STANDING TALL. A famous photo of Dr. Jose Rizal that was digitally colorized by the now-defunct Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. Presidential Museum
Also in photo are PNA Board of Governors chairperson Leticia Puguon and PNA national president Melvin Miranda. Revoli Cortez
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday he plans to raise the current 7,500 deployment limit for Filipino nurses abroad. “We will open more slots for the deployment of nurses abroad while striving to improve opportunities domestically,” he said.“With the PNA (Philippine Nurses Association) boasting a 40,000-strong membership, I believe that together we have the ability, we have the strength to improve our nurses’ welfare and build on the Filipino distinction of excellence and competitiveness Next page
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How tall or small was Rizal?
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will undertake a two-country swing to Indo nesia and Singapore next week where several agreements are expected to be firmed up, including on defense and trade cooperation. His first state visit will be to Indonesia from Sept. 4 to upon the invitation of In donesian President Joko Widodo. "The visit will be highlighted by the first meeting between the two lead ers who are expected to discuss the two countries’ active and multi-faceted coop eration on defense, maritime, border, eco nomic, and people-to-people cooperation. They will also exchange views on major issues affecting the region and the world," the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, is the current president of the G20 and the incoming chair of the As sociation of Southeast Asian Nations. During the state visit, the two leaders will witness the signing of several key agreements in the areas of defense and culture, as well as a comprehensive Plan THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday urged victims of alleged sexual harassment to come forward and file their complaints against seven teach ers in Bacoor, Cavite. In a hybrid joint press briefing, DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said this would strengthen the case, if there is any, against the accused teachers. “The problem is that not many com plainants have filed their affidavits, so we
CEBU City Mayor Mike Rama said Thursday his city will push through with plans to make the use of face masks voluntary in open spaces despite an appeal from the national government not to do so. Next page
In an interview on Dobol B TV, Ramos invoked local autonomy to justify Cebu’s decision to no longer require face masks outdoors, despite the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. “Let’s be practical because our thrust now is for economic recovery,” he said in Filipino. “We are a festival island.”Rama’s statement contradicted Interior and Local Government Sec retary Benhur Abalos, who said the Cebu mayor had agreed to defer the implementation of the executive order on masks while the case is
TRADE Secretary Alfredo Pascual on Thursday proposed allowing food and beverage manufacturers to import their own sugar needs as the Bureau of Customs admitted that the bags of sugar it seized in Subic port were not illegal or Pascualsmuggled.acknowledged that the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) had the last say on sugar im ports, but said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) also recog nizes the needs of manufacturers who use sugar for their production. The DTI has included sugar in its regular monitoring rounds in grocer ies and supermarkets that pledged to lower the retail price of sugar to P70 perThekilo. DTI said the inspection of warehouses storing sugar will contin ue until the price of sugar reflects real marketBeforeprices.the crackdown, a group of community bakers said there could be sugar hoarding, since prices had doubled despite the availability of the sweetener.
"There has always been a debate about Jose Rizal's height, with many people insisting, without evidence, that the hero stood at four feet eleven inches," Ocampo said.
DTI backs industry users to import sugar
STREET FESTIVAL.FOOD A 6-foot vegetable lumpia, expertly prepared by world-renowned Chef Boy Logro, and a giant 6-foot wide platter with approximately 6,000 pieces of sushi highlight the opening of SM Hypermarket’s Street Food Festival at the SM Mall of Asia. The twomonth street food event will make a stop at SM Hypermarket Fairview from September 16-18 and will have a grand finale at SM City Clark on September 30 to October 2.
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On one of his notebooks, Rizal wrote down his height—noting that at 19 years and four days old, he stood at 1.61 meters (about 5-foot-3 1/3), prompting Ocampo to note “Eureka!” on his FB page.The historian posted the note Wednesday night, as Ocampo was filing his scans of manuscripts of the national hero—supporting his claim that Rizal in fact stood about four inches taller than many have believed.
MORE BENEFITS FOR NURSES. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his speech during the 100th Anniversary of the Philippine Nurses Association, vows to work for more benefits for nurses, saying what they receive now is not commensurate with their sacrifices, especially during the pandemic.
NATIONAL hero Dr. Jose Rizal was, by his own measurement, over 5-foot-3 and not 4-foot-11 as most people believe, historian and columnist Ambeth Ocampo has shared on his Facebook account.
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According to the Philippine Food Pro cessors and Exporters Organization Inc., only a few selected industrial users are now allowed to import for their own supply.
Sexual... From A1 hope you could help us encourage alleged vic tims to come forward and file their affidavits to strengthen the case if there is any,” he said.
Poa said the investigation is ongoing and a fact-finding report is set to be submitted to the regional office on Friday for further determi nation of administrative proceedings.
“Well, this evening, without my looking for it, the definitive proof for the 5-2 side cropped up while I was filing my scans of Rizal manuscripts. In one of his notebooks RIZAL HIMSELF said that at 19 years old and four days old he stood at one meter 61 centimeters,” Ocampo said in his post.
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Cebu City’s EO 5 states that it is “high time” to simplify and declare such a policy, citing that the “lethal effect of the pandemic is already wearing off and that vaccination has been proven to be an effective means in containing the spread and the impact” of COVID-19. “Most people remain uninformed as to the protection offered by the kind of face mask and the proper way of wearing the same, so long as they have complied with the mandatory wearing of face masks and even just for a show while it costs money and offers inconvenience,” the order reads. (See full story online at manilastan dard.net)
CCBPI noted that the Philippine food and beverage industry’s operations were hurt by the sugar shortage. The company has adopted various measures aimed at cushioning the busi ness impact of the lack of premium re fined sugar supply. (See full story online at manilastandard.net)
“We’d like to emphasize, however, that not all sugar is the same. Food and bever age manufacturers need premium refined sugar to maintain high-quality products.
Pres.... From A1 of Action that will chart the countries’ bilat eral priorities over the next five years. Mr. Marcos will also meet with business leaders to promote trade and investment to support the country’s economic agenda under his Fromadministration.Indonesia, the President will head to Singapore for a state visit from Sept. 6 to 7 at the invitation of President Halimah Yakob.
Cebu... From A1 brought up with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Citing the nationwide state of public health emergency, he said local govern ments must observe the same health poli cies.“In the spirit of unity, I likewise ap peal to all local chief executives to do the same until I bring this matter to the IATF. I have already requested the IATF Secre tariat to immediately convene in order to thoroughly discuss this measure,” Abalos said in a statement. “Be assured that I, and the whole of DILG, will support its implementation as soon as this initiative gains the concur rence of the experts and policy-makers of the IATF,” he added. During a budget hearing at the House of Representatives, Abalos said he would support Cebu City being a pilot for the voluntary mask policy once the IATF signs off on it. But League of Provinces of the Phil ippines (LPP) president South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said LGUs should follow the national government amid the state of public health emergency. “Local governments have local autono my, but when we are in a state of emergency at the national level,” he said in Filipino in a radio interview. “All local governments must follow the President's direction or the national government's instructions.” The Department of Health (DOH), meanwhile, said it was "not the proper time yet" to relax rules on mask wearing in the country, as severe and critical CO VID-19 cases continued to increase. DOH officer-in-charge Undersecre tary Maria Rosario Vergeire said booster uptake among the eligible population re mainsVergeirelow. also warned of waning immu nity as seen in COVID-19 admissions of fully vaccinated individuals. "We are not closing our doors to lifting this kind of mandate for masks but this is not the proper time yet because we don't have that stable situation for COVID-19 cases and even deaths," she told ANC's "Dateline."Vergeire reminded local governments to prioritize public health. She stressed that wearing of masks lowers the chances of COVID-19 transmission and protects the most vulnerable, including the elderly. "Our booster uptake is very low. Even in Cebu, the booster uptake is low. They only have 28 percent for the first booster dose," she said. "So, we are advising and we are recommending that this [lifting of mask mandate] be thoroughly discussed andWhilestudied."the DOH respects the autonomy of local governments, they are still man dated to follow protocols set by the na tional government, the agency said. "The national government has issued IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) resolu tions, which specifically state that the mask-wearing should still be continued," Vergeire said.
Mr. Marcos will have a separate meeting with the Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong where they are scheduled to witness the signing of agreements in the areas of counter-terrorism and data privacy.
As of press time, the historian’s post has captured over 26,000 reactions and was shared nearly 8,000 times, as hundreds of netizens commented on their excitement for the new piece of information.
"As Singapore is a key trade and invest ment partner of the Philippines, an economic briefing and business roundtable meetings will be organized, where the President intends to invite investments into the Philippines and create more job opportunities in the country," the DFA added. (See full story online at ma nilastandard.net)
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This type of sugar is not the same sugar that is commonly used in households,” the company said in a statement. The beverage industry needs at least 450,000 metric tons (MT) of premium refined bottler grade sugar to use 100 per cent of its manufacturing capacity for the remaining months of 2022.
“That translates to 5.28 feet or almost 5'3"! Oh, serendipity is one of the thrills of research!!!” he added.
“I think I am correct when I say no other country can boast of such strong and capable nurses who are known, not just for competence and dedication to this very noble calling of health care, but for their compassion and kindness,” he added. The President said Filipino nurses were in demand abroad because of their passion and dedication to their work. “Many are very outstanding. Foreigners are requesting for them. They prefer Filipino nurses to take care of them and it is astonishing that if you are taken care of by a Filipino nurse, recovery is certain,” he said. Filipino nurses are one of the most exported manpower of the Philippines due to the number of Filipinos who are taking Nursing courses and also the opportunity to earn a huge amount of monetary value for their families. Marcos also said he supports the passage of the Philippine Nursing Practice Act, a measure that aims to improve the nursing profession through better career prospects and relevant nursing education. (See full story online at manilastandard.net)
He said if proven guilty, the seven teachers may face dismissal from service.
“The most severe punishment would be dismissal because the DepEd, it’s more of an administrative proceeding. If it will merit the severest penalty, (the) penalty will be dis missal,” the spokesman added. Amid allegations, the DepEd assured they are firm on having “zero tolerance” against any form of abuse in schools nationwide. (See full story online at manilastandard.net)
PBBM... From A1 in the global health community,” Marcos said in a speech at the 100th anniversary celebration of the association.
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On Wednesday, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that while Malacanang has no reaction yet on the matter, “it may be taken under advisement although we do respect the mandates of local govern ments over their own jurisdictions."
“These select few (users) will not amount to 10 companies. But we have many manufacturers that are also using sugar in their operations. We hope we will also be given the opportunity to import our own sugar requirement,” said Phil foodex president Ruben See. One of the biggest industrial users, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), asserted that industrial manu facturers need premium industrial grade sweeteners to produce premium products.
"The 4-11 club would not buy my method of measuring Rizal's extant clothing in the National Historical Commission to estimate his height at around five feet two inches," he added.
FORMER First Lady Imelda Marcos and daughters Senator Imee Marcos and Irene Marcos-Araneta, as well as a certain Don Ferry, have waived their right to present evidence in the illgotten wealth case under Civil Case 0014, the Sandiganbayan Second divi sion declared on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the MMDA recorded at least 249 vehicles violating traffic rules in the absence of traffic enforces. MMDA officials clarified how ever, that they will not penalize the violators, adding that they were just monitoring the traffic situation for record purposes.
MMDA chief information officer Sharon Gentalian said the agency’s Metrobase caught 59 violators Thurs day morning and 190 in the afternoon. This after the MMDA suspended temporarily the implementation of the NCAP in compliance with the recent Supreme Court’s temporary restraining
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“Despite notice, none of these defendants appeared [here in court] or sent any representative,” Sandiganbayan Second Division chairman Associate Justice Oscar Herrera Jr. noted, thus declaring them as having waived their right to present evidence.
AFP Over 50k monkeypox cases worldwide—WHO MORE than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, World Health Or ganization (WHO) figures showed Wednesday, though transmission is slowing in the virus hotspots of Eu rope and the United States. The WHO’s dashboard listed 50,496 cases and 16 deaths as report ed this year to the UN agency, which declared the outbreak a global public health emergency in July. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the declines in new infections proved the outbreak could be halted.
AFP order (TRO) against the scheme. The NCAP involves the use of high defini tion closed circuit television cameras installed on major thoroughfares to de tect traffic law violators. MMDA spokesman and chief legal officer Crisanto Saruca Jr. said they are now deploying more traffic en forcers to go after errant motorists in the areas where the NCAP cameras areThesesituated.areas included Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Commonwealth Ave nue, Quezon Avenue, Roxas Boulevard, Circumferential Road - 5 (C-5), and Macapagal Boulevard.
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HE lifting of the no-contact apprehension policy (NCAP) has emboldened motorists and car owners to violate traffic rules and ordinances, according to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
This developed after the Marcos family members and Ferry neither showed up nor sent their legal coun sels to the proceedings, where they were supposed to present evidence in theirCivildefense.Case0014 charges the Panlilio couple Rebecco and Erlinda, alleged business associates of Mrs. Marcos and her husband, the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., of acting as dummies in acquiring ownership and control of several companies, by se curing financial assistance from state institutions on liberal terms “for their financial and pecuniary interests.”
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The MMDA had enforced NCAP on the basis of Resolution 16-01 which be came effective in 2016. It stated that compared to local gov ernment units in the National Capital Region that implement it, the MMDA NCAP is in-house and the CCTV cam eras are owned by the MMDA. There are also no third party service providers operating it. The fines or penalties imposed by the MMDA on violators are also lower compared to the LGUs, but the MMDA respects their autonomy and power to enforce their own traffic ordinances on the roads under their jurisdiction.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has submitted to the Commission on Appointments (CA), for its consent to the nominations of the following officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), namely: 1. TEODORO LOPEZ LOCSIN JR. AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND with concurrent jurisdiction over IRELAND, ISLE OF MAN, BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, and BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY with the salary and emoluments of a CHIEF OF MISSION, CLASS 2. ADELIO ANGELITO SORIANO CRUZ Chief of Mission, Class 3. KIRA CHRISTIANNE DANGANAN AZUCENA Chief of Mission, Class 4. DANIEL RAMOS ESPIRITU Chief of Mission, Class 5. ENRICO TRINIDAD FOS Chief of Mission, Class 6. CHRISTOPHER BALTAZAR MONTERO Chief of Mission, Class 7. GERMINIA V. AGUILAR-USUDAN Chief of Mission, Class II 8. LOLITA BUGNOT CAPCO Chief of Mission, Class II 9. GINES JAIME RICARDO DACANAY GALLAGA Chief of Mission, Class II 10. LEILA C. LORA-SANTOS Chief of Mission, Class II 11. VOLTAIRE DELA CRUZ MAURICIO Chief of Mission, Class II 12. MERSOLE JALA MELLEJOR Chief of Mission, Class II 13. JASON JOVENCIO ALJIBE ANASARIAS Career Minister 14. CONRADO BATARA DEMDEM JR. Career Minister 15. PAMELA F. DURIAN-BAILON Career Minister 16. RUEL URMENETA GUNABE Career Minister 17. GREG MARIE CONCHA MARIÑO Career Minister 18. SUSANA MARIA LOPEZ MENDIOLA Career Minister 19. MARIA CYNTHIA PARAS PELAYO Career Minister 20. JOHN GUMAPOS REYES Career Minister 21. VAL SIMON TAGANAS ROQUE Career Minister The public may submit any information, written report, or sworn/ notarized complaints or oppositions to the above nominations in seven (7) copies to the CA Secretariat, 6th Floor, PNB Financial Center, D. Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City, Metro Manila. For the schedule of the public hearings, the CA Secretariat can be reached through telephone numbers 8834-2713, 8831-1824, 8831-0527, 8832-9830, 8834-2706 and 8551-1989. 1 September 2022. Secretary (MS-SEPT. 2, 2022) Mcbill, a damage control assistant of United States Coast Guard, reads a story to pupils of the Rizal Elementary School in Education.the2022Brigadasupporting(CIVAC)GuardGuard-USPhilippineherselfasTondo,Tayuman,ManilasheimmersesinthejointCoastCoastcivicactionactivitytheEskwelaprogramofDepartmentof Danny Pata
THE European Union’s (EU) drug regulator is on Thursday expected to authorize the first COVID-19 vaccines for the Omicron variant, although they do not target the latest strains. The adapted vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna will be discussed during an extra-ordi nary meeting of the European Medi cines Agency (EMA). European nations have been keen to rush through the new generation of jabs so they can start booster cam paigns ahead of a feared COVID surge this winter. The two so-called “bivalent” vac cines protect against the earlier BA.1 strain of Omicron, as well as the original COVID virus that emerged in China in 2019.
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By Macon Ramos-Araneta SEN. Raffy Tulfo has urged the Department of Mi grant Workers (DMW) and other relevant agencies to screen foreign employers to prevent abuse of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). During the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers which Tulfo chairs, he said that this would curb cases of “abuses and maltreat ment of OFWs.”
By Nash B. Maulana P RESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will pursue the completion of all signed peace agreements, a top peace and unity official said on Thursday.
Customs agents intercept P2.6m ‘ketamine’ shipment in Clark Sen. Tulfo to DMW: Screen OFWs’ foreign employers
Port of Clark District Collector Al exandra Lumontad issued a Warrant of Seizure and Detention against the shipment for violation of Sections 119 (d), and 1113 (f) of R.A. No. 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, and Section 4 of R.A. No. 9165.
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the Theme: “Paghilom: Isang Bansa Para sa Kapayapaan” or “Unity and Healing as One.” A nation for peace, Galvez said, is “inspired by our collective vision to bring peace, reconciliation, and unity throughout the country.” Galvez said by heeding the call for unity, regardless of religion, culture and political beliefs, “We, as a PEOPLE and of one nation, can attain our common goal of achieving a genuine and longlasting peace.” He said through united efforts, there is no doubt that the Filipino people could sustain the gains of the compre hensive peace processes.
THE Supreme Court (SC) has declared as “unlaw ful” employers’ “no-spouse employment policy” as it contravenes the 1987 Constitution that “guaran tees the right of all workers to security of tenure.”
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPPRU), said President Mar cos is determined “more than ever to pursue the completion of implemen tation of all signed peace agreements and the corresponding transformation program,” aligned with the Five-Point Peace Agenda of his administration.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta CULTURAL Center of the Philippines (CCP) president Margie Moran-Floiren do said the more than 50-year-old CCP building, considered a national icon, will be closed for two to three years. Floirendo said the closure of CCP, a venue for performances and exhibi tions for various local and internation al productions will be closed starting January 1, 2023. She said the closure is recommended for repair and retrofitting of the CCP building. About P400 million will be needed for the renovation of CCP. The said amount, Floirendo said could even go higher depending on the need for renovating other parts of the“Thebuilding.CCP is closing its doors in January 2023 because we are now renovating the whole building and structurally retrofitting. So we will need more funds than what we expect ed because we did not expect to move out and the Little Theatre needs struc tural retrofitting,” Floirendo told the Organizational meeting of the Sen ate Committee on Culture and Arts chaired by Senator Loren Legarda. “So the whole staff is moving out of the building,” Floirendo said. Since the building will be closed, Floriendo said the CCP will also need additional funds to pay rent for their offices and theaters for performances. Dr. Jaime Laya, CCP chair said the cultural center has been viewed as an elitist“Probably,institution.itis because the building is so magnificent but right now, the building is in terrible condition, it’s 53 years old,” he said.
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A SMUGGLED shipment of ketamine worth more than P2.6 million was in tercepted at the Clark International Airport in CombinedPampanga.teamsfrom the Port of Clark, Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), Enforcement and Security Service, Customs Intel ligence and Investigation Service, Xray Inspection Project, and the Phil ippine Drug Enforcement Agency, seized the shipment containing 535.6 grams of illegal drugs hidden under polycarbonate sheets. Bases on import documents, the shipment came from Hoofddorp, The Netherlands and was misde clared as clothing, a clear case of technical smuggling. It was subjected to x-ray scanning af ter “suspicious images were detected, resulting in the discovery of four piec es of polycarbonate sheets concealing white crystalline substances suspected to be illegal drugs.”
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The CAIDTF tested the substances which indicated the presence of “Spe cial K, SamplesKetamine”.weretaken and turned over to the PDEA for chemical laboratory analysis that later confirmed that the substances contain Ketamine, classi fied as a dangerous drug under Re public Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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Tulfo said OFWs need to undergo thorough screening before deployment to other countries and they also need to submit several requirements andHowever,clearance.foreign employers do not submit any re cords, for example police or court records. “I hope we can have a proper screening process. We should be strict when it comes to requirements. We should be also like that to foreign employers to make sure that OFWs are safe abroad,” he said. Tulfo directed his suggestion toDMW Secretary Su san Ople, who was present during the Senate Commit tee DMW meeting held Wednesday.
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“An employer’s blanket policy of no-spouse em ployment is discriminatory. To justify its enforce ment, the employer must clearly establish a reason able business necessity,” the SC ruled, in a decision penned by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. With the ruling, the SC ordered the reinstatement of Catherine Dela Cruz-Cagampan as accounting specialist of One Network Bank, Inc. (ONBI).
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“With the new government in need of much bigger revenue streams to ad equately fund its priority social welfare programs, among others, the Congress may have to engage the PAGCOR in an early revisit of the POGO law to find out if rationalizing the tax rates or offer ing additional incentives are necessary to prevent the remaining POGOs from leaving and enticing those that have left since RA 11590 took effect to return to our country,” Villafuerte said Villafuerte noted that because half of PAGCOR’s gaming revenues are remitted to the national govern ment (NG), a bigger revenue take— from sources like POGOs—will al low the government to spend more on its nation-building programs, particularly those on uplifting the lives of marginalized sectors. Among the project beneficiaries of PAGCOR’s annual remittances to the national government are the Universal Health Care Program (UHC) and the Health Facilities Enhancement Pro gram (HFEP).
“But in order for us to move forward, we need to let go of the pain of the past (and) learn from our experiences,” he said. Galvez said learning from lessons of the past will inspire the Filipinos “to build a better future for our nation that is free from conflict, prejudice, vio lence, and animosity. He enumerated the Five-Point Agen da of the second Marcos presidency, as, namely: 1) Completion of the Peace Agreements with the MILF and the MNLF towards healing and reconcili ation in the Bangsamoro; 2) Ending of local communist armed conflict by ex panding the transformation programs for local conflict peace process;
‘Iconic’ CCP to be closed for structure repair
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By Maricel V. Cruz CAMARINES Sur Rep. Luis Ray mund Villafuerte has called for a re view of Republic Act 11590 or the law taxing Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) to allow the gov ernment to better collect taxes from these companies.
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Galvez led the opening Thursday at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City of the National Peace Conscious ness Month in September, even as he emphasized the gains of the processes and the President’s commitment to up holding the continuity of peace agree ments’ implementation. He said this year’s National Peace Consciousness Month jumpstarts with
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By Rio N. Araja SUPER typhoon “Henry” slightly weakened while beginning to deceler ate south southwestward over the Phil ippine Sea northeast of Batanes. Its center was estimated at 400 kilom eters east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. Packing maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 230 km/h, it was moving south southwestward at 15 km/h. Tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 was hoisted over Batanes and the north eastern portion of Babuyan Islands. PAGASA said “Henry” is forecast to weaken gradually as it begins to slow down or enters the quasi-station aryInphase.its5p.m. bulletin, PAGASA also said the center of the eye of Henry was seen 400 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. The weather bureau said the ty phoon is moving south-southwestward at 15 kilometers per hour. PAGASA said on Thursday even ing that moderate to heavy rains are expected over Batanes, with light to moderate and occasionally heavy rains possible over the Babuyan Islands. It is forecast to rain moderate to heavy over Batanes and the Babuyan Islands on Friday.
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The Fed boss made it clear that the fight against inflation will be a long battle. Restoring price stability, he says, will take some time and require using our tools forcefully to bring de mand and supply into better balance. That means US interest rates, which every financial market in the world monitors, will double toward the start of 2023 until inflation is tamed. For the Philippines, higher US in terest rates will weigh down the peso and complicate Manila’s own fight againstForeigninflation.currency investors will nat urally gravitate to high-yielding US Treasury bills and other dollar-based investment instruments. The peso as a result will depreciate and make the cost of Philippine im ports, including crude oil, more ex pensive. The Philippine economy faces these headwinds. It cannot totally decouple itself from developments in the US econo my. As many will say, when America sneezes, the world catches a cold.
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a claim of State absolut ism habeas corpus became, in the words of Selden, “the highest remedy in law for any man that is imprisoned” (A Concise History of the Common Law). During this period, habeas corpus was steadily used and improved by the courts of common law; however, procedural difficulties stood in the way. There were also doubts as to which courts were competent to issue it. Many of the de fects were remedied in England’s Habeas Cor pus Act of 1679, which included a mandate stating that “any… judge must issue the writ unless the prisoner… is committed by lawful means” (A Concise History of the Common Law).Inthe 1772 case of Somerset v. Stewart involv ing the Return of a habeas corpus petition, Captain Knowles was required to show cause why the com plainant Somerset, a black man, was seized and detained (98 English Reports 499).
THE US Federal Reserve Board dropped a bombshell last week when its boss warned of further interest hikes in the coming months to ward off inflation.
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tire broadcast day of Zoe TV is dedicated to ABS-CBN programs. In fact, that deal led to the change of the Zoe TV’s name to A2Z. The letter “A” stands for ABS-CBN; “2” refers to ABS-CBN’s former flagship free TV Channel 2; and “Z” pertains to Zoe TV. This is one unusual deal where the mere “blocktimer” gets to change the name of the corporation from which the “blocktimer” supposedly buys airtime. Under the legislative franchise of Zoe TV, the latter cannot allow another broadcast en tity to share its franchise without the prior ap proval of Congress. No such prior approval has been obtained. In a letter dated February 24, 2021 which the NTC received on March 1, 2021, I asked the NTC, through Cordoba, to investigate the sweetheart deal between Zoe TV and ABSCBN because that deal has the badges of il legality.Byway of a letter dated March 2, 2021, Cordoba’s assistant, a certain Atty. Andres Castelar Jr., informed me that the NTC will take “appropriate action” on the matter. Since then, Cordoba’s NTC never gave me any advisory on the “appropriate action” it promised.Imade several inquiries with the NTC but all I got was a run around. One and a half years have since passed and Cordoba’s NTC has not communicated with me. This inaction on the part of Cordoba is in excusable. He should resign his post at the NTC. I am considering filing anti-graft and administrative cases against Cordoba and his lazy minion, Atty. Castelar. That is not the end of Cordoba’s inaction. Just recently, ABS-CBN and MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., the owner of TV Channel 5, announced their merger, with ABS-CBN own ing a considerable percentage of TV 5. The merger agreement is illegal and anoma lous because ABS-CBN has proven itself un deserving of using the broadcast airwaves be cause of its questionable sweetheart deal with Zoe TV. To the disappointment of many, Cordoba’s NTC has not bothered to question the legality of the ABS-CBN and TV 5 merger. The NTC has the duty to protect the broad casting industry from corporate entities with no respect for the law. Under Cordoba, the NTC is a big disappointment. Public interest demands Cordoba’s resigna tion as NTC chief.
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The importance of habeas corpus as a funda mental right is reflected in the 1935, 1973, and 1987WhenConstitutions.apetitionfor a writ of habeas corpus is granted, the writ shall be directed against the officer holding custody of the person or, in case the restraint is caused by a person not an officer, the person responsible for said deten tion; and he shall have to produce the body of the person restrained before the court or judge designated in the writ. The officer shall also make a Return of the writ indicating the cause of the restraint or de tention, among others (Rule 102, Sections 8 andA10).writ shall not be allowed if the person re strained of his liberty is in the custody of an of ficer under a process issued by a court or judge, or by virtue of a judgment or order of a court of record. Furthermore, a person charged with or con victed of an offense in the Philippines, or im prisoned under lawful judgment shall not be discharged by virtue of a writ (Rule 102, Sec tionIn4).passing over a petition for habeas cor pus, the court or judge must first inquire into whether the petitioner is being restrained and his liberty restricted. If he is not, the writ will be refused. Inquiry into the cause of detention will proceed only where such a restraint exists. If the alleged cause is thereafter found to be unlawful, then the writ should be granted and the petitioner discharged, otherwise, the peti tion will be refused (G.R. No. 169482, January 29,The2008).writ of habeas corpus will not issue as a matter of course on the mere filing of the peti tion.Judicial discretion is called for in its is suance and it must be clear to the judge that, prima facie, the petitioner is entitled to the writ. Only when the court is satisfied that a person is being unlawfully deprived of his liberty will the petition for habeas corpus be granted (G.R. No. 169482, January 29, 2008).
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WHAT is the writ of habeas corpus? It is a writ that extends to all cases of illegal confinement or detention by which any person is deprived of his liberty or by which the right ful custody of a person is being withheld from the one entitled thereto (Rule 102, Section 1, Rules of Court). The purpose of the writ of habeas corpus is to determine whether or not a particular person is legally held. “[It] was devised … as a speedy and effec tual remedy to relieve persons from unlawful restraint” (In the matter of the Petition for Ha beas Corpus of Eufemia E. Rodriguez, filed by Edgardo E. Veluz, v. Luisa Villanueva, et al., G.R. No. 169482, January 29, 2008). The issuance of the writ contemplates two instances: (1) the deprivation of a person’s liberty either through illegal confinement or through detention; and (2) the withholding of the custody of any person from the one entitled to it (G.R. No. 169482, January 29, 2008). Like many other common law writs, its his tory can be traced back to when legal proce dure and administrative methods were indis tinguishable from each other. Thus, the writ of habeas corpus, together with the other prerogative writs of mandamus and certiorari, originated from a simple com mand handed down by the Crown to one of its officials (A Concise History of the Common Law, Theodore F.T. Plucknett). In the reign of Edward I of England there were several varieties of habeas corpus, each serving different purposes, examples of which were to secure the appearance of a defendant or of Gradually,jurymen.the courts acquired the habit of issuing the writ in order to bring before them persons who had been committed by inferior jurisdictions – particularly the courts of cities and local franchises (A Concise History of the Common Law). Parties were even allowed to use this pro cess when they had been committed by the judgment of local courts for debt so as to ob tain their release and to defraud their creditors. It is not surprising, therefore, to find a steady stream of legislation restricting the scope of habeas corpus (A Concise History of the Common Law). It was in the 17th century that habeas corpus fought its greatest battle. The Crown had established the right of im prisoning without trial upon a warrant signed by the Secretary of State and a few Privy Councilors, alleging “her Majesty’s special commandment.”Againstsoserious
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NATIONAL Telecommunications Commis sion (NTC) Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba has been sleeping on the job. Since Cordoba does not seem committed to his duties, he should resign immediately. If he doesn’t, then President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should take steps to get rid of this lazy oaf from the government. Last week, an online publishing group whose activities apparently do not sit well with anti-communist agencies of the national government asked the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City to cite Cordoba’s NTC in con tempt for the commission’s refusal to obey a directive of the trial court. The contempt motion emanated from an in junction case the group filed against the NTC. While I do not agree with the arguments of the online publishing group, Cordoba’s NTC has the legal obligation to comply with the or der of the trial court. Parties to a court litiga tion must comply with court directives or face the possibility of being held in contempt. If Cordoba’s NTC does not agree with the trial court’s directive, then the commission should take up the matter with the Court of Appeals, through its legal counsel, the Office of the Solicitor General. Unless the NTC takes that step, it must abide by the order of the trial court. Why the NTC, through Cordoba, refuses to heed the court order is unexplained, and smacks of dereliction of duty. As a lawyer, Cordoba ought to know that he can face ad ministrative charges both as a government of ficial, and as a member of the Philippine Bar. This incident is not the first time Cordoba has demonstrated his inaction on vital matters that have been brought to his attention. In May 2020, the legislative franchise of broadcasting giant ABS-CBN Corporation expired. The broadcast empire applied for a renewal of its franchise but Congress re jected it.
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Fed boss Jerome Powell, in his speech to global finance chiefs, told his audience the US central bank in no uncertain terms would bring down the inflation rate from four-decade highs—even at the expense of eco nomic growth. Mr. Powell’s statement sent Wall Street and the rest of the global stock markets plunging. His statement is an indirect admission that recent inter est rate hikes were not enough to cool down inflation. By resorting to raising the cost of borrowings through rate hikes, the Federal Reserve is fighting the infla tion menace in a battle that, in the words of Mr. Powell, will be painful for American families and businesses. Increasing the interest rates to curb spending and deter business expan sion can potentially lead to fewer job hirings and recession in the world’s biggest
A Return is equivalent to an Answer or Re sponse to a Complaint, which requires an of ficer or the person holding another person in custody to state the cause of and the authority for the detention (Rule 102, Section 10). Somerset had been a slave of Mr. Stewart, in Virginia, who had been purchased by the lat ter in the course of a slave trade in the African Coast. Somerset was later brought by Mr. Stewart to England. However, as the latter intended to return to Jamaica, Somerset chose to leave the service, but was by force sent on board and de tained by Captain Knowles until Mr. Stewart sets sail back to Jamaica (98 English Reports 499). The important question to be answered is whether “the owner had a right to detain the slave … [as he was] to be sold in Jamaica” and whether the cause stated in the return is suf ficient. The Return states that “the slave departed and refused to serve; whereupon he was kept, to be sold abroad” (98 English Reports 499). Lord Mansfield in ruling on the matter said “[T]he state of slavery is of such a na ture, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political… it is odi ous, that nothing can be suffered to support it, but positive law … and therefore the black [Somerset] must be discharged” (98 English Reports 499). Habeas corpus was first introduced in the Philippines in 1901 through Act 136 that conferred jurisdiction over it on the Supreme Court and the Court of First Instance (the pre cursor of the present Regional Trial Court). When the court system was reorganized af ter World War II, jurisdiction over habeas cor pus was also conferred on the newly created Court of Appeals (Republic Act 296, June 17, 1948). The Judicial Reorganization Act of 1980 and its amendments (Republic Acts 7691 and 11576) retained the concurrent jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Court, Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court over habeas corpus.
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Under Philippine law, a broadcast facility cannot legally operate without a franchise is sued by Congress. That is the reason why it is called a legislative franchise. In October 2020, ABS-CBN entered into a sweetheart deal with Zoe TV, a corpora tion with a legislative franchise to operate TV Channel 11. Zoe TV is owned by the family of Senator Joel Villanueva, which controls a Christian re ligious organization. Villanueva’s Cibac par tylist group, which is a political front of their religious organization, operates in brazen vio lation of the constitutional and statutory ban against religious groups engaging in partisan politics. That deal, purportedly a “blocktime agree ment,” allows ABS-CBN to air its programs through Zoe TV’s Channel 11. It is hardly a “blocktime agreement” and is more of a lease to operate Channel 11 because almost the en WE’VE been following events in Myanmar since the military seized power in February 2021, alleging voting fraud in the November 2020 general election that was easily won by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s party. But the Tatmadaw, as the military is called, gave no proof whatsoever of poll irregularities. As in, basta. Instead, the junta promised to lift the state of emergency after one year. Some 18 months later, however, that prom ise has been conveniently shelved, and worse, the Myanmar junta chief has announced an other six months of emergency rule, with new elections pledged in August 2023 that critics do not believe would be free and fair. That says a lot about its credibility. Or, as worse, they were never interested in giving up power in the first place. The head of Myanmar’s junta, Min Aung Hlaing, said their national defense and secu rity council had given its approval of the ex tension. “In our country, we must continue to strengthen the ‘genuine and disciplined multiparty democratic system’ which is the desire of the people,” the newspaper Global New Light quoted Min Aung Hlaing as saying. That’s a total falsehood, as far as we can see. The reality is that the junta appears un able to contain civil war since the coup, with conflict spreading across the Southeast Asian country after the army crushed mostly peace ful protests in cities. Now there are ethnic groups that have banded together and taken up arms to fight the junta in hit-and-run operations against isolated military outposts in rugged terrain in the countryside. Myanmar has spiraled into civil war since a putsch in February last year, with the death toll from the military’s brutal crackdown on dissent passing 2,100, according to a local monitoring group. The Tatmadaw has responded to the con tinuing protests in the cities and threats from armed groups in the rural areas by executing four activist leaders allegedly for “aiding ter ror acts.” They defended the execution of the activists as “justice for the people,” brushing off a del uge of international condemnation including by its closest neighbors. The executions, however, have alarmed the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Myanmar is a member.According to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the current ASEAN chairman, the regional bloc would be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if the coun try’s military rulers conduct more executions of Theprisoners.10-nation bloc had been pushing for Myanmar to adhere to a five-point peace “con sensus” agreed upon by ASEAN leaders and Hlaing in Jakarta on April 24, 2021. First, there should be an immediate cessa tion of violence in Myanmar and all parties must exercise the utmost restraint. Second, constructive dialogue among all parties concerned must commence to seek a peaceful solution in the interests of the people. Third, a special envoy of the ASEAN chair must be permitted to help mediate the dialogue process, with the assistance of the secretarygeneral of ASEAN. Fourth, ASEAN shall provide humanitarian assistance through the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance. Fifth, the special envoy and delegation must be able to visit Myanmar and meet with all parties concerned. Hun Sen said ASEAN’s unity had been challenged by the political and security im plications of the crisis in Myanmar, which has spiraled into an economic and humanitarian crisis. “All ASEAN member-states are deeply dis appointed and disturbed by the execution of those opposition activists despite the appeals from me and others for the death sentence to be reconsidered for the sake of political dialogue, peace and reconciliation,” he said. ASEAN has since late last year barred the Myanmar junta from joining its meetings due to the latter’s failure to make progress in im plementing the peace plan. In effect, Myanmar has been suspended from the regional bloc for the time being. Some other members of ASEAN, which has a tradition of non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, have been increasingly strident in their criticism of the generals. Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has described the executions as a crime against humanity and appearing to make “a mockery” of the ASEAN peace plan. ASEAN special envoy Prak Sokhonn, who is also Cambodia’s foreign minister and has made two trips to Myanmar since the coup, dampened expectations for major progress in the short term. “I am just a special envoy. I think that even Superman cannot solve the Myanmar prob lem,” he told media recently “Negotiation takes years, like the issue in Myanmar. After two visits of the special en voy, two visits only, some people start to lose patience and ask for results,” he added. That statement from an ASEAN official sums up the difficulty of finding an immediate but lasting solution to the Myanmar crisis. But we think our own foreign minister should also speak up and demand concrete action from the junta ahead of the scheduled ASEAN leaders’ summit in November. That’s the least we can do as other ASEAN leaders have voiced out serious concern over the deepening Myanmar crisis. (Email: ernhil@yahoo.com)
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Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by China, which claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be seized one day – by force if necessary.
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For a week after Pelosi’s visit, China sent war ships, missiles and fighter jets into the waters and skies around Taiwan, its largest and most aggressive exercises since the mid-1990s. Tsao warned it would be “an intentional slaughter and vicious war crime and crime against humanity” if China were to use force against Taiwan.
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Taiwan has spent decades living alongside China’s threats, but the sabre rattling has become more pro nounced under President Xi Jinping.
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AFP NURSES in Australia’s most populous state went on strike Thursday, demand ing better conditions after three years on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis. The 24-hour strike was the third statewide walkout by nurses and mid wives this year, and came as tensions between essential workers and the New South Wales government reached the boiling point. Train drivers have crippled Sydney’s rail network in recent weeks with roll ing strikes, while bus drivers and teach ers across the state have also been locked in industrial disputes. Outside Westmead Hospital in Syd ney, a large crowd of striking medical workers formed a picket line, cheer ing loudly each time a passing driver beeped their car horn in support. One nurse held aloft a sign that read: “Stop telling us that we are ‘coping.’”
Tsao, who no longer holds any position or title with UMC, portrayed the risk posed by China as existential.
The union has called for a legally-en forced ratio of patients to nurses, warning care has been compromised because there are too many people coming into hospitals for help and too few staff on the wards. Michael Whaites, assistant general secretary of the NSW Nurses and Mid wives Association, told the crowd that patients had been kept in emergency for up to 110 hours because there were not enough hospital beds. “The system is sick, and we are sick and tired of carrying the weight of it on our backs,” he said. During the COVID-19 pandemic, tight restrictions saw Australia main tain one of the lowest death rates among wealthy nations—but this year case numbers have exploded, straining an already struggling health system. AFP
Taiwanese tycoon to train 3 million ‘civilian warriors’
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The tycoon said he would put TW$600 million to wards training three million “black bear warriors” in the next three years who could work alongside the military.Another TW$400 million will be used to train 300,000 “marksmen” with shooting skills.
ACOLORFUL Taiwanese tycoon unveiled plans Thursday to train more than three million “civilian warriors” to help defend the democratic island in the event of a Chinese invasion, donating TW$1 billion ($33 million) of his own money.
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UN INSPECTORS vowed to con tinue their visit to a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Thursday despite an early shelling attack on the town next to the facility. “We are aware of the current situation. There has been military activity, including this morning, several minutes ago.. but we are not stopping,” IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told reporters. His remarks came as Ukraine accused Russia of firing on Ener godar, the town next to the plant which is about a two-hour drive from“WeZaporizhzhia.knowthere is a grey area where the last line of Ukrainian defense and the first line of the Russian occupying forces begins, where the risks are significant,” Grossi said shortly before the team left to cross the frontline into Rus sian-held territory. “I believe we have to proceed with this. We have a very important mission to accomplish.” An AFP team saw them leave Zaporizhzhia city at around 8:15 a.m. (0515 EnergodarGMT).lies on the south side of the Dnipro River, with Mayor Dmytro Orlov saying the town of 50,000 had come come under sustained attack since dawn, when Russian troops had “shelled Energodar with mortars and used automatic weapons and rockets.” In a posting on Telegram, he published photos of damaged buildings in the Russian-occupied territory with smoke spiraling above them. AFP
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Robert Tsao, 75, is one of Taiwan’s most success ful businessmen and founded major microchip mak er United Microelectronics Corp (UMC). He has been increasingly outspoken against Bei jing, and his donation comes after China’s forces put on a huge show of force to protest US House Speak er Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei last month.
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“The Chinese Communist Party’s threat to Taiwan is growing and the fight against (it) stands for freedom against slavery, democracy against authoritarianism and civilized against barbaric,” he“Ifsaid.we can successfully resist China’s ambitions, we not only will be able to safeguard our homeland but make a big contribution to the world situation and the development of civilization.”
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PANDEMIC-WEARY. Nurses and midwives of Australia’s New South Wales state demonstrate outside the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney on September 1, 2022, as they strike over rights and staff shortages. AFP
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ROSMAH Mansor, the wife of Ma laysia’s ex-premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail term. “The accused is found guilty of all three charges,” High Court Judge Mo hamed Zaini Mazlan said as Rosmah sat quietly in the dock. The judge added that her defense was “bare denial and unsubstantiated.” The Kuala Lumpur court began mitigation on Thursday afternoon, ahead of sentencing. Even after that, Rosmah will not go straight to jail, pending what could be a lengthy appeals process. Prosecutors said Rosmah had sought a 187.5 million-ringgit ($41.8 million) bribe and received 6.5 million ringgit for helping a company secure a solar power project for rural schools in the Malaysian part of Borneo during her husband’s rule. She still faces 17 other charges in volving tax evasion and money laun dering.The 70-year-old has long been re viled by Malaysians for her reportedly vast collection of designer handbags, clothing and jewelry, acquired on jetset overseas shopping trips. Born the only child of two teachers in the country’s south, Rosmah rose to become one of Malaysia’s most influ ential people.
China’s most authoritarian leader in a generation, Xi is on the cusp of securing an unprecedented third term later this year and has made gaining Taiwan a key part of his “national rejuvenation” goals. Taiwan remains massively outgunned, with 88,000 ground forces compared to China’s one mil lion troops, according to Pentagon estimates.
AFP AROUND 16 million people in the Chi nese city of Chengdu will be effectively under lockdown from Thursday as au thorities race to snuff out a new CO VID-19 outbreak. China is the last major economy wedded to a zero-COVID policy, stamping out virus flare-ups with snap shutdowns, mass testing and lengthyChengdu,quarantines.inthesouthwest, has become the latest to announce a shutdown, saying in an official notice that residents must “stay home in principle” from 6 p.m. on Thursday to combat a new wave of infections.Eachhousehold will be allowed to send one person out to buy gro ceries and essential goods per day, provided they have tested negative in the previous 24 hours, the no tice said.
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MUMBAI, India—A post-pandemic rebound saw India’s economy grow 13.5 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed Wednesday, but the expansion was below forecasts thanks to the headwinds buffeting Asia’s third-largest economy. The increase from the same quarter last year reflects a dramatic uptick in activity since mid-2021, when the peak of the coun try’s most devastating coronavirus wave be gan to Thatrecede.outbreak saw thousands of people dy ing across India each day, overwhelming hos pitals and crematoriums, and came after an extended lockdown that pummeled consumer spending and brought factories to a standstill. Wednesday’s figure was the highest since the 20.1-percent expansion recorded dur ing the same period last year, at a time when business activity was recovering from gov ernment shutdown edicts. But the result is well below the 16.2 per cent forecast by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, with infla tion and other indications of economic weak ness dragging down performance.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Bankrupt Sri Lanka will receive a conditional $2.9-billion bailout to repair its bat tered finances, the International Mon etary Fund said Thursday, following a bruising economic crisis that saw the island nation’s president chased from theMonthscountry.of acute food, fuel and med icine shortages, extended blackouts and runaway inflation have plagued the country after a foreign exchange crisis left importers unable to pay for vitalHugegoods.protests rocked the nation in July and an incensed crowd stormed the official residence of then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, with the leader later fleeing the island and issuing his resignation from Singapore. The IMF board will need to ratify Thursday’s staff agreement, which is conditional on Sri Lanka striking a deal with creditors to restructure its $51 billion in foreign debt. “Sri Lanka has been facing an acute crisis... disproportionately borne by the poor and vulnerable,” the IMF said in a statement after nine days of talks in the capital Colombo. “The objectives of Sri Lanka’s new Fund-supported program are to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sus tainability.”Debtsustainability and a “good faith agreement” with private creditors were necessary before the lender could pro vide support, the statement added. China—the country’s biggest bilat eral lender, accounting for around 10 percent of borrowings—has so far not publicly shifted from its offer of issu ing more loans instead of taking a hair cut on existing credit. The IMF said Sri Lanka had agreed to increase revenue, remove subsidies, ensure a flexible exchange rate and re build its foreign reserves, which had hit rock Presidentbottom.Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took office after his predecessor fled, this week announced further tax hikes and sweeping reforms as part of efforts to bring debt under control. His government had already raised prices on fuel and electricity more than threefold and removed energy subsi dies, a key pre-condition for the IMF bailout.
Shanghai gave up an early advance following news that the Chinese city of Chengdu would effectively lock down around 16 million people in a bid to con tain a COVID-19 outbreak, likely deal ing another blow to an already stuttering economy.Meanwhile, another top Fed official signaled the bank was determined to keep lifting borrowing costs, mirroring comments by head Jerome Powell last week that there would be no let-up in the fight against inflation. “My current view is that it will be nec essary to move the Fed funds rate up to somewhat above four percent by early next year and hold it there,” said Cleve land Fed President Loretta Mester in re marks prepared ahead of an event for the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. “I do not anticipate the Fed cutting the Fed funds rate target next year.” Interest rates are currently at 2.25-2.5 percent, and there is a growing expecta tion they will be hiked by a bumper 75 basis points for a third successive meet ing later this month.
OTTAWA, Canada—Canada’s econo my accelerated in the second quarter of 2022, benefitting from higher com modity prices after emerging from pan demic lockdowns to post annualized growth of 3.3 percent, the government statistical agency said Wednesday. This fourth quarterly increase in gross domestic product (GDP), how ever, was lower than analysts expect ed. A dip in July also signaled a slow down with interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation becoming a drag on the housing sector. Quarter to quarter, the economy grew 0.8 “Canadianpercent.growth numbers were nothing to sneeze at, but the latest data were still underwhelming relative to lofty expectations,” commented Des jardins analyst Royce Mendes in a re search note. It may, however, be enough to slow the pace of Bank of Canada interest rate hikes, he said, forecasting a 50 ba sis point hike when its governors meet nextJulyweek.data, he noted, points to the upcoming third quarter “beginning on soft footing, which reinforces our view that the economy is set to cool even more as the lagged effects of prior rate hikes become more pronounced.” According to Statistics Canada, business investment and household spending was up in the second quarter. Spending on garments and footwear notably jumped largely due to a return to offices and a pick up in travel, which also meant larger outlays on airfare and hotel Canadiansaccommodations.alsospentmore on air craft, trucks, buses, and other motor vehicles.Housing prices and real estate trans actions, meanwhile, dipped from re cordThehighs.quarter saw the largest in crease on record in agricultural in ventories, notably wheat and canola, with crop production forecast to in crease this year due to better weather conditions.Anewliquified natural gas termi nal under construction in westernmost British Columbia and higher invest ment in the Alberta oil sands helped push up business investment.
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“The numbers are lower than we expect ed,” State Bank of India chief economic advi sor Soumya Kanti Ghosh told AFP. He added that the RBI would most likely revise down its 7.2 percent growth forecast for the year to March 2023, with weakness in the manufacturing sector a cause for concern.
With AFP SMART MINING. This handout picture taken and released on September 1, 2022 by Indonesia’s Presidential Palace shows President Joko Widodo’s motorcade heading to the Grassberg mine of the Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold mining company in Mimika, during Widodo’s visit to inaugurate 5G smart mining technology.
Elevated crude oil prices and a seven per cent fall in the rupee this year have left India
The Philippine Stock Exchange In dex added just 4.63 points, or 0.007 percent, to 6,588.28 on a value turnover of P5 billion. Losers beat gainers, 96 to 87, with 46 issues unchanged. Conglomerate Ayala Corp. of the Ayala Group advanced 4.4 percent to P733, while unit BPI, the third-biggest lender in terms of assets, rose 1.3 per cent to BDOP96.15.Unibank Inc. of the Sy Group, largest bank, climbed 1.3 percent to P130.50, but sister unit SM Prime Hold ings Inc. declined 3.7 percent to P36.45. Investors further unloaded equities in the rest of Asia on Thursday as they girded themselves for more interest rate hikes aimed at quelling runaway infla tion, with some analysts warning that markets could retest the lows touched in June.
Data showing prices rose at a record clip in the eurozone in August reinforced fears that central banks have a long road to run before they win their battle, which has fanned warnings of a recession in the world’s leading economies. Another drop on Wall Street came as Treasury yields—a key gauge of future interest rates—rose further as a broad ly healthy report on US private jobs showed there was still plenty of wiggle room for the Fed to continue tightening monetary policy. The downbeat mood in New York and Europe, which is also being buffeted by a major energy crisis, spread to Asia. Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangkok and Taipei were all deep in the red, though Singapore, Wellington and Jakarta eked out small gains.
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inflation has consistently over shot the central bank’s two-to-six percent tar get range this year, hitting an eight-year high of 7.79 percent in April before cooling to 6.71 percent in July. But Bank of Baroda chief economist Madan Sabnavis said household spending had remained resilient because of pent-up de mand left over from the shock to the econo my during the pandemic. “Normally with high inflation, purchasing power comes down, but that doesn’t seem to have played out so far,” he told AFP. In August, India’s central bank hiked in terest rates for the third time in four months, pushing borrowing costs up to pre-pandemic levels.The International Monetary Fund last month slashed its growth outlook for India to 7.4 percent, a figure that still exceeds every other major economy besides Saudi Arabia. Canada’s expandedGDPby 3.3% in second quarter
Business FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 || A7 extrastory2000@gmail.com Market closes flat; BDO, Ayala issues top gainers STOCKS closed nearly flat Thursday on mild bargain hunting after slumping the other day as the US Federal Reserve Board signaled further interest rate hikes. MOSTVOLUMEACTIVEVALUE (PHP) 1 ICT 1,889,930 346,526,644 2 SMPH 9,063,200 331,650,495 3 ALI 11,296,600 320,501,770 4 BPI 2,657,080 255,158,555 5 BDO 1,733,100 223,387,382 6 MONDE 12,942,300 213,112,528 7 URC 1,655,900 203,475,263 8 SM 224,310 188,507,020 9 ACEN 21,802,900 164,935,560 10 AC 225,120 162,132,655 TOP LASTGAINERS % PRICE CHANGE CHANGE 1 GEO 0.189 0.015 8.62% 2 PRMX 2.66 0.19 7.69% 3 ACEX 18.46 1.28 7.45% 4 MWIDE 4.8 0.29 6.43% 5 MED 0.275 0.015 5.77% 6 WEB 3.14 0.17 5.72% 7 SFI 0.096 0.005 5.49% 8 VUL 1 0.05 5.26% 9 SMC 100 4.45 4.66% 10 AC 733 31 4.42% TOPPRICELASTLOSERS%CHANGECHANGE 1 ABSP 9.3 -1.7 -15.45% 2 ABS 9.14 -1.58 -14.74% 3 PRIM 1.8 -0.19 -9.55% 4 COAL 0.209 -0.018 -7.93% 5 PXP 5.85 -0.42 -6.70% 6 WLCON 28.05 -1.9 -6.34% 7 APC 0.201 -0.011 -5.19% 8 PMPC 5.7 -0.3 -5.00% 9 TCB2D 53 -2.75 -4.93% 10 PHES 0.4 -0.02 -4.76% PSEi September 1, 2022 IMF $2.9-bapprovesbailoutforSriLanka
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BILATERAL MEETING. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (left) participates in a bilateral meeting with Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi (right) at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2022. AFP
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TOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia Fra sco identified the priority projects that will be funded by the Department of Tourism’s proposed P3.57-billion budget next year. Frasco said during a budget hearing Wednesday the proposed budget would cov er expenses of the Office of the Secretary, Intramuros Administration, National Parks Development Committee and the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving which is transitioning as an attached agency of the department. The 2023 budget will also finance the es tablishment of tourist service rest areas and information counters across the country, the development of a tourist lifecycle app for tourists, a tourist assistance call center and the launching of a guest incentive system.
CEB-IBS TIEUP. Cebu Pacific taps IBS Software for its crew scheduling processes to further improve operational efficiency. The move is part of Cebu Pacific’s digitalization journey as it will replace manual processes with digital tools to implement new systems for crew pairings, rostering and crew preferential bidding, leading to increased employee satisfaction. Signing the agreement are (from left) Cebu Pacific vice president for flight operations Capt. Samuel Avila II, chief strategy officer Alex Reyes and vice president for customer service operations Lei Apostol; IBS senior vice president and head of airline operations business Mathew Baby, vice president and region head Sunil George and senior vice president and regional head for Asia Pacific Gautam Shekar.
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“The parties confirmed that they have not implemented any of the transactions covered by the sale and purchase agree ment and the debt instruments agree ment,” ABS-CBN said. ABS-CBN and TV5 said last month the investment agreement would have a favorable impact on Philippine media and on free-to-air television—which re mains the most affordable and extensive source of entertainment and public ser vice to Filipinos. The two broadcast networks then agreed to “pause their closing prepara tions” on ABS-CBN’s investment for 35-percent interest in TV5 owned by MediaQuest Holdings Inc. of the Met ro Pacific Group “to address the issues which have been raised by certain regu lators and NTC.”
By Darwin G. Amojelar ABS-CBN Corp. and TV5 Network Inc. announced Thursday the termination of their planned multibillionpeso investment deal amid opposition from several lawmakers and the National Commission.TelecommunicationsABS-CBNoftheLopezGroup and TV5 of the Metro Pacific Group said they mutually agreed to terminate the investment agreement dated Aug. 10 covering the proposed acquisition by ABS-CBN of a 34.99-percent stake in TV5 for P2.16 billion. The two companies also ended the convertible note agreement where ABSCBN would invest in a convertible note with a face value of P1.84 billon to be issued by TV5. The convertible note would have allowed ABS-CBN to acquire additional primary common shares of TV5 after eight years to no more than 49.92 percent. The two companies formalized the termination of the agreement through a memorandum of agreement. “The parties confirmed that they have not implemented any of the transactions covered by the investment agreement and the convertible note agreement,” saidTheABS-CBN.partnership was supposed to ex pand ABS-CBN’s audience reach after the cancellation of its legislative fran chise, while helping TV5 grow and strengthen its free-to-air service.
Vehicle owners don’t have to drive because MC taxis can take them to or pick them up from their main rides, con sequently easing traffic and saving them from fuel and parking expenses, he said. Move It said it would collect only a 15-percent share from fares, lower than the commission rates as high as 20 percent charged by other operators. Juan said the 15-percent commis sion is “all in”, leaving the drivers an 85-percent gross income. “We want our drivers to earn more especially in these challenging times of high fuel prices and inflation. Twenty percent commission is the usual plat form service fee, but we want to keep our commissions lower to increase the take-home pay of our drivers,” Juan said.
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ABOITIZ NUTRITION PROGRAM. Aboitiz Power Corp. reputation senior specialist Camille Midua expresses the full support of Thermal Mobile Inc. in helping Barangay Acacia in Malabon City become a healthier community. TMI, a subsidiary of AboitizPower, along with Aboitiz Foundation Inc., donated nutrition packs to mothers and children of Barangay Acacia. The nutrition packs consisted of selected healthy snacks for children and supplements that could support breastmilk production for lactating mothers and women with high-risk pregnancies.
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Juan said the best solution is for law makers to file and pass the bill legaliz ing MC taxis and opening up the sector to interested parties like in the bus and taxi“Thesectors.public need is there and grow ing. Besides, this MC taxi business will generate thousands of jobs and add an additional component to the public transport system by providing first-mile and last-mile rides such as when you are taking the bus from the North or South of Metro Manila or, before or after you take MRT and LRT”, he said.
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THE Fiscal Incentives Review Board chaired by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Thursday it is still studying the extension of the work-from-home arrangement for the information technology and business process management sector proposed by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.Aposition paper submitted to Dio kno by the FIRB Secretariat said PEZA’s decision to extend the workfrom-home setup of the IT-BPM enter prises until March 2023 lacked legal basis.“To date, the current and effective resolution issued by the FIRB states that the WFH arrangement for the ITBPM companies within the ecozones is only until Sept. 12, 2022,” Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secre tariat head Juvy Danofrata said. Danofrata said neither the Corpo rate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act nor the previous FIRB resolution give any investment promo tion agency, including PEZA, the pow er to unilaterally allow the adoption of WFH arrangements. She said any move to extend the WFH arrangement beyond Sept. 12 would need the approval of the Cab inet-level interagency body through a resolution.Danofrata the resolution should be anchored on the extension of the state of calamity or a declaration of the President of an exceptional circum stance, with Rule 23 of the CREATE Act IRR prevailing as the legal basis. Danofrata said the FIRB Secretariat was coordinating with the Board of Investments in studying the options to allow the WFH arrangements for PEZA’s locators in the IT-BPM sector. She said the FIRB would deliberate on the matter on its next meeting in mid-September. Diokno, in a previous meeting, cited the importance of ensuring compli ance among the FIRB stakeholders, including the IT-BPM locators, with the provisions under the CREATE Act to achieve an effective tax incentives regime in the country. “It is crucial that the locators in eco nomic zones comply with the ongoing terms and conditions of their registra tion in order to continue receiving tax incentives as IPA-accredited business es,” Diokno said.
MOVE IT, a local transport solutions provider, said Thursday said it will hire about 6,000 drivers in the next three months to serve the rising de mand for motorcycle taxi services in MetroMoveManila.ITchairman Francis Juan said demand for motorcycle taxi services now reached more than a million per day in Metro Manila, but there were not enough operators and drivers to meet the demand. Move IT has less than 1,000 driverpartners on its fleet but plans to scale up to provide more rides and improve its booking app for rider convenience.
BDO Capital & Investment Corp. was rec ognized as the country’s Best Corporate and Institutional Adviser for the 16th straight year at The Asset Triple A Awards. BDO Capital said its noteworthy achieve ment remains unmatched by any other local investment house as it continues to dem onstrate consistent excellence in delivering best-in-class investment banking services across various product lines in the Philip pine capital markets catering to small to large clients, issuers and investors, share holders and employees. BDO Capital continues to be at the fore front of equities and debt capital-raising exer cises for both the government and private sec tor through initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, rights offerings, preferred shares, sovereign bonds, corporate bonds and loans/ notes and project finance with an aggregate amount raised in excess of P10 trillion to date. “We take pride in our team of hard-work ing, dedicated and passionate individuals who always put our customers first. Our cli ents are valuable to us and we definitely do our best to consistently provide them with top-notch structuring and execution, and help them fulfill their business goals given the dynamic conditions in the market,” said BDO Capital president Eduardo Francisco.
The companies also terminated the debt instrument agreement worth P4.38 billion which would allow Cignal to ac quire the remaining 61.12-percent share in the Lopez-led cable company after eight years.
Move IT bares plan to hire about 6,000 motorcycle drivers
ment, tools and maintenance vehicles, acquisition of spares for HVE, trans mission lines and secondary devices and construction and rehabilitation of substation and support facilities. NGCP is allocating P34 billion for substation reliability projects, including P23.154 billion for asset replacement, P2.050 billion for compliance with standards, P3.6 billion for technology installation and P5.213 billion for resil ient operation. NGCP identified and proposed risk reduction programs to ensure the grid’s reliable operation during disastrous events in line with the Department of Energy’s initiative on adopting Resil iency Planning and Program. Meanwhile, NGCP is allocating P12.28 billion for transmission reli ability projects. These projects include replacing line-associated high voltage equipment, secondary devices and oth er accessories classified as transmission assets.
Frasco said The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority plans to kick start the establishment of at least 10 tourist service areas in strategic sites in the remain ing months of 2022. Othel V. Campos AUB to introduce Atome Card in PH ASIA United Bank of the Rebisco Group said Thursday it teamed up with Asia’s lead ing buy now, pay later platform provider At ome and Singapore-based financial technol ogy company MatchMove to bring Atome Card to the Philippines. AUB head of operations and technology group Wilfredo Rodriguez said Atome Card offers Filipinos greater choice, flexibility and access to quality products and services, extending the benefits of digital commerce to more consumers and businesses in the country.“This tripartite partnership and innova tion between a digital-first financial services provider like AUB, a BNPL leader like At ome and a fintech like MatchMove will help further accelerate financial inclusion of the unbanked and underbanked in the Philip pines,” he said. Atome payment partnerships director Magic Tang said this is the first time Atome is introducing the Atome Card to consumers in the Philippines. Julito G. Rada BDO Capital named best corporate adviser
SAGIP Party List Rep. Rodante Mar coleta earlier asked the Philippine Com petition Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission to probe the joint venture between ABSCBN and TV5 to prevent a monopoly or consolidation of market power that would lessen competition in the market. The two groups also agreed to can cel the investment agreement involv ing their cable television units. Sky Vi sion Corp., ABS-CBN, Lopez Inc. and Cignal Cable Corp. said they mutually agreed to terminate the acquisition by Cignal Cable of 38.88 percent stake in SkyCable for P2.8 billion.
Fruitas president and chief execu tive Lester Yu said Thursday the com pany would soon open three cloud kitchen operations in E. Rodriquez and Maginhawa St. in Quezon City and Tisa-Labangon in Cebu City. A cloud kitchen is a delivery-only restaurant that has no physical space for dine-in. It relies entirely on online orders placed through online food aggregators. “As the nation and the economy moves out from under the COVID pan demic difficulties, the company is ag gressively pursuing optimized distribu tion through expansion better suited to current market realities,” Yu said. “We have been strategically ac quiring food brands over the past two and a half years. It makes sense to put all of our food brands together in stra tegic locations to provide access to as many customers as possible within reasonable distance,” he said. Fruitas said it would continue to team up with third -party service pro viders under the new venture. Aside from cloud kitchen, the company also has an online store―Babot’s Mart which is now available on e-com merce website Shopee and Lazada. It teamed up with other third-parties to complement its own food and bever age offerings including UCC Philippines for its 3-in-1 coffee, Villa Socorro Farms for banana and camote chips, Chef Tony Popcorn and Nacho King, Bahay Pastu lan (Good Shepherd) in Tagaytay City for peanut butter and coco jam and Japanese brand Fuwa Fuwa. The company said it planned to further expand the list to provide a more complete and convenient buy ing experience to customers. The group had 720 stores nation wide, including 106 community stores under the Babot’s Mart, Soy & Bean and Balai Pandesal brands as of end-August.
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By Jenniffer B. Austria FRUITAS Holdings Inc., the lead ing food and beverage community store and kiosk operator, is venturing into cloud kitchen or food delivery to reach more customers and expand market coverage.
Thursday, September 1, 2022 4.63 6,588.28PTS. F oreign e xchange r ate Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 Currency Unit US Dollar Peso United States Dollar 1.000000 56.1710 Japan Yen 0.007190 0.4039 UK Pound 1.162100 65.2763 Hong Kong Dollar 0.127411 7.1568 Switzerland Franc 1.022704 57.4463 Canada Dollar 0.761557 42.7774 Singapore Dollar 0.715820 40.2083 Australia Dollar 0.684000 38.4210 Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 149.0145 Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266099 14.9470 Brunei Dollar 0.713267 40.0649 Indonesia Rupiah 0.000067 0.0038 Thailand Baht 0.027364 1.5371 UAE Dirham 0.272279 15.2942 Euro Euro 1.005300 56.4687 Korea Won 0.000745 0.0418 China Yuan 0.145100 8.1504 India Rupee 0.012578 0.7065 Malaysia Ringgit 0.223514 12.5550 New Zealand Dollar 0.611400 34.3429 Taiwan Dollar 0.032971 1.8520 Source: BSP
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By Alena Mae S. Flores POWER transmission operator Nation al Grid Corp. of the Philippines set an operations and maintenance budget of P66.64 billion from 2022 to 2040. NGCP said its O&M capital expenditure programs would increase the grid’s reliability and improve the transmission system and facilities throughout the country for reliable, adequate, secure and stable service to users of electricity transmission systemsNGCPnationwide.saidinits Transmission De velopment Plan for 2022 to 2040 that the 19-year O&M program would cover installation, replacement, rehabilitation and relocation of high voltage equip ment, acquisition, installation and re placement of protection and secondary devices, repair of transmission lines and sub-transmission lines. It also includes the acquisition and re placement of test and measuring equip
The late Lydia de Vega, who became known as “Asia’s Sprint Queen”, Isidro del Prado, a two-time Olympian in track and field, and long jump champion Elma Muros-Posadas were among the products of Project: Gintong Alay. And to make the PSC’s activities more relevant, the private sector needs to be involved in helping and supporting its programs.
Stopping Best Player of the Conference JuneMar Fajardo will also be one of the Tropang Giga’s difficultButmissions.itwon’ttake just one person to do this, as Reyes will have to rely on team effort to once again deal with the 6’10” Fajardo. “We have to correct what we did,” added Reyes after Fajardo went on to finish with 20 points and 16 rebounds, but was held to just to four points in the final period. A win in Game 6 Friday will hand TNT its second consecutive crown. If not, TNT and San Miguel Beer will go into Game 7 on Sunday to finally decide who gets the crown.
“I thought it would be a good time to show appreciation of my dad’s efforts made for me when I was a little kid to bring me to where I am today,” he said. “It’s a bit emotional, but I think it’s just special too because it shows how I started in karting -– and the old pictures of me in go-karts are with this design. I hope a lot ‘Dutchies’ and my dad’s fans appreciate this.”
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sumption, so we expect good competition,” said Ikeda, who also won at Mt. Malarayat.Sunshine Baraquiel and Harmie Constantino toughen up the compact field in the absence of three-leg winner Chanelle Avaricio, with the former, winner at Tagaytay Highlands last year, coming off a series of tournaments in the US, and the latter currently vying in the Thailand Women’s PGA. Others joining the title chase in the P750,000 championship serving as the eighth leg of this year’s circuit put up by ICTSI are Ababa, Pamela Mariano, Martina Miñoza, Marvi Monsalve, Lucy Landicho, Apple Fudolin, Gretchen Villacencio, Lovelynn Guioguio, Majorie Pulumbarit, Eva Miñoza and KristineMeanwhile,Fleetwood.action shifts back to Riviera for the ICTSI Riviera Championship on Oct. 4-6 before Pradera Verde hosts the circuit for the second time this year on Oct. 25-27. The LPGT wraps up its season in Morong, Bataan for the Anvaya Cove Ladies International on Nov. 2-4.
ises to be a far more daunting battle of shotmaking and wits given the makeup of Valley South, which hosted two Philippine Open Championships, the last in 2010 – an all-Pinoy edition won by Artemio Murakami – and the first in 1991 when American Dennis Paulson nipped Taiwanese Chen Tze Chung in sudden death.“Itwill indeed be a different kind of challenge (at Valley) but we have prepared long and hard for the LPGT re-
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NEW YORK—Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, overpowering second seed Anett Kontaveit with a battling performance to extend her Grand Slam singles career in dramatic fashion. The 40-year-old tennis icon—who has signalled she plans to retire after the tournament—drew on all her reserves of resilience and sheer fighting spirit to take down Kontaveit with a 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-2 at an electric Arthur AsheKontaveitStadium.appeared to have gained the upper hand over the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion after levelling the match at 1-1 with a dominant second setButdisplay.Williams showed her champion’s mentality to yank back momentum in the decider, breaking Kontaveit twice before closing out victory to leave a sellout crowd featuring the likes of golf superstar Tiger Woods on its feet. “You know this is what I do best,” a delighted Williams said after her win. “I love a challenge and love rising to the challenge. I haven’t played many matches but I’ve been practicing really well and my last few matches it just wasn’t coming together...But the last couple of matches here in New York it’s really come together.” ‘This could be it’ Williams admitted she had feared the worst after she was unable to respond as Kontaveit upped her game to take the second set. “I thought ‘Oh my goodness, I’ve got to give my best effort because this could be it,” Williams said. “I just wanted to keep trying and see what I could do and do my Williams,best.” who won the first of her Grand Slam singles titles as a 17-yearold at the US Open in 1999, said she was now playing with no pressure with the finish line of her remarkable career in sight. “I don’t have anything to prove, I don’t have anything to win. I have absolutely nothing to lose,” she said. Williams will return to Arthur Ashe on Thursday to take part in the women’s doubles, where she will reunite with elder sister Venus for the first time since 2018. Kontaveit meanwhile admitted she had been rattled by a ferociously partisan New York crowd. “I expected it but it was really hard,” Kontaveit said. “I knew it was coming. It was something I’d never experienced before.” AFP
The 59-year-old Eala talked about Gintong Alay’s vision, mission and success after he showed up at the PSC offices at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila on Thursday. A meeting with bowling great Bong Coo, who was appointed earlier as commissioner, soon followed with Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy Jr. joining Malacanangthem.has yet to appoint three more commissioners to complete the five-member PSC board. “We will reach out to the private sector, similar to the golden years of the Gintong Alay program, to harness their support for all stakeholders of sports. Today, I reported for work and had an initial meeting with officers of the agency, discussing matters from basic housekeeping to urgent pending matters needing immediate attention and action,” said Eala in a statement. Eala said said they will soon get their PSC chairman Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala with his commissioner Bong Coo and Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy activities up and running once he’s done with some housekeeping activities within the PSC. “We target to have all these clarified and studied in preparation for the formal convening of the board. It was a productive first day at the office. There are many things to be done, but I am hopeful and eager to start working. The PSC will have a new face and new energy. The PSC, under my watch, will care for sports like no other,” added Eala. Eala said he never expected to be at the forefront of Philippine sports development until he was appointed as chairman. “Sports has always been my passion. My involvement in sports for the last 33 years is a testimony to this. Never did it cross my mind that I would be given this honor and privilege to lead the PSC and our country’s sports agenda,” Eala added.
The Tropang Giga have never won back-to-back games against the San Miguel Beermen until they did last Wednesday in Game 5. TNT will now go into uncharted waters when they seek their third straight triumph in Game 6 of their championship clash with the Beermen at 5:45 p.m. today at the Araneta Coliseum. “We knew we had to find a way to beat them two in a row. So, that first part is over. Now, we’ll see if we can repeat that,” said Tropang Giga coach Chot Reyes, following a 102-93 triumph that gave them a 3-2 lead in the series. It will be a more difficult encounter for the Tropang Giga, who will deal with the injuries that they have sustained in their last encounter. They lost Jason Castro in the third quarter to a sprained left ankle, and one of their big men, JP Erram, played with an injured ankle as well. “San Miguel made a couple of adjustments, offensively. And that’s what we expected,” said Reyes, who added that many of Castro’s teammates will have to step up again and do just like what Kelly Williams did in Game 5. The 40-year-old Williams knocked in one of three key triples at two crucial moments to put the Tropang Giga ahead.
THERE’S a challenge to the TNT Tropang Giga now that they are close to a title repeat in the 2022 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup best-ofseven title playoff.
Project: Gintong Alay or Gintong Alay was an elite-level national sports program by the Philippine government, launched under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos from 1979 until 1986. Run by Michael Keon as executive director, the program was able to produce successful national athletes.
By Peter Atencio back the glory years of Project: Gintong Alay and getting the private sector involved will be among the goals of newly appointed Philippine Sports Commission chairman Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala.
The Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.-organized circuit first and last held a tournament at Valley in 2014 with LPGA/Epson Tour campaigner Dottie Ardina edging Mia Piccio by two at the adjacent, hazard-laden Executive course. But the Sept. 7-9 championship prom-
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ZANDVOORT, Netherlands—Max Verstappen is expecting an emotional and “pretty crazy” festival as he heads into his first home race as world champion, seeking his 10th win of the season, at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Buoyant after a run of spectacular triumphs including a masterclass for Red Bull at last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, the runaway leader of the title race warned the clamour of a capacity crowd could be distracting as he faces a much tougher contest. “It will be harder for us to be as dominant and I expect Ferrari to be strong,” said the 24-year-old Dutchman. “There’s a lot more downforce required at Zandvoort.“Ofcourse, I want a good result, but it’s important to score points, always, so let’s hope we can do a good job. My family will be there to support me, and I will enjoy the weekend with the fans. “It’s going to be pretty crazy.” Verstappen will pay tribute to his father Jos, a former F1 driver who guided his son through his early career, with a new helmet design.
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THE country’s touring ladies brace for a major challenge when the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour resumes with a rare stop in Antipolo next week for the ICTSI Valley Golf Ladies Challenge at the treacherous South course. Chihiro Ikeda bucked a final round breakdown to thwart Sarah Ababa by two and rule the Eagle Ridge Aoki Invitational last July for her second LPGT championship in the last four legs before the circuit took a two-month break following clashes at Luisita, Hallow Ridge, Caliraya Springs, Mount Malarayat, Splendido Taal and Pradera Verde. But the Fil-Japanese shotmaker and the rest of the 20-player cast will be in for what could be their toughest test at Valley South, a daunting rolling, tight layout that repels anything less than accurate shots.
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KONG—Cameron Smith’s defection to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf circuit is the biggest blow yet to the US PGA and European Tours in a power struggle threatening to rip the sport apart.
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Saudi Arabia has drawn major criticism over the murder and dismembering of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Istanbul consulate, and for cracking down on rights activists, many of whom have beenSmith,jailed.who will now be kicked off the International team for September’s Presidents Cup, admitted to Australian Golf Digest that money was a motivator. “It was obviously a business decision for one and an offer I couldn’t ignore,” he said. Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy has been one of LIV’s fiercest critics and reportedly spoke to Smith to make sure that the Australian knew exactly what he was getting in to. “Any decision you make in your life purely for money usually doesn’t end up going the right way,” McIlroy said earlier
THE draw for the 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Cup is out and the Philippines, as always, is in for another tough outing. The Azkals are in Group A, with perennial powerhouses Thailand, Indonesia, and Cambodia, and the winner between Brunei and Timor Leste in the qualifiers.Basedon the schedule of games, the Azkals will have a busy Christmas and New Year. Practically, they won’t get to spend the holidays off the pitch because they are either on the road or at home
There are at least 27 players in the training pool including goal keeper Kaiya Jota and defenders Reina Bonta and ReinnaJotaGabriel.isthe goalie for LA Breakers FC while Bonta played for Yale. Gabriel, on the other hand, is a sophomore playing for Cornell University. “We have five new players set to come in as we look to further strengthen the team and increase depth leading into 2023,” Stajcic added. On another positive note, former national youth player and goalkeeper Isabelle Mapanao has signed up with FC Malaga City Femenino Academy in Spain instead of moving to the United Kingdom. Mapanao is doing well with her new team before the season starts on September 11. Isabelle’s team is coming off to an impressive 11-1 win in a tuneup“Somatch.far, we are happy on our decision to go to Malaga instead of London to join West Ham United. The academy’s program delivers tangible results. The last batch produced 10 professional players and several more received scholarships in the NCAA,” Donnie Mapanao, Isabelle’s father, told The Designated Kit Man. Isabelle just turned 19 four days ago. And with the way things are going for her and the full support given by her family, the future looks very bright indeed for the soon-to-be goal keeper of theStayFilipinas.safe.Stay happy peeps! For comments or questions, you can reach The Designated Kit Man at erel_ cabatbat@yahoo.com or follow his account at Twitter: @erelcabatbat
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OSLO, Norway—Norwegian climber Kristin Harila is only three peaks away from achieving the lung-busting feat of scaling the world’s 14 highest mountains in record time. But another obstacle stands in her way: getting a pass from the Chinese authorities to visit the region of Tibet and conquer the summits of Shishapangma and Cho HavingOyu.already climbed 11 of Earth’s 14 peaks above 8,000 metres (26,247 feet) since April 28, including Mount Everest, Annapurna and K2, Harila must scale Shishapangma, Cho Oyu and Manaslu in Nepal before November 4 to makeNepalesehistory.man Nirmal Purja holds the current record after completing the 14 dizzying climbs in six months and six days in Chinese2019.authorisation will be the “decisive” factor in completing the final stage of her epic quest on time, she told AFP in Oslo after spending two weeks resting in her homeland. China has rarely issued climbing permits in Tibet in recent years and all but sealed its borders during the coronavirusHarila,pandemic.36, reckons she can complete the set of so-called “super peaks” by mid-October in the best-case scenario, making a total of five-and-a-half months.Manaslu should pose no problem as the summit is in Nepal. Cho Oyu can in theory be climbed from the Himalayan country, although no one has undertaken that route to reach the top. But the Shishapangma ascent requires Chinese approval and Harila’s first application was rejected a few weeks ago “as expected”, she said. If the authorities continue to refuse, it would sound the death knell for Harila’s mission, but she remains optimistic about obtaining the coveted pass. Doing 13 peaks and not having the authorisation for the last one would be “horrible”, she said.
preparing for the competitions. The Azkals will travel to Cambodia on December 20 to open their campaign in the competitions formerly known as the Suzuki Cup. For the second game, the team will take on the winner of the Brunei-Timor Leste playoff at home on December 23 before going to Thailand for an away game on December 26. The Azkals end their group stage fixtures with a home game against Indonesia on January 2, 2023. Just like in the past, the result of the Azkals’ first match in the tournament against Cambodia will set the tone of their campaign in the regional competitions. Here is hoping that the Azkals will have rediscovered their bite then. “We are always looking at the positives. The Azkals Development Team is doing well at the domestic league and we are hoping that they will improve further as the tournament goes on. The boys will definitely form the core of the team and we will be happy if some of our overseas Azkals will be able to join the team in December,” Dan Palami, Azkals Team Manager, told The Designated Kit Man. Palami says the games will be tough not only against Thailand, which will be played in their home pitch, but also against the rest of the three teams in the group. He is hoping that the team will have a game or two friendlies before the Mitsubishi“PreparationsCup. will always be a big factor before any tournament. And we are hoping to do that,” Palami added. For the Azkals to advance past the group stage, they need to win at least three games to avoid any complications. Wins against Cambodia and either Timor Leste or Brunei will give them enough cushion before the big game against Thailand. The game against Indonesia can’t also be taken lightly. Easy to say? Agree. Tall order? Yes, but it has to be done. Two wins and two draws may be enough to advance, but then again, let’s aim for the stars and not just the moon. Mangangarap din lang! Speaking of preparations, there is no let up for the Philippine Women’s National Football Team. A month after their historic triumph at home, the Filipinas are currently in Irvine, California as part of their buildup for the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year.
this“Iyear.justdon’t see the value in tarnishing a reputation for extra millions.” Norman coup The brainchild of Australian former world number one Greg Norman, the LIV Golf Invitational Series is gathering momentum after a stuttering start that only drew more attention to where the money was coming from. Norman drew scorn after dismissing the 2018 murder of Khashoggi as a “mistake”. Amnesty International called the remarks “seriously misguided”. It is not only golf. Saudi Arabia has piled huge sums into hosting Formula One, world heavyweight championship boxing and buying Premier League Newcastle United, as it bids to use sport to improve the country’s image.
The current AFF Women’s Championship winners are in a training camp with Coach Alen Stajcic and are set to play World Cup co-host New Zealand in a friendly at the Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Stadium on September 6 (September 7 in Manila).Stajcic said the team is looking forward to the tune-up against the Football Ferns, who are number 22 in the FIFA Rankings. The Filipinas are currently ranked 53rd in the FIFA pecking order. “We’ve reached a certain level, but we’re definitely aspiring higher. We have a lot of time to prepare for the World Cup, but that time could pass quickly. We’re hoping to maximize the time we have together in training and in matches. Our aim is to always improve whether it’s technical, tactical, physical and even mental,” Stajcic said He added the the match against New Zealand will provide stern competition and build on the experience the team has.
AFP AN expo on health and fitness, along with the athletes’ registration both in triathlon and Sunrise Sprint events, take place Friday at the WREC, Hijo Resorts Davao, marking the busy weekend culminating in Penong’s 5150 Davao in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Sunday. A merry mix of bidders, from beginners to weekend runners and those building up to reach IRONMAN level, including 10 foreign entries, are all geared up for the Olympic distance 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run event that will cut across the Hijo Resorts Davao beach (swim) to the Daang Maharlika to Tagum City (bike) and back to Hijo Resorts (run). This is the first IRONMAN Group/Sunrise Events, Inc.’s endurance race in Mindanao after the pandemic with the upcoming race to be held after the successful staging of the full IRONMAN in Subic, the Sun Life 5150 in Bohol and the IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines in Cebu. “We’re all set. It’s been a long wait to hold this event here in Tagum City but it’s all worth it,” said Princess Galura, general manager of the organizing IRONMAN Group/Sunrise Events, Inc. Meanwhile, the 5150 and sprint athletes’ check-in starts at 2 p.m. alongside the opening of the official IRONMAN store and the Expo Open with the press conference set at 11 a.m. tomorrow to be followed by race briefing along with 5150 and spring bike and gearSunday’scheck-in.race will kick off at 6:20 a.m. for Penong’s 5150 rolling start to be followed by the Go for Gold Sunrise Sprint wave start for all-male and all-female. For details, log on to davao5150@ironman.com or follow us on social media penongs5150 davao (Instagram) and @Penongs5150Davao (Facebook). Davao del Norte was set to hold the event in 2019 but concerns over the swim venue on race week forced the organizers to reduce it to a duathlon format. It was then postponed due to the global health crisis the past two years. “But everything is okay through the all-out support of the local government. We also made sure that the Olympic-style racecourse will conform to international standards,” added Galura, citing the backing of Chad Regis, president of the sponsoring Penong’s Barbecue Seafood and Grill, along with Powerball/ Go for Gold’s Jeremy Go, Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib, Hijo Resorts Davao president Rosanna Tuason Fores and Tagum City Mayor Rey Uy. Aside from the individual competitions for overall and age-group levels, also on tap in the event, backed by Finis, Rudy Project Sante (Barley), Manila Bulletin and Tempo, are the Go for Gold Sprint, the relay allmale and relay all-female and the relay mixed.
Cameron Smith of Australia looks on during the second round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. The reigning British Open champion said August 31, 2022 that major tournaments could be harmed if players in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series do not receive world ranking points.
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Before the capture of the 29-year-old world number two on Tuesday, LIV Golf had been derided as a place for players past their prime to swell their pension funds. No longer. Australia’s Smith is enjoying the best year of his career and is one of the biggest draws in golf after winning the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews in July for his first major. The colourful Smith, who sports a mullet and moustache, will make his LIV debut in Boston on Friday after reportedly banking more than $100 million to leap across the widening rift between the old and new forces in the sport. The new circuit has been accused of “sportswashing” Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, backed by the almost unlimited resources of the kingdom’s sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund.
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Norman knows that he has now pulled off a major coup in snaring Smith along with the likes of 19th-ranked upcoming talent Joaquin Niemann. “The best and the brightest continue to embrace the excitement and energy of LIV Golf and what we’re building,” Norman declared.
THE Sarangani Marlins get another acid test when they tackle the San Juan Knights on Friday in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 4th Season presented by Xtreme at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.Beaten by Batangas City (6675) in its last outing on August 23, Sarangani fell to a 10-3 slate and needs to beat San Juan in their 9 p.m. tussle to boost its drive for a quarterfinals slot in the 22-team tournament.SanJuan should be no pushover, however, as the Go for Goldsupported Knights trounced the Marikina Shoemasters, 81-67, on August 22 to improve to 8-6 and rev up their drive in the single round-robin elimination phase. The Marlins will bank on YouTube sensation Kyt Jimenez, Yvan Ludovice, Gabby Espinas and Macky Acosta while the Knights will lean on Judel Fuentes, Michael Calisaan, Orlan Wamar and Marwin pit Bacolod Bingo Plus (8-6) against Caloocan Victory Liner (4-9) at 5 p.m. and Pasig (8-5) against Muntinlupa (2-10) at 7 p.m.Pasig, led by Carlo Lastimosa, Jason Melano and Robbie Manalang, is favored over Muntinlupa, which is on a 9-game slide.Despite its scrambling 68-67 victory over Valenzuela on August 26, Bacolod holds the slight edge overHomegrownCaloocan. Jhan McHale Nermal, veteran Mark Yee and gunner Alwyn Alday will be the key players for Bacolod Bingo Plus.
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“TO BE or not to be.” William Shakespeare posed the iconic question in his play titled Hamlet. Over the years, creative minds banked on the thought to weigh decisions when faced with dire circumstances.TheSouth Korean action thriller Emergency Declaration is a prime example of people contemplating life and death.
The event was organized by the IndingIndie Film Festival, with the organization’s selection committee and students from different institutions, namely St. Agnes Academy, Diliman High School, Christian School University, Youngrock School of Cabuyao, and Monterey School Inc., serving as its voting body. The Inding-Indie Film Festival organization aims to gain more support for local films and media. “Let us continue the fight to preserve our traditional arts and culture,” the group states on its official Facebook page.
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Song Kang-ho, who plays detective In-ho, desperately finds solutions on the ground to help the passengers and crew on the flight Imagine yourself in a situation where you want to continue living, but you’re compromised and deal significant harm to others. Do you fight for your right to live? Or do you accept your fate to protect humanity? That’s what the film thoroughly highlights. For more than two hours, viewers are at the edge of their seats, wondering what’s the right thing to do in a similar environment. As a thriller film, Emergency Declaration combines various scenarios in a confined space, limiting the cast’s actions. It revolves around a bioterrorist attack unleashed by Jin-Seok (Im Siwan) on a Sky Korea flight K1501 from Incheon, South Korea, to Honolulu, Hawaii. Upon releasing an airborne virus within the aircraft, exposing passengers and leading to fatalities, chaos erupts on both land and air as authorities scramble to find a solution. With a highly contagious and lethal virus onboard, the captain and crew already have their hands tied to solve the matter. However, their problems become more severe as they face increasing fatalities, a steadily decreasing fuel supply, and international aid refusals. By this time, everyone’s fight or flight response is in motion. As expected, many cowered in fear while some rose to the occasion. Among those who lent a helping hand to the situation was Jae-hyeuk, played by Lee Byung-hun Jae-hyeuk seems like an ordinary passenger traveling with his daughter but has a relevant skill that will come in handy toward the film’s ending. Other flight personnel helping him establish peace and order within the aircraft include First Officer Hyun-soo (Kim Nam Gil) and Chief Stewardess Hee-jin (Kim So-jin). In the meantime, back on the ground, police detective In-ho (Song Kangho) works with the local government to learn more about the virus and bring the passengers home safely. He even goes beyond his duty and jurisdiction to prove that the human spirit can trump all adversities. Their combined efforts and decisionmaking are what ultimately resolve the problems on the flight. Yet their actions came at a great sacrifice, and it wasn’t easy to choose between self-preservation or protecting the greater good. Emergency Declaration is a fast-paced film with events happening throughout various settings that keep viewers alert for what’s next. Yet the action-themed movie also tugs at viewers’ heartstrings as it highlights the raw emotions of the people in the situation. After all, it could happen to anyone, but not everyone can make the right decision or provide the ultimate sacrifice.
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Mikael even shared he was amazed at how the SBS team taped powerbanks to the go-pros to keep production ongoing. The GMA team also noted their partner’s approach that they can use in Philippine settings for their future projects. Catch the first episode of Running Man PH tomorrow, September 3 on GMA Network.
The same thing can be said of the bond that the seven members of the Philippine adaptation of the hit Korean variety show Running Man have formed. For more than a month, Kapuso stars Kokoy De Santos, Angel Guardian, Ruru Madrid, Glaiza De Castro, Mikael Daez Lexi Gonzales, and Buboy Villar traveled to South Korea to shoot their episodes for Running Man PH. While there, they found numerous chances to learn more about each other. According to Mikael, one venue for their bonding sessions is the bus that took them to and from their missions. “One of the more prominent memories na tumatak talaga sa akin, nung nagta-travel kami, and I think relatable ‘to sa mga nanuod ng Running Man (OG), ‘ yung bus na ginagamit nila for the first few seasons, ‘yun din ‘yung bus na ginamit namin,” he said during a press conference for Running Man PH at Lugang Cafe in Robinsons Manila. “Sa bus na ‘yon syempre in between locations, before and after tapings, doon kami nag-uusap. Doon namin nararamdaman lahat ng after-effects ng mga mission na ginawa namin. I think ‘yung moments namin doon sa busMikael,memorable.”alsoknown as The Captain of the group, added that they all took photos of their time together, which they already released and will release gradually to continue promoting their show to the public. He also shared that he enjoyed getting coffee with some of his fellow co-stars whenever they got the chance.Onthe other hand, Kokoy and Angel enjoy going around the city during their free time. However, Kokoy admitted to getting lost initially because of the new environment. But once he got used to the city’s layout, he brought Angel along to sightsee with him (or get lost with him, whichever works). Aside from cementing a newfound friendship, the Lucky Seven, as Kokoy dubbed them, also learned a great deal from the South Korean production team of SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System). Running Man PH is done in partnership between GMA Network and SBS, one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. Initially, the two networks agreed to shoot the scenes in select locations throughout South Korea and the Philippines. But with the lockdowns and other unforeseen incidents, the production got pushed back until both networks decided to shoot everything in Korea. The Lucky Seven experienced a different setting during taping because everything, especially their mission instructions, had to go through a translator. They also saw how SBS kept the cameras running during production and had several of them capture everything.
KaladKaren Following the success of Drag Race Philippines, KaladKaren continues to ride cloud nine with another milestone in her life, specifically her romantic relationship. Last week, she celebrated her 10th anniversary with her British fiance Luke Wrightson Netizens and friends of the celebrity impersonator gave their good wishes to the couple, proving that love wins. It was in 2020 when the couple got engaged after eight years of being in a committed relationship.
Heaven Peralejo Skin conditions like acne often cause confidence issues among people. So when celebrities talk about it on their platform, their audience can’t help but feel inspired by accepting their physical appearance. But that’s not the case for Heaven. Netizens ate her alive after she posted two photos of her with a caption that promotes body positivity and no visible acne. Maybe she did struggle with acne, but she should be authentic to her word and post photos with it to be relatable and inspiring.
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TV Patrol, the multi-awarded flagship primetime newscast of ABS-CBN, was named the Best News Program of the Year, while Maalaala Mo Kaya the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television, was hailed as the Best Anthology TV Program of the Year.Meanwhile, Mars Ravelo’s Darna lead star Jane de Leon won the award for Huwarang Artista Ng Kabataan. De Leon recently went viral on social media for her highly superherotransformationanticipatedastheiconicDarna.
Cristy Fermin It’s been two weeks since the public last heard Cristy talk on her radio and online program because she underwent throat surgery. She admitted to being nervous while on the table and having a throat cancer scare, but her operation was successful as it addressed her hoarse voice entirely. While celebrities appreciate the silence, it’s only a matter of time before Cristy will go on air again to voice her concerns or air dirty laundry.
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Misters of Filipinas candidates with members of the PEPPS Foundation
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‘Mars Ravelo’s Darna’ lead star Jane de Leon bags the award for Huwarang Artista Ng Kabataan
MEDIA company ABS-CBN bagged the top award as Best TV Station of the Year at the 7th Inding-Indie Excellence Awards held at the historical Metropolitan Theater on August 30 (Tuesday).
Newport World Resorts. The 24 aspirants are Marc Raeved Obado, Gerald Fullente, James Regie Vidal, Michael Angelo Toledo, Kenneth Cruz, John Dela SernA, John Cesar Villar, John Patrick Reyes, Oliver Brent Dalman, Eljohn Taguba, Adrian King Sobejana, Joel Alejandro, Charlie Sucaldito, Elmar Maaghop, Mandy Lorenzo VirI, Michael Maclang, Jerome Atienza, Michael Andrew Lucas, Roselan Mark Limco, Mark Joseph Cruz, Victor Jude Carandang, Kim Joshua Canedo, John Melliton Medina Valenzuela, and Pedro Red • • • PH bet off to Italy for Miss Progress International MISS Progress Philippines Beatriz “Zea” Awatin will compete against more than 30 delegates from around the world at the 8th Miss Progress International in Puglia Italy, organized by the Associazione Culturale in Progress and supported by the President of the Italian Republic, Italian Council of Ministers, Italian Ministry of Tourism and Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities. Awatin, a 27-year-old Master’s Degree holder in International Relations at De La Salle University, is a Community Service Awardee in 2016 and won the Hong Kong Model United Nations Best Position Paper. Trained by the Kagandahang Flores (KF) camp, she will bring to the pageant her human rights theme/pillar entitled “The Jeepney Library,” a vehicle of progress in aid to the lack of access to modern education by the poorest of the poor children of MissManila.Progress International’s platform for progress centers on strengthening three critical pillars: Human Rights, Environment, and Health. In line with this, each candidate must present a viable project based on their assigned social theme or “Progress Pillar,” and this year, the Philippine candidate was given the theme of human rights. Finals of Miss Progress International is set on September 17.
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Dwight Ramos As the stalwart of Gilas Pilipinas, Ramos contributed several points on the scoreboard during their bout with Saudi Arabia during the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Fans couldn’t keep their eyes away from his performance on the court as he solidified the Philippines as a worthy contender in the competition. With Ramos working with Jordan Clarkson and Kai Sotto, Filipinos know that Gilas Pilipinas is in good hands as they make their way to the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
TWENTY-FOUR candidates for the 9th Annual Misters of Filipinas were presented during the final callback held at Winford Manila Resorts and Casino. Consisting of mostly young aspiring models from the different provinces, they will vie for six titles at stake. Pageant producer, PEPPS Foundation, also designated Misters of Filipinas winners Derick Allen Lauchengo as new Mister Model Worldwide, and Romel Ayag as Mister Super Globe Philippines, to represent the country in the 3rd Model Worldwide and Mister Super Globe, respectively. The six titles are Man of the World, Mister Model Worldwide, Mister Tourism & Culture Universe, Mister Model of the Universe, Fitness Model World, and Mister Super Globe. Finals of Misters of Filipinas 2022 will be held on October 16 at Newport Performing Arts Theater,
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Director Han Jae-rim ensured that all the details in the film count. Besides the compelling performances from the lead actors, the film also gave enough screen time to the other passengers to make them relatable as victims. Emergency Declaration is now showing in local theaters.
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“GIVE me 30 random numbers,” Erwin Balines, award-winning memory athlete and coach and founder of NeuronConnect Learning Hub, confidently asked a volunteer among his students. Blindfolded, he did an on-the-spot demonstration to kick off the memory enhancement workshop he conducted over a video call a month ago. What I witnessed next was mind-blowing.
To say the class was impressive is an understatement. I can say it was worth every peso I invested and is one of the best and most useful workshops I have ever attended. As Coach Erwin said, enhancing one’s memory brings about these benefits – academic excellence, productivity, professional growth, self-discipline, rapid skill development, improved focus, and stress reduction. “Memory sport is a tournament in which competitors attempt to memorize and recall the most information they can in a limited time,” Coach Erwin explained his field of expertise. “It has ten events where competitors will be required to memorize random cards, numbers, names, images, dates, and words.” Our first and only Filipino Asian Master of Memory takes pride in memorizing 25 decks of playing cards (1,300 cards) in an hour. I later discovered that on record, only a few people are skilled enough to memorize at least 20 decks in a competition. “It helped me to improve my performance at work,” Coach Erwin told Random Talk about how being a memory athlete helped him in his career. “I can easily remember names, presentations, procedures, processes, tasks, schedules, new skills, and others.” In 2019, from being a software engineer, he began coaching individuals interested in improving their memory. Coach Erwin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Manila in 2009. For someone who describes himself as an average student back in school, our featured coach won several quiz contests in the metro and nationwide, graced numerous TV programs and broadsheets, and is a soughtafter keynote speaker later in life. Coach Erwin also brought pride to the country, as previously mentioned. After making history as the first and six-time Philippine memory champion, he has also won 92 medals in international memory competitions. His long list of awards and titles is carefully laid out on his website erwinbalines.com
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Who would have thought Coach Erwin’s string of successes just snowballed when he saw an advertisement for the Philippine Memory Team’s training? He enrolled, and the rest is history. He shared, “I started in 2011 at age 23. My first international competition is the World Memory Championship 2011 in Guangzhou, China.” According to news reports, the Philippine Memory team scored second in the competition. For his contribution, Coach Erwin memorized a 1,340-digit number in an hour and memorized a deck of cards (52 playing cards) in one minute and 19 seconds. As he repeatedly emphasizes, it may not take a genius to do what Coach Erwin does, but it still takes some unique qualities to earn the distinctions. He advises aspiring memory athletes to “have the desire and determination to train hard, especially if you want to compete internationally, be able to push yourself to the limit, and have a winning mindset and belief in one’s abilities.” Anyone who aims to take care of their memory needs to avoid stress as much as possible, sleep well, and stay mentally active. “There is no such thing as a poor memory, only an untrained one,” says a line in Coach Erwin’s official website. He is proof that what has been given can be developed by putting in the work. And that one can reach the top, stay grounded, and never let success get in the head.
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Google-owned YouTube held this year’s edition of its Digiskarteng Pinay featuring an online training workshop for up-and-coming online creators
At the live streaming event were: Lyqa Maravilla of the YouTube channel, Team Lyqa; Experienced creators Sarah and Tanch of Team Tarah; Miami Cabansay, Google’s Global Content Manager for Pixel and #IamRemarkable Champion; and Andrea Romualdez, Strategic Partner Manager at YouTube.
The competition is open to everyone 18 years old and above, residing in the Philippines, and with an active TikTok account. STAR applicants must create and upload their video on TikTok containing their names, an explanation of the science behind a DOST-PCIEERD technology, and a justification on why they should be the next Pinoy Science STAR with the hashtag #PinoyScienceSTARako.
SOCIAL media does more than entertain users. It also serves as a compelling platform where creators can use their content to inform and inspire others about various topics. Realizing social media’s potential to boost Filipino’s interest in science and technology, the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council For Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOSTPCIEERD) began a search for 10 persuasive TikTok influencers. The mechanics for the Pinoy Science STAR (Science and Technology Advocates for Research) Camp 2022, in partnership with the social media platform, TikTok, were announced live on DOST’s Facebook page on August 22. According to DOSTPCIEERD Executive Director Dr. Enrico Paringit, the winners will get $2,000 worth of TikTok promotional coupons and exclusive merchandise from Pinoy Science and TikTok. “We saw this as an opportunity to expand our audience to the grassroots level. From then on, we have developed a series of campaigns to promote sci-com (science communication), and this year, we are launching the Pinoy Science Star, Science and Technology advocates for research or the STAR Camp,” Paringit said. He added that besides the reward, participants get the privilege of exposure to their network of science communication experts. This opportunity will hone their knowledge and skills in science and technology fields that can be very useful for the present and future agendas.
THE last two years have seen varied changes in the lives of many people all over the world, including Filipinos. A good number of employed individuals have lost their jobs and means of income and this proved to be one of the major issues the government has been tackling. However, there are also stories of survival, ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness among many Pinoys. Some finally found the time to put their passions and talents to good use and turned them into thriving businesses. Others honed their skills and creativity and thus improved their crafts. We’ve seen online selling become an even more massively successful way of earning income compared to previous years. Talented online creators found a way to share what they can offer to the world through available channels. These kinds of stories are also worth telling. Here below are some that may just inspire you to perhaps up the ante of your side hustling, or finally leave your full-time job and earn money from what you are truly passionate about. In a mission to help women learn additional skills and create livelihood opportunities using its platforms and content, Google-owned YouTube held this year’s edition of its Digiskarteng Pinay featuring an online training workshop for up-andcoming online creators. “Digiskarteng Pinay is a platform for women empowerment and development, believing that when we uplift women in the country, we uplift households and communities,” said Google Philippines Country Director Bernadette Nacario. “As we strive to help more women, part of our goals at Digiskarteng Pinay is to give people more resources created by Filipinas and allies, for Filipinas,” Nacario went on. In a live streaming event via YouTube, successful content creators share their tips and advice. Find your voice. The first thing that a creator must establish from the very start is the kind of content he or she put out there. So, defining the goal and streamlining it will make your road to success a bit more paved, thus it will be easier to get there. Important to note: your content must resonate with your audience. “Know your ‘Why’and ‘What.’Why are you doing this? What are you going to put out there? Find your voice,” said Andrea Romualdez, Strategic Partner Manager at YouTube. “Another question to ask yourself is: How would you like to have an impact? Are you there because you want to share something specific? Do you have a passion for something or a talent that you really want to get out there?”
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The selected semifinalists will train and attend workshops online for free to enhance and improve their skills in creating insightful and impactful content. Their challenge is to create content, including DOST-PCIEERD’s programs and research innovations. The top 10 from the submitted entries will be selected and move forward to the finals. STAR Camp: The Finale will be a face-to-face event from October 26 to 28, for more interactive and hands-on training for the participants. Entries with the best content will be part of the Pinoy Science STAR.
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Mark Ivan Robles, a supervising research analyst, said that TikTok as their platform helped them tap influencers and content creators and helped their researchers embrace their crafts. According to Robles, TikTok helped them in promoting the said competition. In addition, it was beneficial in sufficing prices for their winners. Last year, they conducted training on their science competition, exposing more influencers and content creators to their platform “We hope that through this partnership, we would be able to share the different projects, programs, and technologies that we have on Science Technology and Education,” Robles said. Besides partnership, one of its primary goals is to expand its reach in different areas of the country. Robles stated that there are approximately 36 million TikTok users all over the country, which represents 1 percent of the Philippine population. “Pinagyayabong natin ang partnership natin in such a way, tinitignan din natin how else we can engage yoong ating mga citizens on the platform,” Robles said. “We also see challenge of translating this research, something that is more accessible to these citizens kaya gumagamit tayo ng ganitong platform. Challenging siya kasi iba talaga siya, even compare[d] to other social media platforms, ito sinusubukan natin umabot sa ibang mamamayan through entertainment,” he added.
A sport to remember
The application for this competition will run from August 22 to September 22. The announcement of 30 winners among the applicants who will proceed to the semi-finals is on September 22.
DOST- PCIEERD on the lookout for TikTok content creators To boost Filipino’s interest in science and technology with the help of social media, the DOST-PCIEERD launches a search for 10 persuasive TikTok influencers, which is open to anyone who is 18 years old and above, residing in the Philippines, and with an active TikTok account
The online even invited successful content creators to share their tips and advice to budding creators on how they can maximize their online platforms
YouTube has options such as content verticals that cover and classify a wide range of topics, and branding elements that establish a channel’s identity can help creators succeed once they figure out their goals. Setting it properly will allow creators to monetize their content and potentially sustain a livelihood, and analytics that can measure their performance and help them adjust accordingly. Another piece of advice from Romualdez to creators is “Be consistent. Because a sustainable release schedule goes a long way in building a presence on the platform. Viewers and fans are constantly tuned in and will appreciate constant releases and will also notice when new content is sporadic,” she adds. Make the most of available equipment or device One of the challenges a creator may face in the journey is believing that one does not have the best equipment to shoot for specific content. However, with the advent of accessible and affordable devices that can shoot in relatively high definition, it’s now easier than ever to use what you’ve got. Maximize the features available in your device and chances are it can truly deliver. “The best equipment you can use is the one you already have,” said Lyqa Maravilla of the YouTube channel, Team Lyqa, “You have the ability to create quality content because you are able to consume content right now. We all have a smartphone, and what that means is you have in your hands the power to be a content creator.” Maravilla stressed that it is far more important to learn creative production techniques using the tools one already has, instead of seeking out top-of-theline equipment and setups that may not make up for a lack of experience and production skill. It’s easy to learn how to shoot and edit properly with free resources on the internet. It’s not about the moment, it’s the movement. Another major setback a creator may face is setting the pace. Once a creator starts a channel and sets up their first few videos, it may be hard to keep going and figure out what else they want to show the world. Experienced creator Team Tarah’s advice is to stick to the philosophy of not only planning possible content to make but also of documenting everything that happens. They quote from the musical Hamilton: “This is not a moment, it’s a movement,” referring to how they don’t wait for any “shootable” moments to come around–instead, they simply record and let it all resonate. “Sometimes it’s like, I don’t feel like making a video right now. Sarah will feel lazy. But no, it’s the movement–so record,” says Tanch. “There is nothing to edit if you don’t have any material, and it’s difficult to edit if you don’t have enough videos.” This mindset is a way of making sure there is content for them to upload while still retaining the authenticity and genuineness that their fans love about them. “What we really do is just document ourselves – us just being real. We came out, we shared our story, and we were brave to show the world who we really are. That’s when viewers started relating to us. Eventually, we grew a family and community on YouTube. Here’s a thing about content creating–first you do you, then you listen to your community,” she shared. Authenticity creates opportunities. Being a content creator means that your content must be authentic, as this can be pivotal in creating and finding opportunities for monetization, which is a big goal for many YouTube creators. For relatively smaller creators, there’s no need to deliberately curate posts and content releases just to attract brands for a partnership, says couple Vern and Verniece Enciso, who have made the successful transition from well-known bloggers to popular vloggers on YouTube. “Once you’re being yourself and you find your little family on YouTube, the brands will just come,” says Vern. “You don’t have to pressure yourself. When you’re being yourself and you’re listening to your audience and community, the brands will come naturally. The two also stressed that when a creator does get a partnership with a brand, it’s a good practice to try the product or service first to form an honest opinion about it. Audiences will know if a creator promotes something they haven’t tried and doing that will go against the idea of being authentic and genuine. Harness the power of self-promotion. A huge part of women’s success on any platform is the power of self-promotion, which can be intimidating to do. That’s why Google established its farreaching #IAmRemarkable global initiative that empowers everyone, especially underrepresented groups, to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond. One of the most important roles #IAmRemarkable has is raising awareness of people’s roles as allies to each other, which can be very helpful in self-promotion of underrepresented groups.
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Google’s Global Content Manager for Pixel and #IamRemarkable Champion, Miami Cabansay, explained that there are three ways to do this: attribute ideas correctly, acknowledge accomplishments, and ask probing questions to encourage people. “A great way for experienced YouTube creators to practice supporting up-and-coming creators is to mention them in your vlog, attribute their content, and encourage them with your own stories of how you started and what your struggles were. It will help create the culture of repeating one’s stories and magnifying them through your network of subscribers,” Miami said. To watch the full replay of Digiskarteng Pinay online training workshop for creators, head over to the Google Philippines YouTube channel
Coach Erwin accurately enumerated each number (The series of numbers was placed on the chat box for reference) and also recited everything in reverse. As if that was not impressive enough, the memory master also pointed out that the enumerated items totaled 32 and had extra numbers. While he quickly impressed the class composed of incoming graduate, medical, and law school students, board and bar exam takers, regular professionals, and plain enthusiasts, Coach Erwin was quick to downplay what seemed like a daunting task. Like a magician unveiling his magic tricks, the Filipino Grandmaster of Memory encouraged his students by humbly revealing that he studied techniques as a memory sports champion. True enough, barely an hour into the class, his tricks of the trade were proven effective. He quizzed us after making us memorize around 25 pairs of random and unrelated items on a list under a time limit. Almost a hundred percent of the participants gained instant mastery of the technique.
Dr. Paringit encourages researchers, scientists, practitioners, science communication practitioners, communication students, and those interested and willing to participate in this contest. TikTok, a Chinese-owned company, is now widely used as a social media platform. According to a survey found by the Pew Research Center, 67 percent of teens are using TikTok surpassing Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook.
Coach Erwin is the country’s first and only Filipino Asian Master of Memory and has won 92 medals in international memory competitions
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