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GDP GROWTH AT 11.8% HIGHEST IN 30 YEARS BUT THREATS PERSIST By Julito G. Rada, Maricel V. Cruz, and Macon Ramos-Araneta THE economy grew in the second quarter at its fastest pace in more than three decades, but an official warned Tuesday of “speed bumps” as coro-

navirus restrictions were tightened to combat surging infections. Gross domestic product (GDP), or the total value of goods and services produced by the economy, expanded 11.8 percent on-year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said, after five straight quarters of contraction.

The increase -- the best since the last three months of 1988 – was driven by a rebound in construction activity and consumer spending. But it came off a 17-percent slump in the same period last year when the country endured its first crippling lockdown that wiped out millions of jobs. Next page

AMPLE SUPPLY. Several rice varieties on display at a Caloocan City retail store show their prices remaining relatively stable and supply abundant, owing largely to massive imports in the past months. Agricultural production helped boost the economy in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) that rose by a surprise rate of 11.8% in the second quarter of the year. BEN BRIONES

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etro Manila mayors will start distributing the P10.894 billion cash assistance (ayuda) to qualified residents in 16 cities and one municipality that have been placed under hard lockdown until Aug. 20. Even the city of Manila received a portion of its allocation – some P200 million in initial tranche out of P1.48 billion, according to a well-placed Residents line up to get food packs from the local government of Paranaque City on Tuesday (August 10, 2021). Qualified residents of Paranaque are also entitled to cash assistance (ayuda) since the city is within the National Capital Region that is under enhanced community quarantine until August 20. AVITO C. DALAN

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MALACANANG has denied that President Rodrigo Duterte attacked Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Domagoso, who is touted as a candidate for the presidential elections next year, when the former questioned the moral ascendancy of someone who has “sexy photos” to lead the country. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made the denial when asked why the President made the statement when he had appointed Moreno as undersecretary for the Department of Social Welfare and Development back in 2018. Next page

Tax relief eyed for oxygen makers PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will ask Congress to give tax relief to oxygen manufacturers in the country, saying oxygen is a vital component in the fight against coronavirus disease 2019. In his weekly public address on Monday, Duterte said there was the need to secure

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source – after Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso reportedly met with Cabinet officials at the headquarters

ample supply of medical oxygen at this time. “If it really goes out of control, we would need all the oxygen that they can produce for the people. We need it,” the President said, recalling that during the first wave of COVID-19, oxygen supply was scarce, and producers hardly kept up with the excessive demand of hospitals nationwide.

Manilenos display #DefendYorme placards to dramatize their support for Manila Mayor Isko Moreno against charges of politicking in the grant of cash aid to city residents. NORMAN CRUZ

Anxiety issues beset ¼ of population A FOURTH of Filipinos surveyed last year said they are having “moderate to severe” anxiety issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic and working from home, the Department of Health (DOH) revealed Tuesday. One-sixth of respondents in a 2020 study from the University of the Philippines involving 1,879 respondents also reported to have moderate to severe depression, said Dr. Agnes Joy Casiño, psychiatrist and technical consultant of the DOH Mental Health Division. “Some are having a hard time if they are wearing different hats... They are having a hard time when they cannot maintain worklife balance,” Casino said. For some Filipinos, being at home for 24 hours has blurred the line between personal and professional functions, she said. “The commute to work, it sets the tone that I am going to work)... Psychologically, you are prepared that you are going to work,” Casiño said. Next page

1,676,156 8,560

79,016

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In big bold letters, the sign spells out the situation at the Adventist Medical Center in Pasay City, one of several hospitals in Metro Manila that is forced to turn down virus-hit patients. A total of 47 Delta variant cases have been recorded in nine cities in the National Capital Region. DANNY PATA

Concepcion pushes vax for kids using Pfizer doses By Vito Barcelo and Willie Casas PRIVATE companies want to import Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for the children of their employees, a Palace adviser said Tuesday.

“Government has ordered a lot for its own use and LGUs (local government units) but the private sector would like to see how we can bring in Pfizer so that eventually we can use this for our children,” said Joey Concepcion, presidential ad-

viser on entrepreneurship, in an interview with ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo. “Although (vaccine czar) Secretary (Carlito) Galvez said they’re planning to inoculate children starting September, October, we’d like to participate if they will

allow a tripartite agreement so we can also help the children of our employees,” he said. As the number of pediatric COVID-19 cases rises, children must be included in the vaccination effort, Concepcion said. Next page

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of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority yesterday. The meeting came on the heels of a dressing down by President Rodrigo Duterte, who said Monday evening that ayuda will not be released to one local government unit in Metro Manila after seeing chaotic lines at its vaccination site, and that the distribution of the cash aid will instead be handled by the departments of Interior, Social Welfare and Defense. Duterte, without naming the mayor, said the local chief executive had a “disorganized” mind. Domagoso, without addressing the President, posted on his social media accounts a snapshot of the certificate issued by the DILG hailing the city of Manila for its organized distribution of cash aid. The issue appears to have been resolved during yesterday’s meeting. In a Facebook Live address Tuesday evening, Domagoso said: “Thank you

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“The robust performance is driven by more than just base effects – it is the result of a better balance between addressing COVID-19 and the need to restore jobs and incomes of the people,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua told a briefing. But Chua warned hopes for “continuous positive growth” could be erased by the current two-week lockdown in the National Capital Region – which accounts for a third of the economy -- and other areas aimed at slowing the spread of the hyper-contagious Delta variant. “There are speed bumps given the ECQ (enhanced community quarantine) in Metro Manila and other parts of the country,” Chua said. “The longer we have ECQ, then the higher the risk that we may not achieve our target.” Malacañang on Tuesday welcomed the country’s exit from recession in the second quarter, hopeful that this gain would be sustained until the end of the year. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque expressed optimism that the country’s economy would continue to recover despite the two-week ECQ over Metro Manila and other areas. House Majority Leader Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday credited the “spirit of teamwork and cooperation” in the Philippines as the reason for the second quarter growth. “We rejoice with the news that the Philippine economy grew 11.8 percent, year-on-year, in the second quarter. This officially marks the end of a pandemicinduced recession that bogged us down for 15 months,” Romualdez said. “I credit this to the spirit of teamwork and cooperation that Filipinos have shown in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The solidarity among branches of government, as well as the private sector, is unprecedented,” the president of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats party added. Romualdez said it was also wise for the Duterte administration to anchor the country’s economic recovery on a massive COVID vaccination campaign, which is now picking up steam. “We are on the right track in recognizing mass vaccination as the key to economic rebound. Despite limited global supply, our vaccination is picking up steam and is getting the results

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The chief executive asserted that there should be easy licensing and tax incentives for local oxygen suppliers and manufacturers to meet the need of the growing number of COVID-19 patients. “So, for those who are producing it, give them a license if appropriate. If everything is in order, give it right away,” the President said. Duterte praised the country’s producers of medical oxygen, noting that despite the ongoing health emergency, they have kept up the production of the much-needed medical commodity. Meanwhile, Food and Drug Administration Director General Eric Domingo assured the public that the government was doing the necessary preparations in order for the Philippines to avoid experiencing the predicament of other countries fiercely battling the spread of COVID-19 Delta variant. Domingo said that the FDA gave licenses to 30 medical oxygen manufacturers, adding that currently, there are 81 licensed manufacturers of the medical product all over the country. The FDA chief also said they did not see any shortage in supply at this time.

Oxygen tanks

The government is now considering regulating the sale of oxygen tanks due to the possible surge of COVID-19 cases due to the more transmissible Delta variant, the Department of Health said Tuesday. DOH spokesperson and Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, in an interview on Unang Balita, said this was discussed during a meeting on Monday. Vergeire said this would ensure that only those in need of oxygen tanks would

very much, President Duterte, DSWD, DILG and the Department of National Defense. The distribution of ayuda will proceed as scheduled tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug. 11),” the mayor said. Other mayors have also expressed readiness to start distributing the cash assistance in an orderly manner starting today. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said only 100 beneficiaries per hour per barangay will be allowed to ensure that social distancing and other health protocols are observed. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce II said the distribution will begin with two barangays that will accommodate at most 120 beneficiaries per hour and a half. Mandaluyong Mayor Carmelita Abalos said the schedule for claiming the cash aid will be posted on social media to acvoid overcrowding in payout sites. Each qualified individual will receive P1,000 cash, with every household getting a maximum of P4,000. The recipients are those who got the monetary assistance in April and May, as per the database submitted by the LGUs.

Close to 80 percent of the 13 million residents in Metro Manila are set to receive the one-time cash assistance, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said. LGUs have 15 days to finish the distribution of the ayuda, but they are allowed to seek an extension if they are unable to complete it due to the challenges brought about by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the DBM said on Tuesday it sought the President’s approval for the release of P2.7 billion in cash aid to help residents of Laguna and Bataan cope with the COVID-19 lockdown. Budget Assistant Secretary Rolly Toledo said P2 billion would go to Laguna and P700 million would go to Bataan. Poor households Cagayan de Oro City and Iloilo City will also receive cash aid, Roque said. Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro will be under ECQ until Aug. 15, Metro Manila until Aug. 20; and Bataan until Aug. 22. Senator Grace Poe said the cash aid must reach all beneficiaries in the most efficient manner to help see them through the lockdown period.

that we wanted for our economy,” said Romualdez, also president of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa). The tightened restrictions, which include a ban on restaurant dining and an eight-hour nighttime curfew, are expected to cost the economy about $3 billion (P150 billion) a week in lost output. The second quarter – which overlapped another lockdown in April – contracted 1.3 percent from the first three months of the year, the data showed. ING senior economist Nicholas Mapa predicted “a similar setback” in the third quarter because of reduced mobility. National Statistician Dennis Mapa said in an online briefing the secondquarter growth was driven primarily by the expansion in all sectors except agriculture. The main contributors to the growth were manufacturing, 22.3 percent; construction, 25.7 percent; and wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 5.4 percent. Among the major economic sectors, industry and services posted growth of 20.8 percent and 9.6 percent, respectively.

With improving consumer confidence, household spending grew 7.2 percent as millions regained their jobs and income sources in the first half of 2021. Moreover, foreign trade substantially recovered with imports and exports growing at 37.8 percent and 27 percent, respectively. They said this strong rebound reflects increased domestic demand and the recovery of the country’s trading partners. Only government expenditure contracted, at -4.9 percent, primarily due to the high base effect from the rollout of the largest-ever emergency subsidies in the second quarter of 2020. “In summary, almost all sectors bounced back despite the imposition of the ECQ and the MECQ last April and May 2021. This is a clear indication that managing risks, instead of shutting down large segments of the economy, stands a far better chance of improving both economic and health outcomes,” they said. They said unlike last year’s ECQ where around 75 percent of the economy was shut down, the country had much more latitude this year. Most industries and services continued to operate, public transportation also remained available, and workers were exempted from the curfew. These are supported by mobility data, which shows that visits to public transport stations and workplaces have strongly improved compared to last year. “The increase in economic activity has led to more Filipinos regaining their jobs and income. The recent labor force survey results for June 2021 showed that the economy generated an additional 2.5 million jobs compared to the prepandemic level, and the quality of employment has improved given the much lower underemployment rate,” they said. But Michael Ricafort, chief economist of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., told Manila Standard that the twoweek ECQ in NCR would be a drag on third-quarter growth. Ricafort said the ghost month for most of August 2021 could also potentially slow down economic activities, somewhat mitigating the adverse economic effects of the two-week ECQ on NCR. Ricafort said increased infrastructure spending to pump-prime the economy and as part of preparations for the May 9, 2022 elections would be a major pillar for economic recovery in terms of creating more jobs and more economic activities nationwide.

Meanwhile, agriculture, forestry, and fishing contracted -0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2021. On the demand side, household final consumption expenditure improved by 7.2 percent, along with the following items: gross capital formation, 75.5 percent; exports, 27.0 percent; and imports, 37.8 percent. On the other hand, the government’s final consumption expenditure dropped by -4.9 percent in the second quarter of 2021. Economic managers composed of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Chua, and Budget officer in charge Tina Rose Marie Canda said the policy to allow both public and private construction even during the lockdown in March and April showed that the economy can be revived while addressing COVID-19 infections. In the second quarter, public construction expanded further by 49.7 percent, continuing the previous quarter’s growth of 25.3 percent. Private construction also grew by 19.1 percent, a reversal from the last quarter’s contraction of 37.2 percent. These resulted in an overall growth of 25.7 percent for the construction sector. be able to buy them. Vergeire said the DOH and the Department of Trade and Industry were already talking with manufacturers of oxygen tanks to ramp up production in case of a surge in demand. The World Health Organization had earlier urged the Philippines to increase oxygen supplies needed to treat COVID-19.

ECQ extension

The enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in the National Capital Region may be extended due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, the DOH said. This will still be discussed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), said. “There is always that possibility because based on our projections, even if we have two weeks of ECQ, the number of COVID-19 cases will continue to rise,” Vergeire said in an interview on Unang Balita. Metro Manila was placed under ECQ from August 6 to 20 in light of the threat posed by the Delta coronavirus variant. The OCTA Research Group on Sunday said the reproduction rate, or the rate at which an infected individual can pass on the virus to others, in the NCR went up to 1.80 from 1.56 a week ago.

COVID updates

The Philippines logged on Tuesday 8,560 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the total to 1,676,156, as all laboratories were operational, while 13 laboratories were not able to submit their data on time, the Department of Health reported. Based on data in the last 14 days, the

13 non-reporting labs contribute, on average, 2.8 percent of samples tested and 2.8 percent of positive individuals. The DOH also reported 92 new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 29,220. The DOH also reported 7,964 persons who recently recovered, bringing the total recoveries to 1,567,920. The DOH also reported 79,016 active cases, of which 94.4 percent were mild, 1.7 percent were asymptomatic, 1 percent were critical, 1.7 percent were severe, and 1.18 percent were moderate.

Infections climb

The Philippine COVID-19 referral system said it was receiving about triple the number of calls for help compared to July, as coronavirus infections continue to spike. The One Hospital Command Center is now receiving 350 to 370 calls in a day from the last week of July to early August—up from 98 to 105 calls about 2 weeks ago, said referral system chief Health Undersecretary Leopold Vega. The center tallied its highest number of calls in a day at 472 two days ago, said Vega, who is also the country’s COVID-19 treatment “czar”. Metro Manila’s 7-day average for COVID-19 was at around 600 some 2 weeks ago. The figure is now at over 2,000, Vega said.

Nurses’ performance

The nurses’ performance is “compromised” as they are forced to handle about a dozen patients at a time amid a fresh increase in COVID-19 cases, the Filipino Nurses United said. FNU Secretary General Jocelyn Andamo, in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB, said: “The plight of nurses is pitiful and saddening.” The FNU said there are not enough health workers to match the increase in hospital bed capacity.

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“I don’t know why you are bringing up the name of Isko Moreno. I don’t know that he was the one doing sexy poses,” Roque told a reporter who asked the question. During Monday night’s Talk to the People, Duterte said in Tagalog: “Filipinos should not be fooled with theatrics... I saw it on Facebook, that bikini wearing, peeking at his private part. Is that what you want? Somebody whose training is like a call boy? A training for a president who strips naked and is photographed boasting about his private parts?” Duterte did not mention names, but Domagoso is a former model for undergarments and an actor, popularly known as Isko Moreno, long before he was elected to public office. The Manila mayor is ranking second to third in pre-election polls on possible 2022 presidential bets. Pressed on why the President was commenting on the morals of a public official when Duterte himself admitted to molesting their household help when he was a teenager, Roque skirted the question and instead said Duterte never posed for a sexy photo. Roque also said he did not know if the President was referring to Manila when he stripped one local government of its role to distribute cash aid to poor families for the alleged lack of organization. The spokesman said he is not privy to the identity of the Metro Manila mayor whose power to distribute the financial aid was taken away. “Again, I do not know if the President was alluding to Manila,” he said. Roque, however, said that Duterte’s decision against the local chief executive in Metro Manila was based on the photos that showed the chaotic vaccination rollout in the city. He said Duterte merely wants to avoid the possible spike in COVID-19 cases in one of the cities in Metro Manila being led by the mayor with a “disorganized mind.” Asked how the appointment of Mocha Uson, a former sexy performer, as assistant secretary at the Presidential Communications Operations Office and later as deputy administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration did not run counter to the President’s call for moral ascendancy, Roque said he was not aware of the entertainer-turned-vlogger’s

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“Because of work from home, that’s gone. You are not psychologically prepared,” she said. Other people’s mental health issues have either worsened or came to light as the COVID-19 pandemic stripped them of coping mechanisms, the psychiatrist said. “Before, they can cope. They can go to the movies. They can go on vacation... Their other means of coping are gone, that’s why issues are surfacing,” she said. The DOH has yet to release more details about the socioeconomic profiles of Filipinos battling mental health difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Casiño noted that women are usually more open to seeking professional help or counseling. “The theory is that women are more in tune with their feelings and are more open to talking about it,” she said. “Men don’t tend to reach out until they reach the point

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“I understand government has a priority sector where they have to prioritize highly vulnerable people, but the children right now will have to play into this equation because we don’t want to see our kids going to the hospitals, going to the ICUs (intensive care units) being intubated and all of that,” he said. In June, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 and older. At least 22.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses are expected to be delivered this month as the government ramps up its inoculation drive against the coronavirus particularly with the detection of a more infectious variant. Galvez said the country is expecting the deliveries of vaccines made by AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, Sinovac, and Sinopharm. Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, said China’s Sinopharm will donate one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine which is Andamo also said many nurses still have not received their benefits from the Bayanihan 2 law, which expired on June 30 this year. The Department of Health earlier said it continued to hire more health workers amid the increase in COVID-19 cases. The DOH also said it would recompute the number of health worker augmentation needed by hospitals to account for the highly contagious Delta variant.

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past. “The issue being raised is the moral ascendancy of the person to lead. Mocha Uson was appointed but I don’t really know about her past. The President gave her a second chance and she took advantage of it,” Roque said. The spokesperson also denied the President stripped the Manila local government of authority to distribute cash aid to lockdown-affected communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic due to its supposed incompetence. In the middle of all this, Domagoso said Manila had P1.4 billion for its constituents during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Domagoso said Manila had found the money needed to ensure that all families who got the cash aid under the social amelioration program in May would also get the same kind of help during this ECQ. A total of P1,488,630,000 was downloaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to Manila last week. Domagoso said he was thankful to the national government for the financial assistance to cushion the impact of the ECQ on Manilans. Last April, Domagoso said Manila received from the national government P1,523,278,000 in cash aid, which was bigger from the amount they got last week. Because of this, Domagoso said 8,662 families would be able to receive P4,000 each, keeping 43,000 mouths from going hungry. To complement the downloaded amount, the Manila mayor said he instructed Manila Social Welfare Department Chief Re Fugoso to seek more funding to cover the P35-million difference. He said they wanted to ensure that all 380,820 families who received the SAP cash aid last time would also get financial assistance this time. Domagoso also welcomed the Certificate of Recognition given by Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano last June 30 for Manila’s swift distribution of the national government’s financial aid under SAP. The Department of the Interior and Local Government acknowledged the efficient and timely completion of the distribution of cash aid or “ayuda” to Manila residents despite the challenges of the pandemic. The “ayuda” was 100 percent disbursed way ahead of the deadline given by the national government, the mayor noted. that they can no longer take it.” Casiño said workers should not hesitate to inform their employers about their mental health concerns, as the Department of Labor and Employment and the Civil Service Commission issued an earlier policy directing establishments to provide mental wellness programs and assistance for their employees. “It is not a reflection that you are not doing your job,” she said. “We are not just grieving those who died from COVID-19. Some are grieving because we lost our dreams, we lost our ambitions... We lost the previous life that we led,” she said. “This is a universal grieving on a large scale.” The DOH consultant advised those experiencing mental health issues to talk about their problems or vent to family and friends, exercise to boost happy hormones, and show kindness during these difficult times. “We have to remember to be kind, to be kind to ourselves and to be kind to others.” expected to arrive on Aug. 21. Sinovac Biotech will also deliver 3 million doses in the fourth week, while Pfizer and Moderna will send 727,850 and 2.2 million doses, respectively. These shipments are part of vaccine procurement of the government and the private sector. Also, 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX vaccinesharing program will be delivered to the country this month, Galvez said. The government has so far administered 24.4 million COVID-19 vaccine jabs, with more than 13 million people getting the initial dose and 11.3 million people receiving the full dose. In Metro Manila, Galvez reported the government has administered 9.17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of Aug. 8. Around 50.91 percent of the targeted population in the National Capital Region received the first dose of the jab. The vaccine czar noted, however, that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Soccsksargen, and Central Visayas posted low COVID-19 vaccination rates, with only about 10 percent of the population getting full protection. VID-19 patients in order to avoid congestion and make room for severe and critical cases. Vergeire, in an interview on Unang Balita, said asymptomatic and mild cases should instead be accommodated in Level 1 health care facilities or temporary treatment and monitoring facilities. During the spike in cases in March this year, the DOH cited nearly 50 percent of hospital admissions at the time were asymptomatic or mild cases. Vergeire said the DOH has coordinated with the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, which earlier hit full capacity due to an increase in COVID-19 and leptospirosis cases.

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Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar inspects the PICC Isolation Facility in Pasay City on August 10, 2021 from a monitor and control booth. The facility serves as a quarantine area for any police personnel who tests positive for COVID-19. Norman Cruz

Online Bar exams to forge ahead as scheduled—SC By Rey E. Requejo

HE 2020 and 2021 online bar examinations, which will be held in 16 testing centers in the country, will proceed as scheduled on four Sundays of November starting on November 7.

This came after the Supreme Court has made “no change in the previous announcements regarding bar matters.” The 2020 bar examinations had been cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the SC decided to hold the tests simultaneously with the 2021 examinations this November. The SC earlier announced that despite the closure of courts in the National Capital Region, which is under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until Aug. 20, the Office of the Bar Confidant will continue to accept online applications for the 2020 and 2021 bar examinations until Sept. 15. In its announcement, the OBC said its helpdesk hotlines will be available only from Monday to Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Aug. 20.

The OBC however said that bar applicants can access the Bar Personal Login Unified System (BAR PLUS) for their queries or concerns or through its helpdesk email – obc. helpdesk.sc.@judiciary.gov.ph. Last July 15, the SC started accepting online applications for the 2020 and 2021 bar examinations which will be conducted in at least 16 testing centers nationwide. Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, chairman of the bar examinations, said the SC has launched the online application system through BAR PLUS, “a homegrown online application system through which prospective applicants for the Nov. 2021 Bar Examinations will submit their verified petition, other required documents and information including proof of payment of the bar application fee.” “BAR PLUS was created to fa-

cilitate a safe, equitable, and inclusive Bar Examinations. All potential examinees will submit their applications digitally and through mail. A potential examinee will be required to personally appear only when there are difficult issues in their applications which cannot be addressed in any other manner,” Leonen said. “Before accessing the portal, bar applicants are required to read and strictly follow the instructions in the document referred to as Frequently Asked Questions located at https:// sc.judiciary.gov.ph/20109/,” he added. The testing centers are the St. Louis University in Baguio City, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Adventist College, Saint Louis College – La Union, Saint Mary’s University, Cagayan State University, De La Salle Lipa in Lipa City, University of Nueva Caceres, University of St. La Salle – Bacolod, Central Philippine University, University of Cebu – Banilad, Mindanao State University – Iligan, Mindanao State University – General Santos City, Ateneo de Davao University Xavier University – Cagayan de Oro, and Ateneo de Zamboanga University.

SC: LGUs have power to impose on builders LOCAL government units (LGUs) have the power to require a builder to secure prior clearance from homeowners’ association before granting to him a building permit., the Supreme Court has ruled. In ruling against Arturo Garin, a resident of Pasig and who also wanted to build a house in Katarungan Village in Muntinlupa City, the The high court’s Third Division said it was within Muntinlupa’s police power to require clearance from a homeowner’s association as a prerequisite for granting a building permit. Thus, the SC ruled against Arturo Garin, a resident of Pasig and who also wanted to build a house in Katarungan Village in Muntinlupa City. The SC also affirmed the Pasig

Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 167’s ruling that the question on the homeowner association’s clearance requirements, in turn, must be resolved before the concerned government agency. It is the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) which can settle disputes between a non-member homeowner and homeowner’s association. Garin was to secure a clearance from the Katarungan Village homeowners’ association as a requirement for the issuance of a building permit in 2014. The association, however, refused to give the required clearance until after he paid an assessment fee and signed up for membership.

PDEA: Trader’s shipment drug-free A BUSINESSMAN, who was earlier accused of having laced marijuana in a shipment of hygienic products at the Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark (BOC-Clark) in September last year, has already been cleared twice by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Cleared were businessman Frederick Juan and Leonardo Gabalfin, who were questioned due to suspicion that they had illegal substance laced in the liquid soap and toothpaste last September 20, 2020, at the Clark Freeport. However, in a post-operation report, copy of which was released only recently, Clark In-

ternational Airport-Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (CIA-IADITG) Chief Joseph L. Samson reported to PDEA Region 3 Director Christian O. Frivaldo that the operation yielded negative results after chemical analysis of the seized hygienic products showed that “neither dangerous drugs (DD) nor control precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs)” were found in them. On September 29, 2020, PDEA Provincial Officer Vidal DC Bacolod also issued a certification, reiterating that the shipment of hygienic products yielded negative results for DD and CPECs.

Garin filed a petition before the Pasig RTC against the Muntinlupa City government and the Katarungan Village homeowners’ association, claiming the unconstitutionality of requiring a homeowners’ association clearance before the issuance of a building permit. The Pasig RTC denied the relief sought by Garin and said he should first exhaust administrative remedies with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, which became the DHSUD in 2019. The SC noted that the trial court found that the petitioner “failed to establish a clear right or any substantial injury that would be caused since he has not yet commenced the construction”.

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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has submitted to the Commission on Appointments (CA) for its consent on the nominations of the following senior officers in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), namely: 1. ANDRES C. CENTINO 2. JEFFREY C. HECHANOVA 3. CAESAR BERNARD N. VALENCIA 4. EDWARD L. LIBAGO 5. RUBEN B. FAJARDO JR. 6. JUAN D. ILAGAN 7. EDGAR M. CARDINOZA 8. RAUL P. VILLANUEVA

to the rank of Lieutenant General, PA to the rank of Major General, PAF to the rank of Rear Admiral, PN to the rank of Major General, PAF to the rank of Commodore, PN to the rank of Commodore, PN to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF to the rank of Brigadier General, PA

The public may submit any information, written report, or sworn/notarized complaints or oppositions to the above nominations in seven (7) copies to the CA Secretariat, 6th Floor, PNB Financial Center, D. Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City, Metro Manila. For the schedule of the public hearings, the CA Secretariat can be reached through telephone numbers 8834-2713, 88311824, 8831-0527, 8832-9830, 8834-2706 and 8551-1989. 10 August 2021. HECTOR A. VILLACORTA Secretary (MS-AUG. 11, 2021)

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THE Department of Tourism on Tuesday said that more than 70 percent of tourism frontline workers in Metro Manila have been fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 as of August 9, 2021. Tourism Secretary Berna RomuloPuyat said most of the vaccinated workers who belong to the AI and A4 group are employed in DOT-accredited quarantine facilities, isolation facilities, multiple-use hotels, and staycation hotels. “The vaccination of our tourism workers is a necessary step to keep them protected while doing their duty at the front lines. These figures are of high importance especially with the threat of the Delta variant,” Puyat said. “We are confident that we will be able to vaccinate 100 percent of tourism workers from DOT-accredited accommodation establishments from Metro Manila before the end of the ECQ period,” she added. Vaccinated tourism workers have reached 19,315 from a total of 26,745 workers from the 16 cities and one municipality in Metro Manila. Composed of this are 15,020 of the 20,061 tourism frontliners in the A1 group or those working in quarantine, isolation and multiple-use hotels, and 4,295 out of the 6,684 tourism frontliners in the A4 group or those employed in regular/staycation hotels. The total number is based on the list submitted by 455 DOT-accredited accommodation establishments. The National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 said in May that frontline tourism workers in isolation facilities or quarantine hotels would be part of the A1 priority group in the government’s vaccination program.

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House Medal of Distinction awaits Olympic boxing winners By Maricel V. Cruz and Macon Ramos-Araneta MORE honors await two more of the country’s Olympic medalists as the House of Representatives is set to confer the Congressional Medal of Distinction on boxers Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial, who bagged a silver and a bronze, respectively, in the recentlyconcluded Tokyo Summer Olympics. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and Minority Leader Joseph Stephen Paduano earlier filed House Resolution 2093 congratulating, commending and conferring the Congressional Medal of Distinction to Nesthy Petecio for winning the country’s first-ever Olympic silver medal in women’s boxing. The House leaders will also file similar resolutions for Paalam and Marcial. Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz was earlier conferred the newly-created Congressional Medal of Excellence. She was awarded the Congressional Medal of Distinction for bagging the silver medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. The House—through a resolution filed by Velasco, Romualdez and Paduano—created the Congressional Medal of Excellence to be given exclusively to Olympic gold medalists. “Speaker Velasco’s leadership recognizes our athletes’ achievements during the Tokyo Olympics. Thank you for showcasing your commitment to bring pride and honor for our country,” said Romualdez, chairman of the House committee on rules. “Our athletes worked very hard to a bid ever with record-breaking four medals and made the Philippines as the best performing nation in Southeast Asia. All of you made us extremely proud,” he added. Team Philippines finished its Olympic bid with the country’s best showing – including Diaz’s historic gold.

LPA TRACKING. James Basit, resident meteorologist of the state weather bureau, monitors a low pressure area located east of Virac in Catanduanes. The southwest monsoon (habagat) is bringing rains to the western section of Luzon, including Metro Manila. Manny Palmero

By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Rio Araja

HE Commission on Elections will now have to step in to resolve the infighting in the ruling party PDP-Laban after both factions have submitted their respective set of officers to the poll body. The group identified with Senator Manny Pacquiao, who is in the US to train for his upcoming boxing match on Aug. 22, submitted its own Sworn Information Updated Statement to Comelec last month, PDP-Laban executive director Ron Munsayac told CNN Philippines. The SIUS contains the list of party officers. The Pacquiao camp earlier expelled Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi as party vice chairman.

The Cusi-led wing, on the other hand, with the backing of President Rodrigo Dut containing the names of 16 national officers elected during a national assembly presided over by Duterte. According to Melvin Matibag, the secretary-general under the Cusi-led wing, the party is poised to field the tandem of Senator Christopher Go and Duterte for next year’s national elections. “With just a month before the ruling party’s national convention, the adoption

ECQ VIOLATORS. Operative from the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic intercept passenger buses that violate COVID-19 health protocols – including running at 50 percent capacity only – along Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City. Danny Pata

SCTEX, Clark Airport under ex-President Arroyo drive development, growth of Clark Freeport Zone WHEN former President Gloria MacapagalArroyo set foot in Clark Freeport Zone late last year as the newly appointed Presidential Adviser on Clark Flagship Programs and Projects, it was a homecoming of sorts. The Clark Freeport Zone was, after all, her creation when she was President. The crowd of officials and employees of the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) could not hide their excitement when Macapagal-Arroyo, who also served as first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives, held a dialog with them in a meet-and-greet last December together with local government officials and businessmen. The story of Clark Freeport Zone started during the administration of then President Fidel Ramos when he declared in a presidential proclamation that Clark will serve as the future site of a “premier” civilian international airport with a 14-million passenger capacity by 1998. His plan, however, did not come to fruition as projected in 1998. When Arroyo assumed the presidency, she envisioned to make Clark not only a passenger hub for international travelers but a center for economic activity in Central Luzon. She paved the way for Clark airport’s re-

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continue to lead in various political surveys. In a survey conducted by radio station dzRH from July 24 to 31, Duterte-Carpio led the list of possible presidential bets with a 25.4 percent preference rating. Marcos, who ran for vice president in 2016 in tandem with President Rodrigo Duterte, placed second at 17.7 percent. The survey showed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno in third place with 11.2 percent, followed by Senators Grace Poe and Manny Pacquiao with 10 percent each. Vice President Leni Robredo came in fifth place at 8.3 percent. The survey has 7,500 respondents nationwide and a margin of error of +/-1.13 percent. The respondents – all registered voters – were interviewed face-to-face. Marcos, for his part, assured his supporters that he will run in next year’s elections even as he has yet to decide on the position. “I have been ready for a long time already,” Marcos said when asked if he was ready to lead the country. “I am definitely running for something in May of 2022. Right now, of course we are still looking, although we are approaching the filing. Our campaign is different now because it is in the middle of COVID,” Marcos said. In the last OCTA Research survey, Duterte-Carpio and Marcos were in consecutive positions, prompting some supporters to push for the two of them to run in tandem.

Comelec to resolve Oldest surviving Korean PDP-Laban infighting Filipino War vet turns 99 of the tandem of Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go and President Rodrigo Duterte as PDP-Laban’s bets for president and vice president in the 2022 polls seems inevitable,” Matibag said. “So far, we have not heard of any other nominees as our candidate for president and vice president so I see nothing to hinder the adoption of the Go-Duterte tandem during our convention,” he added. Matibag said the party’s standardbearers will be finalized during the PDPLaban convention on Sept. 8. But for Munsayac, PDP-Laban executive director under the Pacquiao wing, the Go-Duterte tandem is just a “smokescreen” but did not elaborate. For her part, Vice President Leni Robredo said she met with Pacquiao twice to find a “common ground” in the 2022 presidential elections.

Chamber seeks lifting of deployment cap for healthcare workers

By Eric Garafil

Sara, Bongbong still lead latest presidential poll

habilitation and expansion to accommodate more than 2 million passengers annually. Its expansion was completed in 2008. In order to attract more local and foreign investments in the area, she then signed into law Republic Act No. 9400 which created the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ) from the Clark Air Base which was separate from the then already existing Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ). Today, the two zones are sometimes collectively called the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone. After more than 15 years, Arroyo’s CFZ is not just home to a premier international airport but the site of tremendous economic growth that is expected to rival Metro Manila. The main driver of such tremendous growth is not only the Clark International Airport but also the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), a 93.77 km-long expressway that was conceptualized, constructed and opened during the administration of Arroyo. It was built to provide a more efficient transport system between and among the growth corridors in Luzon, namely the Subic Bay Freeport, Clark Freeport Zone and the Central Technopark in Tarlac, Bataan, Metro Manila and Calabarzon. It was funded under a loan agreement with

the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which called the P34.1 billion project “the highest quality highway ever built in the country.” Two years after its opening in 2008, the SCTEX has generated P625 million in toll revenues in 2010 alone with nine million vehicles passing the expressway. The world-class airport facilities, reduced travel time and the opening of an efficient and reliable road network in and out of Clark due to the SCTEX have been seen as the reasons why foreign investments have flocked to Clark since 2008. In 2020, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Clark recorded the highest increase in approved foreign investments at 19.6 percent with P245 billion in total investments. The Clark Main Zone covers 4,400 hectares including the former Clark Air Base when it was designated a Freeport Zone in 2007. As it was expanded to cover other areas of Pampanga and Tarlac, the whole Clark development, including the CSEZ, is now a sprawling 32,000-hectare development, almost half the size of Singapore. Today CFZ is composed of four major developments, the Clark Freeport Zone, Clark Global City, Clark International Airport and New Clark City.

THE German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) has requested for the lifting of the deployment cap for Filipino healthcare workers (HCW) bound for Germany after reaching the 6,500 quota. “After reaching the extended cap again, and the introduction of a new batch of 5,000 licensed nurses in July, we appeal that the Philippine government should review the current deployment ban. Many of the HCWs in our business community have signed a working contract and the employers are waiting,” said GPCCI president Stefan Schmitz in a statement. Schmitz said Germany needs about 50,000 HCWs and some 2,000 healthcare workers from the Philippines are waiting for deployment. Most of these Filipino HCWs have already exerted efforts, time, and costs just to qualify to high standards of their German employers, but the deployment cap prevents them from being set out to their assignments, he added. Lifting the ban, Schmitz said, would mean a win-win situation for the Philippines and Germany.

Maj. Max Young (ret.)

By Ben Cal MAJ. Max Young (ret.), the oldest living Filipino Korean War veteran, celebrated his 99th birthday last July 30, thanking God after he recovered from severe pneumonia, not once, but four times early this year. Young is concurrently the president of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK), of which former President Fidel Ramos, now 93, is a member. From the original 7,420 PEFTOK troopers, only 174 are living as of today, all of them in their late ‘80s and ‘90s, Young said. In an exclusive interview, Young said he was first rushed to the University of the East Medical Center in Quezon City gasping for breath on Feb. 3 this year, and was released a week later. “But, again on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, I was back at the hospital, but was discharged a few days later only to be brought again on Feb. 20, and stayed at the hospital for a week,” he said. “I thought everything was okay, but on March 27, I was again brought to the hospital when I was diagnosed with pneumonia by Dr. Isagani Rodriguez,” Young said. During his back-and-forth to the hospital four times, his family, including nine children and 37 grandchildren and great grandchildren, prayed for the healing of Maj. Young, a decorated hero of the Korean War as tank commander during the Yultong fierce gun battle that earned him the highest military medal given by the South Korean government to a soldier for gallantry in combat. The 99-year-old Young was also a guerrilla fighter during World War 2. “I am looking forward to celebrating my 100th birthday in 2022 with God’s blessing.”

EXPANSION. Public Works Secretary Mark Villar inspects the-newly built offsite

hospital at the Lung Center of the Philippines compound in Quezon Avenue, Quezon City on August 10, 2021. The facility is composed of five cluster units of modular hospital facility with a total bed capacity of 108 for COVID-19 medical treatment. Danny Pata

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Ataga thisnswriting, the inchilling POINT POINT deg eesthat Ce us °C 2°C wconbe charged which solidified Duterte’s power “the decisive (lockdown) helped us avert tions which solidified Duterte’s power “the decisive (lockdown) helped usgroup avert anrepresen country’s history --sabasic. 16.5-percent concountry’s history --ostate a tests 16.5-percent conwith investigating police matters Without vaccine cent in the first half. We are having the around 1,282 actual per day nsmen he ma eg n matter herepeat ea yleadDuterte has employed more generals, percent. Ita isvaw the recession insbillion histivists, environmentalists, community s that s worst env onmen a the sour commun yAnother ead Adds Dominguez: “Without the lockdown, equivalent to me losing ofthe strict,” says ADB. 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More 45 NPA eaders have faBizNewsAsia ed oand den he-percent The reasons are been worse. latest data suggest that Rosa, who initially spearheaded “drugthan surgency and the Muslim lockdown enabled us to reinforce our health ster us w h nthe30rice, 50 yea s law. he wo d policy” mus s op who initially spearheaded thenon-ex-officio “drug JURADO GDP would have shrunk anyway. JURADO LOPEZ enrollees. TONY lockdown enabled us to reinforce chief Dante as president and chief by 10 percent. ter 16.5 GDP growth drop President should create a much “jobs in The shut down. Household consumption, 2020, 16.5 -percent GDP growth drop Well, yes. Lift the lockdowns which especially corn, and fish, will be •sThe Export Processing Authority to at-health members But the15, people love the2020 President for onpected which will be “as relentless on ugs” wh ch whe be2020, “as ethe en ess and any yesterday and y is down barely ega depends onseparatist whe he movehons our name wash s Rosa, What is/ s ega depends whe he name was non-ex-offi onhousands March 2020, there were retary Karl Kendrick Chua: down on Ma ch 15 he we on yto decline ponly es eden aedrugs” cand da ed nGierran 2016 and on ymassively, ble achievements and g human o he o dea hs unde Without a vaccine ment “We know eDu s and no ego ngRosa backmeans omrepresenti war,” were elected to the Senate. Dela Rosa The group executive officer of isthe illegal. system build upand our capacity to do widethe wake of many jobless people aspercent awith re-and the GDP contraction for the whole could rage war,” were elected tohe the Senate. 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Muslim ment deny this, for sure, but a survey Despite the overwhelming dominance of new phenomenon—su c de bombers The s comp e e and shame ess abandonmen o tality ratio, on the other hand, is at 2.5 people down. This lockdown – longest and seversaving the productive parts of66 the economy. wuntil ns n 2022 hen Asian weaide, wDevelopment know and the “drug ducted the last oflast March, our capacity nila-based Bank. amity forpass oneand yearaccordbase. Christopher Go, anddrug ly Section and the “drug war.” 3.5 million infections duced ” she sa d saving lives has tory. ducted in the week of March, our capacity dying, people who would die anyway, former Bureau of Investigation a coun state ofesNational calamity. 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We time to Board ofpo Trustees PhilHealth, and emergency employment Pane on C ma eof2021. edevil-incarnate. eased Aug cy’s and thebecause Board’s But the people love the for adult labor force ofDan 60as million are goods jobless. Bu peop ePresident es den oDante Germany yesterday and barely newdevelop phenomenon—suicide d s who odged Ge many yesise2019 day and17.7 sThis baThis emeans ydpresident tddepression nes grea es onowesRosa, the CEO economic production As we ve sa nhalf h of s members. space befrom o ove epected hehe he Pres den initially spearheaded the “drug en he pover y prob em of he coun ry for usbefore to reinforce ouroshealth from 5.1 percent inng April to ust thedepress May 2022 surgency and the Muslim separatist moveTh eached po n and undo he executive officer of PhilHealth is illegal. surgency and the Muslim separatist movemost of them already had fatal dislike rice, corn, fish, fuel, even school he wake o so many ob ess peop e as a e to decline by 10 percent. BizNewsAsia and efforts; execu ve o ce o Ph Hea h s ega But did not Shakespeare say: “The evil the Board recommended his appointment to he wake o so many ob ess peop e as a e proven itself any more competent nor any a worry ng s gn the ranks of the unemplo non-ex-officio change we mus keep g oba empe a uThe es o reaso pected to decline by 10 percent. BizNewsAsia improve our health system capacity.” Santa Banana, they are the new poor! He notes that per 100,000, the EU member has grown abou 32 000 average da y es s the “drugs war.” In May 2019, two top PNP has tripled its scale anti-insurgency budget, contraction or a cyclical bust. Simply, neces2021 n Geneva wa ns o he nev ab y o 23,000 cases below No. 20, Italy, 288,761. he “d ugs wa ” n May 2019 wo op director sh 23 000 cases be ow No 20 a y 288 761 020, the Philipis gone by now. That cannot be recovered in qua e o 2020 he Ph p this of global war,” were elected to the Senate. Dela Rosa up our capacity to do widePDP shou d eases d This op other he Laban mon ke as heseveral Without vaccine percent ections when we choose Under Section 1 and of Republic 11223 Thus before G erran can be appo ed as a vaccine the President. than COVID. But su oWithout heanCOV D pandem cless supplies, medicines, PPEs, are cruUnde Sec on 1daily oAct Repub cworrying Ac 11223 en the poverty problem many o “By come • The Philippine Authority asment one damage hey can do oF nance hins April na on2020 o y“when he oslockdowns that men do lives after them. The good is oft means that the President cannot apestimates the GDP contraction for the whole su Tourism o 19 he COV Dyears 19 pandem c ment The newest of the “new poor” are some the models of UP and Ateneo, estimates the GDP contraction for the whole w h n 1 5 °C o he p e ndus a base ne ” a sign. clearly spelled has grown to about 32,000 average tests allies made it handily into the Senate elecFinance Secretary Carlos Dominguez says a es made hand y n o he Sena e e ec corrupt than past administrations. four months. 5 Codd ng o he po ce and he m ary such g oba wa m ng clearly Sec e a Ca Dom nguez says states average 31 deaths, UK 70, Spain 61, sssor. lowest ever in h s (Augus ) ” umped o s owes eve n from a sho sary mobility restrictions hamper aggregate was named to head theand Senate committee our communities. From just were widespread at their most Thus, before Gierran can be appointed as a e pa y was ounded by he a e oppo The killings of political activists and almany years to come. (Universal Healthcare Act), upon the recpoint Gierran unless he is a member of the The Depa men o Labo and Emp oy 119,000 to 140,000 retrenched teachers thousands more people are dying or will Un ve sa Hea hca e Ac upon he ec cial, especially in battleground regions, of the engines to serve as a source of revenue; interred with their bones.” The Depa men o Labo and Emp oy The killings of political activists and alcould beeasecould large as 30 percent -nex spe x yea scon hey whe n dec wou dve ake a Heuspolice we averted some 59,000 to 171,000 Pres den of Ph hwarming. he 5.Hea Coddling of themus police and theWh military beepo as large ased 30assuming percent --aCEO assuming ageneral e When he President Presthe den may have s gned nmust o ed Nathe says An on o Gu e es Un ons sec e he a h which solidified Duterte’s for use, the Secretary Carlos Dominguez IsPresident “the decisive (lockdown) helped avert an ustions ons wh choyed so d more ed power Du sthis powe ““W s investigating ockdown he ped aveFinance ane has for general the 6.5-percent The ca he Sand xthan hTrustees Assessmen a tests 16con5ofper cen charged with tual day conofleaders the national capital’s Du er emp genera s(August).” and CEO of PhilHealth, hethe Sweden 57, and the Adds Dom nguez hou he ockdown the ma strict,” says ADB. Exports declined by ro yofPCR state Commissio and staff, out of the more 700 private ommendation of the Board of demand.” NPA have failed to dent men whit deny hw suse, odeny sugenerals, ethrough bu ao su vey die because of hunger, malnutrition, andloss ommenda onlockothe he Boa dPhilT usUS ees oLaws Ph the law s matters on eade N noy Aqu no a me he hede gh omoney Hardest was island and especially, when the highest • 52. onemployed socialized housing asudeaths. This brings me to my gulay—Is menLuzon hwhich s leged e buleaders achief su vey leged NPA have failed to dentWhile the law. loss ofsand P1.5 trillion for each month ofask, Our death rates reduced from Duterte has more Adds Dominguez: “Without lockdown, cu ean ecalamity oestimated ofmost P1.5 trillion for each month of lockexplains that “no matter how much base. Longtime aide, Christopher Go, be f rs appo n ed as a member of he Board 1.3 to 3.5 million infections accorda y gene a base Long a Ch ophe Go and aw Bayan han 2 he b ons a o ed for h s es ma ed 1 3 o 3 5 m on n ec ons acco d tion. On top of and the “drug war.” week of March, our capacity Repo AR6 shows ha em ss ons o m c p oduc on On op o be first appointed as a member of the Board law Bayanihan 2, theCorp billi schools which will remain closed. These hero? 21.4and percent inhs thecou first dhalf. ng restrictions and nfec regu- ons Health, the President shall appoint the agenrecession could rage showed ha a mos ha o he coun y s 52-year old communist insurgency. Muslim Hea h he P es den sha appo n he agen diseases spawned by the lockdowns. produces 70 percent of total economic post of the land is at stake. series of legal issuances from the funding, showed ha a mos ha o he coun y s Marcos a heel or a hero? police force was caught on social media from he m ary and he po ce han any recession could rage ma a aw 3. Unprecedented human rights violations from the military and the police, than any trolled he ra e of dea have 52-year old communist insurgency. Muslim down. This lockdown – the longest and severa high of 17 percent to just 1.6 percent the rate of infections and deaths could have Government economists earlier projected countries pump into their This –om the longest and severon s 4. hng sFailure Wha d we F communist former police chief, Ronaldo ing to researchers our universities. 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We are onrequirements the warpath by the a people’s est in the world –the has seven months. acGDP on usu powe de would haveped shrunk anyway. breakfast party with more her before ha m More han 45 esthe in –controlled has run for seven months. t Under The reasons are What has made Duterte strong president, pGDP nos oh dbe dese ve ha ses oxda c duo ngooureha been much worse areinforce sugges Rosa, who initially spearheaded the “drug well into 2021. surgency and the Muslim moveis/are the legal before lockdown enabled us to health viate needs. Rosa who yand spea headed “d ugworld apres recovery of 7nmassively, percent to 8Secpercent in GDP enrollees. ockdown enab edbe usseparatist n oThe ceoou hea hhaden DP drop well into 2021. gas em ss ons by 45 pe cen om 2010 Tempe a u es du ng he mos ecen pegrowth cenand gdo ow opThe corn, fish, will Board of Ph a e espons b e o app ox ma e y 1 1°Ce non-ex-officio members. San a Banana hey a e he new poo Wha s are he ega requ remen s before non ex o c o membe s retary Karl Kendrick Chua: the population. of calamity is how the government disv a e he peop e’s needs San a Banana hey a e he new poo Boardof ofand Tr • All the specialty hospitals—the Philipstar-rank officers occupy cabinet and civilble achievements and good performance, new phenomenon—suicide The a little over 1 percent of all COVID-19 cases some 1.3 to phenomenon—suicide 3.5appointed millionbombers. cases, of which It is were notves theelected sheer size ofema the stimulus package This means half of thegroup economic production new bombers. The isTrustees c a yedsoar-rank hemse he” spelled eout eade sRosa out a vaccine Gierran can be as and alockdown member of This means half ofrepresenting the economic production ment What essential war,” toeg the Senate. 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Our morPNP has tripled anti-insurgency thatnamed matters but the alsocomm whether it is actual68,000 be severe critical G erran can be appo nng ed as aHeart member of newes me policy quote Justice s essen aawould and urgen sandabudget, ong- budget, gone That cannot be recovered inorecovered has tripled its anti-insurgency the Board of Trustees? termLet jobs to prev The killings of political activists and and staff claim that the P500 million allohe PDP does ed o bye snow. is gone by now. That cannot be inthe tonow head Senate committee Mr. President, spread our communities. Fromolift just was o head he Sena comm ee heits PDP? mic output of 9ou ry sp in ead es ng n ou commun esalFwas om us ons alnuse, the the President. op csupply, pu o 9testing point Gierran unless iswants a atmember thing, and can s ons 2050 G obaGovernmean u who eBoard o was of T mos ecen mu cen u140 yPhilippine wa od 119 000 o 119 140 000 enched eache s on Despite the overwhelming dominance ofam pois ningenuity, G ehe un ess he sofahis membe othe he hibiting gatherings ofsign. ten or more peopleempe in tality ratio, on the other hand, is 2.5 people pandemic will [strike] the global an pos nnamed he governmen 000 oeand e pe enched eache sby the Presiden cent ingrown second quarter by000 36.6 can get all1900 the money hean toand have Kidney and Transplant Institute, who envy his vision foresfour nce 1850 given him one of major failures—massive neconom he coun are severe or crPCR catests Our morly saving thelaw. productive parts of thefour economy. worrying sign. cases the peak day, which will overhas grown to about 32,000 average daily tests mistic. Without a vaccine for general use, the Lazaro, the G Section 13 of RA 10149 (GOCC the lem ofa poverty. months. a worrying cated to them not enough. leged NPA leaders have failed to dent the has to about 32,000 average daily tests he Board of Trus ees? months. erm obs po cy o preven a b gger probgh ng o democ acy a a as N noy s charged with investigating police matters around 1,282 actual per day concha ged w h nves ga ng po ce ma e s sion ourAcco hisathe ound 1 e282 ua PCRThey es s pe day ng h os PDP Sec a yac Gene Thus, Gierran ywo thes in ecess on ndduring ou s athe ou oadministration he mo 700 peCoddling va the Duterte hasinvestnot per ahands hundred thousand.” lockdowns. 2020 aof ound 1military 2 °C wa me hanCounsel pbefore eincluded nifduring aand ound 6500 yea sa ago 2°C o 1°C eeAct a700 and she oue0ohan he mo han pCoddling vapolice ewastime), Thus, be economy. 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Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and ythe d “drug he a“d eprioritized 1970s ac necesin theduc lasted week of March, capacity Sec on 13 ofEUit.RA 10149 (GOCC Governugbust. wa Simply, ” nsaving em of pover President and CEO ofaP n on he as oe marked MaLaban ch ouapa capac yd nand proven itself any any aamajor schoo s1850– wh ch wcompetent ema cfor osed These Me velection, nducted Ma bag Go and Du e warpath eweek weour He notes that per 100,000, the member schoo s lockdown, wh chnnor win ema ny“What c osed These President quarantine, we lives contraction orwar.” a he cyclical ment slumped inmore Q2 with outlays inand wherever wants tomoney send •Adds The nuclear power plant Southdirector shall be appointed by the President definitely a he heel. it’s urgent and dus a in mean ngmore ha generals, me san as un ve ofirst 1900 has to right should not be an we find the last six months, Duterte has employed more generals, beneficiaries of thelasting Febr terrorists the oexplains coa o adopt and gas oaway mee man s ene gyin Adds Dominguez: “Without the that “no how much by the make no sense. 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BizNewsAsia Philippines without any the Board recommended hisMus appointment to demand.” proven se fne any more compe en nor any the ranks of the unemployed can only worsen o ees of Trustees. byfish, 10 pefuel, cen B zNewsAs a PNP improve our health system capacity.” the pervasive illegal drugs curse. ment 62.1 percent and for private price and supply of any commodity or conHe hadaper 100 member • A geothermal power plant, one of the denno a es cand es espec ve yhe o EU he PDP July 2016, he stumbled into the and has000 tripled its anti-insurgency budget, has actually opened more sectors of the d rec or sha be appo n ed by Pres den have fashioned and susa ’s an urgen and as ng obs po cy Sanother president before him. More than 45 men We need o do mo e and as e now ” CO2 concen a ons we e h ghe han a any been much worse. The latest data suggest that GDP would have shrunk massively, anyway. “Human nduced c ma e change s a other president before him. More than 45 been much worse. 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Our morWoin the d Me eo opeoogthe ca the O gan zaofon a guests ons CH4 meoenough hane and N2O ogen that matters but whether itss ismay actualWhen he ch ofof he ona cap aemes ’s pointed byany thePe President as agovernment. member of positions * * *o 50 strict lockdown President and ef CEO PhilHealth, he must 27,000 areitsigned “vigilante-style killings perpetratin-owned country are severe orincritical. Ournw morSweden 57hhighest andockhe US 52 has the vicious illegal drugs campaign, has While the President into than ex eve ythe eg on achave oss he galso obe the Comm on for Governmen or-ConBoard Trustees? that matters now but also whether is actualPh nes houian assurance ha growth rate in That is now history—70 consecutive quarters of growth. ca ed oo(despite hem sed no leged NPA have failed to dent the law Hardest hit employed was Luzon island cially, when the ca hem s pp noproenough the Board eged NPA eade sna have aoptied onow den healso month of lockdeaths. Our death rates reduced from Duterte more generals, marginal 0.9 percent inatQ2. on flow ofnlaw. goods and people under atality lock•the Exploration and drilling Malampaya; uez: the on o“Without each mon ve ywhich democ acy Fleaders p2021. nos have won aoverly he They make sense. I think pursued what not Take no1 o lockdown, c aorecession nom naproduces on andcould vo ng wrage ake Despite the overwhelming dominance of ratio, on the other is 2.5 of Trustees of PhilHealth was I don’t know whoeve be first appointed asinsurgency. a for member ofMuslim the Board ly saving productive parts the economy. hibiting gatherings of ten more people in law Bayanihan 2, billions allotted for his da when anoe2020 was oneif he oeven he h They ee wa mes ox de we ehand, hthe ghe han apeople any me n Pemp aBoard given him one of of his major failures—massive Despite the overwhelming dominance of hero? tality ratio, on other hand, is at 2.5 people Section 13 ofSection RA 101 mistic. Without a vaccine general use, thethe The obs po cyor ha Ppo es den Du eeseas eden Ev dence o obse ved changes n ex emes ly saving the productive parts of the economy. 52-year old communist 70 percent of total economic is at–and stake. po ce force was caugh on soc a med a recession could rage The obs cy ha Du e ed by police officers themselves or by killers 3The Unpreceden ed human r gh s v o a ons from the military and the police, than any ro ed Corpora ons (GCG) 52 yea o d commun s nsu gency Mus m ngest and severa high of 17 percent to just 1.6 percent p e can ge oyed h s pandem c Duterte may not know it but he down of whatever form or acronym—and ions deaths could have • Laws on culture in the life of the nation; Duterte himself added 14 quarters of growth own he onges and seve without the lockdowns, you can win ard Maitland sharply ob cos o sorecession much b could ood rage sweawell and ea s bo h included in the list prepared and submitted easing the one-meter soc generals, the Duterte administration has not of Trustees. project are only stop-gap measures to alleper a hundred thousand.” p ace du ng he pa y s na ona conven on one place at the same time), Duterte refused human rights violations. Critics say he killed This is because the problem is not a systemic clude your generals, the Duterte administration has not into 2021. ance Act of 2011) manda yea s on eco d The pas s x yea s n 800 000 yea s ” per a hundred thousand.” has o adop gh away shou d no be an This is because the problem is not a systemic production and is home to 50 percent of controlled during a state terrorists are on the warpath marked by a such as hea waves heavy p ec p a on other president before him. More than 45 has o adop gh away shou d no be an ance Act of e. The latest data suggest that or around 4,000 deaths. We averted achieved almost full employment durDuterte can pick his successor—without • The Cultural Center of the Philippines e o s s a e on he wa pa h ma ked by a r seven months. anitself election. aWhat breakfas rnegative hday w hfirst more – has un o Sep seven mon hs Du tial matter ofbe history is hnecessto aw G erran can on y that be apUnder fmember na yEU ends! linked theand authorities.” Wha has made er e2021. a sinto rong 2021 pres denn hehav by the GCG tomore the President. Butnor theany Presi- nor well into tocol in shall public transpor is/are theblegal requirements before ba ng cades and hwent ough he ba toopar viate the people’s before itPresident inythe quarter of proven any competent toh fire the erring general. well He notes that per 100,000, the EU eve more than 27,000 indneeds. the guise of eliminating on embe 8 When the came power in contraction or a cyclical bust. Simply, director appoin Board of Trustees of PhilHealth, unless proven itself any more competent any eme gency emp oymen scheme Fo su e He notes per 100,000, the member c ud ng 2020 have been he s x wa mes G oba mean sea has sen as e the population. how the government disBoa o T us ees o Ph Hea and un ess star-rank officers occupy cabinet and civilment as a contraction or a cyclical bust. Simply, necesnew phenomenon—suicide bombers. The eme gency emp oymen scheme Fo su e director sha rcent of all COVID-19 cases d regard ough s asand op ca cyc ones he as some 1.3 to phenomenon—su 3.5 million cases, ingand his an unprecedented to whether that guy is”isasays thepresidency, Philippine International Conven- dent cannot legally appoint Gierran a mem- worsen omic production new cofdewhich bombe s pervasive The but what wrote o thepeople problem. Gierran can be appointed as a ockdown member of o hehe econom c p bag oduc on What isrecommended essential and urgent agenilongWhe e s he bes and he b gh es among po n ed by he Pres den a member of he the illegal drugs curse. less corrupt than past administrations. * * * han 50 gues s (desp e s r c prostates average 31 deaths, UK 70, Spain 61, July 2016, he stumbled into the greatest and Authorities admit to 7,000 deaths during v c ous ega drugs campa gn has a so from a short-list prepared sary mobility restrictions hamper aggregate the Board his appointment to Ma s o be be eved he endo se he anks o he unemp oyed can on y wo s 2020. less corrupt than past administrations. states average 31 deaths, UK 70, Spain 61, ian positions in the government. he Boa d ecommended h s appo n men o Investments contracted by 53.5 perThe incumbent President ebe severe or critical. 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Government economists projected ousand.” Thus be oearlier ehe GDuterte, eappointed an can be nUnprecedented edhas asneeding force on social media percent in investnd deploy it rtogh whoever yea se oits 3. human rights mous—eve membe he the nacsfirst ona exec trolled Corp Takepolice note that GCG can inon of this nonsense. ance Act of mandates that appointing nc uded sera. prepared and subm ed whelm our healthcare eas ng he one-me er soc dwassethe anc Coddling the police My gulay, ifearlier there’s one element missing, Government economists everyone awithout job acome job.violations It’spas decide—do they want more of orUnprecedented needless to say proclamarate Counsel during the Marcos “The this se sabefore acce acaught ngngmore nproadd ocean hea ocean wa med as has ove he cen one pofold ace aincrease he same Du Dominguez 5of2011) Codd ngthe oand he po ce and he mPresident classified “homicides under investigation.” s nguez vy (August).” o a generals, ons Cr he “Private k ed sought to destroy or c h os itself Augus ”sayhalf. empe aary ueconoe to sand expec edof on each oprojected exceed NAKED ed by police officers themselves or as by killers in size of Philippine eosa 100,000, yhuman Ca os Dom himself added 14 of growth having birthday party with this law, Under CEO PhilHealth, he must office. 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SanWhat has made Duterte a president, u ve comm ee and o ce s ” we find last six months, like having factory running at 95 peror none at all? tion, the Philippines could now be Duterte has employed more generals, beneficiaries of the February 1986 a recovery of 7 to 8 percent in GDP Adds Dominguez: “Without the lockdown, w much money by he GCG o he Pres den Bu he Pres oblivion, notwithstandin s o and ac d ca on a e nc eas ng d u y han s nce he end o he as deg ac a Du e has emp mo e gene a s oco n pub c ranspor To me wou d linked to the authorities.” Dom nguez “W hou he ockdown before it(from went negative inbillion thebyfirst quarter of 1to 5°C o wa m ng SO ma e how much money o f re he err ng genera Aside from the drugs war killings, the more han 27 000 n he gu se of e m na ng pointed by the President be first appointed as a member of the Board less corrupt than past administrations. than 50 guests (despite strict lockdown proaw Bayan han 2 he b ons a o ed o h s my $72.2 in 1998 $304.9 bil1 deaths, UK 70, Spain 61, the vicious illegal drugs campaign, has also ment as a member of the Board of Trustees and drivers of public uti from a short-list prepared the Governance growth rate in 2021. That is now overly optibe s appo n ed as a membe o he Boa d ta Banana, I foresee a bleak future for the dustrial machinery and could transport equipse powers—control of the aw Bayan han 2 he b ons a o ed o h s My gula THOUGHT pointed by than 50 guests (despite strict lockdown prothe vicious illegal drugs campaign, has also is that the lower quarantine restriction cent capacity. Duterte has imposed the longest and communist rule. The communists were tal event of time, place and personalities, from the military and the police, than any growth rate in 2021. That is now overly opti“Eve ybody was ecs a c and eve ybody the rate of infections and deaths have edented achievements f Authorities admit to 7,000 deaths during conomies, their om for heGovernment-owned m a y and he or-Conpo ce Among han any heden m nofshten ngorfirst he ocean s capac yBoard o and mode a eGovernm on ound 11 gap 000 measu yea s ago he athe e ochief n ec onsnational and dea hs cou2020. d have nofoUS he economve esconhe ega ygiven appo none Gpans aea2020, memhe em efor ec susHuman oany g oba wa m ng pe Trustees of When of lower the capital’s of Trustees. of needs to deteroin ec aover on smore op es a ePhilhealth, he 52. rior Local hibiting gatherings more people in people Commission Philippines without assurance that peohim oferran his major failures—massive oaAny T canno ees Rights Watch has also noted the mistic. 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China virus cases rise as Delta variant challenges Beijing grip

GREEK INFERNO. A volunteers holds a water hose near a burning blaze as he tries to extinguish a fire in the village of Glatsona on Evia (Euboea) island on August 9. Firefighters tried to prevent fires from reaching key communities and a thick forest that could fuel an inferno that one official said has destroyed hundreds of homes in seven days on the Greek island. AFP

BEIJING—China’s coronavirus cases hit a seven-month high on Tuesday, after a cluster at a test site drove up numbers as the Delta variant challenges Beijing’s grip on the pandemic. State media has described the current outbreak—which has sparked local lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions—as the most severe since the virus emerged in the central city of Wuhan. Authorities had brought domestic infections down to virtually zero, allowing economic activity to rebound albeit with tight border restrictions. But now, cases are rising. On Tuesday, Chinese health authorities reported 143 new coronavirus infections —108 of them locally transmitted. Dozens of cases came from a Covid-19 testing site in eastern Yangzhou city. In a sign of the anxiety over even relatively minor outbreaks, several of-

ficials have been issued warnings for mishandling mass testing, which city authorities said allowed the virus to spread. In Sydney, the city posted a new record of Covid-19 infections Tuesday as the city struggles to control an outbreak that is sending other Australian regions into lockdown. New South Wales state announced 356 new cases, a fresh record for a Delta-variant outbreak that began in midJune and continues to grow in a population with low vaccination rates. More than five million people in Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, are now in their seventh week of lockdown as the cluster hit 5,805 cases with 32 deaths to date. “Our strategy is to get to as close to zero as we can... but regrettably we have seen those numbers increase in the last few days,” state premier Gladys Berejiklian said. AFP

‘Terrifying’ UN climate report hits globe P ARIS—World leaders, green groups and influencers reacted on Monday to a “terrifying” UN climate science report with a mix of horror and hopefulness as the scale of the emergency became abundantly clear. US presidential envoy on climate and former secretary of state John Kerry said the IPCC report, which warned the world is on course to reach 1.5C of warming around 2030, showed “the climate crisis is not only here, it is growing increasingly severe”. Current US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement that

world leaders, the private sector and individuals must “act together with urgency and do everything it takes to protect our planet”. Frans Timmermans, the European Union’s deputy climate chief, said the 3,500-page report proved “it’s not too late to stem the tide and prevent runaway climate change”.

Britain’s Boris Johnson, whose government is hosting a crucial UN climate summit in November, said the assessment “makes for sobering reading”. “I hope today’s IPCC report will be a wake-up call for the world to take action now, before we meet in Glasgow in November for the critical COP26 summit,” he said. French President Emmanuel Macron called for the November climate conference to fully recognise the gravity of the situation, saying on Twitter: “The time for outrage is behind us... In Glasgow, let’s seal a deal that matches the urgency.”

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed said the document confirmed that climate-vulnerable nations such as his were “on the edge of extinction”. - ‘Suicidal’ Saleemul Huq, director of Dhaka-based environmental think tank ICCCAD, said the IPCC report was “the final warning that bubble of empty promises is about to burst”. He said it showed G20 countries needed to accelerate emissions cuts to ensure their economies are in line with the 1.5C target. “It’s suicidal, and economically irra-

Hong Kong leader says city ready to adopt China anti-sanctions law HONG KONG—China’s anti-sanctions law will be implemented in some form in Hong Kong, the city’s leader confirmed Tuesday, a move that will add fresh regulatory pressure on international companies in the finance hub. Beijing’s rubber-stamp legislature passed the law in June in response to Western penalties that were imposed following crackdowns in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. Its powers include denying visas, deportation, or seizing assets of those who formulate or comply with sanctions against Chinese businesses or officials. Foreign companies can be sued in Chinese courts for applying sanctions and the law can also be wielded against family members. Rumours that China was planning to extend the law to Hong Kong have swirled for days ahead of next week’s meeting of the Chinese legislature after state media said some unidentified new

measures were being planned for Hong Kong and Macau. On Tuesday, Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam confirmed Beijing had consulted her on adding the law to the city’s mini-constitution, known as the Basic Law. “The purpose of the Anti-Sanctions Law is to defend our country’s sovereignty, security and development interests,” she told reporters. Lam said her advice had been for Hong Kong to pass its own legislation. But she said Beijing could also impose the measures directly like it did with a sweeping national security law last year that snuffed out dissent. “Some foreign forces, foreign governments and western media will definitely stir up this issue, hoping to weaken our status as a financial centre or the outside world’s confidence in Hong Kong,” she said. AFP

tional to keep procrastinating,” Huq said. The Indian government called the report a “clarion call for the developed countries to undertake immediate, deep emission cuts and decarbonization of their economies”. India is the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but its emissions per head are low owing to its large population of 1.3 billion. The report “vindicates India’s position that historical cumulative emissions are the source of the climate crisis that the world faces today,” the environment ministry said in a statement. AFP

First West African case of Marburg virus detected

COVID TRIBUTE. View of La Moneda presidential palace illuminated during a

tribute to the victims of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Santiago on August 8. Chile’s government paid tribute to the 36,016 victims of COVID-19 and decreed two days of national mourning. AFP

UK’S Prince Andrew sued in NY court for alleged sex abuse NEW YORK—Britain’s Prince Andrew was sued in a New York court on Monday for alleged sexual abuse of a woman who says she was “lent out” for underage sex by late US financier Jeffrey Epstein. The filing at the US district court in Manhattan said Virginia Giuffre was the plaintiff in the case against the defendant, named as “Prince Andrew, Duke of York.” Giuffre alleged in the filing that she “was regularly abused by Epstein and was lent out by Epstein to other powerful men for sexual purposes. “One such powerful man... was the Defendant, Prince Andrew.” According to the complaint, Giuffre said Andrew sexually abused her

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at the London home of socialite Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago, when she was under 18. “Epstein, Maxwell, and Prince Andrew forced (the) Plaintiff, a child, to have sexual intercourse with Prince Andrew against her will,” it said. Andrew, 61, has vehemently denied

claims he had sex with Giuffre, and said he has no recollection of meeting her, but the allegations threaten to damage the British royal family. Dropped from royal duties Andrew, the Queen’s second son, stepped back from royal duties in 2019 over his friendship with Epstein. Giuffre also claims Andrew abused her at Epstein’s New York mansion and on Little St. James, Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands. Giuffre, now 38, is suing Andrew under the Child Victims Act as she was 17 at the time. Epstein was a multimillion-dollar hedge fund manager who befriended celebrities including former president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates. AFP

GENEVA—Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans. The virus, which is carried by bats and has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, was found in samples taken from a patient who died on August 2 in southern Gueckedou prefecture, the WHO said. “The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to stop it in its tracks,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. The discovery comes just two months after the WHO declared an end to Guinea’s second outbreak of Ebola, which started last year and claimed 12 lives. In Geneva, the WHO said it considered the threat “high” at the national and regional level, but “low” globally. “We are working with the health authorities to implement a swift response that builds on Guinea’s past experience and expertise in managing Ebola, which is transmitted in a similar way,” Moeti said. The Guinean government confirmed the Marburg case in a statement. Marburg virus is usually associated with exposure to caves or mines housing colonies of Rousettus bats. Once caught by a human, it is spread through contact with bodily fluids of infected people, or with contaminated surfaces and materials, according to the WHO. “We applaud the alertness and the quick investigative action by Guinea’s health workers,” Moeti said. AFP

Kim’s sister rips ‘perfidious’ Seoul over drills

FLAG PATRIOT. A man holds a national flag of Pakistan as he walks along a street in Islamabad on August 10, ahead of the country’s 75th Independence Day, which marks the end of British colonial rule. AFP

SEOUL—The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called Seoul authorities “perfidious” Tuesday over the South’s joint military exercises with the United States, warning the two allies would face greater security threats as a result. Kim Yo Jong’s latest remarks come despite a surprise thaw on the Korean peninsula, prompted by a series of personal letters between her brother and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The two sides last month restored cross-border communications that were severed more than a year ago, announcing their leaders had agreed to work on improving ties. But Kim Yo Jong -- a key adviser to her brother -- condemned the South for holding “dangerous” joint military drills with Washington this month, which the

North has long considered rehearsals for invasion. She expressed her “deep regret at the perfidious behaviour of the south Korean authorities” in a statement released by Pyongyang’s official KCNA news agency. Kim’s comments came as the US and South Korean militaries began their preliminary training Tuesday in the runup to next week’s yearly summertime exercise. By carrying out the drills, Seoul and Washington would face a “more serious security threat”, she said, and the North would strengthen its defence and preemptive strike capabilities. Seoul and Washington are treaty allies, with the US stationing around 28,500 troops in the South to defend it against its nuclear-armed neighbour. AFP

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‘HISTORIC’ LEGISLATION. Senator Bernard Sanders (Independent-Vermont) and Senate Majority Leader Charles E.

Schumer (Democrat -New York) walk on Capitol Hill as the Senate moves toward a vote on infrastructure funding August 9, 2021, in Washington, DC. A vast new investment plan aimed at modernizing America’s infrastructure overcame a key legislative hurdle in the US Senate the day before, with legislation described as ‘historic’ by President Joe Biden now almost certain to become law. AFP

Stock market slips; DITO and DMCI lead advances S tocks fell slightlyTuesday in muted trading as investors ignored the expected strong economic recovery shown by the gross domestic product figures in the second quarter of the year.

The Philippine Stock Exchange Index dropped 9.34 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,623.23 on a value turnover of P6.3 billion. Gainers, however, edged losers, 94 to 88, with 54 issues unchanged. The Philippine economy grew in the second quarter at its fastest pace in more than three decades, but an official warned Tuesday of “speed bumps” as coronavirus restrictions were tightened to combat surging infections. Gross domestic product expanded 11.8 percent on-year, the statistics agency said, after five straight quarters of contraction. AC Energy Corp., a unit of conglomerate Ayala Corp. of the Ayala Group, retreated 3.2 percent to P9.07, while sister unit Ayala Land Inc. declined 1.8 percent to P33.20. DITO CME Holdings Corp., the third mobile phone company, however, advanced 12 percent to P8.24, while DMCI Holdings Inc. of the Consunji Group rose 4 percent to P5.70.

Markets in Asia, meanwhile, mostly rose Tuesday as hopes for the long-term global outlook held sway over worries about the fast-spreading Delta variant and expectations the Federal Reserve will soon begin withdrawing its vast financial support. After a tepid lead from Wall Street, most of Asia enjoyed gains. Hong Kong led the pack, rising more than one percent as Chinese tech firms—which have been battered in recent weeks by Beijing’s crackdown—saw some much-needed buying interest, while Shanghai also enjoyed healthy gains. Tokyo and Singapore were both in the green as they reopened after a three-day weekend, while Sydney, Wellington, Mumbai and Bangkok were also in the green. Seoul, Taipei and Jakarta were lower. Department Administrative Order No. 21-04 While vaccinations are being Series of 2021 rolled out, infection rates continue IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION to climb around the world, forcing FOR GENERAL SAFEGUARD some governments—particularly MEASURES ON THE IMPORTATION OF VEHICLES (PASSENGER CARS China and Australia—to impose MOTOR AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES) fresh lockdowns and other FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES containment measures. With AFP (AHTN 2017 Headings 87.03 and 87.04) x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x

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WASHINGTON—US lawmakers on Monday laid out a $3.5-trillion budget framework, calling it the “most consequential” social spending plan since the 1930s, and launching what are expected to be tough congressional negotiations over the programs it covers. The 10-year budget blueprint pushes Congress towards the next step in President Joe Biden’s ambitious vision for his first term in office, following on the heels of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan, which the Senate is expected to approve Tuesday in a 11:00 am (1500 GMT) vote before the measure is sent to the House of Representatives. The dollar amount is staggering, almost matching the size of Germany’s economy in 2020. The budget resolution “will be the most consequential piece of legislation for working people, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor since FDR (President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and the New Deal of the 1930s,” said independent Senator Bernie Sanders, chair of the Budget Committee. “It will also put the US in a global leadership position to combat climate change and make our planet healthy and habitable for future generations,” he wrote. The spending plan published Monday includes funding for climate measures, new investments in infrastructure including items left out of the targeted Senate package, residency status for millions of migrant workers, and two years paid tuition at public universities. Senators have until September 15 to submit their amendments. AFP

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING DEAR STOCKHOLDERS: Please be informed that the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center-Cebu Inc. (“ACE-Cebu”) will be held on August 23, 2021 (Monday) at 8:00 o’clock in the morning. To ensure the safety of our stockholders, we will be conducting the meeting via Zoom Webinar.

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By Martin Abbugao SINGAPORE—Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption while reducing ocean pollution. The tiny island nation has little in the way of natural water sources and has long had to rely principally on supplies from neighboring Malaysia. To boost self-sufficiency, the government has developed an advanced system for treating sewage involving a network of tunnels and high-tech plants. Recycled wastewater can now meet 40 percent of Singapore’s water demand—a figure that is expected to rise to 55 percent by 2060, according to the country’s water agency. While most is used for industrial purposes, some of it is added to drinking water supplies in reservoirs in the city-state of 5.7 million people. And the system helps reduce maritime pollution, as only a small amount of the treated water is discharged into the sea. This is a contrast to most other countries—80 percent of the world’s wastewater flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused, according to UN estimates. “Singapore lacks natural resources and it is limited in space, which is why we are always looking for ways to explore water sources and stretch our water supply,” Low Pei Chin, chief engineer of the Public Utilities Board’s water reclamation department, told AFP. One key strategy is to “collect every drop” and “reuse endlessly,” she added. This is in addition to the city-state’s other main approaches to securing water supplies—importing it, using reservoirs and desalinating seawater. At the heart of the recycling system is the high-tech Changi Water Reclamation Plant on the city’s eastern coast. Parts of the facility in land-scarce Singapore are underground— some as deep as 25 stories—and it is fed by wastewater that flows through a massive, 48-kilometer (30-mile) tunnel, linked to sewers. The site houses a maze of steel pipes, tubes, tanks, filtration systems and other machinery, and can treat up to 900 million liters (237 million US gallons) of wastewater a day—enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every 24 hours for a year. AFP

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Call to Order Invocation Determination of Quorum Welcome Message from the Chairman of the Board Reading and Approval of the Minutes of the Y2020 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting VI. Annual Financial Report VII. President’s Report VIII. Ratification of the Acts and Proceedings of the Board of Directors, Officers, and Management of the Corporation IX. Election of the Board of Directors X. Appointment of External Auditor for the year 2021 XI. Adjournment Only stockholders of record at the close of business on August 03, 2021 (Record Date) shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. If you cannot personally attend the meeting, you may opt to send your proxy to attend in your behalf. Kindly submit your duly executed proxy form with the undersigned, via email at corpsecacemccebu@gmail.com, not later than August 15, 2021, to enable your proxy to register in the Zoom Webinar. A sample proxy form is posted at the Company’s website, for your reference. [NOTE: Management is not soliciting proxies.] The Information Statement and Management Report and SEC Form 17-A are available at the Corporation’s website at www. acemedicalcentercebu.com. You may contact the undersigned via email at corpsecacemccebu@ gmail.com or at telephone number: 032-2655833 local 814 if you have inquiries/concerns regarding the meeting.

1. The petitioner is a juridical person belonging to the motor vehicle industry pursuant to Section 6 and Rule 6.4(d) of RA No. 8800. 2. There are six identified domestic producers/assemblers of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles during the POI (2014-2020) and their collective output meets the domestic industry requirement under Section 4(f) of RA No. 8800. 3. The imported products under consideration consist of new CBU passenger cars and new CBU light commercial vehicles. Excluded from the investigation are CKD units, SKD units, special purpose vehicles, and “luxury” vehicles. The products under consideration are classified under 56 AHTN 2017 Codes, with 54 tariff lines referring to imported CBU passenger cars and two tariff lines referring to imported CBU light commercial vehicles. 4. Locally produced passenger cars are considered “directly competitive” with imported CBU passenger cars classified under the 33 AHTN 2017 subheadings listed in Table 5.13 since they are substitutable to the latter in the marketplace by offering alternative products for satisfying customer needs and preferences. 5. Locally produced light commercial vehicles classified under AHTN 2017 subheading 8704.21.29 are considered “directly competitive” with imported light commercial vehicles (classified under the same subheading) since they are substitutable to the latter in the marketplace by providing consumers with an alternative for satisfying their needs and tastes for the said product. 6. There was no increase in imports of CBU passenger cars and CBU light commercial vehicles, both in absolute terms and relative to domestic production, during the period of investigation (POI). 7. Since there was no increase in imports of CBU passenger cars and CBU light commercial vehicles (whether absolute or relative to domestic production) during the POI, the determination of serious injury or threat thereof, causation, and unforeseen developments has been rendered moot and academic. In view of the aforementioned findings, TC terminated its formal investigation and recommended not to impose definitive general safeguard measures on the products subject of the investigation. The non-confidential version of TC’s final report can be accessed at https:// tinyurl.com/85n7f2zr. IN VIEW THEREOF, the petition for general safeguard measures on the importation of motor vehicles (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles) falling under AHTN 2017 Headings 87.03 and 87.04 is hereby dismissed. Accordingly, and pursuant to Section 13 of RA 8800, all cash bonds that have been imposed and previously collected on shipments of motor vehicles (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles) which entered or were withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption from 01 February 2021, the date of the effectivity of CMO No. 6-2021, shall be immediately returned to the concerned importer/s. A copy of this Order can be accessed at the DTI website: bit.ly/gsm-motorvehicles Let this Order be published in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and let individual notices be sent to all interested parties including the concerned WTO member economies. This Order shall take effect upon the issuance of the relevant Customs Memorandum Order. SO ORDERED.

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Switzerland

Franc

1.087311

54.7635

Canada

Dollar

0.795229

40.0525

Singapore

Dollar

0.737028

37.1212

Australia

Dollar

0.733100

36.9233

Bahrain

Dinar

2.655337

133.7387

Saudi Arabia

Rial

0.266652

13.4302

Brunei

Dollar

0.734322

36.9849

Indonesia

Rupiah

0.000070

0.0035

Thailand

Baht

0.029895

1.5057

UAE

Dirham

0.272272

13.7133

Euro

1.174100

59.1347

Korea

Won

0.000872

0.0439

China

Yuan

0.154173

7.7651

India

Rupee

0.013426

0.6762

Malaysia

Ringgit

0.236630

11.9181

New Zealand

Dollar

0.698900

35.2008

Taiwan

Dollar

0.035993

1.8128 Source: BSP

SMC Equivest infuses new P5.5-b capital into BankCom CONGLOMERATE San Miguel Corp. said 100-percent owned subsidiary SMC Equivest Corp. invested P5.5-billion worth of capital into Bank of Commerce through the purchase of the latter’s preferred shares. The additional equity investment of SMC Equivest brought Bank of Commerce closer to its objective to have its commercial banking license upgraded to a universal banking license, SMC said. “We’re confident that in this time of pandemic, the banking sector will be essential to our country’s economic recovery, and will provide invaluable help both to our industries and Filipinos,” SMC president and SMC Equivest chairman and president Ramon Ang said in a statement. “BankCom can help fulfill the needs of both businesses and consumers for loans and other financial services at this critical time,” Ang said. Apart from boosting the bank’s capacity for lending and investing, Ang said the capital infusion would help enable the bank to improve operational processes through automation, strengthen cybersecurity and offer product integration with Financial Technology players or fintechs and other banking partners. He said the investment affirmed SMC’s and SMC Equivest’s optimism and strong outlook of growth in the banking sector and their commitment to support BankCom in expanding its business prospects and advancing towards becoming a universal bank. The net proceeds will be used to increase the bank’s funding base to accelerate corporate and consumer loan growth, support capital expenditures in upgrading its banking technology and offer a wider menu of financial services. Data showed that as of March 2021, prior to the infusion, Bank of Commerce was the 16th largest bank in the country in terms of assets and 17th in terms of capital. Julito G. Rada

Monde Nissin diverts use of IPO proceeds FOOD manufacturer Monde Nissin Corp. said Tuesday it will re-channel the use proceeds from its initial public offering from capital expenditures to debt payments. Monde Nissin said in a disclosure to the stock exchange its board of directors approved the change in use of IPO proceeds, previously earmarked for capital expenditures, to pay down the majority of the remaining term loans of P15.6 billion. This strategy will result in interest expense savings for the company of about P700 million, assuming interest rates remain at current levels, the company said. “This action was done to avoid the significant negative carry associated with large cash balances as these have substantially lower investment returns than the interest payments on the outstanding debt,” the company said. Despite the change in the use IPO proceeds, Monde Nissin said the P26.5 billion three-year capital expenditure plans and growth strategy of the company would remain unchanged and would now be funded by operating cash flow and lines of financing already available. Jenniffer B. Austria

Senator pushes auction of Malampaya contract

EDC VACCINATION. Energy Development Corp. kicks off its COVID-19 vaccination program for its workforce of nearly 1,500 and their dependents across the country to help keep them safe and support the government’s aim of achieving herd immunity against the virus. EDC piloted its vaccination in its Pasig City head office on July 24, followed by the inoculation of employees in its geothermal sites in Leyte, Negros Island, Bicol, Kidapawan City and Ilocos Norte.

Foreign direct investments up 38% to $3.5b in 5 months By Julito G. Rada

ET inflows of foreign direct investments climbed 37.8 percent in the first five months to $3.5 billion from $2.5 billion in the same period last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas show. The increase was supported by stable equity capital placements and higher reinvestment of earnings and borrowings by foreign direct investors this year. Non-residents’ net investments in debt instruments surged 76.2 percent to $2.2 billion from $1.2 billion a year ago, while reinvestment of earnings rose 3 percent to $407 million from $395 million in the same period last year. Net investments in equity capital remained broadly stable at $1.3 billion. The BSP said while equity capital placements declined 5.4 percent in the five-month period to $1.0 billion from $1.1 billion, withdrawals decreased 26.7 percent to $139 million from $190 million. Equity capital placements came mainly from Singapore, Japan and

the United States and were infused mainly into financial and insurance; electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning; manufacturing; and real estate industries. The BSP said, however, that in May FDI net inflows declined by 25.4 percent to $429 million from $575 million in the same month last year, amid the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. “The FDI decline in May 2021 reflected renewed investor concerns on the rising cases of the new variants of COVID-19 globally. By component of FDI, non-residents’ net investments in debt instruments during the month contracted by 23.4 percent to $269 million from $351 million in May 2020,” the BSP said. Non-residents’ net investments in eq-

uity capital declined by 53.4 percent to $60 million in May from $130 million in the same month last year. Equity capital withdrawals increased 70.2 percent to $21 million from $13 million while equity capital placements went down by 42.6 percent to $82 million from $142 million. Meanwhile, reinvestment of earnings rose 6 percent to $99 million from $94 million in May 2020. Last year, FDI posted net inflows of $6.5 billion. The BSP expects net FDI inflows to hit $7.5 billion this year and increase further to $8.5 billion by 2022, taking into account the improving global conditions amid the rollout of vaccines against the virus. The BSP statistics on FDIs are compiled based on the balance of payments and International Investment Position Manual, 6th Edition. FDIs include investments by a nonresident direct investor in a resident enterprise, whose equity capital in the latter is at least 10 percent, and investment made by a non-resident subsidiary/associate in its resident direct investor.

SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian asked the government to bid out the operatorship of the Malampaya natural gas project in northwest Palawan once the contract of the current operator ends in 2024. “The contract will end by 2024. Everything will revert back to government. Meaning us, the Filipino people will enjoy all the revenues and profit coming out of Malampaya. On the other side of that, government will be operating the gas field,” Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate committee on energy, said during the Management Association of the Philippines virtual membership meeting with the topic Ensuring the Country’s Energy Security. Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. is the operator of Service Contract 38 or the Malampaya gas project. Spex sold its entire 45-percent stake in SC 38 including operatorship to the Udenna Group through unit Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd., subject to government review. Spex has a pending request with the Department of Energy for the SC 38 contract extension. Alena Mae S. Flores

Globe defers plan to sell cellular sites GLOBE Telecom Inc. deferred plans to sell its cell sites over the slow construction of towers by its partner tower companies, a top executive said Tuesday. “We have paused in terms of looking into selling our towers. I think if you recall, we have started looking at selling our towers way back in February 2018,” Globe chief finance officer Rizza Maniego-Eala said. “Even as we speak, we feel that the tower companies really need to set up their operations properly in the Philippines and also need to scale up. There could be delays on their end whether it could be regulatory or also caused by the pandemic,” she said. Globe signed separate agreements with tower companies including Aboitiz InfraCapita Inc., ISOC-edotco, Transcend Towers Infrastructure (Philippines), CREI Philippines (CREI), Philtower and Frontier Towers & Associates to build cell sites in select areas nationwide. “So we’ve moved our focus from selling towers to partnering with them on the buildto-suit basis,” Eala said. Darwin G. Amojelar

Meralco asks DOE to reconsider interim supply deal with Masinloc By Alena Mae S. Flores

BDO’S AWARDS. BDO Unibank and its corporate social responsibility arm, BDO Foundation, are recognized by UK-based Cambridge International Financial Advisory at the 6th Global Good Governance Awards. BDO was recognized with the 3G Championship Award in Service Excellence for providing quality financial solutions and services that meet clients’ needs and exceed their expectations. The bank also got the 3G Championship Award in Transparency for ‘exceptional quality and comprehensive information disclosure practices and ‘rigorous and transparent reporting on financials, governance and strategy.’ BDO Foundation bagged the 3G Excellence Award in Education & Literacy Program.

PH, NZ recognized for supporting harm reduction INTERNATIONAL experts see a breakthrough in the global campaign to mitigate the impact of smoking after legislators in the Philippines and New Zealand moved to embrace tobacco harm reduction in their public health strategies. Robyn Gougelet, who works at Pinney Associates and advises on public health legislative and regulatory policy strategy for tobacco harm reduction efforts in the United States, said the move by the House of Representatives in the Philippines to pass a bill regulating e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products was in line with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which was adopted by the member states of the World Health Organization. “There are governments that are doing that. The Philippines government has a Congress bill, which says that harm reduction is at the core of everything. And that piece of Congress legislation would be everything. Any-

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one who’s interested in harm reduction would want that. New Zealand has equally done the same legislation recently [distinguishing] between combustion and non-combustion. And I think that’s the way to look at the FCTC,” Gougelet said in a panel discussion on Safer Nicotine Product Regulation: Supporting or Undermining the End of Smoking during the Global Forum on Nicotine held virtually from Liverpool on June 17 to 18, 2021, The panel discussion, which focused on the appropriate form of regulation for less harmful nicotine products such as ecigarettes, HTPs and snus and what regulators were trying to do, was hosted by Clive Bates, a former civil servant who worked for the UK and the United Nations, and Rebecca Taylor, a former member of the EU Parliament who led the call for sensible regulation of electronic cigarettes in the EU Tobacco Product Directive.

MANILA Electric Co. asked the Department of Energy to reconsider its decision rejecting the interim power supply agreement between the electricity retailer and Masinloc Power Partners Co. Ltd. of the San Miguel Group, a top executive said Tuesday. Meralco signed an IPSA with MPPCL to supply an additional 220 megawatts to 260 MW of electricity in anticipation of the tightness of supply during the dry months. Meralco president Ray Espinosa said during the Management Association of the Philippines virtual membership meeting the utility was surprised to learn that the DOE denied the IPSA with Masinloc when a similar application by an electric cooperative was approved. “So now, we have to write to DOE and seek reconsideration of their decision and also try to gain an understanding on what’s different between our request [and the other electric cooperative],” Espinosa said.

He said the application was filed in April ahead of the dry months, but was not acted upon by the DOE until the last hearing of the Senate called by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian when the utility was informed its equest would be denied because of the issue of prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market. “But it’s a combination of WESM prices and shortage. If there was no shortage of power supply, then who would go to the WESM. Then the prices would be reasonable,” Espinosa said. “Those are instances where we need government support. We don’t want to eschew the CSP, but there are certain instances where we do need to contract on an emergency basis to address a looming power shortage and also to avoid very high WESM prices. All of that redound to the benefit of consumers,” he said. Espinosa said government should be responsive to the dips in supply especially during the dry months when demand peaks and supply decline because of limited contribution from hydropower plants.

DMCI Holdings registered 375% profit growth to P9.5b in first half By Jenniffer B. Austria ENGINEERING conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc. of the Consunji family said Tuesday net income jumped 375 percent in the first half to P9.5 billion from P2 billion in the same period last year, as most business units posted triple-digit profit growth. DMCI attributed the company’s strong financial performance to the exceptional rebound of subsidiaries Semirara Mining and Power Corp., DMCI Homes and DMCI Mining. DMCI president Isidro Consunji said given the first-half performance, the group was poised to hit if not exceed the pre-pandemic annual net income of P10.5 billion.

Excluding a non-recurring gain of P1.2 billion this year relative to the re-measurement of deferred tax liabilities as a result of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act and P586-million net loss mainly from sales cancellations for a real estate project last year, consolidated core net income still jumped 217 percent to P8.3 billion from P2.6 billion a year earlier. “Coal and nickel prices were rallying, while our production was ramping up so our second quarter was even better than our Q1. Revenue recognition in our real estate business also improved on higher productivity,” said DMCI Holdings chairman and president Isidro Consunji. DMCI Holdings recognized consolidated net earnings of P5.2 billion in the sec-

ond quarter, up 269 percent year-on-year from P1.4 billion. SMPC contributed P3.7 billion, a near threefold increase from P1.3 billion as coal production and shipments hit all-time high. The strong rebound in coal and electricity spot prices also boosted the company’s profit. Contributions from DMCI Homes surged by 6,018 percent to P2.3 billion from only P38 million last year on higher construction accomplishments and recognition of down payment from new accounts. DMCI Mining accounted for P818 million, a 345-percent improvement from P184 million on the back of higher production, average grade and shipment amid a booming nickel market.

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Martinez, 2 others under evaluation for winter games

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Riera U. Mallari, Editor; Randy M. Caluag, Assistant Editor

By Peter Atencio THREE top-calibre figure skaters, led Michael Christian Martinez, are now taking part in a virtual selection process for next year’s Winter Olympics. The 24-year-old Martinez, the first and only figure skater from the Philippines to make it to the Winter Olympics, is seeking a comeback following a three-year absence. Martinez took part in the Olympic Qualifier Evaluation, with reigning Philippine National Champion Edrian Paul Celestino and lone SEA Games 2019 figure skating medalist and former World Championships representative Christopher Caluza. PSU president Nikki Cheng said in an interview with the Manila Standard the selection process was able to push through before the start of the Enhanced Community Quarantine lockdowns. “For the skaters that are based locally, they are not able to train on the ice since the ice rinks have been closed for over a year now,” said Cheng. The PSU believes that they are in a very critical time for the figure skating athletes in the Philippines. This series of competitions will determine how the Philippines will be able to claim a slot for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Beijing, China. The three athletes vied for seats in their respective categories, showcasing their short and free-skate programs. Martinez is seeking to make a comeback after his last stint in Pyeongchang in 2018. The online tryouts are being done in two parts. The first involved unedited footages of short and free-skate programs that have been previewed virtually for assessment by international judges. The athletes’ performances are evaluated through the ISU’s pointbased system by ISU-accredited judges.

Crossovers seal title duel against Cool Smashers ILOCOS NORTE—In a duel of spurts, nerves and stamina, Chery Tiggo proved a lot tougher and steadier than Choco Mucho, scoring a 2516, 26-24, 25-23 victory yesterday to forge a title clash with fancied Creamline in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference here. The Crossovers kept the momentum of their straight-set victory over the Flying Titans the previous night that forced the decider in their side of the best-of-three semifinal series, dominating the first set then fighting back from five points down in the second to go 2-up. But they also blew a 15-11 lead in the third as the Flying Titans scored seven unanswered points to regain control, only to crack in the face of the Crossovers’ fiery comeback, setting up the scrambling finish that went Chery Tiggo’s way. For the Crossovers closed out the pressure-packed duel with grace behind seasoned Dindin Manabat and Mylene Paat while pouncing on the Flying Titans’ miscues at endgame, including a botched defense on a rather straightforward Shaya Adorador hit. Chery Tiggo and Creamline thus face off in Game One of the best-of-three finals today (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. to be telecast live on One Sports (Free to Air), and One Sports+ (Pay TV) with both channels available for linear streaming on Cignal Play and on gigafest.smart with replays on www.pvl.ph.

Chery Tiggo’s Mylene Paat slams one in over Choco Mucho’s Caitlyn Viray.

RIGOROUS TRAINING. Filipino ring icon Sen. Manny Pacquiao continues his hard training at the Wild Card Gym of trainer Freddie Roach. Pacquiao clashes with American Errol Spence Jr. on August 21 (Sunday, August 22, Philippine time) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wendell Alinea

HE country’s top sports leaders want to sustain the same template that made possible the Philippines’ best ever showing yet in the Olympic Games.

Both Philippine Sports Commission chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez and Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino agree that as early as now, there should already be a conscious effort to maintain, more so to expand the same model that produced for the country its first ever gold medal in the Olympiad courtesy of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. Finances combined with scientific training are two aspects the POC and PSC leadership are trying to focus in a bid to continue the gains of Tokyo onwards to Paris in 2024. Aside from Hidilyn’s historic gold, the Filipinos also brought home two silver medals behind the heroics of boxers Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio, and a bronze medal by another pug in Eumir Marcial to clinch the best performance by the Philippines in the quadrennial showpiece, surpassing its three bronze output during the 1932 LA Olympics. “We have to be serious if we would like to sustain the momentum (of the Tokyo Olympics). Hindi lang pera

Sports executives want to sustain Olympic feat

POC president Rep. Abraham Tolentino, PSC chairman William Ramirez with Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial at the PSA Forum

ang kailangan, but as a sports educator who have travelled in other parts of the world, it is really extremely important that we should provide cutting edge sports sciences which we dreamed

here in the Philippine Sports Institute. Hindi kasi siya genuine, hindi siya real. Maraming kulang,” said Ramirez joined by Tolentino, Diaz, Petecio, Paalam, and Marcial in a special vir-

tual session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday. By cutting edge sports sciences, Ramirez meant athletes undergoing performance science, physiological tests, metabolic efficiency, and other programs which countries like China, US, Russia, and those from Europe regularly undergo especially when competing in big international tournaments. Diaz and Co., did some of them prior to the Tokyo Games, but Ramirez said they’re not enough. “Sa akin hindi lang pera ang kailangan. The government, learning from the success of the Tokyo Games, must put up this cutting edge sports science or putting science in our own training, kasi kung wala ‘yan, mahirap i-achieve yung goal sa Paris, sa LA (2028), sa Brisbane (2032),” said the PSC chief. Tolentino agreed with his counterpart in the PSC, relating an experience in Tokyo where he visited one university that boasts of a complete sports science and medicine facility.

Hidilyn’s Team HD gets minor revamp

Hidilyn Diaz

A YOUNG and promising weighlifter will most likely join Hidilyn Diaz, the country’s first Olympic gold medalist, when she plunges into serious training for the World Championships this November. The 30-year-old Diaz said this will be possible once a revamp of his coaches and support group known as Team HD is finished. Making room for another athlete in her preparations is among the ways that Diaz hopes to do in order to inspire a younger generation of weightlifters to seek excellence in the sport. “(We’re) hoping na may iba pa kaming ite-train din kami na ibang atleta, para mas masaya ang training at motivated din sila na mag-train with

us,” said Diaz in a Zoom huddle with scribes during the weekly Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum. Diaz talked about the changes within Team HD while welcoming home three boxers who also won medals in the Tokyo Games, namely silver medallists Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam, and bronze winner Eumir Marcial. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino and Philippine Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez also graced the virtual session. After preparing for the Olympics for 19 months in Malaysia, Diaz said a reshuffle of Team HD is now in the works, with head coach Gao Kaiwen set assume the role of consultant, and

his assistant Julius Naranjo taking over Gao’s post. They are now looking for a new assistant coach to help Naranjo with his duties. Sports psychologist Dr. Karen Trinidad and nutritionist Jeaneth Aro would most likely stay on. Diaz plans to go back to Malaysia and set up camp there. Four months is needed for Diaz to get ready for the International Weighlifting Federation-World Championships this November in Lima, Peru. Diaz recently took a look at an Eastwood City condominium unit given to her as a gift by Megaworld Corporation for her golden feat in the Olympics. Peter Atencio

VisMin Cup Southern Finals Game 1 blasts off Wednesday PAGADIAN, ZAMBOANGA said Peace Riders’ captain Jonathan Games Today DEL SUR—Mindanao Leg Uyloan. (Pagadian City Gymnasium, champion Jumbo-Plastic Basilan That KCS squad? Been there, Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur) aims to continue its unbeaten 6 p.m. - Visayas Leg champion KCS done that. run when the 2021 Chooks-to- Computer Specialists-Mandaue City They battled the once-mighty Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup vs Mindanao Leg champion Jumbo MJAS Zenith Talisay City, who Plastic-Basilan Peace Riders Southern Finals kicks off today. swept the elimination round and Standing on the Peace Riders’ gained an outright berth to the way though are Visayas titlists title round—just like Basilan, in KCS Computer Specialist-Mandaue. the Visayas Finals. Game starts at 6 p.m., still here at the Pagadian Mandaue then stunned the Aquastars in three City Gymnasium. games, to walk away as the Visayas kings. Last Monday, Basilan clinched the Mindanao However, KCS took a major blow when their top championship against Petra Cement-Roxas. Less guns in Gryann Mendoza, Ping Exciminiano, and Al than 48 hours after that, they are in for another war. Tamsi were called up by teams in Manila. “Tapos na ‘yung celebration namin kaagad the Stepping in for those were reigning CESAFI slam night of our Mindanao Leg championship. Yesterday, dunk champ Miguel Gastador and now-playing we practiced and prepared for KCS,” Peace Riders assistant coach Jax Bautista. head coach Jerson Cabiltes said. But nothing’s gonna change Mandaue’s approach Despite the dominant showing in its leg, Basilan to the game, even with their best players not able to will still be cautious when it collides with Mandaue. join them in the Southern Finals. “We know that KCS is a tough team. We celebrated “We’re gonna play the KCS way,” said head coach the title but the fight is not over yet. We regrouped Mike Reyes. yesterday and we’re prepared for another war again,” Reyes said in order to beat a Basilan squad

Peace Riders head coach Jerson Cabiltes said.

“with a good mix of veterans and youth with a deep bench”, they have to take advantage of each possession. After all, the bragging right of being the best in the South is at stake. “We have to value every possession. We have to make good use of our concepts and execute our defense.”

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Nadal slips out of top 3; Sinner climbs ATP rankings PARIS—Rafael Nadal slipped out of the top three in the new ATP rankings released on Monday while Jannik Sinner, who won the Washington tournament at the weekend, jumped nine places to 15. The 20-time Grand Slam winner Nadal lost to Lloyd Harris in the round of 16 in Washington to find himself dropping one place to number four with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas replacing him at three. Italian teenager Sinner, who beat the American Mackenzie McDonald in three sets in Washington, climbs from 24th into the higher realms of the game’s elite. Sinner, who only turns 20 on August 16, is the youngest player to win an ATP 500 tournament since the category was created in 2009. By reaching the final, McDonald also enjoyed a dramatic leap from 107th to 64th. Novak Djokovic, who has won all three majors this year and has his eyes firmly set on completing the sweep with another success at the US Open, remains comfortably at number one. The Serb has now spent a record 333 weeks in top spot, well ahead of nextbest Roger Federer, who managed 310 and is now down at number nine. ATP rankings as of August 9 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 12,113 pts; 2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 9,643; 3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 8,115 (+1); 4. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7,315 (-1); 5. Alexander Zverev (GER) 7,183; 6. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6,915; 7. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6,005; 8. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 5,533; 9. Roger Federer (SUI) 4,215; 10. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 3,625; 11. Pablo Carreño (ESP) 3,260; 12. Casper Ruud (NOR) 3,205; 13. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3,118; 14. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2,913; 15. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 2,745 (+9); 16. Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 2,693 (-1); 17. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 2,600 (+1); 18. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2,585 (-2); 19. David Goffin (BEL) 2,513 (+1); 20. Christian Garín (CHI) 2,475 (-1)

Velasco on PSC, PH sports in NSS final session

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks smiles after a 127-121 Dallas Mavericks win over the LA Clippers in game two of the Western Conference first round series at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension worth $207 million, according to multiple US media reports. AFP

Mavs agree with Doncic on $207-M 5-year deal

ASHINGTON—Slovenian NBA All-Star guard Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have agreed to terms on a ﬁve-year contract extension worth $207 million, according to multiple US media reports Monday.

The 22-year-old playmaker is set to ink a supermax extension, according to the Dallas Morning News and ESPN. “Today is a dream come true,” Doncic told ESPN. “The game of basketball has given me so much and has taken me to so many amazing places. I am humbled and excited to remain in Dallas as part of the Mavericks. “I am committed to the organization and appreciate the support of my fans.” Doncic, who led Slovenia into the medal games at the Tokyo Olympics before a fourth-place finish, had been playing on the deal he signed after being the third overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. Doncic became the youngest MVP in EuroLeague history in 2017-18, when he led Real Madrid to a title before being selected in the NBA draft by the At-

lanta Hawks. He was immediately traded from the Hawks to the Mavericks for Trae Young and a future first-round pick. Doncic averaged 27.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 8.6 assists a game last season shooting 47.9 percent overall from the floor, 35 percent from 3-point range. After winning the 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year for a 33-49 Mavericks squad, Doncic has sparked Dallas into the playoffs the past two seasons, only to lose to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round both times. The Mavericks have not won a playoff series since capturing the 2011 NBA Finals, falling six times in the first round and failing to qualify four times over the past 10 seasons. In Beijing, Jeremy Lin has tested positive for Covid-19 and is receiving treat-

ment in Shanghai, the former NBA guard and first Asian-American to win an NBA title said in a social media post. Lin announced in June he was rejoining the Chinese Basketball Association’s Beijing Ducks after a failed NBA comeback. He tested positive for coronavirus on his third day in quarantine after flying to Shanghai from San Francisco, the 32-year-old posted on Chinese social network Weibo. “I was shocked and a little bewildered,” he wrote of his initial reaction to the diagnosis. Lin, who said he had been vaccinated in the US and tested negative for coronavirus multiple times before travelling to China, was unsure when he had contracted COVID-19. The athlete said he was receiving treatment in Shanghai, and was showing light symptoms. Lin began his NBA career with the Warriors in 2010, going on to play for the New York Knicks and several other US teams. He has struggled with injury in recent seasons. AFP

PHILIPPINE Sports Commission Chief of Staff and NSS Project Director Marc Edward Velasco will talk about the PSC and Philippine sports in the twenty-fifth and final session of the online National Sports Summit 2021 this Wednesday. “We’re now down to our final session and with that, we want to give our participants, our partners in developing sports programs in the country, a chance to see what the PSC does in the whole scheme of things in the sports community,” said PSC chairman William “Butch” Ramirez who, along with Velasco, supported and witnessed the historic and best-ever performance of our national athletes in the 2020+1 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Ramirez said that it is important to the PSC board for the agency’s stakeholders to understand the mandate and role of the PSC as this can help them know “where we can help them” in their own efforts for sports in their areas and own capacities. Velasco, also the National Training Director of the Philippine Sports Institute for over five years, is the dynamic arm of the PSC in sports science and high-performance training. From 2004-2008, Velasco headed the Strength and Conditioning Unit of the Philippine Center for Sports Medicine of the PSC now known as the Medical Scientific Athletes Services Unit. He also served as the Strength and Conditioning Coach and Consultant of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (2008-2013) and Hong Kong Rugby Union (20152016). Velasco was also part of the team behind the success of Hong Kong’s Olympic medalist Lee Wai Sze.

Sangiao salutes PH Olympians, calls for continuous support for athletes LEGENDARY Team Lakay coach Mark Sangiao is one with the nation in expressing his glee for the superb showing Team Philippines had in the recently concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Filipino athletes truly gave it their all and were rewarded with the country’s biggest medal haul yet—one gold, two silvers, and a bronze medal—as the nation registered a strong 50th place in the medal table. “I wanted to start this week with the utmost gratitude and a rightful salute to our Filipino athletes, to the coaches, and all of the people who were responsible in our country’s triumphant participation in the 2020 Olympics,” he said. Truly, all 19 Filipino athletes helped deliver glory to the country led by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who topped the women’s 55 kg category and gave the Philippines its long-awaited gold medal in the Olympiad. Aside from her, the boxers also made their mark in the ring, with featherweight Nesthy Petecio and flyweight

Mark Sangiao

Carlo Paalam taking home silver medals in their weight classes, while middleweight Eumir Marcial settled for the bronze medal in his division. Sangiao, himself a former national athlete and a national team coach, could relate to the tough journey these athletes have gone through to get to their sport’s pinnacles. “As an athlete and now a coach, I understand how difficult the road every athlete takes, all those sacrifices, all those challenges, both physical and emotional, all those tireless hours spent when all your body, your heart, and your mind are on the verge of quitting, aside from that is the lack of financial help. But you take it all in, rise up, and continue training. It’s really difficult,” he said. “Sometimes, all we see are the shiny medals and trophies which are a product of all of these agonizing processes. Our support is always big and our applause is always heard in their moments of glory. Sometimes, we only get to know them and praise them in moments where they bring our country glory, in moments where we proudly sa that we’re ‘proud to be Pinoy.’” Sangiao’s words couldn’t be any truer. After the medal accomplishments of these athletes, pledges, may it be monetary or in kind, have been showered to these medalists, rightful rewards for the pride they brought to the country. It’s unfortunate, however, that these kinds of support weren’t present when they were preparing for war, with some even training in dingy gyms and old

apparatuses all in hopes of representing the Philippines in the international stage. This is where Sangiao delivered a call to action, noting that support shouldn’t be only limited in these moments of success and instead, be there from the very start. To him, what matters more is how we vouch and back these athletes from their lowest points, from their moments of despair in hopes that someday, they could also scale the mountain and get to the top and likewise, bright honor to the country. “But Kabayan, with all my heart, I also wish that in moments where our athletes fail, more than anytime, we need to be there to console them, that we’re there for their eventual comeback and return. These are the moments that they need our understanding and appreciation for all of their sacrifices,” he said. “There’s a sense to that and it leaves a big impact for our athletes when we simply say, ‘Thank you Kabayan. We’re still here to support you. Keep on fighting,’ the same way that it hurts them when we belittle their efforts while we only watch them and we say, ‘What’s with this loss? How can he be an athlete if he’s this weak? Who is this? He’s embarrassing!’ “I just hope that for all of our brave athletes’ blood, sweat, and tears, we learn how to understand and support them whenever they win or lose. I wish that in all of their moments, not just during when they are on top, we wholeheartedly shout, ‘Hail the Filipino athletes!’”

PSG holds breath in Messi waiting game PARIS—Paris Saint-Germain supporters have been gathering in anticipation of the arrival of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi after his emotional Barcelona departure at the weekend. Members of the PSG faithful assembled outside the club’s Parc des Princes home and at an airport to the north of the French capital on Monday as the Qatari-owned outfit looked set to add the 34-year-old to a squad that already includes Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Paris is expected to be Messi’s next destination after his tearful exit from the side he has represented throughout the 17 years of his glittering professional career. However, on Monday journalists from AFP TV spotted him still at his home near Barcelona alongside his family as well as his friend and former teammate, Luis Suarez. Later, French media reported that he had left for Ibiza to hold discussions with the Parisian club. Following last week’s announcement by Barca that they could not afford to keep their all-time top goal-scorer, PSG emerged as the

favourites to sign Messi, helped by the deep pockets of their Qatari owners. They see him as the missing piece in their jigsaw as they chase the Champions League, the trophy they want more than anything else. Off the field, his rumoured move has added 1.2m followers to PSG’s social media accounts since Friday. “I am happy if he arrives at Paris,” new PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma told Sky Sports Italia on Monday outside his Parisian hotel. “He is the strongest in the world, I am excited and happy at the thought of having him in the team,” he added. Coming to terms Messi conceded at his tearful farewell news conference in Barcelona on Sunday that joining PSG was a “possibility”. In reality, with Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City having ruled themselves out, they are about the only club who can afford what is expected to be a deal worth 35 million euros ($41 million) a year.

“I gave everything for Barcelona from the first day that I arrived right to the last. I never imagined having to say goodbye,” Messi said. “I have still not come to terms with the reality of leaving this club now—I love this club.” He leaves Barcelona with 672 goals in 778 appearances, a record tally for one club. Messi won 35 trophies at the Camp Nou after joining Barca aged 13, but his last appearance was a damp squib: a 2-1 home defeat behind closed doors against Celta Vigo in May. His trophy tally includes four Champions League and 10 La Liga titles. “The greatest of all,” wrote Messi’s old Barcelona teammate Dani Alves—who won the Olympic gold with Brazil—in an Instagram message on Monday. One group of Barcelona fans, represented by a Parisian lawyer, announced their intention to lodge a complaint with the European Commission in connection with the rules of financial fair play that Barcelona and PSG must follow. AFP

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi cries at the start of a press conference at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi had been expected to sign a new five-year deal with Barcelona on August 5, but instead, after 788 games, the club announced he is leaving at the age of 34. AFP

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How ‘Gameboys’ changed up-and-coming actor Kyle Velino

Star Magic talent and up-and-coming actor Kyle Velino

STAR Magic Kyle Velino is indeed blessed doing projects after another amidst the pandemic. Previously seen in ABS-CBN’s Killer Bride and Paano ang Pangako on TV 5, Kyle Velino expresses his gratitude for the break and success of the BL series and Gameboys The Movie that garnered the most number of tickets sold during its first weekend on KTX.ph. Kyle plays the role of Terrence Carreon,

MOA Signing between Department of Education, Solar Learning and Thames International —(from left) : Joel Santos, CEO-Thames International; Department of Education Regional Director Wilfredo E. Cabral; Kenneth Yumang, CFO-Solar Learning; and DepEd Asst. Regional Director Arnulfo M. Balane.

DepEd NCR partners with Solar Learning and Thames for TV-based instruction for pupils THE pandemic has forced schools to deploy various modalities to deliver education to students. As access to different technologies varies per area and per family, the paper-based modules have been implemented by DepEd as the standard of learning delivery during the past school year. The leadership team of DepEd NCR, however, believes that adding TV-based instruction to the modular delivery can enhance learning effectiveness especially to students in the Kinder to Grade 3 levels. Hence, a partnership was formed with Solar Learning and Thames International School. After the MOA signing between and among the three organizations, DepEd NCR Regional Director Wilfredo Cabral stated, “TV-based instruction is the most accessible, appropriate and responsive learning delivery modality for the first key stage of learning supplemented by printed modules to develop the psychomotor skills of the learners.” The partnership will have the Solar Learning production team and DepEd’s content developers working hand-in-hand on producing DepEd-approved modules for TV. Thames International, meanwhile,

will focus on training teachers on how to use the medium of television as an instructional tool. All produced content will be aired on Solar’s digital terrestrial television channel, known as Solar Learning DepEd NCR Channel. This solution of TV-based instruction comes as a welcome development as faceto-face classes in many areas are still not possible at this time. “Through this venture with our partners, Solar Entertainment aims to alleviate the worry of parents who cannot afford online learning for their young children due to limited resources and lack of Internet connectivity. This is a great opportunity for us to show that TV is an affordable and far-reaching medium to entertain and educate,” said Wilson Tieng, CEO of Solar Entertainment, the parent company of Solar Learning. Joel Santos, President of Thames International adds, “This partnership is a wholistic solution to the challenges our teachers, students, and their families face. All bases are covered from curriculum development, access via TV broadcast, and teacher training to ensure that our students are able to learn effectively despite the pandemic.

the ex-boyfriend of the main lead, Gavreel Alarcon (played by Kokoy de Santos). Terrence is seen as the antagonist and seen as a threat to Gavreel and Cairo’s (played by Elijah Canlas) budding relationship. Despite some negative comments of his character in the most talked-about BL series, Kyle proves them wrong and he has done well as the antagonist. He focuses on how to give justice to the role and it all paid off.

“I’m very thankful dahil naging maganda outcome ng Gameboys at minahal naman nila ang character ko as Terrence. Salamat sa lahat ng sumuporta,” said Kyle. Admittedly, Kyle’s unfamiliarity in BL series somehow challenged him as an actor but it eventually translates to an overwhelming reception and good reviews of his character in the series. “It was not easy filming a show online. Ang hirap bumuo ng chemistry kapag

hindi mo nakikita yung ka-eksena mo. Chemistry was hard to establish when doing scenes in front of a screen instead of breathing the same air as your co-stars but it was a smooth transition when we did the movie,” Kyle added. Slowly but surely, Kyle is on the right track and keeps his high hopes to be able to do more challenging roles, both on TV and film, that will show his versatility as an actor.

KELLY MISA On navigating motherhood, career, and nurturing relationships this pandemic VERY WANG

NICKIE WANG

EYOND the numbers and increasing cases and the presence of new variants of COVID-19, being stuck at home has taken a huge emotional and psychological toll for people. Some lost their jobs, some lost a family member, and some are still struggling to adapt to the new normal.

Final curtain for musical ‘West Side Story’ on Broadway THE re-imagined version of the popular musical West Side Story will not reopen on Broadway, its producer said Monday, an indirect victim of the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on New York's theater industry. The revived production opened in February last year but was forced to shutter just one month later as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the city. "It is with great regret that we are announcing today that the 2020 Broadway revival of West Side Story will not reopen," producer Kate Horton said in a statement. "For a variety of reasons, reopening is not a practical proposition," she added, thanking the "brilliant, creative artists" in the production who brought the story "to life at the Broadway Theatre, even for so brief a time." Directed by Belgian Ivo van Hove, who

gave the 1957 musical an unprecedented makeover, with a more diverse cast and dealing with current themes such as police violence and rape. The pandemic was not the show's only obstacle: its original producer, Scott Rudin, stepped aside for Horton to take the job following allegations of workplace harassment. And one of the main actors, Amar Ramasar, was embroiled in allegations of inappropriate behavior dating back to his years in the New York Ballet Troupe. Theaters on Broadway, which are set to reopen in September, have announced that they will require the audience and all production members to be vaccinated. The public will still have a chance to see a new version of West Side Story in the cinema in December, directed by Steven Spielberg. AFP

The reimagined version of ‘West Side Story' opened on Broadway in February 2020, just one month before the coronavirus pandemic forced theaters to close down

Kelly Misa Fernandez calls herself a happy wife and mom. She is an endorser, a television host, and a lifestyle blogger.

Kelly Misa with son Tristan Antonio who turned six in July.

For model, television host, and social media personality Kelly Misa, just like everyone else, she went through a phase where she had to make big adjustments. It became even more challenging because she’s a working mom. “It was a rollercoaster ride especially in the beginning like we’re trying to find ourselves, trying to find who we are in the community and in our workplace especially. Being a model, basically, there has been a sudden shift. Suddenly it just became influencers because everything is online now,” Kelly shared with Manila Standard Entertainment in an exclusive interview for PLDT Home Rewards. “There are no longer events that we

go to, we no longer leave the house. There was a sudden shift in how we do things. Thankfully, the industry and myself, I was able to adapt well along with everyone else. It’s essentially a different way of doing things but we still provide the same service, just a different medium. And it’s something that we are trying to get used to,” she carried on. The pandemic has made parents working from home and children attending online classes the new norm. But adapting to this new way of doing things is an entirely different story. And for Kelly, it’s a continuous learning process. “Taking it day by day is the best advice I could give because it’s really difficult. Even with my son and his schooling, it’s really uncertain. We really don’t know what will happen in the future,” the model

and host stated. As the current situation dramatically affects our lives, including our relationships with other people in our families and in our workplace, Kelly has managed to nurture these connections through social media and other means of communication. “I have a group chat with my closest friends. I think that’s how friendships survive these days. We have this thread where we share inspirational news or even just ‘tsismis.’ It’s a way of connecting with each other,” she said in jest. “I’m thankful for all the social media platforms including viber, whatsapp, and zoom because I can still connect to people although I really miss seeing people face to face and feeling the energy and the connection. When I go out and see someone I know, I get to be clingy, I don’t want to let go because I want to know what’s going on. I just want to hug my friends and be with them,” she added. Read full story on manilastandard.net

Learning continues with Kapuso shows on DepEd TV FILIPINO learners staying safe at home can continue watching educational programs as well as multi-awarded Kapuso shows on DepEd TV as GMA’s digital channel airs on extended hours from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. GMA Network has been broadcasting DepEd TV for free in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd)’s implementation of the blended learning program. Following the DepEd programs for different grade levels from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, learning never stops as students can also get to be entertained by special episodes of the magical anthology program Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko.

Fittingly, students also get to watch and cheer for student-athletes showing off their talents while proudly representing their schools at the country’s first athletic league, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Catch up on the games and the inspiring stories behind every athlete at the Rise Up Stronger: NCAA Season 96 every 7:30 p.m. Young viewers of this generation can rewatch the informative show 100% Pinoy that features all things that make us proud to be Filipinos. And on the final hour at 9:30 p.m., DepEd TV further airs various Public Affairs programs with iJuander on Mondays, Reel Time on Tuesdays,

PinaSarap on Wednesdays, and I-Witness on Thursdays. Ushering in the weekend is the Taiwanese variety show Mr. Player on Fridays at 9:30 p.m. while the Film 101 block, which showcases historical and award-winning movies, airs Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Meanwhile, in addition to the lessons that are delivered in English and Filipino, DepEd TV continues to broadcast quick tips on COVID-19 throughout the day to keep students informed on the safety protocols amidst the pandemic. Students and parents can catch DepEd TV via Channel 7 on GMA Affordabox, GMA Now, and other digital TV receivers.

‘Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko’ is a fantasy anthology series narrating the adventures of Lola Goreng, and her grandchildren Alice and Elvis.

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FASHION AND BEAUTY

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021

Filipino fashion in local adaptation of ‘Doctor Foster’

Stylist and costume designer Jilla Sara shows the locally made pieces used in ‘The Broken Marriage Vow’. Magellan’s Cross, right in the heart of the city, started it all for Christianity in the Philippines 500 years ago.

GENDERLESS. The Limitless intimate apparel collection consists of ultra-stretch boxers and tops in gender-neutral silhouettes. From

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left: Slo Lopez, Simon Guinto, and Reins Mika wear the Limitless intimates.

Proudly Pinoy-made accessories.

‘The Broken Marriage Vow’ director and costume design head Connie Macatuno styling Jodi Sta. Maria.

THE Filipino adaptation of hit BBC series Doctor Foster (titled The Broken Marriage Vow) will not only feature local stars but pieces from homegrown fashion brands and designers, too. Connie Macatuno, the series’ director and costume design head, said Jodi Sta. Maria, Zanjoe Marudo, Sue Ramirez, Zaijian Jaranilla, and their co-stars would wear “entirely local” pieces made by Filipino designers and artisans. The director revealed all designers approached agreed to be part of the show “without even knowing what the show was”. “Matagal ko nang inisip na makagawa ng isang palabas kung saan gumagamit ng local designs from local designers. Una kong naisip agad, pagsama-samahin silang lahat. Most of the local designers will be there in showcasing their original work. It’s the thing that excited all of us,” said Macatuno in a video released by Dreamscape Entertainment on August 6. According to Macatuno, she personally picked and matched the elements of the

stars’ outfits, getting the most fun out of building the overall look of Dr. Jill Ilustre, Sta. Maria’s character. “We want to showcase our clothes, our roots, our culture in a different way. We get to wear the barong, the pinya on a daily basis. We get to wear the weaves of different places here in the Philippines, and showcase original works of different designers that have global appeal,” she added. Meanwhile, Jilla Sara, a costume designer for the series, said that by featuring Filipino-made creations in the series, their team hopes to show global audiences “what Filipinos can do”. The Broken Marriage Vow is ABSCBN’s upcoming Filipino adaptation of Doctor Foster (South Korean adaptation: The World of the Married). It tells the story of Jill, a dedicated wife and mother who suspects that her husband David (Marudo) is having an affair, turning her picture-perfect life upside down. It will soon air on ABS-CBN platforms.

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HO says fashion has to be gendered? Not this generation’s youth, that’s for sure. Majority of 13- to 39-year olds prefer apparel and accessories that can be worn by either male or female, YPulse survey reveals. In this year alone, online searches for genderneutral apparel have risen by as much as 33 percent. Diversity is becoming one of the major drivers that reimagines the fashion industry, with more brands offering genderless and unisex pieces and silhouettes to target young consumers. Inclusive and versatile, win-win! Watchers and analysts say this trend will likely continue as more than two-thirds of young consumers agree that gender roles and labels are outdated. Intimate apparel is a category long separated by gender labels – we have pieces for male, we have pieces for female – but Avon breaks the barrier with its latest line of intimates made for everyone, regardless of gender, body type, and personality. “If we can stretch our support in terms of sizes, breast shapes, and life stages, what’s stopping us from stretching support to be inclusive of gender identity?” Avon marketing director Anna Garces said in a statement. Garces continued, “Avon has been producing high quality, innovative,

SEVERAL beauty brands have been harnessing the power of collagen, a protein responsible for healthy joints and skin elasticity, to provide intense moisturization and hydration for younger looking skin. Especially beneficial as a person ages, when it gets harder for the body to produce more of it, collagen-infused skincare is said to help keep that youthful glow. Collagen by Watsons offers several lines of products that pack the power of this protein. Collagen by Watsons Moisturizing and Firming Range features ingredients that replenish skin moisture and improves skin elastically, resulting in moisturized

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and affordable creations for Filipinos and Filipinas for decades. It’s only right to expand our years of expertise on intimates to support the needs of all gender identities and sexual orientations.” Avon launches in the Philippines its first gender-free intimate apparel line, dubbed Limitless, composed of pieces made with breathable, quickdry materials and a universal fit “so everyone can be who they are”. The Limitless collection features gender-neutral silhouettes. The Andy 2-in-1 Ultra-stretch boxers come in black and gray, designed with a double layer panel on the crotch area so it can fit anyone with or without an

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appendage. On the other hand, the Andy Ultrastretch Support Top can be used as a minimizer, a moulded bra, or a casual top with removable molded cups and expandable hook and eye, so anyone can sport it with or without busts. “We want the members of the LGBTQIA+ community to feel seen, supported, and celebrated through the new Limitless collection and know that they too are limitless, hence the name,” Garces enthused. “We believe that every kind of body deserves support that lets them be themselves.” The Limitless collection is available at avonshop.ph or through Avon representatives.

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Collagen by Watsons White Regeneration Clarifying Toner (left) and Refreshing Cleanser

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