WITH or without a pandemic, litigants can expect faster and cheaper litigation going forward as the Supreme Court is now crafting its rules on how to imple ment videoconferencing for hearings of cases in courts.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the celebration of his late father's 105th birth anniversary yesterday—saying with his victory in the May elections,
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THE Professional Regulation Commis sion has suspended its policy which tags teachers and professionals with pend ing administrative cases–including those stemming from complaints from loan firms – and prevents them from renewing their PRC licenses.
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“The wearing of face masks in out door and open spaces shall be optional for all persons within the territory of Ne gros Occidental,” Executive Order 2245, signed by Lacson, said.
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“This is illegal. You are tying the teach er to a complaint that has yet to be decided on. A teacher’s license doesn’t have any thing to do with the case or the loan,” Cas tro Laguesmasaid. told lawmakers he was un aware of the PRC policy but agreed that it “does not sound right” and immediately ordered its review.
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Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma announced on Sunday the suspension af ter he learned of the policy during a bud get hearing at the House of Representa tives last week.
Castro raised the issue of the so-called “utang-tagging” where a teacher can get tagged if a summons is issued owing to a complaint for non-payment of loans.
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Angara said they hope to strengthen the health sector and the health system, particularly the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), which has been af fected by the budget cuts to the Uni
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He also said lawmakers would fo cus on marginalized sectors that suf fered most from the COVID-19 pan demic and would also push to support entrepreneurs through credit programs.
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EGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has made the wearing of face masks optional in outdoor spaces, following in the footsteps of Cebu province, which defied a national mask mandate to guard against the spread of COVID-19, Cebu City, and neighboring Iloilo province.
LAWMAKERS expect President Fer dinand Marcos Jr. will be able to sign the 2023 budget into law by mid-De cember, Senator Juan Edgardo Angara said over the weekend.
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In his speech during the 130th Founda tion Day and Law Day celebration of the Philippine Bar Association -- the oldest voluntary national organization of lawyers in the country -- Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said the SC Committee on Vir tual Hearings and Electronic Testimony is now working on the rules.
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ALEXANDRA "Alex" Maniego Eala made history for Philippine tennis as she won the 2022 US Open Girls’ singles title on Saturday (early Sunday in Manila) following a 6-2, 6-4 upset win over no. 2 seed LucieTheHavlickova.feat,which no other Filipino before her has achieved, was fash ioned before a packed, emotional, and loud Filipino audience that cheered her for 68 minutes at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.
As of Sept. 10, Negros Occidental still had 168 active COVID-19 cases.
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ALEX THE ACE. Alexandra 'Alex' Eala celebrates with the championship trophy after defeating Lucie Havlickova of the Czech Republic for the US Open Girls' Singles title at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 10 in Queens, New York City. The Filipina prodigy has been winning titles with her brother Michael Francis since she picked up a racket at age 8 (inset photos). AFP
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there is now a “rebirth” of his father’s dreams.“Ithink it’s a very meaningful cel ebration of my father’s birthday be cause it is very clear that there has been very much a rebirth in the country,” the
Sayson said that throughout the fourday national booster week, the govern ment is hoping to administer more booster shots to achieve its PinasLakas target by Oct.
He said the SPJI is anchored on four guiding principles—timely and fair jus tice, transparent and accountable justice, equal and inclusive justice, and technolog ically adaptive management—and aimed at three outcomes: efficiency, innovation, and access.
He said Davao, the hometown of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio and former President Rodrigo Duterte, continues to impose the mandatory wearing of masks because it is what is stated under the city ordinance."Otherprovinces and cities do not have such ordinances. They just follow the IATF but for Davao City, we are unique because we have this ordinance to follow and impose," he said.
In August 2018, the 13-year-old Eala claimed another international crown when she swept the singles and doubles at the ITF European Under 14 circuit in Hasselt, Belgium.Itwas Eala's third crown as an amateur on the European circuit after emerging as the winner in the two other events in the Netherlands and France.
The hunger incidence also fell by 2.1 points in the Visayas from 7.8 percent (es timated 373,000 families) in April, to 5.7 percent (estimated 272,000 families) in June, the SWS reported.
The voluntary use will be done in phas es to ensure the population's protection against COVID-19.
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“With the mandate that our people have given us – and I say ‘us’ because no victory, no great enterprise has ever been won by just one person—this victory be longs to all of us, not just Ilocanos, not just family members, not just the supporters, not just the loyalists but all Filipinos, this victory belongs to.”
The Supreme Court allowed the use of videoconferencing for court proceedings at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“All government agencies are to imple ment sector-specific policies, especially providing incentives to encourage individ uals to get boosters,” she told radio dzBB.
The one-week growth rate in the re gion, recorded from Sept. 3 to 10, was at 6 percent. This was a big jump from the -17 percent recorded from Aug. 27 to Sept. Vergeire3. said the wearing of face mask provides 70 to 80 percent protection against COVID-19 while Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the DOH would still have the “major say” on the fate of the face mask policy.
“In line with our efforts toward a tech nology-driven judiciary, we have decided to allow the conduct of all court proceed ings through videoconferencing even after the end of the pandemic.”
DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said obesity remains a public health concern in the country.
Eala’s victory was a culmination of her arduous and steady climb from a junior netter dominating local tournaments to be ing a scholar of the Rafa Nadal Academy, a move that accelerated her development
Her campaign in France caught the at tention of the Rafa Nadal Academy, whose coaches started talking to her parents Mike and Rizza. Alex and her “kuya” Michael Francis eventually joined RNA in Mana cor, Spain under a scholarship.
The Marcos family and their support ers first attended a mass at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City, where the former president Ferdinand Sr. is buried, before flying to Batac City.
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She said the Department of Bud get and Management has identified the priority sectors in the 2023 NEP, which is 4.9 percent higher than this year’s budget.
In January 2018, at the age of 12, Eala won the 2018 Les Petit As 14-and-under tournament in France, beating Linda Nos ková in the finals.
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least once in the past three months, the reportSWSsaid.said the hunger rate in June 2022 was 0.6 points below the 12.2 per cent (estimated 3.1 million families) in April 2022, and 0.2 points below the 11.8 percent (estimated 3.0 million families) in December 2021.
showed the world what mankind could achieve with grit, determination, and per severance.Congratulations, Alex Eala, for show ing us the way to greatness. The Filipino nation is truly proud of you, and we are forever grateful for your success on the global stage. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas,” he said.PSC chairman Eala, who was ap pointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the post just this month, added: "The historic win of Alex is a testament to the Filipino spirit and our strength of charac ter. It also proves that there is no shortcut to success.”“Alexworked long hours and days and sacrificed being away from home to pursue her dream and achieve this mile stone in her career. She has proven that the Filipino can be at par with anyone if given a genuine pathway for success. Truly a proud moment for the country," said her uncle.Philippine Olympic Committee Presi dent Rep. Abraham Tolentino said he ex pects more titles to come from Eala.
This is still far from the 72.7 million Filipinos who are now fully vaccinated againstAlsoCOVID-19.overtheweekend, Senator Chris topher Go said Filipinos should remain vigilant despite the IATF recommendation to make the wearing of face masks volun tary outdoors.
The chief magistrate said the adoption of videoconferencing for court proceed ings is part of the SC’s Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027 (SPJI).
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Malacañang earlier declared Septem ber 12, Monday, as a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte in honor of Mar cos Sr.'s birth anniversary.
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After reaching the semifinals of the 2020 French Open girls' singles compe tition, Eala soared to No. 2 in the junior rankings.In2021, Eala leaped to the top 1000 in the WTA after winning her first pro title in the first leg of the ITF W15 Manacor in Spain in January 2021.
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“That is why I consider it in a way a rebirth of the Philippines.
The top magistrate also lauded PBA’s recent relaunch of its website in a bid to capitalize on social media and other tech nological tools to increase engagement with its members and the public.
The positivity rate refers to the number of people found positive for COVID-19 against the total number of individuals tested.The
According to the SWS, hunger has been highest in Metro Manila in 24 out of 98 surveys since July 1998. This was
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followed by Mindanao at 14 percent, Bal ance Luzon at 11.9 percent, and Visayas at 5.7 percent, GMA News reported.
PRCsharks.acting chairman Jose Cueto Jr. said while “utang-tagging” is suspended, the commission will be reviewing and conducting consultations with its various professional boards “with the aim of pro moting efficiency and fairness in its pro cesses and disciplinary procedures.”
rate went up from 12.1 percent on Sept. 2, to 13.3 percent on Sept. 9.
Eala bagged her second junior doubles crown as she and her Russian partner Ok sana Selekhmeteva captured the French Open girls' title.
A thanksgiving mass was held at Im maculate Conception Church in Batac followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ferdinand E. Marcos monument, led by First Lady Liza Marcos, Senator Imee Marcos, Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc, and presidential sons Si mon and Vincent.
However, this hunger incidence in the region was “already a decline” by 3.9 points from 18.6 percent (estimated 636,000 families) in April to 14.7 percent (estimated 501,000 families) in June.
Also covered by the temporary lift of alarm and tagging are vehicle owners apprehended by the MMDA NCAP who have yet to settle their fines even before the Supreme Court issued the TRO on August 30.
THE Department of Health (DOH) has called on for a higher excise tax on junk food to curb obesity in the country and to fund the Universal Health Care program.
Speaker of the House Martin Romual dez on Sunday also congratulated Eala for winning her first high-level pro tennis title.
Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. on Sat urday issued an executive order making the wearing of face masks optional out doors, noting the province’s high vaccina tion rate and its low number of COVID-19 cases.Incontrast, Davao City will still strictly enforce mask use, said City Health Officer Dr. Ashley Lopez.
OCTA Research fellow Guido David, in a tweet, said that the National Capital Region’s seven-day COVID-19 positivity
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A GMA News report also said this pe riod covers the last three months in office of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the SWSResultssaid. of the June 26 to 29, 2022 national SWS survey on hunger showed that 11.6 percent of Filipino families, an estimated 2.9 million, experienced being hungry and not having anything to eat at
Turning heads since 2017 Eala started getting noticed back in 2017. A team composed of Eala, Carmen cita Carlos, and Gaby Zoleta stunned the Jordanians, 3-0, to win the crown in the Asia Oceania pre-qualifying zone tourna ment in New Delhi, India that year.
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The8. PinasLakas campaign aimed to give booster doses to 50 percent of the country's eligible population or 23.8 mil lion Filipinos within the first 100 days of the Marcos administration.
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"This will allow the owners and/or buyers to renew and/or transfer their reg istration with the LTO," the request added.
In a statement, the PCSO said it will, together with selected Accredited Agent Corporations (AAC) or Small Town Lot tery (STL) operators across the country, simultaneously provide sandwiches and drinks to the public under the program "Handog ng PCSO: Isang araw na salu-
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Castro said teachers, mostly from Cen tral Luzon, were tagged by the PRC. She said most of the teachers were victims of loan
Dimayuga emphasized that the request is without prejudice to the final decision of the Supreme Court and shall be rein stated if and when the high tribunal af firms the legality of the NCAP.
On Sunday, the Department of Health said it will conduct a national COVID-19 booster week from Sept. 26 to 29 to ramp up the booster uptake among the general population.TheInter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Dis eases (IATF) also recommended this, in line with its proposal to make the wearing of face masks outdoors optional by yearend, Lorra Angelia Sayson, DOH head as sistant to the officer-in-charge, said.
The PRC is an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment.
NCR's reproduction number or the number of people infected by one case also climbed from 0.93 on Aug. 31 to 1.11 on Sept. 7.
In 2019, she made her junior Grand Slam debut at the US Open, the same year she was named the Milo Junior Athlete of the Year.
“Alex will go a long, long way in her tennis career, which, is just budding,” To lentino said on Sunday.
Hours later, tributes from government officials and sports personalities poured in for the 17-year-old Filipino tennis phe nom.Malacañang hailed Eala for her historic victory as the first Filipino junior to win a Grand Slam tennis title – meaning a cham pionship in one of the world’s four major tournaments, the others being Wimbledon and the French and Australian Opens.
Meanwhile, the independent OCTA Research Group said the number of CO VID-19 infections in Metro Manila has in creased along with its reproduction num ber and positivity rate.
President Marcos acknowledged the “important opportunity” and “grand responsibility” that have been given to him.“We cannot waste such an opportunity or we will have neglected our duty to our people. We will not have done the work we know needs to be done, the work that Ferdinand Marcos (Sr.) taught me and taught all of us,” he said.
The SWS further reported that of the 11.6 percent hunger rate in June 2022, 9.4 percent or some 2.4 million families experi enced moderate hunger, while 2.1 percent or 546,000 families experienced severe hunger.
“I know the focus now of the PBA is not just to remain resilient amidst emerg ing challenges, but to stay relevant espe cially in the face of evolving technology...I am happy to see that we are one in this goal,” Gesmundo said.
The Senate begins its budget hear ings on Sept. 13.
"This sin tax is part of our strategies for us to be able to regulate and control these different lifestyle risk factors," she said Sunday in a press briefing.
“So let this be once again a kind of be ginning – a beginning that in fact returns to the old days and the old ways. Not the old ways of doing things but the old ways of ser vice, of honor, of dignity, of love, of compassion, of patriotism.
“The reproduction number has in creased to greater than 1, which means infections are increasing,” David said.
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Budget Secretary Amenah Pangan daman said administration priorities, based on the National Expenditure Plan, are education, infrastructure, health, ag riculture, and social safety nets.
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“My hope is that the PBA helps lead the way as we advance these innovations across the entire judiciary. In particular, I hope the
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Eala’s win signifies the importance of a good program for and treatment of Fili pinoSheathletes.added that the Marcos adminis tration seeks to improve the Philippine Sports Commission – incidentally headed by Alex’s uncle, Noli Eala.
“My idol will always be Rafa. Rafa has been a good role model,” said Eala, who now has three Grand Slam trophies on her shelf, following two junior Grand Slam doubles’ championships.
“Without violating the Supreme Court TRO and with the higher interest of public service, the MMDA hereby requests the Stradcom Corporation to temporarily lift the tagging and alarm of the affected mo tor vehicles under the MMDA's NCAP," Dimayuga said in his letter, shared in a news release on Sunday.
Around 27 million Filipinos are over weight and obese, a March 2022 report from the United Nations Children’s Fund showed."For the past 2 decades, overweight and obesity among adults has almost dou bled from 20.2 percent in 1998 to 36.6 per cent in 2019," the DOH said, also citing a survey from the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Re search
Angara said he hopes to finish committee hearings in early to midOctober. This will be followed by ple nary debates set for early to the middle of November.TheHouse of Representatives led by Speaker Martin Romuldez is like wise on schedule to pass the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget bill next month, the lower chamber’s ap propriations panel chair Rep. Elizalde Co said last week.
The IATF said the voluntary use of face masks outdoors would be implemented if the country's COVID-19 booster uptake improves.However, based on the DOH’s national COVID-19 vaccination dashboard, only 18.5 million Filipinos have received their booster shots as of Sept. 9.
Five months later in June, Eala made her debut in the Roland Garros netfest,
“This will all be very helpful in inform ing our colleagues in this profession, but our people as well,” he said.
After Cebu went off on its own, the IATF recommended making the use of face masks voluntary outdoors—but Pres ident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not yet ap proved the Undersecretarymeasure.Maria Rosario Ver geire, DOH officer-in-charge, said the rec ommendation only covers low-risk indi viduals and will apply to low-risk settings.
The President also visited the Imelda Cultural Center where a natnateng (veg etables) cooking showdown was held among 21 towns and two cities.
The SC will thus undertake a judiciarywide organizational review and restructur ing.
“I fought with my heart for this trophy. It’s not just my win. It’s all our win. And I did it not just for myself. But to help Phil ippine tennis,” said Eala in her post-match speech.This was moments after she raised her hands to acknowledge her fans and sup porters, and minutes later, hoisted the tro phy during the awarding ceremonies.
HE Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported that the number of Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger went down from 3.1 million in the first quarter of 2022 to 2.9 million in the second quarter.
Laguesma reminded the PRC that in reviewing its policy and disciplinary pro cedures, the commission “should focus its regulatory function on undesirable acts arising from the exercise of the profes sions.”Every regulation should pass the test of reasonableness and should not be used to penalize professionals simply because of their socio-economic circumstances, Laguesma added.
The US Open win was also Eala’s best finish as a singles player in Grand Slams after advancing to the semifinals of the 2020 French Open juniors.
memory alive, who have kept the sense of duty and commitment to the Philippines alive in all the times that were very, very difficult and have continued to be constant in the belief that what my father started, that what my father wanted to do was something that was honorable, something that was noble, and that was service to his country and to his people.”
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“How can they (teachers) pay what they borrow if they can’t work because the PRC won’t renew their licenses,” the Labor chief said.
“We are partnering with different agencies to make this happen.”
as a world-class athlete.
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) requested the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to temporar ily lift the tagging and alarm of vehicles apprehended under the No Contact Ap prehension Policy (NCAP) following the issuance of a temporary restraining Order (TRO) by the Supreme Court late last month.Inhis letter to LTO's service provider Stradcom Corporation, MMDA acting Chairman Carlo Dimayuga III said a signifi cant number of motor vehicle owners and/ or buyers whose vehicles are tagged and placed under an alarm with the LTO under the NCAP cannot renew and/or transfer the registration of their motor vehicles since their payment for fines cannot be accepted.
Under the first outcome of efficiency, court systems—both adjudicative and ad ministrative—will be streamlined based on the needs of stakeholders both inside and outside the judiciary.
PBA can lend its resources, expertise, and networks to raise awareness about the re forms we are pursuing,” he said.
These are the things we learned from Ferdinand Edralin Marcos. These are the things we keep in our heart. And these are the things that will guide this ad ministration,” the President said.
The SPJI is the institutional blueprint of the Court en banc’s plans and programs for the delivery of responsive and realtimeBecausejustice.of this, Gesmundo urged law yers to embrace technology for the Court to fully implement its programs under the SPJI.
It was also still 2.3 points above the pre-pandemic annual average of 9.3 in 2019, according to the survey firm, quoted by the Thereport.SWSsaid hunger was experienced the highest by families in the National Capital Region (NCR) at 14.7 percent.
"Similarly,Institute.the prevalence rates of over weight and obesity among adolescents have more than doubled from 4.9 percent in 2003 to 11.6 percent in 2018," it added.
Nadal as inspiration Eala said she has learned a lot from Nadal—the Spaniard who holds the alltime record of 22 Grand Slam men’s tour nament titles—and through his academy.
10 percent (estimated 2.5 million families) in September 2021, GMA News reported.
Because we return to the values that we had learned from President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos. We return to the values of honor and of duty and of compassion. These are the elements that sometimes we have found lacking in the past few years. And this is our opportunity to return it, not only to the government, but to every part of our society,” he added.
“We promulgated the Guidelines on the Conduct of Videoconferencing, which institutionalized the conduct of virtual hearings and electronic testimony for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Gesmundo told PBA lawyer-members.
Eala made her pro debut on the ITF Women's Circuit on March 4, 2020, as a junior in the $15K event at Monastir. But it would be seven months later at the Australian Open where she would win her first junior doubles’ title, partnering with Priska Madelyn Nugroho as they defeated Živa Falkner and Matilda Mutavdzic.
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The proposed P5.628-trillion budget was submitted to the House of Representatives in August, with deliberations targeted to be com pleted before October.
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The SWS has defined people with moderate hunger as “those who experi enced hunger only once or a few times in the last three months.”
This year, the AFPMP has P29 billion and P10 billion in programmed and unpro grammed appropriations, respectively.
The Stratbase Group, under the patronage of the French Embassy in Manila, will host “Revolutionizing the Philippine Defense Posture with France in the Indo-Pacific,” which will be held on Wednesday, Septem ber 14 in Manila.
“France has redirected its diplomat ic initiatives and policies to promote a multipolar order founded on the rule of law and multilateralism,” he said.
“A continued engagement with France in the defense and security sec tors will enable us to build a credible defense posture in the West Philippine Sea,” Manhit said.
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Modernized Jeepneys—from Meralco Av enue going to Shaw Boulevard will be rerouted to Dona Julia Vargas Avenue to San Miguel Av enue and vice versa.
HE Armed Forces of the Philippines’ modernization program (AFPMP) is assured to receive another P40 billion in fresh funding for the military’s capability-building procurement projects, according to Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel.
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On September 10 alone, Javier said, at total of P261,208,000 in cash was disbursed to 104,326 beneficiaries, the report further said.
Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs)—from Mer alco Avenue going to Shaw Boulevard will be rerouted to Captain Henry Javier St. to Danny Floro St. and vice versa.
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A GMA News Online report said DSWD Undersecretary Jerico Javier said that the overall amount disbursed under the cash assistance program was at P935,971,800 as of September 11.
The unprogrammed appropriations would be released only when extra funding becomes available, such as when government revenue collections exceed targets, or when new foreign loans or grants are approved, he noted.
The Philippines and France, through its overseas Pacific territories, are both nations of the Indo-Pacific. Both coun tries increasingly share concerns of similar nature due to the consequences of strategic shifts in the region.
The agency said the road closure takes effect until 2028 and will cover the front section of Capitol Commons up to the corner of Shaw Boulevard.
The report also quoted Javier as saying that there were no reports of any problems encountered during the distribution on Saturday.
“It envisions a region wherein states advance shared democratic values and governments abide by international law, particularly the United Nations Conven tion on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).”
According to the San Pablo City Police Sta tion, the suspects were arrested in a buy-bust
“There’s P40 billion in programmed appropriations for the AFPMP in next year’s budget, plus P5 billion in unpro
“The new money for the AFPMP in the 2023 national budget is meant to sustain the periodic payments for multiyear modernization contracts, and to make the initial payments for new ac quisitions,” he said.
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routed to Dona Julia Vargas Avenue to San Miguel Avenue or Anda Road to Camino Verde.
Library construction, he said, has taken “a long vacation from the na tional budget as a distinct program with specific funding.”
UV Express Vehicles/Units—from Meralco Avenue going to Shaw Boulevard will be re
Under the program, up to three students per indigent family could receive P1,000 for elementary stu dents, P2,000 for high school students, P3,000 for senior high school students, and P4,000 for college students or vo cational courses, the DSWD said.
DEFENSE experts from both the Phil ippines and France will gather in a forum that will mark the 75th anniver sary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations and expound on their evolv ing collaboration toward stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Earlier, DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo said that over two million students have registered online for the program.
THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that the north and southbound portions of Meralco Avenue in Pasig will be closed from October 3 this year until 2028 to give way for the construction of Metro Manila Subway Pro ject (MMSP) - Shaw Boulevard Station.
Police Colonel Randy Glenn G Silvio, Officer-In-Charge, Laguna PPO identified the suspects as Jerome Zapanta Layson alias Jhem Bayot, 31 years old, single, vlogger, a college under graduate; Ginalyn Pintang Benisa alias Nalyn , 30 years old, single, help er, high school under graduate; and Crismark Balboa Alimagno alias Lake, 21 years old, sin gle, helper, elementary graduate.
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Authorities who pretended to be buyers successfully bought suspected illegal drugs from the suspects.
In a June 2022 op-ed entitled “The Philippine and France: 75 years of friendship”, Her Excellency Michèle Boccoz, French Ambassador to the Philippines, stressed that as nations of the Indo-Pacific, “France and the Philippines share a common commit ment to defend international law and multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific.
Meralco Avenue will serve as the project’s access point to the subway’s Shaw Boulevard Station.
Seized from the suspects were one pack age medium size heat-sealed transparent plastic bag containing suspected high-grade marijuana leaves and seeds, three packages medium size heat-sealed transparent plastic bag containing suspected high-grade mari juana leaves and seeds, six packages of large heat-sealed transparent plastic bags contain ing suspected high-grade marijuana leaves andTheseeds.contraband has an estimated value of P3.7 million. Roy Tomandao
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The DSWD also said it has closed the online application for the educa tional assistance program due to the high volume of applications against limited available funds.
Asked on the possibility for the on line application to reopen, Javier said it may if the budget permits, GMA News reported.
“Motorists are advised to take alternative routes to be provided by the Metro Manila De velopment Authority (MMDA), Land Transpor tation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LT FRB), and the City Governments of Pasig and Mandaluyong,” DOTr said.
“So far, there was no reported prob lem from all our payout sites nation wide,” he said.
Meralco Avenue to be closed due to subway works
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sun day said more than P935 million worth of educational assistance has been distributed to some 370,000 student beneficiaries, as the pro gram reaches its fourth week.
The suspects are all residents of Brgy San Isidro, San Pablo City Laguna.
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Private Vehicles—all available routes are accessible.
France and the Philippines are look ing into the possibility of holding co ordinated patrols in their exclusive economic zones and expand the coop eration between both forces.
provide standby authority for the De partment of National Defense (DND) to incur additional obligations for modernization projects, Pimentel cited.
Meanwhile, Professor Victor An dres “Dindo” Manhit said that France has become a significant contributory force for stability in the Indo-Pacific, expanding its role and providing solu tions to regional challenges particular ly in the area of defense and security.
Pimentel said he backs bigger mod ernization projects for the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Marines Corps in the years ahead.
Hailed as the “Project of the Century,” the MMSP will be the first underground mass transit system in the Philippines – a modern railway system that will be at par with the rest in the Fundedworld.by the Japanese government, the subway is a 33-kilometer rail line that will stretch from Valenzuela City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City, reducing travel time between Quezon City and NAIA from 1 hour and 10 minutes to just 35 minutes.
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grammed appropriations,” he added. Meanwhile, the government should resume building school libraries to improve student reading comprehen sion of which the Philippines ranked last among 79 countries tested in 2018, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said“Wetoday.should end the moratorium on
RESCUED. Members of Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) successfully rescue a man, who scaled and tried to jump off a billboard atop MRT-3 Boni Station in Mandaluyong City on Saturday night. Authorities closed a portion of the southbound lane in EDSA during the rescue operation, which caused heavy traffic in the area. Norman Cruz
For the military, programmed appro priations have definite funding sources, while unprogrammed appropriations
KAMPO Heneral Paciano Rizal – Authori ties arrested three suspects in a Laguna buybust operation which also yielded P3.7 mil lion worth of high-grade marijuana
operation at 3:18 a.m. September 10, 2022, in Brgy. San Isidro, San Pablo City, Laguna.
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Since August 20 – the first of the six Saturdays set for the cash payout that will end on September 24 – the pro gram has already catered to a total of 372,298 students, the report said.
T his commitment is marked by a growing cooperation in defense and security as well as in the fight against climate change,” she wrote.
building new libraries. A school with out one is like a swimming pool with out water,” Recto said.
In 2006, the government allocated P120 million to build 60 library hubs and 12 big learning resource centers, Recto said. The program was still high lighted in the 2014 budget of DepEd but was no longer in the years that fol lowed, he recalled.
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to import and who can import have to be clear,” Salceda said.
He said the President is expected to sign an executive order on the one-year morato rium on the payments for the amortization and interest agrarian reform beneficiaries on his 65th birthday on Sept. 13.
Various media reports also showed the plight of motorists in transacting with the LTO in the past weeks.
The solon made the statement follow ing the SRA’s pre-milling season esti
In her interview, Cuevas urged the LTO to ad dress the root of the problem, which she said is the agency’s service provider, to ensure that this incident will not happen again.
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration should issue “clear and coherent” rules for allocating sugar import volumes and determining the quantity of allowed total imports, amid the possibility that the crop year 2022-2023 would require at least 400,000 metric tons of imported sugar, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said Sunday.
Other motorists have been forced to skip work for several days just to complete their transactions with the LTO, sacrificing several days’ worth of income.
PH woes over LTO system continue for sugar import volumes sought from
“The lack of transparent rules, es pecially an auction, could allow for corruption in the granting of import permits. In economics, when public resources are scarce, the best way to manage it is often through auctions,” he added. Rio N. Araja
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“We now have leads where these text scams are actually happening. Our theory is that the source is not lo cal. It just looks like the system looks automated,” he said in a Super Radyo dzBB
Some LTO frontliners, who are at the receiving end of their customers’ ire, had no choice but to render additional working hours even on week ends to process the backlogs owing to the slow down, according to LTO-Davao South District
“With these legal precedents up ending our well-worn framework, the total condonation for the last remain ing tenant farmers, their families and heirs is truly doable,” she said in a privilege speech.
VALENZUELA City Rep. Eric Mar tinez wants idle government lots as sites for socialized housing projects and recommended to the Department of Human Settlement and Urban De velopment to look at several unused lots owned by the state for them. He suggested to DHSUD to prior itize the awarding of the government housing projects to public school teachers, healthcare workers or med ical frontliners, uniformed person nel, and other state workers.
In an interview with radio dzRH, Diaz revealed their employees volunteered to work without pay even on rest days and holidays just to catch up with a month’s worth of backlogs.
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“Those were justified procure ments,” Ebdane said, referring to welfare goods, drugs, and medical and laboratory supplies purchased by the province last year for resi dents affected by the pandemic.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his first State-of-the-Nation Address, urged lawmakers to approve a law amending Section 26 of Republic Act 6657 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1998 to liberate the farmers from heavy debt burdens.
mate that the country will produce only 1.876 million MT of sugar this year, around 400,000 MT short of the usual minimum 2.2 million MT demand.
“Thisinterview,isnotonly happening in the Philippines, but in other countries as well. So, it needs a bigger effort and wider investigation to identify these destination sites,” he added.
ha over Sugar Order No. 4, as well as how Sugar Order No.3 was allocated, does not happen again. We now know what prob lems can arise when the rules are unclear. It’s time to define how the import volume is to be determined, and who gets to im port what and how much,” he said.
In a recent advisory, he said that to avail of the LGSF-FA, interested LGUs must prepare and submit the Special Budget Request (SBR) signed by the local chief executive to the DILG with supporting documents.
P58-b ARB loan condonation won’t hurt GDP—Estrella
Abalos: P5.6b earmarked for disaster-stricken LGUs
“This is financial assistance for our
He said this move is timely and apt given that there are provinces, cities, and municipalities that are still recov ering from Severe Tropical Storm “Flo rita” and the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon in July.
“We need rules now, so that the brouha
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THIRTY-one suspects will face criminal charges after they were arrested in Pasig City over an in vestment scam that preys on retired Australian and British nationals, the Philippine National Police (PNP) re ported over the weekend.
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LGUs so that they can cope with and recover from the damage caused by the calamities in their area. This is the government’s way to ensure that immediate assistance is extended to them,” Abalos said.
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grab this opportunity and support of fered under the LGSF-FA to augment their budget resources, ensure smooth implementation of their projects, and most importantly, recover from the de struction the disasters caused.
SPEAKER IN CAGAYAN. House Speaker Martin G. Romualdez (center) joins Cagayan 3rd District Rep. Joseph ‘Jojo Lasam’ Lara (2nd from left) in leading the inauguration of the new Cagayan State University Campus in Solana on Saturday. Also pictured are Dr. Tara Rose De Guzman-Lara (left), OIC Campus Head Haidee Mabborang (right), and CSU President Dr. Urdujah Alvarado (2nd right). Romualdez later answers questions from Favorite Music Radio (FMR) station Anchor Casilda Camacam (inset, center) during a live interview at the FMR station in Peñablanca, Cagayan. Ver Noveno
SOURCES outside the Philippines may be behind several personalized text scams or unsolicited text messages re ceived by local subscribers, the Depart ment of Information and Communica tions Technology (DICT) said Sunday.
During the deliberation of the House committee on appropriations for the DHSUD’s proposed budget for 2023 amounting to P4.029 bil lion, Martinez asked Housing chief Jose Rizalino “Jerry” I. Acuzar about the agency’s projected number of housing units to be constructed next year. Rio N. Araja
In a recent interview, Makati District Office Chief Marinette Abarico said this is the “worst slowdown” they have experienced with the LTMS to date.
IBA, Zambales—Governor Hermo genes Ebdane Jr. clarified over the weekend that the reported “lapses and deficiencies” in the use by the provin cial government of some P531 million for COVID-19 related programs and projects had already been resolved with the Commission on Audit (COA).
“Calamitiesprocess.anddisasters are reali ties that we are accustomed to. Hence, the government continues to find ways to assist disaster-stricken LGUs through the LGSF-FA. We recognize that our LGUs need our help kaya na man (that’s why) we urge them to take advantage of the financial assistance LGSF-FA has to offer,” Abalos said in a statement.TheDILG chief said LGUs greatly affected by weather disturbances and disasters that occurred this 2022 must
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The PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group arrested the suspects posing as call center agents in Barangay Kapitolyo after receiving numerous complaints from Australian nationals enticed to invest in a pension plan.
‘Use idle gov’t lots for social housing’
LONG queues, frustrated customers, and “offline” advisories posted on transaction windows are some of the common scenes at several Land Transporta tion Office (LTO) sites nationwide in the past weeks due to the slowing down of its foreign-made infor mation technology (IT) portal, the Land Transpor tation Management System (LTMS).
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A news report by ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol revealed the story of a motorist, Likha Cuevas, who went back and forth to the LTO main office in Quezon City for a week just to register her motor vehicle.
Some LTO clients shared their frustrations on social media. Visor, a mobility website, on its Fa cebook page, shared a photo of a netizen captioned “Wasting hours at LTO because they are offline.”
“This (condonation) is a big deal to the farmers since instead of paying their lots, they can use it (money) for additional capital investment to im prove their productivity and increase their income,” Estrella said.
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‘Clear, coherent rules’
He also emphasized that new re quests submitted beyond Sept. 30 will be automatically returned to the re questing LGU without any action as the department will endorse all eligi ble and compliant requests to the De partment of Budget and Management (DBM) immediately after the deadline.
DICT: Text scams may be coming from abroad
After closing the deal, the money is spread to different bank accounts until it reaches a controlled dummy bank account.
THE P58-billion proposed condona tion on the monthly amortizations of agrarian reform beneficiaries will not affect the country’s gross domestic product, according to the Department of Agrarian Reform.
Senator Imee Marcos earlier pitched legislative measures that would write off all loans of farmers secured under agrarian reform programs.
DICT Undersecretary Alexander Ra mos said they are now coordinating with their international counterparts to deter mine if they have recordings leading to the IP address of the destination servers involved in the text scams.
The LTMS falloff was first reported in the last days of August, which caused delays in LTO’s processing of driver’s license applications and motor vehicle registration in most of the regions, including the National Capital Region (NCR).
He added that the reported lapses were just observations by the COA that had since been resolved with the gov ernment auditing body in a March exit conference conducted “precisely to dis cuss the findings and recommendations to correct the issues.” Butch Gunio
Secretary Conrado Estrella III said 650,000 farmers stand to benefit from the amnesty program that shall write off their unpaid land amortizations and corresponding interests.
Marcos also announced that her brother, the President, will sign an executive order next week suspending payment upon the principal amount of loans to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and declaring a moratorium until June 30, 2023.
NTERIOR Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. on Sunday urged disaster-stricken local government units (LGUs) to access P5.58-billion under the Local Government Support FundFinancial Assistance (LGSF-FA) on or before Sept. 30 to fund their recovery
Office Chief Melencio Diaz, Jr.
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“The price of sugar here has always been three to five times the price of sugar in the world market. So, until we can sustain our own domestic demand, at the very least the rules for how much
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And the time is just right. Revising the Constitution is best done at the beginning of a new president’s term, especially one with a huge electoral mandate. To do it later would merely raise suspicions of wanting to stay in power beyond the terms of reference of his incipient election.
after the change of power raises questions of a political motive behind it,” he added.
Legal experts say the cases have exposed contradictions in the country’s constitution.
We thus propose a compromise: Congress passes, at the request of Pres. Marcos Jr., the election of a mere 51 or at most 68 delegates by regional representation, not by district or province.Wehave 17 administrative regions, including the Cordillera (CAR), Region 4-A, as distinguished form mainland Southern Tagalog, NCR and BARMM apart from the numerically assigned Regions 1 (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan) to 13 (Caraga).Instead of pro-rating the number of delegates according to population, let us give a chance for the smaller, poorer regions to have equal representation.Thus3or4elected delegates per region will constitute a smaller convention of either 51 or 68, which will be more effective and timebound and not be consumed in endless debates as a Congress of 320 members.
And indeed the immediately succeeding elections after the ratification of the charter gave the public a taste of electoral sovereignty, from the bicameral legislature in 1987, to local government units in 1988, to the first presidential election synchronized with all other elective posts in 1992.
“It would be a bigger problem if prosecutors chose to ignore the allegations and bury the cases fearing it would be called a ‘political investigation’,” Shin Yul, a professor at Myongji University, told AFP. ‘Realistic approach’
24/7 Connectivity to cloud based digital technologies is a daily necessity and has become a critical utility at the level of water andInelectricity.thelatestbusiness roundtable last week by think tank Stratbase ADR Institute, in partnership with CitizenWatch Philippines, expert shared insights from the leading global and national digital innovators on the challenges and solutions to “Promoting Broad-band Prosperity Through Digital Infrastructure” towards a vision of a digitally empowered people thriving in an inclusive digital powered ecosystem.
He highlighted the role of the private sector as a prime mover not only in innovation and the delivery of goods and services, but also in creating value in the lives of its stakeholders.
Trying the fishermen in South Korean courts would have been unprecedented, as it was unclear whether local courts had jurisdiction.
The political fight over the two cases highlights the risks of interpreting classified intelligence and the law in highly partisan ways, analysts say.
Supporters of Yoon, a former prosecutor who won a close election in March vowing to get tough on Pyongyang after years of failed diplomacy, say he is simply trying to solve the cases.
Details are sketchy—and mostly classified— but exactly how and why the official came to be floating in a life jacket above the sea border known as the Northern Limit Line in September 2020 has become a bitter political debate in the South. Was the 47-year-old official, Lee Dae-jun, a would-be defector fleeing gambling debts, as the government of then-president Moon Jae-in said citing intelligence it then sealed for 30 years?
The second similarly favors the dynasts and their economic captors, and will not result in meaningful change, besides the difficulty of getting the 24-man Senate elected by a national constituency to vote jointly with the district-elected House of Representatives, almost a third of which is composed of partylist members who will surely oppose their abolition or reformation.
Seeking to prosecute officials while not presenting “smoking gun” counter-evidence in either case looks suspicious, said Kim Jong-dae.
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Lee had no plans to move to Pyongyang.
reunification” with the North, recognizing the reality that there are two distinct countries on the peninsula.“Seoul has to take a realistic approach when dealing with the North,” said Kim Jong-dae of the Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies.
Dramatic video showing the pair being dragged seemingly unwillingly through the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone and returned to the North was released by Yoon’s conservative government.
But “the timing of the probe that came right
Poverty levels have increased even by the most liberal definitions which official data give out as thresholds of poverty.
THE development of the country’s digital infrastructure will determine the velocity of economic recovery and is a major factor in our competitiveness in the technology driven global ecosystem.
That is not surrender on their part, by any means, but a recognition that dialogue requires two sides talking.
One clause of South Korea’s constitution describes the country’s territory as “the Korean peninsula.”Yoonhas suggested that clause meant the men should have been considered South Korean citizens and tried at home.
Healthcare and education, the most important vehicles towards social upliftment, have been deteriorating at alarming rates.
Yoon’s administration has accused Moon’s government of sending the fishermen “straight to death row” by repatriating them to the North.
But critics say the president has prioritized “revenge politics” over dealing with more pressing policy issues such as spiraling inflation and a plunging currency.
The strong message from the technology thought leaders of this round table discussion is clear.Ourpotential to excel in a global digital economy will need a synergized investment strategy of government and the private sector to build up a future proof and robust nationwide digital infrastructure that if prioritized and when realized, will enable our people to prosper in a global digital society.
Based on this declaration, the two sides signed a Joint Agreement on Security and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) that protected the NDF negotiators and their consultants from arrest and allowed them to move freely for the duration of theUndertalks. this framework agreement, the two sides also agreed to discuss social and economic reforms, political and constitutional reforms, and ending hostilities and disposition of
Those who oppose the election of delegates to a convention point to the expense of another political exercise so soon after the recently concluded elections which would entail much expense at a time of economic difficulties.
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WHEN North Korean soldiers found a South Korean fisheries official in their territorial waters, they shot him dead and burned the body—an incident so shocking it later prompted Kim Jong Un to apologize.
On the social front, there has been little uplifting of the people’s plight.
Worse, many so-called parties have become instruments for economic protection and enhancement of economic oligarchies who finance and maintain a stable of toadies in Congress and the LGUs.
About the only single argument that elicited the rushed public approval was that the new charter would hasten the transition to a democratic order.
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“It’s one thing to raise questions and demand answers about how the former government handled the two cases. But investigating exofficials is a totally different thing that inevitably raises suspicions of political motives.” AFP
So I fully support Sen. Padilla’s call, and it certainly is about time that we take a look at, nay, thoroughly review, the charter which was forged under the unusual circumstances of the immediate post-Marcos years.
government that must bend over backwards and go back to the negotiating table. The CPP-NPA-NDF must do so as well
But the next clause pledges to work for “peaceful
Restrictive economic provisions, although liberalized by recent legislation, hardly attracts much needed foreign direct investments, which impacts on job generation and the lack of technological innovation.
“Let us continue to drive digital intensity. We’re starting to see this all around us. This means Internet for all, finance for all, healthcare for all, and access and affordability for everything and for everyone,” Maquera said.
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As this will be a series of articles on personal opinions and proposals regarding constitutional revision, I will begin with the method by which we ought to revise.
The last is tedious and difficult to operationalize, and favors the entrenched political players.
Digital Solutions and ePLDT Chief Commercial Officer, John R. Gonzales emphasized the need for world-class digital infrastructure to keep pace with global standards and how the company has invested in 17 international submarine and terrestrial cable networks that will triple capacity to supply the rapid growth for digital services.
Our multiparty system within a unitary presidential form of government has created mock political parties which have become mere flags of convenience for ambitionspersonal
The present charter gives us three modalities: a Constitutional Convention composed of delegates elected by the people; the two houses of Congress as a constituent assembly for the purpose of amending or revising the charter; or a rather nebulously defined people’s initiative.
Stratbase ADRi president Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit emphasized the development of a nationwide digital infrastructure as the prerequisite for growth and access to emerging digital technologies and innovations to strengthen industries that will provide well-paying jobs and create livelihood opportunities.
Seoul’s new administration has also reopened inquiries into a second explosive case, in which two North Korean fishermen who confessed to killing 16 crew mates at sea were deported in 2019.
But succeeding years of democratic governance since 1987 or 35 years ago, have shown many flaws in the charter that now call for revision, or re-writing, and piece-meal amendments will not do.
There are so many other reasons why we need to revise the 1987 Constitution, but space allows me to shorten my arguments through the preceding paragraphs.
The 1987 Constitution gave us formal institutions of democratic order, but its implementation and the many laws based on its provisions and restrictions have not given the ordinary Filipino the real substance of democracy, which is people empowerment.
change in the lives of the majority of our people who continue to wallow in poverty and misery?” theyTheasked.religious group also pointed out that the all-out war policy of his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, “failed to resolve the decades-old armed conflict despite the investment of huge resources and personnel better spent on poverty alleviation and sustainable development.” They have a compelling argument there.
“The administration is charging ahead with punitive governance with prosecutors on the forefront,” he said.
in old-school red-baiting in a bid to salvage his popularity with disgruntled voters.
But it’s not just the government that must bend over backwards and go back to the negotiating table.The CPP-NPA-NDF must do so as well.
to political negotiations.
Or is that version of events actually a highlevel smear campaign and cover-up, as the new government of Yoon Suk-yeol has claimed in raiding an ex-spy master’s house and launching legal action over the former administration’s handling of the case?
Critics argue the hawkish Yoon, who is struggling with record-low approval ratings just months after becoming president, is engaging
And in the euphoria of the early Cory years, little public debate over the 1987 draft submitted by the appointed commissioners preceded public ratification.
The economy has become a monopoly of the few, through regulatory capture of the most important industries and services.
Church leaders asking him to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front?ThePhilippine
This multiplicity of parties has in turn resulted in massive turncoatism or coalitions of convenience, depending on who gets elected as president of the land.
He spoke about a “purpose-driven innovation” as key to unlocking and exploiting the true value of connectivity while highlighting the importance of online safety, cyber security, and data privacy amidst the prevailing risks of the internet.
“This long-running conflict only mirrors how deeply embedded its roots are in social injustice. Can there be peace without justice and meaningful
There’s the Hague Joint Declaration, a framework agreement signed on September 1, 1992, in The Netherlands containing a four-point agenda to resolve the armed conflict.
THE Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, chaired by Sen. Robin Padilla, has started hearings on the issue of amending or revising the 1987 Constitution.Theneophyte senator, who topped the recent senatorial elections, stated in the initial committee meeting that “we Filipinos must respond to the call to improve and enhance our Constitution if needed,” while giving assurance that he would “keep an open mind for views, opinions and suggestions to enhance ourThisConstitution.”writerhas long been advocating the revision of our Constitution, whether in this space or in other newspapers, and in interviews over broadcast media.
“We are committed to working together for the common advocacy of achieving a just and enduring peace in our country,” the group stressed.
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The intelligence services claim that their former chief, Park Jie-won, destroyed evidence showing
It’s a pity that the peace talks have been cancelled despite progress earlier made.
“For conservatives, these two cases are an example of liberals taking a subservient approach to the North,” lawyer and columnist Yoo Junghoon told AFP.
Thus, the 48 commissioners appointed by President Cory Aquino drafted a charter where many provisions were reactive to the preceding 1973 Constitution which further amended legalized President Marcos’ dictatorial powers.
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Thus, the Constitutional Convention can begin the process of public consultations, debates, and drafting of a new charter by the first quarter of 2023 and submit the same for ratification before or during the 2025 mid-term elections. (To be continued)
Theforces.two sides managed to get a draft of social and economic reforms up for discussion, but the talks got nowhere as hostilities between the military and the rebels intensified in the countryside, rendering the peace talks a colossal waste of time.
The political fight over the two cases highlights the risks of interpreting classified intelligence and the law in highly partisan ways...
The introduction of the party-list system, ostensibly intended to give marginalized sectors of society an opportunity to be part of policy-making, has degenerated into a negation of Whatpurpose.we now have is a plethora of ridiculously-named parties with little or no defined advocacy, and captured by the political dynasts or the economic elite.
First, by agreeing to a temporary ceasefire that would show good faith and sincerity in returning
“Every administration, including that of your father, intensified its respective counterinsurgency program aimed at defeating the communist rebellion. Despite the massive campaigns implemented by these administrations to end this armed conflict, it has continued to rage, particularly in the countryside, causing internal displacement in the most vulnerable communities,” the group said in a recent statement.
He featured PLDT’s “Internet of Possibilities” platform that will deliver solutions that transform business processes with more digitally enabled capabilities and expressed the company’s readiness to support e-governance services, cybersecurity capabilities, and the government’s agriculture agenda with smart farmingAboitizsolutions.InfraCapital President and CEO Ms. Cosette V. Canilao stressed on the need to nurture our digital ecosystem by ramping up the country’s passive digital infrastructure, strengthening digital governance, and enabling the local digital economy.Among her recommendations is to create a conducive environment for online gig workers, emerging technologies, and various players like start-up firms and other small and medium enterprises to be enabled to thrive and compete in a digital economy. Recognizing readiness gaps, she advocates a coordinated approach with the public and private sectors, academe, NGOs,
Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), a network of church leaders from various religious federations, wants the new president to reconstitute the GRP Peace Panel and pursue peace negotiations with the NDF, the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), to end the longest running armed insurgency in Asia.
and the wider cyber community.
But will the government and the rebels even consider going back to the negotiating table at this point, despite the entreaties of the religious sector?
institutionalized by the use of power and influence, and even a well-intentioned but poorly implemented agrarian reform has been corrupted by land conversion and the lack of a cogent land use plan.
Microsoft Philippines CEO Peter Maquera believes that digital skilling can bend the curve for faster growth and greater prosperity like Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. He said, “Empowering every person is ensuring that everyone has the skills, the knowledge, and the opportunity to succeed in the digital economy. We call this inclusive prosperity.”Microsoft’s partnership with the Department of Education has trained 27 million Filipino students and one million teachers. Its free courseware has enabled 50,000 institutions.
We can hold the election of delegates this year in lieu of what Congress shall likely postpone --- the barangay and SK elections.
Park told AFP the charges were “political revenge on the former administration”, dismissing the allegations as unfounded.
Moon’s government at the time said the brutal nature of the killings meant the men were not entitled to the usual protections afforded to North Korean defectors and could not be considered refugees.
Meta (Facebook) Head of Connectivity and Access Policy, Dr. S. Ismail Shah said that there has been a 71 percent increase in the use of social media platforms since COVID-19, and 95 percent of these users using Facebook reported to have built a business and attracted new customers significantly contributing to the digital economy. However, he points out that the biggest challenges that were reported is internet access and data availability.
Globe Telecom’s Manager and Head of Network Technology Innovations, Engr. Derick Dimla, said that for the Ayala group, enabling a tech-driven development in the digital age goes beyond providing connectivity.“Itisactually engaging partnership, building and development ecosystems, and purpose-driven inclusive innovation.”
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On the political front, we are now ruled by a legion of entrenched dynasties from north to south. Our multiparty system within a unitary presidential form of government has created mock political parties which have become mere flags of convenience for personal ambitions.
Murder at sea: North Korea killings roil politics in South
A big investment of Meta is the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) submarine cable passing through Luzon which will provide international connection and boost capacity of the National Broadband Program.“Now, there is an opportunity for the Philippines. It is located very strategically, especially from the subsea cable point-ofview. There is an urgent need to act quickly to capitalize on this opportunity and enhance the bandwidth and the determination of cables in the Philippines,” Dr Shah said.
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The poor have become poorer, and the future of their succeeding generations dimmed.
The rent economy has become
Church clamor for peace talks Opinion
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PILGRIMAGE.
TYPHOON Muifa approached Japan’s south ern islands on Sunday, prompting officials to issue a warning for locals to seek shelter from the “violent waves and winds” before it made landfall.According to Japan Meteorological Agen cy, Muifa is expected to maintain its strength and hit Ishigaki island, near Taiwan, on Mon day before heading north toward Shanghai and its surrounding areas.
The quake was felt as far as the capital Port Moresby about 300 miles (480 kilometers) away.The US Geological Survey initially issued a tsunami warning for nearby coastal areas, but subsequently said the threat had passed.
Security escort vehicles and a mauve Bentley carrying the queen’s only daughter Princess Anne made up the cortege passing through a series of towns before reaching Edinburgh, where it will rest for two days so peo ple can pay tribute.
House residence and colorful flowers growing in the garden at his beloved Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, western England.
BRITAIN’S newspapers on Sunday hoped for royal reconciliation as their front pages were dedicated to the surprise reunion of estranged princes Wil liam and Harry, along with their wives Kate and Meghan.Pictures of the quartet putting aside their differences to look at floral tributes to Queen Elizabeth II outside her former Windsor Castle residence were splashed across the covers of many of the nation’s Sunday papers.
Jail terms ranging from four years to life were handed out for those con
Appeal to start in French court over deadly Charlie Hebdo attack
“There has been widespread damage,” she told AFP, adding that a landslide had buried homes and “split” one village where people had “lost their houses.”
Small aviation companies and missionary groups were involved in airlifting some of the injured across the rugged jungle landscape.
In the eastern highland town of Goroka, residents captured images of window awnings falling off the cracked walls of a local university.Itwas “very strong,” said Hivi Apokore, a worker at the Jais Aben Resort near the coastal town of “EverythingMadang.was like sitting on a sea – just floating.”
an odyssey of mourning in the United Kingdom, culminating in her state fu neral in London on September 19.
3) For the reimbursement from the estate of the late Rogelio B. Belleza, Jr., in favor of Petitioner of the filing fees incurred for the filing of this Petition, attorney’s fees and cost of suit from the corpus of the co-owned properties in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 300,000.00).
Britain’s longest-serving monarch will then lie in state for four days which is expected to draw at least a million people, ahead of a funeral set to be watched worldwide and attended by numerous heads of state.
‘Very strong’ approachestyphoonJapan
Only two, those given the heaviest sentences, have appealed.
There are limited communications in the area, few government resources and very few paved roads, making assessment and rescue ef forts difficult.
“It’s very difficult, the terrain, the weather. It’s challenging,” said Nellie Pumai of Mano los Aviation, which had transported one person out and was trying to return.
They said he was “wrongly attributed a role he never played” in the attacks. AFP
“It is quite possible that emotions will be running so high that the brothers could become friends again,” she added.The Mail’s Sarah Vine said that the reunion “will have gladdened the hearts of millions.”
victed of helping the gunmen, who at tacked the magazine’s office and cus tomers at a Jewish supermarket.
Polat’s lawyers have argued that the appeal is a last chance to “correct the mistakes of a judicial system over whelmed by the scale of these attacks.”
“It is time now for forgiveness, to put all those things to one side and find a way forward together,” she wrote.
The government of Okinawa – a prefecture comprising Japan’s more than 150 southern islands – requested for the elderly on Ishigaki and other area islands to seek shelter before the typhoon reaches the region.
When Britain hosted the COP26 climate summit in Scotland last year, he gave the opening speech, urging world leaders seated in front of him to redouble their ef forts to confront global warming and warning: “Time has quite liter ally run out.” AFP
“In death, the Queen appeared to do the impossible by bringing brothers William and Harry back together,” said Sun columnist and royal expert Ingrid Seward.
Ali Riza Polat, 37, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after it was ruled he had helped the Kouachi brothers and Amedy Coulibaly se cureCoulibalyweapons.was responsible for the murder of a French policewoman and a hostage-taking at a Hyper Cacher market in which four Jewish men were killed in the same month as the January Charlie Hebdo attack.
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The first trial was held in 2020 with 14 defendants—some tried in their ab sence—accused of helping the gunmen prepare and organize the attacks in the French capital.
BRITAIN’S new King Charles III is a committed environmentalist with a long history of campaign ing for better conservation, organ ic farming and tackling climate change, which is likely to sit well with more eco-conscious younger Britons.Interspersed between photos of official meetings and other royal duties, his Instagram account as Prince of Wales typically featured pictures showing him furthering environmental causes in Britain andTheybeyond.included planting trees, showing off organic fruit and vegetables from his Clarence
“When they emerged from the same vehicle for a walkabout in Windsor, accompanied by their wives, a nation held its breath.
While there was optimism among some papers, the Sunday Times said that “although the brothers put on a show of unity at Windsor, it is understood that the camps required extended negotiations behind the scenes be forehand, delaying their arrival for the walkabout by 45 minutes.” AFP
Accordingly, this Court would be utilizing the electronic mail (e-mail) provided by the counsel in their pleading. The petitioner as well as all persons interested in the instant Petition are hereby directed to furnish this Court their respective electronic mails (e-mail) to rtc1qzn100@judiciary.gov.ph or call Tel. No. 86391731. Counsels and parties are advised to download the Microsoft Teams application for this purpose. They are to wait for the invitation of/notice from this Court, together with the link (access code) which they can access to join the videoconferencing.
A hush fell over the gathered crowd as the cortege carrying the queen’s casket exited the gates of Balmoral Castle for Edinburgh at the start of
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Quezon City sitting at Room 601, 6th floor, Hall of Justice Annex, Quezon City Hall Compound, Quezon City 0860, his verified ANSWER to the above-captioned Petition for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage filed by petitioner MICHELLE SANTOS ARIGA praying that her marriage with respondent KUNIO FUJITA be declared NULL and VOID due to bigamous marriage under Article 35(4) of the Family Code of the Philippines. Respondent KUNIO FUJITA must file his verified ANSWER within sixty (60) days from the last publication of this Summons in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines, serving at the same time a copy thereof upon the petitioner MICHELLE SANTOS ARIGA or her legal counsel, Atty. Suzy Claire R. Selleza with address at 503 Boni Ave. cor San Rafael St., Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila 1550.
Manila Standard TODAY (MS-SEPT. 9 &12, 2022) Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT National Capital Judicial Region BRANCH 107, QUEZON CITY Email Address:rtc1qzn107@judiciary.gov.ph Tel. No. (02) 8553-6283/0966-7814256 MICHELLE SANTOS ARIGA, Petitioner, -versus- CASE NO. R-QZN-21-10933-CV For: Nullity of Marriage under Art. 35(4) KUNIO FUJITA, x-------------------------------------------------xRespondent. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: KUNIO FUJITA 206-41 SANRIZU-KA, NARITA-SHI, CHIBA, KEN, GREETINGS:JAPANPursuantto the Order of this Court dated June 27, 2022 granting petitioner’s Motion to effect service of Summons by Publication, the undersigned hereby issues this Summons by Publication in accordance with Section 17, Rule 14 of the Rules of Court as amended, and Section 6 of A.M. No. 02-11-10-SC. NOW, THEREFORE, respondent KUNIO FUJITA with address at 206-41 SANRIZU-KA, NARITA-SHI, CHIBA, KEN, JAPAN is hereby summoned and required to file with the Regional Trial Court Branch 107
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT National Capital Judicial Region Branch 100, Quezon City rtc1qzn100@judiciary.gov.phTel.No.8639-1731
Let a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation chosen by raffle and a copy of this Order be posted at the bulletin board of this Court and the bulletin board of the Clerk of Court and Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City.
Despite the truce, relations still appeared to be frosty, with the Times headline reading “Warring Windsors’ awkward truce to honor the Queen.”
FEMINDA B. BELLEZA, x---------------------------------------------------xPetitioner.
While the speed of the typhoon could slow down, “the area may remain under its effects for a long time,” it added.
Queen Elizabeth II begins solemn final journey home
HONORABLE JOSE L. BAUTISTA, JR., Presiding Judge of this Court, this 7th day of July 2022 in Quezon City, Philippines.
“I would like to ask everyone to be vigilant against violent winds, heavy rains... and take action to protect lives as a top priority,” Okina wa governor Denny Tamaki said Sunday. AFP
“Reunited for granny,” read the Mirror’s headline, while the Telegraph ran with “Reunited in sorrow” and the Sun with “All 4 One.”
Order
(Sgd.) ATTY. ETHELENE G. VELASCO-GOTOHIO Branch Clerk of Court V (MStandard - Sep. 5 & 12, 2022)
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In case the respondent fails to file his verified Answer within the reglementary period, this Court shall direct the Public Prosecutor to investigate whether collusion exists between the parties. If the Court is convinced that there is no collusion, the petitioner shall be allowed to present her evidence in support of the petition. However, if the Public Prosecutor finds that collusion exists, the Court shall set the report for hearing and if convinced that the parties are in collusion, the Court shall dismiss the petition.
As of Sunday afternoon, the typhoon was located 180 kilometers (110 miles) south of Ishigaki, packing gusts up to 216 kilometers per hour as it moves northwest, the agency said.“Very strong Typhoon Muifa is expected to draw very close to (to the region surrounding Ishigaki) on Monday. Violent waves and wind are expected in the region through Tuesday,” the agency said.
In nearby Wau, Koranga Alluvial Mining said three miners had been buried alive.
after her warring grandsons William and Harry, and their wives Kate and Meghan, briefly reunited for a walk about.The king himself will travel to Edin burgh on Monday for a prayer service, before the body of the queen, who died at Balmoral on Thursday aged 96, is flown to London on Tuesday.
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Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that the Petition is set for initial hearing on 06 October 2022 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, to be conducted via videoconferencing hearing, at which date and time, all persons interested may appear and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted.
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But fearful locals near the sea nevertheless fled for higher ground – reporting that the wa ter level had suddenly dropped.
A verified Petition has been filed by petitioner, in which she prayed that, after due notice and hearing, an Order be issued:
“It’s the end of an era, it’s quite a big moment for the country and the world,” said Nia Gray-Wannell, a sci entist, who brought her two children to Balmoral to pay their respects. AFP
A 7.6-MAGNITUDE earthquake shook Pap ua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several more severely injured. Residents in northern towns near the epicenter reported intense shaking mid-morning that cracked roads and sheared cladding off buildings.Local member of parliament Kessy Sawa ng said at least two people had died in remote mountain villages, with four others airlifted to hospital in critical condition.
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Elizabeth II’s coffin on Sunday left the Scottish retreat where she died as the late monarch embarked on her final journey with thousands of her mourning subjects expected to line the route.
“Will it last? We must pray it does,” she added, calling on Harry to drop plans to publish his autobiography.
The first glimpse of her coffin for a grieving nation came a day after her son Charles III was formally proclaimed king, and
Respondent is reminded to observe restraint in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the verified Answer, in conformity with IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12,
The nation’s leader James Marape said the quake was “massive” and told people to be cautious but said he expected the damage to be less than that from a 2018 quake which killed at least 126 people. AFP
Reunited: Media hail William and Harry truce
IN Re: SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE DR. ROGELIO B. BELLEZA, JR., R-QZN-22-07829-SP
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in their respective place of residence, and further served to the Register of Deeds for Quezon City, the Register of Deeds for Taguig City, the Register of Deeds for Sta. Rosa City, Laguna; the Register of Deeds for Zambales, by registered mail or through private courier, at the option of petitioner, and all at the expense of the petitioner. SO ORDERED. 02 August 2022 at Quezon City, Metro Manila. (Sgd.) EDITHA G. MINA-AGUBA Presiding Judge Copy furnished: ZOMSLAW OFFICES Counsel for the aimacapundag@zomslaw.comPetitioner FEMINDAzomslawoffice@gmail.comB.BELLEZA Petitioner 50 Don Gregorio St., Don Antonio Heights Subdivision, Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City DR. ROGELIO B. BELLEZA, SR., 50 Don Gregorio St., Don Antonio Heights Subdivision, Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City CONNIE RAMOS BELLEZA 25 Holy Spirit Drive, Don Antonio Heights Subdivision, Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City REGISTER OF DEEDS QUEZON CITY REGISTER OF DEEDS TAGUIG CITY REGISTER OF DEEDS STA. ROSA CITY, LAGUNA REGISTER OF DEEDS ZAMBALES(MStandard - Sept. 12, 19 & 26, 2022)
AT HER MAJESTY’S SERVICE. A corgi dog sits outside Buckingham Palace in London on September 11, 2022, three days after her Majesty’s death. King Charles III pledged to follow his mother’s example of ‘lifelong service’ in his inaugural address to Britain and the Commonwealth on Friday, after ascending to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. AFP
AN APPEAL trial is set to begin Mon day as two men ruled to have helped Islamist gunmen prepare a deadly 2015 attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo seek to overturn their convic tions.Twelve people were killed at the magazine’s Paris office by brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, who said they were acting on behalf of Al-Qae da to avenge Charlie Hebdo’s decision to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mo hammed.Thekillings signaled the start of a deadly wave of Islamist attacks around Europe.
1) For the issuance of a Letter of Administration in favor of Dr. Angela Catalina B. Ylagan, and/or Dr. Robert B. Belleza;
Six groundskeepers had loaded the oak coffin – draped with a Scottish Royal Standard and a floral wreath –into the black hearse that was to wind its way slowly on a six-hour journey to Scotland’s capital.
One photo even captured Charles – who has now passed the prince of Wales title to his son and heir William – on a visit to threatened mangrove swamps in St Vincent and Grenadines in the Caribbean.
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Iraqi and Iranian Shiite Muslim pilgrims walk in the central Iraqi city of Najaf toward Karbala, to take part in the Arbaeen religious festival on September 11, 2022. Each year, pilgrims converge in large numbers to the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala ahead of Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day after Ashura, commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Hussein. AFP
The author is a recent MBA graduate from the Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business, DLSU. She can be reached at sarah_montalban@dlsu.edu.ph.Theviewsexpressedabove are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official position of DLSU, its faculty, and its administrators.
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understand that charity helps, but in many cases, these people are able and capable of doing good beyond their disability – all they need is opportunity. What struck me also is the realization that most disadvantaged people are in poverty because they have limited options for employment. The founder and president of Virtualahan experienced discrimination first-hand when an employer found out about his health condition – this caused him not to get the position. On the other hand, I learned about how Virtualahan has changed many students’ lives.
“Quality assets are underscored where to reduce the impact of ‘motion sick ness’, while the market attempts to base-
But the merge process will be risky.
In its peak years, the January event was known for free-flowing cham pagne and fancy nibbles as CEOs from Detroit’s “Big 3” and international gi ants like Toyota and Mercedes-Benz unveiled sparkling new four-wheel of ferings.
build,” it said. The benchmark Philippine Stock Ex change index dropped 1.3 percent last week to close at 6,606 points, while the broader all-share index slipped 1.2 per cent to 3,506.47.
Critics have questioned whether such an upgrade will pass off without incident, given the sector’s history of instability.
“You have to take some risk.”
percent to P1.80; DMCI Holdings Inc., 7.9 percent to P10.50; and Bloomberry Resorts Corp., 6.3 percent to P7.40.
PARIS, France—An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software upgrades the crypto sector has ever seen this week to reduce its environmentally unfriendly energy consumption.
Enthusiasts hope a greener ethereum will spur wider adoption, particularly as a way of enabling banks to automate transactions and other processes.
Blockchain company Consensys called it a “monumental technological milestone” and the biggest update to ethereum since it was launched in 2015.
Ethereum blockchain set for ‘monumental’ overhaul
The event, reconceptualized as a partly outdoor gathering, will spotlight the growing class of electric vehicles that are beginning to hit showrooms, in what is still the early days of a lengthy transition.
APARTMENT BLOCKS. Pedestrians cross a road past apartment blocks in Hong Kong’s To Kwa Wan area on Sept. 11, 2022. AFP
Developers have spent years working on a more energy-efficient version of the ethereum blockchain, a digital ledger that underpins a multibillion dollar ecosystem of cryptocurrencies, digital tokens, games and apps.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ Monetary Board so far raised key policy rates by a cumulative 175 basis points this year that brought the overnight bor rowing rate to 3.75 percent from an alltime low of 2 percent last year.
Architects of the event, officially called the North American Internation al Auto Show, are not trying to repli cate the panache of the show’s earlier incarnation in light of profound chang es since the last show in 2019.
They can try to hijack the process or create a “fork”, basically a smaller blockchain that would continue with the old mechanism.
NEW YORK, United States—The De troit Auto Show, long a dead of winter mainstay that drew car industry brass and international media to America’s “Motor City” ahead of a big public expo, will convene next week for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The new system will get rid of those miners and their computer stacks overnight.
In another highlight, President Joe Biden plans to attend the show’s media day on Wednesday to highlight policies to boost EV adoption.
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SHARE prices are expected to move sideways with a downward bias this week amid lingering concerns on rising inflation and interest rates and the peso depreciation against the US dollar.Analysts said investors were anticipating more interest rate hikes over the near term to curb the rising inflation.
Virtualahan has an impact formula, and they are targeting 100 organizations with each to produce 100 graduates. Virtualahan is reaching out to both the public and private sectors to partner with them to employ graduates of their institution. What can we do to help? As a future leader, I will be conscious of the employment process, ensuring that discrimination is not present in the process. Virtualahan gives me hope that disadvantaged people can turn their lives around. And replicated in other institutions would contribute a lot to steps in nationbuilding.Virtualahan’s story is also published on Aim2Flourish’s website. Aim2Flourish is a program for business students to experience
Many investors had viewed US stocks as oversold, in the wake of recent de clines, with the Federal Reserve policies favoring aggressive policy tightening no longer generating fear. With AFP
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Virtualahan aims to reach underprivileged people, equip them with digital skills and be online professionals. Virtualahan aims to address five Sustainable Development Goals for the students that enroll in their institution. These SDGs are No Poverty, Good Health & Wellbeing, Quality Education, Decent Work & Economic Growth and Reduced Inequalities.Ihadtheprivilege to interview one of the staff in Virtualahan. During the interview, I realized how rampant discrimination is in the country. And personally, my interaction with Virtualahan brought about a different perspective on how I perceive discrimination. I believe that discrimination only happens because of gender, age, race, sex and religion. After the interview, I realized that other communities are affected by discrimination – people with genetic/ chronic diseases, people with disabilities and socially excluded communities (former sex workers, former prisoners, former addicts andMymore).awareness of the situation grew, and I find the thought that disadvantaged people are not charity cases enlightening. I
Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone.
All sectoral indices posted week-onweek losses. Property dropped 1.68 percent; holding firms, 1.44 percent; industrial, 0.98 percent; services, 0.89 percent; financial, 0.34 percent; and mining and oil, 0.19 percent.
willingness to develop ethereum-based services,” the bank said.
At the moment, so-called crypto miners use energy-guzzling rigs of
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The upgrade also faces a possible rebellion from crypto mining companies whose business will be severely damaged.
Several exchanges and crypto companies said they would halt transactions during the merge process.
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Wall Street stocks ended higher Friday, extending a positive run for equities after earlier stumbles as in vestors come to terms with the inevita bility of more central bank interest rate hikes.
computers to solve puzzles that reward them with new coins—a system known as “proof of work”.
Ethereum went offline in May for three hours when a new NFT project sparked a surge in buyers that overwhelmed the network.
Foreign investors were net buyers by P1.16 billion last week, as the average daily turnover improved to P6.1 billion from the previous week’s average of P4.65 billion.
With no Detroit show since 2019, event organizers tout a chance for me dia and the public to check out vehicles that they may have only seen virtually until now.
“You can’t keep doing what you did,” Rod Alberts, executive director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association.
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Experts say the changeover, expected to take place between Tuesday and Thursday, would slash energy consumption by more than 99 percent.
And even if the “merge” is successful, ethereum will still face major hurdles before it can be more widely adopted.Forexample, it is expensive to use and the update will not reduce fees. AFP
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This file photo shows a physical imitation of a Ethereum cryptocurrency in Dortmund, western Germany. An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software upgrades the crypto sector has ever seen later this week. AFP
Instead, “validators” will have to put up 32 ether (worth $55,000)—ethereum’s cryptocurrency—to participate in the new “proof of stake” system where they earn rewards for their work.
“The market may remain rangebound as drivers to value, both off- and on-shore, are seen to fluctuate over the remainder of the third quarter,” online brokerage firm 2TradeAsia.com said.
Unlike with the winter show, at tendees from the public will have the chance to ride in autos down town. A “show above the show” will demonstrate emerging air mobility products. AFP
But longtime Detroit show attendees are expecting a fanfare-light affair.
But so far the technology has been used largely to create speculative financial products.
Top gainers last week were Apex Mining Co. Inc., which climbed 11.1
The ING bank said in a recent note that the switchover might help ethereum gain acceptability among policymakers and“Thisregulators.inturn may provide a boost to traditional financial institutions’
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The switchover, dubbed “the merge”, will change the way transactions are logged.
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Heavy losers included ACEN Corp., which fell 7.8 percent to P7.04; JG Summit Holdings Inc., 7.5 percent to P50.10; and Megaworld Corp., 4.8 per cent to Meanwhile,P2.36.
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Investors were also wary about another possible rate adjustment because of
Ethereum—the second most important blockchain after bitcoin—burns through more power each year than New Zealand.
I CAME across a company called Virtualahan—a pioneer virtual school for disadvantaged people in the Philippines.
The government last week reported that inflation rate eased to 6.3 percent in August after five consecutive months of acceleration.
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Congress and Senate cannot do it alone. We need the technical experts to write it, and we also need international law yers to participate,” he said.
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He said the president acknowledges the need for laws and regulation on nuclear power. “We don’t have a regula tor for nuclear, and it has to be indepen dent,” Gatchalian said.
SMART Communications Inc. said over the weekend it is supporting the mandatory reg istration of SIM cards to further protect the consumers.“Consumer online protection has always been one of Smart’s advocacies. Safeguard ing our customers against fraud is part of our commitment to ensure leveled-up customer experience,” said PLDT Inc. and Smart presi dent and chief executive Alfredo Panlilio said.
GAMING company Bloomberry Resorts Corp. is set to reopen its Jeju casino property in South Korea next month, after more than two years of non-operation amid the pandemic.
The cable landing station in Baler, to be completed by 2024, will supplement PLDT’s international gateway in the
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More than 60 percent of transactions re corded were from 4Ps Pantawid CCT ben eficiaries receiving social grants from the government. RCBC also facilitated the digital disbursements of over P20 billion in social grants to more than five million household beneficiaries benefitting about 30 million in dividuals.“Grassroots-based sachet banking has al ways been at the core of RCBC’s inclusive innovations. We are on track in doubling the number of our partner merchants and termi nals deployed in the next couple of months as our commitment towards empowering mSMEs as merchants as well as enabling underbanked Filipinos with easy and secure access to financial services anywhere in the country,” said RCBC executive vice president and chief innovation and inclusion officer Lito Villanueva. Julito G. Rada
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Jeju Sun will also feature newly-renovated hotel rooms, an international buffet, a Korean restaurant, a Chinese restaurant, a new ballroom, conference rooms and a fitness club that features a gym, sauna and BloomberryJacuzzi.
The company announced in 2016 its plan to sell its stake in the casino property. The sale did not push through after a buyer backed out.Jeju Sun, at the start of the pandemic in South Korea, began a phased suspension of operations on March 6, 2020, with full suspension achieved on March 21, 2020. The company reported zero gaming and non-gaming revenues since then.
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He said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wanted to be careful about nuclear power and follow the 19 nuclear infra structure under the IAEA Milestones Approach—a comprehensive phased method to assist countries in consider ing or planning their first nuclear power plant.
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Gatchalian said reviving the moth balled 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant might no longer be fea sible. “It’s already over 40 years old, and there are now a lot of new tech nologies. In my opinion, let’s use the newer and safer modular technology,” he said.
“He wants to number one, follow IAEA guidelines...Number two, he wants to use the latest technology, which is modular,” Gatchalian said.
RCBC said more than 1,400 ATM Go terminals were deployed through the bank’s more than 1,000 partner merchants across the country. This makes RCBC as having the most extensive reach using handheld devices servicing geographically-isolated and disad vantaged areas.
“We’re being cognizant of the risks because there might be supply risks, supply chain risks because of the [Ukraine-Russia] war. So there might be delays and even the upcoming reces sion in China because of their economic situation,” said Soberano.
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RIZAL Commercial Banking Corp. said ATM Go, the country’s first community-based and bank-agnostic mobile handheld financial ser vices devices, is now available in 81 prov inces nationwide.
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northern and eastern borders, while the ADC cable, to be completed by end-2023, would strengthen the country’s data links in “ApartAsia. from the DC and the interna tional connectivity, PLDT is also leading the charge on 5G rollouts and domestic fiber rollouts on top of all the other plat forms to significantly increase the coun try’s takeup of digitalization. We are not focusing on just one or two pillars, we are building out the entire ecosystem to work as a whole,” Aliwalas said.
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SN ABOITIZ Power Corp. plans to put up more battery energy storage systems across the company’s hydropower facilities, an executive said over the weekend.“We’re looking at putting batteries also in Ambuklao...We’re looking at putting batteries in our existing facili ties,” SNAP vice president and chief business development officer Jason So berano said at the sidelines of The Fu ture Energy Show Philippines forum.
“Construction is ongoing. So Magat is ongoing, with 24-MW, 32 megawatthours capacity, which we expect to be done by the first quarter of next year,” heThesaid. company is also working on
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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on the sidelines of The Future Energy Show Philippines forum that the legis lative process on nuclear development would take about two years.
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The company also reported in May its plan to invest in two integrated resort and casino properties owned by businessman Dennis Uy.
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Jeju Sun is owned by G&L Co. Ltd., which in turn is majority-owned by Solaire Korea. Bloomberry owns SolaireBloomberryKorea. is also aggressively expanding in the domestic market with the planned opening of second hotel and casino in Quezon City.
“Gen Z and millennials are a bigger buying force right now among consum ers. We have to listen to them. Based on several studies, these generations look for brands that are about sustainability, so think about sustainable packaging and sustainable and green deliveries,” heThesaid.study found that more consumers wanted to buy from green retailers and have items shipped by green providers.
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some requirements of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines to connect to the grid smoothly.
A source from Bloomberry said Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino would reopen on Oct. 3.
Gatchalian said the first step in the process is to have an executive-legisla tive coordination meeting on what laws are needed. “It’s very technical, and
The awarding ceremony was held on Aug. 17 at Pan Pacific in Marina Square, Singapore.
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The company said that following the build-out of Vitro Sta. Rosa, the country’s largest hyperscaler data center and the activation of Jupiter, the fastest interna tional cable direct to the US and Japan, it would launch its fourth cable landing sta tion in Baler, Aurora and the initial con
Hungry Workhorse founder and chief executive Rey Lugtu said in a webinar that 73 percent of millen nials were engaged in the business-to-business buy ingLugtuprocess.said this trend was also applicable in the business-to-consumer en vironment where there was a growing number of Gen Z and millennials making their purchase decisions.
Officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Bureau of Customs meet to discuss measures to further enhance the implementation of the Fuel Marking Program, including the procedures in the conduct of random field and confirmatory testing on petroleum products. They also tackled the roles and responsibilities of the two agencies in the implementation of the program to further strengthen their coordination.
The International Atomic Energy Agency defines SMRs as advanced nu clear reactors with up to 300 megawatts of capacity, or about a third of the gen erating capacity of traditional nuclear power reactors. SMRs are smaller in size than conventional power reactors and easier to install.
Under the plan, Jeju Sun will reopen with 203 hotel rooms, 4 gaming tables, 51 slot machines and 8 electronic table games.
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“That’s our strategy as of the moment because today’s regulatory regime is challenging. We want to take advantage of our existing facilities and cost sav ings by integrating the new facilities,” Soberano said.
SNAP expects the Magat BESS proj ect to begin commercial operations in the first half of 2024.
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“After the successful launch and acti vation of Jupiter, PLDT hopes to lead the country to become the best trans-Pacific cable hub in Asia, as we work on deliv ering additional subsea cables and new cable landing stations in 2024,” said for mer PLDT vice president and technology advisor for enterprise Victor Aliwalas.
ATM Go expands to 81 provinces
He said other concerns include the proper disposal of nuclear waste.
“We reiterate our readiness to work handin-hand with the government, especially in protecting Filipino consumers. We also wel come any opportunity to support the legis lative process and contribute to the crafting of the bill’s implementing rules and regula tions,” he said.
SNAP owns and operates the 105-megawatt Ambuklao and 140MW Binga hydroelectric power plants in Benguet; the 388-MW Magat hydroelectric power plant on the borders of Isabela and Ifugao; and the 8.5-MW Maris hydroelectric power plant in Isabela.Soberano said SN Aboitiz PowerMagat is building a 24-MW battery en ergy storage system project in Ramon, Isabela.
A CONSULTING firm advised Filipino exporters to create sustainable products and services for the younger generation using social commerce amid the rising trend on sustainability practices.
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The consulting firm underscored the importance of giving customers a green shipping option at check-out, using paper or recycled packing, or offering products from recycled ma terials.The green packaging and green delivery using sus tainable materials has been a growing trend, especially among the younger consum ers.The study said the grow ing number of online mar ketplaces, buying oppor tunities and cross-border e-commerce purchases led to the e-commerce boom.
PEPSI-COLA Products Philippines Inc.—the country’s exclusive manufacturer of Pep siCo beverages—won the 13th Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards conferred by the Employer Branding Institute & World HRD Congress.PCPPI was recognized for its exemplary work in promoting health in the workplace, specifically for the two years of work done in caring for employees who helped the communities and answered the needs of consumers, thus sustaining the growth of thePCPPIcompany.president and chief executive Fred erick Ong virtually accepted the award. Ong said, “Our COVID-19 effort puts our people first, their best interest and safety in mind. CARE was the main formula. This is the same value that fueled our employees to get going and brave the challenges.”
struction phase of the Asia Direct Cable system within the year.
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“And from then on, we can start building power plants. I can see the modular plants come in by 2026 or 2028, and since it’s small, it can be eas ily deployed,” he said.
briefing that Jeju Sun needed to reopen to maintain its 5-star rating and keep its gaming license valid.
“I can see that it can be deployed in one or two years. Within this term, the small ones could be used because it’s modular. Not the big ones, or over 1,000 MW because that would take ten years,” Gatchalian said.
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BUSINESS CONFERENCE. Go Negosyo founder Jose Maria Concepcion 3rd (center) delivers the keynote address at the 30th Metro Manila Business Conference organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-National Capital Region and hosted by PCCI North Sector with the theme ‘Reinventing the future with resilience for sustainable growth’ at the Fiesta Pavilion of Manila Hotel. Presenting the plaque of appreciation to Conception are PCCI officials from left area vice president for North Luzon Gregoria Simbulan; area vice president for South Luzon Sallie Lacson; vice president for regional affairs Enunina Mangio; vice president and director for NCR and chair of the PCCI-NCR 30th MMBC Teresita Ngan Tian; president George Barcelon; honorary chair and advisor Ma. Alegria Sibal- Limjoco; regional governor for PCCI-NCR North sector and conference director of the 30th MMBC Higinio Sy; and director, vice president and chair of the 48th PBC&E Ferdinand Ferrer.
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“To gain customer loyalty from ecoconscious consumers, like the younger generation, you need a lot of creativity.
THE chairman of the Senate committee on energy said over the weekend he expects the completion of small nuclear reactors in the Philippines in the next four to six years.
This came on the heels of a House panel’s recent approval of the consolidated measure requiring the registration of prepaid and post paid SIM cards especially to curb mobile phone-aided criminal activities such as text scams.Smart and PLDT said they were actively working with the government regulators for consumer protection.
Sellers need to create sustainable prac tices for their international strategy,” Lugto said.
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He also advised exporters to update their websites, be present and active in social me dia and onboard new payment options.
“The nature of cross-border ecom merce is it is now technology-enabled. Apart from B2C, the global B2B ecommerce market is also growing,” Lugto said.
PLDT Inc. said over the weekend it is set to launch two new international cable systems by end of the year to support the hyperscaler industry.
The bank said that as of end August, ATM Go recorded transactional volume in excess of P6.2 billion, up 32 percent from last year, and a transaction count at over 2 million, 43-percent higher year-on-year.
Jeju Sun is Bloomberry’s first casino venture outside the Philippines.
Michael Sinocruz, officer-in-charge of the Energy Policy and Planning Bu reau of the Department of Energy, ear lier said that if the Philippines could come up with 19 milestones, it could then build SMRs that could be deployed in the countryside.
a creative and unpredictable guard whose celebrated “Euro-step” stymied defenders, was greeted by cheers of “Ma-nuuu, Ma-nuuu” as he spoke at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts.Hewasinducted into the 2022 Hall of Fame Class along with five-time NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway, WNBA stars Swin Cash and Lindsay Whalen, NBA coaches George Karl and Del Harris and WNBA coach Marianne Stanley.
supportive family,” and with them won NBA titles in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014.
Earlier, Rey Barcuma unloaded a career-high 22 points for the Altas, who trounced the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers, 84-60.
The Bolts meanwhile, turned back Purefoods, 16-11, in the first round of the knockout stage, before hacking out an 18-16 semis win against Platinum Karaoke to seal the title showdown with the Tropang Giga.
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Kirsten Yumul added 14 for points for Team Philippines, which connected 10 of 43 three point attempts, including five in the last 10 minutes.
Coach Charles Tiu said the players made up for some bad plays and turnovers in the early part of the game, with their better showing in the fourth.
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The Philippines earlier suffered a 65-66 overtime loss to Malaysia in the semifinals.
It was the sixth leg championship for TNT overall dating back to Season 1.
NEW YORK—Four-time NBA champion Manu Ginobili of Argentina looked back with affection on a career that spanned three continents and included Olympic gold on Saturday as he entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Ginobili,Fame.
Once there, he found “a big, strong,
The Tropang Giga proved to be a tough nut to crack against a highly-inspired Express side in the semis, scoring an 18-15 win behind the game-high of 11 by guard Almond Vosotros.
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accomplishments are team honors,” he said.
“We never let our egos get in the way. We knew when it was (Parker’s) time, when it was my time and when it was (Duncan’s) time—which was most of the time.”
Meanwhile, Barcuma teamed up with veterans Kim Aurin and Jielo Razon in the Altas’ 28-point explosion in the third period, moving up by 15, 65-51 at the end of the third. Peter Atencio
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Samoa, led by Malia Ruud with 30 points, was up, 41-31, at halftime. But the Samoans lost steam in the third period after the Filipinas turned the tables with a 20-4.
Until running to TNT, the Express were on a roll that saw the rookie franchise bring down giants Purefoods and San Miguel in the pool play, and then bundled out NorthPort in the quarterfinals,TNT19-13.ousted Blackwater Red President in the quarterfinals, 18-16.
Veteran Robi Nayve knocked in 18 points for the Blazers, who joined the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, and opening-day winners Arellano University and Mapua University in a tie for the early lead.
Rookie Migs Oczon, a recruit from the National University Bullpups, debuted with 13 points and four assists for the Blazers, who banked on an 11-5 run in the last period to take control of the game.
Gozum, a prized find from the University of the Philippines Integrated School, capped the Blazers’ big breakaway with two freebies in the last 5:38.
Under-18 Women’s Asian Championship Division B Sunday afternoon at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru, India.
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Camille Nolasco capped the Philippines counterattack with two charities in the final six seconds, 84-68.
Manu Ginobili is shown at the 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall in Spring eld, Massachusetts. AFP
po kami na after two years tuluy-tuloy pa rin po kami,” senior Lea Inlayo shared.
“I didn’t even know where San Antonio was in the world,” he said.
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Members of the champion UP team display a giant replica of the winner’s check at the awards rites.
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“I’m not here because I was super special, I’m here because I was part of two of the most important teams of the 2000s —with the Spurs winning four NBA championships and with my Argentina team winning gold in 2004.”
Seniors Jason Vanzuela and Michael Clemente wrapped up UP’s title run with a thorough 21-16, 21-11 win over Arjhay Lazareto and Ramon Timothy Santos in the men’s doubles rubber.
“Crucial talaga ang Leg 1, kaya ang mindset namin mapanalo ang Leg 1,” said Exciminiano, who finished with eight points, behind the game-high nine of TheVosotros.Bolts got six points each from Gonzaga and Alfred Batino as they settled for the P50,000 prize money.
Lianne Loon shot 11 points for Gilas, with her trey in the final 6:10 putting them up by nine, 69-60.
JC Cullar added 12 points and five assists, while Will Gozum ended the game with a double-double showing of 12 points and 12 rebounds.
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From going pro in the country’s basketball league—played in the shadow of immensely popular football—Ginobili went on to a career in Europe that would net him EuroLeague Most Valuable Player honors, an experience that made him realize that the “unreachable dream” of playing in the NBA was, in fact, a “reachable goal.”
Those championship runs were part of a journey that started playing basketball with his brothers in Bahia Blanca, a port town on Argentina’s coast.
Sugapong’s putback in the last 1:05 handed the Filipinas a comfortable
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Platinum Karaoke salvaged a podium finish by defeating J&T in a low-scoring game, 12-10, during the battle for third.
Ginobili said his international career “was as nurturing, as fulfilling, as exciting and fun as the one with the Spurs.”“Iappreciate our run together so much,” he said in remarks to his fellow members of Argentina’s “Golden Generation” of basketballers.“Thechampionships, of course, but the disappointments also. The conversations, the terrible trips, the late dinners, the early breakfasts, the jetlag, it was all worth it,” he said.
The win was followed by a dominant victory from fellow freshman Gonzalez to put the Fighting Maroons into a huge 2-0 advantage, taking down Dana Navarro, in similar 21-7, 21-7 score lines.
Much like what happened in her morning assignment, Gonzalez timed her attacks perfectly, using the opponent’s shots to her favor in either of the two sets. A few errors from UP rookie gave Navarro some points, but these were far in between as Gonzalez found her winners in bunches en route to the win.
nabigyan kami ng boost and pride going into the season,” Inlayo added.
TNT Tropang Giga leaned on its championship experience to nip Meralco in overtime, 21-19, and claim the opening leg crown of the PBA 3x3 Season 2 First Conference Sunday at the Robinsons PlaceSamboyAntipolo.De Leon and Chris Exciminiano came through in the extra period, delivering the winning points for the Tropang Giga to bring home the top prize worth P100,000.
UP earlier saw its two incoming rookies pull off the 2-0 advantage for the side with Kervin Llanes and Anthea Gonzales. Sports
“Since marami po kaming freshies medyo nag-aadjust pa kami. Pero hindi naman tumitigil ng support sila Tito Conrado (Co, UP’s team manager), at happy
Jeff Manday exploded for 11 points and Ken Bono added seven in San Miguel Beer’s 19-17 win over Barangay Ginebra.TheBraves and Beermen notched their first win each in the opening leg, while leaving both the Dyip and Kings winless in their respective campaigns.
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The Fighting Maroon newbie took advantage of Alejo’s errors and continually attacked the Bedan for a huge lead in the first game that he never relinquished. Alejo made his run with kills of his own, but miscues towards the end opened the door for Llanes to finish the match.
Members of the TNT Tropang Giga take a “grou e” after winning the PBA 3x3 Season 2 First Conference crown.
Gilas Women keep mastery of Samoa to clinch 3rd place
UNIVERSITY of the Philippines took the inaugural Philippine Intercollegiate Badminton Championships title after a 3-0 sweep of San Beda University on Sunday afternoon at the Centro Athletico Badminton Court in Quezon City.
Earlier in the classification phase, Cavitex held Terrafirma to a season-low output following a 21-6 rout as Chester Saldua and Tzady Rangel finished with six each for the Braves.
Almond Vosotros then missed a potential game-winning two at the buzzer.
Vanzuela and Clemente had to shake off errors early in the first game of the match to pull away against the Red Shuttlers duo towards the end. They then used this momentum at the onset of the second to eventually fashion out the rout and the finish.
THE College of St. Benilde Blazers got their acts together in the last period and eked out an 89-69 smashing of the Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates on Sunday in Day 2 the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 98 men’s basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
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Louna Ozar delivered 15 points for the Filipinas, with her jumper in the remaining 3:58 allowing Gilas to enjoy a 15-point bubble, 77-62.
Meralco guard Tonino Gonzaga sent the game into overtime with a clutch deuce for a 19-19 count with a second left to play in the tightly-fought finals.
“It was frustrating to watch, and I could not understand why. Pero bumawi naman sila fourth. They made the plays that we needed to win the game,” said Tiu.
Even so, Ginobili said he thought there had been a mistake when he was told he had been drafted 57th by the Spurs in 1999.
This widened a 58-55 lead to 11, 7160, when the Blazers were done.
The trio of Duncan, Ginobili and Parker won 575 regular-season games together, with Ginobili’s willingness to change his role helping to keep the wins coming.“We had our priorities straight,” Ginobili said.
The Fighting Maroons claimed the championship trophy, the gold medals, rackets, and P50,000 cash prize as the first-ever winners of the Championships.
15-point spread, 82-67, in the fourth period.Itwas the Filipinas’ second straight win over Samoa in the tournament. They had earlier repulsed Samoa, 6659, in the group stage.
Llanes started it off for UP with a two-game win past Laurence Alejo, 2113, 22-20, in the men’s singles match.
Ginobili, 45, won four titles in 16 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. He told the audience that playing next to Tim Duncan and Tony Parker under the guidance of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was what made his ascension to the Hall of Fame possible.
UMAYAH Sugapong banged in a game-high 27 points for the Gilas Pilipinas national women’s team as they turned the tables on Samoa again, 84-68, to claim third-place honors in the 2022 FIBA
Scheffler joined Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Fred Couples and Ian Woosnam as the only players to win the Masters while world number one.
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The MPBL returns to Luzon on Monday with a triple-bill at the Bren Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. Batangas tackles Rizal at 5 p.m., Valenzuela tangles with Pasig at 7 p.m. and Bataan clashes with Pampanga at 9 p.m.
The 28-year-old from Tunis had also been beaten in the final of Wimbledon in “IJuly.have nothing to regret because I did everything possible,” said Jabeur.
Jabeur did threaten a revival when she held and then broke to close the gap to But3-2.the fifth seed was let down again by her shaky service game, a problem throughout Saturday’s final, and Swiatek broke back for a 4-2 lead.
In Saturday’s opener, Rondina and Pons beat Singapore 2’s Alicia Tan and Sharon Beh, 21-9, 21-7.
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Jabeur was broken again as she served to stay in the set and Swiatek took the first set.
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Once again however Jabeur was unable to make the service break count and Swiatek broke again for a 4-2 lead.
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YORK—Iga Swiatek surged to the third Grand Slam title of her career with a maiden victory at the US Open on Saturday, defeating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in straight sets to extend her remarkable finals winning streak.
Ranged against Tokyo Olympian Ishii Miki and Mizoe Sayaka, Rondina and Pons gave Japan 1 everything to handle before dropping a 21-17, 17-21, 10-15 decision in the morning match. The Japanese are seeded No. 2 in the 22-team field.
Ramirez tried to will Cebu back in the game but a Vince Tolentino foul —Cebu’s eighth of the game -- with 2:57 left sent Maddox to the stripe for two free throws. USA’s secondbest 3x3 player calmly sank the two freebies to send his side to match-
Scheffler won his first PGA title in February at the Phoenix Open, defeating Patrick Cantlay with a birdie on the third playoff hole.
The game was tight, 74-72, until veteran Mary Yee and Jhan Mchale Nermal bunched five points for Bacolod before Gabby Espinas could score on a lay-up with 2:52 to go.
Yet Jabeur showed great determination to break Swiatek to cut the deficit to 3-2.
“I wasn’t sure if I was on the level yet to win actually a Grand Slam, especially at the US Open where the surface is so fast,” she said.
In his first event atop the rankings, Scheffler won the Masters, defeating McIlroy by three strokes for his fourth triumph in six starts, a PGA feat unseen since Australian Jason Day managed it in the 2014-15 campaign.
Swiatek’s victory was her 10th straight win in a final. She is unbeaten in finals since suffering a lone reverse in her first WTA final in Lugano three yearsSwiatekago. collapsed on court in relief after a win that saw her pocket a hefty $2.6 million in prize money.
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“As a coach, I feel bad sa effort na pinakita nila since binigay nila yung lahat. This loss is on me,” said Cebu Chooks head trainer Chico Lanete. “Babawi kami para sa Quest natin at sa Cebu. Balik ensayo kami kaagad sa UpMartes.”next for Cebu Chooks! is the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 International Standalone Quest on Friday at Ayala Malls Solenad. The one-day tournament will serve as a qualifier for the Cebu Masters on October 1-2 at SM Seaside.
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from Tallo from deep led to a wide-open Barry deuce to seal their downtown with NY Harlem later in the day.
This time, though, Jabeur dug deep to claw her way back into the contest, assisted by a slice of luck when a Swiatek return clipped a net cord to clinch a service break.
“I’m not someone that’s going to give up. I am sure I’m going to be in the final again and I will try my best to win it.”
Three weeks later at Bay Hill, Scheffler captured the Arnold Palmer Invitational and three weeks after that, Scheffler won the WGC Match Play crown, defeating countryman Kevin Kisner in the championship match to claim the world number one ranking he has held ever since.
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“I’m really glad it’s not in cash,” she quipped as she was presented with her winner’s cheque for a tournament she entered with low expectations when the season began.
Bacolod raised its record to 12-7 as Yee wound up with 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists, followed by Alwyn Alday with 15 points, Villoria 13 points and Nermal 9 points plus 6 rebounds.
Muntinlupa, 79-77, in the first game to rise to 8-8. Marlon Monte and Kentoy Segura led Quezon City with 12 and 11 points,Muntinluparespectively.fellto 2-13 despite the 18-point, 5-rebound output of Domark Matillano and the 16-point, 7-rebound effort of Mac Montilla.
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“I’m proud, also surprised a little bit, just happy that I was able to do that.”But the loss was another agonising near-miss for Jabeur, who had been bidding to become the first woman from Africa to win a Grand Slam title.
Mark Yee continues to sizzle for Bacolod.
He also joined Woods as the only players to win a major and WGC title among four triumphs in a PGA season.
Barry led Princeton with nine points built on three deuces while Maddox added seven points and four rebounds.Ramirez chipped in three points forInCebu.Pool play, Cebu went 1-1, defeating archrival Zavkhan of Mongolia, 18-15, before bowing to mighty Serbian squad Liman, 21-9 (8:11).
WASHINGTON—Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, who won four titles this year including his first major crown at the Masters, was named Saturday as the 2021-2022 PGA Tour Player of the Year.
Scheffler, the 2020 PGA Rookie of the Year, has stayed with the PGA in a season of turmoil where many of the sport’s big names left for the upstart LIV Golf Series, which offered guaranteed huge contracts and record $25 million event
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while Sarangani went silent the rest of the way to turn the game into a rout.
The 26-year-old American won with 89% of the vote from tour players for the award after capturing a season-high four titles within a two-month span capped by his green jacket triumph at Augusta National.“Congratulations to Scottie on his remarkable season and his unprecedented achievements,” US PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said.
With YouTube sensation Kyt Jimenez limited to 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, Sarangani skidded to 11-5. Paul Sanga took over the scoring chores for Sarangani with 11 points, followed by Yvan Kudovice, Enrique Caunan and Gabby Espinas with 10 each.
Swiatek threatened to run away with the second set after breaking Jabeur and holding to go 3-0 up.
Jabeur held to level the score at 4-4 and suddenly the momentum had shifted.
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THE Philippines’ Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons yielded to Australia 2’s Alisha Stevens and Georgia Johnson, 16-21, 18-21, in the round of 16 to bow out of contention in the Asian Volleyball Confederation Beach Tour Roi-Et Open Sunday in Thailand.The15th-seeded Rondina and Pons advanced from the pool play after finishing second in Pool B with an even 1-1 won-lost record.
It was a nip-and-tuck affair from there as the two teams exchanged baskets.
Yee, Kraniel Villoria and Raymond Ilagan continued Bacolod’s onslaught
Jabeur impressed en route to the final, dropping only a single set and stitching together a string of assured performances.Butshewas in trouble almost from the get-go against the clinical Swiatek, who was into her stride quickly with her serve and signature forehand functioningJabeursmoothly.by contrast looked jittery and was broken to love in her first serviceSwiatekgame.held easily to go 3-0 up with only eight minutes gone in the first set.
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The other Philippine pair of Dij Rodriguez and Gen Eslapor failed to reach the round of 16 after dropping their two Pool B matches.
The 21-year-old world number one from Poland saw off a second set fightback from history-chasing Jabeur to prevail 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) in 1hr 52min at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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“Aspurses.gratifying as it has been to see his development on the course over the last several years, we are equally thankful that Scottie has embraced the role as an ambassador of the PGA Tour and the game of golf,” Monahan said.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women’s singles final match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. AFP
“Undoubtably, one of the highest compliments a player can receive is the endorsement from his peers and the fact that Scottie’s season was both dominant and consistent spoke volumes to the membership.”Australia’sCameron Smith, the world number two who bolted from the PGA to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series earlier this month, and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, who edged Scheffler for the FedEx Cup playoff crown, were the other finalists for the award.
CEBU Chooks! could not sustain its strong start against Princeton, faltering versus USA’s top team in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Penang Challenger, 22-17 (7:34), Sunday at Queensbay Mall in ItMalaysia.wasatough defeat, particularly for the country’s top 3x3 player Mac Tallo as his 14-point effort went for “Sayangnaught.kasihindi namin natuloy ‘yung simula namin. Pero proud pa rin ako sa ipinakita namin kasi alam naman natin na ‘yung Princeton, number nine ‘yan sa bunog mundo. Pero sa totoo lang, kaya natin sila,” said Tallo, who averaged 9.7 points in this level nine tournament that served as a qualifier for the FIBA 3x3 Paris Masters which takes place from October 7-8.
Princeton used its brute as they relied on the duo of Kareem Maddox and Damon Huffman to eventually gain a 10-7 lead midway through the do-or-die clash.
With the game tied at 16-all, Canyon Barry and Maddox were able to find their way inside for a two-point cushion.
The next three games went with serve and Jabeur was left serving to stay in the match. She fought off a match point at 5-6 and 30-40 down before holding for 6-6.
“It’s something that I wasn’t expecting for sure. It’s also like a confirmation for me that the sky is the limit.
Behind Tallo and Brandon Ramirez, Cebu raced to a 5-0 start
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He added that GMA Synergy is ready to handle this significant sporting event, especially as the other sporting categories aside from basketball and volleyball are returning to their respective courts. The network worked closely with government agencies, the Policy Board, and NCAA Season 98 Management Committee to ensure the safety, comfort, and performance of
COLLEGIATE sports events are a favorite among Filipinos as it aptly combines their school spirit and love for athleticism. This 2022, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), through the GMA Network, promises to bring Season 98 closer to the public through live games, simulcasts, primers, and performances from Kapuso stars.
She explains the sunflowers: “It is my favorite flower. For me, it is a happy flower and sa special day ko po all I want is to be happy and that my friends and loved ones are happy as well.”
really explore. I feel that I’m at a point in life where I felt comfortable in getting out of my comfort zone. It’s so funny, I felt comfortable starting to do different things in exploring a lot of different materials because when you think about it andami pang stories out there that we could tell that’s why I didn’t want to miss out on this opportunity.”
“I think the changes are more physically than anything. Since I need to look good, kailangan mukhang artista palagi especially pag may public appearance. When you become a public figure,you have to learn how to take care of yourself. Emotionally speaking, nothing chnaged. I am the same Jhassy. My friends and family can attest to that. At kung sakali mang may magbabago and it not a good one, I am sure my family and friends will immediately call my attention.”
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GMA supports NCAA Season 98, revs up sports fans 'Game On' hosts (from left) Martin Javier, Anton Roxas, and Martin “Coach Hammer” Antonio Martin
Julia ‘ExpensivecomfortstepsBarrettooutofherzoneinCandy’
“There’s so much more depth in the story and the character I play,” the 25-year-old screen star told Manila Standard Entertainment in an exclusive interview.
“I would totally regret it if I didn’t say yes to this project. There’s no way that she would turn this down,” sheCandyreiterated.may be a sex worker in the story but Julia can relate to the character the way she resonated with the previous roles she essayedon television and film.
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Jhassy Busran, sweet sixteen
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Cinematography For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, and Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Or Anthology Series. Starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn Gaslit centers around the lesser known characters that took part in the 1970s Watergate scandal.
Her wishes? The sweet sixteen teen ager answers: “Happiness, good health, guidance, more projects and siyempre maging successful po itong bago naming movie.”
Julia depended heavily on her director’s decision and artistic vision. Expensive Candy is her second time working with JP, who also directed her first film (Between Maybes) as talent of Viva Artists Agency.
a diverse set of audiences across the globe. It’s our constant endeavor to ensure the best of entertainment for our viewers—taking this thought further, we are delighted to livestream the 74th Emmy Awards® across three territories—India, Malaysia, and the Philippines. There have been some phenomenal performances both in front of and behind the camera. With exciting performances and glorious victories, this year is set to get more vibrant and regal.”
is also the host of NCAA Season 98 opening ceremonies with Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo
‘gave her all’ in her most daring role on the silver screen
Jhassy Busran, this sweet sixteen miss, will surely bloom and blossom into a beautiful and fine lady.
On playing sexy roles, Julia believes that she’s mature enough to show some skin in front of the camera. This “opportunity” is something she feels that she has to go through, just like any other actors who explore roles what can define their ability to portray intriguing and memorable persona on the screen.
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VIEWERS can expect another memorable and star-studded Emmys—rom the stellar mix of shows that have redefined quality viewing the past year to Saturday Night Live’s longest-running cast member Kenan Thompson hosting this year’s program.
more practical in life. I really fell in love with Candy because she knows what to do in order to survive and she’s not embarrassed by any of it,” she said of her sultry character.
Next to frontunners Squid Game, Stranger Things, and Euphoria , Lionsgate Play series Gaslit ranks among the Emmy candidates ready to quietly stun the show with four nominations. The political docudrama bagged four nominations: Outstanding
“I didn’t have any restrictions or limitations in portraying the role. It’s not my first time working with Direk Jason, I really have so much trust in him. I believe in his way of directing and storytelling and he’s also the writer of this movie so I totally left it to him to decide on everything,” she related noting that Expensive Candy is a project that that allowed her to level up as an actress.
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Expensive Candy is a sexy film, but in the words of Julia Barretto, the actress who stepped out of her comfort zone to play a sex worker, there’s so much more to the movie than the outfits she wore and the steamy scenes she did that people have already seen in the trailer.
“This is the first time that this has happened. Kung ano ang nakita natin sa Seasons 96 and 97, expect a more exciting way of presenting sports that will happen in Season 98. I think that’s the evolution of the way sports is being presented–it’s not just sports–it’s also sports and entertainment,” Anton said.
Besides Game On, NCAA’s partnership with GMA Network offers a different perspective on sports reporting. Kapuso artists perform during the games’ halftimes, and sportscasters will have interesting discussions with the coaches, players, and Kapuso celebrities.
‘Gaslit’ centers around the lesser-known characters that took part in the 1970s Watergate scandal
Three highlights of her birthday celebration are the 16 sunflowers segment, the lanterns with the girls moment and her fabulous four dresses.
The lead star of the forthcoming romantic teen movie billed Home I Found In You shares her feelings about being in this no longer a child but not yet a lady status: “I am happy to be 16. I know that I am still young but I look to do more challenging and exciting things, especially in school and in show business. Meeting new people, establishing friendships where I learn from them also, not just allies and kasama sa kulitan.
theDuringstudent-athletes.theopening ceremonies last September 10, Saturday, viewers were treated to a star-studded afternoon.
“In the pandemic, we all experienced, it made me appreciate my family, health, and friends more. Although we live comfortably, dapat talaga hindi magastos kasi talaga sobrang magastos po ko. The pandemic situation taught me not to spend too much and inuuna ko na yung needs kesa wants.”
THERE is more to Jhassy Busran than wanting candy, ice cream, teddy bear, and lollipop now that she is a young miss of 16 summers.
With two international acting trophies for her performance in Pugon, and being part of the cast of Caught In The Act and Genius Teens, Busran says her feet are firmly on the ground as she reaches for the stars.
She carries on: “To do, try and learn new things, especially in acting, singing and other artistic and creative endeavors, gusto kong gawin. Thankful of course to my parents, who are supportive and who always tells me to be always good and give my best in whatever I do.”
that Julia felt appropriate for her age. She would even regret had she turned down the offer to play the character, which she also describes as someone she can relate to in so many levels.
Viva Entertainment’s Expensive Candy unspools in cinemas on September 14. Javier
“She’s a flawed character and had so many decisions that I totally don’t agree with. But it makes her human,” she added.
Martin hosted the event alongside Manolo Pedrosa and Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo Kapuso artists Mark Bautista, Rochelle Pangilinan, Jessica Villarubin, Anthony Rosaldo, Thea Astley, Jeremiah Tiangco, Sean Lucas, Mannex Manhattan, Ken San Jose the Gueco Twins, and XoXo rendered performances during the opening day to further amp up the crowd. After the opening ceremonies, NCAA Season 98 host school Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals faced the Arellano University Chiefs. The second game featured a bout between Mapua University and Season 97 run-
“As we begin NCAA Season 98 this September 10, GMA Network is excited to show our viewers here and abroad the world-class talent of our Filipino student-athletes,” Amoroso said.
Julia (right) sees Carlo Aquino as a ‘wonderful actor’ and is glad to work with him in ‘Expensive Candy’
The seesactresstherole as appropriate for her age and as an opportunity to explore other facets of her career in showbiz
At this tender age, Busran realizes that change happens all the time. That she can never be complacent and that life is the best teacher.
People are saying she shares good chemistry with John Heindrick Sitjar, her leading man in the Gabby Ramos directed teen romance flick. In fact, during her 16th birthday shindig held at Plaza Ibarra, Sitjar acts as her escort and dashing prince.
Expensive Candy follows the colorful and bittersweet story of a sex worker named Candy (Julia), who inspires Toto, a poor teacher (portrayed by Carlo Aquino) to work harder for his dreams.
“We’re hoping as sportscasters to
Lionsgate Play fantasy comedy Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas starring Jane Levy and Skylar Astin also received nominations for Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming.Bringingthe much-anticipated annual television awards live for the first time on the platform, Lionsgate Executive Vice President Amit Dhanuka said, “Lionsgate Play is a premium streaming platform catering to
On September 5, GMA Synergy’s Game On started airing on GTV. The five-episode primer hosted by Martin Javier, Anton Roxas, and Martin “Coach Hammer” Antonio provide fans with the information they need about the new season.
Jhassy Busran turns 16 with the realization that change can happen any time
“Carlo is a wonderful actor. I’ve always wanted to work with him. I’m just so glad that I’ve done this with him. It’s Carlo, I had so much faith in what we could collaborate on and it turned out to be such a nice working experience with him. I hope it’s not the last,” she stated. The movie is one of the projects
Her gowns made by JM Gumatay, Marshee Navarro and another one which she created, are all classy, age appropriate, and defines that she indeed has fashion taste that screams elegant sophistication.
bring so much input and entertainment kasi syempre bukod sa nangyayari sa court, it’s our job to make it a little bit interesting and a little bit more fun for our audience,” Martin said.
“She (Candy) knows what she wants and I’m at a point in my life where I know what I want and I know the things that I need to do in order to survive in this lifetime. I’ve gotten to that age where I have this headspace and I feel more comfortable in my being and the person that I am. I am more accepting and I have enough confidence so I can get by in this life,” she concluded.
“When Direk Jason pitched this to me, I was quickly so drawn to this project and the material as a whole. I immediately gave it a go signal and I asked for the script. When I read the script, I told myself that there was no way that I’m going to say no to this project. It was an absolute yes from the very beginning,” she admitted.
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The meaning of the 16 lanterns, Jhassy explains: “Disney’s Tangled is a favorite of mine. Di ba si Rapunzel dun, every birthday niya nag papalipad ng mga lantern. I wanted to have that magical experience as well. Though my lanters did not fly, at least lantern pa rin. You know, lanterns radiate a calming an soothing light, guide siya most of the times. And in the movie, it was Rapunzel’s symbol of hope.”
Julia took the role “very seriously that she even underwent dance workshops with the dance group, G-Force. As for the look and her process to breathe life into the role, she took inspiration from Demi Moore’s character in the 1999 film Striptease
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“There are so many layers to Candy. But what I love about her, and I hope people would pick this up from the movie, she embraces who she is. She is unashamed of what she has to do to survive. I like how realistic she is, kasi ako habang tumatagal , I become
Vice President and Head Oliver Victor Amoroso shared that the network has been preparing for Season 98 for the last two seasons, with Season 97 as the springboard for this action-packed and entertaining event.
Asked about her thoughts about romantic love, the miss divulges: “Not in a hurry to be in a romantic relationship I want to enjoy what I have now. I am fortunate that Johm, not only is not my screen partner, he has become a good friend. He is nice. A gentleman. And siyempre kasi we have a movie together, siya ang lagi kong kasama.
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The airline currently operates 88 percent of its prepandemic systemwide capacity. To date, CEB flies to a total of 34 domestic and 19 international destinations. It continues to implement a multi-layered approach to safety, while it operates with a 100 percent fully vac cinated crew, 95 percent of whom have been boosted – all to ensure every Juan flies safely and conveniently on Cebu Pacific.
Cebu Pacific kicks off holiday seat sale
It was such a pleasant tete-a-tete with the amiable TIEZA COO as he regaled us with the very interest ing and exciting projects the agency has embarked on.
the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) brought an ultimate gastronomic expe rience to Metro Manila with the Singa pore Food Festival 2022.
“Now that tourism has resumed for Singapore, STB is excited to present the Manila edition of the Singapore Food Festival to Filipinos hungry for a taste of Singapore. We look forward to this diverse, eclectic mix whetting the ap petites of Filipino foodies and enticing them to visit Singapore to experience more,” said STB Philippines Area Di rector Ruby Liu
Apart from this, the airline also has an ongoing early “BER sale” with seats for domestic destinations avail able for as low as P88 one-way base fare, with travel dates covering now until February 28, 2023. This is a testament to how CEB ensures it provides its guaran teed low fares all-year-round as it remains committed to empowering “everyJuan” to fly.
Other notable Singaporean restau rants with a pop-up include The Co conut Club (September 9 to 11), Blue Smoke (September 16 to 18), and New Ubin Seafood (September 23 to 25). Also complementing the Singaporean establishments is a selection of local restaurants offering their takes on Singapore fare. The roster of restaurants includes BYRD Tubs - Rice (September 5 to 7), China Mommy (September 12 to 14), BYRD TubsNoodles (September 19 to 21), and Your Local (September 26 to 30).
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CEBU Pacific (CEB), one of the Philippines’ leading air lines, welcomes “CEB-tember” with a #CEBSuperSeat Fest for both domestic and international destinations.
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Get a taste of Singapore’s cuisine— from traditional favorites to contemporary Singaporean delights— at the Singapore Food Festival 2022 happening this month in Powerplant Mall, Makati.
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TIEZA projects further boost tourism
Whether passengers are in the mood to revisit their favorite beach destinations for that much-needed rest and relaxation in Boracay, Bohol, Siargao, Palawan, and Cebu; or fly abroad to explore the unique culture and cuisine in Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi in Vietnam, or Bali and Jakarta in Indonesia, or Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia; or Bangkok in Thailand; or Seoul in South Korea – this sale will allow you to turn your travel dreams into reality.
uses carefully sourced ingredients from Tekka Market, Singapore’s largest wet market, to create the ideal blend of spices that will tickle the tastebuds.
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The impressive San Juanico Bridge glows at night, during one of its test runs
Passengers with existing travel funds may use these to pay for flights and add-ons even during CEB’s spe cial seat sales. Apart from Travel Fund, other payment options may also be used, such as payment centers, credit/debit cards, and e-wallets.
Under STB’s initiative, a selection of Singapore’s best restaurants, from tra ditional favorites to contemporary Sin gaporean delights to innovative mod ern Singapore cuisine, Filipino food enthusiasts can experience its flavors through a series of pop-ups at The Grid in Powerplant Mall, Makati.
Some of their specialties food lov ers tried at their stall in The Grid in clude soft-shell crab with a special chili sauce, salted egg popcorn chicken, and coffee pork ribs.
Slated to be launched before the year ends, test
find worthwhile. With influences from local and international flavors, Singapo rean cuisine is a melting pot of cuisines that highlight the country’s heritage.
Through the Singapore food fest, Filipino foodies can now exclaim, ‘Shiok!’ which means ‘delicious’ in Malay.
Keng Eng Kee Seafood, also known as KEK Seafood, began as a hawker stall along Old Havelock Road in the 70s. Its food honors its tradition of merging different depths of flavor, from sweet, savory, spicy, sour, and more, to give its customers a new experience of eatingMeanwhile,food. from September 2 to 30, The Elephant Room graces The Grid to show food enthusiasts how they push the boundaries of creativity through their masterfully-crafted drinks. The Elephant Room is a culture-forward cocktail bar inspired by Singapore’s Little India. It
But what is getting everybody at TIEZA and the rest of us in the Industry very excited is the aesthetic lighting of the 2.16-kilometer San Juanico Bridge, that iconic landmark of Eastern Visayas, once con sidered the longest bridge in the Philippines (the recognition now belongs to the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway which is 8.9 kilometers long). The San
For more from SFF 2022, visit Singa pore and enjoy a feast of over 70 gastro nomic experiences based on the pillars of heritage, contemporary, and innovation.
ARLY last week, my group of Board Members of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) visited Mark T. Lapid, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) for us to be updated on the agency’s new projects, now that our industry is getting back on its feet once again.
Juanico Bridge will soon illuminate the evening sky with colorful lighting equipment such as strobe lights, linear lights, wall washer lights, point lights and laser beams.
The first restaurant featured at The Grid from September 2 to 4 was Keng Eng Kee Seafood. Third-generation own ers Paul and Wayne Liew continue the
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With the support of the local government units, TIEZA is initially setting up these new Rest Ar eas in ten popular tourist destinations all over the country. This will just be the start, as the agency will be building more of these in many other lo cations, towards ensuring tourists’ comfort, while they enjoy what our country has to offer.
At a cost of P80 million, the lighting of San Juan ico Bridge, with its arch-shaped truss design, and responsible for the economic trade and commerce between Samar and Leyte, will certainly boost tourism to these two provinces and put the bridge on the same level as the other iconic landmarks in theStaticworld.and
The interior showing dining tables and the Pasalubong Booth. (Photo courtesy by Sec. Christina Frasco)
Working together with the Department of Tour ism (DOT), and in line with President BBM’s di rective to improve the tourists’ overall experience in our country, TIEZA is setting up Tourist Rest Areas, with design elements bannering Filipino culture and artistry, where visitors can take a break from their tour itinerary and be able to use clean re strooms. These areas will also have an Information Desk, manned by a competent DOT-trained indi vidual, and a Pasalubong Center which will make available our local and indigenous products.
A perspective of the Tourist Rest Area showing the location of the Rest Room (photo courtesy by Sec. Christina Frasco) Taculao
restaurant’s reputation as a Michelin-Plat ed institution for Zi Char cuisine, which translates to “cook and fry.” The method is a popular cooking style in Singapore inspired by homecooked food and is a fa vorite to be shared by friends and family.
runs are now being conducted every night. This commendable project will also improve the safety and security of nighttime travelers along the bridge and will further ensure tourism sustainability in the area, whereas before, San Juanico bridge was a nec essary structure to get to tourist destinations, now it will be a tourist destination in itself! TIEZA certainly deserves a pat on the back for coming up with these two landmark projects. And I hasten to add that I am still in awe at what it has done to the Intramuros Golf Course, offering the only Night Golf in the Philippines. A favorite of our Japanese and South Korean visitors, Night Golf doubles up the earnings of the golf course and, at the same time, banners the beauty of the age-old historical structures of Intramuros as the perfect background for an enjoyable sports activity. With the affable TIEZA COO Mark T. Lapid at the helm, those of us in the tourism industry are eagerly awaiting more exciting projects that will further provide us the opportunity to make up for what we lost during the two-year breather that the pandemic forced us to take. For feedback, I’m at bobzozobrado@gmail.com
With all these Singaporean delicacies and favorites, Filipino food lovers will soon say Singaporeans’ favorite exclama tion, “Shiok!” which means “delicious.”
TIEZA COO Mark T. Lapid
Until September 13, the airline is gifting air travel ers with a “super early seat sale” to allow them to plot ahead next year’s summer vacation plans. With a trav el period from March 31 to August 1, 2023, travelers are bound to find value-for-money deals with domes tic flights up for grabs for as low as P79 one-way base fare, while international seats are available for as low as P199 one-way base fare.
CEB implements a multi-layered approach to safety, and operates with a 100 percent fully vaccinated crew, 95 percent of whom have been boosted.
The architect’s design of a Tourist Rest Area now being built by TIEZA, in partnership with DOT and the LGUs (photo courtesy by Sec. Christina Frasco)
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dynamic lights will showcase the beauty of this architectural wonder. Static lights will be used for an average of ten to twelve hours per day, while the dynamic lights will be used only during the light show, for up to a maximum of one hour per day.
“We are encouraged to see more people confidently flying nowadays, not only within the Philippines but internationally as well. It has always been our core mission to stimulate travel so we are excited to of fer yet another special seat sale as we enter the –ber months,” says Candice Iyog, Vice President for Mar keting and Customer Experience at Cebu Pacific.