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As budget gap narrows, fiscal goals seen viable

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ISRAELI FORCES BATTLE HAMAS IN GAZA CITY, AS 800,000 PALESTINIANS HAVE FLED SOUTH

ITH a narrower budget deficit, the Department of Finance (DOF) expressed confidence that the government can meet the targets set under the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF).

In a statement on Tuesday, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the narrowing of the National Government (NG) deficit in the January to September period bodes well for the country’s fiscal position.

Diokno noted that on a yearto-date basis, the deficit figure is only 66 percent of the P1.5 trillion full-year program.

“The lower deficit outturn indicates that NG debt-to-GDP ratio will continue to stabilize and allow

the country to remain on track to achieving the MTFF target of 61.2 percent for 2023 and less than 60 percent by 2025,” Diokno said.

Diokno noted that administrative measures by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be further intensified to enhance their revenue collections for the remaining months of the year.

These programs include a tax compliance verification drive; Run After Tax Evaders (RATE); Oplan Kandado; Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) task force; strike team; and digital transformation programs of the BIR. The BIR has also stepped up its drive to detect and penalize buyers,

sellers, and certified public accountants (CPAs) using fraudulent invoices and receipts through the Run After Fake Transactions (RAFT) campaign.

BOC, for its part, will continue the full implementation of the fuel marking program; intensify post-audit clearance of importers; enhance trade facilitation; and strengthen border control.

To enhance expenditure performance, the government has identified the main challenges to spending which include preparatory activities for procurement, take-up of beneficiaries, seasonality in project implementation, implementation problems, and payment issues.

To address documentation

issues, close coordination with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), more aggressive processing of pending documentation requirements, and early facilitation of budget requests will be carried out.

In terms of take-up and implement at ion, integ rated ef forts from concerned units and a reca l ibrat ion of va l id at ion processes for beneficiaries are being implemented.

Payment issues are also being addressed through the streamlining and standardization of payment requirements.

“The ongoing efforts of the government have been effective See “Budget,” A2

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HE national government’s total debt amounted to P14.27 trillion at the end of September 2023, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).

The BTr data showed this was 5.6 percent more than the P13.52 trillion recorded in the same period last year.

Of the total debt stock, the Treasury said 31.8 percent are from external sources while 68.2 percent are from domestic borrowings.

“The amount underscores a decline of P80.9 billion or 0.6 percent from the previous month’s level primarily due to net repayments of both domestic and external obligations for the month,” the BTr said.

For NG domestic debt, the endSeptember 2023 level of P9.73 trillion is P56.8 billion or 0.6 percent lower compared with the prior month due to the net redemption of government securities.

Domestic debt issuance for the month totaled P121.1 billion while redemption amounted to P177.9 billion, resulting in a net repayment of P56.8 billion.

Local currency depreciation against the US dollar had minimal effect on debt stock valuation at only P0.01 billion.

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‘POOR MAN’S APARTMENT’ In this unique “poor man’s apartment” in San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan, tombstones are stacked on top of each other, creating a resemblance to an apartment complex. Many of the abandoned remains within this unconventional setting will soon be included in the new batch scheduled for removal from the public cemetery after All Saints’ Day. JOEL C. PAREDES

PHILEXPORT: PHL BIZ MUST MEET GSP+ NORMS FOR EU MARKETS

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HE European Union (EU) is providing export opportunities for Philippine agricultural products such as coconut oil, bananas, pineapples, among others, according to the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport).

In a statement, Philexport noted, however, that local businesses need to meet “relevant” requirements to tap into this market and benefit from the Generalized System of Preference Plus (GSP+) preferential scheme.

Theresa Sederiosa, chief trade and industry specialist in the Industry Development Division at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)Region 7, said key agricultural products eligible for preferential market access to the EU under the GSP+ scheme are coconut oil, bananas, pineapples, tuna, as well as products derived therefrom.

“You will see that if the product falls under the GSP+ rate, it is most beneficial for See “Philexport,” A2

PM Kishida’s visit to boost PHL-Japan partnerships

By Samuel P. Medenilla @sam_medenilla

& Jovee Marie N. Dela Cruz @joveemarie

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ALACAÑANG on Tuesday finally confirmed the upcoming official twoday visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this week to explore possible new PhilippinesJapan partnerships.

Citing information from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Kishida will be in the country on November 3 and 4, 2023.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos

Jr. will hold talks with Kishida at the Malacañang Palace upon the Japanese official’s arrival in the country on Friday.

Among the matters they are expected to discuss are political issues, security, economic and development cooperation, as well as people-to-people ties.

Special joint session

THE House of Representatives c o n f i r m e d o n Tu e s d a y t h at there will be a special joint session on Saturday, November 4, 2023, for the Japanese Prime Minister.

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PESO EXCHANGE RATES n US 56.9030 n JAPAN 0.3818 n UK 69.2396 n HK 7.2758 n CHINA 7.7827 n SINGAPORE 41.7024 n AUSTRALIA 36.2472 n EU 60.4139 n KOREA 0.0423 n SAUDI ARABIA 15.1677 Source:

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Pinay caregiver’s options: Stay with ward or go home for son?

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By Malou Talosig-Bartolome

SRAELIS have showered support for the Filipina caregiver who bravely rescued her 95-year-old Israeli ward from Hamas atrocities on October 7.

Howe ver, C a m i l le Jes a lv a shuns those affectionate hugs and offers for help. Her mind is now preoccupied with her son in the Philippines, who seemed to have been traumatized as well by her near-death experience in southern Israel, and she is torn between the boy and keeping her promise to her ward to be by her side til her death.

‘We never forget’

ON October 7, Hamas militants broke into her employer’s house in Kibbutz Nerim.

She recalls being resigned to dying but despite her fears, she took courage to plead with the Hamas fighter to spare her and her ward,

Nitza Hefetz. The Hamas terrorist spared her life and instead took away her savings worth NIS 1,500 (around P20,000), which she planned to bring home to her family in the Philippines.

Jesalva never expected the attention she has been getting after Israeli and Philippine media published her story of heroism. A fund raising was set up to bring back the money that she paid to Hamas and there are also a lot of letters of gratitude.

“I said, ‘No, I’m not a hero.’ And then you know, Israeli people are hugging me and making me feel OK and helping me a lot. But I said, ‘No, I’m strong. I don’t need anything,’” she said in an online

news conference facilitated by the Israeli Embassy in Manila.

But when it rained, she finally accepted help because theyhad f led the burning kibbutz without bringing any clothes or other belongings.

“The Israelis kept hugging me and showing me support that I never seen before...And I was thinking, ‘I just do what I need to do and what she [ward] deserves.’ But for them, they said, ‘No. We never forget. We never forget who helped us in the time of calamities,’” she said.

‘Mama is coming home’

JESALVA was scheduled to fly on October 9 to the Philippines for a 40-day vacation.

Her employer said she can still continue her vacation, but she opted to stay for the sake of her employer.

“Ang matanda po kasi kapag iniwan mo sa iba, mamamatay po yan.

Mas lalo sa ganitong sitwasyon.

Kaya po kinansel ko na lang yung f light ko dahil sa kanya [When “Yung matanda ko po kasi tuwing

nagbabakasyon ako, nao-ospital before and after. Tapos dinudugo po sya ngayon kasi bad diet. Kaya sabi ko, ‘No, pagagalingin ko muna ang Mama niyo [Every time I go home for vacation, my ward lands in hospital. And now, she’s bleeding because the diet is bad. So, I said, I’ll help her heal first],’” Jesalva explained.

She said it seems now that her ward is slowly recovering, she may push through with her vacation by mid-November and spend her Christmas with her family.

The 31-year-old single mom said she spoke with her teenage son who is in Nueva Ecija a few days.

And he begged her to come home.

“Son, I’m coming home, don’t worry. Mama’s okay. And I won’t die. I will do everything, so the two of us can live. You won’t die, son, because if you die, I will also die,” she said between sobs, in Filipino.

She said she will return to Israel after her vacation despite the danger in Israel.

But she said she had already made a pact with her ward that she will never leave her side till her last breath.

When asked if she is not afraid of the risks in Israel, she replied, in Filipino, “Yes, I’m scared because I don’t want my son to be an orphan. But why should I leave the person [her ward] by whose side I promised to be with?”

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in bolstering its spending so far and the government is poised to sustain the robust expenditure performance in the coming months,” Diokno said.

Earl ier, t he state’s budget deficit in January to September narrowed by nearly 3 percent to P983.5 billion, but it missed its programmed deficit as national government spending slowed during the period.

Manila’s budget deficit from January to September was 11.11 percent, or about P123 billion short of its programmed amount of P1.106 trillion as expenditures fell below target.

The national government’s revenues during the nine-month period rose by 6.79 percent yearon-year to P2.837 trillion from P2.657 tr il lion, according to the Treasury. The year-to-date earnings was nearly 3 percent higher than the P2.755 trillion prog rammed by the nationa l government.

Meanwhile, the state’s expenditures fell behind its nine-month target by P40.9 billion despite growing 4.12 percent year-onyear.

The national government’s total expenditures from January to September went up by P151.1 billion to P3.821 trillion from P3.67 trillion a year ago. Cai U. Ordinario

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Year-to-Date, the Treasury said the domestic debt has increased by P526 billion or 5.7 percent.

External debt, the Treasury said, reached P4.53 trillion— P24.1 billion or 0.5 percent lower from the previous month due to favorable third currency fluctuations and net repayment of foreign loans.

The outstanding external debt for September was reduced by P8 billion due to the net repayment of foreign loans and P16.9 billion from the depreciation of third currencies against the US dollar.

The Treasury also said the peso depreciation against the US dollar added P0.7 billion. NG external debt has increased by P323.8 billion or 7.7 percent from the

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us because it is either zero or lower than the MFN [most favored nation] tariff rates,” she said at the Usapang Exports organized by the DTI-Export Marketing Bureau.

This, as GSP+ beneficiaries can benefit from complete duty suspension for products across around 66 percent of all EU tariff lines, including sensitive products, Philexport noted.

According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), exports of agricultural goods from the Philippines to the EU in 2021 amounted to USD1.39 billion, or equivalent to 16.3 percent of the country’s total exports to the EU. The top three agricultural commodities exported from the Philippines to the EU are crude coconut oil, prepared or preserved tuna, and desiccated coconuts.

For non-food agricultural products, Sederiosa said most of the Philippines’s exports of bamboo and rattan products are eligible for GSP+ preferences.

Bamboo and rattan are used for construc tion materials, tableware, kitchenware, basketware and furniture Eurostat. Recent innovations made possible more uses for bamboo, such as for textile material.

“While some products have successfully utilized the GSP preferences, utilization rates for other products can still improve,” she said. “Meaning, there are some of the GSP+

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The House announced in a media advisory the special joint session will be held at 10 a.m. at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City.

Sources said that the Japanese Prime Minister is expected to address the Congress on Saturday.

The 19th Congress is currently on break and was originally scheduled to reopen on November 6.

The Japanese leader and Marcos are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues and reaffirm the excellent relations between the Philippines and Japan, which were elevated into a strategic partnership in 2011.

Marcos undertook his of f icia l v isit to Jap a n i n Febr u a r y 2023, sealing $13 billion worth of agreements that were seen as yielding thousands

end-December 2022 level.

Mea nwhi le, tota l nat iona l government-guaranteed obligations decreased by P4.4 billion or 1.2 percent month-over-month to P362.22 billion as of end-September 2023.

The decline in the level of guaranteed debt was attributed to the net repayment of both domestic and external guarantees amounting to P1.6 billion and P1.4 billion, respectively.

The BTr also said the value of third-currency denominated guarantees went down by P1.3 billion, due to currency adjustments, offsetting the P0.03 billion additional debt caused by peso depreciation against the US dollar.

Year-to-date, NG guaranteed obligations have decreased by P36.8 billion or 9.2 percent from its end-December 2022 level.

preferences that are not being used by the current exporters to the EU, so that is why we need to conduct information sessions so that you will know which ones qualify and which ones do not.”

To export agricultural products, Sederiosa said businesses need first to comply with the steps required in the Philippines.

She said they need to register in accordance with specified procedures, prepare export documents, request and obtain an export permit for regulated products, prepare forms for Customs clearance, and check legal notifications pertaining to specific aspects.

“Certain export documents must be obtained for food products that are regulated for export according to Philippine law. Exporters must obtain the necessary accreditations and apply for export clearances or permits. These are obtained through the particular government agencies regulating the specific products,” she added.

Sederiosa also underscored the need for exporters to comply with any productspecific rules that apply to products to be placed on the EU market.

She advised them to check the applicable import regimes for products of non-animal origin, the EU maximum levels for relevant contaminants, the relevant EU rules on plant protection and maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticides, special rules for instance for organic or genetically modified products, and any labeling requirements. Andrea E. San Juan

of jobs for Filipinos.

Reciprocal access agreement

THE Department of National Defense earlier said the country will be pushing for a reciprocal access agreement (RAC) with Japan during Kishida’s visit.

If signed, the RAC will allow the Philippines and Japan to hold shared military training and operations.

The visit comes after Marcos met with the 70-person contingent of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) last week.

JCCI said it now considers the country as a top investment destination due to its booming economy and population.

The President urged Japanese firms to invest in the country’s agriculture sector and climate change adaptation measures.

During his visit to Japan in February, the chief executive was able to secure US$13 billion worth of agreements, which are expected to generate thousands of jobs for Filipino workers.

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CJ Gesmundo sees Writ of Kalayaan as step to decongest jails despite BuCor’s objection

By Joel R. San Juan @jrsanjuan1573

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HIEF Justice Alexander Gesmundo expressed belief that the implementation of the Writ of Kalayaan would help address the poor living condition of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in various prison and jail facilities in the country.

He issued the remark following his series of visits in prison and jail facilities in the country to personally see the conditions and listen to the concerns of PDLs as part of this year’s observance of the 28th National Correctional Consciousness Week.

Last Sunday, the Chief Magistrate visited PDLs at the Pasay City Jail together with SC Associate Justice Jose Midas Marquez and other government officials among whom are Department of Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez, Pasay City Vice Mayor Waldetrudes del Rosario, Assistant Court Administrator Maria Regina Adoracion Filomena Ignacio, Deputy Clerk of Court and

chief technology officer Atty. Jed Sher w in Uy and law yer A ntonio Caesar Manila of the Office of the Chief Justice.

Prior to his visit to the Pasay City Jail, CJ Gesmundo visited the National Bilibid Prison-Medium Security Camp last Friday, October 27, to address PDLs currently studying at the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA-Bilibid Extension School (UPHSD-BES).

In both visits, the CJ Gesmundo stressed the importance of conducting jail visits to be able to determine the actual situation of PDLs and the detention facilities in order to formulate policies that would enhance jail management and ensure the humane treatment of prisoners.

CJ Gesmundo also disclosed the Court’s plan to hold a National Jail Decongestion Summit in coordination with the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) to discuss deficiency in facilities and space within the prisons.

“Here, the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the Department of the Interior and Local

CHIEF Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo (extreme right), addresses persons deprived of liberty during his visit on October 29, 2023 at the Pasay City Jail, Pasay City, in observance of this year’s 28th National Correctional Consciousness Week. Photo courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office Government shall collaborate to identify the root causes of prolonged detention in jail, which contribute to prison overcrowding,” the CJ said.

“We aim to establish new policies and initiatives that shall expedite the processing of criminal cases and alleviate jail congestion,” he added.

PHL asserts right to patrol shoal as China’s PLA decries ‘violation’

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ATIONAL Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo M. Año on Tuesday said the BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39) conducted routine patrol operations off Bajo De Masinloc (also known as Scarborough Shoal), contrary to Chinese claims that a Filipino warship “trespassed” into their territory without any incident.

“PS-39 conducted routine patrol operations in the general vicinity of Bajo De Masinloc without any untoward incident. It did not illegally enter any space under Chinese sovereignty because Bajo de Masinloc is part of the Philippine archipelago and EEZ [exclusive economic zone].

Chinese vessels, as usual, conducted shadowing on the movement of PS-39,” he added.

Año issued the statement following China’s claims that it had blocked and prevented a Filipino warship from trespassing into the waters of Huangyan Island (Chinese

name for Bajo De Masinloc) last October 30.

‘Trespassing’

THE Chinese military earlier has accused a Philippine Navy ship of “trespassing” into the Scarborough Shoal off Zambales, in the West Philippine Sea, Monday.

The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command released a rare statement, firing the opening salvo of accusations hurled between two countries on renewed tension in the South China Sea. “A Philippine frigate trespassed into the waters adjacent to China’s Huangyan Dao [also known as Huangyan Island] without the approval of the Chinese government on Monday,” Air Force Senior Colonel Tian Junli, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command, said.

The “frigate” being protested is actually a “corvette” or a littoral ship, which can maneuver even in coastal areas such as that

of Bajo de Masinloc.

“The naval and air forces of the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command tracked, monitored, warned, and restricted the Philippine military vessel according to law,” Col. Junli said.

He added that the Philippine Navy’ action “has seriously violated China’s sovereignty and international law and basic norms governing international relations, and is highly likely to cause misunderstanding and miscalculation.”

In another post written in Mandarin, the PLA spokesperson said BRP Conrado Yap “illegally entered the adjacent water (12 NMs) of China’s Huangyan Island,” the Chinese name for Scarborough Shoal.

“We urge the Philippine side to immediately stop its infringement and provocation to avoid further escalation. The troops assigned to the PLA Southern Theater Command remain on high alert at all times to resolutely defend

One of these initiatives, according to CJ Gesmundo, is the impending promulgation of the Writ of Kalayaan.

The writ will be a continuing mandamus for those in charge of the custody of the PDLs to comply with the court-sanctioned plan to rectify the substandard conditions of prison fa-

China’s national sovereignty and security and peace and stability in the South China Sea,” Col. Junli added.

‘Overhype’

AÑO added that China is again “overhyping” this incident and creating unnecessary tensions between the two nations.

“Under international law, the Philippines has every right to patrol the length and breadth of the West Philippine Sea which necessarily includes Bajo De Masinloc which is well within the country’s EEZ,” he added.

Año also stressed that the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard will not be deterred by the aggressive and illegal activities of People’s Liberation Army Navy and China Coast Guard/Militia in the West Philippine Sea. “We urge China to act responsibly, respect UNCLOS [United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea], adhere to the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, promote the rules-based international order, and stop its aggressive and illegal actions in Philippine waters,” he added.

And under the “strong guidance” of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Año said the government would protect the country’s territory and sovereign rights at all costs.

DMW orders PRAs to conduct fresh inventory of OFWs deployed to Israel

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RIVATE recruitment agencies (PRA) are now required to submit a new inventory of their deployed overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to Israel to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).

This after DMW Office-in-Charge Hans J. Cacdac issued Advisory No. 26 to allow the government to strengthen the protection of OFWs, who may be affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

“Non-compliance shall be dealt with in

accordance with applicable provisions of the Department of Migrant Workers Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Filipino Workers of 2023,” Cacdac said.

The new issuance will cover PRAs, which have deployed OFWs to Israel within the last five years.

They will submit an inventory/list of all their recruited workers, including their status, exact location, contact number, and

information of their respective employer with number/address.

The DMW Pre-Employment Service will receive the said monitoring reports through its emails at buen.mercado@dmw.gov.ph or jojo.castillo@dmw.gov.ph every Thursday or immediately as may be necessary.

PRAs are also mandated to ensure the employers of the OFWs should have a contingency plan as tension in Israel escalates.

Go to BSKE winners: Prioritize welfare of constituents, uplift lives of the poor

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ENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go emphasized the importance of respecting the democratic processes and the voice of the people after the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, October 30.

Go earlier urged the electorate and the newly elected officials to embody the values of responsibility and discernment associated with suffrage.

“The outcomes of the BSKE are a direct reflection of the people’s voice.

It’s imperative that we, as a nation, re-

spect and uphold the choices made by our fellow Filipinos,” said Go. He further emphasized the importance of selecting candidates with integrity, competence, and a genuine desire to serve their communities, especially those who are underprivileged and in need of more government attention.

“Mahalagang pumili ng mga kandidatong tunay na nagmamahal at may malasakit sa kapwa Pilipino lalo na sa mga mahihirap,” he said.

“Ngayong tapos na ang eleksyon, magkaisa tayo para sa ikabubuti ng

ating mga komunidad. Sa mga nahalal ng taumbayan, isapuso ninyo ang ang inyong gagampanang tungkulin at unahin ninyo ang kapakanan ng mga pinakanangangailangan,” he urged.

Go shared his thoughts on the responsibility of those elected, saying, “To the newly elected barangay and SK officials, remember that the public has placed their trust in you.”

“I hope that you will always prioritize the welfare of your constituents, especially the poor, the hopeless and the helpless, because this is the essence of public service. Remember

The Israeli government is currently engaged in a war against Hamas militant forces in the Gaza Strip after the latter launched a bloody attack on October 7, 2023 in southern Israel.

In retaliation to the attack, Israel launched a counter offensive in the Gaza strip.

The conflict has led to the repatriation of 122 Filipinos from Israel since October 18, 2023. Another 120 others have requested to be brought home. Samuel P. Medenilla

that public office is a public trust.

Do not waste the opportunity and the privilege to be able to serve your fellow Filipinos,” added.

Drawing from his personal experience alongside former president Rodrigo Duterte, he took note of the challenges and fulfillment associated with barangay governance.

“Having seen firsthand the efforts of barangay officials during President Duterte’s tenure as Davao City mayor, I understand the critical role they play in the governance structure. They are the ones closest to the people, and their actions significantly impact the lives of their constituents,” said Go. Go exercised his right to vote at the Buhangin Central Elementary School SPED Center, precinct no. 1658A, in Davao City during the elections.

cilities within a specified timetable.

If not met, a Writ of Kalayaan will be issued for the release of the PDL, either through bail, recognizance or probation until the facility has been brought to a humane level.

“Perhaps the promulgation of the Writ of Kalayaan can address the issue of jail congestion in the detention facilities,” the CJ said.

Aside from this, the CJ Gesmundo shared the Court is spearheading many other initiatives for the benefit of PDLs, such as recommending lower bail amounts for indigent accused individuals and expediting the release of qualified PDLs. The Court has also ordered trial courts to prioritize the disposition of criminal cases.

It has also invested in various other projects and programs to promote a judiciary that is more efficient, modern, and accessible to the people, which include conducting online hearings, streamlining and expediting systems and processes, and strengthening programs for free legal assistance.

Earlier, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) through Director General Gregorio Catapang, expressed opposition to the promulgation of the writ, saying that the issue of jail conditions, treatment of PDLs and mode of PDL releases should be left to the discretion of the Legislative and Executive branches of the government.

Catapang added that the problem of congestion is now being addressed by the bureau on the basis of the passage of two laws, namely, RA No. 10575, otherwise known as the Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013, which provides for the modernization, professionalization and restructuring of the BuCor, and RA No. 11928, which provides for the establishment of a separate facility for PDLs convicted of heinous crimes.

The BuCor chief made known his stance in a position paper he signed and submitted to the committee tasked to draft the rules for the Writ of Kalayaan headed by SC A ssociate Justice Mar v ic M.V.F. Leonen.

BSKE successful despite challenges–PNP chief

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ESPITE security challenges, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) turned out to be successful.

And despite hurdles, he added that the PNP and the other organizations involved in securing the BSKE ensured that the “integrity and fairness of the electoral process remain unscathed.”

“We have encountered challenges along the way but these did not affect the overall conduct of the electoral process. In the face of these hurdles, we have not faltered. We have risen to the occasion, determined to find swift and effective resolutions,” Acorda stressed.

He also clarified that the PNP ’s responsibilities extend beyond the voting booths even if the BSKE voting process had successfully ended.

“Upon the culmination of this election exercise, we will still be providing comprehensive security coverage during the transport of election paraphernalia back to the Comelec [Commission on Elections] warehouse,” Acorda emphasized.

He added that the PNP would take every precaution to ensure the safe and efficient handling of these materials and equipment which he termed as the “vital components of democracy.”

“In conclusion, the 2023 BSKE exemplify our democracy’s resilience. The success of

BSKE is a tribute to the unified strength of government agencies and the unwavering dedication of our citizens. We extend our profound thanks to all participants and the media for their invaluable coverage and vigilance in this democratic endeavor,” the PNP chief noted.

Earlier, Acorda said the number of election-related incidents (ERIs) for the BSKE has climbed to 35 as voters trooped to the polls.

And while there are no final figures yet available, the PNP chief said there is a possibility that the number of validated ERIs may be similar to the 2018 BSKE, which is 40, or may exceed a bit.

He added that the PNP was able to effectively respond to the majority of these incidents.

During Monday’s elections, the PNP reported 16 incidents—two mauling incidents in the Zamboanga Peninsula; two physical injury cases in Northern Mindanao; one case of malicious mischief in Cordillera; one case of harassment in Soccsksargen; one hacking and one illegal campaigning case in Calabarzon; one case of light threat in Bicol; one case of vote buying and vote selling in Metro Manila; and six shooting incidents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

The shooting incidents in the BARMM have so far killed five persons and wounded 11 others. Rex Anthony Naval

DND, ICRC plan more cooperation in DRR

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HE Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday said that it is looking to further expand its ties with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and many other areas.

This as DND Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. met with ICRC delegation head Johannes Bruwer last October 26.

Aside from DRR, the two officials also discussed threat mitigation, peace building, and humanitarian assistance during their meeting.

“Secretary Teodoro underscored the cooperation between the Philippines and the ICRC in humanitarian actions and international humanitarian law that are significant to the Department and its bureaus. Mr. Bruwer expressed the ICRC’s continued commitment to aid the Philippine government in matters that may fall under its purview of humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of conflict,” the DND said in a statement.

Teodoro also said that in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

to professionalize engagements and adopt more strategic mindsets in governance, the DND continues to value the ICRC as one of its partners.

The DND chief also highlighted the significant progress in the domestic security situation in the Philippines, especially in Mindanao, as a result of effective policies, a dependable Armed Forces, and good governance.

“Secretary Teodoro also welcomed the ICRC’s intent to collaborate with Philippine local government units, as they are willing to engage with more partners in Mindanao, given that they have regional offices in Zamboanga City and Cotabato City. He then referred the ICRC to the Office of Civil Defense and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as two bodies which may also cooperate more with the said organization,” the DND statement added.

Bruwer, for his part, appreciated the productive working relationship between the ICRC and the DND and looked forward to more collaboration in the future.

Rex Anthony Naval

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House-OKed new building code retains LGU power to issue construction permits

By Jovee Marie N. Dela Cruz @joveemarie

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H E m e a s u r e r e c e nt l y passed by the House to replace the 46-year-old Bu i ld ing Code preser ves t he power of local government units (LGUs) to issue statutes or regu-

lations relating to buildings in their respective localities for so long as these ordinances jibe with the proposed law on climateproofing the country’s structures amid the increasingly devastating natural disasters, a senior lawmaker clarified on Tuesday.

House Bill (HB) 8500, or the

New Philippine Building Act, designates the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary as the concurrent National Building Officer (NBO), responsible for overseeing the nationwide implementation of new construction rules to enhance the resilience of structures

Sen. Mark Villar calls on public to price-watch ‘Undas’ goods

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N time for the annual observance of “Undas” this week, Senator Mark Villar urged the general public to be vigilant on the prices of usual products sold during the celebration of the All Saints and All Souls Day. Some of these products are flowers, candles, and food products, which include but are not limited to bottled water, glutinous or sticky rice, and sugar.

“Sa taunang paggunita natin ng Undas, mahalaga po na ating bantayan ang presyo ng mga bilihin para masiguro na ang ating mga mabibili, lalo na ang mga kandila at bulaklak,

ay hindi lumalabag sa price guide ng DTI,” Villar emphasized.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently conducted a surprise price monitoring activity at Dangwa Flower Market, one of the go-to places for Filipinos to shop for f lowers for any occasion.

Just a few days away from Undas, prices of flowers in Dangwa already increased by P30 to P200 depending on the type of flower and its arrangement. While there are no suggested retail price (SRP) for flowers, DTI appealed to ven-

dors to maintain their fair prices.

For candles and bottled water, however, DTI reminds the vendors to observe the SRPs. “Atin pong inaasahan ang pagdagsa ng maraming mamimili, kaya sana po ay wag nating abusuhin ang importanteng okasyon na ito para sa ating mga kapwa Pilipino.

Tayo po ay kaisa ng DTI in appealing to our vendors to fairly sell their products ngayong Undas,” Villar added.

In the following days leading to Undas, the DTI is set to conduct multiple price monitoring

against natural calamities and disasters exacerbated by climate change.

This House-approved bill introduces the Office of the NBO (ONBO) tasked with ensuring bui ld ings and str uctures are more robust and resilient against ear thqua kes, stor ms, f loods, activities for other essential Undas products. As the chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, Villar hopes that vendors will maintain the prices of flowers, candles, and other products within the SRP for a meaningful celebration of Undas.

“Apart from a safe and orderly celebration of Undas, it is likewise important that we monitor the prices of these in-demand products.

Mahalaga po na as we pay respect to our departed loved ones, tayo rin po ay maging mapanuri sa mga bilihin na ating gagamitin sa paggunita sa kanila,” Senator Mark said.

For complaints on prices of commodities, the general public can report to DTI Hotline 1384 or to any social media accounts of the agency.

Balisacan welcomes DAP transfer to Neda

By Cai U. Ordinario @caiordinario

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TTACHED agencies under t he Nat iona l Eco nomic and Development Authority (Neda) expanded to eight with the recent addition of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP).

The DAP, created in June 1973 through Presidential Decree No. 205, aims to promote and support the country’s development efforts through government human re-

source programs.

Before its transfer to Neda, the DAP was attached to the Office of the President through the Administrative Code of 1987. The transfer of the DAP to Neda was done through Executive Order No. 45, issued by Malacañang on Thursday, October 26, 2023.

“Our development plan for socioeconomic transformation emphasizes the need to enhance productivity frameworks across government sectors and transform them into cohesive capacity devel-

opment programs and incentive structures. Thus, DAP’s productivity capability development programs greatly contribute to this strategy,” Neda Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

The Neda said the transfer of DAP would enable critical institutional synergies and strengthen the links between human resource development for the public sector and the implementation of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023- 2028.

As stated in Chapter 14 of the PDP, one of the government’s objectives is to rationalize and strengthen government functions,

systems, and mechanisms.

Toward this end, the PDP has identified two key strategies: pursuing rightsizing in the government and improving the productivity performance of agencies.

DAP joins seven other attached agencies under Neda, namely, the Philippine Statistics Authority, Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute, and Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

The Neda’s attached agencies also include the Public-Private Partnership Center, Tariff Commission, Phi lippine Nationa l Volunteer Services Coordinating Agency, and the Commission on Population and Development.

fires, landslides, and other natural hazards of increasing frequency and intensity.

“Climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters that hit the country make it necessary for us lawmakers to update our building and construction laws.

Improvements in building regulations and standards are necessary to help us respond to our vulnerabilities to such disasters as earthquakes, typhoons, and volcanic eruptions, given that the Philippines is situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire,” Villafuerte said.

‘Respect people’s right to say no to mining’

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NTI-MINING groups called on the government and mining companies to respect peoples’ right to say “no to mining.”

The call was made as the mining industry’s big players took part in the biggest mining conference and exhibition held in Indonesia recently, where delegates from various countries pledged to continue their resistance against what they described as systematic attacks on their territories.

“We call on governments and corporations to recognize and uphold legally the ancestral land rights of indigenous, mountain and pastoral communities and also respect the right of the communities, of the women to withhold consent, to say no to extractive and destructive industries and call to support and strengthen sustainable livelihoods,” Che Polutan, Programs Coordinator of Lilak or the Purple Action for Indigenous Women’s Rights said in a statement.

For his part, Jaybee Garganera, ATM National Coordinator said, “By being part of an international campaign, we are strengthening local resistance against destructive large-scale mining and affirming the communities’ right to FPIC. No mining should be allowed without the free, prior, and informed consent, especially of indigenous groups,” he said.

“Mining companies circumventing the FPIC process should be penalized and agencies tolerating this must be held accountable.”

“The people’s right to say no to mining ‘extractivism’ remains just and correct so long as the global capitalist logic dominates our economic and political systems,” Leon Dulce, Campaign Support and Linkages Coordinator of the Legal Rights and Natural Resource Center [LRC], said for his part.

“Whether it be the assertion of free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of indigenous peoples, fisherfolk counter mapping, or small farmers exercising their freedoms in blockading mining projects, we have the right to say no so long as mining results in the violation of rights and destruction of the environment,” he added.

ATM, LRC, and LILAK joined a diverse group of civil society, indigenous and local communities, unions, and faith-based organizations from the Philippines, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Latin America (LATAM), the Middle East and North Africa, North America, and Europe at the Global Thematic Social Forum on Mining and Extractive Economy (TSF-Mining) in Semarang, Indonesia from October 17 to 20.

According to the TSF-Mining website, the Right to Say No has applications at national, regional, and international levels using case law to argue for the development of national legislation and international protocols that enshrine the right to say no.

“It is a permanent process of mobilization and affirmation of a territory’s desire to remain free from mining and extractive activities,” says the website.

TSF-Mining seeks to strengthen the voices of miningaffected communities and workers by nourishing a platform for solidarity and collaboration.

“TSF Mining believes that there is an urgency to recognize and institute territories free from mining and extractive.

Saying No to mining means saying Yes to multiple imaginings and alternatives of production and sociocultural diversity, ecosystems, and biodiversity. It means ensuring water, food, land, territory, and forests that provide life are protected and preserved for generations to come,” the group said in its concept note. Jonathan L. Mayuga

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. IV-A 4th Flr. Andenson Bldg. II, Brgy. Parian, Calamba City Telefax No.: (049) 545-7362

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

November 1, 2023

ESTABLISHMENT

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AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION (A.P.C.) B.V. Lot 1, Block 5, Phase 2, Cavite Economic Zone, Tejeros Convention, Rosario, Cavite

CANO HURTADO, KEILA MERCEDES Spanish Primary Technical Support Representative

Brief Job Description: Initialize troubleshooting and support of products

CYBER POWER SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING INC. Unit A & B, Lot 6, Block 1, Phase II Golden Gate Business Park, Buenavista II, Cirt of General Trias, Cavite

Basic Qualification:

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HAMBURG TRADING CORP. Lot 1 and 2, Meridian Industrial Complex, Macabling, City of Santa Rosa, Laguna

Factory Manager (surge)

Graduate of Bachelor’s degree or related fields and must be fluent in Mandarin or Taiwanee language

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JFE SHOJI STEEL PHILIPPINES, INC. 107 Trade Avenue, Laguna Technopark, Loma, City of Biñan, Laguna

Country Manager

Must have 3 years training at K.D. Feddersen Ueberseegesellschaft in Germany

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

Assistant Section Head

With 5 year experience in HR, corporate support and finance role

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

Php30,000 Php59,999 Basic Qualification:

Burmese Customer Service Representative

Able to speak, read and write Chinese and Burmese language

Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Php30,000 Php59,999 Basic Qualification:

Chinese Customer Service Representative

Able to speak, read and write Chinese language

Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

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MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

Chinese Customer Service Representative

Able to speak, read and write Chinese language

Salary Range:

Basic Qualification:

Indonesia Customer Service Representative

Able to speak, read and write Chinese and Indonesian language

Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Able to speak, read and write Chinese and Vietnamese language

Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

Salary Range: Php30,000 Php59,999

LY, THI KIM TUYET

Basic Qualification:

Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Able to speak, read and write Chinese and Vietnamese language

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Salary Range: Php30,000 Php59,999

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MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

NGUYEN MANH HUNG

Basic Qualification:

Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Able to speak, read and write Chinese and Vietnamese language

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Salary Range: Php30,000 Php59,999

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MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

NGUYEN NGOC SON

Basic Qualification:

Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Able to speak, read and write Chinese and Vietnamese language

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Salary Range: Php30,000 Php59,999

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MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. Island Cove II, Covelandia Road, Pulvorista, Kawit, Cavite

NGUYEN THE THANH LONG

Basic Qualification:

Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Able to speak, read and write Chinese and Vietnamese language

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

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SIIX EMS PHILIPPINES, INC. 108 Competence Drive, Carmelray Industrial Park 1, Canlubang, City of Calamba, Laguna

Salary Range: Php30,000 Php59,999

KATAOKA, RIKI

Basic Qualification:

Senior Supervisor

Must have Bachelor’s degree or Engineering graduate

Brief Job Description: Supervise the activities of the staff and ensures that they meet sales and production target

Salary Range:

SATO, HIROFUMI

Basic Qualification:

Assistant to the President

Must have technical expertise

Php90,000 – Php149,999

TOSHIBA INFORMATION EQUIPMENT (PHILIPPINES), INC. 103 East Main Avenue Extension, Laguna Technopark, Biñan, City of Biñan, Laguna

Brief Job Description: Supervise the preparation and submission of periodic reports to the President of the corporation

Salary Range: Php90,000 – Php149,999

Php30,000 Php59,999

NANCY

Brief Job Description:

Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

Php30,000 Php59,999 Basic Qualification:

Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP.

Salary Range:

LIAO, SHULA

Brief Job Description:

Basic Qualification:

Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

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LY VAN TOAN

Brief Job Description:

Salary Range:

LI, GUANFANG

Brief Job Description:

Php30,000 Php59,999

Salary Range:

NANG AYE THET THAR

Brief Job Description:

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Php30,000 Php59,999 Basic Qualification:

Brief Job Description:

Salary Range:

Salary Range:

TAMADA, YUTA

Act as the leader and mentor developing a stable and proficient team, ensure the compliance with local laws, policies and procedures

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Php60,000 – Php89,999

Basic Qualification:

Provide technical training of local staff for sales activities.

Oversee sales of K.D. Feddersen Ueberseegesellschaft in the Philippines

Able to speak, read and write Chinese and Vietnamese language

Salary Range:

LUTJENS. ENNO JOOST

Brief Job Description:

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP.

Salary Range:

Basic Qualification:

Manage the assignment planning process including refining scopes of works and cost estimates, develop implementation timelines

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Must possess a Bachelor’s degree preferably in Engineering, with BPO or customer service experience

LAI, YI-KAI

Brief Job Description:

Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Php90,000 – Php149,999 2

Basic Qualification:

Manage incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Notice is hereby given that the following companies/employers have filed with this Regional Office application/s for Alien Employment Permit/s:

NO.

LAI THI HUYEN

Brief Job Description:

NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION/S FOR ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT/S (AEP/S)

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL, POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Any person in the Philippines who is competent, able and willing to perform the services for which the foreign national is desired may file an objection at DOLE Regional Office IV-A located at 3rd and 4th Floors, Andenson Building II, Parian, Calamba City, Laguna, within 30 days after this publication.

Please inform DOLE Regional Office IV-A if you have any information on criminal offense committed by the foreign nationals.

Salary Range: Php30,000 Php59,999

To avail of free job referral, placement, and employment guidance services, visit the nearest Public Employment Service Offices (PESO) or log on at http://www.philjobnet.gov.ph

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Israeli forces battle Hamas in Gaza City, as 800,000 Palestinians have fled south

By Wafaa Shurafa & Samy Magdy

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The Associated Press

EIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip—Israeli ground forces attacked Hamas militants and infrastructure on Tuesday in northern Gaza, which the military said some 800,000 people have fled since the war began more than three weeks ago, even as warplanes continued to strike from end to end of the sealed-off territory.

Buoyed by the first successful rescue of a captive held by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire and again vowed to crush the militant group’s ability to govern Gaza or threaten Israel following its bloody October 7 rampage, which ignited the war.

The military said one of the estimated 240 captives seized by Palestinian militants during the wide-ranging assault was rescued in a special forces operation, lending support to Netanyahu’s contention that the ground war will help facilitate the recovery of more hostages rather than putting them in increased danger. The army said Pvt. Ori Megidish, 19, was “doing well” and had been reunited with her family.

Hamas has released four hostages, and has said it would let the others go in return for thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, which has dismissed the offer. Hamas released a short video Monday showing

three other female captives.

More than half the territory’s 2.3 million Palestinians have fled their homes, with hundreds of thousands sheltering in packed UN-run schools-turned-shelters or in hospitals alongside thousands of wounded patients. Israeli strikes have hit closer to several northern hospitals in recent days, alarming medics.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, says nearly 672,000 Palestinians are sheltering in its schools and other facilities—four times their capacity. Thousands of people broke into its aid warehouses over the weekend to take food, as supplies of basic goods have dwindled.

There has been no central electricity in Gaza for weeks, and Israel has barred the entry of fuel needed to power emergency generators for hospitals and homes.

UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini accused Israel of “collective punishment” of the Palestinians, and of forcing their displacement

PALESTINIANS look for survivors after an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Monday, October 30, 2023. AP/HATEM ALI

from northern Gaza to the south, where they are still not safe.

The war has also threatened to ignite other fronts. Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group have traded fire on a daily basis along the border, and Israel and the US have struck targets in Syria linked to Iran, which supports Hamas, Hezbollah and other armed groups in the region.

The military said it shot down a drone outside Israeli airspace on Tuesday near the Red Sea city of Eilat, without providing further details. Earlier this month, a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea intercepted three cruise missiles and several drones launched toward Israel by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

In the occupied West Bank, where Israeli-Palestinian violence has also surged, the army demolished the family home of Saleh al-Arouri, a senior Hamas official exiled over a decade ago. Ali Kaseeb, head of the local council in the village of Aroura, said the home had been vacant for 15 years.

Jonathan Conricus, an Israeli

Halloween weekend shootings across US leave at least 11 dead and scores injured

By Curt Anderson The Associated Press

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T. PET ER SBU RG, F l a.— Shootings across the US over the weekend before Halloween have left at least 11 people dead and more than 70 injured, authorities said.

The deaths between Friday and Sunday included two in Tampa, Florida, three in Texarkana, Texas, and two each in Dodge City, Kansas; San Antonio, Texas; and Mansfield, Ohio, according to police. Many involved altercations arising from Halloween celebrations, including the mass shooting in Tampa’s Ybor City section early Sunday as bars were closing and scores of people in costumes spilled out on the streets before groups began arguing.

The spate of weekend violence unfolded as people mourn the 18 killed by a gunman last week in Lewiston, Maine. More than 1,000 people turned out Sunday for a vigil.

“A neighborhood bar. A bowling alley. A Halloween party. It seems we can’t go one day without a mass shooting in America,” said Kris Brown, president of Brady, a gun violence prevention group. “Anger plus firearms is a deadly combination that can escalate any situation into a warzone in seconds.”

One suspect, 22-year-old Tyrell Phillips, is charged with seconddegree murder in the Tampa mass

COMMUNITY members, city officials and Chicago police join hands in prayer on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the scene of a shooting that wounded 15 people after a shooter fired shots into a crowd at a Halloween party in Chicago. Shootings across the US over the weekend before Halloween have left at least 11 people dead and more than 70 injured.

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shooting and there may be other arrests, Police Chief Lee Bercaw said Sunday. Police initially said there were 18 injured in Tampa but have now revised that number to 16, with five remaining hospitalized Sunday night.

Phillips had his initial court appearance Monday but has not yet entered a plea. He remains jailed without bail pending another hearing set Thursday. Court records did not yet list an attorney to speak for Phillips.

In Indianapolis, a shooting early Sunday at a large party left a teenager dead and nine other teens and young adults between the ages of 16 and 21 injured, police said. The injured were in stable condition.

As of Monday morning, there have been no arrests, said Officer Samone Burris, who said “the case remains active and the investigation is ongoing.” Multiple firearms were found at the scene.

“I am frustrated and angry at the news of young people shot at a Halloween party last night,” Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said in a statement Sunday morning.

“There are far too many guns in the hands of those who have no business having them, and shocking violence is too often the result.”

In Chicago, police said at least 15 people were injured, two of them critically, after a shooter fired shots into a crowd at a Halloween party early Sunday. The suspect was taken into custody,

military spokesman, said ground operations in Gaza are focused on the north, including Gaza City, which he said was the “center of gravity of Hamas.”

“But we also continue to strike in other parts of Gaza. We are hunting their commanders, we are attacking their infrastructure, and whenever there is an important target that is related to Hamas, we strike it,” he said.

Larger ground operations have been launched both north and east of Gaza City, which before the war was home to over 650,000 people, a population comparable to that of Washington, D.C. Video footage released by the military showed soldiers walking across an open area as heavy gunfire echoes in the background and setting up a position in the ruins of a heavily damaged building.

Conricus said some 800,000 people have heeded the Israeli military’s orders to flee from the northern part of the strip to the south. But tens of thousands of people remain in and around Gaza City, and casualties are expected but officials had not announced any charges as of Monday morning.

In Texas, five people were killed and another six were hurt in two separate shootings Saturday night.

San A ntonio pol ice sa id a 13-year-old girl was wounded and her parents were killed after shootout at a house party. A 20-yearold man arrived at the party and an argument ensued, police said.

The man started firing a gun, and a 40-year-old man returned fire.

The older man and a 35-yearold woman died at the home, police said. The younger man and his relative and the 13-year-old girl were taken to the hospital with wounds that were not life threatening, police said. Police have announced no charges.

In Texarkana – 450 miles (724 kilometers) away along the Arkansas border—police said three people died and three others were wounded during a party in the backroom of a business. Two men started fist fighting when rifles were pulled and gunfire erupted, police said. No arrest has been made.

A 17-year-old boy was killed and three people between the ages of 20 and 24 were injured in a shooting early Saturday, according to police in Cumberland, Maryland.

Officers responding to a report of a shooting in an alley around 1:40 a.m. found a “chaotic scene” and the teen with a gunshot wound, city police said in a statement. The teen later died at a hospital, police said. Three others with gunshot wounds related to the violence arrived at the hospital, but police said their injuries weren’t considered life threatening.

to mount on both sides as the battle moves into dense, residential neighborhoods.

The window for more people to flee south may be closing, as Israeli forces reached Gaza’s main north-south highway this week.

Video circulating Monday showed a tank opening fire on a car that had approached a sand berm but was turning around. Gaza’s Health Ministry said three people were killed.

Zaki Abdel-Hay, a Palestinian man living a few minutes’ walk from the road south of Gaza City, said people are afraid to use it.

“People are very scared. The Israeli talks are still close,” he said over the phone, adding that “constant artillery fire” could be heard near the road.

The military said it struck some 300 militant targets over the past day and that troops had engaged in several battles with Palestinian militants armed with antitank missiles and machine guns.

Hamas’ military wing said it fired mortar rounds at Israel forces near a closed border crossing between Israel and Gaza in the southern end of the territory. It was not possible to independently confirm the reports.

In a news conference late Monday, Netanyahu rejected calls for a cease-fire to facilitate the release of captives or end the war, which he has said will be long and difficult. “Calls for a cease-fire are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas,” he told a news conference. “That will not happen.”

Netanyahu, who faces mounting anger over Israel’s failure to prevent the worst surprise attack on the country in a half century, also said he had no plans to resign.

The death toll among Palestinians passed 8,300, mostly women

and children, the Gaza Health Ministry said Monday. The figure is without precedent in decades of Israeli-Palestinian violence. More than 1.4 million people in Gaza have fled their homes.

Over 1,400 people have died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed during Hamas’ initial attack, also an unprecedented f ig ure. Pa lest inian mi l itants have continued firing rockets into Israel.

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is meanwhile continuing to worsen.

The World Health Organization said two hospitals have been damaged and an ambulance destroyed in Gaza over the last two days. It said all 13 hospitals operating in the north have received Israeli evacuation orders in recent days. Medics have refused such orders, saying it would be a death sentence for patients on life support.

Israel says it targets Hamas fighters and infrastructure and that the militants operate among civilians, putting them in danger.

Israel has allowed more than 150 trucks loaded with food and medicine to enter Gaza from Egypt over the past several days, but aid workers say it’s not enough to meet rapidly growing needs.

The Israeli government said in a statement that all deliveries are inspected by Israeli forces, and that “should it become clear that they have been taken by Hamas, they will be halted.”

Israel says it has reopened two main water lines in Gaza, but the UN office for humanitarian affairs said one of them had stopped working after operating for two weeks and that the other one was in need of repairs.

Magdy reported from Cairo.

Oil could jump above $100 on small disruption–WB

By Mia Gindis & Julia Fanzeres

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HE World Bank is warning that even a small disruption to crude supplies due to escalating Middle Eastern conflict could remove between 500,000 and 2 million barrels a day from global markets.

If that happens, prices could rise to between $93 and $102 a barrel, the bank said in a report Monday. The outlook could “darken quickly” if the latest conflict widens its scope, with a medium-sized disruption of 3 to 5 million barrels a day driving prices as high as $121 a barrel.

The biggest potential disruption foreseen by the bank could remove 6 million to 8 million barrels of oil per day, comparable in magnitude to the 1973 Arab oil embargo.

That worst-case scenario could see prices

reach $157 a barrel.

So far, the Israel-Hamas war has had minimal impact on the oil market, which “may reflect the global economy’s improved ability to absorb oil price shocks,” according to the report.

The energy crisis of the 1970s led many countries to reinforce their defenses against price volatility by reducing their dependence on oil, tapping into expanded energy resources and establishing strategic petroleum reserves, among other measures.

Under the bank’s baseline forecast, oil prices are slated to average $90 a barrel in the current quarter before declining to an average of $81 a barrel next year amid lagging global economic growth. Overall commodity prices are projected to fall 4.1 percent next year before stabilizing in 2025.

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UN envoy says Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, adding to growing instability there

By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press

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NITED NATIONS—The Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, fueled by growing instability, violence and a lack of progress toward a political solution to its 12-year conflict, the United Nations special envoy for the country said Monday.

Geir Pedersen told the Security Council that, on top of violence from the Syrian conflict, the Syrian people now face “a terrifying prospect of a potential wider escalation” following Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel and the ongoing retaliatory

military action.

“Spillover into Syria is not just a risk; it has already begun,” the UN envoy for Syria said.

Pedersen pointed to airstrikes attributed to Israel hitting Syria’s airports in Aleppo and Damascus several times, and retaliation by the United States against what it said were multiple attacks on its forces “by groups that it claims are backed by Iran, including on Syrian territory.”

With the region “at its most dangerous and tense,” he said, “fuel is being added to a tinderbox that was already beginning to ignite” in Syria, which was seeing a surge in violence even before October 7.

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Austrian companies keen to invest in Philippines’ EV, RE and IT sectors

By Andrea E. San Juan

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ITH the recent signing of an agreement with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber said Austrian firms are setting sights on the Philippines’ electric vehicle (EV), renewable energy (RE) and IT sectors, among others.

During the 49th Philippine Business Conference and Expo (PBC&E) held last week in Manila, PCCI inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Aus-

trian Federal Economic Chamber.

Karlheinz Kopf, Secretary General of Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, told reporters on the sidelines of the conference

that the agreement seeks to strengthen Austria’s trade relations to support its exporters “when going outside.”

“Austria is a small country with 8 million inhabitants and as a small economy, our wealth is depending on exports or partly depending on exports and therefore, first we are interested to strengthen the trade relations all over the world. And our chamber is running about 100 outlets all over the world to support our exporters when going outside,” Kopf said.

On the other hand, he said the chamber is also interested in investing in other countries.

In fact, the Austrian chamber official told reporters that the chamber has entered into a joint venture with KTM, a producer of EVs and motorcycles.

“Well just now, we have a joint venture here with KTM, the pro-

ducer of electric vehicles and motorcycles, with a Philippine partner producing here also for the market,” Kopf said.

Apart from the EV industry, he noted that Austrian firms are also interested in “several fields,” such as RE and IT. “So to support Austrian companies going abroad also with investment as I heard, that’s also an interest of Philippines… to bring in companies here and for Austrian companies. That could be interesting to be placed here with some productions and to enter the market not only in the Philippines, but also the market around the countries…and so therefore we want to try to bring Austrian companies here during the next months and years and bringing businesses from Philippines and Austria together,” the Austrian chamber official noted.

Meanwhile, Kopf said, “During

the last 10 years, imports from the Philippines doubled in Austria and the export of Austria to the Philippines grew only by 50 percent.

So we have an overhang from Philippine exports to Austria.”

With this, he said Austria intends to “strengthen” the relationship with the Philippines.

For her part, Christina Stieber, Commercial Counselor of Austrian Embassy said Austria is importing semiconductors, fruits, vegetables, and “some furniture as well that is coming from Cebu.”

Stieber noted that they are also looking into the textile market of the Philippines, saying this is also a “strong” sector in the country.

Asked what makes the Philippines an “attractive” market, Stieber said, “Well huge population, consumer-oriented and then with a huge economic growth… so all things that speak for the economy in the years to come.”

Provide consistent, credible public service, PBBM tells poll winners

By Samuel P. Medenilla @sam_medenilla

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on the winners of the recently concluded Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections to join his campaign to achieve “Bagong Pilipinas” (New Philippines).

The initiative, he said, will allow village and youth officials to assist the national government in providing better service to their constituents.

“Through our unity and collective efforts, we are certain to push through with the New Philippines, where every barangay will be peaceful, happy, and progressive...

where every citizen can be proud of being a Filipino,” Marcos said in Filipino in a short video message.

He also congratulated the candidates, who were proclaimed by the Commission on Election (Comelec), and urged them to provide consistent and credible public service.

“Let us be honest at all times.

Let us prioritize the welfare of our citizens since they are the reason why we are in public service,” the Chief Executive said.

Launched earlier this year, the Bagong Pilipinas campaign aims to consolidate government efforts to implement an “allinclusive plan for economic and social transformation.”

Millions of registered voters cast their votes for 672,016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) positions nationwide last Monday.

As of 12:33 p.m. on Tuesday, Comelec reported that the winning candidates in 95.61 percent of the country’s over 42,000 barangays were already proclaimed.

UN rights committee seeks stronger PHL labor groups get US human rights award protection for Filipino women OFWs

By Patrick V. Miguel

By Cai U. Ordinario @caiordinario

WITH a significant number of women Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) experiencing abuse, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on stronger legal protection for these women.

This was part of the CEDAW findings on Albania, Bhutan, France, Guatemala, Jamaica, Malawi, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Uruguay, after reviewing these nine States parties in its latest session.

The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as well as the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations.

“The Committee called on the State party to strengthen the legal protection of women overseas Filipino workers, prosecute and sentence those who exploit and abuse them, including recruiters, and raise awareness of women overseas workers about their rights,” the UN CEDAW said.

“The Committee was concerned that a significant number of the 1.13 million women overseas Filipino workers are exploited in domestic work and prostitution, often amounting to human trafficking, and that they are primarily engaged in unskilled and low-paid jobs and are separated from their families and children for long periods of time,” it added.

The Committee also expressed concern about the use of the government of the Anti-Terror Act (2020) to “legitimize acts against women human rights defenders, land and environment defenders, and journalists, including ‘red-tagging.’”

The CEDAW said this was observed in the case of Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa, which led to intimidation, hate speech, threats, physical assault, harassment, arrest, and detention.

The Committee asked the Philippine government to ensure that women human rights defenders and journalists, including Ressa, are protected from harassment, surveillance, or undue restriction.

The list also includes women who are advocating for land rights, environmental protection, indigenous women’s rights and rural women’s rights, and those exercising their rights of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

CEDAW monitors States parties’ compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which to date has 189 States parties.

The Committee is made up of 23 members who are independent human rights experts from around the world elected by the States parties, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties.

Earlier, the Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) called on the Philippine government to fulfill its obligation as a signatory to the CEDAW and its local counterpart, the Magna Carta of Women.

They challenged the Marcos administration to respect and fulfill the recommendations of UNHRC memberstates, allow Special Procedures and mandate holders to conduct official visits within the Philippines, and undertake a comprehensive review of macroeconomic neoliberal policies.

The CWR also called for the revocation of the Anti-Terror Law, Executive Order 70, and the disbandment of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to ensure a secure and supportive environment for the crucial work carried out by advocates for women’s rights and human rights defenders.

The 40-year-old research institution released its report in relation to the 9th Periodic Report of the Philippines in the CEDAW. The CWR said neoliberal development policies of liberalization, privatization, deregulation, and state repression, resulted in the patterns of violations encroaching upon women’s economic, social, cultural, civil, and political rights.

Further, the group said the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated preexisting inequalities and discrimination, adding to the difficulties endured

by Filipino women.

THE Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and other Philippine labor groups will be awarded the George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).

The labor group will be awarded for its “dedication and courage amidst the threats and intimidation carried out by state-led forces.”

“This recognition is valuable in

combating red-tagging, and to emphasize that trade union organizing is not inspired by communism but rather a universally recognized legitimate right of workers,” FFW President Sonny Matula said.

He added, “For FFW members, it is an honor and privilege to receive this award.”

Also set to be awarded are the Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO), Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), Trade Union Congress of the Phil-

ippines (TUCP), the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK), and BPO Industry Employee Network (BIEN).

According to FFW, the partnerships helped international solidarity to rise, and enhanced working conditions and livelihoods for working families in both the Philippines and the United States.

“We anticipate that this award will bolster union organizing,” said Matula.

Group calls on poll participants to help in post-election clean up

By Jonathan L. Mayuga @jonlmayuga

ASIDE from voters and election volunteers, litterbugs likewise trooped to the polling precincts during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE), the waste and toxic watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition reported on Tuesday.

In a statement, the group observed that littering and other violations were observed on October 30, as tens of thousands of voters trooped to the polling precincts to cast their votes.

While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) declared that the BSKE 2023 election was generally peaceful, the group reported rampant violation of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

Aside from the littered sample ballots, there were reported reckless disposal of single-use food and beverage packaging materials in polling centers, especially plastic water bottles, styrofoam food packaging, and other campaign materials, the group noted.

“While some polling centers, especially those outside Metro Manila, are clean, we found many places littered with sample ballots, plastic bottles, styrofoam food containers, and

other single-use plastics,” said Ochie Tolentino, Zero Waste Campaigner, EcoWaste Coalition. “In most cases, food rations for poll watchers and other volunteers were left abandoned on the streets.”

“As the election campaign is over, we appeal to all the BSKE candidates, whether they won or not, to manage the accumulated waste that they produced during the campaign season by taking the lead in conducting a post-campaign cleanup. The cleanup should adhere to the requirements of RA 9003,’’ Tolentino emphasized.

“This is to lessen the probability that the campaign materials, especially the polyvinyl chloride [PVC] tarpaulins, will not end up being thrown in landfills, burned in cement kilns and incinerators, or dumped in the oceans.”

Despite the current plastic waste crisis, most candidates still chose to produce a staggering amount of election-related materials during the campaign season despite the availability of ecofriendly alternatives.

The most common campaign material used is the PVC tarpaulin, which if not properly disposed of, mostly end up in landfills and bodies of water. This might lead to contamination and clogging since PVC may

take 1,000 years to decompose.

Laboratory tests commissioned by the coalition found carcinogenic cadmium on campaign tarpaulins.

Such pollutants violate the European Union’s Cadmium Directive and can harm both people and the environment. The incineration of PVC plastics also generates toxic byproducts like dioxins and furans, adding to environmental concerns.

“We also suggest upcycling the election campaign materials gathered from the cleanup drives. For example, PVC tarpaulins can be upcycled as tote bags and other items, not for food or children’s use. Upcycling can decrease garbage volume, lower disposal cost, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and conserve resources,” Tolentino added.

The group also identified some of the more blatant offenses during polls that have directly or indirectly harmed the environment, including the plastering of campaign posters outside designated areas, notably notoriously on trees, electric posts, and walls.

Out of 20 polling stations monitored by the Coalition, Matagbak Elementary School in Alfonso, Cavite; Marbel 7 Elementary School in Koronadal City, South Cotabato; and Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet; and Flora Ylag-

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Coin toss breaks tie in SK chair race in Aurora and Zambales CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA—The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairmanship race in two villages in the provinces of Aurora and Zambales was decided by a coin toss after the elections resulted in a tie.

In a best-of-three coin flips, fate favored Alex John Agabao against Noriel Torre in the SK chair race in Barangay 7, Casiguran, Aurora.

Both SK candidates got 52 votes each.

The proclamation of Agabao as the new SK chairman was immediately done after the coin toss.

“To the Agabao family who did not leave me behind when I was getting discouraged and to those who have been with me in this race, especially to my new friends, thank you for trusting me. Like my father, I will serve equally and honestly to the youth,” Agabao said in Filipino an interview.

Torre, for his part, accepted his defeat, saying, “It is just the toss coin that made the opponent win.

It’s not for me this time but there is always a next time.”

A similar scenario likewise happened in the SK chairperson race in Barangay San Guillermo, San Marcelino, Zambales.

SK candidates Jenelyn Dalit and Jemimah Faith Gongora agreed to resolve the deadlock with a onetime coin toss.

Dalit, a re-electionist, chose the head side while her opponent Gongora selected the tail side.

The municipal board of canvassers facilitated the coin-flipping to break the tie of 62 votes.

Dalit thanked her supporters after emerging as the winner, and vowed to continue the programs she started in 2022.

“Thank you very much to all those who supported, believed and again for giving the trust in me as SK chairperson of Barangay San Guillermo. Prayer is so powerful.

To God be the glory,” she said in a mix Filipino and English in her official social media account.

Gongora, for her part, accepted her defeat and also thanked her supporters.

“Indeed, it was a good fight. I am so grateful to everyone who has supported me and trusted me from the beginning to the end. I’m not the lucky one to win, but I’m still here to support and serve the youth,” she said.

Under the Omnibus Election Code, a tie can be settled by drawing lots or tossing a coin. PNA an High School, Quezon City were found to be litter free.

The other stations monitored by the group include Nicanor Garcia Elementary School, Jose Magsaysay Elementary School, and Barangay Valenzuela Community Complex in Makati City; Fernando Ma. Guerrero Elementary School, M. Roxas de Ayala Elementary School and Ignacio Villamor High School in Manila City; Padre Burgos Elementary School, Epifanio delos Santos Elementary School and Padre Zamora Elementary School in Pasay City; Fort Bonifacio High School, Taguig City; Flora Ylagan High School and Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon City; Northbay Boulevard North Elementary School and Navotas National High School in Navotas City; Tinajeros National High School, Epifanio delos Santos Elementary School and Catmon Elementary School in Malabon City; Aside from the Republic Act 9003, littering is also prohibited under Metro Manila Development Authority Resolution No. 96-009, or the anti-littering regulation as amended, as well as in related local government ordinances banning littering in public places. Violators upon conviction shall be fined between P300 to P1,000 or render community service from 1 to 15 days or both.

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PHL bananas losing global market share

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ne of the things that make a country memorable to tourists and foreign businessmen is its produce, including local fruits. The homegrown fruits and other food items leave an indelible mark on those who visit the Philippines or those who have sampled our products in foreign trade fairs. The Japanese, for one, are fond of Philippine Cavendish bananas and pineapples and are importing these fruits on a regular basis.

Sembikiya Fruit Co. Ltd., one of the oldest fruit shops in Japan, said bananas and pineapples from the Philippines are preferred by its customers. (See, “Exec: Logistics woes crimp banana shipments to Japan,” in the BusinessMirror, October 24, 2023). According to the president of Sembikiya, Philippine pineapples are well received in Japan due to their sweetness and rich aroma. Philippine bananas are also preferred by the Japanese over those produced in other countries due to their rich flavor.

However, these attributes are not enough to guarantee that local producers would get a bigger share of the fruit market in Japan and other countries. While Cavendish bananas and pineapples produced locally are considered top-notch and incomparable, the Philippines is losing market share to other competitors, such as Ecuador. More bananas from the Latin American country are entering Japan because logistics woes have made it difficult for Philippine exporters to deliver their commitments to foreign customers.

Problems related to logistics have been added to the list of hurdles confronting local banana growers who have been grappling with the spike in production cost and the spread of Fusarium wilt or Panama disease in their plantations. The lethal fungal disease, for one, has reduced banana output and made it more challenging for exporters to supply the volume required by foreign buyers. Compounding the problems for banana producers is the conflict in Eastern Europe, which caused inputs like fertilizer to become more expensive.

The country’s banana exports plunged to a six-year low last year, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA figures indicated that the Philippines exported 2.273 million metric (MMT) of bananas in 2022, or 6.5 percent lower than the previous year’s 2.432 MMT. Because of the decline in shipments, the country’s dollar earnings from bananas fell by 3.66 percent to $1.096 billion in 2022 from $1.138 billion in 2021. (See, “PHL bananas still sagging on high costs, pests,” in the BusinessMirror, February 23, 2023).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations noted that banana production in the Philippines continued to fall as growers struggled to address and curb the devastating spread of Banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 disease. The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association estimated that the total hectarage affected by Fusarium wilt is between 15,000 hectares and 36,000 hectares. The area would represent about 17 percent to 40 percent of the 88,000 hectares planted with bananas nationwide.

Guatemala, a country that has a long history of political instability, overtook the Philippines and became the world’s second largest exporter of bananas last year. Local banana growers have set their sights on reclaiming the title from their Guatemalan counterparts this year. However, our banana producers cannot do it alone; they need the government’s help in removing the barriers that made it difficult for them to meet the volume required by buyers to improve their export receipts.

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Record-breaking weather in 2023 shows impact of climate change

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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his year broke records in all the wrong ways. That’s the chilling conclusion of a special report on climate change published today in the journal Bioscience.

“Life on planet Earth is under siege,” said William Ripple, a distinguished professor of ecology at Oregon State University and a lead author on the report. The annual “State of the Climate” analysis aims to provide a succinct and accessible overview of the global warming impacts the world has experienced over the past year, and how we can mitigate them.

One of the strangest things in this year’s report was just how hot 2023 has been. Before 2000, for example, global average daily temperature never went higher than 1.5C (2.7F) above pre-industrial levels. Since the start of the current millennium, the world has only occasionally exceeded that temperature in a given year. By Sept. 12, the cut-off for when data was collected, Earth had already seen 38 days that exceeded daily average temperatures of 1.5C, more than in any other year.

The 1.5C threshold has become symbolic because countries agreed in the 2015 Paris Agreement to try and keep global average tempera-

tures increases under that limit and “well below” 2C. So far the world has warmed roughly 1.2C. Research has shown that the difference between 1.5C and 2C of warming is significant. At 1.5C, the world will likely have some coral reefs and summer ice in the Arctic. At 2C both will disappear.

“Every 1/10th of a degree of warming that we can avoid can save a huge amount of suffering and will save many, many lives,” said Ripple.

The days that exceeded 1.5C in 2023 were part of a broader trend towards record-breaking temperatures both on land and in the ocean.

June and July of this year were the warmest period ever recorded. July was not only the hottest month in over 170 years of record keeping, but also likely the hottest month in over 100,000 years.

The El Niño phenomenon, which typically causes warmer weather, has been often cited as a reason for this year’s heat. But it’s hard to explain 2023’s extreme warming with

just El Nino, says Zeke Hausfather, a research scientist at Berkeley Earth who was not involved in the report.

That “suggests one of two things,” said Hausfather. “Either this El Nino is behaving differently than previous ones. Or there’s other factors on top of the El Niño events that are contributing to the extreme warmth we’re seeing.”

Researchers have been delving into possible causes, including an uptick in the 11-year solar cycle and last year’s volcanic eruption in Tonga, which put an unusual amount of water vapor—another greenhouse gas—into the air. While each contributed a bit to warming, “it still seems like there’s a bit of a gap there between what you’d expect with El Niño and underlying warming,” said Hausfather. “The world is much warmer than expected and we’re not sure why.”

As temperatures rose this year, so did the number of disasters. The State of the Climate report includes a timeline of calamities, from the Canadian wildfires to tropical cyclones in Myanmar and heavy rainfall in Japan and India that led to landslides, floods and deaths. “Some people are just starting to recover from one climate related disaster or extreme weather event and another is starting to

take place,” said Ripple. “There isn’t even recovery time.”

Climate change can lead to compound ing d isasters, says Christine Shields, a project scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, who was not involved in the research. For example, a drought followed by a series of heavy storms can be devastating because the dry ground is less able to absorb the moisture, increasing the risks of landslides and floods.

And yet, even as climate change impacts are being increasingly felt, efforts to curb climate change lag behind. Worldwide greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise along with coal use, especially in China and India. Similarly, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has helped some European countries speed up their energy transition away from fossil gas and towards renewables, but it has led other countries to pivot back to coal.

The report points out that the world’s continued release of greenhouse gas emissions is also an issue of equity. “The Global South is much more vulnerable to climate change,” said Ripple. “And that’s a climate justice issue because most of the historical emissions have come from the Global North.” Bloomberg

China and Russia show off tight ties again at military forum

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hina and Russia publicly reinforced their bond at a military forum in Beijing, a move that defies the US and comes as plans take shape for Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden to meet.

They used speeches critical of Washington’s policies on Monday at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing to show solidarity. “Certain countries keep stirring up trouble around the world,” Zhang Youxia, vice chair of China’s top military body, said in a veiled swipe at the US. “They deliberately create turbulence, meddle in regional affairs, interfere in other countries’ internal affairs and instigate color revolutions.”

Zhang’s comments were quickly followed by similar ones from his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, who attacked the American dominance of the world stage.

“The US is working tirelessly to maintain its hegemony, which will disappear soon,” said Shoigu, who is sanctioned by the US and European Union over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The pair also met on the sidelines of the forum, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Zhang said in the sitdown that China is ready to “jointly safeguard global strategic balance and stability.”

The comments are the latest ex-

ample of the close partnership that has formed between Moscow and Beijing, especially since Putin ordered the attack in February 2022.

Xi and Putin declared a “no limits” friendship just before the invasion, and Beijing has since provided Russia diplomatic and economic support in the face of Western sanctions.

China has gotten a boost in exports to Russia, and a steady supply of fossil fuels.

Earlier this month, Xi hosted Putin in Beijing, reiterating that China supports Moscow’s efforts to safeguard its national sovereignty, while also seeking a breakthrough on a gas pipeline. For Putin, it was his first trip abroad to nations other than former Soviet states since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him in March for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

The pair also used the Belt and Road Forum to make the case the world needed an alternative to the US-led world order, one that was more answerable to the Global South, which encompasses developing nations in Asia, the Middle

East and Africa.

Road to summit

The latest show of warm Russia-China ties comes amid signs Xi and Biden will meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November. US and Chinese officials have agreed in principle on a meeting, though the two sides must still finalize the arrangements, according to an American official.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi just met Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington, and cautioned afterward that path to a sitdown will not be smooth, requiring effort from both sides to reach consensus.

“Even if there is the broader hope and likelihood that the top political leaders will be meeting, this alone is not going to prevent their diplomats or military officials from time to time calling each other out for what they perceive as bad behavior,” said Dylan Loh, assistant professor of politics at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

The Xiangshan Forum, styled as Beijing’s answer to Singapore’s Shangri-la Dialogue, begins as a series of military tensions around the globe test geopolitical ties. The IsraelHamas war has put Beijing’s push to bolster its role as a global peacemaker

under fresh scrutiny.

China’s refusal to condemn Putin’s war in Ukraine has further strained ties with the US. Tensions are also simmering between China and the US in the South China Sea, the body of water that Beijing claims as its own, where warplanes and naval vessels have engaged in a series of tense encounters. Biden warned China last week the US would be forced to intervene if Beijing attacks Philippine vessels in the area.

Military turbulence

China’s defense minister normally opens this week’s forum but that’s been complicated by turbulence in the nation’s military leadership. Li Shangfu was ousted from the role earlier this month, and Beijing has yet to announce a replacement for the US-sanctioned general. His firing came after Xi abruptly removed top generals managing the country’s nuclear arsenal over the summer.

Instead, Zhang delivered the opening address. A longtime associate of Xi, he’s one of several top officials who could become the nation’s next defense minister, which in China is essentially a diplomatic role. The 73-year-old—a rare senior Chinese military official with combat experience, having fought against Vietnam decades ago—met visiting See “China,” A11

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Russian-speaking hacking group obtained access to the e-mail addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice as part of the sprawling MOVEit hack last summer, according to a report on the wide-ranging attack obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

The report, by the US Office of Personnel Management, provides new details about a cyberattack in which hackers exploited flaws in MOVEit, a popular file-transfer tool.

Federal cybersecurity officers previously confirmed that government agencies were compromised by the attack but have provided little information on the scope of the attack, nor did they name the agencies affected.

The Office of Personnel Management, in a July report on the incident submitted to a congressional committee, said an unauthorized actor obtained access to government email addresses, links to government employee surveys administered

by OPM and internal OPM tracking codes. The impacted employees were at the Department of Justice and various parts of the Defense Department: the Air Force, Army, US Army Corps of Engineers, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff and Defense Agencies and Field Activities.

The Office of Personnel Management characterized the hack, which occurred on May 28 and May 29, as a “major incident,” but also said it didn’t have reason to believe it posed a significant risk and that the compromised data was “generally of low sensitivity” and not classified.

The Department of Justice and the Department of Defense didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Other US agencies have previously confirmed that they were affected by the MOVEit breach, including the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, and the General Services

Administration. The Energy Department received ransom requests from the hackers after two of its entities fell victim to the intrusions.

A hacking gang called Clop, or Cl0p, was blamed for the attack. So far, more than 2,500 organizations have been impacted, Brett Callow, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Among the victims were government services provider Maximus Inc. and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, according to the firm.

The eight-page report, submitted to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, said hackers were able to obtain access to the data by exploiting vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer program used

by Westat Inc., a vendor OPM used to administer what is known as Federal Employee Viewpoint Surveys. The report said there was “no indication” that any unauthorized user accessed any of the survey links.

A spokesperson for Progress Software Corp., MOVEit’s parent company, said it has taken steps to mitigate the impact of the cyberattack. In addition, the company said it empathizes with users who have been impacted and is committed to playing a collaborative role in an industrywide effort to combat cybercriminals.

A representative for Westat said the company conducted an extensive investigation and worked with third-party specialists to assess the security of relevant systems and to reduce the likelihood of a similar future incident. With assistance from Jason Leopold/Bloomberg

EU shocked at collapse of trade talks as Australia walks away

By James Mayger, Ben Westcott & Jorge Valero

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uropean Union officials voiced their shock after Australia’s top negotiator pushed back from a potential trade deal with the 27-nation bloc for the second time in a matter of months.

Despite optimism ahead of planned discussions in Osaka, Japan, the two sides were never actually able to sit down to make a final breakthrough over the weekend.

The plans ended in tatters on Sunday at a meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell, where the latter made demands for agricultural market access that went well beyond what had been discussed recently.

“We’ve not been able to make progress” in the talks, Farrell said in a statement issued late on Sunday.

“Negotiations will continue, and I’m hopeful that one day we will sign a deal that benefits both Australia and our European friends.”

Confidence of a pact in Osaka had been buoyed with both sides meeting in Brussels up to last week to narrow their differences, according to EU officials. That confidence was underscored by the EU’s decision to bring a team of almost 10, including the Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, to get a deal over the line.

“Unfortunately, our Australian partners were not able to engage on the basis of previously identified landing zones,” Dombroskis said in a statement. “We were therefore unable to make progress with our FTA negotiations.”

Australia stepped back from a previous round of negotiations in July, with Farrell saying that the offer on agricultural market access wasn’t enough. Prior to the trip to Osaka, he told Australian media that unless the EU came with a better offer than in July he would do the same again.

Five years work

The two sides have been working on a free trade agreement, or FTA, for more than five years and while there was broad consensus across most areas, a few remaining agricultural issues were threatening to derail the entire compact.

Australia was pushing for greater access to the European market for its beef, mutton and sugar, while Brussels wants an end to the use of certain geographic locators on products such as Prosecco and feta.

EU officials said that it would be more difficult for the bloc to significantly change its position on red meat, and with elections scheduled for the next couple of years, talks could be pushed even further into the future.

Farrell’s move was applauded by Australian business groups, farmers, and even the center-right opposition parties.

The National Farmers’ Federation said the free trade deal would have “disadvantaged” the country’s agriculture sector.

“Today’s decision was a hard one, but ultimately it was the right one,” NFF President David Jochinke said in a statement on Monday. “It’s disappointing the Europeans weren’t willing to put something commercially meaningful on the table.” With assistance from Lyubov Pronina / Bloomberg

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does not in anyway violate or disregard the provision of the Omnibus Election Code that “the barangay election shall be nonpartisan.”

There is that growing misconception that said provision mandates that barangay officials are supposed to be non-partisan. But this provision is very clear: it is the barangay election that is non-partisan. There is nothing in the law that says that the elected barangay officials shall be non-partisan. As a matter of fact, a number of these barangay officials are members of different political parties.

Thus, the Supreme Court held in the 2010 case of Quinto vs Comelec that elected officials, “by the nature of their office, engage in partisan political activities all year round, even outside the campaign period. Political partisanship is the inevitable essence of a political office, elective positions included.”

While Section 2(4), Article IX-B of the 1987 Constitution provides that “no officer or employee in the

directly or indirectly, in any electioneering or partisan political campaign,” such constitutional ban, as likewise ruled by the Supreme Court in the Quinto case “does not cover elected officials notwithstanding the fact that the civil service embraces all branches and agencies of the government.”

civil service shall engage, directly or indirectly, in any electioneering or partisan political campaign,”

such constitutional ban, as likewise ruled by the Supreme Court in the Quinto case “does not cover elected officials notwithstanding the fact that the civil service embraces all branches and agencies of the government.”

Even the Commission on Elections, as early as 2002, made it clear in its Minute Resolution No. 02-0095 that local elective officials such as city or municipal mayors are allowed to campaign in the SK and barangay elections. Hence, if these elected officials can campaign for barangay candidates, there is no rhyme or reason why these elected barangay officials cannot campaign for the national candidates.

Atty. Romulo B. Macalintal is an election lawyer.

Netanyahu’s ‘Mr. Security’ image fades, as rivals want him out

By Ethan Bronner & Galit Altstein

A

S the young couple prepare for a night out, the doorbell rings. Outside stands Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, universally known as Bibi. “You ordered a babysitter?” asks the smiling premier. “You’re getting a Bibi-sitter.”

The 2015 campaign ad concludes with Netanyahu addressing the camera: “This election, you decide who can best take care of our children.”

Eight years on, the spot that helped propel Netanyahu to another term in office is being revived on social media, interspersed with chilling footage of the killing of Israeli children by Hamas operatives on October 7.

It’s become part of an intensifying campaign to hold him accountable and force him from office—an effort that now includes not only the political opposition but also many former associates as well as some former heads of Israel’s security agencies and military intelligence.

For many in Israel, the tipping point came on Sunday, when Netanyahu—who’s long positioned himself as “Mr. Security”—issued a late night post rejecting responsibility for the border breach that killed 1,400 and led to 230 being abducted. Once he laid it at the feet of the security services, the gloves came off.

The aftermath marks what may be the ultimate test of Netanyahu’s political survival skills. Although Netanyahu, 74, deleted the post and issued a rare apology hours later, the calls for him to step down are becoming an ever-louder chorus.

At a press conference Monday evening, Netanyahu dismissed the appeals. “The only thing I intend to have resign is Hamas,” he said, vowing to fight the group “until the battle is won.”

Still, critics have been increasingly emboldened to go as far as to question his ability to lead Israel as it wages a punishing war in Gaza.

No trust

Moshe Yaalon, his former defense minister, did so in a radio interview, saying the prime minister “is solely engaged in political maneuvering and his attitude is, ‘Let the nation burn.’ I don’t trust him to lead the military campaign.”

The attack initially ushered in a period of unity in Israel, as Netanyahu formed an emergency cabinet with an opposition leader Benny Gantz and said the time for responsibility will come after

China . . .

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defense chiefs from Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, East Timor and Belarus over the weekend.

China’s appointment of a nonsanctioned defense minister could reopen the door for top-level military exchanges with the US after China refused such talks until curbs on Li were lifted. Beijing invited US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

victory.

For three weeks, that bought him time with most Israelis, even those who’d spent months in the street protesting his populist policies.

But now, opponents say, the man who has served as prime minister longer than any in Israel’s history failed spectacularly by ignoring Hamas’ true intentions. His polling numbers are tanking as he struggles to keep his government functioning, rescue hostages and defeat Hamas, which the US and the EU have designated a terrorist organization.

Within hours of Netanyahu’s message on X, formerly Twitter, backlash followed, straddling the political divide.

Gantz, himself a former defense minister, was among the first to call out Netanyahu and demand he retract the comments.

‘Show responsibility’

“When we are at war, leadership must show responsibility, decide to do the right things and strengthen the forces in a way that they can to realize what we demand from them,” he said on X. “Any other action or statement harms the people’s ability to stand and their strength.”

Polls conducted soon after Hamas’ attack suggested Netanyahu’s popularity had dived, while that of Gantz had soared.

In an essay in business daily Calcalist, Amnon Shashua—the co-founder of Mobileye NV, Intel Corp.’s Israel-based autonomous vehicle unit—wrote of Netanyahu’s “failures, dissonance and incompetence” since October 7, saying the government must be replaced immediately.

Left-leaning Haaretz newspaper’s lead editorial on Monday was a call for Netanyahu to step down.

Within his own Likud party and coalition, he’s been met with private agitation but public silence.

When asked for comment, Mark Regev, a Netanyahu adviser, said on Bloomberg Radio that he was “not aware of any pressure for him to resign. It’s clear there were failures on the Israeli side.”

It’s a message echoed by Danny Danon, a Likud legislator and forto this week’s gathering—a potential sign it’s ready to restart toplevel talks.

Washington’s top official at the event is Cynthia Carras, principal director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, in line with the precedent of previous US attendees. The official schedule for the Xiangshan Forum doesn’t list Carras as a public speaker, though figures from Indonesia and Brazil gave addresses on Monday.

Taiwan, the self-ruled democracy

For many in Israel, the tipping point came on Sunday, when Netanyahu—who’s long positioned himself as “Mr. Security”—issued a late night post rejecting responsibility for the border breach that killed 1,400 and led to 230 being abducted. Once he laid it at the feet of the security services, the gloves came off. mer United Nations ambassador.

“Now no one should resign,” Danon said in a telephone interview.

“We are in the middle of a war. We need to win the war. After we finish, we will have a full inquiry and those who need to will pay the price.”

Misreading Hamas

The failure to protect against the Hamas assault stems from a view that wasn’t unique to Netanyahu.

Virtually the entire security establishment, along with political leaders left, right and center, had grown to accept the idea that Hamas was deterred and its leaders were interested in ruling and economic prosperity rather than anti-Israeli violence.

Some 18,500 Gazans were working in Israel, bringing home salaries and helping stabilize the impoverished region, a policy begun under the previous government and continued by Netanyahu.

The plan was to increase the number this very month.

Yet, while Hamas was broadcasting a desire to go along with Israel, its military wing was methodically preparing its devastating attack.

Questions emerge

AT first, Netanyahu was granted leeway since he wasn’t alone in accepting the misconception. But quickly other arguments were made.

Netanyahu effectively undermined the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank in a kind of divideand-conquer approach to the Palestinians. And he had midwifed the arrival of hundreds of millions of dollars in Qatari aid for Gaza, which may have permitted Hamas to spend intensively on military training.

In addition, when he formed his most recent government last December, he brought in extremists on the right who worked to increase Israeli settlements in the West Bank and weaken the country’s Supreme Court. This split the nation, producing weekly protests and prompting thousands of miliBeijing considers its own territory, is another major flashpoint in the US-China relationship and Zhang spoke forcefully on the topic to open the forum. “No matter who tries to split Taiwan from China in any form, the Chinese military will never allow that to happen and will never be soft on them,” he said.

Global South

Much like the recent Belt and Road event, the Xiangshan Forum is another venue for China to bolster its

tary reservists to refuse to go to training.

Many people warned the prime minister that he risked weakening the countr y economically and militarily, and that its Iranbacked enemies—militias like Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon—saw it as an ideal moment to pounce. Stocks fell, the shekel plunged, foreign investing declined.

W henever protesters or security chiefs said Israel was in peril—and they did so repeatedly and with growing urgency—Netanyahu would play down their concerns. He was trying to bring Israel ultimate security through a deal to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia.

For many of his critics, Netanyahu became an unreliable leader when he was indicted on charges of bribery and fraud in early 2020. The following year, he lost an election to a broad coalition and many believed his political career was over.

But a year ago, he pulled together a group of ultra-nationalist and religious parties and returned to office.

The priorities of his partners took center stage, leading to the weekly protests. As the Saudi deal looked likely this past summer, Netanyahu seemed, once more, to be spinning political magic, keeping the Palestinian issue on the back burner.

Then Hamas struck.

Consensus breaks

Although the country has unified around the war, it hasn’t taken long for many Israelis to express contempt for their elected leader and his fellow ministers. And while many both in and out of government offered the public apologies for what happened, Netanyahu wasn’t among them.

Pressure built for him to accept responsibility. At a press conference last Saturday night, most of the questions were about that.

After midnight, he issued his post foregoing any guilt over the failure. Four hours later came the deletion.

His critics say they won’t let it go at that.

“Ultimately, Netanyahu scored an own-goal,” said Sima Kadmon, a veteran commentator at Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. “He has provided legitimacy for the other side to begin to discuss Netanyahu’s responsibility before the war is over.

This is the war within the war.” With assistance from Henry Meyer/Bloomberg

standing among Global South nations, a race where it has a wide lead over Washington.

That’s important for Beijing as it mounts a challenge to the US-led world order, particularly among poorer nations keen to work with the world’s second-biggest economy on infrastructure projects and market access. More than 60 developing nations are sending an official delegation to the event, according to an attendee list provided by the forum organizer. Bloomberg

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PHL IS 7TH FASTEST-GROWING PLACE FOR REMOTE WORK

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ALA CAÑANG on Tuesday touted Manila’s inclusion in the recent list of “fastest growing” destinations for remote work by the Nomad List, an online work and travel platform.

In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the country’s favorable ranking in the list—at seventh—comes amid the Marcos administration’s efforts to draw more investments in the country.

“The Marcos government has been enticing businesses to come to the Philippines, considering the country’s young, highly skilled, and English-speaking workforce,” it said.

It said other factors that make the country attractive to businesses are its sustained economic growth rate, current bureaucratic reforms, infrastructure development, and digitalization.

PCO cited the Nomad List ranking of Manila, which was posted by the World Economic Forum in its Instagram account during the weekend.

“In the listing, destinations are ranked by growth rates of checkins made in uik my places by tens of thousands of Nomad List members using live data analyzing 299,498

check-ins. The primary rank is the most recent growth in check-ins,” Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said.

“These growth numbers give travelers and workers an idea of the fastest growing remote work hubs and also show the current rank on Nomad List so they can gauge the popularity of the place,” she added.

Based on data from Nomad List, the country’s capital city was ranked 7th in the list of growing top-remote work hubs.

“Tracking the country’s five-year growth from 2018 to 2022, the Philippines posted +78-percent growth. For 2023, it recorded +60-percent growth based on 10 months of data,”PCO said.

“Last year, it (Philippines) posted +1,183-percent growth,” it added.

Topping the list was Tokyo, Japan followed by Da Nang, Vietnam, Seoul South Korea, Penang Malaysia and Montevideo, Uruguay.

Coming in 8th place after Manila was Hanoi,Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, and Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The ranking was based on the data submitted by Nomad List’s over 10,000 users on several factors including cost of living, temperature, internet speed, and safety.

Samuel Medenilla, PNA

Survey: 60% of Pinoys doing part-time work

By Andrea E. San Juan @andreasanjuan

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T least 60 percent of Filipinos are involved in parttime work, with younger Filipinos experiencing it the most due to financial reasons and the flexibility it offers, according to startup market research firm Agile Data Solutions, Inc. The survey, which was rolled out online from July to September 2023 among 1,000 Filipino participants aged 18 and above through the Hustle PH app, revealed that 60 percent of Filipinos are involved in some form of part-time work, with younger Filipinos being the most involved.

According to the poll, financial reasons are the “primary reason” for engaging in part-time work across all cohorts. However, the study showed that as Filipinos grow older, flexibility becomes more of a priority compared to younger Filipinos who are willing to sacrifice time in exchange for financial security.

The study also noted that older generations perceive that Generation Zs (Gen Zs)— those whose ages fall within 18 to 25 in the survey— have “changing top priorities” that drive them to take part-time jobs.

“We see an increasing number of Filipinos, particularly the younger generation, seeking part-time employment as a means to bolster their income and attain financial stability. This trend is further driven by the prevailing economic challenges and inflation, which reached 6.1 percent in September,” Jason Gaguan, chairman and CEO of Agile Data Solutions, said in a statement on Tuesday.

T he sur vey indicated that top factors Gen Zs consider as they choose to work part-time are flexibility, followed by financial independence and education and skill development.

Across all age and gender demographics, meanwhile, the study noted that respondents revealed becoming more conscious of their spending and have started budgeting when they engage in part-time work.

The report showed that 66.7 percent of respondents have become more conscious of their spending and have started budgeting, while 11.1 percent said they are inclined

to save more for the future and 9.5 percent have increased their spending on luxury goods.

As to where Filipinos allocate the money they earn from their part-time jobs, the report showed that respondents save their money, while some said they set aside the money for investments and insurance. Other respondents said they earmark the money for groceries and household supply, and others for rent and utility.

In terms of work arrangement, the report said work-from-home emerges as the top preference among individuals of all ages.

When it comes to gender, the study said men are more likely to “simultaneously” hold down two part-time jobs compared to women who prefer taking up only one.

“The discrepancy could be attributed to a combination of factors, including differences in financial needs, career aspirations, and societal expectations,” the report said.

Meanwhile, the study noted that communication skill is what Filipino part-time workers think they need to acquire before getting hired. This was followed by teamwork skills, learning/adaptability skills, and computer/technology/ digital skills.

Notably, women think employers value skills (learning/ adaptability skills, digital skills, multitasking) that contribute to personal growth, while men think employers value skills (teamwork skills, leadership skills, interpersonal skills) that thrive during “collaborative” work.

As to the type of work Filipinos look for, call center roles topped the list of part-time positions. This was “closely followed” by Virtual Assistant (VA) positions, the study said.

“Indeed, with outsourcing talent in the Philippines becoming a common practice for businesses around the world, both industries will continue to thrive and grow, providing lucrative work opportunities to Filipinos,” the report noted.

On the other hand, respondents noted that call center and service crew were the “worst part-time work they did/know of” despite these roles being in the Top 5 of part-time jobs that Filipinos look for due to the “restrictive nature” of traditional work set-ups.

Domestic claims of OFCs post fastest growth in Q2 D

By Cai U. Ordinario

@caiordinario

OMESTIC claims of other financial corporations posted the fastest growth on record in the second quarter, according to the latest results of the Other Financial Corporations Survey released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

The BSP said the domestic claims of the other financial corporations rose at an accelerated pace of 19.2 percent in the second quarter of 2023, the highest growth on record since the BSP began recording the OFCS in 2017. Prior to the second quarter of 2023, the highest was in the third quarter of 2019 at 16.2 percent.

“The year-on-year growth in the other financial corporations’ domestic claims in the second quarter of 2023 was due to higher claims on the depository corporations, the other sectors, and the central government,” BSP explained.

“In particular, the other financial corporations’ claims on depository corporations expanded significantly owing to the sector’s increased deposits in banks and holdings of bank-issued equity shares,” it added.

BSP data showed the domestic claims of other financial corporations reached P8.61 trillion in the third quarter of 2023 from P7.22

trillion in the second quarter of 2022.

“The other financial corporations’ claims on other sectors, particularly the private sector, grew due to the sector’s higher investments in equity shares and debt securities issued by other nonfinancial corporations as well as the uptick in the loans extended to the households,” BSP said.

“Claims on the central government expanded due to the other financial corporations’ increased holdings of government securities,” it added.

The BSP also showed that net foreign assets of the sector grew by 51 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023, higher than the 20.8 percent recorded in the first quarter of 2023.

The data showed the net foreign assets increased to P348.4 billion in the second quarter of 2023 from P230.7 billion in the second quarter of 2022.

BSP explained that the sector’s other liabilities was higher from

the previous year on account of the increase in its shares and equity issuances, combined with the expansion of its insurance technical reserves.

Meanwhile, other financial corporations’ domestic claims grew at a slightly higher pace of 4.7 percent in the second quarter of 2023 from 4.5 percent in the preceding quarter.

“The expansion was primarily due to the rise in the sector’s claims on the private sector, coupled with the increase in its claims on the central government and depository corporations,” BSP said.

“The higher claims on the private sector were mostly due to the other financial corporations’ increased investments in equity and debt securities issued by private nonfinancial corporations and amount of loans extended to households,” it explained.

BSP also said the other financial corporations’ larger investments in government securities contributed to the rise in the sector’s claims on the central government.

The central bank also traced the increase in the sector’s claims on depository corporations to its higher deposits in banks and holdings of debt securities issued by other depository corporations.

The net foreign assets of the other financial corporations rose by 14.5 percent quarter-on-quarter from P304.3 billion as the sector continued to increase its invest-

ments in foreign-issued debt securities.

The BSP noted that this was slightly slower than the 16.5-percent expansion posted in the preceding quarter.

“The sector’s other liabilities increased due to higher shares and other equity issuances and the expansion of its insurance technical reserves from a quarter ago,” it added.

By component, claims on the other sectors, specifically the other nonfinancial corporations, comprised the bulk of the other financial corporations’ domestic claims in the second quarter of 2023. This is followed by claims on depository corporations, and the central government.

The OFCS is a comprehensive measure of the claims and liabilities of the other financial corporations.

Other financial corporations refer to institutional units providing financial services other than banks, non-banks with quasi-banking functions, non-stock savings and loan associations, and the central bank.

These institutional units comprise non-money market funds of trust institutions, trust corporations, and investment companies, private and public insurance corporations, holding companies, government-owned or -controlled corporations engaged in financial intermediation, and other financial intermediaries and auxiliaries.

JOY OF INNOCENCE On the eve of All Souls’ Day, the echoes of children's laughter reverberate through the solemn atmosphere among the tombstones at Old Capilpil Cemetery in Brgy Sta. Ana, Capilpil, San Mateo Rizal, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. As the community gathers to pay respects to their dearly departed, the joyous laughter amidst the somber setting creates a poignant reflection on the interconnectedness of life and death. Despite this, the Department of Health has issued a prudent advisory, urging the public to refrain from bringing small children to cemeteries to ensure a respectful and safe observance. This precaution aims to minimize the risk of potential injuries and diseases during this poignant occasion. NONOY LACZA

More ADF grants for developing world pushed

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S climate change, geopolitical tensions and diseases have strained the financial capacities of developing member countries, there is a “pressing” need for Asian Development Fund (ADF) grants to support their recovery efforts and long-term development plans, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department (IED) Director General Emmauel Jimenez said the multilateral development bank has used concessional resources well and has reached the “most vulnerable developing member countries at risk of debt distress.”

However, he said, “There is an opportunity to enhance ADF’s impact in several ways. Closing the monitoring and evaluation system gaps that limit the measurement of ADF outcomes and leveraging policy-based lending

by reevaluating the cap for policybased grants are some ways in which the ADF platform can be improved.”

ADF provides grants to ADB’s “poorest and most vulnerable” developing member countries.

A report from ADB’s IED noted that more concessional resources are needed for “key thematic priorities” such as climate change adaptation and transformative gender agenda.

IED assesses the performance of ADF operations every four years and provides lessons and recommendations for improving its development effectiveness and informing the next “replenishment,” ADB said in a statement on Tuesday.

The report released by ADB with the title, “Navigating through the Polycrisis: Asian Development Fund 12 and 13 Support to Vulnerable Countries,” noted that while ADF

allocations are relevant and target the most vulnerable developing member countries (DMCs), a number of issues must be considered in the ADF 14 replenishment discussions.

Among the recommendations, the report noted, is to “increase the allocation of thematic resources toward key ADF priorities.”

These priorities are [Regional Cooperation and Integration] RCI, [Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Change Adaptation] DRR-CCA, and the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 transformative gender agenda.

Another recommendation, based on the report, is to “Revisit the country allocation framework to strengthen performance incentives while recognizing the importance of stability and predictability of allocations.”

Jimenez said ADF can improve as a platform in several ways: incentivizing performance within the coun-

try allocation framework; closing monitoring and evaluation system gaps that limit the measurement of ADF outcomes; and leveraging policybased lending by reevaluating the cap for policy-based grants, improving the design of policy-based lending, and strengthening joint policy reform frameworks.

Lastly, he said, in response to a new area of demand, the ADF should provide “institutional guidance on crisis support in conflict-driven emergencies.”

“Amid multiple crises, the ADF has been instrumental in advancing the region’s development. It has become a platform of collaboration on a regional scale, uniting and consolidating donor efforts to alleviate poverty, foster economic resilience, and ensure a more equitable future for Asia and the Pacific,” Jimenez noted. Andrea E. San Juan

BusinessMirror

www.businessmirror.com.ph

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1 DRAGON VISA CONSULTANCY INC. U-606 6/f Itc Bldg., 337 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati CHEN, WEIWEI Mandarin Marketing Officer 1.

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LIU, MINJIE Mandarin Marketing Officer

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WU, XIAOYU Mandarin Marketing Officer

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HE, QINGQING IT Technical Mandarin 15.

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BU, YUMEI IT Technical Mandarin 8.

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TANG, XIONGFEI IT Technical Mandarin 28.

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QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

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AUDIE GEOSEFFINE MEINANDA FRANSISKA SETIAWAN Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, and handle customers concerns.

HARTANTO LUKMAN Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, and handle customers concerns.

LISA Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer 42.

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7 PRIME TECH, INC. 10/f Ewestpod, Eton Westend Square, Yakal St. Cor. Don Chino Roces Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

ZHU, QI IT Technical Mandarin

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ZHOU, HAO IT Technical Mandarin

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YANG, CHUMEI IT Technical Mandarin

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

NONG THI BIEN IT Technical Mandarin

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostics test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

MARCHENKO, YULIIA IT Technical Mandarin

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

MAO, FEIFEI IT Technical Mandarin

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

LY, THI NGAN IT Technical Mandarin

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

LUONG THI THAM IT Technical Mandarin

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

LE NGOC DIEP IT Technical Mandarin

Basic Qualification: At least an associate’s degree in computer science, networking or programming.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

LANH THI DIEM IT Technical Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

66 GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC. 5/f 6/f 7/f And 10/f Ssk Building, Block 7 Lot 5 Kennedy Road Cor. Mindanao Avenue, Don Galo, City Of Parañaque

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

JIAO, LUXIA IT Technical Mandarin

3O BPO INCORPORATED 2/f Lcs Bldg South Super Highway, San Andres Cor Diamante St., 087, Barangay 803, Santa Ana, City Of Manila LECOMPTE, CHRISTOPHE PRANCOIS PIERRE Customer Service Agent French

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostics test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

JIANG, YU IT Technical Mandarin

1AVIATION GROUNDHANDLING SERVICES, CORP. Cebu Pacific Bldg., Domestic Rd., Barangay 191, Pasay City

KRAKOWSKI, DAVID RICHARD Head Of Operations

Brief Job Description: Perform diagnostic test and troubleshooting to identify client’s issues.

HUANG, HAO IT Technical Mandarin

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Mandarin.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, and handle customers concerns.

MICHAEL Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer 44.

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, and handle customers concerns.

Basic Qualification: Excellent in reading, writing and speaking in foreign language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Excellent in reading, writing and speaking in foreign language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Excellent in reading, writing and speaking in foreign language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Excellent in reading, writing and speaking in foreign language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in reading, writing and speaking in foreign language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

NATALIMIN CHANDRA Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer 45.

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, and handle customers concerns.

RESA YOVANI Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer 46.

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, and handle customers concerns.

SARTIKA MARBUN Indonesian Speaking Customer Service Officer 47.

Brief Job Description: Manage large amount of calls, and handle customers concerns.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Excellent in reading, writing and speaking in foreign language.

No.

WANG, DESHENG Mandarin Customer Service Specialist 57.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in reading, writing and speaking in foreign language.

58.

Basic Qualification: Excellent in reading, writing and speaking in foreign language.

48.

Brief Job Description: Review diagnostics and assess the functionality and efficiency of systems.

LIANG, LI Mandarin Speaking Risk Control Specialist 49.

Brief Job Description: High-level risk assessment and feedback for new initiatives. Guidance for project managers with regards to the process and policy.

59.

50.

Brief Job Description: Chinese Marketing Specialists develop and execute effective marketing strategies to promote products or services.

51.

Brief Job Description: Are responsible for ensuring that the supply chain is efficient and effective throughout their organization.

HU, YUTING Warehouse Logistics Manager 52.

Brief Job Description: Are responsible for ensuring that the supply chain is efficient and effective throughout their organization.

53.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for the full cycle of accounts receivable past due balances, including: research, analysis and account reconciliations.

Basic Qualification: Good verbal and written communication skills in Mandarin language, and at least 6 months of related experience in this field.

54.

Brief Job Description: Assist in analyzing new customer processes and policies.

55.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and undertaking coaching, performance monitoring, and quality control.

Basic Qualification: Ability to work under pressure and motivation to succeed in a competitive environment.

Good communication and interpersonal skills. Able to speak and communicate using Mandarin language is an advantage. Must be an aggressive salesperson.

BUZAGLO, LIOR (ELIAHU LIOR) Workforce Planning Analyst 61.

56.

Brief Job Description: Assist in responding to customer inquiries and resolving issues or complaints.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Strong understanding of warehouse operations and procedures. Excellent organizational and timemanagement skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate. Fluent in French and English languages. With at least 2 years of prior work experience in a related field.

62.

63.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College degree of any course. Must be native Malaysian/Vietnamese/ Taiwanese/ Singaporean/ Cambodian/Indonesian/ Chinese, and fluent in English and native language. With at least 3 years of relevant experience in a similar function.

Basic Qualification: Must be native Malaysian/Vietnamese/ Korean/Indian/Thai/ Taiwanese/Singaporean/ Cambodian/Indonesian/ Chinese, and fluent in English and native language. With at least 2 years of relevant experience in a similar function.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 6 months 1-year work experience as Visa Consultant. Fluent in Mandarin and English languages.

Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related, and a minimum of 8 years contact center environment AHT, FCR, Art etc. Shrinkage adherence occupancy etc. Fluency in Hebrew language is preferred.

BI, DINGWEN Customer Care Associate Brief Job Description: Providing outstanding customer service.

SU, CHENGWU Customer Care Associate Brief Job Description: Providing outstanding customer service.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

LU, SIYING Assistant Director For Commercial Sales 74.

AUNG MYO KYAW Customer Service Representative 64.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

CAO, XUCHANG Customer Service Representative

75.

65.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

CHIENG SIU DI Customer Service Representative

76.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

DIAO, XIANHUI Customer Service Representative

67.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

HLA AUNG Customer Service Representative 68.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

HOANG VIET AN Customer Service Representative

77.

69.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

PANG, ZHENYANG Customer Service Representative

70.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

PHAM HOANG OANH Customer Service Representative

71.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

SUN, ZIYAN Customer Service Representative 72.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

78.

79.

80.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for providing overall administrative support to the team he/ she will be assigned to.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

LAO, XIN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 81.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

LI, HAO Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 82.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

LI, XUEFENG Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 83.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

LIAO, JINLING Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 84.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

REN, GUANGPENG Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 85.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

TIN MIN THAW Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 86.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

WEI, YINYIN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 87.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage part of a construction project, providing technical advice. Supervise staff on site and ensure that their packages are completed on time, in line with legal guidelines and within budget.

CHEN, YING Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Brief Job Description: Provide technical support in Finnish language.

CHEN, HAIDAN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

PURMONEN, TERO TAPANI Multilingual Service Desk Member

HU, JIAOJIAO Chinese Speaking Admin Associate

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Brief Job Description: Provide technical support in French language.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in written and verbal communication in English language and excellent knowledge of Finnish language.

Proficient in computer and technical skills.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in written and verbal communication in English language and excellent knowledge of Finnish language.

Proficient in computer and technical skills.

Basic Qualification: College graduate. With previous construction and TBM experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

CRONYX INC. 6-12, 15-19/f Royal Peak Tower A, 485 Quirino Avenue, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

NGABONZIZA, PRINCE Multilingual Service Desk Member

DONG, SHIYUE Operation Supervisor

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

CHINA INTERNATIONAL WATER AND ELECTRIC CORP. (BRANCH OFFICE) 5/f, Two E-com Mall Of Asia Complex Bldg., Harbor Drive St., District 1, Barangay 76, Pasay City

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for the set-ups and implementation of customer service operations for players of both the Premium and Junket gaming markets.

Basic Qualification: Must have an experience in Sales, Marketing, Prospecting and Lead generation. Required language is Mandarin.

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

CGI (PHILIPPINES) INC. 2/f One World Square, Mckinley Hill, Pinagsama, City Of Taguig

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Brief Job Description: Field incoming help requests from end-users via both telephone and work orders.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

BRIGHTLEISURE MANAGEMENT INC. 10/f Newport Entertainment & C Newport City, Manlunas, Barangay 183, Pasay City

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

BLUE-CHIP CENTRAL INC. Units 1-4 11/f Tower 6789, 6789 Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati

66.

Basic Qualification: College degree of any course. Must be native Korean/Thai/Malaysian/ Vietnamese/ Taiwanese/ Singaporean/Cambodian/ Indonesian/Chinese, and fluent in English and native language. With at least 2 years of relevant experience in a similar function.

Brief Job Description: Contribute to the planning of effective workforce planning systems for controlling and reporting on performance.

73.

BETCONSULT INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING, INC. 50/f Pbcom Tower, 6795 Ayala Ave. Cor. V.a Rufino St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999 B2B ANALYTICS AND MARKETING SERVICES CORPORATION 28/f Tower, 6789 Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Basic Qualification: College graduate. With at least 1 year of work experience in a related position. Excellent communication skills.

Fluent in ChineseMandarin language.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION YUE, FENGMING Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Strong understanding of warehouse operations and procedures. Excellent organizational and timemanagement skills.

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

LEVERTON, PIYADA Client BPO Senior Executive

Basic Qualification: College graduate. With at least 1 year of work experience in a related position. Excellent communication skills.

Fluent in ChineseMandarin language.

BEST RELIABLE RESOURCES CORP. Unit 201 Waterfun Residences, 4575 A Sampaloc St. Zone 3, Central Signal Village, City Of Taguig

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

TRINH THI NHUNG Client Back Office Risk Supervisor

Brief Job Description: Provides written documents and verbal presentations for each Chinese/ Taiwanese client to guide the creation of new sales plans and strategies for their respective visa.

No.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

60.

AVANTICE CORPORATION 19/f Pbcom Tower, Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati

XIONG, FENG Client Back Office Risk Senior Executive

Basic Qualification: Excellent verbal and written communication in Mandarin language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ZHOU, JIALI Chinese Visa Consultant

AMAZON OPERATION SERVICES PHILIPPINES, INC. B21 Three E-com Moa Complex, Harbour Drive Cor. Bay Shore, Brgy. 076, Pasay City

GBATU, AIWON M Sr. Finops Analyst - FR

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

BEAUTIFUL PHILIPPINE TRAVEL AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES, INC. Unit Ug-50 Cityland Dela Rosa Condo., Dela Rosa St., Pio Del Pilar, City Of Makati

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 CONG, PEIXIN Warehouse Logistics Manager

Brief Job Description: Preparing, planning and project managing all publicity material to maximize brand promotion.

Creating marketing campaign and strategies.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

Basic Qualification: Good verbal and written communication skills in Mandarin language, and at least 6 months of related experience in this field.

AM-PRO IMPORTS MARKETING CORP. 16e Residenza Suites, 429 Shaw Blvd., Addition Hills, City Of Mandaluyong

LIN, ZHIBIN Chinese Marketing Specialist

Brief Job Description: Interact with business representatives to determine the technologies required to align with the needs of the business.

SHEN, GUANGLIN Mandarin Marketing Specialist

ACSTREAM MANAGEMENT INC. 9/f Sterling Centre, 131 Dela Rosa Cor. Ormaza Sts., San Lorenzo, City Of Makati

ZHANG, HUAN Mandarin Speaking IT Specialist

Brief Job Description: Creating and updating customer’s account information.

WU, YUEKUN Mandarin It Support Specialist

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

www.businessmirror.com.ph

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

YANG, YANG Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 88.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

BusinessMirror

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION YU, YIFAN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate

89.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

ZHANG, YANGJIN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 90.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

HOANG VAN THAI Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 91.

Brief Job Description: Communicate overall design and approach to a team of programmers.

LE ANH QUOC Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 92.

Brief Job Description: Communicate overall design and approach to a team of programmers.

PHAM, CONG TOAI Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 93.

Brief Job Description: Communicate overall design and approach to a team of programmers.

PENG, WEIQI Chinese Speaking HR Associate 94.

Brief Job Description: Managing HR records including, résumés, applicant logs, and employee forms.

DENG, LING Chinese Speaking Program Designer 95.

Brief Job Description: Communicate overall design and approach to a team of programmers; and create flowcharts, diagrams, other models, and programming instructions to guide programming team.

TEH POH SHUANG Chinese Speaking Program Designer

96.

Brief Job Description: Communicate overall design and approach to a team of programmers; and create flowcharts, diagrams, other models, and programming instructions to guide programming team.

ZHANG, ZILONG Chinese Speaking Program Designer

97.

Brief Job Description: Communicate overall design and approach to a team of programmers; and create flowcharts, diagrams, other models, and programming instructions to guide programming team.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

98.

Brief Job Description: Liaise with other managers to formulate objectives and understand requirements. Organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines.

99.

Brief Job Description: The mandarin technician manager will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

100.

Brief Job Description: Listening to clients’ needs to determine their preferences.

101.

Brief Job Description: Manage and supervise facility development and image enhancement projects. Coordinate logistics and communication between clients, vendors, and stakeholders. Follow all state and safety requirements to implement good safety conditions at the work site.

TANG, WANPING Chinese Construction Technician

104.

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

105.

Basic Qualification: Knowledge of performance evaluation and budgeting concepts, and experience in reporting on key production metrics.

106.

107.

108.

109.

110.

102.

Brief Job Description: Manage and supervise facility development and image enhancement projects. Coordinate logistics and communication between clients, vendors, and stakeholders. Follow all state and safety requirements to implement good safety conditions at the work site.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

GUO, DINGWEI Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 111.

Brief Job Description: Entering and updating information into relevant databases.

KHONTHIANG, WANNAPEN Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 112.

Brief Job Description: Entering and updating information into relevant databases.

WU, YANG Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 113.

Brief Job Description: Planning concepts by studying relevant information and material.

DAI, ANGQIU Chinese Speaking Program Designer Brief Job Description: Collaborate with other IT specialists, technicians, etc., To deliver software solutions.

DENG, ZHONGXIANG Chinese Speaking Program Designer 115.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

FU, KEHONG Chinese Construction Technician

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

ZENG, FUQUAN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate

114.

Basic Qualification: The ability to speak and communicate using Mandarin language is an advantage. Able to explain problems simply and clearly. Proficient in MS Office. Able to follow health and safety regulations. Excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

XIONG, YIFU Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

Basic Qualification: The ability to speak and communicate using Mandarin language is an advantage. Able to explain problems simply and clearly. Proficient in MS Office. Able to follow health and safety regulations. Excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills.

Brief Job Description: Performs administrative duties related to the operations of the human resource and business services office.

LI, CONGXI Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Korean and English languages.

Brief Job Description: Provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation of sales training department.

TANG, LEI Chinese Speaking Admin Associate

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Proven experience as Mandarin Technician Manager, familiarity, knowledge and awareness on machinery and heavy equipment used by company.

Brief Job Description: Manage and supervise facility development and image enhancement projects. Coordinate logistics and communication between clients, vendors, and stakeholders. Follow all state and safety requirements to implement good safety conditions at the work site.

CAO, SHENGLONG Chinese Speaking Admin Associate

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: The ability to speak and communicate using Mandarin language is an advantage. Able to explain problems simply and clearly. Proficient in MS Office. Able to follow health and safety regulations. Excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills.

Basic Qualification: The ability to speak and communicate using Mandarin language is an advantage. Able to explain problems simply and clearly. Proficient in MS Office. Able to follow health and safety regulations. Excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills.

DYNAMIC STUDIO TECHNOLOGY INC. 5th To 8th/f & 10th/f Platinum Tower Building, Aseana Ave. Cor. Fuentes Street, Baclaran, City Of Parañaque

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: The ability to speak and communicate using Mandarin language is an advantage. Able to explain problems simply and clearly. Proficient in MS Office. Able to follow health and safety regulations. Excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills.

No.

118.

Brief Job Description: Collaborate with other IT specialists, technicians to deliver software solutions.

HOANG, THI QUYNH Chinese Speaking Program Designer 116.

Brief Job Description: Collaborate with other IT specialists, technicians to deliver software solutions.

LIN, BIN Chinese Speaking Program Designer 117.

Brief Job Description: Collaborate with other IT specialists, technicians, etc., To deliver software solutions.

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Brief Job Description: Collaborate with other IT specialists, technicians, etc., To deliver software solutions.

ZENG, JUNLEI Chinese Speaking Program Designer 119.

Brief Job Description: Collaborate with other IT specialists, technicians, etc., To deliver software solutions.

120.

DINH VIET QUY Vietnamese Speaking Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Keep records of customer interactions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

ZHU, YUANBIN Chinese Speaking Sales Marketing Specialist 121.

Brief Job Description: Supporting the marketing team with marketing activities by demonstrating expertise in various areas, including optimization, advertising, social media, direct marketing, and event planning.

QUENAULT, THOMAS FABRICE Ducasse Junior Pastry Chef 122.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Brief Job Description: Teach courses for Programs, Degree, Certificate and Extension. Develop or co-develop course curriculum, and endorse all materials to the school as may be instructed.

YU, YUANYUAN Project Management Operations Supervisor

123.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the logistical operations of various projects within the organization. This role involves managing project time lines, resources, and team members to ensure the successful execution of the projects and related to supply chain, transportation and distribution.

CHOU, WEI-CHUN Chinese Customer Service Representative 124.

125.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience and good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate. With at least 3 years of work experience as a Pastry Chef Assistant. Fluent in English language.

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

Basic Qualification: Job-related degree, and 5-10 yrs. supervisory, managerial experience in logistics or operations.

Multi-lingual applicants are prioritized.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing in English and their respective native language for the position applied for. Fluent in Chinese/Mandarin language is an advantage.

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; and suggesting information about other products and services.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing in English and their respective native language for the position applied for. Fluent in Chinese/Mandarin language is an advantage.

GIGA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INC. 31/f Pbcom Tower 6795 Ayala Ave., Cor. V.a. Rufino St.,, Bel-air, City Of Makati 2/f Lipam’s Building, 40 Presidents Avenue, B. F. Homes, City Of Parañaque

126.

HONANTO BASTIAN Indonesian Account Specialist Brief Job Description: Maintaining hardware and software installations.

FACHRY WIKANDA HADIWIJAYA Indonesian Financial System Consultant 127.

Brief Job Description: Track main industry trends in Indonesia through blogs, micro blogs and forums.

ANDRY AGUSTO Indonesian IT Support Specialist 128.

Brief Job Description: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate digital strategies into product deliverables.

FEBRYAN CHAESYAR ANJARA Indonesian IT Support Specialist

129.

Brief Job Description: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate digital strategies into product deliverables.

YOGISWARA Indonesian IT Support Specialist

130.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; and suggesting information about other products and services.

KUO, YING-YING Chinese Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking Vietnamese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

GAO SHOU TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC. 52/f Pbcom Tower, 6795 Ayala Ave. Cor. V.a. Rufino St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

FLASH EXPRESS SOFTWARE (PH) CO., LTD. INC. 11/f Cybersigma, Lawton Ave., West Mckinley, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

ENDERUN COLLEGES, INC. 1100 Campus Avenue, Mckinley Hill, Pinagsama, City Of Taguig

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

EMPERIAL MERCHANDISE CORP. 292-c, Pascual Casal St., Barangay 646, San Miguel, City Of Manila

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience and good in verbal communication and written.

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EASYTECH SUPPORT INC. 9-11/f, 14/f Capella Bldg., Asean Drive Filinvest, Alabang, City Of Muntinlupa

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION YANG, XIANGHUI Chinese Speaking Program Designer

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage and supervise facility development and image enhancement projects. Coordinate logistics and communication between clients, vendors, and stakeholders. Follow all state and safety requirements to implement good safety conditions at the work site.

WANG, WEI Chinese Construction Technician

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

DEPREZ POWER CONSTRUCTION INC. 37/f Lkg Tower, 6801 Ayala Avenue, Bel-air, City Of Makati

CAI, HAILIN Chinese Construction Technician

Brief Job Description: Manage and supervise facility development and image enhancement projects. Coordinate logistics and communication between clients, vendors, and stakeholders. Follow all state and safety requirements to implement good safety conditions at the work site.

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

DELIGHTFOOD INC. Unit 239, Avida Cityflex Soho Building, 7th Ave. Cor. Lane T., Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig PARK, EUNKYOUNG Korean Junior Consultant

103.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

DAHUA TECHNOLOGY (HK) LIMITED (PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE) Unit 1919 One Park Drive, 11th Ave. Cor. 9th Ave. Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig YANG, HAIYUAN Mandarin Technician Manager

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

HUANG, YUN Chinese Construction Technician

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

CSCEC STRAIT CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD (PHILIPPINES BRANCH OFFICE) 19f Greenfield Tower, 1117 Soler St. Corner Alvarado St., Binondo, Barangay 294, Binondo, City Of Manila

TANG, XUEJIA Mandarin Project Production Manager

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Brief Job Description: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate digital strategies into product deliverables.

AYU KUMALA DEWI Indonesian Trainer Brief Job Description: Maintaining hardware and software installations.

GRAND EVEREST HOLDING INC. 17/f M1 Tower, 141 H.v. Dela Costa St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Basic Qualification: Exceptional ability to provide technical support and resolve queries.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

Basic Qualification: Foreign language speaking.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION HE, YUJIAO Chinese Speaking Business Financial

132.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.

FLINNYSA FEBLAVIAN LIMIUS Chinese Speaking Customer Financial Officer 133.

Brief Job Description: Referring customers to individuals qualified to offer and sell regulated financial products.

FU, LITING Chinese Speaking Customer Financial Officer 134.

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Brief Job Description: Referring customers to individuals qualified to offer and sell regulated financial products.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

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VO THI NHU NGOC Control Specialist 149.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Brief Job Description: Lead analysis on risk information to gain risk insights.

HA QUANG TUNG Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

150.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

LE THANH TUNG Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

151.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

MAI VAN QUI Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

INFOVINE INC. 8th, 9th, 10th/f Aspire Corporate Plaza Bldg., Macapagal Blvd. St., Zone 10, Barangay 76, Pasay City 9/f Y Tower, Moa Complex, Coral Way Drive Cor. Macapagal, Barangay 76, Pasay City LIU, SHIJUN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 135.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

LIU, YANG Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 136.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

WEI, YAN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 137.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners. End to end partner management from opening and closing sales.

Conduct marketing research and identify potential clients.

BOON EE PIN Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 138.

Brief Job Description: Scanning through information to identify pertinent information.

MEI XIA LING Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 139.

Brief Job Description: Scanning through information to identify pertinent information.

TENG KAH ENG Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 140.

Brief Job Description: Scanning through information to identify pertinent information.

WANG, KAI Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 141.

Brief Job Description: Scanning through information to identify pertinent information.

WANG, JUN Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 142.

Brief Job Description: Planning concepts by studying relevant information and materials.

152.

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NGUYEN HOANG VIET Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking 153.

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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JIU ZHOU TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 31/f Tower 6789, 6789 Ayala Avenue, San Lorenzo, City Of Makati WU, PEI-LING Chinese Customer Service Representative 143.

Brief Job Description: Maintains financial accounts by processing customer adjustments.

SAE LEE, KAMONCHANOK Thai Customer Service Representative

144.

Brief Job Description: Maintains financial accounts by processing customer adjustments.

SITTHIPORNKHAMLUE, NATTHAPON Thai Customer Service Representative

145.

Brief Job Description: Maintains financial accounts by processing customer adjustments.

TREERAPONG, PIMPIMON Thai Customer Service Representative

146.

Brief Job Description: Maintains financial accounts by processing customer adjustments.

HO THI THU TRANG Vietnamese Customer Service Representative

147.

Brief Job Description: Maintains financial accounts by processing customer adjustments.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

161.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

162.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

163.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

164.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

165.

KNW TECHNOLOGY INC. 103 Equinox Plaza, Sierra Madre, Highway Hills, City Of Mandaluyong NGUYEN VAN PHU Control Specialist 148.

Brief Job Description: Lead analysis on risk information to gain risk insights.

Basic Qualification: 4 yrs. of risk management or control management work experience.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

TRAN DUC LONG Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience, and good in verbal and written communication.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

PHAM THUY DIEM Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of customer service experience. Good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

NGUYEN, THI KIM THOA Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of customer service experience. Good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

NGUYEN VAN QUANG Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of customer service experience. Good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

NGUYEN VAN NGUYEN Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of customer service experience. Good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

NGUYEN NGOC KIEU TIEN Customer Service Representative- Vietnamese Speaking

Basic Qualification: College graduate. With at least 6 months of work experience in a related industry. Fluent in Chinese-Mandarin language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

166.

Brief Job Description: Provide customer care when necessary and keep updated knowledge of account policies and products.

DO PHUOC HOA Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Administering and receiving customer survey on occasion.

HUYNH THUY THANH HANG Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Administering and receiving customer survey on occasion.

LAM AU TAN DUONG Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Administering and receiving customer survey on occasion.

LAM HOANG PHUC Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Administering and receiving customer survey on occasion.

LE THI HANH PHUONG Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Addressing queries, complaints & recommendation.

LY DANG THUAN Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Confirm customers language preferences as you assist them.

PHAM VIET DUC Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Administering and receiving customer survey on occasion.

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No.

167.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

168.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

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170.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

171.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

Brief Job Description: Managing calls and customer service inquiries.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

PHAN NAM LONG Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking

Basic Qualification: Vietnamese speaking, and 4 year course degree holder or relevant.

Brief Job Description: Administering and receiving customer survey on occasion.

TRAN NGOC ANH Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Administering and receiving customer survey on occasion.

VO THI BICH THUAN Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking Brief Job Description: Administering and receiving customer survey on occasion.

Brief Job Description: Maintaining an overall management style that follow company best practices.

HE, JUNFANG Chinese Speaking Customer Service Representative 172.

Brief Job Description: Experience in technology, business, marketing, or client relations.

YU, JINKUI Chinese Speaking Business Consultant 173.

Brief Job Description: Knowledge of the workplace is essential for developing and maintaining the plans that will ensure the good flow of the business.

GE, RUIXIN Chinese Speaking Technical Consultant 174.

Brief Job Description: Improving system efficiency by consulting with end-users and providing innovative solutions.

WEI, YUELAN Chinese Speaking Technical Consultant 175.

Brief Job Description: Improving system efficiency by consulting with end-users and providing innovative solutions.

YANG, CUILIAN Chinese Speaking Technical Consultant 176.

Brief Job Description: Improving system efficiency by consulting with end-users and providing innovative solutions.

AUNG KHANT OO Customer Service Representative 177.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

BUI, THI THU THAO Customer Service Representative 178.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

Basic Qualification: Vietnamese speaking.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

CAM, THI HOA Customer Service Representative 179.

Basic Qualification: Vietnamese speaking.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 CHENH MY DUYEN Customer Service Representative 180.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Graduate of a 4 year course or equivalent.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

181.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

CHU KY DONG Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Vietnamese language.

Basic Qualification: Vietnamese speaking.

Basic Qualification: Vietnamese speaking.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Vietnamese speaking.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Dedicated to customer satisfaction and great customer experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in both Mandarin and English languages (written and spoken).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience and good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience and good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience and good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With at least 6 months of experience and good in verbal communication and written.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

MOA CLOUDZONE CORP. 4th-11th Flr. Nexgen Tower, C4 Rd. Edsa Ext., Barangay 76, Pasay City

Basic Qualification: Vietnamese speaking.

Basic Qualification: Vietnamese speaking and graduate of a 4 year course or relevant.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

MACRO EXCEL CONSULTANCY INC. Unit 606 6/f Vicente Madrigal Bdg., 6793 Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: At least high school graduate.

LUCKY365 CONSULTING LIMITED CORP. U/18a 18f 18/f Trafalgar Plaza, 105 H.v. Dela Costa St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

PHAN HOAI NGHI Customer Service Representative-Vietnamese Speaking

YU, GENGXIONG Assistant Manager

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

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LUCKY YUMMY KITCHEN INC. 2/f 4722, Eduque Street, Poblacion, City Of Makati

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in fields like communications or marketing and several years of experience.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

DONG, MINH HIEU Customer Service Representative 182.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

EI THANDAR WAI Customer Service Representative 183.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

HO LOKE TING Customer Service Representative 184.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

HO THI CAM ANH Customer Service Representative 185.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

HOANG, PHI HUNG Customer Service Representative 186.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

HOANG, THI NGAN Customer Service Representative 187.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

HOANG, VAN BAC Customer Service Representative 188.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

KHAMKHRUEA, SIRINPORN Customer Service Representative 189.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

KHANNARAT, SUTTHIKAN Customer Service Representative 190.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

LAI VAN NAM Customer Service Representative 191.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

LE MANH DUY Customer Service Representative 192.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

LE TUONG VI Customer Service Representative 193.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

LE, ANH TUNG Customer Service Representative 194.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

LE, THI XUAN Customer Service Representative 195.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

MAY THET Customer Service Representative 196.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

No.

MOONSERT, APISIT Customer Service Representative 197.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

SAI KYAW KYAW Customer Service Representative 209.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

PHAN VAN THOAI Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

PHAM VAN GIANG Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN, THI DUYEN Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN, DUC CHIEN Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN VAN TRUONG Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN TRUNG KIEN Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN THI THUY TRANG Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN THI LINH Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN KIM PHU Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN HUU TAM Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

NGUYEN DUC ANH Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

SAI TUN KYAW Customer Service Representative 210.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

No.

SU VAY PHAN Customer Service Representative 211.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

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CHOU, TSUNG-MOU a.k.a. CHOU, TSUNG-CHEN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 220.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

221.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

WANG, ZILIN Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate 222.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

BOON KAH LEONG Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 223.

Brief Job Description: Gathering invoices, statements, reports, personal details, documents and information from employees, other departments and clients.

CHONG WAI KEONG Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 224.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Identify and maintain new business opportunities and existing partners.

LAU QUAN LONG Chinese Speaking Business Development Associate

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NEO INCORPORATED North Tower Centrum Bldg., Aseana Avenue, Entertainment City, Baclaran, City Of Parañaque

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

YEE TAL Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

VO, THI LOAN Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

VI VAN HAU Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

TRAN XUAN CHUNG Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

TRAN SUONG TRUNG Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

THONG, CAM TU Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

TAN, BANGCHAO Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

Brief Job Description: Supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

SUNG, SEO THANH Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College graduate/ level, preferably with customer service or sales experience, and fluent in Mandarin and basic English languages.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Brief Job Description: Gathering invoices, statements, reports, personal details, documents and information from employees, other departments and clients.

HO SY TUAN Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk 225.

Brief Job Description: Gathering invoices, statements, reports, personal details, documents and information from employees and other departments.

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools. .

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION HUYNH CHI LUONG Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk

226.

Brief Job Description: Gathering invoices, statements, reports, personal details, documents, and information from employees TAN HENG FEI Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk

227.

Brief Job Description: Gathering invoices, statements, reports, personal details, documents and information from employees, other departments and clients.

ZHAO, DONGNING Chinese Speaking Data Entry Clerk

228.

Brief Job Description: Gathering invoices, statements, reports, personal details, documents and information from employees, other departments and clients.

BUI, THI BICH LOAN Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 229.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.

HA THI BINH Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 230.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale, and budget.

LANG, MENG Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 231.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale, and budget.

LI, PING Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 232.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.

LOU, FENG Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 233.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.

MA SEO THA Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 234.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale, and budget.

NGUYEN HOANG QUAN NHI Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 235.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.

PHONG CHIENG DAU Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 236.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.

YEE SEOW KEAN Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 237.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.

YIN, YAO Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 238.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale, and budget.

ZHANG, YANNI Chinese Speaking Graphic Designer 239.

Brief Job Description: Liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.

DANG, HONG HANG Chinese Speaking Program Designer 240.

Brief Job Description: Document all aspects of software for ongoing maintenance and revisions.

HOANG VAN DUONG Chinese Speaking Program Designer 241.

Brief Job Description: Review requirement and design changes, determine what parts of software are affected and direct programming to meet requirements.

MU, YONGTAO Chinese Speaking Program Designer 242.

Brief Job Description: Collaborate with other IT specialists, technicians to deliver software solutions.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

No.

PHAM, THI HUYEN ANH Chinese Speaking Program Designer 243.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

244.

245.

246.

CHANG, XIYANG Chinese Customer Service 247.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

248.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

249.

250.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

GAO, YINA Chinese Customer Service 251.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

CHEN, ZHE Chinese Customer Service

DONG, ZHANHAO Chinese Customer Service

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

CHU, YAOGUO Chinese Customer Service

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Document all aspects of software for ongoing maintenance and revisions.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

HE, JIAJUN Chinese Customer Service 252.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

253.

HE, KEYI Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

HE, RUOLAN Chinese Customer Service 254.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

255.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

HEI, XIAOQIN Chinese Customer Service 256.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools. .

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

HE, XISHENG Chinese Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

HUANG, JIANRU Chinese Customer Service 257.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

No.

258.

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

259.

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

260.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 261.

262.

263.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LIU, FEI Chinese Customer Service 264.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LIU, HAO Chinese Customer Service 265.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

LING, LIN Chinese Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

LIN, SHAOYU Chinese Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

LI, FUCHAO Chinese Customer Service

LIN, FENG Chinese Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LI, TAO Chinese Customer Service

Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION JIN, PENG Chinese Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NEW ORIENTAL CLUB88 CORPORATION 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th/f Sapphire Seaview Park, Pacific Avenue, Don Galo, City Of Parañaque Sky Garage Bldg., Aseana Avenue, Entertainment City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Brief Job Description: Document all aspects of software for ongoing maintenance and revisions.

TRINH THI LAN Chinese Speaking Program Designer

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Brief Job Description: Document all aspects of software for ongoing maintenance and revisions.

TRAN THI THUY DUYEN Chinese Speaking Program Designer

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

Brief Job Description: Document all aspects of software for ongoing maintenance and revisions.

TIET HOANG PHUC Chinese Speaking Program Designer

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to organize their work using tools.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

www.businessmirror.com.ph

266.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LIU, JIAJUN Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

LIU, WENHUA Chinese Customer Service 267.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

LIU, YANG Chinese Customer Service 268.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

LUO, LIANXIAN Chinese Customer Service 269.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

270.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

MA, RUIZE Chinese Customer Service 271.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

LYU, CHENGCHENG Chinese Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

PAN, DONGYAN Chinese Customer Service 272.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

BusinessMirror

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QIU, CHANGMIN Chinese Customer Service

273.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

RAO, LIHUA Chinese Customer Service

274.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

RUN, MIN Chinese Customer Service

275.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

SU, RUFANG Chinese Customer Service

276.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

SUN, LONGLONG Chinese Customer Service

277.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

SUN, ZHENGYANG Chinese Customer Service

278.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

TANG, GUOBING Chinese Customer Service 279.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

No.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

290.

280.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

291.

281.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

292.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

282.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

293.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

283.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

YANG, NA Chinese Customer Service 284.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

ZHAN, KAN Chinese Customer Service 285.

286.

287.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

ZHANG, FEI Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

ZHOU, PENG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

BACHAN Customer Service Representative 288.

289.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

DE OLIVEIRA SILVA, ERIC Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NUNES PEREIRA, YASMIM Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

294.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

JENNY Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

STIVEN Indonesian Customer Service 299.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

VIORENSIA STEPHANIE Indonesian Customer Service 300.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

CHAW KOK SIANG Malaysian Customer Service 301.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

302.

KONG PING TAK Malaysian Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

AEIN SHU Myanmar Customer Service 303.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

No.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

305.

306.

307.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

308.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

SAI KYAW THU REAIN Myanmar Customer Service 309.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

SHAUK WAI Myanmar Customer Service 310.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

NANDAR AUNG Myanmar Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

KYAWT KYAWT KHING Myanmar Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

KYAW ZIN MIN Myanmar Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION HEIN SET Myanmar Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

311.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

BO BO AUNG Myanmari Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

312.

TU JA Myanmari Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

KAO, TSUNG-HSIANG Taiwanese Customer Service 313.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

314.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

SU, SHENG-CHIEH Taiwanese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

WANG, TING-JUNG Taiwanese Customer Service 315.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

316.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

BUI QUOC CUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

BAWM HKAW Myanmar Customer Service 304.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

317.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS

BUI THI MAI Vietnamese Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

HENDRI MARGONO Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

BUDI Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

ADRI SYAHRUL Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

RODRIGUES TEIXEIRA, DIEGO Customer Service Representative

SOARES DA SILVA, LUCAS VINICIUS Customer Service Representative

298.

XIONG, QIAOYI Chinese Customer Service

MAGALHAES PEIXOTO JUNIOR, MARCIO Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

297.

XIAO, TONG Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

296.

XIAO, GUOHUA Chinese Customer Service

FERNANDES MONTEIRO, THIAGO Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

295.

WANG, SHUO Chinese Customer Service

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

BUI, THI HON Vietnamese Customer Service 318.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

CHAN CHUN TAT Vietnamese Customer Service 319.

320.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

CHU, THI THU HANG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION QIU, CHANGMIN Chinese Customer Service

273.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

RAO, LIHUA Chinese Customer Service

274.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

RUN, MIN Chinese Customer Service

275.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

SU, RUFANG Chinese Customer Service

276.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

SUN, LONGLONG Chinese Customer Service

277.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

SUN, ZHENGYANG Chinese Customer Service

278.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

TANG, GUOBING Chinese Customer Service 279.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

No.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

290.

280.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

291.

281.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

292.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

282.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

293.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

283.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

YANG, NA Chinese Customer Service 284.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

ZHAN, KAN Chinese Customer Service 285.

286.

287.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

ZHANG, FEI Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

ZHOU, PENG Chinese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

BACHAN Customer Service Representative 288.

289.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

DE OLIVEIRA SILVA, ERIC Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NUNES PEREIRA, YASMIM Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

294.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

JENNY Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

STIVEN Indonesian Customer Service 299.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

VIORENSIA STEPHANIE Indonesian Customer Service 300.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

CHAW KOK SIANG Malaysian Customer Service 301.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

302.

KONG PING TAK Malaysian Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

AEIN SHU Myanmar Customer Service 303.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

No.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

305.

306.

307.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

308.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

SAI KYAW THU REAIN Myanmar Customer Service 309.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

SHAUK WAI Myanmar Customer Service 310.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

NANDAR AUNG Myanmar Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

KYAWT KYAWT KHING Myanmar Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

KYAW ZIN MIN Myanmar Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION HEIN SET Myanmar Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

311.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

BO BO AUNG Myanmari Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

312.

TU JA Myanmari Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

KAO, TSUNG-HSIANG Taiwanese Customer Service 313.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

314.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

SU, SHENG-CHIEH Taiwanese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

WANG, TING-JUNG Taiwanese Customer Service 315.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

316.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

BUI QUOC CUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

BAWM HKAW Myanmar Customer Service 304.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

317.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

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BUI THI MAI Vietnamese Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

HENDRI MARGONO Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

BUDI Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

ADRI SYAHRUL Indonesian Customer Service

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

RODRIGUES TEIXEIRA, DIEGO Customer Service Representative

SOARES DA SILVA, LUCAS VINICIUS Customer Service Representative

298.

XIONG, QIAOYI Chinese Customer Service

MAGALHAES PEIXOTO JUNIOR, MARCIO Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

297.

XIAO, TONG Chinese Customer Service

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

296.

XIAO, GUOHUA Chinese Customer Service

FERNANDES MONTEIRO, THIAGO Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

295.

WANG, SHUO Chinese Customer Service

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

BUI, THI HON Vietnamese Customer Service 318.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

CHAN CHUN TAT Vietnamese Customer Service 319.

320.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

CHU, THI THU HANG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION NGUYEN, DANG CHIEN Vietnamese Customer Service

367.

368.

369.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents

NGUYEN, DINH THANH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NGUYEN, MAI PHUONG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NGUYEN, THI HUONG THO Vietnamese Customer Service 370.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

NGUYEN, THI MAI Vietnamese Customer Service 371.

372.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

NGUYEN, THI TUYET Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

NGUYEN, THUY AN Vietnamese Customer Service 373.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handling complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts and file documents.

NGUYEN, THUY OANH Vietnamese Customer Service 374.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

NONG THI PHUONG Vietnamese Customer Service

375.

376.

377.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

NONG, THI MAI DIEU Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

PHAM QUOC AN Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

PHAM VAN GIAO Vietnamese Customer Service 378.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

No.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

PHAM, THI PHUONG THAO Vietnamese Customer Service 384.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

PHAN THI MY HANH Vietnamese Customer Service 385.

PHAN VAN MANH Vietnamese Customer Service 386.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

387.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

PHAN, THI DIEM HANG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

PHUNG, THI KIM ANH Vietnamese Customer Service 388.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

TANG, VAN HIEU Vietnamese Customer Service 389.

390.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

TO THI THUY NGA Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

391.

Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

TRAN THI HOAI Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

392.

TRAN THI NGOC HUYEN Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

393.

TRAN, KIM HOANG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

394.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

TRAN, THI BINH Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

No.

399.

Basic Qualification: With relative work experience.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

400.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

401.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

402.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

403.

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

404.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

405.

379.

380.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

PHAM VAN TIEP Vietnamese Customer Service

Basic Qualification: College graduate.

Brief Job Description: Managing incoming calls and customer inquiries.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

PHAM, HONG THI HA Vietnamese Customer Service 381.

Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

TRAN, THI PHUONG Vietnamese Customer Service 395.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

TRAN, THI THANH THUY Vietnamese Customer Service 396.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

406.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

407.

PHAM, THI CHIET GIANG Vietnamese Customer Service 382.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

397.

TRIEU THI HAU Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

PHAM, THI HOA Vietnamese Customer Service 383.

Brief Job Description: managing incoming calls and customer service inquiries

Basic Qualification: Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

TRUONG, THI XUAN Vietnamese Customer Service

408.

398.

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

VU, TRAN MINH DUNG Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

VY, THI LY Vietnamese Customer Service Brief Job Description: Customer support and data base services.

Brief Job Description: Provide comprehensive and quality customer care at all times. Apply learned knowledge and procedures when servicing customer queries.

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

FERYANTO Customer Service Representative Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

JUWANDI Customer Service Representative

410.

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

KEVIN Customer Service Representative

411.

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

LAI, PO-LIN Customer Service Representative 412.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

VU, HOAI NAM Vietnamese Customer Service

CHE BAC BUI Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

BILLY FATRA SATRIA Customer Service Representative

Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

VANG THI PHOI Vietnamese Customer Service

ANDI PUTRA Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage incoming calls and inquiries, handle complaints, provide solutions, process customer accounts, and file documents.

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: College Graduate.

Preferably 1-year work experience in the similar field. Speaks and write fluently in native language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: IT course graduate. With knowledge and previous experience in customer service.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

OCEAN MIGHT SUPPORT MANAGEMENT INC. 33/f Tower 6789, Ayala Ave., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

Brief Job Description: Customer support and database services.

WITTAYAPHOM, KRAINGKRI Customer Service Representative

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

TSAN, KIM ANH Vietnamese Customer Service

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

NEW STARS SOLUTIONS INC. Unit 801 To 803 Aseana One Building, Bradco Avenue Aseana City, Tambo, City Of Parañaque

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer applications with good verbal and written communication skills.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

TU DUONG DUNG Vietnamese Customer Service

409.

PHAM VAN HUONG Vietnamese Customer Service

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Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Knowledgeable in computer application with good verbal and written communication skills.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

QUANG KIM PHONG Customer Service Representative 413.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for handling questions, comments and complaints regarding a particular business.

Their ultimate goal is to provide positive customer experiences by enhancing relationships between them.

Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: 18-55 y/o, with at least 6 months of work experience, and with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

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ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS No.

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION RICHARD ANDREAS Customer Service Representative

414.

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

RONALDY Customer Service Representative

415.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for handling questions, comments and complaints regarding a particular business.

Their ultimate goal is to provide positive customer experiences by enhancing relationships between them.

STEVEN CHANDRA Customer Service Representative

416.

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

TA THI KIEU TRANG Customer Service Representative

417.

Brief Job Description: Processes complaints and issues related to products or services, helps customers complete purchases, upgrades, and returns, and frequently provides advice and technical assistance as well.

TRAN BUI MAN Customer Service Representative

418.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for handling questions, comments and complaints regarding a particular business.

Their ultimate goal is to provide positive customer experiences by enhancing relationships between them.

TRIEU PHOI LE Customer Service Representative

419.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for handling questions, comments and complaints regarding a particular business.

Their ultimate goal is to provide positive customer experiences by enhancing relationships between them.

PHOUNGSIN, YANISA HR Admin

420.

Brief Job Description: One that merges both the roles and functions of admin with that of human resource and personnel.

This role is key in the human resources unit as a whole.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

Basic Qualification: 18-55 y/o, with at least 6 months of work experience, and with good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

421.

Brief Job Description: Provide specialized services to assist end-users in technology needs.

422.

Brief Job Description: Ensure that all galley equipment, catering stores, dry stores and lose equipment on board is properly and securely stowed carrying out pre-flight routine inspections of the aircraft and its equipment as may be prescribed in the Operations Manual and Cabin Crew Safety Procedures Manual.

KIM, SOO IL Cabin Crew

423.

Brief Job Description: Ensure that all galley equipment, catering stores, dry stores and lose equipment on board is properly and securely stowed carrying out pre-flight routine inspections of the aircraft and its equipment as may be prescribed in the Operations Manual and Cabin Crew Safety Procedures Manual.

MATSUZAKI, MAYA Cabin Crew

424.

Brief Job Description: Ensure that all galley equipment, catering stores, dry stores and lose equipment on board is properly and securely stowed carrying out pre-flight routine inspections of the aircraft and its equipment as may be prescribed in the Operations Manual and Cabin Crew Safety Procedures Manual.

NARUSE, SUZUKA Cabin Crew

425.

Brief Job Description: Ensure that all galley equipment, catering stores, dry stores and lose equipment on board is properly and securely stowed carrying out pre-flight routine inspections of the aircraft and its equipment as may be prescribed in the Operations Manual and Cabin Crew Safety Procedures Manual.

OHASHI, AYANE Cabin Crew

426.

Brief Job Description: Ensure that all galley equipment, catering stores, dry stores and lose equipment on board is properly and securely stowed carrying out pre-flight routine inspections of the aircraft and its equipment as may be prescribed in the Operations Manual and Cabin Crew Safety Procedures Manual.

YANG, YOUNGSEON Cabin Crew

427.

Brief Job Description: Ensure that all galley equipment, catering stores, dry stores and lose equipment on board is properly and securely stowed carrying out pre-flight routine inspections of the aircraft and its equipment as may be prescribed in the Operations Manual and Cabin Crew Safety Procedures Manual.

428.

Brief Job Description: Serves as primary contact for problem resolution and information gathering regarding customer complaints and work assignment.

WILBERT Indonesian-language Customer Support Staff

429.

Brief Job Description: Serves as primary contact for problem resolution and information gathering regarding customer complaints and work assignment.

Brief Job Description: Maximize revenue and profit by setting sales strategies and plans that focus on the assigned region/market based on the sales strategies.

ESTABLISHMENT / ADDRESS QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE Basic Qualification: University graduate with at least 10 years of relevant experience and speaks Korean language is a must.

SINOPEC HONG KONG (PHILIPPINES) CORPORATION Office 2948, 29f & Penthouse, Space World Plaza, 5th Avenue Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig LI, MENGYAO Business/sales Manager 431.

Brief Job Description: The business/sales manager will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.

LIU, BINBIN Business/sales Manager Brief Job Description: The business/sales manager will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.

Basic Qualification: Proven experience as business/sales manager, excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.

Basic Qualification: Proven experience as business/sales manager, excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

TELUS INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES, INC. Units 23/f, 31st/f - 37th/f Discovery Centre, Adb Avenue, Ortigas Center, San Antonio, City Of Pasig YEON, REBECCA MUJANGI French Operations CSR II 433.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-55 y/o, with at least 6 months of work experience, and with good verbal and written communication skills.

DUNWELL, CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS Japanese Operations CSR II 434.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: 18-55 y/o, with at least 6 months of work experience, and with good verbal and written communication skills.

435.

JAITHALIA, TWINKLE Premier Manager Premier Direct 436.

Basic Qualification: Completed at least 2 years in College. Proficient in verbal and written English, Korean, or Japanese language.

Basic Qualification: Completed at least 2 years in College. Proficient in verbal and written English, Korean, or Japanese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Completed at least 2 years in College. Proficient in verbal and written English, Korean, or Japanese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Completed at least 2 years in College. Proficient in verbal and written English, Korean, or Japanese language.

437.

438.

Brief Job Description: Ability to effectively prioritize and handle multiple task simultaneously.

YANG, MANTING Customer Relation Representative (Mandarin Translation) Brief Job Description: Handles service support calls emails and chats related to client’s inquiry.

LA TO NGA Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 439.

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; and suggesting information about other products and services.

NGUYEN THANH LICH Vietnamese Customer Service Representative 440.

Brief Job Description: Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services.

441.

Brief Job Description: Lead delivery control team and be involved deeply in GDC-Japan collaborative effort.

MURAKAMI, ATSUSHI Local Manager 442.

Brief Job Description: Responsible for multiple projects as local manager in PH GDC.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in bilingual languages.

Brief Job Description: Provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

445.

Basic Qualification: Excellent in bilingual languages.

Brief Job Description: Provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

LIN, QIJUN Chinese Language - Marketing Staff 446.

Brief Job Description: Providing details to clients relative to services being offered.

MU, GUOQING Chinese Language - Marketing Staff

447.

Brief Job Description: Providing details to clients relative to services being offered.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Exceptional customer service, active listening, and verbal, and written communication skills, professional phone voice, and fluency in multiple languages may be desired.

NEVILLE Indonesian Language Research Analyst 448.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Chinese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Chinese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in Indonesian language.

Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specified.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

Basic Qualification: Minimum of three years proven and progressive financial services and/ or retail sales experience or equivalent; evidence of strong sales results in insurance and investment products; and relationship management experience with high net worth clients.

NOVIA Indonesian Language Research Analyst 449.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

450.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and their respective native language for the position applied for.

451.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Familiar with the Japanese style of quality management and delivery control is the key to making sure the mission is successful.

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

Basic Qualification: Project management skills with expertise in both agile waterfall developments.

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

WINARO SUPPORT OPC Unit 1718 High Street South Corporate Plaza Tower 2, Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Providing details to clients relative to services being offered.

Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specified

NGUYEN XUAN SU Vietnamese Language Research Analyst 452.

Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specified.

PHAN THI DIEU LINH Vietnamese Language Research Analyst 453.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and their respective native language for the position applied for.

Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specified.

MO QUANG NAM Vietnamese Language Research Analyst

Basic Qualification: Fluent in English, Mandarin and any language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in Indonesian language.

LY KIM BINH Vietnamese Language - Marketing Staff

Basic Qualification: Knowledge in Microsoft office suites & office 365.

WESERV SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 11f Net 2 Square, 3rd Ave. Crescent Park West, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

KOU, QIAN JDU DC Head

Brief Job Description: Supervise the company organization in hiring process.

TAN GEH RHEE Bilingual Administrative Support

WANFANG TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC. 6-9/f Tower 2 Double Dragon Plaza, Edsa Cor. Macapagal Ave., Barangay 76, Pasay City

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS PHILIPPINES CORPORATION 7th-10th Floor Science Hub Tower 4, Mckinley Hill, Pinagsama, City Of Taguig

444.

VICCI BUSINESS CONSULTANCY CORP. 10/f Liberty Plaza, 102 H.v. Dela Costa St., Bel-air, City Of Makati

Basic Qualification: A native speaker of Indonesian language and fluent in English language (spoken and written).

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Manage our highest value clients where professionalism, client focus and a broad understanding of the fundamentals of financial planning are critical to the success of the business.

LI, SHAOXIN Multilingual Service Desk Analyst

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: A native speaker of Indonesian language and fluent in English language (spoken and written).

Basic Qualification: Exceptional customer service, active listening, and verbal, and written communication skills, professional phone voice, and fluency in multiple languages may be desired.

Basic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources or a relevant field.

LEE ZHI HANG Bilingual Administrative Support

UPAPA HOLDINGS CORP. Unit 1819, One Park Drive,, 9th Ave Corner 11th Drive Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Completed at least 2 years in College. Proficient in verbal and written English, Korean, or Japanese language.

Salary Range: Php 60,000 - Php 89,999

QUALIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE

WISHLAND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY INC. 28/f Techzone Condo Corp., 213 Buendia Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati

Basic Qualification: College graduate. Fluent in French language.

Salary Range: Php 90,000 - Php 149,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999 Basic Qualification: Completed at least 2 years in College. Proficient in verbal and written English, Korean, or Japanese language.

Brief Job Description: Prepares reports by accessing account databases, analyzing the information contained and providing useful accurate and appropriate data.

443.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED - PHILIPPINE BRANCH 3058 Hsbc Center, 5th Ave. West, Fort Bonifacio, City Of Taguig

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Brief Job Description: Provides expedient and accurate customer service to Japanese speaking clients and customers. Addresses Japanese customer concerns, queries, issues, complaints and/or places sales orders and product information requests.

MIMA, KOUKI Japanese Operations CSR II

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Fluent in Mandarin language, both verbal and written.

Brief Job Description: Provide expedient and accurate customer service to French speaking clients and customers.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

TRAN, NHUT TAN HR Specialist

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

432.

Basic Qualification: 18-55 y/o, with at least 6 months of work experience, and with good verbal and written communication skills.

No.

Salary Range: Php 150,000 - Php 499,999

Basic Qualification: 18-50 years old. Good organizational skills, and proficient in relevant computer applications.

RUNNINGMAN CORPORATION 8/f Techzone Bldg., 213 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., San Antonio, City Of Makati CAROLLYN Indonesian-language Customer Support Staff

430.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

PHILIPPINES AIRASIA INC. 2/f Mezzanine, Naia Terminal 3, Barangay 183, Pasay City KANEKO, MIHO Cabin Crew

NAME OF FOREIGN NATIONAL , POSITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION KIM, KYUNGHWAN Ac Business Manager

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

OCTAGON PRIME OUTSOURCING SERVICES INC. 30/f Tower, 6789 Ayala Ave.,, Bel-air, City Of Makati LIM WAI LEONG Customer Service Representative

No.

www.businessmirror.com.ph

Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specified.

TRAN HUYNH THIEU BAO Vietnamese Language Research Analyst 454.

Brief Job Description: Conduct research on products and services as specified.

Basic Qualification: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in Vietnamese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in Vietnamese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in Vietnamese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in Vietnamese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

Basic Qualification: Excellent in Vietnamese language.

Salary Range: Php 30,000 - Php 59,999

*Date Generated: Oct 31, 2023 In the ad material of Notice of Filing of Application for Alien Employment Permits published on October 27, 2023, the salary range of QIAN, YUANPENG under the company AB LEISURE EXPONENT, INC., should have been read as Php 90,000 - Php 149,000 and not as published.

In the ad material of Notice of Filing of Application for Alien Employment Permits published on October 27, 2023, the name MALU, VISHAL ASHOL under the company COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PHILIPPINES, INC., should have been read as MALU, VISHAL ASHOK and not as published.

In the ad material of Notice of Filing of Application for Alien Employment Permits published on October 21, 2023, the name DONG, QIN under the company EASYTECH SUPPORT INC., should have been read as QIN, DONG and not as published.

Any person in the Philippines who is competent, able and willing to perform the services for which the foreign national is desired may file an objection at DOLE National Capital Region located at DOLE-NCR Building, 967 Maligaya St., Malate Manila, within 30 days after this publication.

Please inform DOLE National Capital Region if you have any information on criminal offense committed by the foreign nationals.

Companies BusinessMirror

Editor: Jennifer A. Ng

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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Semirara income DMCI 9-month income falls declines by 37%

as coal, nickel prices soften

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By VG Cabuag

@villygc

ngineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc. on Tuesday said its attributable income in January to September fell 28 percent to P20.01 billion from the previous year’s P27.62 billion, largely due to normalizing coal and nickel prices.

Consolidated core net income from January to September was about the same as last year’s due to a non-recurring gain of P2 million for the sale of a DMCI lot and a nonrecurring loss this year of P27 million because of Maynilad Water Services Inc.’s forex losses and donations.

“We saw double-digit contractions in coal and nickel index pric-

es because of the China economic slowdown and global oversupply.

However, our power businesses acted as significant buffers,” DMCI Holdings Chairman and President Isidro A. Consunji said.

Revenues for the nine monthperiod fell 19 percent to P92.39 billion from P114.3 billion.

Semirara Mining and Power

Corp.’s net income contribution declined by 37 percent to P12.8 billion from P20.4 billion due to lower shipments and average selling prices. This was partly offset by higher power generation, sales and average selling price.

DMCI Homes contributed P3.8 billion, flat from last year as the lower percentage of completion was cushioned by better selling prices and higher income from sales cancellations.

D.M. Consunji Inc., the constr uction f ir m, recog nized a 32-percent profit contribution downswing to P459 million from P676 million due to the absence of new projects and completion of most infrastructure projects.

DMCI Power contributed P632 million, a 15-percent upturn from P549 million on the back of higher electricity sales volume, lower fuel costs and improved margins.

Meanwhile, DMCI Mining saw

its net income contribution tumble by 48 percent to P569 million from P1.1 billion mainly due to lower selling prices and higher costs.

Contribution from affiliate Maynilad rose by 51 percent to P1.7 billion from P1.1 billion on higher billed volume, better customer mix and improved average effective tariff.

“Contr ibutions f rom SEMCalaca [Power Corp.], Southwest Luzon [Power Generation Corp.] and DMCI Power all grew double digits because of improved generation, sales volume and margins,” he said.

For the third quarter alone, DMCI had a net income of P4.08 billion, a 44 percent drop from P7.33 billion owing to lower contributions from Semirara Mining and DMCI Mining.

Revenues fell 31 percent to P22.4 billion from the previous year’s P32.83 billion.

Aboitiz unit net income hits ₧26.7B A boitiz Power Corp. recorded a net income of P26.7 billion in January to September this year, a 37-percent jump from the P19.5 billion recorded in the same period a year ago.

The company attributed the increase in its profits to its robust generation and distribution businesses.

“The company had an impressive performance in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period in 2022, powered by our resilience, adaptability, and vision. Through our strategic partnerships, we are well-positioned to accomplish our RE [renewable energy] growth ambitions, opening up opportunities for innovation and expansion,” AboitizPower President and CEO Emmanuel V. Rubio said.

The power firm reported nonrecurring gains of P85 million, brought about by derivative gains from commodity hedging.

Its power generation business posted an EBITDA of P46.7 billion at end-September this year, 20 percent higher than the P39 billion recorded in the same period last year. The company attributed this to higher availability and fresh contributions from GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD).

Power generation capacity sold during the period went up by 19 percent to 4,705 megawatts (MW) from 3,940MW in the same period last year. Energy sold also went up by 21 percent to 26,493 gigawatt-hours (GWh) compared to 21,892GWh. The distribution business also grew. It recorded an EBITDA of

BASF makes deep cost cuts

PHL vehicle output up by double digits

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ASF SE unveiled fresh cuts to investment and measures to reduce operating costs as the company adjusts to more expensive energy, higher interest rates and a slump in demand.

BASF said it will reduce its overall investment for the next four years to €24.8 billion from an original budget of €28.8 billion to help offset higher costs and boost profit.

The chemical firm also increased the scale of its cost-saving plan in back-office areas. It now sees total annual cost savings of €1.1 billion by 2026 across production and administration areas, up from the €500 million it announced in February.

“Looking ahead, we do not expect an easy start to 2024,” BASF CEO Martin Brudermüller said, adding that the company “will defend and expand its market shares with good competitiveness through leaner structures and good cost positions.” Bloomberg News

P7.2 billion, up by 51 percent than the P4.8 billion recorded in the same period last year. Energy sales jumped to 4,569 GWh due to recoveries in demand in the areas affected by Typhoon Odette and resurgence of energy sold back to pre-pandemic level.

“Looking ahead to 2024, we are optimistic about our prospects.

Building upon the momentum of 2023, we look forward to diversifying our energy offerings further, focusing on sustainable practices and creating more technology-driven energy solutions. Our pursuit of responsible business and meaningful collaborations will continue to propel us toward a prosperous and sustainable future,” said Rubio.

The company is a producer of renewable energy, with several hydroelectric, geothermal, and solar

power generation facilities. It also has thermal power plants in its generation portfolio to support the country’s baseload and peak energy demands. AboitizPower also owns distribution utilities that operate in high-growth areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, including the country’s second and third-largest private utilities.

In step with the country’s ambition of having a 35-percent share of RE in the power generation mix by 2030, AboitizPower said it will continue to invest in RE assets en route to reaching 4,600 MW. It already has over 1,000 MW of disclosed projects from various indigenous energy sources and is constantly pursuing opportunities to grow its portfolio for solar, hydro, geothermal, wind, and energy storage systems. Lenie Lectura

By Andrea E. San Juan @andreasanjuan

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otor vehicle production and sales in the Philippines grew at the fastest pace in Southeast Asia, according to the latest data from the Asean Automotive Federation (AAF).

Data from AAF showed that only the Philippines recorded annual increases of more than 25 percent in terms of sales and production of motor vehicles in January to September among countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

The country’s motor vehicle output during the 9-month period rose by nearly 35 percent to 84,929 motor vehicles from the previous year’s 63,718 units.

AAF data indicated that Malaysia produced 566,442 motor vehicles, up 11.3 percent from the 508,761units produced in the same period a year ago. This was followed by Thailand, which produced 1,385,971, a 1.6-percent increase from the 1,364,037 units produced last year.

Indonesia produced 1,060,823 units during the 9-month period, but the figure was 0.4 percent lower than the previous year’s 1,065,302 units. Vietnam’s output also declined by 28.7 percent to 123,675 motor vehicles during the period, from 173,401 units recorded a year ago.

Photo by Nonie Reyes

Among the Asean countries included in the AAF report, Myanmar posted the smallest output at 812 units, a steep drop from the 3,097 units it produced last year.

The six Asean countries produced 3,222,652 motor vehicles in January to September, a 1.4-percent increase compared to the 3,178,316 units they produced in the same period a year ago.

AAF data also indicated that car sales in the Philippines rose by 26.9 percent to 314,843 units from 248,154 units recorded a year ago.

Malaysia is another Southeast Asian country that recorded a double-digit increase in sales. It sold 571,767 motor vehicles during the period, up 11.1 percent from last year’s 514,449 units.

In contrast, the four remaining Asean countries included in the AAF report posted declines in motor vehi-

cle sales during the 9-month period.

Indonesia sold 755,173 units of motor vehicles, down 0.4 percent from the 758,217 units sold in the same period last year. This was followed by Thailand which was able to sell 586,870 motor vehicles, 7.4 percent lower than the 633,687 units it sold in 2022.

Meanwhile, Singapore and Myanmar posted double-digit declines in sales from January to September.

Singapore’s motor vehicle sales dropped by 16.3 percent to 27,108 units, from last year’s 32,372 units.

Myanmar posted the steepest decline in motor vehicle sales at 64.1 percent. Sales plunged to 2,397 units, from 6,672 units in 2022.

The seven Asean countries sold 2,468,087 units in January to September 2023, a 0.9 percent decline from the 2,489,954 units they sold in the same period a year ago.

Photo from www.semiraramining.com

By Lenie Lectura @llectura

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emirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) reported on Tuesday that its consolidated net income fell by 37 percent to P22.62 billion at end-September this year from P35.95 billion in the same period a year ago.

The “high base effect and stabilizing global coal market” caused its revenues to decline by 23 percent to P56.2 billion. The company also realized weaker coal shipments and selling prices during the period.

The average selling price of coal in the third quarter declined by 36 percent to P3,315 per metric ton (MT) from P5,173 per MT. Total coal shipments also went down by 22 percent to 2.5 million MT. The global energy market, the company said, shifted its focus this year toward stabilizing the supply chain, following disruptions caused by geopolitical and regulatory events last year. The market’s stabilization is mirrored in the movement of global indices.

“These scenarios underscored the significance of coal in driving the energy transition, fulfilling baseload energy requirements, and addressing industrial demand,” the

company told the stock exchange.

It can be recalled that in 2022, SMPC recorded an all-time high profit of nearly P40 billion due to robust domestic coal shipments, higher spot electricity sales, and elevated market prices.

From January to September this year, coal contribution to the group slipped by 52 percent from P29.37 billion to P13.97 billion, while contribution from the power generation business improved by 31 percent from P6.58 billion to P8.61 billion.

SMPC’s power subsidiaries are SEM-Calaca Power Corp. (SCPC) and Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corp. (SLPGC). They generate baseload power for the LuzonVisayas grid. They also supply electricity through bilateral contracts and the wholesale electricity spot market.

SCPC accounted for the marked improvement, accelerating by 41 percent to P6.95 billion from P4.94 billion. SLPGC contribution was flattish at P1.63 billion versus P1.66 billion.

Coal remained as the biggest contributor, accounting for 62 percent of the group net income, followed by SCPC, 31 percent, and SLPGC, 7 percent.

MPIC unit completes acquisition of stake in Lucena hospital

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etro Pacific Health Corp. (MPH), a unit of delisted firm Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), said it has completed the acquisition of a 60.88-percent stake in Lucena United Doctors Inc. The company operates Lucena United Doctors Hospital and Medical Center, a level two, 95-bed hospital that has been serving the healthcare needs of Lucena, and neighboring towns and municipalities of the Quezon Province.

The hospital was founded in 1981 by a group of nine doctorfamilies and sits on almost a hectare of land situated in Barangay Isabang, outside the congested city center, and closer to the residential developments.

“We welcome MPH’s investment in LUDHMC as we believe that this partnership will bolster LUDHMC further in establishing itself as the undisputed leader in private healthcare in the province.

We are confident that this will help perpetuate the legacies of our founders and bring LUDHMC closer to their dream of becoming a completely equipped, tertiary medical center serving the Quezon Province,” Lucena United president Gerardo Carmelo B. Salazar said.

“Our investment in LUDI has been in discussion for almost 10 years, and we are excited to finally complete this transaction and start working with the LUDHMC community to expand the hospital and upgrade its medical capabilities. With this, it is our goal that residents of Quezon no longer need

to go to Metro Manila for more advanced care,” MPH corporate development director Jose Noel C. de la Paz said.

De la Paz also announced the appointment of Maria Louzel DiazTiozon, as LUDI’s president and CEO. Tiozon has over 20 years of expertise in strategic human resource and general management in the financial services and healthcare industries.

“She has been with the MPH group since 2014, with her last position being vice president and head of human resources and member of the senior management team of Cardinal Santos Medical Center,” de la Paz said.

MPH CEO Harish Pillai underscored the strategic importance of the investment.

“The integration of LUDHMC into the Metro Pacific Health group is a testament to our commitment to make quality healthcare more accessible and affordable for every Filipino. With the size and scale of our group, we will be able to leverage on shared resources and best practices that will bring the MPH standard of care to more communities outside of greater Metro Manila,” Pillai said.

Lucena United becomes the 23rd hospital in the MPH network and the fifth hospital in Southern Luzon, following recent investments in Antipolo Doctors Hospital in Rizal and Medical Center Imus in Cavite, in addition to Calamba Medical Center and Los Baños Doctors Hospital in Laguna. VG Cabuag

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Venture builder Talino bags investment from Chemonics

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By Lorenz S. Marasigan

@lorenzmarasigan

ilipino-founded venture builder Talino Venture Studios has raised $5 million in fresh funding from a round led by sustainable development firm Chemonics International.

Talino CEO Winston Damarillo said the funds will bankroll initiatives to expand the reach of Talino’s ventures to drive financial inclusion in the Philippines and other emerging markets.

“We’re on the verge of something extraordinary. Our partnership with Chemonics signifies a piv-

otal moment in sustainable innovation. With a history of successful transformations and ventures and a commitment to people-first innovation, we’re devoted to closing the financial inclusion gap for underserved individuals and communities in emerging nations worldwide,” Damarillo said.

KFC opens new stores, launches product

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astfood operator K FC Ph i l ippi nes h a s opened three outlets and unveiled a new product for the young market.

In a v i r t u a l i nter v iew on Monday, Charmaine BautistaPamintuan, chief marketing officer (CMO) of KFC Philippines, told the BusinessMirror that they unveiled new branches at Ventura Mall in Dasmariñas, Cavite; Fairview Commonwealth, Quezon City; and Santo Tomas, Batangas.

The new stores expanded KFC’s total store network to 367.

These latest outlets were all opened si mu lt a neou sly w it h the launch of its new offering called the KFC Gamer Box 2023 in Taguig City last October 27.

With more openings in the pipeline, she bared that they expect to reach “almost 400 stores” by the end of 2023.

The KFC and PUBG MOBILE collaboration meal is comprised of one Jr. Original Recipe Snacker, one Regular Shots, one Regular Iced Tea, one Brownie, and free PUBG Game Codes.

Apart from the Philippines, this global partnership is also ongoing in the United States and Brazil, according to Pamintuan.

“We are the pros when it comes

to making the world’s most finger lickin’ good fried chicken and delivering on the taste you crave,” she said. “Now PUBG: Battlegrounds and PUBG Mobile fans can enjoy the iconic KFC taste like never before then dive into a battle royale and score big loot for a double taste of victory.”

“PUBG Mobile is thrilled to partner with KFC, the internationally renowned restaurant brand,” added Vincent Wang, head of PUBG Mobile Publishing, Tencent Games.

“As one of the biggest mobile games in the world, PUBG Mobile is committed to bringing quality gameplay to people on the move, just like KFC brings great food to people in thousands of locations globally.”

Their team up levels up the “gaming experience where players land, loot, and survive while enjoying exclusive cosmetics,” said Taeseok Jang, executive producer of PUBG: Battlegrounds, PUBG Studios.

“We want to be closer to the youth. We target their community. Because they have their hands full while playing, we curated portable snack items to be enjoyed by gamers,” Pamintuan said. Roderick L. Abad

Known for its venture building and understanding of inclusive fintech, Talino has built and invested in several ventures such as BayaniPay, Asenso, Earnie, and Saphron.

Meanwhile, Chemonics, a leader in sustainable development, brings extensive experience in implementing innovative technology solutions globally. The firm has previously deployed digital payment systems and drone technology for medical supplies in underdeveloped regions.

“Innovat ion happens w it h smart investments and smart partnerships, and our investment in Talino represents the coming together of two unique and complementary companies.

Talino has a proven record of developing high-impact technology and combined with Chemonics’

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access to local leaders and deep expertise gained from our work in nearly 100 countries, we can create groundbreaking, scalable solutions with the potential to help millions,” Chemonics President and CEO Jamey Butcher said.

This partnership targets the financial inclusion gap in emerging economies, bolstered by the $5-million investment from Chemonics.

It builds on a successful 2020 project funded by the United States Agency for International Development that aimed to boost e-payment adoption in the Philippines.

“While Talino’s ventures are built on Filipino innovation, our partnership with Chemonics enables us to go beyond the Filipino diaspora and make a positive impact on the lives of many more people,” Damarillo said.

October 31, 2023

NAV One Year Three Year Five Year Y-T-D

per share Return* Return Stock Funds ALFM Growth Fund, Inc. -a 194.52 -2.4% -1.52% -4.08% -2.22% -6.72% ATRAM Alpha Opportunity Fund, Inc. -a 1.4004 11.64% 8.65% 0.42% 0.86% 4.18% ATRAM Philippine Equity Opportunity Fund, Inc. -a 2.6712 -2.95% -1.19% -6.44% -3.86% -8.36% Climbs Share Capital Equity Investment Fund Corp. -a 0.6618 -0.73% -2.04% -4.87% n.a -4.61% First Metro Consumer Fund, Inc. -a 0.6061 -3.46% -4.1% -5.16% n.a -6.55% First Metro Save and Learn Equity Fund, Inc. -a 4.3095 -2.96% -0.37% -2.71% -1.85% -7.32% First Metro Save and Learn Philippine Index Fund, Inc. -a 0.6386 -4.46% -2.27% n.a n.a -8.91% MBG Equity Investment Fund, Inc. -a 84.66 13.49% -0.61% -4.99% n.a 12.49% PAMI Equity Index Fund, Inc. -a 39.585 -3.45% -1.25% -3.13% n.a -8.35% Philam Strategic Growth Fund, Inc. -a 412.79 -2.78% -2% -3.14% -2.24% -7.12% Philequity Dividend Yield Fund, Inc. -a 1.1399 -1.13% 3.1% -0.98% n.a -3% Philequity Fund, Inc. -a 31.2262 -1.57% 0.73% -2.19% -0.3% -6.22% Philequity MSCI Philippine Index Fund, Inc. -a 0.7866 -2.56% -0.84% n.a n.a -7.33% Philequity PSE Index Fund, Inc. -a 4.165 -2.37% -0.28% -2.24% -0.42% -7.35% Philippine Stock Index Fund Corp. -a 692.86 -2.49% -0.46% -2.31% -0.59% -7.49% Soldivo Strategic Growth Fund, Inc. -a 0.6226 -1.66% -0.71% -5.18% n.a -7.64% Sun Life Prosperity Philippine Equity Fund, Inc. -a 3.0955 -3.02% -1.16% -4.3% -2.18% -8.23% Sun Life Prosperity Philippine Stock Index Fund, Inc. -a 0.7858 -2.83% -0.79% -2.64% n.a -7.76% United Fund, Inc. -a 2.9079 -2.08% -0.31% -2.64% -1.35% -6.03% Primarily invested in Peso securities (units) COL Equity Index Unitized Mutual Fund, Inc. -a 0.9757 -2.93% n.a n.a n.a -7.62% COL Strategic Growth Equity Unitized Mutual Fund, Inc. -a,20.9956 n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Philequity Alpha One Fund, Inc. -a 0.9557 -1.65% 0.27% n.a n.a -8.67% Philippine Stock Index Fund Corp. -a 841.12 -2.62% n.a n.a n.a -7.53% Exchange Traded Fund (shares) First Metro Phil. Equity Exchange Traded Fund, Inc. -a,c94.0111 -1.88% -0.12% -2.03% n.a -7.03% Primarily invested in foreign currency securities (shares) ATRAM AsiaPlus Equity Fund, Inc. -b $0.7642 -0.26% -10.57% -3.2% -2.46% -10.31% Sun Life Prosperity World Voyager Fund, Inc. -a $1.454 4.32% -0.89% 4.37% n.a 2.11% Balanced Funds Primarily invested in Peso securities (shares) ATRAM Dynamic Allocation Fund, Inc. -a 1.3981 -6.36% -3.21% -2.66% -2.63% -5.83% ATRAM Philippine Balanced Fund, Inc. -a 2.0456 0.48% -0.52% -0.9% -0.7% -2.84% First Metro Save and Learn Balanced Fund, Inc. -a 2.3778 -1.94% -0.75% -0.47% -1.86% -5.09% First Metro Save and Learn F.O.C.C.U.S. Dynamic Fund, Inc. -a 0.1824 -2.67% -0.36% n.a n.a -5.74% NCM Mutual Fund of the Phils., Inc. -a 1.8457 0.09% -0.36% 0.68% 0.07% -5.08% PAMI Horizon Fund, Inc. -a 3.342 -0.02% -1.81% -0.15% -0.93% -2.89% Philam Fund, Inc. -a 14.6645 -0.75% -2.46% -0.71% -1.2% -3.15% Solidaritas Fund, Inc. -a 1.9359 0.06% -0.34% -0.62% 0.18% -2.71% Sun Life of Canada Prosperity Balanced Fund, Inc. -a 3.2067 -0.45% -1.08% -1.87% -1.32% -3.69% Sun Life Prosperity Dynamic Fund, Inc. -a 0.8403 -0.46% 1.15% -1.27% n.a -4.39% Primarily invested in Peso securities (units) Sun Life Prosperity Achiever Fund 2028, Inc. -a 0.9019 1.85% -1.77% n.a n.a -1.45% Sun Life Prosperity Achiever Fund 2038, Inc. -a 0.7852 -1.51% -2.8% n.a n.a -6.03% Sun Life Prosperity Achiever Fund 2048, Inc. -a 0.7654 -2.25% -2.82% n.a n.a -6.94% Primarily invested in foreign currency securities (shares) -7.2% -2.06% -0.39% -3.82% Cocolife Dollar Fund Builder, Inc. -a $0.03118 0.13% PAMI Asia Balanced Fund, Inc. -b $0.8308 4.77% -7.95% -1.88% -2.13% -7.28% Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Advantage Fund, Inc. -a $3.8049 1.52% -2.64% 1.96% 1.9% -1.07% Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Wellspring Fund, Inc. -a $0.9378 -0.6% -5.3% -0.87% n.a -3.48% Bond Funds Primarily invested in Peso securities (shares) ALFM Peso Bond Fund, Inc. -a 386.93 3.02% 1.61% 2.53% 2.08% 2.44% ATRAM Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. -a 1.8939 1.4% -1.03% 0.44% -0.12% 1.02% 2.16% 3.69% 2.14% Cocolife Fixed Income Fund, Inc. -a 3.2796 2.06% 0.76% Ekklesia Mutual Fund, Inc. -a 2.2228 3.16% -0.95% 0.95% 1% 2.08% First Metro Save and Learn Fixed Income Fund, Inc. -a 2.4024 0.76% -0.56% 1.66% 1% 0.47% Philam Bond Fund, Inc. -a 4.1398 0.45% -3.55% 1.72% 0.19% -0.19% Philam Managed Income Fund, Inc. -a 1.3548 3.08% 1.07% 2.91% 1.63% 2.65% Philequity Peso Bond Fund, Inc. -a 3.9531 3.17% -0.01% 2.7% 1.13% 2.19% Soldivo Bond Fund, Inc. -a 1.0378 2.96% 0.06% 3.48% n.a 2.09% Sun Life of Canada Prosperity Bond Fund, Inc. -a 3.2147 3.32% 0.46% 3.18% 1.58% 2.19% Sun Life Prosperity GS Fund, Inc. -a 1.7212 2.47% -0.37% 2.41% 1.03% 1.5% Primarily invested in foreign currency securities (shares) ALFM Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. -a $489.07 2.46% 0.61% 1.86% 2.36% 1.88% ALFM Euro Bond Fund, Inc. -a Є211.11 1.63% -1.02% -0.19% 0.71% 0.7% ATRAM Total Return Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. -b $0.9916 1.12% -7.42% -2.42% -0.49% -1.76% First Metro Save and Learn Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. -a $0.024 0.84% -3.13% -0.65% n.a 1.27% PAMI Global Bond Fund, Inc -b $0.824 -1.03% -8.89% -4.26% -3.61% -4.77% Philam Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. -a $2.1285 2.9% -5.34% 0.03% 0.98% -2.39% Philequity Dollar Income Fund, Inc. -a $0.0606696 2.02% -0.64% 1.31% 1.51% 1.28% Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Abundance Fund, Inc. -a $2.5342 -1.37% -7.3% -2.5% -0.58% -6.89% Money Market Funds Primarily invested in Peso securities (shares) ALFM Money Market Fund, Inc. -a 136.02 2.32% 1.69% 2.52% 1.99% 2.09% First Metro Save and Learn Money Market Fund, Inc. -a 1.1017 3.04% 1.74% n.a n.a 2.62% 2.63% 1.92% 2.46% 1.95% Sun Life Prosperity Peso Starter Fund, Inc. -a 1.3686 2.26% Primarily invested in Peso securities (units) ALFM Money Market Fund, Inc. -a 103.77 3.82% n.a n.a n.a 3.31% Primarily invested in foreign currency securities (shares) Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Starter Fund, Inc. -a $1.0897 2.08% 1.22% 1.47% n.a 1.84% Feeder Funds Primarily invested in Peso securities (units) ALFM Global Multi-Asset Income Fund, Inc. -a 40.9729 -7.08% n.a n.a n.a -4.56% 9.85% n.a n.a Sun Life Prosperity World Equity Index Feeder Fund, Inc. -a 1.3139 4.79% 6.64% Sun Life Prosperity World Income Fund, Inc. -a,1 0.941 n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Primarily invested in foreign currency securities (Units) ALFM Global Multi-Asset Income Fund, Inc. -a $0.7417 -4.86% -7.26% n.a n.a -6.49%

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PSE STOCK QUOTATIONS

October 31, 2023

Net Foreign Stocks Bid Ask Open High Low Close Volume Value Trade (Peso) Buy (Sell) FINANCIALs

ASIA UNITED BDO UNIBANK BANK COMMERCE BANK PH ISLANDS CHINABANK EAST WEST BANK METROBANK PHIL NATL BANK PSBANK PHILTRUST RCBC SECURITY BANK UNION BANK COL FINANCIAL FIRST ABACUS MANULIFE PHIL STOCK EXCH SUN LIFE

298,150 455,548,106 10,500 406,097,391 4,269,260 2,681,367 94,187,339.50 368,864 86,900 2,000 1,100,000 19,017,107 5,393,332 11,540 15,050 17,200 340,610 13,250

-4,450 -21,980,131 -16,664,277.50 -1,412,920 2,061,791 -24,781,551 142,196 430,961 -4,696,629 320,200 -

INDUSTRIAL ACEN CORP 5.3 5.31 5.26 5.34 5.22 5.3 11,277,500 59,745,983 ALSONS CONS 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.55 609,000 338,040 ALTERNERGY HLDG 0.83 0.85 0.89 0.89 0.82 0.85 1,245,000 1,031,620 35.7 35.95 35 36 35 35.95 765,700 27,397,515 ABOITIZ POWER 1.2 1.23 1.22 1.23 1.2 1.2 111,000 133,740 RASLAG BASIC ENERGY 0.19 0.2 0.19 0.202 0.189 0.2 480,000 92,260 FIRST GEN 18.08 18.2 18.04 18.1 18.02 18.08 247,100 4,467,306 FIRST PHIL HLDG 60.3 61.5 61.6 61.6 60.1 60.3 19,050 1,150,076 MERALCO 354.8 355 358 358 351.2 355 332,990 118,122,280 16.92 17.5 17.5 17.5 16.8 16.92 808,600 13,737,944 MANILA WATER 3.25 3.27 3.29 3.34 3.04 3.27 1,211,000 3,803,030 PETRON PETROENERGY 4.23 4.67 4.49 4.68 4.49 4.67 30,000 135,070 PHX PETROLEUM 5.3 5.99 5.99 5.99 5.99 5.99 6,000 35,940 REPOWER ENERGY 6.03 6.5 6 7 6 6.5 93,000 571,250 7.19 7.4 7.25 7.46 7.16 7.4 882,900 6,466,054 SYNERGY GRID 12.8 13 13.1 13.1 12.58 12.8 21,000 269,456 SHELL PILIPINAS 7.78 7.8 7.9 8 7.8 7.8 12,300 97,259 SPC POWER VIVANT 14.56 15.96 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 200 3,180 AGRINURTURE 2.06 2.08 2.03 2.09 2 2.09 5,380,000 10,980,620 1.84 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 5,000 9,500 AXELUM CENTURY FOOD 27.6 28 27.65 28.2 27.5 28 1,525,900 42,417,050 7.5 7.7 7.69 7.75 7.69 7.7 70,900 548,440 DEL MONTE DNL INDUS 6.27 6.4 6.45 6.45 6.26 6.4 1,790,500 11,387,004 EMPERADOR 20.8 20.85 20.7 20.85 20.7 20.8 582,200 12,085,230 SMC FOODANDBEV 49.55 50.9 50.4 50.9 49.5 50.9 65,490 3,302,746 0.63 0.64 0.63 0.64 0.62 0.64 2,790,000 1,779,040 FIGARO COFFEE 1.04 1.06 1.08 1.09 1.03 1.06 5,226,000 5,475,810 FRUITAS HLDG 166 169.8 169.7 170 163 169.8 12,250 2,072,254 GINEBRA JOLLIBEE 205 207 209.4 212 204.2 205 1,337,770 275,586,876 KEEPERS HLDG 1.36 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.36 1.38 372,000 510,800 13.04 15.96 15.98 15.98 15.98 15.98 300 4,794 LIBERTY FLOUR MAXS GROUP 3.98 4 4.04 4.05 4 4 59,000 236,450 0.096 0.114 0.105 0.105 0.105 0.105 150,000 15,750 MG HLDG MONDE NISSIN 8.2 8.25 8.5 8.5 8.18 8.2 4,105,200 33,760,884 SHAKEYS PIZZA 9.25 9.39 9.3 9.3 9.24 9.25 90,000 832,584 ROXAS AND CO 0.46 0.53 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 100,000 46,000 2.99 3.1 3.04 3.04 2.99 2.99 897,000 2,692,260 RFM CORP 109 109.3 110 110.3 108.1 109.3 1,320,450 144,182,975 UNIV ROBINA VITARICH 0.51 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 13,000 6,890 VICTORIAS 3.5 3.69 3.69 3.69 3.69 3.69 8,000 29,520 CEMEX HLDG 0.81 0.87 0.8 0.81 0.8 0.81 42,000 33,990 0.82 0.83 0.81 0.85 0.81 0.82 386,000 315,910 EC VULCAN CORP EEI CORP 5.45 5.52 5.53 5.57 5.45 5.53 85,400 473,026 MEGAWIDE 3.11 3.17 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.17 41,000 128,860 PHINMA 19.5 20 20 20 20 20 12,000 240,000 TKC METALS 0.5 0.52 0.5 0.54 0.5 0.52 33,000 16,780 1.5 1.57 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 28,000 43,400 CROWN ASIA EUROMED 0.73 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 50,000 43,500 LMG CORP 2.48 3.38 3.38 3.38 3.38 3.38 1,000 3,380 MABUHAY VINYL 5.3 5.69 5.61 5.69 5.61 5.69 2,200 12,490 PRYCE CORP 5.2 5.49 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 2,000 10,470 CONCEPCION 14.5 14.98 14.84 14.98 14.82 14.98 1,800 26,732 0.285 0.29 0.335 0.345 0.285 0.29 68,260,000 20,812,450 GREENERGY 3.4 3.49 3.45 3.49 3.4 3.49 9,000 31,160 INTEGRATED MICR 1.22 1.23 1.18 1.22 1.17 1.22 346,000 415,320 IONICS SFA SEMICON 2.15 2.2 2.18 2.2 2.15 2.2 371,000 813,260 CIRTEK HLDG 1.75 1.78 1.77 1.79 1.74 1.78 46,000 80,760

30,421,762 277,000 4,856,700 57,000 -3,035,778.00 -301,938 -26,466,098 -6,245,690 -652,870 -35,940 -3,000 1,000,073 -223,916 -546,940.00 7,037,060 -329,640 -537,417 -10,502,545 -975,236 125,220 59,500 -91,272 -25,980,914 -180,370 -26,999,327 116,566 -287,770 -30,530,257 -9,600 5,270 -2,964 205,550 -6,900 -323,400 -

HOLDING & FRIMS

ABACORE CAPITAL AYALA CORP ABOITIZ EQUITY ALLIANCE GLOBAL ANSCOR ANGLO PHIL HLDG ATN HLDG A COSCO CAPITAL DMCI HLDG FILINVEST DEV GT CAPITAL JG SUMMIT KEPPEL HLDG A LODESTAR LOPEZ HLDG LT GROUP PACIFICA HLDG PRIME MEDIA REPUBLIC GLASS SOLID GROUP SM INVESTMENTS SAN MIGUEL CORP SEAFRONT RES TOP FRONTIER

44.5 127.5 7 99.05 30.2 8.84 52 18.4 54.8 95 23.4 74.85 59.5 2.84 0.6 865 169 2,500

1.05 605 45.8 10.32 10.88 0.47 0.38 4.61 9.1 5.22 545 35.85 5 0.435 4.5 8.81 1 2.7 2.71 0.9 801 103.2 1.51 92.45

45.4 128 7.4 100.5 30.25 8.86 52.3 18.66 55 100 23.7 77 59.9 2.93 0.68 1,099 170 2,650

1.06 605.5 46.2 10.6 11 0.5 0.39 4.69 9.17 5.41 549 36.75 6.38 0.47 4.55 8.85 1.26 2.83 3.06 0.94 806 105.1 1.97 95

44.5 128.9 7 98.9 30.15 8.71 52 18.4 55 100 23.7 74.95 59.2 2.93 0.55 860 170 2,650

1.05 602.5 46.4 10.16 11 0.46 0.38 4.7 9.49 5.3 547 35.85 6.5 0.435 4.5 8.52 1 2.72 3.05 0.94 810 104.3 1.51 100

44.5 131 7 101 30.25 8.84 52.5 18.66 55 100 23.7 77 60 2.93 0.68 860 171 2,650

1.07 607 46.4 10.6 11 0.47 0.38 4.7 9.49 5.35 549 36.85 6.5 0.465 4.5 8.85 1 2.89 3.05 0.94 818.5 105.1 1.51 100

44.5 127.5 7 98.4 30.15 8.71 51.75 18.2 55 100 23.4 74.7 59.2 2.84 0.55 860 169 2,650

1.02 602 45.55 10.16 10.88 0.46 0.38 4.61 9.01 5.3 535 35.1 6.5 0.435 4.35 8.5 1 2.62 3.05 0.94 801 103 1.51 95

44.5 127.5 7 100.5 30.25 8.84 52.3 18.66 55 100 23.4 77 59.5 2.84 0.68 860 169 2,650

1.05 605.5 45.8 10.6 11 0.47 0.38 4.61 9.17 5.35 549 36.75 6.5 0.465 4.5 8.85 1 2.84 3.05 0.94 801 105.1 1.51 95

6,700 3,548,280 1,500 4,091,650 141,400 305,400 1,808,800 20,200 1,580 20 47,000 251,680 90,740 4,000 25,000 20 2,000 5

447,000 177,370 1,504,800 2,003,700 26,700 30,000 810,000 56,000 4,655,900 300 124,650 1,335,400 100 530,000 137,000 2,105,700 25,000 309,000 200,000 12,000 289,500 51,690 1,000 2,240

468,870 107,265,320 68,934,365 20,969,006 293,460 13,900 307,800 259,030 42,766,581 1,595 67,769,760 48,430,530 650 230,850 613,550 18,265,659 25,000 834,840 610,000 11,280 232,689,880 5,379,854 1,510 217,794.50

PROPERTY AYALA LAND 27.5 27.85 26.75 28 26.2 27.85 14,379,500 390,582,395 AYALA LAND LOG 1.66 1.69 1.7 1.7 1.65 1.69 302,000 504,680 ALTUS PROP 8.77 9.19 8.77 8.77 8.77 8.77 800 7,016 1.03 1.06 1.04 1.09 1.03 1.03 673,000 714,080 ARANETA PROP AREIT RT 32.7 32.8 33.4 33.4 32.25 32.8 384,500 12,549,090 0.67 0.69 0.7 0.7 0.69 0.69 21,000 14,690 A BROWN CITYLAND DEVT 0.69 0.72 0.69 0.74 0.69 0.72 95,000 65,730 CROWN EQUITIES 0.07 0.072 0.069 0.07 0.069 0.07 200,000 13,900 CEB LANDMASTERS 2.53 2.57 2.53 2.57 2.53 2.53 9,000 22,810 0.31 0.315 0.31 0.31 0.305 0.305 60,000 18,550 CENTURY PROP 2.53 2.54 2.53 2.54 2.51 2.53 1,836,000 4,639,660 CITICORE RT DOUBLEDRAGON 6.8 6.85 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 14,800 100,814 DDMP RT 1.28 1.29 1.28 1.29 1.27 1.28 542,000 693,180 DM WENCESLAO 6.3 6.35 6.35 6.35 6.3 6.3 11,500 72,545 0.13 0.133 0.135 0.135 0.133 0.133 30,000 4,010 EMPIRE EAST EVER GOTESCO 0.285 0.3 0.285 0.3 0.285 0.3 1,030,000 303,800 FILINVEST RT 2.99 3 3 3.01 3 3 215,000 645,060 FILINVEST LAND 0.6 0.61 0.6 0.61 0.6 0.61 414,000 248,900 8990 HLDG 8.6 9.04 8.5 9.04 8.5 9.04 200 1,754 792 820 810 820 810 820 1,230 1,004,500 GOLDEN MV 0.485 0.57 0.59 0.59 0.57 0.57 11,000 6,290 PHIL INFRADEV KEPPEL PROP 5.69 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 100 690 CITY AND LAND 0.77 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.77 0.77 13,000 10,030 MEGAWORLD 1.95 1.98 1.96 1.98 1.93 1.98 8,353,000 16,324,330 MRC ALLIED 0.182 0.188 0.183 0.189 0.182 0.188 910,000 169,310 12.18 12.2 12.28 12.28 12.16 12.18 192,200 2,345,548 MREIT RT 0.228 0.229 0.228 0.228 0.228 0.228 20,180,000 4,601,040 OMICO CORP PREMIERE RT 1.5 1.51 1.5 1.51 1.5 1.51 43,000 64,630 RL COMM RT 4.72 4.74 4.73 4.81 4.71 4.74 892,000 4,244,350 ROBINSONS LAND 13.94 14.18 14 14.8 13.86 13.94 2,129,200 29,821,488 0.15 0.159 0.152 0.152 0.15 0.15 2,300,000 348,760 PHIL REALTY ROCKWELL 1.32 1.43 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 4,000 5,280 SHANG PROP 3.5 3.58 3.58 3.58 3.5 3.58 58,000 203,560 STA LUCIA LAND 3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 5,000 16,000 SM PRIME HLDG 29.8 30 30.2 30.4 29.55 30 8,378,800 250,143,045 SOC RESOURCES 0.36 0.42 0.41 0.42 0.41 0.42 30,000 12,400 2.27 2.45 2.37 2.41 2.27 2.41 9,000 21,340 VISTAMALLS VISTA LAND 1.6 1.62 1.61 1.62 1.6 1.6 156,000 251,120 VISTAREIT RT 1.67 1.68 1.65 1.68 1.65 1.66 281,000 469,280

SERVICES ABS CBN 3.6 3.68 3.65 3.7 3.6 3.65 43,000 157,350 GMA NETWORK 8.26 8.29 8.3 8.3 8.25 8.26 138,300 1,143,952 GLOBE TELECOM 1,760 1,775 1,765 1,790 1,760 1,760 9,485 16,731,010 1,202 1,210 1,206 1,224 1,190 1,210 88,955 107,052,480 PLDT 0.015 0.016 0.015 0.016 0.014 0.015 31,700,000 474,700 APOLLO GLOBAL 8.27 8.37 8.28 8.55 8.18 8.37 4,980,000 41,277,020 CONVERGE DFNN INC 3.1 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.15 317,000 998,550 DITO CME HLDG 2.82 2.83 2.97 2.97 2.83 2.83 3,863,000 11,117,270 NOW CORP 1.36 1.37 1.33 1.37 1.33 1.37 975,000 1,319,110 0.138 0.149 0.138 0.139 0.138 0.139 140,000 19,450 TRANSPACIFIC BR ASIAN TERMINALS 15.42 15.8 15 15.8 15 15.8 8,000 125,454 CHELSEA 1.28 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.28 1.32 168,000 220,110 CEBU AIR 32.4 33 33 33 32.25 33 82,200 2,707,525 INTL CONTAINER 201.2 204 201 205.8 198.1 201.2 1,453,750 292,531,354 3.77 3.8 3.77 3.8 3.77 3.8 69,000 261,520 MACROASIA 5.19 5.28 5.19 5.19 5.19 5.19 1,400 7,266 PAL HLDG 0.75 0.77 0.71 0.77 0.71 0.77 4,000 2,900 HARBOR STAR CENTRO ESCOLAR 8.5 9.05 8.45 8.45 8.45 8.45 2,400 20,280 FAR EASTERN U 600 648 565 565 565 565 100 56,500 5.9 6.89 6.89 6.89 6.89 6.89 200 1,378 IPEOPLE STI HLDG 0.4 0.405 0.395 0.405 0.395 0.405 300,000 120,500 BELLE CORP 1.17 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18 30,000 35,400 BLOOMBERRY 9.11 9.18 9.07 9.17 8.95 9.11 8,141,200 74,099,700 PACIFIC ONLINE 2.7 2.79 2.8 2.81 2.65 2.78 421,000 1,151,970 PH RESORTS GRP 0.9 0.94 0.96 0.97 0.91 0.94 967,000 908,700 0.59 0.6 0.59 0.61 0.59 0.59 10,044,000 6,018,770 PREMIUM LEISURE 6.64 6.65 6.48 6.67 6.48 6.65 1,372,400 9,073,156 DIGIPLUS 1.72 1.77 1.79 1.79 1.72 1.75 79,000 136,780 PHILWEB ALLDAY 0.17 0.172 0.17 0.172 0.168 0.17 880,000 149,330 BERJAYA 7.1 8 8 8 8 8 100 800 1.48 1.5 1.48 1.55 1.47 1.5 284,000 426,520 ALLHOME 1.16 1.19 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.16 6,000 6,960 METRO RETAIL PUREGOLD 27.05 27.1 26.9 27.65 26.9 27.1 930,200 25,281,285 ROBINSONS RTL 39.95 41 41.25 41.25 39.8 41 400,900 16,149,620 PHIL SEVEN CORP 76.1 80 76 76 76 76 25,070 1,905,320 SSI GROUP 2.62 2.68 2.71 2.74 2.6 2.62 364,000 960,340 1.68 1.8 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.68 6,000 10,080 UPSON INTL CORP WILCON DEPOT 19.78 19.8 19.78 19.8 19.26 19.8 2,624,200 51,451,310 APC GROUP 0.22 0.232 0.22 0.232 0.22 0.232 50,000 11,120 MEDILINES 0.395 0.405 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 10,000 4,000 PRMIERE HORIZON 0.189 0.19 0.187 0.193 0.186 0.19 990,000 185,620 3.76 3.97 3.81 3.98 3.8 3.98 46,000 176,240 SBS PHIL CORP

MINING & OIL ATOK 4.95 5 5 5 5 5 12,000 60,000 APEX MINING 2.56 2.58 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.58 3,057,000 7,824,510 3.12 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 20,000 62,000 ATLAS MINING BENGUET A 4.9 5 5.09 5.1 4.95 5 156,000 780,750 BENGUET B 4.9 5.1 4.75 5.1 4.75 4.9 13,000 65,200 FERRONICKEL 2.53 2.57 2.56 2.58 2.52 2.57 1,012,000 2,593,480 GEOGRACE 0.035 0.038 0.037 0.037 0.035 0.035 800,000 28,200 LEPANTO A 0.085 0.089 0.085 0.089 0.085 0.089 60,000 5,140 0.08 0.091 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 10,000 800 LEPANTO B MANILA MINING A 0.0045 0.0047 0.0046 0.0046 0.0046 0.0046 81,000,000 372,600 MANILA MINING B 0.0047 0.007 0.0048 0.0049 0.0048 0.0048 11,000,000 53,000 MARCVENTURES 1.06 1.07 1.02 1.07 1.02 1.07 540,000 569,450 NIHAO 0.53 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 20,000 11,800 5.37 5.45 5.33 5.47 5.32 5.45 1,418,000 7,686,711 NICKEL ASIA 2.9 2.91 2.9 2.96 2.9 2.91 1,192,000 3,484,240 PX MINING 28.9 29 30.05 30.1 29 29 1,979,200 57,874,655 SEMIRARA MINING ENEX ENERGY 5.85 6 5.8 6 5.8 6 7,100 41,200 ORNTL PETROL A 0.0084 0.0086 0.0085 0.0085 0.0084 0.0084 15,000,000 126,200 0.0082 0.0087 0.0086 0.0087 0.0082 0.0087 16,000,000 132,100 PHILODRILL PXP ENERGY 3.35 3.36 3.2 3.35 3.2 3.35 167,000 542,870

PREFFERED ACEN PREF A 1,010 1,035 1,035 1,035 1,035 1,035 5 5,175 ACEN PREF B 1,030 1,040 1,030 1,030 1,030 1,030 40 41,200 AC PREF AR 2,470 2,496 2,468 2,470 2,468 2,470 40 98,760 90.3 101.2 101.2 101.2 101.2 101.2 10 1,012 ALCO PREF C 430.6 468 468 468 468 468 110 51,480 ALCO PREF D AC PREF B2R 485 490 485 485 485 485 4,000 1,940,000 BRN PREF A 96.15 96.5 95 96.5 95 96.2 2,010 193,498 CEB PREF 31.8 32.1 32 32.2 31.8 31.8 56,400 1,799,640 DD PREF 90 90.95 90.95 90.95 90.95 90.95 230 20,918.50 917 948.5 917 917 915 915 5,810 5,319,075 GTCAP PREF B JFC PREF B 915 925 925 925 915 915 20 18,400 PNX PREF 3B 27.55 31.15 29.55 31.65 29.55 31.4 1,900 57,080 PNX PREF 4 255 260 260 260 260 260 330 85,800 PCOR PREF 3A 968 990 967 970 965.5 968 1,700 1,645,225 933 999 980 999 980 999 20 19,790 PCOR PREF 4A PCOR PREF 4C 981 999 999 999 999 999 670 669,330 72.1 73 72.1 72.1 72.05 72.1 11,980 863,413 SMC PREF 2F SMC PREF 2I 70.75 72.95 70.7 70.7 70.7 70.7 10,000 707,000 SMC PREF 2J 65 68.95 65 65 65 65 10,000 650,000 65.1 66.45 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5 20 1,330 SMC PREF 2K TECH PREF B2D 48.05 49 48.95 48.95 48.95 48.95 1,600 78,320

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Rate hike dampens T-bills auction

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he national government failed to raise its intended amount from the Treasury Bills (T-bills) auction on Tuesday after the recent offcycle decision of the Monetary Board raised key policy rates to a new 16-year high, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).

The government only raised P12.75 billion out of the P15 billion it intended to generate from this week ’s auction. Data from the BTr showed only the 89-day T-bills, which fetched an average rate of 6.343 percent, were fully awarded on Tuesday.

For these promissory notes, the government received tenders amounting to P7.836 billion and rejected P2.836 billion. The highest average interest rate it received was 6.42 percent while the lowest was at 6.185 percent.

“Treasury bill average auction yields went up for the 6th straight week and posted bigger week-on-week increases and now unusually much higher vs. the comparable PHP BVAL yields, after the latest off cycle/surprise +0.25 local policy rate last week to a new 16-year high of 6.5 percent,” Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort said. “(The market also received) recent hawkish signals from local monetary authorities on another possible +0.25 local policy rate hike on the next rate-setting meeting on November 16, 2023 to better anchor/manage inflation and inflation expectations back to the BSP’s target range of 2 to 4 percent and also to help maintain healthy/comfortable interest rate differentials to help stabilize the peso, import prices/costs, and overall inflation,” he added.

For the 179-day T-bills, the BTr said the Auction Committee only accepted P3.95 billion worth of bids out of the P6.41 billion that were tendered. This effectively rejected a total of P2.46 billion.

The average interest rate for these T-bills averaged 6.462 percent. The rates for this tenor peaked at 6.5 percent and were at their lowest at 6.399 percent.

In terms of the 362-day T-bills, the BTr data showed the Auction Committee accepted P3.8 billion worth of bids. This was less than half of the P7.695 billion tenders it received and effectively rejecting P3.895 billion bids.

The average interest rate for T-bills was at 6.592 percent. Interest rates peaked at 6.6 percent for these tenors and were at their lowest at 6.55 percent.

“The auction was 1.5 times oversubscribed, attracting P21.9 billion in total tenders,” the BTr said.

Majority of the T-bills auctioned last Tuesday were reissued notes. Only the 362-day T-bills were newly issued.

The 89-day T-bills were originally issued in February 2023 while the 179-day T-bills were initially issued in May 2023.

Last week, the BTr also raised less than P15 billion from the tender of short-term government securities as it bit the bullet amid continuous rise in investors’ asking yields.

The Treasury saw mixed results in its last auction of Tbills for the month of October with the 182-day tenor being the only one not being fully awarded.

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NG fails to raise ₧30B from bonds sale

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By Cai U. Ordinario

@caiordinario

HE national government failed to raise P30 billion from the domestic market through its tender of Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday.

The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr)

said it rejected a total of P26.899-

billion worth of tenders for the reissued 10-year T-bonds.

The bonds, which were originally issued in January 2019, still had a tenor of 5.2 years. The coupon rate for the bonds reached 6.875 percent.

“With a remaining term of 5 years and 2 months, the average rate for the reissued T-bonds reached 7.196 percent had it been awarded, with P26.9 billion in total tenders,” read a statement issued by the BTr after the auction.

The Treasury said the total out-

Solon unfazed after Chinese-ODA dump

By Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz @joveemarie

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VEN after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) abandoned China as a funding source for the project, a lawmaker remains upbeat over the revival and modernization of the Bicol Express rail line under the Marcos administration.

Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Brian Raymund S. Yamsuan said the clear sign of the President’s commitment to rejuvenating the Bicol Express is the recent groundbreaking ceremony for resettlement sites. The site is purportedly for the residents of Laguna and Quezon who will be affected by the construction of the rail project of the Philippine National Railways (PNR).

According to Yamsuan, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “is not only bent on reviving and modernizing the Bicol Express, as he had promised Bicolanos; he is also making sure that affected residents are not neglected by ensuring that they get to resettle in livable communities.”

“This is the strongest indicator that the project will push through,” the lawmaker said last Tuesday.

Dropping the loan application with China for the project could prove to be even more beneficial for the government, as it could tap other funding sources offering more cost-effective financing packages, Yamsuan pointed out.

The lawmaker has long been

pushing for the rebirth of the oncefamed Bicol Express rail line as a modern, efficient, and environmentfriendly means of transportation.

The initial phase of the Bicol Express revival, known as the South Long Haul project, will commence from Banlic in Laguna, traversing several areas in Laguna, Quezon, Camarines Sur and Albay, and ultimately concluding in Daraga, Albay.

An extension of the line into Sorsogon is also under consideration.

Recently, the DOTr announced the termination of collaboration with China for the implementation of the Mindanao Railway project and the Subic-Clark Railway project, aside from the South Long Haul project.

This decision was made due to China’s apparent disinterest in financing these projects. DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista, however, affirmed ongoing collaboration with the Department of Finance (DOF) to identify alternative funding sources for these initiatives.

Bautista added the DOTr is working with several government agencies and the provincial governments of Laguna and Quezon for the construction of 3,651 housing units worth a combined P2.83 billion for residents affected by the South Long Haul Project.

The designated sites are located in San Pablo City in Laguna and in the municipalities of Tiaong, Candelaria, Sariaya, and Pagbilao in the province of Quezon.

Yamsuan said that with prepara-

tions for the reconstruction of the Bicol Express underway, the DOTr should consider adopting the “publicpartnership program” (PPP) mode to get the project off the ground.

The lawmaker said the PPP mode involves tapping foreign funding institutions like the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to provide financing for the electromechanical system of the project.

Meanwhile, the government funds the right-of-way acquisition and rolling stock. It would also partner with the private sector for the civil works aspect of the project.

Reconstructing the Bicol Express will be a “game-changer” that will accelerate economic growth in South Luzon, create highly skilled jobs in the railway sector, and open hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for Bicolanos, Yamsuan said.

Connecting Laguna to Bicol, the first package of the 368-kilometer Bicol Express project is expected to reduce travel time between the two points. Using regular commuter trains, the time would be cut to six hours from the current 14 hours to 18 hours. Nearly two hours would be slashed if the express train is used.

The project connects to the massive North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System, which was originally envisioned to link the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga in the north to Metro Manila and Laguna in the south.

How safe is our digital space?

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ITH the current technological advancement—at a pace sometimes even faster than the security features to be set up around it—how can we be sure of the safety of our digital space?

But the question of how safe is our digital space can also begin with us. How careful are we in protecting our own digital space?

We store a lot of personal information on our gadgets. Each one of us should be informed enough to know how to properly use the different digital media online—e-mails, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. If you are not careful it is possible that your personal or business information can be compromised - stolen or deleted without our knowledge.

The danger is, if we are not careful, we can provide too much information in our personal digital space or even in our businesses’ spaces. There are social media sites that post some kind of games luring people to play them. For instance, games asking for the names of your pets, or asking your birth month to reveal your personality, and other similar trivia games.

Innocently too, you post the death of your grandparents which could give them the idea of the maiden’s name of your mother which is also a security question for some banks, etc. These are security questions that the scheming readers need to access your bank accounts or vital personal information.

In social media, we greet each other on birthdays, even birthdays of our families—nothing wrong with that but just make sure that your Facebook or any social media account is not public, for birthdays are vital information for credit cards and bank accounts. It is also fun when you post vacations or any family outing with no one at home because for some people their homes were wiped clean by a burglar when they came back.

Finex free enterprise Wilma Inventor-Miranda If you have to post, don’t make it realtime. And don’t let people know in real time where you are or where you are at that moment traveling. I can see some people even posting the location map of where their destination is!

Emails are also a favorite place for fraudsters to hack your bank accounts.

If you received an email from your bank, do not click any link. The domain name can even appear legitimate but you have to be careful if that is really the website of your bank. For instance, one bank has a website @bankph.com and the fraudster created @bank.com.ph which appears legitimate. Fraudsters can really be very creative in luring people to fraudulent sites. Instead of clicking the link in your email, the safest step is to go to your bank application and log in directly to check notifications - close the email - or if you are suspicious move it to the Trash since you might forget next time and click it. This applies to other notices with clickable links. They say 90 percent of threats of computer risks are through emails. However, only a small portion or none at all (for smaller companies) is budgeted to secure this important information channel.

Businesses should be concerned with three areas in protecting their digital spaces—prevention, protection, and empowerment. Large businesses can afford to have digital cybersecurity platforms covering all these areas. Even so, no strong platform can withstand the carelessness of each member of the

business organization. Employees for instance have their own personal accounts on their own gadgets or personal computers. But sometimes they can unknowingly reveal sensitive information which can be open to hackers. Training our employees not only in the use of the company’s computers or gadgets but also in the use of their personal devices is one way to prevent hackers from getting company’s private information.

For small businesses, which can hardly afford such huge budgeted cybersecurity platforms, does not mean that they should ignore the importance of such platforms. No matter how small, it is better than nothing. For one, training people in the organization on how to protect their cyberspace is something that all businesses can afford although on different levels.

The digital space is constantly evolving, and the way to protect ourselves is to update ourselves on the latest security measures to protect, prevent, and repair or mitigate any breach if it already occurred. No security measures are perfect and there will always be times when a breach is able to get through our system.

Let us not be “firefighters” who only act when the problem is there. Let us provide contingency measures in case something like a security breach gets through in our information system in the future.

While there are negative sides, let us not forget the positive side of the internet world. However, each one of us can make this world a digitally safe space if we do our part in taking the necessary precautions.

Wilma Miranda is the 2023 Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, a managing partner of Inventor, Miranda & Associates, CPAs and a member of the KPS Outsourcing Inc. Board of Directors. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinion of these institutions.

standing volume for the series currently stands at P355 billion.

Last week, the BusinessMirror reported that the BTr was able to raise P141.641 billion this month or about 94.42 percent of its target amount from the auction of T-bills and T-bonds.

The higher asking yields by investors for short-term T-bills bothered the Treasury from raising its target borrowing for October.

Treasury data showed that it only awarded 86 percent or about P51.641

billion out of its target amount of P60 billion this month.

The Treasury did not record a full award across the four tenders of Tbills this month, settling for either mixed or partial awards.

The highest amount raised by the Treasury in a single T-bills auction was P14.26 billion, recorded last October 23.

The Treasury raised the full P90 billion target from three auctions of T-bonds with a value of P30 billion each this month.

CIC allows private firm access to creditor data

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HE country’s public credit registry and repository of credit information announced last Tuesday it has accredited CIBI Information Inc. (CIBI), the first and longest credit bureau in the country, as an Advanced-Tier (AT) Special Accessing Entity (SAE).

A statement issued by the Credit Information Corp. (CIC) last Tuesday read that as an AT SAE, CIBI will now enjoy more privileges related to the deployment of proprietary technology. The firm will also be able “to enjoy customized data processing, flexibility in product development and special commercial terms among others,” the CIC statement read.

“We are thrilled to announce this milestone which further empowers CIBI with enhanced access to the credit information system (CIS),” CIC President and CEO Ben Joshua A. Baltazar was quoted in the statement as saying.

“This accreditation represents our continuous commitment in improving the credit landscape in the country through providing credit information solutions in collaboration with our SAEs.” This accreditation, the CIC said, also comes with the deeper commitment of CIBI in developing the Philippine credit information industry and growing its portfolio of value-added products and services to meet the constantly evolving market’s needs.

“We are very excited to embrace this opportunity and express our gratitude to the CIC, our shareholders, and our clients for their trust and continued support in CIBI for this major project.

Together, we embark on this journey that will redefine financial inclusion in the Philippines,” said CIBI President and CEO Yolanda Zubieta.

Founded in 1982 through the power of Presidential Decree 1941 as the Credit Information Bureau Inc., CIBI became a private entity in 1997.

The CIC said that during the “AT Early Adopters Launch,” Baltazar expressed to the clientele of CIBI the value of credit data submission in continuously improving the CIS data quality.

Additionally, he stressed the benefits of accessing the CIC database, which presently has over 44.9 million unique individuals and almost 130,000 corporations.

For CIBI, it will facilitate access to information, empower informed decisions, and expand opportunities for all in pursuit of one goal.

This goal is to advance and bring into realization the financial inclusion objectives in the country, thanks to the enhanced data access and unique product offering. The CIC is a governmentowned and controlled corporation that was created by Republic Act 9510, otherwise known as the Credit Information System Act (CISA).

The primary mandate of the CIC is to establish a comprehensive and centralized credit information system for the collection and dissemination of fair and accurate information relevant to, or arising from, credit and credit-related activities of all entities participating in the ecosystem. Cai U. Ordinario

Central banks gold binge may be bigger than previously thought

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ENTRAL banks have loaded up on more gold than previously thought this year, offering crucial support to prices that have faced pressure from global monetary tightening.

Countries expanded bullion reserves by 337 tons in the three months through September, the World Gold Council said in a report Tuesday. That follows an increase of 175 tons in the second quarter, which was bigger than the council’s previous estimate of 103 tons.

Central bank purchases for the first nine months of the year now total 800 tons, driven mainly by China, Poland and Singapore, as well as unreported buying. The pace has exceeded the amount for the same period of last year, which ended with record demand.

The buying spree has provided a key counterweight to investor sales over

the past year, underpinning prices that last week topped $2,000 an ounce for the first time since May. The robustness of the market has left gold increasingly disconnected from inflation-adjusted Treasury yields, which are normally a key driver of non-interest bearing bullion.

Bullion surged this month following Hamas’s attack on Israel, which inflamed tensions in a region that’s crucial to global energy supplies and boosted demand for a haven. The advance has pushed gold prices closer to a record of about $2,075 set in 2020.

Spot gold was little changed at $1,996.78 an ounce at 9:11 a.m. in London. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was flat. Silver declined, while platinum and palladium edged higher.

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➜ LandBank waives fees

THE Land Bank of the Philippines announced waiving fees for online fund transfers to other banks via InstaPay and PESONet for transactions worth P1,000 and below effective November 1. In a statement, the state-run lender said that for interbank fund transfers amounting to more than P1,000, customers would be charged a fixed transaction fee of P15. The lender said the waiving of transfer fees its “holiday gift” to its customers. LandBank said it waived transfer fees for the first three online fund transfers/transactions in a day via the LandBank’s mobile banking app MBA), and its online retail banking channel. Fund transfers from and to LandBank and Overseas Filipino Bank accounts, regardless of the amount, remain free of charge, it added.

➜ Pagcor slates Bingo games

MEGABUCK winnings await lucky bingo aficionados when the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. announced it will hold its linked Bingo games at The Ballroom of New Coast Hotel Manila on December 10. A statement issued by the Pagcor read that a total of P10 million in guaranteed prize winnings is at stake in the event and all players will have an opportunity to bag P1 million per game. Pagcor said tickets are available for P3,000 each and players will get four cards per game for the scheduled ten games. Apart from the host site, interested players may also join the linked bingo event at participating Casino Filipino branches and satellites. Games start at exactly 2 p.m., the Pagcor said.

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2 GUYS, SAME OUTFIT

Video game adaptation ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130 million global debut

THE two actors are said to be rivals for the love of an actress.

But they’re actually not. One actor is the actress’ boyfriend in real life while the other is her leading man in several projects.

They’re civil and the leading man isn’t really romantically interested in the actress. During a recent public event though, the two actors came in similar outfits. While many thought that it was a publicity stunt, it wasn’t. The boyfriend was cool about it but the leading man had a mini tantrum. He said he should have been informed that they would wear similar outfits. Meanwhile, the actress’ boyfriend had fun with his outfit and took advantage of the attention as the leading man sulked.

FAVORED

THIS starlet resents another starlita because the latter is a favorite of their management even if she isn’t talented at all.

The first starlet is more attractive, more talented, and more relevant than the second starlet so she resents it that the latter gets juicy roles and assignments regularly while she has to struggle and even audition to be in projects. Even for endorsements and ambassadorships, the network really pushes the second starlet and they don’t offer viable options when the brands refuse. Meanwhile, the first starlet gets assignments on her own merits. She personally negotiates with brands and agrees to exchange deals for exposure. There is this new network project that she badly wants and she’s planning to audition for it.

SCAMMED

THE celebrity couple paid a lot of money to a glam team to style them for a big event. The usual payment term is for the contracting party to make a 50-percent downpayment with the balance to be paid upon completion. However, the couple was so trusting that they made full payment days before the event. The look of the couple, an actor and a beauty queen, for the big event was so specific and the event was themed. So when the glam team didn’t show up as scheduled, the couple realized they couldn’t show up to the event and had to make an announcement on social media.

A DIVA

WHO is the female celebrity who hosted a party and made everyone wait for hours even when she was already on location because it wasn’t full yet? The celebrity is really known to be difficult. Anyone who had worked with her or even talked to her for a long period of time will tell you that.

It’s just so strange that her real persona is so different from the one she projects to the public. Her public persona is kind and empowered when in person, she can’t even be bothered to remember names or faces. She also throws tantrums when things don’t go her way.

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T hardly mattered that Five Nights at Freddy’s was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming this weekend. Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see the scary video game adaptation on the big screen, which made $78 million to top the North American box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Universal Pictures bet on a day-and-date release on the weekend before Halloween, sending it to 3,675 theaters in the US and Canada, while also making it available for Peacock subscribers, the subscription streaming service owned by NBCUniversal. The movie also opened in 64 markets internationally, where it’s expected to gross $52.6 million, giving the film a $130.6 million global launch—the biggest of any horror released this year.

“It was an extraordinary debut,” said Jim Orr, the president of domestic distribution for Universal, who praised Blumhouse, the filmmakers and the studio’s marketing department for the targeted campaign.

“Our marketing department continues to be one of the great superpowers we have at Universal,” he said.

Blumhouse, the company behind Paranormal Activity, Get Out and recent horror hits, like M3GAN and The Black Phone, produced Five Nights at Freddy’s, which was directed by Emma Tammi and stars Josh Hutcherson, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard. The popular video game series, in which a

security guard has to fend off murderous animatronic characters at a run down family pizza restaurant, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, was created by Scott Cawthon and first released in 2014.

While the game’s fanbase was strong, and passionate, the movie took many years to make.

Producer Jason Blum said in an interview with IGN earlier this year that he was made fun of for pursuing an adaptation. “Everyone said we could never get the movie done, including, by the way, internally in my company,” Blum said. They made the film with a reported $20 million production budget.

And it paid off: Five Nights at Freddy’s is his company’s biggest opening of all time, surpassing Halloween’s domestic and global debut. It’s also Blumhouse’s 19th No. 1 debut, which Orr noted is an “amazing accomplishment.” The opening weekend audience was predominately male (58 percent) and overwhelmingly young, with an estimated 80 percent under the age of 25 and 38 percent between the ages of 13 and 17. While the numbers aren’t surprising for anyone who knows the game’s audience, it is still notable for a generation not known for making theatrical moviegoing a priority. “It’s great to get that kind of audience in theaters,” Orr said.

Audiences gave the film an “A-” CinemaScore, which could be promising for future weekends too.

“It’s a very young demographic,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “It won’t be lost on any of the other studios or video game manufacturers. This door has been kicked wide open.”

Five Nights at Freddy’s did not score well with critics, however. It currently has a dismal 25 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. AP’s Mark Kennedy wrote that it “has to go down as one of the poorest films in any genre this year.” But like many other horror movies, it appears to be critic-proof.

In second place, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is expected to cross $200 million in global grosses by the end of Sunday, having added $14.7 million domestically and $6.7 million internationally this weekend. Third place went to Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which added $9 million in its second weekend, bringing its total domestic earnings to $40.7 million, according to Paramount. ■

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GMA chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon (second from right) receives MOPCS’s award for GMA Network as Television Station of the Year 2023 for its dedication in providing news and information.

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GMA Integrated News icon and 24 Oras news anchor Mel Tiangco (right) is MOPC’s Television Broadcaster of the Year 2023.

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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Toni Collette, 51; Jenny McCarthy, 51; Anthony Kiedis, 61; Lyle Lovett, 66.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Stick to the truth and use the bare minimum. Covering for others will set you back financially or emotionally. Concentrate on what’s important to you and turn your thoughts into a reality. Be the take-charge person who offers positive change and hope. Settle in for the long race and go the distance.

Refuse to let your feelings interfere with decisions that can waste your time and money or damage your reputation. Your numbers are 8, 13, 22, 24, 31, 33, 46.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pay attention to what’s happening around you. Someone you least expect will need emotional support.

Extend a helping hand, and you’ll receive information that helps you let go of the past or something that isn’t working for you anymore. ★★★★

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A change will excite you and spark your imagination. Share your thoughts with someone you respect, and you’ll receive input that leads to something concrete.

Don’t ponder what to do next; act and enjoy the ride. A partnership looks promising, and romance is favored. ★★★★

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Finish what you start and choose rest. Giving in to temptation or changing to please someone trying to control you will have repercussions you can avoid if you stand up for yourself. Keep your plans a secret and say no. ★★★

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Settle differences and choose a lifestyle you crave.

It’s up to you to do what makes you happy and to adjust to whatever it takes to live life your way. Use your skills freely, and you’ll transform how you earn your living. ★★★

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider your best choice regarding investments and contracts.

Don’t feel obligated to take a position based on someone else’s needs instead of how content you are with the arrangements. Turn a change you face at home or work into an opportunity. ★★★★

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Someone will show insecurity if you are indifferent toward suggestions or a partnership. Keep the peace, but don’t let anyone lead you down a path you’ll regret. Call the shots and compliment others, and the changes you want to enforce will get the go-ahead. ★★

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Review an expert’s research; you’ll stay on course and avoid interference. You may not favor a domestic change, but as the day progresses, benefits will unfold.

A friendly gesture will keep others guessing and help get your point across and support in place. ★★★★★

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Listen to what others say and look for any hint of recklessness before sharing your thoughts and feelings. Don’t let the changes around you trigger anger or defuse your confidence. Your best defense is to follow your intuition and common sense. ★★★

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Participate because you want to, not to avoid a run-in with someone controlling. Set yourself free, share your feelings and head in a direction that offers peace of mind, puts a smile on your face and helps you get ahead. ★★★

GMA hailed as Television Station of the Year by MOPC GMA Network’s dedication to providing accurate, comprehensive, timely news and information as well as innovative and superior entertainment was given recognition by the Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC).

At the inaugural MOPC Journalism Awards, GMA’s consistent excellence, and being the country’s largest, most trusted, most innovative and most awarded in the various platforms of TV, radio, and online and as the most diversified broadcasting network, was awarded Television Station of the Year 2023. Receiving the citation for the network was chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon.

“I attach special significance to these awards,” Gozon says in his speech.

“These were based on the judgment of our peers in the press club. And that makes these awards even more meaningful. One thing I’m very proud to say is that since the beginning, GMA Network’s name has been synonymous with truth and integrity. It is our Kapusong Totoo brand of journalism that defines who we are.”

GMA’s trusted personalities collected awards as well.

GMA Integrated News icon and 24 Oras news anchor Mel

TODAY’S HOROSCOPE

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Spiff up your place, host an event or change your lifestyle to help you achieve your dreams. Use intuition to avoid losing or to dodge a problem with a friend or colleague. Be aggressive and pursue what’s important to you. ★★★

Tiangco was named Television Broadcaster of the Year 2023 in recognition of her broadcast journalism excellence, promotion of democratic values and gender empowerment, and continuing commitment to socio-civic work.

In honor of his 54 years of broadcast excellence, the late radio and TV icon Mike Enriquez received a Lifetime Achievement in Broadcast Journalism Award.

GMA first vice president for radio operations Glenn F. Allona received the award. Former chief justice Artemio

V. Panganiban, a board member of GMA Network, was Journalist of the Year-Law. He is the author of 12 books on law, faith, and the Supreme Court.

The honors bestowed on journalists and media organizations by the MOPC on October 25 at the Fairmont Hotel ballroom is the first in the press organization’s 78year history. Formed in 1945, MOPC is a roster of media practitioners, lawyers and public servants. It is the oldest press club in Asia.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take time to hone your skills, do something you enjoy or rehabilitate your body, mind and soul.

Don’t let anyone push you into something you consider exhausting or wasteful. Wish others the best and take a pass; honesty is the best policy. ★★★★★

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Dig in and finish on time. Don’t count on or wait for someone to step in and take over. Opportunity will surface based on how you take care of your responsibilities. Be forthright to avoid misleading someone. ★★ BIRTHDAY BABY: You are secretive, independent and wise.

You are resourceful and charismatic.

‘interval training’ BY SHANNON RAPP AND WILL EISENBERG The Universal Crossword • Edited by David Steinberg/Anna Gundlach/Jared Goudsmit

ACROSS 1 Tropical smoothie fruit 6 Tropical soup root 10 Stylish 14 1979 sci-fi horror film 15 Song at an opera house 16 IRA variety 17 Spiel (In this answer, unscramble letters 2-8) 19 Lorde’s birth name 20 “Choose the most relatable part of this picture” (...letters 2-5) 22 Maybelline’s Great Lash, for one 26 Piece to practice 27 Magnetic appeal 28 Mrs., in Munich 31 Small Tide product 32 Apt rhyme for “blob” 33 Chinese philosophy 35 Winter house material? (...letters 6-10) 39 Persuade forcefully 40 Sulk 43 Tear 46 Voluminous volume

47 Surfing, in a way 49 Image in a text 51 Bird symbolizing rebirth 52 Start bubbling, say (...letters 4-8) 56 Declare firmly 57 Gym playlist, or a theme hint 62 Almost-perfect score 63 “___ dokie!”

64 Bird known for dancing 65 Shade darker than aqua 66 Clever people 67 Twists in a hose DOWN 1 “Live ___” (Taco Bell slogan) 2 Apple pie ___ mode 3 Zero, in soccer 4 “Imagine that!”

5 Safety system in a GM car 6 Biome in parts of Alaska 7 Likely to wear a beret, say 8 Puerto ___ 9 Pearl Harbor’s island 10 Wave’s top 11 Go into hiding 12 “This is fine”

13 Rubbed the wrong way?

18 Remove the rind from 21 Practice sustainability 22 Short read?

23 100 percent 24 Tedious task 25 Like units of volume 28 Ridiculous comedy 29 Spa wear 30 ___ conditioner 33 Span of service 34 Tree whose leaf symbolizes Canada 36 “Pick someone else!”

37 Prefix for -metry and -graphy 38 Totally exhaust 41 A third of 58-Down 42 State where San Jacinto Day is celebrated, briefly 43 Take back, as a statement 44 Mac-based video editor 45 One of the Claremont Colleges 47 Eight presidents’ home state 48 “Tried and failed” 50 Stone in a tiara 51 Jabs with a finger

53 “Hey! That hurts!”

54 DJ and producer Steve 55 One may call underwear “pants” 58 Three: Prefix 59 Spider-___: Across the Spider-Verse 60 Pen filler 61 Crosses (out)

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7 bizarre medical disorders that sound like something straight from a horror movie THE human body has always been a source of fascination. Even with the advances in science and technology today, there are still a number of bizarre medical disorders that sound like the stuff of nightmares and Hollywood blockbusters.

As the top hospital in the Philippines, Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed, www.makatimed.net.ph) seeks to bring attention to several medical disorders you might not know about.

“Many of these conditions are rare and may seem unthinkable, but they are very real and affect many lives,” said Juancho Alfredo D. Las, MD, section chief of general medicine.

Some affect the mind in a chilling way. For example, the Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (also known as Todd’s Syndrome) often causes migraines that distort a person’s body image, leading to perceived changes in head, hand and foot size.

Patients may encounter hallucinations and a distorted sense of time moving too quickly or slowly.

“While there is no established treatment for the syndrome yet, migraine prophylaxis and adopting a migraine diet that’s rich in magnesium and omega-3 fatty acids is said to offer some relief,” explained Las. Walking Corpse Syndrome or Cotard’s Syndrome makes people believe they are dead or missing their soul, organs, blood, or body parts. This disorder is linked to brain areas responsible for recognizing and associating emotions with faces.

“Patients will have trouble recognizing even their own face and this can lead to complete emotional detachment when individuals look at their own bodies,” noted Las. “This can occur with severe depression and some psychotic conditions, so treatment options may focus on these.”

MakatiMed also pointed out that some of these mythical-like maladies manifest physically. The Werewolf Syndrome or hypertrichosis leads to the excessive production of hair all over the body. Causes can differ like health conditions like HIV/AIDS, eating disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome, and juvenile hypothyroidism or some medications such as anticonvulsants, vasodilators ,and photosensitizers.

“This means treatment options can also differ depending on the cause of the abnormal hair growth.

Sometimes laser hair removal and electrolysis are recommended to slow down growth or remove hair permanently,” added Las. Genetic mutations can cause Stoneman Syndrome or fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive where the body’s connective tissues like muscles, tendons, and ligaments ossify as if they turn into bones. “It’s an ultra rare disorder that stands as the sole known medical condition where one organ system undergoes a transformation into another, restricting movements and deforming the spine,” stated Las. “While it has no concrete and effective cure, certain treatments can be provided to help address pain and swelling.”

Another disorder that seems straight out of a horror flick is Vampire Disease, an illness that includes symptoms such as skin that is sensitive to sunlight, shrinking gums that bare one’s teeth, and reddish-purplish urine. “It is also known as porphyria and stems from the production of porphyrin, which can affect both the nervous system and the skin,” said Las. “The condition is usually inherited and symptoms differ in severity. Poryphia can’t be cured, so treatments focus more on managing the symptoms.”

While many of these bizarre ailments can be disabling, they can be managed and even treated with an early diagnosis. “This serves as a reminder for everyone to be more cognizant of their bodies and their health. Get an annual health check if you can. If you are feeling strange to the point that it interferes with your daily life, it’s best to consult with your doctor right away,” suggested Las.

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orkload management is a leader’s ability to distribute tasks and projects among their team members to ensure that workload is realistic and team members are optimized. One of the key functions of a leader is to know who to assign to certain tasks, monitor their progress, and ensure that deliverables are met on time.

You know you need to improve your workload management when you do not know what everyone in your team is doing at a given time. This shows that you have not planned well because you do not have any monitoring tool to check your team’s progress.

I am all for empowering team members to do their work the best way they know how, but as their leader you should still be able to steer them in the right direction when they stray. It gets worse when your team also does not know what everyone else is doing.

Contrary to what most leaders think, workload transparency helps ensure that tasks are equitably assigned. If you do not want other team members to know, it shows the lack of control on your team’s workload.

Assigning difficult tasks to just a few team members also shows your lack of workload management skills. It will result in complaints and not enough time during the work hours to complete all deliverables. Ultimately, the entire team suffers which will also affect clients and customers. So, if you

want tasks and projects to be done on time while all team members are optimized, you need to effectively manage their workload.

As a leader, your role is to plan for your team’s success. When you take more time attending meetings or doing tasks that should have been assigned to someone in your team, you take away more time from properly planning your team’s workload. Your primary role is to plan what your team needs to do, clear roadblocks for them, and provide overall direction for the team. When you do not plan, your team will be burdened to do what they can do without thinking of how their efforts contribute to the overall success of the team. Like an orchestra conductor, you need to make your team work together for a common goal.

One of the things you can do is to be on top of what your team is doing. Ask yourself: What is everyone working on right now? If you do not know the answer, then it is time you sit down and plan their workload.

You can start with what they are currently working on and then identify what your team needs to do in a month’s time. Meet with your team and agree on timelines and deliverables, and regularly monitor their progress. There are several tools you can use to monitor your team’s output, but the important thing is to find one what works for you and your team.

As a manager, you should also know how long a certain task or project can be finished and the quality of your team’s work. When planning the workload with your team, you need to know how to negotiate for timelines and deliverables without compromising the quality of their work. As much as possible, avoid overlapping activities because multitasking will only reduce productivity. You need to know your team individually and as a group so that you can identify when to push for deadlines, and when to pull back.

Just as much as you negotiate with your team on deliverables, you also need to negotiate for your team when working with other departments. You need to add buffers to timelines especially for tasks that your team might have difficulty navigating. Do not ever

commit to a timeline that you know your team cannot fulfill because you will only earn their ire. If you need to, add buffers so that you do not overcommit your team. When dealing with other departments, always under-promise but over-deliver.

If there is a need for multiple team members to work on the same project, you need to break down milestones into tasks. This will make it easier for you to assign tasks based on each of your team member’s strengths and interests. You will also discover how each task is dependent on the completion of another task, which will help you plan so you can avoid delays.

Of course, you also do not want to assign the same tasks to the same people every time. If you have time and the project deliverables can be stretched, use it as an opportunity to assign unfamiliar tasks to other team members so that they can develop their other skills. An upside in effectively managing your team’s workload is the opportunity it provides to develop your team’s professional skills so that everyone is well-rounded. It will also make it easier for you to assign tasks in the future because everyone in the team can take the place of others because you had time to train them.

You also need to learn the art of rolling with the punches. There will be times when your team will be asked to do more so you need to think quickly on your feet so that external demands do not overwhelm your team. You should be your team’s first line of defense against external pressures. If you get rattled quickly, your team will follow suit. You need to understand that you set the direction for your team. If you waver, they will too.

Above all, your team should know the priority tasks and the only way they will know is if you tell them. Remember that if everything is a priority, then nothing is. You know that you are managing your team’s workload well when they take the initiative to rearrange their deliverables to accommodate a priority task. When they know you have their back, you will be surprised at what they are willing to do for the team. n

Yu-Pimentel joins Red Charity Gala Responding to the call of charity, philanthropist Kathryna Yu-Pimentel joined other personalities as she graced the prestigious Red Charity Gala held at The Peninsula Manila in Makati City on October 8.

True to her dedication to humanitarianism, YuPimentel attended the country’s most prominent and eagerly anticipated fashion and charity event equipped with the benevolence that resonates with featured causes that transcend the fashion ball.

Reflecting on the event, Yu-Pimentel shared her gratitude in a Facebook post, stating, “Last night, I had the privilege to attend the Red Charity Gala, an event dedicated to benefit the Philippine Red Cross and the Assumption HS81 Foundation. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to Mare Audrey Tan Zubiri for the invitation. It was a true honor to be in the company of the gracious and elegant First Lady Liza Marcos, who

graced the event.”

The evening comprised a fusion of gastronomy and fashion, featuring renowned celebrity fashion designer Ivarluski “Ivar” Aseron. All showcased pieces from the fashion show will be available for purchase, with proceeds directed to selected charitable organizations.

In addition to addressing the most pressing needs of the Philippine Red Cross, the charity ball also sought to generate a minimum of P5 million, amplifying public awareness for the Assumption High School Batch 1981 Foundation and Hope for Lupus Foundation.

These organizations offer priceless support and guidance to those battling lupus, exemplifying the event’s devotion to making a meaningful difference one step at a time.

Philanthropist Kathryna YuPimentel with the movers and shakers of the prestigious Red Charity Gala.

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APPLICATIONS FOR 5TH REIMAGINE RECYCLING PROJECT NOW OPEN

DEVELOPER OF THE DECADE. Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PDO) was recognized by the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders› Associations, Inc. (CREBA) as one of the Best of the Best in Philippine Real Estate & Housing Development during the 2023 CREBA Pillar Awards. The company was named Developer of the Decade for Mindanao (Mixed-Use and Township Category) for being one of the pillars of growth in transforming Mindanao and contributing to the region’s economic development. In the photo receiving the award are PDO President & COO Prim Nolido (center) and Vice President & General Manager for Mindanao Chrysler Acebu (second from left) during the Gala Night of the CREBA Golden Jubilee National Convention at the Conrad Hotel Manila. They are joined by CREBA officers (from left) Vice Chairman Jerry Navarette, former CREBA president Nathaniel von Einsiedel, and President Noel Cariño.

ORGANIZERS and participants during the 1st year of Reimagine Recycling

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OW in its fifth year, Reimagine Recycling, a project by Coca-Cola Philippines and Save Philippine Seas that aims to scale emerging circular economy initiatives, is once again seeking to support waste solutions through project funding and capacity-building opportunities. This year’s search will focus on projects that develop circular systems, support informal livelihoods, and prevent waste leakage in riverine and marine ecosystems.

From the pool of applications, up to 10 finalists will be selected to attend the Reimagine Recycling Summit in January 2024. During the summit, they will have the opportunity to meet with past winners, participate in workshops, and pitch their proposals before a panel of experts and specialists. Selected proposals have the chance to receive up to P500,000.00 in funding from the CocaCola Foundation Philippines to support their implementation.

“Coca-Cola Philippines is proud to continue working with Save Philippine Seas to promote marine conservation. We recognize the importance of our oceans in life. Through Reimagine Recycling, we are helping support a circular economy for our packaging—including uplifting informal livelihoods, and working to reduce marine pollution in our rivers and oceans,” said Tony del Rosario, President of Coca-Cola Philippines and Vice President for Coca-Cola Franchise Operations in the East Region (Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines).

The program is part of Coca-Cola’s continuous efforts to achieve a World Without

Waste through partnerships with organizations. In 2018, The Coca-Cola Company pledged to collect and recycle an equivalent of every bottle and can it sells by 2030; make its packaging recyclable globally by 2025, and use at least 50 percent recycled materials in its bottles by 2030. The company has also opened a state-of-the-art bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in General Trias, Cavite in 2021.

“At Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, we believe in the power of collective action and the ability to make a difference. That is why we are excited to support the 5th year of Reimagine Recycling! We continue to seek new innovations from groups who share our vision of caring for our communities and supporting our informal waste sector,” said Cecile Alcantara, Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines President.

“Reimagine Recycling has enabled past winners to make new connections, grow their projects, and support the collection of over 195,000 kilograms of waste. The ingenuity of Filipinos is inspiring,” said Anna Oposa, Executive Director of Save Philippine Seas.

Applications must be submitted by November 20, 2023. For any questions or concerns, please email Mo Maguyon, Reimagine Recycling Project Manager, at rr@ savephilippineseas.org.

Applicants should have an established and ongoing project that addresses issues in coastal community engagement, improving the welfare of informal waste pickers, gender mainstreaming in waste management, and preventing waste from river and marine ecosystems. The project must be at least six

months old by November 2023. The initiative must be a community-based project.

Priority will be given to projects that work at the barangay level and collect and recycle hard plastics.

Applications must be by an organization, association, or group, with two to three representatives per project. Applicants may represent private entities (including startups and social enterprises), civil society organizations, or academic institutions.

Examples of initiatives include:

Supporting informal livelihoods n Capacity-building opportunities n Implementing models of cooperative organizing and community governance n Improving facilities for workers to safely process collections

Developing circular systems n Providing access to recycling markets and solutions n Improving local infrastructure for waste collection, recovery, recycling and disposal facilities n Developing roadmaps and strategies for solid waste management and/or circular economy For more information, please visit w w w.savephi l ippineseas.org /reimagine-recycling. Deadline for applications is on November 20, 2023 (11:59PM GMT+8). For any questions or concerns, please review the FAQs at www.savephilippineseas.org/faq-reimagine-recycling or email rr@savephilippineseas.org.

JTI Philippines inaugurates new office in BGC

IN the photo are NTA administrator Belinda Sanchez, JTI Philippines GM John Freda, Japan Ambassador to Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko, JT Group President and CEO Masamichi Terabatake, PEZA Director General Tereso Panga and JTI APAC Regional President Yves Barbier.

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TI Philippines recently moved to its new BGC offices. JT Group President and CEO Masamichi Terabatake led the formal inauguration of the new offices of JTI Philippines in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City located at the 11th and 12th floors of Ore Central Tower on the corner of 31st Street and 9th Avenue.

Terabatake was joined in the ribbon-cutting ceremony by Japan Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director-General Tereso Panga, National Tobacco Administration (NTA) head Belinda Sanchez, and top JTI officials led by Yves Barbier, JTI Asia Pacific Regional President and JTI Philippines General Manager John Freda.

JTI Philippines is a global tobacco company with close to 40 branch offices across the country. It is the distributor of international brands Winston, Camel and Mevius, and local brands Mighty and Marvels. New to its Philippine portfolio is its smoke-free, vapor-free nicotine product, Nordic Spirit, which is a leading brand of nicotine pouches.

In his speech, Terabatake said the relocation to a new office is a “reflection of JTI’s success” and an affirmation of the company’s belief in the “potential, not only of the Philippines as a market, but especially of its people.”

He stressed the story of JTI in the Philippines “underscored the same spirit that identifies the

Filipino people so well, that of tenacity and resilience.”

Koshikawa said the inauguration of the new JTI Philippine office is another milestone for JTI after having built a factory in Batangas, acquired the Mighty business and opened its own global business services center which “also signals a strong vote of confidence in the Philippines, underpinning JTI’s commitment to creating jobs in support of national development even against the backdrop of the recent pandemic.”

For his part, Panga, who represented Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual in the ceremony, said “JTI’s contributions are crucial as we facilitate the country’s overall economic growth and development in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s bid for the country to graduate to upper middleincome status by 2025.”

The new JTI Philippines head office, according to General Manager John Freda, marks an important part of the company’s continuous “journey” and “more than being a new physical space, it’s a place for collaboration, where everyone can work together as one team and a place that enables employees to bring their best to JTI.” The new space can accommodate the more than 300 employees of JTI’s head office in addition to its 38 sales branches nationwide. The move is a testament that the company has continued to grow despite the challenges of the pandemic.

Moreover, JTI operates its own business processing office, Global Business Services (GBS), in McKinley West, also in Taguig City, which employs 600+ employees, together with its manufacturing facilities in Malvar, Batangas, with a workforce of almost 900.

NutriAsia brands score high in latest Most Chosen Brands list

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EADING soy sauce brand Silver Swan, iconic vinegar brand Datu Puti, and innovative sauces brand UFC continue its streak of being among the most chosen brands in the Philippines, according to the 2022 Brand Footprint report by data and insights company Kantar.

Since 2019, NutriAsia brands have consistently ranked in the annual report that uses Consumer Reach Points (CRP) to measure shoppers’ preferences, looking specifically at the frequency and penetration of a brand in Filipino households.

This year’s results further highlight Silver Swan, Datu Puti, and UFC as tried and tested products loved by Filipinos nationwide, chosen everyday as their trusted brand.

With only 50 names on the list, Silver Swan placed 2nd in the Most Chosen Food brand category and 4th in Most Chosen FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) brand category with a CRP of 585 that marks a two percent increase from the previous year. Datu Puti, on the other hand, secured the 4th and 10th spots respectively seeing a one percent increase from last year with a CRP of 406. UFC was ranked 12th in the Most Chosen Food brands category with a CRP of 112, a four percent improvement from 2021.

Further in the report, 2022 was described as the year when the Philippines emerged from the pandemic. This led to Filipinos starting to spend more across mega-sectors and shop in categories that were once deprioritized. Even faced with high inflation, shoppers adopted ways to mitigate price increases. One example is by looking for value in the brands they chose.

“As Filipinos start to fully embrace the postpandemic life, we are seeing a shift in shopping behaviors. Customers are once again placing a premium on products that meet their everyday needs, overlooking high prices so as long it continues to deliver value. More than being local favorites, we commend Silver Swan, Datu Puti, and UFC for continuing to deliver on their

value proposition which has allowed them to maintain a strong and consistent presence in Filipino households,” said Bea Coronol, Kantar Philippines Client Manager Passed on through generations of Filipino families, Silver Swan Soy Sauce has been a trusted name in everyday condiments that helps bring out the delicious taste in food with its tamang timpla of flavors. Silver Swan also offers a wide range of other condiments and food products suited for the balanced taste that many Filipinos know and love, such as vinegar, fish sauce, salted black beans, chili sauce, hot sauce, oyster sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and Wow Sarap Seasoning Granules.

Datu Puti is the pioneer vinegar brand in the country, with its name defining the nuotasim sarap that Filipino vinegar is known for.

It has grown into a megabrand of condiments with the addition of soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and meal mixes, among others — all having Datu Puti’s signature deep-seeping flavor fit to enhance flavors in any Filipino dish.

Through product expansion and a strong drive for relevance, the brand is able to serve young Filipino home cooks who have varying gastronomic interests and cooking interests.

Delighting families throughout the years, UFC gained a lot of buzz when it introduced Banana Catsup in the market, featuring a unique blend of fresh spices and select bananas to deliver its innovative Tamis Anghang flavor that has been the favorite pairing for fried dishes.

Sweet with a chili kick, UFC Banana Catsup is the number one catsup in the Philippines lauded for its versatility and ability to complement a wide variety of dishes whether for dipping, cooking, or marinating. UFC’s wide variety of products including soups, canned vegetables, and more has grown into a staple in every Filipino household.

All three brands are housed under NutriAsia, the Philippines’ top manufacturer of condiments and sauces.

Hauntingly delicious weeklong tricks and treats await at Yoshinoya

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ITH tricks up its sleeve, Yoshinoya haunts the cravings of many this Halloween.

Last October 29, the first 100 customers at its Eastwood store wearing Halloween costumes enjoyed for free Gyudon, Japan’s world-famous beef bowl that combines savory sliced beef seasoned with herbs, sweet white onions, and soft Japanese rice.

Customers also got to witness how it’s like to celebrate Halloween in the iconic Shibuya crossing. Parading around in costumes, a group of cosplayers spooked it up and gave guests a visual treat of whimsy and mystery.

Yoshinoya keeps on giving treats to customers. They are in for a boo-tifully sweet Halloween long weekend because the restaurant is giving away Chocolate Mochi Ice Cream for free upon spending at least P500 at any Yoshinoya store.

This is an ultimate indulgent dessert, providing the perfect finishing touch to every meal.

The promo runs until November 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Valid for dine-in transactions only, this limited-time offer is definitely worth screaming for.

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ONCENTRIX + Webhelp, the Philippines’ largest private employer, continues to have a bullish mode on the Philippines’ business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.

As a sign of its confidence in the economy, it recently unveiled its newest site in Cebu Exchange Tower.

With the recent launch of Cebu Montage last year, Amit Jagga, SVP and Country Leader for the Philippines told reporters in a recent press conference (both onsite and online) that the Cebu Exchange site is now the company’s 9th office in Cebu, a proof that it is achieving continued growth. “Our site in Cebu Exchange is another milestone and visible message of Concentrix’s continued commitment to the country. As a company that designs, builds and runs game-changing customer experiences, we invest not just in creating meaningful, future-ready jobs, but also in sustainable wellnesscentered workplaces that care for our game-changers as well as our environment.”

Cebu Exchange houses over 4,500 employees of Concentrix + Webhelp and is now its largest staffed-site in the Philippines. It was dubbed at the launch as the “Workplace of the Future”, signifying the combination of innovative, state-of-the-art amenities that meet diverse workforce needs and sustainable facilities aligned with the company’s environmental, social and governance focus.

With various certifications such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ) Gold, Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence (BERDE) 5-star, and Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) Zero Carbon, Jagga said Cebu Exchange is also considered the largest netzero carbon certified building in the country, according to the company’s joint announcement with real estate developer Arthaland

earlier this year.

By going green, Jagga pointed out this is a win for the environment as the building operation has 25% less energy consumption and 34% lower CO2 emissions.

At a physical site tour during the launch, Concentrix + Webhelp also showed guests distinctly designed facility features such as the Tech Zone, Workout and Wellness Zone, Quiet Zone, site clinic and lactation room, all-gender washrooms, and other flexible, inclusive spaces such as the Entertainment and Social Zones which are multi-purpose activity areas all employees can freely use.

With its remarkable presence in 52 sites and 20 cities across the Philippines supporting over 100,000-strong game-changers, Jagga said launching of Concentrix + Webhelp’s newest and biggest site in Cebu Exchange as the “Workplace of the Future” reinforces its commitment to growth, sustainability and superior experiences for Filipinos.

The launch included employees and executives, local officials from various government bodies, media, academe and private sector partners.

Media Roundtable with Concentrix + Webhelp Philippines Executives, from left to right: VP of People Solutions Hazel Banas, SVP and Country Leader Amit Jagga, and Sr. Director of Client Success Dagny Estacio

PEZA remains the preferred choice

Meanwhile, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) remains the preferred choice of BPOs as the location of their operations.

In a recent survey conducted by Colliers Philippines, 80% of the respondents considered the onestop shop (OSS) as important, said Colliers research director Joey Roi

Unveiling Cebu Exchange Tower’s scale model at the site launch, from left to right: Concentrix + Webhelp Sr. Director of Real Estate Michelle Ignacio, SVP and Country Leader for PH Amit Jagga, Board of Investments Visayas Division Head Florteliza Alpuerto, and Arthaland National Sales Director Anna Marco

Bondoc in its recent quarterly briefing held in Makati City.

According to Bondoc, the respondents cited the following reasons why they like prefer to operate in PEZA n Lessens long and complicated processes; n Avoids confusion on other agencies/person to deal with; n Faster and more convenient process; and n Immediate assistance Moreover, PEZA remains to be relevant since PEZA-registered buildings are built specifically for outsourcing companies that require facilities such as telecom and power redundancies Bondoc says PEZA provided a one-stop-shop (OSS) facility for ease of doing business.” It avoids confusion on other agencies/persons to deal with Faster and more convenient process,” Bondoc said.

It also leads to provide Immediate assistance and allows the ease of doing business.

Uratex breaks Guinness World Record Vista Residences set to join 12th OFW and Family Summit 2023 of biggest human mattress dominoes V

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HE Philippines has earned another global feat after homegrown furniture and bedding brand Uratex successfully snatched Brazil’s hold of the Guinness World Record (GWR) of the largest Human Mattress Dominoes held recently at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

No less than GWR Senior Records Manager/Official Adjudicator Mai McMillan declared the world-class Filipino company as the new title holder of such, with each of the 2,355 people holding mattresses falling one after another from start to finish line.

Such figure was meaningful for the maker of mattresses, foams and sleep solutions. The first two numbers, 2 and 3, were derived from the year 2023, while the last two digits, 5 and 5, stood for Uratex's 55th anniversary this year.

Exceeding further the previous GWR, the country, via Uratex, was able to outperform the largest human mattress dominoes previously recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 6, 2019, through Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. and Ortobom at Riocentro, engaging 2,019 people

at 11 minutes and 13 seconds.

“I would like to congratulate all of us for breaking the Guinness record for the largest human mattress dominoes. Uratex has always striven to be a world-class company. What a fitting way to symbolize this by being a World Record Holder,” Uratex Philippines Managing Director Peachy Medina said.

“As the leading foam manufacturing company in the country, one of the core missions and vision of Uratex is to serve the Filipino community and by beating the record, we bring honor to the Philippines on a global scale,” added William Lee, executive vice president (EVP) for furniture and bedding at Uratex Philippines.

The firm attributed its victory to the unity of its participants selected from a list of volunteers, which included both Uratex employees and charity representatives.

“Teamwork is what made us last for 55 years, and by collectively striving to set a world record for the largest human mattress dominoes, each individual plays a crucial role in achieving this feat,” noted Uratex Philippines EVP for Automotive Eddie Gallor.

The owners were happy for the newest victory although they just only wanted this attempt to be a part

of the program to make their founding anniversary even more fun and engaging, according to Uratex Philippines Public Relations Director Christian Robert “Big Boy” Cheng.

“Whether we break or not the record, it’s a gathering where everyone is happy. That’s what we want to happen,” he told reporters in mixed Filipino and English prior to the historic event.

This new achievement reinforced the firm’s corporate social responsibility by donating all the 2,355 topselling Uratex Classic Mattresses to 55 chosen charities, mostly shelters or homes for the aged, women, children and adults with special needs and community hospitals from across the region.

“We looked for them just like what we did during our 40th and 50th anniversaries, wherein we gave mattresses to 40 and 50 charities, respectively. Because our donated cushions to most of them are still in good conditions, we wanted to help others, especially the underfunded organizations,” Uratex Philippines Chief Executive Officer and President Naty Cheng said.

“These mattresses symbolize the countless hours of teamwork and camaraderie that got us to where we are today,” Gallor stressed.

ISTA Residences, the condo developer of Philippine real estate titan Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc., announces its participation in the highly anticipated 2023, an annual initiative that aims to empower Global Filipinos in achieving their homeownership dreams.

Set to take place on November 10, 2023, at The Tent at Vista Global South, C5 Extension Road, Las Piñas City, the summit underscores Vista Residences’ commitment to encouraging and helping Filipino families live comfortable and successful lives.

To date, previous summits have discussed income opportunities and entrepreneurial ventures for OFWs, accompanied by engaging raffle draws that featured an array of coveted prizes.

This year, the summit will focus on securing the financial future of OFWs and their families through discussions on wise investments and smart paths to homeownership.

Reiterating the company's profound dedication to the continued prosperity of Global Filipinos, Ms. Teresa Tumbaga, Division Head at Vista Residences, states, "Vista Residences genuinely wishes to give back to the country’s hardworking OFWs, who for decades have helped kept the Philippine economy resilient through set-

The summit underscores Vista Residences’ commitment to encouraging and helping Filipino families live comfortable and successful lives.

backs and downturns.”

The 12th OFW and Family Summit, Ms. Tumbaga says, will provide expert guidance and invaluable insights on property investments and financing options.

On the other hand, as a frontrunner in the housing sector, Vista Residences, Ms. Tumbaga adds, will be around to offer OFWs and their families various opportunities to invest in its condo projects nationwide.

Finally, Ms. Tumbaga stresses the role of financial awareness in every Global Filipino’s success.

"Vista Residences believes that informed decision-making is the

cornerstone of a secure and prosperous future, which is why events like the upcoming summit are very helpful."

Vista Residences is a wholly Filipino-ow ned and managed property developer in the country.

Vista Residences focuses on building vertical developments in the Metro’s commercial and business centers that cater to the needs of the Filipinos of today.

For more information, visit Vista Residences at www.vistaresidences.com.ph, email info@vistaresidences.com.ph, follow @VistaResidencesOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Sports

Seager, Rangers ahead The Texas

Rangers’ Corey Seager hits a two-run home run off Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt during the third inning of Game 3 of the World Series on Monday in Phoenix. The Rangers won, 3-1, for a 2-1 series lead. AP

Arum gives Tapales chance vs ‘Monster’

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OP RANK big boss Bob Arum said on Tuesday that veteran Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales has what it takes to create a dent in Naoya Inoue’s unbeaten record as undisputed super bantamweight champion.

“People say Inoue is unbeatable, but I don’t think so. No fighter is unbeatable,” Arum, 91, told BusinessMirror through online call.

Tapales’s determination and will are definitely his main traits to upset the Japanese “Monster.”

Tapales challenged Inoue in a December 26 fight in Tokyo.

“That’s a great fight. Marlon Tapales? I give him some kind of chance,” Arum said.

Inoue is undefeated in 25 fights with 22 knockouts, the last against American Stephen Fulton in July to become the World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion.

After dominating all the belts in the bantamweight class, the 30-yearold Inoue moved up to 122 pounds and demolished Fulton via eighthround technical knockout to seize the American’s two belts.

Tapales (37-3 win-loss with 19 knockouts) will return to Manila this month for his last phase of training in Baguio City before his team flies to Japan in mid-December.

He defeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan last April via split decision to capture the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association super bantamweight belts.

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OS ANGELES—Politicians have long sought to project vitality, youth and a common touch by staging photo shoots spotlighting their athletic prowess. California

CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom—wearing slacks, an open-collared shirt and dress shoes—towers over schoolchildren on the court. AP

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ENVER—Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his second triple-double of the season and Jamal Murray added 18 points and 14 assists as the Denver Nuggets continued their strong start to the season with a 110-102 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.

Jokic is tied with LeBron James and Jason Kidd for fourth on the all-time list with 107 career triple-doubles in the National Basketball Association.

“It speaks to his greatness, it speaks to his consistency, night in and night out playing the game at an extremely high level,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.

“The one thing you can compare LeBron and Nikola with is the ability to make everyone around them better. That is the definition of greatness.”

Aaron Gordon scored 21 points, most on thunderous dunks, as Denver extended its season-opening winning streak to four

Governor Gavin Newsom is the latest to find out that plans for a confident jump shot can turn into a torrent of online potshots.

On a trip to China, the two-term Democrat took a detour from his official meetings on climate change to join a group of Beijing schoolkids for a game of basketball. Before long, he was on his backside after accidentally steamrolling a grade-school defender.

No one was injured, but Newsom joins a long line of political figures whose attempts at a sporty glamour shot didn’t work out as planned. In a similar scene, British politician Boris Johnson, then mayor of London, knocked down a 10-year-old boy while playing a friendly game of rugby on a trip to Japan.

Bill Clinton and Al Gore were needled for photos of them jogging in snug short-shorts while in office. In the 2004 presidential election, shots of Democrat John Kerry windsurfing were used in an ad mocking him as an unprincipled candidate who heads “whichever way the wind blows.”

George W. Bush’s penchant for mountain biking occasionally ended up with him on the ground, including when he collided with a police officer on a trip to Scotland that left the officer with a bruised ankle and the president scraped up.

Video circulating online shows Newsom wearing slacks, an open-collared shirt and dress shoes while towering over

games. It is the Nuggets’ first 4-0 start since 2018 and the sixth in franchise history. The 1976-77 team’s 8-0 start is the best in club history.

Denver was coming off a win at Oklahoma City on Sunday afternoon and was playing its third game in four days. The Nuggets are in a stretch in which they play five games in seven days.

“I’m not gonna lie, those back-to-back, those travel days, those are tough, but we’ve just got to win,” Murray said. “However we get it. Everything’s better when you win. My body feels a lot better when we win and film is a lot more fun to watch when we win.”

Lauri Markkanen had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Walker Kessler added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Talen Horton-Tucker scored 16 points for Utah. AP

NIKOLA JOKIC posting another triple-double speaks of his consistency, night in and night out. AP

Yulo loses not love UNKNOWN to many, Carlos Yulo has dumped his Japanese coach. Many were shocked. But, of course.

Munehiro Kugiyama, Yulo’s gymnastics coach for years and trainer as well since Day One of Yulo’s career, has honed the Filipino wonder to win two world championships, a stint in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 15 gold medals in various international competitions.

Unconfirmed reports say Yulo, 23, has fallen in love and Kugiyama seemed to resent it. The Japanese was quoted as saying the love affair will distract Yulo’s focus.

But apparently, not.

After the split, Yulo went on to clinch a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the recent World

Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. Yulo nailed it after skipping the just-ended Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

Our topnotch, hard-nosed sportswriter, Josef Ramos, quoted Cynthia Carrion-Norton as saying, “It’s a long story.”

Norton, the feisty president of the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, refused to either confirm or deny Yulo’s love affair. She confirmed though that Yulo has “bolted Kugiyama’s training camp in Tokyo” in July and been training at the gymnastics center in Intramuros, Manila, since.

“We already changed Caloy’s coach—and even in the Olympics, it’s no longer Mune [Kugiyama],” Ramos quoted Norton as saying.

By leaving Kugiyama, Yulo lost his scholarship at Tokyo’s Teikyo University where he is taking up Literature. Even Yulo’s Japanese physiotherapist, Junpei Konno, had to be replaced by Hazel Calawod, said Norton.

Venerable snatches Philippines’ third gold medal in Combat Games

schoolchildren on the court. The governor playfully twirls a basketball on a fingertip, then executes a spin move as he heads toward the basket.

When a boy in front of him appears to reach for the ball, Newsom seemingly does not see a second student on his left. The governor loses his balance. They collide and go to the ground together, but both come up smiling and the governor gives the boy a few back pats.

“I got you,” the governor can be heard telling the boy, as he gives him a hug.

The snarky reception online was predictable.

“Flagrant foul,” Fox News tweeted.

“Newsom destroys kid during basketball game in China,” celebrity website TMZ tweeted.

Other online comments ranged from “I can’t stop watching” to a post calling the collision a “diplomatic victory for America.”

Newsom’s tumble provided a lighthearted—if embarrassing—moment on a trip that included a surprise meeting with leader Xi Jinping and was filled with warm words not seen in years in the strained China-US relationship.

It appeared that his basketball stumble provided the broadest publicity he received on his visit.

Newsom was an athletic standout in his student days. He played basketball and baseball in high school and attended Santa Clara University on a partial baseball scholarship. An injury ended his playing career.

Newsom jokingly told the Los Angeles Fox News affiliate that he “needed to work” on his balance. AP

ARIUS VENER ABLE f lexed just enough muscles to edge South Korea’s Namhun Lee in the men’s Poomsae individual of taekwondo on Monday for the Philippines’s third gold medal in the World Combat Games at the King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The 22-year-old Venerable scored 9.280 points—5.560 technical skills and 3.720 presentation with zero error—to beat Lee by a mere eighthhundredth of a point.

“I just gave my all and let everything flow,” said Venerable, a native of Quezon and a Sports Management student at University of Santo Tomas.

Singapore’s Darren Han Yap Zong had 9.100 points to bag bronze in the 12-athlete event.

“It’s hard to qualify here, you need to be in the top eight in the world and everybody’s competitive,” said Venerable, the gold medalist at the Korea Open and World Martial Arts Mastership.

Juvenile Crisostomo and Justin Macario, meanwhile, contributed a bronze medal in mixed pair also of poomsae on Monday.

Jiu-jitsu’s Kaila Napolis and Muay Thai’s Richien Yosorez and Kylie Mallari won the country’s two other gold medals in the competitions topped by Ukraine with 21 gold, 17 silver and 15 bronze medals, followed by host Saudi Arabia (12-20-19) and Kazakhstan (12-13-23).

The Philippines also clinched five silver medals courtesy of Muay Thai’s Islay Erika Bomogao (female wai kru), Philip Delarmino and Ariel Lampacan (Mixed Mai Muay) and Rudzma Abubakar (48 kg female combat), wushu’s Agatha Wong (women’s taolu) and Clemente Tabugara Jr. (men’s sanda).

Also bagging bronze medals for the 13-athlete Philippine delegation in the games that ended Monday were wushu’s Jones Inso and Thornton Sayan and grappling’s Maria Aisa Ratcliff and Fierre Afan.

“It’s a big honor because the first time we competed in these games in 2010, we didn’t get anything,” said chef de mission Alvin Aguilar, who heads the wrestling federation.

“All our athletes are very good, all awesome.”

The Philippines went empty in the games’ inaugurals in 2010 in Beijing and didn’t send a team in 2013 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Upon returning home, Venerable will fly to the Muju World Poomsae Challenge in South Korea.

Former world poomsae champion and now national coach and trainer Rani Ortega said Venerable was tailortrained for the Combat Games.

“The Combat Games have a different format from the Asian Games,” Ortega said. “The format at the Asian Games is a mix of recognized poomsae than freestyle.”

Venerable wasn’t fielded to last month’s Hanzhou Asian Games where Patrick King Perez clinched a bronze medal.

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DARIUS VENERABLE (second from left) with (from left) Justin Kobe Macario, Darius Venerable, trainer-coach Rani Ortega and Juvenile Faye Crisostomo.

Triple Giga back to winning ways in PBA 3x3 hoops

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NT extended its dominance of the Philippine Basketball Association 3x3 Second Conference by claiming a third straight leg title on Tuesday with a 21-12 rout of Cavitex at the Ayala Malls Fairview Terraces.

Almond Vosotros was back in his explosive ways and topscored for 12 points to lead the Triple Giga in becoming the first franchise to win three straight legs in a single conference.

Chester Saldua added

four points, while Ping Exciminiano and Gryann Mendoza combined for five points in the win worth another P100,000 for TNT. The team of coach Mau Belen emerged undefeated in five games for Leg 3.

Vosotros hit a deuce with 6:20 to go in the finals, sparking a 6-0 run by TNT to break free from a tight game and take a 12-6 lead.

Fittingly, it was also Vosotros who ended the match by nailing the gamewinning two in the final 11 seconds.

Marion Magat finished with six points to lead Cavitex, which finished runner-up behind TNT for the second

time in the last three legs.

The finish earned the Braves of coach Kyles Lao P50,000 in prize money.

TNT took care of Northport in the quarterfinals, 18-15, and eked out a 21-18 win over Pioneer Elastoseal in the semifinals.

Cavitex on the other hand, turned back Purefoods, 20-14, to advance in the semis, where it beat out Meralco, 21-19, in a thrilling finish for a seat in the championship round opposite TNT. In the battle for third place, Meralco earned P30,000 following a 21-16 win over Pioneer Elastoseal.

As Tina Turner sang it, “What’s love got to do with it?”

Everything, fellas.

I’m inclined to believe it was love that triggered this drastic change in Yulo’s journey.

He was willing to lose everything—as “lovers often do”—if only to keep his love.

Ah, when love knocks, all hell can break loose.

THAT’S IT Lusty cheers for Andrea Robles for winning the bronze medal in the recent Indoor World Series Stage 1 in Lausanne, Switzerland! Thank you to my buddy, Federico “Frediboy” Moreno (the proud former Philippine Archery Association president himself), for sharing this blockbuster news to me. Andrea’s spectacular feat made her the first Filipino ever to medal twice in the tough event after having won the gold in the 2019 IWS in Macau. Said Andrea: “I am especially happy with my performance…Been working really hard these past couple of months and I’m glad to see it pay off…Thank you to my family, coach, sponsors, and the Atletang Ayala program for helping me get here. This win is for you.” You, sure, made the country proud, Andrea. More power!