seeking to declare the anti-terrorism law as unconstitutional before the Supreme Court, Assistant Solicitor Marissa de la Cruz-Galandines stressed that the state security forces are not involved in so-
called “red-tagging” but only on “truthtagging”. Galandines assured SC justices that the government is not involved in redtagging and that the term was coined by the leftist groups. “What the government is doing is
truth tagging and not red-tagging,” Galandines told SC magistrates. Galandines was responding to the query made by Associate Justice Ricardo Rosario who raised the issue of red-tagging of organizers of community pantries during the oral argument. Rosario noted that the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) recently redtagged the organizer of Maginhawa community pantry Patricia Non without sufficient evidence. “How will the government ensure that the ATA will unduly and unlawfully identify any person as a suspect
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Roque said in a press briefing. He also said Locsin had called Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to apologize for his remark. “Secretary Locsin personally apologized. In diplomacy, there is no place for profanities," Roque said. “Secretary Locsin and I talked and he told me that he personally apologized to the Chinese ambassador. He said his statement was due to the issues that caused him to lose his cool,” Roque said. But Locsin said he only apologized to his counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi, for using profanity and “nobody else.” “To my friend Wang Yi only. Nobody else,” Locsin said, reacting to reports that he had apologized to the Chinese government for spewing profanity in a tweet attacking the presence of Chinese ships in the country’s EEZ in the West Philippine Sea. Locsin said he did not believe he shot himself in the foot when he apologized but spoke instead of his friendship with his Chinese counterpart. “Our friendship is open and candid; we talk out issues after the formal presentation of this or that complaint or initiative. Last meeting for one hour lasted three; mostly on what might best be done in bad situations. I’d deeply regret losing his friendship,” he said. In a pre-recorded speech Monday night, Duterte said the country’s conflict with China over the disputed waters is not a reason to be rude and disrespectful towards them as they remain the country’s “benefactor.” Roque echoed Duterte’s remarks, saying the Philippines’ differences with China “will not define” the two nations’ bilateral relations. “Whatever differences we have with
China over the West Philippine Sea, it [sic] will not define our bilateral relations and it will not be a barrier to our friendship with China and deep cooperation in the pandemic response, vaccine cooperation, and postpandemic recovery,” Roque said. Tensions between the Philippines and China have been rising since more than 200 Chinese vessels were seen moored at Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, which is within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Duterte, who previously thanked China for its donated vaccines, noted that the Philippines owed a lot to its giant neighbor to the north. “As a matter of fact, we have many things to thank China for their help in the past and the help they’re giving now,” he added. While the Palace distanced itself from Locsin’s remarks, senators hailed the foreign affairs chief for standing up to China. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Locsin allowed the Philippines to punch above its weight by giving China a tongue-lashing over its illegal intrusion in the West Philippine Sea. "Mabuhay po kayo (Long live) Secretary Locsin!" Recto said. “While we may not have missiles to launch, we possess something more potent—Locsin missives, against which no shield has been proven effective,” Recto said. "He can make the enemy lose face before the entire world without us losing a single man.” Senator Panfilo Lacson, on the other hand, pushed for a review of the country’s diplomatic ties with China. Lacson pointed out the Philippines must become "innovative and creative" in approaching the issue as diplomatic protests no longer seem effective. "There are so many
possibilities to explore," he said. He said the review should go hand in hand with seeking stronger alliances with the more militarily powerful countries like the United States, Australia, Japan and some European Union countries to maintain the balance of power in the region as China has already made at least three incursions into Philippines EEZ – Scarborough Shoal, Panatag Shoal, and now Julian Felipe Reef. "Maybe a review of the country’s diplomatic relations is timely and called for. All the diplomatic protests that the secretary of Foreign Affairs filed have been ignored as if nothing was filed at all. The continued incursions and bullying finally got his goat," Lacson said. "What kind of friend--or benefactor-would take what is ours, bully us, and ignore our protests?" Lacson said. Lacson also said the Senate should throw its support behind Locsin. Senator Leila de Lima has decried Duterte’s recent remark declaring that the Philippines should not be rude and disrespectful to China. She said the admonition should be aimed at China, which has shown its disrespect of the country’s sovereignty by refusing to recognize the Philippines’ EEZ in the West Philippine Sea. "In yet another proclamation of his treason against his own country and declaration of his love and loyalty for another, Duterte said that the Philippines should not be rude to China, making it sound like we are the bully and China is the aggrieved, when it is clearly the other way around,” she said. De Lima said Duterte’s treason and kowtowing to China are grave insults to all Filipino who care for the Philippines and its people.
your own people?” he asked the President. “To address an impasse, it was Xi Jinping who deceitfully breached the Scarborough agreement brokered by the U.S. for the withdrawal of all ships on both sides by a certain hour. We withdrew while Beijing did not. Until now, China refuses to withdraw its vessels to the prejudice of the Filipino people,” Del Rosario lamented. Duterte, however, said del Rosario, the country’s former ambassador to the United States under the Arroyo administration, was not a Filipino. “Albert showed up pretending to be— in public, and I have seen that long ago, he acts like with finesse. He pretends to be a diplomat of the making of the century. But I do not believe you—you are not a Filipino,” Duterte said. “You do not look like a Filipino. Why should I believe you? I dare you to show us your resident certificate to prove you are Filipino,” he said to Del Rosario.
“Ask them why they recommended the retreat? If we had war back then, the two of you (Del Rosario and Carpio) would have been finished. You two are the lynchpin who brought misery to our country. Now that history is being made, recorded every day, you want yourselves to be free from any liability,” the President added. “They think they are more intelligent than anyone. That’s the problem when these self-proclaimed cockeyed scholars begin to tinker in the affairs of the country, or if you allow them to have a wide elbow room so as to commit and discredit the country in the process. That is the reason,” Duterte said. The President said his administration had a lawyer—Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque—who was just as wellversed in the issues of the West Philippine Sea as Del Rosario and Carpio. “He was one of the lawyers who filed a case in connection with this tug-of-war in
the West Philippine Sea. Secretary Roque is well-versed, well-equipped and he has the knowledge of what really happened. He is the human recorded history, and he will out-talk you all, and that is maybe to you sadness and chagrin,” Duterte said. Still, Del Rosario urged President Duterte to implement the 2016 Arbitral Award rendered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration that invalidated China’s massive claims over the South China Sea through its nine-dash line and upheld the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the WPS. “Mr. President, our respectful plea is the same: may we urge you to enforce the Arbitral Award and protect the West Philippine Sea for our country and our people,” he said. “May we urge you, Mr. President, not to trade our lands and waters for prospects of money given by China,” the former envoy added.
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. also dished out a strong remark against China, asking the Asian nation's ships to leave the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. Meanwhile, Australian ambassador Steven Robinson said strengthening partnership in civil maritime security would be a key element to commemorate the 75th diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Australia on May 22. In a press briefing Monday, Robinson said Australia was expanding its engagement on maritime cooperation with the Philippines focusing on governance, systems, processes, interagency coordination, marine natural resources management, environment protection, technical assistance, research, and workshops. He said there will be cooperation in areas of aviation and border protection.
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cines,” Roque said. A recent survey showed that most Filipinos do not want to get inoculated over safety concerns. Sinopharm, developed by Beijing Biological Products Institute, a unit of Sinopharm subsidiary China National Biotec Group (CNBG), is said to be 79.34 percent effective. FDA Director General Eric Domingo supported the Palace view that the President’s shot was covered by his agency’s grant of a compassionate special permit. “This is the permit that the PSG had applied for when they received a donation from China. They asked for a special permit to protect the President and it seems that it is the same one that was used for the President’s vaccination last night,” Domingo said in Filipino during an interview on Dobol B TV.
By Rey E. Requejo
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HE Office of the Solicitor General on Tuesday defended the constitutionality of Republic Act 11479 or Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 even as it debunked insinuation that the government is involved in red-tagging.
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He also asked the Philippines to "stop taking actions that may complicate the situation," claiming that Scarborough Shoal was part of China's jurisdiction. Wang echoed President Rodrigo Duterte's statements that the sea dispute should not affect the ties between China and the Philippines. "China has always been and will remain committed to properly handling differences and advancing cooperation with the Philippines through friendly consultation, and will continue to provide assistance within its capacity to the Philippines in its efforts to fight the epidemic and resume economic development," he said. Locsin apologized to his Chinese counterpart Tuesday for tweeting that China should “get the fuck out of the West Philippine Sea,” after he was dressed down by President Rodrigo Duterte for his remarks. The Palace on Tuesday said “to be rude and disrespectful” to other countries is not the policy of the Duterte administration. Duterte reminded Cabinet members to avoid using expletives in their remarks, unlike the President who often curses on live television because “this is who I really am.” “The President’s message to all Cabinet members: Only the President can curse. No one else can follow him. The President’s message is there is no room for expletives in the field of diplomacy,” presidential spokesman Harry Roque said. He said Locsin’s remark against China was part of free speech but is in no way any part of the Philippine government’s policy. “Locsin’s statement is his personal view,”
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is them because the Philippines retreated. It was the order, as a matter of fact, of Albert (Del Rosario). Sources say that he never got the permission from the President at the time, President Aquino,” Duterte said. For his part, del Rosario reminded Duterte that “whether or not you promised to retake the West Philippine Sea and pressure China, it is the duty of the President under the Constitution to protect what is ours and our fellow Filipinos are relying on the President to do so.” The former Department of Foreign Affairs envoy stressed that on the issue of Scarborough Shoal, China is the aggressor and the one occupying our territory. “We would like to ask why you would believe Chinese President Xi Jinping over
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to transform Pag-asa Island, part of Spratly Islands, into a logistics hub where Philippine military's boats could refuel and resupply. He added: “If we transform it into a logistics hub, our boats will not go further and our sovereignty patrol in the West Philippine Sea will continue.” Last weekend, Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana dismissed China's order to stop the Philippines from conducting maritime drills. "While we acknowledge that China’s military capability is more advanced than ours, this does not deter us from defending our national interest, and our dignity as a people, with all that we have," Lorenzana said.
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Food and Drug Administration, which falls short of the emergency use authorization granted to other vaccines. “It is covered by compassionate use so as far as the President is concerned he did not violate any laws because precisely it was administered by the PSG hospital although physically administered by the Health secretary himself so covered by compassionate use permit,” he said. Roque said the shot was part of the extra 1,000 doses donated by the Chinese government. “What we are trying to do is boost vaccine confidence in the country. His message is clear: Everyone should get vaccinated while we still have vac-
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However, Duterte admitted the country was far from acquiring enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate the target 50 to 70 million Filipinos, Duterte noted that more vaccines were arriving. “We still have to have the vaccines in numbers because we have plenty of Filipinos to vaccinate,” he said. The country now has three brands of COVID-19 vaccines in its inventory namely “Sputnik V” from Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, “CoronaVac” from China’s Sinovac Biotech, and “AstraZeneca” from a British-Swedish
manufacturing company of the same name. “We don’t have a problem, I think, in the acquisition of vaccines because we have at least some guarantees from countries who honor the contract and they will come at the time we need them,” he said. The President also said it was important for the people to listen to health experts who provide valuable advice on how the country could navigate out of the pandemic. Herd immunity Vaccine baron Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday the government expected to achieve its target of herd immunity in the National Capital Region and nearby provinces by November.
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passing the COVID virus to a lot of people...I want to stress the point that there could have been a better way of doing things. There has to be some sense in what you're doing," Duterte said. Roque said: “The President is not saying to stop community pantries. He was just worried that pantries can be superspreaders of the virus...He was just appealing to them to get in touch with local officials in ensuring that social distancing is (practiced) and other minimum public health standards are observed.” Meanwhile, an opposition leader in the House of Representatives slammed Duterte's latest statement asking the public to wait for government aid instead of going to community pantries.
of terrorism merely on the basis of suspicion?” Justice Rosario asked Galandines. “Does this incident support the petitioners’ allegation of future surveillance and red tagging?” he added. In his interpellation, Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez grilled Galandines on Section 29 of the ATA, which allows enforcement agents or military personnel, who have been duly authorized in writing by the Anti-Terrorism Council to arrest persons suspected of committing terrorism or any of the acts defined and penalized under the ATA without the need of a warrant issued by the court.
Such statement, Assistant Minority Leader Arlene Brosas said, was "insensitive to the plight of poor families who have yet to receive support and aid from the government amid numerous lockdown extensions." "President Duterte's failed pandemic response is the reason why community pantries have sprouted in different parts of the country," Brosas, nominee of Gabriela Women's Party, said. At this point, she said the government must face the fact that the poor were more afraid of hunger than getting infected by COVID-19. Deputy Minority leader Carlos Isagani Zarate shared Brosas' view, saying "admonishing the already suffering millions of Filipinos to wait for more time for the much needed aid was not only callous but an attempt to deflect government responsibility in the present still worsening crisis."
Gordon mulls presidential bid next year SENATOR Richard Gordon is considering running for president again in the May 2022 elections, he revealed Tuesday in an online forum. "Certainly, I would be lying if I don't consider it. I would say that if I can do it and I cannot face it then I might say that I did not face it because I am scared. I am scared but I am not a coward. I am studying it. I am consulting," Gordon said. The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. had asked if he would run for the presidency next year. "Maybe. Maybe, I will consider running again," he said, adding he still has until October to decide if he will enter the presidential race for the second time. Meanwhile, Gordon said he has nothing to be ashamed of as a public servant. "You can compare my record as an executive, as a legislator, as a humanitarian, as somebody who makes decisions, you can compare my record in terms of accomplishments, I ain’t that bad," the senator said. Gordon said a President must lead by inspiring and bringing the best interest of Filipinos. "People must always be part of the process of change. Your vision must be shared with the people and sometimes you must not be afraid to make decisions that may be unpopular but if you’re right, you go all out and say ‘I am going to do this because I believe this is what is best for my country, I will not hesitate to do it,'" he pointed out.
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One of the world's wealthiest couples —with a joint fortune estimated at $130 billion—the Gates have channeled billions into charitable work around the globe via their hugely influential foundation. In announcing their split on Twitter, the couple said they would continue their joint work on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds programs in global health, gender equality, education and other causes. "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," they said in a joint statement, posted on each of their official accounts. "Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives," they wrote. "We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives." The statement offered no additional details on the split but said: "We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life." The announcement comes two years after the divorce of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, another of the world's wealthiest people, and his wife MacKenzie. Met at Microsoft Bill Gates, 65, was a geeky teenager when he started what would become the world's most valuable company, and was for a time the world's richest man and most prominent philanthropist. He stepped down as Microsoft chief executive in 2008 to devote more time to philanthropy and later left the board, keeping only the title of "founder and technology advisor."
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The rocket is "unpredictably" falling back to Earth after launching a part of the new T-shaped Chinese space station on Thursday local time in Wenchang, according to SpaceNews. The 22.5-metric-ton Tianhe space station module is in its correct orbit after separating as planned from the core stage of the rocket, which is now expected to reenter in a few days or about a week. "It will be one of the largest instances of uncontrolled reentry of a spacecraft and could potentially land on an inhabited area," SpaceNews said. The more likely possibility is the core stage will fall in an uninhabited place like Earth's oceans, which cover 70% of the planet. The odds of a particular individual being hit by space debris are exceedingly low, once estimated at 1 in several trillion. The launch of the first module of China's new space station called "Heavenly Palace" underlined how far the country has come in achieving its space dream. AFP
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A Scene of the Crime Operative investigates the lifeless body of a 38-year-old man who was gunned down while walking along MIA Road in Bgy. Tambo, Parañaque City on Monday night. Norman Cruz
Ombudsman shuts offices until May 14 AMID the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Office of the Ombudsman is “physically closed” until May 14. “In view of the extended Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine status of the National Capital Region until 14 May 2021, all offices of the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City will be physically closed from 03 to 14 May 2021,” the office said in a statement. “However, the Office shall continue to adopt the alternative work-fromhome arrangement permissible under civil service rules and the attendance of Ombudsman Prosecutors in virtual court hearings,” the advisory read. “During this time, the reglementary period for the filing of pleadings, motions, affidavits and other relevant documents before the Office of the Ombudsman, Quezon City shall be deemed interrupted, and the period of the filing of such shall begin to run again when the Office is physical opened,” the agency noted. Rio N. Araja
Housing inks new pact for Nueva Ecija shelters THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development is finalizing new shelter programs in Nueva Ecija as it promised to boost partnerships with different local government units. Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario has partnered with the mayors of Talavera and San Leonardo for housing projects intended for informal settlers. He cited the agency’s efforts in reaching out to local governments and boosting coordination with them, particularly in establishing resilient, sustainable and resilient housing communities to Filipinos, especially the underprivileged. “Of the other LGUs that DHSUD had signed a memorandum of agreement with, only Talavera has a comprehensive land use plan and local shelter plan. Congratulations to your LGU because that is the most important document a locality must have so it will have an idea done comprehensively on how to optimize the utilization of their lots,” he said. Rio N. Araja
Sputnik jabs go to frontliners in Manila, Taguig
Drilon hits, House defends release of NTF-ELCAC fund By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Maricel V. Cruz
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ENATE Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday questioned the “speedy” release of P10.6 billion of the government anti-communist task force’s total P19billion budget amid calls to realign the funds to the country’s COVID-19 response. Drilon slammed the priority given to the controversial anti-insurgency program as he also inquired into the government’s spending priorities amid the coronavirus pandemic. But a member of the minority bloc at the House of Representatives said the decision on defunding the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is a prerogative of Malacañang. “That’s actually something that
the executive (branch) must decide upon,” Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo said in a television interview when asked about her opinion as legislator on the clamor to realign the P19-billion NTF-ELCAC budget to assist those affected by the pandemic. “On our end, it’s quite agnostic as to which programs need to be stopped or continued. What we’re saying is whatever program is stopped and whatever savings is generated, there’s a provision
By Willie Casas and Joel Zurbano
MANILA started inoculating medical frontliners with Sputnik V vaccines on Tuesday at the Sta. Ana Hospital, after receiving the jabs formally on Monday. Sputnik V was developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. The City of Taguig also began administering the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccines yesterday. At least 20 people were among the first batch of residents who received the vaccines at the Lakeshore Vaccination Hub in Barangay Lower Bicutan. Vice Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan said medical frontliners will be inoculated first before proceeding to other priority groups set by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Tasked Force (IATF). The vice mayor said they will follow the protocol on the categories laid out by the IATF and the DOH. The first category was medical frontliners, under the A1 category, Lacuna-Pangan said. Present during the vaccination were City Administrator Felix Espiritu, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, DOH-NCR Director Dr. Gloria Balboa, and Assistant Secretary of Health Elmer Punzalan. Acting City Health Officer Dr. Arnold Pangan said the vials are sufficient to vaccinate 3,000 medical frontliners from the six district hospitals and national government hospitals in the city.
Young Pinays trafficked via fake passports FAKE passports have triggered the trafficking of underaged Filipino women to Syria, Sen. Risa Hontiveros revealed yesterday. Three Muslim women told a Senate committee hearing their passports were fabricated to hide the fact that they were underaged, ensuring a seamless outbound transaction at the airport gates. Hontiveros said the accounts of the Filipino Muslim girls who were trafficked to Syria as minors disclosed yet another dimension to the breadth and depth of human trafficking in the country. Hontiveros presented video clips of the girls Omaima, Aleah, and Lenlen (not their real names). Omaima and Aleah were both recruited in 2008 as minors, while Lenlen was recruited in 2018. All were able to return to the Philippines only in 2020. The girls also revealed they were maltreated by their respective employers. “As if exploiting our women is not enough, unscrupulous recruiters and human traffickers are also manipulating and abusing our children. This is a disgusting modus that needs to be stopped,” Hontiveros said. She said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) should look into illegal schemes and enterprises that tamper with or forge passports, including a modus called “baklas passport.” The passport details of the trafficked young woman, Hontiveros said, are those of another person. The DFA must also investigate its officials from across the country who may be facilitating the production of fake passports, she added. “Our witness Lenlen went to the DFA in Cotabato to get her biometric passport in 2018. Why then did the DFA give her a fake passport? Omaima also attested that her passport was fake,” the senator said. Macon Ramos-Araneta
in Bayanihan 3 that says that you can take those extra funds to use in ‘ayuda’ (financial aid),” she added. Quimbo is Speaker Lord Allan Velasco’s co-author to the proposed Bayanihan 3 Act, which provides a P420-billion stimulus package proposal to help the economy recover from COVID-19. Of the NTF-ELCAC’s budget for this year, P16.4 billion is allocated to its Barangay Development Program. Meanwhile, Leyte Rep. Lucy TorresGomez said defunding the NTF-ELCAC “is not the appropriate action just to vent frustration over red-tagging.” “Let us focus on the wider perspective. Incapacitating the NTF-ELCAC would be a concession of the government’s gains in the fight against insurgency,” she said.
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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (right) administers to hospital staffer Walther Rigonan a dose of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine on Tuesday at Santa Ana Hospital in Manila. Duque said the 15,000 doses of the vaccine that arrived on Saturday is only a trial order, with about 485,000 doses expected to arrive within May. Joey O. Razon
Gov’t, Maynilad meeting for new water deal ‘smooth’—Guevarra
By Rey E. Requejo
NO MAJOR contentions emerged between the government review panel and Maynilad Water Services when they met on Tuesday to negotiate the new water concession agreement, according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.
Guevarra said the meeting between the government and Maynilad went “smooth and easy.” “Except for a few matters pertaining to Maynilad business plan, JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) loans, and public listing of shares, the parties are in agreement on the rest of the proposed
new concession agreement with Maynilad, which takes off from a similar concession agreement with Manila Water,” the Department of Justice chief said in a text message to reporters. He stressed that both parties are expected to iron out kinks in their negotiations before the current concession agree-
Caloocan leads NCR in ECQ ‘ayuda’ By Jun David
‘AYUDA’ LINES. Barangay 201 Pasay City residents fall in designated lines at the Kalayaan Covered Court to get their Barangay Certifications on May 4, which will be a requirement of their scheduled cash assistance or ‘ayuda’ payout on May 5. Kulotitay Marasigan for PonD News Asia
CALOOCAN City leads the entire National Capital Region in recording a 96.93% accomplishment rate in the distribution of ECQ (Enhanced Community Quarantine) financial assistance or “ayuda,” the city government said Tuesday. Based on Department of Interior and Local Government data, more than P1.295 billion in funds have been distributed to 388,415 beneficiary families in the city. According to the DILG, the accomplishment rate of other cities in NCR as of May 3 was Quezon City (94.96%), Mandaluyong (92.51%), Navotas (90.68%), Manila (88.39%), Pateros
(87.69%), and San Juan (80.40%). According to the verification conducted by the Caloocan City Social Welfare and Development Department, some of the original beneficiaries of SAP no longer live in Caloocan, while others are already in the provinces or abroad. This allowed the distribution of benefits to 4Ps members, registered solo parents and PWDs. “On Wednesday, May 5, the distribution of the said aid will start and end on the same day for the members of JODA and TODA or Jeepney/Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations in the city,” said Caloocan City Mayor Oscar “Oca” Malapitan.
ment with Maynilad expires next year. Last March, the government through the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and Manila Water Services Inc. signed a new concession agreement which is expected to pave the way for “better overall service and more reasonable charges to consumers.”
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The public may submit any information, written report, or sworn/notarized complaints or oppositions in thirty - two (32) copies of the above nomination to the CA Secretariat, 6th Floor, PNB Financial Center, D. Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City, Metro Manila. For the schedule of the public hearings, the CA Secretariat can be reached through telephone numbers 8834-2713, 8831-1824, 8831-0527, 8832-9830, 88342706 and 8551-1989. 4 May 2021. HECTOR A. VILLACORTA Secretary (MS-MAY 5, 2021)
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Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chairperson Andrea Domingo and Dir. Rene Concordia leads the distribution of goods and vegetables to selected barangays in Metro Manila on Tuesday. Norman Cruz
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News Senators reject, Duque demurs ‘hero’ praise By Willie Casas and Macon Ramos-Araneta HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday passed the honor of being called a hero to health workers and economic frontliners even as he thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for praising his role in the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response. “I appreciate wholeheartedly what the President said, but the health workers [and] economic frontliners, they are the ones we truly salute for their invaluable role in saving lives, regardless of whether it is a COVID case or not,” Duque said in an interview during the sidelines of the rollout of the Sputnik V vaccine at the Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila. “I hope they remain inspired and strong given that they are the ones taking care of COVID-19 patients,” he said. Duterte on Monday evening hailed Duque as the “hero” behind the government’s successful pandemic response despite getting flak for the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and the delays in the procurement of lifesaving vaccines. “Compared with other countries – while this is not really the time to do comparisons – we are doing good in the fight against COVID and Secretary Duque is the hero here,” the President said. Duque said he is thankful for Duterte’s continued support and confidence in his leadership, but stressed the accolade should be given to those serving in the frontlines.
QC gets 1,300 contact tracers By Rio N. Araja THE Quezon City government is intensifying its contract tracing capability with 1,300 more contact tracers from the Department of Labor and Employment. With the new hires, the city government now has over 2,600 contact tracers who will be interviewing COVID-19 patients to gather data on their close contacts and travel history as well as to conduct health assessments. “We are very thankful to the Department of Labor and Employment for deploying more contact tracers. We really need this since we are the biggest locality in the National Capital Region,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said. “The key is to have more contract tracers so we could help prevent the spread of the virus in our communities. We downplay the importance of lockdown if we do not have the fast response of the contact tracing army in our city,” she added. A total of 1,347 contact tracers hired through DOLE’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program participated in the orientation conducted by the QC Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit.
AS SOUTH ASIAN NATION’S COVID CASELOAD TOPS 20M
Pinoys in India face hard quarantine in PH By Rey E. Requejo
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ETURNING Filipinos from India will undergo “hard, long and strict” quarantine requirements once the travel restriction is lifted as the South Asian nation’s coronavirus caseload topped 20 million on Tuesday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the more stringent quarantine requirements aim to prevent the spread of the coronavirus variant believed to have caused the unexpected surge of cases in the world’s second most populous country. More than 350,000 new cases were reported in India Tuesday, a drop from the peak of 402,000 last week, giving some cause for optimism that the worst of the devastating wave may have passed. “If daily cases and deaths are ana-
lyzed, there is a very early signal of movement in the positive direction,” senior health ministry official Lav Aggarwal told reporters. “But these are very early signals. There is a need to further analyze it.” India’s healthcare infrastructure has struggled to cope with the huge number of cases, with deep shortages of medicines, hospital beds and medical oxygen. “I must warn you, even if flights are resumed, the quarantine requirements for them will be especially hard, long
and strict. We can’t afford to get the variant,” Locsin said in a Twitter post. Earlier, Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing Jr. said Filipinos there have set up a chat group to serve as a COVID support network where the embassy can address their needs in terms of medicines and food. “We have satellite groups of Filipino communities where they send text messages and chat on the situation of Filipinos in certain areas. Filipinos in those areas are helping each other and the embassy provides as much support as we can on our own,” Bagatsing said in a virtual media briefing. The ambassador said 73 Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19 with mild to moderate symptoms while two others died after contracting the disease in India.
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Personnel of the Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force conduct salvage operations for the ill-fated PAF helicopter that crashed off Jandayan Island in Bohol. NAVSOU-5
PSG remains silent on vax probe—FDA By Willie Casas THE Food and Drug Administration is still facing a blank wall in its probe on the inoculation of members of the Presidential Security Group with unregistered COVID-19 vaccines more than four months after it happened. “Until now, the case is pending. No one is answering our queries, even the Department of Health has been asking but we cannot get any information,” FDA director-general Eric Domingo said in a radio interview. Domingo was asked about the case after President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday got his first shot of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, the same brand as the one given to the PSG. In December last year, Duterte disclosed that members of the PSG were inoculated with Sinopharm, which has yet to be issued Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA. It was only in February this year that the FDA granted compassionate use permit for 10,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine for the use of PSG members. The same compassionate permit was used for Duterte’s inoculation, Domingo said. A compassionate use permit, however, only allows for legal administration of COVID-19 vaccine and is not tantamount to the FDA endorsing the product’s safety and efficacy.
Ivermectin trial to start, but for ASF, not COVID THE preliminary trial for ivermectin will soon start, but for the prevention and control of the spread of the African swine fever and not yet for COVID-19. Agriculture Secretary William Dar ordered the creation of a research team to look into the potential of the antiparasitic drug for ASF control. He directed the team to “conduct preliminary field trials of ivermectin and other agents to produce sciencebased evidence in support to control and prevention programs of ASF.” The Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve human-grade ivermectin in the country. While it can only be prescribed to animals, the FDA granted compassionate use permits to five hospitals for the use of ivermectin on patients who contracted COVID-19. Meanwhile, a group of doctors said several Filipinos still tested positive for COVID-19 despite using ivermectin as a prophylaxis for the respiratory illness. “We have actually seen a number of Filipinos who got COVID-19 despite using ivermectin, and in fact, not only getting infected with COVID-19 but the COVID-19 they got became really serious. They are coming to the hospital with severe COVID-19,” Dr. Maricar Limpin, vice president of the Philippine College of Physicians, said during an interview with ANC. Limpin said some sought medical attention due to the side effects brought about by the antiparasitic drug. “Based on current evidence from randomized controlled trials, ivermectin does not significantly improve clinical outcomes or reduce death among adults with mild COVID-19 infection,” PCP said in an earlier statement.
Congress to hasten passage of P405-b COVID relief package
By Maricel V. Cruz
SPEAKER Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday said the House of Representatives will soon pass a third COVID-19 relief package to aid struggling Filipinos and revive the country’s pandemic-ravaged economy. Velasco said the legislative chamber
will hasten the plenary approval of the proposed Bayanihan 3 law once it resumes session on May 17. “As soon as we get back on May 17, we will fast-track the approval of Bayanihan 3,” Velasco told a radio interview. Velasco made the statement after three House committees approved during the
break the substitute bill to several Bayanihan 3 measures, including House Bill 8628 or the proposed “Bayanihan to Arise As One Act” which he and Marikina City Rep. Stella Quimbo filed. The substitute bill only needs the approval of the House Committee on Appropriations before it can be reported to
the plenary for approval on second and third readings. The proposed Bayanihan 3 includes two rounds of cash aid amounting to P1,000 per Filipino. The cash aid, totaling P216 billion, would be given to all 108 million Filipinos regardless of social status.
Task force resolute on Pepino case By Willie Casas AS THE death anniversary of radio broadcaster Cornelio Pepino approaches, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has expressed confidence the official result of the inter-agency probe into his death will be released soon. Pepino, a veteran commentator and known critic of local politicians, was shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen in Dumaguete City on May 5, 2020 right after hosting his show. “In spite of the tremendous obstacles faced by investigators and the logistical challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Task Force is near-
ing the final stages of the investigation into Pepino’s death. We remain steadfast in our commitment to bring to justice the perpetrators of this despicable crime,” said Usec. Joel Egco, PTFoMS executive director. Earlier, the Philippine National Police identified a certain Rodel Barillo as the primary suspect in the case after a witness came forward and claimed he overheard the suspect talking about the incident. A court-issued search warrant resulted in the recovery of a 9mm gun from Barillo’s residence which the PNP said matched with the bullet slugs found in the crime scene. Barillo, however, was shot dead a week after the killing of Pepino.
AYUDA FROM DAVAO. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte donates a Reverse
Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) machine with 20 sampling kits to Bacolod City on May 1, 2021. Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, along with councilors Cindy Rojas and Renecito Novero and city administrator Em Ang, received the RT-PCR machine at the Bacolod-Silay Airport.
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Dela Rosa up our capacity to do wideWithout a vaccine ctions when we choose percent in April 2020 “when lockdowns eases Under Section 1which of Republic 11223 Thus before Gierran can be appointed as apandem vaccine the“By President. than COVID. But several su oWithout he COV D cless supplies, medicines, and PPEs, are Unde Sec on 1daily oActcruRepub Ac 11223 en theespoverty problem many to come • The Philippine Authority asment one that men do lives after them. The good is oft Thisother means that the President cannot apestimates the GDP contraction for the whole su Tourism os 19 he COV Dyears 19 pandem cd ment The newest of the “new poor” are some aluminum compound isaverage introduced to the models ofand UP commun and Ateneo, estimates the GDP contraction for the whole a cworrying sign. he Mus m s nsu genc and clearly spelle and wo “Duque he he o he e” he shou has grown to about 32,000 average tests allies made it handily into the Senate elecFinance Secretary Carlos Dominguez says a es made hand y n o he Sena e e ec corrupt than past administrations. four months. 5 Coddling of the police and the military clear F nance Sec e a y Ca os Dom nguez says states 31 deaths, UK 70, Spain 61, lowest ever in this (August) ” mped o s owes eve n from a sh sary mobility restrictions hamper aggregate was named to head the Senate committee su e ng F p no hope am d dep va on and our just wage da y mFrom n mum a e mo eandhanat their most point wereo widespread sor.communities. Thus, before Gierran canpolitical beto appointed Thewe killings of may political activists and al- as anand many come. (Universal Healthcare Act), upon the Gierran unless he is a member ofwill the The men oa source Labo Emp oy 119,000 toPresident 140,000 teachers thousands more or Un ve saretrenched Hea hca efor Ac upon ecDepa especially instimulate battleground regions, ofhave thehe engines to serve of and revenue; interred with their bones.” The Depa men Labo and Emp oy The of activists al-years could be large as 30 percent -assuming human to antibodies which averted some 59,000 171,000 and of recPhilHealth he 5. Coddling of fi themust and theWhile military be asbody large as 30 percent --aCEO assuming ageneral the President have signed into this (August).” mo ekillings han he 57 000 comba s who d ed been edpolice a as yea ago noAp 2020 which solidified Duterte’s use, the Secretary Dominguez IstoPresident he ala “the decisive (lockdown) helped avert an ustions ons whhpeople ch soare ds dying ed power Du easthe ecould scial, powe ““Without he dec vethe ockdown he ped an pohas for general the cono5-percent yofPCR a tests 16 5ofper pescalamity cen charged with investigating matters ual day condespa Pave ayFinance ng cs of aemployed s Carlos me ea yof When the chief of the national capital’s Duterte more generals and CEO ofrates PhilHealth, hethe must P500 woe ucon y nadequa e oscove he m us npolice Sweden 57, and the US 52. Adds Dominguez: lockdown While the strict,” says ADB. Exports declined by state the law. Commiss and staff, out of the more than 700 private ommendation of the Board Trustees of Phildemand.” leged NPA leaders have failed to dent men whit deny hw suse, odeny sugenerals, esthrough bu ao— susuPresident vey die because hunger, malnutrition, and ommenda on o he Boa d T us ees o Ph the Hardest was Luzon island which and most especially, when the highest • Laws on socialized housing a This brings me to ask, my gulay—Is men h s e bu a su vey leged NPA leaders have failed to dent the loss P1.5 trillion for each month of lockdeaths. Our death reduced from Duterte has employed more then swallow the dead virus. It uses an old Adds Dominguez: “Without the lockdown, loss of P1.5 trillion for each month of lockexplains that “no matter how much money n he Ph pp nes du ng Wo d Wa Th s 14 sena o s demanded Duque ous e o n base. Longtime aide, Christopher Go, and be first appointed as a member of the Board estimated 1.3 topercent 3.5 million base Long me es a de Cho s ophe Go and law Bayanihan 2 the billions allotted for his es ma ed 1war.” 3 the oinfections 3sfirst 5om half. onaccordnuneco ons acco d ion. On top of and the “drug week March, our capacity m pof oduc on On op onon be first appointed as a member of the Board law Bayanihan 2, theCo b una e as many F p no am need schools which will remain closed. These mum ood and ood equ emen he hero? 21.4 in g crestrictions and reguHealth, President shall appoint the recession could rage showed ha aviolations mos ha oeconomic he counaoforce yhigh s hecommunist 52-year old insurgency. 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Our morPNP has tripled its anti-insurgency budget, matters now but also whether it is actual68,000 would be severe and critical Gierran can be appointed as a member of Let me quote Justi What is essential and urgent is a longis gone by now. That cannot be recovered in PNP has tripled its anti-insurgency budget, the Board of Trustees? “Ang Mandirigma” (“Mr Warrior”), just like term jobs policy to pr The killings of political activists and al-Fwas and by staff claim thatcannot the P500 million allogone now. That be recovered inthe 119 you know wha we a e do ng ” he saPresident. d n hBoard s named toin head the Senate committee He oes oo 119 cou se can be fiPhilippine ed Ha yenched Tgatherings u Mr. President, lift spread our communities. 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Without a vaccine for general use, the Lazaro, who was the Section 13 of RA 10149 (GOCC Governthe law. of poverty. four months. sign. cated them isthe not only enough. leged NPA 1leaders have failed toescondent Manny Pacquiao, man in history to has grown to about 32,000 daily tests atoworrying the Board of Trustees? four months. term jobs prevent aMonday bigger prob- lem speech charged with investigating police matters man fis aed Wo Wa heaverage Doug asppolicy MacA around actual PCR tests day cha ged w habthree nves ga ng cehis ma e stoand ion our hisound 282 ac ua per PCR s peatheound day Thus, before Gierrabt thes in government during wo ecess on nSpeake ou h s 1,282 and the ou odadministration he mo e oohan 700 va eAct Duterte has not ves and othe hem oproblem be eis onot pmonths eva per ahands hundred thousand.” the lockdowns. They and she a “Private ou he mo eCoddling han pCoddling vapolice e astime), Thus, economy. 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No and the “drug war.” hu o nsubo d na on The commande o ducted the last week of our capacity Section 13 of RA 10149 (GOCC Governand he “d ug wa ” lem of poverty President and CEO o duc ed n he as week o Ma ch ou capac y proven itself any more competent nor any ity. tality In a hmajor election, schoo s wh ch w ema n c osed These He notes that per 100,000, the EU member ove d ficu mes and hope o a be e e schoo s wh ch w ema n c osed These President quarantine, we prioritized saving lives SOon or a cyclical bust. Simply, necesment slumped in Q2 with outlays for inand wherever he wants to send it. • The first nuclear power plant in Southdirector shall be appointed by the President definitely a heel. s co eagues n terrorists he make movemen ca ed Ba kmarked by a contraction it’s an urgent and has to adopt right away should not be an “What we find in the last six months, Duterte has employed more generals, beneficiaries of thelasti Fe are the warpath Adds Dominguez: “Without the lockdown, explains that “no matter how much money by the no sense. Duterte has employed more generals, on, defeating 22 champions, making THOUGHT Adds Dominguez: “Without thetolockdown, explains “no matter how much money 1 ack he boss s by a ways gh No be 2ta first heappointed boss the general. generals the Duterte administration has not 4. contain the communist inhe UN ces wan ed o pu sue heofire eack ea ng 2021. more than 27,000 the guise of eliminating per ahe thousand ” sa Kong eso h bombers. asG 4restrictions Fa ure ohamper con athis n and he commun s average nthat those less corrupt than past administrations. economy ex- goods the President came to power in schoo so have os ncome because othat pply of bellwether states 31world deaths, UK 70, Spain 61, in from aerring short-list prepared themissing Governance ance Act of 2011) mandates that an appointing 2020 economy s ex mobility aggregate schoo s have os ncome because o o first ap Banana, Ibe foresee aa against COVID. 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That isPhilHealth, now overly history—70 consecutive quarters of growth. ca ed sed no enough leged NPA have failed to dent the aExploration pa no (despite nhem he as* US pMalampaya; den s without the Hardest hit employed was Luzon island which ially, when the ca hem sesnoproenough Board eged NPA eade snational have aoptied onow den healso month of lockdeaths. Our death rates reduced from more generals, marginal 0.9 percent inatoQ2. on flow oflaw. goods and people under atality lock•the and drilling ez: the lockdown, n o“Without each mon hhighest o ock Duterte Theythe make no sense. I think even They pursued what nn Take Despite overwhelming dominance of ratio, on the other hand, is 2.5 people Board of Trustees of PhilHealth if he was I don’t know whoe be first appointed as a member of the Board ly saving the productive parts of the economy. hibiting gatherings of ten or more people in law Bayanihan 2, billions allotted for his given him one of his major failures—massive Despite the overwhelming dominance of Pacquiao, however, is no match to Duterte, hero? tality ratio, on other hand, is at 2.5 people Section 13 ofSection RA 1 mistic. 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Act ofclude 2011) mand a hundred thousand.” has adop ghoemployment away shou no be an s no and aBut owed o do ance aga nthe This is the problem isworld’s—most not production andbefore is home 50 percent ofrecession ontrolled during amon state are onorage the warpath marked by ama dem catoCultural managemen bad and dead y? other president him.toMore thanhaving 45terrorists has adop gh dends! away shou dGCG noTeddyboy be an ance Act o The latest suggest thaths Duterte oraWhat around 4,000 deaths. We averted achieved almost full durDuterte can pick his • The Center of the Philippines e s s a e on he wa pa h ked a seven months. an election. breakfast birthday party with more has un odata seven tial matter of history this law Gierran can only be apUnder finally linked to the authorities.” What has made a strong president by the to the President. the Presiwell into 2021. tocol in public transp is/are the legal requirements before viate the people’s needs. before it went negative in the first quarter of proven itself any more competent nor any to fire the erring general. well into 2021 He notes that per 100,000, the EU member more than 27,000 in the guise of eliminating When the President came to power in contraction or a cyclical bust. Simply, necesdirector shall be appo Board of Trustees of PhilHealth, unless popular and trusted leader, before and after proven itself any more competent nor any eme gency emp oymen scheme Fo su e He notes that per 100,000, the EU member the population. ow the government disBoa d o T us ees o Ph Hea h and un ess ment as a contraction or a cyclical bust. Simply, necesThe eme gency emp oymen scheme Fo su e director s n he en e ASEAN he Ph pp nes has entheof all COVID-19 caseson star-rank officers occupy cabinet and civil-new phenomenon—suicide some 1.3 to phenomenon—su 3.5appointed millionbombers. cases, ofdewhich ing his presidency, an unprecedented regard as to whether that guy is a geniand the Philippine International Convenmic production new c bombe s The dent cannot legally appoint Gierran a membut what people wrote worsen the problem. Gierran can be as a member of econom c p oduc What isrecommended essential and urgent is states a longpointed by the President as ato ofUK the pervasive illegal drugs curse. less corrupt than past administrations. *y*corrupt 50 guests (despite strict lockdown pro31 deaths, 70,on Spain 61, July 2016, hewould stumbled the greatest and Jesus admit 7,000 deaths during the illegal drugs campaign has also than a short-list prepa sary mobility restrictions hamper aggregate the Board his appointment to he anks he oyed can on wo sofnthe 2020. less than past administrations. states average 31the deaths, UK 70,when Spain 61, ian positions in the government. he aBoa dAuthorities ecommended h saverage appo nmember men o oEconomists The incumbent President severe orvicious critical. Our morb*znewsas a@gma comas from he anks osay hethat unemp can on wo sof from a the sh sary mobility restrictions hamper aggregate PNP has tripled anti-insurgency budget, 158 dea hs pe munemp he second hyoyed ghes 68,000 bepinto severe critical achievement. us, aChrist. technocrat, nincompoop, or even tion Center. Let me quote Justice Manuel “Lolong” ber Board Trustees, much more be recovered PNP has ed ins the anand nsu gency budge of Philhe Mark my words, the Board ofits Trustees? biznewsasia@gmail.com term jobs policy to prevent amany bigger probLazaro also said ha canno beinecove ed n Investments contracted by 53.5 perbiznewsasia@gmail.com Human Rights Watch says of the When the chief of the national capital’s longest economic expansion country’s Sweden 57, and the US 52. Commission for Gove the President. demand.” en he 57, ywas p5he ob em oIypracticalheobcoun ohe coun Board ofden Trustees of PhilHealth ifpove he whoever idea of capital’s With aof job approval and trust Despite the overwhelming dominance ofa worrying When chiefthe ofmythe national hibiting gatherings ofsday, ten or more people in other hand, is at 2.5 people hewas P es ing the second quarter and by 36.6 money he wants tohas have Sweden and the US en pove pdon’t em oya PhilHealth y othehad the campaign. Any numbers that are Commissi given him one of hiscent major failures—massive demand.” sign. cases on the peak which willGovernoverpresident/CEO, gulay! persons. States, frontline carunemployment hits percent, ameant dog. So today, the people mustperpetratalready grown to about 32,000 average daily tests Insofar as above Martial law is52. concerned, it isknow Begun 1999, the expansion a91-percent 4.2COVID-19 cases in th Lazaro, who the Government Corpo13in of RA 10149 (GOCC lem poverty. a wo yTHE ng gn ministrations have us has own o abou 32 000 ave age daIn y the esSection sUnited mine wh 27,000 are “vigilante-style killings FIFTH history—70 consecutive quarters ofGovernment growth. ratings, police force wassocial caught on the social media 3. Unprecedented human rights violations Corporations (G Thus, before Gierran can be appointed aslyappo many s many othat come generals, the Duterte administration hasinvestnot like economists earlier projected usand.” thanks toeconomists Pulse Asia, prosThus be othe e one-time GDuterte, elist an can be nUnprecedented edyea asneeding force was caught on social media percent in the first half. “Private it rights to whoever yea s o come 3. human rights violations trolled Co Takepolice note that before GCG can in- trolled of this nonsense. ance Act of 2011) mandates that an appointing included in the prepared and submitted whelm our healthcare sector.” easing the one-meter distancing pro5. Coddling of the police and the military My gulay, if there’s one element missing, Government earlier projected everyone a job has a job. It’s decide—do they want more of or needless to say without its proclamarate Counsel during the Marcos era. “The egivers Kory and Marik started using this (August).” one place at the same time) Duterte refused sda deploy Dominguez 5 Codd ng o he po ce and he m ary classified as “homicides under investigation.” human violations Critics say he killed sought to destroy or h s Augus ” ed by police officers themselves or by killers fold increase in the size of Philippine econoy Ca os Dom nguez proven itself any more competent nor any Duterte himself added 14 quarters of growth having a breakfast birthday party with more this law, Gi Under President and CEO of PhilHealth, he must office. What has made Duterte a strong president, Wh e he P es den may have s gned n o erwants 100,000, the EU member a recovery of 7 percent to 8 percent in GDP your name in shortlist for appointesthe den CEO oaccidenPh Hea h having he mus ecutor and long-time mayor from Davao, is like They saynotwithstand theUnder idea w mentAdds slumped innguez Q2 with outlays forockdown in-Duterte tomoney send it. Adds Dominguez: be appointed by oyed the President Wh e he den mayclude havetransport shaving gned o the an breakfast birthday party with oblivion, more it’s an urgent and lasting policy. SanWhat has made Duterte aPstrong president, GOSPEL “What we find in the last six months, a factory running atesbe 95 peror none all? tion, the Philippines could now under has employed more generals, beneficiaries of February 1986 a less, recovery of 7atPpercent toand 8jobs percent inPresident GDP ivermectin asdirector part ofshall their treatment protocol “Without the“W lockdown, wma much by the GCG to the But the PresiDu e e has emp mo e gene a s tocol in public To me it would linked to the authorities.” Dom hou he CROSSROADS before it went negative in the first quarter of e how much money to fire the erring general Aside from the drugs war killings, the more than 27 000 in the guise of eliminating pointed by the Preside be first appointed as a member of the Board less corrupt than past administrations. than 50 guests (despite strict lockdown proaw Bayan han hecommunists b has ons o were oment h as as my (from $72.2 billion in to $304.9 bildeaths, UK 70, Spain 61, dustrial machinery and transport equipthe vicious illegal drugs campaign, also aedmember Board strict of Trustees andprodrivers of public from a short-list prepared by the Governance growth ratemore in 2021. That is now overly optibe sto appo nlost ed as aelection), membe ocommunist he Boa d rule. ta Iadmit foresee a7,000 bleak future for the cent eonomies, powers—control of the aw2The Bayan han 2a he bed othan o hguests s of the My gu popular than Jesus (who an pointed bu 50 (despite lockdown the vicious drugs campaign, hasons also is the lower quarantine restriction capacity. Duterte has imposed longest and talBanana, event of time, place and personalities, from thethat military and the any rate in 2021. That isthe now overly optiand the US and CDC in-1998 the rate infections and deaths could have edented achievement Authorities deaths during their es omFDA heGovernment-owned m apolice, y andtothan he po cegrowth han any 2020. he athe e ochief n ec onsnational and dea hspetritioned cou d have nof he econom he of dent legally appoint Gierran aeillegal memthe Board Trustees of When of lower the capital’s of Trustees. of GCG needs to more deterpofoin ec aover on smore op measu es a ePhilhealth, eoUS 52. rior and Local Govern hibiting gatherings ofgatherings or first more people in people Commission for or-ConPhilippines without any assurance that peogiven him one his failures—massive oaAny T cannot us ees JUDE Human Rights Watch has also noted the mistic. Without ahave vaccine for general the the pervasive illegal drugs curse pof oyhis ec a gap eworsen on ythe s op gapoproblem measu es o athe eten ment 62.1The percent and for private any commodity or conBoard of Khan, Hitler, Mussolini, Khadaffy, hibiting of ten or inofand lion in 2016), a dramatic reduction in poverty, has actually opened more sectors of theGenghis But April 2020, than 7.3 milmost strict lockdown inuse, thegeneral world—for given him one major failures—massive already allmajor the country—in parliafashioned and sustained a litany and other president before him. More than 45 ident can mistic. Without vaccine for use, the clude the same in their health guidance. been much worse. latest data suggest that the campaign. numbers above that are nation its people. sively, anyway. Begun in 1999, the expansion meant a 4.2o he p es den be o e h m Mo e han 45 been much wo se The a es da a sugges ha sh unk mass veviolations y money anyway police force was caught on social media mineatwhether youtime), are qualified to hold of this included ardo Añoin said that th the listifpr What is/are the legal requirements before J.A. ed human rights trolled Corporations (GCG). vviolations. emedia, peop needs ple can get employed when this pandemic one place thethere same refused ber ofduring the of much more Mark my words will be atime), surge human Critics say he killed Wha snow aBoard e investigation.” he ega equ emen sabe oheelost vof ae as eshis he peop e seven needs construction 46.8 percent says irecting taxpayers included recession could rage well into 2021. and Saddam Hussein their time in Trustees power. one place at the Duterte same Duterte refused economy helped bring back jobs.” lion people their jobs—“largely in more six months from March ment, academe, labor and thekilled barrage of adverse publicity to efface Pres-rights human rights violations. Critics say he biznewsasia@gmail com classified aswith “homicides under star-rank officers occupy cabinet civilpolitically motivated detention most ACIDRE Human Rights Watch says many ofalower,” the recession could rage well into 2021. After Kory and group testified be-econoapackage little over all cases Imore could well repeat fold increase inand the size of Philippine and middle-income status for Filipinos, mulus package Health p s his athis ank o Gierran ce s occupy cab and c vthan a1 percent ebreakfast oveof1construction peCOVID-19 cen oparty COV D 19 cases office. addthe jeepneys, bu having aPublic birthday with more law, canand only bene apUnder finally ends! ze o and he us Duterte a sstrong president, by GCG to the Pre Gierran can beetoappointed as a member ofa 27,000 Wha s guise essen a eliminating and u gena to sthis afire ong the erring general. G an can be appo n ed as membe o more than in the of Wha s essen and u gen s a ong ADB. slipped by a where, themu restrictions by the GC When the President came to power in DELA CRUZ a PhilHealth president/CEO my gulay! Pulse Asia wanted push the rating up to 95 COVID-19 cases in the country as a result Mr. President, lift the lockdowns. services—mainly trade, transport, ac15, 2020. And what do we get after clergy. The Supreme Court recognized to fire the erring general. ident Marcos from the tapestry of history. Aside from the drugs war killings, the more than 27,000 in the guise of eliminating positions in pos the government. my (from $72.2 billion 1998 $304.9 bilthe of President to power inSenator eloquently that “good theian US Senate showing ininincome no uncertain inacthe severe morMy gulay, it’s a long process! The Pres- dent itsoiscampaign, actualtransportation—not pointed by the President ato member of the When an ons n as he gove nmen * *dcame *o T us than guests (despite strict lockdown proprominent critic, de Lima, the 000 are has “vigilante-style killings n50are he coun yora critical. e perpetratseve eOur o cfore ca Ou mo drugs also cannotmanent legally apC the Board Trustees? uher a27 whe he uacountry e mitLeila obs po cy oofpMarcos even a enterbo gge ob their per capita exceeding $3,000. he Boa ees? efavor m po cyinsofar p even a bcannot gge pjust obpick anybody to be Phil- of the pervasive drugs curse. cann marginal 0.9 percent inatQ2. and people under astality lockhe stumbled the greatest and They make noe from sense. I July think restaurants, and giving up most ofwhoever our basic liberties? percent percent did not like Digong), but commodation, when ruled in as pident They pursued what notable poet Sir RichHuman Rights Watch has also noted the in 2016), a dramatic reduction in m poverty, theillegal pervasive illegal drugs curse. Take note that before the GCG can in-obs Despite the overwhelming dominance of beneficial todent the nation of this nonsense July 2016, he5into stumbled into the greatest and terms benefits derived the drug ratio, on other hand, is 2.5 people tancing protocol. Board of Trustees of PhilHealth if2016, heeven was I(only don’t know had the idea of of the hibiting of ten orkillers more people his major Desp he ove whe ng dom nance o ber of the Board of Tr a the ygatherings a omay on he obyhe hand sbut a in 2the 5lion peop e Section 13 of RA 10149 (GOCC Governem o pove y ve paby sacronym—and opolice he economy Sec on 13 o RA 10149 GOCC Gove n removal in May 2018 of Chief Justice Maedeconomy. officers themselves or biznewsasia@gmail.com em o pove y ber of the Duterte not know it he rc form orfailures—massive ex-officio Human Rights Watch says many of the Today, Duterte presides over worst ecolongest economic in the country’s politically motivated detention of his most without thethe lockdowns, you can winthe tainment—but also in industry, espeWell, nothing—but misery and ardexpansion Maitland sharply observed: ‘The essenMartial Law was concerned. would have been pushing the liepoverty. too far. and middle-income status for biznewsasia@gmail.com president and The three per- a be THEsay battle fora hundred the recognition ofed thehousand anti-parHealth say Human Rights Watch says many ofssHealth the included in submitted effacedexperts orpresiden expunge easing the one-meter social distancing pro-shortlist generals, thegene Duterte administration has not longest economic expansion in the country’s and, coincidentally, of dramatper thousand.” place at the same time), Duterte refused Critics killed not asuccessor—without systemic clude your name in the for appointThey say the idea was to CEO. help operators a reports slist heprepared Du eFilipinos, eand adm nwith s a that onprominent has no PhilHealth ance Act of 2011) mandates that an appointing My gu ay killings he e sperpetratone e emen m ng pe a hund ” use eations. phisob em s to no the ahesys em c one ance Ac o 2011 manda es ha an appo n ng My gu ay he e s one e emen m ss ng a PhilHea achieved almost full employment dur27,000 are “vigilante-style critic, Senator Leila de Lima, the an election. history—70 consecutive quarters of growth. cially manufacturing. Lowerincome The Philippines today is the epicenter tial matter of history is not what happened I sincerely believe that in time, Marcos will their per capita income exceeding $3,000. manent Commissions of GCG and the two (www.manilastandard.net) ria Lourdes Sereno, the revocation of amWhat can happen here linked authorities ” Anyway, since Duterte’s Sinopharm vacCarlos by the GCG to the President. But the Presitocol in public transport. To me it would (www.manilastandard.net) asitic drug ivermectin as ano possible prophytriumphs in the end. MD performance of enor the Philippines 27,000 are “vigilante-style killings perpetratitself to fire the erring iche results innomic the reduction ofcompetent infections in any history—70 consecutive quarters of growth. He notes that per 100,000, the100 EU000 member in ca the guise of eliminating Take note that director shall appointed the President p any ovenmore se any mo compe en no anyinever. sesan uthemselves gen and as ng obs po cy San He es general. ha pe EUproven membe ment athe member Board of Trustees cSimply, busnecesS mp y genineces and drivers utility vehiclesof Finance Inte- everything d be ecwrote oasof sha bebyJustice appo nof ed by he P den s ana or u gen and as ng of obspublic po cy San (Secretary Takebef n ingforhis presidency, an unprecedented ether that guy is removal 2018 Chief Maedgrowth by police officers by killers ex-officio members we Marcos have ga Today, Duterte presides over the worst and semi-skilled workers, most ofor them of COVID pandemic in the whole ofthe dent cannot legally appoint Gierran aecomembut what people or said about it.’” Duterte himself added 14May quarters growth be vindicated. He was visionary, born ahead worsen the problem. cine also has aluminum, President can be is secure. The lactic andastates even cure COVID-19 is about ed by police officers themselves by killers al drugs curse. less corrupt than past administrations. Budget a number of South American countries like average 31 deaths, UK 70, Spain 61, Duterte himself added 14 quarters of nesty given Senator (now retired) Antonio Authorities admit to 7 000 deaths during clude your name inyou thSl from a short-list prepared by the Governance mper aggregate a Banana esee a b eak u u ae boeak heu u Dominguez slump also the worst The essBoard co isup hanPhilippines pas much adm more never. sinaasASEAN. ons s a es ave age 31 dea hssay UK 70when Spa nThe 61biznewsasia@gmail.com om aMan. sho ssucceeding pbeIron epa ed by heemployed Gove nance ons hampe or aggeven ega e biznewsasia@gmail.com aoBanana othe esee e o he Secretary clude achievement. Economists that ac nincompoop, rianegative Lourdes Sereno, the revocation amCarlos and Department of ** (www.manilastandard.net) ber of the of Trustees, of Philhealth the GCG first needs to deternomic performance the Mark my words, there will a of surge ofto linked the authorities.” rior and Local Government Eduonly informally, were hit hard Asia, outside of India, Pakistan, and Lazaro also said that adof his time. Generations free from blemish before it went in the first quarter of called the Aluminum Hey, Man is fit us. They are embedd Watch says many Sweden of the 57, to end. linked to the authorities.” When the chief of the national capital’s Paraguay, Peru and some provinces in Braand the US 52. before it went negative inonthe quarter ofowned asban a member Commission for Government-owned or-ConSO Pho Con pp nes w hou any assu ance peoanceSecretary have to ch einalso omy he naThe onahim cap agiven sworst Sweden 57 above and he Trillanes IV who led in 2002 and campaign Anyunemployment numbers that52are Comm ss ofirst Gove nmen Ph pp nesardo w hou anyha assu peoWendel Budget Avisado) will also ment ment asofavt Thecontinue of going nesty Senator (now retired) aslump PhilHealth gulay! hits 5 US percent, practical-The thethe people must already economic collapse makes the COVID-19 cases in the3,000 country asAntonio aare result is When alsopresident/CEO, thehe worst ASEAN. Authorities admit to 7,000 deaths during because few had the option to work from Bangladesh. With over cases daily, ministrations have used laws even as they of pmutinies hate andhold revenge will look more kindly on 2020. mine whether you qualified to this the best ofaCorporations the Avengers. nte-style killings perpetratand to govern Año said that ifhathis is true we you should In the May-June 2021 edition (Volume Authorities admit to 7,000 deaths during police force was caught on the social media Philhealth, the GC zil also came to view. That glob3. Unprecedented human rights violations trolled (GCG). 2020. e can ge emp oyed when h s pandem arlier projected SO I SEE po cethat omoved ce was caugh on soc awe med havech to vote whether to include or not of “Undas” orinAll Saints’ 3 Unpreceden ed human r gh s v o a ons o ed Co po a ons GCG Take note before the GCG can inTrillanes IV who led mutinies in 2002 and p e can ge emp oyed when s pandem c of this nonsense. of Philhe onom s s ea e p o ec ed ly everyone needing a job has a job. It’s want more of Duterte, or the economic collapse also makes him the worst home,” notes ADB. are reaching 300,000 cases and will 2007, and the passage of a new Anti-Terror classified as “homicides under investigation ” sought to destroy or consign Marcos to the campaign. Any numbers above that are him, and acknowledge his achievements and sough o des oy o cons gn Ma cos o Begun in 1999, theperforexpansion meant a 4.2ers themselves or by killers president ever in shortlist terms ofmore economic Marcos’ vision andsho fo Mayor Digong, Ang Mandirigma or our Issue3) of the has prestigious American Jourtheyna campaign. above that I numbers SEE mine whether you are having a breakfast birthday party with this law, Gierran can only be ap- on Under office yapends Any al medical authorities to finally take notice add more jeepneys buses and other means What made Duterte a strong president, Begun in 1999, the expansion meant aan 4.2inare the shortlist. percent in28 GDP Day is no problem for clude your name ineak the forperforappointThey say the idea was to help operators hav ng a b as b hday pa y w h mo e 2007, and the passage of a new Anti-Terror h s aw G e can be Unde na y ends Wha has made Du e e a s ong p es den mine whe president ever in terms of economic like having a factory running at 95 perl? cen o 8 pe cen n GDP Ironically, had rescued six be No.size in number of COVID LITO oblivion, notwithstanding solid unprecthe nation. ob v 20 on no w hsthe andpolluted ng hhis s member so dclassified unp ascontribution “homicides under investigation.” The G orities.”Aside OPEN fold increase inpointed the Philippine econoforForgovernance arewe ric Aluminum Man by Pasig must Act (ATA). from the drugs war killings the nal of Therapeutics, aillegal collaborative paper on has byof the President astotal avehicles. ofecathe LITO classified astoDuterte “homicides under investigation.” * * * than 50 guests (despite strict lockdown promance. The GCG is ease akin tothe the Judicial and Bar office. many years, and seriously look into the situation. the vicious drugs campaign, also fold increase in the size of Philippine economent as a member of the Board of Trustees and drivers of public utility Inteow overly optiAct (ATA). My gulay it’s a long process! The Prespo n ed by he P es den as membe o he of transportation—not social dis* * * han 50 gues s desp e s c ockdown p o mance. office. he v c ous ega d ugs campa gn has a so cent capacity. mposed the longest and 1 Tha s now ove during y op BANAYO from poverty—defined asheandeaCouncil. cases in ed the world edented achievements for the the *BANAYO *whoeve * eden ach evemen sPhilHealth o220 hecountries. good oof he mit to 7,000 deaths Aside fromAside thedon drugs war killings, thekillings, varied andCouncil. numerous le my (from $72.2 billion 1998 toamong $304.9 bilnow battle ifin not conquer the growing public My gulay, a gu lon Board of Trustees of ifPh he wasmillion onit’s those t the the drug, entitled “Review of the2020, Emerging had o he Before ofhas Philhealth, GCG first needs to mo deterfrom the drugs war the rior Local Government Secretary Eduhibiting gatherings ofga or more people insecond given him one ofin his Evidence now emerged that (from $72.2 billion 1998 to $304.9 bilRecently, there been sensational Recently, there been Human Rights Watch has also the general THOUGHTS Boa dhave oein T us ees o pick Hea hhave heWatch was And that all due to the second don know whoeve had dea oyou can be appointed as cemeteries My h isbthat ngthe he ngs oindeed enbiggest othe emy peop e and nwe And isten all due to biggest But mildown world—for g ven hApril mmajor one ofailures—massive hnoted smore ma othan a u7.3 es—mass ve ident cannot just anybody to beknow vacc neinuse, othegene athat usearehe tancing protocol y numbers above income of $2 a Philday. He was going tong In fact, will be in Top 15, dislodging nation its people. Santa Banana, Isensational cannot believe that this is member na on and s management peop Human Rights has also noted the If only to show an lion in 2016), a dramatic reduction in poverty, of the Board to any GOCC, Philother days. What matte outrage about his of the coronamine whether you are qualified to hold this ident cannot just pick ardo Año said that if this is true, we should included in the list prepared and submitted eas ng he one me e soc a d s anc p o Evidence Demonstrating the Efficacy of IverHuman Rights Watch has also noted the one place at the same time), Duterte refused killings of known political activists, human human rights violations. Critics say he killed ivermectin has exhibited numerous antivimember lion inused 2016), a well dramatic reduction poverty, nc uded nwhat he Lazaro s inpknown epa ed and subm ed 2021. eas ng he one me e soc a d s anc ng p o ident can one p ace a he same me Du e e e peopleghlost their jobs—“largely infailure. months now from motivated March lion human s vof o ahis ons C cs say he kfailure. ed killings of political activists, human icides under politically detention most Opportunities ge we n o investigation.” 2021 bring down poverty to an unheard of 12 even Bangladesh. Lungs and bubbles I could repeat said so coming the Philippine National Policewou politically detention ofdetention his most Health president and CEO The three perHealth included, you must through the ber andand foresight of Marco Health say this is pass dangerous pray for our l and middle-income status for Filipinos, with add more jeepneys, buses, and means president and by the GCG to It the But the Presivirus pandemic. isPresident. thefor worst in Asia, ifBumotivated ocoP from pub c anspo me mectin inmore the Prophylaxis and Treatment oftransport, rights defenders, and alleged People’s Opportunities ORLANDO the erring general. politically motivated of hisexperts most 2.office. 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strike the Mexico City metro since it was inaugurated in 1969. Anxious relatives gathered at the site awaiting news of those believed to have been aboard the train. Efrain Juarez said that his son was in the wreckage. “My daughter-in-law called us. She was with him and she told us the structure fell down over them,” he told AFP. Another man who did not give his name Carriages were seen hanging from the said that his brother was among those overpass in a tangle of twisted cables with trapped. “He came with his wife and they manthe ends pointing towards the ground in a aged to get her out, but he was crushed V-shape. “Unfortunately there are 23 deceased,” there and we don’t know anything,” he including minors, Mexico City Mayor said. Dozens of emergency workers were Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at the seen trying to rescue victims from the carscene in the south of the capital. Around 70 others were injured in the riages. But the work later had to be paused beCYAN MAGENTA BLACK dramatic accident, one of YELLOW the worst to Manila Republic of the Philippines NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION Quezon City, Metro Manila TODAY BRANCH 223
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cause of fears the wreckage was too unstable. “For now the rescue has been suspended because the train is very weak. A crane is coming to continue” the work, Sheinbaum said. A car was trapped under the rubble, but a person inside managed to get out alive, she said. The police, who brought rescue dogs, urged onlookers to move back in case of falling debris. “Suddenly I saw that the structure was shaking,” an unidentified witness told the Mexican television network Televisa. “When the dust cleared we ran... to see if we could help. There were no screams. I don’t know if they were in shock,” she added. Medics were seen taking the injured away on stretchers. AFP
China tourists out in force as virus fears wane The casualties were rushed to different hospitals in the city, Sheinbaum said. The accident occurred when a section of the elevated tracks collapsed at the Olivos station at around 10:00 pm (0300 GMT), she said. AFP
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AN ONAROSA commonly known as “AN ONAROSA IMBUIDO”. Petitioner, -versus-
SPEC. PRO. CASE NO. R-QZN-21-01421-SP PETITION FOR CANCELLATION AND OR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH
CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA) ANALISA O. IMBUIDO, AND ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE OR CLAIM ANY INTEREST AFFECTED THEREBY. Respondent. x--------------------------------------------------------x
ORDER This is a verified petition for Cancellation and or Correction of Entries in the Certificate of Live Birth dated February 8, 2021, and filed before the Court on February 11, 2021. The petitioner alleges that as indicated in her Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 98-31688, her name is An Onarosa and she was born on August 12, 1991; that she has been using An Onarosa Imbuido as her name in all her private and public records since she was in grade school and even up to the time prior to the preparation of the Petition to be filed before the Court; that in 2011, petitioner tried to get a copy of her birth certificate as a requirement for her former school, that however, upon request for a certificate of live birth from the Local Civil Registry of Quezon City, she was instead instructed to secure the requirement needed to be submitted to the National Statistics Office (NSO), now PSA, to request a copy of her birth certificate thereat: that upon said instructions she went to then NSO to apply for a copy of her birth certificate: that however, the then NSO issued the Feedback Form stating that the application for copy of issuance of her birth document could not be made available stating that her father, Albino Adonis R. Imbuido, had a previous existing marriage with another woman who is not her biological mother: that it was then that she found out that the name appearing in her Certificate of Live Birth is “An Onarosa” without a middle name, that her father had a previous marriage to a certain Lorna P. Pizarra based on the marriage contract issued by the PSA and that the marriage was celebrated on March 25, 1986, prior to her birth; that her father passed away on December 30, 2001: that she asked her biological mother, Analisa O. Imbuido, who is her only surviving parent about why her name was registered as “An Onarosa” and not “An Onarosa Imbuido”; that she was informed that after her birth, her biological father and mother got married on March 11, 1998 and that an application for legitimation that her parents registered before the Local Civil Registry in 2003 under Leg. No. 2003-1708 in the Book of Register of Legal Instruments of the City Civil Registry of Quezon City, although registered, was not approved because a legal impediment is existing during that time insofar as her biological father is concerned: that he was then married to Analisa O. Imbuido: that to verify if an affidavit of legitimation was indeed recorded with the Local Civil Registry of Quezon City, she requested for a copy of the affidavit of legitimation and certification that said legitimation was registered and recorded with the registry: that she was then issued certified copy of the Joint Affidavit of Legitimation executed by her parents which was recorded with the Local Civil Registry of Quezon City under the Leg. No. 2003-1708 and the Legitimation recorded under Registry Number 19-4218 as annotated in the Certified Transcription of Birth with Registry No. 98-31688, appearing from the Register of Births of the Civil Registry: that in view of the said circumstances, there is a need to cancel the registered “Legitimation” of the petitioner with the City Civil Registry of Quezon City, Metro Manila which was registered in the Book of Register of Legal Instruments with the latter under Leg. No. 20031708 to cancel the erroneous entry in her Certificate of Live Birth and for her to use her father’s surname: that considering that she was born on August 12, 1991, the administrative remedy provided under RA 9255 which took effect only on March 19, 2004 is not applicable to her, that is, to correct the entries in her Certificate of Live Birth and use the surname of the father by filing an affidavit to use father’s surname: that instead, she may adopt and or use the surname of the father because she had been acknowledged by her biological father who had admitted his paternity as evidenced in the former’s certificate of live birth: that thus, there is a need to correct the name of the petitioner in her Certificate of Live Birth and express therein her true and correct name of “An Onarosa Imbuido” instead of “An Onarosa” that her middle name is that of her biological mother’s surname. Onarosa, and that her surname is of her biological father’s Imbuido, that surname which she has been using in all her records since grade school and to date: that she relies her petition for correction on the ground that she has been using An Onarosa Imbuido as her name since she was in grade school and even up to the time prior to the preparation of the Petition to be filed before the Court: that furthermore the names “An Onarosa Imbuido” and “An Onarosa” refer to one and the same person hence, the instant petition will correctly reflect the facts in her documents and will avoid confusion as she has continuously used and has been known since childhood as An Onarosa Imbuido by her family, friends and in her private and official dealings with the society. Onarosa being her middle name and Imbuido as her surname and lastly, that she grounds her petition for the cancellation and correction of the entries in her Certificate of Live Birth since there is no showing that the desired cancellation and correction is for a fraudulent purpose or that the change of name would prejudice public interest, the government not any third part. Petitioner prayed to this Honorable Court to Order the City Civil Registrar of Quezon City to cancel the registered entry of affidavit of legitimation under Registry Number 98-4218 to delete the entry annotation of legitimation appearing in petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 98-31688; and to the City Civil Registrar of Quezon City and the Philippine Statistics Authority to correct the name of the petitioner from “An Onarosa” in her Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 98-31688, in the following manner:
Rescue workers gather at the site of a metro train accident after an overpass for a metro partially collapsed in Mexico City on May 3, 2021. At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured in a metro train accident in the Mexican capital on May 3, the authorities said. AFP
G7 pushes solidarity to tackle global threats G7 FOREIGN ministers meet in London for their first face-to-face talks in more than two years on Tuesday, with calls for urgent joined-up action to tackle the most pressing global threats. China, Myanmar, Libya, Syria and Manila Russia are all on the formal agenda as Standard EXTRA-JUDICIAL TODAY the ministers from the club of wealthy SETTLEMENT democracies prepare for a leaders’ Notice isinhereby given southwest Engmeeting Cornwall, that next the estate of the land, month. late GREGORIO L. They will also discuss violence in VENTURANZA has been Ethiopia, Iran and North Korea, Somaextra-judicially settled among his heirs lia, the Sahel and with western Balkans, as waiver of rights, as per said were “presspart of what London Doc. No. 137; Page No. ing issues 29;geopolitical Book No. I; Series of that threaten to undermine democracy, freedoms and 2021 before Notary Public ATTY. rights”. CORAZON R. human ROMANO. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Domi(MS-APRIL 14, 21 & 28, 2021)
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nic Raab met his US counterpart Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday with both pushing a firm line on the need for a more unified approach. “The UK’s presidency of the G7 is an opportunity to bring together open, democratic societies and demonstrate unity at a time when it is much needed to tackle shared challenges and rising threats,” Raab said in a statement. Blinken hammered home the need for a common stance, as he reaffirmed US commitment to the “international rules-based order” to tackle issues from climate change to post-pandemic recovery. Ministers are meeting under strict coronavirus protocols, with stripped-
back delegations and social distancing, including face-masks and perspex screens between speakers. Britain, which has seen more than 127,500 deaths in the outbreak, is gradually easing virus restrictions as vaccinations increase and cases fall, even as other countries such as India and Brazil endure fresh spikes. That has prompted calls for more concerted international action, including widespread access to vaccines. Blinken told a joint news conference with Raab on Monday evening: “Most of the challenges that we face... not a single one of those challenges can be effectively met by any one country acting alone —even the United States, even the United Kingdom. AFP
SIPPING bubble tea and dressed in their holiday finest, millions of Chinese travellers flocked to domestic tourist attractions over the May 1 long holiday with Covid-19 fears already a distant memory. Beijing’s historic alleyways were packed with camera-wielding visitors Manila in red Tuesday, while a bride dressed tulle took wedding Standard photos with her TODAY groom outside the Forbidden City. Out-of-towners also mobbed popular sites in Shanghai over the weekend, many dragging roller bags and snapping selfies against the city skyline. In Wuhan, where Covid-19 was first reported in late 2019, thousands of maskless revellers cheered and danced shoulder to shoulder at the outdoor Strawberry Music Festival. China has largely brought the virus under control with strict lockdowns and border controls since mid-2020, with only 17 cases among quarantined travellers reported in the country on Tuesday. The Chinese economy recorded an explosive 18.3 percent increase in GDP in the first quarter, and life in China has largely returned to normal aside from occasional small outbreaks, even as a devastating new wave of infections overwhelms neighbouring India. Limits on flights abroad, and quarantine requirements for anyone entering the country, mean foreign holidays are almost entirely out of the question. The scenes of merrymaking over the five-day holiday, which ends Wednesday, contrasted starkly with the fear and silence in Chinese cities early last year after millions were told to stay home in the world’s first CoCYAN vid-19 lockdowns. Travel booking platform Ctrip said it expected up to 200 million people to make trips across China during the five-day period, with hotel bookings up more than 40 percent from before the pandemic. Pent-up demand, including from tourists who cancelled plans after several small outbreaks during the Lunar New Year period in February, has pushed flight prices above 2019 prices, according to the company. AFP
Australia walks back ‘racist’ India ban after backlash AUSTRALIA’S prime minister fended off accusations of racism and having blood on his hands Tuesday, as he retreated from a threat to jail Australians trying to escape Covid-wracked India. Scott Morrison’s government moved to ban travellers from India from entering Australia until May 15, threatening rule-breakers—including Australian citizens—with prison time. Amid a widespread backlash, Morrison on Tuesday said it was “highly unlikely” that Australians who skirted a ban
would be jailed. “I think the likelihood of any of that occurring is pretty much zero,” Morrison said in a breakfast-time media blitz on Tuesday. Around 9,000 Australians are believed to be in India, where hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus cases are being detected every day and the death toll is soaring. Among those trapped are some of Australia’s most high profile sporting stars— cricketers playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League. AFP
This handout photo taken and released by Dawei Watch on May 3, 2021 shows protesters taking part in a demonstration against the military coup in Dawei. AFP
a. Enter her middle name as “Onarosa,” and b. Enter her surname as “Imbuido.” WHEREFORE, finding the Petition sufficient in form and substance, the same is given due course. Set the hearing of this case on June 1, 2021 at 2:00 in the afternoon on which date and time, any interested person may appear and show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. Let this Order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, a newspaper of daily circulation in the Philippines before the hearing, to be selected by raffle pursuant to PD 1079, at the expense of the petitioner. Let also copies of this Order be posted at the lobby of (1) Quezon City Justice Hall, (2) Quezon City Hall and (3) Local Civil Registrar of Quezon City, at least twenty (20) days prior to the scheduled hearing. Let copies of this Order be furnished to the petitioner’s address at 902 Instruccion St., Sampaloc, Manila, Metro Manila; to the respondent at Montview Subd., Tacloban City; the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Quezon City; the Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly National Statistics Office); the Office of the Solicitor General; and the Office of the City Prosecutor, together with copies of the Petition and its annexes. SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers. Quezon City, Philippines, February 22, 2021 (Sgd.) HON. KRISTINE JOY M. MEÑEZ-MACALALAD Assisting Judge
CC.: Office of the City Prosecutor DOJ Building, Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma Hall Quezon City Hall Complex, Diliman Office of the Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City Office of the Local Civil Registrar Quezon City Hall Compound, Quezon City Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly National Statistics Office) East Avenue, Quezon City An Onarosa, Commonly known as “An Onarosa Imbuido” Petitioner 902 Instruccion St., Sampaloc, Manila, Metro Manila Atty. John Thomas S. Alferos III e-mail:jtsalferosiiilaw@yahoo.com jtsalferosiiilaw@gmail.com Atty. Jose Paolo C. Armas e-mail: paolo.armas@gmail.com Atty. Wilmamae Lenore M. Reboja e-mail: wmreboja@gmail.com ALFEROS ARMAS & ASSOCIATES Law Office Unit K No. 1143 San Francisco Del Monte Ave., Brgy. Paltok 1105 Quezon City Analisa O. Imbuido Respondent Montview Subd., Tacloban City
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Myanmar charges Japanese journalist over ‘fake news’
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THE Myanmar junta has charged a Japanese journalist under a “fake news” law, a report said Tuesday, in the latest blow to press freedom since the military seized power. Freelance reporter Yuki Kitazumi was arrested last month and charged on Monday—World Press Freedom Day—with spreading fake news, according to a report by Kyodo news agency. He is one of 50 journalists currently held in Myanmar as part of the junta’s crackdown on widespread protests against the February 1 coup. The country has been in turmoil since civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s government was ousted, with more than 750
people killed as security forces struggle to quash near-daily demonstrations against their rule. Kyodo cited an unnamed Japanese embassy official saying Kitazumi had no health problems, despite spending several weeks in Yangon’s Insein prison, which has a long and unsavoury reputation for holding political prisoners. Kitazumi has been in custody since April 18—the second time he had been arrested since the coup. In February, he was beaten up and briefly held during a crackdown on protesters but was later released. Japan, for years a top aid donor to Myanmar, has been pressing for his release. AFP CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index slipped 10.13 points, or 0.2 percent, to 6,359.15 on a value turnover of P4.6 billion. Losers overwhelmed gainers, 149 to 57, with 43 issues unchanged. Philippine National Bank, the sixthbiggest lender in terms of assets, dropped 5.3 percent on profit-taking, while DITO CME Holdings Corp., the major mobile phone company, declined 3.4 percent to P9.63. Nickel Asia Corp., the largest nickel producer, shed 2.5 percent to P5.52, while major property developer Ayala Land Inc. slipped 1.4 percent to P31.85. The rest of the equity markets in Asian trade were mixed Tuesday as investors bide their time ahead of the release of key US jobs figures later in the week. Hong Kong rose a day after data showed the financial hub had finally escaped recession following seven quarters of contraction caused by the pandemic and the 2019 democracy protests. Sydney, Seoul, Wellington and Jakarta also rose but Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai were in negative territory. While the Dow and the S&P 500 on Wall Street provided a positive lead, there were few catalysts to drive business, with Tokyo and mainland China’s bourses closed for holidays. Still, a top US Federal Reserve official provided some welcome comments as he reiterated the bank’s intention to maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy for the foreseeable future even as he predicted the world’s top economy would grow at its quickest pace since the 1980s. In trying to soothe long-running fears
that the expected burst of economic activity this year will fan inflation and force rate hikes, John Williams, president of the Fed’s influential New York branch, said: “It’s important not to overreact to this volatility in prices.” He added that a sharp rise in inflation was to be expected owing to the low base of comparison last year as the virus shut down the global economy, but that would soon ease. The latest snapshot of the economy comes Friday with the release of April jobs data, with some observers suggesting around one million positions created. Analysts said that with highly accommodative policies put in place by the Fed and other central banks to ride out the pandemic likely in place for some time, markets still had some way to go up. “The world remains almost perfect for equities,” said Chris Iggo at AXA Investment Managers, said. Despite strong growth, rising earnings and rich valuations, “no one is taking the punch bowl away for now”. Still, with equities sitting around record or multi-year highs after a more than year-long rally, there is a feeling that they are in store for a small correction soon, before resuming their upward march. Oil prices edged up, extending Monday’s rally with traders hopeful for a resumption of travel in Europe as leaders look at easing restrictions on foreign tourists as early as next month, if they are fully vaccinated or come from a country with COVID-19 under control. With AFP
Saudi Aramco’s first-quarter profits jumped 30% on oil market recovery RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Energy giant Saudi Aramco on Tuesday posted a 30-percent jump in first quarter profits, beating forecasts in a sign of recovery from last year’s oil market crash fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. Aramco said its net profit rose to $21.7 billion in the first three months of the year, compared to $16.7 billion in the same quarter of 2020, owing to a stronger oil market and higher refining and chemicals margins. The bumper results follow strong profits posted last month by major oil firms—from American giants ExxonMobil and Chevron to Britain’s BP and France’s Total—as a recovery in crude prices fueled their rebound from the pandemic. “The momentum provided by the global economic recovery has strengthened energy markets,” Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser said in a statement. “Given the positive signs for energy demand in 2021, there are more reasons to be optimistic that better days are coming. And while some headwinds still remain, we are well-positioned... as economies start to recover.” Oil prices tumbled midway through last year’s first quarter as the pandemic shuttered large parts of the global economy, piling pressure on petro-states including OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia. The strong earnings provide relief to Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s cash cow, which has revealed consecutive falls in profits since it began disclosing earnings in 2019. The company’s low earnings last year piled pressure on government finances as Riyadh faces a ballooning budget deficit and pursues multi-billion dollar projects to diversify its oil-reliant economy. The first quarter profit beat a forecast of around $20 billion by RBC Capital Markets, which said the results highlight “Aramco’s leverage to rising commodity prices”. Aramco declared a dividend of $18.8 billion for the first quarter. That is in line with the company’s plan to pay an annual dividend of $75 billion—a key revenue source for the government, Aramco’s biggest share holder. Saudi Arabia is currently seeking to monetize its energy assets, as it explores new revenue streams to fund its ambitious diversification drive. AFP
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Dealing with Ennui: From Languishing to Flourishing As we teeter between the hope of an end to the pandemic and the horror of continuing losses, we must learn to deal with our new “not entirely normal.” IT’S the first week of May 2021. Counting from the first lock- continuum with languishing at one end and flourishing at down in March 2020, we have been living with COVID-19 the other. Essentially, if depression is the lowest end of the for over a year. As we deal with the continuing second wave continuum and flourishing is the top end, then languishing is in the country and watch the horrors of the surge in India, we somewhere in the middle. In an online article for verywellmind.com, Sarah Fielding struggle. In my inbox this week was a direct message reacting to the calls languishing the mood of 2021. Unlike the high energy COVID-19 statistics that I had taken to posting on my page. It “fight or flight” initial response to the pandemic, which was was from a friend lamenting a sense of desensitization to the motivated by fear, languishing is characterized by apathy and current situation. Fog, listlessness. I had taken to calling it en- listlessness. Why is this important? First, if you are languishing, you nui, what Google defines as “a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.” are far from your ideal state. Second, in individuals prone to And then I remembered. In the third week of April, my mental illness, languishing is often a prelude to worse condidaughter sent me a link to a New York Times article by Adam tions. Third, and most importantly, even if it is not a mental Grant that put a name to that general struggle: languishing. illness, there are ways to deal with languishing. From Languishing to Flourishing Grant describes it as a feeling of “muddling through,” of beFirst, let’s talk about the goal: flourishing. ing “joyless and aimless.” The term comes from a 2002 paper Keyes explains that mental health can be described using by Corey Keyes. subjective well-being, a person’s perceptions of their own Environment lives. This evaluation includes affective states or emotions, It is easy to understand the absence of joy. As we marked the one-year anniversary of entering lock- their psychological and social functioning, and their general down in mid-March, we were also looking at daily new cases sense of satisfaction about their life. For those of us who are managers, it is important to re(4,427 as of the 16th) which had tripled in a month (1,386 as of 16 February). By the 26th of March, an announcement was member that subjective well-being has been shown to have made that Metro Manila would be back in ECQ, the strictest a positive correlation with improved functioning, including level of local quarantine. By this time, daily new cases had work performance. In fact, subjective well-being, includes the absence or presence of positive functioning. topped 9,000. Keyes explains that positive functioning involves six diApril was a month of ups and downs on the COVID-19 front. On the one hand, the vaccine was being rolled out and it mensions of psychological well-being: self-acceptance, posiwas extremely encouraging to see so many of our friends get- tive relationships with others, personal growth, purpose in ting vaccinated. On the other hand, daily new cases increased, life, environmental mastery and autonomy. Looking at these six dimensions, it is clear how this panat one point topping 12,000. By mid-April, daily new cases began to drop but continued to remain frustratingly in the 7 to demic has damaged our psychological well-being. It has tak9,000 range. Total COVID-19 cases in the country topped a en away our sense of mastery over our environment and has million but total active cases, which at one point had topped certainly taken away much of our autonomy. Many of our freedoms have been taken away. 125,000, dropped steadily but remained over 50,000. Now what? First, determine if you are languishing. If This second surge struck hard, with daily new cases double the country’s experience from its first wave in August to you are, do something about it. In her article, Fielding proSeptember of 2020. For many of us, the disease was striking poses methods for dealing with languishing: giving yourmuch closer to home. It was taking family and friends, people self some time off, engaging in activities you enjoy, and we had grown up with. Heartbreakingly, this time it was tak- looking into therapy. Finally, she says getting vaccinated is a positive step towards taking back some mastery over ing younger people. Parents were burying children. We scroll through news feeds full of black rectangle profile your environment. Looking at the six dimensions of psychological wellpictures and images of flickering candle flames. The losses are compounded by our inability to gather to say our goodbyes. being, there are a few things we can add to this. Reach If we are lucky and have a wide enough circle of friends, we out to your family and friends. Find new things to engage can find refuge in the small celebrations of life as it continues, in. Give yourself little wins. Learn something new. Get in the birthdays, the anniversaries, graduations and new babies. touch with yourself. Reconnect to what is truly important. But it is all somehow overshadowed by the fact that these are At the end of the day, flourishing begins with happiness. lonely celebrations, bereft of the large gatherings that is the And happiness is about joy and about meaning. What gives Manila you joy? What is meaningful to you? Find those things and custom in our culture. Standard ways to engage in them. Take a deep breath. Grasp As we teeter between the hope of an end to the pandemic find TODAY and the horror of continuing losses, we realize we are not feel- your joy. ing entirely normal. Of course, some of us, especially those Readers can email Maya at integrations_manila@yahoo. in the front-lines, are burned out, they are desperately trying to find fresh reserves of energy. Some are depressed, dealing com. Or visit her site at http://integrations.tumblr.com. with feelings of deep grief and hopelessness. And then there are the rest of us, finding a way to deal with our current “not exactly normal.” In a world devoid of our normal rhythms, when escaping the confines of the day-to-day is complicated if not impossible, we must find ways to deal. Languishing NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING Before Keyes’ 2002 paper, there was language for ON MAY 28, 2021, 10:00 A.M. describing mental illness. For example, there was language to describe the different types of depresNOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of SPC Power Corporation (the Company) shall be held on May 28, 2021 (starting at 10:00 A.M.) sion. However, there was not enough language to via teleconferencing pursuant to SEC Memorandum Circular No. 6, Series of 2020, using the video telephony and online chat services of Zoom Video Communications, describe the mental health of those who were not Inc., and following the Internal Procedures for Annual Stockholders’ Meeting by mentally ill. Teleconference (“Internal Procedures”) approved by the Board of Directors at its April 7, 2021 regular meeting. The Presiding Officer (Chairman), Mr. Alfredo L. Henares, As a response, Keyes proposed a mental health will preside the meeting at the Conference Room of SPC Power Corporation, 7th Floor, BDO Towers Paseo (formerly Citibank Center), Makati City, instead of the Corporation’s principal office in Cebu City (as required under Section 15 of MC 6, Series of 2020) because of travel restrictions and health concerns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The agenda will be as follows: I. II. III.
Call to Order Certification of Due Notice and Presence of a Quorum Approval of Minutes of Previous Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of 25 June 2020 IV. Report of the Chairman/Presentation of Highlights of Audited Financial Statements as of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 V. Approval of Directors’ Fees/Bonus for CY 2020 VI. Ratification of All Previous Actions of the Board of Directors and Officers of the Corporation Since the Last Annual/Regular Meeting VII. Election of Directors (2021-2022) VIII. Appointment/Reappointment of External Auditors IX. Other Matters X. Adjournment Proxies (which must be duly accompanied by supporting documents, e.g., notarized Secretary’s Certificate or duly signed minutes of board meeting, evidencing appointment and authority of the designated proxy) must be presented to the Corporate Secretary for inspection/validation at the following address: 7th Floor, BDO Towers Paseo (formerly Citibank Center) 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City 1209 Tel. Nos.: 810 44 74 to 77, 810 44 50, 810 44 65 Fax. No.: 893 48 44 E-Mail Address: info@spcpower.com at least five (5) business days prior to the date of the meeting. Unvalidated proxies shall not be honored. For the purpose of the meeting, stockholders of record as of May 6, 2021 are entitled to notice of and to vote in the said meeting. At least five (5) business days prior to the date of the meeting, the said stockholders of record shall notify the Corporate Secretary, at the above office address or through the above email address, of their intention to participate in the meeting via teleconferencing and shall submit the following: (a) a copy of their competent evidence of identity, showing their name, signature, and photograph (e.g., passport, valid driver’s license, voter’s ID, TIN card, SSS card, etc.), and (b) the following information needed for the Zoom meeting: full name, email address, and mobile number. Prior to the date of the meeting, the said stockholders will receive the link for the Zoom Meeting, the Meeting ID and Password, the aforesaid Internal Procedures, and other relevant information and further instructions. Stockholders who will participate via remote communication or in absentia may submit their votes on agenda items requiring stockholders’ action and on the nomination and election of directors, as well as their concerns, through email info@spcpower.com on or before 9:00 A.M. of May 28, 2021, or an hour before the conduct of the ASM. Please note that there will be visual and audio recording of the meeting. Also please be informed of the following “Dissenter’s Right of Appraisal”: “With respect to any matter to be acted upon at the annual meeting which may give rise to the right of appraisal, in order that a dissenting stockholder may exercise his appraisal right, such dissenting stockholder, within thirty (30) days after the date of the annual meeting at which meeting such stockholder voted against the corporate action, shall make a written demand on the Corporation for the value of his shares. The procedures to be followed in exercising the appraisal right shall be in accordance with Sections 80 to 85 of the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines.” Electronic copies of the Information Statement and Management Report and SEC Form 17A and other pertinent documents are posted on the Company’s website (www.spcpowergroup.com) and on PSE Edge. Makati City, May 4, 2021.
MISHELLE ANNE RUBIO-AGUINALDO Assistant Corporate Secretary
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LARGEST FERRY. Aboitiz Construction fabricates and installs 20 tons of pillars to the FSTR, a 109-meter high-speed catamaran ferry that was completely delivered by Austal Philippines and considered to be the largest aluminum vessel ever constructed in the country. The installed pillars consist of hollow tubes that support the mezzanine of the largest ferry by volume that can transport 1,200 passengers and 404 vehicles. Since 2011, Aboitiz Construction has been working with Austal Philippines for their construction requirements.
Petron bounces back after posting P1.73-b profit in Q1 By Alena Mae S. Flores
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etron Corp. on Tuesday reported a net income of P1.73 billion in the first quarter, a reversal of the P4.9-billion net loss in the same period last year on improving international oil prices and cost-cutting measures. Petron said the strong financial performance in the first quarter was also higher than its P1.2-billion net income in the fourth quarter of 2020. “As a company, we are doing all that
we can to create a safe and healthy work environment while ensuring that our recovery stays on track. Petron is constantly evolving, and we will continue to work towards our goal of emerging stronger from this pandemic,” said Petron president and chief executive Ramon Ang. Petron said while its total sales performance in the first three months continued to improve compared to the average in the last three quarters of 2020, it still reflected the decreased demand brought about by the pandemic. First-quarter volumes reached 19.38 million barrels, or 21 percent lower than 24.66 million barrels sold in the same period last year, while consolidated revenues declined 20 percent to P83.3 billion from P104.62 billion a year ago.
DMCI Homes starts P10.5-b QC project
By Darwin G. Amojelar
METRO PACIFIC INVESTMENTS CORPORATION NOTICE OF ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING Please be advised that the Annual Meeting of the shareholders of METRO PACIFIC INVESTMENTS CORPORATION (the “Company”) for the year 2021 will be held on Friday, May 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Given the current circumstances and to ensure the safety and welfare of our shareholders in light of the COVID-19 situation, the Company will dispense with the physical attendance of stockholders at the meeting and will allow attendance only by remote communication and by voting in absentia or by proxy through the Chairman of the meeting. Shareholders who wish to attend and participate in the meeting must inform the Company’s corporate secretary at corsec@mpic.com.ph on or before May 21, 2021. The following shall be the agenda of the meeting: Call to Order Certification of Notice and Quorum Approval of the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 29, 2020 Report of the President and Chief Executive Officer Approval of the 2020 Audited Financial Statements Ratification of the Acts of the Board of Directors and Management for the year 2020 Election of the Directors for the ensuing Year Appointment of External Auditor of the Company for the year 2021 Amendment of the Third Article of the Articles of Incorporation to Reflect the Change in Principal Office Address Other business that may properly be brought before the meeting Adjournment
The minutes of the 2020 annual shareholders’ meeting is available at the website of the Company (www.mpic.com.ph) and will be included in the Company’s Information Statement. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 28, 2021, as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Duly accomplished proxies shall be submitted on or before May 21, 2021 to the Office of the Corporate Secretary at Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos Law Office, Penthouse, Liberty Center, 104 H.V. Dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City and/or by email to corsec@mpic.com.ph. Validation of proxies is set on May 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm. Shareholders may vote electronically, subject to validation procedures. In compliance with SEC Memorandum dated March 16, 2021, an electronic copy of the Information Statement and Management Report and SEC Form 17-A of the Company may be accessed through the Company’s website (www.mpic.com.ph) and the PSE Edge portal (https://edge.pse.com.ph/) on or before May 07, 2021. Very truly yours, CRISTINA S. PALMA GIL-FERNANDEZ Assistant Corporate Secretary Makati City (MS-MAY 5 & 6, 2021)
PHOENIX Petroleum Philippines is earmarking P1 billion in annual capital expenditures over the next few years from internally-generated cash for expansion program to boost growth. “We will continue expanding our retail business by leveraging on our existing strategic partnerships such as the joint ventures, as well as monetizing our brands through franchising. Building on the momentum of LPG [liquefied petroleum gas], we will also continue focusing on our cylinders to reach more households nationwide,” Phoenix president and chief executive Henry Albert Fadullon said in a statement Monday. Fadullon said the reimposition of community quarantine restrictions in March posed challenges to consumer demand anew, but first-quarter performance could be considered better than last year at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Phoenix posted a net income of P63 million in 2020 on stronger financial performance in the fourth quarter and cost-cutting measures. The company posted a profit of P1.494 billion in 2019. Alena Mae S. Flores
Petron said despite lower revenues, it delivered a turnaround in the first quarter with a P3.7-billion operating income coming from its P4.4-billion operating loss in the same period last year. “With the country’s vaccination program gaining more ground, we feel conDMCI Homes, the real estate arm of the fident about our prospects and have, in Consunji family, is spending over P10.5 fact, scheduled the resumption of our billion to develop a condominium project refining operations this June,” Ang said. along Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City. Petron shut down its 180,000-barrelThe Oriana will consist of two towers, with 54 and 56 floors of residential units per-day refinery in Bataan for economic respectively. The North Tower, which was and maintenance reasons in February. launched in April, will offer 1,242 units—all The company recorded inventory two-bedroom layouts measuring 54.5 square gains from the recent improvements in meters to 81.5 sq. m. An initial inventory of international oil prices, in contrast with 552 units was released for pre-selling, with the inventory loss in the first quarter starting price at P6.7 million. CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK “We launched The Oriana in response 2020. Savings on operating expenses to the demand for homes in communities and financing costs also contributed to where schools, work places, supermarkets, the sustained positive results.
Megawide signs P2.9-b concrete supply contract for Malolos-Clark railway
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Australian firms welcome lifting of PH ban on new mining projects AUSTRALIAN companies welcomed the reopening of the Philippine mining sector, saying it will augur well for economic growth. Ambassador to the Philippine Steven Robinson stressed that mining firms today use technology that offers sustainability and sound practices to protect mining areas from degradation, while extracting minerals that are beneficial to society. “Every lifting of the ban is a really positive step forward for the Philippines. Because we think that the mining industry done responsibly, using the most modern equipment, the most modern techniques that subscribe to the world standards of mining, really benefit the Philippines,” he said in a virtual briefing organized by the Australian Embassy. President Rodrigo Duterte issued Executive Order No. 130 on April 14 that effectively lifted a nine-year mining ban enforced by the previous administration. EO 130 superseded a vital portion of the EO promulgated in 2012 by the Aquino Administration which put on hold the application for and the processing of new applications for mining contracts. Data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau showed there were 291 pending mining applications that may soon join the sector once the processing of applications was restored. Employment in the sector was around 190,000 before the pandemic, the MGB said. World miners flocked to the Philippines in the past because of its huge untapped potential. It hosts several Australian miners such as OceanaGold Philippines Inc., Orica Philippines Inc. and Red 5 Limited. Robinson said the Philippines, a country rich in natural resources, could use its mining resources for the benefit of its people especially in this time Manila of crisis where jobs are as precious as Standard rare metals. TODAY
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MEGAWIDE Construction Corp. said Tuesday it signed a P2.9-billion ready-mix supply contract for the construction of the PNR Clark Phase 2 (MalolosClark) railway project-Package 1. The contract between Megawide’s Batching Plant Unit and the joint venture of Megawide, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. and Dong-ah Geological Engineering Company Ltd. provides for the installation and operation of concrete batching plants and supply of ready-mix concrete to the project. Megawide said it would build two mobile batching facilities with rated capacities of 120 and 80 cubic meters per hour, and would be the first among Megawide’s plans to integrate an ice plant in the production line as a means of optimizing temperature to produce higher-quality concrete. The company specifically employed the innovation for the project, given the site’s relatively warm temperature to ensure that the concrete product achieves its ideal strength and other technical specifications at the minimum required curing time. “The PNR Clark Phase 2 promises to improve transportation of people, goods and services from Central Luzon to the National Capital Region, with the goal of boosting mobility, trade and commerce between the two regions,” Megawide executive vice president Markus Hennig said.
healthcare institutions, leisure zones and transportation networks are all within walking distance,” DMCI Homes vice president for project development Dennis Yap said. The Oriana is the second residential venture of DMCI Homes along Aurora Boulevard after the success of Infina Towers, also a two-tower residential project. “Even before the pandemic, there has been a big demand for homes and rental properties in transit-oriented communities. More so now with people putting a premium on their health and well-being because of the health crisis,” he said.
DITO Telecom invests P13.6b in Clark center
CLARK FREEPORT—DITO Telecommunication Corp. invested about P13.6 billion in its Clark data center project and will spend an additional P6.9 billion in next four years, a top airport official said Tuesday. The Google-campus inspired data center recently broke ground at Clark Aviation Complex, according to Clark International Airport Corp. president and chief executive Aaron Aquino. Aquino said the telecommunications company would hire 800 workers in the first year of its operations, most likely residents of cities and towns surrounding Clark, and up to 4,500 locals by the fifth year of operations. Aside from the state-of-the-art data center, DITO’s eight-hectare operations center will include a serve-call center, a regional center and a research and development facility. Its presence is a “commitment to provide world-class telecommunications services that the Filipinos deserve,” said Aquino. Aquino said DITO’s investment in Clark was a welcome respite to the aviation complex owned and managed by the CIAC. Jess Malabanan
Ayala Land’s net income declines by 36% to P2.8b By Jenniffer B. Austria PROPERTY developer Ayala Land Inc. said Tuesday net income declined 36 percent in the first quarter to P2.8 billion from a year ago as the group’s commercial leasing business continued to be affected by the mobility restrictions brought about by the pandemic. ALI said in a disclosure to the stock exchange first-quarter consolidated revenues fell 13 percent to P24.6 billion from the same period last year. “We continue to work through the difficulties of the pandemic with an eye towards full recovery in the next two to three years. Our residential business registered higher sales in the first quarter versus a year ago with new product launches gaining favorable market acceptance. Our commercial leasing businesses improved quarter-on-quarter but these are not expected to fully recover until mobility restrictions are eased,” ALI president and chief executive Bernard Vincent Dy said.
“Looking at our total portfolio, we expect our capital expenditures, product launches and completions to drive our performance this year amidst the ongoing challenges caused by the pandemic,” he said. Residential revenues were nearly flat at P13.6 billion, hosted by 85-percent increase in sales of office units. Revenues from the sale of commercial and industrial lots dropped 67 percent to P818.4 million from P2.5 billion a year earlier on slower take up at Vermosa and Alviera estates. Sales reservations increased 15 percent to P28.5 billion in the first quarter as local demand remained robust amid the community quarantines. Commercial leasing revenues contracted 41 percent to P5.1 billion as operations of malls, hotels and resorts remained restricted. Shopping center revenues dropped 58 percent to P2 billion year-on-year on account of limited operations, discounted rental rates to support tenants and low foot traffic.
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Cray bags gold in Texas Tech tourney By Peter Atencio
Kai Sotto: Playing for the national team is the top goal of any athlete.
PH baseball stays afloat By Lito Cinco PHILIPPINE baseball, with re-elected president Chito Loyzaga at the helm, was on the upswing following its gold-medal finish in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, but missed several international stints because of the worldwide pandemic. “It was a busy year for us in 2019 with our teams in both the men’s and women’s divisions, even at the youth level,” Loyzaga said. “Competing in major baseball tournaments abroad, our men’s team finished 5th out of 8 teams in the Baseball Federation of Asia tournament. We actually tied for first place, but lost to Korea. Our women’s team was more successful, with a bronze-medal finish in the Asian Cup and qualified for the Women’s World Cup set in 2020, which was deferred because of the pandemic,” continued the baseball chief. “Our U-15 team also finished 5th in the BFA competition in Japan. The highlight was the golden performance of the men’s team in the last SEA Games,” explained Loyzaga, who is in his second term as Philippine Amateur Baseball Association president. Then came the pandemic and practically everything came to a halt as participation in international tournaments was canceled, like the U-12 and U-18 in Chinese Taipei and China, the men’s East Asia Cup and the qualifying tournament for the Asia Cup, all in 2020. “But we never stopped training our athletes even if online only, hoping that before the year ends, we will be able to participate in whatever tournament we can join, like the Women’s World Cup if it pushes through. Unfortunately, baseball is excluded in the events during this year’s SEA Games in Vietnam. Our MANCOM continued meeting regularly attending to several matters like the house cleaning we had with our NSA, introducing necessary changes in the by-laws, increasing the number of the Board of Trustees from 7 to 11 to make us more inclusive for our stakeholders,” said Loyzaga. The PABA is also interested in pursuing some potential Fil-foreign talents whom they already have identified for future world level competitions. “At the Asian level, we are already competitive. We are looking at potential pitchers for the team from the America, Australia, Japan and the Netherlands. We also sanctioned grassroots programs initiated by the private sector that aims to develop both the American and Japanese styles of the game, for the American way. Pureplay is undertaking it while the Philippine Samurai Federation, in a tie-up with the Yomiuri Giants, takes care of teaching the Japanese style,” he continued.
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HILIPPINE basketball pride Kai Sotto reaffirmed his commitment to the Philippine national men’s basketball team program despite his contract to play with the Adelaide 36ers of Australia’s National Basketball League.
Sotto made the reassurance to answer the “call for flag and country” from his training camp at the Kaiju Academy in Hamilton, Ohio, stressing his desire to join Gilas Pilipinas in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in Clark, Pampanga, from June 16 to 20. “Playing for the national team is the top goal of any athlete,” Sotto told a recent online press conference hosted by Smart. “I’m thankful that my goal and Smart’s goal is the same, to inspire the next generation of young Filipinos.”
The 7’3” center, Smart Communications Inc.’s (Smart), newest ambassador, also committed to the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia, in July. “We’ve been following Kai for a long time, since his Ateneo and Batang Gilas days,” Alfredo S. Panlilio, president of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and president and CEO of Smart Communications Inc., said. “He can really be the future of Philippine basketball.” “He’s only 18 years old, but he’s
achieved so much, and we’re rooting for him as he achieves his goals,” added Panlilio of the new face of Smart. “He represents and inspires the youth to live big on their passions. He shares his journey to his followers while pursuing to fulfill his career goals at such a young age.” Sotto’s training at the Kaiju Academy is part of goal to become the first full-blooded Filipino to play in the National Basketball Association. He thanked Smart Communications Inc. for helping him achieve his dream. “Smart has been there for me since my high school career, that’s where it all started. I’m thankful that my goal and Smart’s goal is the same—to inspire the next generation of young Filipinos,” he said.
ERIC Cray came up with his season’s best over the weekend as he stayed on the hunt for an Olympic qualifying berth. This time, the 32-year-old Cray grabbed a gold medal in topping the men’s 400-meter hurdles of the Corky/Crofoot Shootout Athletics Meet at the Texas Tech University’s Terry and Linda Fuller Track and Field Complex in Lubbock, Texas. The 5’9” Cray, coached by his wife Samantha and a father to two little daughters, clocked 50.84 to finish first for his best performance in 16 months. Chris Robinson settled for the silver in 51.41 seconds, while Donte Irving ran in 53.18 seconds for the bronze. The last time Cray clocked his fastest time was back in 2019 during the Southeast Asian Games, where he took the gold medal in 50.21 seconds. His clocking, however, is still far from the national mark he set at 48.98 seconds in Madrid back in 2016. Cray is trying to hit the Olympic Qualifying Standard of 48.90 seconds. Two weeks ago, Cray finished fifth place in 51.2 seconds in the men’s 400-meter hurdles of the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. “My biggest challenge now is I’m getting older, taking care of my body, and better than that, staying focused,” said Cray in a recent interview on Power and Play. Meanwhile, Kristina Knott will be Europe this week to be in the Meeting International Citta Di Savona on May 13. The Meeting International Citta Di Savona is summer’s first scheduled European outdoor meet, where the best athletes in the region are expected to join.
PH fencers eye Korea training THE Philippine fencing team is eyeing a possible South Korean training as part of its preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Coach Rolando ‘Amat’ Canlas said a trip to the country considered a power in fencing is possible for the Philippine Fencing Association, which plans to set up at least a month of training camp to get the Filipinos primed up for the Nov. 21 to Dec. 2 biennial meet. But considering the current travel restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic globally, Canlas disclosed during the weekly Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum online edition that the federation has a ready backup plan but still with a Korean touch. He said the plan is yet to be finalized, but is definitely on the table for the Filipino fencers. “‘Yung ginawa naming Plan B kasi mas mura ‘yun, is mag-send na lang ng Korean fencers dito para may makalaban kaming malalakas. Siguro mga 12 fencers ‘yun. ‘Yan ang second option,” said Canlas in the public sports program presented by San Miguel Corporation, MILO, Amelie Hotel Manila, Braska Restaurant, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. The national coach was joined in the online Forum by rising star Sam Catantan, who is currently in Pennsylvania where she is part of the Penn State Uni-
versity fencing team. If not for the pandemic, Amat said apart from Korea, the fencers are also supposed to go to Hong Kong for another two-week training prior to the SEA Games. But the quarantine protocols the team will have to observe during those travel sojourn could be financially costly, if not time consuming. “‘Yun ang papatay sa amin, ‘yung quarantine. Like sa Hong Kong, ‘pag nagpunta ka sa kanila 21 days ang quarantine, ang haba. So doon pa lang ubos na ang oras mo. Sa Korea ang problema naman, 14 days ang quarantine nila,” said Canlas, adding he already has a previous arrangement with Korea about training in the country again the same way the team did before the 2019 SEA Games here. “Noong nagpunta lang kami ng isang buwan (2019), grabe na ‘yung ginastos namin doon. Plus ngayon isasama mo pa ‘yung quarantine,” added the national coach in the Forum powered by Smart and Upstream Media as official webcast partner. But similar to the team’s preparation for the recent Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Filipino fencers including Catantan, would again undergo a bubble training in Ormoc City, where PFA President Richard Gomez is the current mayor. The federation will be holding the Na-
Samantha Catantan at the online PSA Forum
tional Fencing Championships at the Superdome on July 3-11 which serves as the qualifier for the SEA Games, where the team will try to equal or surpass the two gold medals it won two years ago. All eyes is definitely on Catantan, the former University of the East standout who was named women’s fencing MVP of Penn State right on her rookie season and came close to earning a berth in the Tokyo Olympics following a bronze medal finish in the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. “Simula nu’ng dumating ako dito (Penn State) nakita ko kung paano maglaro ‘yung mga Americans and other fencers from another country.
Grabe talaga ‘yung confidence nila. At sobrang laking tulong talaga na malakas ‘yung tiwala mo sa sarili mo, sa laro mo, at sa mga coaches mo,” said Catantan, who also earned AllAmerican honors. She bagged a bronze medal in the last SEA Games after losing to eventual gold medalist Amita Berthier of Singapore in the semis. Catantan looks forward at a possible rematch with Berthier, who clinched a berth in the Tokyo Olympics during the last Uzbekistan qualifier, in Vietnam. “Lumakas ‘yung confidence ko na kaya talaga,” added the Filipina fencer, who admitted having so much respect to her Singaporean rival.
Jorge vows to push PH volleybelles to achieve goals JORGE EDSON SOUZA DE BRITO should be a no-nonsense tactician when he brings his volleyball smarts to Philippine soil—he describes his coaching style as between “a father and a monster.” “I could be the fatherly-type, but I want to push myself and the team, work hard to achieve goals,” said the 54-year-old Souza de Brito, who was assigned this week by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to help work on the national women’s team program. Like any other professional coach—and an FIVB-appointee for that matter—Souza de Brito has already done his homework.
He has watched videos on the Philippine campaign in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and just recently, on the national team tryouts in Subic that were uploaded to social media last week. “I’m very happy to have this chance to come to the Philippines, it’s an honor,” he said. “I love volleyball and I love the passion Filipinos have for volleyball. They love the sport so much—and there are a lot of fans.” The Philippines is actually no alien to Souza de Brito. He learned about the country from, who else, Leila Barros, the charming former Brazilian star who be-
came a darling to Filipino fans when she played for the Brazilian national team in the FIVB Grand Prix that Manila hosted in August 2000. “Leila once told me that if ever it struck my mind to move elsewhere, I should be moving to the Philippines,” Souza de Brito said. Barros is now a senator in Brazil. Souza de Brito has two Olympic titles to his name—as a player in Barcelona 1992 and as an assistant coach of the Brazilian women’s team in Beijing 2008. Too bad, only two coaches were allowed to join the team in China and he had to be left behind.
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Sports execs launch ‘Ayuda sa Atleta’ A CAMPAIGN to help raise funds and donations in kind for national athletes, both regular and the differently-abled ones, and dubbed “Ayuda sa Atleta” was launched recently as an initiative of the private sector to help them in these difficult times of the pandemic. Triathlon president and former Philippine Olympic Committee chairman Tom Carrasco and veteran sports journalist and management consultant Lito Cinco, who wrote about the need for a community pantry of assistance to national athletes in his Manila Standard column “The Bottom Line” last April 21, co-lead the group. Joining them are sepak takraw president and POC official Karen Tanchanco Caballero, sports science figure and former national archer Nino Sinco and sportsman/sports patron Alex Wang of Wang’s Ballclub. The group is tasked to plan and manage the program, from raising funds all the way to distribution of the assistance to the recipients, initially with the differently-abled athletes who are more in need. Interested parties may contact Carrasco (0917 8992999), Cinco (0920 9241981 and lito_cinco@yahoo.com), Wang (0943 0119811) and Tanchanco (dsgkarencaballero@ olympic.ph). “We know we cannot cover the total 1,500 number of national athletes and coaches, that is why decided to start off with the differently-abled ones. We are in touch with PHILSPADA to get the complete roster,” said Carrasco. “We have categorized the assistance in the form of vitamins, sports drinks, energy bars and personal hygiene items for those who would like to give in kind. Fortunately, Cebuana Lhuillier President/CEO Jean Henri Lhuillier, himself a sports man and long time supporter of Philippine sports, has jumpstarted the program with a P250,000 donation. We hope other sports-loving companies and individuals will follow his lead. Our national athletes who have brought us honor certainly deserve to be helped during this pandemic,” added Carrasco, whose company, Asian Centre for Insulation Philippines also donated P25,000 to the cause.
Ravena 1 Pinoy to join Jordan brand Jorge... K st
IEFER Ravena, national star from the Gilas Pilipinas team and Philippine Basketball Association, is the newest athlete, and first Filipino, to join the Jordan Brand’s growing family.
One of the most resounding names in Philippine basketball for almost a decade and a half, Ravena’s authentic passion and love for the game makes him a perfect addition to the Jordan Brand. “It’s an honor for me to be part of this basketball family. I’m both thankful and excited to be the first Filipino to be a member of the Jordan Brand. Seeing how MJ played during his time in the NBA, I collected his shoes and wanted to be a part of his camps in the U.S. My first pair of basketball shoes were Jordan 9s,” says the Gilas Pilipinas mainstay. With a stellar high school career with the Ateneo Blue Eaglets, Ravena won three titles and two finals MVP awards in the Juniors Division of the UAAP.
He quickly followed that with two more championships in the UAAP Seniors Division where he was also part of the Mythical Five three times, and was league MVP in 2014 and 2015. Post college, Ravena went on to become the second overall pick in the 2017 PBA draft of the NLEX Road Warriors, instantly becoming an All-Star the year after. In just over three seasons in Asia’s oldest basketball pro league, he has career averages of 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.9 assists. The second-generation basketball star has five gold medal finishes with the national team in the Southeast Asian Games from 2011 through 2019. He has represented the Philippines in other international tournaments, such as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2017, FIBA
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2019 and several FIBA 3x3 tournaments, such as the 2013 FIBA Asia 3x3 Championship and 2017 3x3 FIBA World Cup. “We’re inspired by Manila’s basketball culture and are thrilled to welcome our first Filipino athlete to the Jordan family,” says Craig Williams, Jordan Brand President. “Basketball has a powerful influence on youth culture around the globe, and Kiefer can inspire future generations of ballers to make an impact in their hometowns and beyond. We are united by a shared love for the game, and Kiefer—a two-time UAAP MVP and Champion—represents the passion and love for basketball that you see all over the Philippines.” Kiefer joins a spectacular roster of basketball athletes from the NBA and WNBA such as Zion Williamson, Satou Sabally, Luka Dončić, Jayson Tatum, Asia Durr, and Kia Nurse.
Kiefer Ravena says he is honored to be part of the Jordan brand.
Sangalang bolsters chance at The Apprentice title
Louie Sangalang in the Physical Task
LOUIE Sangalang pushed Team Valor colleague Eugene Chung to the forefront in both the physical and boardroom challenges in Episode 7 of The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, and his other teammates took notice. Sangalang, a trained mixed martial artist and former champion, baffled the field as he pushed Chung in his stead in the one-on-one grappling match overseen by ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jing Nan and ONE women’s atomweight contender Ritu “The Indian Tigress” Phogat. In the business task where the candidates were challenged to create an advertorial for wildlife awareness, the Filipino candidate deferred to Chung anew. Sangalang said he saw the eagerness of his teammate Eugene to join the grappling challenge so he allowed the 23-year-old digital marketer to face off against the bigger, heftier Niraj Puran Rao of Team Conquest -- a decision which raised eyebrows from both teams. “I appreciated that Eugene stepped up, but when I tried to reflect on the logic, (it looked like) a strategic move. I know that Louie’s a smart and strategic competitor,” said Irina Chadsey, of Team Valor. Sangalang reasoned it was a matter of martial arts honor, citing the opponent’s white belt ranking. More than his decision to sit out the grappling task, Sangalang’s motives were further questioned when he proposed that Chung take on the role of project manager for the business task to promote awareness for the contributions of Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS). “You were able to redeem yourself with the physical task and you’re riding that very high morale. It’s time for you to unleash your greatness,” Louie told Eugene. “I think Louie just wanted to put Eugene in a position where he’s either gonna make it or break it, and I truly believe that Louie thinks Eugene is going to break it,” remarked Team
Valor colleague Monica Millington. “I’m still not 100-percent confident he’s telling me the truth,” added Chadsey. “I have all the respect for Louie, but in a strategic perspective, he’s very clever. I’m not accusing Louie doing something wrong but perhaps I would not play mind games like he does.” In the end Team Valor did lose the business task, most evidently for Eugene’s poor leadership skills. “It was actually the three of us working together and caring for a child,” Sangalang said in a bitter realization of his wrong judgment in entrusting the reins to Chung. “Eugene has been through a lot of rough times starting from the first week. To be honest, I really wanted Eugene to redeem himself and prove that he’s not a quitter.” But Louie’s gamble eventually cost Chung his spot in the competition. It truly was an eye-opener, not just for Sangalang, but for the seven other remaining candidates. In this high-stakes game of business and physical challenges to get the US$250,000 job offer to work as Sityodtong’s protégé and chief of staff at the ONE Championship Global Headquarters in Singapore for a yea—one must always do what is right. “Leadership has everything to do with serving your team to the best of your ability, and most importantly, doing what is right. I strongly encourage you to reflect on this lesson, that a leader must serve his or her team’s needs by doing what is right. Not what is easiest, but what is right,” Sityodtong said. Sangalang is well aware of the stakes and understands that it is on him to make the right decisions to truly be hailed as “the one.” The first season of “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” has 13 episodes and can be seen in the Philippines on Thursdays, 8:50 pm on AXN cable network and on Mondays at 9 p.m. on One Sport.
Multiple-venue options a good problem THE LINK REY JOBLE BATANGAS City, Clark City, Subic, Ilocos Norte, Antipolo. Each of these areas are seriously being considered either as practice venues or possible playing facilities for the coming PBA season. A few days ago, the PBA opened the possibilities of holding games or full scrimmages in Batangas City where three potential venues are seriously being looked at. It has the Batangas City Coliseum, which has been regularly staging provincial games for the pro league. The
said venue served as the home court of the Batangas City Athletics, the inaugural staging champion of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. Two other venues in the area are likewise being offered, according to league commissioner Willie Marcial and Alfrancis Chua, Barangay Ginebra’s representative to the PBA board, who were able to meet the local government officials in the area. Looking at Batangas, it offers not just a track record in holding games, but also the convenience it provides. The province can be easily accessed. From the metropolis going to Batangas City, you can reach it about an hour and a half driving via South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Star Tollway. Clark City, on the other hand, made its presence felt last year when it hosted the PBA’s bubble tournament. Its successful staging of the league’s previous season had certainly boosted its resume and it became
its calling card to being chosen by FIBA as the venue for the next window of the Asia Cup Qualifiers to be held in June. What about its accessibility? The PBA made it clear that intends to hold a close circuit tournament where participants will follow a strict protocol of home to venue procedure. It is a stark contrast from last year’s bubble tournament where the entire delegation spent staying in one area for a three-month period. Not only it is draining mentally and physically for the participants, it was also more damaging financially for the league in general. Should the league decide to use Clark as an option, participants will have to travel back and forth on a regular basis for the next few months. A two-hour travel via North Luzon Expressway won’t be much draining as most of us are used to enduring traffic.
Then, there’s Subic, Ilocos Norte and Antipolo. Subic was able to stage the bubble playoff of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League a few months ago and travel access to the area won’t be much of a problem. So as the Ynares Center in Antipolo. But Antipolo, one of the cities in Rizal, is still under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine, and the league will have to wait for cases to go down in the metropolis before considering the Ynares Sports Center in Antiolo as an alternative venue. And then, there’s Ilocos Norte. The province, headed by Govenor Mathew Manotoc, a sportsman himself, is offering a bubble set up, but since the league is more open to staging a close circuit event, Ilocos Norte can offer its venue as training facility instead. But choosing Ilocos Norte means teams will be open to hold a bubble training. For how long? Depends on how much these squads are willing to spend. Whether the games and scrimmages will be held in South or North Luzon, we can consider this as a good problem for the PBA. Having plenty of venues to choose
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Winning an Olympic gold medal, he stressed, is incomparable in the life of any athlete. “It was amazing, I can feel my body shaking, it’s a very special moment for all athletes,” he said. “It was the best emotion in my life.” So amazing his feeling was with an Olympic gold medal hanging from his neck that he wants to feel that emotion once again. “I want to repeat that feeling again— in the Philippines, in the SEA Games,” he said. The FIVB pegged his first day of his two-year contract on July 1, according to Philippine National Volleyball Federation president Ramon “Tats” Suzara. “Coach Jorge has to have time to transition from his family and from his job as coach of Brazilian club Clube Duque de Caxias, which he has been mentoring since February last year,” Suzara said. Souza de Brito lives in Curitiba, a city in the southern part of Brazil. He is married to Raquele Lenartowicz, a 37-year-old former professional player. They have three children—Julia (13), Anna Muiza (nine) and Helena (four). His daughter from a previous marriage, Marina (23), plays for Jackson State University, an NCAA southwestern division 1 team. Souza de Brito played competitive football and volleyball as a teenager but decided to stick to volleyball when he was 17. “When I was 12 to 17 years old, I played football and volleyball at the same time,” said Souza de Brito, who like majority of Filipinos is a devoted Catholic. “But when I was 17, I chose volleyball and became a member of the national juniors team.” At 6-foot-4, Souza de Brito was a defender on the pitch and a middle blocker on the court. “The moment I chose volleyball, I never left the sport,” he said. And that love and passion for the sport Souza de Brito would be bringing to Manila hoping to get the expected results. “I will do my best to help Philippine volleyball and I expect to see good players getting involved in the project,” he said. “We will try to get the best from what we can do and make a new page in history.” Souza de Brito would be working with national women’s team coach, the veteran Odjie Mamon, and his assistants Tai Bundit and Grace Antigua. Their goal? Get the team ready for the Asian Women’s Championship the PNVF is expected to host in August and more importantly, the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi in November. Souza de Brito said he doesn’t expect the team to be battle-ready for the Asian championships but declared that the squad to be close to lethal for the Hanoi SEA Games. “It’s too early to make a change for the Asian championship, but for November, it would be different,” he said. “Four months is actually not enough a time, but we’ll do our best, some changes will happen.” Asia isn’t remote to Souza de Brito. He did the coaching rounds in Japan in the 2006 FIVB Women’s World Cup and mentored the Korean Air Jumbos, a men’s team, in the Korean league from 2015 to 2016. For his Philippine sortie, Souza de Brito has already cast his goal in stone. “We build a new one, a new order,” he said, adding he would be adjusting his plans to suit Philippine, Southeast Asian and Asian volleyball. “Each country or continent has its own way of playing volleyball and it’s impossible to change everything,” he said. “But I’m looking forward to make the team stronger and make the athletes understand the sport better. We all have to work altogether so we can see what kind of volleyball we can produce.” from gives the league and the teams more flexibility in starting with their preparation to opening the new season. Who knows, by the time the league is able to start its new season, COVID-19 cases in the metropolis would have continued its downward trend leading to the implementation of a Modified General Community Quarantine, the least strict quarantine procedure, which would be the right time for the PBA to stage the games in the National Capital Region. The situation looks promising for the PBA’s opening of its new season. For now, the league has to wait for the IATF approval, permission from the LGUs and the corresponding government agencies. But as law-abiding citizens themselves, the entire PBA family is likewise encouraging the public to continuously follow COVID-19 protocols and be a contributor in improving the country’s condition in our battle against this pandemic. It will only be a matter of time before we can see them back on the court, hear the bounce of a basketball and the cheers of the league’s loyal fandom.
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TNT enlists Thai stars to join Sarah G in new digital campaign MOBILE prepaid brand TNT has signed three of Thailand’s most popular actors led by Nonkul Chanon (Bad Genius), Gulf Kanawut (TharnType: The Series), and Mario Maurer (Love of Siam, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Pee Mak) as its newest ambassadors. The trio will headline TNT’s “Kilig Saya” campaign with actress Sue Ramirez and pop queen Sarah Geronimo. TNT’s move comes as more Filipino youth have turned into big fans of Thai series and films, giving in to the so-called Thai Invasion, a term used to describe the phenomenon of Thailand’s growing prominence in the international pop culture scene. “Filipinos and Thais have always had mutual appreciation for each other’s wealth of entertainment content, but we’ve seen this grow even bigger recently as more Filipinos enjoy easy access to streaming platforms and social media through TNT’s value-packed promos,”
POP ROYALTY. Sarah G (right) is joined by Thai heartthrobs (from left) Nonkul Chanon, Mario Maurer, and Gulf Kanawut in TNT’s latest mobile campaign.
said Jane J. Basas, SVP and Head of Consumer Wireless Business at Smart. “As TNT enables Filipinos to follow their favorite Thai superstars Mario Maurer, Gulf Kanawut, and Nonkul Chanon on their smartphone, we’re now bringing these Thai actors even closer to them as the newest TNT KaTropas in our
latest campaign,” she added. Since 2007, Thai dramas and films have dominated the Southeast Asian scene almost to the same level as K-Pop and Japanese cultures. Nonkul Chanon is best known for the film Bad Genius, which became the highestgrossing Thai film of 2017. Overseas, it
Malaysian adaptation of ‘Tayong Dalawa,’ big hit on Astro Prima Channel
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Benedict Cua, the voice behind the 2020 song ‘Di Namalayan,’ releases a sophomore single under Polyeast Records.
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CTOR and Youtube vlogger Benedict Cua admitted that he wasn’t that confident when it comes to his singing, but he’s determined to hone this talent with the guidance of the people who believed that he’s got something beautiful to share with his fans. The internet celebrity turned singer has just renewed his ties with record label PolyEast Records as he promises to create more music for his followers. The renewal marks another milestone in Benedict's career as the label also releases the new single, “Something Beautiful,” now available on all streaming platforms. “I used to sing only at home and nobody really validated my singing talent until Polyeast came. I’ve always been very transparent when I say that I’m not really that confident but people at Polyeast encourage me to do better and push my limits,’ Benedict told Manila Standard Entertainment in a virtual interview. “It has been amazing working with Polyeast. I never thought I'd be able to build a new family. Polyeast was the first music label that believed I am capable of creating music, and the relationship I’ve had with them made me want to strengthen this rapport even more,” Benedict added. Penned by Polyeast artist Izzeah, Benedict’s sophomore single talks about a refreshing start of a much deeper relationship with the person you cherish the most. It talks about a person who never believed himself until he met someone who saw his flaws as something beautiful. With that, he now sees himself as someone capable of loving. As Benedict says in the song, "Everyone is capable of creating something beautiful.” “I'm at this point in my life where
I'm just thankful for whatever I have. I'm grateful to the people that surround me every day, and I honestly see that anyone can make something beautiful out of the smallest things in life. The song is not just about romantic love, but it's about the essence of being able to love freely,” the young Chinito explained. In June 2020, Benedict’s first-ever s i n g l e under PolyEast Records
titled “Di Namlayan” was released at the height of the lockdown and has reached almost a million streams on Spotify. The song was penned by singer/songwriter and labelmate TJ Monterde. “I'm so happy to have finally experienced recording in a formal studio with a professional sound engineer and a vocal coach. Unlike the first single, which I recorded at home inside my closet using just a regular microphone. The experience is surreal,” Benedict said. Benedict started sharing random videos on YouTube in 2018 and now one of the country’s most impactful content creators. As of this date, Benedict has amassed an enormous following of over 1.58M loyal YouTube subscribers, 3.2M followers on TikTok, and 614K on Instagram. He has also played a supporting role in GMA 7 series Anak Ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday. “I'm planning to create more content for my channel still but at the same time explore more ways to improve on my music. I want the learning to never stop,” he said. The full version of “Something Beautiful” is out now on digital stores, and the official music video is available on Benedict’s Youtube channel.
For Benedict, 'Something Beautiful' talks about a refreshing start of a much deeper relationship with the person you cherish the most.
Singer-songwriter Poppert Bernadas joins Ogie‘s ATeam
Singer and songwriter Poppert Bernadas is now part of the growing family of ATeam.
IN CONTINUING with its quest to promote impeccable singing and songwriting talent, ATeam (the Artist and Event management Company of Ogie Alcasid) welcomes Poppert Bernadas into its growing family of talented artists. Poppert is no neophyte to the industry being a finalist in the second season of The Voice Philippines. He has tucked under his sleeve numerous iconic musical theater roles, as well as international performances as part of the Ryan Cayabyab Singers. As ATeam’s newest talent, he is releasing a special Mothers Day tribute via the single “Payakap Inay,” the lyrics of which he penned, with music by Toto Sorioso. “The song speaks of my personal relationship with my late mom,” Poppert says. Three years after his mother’s
broke Thai film earning records in several Asian countries, making it one of the most internationally successful Thai films ever. Gulf Kanawut, on the other hand, is best known for the highly successful TharnType The Series, an adaptation of a popular Thai web novel. He has appeared in various magazine covers in Thailand as
well as performed in solo concerts. Meanwhile, Mario Maurer is best known for his lead roles in the 2007 film Love of Siam and the 2010 sleeper hit Crazy Little Thing Called Love. He is also the lead star of Thailand’s highestgrossing film of all time, Pee Mak, which grossed over $33 million in both domestic and international box office receipts. “TNT’s passion is to bring the youth together through fun and happiness. We recognize their remarkable spirit and perseverance to overcome all odds, we’re very excited to showcase how they find joy even in the hardest of circumstances in our newest campaign featuring the Thai superstars they admire,” says Miriam Z. Choa, FVP and Head of Prepaid Marketing at Smart. Stay tuned for the release of TNT’s “Kilig Saya” campaign by following TNT on Facebook (www.fb.com/TNTph), Twitter via the hashtag #TNTKiligSaya and Instagram (@tntph).
passing, Poppert put into words how he desperately wanted to cuddle with her, to temporarily escape the uncertainty and restlessness heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. “With all the negativity happening in the world, both young and old sometimes want to cry out for help and get reassurance from their moms. The poignant lyrics and melodic lines will touch your senses and move you to go get that yakap from Inay,” Poppert adds. “Payakap Inay” is a hauntingly nostalgic song about the power of a mother’s embrace. It is a lullaby that brings back your longing for the comfort, relief, and overall peace that comes from her loving arms - the kind that you wish is neverending. Arranged by Toto Sorioso, the single is distributed by Star Music.
ANGKARA Cinta, the Malaysian adaptation of ABS-CBN’s drama Tayong Dalawa ended its run as the mostwatched show in 2020 on the Astro Prima Channel. The series about two brothers who share the same name and the same love aired from Nov. 2 to April 9 on Astro Prima HD and Astro Prima channel daily. The show was streamed on the Astro Go app and made available on-demand. “Angkara Cinta’s successful run in Malaysia affirms ABS-CBN’s expertise in creating stories that have universal appeal and inspires us to continue on our path to becoming a bigger content provider in the global market. We are grateful for the overwhelming response from our Malaysian audiences,” said ABS-CBN head of Program Acquisitions and International Sales and Distribution Macie Imperial. According to Astro Prima channel manager Norzeha Mohd Salleh, the show originally had 70 episodes, but it was extended by 45 more episodes after receiving positive feedback from viewers. “We are very happy and honored with the warm response that the drama Angkara Cinta received. It garnered the highest number of views on Astro Prima throughout 2020. So as a token of appreciation, we gave our viewers 45 additional episodes,” Salleh said. The show’s promotional video was also a hit on social media as it garnered over eight million total digital views after the hashtag #AngkaraCinta helped promote it. In 2020, ABS-CBN expanded its content distribution in African, Latin American, and Asian territories and sold 16 titles, including Tayong Dalawa, Brothers, The Heiress, Destined Hearts, and The General’s Daughter, among others. Known for their inspiring storytelling
The cast of ‘Angkara Cinta,’ the Malaysian adaptation of ABS-CBN’s drama ‘Tayong Dalawa.’
and powerful dramas, ABS-CBN shows are available in many countries through ABS-CBN International Distribution, which is recognized as a reliable foreign content provider. ABS-CBN shows are available on television via the Kapamilya Channel, TV5, A2Z, and Jeepney TV across the Philippines and online via Kapamilya Online Live, which is streamed on ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube and Facebook pages. Its shows and films are also available for streaming on iWantTFC and TFC, while some of its programs are streaming on WeTV iFlix. The company continues to syndicate its content through various streaming services and operates other businesses that do not require a legislative franchise, such as international licensing and distribution, digital, and cable TV.
‘Kapuso Bigay Premyo Panalo’ gives back with over P8 m worth of prizes GMA Network launches its newest promo For a chance to win additional prizes, “Kapuso Bigay Premyo Panalo,” which is the participant should also write the details set to give away cash prizes to over 1,600 of the sari-sari store where the proof-ofwinners nationwide by rolling out daily purchase was bought. On the same paper, and weekly prizes. write the name of the valid sari-sari store, W e e k l y its complete winners can win address, and Pangkabuhayan contact number Cash Packages of the store such as Eskuwela owner. On the Electronics Cash envelope, write Package, Hanep“Kapuso Bigay Buhay Start-up Premyo Panalo”, Cash, and Bangonthe brand of the Kabuhayan Cash enclosed proof-ofPackage worth purchase, and area up to P100,000. of residence. Additionally, all Entries can participants who GMA Network launches its newest promo be submitted will include their “Kapuso Bigay Premyo Panalo” which is beginning May sari-sari store set to give away cash prizes to over 1,600 8 through the partner in their winners nationwide by rolling out daily and designated drop raffle entries can weekly prizes. boxes found in win more prizes selected Mercury for themselves and Drug branches for their partner sari-sari store. or at GMA Network Annex Building in All non-winning entries from weeks 1 Quezon City. Submission of entries is until to 10 will be qualified in the Grand Raffle July 16, 2021. Draw. The Grand Winner will receive a The public is also reminded to be careful brand-new house and lot while the sari-sari of scam texts using the names of GMA store partner of the winning entry will get Network or GMA Kapuso Bigay Premyo P20,000 worth of Paninda Cash Package. Panalo in order to solicit money. GMA To join, simply enclose the required will notify winners via voice call and SMS proof-of-purchase in a plain white envelope using its official numbers, and will not from any of the participating brands for this ask for money or anything in exchange to promo: Aji-no-moto Umami Seasoning, claim prizes. Nescafe Original, Milo, and Bear Brand The names of winners will be Fortified Powdered Milk Drink. announced on-air via GMA and on www. On a separate piece of paper, participants gmanetwork.com/GMAPromos and must write their complete name, age, www.facebook.com/GMAPromos. Per complete home address, contact number, DOH-FDA-CFRR Permit no. 0620 Series and handwritten signature. of 2021.
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LIKE LOVI.
Actress Lovi Poe wears jewelry even on regular days at home, saying that doing so helps boost her confidence.
Imono Jewelry general manager Goldy TangHing wears her bangles even in the shower.
Lovi’s choice (of jewelry) The actress curates a collection of surgical steel accessories
By Bernadette Lunas
“I
WEAR jewelry even if I’m just at home,” Lovi Poe shares, emphasizing the importance of dressing up “on days we don’t feel our best” even if we have no other place to go but around the house. The actress is not one to reserve jewelry for special outdoor occasions, as she reveals wearing her earrings and necklaces and bangles and rings – not necessarily at the same time – even when she’s working out. “I put on a few pieces, and it (wearing them) boosts my confidence,” she says. That confidence and sophistication she exudes, which made her Imono Jewelry’s brand ambassador and, more importantly, partner since 2015, is the same thing she and the brand wish to
Silver, gold, and rose gold-plated stainless steel pieces from Imono Jewelry’s spring/summer 2021 collection
share with others. “We have been partners through these years,” Poe says, referring to the fiveyear-old jewelry brand whose name is Japanese for “durable”. “She exudes confidence like no other. She inspires and she empowers,” Imono general manager Goldy Tang-Hing points out, adding, “that is what we aspire Imono to be with our customers: to be confident in your own skin.”
Confidence in style and confidence in the ability to wear the brand’s pieces are possible as it features classic and trendy styles made of non-tarnish and hypoallergenic 316L medical grade stainless steel, which Tang-Hing says is “perfect for everyday wear – whether you’re at the beach, working out, or taking a shower.” She should know, she wears hers in the shower, she says. Relating how the pieces defy tarnish-
ing and corrosion, the general manager recalls, “We have customers showing off their pieces, our rings, that have stayed the same for the past five years.” “The fact that we can wear jewelry on a day-to-day basis even if we’re at home is a huge thing,” enthuses Poe. Hence, for her task to curate Imono’s spring/summer 2021 collection, the 32-year-old actress says she selected pieces she likes to wear and others would like to wear.
She explains, “It has to be versatile so it can look good in any outfit for any occasion. It has to be elegant with refined details so it highlights the beauty of the person wearing it. It should also help bring out the best qualities in a person – it’s an extension of what’s within.” The latest collection consists of a variety of designs incorporating gold and (Poe’s favorite) rose gold plating, stone and pearl embellishments, and gold chains. Styles include bangles, bracelets, anklets, hoop earrings, rings, and layered necklaces, among others at affordable prices. And with the current pandemic demanding us to disinfect almost every surface and every object possible, Tang-Hing assures the stainless steel pieces require no special material for cleaning and can be sprayed with a conservative amount of disinfectant without having to worry about fading colors or deterioration. Imono Jewelry has stores nationwide. To view Lovi’s choices and other pieces available, go to www.imonojewelryph.com.
Jeweler launches brand made for youth WHAT do young, discerning jewelry patrons like and would probably like? If we’re basing it on British Vogue-featured gemologist Denise Ching-Tobler’s new brand, they are mostly thin and dainty pieces, box chain necklaces, stackable rings, and stud and hook earrings. Branded as Simply Elegant, the collection aims to bring the same passion, which forged the flamboyant handcrafted pieces Ching-Tobler’s Devaluchi Joaillerie’s brand is known for, to younger patrons. The result is a delicate array of dainty jewelry pieces thinly crafted in 14-karat to 18-karat gold, accentuated by the timeless elegance of natural melee diamonds. While Devaluchi Joaillerie showcases a bold, original combination of diamonds and colored stones, Simply Elegant allows the adornment of diamonds to take center stage. Masterfully created by talented local artisans, it retains ChingGIA-trained jeweller Denise Ching-Tobler launches a jewelry brand made for younger customers.
A pair of earrings from Devaluchi Joaillerie
Tobler’s creative philosophy: extraordinary design, quality diamonds, and great craftsmanship. She values quality and honesty above all else, as their policy is full disclosure of the origin of their stones – be it natural diamonds, colored stones, laboratory grown, or simulated ones. Ching-Tobler sees her new designs as a symbol for young independence, reminiscent of how she reached for her life-long dream. “These pieces were made for everyday wear fine jewelry – simple, yet hip and trendy,” she said. Ever since she was a child, she dreamt to become a fashion and jewelry designer. She formally began her journey in the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. She then refined her skills at the Gemological Laboratory of the Philippines, followed by her training at the prestigious Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Ching-Tobler was able to establish her own jewelry line in 2018. While the world drastically stopped in 2020, blessings came as her creations graced the globally acclaimed glossies of Condé Nast Traveller, Tatler UK, and British Vogue. Her jewelry pieces are showcased on Instagram @devaluchijoaillerie, and are available at 2/F East Wing Estancia Capitol Commons, Pasig City.
A bottle of dandruff-free confidence NOTHING ruins confidence and a good hair day quite like dandruff. Anti-dandruff shampoo brand Selsun Blue fights this condition with an antifungal medication. The shampoo contains 1 percent sele-
‘Mom-fluencer’ Saab MagalonaBacarro shares her story of finding strength in softness during a Live talk on Physiogel’s Facebook page, with host Bianca Valerio.
Elfrida Bee Ring (left) and Disco Ring from Simply Elegant
nium sulfide, which, it says, lowers levels of yeast and reduces inflammation that causes flakes. The latest formulation also contains conditioning honey extract that moisturizes and softens hair. Selsun Blue is available at Watsons.
Selsun Blue has 1 percent selenium sulfide that lowers levels of yeast and reduces inflammation that causes flakes.
Saab Magalona on finding strength in softness SOFTNESS, as in gentleness, and strength harnessed together can bring the best in a person. That is what wife and mother of two, Saab MagalonaBacarro believes. “If kindness is at the core of everything you do, you will have nothing to be ashamed of,” she emphasized. “This confidence is where you will get your strength.” Magalona-Bacarro recently shared her story with a live online audience in the first episode of Celebrating Strength in Softness: Strong Skin Stories with Physiogel which aired on Facebook. She talked about her journey from being self-critical to knowing how to “embrace our inner softness and see the good in others” and how her mother, Pia Magalona, influenced her to find strength in softness. Through Pia’s example, Saab Maga-
lona said, she was able to go through a hard time in her life as a mother herself, as she recalled “smiling wide through all the pain, unwittingly becoming the source of comfort for everyone who also lost a piece of themselves when I lost my child”. This courage, she added, guided her through the pressures of motherhood, transforming her into a shining role model to her kids, Pancho and Vito. Finding strength and gentleness is the overarching theme of skin care brand Physiogel, whose Biomimic technology helps repair skin’s moisture barrier to make it strong and soft with regular use. Physiogel is available at Mercury Drug, Watsons, South Star Drug, Rose Pharmacy, and BeautyMNL. The brand is sharing more stories like MagalonaBacarro’s on its Facebook page soon.