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HD gets hero’s welcome By Peter Atencio, Maricel V. Cruz and Coleen Magahis

IDILYN Diaz, who delivered the country’s first Olympic gold medal, returned home Wednesday with the hope that other athletes who follow in her footsteps will succeed as well.

President Rodrigo Duterte, in an online conference call with the fourtime Olympian, thanked her for her

sacrifices and for the sheer grit she has shown in overcoming all the obstacles along her way.

“The nation is ecstatic about your achievement. Your achievement is the achievement of the Philippine nation. So we are extremely proud. We cannot express even in the words of an athlete how we should really be shouting hallelujah,” the President said. “But thank you for persevering. I hope that the years of toil, the years of

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HD’s other feat: Most mentioned athlete on FB

Hidilyn Diaz waves to well wishers upon her arrival at the NAIA Terminal 2. (Inset) HD and Olympic skateboard finalist Margielyn Didal (right, back row) along with their coaches celebrate aboard a PAL flight from Narita, Tokyo.

Petecio secures bronze, fights for gold

DOH rejects 2-week hard lockdown

By Riera Mallari

By Willie Casas and Macon Ramos-Araneta METRO Manila could see more than 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day by late August if the government doesn’t impose a hard, two-week lockdown swiftly, independent researchers tracking the pandemic said Wednesday.

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FOUR-TIME Olympian Hidilyn Diaz did not only win the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal on Monday, she also won it big on social media. Diaz was the most-mentioned athlete on Facebook and the third most-mentioned on Instagram across the globe over the past 24 hours since her historic win. She overtook American gymnast Simone Biles and Brazilian skateboarder Rayssa Leal. Over this same period, Facebook said the Philippines was the country that talks most about the Olympics on the platform, besting the United States and India. The Philippine flag emoji also landed a p o - dium finish, ranking as the third most-used emoji on the app during the same period. Meanwhile, Filipinos from all walks of life have come forward to offer rewards for Diaz.

TOKYO –Nesthy Petecio eradicated another stumbling block on her road to gold in the Summer Olympic Games by pounding out a 5-0 victory over former tormentor, Colombia’s Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda in the quarterfinals of the 54-57 kg boxing competitions Wednesday at the Kokugikan Arena here.

Already enjoying its best-ever showing in the Olympiad following Hidilyn Diaz’s weightlifting gold on Monday, the Philippines was assured of another medal here, a bronze, courtesy of Petecio’s vengeful win against the Colombian bronze medalist in the 2019 Pan American Games. It was also the country’s first boxing medal in the games in 25 years since the silver of Onyok Velasco in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and the

first multiple-medal campaign in the games in 89 years since the 1932 Los Angeles edition, with the bronze medals of high-jumper Simeon Toribio, boxer Jose Villanueva and swimmer Teofilo Ydefonso. “First medal, I did feel confident especially in this tournament po! Sobrang tuwa ko po, sobrang blessed po ako,” said the featherweight Petecio, who has already notched three wins here, needing two more to capture

gold. Petecio was cool and calculated with her pinpoint combinations in the first round, prompting Castaneda to be more aggressive in the second. But the Filipinas 2019 champion of the World Championships in Russia, kept her focused and picked her spots, frustrating the Colombian with nifty counters from start to finish. “Huwag daw akong makipag-dikiNext page

Those who don’t want to get vaccinated, don’t leave your homes. I will tell the police to escort you back home because you might be spreading the virus left and right. I will assume full responsibility for this. We need to have a law to punish a person who is unvaccinated and roams around. – President Rodrigo Duterte

Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio (in red) deals a jarring blow to her Colombian opponent, thus ensuring for herself at least a bronze medal although she needs two more victories to clinch gold for the Philippines, the second after Hidilyn Diaz. AFP

COVID-19 PH AT A GLANCE

(AS OF 4 PM JULY 28)

1,566,667 TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES

4,478 54,552 NEW

ACTIVE

27,401

1,484,714

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Businessmen ask for time 82 cops in QC test positive for Covid to adjust as controls tighten By Rio N. Araja and Willie Casas

The Philippine Chamber of ComBy Othel V. Campos, Rio N. Araja and Julito G. Rada merce and Industry (PCCI), the FilipinoWITH the threat of the more transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and a spike in the number of infections, business leaders said another lockdown would cause more economic pain— and hoped the measures would pay off.

Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) and Go Negosyo agreed to a two-week lockdown as proposed by the OCTA Research Group, but asked for at least a week to make the necessary adjustments to their operations. Next page

SOME 82 policemen or more than half of the 161 cops from the Quezon City Police District Station 3 swabbed Friday last week have tested positive for COVID-19. Of the 82 who tested positive, 51 were deployed during the final State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte last Monday.

“Some 118 from Police Station 3 participated in our SONA deployment, and 51 of them were tested positive,” QCPD chief Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra said. Yarra said three cops from Stations 9 and 11 also tested positive for COVID-19, while no positive results were reported from Police Stations 10 and 7. All the cops who tested positive were asymptomatic and have been Next page

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Record-high jabs: 659,029 in a day By Coleen Magahis, Joel E. Zurbano and Rio N. Araja

HE Philippines set a new daily record for the number of vaccinations provided in a single day when it recorded 659,029 jabs on Tuesday.

“This was the number of jabs administered last July 27, 2021, another new record high in our national vaccination campaign,” the Department of Health said in a Facebook post. The country’s average daily vaccination rate had decreased in recent days owing to inclement weather, according to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. Last week, the Philippines set a daily average of 300,000 jabs administered, more than the targeted norm of 200,000. In other developments: * The national government assured

the people that the safety and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines is not affected by floods, amid the continuous rains in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said all eventualities were covered before the agency entered into an agreement with Pharmaserv Express. He also assured the safety of the vaccines because they are stored in the higher floors of Pharmaserv’s facility in Barangay San Roque in Marikina City. Residents on their way to their scheduled vaccination at selected vaccination centers and hubs allowed to operate

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In Iloilo City, Mayor Jerry Trenas said the local government unit will reward Diaz with lifetime free batchoy and pancit molo, the city’s popular delicacies. The 30-year-old Zamboanga native will also receive lifetime free accommodation during the Dinagyang when mass gatherings are allowed, according to the report from Daily Guardian online. In Manila, a tricycle driver also promised to give a lifetime free ride to Diaz. “Ms. Hidilyn Diaz dahil dyan libre na rin kayo sa pagsakay sa aking pinapasadang tricyle. Lifetime po,” wrote Alfredo Antipasado in his Facebook post that was shared by netizens. In Tacloban City, a litigation lawyer and sports fan, Aljim Denver Arcueno, is also ready to offer free legal consultations to Diaz as a gift for her historic achievement. Arcueno, who is married to another lawyer in the city, is the corporate secretary of local publication Leyte Samar Daily Express.

disappointments and the years that bad things have happened in the past -- just forget them.” “You already have the gold --- gold is gold. And it would be good for you to just let bygones be bygones and dwell solely on your victory together with your family and of course with the nation,” the commander-in-chief said. Duterte said he will be giving Diaz P3 million aside from the P10-million incentive she is set to receive from the government for her gold medal victory. Diaz, an Air Force sergeant, was also accorded the Presidential Medal of Merit, as well as a fully furnished house and lot in her hometown in Zamboanga. “Over and above the rewards, it’s always the honor that counts. It is my turn to salute you. Yes, ma’am!” said Duterte who stood up and gave Diaz a salute. Diaz, 30, left Tokyo with hopes that she will be able inspire a younger generation of athletes to dream on. She also said she hopes the country’s sports program will become better following her achievements at the quadrennial meet. “Of course, I hope that others will win a gold, silver or bronze,” Diaz said while still in Tokyo. Philippine Sports Commission officials Celia Kiram and Charles Raymond Maxey welcomed Diaz at the NAIA Terminal 2 and as heavy rain pelted the surrounding area. Diaz has not been home since last year, because she and her coaches were stranded in Malaysia from February 2020 until July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining Diaz in returning to Manila were her Chinese coach Gao Kaiwen, and strength and conditioning specialist

82 cops... From A1 fully vaccinated. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte urged the public to stay calm. “The city government is prepared to contain the spread of the virus. Our City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit [CESU] has the capability to deal with this situation. We request the public not to panic, especially the communities in which the precincts where these police personnel were assigned. We are appealing to anyone who is experiencing symptoms to please call 122 and inform CESU immediately,” she said. Belmonte ordered all 16 station commanders to ensure that minimum health protocols are stringently practiced. Meanwhile, six policemen of the Manila Police District from three police stations also tested positive for COVID-19. MPD director Police Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco said three of the active cases were from Station 12 while one case was recorded each in Police Station 13, Police Station 12, and Police Station 6.

Businessmen... From A1 PCCI president emeritus George Barcelon said a new round of restrictions would hurt all aspects of business and lower government collections as well. “If we have this lockdown, I would surmise that we will not fare better than the last two quarters. There was an upside towards the end of the second quarter but now with all these discussions on the Delta strain and the lockdown, I would think that the third quarter would probably be similarly negative,” Barcelon said. “Our hope is hanging on all these actions to be taken to contain the Delta strain and to have the economy getting a big push towards the fourth quarter. We can only hope that this lockdown and the vaccination efforts work for the common good,” he said. FFCCCII president Henry Lim Biong said he believed that the business community has no choice over these matters. “It’s a bitter pill to swallow but we have to do this. I encourage all companies that have the capacity to pay their workers, even at half their salaries, to

Petecio... From A1 tan sa kanya nang sobra-sobra kasi comfort zone niya po ‘yun. Alis po talaga ako, kahit pagod na. Alis talaga kasi ‘yun lang po talaga ‘yung main plan namin,” said Petecio of the game-plan against the Colombian, who has beaten her in the 2018 World Championships in New Delhi, India. The impressive showing earned for Petecio scores of 30-27 from two judges and 29-28 from the other three. “We watched the Colombian the other day and she was very aggressive so the pay them for these two weeks in lockdown. But this is not compulsory because a lot of companies are bleeding at the moment,” he said. “This lockdown, even for just two weeks, will cause tremendous loss to the economy,” he added. But Go Negosyo founder Joey Conception said there was no better time to impose another hard lockdown than in August. “We are in total agreement that if we do a total lockdown, let’s not wait. Let’s nip it while we can,” he said, noting that August is a slow month anyway because of the monsoon rains. Both Liong and Barcelo said the sacrifice of a lockdown could help ensure a stronger and safer economic recovery for the last quarter, traditionally the best time of the year for business. ING Bank senior economist Nicholas Antonio Mapa, meanwhile, said another round of lockdowns would likely derail the very fragile economic recovery. He said when the government tightened restrictions, the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a measure of the prevailing direction of economic trends in manufacturing, reverted to a contraction, while unemployment bounced up to 8.7 percent.

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until 12:00 am are exempted from the curfew hours in Taguig City. * Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) marked another first in its continuous vaccine transport efforts on Tuesday as it safely hand-carried vaccine doses inflight. Dumaguete City is the first to receive this type of shipment, while another is scheduled for General Santos today, July 29. This was made possible through the assistance and approval of the Office for Transportation Security, coordinated through Cebu Pacific as requested by the Gokongwei Group’s official partner for its employee vaccination program, Reliance United. * The Taguig city government will exempt vaccinees from the 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew hours provided they will show their electronic ticket containing their confirmed schedule.

It said that for group bookings, a singular e-ticket will be issued, and for those scheduled to receive their 2nd dose, their duly issued vaccination card containing the details of their scheduled inoculations can serve as proof. Taguig joined other local government units in enforcing unified curfew hours while Metro Manila is under the heightened general community quarantine status amid the threat of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. * THE Quezon City government has allotted its first supply of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine for the elderly in District 2. Mayor Joy Belmonte said that as part of their target to vaccinate 1.7 million individuals, the city implemented the vaccination of the single-dose Janssen jab in a one-day rollout in the area.

Julius Naranjo, as well as sports nutritionist Jeaneth Aro and sports psychologist Dr. Karen Trinidad. Skateboard Margielyn Didal and her coach Danilo Bautista joined the trip back to Manila on board PAL Flight 427. Officials of the PSC waited at least an hour more as Diaz’s flight was delayed by heavy late afternoon rains. “I’m really so happy that we finally nailed the Olympic gold. I had tears in my eyes during the medal ceremony. And we give credit to Hidilyn herself. She sacrificed a lot. We are all proud of her. We are all proud of our Filipino athletes,” said Maxey. Earlier, the Armed Forces of the Philippines had Diaz promoted to staff sergeant rank for her achievements. Diaz stands to receive P35.5 million, along with a house and a lot in Tagaytay and a condo unit in Eastwood City from both the national government and the private sector. Under Philippine law, the PSC guarantees a P10 million incentive for every Olympic gold. Diaz’s feat ended a 97-year Olympic gold medal drought since the Philippines first competed in 1924. Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker Michael Romero said Speaker Lord Allan Velasco initiated a “pass the hat” drive among members of the House of Representatives to raise P5 million to P10 million in cash incentives for Diaz. But later in the day, Deputy Speaker and AAMBIS-OWA Rep. Sharon Garin said the prize money would be pooled and gifted to all Filipino athletes who bring home Olympic medals. Romero, a long-time sports patron, will also grant Diaz an additional cash incentive worth P3 million. The chairman of the House committee on ways and means has filed a House Bill 9891, exempting the rewards

received by Diaz from any and all forms of taxes and charges. Rep. Joey Salceda of Albay said the tax panel will deliberate on the measure “without delay” to ensure that Diaz and other winning athletes, such as Nesthie Petecio, will be able to enjoy the tax benefits as soon as possible. The bill also ensures that the failure to issue revenue regulations providing the implementing mechanisms for the exemption will not preclude the provision from being implemented. “This guarantees that no administrative omission will prevent the athletes and coaches from availing of the benefit,” Salceda said. On Wednesday, more members of the House filed resolutions honoring Diaz for her Olympic feat. “Hidilyn Diaz is a true inspiration to many Filipinos and she has definitely shown that Filipinos can compete with the best of the world and excel at the highest level,”.Deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said in House Resolution 2019. He said the Filipino weightlifter’s triumph “was even more impressive, given that she has been away from home and was stranded in Malaysia since February 2020 due to the Covid-19 global pandemic.” “In her temporary home, Hidilyn had to improvise and train with makeshift equipment because of the travel restrictions and closure of gyms. She began training only with barbells made from plastic pipes with cast concrete weights at either end,” Rodriguez said. Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar filed House Resolution 2020, urging President Rodrigo Duterte to confer the Philippine Legion of Honor to Diaz for winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

plan was to try and counter-punch, but she changed her plan today and stood there just waiting for Nesthy,” said the Philippine team’s Australian coach Don Abnett. “In the second round they were too close, they were wrestling. We told Nesthy not to turn the fight into a scrap but to pick her punches as she has the talent to do that,” added Abnett. Petecio shoots for the gold-medal round on Saturday at 12:39 p.m. (Philippine time) against Italy’s Testa Irma, who whipped Canadian foe Caroline Veyre by the same dominant 5-0 score to enter the semifinals. On Thursday, Eumir Felix Marcial, predicted by Association Press to

win a gold medal here, debuts against Younes Nemouchi of Algeria in the 6976kg division at 10:48 a.m. (Philippine time), while Irish Magno, fresh off her 5-0 demolition of Kenyan Christine Ongare, in the 48-51kg, takes on Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong next at 12:24 p.m. (Philippine time). Carlo Paalam, after posting a 4-1 win over Ireland’s Brendan Irvine, fights Algeria’s Mohamed Flissi on Saturday at 10:48 a.m. (Philippine time). In swimming, Remedy Rule ended her Olympic journey after placing 15th in the semifinals of the women’s 200-meter butterfly competition with a time of 2:12.89.

JAPANESE Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday celebrated the 65th Anniversary of Japan-Philippines Friendship Day, with the Japanese leader expressing optimism the legacy of this alliance will provide momentum for further deepening relations between the two countries. In a video message, Suga also hailed the “strong bond” between Tokyo and Manila, where he conveyed his appreciation for the deepening diplomatic relations and highlighting the successful collaborations between the two countries throughout the years. President Duterte expressed confidence that the Philippines relations with Japan will become stronger, describing the two countries’ relations as “a friend closer than a brother.” “Japan is unrivaled in its status as one of the Philippines’ trading partners. Only a handful of our bilateral relationships have been as deeply transformative as the one we have with Japan,” Duterte said in a statement on the 65th year of the normalization of bilateral relations between Manila and Tokyo. “As I have said time and again, Japan is a friend closer than a brother. I am confident that our partnership will continue to strengthen as our peopleto-people linkages continue to deepen,” he added. Suga cited the role Japan has played in supporting the Philippines in its development efforts as well as the continued cooperation between the two sides in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Tokyo also provided Manila with Overseas Development Assistance loans, vaccines, and medical equipment to help the Philippines in its COVID-19 response. “Our countries cooperate with each other at various levels and support each other in a wide range of fields. The bond between us has never been this strong,” Suga said. The Prime Minister said that as a huge supporter of the “Build, Build, Build” program, Japan has been a reliable partner of the Philippines through public and private sector engagement. Among the major undertakings of such partnership is the Metro Manila Subway Project, the country’s firstever subway line that will soon serve many Filipinos. The Japanese Prime Minister also revealed that his country has successfully fulfilled its 2017 five-year commitment to public and private financing of one trillion yen or approximately P476 billion to support the Philippines. The Japanese leader also noted the legacy of Japan’s engagement in the peace-building effort in Mindanao. He reaffirmed Japan’s commitment to reinforce its support in ways commensurate with the progress of the peace process. Suga also vowed that being a longtime partner of the Philippines in promoting lasting peace and development in Mindanao, Tokyo will continue to do so in the years beyond. Prime Minister Suga also underscored the shared values of Japan and the Philippines as maritime nations.

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accelerate “in an explosive fashion.” “Projections based on the behavior of the Delta variant in our ASEAN neighbors suggest that the surge will begin to impact our health care system in the NCR by the middle of August. Our hospitals will become overwhelmed by the end of August,” he said. “The longer we wait to act, the harder it will be to halt and reverse the surge,” he said as he called for an early lockdown in Metro Manila. “No country in ASEAN has been able to halt and reverse a Delta-surge without a hard lockdown of major cities,” he added. OCTA’s Guido David, meanwhile, said a one- or two-week lockdown starting Aug. 1 would enable the government to regain effective control of the pandemic. But two to three weeks would be needed if the lockdown begins Aug. 8. The OCTA group said a surge in cases would put a strain on the health care system as hospitals fill up again with COVID-19 cases. Coronavirus variants, including the more infectious Delta variant, are among the factors likely causing the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country, Vergeire said. Still, Vergeire said the DOH has not classified the recent spike in cases as a surge.

Other factors outside of the variants may have also played a role, such as mobility of the people and poor compliance with health protocols, Vergeire said. She said Metro Manila’s health care capacity was at “a moderate risk” in the event of another surge in cases. She added that the department has different parameters and thresholds than OCTA. Vergeire said Metro Manila’s virus reproduction rate, or the number of people infected by a virus patient, is “more than 1.” “Right now we’re at moderate risk and we continue to monitor this every day,” she said in an interview with ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo. “From what we can see right now, we’re still managing but as I’ve said, we’re very cautious that if it crosses the threshold then we will increase or escalate the restrictions,” Vergeire said. She reminded the public to continue following minimum health standards and to get vaccinated to protect themselves against severe COVID-19. In a statement Tuesday, the DOH said it is immediately flagging areas with increases in rates of transmission based on two-week growth rates (TWGR), the average daily attack rate (ADAR), and health care utilization.

Metro Manila mayors are amenable to a return to the strictest lockdown level – Enhanced Community Quarantine for two weeks provided that the national government releases ‘ayuda’ and four million vaccines “to protect the NCR population against the possible spread of the dangerous Delta variant,” said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Benhur Abalos. Despite the dire warnings, the Department of Health (DOH) said the country is not at a level where a lockdown is needed, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Wednesday. “We respect the opinions of our experts outside of government but the decision to escalate or de-escalate [quarantine measures] would be based on health care capacity,” she said in Filipino. “Although, we’re sounding the alarm already, based on objective discussion and analysis, we can see we are not yet at the level where we need a lockdown,” she said. In an online forum, OCTA Research fellow Nicanor Austriaco Jr. said a surge caused by the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus would

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Last budget bid: Put money where rhetoric is—Angara By Macon Araneta

BALANCING ACT. A delivery services driver walks on the makeshift footbridge going to a barangay along the Zapote-Las Pinas river on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Danny Pata

in Talon 2, Las Pinas, City, while strong water current down below rushes

RTC sets Garin arraignment for 52 dengvaxia civil cases By Rio N. Araja

HE Quezon City Regional Trial Court has set the arraignment of former Health secretary Janet Garin, now Iloilo representative, on Sept. 20 for the first batch of consolidated criminal cases in connection with the Dengvaxia-related deaths of several school children. Branch 107 Judge Jose Bautista Jr. ordered the arraignment of Garin; Philippine Children’s Medical Center executive director Julius Lecciones; doctors Maria Rosario

Capeding and Kenneth Hartigan-Go; Melody Zamudio, and Carlito Realuyo and pretrial for doctors Vicente Belizario, Joyce Ducusin, Gerardo Bayugo, Socorro Lu-

pisan, Rosalind Vianzon, Mario Baquilod and Socorro Lupisan, and Maria Lourdes Santiago on Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. The preliminary conference or the premarking of exhibits is set on Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. At least 52 civil cases again≠≠st Garin and the other respondents were raffled off at the QCRTC Branch 226, while the other four are still with Branches 76, 87, 104 and 221. The petitions for certiorari filed by Sanofi Pasteur Inc. and Zuellig Pharma Corp. before the Court of Appeals questioning the consolidation of the Dengvaxia cases have

NPA’s ‘reign of terror’ over by ‘22—NTF THE National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTFELCAC) is confident that the government can end the New People’s Army’s (NPA) reign of terror within President Rodrigo Duterte’s term. NTF-ELCAC Vice Chairman Secretary Hermogenes Esperon told a weekly forum that the Task Force based its assessment on the rate at which “tired” NPA combatants are surrendering. “Self-imposed (target( namin iyan at si Pangulo, as Chairman ng NTFELCAC. He wants to finish the NPA by July 2022. Sa estimate ko lang from their current strength of about 3,500, palagay ko baba na iyan. Mabilis na ang pagbaba niyan dahil ang dami ang nagsusurender. So, kung ito’y baba ng halimbawa ng 2,000 nationwide, magiging law and order problem na lang ito. Ibig sabihin primarily pulis na lang ang hahawak sa kanila at local governments,” Esperon said. He said the NTF-ELCAC is faithfully following a timeline, but he also knew that there would still be some supporters to remain and several issues to be solved in the next administration. “Paspasan ito marami ng mabubuwag, madami na ang magsusurender,” Esperon, also the National Security Adviser, added. The official, who attended the last State of the Nation Address (SONA) of Duterte, commented on Tuesday’s Laban Para sa Bayan TV Program that he particularly liked the President’s view on insurgency, which can only be solved through a “whole-of-a-nation” approach and not by military force alone.

SUSPECTS. A combined

team of police and antinarcotics operatives arrested two drug suspects who yielded P1.3 million worth of shabu in Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday evening. The suspects were identified as Lendl Lou B. Gorgonia, 34 years old, and Alfred Greg T. Tuyor, 18 years old. PNP

already been submitted for resolution. Kin of the supposed Dengvaxia victims through the Public Attorney’s Office filed multiple counts of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and civil suits against Garin and several others before the Department of Justice. In November 2017, Sanofi, posted on its official website, said the Dengvaxia vaccine posed risk to individuals vaccinated without having a prior dengue infection, prompting the Department of Health to stop the mass vaccination program for public school children.

PRESIDENT Duterte’s last budget request should “capture the urgency and the dimensions” of the national recovery that he laid out during his final State of the Nation Address Monday, Senator Sonny Angara said on Wednesday. “The budget puts the money where the rhetoric is,” Angara said. Angara said the plans Duterte spelled out in his speech should end up in the proposed 2022 national budget, which Malacañang will be sending to Congress soon. Angara described the 2022 budget as “the major downpayment we will be making for our hard and long road to recovery.” But the good thing is that the foundations for that recovery have been laid out “through laws and programs that promote economic growth with social equity,” Angara said. “There’s free college to train our youth. There’s also the Universal Health Care. On the economic front, we are retooling the way we do business, encourage start-ups, retain talent and attract investments in order to create good paying jobs for our people.” Angara said reform laws advocated by President Duterte and his predecessors “are the scaffoldings that hold our nation together in times of crisis and the same ones we will use in climbing out of the pandemic we are in.” But he said things should be done as fast as possible “because the window to make the turnaround won’t stay open for long.”

Top cop calls for probe into activists’ slay PHILIPPINE National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday ordered an investigation into a shooting incident involving Albay policemen and two activists who were accused of spray-painting protest slogans. The group “Defend Bicol “ claimed the activists, identified as Jemar Palero, 22, and Marlon Naperi, 38, were shot dead by elements of the Albay Police on Monday morning in Barangay Lower Binogsacan in Guinobatan. However, the official police report stated that the activists were armed and that they fired on the cops, prompting the latter to retaliate. Eleazar appealed to the public to let the investigation take its course before any conclusions on the incident were made. Eleazar said he ordered Bicol Police Director, Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo to put the policemen involved in the incident under restrictive custody pending the result of the probe. Senator Leila de Lima also on Wednesday called for an urgent and impartial investigation into this latest case of killing in the Bicol region.

SC to commercial courts: Avoid delay By Rey Requejo THE Supreme Court has warned judges of commercial courts against what Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III described as “questionable trend of unwarranted delay or circumvention of court proceedings” in the handling of commercial cases. In a circular issued by Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, the SC through the Office of the Court Administrator has enjoined commercial court judges to resolve cases within the regle-

mentary period or face administrative sanctions for failing to do so. Marquez, who exercises administrative supervision over lower courts and judges, strongly reminded judges of commercial courts to comply strictly with the provision of Republic Act 10142, or the law on the Rehabilitation or Liquidation of Financially Distressed Enterprises and Individuals, since a violation “constitutes gross inefficiency and warrants the imposition of administrative sanctions against the erring magistrate.”

DOH revokes Valenzuela clinic’s license for ‘tampering’ THE Department of Health has decided to revoke the license of a medical clinic and diagnostic center which was earlier shutdown by the Valenzuela City government after it was found ‘tampering of Covid-19 records or intentionally providing misinformation.” The DoH, in a separate decision through its Health Facilities and Services Regulato-

ry Bureau , also ordered the Puerto Galera Molecular Laboratory in Oriental Mindoro, whose operator/manager is Dr. Jovith Royales, the chief executive officer of Best Care Medical Clinic & Diagnostic Center Inc. in Barangay Karuhatan, Valenzuela, to replace its management and personnel that were connected with the latter or it would be compelled to similarly revoke its license

to operate. In its recent decision, the DOH-National Capital Region Office (DOH-NCRO) found the complaint of Dr. Alma Radovan-Onia, Marilao Medical and Diagnostic Clinic Inc., medical director, with merit against Best Care and Royales whom it found to ‘have tampered with Covid-19 records or intentionally provided misinformation.’

DECLOGGING. Personnel from the Department of Public Works and Highways

conduct declogging and cleaning of drainage inlets along Quirino Highway in Novaliches, Quezon City on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. DPWH is appealing to the public to do their part in proper waste management so as not to clog the drainage system. Oliver Marquez

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Cops nab 4 ‘suppliers’ of illegal guns to terror groups By Ronald O. Reyes TACLOBAN CITY—Joint operatives arrested four suspects on Wednesday and recovered 36 high-powered guns and ammunition purportedly for Mindanao-based terrorist groups, as they were passing through Port Balhuartico in Barangay Look, Allen, Northern Samar. The Northern Samar Police Provincial Office, headed by Colonel Arnel Apud, identified the suspects as Daud Kumamang Ludungan, 43; Roger Daud Baguindali, 33; Wahid Esmael Yusop, 23; and Abdulgapor Buday Singh, 65. All are residents of Maguindanao. The firearms and ammunition were concealed inside the tire compartments and side doors of two Toyota Vios cars, police said. Based on its intelligence reports, the suspects allegedly traveled from Taguig City bound for Datu Piang, Maguindanao. In a separate statement, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the suspected vehicle boarded a RoRo vessel and arrived at Allen Port around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday. At around 10:15 a.m., the RoRo vessel carrying the suspected vehicle docked at Balhuartico Pier. Upon arrival, the PCG and police team stopped the suspected vehicle, dispatched the PCG K9 dogs, and conducted proper inspection that led to the recovery of 36 units of M-16 rifle with undetermined number of magazines and three units of 45-caliber pistol, according to the Coast Guard. The suspects will be facing charges for violation of Republic Act RA 10591 or illegal possession of firearms.

Lawmakers see House passing priority bills

HIDDEN GUNS. Joint operatives of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine National Police (PNP) recover 36 M-16 rifles with magazines and three 45-caliber pistols (inset) from the cars of four men suspected of gunrunning at Balwharteco Pier, Looc, Northern Samar on Wednesday. PCG Photo

TO BUILD UNITY AHEAD OF 2022 POLLS

Leni meets with Lacson, Sotto

By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Rio N. Araja

ICE President Leni Robredo has met with presidential contender Senator Panfilo Lacson and his running mate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, as they sought to unite groups and personalities against the administration slate for next year’s national elections. Robredo’s camp on Wednesday also told ex-Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that it was still too early to talk about giving way to any presidential candidate in the 2022 polls. Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesperson, said it was “extremely premature to talk of ‘giving way’ when VP Leni has not yet made a definitive announcement regarding her candidacy for President.” “What she has said before stands: she remains open to running for President, and will announce her decision at the ap-

propriate time,” he said in a statement. Liberal Party president Sen. Francis Pangilinan said he helped arrange the meeting last week among Robredo, Lacson and Sotto in coordination with the Office of the Vice President. She also met recently with Senator Richard Gordon, who is eyeing his own presidential run. Lacson and Sotto were the first candidates to announce their candidacy in next year’s elections. Pangilinan stressed that as Robredo

said several weeks ago, “the unity of all those who share a common belief in providing genuine solutions to the country’s problems is key come 2022 if we are to put the country on the right track towards succeeding in reaching the twin goals of defeating COVID and achieving economic recovery.” Pangilinan declined to provide additional details, saying: “That is all that I am at liberty to say right now.” Lacson confirmed meeting the Vice President with Sotto during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum on Wednesday but refused to provide specific points that were raised in the session. Lacson said he was with Sotto while Robredo was accompanied by former senator Bam Aquino, a Liberal Party stalwart who was the Vice President’s campaign manager when she won the post in 2016.

By Maricel V. Cruz A CONGRESSIONAL leader on Wednesday expressed confidence the House of Representatives will fast-track the approval of six pending bills mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte as priority measures during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday. These bills, all principally authored by Assistant Majority Leader and Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas, are the creation of the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers, the provision for Legal Assistance for Police, Military, and other Uniformed Personnel; the establishment of the Philippine Center for Disease Control, the modernization of the Bureau of Fire Protection, setting up Evacuation Centers in all local government units, and the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. “With the President’s clear mandate for Congress to approve these priority measures during his last year in office, I am confident that my colleagues in both the House and Senate will expedite their approval,” Vargas said. “These bills address urgent national concerns, and their approval will be a fitting legacy of the President’s and Congress’ unflinching desire to improve the welfare of our people,” he added. These bills were filed from 2018 to 2020 and are either pending at Committee level or have been approved by the House and transmitted to the Senate, Vargas noted. Meanwhile, a legislator welcomed President Duterte’s renewed push in his final SONA for an accelerated “Build, Build, Build” program in the homestretch of his term. Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte hoped this would lead to the faster implementation or revival especially of flagship projects outside Metro Manila. He said that Camarines Sur folk, for instance, have expressed the hope that the President’s SONA order to his economic managers to speed up the completion of flagship projects would clear the way to the implementation of at least two “Build, Build, Build” expressways.

SEAMEN’S JABS. Seafarers and overseas Filipino workers wait for their turn to be vaccinated against the coronavirus at the San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, Manila. The city government allotted 1,300 vaccine doses for pre-registered clients on Wednesday. Norman Cruz

DOJ: Suspension on 80 ‘pastillas scam’ officers ends By Rey E. Requejo JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said the six-month preventive suspension imposed against more than 80 Bureau of Immigration officers linked in the so-called pastillas scam have already expired. This paved the way for their return to the BI pending resolution of their cases

before the Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice. Guevarra stressed that the preliminary investigation by the Ombudsman and the administrative proceedings before the DOJ against these BI personnel are still pending resolution before the two agencies. “These BI personnel have returned to the main office but most of them have not

been given assignments while their cases remain pending,” Guevarra said, in a text message to reporters. “Their six-month preventive suspension has lapsed.They have reported for work at the main office, not at their previous assignments in the airport terminals. Those who were under job order arrangements have been terminated,” he added.

Sen. Gordon COVID-positive despite 2 jabs SENATOR Richard Gordon, who has been fully vaccinated with the AstraZeneca jab for the coronavirus, on Wednesday became the 6th member of the Upper Chamber to test positive for COVID-19. Gordon said he is a very exposed person because he goes to provinces and holds meetings every day trying to find ways to bring vaccines faster to the people. “I’m asymptomatic but I’m better protected because I’m vaccinated,” said Gordon. “If you’re vaccinated, you can still be hit but survive it. But if you’re not vaccinated, you will be infected possibly with severe symptoms, and perhaps have a fatal outcome,” he further said. Aside from Gordon, those hit by the coronavirus were Senator Sonny Angara, Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, Koko Pimentel, Bong Revilla, and Ronald dela Rosa. Meanwhile, Senator Win Gatchalian on Wednesday said the government should seriously consider mandating the establishment of permanent evacuation centers especially in disaster-prone areas in the country. Gatchalian renewed his call for the national government to augment the yearly budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to cover the needed appropriations for the construction of the necessary facilities for evacuees. As author of Senate Bill No. 747 or the proposed Evacuation Center Act, Gatchalian said the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) and disaster preparedness advocacy group Agap Banta have been suggesting since last year for the government to earmark at least P1 billion annually over the next three years to build permanent evacuation centers all over the country. Gordon related he is feeling slightly under the weather but exhibiting no other symptoms as of now. His doctor has advised him to rest and isolate at home. Macon Ramos-Araneta

High Court grants DBP plea on salaries

TURN HERE. Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) personnel install the ‘For Light Vehicles Only’ sign on the concrete barriers along EDSA near the Quezon City Academy U-turn slot on Wednesday. Joey O. Razon

THE Supreme Court (SC) has granted a petition by the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), which sought to revive the lifting of a notice of disallowance (ND) on salary increases of eight senior officers amounting to P17.38 million in 2006. In a 13-page decision written by Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez and recently published online, the court reinstated an earlier ruling by the Commission of Audit (COA) to lift the ND because there had been “unjustified delay” in resolving the case. The case started on June 19, 2007 when the supervising auditor disallowed the increase because the compensation plan lacked prior approval

from the Office of the President (OP). The DBP appealed the notice of disallowance before the COA Corporate Government Sector Cluster A but the appeal was denied on June 2, 2010. DBP persevered and elevated a petition for review before the COA proper, which finally lifted the ND on Feb. 1, 2012. The COA decision said the subsequent approval by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of DBP’s compensation plan solved the absence of OP approval. However, on March 27, 2012, thenDBP vice president of the Program Evaluation department, Mario Pagaragan, submitted confidential letters

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But this body Afterward, he won adefeats seat in the House as Now that he’s delivered his salvo, Duterte TULFO Affairs inPasig Duterte Cabinet. he Committee on Energy. doescan not foreign dependent policy. think at C6. Ramon Ang, they will “not be building the Speaker must be able toSinovac earn the trust and Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor or will be, capacity were proven right. As turnover neared, Caylion, not the P389 million being alleged. So By alleging “Red-tagging”, these parthought long and hard about his legacy. But lion, not the P389 million being alleged. So By alleging “Red-tagging”, these parof steeped in international law on the sea, but has delivered more than 16 million City. River back to health.” veloped by other countries, such as Russia, of China’s leading vaccine but we hope the government and SMC 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 City. River back to health.” veloped by other countries, such as Russia, a subsidiary of China’s leading vaccine ries if heeded. It might be a good time for sand, it really doesn’t matter whether it’s ace. that the baby be turned over to her lacked the resources. They came up n 15 women lawyers, but who also became the High Reina Mae Nasino, a human rights River died of pneumonia, just al? outgoing Speaker of the House of Reprelion, not the P389 million being alleged. So part of the lanBy alleging “Red-tagging”, these parThere were people who were uneasy Readers can write me at gbolivar1952@ reneging on the July is once again tacking in the other direction, where did the rest of the pesos come from? mother despite pleas to keep the pair ty-listers are disclaiming any connections to merc representative of the lone district of TaguigERWIN managed to protect the national interests in appear to have passed any significant bill thus ERWIN foreign policy’ respect of his colleagues. the President is pro-China so that The expressway is expected to provide an a much-needed direct link between eastern etano started to signal that he would not during the past month they have had nsion ofare will Owen Gulle City Editor Readers can write me at gbolivar1952@ where did the rest of the pesos come from? -listers disclaiming any connections to rs PNoy knew in his heart filing the claim Readers can write me at gbolivar1952@ where did the rest of the that pesos come from? -listers are disclaiming any connections totime sitwas down and discuss the of project, reference mous (with) pollution. Many Filipinos have doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, out of sia is on the way to developing its own and 1byJimbo from CanSino Biological. No timetable has been set for the “For so many decades, even when IIatwas United States and Great Britain. And as we na National Pharmaceutical No timetable has been setterms forthe the project, “For so many decades, even when was the Church hierarchy—with whom Duterte United States and Great Britain. And as we dolomite or not. na National Pharmaceutical No timetable has been setsector. for shows the project, “For so many decades, even when Iarrangement United States and Great Britain. And as we producer China National Pharmaceutical rbout inG. Readers can write me at gbolivar1952@ Court’s leading defender of abortion. sentatives, Alan Peter Cayetano. Mr. Cayrelatives. 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There, he earned praises for his eloquence the international community while striving to far to advance the interests of energy together that state authorities and do Estabillo Publisher POINT OF honor the term-sharWhen the 18th Congress convened last alternative and faster access to the business and western Metro Manila, but we will also While the Chinese vaccine is welcome, is not an independent foreign polTULFO futo reflect on life and times of PNoy TULFO put will was the patriotic -can and the presidential -thethe yahoo.com. Well, probably from the same folks who ewas CPP-NPA-NDF. But on the hand, G. Estabillo Publisher yahoo.com. Well, probably from theeven same folks who ewed CPP-NPA-NDF. But on thetoother other hand, Lino M. 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The judge Baby River’s health began to Filipinos did not have much basis for an Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor rman Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor missed period to the stress of a nightsociate Editors attend the wake and funeral of her relatives. On Aug. 13, the baby was with a lot of excuses, violating the all over the world, but the administration No timetable has been set for the project, “For so many decades, even when I was worker says United States Great Britain. we late Pasig Antonin Scalia. a18th mother of seven, certainly lion, not the P389 million being alleged. 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Filipinos to participate in the expectation that Noynoy Aquino would of President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen only needed to consider the motions deteriorate the following month, and including two adopted Haitians and ato special time police raid inconnection which and daughter—but later same day, but hope the government and SMC can Owen Gulle City Editor young, the Pasig River had been wrote last week, even our neighbor Indonesns given Reina Mae’s mother. child’s right to her mother’s breast called against ingthat agreement with mobility Readers can write me at gbolivar1952@ M. Santos Photographer IJimbo attended aFilipinos webinar sponsored by in Manila, and will end atshe ato connection to the tion (SMC) toLino build the P95.4 billion Pasig where did the rest of the pesos come from? to know was pregnant when she ws Editor over takes place, when the person at bat Speakership with Marinduque Rep. 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The judge Baby River’s health began to missed period to the stress of a nightChannel Tuesday. Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor or government soon enough. Ramon Ang earliLaguna de Bay to Manila Bay, runs through RUDY in, say, within the next five to 10 years? Phase 3 clinical trial of a vaccine. a Chinese device later identified as an BUSINES Senate Majority Floor Leader and chaired BUSINES percent or an increase of 14 percentage points pressing national issues showed that he is University Belt area, San Juan, Buendia, would also revive the heavily polluted Pasig Under the term-sharing deal, Taguig Rep. for China’s continued aggression a irman Emeritus, Editorial Board worst decision of his PhilHealth thieves six years of good governance. 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Reina Mae new onof top the EDSA. Pasig, Taguig, the municipality ofamid Pateros sector can get act together. received vaccinations of Sinopharm’s over other activists were was designated chair ofprojects the Senate foreign wrong with having good arrested. relations Carta for PWDs, and the Domestic Workers Act man Emeritus, Editorial Board The death ofandin awhenever three-month-old much to be desired. HeStill, practiced law in the from herafor own perspective asthe aofhuman. calls to reunite and child Speaker, Cayetano managed to getthat oneer St., Bonifacio Global City, C5, before responsibility uniting lawmakers and According to SMC president and CEO be used oilhighway exploration, Palace the Filipino people, of the House for the first 15 months, while against the Speaker, Lino M. Santos Chief Photographer Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor and very private person and his decision Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor River might still be jingoistic behavior its exrecognition. ample of the striking-out concept, they ple sharing agreement; Cayetano was not Mandaluyong, Makati, Rockwell, Edsa, Pir.r. home Mandaluyong, Makati, Rockwell, Edsa, PiLower House, and of lacking leadership expected growth in the urban population. initiatives to clean it. But unfortunately, not Mandaluyong, Makati, Rockwell, Edsa, PiRiver. Pasig River expressway project (www.manilastandard.net) South East Metro Manila Expressway at Cirsigovernment soon enough. Ramon Ang earliLaguna de Bay to Manila Bay, runs through in, say, within the next five to 10 years? Phase 3 clinical trial of a vaccine. Lino M. Santos Chief Photographer ws Editor el trial in t (Kasambahay) Law. Supreme Court office of histhird father, relations committee. government soon enough. Ramon Ang earliLaguna de to Manila Bay, runs through Whatever happened toBUSINESS that proposal? inBay Metro and Taytay in Rizal province. at about 5.5 pounds. in, say, the next five to 10 years? PhilHea at C6. of ato court and the authorities hadlazy an ounce Ramon Ang, will “not only be building At least there's at the end theformer tunnel.cessive cine since China launched emergency use government soon enough. Ramon Ang earliLaguna de Bay toManila Manila Bay, runs through RUDY lawmakers to pass the 2020 national budget in, say, within the next five tolight 10see years? leading the in crafting that al trial of abevaccine. vaccine. during the 2019 ht. was not allowed to her baby. of House being and with our but this is aRUDY But awould medical examWarning: in prison Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco baby separated from her jailed But unfortunately compassion andlaws grew moreneighbors, urgent when thefound baby spokesman’s first instinct was to insay to aM. presidential candidate was notwithin a terminating need go nothey further than the career of the heard to attach any conditions to it.of Iunderweight do wish to belabor the part of unched qualities. To avert the agreed October 14 claims inRiver South China oneer St., Bonifacio Global City, C5, before cording to SMC president and CEO oneer St., Bonifacio Global City, C5, before Lino Santos Chief Photographer ccording SMC president and CEO Lino M. Santos Chief Photographer alive today. cumferential Road 6substantial (C6). The Pasig Expressway will be asaid oneer St., Bonifacio Global City, C5, before much has changed,” he explained. According to SMC president and CEO Can we expect relief Cayetano’s political career reached afrom new Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr. He later er said SMC already has a build proposal to build the cities oftheManila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Maybe, if the government and the private Hundreds of thousands of people have elections period. Cayetano’s legislative record isuneasy impressive. The expressway is expected to provide ancities awould much-needed direct link between eastern sufficiently involved in only 20 working days. He also helped steer benefit the nation in the years to come. PAREX will stretch a total of 19.4 kilomeWe're talking about the project proposal of COVID-19 vaccines on July 22, with no nion Editor The National Union of People’s take over the post for the remaining 21 of human decency and allowed the er SMC already has a proposal to the of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Maybe, if the government and the private fon thousands of people have problem that will be passed on to the er said SMC already has a proposal to build the cities of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Maybe, if the government and the private f thousands of people have ghts she was in her first trimester. River died of pneumonia, just CLASS ROMER (www.manilastandard.net) personal preference but was the result of ROMER outgoing Speaker of the House of Repre(www.manilastandard.net) There were people who were use of mother despite pleas to keep the pair turnover of the Speakership, Cayetano sudmercy were not extended to mother was hospitalized on Sept. 24 and her that the government was confident PNoy’s legacy—his leadership with regard (www.manilastandard.net) is dangerous to yourbh (www.manilastandard.net) have been debunked by the terminating at C6. will “not only be building terminating atterminating C6. onAng, Ang, they will “not only be building Itthey will have entry and exit points atalso the ect oned high when he was chosen as Rodrigo Duterte’s at C6. Ramon Ang, they will “not only be building game-changer ifPOINT it and isRadial greenlighted assumed the post ofauthor provincial administrator of Sea—which The 27-kilometer Pasig River, which horrible traffic congestion in Metro Manila OF Notters content with in the work of the alternative and faster access to thewith business and western Metro Manila, but we will me, He was the main of 43 bills, six of links which atherefore new highway on top the existing EDSA. Pasig, Taguig, the municipality ofnew Pateros the passage of the President’s tax reform sector can get their act together. received vaccinations of Sinopharm’s vacWe ask: How didofcondition he get thisworsened. ernhil@yahoo.com and will start from Road 10 (R10) of the conglomerate San Miguel Corporacases of severe adverse effects or infection. months. sentatives, Alan Peter Cayetano. Mr. Cayy. The about the arrangement and doubted that the denly suspended the Congressional session pressure from people, politicians and nonLawyers (NUPL) pleaded the mother to breastfeed her baby, River next administration. a highway on top of the existing EDSA. to the Philippine economy—because credit Pasig, Taguig, and the municipality of Pateros On July 1, she gaveStill, birthReina to River, sector can get their act together. nations of Sinopharm’s vaca new highway on top of the existing EDSA. Pasig, Taguig, and the municipality of Pateros dn’t over three months old. sector can get their act together. nations of Sinopharm’s vacthat the Chinese were not searching together shows that state authorities and child,” said Reina Mae’s lawyer, Mae man Emeritus, Editorial Board by agovernment United Nations The expressway isis expected to provide an ch-needed direct link between eastern The expressway expected to provide an uch-needed direct link between eastern University Belt area, San Juan, Buendia, sig lawin, running mate in the 2016 presidential elections. R Marinduque and headed the provincial chapter The expressway isthe expected to provide an much-needed link between eastern his brother Lino’s being thetribunal—are family’s home soon enough. Ramon Ang earliLaguna de Bay to Manila Bay, runs through RUDY say, the next five tobring 10 years? Lower House, and of nothing lacking happened leadership IMPACT hubs Makati, Ortigas, and Bonifacio Global be leading aChina historic effort toprocess the dewere passed into law. Among these are the packages and economic priority bills, as well far with more thanto overweening Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro raised a valid nd his Whatever that proposal? in Metro Manila and Taytay in Rizal province. etano has had Strike 1the and Strike 2 Pasig called Warning toa within November 16, indirect placing in At least there's light at end of the tunnel. cine since launched emergency use ambitious Alan Peter would honor it. They politicians alike, who wanted to capitalize for this country’s economic achievements If the court and court to either let the mother and her Reacting to the President’s inmight still be alive today. ado Chairman Emeritus, Editorial Board underweight at about 5.5 pounds. Whatever happened to that proposal? in Metro Manila and Taytay in Rizal province. 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To avert the agreed October 14 alternative and faster access to the business and western Metro Manila, but we will also elcome, er said SMC already has a proposal to build the cities of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, City. Maybe, if the government and the private River back to health.” ia, ROMERO Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Act, Bayanihan to Heal AsaOne Act and the ambition and meager accomplishments? House jeopardy the timely national-budget compleagainst him; another strikeJuly and he will be,no during a were proven right. As at turnover neared, Cay- proposalas the PAREX point in his privilege speech lastof September on the continuing popularity his late an Emeritus, Editorial Board will stretch total 19.4 kilomean Emeritus, Editorial Board We're talking about the project COVID-19 vaccines 22, with the past decade has gone elsewhere. 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Pasig, Taguig, and the municipality of Pateros sector can get their act together. is dangerous to you Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001, Overseas Filipiis dangerous to you tion that President Duterte desired. Bayanihan to Recover as One Act aimed atfact, as in baseball, out. etano started to signal that he would not 22 when he said that one who wants to be mother, who then had just passed away. (www.manilastandard.net) Which, of course, is erroneous and unfair. ernhil@yahoo.com ters and will start from Radial Road 10 (R10) of the conglomerate San Miguel Corporacases of severe adverse effects or infection. e as TULFO Affairs in the Duterte Cabinet. Here, he Committee on Energy. But this body does not the Philippines would bewith “massaterminating ator C6. ng Hospital, or let Reina Mae keep River her lawyer Josalee Deinla. serviceman who had and Representatives seats of Taguig City. 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MarinONLINE but we hope the government and SMC can the Pasig River had synonybut we hope the government and SMC can ng, the Pasig River had been synonyted. we hope the government and SMC can prison officials tried to reduce the young, Pasig River had been the anniversary of the landmark Indoneernhil@yahoo.com ters and will start from Radial Road 10 (R10) of the conglomerate San Miguel Corporawas arrested last year, attributing her allowed Reina Mae three-day furlough to City Edi He turned out Owen Chin Wong/Ray S.serving Eñano Associate Editors maintain cordial relations with other countries. We understand that Velasco was offered Duterte administration an economy that This could be the seats with an argument that left the FilipiPhilHealth thieves tion that President Duterte desired. 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Telephone way tothe deal with this would be to Night It is a small wonder, then, that Lawyers also asked that Reina Mae sending photos and letters to the 10-year sentence, his flight to ManilaStandard won. to get it off the ground as soon as possible. long wanted to clean it and it, bring first week of December last year—less than six inside jail where they could be so he could prove his leadership skills, but Re to get it off the ground as soon as possible. trol the wanted to clean it and revive it, bring to get it off the ground as soon as possible. wanted to clean it and revive it, bring Philippine Press Former Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno Board Member & Chief Legal Adviser na’s nine-dash claim to the West can be accessed at: Adelle Chua Opinion Editor in good shape. The economy was going Honor Blanco Cabie he and his wife were not estranged, they to realize that his decision to not honor his Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor What kind of justice system do we Edgar M. 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Santos Joyce Pangco Pañares News can be accessed at: as city. Their argument sent law students Roxas, corner Perea St., Legaspi Village, Makati City. Telephone Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor ical career, whose high point was his being Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor MEMBER a good neighbor. expected growth in the urban population. initiatives to clean But unfortunately, not annually by more than 6 percent. The ct alive today. Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that he is expected growth in the urban population. disgust tives to clean it. But unfortunately, not to get it off the ground soon as possible. Philippine Press Institute ng President Duterte—the broker of the agreeexpected growth in the urban population. atives to clean it. But unfortunately, not facilities inside the Manila City Jail but to no avail. If a convicted killer could be Adelle Chua Opinion Editor Lawyers also asked that Reina Mae send claims that Filipino fishermen were Baldwin R. Felipe Head—Ad Solutions Baldwin R. 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Velasco is provided with natal care facilities. for the right of her daughter and allowed to walk free after serving 10) Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor or her Strike expectations presidential Chin Wong/Ray Eñano that Associate Editors Rodrigo Contrary towhat the S. charge he was Duterte. gry, overly ambitious and who is anything o suc- his Cayetano. and he of will be out. The IS true say that thepolitkind and Legislative all aprovides myth. that are now along the Pasig River, the Rolando G.Rolando Estabillo Publisher point to anotherbranches point. Itisalso of them residing in3 different parts of their theITworst decision hethey has made in his Baldwin R. Felipe Head—Ad Solutions G. Estabillo Publisher ation Lino M. Santos Chief Photographer pleading for her daughter’s release, pardon, no less. Joyce Pangco Pañares News Editor conduct and performance and his or With the successful campaigns of Alan, but trustworthy. These pleadings were rejected. granddaughter to remain together, only five years and 10 months of “noynoying,” PNoy kept a close watch he Filquestion is, whatBoard will Member The Honorable Gen-Adviser of politics we have in this country Rolando nec- G. There is noa such thing in of this democratRolando G.Estabillo EstabilloPublisher Publisher & Chief Legal hief Justice Reynato S. Puno of the PAREX might affect some motorists faster means getting out the of design city. Their argument sent law students icalIfAdviser career, whose high pointdoing, was his being er Chief Justice Reynato S.Taguig Puno Board Member & Chief Legal wifeHonor and also his brother, City AdelleL. Chua Opinion Editor Strike 1 and Strike 2 have been called Blanco Cabie Taguig Night Editorhad her personal interests and inclinations. Ramonchito Tomeldan Managing Editor hisLawyers on how the economy was and his Edgar M. Valmorida Circulation Manager Jail but to no avail. a convicted killer could be asked that Reina Mae sending photos and letters to histhe10-year sentence, his the flight to oming tleman from City do for Strike 3? Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor ynato Board Member & Legal Adviser ynatoS.S.Puno Puno Board Member &Chief Chief Legal Adviser essarily reflects the character ofEditor our ic land of ours.city Look at the way the two of historical bridges like Jones Anita F. Grefal Treasury Manager scurrying to the Family Code of the Philselected as a major political party’s candidate the congested center. This is what the effectively become Cayetano City. And let against now-former Speaker Alan Peter Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Honor Blanco Cabie Night Editor Ramonchito L. Tomeldan Managing Editor Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor Chin Wong/Ray S. Eñano Associate Editors For me, three things comprise the sum managers were aware of it. Anita F. Grefalwhere Treasury Manager Rolando G.economic Estabillo Publisher The hospital Reina Mae shown some compassion and human be allowed to express breast milk and authorities nearly every week freedom eased by a presidential Jimbo Owen Gulle City Editor Chin Wong/Ray S. Eñano Associatenot Editors society. It is also equally true thatChairman the House leaders defer to the be President. negatively. ippines and to Manager the jurisprudence on the Chin for country’s second-highest position. Anita F.F.Grefal Treasury Anita Grefal Treasury Manager NLEX-SLEX elevated expressway now bridge Emil P. Jurado Editorial Board forget Alan’s sister, Pia, who Strike 3 and he will out.isThe IT IS true what they say that the kind R. Felipe Head—Ad Solutions Lino M. 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Jurado Chairman Emeritus, Editorial Boardofthat Adelle Opinion Editor way In ugly sight. The problem of SMC is how the end, whether like it or not, meeting in Celebrity Sports Plaza in selves to abide by the conditions of a vehicle traveling at five kilometers per THERE are urban planning groups ae and Judge Marivic Balisi-Umali the gave birth recommended the baby kindness, why were Reina M strengths and weaknesses of our polthe Philippine economy. Even if P-Noy Revenue. The favorable ratings accorded Emil P. Jurado Chairman Emeritus, Emil P. Jurado Chairman Emeritus,Editorial EditorialBoard Board his and his wife’s candidacy. Many cyni- General Appropriations Act for 2021. the freeway the so that it will have wePhilippines deserve the kind of that have City Lord Allan what hasRegional been stipulated upon when Quezon hour in heavy traffic with frequent stops. to strong objections to the San Miguel did nothing else during his six years in theEmeritus, itics are essentially strengths and herdesign infant denied the same? Manila Trial Court Branch be kept withlast herMonday, mother, said Deinla. by thegovernment international COVID-19 transmission remains the Emil the P. Jurado Chairman Editorial Board cal Filipinos believed that Duterte-apMore than that, in deciding to renege no or little negative impact on important we have with the kind of politicians we Velasco was elected House Speaker and the time comes for the agreement to be As to expressways inducing demand, that Corporation Pasig River Expressway Malacañang—and he did many other weaknesses of our society as well. financial community and the credit rating primary goal, but we cannot let the situapointed Comelec commissioners did not onvote his agreement with Rep. Velasco, Alan heritage structures. There is an argument into public office. officially ratified is what roads are for. last Tuesday at fulfilled. project. The SMC PAREX project envisions was noteworthy things—those tion paralyze the ofthree our things youth. In the end, whether we like it or not, selve were almost entirely due to the want to offend theeducation man whothree years agencies PeterAalienated all example sensible, right-thinking to be made for PAREX in that the NCR very good of this is what the Session Hall of the House of RepreIn this case, elevated it was even more elaba 19-kilometer expressway from Thesufficient enrollment of children within fine are support a good legacy workwho of P-Noy’s DOF. we deserve the kind of government that what earlier was the to running mate oflies President Filipinos now see him as power-hunroad network is totally inadequate to transmission remains the just happened in thealready Speakership row the sentatives. This demonstrates, beyond orate, solemn andPasig ceremonial mouth of the River inbecause Manila COVID-19 the discretion of parents and children. gry, judgment from me. Filipinos have begun we have with the kind of politicians we Duterte. overly ambitious and who is anything primary goal, butlegitimacy we cannot of let Velasco’s the situakind Rodrigo and Legislative branches is all aand myth. accommodate the ever-increasing vehicles the ti between Alan Peter Cayetano Lord any doubt, the However, let me emphasize that educagoing East traversing the river. the President of the country was a Much was written about President Are the objections comparing President Duterte’s legacy, vote into public office. With the successful campaigns of Alan, but trustworthy. paralyze education of our youth. using the roads. Proof of this is the ratio fulfill nec- Noynoy’s is Velasco. no such thing in this democrattion stilland holds prime importance the There Ithis should notbeen havecalled ended witness election. Eventhe Alan Peter Cayetano was To these the SMC PAREX project tion togroups, the agreement. A document utmost integrity during his as Allan discussed state his wife his brother, Taguig Cityin had Strike 1 and in Strike 2penultimate have A very good example of of road this which is whatis In The enrollment of children lies within valid in the fi rst place? of vehicles per kilometer our lifetime, land of ours. Look at the two lives of and children. the it did, if only theway term-sharing forced to accept reality. is theeven problem and So, not itthewas solution to the was signed. not only a the since Cayetano his death,City. discerning of the way Nation Address, with thethe legacy effectively become And let ic against now-former Speaker Alan Peter just happened in the Speakership row orate discretion of parents and children. about 565. This is way too high. grapAs Congress continues to discuss the the Filipinos, House leaders defer to the President. thesealed National Region. agreement was3 and honored without them traffic What happened in the camps of the handshake that theCapital dealthe which much like sister, the Roman soldiers us not forget Alan’s Pia, who suc- of Cayetano. Strike he will be out. The IT IS mess true in what they say that kind However, and Legislative branches is all a Lord myth. the man they called Noynoy. between AlantoPeter Cayetano let me emphasize that educac, our cessfully 2021 budget, I call onSenate. todying the The governThere has be more roads. and But given the P polof is, them admitted that squabbling they Genwill These groups also believe that elevated having towhat fight itodious. out. Honorable The two Alans also prime gave us an opportunity returned to Christ the looking up at Jesus on Filthe Both question will The comparison will be of politics we have in this country necThere is no such thing in this democrattion still holds importance in the Allan Velasco. It should not have ended ry mentpeople to provide the Cayetanos necessary coming support follow the NCR is already so congested witne the the motor vehicle was invented, that andon ipino his orders. lot.last 3? make traffic congestionof worse between the twoThis camps cou- freeways to When compare contrasting leadership now had tleman from Taguig City says doin forathe Strike of children. essarily will reflects the character our lives ic land ofit ours. Look atthe theterm-sharing way two was e the way did, onlyto rough to the alternative learning modalities with hardly any if space build newthe roads, roads were improved and widened for expressways will only encourage In a weeks very unusual Congressional ple of was embarrassing to say because of the twocontinues House leaders. Former AS THE continues tothat grapAs Congress to discuss the society. It country is also equally true the styles House leaders defer to the President. agreement was honored without them epart- implemented by the DepEd. While we where else can the additional roads be hands vehicle use. And forason so there people to buy cars instead of taking not, selves in Certainly, Celebrityit Sports Plaza in the least. damaged the repSpeaker Cayetano, farlong I as cangovernsee, are is to abide by the conditions of meeting ple with the COVID-19 pandemic, our budget, I call toas the The doctrine of strengths and weaknesses ofthe ourpublic pol- 2021 Both oftothem that native await for the development of a cure and having fight it only out. The squabbling constructed? Theadmitted way to they go iswill by motor will beoperator roads. What transportation. Instead of the PAREX, educational system strives to carry on ment that what last Monday, Lord Allan tovehicles, providethere the necessary support utationCity of the House. the consummate political and has tobeen whento Quezon learnvaccine this stipulated COVID-19,upon we have itics are essentially the strengths and follow his orders. This says a lot. between the two camps in the last cou-is separation of powers elevated roads unless the government PAREX will do if ever is to provide an the group wants the government to invest providing education to students through to the alternative learning son weof the was elected House Speaker and Considering that a congressman’s a go-getter. These traits are modalities necessary timetocomes fornormal, the agreement to be adapt the new and if we are Velasco weaknesses of our society as well. unusual Congressional pleInof aweeks was embarrassing to say tovery expropriate private properties option for drivers whether tosurvive take thethe old willing various modalities. The Departby the DepEd. While we more on learning rail transportation, improve public implemented isIn a myth in this officially ratified lastthe Tuesday at term is only three years, term-sharif one wants to go far and dules, fulfilled. to adapt to the new normal, we cannot was the least. Certainly, it damaged the repthe end, whether we like it or not, meeting in Celebrity Sports Plaza in selves to abide by the conditions of whose prices are very prohibitive. Not ment of Education provided alternative await for the development of a cure and congested routejungle or payinand PAREX increase protected bikeways rough where set the fact thateven students agreement 2019 did ofnot make transportation, political thistake country. what Session Hall ofinthe House RepreIn aside this case, it was moreneed elab-to theing utation the House. wecountry. deserve the kind ofclean government that Quezonofmore City last Monday, Lordnot Allan what has been stipulated upon when building roads is obviously an modes of education—the modular learnvaccine this COVID-19, we have to and get to their destinations a lot quicker. and more importantly, and save the se lasses continue learning. While the budget re- COVID-19 transmission the formuch bo h governmen andinvolved pr varemains e enbeyond sense. Those in es brokLord Allan Velasco, on the othrow orate, sentatives. This demonstrates, solemn and ceremonial because Considering that House a congressman’s we have kind politicians we adapt Velasco was elected Speaker and ing which involves theofdistribution the time comes for theofagreement to to the newnumber normal, and if we arebe option. That way, if the vehicles is split, Pasig Riverwith as itthe is for people to enjoy. of radio, the mains open forofamendments, goal, but we letknown the situaApar from h slegitimacy he cannot COVID-19 s ua on ering the deal should have that er hand, is low key and prefers to Lord any doubt, the of Velasco’s President the countryI urge was our a primary is term is only years, the printed copies of office. self-learning adaptflow to the new roads normal, we cannot vote public was officially ratified Tuesday at I do hopethree that SMClast hasterm-sharconducted fulfilled. traffic on both willnot improve. legislators to take tion Theinto first three are actuallymodules, already to the education of been our youth. was aparalyze so dEven scussed There have many human nature, being it is, splitoperate quietly. He does speak nded witness to the agreement. election. Alan Peterwhat Cayetano was A document and the blended/online learning where set aside the fact that students need to ing agreement in 2019 did not make traffic before finalizing A very good example this is what the Session Hallstudies of the House of RepreIn this case, it wasaversion even more elabco into consideration The As to the to I extensive addressed, but theof projects do more children lies within cr ting cenrollment sms n years heof coun ry’sSpeakers COVID-19 three for two will being than hegroups’ hasWhile to. When hecars, was should have enough between two ring was even signed. So,theit needs forced to accept reality. was not a the students willbeen beincomplete. able attend classes continue learning. the budget remuch sense. Those involved brok-of the design not only to mitigateinsome just happened the to Speakership row sentatives. This demonstrates, beyond of only the edorate, solemn and ceremonial because do hope that they are practicing what discretion of parents and children. take a while to Most of the response s nce he ear y days of ockdown end uphappened not satisfying of of thethe two honorable being open nominated last Monday, people. There was via aand signed hem What in theeither camps except classes are done radio, for amendments, I urgethere our a the handshake that sealed the deal ering the deal should known that us remain raised byhave the various urban ucation sector,which espe- However, betweenthat Alan Peter Lord mains anyobjections doubt, the legitimacy of Velasco’s lets me emphasize that educathey and indeed using the aare President the are country was based Cayetano on environmental, However cussanke a phan as Alans shownhalso inpandem the political drama weom just objections was lotpreaching of talkofabout bringing back television, are or online legislators to take document. ling two gave opportunity cially those teachers human nature, being what it is, splitplanning groups on the environment and tion still holds prime importance in the Allan Velasco. It should not have ended election. Even Alan Peter Cayetano was public transportation instead of cars. witness to the agreement. A document public health, the effect of the PAREX tou-and he n gh the I contrasting surfaced w leadership houdo any into What can one really in 15 platforms. the dignity and the lost consideration glory of the When former Speaker Cayetano suston witnessed. compare and students belong- lives aesthetics but will also make the PAREX ting three years for two Speakers will of children. shoul These groups mustthe realize that the car theSince waycountry’s it ifheritage, only the and term-sharing on the aesthetic House. was even signed. So, it was ndorca21 onmonths? or two warnHouse ng We have mas ered thedid, beginneeds ofnot theonly ed-isa forced to accept reality. The agreement reminds Whether his quiet demeanor erate. pended the session for about a which month ing in poorto income say styles of the leaders. Former AS THE country continues grapmore efficient. As Congress continues to discuss the end up not satisfying either of the two hono not yet a disappearing breed especially in agreement was honored without them What happened in the camps of the concerns. Another reason given I FOR the past five years, we and have those seen sc me handshake that sealed the deal serve which Letlight us ofremain enceofsen e during o spaceevery and gone o ning October of classes, we ucation sector, espethe peop ritual election and new leadership style will families last in the repSpeaker Cayetano, ason fartoas the I cangovernsee, is ple the COVID-19 pandemic, our 2021 budget, I call The doctrine of the shown inalso the political drama we just docum this country. Filipinos arethose just starting to as must admit is 6thewhich first time I squabbling have come having to fight it out. The two Alans gave us an opportunity howwith the national government exerted have seen students cially teachers he bo om of he sea ye we canno f nd in far-flung areas.onI ment ofconsummate candidates an operator agreement for what happened last Monday well due in the remaining months beand him and Tueseducational strives to carry to providesigning the necessary support the political and witnessed. one reallyleadership do in 15 motorize to their improving financial Wh across such is patient that “newly built efforts on system the President’s priority and teachers alike between thereasoning two camps in the last couto compareWhat the can contrasting and students belonghefair mos dhonest rec and qu ckes only curetooviolate hs separation of powers urge the legislators and elections, fore the 2022 elections, we will have day, could only be interpreted as a providing education to students through to the alternative learning modalities an’s ad sease go-getter. These traits are necessary or 21 months? The agreement reminds capabilities. Telling them not to buy cars considerate. pende expressways will only induce demand sharing their plight ing in poor income programs for the country. This year’s ple of weeks was embarrassing to say to wait and see. styles of the two House leaders. Former There are the mes when IWhile h nk ha of the to adequate funds to Why? Because noDepEd. candidate wants learning modalities. Theeducation Depart- implemented by weto which preemptive strike, President Urban took is funnel a summarized myth in the this har-for various ifh it. one wants to go the me of theCayetano, ritual during election obviously not work. Besides, current in to these families and the those is a Certainly, poor optionthe mobility.” SONA s mfor gh a ready befar d vand neofnsurvive erven on theadapting least. itofdamaged the rep- will Speaker as farevery as I can see, is last O eat to address existing provided and administration’s futurealternative problems await The doctrine of ment of Education the development a cure and end up being cheated. In his first speech as the House notice because the moveare hada thing the potenrough political jungle in this country.ha new learning moin far-flung areas. are I of candidates signing an agreement for industry freeways tothe these groups of the trends in the motoring country. accomplishments and narrated the Perhaps God s send ng a message rake stu- modes and make learning a sustainable activity utation of House. the consummate political operator and what of education—the modular learnvaccine to thistoCOVID-19, haveothto If we try go deeper,on itwe isthe not really Speaker, he made some promises about tial ofCurrent delaying the passage of trends the 2021 separation of powers dalities. I agree that urge the legislators okLord Allan Velasco, shifting away from fossil fuel to electric fair and honest elections, only to violate past. urban planning are day, remaining plans of action until the end rvices while in quarantine. peop e have become so absorbed n he Considering that a congressman’s a go-getter. These traits are necessary ing which involves the distribution of adapt to the new normal, and if we are that simple because ofand whatprefers is at stake. change, service andfunds unity.toHe has 21 government budget. told thebetween House pursuing education inHe the middle of the to funnel adequate education cars. that er hand, is low key to it. Why? Because no candidate wants to now more on striking a balance com- printed ThePresident’s responsibility of supporting the of the term. is a myth in this wor d— n power wea h and pos on— term is only three thetheir term-sharif one wants to go far and survive the preem copies of self-learning modules, to Ambition adapt to the normal, we cannot andnew control of funds are but people, months to fulfill these Whethpandemic is quite ayears, challenging feat for to address existing andpromises. future problems in no uncertain terms to get act toA recent study seems to suggest that end years and nature and infrastructure. education of our children does not sole- set plitoperate He does notneed speak up political being cheated. Asthe expected, President Duterte notic ha aside hey quietly. havefact become so arrogan and blended/online learning where the that students to ing agreement in 2019 did not make rough jungle in this country. country. both education providers and for stumake a percent sustainable activity two than of thehemany reasons whyheit is not gether er he can learning pull them off and of change thein ornot heyet will be forced to make his and ose ly depend on the DepEd. As they say, it by about 2030, 30 people I have come across any response If we try to goVelasco, deeper, it on is not really willof should more has to. When was highlighted his prominent war against tial o have been enough between two forgo en H m students will be able to attend classes continue learning. While the budget remuch sense. Those involved in brokLord Allan the othdents alike. For one, internet services while in quarantine. easy nominated to let go of last power once acquired. barrel politics, whichshifted the House is own move. that, he showed who pork ail the honorable takes which athat village to There raise awas child. Hence, this country would have or want from SMC With or whether the company that simple because of what is at stake. drugs continues during this mains two being Monday, people. a signed except classes are even done via radio, open for amendments, I urgethere our ering theBoss dealtelecommunications should have knowncomthat known er hand, is low key and prefers to gover provided by of supporting the A agentlemen’s agreement, as we all intends totolive by, to or something honore,just the television, I also callorIndeed, on our the telecommunications the real is. He demonstrated that toThe shiftresponsibility electric hybrid vehicles. to respond. pandemic. war on drugs was Ambition and control funds but in no lot of talk about bringing online legislators to back take document. panies in the country, for many years education of our children does not solehuman nature, being of what it is,insplitoperate quietly. He of does notarespeak in far proved companies to immediately address exunderstand, means that consideration two honorable able, would this be something thataccelerate we all the so-called doctrine separation of Hopefully, shift will But are the objections valid the to be promising in the early years. two of the many reasons why it is into n 15 platforms. the dignity and the lost glory of the Wheninternet formerproblems Speaker Cayetano susnow, have not been attwo par Speakers with thosewill of ly depend on the DepEd. 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NDONESIA’s Mount Sinabung erupted on Wednesday, spewing a massive column of smoke and ash into the sky.

People look on as Mount Sinabung erupts spewing a massive column of smoke and ash as seen from Karo, North Sumatra, on July 28, 2021. AFP

Taiwan probes reported hack of officials’ messaging accounts TAIWAN’S police on Wednesday said they had launched an investigation after local media reported more than 100 LINE messaging app accounts used by officials had been hacked and the company admitted “abnormal activities” had been detected. The hacked accounts belong to “high ranking officials” in the presidential office, the cabinet, the military, members of the ruling and opposition parties, and regional government chiefs, the Liberty Times reported, citing unnamed sources. The Criminal Investigation Bureau confirmed it had begun investigating after LINE formally reported the case to authorities on Tuesday, but did not provide further details. Taiwan’s cybersecurity agency says the island faces an estimated 30 million cyber attacks every month, around half of them believed to originate from China.

IN BRIEF Taliban delegation visiting China for talks TALIBAN officials have told China they will not allow Afghanistan to be used as a base by groups plotting against another country, an insurgent spokesman said Wednesday. A top-level Taliban delegation is in China for talks with Beijing officials, spokesman Mohammad Naeem told AFP, as the insurgents continue a sweeping offensive across Afghanistan—including areas along their shared border. The nine-member team is led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder of the hardline movement. “The Islamic Emirate assured China that Afghanistan’s soil would not be used against any country’s security,” Naeem said. “They (China) promised not to interfere in Afghanistan’s affairs, but instead help to solve problems and bring peace.” AFP

HIV-positive man’s arrest sparks debate THE arrest of a man accused of failing to tell a partner that he had HIV has sparked fresh controversy about a Mexican law that campaigners say is outdated and discriminatory. Prosecutors in the capital drew criticism for releasing images of the man, identified as Juan “N,” after his detention in June at a time when the country was celebrating sexual diversity and inclusion. In Mexico, knowingly putting someone in danger of infection with a sexually transmitted or serious disease is a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. “What the crime does is criminalize people who live with any health condition, be it HIV or any other,” said Geraldina Gonzalez de la Vega, president of the Mexico City authorities’ Council to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination. Alleged breaches of the law have escalated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, prosecutors in the capital opened 78 investigations into accusations of people putting others in danger of infection. Another 52 have been launched this year, according to official data that does not specify the diseases involved. But compared with the nine such complaints in 2018 and 12 in 2019, the impact of the coronavirus is evident. AFP

In a statement, LINE said it had “taken necessary measures to protect users as soon as abnormal account activities were detected.” “We will continue to take necessary responsive measures,” the company added. The Liberty Times report said LINE had briefed Taiwan’s National Security Council on the matter. The council could not be immediately reached for comment. Taipei has accused Beijing of stepping up a cyberattacks since the 2016 election of President Tsai Ingwen, who rejects Beijing’s stance that the island is part of “one China.” Beijing views democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize the island, by force if needs. “Cyberattacks and disinformation are threatening

democracies worldwide,” foreign minister Joseph Wu said in a tweet on Wednesday that linked to a Jerusalem Post column he had co-written with Taiwan’s digital minister Audrey Tang. The column did not mention the latest alleged hacking but it detailed how Taiwan was being inundated with cyberattacks. In his tweet, Wu called on allies “to form an unbreakable knot and crush the tools of authoritarianism.” The Liberty Times report said national security agencies will look into whether the hackers could have used the Israeli spyware program Pegasus or have “help from insiders.” Pegasus, which can switch on a phone’s camera or microphone and harvest its data, is at the center of a storm after a list of about 50,000 potential surveillance targets was leaked to human rights groups. AFP

The eruption of the volcano in North Sumatra province lasted about 12 minutes, a local geological agency said. “The volcanic material reached 4,500 meters into the air,” the head of the agency’s Sinabung monitoring post, Armen Putra, told AFP. An image shared by the agency showed a column of thick, dark smoke coming from the crater. Clouds of smoke and ash travelled 1,000 meters away from the peak, the agency added. No evacuation orders were issued because the debris did not reach the nearest villages and there was no reported disruption to flights in the area. But authorities have instructed people to avoid a five-kilometer zone around the crater that has been left unoccupied for years as volcanic activity increased. Sinabung, a 2,460-metre (8,070foot) volcano, was dormant for centuries before roaring back to life in 2010 when an eruption killed two people. It erupted again in 2013 and has remained highly active since. The following year an eruption killed at least 16 people, while seven died in a 2016 blast. Indonesia – an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands – has nearly 130 active volcanoes. It sits on the “Ring of Fire,” a belt of tectonic plate boundaries circling the Pacific Ocean where frequent seismic activity occurs. AFP

‘Metaverse’: Tech titans bet on the next internet revolution IMAGINE a world where you could sit on the same couch as a friend who lives thousands of miles away, or conjure up a virtual version of your workplace while at the beach. Welcome to the metaverse: a vision of the future that sounds fantastical, but which tech titans like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are betting on as the next great leap in the evolution of the internet. The metaverse is, in fact, the stuff of science-fiction: the term was coined by Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel “Snow Crash,” in which people don virtual reality headsets to interact inside a game-like digital world. The book has long enjoyed cult

status among Silicon Valley entrepreneurs—but in recent months the metaverse has become one of the tech sector’s hottest buzzwords, with companies pouring millions of dollars into its development. Facebook fueled the excitement further Monday by announcing the creation of a new team to work on Zuckerberg’s vision of the metaverse. “This is going to be a really big part of the next chapter for the technology industry,” Zuckerberg told tech website The Verge last week. Over the next five years, he predicted, Facebook would transition from “primarily being a social media company to being a metaverse company.”

As with many tech buzzwords, the definition of the metaverse depends on whom you ask. But broadly, it involves blending the physical world with the digital one. With the help of augmented reality glasses, it might allow you to see information whizz before your eyes as you walk around a city, from traffic and pollution updates to local history. But metaverse enthusiasts are dreaming of a future in which the idea could be extended much further, allowing us to be transported to digital settings that feel real, such as a nightclub or a mountaintop. As workers have grown weary of video-conferences during the pandem-

Eighty-five percent of Iberian lynxes born in captivity are release into the wild. About 70 percent of them survive and each female lynx has up to six kittens per year. Despite these encouraging results however, the International Union for Conservation of Nature still lists the animal as ‘endangered.’ AFP

18 migrant workers killed in India as truck rams into bus EIGHTEEN migrant laborers sleeping on a highway in northern India after their bus broke down died when a truck rammed into the vehicle, police said Wednesday. At least 19 others were injured in the accident in Uttar Pradesh state, a senior police officer told reporters. Most of the passengers were returning home to the

eastern state of Bihar after working in the states of Punjab or Haryana. The passengers got off the bus after its axle shaft broke and were sleeping next to it when a truck crashed into it from behind. Rescue workers retrieved some of the bodies from under the mangled double-decker bus. “The district administration and the police have Manila launched a probe and we are ensuring that the NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION StandardAMORUS wounded receive the best medical treatment that’s TECH PHILIPPINES CORP. TODAY available,” said police officer Satya Narayan SaNotice is hereby given that the Amended Articles of Incorporation of AMORUS TECH PHILIPPINES CORP., shortening the term of its existence into One (1) Year and Five (5) bat. Months from and after the date of issuance of its Certificate of Incorporation and thereby dissolving the said corporation as of January 15, 2021 and a Balance Sheet showing that no India’s vast network of roads is poorly maincreditors thereof will be affected by such dissolution, have been filed with the Securities and tained and notoriously dangerous. Exchange Commission. All person having claims against the corporation are requested to present the same as its principal office at Unit 2603 and 2604 AIC Burgundy Empire Tower About 150,000 people are killed each year in ADB Ave. Cor. Garnet and Sapphire St. Brgy. San Antonio, City of Pasig, Second District, NCR, Philippines, 1605 for immediate settlement. traffic accidents in India, according to the government. This announcement will serve as a notice to all parties concerned of the legal dissolution of the said corporation. Among the main factors contributing to the high number of fatalities are excessive speeding and Maria Liezl A. De Monte people not using seatbelts or wearing crash helCorporate Secretary mets. AFP (MS-JULY 29, AUG. 5 & 12, 2021)

ic, Zuckerberg is particularly excited about the idea that co-workers could be brought together in a virtual room that feels like they are face-to-face. Games in which players enter immersive digital worlds offer a glimpse into what the metaverse could eventually look like, blurring virtual entertainment with the real-world economy. As far back as the early 2000s, the game Second Life allowed people to create digital avatars that could interact and shop with real money. And on Roblox, a gaming platform popular with children, a digital version of a Gucci bag sold in May for more than $4,100—more than the physical version would have cost. AFP

In Spain, Iberian lynx claws back from near extinction

AT A NATURE reserve in southern Spain, four baby Iberian lynxes sleep peacefully beside their mother, part of a captive breeding program that has brought the species back from the brink of extinction. The El Acebuche breeding center at the Donana National Park, home to one of Europe’s largest wetlands, is one of five breeding sites set up in the 2000s to boost their numbers in the wild. Four are in Spain and one in Portugal. Slightly larger than a red fox, the Iberian lynx is distinguished by a white-and-black beard and black ear tufts. There were around 100,000 of them in the two nations at the start of the 20th century, but urban development, hunting and road kill all took their toll. Most damaging of all however was a dramatic decline in the numbers of wild rabbits, their main prey, due to disease. By 2002, the wild cat’s numbers had plummeted to fewer than 100. That prompted warnings from the WWF that the Iberian lynx – found only in Spain and Portugal – risked becoming the first big cat to fall into extinction since the saber-tooth tigerCYAN M died out 10,000 years ago. The authorities and conservation groups have managed to reverse the trend by fighting poaching, reintroducing rabbits into the wild and – most important of all – through the breeding program. By the end of last year there were just over 1,100 Iberian lynxes living in the two countries, most of them in Spain’s southern region of Andalusia. Eighty-five percent of Iberian lynxes born in captivity are released into the wild. AFP

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Stocks fall on profit taking; Jollibee, Megaworld down

HE stock market retreated Wednesday on mild profit taking as investors turned cautious amid the possible return of stricter lockdown rules in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

The Philippine Stock Exchange Index shed 49.55 points, or 0.8 percent, to 6,473.03 on a value turnover of P4.5 billion. Losers overwhelmed gainers 144 to 44, with 37 issues unchanged. BDO Unibank Inc., the biggest lender in terms of assets, fell 2.1 percent to P104.20, while Megaworld Corp., the largest lessor of office spaces, dropped 3.7 percent to P2.89. Jollibee Foods Corp., the biggest fast-food chain, declined 2.7 percent to P190.50, while JG Summit Holdings Inc. of the Gokongwei Group slipped 2.5 percent to P57.50. Meanwhile, Asian markets mostly fell

again Wednesday as fears over China’s regulatory crackdown continued to reverberate around trading floors, while analysts said companies might struggle to maintain their recent run of blockbuster earnings results that have sent valuations soaring. Hong Kong and Shanghai were in focus after suffering a diabolical previous three days in the wake of Beijing unveiling a series of measures aimed at curbing a range of industries—including tech and private tuition—that have raised fears of further action. Hong Kong rose more than one percent having oscillated wildly but it made only a small dent in the more than nine percent drop suffered over the previous three days. Tuition firms enjoyed some respite but tech giant Tencent continued to suffer selling pressure, with further pressure on the firm after China ordered developers to address problems linked to pop ups in their apps. Shanghai fell again, while there were also losses in Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore, Taipei, Mumbai and Jakarta. Seoul

and Wellington inched higher. The struggles in Asia were reflected in New York, where the Nasdaq led losses. And while some of the selling was down to profit-taking after all three indexes hit records on consecutive days, analysts said unease about China’s moves played a role. “The turmoil in tech stocks in China is finally bleeding into US tech stocks,” said Chris Murphy, of Susquehanna International Group, adding that he was “concerned investors will lighten up in general” after major tech earnings heading into “a seasonably weak period for equities.” Murphy’s comments came as Apple, Google-parent Alphabet and Microsoft all announced better-than-expected results, but their after-hours share prices dropped. “The key takeaway from this wrath of earnings was that risk appetite will likely struggle going forward given the persistent struggles with supply chains, concerns over growth in China, and uncertainty over how much more monetary and fiscal support this economy will see,” said OANDA’s Edward Moya. With AFP

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Apple income nearly doubled in 2nd quarter SAN FRANCISCO—Apple said Tuesday its profit in the just-ended quarter nearly doubled amid improving consumer spending and a “growing sense of optimism” as pandemic lockdowns eased. The California tech giant’s profit rose to $21.7 billion on growth in iPhone sales and its increasingly important digital services. Revenue surged 36 percent from a year ago to $81.4 billion, the best ever for the tech titan’s fiscal third quarter. “This quarter saw a growing sense of optimism for consumers in the United States and around the world, driving renewed hope for a better future,” chief executive Tim Cook told a conference call. “We are especially humbled that our technology has continued to play a key role in keeping our customers connected.” Cook said an easing of pandemic lockdowns helped boost consumer spending in many parts of the world, with Apple benefitting from that. He maintained that Apple can continue to grow as consumers seek new devices for superfast 5G wireless networks. “We’re only in the early innings of 5G, but already its incredible performance and speed have made a significant impact on how people can get the most out of our technology,” he said. “Customers love iPhone 12 for its superfast 5G speeds.” Apple shares were little changed in after-market trading following the results, which were stronger than most forecasts. Revenue from iPhone sales jumped some 50 percent and posted increases for its services such as digital payments, music, streaming television and gaming. The results come with Apple and other tech giants facing heightened pressure from antitrust enforcers around the world for their dominance of key economic sectors, which has increased during the pandemic. Scott Kessler of the research firm Third Bridge said Apple was able to keep its momentum despite the global shortage of semiconductors, and sustained its growth in services, which have been important in diversifying its revenue stream. AFP

GREEN PASS. Protestors take part in a demonstration against the introduction of a mandatory ‘green pass’ to limit the spread of the COVID-19 at the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. Italy will from August 6 impose the green pass to enter closed places like bars and restaurants, but also swimming pools, sporting facilities, museums, cinemas, theaters and theme parks. The pass will be given from the first dose of vaccine. AFP

Iceland, home to world’s most expensive feather treasure By Jeremie Richard STYKKISHOLMUR, Iceland—On a remote island in Breidafjordur Bay off the west coast of Iceland, a thousandyear-old harvest takes place—the hunt for elusive eiderdown, used to make some of the world’s best duvets and quilts. The handpicked down sells for thousands of euros (dollars) a kilo, catering to those looking for exclusive products. Every summer, nearly 400 Icelandic farmers comb through hollow surfaces in the rock, on the sand or in the tall grass to unearth a few handfuls of the grey feathers of this polar duck. From May onwards, the eider comes to nest in sparsely populated marine landscapes around much of Iceland’s coast where there is seaweed to feed its ducklings. “When there are eggs, we only take a part of the down. And when the eider has already left the nest, we take everything,” Erla Fridriksdottir, head of King Eider, one of the country’s main exporters, told AFP. The eider, a sea duck from the subarctic oceans, leaves a trail behind consisting of a natural treasure: one of the

warmest natural fibers on the planet, both light and highly insulating. The female, with her dark brown plumage with black stripes—similar to that of a mallard but slightly larger— releases the down from her breast and lines her nest with it to insulate it during incubation. Meticulous cleaning About 60 nests are needed to produce one kilo of down—a quilt needs between 600 and 1,600 grams, depending on the quality chosen. Worldwide, the annual harvest of eiderdown is no more than four tons, three quarters of which comes from Iceland, by far the world’s largest producer, ahead of Canada and other countries bordering the Arctic. There are five Icelandic companies exporting eiderdown, according to the Eider Farming Association, but around 15 companies in total involved in some capacity in its production. On the island of Bjarneyjar, the tradition of searching for abandoned nests has been passed down for generations. The local practice is said to have started in Iceland as Vikings from Norway settled on the island at the end of the 9th century.

Since 1847, the eider has been fully protected in Iceland, as hunting and picking its eggs are prohibited. But it still faces dangers, as predators such as seagulls, crows, eagles, minks and foxes eat the sea ducks or their eggs. “We feel that the ducks like to have their nests close to us, where we are staying,” Jon Fridriksson, Erla’s brother, told AFP, adding that it could be a strategy to keep predators at bay. Once harvested, the down is dried in the open air so it doesn’t mould. Then Fridriksdottir’s employees begin the first stage of sterilizing and cleaning the down in a huge oven at a temperature of 120 degrees Celsius for eight hours. “When the down comes in here, it’s mostly going to be full of grass, eggshells and all kinds of things from the ocean... and we put it in the oven to kill off any organism and it (the high temperature) also makes the grass brittle,” Pall Jonsson, in charge of the machines at the workshop in the nearby town of Stykkisholmur, told AFP. In a second step, rotating machines remove other dirt from the down by pressing it against a thin wire mesh. AFP

10-year-old Erla Fridriksdottir’s son Arnar Hrafnsson (left) and his cousins dry the down in the open air on the Bjarneyjar island in Breidafjordur Bay, Iceland, on July 4, 2021. On a remote island in Breidafjordur Bay off the west coast of Iceland, a thousand-year-old harvest takes place, a hunt for elusive eiderdown, which is used to make some of the world’s best duvets and quilts. AFP

State media moves to calm Chinese and HK markets BEIJING, China—Chinese state media sought to reassure markets Wednesday after a rout fueled by Beijing’s latest regulatory crackdowns, saying markets were likely to stabilize and that the new rules would prove beneficial to the economy in the long term. Investors have been sent scurrying this week after Beijing unveiled a series of new rules for the private education and food delivery sectors, which Bloomberg said had wiped nearly $1.5 trillion off the value of companies in Hong Kong and mainland China since Thursday. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong gave up almost 10 percent over three trading days to Tuesday’s close, while the Shanghai Composite Index shed more than five percent. But Chinese media came out Wednesday to temper the panic, which is showing signs of seeping into global markets. The recent sharp drops were “unsustainable” and indexes were expected to gradually stabilize, the Securities Daily said in a front page article citing a securities company. “Short-term policies and high valuations have caused panic-selling,” it added, but the inflow of long-term capital remained the direction of travel for Chinese shares. The hefty selling in private tutorial firms came after officials announced new rules over the weekend compelling them to register as non-profit organizations and banning them from raising capital or going public. That effectively smashed the business models of multibillion-dollar enterprises, with analysts calling them essentially uninvestable. Beijing also turned its attention to the food delivery sector, ordering companies to ensure workers are paid a minimum wage and relax delivery time limits. Meanwhile, Tencent was told it had violated antitrust laws and was compelled to relinquish its exclusive music label rights, the latest in a long-running campaign to rein in the country’s tech titans who are considered to have grown too powerful. AFP

WHO chief sounds alarm on ‘harmful’ e-cigarettes, vapes GENEVA, Switzerland—Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry’s “criminal” tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. “Nicotine is highly addictive. Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are harmful, and must be better regulated,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2021, which focused on new and emerging products, was published on Tuesday. It said ENDS should be tightly regulated for maximum public health protection. “Where they are not banned, governments should adopt appropriate policies to protect their populations from the harms of ENDS, and to prevent their uptake by children, adolescents and other vulnerable groups,” Tedros said. The UN health agency’s eighth tobacco report said ENDS manufacturers often target youths with thousands of tantalizing flavors—the document listed 16,000—and reassuring statements. Doctor Vinayak Prasad, who heads the WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative, said targeting children “with toxic and poisonous products is a criminal action.” “It’s the most criminal act. And it’s a human rights violation,” he told a press conference. “They run the risk of being addicted for the rest of their lives.” The report said there were still more than a billion smokers around the world. Tobacco is responsible for the deaths of eight million people a year, including one million from secondhand smoke, it stressed. Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the WHO’s global ambassador for non-communicable diseases, said: “As cigarette sales have fallen, tobacco companies have been aggressively marketing new products—like e-cigarettes and heated-tobacco products—and lobbied governments to limit their regulation. AFP

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AirAsia PH says passenger traffic rose 489% in Q2

Business BSP pleads for vigilance amid economic recovery B By Julito G. Rada

ANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday the country is bouncing back from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there should be continued vigilance amid the uneven pace of recovery across sectors.

Diokno said in an online briefing that a year into the pandemic-induced recession, the gross domestic product was expected to return to positive growth rates within the year.

“We are definitely better off today than a year ago. However, the ongoing recovery from old risks can generate a new set of potential risks. We need to continuously track these potential systemic risks, and act when warranted” Diokno said during the release of the Financial Stability Report for the first semester of 2021 by the Financial Stability Coordination Council which he chairs. “Many aspects of the future remain uncertain and with uncertainty, risk aversion in financial markets may not be too far behind,” he said. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, who sits as a member of the FSCC executive committee, said there should be regular systemic risk assessments to enable the government to quickly spot the underlying vulnerabilities of, and anticipate potential threats to, the financial system from the pandemic.

Dominguez said conducting these systemic risk assessments would protect both the economy and the Filipino people from “avoidable shocks” that could set back the country’s progress towards a strong post-pandemic recovery. “Having a better understanding and view of brewing risks is necessary for calibrated actions and policy interventions. This is the way modern governments should operate. We should anticipate threats rather than merely react to problems after they have broken out,” Dominguez said. Diokno said there were clear signs of stability, but market conditions remained very fluid. “Vigilance is required as we protect our gains while mindful of further vulnerabilities. Systemic-risk management has always been a whole-of-market agenda,” Diokno said.

By Darwin G. Amojelar AIRASIA Philippines said Wednesday the volume of passengers it flew in the second quarter increased 489 percent from a year ago, despite the travel restrictions amid the COVD19 pandemic. The budget airline said the number of passenger it carried from April to June reached 171,543, up from only 29,111 passengers in the same period last year. AirAsia Philippines said the figure also represented a 2-percent increase from the first quarter. Load factor rose 23 percentage points to 78 percent in the second quarter from 55 percent in the same period last year. “AirAsia remains committed to strengthening its domestic foothold while awaiting positive developments on international air travel” the budget airline said. “Expectation of high vaccination rates in ASEAN countries by the end of this year is lending confidence on upcoming recovery, enhanced by the Group’s robust short-haul model in addition to leaner and more stabilized operations,” AirAsia said. AirAsia Philippines earlier said it would revive its Clark hub by the fourth quarter or once the government further eases the travel restrictions. AirAsia began its Philippines operations in Clark in March 2012, making it one of the carriers actively boosting connectivity, mobility in various local economies in North and Central Luzon. Before the pandemic, AirAsia Philippines flew to 10 domestic and three international destinations from Clark including Cagayan de Oro City, Caticlan, Cebu City, Davao City, Iloilo City, Puerto Princesa City, Tacloban City, Incheon, Kaohsiung and Taipei.

Meralco pushes for sustainable power but warns of higher rates By Alena Mae S. Flores MANILA Electric Co., the biggest retailer of electricity, is pushing for a stronger sustainability agenda by continuing to tap energy produced by coal projects to serve its baseload power requirements and shield consumers from higher electricity prices. “I think at the end of the day... there must be a commercial basis as to the choice between coal and gas for example, or even renewables. At the same time we are mindful of the power rates that we will charge to the consumers,” Meralco chairman Manuel Pangilinan said. “It’s alright to talk about renewables and gas but if it translates into higher prices, that obviously will be met with some resistance particularly politically,” he said. Pangilinan said wind, solar and other types of renewables do not provide the kind of baseload capacity that the grid requires. “I don’t think it’s a clear-cut case for renewables,” he said. Pangilinan also said decarbonizing the system would need the participation of rest of the power industry and the government because that transition could be expensive to consumers. “Government’s got to participate in that transition as well. Who will bear the cost of this transition? Because it’s really for people in developed economies to talk about that because they got the resources to transition away from coal, but not for a developing economy like the Philippines,” he said. “Unless somebody will tell our people that you gotta bear the cost now as we pivot to renewables, away from all thermal fuel that’s coal and gas. That’s gonna be painful if done in a short timeframe,” he said.

IN BRIEF Wilcon’s net income surged 254% in 1st half DIGITAL BANKING. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas holds a webinar on ‘The Age of Digital Banking.’ BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno (top left) says the issuance of the country’s Digital Banking Framework brings the Philippines closer to its strategic objective of greater financial inclusion that supports economic growth. With Diokno during the webinar are (from second left, clockwise) BSP Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department director Melchor Plabasan, Asian Development Bank economic advisor Satoru Yamadera, International Monetary Fund-Singapore Regional Training Institute deputy director Ales Bulir, UnionBank of the Philippines president and chief executive Edwin Baustista and Southeast Asian Central Banks Center Financial Stability, Supervision and Payments director Glenn Tasky.

Duterte administration accomplishes 85% of economic and fiscal goals—Dominguez FINANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the Duterte administration accomplished 85 percent of what it set out to do on the economic side with several packages of the comprehensive tax reform program and other economic reform measures now in place. Dominguez said in a television interview after the President delivered his sixth and final State-of-the-Nation Address that tax reform which provided income tax cuts for individuals and corporations to unleash their economic potential while raising funds for the administration’s unprecedented “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure modernization program, is among the key achievements of the Duterte presidency. As head of the government’s economic team, Dominguez led efforts in getting the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law and, later, the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act passed in Congress. “If you look at the presidency of President Duterte, I think as a whole, he has been quite successful. And in the economic side, especially which I and [Economic Planning Secretary] Karl

[Kendrick Chua] and several others are involved in, I think we have achieved maybe 85 percent of what we set out to do,” Dominguez said. TRAIN or Package 1 of the CTRP provided substantial personal income tax cuts for 99 percent of the country’s wage earners after two decades of nonadjustment of the rates while CREATE (Package 2) reduced the corporate income tax rate from 30 percent to 20 percent for micro, small and medium enterprises, and to 25 percent for all other businesses. CREATE, which introduced significant improvements in the grant of tax incentives by making it more accountable and transparent, was passed decades after versions of the reform were introduced in the legislature during previous administrations. Meanwhile, Package 1-B, enacted as the Tax Amnesty Act, lets errant taxpayers affordably settle their outstanding tax liabilities, allowing for a “fresh start,” while also providing the government with additional revenues for its priority infrastructure and social programs. Julito G. Rada

METROBANKGLOBE MEMENTO.

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. signs a P10-billion term loan facility with Globe Telecom Inc. to finance the telco’s capital expenditures. To commemorate the partnership, a custom-made memento artwork sculptured by contemporary visual artist Mars Bugaoan is bestowed to both parties. The artwork represents the shared commitment of Metrobank and Globe to sustainability, innovation and meaningful connections—values that reflect the artist’s inherent motif of growth. It is made of recycled steel mesh wire and plastic using a technique called ‘implasto,’ a style and medium that Bugaoan pioneered.

SM Group invests in domestic fintech startup NextPay SM GROUP’S Gentree Fund and Singapore-based venture capitalist Golden Gate Ventures announced their investment in homegrown financial technology startup NextPay. NextPay raised $1.6 million (over P80 million) in seed funding from well-known international and local investors, allowing it to accelerate its goal of putting the power of big banks in the hands of small businesses. Singapore-based venture capitalist Golden Gate Ventures and Gentree Fund led the oversubscribed seed financing round. Among the other foreign investors that participated in the seed funding round are Tribe Capital, Broadhaven Ventures, 1982 Ventures, Saison Capital, and Razorpay, Rohit Mulani of GoTrade, and Abhinay Peddisetty and Chinmay Chauhan of BukuWarung. Goodwater Capital, which has investments in Facebook, Spotify and Twitter, also supported the funding exercise. NextPay’s seed funding was also backed by Kickstart Ventures of the Ayala Group, Foxmont Capital and First Asia Ventures and angel investor Lisa Gokongwei of JG Summit. Proceeds of the seed funding will be used to grow NextPay’s suite of services, expand its strong customer base and introduce new digital banking solutions to micro, small and medium enterprises. “We believe that business banking will continue to digitally evolve, as the Philippines accelerates its digital transformation initiatives. This investment supports our goal of putting the power of big banks in the hands of small businesses,” said NextPay chief executive and co-founder Don Pansacola. The fundraising marks a milestone for NextPay after graduating from the prestigious Y-Combinator program in April, when it received $125,000 in pre-seed investment. Darwin G. Amojelar

WILCON Depot Inc., the country’s leading home and finishing construction supply retailer, said Wednesday first half net income jumped 254 percent to P1.24 billion from P354 million in the same period last year. Wilcon said in a disclosure to the stock exchange net sales in the first six months climbed 48.5 percent to P13.42 billion on higher transactions. “We’re pleased that we were able to sustain our first quarter results despite a quite difficult April, which was the height of the NCR plus quarantine,” Wilcon president and chief executive Lorraine Belo-Cincochan said. The company said second-quarter net income surged to P643 million from P24 million in the same period last year, the period when the government first started to implement strict quarantine measures to stem the spread of COVID-19. Second quarter sales also surged 95.7 percent to P6.751 billion. The company opened four new stores in the first half to boost store network to 67 branches. Jenniffer B. Austria

Cebu Landmasters to build P2.5-b hotel CEBU Landmasters Inc. is expanding its hotel portfolio with the planned development of the P2.5-billion Abaca Resort Mactan. CLI said in a disclosure to the stock exchange Abaca Resort Mactan would be a luxury boutique hotel offering 125-room allsuite accommodation. Slated for completion by 2024, the hotel will rise on a 4,500-squaremeter property formerly occupied by the multi-awarded Abaca Boutique Resort in Punta Engano, Lapu-Lapu City. CLI purchased the property in 2019 and signed up The Abaca Group to continue operating the hotel to cater to the needs of local and global tourists. “We have always wanted to contribute towards making Cebu a thriving economic and tourism destination,” said CLI chairman and chief executive Jose Soberano III. “Abaca Resort Mactan will put Cebu on the radar of this emerging breed of global travelers seeking world-class, authentic and unique holiday experience,” he said. Jenniffer B. Austria

SMC administers AstraZeneca vaccines SAN Miguel Corp. said Wednesday it started administering company-procured vaccines to its workforce, after taking delivery of 150,000 vaccines it acquired from Astra Zeneca under its P1-billion Ligtas Lahat vaccination program. The vaccines are good for 75,000 individuals, enough to cover all direct and indirect workers across SMC’s nationwide network. “With the arrival of our vaccines, we are now assured that we can vaccinate all our employees, consultants, and support workers across the San Miguel Group, bringing us closer to our goal of herd immunity in our workplaces and facilities nationwide,” said SMC president Ramon Ang. “This also means we no longer have to rely on our national government and LGUs, who have been instrumental in getting many of our essential workers vaccinated. We can now take care of our own, and government can continue vaccinating more essential workers and priority groups to help boost our economy,” he said. SMC started administering the vaccines on Tuesday to 1,000 employees of external partners at its sports complex-turned vaccination site in Pasig City. Vaccination activities for employees and indirect workers will follow at company vaccination sites nationwide.

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PH, Thais tied with 7 others at 26th spot TOKYO—Showing that its overall championship in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was no fluke, the Philippines leads the region in the Olympic medal tally side by side with traditional powerhouse Thailand. The Filipinos and the Thais are locked with six other countries which have so far won one gold medal each in the quadrennial meet where China, host Japan and the US are jostling for the top three positions. Thailand and Philippines are tied at 26th spot with Bermuda, Ecuador, Fiji, Iran, Norway and Uzbekistan with a gold and bronze each. Thailand’s Panipak Wongpattanakit topped taekwondo’s women’s -49 kgs class to keep the Thais at par with the Filipino athletes, who are already guaranteed of a bronze medal following Nesthy Petecio’s entry into boxing’s women’s featherweight semifinals. The Philippines on Monday won its first gold in the Olympiad courtesy of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. Indonesia was the only other Southeast Asian country on the medal tally board with one silver—Eko Yuli Irawan (men’s 61 kgs)—and one bronze—Windy Cantika Aisah (women’s 49 kgs), both in weightlifting. Thailand is the most successful among the Southeast Asian countries in the Olympics with 10 gold, eight silver and 16 bronze medals, followed by Indonesia with 7-14-13 (gold-silver-bronze) and the Philippines with 1-3-7. As of late afternoon on Wednesday, China led the medals table with 11-5-8, followed by Japan with 11-4-5 and the US with 10-11-9. The Russian Olympic Committee was next with 7-8-4 and Australia with 6-1-8. Riera U. Mallari

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The Philippines’ Elreen Ann Ando reacts during the women’s 64kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo. AFP

International weightlifting exec: That girl Ando is good By Riera U. Mallari

OKYO—International Weightlifting Federation secretary general Hasan Jalood Mohammed knows talent when he sees one.

At the Tokyo International Forum Tuesday night, he saw another one in Elreen Ando. “That girl is good. Take care of her,” Mohammed told Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella of the 22-year-old Ando. “That’s the same thing Hasan Mohammed told me when he f irst saw Hidilyn (Diaz),”

Puentevella said. Ando could not replicate teammate Diaz’s golden performance as she placed 7th in a field of 10 in the women’s 64kg weightlifting competitions of the Summer Olympic Games. But it was an unfair expectation for a first-time Olympian thrust against the world’s best lifters. After all, Diaz took three Olympics before she could muster silver, four before clinching gold. Targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics, but was shoved into these Tokyo games three years earlier, Ando showed promised as she raised 100 kgs in the snatch and 122 in the clean and jerk for a 222kg total. But it was not enough compared to the 236-kg total of champion Moude Charron of Canada, the 232 of Italy’s Giorgia Bordignon and the 230 of Chinese Taipei’s Chen Wen-Huei.

“Elreen is our project for 2024 Olympics, together with Vanessa Sarno. Magaling lang talaga kaya nasama na kaagad sa Tokyo,” said Puentevella. And so expect the wrestling association to pour its time and resources on the young Cebuano lifter, the way they did on Diaz. “What I’m doing to Ando is what I did to Hidilyn,” said Puentevella, shortly before their departure for Manila with Diaz and her team of strength and conditioning coach Julius Naranjo, nutritionist Jeaneth Aro and psychologist Dr. Karen Trinidad. Ando was some 14 kilograms short of the winning lift of the Canadian, but Puentevella is hopeful a good program can improve Ando and make her a medal contender in future Olympics. And he only has to look at Diaz as the inspiration.

NBA stars maul Iranians to get bid back on track SAITAMA—The USA easily beat Iran 120-66 in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday to bounce back from their shock opening defeat— and players and coaches from the geopolitical rivals chatted afterwards. The Americans had their 25game Olympic winning streak snapped by France in their first game but Damian Lillard scored 21 points and Devin Booker had 16 points in a straightforward win against the Iranians. Kevin Durant had another lowkey game with 10 points but he was one of six Americans in double figures in Saitama. Hamed Haddadi and Mohammadsamad Nik Khahbahrami

each scored 14 points for Iran, against the team of NBA stars. The Americans can secure their place in the knockout stage with a win against the Czech Republic in their final Group A game on Saturday. US coach Gregg Popovich spoke with his Iranian opposite number Mehran Shahintab after the game and said: “People generally get along and appreciate each other, no matter what country you are talking about. I really believe that. “This is a time where sport transcends all of the petty crap you get from governments. “There is no surprise that coaches would enjoy meeting each other and the players would show sportsmanship.”

BOUNCE BACK WIN. USA's Devin Booker goes for a dunk in the men's preliminary round group A basketball match between Iran and USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. The Americans, who lost their first game to the French, won this time, 120-66. AFP

Support teams crucial in athletes’ development IT TAKES a well-oiled team of experts to deliver a winning performance in international tournaments like the Olympic Games. Just ask the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee. The PSC calls it the “Hidilyn Model,” wherein its board approved a support team for Hidilyn Diaz after her silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. “We have limited resources, but we saw her potential so we took the chance,” said Ramirez when the PSC gave its approval to hire for Diaz a foreign coach, strength and conditioning coach, masseuse, sports psychologist and a sports nutritionist, collectively known as Team HD. The result was the Philippines’ first-ever gold medal in the Olympiad, courtesy of Diaz in the 55kg weightlifting competitions of the Tokyo games. Ramirez and the PSC board of commissioners provided the same support, based on their submitted requirements, for gymnast Caloy Yulo, pole vaulter EJ Obiena and judoka Kiyomi Watanabe, among others. “I have always said, experience is an

POC president Rep. Abraham Tolentino

advantage. Hidilyn took four Olympic cycles to finally attain her golden dream,” said the sports chief, whose own experience as a two-term Chairman of the PSC helped him lead effectively. POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino also stressed the importance of having such a group of experts backing up athletes during in-

PSC chairman William Ramirez

ternational competitions. “Kagaya kay Hidilyn, nasa backroom ang labanan,” said Tolentino, referring to Team HD, which includes Diaz’s Chinese coach Gao Kaiwen, strength and conditioning specialist Julius Naranjo, sports nutritionist Jeaneth Aro and sports psychologist Dr. Karen Trinidad.

The POC chief said it was not only Diaz which had support groups that are helping them. “May nakatutok sa kanila na mga psychologists at doktor. Hindi naman sila pinababayaan,” added Tolentino. Support groups will also play an important role in the campaigns of golfers Juvic Pagunsan, Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan. The needs of Obiena and sprinter Kristina Knott will also be addressed in their competitions in athletics. The PSC has quietly supported the national team, spending around 2.7 billion to cover its expenses, such as foreign exposures, trainings, equipment, meals supplies and allowances. Ramirez disclosed that looking forward to the 2024 Paris Olympics now becomes a rosier picture to look forward to. By then we would have a more mature team to field. “I think it gives everyone a more impetus to plan and start their preparations,” said Ramirez, smiling “pero dito muna tayo, savor the moment and keep praying for more moments of victories for our athletes and the Filipino people.” Riera U. Mallari, Peter Atencio

Juvic, golfers inspired by Diaz’s success TOKYO—Filipino Juvic Pagunsan begins his bid for a gold medal in the golf competition of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, an underdorg in a star-studded field that includes three of the Top 10 players in the world. Pagunsan, for so long the country’s top men’s player, tees off in one of the last flights of the day in the company of Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent and Paraguay’s Fabricio Zanotti at the Kasumigaseki Country Club. Although a regular in the Japan Tour where a victory in the Mizuno Open got him in the Olympic field, Pagunsan has never played tournament golf in the par-71 course located around 70 kilometers away from the Japanese capital. National Golf Association of the Philippines secretary general Bones Floro said the 43-year-old pride of Bacolod has put a couple of rounds in before the first round and is inspired to fly the flag, especially in the wake of Hidilyn Diaz’s historic gold medal. “With Hidilyn’s historic win, and the success of our boxers, our golfers are flowing with pride, honor and nationalism. What better inspiration than to add to an entire nation’s success,” said Floro. Pagunsan, who passed up on a chance to play in the British Open to be able to focus on his Olympic medal dream, will be taking on a field that includes reigning US Masters champion and home favorite Shigeki Maruyama. Also in the field are major winner Collin Morikawa and fellow Top 10 players Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas. US Open champion Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 and were forced to withdraw.

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Explorers want to protect homecourt

Fil-Am Green says playing in G-League an advantage

Games Today Pagadian City Gymnasium, Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur

By Peter Atencio

4PM - #3 Pagadian (twice-to-beat) vs #8 Kapatagan 6PM - #5 Zamboanga City (twice-to-beat) vs #6 Zamboanga del Sur

PAGADIAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR—The twice-to-beat Pagadian Explorers aim to protect home court when they open the 2021 Chooks-toGo Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Mindanao Leg quarterfinals, Thursday against eighth seed Kapatagan, which is looking to extend the series to an all-or-nothing rubber match at 4 p.m. Explorers head coach Harold Sta. Cruz expects his wards to go all out, especially with Pagadianons supporting them via social media, and a LED screen right outside the gymnasium, where the games were always streamed live. “Playoffs na ito. Kahit na may twice-to-beat advantage kami hindi namin iisipin ‘yun kasi ang Kapatagan anytime puwedeng pumutok ‘yan kaya dodoblehin namin ang effort namin,” said Sta. Cruz. “Grabe ka-motivated ‘yung mga bata dahil sa suporta ng mga Pagadianon kaya itong mga players naglalaro talaga para sa kanila. Ibinubuhos nila ang lahat para sa Pagadian City,” the youthful tactician continued. In their lone matchup prior to the playoffs last July 17, Pagadian blasted the Buffalo Braves, 95-67. Meanwhile, two Zamboanga teams will cap the double-header at 6 pm. Fifth-ranked JPS Zamboanga City, armed with a twice-to-beat advantage, will battle ALZA Alayon Zamboanga del Sur with a semifinals ticket at stake. JPS barely escaped ALZA Alayon in their matchup in the elimination round, 82-79. Playing the heroes then were trio of guards Rudy Lingganay, Aaron Jeruta, and Fran Yu. Yu finished with 16 points, five assists, four rebounds, and four steals; Jeruta tallied 17 points, five rebounds, and five assists; while Lingganay had 16 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Petra Cement-Roxas gets a free pass to the first phase of the semis as seventh place MisOr pulled out of the league due to numerous injuries incurred throughout the tilt. The Vanguards await the winner of the Pagadian-Kapatagan matchup.

FOR Fil-American cager Jalen Green, playing and training with G-League Team Ignite have given him a big advantage in the coming National Basketball Association Rookie Draft, which is set to take place on Thursday in New York. The 6’5” Green said being with Team Ignite, with coach Brian Shaw calling the shots, helped him develop his skills as a point guard and interact with older players inside and outside the court. “The G-League is a step ahead in learning offense and defense in a game. Basically, it’s an advantage,” said the 19-year old Green during a Zoom huddle with scribes on Thursday, which was made possible by NBA Philippines. For more than a year, Green played for Ignite, as part of the NBA’s new professional pathway program, with Filipino standout Kai Sotto. Se e n a s a no. 2 pick i n t he c om i ng Ro ok ie D r a f t , G r e e n has been working with the Houston Rockets, which also holds the second selection in the first round. He is known as an explosive guard, who averages 17.9 points, and can handle multiple roles in that position. “I think they’re a young team, they got great players, and they get off fast and running,” said Green of the Rockets’ present roster. Green, whose mother Bree Purruganan is of Filipino descent, brought his game to a whole new level after he decided to skip college in favor of going professional. “The G League is a whole different game. I think it’s one step ahead (of playing in) college,” added Green. In the coming draft, Cade Cunningham is seen as the consensus no. 1 choice, with the Detroit Piston as his landing spot. Also in the list of top draft choices are Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Kuminga and Scottie Barnes.

SMB’s Moala Tautuaa loses the ball against the defense of David Semerad

Fajardo regains form, lifts SMB five past Blackwater By Arman Carandang

AN Miguel Beer coach Leo Austria acknowledged how valuable June Mar Fajardo is in the team’s current campaign in the PBA Philippine Cup.

Unleashing the old form that made him a six-time most valuable player awardee, the lumbering Fajardo cut loose with 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Beermen to 99-80 win over Blackwater on Wednesday at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City. “I am happy for him (Fajardo) because I can see he really wanted to get back to his old form and slowly nakikita natin dominance nila (Beermen) inside,” said Austria, visibly impressed with the way the Beermen fashioned their third straight win. “What he (Fajardo) had shown this afternoon is enough form him to gain some confidence and then he will realize he’s getting back to his old form,” added Austria. Fajardo, who missed to join SMB in the Clark bubble last year because of knee injury, was one of the seven Beermen, who finished in double figures in a game they reduced to workout in preparation for their next two tough outings.

Fajardo drew ample support from a mix of fellow veterans and second stringers in Jaymar Perez, Marcio Lassiter, Alex Cabagnot, Paul Christian Zamar, Von Pessumal and Arwind Santos as SMB sent the Elite reeling to their fourth straight loss. “Our veterans stepped up, and with the support of the bench, na sustain namin ‘yung lead sa second half. It’s a collective effort,” said Austria. Still, Austria appeared magnanimous despite the win, stressing that the Beermen actually groped for form in the early goings. “We know from the start that this will not be an easy game for us. Nakita naman in the first half, we’re just leading by one point at the end of the first half, lumamang kami pero na wipe out agad,” noted Austria. “This team (Blackwater) is really tr ying hard to exert some effort and they (Elite) showed it this after noon and I think it’s just a matter time the team would be competitive,” he said.

Games Friday (Ynares Arena, Pasig City) 12:30 p.m. --Terrafirma vs Magnolia 3 p.m. --TNT T Giga vs. Rain or Shine 6 p.m. --Ginebra vs. NorthPort

The Beermen finally seized control of the game only in the third where they led by as many as 69-53 which they gamely protected en route to the victory. The Elite had three of them finishing in double figures, with Simon Enciso scoring game-high 25 points and Mike Tolomia and Kelly Nabong chipping in 12 points each but their effort was simply not enough to surpass that of the Beermen. The scores: San Miguel (99)—Fajardo 16, Jaymar Perez 14, Lassiter 13, Cabagnot 12, Zamar 11, Pessumal 10, Santos 10, Ross 5, Gotladera 2, Comboy 2, Gamalinda 2, Tautuaa 2, Romeo 0, Sena 0. Blackwater (80)—Enciso 25, Tolomia 12, Nabong 12, Daquioag 9, Desiderio 5, Richard Escoto 5, Canaleta 4, Amer 4, Magat 2, Acuno 2, A. Paras 0, D. Semerad 0, Gabriel 0, Dennison 0, Tottalba 0. Quarterscores: 20-11, 39-38, 69-53, 90-80

Pacatiw’s striking skills to be tested JEREMY Pacatiw believes that the time for him to shine is coming as he prepares to make his ONE Championship debut this Friday. His showdown with Chinese bet Chen Rui in one of the main cards of ONE: Battleground at the Singapore Indoor Stadium will give Pacatiw that opportunity. “When I learned that I will be fighting Chen, I said to myself, ‘this is it,” said the 25-year-old Pacatiw, who is with Team Lakay. This will be the Baguio City-based Pacatiw’s first fight since joining ONE. He is leaving another previous fight outfit, BRAVE FC. His clash with “The Ghost”, another name given to Chen, will be a three-round bantamweight mixed martial arts affair. Pacatiw feels that his striking skills will be

put to the test. “Masusubukan iyung striking ko, kasi standup fighter itong si Chen,” added Pacatiw, who left the Philippines early this week as monsoon rains caused a lot of disruptions on activities around Metro Manila over the past few days. But this has not interrupted Pacatiw from his workouts. “Kahit maulan, walang makakapigil sa aming training,” added Pacatiw. He hopes to come out with a more refined version of him when he faces Chen. Known as a veteran of 14 mixed martial arts fights, Pacatiw has a reputation to protect, with a 10-4 win-loss record following his previous fight two years ago. Chen brags of a 9-2 slate. Peter Atencio

ongoing Tokyo Olympics. And she certainly deserves aĺl the recognition, accolades, and financial incentives and I believe for the latter, it will go beyond the guaranteed P35M -LITO P10M from the Philippine Sports ComCINCO mission, P10M from the MVP Group, another P10M from the San Miguel Corporation Group, P3M from Rep. Mikee Romero and P2M from the city government of Zamboanga. Manny Pacquiao, the Senate and Congress, and other companies and individuals, I think they will also shower WEIGHTLIFTER and Zamboanga her with financial rewards. native Hidilyn Diaz finally ended Expect, too, that a lot of people will the country’s long, long wait for an try to ride on her success, but never Olympic gold medal with two re- mind. Hidilyn, after close to a century, cords at that. has made us realize the dream of an If you are into sportswriting like Olympic gold, period. me, there is no other subject matter I thought I was past the stage of benow to talk about, but Hidilyn af- ing envious, but in this case, I envy my ter her golden performance at the editor Rey Mallari and other Filipinos,

THE BOTTOM LINE

Long wait is over

who witnessed this historic event personally in Tokyo. Rey uploaded the awarding ceremonies, including him singing the national anthem while the Philippine flag was being raised and Lupang Hinirang played, and am sure it was with tears in his eyes. Just watching the event, I too, shed tears of joy together with so many others, who shared their feelings on social media. Others may not know it but Hidilyn, caught up in the pandemic while in Malaysia, had to train in a car port as gyms were among the establishments temporarily closed by the government. Beatle George Harrison, in a littleknown song, put it best,” if you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” In Hidilyn’s case, she knew exactly where she was going and stayed on

Jeremy Pacatiw

course no matter what, and I am sure she will inspire other Filipino athletes to aspire for the same dream. Again, her triumph proved what it takes to succeed in sports, be a world-class athlete, in her case a world champion, aside from the athlete’s personal determination and commitment to do what it takes, they also need training and exposure abroad. Look at the case of gymnast Carlos Yulo, golfer Yuka Saso, and pole vaulter EJ Obiena, who all sacrificed being separated from their families to train and compete abroad. This entails a lot of money. Without funds for this, do not expect our athletes to do well at the world level. This is why in the past, I have questioned the principle of giving incentives after the fact when it is better to provide athletes the funds for international training. It is this much needed training that will enable any Filipino athlete to du-

plicate Hidilyn’s feat, give them this support on a sustained basis and our athletes will deliver. Another thing that emerged, unsurprisingly at that, is the need to focus on bodyweighted sports such as boxing, gymnastics, weightlifting, and taekwondo, just to mention a few. This gives us more chances to succeed rather than spend so much, say in men’s basketball, where even as we grow bigger and taller, other countries will have more taller and bigger players than us. Hidilyn has certainly shown the playbook, there is no secret about it, we know what we want for Philippine sports and our athletes we know the why, the where, and even the how, but until this knowledge is put in practice, we will not succeed. Congratulations Hidilyn, you made us proud of being Filipinos, at the same tine that you made us cry, but tears of joy.

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Nickie Wang, Editor nickie.standard@gmail.com THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2021

KLEA PINEDA

Beauty queen and pilot in the making By Maria Katrina Segui

ELEVISION star Klea Pineda is on her way to ticking ‘beauty queen’ and ‘pilot’ off of her bucket list.

In a recent virtual junket, the Magkaagaw actress renewed ties with GMA Network and opened up about her plans about entering the world of pageantry and pursuing a career in aviation by taking up aeronautics in college. “Before entering showbiz, I had three specific goals: to be an actor, a beauty queen, and a pilot,” she started. “Isang check na sa bucket list ko yung pag-aartista, I’m certain that becoming a beauty and a pilot will be next,” she added. Klea has mentioned before her desire of joining prestigious beauty pageants, particularly Miss Universe. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach even tagged her as a “future queen.” However, the young actress put her pageant dreams on hold to focus on her showbiz career. “I can’t say that i’m 100 percent ready. I still have doubts. I wanted to make sure that when it’s time for me to give pageantry a try, I’m already well prepared and already packaged for that,”

the towering actress explained also revealing that this is also an advice that Filipina beauty queens Catriona Gray and Pia Wurtzbach gave to her. “At the moment, I want to take advantage of the opportunity that GMA gave me. I’m sure naman sa future, GMA will support me in my pageant plans,” the 22-year-old screen star added. Apart from empowering women through pageantry, Klea is also determined to turn her lifelong dream into a reality by breaking through the male-dominated field. The actress will take an aeronautics program for college once she wraps up her current project. Meanwhile, on her contract renewal with GMA, Klea felt grateful that her mother network handed her another opportunity to hone and showcase her talent. “The trust that GMA has for me is a big deal. I’m glad that they gave me this chance to share my talent with the audience,” she expressed. The young actress won as the

Ultimate Female Survivor in the reality show Starstruck in 2015. Klea has also impressed viewers and gained recognition for her remarkable acting chops in the GMA afternoon drama, Magkaagaw. She will soon share the screen with newly minted Kapuso Luke Conde in the upcoming mini-series Never Say Goodbye.

Klea Pineda expresses her desire to one day wear the Philippine sash on the international pageant stage.

Donny and Jeremiah fight for Belle’s heart in ‘He’s Into Her’ finale Belle Mariano is torn between Donny Pangilinan and Jeremiah Lisbo (inset) in ‘He’s Into Her’ finale.

Singing it forward

TO HEAR a performer who made it gratuitously giving back warms the soul. But to know that a singer does it from way back doing the daily grind to debuting as a solo recording artist is a touching tale with added pinch to the heart. It is a blue chip testament to a man’s generosity. That man is Julius Cawaling who at least to the TV viewing public is best known for having made it to the final four of It’s Showtime’s “Tawag Ng Tanghalan Season 3” and its “All-Star Grand Resbak” showcase. His gift goes beyond his rendition of Guy Sebastian’s “Angels Brought Me Here” that had tallied more than a million views on YouTube. He’s one who knows that giving is sharing part of whatever you have. While serving as frontman for a hardworking band called Arpie and D’ Multivitamins, he likewise plays a crucial role for Feed Hungry Minds — an NGO committed to donating part of the band’s earnings to people who need assistance. He even goes to some far places to hand over relief goods to their recipients. “Priceless ang makatulong while privileged yung being able to do what you love,” expressed the perennial contest finalist who also made it to the last round of GMA-7 show Wowowin’s “Will To Win and Karaoke Pinas.” He’d been around, being a one-time Birit King contender in Eat Bulaga and a weekly champion of Bagong Kampeon and Tanghalan ng Kampeon back in the 1990s. It’s never too late though for a guy with a big heart. Just recently he was signed by the rising talent stable RJA Productions LLC and released his debut digital single “Ikaw Pa Rin” last Friday (July 23). The power

YUGEL LOSORATA ballad, its official lyric video now also on YouTube, has a chorus that stays long in the ears along with his moving voice. It was penned by Ireland-based Filipino songwriter Nathaniel Cabañero whom he has musically collaborated with for quite some time. Nathaniel’s view of his vocal character says a lot about the appeal of his range: “Para sa akin, ‘yung boses ni Julius ay napaka-unique and sounds like a combination of the voices of Ariel Rivera and Gary Valenciano.” Interestingly, Julius joined a Martin Nievera sing-alike competition back in MTB noontime show which should strengthen his case as a voice that knows how to reach out to listeners with sincerity and soulfulness. The veteran songwriter makes use of his home music studio to work with partner artists like Julius. He found the man’s journey so inspiring that he even completed a song inspired by his ascent from a dedicated showband singer to a viral act. “Sobrang laki ng nagawa sa akin ng TNT stint ko. It was a hard climb to make it to the last stage and it was really worth it,” expressed fel the kind-hearted fellow who has since paid it forward consistently on the right note. Julius Cawaling may have just debuted as a recording artist with his digital single “Ikaw Pa Rin.” But he has a colorful track record as a performer, including tirelessly donating part of his earnings as musician to the less fortunate.

THE rivalry between Deib (Donny Pangilinan) and RJ (Jeremiah Lisbo) becomes even fiercer as they clash at the basketball championship between their schools while trying to win Max’s (Belle Mariano) heart, in the awaited finale of the top trending series He’s Into Her, streaming on iWantTFC this Friday, and airing on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z this Sunday. At a chance meeting outside the school, RJ assured Max that he would never leave her again, especially now that not everything is going well with her new

family and she continues to entertain the idea of going back to her old peaceful life in the province. Meanwhile, as Deib found the two together, he now feels even more threatened because the girl he loves is back to being friends with his rival, and despite her reassurance that Deib has already become special to her. Back at home, Max continues to harbor feelings of guilt and offered to go back to Mindoro as her stepmother Macy (Issa Litton) and stepsister Elle (Melizza Jimenez) have shown no signs

of returning soon after leaving when her dad (Richard Quan) insisted that Elle be punished for being secretly involved in the physical attack on Max in school. As Deib becomes more determined to take the championship back from the Southbay Sharks under RJ's leadership, will he also win Max’s heart? Watch out for He’s Into Her on iWantTFC this Friday and on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, and on Kapamilya Online Live via the YouTube channel and Facebook page of ABS-CBN Entertainment this Sunday.

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HOUSEHOLD

THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2021

Home Buddies ‘mayora’ inspires and inspired by ‘kapitbahays’ By Jessica Asprer and Ellicia Del Mundo

NOWN for Scandinavian-inspired projects and Pinoy vibe interiors, Home Buddies, a local Facebook group, is becoming the go-to for those looking for home makeover inspo or want to share their latest budol finds and do-ityourself projects.

Before there was Home Buddies, its creator, Frances Lim Cabatuando, having just moved into her condo, would document and share her home improvements on her Instagram account, Nobi Home. She calls it her diary for her “adulting home journey”. Soon after, the 28-year-old noticed a surge in people’s interest in her decorating skills. When queries flooded her inbox, she decided to form a Facebook group, as, she told Manila Standard, it would be a lot easier to communicate with a big number of people on the platform.

CLEAN AND SIMPLE.

Member Florderlyn AlagaoSaavedra’s sister’s newly renovated minimalist bathroom.

The master becoming the student

Home Buddies creator and ‘mayora’ Frances Lim Cabatuando

Online barangay

Born in September 2020, Home Buddies is more than an ordinary online group; it is a community, a barangay where members call each other “kapitbahay”. Cabatuando is referred to as the “mayora” who oversees the community together with the group admins or “tanods”. From its first activity – a minimalism game wherein participants would get rid of unnecessary possessions – things snowballed as more people moved in to the barangay. When it started, it only had less than 10 members; now it has reached over two million. The circle grew; Cabatuando shared she would see posts from diverse member profiles, even from Filipino homeowners outside the country. Members share with the group their home makeover ideas, milestones in home improvement, tips on where to shop, life hacks for staying organized,

Because it isn’t feasible to screen all two million members, to those buying and selling she constantly reminds: “Before you transact with anyone, make sure na legit sila, do a background check, research. Kasi to be honest, wala din way for us to know unless i-screen namin isa-isa.” As she keeps an open mind, one thing is certain in the group – spammers are kicked; “to those na mag-a-abuse, sorry talaga but we kick”. That’s how she keeps the community in check.

#TEAMKAHOY AND #TEAMPUTI. Member Tolits Quiros Gerodias’ Scandinavian-style kitchen.

DIY projects, and more to spark crea- And then at night, doon ako bumabawi. tivity and help others find their pre- All the graphic contents, all the planferred styles. ning, talking to the tanods, [and] giving directions, I do it at night. Parang Managing the community meron akong second life.” Juggling a full time job in an advertisIt is not easy managing a big group, ing agency, Cabatuando said she would especially one whose members come perform her “mayora” duties before and from different demographics. after work. “I guess because the group is big you “Before I go to work,” is the time she sometimes don’t know the intentions of will check in on the group or send re- people, pero you still try to believe na minders. “When it’s work time, I work. sana honest lahat ng tao,” she shared.

The huge shrouded statue at SM Megamall to be unveiled today

The barangay has different subteams based on their preferred home interior styles; they call them #TeamPuti, #TeamKahoy, #TeamPink, #TeamItim, #TeamMediomalists, #TeamKulayful, and the biggest subteam, the #TeamSanaAll. Cabatuando is part of #TeamKahoy and #TeamPuti; her style is a mix of Japanese and Korean minimalist. Before Home Buddies, the founder herself was not a fan of decorating on her own. It’s common for beginners to feel a subtle tinge of fear when it comes to some DIYs, especially those that make permanent, irreversible changes to the interiors like drilling a hole on the wall, or completely repainting it with a new color. But seeing others in the group thrive in creativity motivated Cabatuando to embark on a few projects. “I saw a lot of people doing DIYs and it inspired me. Before this, hindi ako super ma-DIY,” she shared. Through the group, the founder learned that anyone can have the space they want without breaking the bank. “Kailangan lang madiskarte ka,” she said.

A safe, productive space for all

Home Buddies has recently partnered with the United Architects of the Philippines Special Committee on Antiillegal Practice. With the partnership, the group launched Sigurado Sabado, where members can get professional help from experts for technical questions about their homes. There are also other friendly neighborhood events like Monday Market which

allows community members to buy and sell. Seeing that many lost their jobs in the pandemic, Cabatuando opened the marketplace albeit only on Mondays to regulate the group. Hanap Huwebes allows members to post their queries. Friendsgiving Day, which takes place every 18th of the month, is a gift-giving activity that encourages members to make sustainable decisions while helping others. This activity started during her birthday on December 18 last year, which was also the time the group was starting to grow. On May 1, a skilled workers database called “LABORarangay” was launched to connect carpenters, painters, plumbers, drivers, gardeners, cooks, and other workers with potential clients in the group. After tedious screening, the group launched its directory for carpenters. “[I’m] happy to say that when we connected these carpenters na nawalan ng trabaho, nakahanap talaga sila ng clients in the group,” Cabatuando shared.

Better bahay, better buhay

Cabatuando believes that sprucing up your home contributes to overall wellbeing. “It all starts with your immediate environment,” she said. Studies found link between clutter and procrastination, as well as clutter and frustration or life dissatisfaction. “So, sana nakikita rin ng mga tao ‘yung value ng maayos na bahay; hindi ko sinasabing mamahaling bahay, maayos at malinis na bahay,” she pointed out. “It really does wonders to relationships, to our mind, and even to our outlook and perspective in life.” When things are better, Cabatuando wants to have on-ground events and meet all the friends she made online. “Let’s hope everything goes well soon,” she said. She also hopes Home Buddies would effect social change. “Sana makita ng government how housing is also an important issue. Ang daming Filipino na hindi makabili ng bahay sa Metro Manila kasi sobrang mahal ng properties,” she lamented. “I hope that Home Buddies can be influential enough to make our leaders think.”

SHOPPING

By Monica Sanchez NO, IT’S not the Virgin Mary. It’s also not Emperor Palpatine. That huge statue, shrouded in tarp, towering along Edsa is a sculpture by Filipino-American artist Jefre Manuel Figueras, also known as JEFRË. Dubbed “Time Sculpture”, the 12-meter (four-story) statue at Megamall’s facade is scheduled to be unveiled today, July 29. It depicts a man – with a box for a head – looking at his watch, which JEFRË wants to be a reminder to people that “time is valuable” and should be used productively “even when stuck in traffic”, which is a usual affair on the major thoroughthorough fare. The box-headed man is part of JEFRË’s Baks SeSe ries, as in “box”, which concon sists of figures that are archearche types representing people who give life and character to cities around the world. For the Chicago-based artist, people are the building blocks of the city, and by converting the statue’s head to a block, the artist connects the figures to urban architecture. “Time Sculpture” is made with mirror stainless steel with points established across the figure’s body and are connected by polyhedrons that create complex three-dimenthree-dimen sional planes. It will be a permaperma nent display at SM Megamall. Other notable artworks at SM malls include the Globe at Mall of Asia, the Cube at SM City Seaside Cebu, “Cubi” by National Artist Arturo Luz at the Podium, and the colorful Philippine animals at SM Aura Skypark, also by JEFRË.

Wellness footwear label Fitflop is returning to the Philippines, months after it closed its physical and online stores, through a new distributor.

After closing PH stores in June, FitFlop to return in October

Filipino-American public artist Jefre Manuel Figueras, also known as JEFRË, designed the 12-meter ‘Time Sculpture’, part of the Baks Series, which will be a permanent display in front of SM Megamall along Edsa.

THREE weeks after it officially closed its brick-and-mortar and online stores in the Philippines, FitFlop on June 22 announced its return to the country through a new distributor. Recognizing the country as “an important market”, the wellness footwear label has appointed lifestyle retailer MAP Active Philippines, a subsidiary of PT MAP Indonesia, as its new distributor. MAP Active takes the reins from FitFlop’s previous Philippine distributor, Primer Group. “We are thrilled to announce this new partnership with MAP Active to reinvigorate the FitFlop brand in the Philippines,” said Margaret Ma, general manager of FitFlop Asia Pacific. “Their longstanding expertise and knowledge of the local market com-

bined with our innovative footwear designs will allow us to reach new heights as we continue to serve our loyal Filipino clientele.” FitFlop plans to relaunch both physical and online stores in October this year. Nine stores will reopen, including SM Pampanga, SM Cabanatuan, SM Bacolod, SM Megamall, SM North Edsa, Ayala Centrio, Ayala Abreeza, Trinoma, and Robinsons Place Manila. “We are incredibly excited to add FitFlop to our portfolio of global brands as their distributor in the Philippines,” said Dirk Boerma, country manager of MAP Active Philippines. MAP Active represents sportswear and lifestyle brands New Balance, Airwalk, Converse, and Haddad.