Both chambers of Congress separately condole on Queen Elizabeth’s passing
THE state of calamity due to the COV ID-19 pandemic will be extended for three months, Malacanang said Monday.
the pronouncement of the Department of Justice that it would submit a list of 300 prisoners who are qualified for clemency on Sept. 13.
“There are quite many overlaps, so all departments will be working together on the policy review, assessment review, and proposals. Those that were identified for possible policy review and legislation are the barriers to efficient transportation, red tape, and permit systems to make these more efficient,” Press Secretary Trixie
THE House of Representatives com mittee on appropriations on Monday said the P195.63-billion budget of the Department of Health (DOH) for 2023 will help the country recover from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and cope with other debili tating
The new policy, contained in Execu tive Order No. 3, will take effect imme diately, Angeles said.
THE country’s oil firms cut pump pric es by as much as P1.70 per liter effec tive today to reflect the movement of prices in the world market.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a review of legislation that might be considered as “barriers” to achieving food security.
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“This is confirmed,” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a statement as Malacañang released a copy of Tansingco’s ap pointment paper to reporters. He will replace Immigration officer-in-
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House Resolution 346 was filed by Speaker Martin Romualdez, House
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“Thediseases.health of our economy de pends on the health of our people. And our country’s recovery depends on the physical, financial, and mental recov ery of all Filipinos,” said Ako-Bicol
Prices of kerosene went down by P1.70 per liter, diesel by P1.45 per liter, and gasoline by P0.45 per liter.
rations for the natal day of the country’s 17th President were still being dis cussed and that she “has no information as of this moment.”
This is the second consecutive week of oil price rollbacks across all petro leum“Phoenixproducts.Petroleum Philippines will
Palace extends state of calamity for 3 more months
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TURNING 65. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech at the reopening of the Museo Ilocos Norte in Laoag City on Sunday, which was also graced by First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and his son, Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos. He then flew back to Manila on Monday for a Cabinet meeting in Malacanang, where Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio stopped him for a selfie (inset photos) ahead of the President’s 65th birthday today. Presidential and OVP photos
MORE CONDOLENCES. Irene Marcos-Araneta, sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., signs the condolence book at the British Embassy in Taguig City on Monday as Filipinos and the world joined the United Kingdom in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday. Danny Pata
Earlier, Mr. Marcos said he was not keen on lifting the state of ca lamity as the country would lose international support if the declara tion were lifted.
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Weaker global demand cuts prices across oil products
ney’s Office is hoping for the release of 300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) through a presidential pardon, often granted on the sitting Chief Executive’s birthday.PAOChief Persida Acosta welcomed
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has decided to extend the declaration of the calamity state in the Philippines due to the coronavirus disease until the end of the year to preserve its benefits.
Mr. Marcos, who is also the Agricul ture Secretary, gave the order during Monday’s Cabinet meeting.
RESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday made wearing face masks voluntary in outdoor settings but encouraged the public to follow health protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19.PressSecretary
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday appointed lawyer Norman Garcera Tansingco as commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration.
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sympathy and profound condolences on the demise of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
At the Palace, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles told reporters the prepa
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THE House of Representatives led by Speaker Martin G. Romualdez on Monday sent their birthday greetings to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who turns 65 today.
Pres. Marcos turns 65 today, Speaker leads House well-wishers
Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the President accepted the recom mendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infec tious Diseases (IATF) to no longer make wearing masks mandatory outdoors.
SUBWAY WORK STARTS. A sign that indicates the closure of a portion of Meralco Ave. in Pasig City is posted along its intersection with Julia Vargas Ave. on Monday, as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) advised motorists that it would be closed to make way for civil works for the Shaw Boulevard segment of the P488.48-billion Metro Manila subway project. Manny Palmero
She added, however, that immuno compromised persons, senior citizens,
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“We are looking at food security in gen eral. while there are certain things, certain crops that we discussed such as, but not limited to rice. We are looking at things that cross what kind of crops we are looking at -- it’s not just even crops,” she said.
Mr. Marcos to allow people to go mask lessWhileoutdoors.supporting the President’s or der, the independent monitoring group OCTA Research said it hopes the gov ernment will put in place a “set of trig gers” to reimpose the mask policy.
“Many power plants went on forced outage. Some plants were derated. This was compounded by the tripping of the transmission system yesterday (Sunday), and when it tripped, some plants went offline,” NGCP spokesperson Cynthia Perez-Alabanza said in a TV interview.
Tingog party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romual dez and Jude Acidre.
“Upon your shoulders lay the hopes and dreams of 112 million Filipinos. We, the Members of the House of Represent atives of the 19th Congress, are behind you all the way as we work together to uplift the lives of our countrymen.
(Department of Budget and Manage ment),” Vergeire said. “This is worth P1 billion, and we are still waiting for theirDBMresponse.”Director Sofia Abad said her de partment was still evaluating the DOH’s request for a health worker SRA. She said they had asked the department for addi tional requirements, and the DOH was able to submit these on Sept. 6.
Angeles also said the government is extending the COVID-19 state of ca lamity for three months. She said the country will “transition out of the state of calamity” after further review (see related story below – Editors).
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“We hope the government can still consider these in the implementation of its new policy,” it added.
THE Supreme Court has designated 14 local testing centers (LTCs) nation wide for the 2022 online and regional ized Bar examinations which will be held on November 9, 13, 16, and 20.
Cebu City, Southern Cebu City, and Tacloban City in Leyte are the LTCs in the Visayas, while Cagay an de Oro City, Davao City, and Zam boanga City are those for Mindanao.
Several power plants were also op erating on a derated basis or below capacity, namely GMEC 2 (derated by 31MW), MSLC1 (derated by 190MW), SLTEC 2 -(derated by 6MW), San Ga
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DOE said that a yellow alert is placed over the grid when reserves fall below idealWhenlevels.supply-demand balance wors ens, a red alert, which points to severe power deficiency that may lead to rotat ing power interruptions, is declared.
ments at a net increase of P16.95 per liter for gas oline, P36.25 per liter for diesel, and P31.60 per liter for Worldkerosene.oilprices softened in the past two weeks due to the weaker global demand outlook after China escalated COVID-19 curbs and US Federal Reserve officials signaled further interest rate hikes amid global recession fears.
Cruz-Angeles said the meeting on food security was “primarily to address the issues of efficiency of transport of food, balancing imports with local pro duction and so on.”
Of the new infections, 12 or 0.09 percent were severe and critical. As of Sunday, 727 or 9.6 percent of COV ID-19 admissions were in severe and critical condition, the DOH said.
He served as concurrent technical assistant for operations under the Office of the Commissioner, and lawyer at the BI Board of Special Inquiry.
“Not so for the Queen. At just 25 years old, she had no choice but to relinquish any possibility of a life lived for herself. In a strange way, in taking up the highest seat of power, she also gave up au tonomy over herself,” he added.
staff of then-BI Commissioner Marcelino Libanan.
The order comes after Negros Occiden tal on Sunday allowed face masks as op tional in outdoor spaces, following in the footsteps of Cebu province -- which was the first to defy the national mask man date to guard against the spread of COV ID-19 -- Cebu City, and Iloilo province.
But EO3 has caused some health ex perts to raise their brows, as COVID-19
Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lo tilla assured there were no fuel supply constraints after some power generating plants servicing the Luzon Grid went on forced outages on Monday morning.
“We assure the public that the DoE is verifying the cause of the forced outag es this morning as there appear to be no fuel supply constraints. A team from the DOE will conduct actual physical spot checks and validate the condition of the transmission lines and the affected power plants,” Lotilla said.
“The reasons (for the decline) are the weaken ing demand due to China’s lockdowns and pros pects of more interest rate hikes,” Romero said.
HR 346 was adopted in consolidation with HRs 347, 349 and 350.
These resulted in the total year-to-date adjust
“We also need to prioritize nonCOVID medical needs like reproduc tive health; non-communicable diseases like diabetes, kidney and heart disease; research and development; and even in ternational cooperation,” he said.
“Even if it is not COVID-19, you can have symptoms like cough, colds, and pneumonia,” Bravo said.
briel (derated by 70MW), Limay 8 (de rated by 120MW), Magat (derated by 228MW), GNPD 2 (derated by 18MW).
The new order makes the Philippines the tenth country in Southeast Asia to end the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors, leaving only Myanmar as the only country in the region to still require face coverings.
due to COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the country in March 2020.
“We’re also looking at a review of policy and possible legislation to bal ance importation with local production and to address the issues of over and un der production,” she added.
and people not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are “strongly encouraged” to continue wearing face masks.
“It may be that a certain individual manages to avoid being infected by the virus, but it is certain that people in their households that are vulnerable - like immunocompromised individuals and senior citizens - may contract the virus that may eventually lead to their death,” she said. With Gabriellea Parino and Marron Joshua Mendoza
“Proceed in this noble endeavor with our fervent prayers and wholehearted support for Your Excellency’s contin ued success,” Romualdez – Mr. Marcos’ cousin – and the lawmakers added.
The BI is the primary enforcement arm tasked to ensure that all foreigners within its territorial jurisdiction comply with existing laws.
Meanwhile, several generators with a combined capacity of 398MW are now on planned outages.
Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda welcomed the Palace’s decision to extend the state of calamity for the next three months.
NGCP placed the total power plant deration at 663MW.
The DOH also agreed to lift masking for non-vulnerable sectors and low-risk settings, officer-in-charge Maria Rosa rio Vergeire revealed Monday.
Meanwhile, former Health secretary and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin recom mended a change to the definition of “fully vaccinated” to include the first booster shot under the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program.
Meanwhile, Acosta was optimistic about good news for the 300 prison ers, mostly elderly and infirm persons who would be prioritized for pardon.
cases in the country continue to rise.
Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Lu zon Grid on red alert for interval hours from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday and the yellow alert status from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. due to insuf ficient reserves and capacity.
This paves the way for the eventual announcement of the actual venues, such as universities or colleges, where the Bar examinations in the 14 LTCs are to be conducted.
decrease the prices of diesel by P1.45 per liter and gasoline by P0.45 per liter effective 6 a.m. of Sep tember 13,” Phoenix said in its advisory.
“We reiterate that the matters of se lection and assignment of a bar candi date’s exam venue site are processed on a first-come, first-served basis, i.e. applicants who submitted their appli cations and paid the Bar fees earlier are assigned to the earlier batches,” Justice Caguioa said in a Bar Bulletin issued on Monday. Rey E. Requejo
The health sector’s total P296.3billion budget for next year is over 70 percent higher than the COVIDcentric budget of 2021 (P216 billion) and 10 percent higher than last year’s (P274Rep.billion).Cosaid that aside from COV ID-19 and its attendant problems, the country continues to suffer from other debilitating diseases.
The SC through Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, chair of the 2022 Bar examinations commit tee, said the LTCs in the National Cap ital Region (NCR) will be in Northern Manila, Southern Manila, Pasay City, Quezon City, and Taguig City.
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Currently, a Filipino is deemed “fully vaccinated” when he or she has completed the primary series of COV ID-19Garinjabs.said one reason for the nonacceptance of boosters is that nine out of 10 Filipinos are overconfident about the protection given by the primary series.
“May God continue to bless you with good health, wisdom, and com passion, as well as the strength and conviction to provide solutions to the lingering problems that continuously beset our country today. Mabuhay!”
She said this was a messaging prob lem because the government sees them as fully vaccinated after the sec ond vaccine shot.
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Rep. Elizaldy Co during deliberations on the department’s 2023 budget. “That is why DOH deserves all the support.” But DOH officials at the hearing said the P1 billion COVID-19 Special Risk Allowance (SRA) supposedly allotted for health workers is still un funded two years after the pandemic hit the DOHcountry.officer-in-charge Undersecre tary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the SRA of 55,844 health workers was still“Weunfunded.arediscussing this with DBM
“The department (DBM) is evalu ating the propriety of the claims, but we have identified the potential budget source to cover the request,” AbadAskedsaid.ifthe DBM had enough funds for the health worker SRA, she said yes.
More local government units are ex pected to follow suit with their own or ders, as the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 had also recommended to
Limpin said the administration only based their studies on the targeted prima ry vaccine rollout rather than the distri bution of booster doses, “which are now more crucial,” adding it only “sought to expose those vulnerable in society.”
At the Upper House, Senate President Migz Zubiri said the longest-reigning British mon arch always led with quiet grace and dignity, never seeming to sag under the heavy weight of the crown.
“It would also help us get out of the emergency situation if we can already deal with pandemics on a more insti tutional level,” he said, pointing to the President’s aim to establish a Center for Disease Control and a Virology Institute.
HE Department of Energy is investigating the cause of simultaneous forced outages of power plants that resulted in the unavailability of 4,509 megawatts (MW) of capacity from the Luzon grid.
On September 6, oil companies implemented a per liter decrease in gasoline by P2.60, diesel by P1.55, and P1.60 for kerosene.
It also acts as the chief repository of all im migration records pertaining to entry, temporary sojourn, admission, residence, and departure of all foreigners in the country.
of Energy’s Oil Industry Management Bureau, said last week the movement of prices in the world market showed a possible rollback in pump prices across all products.
“All public servants, like us here in the Senate, experience this to an extent. But it is a deal we enter into, and a choice that we willingly make,” he pointed out.
NGCP said about 3,448MW of power capacity was not available. Power plants
“We are looking at amending the law in terms of procurement and all of that in the middle of an emergency,” the President added.
Office previously said it would launch a nationwide feeding program today to mark Mr. Marcos’ 65th birthday and first in office as President.
“The international medical com munity, including the WHO (World Health Organization), is supporting countries under a state of calamity. If we lift it, the support will stop as well,” he said.
Tansingco also worked as Libanan’s chief of staff during the latter’s stint as congressional rep resentative of the lone district of Eastern Samar from July 1998 to June 2007.
She said she was to meet with Bu reau of Corrections director general Gerald Bantag and the chief of Board of Pardons and Parole on Monday af ternoon to discuss and finalize the list.
At least 400 health workers have died
These are Angat Main Unit 4 (50MW), Angat AUX Unit 1 (6MW), Angat AUX Unit 3 (6MW), SLTEC I (123MW), Makban 4 (63MW) and SLPGC 1 (150MW).
“This past weekend, prices of our products dropped by P10. This is unu sual because our prices usually rise dur ing the weekend. But this time, prices went down. Our rate at the farm for live chicken is P92 to P101. Our capital for that is about P112. So, we are losing about P10 per kilo,” San Diego said. He said 212 million kilos of imported poultry products entered the country from January to July this year, still be low the approved import permits for 416 million kilograms for the same period.
But the Palace, through Angeles, said: “Face masks shall continue to be worn in indoor, private or public estab lishments, including in public transpor tation by land, air or sea and in outdoor settings where physical distancing can not be maintained.”
United Broilers Raisers Association and Philippine Egg Board chairman Gregorio San Diego Jr. said they have been selling their products at lower farmgate prices amid the influx of imported chicken.
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Chinese authorities imposed stricter lock downs in several major cities to contain an out break of COVID-19.
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The Palace said the Department of Health (DOH) has been told to update the minimum public health and safety guidelines to reflect EO No. 3.
“In OCTA we believe that any change in policy should be grounded in science and based on ensuring public health and safety for all,” it said in a statement.
At the same time, the Palace said the country is now 6 percent away from having a “wall of immunity” from vaccination.
try producers urged the government to reduce the importation of chicken and other poultry products, saying these could kill the local industry.
Dr. Maricar Limpin, the immediate past president of the Philippine College of Physi cians, expressed her dismay in an interview with DZMM Teleradyo, citing vaccine and case statistics as the reason for the country’s unpreparedness to face the challenges of the virus amid the new policy.
He is a native of Tacloban City, Leyte.
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Wearing a face mask also protects against other communicable diseases and not just COVID-19, a health expert said Monday.
“Keepingphase. the public health emer gency declaration effective will help us bolster our health care system. But we can fully withdraw some of the more restrictive or even militaristic aspects of our anti-COVID-19 meas ures, such as heavy-handed rules on masking, in favor of a more positive or affirmative approach,” said Salceda, chairman of the House committee on ways and means.
on forced outage include GNPower Din ginin 1 - (668MW), Calaca 2 (300MW), Masinloc 2 (344MW), Masinloc 3(335MW), Sual 1 (647MW), Sual 2 (647MW), Quezon Power Philippines Ltd. (460MW) and Avion 1 (47MW).
Garin said this would bump up boost er intake, which is pegged at only 21.76 percent months after booster shots were made available to the public.
“Warmest greetings, Your Excellen cy, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr., on the occa sion of your 65th birthday!” the House message read.
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“To this end, OCTA has suggested to the government through channels that a set of milestones to be achieved first as a prerequisite to the lifting of the out door mask mandate such as increasing booster rates, etc. as well as defining a set of triggers to reimpose the use of masks outdoors should a serious surge in cases happen,” the group said.
In a televised public briefing, Phil ippine Foundation for Vaccination Ex ecutive Director Dr. Lulu Bravo echoed the advice of Vergeire to wear masks whether it is required or not.
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“The biggest factor here is the low rates of booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. We know that we only have about 23% of the target population that has been given booster shots,” she said.
Elsewhere in Luzon, the LTCs are in Baguio City in Benguet, Lipa City in Batangas, and Naga City in Cama rines
Cleanfuel, Chevron Philippines, Seaoil Philip pines, and PetroGazz also issued separate adviso ries of the price cut.
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A certified public accountant, Tansingco was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1991.
The Philippines recorded 15,379 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Department of Health said Monday. From Sept. 5 to 11, the coun try recorded an average of 2,197 daily infections, 10 percent lower compared to the previous week, according to the latest DOH bulletin.
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Vergeire said during the Health De partment’s budget briefing at the House Appropriations Committee that the DOH made their decision based on the World Health Organization’s pro nouncement that face mask mandates can be focused on the vulnerable sector.
Majority Leader and Zamboanga City Rep. Manuel Jose Dalipe, House Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan, senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, and
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The DHSUD chief said that the fund ing will help address the two main problems in the housing sector--afford ability and access to fund.
Ejercito filed Senate Resolution No. 194, which seeks to direct the Senate Commit tee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs to conduct a probe on these “alarming” cases of kidnapping, abduction, and disap pearances, specially those against women, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) workers, and Filipino-Chinese in dividuals. With Macon Ramos-Araneta
THE Commission on Elections (Come lec) called on Congress to amend a law against nuisance candidates seeking a government post.
About 26,000 lands have yet to be vali dated and targeted for distribution for free to qualified beneficiaries of the Compre hensive Agrarian Reform Program.
“Maybe we should amend the provi sion of our law regarding nuisance can didacy so we can strengthen it and match it with the existing decisions of the Su preme Court,” Garcia said.
SENATORS on Monday sought a re view of the snail-paced hearing of cases at the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC).
More than 80 private and public hospitals participated in the event dubbed as “National Surgical Out reach Day,” which started on Sept. 5. The simultaneous cutting was held through Zoom.
“Based on Comelec Rules of Proce dure Part V, Rule 24, any candidate is identified to have no bona fide intention to run for public office if he or she puts the election process in “mockery or dis repute or to cause confusion among the voters by the similarity of the names of the registered candidates or who by other acts or circumstances,” he added.
Acuzar is also asking lawmakers for P36 billion to fund the interest subsidy for the first one million units. He cited the importance of jumpstarting the program with the necessary budget allocation.
The Philippine National Police Anti-Kid napping Group (PNP-AKG) reported that they have recorded 27 cases from January to September, with 15 related to offshore gambling operations, 11 kidnap-for-ransom cases, and one casino-related.
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are introducing innovative solutions to the housing problem,” Acuzar said.
Inso said the group plans to contin ue the surgical outreach. “Very suc cessful ang undertaking (was success ful). In fact, there is a plan to continue with this one. Hopefully on a yearly basis,” he said.
“We want to show to the world that we are doing our part as surgeons, as anesthesiologists, as operating room nurses. We are contributing to help address the unmet or neglected surgeries in the country,” Inso said.
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Even a single case of abduction is already alarming and threatens people’s safety, ac cording to Poe.
Recently, committee chair Senator Ron ald Dela Rosa told reporters that the brains behind the series of abductions may be test
“We really need the help of Congress to accomplish the mission given to us by our President: address the housing gap by building six million units in six years,” Acuzar said.
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‘STOP AND SALUTE.’ Manila Police District Director (MPDD) BGEN Andre Dizon and National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) Executive Director Cecile LorenzanaRomero, attend the “Stop and Salute” flag-raising ceremony at the Rizal Park in Manila on Monday. “Stop and Salute” is conducted every first Monday of the month and attended by various government institutions and civil society organizations. Norman Cruz
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This led the PCS, its various chap ters, the Philippine Society of Anes thesiologists, and the Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines to collaborate and hold free surgical procedures for indigent patients.
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ing the administration of President Ferdi nand Marcos Jr. Dela Rosa will wait for the referral of Poe’s resolution before opening anApartinquiry.from Poe and dela Rosa, Senators Ramon Revilla, Jr. and Imee Marcos also expressed alarm over incidents of missing youngSenatorwomen.Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday also called on the Senate and Malacanang to look into recent reports of kidnappings and torture.
During the budget hearing, Acuzar, along with key DHSUD officials, pre sented to the lawmakers the priority housing program approved by President Marcos.Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quim bo, committee on appropriations senior vice chairperson, lauded the program saying, “your idea is nice. I’m happy that you’re thinking out of the box, con gratulations. We need that, finally.”
This came as the Port of NAIA stepped up its border security efforts as the holiday season approaches.
Nearly 140 surgical procedures were performed during the event.
During the organizational briefing of the Senate Committee on Labor Employment and Human Resources Development, Sen. Raffy Tulfo said they have been receiving mounting complaints of pending cases before theHeNLRC.exhorted the NLRC to ramp up their efforts and hasten to address all cases. He cited several instances when a worker is no longer connected with a company or sometimes, the company was already registered under another name. Ramos-Araneta
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The funding would help address the two main problems in the housing sec tor – affordability and access to funds, the official said. Rio N. Araja
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DHSUD estimated the country’s housing backlog will reach more than 6.5 million units by end of the year. “We
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In its decision, the SC said “declar ing one a nuisance candidate simply be cause he or she is not known to the entire country reduces the electoral process – a
As the influx of balikbayan boxes and gifts from overseas Filipino work ers (OFWs) is expected to increase, the authorities assured to provide 24/7 non-intrusive examinations while ex pediting releases to avoid delays and backlogs.Inaddition, the port deployed the Trace Detection System (TDS) to rein force non-intrusive scanning capabili ties and combat agricultural smuggling in the Thecountry.TDSis a significant addition to the non-intrusive inspection capability of the bureau as it is designed to detect explosives, narcotics, and drugs sub stances of small magnitude.
‘NO’ TO HEALTH BUDGET CUTS. Health workers from the Health Alliance for Democracy, Alliance of Health Workers, and other health organizations trooped to the House of Representatives in Quezon City to protest the health budget cuts and demand adequate budget allotment for direct health services and health workers. Manny Palmero
“This is the first one that has been done and I’m not aware of any other,” heDelayingadded. surgeries for illnesses such as cancer has created a substan tial impact on some of his patients’ health outcomes, Inso said.
Lawmakers laud DHSUD program to address country’s housing gap
Overseas Filipino workers and claim ants are advised to support legitimate and accredited forwarders to avoid the possibility of being scammed by fly-bynight operators.
sacred instrument of democracy – to a mere popularity contest.”
Taguig seniors finish basic schooling
ENATOR Grace Poe filed a resolution on Monday urging the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs to launch an inquiry on abduction cases in Luzon, including Metro Manila.
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“The matter of the candidate being known (or unknown) should not be taken against the candidate but is best left to the electorate,” the SC said.
“I agree with the decision of the SC,” Garcia said. The official said that it may already be time for Congress to give an updated definition of what and who nui sance candidates really are.
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THREE senior citizens in Taguig City have finished elementary and high school through the city govern ment’s alternative education system. The three — Mwusews Anthony Mari Diaz, 82; Luvisminda Fajardo, 73; and 63-year-old Erlinda Dejumo — were among the 1,285 students who graduated last Saturday under the city’s Alternative Learning Sys tem“Regardlessprogram. of your age, it is still possible to finish school,” Diaz, who was also recognized as the oldest ALS passer, said after officially complet ing his junior high school education. Dejumo, who completed her high school education, and Fajardo, who graduated from elementary, agreed. The three elders thanked the local government which was instrumental for them to overcome the hurdles.
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has tightened its watch on ba likbayan boxes as unscrupulous indi viduals use this form of shipment as a conduit for smuggling.
Lugene Ang, president of the Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and In dustry Inc. (FCCCII), previously reported that they recorded 56 kidnapping incidents involving Filipino and Chinese nationals, including children, within 10 days.
The detection is accomplished by sampling non-visible trace amounts of particulates from shipments. The new ly-acquired system boasts a throughput of three times more than the traditional systems.Theport is also in close coordina tion with the Philippine Drug En forcement Agency (PDEA) to enhance K-9 screening and guard against con traband.Meanwhile, the bureau reminded the public to be cautious in sending their packages and parcels.
SEVERAL members of the House of Representatives have commended the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) for “in novative solutions” in finally ending the country’s housing gap.
Comelec chairperson George Garcia made the call after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that popularity is not and should not be a sufficient ground to dis qualify a candidate.
At the same time, the lawmakers ex pressed support to DHSUD’s efforts to build one million housing units per year in the next six years as directed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
MORE than a hundred Filipino doc tors and operating room nurses con ducted simultaneous surgical proce dures nationwide to reduce a backlog of surgeries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr.Ramon Inso, president of the Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS), said elective operating surger ies were limited during the height of lockdowns.“Theeffect of the COVID-19 pan demic was really very deep in terms of being unable to do the surgery on pa tients who really need them,” he said in an interview on ABS-CBN News.
During a recent budget hearing by the House Appropriations Committee, led by Rep. Elizaldy Co, the lawmak ers recognized DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar for his out-of-the-box approach to confronting the challenges in the housing sector.
The resolution cited the kidnap-slay of pharmaceutical executive Eduardo Tolosa Jr., who was reportedly burned for three days by his abductors. Five suspects have surrendered.Poealso cited the circulating traf fic video titled “Kidnapping sa Skyway Galing Airport” (Kidnapping at Skyway coming from the airport), where uniden tified men from three vehicles were seen surrounding and trying to open a white vehicle.
AGRARIAN Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III is now accelerating the inven tory of idle government-owned lands (GOLs) under Executive Order 75 of 2019, including state colleges and universities (SCUs) nationwide as part of commit ment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s commitment.Heclarified there will be no morato rium to stop the distribution of GOLs and SUCs.The Department of Agrarian Reform is processing the evaluation of over 56,000 hectares of GOLs nationwide.
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“I have been trying to resolve this with PRC for a year, but the tagging has continued. There was no other choice but to open the issue to the public,” she said.The PRC under the previous admin istration had committed to look into the issue, Castro Meanwhile,said.the ACT Teachers partyList also filed a bill seeking to raise Filipino nurses’ basic pay to P50,000 a month in a bid to compensate the healthcare workers for their hard work and to prevent them from seeking em ployment abroad.
Duterte also joined the people of Siquijor in the celebration of the province’s 50th founding anniver sary on DuringSunday. her speech, the Vice President cit ed Siquijor’s huge economic potentials in through tourism.
She also en joined the local residents to trust their political and government leaders, and vice versa.
THE House of Representatives on Mon day adopted a resolution extolling the four teachers, three policemen, and three soldiers who were conferred the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Fili pinos of 2022 award for their dedication and professionalism in the pursuit of ex cellent public service.
LOAN sharks with connections in the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) may be behind the scheme forc ing the teachers with unpaid debts to settle their obligations lest they can cannot renew their teaching licenses, a party-list lawmaker said Monday.
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Esmael did not run for re-election previous polls prior to the May 9, 2022 exercise. But he ran against in cumbent Maguindanao Governor Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu, wife of Suharto in the May 9, 2022 polls.
NO corruption and overpricing in the Authorized Budget for the Contract (ABC) of the four-wheeled farm trac tors distributed to farmer cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in the country, an executive of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) said.
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The high court stressed that legal standing pertains to “a personal and substantial interest in the case such that the party has sustained or will sustain direct injury as a result of the govern mental act that is being challenged.”
Sangki said as a relative he went beyond his official duties as a soldier, and had explored on some extended path to call-of-duty, in a bid to get the parties to sit down for a peaceful dialogue and settle their differences in the name of common ancestral roots.
“The adjustment in the technical specifications were recommended by the Bureau of Agricultural and Fish eries Engineering (BAFE) as this would allow tractor-mounted auxilia ries to maximize the tractors’ range of use,” said Alvindia.
is brought by “a party who has legal standing to raise the constitutional or legal question’,” the SC held.
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“As the economy reopens, it is also high time to string to gether these potentials and bring them to the frontier of progress of the island that is pulsing with the dynamism of its people.
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He personally met with Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS). During the Command Conference attended by CCPS Chief Samuel Mina, he in structed to maintain peace and order and ensure police visibility in Caloo can’s public areas including schools and markets, as well as its main roads andMayoralleyways.Along maintained a strong stance against illegal drugs and crime and in coordination with the CCPS, continuous operations are conducted to apprehend the most wanted suspects in the city. Full story on manilastandard.net
The lawmaker expressed suspicions that the loan sharks have connections with PRC insiders.
UP AND AWAY. A cyclist pushes his bicycle up a bike ramp installed on the Philcoa footbridge on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City to safely get to the other side of the street, aboveground style, and away to his final destination. Manny Palmero
PhilMech insists purchase of tractors above board
The petitioner also argued that the cost of a single driver’s license card is P89.71 under Banner’s bid, while the cost under Dermalog’s bid is P99.16, which is higher by 10.53 percent.
The measure was filed by Speaker Martin Romualdez, House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City Rep. Ma nuel Jose Dalipe, House Minority Lead er and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino Li banan, senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Al exander A. Marcos, Tingog party-list Reps. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and JudeHRAcidre.345was adopted in consolidation with HRs 308 and 309 filed by Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo and HR 351 filed
In some instances, the loan sharks would even offer jewelry to the teachers so they would fall deeper into debt.
THE Supreme Court has denied a peti tion filed by an anti-corruption group seeking to stop the Land Transportation Office from pursuing its P836-million deal with a driver’s license manufactur er for allegedly being disadvantageous to the government.
The petitioner also claimed that the LTO gravely abused its direction when it awarded the contract to Dermalog af ter the lowest bidder Banner Plasticard,
Castro raised the debt-tagging scheme during the congressional delib
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For solo parents, out-of-school youth, high school graduates, senior citizens, and persons with disability (PWDs), the Caloocan City Manpower Training Center (CCMTC) provides free NC-II training that utilizes faceto-face and online learning modules for short courses which include basic computer operations, culinary and cosmetology.AstheCity Mayor of over 1.7 million residents, Along Malapitan prioritizes the safety of his residents above all.
PhilMech director Dr. Baldwin Jal lorin said the dealwent through the right process for procurement- from market research to invitation to bid and the opening of bids.
by senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a former President.Firstlaunched in 1985, the Metrobank Foundation program has bestowed the prestigious award to six hundred ninetyfive (695) outstanding public servants whose honesty, commitment, and pro fessionalism brought innovations to the country and inspired a positive change in the“Afterpeople.an intensive selection process based on their character, competence, and compassion, manifested through transformative programs and inclusive community-building efforts, ten (10) awardees were selected from hundreds of nominees who deserve the nation’s deep est appreciation and gratitude,” the reso lution stated.
“These lenders are not accredited by the Department of Education. These are loan sharks),” Castro revealed.
In pre-election speeches, Esmael said he had shied away from a political conflict involving his own family, un loading himself and his siblings of dis putes, as they joined the United Bang samoro Justice Party. He and brother Zajid have both lost-- him to incumbent Sangki-Mangudadatu, and Zajid in the congressional race to Mayor Abubakar “Tong” Paglas of Datu Paglas.
tractors.Earlier, it was reported that Jallo rina’s successor, Dr. Dionisio Alvin dia, withhold the payment of the trac tors after he found out that the price of one farm tractor with an approved contract price of P1.2 million has been jacked-up by P98,000.
A MAN of his word, Caloocan City’s new Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan, consistently sets his ad ministration to deliver its promises to the people — setting the bar higher for good governance and accountability.
President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte urges parents to practice family planning to make sure that their children will get proper support and education.
But the SC ruled that a petitioner’s claim of transcendental importance must be backed by proper allegations as its plain in vocation does not suffice for the Court to set aside procedural technicalities.
According to the ATM, this overpric ing would have to be shouldered by the Filipino drivers.
In a 26-page decision penned by As sociate Justice Marvic Leonen, the SC’s Second Division ruled that petitioner Anti-Trapo Movement (ATM) has no le gal standing to question the legality of the deal between the LTO and NEXTIX, Dermalog Identification Systems, and CFP Strategic Transaction Advisors Joint Venture (Dermalog) for the procurement of more than eight million plastic license cards with a five-year validity for 2017.
AN EMERGING family feud born out of politics in the powerful Man gudadatu clan was believed nipped in the bud as mediators stepped in to bring the opposing parties together.
SC denies plea to stop P836-m LTO license cards deal
Since 8.36 million driver’s license cards are required to be produced, the difference between the two costs would amount to P79,668,053.55, the ATM said.
But Alvindia later clarified and pointed out there’s no problem with the P1.3 million per unit of tractor since the P98,000 is for the purchase of ‘hydraulic ports’.
OUTSTANDING FILIPINOS. Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) joins the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos of 2022 who called on him at the House of Representatives, accompanied by foundation president Anecito Sobrepeña. In photo are (from left) Technical Sergeant Joel Tuganan, Col. Maria Victoria Juan, Junmerth Jorta, sobrepeña, Christine Joy Aguila, Leonila Dans, Sobrepeña, Mark Nolan Confesor, Police Col. Lambert Suerte, Police Capt. Rosalino Panlaqui, and Police Executive Master Sergeant Rogelio Rodriguez Jr. Col. Stephen Cabanlet, also an awardee, was not able to join the event. (inset) Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA) administrator and chief executive officer Abdulghani Salapuddin also calls on the Speaker. Ver Noveno
She warned that teachers face a “dou ble-whammy” deal. Aside from failing to renew their licenses, they were also being sued by the loan sharks to force them to Unpaidpay.debts with non-government lenders should not be a condition for the teachers to renew their professional li censes, Castro said.
The teachers who were given the award are Junmerth C. Jorta of Keupiyanan Te Balugo, San Fernando, Bukidnon; Chris tine Joy D.R. Aguila, Ph.D., of the Philip pine Science High School – Main in Qu ezon City); Leonila F. Dans, M.D., M.Sc. of the College of Medicine, University of the Philippines in Manila; and Mark No lan P. Confesor, Ph.D., of the Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Tech nology in Iligan City.
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Duterte said she is confident the province will continue to grow indestination”nomicallyecoandbecomea“premiuminvestmenttheVisayas.
“We also urged parents to carefully plan their family to ensure they will be able to provide the needed support of their kids, especially in their studies,” the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said in a social media post.
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The mechanization program hogged the headlines after alleged irregularities, including overpricing, have been uncovered in the recent purchase of 1,346 units of the farm
and encouraging them to start their own micro businesses.
“The Court will only exercise the power of judicial review if the action
The 1,346 tractors with a purchase price of P1.298 million each would have a total cost of P1.747 billion.
The SC rejected the ATM’s assertion that its petition raised issues of “transcendental public importance,” which is one of the ex ceptions to the rule on legal standing.
EXHAUSTION. A recruit of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) collapses and is helped by two regulars, apparently due to sheer exhaustion after taking his oath, along with his batch mates of 1,450 who have just completed their unforgiving training, 167 of them females. The PCG says it is the biggest group of graduates so far in recent years. Danny Pata
Lt Col Jaime Sangki of the Magu indanao-based 6th Infantry Division Civil-Military Relations, said as a relative, he is most affected by the political conflict between his kindred supporters of former Sultan Kudarat Governor Suharto Mangudadatu and former Maguindanao governor and congressman, Esmael Mangudadatu who are third-degree cousins.
The ATM claimed that it filed the petition to protect the government from an anomalous contract, which is “mani festly and grossly disadvantageous to the Filipino people.”
The OVP issued the statement following Duterte’s visit to Siquijor Island where she distributed school kits under to the chil dren pursuant to the OVP’s Pagba BAGoSiquijorcampaign.wasthe fifth province to receive such aid under the Pag baBAGo campaign, which has already reached out to over 2,400 young learners and distributed 5,000 food packs to parents.
eration of the Labor department’s 2023 proposed budget last week.
ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro said the teachers being victim ized by the unholy alliance mostly have outstanding debts non-government lenders or usurers, particularly the socalled “5-6” scheme which exact exor bitant interest rates.
It noted that the LTO failed to resolve Banner’s request for reconsideration be fore awarding the contract to Dermalog.
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pandemic — benefiting everyone on the island,” she said.
Under his directive, the local gov ernment gears toward economic re covery and has already conducted two Mega Job Fairs and non-stop local re cruitment activities to provide 20,000 job opportunities for its residents.
“Both the local government and the people should trust each other and to gether create a better life on the island… With this important task and the govern ment’s continued initiatives, no Siquijornon will be left behind,” she added.
“With the theme ‘Beyond Excel lence,’ this year’s nationwide search was launched last October 2021 to hon or ten exemplary Filipinos for render ing service above and beyond the call of duty as educators, peacekeepers, and defenders of the nation,” House Resolu tion 345 stated.
The biddings, he said, were open to public viewing and streamed via the PHilMech Facebook page.
THE passing of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 after over 70 years on the throne surfaced the many complicated feelings surrounding not only herself but also the institution of the British monarchy.
For each mourner, there are more who say, this should spell the end of the monarchy as an Perhapsinstitution.then, when the Royal Family become just the Mountbatten-Windsors and just another British family, there will be closure and some degree of justice.
He wants his listeners to climb up his stage and wave a hand that if indeed the vice president is just a “spare tire” and just have to wait in the wings, why give the OVP that much budget?
HEIR to the throne now that his father has become king, Prince William has stepped up to royal duties after the exit of his brother, Harry, and uncle, WilliamAndrew.hasgrown up with a strong sense of his future responsibilities, with Charles’s reign inevitably set to be shorter than that of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
This claim was based on evidence collated by the PCGG with the assistance of the United States Justice Department and the Swiss Federal Police Department.
The Marcos corruption cases
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Many hold her responsible for human rights violations committed by the British during her reign.
William has yet to respond publicly to Harry’s claim that he and their father are “trapped” by convention.
With the son of Marcos Sr occupying the presidency, we are now at a crossroads. Whether or not the BBM administration will respect the mandate of the PCGG or emasculate it, only time will tell
Hers saw the establishment of the Commonwealth of Nations (a 56-member community mostly comprising former British territories) and the final setting of the sun on the former empire when Hong Kong was ceded back to China in 1997.
vantages of colonization by virtue of her birth and position, saw the end of the British Raj and dismantling of much of the empire during her father George VI’s reign.
William, 40, has so far managed to carve a life largely out of the spotlight, taking on military and civilian jobs and as a handson father of three with his wife, Catherine, proving popular with the public.
In the same case, Republic also sought the forfeiture of the assets of dummy corporations and entities established by nominees
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EO 1 primarily tasked the PCGG to recover all ill-gotten wealth of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, his immediate family, relatives, subordinates and close associates.
“William will have to undertake more of the load, so I have no doubt that there will be an increasing share of royal duty that William will assume,” he told AFP.
terms of education, with nannies and then boarding school from the age of eight.
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911 are programs Duterte spearheaded when she was mayor of Davao City before she was elected vice president last May 9, 2022.
Queen Elizabeth served as a symbol of stability and consistency, of conservativetraditional,values in a world spiraling further into populism and war and all kinds of mayhem and servedchaosasa
From his birth on June 21, 1982, William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor was destined to be king. Harry -- the “spare” to William’s “heir” -- came along two years later. But both boys were treated the same in
The complicated legacy of the Queen
Elizabeth II, while benefiting from the ad-
Upon her assumption of office following the successful EDSA Revolution, then President Corazon C. Aquino issued Executive Order 1 creating the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
unfashionable Birmingham club because he “wanted to have a team that was more midtable that could give me more emotional roller coaster moments”.
She was not Prime Minister and made no decisions regarding the administration of the country. This type of argument outrages those who are marginalized and oppressed in the wake of British neocolonialism.
The couple have become prominent campaigners for mental health.
The Constitutional provision cited by this blind as a bat critic, is Article VII, Section 8, from which he used the word “spare tire” or someone given a budget while, the undertone, doingArticlenothing.VII,Section 8 says: “In case of death, permanent disability, removal from office, or resignation of the President, the Vice-President shall become the President to serve the unexpired term. In case of death, permanent disability, removal from office, or resignation of both the President and Vice-President, the President of the Senate or, in case of his inability, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall then act as President until the President or Vice-President shall have been elected and qualified.”
The brothers have always spoken warmly of their mother, and as a young man, William, with his blond hair, bore a striking resemblance to her, earning him pin-up status.
William once recalled his mother singing along to Tina Turner’s hit “(Simply) The Best” in the car to raise their mood as they returned to a new term at school.
This critic appears to have a hidden agenda and insults the intelligence of the Filipino people.
They have also advocated for protecting the environment and conservation, showing a more modern face to the ancient institution.
An enduring image of the young boys was at their mother’s funeral, when they walked, heads bowed, through the streets of London behind her funeral cortege to Westminster Abbey.
As a result, the Supreme Court affirmed the Sandiganbayan Decision dated 2 April 2009 of the Sandiganbayan that all assets, properties, and funds belonging to Arelma, S.A., with an estimated aggregate amount of USD 3,369,975 as of 1983, plus all interests and all other income that accrued thereon, forfeited in favor of the Republic.
William and the then Kate Middleton first met at the University of St Andrews in Scotland and their relationship blossomed after he spotted her modeling at a student fashion
In the early case of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. vs. Republic of the Philippines, G.R. No. 189434, April 25, 2012, Republic, through the PCGG and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), sought the declaration of Swiss bank accounts totaling USD 356 million (now USD 658 million), and two treasury notes worth USD 25 million and USD 5 million, as illgotten wealth.
The British Empire, at its height just after World War I, claimed a quarter of the earth’s surface (including territories and countries under formal protection agreements).
Twelve days later, she issued her second EO prohibiting all persons and entities bearing knowledge of possession of said “ill-gotten” assets and properties from obstructing the government’s recovery efforts.
In 2019, PCGG said it recovered P172 billion in ill-gotten wealth from the MarcosAfamily.Sandiganbayan decision dated September 28, 2021 also ordered Royal Traders Holding Company, Incorporated (RTHCI) to pay the Philippine government at least P367 million, which was part of Marcos family’s money.
The spokesman for Vice President Duterte, lawyer Reynold Munsayac, has said the good governance program of the OVP will fund projects like Libreng sakay (free rides); Pagbabago campaign; OVP food trucks; Livelihood programs like Magnegosyo Ta Day and Peace 911; Medical assistance; and Burial assistance.
And as the new king ages William will have a much more visible public profile, preparing for his later role as king, said Robert Hazell, professor of government and the constitution at University College London.
“I think that most people think that William and Kate will make a great team and be a great king and queen,” said Phil Dampier, a royal author.
If there are those who do not mourn for a queen who behaved pristinely, with nary a misstep in the way she conducted herself in public, how much more deserving, then, of excoriation and outrage are leaders who are evil and unjust, or even plain incompetent, lazy, andFilipinosgreedy? should set higher standards for those who govern over them, because they deserve better, and in the end, their choices are the legacies they leave to their children. ***
The Court in this case, found that the Republic was able to establish the prima facie presumption that the assets and properties acquired by the Marcoses were manifestly and patently disproportionate to their aggregate salaries as public officials.
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Section 3, paragraph 2 of the same Article says: “The Vice-President may be appointed as a Member of the Cabinet. Such appointment requires no confirmation.”
But it is clear he appreciates the need to portray himself as a safe pair of hands to ensure the monarchy’s future survival.
This will be the same day Department of Education officials will brief lawmakers on the department’s proposed funding, with some critics noting the Vice President is the concurrent education secretary.
While at the prestigious Eton school, he declared a love for Aston Villa, choosing the
He has said this also involved traumatic experiences, trying to help people who were “at death’s door”.
In 2017 William left his job to become a full-time royal, shuttling between London and Norfolk, where they have a home on the sprawling royal estate in Sandringham.
The NEP is the budget document prepared and submitted by the country’s economic managers to Congress for its Thisapproval.early,critics’ decibels have made a distinct hubbub, with some arguing this proposed budget for the Office of the Vice President is comparatively a three-fold increase from the budget of the incumbent vice president’s predecessor who got only P702 million budget in 2022.
Local authorities granted the request, and had the deposits blocked until a proper case could be filed.
Whileshow.Harry became known as a party prince, William forged a more wholesome image. The couple married in 2011.
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William became a Royal Air Force searchand-rescue helicopter pilot for three years, living in a farmhouse in rural northwest Wales with Kate and their first child, George.
Far afield. Or nihil ad rem.
The family then moved to Norfolk in eastern England, where William took on a civilian role of air ambulance pilot in 2015.
He has given snippets of his eclectic taste in music ranging from English band Coldplay to Australian hard rock band AC/DC.
During the coronavirus lockdown, William said he and Kate shared schooling duties of their two eldest children, George and Charlotte, and their struggles with basic math.
The Republic presented further evidence that they had bigger deposits beyond their lawful incomes, foremost of which were the Swiss accounts deposited in the names of five foundations spirited away by the couple to different countries.
He has given few in-depth media interviews and with Catherine, a keen amateur photographer, they have sought to control the narrative through social media.
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All can agree that Elizabeth II was an expensive figurehead upholding the millennia-old British tradition of having a monarch.Sheserved as a symbol of stability and consistency, of traditional, conservative values in a world spiraling further into populism and war and all kinds of mayhem and chaos.
Paragraph 59 of the Petition for Forfeiture.
Yet for those taking the postcolonial view, she also stood for all the sins and atrocities of an empire stemming from a white supremacist valueEssayistsystem.Rebecca Solnit wrote on social media last Sept. 10 that “the death of the queen has become an occasion to revisit the intertwined histories of colonialism and slavery. Who the queen was as a person and whether she was herself a prisoner of circumstance are irrelevant; if you embody several centuries of royal history, it’s the inequalities, invasions, and subjugations as well as the pomp and circumstance.“Theanticolonial discourse right now is about that embodiment of ‘tradition,’ and what that tradition actually consisted of…” It is a complicated legacy that she leaves behind, and one that leaders today should learnBecausefrom.even though she lived a practically blameless life, never shirking from doing her duty, she is still being criticized after her death.
tion” he said, is “only a spare tire.”
For those whose only contact with British culture consists of the Teletubbies, Peppa Pig, and the Harry Potter movies, she was just a public figure, one among many celebrities in the digital world.
Yet at her death, while many around the world, who only know her from media, mourned with her actual subjects, commenters pointed out that she was a symbol of her country’s legacy of imperialism and complicit in the maintenance and perpetuation of its ideals.
They also decry the fact that she never made an apology for the excesses of British imperialism.Incontrast, to bring up just one example, Pope Francis went to Canada last July on a ‘Pilgrimage of Penance’ to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in erasing the culture and language of indigenous people via Canada’s residential school system.
In the enumeration of properties included in the Petition, the Arelma assets were described as “Assets owned by Arelma, Inc., a Panamanian corporation organized in Liechtenstein, for sole purpose (sic) of maintaining an account in Merrill Lynch, New York.”
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He has also not been afraid to speak his mind, and answered tersely when asked about brother Harry’s claims of royal racism. “We are very much not a racist family,” he told reporters.
Pursuant to EO 2, the Philippine Republic, through the PCGG, filed with the Swiss Federal Police Department for mutual assistance to freeze the bank deposits of the Marcoses located in Switzerland.
They are known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and now after the queen’s death, also as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall.
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She was mild and nonthreatening. She never had a hair out of place or said a word in bad taste, nor did anything improper or inappropriate.Shewas the essence of tradition, respectability, and propriety – in one word, boring.
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This followed nearly two-decades of legal struggle between the Philippine Government and the Marcos Family over the custody of these assets, kept in various Swiss bank accounts.
As observed by the Court, the Marcoses give the same stock answer to the effect that they did not engage in any illegal activities, and that all their properties were lawfully acquired.Theyfail to state with particularity the ultimate facts surrounding the alleged lawfulness of the mode of acquiring the funds in Arelma (which totaled USD 3,369,975.00 back in 1983), considering that the entirety of their lawful income amounted only to USD 304,372.43, or only 9 percent of the entire Arelma fund.
Born to be king
The violence done over centuries in the name of the King or Queen killed and hurt countlessTreasurespeople.were plundered and resources (among them trafficked people) were pillaged to enrich the invaders. Some of the loot filled the British Museum’s shelves and set the Koh-in-Noor front and center on the royalButcrown.asanti-colonial voices grew stronger, the former colonies gradually gained their independence from Britain.
The Swiss accounts, previously held by five groups of foreign foundations, were deposited in escrow with the Philippine National Bank (PNB), while the treasury notes were frozen by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas(BSP).Therein,theCourt pointed out that based on the Official Report of the Minister of Budget, the total salaries of former President Marcos as President from 1966 to 1976 was P60,000 a year and from 1977 to 1985, P100,000 a year; while that of the former First Lady, Imelda R. Marcos, as Minister of Human Settlements from June 1976 to February 22-25, 1986 was P75,000 a year.
Other critics, the likes of one who reads the news and inserts his editorials, has questioned why the OVP should be given that much budget, when the person, “under the Constitu-
HIS week, the Office of the Vice President will defend its budget proposal of P2.292 billion under the National Expenditure Program or NEP before the House of Representatives appropriations committee.
He also jumped to her defense when a 2021 inquiry found the BBC had tricked her into agreeing to a bombshell 1995 television interview where she admitted adultery.
(One critic) wants his listeners to climb up his stage and wave a hand that if indeed the vice president is just a ‘spare tire’ and just have to wait in the wings, why give the OVP that much budget?
For those Gen X and younger, the Queen seemed the eternal mother/grandmother, looking like a caricature in her eye-achingly bright coats and hats.
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The family’s 2021 Christmas card showed their relaxed style, posing in a desert landscape in Jordan with William and Catherine’s hands casually placed on each other’s knees.
of Marcos and his wife, Imelda RomualdezMarcos, as well as real and personal properties manifestly out of proportion to the spouses’ lawful income.
He became president of the Football Association in 2006 and has been a regular at England games, but also participates in upper-class pursuits such as polo and grouse-shooting.
FM and Imelda used a number of their close business associations or favorite cronies in opening bank accounts abroad for the purpose of laundering their filthy riches.
He was just 10 when his parents separated, leading to their divorce in 1996, and was 15 when his mother, princess Diana, was killed in a car crash in 1997.
William’s enhanced profile developed after the queen’s health declined, Harry quit royal life, and their uncle was stripped of his role due to a US civil case for sexual assault that he eventually settled out of court. AFP
But it is clear William appreciates the need to portray himself as a safe pair of hands to ensure the monarchy’s futureappreciatessurvival
Aside from the foundations and corporations established by their dummies/nominees to hide their ill-gotten wealth, several other corporate entities had been formed for the same purpose.
On the other hand, some point out that although she was the monarch and had her face on stamps and currency, Elizabeth did not govern and can therefore claim to not be directly responsible for any of this.
The Vice President is also asking for P500 million in “confidential expenses” and P620 million in “extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses” for 2023.
AS EARLY as 2003, the Supreme Court in Republic v. Sandiganbayan ruled that over 25 billion pesos worth of Marcos assets were considered ill-gotten wealth.
With the son of Marcos Sr occupying the presidency, we are now at a crossroads. Whether or not the BBM administration will respect the mandate of the PCGG or emasculate it, only time will tell.
Andersson’s challenger Ulf Kristers son of the conservative Moderates and the leader of the right-wing bloc, said that while the election results could still change, “I am ready to build a new and strongThegovernment”.Moderatesand two other smaller right-wing parties have for the first time tied up with the anti-immigration and national ist Sweden Democrats, which looked set to post their best election score yet.
“It’s the only monarch we’ve known, and I think it’s my duty to be here to wave her goodbye.”
The election campaign was dominated by issues close to right-wing voters and especially the far-right, including rising gang shootings, immigration, and inte gration issues. AFP
the coffin go past,” said onlooker Lucy Hampshire, who came from the northern English city of York.
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The Covid-19 pandemic, which wors ened conditions and swelled debt levels for many workers, has heightened the risk, the report found.
That makes them the country’s sec ond-biggest party for the first time, over taking the Moderates, the traditional lead ers on the right.
INDEPENDENCE RALLY. Demonstrators wave Catalan pro-independence “Estelada” flags during a protest marking the “Diada” or the national day of Catalonia, in Barcelona on September 11. “Diada” commemorates the 1714 fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession and the region’s subsequent loss of institutions.
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EDINBURGH—Tens of thousands of mourners lined the route of Queen Eliza beth II’s funeral cortege on Sunday as it left the Scottish retreat where she died, to bid farewell to their longest-serving mon arch.The hearse carrying the 96-year-old’s oak coffin, draped in the Royal Stan dard of Scotland, was driven from the Balmoral estate through Aberdeen and Dundee to the capital Edinburgh, where the streets were packed with well-wish ers.Some applauded, some cried, and then they fell silent as the coffin reached the Palace of Holyroodhouse, met by senior royals including the queen’s daughter Anne, who curtseyed as it was carried inside.“Itwas a very big sense of loss, but a sense of closure as well when you saw
The European nations charged that Tehran “has chosen not to seize this criti cal diplomatic opportunity”, adding that “instead, Iran continues to escalate its nu clear programme way beyond any plau sible civilian justification”. Iran’s foreign ministry criticized those comments as “unconstructive.”Lapidtoldhiscabinet that “Israel is con ducting a successful diplomatic campaign to stop the nuclear agreement and prevent the lifting of sanctions on Iran. AFP
The United Nations had set a goal to eradicate all forms of modern slavery by 2030, but instead, the number of people caught up in forced labor or forced marriage ballooned by 10 million between 2016 and 2021, according to a new report.
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Biden commemorated the anniver sary at the Pentagon, where Al-Qae da hijackers crashed a plane into the massive building that serves as De fense Department headquarters.
“The American story itself changed that day,” he said. “What we cannot change, never will, is the character of this nation” the attackers sought to wound.
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The number of people in forced labor swelled by 2.7 million over the same pe riod.The increase was driven entirely by more forced labor in the private econo my, including forced commercial sexual exploitation. AFP
Relatives of victims, police officers, firefighters, and city leaders gathered at the National September 11 Memo rial in Lower Manhattan, where the names of those who died there were read aloud in an hours-long ritual that
proached a wreath of flowers and placed his hand over his heart.
Migrant workers are meanwhile more than three times more likely to be
SCOTTISH TRIBUTE. Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence (4R), Britain’s Sophie, Countess of Wessex (2R) and Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York (R) stand as Britain’s Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, curtseys to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it is carried into the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on September 11. AFP
Children account for one out of five people in forced labor, with more than half of them stuck in commercial sexual exploitation, the report said.
ENEVA—Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labor or forced marriage, the UN said Monday, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in recent years.
PILLARS OF LIGHT. People sit before the east river and the ‘Tribute in Light’ installation amid the Manhattan city skyline commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks, in New York on September 10. AFP
Her coffin will be held overnight at Holyroodhouse — the monarch’s official residence in Scotland — and on Monday, Charles III will lead it in procession to the nearby St Giles’ Cathedral.
Coupled with the effects of climate change and armed conflicts, it has con tributed to “unprecedented disruption to employment and education, increases in extreme poverty and forced and unsafe migration”, compounding the threat, it said.It is a long-term problem, the report cautioned, with estimates indicating en trapment in forced labor can last years and forced marriage is often “a life sen tence”.Women and children are by far the most vulnerable.
Charles — formally proclaimed mon arch at a pomp-filled ceremony on Sat urday in London — will take part in a family vigil on Monday evening over the coffin at St Giles’. AFP
With the vote deemed too close to call, election authorities said they did not expect a result until Wednesday when the last ballots from abroad and from ad vance voting had been counted.
Throughout the weekend Ukraine claimed new military successes against Russia’s army in the east and south, the lat est coming Sunday night when President Volodymyr Zelensky declared Izyum “lib erated”.Moscow conceded having lost territory, and experts have said the confirmed recap ture by Ukraine of the city would represent a serious blow to Moscow’s military ambi tions in east Ukraine.
in forced labor than non-migrant adult workers, it showed.
“We’re not going to have a final result tonight”, Andersson, 55, told her cheering supporters as the outcome hung in the air, calling on Swedes to “have patience” and “let democracy run its course”.
The right-wing bloc was credited with a majority of 176 of 349 seats in parlia ment, with the left bloc trailing with 173.
UN: 50m stuck in ‘modern slavery’
The queen died on Thursday after a record-breaking seven decades on the throne, her son Charles immediately tak ing over as king of the UK and 14 other realms.
“The character of sacrifice and love, of generosity and grace, of strength and resilience,” he said. AFP
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NEW YORK—The United States on Sunday observed the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with President Joe Biden recalling Americans’ sacrifice and honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes hit the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field.
Ukraine says Russia strikes power grid; Moscow concedes lost territory in east
has occurred annually since the dead liest single attack on US soil.
The far-right party, which entered par liament in 2010 with 5.7 percent of votes and have long been treated as “pariahs” by other political parties, was seen gar nering around 20.7 percent of votes.
The study, by the UN’s agencies for labor and migration along with the Walk Free Foundation, found that at the end of last year, 28 million people were in forced labor, while 22 million were living in a mar riage they had been forced into. That means nearly one out of every 150 people in the world are caught up in modern forms of slavery, the report said.“It is shocking that the situation of modern slavery is not improving,” Guy Ryder, head of the International Labour Organization (ILO), said in a statement.
said former soldier Stuart Mackay as he watched the cortege arrive.
“I know for all those of you who lost someone, 21 years is both a life time and no time at all,” Biden said in a somber speech.
‘Poignant moment’
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The symbolism of the queen’s last journey will be heavy for Scotland — a nation with deep royal links, but where there is also a strong independence move ment intent on severing the centuries-old union with the United Kingdom.
Queen Elizabeth’s coffin arrives in Edinburgh
Meeting his cabinet before flying to Berlin, Lapid thanked the three countries for the “strong position” they had voiced in a tripartite statement on Saturday.
IsraelIran.has long opposed a revival of the 2015 accord, which has been mori bund since then US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2018 and reimposed biting sanctions on Tehran.
They rang bells and held moments of silence six times, including at 8:46 am and 9:03 am (1246 and 1303 GMT), the precise minutes the pas senger jets struck the World Trade Center’s North and South Towers.
Sunday evening the eastern region experi
Local Ukrainian authorities pointed to Russian strikes on their power infrastruc ture. Some districts reported later that pow er had been restored.
“A total blackout in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, a partial one in the Za porizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Sumy regions,” Zelensky said in a statement on social“Nomedia.military facilities,” he added. “The goal is to deprive people of light and heat.”
enced widespread electricity blackouts, which Zelensky said deliberately hit civilian infrastruc ture. He blamed “Russian terrorists”.
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KRAMATORSK—Ukraine has an nounced fresh gains in its counter-offen sive, including the recapture of the strategic city of Izyum in the country’s east, where Kyiv accused Russia of carrying out repri sal strikes against electricity infrastructure.
It will be flown to London on Tuesday for four days of lying-in-state before the funeral on September 19, an event ex pected to be attended by heads of state and watched by millions of viewers worldwide.“Itishistory, history in the making. We lived so long with the queen -- 70 years,”
“Nothing can justify the persistence of this fundamental abuse of human rights.” ‘Life sentence’
Momentum that built towards a re stored agreement last month appears to have slowed, after the three European na tions party to the agreement — Germany, France and Britain — on Saturday raised “serious doubts” about Iran’s sincerity in restoring the deal.
BERLIN—Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid arrived in Germany on Sunday in his latest diplomatic effort to persuade Western powers to ditch their tattered nuclear deal with the Jewish state’s arch nemesis
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Stur geon said it was a “sad and poignant moment” to see the queen leave her cher ished Balmoral refuge for the final time.
“This report underscores the urgency of ensuring that all migration is safe, orderly, and regular,” Antonio Vitorino, head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said in the state ment.Modern slavery is present in basically every country in the world, with more than half of cases of forced labor and a quarter of forced marriages in uppermiddle-income or high-income coun tries.The report found that the number of people — mainly women and girls -— stuck in forced marriages had risen by a full 6.6 million since the last global esti mates in 2016.
Sweden right wing poised for poll win
Grief, solidarity as US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11
STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s right wing looked set to oust Prime Minister Magda lena Andersson’s left-wing bloc in Sun day’s general election on strong gains by the far-right, clinging to a slim lead with 94 percent of electoral districts counted.
In Kharkiv region, a Russian strike on a power station killed one employee, Governor Oleg Synegubov said. He added that power had been partially brought back.
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The challenge for policymakers is to quell inflation before it becomes dangerously entrenched, but without sending the US economy into a reces sion that would reverberate around the globe.“Inflation is way too high, and it’s essential that we bring it down,” Yel len said.
“I believe there is a path to accom plishing that,” Yellen said. “Over the longer run, we can’t have a strong labor market without inflation under control.”
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mains below the level seen in May, pointing to an overall contraction over the first two months of summer.”
“Looking ahead, the extra public holi day for the queen’s funeral on Septem ber 19 has the potential to be more dam aging for the economy than the extra day off for the Jubilee in June,” Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said following Mon day’s data.
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The Fed is aiming for a “soft land ing”—bringing inflation back toward its goal of two percent -- without forc ing a recession, a move which could cause unemployment to spike.
did in June.”
An American recession “is a risk when the Fed is tightening monetary policy to address inflation,” President Joe Biden’s leader on financial, eco nomic and tax policy told CNN, refer ring to the US Federal Reserve.
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More tightening of borrowing costs had been nailed on at a BoE meeting this week but its latest monetary policy gathering has been delayed until after theMournersfuneral. later Monday get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral where successor King Charles III will mount a vigil. The queen died in Scotland last Thursday, aged 96. AFP
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The Philippine Stock Exchange in dex, the 30-company benchmark, climbed by 109 points, or 1.7 percent, to close at 6,715.75.
WASHINGTON, United States--The United States faces “a risk” of reces sion as its battle against inflation could slow the nation’s economy, but a se rious downturn can still be avoided, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday.
The euro soared against big rivals Monday, a day after Bundesbank president Joachim Nagel signaled more interest rates hikes from the European Central Bank to fight sky-high inflation.
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June’s big decline had been attributed partly to an extra public holiday for the queen’s Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years on the throne before her passing last week.
While American GDP contracted in the first two quarters of 2022—fitting the classic definition of a recession— Yellen again stressed that this was not the“We’recase. not in a recession. The la bor market is exceptionally strong.... There are almost two job vacancies for every worker who’s looking for a job,” she said.
The ECB raised the key rate by a historic 75 basis points last week, and
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Faced with soaring inflation -- it reached its highest level in 40 years in June at 9.1 percent, before dipping slightly in July -- the central bank is gradually raising its key rates in or der to ease the pressure on consumer prices, while hoping the move does not derail the world’s largest economy.
Time off work for millions of Britons next Monday means the economy will have had two more public holidays than usual in 2022.
The IPEF brings together the Unit ed States, Australia, Brunei, Fiji, In dia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philip pines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet nam.
Another public holiday is scheduled next Monday for the queen’s state fu neral.“The feeble 0.2-percent bounce back in July was driven by weak GDP in June due in part to the loss of working days from the Jubilee long weekend,” noted Yael Selfin, chief economist at KPMG UK.
MOST SM 402,570 355,969,080 ALI 11,260,900 326,113,580 SMC 3,038,560 299,750,925 SMPH 6,998,600 255,202,350 MBT 3,674,530 198,134,853 URC 1,082,560 139,059,970 BDO 1,034,820 131,751,803 61,840 131,186,900 BPI 1,329,740 130,452,762 165,860 121,022,590
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The ECB last week hiked euro zone interest rates by a record 0.75 percentage points, and warned in flation would remain elevated for an extended period.
“More concerning, July’s GDP re
Clifford Bennett, chief economist at ACY Securities, said he expected stocks to “continue to drift higher” ahead of Tuesday’s US CPI data.
The broader all-share index also picked up 39 points, or 1.1 percent, to settle at 3,545.82 on a value turnover of P4.3
The euro continued to gain against the dollar, with investors in Europe weighing the prospect of the Euro pean Central Bank following the US Federal Reserve’s lead and raising key rates.
“A downside surprise in US CPI is likely more of a concern and that could see the dollar weakening further,” Cha ru Chanana, a strategist at Saxo Capital Markets, told Bloomberg Television.
“That suggests that a technical reces sion—widely defined as two quarters of declining GDP—is hanging in the bal ance.”The BoE forecasts UK inflation—al ready at a 40-year high above 10 per cent—to keep surging this year.
STOCKS advanced Monday following the lead of other Asian markets and building on the momentum of gains in the United States and Europe at the end of last week, as investors price in the expectation of further interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation.
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Meanwhile, equities in Japan, Austra lia, Singapore, Taiwan and Jakarta also surged, while markets in Hong Kong, China and South Korea were closed for a public holiday.
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“So it’s certainly a risk that we’re monitoring,” Yellen added, but “we’ve got a good strong labor market, and I believe it’s possible to maintain that.”
The ECB’s tightening of bor rowing costs follows the US Fed eral Reserve’s lead with aggres sive monetary policy to tackle sky-high consumer prices.
Britain usually has only one public holiday in early summer but the amount was doubled for the Jubilee.
Market watchers now expect another big ECB rate hike in Oc tober.
“I feel very confident saying that IPEF will create jobs in the United States and will create jobs in other IPEF countries,” US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at the conclusion of the meeting.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which has since gone ahead without Washington, was hailed as a “high quality” pact that offered a genuine bulwark to Chinese economic power.
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On Sunday, German central bank president Nagel signalled the ECB would probably continue raising rates with eurozone infla tion set to keep on climbing.
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“[US CPI] may well see further im provement as petrol prices have contin ued to pull back,” he said.
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He added that the euro had also been due a rebound following recent heavy losses, including a 20-year low against the dollar last week.
The Bank of England expects the UK economy to enter recession before the end of the year on decades-high infla tion fuelled by surging energy and food bills.
LONDON, United Kingdom—The UK’s recession-threatened economy re bounded in July, data showed Monday, but is set to receive a further hit from a public holiday marking next week’s fu neral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Commercial banks use the Fed’s key rates to set the terms of the inter est rates that they in turn offer their in dividual and corporate clients. Higher rates reduce consumption and invest ment.
“Other components are still likely to be pointing higher, but fuel prices could well dominate this CPI number.” With AFP
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London, Paris and Frankfurt also opened higher on Monday.
On Sunday, German central bank president Joachim Nagel signalled the ECB would probably continue raising rates to curb runaway inflation.
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Nagel predicted inflation in Europe might peak at more than 10 percent in December.
Pantheon is predicting the funeral to hit September GDP by 0.2 percent.
But with US public opinion more wary of free trade agreements, which are seen as a threat to American jobs, President Joe Biden’s administration opted not to rejoin that pact.
The initial meeting offered little flesh on the bones of the plans, which come several years after for mer president Donald Trump yanked the United States out of a much more comprehensive and hard-won re gional trade block.
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The European single currency rocketed 1.6 percent versus the yen and by more than 1.4 percent against the dollar.
Yellen: US faces ‘risk’ of recession as inflation battle may slow
“That said, many businesses will be able to catch up work, as most of them
In a bid to tame runaway prices, the central bank has hiked its main interest rate several times since the end of last year.
After pulling out of TPP, US forges trade framework
LOS ANGELES, United States— The United States and a group of Asian allies on Friday agreed on a set of negotiating targets, notably on trade and supply chains, as Washing ton looks to offer an alternative to the economic might of China in the region.Atthe first ministerial for the IndoPacific Economic Prosperity Frame work, officials sketched the basis for common standards on key pillars, which also include green energy and the fight against corruption, in 14 countries accounting for 40 percent of the global economy.
This week, investors worldwide will be closely watching US inflation data for August, due to be released on Tues day, with the consumer price index (CPI) expected to ease slightly to eight percent -- still well above the Fed’s twopercent target.
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“We were able to finalize all four of the ministerial statements, which lay out the full scope of the frame work and provide a roadmap for fu ture discussions.”
RISING POWER COST. Workers of the Aluminium Sabart foundry work on the manufacture of an aluminium “billet” at the Tarascon-sur-Ariege plant, southern France, on Sept. 9, 2022. With the electricity bill set to increase tenfold, the general director of Aluminium Sabart in the Pyrenees region is questioning the viability of his foundry, as he cannot pass on the increased production cost to his customers. AFP
Time off work for millions of Britons next Monday means the economy will have had two more public holidays than usual in 2022. AFP
JUXTAPOSE Ergo Consultus Inc., the management company of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. and Peakpower Energy Inc., targets to reach 800 megawatts of power generation capacity by 2030.
Ayala Corp. earlier reported that its board elected Cezar Consing as acting president and chief executive following the medical leave of Zobel de Ayala on AugZobel15. de Ayala, 62, also sits as chairman of ALI and ACEN, co-vice chairman of Globe and director of BPI.ALI, ACEN and BPI said Zobel de Ayala’s replacement would be an nounced in due course.
“A lot of family members are still running the company, and they have a lot of highly-qualified people helping,” Limlingan said.
“Court already found that it was il legal to remove from ASSERCO,” he said, adding that the project had no clearance from the National Economic and Development Authority and no public bidding.
Nestlé Philippines, in partnership with the European Chamber of Com merce of the Philippines, recently held a hybrid forum that gathered key stakeholders in the energy industry to discuss the important role of RE and service delivery in Mindanao.
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The PRA earlier approved the re quest of WMPD to start the mobiliza tion of its P34.3-billion reclamation and horizontal development of 318 hectares along Manila Bay.
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Nestlé Philippines senior vice presi dent and head of corporate affairs Jose Uy III said in a recent forum in Mind anao a crucial mission in reducing the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions is to decarbonize the power sector by shifting to renewable energy.
“We committed that 100 percent of all our manufacturing plants will be running in RE. That is a commitment worldwide, so all of our factories have to deliver by 2025,” Uy said.
The BSP statistics on FDIs are com piled based on the balance of payments and International Investment Position Manual, 6th Edition. They include investment by a non-resident direct in vestor in a resident enterprise, whose equity capital in the latter is at least 10 percent and investment made by a non-resident subsidiary/associate in its resident direct investor.
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WMPDI counsel Ma. Julieta San tos earlier said the reclamation project complied with the requirements of PRA and the City of Manila.
Ayala is one of the country’s oldest and largest conglomerates with investments in banking, real estate, telecommunications and powerZobelgeneration.deAyalabecame the chief ex ecutive of Ayala Corp. in April 2021 in place of his older brother Jaime August who became the group’s chairman.
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Lepanto said it amended the terms of the offering given the present market condi tions. The mining firm earlier planned to sell 14.429 billion shares at P0.14 apiece.
“Manila also issued its NTP knowing
“As we forge ahead to a brighter and greener future, we seek to provide more sustainable solutions by setting the future direction of the company with focus areas on renewable energy technologies, off-grid, and Small Power Utilities Group power sup plies,” said Nicandro Fucoy, president of PCPC and PEI.
Listed A Brown Co. Inc. owns a 20-per cent stake in PEI and 100 percent of Palm Thermal Consolidated Holdings Corp. which has 20-percent equity interest in Palm Concepcion Power.
Lepanto said in a disclosure to the stock exchange Monday it would sell 16.803 bil lion shares at P0.12 apiece. Shareholders are entitled to subscribe to 1 share for every 3.95 shares owned.
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The BSP said net FDI inflows in June amounted to $471 million, down from $971 million in the same month last year.
LEPANTO Consolidated Mining Co. plans to raise P2 billion from a stock rights offering.
ments of their local affiliates due to higher repayments during the month. This muted the increase in their net investments in equity capital and rein vestment of earnings,” the BSP said in a statement.Equitycapital placements in June came mostly from Japan, the United States, Singapore and Switzerland. These investments went mainly to the manufacturing, real estate and informa tion and communication industries.
“There is no possible way the recla mation can be done at P34 billion. It’s undervalued,” ASSERCO legal counsel Jose Bernas said.
Bernas said the reclamation project cost should be at least three times more, or about P100 billion.
Net inflows of FDIs reached a record $10.5 billion in 2021, breaching the previous high of $10.3 billion in 2017.
ASSERCO filed a motion for recon sideration with the Makati regional trial court on Aug. 22 to reverse its Aug. 4 ruling allowing the joint venture deal of WMPDC with PRA and the City of Manila to proceed with the reclamation project.
Bernas, however, insisted that the same area of the reclamation of WMP DI was already awarded to ASSERCO.
The expansion enabled FICP to reach e-tailers across 14 markets in cluding Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, mainland China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines Thailand and E-commerceVietnam.merchants in these markets can now offer customers an
The company said it would announce the record, ex-dates and the offer period after the Philippine Stock Exchange’s approval of the listing application.
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The conglomerate reported the strong performance of its banking, real estate and telecommunications businesses this year.
It said that to further expand its RE program, it would run its Cagayan De Oro factory, the hub of Nescafé produc tion in the country, on RE in line with its commitment to achieving Nestlé’s global ambition of net zero GHG emis sions by 2050.
presidentCorp.and chief executive Fernando Zobel de Ayala resigned from all his positions in the conglomerate and other listed firms, less than a month after taking a temporary medical leave of absence.Ayalasaid in a disclosure to the stock exchange Monday Zobel de Ayala re signed as vice chairman of the board, president and chief executive of the company effectively immediately “to allow him to focus more on his recovery andHehealth”.alsotendered his resignation from the Ayala Group’s listed subsidiaries.
The company runs its factories in Luzon and its main office in Makati City on 100-percent RE.
PCPC runs circulating fluidized bed com bustion coal-fired power plant based in Il oilo, while PEI operates three diesel-fired power plants in Mindanao.
FEDEX Express, a subsidiary of Fe dEx Corp. and one of the world’s larg est express transportation companies, expanded FedEx International Con nect Plus to four more markets across the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Af rica region, including Indonesia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Vietnam.
that the project is beneficial to the city and the Filipino people at no cost to the government. Government has a 51-per cent share in the project once there is reclaimed land,” Santos said.
The mining firm plans to use the pro ceeds to fund exploration drilling for gold and copper deposits, settlement of payables, pension update, capital expenditures and working capital. The offer shares will come from the company’s proposed increase in authorize capital stock to P9 billion from P6.64 billion. Jenniffer B. Austria
Foreign direct investments rose 3.1% to $4.6b in first six months
“As a food and beverage company, we protect nature because we depend on its gifts. This is why tackling cli mate change is a top priority for us with our net zero roadmap focusing on sourcing responsibly, shaping a waste-free future, and transforming our operations,” Uy said.
ASSERCO filed a civil case against PRA, City of Manila and Waterfront, saying the awarded project to Water front overlapped the former’s project award issued in 1991 by PRA.
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“In June 2022, FDI net inflows de clined following the drop in non-resi dents’ net investments in debt instru
ASIAN Seas Resources and Construction Development Corp., a property developer controlled by the F.F. Cruz Construction Group, asked the Philippine Reclamation Authority to review the proposed recla mation project of Waterfront Manila Pre mier Development Inc.
“We can, as companies, reduce our GHG emissions by scaling up our clean energy competitiveness and in novations for a more sustainable en vironment. In doing so, we will help to harness the potential of renewable energy and contribute to the growth of the energy sector. It is a win-win proposition both for businesses and the planet,” Yu said,
“The Philippines e-commerce in dustry continues to grow at a strong momentum. With the launch of FedEx International Connect Plus, we em power Filipino e-tailers of all sizes to seize cross-border opportunities, en abling them to scale up, accelerate in novation, deliver customer satisfaction and contribute to the country’s overall economic recovery,” said FedEx Ex press Philippines acting managing di rector Maribeth Espinosa.
SOLUTIONS. McDonald’s Philippines (Golden Arches Development Corp.) takes home the Finserv Ecosystem Leader Award for embracing the digital economy across all fronts of their business. They utilize Maya’s digital payment acceptance solutions—from the McDonald’s website to McDonald’s branches nationwide. Receiving the award are (from left) GADC finance head Emanette Crisostomo, GADC assistant vice president for technology Camille Toledo, Maya business senior key accounts specialist Joy Pia Dy and Maya business head Mar Lazaro.
Ayala Corp. reported a 61-percent growth in net income to P27.8 billion in 2021. This continued this year with a 56-percent profit rise in the first half to P16.3 billion as revenues improved with the reopening of the economy.
Uy said switching to renewables is advantageous for businesses because it saves energy costs, strengthens stakeholder relations and enhances corporate sustainability.
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Manila Standard tried to obtain com ments from representatives of PRA and WMPD, but they had yet to response as of press time.
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WEST zone concessionaire Maynilad Wa ter Services, Inc. said Monday it generated about 397,000 jobs since its re-privatization in 2007.Thecompany said with about P134 bil lion spent to modernize and update the dis tribution system, it deployed a manpower of almost 400,000 to do the repair jobs, the re placement of pipes, the construction of sew age and septic tanks and the development of alternate raw water
The BSP expects FDI net inflows to reach $11 billion this year.
the investors should not be worried about the prospects of the group follow ing the resignation of Zobel de Ayala.
Regina Capital Development Corp. managing director Luis Limlingan said
Fernando Zobel led the conglomerate through the pandemic and steered the group towards recovery.
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JECI’s power plants, with a combined 190-MW capacity provide competitive and reliable power to the areas they serve. Both are running at full capacity with an all Fili pino team. Alena Mae S. Flores Business
NET inflows of foreign direct invest ments rose 3.1 percent in the first half to $4.6 billion from $4.5 billion a year ago despite the 51.5-percent drop in June, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas show.
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Ayala Land Inc., Bank of the Philip pine Islands, ACEN Corp. and Globe Telecom Inc. also disclosed Zobel de Ayala’s resignation from his posts in the companies.
JECI targets 800-MW generation capacity
The 2021 level represented a 54.2-per cent increase from $6.8 billion in 2020. It also surpassed the $8-billion net in flow target set by the BSP.
Santos said WMPDI paid PRA the reg ulatory fees and social environment fund in the amount of P800 million as part of the condition to mobilize the project.
PSE INDEX CLOSING Monday, September 12, 2022 109.756,715.75PTS. F oreign e xchange r ate Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 Currency Unit US Dollar Peso United States Dollar 1.000000 56.9180 Japan Yen 0.007022 0.3997 UK Pound 1.163400 66.2184 Hong Kong Dollar 0.127408 7.2518 Switzerland Franc 1.042970 59.3638 Canada Dollar 0.767460 43.6823 Singapore Dollar 0.715410 40.7197 Australia Dollar 0.683700 38.9148 Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 150.9962 Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266170 15.1499 Brunei Dollar 0.712860 40.5746 Indonesia Rupiah 0.000067 0.0038 Thailand Baht 0.027563 1.5688 UAE Dirham 0.272264 15.4967 Euro Euro 1.009200 57.4416 Korea Won 0.000725 0.0413 China Yuan 0.143755 8.1822 India Rupee 0.012557 0.7147 Malaysia Ringgit 0.222420 12.6597 New Zealand Dollar 0.610600 34.7541 Taiwan Dollar 0.032404 1.8444 Source: BSP TOTAL VOLUME 636,900,75553,049 TOTAL VALUE (IN PHP) 4,309,771,825.96 ADVANCES 113 UNCHANGEDDECLINES 52 international shipping solution with prices that offer value-for-money, while ensuring most shipments will be deliv ered between one to three business days. The service also offers other delivery capabilities, including tracking, sending out notifications to receivers and the flexibility to change delivery options via FedEx Delivery Manager, which gives end customers more visibility, control, and convenience over their online orders. deZobelAyala SECURITY BANK’S DONATION. Security Bank Foundation Inc., the corporate social responsibility arm of Security Bank Corp., donates eight Knowledge Channel portable media libraries and 306 sets of keychain microscopes to eight public schools in the Ilocos Region. Attending the turnover ceremony are (from left) Knowledge Channel resource mobilization officer Liberty Reyes, Security Bank La Union branch business manager Hazel Casuga, Department of Education Region I director Dr. Tolentino Aquino, Security Bank Foundation program manager Louie Boy De Real and Makeroscope inventor Jeremy De Leon.
NESTLÉ Philippines, a major food and beverage manufacturer, said Monday it plans to expand its renew able energy footprint in Mindanao.
“Notwithstandingsources.theeffects of the pan demic on our operations, we continue to im plement the infrastructure projects that cre ate job opportunities, as well as sustain the water services that stimulate the economy,” said Maynilad president and chief executive RamoncitoMayniladFernandez.saiditwould spend around P13 billion to P16 billion for projects this year, including the construction of new treatment plants, installation of new pipelines, reha bilitation and upgrading of existing facilities and reinforcement works for climate change adaptation initiatives.
capital, reinvestment of earnings and borrowings.TheBSP said the FDI statistics are distinct from the investment data of other government sources. FDIs cover actual investment inflows, while ap proved foreign investments data from investment promotion agencies repre sent investment commitments, which may not necessarily be realized fully, in a given period. Those data are not based on the 10-percent ownership cri terion under BPM6.
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“Somenetwork.ofithas to do with Rafa not playing enough matches to be ready, and of course, a lot of it has to do with the fact Novak Djokovic wasn’t allowed to come because he’s not vaccinated.“Butatthe same time, the depth in the men’s game is unbelievable.”
NEW YORK—Newly-crowned champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek led a changing of the guard at the US Open as the transition from the “Big Three” era and Serena Williams gathered pace.
Think about it: if you are undersized, you have to be fast at least. You have to be agile, too. You need to be able to jump high, have a good outside shooting, and have adequate handles. You should be a solid defender, too, and with a good sense of the open court on a fast break. For big guys, it used to be simple: be big. Rebound, block shots, and break their morale every once in a while with a dunk. Not anymore. Bigs are expected the same skill set. There should be speed, agility, vertical leap, shooting, handles, and defense.
There have been a lot of calls for boxing handlers and the GAB to regulate sparring sessions which usually have caused the majority of related incidents.
I remember one of the very memorable Michael Jordan catchphrases: Be Like Mike. But what does it mean to be like Mike? It means working hard. It means zoning out everything unnecessary or useless or counterintuitive to what you want to achieve. It means focusing on the obstacles in your life and overcoming them. It means facing strong, even stronger, opponents, and defeating them.
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The 18-year-old professional boxer from Cavite collapsed after a sparring session and was comatose before he passed away several days later on Sept. 4.
“Maraming salamat sa karangalang ito. Mabuhay kayo! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!,” Romualdez said.
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Play hard. Play smart. And play with all your heart—as a second unit uniform, as a starter, and as a star.
focused on playing basketball. Be a good teammate. Be coachable. Collaborate. Learn. Evolve. Matter. All of these things are never easy, but these should be enough. Don’t take on the extra burden of becoming a drama king. While it may get you social media clout, it will not reflect on the stat sheets, and that is where it matters.
Alexandra Eala makes her serve at the US Open.
And RNA women’s head coach Gabriel Urpi Ribas has been working on with Eala’s game over the last four years, with head coach Toni Nadal supervising their scholars. Ribas is known for having coached Arantxa
The composure that she had during the match was something that she had been developing since she stepped into the Rafa Nadal Academy with his brother Michael back in 2018.
“Makaasa po kayo sa patuloy at pinaigting na paglilingkod at pagkalinga ng aming tanggapan sa mga boksingero at iba pang mga propesyunal na manlalarong Pilipino,” said the GAB in a statement.
boxing managers to provide life insurance for their “Kagayaboxers.niyan, namatay ng dahil sa praktis, eh di sana khit P50,000 or P100,000, my makukuha ‘yung pamilya ng namatayan na boxer at makatulong sa mga gastusin nila o my pampalibing mn lang,” he said in reply to the GAB’s post.
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OXING aficionados have urged the Games and Amusement Board and managers to provide insurance and social security benefits for boxers under their wings.
“It definitely shows that there’s a changing of the guard going on, and obviously some of it has to do with age —for Roger Federer,” Swedish great Mats Wilander told the Eurosport television
By Maricel V. Cruz
I read about what’s happening in professional basketball, I can’t help but feel like everything is going the wrong way. Players are being paid a lot more money now if we compare salaries of different eras. But instead of players whose level of basketball reflects their appreciation for their good fortune and blessing, what we have now are petty, irresponsible, prima donnas. The rules we have now are meant to protect players from getting hurt. What it got us are players with this very irritating habit of always asking for a foul in every possession, and that constant show of indignation when they are whistled for fouling on defense.
Be Like GreatnessManu.by way of the Euro-step. Because not everyone can fly.
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Eala said that playing with a lot of focus and tons of lessons learned fired her up before a packed, emotional and loud Filipino audience that
Duringmuch.”her finals match on Sunday, Eala was the steadier and more powerful player in dealing with Havlickova, the 2022 Roland Garros girls’ champion.
Vice Chairperson on Senate Committee on Sports Senator Alan Cayetano, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, Senators Mark Villar, Sonny Angara, Pia Cayetano, Francis Tolentino and Bato dela Rosa all manifested their commitment of support to the sports agency, the FIBA World Cup 2023 hosting and Philippine sports in general.
Boxing stakeholder Art Advincula said the GAB should find a way to oblige
The 19-year-old Alcaraz is not quite ready to call time on Nadal, Djokovic and Federer just yet, but acknowledges that a generational shift is well and truly under way.
The 33-year-old Vaseux believes that the experience she has gained with pro tournaments “has been helping her so
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Success is hard. Superstardom is hard. Cheap stunts are easier. Complaining is easier. Leaving is easier. Making excuses is easier, and it remains to be seen if what’s easy is enough for a respectable enough legacy. We want to be remembered because we are good, and not because we’re just an incessantly annoying distraction.
“Sana ipasok rin ‘yung SSS, PHILHEALTH at PAG IBIG mga binipisyo nang mga atleta at boksingero dito sa Pinas,” added Richard Rosales.
said the trio have shown the Filipinos worldwide that with teamwork and unity, “we win as one!”
But the continued absence from men’s tennis of the 41-year-old Roger Federer and the fourth round exit of 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal provide further proof that the trio’s era of domination is drawing to a close.Thewomen’s game is already confronting the departure of an icon, with the 40-year-old Serena Williams heading i nto retirement following an emotional farewell in New York.
The GAB said Dignos acquired his pro boxing license only last April 22 and fought his only professional fight on June 18. He was preparing for his second bout in October when the accident happened.
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after defeating Casper Ruud of Norway during their Men’s Singles Final match in the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Inset shows Poland’s Iga Swiatek kissing her trophy. AFP
The 17-year-old Eala said this after she was done with an upset of no. 2 seed Lucie Havlickova of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4, in their final showdown last“ISunday.couldbe flexible. But now, I will just focus on my professional career after playing my first junior this year,” said Eala after the match.
Vaseux has spent more time training Eala this time and has been talking about how open-minded the Filipina is about being coached.
Now, it’s Vaseux’s turn to improve on the character and composure of Eala’s game and he has been one of the two big influences in the way Eala plays.
Senators pledged their support for the Philippine Sports Commission, its 2023 budget as well as the country’s hosting of the FIBA World Cup in 2023. They also expressed their joy and pride on the historic win of Eala’s niece, Alex Eala who made history by becoming the first Filipino to win a US Open Grand Slam title when she became the junior women’s singles champ.
“I am heartened that this committee (Senate Committee on Sports) has provided so much support to Philippine sports, not only in legislative initiatives but also in terms of financial assistance,” Eala said, acknowledging the role of the Senate’s support in the recent successes of the country in sports.
WITH all that’s going around in the world of professional basketball, it may seem, to a young and aspiring basketball player, that it takes an awful lot to become great and successful one day.
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ALEXANDRA Eala, who has been guided by under French coach Adrien Alexis Vaseux of the Rafa Nadal Academy, will be playing in more professional tournaments in the next two months following her historic girls’ singles win in the 2022 US Open Junior Tennis Championships.
SPEAKER Martin G. Romualdez congratulated Rubilen Amit, Carlo Biado, and Johann Chua for a resounding sweep of Great Britain in the final of the Predator World Teams 10-Ball Championship on Sunday, Sept. 11.
Many kids today seem to get the impression that they need swag in their game too, and thrash talk in their vocabulary. And egos as
A representative of Ospital ng Makati said Dignos died of head injury due to internal brain bleeding.
Adding weight to that view is the fact that the men’s draw saw four new faces in the semi-finals, with debutants Frances Tiafoe and Karen Khachanov joining eventual finalists Alcaraz and Casper Ruud.
If asking to be like Mike is asking a lot, then start with this:
Sanchez Vicario in 1994 and 1995, during which time she won two Grand Slam tournaments. He also coached Conchita Martínez to the 1998 Australian Open final.
Eala’s composure developed by Rafa Nadal Academy coaches
“Another reason for the Filipino nation to be jubilant. Congratulations Team Philippines for winning the 2022 World-10 Ball Teams Championship Title in Klagenfurt, Austria.
Amit, Biado, and Chua did a resounding 3-0 win over Great Britain in the final, with the Philippines coming out on top of the 24-team field.
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Senator Go reiterated his belief that “investing in sports not only enable us to develop world-class athletes, but it also helps us in keeping our youth away from illegal drugs and other harmful vices.” He also stressed that sports have the power to unite people, and mentioned instances when success was attained because people came together behind the flag.
The exiled Novak Djokovic, prevented from competing in New York due to US government vaccination mandates for visitors from overseas, may yet return to add to his collection of 21 Grand Slam titles next year.
cheered her for 68 minutes at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City.
Williams’ exit in the third round, and Nadal’s last-16 defeat, meant that for the first time since 2003 at a Grand Slam event, the quarter-finals of the women’s and men’s draws did not feature at least one of Williams, Nadal, Djokovic or Federer.
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In 2017, he worked as a coach of Elina Svitolina and Caroline Garcia.
Basketball Hall of Fame is a reminder, not just of what the NBA has lost when he left and retired, but also of what is lacking in today’s basketball: class.
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This was after another young boxing prospect, Axiel Van Dignos, died of head injuries following a sparring session recently at a gym in Makati.
It’s quite simple really: be like Manu Ginobili.Ifyou want to aspire to be someone, be like him. He may not have that cool superstar nickname, and his jersey sales may be average at best. His highlight reel may not be as legendary, but a long list of achievements in the NBA and FIBA capped by 4 NBA championships and a Hall of Fame jacket are enough to convince you this man, 57th overall in the 1999 rookie draft, is the gold standard of playing basketball the right way, starting from the bottom and grinding his way to the top.
big as the coliseum they want to one day be able to play in, so they begin harnessing their superstar ego at a young age so that it is big enough for them to take part in all the useless drama that has become a regular sidebar in professional basketball.
To comply with such a rigorous checklist should’ve been enough, but not today.
“Your names— Carlo Biado, Rubilen Amit, and Johann Chua— will remain etched in the memories of Filipinos for generations to come,” Romualdez said in a Romualdezstatement.
If you are a young basketball player and you believe you need all of these to become successful, that is very overwhelming and very unnecessary. The mindset should take a reset, I think. You don’t have to be a little bit something of every great and popular basketball player to be good yourself.
In a social media post, the Games and Amusement Board condoled with the family and assured the boxing community of its continuous help.
“As long as Rafa, Djokovic, Federer are there, they will be the best and the rivalry they have between them will always come first,” said the Spaniard after his five-hour 15-minute quarterfinal epic with Jannik Sinner. AFP
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Yes, it also means putting on an amazing display of offensive prowess, defensive tenacity, hang time, and killer instinct while playing on a big stage with bright lights.
“That’s one of things I needed to develop and learn, because that’s part of mental strength. Not allowing yourself to think of winning, that you can win. I just tried to focus on every single point. And visualize what I was going to do and focus on. I think I was able to execute that well,” added Eala.
UNDER the leadership of newly-appointed Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Noli Eala, the agency shall doggedly ensure that its mandates are implemented.Ealareiterated the agency’s commitment to “care for Philippine sports like no other” as he briefed Senators on the status of amateur sports in the country in a hearing called by Senate Committee on Sports Chairman Senator Bong Go on EalaMonday.talkedabout “a program which will ensure that when our athletes win, the entire country wins. And this is the theme on which my administration will center“I’mon.”seeking to ensure sustainability and the success of our programs for the long term. It is our mission to carry out the mandates given to us by law to develop and promote sports in the grassroots as a tool towards nation-building and unity, and to ensure full and enhanced support for our (elite) athletes in their continued quest to bring honor and glory to our country,” said Eala.
Instead, we are inundated by everything that is crass—players earning multimillion dollar paychecks, who are playing half-heartedly, ditching their teams when things do not go their way, and pushing their coaches and teammates under the bus, demanding too much while giving tooWhenlittle.
Manu is one of the select few who found success—long-term success, mind you - in the NBA when many people believed he is not good enough to be here. The lesson his legacy leaves behind is simple: play hard. No drama. It is not needed during the season, and it is just as useless in the off-season. Come to practice. Get in shape. Stay
Last Friday, the PCSO said it will remit PHP1.74 billion to the country’s coffers to help finance the government’s UHCP.
PCSO general manager Mel Robles has already signed the check, which he hopes will make PBBM’s “birthday celebration even more “Providingsubstantial.”better, affordable, and accessible health services to all Filipinos ranks high in the president’s platform of governance,” Robles said.
Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) will be used exclusively for benefits improvement under the program.Thus,not a single centavo of the PCSO contribution will be used by PhilHealth for administrative expenditures.
For two years, the Philippines suffered the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. His promise during the campaign period was to uplift Filipinos, hence his desire to create an institute that could help strengthen the country’s health defense.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. was born with significant expectations of him. As the second child and only son of the late Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. and former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos, the public anticipated him to live up to their legacy.
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the state insurance program.
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In a statement, the PCSO together with selected Accredited Agent Corporations (AAC) or Small Town Lottery (STL) operators across the country will simultaneously provide sandwiches and drinks to the public under the program “Handog ng PCSO: Isang araw na salu-salo sa kaarawan ng Pangulo.”Theinitiative was on top of the PCSO’s commitment to remit PHP2.5 billion to the Bureau of Treasury on PBBM’s birthday as additional funding for the Universal Health Care Program (UHCP).
After his family’s return from exile in 1992, he served as Congressman in the Second District of Ilocos Norte. While in position, he authored the landmark law establishing the Philippine Youth Commission. His initiative as a political leader was also instrumental in advancing the cause that organizes cooperatives of teachers and farmers in his home province by contributing most of his Country Development Fund (CDF).
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The Chief Executive said one of the cornerstones of an efficient healthcare system was the provision of competent and efficient medical professionals.
Yet throughout his fight to claim the seat of power, Marcos Jr. and his family faced criticism from the public, with some more intense than what his family faced throughout the years since People Power I.
Despite the attacks, he remained unfazed, set his sights on his goal, and eventually grabbed the opportunity to clear his family’s name and show his leadership skills.
One of his priority bills is the establishment of the Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippine. He wants the virology institute as an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology and all functions related to virology will be under its jurisdiction.
He also emphasized similar priority bills, such as the Medical Reserve Corps and National Disease Prevention Management Authority, to further protect citizens from illnesses.
Under Joint Circular No. 0001-2022 which provides the guidelines for the implementation of RA 11223, the fund releases of PCSO and the Philippine
“We will exert all efforts to improve the welfare of our doctors, nurses, and other medical front-liners,” he said.
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It also includes the PHP837 million funds from the first and second quarters of 2022.
As the President, Marcos Jr. wasted no time and laid out specific legislative measures he hoped that Congress would pass. His list includes a long-delayed bill to regulate the use, management, and development of land and water resources.
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Under Republic Act 11223, otherwise known as the Universal Health Care Act, the PCSO is mandated to allocate 40 percent of its charity fund to help subsidize
PCSO’s financial support to the UHCP accounts for its full net charity fund from the fourth quarter of 2019 until Dec. 31, 2021, amounting to PHP1.74 billion.
Knowing he can do more as a leader, Marcos Jr. tried for the Vice Presidential position in 2016, but lost. Little did he know that his fate lies in the highest seat in the Philippine government. Today, he serves as the 17th President of the Philippines.
In 2010, Marcos Jr. won a seat in the Philippine Senate, placing seventh overall.
In his first State of the Nation Address last July, Marcos vowed to strengthen the healthcare system capacity, and impose no more coronavirus lockdowns in the country.“Beyond the pandemic’s issues, the need for a stronger health care system is selfevident. We must bring medical services to the people and not wait for them to come to our hospitals and healthcare centers,” Marcos said.
Many of his constituents saw how efficient Marcos Jr. was in holding a government position. By 2007, he was re-elected in Congress and appointed as Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. During his term, he penned the Philippine Archipelagic Baselines Law (Republic Act No. 9522).
The UHCP provides for the automatic inclusion of every Filipino into the National Health Insurance Program.
PCSO marks President Marcos’ birthday with feeding project
He was born on September 13, 1957 in Santa Mesa, Manila. As he aged, Marcos Jr. worked down a political path that aimed to rehabilitate his family’s name to the public and prove that he was indeed born to Marcoslead.Jr. has been serving as a political leader in the Philippines for more than 25 years. Throughout the years, he developed his leadership skills to prepare himself for the presidency after landing an estimated 31 million votes during the 2022 elections. When he was young, Marcos Jr. went to the Institución Teresiana and La Salle Greenhills for his kindergarten and elementary education, respectively.
His parents insisted that he grow up grounded without being overwhelmed by his family’s stature. They knew that this value will allow the then young Marcos Jr. to thoroughly connect with the people he willEventually,serve. Marcos Jr. was sent to England to live and study in an all-boys’ Benedictine abbey, Worth School. He also pursued other educational programs overseas before cutting his studies short to return to the Philippines because he was elected Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte in 1981. He was just 23 at the time. Afterwards, he succeeded as the province’s governor from 1983 to 1986.
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday said it will conduct a nationwide feeding program on Sept. 13 to celebrate the 65th birthday of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
His regard for the country’s natural resources is also evident in another primary
been several months since Marcos Jr. took on the daunting role of President of the Philippines, and people still expect to see more from him while he’s seated in position. Prioritizing several bills is only the beginning of what he plans to show as the country’s leader.
The years were both kind and challenging for the incumbent Philippine President. It seasoned him as a leader and he remained steadfast through it all. Today, he celebrates his 65th birthday with great hopes for the future.As with many well-wishers on his special day, we at Manila Standard send our warmest greetings of “Happy Birthday” to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
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Speaking of defense, he also wants to amend and update the National Defense Act of 1935. He hopes that it could “provide for a change in the military structure of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that is more responsive to current and future non-conventional security threats to the country’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty.”MarcosJr. also set his sights on signing pending bills since before former Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Among them is the National Land Use Act, which “provide for a rational and holistic management and development of country’s land and water resources” and compel land owners and local government units to ensure sustainable development on their land.
On the other hand, he also seeks to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) to improve the implementation of the law’s provisions and enhance its efficiency in addressing high electricity costs, insufficient market supply, and other issues.
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bill, specifically, the enactment of an enabling law for the natural gas industry. Marcos Jr. said it “primarily seeks to foster the development of the Midstream Natural Gas Industry in a bid to strengthen Philippine energy security by diversifying the country’s primary sources of energy and promoting the role of natural gas as a complementary fuel to variable renewable energy”
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Marcos Jr. also eyes restructuring the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) to foster accountability and improve the commission’s government system to ensure consumer safety and enhance the competitive operation of the electricity market.It’sonly
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The videos were specially designed to equip the learners with the knowl edge and skills following the modules of some of the key courses offered in the program, which includes Prin ciples of Food Production and Menu Planning, Professional Cookery, Poul
The series of virtual cooking dem onstrations utilizes the wide range of ingredients, herbs, spices, and season ings provided by McCormick Philip pines, Inc. and features classic recipes adapted for use in a culinary labora tory
The newly-opened res taurant in the Philippines occupies 382 sq.m. with a seating capacity of 300 and an al fresco dining area. It has a rustic ambiance adding to the diners’ experience as they navigate Olive Garden’s hearty menu. A stone pas sageway welcomes guests to interiors accentuated with warm elements, olive green accents, earthy tones, and natural textures reminiscent of the Italian countryside.
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For anyone craving pasta, Kenny’s Beyond Bolognese (P220) hits any one’s healthy spot with al dente spa ghetti noodles tossed in rich and sa vory tomato sauce and Beyond Meat plant-based protein.
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First launched in July 2021 with Kenny’s Beyond Mashed Potato and Kenny’s Beyond Burger, Kenny Rogers Roasters’ highly suc
Kenny’s plant-based offerings give customers a healthier option without compromising taste flavor
The restaurant brought all of its signature menu classics, includ ing chicken alfredo, lasagna, and chicken parmigiana, for Filipino diners to try. Each dish, from the appetizer to the entree to the des sert, boasts American-Italian fla vors. Their world-famous bread sticks also grace every table and come with a dipping sauce with three flavors, alfredo, marinara, and five cheese, that customers canSincechoose.Olive Garden has a famil iar style that encourages people to share good food and company, many of their dishes are for shar ing. One of the restaurant’s appe tizers, lasagna fritta, is among the menu items that diners can share with their group.
McCormick, a global leader in the food industry that operates across 170 countries, offers a rich variety of sustainable herbs and spices, cooking sauces and recipe mixes, extracts, food colors, and seafood solutions.
As Benilde gradually opens its facil ities, laboratories, and workshops for limited face-to-face classes, the educa tional videos will continue to be part of the video library of its Br. Fidelis Center for Learning Resources as ad ditional materials for the students.
NOTHING could have prepared us for the twoday, four-restaurant cu linary tour de force at Clark Freeport late last month.Itwas steak for lunch, steak for snacks, and steak for dinner — an overindulgence that beat even the most vo racious steak lovers among us.
restaurants are likewise showcasing their own specialties, including Bret to’s Deli and Bistro and The Red Crab, among others.
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prepared its choice US rib eye steak pre ceded by the most wonderful tuna tartare salad.
famous breadsticks complements the restaurant’s entrees
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UMEROUS movies, series, and even skits from social media all talk about the well-loved restaurant Olive Garden. Aside from the unlimited breadsticks and familyfriendly experience, many Filipinos know little about the restaurant and its flavor profile. That changes on September 12, Monday, as the first Olive Garden opens in the Philippines.
The Clark Steaksperience will run until next month, and CDC will mount a twoday Steak Festival on October 29 to 30 as a culminating event. There will be a rec reation of the American mess halls, a gi ant lantern display, wine-pairing seminars, and of course, a steak cook-off.
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Manila (one can just take a P2P bus from NAIA or Trinoma), or that Clark has its own international airport, or that there are tons of activities to choose from to burn all the calo ries from all the eating that one is set to do — from having a splash at Aqua Planet to seeing wild life up close at the Clark Global Zoo or satisfying one’s need for speed at the Clark Speedway. And for all else, there is always golf — including the Mimosa Golf Club where no less than Tiger Woods played.
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try and Meat Cookery and Seafood Cookery.Itlikewise covers classes on Garde Manger and Charcuterie, Filipino, Asian and International Cuisines, as well as Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry.
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The initiative allows the culinary as pirants of the college, especially those who were taking online classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to immerse themselves in the diverse laboratory classes in the curriculum.
The restaurant’s interiors have warm tones, natural textures, and a rustic vibe to make diners feel as if they’re in the Italian countryside
For dessert, diners can taste Italy with the restaurant’s warm Italian doughnuts, also known as Zeppoli, that come with a thick
During the American occupation, Clark was known for good, imported steak, Le gaspi said, so it was little surprise that the bustling freeport area is positioning itself as the go-to place for an urban getaway with steak as part of the package.
The roster of professional chef-educators and industry experts from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) – School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management (SHRIM) Culinary Arts Program
KENNY Rogers Roasters introduc es new hearty and healthy dishes with its partnership with Beyond Meat, one of the world-renowned brands that of fer plant-based meat.
cessful plant-based menu is growing with the addition of two new flavorful and guilt-free options: Kenny’s Be yond Basil Bowl and Kenny’s Beyond Bolognese.Kenny’sBeyond Basil Bowl (P270) is savory umami Beyond Meat plantbased protein mixed with sweet basil and a hint of chili served over rice.
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Olive Garden to the local restaurant scene. Jean Paul Manuud, The Bis tro Group President, shared that Olive Garden and The Bistro Group share the same values and dining philoso phy.“We are excited to partner with The Bistro Group in expanding Ol ive Garden by opening its first res taurant in the Philippines. We know that the Bistro Group’s deep experi ence in the restaurant industry will help us successfully serve our guests in the Philippines,” said Bradley Smith , Senior Vice Presi dent of Franchising at Darden Restaurants.
Produced by Ubuntu Premium Stu dios, a global creator and publisher of high-quality and relevant moving visuals, McCormick Philippines, Inc. tapped the redefined and industry-led Benilde Culinary Arts Program to pro vide inclusive and innovative learn ing resources to the next generation of chefs and bakers.
The Clark Devel opment Corporation pulled out all the stops in showcasing some of the participating hotels in its Clark Steaksperience pro gram.“Clark is truly a prime steak destina tion,” said CDC Vice President Dennis Legaspi
at Clark Marriott Hotel served flavorful Wa gyu steak paired with Korean banchan (side dishes) and seafood pancake and a delectable trio of cakes, while Midori
This collaboration reinforces the com mitment of both brands to offer high-qual
In the meantime, diners can en joy entrees, like the chicken and shrimp carbonara, shrimp scam pi, and more, with Never-Ending soup or house salad.
ity products, which are aligned with Kenny Rogers Roasters’ beyond deliciously healthy mantra and in delivering hearty and savory meals for its patrons.
Olive Garden is the largest American-Italian restaurant chain in the United States, where it operates more than 900 restaurants and employs more than 96,000 people.
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Tosetting.curate a complete learning ex perience, the digital classes are facili tated by the college’s roster of expe rienced chef-educators and industry experts including Benilde Culinary Arts Chairperson Margarita Marty, Kristine Perez, Jade Christopher Lee, Jester Arellano, Thomas Ed ward Chua, Joel Erfe, Sabrina Gan, Erica Aquino, Leslie Bitoy, and Jay aprakash Kannan Registered nutritionist-dietitian Dr. Teddy Manansala likewise rendered his expertise in content creation.
“Here at Clark, there is steak for every one — from premium cuts to the more af fordable choices,” Legaspi said.
Diners can finally get a taste of Olive Garden’s chicken alfredo and shrimp scampi, among other things on its menu
Plant-based products given a more delightful and mouth-watering spin
The Bistro Group, one of the Phil ippines’ most progressive restaurant chains, is responsible for bringing
Over at Royce Hotel, at Amare By Chef Chris, Chef Kristine Lou Baltazar prepared the restaurant’s finest and juiciest steak that paired very well with her signature Rollizza Pannizza that has prosciutto de Parma, dried figs, and gorgonzola cheese.
Apart from these new offerings, there is also the best-selling Kenny’s
With the belief that flavor is founda tional to both the food and the future, the international company collaborates with members of the community to turn its goals for global responsibility and supplier diversity into action. Its work spans research on nutrition and links between the art and science of flavor.
chocolate sauce. It also offers cheese cakes to satisfy sweet tooths.
FLAVOR giant McCormick Philip pines, Inc., through Ubuntu Premium Studios, partners with the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management (SHRIM) of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLSCSB) to create over 100 specialized videos as supplementary learning ma terials for their Culinary Arts students.
It does not hurt, of course, that it is now so easy to go to Clark from Metro
Many of its drinks are combinations of different flavors that make diners feel they’re lounging in the Italian countryside. It also has a bar area to cater to solo drinkers who want to en joy a drink quietly.
Filipino food enthusiasts can now satisfy their crav ings for the popular Amer ican-Italian restaurant they hear so much from pop cul ture. With its casual dining experience and well-loved food, Olive Garden poses to be the next culinary destina tion.Visit Olive Garden on the second floor of the Entertain ment Mall at SM Mall Of Asia.
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Beyond Burger (P295), a classic quar ter-pound burger with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and mayo sandwiched in be tween soft wheat buns, which is made beyond delicious with Beyond Meat plant-based burger patties. These plant-based offerings made with Beyond Meat give customers a healthier option without compromis ing taste and flavor. Beyond Meat expertly innovates meat substitutes that are low in cholesterol, and satu rated fats, and free of antibiotics and hormones from animal-based coun terparts. Truly a healthier way of en joying a full meal that is deliciously healthy.
