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SC backs pullout from ICC
But obligates PH to cooperate with prosecutors of ‘government actors’ By Rey E. Requejo
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HE President of the Philippines can unilaterally withdraw from international agreements that he or she determines to be contrary to the 1987 Constitution or laws, according to the Supreme Court.
However, the Philippines has the obligation to cooperate with the International Criminal Court despite its withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the high court also said Wednesday. The country’s top judges ruled the
ICC can prosecute “government actors” for alleged crimes committed before the country withdrew from the tribunal -- contradicting President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion it has no jurisdiction. Next page
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WEATHER ‘Fabian’ dumps rain; flood, traffic in MM
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By Rio N. Araja and Joel E. Zurbano
WHO message to Olympics: World’s failing
TYPHOON “Fabian” maintained its strength while continuously moving westward on Wednesday afternoon. Its center was located at 655 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kms per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph. Next page
FLOODED VAX LINE. Residents carrying umbrellas stand in floodwaters as they wait in line outside a government vaccination site at the San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, Manila, on Wednesday. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city government will not stop vaccinations despite the rainy weather. Norman Cruz
OCTA warns infection rate still rising; restrictions amid Delta loom By Willie Casas and Vito Barcelo ant, independent researchers tracking aged 744 new cases daily from July 14 (ICU) usage was at 42 percent. THE COVID-19 reproduction number in Metro Manila has risen to 1.08, signaling the sustained transmission of the coronavirus as the country braces for its more contagious Delta vari-
the pandemic said Wednesday. In its latest monitoring report, the OCTA Research Group said the National Capital Region (NCR) aver-
to 20, up from 629 daily new infections from July 7 to 13. Metro Manila also logged an average daily attack rate (ADAR) of 5.39 cases per 100,000 population and a positivity rate of 6 percent. Intensive care unit
OCTA said while the increase in infections in Metro Manila was a cause for concern, it was not yet alarming. “As it is still too early to determine if this will continue to [be] an increasing trend,” OCTA said. Next page
Bucks star completes NBA dream journey
GREEK HOOP GOD. Giannis
Antetokounmpo sits with the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award and Larry O’Brien Trophy as he talks to the media after the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game Six to win the 2021 NBA Finals on July 20 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. AFP
MILWAUKEE—As the last seconds ticked away before Milwaukee won the NBA Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo thought not about his amazing performance but instead pondered his incredible journey from poverty to champion. “When I came to the league, I didn’t know where my next meal will come from. My mom was selling stuff in the street,” Antetokounmpo recalled. “Now I’m here sitting at the top of the top. I’m extremely blessed. I hope this can give everybody around the world, from Africa, from Europe, hope it can be done. I want them to believe in their dreams.” The 26-year-old Greek forward of Nigerian heritage Next page
VFA extension, side deal in the works—Lorenzana By Francisco Tuyay
APART from extending the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, the Philippines will sign a “side agreement” or addendum to apply the provisions of the treaty, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday. “The VFA will not be changed. There will be a side agreement to implement the provisions of the VFA. Once it is signed by the President, that will Next page
Probe ‘flash crash’ of dollar to peso on holiday—solon By Maricel V. Cruz
A CONGRESSIONAL leader on Wednesday called on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to look into a possible “flash crash” that took place in the afternoon of July 20, when some foreign exchange platforms showed a sudden dip in the US dollar to Philippine peso rates Next page
OLYMPIAD ON.
Torchbearer Sana Tamaki (left) transfers the Olympic flame to Shiori Masuda (right) at the torch kiss during the lighting ceremony at Shinagawa Central Park in Tokyo on July 21 ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. See stories on C1. AFP
THE head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told Olympic chiefs “the world is failing” to stop COVID-19 as the pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 sports program got underway on Wednesday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said an uneven vaccine rollout risked worsening the crisis but hoped the Olympics could be a “message of hope” to a pandemic-weary world. “The pandemic is a test the world is failing. More than 4 million people have died and more continue to die. Already this year the number of deaths is more than double last year’s total,” Tedros said. “The threat is not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere. Anyone who thinks the pandemic is over is living in a fool’s paradise,” he added. Tedros spoke without wearing a mask at the International Olympic Committee session, held at a luxury hotel in Tokyo with masked delegates sitting at socially distanced desks. Separately, the sports program of the delayed 2020 Games started with a softball game in Fukushima, which was ravaged by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. Next page
COVID-19 PH AT A GLANCE
(AS OF 4 PM JULY 21)
1,524,449 TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES
6,560 47,996 NEW
ACTIVE
26,874
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1,449,579
5,364
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Rody to harp on gains for 6th SONA By Vito Barcelo and Francisco Tuyay
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RESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is rehearsing for his sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, Malacañang said on Wednesday.
“The President has rehearsal today for his SONA. This is his first rehearsal since his speech has already been finalized),” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual presser, adding possible changes in Duterte’s speech would depend on the President. Duterte is expected to flaunt the government’s achievements in his final SONA next week since he took power in 2016, particularly the peace and security, corruption, and foreign policy, Malacanang said. Roque said the President was ready to deliver his final speech to the Filipino people and would look back on the past five years that he was president and focus on the improvements of the coun-
try in social programs, infrastructure, peace and security, foreign policy. “Based on past SONAs, the President doesn’t like to have changes in his speech but in the end, he is the one who makes the edits as he rehearses,” he added. The President would likewise tell the public where the Philippines currently was. “He will answer the questions. ‘What and where are we now?’ and ‘Looking forward to his last year as the President,” Roque said. He said Duterte’s SONA would be the same as in 2020 in terms of attendance because of the threat of coronavirus disease 2019. It would observe the prescribed health protocols, the number of people
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The Philippines currently has eight active cases of the highly contagious Delta variant, six of whom are local infections. Malacañang said some restrictions will likely be reimposed as the threat of the Delta variant looms. “It is scientifically proven that the Delta variant is more contagious and that’s why the President said we may have to restore some restrictions and that seems like a sure thing already,” presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in Filipino. Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, or IATF, will meet on Thursday to discuss the recommendation of experts to suspend the policy allowing children aged 5 to 17 to go outside their homes. Areas flagged as high risk by OCTA due to high ADAR, ICU utilization, or positivity rates were Davao City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod, Makati, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Baguio, Taguig, Laoag, and Mariveles. Davao City continued to log the highest average number of new cases with 218 fresh infections per day from July 14 to 20. Its ICU utilization rate was also tagged as “very high” at 91 percent. The ICU utilization rate was also high in Iloilo City at 99 percent and in Taguig at 92 percent. High-risk areas that registered a “very high” positivity rates were Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Baguio, and Laoag. Nationally, the reproduction number stood at 0.98 while the ICU utilization rate was 54 percent, and the positivity rate was 11 percent. During his Monday public address, President Duterte said the government would have to reimpose stricter measures in view of the arrival of the Delta variant. He said the stricter measures would bar large gatherings to avoid super-spreader events. The Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday the agency has yet to determine if there has been a local transmission of the infectious Delta variant. However, an infectious disease and vaccine expert said the variant may already be spreading locally. “When we say it’s local transmission, there is already linkage among these individuals who we have detected [with the] Delta variant,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an interview on Unang Balita. “For now, we are yet to determine that, so we have not yet pronounced local transmission,” Vergeire said. In a separate Palace briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante said it was possible that local transmission of the Delta variant is already ongoing. “I would speculate that based on the cases that were documented by the Philippine Genome Center that there are those cases unrelated to the returning Filipino workers,” Solante said.
The Supreme Court dismissed the petitions challenging Duterte’s decision to withdraw the country’s membership in the ICC, which is poised to order a fullblown investigation into his deadly war on drugs. In a unanimous decision penned by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the SC “dismissed the petitions questioning the unilateral withdrawal for being moot and academic.” “This will keep Duterte awake from now on,” said former senator and vocal critic Antonio Trillanes, who was one of the petitioners. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “This is good,” said Edre Olalia, president of the National Union of People’s Lawyers, which is representing some of the relatives of drug war victims in the case filed with the ICC. Olalia said he was confident there was enough evidence to prosecute Duterte, but it would take time. “We are ready for the long haul,” he told Agence France-Presse. The Rome Statute is the treaty that established the ICC, the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. “The abrogation of treaties that are inconsistent with the Constitution and statutes is in keeping with the president’s duty to uphold the Constitution
‘Fabian’... From A1 “Fabian” was moving westward at 10 kph and was not expected to make landfall. The typhoon, however, has enhanced the southwest monsoon that triggered heavy rains in Metro Manila and even caused floods in many of its areas. In Metro Manila, the heavy downpour brought floods and caused traffic jams on major thoroughfares. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) declared three
VFA... From A1 be an official document that is attached to the VFA,” Lorenzana explained at a forum ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address. He expressed confidence that it will be approved by Duterte, who said Monday night he wants to talk to ranking US officials to clarify the longtime ally’s stand and role in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is coming to Manila on July 29 to 30 as part of a tour of Southeast Asia, Lorenzana confirmed. Austin’s trip starts on July 23 and will include stops in Singapore, and Vietnam, according to the US embassy in Hanoi.
Bucks... From A1 scored 50 points, matching the greatest total in a close-out game in NBA history, to spark the Milwaukee Bucks over Phoenix 105-98 on Tuesday for their first crown in half a century. He also managed 14 rebounds, five blocked shots, dominating defensive areas -- Taft Avenue, United Nations Avenue, and Maria Orosa Street, all in Manila -- impassable to light vehicles due to knee-deep floodwaters as of 9 a.m. Gutter-deep floods also caused vehicles to slow down in the areas of Andres Bonifacio - Sgt Rivera, Aurora - Araneta, both lanes of E. Rodriguez, Roxas Boulevard, Espana Street, Rizal Avenue, Kalaw Avenue, Bonifacio Drive, and portions of EDSA and C5. MMDA chairman Benjamin Abalos Jr. said his agency is studying the Metro Manila terrain and is planning to add pumping stations in line with its initiative to mitigate flooding in the metropolis.
Baste Duterte infected with COVID-19
who would be allowed inside Batasan would be very limited. Roque also said that only fully vaccinated guests would be allowed at the Batasan Pambansa on the day of the SONA. Rapid tests would also be conducted at the House of Representatives. The Palace official said the president’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, would skip her father’s final SONA while most of Duterte’s Cabinet members were expected to attend. “Mayor Sara has said she won’t be able to attend but we expect that those who attended last year will likewise attend this year. The Cabinet has also been invited, and we expect that many of them will attend,” Roque said. Duterte’s critic, Vice President Leni Robredo, was not invited to physically attend the SONA but would be virtually attending the event. Roque, however, clarified that it was the House of Representatives that sent the invitations, not Malacanang.
Only government media would be allowed to cover Duterte’s last SONA at the Batasan complex, while private media would join remotely. Presidential Security Group commander Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III on June 25 guaranteed a “smooth and safe” conduct of Duterte’s final SONA. The Philippine National Police will deploy around 15,000 officers to secure Duterte’s SONA. Article 7, Section 23 of the 1987 Constitution requires the president to “address the Congress at the opening of its regular session.” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana gave President Duterte a rating of “90 percent” in terms of his administration’s accomplishments in preserving peace and security in the country. Guided by the President’s order to defend what rightfully belongs to the country without going to war, Lorenzana also said they have consistently asserted the Philippines’ sovereignty and sovereign rights.
and our laws,” the Supreme Court ruled on March 16, with its full decision released to the media just yesterday. “Thus, even sans a judicial determination that a treaty is unconstitutional, the president also enjoys much leeway in withdrawing from an agreement which, in his or her judgment, runs afoul of prior existing law or the Constitution,” the court added. If the courts determine the unconstitutionality of a treaty, the President, as primary architect of foreign policy, may unilaterally withdraw from it, the SC said in its decision. “Owing to the preeminence of statutes enacted by elected representatives and hurdling the rigorous legislative process, the subsequent enactment of a law that is inconsistent with a treaty likewise allows the president to withdraw from that treaty,” it added. However, the SC also cited the Rome Statute’s provision that the exit does not affect criminal proceedings pertaining to acts that occurred when a country was still a state party. The court dismissed the petitions filed by a group of opposition senators and the Philippine Coalition for the ICC on the ground of mootness, as the country formally exited the Rome Statute on March 17, 2019. “Here, the withdrawal has been communicated and accepted, and there are no means to retract it,” the decision read. “Having been consummated, these actions bind the Philippines.” Duterte has repeatedly said the Rome Statute is not enforceable in the Philippines as it was not published in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation, citing jurisprudence. Some
local lawyers, however, have argued that publication is not a requirement. “We fail to see how this Court can revoke—as what [the] petitioners are in effect asking us to do—the country’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute, without writing new terms into the Rome Statute,” it said. “The President’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute was in accordance with the mechanism provided in the treaty.” However, the SC said the President could not unilaterally withdraw from agreements that were entered into “pursuant to congressional imprimatur,” or where the Senate concurred and expressly declared that any withdrawal must also be made with its concurrence. The magistrates also addressed the petitioners’ claim that the ICC exit violated their right to be provided ample remedies for the protection of their life and liberty. “This fear of imagined diminution of legal remedies must be assuaged. The Constitution, which embodies our fundamental rights, was in no way abrogated by the withdrawal. A litany of statutes that protect our rights remain in place and enforceable,” the SC said. “Consequently, liability for the alleged summary killings and other atrocities committed in the course of the war on drugs is not nullified or negated here. The Philippines remained covered and bound by the Rome Statute until March 17, 2019,” the SC said. In her request for a formal inquiry, former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said the Court retains jurisdiction over alleged crimes against humanity that have occurred on Philippine territory during the period when it was a state party from November 1, 2011 to March 16, 2019.
The President will most likely sign the VFA, which was extended by another six months last June, after speaking to Austin, the first Cabinet official under US President Joe Biden to visit Manila. “You know, this Visiting Forces Agreement, its extension is on deck, on the table. Now, I just want to talk to some people in Washington, be it from the Office of the President or the State Department or the Defense Department,” Duterte said. Meanwhile, the military on Wednesday vowed to support further development of Pagasa Island fronting the West Philippine Sea to protect the country’s sovereignty and biodiversity inside the Kalayaan Island Group against potential foreign invaders. Lorenzana also said he does not see any hostilities breaking out in the South China Sea despite intensified exercises
between the Philippines and the US and their partners in the region. In a virtual meeting with Palawan Governor Jose Alvarez last Monday, Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana acknowledged the need to turn Pagasa Island into a “logistics hub” to protect the Kalayaan islands’ biodiversity and the livelihood of its fishing communities. Groups have called on Sobejana to build facilities in Philippine-held areas in the disputed WPS in response to China’s massive reclamation and building of military facilities in several reefs and atolls in the waterway. The Philippine Coast Guard recently turned back a Chinese military vessel cruising inside the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The Chinese frigate left the disputed waters when challenged by the PCG vessel BRP Cabra.
The Tokyo Olympics, which formally open with Friday’s opening ceremony, will be held largely behind closed doors with the Japanese capital under a state of emergency following a surge in cases. Tedros was symbolically handed an Olympic torch by IOC chief Thomas Bach at the end of his keynote address. He said 75 percent of vaccines had been administered in just 10 countries. “The haves are opening up, the have-nots are locking down,” he said, adding: “This is the thing about an inferno, if you hose only one part of it the rest will continue to burn.” Organizers announced eight more infections connected with the Games on Wednesday, taking the total to 79. Games have newly tested positive for the coronavirus “The celebrations may be more muted this year, but the message of hope is all the more important,” Tedros said, repeating his call to have 70 percent of the population vaccinated in each country by mid-2022. “May these Games be the moment that unites the world and ignites the solidarity and determination we need to end the pandemic together,” he said. While the organizers have pledged to ensure the safety of the games during the pandemic and at a time when Tokyo is under a COVID-19 state of emergency, infections have been reported since athletes and officials started to arrive earlier this month. Seiko Hashimoto, president of the committee, said at a press conference she has noticed that support for the games has dropped in Japan in the days leading up to the opening, because the organizers have not been able to keep fresh cases at zero despite anti-virus measures. She said the decision to hold events behind closed doors at almost all venues has enabled the Olympics to go ahead, instead of being cancelled. AFP
moves and even a 17-for-19 free throw showing in an iconic all-around masterpiece effort for the ages. “It has been a long journey. I’ve done it all. I did anything that I could just to be in this position,” Antetokounmpo said. “I’ve done it all. Tonight, that’s what I had to do. I had to do a little bit of everything. I had to defend, I had to rebound, I had to block.” With 65,000 people cheering in the
streets outside the arena and 20,000 more screaming inside, Antetokounmpo won NBA Finals Most Valuable Player honors. “I never thought I’m going to be 26 years old, with my team playing the NBA Finals. I never thought I would be sitting here. We’ve come a long way,” he said. “I started playing basketball just to help my family. Tried to get them out of the struggle, the challenges we were
facing when we were kids.” Antetokounmpo wants to inspire youth who grew up in tough times as he did. “This should make every person, every kid, anybody around the world believe in their dreams -- no matter whatever you feel when you’re down, when you don’t think it’s going to happen for you or you might not make it in your career -- just believe in what you’re doing and keep working,” he said. AFP
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tility affecting one or more currency pairs. Although the extreme exchange rate movements are usually short-lived, the turbulence arising from them can last for some time. This can make foreign exchange risk management more complex for international businesses. In a statement, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said a “pricing feed error” might have caused the so-called “currency flash crash” on July 20, a holiday in the country, when the peso abruptly appreciated against the US dollar to 42.82 from 50.34 on Monday. Diokno said in a statement the source feed was not Bloomberg nor the Bank-
ers Association of the Philippines. He said the official sources were Bloomberg and BAP only (See related story on B1 – Editors). “Sudden spikes like this could be very bad for our exporters, many of whom are still reeling from factory closures and work suspensions due to COVID-19,” Salceda added. “It was probably human error, but I’m not discounting the possibility that somebody bought an obscene amount of pesos with US currency. In any case, this is something that merits the attention of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,” the Albay solon said.
from P50.54 to as low as P42.82. “Foreign exchange trading platforms have always been sources of volatility, but when these sudden crashes take place without explanation, and different market makers yield wildly different rates, that could be a problem for Philippine trade and the credibility of the PHP as a currency,” Rep. Joey Salceda of Albay, the committee chairman, said. A flash crash is defined as a sudden episode of extreme exchange rate vola-
DAVAO City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte is sick with COVID-19, his sister and City Mayor Sara Duterte confirmed on Wednesday. “For now, we check up on each other through a video call after we found out that Vice Mayor Baste got COVID-19. Get well soon Vice! Smile,” said Sara in a social media post. Based on a photo post, Sara held a video call with her father, President Rodrigo Duterte; mother Elizabeth Zimmerman; and brothers Baste and Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte. Sara assured Davao residents over the weekend that the city government’s services remained uninterrupted, with the help of the Vice Mayor, after being criticized for her recent trips to other regions amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in Davao. Several parties are grooming the mayor to run for the presidency in 2022 and replace her father, who in turn has been asked by the ruling PDP-Laban party to run for vice president and choose his running mate. According to OCTA Research Team, Davao City continued to report the highest average number of new cases among cities in Mindanao, with 218 fresh infections per day during July 14 to 20. Davao is also tagged as a high risk city due to increasing positivity rates, average daily attack rate as well as utilization rate for intensive care units.
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Price hikes unavoidable—Lopez By Othel V. Campos
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HILE the Department of Trade and Industry is yet to revise the suggested retail price of basic necessities and prime commodities, some companies have already raised their retails prices by as much as P1 to P2 per unit.
Trade secretary Ramon Lopez said the price hike is unavoidable since it has been almost two years that manufacturers of basic and prime commodities have been keeping their price adjustments on hold. “They (companies) have not increased their pricing for 2 years but the price of raw materials and packaging have already increased,” he said. Among the commodities that scaled up pricing were canned meat, sardines, instant noodles, coffee, milk and condiments. The DTI said the price of tin cans went up by 60 percent while pet bottle packaging also increased by 37 percent. Prices of herring, used to make sardines, rose by 14 percent, meat by 10 percent and mechanically-deboned meat (MDM) by 87 percent. According to consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. the increases will trigger high inflation rate considering that the country is still in a crisis. “Why justify based on 2019 data? They should be basing on year-todate data to consider offsetting raw materials, as well as the peso to dollar exchange rate, said LKI president Victorio Dimagiba who was a retired DTI official handling consumer issues. He added that this the “worst time for any consumer goods price hike with the Delta (COVID) variant arriving in the country.” The DTI said it will issue the new STP as soon as possible, after it has thoroughly reviewed requests for price hikes. The DTI has announced that basic necessities will now be sold at their suggested retail prices (SRPs) based on the September 30, 2019 list, following the lifting of the 2-month moratorium on SRP increases. The basic necessities were placed under automatic price control at their prevailing prices due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever. T he pr ice f reeze lasted 60 d ays, f rom May 10, 2021 to July 9, 2021. The products under basic necessities include canned sardines in tomato sauce, luncheon meat, meatloaf, beef loaf, corned beef, processed milk, coffee, bread, locally manufactured instant noodles, salt, detergent soap/laundry soap, toilet soap, bottled water, candle, and bottle water among others.
DAREDEVIL RIDERS. Several motorbike
riders brave the thigh-high floodwaters along Kalaw Avenue in Manila, on July 21, 2021, as heavy rains pound Metro Manila and other areas of Luzon and Western Visayas due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Fabian (In-fa) and severe Tropical Storm Cempaka. Norman Cruz
NDF terror tag Senator pushes ‘banks in the barrios’ proposal removes Reds’ excuse to avoid arrest—PNP By Macon Ramos-Araneta
Now that the National Democratic Front has been officially tagged as a terrorist group, the Philippine National Police expressed optimism that NDF members will no longer be able to circumvent the law to evade arrest. CPP-NPA members and leaders are a dime a dozen and they all claim that they are peace talks consultants just to avoid getting arrested,PNP chief Guillermo Eleazar said on Wednesday. “With the declaration of the NDF as a terrorist group, these people will no longer have an excuse and our operations will be further strengthened to put an end to these groups that are sowing violence in the country,” he said in a statement. Eleazar said the CPP-NPA-NDF is no longer focused on advocating an ideology but rather on pushing for armed conflict through threats, intimidation, extortion, and attacks that included civilians as casualties. He cited the case of college football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin who died in an NPA ambush in Masbate and the death of watchman Eldrin Daraman who was killed when the communist terrorists attacked a construction site in Surigao del Sur. The PNP supports this declaration and our countrymen can continue to count on an aggressive campaign so that we can achieve the real peace and development that these groups are hindering,” the PNP chief said. In Resolution No. 21 dated June 23,2021, the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) chaired by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the NDF is an integral part of the CPP-NPA. “Article IX of the 2016 CPP Constitution shows the command, lead and guidance of the CPP over the NPA, while Article X shows that the NDF (a.k.a. NDF of the Philippines) is the core and the most consolidated group that provides support to the armed and organizational expansion of the CPP-NPA,” the resolution read. The resolution also said the “direct and indispensable role of the NDF in armed operations“ has been repeatedly confirmed by CPP founder Jose Maria Sison, including the latest when he identified the CPP-NPA as allied organizations of the NDF in his message for the NDF’s 48th anniversary in April. Sison and his wife, Juliet, who is the interim chairperson of the NDF negotiating panel, were previously designated as terrorists, too.
THE so-called “Bangko sa Baryo,” Senator Grace Poe said, will help Filipinos pull through the Covid-19 pandemic. Poe underscored the need to establish banking services in remote communities as more people turn to digital transactions amid worries of coronavirus transmission. The chairperson of the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies, vowed to tackle bills seeking to institutionalize Bangko sa Baryo that will allow banks to expand reach through “cash agents” and serve a wider client base, particularly in the rural areas. “Many are unbanked because there is limited or no access to banking services available,” Poe said. “Access to banking can allow our people to save time and money while also becoming more active participants in the economy, which can help them
weather the impact of the pandemic. Under Senate Bill 1682 which she filed, Poe sought tapping “cash agents” such as reputable convenience stores, pharmacies and other highly accessible retail outlets to service unbanked and underserved Filipinos. Through these cash agents, the people can perform secure online, real-time withdrawal or deposit transactions for his/her own bank account, fund transfers, check encashment, bill payments, and self-service transactions. Cash agents may also accept payments due to government institutions, such as contributions to the Social Security System and premiums payable to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., Pag-IBIG and others. Poe said having “banks in the barrios” will also address the practical challenge of quickly getting financial assistance in the hands of the people, including those
who lost jobs due to the health crisis. “Cash aid, loans or any form of assistance can get faster to our people without having to travel long distances or wait in lines,” she said. The senator said financial inclusion is an important policy of the government as this leads to empowerment, broadbased development and inclusive growth among Filipinos. Cash agents hoping to join the operations may apply with a contracting bank and must show it is a duly registered business in the Philippines. It should have engaged in commercial activity for at least three months; has conducted its commercial activities continuously in a place and area that is known to the public, possesses sufficient capacity to properly operate electronic devices; and has the necessary infrastructure to undertake banking operations.
AGROINDUSTRIAL HUB. Laguna Lake
Development Authority General Manager Jaime Medina, Taguig 2nd District Rep. Lani Cayetano, Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, Taguig-Pateros 1st District Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, and Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano lead the laying of time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony and signing of a memorandum of agreement among Taguig City, DA, and LLDA on the proposed ABC Taguig AgriIndustrial Hub for Freshwater Aquaculture Urban Farming, a project seeking to make the most of Laguna Lake’s potentials . The ceremonies were held at C6 Road, Taguig City on Tuesday (July 20, 2021). Norman Cruz
Win gives telcos September 30 ultimatum EFFORTS allowing the interoperability of cellphone numbers will finally bear fruit more than two years after the enactment of the landmark legislation, the Mobile Number Portability Act, Senator Win Gatchalian said on Wednesday. With the completion of the three major telecommunications companies’ initial testing of their technical capabilities and interoperability, Gatchalian wants to see the telcos stick to their commitment to put in
place by September 30 this year the mobile number portability services. He said this will allow mobile phone subscribers to switch networks or change subscriptions without losing the mobile numbers they are currently using and without having to pay for interconnection fees for calling or texting across different service providers. “What we want is for the telcos to freely compete, make it feasible for interoperability and the end-goal
is to drive the prices down and provide better services. One’s cellphone number has become almost akin to maintaining one’s digital identity,” said Gatchalian, principal author and sponsor of Republic Act No. 11202. Gatchalian earlier called out the telcos for the delay in the implementation of MNPA which the law provided to be in place as early as January 2020, following the issuance of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) in June 2019. Macon Ramos Araneta
Transport agency quizzed over vehicle inspection scheme THE unpopular private motor vehicle inspection scheme has been “roused from the dead,” and Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is asking regulators to explain to the public “what variant it has set loose.” “It has been put into a coma upon orders of Malacañang. Now it appears that it has mutated into something else,” Recto said. He called on the government to explain to car owners the “specs of this
new order from the Land Transportation Office (LTO), whose endorsement of the Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (PMVIC) services seems to border on the mandatory. “Specifically, has the revival of the mothballed PMVIC scheme been given a go-signal by the Office of the President?” Recto asked, citing the fact that it was the same office which suspended its implementation. Recto said the LTO should also dem-
onstrate to the public that the scheme “will not result in long lines, longer processing time, and longer travel time to faraway PMVIC sites.” “If a car owner will opt for an inspection done by the LTO, are the facilities of the latter adequate? Is this option available all the time, so they will not be shepherded to private testing centers?” he said. In a Memorandum Circular No. MCSC-2021-02 dated July 5, 2021 and pub-
lished in newspapers, the DOTR sets the guidelines for LTO to only accept Motor Vehicle Inspection Reports from PMVICs in their designated areas. He said LTO should also clearly specify the scope of the inspection, and the fees for each. Recto warned that if this rule is mishandled by the DOTR, “it may tarnish whatever legacy the present administration is trying to build in the transportation sector.” Macon Ramos Araneta
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ANNOUNCEMENT President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has submitted to the Commission on Appointments (CA) for the confirmation of the ad interim appointments of the following: Judicial and Bar Council (JBC): 1. JOSE CATRAL MENDOZA
Member, representing the Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, Judicial and Bar Council, Supreme Court of the Philippines, for a term expiring on 09 July 2025
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
ADELUIS S. BORDADO STEVE D. CRESPILLO MAC RAUL B. RACACHO JULIUS A. TOMINES ROGER P. VIDUYA
to the rank of Vice Admiral, (PN) to the rank of Brigadier General, (PA) to the rank of Commodore, (PN) to the rank of Brigadier General, (PA) to the rank of Commodore, (PN)
The public may submit any information, written report, or sworn/notarized complaints or oppositions to the above ad interim appointments in six (6) copies 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. 21 July 2021.
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3 million Pfizer, Sinovac doses arrive this week By Joel Zurbano THE country will receive over 3 million doses of Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 this week, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said. Some 562,770 Pfizer vaccines arrived Wednesday evening, bringing to 3.043 million the total doses procured from the US pharmaceutical giant. The doses were brought to a facility in Marikina City operated by Pharmaserv Express, which will keep it under ultra-low storage temperature before the vials are distributed across the country. Pfizer vaccines need to be stored at negative 70 to negative 80 degrees Celsius temperature. Roque said the shipment is part of the 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines the government bought from Pfizer, the biggest supply deal entered into by the government for the life-saving jabs. Roque said some 1.5 million doses from Sinovac are also expected to arrive today (Thursday) while another 1 million will be delivered on Friday. As of July 20, 2021, at least 5 million Filipinos or 7.19 percent of the population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. About 10.5 million others or 15.12 percent of the population received their first dose. The government initially targeted vaccinating 60 percent to 70 percent of the population or about 70 million people to achieve herd immunity. However, the tight global vaccine supply has forced health experts to shift the target toward population protection, which entails vaccinating 58 million people in highly urbanized areas.
WEEDED OUT. Some 107,500 fully-grown marijuana plants, with a street value of P21.5 million, are burned during a joint operation of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in three separate clandestine cannabis farms in Kalinga on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. PNP
NO APOLOGY FORTHCOMING FOR PACQUIAO
Rody tirades part of ‘free speech’ By Vito Barcelo, Rio Araja and Macon Ramos-Araneta
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RESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will not apologize to Senator Manny Pacquiao after dishing out one tirade after the other against the Filipino boxing icon that culminated in his ouster as party president of the ruling PDP-Laban. “There is no reason to apologize,” said presidential spokesman Harry Roque, who is not a member of PDPLaban but is in the initial list of possible senatorial bets for the 2022 elections. “Everything that the President has said is part of the free market of ideas,”
he added. Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella earlier demanded an apology from Duterte for his verbal tirades against the senator, who is now in the United States to prepare for his fight against Errol Spence Jr. next month.
Puentevella, a close ally of Pacquiao, said Duterte “owes” Pacquiao an apology for insulting the lawmaker. Duterte earlier accused Pacquiao of being “punch-drunk” or exhibiting symptoms of confusion or being stupefied after the senator accused the government of losing at least P10.4 billion in public funds due to corruption. “Pacquiao is punch-drunk – you all have your cell phones so I will leave it up to you to look up its definition. To be talking about P10 billion lost from nowhere – You think COA [Commission on Audit] will allow this? You think we will allow this? That is a statement from
a guy who is punch-drunk,” he said. During Saturday’s PDP-Laban meeting that saw Pacquiao’s removal as party president, Duterte described the senator as one who “does not know anything.” “He does not even read. Pacquiao just follows whatever he is told to do,” the President said. No resources for a ‘decent’ run Meanwhile, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday said she has no resources for a “decent” presidential campaign. She said the situation was starkly different when she ran for vice president in 2016 as she was an administration candidate then.
Lakas-CMD to support HNP tandem for 2022 Review of dismissed cases vs. cops in ‘tokhang’ eyed By Maricel V. Cruz
HOUSE of Representatives Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Wednesday said the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) will fully support for the presidential and vice presidential candidates to be chosen by the party Hugpong ng Pagbabago of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Duterte-Carpio’s HNP is set to form a super coalition with other political parties in prepa- MARTIN ROMUALDEZ ration for the national and local elections in 2022. “As far as Lakas-CMD is concerned, we support the choice of HNP for the coalition’s presidential and vice presidential candidates. It’s a non-issue to us,” Romualdez, Lakas-CMD president and representative of Leyte’s first district, said. “I don’t want to preempt Mayor Sara Duterte’s prerogative and HNP. Our alliance with HNP is what has been renewed. We will take it one at a time.”
SARA DUTERTE-CARPIO
“In the case of vice presidency again, we also pledged to work with HNP in the determination of their choice,” added Romualdez, a lawyer from University of the Philippines (UP) and president of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa). Earlier, former Davao del Norte Gov. Anthony del Rosario said that parties that will enter into a coalition with HNP would have to agree that the regional party will choose its presidential and vice presidential candidates for next year’s
polls. The Lakas-CMD’s executive committee reached a consensus last month to renew its alliance with HNP. “The party also decided to renew its alliance on issues of good governance, national unity, and continued reforms for economic recovery, including the sustained campaign to defeat the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic,” Romualdez said.
By Rey E. Requejo THE Department of Justice is planning to review cases of policemen who have been cleared by the Philippine National PoliceInternal Affairs Service of liability in the deaths of drug suspects, Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday. “We will take a look at the more than 6,000 cases which are also investigated by the PNP-IAS but where the respondents were exonerated for insufficiency of evidence,” Guevarra said. Last month, the PNP-IAS submitted to the DOJ the records of 52 cases of illegal drugs operations that resulted in deaths of suspects and where certain PNP members have been held administratively accountable.
DOJ: Highest conviction rate in 2020 By Rey E. Requejo
This photo taken July 8, 2021 shows Corazon Enriquez crying in front of a body bag containing the bones of her son Rodzon, who was killed five years ago in the country’s war on drugs, after they were exhumed at a cemetery in Manila, while Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva (right) comforts her. Many of those killed during the government’s campaign against illegal drugs in recent years were put in ‘apartment’ tombs stacked meters high in jam-packed cemeteries across the sprawling capital, where a five-year lease on a rectangular concrete box costs about P5,000. AFP
“We are about to wind up with the review of 52 cases turned over to us by the PNP-IAS,” Guevarra said. “We are investigating these first 52 cases because the PNP-IAS already found administrative liability among the policemen involved,” he added. The DOJ, as part of the government’s commitment before the United Nations Human Rights Council, created last year a panel tasked to review cases involving deaths during illegal drugs operations that have taken place since 2016. Aside from the PNP, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency also submitted to the DOJ last month the records of seven cases of deaths during its operations.
THE Department of Justice has recorded an almost 50 % conviction rate of all the criminal cases it filed before various courts last year, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Wednesday. “In 2020, the DOJ’s conviction rate registered its highest at 49.46 percent. Our conviction rate in trial courts has more than doubled. In 2016, that rate stood at a measly 20.4 percent,” Guevarra said. “At the end of 2018, the year of my appointment as secretary of justice, our prosecutors had increased their convic-
tion rate to 41.74 percent,” he added. Guevarra said that as the government’s prosecution arm, it is the DOJ, through the National Prosecution Service, which ensures those who violate laws are tried in court and meted out punishment commensurate to their crimes. The Justice Secretary also said the DOJ has achieved an all-time high rate of disposition of cases handled by the NPS in 2020 at 91.19 percent, up from 87.23 percent in 2016. “The backlog rate of the NPS has considerably decreased from 49.80 percent in 2016 to just 29.5 percent in 2020,” he added.
Drug war dead exhumed as grave leases expire RODZON Enriquez’s skeletal remains are pulled out of a coffin-sized tomb in Manila and placed in a body bag. Five years after the 24-year-old was killed in the government’s drug war, the lease on his grave is expiring. Activists estimate tens of thousands of people have died since President Rodrigo Duterte ordered police to go after drug addicts and dealers in a widely-condemned campaign that has largely targeted poor men. Many of the dead were put in “apartment” tombs stacked meters high in jam-packed cemeteries across the
sprawling capital, where a five-year lease on a rectangular concrete box costs about P5,000. As leases run out, a Catholic charity is helping families unable to afford the renewal fee to retrieve the bones of their loved ones with the aim of having them cremated and put in a permanent burial site. “I don’t want his remains thrown away,” Corazon Enriquez, 63, told AFP, after her son’s bones were carried away on a stretcher by two men wearing masks, gloves and protective coats. The mother of seven had welcomed
Duterte’s promise to rid the country of drugs. “If you know of any addicts, go ahead and kill them yourself as getting their parents to do it would be too painful,” Duterte told the public soon after he was sworn into office. But Enriquez never imagined the campaign would target her own family. Rodzon, a fishing port worker who used methamphetamine to stay awake during overnight shifts, was shot dead by police in his bed weeks after Duterte took power, she said. AFP
ONE-DOSE JAB. San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora watches as a health worker
administers the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 at the FilOil Flying V Center arena on July 21, 2021. The local government has received 2,800 doses of the J&J vaccines donated by the United States government through the COVAX Facility. Manny Palmero
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It’s also being used in other nted shares aMakati, deep mutual dislike—to take the The DILG spokesman, Undersecretary are members ofof an active rebellion allowed RepreThere were people who were uneasy mother despite pleas to keep the pair mercy were not extended to mother was hospitalized on Sept. 24 and her POINT OO is dangerous to your health The great mismatch only POINT is dangerous to your health ct us school, he emerged as the youngest and number first conciliatory steps towards convincing Jon Malaya, also clarified that the total cost to participate inChina’s the business of government Mandaluyong, Rockwell, Edsa, PiRiver. 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Andhealth if that you’re olks, ROMERO ROMERO r.thout Cayabout the and doubted the first conciliatory Jon Malaya, that the total to participate in the business of government ERWIN is dangerous to your him to heed this latest Marian appeal. for the sand was actually less than P30 milwithout first giving their guns. life to conform—then we open the way for Bader Ginsburg, who came to be idolized together shows that state authorities one municipal councilor in Taguig City. and child,” said Reina Mae’s lawyer, condition worsened. Still, Reina Mae Cayetano also served as Secretary of Foreign At present, Velasco leads the House the end of December. the justice system. oneer St., Bonifacio Global City, C5, before According to SMC president and CEO death of a three-month-old from More important, from where we sit, is that him to heed this latest Marian appeal. 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So By alleging “Red-tagging”, these par30 denied the plea and ordered “But the prison authorities said they Afterward, he adefeats seat in the House asneed Now that he’s delivered hishonor salvo, TULFO Affairs inPasig Duterte Cabinet. Here, he Committee on Energy. ButMr. this body does not government think doing so iswon perfectly all right. was notattach allowed to see baby. terminating at C6. Ramon they will “not only be building the Speaker must be able toSinovac earn the trust and baby separated from her jailed But Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor or capacity lion, not the P389 million being alleged. So By alleging “Red-tagging”, these parlion, not the P389 million being alleged. So By alleging “Red-tagging”, these parof go no further than the career of the heard to any conditions to it. “striking out” are has been his incredible City. River back to health.” of CFITF has been entrusted veloped by other countries, such as Russia, of China’s leading vaccine but we hope the government and SMC can young, the River had been synonyCity. River back to health.” wrote last week, even our neighbor IndoneGroup (CNBG), 1 from Biotech veloped by other countries, such as Russia, of China’s leading vaccine enactment of Republic Act No. ght City. River back to health.” veloped by other countries, such as Russia, a subsidiary of China’s leading vaccine will be, ries if heeded. It might be a good time for sand, it really doesn’t matter whether it’s ace. were proven right. As turnover neared, Cayn 15 respect without providing any documents or women lawyers, but who also became the High against our boxing icon toexpected allow him to Duterte himself has made several times, al? Warning: PhilHealth lion, not the P389 million being alleged. So By alleging “Red-tagging”, these parReaders can write me at gbolivar1952@ isWarning: once again tacking in the other direction, where did the rest of the pesos come from? ty-listers are disclaiming any connections to representative of the lone district of TaguigERWIN managed to protect the national interests in appear to have passed any significant bill thus ERWIN that the baby be turned over to her lacked the resources. They came up of his colleagues. 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Reina Mae Nasino, aAug. human rights River died pneumonia, just the authorities had (www.manilastandard.net) Filipiernhil@yahoo.com ters and will start from Radial 10 (R10) tion that President Duterte desired. of the conglomerate San Miguel Corporacases of severe adverse effects or infection. e as TULFO Senator Manny’s clear and convincas in baseball, out. Affairs in the Duterte Cabinet. Here, he etano started to signal that he would not Committee on Energy. But this body does not Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 against which the President heads as chairman. terminating at C6. ng Rolando G. Estabillo Publisher ernhil@yahoo.com ters and will start from Radial Road 10 (R10) of the conglomerate San Miguel Corporaadverse effects or infection. ernhil@yahoo.com ters and will start from Radial Road 10 (R10) ofpiece the conglomerate San Miguel CorporaerrRussia, adverse effects or infection. City. back to health.” but we hope the government and SMC can young, the Pasig River had been synonyCity. back toSpeaker health.” neCity. River back to health.” Hospital, orpassed let Reina Mae keep River herWhatever lawyer Josalee Deinla. serviceman who had beat and Absentee Voting Act of 2003, Expanded Senior happened to that proposal? inattend Metro Manila and Taytay in Rizal province. Warning: PhilHealth Representatives seats ofERWIN Taguig City. The At least there's light atthe the end of the tunnel. addressing the Covid-19 public health US crisis. denly suspended the Congressional session ernhil@yahoo.com Lawyers (NUPL) pleaded cannot quietly sit in one corner Almost certainly, the best test of ghtthe wake and funeral of bill her R.A. No.11524 ishuman aprobably of worker for Kadamay, says she didn’t overvictory three months old. andwith Though Inexpressway time, Alan will come uig- the managed topollution. national interests Strike 1protect was appear toand have any significant thus ERWIN honor the term-sharERWIN ing over Spence [thatthe he] The isPeter expected to provide anin ern an ounce of Errol Spence a defended fighter in hisand prime, Pacquiao party president, untilin a Former Chief Justice Reynato S.Jr., Puno Board Member &his Chief Legal Adviser was sit down discuss the terms of reference mous (with) Many Filipinos have wn ManilaStandard No timetable has been set for the project, so many decades, even when I was No timetable has been set for the project, outgoing Speaker his For so many decades, even when I was to November 16, in the process placing No timetable has been set for the project, “For so many decades, even when I was doras we can be accessed at: PAREX will stretch a total of 19.4 kilomeWe're talking about the project proposal inside the jail where they could be Reina Mae’s mother fought Honor Blanco Cabie Night E strangled a Filipino transgender was Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor court to either let the mother and her Jail barangay, whether a piece of legislation is a d, they to realize that his decision to not honor his If the court and ence recidivistic legislation. Those who and later that same day, the international community while striving to daughter—but far to advance the interests of the energy sector. called against is dangerous to your health ing agreement with POINT OF know she was pregnant when she On Tuesday, a court granted alternative and faster access to the business lso TULFO once again boost Filipino pride all TULFO TULFO 11 years younger in a punishing sport faction loyal to Mr. Duterte ousted him manilastandard.net to get it but off the ground as soon as possible. long wanted totheclean itbeen and revive it, bring heeach Anita F. Grefal Treasury Manager wife’s candidacies forher both Taguig House jeopardy the timely national-budget compleONLINE but we hope the government and SMC can g, the Pasig River had synonybut we hope the government and SMC can ng, the Pasig River had been synonydecency and allowed we hope the government and SMC can young, Pasig River had been synonyIndoneernhil@yahoo.com ters and will start from Radial Road 10 (R10) of the conglomerate San Miguel CorporaJimbo Owen Gulle City Edi Chin Wong/Ray S. Eñano Associate Editors h term-sharing agreement with Rep. Velasco is provided with natal care facilities. for the right of daughter and allowed to walk free after serving good law or a bad law is whether maintain cordial relations with other countries. baby stay longer at Fabella Memorial We understand that Velasco was offered Cayetano, not Rep. Velasco. 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Editor Eñano Associate Editors and authorities nearly every eased by a presidential maintained different residences, with each term-sharing agreement with Rep. Velasco is provided for the right of her daughter and allowed to walk free after serving Rodrigo Duterte. gry, overly ambitious and who is anything Rolando G. Estabillo Publisher o suc-Baldwin Cayetano. Strike 3 and will abepart out. The IS truePangco what they say that the kind Legislative all a myth. a IT for-coconut-farmers fund be the coconut levy washe not of the R. Felipe Head—Ad Solutions Rolando Lino G. M.Estabillo Santos Publisher Chief Photographer and Editor of US helicopters were made available the trustworthy. streets andbranches openingis commercial of them residing in different parts of Legal their worstJoyce decision he Pañares has made News in hisRolando polit- G. With the successful campaigns of Alan, ation pleading for her daughter’s release, pardon, no less. but Estabillo Publisher Rolando G. Estabillo Publisher These pleadings were rejected. granddaughter to remain together, only five years and 10 months of Board Member & Chief Adviser hief Justice Reynato S. Puno he Filquestion is, what will The Honorable Genof politics we high have in this country necis no such thing in this democratconsidered truly representative er Chief Justice Reynato S. Internal Puno Board Member & Chief Legal Adviser the National Revenue Code, Adelle Chua Opinion Editor Honor Blanco Cabie Taguig Night City Editorhad There Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor his wife The 2earthquake struck for search and rescue not only in M. Valmorida Circulation Manager city. Their argument law students ical career, whose point his when being andalso his brother, Strike 1 and Strike have been called Honor Blanco Cabie Nightestablishments. Editor Ramonchito L. was Tomeldan Managing Editor ynato S.S.Puno Board Member & Chief Legal Adviser ynato Puno Board Member &sent Chief Legal Adviser JailEdgar but to no avail. If a convicted killer could be oming Lawyers asked that Reina Mae sending photos and letters to the his 10-year sentence, his flight the to tleman from Taguig City do for Strike 3? Anita F. Grefal Treasury Manager essarily reflects the character of our ic land of ours. Look at the way the two Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor the farmers have no representation Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor Chin S. Eñano Associate Editors effectively the collected funds belonged the G.selected in the early afternoon andAlan lasted for Baguio-Benguet but throughout Anita Grefal Manager scurrying to F. the FamilyTreasury Code of theto PhilasPublisher aWong/Ray major political party’s candidate Rolando Estabillo become Cayetano City. And let against now-former Speaker Peter Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor Chin Wong/Ray S. Eñano Associate EditorsEditorial The hospital where Reina Mae shown some compassion and human Anita F.F.Grefal Treasury Manager Anita Grefal Treasury Manager be allowed to express breast milk and authorities nearly every week freedom eased by a presidential Emil P. Jurado Chairman Emeritus, Board society. It is also equally true that the House leaders defer to the President. Baldwin R. Felipe Head—Ad Solutions Lino M. Santos Chief Photographer therein? Joyce Pangco Pañares News Editor Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor Chin Wong/Ray S. Eñano Associate Editors Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor Chin Wong/Ray S. Eñano Associate Editors private-sector people who paid it, i.e., and R. toFelipe the jurisprudence on the for this country’s Joyce second-highest position.News Editor Cordillera Administrative Region. about 56 Strike seconds. Scores al Adviser ippines us not forget Alan’s Pia, who sucCayetano. 3 and he willofbebuildings out. The IT IS true what they say that the kind Baldwin Head—Ad Solutions Linosister, M. Santos Chief Photographer Pangco Honorwhy Blanco Cabie NightPañares Editor Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor kindness, ae theR.R. gave birth recommended the baby were Reina M strengths and weaknesses of ourand pol- be of them thatHotel they will given access lactation pleading for admitted her release, pardon, nowe less. Adelle Chua Opinion Editor dwin Felipe Head—Ad Solutions The assumption implicit inPresident R.A. No. dwin Felipe Head—Ad Solutions Lino M. Santos Chief Edgar Valmorida Circulation Manager meaning of the family home. Joyce Pangco Pañares News Editor Linoreturned M. Santos ChiefPhotographer Photographer That decision clearly displeased of theM.coconut farmers. Joyce Pangco Pañares News Editor cessfully to to the clean Senate. The Fil- Both question is, what will daughter’s The Honorable GenThese helicopters were also necused were toppled. The Hyatt along of politics have in this country Adelle Chua Opinion Editor Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor Chin Wong/Ray S. Eñano Associate Editors M. Valmorida Circulation itics are essentially theOpinion strengths and facilities follow his orders. This says a Strike lot. of 3?the to her infant denied thepreceding same? anch beEdgar kept with her mother, said Deinla. To the great consternation andManager disgust President Duterte—the broker of the agree11524, as in the coconut inside Manila City Jail but to no avail. ipino people now the had Cayetanos coming If a convicted killer could be tleman from Taguig Citywas do forone Those who had been expecting that Adelle Chua Editor Adelle Chua Opinion Editor bring needed supplies to isolated south drive which essarily reflects the character of our M. Circulation Manager M.Valmorida Valmorida Circulation Manager Lino M. Santos ChiefP.Photographer Joyce Pangco Pañares News Editor Emil Chairman Emeritus, Editorial Board weaknesses ofclearly our society asJurado well. InThe a very unusual Congressional of Filipino people, Comelec accepted ment —who wanted nothing to stand in the industry laws, is that Filipino thethelatest law would provide for the Female Dormitory. hospital where Reina Mae shown some compassion and human communities and evacuate the biggest was completely destroyed, society. It is also equally true that the P. Jurado Chairman Emeritus, Editorial Board Adelle Chua Opinion Editor the argument approved of approval by P. Congress ofor the In timely the end, whether we likeofEmil itdoing not, TOURISTS in Celebrity Sports in selves abide the conditions coconut farmers areEmil incapable Chairman Emeritus, Editorial Board Emil P.Jurado Jurado Chairman Emeritus, Editorial Board whoby flock to Baguio return of cashof- Cayetano or shares and in the stocks way wounded. Transport also taking many lives. This was Plaza strengths and ofwere ourae poland JudgetoMarivic Balisi-Umali of of the meeting gave birth recommended the same baby kindness, whyweaknesses wereplanes Reina M his and his wife’s candidacy. Many cyniGeneral Appropriations Act for 2021. we deserve the kind of government that nowadays Quezon City last Monday, Lord Allan what has been stipulated upon when a good job of managing their personal can only see the many multiofCOVID-19 the business enterprises acquired iticsinfant are essentially the strengths and made available to evacuate nonresidents with the Nevada Hotel at the old Emil P. Jurado Chairman Emeritus, Editorial Board her denied the same? Manila Regional Trial Court Branch be kept with her mother, said Deinla. transmission remains the cal Filipinos believed that the Duterte-apMore thanwith that,theinkind deciding to renegewe we have of politicians Velasco was elected House Speaker and
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This demonstrates, beyond orate, solemn and ceremonial because officials as the dawning of a new day we have with the kind of politicians we rise again from the devastation time came for inspection on the third building at Hilltop. That building did gry, overly ambitious and who is anything primary goal, but we cannot let the situakind and Legislative is allindustry. aand myth. Alanbranches Petercoconut Cayetano Lord brought doubt, the legitimacy of Velasco’s the President country was a any forbetween the Philippine vote into public office. by ofthethe 7.7 magnitude but trustworthy. day. Everybody scrambled to go meet not initially go down but did after a tion paralyze education of our youth. necThere is no such thing in this democratAllan It should ended election. Eventhe Alan Peter Cayetano was witness to the document It Strike is nothing the Itbeen ishave just an example thisgoing is what 1Velasco. and of Strike 2sort. havenot called earthquake onagreement. July 16, A1990. That The herAatvery the good airport. Since of I was to strong aftershock whose lies magnitude enrollment of children within our ic land of ours. Look at the way the two the way it did, if only the term-sharing forced to accept reality. was even signed. So, it was not only a the against now-former Speaker Alan Peter old dog with a new collar. What the just happened inMansion the Speakership row earthquake killed about 1,900 people discretion of parents and children. brief her at the House, I did was 6.3. grapthe House leaders defer to will thewithout President. agreement was honored What happened in the camps of the handshake that sealed the dealthe which Cayetano. Strike 3 and he be out. The IT IS true what they say that kind and Legislative branches is all a myth. Philippine coconut farmers need isthem a between Alan Peter Cayetano Lord let me emphasize that educain Baguio and nearby provinces and However, not go. When she arrived, Iand was the c, our polBoth of them admitted that they will having to fight it out. The squabbling two Alans also gave us an opportunity question is, what will The Honorable Genof politics we have in this country necThere ismeet no such inshe thisstepped democrattion still holds prime importance in the AllantoVelasco. It thing should not have ended new dog with a new collar. injured thousands more. first her when out rry on and follow his orders. says lot.last3? between the twoThis camps cou- essarily reflects the character of our lives to compare the contrasting leadership tleman from Taguig City do in forathe Strike of children. ic Look atthe theterm-sharing waythat the two theland wayof itours. did, if only As a result, many packed their hrough of her vehicle and suggested the People don’t seem In a very unusual Congressional ple of weeks was embarrassing to say styles of the two House leaders. Former AS THE country continues to grapAs Congress continues to discuss the society. It isand alsorelocated equally true that the House leaders defer to the President. agreement was honored without them Depart- implemented by the DepEd. While we belongings somewhere briefing be outside the building due to tobudget, recall that not, in Certainly, Celebrity itSports Plaza in the least. damaged the repSpeaker Cayetano, ason farfateful I cangovernsee, is ple with the COVID-19 pandemic, our 2021 I call toas the by the conditions of meeting The doctrine ofofproperties the native selves await to forabide the development of a cure and strengths andalso weaknesses our polBoth oftothem admitted that theyAfter will having fight it out. The squabbling else. Many sold their the constant strong aftershocks. educational system strives to carry on ment to provide the necessary support utation of the House. the consummate political operator and that has to been whento Quezon City last Monday, Lord Allan learn- what vaccine this stipulated COVID-19,upon we have between two camps in the last couitics are essentially thepowers strengths and follow histhe orders. Thisinstructions says a lot. day anymore separation of and people with a lot cash were able the briefing, she gave to all providing education toofstudents through to the alternative learning Considering a congressman’s a go-getter. These traits are modalities necessary we of theadapt was electedthat House Speaker and timetocomes for normal, the agreement to be ion the new and if we are Velasco ple of weeks was embarrassing tosenior say weaknesses of our society as well. In a very unusual Congressional to buy real estate properties well below the cabinet members and other various learning modalities. The Departimplemented by the DepEd. While we is a myth in this is only ratified three years, term-sharif one wants to go far and survive the dules, fulfilled. officially last the Tuesday at to adapt to the new normal, we cannot wasterm the least. Certainly, it damaged the repIn the end, whether we like it or not, meeting in Celebrity Sports Plaza in selves to abide by the conditions of prevailing market prices. ment of Education provided alternative await government officials who were there. the development of country. a cure and where set asidecase, the fact thateven students agreement didofnot make we rough for political jungle in this what Session Hall ofinthe2019 House RepreIn this it was moreneed elab-to theing country. utation ofCity the House. deserve the kind of government that Quezon last Monday, Lord Allan what has been stipulated upon when modes of education—the modular learnvaccine to this COVID-19, we have to Today things are entirely different. Everyone, including myself, was given Buildings also went down at the classes continue learning. While the budget re- COVID-19 transmission remains the sense. Those inmore brokLord Allan Velasco, on the othin much new variants whichinvolved may be row orate, sentatives. This demonstrates, beyond solemn and ceremonial because Considering that House a congressman’s we the kind ofdistribution politiciansthat we was elected Speaker and inghave which involves theeverywhere of adapt to the new for normal, and if wezone. thehand, time comes the agreement toare be Velasco There is with construction their marching orders. Loakan processing radio, mains open for amendments, I urge our primary goal, but we cannot let the situatransmissible, harder to treat, or worse, ering the deal should have known that er isexport low key and prefers to Lord any doubt, the legitimacy of Velasco’s the President of the country was a term is only three years, the term-sharprinted copies of self-learning modules, to adapt to the new normal, we cannot vote into public office. was officially ratified last Tuesday at fulfilled. city seems to be running out of operate legislators to take tion She then took me aside and requested The destruction wasdoes not not limited to paralyze the education of our youth. resistant tonature, vaccines. human being it is, split- the quietly. He speak ded witness to the agreement. Even Alan Peterwhat Cayetano was document election. and the blended/online learning where set aside the fact that students need to ing agreement in 2019 did not make A very good example of this is what the Session Hall of the House of RepreIn this case, it was even more elabinto Aconsideration space to build. When the earthquake The enrollment of children lies within that I go check what happened to commercial as residential There is no room ting three years for for twocomplacency Speakers will should more than hebuildings has to. When he was have enough between two ring was even signed. So,the forced to accept reality. students willbeen bein able to attend classes learning. the budget reit was a the muchhouses. sense.This Those involved inbeyond brokjust happened the Speakership row continue sentatives. demonstrates, needsnot of only the edorate, nominated solemn andWhile ceremonial because discretion ofagainst parentsCOVID-19 and children. struck, I was about three months into their I was able to comply the houses were also destroyed. All the here. The fight has end up not satisfying either of the two being last Monday, there honorable people. There was a signed except that classes are done via radio, mains open for amendments, I urge our hem What happened in the camps of the handshake that sealed the deal which ering the deal should have known that us remain ucation sector, espe- However, between Alan Peter Cayetano and Lord any doubt, the legitimacy of Velasco’s let me emphasize that educathe President of the country was a my tour as provincial commander of following day and reported to her that roads leading to Baguio were initially proved to be difficult and wearisome, shownalso in the political we just document. was a lot of talk about bringing television, or online legislators to back take ing twoasAlans gave us an drama opportunity cially those teachers tion human nature,Alan beingPeter whatCayetano it is, splitstill must holdsnot prime importance inwith the Allan Velasco. should have ended the was witness to the agreement. Afirst document t and Benguet whichItSpeaker at that not time included there wereEven no damages. The hardest part closed. Naguilian was the tothe be election. butwitnessed. we get comfortable platforms. into consideration What can one really do in 15 dignity and the lost glory of When former Cayetano susouto compare the contrasting leadership and students belong- lives ting three years reality. for two Speakers will of children. the way it did, if only the term-sharing forced to accept was even signed. So, it was not only a Baguio City. After spending a stressful ourorvaccination statistics, muchFormer soreminds with of the search and rescue was dealing with opened Whether followed his by Since the thesession begin- for about a month House. the Marcos needs demeanor of highway the ed21 months? The agreement quiet erate. pended ing in poor income say of the twocontinues House leaders. end up not satisfying either of theoftwo AS THE past country tocountry grap- styles Asrising Congress to discuss the agreement was honored without them What happened in the camps the handshake that sealed the deal serve which Let us remain IN THE few continues weeks, theand ningin ofthe classes, we of Kalinga-Apayao year province ucation sector, espethe number of cases and new grieving relatives of those who died. a couple of weeks later. Kennon Road me of the ritual during every election and new leadership style will families those last October 6 which in the light of epSpeaker Cayetano, as far as I can see, is ple with the COVID-19 pandemic, our 2021 budget, I call on to the governas shown in the political drama we just The doctrine of the having to fight it out. The squabbling two Alans also gave us an opportunity have seen students cially those teachers has made strides in its vaccination pro-I variants. Experts reported that the delta also as the provincial commander, The Hyatt Hotel was an example. After remained closed for months due to in far-flung areas. ofconsummate candidates anoperator agreement months bepatient and him well in the remaining what happened last Monday and Tueseducational system strives to carry on ment to provide signing the necessary support political andfor between witnessed. What can one really do in 15 and teachers alike and belongthethat two camps in would the last as couto compare the survivor contrasting gram against COVID-19. According to the variant s more ransm ss bonly emodalities han o hseparation powers Iday, thought Benguet be a fore urge the legislators finding the last afterleadership about 17 majorthelandslides thatstudents buried dozens fair honest elections, to violate 2022 elections, we will have could only be interpreted a providing educationof to students through to the and alternative learning an’s a go-getter. These traits are necessary or 21 months? The agreement reminds considerate. sharing their plightembarrassing ing inforeign poor income the of Health, than implemented ple of weeks was to say to styles of the two House leaders.members Former er it. varWhy? an s Because and n exno reme cases more of the various to Department funnel adequate funds The tomore education rest and recreation assignment. I took was days, explaining to family of people. The first rescue candidate wants to wait and see. learning modalities. Departpreemptive strike, the President by the DepEd. While we is a myth in this harife one wants to hgoAmer far and the me of the ritual during election in adapting to these it damaged the repfamilies of andthe those 9topercent ofexisting the population has been await the least. Certainly, Speaker Cayetano, far every ascould I can see,go is eat for ment address and future problems ha for Inthe Sou caofsurvive The mistaken. Little did I realize that that the search and as rescue not todoctrine arrive were 13th end up being cheated. In his first speech as thethe House of Education provided alternative development ahere cure have and notice because the new learning mo-move had the poten- volunteers in far-flung areas. I ake rough political jungle inambda” this country. of candidates signing an agreement for country. given their first dose of the COVID-19 r stu- modes and make learning a sustainable activity been repor s of h s “ var an utation of the House. the consummate political operator and the next several months would be of education—the modular learnvaccine to this COVID-19, we have to on forever was heart wrenching. Yet, for United States Air Force personnel If we try to go deeper, it is not really Speaker, he made some promises about tial of delaying separationurge of powers dalities. I agree the thatpassage of the 2021 the legislators fair and honest elections, only to violate okLord Allan on the othrvices ing while in That quarantine. vaccine. equates more than of 10 adapt des gna ed as aVelasco, var anof what of eres by Considering thatin athecongressman’s aall go-getter. These traits aremoments necessary which involves thetodistribution tosimple the new normal, and nifis we are the busiest of my entire government the hard work, there were of from Clark followed by the British that because at stake. change, service andfunds unity. He has and 21 government budget. He told the House pursuing education middle of the to funnel adequate to education it. Why? Because no candidate wantsthe to hat er hand, is low key and prefers to com- printed Thecopies responsibility of supporting the million individuals with some protecis atomyth inand this Wor to d Hea hcontrol Organ za funds on cannot term isuncertain only three years, thetheir term-sharif one wantswhen to gowefarwere and able survive of self-learning modules, toheadapt the new normal, we service. The search and rescue, the Ambition and of are but months fulfill these promises. Whethsatisfaction to help Japanese. The 13th Air Force personnel pandemic is quite a challenging feat for to address existing future problems in no terms to get act toyears and education ofthe ourvirus. children does not sole- set end uppolitical being cheated. plitoperate quietly. He does not speak tion against the blended/online learning where aside that students ing 2019 did jungle in this country. reconstruction kept bothagreement education providers and formake stulearning activity country. two of the thehefact many reasons whyneed istonot recovery er hemake can pull thema sustainable off and change the some families. were coincidentally conducting an rough gether or heand willin be forced tonot make his and ose of should lyDespite depend on DepEd. As say, If we try to goVelasco, deeper, iton is not really will more than hasWhile to. When heit was it they does notit continue have been enough between two students willthis betheprogress, able to attend classes learning. the budget remuch sense. Those involved in brokLord Allan othdents alike. For one, internet services while in quarantine. everyone on their toes. easy to let go of power once acquired. pork barrel politics, which the House is Unlike the first few yearsis the after the Inspector General inspection in John own move. With that, he showed who ail the takes a village to raise a child. Hence, that simple because of what at stake. two honorable being nominated last Monday, there mean that we can let our guard down. was via a signed except thatpeople. classesThere are done radio, mains open for amendments, I urge our provided by telecommunications comThere is no room The responsibility of supporting the ering the deal should have known that er hand, is low key and prefers to For the first time, I witnessed A gentlemen’s agreement, as we all known to live by, to something honore, the earthquake when there was a lot of Hay and were directed to make an I also call on our telecommunications the real Boss is. He demonstrated that Ambition and control of funds are but Just this orweek, just document. bringing television, onlinethe DOH reported was a lot of talk about legislators to back take panies in the country, for many years education of our children does not solehuman nature, being what it is, splitoperate quietly. He does not speak in far companies to immediately address ex- for an entire city population go into understand, means that two honorable able, would be something that we all doubt thereasons city could the so-called doctrine of separation of initial assessment of the damages. complacency here. two ofwhether the many why get it isback not the presence delta variant cases into n 15 platforms. dignity and the lost consideration glory of the When formerofproblems Speaker Cayetano sus-of theand now,three have not attwo par Speakers with those of ly depend on DepEd. Asbetween they say,two it ting years for will more than he has to. When he was isting internet and assertively should have been enough distinguished persons bind themwould like to the see. some kind of been athe shock. People were powers between Executive, Judicial on its feet, Baguio is again thriving They came to me for coordination easy to let go of power once acquired. Since the beginthe needs of the edCOVID-19 in the country. The Nationother countries. Hence, many bewail the inds takes a village to raise a child. Hence, session a month chools pended explorethe options thatfor canabout lead to the nec- House. Whether his quiet demeanor end upand not satisfying either oforder the two nominated last Monday, there honorable people. There was a signed numb The firstworse, of Iand economically. people don’t andtelecommunications as a result, I was being Let us remain ning of classes, weimprovements ucation espeA gentlemen’s But agreement, as weseem all alessary Capital which experienced intermittent scared. connection or the alsoassistance call on our tionfor last and new leadership stylesector, will serve October 6 which in the light of ult andRegion, drastic in teleas shown in the political drama we just was a lot of talk about bringing document. business therefore wasespecially to get theincity to remembermeans that fateful day.honorable Theback city designated toasimmediately the point man between have seen students cially teachers lack of reliable signal far companies a communications significant decline inpatient the number of himG well address exunderstand, that two ven inh the s scenar o those I sad y agree forthe what remaining months bever in the country. and happened lastservices Monday and Tueswitnessed. What can one really do in 15 isting andcommemorate the lost glory the former Speaker Cayetano sus- the back some semblance of normality and teachers alike and students belongdoes not even at all. theWhen Philippine and US Government flung to areas. internet problems and assertively cases incall the only past months, has begun reand dignity distinguished persons bindit of themhaconsiderate res 2022 r c ons mus bewe putroubles n phave ace m I also on the to as allow ofelections, the possible exlatehas day, the will could begovernment interpreted a fore or 21 months? The agreement reminds House. Whether his quiet demeanor considerate. pended the session for about a month sharing their plight ing in poor income like collecting garbage, cleaning Secondly, the remoteness of schools explore options that can lead to the necThe tragedy seems so distant. efforts. In less than 24 hours, scores cording an increasing number of cases aga n for sake and Westudents. canno more infrastructure projects, particularperienced both teachers tsyears to preemptive wait andeveryone’s see. byfamilies strike, the President took to me the ritual during election in to these and those last October 6 which in the in light fromofcommunities makesevery it difficult for essary and drastic improvements tele-of and new leadership style will serve inlyadapting the past few days. Meanwhile, the ational notice thebecause building of necessary roads and e a h rd wave beg n n he coun ryof Let us extend our support, instead In his first speech as the House the move had the potennew learning moin far-flung areas. I both students and teachers to deliver the of candidates signing an agreement for him well in the remaining months becommunications services in the country. what happened last Monday and TuesIATF eased someareas of the restrictions ally bridges in remote in the provinces, aspulling down efforts. end wha he Mex cothese s exper encAtngthe now ally in dalities. made some promises about offacilitate delaying the passageofofeducational the 2021 Speaker, I agree that necessary modules. This problem has urge the legislators I also call on the government to allow considerate of the possible we troubles exfair and honest elections, only to violate fore elections, will ened have day, could only be interpreted as a re dif- tial to the delivery of the day, what aisways important that we as many provinces in the country have change, Preven on has beenishas be 21 er c a d s anc ng n marke s ma s pub c and we -ven a ed spaces Hence po - var anthea 2022 bay by steachers a so now hrea ake. andfunds unity.without budget. told the House actually been existing for many years pursuing education inHe the middle of the to overcome more infrastructure projects, particularfunnelservice adequate toHe education perienced both and students. it. Why? Because no candidate wants to to wait and see. dents. government materials, goods, and services. this pandemic posing preemptive strike, the President took been placed under apublic less stringent han cure ranspor a lack on parks her pub c clyesthe shou d be rev ewed by ambdaour varsupport, an W instead h h s ofnbut in months to fulfill these Whethnow.upThe of roadsand ando educational building of necessary and pandemic is quite a challenging feat foran to LetInhusshis extend address existing andpromises. future problems noThis uncertain terms to get their act toculate pandemic inevitably makes detrimental on end being cheated. first speech as the notice because thespen moves gn hadfroads the potenquarantine classification. Hence I s and rongairreversible ysustainable urge heeffects pubthe c p aces Apar from m ng he number Of en we have can me s gh I urge he governmen o ac House more facilities in far-flung areas, especially in bridges in remote areas in the provinces, pulling down these efforts. At the end both education providers and for stuand make learning activity not er he can pull them off and change orthe hethe willlearning beand forced to make his learn- gether impact to habits and delta, learnthe well-being of the people and sociIf we try to go deeper, it is not really Speaker, he made some promises about From alpha now to the tial of delaying the passage of the 2021 espec a y he you h and hose be ongof peop e here shou d be adequa e f dr bb ng he ba o see how o go abou sw f y and cons s en y o preven The sea beckons the provinces, makes it all the more difto facilitate the delivery of educational of the day, what is important is that weodents alike. 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RED WADING HOOD. This photo taken on July 20 shows people wading through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou in China’s central Henan province. AFP
BEIJING -- A manicured hand touches the train carriage window as a brown swirl of floodwater squeezes up against the tunnel outside -- one of many scenes of desperation from an underground tragedy shared Wednesday across a stunned Chinese social media. At least 12 died and five others were injured in the subway flood, according to city authorities, as water coursed below ground on Tuesday evening in Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province. Social media platform Weibo and local media outlets carried fragments of the horror -- video posts seemingly made as a final testimony -- of chest-high and rising water inside carriages as lights went out on the city’s ‘Line Five’ during the commuter rush hour. Videos showed platforms submerged by a fast-flowing muddy deluge, while inside commuters - some bemused, others terrified - stood as the water rose ominously around them, knocking the power
out and forcing parents to hold up their children. One video showed a woman’s hand with painted nails, gently pushing at the carriage window, a stirring sign of incredulity at the surging water level outside - a moment of dread before the inevitable breach of the carriage doors. “Water was leaking from the cracks in the door, more and more of it, all of us who could, stood on the subway seats,” another woman said on Weibo. She was making her way home around 5 p.m. on Tuesday when her train halted between two stations close to the city centre. Another user on Weibo recounted being forced back into a carriage after failed attempts to evacuate. “In the half-hour that, followed the water level became higher and higher inside the train, from our ankles to our knees to our necks.” “The power went out. Half an hour later it got hard to breathe.” AFP
Cases surge, Delta wreaks havoc globally Flood-battered J Germany AKARTA—Indonesia, Iran and France were suffering alarming surges in coronavirus cases Tuesday, as governments raced to vaccinate populations in a bid to outpace the highlycontagious Delta variant wreaking havoc across the globe.
The new cases come as the head of the Olympics admitted Tuesday he suffered “sleepless” nights leading up to the Tokyo Games, due to open Friday and already
marred by outbreaks. Nearly 3.7 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered globally, but most shots have been given in wealthier countries while poorer nations badly lag in the race to inoculate. And the highly-transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India, is sweeping the globe, driving new outbreaks in Europe and Asia, especially among the unvaccinated, with more than four million dead from the virus since the start of the pandemic. Indonesia has seen its caseload spin out of control, overtaking India and Brazil as a global coronavirus hotspot and hitting new daily record of more than 1,300 deaths on Monday. Authorities have banned large crowds, including at traditional events during
Jeff Bezos says ‘awestruck’ by Earth’s beauty WASHINGTON—Jeff Bezos said the “most profound” aspect of his brief journey to space was the spectacular view he saw of Earth, which left him amazed by its beauty and fragility. “Every astronaut who’s been up into space, they say that it changes them ... they look at it and they’re kind of amazed and awestruck by the Earth and its beauty, but also by its fragility, and I can vouch for that,” he told reporters after Blue Origin’s first crewed flight. He added that while the atmosphere appeared to be “so big” from the surface, when you get above it “you see is it’s actually incredibly thin, it’s this tiny little fragile thing, and as we move about the planet we’re damaging it. “It’s one thing to recognize that intellectually, it’s another thing to actually see with your own eyes.” The company released footage of Manila Standard the newly minted astronauts performTODAY ing somersaults in near zero gravity and throwing Skittles which Dutch teen Oliver Daemen caught in his mouth. “We had a great time, it was wonderful,” added Wally Funk, who at 82 has become the oldest astronaut. “I want to go again -- fast!” she added. The crew took a number of mementos with them for the 10-minute trip, including a piece of fabric from the Wright brothers’ first plane, a bronze medallion made from the first hot air balloon flight in 1783, and a pair of goggles that belonged to Amelia Earhart. AFP
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the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival that often feature the sacrifice of livestock, and urged the public not to gather for acts of religious worship. In the capital Jakarta, some heeded an official request not to go inside mosques but instead gathered to pray on nearby roads, while residents in Bandung laid out their prayer mats in alleyways. The rules made for a non-traditional holiday for some. “I usually get together with family for a meal at Eid,” said Pringgo Trikusumo, who lives near Jakarta. “But this year is very different. I’m not seeing relatives and I can’t go anywhere.” - Iran ‘fifth wave’ Much of Southeast Asia is currently reeling under a coronavirus surge, as the Delta variant wreaks havoc on nations
struggling with vaccine rollout capabilities. Philippines has warned of a looming case explosion after it detected the Delta variant, while Thailand on Tuesday placed more than 12 million people under a partial, two-week lockdown. Singapore, which has avoided the worst of the pandemic, said Tuesday it would limit the size of gatherings and ban dining in restaurants after a spike in locally transmitted cases linked to karaoke bars and a fishing port. About a third of Vietnam’s 100 million people were put under stay-home orders Monday. Iran, which has suffered the deadliest outbreak in the Middle East, has been gripped by what authorities warned would be a “fifth wave” driven by Delta. AFP
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BERLIN—Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet will huddle Wednesday to approve a massive relief package to rebuild German regions destroyed in historic flooding and better protect them in future. A week into the region’s worst flooding disaster in living memory, which has killed at least 169 people in Germany and 200 in Europe, the right-left “grand coalition” government will unblock aid for demolished homes, businesses and vital infrastructure. With the damage estimated in the billions of euros, Merkel told reporters on a visit to the badly hit medieval town of Bad Muenstereifel on Tuesday that Berlin would come through to help in the short and long term. “This was flooding that surpassed our imagination when you see the destruction it wrought,” Merkel told reporters after touring what the Bild daily called the “apocalyptic” wreckage of the 17,000-strong community in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state. She said ministers would clear the way for emergency assistance for citizens who had suffered losses and do everything in their power “so that the money is with people fast”. “I hope it will be a matter of days,” she said, noting that she had met local victims “left with nothing but the FLOCKS AT MOSQUE. Birds fly over Jama Masjid during the Eid al-Adha festival, the feast of sacrifice in New Delhi on clothes on their backs”. July 21. AFP The stopgap aid will be suppleCYAN MAGENTA BLACK mented by YELLOW a longer-term reconstruction fund financed by the federal government and “solidarity contributions” from all 16 of Germany’s reWASHINGTON -- In a speech earlier this Robert Rowland, a professor of communi- fining competition” with countries such gional states, she said. month, US President Joe Biden slipped a cation studies at the University of Kansas, as China that “believe autocracy is the Merkel was joined on the visit by phrase into a major address on infrastruc- told AFP, contrasting Biden’s style to the future.” NRW premier Armin Laschet, head “Democracy is more capable,” Biden ture spending with a bit of a laugh, call- bombast of predecessor Donald Trump. of her Christian Democratic Union “The long-term effect is to say: ‘Look, said -- in his view, capable of being ining it a “boring speech” but “an important I may be boring, but I am actually produc- novative, of fighting climate change, of speech.” and the frontrunner in the race to sucbringing prosperity to the most citizens Boring but important sort of sums up the ing real results’.” ceed her as chancellor after a general On Tuesday, when the 78-year-old possible. veteran Democrat’s game plan, six months election on September 26. The former US senator believes that the after moving into the White House: focus Biden brought his cabinet together to Laschet called for the rescue on substance, not style, to rebuild Ameri- mark six months in office, he reiterated road to prosperity comes with spending funds to reach victims “unbureaucan prosperity and restore the country to a some of the key themes of his presidency, -- big spending on “hard” infrastructure cratically and as fast as possible”, which he has been hammering home since projects such as roads, bridges, and broadcentral role in global politics. pledging to double Berlin’s assisband internet, but also on health care, edu“Biden essentially is trying to get all January. tance with a cash injection from his He said the United States was in a “de- cation, and childcare. AFP the emotional energy out of our politics,” own state budget. AFP
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Roiled Haiti swears in new premier Henry PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti’s new prime minister Ariel Henry took office Tuesday in the aftermath of the president’s assassination two weeks ago, pledging to improve the country’s dire security and to organize long-delayed elections. Henry was installed as head of a new government in an attempt to stabilize a country on the brink of chaos since the murder of president Jovenel Moise at his residence in the early hours of July 7. The swearing-in of Henry, who was named to the post by Moise days before his death, was seen as a key step towards holding elections as demanded by many Haitians and the international community. After the president was killed by armed commandos, acting prime minister Claude Joseph declared a “state of siege” and said he was in charge, launching a power tussle in the vio-
lence-wracked, impoverished Caribbean nation. “One of my priority tasks will be to reassure the people that we will do everything to restore order and security,” Henry said Tuesday to Haiti’s population of 10 million people. “This is one of the main issues that the president wanted me to tackle, because he understood that it was a necessary step if we were to succeed in his other concern of organizing credible, honest, transparent and inclusive elections.” The inauguration ceremony in Portau-Prince was preceded by solemn tributes to Moise, including speeches, dancing and music on a stage set with bouquets of white flowers and a giant portrait of the assassinated president. Haitian authorities, with the help of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, are still investigating the murky motives for Moise’s assassination. AFP
ANNIVERSARY PROTEST. Protesters clash with police officers during a rally in the Kadikoy district in Istanbul on July 20, called to mark on the anniversary of the 2015 suicide attack that killed 31 people in the southern Turkish town of Suruc. It was one of Turkey’s deadliest attacks in recent years, and the first time the government directly accused the Islamic State group of carrying out an act of terror on local soil. AFP
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HE stock market slumped for the fourth straight day Wednesday, with optimism over the global economy and concerns about the fast-spreading Delta variant fueling volatility.
The Philippine Stock Exchange sank 110.99 points, or 1.7 percent, to 6,476.21 on a value turnover of P5.9 billion. Losers overwhelmed gainers, 167 to 45, with 41 issues unchanged. Banks led decliners after Fitch Ratings revised on Tuesday the outlook on the long-term issuer default rating of the country’s six biggest domestic banks to negative from stable following a similar downward revision in the outlook of the Philippines on July 12. Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. of the Ty Group, the second-biggest lender in terms of assets, fell 4.3 percent to P44.10, while BDO Unibank Inc., the
largest bank, dropped 4.1 percent to P104.10. JG Summit Holdings Inc. of the Gokongwei Group shed 4.6 percent to P58.20, while Jollibee Foods Corp., the biggest fast-food chain, declined 3.1 percent to P204. The rest of the Asian equity markets struggled to maintain early gains Wednesday and were mixed in later trade despite a strong rebound in New York. Investor confidence—built on months of vaccinations, and vast government and central bank support—has been knocked in recent weeks by surging infections around the world that have forced new lockdowns and containment measures while putting the global recovery at risk. That has culminated in big losses for equity markets, which have been sitting at record or all-time highs, as dealers shifted into havens such as Treasuries, gold and the yen. Blame has largely fallen on the highly transmissible Delta variant, which has
spread like wildfire through countries, including those with high vaccination rates. But the main worry is for those that are struggling to inoculate their populations fast enough. And the head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the pandemic was “a test the world is failing.” However, analysts said that while the near-term picture was bleak, sights were set on the recovery outlook and that market losses were to be expected. “We had a dip, we had a shock, there is fear of the Delta variant and there is the other side—which is some day we get beyond COVID and when we do, we have a worldwide recovery,” David Kotok, of Cumberland Advisors, told Bloomberg Television. “We are seeing that tension going on in the markets for the last few days.” All three main indexes on Wall Street closed up more than one percent Tuesday but Asia struggled to make as much progress. AFP
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Venezuela gears up for gold ‘battle’ CARACAS, Venezuela—Venezuela’s vice president said Tuesday the socialist government is “girding itself for battle” in case the highest court in Britain recognizes opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s legitimate leader, in a case that could determine the fate of gold worth $1 billion. A British legal battle lasting more than a year has ended up at the Supreme Court in London for four days of deliberations that started Monday. At the heart of the case is who has the power to direct the release of Venezuela’s 32 tons of gold reserves: the government of President Nicolas Maduro or former National Assembly speaker Juan Guaido, who claimed election fraud and declared himself interim president, a move recognized by 50 countries. “Venezuela is girding for an historic battle for the gold that belongs to everyone and to all the Venezuelans in England...gold that illegal appropriated,” said Vice President Delcy Rodríguez during a speech in Caracas. “Who can have confidence in depositing their gold for safekeeping in the Bank of England if tomorrow it just occurs to someone (...) not to recognize a government to retain the resources of a country?” she said. The five judges of the British Supreme Court could take weeks or even months to reach a verdict, and their ruling could set a precedent for other European banks that house Venezuelan reserves. The Court of Appeal in October asked for a re-examination of a High Court judgement that said the British government “unequivocally recognized” Venezuela’s opposition leader as president. The High Court interpreted a statement by former foreign minister Jeremy Hunt as meaning London backed Juan Guaido as interim president. The troubled Latin American country is currently led by Maduro, successor to the late populist Hugo Chavez. The British court rulings have been made in connection with a dispute over gold reserves that Venezuela’s central bank wants the Bank of England to release. AFP
EXPENSIVE ELECTRICITY. Aerial view of the Furnas Lake in Pimienta, Minas Gerais State, Brazil on July 19, 2021. The Furnas Lake is at a 26,89 percent of its total capacity. The drought that hits Brazil has made electricity more expensive for its citizens. AFP
Black American chefs want credit for innovation legacy By Lea Dauple WASHINGTON—Black Americans have played a crucial role in shaping the nation’s cuisine and yet they have rarely been given credit for their contributions—some of which are considered among the country’s most iconic dishes. As conversations over racial injustice prompt a reexamination of the nation’s cultural record, Black chefs are seizing the moment to demand the exposure they deserve in an industry where many still struggle to break out. The institution of slavery permanently transformed America’s culinary landscape, and its ripples are still felt today. Take America’s staple comfort food, mac and cheese, which was popularized by enslaved chefs. Other commonly found ingredients, like peanuts, okra and watermelon, were brought over from Africa, says historian Kelley Deetz. Her 2017 book “Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine” digests some of America’s most enduring culinary traditions.
“It was the enslaved cooks who cooked in the plantations of the most important people in America,” Deetz told AFP— singling out founding fathers Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Deetz said that while slaves would also make European food, African dishes were beginning to make their way into cook books by the 19th century. Ingredients and know-how imported from Africa introduced the American palette to complex and labor-intensive dishes like oyster stew, gumbo, jambalaya and fried fish. But the slaves who toiled in chefs’ aprons were routinely omitted from cook books in favor of the white heads of the households where they worked, the historian added. “It’s time to give credit where credit’s due,” she said. “Black chefs helped mold what American food is,” said Jerome Grant, a Washington-based award-winning chef working at American bistro Jackie. “We literally built this place, so we deserve our spotlight.” ‘Never good enough’ It is rare that a Black chef is
welcomed into the upper echelon of America’s celebrity chefs, among such internationally renowned culinary juggernauts as the late Anthony Bourdain or fellow television personality Emeril Lagasse. Grant says he is not shocked by the double standard but wishes his fellow culinary artists of color were not continually overlooked and judged incapable of advancing in the industry. “You were never good enough to lead a kitchen. You were never good enough to run a restaurant,” he said. Born to a Black father and Philippine mother, Grant recalls experiencing racism in the kitchen. In one instance, he was told his skills were “pretty good for a Black chef.” Grant says Black chefs often feel stereotyped, constrained by an expectation that they will only be able to work within the parameters of one particular cooking tradition. At work, he demands complete creative freedom but tries to honor the history of Black cuisine through his creations by telling a story “of the hands that built America.” AFP
Employees prepare food at the iconic Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington, DC on June 29, 2021. The eatery was opened in 1958 by Ben and Virginia Ali and is considered a landmark of DC’s African American history and culture. AFP
Netflix adding video games to jack up growth SAN FRANCISCO—Global streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday said it added more subscribers than expected in the recently ended quarter and will add video games to its entertainment mix to fuel growth. The company ended the second quarter with 209 million paid subscribers and revenue of $7.3 billion, some 19 percent higher than the same period a year earlier, according to an earnings release. Profit was reported at $1.35 billion as compared to $1.7 billion in the preceding quarter. The net income figure missed market expectations. The streaming leader said the pandemic had “created unusual choppiness” in its results after strong growth last year during the pandemic, which has now subsided. Netflix said it is continuing to invest in content as production recovers from pandemic-caused delays, and that it is “in the early stages of expanding into games.” “We view gaming as another new content category for us, similar to our expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV,” the streamer said. “Games will be included in members’ Netflix subscription at no additional cost similar to films and series.” Netflix shares were up slightly in after-market trades following the release of the earnings figures. Netflix seems to have reached a saturation point in the United States in terms of reaching households, but has been nevertheless able to raise prices and increase revenue in the US market, according to eMarketer senior analyst Eric Haggstrom. “Expansions into video games, audio and merchandise may drive some incremental growth, but ultimately growth in subscribers and revenue should be much lower than in the past,” Haggstrom said. And he noted that Netflix had lost a bit of market share to relative streaming upstart Disney+, which is only in its second year. Netflix recently recruited a video game veteran from Facebook to lead its gaming team. AFP
United Airlines registered $400-m loss in 2nd quarter NEW YORK—United Airlines turned in another loss in the second quarter but expects profits to return in the second half of 2021 as travel picks up, the company reported Tuesday. But despite hitting a “turning point” following the damaging months during the COVID-19 pandemic when travel was largely shut down, a full recovery in the business is not expected until 2023, United said. The major US passenger carrier lost $400 million in the quarter ended June 30, a big improvement over the first quarter when it lost $1.4 billion. Revenue rose to $5.5 billion, but is still down by more than half compared to the same three months of 2019 before the pandemic struck, according to the statement. “Thanks to the professionalism and perseverance of the United employees... our airline has reached a meaningful turning point: we’re expecting to be back to making a profit once again,” United CEO Scott Kirby said in a statement. He said the company is focusing on plans for the future “as we emerge from the most disruptive crisis our company has faced.” Widespread COVID-19 vaccinations have allowed travel to resume, even as rising infections from the highly-transmissible Delta variant are sweeping the globe and putting the economic recovery in jeopardy. Even so, United has been preparing for a travel rebound, announcing the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft—the largest combined order in the airline’s history. It has resumed nonstop service on 33 domestic routes and 14 international routes, while announcing dozens more, including new flights to Dubrovnik, Athens and Reykjavik. “The company now expects positive adjusted pre-tax income in the third and fourth quarters of 2021 as travel demand rebounds,” the statement said. But third quarter capacity is still expected to be down around 26 percent compared to the same period in 2019. AFP
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PSE INDEX CLOSING Wednesday, July 21, 2021
-110.99 PTS. 6,476.21
TOTAL VOLUME TOTAL TRADES TOTAL VALUE ADVANCES DECLINES UNCHANGED
1,603,765,924 92,503 5,895,075,584.61 45 167 41
F oreign e xchange r ate Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas • WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021
Currency
Unit
US Dollar
Peso
United States
Dollar
1.000000
50.4440
Japan
Yen
0.009103
0.4592
UK
Pound
1.363000
68.7552
Hong Kong
Dollar
0.128655
6.4899
Switzerland
Franc
1.085541
54.7590
Canada
Dollar
0.788830
39.7917
Singapore
Dollar
0.732118
36.9310
Australia
Dollar
0.733000
36.9755
Bahrain
Dinar
2.655619
133.9600
Saudi Arabia
Rial
0.266624
13.4496
Brunei
Dollar
0.729448
36.7963
Indonesia
Rupiah
0.000069
0.0035
Thailand
Baht
0.030488
1.5379
UAE
Dirham
0.272272
13.7345
Euro
Euro
1.178300
59.4382
Korea
Won
0.000871
0.0439
China
Yuan
0.154216
7.7793
India
Rupee
0.013420
0.6770
Malaysia
Ringgit
0.236855
11.9479
New Zealand
Dollar
0.691700
34.8921
Taiwan
Dollar
0.035713
1.8015 Source: BSP
Peso ‘flash crash’ due to pricing feed error, says Diokno BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday a “pricing feed error” might have caused the so-called “currency flash crash” on July 20, a holiday in the country, when the peso abruptly appreciated against the US dollar to 42.82 from 50.34 on Monday. Diokno said in a statement the source feed was not Bloomberg nor the Bankers Association of the Philippines. He said the official sources are Bloomberg and BAP only. “The abrupt peso appreciation yesterday mentioned [in an online article] was captured by the currency quotes from Google as well as certain social media platform,” Diokno said. “We believe that these applications that showed the drastic drop in the USD/PHP rate had an error in its source feed. Yesterday, July 20, was a Philippine holiday and domestic markets were shut,” Diokno said. Muslim Filipinos celebrated the Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice on July 20. “This means that there was no live official data source for the spot market. The rule that we have is that on holidays, the prevailing official rate will be the rate of the previous business day. In addition, we had observed various FX platforms such as Bloomberg and Reuters [which is what the BSP uses for market data sources] and none showed this drastic move,” Diokno said. Diokno said he highly doubted there were any material transactions dealt at those rates as these would definitely be “off market” and be subjected to internal reviews of these platforms. “For the reasons above we believe that the particular applications for USD/PHP pricing was caused by a pricing feed error, exacerbated by the Philippine holiday,” he said. Diokno said that “someone would be willing to trade at these off market prices using these apps can warrant further investigation.” A flash crash is defined as a sudden episode of extreme exchange rate volatility affecting one or more currency pairs. Although the extreme exchange rate movements are usually short-lived, the turbulence arising from them can last for some time. This can make FX risk management more complex for international businesses. Julito G. Rada
GOKONGWEI GROUP VACCINATION.
Thirty-three-year-old Henessy Catajay Pallarca, assistant store manager of Robinsons Supermarket in Tandang Sora, Quezon City, is the first front liner employee of the Gokongwei Group to be jabbed under the conglomerate’s COVID Protect vaccination program. The vaccine rollout is an initiative of the group to inoculate tens of thousands of employees and their dependents, along with third-party workers, in support of the government’s goal of attaining herd immunity against COVID-19 in the country.
Business BIR defers VAT collection from exporters’ purchases E tation of Revenue Regulation 9-2021 that subjects all local purchases of economic zone locators to 12-percent VAT. conomic zone PEZA management appealed first locators found relief for“The the deferment of the VAT RR which after the Department is very untimely as we’re still struggling to survive in this pandemic. We’ve been of Finance and the Bureau providing business assistance and reliefs of Internal Revenue and trying to keep operational our locatemporarily deferred the tors just to keep the jobs and livelihood of our people. Simultaneously, we protect collection of value added the health of our 1.6 million ecozone and tax on local purchases of industry workers to keep investors from going to other countries,” she said. exporting companies. Plaza said the DOF in its recent meetPhilippine Economic Zone Authority director-general Charito Plaza said the ing committed to look for means to ease BIR was advised to defer the implemen- the transition to a VAT regime.
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She said PEZA would continue to push for the repeal of RR 9-2021 to give the necessary support to companies that were barely recovering from the pandemic. “It’s our ecozone and export locators and domestic suppliers who keep our economy afloat, while majority of the domestic enterprises were locked down. PEZA’s balancing acts and incentives kept the trust and confidence of our investors,” she said. PEZA said as of the second quarter, 98 percent of its locators were operating at varying capacity levels despite the frequent shifting of quarantine protocols, while all economic zones continued to be COVID-free .
PASSPORT SERVICE. The Department of Foreign Affairs opens a temporary offsite passport service at three SM malls—SM Mall of Asia, SM City North EDSA and SM Aura Premier—to address the shortage of available passport application schedules amid the pandemic. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin (third from left) leads the launch at the SM Mall of Asia along with (from left) DFA Undersecretary for special concerns and consular affairs Brigido Dulay, SM Supermalls president Steven Tan and Asian Productivity Organization chairman and president Michael Dalumpines.
Dominguez sees ‘pretty good’ GDP growth in Q2 as employment rises By Julito G. Rada FINANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Wednesday he expects “pretty good” gross domestic product growth in the second quarter, compared to the 4.2-percent contraction in the first quarter, as the improvement in the labor situation in May showed that the economy is on its way to recovery. Dominguez, in an online interview with Bloomberg, did not provide any specific growth forecast for the period. “The numbers are going to come out on Aug. 10, and we think they’re going to look pretty good,” he said. “But I’m not going to say exactly what they are now. I think, from what we’ve seen in May, where our unemployment and underemployment dropped, and the fact that we have created about two and a half million new jobs over the last year seems to be good science for us,” Dominguez said. Dominguez expressed optimism that the second-quarter economic performance would give the needed momentum to achieve the government’s full-year GDP growth target range of percent 6 to 7 percent. “We are going to have another meeting of our DBCC [Development Budget Coordinating Committee] shortly after we see the numbers on Aug. 10 to really look at what we’re going to have for the next seven or eight months,” he said. The DBCC, composed of the heads of the Department of Finance, Department of Budget and Management and National Economic and Development Authority, on Monday kept the growth target at 6 percent to 7 percent for this year, 7 percent to 9 percent for 2022 and 6 percent to 7 percent in 2023 and 2024.
IN BRIEF HSBC PH pushes digital payments
DOTR: LRT Line 1 Cavite extension project hit 57% construction progress as of June 30 By Darwin G. Amojelar THE Department of Transportation said Wednesday the P65-billion LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project is more than halfway to completion. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the project already had a 57-percent overall progress rate as of June 30. Upon completion, the project will reduce travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor, Cavite from one hour and 10 minutes to 25 minutes and increase passenger capacity of the LRT Line 1 from 500,000 to 800,000 daily. “In addition, we were able to generate more than 1,600 jobs during its construction phase, and we expect more job opportunities for the Filipino people once it becomes operational,” he said. The DOTR and Light Rail Manila Corp., the private concessionaire of LRT Line 1, were originally expecting the partial operations of the project to start before the end of 2021. Phase 1 covers 7 kilometers of the 11-km. LRT-1 Cavite Extension, including the Redemptorist Station, MIA Station, Asiaworld Station, Ninoy
Aquino Station and Dr. Santos Station. The remaining stations between Las Piñas and Niog are scheduled to become fully-operational by 2022. LRMC won the bidding for the 11.7km. Cavite extension project and took over the operation of LRT Line 1 on Sept. 12, 2015. LRT Line 1 runs from Baclaran in Pasay City to Munoz in Quezon City. The DOTR earlier said the government would spend more than P700 billion this year until 2025 to build more mass railway projects in Luzon and Mindanao. The programmed capital expenditure for 11 railways projects would amount to P90.75 billion this year, P278.27 billion in 2022, P222.74 billion in 2023, P104.10 billion in 2024 and P45.47 billion in 2025. Besides LRT Line 1, the other railway projects of the government are LRT2 East Extension, LRT2 West Extension, MRT 3 Rehabilitation, MRT 4 Project, Metro Manila Subway, Common Station, North-South Commuter Railway, Subic-Clark Railway, PNR South Long Haul Project and the Mindanao Railway Project.
San Miguel drops more coal projects, favors renewables By Alena Mae S. Flores CONGLOMERATE San Miguel Corp. decided to drop more coal projects from its portfolio, according to a report by the Department of Energy. SMC confirmed the report, following the earlier announcement of unit SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. that it would avoid building new coal power plants to focus on renewables. SMC informed the DOE of plans to convert its 300-MW coal plant in San Carlos, Negros Occidental into an LNG facility. SMC also plans to discontinue the 300-MW coal expansion project in Malita, Davao and the 328-MW project in Davao del Sur. The company also opted not to proceed with Central Luzon Premiere Power Corp.’s 1,340-MW coal project and Lumiere Energy Technologies Inc.’s 710-MW station in in Pagbilao, Quezon. SMC earlier said SMCGP would add more renewables in its power portfolio to significantly cut carbon footprint while addressing the country’s need for reliable and affordable power. “We’re executing on our plans to move away from building new coal facilities, despite new technologies that make them cleaner. It’s a company direction that is in line with all the major sustainability initiatives we have undertaken these past couple of years,” SMC president Ramon Ang said in a previous statement. “SMC has always maintained a diverse power portfolio utilizing renewables and traditional, but proven technologies. This is to ensure that as we transition to cleaner sources, we will not undermine our commitment to meet the growing demand for affordable and reliable energy,” Ang said. The company dropped plans to put up three new clean coal power plants in Quezon and Cebu with capacity of 1,500 MW in favor of new facilities that utilize cleaner, renewable energy sources.
HSBC Philippines recorded an exponential increase in digital payment transactions over the past year via PESONet, an electronic fund transfer service in the country. It said from 120,000 payments in the first quarter of 2020, PESONet transactions increased to 900,000 payments by the end of the first quarter this year, representing a volume growth of 650 percent. “Since the implementation of the National Retail Payments System in 2017, HSBC has worked closely with the industry and our customers to drive the adoption of digital payments. The exponential growth in our PESONet volume shows how our corporate customers have adapted to the current challenges brought about by COVID-19, and how they are preparing for the future,” said Mimi Concha, head of wholesale banking at HSBC Philippines. “However, by March 2021, we observed that check volume was gradually picking up, despite the high-cost and the risk of faceto-face transactions. We knew then that we had act to provide our customers with better alternatives and encourage them to utilize more convenient and safer digital payment options,” Concha said.
LDA infusing P2.5b into Premiere Horizon
PREMIERE Horizon Alliance Corp. approved a P2.5-billion equity financing program from LDA Capital Limited, a global investment group, under a put-option agreement. LDA committed to provide PHA with P2.5 billion in equity capital over the next 36 months. In exchange, PHA granted a call option to LDA, where it will be allowed to purchase up to 133 million common shares of PHA at an exercise price of P2.26 per share, a 133-percent premium on the average volume weighted average price in the last one and half months. PHA will be able to access the equity financing by exercising put options. PHA has the right but not the obligation to draw down from the equity commitment with the first put option notice to be done within 45 days. The number of shares PHA will issue on the put option will be based on the average shares traded volume every 15 trading days prior to the issuance of put options. Jenniffer B. Austria
Scorched to open 3rd branch in Manila
SCORCHED Smokehouse will open its third branch at SM Center Manila following a successful inauguration of two restaurants in Laong Laan and Las Pinas amid the health crisis. “Scorched opening comes on the heels of coronavirus pandemic that hit the country for over a year now. The business is running smoothly. That’s why we are on track to open five branches in a period of four years (2019 -2022),” said Lenny Kaw, president of Scorched Smokehouse. Scorched offers authentic smoke meats cooked tenderly using the hickory wood chips imported from the US. The third branch will open on Aug. 7 this year, said Kaw. “We help promote inclusive growth by hiring workers from residents in surrounding communities where the restaurant is situated,” Kaw said. She said the company would put up fourth and fifth branches at SM Grand Central and SM Clark or Pampanga until the first quarter of 2022. “Our group is optimistic that restaurants and other food business are starting to recover from the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. The food industry is starting to bounce back,” Kaw said. Jess Malabanan
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Riera U. Mallari, Editor; Randy M. Caluag, Assistant Editor THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2021
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A cocoon silk barong with a machine-embroidered pitchera design muslin inner shirt and light wool black pants for the male Filipino participants and a cocoon silk short blazer with a machine-embroidered front and sleeves and neoprene spaghetti-strapped black inner blouse and neoprene black pants for the female Team PH members will be on display during the opening ceremonies.
Cocoon silk barong-clad athletes to parade at empty Tokyo stadium T By Riera U. Mallari
OKYO—A lean Philippine team will parade at the National Stadium clad in the country’s national Barong Tagalog for the male flagbearer and Saya called Mayumi for the female ones during the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games here on Friday. Too bad no one at the sidelines of the 68,000-seat stadium will see it. The no-spectator Olympiad opens its curtains on Friday in a scaled-down opening ceremony bereft of massive choreography from hundreds of performers. “We really don’t know how the opening ceremony would be like,” said Team
Terrafirma, TNT cagers to undergo strict COVID1-9 tests Games Friday (Ynares Arena, Pasig City) 3 p.m. -- Ginebra vs. Blackwater 6 p.m. -- San Miguel vs. NLEX
By Arman Carandang THE four Talk ‘N Text players feared to have been positive of COVID-19, as well as the entire TNT and Terrafirma teams, are set to undergo second confirmatory tests today in an effort by the PBA to ensure the safety of everyone in the league. The four TNT players and their close contacts have been placed in isolation after last Monday’s test. All Terrafirma players and their staff have also been isolated because they are considered close contacts following their game on opening day last July 16 (Friday), although they (Dyip and their staff) tested negative. Still, the PBA would not want to leave things to chance, as both teams will have to undergo two more tests— today and on seventh day in isolation which happens to be on Friday— under the government-approved Health and Safety Protocols. “We follow government-approved protocols. Basta confirmed positive 10 days isolation,” said league commissioner Willie Marcial. “We also have additional tests for those without symptoms for the rest of the two teams kahit negative naman sila on the 5th and 7th day (in isolation),” added Marcial. As this has been the situation, the elimination round could go a little longer than the league’s targeted time frame to finish because of the postponed games. The elims started last July 16 and is set to end on August 27. Marcial said postponed games would be played after the last playing day. Two games that involve TNT and Terrafirma had already been postponed after last Monday’s tests showed four TNT players need to be confirmed whether they are positive of the dreaded virus.
Philippines Chef de Mission Mariano “Nonong” Araneta on Wednesday. “It’s a tightly-kept secret.” Wearing a cocoon silk barong with a machine-embroidered pitchera design muslin inner shirt and light wool black pants, boxer Eumir Marcial will carry the Philippine tricolors during the pa-
rade of nations. Marcial’s female counterpart in judoka Kiyomi Watanabe will be clad in a cocoon silk short blazer with a machine-embroidered front and sleeves and neoprene spaghetti-strapped black inner blouse and neoprene black pants. The two were chosen as flagbearers because their events come later in the games, with the middleweight Marcial starting his bid on July 26 and half-middleweight Watanabe entering the mat on July 27. The barongs were procured by the Philippine Sports Commission under chairman William Ramirez. Marcial and Watanabe will be joined in the parade of nations by Araneta and
coaches Carlos Padilla (taekwondo) Nolito Velasco (boxing) and Daniel Bautista (skateboarding), as well as Philippine Swimming Inc. president Lani Velasco and Gymnastics Association of the Philippines head Carrion-Norton. They will just be a few of the mere hundreds of participants in the opening ceremonies, scaled down from the initial 10,000 athletes. The team parade will be smaller, with tight social distancing rules as part of the organizers’ measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The result will be an opening ceremony that is going to be unique and focusing only on the athletes.
Athletes’ Olympic journey costs P30m Obiena in Europe over the last two years. Since Obiena stayed in Formia, Italy where the FOR Filipino athletes to perform well in the coronavirus lockdowns started, the government, Olympics, stakeholders in Philippine sports the private sector and the NSAs spent around P23 must earmark around P30 million per individual million to keep him in shape and and sharp during the 15 competitions that he managed to join annually for the next four years. for a year. Philippine Athletics Track and Field AssociaAround P15.3 million was spent tion president Philip Ella Juico said this is on the coaching staff, with his the amount of money that the government, legendary coach Vitaly Petrov the national sports association and the prigetting around P7.2 million. vate sector need to spend and commit to Training and staying in Foran athletes’ Olympic journey. mia, Italy cost around P8.8 mil“So, you can just imagine the amount of lion, while travel to different armoney and commitment that the government, eas of competition needed around the NSAs and the private sector need to proP5.4 million. duce one elusive gold medal,” said Juico in a “This is the lifeblood of an athvirtual discussion on Tuesday evening. lete, constant competition Juico talked about the country’s because it is your duty Tokyo Olympics campaign to train and play. The during a policy forum hosted more competition by the Benito and Catalino you join, the more Yap Foundation, some three competitive and days for the start of the confident you beTokyo Games. come,” added Juico. The PATAFA chief made Historically, Juico an example out of the training and exposure of pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Philip Juico
By Peter Atencio
TOKYO—Brisbane was awarded the 2032 Olympics on Wednesday, triggering wild celebrations and fireworks as it became the third Australian city to host the Summer Games after Melbourne and Sydney. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach confirmed the widely expected result after delegates voted 72 to five with three abstentions at the IOC session in Tokyo. “The International Olympic Committee has the honour to announce that the Games of the 35th Olympiad are awarded to Brisbane, Australia,” Bach said. The announcement was greeted by cheers from the Australian delegates in Tokyo, while in Brisbane fireworks lit up the skies and crowds who had gathered for the vote went wild. Brisbane’s victory looked a certainty after it was unanimously proposed as the single candidate for 2032 by the IOC’s 15-strong executive board in June. “I’m so excited —I have so much pride for my state, for my people. Never in my lifetime did I think that this was going to happen,” said Queensland state premier Anna Palaszczuk. “We”ve done it, Queensland! We’ve done it, Brisbane! This is fantastic, this is amazing—tonight is your night, enjoy.” Australia has already hosted the Olympics twice, in Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000, widely considered one of the most successful Games in recent history. Hundreds of people packed Brisbane’s Southbank riverside precinct for the announcement, watching the city’s final pitch to the IOC on a big screen. Rhys Cush, 24, one of those in the masked-up crowd, said he hoped to work at the 2032 Olympics and also attend as a spectator. “I’m an extremely big fan. I even watched the softball this morning,” he told AFP. “I’m super excited about having the Olympics coming here.” Lauren Granger, 42, said she hoped the 2032 Olympics would recreate the buzz of Sydney’s successful 2000 Games. AFP
said the Philippines has won a total of 10 medals in the Olympics. And it began in the 1928 Amsterdam Games where swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso earned a bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke. “The winners of medals since 1928 were in athletics, boxing, swimming, and, lately, weightlifting. And these are sports that we are hinging on,” added Juico. Sports officials believe that the present national delegation is the most prepared contingent since the 1924 Paris Olympics. The present crop of Filipino athletes emerged after 96 athletes from 18 national sports associations trained, prepared and joined Olympic qualification competitions since the coronavirus pandemic took place last year, even if there were travel restrictions that were placed in many countries. The present national delegation is considered as the second largest contingent that the country has assembled since the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In the team are Obiena (athletics), Carlos Yulo (gymnastics), Eumir Felix Marcial (boxing), Irish Magno (boxing), Nesthy Petecio (boxing), Carlo Paalam (boxing), Hidilyn Diaz (weightlifting) and Cris Nievarez (rowing), Kurt Barbosa (taekwondo), Margielyn Didal (skateboarding), Elreen Ando (weightlifting), Jayson Valdez (shooting), Juvic Pagunsan (golf), Kiyomi Watanabe (judo), Kristina Knott (athletics), Yuka Saso (golf), Bianca Pagdanganan (golf), and swimmers Luke Gebbie and Remedy Rule.
Business as usual inside Athletes’ Village TOKYO—It may be a State of Emergency in Japan, but it’s business as usual inside the Athletes’ Village of the Summer Olympic Games here. Team Philippines’ physician Dr. Randy Molo of the Philippine Sports Commission’s Medical and Sports Science Science unit, revealed this to media men during breakfast at the Conrad Tokyo, secretariat headquarters of the delegation. “The athletes approach each day as a regular one, but they don’t let their guards down,” said Dr. Molo. According to the Team Philippines’ doctor, athletes go about their businesses with guarded optimism inside the 44-hectare Athletes Village located in Tokyo’s Harumi Waterfront District. “They bring their chairs into the open, grass field and they soak up the sun,” he said. “You see athletes jogging or cycling, but with the usual masks and social distancing.” The athletes have everything they need inside the village—from 48,000
kinds of meals to choose from to massage therapists, that can be arranged online. The most fun from among the 14 Filipino athletes staying inside the village is skateboarder Margielyn Didal, who goes around the facility using her skateboard. “They are moving around freely, but of course, with the usual protocols that we have been used to in the Philippines, social distancing, use of face masks,” Dr. Molo said. Athletes, officials, and coaches numbering 6,700 inside the village undergo saliva testing for COVID-19 daily. He also revealed that Irish Magno is back to her training as if nothing happened after the boxer suffered a soft tissue contusion during her skip-rope training session. “Nothing serious, she’s back training with the rest of the boxing team,” said Dr. Molo. The Athletes’ Village has been hogging the spotlight lately, from several
A Tokyo 2020 volunteer walks under sprinklers in Tokyo ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. AFP
participants testing positive of the virus, to “cardboard beds that are not sturdy enough for sex.” “Ito agad tinignan ko pagdating sa Athletes’ Village, matibay ang cardboard bed. Galing ng pagkagawa nito, salungat sa trending post,” said 4-time Olympian Hidilyn Diaz, silver medalist during the Rio Olympics. Olympic organizers are hoping the
village can be a COVID-free bubble, following the release of their so-called “Playbook” rules on how athletes should move between competition venues, training centers, and their accommodation. But this has not been the case after five COVID-19 cases were discovered in the Village--two South African footballers, a video analyst, a Czech beach volleyball, and a Czech Olympic staff member.
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LaVine gets Olympic OK after virus scare
ALZA Alayon Zambo del Sur secures 1st VisMin victory PAGADIAN—In a battle of home teams, ALZA Alayon Zamboanga Del Sur earned its first victory at the expense of home the Pagadian Explorers, 78-73, in the 2021 Chooks-toGo Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup at the City Gymnasium here, Wednesday. Forty-two year old Dennis Daa put the final nail on the Explorers’ coffin, burying a triple from the top-of-the-key with just 12.6 ticks left to make it a two-possession game. Then Mark Benitez missed his three-point attempt on the other end as ALZA Alayon took its first win in three outings. Daa led the victors with 17 points on 60-percent shooting from the field, to go with seven rebounds, three blocks, and two assists. Eloy Poligrates pinched in 15 points and seven rebounds, while Dan Sara filled the stat sheet with 12 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals. The Zamboanga Del Sur-based team now leapfrogged Kapatagan for seventh place at 1-2. The two teams will play tomorrow at 2 pm. ALZA Alayon took advantage of the Explorers’ 19 errors, turning them into 26 easy points. Rich Guinitaran had 15 points but went 4-of-13 from the field, while Christian Manalo added 10 points but committed six turnovers. They led a 13-3 blast late in the fourth frame to turn a 57-66 hole to a 70-69 lead at the 2:05 mark. Pagadian fell to 4-2, still at third place but with JPS Zamboanga just half a game behind at 3-2. The Explorers will conclude their stretch of three games in three days tomorrow against the 3-0 Basilan at 4pm.
Milwaukee Bucks Owner, Marc Lasry holds up the Larry O’Brien trophy after winning Game Six of the 2021 NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. AFP
Bucks use perseverance to snap 50-year drought M
ILWAUKEE—A resilient Milwaukee Bucks squad that battled back from adversity throughout the NBA playoffs and bonded over past failures ended a 50-year title drought Tuesday by winning the NBA Finals. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked five shots to spark the Bucks over Phoenix 105-98, giving Milwaukee a 4-2 triumph on the best-of-seven championship series. “He’s so impressive night-in and nightout. Completely awe-inspiring,” Milwaukee center Brook Lopez said. “His performance tonight, this whole series, this whole year, there’s no words for that.” Antetokounmpo, a 26-year-old Greek forward, was the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2019 and 2020 but each time the Bucks flopped in the playoffs. This year, he was named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year and delivered an iconic performance to secure NBA Finals MVP honors, a feat previously managed in the same season only by Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon. “As a whole we used a lot of our failures as experience,” Bucks guard Khris Middleton said. “We’ve been in a lot of situations our past years here. We had a lot of new guys this year and we knew it was going to be challenging. “But that’s the type of team you want to be, throw different lineups out there,
because you can’t win the same way at this level.” Antetokounmpo signed a five-year contract extension worth a record $228 million last December to stay with the Bucks, a major commitment to a smallmarket club. Jrue Holiday was obtained from New Orleans as part of a four-team trade deal last November and brought a third scoring threat as well as a tough backcourt defender to match the inside intensity of Antetokounmpo. It wasn’t the sort of “Super Team” that LeBron James has built around him in multiple cities, or the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets assembled. It was the sort of a championship side a city like Milwaukee could afford to assemble. “It’s easy to go somewhere and go win a championship with somebody else. It’s easy,” Antetokounmpo said. “I could go to a super team and just do my part and win a championship. This is the hard way to do it and we did it.” It’s that team philosophy and trust that Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer knows is special.
“I love this team,” he said. “I’m incredibly fortunate to be where I am and just to be a small part of what’s happening.” Budenholzer was pleased that the Greek star made 17-of-19 free throws in the deciding game, turning a usual weakness into a strength. “It’s hard to find more words to describe what Giannis does,” Budenholzer said. “But the way he made his free throws, the way he did everything, stepped up, the poise, the confidence, the leadership... he’s off the charts.”
‘He’s one of a kind’
The Bucks fell behind Brooklyn 0-2, Atlanta 0-1 and Phoenix 0-2 in the playoffs only to rally and win the series every time. “To see them persevere, see our guys fight back and make adjustments and keep that belief in one another, that’s special and not something you get with everything team,” Lopez said. “I’m fortunate to be part of that.” Milwaukee’s Pat Connaughton has enjoyed seeing “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo grow into a championship leader’s role. “He has always been a freak. The things that he does in the weight room, in physical therapy to put his body in a position to go through the beating he goes through on a nightly basis,” Connaughton said. “And then for him to do what he did throughout this Finals was incredible. It’s awesome to have a front row seat to it. “He’s one of a kind.” AFP
PH athletes, new faces show might in nat’l kickboxing NATIONAL team members asserted their might, even as new faces emerged victors in the National Kickboxing Selection tournament in La Trinidad, Benguet over the weekened. Leading the winners were 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalists Jerry Olsim and Gina Iniong Araos and silver medalists Jomar Balangui and Renalyn Daquel, who prevailed over their respective opponents in the finals of the bubble-type competition at the Benguet State University. Olsim defeated Jeremy Pacatiw, a professional Mixed Martial Artist in a close contest in the men’s 71KG category, while Araos dominated Baguio City townmate Lara Alvarez in the women’s 60KG. Daquel, a native of Abra fighting out of La Trinidad, Benguet, prevailed over Zyra Bon-as of Tadian Mountain Province in the women’s 48KG final and Balangui thwarted Edilberto Coquia of Davao City in the men’s 57KG. Joining the nationals’ party were former national boxing training pool member Claudine Veloso, who
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Finally, after 50 years THERE were supposedly 17,000 fans inside and 65,000 outside the arena in downtown Milwaukee for Game 6 of the NBA championship series. Of course, you need to include the other hundreds of thousands of the fans who followed the game on television
Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas (SKP) Bing Domingo hands cash prizes to Darryl Chulipas and Estrada Dong-as after their final bout in the men’s 51KG emerged as the Best Fight of the tournament.
swept all his sparmates and Cherry Sanchez from Kalinga Apayao in the womens’ 52KG final; Zephania Ngaya of Barlig Mt. Province who prevailed over Gretel De paz of Biliran, Leyte in the women’s 56KG; Daryl Chulipas of Sadanga, Mt. Province, who narrowly defeated Estrada Dong-as of Kalinga in the men’s 51KG and Renato Cha of La Trinidad winning over national mainstay Karol Maguide in a tight contest in the men’s 54KG. Ifugao’s Carlo Von Bumina-ang upset national mainstay Carlos Alvarez of Baguio City in the men’s 67KG. The Chulipas-Dongas showdown was also awarded the Best Fight of the tournament. National team member Jean Claude Saclag begged off from the finals after sustaining an ankle injury in the semifinals where he swept all his opponents. In his absence, fellow national team mainstay Emmanuel Cantores took the gold in the men’s 63.5KG category with a decision win over Richard Lachica from Las Piñas City. Saclag was also overwhelmingly
there and abroad as they were rewarded by a championship after the Bucks overcame a 0-2 deficit at the start of the series, winning the next 4 games. And a great majority of those wildly celebrating fans were not even born yet when Milwaukee won its first NBA title in 1971 behind then rookie Kareem Abdul Jabbar nee Lew Alcindor and Oscar Robertson, supported by Bobby Dandridge and Jon McGlocklin. It was a very long wait for this midwest city, but I believe the next one will not be that long, not with a team anchored on the “Greek Freak” Giannis Antetokoumnpo, supported by Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, and even the low key Brook Lopez. Giannis averaged around 35 points for the series, but exploded for 50 points in Game 6 on top of his rebounds and blocks, while Middleton, who I was
missed shots and turnovers he committed in that game. Truth is, the whole team was struggling with its shots in that final quarter. And I am sure the contrast between the two players does not stop here. While Giannis seems destined to win more titles, being young and in his prime, Chris is 36 years old, and even though he played superbly the whole season to carry the Suns to the finals, I think it is the last time he will reach the finals, unless overnight, the team becomes a super team. The Suns, though, have nothing to be ashamed of. The team certainly was not among the seeded teams to make it to the finals, more so win the championship. Unfortunately, it is not how you start, but how you finish. Now, please allow me to crow a little, before the start of the championship se-
ready to describe as a disappearing act in that game after the first half, came through with the needed clutch shots when his team needed them. Meanwhile, Holiday was chipping in around 17 during the series, though more than that, he played honest defense throughout. The unassuming Lopez aways had his great moments with his inside game and three-point shots. Together, it is a very good core group to build on for the future. But you know what struck me most? I watched the game live on the NBA Channel in the comfort of my home and after the game, the television showed a split screen of two contrasting shots, one of Giannis smiling and walking around, hugging everyone on the court, while the other half showed an obviously dejected Chris Paul, maybe thinking of those
TOKYO—Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine was given the all-clear to travel to Tokyo for the Olympics Wednesday after being placed into COVID-19 safety protocols this week. The 26-year-old, who played in all four of the United States’ recent exhibition matches in Las Vegas, averaging 10.8 points and 2.5 rebounds, was sidelined on Monday. USA Basketball said at the time he did not travel with the three-time defending champions to Japan “out of an abundance of caution” after starting COVID-19 health and safety measures. But it did not say if he contracted the virus or was being kept back for contact tracing. “US Olympic men’s basketball team member Zach LaVine has cleared USA Basketball’s health and safety protocols and will join the USA team in Tokyo Thursday afternoon,” USA Basketball said in a statement Wednesday, without giving further details. The US squad has already lost Washington guard Bradley Beal after he was placed into COVID-19 protocols, and center Kevin Love to a calf injury. The Americans added Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee and San Antonio Spurs guard Keldon Johnson to replace Beal and Love. The US squad, which opens its Olympic campaign on Sunday against France, is set to add three more players in coming days following the conclusion of the NBA Finals—Phoenix guard Devin Booker and Milwaukee’s Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton. AFP
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dominant in the weekly sparring sessions of the two-month training camp organized by the Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas, headed by Senator Francis Tolentino and hosted by affiliate gym Team Lakay under national coach Mark Sangiao. SKP secretary general Wharton Chan, who graced the two-day final along with vice president Bing Domingo, said the quality of kickboxing talents has tremendously improved compared with the first national tryouts in 2019. “As a new organized martial arts sport in the Philippines, we are definitely growing in terms of quality and numbers. In a year’s time we will be ready to compete against the best in the world,” said Chan. “Now, we will have the national ranking and those who showed potential in terms of attitude and skills will have a chance to be invited to be part of the national pool.” Kicboxing made its debut in the 2019 SEA Games with the Philippines winning 3 golds, 2 silvers and a bronze. The bubble-type camp was held under strict protocols, in coordination with the local government of La Trinidad, Benguet. All the participants in the camp were housed for the camp’s duration and they regularly underwent antigen tests. ries. I wrote in an earlier piece that if I were a betting man, I would bet on the Bucks, but that my wish was for the Suns to win to reward them for their efforts, particularly Chris. On another front, I just want to request the para athletes’ groups, who have not touched base with us yet, to do so for their ayuda packs. We have released already to several groups, athletics, basketball, badminton, sailing, dance sport and triathlon, among others. And the good news is that the Philippine Racing Commission, through my friend Chairman Reli de Leon and the PHILRACOM Board, has decided to make the Ayuda Sa Atleta a beneficiary of their July 25 stakes race .This will allow us to benefit more regular athletes. Thank you to all who helped.
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Netflix looks to video games to boost growth
Netflix is banking on mobile games to keep subscriber interest as it reaches a saturation point for streaming television viewers.
GLOBAL streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday said it added more subscribers than expected in the recently ended quarter and will add video games to its entertainment mix to fuel growth. The company ended the second quarter with 209 million paid subscribers and revenue of $7.3 billion, some 19 percent higher than the same period a year earlier, according to an earnings release. Profit was reported at $1.35 billion as compared to $1.7 billion in the
preceding quarter. The net income figure missed market expectations. The streaming leader said the pandemic had "created unusual choppiness" in its results after strong growth last year during the pandemic, which has now subsided. Netflix said it is continuing to invest in content as production recovers from pandemic-caused delays, and that it is "in the early stages of expanding into games." "We view gaming as another new content category for us, similar to
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MAINE MENDOZA
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MART has unveiled the television commercial for GigaPay, an innovative collaboration between Smart and PayMaya for seamless payments on the GigaLife App, featuring screen darling Maine Mendoza.
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In a virtual event held yesterday, Smart introduced the 26-year-old TV host and actress as the face of GigaPay, which allows Smart Prepaid, Smart Postpaid, Smart Bro, Prepaid Home WiFi, and TNT subscribers to buy load and subscribe to promos in much easier and simpler ways. During the launch, Smart SVP and Head of Consumer Wireless Business Jane J. Basas explained why Maine is the perfect endorser for the new GigaLife App service. “Maine has really come a long way. She has inspired many content creators with her journey, and we know that she can urge more Filipinos to harness the power of the Internet and social media when it comes to pursuing their dreams,” the executive said. “Smart’s value brand TNT was one of my first endorsements when I started in 2015. It was such a big deal for me to get the trust of the biggest telco brand in the country at that time. Now, I’m so happy to be back to promote a smarter way to pay and proudly say, ‘Simple, Smart Ako,’ Maine said in turn. Before her showbiz career took off six years ago this month, Maine Mendoza secretly desired to be an actress and just used the video-sharing app Dubsmash as her outlet. Her entertaining clips lip-synching iconic movie scenes went viral and landed her an audition for the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga, in which she clinched her life-changing role as ‘Yaya Dub.’ The rest, as they say, is history.
A WEEK after being introduced as GMA Artist Center's new consultant, Johnny Manahan, better known as the starmaker Mr. M., has already begun one of his main tasks that is to help the agency discover promising new talents. As a talent agency, GMA Artist Center has discovered and honed several of the network's talents who have made names for themselves as actors, and endorsers, singers. When the pandemic started in March 2020, GMA Artist Center immediately shifted to hold online auditions via its official website.
“My story attests to the importance of pursuing and sharing your passions online. I realized that you really need to put yourself out there because it’s the easiest way to be found by people who share your passion, appreciate what you can offer, or can lead you to an opportunity or path you’ve been searching for,” said Maine, who has since assumed many roles and dabbled into being a host, singer, author, and entrepreneur, among other things. "We've all run out of data while doing something important, and we know it's such a big hassle. GigaPay addresses that so nothing gets in the way of your passions," said the 26-year old actress who constantly reaches out to her fans on social media. “There are more platforms today than when I started six years ago, which means there are more ways to discover what you’re good at, try different hobbies, and improve your craft online. You just need to be connected all the time - and you can now rely on the GigaLife App for that,” she said. To stay connected online using GigaPay with PayMaya, subscribers must first download or update the GigaLife App on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Upon logging in to the app, simply tap the GigaPay icon to link your existing PayMaya account as your payment source. If you still don't have a PayMaya account, you may easily create a new one and just link to GigaPay without having to leave the GigaLife App. For more information visit https:// smart.com.ph/Pages/gigapay.
Smart introduces TV host and actress Maine Mendoza as the face of payment platform GigaPay.
For the first time, Mr. M sat on the screening panel for this week's auditions. Always present during these auditions are GMA executives, GMA Entertainment directors, GMA Artist Center Senior Talent Managers, GMA Artist Center's Talent Development team, and GMA Artist Center's Talent Recruitment team. Mr. M, a Philippine entertainment industry pillar, and GMA Artist Center, one of the top talent agencies in the Philippines, are excited to collaborate and discover the country's next superstars.
Star builder Mr. M aims to make his ‘magic’ work in GMA Artist Center.
our expansion into original films, animation, and unscripted TV. Games will be included in members´ Netflix subscription at no additional cost similar to films and series,” the streamer said. Netflix recently recruited a video game veteran from Facebook to lead its gaming team. Mike Verdu was hired to take charge of video game development at the Silicon Valley company, which has openly said hit games such as Fortnite are its competition for people's online
entertainment time. Netflix has dabbled with games before, releasing an interactive Bandersnatch episode of original series Black Mirror and also a free mobile game spinning off its hit show Stranger Things. “In the race to entertain consumers around the world, we continue to compete for screen time with a broad set of firms like YouTube, Epic Games, and TikTok (to name just a few),” Netflix said in the earnings release. AFP
Unbroken records YUGEL LOSORATA RECENTLY, I found out that rock icon Mike Hanopol thanked me on Facebook for a commissioned feature I wrote about him. He had been in the news lately for his bout with COVID-19, which fortunately he recovered from. Part of his message stated: “Maraming salamat at you have shown the importance of OPM.” True enough, the bass playing co-vocalist in the Pinoy rock power trio that became known as Juan Dela Cruz Band and who embarked on a successful solo career with the megahit “Laki Sa Layaw,” is one who can’t be missed out when we’re talking about Original Pilipino Music (OPM). His contribution is of such value it paved the way for later generations of Filipino rockers. Small wonder his album Awiting Pilipino, which spawned the song that Pilipino introduced listeners to the term jeproks, is among the new reproductions from Vicor Music’s classic vinyl series, along with other key releases featuring Resty Fabunan Fabunan’s Maria Cafra, Yoyoy Villame, and Gary Valenciano. The vinyl-collecting community had been found to be receptive to the local label’s move to unearth its gems to satisfy the craving of audiophiles. Previous releases like those from the late great Ric Segreto (“Segreto”) and Rico J. Puno (“The Way We Were”) as well as those from living legends Rey Valera, Martin Nievera, Freddie Aguilar Aguilar, and Sharon Cuneta are said to have “become a big hit.” “Segreto” apparently “sold out its stocks twice.” Hanopol’s album originally released in 1977 is deservingly described as “a successful solo debut from the Pinoy rock singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist.” Apart from “Laki Sa Layaw,” it also contains the songs “Mr. Kengkoy,” “Kayabangan” and the title track, all of which belong among his top five most-streamed hits on Spotify.
Vicor Music’s classic vinyl series has added reissued titles featuring the music of Mike Hanopol, Gary Valenciano, Maria Cafra, and the late Yoyoy Villame.
A few years ago, I went to the house of the stylish rocker famous for his beret and headless guitar and we chatted about his experiences as a musician. By the time I paid him a visit, he had become the first Filipino rabbi. For the other new Vicor vinyl releases —all manufactured abroad on 180-gram vinyl, the Maria Cafra’s self-titled record boasts the hit “Kumusta Mga Kaibigan” while Gary Valenciano’s Next album provides the Danny Javier-written “‘Di Na Natuto” and the Cecile Azarcon composition “Reaching Out.” Of course, the 14-track Best of Yoyoy Villame has his finest and funniest tracks top-billed by “Butsekik,” “Si Felimon,” and “Mag Exercise Tayo,” to name a few. Vicor had likewise reissued Juan Dela Cruz Band’s “Himig Natin," Basil Valdez’s “Ngayon At Kailanman,” and a couple of more Manila Sound treasures. Priced at P1,900 per title, these records are said to be perfect for collectors itching for quality classic albums. Interested individuals may reach out to Vicor on Facebook to know where and how to purchase such precious items for the discerning ears. In the midst of the digital revolution in music, the comeback of vinyl as the format of choice of its niche market is a welcome development for old souls like me.
Search is on for Aliwan Fiesta Digital Queen 2021 MANILA Broadcasting Company continues to celebrate inspiring, talented, and beautiful women via the search for Ali Aliwan Fiesta Digital Queen, Year 2. Just as MBC found an ideal digital queen in Jannarie Zarzoso of Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte last year, the country’s biggest broadcasting network is again looking for a confident, independent-minded woman who pur pursues her dreams to the best of her abili abilities...who cares for her family and ulti ultimately works to help others. Aliwan Queen must be a symbol of Filipino beauty and culture in the modern world and should epitomize our country's resiliency and fighting spirit as she will be crowned in the midst of the pandemic. And of course, she must be digital-savvy, a positive influence, and can represent the new generation of Filipinos who will play important roles in our country's future. The contest is open to ladies 16 to 28 years old, single, with pleasing personality, must have been born biologically female, and currently holding Filipino citizenship. Candidates should be wellversed in the culture, customs, and traditions of their respective regions. Each lady must be able to demonstrate a unique talent to a high degree of excel-
Aliwan Fiesta Digital Queen 2020 Jannarie Zarzoso
lence, either in the visual or performing arts, craft or design, athletics, or culinary expertise. She should be a natural beauty, armed with poise and confidence, and able to express herself well in either English or Filipino. Those interested should download and fill out the registration form posted on the official Facebook page of Aliwan Fiesta, and email this to the carrier station in her region, together with a barangay certification, and a 3-minute video, where the candidate introduces herself, where she comes from, and provides a glimpse of what she looks like in casual and formal wear, as well as her talent or special skill. Deadline for submission of entries is on Aug.13.
ABS-CBN unveils new ‘Kapamilya Forever’ music video ABS-CBN, together with its biggest stars, honored those who have stood by the company through the new “Kapamilya Forever” music video launched recently on different ABS-CBN platforms. The video features the remix of the “Kapamilya Forever” song that was first performed by an all-star ensemble in ASAP Natin ‘To last July 11 to thank viewers and supporters for their unwavering love and trust for ABS-CBN even after the shutdown of its broadcast operations and non-renewal of its franchise a year ago. The new lyrics of “Kapamilya Forever”
include “Andito Kami Para Sa ‘Yo” and “Andito Kami Dahil Sa Inyo” to emphasize how ABS-CBN remains committed to serve Filipinos in new ways and through different platforms. Grateful for the opportunity to be part of the lives of its audiences, ABS-CBN continues to provide support, light, and joy here in the Philippines and all over the world through its news, entertainment, film, and music content, which are available on free TV, cable, online, and on streaming platforms. Viewers who use any digital TV box at home such as
the TVplus box only need to rescan their device to be able to watch ABS-CBN entertainment shows airing on TV5 nationwide and A2Z in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Composed by Thyro Alfaro and Tiny Corpuz, with words by ABS-CBN Creative Communications Management division head Robert Labayen, Patrick De Leon, and Lloyd Corpuz, the song “Kapamilya Forever” was first released in May 2020, two weeks after the network’s channels on TV and radio went off-air. Angelo Anilao sang in the first video,
Top love teams KathNiel and LizQuen in the new ‘Kapamilya Forever’ music video.
while another version was uploaded featuring various Kapamilya artists. Robert wrote the new lyrics for the 2021 version while Thyro also did the
new arrangement of the song. Watch the “Kapamilya Forever” music video on the ABS-CBN Entertainment Facebook page and YouTube channel.
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Sustainable living starts at home By Bernadette Lunas
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AJORITY of Filipinos are intent on living sustainably. Kantar’s latest “Who Cares, Who Does” report revealed 75 percent of consumers are seeking eco-friendly brands that offer ways “to offset their impact to the environment”.
“Sustainability is an important topic and the pandemic has put an emphasis on the importance of health and wellness for consumers,” said Marie-Anne Lezoraine, general manager of Worldpanel Division at Kantar Philippines. However, the road to a sustainable life cannot only be paved with good intentions, as the report also underscored the fact that environment-friendly alternatives are either hard to find or more expensive, as pointed out by more than half of the respondents. That’s where the problem lies. Most people make choices based on convenience (what’s available) and cost (what’s affordable). And humans are hardwired to resist nonessential changes (the amygdala interprets change as a threat), especially one that requires a sacrifice – as in looking for the sustainable option someplace else or shelling more money than intended for a product. “Based on our research, there is huge potential for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry in the Philippines to apply more environmental practices as more Filipino shoppers are ready to embrace sustainable living and support eco-friendly brands,” Lezoraine noted. So it helps if these products are accessible and cost-effective.
products (92 percent, according to Kantar) like household cleaners “but are apprehensive about their effectiveness,” said Marvin Chua. “It’s a challenge to convince people to convert to plant-based cleaning products when efficacy is the top consideration,” he added. Marvin is the other half the brother co-founders of a new natural household and personal cleaning brand. Together with Bryan, the two launched Wonderhome Naturals formulated with plantbased probiotics. Recognizing the apprehension of consumers about the effectivity of plant-based cleaners, especially amid a pandemic wherein disinfection is of paramount importance, the brothers had their products tested and certified to ensure they are as effective as their chemical-based counterparts. “Our main goal during product development was Plant-based cleaners to benchmark Wo n d e r h o m e’s that guarantee effective cleaning perfordisinfection Circling back to the first point, major- mance against ity of Filipinos want to switch to natural, leading chemicalgood-for-people-and-the-environment based products instead of other natural-
Arcelik chief executive officer Hakan Bulgurlu speaks at Beko Global Sustainability Virtual Launch, as the appliance brand introduces its seven sustainable products designed to reduce carbon footprint.
based brands,” shared Marvin. The biodegradable formulation of the brand is certified by Intertek to kill 99.9 percent of household germs and is labtested to eliminate viruses and prevent recontamination for up to 72 hours. “Our products are lab-tested, hospital-grade, and certified 100 percent safe to ensure families live in clean and green surroundings,” added Bryan Chua, president of BFI, the maker of Wonderhome Naturals. He continued, “What’s more, our sustainable efforts of upcycling, recycling, refilling, and using biodegradable formulations and packaging reflect our commitment to do our part in protecting the Earth and its natural resources.” The bottles used for the brand’s products are made from a combination of upcycled ocean plastic and biodegradable wheat. Wonderhome does away with that efforts in advancement must be prioritized for both. “By making sustainability a busiFilipino ness model and natural integrating it into cleaning product everything we do, brand we strive to reduce Wonderhome human environNaturals uses mental damage plant-based through developing probiotics high-performance, to deliver durable, affordable a cleaning home appliances power that are also ecocertified friendly,” Gürhan 99.9 percent effective Günal, country against manager of Beko household Pilipinas Corporagerms. tion, said during Beko’s Global Sustainability Virtual Launch. Ensuring consumer products plastic fillers when shipping by ensur- have sustainability at the core – from ing the bottles fit snugly in the box. the make to the functions – enables the “The Philippines is the third biggest people who will use them to minimize plastic polluter in the world, producing their carbon footprint. 2.7 billion kilos of plastic waste annualBeko and its parent company Arcely,” Bryan lamented. “Moreover, 74 per- lik’s move was affirmed by a survey cent of our collected plastic waste ends they conducted across six countries in up in the ocean. Wonderhome Naturals Europe (a total of 1,800 respondents calls for a clean revolution. We want to from the United Kingdom, France, Gerlead the charge towards a greener future many, Italy, Poland, and Spain). by providing consumers with a strong Majority or an average of 83 percent of yet safe and sustainable option.” those surveyed said they felt it was their Wonderhome Naturals is currently personal responsibility to make a differavailable at www.wonderhomenaturals. ence by minimizing waste, water, and encom, and e-commerce platforms Laz- ergy use in their daily lives, on the back of Mall, Zalora, and ShopeeMall. general concern for the environment. “Our research showed us that we are Appliance brand highlights absolutely aligned with our customers eco-friendly products on our sustainability goals. It’s encourA European home appliances maker aging that people want to be doing the believes sustainability and innovation go right thing for the environment and behand in hand, if depend on each other, lieve that their actions can make an im-
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More Filipinos want to lead a sustainable lifestyle as the pandemic highlighted the importance of health and wellness.
pact,” said Günal. During the virtual showcase, Beko unveiled its “seven sustainable products” made with recycled materials and equipped with features that help reduce use of finite resources. The tubs of its EcoTub Washing Machine and Washer Dryer use up to 60 recycled 500ml PET bottles, which has translated to a 2,200-ton reduction of carbon emissions (from the 58 million plastic bottles recycled) since the project started in 2017. The plastic parts of its GreenDry Tumble Dryer use an average of 15 percent recycled plastic, which in two years led to 2,420 tons of plastic recycled. Likewise, the plastic parts of EcoFiber Oven utilize 5 percent recycled fishnet waste and 65 percent industrial thread waste. Developed using bio-composite technology, the egg trays of Beko’s BioCycle Refrigerator are made with eggshell wastes from five eggs along with bioplastics, while the BioCoffee Espresso Machine is made with five cups of coffee residue which translates to 5 percent reduction in carbon footprint. Finally, its AutoDose Dishwasher uses up to 28 percent less detergent to minimize water use. “Our goals in sustainability and our leading efforts in innovation are two great parts of the same whole. Their evolution depends on each other. It is up to us to find better, more environmentally conscious ways of conducting our lives,” said Hakan Bulgurlu, chief executive officer of Arcelik. Product availability, however, differs per market. Beko appliances are present in select SM Appliance Centers, Robinsons, All Home, Anson’s, Savers, Great World, Manila Imperial Appliances Stores, and Asian Home Appliance Center in Cebu, as well as online on Lazada and hat.com.ph.
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How to make snack time a fun time Up the family’s merienda bonding experience with fun games and tasty snacks.
WHOEVER says one cannot combine games and food has not had a fun time during snack time. Food and beverage company Universal Robina Corporation, maker of many favorite merienda food items, suggests fun ways to up the family’s snacking experience.
Play games
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Build-a-House and Face-the-Cookie are two games that make use of the family’s favorite snacks. For Build-a-House, simply challenge everyone to build a house using Magic Creams crackers and Wafrets. For Face-the-Cookie, each family member will place a Cream-O or Presto cookie on their forehead and race
to move the cookie to their mouth using only their facial muscles.
Recreate snacks
Get creative by turning snack items into new desserts, like a kebab or clubhouse. To make dessert kebabs, put Dewberry biscuits in sticks, together with cubed watermelon and apple, and marshmallows to keep a perfectly balanced taste. For the clubhouse dessert, use Jack ‘N Jill’s Quake Overload as the bread and Strawberry or Milky Knots as fillings. Keep them secure using toothpicks. The snack items are available at supermarkets, sari-sari stores, and URC’s online stores on Shopee and Lazada.